The JPS Legacy Libraries
Share the intellectual and spiritual rewards of Jewish learning by sponsoring the creation or enhancement of a Jewish library. The gift of a JPS Legacy Library is meaningful and magnificent in so many ways-it's an extraordinary way to serve the greater Jewish community by contributing a core collection of Jewish Bibles and commentaries, as well as works on Jewish history, ethics, ritual and practice to nonprofit organizations in need around the world.
Where to give?
- Alma mater
- Synagogue
- Favorite Jewish charity
- Hillel
- Christian Seminary
- Hebrew Day School
Why donate a library?
- Honor a loved one
- Enhance Jewish literacy
- Promote interfaith understanding
How?
JPS will take care of everything! Simply call 215-832-0608 and ask for Dolores or Michael to learn more about JPS Legacy Libraries.Provide the precious gifts of Jewish knowledge and tradition to an organization in need. You have the power to help pass down our legacy as the "People of the Book" from generation to generation.
Rose of Sharon Library $2,500
- Collection of 75 JPS books to be chosen by recipient institution
- Bookplates with your name and personal dedication are provided for all titles
Orchard of Pomegranates Library $5,000
- Collection of 150 JPS books to be chosen by recipient institution
- Bookplates with your name and personal dedication are provided for all titles
Scrolls of Parchment Library $10,000
- All benefits of the Orchard of Pomegranates Library, plus
- Recipient receives all new JPS books for 5 years*
Tree of Life Library $25,000
- All benefits of the Orchard of Pomegranates Library, plus
- The endowment created by your gift provides all new JPS books to your library for 10 years*
- Featured article in JPS semi-annual book catalog and recognition press release sent to 100 Jewish publications
Library Collections $1,800
Choose from any of the collections below:
Discovery Library
- Introduces and teaches children of all ages about Jewish history, tradition, and values
- Includes picture books, young adult fiction and nonfiction, young adult biographies, and TheJPS Kids' Catalog series.
Library of Understanding
- Library for multicultural and/or interfaith institutions—to foster understanding and provide insight into Jewish culture
- Includes Bible study, reference and resource books, ethics, history, and interfaith titles.
Foundation for Learning Library
- Provides the essential tools for Jewish learners in their quest for knowledge
- Includes Bibles, commentaries, theology, reference, and study titles.
Women of Valor Library
- Women's interest library
- Includes biographies, midrash, history, and reference titles to celebrate the vibrancy and wide-ranging experiences of Jewish women over the centuries, from biblical times to today.
The Miles Lerman Memorial Library of Jewish Values
Miles Lerman was known for his heroism as a partisan during World War II, for his extraordinary fundraising achievements—he directed the campaign to raise $190 million to build the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and also raised money to erect a memorial in Belzec, Poland (the concentration camp where his mother died)—and for his humanitarianism. In his memory, JPS is proud to offer this collection as a giving opportunity.
- Includes titles on Jewish ethics and ethical legacies, about exemplary lives, Holocaust-related books, and books for young readers on Jewish history, culture, and literary tradition.
All Library Collections are comprised of titles pre-selected by JPS.
For more information about JPS Legacy Libraries contact:
Development Department
215-832-0600 or 800-234-3151
development@jewishpub.org