The Judaica Library

Located on the first floor of the Jewish Community Centre of Hong Kong, The Judaica Library is the largest library in the Far East dedicated to Judaica. Founded by the Jewish Historical Society of Hong Kong in 1984, it was first named Ohel Leah Synagogue Library and was staffed by volunteers. After the completion of a redevelopment project in 1995, it was renamed The Judaica Library. A full-time professional librarian is hired to serve all members of the Jewish Community Centre of Hong Kong. Because the Centre aims to strengthen fellowship, enrich family life and enhance Jewish identity of all Jews living in Hong Kong, the Judaica Library collects materials discussing Judaism from different perspectives, from Orthodox to Reform. This architect-designed library now holds 4,250 volumes of books and 300 items of audio-visual materials.

The Library has a special collection, the Sino-Judaic Collection & Archives, which houses all the materials that we can find on Jews in China and Southeast Asia. The tie between Hong Kong and China is much closer since the handover in 1997. Hence Jews in China has become a popular topic which interests a lot of local and overseas researchers.

The Library also holds a Reference section and a Lending section. Reference materials can be consulted in the Library. The Lending section can further be divided into adult and children sub-sections and materials therein can be signed out by members for two weeks for home reading.

The Librarian, Brenda Yi, is happy to offer you advice on the use of the library resources and to accept your suggestions regarding library matters. She can be reached by email at jcclib@jcc.org.hk or by phone on (852) 2589-2660 and her working hours are Sunday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.