Shulamith Reich Elster Resource Center

The Shulamith Reich Elster Resource Center at the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning in Rockville, MD supports the Partnership’s mission to transform community through Jewish education by working with educators, programming organizations, and individuals in the community who are seeking out new resources and materials to help bring excellence to their learning programs. At the Resource Center, educational programmers can work with Partnership staff (by appointment) to help  locate, brainstorm and create Jewish content and educational resources.  We also offer an online selection of both personal and professional resources for educators as well as anyone interested in expanding their Jewish library.

In support of this mission, the Shulamith Reich Elster Resource Center maintains:

• The Isaac Franck Jewish Public Library Collection, which offers full reference services to the general community. The library has a myriad of items that give expression to the art, history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people:
  • Over 20,000 volumes including literature, rabbinics, educational materials, maps, and children's literature
  • Online access to the Franck Library Collection holdings - Coming soon.
  • Video and DVD collection including Israeli feature films
• Curriculum enrichment resources, including learning formats/templates, CD's and Israeli DVD's, worksheets, and experiential materials for life-long learning in formal and informal settings
• Resources for families on Jewish life that help create meaningful rituals and celebrations for holiday and life cycle events.
• Suggestions for professional training and skills development for educators and individual learners.

Please call Avi West at 240-283-6218 or email resources@pjll.org with questions, to reserve materials, or to book time for a consultation.  Materials may be checked out for two weeks, and may be renewed by phone.  We also provide A/V equipment and educational resources (i.e. a room-size Israel map), which may have user fees.