The Rabbi Emanuel and Sylvia Bennett Memorial Library of Anshe Emet Synagogue was named for the late Rabbi Emanuel and Sylvia Bennett, who supported the Library and were very active readers and members of the congregation. From the 1930's until 2006 the Library was named the Eugene Kohn Memorial Library.

The Library has been recognized by the United Synagogue of America with the Solomon Schechter award. The Library is a member of the Judaica Library Network of Metropolitan Chicago and the Chicago Library System. The collection contains more than 5000 items including current and research level Judaica and Hebraica books, periodicals, video and audio recordings. Strong collections include Bible, Jerusalem, Israel, Talmud, rabbinics, Jewish philosophy, Jewish history, and Jewish customs. Special collections include books by member of the Anshe Emet family.

Recent acquisitions include the Jewish Heritage Video Collection, 50 CDs from the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, Encyclopedia Judaica, Yad Avraham Hebrew-English Mishnah, and complete Schotenstein Hebrew-English Talmud.

The Library's online public access catalog (OPAC) is available in the Library and online via the Internet. Books are classified by the Library of Congress Classification system.

To search our library for available books, please click here*

The Bennett Library is open during regular synagogue business hours and on Sunday mornings from 9:15-11:00 am. The librarian may be consulted in person on Thursdays from 1 – 5 pm. The Library is closed on the Sabbath, Jewish holidays, and legal holidays.

With a $36 gift we will place a bookplate in a new book honoring or remembering a person or event. We would like to thank those in the past who have made significant contributions to the Library including: the Hirschman/Chaiten Family, the Grossman Family, Elaine Schege, the Freed Family, the Radnor Family, the Estate of Terri Foster, JCRC, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

If you have any comments or concerns please contact the librarian, (Dr.) Daniel Stuhlman or Jonathan Radnor, chairman of the library committee.

*Note, this link will divert you away from Anshe Emet Synagogue's website.