Library

The Hatikvah Holocaust  Education Center Library has over 3500 volumes as well as more than 350 video tapes.  Reference shelves include Holocaust encyclopedias, documentary materials and rare volumes. Holocaust books are in the majority; related subjects include: interfaith relations, Jewish history, European history, racism, genocide, rescuers and more. Oral histories of survivors, rescuers and liberators are available for viewing in the video collection.  Written testimonies of survivors and their families are also included in our collection.

Our library is open to the public and books and videos may be borrowed at no charge. Staff members are available to assist visitors.

Library hours are:  : Mon-Thurs 9a.m. to 3p.m. and Fri 9a.m. to 2p.m.

Online library - search for books and videos by keyword, author, title, or subject.

Want help locating a book? Please call Hatikvah at (413)734-7700

Katz Family Library, located a half mile from Hatikvah at Temple Beth El, maintains a collection of books relating to Jewish life and culture.

Of Special Interest

"A Race Against Death"

The FBI spied on him. The State Department wanted him deported. The British government sought to silence him. Prominent American Jewish leaders worked to obstruct his activities. Yet despite intense and sometimes frenzied opposition, Hillel Kook (known as Peter Bergson) succeeded in shattering the wall of silence that surrounded news about Hitler's annihilation of the Jews.

During World War II, Peter Bergson spearheaded an extraordinary campaign of newspaper advertisements, lobbying in Congress and public rallies such as the rabbis to march on Washington, as well as recruiting Hollywood celebrities such as Edward G. Robinson and Eddie Cantor. These activities were instrumental in changing American policies.

Based on previously unpublished interviews, "A Race Against Death" is the true story of one man's indefatigable attempts to save Jewish people and the controversy that surrounded his work.

Hear the author of this book speak at our Kristallnacht commemoration on November 10, 2009