Gift Memberships
Membership to Spertus makes a great gift and we've now made it even easier to give. Simply select the membership level you would like to give. On the item page at our gift shop select the "gift" option. Be sure to provide your gift recipients name and address upon checkout and you're all set.
How To Join
Membership forms can be:
1. Mailed
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- Attn: Membership
- 610 S. Michigan Ave.
- Chicago, IL 60605
2. Faxed
- 312-922-6406
3. Submitted Online, by clicking on one of the membership levels to the left. All online membership purchases are processed through the Spertus Shop.
Download forms to mail or fax.
Forms are in .pdf format.
Visiting Spertus
Spertus Membership
Become a Charter Member of the New Spertus!
Purchase or renew your membership by June 30, 2008 to become a charter member of the new Spertus.
Join online by clicking on the membership level below — or print out a form to join by mail or fax, or call 312.322.1716 during business hours to join by phone.
Note to Feinberg E-Collection Users:
When you join the Spertus Society online, during normal business hours Monday through Friday, you will receive an email within 24 hours of joining with your login and password. Please check your spam or bulk mail folders if you do not see it in your inbox.
Membership Levels
» Basic
$50 - one year | $90 - two years
- Library borrowing privileges and online access to the Feinberg E-Collection
- 10% gift shop discount with additional discounts during the Jewish Holidays
- 10% discounts on selected programs and courses
- Free museum admission for two adults
- 10% discount in Spertus Café
- Invitation to previews of special exhibitions
- Invitation to annual gala
» Senior (age 65 & older)
$40 - one year | $70 - two years
Discounted Basic membership for those age 65 and older.
» Household
$65 - one year | $120 - two years
All the benefits of Basic membership plus:
- Free museum admission for two adults and all children under 18 (receives 2 cards)
» Fellow
$250
All benefits of Associate membership plus:
- Reciprocal membership at several Jewish Museums around the country
- Free admission to three eligible public programs
» Patron
$500
All benefits of Fellow membership plus:
- Free admission to all eligible public programs
» Benefactor
$1,000
All benefits of Patron membership plus:
- Invitation to exclusive receptions and events
- Two complimentary tickets to the annual benefit
Tax deductibility: gift amount less the non-tax deductible amount for 2 benefit tickets
» Angel
$5,000
All benefits of Benefactor, plus:
- Director/Curator-led Tours
- Complimentary Table for ten at the Annual Gala
Tax deductibility: gift amount less the non-tax deductible amount for benefit tickets
» SpertusNet
$30 - one year | $55 - two years
- Library borrowing privileges and online access to the Feinberg E-Collection
- 10% gift shop discount with additional discounts during the Jewish Holidays
Reciprocal Memberships
As a member of Spertus at Fellow level and above you will receive reciprocal membership at the following museums:
- B'nai B'rith Klutznick Museum (Washington, D.C.)
- The Breman Museum (Atlanta)
- The Jewish Museum (New York City)
- Jewish Museum of Florida (Miami Beach)
- The Jewish Museum of Maryland (Baltimore)
- The Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco)
- Judah L. Magnes Museum (Berkeley, CA)
- National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia)
- Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles)
For additional ways to support Spertus click here
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