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Cover image: “A Pickle Vendor in the Ghetto, New York City.” Lower East Side postcard from the collection of the Blavatnik Archive.

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The Eldridge Street Synagogue embodies the Jewish concept of L’Dor V’Dor,

From Generation to Generation. In its heyday, the grand sanctuary provided a place

to maintain age-old traditions and also to navigate the customs of a new American

home. Today it is a portal to the past, one of the only remaining markers of the Jewish

immigrant community of the Lower East Side. At the same time, it is a place with

a continuing and vibrant Jewish life, where new generations of musicians, writers,

scholars and artists share their latest works and performances with people of all

ages, cultures, nationalities and faiths.

This fall, the Museum will present a notable line-up of tours, talks, concerts, family

events, fi lms, and more that celebrate the wisdom of generations young and old,

past and present. We will also present a festival that marks almost to the day the

1886 anniversary of the laying of the Eldridge Street Synagogue’s cornerstone.

Through music, food, talks and performance we will recall what life was like for the

Jewish community of the Lower East Side.

I am excited to announce the opening of a new gallery space on the Museum’s

entry level that will house temporary exhibits. Join us for the inaugural exhibition

featuring eighteen new works by artist Mark Podwal created after his visit to

Dabrowa Białostocka, the town in Poland in which his mother was born. In December,

we partner with the Blavatnik Archive and will display their collection of vintage

postcards of the Lower East Side that recall this area when it was the center of

Jewish immigrant life. We look to our past and our roots for inspiration. We leave

behind new stories and traditions for those that follow.

Several lead funders made our Generation to Generation programming possible.

The Museum is deeply grateful to The David Berg Foundation, the Blanche and

Irving Laurie Foundation and the Alice Lawrence Foundation for supporting these

programs which explore continuity and change between generations.

Bonnie Dimun, Executive Director

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Artist Mark Podwal—Kaddish for Dabrowa BiałostockaOpening and Book Party: Sunday, September 18 from 3 to 5 pmOn view through Thursday, December 1, 2016Included with Museum admission

Eighteen new works in acrylic and colored pencil by artist Mark Podwal

inaugurate our new exhibition space. The featured works are inspired by

Podwal’s recent visit to Dabrowa Białostocka, a shtetl in northeastern Poland

where his mother was born. Although at one time Jews made up 78 percent

of the town’s population, none remain today. A documentary fi lm about

Dabrowa by Tomasz Wisniewski will be screened every day at 2 pm along

with the artwork. This event also celebrates the publication of Podwal’s

new book, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art.

Mark Podwal’s work is represented in collections including the Metropolitan

Museum of Art, the Israel Museum, and the Jewish Museum in Prague.

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The Jewish Ghetto in Postcards:From Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side Opening: Thursday, December 15 from 6 to 8 pmOn view through February 23, 2017Included with Museum admission

In the early 20th century, the Lower East Side was the most crowded neighborhood in the

world. Fleeing violent persecution, large waves of newly arrived immigrants from Eastern

Europe recreated a familiar environment of their previous homeland as they sought to

establish new roots in America. Uniquely captured in postcards, the social media of the

time, lively street scenes crowded with pickle vendors, pushcarts and horse-drawn carriages

presented a stunning visual record of the “Jewish ghetto” in New York and cities throughout

Eastern Europe. For many people these reproductions evoked an exotic locale like no other

at the time—a place that no longer exists today. An exhibit of original postcards from the

Blavatnik Archive will bring images of that by-gone era back to the Lower East Side, and

highlight the continuity of Jewish street life from its Eastern European origins to its formative

role at the heart of the Jewish American experience.

The Blavatnik Archive is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of primary resources that contribute to the study of 20th century Jewish and world history. More from the collections can be found at blavatnikarchive.org.

Cantorial Jam with Cantors Jack and Daniel Mendelson and Jazz Pianist Anthony Coleman Thursday, September 8 at 7 pm $25 adults; $15 students and seniors

During the Golden Age of Cantorial Music many Jewish

liturgical singers were fans of jazz, just as jazz artists were

often devotees of the cantorial art. Father and son duo,

Cantors Jack and Daniel Mendelson, and jazz pianist Anthony

Coleman join forces to celebrate the unique fusion of these

two celebrated and complementary art forms. They present a

“cantorial jam” in our magnifi cent sanctuary, once home to

renowned cantors of the early twentieth century.

Sacred Swing Music with the Eyal Vilner Big BandSunday, December 4 at 3 pm$25 adults; $15 students and seniors

By popular demand, Israeli-born composer and musician

Eyal Vilner returns to Eldridge Street with his swinging 16-piece

band. They will perform Vilner’s new compositions, original

versions of jazz classics and music from the Big Band’s new

project “Sacred Swinging Sounds.”

Sponsored by Helene and Steven Walsey

Cantorial Jam

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A Night with the Andy Statman TrioWednesday, December 14 at 7 pm$30 in advance; $45 at the door

Presented by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Dubbed “a musician’s musician” by The New York Times,

Andy Statman is one of the premier clarinetists and

mandolinists playing today. Join him and his longtime partners

Larry Eagle (percussion) and Jim Whitney (bass) for their

trademark blend of American roots music, Hasidic music,

klezmer, and avant-garde jazz.

The Fabulous Shpilkes with Susan Watts and Elaine Hoffman WattsSunday, December 18 at 3 pm$25 adults; $15 students and seniors

Trumpeter and vocalist Susan Watts and her mother, drummer

Elaine Hoffman Watts, command a klezmer repertoire that is

four-generations strong. Together they perform music written

by Elaine’s grandfather in the Ukraine, her father in the United

States, and their own recent compositions.

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Talk and Live Taping:

Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen and Patricia MarxSunday, September 25 at 3 pm$14 adults; $10 students and seniors

Join Patricia Marx, humorist and writer, in conversation with Randy Cohen, author

and original writer of “The Ethicist” for The New York Times Magazine. This program

will be a live taping of Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen, an interview show

based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly

about themselves but about something they care about. Marx will talk about one

person and one place, and then select one thing drawn from the Museum at Eldridge

Street’s collection that is important to her.

HOLIDAY INN THEATRE PARTY & FUNDAISERTuesday, October 4 at 8 pmStudio 54 at 254 West 54th Street

Enjoy Roundabout Theatre’s Broadway premiere of Holiday Inn,

the dazzling new musical inspired by the Academy Award-

winning fi lm. This joyous production features thrilling dance

numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy and a parade of hit

Irving Berlin songs. Whether you adored the fi lm or are

experiencing Holiday Inn for the fi rst time, this year-round romance is sure to delight.

Be one of the fi rst to see Holiday Inn and support the Museum at Eldridge Street.RSVP [email protected] or 212.219.0888 x202. Tickets are $150 and include a tax-deductible donation.

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Book Launch:

The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910with Author Esther CrainWednesday, October 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 pmPay What You Wish

It’s hard to imagine an era in New York’s past more transformative than the Gilded

Age. In 1866, New York’s population of just over 800,000 was concentrated below

23rd Street. By 1900, new arrivals from across the world helped push the population

to three million. Electric lights bathed parks and sidewalks in a brilliant nighttime

glow. Steel offi ce towers skimmed the heavens, and a graceful bridge united the

greater metropolis. Join Esther Crain, author of the new release The Gilded Age in

New York, 1870-1910 (Hachette Book Group, 2016), and the writer behind the

website Ephemeral New York, for a reading and Q&A. She’ll explore what day-to-day

life was like for New Yorkers in an age of incredible wealth, deep poverty, political

corruption, invention, ingenuity, and rapid social change.

Walking Tour: Shuls of GrandeurMonday, October 10 at 10:45 am$25 per person—Presented with the Lower East Side Jewish ConservancyMeet in front of Abrons Art Center 466 Grand Stree; RSVP is required

Join us on Columbus Day for an exploration of the Lower East Side’s most historic

synagogues. Visit Bialystoker Synagogue, the largest active congregation on the

Lower East Side today; Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the nation’s oldest Orthodox Jewish

Russian congregation; and our home and a magnifi cent National Historic Landmark,

the Eldridge Street Synagogue. We’ll also stop at historic sites and modern day eateries,

including The Pickle Guys and the Forward Newspaper.


Shuls of GrandeurBialystoker Synagogue

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Open House New YorkSunday, October 16 from 10 am to 3 pmFree Event

The Museum’s landmark home is a featured site of Open House New York, America’s

largest architecture and design event. We are offering free synagogue tours that tell

the story of our magnifi cent 1887 National Historic Landmark, the fi rst great house of

worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Half-hour tours

offered at 10, 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12, 1, 1:30, 2 and 2:30. A self-guided scavenger

hunt and rose window art activity are offered throughout the day for families.

Book Launch:

Borscht Belt by Photographer Marisa ScheinfeldThursday, October 27—Doors open at 6:30; Talk at 7 pmPay What You Wish

For much of the 20th century the Borscht Belt was a thriving vacation destination for

the New York Jewish community. By the 1980s and ‘90s, though, the region was in

a state of rapid economic decline leading many of the hotels and clubs to close. For

years Marisa Scheinfeld, a Catskills native, photographed the abandoned hotels of the

area capturing their haunting and at times eerily beautiful state of decline. The result

is now the subject of a new coffee table book,

Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s

Jewish Vacationland (Cornell University, 2016).

Join us for a reception and remarks by the author.

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Micro Walking Tour of Eldridge StreetSunday, October 30 at 3 pm$25 per person | Space is limited and RSVP is required

Travel the length of Eldridge Street, and you will hear tales of the immigrant

experience, architectural triumph, and the realization of the American Dream alongside

corruption and even murder. Join us as we discover a former prison, a synagogue

turned-artist studio, the first settlement house in America, and the War of 1812

story of our street’s namesake, Lieutenant Joseph C. Eldridge, along with other

neighborhood treasures.Co-presented with Untapped Cities

Generation to Generation FestivalSunday, November 13 from 12 to 4 pmPay What You Wish

Party like it’s 1886. Don a top hat, feather bonnet or

other period garb, and travel back in time to the late 19th century. Music, art, food

demos, and fun historical activities mark the 130th anniversary of the laying of the

Eldridge Street Synagogue’s cornerstone, and bring to life what it was like to be an

immigrant when the synagogue was built. Take a 19th-century citizenship test.

Learn recipes and household tips from the 1901 Settlement Cookbook. Visit our

photo booth and take a picture that would make your old country family kvell.

Hear a concert of early synagogue music—including some tunes you might not

expect! Enjoy synagogue tours and reenactments of dramatic moments from the

synagogue’s early history. Families, discover what life was like for children 100 years

ago by making a time capsule and doing some old-fashioned “homework.”


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In Conversation: Writers Edward Hirsch and Alec WilkinsonSunday, November 20 at 3 pm$14 adults: $10 students and seniors

When poet Edward Hirsch’s son died tragically, his friend, writer Alec Wilkinson,

encouraged him to write through his grief. The result was Hirsch’s heartbreakingly

beautiful book-length poem, Gabriel. Hirsch and Wilkinson will discuss the creation of

this modern day elegy, written in the grip of the poet’s suffering.

Book Launch:

Curating America by Richard RabinowitzMonday, December 5 at 6:30 pmPay What You Wish

Dr. Richard Rabinowitz, President of the American History

Workshop, is one of the leading public historians in

the United States. He has over 45 years of experience in

creating new museums and exhibitions on every aspect

of American history and culture, including the first

interpretive plan for our landmark site and the Museum’s

current permanent exhibition. Join us for a reception

and remarks by the author to celebrate the publication

of his new work Curating America: Journeys through

Storyscapes of the American Past (The University of

North Carolina Press, 2016).

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In ConversationEdward Hirsch and Alec Wilkinson

11/20Yiddish fi lm classic His People

Join us on Sunday, December 25!12–3 Synagogue tours and family activities3–4:30 Yiddish Film His People with Live Music by the Paul Shapiro Sextet4:30–5 Chanukah Candle Lighting$14 adults; $10 students/seniors; $6 children

Searching for something fun to do on Chanukah and Christmas Day? This year,

December 25th is also the second day of Chanukah, so come spend the day at Eldridge

Street! Join us for a screening of the 1925 Yiddish silent film classic His People with an

original score created and performed live in our beautiful main sanctuary by saxophonist

Paul Shapiro and his sextet. Young and old alike will be on the edge of their seats,

riveted by this story of an immigrant family living on the Lower East side at the turn

of the century and Paul Shapiro’s inspired accompanying music. Also, enjoy tours of

the Eldridge Street Synagogue, self-guided scavenger hunts, an art activity for families,

and a Chanukah candle lighting ceremony!

Film restoration & new English intertitles by The National Center for Jewish Film, jewishfi lm.org

Hot Cider Walking Tours of the Jewish Lower East SideMonday, December 26 and Wednesday, December 28 at 1 pm$25 per person | Space is limited and RSVP is required

During the holiday week, take a tasty trip back in time to the turn of the

last century when our neighborhood was home to the largest Jewish

population in the world. Enjoy treats from area merchants like The Pickle Guys

and Kossar’s Bialys; an exploration of local landmarks including the Forward

Newspaper Building; and hot cider with your tour of our historic 1887 synagogue,

the fi rst great house of worship built in America by immigrants from Eastern Europe.

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12/25 Paul Shapiro

Presented by The Center for the Living City

The Museum’s preservation of the Eldridge Street Synagogue

and our engagement with the local community has long been

iinfl uenced by the work of writer and activist Jane Jacobs.

An illustrious group of writers, thinkers and activists speaks on

the legacy of Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose work changed

the way the world understands cities. Award-winning author,

preservationist and Eldridge Street Project founder Roberta

Brandes Gratz will introduce the speakers.Admission is free for all Jane Jacobs Centennial Lectures.

Paul GoldbergerPulitzer Prize winning architecture critic and author

Wednesday, September 14 at 6:30 pm

Adam Gopnikauthor and staff writer for The New Yorker

Wednesday, September 28 at 6:30 pm

Peter Laurenceauthor of Becoming Jane Jacobs

Robert Kanigelauthor of the upcoming book Eyes on the Street:

The Life of Jane Jacobs

Thursday, October 6 at 6:30 pmPresented with the Tenement Museum

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Darren WalkerPresident of the Ford Foundation

Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 pmSponsored by the Ford Foundation

Janette Sadik-Khanformer NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner

Wednesday, November 16 at 6:30 pm

Gary HattemPresident of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Wednesday, November 30 at 6:30 pm

Saskia SassenProfessor of Sociology and Chair of the

Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University

Richard SennettProfessor of Sociology at the London School

of Economics and Professor of Humanities at

New York University

Wednesday, December 7 at 6:30 pm


al Lecture SeriesDarren Walker

Janette Sadik-Khan

Gary Hattem

Richard Sennett and Saskia Sassen

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Special thanks to the Alice Lawrence Foundation

for their leadership gift supporting our lifelong learning classes.

Before and Beyond the Lower East Side with Urban Historian Barry FeldmanMondays,11 am; October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5

$20 per class; $100 for all six sessions

We will discuss and visit Jewish settlements before and following the iconic period

of immigration on the Lower East Side alternating classroom discussion with a

neighborhood tour the following week. We start our exploration learning about the

earliest Jewish settlers to America, 17th-century Sephardic Jews from Brazil who settled

at the southernmost tip of Lower Manhattan. Next up is the Bronx, a later destination

for fi rst and second-generation immigrant Jews. We’ll stroll along the Grand Concourse

from Fordham Road to Yankee Stadium, pass the Paradise Theatre, and encounter

beautiful art deco architecture including The Fish House. Our fi nal neighborhood is

Harlem, a destination for those moving up from the Lower East Side in the late

19th and early 20th centuries. We will admire former synagogues, boyhood homes

of Jewish celebrities like Richard Rodgers, and eclectic 19th-century architecture.

October 31: 11 am to 12:30 pm Classroom discussion, Colonial Sephardic Community

November 7: 11 am to 1 pm Walking Tour, Lower Manhattan

November 14: 11 am to 12:30 pm Classroom discussion, Bronx

November 21: 11 am to 1 pm Walking Tour, Bronx

November 28: 11 am to 12:30 pm Classroom Discussion, Harlem

December 5: 11 am to 1 pm Walking Tour, Harlem

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King David: Adulterer, Murderer, Poet, Messiahwith Dr. Regina Stein, Morris Kaplan Scholar in ResidenceTuesdays, 11 am to 12:30 pm; November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13, 20

$20 per class; $140 for all eight sessions

The story of King David is the richest, most robust and complex portrait

of any character in the Hebrew Bible. As king and warrior, David excels.

But in his human relationships with his wives, children, and others,

David’s behavior is often less than heroic. How does David become the

eternal hero of the Jewish people? Why does Jewish tradition teach that the Messiah

will be a descendent of King David? In the fall semester of this course we will discuss

David’s relationships with both human beings and God as presented by the author

of I-II Samuel.

The Good Good-Bye: On Death & Dying with Rabbi Aviad BodnerWednesdays from 11 am to 12:30 pm; November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7, 14 & 21

$20 per class; $140 for all eight sessions

Explore the views and practices of the Jewish tradition on death and mourning,

including end of life matters, burial and funeral customs, suicide, renting of garments,

shiva practices, and the Jewish view of the afterlife. Aviad Bodner is the Rabbi of

the Stanton Street Shul on the Lower East Side.

Not Just the Weekly Torah Portionwith Dr. Regina Stein, Morris Kaplan Scholar in ResidenceThursdays, 11 am to 12:30 pm; November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8, 15, 22

$20 per class; $120 for all seven sessions

Bring your questions and opinions as we explore a variety of issues raised by the Torah

portion each week incorporating both modern critical as well as traditional approaches

to the biblical text. Knowledge of Hebrew and previous Torah study are not required.

What It Means to Be an Advocate with Betsy GotbaumFridays from 11 am to 12:30 pm; October 28, November 4, 11, 18

$20 per class; $60 for all four sessions

Learn how to make change and get things done! There are many defi nitions of the

word advocate and hundreds of advocacy groups. In this four-session class, former

New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum will describe where people can turn

within and without city agencies to take action on a myriad of issues—both personal

and public. She will give examples of problems and ways to address them, and

brainstorm with the class on how to advocate for issues that are important to them.


Dr. Regina Stein

Building Tour:

From Cradle to the GraveThursday, September 22 at 6:30 pm$30 per person | Includes wine and refreshments

Ever wonder what it would be like to stand under a wedding huppah (canopy) in one

of the world’s most beautiful synagogues? Or deliver a 100-year-old bar mitzvah

speech where famed rabbis once stood? Well, here’s your chance! Join us in our historic

sanctuary as we explore traditions celebrated at Jewish lifecycle events. We’ll use

artifacts and oral histories from our collection to shed light on the milestones—

celebratory and solemn—that took place at the Eldridge Street Synagogue.

Sukkot at the City ReliquaryThursday, October 20 from 6 to 9 pm$15 per person | Includes wine and refreshments

This program takes place at the City Reliquary in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,

370 Metropolitan Avenue

For this month’s After Hours, we head to Williamsburg, Brooklyn where the City

Reliquary has created a unique, handcrafted sukkah, the temporary hut where meals

are eaten during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Explore the City Reliquary’s collection

of delightfully quirky New York City ephemera, learn about the Jewish holiday of

Sukkot, and enjoy wine and snacks under the stars!

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Building Tour:

Secrets of the SynagogueThursday, November 17 at 6:30 pm$30 per person | Includes wine and refreshments

Co-presented with Atlas Obscura

Find evidence of prayer, politicking, and even addiction in the Eldridge Street

Synagogue. The synagogue’s immigrant founders were anything but wizened old men.

Most of the congregation’s leaders were in their 30s and 40s, savvy businessmen,

and active in neighborhood affairs. Hear the stories of a banker, a butcher, a budding

boxer and other characters who fi lled the pews. Learn some

Yiddish insults along the way.

Holiday SoiréeTuesday, December 27 from 7 to 9 pm$30 per person | Includes wine and refreshments

People of all faiths are invited to celebrate the fourth

night of the Jewish Festival of Lights—Chanukah!

First we’ll lead a bottom-to-top tour of the Eldridge

Street Synagogue. Then we’ll enjoy a spread of wine

and latkes, light the menorah, and share other

holiday traditions.


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Secrets of the Synagogue

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All of a Kind Family Walking TourSunday, September 25 from 11 to 12:30 pm$20 per family, for children ages 4-11. Space is limited and RSVP is required.

Prepare for Rosh Hashanah like it’s 1916! Due to overwhelming demand, we’re

adding a special All of a Kind Family Walking Tour for the Jewish New Year. Join us

as we stroll through the stories and onto the streets where Ella, Henny, Sarah,

Gertie and Charlotte shopped, played, and went to the library. We’ll make a

holiday stop on Shtiebel Row and pick up some timeless treats for the New Year.

Family Sukkot Program: Raise the Roof at the Reliquary! Sunday, October 9 at 11 amPay What You Wish, for children ages 4-11. Space is limited and RSVP is required.

This program takes place at the City Reliquary in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,

370 Metropolitan Avenue

This Sukkot, we’re teaming up with the City Reliquary museum in Brooklyn and

heading to their backyard for a special holiday program. A reliquary is a container for

relics and sure enough, the City Reliquary is overflowing with vintage subway signs,

neon lights, and other New York treasures. Explore their amazing collections as we

snack, celebrate and decorate a Sukkah with our own original crafts.

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Presidents Don’t Have to Eat VegetablesTuesday, November 8 from 1 to 2:30 pmPay What You Wish, for ages 4-11. Space is limited and RSVP is required.

On Election Day, as the country elects its 45th President, enjoy fun facts about

Numbers 1–44! Join us for Judith St. George’s award-winning book, So You want to

Be President? Find out which Commander in Chief refused to eat broccoli and which

one ate everything in sight! Discover who was the smallest president and who was

SOOO big, he had to build a special bath tub. After the story, future voters ages

4–11 make patriotic crafts and cast a ballot in our own 2016 election.

SCHOOL PROGRAMSLearn about Immigrant History, Architecture and Jewish Holidays & Culture

Offered Sunday–Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm$6 per student; $10 per adult; subsidies available; Reservations are required

Write, sketch, and hunt for clues! Students of all ages and backgrounds explore the

1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue as they enjoy interactive programs about immigration,

architecture, Jewish holidays and culture, and the ever-changing neighborhood of the

Lower East Side. All programs are aligned with the Common Core Standards and are

customized to support the classroom curriculum and a variety of learning styles.

Please see our website at eldridgestreet.org/education for information on access and

homeschool programs.


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Museum Hours and AdmissionSunday–Thursday from 10 am to 5 pmFriday from 10 am to 3 pmSynagogue tours are offered on the hour.Book a tour for a group of 10 or more by calling 212.219.0302 x5 or visiting our website at eldridgestreet.org/group.

$14 adults

$10 students and seniors

$8 children 5-17

Children under 5 are free

Pay What You Wish on Monday

12 Eldridge Street

Between Canal and Division streets

B & D train to Grand Street; F train to East Broadway

Pay What You Wish Mondays are supported by the Jewish Community Youth Foundation. Manhattan Borough President’s Offi ce, New York City Council/The Honorable Margaret Chin, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Hours | AdmissionThe Museum at Eldridge Street, a non-sectarian cultural organization in Lower Manhattan, preserves and interprets the historic 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnifi cent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. Exhibits, tours, cultural events and educational programs tell the story of Jewish immigrant life at the turn of the last century, explore architecture and historic preservation, inspire refl ection on cultural continuity, and foster inter-group collaboration and exchange.

Space Rental

Celebrate your life cycle event or special occasion in one of New York City’s most magnifi cent and historic spaces. The 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue is a National Historic Landmark located in the heart of the Lower East Side. The building has been named one of

“Architecture’s Ten Best” by The New Yorker and New York Magazine. Our glorious main sanctu-ary is a unique and beautiful site for a wedding ceremony, fi lm shoot, birthday, memorial, reunion, corporate event, board meeting, and more. The Museum offers you the opportunity to host an elegant affair or a casual get-together for up to 350 people. Events with food must use a certifi ed kosher caterer.Call 212.219.0888 x204 for space rental.

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The Museum’s educational and cultural programs are supported, in part, with institutional grants provided by:

David Berg FoundationRene Bloch FoundationBrenner Family FoundationThe Chazen FoundationElias A. Cohen Foundation, Inc.The Edouard Foundation, Inc.Eisenberg Family FoundationEpstein Teicher Philanthropies FoundationAbraham and Mildred Goldstein Charitable TrustThe Marx Haas FoundationJ. Ira and Nicki Harris Family FoundationJewish Community Youth FoundationJ. M. Kaplan FundWilliam H. Kearns FoundationThe Eugene Lang FoundationThe Blanche and Irving Laurie FoundationThe Alice Lawrence FoundationSamuel Levy FoundationThe Lucius N. Littauer FoundationY. H. Mirzoeff & Sons Foundation Inc.Museum Association of New YorkNational Endowment for the ArtsNew York City Council, The Honorable Margaret ChinNew York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City CouncilNew York State Council on the Arts with the support of

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State LegislatureLeo Rosner FoundationCharles & Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.The Robert Sillins Family Foundation Inc.Bernard and Anne Spitzer Foundation Inc.Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable TrustMichael Tuch Foundation, Inc.Valley National Bank

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