Lower East Side Walking Tours: Take to the Streets!
Stoop, Synagogue, Soapbox
Thursday, August 20 at 7 PM
Are you ready to rumble? During this neighborhood walking tour, enter the ring of early 20th-century Lower East Side politics when this densely populated area fostered an array of competing ideologies. Visit the spaces where pious Jews, secular firebrands, capitalist businessmen and impoverished peddlers faced off in crowded residences, cafes and work spaces, creating a rich American tableau.
$15 for Adults; $12 for Students & Seniors
RSVP to: ncohen(at)eldridgestreet.org or call (212) 219-0888 x207
Gangster, Writer, Rabbi
Sunday, August 23 at 11 AM
What do gangster Big Jack Zelig, writer Sholem Aleichem and Rabbi Jacob Joseph have in common? All three had elaborate Lower East Side funeral processions attracting thousands. Join us as we follow the path of these solemn marches, and learn about the political, cultural and religious legacies of these larger-than-life figures.
$15 for Adults; $12 for Students & Seniors
RSVP to: ncohen(at)eldridgestreet.org or call (212) 219-0888 x207
Love & Courtship
Sunday, September 6 at 2 PM
Before eHarmony and JDate, there were perfumed love letters and elaborate courtship rituals. Discover romance turn-of-the-century style as we visit the sites of former nickelodeons, cafes, synagogues and other places where sparks once flew.
$15 for Adults; $12 for Students & Seniors
RSVP to: ncohen(at)eldridgestreet.org or call (212) 219-0888 x207
Sacred Sites
Sunday, September 13 at 11 AM
Find Sanctuary in the city. Visit synagogues, churches and temples encompassing 200 years of religious life in America. From early structures built by wealthy English landowners to houses of worship central to the Jewish, African American, Italian, Hispanic and Chinese immigrant experience.
$15 for Adults; $12 for Students & Seniors
RSVP to: ncohen(at)eldridgestreet.org or call (212) 219-0888 x207
Museum at Eldridge Street
12 Eldridge Street
Between Canal & Division Streets