We Found These Experiences For You (32)
Self-Guided Museum Discovery Tour
45 Minute Tour
About On this Self-Guided Museum Tour, step back in time as you explore the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark, and learn about immigration at the turn of the 20th century, Jewish immigrant life, Moorish Revival architecture, and historic preservation. The Museum at Eldridge ...
New York City
Guided Tour, Museum, Self-Guided Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Docent-Led Museum Discovery Tour
60 Minute Tour
About On this Docent-Led Museum Tour, you will be guided by a Museum at Eldridge Street docent as you explore the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark, and step back in time to learn about immigration at the turn of the 20th century, Jewish immigrant life, architecture, ...
New York City
Guided Tour, History Tour, Museum
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Visita Guiada en ESPAÑOL del Museo
Lunes 27 de abril, 12:00pm ET: En persona
¡Queremos anunciar las nuevas visitas guiadas en español del Museum at Eldridge Street cada último lunes del mes! Estos recorridos ofrecen una perspectiva íntima sobre la historia y la arquitectura de la Sinagoga de Eldridge Street, un magnífico hito histórico nacional que ha sido meticulosamente ...
60 minutos
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Adult Education: Elijah—From the Bible to Today
Thursdays, April 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28 @ 11am ET: Virtual
Explore the stories of Elijah with Dr. Regina Stein! Though the Elijah stories are concentrated in the Book of Kings, we see new roles assigned to this zealous prophet from Malachi through the Talmud and from early Christianity through Jewish mysticism, modern Hasidism, Hebrew poetry and songs. In this ...
Midwood x Nakshatra Concert: Klezmer Meets Indian Classical!
Sunday, April 19, 3pm ET: In-person
Join the Museum at Eldridge Street on Sunday, April 19th at 3pm in welcoming Jake Shulman-Ment and his Yiddish folk band, Midwood, in collaboration with Nakshatra, an Indian Carnatic violin duo, featuring Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy. Explore the links and differences between traditional Ashkenazi ...
New York City
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Counting Peas and Pouring Wax: Historical Yiddish Divination Workshop
Thursday, April 23, 6pm ET: In-person
Join the Museum at Eldridge Street in our stunning 1887 Main Sanctuary on Thursday, April 23rd at 6pm for a hands-on divination class with Yiddish scholar Mikhl Yashinsky. Join Mikhl Yashinsky for a unique journey into Yiddish divination methods. In this after-hours workshop, you'll learn about ...
Walking Tour: "All-of-a-Kind Family"
Friday, April 24, 10:30am ET: In-person
Take the kids on a trip to the literary Lower East Side! Join us on Friday, April 24th at 10:30am and follow in the footsteps of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, the beloved sisters depicted in Sydney Taylor’s children’s classic All-of-a-Kind Family. Stroll through the story and into the ...
New York City
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Sunday, April 26, 10:30am ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Berbere Spice Blending: Craft Your Own Signature Ethiopian Blend!
Sunday, April 26, 12pm ET: In-person
Join the Museum at Eldridge Street in our stunning 1887 Main Sanctuary on Sunday, April 26th at 12pm for a spice-blending workshop with chef and community icon Beejhy Barhany. Join Chef Beejhy Barhany for a flavorful, hands-on journey into Berbere—the bold heart of Ethiopian cooking—while discovering ...
"Mother's Milk:" A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Deena Aranoff
Thursday, April 30, 6pm ET: Virtual, Pay-What-You-Wish
In conjunction with the Museum at Eldridge Street's current exhibition, First Light: Birth in the Jewish Tradition, join author Dr. Deena Aranoff on Thursday, April 30th at 6pm Eastern Time on Zoom to discuss key themes of her new book, Mother’s Milk: Essays on Child-Rearing, the Household, and ...
Access: Verbal Description Tour—Eldridge Street Synagogue
Sunday, May 3, 10:30am ET: In-person, FREE; for people who are blind or have low vision
This tour of the Museum at Eldridge Street is designed for people who are blind or have low vision. On Sunday, May 3rd at 10:30am, join the Museum's Deputy Director for Education and Accessibility, Scott Brevda, for a special in-person verbal description tour of our National Historic Landmark. Learn ...
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Wednesday, May 6, 2:30pm ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Mamas with Chutzpah
Sunday, May 10, 11:30am ET: In-person
Celebrate Mother's Day with the Museum at Eldridge Street! Discover the women who both witnessed and shaped social, artistic, financial, and political change on the Lower East Side from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Follow in the footsteps of activists Emma Goldman and Clara Lemlich as ...
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Friday, May 15, 11:30am ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: The Jewish Gangsters of Lower Manhattan
Saturday, May 16, 11:30am ET: In-person
Pickpockets, extortionists, armed robbers, bootleggers, gamblers, and hitmen cropped up not only in the Five Points neighborhood but also in the growing Jewish Lower East Side. Join us as we take to the streets and learn the story of organized crime in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ...
New York City
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Sunday, May 24, 10:30am ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Virtual Book Talk—"The Pickled City: The Story of New York Pickles"
Sunday, May 24, 2pm ET: Virtual, Pay-What-You-Wish
Join us for a special online lecture about The Pickled City: The Story of New York Pickles, presented in collaboration with the Museum at Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side. In this talk, the authors explore the fascinating journey of the humble pickle—from ancient food preservation traditions ...
Walking Tour: The Jewish Gangsters of Lower Manhattan
Friday, May 29, 1:30pm ET: In-person
Pickpockets, extortionists, armed robbers, bootleggers, gamblers, and hitmen cropped up not only in the Five Points neighborhood but also in the growing Jewish Lower East Side. Join us as we take to the streets and learn the story of organized crime in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Sunday, May 31, 11:30am ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: The Historic Bowery Thoroughfare
Saturday, June 6, 11:30am ET: In-person
Walk the storied Bowery with one of our expert Eldridge Street tour guides! The Bowery is one of the most architecturally and historically diverse streets in New York City, comprising buildings from nearly every decade between 1800 and 1940. Lower East Side residents, along with folks from all over the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Activism on the Lower East Side
June 7, 11:30am ET: In-person
Join us Sunday, June 7th at 11:30am for a tour centered around the history of activism on the Lower East Side! At the turn of the twentieth century, roughly 1.5 million Ashkenazi Jews descended on the Lower East Side in search of economic opportunity and religious tolerance. Like many immigrant communities, ...
Guided Tour, History Tour, Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Wednesday, June 10, 1:30pm ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Sites, Sounds, and Synagogues of Greenwich Village
Saturday, June 13, 1:30pm ET: In-person
Explore Greenwich Village through a Jewish lens! Did you know that the Jewish history of Greenwich Village goes back well over 200 years? As one of the most iconic neighborhoods in New York City, it is no surprise Greenwich Village is also one of its most historically and politically charged. From New ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Saturday, June 20, 11:30am ET: In-person
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the ...
New York City
Walking Tour
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
25th Annual Egg Rolls, Egg Creams & Empanadas Street Festival
Sunday, June 21, 12–4pm ET: In-person, FREE
On Sunday, June 21st, from 12:00–4:00 PM, the Museum at Eldridge Street will celebrate its 25TH ANNUAL Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Street Festival, a unique and beloved summertime tradition on the Lower East Side since the summer of 2001. We hope you will join us as we celebrate this very ...
4 hours
Museum at Eldridge Street
Copy to Clipboard to Share
Viewing 1 to 25 of 32 Experiences