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"Only if we preserve and restore our past before it vanishes - if we make it vivid and accessible for new generations - will it truly live in our nation's heart & history. The hard-won triumph of the [Museum] assures us that this will be so."
-Frank Rich at the Museum reopening ceremony
Workers completing the restoration of the Eldridge Street Synagogue
 
Press Releases
Museum commissions Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans (pdf)
The Museum has commissioned artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans to create a new monumental east window for the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark located on New York's Lower East Side.

Information Kit (pdf)
Download a PDF of our information kit with key facts about the Museum and our 1887 National Historic Landmark.

Landmark of the Spirit, Book Release (pdf)
New book from historian Annie Polland offers the first comprehensive history of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. Polland places the story of Eldridge Street in the context of the rich cultural history of American Jews, beginning with the wave of 19th century immigrants.

Eldridge Street Completes Twenty-Year Restoration of Landmark 1887 Synagogue (pdf)
Restored site home to the new Museum at Eldridge Street, featuring educational and cultural programming. National Historic Landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue re-opened to a broad public.

Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Block Party(pdf)
One-of-a-kind festival celebrates Chinese and East European Jewish traditions and art, and highlights the evolution of an iconic New York City neighborhood.
Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 12-4pm

A Great Day on Eldridge Street(pdf)
Unprecedented gathering of klezmer legends and the world’s most influential klezmorim for photo shoot inspired by the iconic “Great Day in Harlem” photo. October 11 - 21, 2007

Eldridge Street Synagogue in Print

She Does Windows, Paul Goldberger
New Yorker, January 18, 2010

Joy on Eldridge Street, Diane Cole
Preservation, March/April 2008

Face-Lift, Adam Gopnik
New Yorker, December 10, 2007

Return of a Long Dormant Island of Grace, Edward Rothstein
The New York Times, December 1, 2007

Synagogue Window Returns for Rosh Hashanah, James Barron
The New York Times, September 13, 2007

Synagogues Throw Energy behind Green Movement, Rebecca Spence
Forward, August 3, 2007

 
Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Radio
NYC Synagogue Preserves Rich History, Jacki Lyden
National Public Radio, All Things Considered, March 9, 2008

Eldridge Street Synagogue Restoration Complete, Richard Hake
WNYC Radio, December 2, 2007

Restored Sacred Tablets Back at Synagogue, Tim Fleischer
WABC TV, September 17, 2009






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