Press Releases

125th Anniversary Year (pdf)
Museum at Eldridge Street to celebrate the 125th anniversary year of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark. Special activities planned for the anniversary year.

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.

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.

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.