Sunday
Mar 29
3pm
Mar 29
3pm
Cubo-Caribbean Jewish
Liturgical Music
Liturgical Music
Adults: $15
Students & Seniors: $12
Students & Seniors: $12
Savor a profoundly moving cantorial performance. Ben Lapidus and his nine-person band, Herencia Judia, present unique holiday and spiritual songs with Caribbean beat.+ RSVP
The Jew on Trial Conversation
with Albert Maysles
with Albert Maysles
FREE
In 1913, a Jewish man, Mendel Beilis, living outside Kiev was brought to trial for murdering a 13-year-old Christian boy to use his blood in a religious ritual. The trial drew worldwide attention, and in the end Beilis was acquitted. After immigrating to America , Beilis died unknown and poor. His reputation was redeemed during a moving funeral at the Eldridge Street Synagogue. Acclaimed film director and producer Albert Maysles has been working on a film about Beilis for years. Join us for a panel discussion and mini screening with Maysles, historians Steven Zipperstein and Annie Polland, and English Professor Mark Mirsky.Part of our Academic Angles lecture series + RSVP
Sunday
April 19
11am
April 19
11am
Women in Labor Talk
with Annelise Orleck
with Annelise Orleck
FREE
Women of the Lower East Side unite! Historian Annelise Orleck ( Dartmouth College ) examines the lives and lessons of Clara Lemlich Shavelson (left), Rose Schneiderman, Pauline Newman and Fania Cohn: four extraordinary women whose experiences in the sweatshops of the Lower East Side led to leading roles in the Labor Movement of the early 20th century.
+ RSVP
Part of our Academic Angles lecture series
Sunday
April 26
4pm
April 26
4pm
Tales from the Bimah:
Rabbi Idelson Tribute
Rabbi Idelson Tribute
FREE
Rabbi Israel "Idel" Idelson was rabbi of the Eldridge Street Synagogue from 1930-1943. A brilliant Talmudist and inspired orator, he was a prototype for the charismatic congregational leader of today. We pay tribute to him with personal memories by family members Edwin Margolius and Froma Zeitln, and talks by historians Annie Polland , Shuly Rubin Schwartz, and Rabbi Marc Margolius, Idelson’s great-nephew.+ RSVP
Part of our Academic Angles lecture series
Sunday
May 10
1 to 4pm
May 10
1 to 4pm
Litvak Geneology Workshop
with Deborah Falik
with Deborah Falik
Adults: $10
Students: $8
Students: $8
Come to the best block party in downtown – right where Chinatown and the Lower East Side meet. Celebrate the rich cultural traditions of the Jewish and Chinese communities. Klezmer music and Chinese opera, scribal art and calligraphy, Yiddish and Chinese lessons, folk arts and hands-on activities, tours of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and, of course, kosher egg rolls and egg creams!+ RSVP
Sunday
May 17
10am-1pm
May 17
10am-1pm
Sacred Sites Bike Tour
$25 per person
Explore historic houses of worship in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights , from grand landmarks like Eldridge Street and Plymouth Church to down-home structures representative of the diverse ethnic and religious communities of New York City . You must be 18 or older to participate. Bikes and helmets are not provided. Reservations are required. + RSVP
Sunday
May 17
3pm
May 17
3pm
A Great Day on Eldridge Street
Film Screening & Discussion
Film Screening & Discussion
Adults: $15
Students & Students: $12
Students & Students: $12
On October 12, 2007, more than 100 of the most influential klezmer and Yiddish musicians gathered on the steps of the Eldridge Street Synagogue for a once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot and klezmer march – Yiddish street theatre at its best! Join Yale Strom, musician and curator of A Great Day, for a screening of his film portraying this extraordinary occasion and celebrating the revival of this Jewish music genre. + RSVP
Sunday
May 20
7pm
May 20
7pm
Niggunim Unplugged
Adults: $15
Students & Seniors: $12
Students & Seniors: $12
Mandolin player Joey Weisenberg and his band re-imagine distinctive Jewish musical traditions: 17th-century Chasidic niggunim, classic cantorial music, and old-style klezmer.
+ RSVP
Sunday
June 7
12 to 4pm
June 7
12 to 4pm
Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival
FREE
Come to the best block party in downtown – right where Chinatown and the Lower East Side meet. Celebrate the rich cultural traditions of the Jewish and Chinese communities. Klezmer music and Chinese opera, scribal art and calligraphy, Yiddish and Chinese lessons, folk arts and hands-on activities, tours of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and, of course, kosher egg rolls and egg creams!+ RSVP
We are grateful to the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program and the National Endowment of the Arts for their support of this program.
Wednesday
June 10
7pm
June 10
7pm
Viola Fest!
Fellow Travelers
at the Crossroads
Fellow Travelers
at the Crossroads
$25 per person
Experience the history of our immigrant neighborhood through its many musical traditions. Enjoy the viola music of Karen Waltuch (klezmer), Leanne Darling (left, middle-eastern), Ljova Zhurbin (Russian/Roma), and others. + RSVP
Sunday
June 21
11am
June 21
11am
The American Jewish
Immigrant Experience in Song
Immigrant Experience in Song
Free
Music Consultant Robert Cohen traces the social history of Jewish immigrant life through song: from patriotic anthems to songs of the sweatshops, lullabies and laments to rollicking songs of the Yiddish theater.Part of our Academic Angles lecture series
+ RSVP
General Cultural and Educational Programs
Joseph Alexander Foundation
American Express
David Berg Foundation
Lori and Allen J. Bernstein
The Brenner Family Foundation
Lori Buchbinder
Mildred Caplow
Simona and Jerome Chazen
The Charles Cohn Foundation, Inc.
Durst Organization
Peter and Lorinda Ash Ezersky
Ester Fuchs and Daniel J. Victor
Morris and Arlene Goldfarb Family Foundation, Inc.
Goldie Anna Charitable Trust
Roberta Brandes Gratz
The Jeffrey R. Gural Family
A.S. Guterman Foundation
Institute for Museum and Library Services
Kirschner Trusts
Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Inc.
Leir Foundation
The Mortimer Levitt Foundation, Inc.
Martin R. Lewis Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Liz Claiborne Foundation
Mark Mirsky
Jonathan L. Mechanic
Lori and David Moore
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Joseph Alexander Foundation
American Express
David Berg Foundation
Lori and Allen J. Bernstein
The Brenner Family Foundation
Lori Buchbinder
Mildred Caplow
Simona and Jerome Chazen
The Charles Cohn Foundation, Inc.
Durst Organization
Peter and Lorinda Ash Ezersky
Ester Fuchs and Daniel J. Victor
Morris and Arlene Goldfarb Family Foundation, Inc.
Goldie Anna Charitable Trust
Roberta Brandes Gratz
The Jeffrey R. Gural Family
A.S. Guterman Foundation
Institute for Museum and Library Services
Kirschner Trusts
Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Inc.
Leir Foundation
The Mortimer Levitt Foundation, Inc.
Martin R. Lewis Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Liz Claiborne Foundation
Mark Mirsky
Jonathan L. Mechanic
Lori and David Moore
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York Council for the Humanities
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Richard Rabinowitz
Sheila and Joseph B. Rosenblatt
Leo Rosner Foundation
Arthur Ross Foundation
Amy and P. Sheridan Schechter Family Foundation
Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.
The Sewell Foundation
Howard Shapiro
Orna Shulman
David Sitzer
Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation, Inc.
Morton Silver
Vance Wall Foundation
Steven and Helene Walsey
The Weinstein Foundation
Lise and Jeffrey Wilks
Howard Zar
The Museum at Eldridge Street’s Academic Angles educational series is supported by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Inc., National Endowment for the Humanities, New York Council for the Humanities, and the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York Council for the Humanities
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Richard Rabinowitz
Sheila and Joseph B. Rosenblatt
Leo Rosner Foundation
Arthur Ross Foundation
Amy and P. Sheridan Schechter Family Foundation
Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.
The Sewell Foundation
Howard Shapiro
Orna Shulman
David Sitzer
Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation, Inc.
Morton Silver
Vance Wall Foundation
Steven and Helene Walsey
The Weinstein Foundation
Lise and Jeffrey Wilks
Howard Zar
The Museum at Eldridge Street’s Academic Angles educational series is supported by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Inc., National Endowment for the Humanities, New York Council for the Humanities, and the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.
