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Programs
The
following describes the program genres we offer. Please see our Calendar
for a schedule of upcoming events.
Art
Sanctuary
Our art and exhibition program showcases
visual, audio and mixed-media artists whose works enhance the emotional impact
and help communicate the story of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. Building
& Rebuilding Architecture Series
This program offers perspectives
on architecture and historic preservation that are of interest to both specialists
and the general public. Lectures and workshops explore the visual, social, and
cultural meanings of architectural and decorative styles; the properties of traditional
building materials; the deteriorative processes they undergo; and the processes
by which they are best conserved. Sessions are led by distinguished guest speakers,
including members of the Eldridge Street Project's own restoration team. They
include slide-illustrated discussions, demonstrations and case studies - both
from Eldridge Street and from other great buildings around the world. Programs
in this series are free to Eldridge Street Project and other museum docents. Egg
Rolls & Egg Creams Festival
The Eldridge Street Project's annual
spring block party celebrates the two cultures - Chinese and Eastern European
Jewish - that make our Lower East Side block so unique. This all-day festival
features storytelling, music, hands-on crafts and activities inside, outside and
all around the Synagogue. 
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Garden
Cafeteria Literary Series
Our literary series is named for the famed
Lower East Side eatery that was a hotbed of literary and political discourse,
attracting such patrons as Isaac Bashevis Singer and Abraham Cahan. Garden Cafeteria
readings, lectures and discussion feature writers whose work touches on themes
which are particularly relevant at Eldridge Street: stories of immigration, spiritual
journeys, the tension between cultural legacies and modern life, the continuity
of family and of faith. Great
Yiddish Writers Tribute
Our annual tribute, co-sponsored by the National
Yiddish Book Center, celebrates the life and work of a major Yiddish writer through
readings, talks and reminiscences. Tributes have focused on Sholom Aleichem, Sholom
Ash and Itzik Manger, and have featured a veritable who's who of the Yiddish-language
world, including Jeremy Dauber, Bel Kaufman, Aaron Lansky and Leonard Wolf.
Lost & Found Music Program
Through
unique concerts and lectures, the Project extends its preservation mission, reclaiming
musical works that are at risk of disappearing by presenting and interpreting
them for a general audience. When built in the late nineteenth century, the Eldridge
Street Synagogue was designed to highlight the voices of preeminent religious
singers, or cantors. Lost and Found Music honors that legacy with concerts of
Jewish music beloved by the Synagogue's turn-of-the-century parishioners, as well
as other important musical forms that are less well known or understood. Sessions
at the Shul
Sessions at the Shul highlights one
musical instrument common to many, such as the accordion, fiddle and dulcimer,
to build bridges of talent and friendship across cultures.
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