Past Events

Cocktail Concert with Frank London On Mondays we listen to live music! Join acclaimed trumpeter and composer, Frank London, for the fourth installment of our Cocktail Concert series. Frank is a bandleader and all around Klezmer icon who will be joining us directly from his apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The concert will be hosted live on Zoom and them streamed to our Facebook page.

Cocktail Concert with Eyal Vilner On Mondays we listen to live music! Join saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, Eyal Vilner, for the fifth installment of our Cocktail Concert series. Eyal is a bandleader who, although usually surrounded by his big band, will be joining us on his own from his apartment in Paris. The concert will be hosted live on Zoom and them streamed to our Facebook page.

Synagogues of the Lower East Side One hundred years ago, there were as many as 500 synagogues dotting the streets of the Lower East Side. Only a few, like the Museum’s landmark building and the Bialystocker Synagogue, still exist in their original form; most are distant memories or have been altered beyond recognition. Some even serve completely different functions – as Buddhist temples or private homes! Join us virtually as we explore the evolution of the Lower East Side through…

This program is sold out! But a recording will be posted on the Museum’s Youtube channel shortly after the live event. Check back on that channel, or follow our Facebook page to be notified when the recording is available to view. Travel back in time to the year 1909 to discover what it was like to be a young garment worker on the Lower East Side. Historian and actress Alex Delare will lead this interactive storytime featuring the picture book…

Cocktail Concert with Greg Wall On Mondays we listen to live music! Join saxophonist and Jazz Rabbi, Greg Wall, for the sixth installment of our Cocktail Concert series. Greg is an extraordinary musician who can often be found among his bandmates in Klezmerfest, Later Prophets, or Hasidic New Wave, but tonight he joins us from his home for this intimate concert and talk. The concert will be hosted live on Zoom and them streamed to our Facebook page. The Zoom…

Children’s Art Activity When the Eldridge Street Synagogue opened its doors in 1887 its vibrant stained glass brought light into a dark world (literally!). But stained glass does so much more than light up a room. Learn about the fun history of stained glass with museum educator Scott Brevda as he shares highlights from our sanctuary’s 67 stained glass windows and gets you inspired to do some stained glass art projects at home. Recommended for children ages 5 and up…