Harbin Archives - Museum at Eldridge Street

An American Jew Reclaims Her Russian-Chinese Heritage

May 24, 2019May 23, 2019 by Chelsea

This piece was written by Irene Clurman. A version of it originally appeared on Jewish&. Read the original version at My Jewish Learning. Many American Jewish families treasure a pair of Shabbat candlesticks, a prayer shawl, or a dog-eared Hebrew prayer book from the old … Read more

Jewish Communities in China: Harbin and Shanghai

May 8, 2019 by Chelsea

This post was written by Dina Posner, an intern at the Museum at Eldridge Street. Dina is a candidate for a Masters degree in Historic Preservation at Pratt Institute. An exhibition detailing a little-known Jewish immigration story debuted at the Museum on the evening of April … Read more