Recorded: Sunday, June 23, 2024
www.eldridgestreet.org/events
On Sunday, June 23rd, we gathered in the Museum at Eldridge Street’s historic Main Sanctuary for a symposium in partnership with CultureNOW and the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, highlighting the cultural richness of the restored Eldridge Street Synagogue and its Lower East Side home.
0:00-3:33 Intro
3:34-11:27 Rob Snyder
11:28-24:49 Seth Kaller
24:50-50:14 Zachary Edinger
50:15-1:03:15 Scott Brevda
1:03:16-1:18:22 Dawn Ladd
1:18:23-1:33:48 David Mazower
SPEAKERS:
Rob Snyder: Manhattan Borough Historian; Professor Emeritus of Journalism and American Studies, Rutgers University-Newark
Seth Kaller: Seth Kaller, Inc, Historical Documents & Legacy Collections
Zachary Edinger: Sexton, Shearith Israel
Scott Brevda: Senior Manager, Education and Accessibility, Museum at Eldridge Street
Dawn Ladd: Founder & Principal, Aurora Lampworks
David Mazower: Research Bibliographer and Chief Curator, Yiddish Book Center
Through the lens of our historic synagogue and neighborhood, these speakers explore themes of sacred versus secular, continuity versus change, and of course, how Lower Manhattan was the heart of it all.
Museum at Eldridge Street is housed in the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. Opened in 1887, the synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Today, it is the only remaining marker of the great wave of Jewish migration to the Lower East Side that is open to a broad public who wish to visit Jewish New York.
Exhibits, tours, public programs, and education tell the story of Jewish immigrant life, explore architecture and historic preservation, inspire reflection on cultural continuity, and foster collaboration and exchange between people of all faiths, heritages, and interests.
8 июл 2024
