our Spring 2016 calendar of events

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SPRING 2016
CONCERTS | TOURS | TALKS | CLASSES
FAMILY & SCHOOL PROGRAMS
EGG ROLLS, EGG CREAMS & EMPANADAS FESTIVAL
4/13
3/13
Ben Lapidus
The beautiful cover drawing was created by illustrator Anna Nadler (www.AnnaNadler.com) at one of the Museum’s 2015 Open Houses for Artists and Photographers.
Eléonore Weill
Our concert series presents
Jewish musical traditions
at risk of disappearing
and looks at the way
Jewish music both influences
and draws inspiration from
other cultural traditions.
5/26
Hot Pstromi
4/17
Allison Charney
Lost & Found Music
The Jewish Music of Provence
with Eléonore Weill, Pete Rushefsky,
Jake Shulman-Ment and Jordon Morton
Sunday, March 13 at 3 pm
$25 adults; $15 students and seniors
This quartet of celebrated klezmer musicians delves into the
lost corners of the Yiddish-speaking communities of Europe
and discovers a treasure trove of Judéo-Provençal songs.
Enjoy beautiful melodies from France, Romania, Moldova
and Ukraine with Eléonore Weill (wooden flutes),
Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl), Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and
Jordon Morton (bass).
Jewish Folk and Café Music
Herencia Judia with Benjamin Lapidus
Wednesday, April 13 at 7 pm
Guitarist Ben Lapidus and Herencia Judía—featuring Jorge
Bringas, Manuel Alejandro Carro, Cantor Samuel Levine, Onel
Mulet, and Felix Sanabria—present an Afro-Latin take on Jewish
liturgy. Enjoy a joyous musical and spiritual journey as the group
explores the music of Jewish holidays and daily prayers as well
as a wide range of Afro-Latin genres like bomba, plena, son,
changüí, comparsa, danzón, and the Yoruba traditions of Cuba.
I Am for My Beloved:
A Concert of Jewish Classical Music
with Allison Charney and Arts Ahimsa
Sunday, April 17 at 3 pm
with Deborah Karpel and Ismail Butera
Wednesday, March 30 at 7 pm
This beautiful concert on the theme of love and peace features
acclaimed soprano Allison Charney, violinist Laura Goldberg,
the Arts Ahimsa chamber ensemble, and veteran actor Jordan
Charney. They will premiere gloriously uplifting music by
composers Kim D. Sherman and Moshe S. Knoll, including a
string quartet piece inspired by the hometown of the Eldridge
Street Synagogue’s founding Rabbi, Abraham Aaron Yudelovitch.
In this lively concert, musical duo Deborah Karpel (vocals) and
Ismail Butera (accordion) perform folk and café melodies that
emerged from diverse Jewish immigrant communities, including
Yiddish, Sephardic, Eastern European and American Jewish.
They will be accompanied by friends Rima Fand (violin) and
David Hofstra (bass).
Co-sponsored with Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum.
Yiddish and Chinese Folk Music
with Hot Pstromi and EastRiver Ensemble
Thursday, May 26 at 7 pm
Presenting a mash-up of Chinese and Yiddish folk music
traditions! In this joyous concert, violinist Yale Strom’s
Hot Pstromi and the EastRiver Ensemble explore the historical
and musical connections between the Russian Jews and
Chinese who lived together in Harbin, China from the turn
of the twentieth century through World War II.
Deborah Karpel | Ismail Butera
RSVP & information: eldridgestreet.org
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3/16
Debbie Wells
4/7
4/10
Stars in the Ring
Talks & Walks
Remembering the Women
of the Triangle Fire
Talk with Debbie Wells
Wednesday, March 16 at 7 pm
Pay What You Wish
Annie Nicholas, an eighteen-year-old Russian Jewish immigrant,
worked as a button-maker at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
Tragically on March 25, 1911, she and 145 other workers—
mainly young Italian and Jewish women—died as a fire broke
out on the factory floors. Debbie Wells, Co-Founder and
Partner of Artful Circle, relates the story of her husband’s family
who are descendants of Annie Nicholas, and traces how the
fire sparked the rise of the labor union movement and fire
safety regulations in America.
Don’t Let My Baby
Do Rodeo
Book Launch with Boris Fishman
Tuesday, March 29 from 6:30 to 8 pm
Pay What You Wish
Join us for a reading and wine reception
celebrating the publication of author
Boris Fishman’s moving and often hilarious
second novel Don’t Let My Baby Do
Rodeo (Harper Collins,
2016), about RussianJewish immigrants in New Jersey who adopt
a boy from Montana who turns out to be
wild. Looking for answers, the family goes
west for the first time in their American
lives, but it’s the parents who are forever
transformed when they finally meet their
adopted country.
Book Launch with Mike Silver
Tuesday, April 5
from 6:30 to 8 pm
Pay What You Wish
Relive an era when fabulous boxers
named “Slapsie Maxie” Rosenbloom, Ruby Goldstein
(“The Jewel of the Ghetto”), and Leach Cross (“The Fighting
Dentist”), literally fought their way out of poverty to become
instant heroes to a generation struggling to enter the social
and economic mainstream. At this reception, lecture, and book
signing we will celebrate the publication of historian Mike
Silver’s Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden
Age of Boxing (Lyons Press).
Yearning to Breathe Free: The American
Jewish Response to the Refugee Crisis
Thursday, April 7 at 7 pm
Ticket $12 adults, $10 for students and seniors
At this important round-table event, speakers from HIAS
(Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), the American Jewish Historical
Society, and newly settled refugees discuss the mounting crisis
and the American Jewish response.
Co-sponsored by the Anne Frank Center USA and the Multifaith Alliance
for Syrian Refugees: A project of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious
Understanding in Cooperation with JDC
Pre-Passover Nosh & Stroll
Sunday, April 10 from 10:45 am to 12:45
$28 per person; RSVP required at nycjewishtours.org
Includes a nosh and meets in front of Bialystoker Synagogue,
7-11 Bialystoker Place/Willett Street
This tasty tour starts at the Bialystoker Synagogue, where we’ll
ooh and aah over Tiffany-inspired stained glass and zodiac
murals. From there we’ll visit Beth Hamedrash Hagadol and
other sites of Jewish significance on the Lower East Side.
To get you ready for Passover, we’ll stop by The Pickle Guys
where they will be preparing horseradish for the holiday, and
end at our landmark site, the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue,
for a delicious nosh and talk from our friends at Streit’s Matzos.
Co-sponsored with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy.
Thanks to Streit’s Matzos for their kosher food donation.
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MORE TALKS & WALKS
Kate Milford
Balabustas! A Mother’s Day
Walking Tour
Sunday, May 8 from 11 am to 1 pm
$35 per person; RSVP required
at nycjewishtours.org
Includes a mimosa toast and light brunch
For Mother’s Day, explore Jewish women’s
history of the Lower East Side. We’ll begin
with a mimosa toast in the historic dining
room of the Henry Street Settlement
where we will hear about our first Lower
East Side heroine, Lillian Wald. Then
follow in the footsteps of generations
of neighborhood women, discovering
synagogues, shops, settlement houses,
a mikvah, and even a red light district. We’ll
end with a tour and a light brunch courtesy
of Kossar’s Bialys at the Museum at Eldridge Street.
After Hours
Explore our landmark in a relaxed and intimate setting.
Different than the daytime museum experience, After Hours
features hands-on tours, trivia nights, story slams and
other fun events, along with a wine reception.
Beyond the Façade: Art & Architecture Tour
Thursday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
$30 per person
Sunday, May 15 at 3 pm
Discover the synagogue’s most surprising features while
enjoying a glass of wine and good company. See if you can
detect what is original and what is restored. Learn about the
building’s newest element, a contemporary stained-glass
artwork by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans.
Co-sponsored with Brooklyn Brainery
Yiddish Culture in the Age of the Start-up
Yiddish is often seen as a dying language. But the last decade
has seen a younger, secular generation of Yiddish lovers launch
websites, start and reform organizations, and even found a
Yiddish-speaking farm. Who are these new Yiddishists? What,
if anything, defines Yiddish culture in the age of the start-up?
This panel brings together prominent scholars and activists of
New Yiddishism: Sarah Zarrow, managing editor of In geveb:
A Journal of Yiddish Studies; Sandy Fox, doctoral candidate
at NYU; Ross Perlin, of the Endangered Language Alliance;
Dmitri Zisl Slepovich, ethnomusicologist and leader of the band
Litvakus; and Eitan Kensky of the Yiddish Book Center who will
serve as moderator.
Treasures of the Archives
Thursday, June 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
$30 per person
See rarely displayed Judaica and artifacts from the Museum’s
collection and some surprise objects from the City Reliquary’s
Lower East Side collection on this behind-the-scenes tour of the
Eldridge Street Synagogue. After, enjoy a wine reception.
Co-sponsored with City Reliquary
Kate Milford
Co-presented with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy.
Thanks to Kossar’s Bialys for their kosher food donation.
Co-sponsored with the Yiddish Book Center
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COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE SERIES
Celebrating the Centennial of Jane Jacobs’ Birth
Presented with the
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was a writer whose work changed
the way the world views and understands cities. She was an
advocate of direct observation to understand how places
function, evolve and fail, emphasizing the importance of local
wisdom over distant expertise. She introduced ground-breaking
ideas in The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961)
contradicting traditional planning theories and urban renewal
policies. On the centennial year of her birth, the Museum at
Eldridge Street and the Center for the Living City present a
year-long series of lectures featuring important voices in
journalism, architecture, preservation and urban design.
All events are introduced by award-winning author and
preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz.
Michael Kimmelman,
Architecture Critic for
The New York Times
Wednesday, May 4 at 6:30 pm
Pay What You Wish
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers,
Landscape Designer and Preservationist
Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 pm
Pay What You Wish
Fall speakers will include Mindy Fullilove,
Paul Goldberger, Adam Gopnik, Sanford Ikeda,
Richard Rabinowitz, Janette Sadik-Khan,
Richard Sennett, Saskia Sessen, Richard Sennett,
Ronald Shiffman, Ray Suarez and Darren Walker.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Jane Jacobs
MARCH
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Jews and Christians Class (Morning)
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Not Just the Weekly Torah Portion
7, 14, 21, 28
Mapping and Making of Brooklyn
8, 15, 22, 29
Jews and Christians Class (Evening)
10 After Hours Art & Architecture Tour
13 Jewish Music of Provence
16Remembering the Women
of the Triangle Fire
29 Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo Book Launch
30 Jewish Folk and Cafe Music
APRIL
5
Stars in the Ring Book Launch
5, 12 Jews and Christians Classes (Morning & Evening)
7, 14 Not Just the Weekly Torah Portion
7The American Jewish Response
to the Refugee Crisis
10 Pre-Passover Nosh & Stroll
13 Herencia Judia Concert
17 Matzo Madness Family Program
17 Jewish Classical Music Concert
MAY
3
Jew and Christians Class (Morning)
3, 10 Jews and Christians Class (Evening)
4Jane Jacobs Lecture | Michael Kimmelman
5
8
Mother’s Day Walking Tour
15All of a Kind Family Walking Tour
15 Yiddish Culture in the Age of the Start-up
26 Yiddish and Chinese Folk Music
JUNE
1, 8, 15, 22
How to Advocate for Yourself in the World
15 Jane Jacobs Lecture | Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
19 Egg Rolls, Egg Creams & Empanadas Festival
23 After Hours Treasures of the Archive
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Anna Shneyderman
EGG ROLLS,
EGG CREAMS
& EMPANADAS
FESTIVAL
Celebrate the diverse ethnic communities
of the Museum’s Lower East Side/
Chinatown neighborhood. This block
party, which began as a celebration of
Jewish and Chinese art, culture and
community, has become our signature
event with thousands of people joining
us every year. By popular demand, we
have expanded the festival to also
showcase the contributions of the
neighborhood’s Puerto Rican community.
Sunday, June 19
12–4 pm | Free
Kate Milford
David Hogarty
What to expect? Lots of fun, including
klezmer, cantorial, Peking opera, bomba
and plena music; Yiddish, Mandarin and
Spanish lessons; Hebrew and Chinese
scribal art, yarmulke making, Chinese
and Puerto Rican mask making; games
of Mah Jongg; community arts and
crafts; and, of course, kosher egg rolls,
egg creams, empanadas and other tasty
traditional foods!
Funding for the festival is provided in part by
NYC & Co. Foundation/MBPO Cultural Tourism,
New York City Council/ The Honorable Margaret
Chin; New York City Department of Cultural
Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, New
York State Council on the Arts, and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
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Experience the richness
of Jewish history and
culture from biblical times
to the present in the
Museum’s open, pluralistic
and historic environment.
Lifelong Learning
with Dr. Regina Stein Morris Kaplan Scholar in Residence
The Mapping and
Making of Brooklyn
Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, May 5
from 11 am to 12:30 pm
with Barry Feldman,
Urban Historian
$120 for eight-session class; $20 per class; RSVP required
Monday Mornings,
March 7, 14, 21, 28
Bring your questions and opinions as we explore a variety
of issues raised by the Torah portion each week. Knowledge
of Hebrew and previous Torah study are not required.
Jews and Christians:
From Beginnings to Communities
Tuesday Evenings, March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12,
May 3, 10 | from 6:30 to 8 pm
$120 for eight-session class; RSVP required
Who was Jesus? How did his fellow Jews respond to his
teachings? Why was he crucified? Given that Rabbinic Judaism
developed at the same time, how did they impact each other?
Why and how did Jews and Christians become mutually
exclusive? These are some of the questions we will explore
as we analyze both Jewish and Christian sources that paint
very different portraits of these movements.
Jews and Christians:
Semester II, The Early Years
Tuesday Mornings, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,
April 5, 12, May 3 | from 11 am to 12:30 pm
$120 for eight-session class; RSVP required
The life and teachings of Jesus came to be interpreted and
revised by his disciples—most significantly by Paul. What were
the issues over which Paul and the other disciples disagreed?
How did these disagreements affect the development of
Christianity? What impact did these developments have on
the Rabbinic Judaism which was flowering at the same time?
When and why did Jews and Christians come to a parting of
the ways? These are some of the questions we will explore
as we analyze a variety of sources that paint very different
portraits of these movements from the late 1st through
the 6th centuries.
$75 for four-session class;
RSVP required
There has always been a mystique
about Brooklyn: its distinctive speech
patterns, ethnic neighborhoods, feisty
attitudes, cultural institutions and the
Dodgers. The borough’s recent renaissance suggests
Brooklyn’s popularity will extend well into the twenty-first
century. This four-session class will map Brooklyn’s history
from the colonial period to the present, and explore its diverse
neighborhoods and demographics, cultural institutions and
famous personalities. Vibrant class participation, nostalgia,
memories and items of material culture are encouraged.
How to Advocate for Yourself in the World
with Betsy Gotbaum
Wednesday Mornings, June 1, 8, 15 and 22
$75 for a four-session class; RSVP required
There are many definitions of the word advocate and hundreds
of advocacy groups. As former Public Advocate of the city of
New York, Betsy Gotbaum will describe how she interprets the
role of this position, what were the important issues she
confronted and where people can turn to within and without
city agencies when confronted with a myriad of problems She
will give examples of problems and issues, and ask the class
to share their own experiences with advocacy.
Lifelong learning classes are funded, in part, by the Alice Lawrence
Foundation with support provided by the Edouard Foundation, Marta Jo
Lawrence, Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, The Marc Haas Foundation, the
Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, the Leo Rosner Foundation, New York State
Council on the Arts, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in
partnership with the City Council.
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“The tour fit perfectly with our curriculum
and areas of interest by covering both details
about the Jewish immigrant experience as well as
ways of worship. The synagogue was beautiful
and exceeded expectations!”
—Grade 4 Teacher, British International School
“Rich with information and tons of fun. The students
enjoyed listening to the history and the change
of New York. They learned from the pre-visit, the
introduction, and the tour.”—Grade 2 Teacher, PS 2
Kate Milford
Preservation School
Detectives
Programs
Explore a world filled with
color, stories and secrets at our
family programs. Each month
features a different theme,
a colorful art project, and a
new discovery.
Learn about Immigrant History,
Architecture, Jewish Holidays and Culture
Sunday–Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm
$6 per K–12 student; $8 college student;
$10 per adult chaperone; subsidies available
Write, sketch, and hunt for clues! Students of all ages and
backgrounds explore the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue
as they enjoy interactive programs about immigration,
architecture, Jewish holidays and culture, and the ever-changing
neighborhood of the Lower East Side. All programs are aligned
with the Common Core Standards and are customized to
support the classroom curriculum and a variety of learning
styles. Please see our website at eldridgestreet.org/education for
information on access and homeschool programs.
Matzo Madness!
Sunday, April 17
from 11 am to 1 pm
$20 per family | For ages 4–11
All of a Kind Family Walking Tour
Sunday, May 15 from 11 am to 12:30 pm
$20 per family | For ages 4–11
Kate Milford
Prizes, surprises, and plagues so sweet, they won’t scare
anyone away! It’s Matzo Madness at Eldridge Street!
Preservation Detectives make edible plagues, holiday art, and
discover Eldridge’s own story of freedom on a special Passover
scavenger hunt.
Kate Milford
Enchanting young readers for generations, All of a Kind Family
tells the story of five sisters growing up on the Lower East Side
a century ago. Stroll through the story and onto the streets
as we bring Sydney Taylor’s beloved novel to life. Along the
way, taste pickles from a barrel and shop for treats in an old
fashioned candy store!
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Thank You
The Museum’s educational and cultural programs
are supported, in part, with institutional grants
provided by:
David Berg Foundation
Rene Bloch Foundation
Brenner Family Foundation
The Chazen Foundation
Elias A. Cohen Foundation
William and Dewey Edelman Charitable Trust
The Edouard Foundation, Inc.
Eisenberg Family Foundation
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies Foundation
Abraham and Mildred Goldstein Charitable Trust
The Marc Haas Foundation
J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Foundation
Jewish Community Youth Foundation
William H. Kearns Foundation
The Eugene Lang Foundation
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
The Alice Lawrence Foundation
Samuel Levy Foundation
The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
Manhattan Borough President’s Office/
The Honorable Gale Brewer
Y. H. Mirzoeff & Sons Foundation, Inc.
Museum Association of New York
National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Council/The Honorable Margaret Chin
NYC & Company Foundation
New York City Department for the Aging/
The Honorable Donna M. Corrado
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
in Partnership with the City Council
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
Leo Rosner Foundation
Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.
The Silver Family Foundation
Stainman Family Foundation Inc.
Judy and Warren Tenney Foundation
Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust
Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
The Zankel Foundation
Space Rental
Celebrate your life cycle or special occasion in one of New York
City’s most magnificent and historic spaces. The Eldridge Street
Synagogue is an 1887 National Historic Landmark located in
the heart of the Lower East Side. The building has been
meticulously restored and named “Architecture’s Ten Best” by
The New Yorker and New York Magazine.
photos: Craig Paulson
Our glorious main sanctuary is a unique and beautiful site for
a wedding ceremony, film shoot, birthday, memorial, reunion,
corporate event, board meeting and more. The Museum offers
you the opportunity to host an elegant affair or a casual
get-together. Our site can accommodate up to 350 people.
All events must use a certified kosher caterer.
Information: Call 212.219.0888 x204 or
email [email protected].
As of February 1, 2016
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About
Museum Hours and Admission
Sunday–Thursday from 10 am to 5 pm
Friday from 10 am to 3 pm
Synagogue tours are offered on the hour.
$14 adults; $10 students/seniors
$8 children 5-17; Children under 5 are free
Pay what you wish on Monday
12 Eldridge Street
Between Canal and Division Streets
B & D train to Grand Street; F train to East Broadway
Pay What You Wish Mondays are supported by the Manhattan Borough
President’s Office, New York City Council/The Honorable Margaret Chin,
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council
on the Arts, and the NYC Department for the Aging.
a non-sectarian cultural organization in Lower Manhattan,
preserves and interprets the historic 1887 Eldridge Street
Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has
been meticulously restored. Exhibits, tours, cultural events and
educational programs tell the story of Jewish immigrant life at
the turn of the last century, explore architecture and historic
preservation, inspire reflection on cultural continuity, and
foster inter-group collaboration and exchange.
Erika Parry
The Museum at Eldridge Street,
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our Spring 2016 calendar of events

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