Synagogue Stories: Jewish History of New York

A Multi-Part Virtual Zoom Series | Beginning Wednesday, October 26 | 2:30 pm

Presented by DOROT and Shearith Israel

Discover 365-plus years of Jewish life in America and New York City through its storied synagogues. Where better to start than with the story of Shearith Israel? From there, the series will focus on the diversity of Jewish life and practice in America through virtual tours of various and varied Jewish institutions and communities in NYC.

Recorded Sessions

Session 1 | 10/26/22 | Jewish New York: American Jewish Origins 

with Reverend Zachary Edinger of Shearith Israel: click here >>

Session 2 | 11/2/22 | German Arrival and the Reform Movement

Central Synagogue: click here >>

Session 3 | 11/9/22 | The Great Wave of Eastern European Migration

with Scott Brevda of the Museum at Eldridge Street: click here >>

Session 4 | 11/16/22 | Reconstructionism and other Innovations

with Historian David Kaufman Presenting on SAJ/Mordecai Kaplan/Reconstructionism: click here >>

Session 5 | 11/30/22 | Post-Holocaust Hasidic Communities

with Frieda Vizel: click here >>

Session 8 | 12/21/22 | Summing it Up

with historian David Kaufman: click here >>
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