Museum at Eldridge Street

The Museum at Eldridge Street is housed in the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. The synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. The Museum’s landmark site is the only remaining marker of the great wave of Jewish migration and settlement on the Lower East Side that is open to a broad public. 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 collaboration and exchange between people of all faiths, heritages and interests.