PRIVATE JEWISH LOWER EAST SIDE

The dream of America, Di Goldeneh Medina (the golden land), attracted millions of Eastern European Jews fleeing oppression and pogroms from the early 1880’s. Close to 2 million Jews came here in the 4 decades following. The new immigrants mostly from Poland and Russia found the streets to be overcrowded with people and pushcarts. Then in 1924 strict quotas with restrictive immigration laws limited their entrance into the Promised Land (America). Come hear the stories of this great migration from Europe based on family and hard work that helped this community assimilate and grow. They built a unique community where they established synagogues, schools, banks and businesses. From their dreams and hopes they created a vibrant and complex culture that was known as the Jewish Lower East Side.