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Alongside Katz's Pastrami, Luxury Condos

While other New York City institutions have succumbed to the insatiable appetite of a hungry real estate market, the 128-year-old Katz’s Delicatessen, with $19.95 pastrami sandwiches and a legion of fans, found a way to hang on.

Our own Laurie Tobias Cohen is quoted in this NY Times article.

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Help us preserve Jewish history on the Lower East Side! The pictorial display of Mazalot, Jewish East European folk art renderings of zodiac signs, were once prevalent in synagogues on the Lower East Side. The Stanton Street Shul has one of the last remaining Mazalot, but the paintings deteriorated over the years and are in need of urgent conservation! Donate on our website, Facebook and please share!! Contact us to get involved! Tour this shul with us on June 4th! . . . .. At the Stanton Street Shul, Bnai Jacob Anschei Brzezan, an active congregation with roots in Brzezan, Galicia, the Mazalot paintings have deteriorated over the years and are in need of urgent conservation. The Stanton Street Shul, established in 1913, contains one of the last mazalot in active congregations remaining in the neighborhood and has undergone a major renovation in the past two years. Several of the twelve Mazalot have been restored by our resident artists. These rare and precious zodiac paintings represent an almost two thousand year old synagogue tradition that has endured since the Roman era. The deterioration and possible disappearance of the Stanton Street Mazalot would be like having a page torn out of a history book of the immigrant story. It’s one thing to hear about our families who emigrated from Eastern Europe; it’s quite another to see how they surrounded their shul walls with religious art. The Shul is blessed with resident artists who will restore the remaining Mazalot this summer. Each original Mazal has been photographed and will be meticulously conserved. Evidence of their professional restorations is on view. . . . . . #jewishculture #lowereastsidehistorymonth #jewishhistory #synagogue #zodiacsigns #zodiac #jewishart #jewishartist #lowereastside #yiddish #houseofprayer #restoration #mazalot #jewishholidays #preservehistory #folkart #easterneurope #europeanfolkart #stantonstreet #galicia #tradition
Come join in the fun at the Greek Jewish Festival on the Lower East Side! . . . . . . .#baklava #jewishculture #greek #lowereastsidehistorymonth #lowereastside #nyctourist #jewishhistory
A few spots remain for our tour this Tuesday evening of the magnificent Bialystoker Synagogue on the LES-covered in murals and believed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad! To sign up go to link in bio! Join us for a 1 hour tour of the magnificent Bialystoker Synagogue, which was built in 1826 as a Methodist Church. Hear a presentation of Lower East Side history and learn about the largest active congregation on the Lower East Side today. Marvel at this synagogue which is covered in murals and showcases Tiffany inspired stained glass windows. . . . . . . . . . .#nyctourist #jewishevents #jews #jewishculture #jewishhistory #synagogue #lowereastsidehistorymonth #lowereastside #synagogues #muralart #undergroundrailroad #mural #bialystok #bialystoker #lesjc #jewishtours #jewishlife
Our Jewish Gangster tour this Sunday is SOLD OUT! Don't miss our next tour-link in Bio! Kosher’ Nostra: Arnold Rothstein, Meir Lansky and Bugsy Siegel -travel back in time with us to the Jewish underworld. The #LES is where their nefarious activities all began. Along the way we will analyze questions of morality, power and assimilation. Join Rabbi David Kalb, your guide, as he sheds light on the Jews of this dark aspect of New York’s ‘past. . . . . . . . . #lowereastside #jewishgangster #arnoldrothstein #bugsysiegel #lesjc #jewishevents #jewishculture #jewishhistory #1920s #prohibition #koshernostra #kosher #toughjews #nyctourist #jews #jewish
 

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