Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy to Host 'DELANCEY TO DOUGHNUTS' Chanukah Tour, 12/21

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy will celebrate the holiday season with Delancey to Doughnuts: A Lower East Side Chanukah Tour on Sunday, December 21 at 10:45 AM.

The tour starts at Congregation Bnai Jacob Anshe Brzezan (Stanton Street Shul), an over- 80 year old tenement style building and site of old world warmth and tradition. Shul 'elder' and board member Elyssa Sampson will be on hand to share the dramatic history of this charming site. Next, the group will visit The Essex Street Market, built in 1938 by Fiorello LaGuardia in an effort to remove pushcarts from city streets. His administration wanted to de-emphasize the ethnic character of poor neighborhoods.

The last stop on the tour is Kehila Kedosha Janina, a synagogue which dates back to 1906. It is now the world's only remaining active Romaniote tradition synagogue, and a museum dedicated to Greek-Jewish history. Delancey to Doughnuts wraps up with a coffee and soufganiot (old world-style jelly doughnuts)

Admission to Delancey to Doughnuts: A Lower East Side Chanukah Tour is $23 for adults and $21 for seniors and students. Pre-registration is recommended at www.lesjc.org/calendar.htm#122114 or by calling 212 374 4100. An additional $2 will be charged for tickets purchased on the day of the tour. Tour meets at Congregation B'nai Anshe Brzezan, also known as The Stanton Street Shul located at 180 Stanton Street (between Clinton & Attorney Streets).

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving, sharing and celebrating the Jewish heritage of the Lower East Side. The Conservancy aims to raise public awareness of the Lower East Side's distinct cultural identity through innovative public walking tours and other programs, while supporting the neighborhood's community of living synagogues and other historic structures. Private customized tours are available by appointment. For more information about the LESJC, call 212-374-4100 or visit www.nycjewishtours.org or www.facebook.com/nycjewishtours.