Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy Offers Insider Tours, 8/26 & 29 and 9/2 & 5

Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy offers two Insider Tours: "Crossing Delancey" on Thursdays, August 26th and September 2nd at 1:45PM, and "Bialystoker the Beautiful" on Sundays, August 29th and September 5th at 11:45AM.

Tours will start at The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy Kling/Niman Family Visitor's Center,(under construction) 400 Grand Street (between Clinton and Suffolk Streets) across from Citibank. Each tour will be approximately 90 minutes. Fees for the Insider Tours $12 adults and $10 seniors/students. Children under six are free. Reservations are not required. Tours will take place rain or shine. Call (212) 374-4100 x 1 or 2 for further information.

The "Crossing Delancey" Tour Offers:

• Participants will see the stunning beauty of the Angel Orenanz Cultrual Foundation's interior (formerly Congregation Anshei Chesed); the oldest surviving structure built as a synagogue in New York City.
• Visit the magnificently restored Congregation Chasam Sopher, the oldest continually operating synagogue in New York City.
• Participants will have the opportunity to browse Streit's Maztoh Factory Outlet, the only family-owned and operated matzoh company in the U.S., and snack on irresistible confections at Economy Candy. (Food costs not included).

The "Bialystoker the Beautiful" Tour:

• Participants will view the exterior of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, former home of the largest Russian-Jewish congregation in the United States. The Bialystoker Synagogue, the largest active congregation on the Lower East Side today. The Bialystoker Synagogue features a richly painted ceiling with signs of the Zodiac, and hand-painted murals on the walls.
• Participants will also learn about Shteibl Row and visit Congregation Beth Hachasidim De Polen, an original 19th Century shteibl (a one room prayer or study hall).
• The Tour will include a discussion of the Henry Street Settlement and Lower East Side Mikvah.
  *Venues may change.

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. Private customized tours available by appointment.

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