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Descriptions

Trace the Heritage of the Jewish community from 1653 and the
2nd inquisition to the Immigrants migration to the Lower East Side
In the early 1900’s!

Itinerary

Meet on Houston Street

  • Hour: 10:00am

    Drive to Lower Manhattan where first Jewish service in New Amsterdam met in 1653 (Stone Street) ( OPTIONAL)

  • Hour: 11:00am

    Drive around and see sites of the Jewish Daily Forward and Straus Square; Educational Alliance, Garden Cafeteria where Leon Trotsky and Fidel Castro ate !

  • Hour: 11:15am Visit an 1851 Synagogue

    ”Angel Orensanz” where Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker were married; classic temple designed like the Cathedral of Cologne in Germany; Bill Clinton, Lady Gaga, P Diddy and John Edwards spoke & performed there !!

    See the RED SQUARE Clock and take home or sample Yonah Shimmel’s Knishes (Best in the world!) 12:00 Lunch (Many choices) KATZ’S Deli option

  • Hour: 1:15 Option: Lower East Side Tenement Museum tour

    GO BACK IN TIME TO 1916 and meet & visit a cold water tenement apartment. Experience what is was like!!

  • Hour: 3:30 Stop at “Economy Candy” OLD TIME CANDY STORE!

    Remember the wax bottles, candy cigarettes, wax lips, Dots on the paper, and all the candies that you ate as a child !!

    Well....they’re here !!

    Talk about the neighborhood and “Cantors Carnegie Hall”

    Learn Yiddish along the way even if you’re not Jewish!
    We’ll also give lessons in being a “YENTA”

  • Hour: 4:15 Visit the “The Pickle Guys” Best Sour pickles in the world ! Take home!

    While on the trip hear about:

    Seward Park HS Alumni, B’nai B’rith, Mikvah, Bath Houses, Tenement life, Bintel Briefs, “Murder Incorporated” (Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel), Push Carts and Essex Street (LaGuardia) Market, Learn about he Hassidic Culture & customs!

    Name Change contest
    “Who can recognize the most name change personalities”
    Example: Eugene Orowitz? = “Michael Landon” and more!!

    Foods: Sample foods ie: Pletzels & Bialys (Onion Board samples at Kossars) and we could do more along this line if you wish!

    Stop at one of the last appetizing stores in American, take home lox, white fish and dried fruit !!

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FULL DAY (8-9 Hours) $1,195.00

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  • Hotel Pick up and Return
  • Entrance fees additional
  • Airport P/U and return 12 passengers $ 195.00 each way plus tolls
  • Gratuities at the passenger discretion (not included in price)
  • Each tour contains licensed guide and driver
  • Price of food not included

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