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You are bidding on a one of the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy's regularly scheduled public walking tours. Visit nycjewishtours.org for our schedule.

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy is the only non-profit organization dedicated solely to the historic preservation of the Lower East Side's sacred sites. The Conservancy has formed relationships with the leaders of all of these sacred sites. It is these professional relationships that open doors for our visitors. You can experience the spectacular sacred sites of the Lower East Side from the inside out! A portion of the proceeds of each tour is returned to the sacred sites visited on that tour, contributing to their restoration and conservation.

Some of our tours are the only way you can tour the insides of these fantastic sites. For a full list of upcoming tours please visit our site at www.nycjewishtours.org.

Here are just some of the more popular tour topics and sacred sites:

Bialystoker Synagogue (1826): With its hand-painted ceiling, the Bialystoker Synagogue has been beautifully restored. This magnificent sacred site was once a stop along the Underground Railroad.

Angel Orensanz Cultural Foundation (1850): Formerly Anshe Chesed Synagogue, the Angel Orensanz Cultural Center is the oldest building built as a synagogue in New York City. It is now one of the city's liveliest performance spaces.

Sixth Street Community Synagogue: The Sixth Street Community Synagogue is an important sacred site in the East Village today, with a history that has changed and shaped the community around it forever.

Congregation Bnai Jacob Anshe Brzezan (Stanton Street Shul) (1913): One of the last remaining "tenement" shuls left in New York.

Architecture in the Lower East Side: Our comprehensive architectural tours explore the Lower East Side from the federal, pre-Civil War era to the mid-nineteenth century. See examples of late 18th and early 19th century housing. Explore social, cultural and religious institutions that have served the community for almost two centuries.

Yiddish Rialto tours: Tour Second Avenue and stroll down the historic street of the famed "Yiddish Rialto," and explore the connections between what is now the East Village and the Lower East Side. Hear about citizen activism and discover charming "hidden" gardens.

Jewish Harlem Tours: We'll lead you through the sites of Jewish religious life in the remarkable urban settlement of Harlem, once the second largest Jewish community in the United States. In 1917, it was home to more than 175,000 Jews. Delight in the exteriors of grand synagogues that remind us of Harlem's Jewish past. Including the Ethiopian Hebrew Synagogue called "The Commandment Keepers."

Jewish Colonial New Amsterdam Tours: Join us as we trace the origins of Jewish settlement in New Amsterdam. We will visit the former locations of Jewish sites in Lower Manhattan and discuss their historical significance. Sites include early Spanish and Portuguese rented synagogues and Mill Street Synagogue, the first synagogue built in North America.

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• Check our web site for upcoming tour schedules
• Each certificate is valid for one tour
• Certificate is not valid for our bus tours
• Certificate has no cash value