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Bialystoker The Beautiful – 1 hour Small Group Evening Tour/ LIMITED REGISTRATION AVAILABLE

  • Bialystoker Synagogue 7-11 Bialystoker Place/Willett Street New York, NY 10002 (map)

Join us for a 1 hour tour of the magnificent Bialystoker Synagogue, which was built in 1826 as a Methodist Church, and believed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad.

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, resplendent in colorful murals showcasing Tiffany inspired stained glass windows. See its ceiling covered with rare, hand-painted and treasured mazales - representations of the signs of the zodiac. This is one of the few surviving examples left of what once were countless Eastern European synagogues boasting these depictions. Those synagogues (and their mazales) were destroyed by Nazi forces.

The Conservancy is the only touring organization with access to this synagogue and a portion of the proceeds are returned to this site.

Tickets are $15 when purchased in advance and $3 PP additional when purchased at the door, pending availability.

This sanctuary is large and holds 1,300. Registration for this tour will be limited to 20 to allow for social distancing.

Proper mask-wearing is mandatory, and there will be a strict policy - no mask, no entry!

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