"Second Hand Rose:" A Journey down the Yiddish Rialto

Written By Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy

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    Second Avenue is rich in cultural history. You’ll 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.

    You’ll see names of many famous performers of the Yiddish theater on the Second Avenue “Starwalk.”

    Visit Community Synagogue, originally St. Marks Lutheran Church, spiritual home of the German congregation that lost 1,000 parishioners in the General Slocum disaster. Hear about citizen activism at a selection of charming “hidden” gardens.

 
 
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