Join the Museum on Thursday August 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM for a walking tour of Lower Manhattan, where you will learn how Jews of many backgrounds converged in New York and forged a uniquely American Judaism. The first Jewish immigrants who arrived in New Amsterdam in 1654 were part of a mercantile community that stretched across the Atlantic world. You will begin in Battery Park, where you will consider what these maritime links can tell us about freedom and slavery; religion and commerce; poetry and politics. As you make your way through Lower Manhattan, you’ll trace the Jewish experience in Colonial and post-Revolutionary New York, viewing familiar landmarks such as Castle Clinton, Bowling Green, Federal Hall, and the Stock Exchange through a Jewish lens. Along the way, your guide Lucie Levine will introduce you to a cast of characters that includes politicians, artisans, and female entrepreneurs. $10 suggested donation.
