STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

New York City Jewish Historical Initiative (NYCJHI) is a community-based project, interactive in scope, to explore and celebrate New York Citys Jewish history and heritage, to support and enhance the NYC Borough Jewish Historical Initiatives, and to portray and develop NYC as a center of Jewish tourism in Diaspora.
-Howard Teich, Founder

 

BRONX
JEWISH HISTORICAL
INITIATIVE

This initiative is to be an interactive
community based project which will explore, compile, record, and share the extraordinary history of the Jewish community of the Bronx, and disseminate it for posterity through the web, social media, forums, exhibits and special events. It will also look forward, enhancing the Jewish spirit that contributes to the borough’s identity.

Explore the BxJHI Website

 

BROOKLYN
JEWISH HISTORICAL
INITIATIVE

The Brooklyn Jewish Historical
Initiative serves to promote access to information, documentation, and understanding related to the diversity of the Brooklyn Jewish community currently and in the past, and to provide opportunities for communicating, disseminating, preserving, and celebrating Brooklyn Jewish life and culture.

Explore the BJHI Website

 

MANHATTAN
JEWISH HISTORICAL
INITIATIVE

The Manhattan Jewish Historical
Initiative is a community-based project,
interactive in scope, to explore, compile and record the extraordinary history of the Jewish community of Manhattan, and disseminate it for posterity through web, social media, and standard historical protocols such as forums and exhibits.

Explore the MJHI Website

 

SIGHTS & SOUNDS TO EXPLORE

 

NYC offers the most Jewish Museums and Cultural Centers in Diaspora. From early morning until late at night, you will be exploring your Jewish History and Heritage at the most extraordinary Museums, and other centers of the Jewish experience. Whether it be exhibits, concerts, lectures, or beyond, NYC has it for you.

See the Jewish NY History & Heritage Map below. Go to the MJHI, BJHI and BxJHI websites to explore, and also learn of scheduled tours.

Center for Jewish History

Museum at Eldridge Street, Location: New York NY, Architect: Peter and Francis Herter

Museum at Eldridge Street

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Jewish Children's Museum

Plan to Attend a 2019
Jewish Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ​

A special evening awaits you in NYC if you plan to schedule your stay when the Brooklyn, Manhattan or The Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame Classes of 2019 are inducted in three separate ceremonies in three boroughs. Visit the Individual websites to see the dates and locations, and past recipients.

Jewish New York, a History and Heritage Map, created by prominent historians and leaders of New York’s Jewish community
was designed to give you a view of the excitement and breadth of your Jewish New York experience, so click below.