New York City Jewish Historical Initiative
New York City Jewish Historical Initiative (NYCJHI) is a community-based project, interactive in scope, to explore and celebrate New York City’s 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. Enhancing the Jewish spirit that contributes to the borough’s identity.
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.
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. Everything about Jewish Life in Manhattan.
New York City Jewish Sights and Sounds
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.
Attend a NYC Jewish Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
A special evening awaits you when the Brooklyn, Manhattan or The Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame Classes are inducted in three separate ceremonies in three boroughs. Visit the Individual websites to see the dates and locations, and past recipients.
100 Years of Yiddish Theatre
A most special JewishHeritageNY2002 celebration of NYS Governor George Pataki honoring the National Folksbienne Yiddish Theater and New York’s legendary Yiddish stars. Watch the video, and gain the excitement of yesteryear and New York’s Yiddish presence today.
