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Walking Tour: Sites, Sounds, and Synagogues of Greenwich Village
- Starts
- Location
- Fourth Avenue and East 12th Street — outside Crunch Fitness
- Price
- Free / from $5
A former home of German-founded Temple Emanu-El features in this broader walk through Greenwich Village’s Jewish landmarks.
Plan your visit
- Ends
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Fourth Avenue and East 12th Street — outside Crunch Fitness, Fourth Avenue and East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003, Manhattan
- Organizer
- Museum at Eldridge Street
- Languages
- en
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About this event
A former home of German-founded Temple Emanu-El features in this broader walk through Greenwich Village’s Jewish landmarks.
Temple Emanu-El was established by German-speaking Jewish immigrants in 1845. Its East 12th Street home, used from 1854 to 1868, is one of the sites covered by the Museum at Eldridge Street’s guided walk. The wider route includes Congregation Darech Amuno, a historic Jewish cemetery on West 11th Street, and the neighborhood’s Jewish musicians, artists and activists.
Wednesday, October 28, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The tour is offered in English. Meet at Fourth Avenue and East 12th Street, in front of Crunch Fitness. Advance booking is required. Admission includes museum entry: $25 adults; $20 seniors 65+ and students with valid ID; $5 for Cool Culture Pass or SNAP benefit holders with proof; children under 5 free.
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- Time zone
- America/New_York
Why it belongs on GermanEvents
The explicitly listed tour stop at Temple Emanu-El’s East 12th Street home links to the congregation’s German-speaking Jewish founders and German-language sermons during the 1854–1868 period. The event remains a broader Jewish-history tour.