Explore Historic Eldridge Street on the "All-of-a-Kind Family" Walking Tour

Take the kids on a trip to the literary Lower East Side!

Join us on Wednesday, October 29th at 10:30am ET and follow in the footsteps of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, the beloved sisters depicted in Sydney Taylor’s children’s classic All-of-a-Kind Family. Stroll through the story and into the streets to learn about the real-life people and Lower East Side places that inspired Taylor to write All-of-a-Kind Family. These behind-the-scenes details are guaranteed to make you love the book even more! Recommended for children five and up and their adult companions.

Highlights:

• Visit the Main Sanctuary of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a house of worship where the All-of-a-Kind characters may have attended
• See the Allen Street tenements and discuss how the sisters lived
• Visit Hester and Orchard Streets where the characters shopped from pushcarts and peddlers
• Walk through Seward Park and see where the girls used to play
• Pass by Seward Park Library where the sisters borrowed their books
• Stop by The Pickle Guys and sample one of the sisters’ favorite foods

Ticket Price (Includes Museum Admission): Adults $15 Seniors / Students $12 Children 5-17 $10 Children Under 5 FREE Cool Culture Pass / SNAP Benefits $5

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This Museum at Eldridge Street Walking Tour is only available to small groups (25 people max). This tour is available to both individual ticket holders and families.

About the Museum at Eldridge Street: The Museum at Eldridge Street is housed in the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. Opened in 1887, the synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Today, it is the only remaining marker of the great wave of Jewish migration to the Lower East Side that is open to a broad public who wishes to visit Jewish New York. Exhibits, tours, public programs, and education initiatives tell the story of Jewish immigrant life, explore architecture and historic preservation, inspire reflection on cultural continuity, and foster collaboration and exchange between people of all faiths, heritages, and interests.

Image Credit: "All-of-a-Kind Family," Sydney Taylor, 1984 book cover.