The synagogue was built during a period of mass immigration (1880-1924). More than 25 million immigrants, including more than 2.5 million Jews, came to the United States at that time. Close to 85 percent of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe came to New York City; and approximately 75 percent of those settled initially on the Lower East Side.
— https://www.eldridgestreet.org/history/

Credits

Photos by Luke Cabading.

Sources

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldridge_Street_Synagogue

  • https://www.eldridgestreet.org/history/

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