MJHI

Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative
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Leadership and Mission of the Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative.
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The Manhattan Jewish community is one of the best Jewish  cultural centers in the world. Come see why.
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Given the extensive intellectual and charitable depth of the Jewish community in Manhattan it is only for us to have built world class resources that every one can draw on.

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Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative
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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.

MJHI Hall of Fame

Every year we induct noteworthy people into the MJHI Hall of Fame. People who have made an impact in making Manhattan one of the best Jewish cultural centers in the world.

Happenings

Flyer for the Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative event,

Public Tours

  • Bialystoker the Beautiful

    A black and white photo of four boys holding a hymnal in Jewish Harlem one of the many Jewish Neighborhoods in Manhattan.

    Jewish Harlem

    Photo of a stained glass windown in Bialystoker, one of the 42 synagogues in Manhattan.

    Bialystoker the Beautiful

  • Synagogues Lost to Time 
    on the Lower East Side

    Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower East Side

    Testament to Time: Great Buildings on the LES the second time around

  • Front of a synagogue on the Jewish Upper West Side, one of the many Jewish Neighborhoods in Manhattan.

    Jewish Upper West Side

    Henry Street Settlement House and the Abrons Art Center

    A photo from inside Bialystoker.

    Bialystoker the Beautiful

History of Jews in New York

Learn more about the history of Jews in New York and the role we have played in history.
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