Monday, December 9, 2024 – 1975 LOWER EAST SIDE ON EXHIBIT
LOWER EAST SIDE
1975 EXHIBITION OPEN
December 9, 2024
ISSUE #1358
JUDITH BERDY
Lower East Side 1975 Exhibition Opening
As a young student in 1975, Richard Marc Sakols ventured to the Manhattan‘s Lower East Side to explore the neighborhood where his grandmother was born.
His photos of the Eldridge Street Synagogue showcase the precarious state of the building, then in disrepair after years of neglect, and provide a glimpse into the earliest efforts to preserve its legacy.
By the 1970s, much of the Lower East Side’s Jewish population had moved away and more recent arrivals, notably from Latin America and China, along with a bevy of young artists drawn by low rents, ushered in a new chapter of the neighborhood’s story.
The photographs of Lower East Side, 1975 shed light on this cultural moment.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, which is housed in the historic 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, is presenting “Lower East Side, 1975: Portrait of a Changing Jewish Neighborhood,” an exhibition featuring never-before-seen photographs of the Lower East Side by Richard Marc Sakols.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 6 until 8 pm, the Museum will host an exhibition opening featuring an informal talk by the photographer.
The ticket price which includes Museum admission, is “Pay-What-You-Wish.” You can get tickets here.
Learn more about the exhibition at eldridgestreet.org/les-1975.
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Our three bears are all snuggled up under a Roosevelt Island tapestry throw.
All our critters are gathering uder the dramatic forest
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Chanukah starts on the evening of Dec. 25th.
Our cuddle critters are swinging from the swag
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Our tree is ready for gifts beneath
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JUDITH BERDY
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