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Tenement Museum in NYC, Virtual Tour
Hosted by New Providence Library, Between Two Worlds Program
Thursday, November 19
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meet the tenement of the Rogarshevskys, a Jewish family who immigrated from Lithuania, and earned a living in the garment industry in the 1910s.
The Tenement Museum's virtual tours offer a chance to 'visit' its recreated apartments from anywhere in the world. During this live, online interactive event, a Tenement Museum educator will share stories of the Rogarshevsky family who lived at 97 Orchard Street in New York City, using video, audio recordings, images, historical documents, and photographs. We'll learn how this Jewish family, who immigrated from Lithuania, earned a living in the garment industry in the 1910s, and how that work impacted their experiences at home.
The Tenement Museum is a nonprofit cultural institution that welcomes you into the historically recreated homes of immigrants, migrants and refugees. When the Tenement Museum opened in 1988, it radically challenged the methods, subjects, and approaches of museums and historic houses. It elevated everyday real-life people who never dreamed their stories would become the subject matter of museums and crafted those humble stories into dynamic and engaging lenses onto history.
This event is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Public Libraries Program with New Providence Library, a partnership with the American Library Association.
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The Roxbury Township Public Library is a municipal library serving the communities of Succasunna, Ledgewood, Landing, Berkshire Valley, Port Morris, and Kenvil. Residents of the township are eligible to a free library card which enables access to 2.8 million items across the Morris Library Alliance including digital books, museum passes and more.