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Loew’s Paradise TheatreA registered New York City landmark, the Paradise Theater is one of the last surviving examples of the “Atmospheric” style made famous by architect John Eberson in the 1920s. Decorated to resemble ... | ||
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Albert Einstein College of MedicineNamed for world-renowned Jewish physicist and humanitarian Albert Einstein, the College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. Founded partially at the urging of Einstein, who wrote a ... | ||
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Former home of Stanley KubrickThese modest brick apartments were the childhood home of Stanley Kubrick, one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. Born to Jewish parents who traced their ancestry back to Romania and Polan ... | ||
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Emery Roth Designed BuildingOne of the great architects of the 20th century, Emery Roth designed some of the most recognizable landmarks in New York such as the Eldorado and the Beresford that overlook Central Park and the Ritz, ... | ||
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Former Home of Red ButtonsBorn Aaron Chwatt and raised on the first floor of this apartment building, this Broadway star and entertainment personality of the war years got his name for his first job as a singing bellhop. His r ... | ||
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Woodlawn CemeteryDating back to 1863, the Woodlawn Cemetery is visited as much for its natural beauty as for its array of famous names interred here. The rolling hills and stately trees offer a serene vista for a stro ... Website: www.thewoodlawncemetery.org Telephone718-920-0500 | ||
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Telshe Yeshiva AlumniOccupying the Anthony Campagna Estate, awarded the gold medal by the Architectural League of New York in 1934, the Telshe Yeshiva continues the work begun in Lithuania in 1875. Now housed in much more ... | ||
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Ben Shahn MuralIn the lobby of the US Post Office on the Grand Concourse is a mural by Jewish artists Ben Shahn and Brenda Brysen, a husband and wife team. Entitled New York City, the composition is a geographic pan ... | ||
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Yankee StadiumOn opposite sides of East 161st Street are the two Yankee Stadiums, one a gleaming new ballpark that incorporates elements of its historic predecessor and the other now parkland. Built in 2009, the ne ... | ||
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Derfner Judaica MuseumOn the campus of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, the Derfner Museum began as a repository of items collected by residents of the geriatric center. Exhibits of the ceremonial art and objects are rotated ... | ||
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Co-Op CityFacing the Hutchison River on the East Side of the Bronx, Co-op City houses over 50,000 residents and is the largest co-operative housing development in the world. The 35 high-rises and 7 clusters of ... | ||
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Montefiore Medical CenterThe Montefiore Medical Center was founded in 1884 on the centennial of the great man’s birth amd has become the nation’s largest privately-supported general hospital. The vast medical center inclu ... Website: www.montefiore.org | ||
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SAR AcademyOn the west side of the Bronx is Riverdale, another enclave where Jews from the South Bronx emigrated to in the 1950s. The SAR Academy, which formed from the merger of the Salanter, Akiba and Riverdal ... Website: www.saracademy.org Telephone718-548-1717 | ||
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Hebrew Institute at RiverdaleOne of the more outgoing congregations, the Hebrew Institute at Riverdale is famous in the area for its proactive programs within the community. Rabbi Avi Weiss maintains an active hand in the communi ... Telephone718-796-4730 | ||
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Former Thomas A Edison Movie StudiosNow a facility of the New York Sanitation Department, this was a major studio for the production of silent movies. Established in 1905, Biograph Studios moved to the Bronx in 1913. Among its productio ... | ||
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Former Concourse Plaza HotelThis was once the grandest hotel in the Bronx, the place to be seen and the most desired location for a wedding or a bar mitzvah. Once graced by presidents from Truman to Kennedy, and the hotel where ... | ||
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Gould Memorial LibraryHelen Miller Gould was the daughter of Jay Gould, a notoriously ruthless “robber-baron” of the railway industry, and was the great benefactor of the Bronx Community College. Her funds were spent f ... Bronx Community College Campus-University Heights, Bronx, NY, United States of America, 10453 -  Map - StreetView | ||
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Bronx Museum of the ArtsOccupying the site of the former Young Israel of the Concourse Synagogue, the Bronx Museum of the Arts is a vital part of the renewal project ongoing in the south Bronx. Featuring temporary exhibits b ... Website: www.bronxmuseum.org Telephone718-681-6000 | ||
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The Parkchester DevelopmentDeveloped and owned by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the 1930s, the Parkchester apartment towers were primarily tenanted by Jews until the 1960s. Arranged in a fan shape in south central ... | ||
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