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11th Arrondissement – Place de BastilleMetro: Bastille The scene of the opening acts of the French Revolution, the Bastille prison that was stormed by the masses in 1794 was completely demolished. The area where the imposing prison once st ... | ||
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14th Arrondissement – MontparnasseMetro: Edgar-Quinet A mostly residential neighborhood, it is the Montparnasse cemetery that attracts the large majority of tourists to this neighborhood. One of the largest cemeteries in Paris, the Mo ... | ||
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15th Arrondissement – Parc des Expositions Metro: Bir-H...Metro: Bir-Hakeim This upper-class neighborhood contains the largest exhibition center in Paris as well as the largest number of high-rise buildings and corporate headquarters. Aside from ... | ||
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16th century Jewish housesThese well-preserved Renaissance houses were originally owned by the Jewish residents of Colmar. They are now private homes. | ||
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20th Arrondissement – Belleville and MenilmontantMetro: Pere-Lachaise A working class neighbourhood east of the city, the area is becoming slowly gentrified and offers visitors a mix of cultures. Belleville has the largest Chinatown in Paris while M ... | ||
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4th Arrondissement – Ile de la Cite and the PletzlThis is the center of France, figuratively and literally. The site of the ancient synagogue in Isle de la cite is now a flower market, Marche aux Fleurs in Place Luis Lepine. The expulsion of Jews fro ... | ||
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5th and 6th Arrondissements – The Latin QuarterMetro: St. Michel The winding streets of the Latin Quarter are some of the oldest and most famous in all of Paris. Ambling down the left bank of the Seine, visitors are retracing the steps of some of ... | ||
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7th Arrondissement – L’Ecole Militaire and the Eiffel T...Metro: Ecole Militaire Swarming crowds of tourists from around the world flock each year to the 7th arrondisment, many of them converging in one place- that of the omnipresent “Iron Lady.” The mos ... | ||
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92nd Street YMHA Performing Arts CenterThe oldest Jewish Community Center in America, the 92nd Street Y first began serving the community with Adult Education classes in 1874. A non-profit with a full range of services, the Y has been a le ... Website: www.92y.org Telephone212-415-5500 | ||
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9th Arrondissement – Lower MontmartreMetro: Cadet Near what was once a rural village, the neighborhood of Montmarte had today grown into one of the largest Jewish communities in Paris. Settled by Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe in th ... | ||
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Abe Stark Skating ArenaA Jewish tailor and clothier, Abe Stark became a Brooklyn icon for his famous sign on the outfield wall of Ebbetts Field that promised a free suit to any player who could hit the sign. Although he gav ... | ||
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Abraham Lincoln High SchoolIn the days when Coney Island had a sizable Jewish population, Lincoln High School was attended by a small, sickly boy named Melvin Kaminsky who learned to make people laugh in self defense. A tummler ... | ||
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Abraham's Well MuseumTelephone972-8-6234613 | ||
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Albadia - the Arab Bedouin Heritage CenterTelephone972-4-8391872 | ||
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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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Alfred Dreyfus Statue“If you want me to live, give me back my honor” says the plaque on the Dreyfus statue, which depicts Alfred Dreyfus standing with his sword broken- a metaphor for the rank that was denied to him a ... | ||
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Amalgamated DwellingsAn early experiment in co-op housing, this elegant alternative to the crowded tenements was built in 1930 under the auspices of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Housing those Jewish worker ... | ||
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American Military CemeteryThe American military cemetery in nearby Coleville-sur-Mer is a staggering array of simple white crosses, punctuated by numerous Star of David memorials commemorating the many Jewish soldiers that gav ... | ||
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American Museum of Natural HistoryOne of the great family museums in New York, AMNH displays a vast collection of fossils, samples, minerals and specimens in a fun and engaging manner. The famous Blue Whale replica, a 90 foot fibergla ... Website: www.amnh.org Telephone212-769-5100 | ||
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