Jewish Culture in New York City is one of the cultures that defines New York. Our Jewish community made New York an open city in 1654. There are vibrant Jewish communities across Latin America and Europe, and a lot of New York Jewish culture has become American culture.
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Play Carnegie Hall’s “Nuestros Sonidos”
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92nd Street Y, New York is a World-Class Cultural and Community Center That Serves All Communities
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DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival Screens Films That Make You Think About What’s Going On All Around Us Right Now
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New York City Wine and Food Festival (NYCWFF) Fundraises for God’s Love We Deliver Out of Brooklyn This Year, Oy Vey
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Sponsors
Thank you for sponsoring Jewish Culture in New York City:
- 92nd Street Y, New York
- Center for Jewish History
- Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Jewish New York City
New York City is the world’s largest Jewish city, and our Jewish community is one that defines New York City.
It’s changing now, but Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Lower East Side; plus Brooklyn’s South Williamsburg, Crown Heights, and Borough Park have large Jewish communities.
There are vibrant Jewish communities across Latin America and Europe.
- 92nd Street Y, New York
- Center for Jewish History
- Jewish Museum
- Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
- Museum of Jewish Heritage
Jewish Art in NYC
New York’s Jewish community is deeply involved in New York’s art scene.
The Center for Jewish History collection
Jewish Museum shows Jewish art and culture from around the world.
Jewish Cultural Centers in NYC
92nd Street Y, New York, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is a Jewish cultural center that serves all peoples.
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is a Jewish community center in Manhattan’s Upper West Side that produces the Reelabilities Film Festival. mmjccm.org
Jewish Film in NYC
The New York Jewish Film Festival screens movies about the Jewish experience around the world.
The Reelabilities Film Festival, which screens movies about Disabled people around the world, was founded by the JCC.
The Sephardic Film Festival screens movies about the Sephardic experience around the world.
Jewish Theatre in NYC
Jewish theatre had a lot to do with the development of Broadway theatre.
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, the world’s oldest continually-operating Yiddish theatre produces Jewish theatre at New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City. nytf.org
Jewish Culture
The most interesting thing about Jewish culture is that it teaches you to think. Many religions teach you to follow religious leaders, or perhaps memorize holy books. But in Jewish culture, you have to read the Torah, the Jewish holy book (first five chapters of the Bible), and defend it. This teaches you to think and to speak.
Klezmer
Klezmer is Jewish folk music from Eastern Europe. It developed separately from jazz, but has the same vibe. Klezmer and jazz go together as if they were created by the same hand. It makes Jewish jazz spectacular.
Jewish Festivals
The High Holy Days have several parts:
- Rosh Hashanah is Jewish New Year.
- Ten Days of Repentance
- Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement.
- Sukkot is the Jewish fruit harvest festival.