Great Day on Eldridge Street
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Scores of klezmer musicians descended on the Lower East Side last Friday to be photographed on the steps of the Eldridge Street Synagogue.
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Organized by musician Yale Strom, the “Great Day on Eldridge Street” photo shoot was timed to coincide with the shul’s 120th anniversary.
Award-winning radio reporter and Forward contributor Jon Kalish filed a podcast for us from the celebration:
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