Katz's Deli, home of pastrami, knishes, salami and hot dogs.

The pushcarts and crowded streets of the old Lower East Side.

The Eldridge Street Synagogue, a Jewish New York landmark.

LOWER EAST SIDE JEWISH HISTORY TOUR

Trace the steps of the first New York Jews who immigrated in 1654 and established the first congregation in America: Shearith Israel. Pay respects at the first Jewish cemetery, in today's Chinatown. Follow the hopeful path of millions of Eastern Europeans as they flooded the New World.

Explore these historic landmarks: the Eldridge St Synagogue, Beth Hamdrash Russian Synagogue, Straus Square, the Jewish Forward Building and the Educational Alliance. Walk the teeming sidewalks and shop the fabulous markets, including Katz's Deli, Russ & Daughters, the Essex St Market, the legendary Kossar's Bialys and across the street, the Pickle Guys, and the mind-boggling Economy Candy.

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