The website JewishUnpacked.com has a great article on the history or Jewish Harlem:
“Harlem was a microcosm of an entire Jewish community,” Barry Judelman, a Jewish Harlem tour guide and urban historian, explained in an interview.
“It was a unique combination of Sephardic, Ashkenazi, and German Jews — by the 1890s, these three groups of Jews were living together in Harlem. You didn’t have that anywhere else, not even the Lower East Side,” he added.
To read the in-depth article with images and video, see:
Make Music, Harlem
June 21 is World Day of Music and the Harlem Rose Garden would like to participate in NYC’s annual Make Music New York event on Wednesday, June 21st. This is a city-wide event where the public can attend free musical performances in public places. These are HIGHLY informal and all ages, styles, and expertise are welcome! We won’t have any special equipment available so if you require an amp/mic, please feel free to bring it yourself.
If any of you, your friends, or your family would like to participate, please visit the Harlem Rose Garden to learn more and sign up for a time slot. We’ll allocate 15-minute slots from 4PM to 6PM that day. Please spread the word – the more the merrier!!