Tenement Museum Bus Trip

Saturday, October. 19, 2024

This event has been cancelled.

Wyomissing Public Library is sponsoring a bus trip to the Tenement Museum in New York City. The cost is $130/person (association members save $10/ticket), which includes round trip transportation from Wyomissing to New York City. Meals are not provided. The deadline to register is Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Choose between two tours:

Tenement Women: 1902 (60 minutes)

In this apartment tour you’ll explore the challenges and changes faced by Jewish immigrant mothers in 1902. Visit the Levine family’s tenement apartment, where Jennie Levine managed the household and family finances while her husband ran a garment factory in their front room. Then, learn about the Kosher Meat Boycott of 1902, organized and led by women like Jennie. This interactive tour invites you to explore how women asserted their rights and inspired future generations and movements.

Under One Roof (75 minutes)

Explore the stories of the Rogarshevskys and the Baldizzis, a Jewish family and an Italian family who became neighbors at 97 Orchard during a critical time in New York City history. In the early years of the 20th century, an unprecedented number of new arrivals in the city set off heated debates about the government’s role in housing and workplaces. This tour shows how families like the Baldizzis and Rogarshevskys responded to the conditions of immigration and the changing role of government in their lives.

Bus schedule:

Depart Wyomissing, PA at 7:30 a.m.
Arrive in New York City at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Lower East Side)
Lunch is on your own. There are several food/restaurant options near by including Essex Market, Katz's Deli, and much more.
Enjoy a tour at the Tenement Musuem at 1:00 PM & spend the afternoon in New York City.
Depart New York City at 6:00 p.m.
Arrive back in Wyomissing, PA at approximately 9:00 p.m.

Questions? Contact Ann Sheehan at ann@wyopublib.org or call the Main Desk.