The Tenement Museum Virtual Tour: The Rogarshevsky Family [ZOOM]

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History

Age Group:

Adult

Program Description

Event Details

A live Tenement Museum Educator will take you inside the museum’s recreated historic spaces. Explore the story of the Rogarshevskys, a Jewish American family from Lithuania who lived at 97 Orchard Street in the 1910s. The family earned a living in the garment industry. This program explores how Fannie and Abraham Rogarshevsky and their six children made their way through a turbulent decade while balancing work, family, and their religious faith.