This past Thursday morning, Yavneh Academy fifth grade students explored the Lower East Side in order to get a hands on experience about their first social studies unit, immigration. The first stop that was to the Bialystoker Shul, which was built in 1865 by a group of Jews who immigrated to the United States from a town in Russia (now Poland) called Bialystok. Then they walked to the famous Tenement Museum on Orchard Street. They heard from “Victoria Cinfino,” a Jewish immigrant from Greece who lived at 97 Orchard Street in 1916. The students heard about her immigration experiences, took a tour of her apartment, asked her questions about her life, and got a unique perspective on adjusting to life on the Lower East Side. The last and final stop was to the famous Pickle Guys, and every fifth grader enjoyed eating their snack!