On Monday, November 26, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, the Honorary Chair of the Jewish New York History & Heritage Project, Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman of Union Temple of Brooklyn and other Jewish leaders to unveil the new Jewish New York: A History & Heritage Map.

The pocket-sized map was created by prominent historians with leaders of New York’s Jewish community, facilitated by the New York Board of Rabbis with grants from the City of New York. It highlights Jewish neighborhoods, museums, shopping, monuments, synagogues and childhood homes of Jewish celebrities, including Woody Allen and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, both Brooklyn natives.

Borough President Markowitz founded the Brooklyn Tourism and Visitors Center at Borough Hall in 2004, and the map will be a welcome addition to his ongoing commitment to promote cultural tourism in Brooklyn.

“Ashkenazi or Sephardic, Reform or Conservative, Orthodox or Chassidic, New York City has the largest Jewish population in the world outside of Israel and the largest Jewish population in the city is right here in Brooklyn,” said Borough President Markowitz. “All you need to do is take one look at the Jewish New York Heritage Map to know that Jews have always been an essential element of the colorful tapestry that is Brooklyn.”

The idea for the map came from New York attorney Howard Teich and Jeff Gottlieb, President of the Queens Jewish Historical Society, who worked alongside the Jewish New York History & Heritage Project and Honorary Chair Rabbi Potasnik to make the publication a reality.

“The map consisting of many paths demonstrates that there are many approaches to Jewish life, and New York enables us to find them all,” said Rabbi Potasnik.

The cover of the edition being distributed in Brooklyn is customized with a message from BP Markowitz: Greetings from the Yiddishkeit Capital of the USA, Brooklyn. The map is available for sale at the Brooklyn Tourism and Visitors Center at Borough Hall, and through the New York Board of Rabbis.