The Great Torah Parade Those sounds of Torah continue to emanate from the very same building, a full century after its dedication Title: The Great Torah Parade Location: Lower East Side, Manhattan Document: The Hebrew Standard Time: June 1922 The streets of the Lower East Side at the dawn of the 20th century were teeming with Jewish immigrants, as the Great Immigration showed no signs of slowing down. In the decade leading up to World War I, well over a million Jews came to the United States. With the lion’s share settling in New York, the city’s Jewish population swelled...