Join us on Youtube Live for an exploration of the flu pandemic of 1918. The Burinescu family lived in the Museum’s historic tenement building during the flu season of 1918-1919. It would become the deadliest pandemic in human history so far, leaving a lasting legacy on public health, and tragic losses for families of the 50,000+ dead in New York City alone. This virtual experience will explore what made the flu of 1918 so devastating and how New York City responded to this global crisis. Most importantly, we will focus on how the pandemic is remembered by the Burinescus, a Jewish immigrant family from Romania, and the stories of both members of the family who lived through it and their descendants. We invite you to think about the parallels between the 1918 Influenza pandemic and our current moment and the Covid-19 pandemic, and to think about how we will remember these pandemics in the years to come.
Please note: This program will only be available on Youtube 24 hours after it airs. It will repeat at a later date.
Where: https://youtu.be/Z6Tm0-Bmbwg
While this program is free, you can donate to support future programming from the Tenement Museum here.