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For interactive Jewish history of Boston visit: http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/ancestors/jewish/index.html | For interactive Jewish history of Boston visit: http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/ancestors/jewish/index.html | ||
The first congregation was Ohabei Shalom was organized in the late 1840s That was Mostly in the south end. From 1880 to 1920 eastern european jews swelled into the north end similar to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Other immigrant enclaves existed in west end and south end. Most of it got razed and the little remains to bring out the history of jewish life | The first congregation was Ohabei Shalom was organized in the late 1840s That was Mostly in the south end. From 1880 to 1920 eastern european jews swelled into the north end similar to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Other immigrant enclaves existed in west end and south end. Most of it got razed and the little remains to bring out the history of jewish life | ||
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Centered around Coolidge and Harvard st. where Jewish life is bustling there is an abundance of shops and restaurants. | Centered around Coolidge and Harvard st. where Jewish life is bustling there is an abundance of shops and restaurants. | ||
| − | The home of the famous Bostoner shteibel - | + | The home of the famous Bostoner shteibel - Congregation Beth Pinchas (Bostoner) |
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| − | Be sure to visit the oldest shul in Newton (1912) and on of the oldest in Boston www.//adamsstreet.org | + | Be sure to visit the oldest shul in Newton (1912) and on of the oldest in Boston www.//adamsstreet.org |
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Contents
CITY INTRO
History== For interactive Jewish history of Boston visit: http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/ancestors/jewish/index.html The first congregation was Ohabei Shalom was organized in the late 1840s That was Mostly in the south end. From 1880 to 1920 eastern european jews swelled into the north end similar to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Other immigrant enclaves existed in west end and south end. Most of it got razed and the little remains to bring out the history of jewish life
Today over 200,000 live in the Greater Boston area, mostly concentrated in the suburbs of Brookline, Brighton, and Newton. Some is centered around college campuses. Many of the Jewish museums and collections of Jewish interest are near on such campuses(i.e.Harvard, Brandeis)
Neighborhoods
Brookline
Centered around Coolidge and Harvard st. where Jewish life is bustling there is an abundance of shops and restaurants. The home of the famous Bostoner shteibel - Congregation Beth Pinchas (Bostoner)
Newton
Be sure to visit the oldest shul in Newton (1912) and on of the oldest in Boston www.//adamsstreet.org"History== For interactive Jewish history of Boston visit: http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/ancestors/jewish/index.html The first congregation was Ohabei Shalom was organized in the late 1840s That was Mostly in the south end. From 1880 to 1920 eastern european jews swelled into the north end similar to the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Other immigrant enclaves existed in west end and south end. Most of it got razed and the little remains to bring out the history of jewish life
Today over 200,000 live in the Greater Boston area, mostly concentrated in the suburbs of Brookline, Brighton, and Newton. Some is centered around college campuses. Many of the Jewish museums and collections of Jewish interest are near on such campuses(i.e.Harvard, Brandeis)
Neighborhoods
Brookline
Centered around Coolidge and Harvard st. where Jewish life is bustling there is an abundance of shops and restaurants. The home of the famous Bostoner shteibel - Congregation Beth Pinchas (Bostoner)
Newton
Be sure to visit the oldest shul in Newton (1912) and on of the oldest in Boston www.//adamsstreet.org" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
COMMUNITY WEBSITES
KEY SHUL'S \ MINYAN FACTORIES
KASHRUS INFO
SPONSORS
SHULS IN THIS AREA
- Congregation Beth Pinchas (Bostoner) (1710 Beacon St)
KOSHER FOOD IN THIS AREA
- Jerusalem Pita (10 Pleasant Street)
- Rubin's (500 Harvard Street)
YIDTRAVEL SITES IN THIS AREA
- National Center for Jewish Film (Brandeis University Lown 102 MS053)
- New England Holocaust Memorial (126 High Street)
- The Semitic Museum at Harvard University (6 Divinity Avenue)
- Vilna Shul (18 Phillips St.)
