Difference between revisions of "Boston Area"

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-|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
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