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"West End House" circa 2004 - Begun by 35
Jewish boys in 1903! |
Sing Sense to America
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Now available!The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook6
Self-Guided Walking/Bicycling Jewish Boston History Tours Covers
Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge Softcover 198 pages with maps &
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Now available!
The Ten Commandments Guidebook Ways to Self-Struggle with
Classic Morals In Song, Poetry, and Prose
Covers 10 Commandments Plus One Other! Softcover 153 pages with
practical suggestions pages! Print out this |
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A POETIC LAMENT FOR JERUSALEM PLACE, NORTH END, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS!
Jerusalem and Baldwin Places, North End, Boston
Symbols of Eastern European Jews' presence 1880-1920
Were courts of two Jewish shuls (synagogues)
With companion Talmudim Torah (Houses of Bible Study)
Todays guided visitor can re-discover in them
A barely visible Mogen (Star of) David and block-lettered words "Hebrew School" halfway down each public way
Like plaques in honor of the 6,700 Jewish souls who once congregated here for prayer, study, and rest on Sabbaths and Holy Days
A respite from Salem Street's bazaar where on weekdays the same folks walked, talked, shopped, and played.
The Mogen David and block-lettered words "Hebrew School" today are the only echos.
Even the street sign for Jerusalem Place
Renamed in honor of its Jews in 1903 by the City of Boston
Is missing!
Between the 1850s and 1870s, these synagogues, starting from the theater district, dotted the lower South End with their buildings. Then, from the 1880s to the early 1900s, they continued to build new facilities throughout the upper South End before moving on into Roxbury, Dorchester, and then, later,
to their present locations. Some of their buildings survive today. A number of them have plaques commemorating their synagogue use. On our visits to these buildings, we have been impressed with their grandeur and handsomeness. They make great destinations for a group walk!
By the mid-19th century, sufficient Jews settled in the original
Boston peninsula neck, later known as the South End, to form Massachusetts' first synagogue - Congregation Ohabei Shalom, the forerunner of Temple Ohabei Shalom of Brookline. This synagogue was the first of a half dozen South End Jewish houses of worship. Two others survive today as Temple Israel of Boston's Riverway and Temple Mishkan Tefila of Chestnut Hill.
Now available!The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook6
Self-Guided Walking/Bicycling Jewish Boston History Tours Covers
Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge Softcover 198 pages with maps &
b/w photos Print out this |
Now available!
The Ten Commandments Guidebook Ways to Self-Struggle with
Classic Morals In Song, Poetry, and Prose
Covers 10 Commandments Plus One Other! Softcover 153 pages with
practical suggestions pages! Print out this |
Chazak Ve-ematz
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Telephone: 617-489-5020
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How do you imagine the relationship between freedom and responsibility within a democracy?Check out this poetic interpretation:
In Defense of Liberty and Democracy, Freedom and Responsibilityconsidering the parasha of the week, Yitro. |
Isn't it time to Attract Middle Class Families Back into Our Cities?
Here's 10 Ways to bring middle-class families back into cities like NYC:
10 Ways to Bring Middle Class Families Back into New York City, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and other Citiesconsidering the best of the suburban paradigm for our large cities. |
Are you curious about what are some of the ethical reasons for single-payer universal health care insurance?10 Moral Reasons for One Payer Universal Health Care Insurance for Americain light of Hillel's If I'm only for myself, what am I? |
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