Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
Historic Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts
United States historic place
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery | |
 View of the cemetery in 2009. | |
| 42°22′57″N 71°0′52.5″W / 42.38250°N 71.014583°W / 42.38250; -71.014583 | |
| Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
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| Built | 1844 |
| Architect | John A. Hasty |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000795[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 2008 |
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery located at 147 Wordsworth Street in East Boston, Massachusetts.
History
In 1844, Boston's first synagogue, the Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, asked permission from the Boston City Council to purchase the lot as a burying place. This cemetery was the first legally established Jewish cemetery in the state. Prior to this, Jews from Boston were buried in more distant locations such as Touro Cemetery in Rhode Island. In 1996, the Temple Ohabei Shalom ceded the property to the Jewish Cemetery Association.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It became the first Jewish cemetery to receive the honor.[2]
Chapel
The cemetery is home to the oldest surviving Jewish chapel in Massachusetts, dedicated in 1903. The Mystic River Jewish Project is currently restoring the Gothic Revival chapel for use as a museum.[3]
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See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "First Jewish Cemetery in Massachusetts Voted to National Register of Historic Places]". Jewish Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "The Boston Jewish Immigration History Project". Jewish Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ohabei Shalom Cemetery.
- Profile at Jewish Cemetery Association
- Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery at Find a Grave
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