Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery

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Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
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View of the cemetery in 2009.
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
Location147 Wordsworth Street
East Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′57″N71°0′52.5″W / 42.38250°N 71.014583°W / 42.38250; -71.014583
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1844
ArchitectJohn A. Hasty
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 08000795 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 2008

Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery located at 147 Wordsworth Street in East Boston, Massachusetts.

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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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South side of the chapel
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West side of the chapel
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View of cemetery with trees
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View of a row of gravestones

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "First Jewish Cemetery in Massachusetts Voted to National Register of Historic Places]". Jewish Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. "The Boston Jewish Immigration History Project". Jewish Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 19, 2013.