Join us for an afternoon to celebrate the nearly 140 years of the organized Jewish community in Chelsea and Chelsea’s 400th anniversary.
Tour our historic synagogue that was built in 1909 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Come see our 1,109-seat sanctuary with its painted ceiling and wall frescoes, murals and carved wood Aron Kodesh.
Check out our collection of Judaica, artwork, photos, documents, books, posters and plaques that come from our synagogue, synagogues in Chelsea that have closed, along with fraternal, social, and educational organizations from Chelsea and elsewhere in Greater Boston.
Explore the rich Jewish history of Chelsea and Greater Boston and its immigration story with Dr. David E. Kaufman. Dr. Kaufman is an established American Jewish historian who earned his Ph.D. at Brandeis University in 1994. During his graduate studies, he focused on the history of the Jewish communities of the Boston area and became well-known as a popular lecturer and tour guide of Jewish neighborhoods. In the authoritative volume “The Jews of Boston” (CJP, 1995), he published his first major article on the synagogues of Boston. He is also a “son of Chelsea” as his great-grandfather was Asher Bookstein, the unofficial Sofer Stam (Torah scribe) of the Chelsea Jewish community. Dr. Kaufman is excited to be returning to the Walnut Street Shul to give a talk in which he will give context to his family history by recounting the greater and often unappreciated history of the Jews of Chelsea.
Learn about the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, our Boston-based partner that explores, preserves, and advances the history of Jewish families, institutions, and communities in New England and beyond. Enjoy our nosh and schmooze with community members from Chelsea and beyond!
Speakers begin at 3 p.m.
This program is funded in part by a Chelsea Heritage Celebrations Grant from the Chelsea Cultural Council.
Please note that our building is not accessible for those with physical disabilities.
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Chelsea, MA 02150
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