Mystic River Jewish Communities Project

The Mystic River Jewish Communities Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Mystic River Jewish communities of Chelsea, East Boston, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, and Winthrop, Massachusetts.[1]

Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery chapel

Museum project

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The project is working on the restoration of the 1903 Gothic revival chapel of the Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, located at Wordsworth & Horace Streets in East Boston, Massachusetts, for use as a museum.[2][1][3]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b The Mystic River Jewish Communities Project
  2. ^ Saving the legacy of Mystic River Jews, Proposal aims to make East Boston chapel into museum, Boston Globe, Brian MacQuarrie, May 13, 2006 [1]
  3. ^ Restoring the past Tuesday, Jewish Advocate, November 25, 2008 "The Jewish Advocate | This Weeks Issue | Editorial". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
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