A premier center preserving New England Jewish history, exploring Jewish heritage, and advancing understanding of the American Jewish experience.
Jewish Neighborhood Voices
New at the JHC! Explore “Jewish Neighborhood Voices,” an online exhibit based on oral histories with individuals growing up in three historically Jewish neighborhoods of Greater Boston in the 1920s through the 1950s.
Events
The Genevieve Geller Wyner Annual Lecture: Catholic and Jewish Communities’ Reactions to Antisemitic Violence in Wartime Boston
January 22, 2025
At the height of World War II, groups of young Irish Catholics rampaged through Boston's Jewish neighborhoods. Boston's Catholic Church said little, and the Jewish community responded with its own form of denial and willful ignorance, hoping to make the conflict go away. As part of her research into the American Catholic Church's role during the Holocaust, Leff examines the fears, forebodings, and rocky relationship of these two important groups in Boston's history.
Past Events: Video Library
Missed a Jewish Heritage Center event? Want to re-watch a talk? You can explore the JHC's video library to watch recordings of past events.
In The Spotlight
Announcing our 2024-2025 Historian in Residence
We are pleased to welcome Hannah Zaves-Greene to the JHC. She will conduct research using the JHC archives and lead a series of webinars for the public.
Helen Alpert and Samuel Kalesky welcoming a refugee child to Boston. I-96: The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS).
HIAS Boston Port Records Update
As of a January 2024 update to the Digital Library, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Boston Port Records from 1952 are now available digitally.
Joanne Fox Brumberg with a goat in Lynn, circa 1949, Jewish Neighborhood Voices collection in the JHC archive.
Jewish Neighborhood Voices Exhibit
Explore the JHC's new online exhibit about Jewish immigrant neighborhoods.
Bring JHC to your Community!
We offer a variety of programs featuring stories and themes from our archival collections. In addition to programs scheduled at our Boston location, JHC staff members are available to talk to your school, synagogue, community center, or organization, for in-person or virtual presentations.