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Events
Online Event
The Turn of the Century in the North End: Jewish Immigrants and Their Neighbors
November 19, 2026
This webinar investigates the lives of Jewish immigrants arriving in Boston's North End neighborhood at the turn of the 20th century and illuminates impressions these Jewish immigrants had of their country and the communities that made up their new home.
Jewish Internationalism and Our Ancestors in the Worker's Circle Archives
December 16, 2026
This webinar will trace Jewish internationalism from immigrant socialism in the early 1900s, to postwar support for Jewish refugees in Europe and for Israel’s labor federation, the Histadrut, to the questions Jews are asking about belonging today.
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.
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.
In The Spotlight
L to R: Jeremy Menchik and Randall Geller
Meet our 2026 JHC Fellows
We are pleased to announce that Jeremy Menchik has been selected as the 2026 Genevieve Geller Wyner Research Fellow and Randall Geller has been selected as the 2026 Curhan Research Scholar. They will be in the JHC archive this summer and present their research later this year.
Identification papers belonging to members of the Wagner family.
New Finding Aid: Wagner Family Papers
This collection contains records of the Wagner family, primarily Max, Herta, and Martin. Photographs and correspondence are divided into pre-1939 and post-1939. This collection also contains a large number of artifacts, including the suitcase Max used when escaping Nazi Germany. Materials can be viewed by making an appointment with the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center.
L to R: Obermayer Judaica Collection cover page, Arthur Obermayer in lab setting, Arthur Obermayer "Tree Incident" clipping.
Now Available Online: Arthur S. Obermayer Papers
The papers, available digitally as of Summer 2025, contain correspondence, business records, news clippings, photographs, sound and video recordings, awards, reports, and notes documenting the personal, professional, political, and charitable work of Arthur S. Obermayer, a Boston-based scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.