Immigrants -- Massachusetts -- Boston Region -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Abraham Alpert Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-544
Abstract
Born in Kovno, Lithuania, Abraham Alpert immigrated to the United States, and in 1886 settled in Boston, Massachusetts. He learned English while attending night school and would later become an internationally known writer. Outside of his writing, he also rose to become a prominent Jewish figure and leader, not just in Boston but nationally, as well. One newspaper wrote that there was not a synagogue on the Atlantic Coast that had not heard Alpert talk. He helped organize the Boston branch...
Dates:
undated, 1900-1947
Jewish Neighborhood Voices
Collection
Identifier: JHCP-022
Abstract
This collection is comprised of oral history recordings of Jewish Neighborhood Voices participant Narrators, the transcripts of those interviews, as well as photographs donated to the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center by participating narrators.
Dates:
undated, 1929-1975, 2022; Majority of material found in 2022
Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association Records
Collection
Identifier: I-73
Abstract
The Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association was founded in 1903 by a group of Lynn men who wanted to assist new Jewish immigrants. In the 1940s, Lynn was no longer a community of immigrants, and the focus of the organization began to change. Now members utilized the club for various medical and insurance benefits, as well as for socializing. By January 1970 the Jewish community in Lynn had dwindled and the organization voted to dissolve the organization. This collection includes financial...
Dates:
undated, 1936-1971
Pearl Anne Bornstein and Joseph Mandell Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: JHCP-045
Abstract
This collection contains materials documenting the personal and academic lives of the families of Pearl Anne Bornstein and Joseph Mandell, including their parents, siblings, and children. This includes family photographs, correspondence, notebooks, schoolwork, graduation invitations and programs, newspaper clippings, certificates, music and theater programs, and ephemera.
Dates:
undated, 1907-1970s; Majority of material found within 1920s-1940s