JGSGB-Announce Mailing List: Walking Tours of Historic Jewish Boston - May 4 and June 1 - Reserve Now

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Two Walking Tours of Historic Jewish Boston

 

May 4 and June 1, 2014

Note New Schedule

Sunday, May 4     2–4 pm, Robin Dexter, Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish South End, $25, Reserve & pay.

Sunday, June 1    10 am–noon, Ellen Smith, Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish North End, $35, Reserve & pay.

• Both tours are available to JGSGB members and one accompanying guest.  Not a member?  Join now.
  
  
• Each walking tour is limited to 20 participants. Tours sell out.
  
  
• The walk will be at an energetic pace and is not suitable for persons with limited mobility. Wear comfortable shoes and a hat.
  
  
• Tours will go rain or shine. Bring an umbrella and wear appropriate footwear

Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish South End
Sunday, May 4, 2–4 pm. Tour led by Robin Dexter

Boston’s South End was home to an early Jewish community between the 1840s and the 1920s. Our tour leader, Robin Dexter, will take us to some formerly Jewish and now historic sites and will discuss the history of the South End. Several of the early synagogue buildings still stand, though their uses have changed. Cost $25.

Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish North End
Sunday, June 1, 10 AM -12 noon. Tour led by Ellen Smith

Boston’s eastern European Jewish immigrants of over a century ago lived in Boston’s North End—home of Colonial founders and Revolutionary War heroes, Boston’s Irish immigrants, and the southern Italians with whom they shared these historic, scenic streets. Come walk in their footsteps and visit sites that tie Paul Revere, Harvard ministers, small synagogues, grand churches, and basketball courts to Boston’s Jewish immigrant history. Our tour leader is Prof. Ellen Smith of Brandeis University, a leading authority on the history of Boston’s Jewish community and co-author of The Jews of Boston. Cost $35.

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385 Ward Street
Newton Centre, MA

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