Schindler, Solomon. Israelites in Boston: A Tale Describing the Development of Judaism in Boston. Preceded by the Jewish Calendar for the Next Decade.

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

Berwick & Smith

(Boston)

(1889)

FIRST EDITION. Photographic illustrations.

Singerman 3855

The book traces the history of Boston Jewry from the first recorded settlement in 1842 up to the present. The Author begins his Introduction by saying: "It is a queer fact, which I do not know how to explain, that Massachusetts, one of the oldest States, and Boston, one of the oldest cities in the United States, have been chosen as places of residence by Israelites much later than much younger States of the Union." The Conclusion reads: "Not fifty years have passed since the very first Jewish settlers arrived in Boston and founded a congregation, and now behold the development! Although the New-England States have never attracted Israelites as did other States, and perhaps never will, we find that the population of Hebrews has grown to about eight or ten thousand souls." The author, Solomon Schindler, served as Reform Rabbi of Temple Adath Israel. The book was published to benefit the Home for the Aged and Infirm Hebrews of Boston.