Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery - View this location on map In 1844, the City Council granted Boston's first synagogue permission to purchase this then-remote East Boston lot as a burying place. It was the first legally established Jewish cemetery in the state. Prior to this, Boston Jews were sent to Rhode Island, the West Indies, or Europe for burial in sacred ground. Temple Ohabei Shalom, formed in 1842 by German Jews from Boston's Fort Hill, remained downtown. From 1880, the port of East Boston served as gateway to its own large Jewish population, which often used these grounds as a park. The cemetery, still active, marks Boston's historic Jewish presence. Wordsworth and Horace Sts., Boston, MA Historical

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