JCAM Charitable Foundation
News
2007
September: Jewish Advocate Article on Tapestry Celebrating Baker Street Cemeteries
June: $50K Matching Grant Given by MA Historical Commission To Mystic Mystic River Jewish Communities Project
The Massachusetts Historical Commission awarded a $50,000 matching grant from the Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund to the JCAM Charitable Foundation. The funds will enable restoration work to begin on the exterior building and roof structure of the historic Ohabei Shalom Chapel in East Boston--future home for the Mystic River Jewish Exhibit Hall.
May: Jewish Advocate Editorial
Editorial from the Jewish Advocate regarding the Ohabei Shalom Chapel restoration project.
2006
September: East Boston Celebrates Mystic River Jewish Communities Project
More than 200 people turned out in East Boston to hear the JCAM Charitable Foundation's plans to restore the historic Ohabei Shalom Cemetery chapel into the future home of the Mystic River Jewish Exhibit Hall. The chapel stands at the grand entrance of the first Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts, Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, founded in 1844. Click here for photos!
Click here for more information regarding the JCAM Charitable Foundation's Mystic River Jewish Exhibit Hall plans, or call 617-244-6509.
"I recently was at the Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery for my grandmother's
unveiling - who
passed away at 107.
"It had been 30 years since I had been there and I was so
impressed at the way the cemetery looked - and honored to
support your great work."
