A premier center preserving New England Jewish history, exploring Jewish heritage, and advancing understanding of the American Jewish experience.
Events
Jewish Stories of Revere Beach
July 26, 2026
Take a trip back in time to celebrate summers at Revere Beach! Join the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center in Revere for an afternoon of stories, conversation, and history of the Jewish summer community in Revere Beach.
“Have a Cheap Day”: Remembering the Golden Age of Building 19 Advertising
August 27, 2026
For generations of New Englanders, a trip to Building 19 was part bargain hunt, part adventure. Join the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center as authors Randy Cogill and Tripp Underwood discuss their new book on the beloved discount retailer and the history behind its iconic, witty advertising campaigns.
Past Events: Video Library
Missed a Jewish Heritage Center event? Want to re-watch a talk? You can explore the JHC's video library to watch recordings of past events.
Jewish Neighborhood Voices
New at the JHC! Explore “Jewish Neighborhood Voices,” an online exhibit based on oral histories with individuals growing up in three historically Jewish neighborhoods of Greater Boston in the 1920s through the 1950s.
In The Spotlight
L to R: Jeremy Menchik and Randall Geller
Meet our 2026 JHC Fellows
We are pleased to announce that Jeremy Menchik has been selected as the 2026 Genevieve Geller Wyner Research Fellow and Randall Geller has been selected as the 2026 Curhan Research Scholar. They will be in the JHC archive this summer and present their research later this year.
Identification papers belonging to members of the Wagner family.
New Finding Aid: Wagner Family Papers
This collection contains records of the Wagner family, primarily Max, Herta, and Martin. Photographs and correspondence are divided into pre-1939 and post-1939. This collection also contains a large number of artifacts, including the suitcase Max used when escaping Nazi Germany. Materials can be viewed by making an appointment with the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center.
L to R: Obermayer Judaica Collection cover page, Arthur Obermayer in lab setting, Arthur Obermayer "Tree Incident" clipping.
Now Available Online: Arthur S. Obermayer Papers
The papers, available digitally as of Summer 2025, contain correspondence, business records, news clippings, photographs, sound and video recordings, awards, reports, and notes documenting the personal, professional, political, and charitable work of Arthur S. Obermayer, a Boston-based scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.