# Boston <table class="place-meta"> <tr><td>Local name(s)</td><td>Boston (English)</td></tr> <tr><td>Region (today)</td><td>Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA</td></tr> <tr><td>Coordinates</td><td>42°21′N 71°03′W</td></tr> </table> ## Overview Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England. Its Jewish community grew rapidly with Eastern European immigration from the 1880s, concentrated first in the North End and West End and later in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan before shifting to Brookline, Newton, and other suburbs. Greater Boston today is one of the largest and most institutionally rich Jewish communities in the United States, anchored by major congregations, universities, and communal organizations. <small>Sources: Wikipedia — Boston; Wikipedia — History of the Jews in Boston.</small> ## People with events here | Person | Event | | --- | --- | | [[Sibyl Levanthal (b.1903)]] | Born ~1903 | | [[Leah Mindick (b.1927)]] | Born 02/28/1927 | | [[Jacob E. Nathanson (b.1873)]] | Died 1956 | | [[Yonasan Kein (b.1965)]] | Born 1965 | | [[Fanny Nathanson (b.1885)]] | Died 03/27/1976 |