Ellen R., Brandeis.edu
Jun 5, 2024
YMHA was a beloved cultural, social, athletic, and community service institution in Chelsea from 1903 until the late 1980’s, serving Chelsea children, families, and seniors for decades, regardless of religion, race, or ethnicity.
These are pictures from the 10th anniversary banquet of the YMHA, the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, in 1913. Louis Brandeis was the guest speaker. At that time, Brandeis was a partner at Warren and Brandeis, now Nutter, McLellen, and Fish. It was Brandeis’ first public speech in support of the Zionist movement to create a homeland for the Jewish people. Brandeis believed that the only way for the Jewish people to escape the misery of life in Europe was to form a homeland in Palestine.
Note: that the YMHA was located on Everett Ave. In the early 1930’s, the YMHA moved to Crescent Ave, at the site of the former Temple Beth-El, which had moved to Cary and Tudor and became Temple Emmanuel.
The YMHA was a beloved cultural, social, athletic, and community service institution in Chelsea from 1903 until the late 1980’s, serving Chelsea children, families, and seniors for decades, regardless of religion, race, or ethnicity. Its boys’ clubs, the Clovers and the Lubells, were known for their sports prowess, socializing, field trips, and community service projects. And, the Y’s co-ed summer camp, Camp Menorah, offered Chelsea youth a fun alternative to the city’s hot summer streets.
