This building, formerly Congregation Shomrei Linas Hazedek (Shurtleff St. Shul) is now Iglesia Pentecostal Unida Lationamericana (IPUL), c. 2008. Courtesy of Sylvia Glassman

Temple Emmanuel, undated. Courtesy of George Ostler and the Chelsea Public Library

Reuben Bunick on the bimah at Congregation Shaare Zion, aka “The Orange Street Shul,” 1983. Courtesy of Reisa Bunick

Israel Atkins, a carpenter, in 1927. According to Ellis Island records, Atkins arrived aboard the Compania from Liverpool on March 17, 1907 at the age of 45. He was accompanied by one of his sons and the rest of the family followed later. He died on February 3, 1932. Courtesy of Reisa Bunick

Chelsea YMHA and YWHA, early 1940s. Courtesy of Reisa Bunick

State Guard, Chelsea, 9th Company, c. 1940s. Reuben Bunick is pictured in the back row, center. Reuben Bunick was born in East Boston in 1906 a few months after his family arrived from Ukraine. After he married, he lived in Chelsea until his death in 2001. Courtesy of Reisa Bunick

Shefshick’s was located at 35 Central Ave. in Chelsea. Gittel Shefshick took over the store in the 1920's, when the owner was planning to close. A widow with four children, Gittel needed to buy the store or be out of work. Gittel came from Russia with her husband Besha, who died in Chelsea during the [...]

Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshe Sephard located on Everett Ave. and Elm St. Organized in 1901, it was the second oldest in the city of Chelsea. It was destroyed in the 1908 and 1973 fires. Courtesy of George Ostler and the Chelsea Public Library

Kirshon Paint and Wallpaper Co., Chelsea, 1948. Courtesy of Barry Kirshon