On the night of Yom Kippur 1963, a small group consisting mainly of Egyptian Jewish refugees, escaping the Nasser regime, started having services in Mattapan, under the leadership of Hacham Eliahu Setton, and Hazan Shaoul Hamaoui, of blessed memory.
In the mid sixties the community moved to Brookline and continued growing adding many more members from all over the world. By 1979, they were conducting regular Shabbat minyanim in the Beit Midrash of the Young Israel of Brookline.
Rabbi Aaron Hamaoui returned to Boston in the summer of 1983, to join his uncle, Hacham Setton, and his father, Hazan Hamaoui. A daily minyan and an extensive Torah adult education were launched. Five years later, it was clear that they had outgrown the rented space and needed to relocate.
On the night of Yom Kippur 1988, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the community, a successful appeal was made to buy our current Community Center. The large nursing home building was renovated and today supports the Kol Sasson Bnei Shaul Synagogue, the Zachor LeAbraham Beit Midrash, and the Kollel of Greater Boston. The recently renovated building serves as the center of Sephardic Jewish life in the Boston area, offers a wide variety of Torah classes, daily minyanim and Shabbatons to the entire Jewish community.