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 Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture


About the Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Vilna Shul is the last remaining immigrant-era synagogue of the more than fifty that once served Boston. Built in 1919, the building is a unique mixture of styles, from Romanesque Revival to simple New England style. Not just architecturally significant, Vilna Shul has always been a center for Jewish culture and the community. Vilna Shul was awarded a Partners in Preservation grant of $90,800 that will allow it to conserve, restore and display a portion of the decorative paintings that originally covered the walls and ceiling of the...
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Volunteering at Vilna Shul
Last weekend I participated in the Young Leadership Division of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies' community service day. A team of other enthusiastic volunteers and I helped clean the Vilna Shul...

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