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- High Holidays at The Vilna include something for everyone—musical and uplifting services, festive holiday meals...
- The Vilna Shul was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 18 Phillips Street, on the north slope of Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.
- By weaving together Jewish history, culture, and spirituality, the Vilna Shul energizes a sense of American Jewish pride and creates an approachable space to...
- In 1919, the Vilna group remodeled and rebuilt what is now the Vilna Shul, It was the center of prayer, community events, and learning for more than 60 years...
- Guided tours of Vilna Shul and the surrounding neighborhood of Beacon Hill are offered through the center.
- The Vilna Shul was built in 1919, primarily by immigrants from Vilna (now known as Vilnius), Lithuania.
- The Vilna Shul closed as a synagogue in the 1980s and has since been transformed into The Vilna Shul – Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture.
- Taking its name from the old name for Vilnius, the Vilna Shul was designed by Max Kalman, the only Jewish architect in Boston at the time.
- After the Vilna Shul shut its doors in the 1980s, the Alliance joined as a vocal member of a movement to see the building restored and reopened.
- The ark also features carved clam shells, which are not kosher but definitely connect the Vilna Shul to Boston’s history.
- With the Vilna Shul in somewhat better condition in 2001, Aaron Mandel and Andrew Perlman climbed over the fence around the Vilna’s patio, pulled off some...
- The Vilna Shul is one of Boston's oldest Jewish congregations.
- The Vilna Shul is a historic synagogue in Boston’s Beacon Hill area that now serves as a Cultural Center that hosts events, programs, educational tours...
Vilna Shul
Краткая информация
Ортодоксальная еврейская синагога расположена на Филлипс-стрит, 18, на северном склоне Бикон-Хилл, в Бостоне, штат Массачусетс, в Соединенных Штатах. Здание синагоги было построено в 1919 году для прихожан иммигрантами, в основном из Вильно, Литва.
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- Дата постройки:1919 год
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