A Visit to Boston’s Vilna Shul

Lisa Newman and podcast producer and Yiddish Book Center fellow Zeke Levine take The Shmooze on the road to Boston for a visit and tour of the Vilna Shul. Vilna Shul's Executive Director, Barnet Kessel, provides a private tour of this historic landmark—the last immigrant-era synagogue building that exists in downtown Boston. Barnet talks about the shul's history, the building’s unique architecture, shares plans for the restoration of the old-wall murals, and answers our many questions.