Upcoming Jewish History Events:

Preservation Burlington and Ohavi Zedek Synagogue are collaborating to present a series of talks and walking tours on our city's Jewish history. Please join us for one or both of these special events. More information can be found on our website: www.preservationburlington.org.

Sunday, August 13, 11 am- 1 pm: Lost Shul Mural with Aaron Goldberg and Jeff Potash

Explore Burlington's Jewish-Lithuanian immigrant history and the Lost Shul Mural, a unique example of the lost genre of painted wooden synagogue wall murals. Through maps, murals, photos and surveys, participants will understand how a village and its culture was transplanted from Lithuania and sustained in Burlington, Vermont. Held at the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington.

Sunday, August 20, 11 am-1 pm: A Walking Tour of Burlington's Little Jerusalem

In the 1880s, a group of families from Kovno, Lithuania, escaped persecution by emigrating to the United States. They settled in Burlington, surrounded by a landscape that reminded them of home.They were the original families of Burlington's Jewish community, and for decades they preserved the Yiddish language and orthodox religious traditions in one compact Burlington neighborhood. That history will be presented through a walking tour led by Aaron Goldberg and Jeff Potash, historians and archivists of Burlington's Jewish life and culture. Tour will be held rain or shine.

For the tour, we will meet at the George Little Park at the intersection of Bright, Archibald, and North Winooski.