Jewish Beacon Hill Walking Tour with a Tour of Vilna Shul
When:
Sunday, Jun 09, 2024 11:00a -
1:00p
Sunday, Jun 09, 2024 11:00a -
1:00p
Where:
Vilna Shul
18 Phillips Street
Boston, MA
Admission:
$30 (BBF Members $25)
Hosted by:
Categories:
Date Idea, Good for Groups, Photoworthy, Seasonal
Event website:
https://bostonbyfoot.org/tours/jewish-beacon-hill-227-227-227-227/
Special Two-Hour Jewish History Tour - Jewish Beacon Hill & The Vilna Shul
Join us once again in 2024 for a unique two-hour Jewish History program that includes both Boston By Foot's guided Jewish Beacon Hill tour and a guided tour of The Vilna Shul.
This special Jewish History tour is open to all and is presented in collaboration with The Vilna Shul.
Registration is limited to 20 people per guide. BBF members receive a $5 discount.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the North Slope of Beacon Hill was a neighborhood that was home to a large population of Jewish and Italian new immigrants as it transitioned from being populated by working and middle class African Americans. The Jews of the North Slope lived an active Jewish life with three synagogues within just a few blocks of each other, carrying customs of their old world with them even as they made changes to the new world around them. This tour focuses on the lives of the Jews of the North Slope around the turn of the 20th century and talks about the changes to the neighborhood over the years that they lived here.
