"The Lost Mural": Videos of the Jewish Murals in Burlington, Vermont

 The Vermont Historical Society recently made these videos available. "Originally in Chai Adam Synagogue on Hyde Street in Burlington, the mural was intentionally hidden behind a false wall in 1986 when the synagogue was converted into an apartment building. It was successfully moved to Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in 2015.  The Lost Mural represents a lost genre of wooden painted synagogues that was prevalent in eastern Europe."

Video 1 is here.

Video 2 is here.

Across the Massachusetts Border: Two Resources

from Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art and Monuments

Exploring the family history of Patty (Grodsky) Caplan of St Johnsbury led to this valuable site that includes her home town of Springfield, Mass.: the Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts.

Because North Adams, Massachusetts, is featured on this site (and is just across the border from Vermont), it's of value to share and look, especially at the art from the now vanished synagogue of North Adams: Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art and Monuments.