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The Vilna Shul

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9 reviews
+1 (617) 523-2324
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18 Phillips St
Boston, MA 02114
+1 (617) 523-2324
http://www.vilnashul.org
The Vilna Shul is Boston's only authentic Jewish historical, cultural and spritiual site. Located on the North Slope of Beacon Hill, the Old Back of Town, the Vilna continues to be a place of learning (shul) and is portal that allows visitors to step back in time just by walking in the door.

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5.09 reviews
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Laura M.
2/21/2025

The Vilna Shul is a gem in Boston's Beacon Hill, built in 1919 and now the last remaining immigrant era synagogue in Boston. Now a home for Jewish culture, the Vilna offers great programs year...

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Rebecca S.
7/28/2024

My Zayde was a Bar Mitzvah at the Vilna Shul in 1931 and returned to his beloved Shul in 2016 Highly recommend visiting if you are interested in learning about the history of Jews in Boston....

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Cynthia V.
7/4/2016

Stumbled upon while following the Black Heritage trail through Beacon Hill. A docent was on hand and invited us in. Considering that it sat vacant and unheated for about a decade, the building is...

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Tarah H.
9/23/2007

Some of the plaster has been chipped away and the paint is peeling. Remnants of once ornate, beautiful and colorful murals can be seen dancing across the walls. The counter weighted windows are...

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Sara G.
8/19/2009

The Vilna Shul is the last remaining immigrant era synagogue in Boston. It's a beacon of Bostonian Jewish History in what little remains of the original West End neighborhood. Once a synagogue...

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