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Jewish Beacon Hill walking tour, sponsored by Boston by Foot

  • Temple Hillel B'nai Torah 120 Corey Street West Roxbury MA 02126 (map)

Jewish Beacon Hill walking tour, sponsored by Boston by Foot with Laurie Rotman as the guide.

                                                Sponsored by HBT Lifelong Learning Committee

Journey to Beacon Hill’s North Slope at the turn of the 20thcentury in the area around the Vilna Shul.
Explore the lives of its Jewish residents during a period of cultural and architectural change.
Uncover how Boston’s Jewish immigrants created an active community that blended customs from Eastern Europe and changes to the new world around them.
Discover sites where Boston’s Jewish West End residents worked, lived and worshiped, including the sites of three synagogues within a few blocks of each other.

Cost:  $15 per person.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 1.5 miles
Terrain: likely uneven surfaces and significant inclines
Boston by Foot tours go rain or shine.


RSVP by March 31




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