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July 3, 2013 Barnet Kessel has been named executive director of the The Vilna Shul. Kessel, who will begin his post on July 22nd, brings over 24 years of business experience and exceptional leadership in the Jewish community. He is currently the vice president of commercial products at Mantua Manufacturing Company. Emily Leventhal, incoming…

Before our current exhibition, Recreating the Tapestry, went on display in 2006, another exhibition shined at the Vilna Shul. Continuity: Traditions of Jewish Art and Architecture explored the world of design within synagogue walls, weaving a thread of history from the painted synagogues that once stood gracefully throughout Europe and Russia…

Contents: A Message From the President of the Board of Directors Before I Go – Thank You for the Blessings Fresh New Programs for Spring and Summer Planned Giving at the Vilna Havurah on the Hill Calendar of Events Vilna Scribe Spring 2013

Published October 22, 2010 on BeaconHill.Patch.com By Travis Lovett Panelists at Beacon Hill’s Vilna Shul debate who will emerge the victor in the social media arena. Place your bets: Its Facebook vs. Google in a war for control over the Web and, ultimately, your social life. A panel of social media experts at Beacon Hill’s Vilna Shul: The…

The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, will be honoring Rabbi David Starr, PhD on Sunday, September 13th, 2009 with the Zvi R. Cohen Leadership and Legacy Award. Dr. David B. Starr,Vice President of Community Education at Hebrew College in Newton, MA. is an expert on the subjects of modern Jewish history, Jewish education and…

June 16, 2009, the Vilna Shul along with eleven other historic sites in Greater Boston received a grant as part of the Partners in Preservation program, funded by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The winners of the grant were determined by online voting and a committee of local leaders and preservationists. Work…

Date: November 5th, 2008 Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm Jeff Taylor is a founder of the online jobs site Monster.com and currently the CEO of Eons, Inc., a website for people over age 50. Recently he founded Tributes.com (a spin off from Eons.com). Taylor is a frequent speaker at colleges and universities, and co-authored the book, Monster Careers.…

Professors Stephen H. Norwood and Eunice G. Pollack, editors of The Encyclopedia of American Jewish History will be at the Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Boston, MA 02114 on Sunday June 15, 2008 from 2 – 5 PM to discuss their new publication. The encyclopedia contains essays and short entries written by leading scholars of American Jewish…

Tuesday, May 27, 2008: Ed Zander will step down as the Chairman of the Board of Motorola at the end of May, a position he has held since 2004 and has served as the CEO at Motorola from 2004 through January 2008. Before coming to Motorola, Zander was with Silver Lake Partners from 2002-2004 after a successful 15-year stint at Sun Microsystems…

Tuesday, May 20, 2008: This panel discussion will be moderated by Bill Aulet, Senior Lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Entrepreneur in Residence, and include three leading Venture Capitalists and three leading Entrepreneurs.

“The Vilna Shul Speakers Series” features leading voices from Boston and beyond, including voices from journalism, technology, law, finance, biotechnology and life sciences, arts and culture, and other fields. Speakers have included Scott Kirsner, Columnist for the Boston Globe; Ken Novak, vice chairman of America Online (AOL) / Time Warner,…

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January 8th, 2008: A panel discussion moderated by Scott Kirsner, Innovation Economy Columnist from the Boston Globe, entitled ““The Venture Capital Industry: Looking Back on 2007 and Looking Forward to 2008”” with Larry Bohn, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners, Jonathan Seelig, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners and…

From Boston Neighborhoods: Beacon Hill When you come in here, you immediately feel like you're a part of Jewish History. I think it's a way to connect to Judaism that's very tangible." Aaron Mandell, a founding member of Havurah on the Hill Full Article