The Lost Mural
Ben Zion Black
1910, painted on plaster on lath board, 25 feet wide, 12 feet high, 6500 pounds
Location: Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Lobby, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, Vermont.
Available to the public during normal business hours.
See the website for more information on the rescue, relocation and restoration of the Lost Mural: www.lostmural.org
Tours are also arranged through the website if desired.
The Lost Mural is representative of an art form, the painted wooden synagogues, that was once prevalent in Eastern Europe and is a rare surviving example of a painted wall mural in a synagogue. It was painted in 1910, hidden in 1986, moved in 2015 and fully restored in 2021-2022.
The Lost Mural Project is dedicated to educating the public about the Lost Mural, the Burlington immigrant Jewish Community, (formerly called “Burlington’s Little Jerusalem”), and all immigrant groups who have found a home either in our region or across the state.
More information at www.lostmural.org and PBS Documentary.
