We’re previously shared about the efforts of congregant Carol Clingan to find a new home for a century-old mural. Found in the attic of a North Adams apartment building, the mural was originally commissioned in the 1890s by a congregation of Berkshires-based Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. The mural was then abandoned, and the building found other uses, but Carol was determined to save it.

We have a fantastic update—the mural has been rescued and is now installed at the Yiddish Book Center, an Amherst nonprofit dedicated to preserving and celebrating Yiddish books and culture!

You can read the details on the Boston Globe website, or in this PDF if you don’t have access. Great work, Carol!