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The Journey of the Lost Mural An International Treasure in Vermont Left Image The Chai Adam Burlington Vermont mural shown above the Torah Ark in this 1910 photograph was painted by Lithuanian artist Ben Zion Black in the vibrant and colorful folkart style present in hundreds of Eastern European synagogue interiors in the 18th and 19th centuries. Right Image Today the Lost Mural has been recognized as one of only a handful of remaining examples of this once joyful art form described by experts as a Holocaust Survivor and accidental survivor of an otherwise vanished past. mission statement The Lost Mural Project preserves and interprets a rare and important example of early 20th century Jewish Art The Lost Mural painted by an immigrant for a Vermont immigrant community and uses this singular and powerful artifact to explore the contributions of indigenous and immigrant communities which have created Vermonts broad cultural heritage. Interested in seeing the Lost Mural.