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Reached by an easy con necting flight from the nonstop Charlotte to San Juan route, St. Thomas is not only one of the world’s greatest vacation lands, but is also home to the Western Hemisphere’s second-oldest syna gogue. The Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, founded in 17%, built the Synagogue of Brachah V’shalom Ugemilut Chasidim in downtown St. Thomas in 1833. A 10-month celebration marking the bicentennial of the congregation is planned for 1995-1996. Last October, another couple, and my husband, Gary, and I vis ited St. Thomas and the syna gogue. St. Thomas is a wonderful place to vacation in any season with average temperatures be tween 77 degrees and 82 degrees year-round. In addition to the sun, the crystal-clear, Caribbean water, the sand beaches, and the lush tropical vegetation, St. Thomas offers world-class accommoda tions, dining and shopping. The St. Thomas Synagogue is located in downtown Charlotte Amalie and is included on the Tourism Board’s historic walking tour. Located on the very steep street. Crystal Cade, the Syna gogue is a hike up from the center of town. One of the better-selling items in the gift shop is a T-shirt proclaiming, “I CLIMBED SYNAGOGUE HILL!” But the view from the Syna gogue is worth the climb, and the visitor immediately sees why this location was chosen. The original congregation was formed by Sephardic Jews from Portugal, Brazil and Holland who were flee ing Spanish persecution. Maxine and Gary Sllverstein enjoy the l)eauty of St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The small synagogue they built in 1833 still has the original chandeliers and menorahs, orna mental silver work and mahogany pews. A sand-covered floor sym bolizes the exodus of the Jews In addition... St Thomas offers world-class accommodations, dining and shopping. from Egypt. Outside, the synagogue’s white pillars contrast with rough stone walls. TTie Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas is planning a big cel ebration for the bicentennial. Start- ing in September, 1995 and continuing for ten months, the fes tivities will include highlights such as a speech by Supreme Court Jus tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a per formance by violinist Itzhak Perlman, an art exhibit by St. Tho mas native, Camille Pisano, “the father of French Impressionism,” and a Sephardic Service as it would have been performed 200 years ago. For more information about 1995 Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas Bicentennial Events, call the USVI Division of Tourism at 1-800-USVI-INFO. American Zionist Movement(AZM) Letter to Senators Editor's Note: The following is the complete text of a letter sent U.S. Senators by AZM. The letter was signed by Seymour D. Reich, president of AZM and Karen J. Rubenstein, executive director. January 15, 1995 "We are writing to express the views of the American Zi onist Movement on the subject of U.S. troops on the Golan. “The American Zionist Movement is an umbrella orga nization of 21 national Zionist organization representing one million American Jews. At our recent biennial convention with representatives in attendance from 19 of our organizations, the delegates, on January 10, 1995, overwhelmingly adopted a resolution which urges the U.S. Congress not to take any action at this time with respect to the issue of an American pres ence on the Golan Heights un til the Junction of such a peace keeping or monitoring preserve is known. "Our delegates believe that while this issue is certainly a subject to be discussed by the American people arui debated by the U.S. Congress, a debate at this time is premature, divi sive and seriously prejudicial to the possibility of an Israeli-Syr- ian accord. “ W? believe that the parties to the process, Syria and Israel, should be permitted to discuss the issue of a peace-keeping or monitoring force between them- ^ selves, without prior limitations. Once the parameters of an agreement are in place it would certainly be appropriate for the Administration and the Con gress to determine what role American personnel should have. “Even though there is con cern both within Israel and the United States about the fragil ity of some of the agreements ^ negotiated, we must Support the efforts of all of the parties, in this case Syria and Israel, to re solve their difference and not place impediments in their path. ” /
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