8 Friday, November 5, 1976
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Jewish Traveler Made to Feel Comfortable in London
Ask any Jewish
traveler where he would
most like to go, other than
Israel, and chances are
the answer will come
back, "England."
Other than New York
there is no city, again
other than possibly in Is
rael, where Jewish
travelers can feel more
"at home" than London.
First of all, London has
the "feel" to it that has
great appeal to Jewish
travelers. It's as cos-
mopolitan as any city in
the world. Its restaur-
ants, its smart shops, its
theater and other cul-
tural activities, are only
part of the story. Of equal
importance to this Jewish
traveler is the over-
whelming sense of his-
tory at almost every turn.
This timeless link of
Windsor Castle, where the author found the Purim
shared history shows up
in a thousand different story on tapestries in two rooms of the royal apartment.
ways but it can be sum- dream for countless cen-
med up with a visit to the turies, a homeland for a tree he hid signed to mas-
sacre the Jews of Persia.
British Museum. There,
under one roof, are the homeless people.
If all this history makes
To further sharpen this
original copies of the
you
you won't
anglo-Jewish
bond,
a
Magna Carta and the *- 'short walk from the suffer hungry
long
in
London
be-
Balfour Declaration.
British Museum brings
you can't walk a
It gives one pause to see you to Jewish Museum cause
block without finding a
these two documents in with one of the finest col- I good
close proximity, one a de- lections of its kind. It's in pub. restaurant or fine
claration of the principles Woburn House on Upper
For kosher food try
of government that was to Woburn Place and houses
set a timeless standard for a fascinating display of Bloom's on Whitechapel
Road, or Gershon's on
the English speaking Judaica.
world, the other putting
The day we visited the Finchley Road. Other re-
into words what had been a Jewish Museum it was of- staurants with a Jewish
ficially closed for paint- flair include W. C. Fields
Sternstein Blasts
ing, but we got an "unof- on Circus Road and the
that wins the
Shah on Incitement ficial" tour and very restaurant
award for the most in-
warm welcome from P. L. triguing
name in London
NEW YORK — The May who gave us a brief — Widow Applebaum's
look
at
some
of
the
fas-
Zionist Organization of
Deli and Bagel Academy
America accused the cinating items in the on South Molton Street.
Shah of Iran of "unpre- museum's collection.
One of the most prized
cedented interference by
If you're in England on
items in the extensive col- Shabat and you want to at-
a foreign ruler in the in-
lection of Judaica is a tend services, London, the
ternal life of the United
wooden ark from the 16th city of churches, is filled
states."
Century which had been with synagogues. There
Dr. Joseph P. Sterns-
taken from a temple and are many that will wel-
tein, president of the
120,000 member ZOA, re- was used for many years
sponding to a CBS inter- as a servants wardrobe
view broadcast on Oct. 24, closet in Chillingham Medical Students
Castle in Kent.
took issue with the
Study in Romania
statements of the Shah,
One of the truly delight-
who charged that "The ful discoveries on our tour
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Jewish lobby in the U.S." came during a visit to Some 350 Israeli students
is influencing U.S. Windsor Castle which is study medicine in
foreign policy and Jews
about a 30-minute drive Romania, Rabbi Mor-
have "even a little too from London. The first dechai Kirschblum told
much" power.
sight of the castle from the the Zionist Executive fol-
Dr. Sternstein, in an approach road is nothing lowing a visit to Romania.
open letter to U.S. Secret- less than awesome.
Kirschblum was impre-
ary of State Henry Kis-
During our tour of the
singer, said that the Shah castle we were ushered ssed by the state of the
"is obviously seeking to into the Queen's Presence Jewish community in
sway American foreign Chamber where important Romania. He said its
policy making by a devious visitors had once waited 50,000 members are ac-
method of communal divi- for a royal audience. In tive in 68 communities
siveness and racial in- this room and in the well organized under the
citement."
Queen's Audience leadership of the Chief
Dr. Sternstein urged Chamber are a series of Rabbi, Moses Rosen.
the Secretary of State to huge tapestries that tell
Kirschblum said there
make an appropriate rep- the Story of Purim. These were
some 130
resentation to the gov- magnificent works were synagogues in Romania
ernment of Iran and "to woven in the Gobelins fac- with 80 of them holding
protest the Shah's at- tory in France in the daily prayers. In each
tempt to interfere in 1780's. Based on paintings community there are
American public life by by Jean Francois de Troy, youth activities. He
spreading dissension they depict the story of noted, however, the lack
among the people of the Esther dissuading her of shokhtim and rabbis
U.S. to the detriment of husband, King Ahasuerus, who can serve as
American democracy."
from carrying out the de- teachers.
finished breakfast a half
hour before, I passed up
that particular delicacy.
Jews are prominent in
all phases of life in Lon-
don, from retailing to the
professions, from theater
to political life. Many
Jews sit in Parliament
and, according to the
Jewish yearbook of Eng-
land, there are many
Jewish Peers, Baronets,
and Knights.
London also has one of
the oldest and most re-
spected English language
Jewish newspapers. It's
the Jewish Chronicle
which has been publish-
ing for over 125 years.
This silver dish, from collection of London's Jewish
Museum, was presented to the Lord Mayor of London by
Bevis Marks Synagogue in 1702.
come you for services in-
cluding St. John's Wood
Liberal Synagogue on St.
John's Wood Road, West
London Synagogue on
Upper Berkley, and Bevis
Marks Synagogue on St.
Mary Ave. Where else but
in London could you find a
shul named St. John's?
The Jewish population
in London is large and
quite visible. As in many
major American cities,
the Jews in London are
strong in the retail trade,
and as you shop you'll see
many faces that you'll
swear are members of
your temple, that is until
you hear the very British
accents.
You'll see a range of
these Jewish merchants
from the smartest shops
off Piccadilly to the plain
pipe racks of of the Sun-
day flea market on Pet-
ticoat Lane. A fixture at
the market is the booth of
Tubby Isaacs, famous for
his jellied fish. Since I had
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