I TRAVEL I "ROYAL VIKING SEA" October 6.20, 1990 From Bangkok to Singapore ; Kuala Lumpur ; Andaman Islands ; Madras, India ; Srilanka and Bombay (For the Taj Mahal) Orchard mall • 6393 Orchard Lake Rd. • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 • 855-3600 kECEE! LIMOUSINE Lilly Neuman shows Judaica giftware. Round Trip To Airport With Any Cruise or European Vacation between March-September San Juan Attracts The Jewish Shopper RYKE TRAVEL RUTH ROVNER s Special to The Jewish News SOUTHFIELD, MICH. ( 3 1 3 ) ""14111141411 ... w 3 5 - 8 4 0 0 bruce m. weiss VP • Custom Jewelry • took the bite out Of the 26325 Twelve Mile Rd. in the Mayfair Shops A Northwestern Hwy. ig Apple • EW YO Monday-Saturday 10-5:30 Thursday 10-8:30 AIRFARES 17 9 353-1424 O Air O nty • • Unique Gifts For All Ages trott lights • Few Restric ons • otel Packages Avail ble • • Da • Air THAT • co PERSONALIZED CS TOUCH t:L 2 mamas mop Mire/ Call Your Favorite Travel Agent Or Hamilton, Miller, Hudson & Fayne Travel Corporation 313-827-4070 • Customized Imprinting Always 20% OFF! • Napkins, Guest Towels, Place Cards Cake Boxes and Matches. 1), Bev and Sue 661-0177 0 7- • invitations For All Occasions • BOOKS LONDON We Buy and Sell Good Used Books 1. your Round trip to 00.011mm boats. taxes. Liat$ mono ee hoary Meade s. 1 or •9005 .7 55 0 From Long weekends - depart Wed. rule. ret. Sun. or Mon. $369 50 round trip 747 Jet. lodging 3 or 4 Plus Tax nights, taxes. From $ 69.50 Round trip Amtrak. downtown hotels. tax. 1 or more nights. Blackhawks. Bulls tickets available. Schools, Groups, C ubs, Organizations, Call for a special quote MONTREAL From$ 1405° 4 i!‘k Round trip train or Northwest air. downtown hotels tax. 1 or more nights. hockey tickets available. NIAGARA FALLS From $7550 Round trip train Michaels or Oakes Inn Hotels. taxes. 1 or more nights. Train Discounts For Students, Seniors Save $$ NHL Hockey Phanto oe the Opera CAN-AM TRAVEL ' OPEN SUNDAYS 11-3 Call Your Travel Agent 353-9740 9) g.? co QUALITY TRIPS AT REASONABLE PRICES DISCOVER THE FEELING! x a a. LL LIBRARY BOOKSTORE 545-4300 Open 7 Days 169 W. 9 Mile Ferndale M. Sempliner CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! tanding behind the counter at her shop in Old San Juan, Lilly Neuman helps a Puerto Rican couple select a gift for friends. She's shown them ivory elephants, decorative clocks and colorful crafts. Now they point to the wood and brass Shalom plaque on a nearby shelf. "What does it say?" they ask in Spanish. She explains that Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. They touch the Hebrew letters, admire the polished wood, and ask Neuman to gift wrap it. They are not the first non- Jewish Peurto Rican customers to buy Judaica items from Neuman's store. Puerto Ricans, she says, often buy chai pendants and Stars of David; they are familiar with these Jewish symbols and like to wear them. Jewish tourists, of course, are also drawn to Neuman's Judaica gifts, though many are surprised to find them in Old San Juan, with its decidedly Spanish flavor. But San Juan offers sur- prises for the Jewish shopper, as I discover on a shopping ex- ploration of this Caribbean capital. Though San Juan's shops carry many native wares, I find specialty Judaica items ranging from ornate Seder plates to unusual Israeli sculpture. On my shopping tour, I also get to meet the Jewish shopkeepers who are part of San Juan's Jewish popula- tion, largest in the Carib- bean. Many have come here Call The Jewish News [ Il 354.6060 Ruth Rovner is a freelance writer in Philadelphia. to establish new lives in Puer- to Rico, which literally means "Rich Port!" "People are surprised to see so many things from all over the world here," says Neuman. The shelves in her jewelry and gift store, El Gallo De Oro on Fortaleza Street, are stocked with mer- chandise from India, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain — and also Israel. The Israeli-made gifts in- clude beautifully crafted Bazalel Seder plates; Shalom plaques of olive wood and brass; and decorative clocks made in Israel — but with Puerto Rico's seal on them. Neuman is a long way from her native Tripoli. When she first left there in 1950, she Shopkeepers are part of San Juan's Jewish population, largest in the Caribbean. moved to Tel Aviv. But she settled in San Juan after she married Sam Neuman. Her Czech-born husband had established several stores here, and Neuman joined him. Both have adapted well to this sunny Caribbean capital. "We like the climate, the people are friendly, and there's no anti-Semitism here at all," Neuman says. One block away at Swiss Imports on San Francisco Street, Sam Neuman is show- ing his customers gold jewelry. His selection includes Italian-made gold chains, rubies and sapphires from the Orient, and Swiss watches, many of them discounted. He also has a whole trayful of Jewish jewelry — gold Stars of David, chai pendants, and a gold symbol, shaped like a hand, which he lifts out to show me. "It's to ward off the