Christmas there were eight
pages of New Age Christmas
listings," she says.
Luckily she has managed to
find one tape that does fill the
gap a bit. It's called "New
Traditions" and it's by Jon
Simon, a Detroit native now
living in Chevy Chase, Md.
Cuts include "Ma'oz Tzur,"
"Adon Olam" and "Erev Shel
Shoshanim." "One of the
reasons I like this one is that
you can hear the older tradi-
mm•"""inimal
tional melodies," Hart ex-
plains. If customers can't get
to Ann Arbor there are other
possibilities. Earth Wisdom
puts out a mail order
catalogue — some copies go to
customers as far afield as
Africa and Australia — with
over 1,800 titles.
HAGOPIAN
Hart runs home tape par-
ties as well. "And," she says,
"We even play things over the
phone." ❑
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Anti-Semitism Is 'Snake'
In Monaco's 'Garden'
TAMAR LEVY
Special to The Jewish News
T
he 50 Jewish families
who live permanently
in Monaco have one
thing in common: they are
all extremely wealthy.
They gravitated to this tax
haven from far corners of the
world precisely because
their wealth is untouched by
any statutory authority.
The affable climate and
remarkable natural beauty
are other factors. So, too, is
the glamor the very name of
the place conjures and the
untroubled way of life.
But there is a snake in
every Eden.
Even in Monte Carlo,
which has no burglars, no
poor and the mode of
transportation is by Rolls
Royce and Jaguar, anti-
Semitism is prevalent.
Leaflets marked with
swastikas were found here
recently. One read: "Dirty
Jews, you are always
present" and threatened
them with "bombs and ex-
plosives" if they didn't leave
Monaco. It was signed with
the cryptic initials
U.N.M.A.J.
The first Jews who arrived
in Monaco in 1920, the
Wolzok, Saleanik and Wit-
frow families, were of Rus-
sian origin.
Between 1960 and 1970,
the community was enlarged
by the arrival of 50 French
Jewish families from North
Africa. The families con-
stitute the permanent com-
munity and play an active
role in the state.
Its leader, the energetic
•-• Fernando Levi, arrived from
Egypt 20 years ago. He has
mo excellent relations with
Prince Rainier, dynastic
ruler of the principality.
The Jewish population ac-
tually totals about 2,000, but
many of them live in Monaco
only part-time. Half came
here from England, the
United States and Canada
and are mostly Ashkenazic
Jews.
The other half are of Fren-
ch origin, either North
African or from the Levant
and Italy. Most are Sephar-
dim.
There are also several
families from Israel who re-
cently joined the commun-
ity.
In 1972, a beautiful syn-
agogue was built with the
donations of local Jews on
the Rue La Costa on the
heights of Monaco. The rabbi
is Isaac Amasellem, late of
Algeria. Services are con-
ducted in the Sephardic tra-
dition.
Monaco has a Hebrew
school with an enrollment of
20, as well as a kosher but-
cher.
Organizations are repre-
sented as well: B'nai B'rith
has 60 members, and WIZO
is also active.
Although a large propor-
tion of Monaco's Jews are el-
derly retirees, there is a
youth element. The com-
munity runs a "Gan
Yeladim," and the local
youth is organized in col-
laboration with the Jewish
youth in Nice, the major
French city closest to
Monaco.
Like other denizens of
Monte Carlo, the Jews live
their lives in constant travel
from one vacation play-
ground to another.
Their new "interest in
life" is helping Israel finan-
cially. Israeli ministers are
frequent guests at their
homes and parties, and Jews
from Monaco visit Israel
often on tours arranged by
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