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HOLOCAUST
MEMORIAL
CENTER

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER
SEMINAR ON THE HOLOCAUST

Journey

Continued from preceding page

West Bloomfield . . . Poland . . . Israel

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* 3 Days of lectures at the HMC by recognized Holocaust scholars.

* ROUND:TRIP AIR, DETROIT-POLAND-ISRAEL-DETROIT

In POLAND, the group will tour MILA 18, THE UMSCHLAGPLATZ, THE WARSAW
GHETTO MONUMENT, THE GENSCHE CEMETERY, TREBLINKA, MAJDANEK,
AND AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU. Two Holocaust survivors accompanying the group will
re-trace their harrowing experiences at Auschwitz.
In ISRAEL, the group will tour YAD VASHEM, THE MUSEUM OF THE DIASPORA,
THE GHETTO FIGHTERS' MUSEUM, THE GALILEE, MASSADA, AND ROSH
HANIKRA.
* FIVE-STAR HOTELS THROUGHOUT
Forum Hotels (Cracow and Warsaw)
Panorama (Tel-Aviv)
King Solomon (Jerusalem)
Kibbutz Lavi (one night)
* 18 BREAKFASTS (Poland and Israel)
*18 DINNERS (Poland and Israel)
AIR CONDITIONED TOUR BUSES (Poland and Israel, ALL TOURS AND EN-
TRANCE FEES INCLUDED.

reading an actual letter a
young U.S. serviceman had
received from his beloved.
She wrote to him just as he
was shipped overseas. "She
never had the chance to say
goodbye," Jaye says.
The sounds of Jo Stafford
singing "You'll Never
Know," with lyrics that
would make a cold stone cry,
played as the letter was

read. Jaye says many in the
audience were crying.

This upcoming
Timetraveler weekend also
is likely to bring back
memories, and Jaye knows
he's likely to see some tears.
But he's prepared. "After
all," he says, "what can we
really keep in life but our
memories?"

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$2,500 per person double occupancy. Single supplement $300.
HOLOCAUST
There are a limited number of openings for this
MEMORIAL
CENTER
historic tour. For information, call the Holocaust
Memorial Center, (313) 661-0840.

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St. Augustine's Synagogue

St. Augustine:
A Jewish View

RUTH ROVNER

Special to The Jewish News

S

t. Augustine was
founded 42 years
before Jamestown and
55 years before Plymouth
Rock, but the settlers were
Spanish, and that's the
reason those other places are
more famous.
A tram tour passes the na-
tion's oldest street, its oldest
schoolhouse, oldest masonry
fort, and oldest house.
The nation's oldest city was
founded when the Spanish
started a settlement here in
1565, not long after Ponce de
Leon first discovered Florida.
"The discoverer of Florida,
Juan Ponce de Leon, landed
near this spot, 1513," are the
words engraved on the
pedestal under the statue of
Ponce de Leon in the center of
town. Situated near the
Bridge of Lions, the looming
statue is another symbol of
native pride in history.
Not far from the statue is
Cordova street, where St.
Augustine's only synagogue
stands. "When people walk
into our synagogue, the first
thing they say is, 'It's so
haimish!' " said Jerry Kass,
as he opened the door to the
simple brick building
sheltered by trees at 163 Cor-
dova Street.
"It's not like an armory. It's

small, and it's got a good old
Southern feeling. And if it's
Southern," said Kass, pausing
deliberately for emphasis,
"it's the best!"
Many Jewish travelers, he
said, find their way to the
"haimish" synagogue. "It's
listed on city maps; the
Chamber of Commerce tells
people about us — and even
the sheriff has sent over
tourists," says Kass, who ex-
plains that some strangers in
town figure the local sheriff
will know where the
synagogue is.
The sheriff, in turn, pro-
mptly refers the callers to
Kass. A lifelong St. Augustine
resident and retired
businessman who lives near-
by, he's willingly on call as
unofficial tour guide.
Leading the way into the
modest but beautifully main-
tained sanctuary, he points
out the glass chandelier and
the stained glass windows.
Eighty families now belong
to First Sons of Israel
Congregation. Though Jews
are a tiny minority in the
town's population of 15,000,
this is an active congregation,
with a Hebrew school for
their youngsters, services
every Friday night and an-
nual events like the latke par-
ty at Chanukah and the com-
munity Seder.
St. Augustine's Jews enjoy