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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990

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he corner building at
145 Winter Street in
Hyannis is in typical
Cape Cod style. It's a sturdy,
cedar-shingled structure of
simple design built to endure
the salty sea air.
But one thing sets it apart
— the Star of David that is
plainly visible near its
triangular roof.
The Cape Cod Synagogue is
one of two synagogues among
over 200 churches on the
Cape. The other, adapted from
an 18th century church, is in
Falmouth. Both are evidence
that Judaism is alive in this
Yankee environment south of
Boston.
The chance to see how
Jewish life is thriving on this
90-mile stretch of land with
its sandy beaches and salt box
houses is one of the attrac-
tions Cape Cod offers to
Jewish travelers.
Not only can they enjoy all
the usual pleasures of this
popular coastal area — from
boat cruises to beachcombing
to a ride of the Cape Cod
Scenic Railroad — but they
can also visit the Cape's
synagogues, browse in a
bookstore with a special
Judaica section, and even
nosh on bagels from a newly
opened bakery in Hyannis,
hub of the cape.
"Jewish life has changed
tremendously since I moved
here in 1972," says Paul
Dubin, the new president of
the Cape Cod Synagogue.
Besides the congregation in
Hyannis, with 401 families,
there's the Falmouth con-
gregation, with 250 families,
and a havurah in Orleans.
And the Jewish Federation of
Cape Cod was just launched
this year.
Because the year-round
Jewish residents live in a
poular coastal resort, they're
prepared to welcome the

many visitors who flock to the
Cape in summer and fall. "We
have up to 250 people atten-
ding services on Friday
nights in the summer," Dubin
says. Rabbi Harold Robinson
often extends a special
welcome to visitors, as do the
congregants themselves at
the oneg Shabbats.
In the lobby of the
synagogue two tile walls im-
mediately attract visitors' at-
tention. They were created by
local artist and congregant
Robert Brooks, who used
many biblical symbols in his
intricate and colorful design
and also chose Cape Cod
motifs, like the fish, sailboats
and ocean waves visible on
the right wall.
On another wall of the lob-
by hangs a painting, also done
by Brooks, showing the first
Cape Cod synagogue, built in
1948 when there were only a
small number of permanent
Jewish families on the Cape.
"The congregation just
limped along for a while,"
says Dubin, a member of the
board for 14 years before he
took over as president this
year. "But in the early 60s we
started to get an enormous in-
flux."
By 1975, the congregation
built a new Cape Cod style
synagogue. And by 1982, they
built a new wing for the
library and religious school.
By then, the congregation
that started with 35 families
had grown to 401 family
members.
In the spacious, modern
sanctuary, is an eternal light
shaped like the burning bush,
the candelebra and bronze
candlesticks — all commis-
sioned works done by New
England artists.
In the learning center wing
Cantor Bruce Malin works;
he is both cantor and prin-
cipal for the school that now
enrolls 102 students.
He also coordinates the an-

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