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t the Harvard Square
kiosk, students stop
to greet each other or
to look at publications from
around the world. Others
hurry by, bookbags in hand,
to enter the gate that leads to
Harvard Yard.
Steps away, at Forbes Plaza,
other students sit at outdoor
cafe tables reading news-
papers, sipping coffee and con-
versing, often in foreign
languages. Others watch a
chess game in progress, or
listen to an impromptu con-
cert given by a student strum-
ming his guitar under a tree.
Cambridge, the town just
across the Charles River from
Boston, is dominated by the
presence of its most famous
university. Even though it is
also home to the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology,
it is Harvard that gives Cam-
bridge its distinctive identity.
The subway stop is called
"Harvard;" the stores are full
of Harvard souvenirs; and
Harvard Square, the town's
most famous landmark is
even listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
For the tourist, Cambridge
offers the chance to simply
soak up the college ambiance
at Harvard Square or tour the
campus. The tour guides are
Harvard undergraduates who
lead visitors through Harvard
Yard with its ivy-covered
buildings as they explain the
history of the nation's oldest
university.
That university also has an
active Jewish presence — and
exploring it is another
pleasure for the Jewish
traveler. For example, just a
five minute walk from Har-
vard Square, at No. 74 Mt.
Auburn Street, is a brick
building with a palladium
window which is head-
quarters for Harvard Hillel,
which has one of the most ac-
tive Hillel programs on any
campus.
"Harvard Hillel is a large,
pluralistic community with
five automonous congrega-
tions," says Rabbi Ben-Zion
Gold, who's been with Har-
vard Hillel for 32 years. "And
there's no other Hillel like
that, as far as I know."
The congregations include
Orthodox, Reform and three
different Conservative
groups. For the observant
students, there are services
twice daily. And on Friday
evenings, when the various
congregations begin worship
at different times, they all
wait for each other after ser-
vices so they can join together
in a festive Shabbat meal.
Recently retired as Hillel
director, Rabbi Gold is now
adviser to the Worship and
Study Congregation made up
of faculty and graduate
students. He's one of three
rabbi advisers and 40 student
leaders who help guide the
Harvard and Radcliffe
students.
Facilities here include a
kosher restaurant, the only
one in Cambridge, which is
open to the public; and
meeting rooms for student
organizations and for Hillel's
varied cultural programs
which range from Israeli folk
dancing to Talmud courses.
"This is a very rich cultural
institution," Rabbi Gold says.
"And we've evolved into a
community of students and
teachers who govern
themselves."
Further up Mt. Auburn
Street at No. 99 is another
evidence of the Jewish
presence in this college town;
in this case, it's an example of
Jewish enterprise and
ingenuity.