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El Al is pleased to announce a very special departure and arrival. Happy Rosh Hashanah.

And To The:
ALBANY FEDERATION MEGA MISSION, AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS TOURS, AMERICAN RED
MAGEN DAVID, A.M.I.T. WOMEN 65th ANNIVERSARY MISSION EMUNAH WOMEN TOURS,
FEDERATION OF JEWISH AGENCIES OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA, FT. LAUDERDALE MISSION,
HADASSAH TOURS, HEBREW UNIVERSITY/NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN —
GENERATION TO GENERATION TOUR, ISRAEL BONDS, JEWISH FEDERATION OF CINCINNATI,
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND, SOUTH BROWARD MEGA MISSION, UJA FEDERATION OF GREATER
WASHINGTON, UJA PRESIDENTS MISSION, UJA YOUNG LEADERSHIP MORASHA MISSION,
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH, WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT 18th NA-
TIONAL BOARD CONFERENCE, AND EVERYONE ELSE.

HAVE A GREAT TRIP!
THANKS FOR FLYING

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Avignon's Rue de la Synagogue.

The Airline of Israel.

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WE TAKE EXCEPTION
TO WHAT YOUR
MOTHER TAUGHT
YOU.

YOU SHOULDN'T EAT
EVERYTHING PUT IN
FRONT OF YOU.
You should avoid foods high in
cholesterol. It's a fact, a high
blood cholesterol level sub-
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chances of developing heart
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plan a diet good for life.

Avignon Is A City
With A Jewish History

RUTH ROVNER

Special to The Jewish News

ith its circle of ram-
parts, Roman style
bridge, and narrow
streets, the walled city of
Avignon looks like a town
almost untouched since the
Middle Ages.
The ramparts were built in
the 1350s. The fort on the
other side of the Rhone River
dates from the 1300s. And the
Pope's Palace — the city's
most dominating symbol —
was built during the 14th
century.
The Gothic palace with its
turreted towers and massive
walls is a reminder of why
Avignon is known as the Ci-
ty of the Popes. This was the
palace where popes lived in
grand style in the 14th cen-
tury when Avignon, then a
small feudal city, became the
capital of Christendom.
Now it's the place where
modern tourists invariably
come when they visit this city
in southern France. Day and
evening, tourists congregate
outside the palace, taking
photos, gazing at the turrets,
relaxing on the steps, or going
inside for guided tours of
frescoes and banquet halls.
As a first-time visitor to

Avignon, I, too, was drawn to
the Pope's Palace, but not for
the usual reasons. Surprising-
ly, it was the place I chose to
begin my tour of the Jewish
sites of Avignon. I had not
come for the guided tour or
Gothic architecture. Instead,
I was in search of a small
street that I knew was behind
the palace.
Walking across the huge
central square that faces the
palace, I found it. A sign
posted on one of the
weathered buildings iden-
tified this narrow street as
Rue de la Veille Juiverie.
Translated, this means Street
of the Old Jewish Quarter.
The sight of this narrow
street right in the shadow of
the lofty palace was a
reminder that the Jews of
Avignon have a history uni-
que in Europe, and their story
was one of both privilege and
constraint.
While the popes reigned in
Avignon, living in splendor in
the palace, the Jews — who
had been here since the first
century — lived in humble
homes in the narrow Jewish
quarter. They lived not only
in sight of the palace but also
under direct control of the
popes.
Unlike the Jews elsewhere
in Europe, who were