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s the capital of the
smallest state in the
Union, Providence,
Rhode Island, is appropriate-
ly modest in size — but not in
the variety of attractions it of-
fers to the tourist.
Its state capital has the se-
cond largest unsupported
marble dome in the world.
Benefit Street has the na-
tion's largest concentration of
restored colonial architecture.
And the views from College
Hill are part of the ambiance
of this small-town capital.
It's also a city proud of its
long tradition of religious
freedom. Its founder was
Roger Williams, a Salem
minister who was banished
from Puritan Massachusetts
for his radical ideas. He sail-
ed south to Narragansett Bay
in 1636 to establish a com-
munity where all citizens
would have complete freedom
of religion — an idea so com-
pelling it drew diverse people
of all religions, including
Jews, to the new colony.
Today, the city's Jews, who
number just 7,000 in a
population of 200,000, have
created a strong and active
presence — and the city itself
offers many sites of interest to
the Jewish traveler.
My tour of Jewish Pro-
vidence began at Wayland
Square, in historic East Pro-
vidence, where I easily spot-
ted Temple Beth-El, home to
one of the largest and most in-
fluential congregations in
New England.
Dedicated in 1954, the
handsome brick building at
70 Orchard Avenue was
designed by the well-known
synagogue architect Percival
Goodman.
With a membership of
1,200 families, Beth-El's Sons
of Israel and David is the
largest of the state's four
Reform congregations, and
the oldest Reform congrega-
tion in New England.
Its members recently
celebrated the 135th anniver-
sary of their congregation.
"And in honor of that, we
created a special history
gallery," said Rob Goldberg,
Beth-El's executive director.
In the gallery, photographs,
documents, art and ritual ob-
jects — about 500 in all —
were on display, and they
covered a wide sweep of
Jewish life in Providence,
starting with the first gather-
ing of ten families in Pro-
vidence in 1850.
The exhibits also covered
the early period when im-
migrants from Eastern
Europe built a flourishing
community in South Pro-
vidence and the city's North
End; and the role of Pro-
vidence Jews in World War II,