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hough it's only ten
square blocks in the
nation's capital,
Georgetown is one of
Washington's most distinctive
and diverse areas.
Founded as an Indian
village, it still has a small-
town flavor. Yet it's also a
cosmopolitan area that's
home to many of Washing-
ton's political and social elite.
As tourists explore
Georgetown's hilly streets, ad-
miring the stately federal-
style architecture of the
houses, they can often match
an address with a prestigious
name.
Along R street, for example,
the house at 3238 once serv-
ed as the summer White
House for President Ulysses
S. Grant. Dumbarton Oaks, at
the corner of 32nd and R, was
the residence of John C.
Calhoun while he was vice
president.
For Kennedy buffs, the
house at 3307 N Street is
where John Kennedy set out
for his inauguration as presi-
dent in 1961, and the one at
3017 N is where Jackie Ken-
nedy later lived as a widow in
Georgetown.
Besides its notable present
and former residents, George-
town has other attractions:
lively streets like Wisconsin,
the tranquility of the canal
area, and even its own distinc-
tive version of a shopping
mall, Georgetown Park.
Georgetown also has a
strong Jewish presence, and
for the Jewish tourist, it offers
the chance to see how an ac-
tive congregation thrives in
this cosmopolitan setting.
A street sign at the corner
of N and Wisconsin reads
Georgetown Synagogue and
points the say to Kesher
Israel at 2801 N Street,
evidence that residents are
proud of the area's one Jewish
house of worship.
"People who daven here are
often very prominent," Rabbi
Barry Freudel says. Senator
Joseph Lieberman from Con-
necticut prays here whenever
he's in town. So, on occasion,
does author Herman Wouk,
who's a trustee of Kesher
Israel and has a home in
Georgetown. Shabbat ser-
vices are attended by assorted
congressional aides, as well as
CIA and NASA members.
As an Orthodox congrega-
tion, its members recently got
permission — complete with a
proclamation from the mayor
— to build an eruv that in-
cludes the White House and
the Capitol.
"It's a very active, dynamic
congregation of people from
many diverse backgrounds,"
Rabbi Freundel says, who,
besides his typical duties, also
teaches a class on Capitol
Hill.
"You'll laugh when you
hear this," he says. "It's a
course on the ethics of public
officials." He teaches it from
a Jewish perspective and was
invited to lecture by members
of his congregation who work
on the Hill.
Kesher Israel members ad-
mit they're surprised at how
the congregation has grown
in recent years. "We're seeing
a real renaissance in this con-
gregation," says Ruth Frank,
who's working on a history for
the congregation, which now
numbers 250 families. "Once
there was hardly a minyan,"
she says. "And now, 200 to
300 people come to services
every Shabbat morning."
Because it's a youthful con-
gregation, it keeps growing as