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Continued from preceding page

Henry Wilson attended its
dedication in 1876.
Today, although it's no
longer a functioning
synagogue, it's open to
visitors as a museum, offering
them the chance to trace the
early growth of' Washington's
Jewish life.
On display in the Lillian
and Albert Small Jewish
Museum on the first floor of
the building are photos
showing Jewish grocery
stores, kosher butchers and
other small businesses that
were part of the first Jewish
neighborhood in Washington,
not far from Adas Israel. Also
displayed are newspaper ar-
ticles of the time that report
the founding of Adas Israel.

It came about when tradi-
tional members broke off
from the earliest congrega-
tion, Washington Hebrew,
founded in 1852. These tradi-
tionalists saved their money
and built their own syna-
gogue by 1876. They later
moved to larger quarters and
finally to the current modern
Adas Israel at Conneticut and
Porter.
They managed to save their
first sanctuary when it was
slated for demolition in
1968. By then it was no
longer used as a synagogue,
but it held special signifi-
cance for Washington Jews.
So a group of congregants
and other citizens rallied to
the cause, and the city agreed
to lease a new site for Adas
Israel at Third and G Streets.
In 1969, the entire synagogue

was carefully moved to the
present site and then restored
over a five year period.
"To us, this restoration is
important in the culture of
our people because we have
always considered the syna-
gogue as the backbone of
Jewish life," Albert Small
said at the time. Mr. Small
was the philanthropist whose
gift helped restore the
building and open it to the
public in 1975.
Besides viewing the ex-
hibits downstairs, visitors can
climb the wooden stairs to the
second floor to see the
restored sanctuary. It's a sim-
ple, stately room with wooden
bimah, plain wooden pews, a
women's balcony above and a
central chandelier.
Then, visitors often go back
downstairs to look at the ex-
hibit which shows how the en-
tire synagogue was in-
geniously transported from
the southeast corner of Sixth
and G Streets to its new site.
It was quite a project. Some
270 tons of bricks and lumber
were strapped with steel
bands, lifted onto dollies and
moved three blocks, as traffic
stopped and cameras record-
ed how the shell was placed
on a new foundation.
The dramatic recounting of
how a historic synagogue was
saved, restored and rededi-
cated is carefully detailed in
the Lillian and Albert Small
Museum. It's just one exam-
ple of how Washington's
Jewish museums are a
capital attraction for the
Jewish traveler. ❑

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Active Jewish Life
In Bern, Switzerland

RUTH ROVNER

Special to The Jewish News

I

t's almost time for the
clock to strike. Visitors
stand expectantly near
the distinctive clock tower in
Bern. Every hour, they gather
like clockwork to watch the
ingenious way the 16th cen-
tury clock strikes the hour.
Four minutes before the
clock strikes, the mechanical
display begins. Colorful
animals move in a circle
around the figure of King
Chronos. The king counts the
hours as another figure
strikes the gong.
Behind us, there's the echo
of horse's hooves on the cob-
blestone streets as a carriage
goes by. All around us are ar-
cades and beautifully
preserved medieval buldings.
The medieval tone of the
Swiss capital is one of its
charms. Founded in 1191, it is

one of the few medieval cities
remaining in Europe that was
never destroyed, bombed or
torn down. Declared a world
landmark by the United Na-
tions in 1983, Bern's old sec-
tor has streets covered with

The Jewish
community was
founded 150 years
ago by Alsatian
Jews who were
very assimilated.

nearly four miles of arcades.
These streets — wonderful
for shopping in any weather
— are lined with turreted
sandstone buildings which
now house antique shops and
restaurants. Beyond the ar-
cades, the centers of many
streets have historic
fountains.
Besides these, Bern has