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nside Weiss' deli, the
aroma of fresh corned
beef blends with the tang
of sour pickles. The counter-
man also is serving up hefty
portions of salami, pastrami,
and potato knishes, but the
house specialty is definitely
corned beef on rye.
In fact, although the street
sign at the corner reads East
Lombard, another sign direct-
ly under it says Corned Beef
Row. And the nickname of
this street in East Baltimore
is quite appropriate, especial-
ly with several delis within
one short block — all offering
corned beef specials.
Baltimore has much more
to offer the Jewish traveler
than the novelty of Corned
Beef Row. This port city,
which is just an hour away
from the nation's capital, is
well known for its Inner Har-
bor and outstanding National
Aquarium. But its Jewish
sightseeing attractions are
also noteworthy.
They range from a Holo-
caust memorial at the corner
of Gay, Lombard and Water
Streets downtown to a street
in the Park Heights section of
the city with so many syna-
gogues, it's been nicknamed
"Rue des Shuls." Further
north in the Pikesville
suburb, Shapiro's super-
market stocks only kosher
items.
The top attraction for
Jewish travelers is right
downtown, not far from the
Inner Harbor — and just two
blocks from Corned Beef Row.
It's the Jewish Heritage
Center on Lloyd Street, and
its presence gives evidence
that the city's Jews — who
number about 93,000 — take
pride in their history and
Jewish identity.
Situated in a small park,

modern museum, flanked on
both sides by historic
synagogues.
"The synagogue you're sit-
ting in looks just as it did in
1845," says Moses Cohen, as
we take our seats inside the
sanctuary of the Lloyd Street
Synagogue.
Mr. Cohen is a tour guide at
the Jewish Heritage Center.
He leads the group up the
street to the Greek Revival
building on the corner. Listed
on the National Register of
Historic Places, this is the
third oldest synagogue in the
United States, after Touro in
Rhode Island and Beth
Elohim in Charleston.

The restoration of
the synagogue is
another example
of the
determination of
Baltimore's Jews
to preserve their
past.

With Mr. Cohen leading the
way, we enter the simple,
dignified sanctuary. While we
admire the restoration, he
points out specific details like
the original crystal chande-
lier, the central bimah, and
the Star of David in the stain-
ed glass window.
"This was the first stained
glass window in America to
represent the Star of David,"
says Mr. Cohen, a past presi-
dent of the Jewish Historical
Society of Maryland which
maintains the Heritage
Center. He tells us another
first: It was here that Rabbi
Abraham Rice led services as
the first ordained rabbi to
serve an American congre-
gation.
However illustrious the ear-
ly history of this synagogue,

