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come from Israel, or we pro-.
vide our own entertainment,
complete with plays or skits
put on by the kids."
Inside the synagogue, the
women sit on the sides fac-
ing the center. The cantor is
at the front of the syn-
agogue, facing the Ark and
the bimah. Until recently,
the entire service was in
Hebrew — except for the
prayer for the president of
the Republic of Kenya,
which used to be the prayer
for the King of England.
Lately, because of a large
influx of Americans, the
congregation has become
more relaxed, Dr. Blumen-
thal said. More readings are
in English and women have
begun to take part in the
service. He described the
congregation's style as a
cross between that of Ameri-
can Orthodox and Conser-
vative synagogues.
In addition to Dr. Blumen-
thal, the Nairobi synagogue
has another strong Ameri-
can connection. The shul's
new rabbi — the first in
years — is Rabbi Moshe
Baruch Charles, formerly of
Baltimore.
"The search for a spiritual
leader took so long because
of the need for the rabbi to be
bilingual" in English and
Hebrew, Dr. Blumenthal
said.
Although English is
Kenya's official language,
Jews also speak varying
degrees of Hebrew, Yiddish
and Swahili.
"In fact, there is an older
lady — the matriarch of the
community — who speaks
absolutely fluent Swahili
with the same thick Yiddish
accent that my bubbie has,"
Dr. Blumenthal said.
This mix of people has
made Kenya a secure place
for Jews, Dr. Blumenthal
said. "There have been so
many different tribes in
Kenya that no one is
threatened by religious dif-
ferences."
Kenya has little anti-
Semitism and a good diplo-
matic relationship with
Israel.
"Remember that the raid
on Entebbe stopped and
refueled in Nairobi," Dr.
Blumenthal said. "There
has always been an Israeli
interest office there, and El
Al has flown out of Nairobi
for years."
There are also programs
where Israeli doctors teach
in Kenya and medical per-
sonnel from the African
nation are trained in Israel.
"In my travels around
Africa, I have run into
nurses all over who speak
Hebrew," he said. "It turns
out that they learned it
while taking a three-month
course at the Technion."
Dr. Blumenthal and his
wife, Lynne, are planning to
take American Jews to
Kenya for High Holy Day
services and a photographic
safari.
"The group would spend
Rosh Hashanah in Nairobi,
attending services at the
synagogue there, and then
have 10 days to 'repent in
the bush,' which in this case
would be the most beautiful
of Kenya's national parks,"
he explained. "We would be
back in Nairobi for Kol
Nidre."
The Kenyan Jewish com-
munity is looking forward to
the visit, Dr. Blumenthal
said. "Having visitors is
always exciting for them.
But it is also good for
Nairobi Jews to see that
they are still connected to
world Jewry." ❑
Immimi NEWS I'mmi'm
German Group
Rejects Trial
Bonn (JTA) — Germany's
governing Christian Dem-
ocratic Union has rejected a
proposal by the Jewish
community to introduce
summary courts to deal with
the alarming rise in neo-
Nazi violence.
Norbert Geis, the CDU's
parliamentary spokesman,
said such a course would run
the risk of making neo-Nazis
seem like persecuted heroes.
Summary courts proceed
without the usual legal for-
malities to speedily dispose
of cases of minor importance.
But Heinz Galinslei,
chairman of the German
Jewish community, argued
that they are needed now to
confront increasing right-
wing violence and to curb
the circulation of anti-
Semitic and other racist pro-
paganda.
He said the situation is
most serious in former East
Germany, where democratic
practices and traditions
have yet to take hold after
40 years of Communist
government.
Mr. Geis replied that the
introduction of summary
courts would bring back
terrible memories of the
Nazi past. He suggested,
however, that the judicial
system should make new
efforts to deal efficiently
with politically motivated
violence.
Mr. Geis explained that
many of the courts in east-
ern Germany are not func-
tioning.