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RUTH ROVNER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

A

lthough it's situated
in a town that's barely
a dot on the map, the
Keys Jewish Com-
munity Center in Tavernier,
Fla., regularly draws visitors
from far-flung places.
"We've had tourists from all
Over the world — from Nor-
way, Denmark, South Africa,
Israel and many other places,
too," says Iry Stein, past presi-
dent of the congregation.
"People are so surprised
when they come here," he
says, noting that they often
see the sign on the road or
hear about it from the near-
by Sheraton Key Largo
Resort. "They usually say,
`We didn't even know there
were any Jews living here!' "
Indeed there are. Situated
at the southern tip of the Key
Largo peninsula, the Keys
Jewish Community Center
has 140 members. It's one of
only two congregations in the
Florida Keys. The other is in
Key West, 93 miles to the
south.
The Key Largo congrega-
tion draws members from
Marathon in the center of the
Keys all the way north to
Homestead. Being situated in
the heart of a resort, it also

draws a number of visitors to
its Friday evening Shabbat
services. That's why members
decided to have a special in-
terval during services when
those attending for the first
time are invited to introduce
themselves.
"We give them an official
welcome," says Mr. Stein, who
is one of three members who
alternate in presiding over
the weekly services, since the
congregation has no full-time
rabbi.
What it does have is a
welcoming attitude to
visitors, an informal am-
biance that Mr. Stein calls
"laid-back Keys style" and an
impressive new building that
was just dedicated as their
synagogue in February 1991.
Discovering the new
synagogue is a surprise and
delight for many tourists. It's
located just off U.S. 1, the on-
ly highway in the Keys — a
one-story, modern building.
Native silver buttonwood
trees and native foliage line
the outside boundary of the
property. Further in, there
are more trees. "We used the
trees that were already here,
and we added orchid trees,
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