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Moshe Levin poses on the terrace of the Metropole.

A View Of The Alps
And Kosher Food

RUTH ROVNER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

I

t's a serene mountain
town with picturesque
chalets, a sparkling lake,
and stunning vistas of the
majestic Alps.
Situated in the heart of the
Alps in eastern Switzerland,
Arosa is understandably a
popular ski and summer
resort, yet it also retains its
Swiss village charm.
On the winding main
street, people carry walking
sticks or wear their
mountain-climbing gear. The
train station itself looks more
like a chalet than a railroad
terminus. From anywhere in
town, the dramatic mountain
peaks loom.
Besides its appeal as a
Swiss mountain village,
Arosa has yet another — and
more unusual — attraction: a
fully kosher hotel in the heart
of the Alps.
The Metropole hotel is just
a short walk up the winding
main street of Arosa. On a re-
cent visit, I spotted the hotel
sign even before I got off the
train. It was posted on a
modest-sized building
dramatically positioned with
mountain peaks as
background.
Walking up Arosa's main
street, I soon arrived at the
Metropole, a simple, stucco
building. Inside, an elevator
took me down to the reception
area.
There, Moshe Levin was
behind the desk. He's the

grandson of the owner and
founder of the hotel, Beinush
Levin.
"My grandfather came to
Switzerland from Vilna," he
said, taking time out to show
me the hotel and briefly talk
about its history.
He led me upstairs to the
outdoor terrace, where the
looming peak of Mount Schaf-
srucken seemed to be almost
next door.
His grandfather settled in
the mountains where the doc-
tors advised it would be best
for his health. "He had heard
of Arosa, so he came here, and
then he decided to stay and
open a small pension," said
Mr. Levin.
Beinush Levin started with
a very small hotel which he
opened in 1928. Eight years
later, he opened the
Metropole. It soon became a
family business. Beinush
Levin's two sons and
daughter all are involved in
the hotel, as is his grandson.
The hotel, which is small-
scale and simple in decor, of-
fers 60 rooms, and all those on
the south side have balconies
with close-up views of Mount
Schafsrucken.
We sat outdoors enjoying
the view and the fragrant
mountain air on the hotel ter-
race; then Moshe Levin led
the way back inside and down
to the dining room, where a
kosher dinner would be serv-
ed later, after guests return-

