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weekend was the Wedgwood Inn,
where innkeeper Carl Glassman and
his wife Nadine Silnutzer often host
Jewish guests, who make up over 50
-percent of their clientele.
Vegetarian breakfasts — fresh juice,
home-baked muffins, granola, hot
croissants and more — are a favorite
of all guests. Several rooms with kitch-
enettes are especially convenient to
Orthodox guests who have become
regulars.
Then, too, Jewish art is part of the
decor.
A prized possession is a brass meno-
rah which is the focus of an annual
Chanukah ritual. Each night during
Chanukah, Carl and Nadine invite
local residents as well as inn guests for
a candlelighting ritual. Afterwards,
guests linger to enjoy singing and
light refreshments, including Mexican-
style potato latkes.
The personable innkeepers also
,='host an annual Passover seder. Their
first was held in 1979 at the inn, but
by now it attracts such a crowd that
it's held at the local fire hall.
During our stay in New Hope, we
also got acquainted with a new con-
gregation, the first ever in the New
Hope-Lambertville area.
Just a short walk from the inn, we
found Kehilat HaNahar (the river
congregation), which is fondly known
as "the little shul by the river."
Members of this Reconstructionist
congregation have just started to wor-
ship in their new sanctuary, which was
originally the schoolhouse of New
Hope. It's a 150-year-old building situ-
ated on a hill overlooking the town.
Jewish visitors, of course, are
delighted to find a synagogue right in
the heart of New Hope. Its founding
adds a new chapter to the history of
this well known village.
Covered bridges, country roads,
historic sites and now, too, a "shul by
the river" — all these give the Bucks
County area its distinctive identity
and ambiance. El

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