HILARIOUSIAcant,

Homolka, holding up with pride the
new hardcover prayerbook, beautifully
illustrated with photos of synagogues
around the world. "The use of one
prayerbook will tremendously promote
our efforts to create a unified presence
in the region."
Besides these major events, the
past two years have been filled with

earnest, tragic,

all the activities and special occasions
of an active congregation: bar and bat
mitzvahs, baby namings, well attend-
ed lectures, an adult education pro-
gram.
The congregation now numbers 150
individuals, and they are a diverse
group. They seem to feel very good
about living as Jews in Munich. CI

kiciottowiv‘s

or any other kind of memory

of traveling in Israel.
If you have photos, all the better.
We'll publish them in a special edition May 1.

Shalom You All
From Southern Israel

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degrees in the shade. A visit during the
rest of the year is a must.
It is a healthful experience; people
come from all over the world for the
srael can be divided by a tourist's
Dead Sea black mud to apply over their
point of view in many ways. One
bodies. Natural health and beauty spas
way is to split the country into
abound, which offer baths, pools and
north and south segments. The
massages to rejuvenate the body.
southern part can be a visitor's paradise.
In the Dead Sea region, be sure
Starting at the southernmost tip of
Photo
by Lewis Lachter to visit Ein Gedi.
Israel, there is the
It is a kibbutz,
wonderland of Eilat.
gardener's par-
Israelis, Europeans
adise, a resort
and Americans flock
hotel, a camping
to this resort-laden,
site,
a spa with
sun-drenched town
indoor
and out-
perched on the
door
pools,
a
lower edge of the
conference
center
Negev desert.
with activities
A visit to Eilat
for people of all
can be broken into
ages.
three major cate-
A different site
gories: water-related,
is
the
nearby
desert and town.
world-famous
A highlight of the
mountain-top
water-related activi-
fortress of Masada.
ties is the Coral
Climb to the sum-
World Underwater
mit by foot or ride
Observatory. Plan to
the cable car and
spend several hours
then
walk
among
the
ruins and re-cre-
touring the Reef Tank, the Shark Pool
ations.
and the Turtle Pool.
Another ancient site is Qumran,
The observatory is literally below sea
where
the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
level and the colors, shapes and sea life
The area around is dotted with
that completely surround the visi-
ruins of palaces, synagogues and
The
tor are breathtaking.
mosques.
M asada
Snorkeling at the Coral Nature
For a change of pace in the
syn a gogue
Preserve can be an experience of a
ate.
area,
be sure to visit the Ahava
lifetime. If swimming with dol-
factory
and shop. Learn how the
phins sounds interesting, try the
famous
beauty
products are manufac-
Dolphin Reef.
tured.
Tours of the desert range from a few
Heading toward the north one comes
hours to a few days. One can join a jeep
to Beersheba, the capital of the Negev
safari, drive a quad or a two-wheeled
area. A highlight is the weekly Bedouin
chariot drawn by a donkey. One could
market, held each Thursday; here one
even go by camel-back! A stop at a
can buy anything from a camel to a
Bedouin camp will provide hot tea and
hand-carved olive wood figure..
pita baked before one's eyes.
These stops represent only a once-
Another major area in southern
over-lightly
tour. There is much more
Israel is the Dead Sea and the neighbor-
to
discover
in
the fascinating area
ing sites. Don't go during the summer
known as southern Israel.
months when it can be over 100

Contact JN News Editor Julie Edgar at
(248) 354-6060, ext. 257, or send a submission,
with picture, to Julie Edgar at the Detroit Jewish News
27676 Franklin Rd. Southfield, MI 48034.

LEWIS ERIC LACHTER
Special to The Jewish News

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