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Richmond, Virginia,
Rich In Jewish History
gation is Beth Ahabah. Its synagogue,
built in 1904, is located at 1109 West
Special to The Jewish News
Franklin Street.
Inside, the sanctuary was a striking
ith its gracious Southern
sight, with sweeping arches, dramatic
charm, its skyline
central dome and richly colored
reflected in the James
stained glass windows, one of them
River and its many his-
signed by Louis C. Tiffany.
toric sites, Richmond is a capital city
Membership in Beth Ahabah, a
with great appeal to visitors.
Reform
congregation, now numbers
Museums that bring history to life,
750
families.
When it was founded in
elegant estates, a state capitol that is a
1789 as Beth Shalome, it was the first
gem of architecture, even white water
congregation in Virginia and the
rafting on the James River; Rich-
westernmost in the U.S., located in
mond offers all this and more to visi-
what was then a primitive river town.
tors.
Highlights of its 200-plus-year his-
For Jewish travelers, there are spe-
tory
are on display in the Beth
cial attractions. The city is home to
Ahabah
Museum and Archives Trust,
the sixth oldest Jewish congregation
located
in
a gracious Southern town-
in the United States as well as a new
house
next
door to the synagogue.
and unusual Holocaust museum.
In what's called the "Treasures
On a recent visit, our focus was on
Room," items on display include a
both the general
kiddush cup
and the Jewish
made by Louis
highlights. Since
it.
and Henry
this is the capital
Heyman,
the
of Virginia, we vis-
first
Jewish
sil-
ited the capitol
1
versmiths
in
building, designed
— Richmond. Still
by Thomas Jeffer-
another exhibit
son in the form of
highlights the
a classical temple.
key events in
This handsome
the congrega-
building is where
tion's evolution
Aaron Burr was
from Beth
tried for treason in
Shalome to
The
Virginia
state
capitol
in
Richmond.
1807 and where
Beth
Ahabah.
state legislators
Our
next
stop
was
a
museum
still hold their meetings.
which also focuses on Jewish history
Next, at the Valentine Museum,
but of quite a different type. The Vir-
the focus was on Richmond's own
ginia Holocaust Museum, opened
history; in fact, it's called the Muse-
just one year ago, presents vividly
um of the Life and History of Rich-
dramatic displays. In fact, this small
mond. Richmond, indeed, has an
museum is one of the most unusual
eventful history, from its growth as
Holocaust memorials in the U.S.
an industrial center after the Revolu-
because of its arresting displays.
tion to the ravages during the Civil
Its five exhibit rooms do not spare
War, to its post-war rejuvenation.
the
visitor the horrors of the Holo-
Next stop was another museum of
caust
experience. We entered through
history and a unique one. The Muse-
an
iron
gate with the German slogan,
urn of the Confederacy houses the
"Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Shall
world's most comprehensive collec-
Make You Free), just as those in the
tion of Confederate artifacts. The dis-
death camps did.
plays cover three levels of galleries
Then we saw a meticulously re-
and encompass the tragedy and pride
created
ghetto behind barbed wire
of this defining American event.
that
separated
the Jews from the out-
The modern white building is not
side
world.
Its
many details include a
only a museum but a culture center,
replica
of
the
Kovno
synagogue com-
with lectures and programs as well as
plete
with
pulpits.
special exhibitions. Next door is the
In another room, we stood in
White House of the Confederacy,
"Democratic Square" where Lithuan-
open to visitors, the home where Jef-
ian Jews went through the gruesome
ferson Davis lived when he was Con-
selection
process that determined
federate President.
their
fate:
slave labor or death camps.
In a city which is so respectful of
A
mannequin
of a German sergeant
history, Jewish history is an integral
stands
at
attention
and when visitors
part. The nation's sixth oldest congre-
RUTH ROVNER
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