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248 4784411
ith its tree-lined boule-
vards, beautifully land-
scaped squares and
parks and elegantly
restored mansions, Savannah is a deep
south city that charms and captivates
visitors.
It's been dubbed "The most beau-
tiful city in North America" by
LeMonde, leading newspaper of Paris,
and cited as one of the top 10 U.S.
cities to visit by Conde Nast Traveler.
' Savannah's special charm is evident
whether visitors are enjoying the cob-
blestoned riverfront area or the
delightful public squares and parks.
Almost two dozen of these squares
are in the historic district, which has
over 1200 restored historic homes
within a 2.2 square mile area. It's also
the nation's largest registered urban
historic landmark district.
One square gets special attention
from many visitors because it contains
the house where a murder occurred —
Monterey Square. This house is also
across the street from Savannah's his-
toric synagogue, Mickve Israel, a tall,
dramatic structure with spires and
arches that looks like a Gothic cathe-
dral except for the Star of David above
its entrance. It's the third oldest con-
gregation in the U.S. Designed by the
English architect Henry Harrison,
Mickve Israel is the only surviving
Gothic synagogue in the U.S.
Every spring, the sanctuary is the
site of one of the concerts that make
up a 10-day festival, "Savannah on
Stage". Then, too, there's the annual
Jazz Sabbath, an innovation started
by Rabbi Arnold Mark Belzer, when
jazz musicians enhance the service,
often with a featured soloist. The
event has become so popular that it
always draws a full house audience.
both Jews and non Jews, to the 300
seat sanctuary.
Rabbi Belzer, a Savannah enthusi-
ast, sometimes leads walking tours of
the historic district. And, of course,
he presides at Shabbat services for this
Reform congregation every Friday
and Saturday evening, with an Oneg
Shabbat after Friday evening services
and a kiddush luncheon Saturday.
A museum next door covers high-
lights of the congregation's history
including the Torah the earliest Jew-
ish settlers brought with them on the
boat from London to Savannah in
July, 1733. There were 42 Jewish pas-
sengers on the boat, the largest group
of Jewish immigrants to sail on one
vessel during Colonial times. They
arrived in Savannah just five months
after General James Oglethorpe had
landed here and founded the colony
of Georgia, the last of the 13 original
colonies.
The Torah carried by these early
settlers was made of goatskin because
they weren't allowed to bring religio
objects on the ship, so it's listed as
shoe leather on the ship's manifest.
Also on display were ten letters to the
congregation from U.S. presidents,
starting with George Washington. He
wrote thanking the congregants for
their congratulations on his election
and to wish them well. Other presi-
dential letters were from Thomas Jef-
ferson, James Madison, and, more
recently, George Bush, who wrote in
1990 to congratulate the congrega-
tion on the 200th anniversary of the
granting of its charter.
Congregation Mickve Israel in Savan-
nah.
Besides all this, the exhibits inclu
ed early ritual objects, photographs,
documents and objects that helped
detail the evolution of this historic
congregation.
We visited the site near the river
where the Jewish history of Savannah
began. At Rousakis Plaza, just a short
walk down from Riverfront Walk, we
saw the plaque congregation Micky
Israel erected on July 11, 1983, mark-
ing the 250th anniversary of the
arrival of the William and Sarah.
It was an appropriate reminder
that in this city of Southern charm
and tradition, Jewish history has an
important place.
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