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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. ❑