Beth Shalom's Synagogue — Attraction in Rampa

My Jewish friend and I (not Jewish) had a wonderful experience at Beth Shalom. We pre-arranged a tour and meeting with the Cuban Jewish Community's president. The temple restored in the 1990s after decades of neglect was simple. But it was the people who greeted us and the stories of what this community is doing that was amazing. This synagogue is the center of Jewish life in Cuba. The president was an engaging very senior lady with twinkling eyes and a gift for communicating reality and hope for her community. She was open, personable, and very charming. As a non-Jew, I was very impressed with the spirit of this place and the people I met as well as the transparency with which we were allowed to learn about the history and modern-day...

We walked all the way from our hotel by the ocean front looking for our friend who wanted to attend service.

We got caught in a downpour, which was actually fun, and only last about 15 minutes.

By the time we got to the synagogue they were getting ready for service.

We looked around but our friend wasn't at this synagogue, so we headed back to the hotel, and lo and behold...

Beautiful place nice people importance about the visit when visiting the Jewish community in Cuba it was very interesting to see all the pictures of all that happened to...