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Charles Kaplan
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.jpg "Gran Sinagoga Bet Shalom. One of three synagogues currently operating in Habana. The synagogue's rabbi lives in Chile and visits just once a year. On his visit in 2013, he performed all the community's 21 weddings in one day.")
.jpg "Entrance to the synagogue.")
.jpg "A passover display of menorah's and other seder items. The biggest holiday for the community is Chanukah.")
.jpg "This passover salt water vessel is in the Passover display, lower shelf - middle left. The salt water represents the tears of the Jews while in captivity in Egypt. For many, many years, the Wasserman family seders have used the same vessel. When passed around the table to season the potatoes, each child and adult is reminded to handle it carefully.")
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.jpg "The bimah.")
.jpg "Patronage plaques")
.jpg "Arch at the front entrance")