A fine old Dutch custom (when the winter ice is firm enough) is to stage a skating race, point to point, through towns of the northern Netherlands. Last week, proud of the synagogues restored or newly built since the end of Nazi occupation, Dutch Jews staged a variant: a synagogue auto rally, point to point.
Speed was not the main object. Each of 113 driver-passenger teams drew meticulous instructions (as in the game of treasure hunt) for checking in at hard-to-spot "control" and "inquisition" points as well as visiting synagogues along the way. At...
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