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| OHCC LIVING | NOVEMBER 2025 | 35 Salt Club The September membership meeting was hosted with pizza and drinks for attendees and a look into our many upcoming events and services. Congratulations to our 2026 Board members for SALT which include Betty Anne Kreutziger, Co-President; Dennis Alls, Co-President; Kim Johnston, Vice-President; Jeanette Weiss, Treasurer and Sarita Christensen, Secretary. We are looking forward to the direction of the new board and all the exciting upcoming events and opportunities to serve this community. One of our very exciting programs is in "Engage." Engaging Our Neighbors makes connections and develops relationships with residents who are in need of assistance. Our purpose is to contact our neighbors who are homebound, shut- ins, the blind and legally blind, hearing impaired, by playing cards or board games, crafting, reading to them, and more. If you would like more information, please contact chairperson Marilyn Birkes at mbirkes01@gmail.com. As we are finding, Covid and the f lu season have descended upon OHCC. If you are sick and would like some very nourishing soup from the kitchen of Lisa Seamans, contact us by email and we will make arrangements for you to pick up or have it delivered. If you have not become a member of SALT and are not receiving all the benefits provided by our club, please look into signing up at the front desk with a $10 membership fee, or see us at Dues Days. You can reach us by email at saltoceanhillscc@gmail.com or visit our website at saltoceanhillscc.wixsite. com/saltohcc. Written by Marshall Kelsay Yiddish Club Whenever my husband Rob and I travel, whether domestically or to a foreign country, we try to visit a local historic synagogue. This past May, we were fortunate to visit two synagogues in Croatia and missed by a few hours the opportunity to tour the old synagogue in Zagreb. The Dubrovnik synagogue is the oldest Sephardic (Iberian and Middle Eastern) synagogue in the world and the second oldest synagogue in Europe which is still in use today. This synagogue was established in 1546. Its Baroque décor was completed in 1652 and has been preserved to the present day. The partition separating the women's gallery was added in the 18th century. In the middle of the oblong central hall there is a wall with three arches, which divides in two the wooden fenced bimah (altar). The Holy Ark holds the Torah scrolls which had been brought by the exiles from Spain. On the steps leading to the Ark is a Moorish carpet of the 13th century. It is said that this carpet was a gift given to a Jewish doctor by Queen Isabella of Spain. The ceiling was painted sky blue with golden stars. It is decorated with stucco reliefs and Florentine chandeliers, dating back to the 19th century, hang above the sanctuary. Today, very few Jews live and worship in Dubrovnik. The synagogue and its adjacent museum are primarily maintained for tourists and the continuation of Jewish heritage in Dubrovnik. The synagogue in Split is an Orthodox house of worship. It was built into the western wall of Diocletian's Palace by Jews escaping the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal. After a great fire ravaged this place in 1507, the Jewish community established the current synagogue in the northwest corner of Diocletian's Palace. During World War II, the Italian Fascists ransacked the synagogue and destroyed various religious objects, books and scrolls in a bonfire in Split's main square. The Nazis deported the Jews left in the city, with over 50 percent perishing by the end of the war. The synagogue was restored after the war and renovated in 1996 and 2015. Unbelievably, there are only about 100 Jews remaining in Split, yet they are a vibrant and involved community to keep the Split Jewish heritage alive. Zagreb's Jewish community thrives, providing services to young and old alike. Maybe next time, we'll get to learn about Zagreb's synagogue and community! Come join us for our Annual Yiddish Club Luncheon on Dec. 14. Watch for details in your email and/or the Clubhouse. Submitted by Dorothy Ganz