Jews touring Cuba while Alan Gross sits in prison now for what would be his third year - precisely for working with the Cuban Jewish community? Yet the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, one of the richest and most prestigious congregations in the country, is sponsoring a trip to Cuba in late January. Of course, it is not for mere tourism; the synagogue website calls it an 'adult learning trip,' and 'an educational and religious mission to learn about how the once-vibrant Cuban Jewish community has sustained itself.'
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