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  • Today Central Havana along the Malacon Blvd is busy with the business of tourisim.
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  • The Malecon Boulevard in central Havana, Cuba
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  • This illustration ran on the cover of "Juventud rebelde" on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.  ARES, Aristides Hernandez, a psychiatrist and political cartoonist, wanted to communicate "that now we are all Fidels and must answer the question of how to create a fair, just and equitable society."
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  • Fifty years ago Magnum Phottographer, Burt Glinn photographed Castro's troops occupying the Havana Hilton.  Today tourists stay at the Habana Libre Tryp. Havana, Cuba
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  • In the days following Raul Castro's election as President a lone guard and the statue of Jose Marti watch over Revolution Square quite and empty. The Square has hosted huge crowds and parades in support of the Revolution. Havana, Cuba
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  • Revolution Square has hosted millions of Cubans for rallies and parades through the 50 years of the Revolution.  In the days following Raul's replacement of Fidel as the President of Cuba the square is mostly quite and frequented only by tourists. Havana, Cuba
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  • The Cuban flag flies above a rock fountain near the National Hotel. Havana, Cuba
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  • Feb. 25, 2008  Jorge Calderon having just finished reading Raul Castro's speech given before the National Assembly does what most Cuban do, enters into a lively discussion about the news.
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  • Monday morning, February 25, 2008, Cuban citizens at a Neptuno Street sidewalk cafe read the speech of new President Raul Castro, announcing a number of changes to come and encouraging citizens to express their opinions.  "There is no need to fear disagreements in a society like ours...the best solutions come from the profound exchange of different opinions."  Raul Castro Ruz, Feb. 24, 2008.  Havana, Cuba.
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  • Saturday, March 1, 2008:  wearing a Dolphins cap, smoking a Cuban cigar, this Havana resident reads a copy of the Declaration of Human Rights handed out on Neptuno Street.  United Nations, February 28, 2008:  Cuban Foreign Minister, Felipe Perez Roque, signed two legally binding covenants of the Declaration of Human Rights.
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  • The embargo in Cuba has been in place for fifty years.  The government has not changed.  The message on the billboard reflects the reality, the political system has persisted, the people have been hurt.  The billboard reads, " 8 hours of the blockade is the equvilant of enough materials to repair 40 kindergartens for children"
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  • "Down with Batista Murderer"  written on a wall in front of the University of Havana two days before Batista y Zaldivar fled Cuba, December 28, 1958.
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  • "We are all Poets", on a construction wall near a Hemmingway watering hole the Hotel Ambos.
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  • 4th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution showing Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos on a billboard near Revoluntion Square in Havana.
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  • Catholics have never had the same presence in Cuba they have in other Latin American countries.  Protestant churches such as  Seventh-day-Adventists, Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, join Jews and Muslims in free association and practice of their faith. Parishners gather for a Sunday service at the San Cristobol Catedral.
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  • The center for Arab and Islamic culture is being carefully restored in Old Havana.  Historically the Arab population has been Morocan, Palestenian and Syrian.
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  • Mercaderes Street in the restored area of historic old Havana
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  • The Orient is similar to many elegant restaurants in Old Havana.
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  • European businessmen meet with Cuban counterparts over breakfast at the WiFi enabled courtyard of the Central Park Hotel in Havana
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  • Hotel Isabel is typical of the many restored, high-end hotels in Cuba.
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  • Hotel Raquel drew the special attention of Leal the Mayor of Old Havana when it was emaculatly restored in 2005.  The building is 100 years old and for many decades was the business center for Jewish mechants in Old Havana. The rooms have Jewish names, in the lobby is a rock from the hills of Jerusalem with a minora incscribes. On the wall is an original oill painting illustrating the event when the American government turned away a ship of  Jews escaping Nazi Germany.  The ship turned south and was welcomed in Cuba.
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  • Feb 24, 2008 four hours after Raul Castro became President.  Canadian Investment Bankers with BMO Nesbitt Burns  arrived to "go fishing".  Lunching at the recently restored Sarastoga hotel on Prado street, Havana, Cuba
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  • Feb 24, 2008 four hours after Raul Castro became President.  Canadian Investment Bankers with BMO Nesbitt Burns  arrived to "go fishing".  Lunching at the recently restored Sarastoga hotel on Prado street, Havana, Cuba
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  • The Chocolate Museum on Mercaderes Street displays objects illustrating the history of chocolate and they serve Aztec styled hot chocolate thick enough to eat with a spoon accompanied with lemon sugar cookies.
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  • Chocolate Museum, Mercades Street, Old Havana, Cuba
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  • Cuba like Mexico has been making fine hot chocolate for hundred of years.  The chocolate drinks at the Chocolate museum are flavored with vanilla, cinnamon and red pepper flakes and served with lemon sugar cookies on the side.
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  • Enrique Nunez del Valle, owner of La Guarida, a world renowned restaurant in an 18th century townhouse in Central Havana. Cuba
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  • Enrique Nunez del Valle, owner of La Guarida, a world renowned restaurant in an 18th century townhouse in Central Havana. It was the location of the 1995 Oscar nominated film Fresa y Chocolate.
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  • A waitress completes setup in the courtyard of the Patio restaurant on the Plaza of the Cathedral in Old Havana.
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  • A waitress completes setup in the courtyard of the Patio restaurant on the Plaza of the Cathedral in Old Havana.
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  • Hotel Ambos Mudos, a frequent watering hole of Ernest Hemingway.
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  • High end Italian shoes and fashion are finding a place among the boutiques of Havana.
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  • The National School of Visual Arts is distinguished by post-modern buildings designed by internationally acclaimed architect Ricardo Porro.  It is built on grounds where Che and Fidel played golf in 1960. Havana, Cuba
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  • ISA, Institute of Superior Arts is distinguished post-modern building designed by  It is built on grounds where Che and Fidel played golf in 1960. Work by student artist Carlos Caballero in one of the student Studios.
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  • ISA, Institute of Superior Arts is distinguished post-modern building designed by  It is built on grounds where Che and Fidel played golf in 1960. Work by student artist Carlos Caballero in one of the student Studios.
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  • ISA, Institute of Superior Arts is distinguished post-modern building designed by  It is built on grounds where Che and Fidel played golf in 1960. One of the galleries showing students work.
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  • ISA, Institute of Superior Arts is distinguished post-modern building designed by  It is built on grounds where Che and Fidel played golf in 1960. Lesmes sculpture student working on a"Monument to Common People" for those buried in Colon Cemetary who have no relatives.
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  • Hours after Raul Castro Ruz was sworn in as President in Cuba, life continued on normally with children rollerblading on the plaza of The National Capitol building, headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology & the Environment. Behind is the Federico Garcia Lorca Theatre.
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  • Earlier in the day on Sunday, February 24, 2008, the decision of who would lead Cuban post Fidel was decided.  6:30 pm the question on Prado Street about the grand prize in the Choreography competition was still open. Havana, Cuba
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  • Compania de Teatro Infantil La Celementia is a sophisticated children's theater with  full staff support; wardrobe, lighting, props and choreography, Havana Cuba
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  • Sunday Salsa on the Prado continued as usual on February 24, 2008, the day Raul Castro Ruz became President.
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  • A mother and daughter, art vendors at the street market in front of the Cathedral in Old Havana, tabulate their sales for the day.  Artists and Craftspersons are permitted to sell their work under a license with a small fee.
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  • Over the course of ten days I saw other 20 & 30 somethings wearing similar camoflauge shirts reading; Marines, Special Forces, Army of 1, Ranger, etc.
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  • Tourists are mad for the fifties nostalgia preserved in the wide range of makes and models of American cars.  The fact the mechanics continue to find or make replacement parts is a testment to their resourcefulness and ingenuity.
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  • Tourists are mad for the fifties nostalgia preserved in the wide range of makes and models of American cars.  The fact the mechanics continue to find or make replacement parts is a testment to their resourcefulness and ingenuity.
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  • When the Soviet Union fell Cuban slid into a "Special Period" fuel, food, transportation, fertilizer, basic commodities were in scarce supply.  This period was a severe challenge for the revolutionary movement.  One thing they had were trucks and skilled mechanics.  They created the "Camel" a box trailer which served as a bus pulled by a truck..  Today these have been replaced by new modern buses from china but they still serve a purpose and can be seen around town.
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  • Tourism is growing and becoming an ever more important source of hard currency for Cuba and opportunity for individual Cuban entrepreneurs.
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  • The French and Japanese are selling a wide range of models being used for taxis and personal use.
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  • A father teaches his son to ride a bike by the restored sea wall on the Malacon.
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  • Customers line up to get into the large and diverse la epoca department store on the corner of Neptuno and Ave. Italia in Central Havana. Those with disposable income can buy products not available through the rationing system.
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  • Young men enjoy a swim in front of the Malacon much like any Sunday while history was being made with the hand off of the Cuban government from Fidel to Raul.
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  • 5 pm, February 24, 2008, the day Raul Castro Ruz became President of Cuba, boys on  Virtudes Street played ball as they do on any given Sunday.
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  • Tourism is growing and becoming an ever more important source of hard currency for Cuba and opportunity for individual Cuban entrepreneurs.
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  • Tourism is growing and becoming an ever more important source of hard currency for Cuba and opportunity for individual Cuban entrepreneurs.
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  • The dual currency of the National Peso valued at 24 to 1 Convertible Peso frustrates most Cubans including many government leaders.  This is an issue Raul Castro promises to address and fix.
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  • The Cuban government allows homeowners to rent rooms to tourists.  They pay a tax/fee of approximately 200 US dollars per room per month and are permitted to keep all they make above the tax amount.
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  • As the National Assembly met to elect Raul Castro President of Cuba I rode in a Taxi from the airport into Havana. Diplomat Benjamin Franklin observes from his Hundred Dollar frame the changes underway. Havana, Cuba
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  • Jose Ley and Jorge Fennandez keep an eye on things at the Justice building for the City of Havana as the central government peacfully transitions from Fidel to Raul.
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  • Partagas, one of the premium brands of Cuban cigars, is an important source of income for the Cuban economy.
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  • Baseball is to Cuba what soccer is to the rest of Latin America.
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  • The Havana Golf Club used primarily by diplomats.  There are two other courses for tourists.  Plans are in the works for twenty-five more courses.
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  • The Havana Golf Club is where Che and Fidel played golf.  Two other courses are available for tourists and plans are in the works for twenty-five new courses.
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  • Che finishing a put with Fidel looking on at the Havana Golf Club  in early 1960.  This print was on the wall of the Havana Golf Club.
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  • Container ship Samba registered in Majuro, Marshall Islands, leaves the port of Havana late Friday, February 29, 2008.
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  • Cuba has recovered from the supply of Soviet oil lost in 1994.  Venezuela now supplies all the oil Cuba needs.  Canadian & Chinese oil companies work with the Cuban energy ministry exploring deep water reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
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  • Members of the band, Maguey relax with Havana Rum and jamming after a day of performing at a nearby restaurant for tourists.
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  • Members of the band, Maguey relax with Havana Rum and jamming after a day of performing at a nearby restaurant for tourists.
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  • Feb 24, 2008 the day Raul became President the band La Verdad Del Son was preoccupied with enteraining patrons to the Gran Cafe El Louvre on the Prado.
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  • Joaquin Pezo and his group, Couga Latina, rehearse at a rooftop apartment in central Havana.
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  • Joaquin Pezo and his group, Couga Latina, rehearse at a rooftop apartment in central Havana.
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  • Joaquin Pezo and his group, Couga Latina, rehearse at a rooftop apartment in central Havana.
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  • Joaquin Pezo and his group, Couga Latina, rehearse at a rooftop apartment in central Havana.
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  • Joaquin Pezo and his group, Couga Latina, rehearse at a rooftop apartment in central Havana.
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  • Lazaro Ingian, auto mechanic, repairing a transmission on the corner of Amistad and San Miguel in Central Havana.
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  • Lazaro Ingian, auto mechanic, repairing a transmission on the corner of Amistad and San Miguel in Central Havana.
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  • Lazaro Ingian, auto mechanic, repairing a transmission on the corner of Amistad and San Miguel in Central Havana.
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  • Plasterer restoring the Hotel Lincoln on Avenue Italia in Central Havana.
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  • The impressive restoration which has taken place in Historic Old Havana is now underway along the Prado.
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  • The oil supply from Venezuela had guaranteed reliable electricity.
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  • Restoration, conservation and renovation is taking place throughout the historic Old Havana and now is unerway along the famed Malacon blvd.
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  • DHL morning delivery on Trocadero Street, Central Havana.
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  • Rodolto Montero works as a butler at the Orient on San Francisco de Asis square in Old Havana.
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  • Within days after Raul being sworn in as the new President of Cuba, this tee shirt showed up reflecting the nature of the change underway fifty years after Revolution.
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  • 13 year-old Adlay with his pigeons on Concordia Steet in Central Havana.
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  • Shavely Elejarde, born February 26, 2008, Havana, Cuba.   ."Here's a wrenching fact:  If the U.S. had an infant mortality rate as good as Cuba's, we would save an additional 2,212 American babies a year..."Yes, Cuba's.  Babies are less likely to survive in America, with a health care system that we think is the best in the world, than in impoverished and autocratic Cuba.  According to the latest C.I.A. World Factbook, Cuba is one of 41 countries that have better infant mortality rates than the U.S." Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 1/12/2005
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  • Liudmila Ivannovna, 60, a Cuban citizen and Wayne Eastep, 60, American citizen.  Both had triple artery by-pass surgery one year ago.  Wayne is paying down $15,000 after Blue Cross paid his $100,000 plus bill. He pays $400 month for health insurance.  Liudmila's surgery cost zero.  She pays for socialized medical care through lower wages.
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  • Most Cubans own their homes and most farmers their land.  When a purchase price has been determined, the bank loans the money at no interest and with no deposit.  Monthly payments are equal to the rent one has been paying.  The term is determined by dividing the price by the current rent payment.  If a Cuban falls behind on mortgage payments the bank adds between 1% and 4% as a penalty fee and takes the payment out of the salary rather than foreclosing or evicting.  There is no inheritance tax.  Women keep their family surname.  Vivian Figueredo & Alberto Palenque paid their house off in ten years.
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  • Chinese relations have expanded in the past few years to include  exploration for oil in the Gulf, importation of more than 1,000 buses, 30,000 Chinese refigeratiors, completion of a nickel processing plant left over from the Soviet era, and joint ventures in Biotechnology.
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  • In response to the U.S. running electronic signs in the windows of the Special Interest building (formally the American Embassy)  criticizing the Cuban Government, the Cubans placed 138 flags in 2006 to mark the anniversary of their independence in 1868.
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  • This sign along the Malacon connecting Central and Old Havana declares, "Towns are made from virtues" Jose Marti.
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  • This Cuban pedestrian's tee shirt reflects the machismo of the culture:  "The Man, The Legend."
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  • Sunday, February 24, 2008, many Cubans wonder what changes were coming with the leadership of Raul Castro.  This lady on Prado Blvd. wondered if her bus was coming.  Havana, Cuba
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  • A multitasking storefront on Concordia street near the University of Havana.  In addition to being a bookstore it serves as Police office, Committee for the Defense of the Revolution and Election Office.
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  • Artists are permitted to sell their art at the street market in front of the Catedral in Havana.  Many artists quickly figured out how to marry pop art to political satire with increased sales resulting.
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  • Store fronts along Neptuno street in Central Havana retain names from the 50's like Florida and Miami.
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  • Alberto Rodriquez, 84 years old, is the caretaker of Beth Shalom.  The synagogue is full for Shabbat on Friday nights and on Saturday mornings.
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  • Beth Shalom Synagogue in Vedado neighborhood is one of three in Havana.  There is also an Orthodox and a Sephardic synagogue.  There are approximately 1,500 Jews in Cuba today.
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  • Alejandro Sosa Hernandez, (ctr.) philosophy major at the University of Havana.  "All social relationships are a relationship of power, to follow one model which is not adapted to our condition is a mistake.  The question now is not change, but what kind of change?  What do we do to adapt without compromising the principles of the Revolution?"
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  • Carlos M. Portela Ochoa a History major at the University of Havana.  "Right now we have three generations; those who were in University in the 50's and led the revolution, those born in the sixties & 70's growing up under Soviet influence and my generation born in the 80's.  The challenge is to preserve the gains of the revolution especially in education & health care, not repeat the mistakes of the Soviet model and  figure out how to adapt and create a more fair and just society.  Our biggest problem is the apathy of my generation".
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  • Alejandro Sosa Hernandez, (ctr.) philosophy major at the University of Havana.  "All social relationships are a relationship of power, to follow one model which is not adapted to our condition is a mistake.  The question now is not change, but what kind of change?  What do we do to adapt without compromising the principles of the Revolution?"
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