Each month in this space, L'Chayim will look back into issues of The Jewish News to see what was happening in the local Jewish community or in the Diaspora ten, 20 and 40 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO The Boys From Brazil, a novel by Ira Levin concerning the tracking down of Nazi war criminals in South America, was made into a film. A fire razed the main building of Camp Gan Israel near Fenton, Mich. 40 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Kirk Douglas received the 1968 Cecil B. DeMille Award from the board of directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Detroit collector Charles E. Feinberg donated original proofs of Walt Whitman's poetry to the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem. Sergei Eisenstein, internationally famous film director and producer, died in Moscow at age 50. American Brotherhood Week, observed Feb. 22-29 and sponsored by the International Conference of Christians and Jews, was endorsed by Detroit Mayor Eugene Van Antwerp. N00 lttc jtiq Making Hamantashen Do you have a favorite kosher recipe? Each month in this space, L'Chayim will print a kosher recipe that the whole family can prepare by Nina Gaelen tn the Schuster Well He helps the y related mysteries to the 4-8-year-old together To contribute to the column, type your recipe in a way in which the entire family can participate and send it to L'Chayim, URIM Illustrated by Elain e rs is even, de signed for e c/a The Jewish News, 20300 Civic Center Dr., Southfield 48076. This month's recipes are from Heidi Press, news editor of The Jewish News. its asPect sign ificance, Hamantashen (Cookie Dough) Let Dad gather the ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt (optional), 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 2 tbsp. Coffee Rich, 1 tsp. vanilla extract. While Mom creams together the butter and sugar, the kids and Dad can mix and sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Mom can add the egg to the creamed butter and sugar. Dad can add the dry ingredients alternately with the Coffee Rich to the egg-butter-sugar mixture. One of the kids can add vanilla. Let one of the older children roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Let the other kids cut into 2-inch rounds (a drinking glass makes a good cookie cutter!). Fill with canned poppyseed, prune, almond, apricot or fruit pie filling. Let everyone try their hands at drawing up the sides to make triangles. Let Mom put the hamantashen in the oven at 350 degrees and bake about 20 minutes until lightly browned. L-4 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1988 • • yr- r • ; 1** 40. 1 rl . A Vettli s ite d;itt Adat Shalom Cooking Carnival itt Sunday, Feb. 28 Wednesday, March 3 Saturday, March 5 A cold cooking carnival for pre-schoolers and their parents will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The session will teach about the mitzvah of mishloach manot. For information, call the synagogue, 851-5100. The program is part of the Mishpachah series co-sponsored by Jewish Experiences for Families. Families with children in pre-school through first grade are invited to the United Hebrew Schools Nursery Purim seudah at 6 p.m. Thursday at the UHS building. There will be a costume parade, magician and more. Reservations are required, and there is a fee. For information, call Carol Gale, 354-3130. A family concert featuring The Shining Lights will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cong. Beth Abraham Hillel Moses. Ticket are available by calling the synagogue office, 851-6880. Cong. Beth Shalom will have a parents- only lecture at 10 a.m. Sunday at the synagogue. Aviva Silverman, guest lecturer, will discuss the underpinnings of Purim in a talk entitled, "Both Sides of the Mask." The program is part of the PACT series and is co- sponsored by Jewish Experiences for Families. Friday, March 4 The Birmingham Temple will have a Purim family service at 7:30 p.m. March 4 at the temple. There will be a costume parade, the Megilla reading, skits, plays, songs, dances, games, hamantashen and a Purim carnival. Sunday, March 6 The Shining Lights will appear for a second family concert at 12:30 p.m. March 6 at Cong. Beth Abraham Hillel Moses. For tickets, call the synagogue. Sunday, March 13 Temple Beth El will have a city-wide tzedakah fair at 10 a.m. March 13 at the temple. For details, call the temple, 851-1100.