The Social Action Committee Council, In Cooperation With Resettlement Service Announces: LATVIA page 67 The Helping Hand Drive For New Arrivals Can you imagine trying to pack your life into two suitcases? Russian families arrive in our community with 2 pieces of luggage per person. You can help provide our new Americans with basic living needs — join the Social Action Committee of your synagogue or temple. From September through June, the Helping Hand Drive For New Arrivals will be collecting items for the new Americans. To make it even easier for you to help, each participating synagogue and temple will be a collection point for donated items. November-Decernber Donation Needs: Small Appliances (Irons, Hair Dryers, Vacuum Cleaners, Dustbusters, Etc.) EXTEND YOUR HELPING HAND To OUR NEW AMERICANS! For drop-off point locations, call 642-5393 PARTICIPATING CONGREGATIONS Adat Shalom Synagogue, Birmingham Temple, Congregation Beit Kodesh, Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, Congregation Beth Achim, Congregation Beth Isaac, Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation B'nai David, Congregation B'nai Moshe, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Congregation Shir Tikvah, Congregation T'Chiyah, Temple Beth El, Temple Emanu•El, Temple Israel Temple Kol Ami, Temple Shir Shalom Packages Include: • Round trip jet flights via scheduled airlines. • Round trip airport transfers from your home to YOUR HOSTS: THE FAMILY JACOBS airport and baggage handling. OCEAN FRONT, 2469 COLLINS AVENUE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33140 • Round trip airport transfers in Miami to hotel and baggage handling. All rooms waterfront or oceanview Sugar and Salt Free Diet • Free Chaise Lounges • Soft • • All tips included. No additional tipping. Ice Cream or Yogurt Served Daily Poolside • Tea Room • All taxes included. Service Twice Daily •Weekly Cocktail Parties • Planned • All rooms: 2 beds — private tub and shower, color Entertainment Daily and Every Night. Shows, Music cable TV, waterview, ice water, walk-in closet, A/C, and Dancing, Variety, Concerts, Champagne Hour. direct dial telephone. Oneg Shabbat, Bingo • Two Magnificent Sightseeing Tours • Religious Services Daily in our own Synagogue. • Full breakfast and dinner daily. Three meals, Saturday. Rabbinical Supervision. Resident Mashgiach. FEB. 23-MAR. 16, 1993 JAN. 26-FEB. 23, 1993 DEC. 22-JAN. 26, 1993 21 NIGHTS 28 NIGHTS 35 NIGHTS $2,242.00 $2,102.00 $1,472.00 Trips may be C011 ine at sign ant y reduced rates. FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS, CALL MIRIAM-DONESON WORLD CLASS TRAVEL, (313) 353-5811. DIRECT TO TARLETON 1-800-327-3110. 68 Advertising in The Jewish News Gets Results Place Your Ad Today. Call 354-6060 occurred during the Holo- caust," according to Mr. Krupnikov. "While there is no political anti-Semitism or pogroms, grass-roots anti-Semitism ex- ists here," according to Mr. Krupnikov. However, there is little or no security at Riga's Jewish institutions. Mr. Crane discovered that the community is determined to ensure that the Holocaust not be forgotten. "They have memorialized the Romboli Forest (where 50,000 Jews were killed by the Nazis in November 1941) and the old main synagogue, which was set ablaze after 500 Jews were herded into it." Since the 1960s, Latvians have been holding demonstra- tions at Romboli in defiance of Soviet authorities, accor- ding to Mr. Krupnikov. "Continued aid is necessary since the Jews will be the first to suffer if the economy breaks down," Mr. Crane said. "The prospects for Jews are uncertain because there is lit- tle economic and political stability there," said Mr. Vic- tor. A delegate to the Jewish Agency Assembly in Jerusa- lem, he said, "The Agency already is positioned for emergency rescue and relief of Jews in the Commonwealth of Independent States. But you can't get people to leave even one day before they are ready." Mr. Krupnikov shares Mr. Victor's uncertainty about the long-term survival of the Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union. "But for the foreseeable future, there will be a Jewish community here, and it is up to us to determine how strong it is." ❑ Miracle Mission Deadline Nears A $50 discount will be given to those who pay the full Miracle Mission fee, $1,993, by Nov. 16. Although spaces on the April 18-28 mission to Israel have been filled, the mission office has begun ac- commodating participants on the waiting list as openings become available. Those on the waiting list will be mov- ed up to fill those spots on a first-come, first-served basis. With 1,284 persons already signed up, the mission is the largest from any U.S. state. It will mark the first time that El Al jumbo jets will land at Detroit's Metropolitan Air- port. In the coming weeks, par- ticipants will receive notices of pre-mission informational briefings and gatherings. The Michigan Miracle Mis- sion is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metro- politan Detroit in cooperation with The Jewish News and many congregations through- out the state. For information and appli- cation, call the mission office at Federation, 642-4260. Travel Series Goes To Tahiti Southfield Cultural Arts travel series will be 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 in the municipal building. Explore the underwater Coral Gardens, the volcanoes, the customs and traditions of Tahiti. The film will visit Bora Bora, Moorea and Papeete. Tickets are available at the door; or call Marlowe Belanger, 354-4717, for information. Two Mayors Are Retiring Jerusalem (JTA) .— The charismatic mayors of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv both say they are stepping down. Teddy Kollek, 81, and Shlomo ("Cheech") Lahat, 65, said they will not seek reelection next year. Mr. Kollek has been in of 27 years and Mr. Lahat 19. The Jerusalem mayor, however, has agreed to postpone his official an- nouncement for two months to allow the Labor Party to choose a candidate as his successor in the high- visibility post. Mr. Kollek backs his depu- ty, Amos Mar-Haim, for the job, which involves sensitive relations with the Arab population of east Jerusalem and administration of a city sacred to three religions. But Labor fears Likud might field a strong can- didate, such as Ariel Sharon or Ehud Olmert, who would be hard to defeat with a relative unknown like Mr. Mar-Haim. The mayor, however, made clear to Labor leaders that he is firm in his decision not to run again, a spokesman for Mr. Kollek said. Mr. Lahat, a maverick Likudnik, called a news con- ference to announce he would not seek a sixth term.