• COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Beverly Hills Does Israel hey're young; they're beautiful; they're hip, and now they've been to Israel. I— Three cast members of "Beverly Hills 90210" and 0'. one from "Parker Lewis 0., Can't Lose" returned last week from a k- ‘.visit to Israel, where they saw the sights and visited children's hos- pitals. Jennie ■ . Garth (pic- tured), Gab- rielle Carteris ► and Ian Zier- o. ing of "90210," and Corin ►*Nemec of "Parker Lewis," along with their families, spent 12 days in Israel on a trip sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. I.- It was coordinated by hi Shalom Elcott and Ray. r Errol Fox, who have ar- ranged for a number of American celebrities to visit Israel. Mr. Fox, a New York- based journalist and film OP maker, said the goodwill trips began 10 years ago 'when the two asked Eliza- beth Taylor to visit Israel during the war in Lebanon. The "90210" cast was invited after Mr. Fox was in Los Angeles for the pre- - miere of his film Freedom To Hate, which details ris- ing anti-Semitism in the former Soviet Union. He was seated next to Ms. Carteris during the pre- miere. "She has a strong Jewish identity and said she very much wanted to see Israel," Mr. Fox said. Though he had been fore- warned, Mr. Fox was am- azed at the attention the actors re- ceived in Is- rael. "There was a tremen- dous security problem and everything had to be stra- tegically planned in ad- vance," he said. "It was like bringing the Beatles to America in the 1960s: screaming teen-agers with their arms waving and tears streaming down their faces. Pure pandemo- nium." Mr. Fox was impressed by Ms. Garth's fiance, rock musician Dan Clarke, who "was constantly asking questions" and by Mr. Nemec's interest in Yad Vashem. Long after every- one else had completed the visit, Mr. Nemec lingered at the Holocaust memori- al. Jewish Volunteers Needed For Morocco And Bulgaria R achel Brodie of New York spent last Sukkot singing, dancing and dining with Bulgarian children. Ms. Brodie was work- ing in Bulgaria as a Jew- ish Service Corps volun- teer in a program run, by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Com- mittee. As part of her work, she taught Hebrew, Sunday school and con- versational English classes. The JDC is now recruit- ing volunteers to work for one year with Jewish elderly and youth in 13111- garia and Morocco. Re- quirements include a strong Jewish identity, and experience living abroad and in community work. The JDC will provide travel, housing and living expenses. For informa- tion, contact Marcia Mintz at the JDC, 711 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017, or call (212) 687-6200. , Tape Benefits Pe We'd Like To Mentshen . • • F irst came Congress woman. Then it was Congress person. Can't somebody save the English language (while still being politically cor- rect, of course) before it gets out of control? Your prayers are answered! The Round Up has the solution — and best of all, it's a Jewish solution! Why not make use of that good old friendly mentsh? Think of the pos- sibilities! Cousin Barb the femi- nist coming in for an after- noon out on the lake? Don't insult her by calling her a fisherman! She's a fishermentsh. And what about the woman selling you over- priced, but necessary, cos- metics? Of course! She's the salesmentsh. More ideas: repair- mentsh, policementsh and firementsh, chairmentsh — and for Eliot Ness fans, G- mentsh. Museum Seeks Jewish Soldiers T he National Museum of American Jewish Military History needs you. Leslie Freudenheim, museum director and cura- tor, is seeking reminis- cences of American Jewish soldiers who helped liber- ate Nazi death camps. For information, contact the museum at 1811 R Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009. ob Dylan, Carole King, Bette Midler and Barbra Strei- sand are among the Jew- ish and other performers on "For Our Children," a collection of lullabies and traditional melodies, pro- ceeds from which will benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit organization dedica-ted to funding pedi- atric AIDS research. Be- cause children with the HIV virus are affected differently than adults, separate research is needed. Almost all infect- ed children contract the virus from their mother during pregnancy. Re- searchers hope that, if they can determine how to prevent transmission from mother to child, - they can save thousands of lives. "For Our Children," on the Disney label, features Bob Dylan singing "This Old Man" and Barbra pup for our hildren .11,1? thePnr IDS Fa.vedwrev • • • ilopeionhildren,-ith.111).S. Streisand performing Alan and Marilyn Berg- man's "A Child Is Born." It may be ordered at local record stores. To make a contribu- tion, write the Pediatric AIDS Foundation at 2407 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 613, Santa Monica, Calif. 90403. Credit card contri- butions may be made by calling (800) 488-5000. California Mailman Wins Right To Wear Yarmulke On Rounds L os Angeles (JTA) — A Jewish mail carri- er near San Diego has won a two-year battle to make his rounds while wearing a yarmulke, with- out covering it with a reg- ulation postal service cap. In a 12-page decision, the federal Equal Employ- ment Opportunity Corn- mission ruled that forcing Howard Singer to put a cap over the yarmulke violated civil rights laws prohibiting reli- gious discrimina- tion. The U.S. Postal Service had fought Mr. Singer's re- quest to wear the yarmulke uncov- ered because it clashed with the agency's uniform dress code. In its decision, which was one year in the mak- ing, the EEOC also ruled that postal authorities could not request outside substantiation when em- ployees make religious requests. Mr. Singer's supervisors had asked his rabbi to write a letter explaining why it was nec- essary to wear a yarmulke at work. Mr. Singer, 51, who is Reform, has worked for 12 years at the La Jolla post office near San Diego. He hailed the federal ruling as "striking a blow for religious free- dom." The ruling also will be binding in future cases involv- ing Jewish postal *workers and will affect other mail- men wishing to wear religious garments. One year ago, a Sikh postal employee won per- mission to wear a turban while delivering letters.