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Say It Loud: They're Fat
And They're Proud
D
on't call Carrie
Goldner Hemen-
way overweight.
"Over what weight?" she'll
ask.
And don't say she's
obese. She thinks that
"sounds like a disease."
Ms. Hemenway, of
Massachusetts, is fat and
proud. "It's what I am,"
she says. "I'm fat. I'm
white. I'm Jewish."
Now she's helping the
rest of the world become
comfortable with her
body weight, too. Ms.
Hemenway is chairman of
the workbook committee
and coordinator of the
feminist caucus for
NAAFA, the National
Association to Advance
Fat Acceptance.
Founded in 1969,
NAAFA is a California-
based nonprofit human
rights organization that
seeks to nnprove the
quality of life for fat peo-
ple. It publishes a news-
letter, has a computer
dating program and fea-
tures a number of special
interest groups for cou-
ples, teens, men and
others.
Ms. Hemen.way has
been a fat activist since
1971. She views "fat con-
sciousness raising" as a
civil rights issue. "We're
in a society that discrimi-
nates against fat people,"
she says, noting that fat
men and women face dis-
crimination in both hir-
ing and promotion.
A NAAFA member
since 1983, Ms. Hemen-
way was a thin child,
then a plump teen. To
day, she eats healthful
foods --- "people need to
understand that not
everybody fat sits around
eating Twinkies all day"
— and without guilt.
"Eating without guilt is
something every woman
should enjoy."
For information, con-
tact NAAFA at P.O. Box
188620, Sacramento, CA
95918, (916) 443-0303.
Read All About It
he Parent Enrich-
ment Program of
Torah Umesorah,
the National Society for
Hebrew Day Schools,
recently began publication
of a monthly magazine for
Jewish parents called the
Jewish Parent
Connection
(JPC).
"The maga-
zine aims to
I
teach parents
how they can
reinforce and
support their
child's Jewish
education — at
home," said
Rabbi Eli Gew-
itz of Torah
—
Umesorah. "As a magazine
intended for parents corn-
ing from the complete spec-
trum of religious ob-
servance, the JPC strikes a
balance between the Jewish
and the generic elements of
parenting and education —
giving parents the tools to
be better at
parenting and
to be better at
Jewish parent-
ing."
Individual
subscriptions,
which include
eight issues,
cost $15. For
information,
call Torah
Umesorah at
(212) 227-
1000.
AFamily's Brush With
Ntanks And Miracles
Machzor Rome
Sets Record
eir
erusalem (JTA) —
Machzor Rome, a lav-
ishly illuminated
15th-century Italian-He-
brew manuscript of festi-
val prayers, fetched a
record $1,157,500 at a
Judaica auction in Tel
Aviv late last month.
Considered one of the
finest Italian Jewish Ren-
aissance manuscripts, the
work was offered by an
anonymous American col-
lector and purchased by a
private collector, also not
identified.
Picture Perfect
On Mother's Day
701)
ear Baby,
As you know I am anx-
iously awaiting your
arrival. I hope it will be
soon, as your father and I
cannot afford yet another
gallon-sized bucket of
chocolate ice cream (I
have yet, however, to have
a single craving for pick-
les).
Baby darling, might I
suggest you consider Lag
B'Omer for your birthday?
Because as it happens this
year Lag B'Omer also falls
on Mother's Day, and if
you make your entry to
the world on that day we
will win a free 35mm cam-
era from Kodak. We can't
wait to take a zillion pic-
tures of you, each of which
we will force family mem-
bers, friends, acquain-
tances and strangers on
the street to admire and
coo over.
Love,
Mother
(P.S.) Any U.S. citizen
whose bouncing babe is
born May 9 is eligible.
Send a notarized copy of
the birth certificate, or a
record of delivery from the
hospital, to Kodak by Aug.
31. Include a typed or
printed 3x5 card with your
name, address, day and
nighttime phone numbers.
Send to Kodak, Picture
Perfect Mother's Day, P.O.
Box 8178, Young Ameri-
can, MN (no zip code
available).
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Be It Ever So Humble, There's
No Place Like An Apartment
I
f the idea of a month-
long Israeli visit — but
not in a hotel — ap-
peals to you, maybe it's
time to look into the won-
derful world of temporary
apartment dwelling.
A number of companies
will arrange for short-
term apartment rentals in
Israel. These include
Hometours International
in New York and Anglo-
Saxon Real Estate Agency
in Jerusalem.
Hometours rents apart-
ments ranging from $450
a week to $250 a night.
For a brochure, send $2 to
Hometours, 1170 Broad-
way, New York, NY
10001; or call (800) 367-
4668, or (212) 689-0851.
Anglo-Saxon coordi-
nates month-long stays at
about 50 apartments in
Jerusalem. A one-bedroom
apartment in the center of
the city costs about $1,000
a month, not including
broker's fee and tax. For
information, contact
Anglo-Saxon at 2 Hasoreg
St., P.O. Box 1706, Jeru-
salem, 97070; or call 011-
972-2-251-161.
And hey, on the way
back from Israel why not
REALLY build up that bill
and stay for four weeks in
London? The Barclay
International Group's
Jewish Travel Information
Service represents 2,500
short-term apartments in
England, France, Italy,
Brussels, Amsterdam,
Edinburgh, Madrid, Co-
penhagen, Oslo, Vienna,
Geneva and Australia.
Each apartment features
a kitchen facility, giving
kosher travelers the
means to prepare food
while on an international
jaunt.
Jewish Travel Informa-
tion Service brochures
also feature information
on sites of interest, such
as synagogues and kosher
restaurants. Contact the
Barclay International
Group at 150 E. 52nd St.,
New York, NY 10022,
Attn: Stacy Alva. Specify
cities of interest
Getting To The Art Of The Matter
rtists, designers,
silversmiths, stu-
mnikdents and other
would-be Picassos are
invited to participate in
the first International
Judaica Design Award
Competition, sponsored
by Michael Strauss
Silversmiths of New York.
All design entries must
reflect an aspect of
Judaica and be new work.
No entry may have been
offered for sale or previ-
ously displayed. No fin-
ished pieces or models of
finished pieces will be
accepted.
Design renderings
should be mounted on
cardboard or similar
material measuring 8"x
10". No designer identifi-
cation should appear on
the rendering, which
must show a full, four-
sided view and be accom-
panied by the artist's
written concept and com-
mentary on the entry.
Entries are due • by
Sept. 15, and winners
will be notified by Oct.
3L First prize is $1,000.
A $25 entry fee should
accompany every entry,
all of which become the
property of Michael
Strauss Silversmiths.
For information, con-
tact Michael Strauss
Silversmiths at 164 E.
68th St., New York, NY
10021; or call (212) 744-
8500.