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Hungary."
Mr. Herczeg describes
the candyman of his day, a
physically imposing fellow
who wore a dramatic fur
hat. "When he arrived, the
boredom of having to sit
through the prayer service
was broken," he said.
These days the mystique
remains the same.
"He's one of the best
parts of coming to shul,"
said Mikey Skoczylas, 8, of
Bais Chabad. "He's so kind
and generous. When I
grow up, I wouldn't mind
being a candyman, too."
"The kids come into the
sanctuary for the candy,"
said Mr. Herczeg, "but
they are also being
exposed to prayer and the
words of Torah."
The father of one grown
son, Mr. Herczeg is fasci-
nated by the honesty and
ease of the kids. "The sim-
ple request for candy
reveals so much about
each child," he said. He
describes how it is some-
times difficult to hear the
voices of the shy ones
while those with bravado
still have outstretched
hands after receiving their
first treats.
On one particularly busy
Shabbat, Mr. Herczeg
recalls, his pockets were
emptied prematurely. "The
kids kept asking for candy,_
and I had nothing left to
give," he said.
To Mickey Shanker,
another Bais Chabad con-
gregant, Mr. Herczeg's dis-
appointment seemed more
pervasive than the kids.
So Mr. Shanker, a food
distributor, now ensures
an adequate candy supply
by filling Mr. Herczeg's
tallit drawer prior to each
Shabbat. "He's the whole-
saler; I'm the distributor,"
Mr. Herczeg said with a
smile. "What's interesting
is that these kids know
where the candy is kept,
yet they never touch the
"He's one of the
bestp arts of
coming to shul."
Mikey Skoczylas
drawer. My giving them
the candy is part of the
pleasure."
A veteran candyman of
20 years, Norman
Adelsberg services the
young clientele at Shom-
rey Emunah in Southfield.
To satisfy the demand, Mr. -\
Adelsberg leaves an
assortment of candies on a
seat in the back row and
lets the kids choose.
"My only requirement,"
he said, "is that they give
me a 'Good Shabbos' greet-
ing," he said. ❑
Cult Leader
Visited Israel
Tel Aviv (JTA) — David
Koresh, the cult leader who
died last month in a blaze of
fire with dozens of his
followers in Waco, Texas,
tried to establish a branch of
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his sect in Israel three years
ago, but failed, according to
Rabbi Avraham Peled, who
is involved with stemming
cult influence on Jews.
Rabbi Peled, who actively
works to "win back" Israelis
and Jews who join mis-
sionary sects, said he had
first met David Koresh when
Mr. Koresh was on a
recruiting mission in Israel
in 1990.
Rabbi Peled said he found
Mr. Koresh playing guitar in
the streets of Jerusalem,
singing songs about Jews,
Judaism and Jesus. -
"It was clear to me that
Koresh was a dangerous
man, an unstable person
with a tendency toward -\
violence," Rabbi Peled said.
The charismatic cult
leader had managed to
recruit 12 young Israelis,
persuading them to return
with him to his Waco ranch
by offering them free plane
tickets and music-connected
jobs there.
Rabbi Peled said he
befriended Mr. Koresh and
the young recruits, per-
suading most of them to give
up the idea.