SINAI HOSPITAL Women's Health Series Join us for an informative discussion presented by specialists in the field of women's health care. Lectures are held 7-9 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month at one of the following locations: First Wednesday Third Wednesday Sinai Hospital Zuckerman Auditorium 6767 W. Outer Drive (between Greenfield & Hubbell) Detroit Bloomfield Township Library L.H. Green Room 1099 Lone Pine Road (southeast corner of Lone Pine and Telegraph) Schedule of Topics July 7 Sinai Hospital Genetic Testing: What Can It Tell Me? July 21 Bloomfield Township Library Breast Cancer August 4 Sinai Hospital Menopause and Hormonal Replacement August 18 Bloomfield Township Library Women & Stress: Why Am I So Tired? These free lectures are open to the public. To reserve a seat, please call 1-800-248-3627. ?stinai drapery boytiqu i gh bath, bed, windows, walls... and more WERE BURSTING WITH SAVINGS! 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At the beginning of the Gulf War, the Jordanian port of Aqaba, a dozen miles from Eilat across the gulf, was the main transit point where goods destined for Iraq were off-loaded and transported by road to Iraq. In order to cut off this supply route, allied forces instituted sea searches at the southern approach to the gulf where vessels from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean turn northward. Delays of up to several days have resulted in fewer and fewer vessels sailing to Eilat, as it is proving cheaper and faster to con- tinue sailing on to Israel via the Suez Canal. Not one cargo ship has arrived at Eilat during the past month, and the port is now in danger of being clos- ed down due to lack of use. The searches were clearly not introduced to halt or ex- amine shipping bound for Eilat, which of course could not be presumed to contain contraband goods intended for Iraq. Nevertheless, Israeli vessels or those bound for Eilat are among the ships most strictly inspected, with sailing delays of up to several days. No contraband goods have ever been found aboard Eilat-bound vessels, but the searches go on anyway. Especially singled out for search are container transporters, and European and American companies complain that they have special difficulties in dealing with containers stacked more than three high on their decks. Shipowners say that stacking less than three containers makes the voyage uneconomical. The search system, shown in a recent Israel Television program, begins when the vessels are ordered to halt and all crew members are assembled on deck to be counted by helicopters flying overhead. Inspectors aboard the hov- ering helicopters then scramble down ropes to the vessels, where ship manifests and cargos are minutely inspected, in an operation lasting many hours or days. Israel has suggested that Israel-bound ships be ex- cluded from the search order, or alternately that allied inspectors board the vessels at the entrance to the gulf and complete their in- spections during the trip to Eilat, to save time. Inspectors could even be based in Eilat to inspect the cargoes upon their arrival. But all these suggestions have been rejected. Synagogue Is Rededicated Amsterdam (JTA) — This city's 300-year-old Sephardic Esnoga — the Ladino word for synagogue — was rededicated this week after extensive restoration, in a ceremony attended by some 800 invited guests, including Prince Claus, the husband of Queen Beatrix of Holland. The restoration took 2 1/2 years and cost some $5 mill- ion. The Amsterdam Sephardic congregation, which today is the only Sephardic con- gregation still existing in the Netherlands, has only some 600 members. They were unable to raise the necessary funds by them- selves. The restoration was made possible by gifts from the Prince Bernhard Fund and other Dutch institutions. The Society of Friends of the Esnoga enabled donors to adopt parts of the building ranging from roof tiles to portions of the walls and lamps. The total sum for the res- toration has yet to be col- lected. The Esnoga was built in the 17th century to replace earlier, smaller Sephardic synagogues in Amsterdam. In contrast to other Dutch synagogues, the Esnoga did not suffer during the World War II German occupation since it was declared a pro- tected monument.