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Professor Initiates Project
On Hungarian Holocaust Victims

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nder the auspices of
Yad Vashem, Dr.
Gabriel Bar-Shaked
has undertaken a project to
collect, computerize and
publish the P a me s-and other
personal details of HUD-
garian Jewish Holocaust vic-
tims.
Dr. Bar-Shaked is basing
his research on the Jewish
population of Greater
Hungary, formed in 1939
when Hungarian Nazis
annexed territory lost after
World War I. Today these
lands are part of Austria,
Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine
and Yugoslavia. The Jewish
population of Greater

Hungary numbered 800,000.
With the cooperation of
the Israeli and Hungarian
governments, Dr. Bar-
Shaked has acquired thou-
sands of documents and
published two books with a
third in press. He hopes to
complete the Yad Vashem
Hungarian Names Project
by May 1994, the 50th
anniversary of the Holocaust
in Hungary.
Tax-deductible contribu-
tions may be sent to the
Names Project, c/o the
Jewish Genealogical Society
of Greater Washington, P.O.
Box 436, Vienna, VA 22183.

Photo Essay Focuses On Chasidim

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the help of his wife, Joasia.
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features photos
now lives
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in Astoria,
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studies
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from New
and Spinker Chasidim also
York University. He also is
are included. "You are about
the author of A Tree Still
to enter a Chasidic world
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that is filled with deep
Eastern Europe Today, The
intrigue, heightened spiritu-
Expulsion of the Jews: 500
ality, and a fierce love for
Years of Exodus — A Photo
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History from the Inquisition
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to the Present and Uncertain
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Roads: Searching for the
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Gypsies.
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New Phone Service For The Elderly

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ew York (JTA) —
Locating services for the
elderly has just become
a little easier thanks to a new
toll-free telephone service
sponsored by B'nai B'rith,
The nonsectarian pro-
gram, dubbed the Caring-
Network, is the first to offer
subscribers the names of
prescreened advisers and

service providers to the
elderly, from social workers
to nursing homes, anywhere
in the country.
CaringNetwork provides
callers with professional
counselors to assist them
with challenges posed by
aging.
The CaringNetwork num-
ber is 1-800-222-1188.

Israel Opens
Children's Center

Israeli Philharmonic Sets
Performances In Chicago

srael has just opened a
new center for abused
I children and their fami-
lies.
The Jerusalem Emer-
gency Center, which is set to
move in the coming months
into its first permanent
home, offers treatment both
for children and for parents,
holding the belief that par-
ents can change when pro-
vided with adequate motiva-
tion and support systems.
The center opened five
months ago and has, until
now, operated from a tempo-
rary office. Since its found-
ing, the center has treated
45 children from newborns
to teens.
Children may stay at the
center for up to three
months or receive outpa-
tient care.
For information, contact
Miriam Feldman at the
Joint Distribution
Committee's Department of
Public Information and
Education, (212) 687-6200.

he Ravinia Festival of
Chicago will host
Zubin Mehta conduct-
ing the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra (IPO) from Aug.
17-19, featuring soloists and
singers Pinchas Zukerman,
Yefim Bronfman, Nancy,
Maultsby and Solveie
Kringelborn.
On Aug. 17 the IPO will
perform music by Brahms
and Bernstein and a Beet-
hoven violin concerto,
played by Pinchas Zuker-
man. The Aug. 18 concert
will feature Weber's Eur-
yanthe Overture, Sibelius'
SymPitiny No. 2 and Yefim
B r9.ri fm a n performing
Preikofiev's Piano Concerto
No. 2. The final evening will
be a performance of
Mahler's "Resurrection"
Symphony No. 2.
Concerts begin at 8 p.m.
To charge tickets by phone,
call (312) RAVINIA (728-

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Americans' favorite
nack food was carrot
sticks...
Grit newspapers reports
that Americans are the
number one consumers of
ice cream worldwide, eating
an average of 46 pints a per-
son.
Fifth on the list: Israelis,
who eat 23 pints a person
annually.

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catered kosher group din-
ners call (708) 433-8800.

R avinia is located on

Chicago's north shore at
Lake-Cook and Green Bay
roads in Highland Park, Ill.

Israel Baseball Stars Come In Fourth

ook out, Cecil Fielder.
Israel's Little Leag-
uers are holding onto
fourth spot of 12 in the
Middle Eastern
Regional champi-
onships being held
in Germany.
The
Israelis
made it to the
finals, where they
played the No. 1 Saudi
Arabia team (and lost 6-1 —
though the score remained
0-0 through the fourth
inning.)
The Israeli Little League

Here's
The Scoop

4642).
Kosher catering is avail-
able at Ravinia. Individual
pre-concert meals may be
ordered by calling (708)
432-7550. To arrange

team, under the auspices of
the Israel Association of
Baseball, was up against
another Arab team in its
first game. Jordan
ended up forfeit-
ing, however, by
failing to show at
game time, giving
Israel a win of 6-0.
The Israelis also
beat Norway 8-1, the high-
light of which was Israel's
first over-the-fence run, by
Yuval Friedman, in interna-
tional competition.

Program For Parents And Teens

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he B'nai B'rith Center
for Jewish Family Life
and the B'nai B'rith
Youth Organization will
soon make it easier for par-
ents and teens to talk about
tough issues.
This fall, the two groups
will present the Parent-Teen
Dialogue in Baltimore,
Chicago, Cleveland, Ft.
Lauderdale, Los Angeles,
Philadelphia, San Diego,
San Francisco, Tucson and
Washington, D.C.
Topics will include stereo-

typing and prejudice, tat-
tling, sex, drugs and alcohol.
Groups will meet periodical-
ly throughout the year.
"Our idea is not to force
Judaism upon teen-agers,"
said former Detroiter Ofra
Fisher, who is coordinating
the program. "The Parent-
Teen Dialogue shows young
people that if they turn to
Jewish teachings, they will
discover relevant wisdom."
For information, contact
Mrs. Fisher at (202) 857-
6633.