O • • COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Professor Initiates Project On Hungarian Holocaust Victims u 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 ason Aronson Inc. in the help of his wife, Joasia. • New Jersey has just They include scenes of stu- • published a collection of dents at yeshivot, a Lag photos, taken by former B'Omer parade in Crown ,- \ --Detroiter Yale Strom, Heights, making matzah in depicting the • d Boro Park, lives of New IN and young HASIDIM York's Chas- girls col- OOKLYN idic communi- , lecting ty. tzedakah. The Hasidim M r . of Brooklyn Strom, who features photos now lives > of Satmar, in Astoria, Lubavitch, N.Y., holds `,-Ger, Bob and a master of Belz, the larg- arts degree est Chasidic in Yiddish • groups in New studies York. Stoliner 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 Stands: Jewish Youth in 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 • - God, Torah and life," Mr. History from the Inquisition • Strom writes. to the Present and Uncertain 2 Mr. Strom took more than Roads: Searching for the \ D 6,500 photos for the book, Gypsies. • which he edited down with New Phone Service For The Elderly N 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- T L A you thought 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. ld 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 T 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.