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Group Plans Tunisia Visit
Something Old, Something New
n Israeli institute
that emphasizes tra-
ition has just
received a new look.
The Pardes Institute of
Jewish Studies, which spe-
cializes in halachic Jewish
education for adults,
recently finished renova-
tion on a new facility —
complete with seven class-
rooms, four administrative
offices, lounges, a kitchen
and dining room — in six
weeks.
"You have to handpick a
team willing to adhere to a
rigorous building sched-
ule," Jerry Goodman, chair-
man of Pardes' board of
directors, explained to the
Jerusalem Post.
Those who know Israeli
building procedures might
call the renovation — the
facility formerly was a gut-
ted warehouse — a minor
miracle. "Speedy building
in Israel?" the Jerusalem
Ad
Post asks. "Isn't that an
oxymoron?"
Founded 22 years ago,
Pardes is a Zionist yeshiva
that offers Jewish educa-
tion to men and women.
Most students (this year,
80 are enrolled) are from
North America.
Administrators at Par-
des, which is not affiliated
with any religious or politi-
cal movement, signed the
contract for their new Tal-
piot facility last summer.
To be ready for fall classes,
they knew the renovations
had to begin right away.
Laborers came in by the
truckloads — as many as
40 a day — and worked
from 7 a.m. to midnight.
The total cost of the reno-
vations: $250,000.
For information on
Pardes, contact the Ameri-
can Pardes Foundation,
P.O. Box 926, Avon, CT
06001.
A Little Bit Of Culture
Pick up the telephone
and Israel — or, in any
case, a little of its culture —
can be yours.
Here are some interesting
items, from music to books,
now available, all with an
Israeli connection:
• Beth Hatefutsot, Is-
rael's Museum of the Jew-
ish Diaspora, is offering two
museum study kits, "The
Gateway to Spanish Jewry,"
and "Jerusalem Through
the Ages." Each features
materials
educational
including posters, slide
shows and study programs.
They are available in either
English or Hebrew. For
information, call the Ameri-
can Friends of Beth
Hatefutsot, (212) 339-6034.
• A new record, "Sing to
Me, Eretz Israel," features
Israeli songs from the 1940s
and 1950s. Sung by Ron
Eliran, the pieces include
"Blow, Gentle Breeze," the
first song in Hebrew to be
played on Radio Cairo after
the late Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat's visit to
Israel.
• "Faith and Survival:
Ethiopian Jewish Life 1989-
1992" will be on exhibit at
Yeshiva University Mu-
seum in New York through
Dec. 20. The presentation
will document the commu-
nities' journey from small
villages to Israel, and fea-
ture artifacts and a series of
workshops. For information,
call the museum, (212) 960-
5390.
• The Past Continues
documents the Holocaust
art of Samuel Bak, whose
paintings
surrealistic
include portraits and still
lifes. To order, contact th.e
Pucker Gallery, (617) 267-
9473.
• The World Zionist
Organization's "Men of
Letters" catalog lists biogra-
phies of Sholom Aleichem,
S.Y. Agnon and Chaim
Nachman Bialik, among
others. Call the WZO, (212)
339-6018.
• The Herzl Press has a
large selection of publica-
tions focusing on early
Israeli history and the rela-
tionship between Israel and
the Diaspora. Write the
Herzl Press at 110 E. 59th
St., New York, NY 10022.
• The Institute for the
Translation of Hebrew
Literature is offering a
guide to Israeli writers of
fiction, poetry and drama.
Contact the institute at P.O.
Box 10051, Ramat Gan
52001, Israel.
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It's Greek
To Me
rinos Foods of New
York has just intro-
uced the world's first
line of kosher Greek food.
Twenty new products carry
the Kof-K kashrut certifica-
tion, including olives,
stuffed baby eggplant, grape
leaves and taramosalata (a
caviar spread).
Available at grocery
stores throughout metro
Detroit, the new Greek
treats are made with olive
oil and are low in sodium.
Other items available
include capers, pepperocini,
pignolia nuts and volvi (wild
onions).
Seminar On
Jewish Art
T
he Hebrew University
of Jerusalem will host
the Fourth Inter-
national Seminar on Jewish
Art, May 29-June 3, 1994.
Scholars and curators, col-
lectors and art enthusiasts
all are invited.
For registration informa-
tion, contact the Center for
Jewish Art, Terra Sancta
Building, P.O. Box. 4262,
Jerusalem 91042, Israel.
have lived since the days of
King Solomon. (Djerba's
large Ghariba Synagogue is
said to contain one of the
gates of the Temple,
brought there after the
Temple's destruction by the
Romans.)
The group also will meet
with members of the coun-
try's Jewish community of
2,000 in Tunis.
For information, contact
the AJCongress, 1-800-221-
4694, or write the
AJCongress International
Travel Program, 15 E. 84th
St., New York, NY 10028.
he first group of
American Jewish trav-
elers to visit North
Africa's Arab nation of
Tunisia will leave Dec. 23
as part of a discovery of
"Jewish Antiquity in the
Mediterranean."
Led by Dr. Jane Gerber,
director of the City
University of New York's
Institute for Sephardic
Studies, and organized by
the American Jewish
Congress, the trip will
include a stop at the little-
known Mediterranean
island of Djerba, where
according to tradition, Jews
Would The Queen Approve?
// sorts of interesting
and unusual items
find their way into
the Round-Up, but surely
this item ranks as one of
the most curious.
A man claiming to be the
"Lost Prince of England" is
issuing an apology in the
name of his ancestor, Anne
Boleyn, for royal wrongdo-
ings against the Jews. As
part of his "Declaration of
Apology," this gentleman
even has written to the
Queen of England implor-
ing her to "publish an apol-
ogy to the Israeli govern-
ment regarding the mas-
sacre of Jews in York by
King Richard in 1189."
He goes by the name
"Prince Boleyn XII
Charlemagne XXV Robert
Frederick Sheldon
Lempriere-Poindexter" and
claims to be related to such
royals as Queen Victoria,
Princess Diana and Henry
VIII (George Washington,
he says, also is family).
Mr. Poindexter, (for
brevity's sake), lives in
Washington, and says he is
a descendent of Anne
Boleyn's sister, Mary. He
has published a 10-page
booklet which, he says,
gives proof of his lineage.
Righting the wrongs
England has done to the
Jews is not Mr.
Poindexter's only cause. He
also is seeking restitution
for Anne Boleyn, who was
beheaded (after an alleged
marital indiscretion).
"Robert F. Poindexter Esq.
has always retained a fer-
vent fondness for his rela-
tive Queen Anne Boleyn,"
he writes, "and he is deter-
mined to seek and gain a
rightful restitution and
compensation due to the
wrongful execution and
indignation that was com-
pelled upon her."
Star Gossip
L
ast week this column
brought you up-to-date
on some professions of
the stars before theylVIade
It Big. ,..,.sA
Now (also, thanks to Ed
Lucaire's Celebrity Alma-
nac) here are a few more
tidbits about the rich and
famous.
• Actor Ed Asner's first
name ,:i&'; Yitzak; actress
Debra Winger's first name
is Mary; playwright Neil
Simon's first name is
Marvin.
• Woody Allen named his
son Satchel; actor Robby
Benson has a daughter
named Lyric; ,40tress
Barbara Hershey'S scri. was
named Free (he has since
changed it to Torn); Elliot
Gould's son is Sam
Bazooka; and artist Peter
1Max has two ,children,
Adam Cosmo,,acl Libra
Astro.
Gee, isn't Hollywood
swell?
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