COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
G Oi ng Nu t S
F
esach doesn't have to be all
chicken and matzah and
potatoes. There's always
Meshuga Nuts.
A new taste sensation from
California (where else?),
Meshuga Nuts are kosher (Kof-
K) arid kosher for Passover. They
combine pecans and cinnamon,
eggs and sugar — no preserva-
tives, no strange food colorings.
Company president Joel
Rosenberg is the man (along
with his wife, Jane,
and pals Steve and
Rhondi Hoffner)
behind
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Where There s
Meshuga Nuts. He started mak-
ing the nuts 15 years ago and has
been perfecting them ever since.
In 1991, Mr. Rosenberg in-
troduced Meshuga Nuts at
swank shops like Bloomingdale's
in New York, then in Beverly
Hills (gasp! Could it be that she
herself, Shannen Doherty, has
even eaten them?). Now, they
are even available here in De-
troit, at Hudson's and Jacob-
son's, or may be ordered through
Kosher Cornucopia, 1-
800-756-7437.
A Will
A
New York law firm has
developed a will that
combines tax laws, es-
tate planning concepts and Jew-
ish tradition.
Halachah is specific about
the laws of inheritance, and
such rules could have profound
tax consequences. The will
developed by Keck, Mahin &
Cate (through attorney and
partner Mathew Hoffman and
Rabbi Barry Freundel of
Kosher Israel Synagogue in
Washington, D.C.) will allow
Jews to comply with both
religious and secular laws.
It has been approved by
Rabbi Gedalia Schwartz of
the Rabbinical Council of
America.
For information about "Will
In Accordance With Jewish
Tradition," write Mathew E.
Hoffman at Keck, Mahin &
Cate, 220 E. 42nd St., New
York, NY 10017, or call (212)
682-3060.
World Union Opens Office In Moscow
T
he World Union for Progressive Judaism has just opened its
new Institute for Modem Jewish Studies in Moscow, with 15
students being prepared for professional and lay leadership po-
sitions in the Jewish community there.
The project, the only one in the region to combine academic stud-
ies with field work in communal organizations, was designed by
Rabbi Joel Oseran, the World Union's director of education in
Jerusalem.
Students will participate in a three-part program of studies that
includes Hebrew language instruction, general Jewish studies and
modem Jewish thought.
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Al Gore
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srael's Bar-Ilan University
has conferred an honorary
doctorate upon Vice Presi-
dent Al Gore, in tribute to his
longtime support of the Jewish
state.
The vice president, who
served 17 years in the House
and Senate, had one of the
strongest voting records in Con-
gress in support of Israel.
The doctoral convocation
took place at the Israeli Em-
bassy in Washington, D.C.
T
. his photo, by Gerald Herbert of
the Associated Press, recently ran
in newspapers throughout the
country.
The cutline that appeared in one
local paper reads: "Jewish settlers stand
on a rooftop overlooking the Wailing
Wall as Muslims pray on the opposite
side..."
It's time for a reality check.
Settlers? These yeshiva students?
Wailing Wall? It's Kotel — and where is
it, anyway?
And does anyone see Muslims praying
in this picture?
Holocaust survivors arrive in Israel.
DID YOU KNOW JOHN WEIDNER? c/
n 1942, John Henry Weidner
founded an escape network
that saved the lives of more
than 800 Jews, 80 Allied air-
men, Catholic priests and po-
litical refugees during the
Holocaust.
Now the Righteous Gentile,
a Seventh-day Adventist born
in Holland, is being honored
by the Atlantic Union College
of South Lancaster, Mass.,
with the establishment of the
John Henry Weidner Center
for Cultivation of the Altruistic
Spirit. In conjunction with
the project, the school is seek-
ing the names of those Mr. Wei-
dner saved during World War
II.
Mr. Weidner's Dutch-Paris
Line developed into an escape
route that operated from Hol-
land through Belgium, France
and Andora to Spain, and from
France to Switzerland.
Throughout the war, Mr.
Weidner remained on the
Gestapo's most-wanted list. He
was captured and brutally tor-
tured on three occasions, es-
caping each time. His sister,
Gabrielle, was a member of the
Resistance who died at Ravens-
bruck.
Mr. Weidner, today a resi-
dent of California, has been
honored by Yad Vashem and re-
ceived the U.S. Medal of Free-
dom, the Dutch Medal of
Resistance and the Military Or-
der of the British Empire. The
Atlantic Union College depart-
ment in his name will study
and promote the altruistic spir-
it through research and pro-
grams.
Friends of Mr. Weidner
may write Atlantic Union
College, South Lancaster,
MA 01561, or call (800) 282-
2030.