htig *A-4 *'' k COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APP Feetowakipo Fox Teoeketa T he American Gathering- Federation ofJewish Holo- caust Survivors is sponsoring summer fellowships for secondary school educators who conduct courses on the Holocaust. The three-week seminar, which will focus on teaching the Holocaust, begins July 5. It is open to men and women of all faiths. In Poland, teachers will vis- it former centers ofJewish cul- ture as well as Nazi death camps. In Israel, the program will include study at the Yad Vashem Documentation and Research Center in Jerusalem and the Ghetto Fighters House at Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot. Participants pay $1,750, which includes travel from New York, hotels, two meals a day and side trips. The application deadline for this summer's program is April 15. For information, write the Summer Fellowship Program, Jewish Labor Committee, 25 E. 21st St., New York, NY 10010. VANCTI: His 7\1CIYYNa Daddy Dearest And Ivana Be In Hadassa ollywood" founder Dolly Parton has written a letter of apology for her comment, in a January issue of Vogue, that she decided not to do a TV se- ries about a gospel singer be- cause "everybody's afraid to touch anything that's religious because most of the people out here (in Hollywood) are Jewish, and it's a frightening thing for them to promote Chris- tianity." C' rbetel Zat elm/ her), her father. "I'm very pleased and I feel lucky to have two fathers," Rhonda Ross told "Hard Copy." "These are two wonderful men who are in my life that I'm re- ally happy to have in my life." Rhonda Ross, 22, performs jazz at a night club in New York. You just never know what that Ivana will do next! The former Mrs. The Don- ald recently hosted a kosher party at Trump Tower for the New York chapter of Hadassah. According to the Jewish Week, Ivana held the cocktail reception as a precur- sor to a Hadassah dinner in honor of playwright Wendy Wasserstein. Among the guests were Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Tovah Feldshuh, who was just in Detroit for a Federation Women's Division program. During the party, chapter president Theda Zuckerman made Ivana a lifetime member of Hadassah, as "an expression of our deep appreciation for your kindness and support." Semsteritat9 ViAletear %ft he United Jewish Ap- peal is set to hold its first "Interfaith Couples Mis- sion" to Israel this June, host- ed by Mark and Sally Isaacs of Louisville, Ky. "This first UJA Interfaith Couples Mission is a unique op- portunity for you to experience a land and people where 'caring is all that matters' " reads a UJA brochure. The brochure cover shows a couple strolling across a golden beach, while the itinerary offers stops at such "Holy places (as) the Western Wall, stations of , the Cross, Dome of the Rock and Christian Quarter." 7 he next time you're in Tel Aviv, take a walk down Simtat Plonit and you'll be experiencing a bit of Detroit history. Fodor's Israel Guide recounts this story of , Simtat Plonit, just' off King George Street, an alley whose - en- trance features two obelisk-style struc- tures, followed by a stucco lion "which used to boast glowing eyes fitted with light bulbs." The land on which the alley stands was purchased in the 1920s "by an outspo- ken builder from De- troit named Meir Getzel Shapira. (He established what is still known as the Shapira Quarter just south of the Central Bus Station, now one of the city's seedier The founding of Tel Aviv neighborhoods.)" story goes that he fought furi- Fodor's tells that af- ously with Tel Aviv's first may- ter buying the land, Shapira or, Meir Dizengoff, to get his demanded "this pint-size street be named after him, and the way." T In a letter to Anti-Defama- tion League National Director Abraham Foxman, Ms. Parton said she was sorry for her re- marks and added, "I know from personal experience how stereo- types can hurt and I regret that my words could have conjured up an impression of Jewish 'con- trol' of Hollywood." Despite the fact that Mo- town great Berry Gordy Jr. is her biological parent, Diana Ross' daughter says she still considers Ms. Ross' ex, Bob Sil- berstein (the man who raised In a letter describing the trip, the UJA says of this new pro- gram, "The Interfaith couple represents a sector that cannot be ignored today. Our need to reach out to the non-tradition- al community reflects the re- alities we face in the '90s. Let's make a partnership between the federations, synagogues, and community institutions to achieve this goal." Trip host Mark Isaacs is a former member of the UJA Na- tional Young Leadership Cabi- net. His wife is active in EarthSave, a health and envi- ronment educational organiza- tion. 61 STICKY SUBJECT But it was Dizengoff who won out; he named the alley "Plonit," which means "what's his name." ollowing in the foot- steps of other Jewish cosmetics greats like Charles Revson, Helena Rubenstein, Max Factor and Estee Lauder comes Bobbi Brown. A native of Illinois, Ms. Brown has done makeup for actresses including Darryl Hannah and Cher, as well as for models in top-fashion mag- azines such as Vogue, Cos- mopolitan, Self and Glamour. A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, she holds a degree in theatrical makeup and now serves as resident makeup artist at the Frederick Fekkai Salon at Bergdorf Goodman in New York. After 13 years as a profes- sional makeup artist, Ms. Brown has launched her own line, Essentials, available at Neiman Marcus in the Somer- set Collection. Fans of Essen- tials include Diane Sawyer, Jane Pauley and Sally Jessy Raphael. Essentials features lipstick, powder, eye shadow, mascara and a new foundation, in stick form, that comes in 10 shades.