COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM

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inger Ron Coden and
Sandor and Laslo Slo-
movits of the group Gem-
ini are among the Michigan
artists who perform on the new
"If We Dare to Care" recording
to benefit abused children.
Inspired by relief projects
like Band Aid and Live Aid,
Dare to Care is the brainchild
of Alyssa Martina, publisher
of metroPARENT magazine.
`The whole purpose of this pro-
ject is to forget the hand-wring-
ing and do something
constructive," she said.
According to the National
Committee for the Prevention
of Child Abuse, at least three
children die every day from in-
juries inflicted by child abuse.
One in four Americans will be
a victim of child abuse by his
18th birthday.
More than 27 professional
children's recording artists
joined to perform the "If We
Dare to Care" title song, co-
written by Josh White Jr. and
Ms. Martina. In addition,
many performers contributed
one of their favorite songs to
the cassette, which also fea-

vrumi Gross couldn't
help but notice all
the hours his son
spent memorizing the sta-
tistics on his baseball cards.
(What was Darryl Straw-
berry's batting average in
1991, anyway? How about
George Brett's?)
"I figured I wasn't the only
parent out there who wished
my child would apply the
same motivation to learning
about his heritage," Mr.
Gross said of his son, Eliezer.
"So we took a very contem-
porary medium — card col-
lecting — and gave it some

tures the Chenille Sisters and
Peter "Madcat" Ruth.
The first live performance of
"If We Dare to Care" will be 1
p.m. April 24 at the Royal Oak
Music Theater. Tickets cost
$10 for adults and $6 for chil-
dren and will benefit the
Michigan Committee for the

Ron Coden

tioned in the Torah.
Now, Torah Cards is
about to issue two new se-
ries, gimmel and dalet, that
continue the tradition of full-
color illustrations on the
front, with the back of the
card filled with dates, events
and stories.
Torah Cards are available
at local Jewish bookstores,
or may be ordered by con-
tacting Torah Gems Inc.,
P.O. Box 5591, New York,
NY 10185, (212) 840-2025.
(By the way — Moshe
Rabbeinu was born on the
seventh of Adar.)

I Spy

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Prevention of Child Abuse
(MCPCA). Copies of the tape,
all proceeds of which will ben-
efit the MCPCA, will be avail-
able at the concert or may be
purchased at metroPARENT
magazine or the MCPCA
office.

good, old-fashioned values."
The result was Torah
Cards, a collection of base-
ball-sized cards that feature
facts about the various peo-
ple, places and items men-

n addition to the mu4t-
have silk golf tie (c6in-
plete with the warning
"Attention golfers: not to be
worn with loud plaid pants"),
the wristwatch with a uni-
versal remote control for TV,
VCR and cable boxy and the
"mood ball" that changes col-
or according to one's disposi-
tion, the new Sharper Image
catalog offers a night vision
scope direct from Israel.
"We searched the world
fora leading-edge scope that
delivered a bright image,
was easy to use, and was af-
fordable," the catalog states.
"Finally, in Israel we found
our source: a high-tech coin-

pany that supplies
night vision equip-
ment to the Israel
Defense Forces."
The Night Spy
amplifies light
1,200 times and
features an in-
frared illuminator
(it can be used in
total darkness). It magnifies
vision 1.7 times to bring dis-
tant objects about twice as
close and runs on batteries.
The Night Spy weighs less
than 1 1/2 pounds, but its
price is anything but small.
This Israeli import costs
$599.95, not including
postage.

Something To Sing About

f course you're al-
ready making plans
for Al Jolson Day (at
May 26, it's just around the
corner!)
Born Asa Yoelson in 1886,
the singer and film star was
the son of a cantor. He per-
formed in circuses and min-
strel shows before finding
great success in La Belle Pa-
. tree on Broadway in 1911. He
went on to appear in such
plays as The Honeymoon Ex-
: press, Wonder Bar and Sin-
: bad.
In 1927, Jolson starred in
The Jazz Singer, the first
: full-length "talkie" made in
the United States.

Jolson died in 1950, soon
after returning from Korea
where he went to entertain
U.S. forces. He divided his $4
million will among Jewish,
Catholic and Protestant
charities.
Jolson fans may contact
the International Al Jolson
Society at 476 Colonial Rd.,
Roselle Park, NJ 07204,
which publishes the semi-an-
nual Jolson Journal and the
bimonthly Jolson Jour-
nalette, or the Internation-
al Al Jolson Society, 2981
Westmoor Dr., Columbus,
OH 43204, which publishes
the annual Jolie I The World
of Al Jolson.

Let Me Give
You A Lift

kay, so they're beau-
tiful inside where it
really counts.
It seems some Hollywood
stars want to be beautiful
outside, too.
Ed Lucaire's the Celebrity
Almanac notes that the fol-
lowing celebs have had some
kind of plastic surgery:
• Bea Arthur, Lauren Ba-
call, Kirk Douglas, Vidal
Sassoon and Dyan Cannon
all had face lifts.
• Fanny Brice, David Gef-
fen, Lee Grant, Jennifer
Grey and Joel Grey, Dinah
Shore and Rona Barrett had
nose jobs.
• Michael Landon had his
ears pinned back.
• Edward G. Robinson
had facial reconstruction fol-
lowing an accident.
• Joan Rivers (no relation
to Michael Jackson) has had
a face lift, a nose job and a
breast enlargement.

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