COMPILED BY STEVE STEIN You Can Drop Anchor In Anchorage t's "Northern Exposure" with a Jewish twist. Congregation Beth Shalom of Anchorage, Alaska, is once again offering its Jewish Tour of Alaska raffle. Some time in the spring or summer of 1995, the winner and his or her guest will be flown from anywhere in the United States to Anchorage for a 10-day trip. The prize also includes $1,000 in spending money. Here are some of the activities which are planned: An air tour of Mt. McKinley and the trans-Alas- ka oil pipeline with a Jewish pi- lot at the controls; a sled-dog ride guided by a lifetime member of Hadassah; sport fishing with Jewish hosts on the Kenai River; a round of golf in Anchorage with a Jewish golf professional; and a tour of the world's richest salmon fishery at Bristol Bay with a Jew- ish commercial fisherman. The first Jewish Tour of Alas- I -14e( - 0a-- ka was held in 1988 and the winners were a married couple from Chicago. Pro- ceeds from that raffle helped finance the con- struction of the Anchorage temple. The current raffle will raise funds to meet the needs of Jews in Alaska for programs and services. The winning ticket will be drawn Oct. 1 at a cele- bration honoring Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld's 10th an- niversary at Congregation Beth Shalom. Raffle tickets are avail- able for $10 each ($50 for a book of five) by calling Robin Kornfield at 1-907-248-2007 or by writing Congregation Beth Shalom at 7525 East Northern Lights, Anchor- age, Alaska 99504. VISA and MasterCard payments will be accepted. W–hih ,r wo nonsectarian agencies er $7,500 went to the Food Bank in Michigan have re- of South Central Michigan in ceived grants from Ma- Battle Creek. Since 1986, Mazon zon: A Jewish Response to has allocated $229,500 to Michi- Hunger, a Los Angeles-based or- gan organizations which confront ganization which al- — hunger. The majority of located $1,650,000 to Mazon's funds are hunger prevention raised by Jews na- and relief programs tionwide who do- in 1993. nate a suggested 3 Pontiac's percent of the cost of lighthouse of Oak- land County was weddings, bar and bat given a $7,000 .cammiNNEMMlial , mitzvahs and other joyous matching grant events. Mazon received toward the purchase of a van and more than 34,000 contributions other needed equipment. Anoth- in 1993. Journal Gets New Look T he new and improved Jew- ish Social Studies journal will debut in the fall. It will be released three times a year by a new publisher, Indiana University Press. Editors Aron Rodrigue and Steven Zipperstein of Stanford University say they've rede- fined the character and scope of the journal to reflect its sub- title, "History, Culture and So- ciety." For further information, [fall 1-812-855-7931. Don't Forget Them pre-Mother's Day vigil on behalf of Israeli soldiers missing in action — some as long as 12 years — was held at the Isaiah Wall opposite the United Nations in New York. Among the participants were Geraldine Ferraro, the United ci) Geraldine Ferraro, Lester Pollack and Deborah Kaplan. States ambassador-delegate to the UN Human Rights Commis- sion; Lester Pollack, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organi- zations, sponsor of the vigil; and Deborah Kaplan, president of Hadassah and chair of the Pres- idents Conference's National Committee for Israeli MIA's and POW's. Ms. Ferraro held a picture of Ron Arad; Mr. Pollack held a pho- to of Yehuda Katz; and Ms. Ka- plan displayed photos of Zachary Baumel and Zvi Feldman. Animal Magnetism ust outside Netanya is one Center, prepared a professional of the most popular stores business plan and received their in Israel. Eli's Jungle, loan. The rest, as they say, is his- owned by Eli Taman and Arnon tory. Eli's Jungle currently occupies Tal, features thousands of birds, fish, rabbits, hamsters, ducks a three-building complex and there are nego- and chickens. tiations to pur- With all the chase a fourth. animals are With the the accompa- help of JDC- nying para- Israel's divi- phernalia _ sion for the dis- needed to keep abled, Mr. them healthy. Taman and Just a few Mr. Tal are years ago, it setting up a pi- didn't look like lot program at Eli's Jungle a high school would be the for children prosperous en- with develop- terprise it is to- mental disabil- day. ities which Mr. Taman would allow and Mr. Tal students to run wanted to ex- a business pand their growing and business in Some residents of Eli's Jungle. breeding birds. 1990, but they JDC activi- had difficulty getting a bank loan. They turned ties are funded by the United to the Joint Distribution Jew-ish Appeal and Jewish fed- Committee's (JDC) Netanya erations throughout the United Small Business Development States. j More Chernobyl Children On the may ust one Chernobyl relief pro- gram permanently removes victims from their contami- nated environment. It is the Chabad Children of Chernobyl Medical Relief Project of the Chabad Youth Organization. On the eve of the eighth an- niversary of the world's worst nu- clear disaster, hundreds of young victims brought to Israel from Belarus and the Ukraine launched 1,001 balloons in a cer- emony in Jerusalem. 'The 1,001 balloons symbolize the 1,000 children already saved j The balloons fly in Jerusalem. by the program, and the first of the next 1,000 to be evacuated in the coming year," said Jay Litvin, a spokesman for the event. The balloon launching was the official beginning of a campaign titled, "Celebrating 1001 and Be- yond," which will feature the ar- rival of the 1,001st child June 5 at Ben-Gurion airport. Once the children, ages 6-16, are evacuated to Israel, they re- ceive medical treatment, hous- ing and education. They are eventually joined by their par- ents.