COMPILED BY STEVE STEIN
King Will -Be Crowned
Pr alk show guru Lar-
ry King will be hon-
ored for his
"exceptional contribution
toward promoting peace
and understanding among
all the peoples of the
world" at the World Union
for Progressive Judaism's
International Humani-
tarian Awards dinner.
The fund-raising event is
scheduled for Sept. 10 at
Ellis Island.
New York Gov. Mario
Cuomo has been invited to
make the presentation to
Mr. King. Gov . Ann
Richards of Texas will in-
troduce the other honoree,
fellow Texan Dolores
Wilkenfeld.
Ms. Wilkenfeld is
chairwoman of the World
Union's North American
board and vice chair- Larry King: A humanitarian.
woman of the board of the
than 40 countries on five conti-
Union of American He-
brew Congregations. She's being nents, including Israel, the for-
honored for her "lifelong dedica- mer Soviet Union, Eastern
tion to Jewish causes in the Unit- Europe, South America, Africa
and Asia.
ed States and abroad."
Its mandate is to "establish
The World Union is a world-
wide body of Reform, Liberal, and nurture synagogues and ed-
Progressive and Reconstru.ction- ucational facilities throughout
ist Jews founded in London in the free world."
1926. It is now active in more
Hot And Cold
he Desert Architecture
Unit at Israel's Ben-Guri-
on University of the Negev
is designing an experimental
apartment building in the coastal
city of Jaffa which it hopes will
provide year-round temperature
comfort with minimal use of pur-
chased energy.
Emphasis has been placed on
allowing natural ventilation in the
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The experimental apartment building.
six-story building, which has a
cluster of four apartments per sto-
ry. Plans call for ceiling fans to be
used extensively and solar heat-
ing to be the main source of win-
ter warming.
After the building is completed
and occupied, it will be monitored
and the results analyzed so the
lessons can be applied to energy-
efficient designs across Israel.
'Here Comes
The Sun
T
iny Israel is lending a hand
to giant China Chinese re-
searchers Kou Qing and
Yao Chengca.i from the Chinese
Academy of Sciences have been
studying solar energy at the
Weizmann Institute of Science
in Rehovot since January 1993.
Solar energy is a major area
of interest for the Chinese sci-
entific community because of
the country's difficulties sup-
plying its population with elec-
tricity and the mounting
concern over pollution caused
by fossil fuels.
Prior to arriving at the Weiz-
mann Institute on their first
trip abroad, Mr. Qing and Mr.
Chengcai knew practically
nothing about Israel. They say
they have enjoyed its scenic
beauty and friendly people.
Back To
Normal
he flow of American Jew-
ish travelers to Israel is re-
turning to normal
following a massive drop-off in
the wake of the Feb. 25 Hebron
massacre.
That's the opinion of Geof-
frey Weill, director of the
American Jewish Congress In-
ternational Travel Program,
the world's largest Jewish tour
program.
Mr. Weill said AJCongress
tour groups have been visiting
Jericho in the autonomous
Palestinian district and en-
countering no problems. In ad-
dition, Mr. Weill said, waiting
lists are forming for Aj-
Congress October trips.
"We had several groups
touring Israel on Feb. 25, and
even more just after, and none
witnessed or experienced any
problem whatsoever," Mr.
Weill said. "The presumption
in America—particularly be-
cause of 30-second sound
bytes—was that Israel was in
a state of utter chaos then. Of
course, it absolutely wasn't."
Pet Project In
Huntington Woods
L
ooking for that perfect cat,
kitten, dog or puppy for your
family? Then stop by the
"Pet Adoption Fair" sponsored by
the Michigan Anti-Cruelty Soci-
ety from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July
23 at the Huntington Woods
Recreation Center.
All the homeless pets at the
fair will be vaccinated and ex-
amined by a veterinarian. Po-
tential adoptive families will be
interviewed to ensure they can
provide a permanent and re-
sponsible home that meets the
Anti-Cruelty Society's guidelines.
Co-sponsors of the event are
Donna Klein of the Cat Compa-
ny of Huntington Woods (in-
your-home cat-sitting) and Dr.
Orit Szwarcman of Home-Vet
(house-call veterinarian).
A picture of contentment.
Hate Through E-Mail
C
ooperation among extrem-
ist groups fueled by mod-
ern communication
technology is posing a new threat
of anti-Semitism.
That's one of the findings of
the Anti-Semitism in the World
in 1993 report published by the
Project for the Study of Anti-
Semitism of Tel Aviv University
in cooperation with the Anti-
Defamation League and the Is-
raeli Government Secretariat's
Anti-Semitism Monitoring Fo-
rum.
Extremist groups use an elec-
tronic mail network, video games
and direct mail for communica-
tion, the report says. Among
other findings:
— There's a PC diskette
making the rounds which
contains detailed instruc-
tions on the preparation
of bombs.
— Many of the hun-
dreds of neo-Nazis from
Germany, the United
States, Sweden, Den-
mark and Britain who
took part in an Aug.
14, 1993 march in
Fulda were informed
about the rally
through E-mail. That
rally was to corn-
memorate the sixth
anniversary of the
death of Rudolph
Hess.