fi • • • COMPILED BY STEVE STEIN Hadassah Sends Relief Supplies To Sarajevo L ast August, four Hadas- lected more than 200 pounds of sah nurses traveled to goods in this area. General Sarajevo to assess the Linen provided a large donation war-torn Bosnian city's medical of uniforms. needs. The nurses re- turned home with a plan for a nationwide effort to collect and send medical supplies and clothing to Sarajevo. In the past few weeks, 30 tons of relief supplies collected by Hadassah have been sent on their way. The supplies were valued at approximately $3.5 million. The Greater Detroit Chapter of the Hadas- Many Bosnian Jews — like this woman — have sah Nurses Council col- had to leave Sarajevo. Foreign Minister Peres 'Strikes Out' At Reporter W hen Israel Foreign Minister Shimon Peres was in Wash- ington, D.C., recently, he stayed at the Mayflower Hotel, where the baseball strike talks were being held. L 0 "Sisters Rosenzweig," written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award- winning author Wendy Wasser- stein. The ticket-transportation pack- Shimon Peres: Subtle humor. For some reason, a reporter mistook Mr. Peres for a mem- ber of the bargaining teams and asked about the negotia- tions. The Israeli leader, not miss- ing a beat, replied: "We will get an interim agreement. It will be a handshake." There was no indication from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency report of the incident that the reporter noticed the subtle hu- mor in Mr. Peres' answer. age is $34 for West Bloomfield residents and $36 for non-resi- dents. To make reservations, call the parks and recreation office, (810) 334-5660. Bike Tour Takes Riders Through History f ifty years after the liber- ation of the concentra- tion camps, B'nai B'rith is sponsoring a July 1-14 bike tour for active senior citizens through Austria and Germany. While riding along the banks of the Danube River on flat, car- free roads, tour participants will visit a region where Jew- ish communities once thrived ... and one that was home to the Mauthausen concentration camp. os Angeles, the origi- nal home of the drive- in movie, drive-in church and drive-through bank, has added another to the list: Drive-through bagels. Goldstein's Bagel Bakery is the name of the place, and it is located in suburban Arca- dia. More than 5,000 bagels are sold daily at Goldstein's and annual sales are expected to top $3 million. The business was founded by Michael Goldstein, a former stock broker, and his wife, Bridget Gold- E Take A Bus To The Fisher nly a few tickets remain for West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation's Thursday, March 9, bus trip to the Fisher Theatre to see )4J21 1 1 1,-; i(Ontat stein, who previously opened a conventional bagel bakery in Old Pasadena, Calif. "My wife and I have two kids, so we use drive-throughs a lot because they're conve- nient," Mr. Goldstein told the Los Angeles Times. "We decided if we opened another bakery, it would be a drive-through." Bagels are big business all over the country. The U.S. Department of Commerce says $500 million in bagel sales were reported last year. Up, Up And Away With El Al This Event Is Going Right ro The bogs adies and gentlemen, start "This is actually our ninth year your engines! The third an- of fund-raising for the Leader ual Slot Car 500 to benefit Dogs for the Blind," pointed out the Leader Dogs for the Blind will Mike Nash, who is co-owner of be held through Thursday, Mr. B's Restaurant Group along March 9 at the seven Mr. B's with Marty Tuchman. Restaurant locations. "We began with hermit crab Mr. B's, Miller Genuine Draft racing in 1987 and we switched and the Rochester Hills Lions to slot cars in 1993," Mr. Nash Club are the sponsors of the fund- said. raiser, which will conclude with Through the years, the races the grand fmals March 9 at Mr. have generated $60,352.21 for B's in Rochester. the Leader Dogs for the Blind. The winner will earn a For further information on this Caribbean cruise for two. Second year's event, including the dates prize is a trip for two to Las Ve- and times of qualifying races, call gas and third prize is a weekend Susan Murphy at Lip Service trip for two to Chicago. Public Relations, (810) 528-2078. 18AvAtig o2.421 Riders will bike 25-30 miles each day, stopping often to tour castles, attend concerts, shop and dine. For further information on the tour, call B'nai B'rith Trav- el, (800) 537-TOUR. l Al Israel Air- lines has pro- duced a free video highlighting the benefits of flying Israel's national air- line. Included is infor- mation on El Al's new Boeing 747- El Al: Free video. 400s. El Al is the only airline operat- ing 747-400 aircraft between the United States and Israel. To obtain a free videotape, call El Al's regional office in Chicago, (312) 236-7264. Snielberu tires Fund-ILaising Guru teven Spielberg has ap- (800) 661-2092. Written inquiries pointed Carol Aminoff in- should be directed to Survivors of ternational director of the Shoah Visual History Foun- development for his Survivors of dation, P.O. Box 3168, Los Ange- the Shoah Visual History Foun- les, CA 90078-3168. dation. The non-profit foundation by created by Mr. Spielberg in 1994 will videotape and preserve Holocaust survivor testimonies all over the world, creating the most comprehensive archive ever assembled on the subject. Ms. Aminoff has a great deal of experience in fund- raising. She has served as a consultant to many non- profit organizations and na- tional and local leaders. Most recently, she was se- nior adviser to Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In her new position, Ms. Aminoff will create and im- plement a multimillion dol- lar fund-raising plan to sustain the continued growth of the global project. For further information Steven Spielberg wants to preserve Holocaust about the foundation, call testimonies.