Attention! Home Owners • Builders Designers • Architects • Decorators Add Beauty & Dimension... Travel A Lovely B&B Hidden In The Berkshires SAVE 30% * on Mirrored Bi-Fold Closet Doors By Our Mirror Design & Installation Specialists For Your Free Estimate or Consultation Call Our Custom Experts at: 248353 - 5770 And Visit Our Southfield Showroom at: GLASS 22223 Telegraph Road (South of 9 Mile Road) A Clear Reflection of Quality Since 1964 isirviEL, Round Trip From Detroit BAT/BAR MITZVAH TOURS & HOTLES AT WHOLESALE RATES N. TAX RESTRICTIONS APPLY. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE DISCOUNTED DOMESTIC FARES, CRUISES VACATION PACKAGES WORLDWIDE ELITE Tours & Travel (800) 354-8320 (216) 514-9000 Looking for a Winter Escape? Winter Break Cruises from $991100 LP ppco Spring Break Cruises from $85900 ppco The Cruise Specialists k" ROYAL CARIBBEAN Bee Kalt Travel 248-288-9600 Experienced and personal service FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Heating & Air Conditioning Ask about our Preventive Mainte 24 Hour Emergency Se 30 Vehicles • Radio Dispatch, Quality Installation DEALER 10/17 LEADERSHIP 1997 SERIES" 22 (248) 33 • BARBARA KINGSTONE Special to The Jewish News T he Berkshire Mountains in Massachuetts is a magnifi- cent area, summer or winter, and would certainly be an ideal place to visit. And on a recent trip, I discovered Lilac Inn, 33 Main Street, in Lenox, about two hours from Boston — a B&B in the Berkshires, which the owner says is kosher. It's exactly how a bed and breakfast should look ... very English. Stuffed sofas, comfortable chairs, floral wallpa- per, lilacs everywhere. The Lilac Inn is special. The loca- tion is ideal on the main street facing the library built in 1850 and a variety of shops nearby. Newly opened in March 1997, this 1840 house has been turned into a lodge owned and operated by a musician, Alice Mareski. Her enthusi- asm for her new career is obvious as she shows me around the house which she decorated very creatively herself. A house is a lodge. In the front room are a piano dat- ing back to 1871, an organ and a har- monium from 1875, a strange, small keyboard which Alice tells me is a fold-up reed organ which was used for carrying from venue to venue. Once a musician, Alice was, in fact, the first Jewish chorus conductor in the Berkshires at the Pittsfield Jewish Community Center. Each room has its own charm. Fourposter beds in one, another with fluffed up duvets covered with pretty chintz, detailed with lilac and matching curtains. There are five guest rooms and a fully equipped apartment for long stays. All have private bathrooms. With the accommodations, each guest is able to savor the splendid homemade breakfast — muffins, hot entree, fresh fruit cup, decaf or regular coffee, tea and kosher yogurt. Alice starts preparing the meal at 6 a.m. every morning. Bookings start in April for the sum- mer months. Prices range $150 to $199 a night in season. A little lower off sea- son. But then anytime in the Berkshires is a good time. Contact the Lilac Inn 33 Main Street, Lenox, MA; (413) 637 2172. El Family Missions Are Planned Detroit-area bar and bat mitzvah families will have special opportuni- ties to celebrate in Israel thanks to the United Jewish Appeal missions department. The UJA has announced several new family mission packages for 1998, 1999 and 2000. These include winter, Passover and summer missions. Trips for single-parent fam- ilies and their children also are avail- able. Each bar and bat mitzvah child travels free, and there are special reductions for younger siblings. There will be special events and honors for the bar or bat mitzvah, briefings by government officials, journalists, military specialists and leaders of industry and culture. Leading Israeli scholars and guides will bring Israel — past and present — alive for travelers. Celebrations of Israel's 50th anniversary of statehood are planned, along with recreational activities. For a brochure, call Leonard Milstone at Federation, (248) 203- 1457. UJA N=fission Is Canceled The United Jewish Appeal Ometz Mission for people with disabilities, publicized in last week's Jewish News, has been canceled. For information about other mis- sions to Israel, contact the UJA Mission Information Center, (212) 880-1391. Talks Highlight Jewish Orient Rabbi Efry Spectre will present "Oriental Bizarre," a two-part suit- case series on Tuesdays, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. The two illustrated discussions will touch on the Jewish occurrences and history of China, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand. The Oct. 30 program will feature Japan and Hong Kong, moving on to China and Thailand the following week. Both evenings begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed with refreshments. The community is welcome. There is no charge. El ' ) (. )