SUMMER ravel PLEASURES Summer is just around the corner and so is The Detroit Jewish News Annual SUMMER PLEASURES Supplement, which will be published May 22, 1998. SUMMER PLEASURES is the summer duide for families looking to make their summer one to remember. From ideas for exciting adventures the whole family will enjoy to golf gear, theme parties, travel - tips and hundreds of other warm weather activities. This special pull- out-and-save supplement gives y our business the opportunity to make a splash with our readers. SPACE RESERVATION DEADLINE IS MAY 8, 1998. MOTOR COACH TOURS - AIR AND CRUISE TRAVEL * TORONTO TRIPS: "THE LION KING" - NEW YORK * $589 * May 13-17 - Meals, Tours "LEGENDS IN CONCERT" (Includes Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty) $249 July 17-19 thru Oct. 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Cruise, 7/12 — fr. $2199 (Vs ind. pt. & land chgs. — air add'I.) Alaska Cruise Tour - Featuring Canadian Rockies 14 Day Voyage of Glaciers, 6 Night Land Tour Seattle — 7 Night Cruise, 6/16 — fr. $1999 (vs ind. pt. & land chgs. — air add'I.) Cruise and air specials have restrictions and can be withdrawn anytime. *Prices p.p. dbl. occ. Group Discounts. CALL FOR FLYERS, ADDITIONAL TRIPS & DETAILS BERKLEY TOURS AND TRAVEL, INC. (248) 559-8620 or 1-800-875-TOUR (8687) 5/1 1998 150 1 ,4 Catc4 14e Bost Magic Reviews im N efttertaimaftead David Bellin Travel Systems, POB 2172, Maalot 24952, Israel. The e- mail address is dbellin@actcom.co.il . Bessie Chase of Oak Park suggests visiting the David Horodoker Orga- nization projects: the Organization for the Welfare of Jewish Soldiers in Tel Aviv, the General Israel Girls Home in Jerusalem, the Alyn Reha- bilitation Center for Crippled Chil- dren in Jerusalem and the American Mogen David Adom Medical Center in Ashdod. For more info, call David Horodoker Organization President Roz Blanck at (248) 626- surrounding the gems are some truly chintzy items. Check out the Ilana Goor muse- um, also in Jaffa. Goor is an artist and collector who restored a pilgrim's citadel that overlooks the old Jaffa port and filled it with superb sculp- ture, jewelry, furniture, etchings, paintings and castings. IN staff writer Julie Wiener recom- mends checking out Haifa, a beauti- ful city too often omitted from the whirlwind tour itinerary. Built into the mountainside on the northern Mediterranean coast, Haifa is known for its breathtaking views and relaxed 2347. Arab-Jewish relations. You can ascend Mount Carmel by foot, using a net- Sandra Silver of Huntington Woods work of outdoor staircases, ride the writes: "When in Israel last February, winding roads by bus or car or you I noticed a lot of changes that had can speed up in Haifa's sleek subway occurred since my last visit, in 1968. Neon fast-food signs loomed among system. For those who don't keep kosher, towering high-rise buildings. Amid all be sure to sample the food at the the modernity, I fell in love with the city's Arab market in Wadi Salib. mixed Arab-Jewish neighborhood of Druze pita Jaffa on the smeared with lab- Mediterranean neh (a dairy coast. Once a sep- spread some- arate city, Jaffa where between merged with the yogurt and sour municipality of cream) and Tel Aviv several za'atar (a spice years ago. mix) is especially "Strolling delicious, fol- through the Arab lowed with market, you will kanafeh, an see women prepar- orange-colored ing pita bread on pistachio and the stone grill in cheese pastry. order to prepare Another off- fresh falafel sand- the-beaten-path wiches. For art delight: the train fans, there are from Jerusalem to numerous galleries Tel Aviv. At two showcasing the Jaffa by the sea: Sandra Silver with hours, it takes many talented cousin Anat, Royr and Amir. more than twice local artisans. as long as the bus Beautiful tiles and trip, but is infi- Judaica keepsakes nitely more are available for scenic, winding purchase." through canyons A JN note: For of the Judean bargain seekers, desert. For a Jaffa also boasts an schedule (only enormous flea two trains run market where you per day), call can pick up sou- Noah Lewkow catches up on his reading. (03) 693-7515. venirs, jewelry, rugs, Jewish ritual Mot Lewkow of West Bloomfield objects and clothing at prices far suggests the following as his three below what you will get at most favorite places in Israel. Israeli stores. The trick: it's all in the Safed — located in the Upper haggling. Don't get guilt-tripped into Galilee is a beautiful, mystical place buying things you don't want, and be that has something for everyone. The sure to exan- fine goods carefully —