It's not just for adults! Bring the kids to the Sukkot Nixed With Housing delete any reference about Jerusalem being the capital city of Israel" to be "an important step. Minneapolis (JTA) — Minneapolis is Applicants Swamp Project using the fragile huts associated with the ancient festival of Sukkot to draw atten- tion to a modern political and social issue — lack Of affordable housing in the city. "Since the sukkot are temporary houses, we felt that this is a metaphor for our current housing crisis in the Twin Cities metro area," said Susan Jacobson, director of public programs at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which is sponsoring the project. Although the museum is primarily showcasing six models of sukkot throughout the city that were designed by local architects and artists, it is also providing information about the Jewish holiday, and tour guides tell visitors that Sukkot is a holiday of charity and jus- tice for the poor and homeless. According to the Metropolitan [nterfaith Council on Affordable Housing, the home vacancy rate in Minneapolis has declined to 1.6 percent i n 1999, and average rents have ncreased approximately 5.9 percent; in :ontrast, wages have risen by 3 percent. New York (JTA) — Just weeks after launching a marketing campaign informing North American Jewish college students of free, 10-day trips to Israel this winter, the Birthright Israel project has more would-be trav- elers than available spots. Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reports more than 6,000 people have applied for the 3,000 spots it is offering as one of the orga- nizations participating in Birthright Israel's 2000 campaign. A Birthright spokeswoman said the other 11 providers are also getting a large response and that the number of calls to Birthright Israel itself has increased ten- fold since the campaign began. Shoah Council Adds Members Washington (JTA) — President Clinton estimate of the number of tourists :xpected to visit the Jewish state and he Palestinian self-rule areas during :he turn of the millennium. Basing its estimates on hotel book- ng and flight reservations, Israel's Tourism Ministry revised an earlier !stimate from 4 million to 3.1 mil- ion. Israeli hotels now expect to be )ooked to 75 percent capacity during he Christmas and Easter seasons, wice last year's rare. recently named David Berger, Lanny Breuer and Nan Rich to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Berger is an attorney who has been involved in philanthropic activities and was appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court as a member of a committee that drafted the model for evidentiary rules in U.S. courts. Breuer, the son of Holocaust refugees, formerly served in the Clinton administration as special counsel to the president and as assistant district attor- ney in Manhattan. Rich, who recently completed her term as national presi- dent of the National Council of Jewish Women, currently serves as vice chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Ikrabs Accept Disney's Word Syria Refuses llamas Office Tourism Projection rerusalem (JTA) — Israel reduced its Vew York (JTA) — Arab foreign min- sters meeting at the United Nations [ecided to accept the Walt Disney 2o.'s assurances that an exhibit open- ng this week at EPCOT Center in )rlando, Fla., will not portray erusalem as Israel's capital. The Arab League's secretary-general old reporters last Friday the Arab tates consider Disney's response to November 6-14,1999 November 7 Hands-On Family Program: Create a Family Time Capsule Age 3 and up • 2 p.m. • Kahn Building The JCC Julius Chajes/Encore Concert Series presents... The Ron Coden Show Families • 4 p.m. • Kahn Building • Adm'ssion charge For tickets call (248) 661-7649 November 8-12 Story Time in the Library at Both JCC libraries • Age 3 and up • Free of Charge Learn about Chanukah, Bible heroes, nature, kindness to animals and Shabbat November 14 Sefer Safari 2:30 p.m. • JPM Building • Preschool - second grade Start your child on a Jewish reading program. Those who sign-up receive a free ticket to the Noah Budin concert. Co-sponsored with Jewish Experiences for Families Reservations: (248) 967-4030 Noah Budin and the Promised Band Jerusalem (JTA) — Syria refused to let the Hamas‘ fundamentalist group set up its political headquarters in Damascus. The decision came after Jordanian offi- cials closed the office in Amman. An Arabic-language newspaper attributed the move to the sensitive political situation as U.S. officials attempt to revive Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations. 4 p.m. • JPM Building • Admission charge Folk and traditional Jewish music and humor for the whole family. For tickets call (248) 967-4030 Check brochure for times and locations. TARGET For Jewish Book Fair information, call (248) 661-7649. The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. ban and Betty Kahn Building . 6600 W. Maple • West Bloomfield Jimmy Prentis Morris Building • A. Alfred Taubman Campus • 15110 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park D_eiroiLlewish News 10/1 1999 21E.!