This Week World Briefs France Returned Major Assets Paris/JTA More than 90 percent of the assets seized from Jews under France's pro-Nazi Vichy regime were returned or reimbursed after the lib- eration, according to a government panel. The Matteoli Commission, which issued its report Monday after a three-year investigation, estimated the total value of seized Jewish assets at some $1.26 billion at current prices. The World Jewish Congress wel- comed the report and said it would work with the French government and local Jewish officials "to seek proper moral and material restitu- tion" of unclaimed assets. — Assisted Living facilities are NOT required to be licensed? Courtyard Manor — is licensed by the State of Michigan. —Most Assisted Livings will discharge your loved one if they need more care? Courtyard Manor — provides care throughout the aging process, meeting even the most difficult needs. —Assisted Living facilities are NOT required to have nurses on staff? Courtyard Manor — has full-time, licensed nurses at every location. — Most Assisted Livings combine residents with various mental capacities in the same unit? Courtyard Manor — provides 4 specialized buildings at each location to meet individual needs. Interfaith Seder Held In Russia Moscow/JTA — More than 400 peo- ple attended a Passover seder in Russia in what is believed to be the first-ever interfaith celebration of Passover there. Many Muslim and Christian stu- dents attended the seder conducted by a Hillel student group in Ufa, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region of Bashkiria. The Moscow office of the Anti- Defamation League organized the seder. Outreach Group Expands Mission New Yrok/JTA A national Jewish organization focusing on outreach to the intermarried is expanding its — mission from being a "think tank and a research institute to becoming a key provider of program services," according to its newsletter. Among its plans, the New York- based Jewish Outreach Institute now hopes to launch a "national helpline" for interfaith couples, sponsor Israel trips for such couples and to per- suade Jewish institutions to be more inclusive of interfaith families. Camp's Liberation Is Marked New York/JTA Delegations from 18 countries visited Germany to mark the 55th anniversary of the liberation of the Sachsenhausen con- centration camp. About half of the camp's 200,000 inmates died during the war. — Catholic Leaders Extend Apology New York/JTA = The Catholic Church of Switzerland apologized for not doing enough to help Jews during World War II. Swiss Catholic bishops said, the church had not tried to save refugees, particularly Jews, from the Holocaust. Meanwhile, Lithuania's Catholic Church issued an apology for not doing enough to prevent the mas- sacre of some 220,000 Jews during the 1941-44 Nazi occupation. "We are sorry the church did not show enough resistance in times when nationalist egoism was overtaking the values of the Bible," said a state- ment that was signed by the nation's archbishop. Corrections & Clarifications Allan Nachman, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Teen Mission to Israel.chairman, served in the same role two years ago, but did not chair the first mission in 1996 ("Getting Ready," April 14). Also, the age range for teen mission participants is generally 15 to 17 years old, not 13 to 17. Auburn His Livonia 800-756-9/99 Farmington Hills 800-736-2325 800-998-0787 Wixom 800-753-1046 Sterling Heights 800-807-8337 Courtyard. Management Compan y 800-486-9039 ,OA 4/21 2000 26 Specializing in Alzheimers & Dementia, Frail Elderly and Mentally Alert The "Hangin' Out" story (April 14) mistakenly said that Eli Kaplansky owned a linen business. Mr. Kaplansky worked for a linen business. A recipe for Passover mandelbread (April 14, page 124) had a missing ingre- dient. The recipe needs a 1/2 cup of orange juice. The national tour of Burn the Floor, scheduled to play at Detroit's Fox Theatre April 25-30 (see this week's Out & About" column on page 82), has been cancelled. Refunds are available at point of purchase. M'M