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124. Now that the beautiful snow is
'falling, consider making up a Jewish
!game to play in the cold. You could
make a snowman in honor of your
favorite Jewish sports hero, for exam-
: pie, or design a flag of Israel on your
snow-covered picnic table (a spray
1 bottle, with a few drops of blue food
coloring in water, works well as a
"paintbrush" for this project).

ence-fiction greats Larry Niven, Joan
Vinge and Paul McAuley.
Or, if you prefer to visit another
world from the comfort of your own
home, check out this recommended
reading from the Israeli Society for
Science Fiction and Fantasy:
Freeze Frame by Katharine Kerr,
Moon of Ice by Brand Linaweaver,
Winter Quarters by Howard Wal-
drop.

29. Each year, the Union of Ameri-
can Hebrew Congregations' Depart-
25. Paul Winter, a Jew from France,
ment of Adult Jewish Growth, together
won a Bronze Medal for track in the
with the Hebrew Union College-Jew-
1932 Olympic Summer Games.
ish Institute of Religion's AdultJewish
Learning and Living division, sponsors
26. Nathan Chilinowicz was the
a winter retreat. The purpose of the
founder of a yeshiva in Makow
conference is to "form a special com-
Mazowiecki, outside Warsaw,
munity of men and women who
Poland. This small town was home to
together will explore Jewish texts and
a Jewish community beginning around I the works of notable Jewish thinkers."
!the middle of the 16th century C.E.
For information, contact: Adult Jew-
!
The Jewish population in Makow
ish Learning and Living, HUC-JIR
Mazowiecki in 1765 was 431 per-
1 Brookdale Center 1 W. Fourth St.,
! sons (113 families), jumping to
1 New York, NY 10012; phone,
1 4,400 in 1897.
(212) 824-2228; or e-mail,
A number of prominent rabbis lived
Lewis@huc.edu
1 in the town, which also became home
to its first yeshiva, - established by Chili-
30. If you're looking for a yummy,
! nowicz, at the end of the 19th centu-
easy-to-prepare cold dish, try this
ry. With the rise of the Nazis, the
recipe for fruit soup. It's popular
yeshiva was closed. They deported to
among Russian Jews.
1 Treblinka and murdered the entire Jew-
6 cups cut-up fruit (such as cherries,
ish community of Makow Mazowiec-
peaches, pears and plums); water; 1
ki, which numbered about 3,500 at
T honey; 1/3 t. cinnamon; sour
I the start of the war.
cream (optional).
First, make certain pits have been
27. In 1968, James Goldman
removed from all fruit and that
1 received the Academy Award for Best
peaches, if used, have been peeled.
Adapted Screenplay for his work on
Place cut fruit in a saucepan and
The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine
add honey and cinnamon. Put in
1 Hepburn and Peter O'Toole.
enough water until it almost reaches
the top of the fruit. Bring mixture to a
28. Want to take a visit to the -chilli-
boil and cover. Simmer for about 15
est realms of the universe — outer
minutes, until the fruit soup is soft.
space — but you're not quite ready
Chill before serving.
to jump in a spacesuit?
Consider a stop on this planet: The
31. If you like iced coffee, be sure
Israeli Society for Science Fiction and
to try the very different (but equally
I Fantasy. Later this month (Dec. 27-
yummy) variety you'll find in Israel.
31), the society will host Armaged-
Mix about 1/4 cup strong coffee
donCon, a science-fiction convention,
with four-five scoops of ice cream
at Kibbutz Shfayim, just north of Tel
(vanilla works best) in a tall glass.
Aviv. Guest speakers will include sci-
Delicious! ❑