This Week ,'r,t..r.,!4.7!,?'&VIS ., /Vial t e News Digest corning yecivt be filled witk l~e cxl kappiness and Manischewitz Dies At 89 pvtospevtify fovt New York/JTA — Kosher food giant Bernard Manischewitz died Sept. 20 in New Jersey at age 89. Manischewitz was the last in his family's line to run the kosher food giant B. Manischewitz Company. The food company was sold to private investors in 1991 after it had been in the Manischewitz family for three generations. Renowned for its sweet wine and matzah, the business was founded in Cincinnati in 1888 by Bernard's grandfather, Rabbi Dov Behr Manischewitz. The company opened a second factory in Jersey City in 1932, eventually moving operations there. Born in Cincinnati, Bernard Manischewitz joined the company in the 1940s after graduating from New York University. The company expanded under his tenure, but also weathered a scandal in the mid-1980s over price-fixing for matzah. Bernard Manischewitz was a Jewish philanthropist, serving as president of New York's United Jewish Appeal and of New York's Shearith Israel syna- gogue. 1--vtiencis & Fetrility Sukkot Debate Date Changed Washington/JTA — The Democratic Party changed the date of a debate scheduled for Sukkot to accommodate Sen. Joseph Lieberman's religious observance. The debate in Arizona between Democrats running for president now will take place on Oct. 9, rather than Oct. 12, the second day of Sukkot. Herr/P % KRYS because it treats the Bible as a histori- cally accurate document. Last month, Nabil Hilmi, law dean at the University of Al-Zaqziq, told the Egyptian weekly Al-Ahram al- Arabi, "This is clear theft of a host country's resources and treasure, some- thing that fits the morals and charac- ter of the Jews." The report did not say whether Jewish slave labor in Egypt, reported in that same biblical narrative, would be taken into consideration. Christian Guide To Aid Israel New York/JTA — A new handbook is designed to help Christians advocate for Israel. - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews published the guide, which provides historical con- text to the current crisis in Israel along with tips for crafting letters to mem- bers of the media and politicians. The group's Stand For Israel pro- gram is planning to hold a national Day of Prayer and Solidarity for Israel on Oct. 26 at Christian churches across America. In the last month, the fellowship has donated about $2.5 million for Jewish elderly and needy Jewish chil- dren in the former Soviet Union. Dreyfus Defender Is Honored Paris/JTA — Paris' Sorbonne University is holding a conference in honor of the late French Jewish politi- cian who defended Alfred Dreyfus. The three-day conference marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Bernard Lazare, whose pamphlets and writings on the case of Alfred Dreyfus inspired Theodore Herzl and appeared a full three years before Emile Zola's famous article "J'accuse." The event at the Sorbonne is one of a number of events celebrating the life of Lazare, a Jewish anarchist turned Zionist who died at the age of 38 a century ago. A plaque is also sched- uled to be unveiled outside the writer's home by the Paris municipality, hon- oring Lazare for his efforts to bring "freedom and dignity to all oppressed men. . Exodus Law Suits Are Admonished 700 North Old Woodward Suite 10I I Birmingham, MI 48009 248.540.0600 I www.krystynaseuropeanspa.com Janine Adams Has moved To Carol and Co. your hair Quarters your complete hair and skin care centre 9/26 2003 12 423 Coolidge Hwy. Royal Oak Ml 4807 Sy r (248) 549-4273 756680 Cairo/JTA — Egyptian intellectuals are warning against suing Jews for gold the ancient Israelites took from Egypt because it could bolster Zionism. Abd al-Wahab al-Masiri, author of the encyclopedia Jews, Judaism, and Zionism, said a planned lawsuit to recover damages for gold taken during the exodus could indirectly strengthen Zionist claims to the land of Israel "