Front Lines JNenline NOTEBOOK This Week www.JNonline.us Calling Monopoly Fans Hasbro, which makes Monopoly, is inviting fans to vote in an online contest to determine which 22 cities will be etched in the collective memory for a new global edition of the 75-year-old game. The contest, which continues through Feb. 28, allows Monopoly fans the world over to cast their ballots for the 10 best cities from a pre- selected list, including Jerusalem, Israel. The 20 cities with the highest number of votes will appear on the new global Monopoly board. You can help ensure that Jerusalem makes the board by casting a vote. At press time, Jerusalem was is ranked No. 7. To vote, go to www.monopolyworldvote.com/en_US/world . Then go to "Sort By: Cities" on the right side of the page. Scroll down to Jerusalem and click. A pop-up Monopoly card gives details about the city. Click "Add to My Cities" below the card. Then click vote. You will then be asked to register. You can vote daily up to Feb. 28. - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Teen2Teen Web Site The office is headed by Uri Steinberg, Israel tourism consul and director of the Chicago Israel Government Tourism Office, which is located at 205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2520. Phone is (312) 803-7080. This comes on the heels of a 2007, in which a record number of Americans — 525,000 — traveled to Israel. The ministry of tourism's goal is to double that number by 2010. For additional information on Israel, visit wwwgoisrael.com . - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Send Purim Baskets Support Young Judaea, Hadassah's Zionist youth group, and the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Mother and Child Center at Hadassah Hospital in Israel by sending delicious mishloach manot baskets for Purim this year. Each basket contains a wide assortment of fruit, nuts, candies, treats and other fancy stuff. One super basket costs $18; two kiddie baskets are $20. Shipping options are available at an additional price. All orders must be received by Friday, March 7, to guarantee delivery by Purim, which starts March 21. Call Robin Anderson at (847) 492.9616 to order. - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Eugene Driker Richard Julie Bernstein Miller Piloting The WSU Board The Wayne State University Board of Governors unanimously elected Eugene Driker and Richard Bernstein to one-year terms as the board's chair and vice chair, respectively. The two were re-elected by the eight-member board of the Detroit- based university at its Jan. 30 meeting. Driker, a Detroit resident, was recently elected to an eight-year board term, which runs through 2014. Bernstein, a Birmingham resident, is currently serving an eight-year term, which runs through 2010. Julie Miller of Oak Park serves as secretary. John Davis of Detroit serves as treasurer. - Robert A. Sklar, editor New Tourism Office As Israel heads toward the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel in May, the Israel Ministry of Tourism, North America, has opened a Chicago office as a way of promoting tourism to Israel from the Midwest. Kosher Carryout Coming Northwest Rami's restaurant in Oak Park has added a new service to its kosher sit down, carryout and catering features. Now, items ordered by 2 p.m. on Tuesdays can be picked up 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center. Rami and Arly Mandelbaum serve Meat and parve choices a Chinese dish in their restaurant. include fried chicken, tuna and chicken sandwiches or salads, veggie wraps, hamburgers and kids' options. "The chicken, beef or tofu dishes are popular for delivery because A8 February 14 * 2008 JN Respite To Sderot The Jewish Agency for Israel is funding field trips for 6,000 grammar and high school students living in Sderot and the surrounding area. The educational or recreational activities take place outside the zone that's under continuous rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. This latest initiative to ease the situation for Sderot residents follows a rise in rocket attacks on the city and its environs by Palestinian terrorists. A $400,000 allocation from the United Jewish Communities-Federations of North America is providing the funding. The program covers pupils in grades three-12. All of the trips are coordinated through the school system with the approval of the Ministry of Education. Some schools choose to send their students on educational field trips to places like Jerusalem and Masada, while others opt for rec- reational activities, including trips to the Tel Aviv area or horseback riding and other outdoor activities. Several schools even arranged to send Sderot students to Mt. Hermon where they take part in winter sports. "The situation these last weeks is unbearable and there is a strong sense of claustrophobia when you can't go far away from a shelter," said Tzipi Eisenman, who heads Jewish Agency activity in the area. "By taking the kids out of the area, it greatly relieves the stress and anxiety" Meanwhile, the Jewish Agency's Victims of Terror Fund, underwrit- ten by the UJC, continues to provide immediate financial assistance to Sderot area residents whose homes are hit by Kassam rockets. - Robert A. Sklar, editor they are well-packed to be reheated, said Rami Mandelbaum, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Arly. The restaurant, open Sunday-Friday, is under the supervision of the Vaad Harabonim in Southfield. "We've had a lot of requests to open a restaurant in West Bloomfield;' Mandelbaum said. "I really appreciate when the West Bloomfield community comes out to the restaurant. Now we can make it easier and more convenient for them - Shell! Liebman Dorfman, senior writer For Rami's carryout menu choices, access the Web site at: ramisfood.tripod.com or call (248) 967-5445. Cash or checks accepted. There is a $2 delivery charge for orders less than $50. ❑ You've seen the printed section each month in the JN; now Teen2Teen goes online! This week, look for a full interview with Amy Goldwasser about her book of teen girls' essays and a list of volunteer opportunities for teens. Though the Web site is for Jewish teens by Jewish teens, others can check it out, too! Only at JNt2t.com. Latest From Israel Want the most current news from Israel? Check our streaming news from Ynetnews.com for continu- ous updates and longer news, opinion and feature stories. And look at the center of our Homepage for an Israel story that changes twice daily. Visit JNonline.us and click on a scrolling story on the left. E-Newsletter Desire notification when stories that interest you in particular are posted on JNonline? 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