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ZE'EV-CHAFETS (SHAY-fetz) columnist for "The Jerusalem Report," a news magazine published in Israel. Chafets is an Israeli who grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. He was the director of the government press office under prime minister Menachem Begin. He's also the author of several novels.

ON THIS DAY, ARMISTICE DAY, IN 1938 KATE SMITH SANG IRVING BERLIN'S SONG "GOD BLESS AMERICA" FOR THE FIRST TIME ON RADIO. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH BERLIN'S DAUGHTER MARY ELLIN BARRETT ABOUT THE CHANGES HER FATHER MADE TO THE SONG BEFORE HE GAVE TO THE LEGENDARY SINGER.

2: Actor ERIC STOLTZ. He's gotten a reputation playing parts in films like "Killing Zoe," "Pulp Fiction," and "The Waterdance," "Some Kind of Wonderful," and many other films. As a child he played the disfigured boy in "Mask," and was a Sean Penn's surfing high school pal in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." He's played Helen Hunt's ex-boyfriend in the TV show "Mad About You." Currently he's starring in "Kicking and Screaming." Soon he'll be playing the insect in the upcoming film, "Fly II."

Playwright and satirist from South Africa PIETER DIRK-UYS (Peter - Durk - ACE). He has a television talk show in South Africa. DIRK-UYS' show has unusual twist. Instead of hosting his show as himself, he dresses drag as an Afrikaner dowager named Evita. His guests include such leaders as Nelson Mandela. DIRK-UYS' show is said to be "a way of making the country's leaders seem more human." (REBROADCAST from 6/

Reporter Mike Villars reports on a follow-up meeting in Philadelphia to last month's Million Man March. Civic leaders met at a church yesterday and discussed plans to revitalize African American businesses in their city and recruit more blacks as teachers.

2: Stand-up comic SUZANNE WOESTENHOFFER. She recently appeared on the latest "Comic Relief" special on HBO (November 11). WOESTENHOFFER is a lesbian, and uses her humor to challenge the stereotypes about gays and lesbians. She also was the first lesbian to have a comedy special on HBO, "Nothing in My Closet but my Clothes."

REPORTS THAT IN RUSSIA THE KGB IS STILL VERY MUCH THE SAME AS DURING THE DAYS OF COMMUNISM.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo never covered the sexual misconduct probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his show. The state attorney general's report showed he advised his brother on responding to the allegations.

The first play to open on Broadway in more than a year, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over tells the story of two young Black men dreaming of a better tomorrow in a world of police violence.

. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Pananma by Eric Zency INT. 2: Former Soviet Ambassador to the United States ANATOLY DOBRYIN (doe-BRINN-yen). Dobryin has written his autobiography In Confidence: Moscow''s Ambassador to America''s Six Cold War Presidents published by Times Books 1995. Dobryin was Ambassador from 1962 (Kennedy) through 1986 (Reagan). He was a key diplomat in many U.S./Soviet conflicts including The Cuban Missile Crisis. Dobryin, now 76 years old, is still active in Russian diplomacy as senior advisor to the Foreign Ministry. He lives in Moscow.REV. : Geoffrey Nunberg comments about the return of the "N" word in American dialogue.