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May 22nd, 2009 | 28 Iyar 5769

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Obama and Netanyahu Attack the Iranian Threat Behind Closed Doors: Netanyahu Highlights Key Points

f, however, the Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish state, if they—if they fight terror, if they educate their children for peace and to a better future, then I think we can come at a substantive solution that allows the two people to live side by side in security and peace and I add prosperity, because I’m a great believer in this. So I think the terminology will take care of itself if we have the substantive understanding. And I think we can move forward on this. I have great confidence in your leadership, Mr. President, and in your friendship to my country, and in your championing of peace and security. And the answer is, both come together—peace and security are intertwined. They’re inseparable. And I look forward, Mr. President, to working with you to achieve both. The official transcript was provided to the Jewish Voice as a courtesy of the White House

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PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: On the front of peace, the important thing for me is to resume negotiations as rapidly as possible, and to— and my view is less one of terminology, but one of substance. And I ask myself, what do we end up with? If we end up with another Gaza—the President has described to you there’s rockets falling out of Gaza— that is something we don’t want to happen, because a terror base next to our cities that doesn’t call—recognize Israel’s existence and calls for our destruction and asks for our destruction is not arguing peace.

President Obama held crucial talks with Israel’s Netanyahu that highlighted divisions confronting Iran and the notion of a Palestinian state. BY STEPHEN COLLINSON US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held private White House talks Monday, seeking to forge a personal bond despite differences over Middle East peace and Iran.

etanyahu drew up to the doors of the West Wing of the White House in a limousine bearing the Israeli and US flags, ahead of one-onone talks with Obama, an expanded meeting with aides and a private luncheon. The leaders were scheduled to spend a whole hour alone together in the Oval Office in a bid to forge a closer relationship in their first meeting since both came to power, before calling their national security aides into the room.

The talks were expected to focus on the Israeli-Palestinian peace track, efforts to stall Iran’s nuclear drive and Syria. Netanyahu was also set to have a working dinner with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later Friday, and to hold talks with national security advisor James Jones. The White House meeting marks Obama’s most testing diplomatic challenge yet after he made clear that he will vigorously push for a peace deal based on a Palestinian state and will seek to defuse Iran’s nuclear drive with diplomacy. Netanyahu, at the head of a hawkish Israeli governing coalition, was set to unveil his own long-awaited policy for regional peace focused on countering Iran, and has yet to publicly back

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“Chassidic” Woody Allen Gets $5M for Picture >> pg 9 Every Day Must be Jerusalem Day by Danny Danon >> pg 21

Assistant Principal is 1st NYC Swine Flu Death >> pg 9

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War on Terror..............

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Pearls of Wisdom by Rabbi Yoshiyao Pinto . . . . . . pg. 34

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MAY 22, 2009

BREAKING NEWS

Auto Warranty Scammers are Still in Business The Federal Trade Commission has issued many statements on their website regarding the overwhelming number of complaints pertaining to ‘expired auto-warranty’ calls which continue to sweep the nation.

any people who have been receiving the calls, which launched nationally sometime last year and have increased since then, report that the automated messages use phrases such as “Motor Vehicle Notification,” “Final Warranty Notice,” or “Notice of Interruption.” These carefully worded phrases have led many to fall victim to the scammers. The automated messages also have been reported to come across as urgent. Many of the messages direct people to call a toll-free number for more information. Some people who were concerned and nervous about their insurance have contacted their

local dealers to find out more information. An employee of Potamkin Honda in Manhattan, New York told the Jewish Voice that “For a while, quite a few people called about these messages but more people are aware now.” Some people have reporting receiving these calls multiple times a day to their home and cell phones. Some businesses are even receiving the calls. So what can you do to avoid being scammed and possibly ditch these calls from coming to your phone all together? According to the FTC website, “If you get mail or phone calls about renewing your vehicle warranty, don’t take the information at face value. Your vehicle’s warranty may be far from expiring – or it may have expired already. If you have a question about your warranty, check your owner’s manual, call the dealer who sold you the car, or contact the vehicle manufacturer.” Also, the FTC website advises people to “Be

alert to fast talkers. Telemarketers pitching auto warranties often use high-pressure tactics to hide their true motive. Take your time. Most legitimate businesses will give you time and written information about an offer before asking you to commit to a purchase.” And, also says, “Never give out personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security numbers – even your driver’s license number or Vehicle Identification Number.” And, as always, be skeptical of any unsolicited sales calls especially if they are pre-recorded. To report violations of the National Do Not Call Registry or to register a phone number, visit www.DoNotCall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222.

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PUBLISHER David Ben-Hooren

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Avi Ben-Mordechai

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ART DIRECTOR Timothy Stanton

WIFI in the Park Attracting the Big Apple According to reports, New York City officials want to bring wireless Internet service back to parks and other public spaces in a way that would keep the peace between users and service providers.

reviously, WiFi Salon provided advertisersupported service at 17 hot spots in 11 parks in every borough but Staten Island. This period ran from late 2004 until December 2008. However, the WiFi Salon went out of business. After this, city officials decided that the company would pay a concession fee of $30,000 a year plus a percentage of gross receipts. But,

this made no sense. Last week, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DITT), put the word out to see what companies could do to provide free WiFi service at 40 hot spots in 32 parks and public spaces in all five boroughs. City Councilwoman Gale Brewer (DManhattan), pushed for the service years ago and has said that advertising won’t provide enough money to pay for wireless availability. Brewer also said, “WiFi in the parks is a public service, and for a public service you need some kind of city support.” The councilwoman also said that the city should seek partnerships with WiFi providers

and other groups, such as business-improvement districts, that might help pay for equipment and upkeep. Joe Plotkin of NYCwireless, a nonprofit that has set up some networks says, “It’s not a money-making thing.” Still, there are a few wireless Internet services in several parks and neighborhoods, including Battery Park City, Bryant Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Many are supported by businessimprovement districts or park conservancies. By Jewish Voice Staff

Two Alleged Spies Flee Lebanon to Israel BY AFP

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A disabled Lebanese citizen and his family fled to Israel at dawn Monday along with another suspected spy amid a crackdown on espionage networks throughout Lebanon, a security official said.

lie Maroun Hayek, a mathematics professor who lives in the southern town of Qolayaa, some 10 kilometers from the Israeli border, slipped under barbed wire between the border towns of Rmaysh and Yaron, the official told AFP. Hayek, who is paraplegic, fled with his wife

and three sons, he said. Another man from the town of Rmaysh also fled to Israel early Monday, the official said without giving more detail. He said the man and Hayek are suspected of being part of Israeli spy

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Israeli News..................... pg. 4

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Community Int’l ............. pg. 24

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MAY 22, 2009

Obama, Netanyahu Hold Private One-on-one Talks Continued from cover

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Obama’s call for a Palestinian state. The Israeli prime minister’s national security advisor Uzi Arad told reporters that the Iranian issue was set to top the leaders’ talks. “There might be some differences in approach, but we are confident that the sense of pragmatism and the desire for progress will drive the discussions,” Arad said. Obama himself admitted in March that Netanyahu’s election did not make peacemaking any “easier.” Netanyahu is expected to further irk his hosts and the Palestinians by telling Obama that Israel will keep building in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank, a key obstacle in the stuttering peace process. US Vice President Joe Biden signaled the administration’s “tough love” strategy towards Israel at the powerful USIsrael lobby at its annual conference. “Israel has to work towards a twostate solution,” Biden said. “you’re not going to like my saying this, but (do) not build more settlements.” But both US and Israeli off icials sought to play down the chances of a clash at the key summit and analysts point out that neither side has an interest in provoking an early argument. Netanyahu this month called for a

Middle East peace process based on a three-pronged approach including talks, security cooperation and development of the Palestinian economy. He advocates bolstering the West Bank economy before negotiating a full peace deal, arguing the Palestinians are not ready for independence and that any Israeli concessions will only strengthen radical groups such as Hamas. But Netanyahu has also said he wish-

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their working lunch.

es to renew negotiations with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the coming weeks. Washington is also said to be preparing a new peace plan, building on a Saudi-backed Arab initiative, perhaps for

unveiling in Obama’s address to the Muslim world in Egypt on June 4. The 59-year-old Israeli premier, who held the same office for a turbulent term at the height of the Oslo peace process between 1996 and 1999, assigns top priority to halting the “existential threat” of

Iran’s nuclear ambitions and sees little chance of progress in peace with Palestinians. Israel says that any US-led negotiations with Iran must have a time limit and be accompanied by international economic and diplomatic sanctions.

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MAY 22, 2009

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Palestinians Busted Trying to Sell 2,000 Year-old Hebrew Scroll BY JONATHAN LIS

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the year 74 C.E. (the year when the Second Temple was destroyed during Two Palestinians were arrested for the Great Revolt) or to 138 A.D. (the allegedly stealing a rare antique annihilation of the Jewish settlement Hebrew scroll and attempting to sell following the Bar Kokhva revolt). The Israel Antiquities Authority said it for millions of dollars. that the scroll was an “exceptional olice apprehended the two sus- archeological document, of the like but pects in Jerusalem after an intelli- a few exist,” adding that similar scrolls gence tip allowed police forces to had been sold worldwide for sums as trace their tracks and intercept the doc- high as $5-$10 million. The IAA estimated that the seized ument’s sale. The rare historical document, hand- document was indeed authentic, but the written in Hebrew on papyrus paper and f inal verdict will arrive only after it estimated to be returns from a series of laboratory more than 2,000 tests. years old, is a bill surrendering propThe document was apparently erty rights. The “If we had known we stolen from a cave document was writwould have searched for within Israel’s borten by a widow more scrolls in that area.” ders where antiquinamed Miryam Ben ties raiders were Yaakov, and hails digging. from a period in “We don’t know which the people of from which cave it Israel were exiled from the area and very few Jews was exactly stolen, “said Amir Nur, director of the anti-antiquities theft remained. The scroll also, unusually, clearly division. “If we had known we would have indicates a precise date on the f irst line: “Year 4 to the destruction of Israel”. searched for more scrolls in that area.” Police investigator Eli Cohen said The intention is, presumably, either to

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The scroll is an exceptional archaeological document. that off icers was looking into how the suspects arrived at the scroll, and were they involved in other antiquities robberies. The current scroll came undone somewhat while it was excavated, something which wouldn’t have happened, according to the AA, if it would have been removed in a professional excavation. According to the Antiquities Authorities’ law all of the archeological artifacts within Israel’s borders, excavated or otherwise, are state property and fall under the responsibility of the Antiquities Authority.

59 MKs Expected to Support Budget in Knesset

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset. BY GIL HOFFMAN The 2009-2010 state budget will likely pass by a vote of 59 MKs in favor, 48 against and nine MKs not participating in the vote, according to a survey of MKs and spokesmen in the Knesset factions on Thursday. inance Minister Yuval Steinitz expressed conf idence that the budget would pass all three Knesset readings and the Finance Committee by the mid-July deadline after every minister not in Shas voted for it in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. The budget is expected to undergo changes even before it is brought to a vote in its f irst reading. Fifteen MKs out of the 74 in the coalition are expected to not vote in favor. Shas’s four ministers and one

deputy minister will skip the vote and Histadrut. “The chance that we would vote in its other six MKs will vote against to protest a rise in Value Added Tax and favor is very low,” Peretz said. “The main problem with the budget the decision to start charging VAT on fruits and vegetables. All United Torah is that it lowers income tax while raising VAT. That helps the rich and directJudaism MKs will vote in favor. Independently minded Labor MK ly hurts the people who make the least Shelly Yacimovich is seriously consid- amount of money. In other countries, ering voting in favor of the budget, children’s clothes and fruits and vegetawhich was drafted in part by her politi- bles are exempt from sales tax.” Peretz also protested the 5-6 percent cal ally, Histadrut Labor Federation cut in ministries’ budgets. He said that chairman Ofer Eini. The four rebel Labor MKs, Amir some 75% of the budgets were set and Peretz, Ophir Paz-Pines, Yuli Tamir and could not be changed, so a 5% cut Eitan Cabel, will meet in upcoming affected 20% of the budget, at ministerdays to decide how to vote together as a s’ discretion, to help people. bloc. Sources among the Labor rebels But Peretz did have good things to said the most likely scenario was that say about the budget. He said its overtures to labor they would absent unions would be themselves from positive if the the vote. changes it advocat“Even though “Bibi has apparently ed were implementthe budget includes learned lessons about many things that ed and enforced. are taken straight how to play the game and He also praised Netanyahu for out of Labor’s plathow to pay the price.” insisting on diaform, and that we logue with the advocated for perLabor unions that sonally, we still led to changes in don’t want to support this government that Labor never the budget ahead of its passage. should have joined,” a source among the Asked about Netanyahu’s reported rebels said. statement to conf idants that Peretz Tamir and Peretz each have a person- would have led a six-week strike over al stake in the budget that could prevent the budget initially proposed if he had them from voting for it. The budget cuts still headed the Histadrut, Peretz said funding for Tamir’s New Horizon educa- Netanyahu had changed for the better tional reform plan. It was drafted in part since his time as f inance minister. “Bibi has apparently learned lessons by three of Peretz’s personal nemeses: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, about how to play the game and how to Labor chairman Ehud Barak and Eini, pay the price,” Peretz said. “He learned who succeeded him as head of the all the best tricks from me.”

Pope Benedict XVI visits the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem’s Old City May 12, 2009

Netanyahu Urges Pope: Sound Your Moral Voice Against Iran BY BARAK RAVID Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Pope Benedict XVI to condemn the anti-Semitic declarations of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. urge you to sound your moral voice against the Iranian threat,” Netanyahu asked the pope as the two met in the Israeli city of Nazareth. Netanyahu underscored before the pope the threat that he felt Iran poses to the Middle East and to world peace. Fending off the Iranian threat will advance peace, Netanyahu said, adding that Israel wants peace with the Palestinians but only the kind of peace that brings security. “We don’t want to dominate another people, but we also don’t want a terror state backed by Iran to rise alongside us and jeopardize Israel’s safety,” he said. The pope replied that he believed extremism must be battled and that moderate elements in the region must be supported. The pontiff stressed the fact that he has spearheaded the battle against anti-Semitism around the world. The pope asked Netanyahu to step up the negotiations between Israel and the Vatican surrounding the payment of taxes collected from Catholic Church institutions inside the state of Israel. The prime minister insisted that he was in favor of resolving the issue and that he would take steps to speed up the talks. Netanyahu yielded another of the pope’s requests and promised that he would increase the number of visas granted to priests living in Arab states who are interested in visiting Israel. Prior to the 2006 Second Lebanon War, priests were eligible for long term visas, but after the war, the number of visas granted was dramatically reduced for security reasons. Netanyahu said that Israel would be willing to discuss increasing the number of visas and to ensure that more Catholic priests are granted such visas. The pope also asked Netanyahu to consider granting more “family unification” authorizations to Christians living in Israel who have family members in Jordan or the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu voiced reservations regarding this request, saying that it would not be possible for Israel to discriminate in favor of Christians. Members of other religions will demand the same treatment, Netanyahu explained. Following their one-on-one meeting, the pope and the prime minister invited advisers to join them and the expanded meeting focused on the relations between Israel and the Vatican, while stressing financial issues.

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North Korea Sets June Trial Date for US Journalists BY KURT ACHIN

n a terse, one-sentence report on its main official news agency, North Korea notified the world, Thursday, it will put Euna Lee and Laura Ling on trial on June 4. North Korean soldiers arrested the two Americans in March, as they were gathering video footage in the area of North Korea’s Chinese border. The two are employed with San Francisco-based “Current TV,” founded in part by former Vice President Al Gore. They planned a documentary about the hardships faced by North Korean refugees, especially women. Pyongyang says an internal investigation has “confirmed crimes” allegedly committed by the two women, which include illegal entry as well as what the North describes as “hostile acts” against the country. There are various estimates of a possible sentence if they are convicted, ranging as high as ten years in a prison or labor camp. Virtually every scholar here in Seoul views the detention of the two women in the context of how North Korea may be planning to use them to achieve diplomatic aims with

Pakistani PM: Government Must Help Swat Refugees BY VOA Pakistan’s prime minister has vowed to win a military victory over Taliban militants in the country’s northwest, but also warns that the government could lose popular support if it fails to deal with the flood of refugees fleeing the violence.

rime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told parliament that the exodus of people from the Swat valley is the largest mass displacement in Pakistan since the country was founded in 1947. The United Nations says the unrest has pushed some 800,000 people out of their homes, bringing the number of people displaced by the violence over the past year to more than one million. News reports from the region say members of a banned charity, Jamaat-e-Dawa, linked to the militant group Lashkar-eTaiba have been providing aid to refugees and transporting them to camps. The group, formerly known as Jamaat-eDawa, has renamed itself the Falah-eInsaniat Foundation. Pakistan’s government shut down the charity after last year’s terrorist siege of the Indian city of Mumbai, an attack that Indian authorities have blamed on Lashkar-eTaiba. Scuffles broke out at some refugee camps Wednesday, as people fought to receive food, water and other relief supplies. Pakistan’s army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, has ordered his troops to use “pre-

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North Korea says it will put two detained American journalists on trial in three weeks. The two young women were captured near the Chinese-North Korean border and have been in Pyongyang’s custody for more than a month, with almost no contact to the outside world. Some analysts see them as pawns in a much broader political game.

the United States. Yun Duk-min, a researcher at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, says Pyongyang is clearly taking advantage of the situation. He says the U.S. journalists are basically hostages. He points out that North Korea launched a long-range rocket last month and has since warned it may conduct a second nuclear weapons. He says that indicting the journalists is just another move aimed at Washington. North Korea has pulled out of multinational talks aimed at getting rid of its nuclear weapons arsenal and refuses to engage in any dialogue whatsover with South Korea. The North ejected nuclear inspectors, last month, and says it plans to reprocess nuclear fuel into weapons material. Yun Dae-gyu, a professor at Seoul’s University of North Korean Studies, suggests the charges against the two women are a thin cloak for a deeper agenda. He describes this episode as a trial process in name only, emphasizing it is absolutely a matter of politics. He says North Korea is only likely to release the two journalists after it is completely certain how the United States will respond. Many experts believe Pyongyang wants direct, one-on-one talks with the United States—preferably in the form of a highlevel envoy visit to North Korea. In that context, the North may use the two women as bargaining chips to extract the maximum possible material and diplomatic concessions from Washington.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. cision strikes” against militants to minimize civilian casualties. The military also pledged to hand over enough of its daily ration allowance to feed 80,000 displaced people each day. Many more civilians are trapped in the area, and there is no official report on civilian casualties. The military has not yet started battling the militants who control Swat’s main town, Mingora, where residents are taking shelter inside their homes and bracing for a government assault. A Pakistani military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, said Thursday that 54 Taliban militants and nine members of Pakistan’s security forces were killed in fighting in the northwest during a 24-hour period.

The Jewish Voice Postville Population Cut in Half Since Immigration Raid at Agriprocessors

MAY 22, 2009

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US Envoy Flew on PM’s Plane

BY VOS IZ NEIAS BY HERB KEINON

Religious and city leaders expressed hope that Postville will recover from the fallout of last year’s immigration raid, but they said they’d appreciate more help from the state and federal governments.

In what seems like an effort to signal close cooperation with Washington, American Ambassador James Cunningham flew on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s plane Saturday night as the prime minister headed to his meeting with US President Barack Obama.

Obama Declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’ BY NATASHA MOZGOVAYA U.S. President Barack Obama declared May Jewish American Heritage Month, saying that the “United States would not be the country we know without the achievements of Jewish Americans.”

want to prosecute next in Postville,” he said. The Rev. Steve Brackett, a local Lutheran minister, noted that many donors from around the country have helped religious and local government officials feed and house unemployed workers. Without those donations, he said, “I don’t know

Photo taken at a 2008 rally to support illegal aliens in Postville, Iowa. what we would have done, honestly.”

he gesture seemed partly designed to dispel media speculation in the past few weeks that the two leaders were headed for an inevitable confrontation. Former US ambassador Martin Indyk frequently flew with then-prime minister Ehud Barak on his visits to the US. That practice ended, however, with Ariel Sharon’s first trip to the US as prime minister in March 2001, when he did not invite Indyk to join him. Since then the US ambassador has flown only infrequently with the prime minister on his trips to America. Indyk’s successor Dan Kurtzer flew only once with Sharon, and his successor, Richard Jones, is not believed to have ever flown with the prime minister to the US. Sharon’s former spokesman Ra’anan Gissin said that taking the US ambassador on the plane was a way to demonstrate that there was no strain in relationship and “show there is a very good, intimate relationship with the ambassador. When you take the ambassador with you, it means you are in close consultation with the embassy and with the American administration.”

US Elected to UN Human Rights Council BY ALLISON HOFFMAN The United States was elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, after a surprise bid that marked a turnaround in its approach to the sometimes controversial body.

he secret balloting for 18 open seats produced few surprises, since only a handful of seats were contested. The US, Belgium and Norway will replace Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, while China, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia will be reappointed to three-year terms on the Geneva-based body. Hungary and Russia shut out Azerbaijan for one of two seats representing the Eastern European bloc, and f ive African nations—Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritius, Nigeria and Senegal—edged out a sixth candidate, Kenya. The elections came under f ire from human rights groups like Human Rights Watch, which along with calling for contested voting has also cited many of the candidate countries for violating their citizens’ human rights. Former Czech president Vaclav Havel described the exercise as a “farce” in a stinging essay in Sunday’s New York Times. Craig Mokhiber, a deputy director for the UN’s Off ice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, told reporters after the vote that he had no

comment on Havel’s criticisms. Mokhiber said he hoped that the new members, including the US, would participate fully in the council’s agenda and back existing initiatives when they take their seats in June. “We do think it’s important for all the members of the council, indeed all member states, to support the work of the commission,” Mokhiber said.

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bama called on all Americans to “commemorate the proud heritage of Jewish Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” “Unyielding in the face of hardship and tenacious in following their dreams, Jewish Americans have surmounted the challenges that every immigrant group faces, and have made unparalleled contributions,” Obama said. He added, “Jewish American leaders have been essential to all branches and levels of government. Still more Jewish Americans have made selfless sacrif ices in our Armed Forces.” Obama said that Jewish American community has set an example for all Americans. “They have demonstrated that Americans can choose to maintain cultural traditions while honoring the principles and beliefs that bind them together as American,” said Obama. “Jewish American history demonstrates how America’s diversity enriches and strengthens us all.”

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ity Clerk Darcy Radloff estimated Postville’s population has dropped from about 3,000 residents to about 1,800 since hundreds of Guatemalan and Mexican meatpacking workers were arrested a year ago. “For Sale” signs are cropping up like dandelions on lawns here as former workers at the Agriprocessors plant leave town and landlords struggle to stay in business. Residents say it’s almost impossible to find a home buyer, and they worry the market would collapse if the plant completely closes. The meatpacking plant used to be the nation’s largest supplier of kosher meat and the Postville area’s dominant employer. But it has slid into bankruptcy since the raid, and many of its former workers have been deported after serving prison sentences. Mayor Leigh Rekow said he understood that state officials have been busy helping other towns recover from tornadoes and floods. “But if you look at it, this was a disaster for us,” he said of the raid. Aaron Goldsmith, a former city councilman who represents the hundreds of Orthodox Jews living in Postville, said townspeople are resilient, but they need help. “The most common voice you hear from the federal government is who they

A view of the assembly hall during a session of the UN Human Rights Council. He specif ically said he believed the US and other new members should support the Human Rights Council’s inquiry into the Gaza crisis, headed by South African judge Richard Goldstone, calling it “an extremely important mechanism.” Israel has so far refused to cooperate with that investigation. Human rights organizations have long criticized the council, created in 2006, for welcoming countries with spotty human rights records as members and perpetuating the dysfunction that

plagued its predecessor organization, the UN Commission on Human Rights. The work of that body was widely discredited because of the inclusion of countries accused of severe human rights abuses, such as Sudan and Zimbabwe. In its current incarnation, the council has been particularly critical of Israel, holding votes on f ive resolutions against Israeli policy in a single week in March. Israel’s ambassador in Geneva, Roni Leshno-Yaar, accused countries in the Organization of the Islamic Conference of quashing other issues, including freedom of speech and religious freedom, at Israel’s expense. The US, which under the Bush administration had boycotted the council, announced in March that it would seek a seat in order to gain a foothold before a comprehensive review scheduled for 2011. US envoy Susan Rice told reporters the Obama administration felt engagement would offer the opportunity to work “from within, rather than standing on the sidelines.” The US entry prompted New Zealand to withdraw its candidacy, on the grounds that the US could push “positive changes” more quickly. Like many UN bodies, the Genevabased Human Rights Council divides its 47 seats among regional groups, guaranteeing proportional representation, and most group delegations engage in elaborate diplomatic dances to head off competition ahead of voting in the General Assembly.

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MAY 22, 2009

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Chase on Kings Highway BY PAULA PINTO

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Obama Taps NYC Health Commish for CDC Post BY DOV GORDON President Barack Obama has selected New York City’s health commissioner to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

r. Thomas Frieden has served as commissioner for the past seven years. He has led a campaign to ban smoking in restaurants and bars. In a statement announcing Frieden’s appointment, Obama said the new CDC chief had been a leader in the fight for health care reform. Obama also said Frieden’s experiences confronting public health challenges in our country and abroad will be essential in his new job. Frieden does not require Senate confirmation. Statement of Mayor Bloomberg: “People use the phrase second-to-none a lot these days, but when it comes to aggressive, innovative and effective approaches to help people live better, longer lives, our Health Commissioner Tom Frieden really stands in a class by himself. That’s why it’s no surprise that President Obama has decided to appoint Dr. Frieden to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a decision which, to use another familiar phrase, is New York City’s loss

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During his past seven years as commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden has led a campaign to ban smoking in restaurants and bars.

A ribbon cutting ceremony that took place at Chase bank on East 2nd and Kings Highway symbolized a beacon of hope in an area that has recently seen many vacant storefronts. The community is anticipating that this will begin to revitalize the area. It is also a sign of relief for people that live and work in the neighborhood, who will no longer have to commute to do their banking.

nother perk that the new Chase bank has to offer is that they are closed on Saturdays and open on Sundays. That is something which community members are continually coming in to say “thank you” for, according to the Vice President Bank Manager, Michelle Northe. “It’s been a long time in the making. We are the only Chase on the strip of Kings Highway. The closest branch is on East 17th, off of Kings Highway,” said Northe. The event made way for people to get acquainted with the bank’s employees, take advantage of a special one-day offer which included receiving $100.00 for opening a Chase account, and take part in various festivities. There was music on premises, a cartoonist that drew portraits of the guests, delicious kosher food from Shelly’s Vegetarian Café and Caterers, a balloon artist that entertained the children and of course, the Chase Blue Mascot Dog was present to greet and pose for pictures with the guests. For many who only had the opportunity to see the modern and chic building from the outside, this event made way for them to see its beautiful interior that radiates with the latest architecture. Indefinably, it adds city-like development to Kings Highway. “I’m so excited that we’re open. We have been waiting for this,” said Assistant Branch Manager, Tanya Asby-Dobson. Along with the celebration of a new bank marking Kings Highway, Dobson is also celebrating 20 years of working in the banking industry and mentioned that Northe has been working in this industry for just as long. It is yet another sign of relief for customers to be assisted by professionals who have expertise in this field. Rabbi Barry gave a blessing at the event and expressed his hope that the bank would prosper and it would also help the community to prosper, especially during a time when we see businesses closing in so many sectors. He also shared how pleased he is that Chase

(l/r) Senior Vice President Market Manager, James Caruso, 1st Vice President District Manager, Connie Waterman, Assistant Branch Manager, Tanya Asby-Dobson, Vice President Branch Manager, Michelle Northe, Chairperson Brooklyn Community Board 15, Theresa Scavo, and Brooklyn Borough President’s Representative, Bella Vais, join together for the ribbon cutting ceremony at Chase Bank on East 2nd and Kings Highway. chose to open a bank in the community. At the ceremony, customers were introduced to the Senior Vice President Market Manager, Jim Caruso and 1st Vice President District Manager, Connie Waterman, who were filled with enthusiasm throughout the event. “Obviously with the opening of this branch, Chase is once again showing its commitment to the community. This is our third new branch opening this year and we are planning to open two more branches as well.

The Borough of Brooklyn is a great market for Chase and we are excited to have such a huge presence in Brooklyn,” said Caruso. On behalf of the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, Representative, Bella Vais, expressed her excitement that Chase has opened at this new location. “It’s great to have a new business in the area, especially Chase, and it says that the area is thriving,” said the Chairperson of the Brooklyn Community Board 15, Theresa Scavo.

MAY 22, 2009

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“Chassidic” Woody Allen Gets $5M for Picture BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF Woody Allen agreed to a $5M Settlement in his lawsuit that accused American Apparel of using an image of him as a rabbi without his permission.

The Assistant Principal of a school who was sick for several days with swine flu became the city’s first death linked to the virus in New York.

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Woody Allen sued American Apparel for the unauthorized use of his image.

endorsed Amercian Apparel by using his image for advertising. Allen described the billboards as “appalling” and a “mortifying” violation of his privacy. American Apparel lawyers called the $10M lawsuit “outrageous,” while also stating that the billboards were taken down after a week. They also have threatened to call Allen’s former companion, actress Mia Farrow, and his current wife, Soon-Yi Previn, as witnesses to show that

his image has already been wrecked by the scandal. Previn is Farrow’s adopted daughter. Farrow and Allen’s relationship ended in 1992, when she discovered he was having an affair with Previn, then 22. In response to Allen stating that the company was trying to smear his name, American Apparel owner, Dov Cheney issued a statement saying, “ I have deep respect for Mr. Allen, who is a source of inspiration for me.”

Port Authority Blames Downturn for Traffic Drop BY PAUL BUBNY Citing a down economy regionally as well as globally, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says traffic in the first quarter declined at the region’s airports and the seaport. Also down is traffic across the four bridges and two tunnels operated by the Port Authority and on the PATH system linking northern New Jersey cities with Manhattan via rail.

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n a release, the authority cites job losses on Wall Street and throughout the New York-New Jersey region, “as well as the global financial downturn that is impacting everything from tourism to international cargo to and from the port.” Year-over-year, the region’s three airports saw an 11.6% decline in passenger traffic from 25 million to 22 million, and a 29.8% drop in air cargo volume, says a Port Authority spokesman. At the Port of New York and New Jersey, cargo volume declined 17.4% from 996,000 to 823,000 TEUs, or 20-foot container equivalent units, in what the authority says is the biggest quarterly drop in more than 15 years. Traffic across the George Washington, Bayonne and Goethals Bridges, the Outerbridge Crossing and the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels was down 5.4% for the quarter. Automobile traffic was down 4.9%, while truck traffic declined 11.6% and there were 3% fewer bus trips across

Assistant Principal is 1st NYC Swine Flu Death BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF

illboards in Hollywood and New York in 2007 depicted Woody Allen, as a Chassidic Jew and featured Yiddish text meaning “the holy rebbe.” Allen was suing $10M for the image and hopes to discourage advertising companies from creating such ads in the future. Allen arrived at a Manhattan federal court on Monday morning, claiming that American Apparel didn’t have permission to use the doctored frame of him from the Oscar-winning film “Annie Hall.” Both sides agreed on a $5M settlement to be paid by American Apparel’s insurance company on the morning the trial was to begin in Manhattan’s federal court. Stuart Slotnick, an attorney for Los Angeles-based American Apparel, defended the retailer by stating that it’s First Amendment Rights were at stake. “The freedom of expression is what this case is all about,” he said. Court papers filed on Allen’s behalf describe the 72-year-old plaintiff as one of the most influential figures in the history of American film, and say he believes maintaining strict control over his image has been critical to his success. The papers claim Allen hasn’t done commercials in the United States since 1960s, when he was a struggling standup comic. The billboards implied that he

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Manhattan’s Port Authority is located on the corner of West 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. the crossings, according to the authority. The biggest impact was felt at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, “traditional crossings for commuters going to and from Manhattan jobs,” the release states. Ridership on the PATH system declined 2.3%, or 410,000 riders, marking the first quarterly drop-off in usage since the fourth quarter of 2003, the spokesman says. Anthony Coscia, the authority’s chair-

man, says in a statement that “the economic downturn is having an impact on business throughout our region, and these statistics show the Port Authority is no exception. Our overall financial position remains sound, but we need to tighten our belts and focus our limited resources on making the essential transportation investments that keep the region moving.” Chris Ward, executive director, adds, “We have already instituted a range of measures like a 0% growth operating budget to adjust to this economic reality. We will have to continue to make these difficult spending decisions to position the region for future growth.” The bi-state agency says its overall fiscal condition remains sound, and notes that much of its revenue stems from stable leases and fees. According to the authority’s 2008 annual report published earlier this year, it garnered $3.5 billion in gross operating revenues last year. Of that, $1.08 billion came from rentals including $968 million in leases, while $1.05 billion was generated through tolls and fares. Aviation fees provided about $817 million in operating revenues, and parking fees provided approximately $328 million. The remainder came from miscellaneous sources. A spokesman tells GlobeSt.com there are no plans to increase fares and tolls to make up for the shortfall in these areas.

itchell Wiener, worked at an intermediate school in Queens, and died Sunday evening. Wiener, had been hospitalized and on a ventilator, and had been sick with the virus for nearly a week before his school was closed. Complications besides the virus likely played a part in his death, according to a Flushing Medical Center spokesperson. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the death of Wiener, who was 55 and had taught for decades, “is a loss for our schools and our city.” “He was a well-liked and devoted educator,” Bloomberg said in a statement. Besides Wiener, no one else in New York City has become seriously ill from the virus. As of Sunday afternoon, health officials had reported five other deaths in the U.S.: three in Texas, one in Washington state and one in Arizona. Most people sickened from the swine flu, or the H1N1 virus, have had mild, seasonal flu-like symptoms, which includes fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and fatigue. The city’s first outbreak of swine flu occurred three weeks ago, when about 700 students and 300 other people associated with a Catholic high school in Queens became ill following the return of several students from vacations in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak. The school was closed. Five more city schools were to closed because of concern for swine flu, bringing the total to 11, including Wiener’s. City health officials announced Sunday that four Queens public schools and one Catholic school would close for up to five school days. Three of the public schools are in the same building in Flushing. Each school had students with flu-like illness last week. The latest school closings will affect nearly 3,000 students. Schools will be providing curriculum material online, and parents will be able to pick up materials at schools and other locations, schools Chancellor Joel Klein said. There were no documented cases of swine flu at any of the schools, said Jessica Scaperotti, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The health department said it is monitoring unusual flu cases as it works to stop the spread of the swine flu virus. “We are now seeing a rising tide of flu in many parts of New York City,” Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said in a statement. “With the virus spreading widely, closing these and other individual schools will make little difference in transmission throughout New York City, but we hope it will help slow transmission within the individual school communities.” As of the weekend, there were 178 confirmed swine flu cases in New York City. Health officials urged people with health conditions to see their doctors if they believe they may have been exposed to swine flu. That includes people with diabetes, people whose immune systems are compromised because of certain cancer medications, pregnant women, elderly people and infants.

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MAY 22, 2009

Bush Anti-terrorism Ghosts Haunt Obama BY LAURENT LOZANO Former president George W. Bush warned his successor: the realities of governing would put to the test Barack Obama’s commitment to break with his predecessor’s counter-terrorism practices.

bama’s aides insist that he has not reneged on that promise.

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But recent decisions like the one this week to fight the release of photographs documenting mistreatment of detainees by US soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere shows how hard it has been for Obama to escape the Bush legacy. A few days before leaving office, Bush explained that he had taken certain decisions without allowing himself to be swayed by “the loud voices” of public opinion. “President-elect Obama will find this, too,” he predicted. “He’ll get in the Oval Office and there will be a lot of people that are real critical and harsh, and he’ll be disappointed at times by the tone of the rhetoric. “And he’s going to have to do what he thinks is right,” Bush said. Two days after his swearing-in, Obama did what he thought was right, ordering the closure of the “war on terror” prison at Guantanamo and forbidding the use of Bushera interrogation methods that critics charged were nothing less than torture. But since then, the Obama presidency has been been haunted by the ghosts of the Bush presidency. With his decision to challenge a court ruling ordering the Pentagon to release hundreds of photographs gathered in prisoner abuse investigations, Obama’s new era of transparency and the rule of law has been put

George W. Bush warned his successor: the realities of governing would put to the test Barack Obama’s commitment to break with his predecessor’s counter-terrorism practices. into question. The political left, which rallied behind Obama as their champion against Bush’s “global war on terrorism,” is beginning to have doubts. Republicans, meanwhile, have found their voice and are using the same arguments that Democrats had used against them to great effect. An ally of the left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, found herself trying explain what she knew about the CIA interrogations and when she knew it. The American Civil Liberties Union openly accused the Obama administration this week of adopting “the stonewalling tactics and opaque policies of the Bush admin-

istration” in refusing to release the photographs. The disappointment on the left was all the greater because the Obama administration had said it would make the photos public. But that changed after US military commanders raised their concerns at the highest levels of the government. “The role of the president in this situation is as commander-in-chief,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. It is a title that Bush often invoked to justify his most controversial decisions. Obama’s “positions on transparency and public disclosure are strong and well known,” David Axelrod, one of the president’s closest advisers, said in an interview

with PBS television. “But ... they’re not without limit.” The administration’s release in April of secret Bush-era memos that provided the legal rationale for the CIA’s controversial interrogation methods had already caused an uproar. The left reproached Obama for opposing criminal investigations of lawyers and senior Bush administration officials who authorized the interrogation techniques. The right accused Obama of giving terrorists an advantage. Former vice president Dick Cheney resurfaced to demand the release of other memos that he said would show the interrogations produced valuable intelligence. Ironically, Obama’s decision to stop the release of the abuse photos drew praise from his political opponents. Meanwhile, another controversy brewed over the special military commissions set up during the Bush administration to try some terrorist suspects. “If you have any doubt about where we stand on the issues of detainee abuse, enhanced interrogation techniques and torture, I’d be happy to provide you the copy of the executive order that once and for all ends their use as part of this administration,” Gibbs told reporters Thursday. An unnamed Obama administration official said late Thursday that the government is set to announce that it will retain Bush-era military commissions to try top terror suspects, but with improved legal safeguards for detainees. Obama halted the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals pending a review soon after taking office in January, saying that the system as it stood did not work, but did not rule out the use of a modified tribunal system in future.

Obama, Lawmakers Discuss Health Care Reform BY KENT KLEIN

emocrats from the House of Representatives came to the White House to brief President Obama on efforts to reform the U.S. health care system. Afterward, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters she promised the president that the House will address health care in the coming months. “Our legislation will be on the floor by the end of July, I am quite certain,” Pelosi said. “And that is really cause for celebration for the American people.” Mr. Obama praised the Speaker for what he called her “urgency and determination” in moving the legislation forward. He said the slumping economy makes reforming the U.S. health care system an urgent matter.

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The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has assured President Barack Obama that legislation to reform the country’s health care system will be considered by congress this summer. Lawmakers have also talked with the president about choosing a new Supreme Court justice.

“We have got to get this done,” President Obama said. “We have got to get it done this year. We have got to get it done this year, both in the House and in the Senate, and we do not have any excuses. The stars are aligned.” This was the third straight day that Mr. Obama held meetings on health care reform. He said the economy cannot be fixed without fixing health. “The fact of the matter is, the most significant driver, by far, of our long-term debt, and our long-term deficits, is everescalating health care costs,” Mr. Obama said. “And if we do not reform how health care is delivered in this country, then we are not going to be able to get a handle on that.” Neither the president nor the speaker gave details of what might be included in the legislation. An estimated 50 million Americans do not have health insurance. A U.S. report released says the two main government assistance programs for older Americans are in danger of collapsing. It says the Medicare health insurance program will be unable to pay its bills by 2017, and Social Security, which supplements retirees’ incomes, will run out of money in 2037.

Legislation to reform the country’s health care system will be considered by congress this summer.

Meanwhile, Democratic senators say President Obama plans to make his Supreme Court nomination soon. Mr. Obama met with senators of both parties on the search for a justice to replace David Souter, who plans to retire before the next session starts in October. Democrat Patrick Leahy is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which must approve a nominee before sending the name to the full Senate for confirmation. After talking with the president, he told reporters he sees no reason for any delay in the process. “Of course, I think it would be irresponsible not to have the ninth justice there when

the new session opens up,” Leahy said. “That should be the easiest thing in the world to do.” The Senate Minority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell, agrees that the confirmation process will probably be smooth. “In all likelihood, unless the president sends up a very controversial nominee, the vote should be able to occur well in advance of the first Monday in October, which is when the Court reconvenes,” McConnell said. Later in the day, Mr. Obama began a two-day trip to the Southwestern U.S. by delivering the commencement address at Arizona State University.

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Iranian Threat Iran Deploys Missiles in Persian Gulf BY THE MEDIA LINE NEWS Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have begun deploying mobile launchers for surface-to-air and surface-to-sea missiles in the Strait of Hurmuz and other areas in the Gulf, it has been revealed.

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n Iranian flag flutters, in this image released Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008 taken at an undisclosed location in Iran, that shows a missile prior to the test firing by Iranian armed forces. An Iranian official, quoted anonymously in the Saudi daily Al-Watan, said Iranian forces deployed the missile bases following secret reports that the United States and Israel were working on a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran’s preparations for a potential military strike are not new. The republic has conducted several military exercises over the past few years, some with the explicit intention of preparing the armed forces for a possible confrontation with the West. The source said the missiles were deployed a few weeks ago. Iran is said to have informed Arab countries in the region of its activities and reassured its neighbors that the missiles were not aimed at states in the region, a reference to Sunni Arab

states such as Kuwait, the United Arab Gulf states less secure. Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and On several occasions Iran has Bahrain, which has a Shi’ite majority but expressed its displeasure over potential US bases in its Arab neighbors’ territories. Sunni government. Sunni Muslim Gulf states are allied “This may be part of their muscle-flexing with the US in and in that regard,” ‘Amr told The share Western conMedia Line, “to cerns over Shi’ite make sure that the Iran’s nuclear plans. Gulf states hosting American and Bahrain, for French bases underexample, is closer stand that there will to Iran’s Bushehr be a price to pay.” nuclear power plant The reports of than the Iranian missile deploycapital Teheran. ments coincide Any strike on the with the US’s facility will affect declared intentions Bahrainis more A missle prior to the test firing. to bridge the rift than Iran’s center of power. with Iran. US President Barack Obama is Hady ‘Amr, Director of the Brookings Doha Center, said there were too many attempting a dialogue with Teheran to variables at play in the region to draw con- defuse tensions built up during the Bush clusions as to the deployment’s underlying Administration over Iran’s controversial meaning. ‘Amr spoke of the Obama nuclear program. The release of Iranian-American jouradministration’s disposition towards dialogue with Iran, shifting alliances in the nalist Roxana Saberi from Teheran’s Evin US dialogue with Syria, the Iranian presi- prison on Monday could be a response to dential elections and the global financial US overtures. Saberi, 31, was originally sentenced to crisis which has made both Iran and the

China Seeking to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Iran

IAF Practicing MIG-29/F-16 Dogfights BY JERUSALEM POST Israel Air Force test pilots are flying MIG 29 jets and conducting dogfights against the IAF’s F-16 fighters, Channel 2 revealed.

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he MIG 29, developed by the soviets in the 1970s, is one of the best fighter jets used by eastern and Arab countries, as well as by Syria and Iran. It was developed to counter American-made jets such the F-16 or F/A-18. The jets were loaned to Israel by an unnamed foreign country. The experiment is meant to prepare IAF pilots for missions where they might have to fight a foreign air-force. “We tested them—we trained the IAF pilots against them,” an unnamed IAF official said. The IAF employs ten test pilots. The training of each costs about a million dollars, but the experience gleaned from the test pilots, the unnamed official said, “is priceless.” “You fly in places and in certain conditions in a way never attempted before,” an unidentified test pilot said. “Once, a piece of the jet’s body broke during an experiment but the crew managed to land it safely.” A test jet is just like a regular one, except for special sensors which cover literally every aspect of its mechanical and

eight years in prison on charges of espionage and had been held in prison since January, 2009. An appeals court in Iran reduced her sentence to a two-year suspended term and a five-year ban on reporting in Iran. Iran has been under international pressure to abandon its nuclear program and uranium enrichment activities since 2002. The US, Israel and other countries are concerned that Iran is secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, although Teheran vociferously denies these accusations and claims its program is for peaceful purposes. The US has not ruled out the possibility of a military strike on Iran. Iran has threatened to retaliate to any aggression on its soil by closing down the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which will disrupt global oil supplies. Last year Iran opened a new naval facility in Jask, in the entrance to the Gulf, the declared aim of which was to enable Iran to block the enemy from entering Iran in the event that the country were attacked. Gulf countries, including Iran, hold more than half of the world’s crude oil reserves and more than 40 percent of the world’s proven gas reserves.

This F-16 IAF jet is seen during an experiment where it is armed to its maximum capacity.

electronic systems and can be monitored from the ground for assessment. An additional experiment conducted recently by the air force involved loading an F-16 with weapons to its utmost capacity, or “flight in a heavy formation,” as the test pilot labeled it. The experiment was meant to measure the pilot’s safety and the fighter’s capability when it was carrying the maximum amount of armaments. A jet so armed might be used in a longdistance sortie. The pilots interviewed would not name which foreign countries might be the targets of such sorties, but it was clear the main target of such an ambitious mission would be Iran’s nuclear installations.

Beijing is negotiating with Teheran to build 20 nuclear power stations over the next decade, the exiled Iranian writer Amir Taheri wrote last week, in a column published in the New York Post that examined an arms scramble by Middle Eastern states seeking to join the nuclear club.

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ith no international control over what happens to the spent fuel generated by those stations, Iran could end up having enough material to make hundreds of bombs,” he warned. Responding to the dire scenario etched out by Taheri, Prof. Raymond Tanter, president of the Washington-based Iran Policy Committee, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that “there is some evidence to substantiate Taheri’s claim about ChineseIranian cooperation to set up nuclear plants in Iran.” Tanter noted that late in January, an official Iranian state news agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency “reported a meeting between the Chinese ambassador to Teheran and the Iranian Energy Commission head to set up 20 nuclear power plants.” “Such public acknowledgment suggests that the Chinese need for energy and the Iranian desire for nuclear technology trump Washington’s efforts to persuade Beijing to stand down on nuclear cooperation with

Teheran,” Tanter added. Sino-Iranian cooperation over such a project creates the risk that weapons-grade plutonium could be extracted from new Chinese-made plants, and used by Iran to construct plutonium-based nuclear weapons, he said. This would allow Iran to pursue “a complementary path to obtaining the bomb,” in addition to its uranium enrichment program. “A second threat posed by the new plants is that Teheran could use them as cover for transfer of sensitive technology that would normally be prohibited. And a third threat is that knowledge gained by Iranian scientists working at such plants would further the regime’s nuclear weapons program,” he added. Still, the picture described in Taheri’s column was a worst-case-scenario in which there was no international monitoring of the spent fuel generated from the plants, Tanter said. “One would have to assume that Washington is engaging Beijing in discussions to persuade China to require international control over spent nuclear fuel generated by such plants, if China goes ahead with plans to set up them up in Iran,” he argued. And it was precisely in these kinds of talks with the US that China was hoping to gain leverage, according to Prof. Yitzhak Shichor, of the University of Haifa’s

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WAR ON TERROR

The Jewish Voice

MAY 22, 2009

WAR ON TERROR “Justice, justice shall you pursue”

(Deutoronomy 16:20)

US May Label Satellite Providers Terrorists BY THE MEDIA LINE NEWS Members of the United States Congress are submitting a bill that will label carriers of incitive satellite stations as terrorist organizations.

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he proposed bill, part of US efforts to stem the demonization of Americans in the Arab media, was prompted by what its authors say is incitement to kill Americans on satellite stations. Channels such as Al-Manar, the mouthpiece of the Lebanon-based Hizbullah, Hamas’s Al-Aqsa and A-Rafidein, an Iraqi anti-government channel, are broadcast throughout the Middle East and beyond via satellite carriers ArabSat and NileSat. Channels such as the Iraqi A-Zawra, which shows graphic footage of attacks against American and Iraqi soldiers in Iraq, have faced penalties for their material in the past. In 2007, The Media Line reported that A-Zawra had been taken off the air by both NileSat and ArabSat. NileSat officials explained the move was necessary because of technical problems, but A-Zawra insisted this was a political decision, which was a result of American pressure on the Egyptian government. Now, US officials are taking the matter a step further and targeting the carriers rather than the stations themselves. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fl) and Rep.

Joseph Crowley (D-NY) authored the bill, explaining that these television stations were helping foreign terrorist organizations in their objectives, including recruiting fighters, collecting funds and disseminating propaganda. They are demanding punitive measures be taken against the satellite carriers. After proposing House Resolution 1308 last year, a resolution that condemns the broadcasting of incitement to violence against Americans and the US in media based in the Middle East, Bilirakis said anti-American incitement of violence was escalating in quality and quantity, fueled by the rapid growth of satellite television throughout the Arab world. “Instead of denouncing and addressing such incitement, many countries in the region effectively provide financial, material or technological support to purveyors of incitement,” Bilirakis said. “Al-Manar and Al-Aqsa, among others, are transmitting on the satellite providers Nile-Sat, controlled by the Egyptian government, and ArabSat, controlled by the Arab League. Given the dangers such incitement pose to American service and civilian personnel in the region, it is long past time for the US and other responsible nations to stop this growing threat,” he said. Crowley also submitted a separate bill in 2008—House Resolution 1069—condemn-

ing “the use of television programming by increased tension between Cairo and Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and Hizbullah, which owns Al-Manar, after anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Egypt apprehended a Hizbullah cell in its territory and said the network was planning Palestinian children.” On May 6, 2009, both reps submitted terror attacks on Egyptian soil. It is possible that the timing of this bill House Resolution 2278, which directs the president to transmit to Congress a report was calculated to coincide with Egyptian on anti-American incitement to violence in President Hosni Mubarak visit to the US and American President Barack Obama’s the Middle East. The bill suggests it should be the policy visit to Egypt next month. Egypt is under US of the US to desigpressure to improve nate as SDGTs satellite providers its human rights record and be more that “knowingly and cooperative with US willingly contract policies in the Middle with entities desigEast. nated as SDGTs” to The country broadcast their receives considerable channels, or to conaid from the US and sider implementing since Egypt has a other punitive measvested interest in ures against satellite falling in line with providers that transAmerican requests, it mit terror-related An image from Hizbullah’s is likely to make channels. Al-Manar television showing NileSat concede to The bill was preHizbullah leader Sheikh these demands. sented on May 6 and Al-Manar (“The referred to the Hassan Nasrallah. Beacon”) is known Foreign Affairs for its diatribes Committee. It also urges the US administration to against Israel, the US and Muslim secularreexamine its relations with countries that ists. It is well-funded and remains one of the most popular stations in the Middle East. sponsor these channels. Meanwhile, there are reports that Qatar The bill urges governments and private investors who own shares in satellite com- is considering launching a satellite compapanies or otherwise influence decisions ny of its own to compete with ArabSat and about satellite transmissions to oppose NileSat. The new satellite operator, accordtransmission of telecasts by Al-Aqsa TV, Al- ing to reports, will constitute a safety net for Manar TV, A-Rafidein TV or other similar the popular Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel, in case NileSat decides to stop carrying the channels designated as terrorist. The bill comes against a backdrop of channel.

Letter from Herzog Saves Rape Victims Program in Israel BY RUTH EGLASH A program aimed at providing victims of rape and prostitution with emergency and holistic treatment, which was touted by the previous government as a “completely new way of treating rape victims,” was saved at the last minute from drastic budget cuts this week after a letter explaining the program’s merits was sent to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu by Welfare and Social Services Minister of Isaac Herzog, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

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t has come to my attention that budget cuts to the Prime Minister’s Office also include cutting back on program’s aimed at helping women,” Herzog wrote in the letter, which was sent to the prime minister on Sunday. “We have already started expanding our treatment of these women and invested millions of shekels in improving our services... Any cuts to this budget will put this country backwards in terms of its treatment of these

women and will stop the help we are already Minister’s Office, which oversees its budget, giving to hundreds of women.” and at the Welfare and Social Services A response from the Prime Minister’s Ministry, who are responsible for its operaOffice stated that the slated budget cuts of tion, heard about the plans to slash funding NIS 17 million from the NIS 20m. program down to NIS 3m. from media reports. “It’s a real crime that this is how the govhad indeed been blocked by the office’s director-general Eyal ernment negotiates its Gabai. However, a economic policies,” spokeswoman for the said Rozin, who has been a political loboffice would not “We have already byist for many years. comment on whether started expanding our the program is at risk “Just think about the treatment of these women who are from cutbacks in the already receiving future. women and invested “I am very disaptreatment from the millions of shekels in pointed that changes program, how hard it improving our services...” must have been for to this program were them to hear that the even considered by government no longer the government,” said Michal Rozin, direcsupports them.” tor of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers. She continued: “Every new government “However, it is even worse that we had to that comes in wants to simply cancel out all hear about such a proposal from the media the programs created by the previous governand not in a more organized and open way.” ment, it’s ridiculous. We are just lucky that According to Rozin, even those involved we have the same minister [Herzog], who in running the program in both the Prime understands the benefits of this program,

continuing in the job.” “Under this system, ministers are not willing to invest in programs that take a long time to develop, because they fear any change in administration will undo the work they’ve done. It’s easier for them to create short-term gimmicks that will at least come to fruition. The problem is that not all programs can work like that,” he said. Initiated two years ago by Likud MK Gideon Sa’ar, currently education minister, the program was later endorsed by prime minister Ehud Olmert, who pledged the NIS 20m. for it through 2010. Now in development, the program includes the renovation and expansion of the three existing rape treatment centers in Rishon Lezion, Tel Aviv and Haifa; the establishment of three additional facilities in Jerusalem, Beersheba and Nazareth; and improved and expanded training programs for staff members and for workers at local hospitals and police stations. Assistance to those involved in prostitution includes providing a mobile medical center at several locations, a safe house and a hot line.

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Court Okays Eviction of FCRC, Boymelgreen BY CODY LYON GlobeSt.com that FCRC’s Bruce Ratner “recorded his option for the assignment of the buildings, then he recorded certain other things and all for purposes of allowing him to represent to the ESDC that he controlled the property in terms of the Atlantic Yards project.” Standing f irm, the ESDC spokesperson tells GlobeSt.com that in fact,

“The lower court had said [the original lease assignment] was wrong and it terminated the lease, but, it wouldn’t give us a judgment of eviction,” Brody says. “Further, it wouldn’t give us a hearing of damages under the lease.” Brody says that under the lease, Weinstein “has the right to go in and inspect his property.” But he adds he unanimous deciWeinstein has even sion reverses a encountered diff iculties March 2007 ruling when he visited his propfrom Brooklyn Supreme erties. Court Justice Ira Harkavy He says that that allowed Boymelgreen Weinstein’s desire has to remain as an occupant, been to be left alone and despite the termination of to be allowed to own his his lease. The decision property and develop it as also gives Weinstein the he sees f it. “That’s what right to sue Boymelgreen this is really about for and FCRC for monetary him,” Brody says. judgments. The decision Nonetheless, over the says FCRC was given an past few years, some illegal assignment to two observers have questioned properties by the lessee Weinstein’s motives in the Boymelgreen in violation Atlantic Yards saga, of the lease terms, which including Boymelgreen. In required the landlord’s March ‘07, after Weinstein legal approval to assign. had won the initial lawRegardless of this latsuit, Boymelgreen told the est legal challenge, a Brooklyn Paper that spokeswoman for Empire “Weinstein is just pure State Development Corp., business. Most people on which is involved with the block just want to see FCRC’s Atlantic Yards how much they can take project, tells Globest.com from Ratner.” The that the decision did not Brooklyn Paper also quotCourt documents say that the subject properties are impact its plans at the site ed Boymelgreen as saying at all. In fact, she says the within the area proposed to be developed as the Atlantic “if you ask Weinstein face organization hopes to to face, he’ll say it, unless Yards Arena and Redevelopment Project. acquire all the Weinstein he has a good poker face.” property in 2009. To which Brody Court documents say responds, “I f ind it amusthat the subject properties ing when billionaires are are within the area proposed to be FCRC “did not misrepresent its position poking at millionaires.” He adds that developed as the Atlantic Yards Arena to ESDC, as it believed it had a valid Weinstein’s view through all this is that and Redevelopment Project. assignment of Boymelgreen’s lease hold “he simply wants to own his buildings. The lead attorney for Weinstein, interest in the premises. The courts, He wants to own and operate his properDavid Brody, of Borah, Goldstein, however, disagreed.” ties; that’s what this is all about for Altschuler, Nahins & Godel, PC, tells Regardless, the ruling is the latest in him.” a volley of legal and f inancial obstacles creating roadblocks in the development and construction of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards project. While FCRC didn’t return calls for comment by press time, a spokesperson from Boymelgreen’s law f irm, Herrick Feinstein, tells Globe St.com “the decision and all options are being reviewed.” Brody tells GlobeSt.com that while his client may not win in the end, the ruling at least provides an opportunity for discovery to see how far up the ladder they can go. “Boymelgreen illegally assigned the lease to Ratner,” he says. Brody says he and his client are now pushing for an eviction. Next, he says, they will ask for a hearing to establish the difference between the properties’ present-day value and its former value when the lease was terminated in July 2006. Lawyers representing developer Henry Weinstein won two legal actions in the New York State Appeals Court that will give Weinstein the right to go ahead with eviction proceedings of another Brooklyn developer, Jeshayahu Boymelgreen, and Forest City Ratner Cos.

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Spectacular Three-Level Space in Townhouse Features Rare Two-Story Frontage The retail leasing team of Faith Hope Consolo, Chairman, and Joseph Aquino, Executive Vice President of Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Retail Leasing, Marketing and Sales Division, is planning an extravagant “brokers-only” bash on June 17th, from 6 – 8 p.m., at its gorgeous multilevel exclusive agency at 717 Madison Avenue, on the storied “Jewel Mile,” to celebrate the grandly restored space and historically-appropriate renovation of the landmark façade.

he festivities will be highlighted by signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and presentation tours of the space. The store comprises approximately 1,900 square feet on the ground level, 1,900 square feet on the second level, 600 square feet on the lower concourse level and has a stunning double-height façade. “We are putting a truly amazing space on display to the brokerage community with all the fanfare it deserves,” said Ms. Consolo. “The surrounding stores represent the crème de la crème of retailers. The gorgeous but versatile renovation ensures the next tenant will be able to move right in.” Mr. Aquino added, “And speaking of fanfare, we’re providing the ‘max’ by offering a ‘Mini.’ The agent who brings in the ground-floor tenant will receive a free 2009 MINI Cooper!” The only other commercial tenant in the building is designer Devi Kroell, who will be implementing a major interior build-out of her own. Other neighboring retailers include Longchamp, Mauboussin, Graff and David Yurman. The restoration of the façade, which dates back to the 1920s, was approved by Landmarks Preservation Commission.

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The report acknowledges the unlikelihood that all 22 million square feet of space vacated by Circuit City will re-enter the market.

Retail Vacancy Glut Could Spell Opportunity BY PAUL BUBNY

The report acknowledges the unlikelihood “that all 22 million square feet of space vacated by Circuit City will reenter the market as electronic and appliance space when a stabilized consumer expenditure pattern resumes” and says that this trend is exacerbated “by the current trend of big box retailers downsizing from 40,000-plus-square-feet formats to smaller and more eff icient 25,000-square-feet stores.” Nonetheless, the report says that “substantial opportunities do exist for nimor certain category-specific retail ble retailers to enhance market share by sectors, the scale of the reduction capitalizing on landlord pressure to f ill in selling space has greatly space. Lower rents in prime markets are exceeded the reduction in consumer being embraced by retailers who are demand,” the report states. “This imbalance challenged to manage expenses in an suggests that a sustained increase in con- era of decreasing margins.” sumer demand will provide retailers with a Although these challenges remain, unique opportunity to absorb vacant space in the report notes “early signs of stabihigh productivity locations at terms unthink- lization in key areas.” Consumer conf iable during the recent boom years.” dence in April was at the highest level As an example, in seven months, the report cites the the report says, consumer electronwhile consumer “Lower rents in prime ics category, which spending regisuntil recently was tered a 2.2% markets are being dominated by just embraced by retailers who uptick. “In additwo chains that tion, annualized are challenged to manage spending growth accounted for nearly 50% of sales: improved during expenses in an era of Best Buy and the each month of the decreasing margins.” now-defunct f irst quarter, with Circuit City. The growth in March at bankruptcy and its highest level then liquidation of the latter left 22 mil- since 1985,” according to the report. lion square feet of retail space vacant-In a release accompanying the issue nearly one-f ifth the 130 million square of the report, Richard Latella, senior feet of big-box space that has gone dark managing director with C&W’s retail since the recession began, according to industry group, notes that “We’ve seen C&W. the unprecedented damage take its toll However, while the electron- in the retail sector during the past year ics/appliance sector’s gross leaseable in the form of store closings. As with all area declined by 10.1% in 2008, retail boom and bust cycles, however, a light sales in this category dipped by only at the end of the tunnel eventually does 0.3% during the same time period. “The appear. Right now our analysis indicates drastically reduced supply of electron- that focused business models, having ics store GLA is now below what con- survived the collapse, will begin to take sumer demand would indicate,” the advantage of bargain rents and increasreport states. ing demand.” Notwithstanding hiccups such as the 0.4% dip in overall sales last month, several key indicators in the retail sector are “showing improvement,” Cushman & Wakefield’s valuation services group says in a new report. In the meantime, the glut of vacant space will present well-capitalized merchants with a clear path for expansion.

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Buying, Taking (Tax) Credit Where Due BY ROGER DROUIN The Obama administration’s $8,000 tax credit has already made a small dent in South Florida’s inventory of unsold homes, a number now shrinking at an accelerated pace. Realtors hope the credit might become a more active catalyst after an announcement this week by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan that the credit can be used for down payments up front. he credit—offered to certain firsttime homebuyers and buyers who have not owned a home in three years—is already bringing police officers, teachers, young couples and others who had been renting into the real estate market, particularly for single-family homes in the $120,000 to $250,000 range. Currently, qualifying buyers apply for the credit, file an amended tax return and wait for a check from the IRS. Under the new plan, the government would permit lenders to issue short-term loans allowing buyers to use the credit as down payment assistance. The details have not been worked out on how lenders will issue the down payment loans before the government offers the credit, but realtors who work with first-time homebuyers are optimistic. “I absolutely think it will bring a plethora of potential buyers that have being sitting on the fence to come to the plate and purchase if their down payment out of pocket is

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The income limit for single taxpayers is $75,000; the limit is $150,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return. little to no money,” said Michael Citron, a realtor with ReMax Park Creek who teaches educational workshops for first-time homebuyers. Citron said since the credit went into effect his team of himself and another realtor closed on 15 homes, of which at least eight had buyers using the tax credit. But so far the credit has done little to help condo buyers. The problem is that most lenders require 20 percent down on a condo loan, and the $8,000 credit only comes into play after the closing, said Maji Pace

Ramos, a realtor with Coldwell Banker in Miami, who covers Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, the Biscayne Corridor and Southwest Broward. Many first time homebuyers cannot come up with the required 20 percent down. “This will change everything,” Pace Ramos said of HUD’s announcement this week. For example, the buyer who has $10,000 available now for downpayment on a $90,000 condo could use the $8,000 credit to put them over the threshold for the required amount upfront.

Pace Ramos says about 40 percent of her buyers are applying for the tax credit. The measures announced by HUD would allow FHA-approved lenders; federal, state and local government agencies; and FHA-approved non-profit organizations to supply home buyers short-term or “bridge” loans up to the amount of the $8,000 firsttime home buyer tax credit, according to a press release by the National Association of Home Builders. The advances take the form of second mortgages—with or without interest charges—that become due and payable whenever purchasers receive their refunds from the IRS. Pace Ramos said she wishes the credit was also available to other home buyers, such as the manager who sells a home in Ohio to relocate to Miami or a military person who recently sold a home near his or her previous duty station. But for first-time buyers, it’s an attractive option. Citron said buyers with good jobs who are looking at single-family homes can take out FHA loans, locking in low interest rates and paying a 3.5 percent down payment. They can file for their credit immediately. “It is driving a lot of people into the market,” he said. To qualify for the tax credit, first-time homebuyers must close on their home purchase by Dec. 1, 2009. Buyers can take the credit on their 2008 or 2009 income tax return. The income limit for single taxpayers is $75,000; the limit is $150,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return. Buyers must own their homes for three years.

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US Lawmakers Launch New Effort Against Currency Manipulation BY DAN ROBINSON

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action. “This isn’t free trade and it certainly isn’t fair trade. This is one of the A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmak- root causes of our massive trade def icit ers has launched a new legislative with China totaling $1.4 trillion since effort to punish China and other 2001,” he said. In 2008, the U.S. trade def icit with countries for currency manipulation. House and Senate lawmakers China was $266 billion. U.S. Commerce appeared with representatives of Department statistics show the def icit in American industry and labor organi- the f irst three months of this year running 10 percent below last year’s pace. zations. Under the legislation, American embers of Congress have com- companies could ask the U.S. governplained for years about what ment to seek punitive duties, consistent they call deliberate currency with U.S. obligations under the World manipulation by China, saying it has Trade Organization (WTO), to counter cost millions of U.S. manufacturing the economic impact of under-valued jobs, and harmed American industries currencies. Under-valuation itself would by making U.S. exports more expensive be treated by the U.S. government as a while forcing American companies to prohibited subsidy. compete with a flood of cheap Chinese Charles Blum represents the Fair exports. Currency Coalition, an alliance of When he was in the U.S. Senate, now industry, labor and other groups workU.S. President Barack Obama joined ing against currency manipulation. legislative efforts to take action over the “Properly understood, what we propose currency issue. is not protectionist but would be an antiThe Obama administration has so far dote to protectionism. It is not a threat pursued a cautious approach with to economic recovery here or abroad, Beijing. In April the Treasury but a necessary contribution to it. It Department declined to formally label focuses on no particular country, but China as a currency manipulator, saying establishes a rule to be applied equally only that the yuan was undervalued. through all countries at all times,” he With Treasury Secretary Timothy said. Geithner scheduled to go to Ohio Democratic Beijing next month for Representative Tim Ryan talks on trade and believes the U.S. f inanother issues, the legcial crisis and the anxiislation introduced in ety it has created for the House and Senate American workers, could again become has created an an irritant in bilateral atmosphere in Courtesy relations. which the legislaIf approved by tion can be Americans have become Congress—past approved by long on despair and short efforts to pass curC o n g r e s s . rency measures “Emotionally the on dreams in part due to the have failed—the i n d u s t r i a l misalignment of currency. legislation could Midwestern states result in China or especially are other countries facing additional duties ready to coalesce, I think business and on their goods. labor, to really push this thing and we’re Saying American workers and busi- going to put the full court press on nesses have a right to compete on a level here,” he said. playing f ield, Republican Senator Jim Democratic Senator Debbie Bunning says the time has come for Stabenow, is co-sponsoring the Senate

Chinese and American money, shown in photo. version of the bill. From economically hard-hit Michigan, she says the U.S. economy is losing ground every day to China’s currency practices. “It’s time for other countries to play by the rules. We have had enough of this. We are losing jobs because other countries cheat, and it has got to stop,” he said. Tom Buffenbarger is President of The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. “Americans have become long on despair and short on dreams in part due to the misalignment of currency. For too long, far too long, our government has sought alternatives to address this problem and have none of them have

worked,” he said. Bill Kerins is President of Wheatland Tube, a company forced to close plants and lay off workers in recent years as inexpensive Chinese-made steel pipe flooded U.S. markets. “China has contributed and continued to undertake unfair trade actions that have harmed the U.S. manufacturing industry. We have witnesses this f irst hand as a company and as an industry and have sought recourse through fair trade laws,” he said. As of this week, 40 lawmakers in the House of Representatives were supporting the legislation, called the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.

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Oil Prices Surge on Demand from China BY VOA a high of near $150 a barrel last July as the global recession slowed business and slashed demand. Top off icials with the Organization he price of crude oil for future of Petroleum Exporting Countries delivery topped $60 a barrel dur- (OPEC) have said members need the ing trading last week in New York price of oil to reach about $70 a barrel to before closing slightly lower at $58.83 a support their economies. barrel. OPEC members have been cutting Prices jumped after China, the production to reach that goal and are world’s second-largest consumer of scheduled to consider more production energy, announced it had increased its cuts when they meet on May 28 in imports of crude oil by 14 percent in Vienna. April. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Oil prices have now gained more than Energy said it expects weak demand for 30 percent this year after plunging from oil for the rest of the year because of slow economic growth and big inventories. A report from the department said Tuesday oil China 2008 Oil Imports & Production prices will remain at about $55 a barChina Produced rel until 2010. 190 Million Tons in 2008 Growing demand from China pushed oil prices to their highest levels in six months.

China Imported 179 Million Tons in 2008 up 9.6% from ‘07 source data: www.xinhuanet.com

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The US Energy Secretary has warned that oil prices of about $70 a barrel could put a “huge strain” on the global economy. Also, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the world’s capacity to produce crude oil will fall by 1.7 million barrels a day this year. IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said the drop will affect both OPEC and non-OPEC countries. The IEA is an advisor on energy

issues to almost 30 countries. Earlier this year it warned additional production cuts could boost prices enough to hurt chances for a global economic recovery. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu also has warned that oil prices of about $70 a barrel could put a “huge strain” on the global economy.

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Wal-Mart Reports 3.02 Bln Dlr Q1 Bet Income BY AFP The world’s biggest retailer WalMart reported a 3.02-billion-dollar net income for the first quarter of 2009, the same as a year ago.

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close to the inflation rate the Federal Reserve considers desirable for the world’s largest economy. Weak energy prices once again dampened inflation. The energy index fell for the second consecutive month, by 2.4 percent, after a 3.0 percent drop in March. n a seasonally adjusted basis, the On an annual basis, energy prices plumconsumer price index (CPI), a meas- meted 25.2 percent. ure of the average price of consumer Food prices fell for the third straight goods and services purchased by house- month, by 0.2 percent in April after 0.1 perholds, was unchanged in April, after slipping cent in the prior month. 0.1 percent in March, according to Labor Food prices were up 3.3 percent from Department data. April 2008. On a 12-month basis, CPI A major factor offsetting a fell for the second month a decline in overall inflain a row, by 0.7 percent, tion was a 9.3 percent the sharpest decline rise in tobacco prices since June 1955. under the new fedIn April 2008, eral tax, the Labor inflation had been Department said. driven higher by I a n surging comShepherdson at moditiy prices, High Frequency particularly oil. Economics The global pointed out that financial and ecothe 9.3 percent nomic crisis that jump in tobacco accelerated last prices, following an September put the 11.0 percent leap in sy e t brakes on price gains as March, skewed the readur Co c o n s u m e r s ing on inflation. retrenched in the The tobacco US consumer prices were flat in April, price face of rising increases u n e m p l oy m e n t , in line with analyst expectations. “can’t continue, so tight credit and a better guide to shrinking investments. the underlying picture comes from the core Excluding energy and food, consumer (CPI) ex-tobacco, which rose 0.16 percent in prices rose more than expected, by 0.3 per- April and 0.06 percent in March,” he said. cent in April from March, boosted by a sharp He said his firm’s remains unchanged increase in federal tobacco taxes on April 1. “that the pressure on core CPI is downwards The analyst consensus forecast for core and will remain so for the foreseeable future, inflation was a weak 0.1 percent. though the markets likely will disagree for Annual core CPI stood at 1.9 percent, now.” US consumer prices held flat in April, in line with analyst expectations, but fell on an annual basis at the steepest pace in nearly 54 years, government data showed Friday.

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roving it could weather the economic downturn markedly better than its competitors, Wal-Mart reported f irst quarter net sales for the f irst quarter (February to April) as 93.4 billion dollars, a decrease of only 0.6 percent from the f irst quarter last year. Wal-Mart said in a statement that its earnings per share for the f irst quarter of f iscal year 2010 were 0.77 dollars, which was at the high end of the company’s own guidance of 0.72 to 0.77 dollars. The store earned 0.76 dollars per share in the f irst quarter last year. Off icials said they were satisf ied by the margins, coming on the back of robust sales despite a sharp slowdown. “These results were achieved in the face of a very challenging global economy,” said Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke.

“When economic conditions improve, we believe customers who shop Wal-Mart today will stay with us, because of the business improvements we’re making and continue to make,” he added. “Across the company, we are building our brand by reducing costs, sharpening our merchandising and updating our stores.” Wal-Mart is the biggest private employer in the United States. It has more than 1.4 million workers at home and more than two million globally. Aside from the United States, its overseas operations are in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua and Britain. “As a result of the increasing shift to value, (customers) have long term loyalty to the Wal-Mart brand because we save them money,” said Duke. US government data showed Wednesday that retail sales had dropped 0.4 percent in April, suggesting ongoing caution among consumers in the face of

The world’s biggest retailer reported a $3.02-billion net income. recession despite massive government recovery efforts. The April decline surprised most analysts, who had expected sales would be unchanged from March. The report trampled on the “green shoots” of hope the economic downturn may be bottoming that had sprung up as a result of recent better-than-expected economic and company data. Earlier this year, at a time when companies are laying off workers to in response to the economic crisis, WalMart said it created about 63,000 jobs worldwide this year, including more than 33,000 in the United States.

Wal-Mart’s reported in February that its net income for the whole year rose f ive percent to 13.4 billion dollars from 12.73 billion dollars the previous period. The US Commerce Department meanwhile last month reported that consumer spending, a main driver of economic activity, reversed course in March with a 0.2 percent drop after surprising gains at the beginning of the year. The renewed caution by consumers came as overall personal incomes fell 0.3 percent, a f igure worse than expectations for a 0.2 percent drop.

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Obama and Netanyahu’s Long Awaited Meeting Yet Netanyahu critics in Washington, along with the faux pro-Israel community, have been urging Obama to push for Israeli concessions on settlements as the perceived key obstacle, though they can’t help but admit that the Palestinians are paralyzed by divisions and have been unwilling to accept Israel’s viable proposals for reconciliation. Still, goes their reasoning, if it looks like the administration is not leaning on Israel, that “could turn hat tells us little about how things opinion against Obama across the region.” really went inside on the critical The question is whether Obama has himtopic of Iran’s quest for nuclear self accepted this argument. weapons. It tells us nothing about whether Obama emphasized America’s continthe president was privately persuaded that uing commitment to a two-state solution, peace-making with the Palestinians has while Netanyahu said that if the two sides been made unworkable because Fatah and made progress the “terminology would Hamas are bitterly polarized, and because take care of itself.” The premier also reiteven the relatively moderate Mahmoud erated that Israel has no wish to rule over Abbas has yet to abandon maximalist the Palestinians and that they must rule demands about boundaries and the so- themselves. He said he wanted to move called right of return. Nor do we know if the negotiating process along so that the Obama will press Abbas to recognize two peoples could live side-by-side. Israel as a Jewish state. Obama emphasized the road map and the Perhaps the obligations both biggest unknown is sides have in fulfillwhether the two ing it, including a “Obama emphasized men—whatever halt to settlemaking progress on their earlier prejuments—a longdices—now feel standing US the Palestinian track, that they can trust demand. but in no way played each enough to colOn Iran the presdown the looming laborate. Though ident said that Obama and America was commenace from Iran.” Netanyahu had their mitted to Israel’s “blink” moment in security and agreed July 2008 at the King David Hotel in that Iranian nuclear weapons were a threat Jerusalem, Monday’s was their first not just to Israel, but to the US and to lengthy and substantive get-together. regional stability. Obama said he would Obama has had greater exposure to the not place a deadline on talks aimed at perPalestinian “narrative” than previous suading Teheran that it is not in its interest presidents. Speaking to reporters after to pursue nuclear weapons, but that obvitheir meeting, he talked of the humanitar- ously they could not drag on forever, and ian situation in Gaza in the same breath as that he expected results this year. He earhe recalled the security situation in lier told Newsweek that the US is not takSderot. It would have been more helpful ing any options off the table with respect for him to note that Gaza would not be to Iran. suffering deprivations if it wasn’t led by a Obama emphasized making progress violent Islamist movement that uses the on the Palestinian track, but in no way territory to attack Israel. played down the looming menace from Regardless of what was said publicly, Iran. Netanyahu emphasized the threat the question is whether Obama appreci- from Teheran, but also said he was ready ates the distinction between a Netanyahu to “immediately” resume talks with the who is reluctant to foster the establish- Palestinians. What was perhaps most surment of what could quickly devolve into prising was the firmness with which Hamas-led “Palestine” on the West Bank, Obama stressed a sequence—progress on and a Netanyahu who is an “obstacle to the Palestinian front on the route to stoppeace.” The two are not synonymous. ping Iran—so at odds with Netanyahu’s Most Israelis do not have to be convinced view. that the establishment of a demilitarized In the coming weeks, the president Palestinian state (initially with limited will be meeting in Washington with sovereignty) is a clear Israeli interest. Abbas and President Hosni Mubarak of That’s why the Netanyahu government is Egypt. After that, he will deliver a special already reportedly holding discreet talks address to the Muslim world from Cairo. with Abbas’s people on renewing negotia- Then we will we have a clearer picture of tions. where the new administration is heading. The long-awaited summit between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama took place—carrying on for considerably longer than scheduled. When it was over, both men came out smiling and exchanging compliments. Obama affirmed that the “special relationship” the two countries share is alive and well.

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Dear Editor, You recent exposure of the traumatic fall of the Kings Highway area was far from a surprise for me. My 7year-old son said something about all the closing stores a few weeks ago. Now, when a small child is notices this then there is a big problem. Granted, he is very smart for his

Dear Editor, I wish the building owners on Kings Highway would clean up their acts. It is time we take care of our own. Isn’t it? I am sure that most people know what it is like to get a helping hand, even these landlords. So, why are they not extending out to people? On an important note I would like

Dear Editor, Last week there was an article in your paper that spoke about the Mary Tawil Foundation and their recent Chinese auction. I am happy that you support this organization by keeping up with them and publicizing their annual Luncheon & Fashion show. For over 30 years, that organization has been doing such a mitzvah by helping young women get married. This keeps girls on the right track. Girls without husbands are

age, it is still surprising. I hope someone does something fast. Where is the group that takes care of Kings Highway? Can’t they do something about this? I hope so. I will keep watching for updates. So, keep them coming. Meira Morgaburg

to mention that one in many cases, a landlord can cut rent and the part that they are not collecting is counted as Ma’aser money. Ask your rabbi for the details on this. Maybe it will help the store keepers stay in business. Or, maybe the landlords will grow a heart. Best, Chaim Avi-Astor

very vulnerable, especially in the world today. I have been married 42 years in July and it has been the best blessing. It brought me so many other great blessings as well, Baruch Hashem. I wish that all who read this short note of mine experience the marvel of matrimony, such as I have. All the Best, Meira Teatinizker

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MAY 22, 2009

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Bibi and the American Inquisition BY DAVID WILDER

life’ in Gaza, following Israel’s abandonment there, led to thousands of rockets being shot from that very land into these Israeli coastal cities. The goal of these attacks is undoubtLast week PM edly to liberate Sderot from oppressive Netanyahu told his Israeli rule, thereby giving Palestinians more cabinet, “I think we breathing room, while at the same time makmust make great ing it easier for them to attack and liberate efforts to ease life for Tel Ar Rabee. The latest phase in life-easing situations the Palestinians while keeping security is Hebron. Hebron leaders were notified by constraints in mind.” high ranking officers in the IDF that it is necsrael has much experience ‘easing life’ essary to improve Palestinian living condifor Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and tions. Therefore they are not opposing the Gaza. Following signing of the Oslo opening of Tzir Tzion—the Tzion road, from Accords, Israel moved out of all of the major north of Kiryat Arba, running past Kiryat Arab-populated cities in Judea and Samaria. Arba and Beit HaShalom, into Hebron. The results were phenomenal. The Arabs had Interestingly enough, two of these generals, it great, sort of like when kids get to school who have a great deal to say about what hapand find that the teacher’s not there, and pens in Hebron are former commanders of there’s no substitute. The kids then have a the Judean Brigade and Hebron: Central free-for-all day, no holds barred. Region Commander, General Gadi Shamni, That’s what happened when Israel and Commander of forces in Judea and retreated from Shechem, Jenin, Tul-Karem Samaria, General Noam Tibon. Shamni was etc. A huge vacuum was created, leading to in charge in Hebron when the Hebron anarchy-plus, resulting in massive terror Accords were implemented. He didn’t think throughout Israel. they would be so bad. In January, 1997 Bibi signed and impleTibon was in Hebron when the Oslo War mented the Hebron Accords, which trans- started (the 2nd Intifada). He closed the ferred over 80% of transJudea road Hebron to Arafat and (Rt.35) leading to the PA. Finally an Beit Shemsh and overwhelming majorKiryat Gat, claiming “Hebron leaders were ity of Hebron Arabs couldn’t give it full notified by high ranking he were freed from the protection. His sucofficers in the IDF that yoke of the Zionist cessor, Col. Dror occupier. No more Weinberg hy”d it is necessary to Israeli soldiers opened it almost improve Palestinian patrolled some 80% immediately upon living conditions.” of the city, looking taking command in for ‘freedom fighters’ Hebron. Tibon also aka terrorists. This has a thing about led, three and a half destroying homes in years later, to the beginning of shooting the Hebron area; he commanded the force attacks from the Abu Sneneh and Harat a- that destroyed the home of Livnat Uzeri, Shech, hills overlooking Hebron’s Jewish whose husband Nati was killed in that home community, which continued for almost two by terrorists. He also commanded over the and a half years. They lived the good life; forces that destroyed the Federman farm in Hebron’s Jews lived with constant terror. Kiryat Arba and Yad Yair, near Dolev in the The cherry on the icing was, of course, Shomron. the greatest ‘easing of Palestinian life’ The present situation is a no-brainer. almost four years ago, when for the sake of Palestinian living conditions are more peace and a healthy Arab state of mind, Israel important than Israeli lives. expelled almost 10,000 Jews from Gush I count 7 people having been killed on the Katif and abandoned their land to the PA. soon to be reopened road,: Mordechai and “Finally,” they exclaimed, “alone at last.” Shalom Lapid, Sarit Prigal, David Cohen, Well, almost but not quite. There were still a Hezi Mualem, Kerin Ya’akobi and Meir few things that bothered them, like Jews liv- Kalfon. Yet now, it’s going to be safe. Just to ing in Sderot. According to Hamas leader make sure, the IDF is bringing in a full Musa Abu Marzook, “Sderot, which may be squadron of some 100 soldiers, just to make known to some as an Israeli town, lies on the sure. In order to ensure a good view of the ruins of Najd, a Palestinian village ransacked area they’ll be using the roof of Beit in May 1948 by Zionist terrorist gangs.” HaShalom. Shekh Achmad Yassin told Amira Hass in Early this morning Hebron residents Ha’aretz, ‘what is important is that the hold- staged a small protest march between er of the right remain fixed in his resolve to Hebron and Kiryat Arba, on the Tzion Road. restore his rights. In other words, in 1948 I A few dozen children, along with a group of lived in Ashkelon. Will I, who hold the right adults, marched with flags and whistles up [to live in Ashkelon] go to make the case that the hill to school in Kiryat Arba. Usually the it is mine? kids have a ride; today they walked. (Not so coincidentally, I have on my wall No one paid too much attention. a ‘tourist map’ published by the “Palestinian Tomorrow a larger group, including resiAuthority Ministry of Tourism, which lists dents of Kiryat Arba and Hebron, along with three coastal cities (from south to north) others, will again stage another protest Ashdot, Askelon, and (Tel Ar Rabee) Tel march, this time leaving Kiryat Arba at about Aviv). Please turn to page 39 Of course, the great easing of ‘palestinian

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Every Day Must be Jerusalem Day BY DANNY DANON

ebrations on May 21. Celebrating Jerusalem day and learning about the capital’s historical signif icance is cruThis past cial. Jerusalem most be is experienced to Independence Day, the Education the fullest, I truly believe that its signifMinistry shocking- icance and its importance cannot be ly revealed that an believed or accepted without educating o v e r w h e l m i n g our next generation and exposing them majority of Israel’s high school pupils to our history and future. Touching the Western Wall and takwere sorely lacking in their knowledge of key events and personalities ing from it the power of a thousand Jewish hands that were used to assemble from the country’s modern history. its stones, walking through the Jewish ccording to the data collected, quarter of the old city and feeling the seriously students struggled to history of Jewish communities past and identify Israel’s f irst Prime present, visiting the graves of the counMinister David Ben Gurion and only try’s great leaders—political and miliabout one-third knew the signif icance tary—at Mount Herzl, understanding of November 29, 1947. the depths of the Holocaust from the While this failure to grasp the basic Yad Vashem museum and, f inally, just landmarks of our young country’s cre- seeing the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, ation is surely disturbing, what is even and the modern neighborhoods surmore worrying is the data published just rounding it puts in context all that Israel a week before has achieved in its Independence Day 61 years as a state. showing that only Educating our about 50% of the next generation “Celebrating Jerusalem country’s pupils and leaders in ever have the Israel about day and learning about chance to visit Jerusalem’s ancient the capital’s historical Jerusalem during and modern history significance is crucial.” the course of their and putting it into school years. a proper context How can we will have the most expect the next impact. generation to know or even care about Jerusalem’s status is a long-standing the signif icance of our country, its his- global issue that conjures up much tory and its f ight for survival if they are debate among world governments and never afforded the chance to visit the its standing as the Jewish state’s capital epicenter of Jewish life, our eternal cap- is forever being questioned by the rest ital—Jerusalem? of the world. Jerusalem is not just the geographiEven our closest ally, the United cal capital of our country but rather the States, does not outwardly recognize heart of our land and the spiritual center Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, preof our people, not just here in Israel but ferring to house its Ambassador in the also for Jews around the world. It has city of Tel Aviv, and only a handful of been the singular focus of our people nations keep their embassies in for centuries and pulled us together as a Jerusalem. This is unacceptable. As Jerusalem continues to take cennation for thousands of years before the modern state of Israel existed. ter stage in the Arab-Israeli conflict, its Jerusalem is the core of our existence status will only become more of an and the element that keeps our country issue and therefore it is imperative to educate our country’s young about its strong and proud today. It is with this in mind that we Please turn to page 39 approach the annual Jerusalem Day cel-

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MAY 22, 2009

Knicks to Host Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv this Fall “Migdal Ohr’s experience two years ago with the Knicks, Madison Square Garden and Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv was The New York Knickerbockers breathtaking; and it was a night that those announced that they will once again who were there will never forget,” Robert host Israeli basketball club Maccabi Katz, executive vice president of the Electra Tel Aviv in an exhibition game at American Friends of Migdal Ohr said. Madison Square Garden on Sunday, “We look forward to watching these teams Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. Proceeds from the compete to benefit our orphans and chilgame will again benefit Migdal Ohr, dren at risk.” “The opportunity to once again bring which for more than 36 years has been transforming the lives of impoverished these two great franchises together deserves our full support because we all and disadvantaged children in Israel. know the value of Migdal Ohr and the role e are pleased to welcome it plays in helping at-risk children,” said Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Asaf Shariv, Israel’s consul general for back to Madison Square New York. Tickets for the exhibition go on sale to Garden,” said Knicks President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh. the general public on Friday, May 1, and “This game against a top-caliber opponent can be purchased at the Madison Square provides our team with an opportunity to Garden box off ice, nyknicks.com and prepare for the upcoming season and, Ticketmaster outlets. Those interested in more importantly, to help raise money for purchasing lower-level and courtside seating can call 212-397-3700 or email a worthy charitable organization.” New York defeated Maccabi Electra Tel robert@migdalohrusa.org. A complete Knicks preseason Aviv, 112-85, on Oct. schedule will be 11, 2007, which released at a later marked the first time “The opportunity to date. the Knicks hosted an In 2005, Maccabi international team at once again bring these became the first interMadison Square two great franchises national team to win Garden. This year’s together deserves our on North American meeting with Maccabi Electra will full support because we soil when they defeated the Toronto mark the Knicks all know the value Raptors at Air Canada fourth overall exhibiof Migdal Ohr...” Centre. Maccabi tion game versus an Electra will also play international oppoa 2009 exhibition nent as New York also defeated a pair of Spanish clubs as part of game against the Los Angeles Clippers on the 1990 McDonald’s Open in Barcelona, October 20 at the STAPLES Center. The NBA’s New York Knickerbockers Spain.

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(l/r) Israeli Consul General for New York Asaf Shariv, New York Knicks Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, American Friends of Migdal Ohr President Tony Fromer. basketball team, completing its 63rd year of operation, is part of Madison Square Garden, L.P. Madison Square Garden, L.P. is owned by Cablevision Systems Corporation and includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the New York Rangers (NHL); the New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (American Hockey League); MSG Entertainment, which includes concerts and events at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Beacon Theatre, and the legendary Chicago Theatre as well as an exclusive

co-booking agreement with the venerable Wang Theatre in Boston, and which manages wholly owned live entertainment properties including the Radio City Rockettes and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; MSG Media, which is comprised of television networks MSG and MSG Plus, MSG Interactive, which oversees all company wireless and online initiatives, and Fuse, the only national music television network; and the Madison Square Garden arena complex, located in the heart of the New York metropolitan area.

Museum of Jewish Heritage to Present Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF

creenings will be held two times each day on Sunday, June 14, Sunday July 19, and Sunday, August 2 at 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. The Museum is located at 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan. Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow, which was, in part, inspired by the f ilm, tells the story of Jewish academics from

Germany and Austria who were dismissed from their teaching positions in the 1930s. After fleeing to America, some refugee scholars found positions at historically black colleges and universities in the Jim Crow South. The exhibition explores what it meant to the students to have these new staff as part of their community, how the students were affected by their presence, and what life was like for white, European Jews teaching at black colleges and universities. The exhibit looks at the empathy between two minority groups with a history of persecution, some of whom came together in search of freedom and opportunity, and shared the early years of struggle in the Civil Rights movement.

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In conjunction with its groundbreaking exhibition Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges, the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will offer screenings of From Swastika to Jim Crow (United States, 2000, 60 minutes) free with Museum admission.

The exhibit looks at the empathy between two minority groups with a history of persecution.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage is located at 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan. For more information,

please call the Museum box office at 646.437.4202 or visit the website at www.mjhnyc.org.

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Israel Bonds Launches Operation Maccabee Tour Program New Hasbarrah Approach Details Israeli Actions BY MAXINE DOVERE

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The soldier, looking especially young among those seated around the luncheon table, had eyes that had seen much, perhaps too much. The mission on which they were about to embark would be a different, but an important campaign. srael Bonds introduced and honored eight Honors IDF “Cast Lead” veterans at a luncheon in New York just prior to their cross America speaking tour. Sponsored and developed by The State of Israel Bonds. Operation Maccabee brought eight IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers, all veterans of Operation Cast Lead, to speak in American cities across the country. The Israel Bonds President & CEO Joshua Matza, 5th from left, and David Halpern, center, National intent of their mission was to increase Chairman of Israel Bonds welcome eight Operation Gaza combat officers of the Israeli Defense Forces Americans understand of the reasons and actions taken by the IDF during the Gaza who arrived in the USA for ten day tour of public relations on behalf of the Bonds organization. Operation. From May 11-20, these young veterans visited 20 cities, participating in a well-being of Israel’s citizens. We are ern cities, were under constant attack, and to Palestinian families and medical aid to series of meetings and solidarity events spon- extremely proud to host these soldiers, who even with constant provocation, Israel did not injured civilians,” says an Israeli Bonds sored by State of Israel Bonds. wear the IDF uniform with courage and attack. However, in December, after months spokesman. A unilateral ceasefire was The intent of the programs was/is to honor. The soldiers participating in of training, IDF air and ground troops announced January 18, and Israeli troops respond—in many ways, to combat—the Operation Maccabee exemplify the spirit and entered “the urban squalor and booby- withdrew entirely. ongoing negative determination that trapped alleyways of Gaza.” The Jewish Voice stands with Israel and publicity created by has enabled Israel to Hamas terrorists had turned the popula- supports efforts to convey the real picture of Israel’s critics. Many surmount every chal- tion of Gaza into a sea of human shields. Israeli life, including civilian, cultural and supporters of Israel lenge.” Israeli forces spent 22 days making deci- military activities. Next week, the story of have argued that the B a c k g r o u n d : sive military progress against using the most Benjamin Anthony, (IDF Sgt., Res.) a soldier hasbarrah – public Operation Cast Lead modern military techniques to accomplish its of Israel who has describes himself as “an relations - efforts was the State of objectives. “Throughout the fighting, Israeli advocate for Israeli soldiers… a link in undertaken by the Israel’s military oper- forces risked their own safety to provide food bringing the truth from the fiction.” Israeli government ation occurring from have been insuffiDecember, 2008 cient. The Israel through January, Bonds programs are a 2009. Following the directed and effective 2005 disengagement, approach to combatit was hoped that the ing Israel’s critics. Palestinians would Operation Maccabee build foundations for represents an active statehood. According approach to this chalto Israel Bonds, “the IDF officer “Tamir”, a veteran lenge. o p p o s i t e The eight soldiers occurred…Hamas of Operation Cast Lead, is of this initial continturned Gaza into a participating in Operation gent represent IDF terrorist mini-state, Maccabee. air, sea and land attacked and kidoffensive units. Israel napped Israeli miliBonds President and tary personnel, and CEO Joshua Matza, said Operation fired thousands of rockets and missiles Maccabee will “help create a better under- against towns and cities in southern Israel.” standing of the difficult decisions and actions Israel’s response was patient. Despite the that must be taken to protect the lives and fact that its citizens, especially in the south-

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MAY 22, 2009

Yeshiva Style Vacation Naomi Adir: A Woman of Valor Program to be Held in Monsey

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Many girls are interested in Yeshiva style studying but just don’t have the time to devote. However, the Jewish Voice was recently informed that a program called Yeshiva Vacation Monsey (YVC Monsey) is now offering a chance to spend 21 days discovering G-d and your personal connection with Judaism. Attendees will be able to uncover deeper dimensions in all aspects of life, Torah and your important role as a Jewish woman. The women will also be able to learn deeper understanding into the reasons behind the mitzvoth as they embark into the multiple layers of kedusha.

gious experience of participants varies. It is open to those who are just beginning and also those who have been religious throughout their entire life. The learning program is three weeks long and will take place in the beautiful rural area of Monsey New York. YVC Monsey is an ideal summer learning program. Participants can enjoy the all-encompassing teaching and also relax and enjoy a rejuvenating vacation. The program offers textual learning, symposiums, lectures, hand-on workshops and skill-building classes for both beginners and the more advanced. Indulge yourself in a holistic experience to simultaneously satiate the mind and nurture the soul.

he YVC Monsey program is open to women of all ages. It is expected to be an unforgettable journey. Also, reli-

For more information please visit www.yvcmonsey.com

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YVC Monsey is an ideal summer learning program.

Naomi Adir has donated an impressive amount of money to charity. BY RENEE BEYDA Naomi Adir beams as she leads me into her gallery, which is without doubt, a gallery like no other in the world. Actually, it is a room set-aside in her humble, walk-up apartment in Manhattan Beach, filled with plaques honoring her donations to various yeshivahs in America and in Israel. To say that there are many, is an understatement. y eyes rise up toward the ceiling and down again, then out to the adjacent hall where plaques spill out for lack of wall space. The words written on these plaques testify to Naomi Adir’s commitment to Judaism… “ “To the mother of yeshivahs...” “To a woman who has dedicated her life…” “…who has acquired legions of admirers from the elite in the Torah world to ordinary Jewish people from every walk of life…” Inscriptions speak of dedications of science labs, recreation rooms, playgrounds, lecture halls, children’s libraries, dining rooms, prayer rooms, resource libraries, guidance and teachers rooms… and the list goes on. It is awesome. One outstanding achievement is The Naomi Adir Center for Torah Education in Tucson, Arizona.

“Why yeshivahs?” I ask. Naomi explains, “As a teacher I understood the value of education. I also value the perpetuation of Judaism and naturally chose to support what I feel is the nucleus of Judaism, Orthodox learning.” I am too curious and I ask, “How were you able to give as freely as you did?” Naomi explains. “To begin with, I worked and there was money saved. I always lived simply without the need to keep up with the Jones’. Luxury was never a part of my life. Why did I need another dress if I had two? I never envied people who had more than I did. What I had was enough. What I had was good” Now that Naomi has reached the f ine age of 90, she looks back and says with surety, “I cannot think of anything better to have done with my funds than educating our people in our Torah. I am truly content. Whenever I handed over a check to one of the institutions, I felt great. That was my moment of pleasure.” Standing in her room of wall-to-wall plaques, Naomi Adir declares with a def inite gleam in her eyes, “If anyone would like to see my diamonds, my furs, my trips to Europe and my marble walls, then come up and look at my gallery.”

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Why Dairy on Shavuot? Six fascinating reasons behind this popular custom BY RABBI SHRAGA SIMMONS Ahhh... the sumptuous delight of blintzes and cheesecake... Eating a dairy meal on Shavuot has become an enduring tradition. But what’s the source for this? Here are six fascinating reasons:

generations from Moses who recorded the Written Torah, till the generation of Ravina and Rav Ashi who wrote the final version of the Oral Torah, the Talmud. Further, the Talmud begins with the letter mem—gematria 40—and ends with mem as well.

The answer requires a technical understanding of the prohibition of ever min hachai, “limb from a live animal.” One way is to define a “limb” as a piece of meat which contains bones and/or sinews. It is this type of ever min hachai which has always been forbidden to non-Jews. This prohibition does not include milk, because although milk comes from a live animal, it does not contains bones or sinews. Hence, Abraham was perSources: Reason mitted to feed milk to #1: Mishnah Berurah his non-Jewish 494:12; Talmud guests. Bechorot 6b; Rabbi There is a second, Shlomo Kluger expanded definition (HaElef Lecha Shlomo of ever min hachai, - YD 322) which encompasses Reason #2: Rabbi all products from a Meir of Dzikov - Imrei live animal—includNoam ing milk. It is this Reason #3: Deut. definition which is 10:10; Rav Menachem prohibited to Jews. Mendel of Ropshitz Thus it was not until Reason #4: Talmud the giving of the Makkot 23b; Torah, with its referChidushei HaRim; ence to “land of milk Rema (OC 494:3, YD and honey,” that 88:2) dairy products Reason #5: Psalms became permitted to The Hebrew word for cheese is 68:16; Midrash Jews. gevina, etymologically related Bamidbar Rabba This distinction is 13:15; Rebbe of spelled out clearly by to Har Gav’nunim. Ostropole; Reb Naftali the great Rabbi of Ropshitz; Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, in Dovid Meisels “HaElef Lecha Shlomo” (Yoreh Deah 322). Reason #6: Talmud - Sotah 12b; Yalkut Another point to clarify: How were the Yitzchak Jews able to obtain milk on Shabbat, since milking an animal falls under the prohibited Technical clarification for “Reason activity of mefarek? #1”: The answer is that the Jews already had If the Jews ate dairy for the first time at milk available from before Shabbat, which Mount Sinai, this raises the question how they had been using to feed the various aniAbraham could have fed dairy products to mals that accompanied their journeys in the his three guests (Genesis 18:8). wilderness. Assaf Shtilman

Reason #4 According to the Zohar, each one of the 365 days of the year corresponds to a specifhen the Jewish people received the ic one of the Torah’s 365 negative commandTorah at Mount Sinai, included ments. Which mitzvah corresponds to the was special instructions for how to day of Shavuot? slaughter and prepare meat for eating. Until The Torah says: “Bring Bikkurim (first then, the Jews had not followed these laws, thus all their meat—plus the cooking pots— fruits) to the God’s Holy Temple; don’t cook were now considered “not kosher.” So the a kid in its mother’s milk” (Exodus 34:26). only alternative was to eat dairy, which Since the first day for bringing Bikkurim is on Shavuot (in fact, the Torah calls Shavuot requires no advance preparation. This raises the question, however: Why “the holiday of Bikkurim”), the second half didn’t the Jews simply slaughter new ani- of that verse—referring to milk and meat—is mals, “kasher” their pots in boiling water the negative commandment corresponding to (hagala), and cook fresh meat? Shavuot day. Thus on Shavuot we eat two The answer is that the revelation at Sinai meals, one of milk and one of meat, taking occurred on Shabbat, when slaughter and care not to mix the two. cooking are prohibited. Interestingly, we are instructed not to use Amazingly, that day at Sinai was the first the same loaf of bread for a meat meal and time the Jews ate dairy products. There is a then later at a milk meal, lest some of the general prohibition of “eating a limb from a meat substance had splattered on the bread. live animal” (ever min hachai), which logi- Thus by eating two meals—one of milk and cally should also include milk, the product of one of meat—we inevitably have two loaves. a live animal. Ever min hachai is actually one This corresponds to the special “Two of the Loaves” that were offered in the Temple on Seven Noahide Laws which the Jews Shavuot. observed prior to Sinai (and which has Reason #5 applied to all humanity since the days of An alternative name for Mount Sinai is Noah). Har Gav’nunim, the mountain of majestic However, upon receiving the Torah, peaks. The Hebrew word for cheese is gevwhich refers to the Land of Israel as “flowing ina, etymologically related to Har with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:18), dairy Gav’nunim. products became permitted to the Jews. In Further, the gematria of gevina (cheese) other words, at the same moment that their is 70, corresponding to the “70 faces of meat became prohibTorah.” ited, dairy became Reason #6 permitted. They ate Moses was born dairy on that original on the seventh day of Shavuot, and we do Adar, and stayed at today, too. home for three (See technical months with his famiclarification at the ly, before being end of this article.) placed in the Nile Reason #2 River on the sixth of Torah is likened to Sivan. milk, as the verse Moses was ressays, “Like honey and cued by Pharaoh’s milk [the Torah] lies daughter, who adoptunder your tongue” ed Moses and took (Song of Songs 4:11). him to live in Just as milk has the Pharaoh’s palace. But ability to fully sustain right away a problem the body of a human arose: what to feed being (i.e. a nursing the baby. In those baby), so too the days, there was no Many people serves platters of Torah provides all the bottled baby formula, cheese’s and many dairy deserts so when the birth “spiritual nourishment” necessary for mother wasn’t availon this important holiday. the human soul. able, the caretaker Reason #3 would have to hire a wet nurse. In the case of The gematria (numerical value) of the Moses, he kept refusing to nurse from Hebrew word for milk, chalav, is 40. We eat Egyptian women. The Talmud explains that dairy foods on Shavuot to commemorate the his mouth needed to be kept totally pure, as 40 days that Moses spent on Mount Sinai it would one day communicate directly with receiving instruction in the entire Torah. God. Finally Pharaoh’s daughter found one (Moses spent an additional 40 days on Sinai, woman who Moses agreed to nurse from— praying for forgiveness following the Golden Yocheved, Moses’ biological mother! Calf, and then a third set of 40 days before Appreciate the irony: Pharaoh’s murderreturning with a new set of stone tablets.) ous decree against Jewish babies was specifThe numerical value of chalav, 40, has ically intended to prevent a new generation further significance in that there were 40 Reason #1

of Jewish leadership. So what happened instead? Moses, the upcoming great Jewish leader, was raised, educated and trained— right under Pharaoh’s nose, in Pharaoh’s own home, at Pharaoh’s expense! And on top of it all, Moses’ mother got paid a salary! The eating of dairy foods on Shavuot commemorates this phenomenon in the early life of Moses, which occurred on the sixth of Sivan, the day on which Shavuot falls.

Ruth… The Irony of the Jewish Royal Family’s Origin

Assaf Shtilman

The progression from a fledgling people to a mature nation is also reflected in the story of Ruth which we read on Shavuot. Ruth was a Moabite princess who married a Jew. When her husband died, Ruth, still young, could have easily returned to her people and been a celebrity in the royal set. Instead, she tenaciously clung to Naomi, her Jewish mother-in-law, and was determined to convert and embrace Judaism despite attempts to dissuade her. She joined the Jewish nation penniless with only her mother in law as a friend. Yet her self sacrifice and quality was noticed by a wealthy landowner and prominent judge named Boaz from whose field she would collect leftover grain for herself and Naomi. He eventually married her, and that relationship gave rise to the scion of the Jewish monarchy and King David ultimately descended from her. Our tradition teaches that the Mashiach, the future king of the Jewish people, will come from that line as well. Since David was born on Shavuot, we read the story of his ancestry on that day.

he irony of the Jewish royal family’s origin is remarkable. Moab was the lowliest of nations, known for its cruelty, especially to the Jews, and overt promiscuity. Moab’s own ancestry itself was of questionable nature. Not only did it stem from an incestuous relationship between Lot and his daughter who got her father drunk with a specific purpose in mind, but the nation’s very name announced the act. That daughter called her offspring “Moab” which literally means “from my father.” Yet David nonetheless came from the family of that Moabite princess who, at least in title, represented everything that Moab stood for. Ruth, her re-birth as a Jew, and the transformation which made King David, born on Shavuot, parallels our national march from Passover to Shavuot. We begin on the lowest of levels just as Ruth did, but work our way up to the point at which we can receive Torah. This section is taken from “The Secret of Shavuot” By Rabbi Doniel Baron, originally published on www.aish.com

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Scrumptious Shavuot Recipes BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The holiday of Shavuot pays tribute to the day when we received the Torah at Mount Sinai. This Biblical holiday is the third of our festivals (Passover, Sukkot and Shavuot) and is celebrated 50 days after the second day of Passover.

his special day was when we were given a gift. We were blessed with the gift of being able to reach and touch the Divine. This means we are divine human beings that are capable of rising above and beyond the limitations of nature. The experience of Sinai connected

the dots and bonded the Jewish people into a new entity, The Chosen Nation. This is similar in ways to our wedding day. This is because it was beneath the canopy of Mount Sinai, G-d betrothed us to Him. Eternal devotion was sworn to us by G-d. We made the vow and said ‘we do’ to devote ourselves to him with our everlasting loyalty to Him. Flash forward. So, what do we do we do to remember this beautiful day? We read special prayers, light holiday candles, make kiddush and get to eating! And, to help with your special day’s preparation, the Jewish Voice has selected the following recipes, our personal favorite, to share with you and your family. Enjoy!

Savoury Goat Cheese Strudel Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

12 thin asparagus spears (only the top 3 to 4 in.) 2 Portobello mushroom caps, cleaned with gills scooped out olive oil salt freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 large Vidalia or Spanish onion, sliced into thin rings 1 sprig fresh thyme, stem removed 4 tbsp. sugar 1 cup white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar 14 oz. goat cheese 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted 1 package phyllo dough sheets, defrosted 2 cups Merlot or other dry red wine 1 tsp. cornstarch

Preparation Preheat over to 425°. Place asparagus and mushrooms on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven. Slice mushrooms into very thin slices; set aside. Heat the 1 tbsp. olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add sliced onion and cook for 6-8 minutes, until translucent. Add leaves from sprig of thyme and sugar. Cook for 6-7 minutes; onions should be caramelized. Add vinegar. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer; cook about 12-15 minutes or until the vinegar is almost all gone. Make sure not to burn onions, and stir occasionally. You should have a soft nest of golden sweet onions. Season with salt and pepper. While onions are still hot, place them in the bowl of a food processor f itted with a metal blade. Add goat cheese and pulse until thoroughly combined. Remove and reserve at room temperature. The dish can be made in advance up until this point and brought back to room temperature, assembled and cooked before serving. Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unfold sheets of phyllo dough so you have a large horizontal rectangle in front of you. Using a sharp, not serrated knife, make a vertical cut down the middle so you are left with two stacks of vertical rectangles. Take one sheet of phyllo, brush with melted butter, and top with another sheet of phyllo. Do this again so you have a stack of four buttered sheets. Form an even, log-shaped mound of the cheese mixture along the bottom shorter edge of the pastry. Top with 3 asparagus spears and a few slices of Portobello. Roll once to cover f illing. Fold the right and left sides over the centre and roll, jelly-roll style, until completely closed. (Like a blintz.) Brush with melted butter. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat 3 more times. Bake uncovered for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Place the Merlot in a small saucepan. Dissolve the cornstarch in 1 teaspoon water. Whisk into Merlot. Bring to a boil; sauce will thicken. Drizzle over the strudels, or place in a squeeze bottle and decorate the plate with the syrup. This recipe makes 4 servings and is from the book Kosher by Design by Susie Fishbein

Cheese Pie with Filo Pastry Ingredients: • • • • • • • •

1 cup (250 ml) heavy cream 1/3 cup parmesan cheese (or more—to taste) 1 pound feta cheese 4 eggs, lightly beaten Salt and freshly milled pepper to taste 1/4 cup butter, melted for brushing on f ilo 2 cups chopped, cooked spinach Filo pastry

Preparation Preheat oven to 375° F/180°C. Mix together the heavy cream and the parmesan cheese. Crumble the feta, add cream/parmesan mixture and eggs. Stir to combine. Add the spinach, continuing to stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Lightly coat a large baking dish (about 9x13x2 in. or 240x345x50 mm) with oil. Lay in about 6 sheets of f ilo, buttered with a brush. Pour in the stuff ing and continue with the rest of the f ilo sheets . Trim the edges by pressing the f ilo down. Bake in a preheated 360° F/180°C oven until the top sheet is dark brown, about 30–40 minutes. Let cool and cut to squares. Optional—after you butter the f ilo with a brush, you may f ill and fold it in anyway you like, then place in oven dish.

Sephardic Cheese-stuffed Eggplant Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • • •

2 eggplants (about 1 lb. each), halved lengthwise 4 tbsp. olive oil or vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 1 cup f ine fresh bread crumbs 1 tbsp. chopped fresh chives or 1 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp.dried basil approximately 1/2 tsp. table salt or 1 tsp. kosher salt ground black pepper to taste 1 cup (5 oz.) crumbled feta 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Cheddar or Muenster cheese, or 1 cup (8 oz.) ricotta cheese 1 large egg, lightly beaten • 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped capers • 1/2 cup chopped pitted black olives, or any combination (optional) • 1 to 2 tbsp. olive oil for drizzling Preparation Scoop out the cores of the eggplants (a melon baller or grapefruit knife works well) leaving a 1/2-in.-thick shell and reserving the pulp. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the shells until tender but not soft, about 3 minutes. Drain. Coarsely chop the reserved eggplant pulp. (It might appear like a lot, but it will cook down.) In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp. of the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining 2 tbsp. oil, then the eggplant pulp and parsley and sauté until softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the bread crumbs, chives, salt and pepper. Add the cheese, egg and, if using, the pine nuts. Preheat the oven to 350. Oil a large baking pan. Lightly salt the insides of the eggplant shells and stuff with the pulp mixture. Arrange in the baking pan and drizzle with a little oil. Cover with the lid or aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Serve warm. This recipe is from the book “Olive Trees and Honey” by Gil Marks and makes 4 servings.

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White House Leaders Obama, Biden and Bo Featured in Comic Book Series BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and First Dog Bo Obama will be the next subjects featured in comic books from Bluewater Productions. resident Obama and Vice President Biden will be the newest additions to the “Political Power” biographical series that showcases influential people in politics. Bo will star in his own comic book written for children. “Political Power: Barack Obama” was painted by award-winning artist Azim Akberali and written by Chris Ward. The book will be available in August featuring two different covers. Barack Obama’s story inspired a nation, but you’ve never seen it told like this. “Political Power: Joe Biden” was written by Wey-Yuih Loh and drawn by Jonathan Rector. The cover was drawn by Vinnie Tartamella. It will be released in September. “Political Power: Joe Biden” takes a close look at one of the toughest journeys in American politics, exploring his earlier years as a US senator and the emotional rollercoaster he faced in becoming America’s youngest member of congress. Also scheduled for release in September is “Puppy Power: Bo Obama,” written by Paul J. Salamoff and drawn by Emmy Award winning Disney and Warner Brothers artist Keith Tucker. In his book, Bo gives children an insider’s look at the White House. Readers will discover who is the real “top dog” in Washington. There will also be two covers

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) introduced Amazon Kindle DX, the new purpose-built reading device that offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery and massive selection of content with a large 9.7-inch electronic paper display, built-in PDF reader, auto-rotate capability, and storage for up to 3,500 books. More than 275,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store, including 107 of 112 current New York Times Best Sellers. New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases are $9.99 unless marked otherwise. Top U.S. and international magazines and newspapers plus more than 1,500 blogs are also available. Kindle DX is available for preorder for $489 at http://amazon.com/kindleDX and will ship this summer.

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New Large Display Kindle DX’s display has 2.5 times the surface area of Kindle’s 6-inch display. The larger electronic paper display with 16 shades of gray has more area for graphic-rich content such as professional and personal documents, newspapers and magazines, and textbooks. Kindle reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn’t use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays. The New York Times Company and Washington Post Company are launching pilots with Kindle DX this summer. The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post will offer the Kindle DX at a reduced price to readers who live in areas where home-delivery is not available and who sign up for a long-term subscription to the Kindle edition of the newspapers.

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The Kindle DX holds enormous potential to influence the way students learn. a subscription through the Kindle DX to readers who live outside of our delivery areas, we will extend our reach to our loyal readers who will be able to more readily enjoy their favorite newspapers. Meanwhile, we are continuing to work with Amazon to make The New York Times and The Boston Globe experiences on Kindle better than ever.” Kindle DX’s large display offers an enhanced reading experience with another category of graphic-rich content—textbooks. With complex images, tables, charts, graphs, and equations, textbooks look best on a large display. Leading textbook publishers Cengage Learning, Pearson, and Wiley, together representing more than 60 percent of the U.S. higher education textbook market, will begin offering textbooks through the Kindle Store beginning this summer. Textbooks under the following brands will be available: Addison-Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, Longman & Prentice Hall (Pearson); Wadsworth, Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Heinle, Schirmer, South-Western (Cengage); and Wiley Higher Education. Arizona State University, Case Western Reserve University, Princeton University,

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PEARLS OF WISDOM

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Pearls of Wisdom An Anxious, Heavy Heart Chapter 37 B Y R A B B I Y O S H I YA O P I N T O

The Holy One, Blessed Be He, told Abraham our forefather, during the Covenant between Habetrim:

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now as a surety that your descendants shall be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them (the local residents) and they shall afflict them four hundred years.” (Genesis 15:13). It says in the Book of Exodus (12:40): “Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was

four hundred and thirty years.” How should we settle this discrepancy? Moreover, as a matter of fact, the Israelites were slaves in Egypt for only two hundred and ten years, so how do we see that the prophecy of The Holy One, Blessed Be He, to Abraham, actually came true? We can explain this by reading King David’s words (Psalm 76:9): “Thou did cause judgment to be heard from Heaven, the earth feared and was still.” It is customary in our world that when a person is told about something wonderful that is about to happen to him such as: he is going to win a great sum of money and become very rich—the news alone could make him start acting like a rich man. He starts spending money frivolously, ignoring the fact that the money has not yet arrived, his pockets are empty and his house is still fully mortgaged. Talking about good news is enough to create a special feeling in a man’s heart and he can physically start enjoying his potential good fortune, even before it had materialized. “A good report (good news) makes the bones fat.” (Proverbs 15:30). The same is true when the opposite happens; when a person hears foreboding words, Heavens forbid, he immediately becomes sad, his heart is heavy and his spirit sinks. He is so overcome with worry and literally goes into mourning—while nothing has actually happened! When a person gets wind that his

entire fortune is about to disappear, (we should never know from it), he starts acting like a miser and becoming extremely frugal, regardless of the fact that his accounts are still intact, full of money and all his enterprises are flourishing. This is: “A broken spirit dries the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22).

“This is a great lesson for man; not to get angry because of worries or troubles that befall him and cause him restlessness, as these are actually for his benefit...” The truth is that when a person feels sorry and is consumed with anxiety over an impending doom, the reaction alone is actually reducing some of the impact of the projected calamity. This is because The Creator allots each person the exact amount of pain and sorrow he must endure and is careful that he will not exceed his share. Since that person starts to feel remorse and pain just from the fear and worry of what is about to happen, the disaster itself and its effects start to diminish, the decree thus being reduced.

This is the meaning of “Thou did cause judgment to be heard from Heaven” (above). The Creator, at times, in His endless mercy, forewarns the person about future events prior to their manifestation, in order that “the earth feared” (above), i.e., in order that the man will be terrified, will desperately try to hold on and will be greatly overcome with panic and worry. At that moment, when he goes through this emotional ordeal, “...and was still”—the judgment is sweetened and the tragedy’s magnitude is reduced. This is a great lesson for man; not to get angry because of worries or troubles that befall him and cause him restlessness, as these are actually for his benefit; going through these emotions (of fear and anxiety) reduces and may even eliminate the lurking calamities. The more pain and suffering he experiences and the more his senses are confused, the greater his chance of avoiding the troubles altogether. Who would not like to use pain and fear as the commodity for full payment of all his sins and transgressions? From this we can understand the meaning of the original statement: The Holy One, Blessed Be He, told Abraham about the four hundred years of exile his descendants will spend in a strange country. As long as Abraham did not have any children, he was

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Isaac Hazan A”H: “The Perfect Son in Law” When a person passes away, the proof of his good deeds are always proven by the amount of people that attend his funeral services.

n Friday Morning May 15th, 2009, funeral services were held for our beloved Son in Law, ISAAC HAZAN. I cannot estimate the amount of people that attended the services, but I did notice that the entire crowd could not fit in the immediate sanctuary, nor could they fit in the entire funeral home. The attending crowd reached, not only to the outside hallways, but also to the street and almost to Route 35 where there were police directing traffic to avoid an accident between the traffic and attendees of the funeral. Out of the many Rabbis’ that attended, only four Rabbis’ spoke, as it was Friday and there was still family members that had to speak, such as His two Brothers’ in law, Dr. Nathan Ades & Dr. Jack Ebani, his son, Lee, and of course last but not least, ME. Each of the Rabbi’s and family members spoke eloquently. They spoke of their individual experiences and relationship to Isaac and each felt a very close and personal relationship to him. They each had a different version of Isaac’s goodness, but finally ending up with the conclusion that Isaac, was not only excellent as a son in law, or brother in law or a father, Grandfather, son, brother, husband, but also as a worldly community religious man. When each of the families finished

speaking, the comments of the audience was, er on Friday evening for Shabbat dinner. One that although each had a personal experience Friday it was snowing outside and we called with Isaac, they thought that they were my daughter Paulanne to tell her that we unique. Now they realized that he was so were going to stay home. We finally conspecial to each and everyone that knew him vinced her that we were staying home. A little while later, Isaac and so unpretentious. walked into the house He certainly did not and would not take no brag about his daily for an answer, P.S., we good deeds and finally ended up makactions. ing Shabbat together. I personally witIsaac traveled the nessed several of his world for months good deeds. Every each year on busiSaturday, In the ness, Whether, China, Synagogue, an elderFrance, England, Or ly gentleman sat in a Italy, He always made row behind Isaac, As sure to arrange for a soon as the gentleminyan. If there was man would walk into not an orthodox synathe synagogue, Isaac gogue in the country, used to jump up out he made sure to make of his seat, and run a minyan in his hotel into the library of room. He succeeded books to bring the on every trip. gentleman a prayer A strange happenbook with enlarged ing on the day of his printing so he can see Isaac Hazan A”H, in an passing, not only the writing clearly. were the phones busy A Rabbi from undated photo, was so with the family callIsrael was writing a humble and considerate to all. ing but calls came in book on Chok from Rabbis’ in Israel L’Yisrael, When Isaac found out about it, he took it upon himself to that had already heard of his passing and go around to his friends, relatives, & expressed their condolences. In his travels through Europe, Isaac used acquaintances to collect the money for the to stay in a particular hotel in Paris, France. Rabbi to finish his book and he did. On a personal side, we used to get togeth- One of the calls happened to be from the

manager of the hotel expressing his condolences. It was amazing how distinguished Isaac was, that the news of his passing, reached Europe and China before all of America. The Manager said that he never had a guest as nice and respectful as Isaac and if the funeral was not the next day, he would have flown in to attend it. Isaac was special, not only as a son In Law, but he was so humble and considerate to all. Every time a Rabbi came in from Israel on a collection visit, he insisted that they use his offices as their own to make telephone calls etc. This was confirmed, not only by one rabbi but many that came into N.Y. In The two years one month and two weeks of being in a coma, Isaac had countless Rabbis’ from all over the world, coming into the hospital to pray for him. Even the owners of the care facility that attended the funeral, said that they knew that he was special by all the celebrity Jewish leaders that visited him. They never realized to what extent his greatness was until they saw the tremendous amount of people at the funeral. It is now four days since Isaac passed away and from early in the morning to late hours of the night, the house was full of friends and relatives. One person commented that a second did not pass that the door remained closed. As people were leaving, others were coming in. To go on and on about Isaacs’ goodness, humble manner & selfless ways would fill a library of books Jack V. Grazi

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Parashat Bamidbar 5769, 2009: Our Relationship with Hashem 29 Iyar, 5769 BY RABBI DAVID ETENGOFF

refuah Rachel.

Dedicated to the sacred memories of my sisterin-law, Ruchama Rivka Sondra alehah hashalom, and the shalaimah of Sarah bat

u r parasha’s Haftorah reading is always Hosea 2:1 - 2:22, unless it is read immediately prior to Rosh Chodesh. The f inal two pasukim (verses) of this passage are well known since they are recited after we don the Tef illin: “And I will betroth you to Me forever, and I will betroth you to Me with righteousness and with justice and with loving-kindness and with mercy. And I will betroth you to Me with faith, and you shall know the L-rd.” (Translation, The Judaica Press Complete Tanach) Rashi (1040-1105) explains that “with righteousness and with justic” refers to what we do, i.e. our pragmatic practice of these ethical characteristics (midot tovot), whereas “and with loving-kindness and with mercy,” refers to Hashem’s response to their practice: “with righteousness and with justice which you practice; and with loving-kindness and with mercy which will come to you from Me because of them.” (Ibid.) Rashi buttresses this exegesis with the following textual supports: Concerning our father Abraham, it is written (Gen 18:19): “For I love him since he commands etc. to perform righteousness and justice.” And, corresponding to them, He bestowed upon his children loving-kindness and mercy, as it is said (Deut. 13:18): “And He shall grant you mercy;” (ibid. 7:12) “And the L-rd your G-d shall keep for you the covenant and the loving- kindness.” When they ceased to perform righteousness and justice, as

Chesed and Rachamim are from it is said (Amos 5:7): “Those who turn justice into wormwood, and Hashem, and reflect His Divine response to our actions that emobdy righteousness they leave on the Tzedek and Mishpat. ground,” also the Holy One, A quid pro quo (middah k’neged blessed be He, took away from middah) relationship obtains between them the loving-kindness and the our acts of Righteousness and Justice, mercy, as it is said (Jer. 16:5): and Hashem bestowing upon us His ben“for I have gathered in My peace ef icience as reflected in His acts of from this people, says the L-rd, Loving-Kindness and Mercy. This the loving-kindness and the mermeans, as Rashi cies.” And explicitly mainwhen they will tains, that when we return to perfail to live up to form rightour responsibilities eousness and “They reflect the toward our fellow justice, they manner in which we man and act withshall be out Righteousness r e d e e m e d must comport ourselves and Justice, then i m m e d i a t e l y, with our fellow man.” Hashem, in turn, as it is said will act toward us (Isa. 1: 27): without Chesed and “Zion shall be Rachamim. In conr e d e e m e d trast, when we live through jusup to our mandate to be truly human, tice, and her penitent through and pursue the authentically ethical gesrighteousness.” And the Holy ture, then Hashem will reward us in One, blessed be He, will add kind. Thus Rashi states: mercy and loving-kindness to them and make a crown of all four of them and place it on their head. (Ibid.) Allow me to summarize both Hosea 2:21 and the essential points of Rashi’s analysis: Hosea 2: 21 contains four separate terms that are part and parcel of the covental agreement that obtains between the Jewish people and Hashem: Tzedek (Righteouness), Mishpat (Justice), Chesed (Loving-Kindness), and Rachamim (Mercy). Tzedek and Mishpat are our responsibilities. They reflect the manner in which we must comport ourselves with our fellow man. All of our actions need to be invested with elements of Righteousness and Justice if we are to lay proper claim to the title of being b’nai Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, and Leah.

And when they will return to perform righteousness and justice, they shall be redeemed immediately, as it is said (Isa. 1: 27): “Zion shall be redeemed through justice, and her penitent through righteousness.” And the Holy One, blessed be He, will add mercy and loving-kindness to them and make a crown of all four of them and place it on their head. From all of the above, we can clearly see that we have a relationship with Hashem that, in some ways, mirrors the relationships that we share with our family and friends. Our relationship with Hashem is based upon clearly delineated rights and responsibilities as outlined in the Torah. Similarly, our relationships with family and friends are def ined by a host of social and cultural mores and expectations, and by the love and respect we share with one another within the parameters of Torah observance. Most of us realize that we cannot, and must not, take our family

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NEWS IN REVIEW

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NEWS IN REVIEW NEW YORK ABS MOVES BACK TO MANHATTAN ABS, a global shipping classification society that left the city after 9/11, has returned with a full-floor lease of approximately 13,000 square feet at W&H Properties’ 60 E. 42nd St. Before relocating to Paramus, NJ in 2001, ABS had its New York City headquarters on the 91st floor in the North Tower at the World Trade Center. In a release, Fred Posniak, SVP of W&H Properties, says, “It means a lot to us that ABS chose 60 E. 42nd for its return to Manhattan. We’re delighted that we could offer the firm an efficient space in a prestigious and convenient location, with financially strong ownership to help make the deal happen.” Founded in 1862, ABS is headquartered in Houston with regional offices in London and Singapore. Separate teams from Newmark Knight Frank represented ABS and the landlord in lease negotiations. Part of the W&H portfolio, the 55-story 60 E. 42nd—once known as the Lincoln Building—recently underwent an $85-million capital improvement program. It is owned by Lincoln Building Associates, LLC, a partnership led by Peter Malkin and Anthony Malkin. Availabilities there range from pre-built spaces of 2,300 to 4,785 square feet available for immediate occupancy to full floors of 9,500 to 47,589 square feet.

WATER BOARD APPROVES ANOTHER RATE HIKE The New York City Water Board voted to approve a water rate increase of 12.9 percent at its annual board meeting. This is the third consecutive year of double-digit increases. The original proposal called for a 14-percent hike, but the city Department of Environmental Protection says cuts to its operating budget, decreased utility costs, and lower interest rates allowed the board to reduce its planned increase. The DEP says it needs to hike rates to cover fixed costs, because water use is down six percent this year. The new rate will take effect July 1st.

GOVERNOR LOOKS TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE Governor David Paterson is pushing a plan he hopes will make health care more affordable throughout the state. The proposal would require health insur-

ers to get state approval before increasing their premiums. The proposal is one of four Paterson says will help people who cannot afford private insurance, but do not qualify for Medicaid. He’s also proposing plans that would extend COBRA coverage from 18 to 36 months; allow families to cover unmarried children up to age 29 who don’t have access to health insurance; and require approval of all claims that companies fail to review before a deadline. The plan would also reduce the time insurance companies have to pay doctors and hospitals to 15 days, instead of 45 days.

RED CROSS TO LAYOFF TWO DOZEN EMPLOYEES Even the Red Cross is not immune from the effects of the economic downturn. The American Red Cross in Greater New York announced today that it is laying off a quarter of its 186-person staff. Officials say it’s due to a drop in donations, but they say they hope to maintain the same level of services. The layoffs are expected to save $3 million to $4 million. The New York chapter is the largest in the nation, sending workers to more than 3,000 emergencies a year throughout the city and parts of the lower Hudson Valley.

NATIONAL US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEMOCRATS AGREE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BILL Lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives said they have reached a compromise agreement on a bill aimed at combating climate change. California Representative Henry Waxman, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the agreement includes a 17 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2020. Waxman and others had sought a 20 percent cut within the same time frame, but faced strong opposition from lawmakers from states which rely heavily on coal-powered plants. The measure would also allocate a certain percentage of free pollution permits for certain businesses. The Obama administration and its allies want businesses to purchase permits to emit greenhouse gasses from other firms that use less energy, a system known as “cap and trade.” The lawmakers have also agreed to a requirement that 15 percent of electricity be generated by renewable sources by 2020.

LIFE WITHOUT GOOGLE: (TMI) TOO MUCH INFO? On the morning of May 14, around 10:45 AM [EST], Google companies began moving at a snails pace. In some cases, Google services were reported to have completely stopped working. Users in NYC, Chicago, and San Francisco report that Google searches were running at historically low speeds. There were similar reports from users based in Europe and Australia. In addition, Google services like Google News and Gmail are completely failing. The Internet Storm Center is saying that it’s received multiple “reports of a total fail of Google Applications. Gmail, Reader, Docs, News, Apps. etc.” The problems could be down to corrupted routing tables, or could be for some other reason entirely. There are reports that AT&T has also suffered outages. Google spokespeople told ZDNet UK they “had heard reports” of issues with Google, and would contact us when they knew the cause of the problems.

US WILL NOT BROADEN POLAR BEAR PROTECTION The U.S. secretary of the interior said he will not change a Bush administration rule on protection of polar bears, despite pressure from environmentalists. Ken Salazar announced that a special rule applying to polar bears, under the Endangered Species Act, can only restrict dangers to the bears that originate in the bears’ northern habitat. That rules out application of the rule to carbon emissions farther south, even though they can affect the Arctic climate where the bears live. Salazar said the Endangered Species Act was not the “proper mechanism” for dealing with climate change and said a more comprehensive strategy is needed. Environmentalists criticized the decision as threatening to the polar bear population. Polar bears have been a touchstone in discussions on climate change because they rely on sea ice, which scientists say is melting as the planet’s atmosphere warms.

INTERNATIONAL ISRAELIS FLOCKING TO LIBRARIES The previous Knesset’s amendment to the Public Libraries Law almost completely cancelled library membership fees and created a strong revival of public interest in the library.

According to the Israeli Center for Libraries, the move has generated a 20 percent increase in municipal and public library memberships. Also helping interest was a recent protest by Alon Kastiel. Upset about the lack of interesting TV programs, the Tel Aviv real estate entrepreneur cancelled his cable subscription and got a library card. “In Israel, libraries are the closest thing to the experience of purchasing books at stores like Barnes & Noble,” he told Haaretz in an interview. “Though there isn’t coffee, there’s such a huge selection you’ll find something that speaks to you.”

MAN ACCUSED OF ANTI-JEWISH YOUTUBE POSTS, FACES PRISON A 39-year-old Perth man has been charged under Western Australia’s racial vilification laws in relation to a series of videos posted on the internet website YouTube. It is alleged Maylands resident Brendon O’Connell shot video while making antiSemitic comments in front of Perth’s Bell Tower and a South Perth supermarket. O’Connell has been charged with conduct intended to incite racial animosity or racist harassment. It is believed he is only the second person to be charged under the laws, which were introduced by the previous state government. The maximum penalty for the offence is 14 years’ jail.

US SOLDIER CHARGED WITH KILLING COLLEAGUES IN IRAQ U.S. military officials say an American soldier was charged with killing five of his colleagues at a U.S. base in Baghdad. Major General David Perkins, an army spokesman told reporters in Baghdad that Sergeant John M. Russell was charged with five counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. Russell allegedly shot and killed his colleagues Monday at a Camp Liberty counseling clinic where soldiers seek help for stress. The spokesman said Russell was probably on his third tour of duty in Iraq, and was due to leave soon. He said the soldier’s weapon had been taken away, but that Russell got another weapon and returned to the clinic. Separately, Iraqi officials said a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into an Iraqi police patrol in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing five police officers and one civilian. Officials said the bombing wounded at least 14 other people, including officers and civilians. Kirkuk is the center of Iraq’s oil production in the north, and is contested between its Kurdish and Arab populations.

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People, Places, and Things BY PAUL STEINER Did you know that the Apple bank gave out free Jewish Calendars with Candle Light Times?

e spotted outside MoMA at the Novelty a “No Parking” sign for sale that said “The Last Car that Parked Here Is Still Missing.” Venetia Phai, who as a 7-year-old British girl named the newly discovered planet “Pluto,” died April 30. NY Times ran her big obit 11 days after on May 11. One of the sessions on Fund Raising Day in NY is titled “30 Ideas in 60 Minutes.” Most interesting! New England Symphonic ensemble, John Rutter, Guest Conductor, via MidAmerica, at Carnegie, June 28. Library and Archives The American Sephardi Federation’s Library is one of the largest publicly available collections in the Western Hemisphere, focusing exclusively on Sephardi/Mizrahi topics. Over the last eight years, our collection has grown to more than 8,000 cataloged items including books, serials, and microfiche. The nearly 3,000 images of historic Turkish synagogues (one of the largest collections in the world) and 500 photographs of historic Moroccan synagogues may be accessed at: digital.cjh.org. A large collection of audio tapes from the Henry Besso Archives have been digitized through the support of METRO (Metropolitan Library Council). These audiotapes, which deal with Ladino music and various aspects of Sephardic culture, may be heard on site in the Lillian Goldman reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition “Tangled Alphabets: Leon Ferrari and Mira Schendel” is the first major museum retrospective to survey the work of Leon Ferrari (Argentine, b. 1920) and Mira Schendel (Brazilian, b. Switzerland, 1919-1988), and to explore their significant contributions to contemporary art. Working separately over several decades in neighboring Latin

American countries during the latter half of the 20th century, each created works of art fundamentally based in language. At a time when Western artists were incorporating letters, words, text, and language as a functional component of their art, Ferrari and Schendel distinctively addressed language as a major visual subject matter, considering the material body of language, its manifestation as a written world and voice, and its use as a metaphor for the human world. As contemporaries through never collaborators, the two artists shared experiences of disillusion and exile that determined parallels and divergences in the art they produced. Jewish Authors David Grossman on Bruno Schulz at 92nd Street Y, was born Drohobycz, Galicia (now Poland) in 1892, Bruno Schulz, a drawing teacher by trade, wrote two story collections—Cinnamon Shops (1934) and Sanatorium “Under the Sign Of Hourglass” (1937)—before he was killed by the Gestapo in 1942. His novel-in-progress, “The Messiah,” has never been found. “I wanted to write a book that would tremble on the shelf,” wrote Israeli novelist David Grossman, whose See Under: Love stands as a lasting tribute to Schulz, Join Grossman as he discusses Schulz’s work and “the kind of ‘life’ that Schulz’s writing showed me.” Movie Talk “The Dark Knight,” set a recordbreaking opening weekend at the box office. “the dark Knight” licensed product spanned multiple categories such as toys, kids’ apparel, costumes, bedding and accessories and men’s apparel and was sold at a variety of retailers including Kmart, which opened in-store boutiques and called itself the Official Batman headquarters. NYC Lore Originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox in honor of the New York Public Library’s founders, the two store lions that guard the Library’s entrance were renamed “Patience” and “Fortitude” by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in the 1930’s —in NY mag.

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Two Alleged Spies Flee Lebanon to Israel... Continued from page 3 networks uncovered by Lebanese officials in recent months. Lebanon has arrested 13 people since January on suspicion of spying for Israel. An undisclosed number of others have also been detained for interrogation. “We have begun to crack the infrastructure of Israeli spy rings,” internal security chief General Achraf Rifi told a Lebanese

daily on Monday. “There is a common factor which has helped us track down the rings,” Rifi said without giving details. The crackdown comes as the current parliamentary majority led by Prime Minister Fuoad Siniora’s party faces a tight contest with a rival alliance led by Shiite militant group Hizbullah in elections June 7.

Among those detained as part of the espionage investigation in recent weeks are a former general in the security service along with his wife and a nephew, whom officials say have confessed to working as Israeli agents for the past 15 years. Lebanon remains in a state of war with Israel, and convicted spies face a possible life prison term with hard labor, or the death

penalty if found guilty of contributing to Lebanese loss of life. Israel withdrew its troops from south Lebanon in 2000 after a 22-year occupation during which it ran a proxy militia that human rights watchdogs accused of war crimes.

Obama Taps NYC Health Commish for CDC Post... Continued from page 8 but the nation’s—and the world’s—gain. “New York City has been a pacesetter in public health policy for generations, and long before I entered public life, I supported innovative public health policies at my alma mater and other non-for-profits. Public health is a passion of mine, and because of Tom’s leadership and the hard work of the men and women at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New Yorkers are living longer. We have 350,000 fewer smokers among our friends, neighbors and loved ones. We now boast the nation’s most extensive community-based electronic health record system. We’ve

taken steps against trans-fats and have more information about the calorie content in our foods. New Yorkers get far more cancer screenings. At least as importantly, we also have a data system that will hold us all accountable for continued progress. “I want to thank Tom for his outstanding service to New York City. His seven years here are the longest tenure of any Health Commissioner in 50 years. I also want to thank him for working with his successor— New York City’s next Health Commissioner, who I will announce next week—to ensure that there will be a smooth transition of leadership next month at the Health

Department. “Dr. Frieden has demonstrated his talent and leadership over the past seven years and we look forward to working with him in his new role in Atlanta. President Obama could not have selected a better person to lead the Centers for Disease Control to meet the challenges ahead and make the nation a healthier place.” Statement of Dr. Frieden: “It has been a unique honor and privilege to be Mayor Bloomberg’s Health Commissioner and none of our health progress would have been possible without

the Mayor’s leadership. I have loved serving New Yorkers as Health Commissioner and am sorry to be leaving one of the greatest jobs in the world. I thank my wonderful colleagues at the Health Department for their creativity, dedication, and hard work, and I look forward to continuing to learn from them as they, my successor, and Mayor Bloomberg continue set the model and pace for public health progress. I am deeply honored and privileged to be selected for this position, and I look forward to learning from and working with the wonderful staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

China Seeking to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Iran... Continued from page 11 Department of Asian Studies. Shichor said he believed talk of Chinese construction of power plants were part of the wider ChineseUS struggle, rather than a realistic scenario. “These claims look exaggerated to me,” he said. “China cannot produce 20 of these type of nuclear power plants. I think this is part of a much larger political game, or a part of China’s struggle with the US, which is generally tied in some way or another to arming Taiwan,” Shichor said. “The Chinese are dissatisfied with

American conduct over Taiwan. They will respond through Iran. The main thing is to upset Washington,” he added. Emily Landau, director of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies, said she had not come across mention of the “Chinese connection [to nuclear power plant construction] and definitely not with the degree of assertion of Taheri.” She added, however, that Iranian state-

ments had been released in the past talking about “plans for building quite a few nuclear power stations over the next 10 years. And usually these are taken to mean that they are trying to create legitimacy for their uranium enrichment activity.” While Iran claims its nuclear program is for civilian use, it still does not have anywhere to use the nuclear fuel it is creating, and this is where the construction of nuclear power plants could come in, Landau said. Tanter recalled that “Beijing’s coopera-

tion with Teheran in the nuclear field goes back to 1984. China started training Iranian nuclear technicians under a secret nuclear cooperation agreement, and Beijing also helped construct Teheran’s Uranium Conversion Facility at Isfahan, Iran.” By April 2009, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that the Iranian regime was operating some 7,000 centrifuges at the Isfahan uranium enrichment facility, Tanter added.

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Bibi and the American Inquisition... Continued from page 21 1:30 in the afternoon. Again, we don’t expect Shamni or Tibon or Barak or Netanyahu to care. We don’t live under any illusions. Barring unpredictable events, they will open the road sometime in the near future, despite our protest marches. This will certainly ‘ease’ the lives of some Arabs living in the vicinity. The question is what answer these ‘lead-

ers’ will offer when a ‘majnun’ (crazy person) tries to run over some Jews on the road, or attempts to push an Israeli vehicle (like a bus or van, G-d forbid, tractor-style) into the valley below, from this road. Arabs have yet to prove that they can be trusted in any way shape or form. They have never lived up to any so-called agreements; to the contrary, they violate them, as if it’s

their right to do so. In this case, they are not giving anything; not even any promises. They’re getting a gift, which endangers Israeli lives, for free. And most unfortunately, this is just the beginning. More is soon to come. Watch for chapter two following the conclusion of Obama’s version of an American Inquisition, next week in Washington. The big question is

whether Bibi, as they are tying him to the stake, will be willing to say loud and clear— Shema Yisrael—Israel belongs to the Jews, or whether he will, at the last moment, give in, acquiesce and agree to sacrifice more Jewish lives for the Obama republic. Let’s hope for the best.

reflect on the contemporary challenges of Zionism, the meaning of a Jewish state and the relationship between Israel, the Diaspora and Jerusalem. The program will serve as a catalyst to transform understanding and appreciation of Jerusalem for tens of thousands of young Israelis. We need to create a critical mass of Israeli children who have experienced Jerusalem .

Time is of the essence. We have to get these young students to Jerusalem without delay and what a delight it would be, on next year’s Independence Day, to hear that tens of thousands of our younger generation visited Jerusalem.

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This is how the four hundred years of exile materialized, as The Holy One, Blessed Be He, promised Abraham during the Covenant between Habetrim. True, the full duration of the exile and enslavement did not literally materialize because one hundred and ninety years of the total count were satisfied through the two hundred and twenty years of constant worry about the faith of the children of Abraham. In Exodus 1:13 we read: “And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to

serve with rigor” (Hebrew: ‘befarech”). The commentators interpret: Befe Rach (soft mouth). The letters Reish and Chaf numerical value equal 220, which were deducted from the total of 430 years, 220 years the Israelites satisfied with soft, weak speech, out of fear and grave concern.

Every Day Must be Jerusalem Day... Continued from page 21 importance and centrality to Jewish life. In light of Jerusalem’s spiritual, cultural and historical importance to the Jewish people and to the State of Israel, As a Member of Knesset serving on the committee for Education, I have spoken to the Mayor of Jerusalem and the Minister of Education about this critical issue in the past. Urgent action is needed. I propose an emergency

action plan that will consist of a one day compulsory interactive educational tour of Jerusalem ensuring that all our country’s young have the chance to experience its magic. The educational tours will instill Jewish & Zionist pride for young Israelis from all over the country. The tours will not only contemplate the realities of modern Jerusalem against the backdrop of it’s rich history, but will

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Pearls of Wisdom... Continued from page 34 unable to feel the full extent of the prophecy. However, the moment Isaac was born, Abraham started to seriously suffer and feel the pain of the impending doom. He was overcome with anxiety and sorrow, dreading his descendants’ destiny during the long years of slavery and hard labor. When Abraham had passed on, this worry became a part of Isaac’s life and then of Jacob’s, who faithfully transferred it to the holy tribes, who in turn continued to have grave concern

and apprehension for their own children’s future in the land of sorcery and lewdness. When we count the years from the birth of Isaac, which is the time when our holy forefathers started to have concerns about the future generations, till the end of slavery in Egypt, it adds up to four hundred and thirty years, as is written in Exodus (above): “Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years”. Being worried took away some of the impending doom, until it was over.

Excerpt from “Sefer Pniney Divrey Yoshihao” Hizook ve’Hitorerut. Translated from Hebrew to English by N. Herzog.

Parashat Bamidbar 5769, 2009... Continued from page 35 and friend relationships for granted. We know that these relationships take work and effort to keep them vibrant, dynamic, and truly beautiful. Some of us, however, do not realize that the same is true regarding our relationship with Hashem. Although, He is male rachamim (f illed with Mercy), we should not take our relationship with Him for granted.

Rather, we need to constantly work on this relationship if we are to truly communicate with our Creator. The navi Hosea gives us a formula for success in achieving a relationship with Hashem that pulsates with boundless spiritual energy. He tells us that if we want to experience the unlimited joy of Hashem’s Chesed and Rachamim, we

must treat our fellow man with Righteousness and Justice. Every action we undertake must be viewed through the lens of discernment of a seemingly simple question: “Does this act bring greater Righteousness and Justice to the world, or, G-d forbid, does it bring the opposite in its wake?” May we be zocheh (merit) to pursue Tzedek and

Mishpat in all of our actions. May we then be zocheh, as well, to receive the wonderful blessings of Hashem’s Chesed and Rachamim. V’chane yihi ratzon. Shabbat Shalom

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previous all-time high in 2000, when Pope John Paul II visited the Holy Israel has the sun; it has beaches, Land. But with the gloomy global ecoand beautiful girls in bikinis. But all of those assets, says Tourism nomic condition, and the fallout from Minister Stas Misezhnikov - which the month-long war against Hamas in are available elsewhere, and often at Gaza this winter, the number of a lower cost - are “by-products,” and tourists has fallen 25% in the f irst not “the reason why” most tourists quarter of 2009. Misezhnikov, a member of Foreign come here. Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s hawkish hat we have that no one Israel Beiteinu Party, says that as a else has is the Holy result of the world economic crisis, it Land, with Jerusalem at would be a “huge accomplishment” if its center,” the former marketing man- Israel gets 2.5 million tourists this ager adds this week in an interview year, adding that he hopes to get back with The Jerusalem Post, ahead of up to 3 million by next year. Monday’s arrival of Pope Benedict He says that the expected boost in XVI. tourism this year as a result of the Taking a cue from his profession, papal visit will necessarily be dented the 40-year-old, secular father of three, by the global economic slowdown. who immigrated from Moscow in 1982, “Even a very devout Catholic who says that the country needs to market wants to come in the wake of the papal itself directly to select groups, such as visit will not be able to do so if he evangelicals and Catholics, to spur doesn’t have the money.” tourism in a time of worldwide ecoHe adds that the country itself was nomic recession. unprepared to host many more than 3 About 10,000 pilgrims are expected million tourists a year, due to a shortto accompany the pope on his Middle age of hotel rooms, noting that four East tour - which hotels are being kicks off in Jordan built, including and includes the two in Jerusalem “Even a very devout Palestinian territoin the next two Catholic who wants ries - with thouyears. to come in the wake of sands more expected in the Seeking to the papal visit will not wake of his pilhone in on what be able to do so if he grimage, although he sees as the doesn’t have the money.” three key tourist the exact numbers are uncertain. groups—evangeliDespite the cals, Catholics anticipated boost in the number of and Russian Orthodox—Misezhnikov Catholic tourists this year as a result of is planning a worldwide tour this sumthe f ive-day papal visit, Misezhnikov mer to meet with key evangelical and claims that the hundreds of millions of Catholic leaders this summer to prolargely supportive evangelical mote tourism. Christians around the world - including The evangelical leg of the tour, an estimated 70 million in the United which is being organized with the help States - still constitute the biggest of the Knesset’s Christian Allies tourism potential for the country. It’s a Caucus - the increasingly-influential potential, he asserts, “which we have cross-party parliamentary group which barely tapped into.” works with predominantly evangelical Christian supporters of Israel around A whopping 70 percent of the 1.8 the world - will take him to the US, million Christian tourists who visited Korea and the Philippines, and the last year were evangelicals, he says. Catholic leg to Poland, Italy, Spain and France. In all, a record-breaking 3 million Continued on following page people visited last year, surpassing the

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While the minister demurs that he is An additional natural focus is his seeking religious tourism, as Rabbi native Russia, from which tourism has Benny Elon actively courted during his skyrocketed hundreds-fold since Israel own tenure in the post, Misezhnikov is lifted visa requirements. Some 360,000 essentially courting faith-based Russians visited last year, compared to tourism. 60,000 the year before, with only a Reflecting on a visit this week to the small drop this year due to economic Church of the Holy Sepulcher ahead of malaise. the papal visit, Misezhnikov said that a Another one is Brazil, to where El Al billion Catholics are connected to the now has direct flights. stones at the Jerusalem holy site, where Misezhnikov concedes that a flare- Christian tradition holds Jesus was up in the current lull in the conflict with buried. the Palestinians can always adversely “What we have to do is realize that affect tourism, but says that ceding ter- aspiration,” he says, when asked about ritory has only brought war, and not Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s goal of peace. getting 10 million tourists to Jerusalem Despite the adverse impact of the in the next decade. economic slowdown on the tourism “If we will this potential, it is no industry, he says that Israel was hoping dream,” he concluded. that its evangelical friends would visit the country to ease the local impact. “A visit to the Holy Land can help Israel out of the crisis,” he said. In the meantime, he is f ighting his own battles: seeking an increase in his ministry’s NIS 460 million annual budget at a time of cost-cutting measures. “There is no other sector in the country—including hi-tech—which provides so much employment,” Misezhnikov says, noting that each 100,000 tourists provides 4,000 jobs and brings in NIS 200 million to the economy. “We have to invest in the engines of growth in the e c o n o my — wh i c h tourism is—to get out of the recession and spur jobs and Last week, the Pope travelled to Israel to growth,” he says. “Tourism brings us visit the Kotel. both.”

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Waterways Shoppes in Aventura: The Place to be in All Seasons Photos by Daphna Venyige

BY DAPHNA VENYIGE It’s a balmy spring night in mid May and hundreds of people are gathered in this courtyard cackling loudly. The evening breeze mingles with the scent of aftershave, a small cluster of women with heavy New York accents sit at a table and chat while a group of men visiting from Israel lounge by the venetian fountain, taking in the scene. Youngsters rock out in the middle of the plaza, leaping and skipping about in large, swooping steps, the seniors dance among them swinging napkins in the air, some with bottles balanced on their heads. It’s hard to believe that we’re at a strip mall in south Florida—the Waterways Shoppes in Aventura.

“During the mild winter months tons of people from Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan come here to shop and meet their friends for a bite to eat.” At Sarah’s Tent most of the merchandise is imported from Israel.

he Waterways backs up into a beautiful marina, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which begins in Norfolk, Virginia and extends all the way down to Key West, Florida. Along the entire eastern coastline of the sunshine state the Intracoastal is an ever-changing, magical watercourse. Large sections of the

Intracoastal resemble what the Spanish explorers f irst witnessed. Boaters sailing along its length are taken through mangrove islands, grass marshes, historic harbors, modern cities, and marinas just like the one at the Waterways.

Visitors relax in an outdoor seating area.

“The Waterways is one of the best kept secrets of Aventura,” says one shop owner. “People don’t know that it hugs up against a marina. There’s really no other place like it in the area. It’s an outside venue here, there’s no question

about it.” “During the mild winter months tons of people from Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan come here to shop and meet their friends for a bite to eat,” says

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The marina behind the Waterways is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal.

Continued from page 42 another shop owner. “They are the snowbirds and we love them.” Snowbirds is the term typically used to describe retirees from cold climates who can afford to be away from home for long periods of time or have a second home in a warmer location. Alex and Rebecca Shamir from Staten Island, New York live here from November to June. They have a house in Del Rey, which is almost an hour’s drive from the Waterways, but they come religiously once a week to meet their friends in the plaza and listen to music. In the last several years Waterways owner, Avi Dishi, has brought many

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“Seventy percent of our merchandise is imported from Israel, including our wonderful cucumbers, which are in high demand.” Sarah’s Tent, one of the biggest Jewish grocery stores in south Florida, imports much of its merchandise from Israel. Israelis from all over south Florida come here in droves to buy the products from Israel. Detergents, soaps, condiments, baby products even produce is flown in from Israel. “Seventy percent of our merchandise is imported from Israel, including our wonderful cucumbers, which are in high demand. We have a large variety of kosher products, like our meat which we import from New York, and of course our delicious pizza made with kosher flour of the highest quality,” says Ya’akov Blives, one of the owners. “This is a place mainly for Jews,” says Chely Fortune, an employee at a children’s shoe store in the mall. “Different ethnic groups have different gathering places. The Cubans like to go to Calle Ocho to see and be seen, and the Jews like to come here,” she says. Fortune, originally from Cuba, didn’t speak any Hebrew and didn’t know much about Jews before she began working here almost two years ago, but now Hebrew is part of her daily lexicon. “We’re closed on Saturday’s for shabbat, and on Friday afternoons, right before shabbat comes in, there’s almost no one here.” A few weeks ago for Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s independence day, 900 people turned out for the festivities at The Waterways in the outdoor plaza. As the band folded up their instruments at the end of the night, a light drizzle f illed the air sending the crowd to take

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Music nights in the Waterways plaza draw in crowds each week.

shelter under the overhang at The Webber Cafe. Not yet ready to say goodnight, they sat at the tables outside, smoked cigarettes, and sang old Israeli standards late into the night. “There were Israeli flags all over the Waterways that evening, and there was such a good feeling here that nobody wanted to go home,” says Phillipe Goldstein, owner of the Weber Cafe. “It’s good that there’s a place in the

community for us Jews,” say the Shamir’s. “We’ve lived in Paris, Australia, Israel, and New York, but we like Florida the best.” Owner Avi Dishi is elated that music nights at the mall have become such a success. “Our next step is getting a younger crowd to come in the evenings. We want to start a jazz night in the coming weeks. We want The Waterways to be a meeting place for Jewish youth.”

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Studies of natural remedies are growing but there is little government oversight of the potency, purity, and identity of dietary supplements compared with that of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. So you should exercise caution with any herbs or other dietary supplements, especially with young children, and avoid taking them if you are pregnant.

The number of confirmed cases of the swine influenza A-H1N1 virus is still rising.

Phleum pratense (Timothy grass): Possibly effective The pollen of the phleum pratense plant is used to reduce allergy symptoms. Some clinical studies show that taken in small doses, phleum pratense can desensitize the body to grass-pollen allergies and reduce allergic symptoms in patients with seasonal grass-pollen symptoms as well as asthma. Phleum pratense is possibly safe for most adults and children ages 3 to 16 years, but it can cause adverse reactions, including itching of the mouth and nose, and irritation of the throat, as well as blisters in the mouth and a runny nose. Do not take phleum pratense if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Natural remedies may have dangerous ingredients that can harm people. Tinospora cordifolia (Indian tinospora, moonseed): Possibly effective A shrub plant native to India, tinospora cordifolia is thought to boost the immune system, and there is some evidence that it can decrease hay-fever symptoms including sneezing, itchy and runny nose, and stuffiness. Tinospora cordifolia is known to be safe if taken for up to eight weeks, but beyond that its safety is not known. It should not be taken if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, if you have an immune disorder, or if you are scheduled for surgery within two weeks. Tinospora cordifolia should also be avoided if you are taking medication for diabetes or drugs that are meant to suppress your immune system. Be sure to talk with your doctor if you aren’t sure. Echinacea: Insufficient evidence Though some research has suggested that this common herb acts as an anti-inflammatory, there’s no solid evidence that it eases hay-fever symptoms. Echinacea may also interact with drugs that suppress the immune system, such as cyclosporine (Sandimmune and generic). People with an immune-system disorder should avoid it, as should those with ragweed allergies because it’s also related to that plant family. Stinging nettle leaf: Insufficient evidence Evidence suggests that extracts of this plant may fight inflammation and modestly curb hay-fever symptoms. But it’s still too soon to tell, so don’t rely on it. Avoid stinging nettle if you’re diabetic; it may increase the effects of some diabetes medication. It may also decrease the effectiveness of the blood-thinning drug warfarin (Coumadin and generic). Grape-seed extract: Possibly ineffective Derived from parts of the grape plant, grape-seed extract is sometimes advertised as a natural antihistamine. But it does not appear to quell hay-fever symptoms. Many experts recommend first trying better-established strategies to treat hayfever symptoms. Prescription or over-thecounter allergy medication may provide relief. For more information, see our Best Buy Drugs report on allergy treatments.

he World Health Organization said 33 countries have reported nearly 6,500 swine flu cases. That figure does not include Belgium, which confirmed its first infection. The latest tally comes as the WHO meets with experts Thursday to decide whether drug makers should switch to producing a vaccine for swine flu, instead of seasonal flu. Companies can only make one vaccine at a time. More than 2,400 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Mexico, which is also the location of almost all the deaths from the virus. Mexican authorities have raised the country’s death toll to 60, though they said the outbreak there is declining. The United States has reported even more cases than Mexico—more than 3,300—with three deaths. Swine flu also has killed one person in Costa Rica and one in Canada. Swine flu cases have also been confirmed in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Britain, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Israel, Italy,

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Butterbur: Possibly effective Butterbur, one of the best-studied natural medicines for allergies, may ease hay-fever symptoms, possibly by reducing levels of histamines and leukotrienes, chemicals that can set off an allergic response. But the longterm safety of butterbur is unknown. And some preparations may also contain certain chemicals, called pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), that can harm the liver and lungs. If you decide to try it, look for products containing at least 7.5 milligrams of petasin and isopetasin, the presumed active ingredients. And only use butterbur products that are labeled free of PAs. Steer clear of the herb if you’re allergic to ragweed; it’s related to that plant family and could produce an allergic response. Finally, you should not take butterbur if you have liver disease or if you’re pregnant or breast-feeding.

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Gorgeous 1 Bedroom apartment in Midtown West, Doorman, Roof Deck, $2350, 1 Month Free! Contact Sharon 917-754-2198.

Huge 2 Bedroom/2 Bath Luxury apartment on the Upper West side, 1 block from Central Park. $4,500 Contact Sharon 917-754-2198

Women Only! Affordable housing in the heart of Greenwich Village!! Spacious living, private bath/shower, meals included, 24 hour security, study rm, exercise room, roof garden with magnificent views of NYC and two laundry rooms. The Markle Evangeline Residence call 212-242-2400 or www.themarkle.org

Luxurious condos available in Tower 41 mnthly/ yearly Short/ Long term. Call 514-997-3969

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent Retail space Manhattan 1st to 5th ave #93 Nassau St, sorner Fulton, Huge selling bsmnt avail. Corner windows Pedestraian only mall. Huge foot traffic. Good Many uses. $9950.00/mo. Neg. 212-687-4017/ 212-292-2704 East Village 600sqft 212-777-4068

Phone & Mail Services $99.00/mo Mail Services Only $48.50/mo • Full Support Services • Furnished Offices • Conference rooms (Hourly Rental) • Beautiful Full Floor Corporate Setting • Attended Reception Area At 110 Wall Street 11th Floor 1-800-205-7685 Fax: (212) 943-2300 Email: sri@sri-ny.com www.sri-ny.com NYC Office for rent NO FEE!!! 1650 Broadway Office in central Midtown. Approx 150 sq ft south facing 24 hr bldg access. Rent includes electric & nightly cleaning. 1 or 2 year lease avail. Security TBD Caran Properties Realty LLC Rebecca M Mason 212207-1803 Cell 917-861-3111 Office space, NYC 8th Ave #555. Open, security 24/7, 5113108 RSF at reduced rates. Ver y lite. N,S,E,k expo, AC, totally renov, space. Owner 212-695-0005 or 718-387-0500 Dental specialty practice-Manhattan Multi specialist practice seeks specialist Partners and/or practice purchaser. Conv Picturesque loc with good referral base, lease And equip 212-228-2505; Fax (212)228-2585 Business for sale Travel agency for sale. Call 212-994-2033/Marc 14 yrs in business, NYC location

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Sheepshead, Brigham Park: 100% Co-op, park-like setting, near all shopping, trans & worship 3105 Ave V 4.5 rms, 3rd flr, large kit w/ window & D/W. lg closets. REDUCED $164K 2250 Brigham St. 3.5 Lg rms, window in kit Seward park housing, 385 Grand: Studio apt, top floor, sep EIK, modernized, asking 41K. Call 718-9667-2034. Near shopping, trans and more!

CO-OP FOR SALE-BK Marine pk, 4 br tudor, 40x100 Lot, pvt drv, 1 car gar, fin bsmnt. COAST TO COAST REALTY. 718-787-9200; 917-468-2633

For Sale

15th Avenue, Near Kengsington- 6 fam apt building, 3 vacancies and 3 RS. No rent control. Priced for quick sale. Call: 845-658-1007 10am-4pm

Seward park housing, 385 Grand: Studio apt, top floor, sep EIK, modernized, asking 41K. Call 718-9667-2034. Near shopping, trans and more!

Ave L/E 21: Luxury 1 bdrm bsmt apt. Ave I/E 29: Luxury 2 Bdrm apt. Call cell: 347-489-4485

2626 E. 14th Street: Brand new executive suites available 200-2500 sq ft FREE ELEC, HVAC, INTERNET & MORE! Beaut completely renov prof’l & medical office bldg. Across bus stop & Q/B trains. All inqs Email: Daniel@hampshirepop.com or call 718-692-4181 x110

For Sale Brooklyn Dumbo Top Fl 1 BR 57 Front St Bosch & sub-Zero appl. Maple flooring, kohler fix, cent A/C Wall to wall windows! Gym, rf dk, Laund. Sun drenched vws. Doorman. Great investment or home @ $649K & cc $464 Owner: 347-581-8755

Help wanted NY Dental front desk Friendly team player for modern group practice. Downtown Manhattan 2 yrs exp. Knowledge of dentist & PPO’s pref. 212-978-7680

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Bensonhurst: co-op for sale, Sat&Sun, 2-7 pm, 2 BR, co-op for sale. MAny clostes, huge lr, nice kit, new cabinets, doors, windows & terrace. Great views. G&E incl. Near all. Owner: 646-361-2101

Condo for sale Lux condo for Midwood area, 2 bdrms + office, 2 baths, large EIK, central AC, elevator, hardwood floors throughout, 2 terraces. For appt call: 917-804-4929

BRONX Co-op for sale/ Bronx Co-op sale! Newly renovated 1 bdrm, Nr, Yankee Stadium, gated building, No brokers. Please call 718-793-1331 Barry or Lillian @ 718-993-3446, $175K

Douglas Elliman Real Estate

135 East 57th Street Premises: Alice Kwartler, Pierre Michel Salon Space A: 2,500 sf Ground lvl; 600 sf Basement lvl Space B: 4,730 sf Ground lvl; 3,125 Upper lvl; 600 sf

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622 Third Avenue Premises: Wild Salmon 22,000 sf of Exquisite Tri-level Restaurant Space 6,000 sf Grnd Lvl 3,000 sf Mezzanine Lvl 13,000 sf Lower Lvl

Space C: Approx 5,000 sf 3rd Fl Retail/Showrm/Office

Prudential Douglas

Elliman 212-418-2020

222 East 59th Street Premises: Scalamandre D&D Building Showroom Space 2,675 sf Ground Lvl 2,475 sf Mezzanine Lvl 7,070 sf Second Lvl 1,000 sf Outdoor Terrace

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Wesley Hills: Col 4BRs, 2 bths, over ½ acre, wlk to shuls, club house, live in your own bckyrd w/IGP, young neighborhood, $560K, mtvd seller. Chaya 914-263-5226

MONROE Grand Mansion estate. 33 acre lake front parcel w/7k square foot mansion, pool, tennis court, 2 guest houses and more. 1 hour from NYC. $3.5M CALL: 212-206-9939 www.camelotrealtygroup.biz

Two family house for sale, one acre of land, with horsebarn, 1 ½ hours to NYC. Income $13,000 per month. 914-3936759. $275K Neg. 914-512-4361

SHEEPSHEAD BAY short sale: Great Oppty, detached 2 BR/2BR, schroom, path w. DR, EIK, over rentable, 1 BR, 3 entrances, lost of windows, storage, lg yard, new gas boilers, near A train, shoppingm schools, walk to synagogue. 25’ x 100’, one tenant must stay below market value. Must act quickly 718-769-4021

Boro Park, 20 Av 53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 Brs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr Stores, shuls, F train. 718-258-4824

Floral Park Open House, 27 Lesior 4 Br, 3 bth, 2 car gar, new kitchen Sun 3-4 pm FSBO www.livehere-now.com Call: 516-364-2033

BEECHHURST/WHITESTONE: On site agents. Doorman, pool, pkg, pet friendly, dock. 1BR, priced to sell! $210,000. 2 BR, ren kit/bth $389,500. 2 BR, terrace, bridge/ waterview $415,000. 3BR, 2 bth, bridge/ waterview $550,000. 4 BR, 3bth, den, bridge/ waterview$774,000. www.stationrealty.com 718-279-4800

LONG ISLAND Oakdale/55+ Condos. New construction on Oakdale Bohemia Rd. 2 BR, 2 ba, models now open from $385,000. 631-472-2242

CO-OP FOR SALE L.I. Cedarhurst: FALL IN LOVE, beautiful large 2 Bd, 2 bth, co-op. All new kitch+baths. W/D in Apt. locked storage, balc, gar. Just reduced moving $369K Call: 516-812-9160

NEED A CUSTOM HOUSE? USE YOUR MOUSE!!! www. Needcustomhouse.com Realtors welcome! Model Home Available 30 min from NYC call 845-206-5220 WOODMERE/ WOODSBURGH: 5 mins, 5 BR, 4.5 bth, fin bsmt, HW flrs, C/AC, kosher gourmet, granite kit, new bths, den/frplc, cul-de-sac. In eruv, walkable to all shuls. Must see! $1299M. Please Call 917-687-0754 Southern Catskills: Lake front land, absolute sale, May 16th, only 5 acres, lake right 69,900, 5 acres, lake front, 189,900, southern catskills, 1 hr, NYC, beautiful small spring feel lake, finally available, no closing cost. Call Gregy 607-437-0782

Long Island - Oakdale/ 55 + condos. New Construction on Oakdale bohemia Rd. 2 Br, 2 Ba, Models now open, from $385,000 631-472-2242

Great Buy! TWO FAMILY HOUSE 4 SALE. One acre of land w/ horse barn, 1 & ½ hrs to NYC. Income $1,300 per mo. $275k Neg 914-512-4361 or 914-393-6759

Forest Hills: Corner 2 BR coop, 15 mins to E & F train, good sized rms, remodeled EIK & bth, easy st. parking, excel cond, MT $709/mo, $265K 917-292-5686

Monticello Monticello: Beaut ranch, 4 Br, 3 bth, kosher kit. ½ acre, bkyrd. Walt to dist to falkof. For pesach Summer. Call 718-679-4339

STATEN ISLAND Staten Island-Condo for sale 2 bedroom, 1 bth condo, Rossville, bottom Floor, corner unit, central air, eat-in kitchen, living room, washer, dryer, pool, tennis court, parking space, $189k 917-693-8239

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NY STATE Loch Sheldrake: 4 BR, 2 BTH, LR/DR, huge sunroom, large EIK, lake, large yard, corner prop. 347-598-3011

Lake Sheldrocke, hamptons in the Catskills- Re-priced, octagon retreat, 4 BR, 3 bth, 9.86 acre, 3 ponds, quest suite, pool house, wrap srop store, fire place, new septic decore. Walk to synagogue minutes to route 17 740K. Call 845-798-5885

NY STATE MIDDLEBURG: 18.5 Flat wooded acres. Lots of game. Semi private paved road, $50,000. Please Call: 518-827-5553

Sullivan County: New construction, Lake View Townhouses, Bethel area, includes Granite counter tops/ crown molding/ motor boat lake with clubhouse w/grt restaurants. Priced reduced $299K 845-866-7266

Sidney NY: Large 4 bdrms, historical hom,e on 2 acres, near schools, places of worship + college needs TLC,. Great investment. $85,000. Ernie 607-563-1020 Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com S FALLSBURG, NY Lg, 3 Br house, 3bth, Brand new, pvt in ground pool. Avail July. Call: 914-737-3915 WOODSIDE, NY 2 family brick house detached. Property is 4000 sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths. CALL ANNCURRAN @ WAGNER&KELLY REAL ESTATE 646-508-3292 GREAT BUY Amityville Village Legal 3 fam. (1)2BR (2)1 BR units, det’d gar, Low taxes, good cond, fully Occupied. $409K 631-905-6189

4 bdrm, 2bth, large living room Family room, kitchen, den Two Story detached garage. New windows, insulation, siding and roof on all Please contact Michelle 716-462-6478 Or look at the website: GIL8.com under Village Gem Asking $129,500.00

Catskills: Seeking partner to buy 2 fam home in Woodbourne ( 2 floors-10 rms) Must have good credit. Approx $20,000 investment. 718-972-1552, 718-972-0161 or 917-971-8357

Monticello Area for sale Lakefront home 8,000 sq ft with full Apartment, separate entrance on 200 lake Frontage w htd mikvah or swimming pool Across from shule nice jewish community Lake OK for motorboating. 845-794-8510 845-798-4805

Newburgh: 2500 expandable to 4200sf. Walk out basement. New 4BR loft, style home, 5 acres, nr thruway. $384,900. Owner 914-213-3902

Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472

Woodburne, NY: 64 acres on Route 52, Reduced Price! Green barn RE 845-482-4663

HORTON & COLLEGE Spacious 7 BR,3 BTHS, 6 yr young, Huge DR/LR, 9 ft. ceilings, eat in kosher kitchen, C/A, appliances,deck,closets galore,ideal mother/ Daughter or home/business. MIC Price Reduced Call Owner 845-356-5566 HORTON & COLLEGE Westchester Rockland, NY-Townhouse 3 Br + 2 extra rms bsmt, d/washer, dryer, a/c kit, leisure rms, nr local trans. $289k 845-426-0836

Hewlett. Hi Ranch:4 BRS, 2 full baths, 2 kitchens, huge yard. Det gar. Nr park, shops & LIRR. Make your best offer! Call owner 516-817-9979 *RENTAL FOR VACATION* Monticello Hidden Ridge Homes at Kutsher’s Designer deluxe homes. Sale/ rent 2 br, 2 bths, Beautiful, furnished. Call broker Oscar Parloff We have keys. 845-794-3720, 845-434-7792 NEW HEMPSTEAD: Open house, Sunday 1-3 pm; $407K. MIC home, ¾ BR, 2.5 bths on cul-de-sac. Renov in ’08 on .57 acres. Yaacov (Milch) Miller: 914-414-3619; Rivky Kagan: 845-6592056 KAGAN RLTY CAMP: Sleeps 150+ on 40+/acres. 1 hr NYC. Fully equipped, ready to go this summer. Owner will lease or lease-opt, flex terms. Call for pricing. 845-338-5000 Pyramid Brokerage www.pyramid brokerage.com Vacation home for sale Monticello: Hidden Ridge homes at Kutcher’s Designer deluxe homes. Sale rent, 2 BR, 2 bth, beautiful furnished. Call broker Oscar Pavloff. We have keys. 845-794-3720 or 845-434-7792 Vacation home for sale Sackett Lake: Totally renovated 3 BRs, 1 bth, seeded lake nights. Walk to orthodox shul. 516-662-3045 Fallsburg: New 3BR, 2.5 bth, 3 acres with lake & waterfall. Near shul. For Sale By owner. 718-938-4130

Fallsburg: New 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 3 acres w/ lake + waterfall. Near shul. For sale by owner. 718-938-4130

Marine Park for sale by owner 1515 East 36th Street (Ave P/ Flatlands) fully renov, 1 fam brick, semi detached, large private drive, 2 car gar, LR, DR, EIK 3+ BRs, 2 full bths, finished bsmt, Front/Backyard + deck…Too much to list! Asking 600’s. Call Natalie 917-345-5209 or 718-338-9102 MIDWOOD: 20X100, BUILT 18X59 SEMI DETACHED, 2 FAMILY, 3 BR/ 2BR, FINISHED BASEMENT, PARKING, NEAR B+Q TRAINS. CALL: 917-748-7780

Westchester, Fleetwood: Great location, pre-war Bldg Xlg, 1 BR, 900 sq ft EIK, LR, DR walk to RR, good condition. $165,000. Owner 914-665-5470

Boro Park: OPEN HOUSE SUN Noom- 4 pm 115049th Street. All brick 2 family 20x52 building 20x100 lot. Khalid Ahmed 917-753-5422 Joanna Pavlatac. Exit Top Properties. 443-856-8386

Ellenville NY, Briggs Hwy. Entire Kingsway colony. 10-2BR untis.4-1BR units, main hse, pool, shul, lrg prop. NO calls aft 7pm. 732-671-7779

Bklyn House for sale Ave P/E 7, 1 fam s/det, LR, DR, EIK, 3 BR, 2 ½ bath, lg bsmnt, driveway, garage. Price rduced $715 K. NO BROKERS! Please call: 718-998-7231

New Hempstead: 5 BR, 3 bth, walk-out fin bsmt with wet bar, very pvt backyard. Mother/daughter set-up. By owner. $485k. Call 845-362-3750

BROOKLYN East Flatbush: New construction lux 3 BR grdn condo for sale. 2 full baths, cust kit, balc, storage, lndry rms. Owner pays CC. Only 3% dn. FHA avail, tax abate. Owner 917-450-8226

MIDWOOD: Prime Block! E 29/J-K, 1 fam det. MIC. 3 BR duplex, lrg EIK w door to deck & bckyrd, lrg DR/LR + den w. working frplc, full fin bsmt w. sauna. Gar & drvwy. Asking $799k. HUGAWALL REALTY 917-204-0301

Mill Basin: fully renov 2 family att brick with garage and driveway. Near shopping and houses of worship. Asking $595k, call 347-538-3055

Midwood, Sale: 20x100, built 18x59 semi detached 2 family, 2.5 BR, also 2 BR, fin bsmt, includes parking. B+Q trains 917-748-7780 Agent

2 family fully detached 1. 2 bedroom one bathroom, first floor, 2. 1 Bedroom, 1 bathroom with porch. Close to transportation and synagogue. Asking low 600’s. Call 646-217-8252 CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838 Ave J/ Low East 2 family 30x100, detached 6/5 rooms, 3/2 bedrms, Den, Full Bsmt, Driveway, Granite kitchen Call Shirley Hanan 917-771-7447 Small one family house with extra lot for sale. Lot is ideal for building. Call 718-927-0600 Or 646-753-1400

Ave L/E 12: 2 family + basement, 2 car garage. 20x58 (25x90lot). REALTOR $1,025,000 646-391-4211 Foster Ave, East 3rd St: 2 fam, 4 BR, 2 bth, bsmt. 17.83x40 (17.83x82 lot) $499,000

Marine Park brick attached 1 family, 2 bath, Large yard, garage. Won’t last. Asking $430,000 Many other properties available. Mill basin, Marine Park, OMB, BR. Ask for Miriam. NATIONAL BROKERAGE. 718-377-1500

East 5th Street/ Kings Hwy: Beautiful 1 family, fully detached, 3 BRs, plus housekeeper’s room. 2.5 custom bathrooms, large EIK, fin bsmt, private drv, MIC. Must see! REDUCED, Call owner 917-902-6400

Marine Park: Brick, 1 fam, 3 BR duplex, 1.5 baths, finished basement, community drive, near shopping, minutes from worship and more! Price negotiable $428k. Call 917-992-7239

East 8th St/ Foster & H: legal 1 family, used as 2. 10 rooms total, 2 full baths, 2 EIK, large backyard. No brokers. 646-239-2732

BORO PARK, 2-3 fam hse, central Loc. New heating system, upgraded Elect system, fin bsmnt, $1.3M Serious bids only. Appts for Sunday only No realtor: 201-669-1779

Ave L/E 17th St 1 fam det, 20x100 Lot. 4 Brs, 2 car garage. Priced to Sell. By owner. Call 732-278-9780 East 5th street/ Kings HWY: Beautiful 1 family detached, 3 BRs + housekeepers rm, 2.5 custom bths, large EIK, fin bsmt, prvt drvwy, MK. Must see! Reduced! 917-902-6400 House for sale in the heart of Sephardic community, Gravesend. Please call: 718-755-6349

Crown Heights 2 family, move-in condition large backyard, 1 Br/1 Br/1 Br, finished basement. $425 neg. Call Owner: 917-880-9839 East 27th/Ave R, family 33.4x100 3 brs plus den, private drive, large backyard, asking $799. Call after 7pm 718-376-7735 No brokers please!

LOGAN STREET: Brand new 3 family house, beautiful 1.5 BA, wood floors, porch and driveway. Call: 347-683-1923

NASSAU / L.I. House for Sale Long Island LITTLE NECK-For Sale By Owner2 br ranch home, 1 bath, detached garage,$650K, builders welcome. No Brokers, Call Owner 917-930-0497

West Hamton, newly reconstructed, still time to customize, beautiful 9RM, 3 bth col fin bsmt, gar. First floor offers private rm, with bth off side entrance, perfect for home office, nanny’s rm or extra BR, walk to shul %859K. Also Atlantic Bch, mint 8, 2.5 bths, col, fin bsmt, gat, just few blocks to water! Mid $900’s. REALTY EXECUTIVE WEST 516-448-9858

Melville, for sale by owner, 1 Acre, 5 BDRM/ 2 ½ bath, central AC, inground swimming pool, cabana, school district (5) walking distance to temple. $769K. Please Contact: 917-364-7402

BALDWIN for sale by owner, $475K. Attached building, 2 stores, 1000sf each, Two 2 BR apts. Currently all rented. Call weekdays, after 7pm. 516-378-1573

BABYLON: With high ranch. 3 over 3 BR, 3 ba, or income of 2 apts $2700, hdwd flrs, newly updated. Beaut design. Great for investors. 1 GS $385,000. call owner Liz direct and say where you saw the ad. 631-671-1289

House for sale LI Spacious 200 sf. 1 bdrm, 1 bth. Dining area, balcony, out door pool, Custome kitch and bth. Prime doorman, Building and loc, walk to shul, shopping, LIRR. Shown by apt only, $375k 954-558-3133

HUNTINGTON, LI/ WEST HILLS: Architect renovated, grand colonial estate on 2 Acres. 5 BR, 3 ½ BATH, Great room, 2 horse corrals, 8 stall barn $2.2M 631-451-7799

STATEN ISLAND BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273

Staten Island 1869 Richmond Terr. M1 Zone. 26,947 sq ft. Please CallFor more information: 718-258-4222

QUEENS/BRONX BAYSWATER: Top location! Immac det 1 fam, 4 br, 3 ½ bth, LR, DR, EIK, fin bsmnt, pvt drv, newly blt, 1 blk to Shul. $559K/ neg. Owner 917-577-6811

Bayside, Windsor Park: 2 BR, 1 Ba, school districtr #26, pool, tennis courts, near shopping, great location, low maint. A/C, 24 hr sec. asking 259k. Owner 718-7760080 leave message.

Kew Gardens: 24 unit apt bldg, $3.9M. Also 3 fam homes on 80x100 lot, R7A zone. Bkr 646-207-7151

Kew Garden Hills: 3 BR, 1.5 bth, LR, EIK, fin bsmt, sep entr, 2 car drvwy, fin bsmt, sep entr, 2 car drvwy, central loc. new gated front porch. 917-916-8421

OUT OF STATE Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.

DELAWARE COUNTY GREAT BUY Delaware County, 21.8 Acres. Three BR’s, two full baths. Full size Bsmt. 40x56Barn w/a stream. $339,900. Must Sell, Owner 607-265-3431

MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210

Vacation properties Delaware:Dewey beach4 BR, 2 ½ bth, deck, hrdwd flrs, balcony, ocn vu, 1 block to beach, 629,999k rentals. 610-888-5866 www.whisperingpalms-db.com

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New Hampshire, Washington 24 wooded acres, Town Rd w/electric & access to boat launching ramp for half moon pond. $5000 per acre 914-592-8414

Brooklyn Ave S/E17. Newly built 3 br apt. Lrge LR & DR. Call: 718-902-7375 347-587-7944

Far Rockaway, 3 family brick detached 3 bedroom/ 6 bathrooms off the beach and trans. 2706 Seigal Ave 576-569-8674 or 718-552-5050 Financing Available

UPSTATE, LOG CABIN RENTALS: 7 Golf Course or 4 Mtn Top, overlooking Delaware River. Stay & Play Golf Pkgs available. Call us at 607637-5253 or check us out @ bassenterprises.com

E. 14/ Ave N 3 Fam. Brk s/alt 19 years old, landlord. Apt, east KIT, CAC 3 Br 1 ½ bth. Split. EIK W/D fin bsmnt. Car port, many Extras no Bkrs. Asking $1,250 516-791-1566

Apt to share furnished: Ocean parkway K/L Super sized master bedroom, EIN Kitchen, Elevator, laundry room, air condition, young senior to share refrences on request 1 month rent, 1 month security Avail Now! Owner 917-771-6105

OUT OF STATE

Butler PA: Single fam $575,000. 4 large BRs, high & EIK, DR, great rm, LR, office, Laundry rm, Fin bsmt, in-law apt, CAC, all totally redone, basement garage + new 2 car heated garage/workshop, large lot on quiet street, near shopping & schools, spacious home in mint condition. Asking 575,000. Make offer, Call 570-785-2305

PA HOUSE FOR SALE TROUT RUN 2 CABINS/HOMES ON SAME PARTIAL WITH GARAGE ON 3 ACRES OF LAND. LARGE MAN MADE WELL STOCKED LAKE. EXC HUNTING. $94K OBO. OWNER 570-327-1305

House for sale North Carolina Certified energy star home Arts & Crafts Classic construction. New green home, 3 BR, 2 ½ bth, contemporary, 2100 sq ft, 7 acre. Additional acreage avail. 2008 Asheville Parade of homes$682,508 828-545-4931 or 828-545-8086 Maryland: Lower Eastern shore of MD, pvt secluded waterfront fram, has 2 chicken houses growing with perdue. $1.2M. 410-742-0959 Prudential Carruthers

NC Real Estate 1997 custom built real estate w. 8 acres, 8 more acres avail, htd pool. Low taxes $1.25 mil. Call “Lucy” for link to website 1-800-930-1999

Los Angeles: Large 2 story 5 BR, 4 bth home avail for summer. Granit Kosh Kit. Lg bckyrd. Nr shuls 310-735-3310

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BROOKLYN House for rentBrooklyn Flatbush E 28th, Ave L and M-Fully Furn house, 1 year rental, 3 BR, 3 Bths, all appliances, 2 sinks, furn bsmnt, back yard, big terrace, pvt 2 car driveway. $2,500 a month, plus utility Call Barbara: 646-552-8630

Bay Ridge, Sunset Park: 1800 sq ft STORE, spotlessly clean with white ceramic tile, move-in condition. Heat incl. Call owner Ralph 732-617-0198

East 4th St/ M&N: 2 BR basement apts, ceramic flrs, 1 BTH, LR, near shuls, shopping, tran and more! $1200 including utilities. Call 718-382-0623 E 28th/Ave K. Det 3BR pvt house, fin Bsmt w/ofc or 4th BR, new stainless Appls, 2.5 baths, attic, w/d. MIC Shared drvwy. $2900. 917-859-4444 E 28/Ave J. 3 lrge BRs, 1.5 bths, EIK, attic playrm. New scraped flrs. Pvt drv. 718-338-6935 or 917-837-9062

East 23rd/Y-Sheepshead Bay: 3 BR, 1 bth, large LR/DR, near shuls, shopping & more. 1650/mo utilities not included. Call 347-242-9997 or 347-242-1552 THREE 3 FAMILY HOMES ON 80X100LOT ASKING $975K ALSO 3 BR APT FOR RENT. R7A ZONE. CALL BROKER 646-207-7151 Gravesend: 5.5 rms, absentee landlord, terr, yard, pvt drv, gar. $1,700. Credit Check. Agt. 646-207-5087

Ocean Pkwy/ Ave Y: 2 BR apt, 1st flr in pvt hse. Asking $1800. heat not included. Call 718-690-6085

6920 13th Avenue: Store + 2 family, excellent condition, 3 BR apts. Call Albert. Remax Metro. 917-733-7230 or 718-439-1110

Boro Park, 20 w/53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 BRs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr stores, shuls F train. Asking $3000/mo nego. Call 718-258-4824

House for rent Gravesend/E 4th street: 3.5 room, walk in yard, absentee landlord. Utilities included $1,200. Also 5 rm yard garage. Call agent Fran Rizzo 646-207-3087 Boro Park, 16/54: top loc, brand new luxury upgraded apt, 4 brs, $3,200. Elderly preffered. Avial July 732-901-8947

QUEENS 2 Family Detached, 2 br, 1 bth, on first floor. Second floor—2 bdrms/bth w/ porch, close to transportation and synagogue. Asking low 600’s call 646-217-8252

Kew Gardens: huge 3 BR, 1 bth with NYC skyline views, great open kit and LR area w/d storage across Forest Park nr trans and LIRR 347-7390 See WebID NS905057

Bell Harbor, Beach 137138th St: 60x200, 2 family with tennis court. Call Walsh Properties 718-945-5512

FRESH MEADOWS: Unfurn 1BR apt top flr of pvt home, separate entry, EIK, new carpeting, nr trans $1200/mo. Utils incl. Contact owner, 516-643-7688

Rockaway Blvd: Near JFK, fully renov, 1+2 BR apt, 1 bnth each in pvt home. Near shopping, trans and more! No smoking, refurnished, reasonably priced. Please Call 917-873-5561 Kew Garden Hills House for Rent K.G.H 1 Fam, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bths. Kitchen backyard and furnished Bsmt Gorgeous Deck $2,400 Call 917-669-9676

LONG ISLAND Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319 Vacation property Southampton Waterfront Estate7BR w/5 master BR suites, pool, tennis, volleyball courts, boat/dock, elev, game room/gym. 917-418-6872. View website homerentals.com Property ID 40506

Babylon West 631-3761510 COUNTRY LAKE VILLAS ADULT COMMUNITY, New Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms, washer/dryer in each unit

WOODMERE: 1 BR, 1.5 Bth, newly renovated, private garage w/ separate entrance includes all utilities gas + electric. Near all shopping, transportation and shuld. Call 516-524-8378 or 516-612-4656

N.Y. STATE FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent. Reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845 Wesley Hills, NY: 4 BRs, 2 bths, 1910 col loaded w/ old world charm & character + 21st century updates. Sits on over 2 acres of amazing park like private property. Ask for Donna 914-393-5361 Coldwall Banker

Camp for sale/Rent Tannersville, NY: Summer/ Winter Retreat/Camp on stream. 1 Blk from shul & lake. 14 BRs. Plenty of room for quick expansion for more BRs. Restaurant facility & meeting areas. 5 outdoor decks, public assembly Cert of Ocupancy for 570 ppl. All permits in place. Public water & sewer. Safe area. DR & stores nearby. For sale $795K. Ready for this summer. Please Call Tom 631-901-8535 Fire Island Seaview: 5 BR, lg Bay Front summer home 3/22, 9/8, $29,900 Jul+Aug, $13k, all appl, LR, DR, backyard, grill, lrg kit 718-42396-3437 www.12bayview.info Great Neck: Saddle Rock, 5 BR house and maid’s room, 3.5 bths, backyard, garage and parking, walk to worship, library and park $5200 mo. Call owner 516-466-4197 White Plains rentals Rentals/Westchester White plains-4 BR, 3 bth all renov (11/08) 1 fam home on cul-de-sac in quiet fam oriented nghbrhd, near xpways, good shls, great parks, 25 mins to NYC, $4200/mo. Godfrey 914-345-3141 House for rent Great Neck, Saddle Rock: 5 BR house + maids rm, 3.5 bths, backyard, garage, parking. Walk to worship, library and park. $5200 a month. Call owner 516-466-4197

SMALL BUNGALOW COLONY, 70 BEAUTIFUL ACRES TO BUILDINGS AND AN IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL, NEEDS TLC, FEATURES A SMALL LAKE WITH HISTORIC STORE DEN, WATERFALLS, STREAM HILLS, VALLEYS AND LOTS OF TREES, LESS THAN 35 MILES FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN SCENIC SULLIVAN COUNTY (MOUNTAINDALE) ASKING 579K. CALL JOYCE DAVID. 718-875-2000 House for rent Great Neck, Saddle Rock: 5 BR house + maids rm, 3.5 bths, backyard, garage, parking. Walk to worship, library and park. $5200 a month. Call owner 516-466-4197 Forshay: 13+BR mansion for rent for the summer. Heated indoor/ outdoor pool, large backyard ALSO Forshay: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent, reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845 ELMONT:For rent 800 sq ft Hempstead Turnpike Store Front. Good for office space or retail. $1200/month. Owner call 516- 437- 2100 For rent North Putnam, renov, 2 story 3 BD/ 1 ½ bth, Vermont log cabin on 7 acres plus full bsmt 3 acres, Lake+Garage-Must see to believe. Contact 845-225-6630. asking $2100 per month. Email Paul@oneclickbuttercutter.com

OUT OF STATE Pennsylvania/ Townhouse for rent East Strausberg Townhouse for rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, updated kitchen, cathedral Ceiling, garage bsmnt. Avail now. $1,150/mth + util Call: 570-223-0578 CANADA-Luxurious condo available in tower 41, monthly/yearly- Short/long-term. Call: 514-991-3969 Los Angeles: Lrg 2 story, 5BR, 4bth home avail for summer. Granite kosh kit. Lg bckyrd. Nr shuls. 310-735-3310

North Putnam, renov, 2 story 3 BD/ 1 ½ bth, Vermont log cabin on 7 acres plus full bsmt 3 acres, Lake+Garage-Must see to believe. Contact 845-225-6630. asking $2100 per month. Email Paul@oneclickbuttercutter.com

Apartment For Rent

BROOKLYN East 2nd and Ave C, finished basement, 1 BR, lrge kit, LR, DR, great cond, prvt entrance, Near all. 917-282-4855 Boro Park: 500sf office space for $1100 both newly renov. 917-892-3700

Ave J/ E 15th: Brand new completely renovated 1+2 BR apts, new appliances, 1 flight up, near all. Please Call 718-692-4181 ext.110

East 4th St/ M&N: 2 BR basement apts, ceramic flrs, 1 BTH, LR, near shuls, shopping, tran and more! $1200 including utilities. Call 718-382-0623 Ave L/E 12: 2 family + basement, 2 car garage. 20x58 (25x90lot). REALTOR 646-391-4211 Foster Ave, East 30th: 2 fam, 4 BR, 2 bth, bsmt. 17.83x40 (17.83x82 lot)

Apt for rent-Bklyn DYKER HEIGHTS2 BR w/terrace Modern, LR, EIK, new fridge, W/D hookup $1750. NO Fee.Call 646-734-6053 718-238-3200

Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923 E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944

Sheepshead Bay. 1 BR remodeled Apt. No section 8. No washer/dryer Call after 6 pm. 718-769-1318 APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney. Call 718-252-0263 Ave S/ Low East 1 ½ BR Newly Renovated Apt 2nd Fl New Appliances heat included $1300 Call 718-648-3835 ROOM FOR RENT In busy area in Flatbush (On Coney Island between J & K) Call 718-253-0493 Pkwy Ave L +M, 2nd fl elev, small 2 br, 1 bth, LR/DR, great bldg, near all transportation, gas included $170k. No Broker, building. Call Owner: 718-252-5802 KENSINGTON: 3 room apt, 1 bath for rent. Freshly painted. Near shopping and trans. Call: 424-202-1152 Bklyn Apts unfurn. Bensonhurst- Apartments 6 rooms, 2 large bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms, refrigerator included, small pet ok, house avail. Now, roommates preffered, no programs. Call owner: 917-805-8324 Ave U-Brand new luxury 2 bdrms, 2 bths granite custome kit, walk-in closets, sep laundry room, DR, LR, elevator. $2,500. Call: 917-757-5060

Bklyn Unfurnished Coney Island brand new 3 extra large bedroom apt w/ 3 balconies, Cair, elevator, 2 baths, ocean view, blck from subway, hookups, $2,300/mo Owner 908-418-4563

QUEENS/BRONX FRESH MEADOWS: Unfurn 1BR apt top flr of pvt home, separate entry, EIK, new carpeting, nr trans $1200/mo. Utils incl. Contact owner, 516-643-7688

Forest Hills: 3300 sqft, w/full kitchen & bathrooms in lower lever of synagogue. Available July 1st ’09. Near trans. $18Sq ft. Contact Harvey at 631-789-5758 harveycpal@aol.com FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHO[ & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928

Forest Hills: 2 Bedroom, fully renovated, utilities included, 2 blks to Austin St close to all transportation. $1800 Neg 917-417-1545 or 718-575-5004 Looking for working people to rent 3 bedroom apt Woodside, Queens. Private house, 3BR, living room, dining room. Please call 718-335-2099 Woodside/ Maspeth: Border, 6 rm mod, 3 BR, 1.5 ba, FDR, EIK, new windows, crpt, paint, no pets or W/D, sec dep + 1st & last mos rent, $1975. 516-784-0222

Visit the Islands Luxury Caribbean Rental: www.myturkshome.com, turks+caicos/ Michael516-672-4333

SOUTH NORWALK WATERFRONT BRAND New luxury 1 and 2 br APTS*Starting at $1800 call 203-899-9924 for appointment Jefferson@5577water.com Includes specials

Red Bank Area Working M will share. Room avail. $600/mo 908-907-0035 Exit 21, NYS thruway, beautiful camp/campus for rent for shabbotonim, school groups, families, etc. Available ApriJune. Also available for Yeshiva groups July-Aug. brand new program for week of August 25th-Sept 1st. exclusive father/son camping program and mini camp program. 347-753-3636

Anguilla, BWI: 995 built large ground level house. 2100 sqft interior, 2100 sq ft terrace & veranda. Property on 0.6 acre. 3 bdrms, 3 bthrms, etc. US $1,750,00/neg. 1-264-497-6224 Ludgerprinz@gmx.de Bennies@angaillent.com

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

BROOKLYN Busy dental practice in heart of boro park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681

LONG ISLAND

11th Ave/63rd St: Beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office, showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2000

Hempstead: 1 BR & studio, pvt entr, 1 parking space free w/rental avail. Call Mr. Rattan 516-292-7600 or 516-383-2388

MCDONALD AVENUE/ KNGS HWY: 5000 SQ FT STOREFRONT, HIGH CEILINGS, GOOD

MINEOLA: Ground flr of a 2 family residence, new construction, AC, 2-3 BR, LR, DR, EIK, Frplc, gar Bckyard, bsmt storage w/ lndry area, nr RR + Bus. $2200/mo, 2 yr lease, no pets. 516-294-8544 Bimiharch- Right away enjoy + live in beautiful home to rent room, seeking gentlemen to live with rabbi Chazan + son. Near synagogues, chabad, shopping, LIRR, 5 towns, Cedarhurst, NY. Call Rivka Shield. 516-643-5025 or 954-567-4040 BABYLON W. Whse/ industrial prop w/ newly reno ofc’s. for lease. $6.50/SF neg, 2 units avail 6000 SF & 4700 SF. Kean St. Principals only! 631-261-8022

Unfurn apt for rent Brand new building, immed occ. 2 BR, 1 bth, European kit, stainless steel appl, W/D, hardwood flrs, thru cut, granite cnt tops, ceramic, AC units, vinyl blinds, intercom, cable ready, $2200/ref 917-751-8239

LOCATION FOR RETAIL AND WAREHOUSE, NEAR TRANSPORTATION, SHOPPING AND MORE. PRICE NEGOTIABLE. CALL

917-681-7565

Sheepshead Bay-Heart of prof’l & medical ofc space in beaut completely renov ofc building across from Q&B trains. Bus stop right across the street. On site parking wuites from 500-2500 sf. Daily Mincha in bldg. Call 718-692-4181 ext110

Boro Park, 16th Ave: 5 room office for rent, private bathroom, 1 flt up. Front exposure. 718-338-6433

Med office for sale Bensonhurst Busy dental office for sale in Bensonhurst Area 4 chairs in medical facility. For more information please call: 212-430-3888 Commercial Property for Sale Garage/Warehouse for Sale/Rent. 20,000 sq. ft. E. 15 St. off Ave. L 917-554-5640 lv msg if no answer

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PROFESSIONAL SPACE FOR SALE CO-OP. NEWLY RENOVATED. MOVE-IN CONDITION. PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. UPPER BAY RIDGE AREA. PRINCIPALS ONLY. CALL BETWEEN 10 AM & 5 PM 718-490-1263

NICE INVESTMENT PROPERTY: Woodhall St. Detriot, MI 48224. 3BR, 2 bth, 2000 sf colonial, multi-family home. Asking $27,500, current family $85,000 Property management. Referral Avail Mike 313-330-7563

Garage for Rent Brooklyn Bedford. Garage avail. For storage. Ave S+T, secure w/alarm, AC and heat. 917-295-5166

REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE Court St. Brooklyn, 3rd flr, 900sf. Offices 2 refrigerated 800sf. Each 2 Freezers 800sf each 5000 sf. Storage, 15 ft high, Fright elevator Ground Floor 2000 sf., with loading dock, Total 11,000 sf. Call 917-407-4006

NY STATE

OFFICE FOR RENT/ STATEN ISLAND-Guyan Ave.1500 sq, ft of comm. space excellent for prof. office. Busy area-near transp. Easy access to major roads, highways. Call Gus: 917-750-3898

Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929

Commercial Property for sale NYC, Brooklyn, Williamsburg theater w/ lot size of 17,500 sq ft for investors (1) option is to use 58,000 BSF for commercial community + residential BLDG Zoning is R6 with C1-3 Perfect for condos, co-ops or a renovated theater architectural drawings will be provided. View www.renellirealty.net or call Rene at 917-657-2090

Property for sale by owner, 25 ft + 100 ft warehouse, 20th Street and 3rd Ave, Brooklyn. 4000 Net lease. Neg. Call 718-238-2355

QUEENS Restaurant For Sale Main St. Queens. Prime Location10 Years in Business 718-763-5717

NY STATE Woodridge, NY: Near shops shuls. 5 BR house, den, LR, DR, Fireplace, basement + 2 car gar 888-799-9319 SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL JOHNATHAN AT THE SUNSHINE. 845-796-1200 FOR SALE ROCKLAND COUNTY Motel for sale Special Oppty for Yeshiva/school, prof offices. Over 40x 1g/rms, excellent opportunity for a post natal recovery home, 3 miles from major hospital. 917-365-347 Lots + acreage for sale

OUT OF STATE

BROOKLYN Bedford Ave/ Avenue U: 800 sf office space, fully renovated with 3 air conditioners, carpet. Call 917-439-5759

49th Street off 13th Ave: 1 large rm for office, beautifully furnished high ceilings, pvt bath, large windows, pvt entrance. Please Call: 718-851-4673 OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748 Lindenhurst office space Willage of LINDENHURST 1600sf, 7 cubicles, 14x14, storage rm w/ overhead garage door, close to railroad/ post office $1200 avail 4/1. 631-236-6998 Large school building for lease $14,500, move in, excel con, large classrooms, office space & playground, lrge kitch + dining area, lead & asbestos free, handicap accessible, suitable for special ed. 718-483-9665 or 917-282-4855 Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274 BORO PARK NEW UTRECHT/47TH ST 450 sf good for both store and office 19800 sf also available Call: 718-437-3126 lv msg

Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813

16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows. Call: 718-435-9366

Waterbury, CT: 15 unit brick building, fully occupied, 2-3 BR apts. Excel Cond, parking lot, new boilers, good loc, RR. $122K. Expenses $56,800. Call 347-782-6848

Inwood-8 offices available for rent. 3000 sq ft, up to 6,000 sq ft available. Newly renovated, can also be used as a warehouse. For more information. Danrich Realty 718-441-2800

CENTRAL TEXAS 2652 Acres: excellent hunting, fishing, 3 lakes, Colorado River Frontage, Texas cattle ranch, depreciable assets secluded. $5,760,000 800 Acres: Excellent Oppty for ranching + hunting, underground water, one well, good soil mixed w/Hilly terrain $1,400,000. 740 Acres: Heavily wooded, rugged, hilly, hunting land, secluded, easy access, possible income-wind generators. $1,329,387 418 Acres: Good bird & deer hunting, grassland, hilly mesquite land. $627,000 Liveoak Land & Real Estate 325-642-1999 www.liveoak-realtors.com Lynchburg: 1200 acres, S Central Virginia, great investment for private estate or development, $6.2 Mil 434-546-3225

Brooklyn near 4th Ave. 1700 SQFT All open space: suitable for light manufacturer Or warehousing 1 passenger freight elevator. Nr all trans. Avail. Immed. 718-541-4997 KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN COMMERCIAL

SPACE FOR RENT BY OWNER IN A NEW BUILDING. *PLAZA* 2ND FLOOR. 1500 SQ FT, 2 BTHRMS, PARKING, CENTRAL HVAC. EXCELLENT FINISH, PRIME LOCATION, BUSY AREA. EXCELLENT FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. RENT NEGOTIABLE

917-295-7529 347-992-2722

Park Slope 781 4th Ave Corner of 27th St 1000 sqft Hi Traffic Area. Good for: Attorney, MRI, Mail Box Store, Hair Salon, NO FOOD, No Grocery. Reasonable & Negotiable. Call Owner 718-788-4331

SPACE BROOKLYN Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2000 Sf Storage/Warehouse space for rent Freight Elevator 917-678-8269 Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764

Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481

Space for rent 5 TOWNS VIC, Classroom/spc avail for rent, within shul, easy access to public transp. 20 min to Bklyn, 2 min to 5 towns, reas price. 516-825-5566

Office for rent Ave M, Corner E 19th St. Large office, light, airy, reaso nable. Please call: 718-336-4351

Boro PK/Prime, large beaut Professional offices w/reception area & 2 conference rooms. Fully wired, DSL, & much more. Move right in. Call: 718-972-2828 Crown Heights/ Nostrand & Easter Pkwy 900+ sf store for rent asking $2500 (718)-498-3200

Medical office for rent/ PARK SLOPE 36 PLAZA STREET EAST. NO FEE. 2000 SQFT PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. Ground floor of luxury 12 story residential elevator bldg. Great space with 10’ ceilings. Ideal for medical, dental etc. (previous long term tenant was physical therapy service.) $7000/mo negotiable. Call Alan Kalish 718-633-7586 STORE FOR RENT BROOKLYN Hair salon for rent Ave. U Close to Q+B subway, very convenient access. Asking $2,200 Call: Benny Wong 917-774-6586 718-375-5180 Office in Flatbush for rent. Great neighborhood Very quite 718-627-8606 Stores for rent Brooklyn ONE GOAL REALTY Bklyn Mini & Mega Stores for Lease. Also for sale 3 Fam w/store frnt. Cooldeals7@gmail.com 516-414-0962 Brooklyn Office For Rent MILL BASIN State of the Art. 2 operatory Dental offices for cosmetic dentist. Brand new high end quip, fully furnished 1100 sq ft location with full service lab Near all transportation $3500/mo Negotiable w/ incentives 800-495-4624 SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677 Office for rent: 83 Avenue O / BTW WEST 7th and west 8th/2nd fl , 1000 sf available priced reasonable, near subway Mr. Anthony 718-375-4750 Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427

Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987

Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi. Call 917-435-9274 Gravesend Location Busy area. Beautiful storefront, approx 40x60, High ceilings, full bsmt, ideal for cooperate offices, Ins co, med, bank branches, ETC. For info: 718-966-0230

QUEENS/BRONX Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966

Commercial Property Sullivan county, NY. Cold Storage Facility. 20 min No of Middletown, 90 min From GWB, Rt 84 &17/86. Nr proposed casino. 1000 pallets cold storage (18-) (38) w/ofc space, Approx 4 acres , sep maint facility. Poss development. Also 2 smaller props, Main ST, Falls.845-798-1306

Retail space for rent ELMONT: FOR RENT 800 sq ft, Hempstead Turnpike, storefront. Good for office space or retail. $1200/month. Owner. Call 516-437-2100

STATEN ISLAND Minutes to Manhattan, walk to ferry, modern kitchen, privileges. N$380-$440/mo. 24 HRS 718-816-0670

(New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809

NASSAU / L.I. LIC Proff/ Retail Spaces Beautiful brand new storefront. Completely finished w/ ceramic flrs. Ideal for proff office space, retail a commercial, each unit separate entrance. 900 sf each. Commercial/ residential area..Near Vernon Blvd. Call for details, Bonnie 917-751-8239

Commercial Property/Nassau CEDARHURST beautiful building Near JFK, showroom offices And warehouse, loading dock, approx 16,000 sq ft Call: 516-448-4393

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT/ L. ISLAND Office available one large bright room with Waiting area available on Maple in Cedarhurst With parking $800 p month Call: 800-388-9299

Aouth Sayville: 42 Handsome Ave, 5 BR, 3 BA, all new upgrades, new IGP. Taxes for $11,994Star lot size 89-310. shy of ¾ acre. 2,529 sq ft. walk to beach. Ferries in town. $730K. open house. Sundays 12-3 631-786-7090

LIC Proff/ Retail Spaces Beautiful brand new storefront. Completely finished w/ ceramic flrs. Ideal for proff office space, retail a commercial, each unit separate entrance. 900 sf each. Commercial/ residential area..Near Vernon Blvd. Call for details, Bonnie 917-751-8239

W. Hempstead: prof ofcs, directly across from new library, 2nd flr, 2650 sf reception, common, 4 ofcs, 516-4862996 ext 316, mutual@mutualengraving.com

Lindenhurst office space Willage of LINDENHURST 1600sf, 7 cubicles, 14x14, storage rm w/ overhead garage door, close to railroad/ post office $1200 avail 4/1. 631-236-6998

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Caregiver

Brand new Bldg 7300 sq ft 3 store w/ elev mod installation, near trans. Excellent for med offices or day care center. Call Mr. Arthur: 212-947-7817

CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360

I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414

INVESTOR SPECIAL: Houses $1000’s Below market! Won’t last! Call: 315-778-7460

Land/Lots For Sale

Companion/Caregiver Companions/caregiver available Exp. compassionate caregiver seeks position. Live in/out. Excellent ref. Call Beverly: 917-757-5363

Certified Public Accountant Expertly handles all areas of Accounting & taxation, for business And individuals. Call: 718-282-1553

Brooklyn Lot For Sale Midwood 1472 E. 19th St. 35 x 100 R-6 zone Plans Fully Approved foundation35 x 95 Owner renovated, planned with broker Coldwell Banker Mid Plaza Kim Stavrach 718-646-3600

Business Opportunity • Financial Services • Legal Services Business Opportunity EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY! SELLING OT/PT FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO SERVICE WILLIAMSBURG AREA. FAX RESUME 718-303-9496 OR CALL 718-303-9413 SYWEISS@WEICDC.ORG JEWELRY STORE ESTABLISHED FOR 50 YEARS, FOR SALE, HEART OF BORO PARK, GREAT OPPORTUNITY. CALL 718-207-5718 Gourmet Coffee, house and café, fast growing chain. New to Florida. Call 305-632-3799 Financing Available.

Capital wanted Need const. Or Perm. Loans for 5yr, 10% int, 1st pos. on rentals. Guar. by Fed. Jeff 602-299-4536 or JLSpringer.com

Obgyn Practice for sale: Brooklyn, ideal for Orthodox Jewish MD. Receipts 700k. Call Mr. Weissen at 631-281-2810 or email gnw1@buysellpractices.com

Boutique Broker Dealer prime location Looking for Registered Reps Please contact: nick brown 212-957-2454 or brown@brillsec.com All inquiries will remain confidential.

www.dailygrindunwind.com

Business ownership Opportunity in youth fundraising. 80%-100% return for the kids. $9500 for the exclusive territories. 952-226-1484 or mgerken@integra.net

1st TIME EVER ON VEGAS STRIP -National Sweepstakes -Slot Tournament -TV Game Show -Extremely High Yield -Seeking $500K -High Risk 877-603-4160

BUSINESS OWNER/ INVESTOR Looking to expand your business into the orthodox community of Highland Park/ Edison NJ? Join our newly planned commercial retail space within a few yards of new Aguda Center. Become an equity partner. Call Sam 732-266-1231 Outstanding business opportunity, distributors needed, no franchise fees. It is finally here! Say good-bye to chlorine, no more burning, irritated eyes/ swimmers Eak/ Brittle Hair + Dry skin/ faded swim suites, keep your pool crystal clear for under $99/yr. 100 % pet safe. Vitamin grade EPA, reg for more info. Call 408-866-0897 or visit our website: ,www.swimmingpoolmagic.com/davidbeck

$10K a week guarantee pay: Distributing our magazine and our internet VIP cards. Contact 775-333-1125. Visit our website www.gate4deal.com

$3.5 MILLION new system from a new renowned Consultant. 775-333-1125. Visit website www.gate 4deal.com

Architect seeks financial partner for 114 Room Hotel/ Restaurant in Western NY. Project near completion. Lend or equity position. 631-451-7799

Homes Owners Struggling to pay your mortgage? Facing foreclosure? Need experience on your side? Guaranteed sale in 14 days Call for your free consultation today www.princewilliamhomesearch.com 703-357-9749 Keller Williams Realty

$250K Investors 38.5 acre,276 affordable green, Houses for seniors/ veteransLand: Appraisal $ 4.4 million. Developers offer the following. 250k note +1st T/deed+4pts +10% Interest$85k Invest out of pocket 165k JV50/50 Until paid in full plus interest $85k/ $250k Compare with bank cd No funds until C.O.E More info call 510-352-7887

INVESTORS WANTED Nasdaq listed company needs 250k/ 6-12 month working capital, loan, with pay monthly int.15 yr Profitable over 3MMassests Funds will assist 5MM contract. Call Dennis 310-704-2252

Limo Company Needs good honest partner $300K Investment Contact 786-486-9577 www.southFLlimos.co

Development Oppty, 228 Condo Project, Oil sands capital Fort McMurray, AB CA $15.6M, CDN. Incl, DP, Reports, Studies, Drawings, Plans, Phone 866-215-1222 info@Shireinvestments.com

$500-$3,500: Returning calls from home, part-time. Pick your own hours, No selling! Not multi-level marketing, No cold calling. Please Call: 888-601-6261

BECOME A SUCCESFUL CONCERT PROMOTER Call: HMI, New York (800) 836-1691

YOUNG MANS OPPORTUNITY. Pen business established for 10 years. Lots of room for growth. Active or silent investor needed. 917-671-6567

Salesman or distributor of an exclusive and high tech product for business, investment from $480 US up to $1,000,000 US 717-718-5568 bkidr25@gmail.com

Investor_Invest $20k Receive up to $48k. Invest $40k Receive up to $96k. Make possible 160pct in 3yrs. Contact 717-718-5568 Email: bkidr25@gmail.com INVESTMENT PROPERTY MIDWOOD GREAT INVESTMENT OPP!2 FAMILY MIXED USE PROPERTY WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE,BRICK FACE CONSISTS OF TWO1VR APTS & A 1400SQ. FT. COMMERCIAL SPACE. R.R. Asking 569k. Call broker 917-442-0084 www.pisrealtygroup.com

Will invest & merge into public shell: 30 year old private investment company will infuse up to $1 Mil. Assets; Merge, reorganize & reactivate trading-for pinked or BB Shell (dormant or distressed OK) Chuck: 773-761-5454 Business person to negotiate. I have 2 inventions. Great money making opportunity. Interested? Call Janet 347-439-8968 ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS We have recently lowered the interest rate on a loan of $350,000 from 6.25% to 3.25% DO A LOAN MODIFICATION Lower your interest rate without hurting your credit. Call home lock management 800-945-4122

Private Investor Wanted, Earn 10-15 pvt yearly financing way below market value. 1-2 years term. Contact Desmond 917-689-5643

Brand New Restaurant fully equipped 15 yr lease. Prime Cedarhurst location turn key operation. MUST SEE!!! Call HARVEY: 516-510-8172 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Experienced company serving Michigan, Ohio and India Inquire within Call Southwood Management 248-217-5040 PRIVATE MONEY AVAILABLE 12% Short Term Quick Closings! 718-490-4300 917-578-9514

Looking for investment partner for kitchen/Bathroom co asking $200/$250K investment Co has 30 yrs experience in the industry Working with existing showrooms Call: 210-695-6370/ 212-695-6373 Earn 2-5,000/mo, as the owner of you natural Gas and Electric company. Find out how at: www.utilitytollbooth.com lower you bill right now! Enroll now www.lowerenergybillsnow.com 281-870-1772 Port Richmond Staten Island Att investors, 4 family w/ good RR with Commercial overlay $450 718-737-6623

Very Active Brooklyn Law Practice For Sale. Only Law Firms with at least 3 Attorneys need Apply. Terms Negotiable. Please Call 718-336-3938 AFTER 6pm

Investors wanted Nasdaq listed Co. needs 250k 6-12 month working capital loan, will pay int 15 yr profitable over 3 MM assets funds will assist 5MM contract. Call Dennis 310-704-2252

RECESSION PROOF HOME BUSINESS Partner with 2 yr old Network Marketing company Rapidly expanding in NY and FL. Founded by infomercial television giant. Partner with top leaders, work PT or FT. This business prospers in the economy. Free Training Leave messege at 1- 888- 494- 0053 To receive FREE information

EXCELLENT DEAL! Boro Pk restaurant for sale $65k Flex; Prime location in Boro Pk. Serious inqs only. 917-626-2927 Glatt kosher restaurant in Brooklyn, Established 4 years. Long lease w/low rent. Exc oppty. Ask $69k. 718-810-5323

TAX LIENS Earn 9.85% to 13.95% Secure Investment in Tax Liens via debt Investment with Fixed Returns www.commercialep.com 866.966.0099 Ext 115

HOT: GUARATEED 12- 15% RTN COLLATERIZED-Active growing company seeks investors for growth of its industrial/heavy machinery division. Call Mario: 305- 394- 6569 or 305-975-5832

WE DELIVER! REO foreclosures Nationwide & local Packages, all sizes MBT avail 33% up unlimited supply of residential, commercial, performing, Nonperforming notes, hedge funds & REIT Companies are welcome. Call MAGIC REALTY 516-702-6300 yvettemagicreal@optonline.net

PUBLISHING & RARE INTERNET BOOK BIZ: Internet Sales/ yr $1:2 m- $350 profit/ yr publishing, Rights from pres. Ford all internet Relocate anywhere Now pls, note Co. Value @ $10M will sell for $5M W $2M Cash required/ $3M to be financed by current owner. Both Cos. Will be auctioned to highest bidden on May 10th , 2009 Biddens must reg. online to www.signaturehouse.net Contact 615- 268- 5245 Co: www.flatsigned.com

Live/ Work opportunity: Boro Park 58 St, corner 17th Avenue. Full floor + attic. Separte entrance, quiet area. New carpet and paint. Airy and lite, beautiful garden. 718-930-0150 Rare investment opportunity: Int’l online poker. Operating successfully. Accredited investors only. Min inv 50k. Call 205-383-9222

ODYSSEY GENERAL PARTNERS Seeking capital for investment opps In detressed Real Property & Notes. 25 yrs exp; Finance & Construction Mgmt Team; providing financial/ project oversight & implementation. 20+% returns. Inflation Hedge. pskrade@eastmancp.com

414-841-7084 Regional oil drilling multiple zones in Oklahoma partners geologist + petroleum engineer credited with discovery of three record fields in target area. Business model same as trade elements between oil + gas producers in southern US. A group of accredited investors only who would form & single LLC or other oil + gas producers contact: Woodford Resources, LLC 651 Bering Drive, Unit 202 Houston, TX 77057 (713)334-7733 or email coenergy@attglobal.net

Financial Services Money to Lend WANTED $200K 5 years will pay 6%. Commercial Asset @ $410,566. 305-796-2747 Fixed Rate Predictable Returns Limited Time Offers

12%

Secured & Guaranteed Call Now 954-961-2000 Alan J Brown CPA: All business and personal taxes, bookkeeping, payroll and general accounting services. Over 30 yrs experience. Reasonably rates. Call 718-338-2641 or 347-729-3565

Legal Services

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FOR SALE FAMILY PLOT (4 PLOTS TOGETHER) IN BETH MOSES CEMETERY LI. BELOW MARKET PRICE OF $2,000 EACH OR $7,500 FOR ALL FOUR, OBO. CALL: 786-378-7174 NASSAU REAL ESTATE Cedarhurst New Construction by Rami 4200 s.f corn, top quality $900’s Call Builder 917-541-7013

Bethel, NY. Approved 28 lot, subdivision in Sullivan Cntry. Existing house in one lot + 27 -1/2 are lots 3 acre pond, 30 acres of common area $1.5M. By owner 631-692-9878

Tutoring AFFORDABLE TUTORING Prep for Math & Science Regents With outstanding tutors who cover all The material & strategies students Must know. Very affordable rates! Online & Flatbush locations. Call Perry: 718-377-0015 Professional tutoring Are you Worried About your child passing the 2008 NYC math test? Service is offering test prep qualified tutors Individualized attention amazing results references available. We cover All of the topics outlined by NYS Dept of Education. Homework help also Avail. Help your child Excel in Math. Call 347-247-4258 ATTENTION STUDENTS!!!

NEED SOMETHING TYPED? CALL TYPING PRO @ 347-243-2024

Music Lessons Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148

Playgroup Immigration services 2ns citizenship/ Passport avail, st kitts, Cominica, Grenada, Seychelles, Cook Island, Isles of Man, Mauritius, Israel, Syria, Iran, Spain, Dominican Republic, Argentina + Austria $100k 480-553-3265 bkwatson23@gmail.com

Playgroup: Madison age 2-6. Morah Leora, early/late dropoff. Quality care. Summer/all year. 718-646-9368

Caregiver Home Care: Live/ out, bathing, cleaning, feeding, Transportation & companionship 646-469-5340 or 732-276-7028 LOOKING TO HELP THE ELDERLY. EXPERIENCED Nurse Aid. Help is at your doorstep. Experienced & Certified nurse’s aid available to care for the elderly + homebound or hospice. Please contact CLAUDIA SHWEKY 732.829.6716 or 732.222.5841

Mature multilingual available Private driver w/ car avail to service all your needs. Local and long distance-Servicing NY, NJ, CT + LIServicing weddings, airport, mountains, etc. Reasonably priced. Call: 646-331-9229 Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836 CAREGIVER, FL COMPASSIONATE, HONEST, EXPERIENCED CAN WITH LOTS OF REFERENCES WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR ELDERLY PERSON IN MY BEAUTIFUL HOME IN ORLANDO FL, CAN BE SEEN ON REQUEST. 407-461-8383

I am a mature woman looking for a job as a HOME HEALTH AIDE assisting the elderly. I can live in or out. Ref’s avail. Thacla at 347-760-7628 ASPIRATIONS CAREGIVERS And companions serving NY, NJ, Connecticut, Miami immediate referring verifiable references Screaned + bonded 718-812-4924 SITUATION WANTED ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER, DOCUMENT OFFICE ASSISTANT. CALL EVENINGS 718-493-3498

Certified nurses aid seeks position taking care of the elderly. References available Upon request 15 yrs experience call 718- 953- 8093 European Caregiver Will live in or out Provide house cleaning Olga: 732-581-7838

ARTAVIA AGENCY We Specialize in HHA/ CAN/ LPN/ RN WE PROVIDE GENERAL/ HEAVY DUTY CLEANING, GARAGES, OFFICE HOMESM ETC. NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL, SERVICING ALL 5 BOROUGHS AND BEYOND. 1877-545-3602 FOR ALL OUTSIDE BOROUGHS CALL 718-652-0099 C HILD CARE AVAILABLE . Vicinity of Bay Pkwy. FT or PT, references avail. Upon request. 30 yrs Exp. with newborns. Please call 718-256-6214 CHILDCARE/HOUSE

KEEPING COMPANIONSHIP, HONEST R ELIABLE , EXP ’ D , LET WILLING HANDS GUIDE YOU 347-295-3348 B ONDED WWW. WILLINGHANDS . BIZ

Certified HHA with over 15 years experience available to work with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Live-out, full time, excellent references, legal. Reasonable rates Call 301-816-3184 or Cell 240-645-2528

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MAY 22, 2009 Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Cleaning Services

Electrician

Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533

Graphic Designer NEEDED ASAP... to begin immediately

HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store. Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339

Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247

Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481

Dental Lab In Bensonhurst looking for office help with dental office experience. Good computer skills helpful Call 718-331-2241 or fax resume 718-331-2251

Clean your house- JEM Residential and commercial Other svcs avail upon request First time $50 Full trained, 6 yrs experience, References available, call for free estimate 440-983-1727 or 917-304-2375

Caregiver Male caregiver with 15 years exp, seeking position liv in or out. Call 240-715-8794 Child-Elderly Mon–Fri French/Eng. Speaking. Since 95 Can and GNA. Good Refs, Legal. Call 240 353 3295 Companion, an Irish lady seeks Position, 12 years exp Caring for Alzheimer’s patients Ref available please call 646-732-9578 Positions wanted I am a MAN with nursing home exp Seeking position to work with elderly. M-F day/evenings. Ref avail upon Request. Call 718-931-8632/ 917-428-7635 CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE SEEKS POSITION TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERLY, FOR WEEKEND ONLY. FRIDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING ONLY. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CONTACT LUZ G @ 347-873-6717

Driver with brand new car (Toyota Hollander Hybrid Suv) ready to serve you with all your transportation needs throughout the tristate area (NY, NJ, CT) Short/ Long distance. Reasonable priced. Excellent references. Call Alex 917-440-9124 or 917-498-0011

I AM A CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK. Spackling, sheet rock, tile, doors, bathrooms, kitchens, painting etc. Call @ 718-363-8994

AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position. Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637

Certified home health aide with years of experience and checkable references, seeking fulltime or part time position. 718-495-0192

Help Offered ATTENTION STUDENTS!!!

NEED SOMETHING TYPED? CALL TYPING PRO @ 347-243-2024 Dogwalker Looking for clients in upper East Side of Manhattan. Half an hour walks, twice a day, reasonable rates! Call Tyler at 248-225-0419 or email zivkujohn@gmail.com

Research study Upscale senior Jewish males wanted to participate in research study for book about male sexuality. All interviews will be conducted personally by young female author. All responses will be private and confidential. Contact 646-387-3801 Looking for someone to manage your buildings or apts? Have them managed hassle free by a reliable and organized company. Best prices! Please call 718-930-0999, lv msg Very experienced articulate& Friendly driver looking for a position as a personal driver for executive or business woman Please call Sam 917 304 8132

IMMEDIATE opening- for Graphic Designer for fast paced weekly newspaper. * MUST have strong newspaper or magazine layout experience. * MUST Layout newspaper and classifieds, handle and place of ads, picture treatment, some picture retouch, process PDFs files, for newspaper and printer, upload files via FTP, has to be detail oriented and work on a deadline. ...former Graphic Designer will come in for (approximately) the first week to get you into the flow of things. A little about the office... - Fun enviornment - Casual Attire

ZEVULAN partner to support my Learning for one year, only $20K Call: 646-385-2259

HOME CARE –LIVE IN OR OUT BATHING, CLEANING, FEEDING, TRANSPORTATION AND COMPANIONSHIP 646 469 5340.

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NEED A RABBI !!! A dynamic experienced Modern Orthodox Rav will lead your shul. Baal Koreh and more, great speaker and educator. Email : evereadyrav@yahoo.com Or call 702-673-7180

ARE A LEADING IT COMPANY that Specializes in

affordable website design, Custom software design, ecommerce solutions, Server maintenance and networking, SEO and more. For a free consultation call AJ Landesman @212-475-8633/ 347249-2959 or see us at www.xcaliberalpha.com offices in Manhattan+Long Island

I am seeking a cleaning offices or home position. I have good refs, I have my own car will travel to Long Island and Manhattan. Call 718 297-1469 or 347-738-8491

HAMPTON SWIMMING INSTRUCTION (LIFEGUARD FOR PARTIES) ALL AGES: INFANTS, TODDLERS, SWIM TEAM, HANDICAPPED ENERGETIC INSTRUCTORS, 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE. RESULTS GUARANTEED. CONTACT KIM *82-631-681-6042, VICKI *82-631-839-7946 VLBONAGURO@OPTONLINE.NET

Help Wanted Jewish Media, is seeking a few pleasant workers to serve the Jewish communities of NY, NJ & FL. $500 a week +Bonus & Commission. Please Call: 917-913-0000

- Located in Brooklyn, New York 11223 718-998-7600 Mature Professional with excellent references, looking for 1 br apt beginning may/june In staten island or Rockland County (Spring Valley or Monticello)- CALL NOW 718- 812- 4924

Legal secretary P/T or F/T, Must have legal experience. Short-hand or speed-writing preferred. Salary negotiable. Sheepshead Bay area 718-646-2600

Counselor needed at Camp Emunah. Contact bailark@verizon.net or call 917-783-3135 interested specialty counselors living on or off camp groungs,call 212 254 2987 SALESMAN NEEDED commission only Receptionist needed to answer incoming calls. Spanish speaking only, Call 305-710-1424 Help wanted UPHOLSTERER: For high end custom furniture Mfg. Based in LIC. 5 yrs exp. Sal + Benefits. Call 718-889-4717. Fax res 718-706-7718

Help wanted Secretary f/t Sun-Thurs Midwood, phones, Filing, comp, lit, photoshop knowl A+ Hebrew A+ Call: 718-998-9301

MAN WITH CAR/ VAN NEEDED For newspaper delivery service. Call for more info: 718-998-6602 Medical Help Wanted/Brooklyn Dental assistant receptionist F/T Midwood Bensonhurst area. Please call: 718-339-1122

Cook to run small kosher kitchen in Bronx nursing Home, will move to Queens facility in 2 months.Knowledge of Buchanian cooking a plus. Benefits. 718-519-5878 KOL HAOLAM NEWS SEEKS ADVERTISING REPS % BASED. CALL 347-678-0925. E-mail/text kolhaolam@yahoo.com Cook Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for experienced cook Please call 917-453-6776, 845-893-3719 or 732-363-3636

Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager. Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719 Help Wanted Chef, P/time for new upcoming Catering hall, in queens, exper pref, Call bet 10-6pm. 917-696-7879 HELP WANTED/ BKLYN Dental hygienest Boro Park dental office. P/T Fridays 718-854-3333 Help wanted-Secretary SECRETARY FOR YESHIVA in Queens. Must be computer literate. Call: 718-644-4048

Christy’s Services: Professional-screened, hard workers for housekeeping, nanny, companion, live in/out. NO FEE. 718-253-4200 or 718-523-4213

1st Class Cleaning Services. We do it all- All organic, Insured & Bonded, references Passover Special $129.95 (4 Hrs) Servicing: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens 718-408-9244 or 646-213-3012 www.1stclasscleaningnyc.com

Why call a cleaning company? I offer the best services for apartments or homes. Daily or weekly as needed. Call with confidence, that is my pleasure to be as of service to you. Call for an appointment, ask for: Ms. Hernandez 917549-7142, self employed. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Heaven’s Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Hardwd, Tile & Grout Dry in1 Hr. Prompt, Reliable Svc, House Special: 5 Rms + Hallway & Stairs $189.00 . 2 Rms + Hallway $89.00 3 Rms + Hallway $119.00 Sofa & Loveseat $139.00 (718)696-9117

Beauty Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166 Cosmetician Stay smooth by Galit Avigail. Waxing, electrolgins and infrared laser/low prices Georgetown Location. 718-214-5046

AGING? CONCERNED? FEMALE/ MALE MODELS NEEDED. COMPLIMENTARY DEMO. LOOK UP TO 10 YEARS YOUNGER IN 10 MINUTES. 631-236-9841 / NYC 917-204-1071

NAILS TECHS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS 10 min. manicure Is Hiring Technicians, Massage Therapist. Must be licensed. New JFK Airport location. Apply at www.10minutemanicure.com or call Mary Beth. 866-663-0802

S & S Rubbish Removal All Clean up. Yard/bsmt/ garage. Free est. S&S Rubbish Removal/Demolition. Sh Shab. Please Call Shawn 347-404-1643

R & W Efficient Rubbish Removal & Demolition We do: Moving, Yards, Houses, Stores, Oil Tank & Boiler Removal. Ricky Arthurs. Free estimate available 347-922-2411

Electrician Electrician skilled in all types of electrical jobs. Big and small. Residential/ Commercial. Low prices 719-339-3088 or 917-771-7770 I AM AN EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN Seeks opportunity in New York area.Please call Mr Arnold at 347-803-9076

AAA Head Gaskets & Engines Installed. Lowest prices Guar’d! All makes & models. North Star Special! Call 732-583-4120

PAGE 51 Home Improvement Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393 ALL

CITY MOVERS, LOWEST

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LOCAL

OR LONG DISTANCE.

Handyman

917-805-4462

RAJA Appl repair. All major brands, Frig, A/C, micrwv, oven/stove, D/W, W/D, reas, reliable 718-377-1428

I specialize in carpentry, painting & landscaping w/ over 15 years exp. Ref’s avail. Reasonable Rates. Call 212-882-1799

Sheetrock, plastering, paint 1 room $100, minimum 2 rooms, 24 years experience. 718-987-0033 or 917-656-8545

509 McDonald Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11218 (corner of Church and McDonald Aves) 159-03 Hillside Ave, Jamaica Queens. 718-206-4202

*HANDYMAN* Give me a call, I do it all! •Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms •Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work www.QualityDoesCount.com 20years Experience. FREE ESTIMATES. Call Steve 718*614*4916

Exact Masonry. All types of Masonry Specializing in stone & concrete Residential & Commercial Restoration work *Steps *Foundatations *Chimneys *Patios *Pool decks *Sidewalks, and much more! Over 25 years Experience! 732-785-7767

HARPER’S HANDYMAN SVC. All types of home repair A-Z Done with pricle by dependable, reliable craftsman Call 732-216-7323

Home Improvement D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809 Sheetrock, plastering, paint, rooms $100 minimum 2 rooms, 24 years exp. 718-987-0033 or 917-656-8545 HKM Marble floor polishing: We make all marble floors look new. Polishing & restoration for commercial & residential. Sand, repair, polish, seal + marble crystallization. Get it done right. 718-575-0887 or 917-544-5746 Contracting Precise New York Contractors. Licensed & fully insured. Kitch cabinets, bthrms, painting, wd flrs, plumbing, elec, tub glazing. Complete renovations, residential/ commercial. Free estimate: 718-812-2466

S TRUCTURAL S TEEL BLDS A NY S IZE M ISC S TAIRS /R AILINGS A LUM /S TEEL C ALL : (800) 886-6899 BATHTUB, TILE REGLAZING + WATERPROOFING Unbeatable price guaranteed. 10% off with ad 718-866-6124/ 917-335-3798

For plumbing snd heating repair mechanic, reasonable rates. 24 hour serv. For free estimate Call Mose 718-813-4154 TREE TRIMMING Sukka Kosher? Call sender 347-200-2098 J Newman, full service construction and violations removed. *Kitchen & Bathroom renov *Basement digouts *Extersions and more. Licensed NYS professional engineer. Fully Lisc and Insured. For free estimate call Steve. 917-975-1752

Pest Control Rescue pest control Rats*Mice*Roaches*Ants*Silve rfish*Termites Contact KeithTel/fax 718-348-1141, Cell-718-930-9393

PAGE 52 Pest Control NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com

AUTOS DONATE YOUR VEHICLE Help Disadvantaged kids! TAX DEDUCTION (SOMETIMES BASED ON BLUE BOOK) Free towing, Prompt pickup. CALL FIRST FOR INFO. Children’s literacy 1-800-339-7790 Car for sale HONDA 2001 Civic Ex, orig owner, 73K mi, 2 CR coupe, 4 cyl, $6500 Neg. Call 646-456-3686 for info Motor Home RV Trips for FREE on condition of purchase of electronic, batteries & groceries. 917-216-8379 Donate your car: Truck, SUV, 4x4, property profit + real estate donation? We’ll pay cash for your car. Tax donation Min/Max 500-5000 *Free vacation* Pick-up free 24/7. 501C approved-running or not- no papers needed. Donations, provide clothing, food education program. Bless the children’s fund. 877-907-KIDS (5437) 2001 Construction Odyssey Inc: Remodeling, house, apts, bsmt, offices, soters, new kitch + bths. Ceramic/Marble, fences + decks, cement and interlock pavers. Lic+ins. Please call 646-220-3221 or 718-243-9327 ALL YOUR TRUCKING/VAN NEEDS. RELIABLE DISCOUNTED RATES. CALL RAM: 917-696-0000

1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669 Donate your car Truck, SUV, 4x4, property boat, real estate donation? We’ll pay cash for your car. Tax donation min/max: $500-$5,000- Free vacation, pick up free 24/7 501c3 approved-running or not- no papers needed, donations provide, clothing, education programs. Bless the kids fund. 877-907-KIDS (5437) Autos/ Police Impounds!! $500 Police Impounds!! Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305 Donate your vehicle. Help disadvantaged kids! TAX DEDUCTION (Sometimes based on bluebook) Free towing, prompt pick up. CALL FOR INFO, CHILDREN’S LITERACY 1-800-339-7790 Car for sale Corvette 2006 CPE, blk/blk, auto, chrome wheels, nav, low mi, $34,500 Ng. 516-809-6040, Eves 516-978-2499, Days Auto for Sale MERCEDES 2003 ML500 Blk, 59K, fully loaded, excel cond. $35,582 917-498-1716 Donate your car $300 each 1-866-461-2450

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CLASSIFIEDS AUTOS Autos for sale. Mercedes Benz, C220, 1996, black w/tan interior, power windows/doors/seats goodtires, good condition, moon roof $3,200/obo Call: 646-234-4477 CARS FOR SALE $200/$500 cars 4 cash. Any model, any condition. Call: 347-234-8566 Auto Buyers Cars, Trucks, Any condition Cash on the spot highest $$$ Fast, Free Pick up, anywhere, anytime 732-298-4539 MUSTANG 2006 ROUSH GT, STAGE I, W/ROUSH STAGE II SUSPENSION, OFF ROAD EXHAUST, 5 SPEED SHORT THROW BILLET SHIFTER, GT 40 RACING START BUTTON, DRIFTER RIMS, GARAGED, TRIPLE MINT COND. SIGNED BY JACK ROUSH HIMSELF. 13,000 516-633-9500 DONATE YOUR CAR! Free vacation + $1,000 gift car. 24/7 free pickup tax deduction. HELP CHILDREN IN CRISIS. Se habla espanol. 877-829-9633 Attention! Camry ‘97 ALL TOYOTAS WANTED Any cond./mi, Cash pd, 24/7. all other models welcome. 732-221-8555 A CAR FOR YOU RT 9, TOMS RIVER, PAYS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST FOR YOUR USED CAR OR TRUCK 1998 & NEWER. 732-267-0703 CASH PRIME Up to $3000 Cash Paid for Vehicles. FREE P/U 732-614-1033 FORD 2003 E 250 Van, ready to work, Shelving, exterior locks, roof rack, new rubber, 80K miles, partition, V6 $5200 646- 296- 2323 Ford 2006 e250 cargo V8, like new $8900 631-821-1065 SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE QUOTES!!! ANY CONDITION NEW OLD JUNK NOT TITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY PICK UP. FREE TOWING!! CALL 718-864-2872 Situation wanted If you have a car to donate, please help man who sends shabbos packages for families in need. He needs a car to continue this mitzvah + his car was stolen. 646-645-3851

Aviation Helicopter flight training, Private, Commercial ATP, Gift Certificates, Graduation, Birthdays 631-467-2232 1997 Challenger 604 9 Pssngr, 1 yr old paint & int. 1987 Challenger 601 12 pssngr, 1 yr old paint & int, Both available for short or long term lease with crew and Part 135 Revenue. 614-338-4382

Moving & Storage Horowitz Moving Local & Long Distance DOT 12107 Excellent prices. 718-773-4952

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Shalom moving Best service. Best Price Can help you move anytime, anywhere. Alex 646-407-5950

Puppies for Sale Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/ Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989

COLLECTIBLES WANTED CALL NOW! CASH FOR RECORDS, CD’S, COINS & DVD’S, ROCK, DISCO,ETC COLLECTOR TRAVELS TO YOU SINCE 1970, 1950’S- 1980’S 203- 377-3449

WANTED Old paintings, prints, frames, any condition. Abdrew 718-828-8263 Highest prices paid

Will build a basic website for your business that will fit your budget. Call & leave msg 732-979-9792

MAZEL TOV Moving and Storage Special rates for the holidays Lic & Ins DOT # 10587 718-443-7700 KOBY’S TRANSPORTOURS INC. Going to Miami Beach? We will pick you up from Airports/ seaports. For all your vacation or business trips. Charter for larger groups available with our 15 passanger vans or luxury Mini bus. LIC & INS/ Visa & MS/ Hemishe & Safe. 1-800-872-5629 Visit international synagogue at JFK Int Airport. IAT Terminal #4-4th flr “The only shul in an airport in the western hemisphere.” Minyamin/ services prior to El-Al. SWISS AIR-CZECK FLIGHTS. Manny Weiss, president Rabbi Bennett M Rackman, Chaplain. www.jfkshul.com 718-646-5044 MOVING!? OR MANPOWER Most proposals by phone Local & Long Distance Residential & Commercial 25+ YRS. OF SERVICE 212-675-1400 GET IT DONE!?! CROSSLANDNYC.COM SHOLOM MOVING BEST SERVICE BEST PRICE CAN HELP YOU MOVE ANYTIME ANYWHERE CALL ALEX 646 467 5950 MOVING SERVICE www.heftyroy.com we bring a careful, friendly touch to res’d moving. Mention Jewish Voice & Get $25 discount! 347-852-5439

Health/ Fitness Reflexology and body massage. For men only, experienced home attendant. Evening hours, Zolton 917-202-0534

SMART LIPO for men & women Minimally invasive body sculpting FaceAndForm.com 212-421-4700

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Puppies for Sale Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies Descended from the UK’s most winning whole color bloodline genetic guarantee offered. $2000 Call for Health Info: 309-736-7951

PUPPIES FOR SALE FLORIDA. 2 stores 645W Hallandale Blvd, 2160NW 79th St 888-210-0694, 305-8511745 or 305-696-8818 *Yorkie T Cup $399 *Maltese T Cup $399 *Pomerian T Cup $399 *Chihuahua T Cup $399 *Shit Tzu Toy $399 *Bichan Friese $399 *Papillion Toy $399 *Silky Yorkie $399 *Poodle T Cup $399 *Beagle Toy $399 *Cocker Spaniel Toy $399 *Sheba Inu $499 *Labrador Retriever $499 *Golden Retriever $499 *Welch Congi $499 *Old English Bulldog $599 *German Shepard $599 *Rottweiler AKC $599 *Bullterrier $699 *French Bulldog $899 *English Bulldog $1,049 All puppies come with one (1) year warranty, Microchip, Pedigree Paper, Shots + Deworming Plus FREE Visit to Vet!

Merchandise Home furnishings ANTIQUE COPPER POTS Assorted sizes, $3900 firm, after 6pmm. 212-239-4291

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE TANNING BED, WOLFE, 14 BULBS, 120V, NEVER USED $1995, INCLUDES LOTIONS. LONG ISLAND AREA. 914-934-1334

Wood shed for sale 12x14’, very good condition w/2 windows. Door & pwr gar door. Paid $7k Sacrifice $4k OBO. Large SLIGH Grandfather clock, new condition, 2 area rugs 6.5x10’ and 10x14’ paid over $10k. Will sacrifice for $5k. 845-705-3386 Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174 LIQUIDATION: $100,000 DISCOUNT DESIGNER CLOTHING BUSINESS, STARTS APRIL 5 BEST OFFER

Valley thrift store: (Nonprofit.) 949 Amsterdam Ave. Men, Women & children; House wares, books, videos, DVD, CD, many other items. Mon-Fri 10am5pm, Sat noon-4pm. 212-222-2600 Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174

Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com

Merchandise wanted COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR JEWISH/ISRAELI ART. 201-575-0055

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626

OLD CLOCKS & WATCHES WANTED BY COLLECTOR. REGARDLESS OF CONDITION. HIGHEST PRICES PAID. 212-517-8725

Travel Have van will travel. Licensed Livery Van Service. Schools, airports, mountains. Special rates for day camps & yeshivas. 347-276-7071

Education Learn Japanese at your own pace. Lived/ worked with the Japanese for over 20 years, 10 in Japan, $45 per 50 min lesson. Robin at 561-666-0038 or therjgim@gmail.com for avail times READING & WRITING SUCCESS FOR GRADES 2-6, LICENSED, PROFESSION-

Old fashioned siphoned seltzer bottled water, coolers, soda, Snapple, complete line of candy. Please call Paul at 516-650-9950 Long Island only.

Cash for collectables We come to you Liadro,Herend,Hummel, royal Doulton,boehm,anri,meissen, Cybis, Aramani, Rosenthal, Lalique, Swarowski and similar 732-261-6298

ALL CONTENTS OF OB GYN FOR SALE INCLUDES COLPOSCOPE WALLAH , UTERINE SOUND COPETTE ASPIRATOR CRYOSURGICAL GUN WITH FOUR TIP STERILIZED INSTRUMENT/LAMP EXAMING TABLE ETC OFFIES IS CLOSED CONTACT 631-732-2639.

Piano, Baldwin Concert Grand, 7 ft, selling $12,500, appraised $25,000 631-277-1937

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Other Services Neon sign with website for sale. Include 20 feet of ready made neon signs. Price Negotiable. $29K 646-220-0747

CANTOR AVAILABLE, HIGH HOLIDAYS, ETC. BAAL MUSUF, 31 YRS AT SAME SHUL. TRADITIONAL NUSACH YITZCHOK MEYER. 914-906-2853

Computer repair Desktop & Laptop $99 all repairs + parts. Upgrades & Service !!SAVE $$$ Fix it!! Network & HDTV Setup. Data Recovery Onsite & Pickup avail 917-769-7440

Sukkah 10’ x 10’ $225 Silver vinyl tarp, steel frame. NO TOOLS NEEDED. 973-460-1957 or 973-460-1968 (NJ) www.HAPPYSUKA.COM

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New Jersey House

House

For Sale

South Plainfield: single fam, $339,000. 1912 Selene Ave, off Mable. So Plainfield, Totally renov, expanded cape. 3 BR/ Poss 4, full bas, grnt counters SS appl, 2.5 car detached gar, new rf, siding windows, crpt, full bsmt w. high ceils, close to country club & parks. 908-705-2266

House for sale NJ Seashore living, pre-owned park homes. Buy now, the prices are right. 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, double lot, 5 boardwalk, $75000. 2 bedrooms, fully furnished, close to 214 Atlantic Ave. $40000. 1 BR with Florida rm, 297 Oregon Ave $8000. 800-982-3404 Resort Country Club Seasonal Park. 561 Corsons Tavern Rd. Ocean View NJ 08230 resortcountryclubseasonalpark@comcast.net

Broadway/ North NJ: Single family $468,000, secluded unique hillside home site, private lane, 3 BR, 1 bth, 2 car garage. 908-689-2865

Basking Ridge: The Cedar’s Townhouse end unit. 2BR + den. 2.5BA garage. Fully finishes basement with wet bar, deck, fireplace. $364K. 908-642-8653

New Milford: 5 BR, 3.5 bths, ultra mod kit, LR, DR, pplayroom, fin bsment, exercise rm. Att garage, alarm/intercom, C/ vac, undergrnd sprinklers. $729K. Call Moshe 718-974-7347

Deal Lake Jersey Shore Home Lake views throughout the house. A beauty on the outside; Needs work On the inside. 5 bdrms, 3 ½ baths. Located on Senic Edgemont Drive in Loach Arbour. 4 blocks to Ocean. $1,200,000 Call Owner 732-918-1216

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, DAYTON: BY OWNER. 55+, 2 BR, 2.5 BA, DENS/STUDY, LOFT, CAC, FIREPLACE, HARDWOOD FLRS, PATIO, 2 CAR GAR. LOW $400’S. CLUBHOUSE, POOL, WALKING PATH, PUTTING AREA, GREEN TENNIS COURT, CLOSE TO NJ TURNPIKE. MUST SEE, CALL 732-329-9631

LIVINGSTON: By owner, 973-900-2143, 5 BR, 2 BTH, FAMILY ROOM, OFFICE, LAUNDRY ROOM, KITCHEN, DR, LR, RECENTLY RENOVATED. BEST PRICES FOR BIL EVEL HOME. BEST IN TOWN, LEVEL LOT. ASK 519K. CALL OWNER.

Mobile Home HAZLET: Locust Grove, 2 BR, 1.5 bth, washer + dryer, central AC, new hot water, heater and stove, furnace, front door, asking $10,000. Call 732-216-4521 Residential/Commercial Howell, NJ Near Lakewood, 20,000 sq ft asking 650k. Reasonably priced! Call now Dominick 908-415-2299 or Sal 718-853-3629

House for sale, Rockland County Wesley Hills, Powderhorn area: Nearly new 4 BR, 4 Bth C/H, 1 acre Lot on culde-sac. Porch, deck, maids rm, 2 car gar, beaut 3 rm walk-out fin bsmnt. Many extras. Principals only. 845-354-1495

North Caldwell: OPEN HOUSE 1-4, 146 Gould Ave, 4 BR, Center Hall Colonial. $549,000. CENTURY 21 Van Der Wende Assoc. 973-785-8420 Realtor

Fairlawn: $409,900, 5 BR, 2bth colonial c/c updated MEIK, also 695,000 new construction, 4 BRs, 4.5 bths. Help pick out your new MEIK. Family room + recreation room & office.--Elmwood Park: $359, 4 BR, 2.5bth, S/L Home, new MEIK, beautiful family room and office. Call Carol WeissmanWeichert Realtors201-794-7722 ext.249 Old Ridge: Rural 3+ ac custome 5 br, 2 ba, full base, deck, walk to NY bus, $535, 000. Owner 732-207-8869 Brick 2 bedroom, 1 bth, coop, EIK, lvg rm, 4 season porch, porcelain + wood flrs, new roof, newer windows, freshly painted, moving, upgrades and lots of storage. Asking $70,500. Call 732-363-4271

Bayville: Waterfront property for sale by owner, Cent Hall custom colonial, waterfront property 127 feet, bulkhead, open floor plans with window view of sun filled rooms, gourmet kitchen, stainless steal appliances, 42 inch Oakwood cabinets, 9 ft ceilings, sweeping hardwood stairs to second floor romantic large master sweet and guest bedroom, convenient second floor laundry room, go to website NJID.com for all details, asking $599,900. Call owner 908-309-7485

Freehold: Single fam, 1 family home, 5 bedrooms, 3 bath, 1+ acre, finished basement, 2 car gar, close to trans, Belle More station, 15 min to Bellmore Beach 908-770-7538

Cedar Knolls: Single Fam $489,000, Bi-level, 4 BRs, 2 full BA’s, CAC, low taxes, convenient to bus & train & rt. 10, 24 & 287, Estate owned, cosmetic work optional. $489,000 Serious inquires 973-884-1254 FORDS- NJ 2 family + studio. All bldgs separate. $3200/ mo income, sep. util. Taxes $6200. Asking $389K- 845-255-1364 No Reltrs please

WORK IN MANHATTAN, LIVE AT THE JERSEY SHORE: 2,900 sq ft house, 5 BDRM, 3.5 BA, finished basement, extraordinary landscaping, many extras. One mile to harbor, one mile to ferry to ferry to NYC, four miles to Sandy Hook National Park. $649,900. Call : 732-291-1357

House For Rent

Apartment For Rent

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

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Beach Haven West min to LBI beaches, 4 BR BA on lagoon w/dock, W/D, C/AC, sun porch, May, June $1300/wk;July-August $1800/wk. 732-489-5607

CONDO FOR RENT (with reserved parking)- $1595/per month. Address: 9019 Wall Street, N Bergen, NJ 07047. Rent this fantastic 2 bedroom condo by the famous Boulevard East. Across from the Pictersque Hudson park, and steps away from city buses and shuttle services to NY. Marble entry into a living cum dining area with new hardwood floors. New blinds in all rooms, new appliances in the kitchen. Master bedroom with private marble bath. 2nd bathroom also marble. Catch a partial view of the New York skyline from the master bedroom and living room. Ample closet space. Reserved indoor parking space. Nice, quiet, secure building. Call Kalpana at 201-675-7529

Newark store, 1st flr + 2 apts, also finished base. 64 congress St. 100f to Ferry St. $660k 973-953-6659

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR SALE/ LEASE Asbury Park 3500 sq ft Office Space Perfect for Medical/ Dental PTC Asking $ 599,000 7500 sq ft Comm Space For Lease $15. SF Prime Loc. Perfect for retail/ gym or Restaurant, Walk to NYC Trains/ dwntwn Rest., Shops/ Beach Contact Phyllis Maffucci 732-897-9200 or 732-259-8985

Children’s hope charities-ACar donation is tax deductible, free pick-up, any condition. 800-6921221. For NJ call 973-504-6215. Not an endorsement

Point Pleasant Beach: 2 homes avail. 100 ft from beach. Large enclosed porches. 3 bedroom, 1 bth, no cats, no big dogs, small lap dog OK. 46 indiv (Absolutely) to live comfortable. Reasonable tenants only. 10% security deposit required. Professionally cleaned. Asking $10k & 12k for the season. Ready to move in now. Call Joe 908-468-4484

Freehold: M/F to share lg condo, across from mall, own BA $600/mo or use rm (15x15) for storage $300/mo. Call 732-780-0922

House for rent-Lakewood Stunning, new construction, 5 Br, 3 Bth, EIK, granite countertops, hardwood floors throughout main floor, lg master suite whirlpool. Won’t last. Call ER Fisher 732-966-5965

STONE HARBOR Beach block, Victorian Beauty, 8 BR, 5BA, sleeps 24, A/C all amenities. Wireless Inter net. Avail Aug 23-30, Labor Day Weekend, Sept and Oct Reasonable rates 609-425-6206

Middletown- 3 Br, 2 Ba, frpl, full fin bsmt, 2 car gar, c/ac, gas heat, all appls, walking distance to red bank & NYC trans, Avail now. $2500. 732-739-3879

Unfurn, JERSEY CITY: Modern studio in condo bldg. walk to JSQ & College, $850/mo, Owner Day 516437-0900 ext 33 or Evenings 718-847-0054 Colonia: 7 Room apt, 3 BD, LR, DR, Fam RM, updated Kit + BA, sep util rm, new carpet, newly painted. Central A/C, yard, off street parking. Nr HS. $1595 732-229-1211 Scotch Plains Apartment: 1,2 or 4 BR apts, dishwasher, dryer, washer, air conditioning, balcony, finest residential area. Call 908-251-5142 WebID 11203

Apartment for rent, NJ, 2nd floor in private house. 2 BR, Lrg LR, lrg kitchen. Includes heat & hot water, lrg closets. $1,150 201-659-5574 Howell/Freehold Border: The village, 2 BR, end unit, LR, DR, EIK, new carpet, remodeled bath w/ walk in tub, gar ecl breezeway by owner. $169,000 732-270-5657 Red Bank Area Working M will share. Room avail. $600/mo 908-907-0035

Apartment For Sale Newark: Downtown Newark, next to city hall. Brand new super luxury loft, style, extra large apts. Washer/dryer, AC, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood flrs, 1 BR & 4 BR, 2 full bths, $1200-$2750. Call owner 732-822-0810

Jersey City: Apt $2,300, high rise, 1 BR, apt, luxury building Gull’s Cove, parking, gym, putting green on roof top, internet/ cable access, light rail & ferry outside door, path 1 block away., concierge at your service. $2,300/month. Call Rich or Peg 908-591-7176 or 908-403-5531

Caldwell: Apt $2,200, large 3BR, 2ba, LR, DR, EIK, washer/dryer, central AC & Central Vacuuming. Wood burning stove, off street parking. Park like & quiet. $2200/mo+ utils. No smoking, no pets. Call:973-228-6142

NEWARK 3BR apt $925/mo. Also rooms available for rent. Close to schools, transportation and shops. Tenants pays heat & hot water. Credit checking required. Call 973-271-3390 or 973-704-6430 Condos/Co ops/NJ Hoboken-$1.15 m secluded carriage house, 3 firplaces, luxury, appliance package, patio +w/trellis+hot tub, terrace 3 flrs 201-400-3986 Crestmont Gardens Condominiums is walking distance to local temples. Open house 4\5 $229,900 43 Confronti Ave Unit 27 West Orange, NJ 070752 2 Bedroom condo 1 bath, hdwd flrs, DR, LR, EIK, new w/d, wsh/dry in unit. Call to schedule showing today! 201-704-1112

FOR SALE, LAKEWOOD 4 CONDOS AVAILABLE 2,000-2,400 sq. ft. $335,000- $345,000 1st St. & Madison Ave. Please call for info/appt. 718-974-5550

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent Newark: Prime location! Vibrant property for sale. 539 Clinton Ave. Near InBound Iron Bond. Price Neg!!! Dr. Hodges@verizon.net or Call 973-242-8214, Web ID 10641 500-1000 Sq ft, contractor/ commercial unit available, loaded. Must see 732-870-2570 Metuchen :1450 sqft Building mixed Office/spac workshop, garage, oversize garage doors, tall ceiling, plenty of parking available immediately $1350 per month 1 month security Call 908-672-9530 BRICK- RENT Space for small bus, no retail 259. Drum point 300 sf office w/ 1000 sf. Storage. Can combine 732-616-9514 Manalapan: covered bridge plaza, approx, 1500 sq ft, 1st flr, prvt bath 732-988-7500 SAYREVILLE- 1000 to 10,000 SF avail. Mfg. space/ boat yard. Warehouse avail immed. 848-448-1696 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR RENT, SUPERVALUE PRIME AREA, CORAL GABLES-COCONUT GROVE, RETAIL STORE FRONT 3000 SQ FT @ 15.00 PER SQ FT LIBERAL ZONING, COMPARE CALL 305-606-6508, EMAIL DAX@CFL.RR.COM Jackson: County line Rd, 2 units, (1) office, bath, 3 overhd drs $1400 sf, $1150/mo. (2) 50x29 free span, 1 ovrhd dr, bath. $1100/mo. Both zoned Hwy comm’l. 732-904-5282 NEWARK, NJ: Nice commercial gated-in building, safe area in iron-bound section FOR RENT. 16 ft ceiling. Up to 120,000 sq ft can be easily divided. 1st flr also available. Big parking lot, easy access & Loading.; plenty of office space wired & ready. Surrounded w/heimishe businesses, daily minyonim, close to highways & transportation. Excellent prices. Call 917-771-3140. if no answer, leave msg. Office Floor Space Bayville: Over 1475 sq ft offices avail, can divide. Credit check. Avail immed. Rent negotiable. Call 732-349-3223 Red Bank: Downtown office space avail 1350 sq ft, vaulted ceilings, fios internet ready, pkg avail. Call Art 732-222-3553 Jackson Office/Whse, commercial-Light Mfg, 2500 sf whse 12’ drive in dr. 1500 office. $2,000/mo. 732-616-7018

Newark: Rent or lease office good for accountant’s, DR’s or lawyers, 1,400 sf corner property. Secure brick building. 367 Bloomfield Ave Corner of 5th St 973-590-6794

Tom’s River: starting @ $300, prof’l office space, near court house, newly renovated building. Call 732-892-4441 x216 Morris County PARSIPPANY NEW CONSTRUCTION CHC 4/4 BR 2 ½ BA, 2/3 car garage, many upgrades incl $640 $950, avail, call builder 973-713-3173 Commercial property HBWE REALTY Ranway/Linden NJ Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high, plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or lease! Call Barry Littman 917-363-3974 Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037

Exit 21, NYS thruway, beautiful camp/campus for rent for shabbotonim, school groups, families, etc. Available ApriJune. Also available for Yeshiva groups July-Aug. brand new program for week of August 25th-Sept 1st. exclusive father/son camping program and mini camp program. 347-753-3636

Land/Lots For Sale Plots of 4 graves at Beth Israel Cemetary in Woodridge, NJ. Price Negotiable. Please Call 516-872-3589 Cemetery Plots/ NJ Plots of 4 graves at Beth Israel Cemetary in Woodbridge NJ. Price negotiable. Please Call 516-872-3589 EDISON: New construction, lot 110x110. 7 BRs, 4 bhts, lg kosher kit, lg bckyd incl 16x18 deck. Newly fin bsmt w/2 add’l BRs, 1 block from shul & yeshiva. Ask $975. 732-777-9696

Help Wanted HELP WANTED-NJ Pharmacist position available in Lakewood, NJExc, salary. Pleasant work envirnment. Gershon: 732-666-1748

Other Services Property Management Experience company serving MICHIGAN, OHIO AND INDIANA Call Shepherd Properties 248-217-5040

Teacher/School employment NJ Inst of Allied Health school looking for exp admissions rep, bilingual a plus. Sales, computer, clinical all admin skills a must! 732-306-1477 or 908-469-1399

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Florida Real Estate

Real Estate

For Sale

For Rent

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Belle Harborbrnd new building, Ocn front living with direct access to boardwalk & bch, 1 or 2 BR condos, 1 or 2 baths, ultra mod kit/ bth, ss appls, designer itlaian porcelain tiles,ovrszd triple paned windows, pvt balk facing ocean, hrdwd floors, pvt pool, drmn, indoor pvt parking, near shuls & transp. Fanny/Agt, 917-559-6942, 718-258-5596

Ft Lauderdale: Oceanfront, newly remodeled, furnished, 2BR, 2 beautiful baths condo, Italian marble throughout, open kitchen wit S/S appliances. Washer/dryer in unit, $499,500. Call Milda Delena 561-706-9637

Pesach Rental in Miami FL Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825

MIAMI BEACH, Portugal Towers, Ocean view, 2 BRs. Weekly or monthly Rental. Call: 718-753-4479

Condos for rent Kosher condo Sarsota, FL Fully equip. kitchens, 3 Br, 2 BA, Sleeps 6, washer, 1 dryer, walking Distance to worship, near pool, whirpool, Fitness & business center. Avial now December 2008- 3k/mo special rates July–Oct 2008 Call: 612-220-2382

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SUNRISE: 4/2 $150K FORECLOSURE, BIG BACKYARD, POOL, UPGRADED GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, NEW CABINETS MUST SELL! GREAT DEAL 877-858-2977 Boca Raton, Century Vil. Lux 2 BR, 2bths, lakefront view, short wlk to orthodox shul & clubhouse. New kitch, new A/C, upgrade 561-487-3711

Boca Delray, 2 BR exclus condo 50& up. For sale or rent, 2 bath, patio, EIK, 1 mi from beach. Near all $159k. Call owner 917-749-6433 Sunny Isles Hotter Than Ever Aventura Bal Harbor Hollywood

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North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool. Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286

POMP: Palm Aire, 3/2 corner unit, 100% renovated w/ new open kitchen & granite counter tops. New kitchen cabinets & appliances. New tile bathrooms, tile flrs throughout. Owner asking $219,000. 954-675-7219

Condo for sale, FL Aventura/ Mystic: Complete condo for sale by owner, 5 RMs includes 2BD/2BTH living + Dining room, w/bay window/ all around porch/ golf view/ pool/ gym/ nr ssynagogue. Furniture optional. $310K. Contact Freida Gusky 305-935-5817 North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool. Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286 Properties for sale Florida Jax Bch-Atlantic Beach & Ponte Vedra Bch, ocean front in/or golf course living, 350k to $3M+ 904-710-3468. WWW.MarthaVidal.com

Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego. 813-390-5008 Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008 Florida Real Estate 85001 Acres High Quality Timberland With solid returns from growth of trees deep water frontage, access to Gulf of Mexico. $1750/acre 352-867-8018

Hallendale: La meron, beautifully furnished 1500 sf condo, 2 BR, 3 bth, restaurant, beauty salon, state of the art gym, pool. Reasonably priced, negotiable, asking $325k. Near Diplomat Hotel, shopping, trans and more. ALSO 1 BR, 1,000sf furnished and ready to move-in. Call: 954-458-2280 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305

Florida Condo for sale Orlando New 5 star resort, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath townhouse. All Amenities, 5 minutes to Disney/universal. $125/night. Chuck 908-874-7018

8 miles form Disney, 50 acres, perfect investment site. Kissimee water & sewer avail. Public school borders site with direct access to 17-92 150 per acre 863-665-9029

Madison County: 11 acre parcel, gated HOA, Roads & Utilities in place. $99,000. Owner will hold mortgage with 10% down at 7% APY. Call 561-706-8739

Call Karina V. Lee Right Away (305) 803-8218 www.karinalee.com karinalnge@aol.com Aqualina, Ocean Four, Jade Ocean, One Bal Harbor. Also great Short Sales and Foreclosures Available For Rent or Sale in Florida 2BR, w/ amazing bay view Sleeps 6 Comfortably 2Bths Walking distance to Shul Beautiful Gym, Jacuzzi, Boat and Fishing Dock Tennis Courts and more Incl. completely furnished apt Washer Dryer, Sheets, blankets, towels, etc. Ready for Rent or Sale Immediately Come stay for a few days, weeks, or more. Call917-686-4824 For Serious Purchase Inquiries Miami Gardens: 2 BD, 1 bth 18200 NW 20th Ave. $850.00 + Brickell lovely studio peaceful neighborhood. Contact 305-854-0417 or 786-234-6902

CONDO FOR SALEFLORIDA NEWLY RENOV FURN, 2 BR, 2 BTH, LR/DR AREA, CLOSED IN, SUN-ROOM, 3 WALK-ON CLOSETS, GRANITE FLRS, NEW TILE FRLS, A/C. 55 GATED COMMUNITY, 2 POOLS, MANY AMENITIES. WALK TO SHULS, SHOP, LOW MAINT. REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE. BY OWNER, $99K FIRM. 305-877-6927 Condo for sale FL Naples: TARPON BAY CONDO 2 BR/2 BA; Tiled, clubhouse, pool, gym, Comm. Office, pets OK $185K. Call: 239-777-4952 or 239-254-7633 Sunrise- (55+ Comm) For sale lux condo, 2 BR, 2 bth rms, New central air condition, free golf, clubhouse. Indoor/outdoor swimming pool. Beautiful scenery, great area. Asking $52,000 also avail. Call 954-749-6236

Condo for sale: Bay Harbor 2/2.5, exceptional style + luxurios décor/ award winning design , rare granite, high end appliances/ built in expresso machine, curve glass wall unit/ window treatments/ imported lighting, furniture, silk wallpaper/ 3 plasma TVs/ 24 hour valet, pool/fitness rm. Shabbat Elevator nr temples, dir water front on Bay City Skyline. Condo Ass Solid Financials $650K -707-225-7227

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MB 5750 Collins, Luxury large waterfront, 1/1.5, 1,200 sq ft electric & cable incl. $1500 305-401-3223

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For Rent Boca Raton: Studio aot with stove, close to beach, quiet area, includes cable TV, close to shopping. $650 monthly, includes utilities. Call 561-674-8788

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Charming 1 bedrooms bungalow, fully furnished + equipped great condition, well maintained, summer vacation community season is May 15 to September 30, clubhouse, heated pool, entertainment, loads of activities. Nr race track. Great location. 4500 electric + cable included, also for sale. 954-298-1162 South Miami: 4 bed/ 2 b double garage, near University of Miami and Miami Children’s Hosp. cater to Medical Personal, private contractor or as storage. $1800. Call Owner 786-879-3223 Seeking Neat, responsible and courteous professional person to share a spacious, lovely 2bedroom house in Miami’s best centrally located gated community with beautiful park, tennis, swimming, jogging trails, boating etc. and all shopping in short walking distance. Must be willing to share kitchen and bathroom with traveling married woman landlord. The house is fully modernized, furnished and beautifully appointed with impact windows and security system, spacious deck and garden. $1,500 per month plus shared utilities. Woman preferred. Long term preferred. References required. No temporary persons need apply. A sense of humor and good character are important. (305) 804-2900

MIAMI GARDENS: 2 BD/ 1 bth 18200 NW 20th Ave $850 + Brickell lovely studio, peaceful neighborhood. Brickell Rds-Norica condos: Spectacular 2 BD/ 2 bth, oversized balcony/ washer, dryer, $1,900.00 Contact 305-854-0417 or 786-234-6902

CONDO FOR RENT FOUNTAIN BLEAU HOTEL: MIAMI BEACH MAGNIFICENT 800 SF STUDIO, SLEEPS 4, RENTING DAILY, WEEKLY. AVAILABLE SHORT/ LONGTERM. CALL 347-804-4666

SUPERVALUE, PRIME AREA, CORAL GABLES, RETAIL STORE FRONT, 3000 SQ FT @ 15.00 PER SQ FT. LIBERAL ZONING. COMPARE, CALL 305-606-6508 EMAIL DAX@CFL.RR.COM

Condo in Miami, Collins Ave + 158th Street: Arlen House, beautiful coastal view, across from the beach. For rent $1800 month, 1 Bedroom, balcony, dining room, living room, 1 ½ bathrooms, parking, completely furnished, TV, etc. Pool & tennis court. 514-691-9920

BAY HARBOR ISLAND Large 1/1.5 Pool, 4th Flr, A/C, Long term Available Walking Dist. from Bch 914-960-6789

Historic Area Large 1 Bedroom, Only 5 mins to beach or downtown, hardwood flrs, quiet area. $750mo 561-649-3048

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Hallandale: 1817 S. Ocean Dr. Large, 1 BR, 1.5 bth, unfurn, Bay&Ocean views. $950 a month, yearly. Call owner: 954-457-8570

Condo for rent Dadeland: 2/2 condo in the beautiful towers of Dadeland, 5th floor east view of the dadeland area $1800. 786-512-7068

Belle Harbor 2 fam home on vacant 60x200 lot. Spans entire blk. $1.5M WALSH PROPERTIES 718-945-5512

North Miami Beach: Beautiful home, 3 BRs, 2 bth, near shuls shopping, trans and more! $1800/mo. Call owner 786-512-2863 or 305-652-1314

Pesach Rental in Miami FL Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825

Miami Beach, FL carriage house. Lg 3 Br, 3 Bth, magnify apt 14th fl shab elev, newly renov, lg terr, ocean front, fitness club, overlooking ocean, tennis courts, shul on premises 347-804-1666 Condo for rent Delray Beach, Kings Pt: 55+ community, pool, golf, shuttle bus, club home, 2 BR, 2 bth or 1 BR, 1.5 bths, remodeled, all new apps, reasonable rate. Call owner 561-350-3272

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale Business for sale, Florida, Scooter business, in S Beach for sale. RIGHT TIME FOR THE SEASON 954-732-9597

Subway franchise for sale in Miami Kendall Area, all equipment included, great sales $330K. Contact: 786-290-4841, Email: Palaciosandres@yahoo.com

Commercial prop FL Ft Lauderdale: adj ftl, exec airport, bay/whse industrial, 30’ ceil zoned M3 mfg, remod 7000sf whse/mfg area+ 1000sf ac 954-610-6362

Hollywood: ‘60’s style diner, 3,000 sf sits on corner ¾ acre, business & property, 795k. Rare Opportunity 754-235-8778

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent Salon Avail East Boca FREE RENT & Equipt! GREAT VISIBILITY! Many available Downtown Boca loc. Call Owner 561-392-8920 Fort Myers: Restaurant/ Night Club, large entertainment area with outside bar. 3 acres + 15000 sq ft bldg, excellent location in S Fort Myers nr Cape Coral. Contact Mr. Anulli 239-810-1806 Tudor Villa Realty

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NETANYA: Beautiful seafront penthouse, spacious, view of Med. 3BR, 2 balc, parking, prvt roof. 305-609-8552 www.netanyapenthose.com

Apartment For Rent Jerusalem hotel: luxury 3 BR apt, DR, LR, Kosher EIK, Pool, Near Kotel. Call 847-721-7722

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Apartment For Rent Jerus, central. New 4 BR lux apt in 18 unit bldg. incl all linen, applncs, Kitch ware. Kosher & sh shab. Short Term rentals. 416-782-6791

IN OLD JAFFA QUARTER a unique house of Ottoman empire period: Highest location in the quarter (4, Mazal Dil Alley), ocean view, fronts to Summit Park, suitable for residence or gallery. Building permit for additional floor. Call Yoash; 054-537-8744 Or Nader 050-211-3114

Apartment for rent Israel 2BR/2bth fully equipped strictly kosher apartment in Jerusalem within walking distance to Kotel/ porch + terrace off the living room + master BR. Available for Pesach. Contact Owner. 718-544-7571

2BR/2bth fully equipped strictly kosher apartment in Jerusalem within walking distance to Kotel/ porch + terrace off the living room + master BR. Available for Pesach. Contact Owner. 718-544-7571

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