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JULY 4TH FESTIVITIES “LIGHT UP” AMERICA Bernie Madoff, 71, was served a 150- year prison sentence for operating the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S history. BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF
New York City, is famous for its lively atmosphere. That is always bolstering with entertainment, fine dining, various attractions and of course, the Fourth of July celebrations, which year after year prove that there is no place like New York to enjoy the festivities that commemorates America’s Independence. nquestionably, as in previous years, people will be drawn to the array of activities taking place in Manhattan. They will be able to get an unbelievable view of the magnificent firework display, cruise along Manhattan’s waterways, take a historical walking tours, and attend fabulous concerts.
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Cheering and applause filled the courtroom as fraudulent “investor” Bernie Madoff, was served to 150-year prison sentence. housands of people who lost billions of dollars in the investment scheme, have been waiting for months to see what the duration of Madoff’s sentence would be. Some had testif ied at his hearing. Angry investors voiced their opinion by hurling insults at Madoff for orchestrating a malicious scheme that ripped away their life savings. "The fraud here is staggering. More is at stake than money. The victims put their trust in Mr. Madoff and that trust was broken,” said Judge Denny Chin before he sentenced. "Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to be sitting in a courtroom as a
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victim of a hideous crime," said Dominic Ambrosino, one of Madoff ’s casualties. “He stole from the rich. He stole from the poor. He stole from the inbetween. He had no values,” said Tom Fitzmaurice, in regards to being subjected to Madoff ’s scheme. “The man sitting in this courtroom robbed me. He discarded me like roadkill. Forgiveness for now will have to come from someone other than me,” said Miriam Siegman, another one of the angry investors who spoke out in the courtroom. Siegman could not bear to stay throughout Madoff's lawyers' statements. She walked out when Madoff's attorneys spoke. Prior to his sentencing, Madoff addressed the courtroom with an
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RABBI SHUMULEY BOTEACH: MY 40 HOURS WITH MICHAEL JACKSON BY RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH
I was on vacation with my family in Iceland when my office called and shared the terrible news of Michael Jackson's passing. My wife and children were with me in the van. We could scarcely believe what we had heard. The children all remembered Michael fondly. He had given them their dog Marshmallow who is a member of our family until today. My daughter teared up. And while I was heartsick at the news, especially for his three young children, I was not shocked. I dreaded this day and knew it had to come sooner rather than later.
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US Professors: Support for Israel Eroded BY ABE SELIG
Unwavering support for Israeli policy has eroded dramatically both on American college campuses and within the United States as a whole, according to a group of American university professors who on Sunday concluded an academic exchange program here, sponsored by the Yitzhak Rabin Center.
he project had been planned for eight months and this is the first group of political science professors to arrive here from America," said Dalia Rabin, daughter of the late prime minister and director of the Rabin Center. "The goal, which I think we accomplished, was to show them the complexities of the issues facing Israel, and the Middle East, and develop a better understanding of the core issues facing all sides." The professors described the week-long
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crash course as a "fact-finding mission" intent on "educating the educators." While some said their preconceived notions about the issues facing the region had only been sustained, they all agreed that the trip was meant to strengthen their knowledge of the area - be it through a helicopter ride from border to border or a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad in Ramallah - and return to the classroom with a better grip on the challenges
Hours before Defense Minister Ehud Barak leaves for the United States, the Defense Ministry on Monday notified the High Court that in accordance with a 1996 government master plan for the construction of 1,450 housing units in a new neighborhood in the West Bank settlement of Adam, the ministry has at this stage approved only 190 units, of which 50 have received final approval. peaking on Israel Radio, Baroshi had stressed that if the court would approve the proposed 50unit expansion, the ruling would bind the residents of Migron. Baroshi also refuted claims that Barak was accelerating settlement construction while facetiously attempting to reach understandings with the Obama administration on the subject, quoting a report by the Central
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Bureau of Statistics that showed a 40-percent drop in new apartment unit starts in the West Bank compared to 2008. The government will evacuate illegal outposts, Baroshi told Israel Radio, but it is better to do so in the context of an agreement. Politicians from both the Right and Left criticized the Defense Ministry's plan. "Exposing the approval of 1,450 housing units in Adam invalidates Barak's visit to the United States, and it would be better if he spared himself the disgrace," MK Ophir Paz-Pines (Labor) said in a statement. The decision proves that "the Defense Ministry is not taking its job seriously, as it has not yet evacuated Migron and is already building in Adam for virtual evacuees from the very same Migron," the statement added. Peace Now Secretary-General Yariv Oppenheimer saw the report as confirming
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US President Barack Obama and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upped their war of words this weekend, trading harsh rhetoric over Iran's actions following disputed elections there.
s news seeped out of Iran of further relatively minor protests - and their forceful suppression - the US indicated for the first time that its planned diplomatic engagement with Teheran was now "on ice." Meanwhile Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims he actually won the June 12 presidential vote that sparked the unrest, indicated he would seek off icial permission for
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any future rallies, effectively ending his role in street protests. A large number of protesters were arrested during a riot in the Janat-Abad District of western Teheran on Friday. Sources said that local residents who screamed at the Basij security personnel
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that all 1,450 units had received final governmental approval. "The Israeli bluffing system is setting new records," he said. "Instead of evacuating an illegal outpost of 40 housing units, Barak is awarding outlaws with an approval to build a future settlement of 1,450 housing units east of the [Green Line]. Barak is proving to settler leadership that violence and creating illegal outposts pay off." MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) called on Migron residents to oppose the Defense Ministry's plan that they move into housing units in Adam. When it comes to the government's intention to dismantle small settlements, compromises are out of the question, Ben-Ari said. Minister Avishai Braverman, however, lauded the plan, saying that transferring residents of outposts into larger settlements would "improve Israel's opening position in negotiations" for a two-state solution.
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Spanish Delegates Gain New Appreciation of IsraelAfter Visit
Noam Shalit Pleads for His Son’s Freedom BY TOVAH LAZAROFF
BY ARIEL ZIRULNICK
Gilad Schalit is begging for his life, said the captive soldier's father, Noam. As he addressed a Tel Aviv rally that marked the third anniversary since Hamas kidnapping of his son near the Gaza border. e are standing here across from the office of the commanders who sent our son on his mission on the Gaza border, a mission from which he has not returned until today. We are standing here this evening to give Gilad a voice," said Noam Shalit. To the hundreds who joined him under the strobe lights which lit up the night sky Noam said that it was doubtful his could can see the sun or smile as he endured his 1,095th day in captivity. "He asks only one thing from you, his freedom. As we have become accustomed to saying, Gilad has already paid the price for the failures for which he bears no responsibility," said Noam. This was the latest in dozens of rallies and events the family and their supporters have held in the last three years in the hope of pressuring the government to make a deal with Hamas that would secure his release. As he spoke, rumors circulated in the media, as they have all week, that Gilad was about to be transferred to Egypt, a move that had been a preliminary step to his release in third-party negotiations between Israel and Hamas. In the past, Israel had been willing to meet most of Hamas's demands for the
A group of Spanish municipal officials who came to Israel to publicize their revival of Spain's Jewish history may leave with new insight regarding the country, which they had previously known only from afar.
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hings look different at a distance. They've already started to change stereotypes that they used to have in the past," said Assumpcio Hosta, the secretary general of Red de Juderias, the organization which is restoring the Jewish quarters of 21 Spanish cities that were home to vibrant Jewish communities prior to the Inquisition "Now they understand. They realize that nothing is white-white or blackblack," said Hosta. The group of 10 mayors and other municipal representatives left Israel Monday after f ive days of touring Israeli cities and meeting with municipal off icials. They also visited Yad Vashem and the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora. At the presentation of a book highlighting the Jewish quarters of Spain Sunday night, Red de Juderias delegates and others expressed hope that the organization would not only raise awareness of a forgotten period in Spanish history, but prompt new understanding between Spain and Israel. The countries have not always had the smoothest relations. Spain only established a diplomatic relationship
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Noam Shalit, father of kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit, speaks to the press. release of hundreds of prisoners, but has balked at freeing some of those charged with killing Israelis in terror attacks. On Wednesday, there were also media reports that Egypt, which has been the third-party mediator in past indirect negotiations, had received a sign of life from Gilad. Noam told The Jerusalem Post that he had heard nothing. At the rally, he asked those who sat on folding chairs on a lawn to close their eyes and imagine his son in captivity. Earlier in the day, speaking to Army Radio, he said, "My wish, today, on the 25th of June, 2009, is for every person in the state
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with Israel 20 years ago, and a Spanish judge is currently attempting to try seven Israeli leaders, including former army chiefs of staff in absentia Dan Halutz and Moshe Ya'alon and former defense minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, for war crimes. However, Spanish ambassador to Israel Alvaro Iranzo told The Jerusalem Post Sunday night that the tensions did not extend to the Spanish public, and that the two countries were on the cusp of building a strong relationship. They had been isolated from each other for a long time, said Iranzo, and had to "make up for that void" through increased interaction. "Knowing each other better will dissipate any misunderstandings which are due to the lack of knowledge," he said. "This is a genuine and unique opportunity for citizens and institutions. This is the only way to understand each other better, and the complexities of the Middle East." Israel above all wanted peace with its neighbors, but it needed a guarantee of security for there to be peace, Iranzo said. When conflict erupts in the Middle East, complexities like those may not be understood from far away. One of the benef its of their visit was the opportunity to see both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by visiting several Israeli cities as well as Bethlehem, said Barcelona Mayor Katy Carreras-Moysi. Barcelona has a twin
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The Jewish Voice ISRAEL PAGE 5 Jewsih Agency Board of Governors Elects Mofaz Pushes For Unity Government JULY 3, 2009
Natan Sharansky Executive Chairman
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Kadima MK Shaul Mofaz suggested that his party would join a Likud-led government if Israel were to hold serious dialogue with the Palestinian Authority. Mofaz spoke at a conference at Tel Chai college. f there's a diplomatic goal, most members of Kadima Mofaz said that if there's a diplomatic goal, will want to join a u n i t y g o v e r n m e n t , ” most members of Kadima will want to join a Mofaz said. unity government. “Whoever does not want to join – they will be the ones responsible for dividing the party,” he added. “I have no gather together and I will lead the party intention of playing a role in splitting into the government, for the sake of the diplomatic process,” he proclaimed. Kadima, I want unity.” "I do not share Netanyahu's aspiraMofaz has been accused of seeking to split Kadima and join with Likud. A tion to divide Kadima or Livni's aspiration to see the fall of the government,” new bill that would allow any seven MKs from one party to break off and he said. According to Mofaz supporters who form a new party has been popularly spoke Thursday with Maariv/Nrg, dubbed “the Mofaz bill.” Mofaz was more direct in his criticism Mofaz expressed optimism over the chances for an Israel-PA peace accord. of Livni in a private conversation the A f inal deal could be reached within night before. “It's hard for me to picture two or three years, he suggested. The PA her as prime minister,” Mofaz allegedly should f irst form a state with transition- said of Livni. “She's never completed a serious task or seen something through al borders, he said. "If Bibi [Netanyahu] moves in this to the f inish.” direction, I promise that Kadima will
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Thousands of Haredim Violently Protest Shabbat Opening of Jerusalem Parking Lot BY ETGAR LEFKOVITS Thousands of haredi protesters gathered in Jerusalem's Bar-Ilan Street to demonstrate against Mayor Nir Barkat's decision to open the capital's Carta parking lot on Saturdays. hile approximately 150 people prayed silently near the parking lot, several dozen others were doing the same in Bayit Vagan Street. Some demonstrators attacked journalists covering the event, striking their vehicles and spitting at them. Police helped the reporters leave the scene without harm. On Thursday, the Jerusalem District Court agreed to the municipality's request to open the parking lot, located opposite the Old City's Jaffa Gate.The opening of the municipal lot at Safra Square, has sparked an explosive Haredi-secular conflict. However, the Haredi community vowed that its protests would go on. On Tuesday, Mayor Barkat said that if the court did not agree to allow the opening of the Carta parking lot - which is currently in receivership - by this weekend, he would reopen the municipal lot. Judge Yosef Shapira said in his decision that "I am expressing my wish, as well as that of the majority of citizens, when I say that I hope this solution of opening the Carta parking lot instead of Safra Square will bring quiet and calm to the city of Jerusalem and its residents from all sectors." The municipality said in a statement that the Carta parking lot gave the best solution to safety problems due to its location, size and proximity to the center of the problem.
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Some demonstrators attacked journalists covering the event, striking their vehicles and spitting towards them. Police helped the reporters leave the scene without harm. It said that the opening of the Carta lot made opening Safra Square redundant. The statement went on to say that Barkat reiterated and stressed that the motive for opening the lot was his commitment to public safety and finding a real solution to the problem in accordance with police demands. Nevertheless, Yosef Rosenfeld, head of the haredi Committee for Sanctity of Shabbat, was dissatisfied with the solution and said that the haredi community would continue to protest. "The situation now is much worse," he said. "Opening the parking lot and charging for its use is a much more severe desecration of the Sabbath. We will continue to go out and demonstrate as we planned. It makes no difference that the parking lot is far away from the haredi neighborhoods - there is a violation of the status quo."
The Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel voted unanimously to elect Natan Sharansky as its Executive Chairman in Jerusalem. The vote came after Sharansky's candidacy was presented and approved by the Nominating Committee, which was formed under the new governance structure enacted earlier this week.
Natan Sharansky addresses Jewish Agency
n accepting his new role Board of Governors in Jerusalem after being as Chairman, Sharansky spoke of the connection elected Executive Chairman. of Jews abroad, especially young Jews, with the State of Israel, a connection served as Minister and Deputy Prime which he said should be a source of pride and Minister in successive governments strength for Jews around the world. from 1996 to 2005. He was awarded the Sharansky said the Jewish Agency must Congressional Gold Medal in 1986 and remain committed to aliyah, and that this the Presidential Medal of Freedom in would come through strengthening Jewish 2006. (See attached bio). identity. He also spoke of role of the Jewish "Natan Sharansky is a true hero," Agency in building on the notion of Jewish said Richard Pearlstone, Chairman of peoplehood. the Board of Governors. "He is a man of Natan Sharansky, born in 1948 in deep vision and understanding of the the Ukraine, became the symbol of the Jewish People and, as such, he will lead movement to free Soviet Jewry, spend- the Jewish Agency forward with detering years in Soviet prison in isolation mination and clarity of purpose." and forced labor. In 1986, under great international pressure, Sharansky was freed and came to Israel. Sharansky
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Experts Tell Senate Panel that Opposition Movement in Iran Likely Will Continue BY CINDY SAINE
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Several experts on Iran spoke at a roundtable held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday on the ongoing political crisis in that country and options for U.S foreign policy. They agreed that despite the Iranian government's crackdown on peaceful demonstrations, the opposition movement in Iran is far from over. enate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Democrat John Kerry said the events in Iran since the country's disputed June 12 election have prompted U.S. and international outrage over the Iranian government's crackdown and sympathy for opposition demonstrators who are demanding a full investigation of the vote. Kerry said President Barack Obama has delivered a well-calibrated off icial U.S. response. "But if we truly hope to empower moderates rather than merely score rhetorical points, we have to recognize how our words are heard half a world away," said Senator Kerry. "America has a long and troubled history with Iran." Several leading Republican and some Democratic lawmakers have called on President Obama to react more forcefully to Tehran's violent crackdown. The president has said he does not want to give Tehran a pretext to say that the United States is meddling in Iran's internal affairs, and that, as president, his words have consequences. Analyst Karim Sadjadpour at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace agreed with Senator Kerry that Mr. Obama has been right to strike a cautious tone, calling the president's position "mature and well-intentioned". He said that opposition leaders in Iran he has spoken to have not asked that the United States take a tougher stance. "And I tell people I defer to the leaders of Iran's opposition movement themselves," said Karim Sadjadpour. "And if they continue to ask the United States to tread carefully and refrain from a more direct role, they know their situation much better than we do." Sadjadpour called on non-Western countries, such as Japan and South Africa, to strongly condemn Tehran's repressive practices and show their solidarity with the protesters. Michael Singh is an analyst at The Washington Institute for Near East
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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is continuing to push for a Middle East peace conference to be held in Moscow by the end of this year. r. Medvedev reiterated Russia's intention to host the conference while speaking in
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Several leading Republican and some Democratic lawmakers have called on President Obama to react more forcefully to Tehran's violent crackdown. Policy and the former senior director for Middle East affairs on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush. Singh said he believes that the prospects for engagement with the Tehran government have dimmed and that the United States needs to give Iranian dissidents all of the support it can. "I do think that if Iran sees that there is no cost to this when there has been such international outcry that that will really hamstring us on the nuclear issue," said Michael Singh. "And we do sort of eventually get back to that, which ultimately we will have to, we have no choice." The experts agreed that for Iran's government, the crisis has just begun. Again, analyst Karim Sadjadpour: "The opposition is entering a new phase," he said. "Instead of flexing their muscles on the streets and trying to bring together large crowds, I think they recognize that the next step for them is to try to target the major arteries of this Iranian economy. And they have called for strikes amongst the merchant classes, the bazaar, among key industries like the petroleum industry, labor groups." Sadjadpour and other experts advised members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold off on passing resolutions calling for sanctions against Tehran, saying that it is better to wait and let events unfold on the streets of Iran.
Cairo. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak offered his support for the conference and praised Russia's influence in the Middle East. President Medvedev is visiting Egypt, the f irst stop on his trip to Africa, which also includes visits to Egyptian Pres. Hosni Mubarak (R) Nigeria, Namibia and Angola. Russia has aimed to be a key and Russian Pres. Dmitry Medvedev player in the Middle East peace at a joint news conference in Cairo. process and has promoted the idea of an international conference in Moscow for months. But plans for the conference have been resisted by the the EU consider Hamas a terrorist organization. United States and Israel. President Medvedev's trip to Egypt Russia is a member of the Quartet of Middle East negotiators, along with the comes less than three weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama visited Cairo European Union, the United States and the United Nations. Russia is the only to deliver an address aimed at improving Washington's ties with the Muslim Quartet member talking to the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls world. the Gaza Strip. The United States and
Italian, Israeli Prime Ministers Discuss Iran, Palestinian State BY SABINA CASTELFRANCO The situation in Iran and the prospects for a Palestinian state alongside an Israeli one dominated talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi. Mr. Netanyahu was in Rome at the start of a European tour that will also take him to France. r. Netanyahu said the greatest threat to peace is the kind o f a g g r e s s ive a n d v i o l e n t behavior that he said was coming from Iran. He praised the reaction of the Iranian population following the recent presidential elections. "I believe that the courage shown by the people of Iran in facing bullets in the streets for the sake of freedom is something that deser ves the salute of free men and women ever ywhere," he said. The Israeli prime minister was speaking at the two leader's meeting. "Iran is not only supporting its terrorist proxies that oppose peace, Hezbollah and Hamas, it's repressing its own people," he added. The Israeli premier has said that decisive action is needed to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear potential. Mr. Berlusconi agreed that such a regime should not be allowed to develop this capability. The head of the Italian government also spoke of the privileged trade ties Rome has with Tehran and said Italy was prepared to review its economic relations. Italy is Iran's biggest trading partner in the West. Mr. Berlusconi said the current level of economic relations with Tehran would only be maintained if they were viewed as
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Israeli PM Netanyahu (left) with his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi. something positive on the international level. He added that a review would take place with the explicit participation of the U.S. administration. Speaking also of the future of the Middle East, Mr. Netanyahu outlined what he called "the winning formula for peace". "A demilitarized Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state of Israel," he said. The Italian prime minister approved this vision. Mr. Berlusconi said the two leaders discussed the current situation in the Middle East and Italy confirmed its support for a renewal of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli premier also said he was 100 percent behind Mr. Berlusconi's proposed Marshall Plan for the Palestinian territories. This involves boosting infrastructure and businesses to revive the Palestinian economy as well as increasing tourism to the Holy Land.
The Jewish Voice NATIONAL PAGE 7 National Economic Decline Slow It’s No Joke! Al Franken Declared
JULY 3, 2009
Winner of Minnesota Senate Contest
BY MICHAEL BOWMAN U.S. employment indicators remain volatile, with new jobless claims rising unexpectedly. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has defended government actions taken to rescue America's financial system during last year's meltdown. t is a consensus view among economists: U.S. unemployment will continue to rise even as the overall economy shows signs of stabilizing amid a protracted, severe recession. The latest figures from the Labor Department confirm that view, with 627,000 Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week. That was 15,000 more than the previous week, and more than 200,000 more than the number recorded at the same time last year. The cumulative number of people receiving jobless assistance has also risen, to 6.74 million. The U.S. unemployment rate stands at 9.4 percent, and is expected to top 10 percent later this year. Economist Brian Wesbury of First Trust Portfolios says America's employment picture remains bleak. "There are still hundreds of thousands of people who are losing their jobs and filing unemployment insurance claims every week," Wesbury said. Wesbury says job creation typically lags behind other economic indicators at the end of a recession. "Even though the economy has come through this very, very weak patch, there is a lot of evidence gathering that the economy is now bottoming and beginning to turn upward," Wesbury said.
BY MAXINE DOVERE WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic dominance was further enhanced Tuesday when the Minnesota Supreme Court officially declared Al Franken the winner of its 2008 Senatorial race.
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ith the recently announced change in political loyalties of SenatorArlenSpecterofPennsylvaniawhorecentlyleftthe RepublicanPartytobecomeaDemocrat,Franken’swin adds to the Democratic position of strength as President Obama’s policy agenda isputforward.TheDemocratsnowhavethe60votesneededto stopanyRepublicanfilibuster. Specter, 79, is a moderate whose policies often coincide with Democratic positions. With his defection and the confirmation of the election of Al Franken, Democrats now control 60 votes in the Senate. It took Republican Norm Coleman almost eight months and several court decisions before the Republican incumbent was forced to concede the election to Al Franken, following a unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruling in favor of Franken. The State has remained without representation since January. Coleman had continued to contend that about 4,000 absentee ballots should have been counted. The Court, however, stated that “Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled” by law “to receive the certificate of election as United States senator from the state of Minnesota,” Minnesota’s highest court said in an unsigned opinion. “Coleman introduced no evidence of foul play or misconduct” in one of his claims over missing ballots, the court said. “We’re pleased,” said White House spokesman Robert
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There are still hundreds of thousands of people who are losing their jobs and filing unemployment insurance claims every week. The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy shrank at a 5.5 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year. That was a slightly-improved number from an initial estimate of a 5.7 percent contraction. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has expressed cautious optimism that the U.S. economy can return to positive growth by the end of the year. Bernanke appeared on Capitol Hill to explain the federal government's role in a controversial corporate takeover during last year's financial meltdown that radically altered America's banking and investment landscape. Congress has been probing Bank of America's government-aided acquisition of
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Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, was officially declared winner of the 2008 Senatorial election. Here, in May, he enjoyed a light moment at the 2009 AIPAC conference. Gibbs.Franken received congratulations from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nevada) Reid urged Franken’s certification by Minnesota Gov.Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, so the new Senator can be sworn in. He should put politics aside, follow his state’s laws and finally sign the certificate that will bring this episode to an end,” Reid said. Pawlenty earlier had rejected Franken’s request to be certified the winner during Coleman’s legal challenge.
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July 4th Festivities “Light Up” America beer and wine. The cruise departs from South Street Seaport at 6:30 and returns around 10 p.m.
Continued from cover Some of the many activities that will take place are as follows:
Revolutionary Walking Tour Be part of the July 4 Big Onion Walking Tour at 1 p.m. for a walking tour of sites related to the Revolutionary War in Lower Manhattan. Fraunces Tavern, the graves of Alexander Hamilton and General Richard Montgomery, and Federal Hall are among the sites featured on the tour. Admission: Adults $15, Seniors & Students $12. Meet at the intersection of Broadway and Murray Street, at gated entrance to City Hall Park.
Macy's Fireworks Spectacular July 4th, 9PM Each year, Macy's kicks off the world's largest f ireworks display at approximately 9pm on July 4th. Four barges stationed between 23rd and 42nd Streets in the East River set off 20,000 aerial shells and special effects. There are electric set pieces on the barges, and the New York Fire Department gets in on the act with f ire boats shooting red, clear, and blue water 300 feet over the river. The 2009 Macy's f ireworks show will feature more than 40,000 shells exploding at a rate of more than 1,500 per minute. To accompany the f irework display, New York Pops will perform "American River.” If you can’t be there to see the action live, you can listen in on 1010 WINSor view the f ireworks display on NBC.
Battery Park 4th of July Concert Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band with Jenny Lewis will make the public sing and dance to their magnif icent music in Battery Park at 3:30 p.m.
Manhattan will once again prove that their is no better place to celebrate America’s Indepence as it welcomes the holiday with an array of activities.
The Best Places to View The Fireworks Are As Follows:
will be closed to traff ic for public f ireworks viewing. Pedestrian access to the viewing area will be via the following streets: 24th, 26th through 30th, 34th, 40th through 44th, 47th through 52nd, and 54th through 57th.
• West Side Surrounding Area In Manhattan, 12th northbound lanes of Highway between 23rd
Other prime West Side public viewing spots include: • Dewitt Clinton Park (access from 11th Avenue) • Pier 54 (limited access from 14th
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Street) • Pier 84 (limited access from 44th Street) • Selected side streets between 11th and 12th Avenues Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise with Water Taxi For $100, relax while watching a great view of the f ireworks aboard Water Taxi. Price includes boxed meal and there will be a cash bar offering
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Oceanfest 2009 in Long Branch, New Jersey Crowds in the hundreds of thousands attend this popular Jersey Shore Oceanfest for an all-day, family-friendly festival that brings together the most memorable sights, sounds and sensations of the summer seasoncostumed characters, and food vendors from 10:00am-10:00pm
Mayor Bloomberg Announces 1,500 Free Summer Events: “Happenings” Scheduled Throughout New York City BY STU LOESER Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the return and expansion of the Summer Streets program and more than 1,500 free summer events throughout New York City. Summer Streets will again bring temporary car-free streets, healthy activities and free weekend summer recreation – now to a total of 14 locations throughout the Five Boroughs – through September. he free events available to New Yorkers this summer can be easily viewed on calendars on www.nyc.gov or on NYC & Company’s website www.nycgo.com. The Mayor was joined at the announcement by Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette SadikKhan, Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, Def Jam record label co-founder and impresario Russell Simmons, and award winning actor and The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 co-star Luis Guzmán. The announcement took place in McCarren Park along Bedford Avenue, where a Summer Streets event, Williamsburg Walks, is currently taking place and where free summer movies are screened at the ball f ields in the park. “Today, we want to let New Yorkers from across the City know about some of the great things you can do in the
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tradition,” said Commissioner SadikKhan. “Last year, some 50,000 people enjoyed all the free fun that the original Summer Streets route had to offer and this year we’re bringing that open invitation for everyone across all f ive boroughs to enjoy the streets in their own neighborhoods in a Mayor Bloomberg recently announced that sum- brand-new way.” “New York City’s mer streets will again bring temporary car-free public parks have long streets, healthy activities and free weekend sum- been synonymous with free summertime fun mer recreation. and, thanks to our many partnerships, this year is no differCity this summer without spending a ent,” said Commissioner Benepe. dime,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “The “Whether you are attending a performSummer Streets initiative was such a ance or sports clinic organized by the success – for both businesses and the City Parks Foundation, enjoying worldpublic with 50,000 visitors – that today class concerts from the New York I’m proud to announce that we are Philharmonic or Metropolitan Opera, bringing it back. This year, we’ve attending a f ilm screening under the expanded the Summer Streets program stars, kayaking the NYC Water Trail, or to bring the fun to all f ive boroughs. playing in the citywide volleyball tourAnd we’ve put together a comprehen- nament at Coney Island, the abundance sive list of more than 1,500 free summer of events and activities in our parks events and activities throughout the make New York City a great stay-cation City, so families can still enjoy what destination.” New York City has to offer during these “New York City's cultural organizadiff icult economic times.” tions offer free and low-cost programs “This is only its second year, but all year long, in all f ive boroughs, for Summer Streets is already a New York audiences of all ages,” said
Commissioner Levin. “This summer is a great time to explore what makes this City one of the world's capitals of culture: our theaters, museums, galleries, botanical gardens, zoos, historic homes and more are ready to welcome you.” “New York City is offering unprecedented value and savings this year, and this summer is no exception,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company. “Now is the time to enjoy the energy and vibrancy of the f ive boroughs without breaking the bank.” “Summer Streets are a great opportunity for New Yorkers to get out, be active and see the City from a different perspective,” said Assemblyman Lentol. The largest Summer Streets location will be a reprise of last year’s Manhattan event where 50,000 people enjoyed the traff ic-free environment. On Saturday, August 8th, 15th and 22nd from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Manhattan route will run for 6.9 miles from the Brooklyn Bridge via Lafayette/Centre Streets, 4th Avenue and Park Avenue up to 72nd street, while key cross-town streets will remain open to vehicles crossing the route. The City has partnered with local community organizations to bring similar, car-free street events to 13 additional neighborhoods in all f ive boroughs, ranging from one to seven blocks long. Some of the events have already begun. Summer Streets is made possible in part through the generous support of Crunch
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Courtroom Erupts With Cheers As Madoff Hit With Maximum Sentence Continued from cover apology for his victims and his family members, in which he said, I will live with this pain, this torment, for the rest of my life.” Investor Sheryl Weinstein said, “I was introduced to Bernard Madoff 21 years ago at a business meeting. I now view that day as perhaps the unluckiest day of my life. This beast who I call Madoff. He walks among us. He dresses like us... but underneath the facade is a true beast. He is an equal-opportunity destroyer.”
“Nothing I can say seems sufficient regarding the daily suffering that all those innocent people are enduring because of my husband.” While some of his victims said they received consolation from his apology, others argued that it was “not enough” and will not be some what at ease until Madoff ’s other family members, who
they believe had to do with the scheme and he is trying to protect, are behind bars as well. In the meantime, they believe that his family had to know what was happening, some had to be involved, and if they were and he is still protecting them, he cannot be truly sorry. Off icials are now investigating other people associated with Madoff's company and family, though only one other person associated with him has been charged with a crime so far. His wife, Ruth, was not present at the sentencing but issued a statement in which she expressed her “embarrassment and shame” as a result of her husband’s actions, while adding that it ruined the lives of so many people, including her close family and friends. Madoff lured investors into his scheme by claiming he was delivering market-beating results through wise investing. As in every classic Ponzi scheme, old investors were paid with funds from new investors. “Investors” believed they were making huge prof its; rather their capital is being totally dissipated. The scheme, which is noted as the largest f inancial fraud in U.S. history, went undetected by U.S. f inancial regulators for some two decades. In a statement released after the
Israeli Immigrant and Son Killed At New York Recycling Plant BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF A horrific accident took the lives of three workers at a Queens recycling plant when they fell into a sludge vat filled with toxic fumes, officials said.
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he victims' bodies were p u l l e d f r o m t h e container a t R e g a l R e c y c l i n g i n Jamaica a privately owned solid and putrescible waste plant in the afternoon. At the time of the accident, about four feet of a mixture, including garbage, oil and runoff, was in the hole which measures 3 feet in diameter by 18 feet deep. The father of a victim desperately tried to rescue his son by dropping a ladder into the hole at the facility on Douglas Avenue, near 170th Street, but his life was also lost. When a worker for Regal, Rene Francisco Rivas, 52, noticed that the men were missing, he tried to help them, but, also fell victim to the toxic gas, four times the lethal limit of 50 parts per million over a 10-minute period. "They were in a sewer but they were sinking," Persaud said. "It's like quicksand. When the debris mixes with water, it's like mud." By the time f iref ighters who arrived at roughly, 2:30 p.m. they resorted to using scuba gear to try and reach the men, but it was too late.
Yigal Lalush comforts the son of Schlomo Dahan who died yesterday together with another son, Harel, and Rene Francisco Rivas at Regal Recycling in Queens. They attached a harness to each body and pulled them from the pit. Regal is licensed to process 600 tons of municipal waste and 266 tons of construction debris every day. The company, which was issued a permit in 1991, has no current violations, according to Maureen Wren, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The tragedy was not the company's f irst. In 2005, a worker, Effraine Calderone, 46, was crushed to death by a forklift and no charges were f iled for that incident.
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Bar Mitzvah Tutor Convicted of Child Molestation BY JONAH BRUNO
Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes announced the conviction of Yona Weinberg, 31, of Seven Counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree and Two Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, for sexually abusing two boys. e i n b e rg , a F l a t b u s h B a r Mitzvah tutor and licensed social worker, will be sentenced September 9. He faces up to a two years in jail. The victims were ages 12 and 13 at the time. One was one of Weinberg’s students, from the Khal Beth Abraham synagogue, where Weinberg gave Bar Mitzvah lessons. The other was a client from Weinberg’s work as a licensed social worker for the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. The case was prosecuted by Sex Crimes Bureau Unit Chief Kevin O’Donnell and Assistant District Attorney Allegra Santamauro. Rhonnie Jaus is Chief of the Sex Crimes Bureau.
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People burst into cheers as Madoff was issued a 150-year prison sentence. hearing, Mr Madoff ’s wife Ruth said: "In the end, to say that I feel devastated for the many whom my husband has destroyed is truly inadequate. Nothing I can say seems suff icient regarding the daily suffering that all those innocent people are enduring because of my husband. But if it matters to them at all, please know that not a day goes by when I don't ache over the stories that I have heard and read."
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WAR ON TERROR “Justice, justice shall you pursue� (Deutoronomy 16:20)
US National US Rescinds Invitations to Iranian Diplomats Security Advisor BY DAVID GOLLUST Anti-Terror Campaign BY VOA U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones says the United States is committed to a long-term partnership with the Pakistani government and people. ones spoke in Islamabad after meeting with Pakistani P r i m e M i n i s t e r Yo u s u f R a z a G i l a n i t o d i s c u s s t h e n e w U. S . strategy for the troubled region. The security adviser praised Pakistan for its anti-terror campaign in the northwestern Swat Valley. He said terrorism is not only an enemy of America, but a direct and urgent threat to the Pakistani people. Jones also said the U.S. is committed to helping resume dialogue between Pakistan and India. He met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani before departing for India. Relations between India and Pakistan have been strained since the Mumbai attacks, which killed more than 170 people. India has accused a Pakistanibased militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as well as Pakistani intelligence agents, of participating in the attack. Pakistan has admitted the attacks were planned in part in its territory, but denies government agents were involved. Jones' visit to Pakistan comes a day after the U.S. Senate approved a bill that increases non-military aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion a year over the next five years. The unanimously approved bill also recommends an additional five-year, $7.5 billion aid program conditioned on political and economic improvements in the country. The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the bill earlier this month. The House also authorized an additional $700 million to help Pakistani security forces fight Islamic extremists. The two chambers now must work out and approve a compromise bill before U.S. President Barack Obama can sign it into law.
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The Obama administration said it has rescinded invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 Independence Day celebrations at American diplomatic missions around the world. The State Department said an Iranian presence at such events would be incongruous with a celebration of American values.
he Obama administration says it is not closing the door to eventual dialogue with Iran on such issues as its support of terrorism and nuclear program. But in a symbolic protest of what the State Department Wednesday termed Iran's appalling and deplorable treatment of election protestors, it is withdrawing invitations for Iranian diplomats to attend traditional U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties. The two countries have not had formal relations since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution and interaction between the two countries' diplomats has been infrequent. The Obama administration came into off ice offering outreach to Tehran, including a direct U.S. role in big-power contacts with Iran on its nuclear program. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton three weeks ago authorized U.S. diplomatic missions to invite Iranians to the July 4th observances, which typically include outdoor hot dog roasts and American music, as a goodwill gesture. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday no Iranians have responded to the invitations thus far, and that in any event they are no longer valid. Earlier at a news brief ing here, State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly said the embassy events celebrate American
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State Deptartment Spokesman Ian Kelly siad that inviting such diplomats to Americas Indepence Celebration would conflict with Americas values. values such as freedom and independence, precisely what Iranians have taken to the streets to demand. As such, Kelly said, an off icial Iranian presence would be inappropriate. "Given everything that's going on, given the kind of response that the Iranian government has had to the desires of the Iranian people to have their voices be heard, to have their basic freedoms be respected - these are the most fundamental American political values that we have," said Ian Kelly. "I think it would be incongruous for Iranians to want to go to a celebration like that." The Iranian government also did not reply to an Italian invitation to participate in talks on the sidelines of the G-8 foreign ministers meeting later this
week in Trieste. It has similarly failed to respond to an invitation by European Union Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana for a new round of talks on its nuclear program with the f ive permanent U.N. Security Council member countries and Germany, the P5+1. The P5+1 last year presented Iran with a revised offer of incentives for it to halt a uranium enrichment effort U.S. and European off icials believe is weapons-related and return to negotiations on its nuclear program. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was to have attended the G-8 ministerial, and a weekend meeting of OSCE foreign ministers in Greece, but had to cancel because of her recent surgery for a broken elbow. But spokesman Kelly said Clinton remains engaged in telephone diplomacy on Iran, discussing the election violence Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. They also discussed the North Korean nuclear program. In a related development, a State Department off icial conf irmed Wednesday that in early May, before Iran's disputed June 12 election, President Obama sent a letter to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterating U.S. interest in improved relations. The State Department however declined to discuss specif ic contents of the letter, which the Iranian religious leader referred to in a sermon last Friday accusing the United States of helping promote protests in his country. At his news conference, President Obama again denied any such activity.
N. Korea Vows 'Nuclear Firestorm' if Attacked By US BY JPOST North Korea upped its rhetoric vowing to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warning of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of a US attack. he jingoist statements come as the regime marked the 1950 outbreak of the Korean War. Meanwhile, the US Navy followed a North Korean ship suspected of carrying weapons in violation of a UN resolution punishing Pyongyang's May 25 nuclear test. Anticipation is mounted that the North might test-f ire short- or mid-range missiles in the coming days. President Barack Obama extended US economic sanctions against North Korea for another year Wednesday, saying the North's possession of "weaponsusable f issile material" and its proliferation risk "continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United
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States, according to the White House Web site. According to the 2008 document outlining the restrictions, "all property and interests in property of North Korea or a North Korean national ... were blocked." The US measures are on top of UN sanctions that bar member states from buying weapons from or selling them to North Korea. They also ban the sale of luxury goods to the isolated country and prohibit the provision of weapons-related technical training and f inancial transactions. State-run newspapers in Pyongyang ran lengthy editorials accusing the US of invading the country in 1950 and of looking for an opportunity to attack again. The editorials said those actions justif ied North Korea's development of atomic bombs to defend itself. The North "will never give up its nuclear deterrent ... and will further strengthen it" as long as Washington remains hostile, Pyongyang's main
Rodong Sinmun newspaper said. In a separate commentary, the paper blasted a recent US pledge to defend South Korea with its nuclear weapons, saying that amounted to "asking for the calamitous situation of having a f ire shower of nuclear retaliation all over South Korea." Historical evidence shows it was North Korea that started the Korean War by invading the South, but Pyongyang claims the U.S. was to blame. The totalitarian government apparently hopes to infuse North Koreans with fear of a fresh American attack to better control the hunger-stricken population. The US fought alongside the South, leading UN forces, during the war. The conflict ended in 1953 with a truce, not a peace treaty, leaving the peninsula divided and in a state of war. The US has 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect against renewed hostilities.
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Iranian Threat Most Arabs Wouldn't Miss Iran's Ayatollahs if They Fall BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH Many Arab governments, including the Palestinian Authority, are quietly hoping that the latest crisis in Iran will mark the beginning of the end of the radical regime of the ayatollahs and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. rustrated with Teheran's long-standing policy of meddling in their internal affairs, representatives of the relatively moderate, pro-Western governments in Ramallah, Cairo, Beirut, Riyadh and other Arab capitals are hoping that regime change in Iran would undermine radical Islamic groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hizbullah. These proxy groups, together with Syria - Iran's strategic ally and facilitator in the Arab world - have long been viewed as a main source of instability in the Middle East. Yet the Arab heads of state and their government off icials appear to be doing their utmost to downplay the Iran crisis. They are obviously concerned that their constituents would follow suit and demand reforms and free elections. Invoking Palestinian terminology, Arab editors and columnists have been describing the anti-government protests in Iran as an intifada. "The pro-Iran camp in the Arab world is very worried," said Abdel Rahman Rashed in an op-ed in the
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Arab capitals are hoping that regime change in Iran would undermine radical Islamic groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hizbullah. London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. "It's natural for Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other pro-Iran groups to be afraid because their existence depends solely on the radical regime in Iran. If anything bad happens to this regime, they will suffer even more." Rashed hailed the Iranian protesters for opposing their government's policy of funding Hizbullah and Hamas at a time when the economy in Iran is not doing well. A number of Palestinian off icials in
Ramallah said they expected the collapse of the regime in Iran to have a "positive" impact on what's happening in the PA-controlled territories. "The Hamas leaders must be in a state of panic," said an adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas. "Without Iran's support, Hamas couldn't have staged a coup in the Gaza Strip two years ago." The off icial claimed that the Iranian government had given Hamas more than $150 million in the past three years, enabling the radical Islamic movement to maintain its tight grip on the Gaza Strip. He said that more than 80% of Hamas's weapons come from the Iranians. "Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollahs have long been working hard to export their radical Shi'ite ideology to Palestine," said another PA off icial in Ramallah. "We will be more than happy to see the regime in Teheran disappear, together with Hamas and Islamic Jihad." But there is also concern in Ramallah that the crisis would force US President Barack Obama to focus on Iran rather than the Israeli-Arab conflict. The "intifada" in Iran erupted just when it seemed that the issues of West Bank settlements and the two-state solution had been placed, thanks to the Obama administration, at the top of the world's agenda. Unlike former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Ahmadinejad never succeeded
in winning the hearts and minds of the Palestinian masses despite his f iery rhetoric and threats to eliminate Israel. Teheran's open support for Hamas in the power struggle with Fatah, as well as its continued attempts to undermine the relatively moderate regimes in Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf countries, have alienated many Palestinians. Echoing these sentiments, Hafez Barghouti, editor of the PA-funded Al-Hayat AlJadeeda, held Teheran responsible for the ongoing sharp differences between Hamas and Fatah. Egyptian mediation efforts between the two rival parties have failed because of the Iranians, who have turned Khaled Mashaal into another ayatollah, he said, referring sarcastically to the Syrianbased Hamas leader as "Ayatollah Mashalati." Like many of his colleagues throughout the Arab world, Barghouti expected the crisis in Iran to escalate, resulting ultimately in the downfall of the ayatollahs. "The winds of change will eventually reach the top brass of the Iranian regime," remarked Palestinian columnist Muwafak Matar. "What's happening there is more than a power struggle in the regime. It could be the beginning of a new era of awareness among the young people, who are aspiring for stability and rejoining the international community. They want a new Iran that does not
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Freedom Fighter: 40 Day Memmorial Commemoration Expected to Excite Protests out in the streets because I'd seen in my work as a journalist that, unfortunately, there are a lot of merciless behaviors," Makan said. "But she said that our attendance would be worthwhile even if a bullet hits my heart," he said. "Unfortunately, that is how she died, a bullet hit her heart and her lung, and maybe 5 or 6 minutes later, she died." Neda, which means "voice," in
BY TORI CHEIFETZ A man who identified himself as the boyfriend of a young woman whose grisly death in Iran's post election protests was captured on amateur video saying that she only wanted democracy and freedom for the people of Iran. n the video, Neda Agha Soltan can be seen lying on the ground as blood flows from her mouth and nose and onlookers scream. Her last moments spread around the world on Youtube, Facebook, blogs and Twitter, turning her into an icon in the clash between Iran's cleric-led government and protesters. "She only said that she wanted one thing, she wanted democracy and freedom for the people of Iran," Caspian Makan told an Associated Press reporter during a telephone call from Tehran. Makan, a 37-year-old photojournalist in Teheran, said he met the 27-year-old music student several months ago on a trip outside the country. The AP was unable to verify his statements independently because of reporting strictures. But Makan did provide photographs of himself with a woman he identif ied as Soltan and also had her as a friend on his Facebook page and said he had
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THE LAW OFFICES OF This May 2009 photo provided by Caspian Makan purports to show Neda Agha Soltan. intended to marry her. "I still feel her, I still talk to her," he said. Makan said that they had argued in the days before her death about her decision to attend the protests, which were part of the self-described "green wave" movement that claims hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stole his June 12 re-election. He said he had asked her not to go out for fear she would be arrested or shot. "I tried to dissuade her from going
NORMAN S. LANGER Takes Pleasure in Announcing The change of location of his Office To:
3047 Avenue U Corner of Coyle Street Brooklyn, New York 11229 Tel (718) 646-2600 • Fax (718) 646-7880 By Appointment Only
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DA Morgenthau: “Vance Best Qualified to Keep DA’s Office the Strongest in the Nation” BY ERIN DUGGAN Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau today formally endorsed attorney Cy Vance as his choice to become the next Manhattan District Attorney. After 34 years in the position, Morgenthau is not running for re-election. As District Attorney he worked with and supervised each of the declared Democratic candidates for his office, but indicated his belief that Vance is the best candidate to continue the Office’s record of fighting crime, and is best able to carry on the traditions of fairness and integrity which have distinguished the office across the state, nation and world. Morgenthau was joined on the steps of the Supreme Court by former Mayor David Dinkins and New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum. anhattan now has the best District Attorney’s Office in the United States. I support Cy Vance in this year’s election because I believe he is the best qualified, by his experience and his views, to keep this office the strongest in the nation,” said District Attorney Morgenthau. “The next Manhattan DA must know the criminal justice system from both sides, and understand that prosecutors have great power which must be exercised with restraint and humility. My successor must continue to zealously pursue the rule of law, not simply convictions, and must seek justice rather than revenge. The next District Attorney must be fair, and perceived
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DA Morgenthau endorsed Cy Vance as his choice to become the next Manhattan District Attorney. as fair, in every case, and thus be respected rather than loved or hated, by all parties -including defendants. Finally, this person must understand that the District Attorney is not the ‘star’ of the office, but the individual who administers the office and sets the tone for the Office’s litigators and investigators. Cy Vance will do this, and more.” “It is a true honor to have the endorsement of Robert Morgenthau – a legal giant, a great friend, and an invaluable mentor to
me,” Cy Vance said. “The strength of the DA’s office is a primary reason why New York City is the safest big city in America. And as DA I will do everything in my power to make sure it stays that way. Fairness, justice, integrity: these are principles by which Mr. Morgenthau has led his life. He has instilled these principles in the lives and careers of thousands of lawyers who worked under him in this office, myself included. I’m running for DA to continue the traditions of fairness, justice and integrity for which that the office is now known.” Morgenthau has served the people of the District of Manhattan for 34 years, as one of only three elected District Attorneys in the past 75 years. During his tenure, Manhattan’s criminal justice system has been a national standard-bearer of fairness and innovation. Early on in his tenure Morgenthau restructured the DA’s Office. He created or expanded several specialized units in the Trial Division, including the Sex Crimes Unit, the first of its kind devoted specifically to the investigation and prosecution of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. Other specialized units in the Trial Division deal with cold-case homicides, violent gangs, identity theft and firearms trafficking. During Morgenthau’s tenure at District Attorney, crime in Manhattan has dropped nearly 90 percent. Cy Vance is a veteran trial lawyer and former prosecutor who has served for over a quarter century in the courts, in his communities and in government. Vance served as an Assistant District attorney under Morgenthau
during the high-crime era of the 1980’s. In the Manhattan DA’s Office, he handled cases involving murder, organized crime, career criminals, political corruption, and whitecollar crime. In the court house, he acquired a reputation for integrity, toughness and fairness. As District Attorney Cy Vance plans to preserve the legacy of excellence, integrity, and fairness that has defined and distinguished the DA’s Office throughout the Morgenthau era, while providing the vision and expertise to adapt to new challenges. Beyond making our City even safer by further reducing traditional street crime, Vance’s priorities for the DA’s office include fighting economic crime, providing better protection for our communities through communitybased justice, fighting identity theft crimes, reducing recidivism, and overall reform of the Criminal Courts, which handle our City’s misdemeanor cases. As District Attorney Vance will: • Reform our Criminal Courts. Since 1997 there has been a 24 percent increase in Criminal Court caseload, however the number of judges available to try cases has remained static. As a result, many cases cannot be investigated as thoroughly and promptly as justice requires, judges must manage over-crowded dockets that affect their ability to focus on each case individually, and many viable cases are dismissed on speedy trial grounds. • Form a Family Protection Bureau.
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Former Mayor Giuliani Pressed To Run For Governor BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The former mayor, Rudy Giuliani proposed a constitutional convention to institute term limits on lawmakers, toughen campaign finance laws and push through a host of other reforms in Albany, calling the capital "bizarre." tate Republicans have been pressuring Giuliani for months to run for governor next year, and his proposals could certainly help to position him as a reformist eager to improve the state's capitol. But Giuliani - who has said only that he'll make up his mind about a run by this fall – insisted last Wednesday that his push for reform was unrelated to any political plans. "This is done really out of frustration as a New Yorker," he insisted. Without a doubt, getting Albany to actually listen to Giuliani is another matter. Most insiders gave almost no chance to the convention which included a term limits law. Every 20 years, the question of whether to convene a constitutional convention must appear on the statewide ballot. But the Legislature can also vote to place the question on the ballot whenever they want - although the whole process can take up to three years. First legislators have to propose a convention and have voters approve the idea (year one). Then convention delegates have to be elected by voters (year two). Then voters must approve whatev-
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er changes emerge out of the convention (year three). In the past, Albany powerbrokers have worked hard to block conventions, since once they get rolling it can be diff icult to control their agendas - a level of uncertainty few lawmakers are willing to risk.
“He would push to empower the governor to set revenue estimates on his own...” In addition to term limits - which Gialiani tentatively suggested should be three terms for legislators and two terms for governor and other statewide off ices. He would push to empower the governor to set revenue estimates on his own; change the deeply partisan way in which state lawmakers draw electoral districts; make it harder for legislators to boost taxes; and establish clearer lines of succession for the off ice of lieutenant governor, which has remained vacant since Gov. Paterson took over for the scandal-scarred Eliot Spitzer. Giuliani conceded that getting the current crop of state legislators to vote against their interests by imposing term limits would be a heavy lift. But he also suggested that the chaos in Albany could leave them little choice.
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Proposed Deal for Sale of Worldwide Plaza Collapses In a statement, George Comfort president Peter Duncan says his company and A deal to sell Worldwide RCG are "ready, willing, able Plaza to an investment group and eager" to close the deal, led by RCG Longview and which was brokered by Eastdil George Comfort & Sons has Secured, and is "disappointed" collapsed. Deutsche Bank that the bank opted not to have reportedly said July 15 honor the contract. "We have as the deadline for new bids. an executed sales contract, a The bank took back the 47signif icant hard deposit in story office tower at 825 place and even a closing date Eighth Ave. and six other of June 30 from the seller’s assets from Macklowe attorneys," says Duncan. "We Properties last year after the A previous are ready to close." He adds developer defaulted on $5.8 announcement that he remains hopeful that billion in debt. deal to sell Deutsche Bank will still proc c o r d i n g t o t h e World Plaza had ceed with the closing as scheduled. Wa l l S t r e e t collapsed. Worldwide Plaza, which is Journal, Deutsche reportedly as much as 50% B a n k ’s m a n a g e m e n t wa s u n c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h t h e s e l l i n g vacant, is the last unsold asset in the p r i c e , r e p o r t e d ly i n t h e m i d - $ 3 0 0 s Equity Office portfolio that Macklowe p e r s q u a r e f o o t . C i t i n g u n n a m e d acquired from Blackstone Group in 2007 s o u r c e s , B l o o m b e rg N ew s r e p o r t s for $7 billion. It counts law firm Cravath, t h a t t h e b a n k w i l l c h a n g e t h e t e r m s Swaine & Moore and advertising agency o f t h e t r a n s a c t i o n w i t h t h e n ew Ogilvy & Mather among its largest tenb u ye r, c o n t i n u i n g t o f i n a n c e t h e ants. However, Ogilvy will be relocating s a l e b u t n o l o n g e r r e t a i n i n g a n its headquarters to 636 Eleventh Ave. in a e q u i t y s t a k e i n t h e 1 . 6 - m i l l i o n - deal for more than 550,000 square feet of s q u a r e - f o o t p r o p e r t y a t We s t 4 9 t h space that was signed last year. S t r e e t a n d E i g h t h Ave n u e . C a l l s by GlobeSt.com to Deutsche Bank we r e n o t r e t u r n e d by d e a d l i n e .
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ESDC Approves Modified Atlantic Yards Plan BY CODY LYON As was expected, the Empire State Development Corp.’s board of directors approved an amended General Project Plan for Brooklyn’s proposed Atlantic Yards project at a Tuesday morning meeting at its Manhattan offices. The move comes a day after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to give developer Forest City Ratner Cos. a break on financial terms for a parcel of MTA property FCRC needs to move forward with the arena portion of the project. he cash-challenged MTA, which got a bailout from the State Legislature in May, says MTA finance department documents in a finance department staff summa- show that FCRC will now pay $20 milry that "in recognition of the impact that the financial and real estate lion up front for the arena property, and downturn has had upon the econom- $80 million in deferred payments for air ics of the original FCRC proposal, rights. MTA staff and FCRC have negotiated other changes to this transaction." MTA f inance department documents show that FCRC will now pay than a similar bid by competing devel$20 million up front for the arena prop- oper Extell Corp. that same year. The new plan also scales down the erty, and $80 million in deferred payments for air rights. The annual pay- Vanderbilt Yards upgrade. Originally, ments will extend through 2031. That FCRC was required to build a ninecompares to 2006, when the negotiated track rail yard that could hold 76 cars. In the modif ied GPP that appears to be price had been set at $100 million. In 2004, the 8.5-acre railyard was appraised at $214 million. FCRC’s 2005 Continued on page 34 bid of $100 million was $50 million less
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Albany Chaos Could Kill NYC Rent Law Change BY PAUL BUBNY The stalemate over the leadership in the State Senate makes it likely that a package of bills designed to change the city’s rent laws will not come up for a vote before the legislative clock runs out on Monday, June 22. However, Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, tells GlobeSt.com that the dozen or so bills were not a done deal regardless.
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’m not convinced that the legislation would have passed had the change in leadership not taken place," Spinola says. "It’s possible, but based on the counts we were making, there was still a shortage of the votes needed for passage." He adds, "There was a significant amount of debate that would have had to happen before the legislation passed." The bills, including one that would modify the city’s vacancy decontrol law, had about 16 sponsors apiece, and Spinola says it’s likely that another six or seven senators would vote for them. However, a bill needs at least 32 votes in the 62-member State Senate to pass. As an article in the New York Times posited earlier this week, there’s a perception that by upsetting the slim 32-30 majority of Democratic control, State Sen. Pedro Espada
Steven Spinola, President of the Real Estate Board of New York, said he's not convinced that the legislation would have passed had the change in leadership not taken place. scuttled the bills’ chances and handed the real estate industry a victory. "Everybody’s pinning this on Espada, that he was the one who switched," says Spinola. "His position
all along has been opposition to his legislation." According to a summary of S2237-A, which would change if not abolish the vacancy decontrol provision of the rent laws, "Available data and several studies suggest that over 300,000 rent-stabilized apartments have been removed from regulation in New York City and the counties of Westchester, Nassau and Rockland under vacancy decontrol. The pace at which vacancy decontrol removes affordable housing units from regulation is accelerating with each passing year. Vacancy decontrol is an incentive for owners of rental housing to withhold services and to use forms of harassment to induce regulated tenants to vacate their rental units. In some instances, costs of renovation have been inflated or even falsified in order to drive apartment rents to the $2,000 threshold for vacancy decontrol. In other cases no renovations at all are done to vacant apartments and such apartments are treated as deregulated regardless of the legal rent." Espada, Spinola says, "made the point that the proposed changes would have no impact on his district. The bill would have kept apartments under rent regulation even if the tenant was paying up to $5,000 per month. His point was that this is not a rent that people in his district would pay, so the bill would have no impact on his constituents and in fact would have little impact on most
New Yorkers." The changes to the rent laws, which were approved by the Assembly in February and await Senate action, were generally opposed by the city’s multifamily property owners and others in the real estate community. For example, Massey Knakal Realty Services chairman Robert Knakal predicted earlier this year, "If these bills are passed in June by the Senate, two things are virtually guaranteed: First, the housing stock in New York City will deteriorate at a faster rate than that seen in the 1970s. Second, the tax base will be negatively impacted to a significant degree." Knakal, a blogger for GlobeSt.com, also discussed these concerns in a segment of GlobeSt.TV that appeared earlier his month. Spinola points out that "the laws that affect rent regulation do not expire for another two years. In a year in which there have been some major issues, including a significant budget deficit and a bailout of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, there’s the question of whether it was essential to pass changes to rent regulation when the current law--which in our opinion is working--continues to be in effect for two more years." He disputes the Times story, which implies that the bills would have passed if the defection of Espada and fellow Democrat Hiram Monserrate had not thrown the Senate into turmoil. "I’m not convinced that this is what would have happened."
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BY MICHAEL BOWMAN The US central bank opted to leave interest rates unchanged, saying economic weakness likely will continue. he Federal Reserve said economic conditions warrant continued exceptionally low interest rate levels for what it termed "an extended period." In a statement issued at the end of a two-day monetary policy meeting, the Fed said the pace of eco- Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has a fine nomic contraction is slowing, con- line to walk between a lax monetary polditions in financial markets have icy that could spark inflation and drive improved and household spending has stabilized. But the central bank up interest rates. noted that job losses and tight credit conditions continue to cause financial strain as businesses cut Wednesday brought mixed U.S. economback on investment and staffing. The Federal Reserve predicted a gradual ic data. On the positive side, the Commerce return to economic growth in the United Department reported a jump in orders for large manufactured items in May. The 1.8 States, with low risk of inflation. For most of the past year, the U.S. cen- percent boost surprised many financial tral bank has pumped unprecedented observers who had been expecting a amounts of liquidity into the market to res- decline. PNC Financial Services Group chief cue a teetering financial system and combat a severe recession. At the same time, it has economist Stuart Hoffman: "That is a good sign," said Stuart cut interest rates to historic lows. Going forward, analysts say that Fed Chairman Ben Hoffman. "It does suggest that the actual Bernanke has a fine line to walk between a production and maybe even employment by lax monetary policy that could spark infla- manufacturers will finally show some tion and drive up interest rates, and a tighter increases, maybe by the fourth quarter of policy that could choke off economic recov- the year." But new home sales fell last month, a ery before it has a chance to take hold. A ballooning federal deficit is compli- sign that recovery in America's battered cating matters for Washington policymak- housing sector might be slow to materialize. Economist Patrick Newport of IHS ers, according to economist Nouriel Roubini, who teaches at New York Global Insight: "Home sales will probably stay relativeUniversity's business school. "The reality is that the budget deficit is ly flat over the next twelve months," said very large," said Nouriel Roubini. "If you Patrick Newport. "The reason for that is that raise taxes and cut spending, then reduction the economy is still very weak. People do in real income might tip the economy into not move a lot. And so homes do not sell all recession. [But] if you do not do the fiscal that much." A dramatic run-up in housing prices adjustment because the economy is weak and the budget deficit stays large, you are helped fuel an economic expansion from forced to monetize them and that leads to 2003 to 2007 and a rash of home foreclosures that played a central role in last year's higher interest rates." Roubini spoke on Bloomberg television. financial crisis and economic downturn.
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Government to Simplify Student Aid Process
E.Coli Found in Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough BY FDA The FDA/CDC warning is based on investigations by CDC and state and local health agencies of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections beginning in March. The latest information from those investigations indicates the illnesses are associated with Nestlé Toll House cookie dough products eaten raw. As a result, FDA and CDC are warning consumers not to eat any variety of Nestlé Toll House cookie dough products until further notice. re Nestlé cookie dough products being recalled?
Secretary of Education nominee Arne Duncan testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health and Education Committee on Capitol Hill. BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to ask Congress for permission to streamline the application process for federal higher education aid. uncan's department says the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) requires such detailed financial information that some parents of college-bound students hire private companies to fill it out, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Duncan wants Congress to allow applicants to get their income data online from the Internal Revenue Service so they can complete the application more easily. The FAFSA includes more than 100 questions dealing with a family's income and assets. Duncan proposes shortening and simplifying the process by dropping some of the questions. A smarter, online form would let families know sooner whether they are likely to be eligible for government aid, the Post says. "The FAFSA improvements will reduce the burden on the 16 million students and families who apply for federal financial aid every year," says Duncan.
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Yes. As a precaution, Nestlé USA, the manufacturer of Toll House cookie dough, is voluntarily recalling all of its Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products, which include several flavors, sizes and container types. A complete list of the recalled Nestlé products is available at this link to the firm's website: http://www.nestleusa.com/PubNews/PressRe leaseLibraryDetails.aspx?id=133CC131A79F-4E84-9C43-C9F99FE5BC99. Consumers with additional questions about recalled products can contact Nestlé USA at 800-559-5025. Does the recall apply to Nestlé Chocolate Chip Morsels or any other types of Nestlé products? No. The recall applies only to the specified Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products. How many people are sick? As of June 22, 71 illnesses in 30 states have been reported to CDC as part of the outbreak; 28 individuals have been hospitalized, seven with a form of kidney failure associated with the infection called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). For the most up to date numbers, see the CDC website. What is E. coli O157:H7? E. coli O157:H7 is a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness in a person who eats a food item contaminated with it. Symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 infection include severe and often bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting. Usually, little or no fever is present. Onset of illness can occur anytime between one to eight days after eating a contaminated food product.
Most healthy adults recover within a week. Young children and the elderly are at higher risk for developing Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) as a result of the infection. HUS can lead to serious kidney damage and death. What should consumers do with Nestlé cookie dough products they have on hand? Anyone who has any Nestlé cookie dough product in his or her home freezer, refrigerator or elsewhere should throw out the product immediately. Individuals should wash their hands thoroughly after handling the product. The product should not be baked, eaten raw, or handled unnecessarily. What should someone do if they have recently eaten a recalled Nestlé product? Individuals who have recently eaten a Nestlé Toll House cookie dough product and are experiencing any symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 infection (see above) should contact their doctor or health care provider immediately, or go to a hospital emergency room. Should consumers eat uncooked cookie dough? Nobody should eat any raw food products that are intended for cooking or baking before consumption. Consumers should also use safe food-handling practices when preparing such products, including following package directions for cooking at proper temperatures and for specified times. Hands, work surfaces, and utensils should be washed thoroughly after contact with raw products. Products requiring refrigeration should be chilled promptly after purchase or use. More information on safe food handling practices is available at FDA's food webpage for http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/ Consumers/ucm109899.htm. Questions & Answers: Sickness caused by E. coli (cited from CDC) What is E. coli? E. coli is a common kind of bacteria that lives in the intestines of animals and people. There are many strains of E. coli. Most are harmless. However, one dangerous strain is called E. coli O157:H7. It produces a powerful poison. You can become very sick if it gets into your food or water. In 1999 it was estimated that about 73,000 people in the U.S. got sick each year from E. coli. About 60 died. It’s believed that the number of illnesses and deaths has been dropping since then. How is E. coli O157:H7 spread? Outbreaks often are caused by food that has gotten the bacteria, E coli, in it. Bacteria can get accidentally mixed into ground beef before packaging. Eating undercooked meat can spread the bacteria, even though the meat looks and smells normal. E. coli can also live on cows’ udders. It may get into milk that is not pasteurized. Raw vegetables, sprouts, and fruits that have been grown or washed in dirty water can carry E. coli O157:H7. It can get into drinking water, lakes, or swimming pools that have sewage in them. It is also spread by people who have not washed their hands after going to the toilet. E. coli can be spread to playmates by toddlers who are not toilet trained or by adults
who do not wash their hands carefully after changing diapers. Children can pass the bacteria in their stool to another person for 2 weeks after they have gotten well from an E. coli O157:H7 illness. Older children and adults rarely carry the bacteria without symptoms. What are the signs of E. coli O157:H7 sickness? Bloody diarrhea and stomach pain are the most common signs of E. coli O157:H7 sickness. People usually do not have a fever, or may have only a slight fever. Some people, especially children under 5 and the elderly, can become very sick from E. coli O157:H7. The infection damages their red blood cells and their kidneys. This only happens to about 1 out of 50 people, but it is very serious. Without hospital care, they can die. See a doctor right away if you think you may have gotten sick from E. coli O157:H7. How is it treated? Your doctor will tell you what is best. Taking medicine on your own may not help you get better, and it could make things worse. Do not take antibiotics or diarrhea medicine like Imodium® unless your doctor tells you to. New laws have helped keep food from being contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. They keep meat safer during slaughter and grinding, and vegetables safer when they are grown, picked, and washed. But there is still a chance that E. coli O157:H7 could reach your food, so you should take the precautions listed below. What can I do to stay safe from E. coli O157:H7? During an outbreak: Carefully follow instructions provided by public health officials on what foods to avoid in order to protect yourself and your family from infection. Cook all ground beef thoroughly. During an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7, vegetables should be boiled for at least 1 minute before serving. Cook ground beef to 160° F Test the meat by putting a food thermometer in the thickest part of the meat. Do not eat ground beef that is still pink in the middle. If a restaurant serves you an undercooked hamburger, send it back for more cooking. Ask for a new bun and a clean plate, too. Don’t spread bacteria in your kitchen. Keep raw meat away from other foods. Wash your hands, cutting board, counter, dishes, and knives and forks with hot soapy water after they touch raw meat, spinach, greens, or sprouts. Never put cooked hamburgers or meat on the plate they were on before cooking. Wash the meat thermometer after use. Drink only pasteurized milk, juice, or cider. Frozen juice or juice sold in boxes and glass jars at room temperature has been pasteurized, although it may not say so on the label. Drink water from safe sources like municipal water that has been treated with chlorine, wells that have been tested or bottled water. Do not swallow lake or pool water while you are swimming.
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Nothing’s Sweeter Then Rachel Ashkenazie’s Challah Bread BY PAULA PINTO Ten years ago Rachel Ashkenazie was mourning her husband, David Ashkenazie, who had fought a long battle with illness and had just passed away. In the midst of her sorrow, she had to remain strong for her children Joseph 5, Paulette 10, Isaac 12 (about to Bar Mitzvah) and Marjorie 13. Rachel, a true Ashet Chayil ( an ode of praise to the righteous woman), was determined to answer a troubling question, “What am I going to do to financially support my four children, while being at home to support them emotionally?” But little did she know that the very thing she loved to do, bake, would diminish her fears. helly Laniado (Rachel’s very dear friend), was a huge fan of her challah bread, and when Rachel would make challah for her family on Friday, she would bake one for Shelly. Knowing times were difficult for Rachel, Shelly no longer wanted Rachel’s challah for free, she wanted to pay for it. Shelly was indefinitely the first ‘spokesperson’ for her bread. “She would tell all her friends about it and once they tried it, they wanted to order some. Orders started coming in from Deal and Brooklyn for Shabbat, holidays and everyday dinners,” Rachel said. When I asked Rachel to express the feeling she gets about her challah being served in so many homes, some that are down the block, some that are miles away, she responded, “I am so excited. It really is delicious and 100% Kosher. I
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know when people prayed on it at their table, it strengthens the religious part of it. It really is a mitzvah!” And it is, it has allotted her the ability to be at home with her family, while still making the money she needs to provide for them.
“It seems the major ingredient of her bread is love because it has kept her children close.”
It seems that Rachel has not gotten tired of all the baking either, there are days when she bakes two hundred loaves. She has catered parties and made ten or twelve loaves at a time for customers who want to freeze it until the upcoming holiday. “Once you warm it up, it really taste like cake,” Rachel said. Besides her customers, Rachel is busy baking for her family who refuses to have a Shabbat meal without her challah bread. It seems the major ingredient of her bread is love because it has kept her children close. All four of them, yes even the boys, have learned how to make it and help when it is needed. When they are not needed to help bake, they are out picking up flour or sugar, and even deliver the bread sometimes.
For as long as she could remember, Rachel’s father, Joseph Catton A”H, always encouraged her to run her own baking business. For as long as she could remember, Rachel’s father, Joseph Catton A”H, always encouraged her to run her own baking business. When I asked if she felt she was doing what her father had wanted, she responded, “In a sense, but he is a man and he thought big. He was probably thinking even bigger then a bakery. He would have wanted me to wholesale my baking.” Her father would be proud of her, not only for her baking
expertise, but for doing what was needed to be done to care for her family. Rachel’s f ine skills go beyond just challah, she makes salad dressings, cookies, rolls and more, but the sweetest thing she prepares is a warm environment for her children, where she has proven that their needs always come f irst.
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Independent Opportunity: Being Jewish in America When I was not quite eleven, and living in prototype “American suburbia,” “Walter Dom…ski” taught me something about being Jewish in America. This neighborhood child, close to me in age, someone who played ball with my brother, had seemed a typical twelve year old until then. Suddenly, he turned, slapped me in the face, hollered “Dirty Jew” and ran away. was shocked. My parents were American born. My father had served in World War II - a soldier in General Patton’s army. Yes, our home was somewhat different from others neighbors, I went to “Talmud Torah” - afternoon Hebrew school – several days a week, but after all, wasn't I a typical American kid? I thought mine was nothing other than the typical American experience. The physical contact was momentary. Yet, f ifty years later, I still remember the instant. It impacted my thinking and influenced my life. Was it this moment that instigated the years at Young Judea’s Camp Tel Yehuda? Was this what encouraged me to seek real understanding of my heritage, to visit Israel and study Hebrew at college? Or, perhaps that fleeting contact was somehow behind the tease of my college dorm mates about whom I’d marry. Was that the moment that influenced me to marry my Israeli husband? Z’l The experience of being Jewish in America goes far beyond religion. It cuts across culture, influences lifestyle, effects school and business choices, even affects travel decisions. Being Jewish in America engenders a special association with Israel. Being Jewish in America may take a little extra work. Being Jewish in
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America is amazing. Being in America, being American, has affected Judaism and the Jewish people. American Jewry has certainly affected the world. Ours is a vibrant, exciting tapestry sewn of many threads. Each community in its diversity -the exotic Yemenite to the robust Russian to the German Jewish pioneer to the traditional Sephardic– adds to the richness of American Jewish life. From the early twentieth century concentration of European Jews in New York, American Jewry has become a diverse, national community. Religious practices may vary, and though we may have our crises, the American Jewish community continues to add elements of our multiple traditions and ta’am the American f irmament. Generally, the “Jewish Community” is assumed to enjoy a robust cultural and f inancial status, although Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty reports that Jewish poverty is a signif icant hidden problem. There are divergent tones and opinions in the American Jewish community. No single voice speaks for us all. Within our whole, we have room to accommodate the richness and varied positions of each within all of our community. G-d bless America, Land that I love. An American Jew, Irving Berlin, penned the words at the beginning of the Twentieth Century: we, at the beginning of the Twenty-First, in our many and varied coats of many colors, can take the wonderful legacy of being Jewish in America to ever greater heights. MD
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Rabbi Shumuley Boteach: My 40 Hours With Michael Jackson Continued from cover n the two years that I had attempted, ultimately unsuccessfully, to help Michael repair his life, what most frightened me was not that he would be arrested again for child molestation, although he later was. Rather it was that he would die. As I told CNN on April 22, 2004, "My great fear, and why I felt I had to be distanced from Michael ... was that he would not live long. My fear was that Michael's life would be cut short. When you have no ingredients of a healthy life, when you are totally detached from that which is normal, and when you are a super-celebrity you, God forbid, end up like Janis Joplin like Elvis... Michael is headed in that direction." I am no prophet and it did not take a rocket scientist to see the impending doom. Michael was a man in tremendous pain and his tragedy was to medicate his pain away rather than addressing its root cause. On many occasions when I visited him he would emerge from his room woozy and clearly sedated. Who were the doctors who were giving him this stuff? Was there no one to save him from himself? Was there no one to intervene? By the time I met Michael in the summer of 1999, he was already one of the most famous people in the world, but he seemed lethargic, burned-out, and purposeless. He wanted to consecrate his great fame to helping children but knew he could not due to the 1993 child molestation allegations against him. He was cut off from family and was alienated from the Jehovah's Witnesses
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Michael Jackson explained to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach during their 40 hour conversation that his success and fame, was a result of working very hard just to feel loved. Church which had nurtured him. He could barely muster the energy to complete the album he was working on. The only thing that seemed to motivate him was his children, to whom he was exceptionally devoted. As we grew closer, I tried to impress on Michael that his salvation would come not from further concerts or album sales, but from reconnecting with loved ones, finding a spiritual anchor, replacing his desire for attention with a hunger for righteous action, and surrounding himself with serious and wise friends. I took him to meet Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate. We lectured at Carnegie Hall together. At Oxford
University he delivered a lecture asking all children to forgive their parents if they had been neglectful. On the way down to the university he had called his father Joe to tell him he loved him. All this was significant progress. He came with me to synagogue and regularly attended Shabbat dinner. He seemed directed and content. Alas, Michael could not sustain the spiritual effort. He felt that many of the activities I advocated he undertake, like the day he handed out books to parents to read to their children in Newark, New Jersey, were too ordinary for a superstar. He felt he was being demystified. He needed the throngs, he thrived on the adulation of the crowds. In many ways his tragedy was to mistake attention for love. I will never forget what he said when we sat down to record 40 hours of conversations where he would finally reveal himself for a book I authored. He turned to me and said these haunting words: "I am going to say something I have never said before and this is the truth. I have no reason to lie to you and God knows I am telling the truth. I think all my success and fame, and I have wanted it, I have wanted it because I wanted to be loved. That's all. That's the real truth. I wanted people to love me, truly love me, because I never really felt loved. I said I know I have an ability. Maybe if I sharpened my craft, maybe people will love me more. I just wanted to be loved because I think it is very important to be loved and to tell people that you love them and to look in their eyes and say it." One cannot read these words without feeling a tremendous sadness for a soul that was so surrounded with hero-worship but remained so utterly alone. Because Michael substituted attention for love he got fans who loved what he did but
he never had true compatriots who loved him for who he was. Perhaps this is why, when so many of his inner circle saw him destroying his life with prescription medication - something he used to treat phantom physical illnesses which were really afflictions of the soul - they allowed him to deteriorate and disintegrate rather than throwing the poison in the garbage. Michael's death is not just a personal tragedy, it is an American tragedy. Michael's story was the stuff of the American dream - a poor black boy who grows up in Gary, Indiana, and ends up a billionaire entertainer. But we now know how the story ends. Money is not a currency by which we can purchase self-esteem and being recognized on the streets will never replace being loved unconditionally by family and true friends. I miss Michael, I miss him very much. He was far from a saint. But there was a gentility and nobility of spirit that I found humbling and inspiring in a man so accomplished. My heart bleeds for his children whom he adored and who adored him in turn. I think of Prince and Paris and how attached they were to a father who regularly told me that he knew that when they grew up they would be asked by biographers what kind of father he had been. He wanted them to have only warm memories to share. Alas, the memories will remain incomplete. I pray for them, I pray for his family. And I pray for America. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the founder of This World: The Values Network, and is the author of many best-selling books. www.shmuley.com
Using Islam to End the Islamic Regime BY NAZEE MONIAN I remember the Iranian Revolution vividly and it does look like this week’s riots in Iran. During the second half of 1978, frenzied funeral processions and large memorial services held on the fortieth day of each death, created a turning point for angry rioters who began to see the struggle in a religious narrative. Clerics’ calls for national strikes and memorial services paralyzed the country, and underlined the importance of Islam in rallying the crowds. Thirty years later Iranians can still borrow a page from their Islamic handbook and the prior revolution to win this fight: they mustn't stop the memorials. n December of 1977, during a presidential visit to Tehran, President Carter had raised a Champagne glass to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and saluted his country as “an island of stability.” Iranians from all walks of life lined the streets of Tehran to get a glimpse of the motorcade and chant: “Long Live the Shah!”, “Long Live Farah!” Grown men and women, overcome by emotions, openly wept. Children stood frozen or frantically waved flags. Store owners distributed sweets and filled the sidewalks with flowers. Iran was awed by the majesty of the Shahanshah, the King of Kings, and saw itself at the zenith of greatness. We lived it. We believed it. The sense of witnessing a historic
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transformation, from a feudal and stag- chased them out of neighborhoods; then nant country to a modern oasis, was not again they regrouped at nights and set lost on my parents, nor on the people of cars ablaze. When the police f inally their generation who had seen harder opened f ire, the revolution started. Overnight, posters covered the times. Iranians were running, not walking towards modernity and the country streets of Tehran in remembrance of was making great strides. The oil boom “martyrs” whose blood was nourishing of the 1970's had flushed Iran’s treasury the red tulips of the revolution. Bloodwith cash which was used to pay for red flowers were clenched by angry Shah’s ambitious programs. Like his f ists pounding the air and chanting, father Reza Shah, the Shah was deter- “Tulips are springing--from the grounds of our martyrs’ mined to bring Iran bleeding.” The revinto 20th century, olution was no and was prepared longer about corto ignore all outward signs of dis- “Iranians were running, ruption in the government or moral content, which not walking towards callousness in the were slowly gaincourt. It was about ing substance and modernity and the avenging the death momentum. As the country was making of those killed on pace of change the streets. It was quickened, the great strides.” about victimized youth felt left out, martyrdom, the the intellectuals most sacred of all insulted, the Iranian Islamic bazaaris and clerics tenets. It was about threatened. And then the riots began. Downtown Imam Hussein, whose death over a Tehran became a hotbed of anti-Shah thousand years ago at the hands of the demonstrations. In a show of def iance, evil Yazid still drove the pious Iranian the clean-shaven, European-styled to tears. And thus began a cycle of systematyoung men stopped shaving and wearing ties. They stood by sidewalks and ic violence. On the fortieth day of each handed out free cassette tapes of Imam death, as it is done in traditional Islam, Khomeini. They f illed the streets and huge crowds gathered in open spaces shouted “Death to the Dictator. “ They across the country to commemorate With each name implored their “brothers and sisters” to their “martyrs.” listen to the “truth” and “denounce the announced over the bullhorn, demonlies.” They threw rocks at the police and strators worked themselves to frenzy.
Pounding their chests to the shouts of Allah-o-Akbar they set out to destruct Iran’s hard-earned symbols of modernity. Universities were shut down, modern off ice buildings were shuttered and restaurants and shops were set on f ire. In their religion-fueled trance they were not f ighting a cancer-ridden monarch, but the evil Yazid himself. The riots that had started as anti-Shah, turned quickly pro-Islam. Each death was another divine calling for revenge, and another rendezvous for gatherings and strikes. The Shah did not stand a chance. Thirty years later, Iran is going through another upheaval. And oddly enough Islam may provide the catalyst for a revolution yet again. The tragic death of Neda, the young Iranian woman who was killed by a single Basiji bullet to her heart, has all the hallmarks of martyrdom: she perished needlessly in her march for freedom from the yolk of injustice. She may or may not have been religious, but in a cell phone-instant she provided Iranians with enough Islamic fervor to announce their own readiness for martyrdom. “I will die a martyr too, “a father twittered, “if it means freedom for my three daughters.” Moussavi’s call to Iranians to gather this week and commemorate Neda’s death is reminiscent of the events leading up to the Islamic Revolution. His use of absentee messages via his website, meant to empower the crowd so
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Honor Thy Father and Mother: Ralph Tawil, A Message of Faith Respect for One’s Parents is a Mitzvah that Continues Even After Death BY RENE BEYDA “It was a Sunday morning ritual when we lived in Mexico,” explains Ralph Tawil. “All five of us kids would gather on our mother’s bed and she would tell us stories of how G-d saved the Jewish people. My mother would emphasize how the religious people were especially endeared to G-d and therefore they were always protected.” alph Tawil, a pillar of the Syrian community, a man who is now in his 90s, remembers this of his mother, but not too much more. “She was a beautiful woman,” says Mr. Tawil. “Unfortunately we lost her in 1928 when she was in her late 40’s and I was just a boy of 10. She was buried in Mexico and within weeks, my father moved us to the United States. My father was hoping to place us with his married children from his f irst marriage because he felt that he could not take care of us properly by himself. Unfortunately, this was during The Great Depression and people were struggling to just take care of their own. Because of this, my father placed us in the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Home.” After one week the directors of the orphanage called a meeting. Something had to be done with the two boys, Ralph and Har ry. Apparently they were trying to escape by sneaking out each night. Each morning they
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were found and brought back in, but obviously they were not happy. It was then that it was decided that they would all be placed in foster homes through their foster home program. Mr. Tawil recounts, “Since we were many and it was not feasible for one
“It is this fervor to respect his parents to the best of his ability that makes this next extrodinary tale about Mr. Tawil very believable…”
home to take in all of us, we were dispersed. This was something that my father worked tirelessly to correct. He did not rest until he found a foster home in the Bay Parkway area that would house us all together. Another benef it was that we were now living amongst the Syrian Community. It was a miracle.” On Sundays this dedicated father would come and gather all of his children together and take them on an outing. “I remember watching the parade perched atop my father’s shoulder with my brother Harry on his other shoulder. He carried the rest of my siblings in his arms and remained like that
A lifetime of dedication to family and community was examplifed by Ralph Tawil who displayed the ultimate respect for his parent’s with the arrangements of their reburial in Israel.
throughout the entire parade! I don’t remember my father ever saying once that he was tired.” Mr. Tawil remembers an incident from that period on Bay Parkway that haunts him ‘till this day. He saw his father walking to shul and decided to surprise him, so he snuck up and jumped on his back. His father, surprised, exclaimed, “”Ugh dachary!” (Oh, my back!) Although he immediately asked for forgiveness and although his father insisted that he was fine, still to this day, whenever Mr. Tawil thinks of this event, tears spring to his eyes. He demands of himself, “How can I have hurt my father? How can I have made such a mistake?” As Mr. Tawil grew and began to earn his own money, he also began to think about how his survival had been dependent upon the kind deeds of others. He recognized that if it were not for the donations of caring people, people who did not even know him, he would not have had the good care that he had at the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Home and their foster homes. With this appreciation, Mr. Ralph Tawil began to donate. Periodically he would send a check to the orphanage. (One year he was the guest of honor at their annual dinner.) Mr. Tawil states, “When people think of helping other people, they should realize that it is not important to know who they are helping. They should just appreciate that they are able to take care of their fellow man.” In keeping with Mr. Tawil’s desire to express his appreciation for his parents, Mary and Shaul Tawil, he dedicated each of his donations to the orphanage and then to many other institutions in their honor. It is this fervor to respect his parents to the best of his ability that makes this next extrodinary tale about Mr. Tawil very believable… Mr. Ralph Tawil was learning the perasha one day last year about how the descendents of Abraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov remembered the promise that was
made to Joseph to have his bones brought up out of Egypt and buried in Eretz Yisroel. Now Mr. Tawil thought of his mother. She was buried alone in Mexico, without any other family members. His father, who died in 1932, had been buried in Queens. Applying the lessons of the Torah to his own life, Mr. Tawil realized that he wanted to have his mother and father moved from their respective places of burial and reburied together in the holy land, Eretz Yisroel. For the next 3 months Mr. Tawil worked with Mr. Joseph Sultan, to carry out this deed. Mr. Sultan, who Mr. Tawil praises as a “wonderful man,” is in charge of the burial society for our community. With much communication with the Syrian Community of Mexico, hard work, paper work and licenses, this mission was accomplished. Just before Passover of this year, Mrs. Mary and Mr. Shaul Tawil were buried side by side in a plot that has been reserved for the family at Har HaMenuhoth in the holy land of Yerushalayim. Mr. Tawil is proud to say that many members of the family were able to attend a special Levaya ceremony as well as a memorial service that was made for his parents. According to Rabbi Edmond Nachum, the Tawil family’s Rabbi, approximately 300 people attended the memorial service. He states that it was indeed a very dignified service held in the Binyan Av Yeshivah in Yerushalayim, the Yeshivah of Chief Rabbi Eliyahu BakshiDoron, and that many distinguished rabbis spoke in an atmosphere of great reverence. Mr. Ralph Tawil is comforted by this accomplishment. He concludes, “I hope that in this small manner, we have repaid our parents for what they have done for us. I also hope that this story serves as an inspiration to our community members to try to respect their parents at the highest level possible.“
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Jo Amar, World Class Voice That Broke Boundaries, Dies at 79 BY SAMUEL THOMAS Few singers or musicians from the Sephardi world have had the kind of impact on Jewish listeners as Jo Amar. Unfortunately, on 4 Tammuz, 5769 (June 26, 2009), he passed away at age 79 in his son's home in Brooklyn, NY. That voice, clear and commanding, has been silenced. Fortunately, recordings and memories live on as a testament to his great contribution to the music world. orn in Settat, Morocco on June 1, 1930 Amar grew up inculcated with the sounds of the baqqashot and tefilot of Moroccan hazzanim. His ears were wide open, taking in his grandfather's hazzanut alongside recordings and performances by popular Cha'abi singer Salim Hallali and Spanish Flamenco music. Amar soon began practicing the ud and composing his own music. After immigrating to Israel in 1956, Amar made a name for himself by popularizing Moroccan music and contributing to the development of a burgeoning new Israeli music identity, paving the way for Sephardic musical elements to enter the mainstream and garner crossover success with the Ashkenazi establishment. According to Rabbi Chaim Dahan, Amar's prodigy in Brooklyn, Amar brought a tape of his singing to the Israeli radio station and was quickly set up in front of a microphone for a live performance. He wowed onlookers immediately with his commanding voice. Rabbi Dahan says "his voice was clear and clean…easy on the ear." This,
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a Chazzan. He traveled the world, performing in concert, at weddings and as a hazzan for the hagim. It is in this last arena where Amar's greatest passion would reside. He was a lover of hazzanut and felt a special honor in performing Jewish liturgy. One of his most important recordings was a multi-record anthology of Moroccan liturgical music. Remarking on Israeli television in 1980, "All of me lives these pieces…I love hazzanut. It’s the singing of the heart…of the neshama. Its not like a song – a popular song or a love song. You have to live it." As Nancy Amar, Jo Amar had recorded over twenty albums his daughter-in-law conf ided, "His prayers were very which have been enjoyed by people worldinspiring…meaningful praywide. ing." His kavannah on any given Shabbat, in a Young Israel of Five Towns or at a perhaps, will become his legacy – the synagogue in Brooklyn, was truly ability to make Sephardi singing more remarkable. He kept embellishments palatable to an Ashkenazi listenership. He was no doubt interested in pleasing simple, infusing his hazzanut with his audience, always seeking ways to Moroccan traditions but making sure bring people closer to his tradition by that anybody participating would f ind meeting them halfway. While his efforts his role as shliah tzibur fulf illing. in Israel proved fruitful, Amar could not According to Rabbi Dahan, he felt it be limited. Demand for his great talent was his halakhic duty to do so. Further grew worldwide. His U.S. debut was a evidence of his passion for hazzanut performance at Carnegie Hall in 1965. was the many students he had and Keeping his home in Israel, he moved to countless workshops on Jewish liturgy Brooklyn in the early 1970s and quickly in which he participated in around the became a featured artist in the Catskills, world. In the mid-1990s Amar returned to captivating wider Jewish audiences with his renditions of Barcelona and Ich bin his home to live full-time in Israel. His
connection with Israel was always strong and he never shied away from his obligations as an Israeli citizen. He sang songs honoring soldiers, including Eli Cohen and Natan. He composed and recorded Lishkat Avodah, a song exposing inequalities in Israeli society that he felt needed addressing. He inspired bands like Lehakat Tziley ha'ud, who in the early 1970s rerecorded his now ubiquitous version of the Sephardi piyyut Shalom L'ven Dodi. He used his voice to make traditions of his Moroccan brethren known by recording important piyyutim, the vernacular Arabic qasida Yosef ha'tzadik, and even 'Ala Andalusit classical north African music. Amar was a master musician who believed in the power of music and its importance to Jewish life. He brought his diverse musical interests to bear in an effort to produce real yahdut. His impact was clearly on display at a tribute concert organized just last year on his behalf in Yerushalayim. Dudu Fisher was singing alongside Moshe Giat in celebration of Amar's music. As Nancy Amar said, "he got along with everybody. He respected everybody and everybody respected him." Amar is buried in Moshav Yad Rambam in Israel. Amar is survived by two sons, two daughters, 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Samuel R. Thomas, Ph.D Candidate in Ethnomusicology CUNY, Graduate Center
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Jewish Heart for Africa Launches Second Initiative BY MAXINE DOVERE Sivan Achor-Borowich, founder of Jewish Heart for Africa, has had a busy year. In addition to becoming the mother of twins, she founded and has fostered the growth of Jewish Heart for Africa, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing sustainable technologies, specifically Israeli technologies, to villages throughout rural Africa. eginning with “Project Sol” which promotes the use of clean, alternative energy for “sustainable economic development and improvement of the overall health and lifestyle of the African rural community,” JHA has introduced state of the art Israeli technology to multiple sites throughout Africa. The special technologies are recognized as prime resources for JHA projects involving agribusiness based industries, especially those involving farming in arid climates. Among the goals of Jewish Heart for Africa is the stimulation of industrial growth within the Israeli economy by fostering mutually benef icial partnerships among Jewish Diaspora communities, Israel and the countries of the African continent. Project Sol, for example, currently operates in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Uganda, providing electricity for basic needs such as refrigeration of essential medicines and vaccines. Through Project Agro, set to launch in 2009, JHA will pro-
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David Borowich with Dr. Samuel Assefa, Ambassador of Ethiopia, at the Jewish Heart for Africa Summer Gala. vide many villages with Israeli agricultural drip technology. It is anticipated that villages will be able to grow surplus crops to prevent food shortages as well as provide a source of income that will foster economic development. At its Summer Gala June 25, more than 500 supporters of Jewish Heart for Africa celebrated the launch of JHA’s second initiative, Project Agro. Ambassadors from several African
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Jewish Heart for Africa founder Sivan Borowich greets Dr. Samuel Assefa, the Ambassador of Ethiopia, at the JHA Summer Gala
countries, including the Ambassador of Ethiopia, Dr. Samuel Assefa, Ambassador from Tanzania to the United Nations, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, and Ambassadors from Zambia and representatives from Kenya and Malawi were in attendance. Leaders of the American Jewish and Israeli community were well represented including Benjamin Krasna, Deputy Consul General from Israel to NY, Michael Miller, CEO of the JCRC and Janice
Shorenstein, President of the JCRC. JHA founder Sivan Borowich's husband, David, Chairman of the Council of Young Jewish Presidents and founder of Dor Chadash was by her side. The Ambassador of Ethiopia, Dr. Samuel Assefa, addressed the audience, speaking of his passion for Project Agro and how grateful he is to the Jewish community for its support.
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MAYOR BLOOMBERG ADDRESSES DELEGATES AT JOB CREATION SUMMIT
DENNIS ROSS MOVING TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Bloomberg today addressed delegates representing 28 international cities during a Job Creation and Workforce Development Summit hosted by New York City Global Partners, Inc., with Columbia University and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (OECD LEED). The summit is a two-day international meeting of government officials and policymakers and addresses the important role of cities in responding to the global economic crisis through job training and business development policies.
NEW YORK COACH WINS “HOOP HONORS” Elliot Steinmetz, who guided the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County of Uniondale, N.Y., to the No. 1 national ranking and the school's first championship in the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Basketball League, was named Coach of the Year. It was the third year that Jewish Hoops America honored outstanding players and coaches. The service tracks more than 70 Jewish high school teams in the United States and Canada.
NY SENATORS INTRODUCE 9/11 HEALTH ACT Mayor Bloomberg joined Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in Washington D.C. to introduce the September 11th Health Act, a comprehensive 9/11 health bill to be introduced in the U.S. Senate. "Passing this bill will at long last fully engage the federal government in resolving the health challenges created by the terrorist attack against our entire nation," said Bloomberg. The legislation will cost $12 billion and is nearly identical to a bill that is currently being reviewed in the House of Representatives.
The NSC announced that Ross will become special assistant to the president and senior director for the Central region, which includes the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Asia. He had been serving at the State Department as special adviser to the secretary of state for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia. The NSC statement said Ross will "work with" a number of other staffers already working policy in the region, including senior director for Near East and North Africa Dan Shapiro. Speculation has swirled as to why Ross was moving from the State Department to the White House after just a few months on the job, but the NSC statement did not provide any explanation. Ross was the lead Middle East negotiator during the Clinton administration.
TROUBLED IOWA AGRIPROCESSORS SET TO BE SOLD. A court-appointed trustee for the company, which filed for bankruptcy months after a massive immigration raid last year, filed documents June 23 recommending that Agriprocessors be sold to a Canadian company owned by an observant Jew. The newly formed company, SHF Industries, is headed by Montreal businessman Hershey Friedman, the president of Polystar Packing. A judge needs to approve the deal for the sale to go through. Once the largest kosher meat producer in the United States, Agriprocessors has been operating at a fraction of its capacity since the May 2008 raid, which trained a national spotlight on the issue of illegal immigration and forced the Jewish community to grapple with issues relating to the ethical treatment of workers at Jewishowned businesses. Several company officials have faced criminal charges for their roles in employing the illegal workers and other alleged violations.
LAWYER WHO EMBEZZLED FROM SURVIVORS DISBARRED A lawyer who won reparations for Holocaust survivors in the 1990s was disbarred in New Jersey after he swindled
some of the very survivors he helped. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday found that Edward Fagan had taken $350,000 from the accounts of survivors Gizelle Weisshaus, Estelle Sapir and others without their permission to pay his bills. The court also reportedly froze his assets. Fagan also was disbarred last year in New York on an unrelated case.
INTERNATIONAL ISRAELI PM IS MEETING WITH US ENVOY POSTPONED A meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell has been postponed so the two sides have more time to prepare. The Israeli prime minister was due to meet with Mitchell in Paris, France, but an Israeli official said his side is seeking to conduct "more professional work" on the issues before the meeting. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barack is expected to meet Mitchell instead in Washington next week. Off icials close to Mr. Netanyahu denied Israeli media reports that the meeting was called off because of a disagreement over Israeli settlement activity. The United States has said Israel must halt settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank as part of a comprehensive peace plan.
TEEN’S ALLEGED KILLER INDICTED An Israeli Arab was indicted for the murder of an Israeli-American teenager. Adwan Farhan 34, of northern Israel, was indicted in the Nazareth District Court for the slaying of Dana Bennett, then 18, as well as a 27-year-old Czech tourist. Farhan, who is in prison for the rape of an Australian tourist last year, was charged with murder, kidnapping and rape. The remains of Bennett, who disappeared in Tiberias in 2003, were found last month. A Chicago native, Bennett had come to Israel to study and live at Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in 1999. Her mother lives in Tiberias and her father in Los Angeles. The more than $75 million lawsuit claims that Bank Leumi has not cooperated with official organizations requesting information about deposits that belonged to European Jews. It also claims the bank has refused to offer any information about unclaimed funds or accounts.
ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI STILL VISIBLE OUTSIDE ECUADORIAN MINISTRY Anti-Semitic graffiti painted on the wall outside the Ecuador Foreign Ministry has not been removed after nearly two weeks, despite numeros requests. Photos of the wall outside the building in Quito obtained by JTA include graffiti equating the Star of David with a swastika and the phrase “Israel Genocida” accompanied by a swastika. A source with knowledge of the situation said a number of requests have been made of the ministry to clean up the antiSemitic slogans, including by the Israeli Embassy in the country and other Jewish community members, but “despite promises it hasn't been done.”
COURT ORDERS J’CITY PARKING LOT TO REMAIN OPENED ON SHABBAT A Jerusalem court ordered a parking lot near the Old City's Jaffa Gate to be opened on Shabbat. The ruling to open the Karta parking lot, which is in receivership, means that the city-owned lot near Safra Square will remain closed. Mayor Nir Barkat had said he would open the lot, next to the Old City's walls, on Saturday. The Jerusalem District Court said it hoped the decision would ease tension between the city's secular and fervently Orthodox communities. The fervently Orthodox, or haredim, had staged a riot two weeks ago when a municipal-owned lot, operated by a non-Jew and free, was opened on Saturday to provide parking for visitors to the area. Some fervently Orthodox leaders said they would protest the lot's opening.
BARAK: U.S., ISRAEL NOT ‘STUCK’ ON SETTLEMENTS Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the United States and Israel are not "stuck" on the issue of settlements. "We weren't stuck on the subject of the settlements and we're not stuck now," Barak said Tuesday after a four-hour meeting with U.S. special envoy to the MIddle East George Mitchell in New York, according to media reports. "We're continuing the dialogue in order to reach understandings." Media reports before the meeting said that Israel was prepared to freeze settlement building for a temporary period of up to six months. Barak after the meeting did not offer any additional details on that issue.
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First Jewish Woman To Be Elected Brooklyn College President BY ERNESTO MORA The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York at their June meeting announced the appointment of Dr. Karen L. Gould as President of Brooklyn College. She is the first woman president of Brooklyn College. Gould is the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). CUNY conducted a five-month long search to replace Dr. Christoph M. Kimmich, who is stepping down after 36 years of distinguished service at the college, nine of them as College President. CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein recommended the appointment of Dr. Gould who is an internationally known scholar in the field of FrenchCanadian literature. ’d like to thank the Chancellor, the search committee and the University Board of Trustees for their confidence in me," Gould said after she was officially appointed. "I am proud to have been selected to lead that wonderful learning institution that is Brooklyn College and I am more than eager to work with the College community which has a rich and great tradition. Together we should be able to bring about another decade of great achievements." In a joint statement, Chairperson Benno Schmidt and Chancellor Matthew Goldstein stated: "Dr. Gould's appointment is a marvelous stroke of good fortune for both Brooklyn College and The City University. She brings to this important leadership post extensive academic and administrative experience from five major public higher education institutions, along with an impressive record as a scholar and fund-raiser. Dr. Gould will take an outstanding institution to
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Dr. Karen L. Gould is the first Jewish woman president of Brooklyn College. higher levels in the years ahead." The presidential search committee was chaired by Trustee Joseph J. Lhota and included trustees, faculty, students, alumni and a CUNY college president. Dr. Gould was selected from a candidate pool that Chancellor Goldstein described as among the highest-quality in CUNY's history. Tribute to Dr. Kimmich In addition to the resolutions concerning the governance of several of the CUNY colleges, the Board of Trustees approved one to rename the Brooklyn College Library’s Lilly Pond Room as the "Christoph M. Kimmich Reading Room." "Under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Kimmich during the ten years of his presidency, the academic, cultural and civic activities of Brooklyn College have flourished, and its campus has been rejuvenated and transformed by the renovation of the
landmark LaGuardia Hall and the construction of a new West Quad Building," the resolution states. The board also approved a resolution of appreciation that praises Dr. Kimmich’s exemplary dedication and distinguished service to The City University of New York since he started at Brooklyn College in 1973. This includes his years as Brooklyn College’s associated provost from 1984 to 1988 and provost from 1988 to 1997, as well as his role as interim CUNY Chancellor from December 1997 until August 1999. "Thank you for the warm words and your generous remarks," said Dr. Kimmich, visibly moved by board’s pronouncements. "I leave the College with inestimable good memories." Stellar Academic Record As the chief academic officer of one of the largest and most diverse of 23 public institutions in the California University system, Dr. Gould has been responsible for ensuring a high-quality educational experience for 31,000 undergraduates and 7,000 graduate students, including 1,400 international students, in eight academic colleges. As provost, she provided academic leadership and promoted excellence in all aspects of the university's academic mission. CSULB is nationally recognized for its academic excellence. At California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Gould worked closely with the university's senior leadership, academic and staff councils, student leaders and alumni. She was very successful in promoting and enhancing academic quality, student learning and student achievement, supporting faculty teaching, research and service activities, and ensuring support for academic staff across eight colleges in the Arts, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Business, Education, Engineering, Health
and Human Services, and Extended Education. Dr. Gould was responsible for a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing student success, including mandatory freshman advising, student mentor programs, expanded First Year Experience programs, and retention initiatives for at-risk students. She has demonstrated a deep commitment to the promotion of diversity and collaborative governance around common goals, and also made significant progress in modernizing the university's academic technology infrastructure, faculty and staff technology support, and learning management delivery. Dr. Gould was responsible for an annual budget of $172.6 million. Dr. Gould is the author or co-editor of six books and more than 50 articles and essays on contemporary Quebec literature, francophone women writers, and the modern French novel. She has been honored with the Canadian Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies in 2003, and the Donner Medal in Canadian Studies in 2005 for her research and professional contributions to the field of Canadian Studies. Dr. Gould is the former editor of the interdisciplinary journal, Québec Studies, and has received numerous grants, fellowships, and awards for her research. Active in the profession, she has served as president of the International Council for Canadian Studies, president of the American Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, and as a member of the executive board of the national Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Gould received her B.A., cum laude, from Occidental College in 1970, a diploma from the Sorbonne, and her Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of Oregon in 1975.
Mayor Bloomberg Joins Governor Paterson to Discuss Status of School Governance Legislation in Albany BY STU LOESER The following is the text of Mayor Bloomberg’s Remarks as Delivered via Teleconference oday, as I think everybody in this state, and in fact in this country knows, today is a pivotal day for 1.1 million schoolchildren and for all New York City residents, and it’s a day that will tell us an awful lot about our State Senate. I’m holding out hope that the Senators will recognize and respect the importance of the June 30th deadline for renewing the school governance law, which is something that they have known about for seven years. “And I’m hoping they will muster the courage to rise above partisanship and gridlock and do what’s right on both school governance and our sales tax. Without the sales tax bill, we will begin losing $60 million a month, and since the State collects sales tax by the month, we’re told that the way the State works, if this is not passed today but, for example, is passed tomorrow, we will not get the $60 million that we otherwise would have gotten for the month of July. “Let me tell you what $60 million means
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to the City. It’s what it costs us to support 600 police officers or many of the engine and ladder companies in the fire department. Make no mistake about it, losing $60 million a month would potentially mean layoffs that would hurt families when they can least afford it and it would mean service cuts that every New Yorker needs. “The consequences of failing to pass the school governance bill are even more unthinkable. The progress we made since the Legislature first voted to give us control of the school system seven years ago has been dramatic by any measure. Math and English scores are way up and graduation rates are at a historic high. But now, all the progress is threatened because of one thing: partisan politics. And that’s all this is. Two sides fighting over power instead of doing the people’s business. “The fact is, there is broad, bi-partisan support for the school governance bill, but it’s being held hostage to partisan politics. All we want is all 62 Senators to come together and take a vote. A vote where they go on record of where they stand, continuing to improve our school system or going back to the old days where kids didn’t graduate and year in and
year out, kids were moved from one grade to another, many without learning the skills that they need to become productive citizens. “We need today to be a day of action and I would ask every New Yorker who cares about our schools to let their Senators know that coming home tonight without a vote on the school governance bill with all 62 senators in the room is just not acceptable, and will not be forgotten. I, this morning, called my state senator, and left a message on the voicemail, ‘We need you to vote to pass the school governance bill today,’ and I urge all New Yorkers to deliver the same message to their senators. Remind them. Remind them that when they were elected, they didn’t promise to do the people’s business only when their party was in power. They promised, if elected, to always do the people’s business. We need to hold them to that, and let them know that, come the next election, we’re going to be asking, ‘Did you stand up for our children at this critical moment? Did you lead? Did you take action? Did you realize that the cities and the counties in this State need to continue to provide the essential services that makes our state what it is?’ “Now, if the Senate refuses to act like a
responsible body, then come tomorrow, sadly, the lawyers take over in New York City. Every decision – from personnel decisions to policy decisions – will be subject to litigation and uncertainty. That’s no way to run a school system, and will be like a nightmare flashback to the days when politics ruled the schools, and our children suffered the consequences. If this happens, let me assure everybody, we will work as hard as we can to shield the system from the chaos that the Senate is experiencing, and is planning to inflict on City school children. “Make no mistake about it, we will not allow our schools to be padlocked, or summer school to be canceled. Summer school starts tomorrow, no if ands or buts. The kids that are going to summer school need help, and we are going to provide it. We’ll keep things running to the best of our ability, and deal with questions as they arise. That is our responsibility, but we are going into uncharted territory, and there’s no crystal ball. Our job will be to try to shield New York children and their parents from the chaos to the best of our ability, and continue to press the Senate for action. Governor, keep up the fight. We’re with you.
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Baby monitors: A Mother’s Extra Set of Ears return or exchange it, in case you can’t get rid of interference problems. If you receive a monitor as a baby shower gift and know where it was purchased, try it before the retailer’s return period (usually 30 days) runs out.
BY CONSUMER REPORTS Baby monitors are an extra set of ears—and, in some cases, eyes—that allow you to keep tabs on your sleeping baby. There are two basic types: audio and video/audio. Both operate within a selected radio frequency band to send sound from the baby’s room to a receiver. Each monitor consists of a transmitter (child unit) and one or more receivers (parent units). Video/audio monitors have a small wallmounted or tabletop camera to transmit images to a video monitor. baby monitor’s challenge is to transmit recognizable sound (and/or images) over a distance with minimal interference—static, buzzing, or irritating noise— from other electronic products and transmitters, including cordless phones that share the same frequency bands, cellular phones, appliances, and even fluorescent lights. Interference can also be hearing someone else’s conversation, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to decipher the sounds coming from your monitor. Interference can also mean fuzzy reception in video monitors. Overall, interference is probably the biggest complaint parents have about baby monitors.
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SHOPPING SECRETS Feel free to skip this purchase. Some parents are reassured by the constant surveillance of a baby’s every whimper and movement. Others find it nerve-racking and feel like they have to be hypervigilant. Decide which category you’re in before you go shopping. A monitor isn’t a must-have. If you live in a small house or apartment or want a break when your baby is sleeping—which is legitimate—it’s OK not to have one. Consider your home and lifestyle. You may appreciate a monitor with both sound and lights, so you can “see” your baby’s cries. The louder he cries, the more lights light up. If you’ll be taking business calls during naptime, for example, it can be helpful to turn the sound down low and rely on the lights. A video monitor can serve the same purpose, though we believe an audio monitor with lights can suffice. Similarly, if you live in a large house, you may want a monitor with two receivers rather than just one. In general, look for monitors with features that make it easy to move about, such as a compact parent unit that clips onto your belt. Try it on before buying, if possible; antennas have been
Some parents are reassured by the constant surveillance of a baby’s every whimper and movement. known to poke the wearer. Factor in your phone. To minimize the possibility of interference, choose a baby monitor that operates on a different frequency band from other wireless products in your home. A 2.4GHz cordless phone and a 2.4GHz monitor can interfere with each other. The 2.4GHz frequency band is widely used for cordless phones. Consider digital if you have nearby neighbors with babies. If you want to be sure the sounds transmitted by your monitor are heard only by you and not by neighbors who might have a similar model (or a cordless phone using the same frequency band), go with a digital monitor, not an analog one. This will also ensure that the sounds you hear are coming from your baby and not the neighbor’s. Analog monitors operate on a particular frequency band, much like a radio, sending signals from monitor to receiver in a straight shot. Digital monitors, on the other hand, encode the signal as it travels between the monitor and the receiver, making it nearly impossible for the sounds to be heard by others, and reduces the possibility of running into interference from other electronic devices. (Learn more about wireless interference.) Learn the return policy. Before you buy or register for any wireless product, such as a baby monitor, be sure the store will let you
WHAT’S AVAILABLE The major brands of baby monitors, in alphabetical order, are: Evenflo (www.evenflo.com), Fisher-Price(www.fisher-price.com), Graco (www.gracobaby.com), Mobicam (www.getmobi.com), Philips (www.hearmybaby.com), Safety 1st (www.safety1st.com), Sony (www.sony.com), Summer Infant (www.summerinfant.com), The First Years (www.thefirstyears.com), and Unisar BébéSounds (www.bebesounds.com). Prices range from $15 to $200 for audio monitors, $100 to $200 for audio/video monitors. The higher the price, the more features and frills. RECOMMENDATIONS Among the models we tested, the digital baby monitors are top-rated. Short of DECT technology, there’s no guarantee against interference with either digital or analog monitors, although digital monitors are less susceptible and more private. One digital model in particular, the Philips SCD 589, is loaded with features, and since it operates in the fairly lightly used, for now, 1.9GHZ frequency band, it’s unlikely to pick up interference. However, at $200, it’s pricey. (See our
full report on this model.) If you anticipate interference and want to spend less than $200, buy a less-pricey digital model that’s not in the same frequency band as other wireless products in your home, and consider models with more than two channels. The other digital monitors we tested were very good: The Graco iMonitor ($90) has two parent units; a similar version with one parent unit is available for $60. The Summer Infant Secure Sounds ($50) is a good choice for privacy, though, like the Graco iMonitor, it has fewer frills than the Philips SCD 589. We suggest avoiding the Evenflo WhisperConnect Sensa ($50). It has a Pet Sensor, which is designed to alert you to any unusual movement around your baby’s crib—a cat or other pet climbed in, say. That feature worked well, but you can easily keep pets away from the crib by closing the door to your baby’s room. In addition, we found that one of the three samples we tested had an annoying problem: The “out of range” alarm would go off at random. This happened over and over again with that particular sample, and once or twice with one of the other two samples we tested. The audio/video monitors we tested have small color screens, and unlike earlier models, reasonably good pictures. However, we found them to be susceptible to interference, particularly from microwave ovens in use. Some models, such as the MobiCam ($190), let you tape to a VCR or watch your monitor on the television set. But overall, we don’t see much need for a video baby monitor.
iPhone 3G S: Does it Live Up to Its Promises? BY MIKE GIKAS The new iPhone 3G S lives up to its promise—or it does, at least, once it’s actually up and running. n a seeming rerun of last year’s problems with the iPhone 3G, eager new iPhone 3G S owners have been plagued by activation problems—from the phone’s first day of sale. We succeeded in buying (at retail, like any other consumer) three 3G Ss by 10 am this morning. As of 4:30 pm, we’d succeeded in activating only two of the three. The screens of the remaining reads that it’s “Waiting for activation,” which “…may take some time.” Indeed. Some iPhone 3G S owners have been told the wait may be as long as 48 hours, according to Apple Insider. Here’s what we have observed so far in our labs: The display seems largely unchanged. Which is to say it’s better than f ine. Contrast appeared to be slightly higher than on earlier iPhone models, we thought, but the difference was modest even in side-by-side com-
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parison. While the screen is claimed to be more resistant to oily smears, due to a special coating, there wasn’t a noticeable difference in smudge resistance between the 3G and 3G S screens in a grueling, selfless "Happy Meal" test—in which we ate fries and then ran our f ingers across the screens. Claims to higher speed appear to stand up. We measured (using the stopwatch of an iPod Touch and with 3G network strength at a full f ive bars) the times to fully load some popular and fairly demanding Web home pages—including the New York Times, BBC, and TMZ—on a 3G and a 3G S. All loaded at least 50 percent more quickly on the 3G S, saving at least nine seconds of load time, and some met and even exceeded the claim that the 3G S is up to twice as fast as its predecessor, saving 15 seconds or more of load time—which actually feels like quite a big difference. Voice control seems to work, more or less. This feature, a f irst for an iPhone, worked f ine for me. Holding down the Home button summons the Voice
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Questions Often Asked
BY DR. LEN LICHTENFELD One of the papers presented during plenary session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) captured my attention for a couple of reasons.
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ost people, who have changed a baby’s diaper, recognize the need to go into action by becoming aware of the odor of ammonia, with its characteristic “Telltale Scent”. A baby’s freshly voided urine has only a mild non-descript aroma but when urine hits the diaper, bacteria present in the diaper from a bowel movement, for example, convert the urea, normally present in urine as a waste product of protein metabolism into ammonia and everyone within smelling range knows exactly what needs to be done. Another familiar urinary aroma, occurring after eating asparagus is experienced by about half the human population, who happen to possess a particular gene. Not every person who produces “Eau D’Asparagus” is however able to detect its bouquet, since a different gene is required for that and they remain oblivious to its presence. Have no fear as there is no danger from eating asparagus, unless of course you are allergic to it; as a matter of fact, it is a very healthy and nutritious food. A sweet smell has been reported to be present in the urine of uncontrolled diabetics. Phenylketonuria, an inherited metabolic disorder of the liver, fortunately rare, can impart a musty smell to the urine. There is another rare hereditary condition, called “maple syrup disease” that results in the urine having the odor of maple syrup. Not drinking enough water causes dehydration resulting in urinary concentration, which changes the mild aromatic odor of urine to a more potent scent. Also, people who take megadoses of vitamins frequently have a distinct odor to their urine. Urinary tract infections, particularly when severe, can impart a distinct objectionable foul odor, best described as a
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New Hope For Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
DOCTOR, DOCTOR? BY HERBERT OKUN MD
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he study reported on a new drug code named BSI-201 in a trial where the researchers treated women with a form of breast cancer called “triple negative.” Triple negative breast cancers (or TNBC) are called that because they don’t have estrogen or progesterone hormone receptors and are negative for a genetic marker called HER2. As a result, they can’t be treated with some of the more successful breast cancer treatments such as hormonal therapy or targeted drugs such as trastuzumab (Herceptin ™), They tend to occur in younger women and especially in African American women. Unfortunately, they tend to be more aggressive than other forms of breast cancer. This new drug acts against something called poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1, or PARP-1. If you think that is a mouthful and don’t understand what it is, don’t feel bad. Neither do I and neither did much of the audience at yesterday’s presentation. In fact, this was so new to the doctors in the audience that they had a special tutorial in PARP1 before they presented the data from the paper, so everyone could learn something about the science behind the
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Amonia odor indicates need for a change. “stink” to the urine. On rare occasion a person may have an inflammatory bowel condition, known as diverticulitis, which may burrow into the bladder, making a connection between the bowel and the bladder. This results in gas, stool and bacteria coming into the bladder from the bowel. Such a person would show evidence of a urinary tract infection together with the really unusual symptom of urinating gas bubbles with a bad fecal odor. Sometimes, women think that their urine has a bad smell but the origin is actually due to a vaginal problem. Most common is an infection related to the Gardnerella Vaginalis bacteria. Very often a fishy odor is present as well as a persistent vaginal discharge with irritation of the vulva. Your doctor will also check for such other culprits as yeast, Trichomoniasis, irritations from vaginal sprays or douches and various sexually transmitted diseases. Changes in the odor of urine are usually temporary and don’t last. However, if the odor seems objectionable to you or others and it persists, it is time to look into the possible causes of the “Telltale Scent”. Discuss it with your doctor. There is nothing to fear except the consequences of procrastination.
Herbert Okun MD Diplomate American Board of Urology. Have a question? Call Dr. Okun at 718-241-6767
Some women had already received prior chemotherapy, which in effect stacked the deck against seeing any success with this new drug regimen. drug. Basically, this enzyme is involved in gene repair and cell proliferation, two key targets to control cancer cells. BSI-201 inhibits PARP-1, and it is thought that it works best by adding it to certain chemotherapy drugs as opposed to using it by itself. In this trial, women with TNBC with metastatic disease a particularly diff icult situation to treat received chemotherapy with two drugs (gemcitabine and carboplatin). Half the women received just the chemotherapy,
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DA Morgenthau: “Vance Best Qualified to Keep DA’s Office ...” Continued from page 12 Cases currently prosecuted by the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau will be handled by a new Family Protection Bureau, with additional investigators and support staff. The new bureau will improve the handling of domestic and interpersonal violence cases by assigning them to more experienced lawyers. • Create a Conviction Integrity Panel. Vance will establish a panel whose membership will be selected from the Office’s best appellate and trial lawyers. It will apply fresh sets of eyes to high-risk, red-flagged cases. • Strengthen Individual and CommunityBased Justice. Vance will build on the Office’s successful “vertical prosecution” system, in which one prosecutor handles a case from start to finish, promoting accountability and giving crime victims the best service. He will align the Trial Division’s six street crime Bureaus to geographic zones based on police precincts. This communitybased system will give prosecutors a greater sense of identification with Manhattan’s many neighborhoods and communities and improve two-way communication and accountability. • Prioritize Smart Sentencing. As District Attorney, Vance will continue his work on
sentencing reform, and address drug laws so that they include statewide treatment options and re-entry programs that break the cycle of crime by changing behavior and strengthening families. • Hire Additional Financial Crimes Prosecutors. Corporate fraud affects all layers of society, as these crimes ripple down though the economy. As District Attorney Vance will increase, not cut, the number of staff working on corporate fraud and other crimes that damage our financial services sector. New York Mayor David Dinkins said: “Bob Morgenthau’s support of Cy Vance’s candidacy carries significant weight and should influence Manhattan voters to follow his example by electing Cy Vance as District Attorney. Cy is the only candidate who has spent his entire career as a trial attorney, advocating in the courtroom. He understands the importance of fairness on all sides of the criminal justice system. He is a true progressive and has always been on the right side of issues that matter to New Yorkers, like the death penalty and gun control. His proposal yesterday to create a dedicated Hate Crimes Unit in the Manhattan DA’s office demonstrates his connection to the issues facing our
great City, and his ability to find solutions to these complex problems.” New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum said: "Cy Vance has stellar credentials, integrity and an excellent legal mind. Because he has been both a prosecutor and defense attorney, he has a unique understanding of how important it is to see criminal justice issues from all points of view. He supports proactive interaction between law enforcement officers and the neighborhoods they protect, which makes a major difference in reducing crime. Bob Morgenthau has been a brilliant and dedicated DA, which makes him a very tough act to follow, but Cy Vance is clearly is the best person for the job." Peter Zimroth, Former Corporation Counsel of the City of New York and Former Chief Assistant and Chief of the Appeals Bureau of the Manhattan DA's Office, said: “Bob Morgenthau is a wonderful judge of character and ability. And nobody knows more about what it will take to be a great DA than Bob.” Linda Fairstein, Former Chief of the Sex Crimes Unit in the Manhattan DA's Office, said: “Bob Morgenthau has set the gold standard for prosecutorial integrity. His endorsement of Cy Vance is critical because no one
better understands the skills and temperament that we need in our next District Attorney.” Robert Fiske, Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said: “Bob Morgenthau, more than anyone, knows the qualities that are necessary to keep the District Attorney’s Office at the high level he brought it to in his 34 years as DA. Having worked with all three candidates, his official endorsement of Cy Vance’s candidacy is the most meaningful of all endorsements and one that those of us supporting Cy hope will be very important to Manhattan voters in the fall.” Stephen Kaufman, former Assistant United States Attorney and prominent defense attorney, said: “All three of the candidates have worked for Bob Morgenthau and his endorsement of Cy Vance shows that Cy is the best candidate.” Michael Cherkasky, Former Chief of the Investigations Division in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, said: “One of the traits that made Bob Morgenthau a great DA was his judgment. Manhattan has trusted his judgment for the last 34 years. I believe we should trust his judgment on who has the right stuff to replace him.”
ESDC Approves Modified Atlantic Yards Plan... Continued from page 14 fast tracking its way through the approval process, only seven tracks will be built, for a capacity of 56 cars. Unlike a raucous public hearing on Atlantic Yards earlier this month, at which ESDC representatives warned of cuts to the project, order and procedure permeated Tuesday’s ESDC meeting. Board members listened to 40 speakers.
The majority were project supporters, some wearing red ACORN shirts, while others sported blue "Build Atlantic Yards" buttons, all mixed with a smattering of hard hats and orange vests. Project supporter talking points included union job creation, minority participation, praise of FCRC’s track record in downtown Brooklyn and the eventual
arrival of the Brooklyn Nets at the project’s arena. Although outnumbered in the speaker roster, project opponents articulated concerns that included peppering the board with questions of transparency, oversight and taxpayer f inanced developments. There was even a moment of public policy theatre, when an Atlantic
Yards opponent sporting a "Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn" T-shirt used his entire allotted three minutes as a silent protest. Later, board members assured the audience that they were indeed listening, that they did not speak or engage speakers because it was "never their intent to engage the witnesses."
Using Islam to End the Islamic Regime... Continued from page 21 that he can emerge at the right moment, is also reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution. His mentor, Imam Khomeini, saturated Iranian households with cassette tapes before his return from exile. Once on the Persian soil, he recalled his “promise” to Allah to “shepherd his subjects to salvation.” Neda, in her horrif ic death, provided the bruised and battered Iranians with a
jolt of spiritual connectedness too: her name means divine calling. But will they heed the call? No one knows for sure. I would bet even the long-suffering Iranians don’t know. But chances are that in a nod to their Islamic traditions, they will gather in her memory, this week and on the fortieth day. Perhaps they will evoke the martyrdom of Imam Hossein to get
themselves into “frenzy.” Perhaps they will get angry enough to want to avenge her death and destroy the real Yazids that have brought them, and Neda’s poor father, so much misery. Perhaps they will f ind the calling to use Islam to get rid of the mullahs. Fortieth-day gatherings of commemoration and national strikes turned the tide against the ill-fated Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. If
done systematically, it can do the same in 2009. Nazee Monian’s article appeared in the Dailybeast.com. The Jewish Voice is pleased to bring our readers her heartfelt thoughts.
New Hope For Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer... Continued from page 33 and the other half received the drugs with the addition of BSI-201. The results, in my opinion, were impressive: 62% of the women who got BSI-201 responded to the treatment compared to 48% in the “control” group that got just the standard therapy. The time it took for the disease to progress on treatment in the women who received BSI-201 was 6.9 months, compared to 3.3 months for the women on the standard treatment arm. The overall survival increased from 5.7 months in the control arm to 9.2 months in the BSI-201 arm. There was no apparent increase in side effects from adding BSI-201 to the treatment program. Those improvements are all significant, although obviously don’t represent the types of increased survivals we would like to see. But as I mentioned, women with TNBC who have metastatic disease unfortunately don’t
do well with current treatments, and this new drug represents a true ray of hope in a frequently hopeless situation. I would also note that some of these women had already received prior chemotherapy, which in effect stacked the deck against seeing any success with this new drug regimen. I was so intrigued by the results that I tried to find out more about the company that invented the drug. The name of the company is BiPar Sciences. You would think that this would be a large company to have made such a significant discovery of a drug that represents an entirely new class of therapy. What I found out was that in fact the company had recently been purchased by a larger pharmaceutical company, so it is no longer a “stand alone.” I also was told that the company still pretty much works on its
own, free of much of the constraints that usually come along with being part of a much larger organization. The number of employees who worked on this exciting discovery and clinical trial? About 20, according to my source. And, on another front, it appears that this clinical trial was done in large part through member practices of US Oncology, a nationwide oncology practice organization, not through a major university or university consortium. So it reinforces the fact that private practices (and their patients) that commit to clinical cancer research can make significant contributions to advancing our knowledge and capabilities in cancer care. If we could see more of this type of commitment and participation by non-academic, community based oncologists we could dramatically increase access to clinical trials and get more
cancer drugs tested nationwide. So here we have one of the more exciting advances in chemotherapy that I have seen in a while, and it didn’t take a giant company or major universities to get the job done. For women with TNBC there is now a bit more hope that we can help them in their time of need. The trial reported here at ASCO was what we call a phase II trial, which is essentially early stage proof-of-concept. The next step is a phase III trial, which will treat more women, and that is scheduled to start this month. The drug is also under investigation in other cancers as well. Here's hoping that this research opens the door to a new and exciting frontier in cancer research and cancer treatment. It clearly looks that way to me.
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Parashat Shelach, 5769, 2009: “True Forgiveness” 11 Tammuz, 5769 BY RABBI DAVID ETENGOFF Dedicated to the sacred memory of my sister-inlaw, Ruchama Rivka Sondra and the refuah shlaimah of Sarah bat Rachel and Yosef Shmuel ben Miriam. ur parasha contains another disturbing incident in the history of the dor hamidbar (generation of the desert). It is particularly upsetting since it comes in the wake of the egregious errors of the Golden Calf, the debacle of the Spies, and Korach’s Rebellion. One would have thought that they would have learned their lesson by that time. Our ancestors had already witnessed the explicit results of rebelling against Moshe and Hashem. Nonetheless, we find our forebears once again testing and challenging Moshe and Hashem, with disastrous results that are the logical consequences of such ill-conceived behaviors. Indeed, it is difficult to take the term “dor deah” (“the generation of knowledge of Hashem”) at face value, when they seemed to do everything in their power to repudiate this title: 21:4 [The Israelites] moved on from Hor Mountain, going by way of the South Sea so as to skirt the territory of Edom. The people began to become discouraged along the way. 21:5 The people spoke out against Gd and Moses, 'Why did you take us out of Egypt to die in the desert? There is no bread and no water! We are getting disgusted with this insubstantial food.' 21:6 G-d sent poisonous snakes against the people, and when they began biting the people, a number of Israelites died. 21:7 The people came to Moses and said, 'We have sinned by speaking against G-d and you. Pray to G-d, and have Him take the snakes away from us. And Moses prayed for the people. (Translation Rav Aryeh Kaplan zatzal, emphasis my own). “And Moses prayed for the people” teaches us a very valuable lesson about midot (ethical behaviors). Moshe could easily have reacted in a “normal” way. He could have maintained feelings of resentment against the Jewish people for their interminable complaining against him. After all, each time the people rebelled against Hashem in any fashion, they also rebelled against Moshe. He understandably could have answered them in their hour of dire need: “Enough already, I am exhausted by your ceaseless complaints. You acted foolishly and rejected the Mann (manna). You once again questioned Gd’s wisdom in taking you out of Egypt. You once again repudiated all of the good that Hashem has bestowed upon you (kafui tovah). Leave me alone and suffer the punishment that you deserve.” Instead, in a majestic gesture of true leadership, empathy, and love, Moshe immediately responded with prayer on behalf of his wayward nation. Without hesitation, and with a full and loving heart, Moshe forgave their def iant and insubordinate behavior and sought their salvation – which he was able to successfully obtain.
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Rashi (1040-1105) explains that upon the well-known mishnah found in Moshe’s response teaches us a major Pirkei Avot 5:11: There are four types of temperarule of midot: “shelo yehay achzari melimchol” (“one should never be stub- ments. One who is easily angered and easily appeased-born and refuse to his virtue cancels grant forgiveness”). his flaw. One His explanation is whom it is diff ibased upon Rebbi “Anyone who is willing to cult to anger and Yehudah Hanasi’s diff icult to comment as found readily forgive will find appease--his flaw in Midrash that his own sins will be cancels his virtue. Tanchumah: “Rebbi said: ‘The one who readily forgiven [by G-d].” One whom it is diff icult to anger is asked to forgive and is easily should never be appeased, is a obstinate and withchassid [a righthold forgiveness.’” The Midrash, in turn, is itself based eous individual]. One who is easily angered and is diff icult to appease, is upon Mishnah Baba Kama 8:7: i c k e d . Even though one makes all manner w and types of compensatory payments, he (http://www.chabad.org/library/article. is not forgiven for his transgression asp?AID=2099) The world-renowned posek (halachic until he asks for forgiveness from the injured party. As the Torah states: “And decisor), Rabbi Moshe ben Yisrael now [Avimelech] return his [Avraham’s] Isserles (1530-1572), popularly known wife for he is a prophet and he will pray as the Rema, also states the principle on your behalf. (Sefer Bereishit 20:7) “shelo yehay achzari melimchol” as a And from where do we derive [the prin- straightforward legal decision. We f ind ciple] that it is forbidden for the one this in his additions to Rabbi Yosef who is asked to forgive to be stubborn Karo’s (1488-1575) Shulchan Aruch, [and withhold forgiveness]? As the Orech Chaim 326:1 wherein he states: Torah states: “And Avraham prayed to “In addition, the one who is asked to G-d [on behalf of Avimelech and his grant forgiveness ought not to be obstifamily] and G-d healed Avimelech.” (Sefer Bereishit 20:17, translation my own) Moshe’s laudatory willingness to immediately pray on our behalf, regardless of the personal wrong and calumny he suffered, thus emerges as a classic instance of maaseh Avot siman l’banim (the actions of our Patriarchs foreshadow the future behaviors of their, as yet, unborn offspring). In a word, Moshe emulated a behavior pattern begun and modeled for all time by Avraham Avinu (Our Father Avraham). Rapidly forgiving someone for the wrongs they have committed against you is an act of chesed since this was the general middah (ethical characteristic) most often practiced by Avraham. At f irst glance, it might appear that while “shelo yehay achzari melimchol” is a noble ideal to emulate, it is not an obligatory behavior. This however, is not the case since the Rambam (11351204) codif ied this principle as a binding halacha in Hilchot Teshuvah 2:10: It is forbidden for one to be harsh and unwilling to be appeased. One should rather be forgiving and slow to anger, and whenever a sinner asks one for forgiveness one should grant it wholeheartedly. Even if the sinner had distressed one considerably and sinned against one a lot, one should/may not take revenge or bear a grudge, in the manner of a true Jew, and not like that of idolaters, who always bear grudges. Concerning the Gibeonites, who did not forgive or appease, it has been said, "The Gibeonites were not of the Children of Israel." (Translation by O’Levy, http://www.panix.com/~jjbaker/MadaT. html with my corrections) In addition to the above quoted sources, the Rambam based his decision
nate and refuse to [readily] forgive…” (Translation my own) The Mishnah Berurah (Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaKohane, 1838-1933) comments upon the Rema’s decision and provides us with an almost utilitarian explanation as to why we should carefully follow this halacha: “Anyone who is willing to readily forgive will f ind that his own sins will be readily forgiven [by G-d]. And if he is unwilling to forgive, nether will he be forgiven. [subsection 8] ” Given all of the above, “shelo yehay achzari melimchol” is clearly a statement of practical halacha, rather than merely “a nice idea.” When we grant someone mechila (forgiveness), we are duty-bound to forgive wholeheartedly and as immediately as possible. In this way, we emulate both Avraham and Moshe. Moreover, we honestly reestablish our relationships with our fellow Jews and thereby help bring true and lasting peace to our lonely and alienating world. If we can each accomplish this goal, perhaps the Ribbono shel Olam (the Master of the Universe) will look down upon us in great mercy and see f it to send Mashiach, soon and in our days. V’chane yihi ratzon. Shabbat Shalom
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Israel's Omri Casspi Makes History: Picked in First Round of NBA Draft
JULY 3, 2009
U.S Surprise Victory Against Spain
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Maccabi Tel Aviv forward Omri Casspi was picked in the f irst round of the NBA’s Draft at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Soccer fans gathered enthusiastically to watch Spain play the U.S. and could hardly imagine what was about to take place. U.S a team that we couldn’t have imagined to beat Spain…was on its way to victory!
a s s p i wa s p i c k e d 2 3 r d by the Sacramento Kings, making sports history as the f irst Israeli eve r t o b e p i c ke d t o p l ay i n t h e N BA i n t h e f i r s t r o u n d, a position that guarantees a contract. The 21-year-old watched the draft from his home with his family, choosing not to travel to New York so he could share the moment with his loved ones. Sport 5 television broadcast the draft live from 2:30 a.m. local time - posting a camera in the living room of Casspi's parents in the city of Yavne and capturing his emotional reaction to the pick. "I can't speak," Casspi said, tears pouring down his f ace. "I've been waiting for this moment all my life ... I'm as happy as can be. We made history. I feel like I am in a dream." Draftexpress.com forecasts that he will go 26th to the Casspi was picked 23rd by the Chicago Bulls, nbadraft.net Sacramento Kings, making sports hisestimated he will be selected tory as the first Israeli ever to be picked 23rd by the Sacramento Kings and CNNSI's Ian Thomsen pro- to play in the NBA in the first round. jected he will be taken as high as the 20th pick, which belongs to the Utah Jazz. Casspi led Maccabi Tel Aviv the Seattle SuperSonics respectively. to a league championship this past Neither has ever played a game in the year, averaging 12.6 points per game, NBA. and was named to the all-league team. However, Casspi's f irst-round He also starts for the Israel national selection all but guarantees that he basketball team. will suit up for the Kings in the near In 1996, Doron Sheffer was selectfuture. ed in the second round, but Casspi Casspi said he will soon travel to will be the f irst Israeli to actually Sacramento to f inalize his contract. play in the league. He told Sport 5 that the Kings asked In 1999, Oded Katash agreed to a him what number he would like to two-year contract with the New York wear. He said he chose to stay with Knicks, but never got to play because his Maccabi number - 13. of the extended player lockout that "Anytime you fulf ill a dream a new year and returned to play for Maccabi one arises," he said, as friends poured Tel Aviv. champagne on his head. "I'm in a In the 2006 draft, Israelis Lior great place now and the goal is to Eliyahu and Yotam Halperin were become a legitimate NBA player." chosen by the Houston Rockets and
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Clint Dempsey doubled the lead in the second half — followed by the f irst by Jozy Altidore. The U.S was not the only ones cheering the team along. South African fans who watched the game in Pretoria were excited to see Spain knocked out. Perhaps their enthusiasm was a result of Spain beating them two-nil in the group stages.
“For America to beat Spain, it was really a feat and I think they did well.” "It was a good revenge for us (referring to Spain beating South Africa) – for America to have knocked out Spain, and I am hoping that we will be beating U.S.A. in the f inals," said one of the viewers.
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"I think the game was good, but the results are unexpected. For America to beat Spain, it was really a feat and I think they did well. It has not been expected and Spain was taken by surprise, but congratulations to America," said another fan. America's victory is being described as the biggest upset in the competition. It's also their f inest win for almost 60 years. America now goes through to the f inal, leaving the reigning European Champions Spain defeated for the f irst time in 35 matches.
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People, Places, and Things BY PAUL STEINER •MOVIE TALK• Larry King's original name was Larry Zeiger. Barbara Walter's middle name is Jill. "Clowns" listed in Manhattan Yellow Pages, photographer Gilda Cao has noticed. Elsie B. Washington who wrote the first black romance novel, died in Manhattan (where the NY Times is located) on May 5. NY Times ran her obit on May 19. Bulgarian Concert Evenings held it's annual "Music & Earth" International Competition for Instrumentalists & Composers in NYC. Historical note: King Boris of Bulgaria was poisoned by the Nazis because he refused to have Bulgarian Jews deported to death camps during W.W.II. His sister was sent to Buchenwald. Metropolitan Stamps Exhibitions at the Holiday Inn W. 57St. from July 10-12. Free. •MOVIE TALK• Dan Goldberg is co-producer of Warner Brother's "The Hangover." Heather Grahamn is one of its stars as well as Mike Tyson and his Tiger. Will Farrell starts in Universal's "Land of the Lost." It's based on the famous TV series. NYC & $$$ The city's tourism bureau, NYC & Company, is predicting that more than 12 million visitors will arrive here during June, July and August. That's just 4% below last summer's levels, and a far better performance than experts had predicted. Kosher Wine Tips Thrifty consumers will find a useful list of "10 best value producers" in "Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines 2009" (Toby Press). Daniel Rogov Israel's foremost critic, reviews 14 wineries and 1,832 wines through 2007. He writes that the best inexpensive wines come from Galil Mountain, Golan Heights Winery (Gamla and Golan labels), Tabor, Dalton, Recanati, Saslove, Amphorae, Barkan, Tischbi and Teperberg.
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Mayor Bloomberg Announces... Continued from page 8 Fitness – providing f itness classes ranging from pilates to cardio kick-boxing to yoga – and from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. This spring LVMH sponsored the “Bike in Style Challenge,” which asked student designers from the Fashion Institute of Technology to create stylish, practical and affordable bike clothing and gear in support of the Mayor's bicycling promotion initiatives. The winning prototypes will be presented in conjunction with the launch of this year's Summer
Streets. The more than 1,500 free events, ranging from free concerts and outdoor movie screenings to sandcastle building contests and free ballroom dancing lessons, are available in locations throughout the f ive boroughs. Free summer events can be easily located and reviewed on an event calendar on www.nyc.gov or to view an edited list with the top free events picks of NYC & Company go to www.nycgo.com/free.
iPhone 3G S:... Continued from page 32 The Museum of Modern Art presents the exhibition "Aernout Mik," the first North American survey of the artist's work. Mik (Dutch, b.1962) is distinguished for his ability to combine, shift, and transform artistic practices by creating installations that integrate moving images, sculpture, and architecture into single constructions. Eight of the artist's works are installed in gallery and non-gallery spaces throughout the Museum, ranging from Mik's first filmed work "Fluff" (1996) to "Schoolyard" (2009), which was commissioned by the Museum for the exhibition. "Aernout Mik" is organized by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator. GOOD TIPS Choose a wide range of plants for your home and garden. Yards that have a wide array of plants will resists the spread of pests and diseases better than gardens with little variety. Choose organic lawn and garden products to help keep our water and air clean. Water your loan only in the morning or evening. Water evaporates four to eight times faster during the heat of the day. Archeological excavations reveal that people were using natural earth elements as pigment makeup as far back as 10,000 years ago. The Egyptians even left record of their ritualized applications, Hieroglyphics suggest the origin of natural makeup was not for vanity, but rather to protect skin from the sun. Fast-forward a few millennia and mineral makeup is virtually exploding on the beauty market, covering everything from primers to mascara. And just like the Egyptians, beauty manufactures and their clients are discovering the best products for the skin come straight from earth.
Command interface. I then spoke the word “home,” and the phone summoned my home number and dialed it flawlessly. There were a few glitches. One of our testers who speaks in an accented voice had to repeat some commands before the phone understood them. Video gets an early thumbs up. Another f irst for an iPhone, you activate this by pressing a movie-camera icon on the bottom right of the camera-
viewf inder screen. A red button along the bottom of the viewf inder begins to flash; press it once and recording begins. Videos looked sharp and wellexposed, though we did not compare them to those from other cell phones, or view them anywhere except on the iPhone screen. New iPhone 3G users: Have you activated your new phone yet? If so, share your f irst impressions.
Spanish Delegates ... Continued from page 4 city relationship with both Tel Aviv and Gaza City. "In this country you have to hear both parts," she said. "There are two realities in Israel." It was gratifying to see the organization's efforts in Spain appreciated and celebrated by Israelis, she added. "They recognize what we do. It motivates us to continue." According to Iranzo, the ultimate goal is to go beyond achieving a better
political relationship between Spain and Israel. Interaction between the two peoples needed to be increased, and the number of tourists traveling between the two countries was already on the rise, a small but important step in strengthening the partnership between the countries, Iranzo added. "We have quite a long way [to go], but this is a very, very exciting task," he said. "Unlike other countries, we share a past, present and future."
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US Professors: Support for Israel Eroded...Continued from page 3 facing Israel, including its changing relationship with the US. "The mood in the United States is changing," said Richard Samuels, a political science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of MIT's Center for International Studies. "And it's changing in ways that I think deserve a lot of attention, especially from an Israeli point of view. "The ability to count on unquestioned support - we're talking now not for the State of Israel, but for the government's policies - I think has eroded, and I think has eroded very dramatically," he said. Samuels and his colleagues also pointed out that the debate over Israel on many college campuses is often confused with a debate over Israel's right to exist - something they all categorically rejected was the case. The debate, they said, was over Israel's policies - most recently during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza - and which was now heavily focused on human rights issues. "There was a time when Israel had a nearmonopoly on [the human rights issue]," Samuels said. "And that's long ago gone. The human rights issue has become as large, for many people, as the security issue. And as it
has inflated vis a vis the security issue, the standard narrative as become less persuasive." Charles Kupchan, a professor of international relations at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, added that the "mood" Samuels had alluded to was translating into a US foreign policy shift in the region. "I think that this use of the word 'mood' is particularly appropriate," Kupchan said. "I think that 10 years ago, the center of gravity was to give Israel the benefit of the doubt, and I don't think that's true anymore. "I would say that at least in the classroom - and I think this is reflective of the country as a whole US policy in this part of the world is now up for grabs in a way that it was not until recently. I think the US is still going to be a very stalwart ally of Israel, but the terms of that relationship are changing." Nina Tannenwald, an associate research professor of international relations at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies, explained that the Israeli self-perception of an underdog was no longer a widely accepted narrative outside of Israel - another factor which now must be
taken into account. "I've been struck by the way the Israeli self-narrative of a besieged underdog, no longer resonates to outside observers," she said. "That was a narrative that I think had a lot of truth earlier on in Israel's history, but I think there's a widespread perception that that self-narrative doesn't resonate with the outside world, given that Israel is now the world's 14th or 15th most powerful military country," she continued. "And so there's a disconnect between how Israelis see themselves in their situation, and how observers outside see it, and that is a disconnect that needs addressing." Asked if she felt that Israelis themselves still held such a self-narrative, Tannenwald said that while it did go both ways, the "besieged underdog" narrative was still dominant. "I think there is a common theme among Israelis [that says], 'We're a small country, we're the only democracy in the Middle East, look at all these Islamic countries around us,' and we know that trope very well. I think there are more nuanced analyses among Israelis, but there is a dominant trope among
the government leadership, among the traditional, very strong pro-Israel supporters in the United States, where this [underdog] narrative dominates, and I think it needs to be updated." "During the early part of the trip, that trope dominated," Kupchan said. "And I think the group's reaction was that not only does it need to be updated, but that it's actually counterproductive, that it leads to a kind of worldview and a set of Israeli policies and practices that are in some respects the cause of...why there is this opening up of the debate in the US. Because there are people who believe that an Israel that is guided uniformly by that narrative, will pursue policies that are neither in Israel's interests nor America's interests." That said, the professors all agreed that their knowledge of the region had been vastly improved by the trip, and that they were taking home many ideas and issues over which to "percolate" in a way that would be productive both to the education of Americans and helpful to Israel, as an ally and friend.
Gilad Schalit Is Pleading For His Life...Continued from page 4 to close your eyes for three minutes. "Wait until those minutes pass, and during that time, try to think about what my son, Gilad, has gone through, a young man who is waiting with bated breath - not just three minutes, and not just three hours, and not even just three days, but is waiting in darkness and despair, mentally and physically tortured, to regain his freedom which was taken from him three years ago." Yoel Schalit spoke on the radio as if he was speaking with his brother, who is now 22. "Gilad, my dear brother, after three years in captivity I thought you might like to know a little bit about the things that have happened here," he began. He told him how Michael Phelps won seven gold medals at the Beijing Olympics and how Israel came back with a bronze medal in sailing. "Thousands of discharged soldiers left to travel all over the world; you could've traveled with them," Yoel said. "Today in Israel there are 200,000 students, you could've been one of them. There are plenty of other
things that happened and are still happening, and I'm waiting to tell you about them." Yoel then addressed Netanyahu with a plea. "Mr, prime minister, I am asking you to save my brother," he said. "Don't abandon him to an unknown fate. Don't wait for tomorrow, help Gilad today. Every day he is in captivity is a risk to his life." In a letter that she sent out to the media prior to the rally, Gilad's mother who was at the event, but did not speak, wrote, "For three years, I've been trying to bring all the pain, the unease and frustration to the eyes and hearts of the public. Quite simply, I carry my tears with me, choking me so I can't even cry," wrote Aviva. "I know, people say that we're "noble" in our apparent silence‌. And some are asking "Why don't you raise your voice and shout?"‌ I'll tell you honestly, we never tried to be different people to who we are, and we never meant to seem "noble," wrote Aviva. Is this why nothing is happening? Does our trust hinder Gilad's release? Will a coun-
try's government speed-up its decision-making only under pressure from the family? ‌Will it not, unprompted, show its own commitment to the boy it sent on its mission? "My pain is immense, but I won't describe here the nights or days that linger with us all these years," wrote Aviva. In her letter, like the rest of her family, she called for her son's release, a call which was picked up by other speakers who addressed the crowd; former chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, former chief of IDF General Staff Lt.-Gen Amnon Lipkin Shahak and Karnit Goldwasser, the widow of Ehud Goldwasser, whose body was returned to Israel in a prisoner swap with Hizbullah in 2007. Although rally organizers invited all 120 Knesset parliamentarians and ministers, only MK Ophir Paz-Pines arrived. Also Thursday, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband repeated the UK's call to Hamas for Schalit's immediate, unconditional and safe release. In a statement, Miliband said that the UK shares "the Schalit family's dismay at
Hamas's refusal to allow the Red Cross access to Gilad." The British minister also mentioned the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and repeated the UK's call on Israel "to reduce further the current restrictions on the Gaza crossings, to allow in aid, reconstruction materials, and trade goods, and to permit the legitimate flow of people through the crossings." Meanwhile, the city of New Orleans declared the abducted IDF soldier an honorary citizen. The move was initiated by Rabbi Uri Topolosky of Congregation Beth Israel, who petitioned the City Council through Arnie Fielkow to issue a proclamation declaring Shalit an honorary citizen, as a measure of support to him and his family. "Gilad's story is a symbol of the human element of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and must not be minimized as the global community strives to achieve peace in the Middle East," the city council proclamation announcing the decision stated.
taining to massive losses at the investment firm. "I believe that our actions in this episode, including the development of an assistance package that facilitated the consummation of Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch, were done not only with the highest integrity, but have strengthened both companies while enhancing the stability of the financial markets and protecting the taxpayers,"Bernanke said. "These actions were taken under highly unusual circumstances in the face of grave threats to
our financial system and our economy." Bernanke's testimony contrasts sharply with statements from Bank of America executives, who say federal officials threatened to oust them from their jobs if they backed out of the Merrill Lynch acquisition. Bank of America received a total of $45 billion from the government under last year's emergency financial rescue plan.
National Economic Decline Slows...Continued from page 7 troubled investment firm Merrill Lynch, one of several financial services companies that collapsed amid a rash of home mortgage loan defaults in the United States. The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government reform, Edolphus Towns of New York, says the Fed's actions must be scrutinized in light of the Obama administration's proposals to overhaul America's financial regulatory system. "These questions are particularly important,
given the administration's new proposal to give broad new powers to the Federal Reserve," Towns said. "I believe that before Congress acts on the president's financial services reform proposal, we need to have a thorough understanding of what caused the current financial crisis and how the federal government responded." Bernanke testified that he issued no threats to Bank of America executives to force them to go through with the takeover of Merrill Lynch, nor did he instruct them to hide information per-
Most Arabs Won't Miss Iran's Ayatollahs if They Fall...Continued from page 11 interfere in the internal affairs of its neighbors or countries that are far away." Noting that Teheran had been meddling in the internal affairs of the Palestinians, Lebanese and Egyptians over the past few years, another Palestinian columnist, Rajab
Abu Siriyyeh, said he did not rule out the possibility that Obama's conciliatory approach to the Arabs and Muslims could have been one of the main reasons why tens of thousands of Iranians decided to take to the streets.
"They see the last election as an opportunity for real change in Iran," he said. "Ahmadinejad's policies have strained relations between his country and the Arab countries. We saw how Teheran recently dispatched a Hizbullah cell to attack Egypt."
Abu Siriyyeh said that the Arab world, which is worried about Iran's territorial ambitions in the Middle East, would not tolerate another four years of Ahmadinejad's rule.
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Mousavi Backs Away From Iran’s Rallies...Continued from page 3 making the arrests were warned that they would be dragged from their homes and never seen again. Sources also claimed that deaths in the intermittent ongoing protests were not being reported, that there were fatalities in a protest outside the parliament in Teheran on Wednesday and that some bodies had been removed from hospitals at night by police without families being notif ied. "The bodies of our martyrs are not being returned to their families," said one source. "Instead, their loved ones are forced to write a letter of 'confession,' referring to the dead as 'terrorists,' blaming [defeated would-be] president Mir Hossein Mousavi for their crimes and blessing the Basiji." Hundreds of people gathered on Friday afternoon in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in memory of the martyrs, and were told that the dead could not be buried in the family section of the cemetery, but rather in an empty, separate f ield, a source said. Along with opposition f igures and journalists, some Iranian police personnel have also been arrested for refusing to take to the streets, sources said. In a telephone interview, one contact also claimed that various clerics in Qom and other prominent members of the regime were holding secret meetings in an attempt to form an alternative collective leadership to replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. There was no conf irmation of this elsewhere, however. "We are surprised at Mr. Obama," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks broadcast on state television Saturday. "Didn't he say that he was after change? Why did he interfere?" He said of the American administration, "They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran ... but is this the correct way? Def initely, they have made a mistake." Obama had been widely criticized within the United States for taking a muted stance on the elections, despite widespread allegations of fraud and increasingly bloody crackdown on
opposition demonstrators. He has taken a more strident tone in recent days, however, delivering some of his harshest words on Friday. "The violence perpetrated against them is outrageous," he said during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House. "We see it and we condemn it." Administration off icials have said that his earlier, measured remarks were aimed at keeping the United States out of the internal election dispute, so as not to detract attention from the local Iranians protesting in the street. At the same time, the administration has wanted to keep the door open to talks with whoever emerges from the Iranian leadership on pressing issues such as Teheran's nuclear program as part of its strategy of engagement. Several Iranians and analysts praised the president for that approach, saying it was important that America not be seen as behind the opposition activity. Ahmadinejad's response could signal that prospects for such outreach have now dimmed on both sides. While he is charging that the US is not laying the proper groundwork for talks, the Obama administration is also indicating it is recalibrating its approach. It has rescinded invitations from early in the spring to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at embassies around the world, which had constituted a break with years of protocol and a sign of efforts to ease the relations between the two countries in a prelude to direct talks. In announcing the reversal White House pointed out that no Iranians had accepted the invitations in any case. A senior State Department off icial described engagement as currently "on ice" as the US watches the developments in Iran unfold and reassess how it wants to interact with the new leadership. Obama on Friday for the f irst time indicated that his offer of direct talks was now in question. "There is no doubt that any direct dialogue or diplomacy with Iran is
going to be affected by the events of the last several weeks," Obama said, without elaborating. He also rejected Ahmadinejad's call for an apology, saying, "I don't take Mr. Ahmadinejad's statements seriously about apologies, particularly given the fact that the United States has gone out of its way not to interfere with the election process in Iran." Ahmadinejad told Obama Thursday to "show your repentance" for criticizing Tehran's response. "I would suggest that Mr. Ahmadinejad think carefully about the obligations he owes to his own people," Obama added. "And he might want to consider looking at the families of those who've been beaten or shot or detained. And, you know, that's where I think Mr. Ahmadinejad and others need to answer their questions." It was Obama's f irst direct criticism of any of Iran's leaders. Even more, it was coupled with his f irst specif ic boost for defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. "Mousavi has shown to have captured the imagination or the spirit of forces within Iran that were interested in opening up," Obama said. The remark sought to clarify what many view as Obama's biggest misstep, when he said last week in a television interview that there may not be much difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi. Opposition supporters, faced with one senior cleric's demand that protest leaders be severely punished or even executed, enter the third week of their campaign against the election results in increasingly tight straits. The opposition may have little opportunity to keep momentum going within the limits of the law, and the international attention that appeared to bolster their morale could be waning. Also, Mousavi's Web site, his primary means for communicating with supporters, remained down on Saturday. "The problem is we have no one to lead us," a 30-year-old resident of Isfahan told AP on Saturday on condi-
tion of anonymity because he feared government reprisal. "We are waiting for a new message, but Mousavi does not want to continue, because, after all, he is part of the system. "People are angry and afraid," he said. "They are afraid of the future and angry because they failed to achieve change with their ballots." People continue to resist the government oppression, he said, although very few dare to defy the government on the streets due to massive police presence. But they continue to shout from the rooftops at night in Teheran and Isfahan, he said. The shouting was particularly loud after ruling clerics accused protesters Friday of challenging and opposing God with their dissent. Mousavi alleges he was robbed of victory through widespread and systematic fraud. The regime rejects the claim, refusing to consider new balloting, and on Friday, the Guardian Council - Iran's top electoral body - proclaimed the vote the "healthiest" held since the revolution. Iran's supreme leader Khamenei has ruled out a revote. Since the election, opposition protesters repeatedly have clashed with security forces who arrested hundreds of people, including journalists, academics and university students. At least 17 people have been killed, in addition to eight members of the pro-government Basij militia, off icials have said. The demonstrations petered out last week under an ever-intensifying crackdown. Mousavi, meanwhile, has sent mixed signals to supporters, asking them not to break the law while pledging not to drop his challenge. Amnesty International called the prospect of quick trials and capital punishment for some detainees "a very worrying development." It said Iran was the world's No. 2 executioner after China last year, with at least 346 known instances of people put to death. The group also called on the regime to release dozens of detained journalists it said faced possible torture.
N. Korea Vows 'Nuclear Firestorm' if Attacked By US...Continued from page 10 The US has repeatedly said it has no intention of attacking the North. The new UN resolution seeks to clamp down on North Korea's trading of banned arms and weapons-related material by requiring UN member states to request inspections of ships carrying suspicious cargo. North Korea has said it would consider any interception of its ships a declaration of war. Adding to the tensions, North Korea has been holding two US journalists since March. The reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegal border crossing and hostile acts earlier this month.
Ling's husband, Iain Clayton, said that his wife called him on Sunday night and she sounded scared. He also said Ling's medical condition has deteriorated and Lee has developed a medical problem. Ling reportedly suffers from an ulcer. The Kang Nam - the ship the US is tracking - is the first North Korean ship to be followed under the resolution. It left the North Korean port of Nampo a week ago and is believed bound for Myanmar, South Korean and US officials said. A senior US defense off icial said Wednesday that the ship had already cleared the Taiwan Strait. He said he didn't know how much
range the Kang Nam has - whether or when it may need to stop at a port to refuel - but that the ship has in the past stopped in Hong Kong. Another US defense official said he tended to doubt reports that the Kang Nam was carrying nuclear-related equipment, saying the information officials had received seemed to indicate the cargo was conventional munitions. The US officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing intelligence. The US and its allies have not decided whether to contact and request an inspection of the ship, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said. Reports about possible missile
launches from the North highlighted the tension on the Korean peninsula. The North has designated a no-sail zone off its east coast from June 25 to July 10 for military drills. A senior South Korean government official said the ban is believed connected to North Korean plans to fire short- or mid-range missiles. He spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department policy. Meanwhile, South Korea is trying to organize talks among North Korea's five negotiating partners in six-nation nuclear talks - the US, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia - in an attempt to get Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.
and repeatedly saying "don't be afraid, Neda dear, don't be afraid" was actually her music teacher. She'd grown dissatisf ied with her theology studies and had taken up music, as a pianist, he said. They f irst met on a vacation in Izmir,
Turkey, a town on the Mediterranean, on a vacation tour from Iran. He described Soltan as a plain-spoken woman who loved poetry - Iran's Rumi and America's Robert Frost were her favorites. Makan said that her pacif ism made Soltan a "real Iranian."
"She didn't believe that we always have to f ight and quarrel and be violent and have death," said Makan. "There's only one thing [Iranians] must f ight and that's ignorance. And you don't f ight ignorance with a sword or a gun. You turn on a light."
...Continued from page 7 Guards under the direction of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini. Internet accounts say that Soltan's father was at her side during her death. But Makan said a white-haired man who is seen pressing on her chest in the video
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JERSEY SHORE SUMMER CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, July 3rd
Monday, July 13th
SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND PARLOR MEETING
OHEL SIMHA CONGREGATION ANNUAL CHINESE AUCTION AND BAKE SALE
To be held from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm For more information please contact Yakov Kravetz at 732-363-6384
Rabbi Diamond's weekly class at 1pm and Rabbi Eli Mansour speaking at 8:30pm for more info call Richard Shweky 732-673-5876
Sunday, July 5th
Wednesday, July 15th
SPECIAL CHILDREN’S CENTER RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
KEREN TZLACH BRIDAL FUND BAKE SALE
An organization that provides camps and programs for special needs children from Brooklyn, Deal and Lakewood. The dedication ceremony of the new Jack & Marilyn Chehebar Building which is being dedicated by their children: Gabrielle, Marcy, Isaac, Elliot and Ruby. To be held at the home of Jennifer & Elliot Tawil. For more information call Jill 732-367-0099
To be held from 10:00am-6:00pm For more information please contact Stacy at 646-431-7599
STELLA LINIADO RAINBOW FOUNDATION’S 3RD ANNUAL TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL, TENNIS, BBQ AND CHINESE AUCTION
RAINBOW
10:00am- 9:00pm To be held at 4 Candy Lane in Deal New Jersey Donations: 7th grade basketball- $45, 3-point contest- $5, 9th-12th Grade Girls Basketball$52, 9th-12th Grade Girls Tennis- $52. For more information please contact Justin Liniado at 917-757-1536, Sol Betesh at 917-498-9276, Ralph Gindi at 732-213-3245 or Eddie Setton at 917-902-5152. www.stellasrainbowfoundation.org
Wednesday-Thursday,July 15th-16th YAD YOSEF TORAH CENTER CHINESE AUCTION AND SHABBAT SALE
Gourmet wines, salads and baked goods will be sold. Wednesday 8:00pm cocktail reception with inspirational words from Rabbi Ozeri Thursday event begins at 9:00am To be held at the home of Moselle Tobias 843 Roosevelt Deal, NJ For more information call Samantha 917-514-0032
Thursday, July 16th BNOT YISRAEL BAKE SALE
8:00am - 5:00pm
GESHER YEHUDA HIGH HEAT MEN’S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
9:00am –6:00 pm Dow Ave Call Steven Gindi 917-596-7605
Sunday, July 19th
HATZALAH CHINESE AUCTION “FOR KIDS BY KIDS”
Tournaments for the best players in lots of major sporting events Location: Park and Ocean Aves Contact: www.topgunbasketball.com
Ohel Simcha (Park Avenue Shul) 8am-8pm For information call Lilli 732-222-7341 or Chana 732-859-4223
TOP GUN TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, July 21 Monday, July 6th DEAL POLICE GOLF OUTING
To be held at the Deal Golf and Country Club and Mr. C’s Restaurant. The cost of $220 includes golf, lunch and dinner. To register or donate please go to the Deal Police Station on Norwood Ave/Roseld Ave or call Officer Vinny Volek at 732 546-4436
Tuesday, July 7th BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA -LAKEWOOD YESHIVA
The event will be held at home of Valerie Mizrahi Address: 10 Cubero Court in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The event is in memory Valerie’s husband David Mizrahi A”H
Wednesday, July 8th LOTTIE’S KITCHEN
At the home of Suzanne and Eric Sasson 10 Saxony Drive, Oakhurst, NJ 07755 Food Demonstration, Portrait Sittings, Guest Speakers, Lunch and Chinese Auction, Kitchen Boutique and Bakery…FREE ADMISSION. Contact: Nina Cohen 732-531-4930 Cell 917-597-1210
AHAVAT HESED BAKE SALE
This is an organization that helps needy cancer victims in America. Will be held in the home of Barbara and Abie Kassin 52 Monmouth Drive in Deal, 8:00am - 5:00pm Rabbi Meyer Yedid speaking at 1pm Bakers and buyers needed. Call Sarah Kassin at 917-957-6688 or Rochelle Rudy 917-589-8005
Wednesday, July 22nd TISHMA CENTER FOR AUTISM
The event will take place at the home of Ariel and Charles BenDyan in Deal, NJ. To contribute baked goods or items to be used as auction prizes, and for information, please call Ninette, at 1 (917) 215-0165 or Rachel at 1 (917) 815-9338. 10:00am - 6:00pm ILAN HIGH SCHOOL CHINESE AUCTION AND BAKE SALE
At 4 Ocean Lane in Deal at the home of Elaine and Elliot Serure Rabbi Diamond speaking at 2pm and Rabbi Mansour speaking at 8pm For more information call 732-663-1150
Wednesday-Thursday, July 22nd- 23rd IMAGINE ACADEMY FOR AUTISM CHINESE AUCTION AND BAKE SALE
Tuesday, 8th- 18th JERSEY SHORE FILM FESTIVAL JCC AXELROD THEATER
100 Grant Ave Deal Park, NJ or The Showroom --708 Cookman Ave Asbury Park, NJ for more info visit www.jerseyshorefilmfestival.com
Wednesday, 8:00pm Thursday, till 5:00pm Location: at the home of Melissa and Albert Sutton 1165 Elberon Avenue Contact: Raquel Franco at 917-693-3947. Bakers wanted.
Thursday, July 23rd Sunday, July 12th
SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE PARLOUR MEETING
S.A.F.E. BREAKFAST
S R C is a Sephardic institution run by Rabbi Alouf for students pursuing the rabbinate as an occupation. Location: TBA Time 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Call Morris for more info 732-859-1991
To be held at the home of Stanley and Cookie Chera, 9: 00 am – 11:00 am. The residence is located at 1115 Ocean Ave in Elberon NJ. For more information please call 718-336-4010. ART EVENT TO BENEFIT HILLEL
This private event will be held at the home of Ralph and Sally Tawil 6-11 pm. For more info call Elizabeth Beckerman 732-493-9300x350
Sunday, July 26th
YMD GOTCHA KICK-OFF BARBEQUE
BONEI OLAM CHINESE AUCTION, AN ORGANIZATION FOR COUPLES WITH INFERTILITY ISSUES
Followed by YMD Boys and Girls Basketball and Tennis Tournament To be held from 8:00am – 5:00pm Contact: iammichaelsutton@gmail.com
At the home of Dr. Alan & Camilia Azrak Located at 15 Poplar Ave Deal NJ Call 917-207-5342 for more info
SARA DABAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Backgammon Tournament and Barbeque at the Deal Casino $100 entry fee Call Morris Mevorach for more info 917-256-9004
Thursday, July 28th ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND SADIE JEMAL-MEYERS
6:00pm- 10:00pm Contact info 917-757-6600 For more info you could visit the website: www.icrfonline.org
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Cooking With Love at Lottie’s Kitchen BY HANNAH MILLER In hospitals and health care systems in many parts of the world, medical centers are insufficiently staffed to care for all patients’ needs. Family and friends come to the hospital to give moral support and keep patients company, which does not necessarily require round the clock nursing shifts. In Israel, except in extreme cases, the health care system is inherently based on family and friends of the patients assisting with basic needs, which would other wise necessitates the full time presence of a companion. ay after day, week after week, family members must remain at the bedside of their loved one, running home for a quick shower and change of clothes, putting in a minimal amount of time at their home or business and dashing back to take the next shift. Their physical and emotional energies are depleted, their nerves are taut, and still they are called upon to offer care and solace to the patient, and often to make important medical decisions. “Running on empty”, they try. But it is so difficult. Enter Ezer Mizion. Ezer Mizion’s Lottie’s Kitchen was founded in memory of Haim and Lottie Chalom a”h. Throughout her lifetime, Lottie used her kitchen as her tool for chesed, giving to others. An acquaintance, friend, or family member would often f ind Lottie’s personal brand of comfort served alongside one of her home baked pastries. Lottie’s four daughters absorbed her message. When their dear mother passed away, Susan Menashe, Nina Cohen, Linda Dayan and Claudia Bildirici established Lottie’s Kitchen in Jerusalem, under the auspices of Ezer Mizion. Thousands upon thousands people in Israel benef it from Lottie’s Kitchen; amongst them - cancer patients, the disabled, the elderly and families undergoing the trauma of sudden illness of a parent or child. Esther is among the many volunteers who deliver the warm, nourishing meals at the bedside at Israel’s hospitals. The delight seen on the wan faces of her ‘clients’ is more than enough compensation for her hours of walking the hospital floors, loaded with trays of physical nutrition for the body, combined with the emotional sustenance for the soul. Recently one grateful recipient told Esther that she volunteers in Lottie’s Kitchen and cooks meals for distribution. Never did she dream that she would one day be on the receiving end of her labor of love. From a grateful patient: My mother was to undergo an operation that could save her life or, chas v’sholom, … Surgery. Serious surgery. The family gathered. Day to day, minutiae fell by the way side. Life became encapsulated in the pristine white walls of the hospital with the beeping of all-powerful machinery. The scheduled day drew closer. We cried. We prayed. T’hilim was our lifeline. Hospital rules did not allow my mother to eat. Our emotions did not allow the rest of us to eat. We were weak. We were tense. The hour was almost upon us. But it was not to be. A staff member approached. She smiled. “I’m sorry. Your mother’s surgery is going to have to be cancelled. We have an emergency.” Can nerves stretched to the breaking point be stretched any further? Like the small child frustrated by
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Linda Dayan, Nina Cohen, Susan Menashe, Claudia Bildirici, at last year’s Ezer Mizion event which was hosted at the home of Sara and Albert Nigri.
Lottie and Haim Chalom a''h. Lottie was the first woman to sell hand-made Syrian delicacies from home. higher authorities, we wanted to rage. Our mother, frail in her illness, pathetically looked to us for support. But we were helpless. Helpless in our vulnerability. Helpless to buoy up her spirits when our own sagged desolate. And then she came. An Ezer Mizion volunteer bearing sandwiches. Simple tuna f ish sandwiches dressed in warm caring and sympathetic understanding. We ate. She embraced my mother, sharing her strength. Her perception, her empathy, graced with love, encompassed us all. Slowly…slowly we emerged from our misery. Once again we could bear the burden. She left, leaving hope behind her. Each week Lottie's Kitchen volunteers prepare 1500 meals and 1700 sandwiches to distribute to families who, day after day, stand by the bed of a loved one, unwilling to leave to grab a bite that sustenance which they need in order to continue caring for their loved one. From one end of Israel to another, every day thousands of Ezer Mizion volunteers come to the disabled, the elderly, to homes whose mainstay has been
diagnosed with cancer, and to hospital rooms where family members are exhausted from their vigil around the bed of a loved one. Nutritious and attractively packed meals are produced in Ezer Mizion’s kitchens by more vol-
unteers who peel, slice, sauté and stir ….Jew helping Jew. And who is it that enables Lottie’s Kitchen to continue functioning? It is compassionate Jews everywhere, Jews who care. Each summer the Deal, NJ community looks forward to a most exciting event entitled A Day in Lottie’s Kitchen. This summer Suzanne and Eric Sasson have graciously offered to host the event at their most exquisite home in Oakhurst, NJ. The day features professional food demonstrations given by both community members prof icient in culinary skills and by professional chefs. Excitement f ills the air as wives and mothers glean new creative ideas for imaginative dishes to serve their families and guests. Throughout the day, guests gather around the tasteful Chinese Auction, choosing the items towards which their tickets should go knowing that their involvement and contribution is making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. A unique kitchen boutique with the latest in kitchen gadgets draws a large crowd who knows that this is where they will f ind an array of up-to-the-minute kitchen tools. Lines form around the corner for Photographs by Susan Menashe, the well-known photographer, as mothers hold tight to the hands of their little ones in anticipation of the perfect photo to send to Grandma. Many come especially to hear the renowned speaker, Bonnie Mansour who, year after year, manages to stir the souls of the guests with a topic of timely interest. As this most exhilarating day winds itself down, guest say their goodbyes laden with bags of delicacies and a copy of Lottie’s Kitchen Cookbook enabling them to reproduce these exquisite dishes in their own kitchens. As they descend the steps, their hearts are f illed with that joy that accompanies the satisfaction of giving…a legacy from Lottie A’H who gave and gave. Looking forward to seeing you on July 8, 2009 at the home of Suzanne and Eric Sasson. For further info, call 718 853 8400.
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Special Children’s Center: Caring as Only a Family Can Head In The Clouds, Hands On The Heart…An Interview With A Dreamer BY SOPHIA FRANCO Life is funny. Sometimes, the unexpected becomes reality, and however unplanned, that new reality turns out to be a dream come true. About 130,000 children are born every year in America with special needs. As our community grows, so does our susceptibility to all of the things that affect the rest of the world. Over the past few years, an unprecedented number of these special children with various syndromes and diseases were born into our community, in our own backyards, our friends and our neighbors. hese children need assistance on a daily basis with everything from getting out of bed to brushing their teeth, to bathroom services…and so on. Many are wheelchair bound; some will need constant medical care, while others may just need some extra love and attention. Taking care of just one of these special children is a full time job. Many schools exist to teach, but what happens after that school? What happens at 3:00 pm when the bus drops the child at home and mom has three, four, or five others to care for? What happens when there is a family party, or a trip planned? What happens when parents just need a breather for a few days? It is a tremendous challenge to raise a special child at home and still be able to give the rest of your family what they need. No matter how much help you get, it is not easy. In 1996 three young women from different backgrounds got together: Jenine Shwekey, Chaya Bender, and Miriam Block. From that day, a quest began to help these children in any and every way possible. No goal was too big, too far off or too crazy. This is when dreams become reality. Following is a conversation with Jenine, Chaya, and a few of their volunteers: Jenine Shwecky: I was a senior in Hillel High School, Chaya and Miriam were a year older than I. We met a few “special” kids and were completely taken. There was this one young mother whose child had a rare syndrome. She didn’t want help, but she had three kids, and we saw how her family was being torn apart. We would come visit, help bathe him, take him out. I dreamed of a place for these kids, and was serious about it. We started looking for an apartment to rent so we’d have a place to take them. Sophia Franco: But you were so young, you were barely out of school! JS: We were young, but we were determined! We saw how hard it was for these mothers, and we loved the kids! Chaya Bender: We knew how many of these mothers really could not handle the kids. It is a juggling act for them when they have other kids to deal with as well. SF: So what next? CB: We went to one man (who shall remain anonomous) for help. He believed
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Love and affection is in abundance at the Center. Danielle Wahba enjoys every minute spent with the children. there was a need, but considered us too young. “What could you possibly do?” he asked. SF: That must have driven you wild! JS: We were on fire!! We were dejected, but it only excited us. He wasn’t going to tell us what we could and couldn’t do! We found an apartment, went to the landlord, and by the end of the night walked out with the key in hand…free of charge! We were screaming! Frieda Eastman painted the whole space for us with beautiful, happy murals…and we started taking in about seven kids twice a week. CB: That turned into four to five times a week, which turned into a Sunday program, then a Shabbat house…then camp…. SF: That first guy really ended up doing you a favor! JS: He did, he gave us the boost and the drive. Nothing pumps a young girl up more than the word “no!” SF: How did you grow so big? How did you find the support? JS: If you are doing something real and good and true, and you do it quietly…people find you. SF: I know Richie Dweck is very involved, how did he hear about you? JS: He’s an angel. Richie had twins about eleven years ago and he was giving away all sorts of baby things. At the time, most of our kids were babies and we took it all. He started asking questions, and has supported us ever since. SF: And how do you know Elliot and Jennifer Tawil, so graciously hosting the big event this Sunday? CB: Harry Adjmi got involved…He believes in us…I have spent hours and hours in his office…Elliot is his brother in law… SF: There’s no one better to have on your team! JS: Elliot feels the purity in the Center. He sees how quiet, how sincere it is. He embraced us and helped put us on our feet with this fundraiser…along with so many others!! I am on the phone with him 30 times a day. Chaya gets maybe 60 calls a
Shirley Mayme, a Center counselor, gives endless hours to make special children happy.
day! SF: Okay, let’s get down to the nitty gritty. How many kids in your program? CB: Well, we went from 7, to 20, 30…we now have 103 kids in our program!! Its crazy! SF: Wow! I know its not just camp, what else do you offer? JS: We offer programs in Brooklyn, Deal and Lakewood all year long. After school programs, Sunday programs, 48 hour Shabbat programs, overnight respite, the Max Harari, a”h, Disneyworld trip, Center house, summer camp, advocacy and case management, art and music therapy… SF: This is crazy!! You have come such a long way! How old are you? JS: 29… SF: You are amazing! You made this happen! JS: It’s the community that’s amazing, not us. We have a motto… “Children need love; special children need special love.” It is the staff, the volunteers and the parents that are amazing. They give so much love so unconditionally, it is a wonder to behold. CB: What we are doing is so important. People don’t realize, but we are helping these parents keep their children at home. Some of them really could not handle it without the after hours help we give them. SF: That’s beautiful, and it’s the truth. Tell me about your volunteers. It must take an extraordinary kind of person to put their heart in this cause. JS: You have no idea. Our camp rocks! We have an incredible staff, the camaraderie is awesome, the girls from Lakewood, Deal and Brooklyn, they all get along great…In fact, you can meet three of them right now, Shirley Mamiye, Mariel Kassin, and Danielle Whaba. SF: Hey girls, how did you guys get involved? Mariel: They called me one day to substitute, and I just got attached to the kids! I’m working in the Center four years now. SF: How old are you? You are fantastic! Mariel: 22…I’m not. People always think we are so “special” to do this, “It
must be so fulfilling!” For us its just fun. It becomes normal so quickly. Some of the kids are capable…all of them are happy. They are just so appreciative of everything we do. They have so much love. SF: Shirley, how old are you, how did you get involved? Shirley: One summer I was looking for something to do and my friend suggested this…I learn so much from these kids, I fell in love. SF: What did you learn? Shirley: All of us just really appreciate what we have, the fact that we don’t have to struggle. Danielle: I got involved through Mariel, doing the after school program. What I love is that we are really helping the parents. We are giving them a tremendous break. Mariel: You can’t know how much it means to these parents that somebody wants their child. The kids come home happy, wanting more. We love them, we really get attached. We try to treat them normally. They have to wash, follow instruction. We go on lots of outings every day during camp. We go to different people’s pools. We take them on the train just for the ride. We take them to 7-11. They love Slurpees! They really love any kind of outing, no matter where we go. I promise, these kids are easier sometimes than regular children. There’s no meanness or cattiness, only love and affection. Shirley: We had a birthday party once after camp. The mother never imagined her child would have friends or a party! She was crying from happiness! Danielle: The kids don’t know they are different. If we treat them normally, they feel good about themselves. That’s what they want. The Center changes these family’s lives. Mariel: They love it, you can’t imagine, they always sing the camp song; they run to us if they haven’t seen us for a while. Even those that can’t speak, they find a way to tell us how they feel. They are so
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Special Children’s Center:... Continued from page 43 sweet…they make it exciting- we are never bored! SF: Tell me about the Disney trip, isn’t it scary to take them around the parks? Mariel: No, we take these kids everywhere…nothing is too scary or too much! The trip is in memory of a special needs boy, a”h, Max Harari. We go during intersession. One year we went to Disney in Florida, once to California, and this year we went on the Disney Cruise. It was fantastic!! It’s the best trip, and the kid’s families get to enjoy their winter vacation wherever they go, without the burden of the extra help. It really is the most fun! SF: What was the best day you ever had with the kids? Shirley: One day we let the kids paint the entire outside of their bus however they wanted…of course it was washable, and then we had a blast with them washing it off, getting soap everywhere. We were all sopping wet…they loved it and it was hysterical! Danielle: I loved when we made scrapbooks for the kids at the end of the year. We took photos all summer long and kept mementos and each child decorated his or her own book. The parents loved it because it was evidence of all the fun their child had. They never imagined it possible. SF: You girls are really incredible, your moms must be so proud of you. Mariel: Really, we aren’t special, the kids are. They have disabilities and still they come to camp happy. They look for-
ward to each day. They don’t get frustrated or angry. It really is the happiest place to be. SF: Jenine, you have some fabulous girls here. JS: They are, and these are just a few. We have so many amazing volunteers! Here, and in Lakewood, these girls work so hard. When the “rah rah” of camp is over it is 24 hour care. It is getting wheelchairs down steps and changing diapers. It is helping with feeding tubes and administering medication. With staff, volunteers and medics we have 23 in help at the Shabbat house. These girls sometimes give up their entire days…once we took on two kids in wheelchairs for over two weeks. It takes tremendous energy and devotion, and my girls have it. That is how the center accomplishes so much, and that is why it is so necessary and crucial to our community. CB: Every night we feed these kids and shower them before they go home. Community mothers make meals- one mom has been making spaghetti and meatballs for 13 years every Tuesday! We have beautiful dinners every night, some from local restaurants, and others by generous mothers. Fresh fruit and vegetables are always available…and it is all donated! SF: I know you two moved around with these kids a lot before you landed here. Tell me about the new building…this is truly a dream come true, I imagine. JS: You have no idea how hard we worked for this. We have gorgeous play-
rooms, bathrooms, and showers!! It is magnificent! It was like “Extreme Makeover, Home Edition!” The township of Lakewood decided that it was time we had our own place, and they gave us an acre of land on Prospect Street, free of charge. We got the lumber donated, the windows donated, and much of the labor was done by volunteers. It really is a sight to see, and a miracle right here in Jersey. SF: How did you get the money to start the project? CB: So much was donated by so many generous people over the years, and then Jenine and I actually signed personal loans to get construction started. We knew the kids needed a place to be and we did what we had to do. We would really do anything for these kids. SF: That’s insane, and incredible…Why did you call it The Center? Isn’t that a common name? JS: Exactly. Every child has a “center” to go to. In Brooklyn they have the SCC (notice we share the same initials). In Deal, they have Young Magen David and Deal Sephardic Network. Why can’t these kids have a Center to go to as well? CB: We have music and art therapy there, gym, sensory healing…dinner and showers you heard about. These kids come home tired and ready for bed and a new day tomorrow. There are plenty of schools and camps but nobody does what we do. It is just not available in America. That’s why this is so important.
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JS: If you saw these kids…we get people from Baltimore and Boston. We even had one child from London come stay for two weeks. When the time was up, the parents just couldn’t handle taking her back. We are now looking for a home or foster family for her. It is heartbreaking. CB: You know that we never tell anyone “no,” but none of our sponsors ever tell us no either. It’s a perfect circle. A special and very magnificent one, actually. JS: You know that we are not finished yet. In addition to our wonderful community sponsors we also rely tremendously on government funding. We are now fighting for a new grant…one that will allow us to build a home where the kids can live with us full time. One where they can move in when they get a little older, and they can have the amenities, luxuries and home cooked meals that they grew up on. SF: I should tell you guys that you can’t do it…maybe it will get it done faster! JS: No way, this will happen!! I promise you… Miracles really do happen every day at the Center. Shiny faces overshadow physical handicaps, gloom turns into happiness, and parents, who never thought they’d ever be able to breathe again, are not only breathing, but also smiling…and still we want so much more! SF: My money is on you two. I am truly in awe. Keep doing what you’re doing!!
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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
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
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
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
Loche Sheldrake: Hamptons in the Catskills. REPRICED octagon retreat , 4 BR, 3 bth. 9.86 acre, 3 ponds, guest suite, pool house, wrap drop, stone fireplace, new septic decore. Walk to synagogue. Minutes to Route 176. $740K, Call: 845-798-5885
FOR SALE BY OWNER Brick 2 family, 2 bedroom duplex, wa;l-in. 2 bedroom apt. totally renovated. Sheepsead Bay, Gravesend Area. 646-644-8802
Boro Park, 20 Av 53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 Brs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr Stores, shuls, F train. 718-258-4824
S FALLSBURG, NY Lg, 3 Br house, 3bth, Brand new, pvt in ground pool. Avail July. Call: 914-737-3915
Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472
Vacation home for sale Sackett Lake: Totally renovated 3 BRs, 1 bth, seeded lake nights. Walk to orthodox shul. 516-662-3045
Tannersville, NY (Hunter Mt.): For Sale, 7 BR, 1.5 bth, LR, DR, newly renovated, includes private driveway, near shuls and groceries. Price reduced. Asking $199K. Call owner 347-649-8885
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
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
Co-op for sale-Woodmere, Queens: 3 BR, co-op, pre-war building, 4th flr, close to shopping, workshop, no 7+ R +V. Travel. Wagner + Kelly, Real Estate. Call 646-508-3292
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
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
Condo for sale LI Great Neck: “The Brittany”: elev bldg, huge 2 BR, 2 ba, formal dining room, formal entrance, extra lg LR, extra lg master BR suite, central air, washer/dryer in unit, gar, nr Walk 2 LIRR $479K. Larue RE 631-897-9288
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
WESTCHESTER 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
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
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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
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 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 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
LAWRENCE: BUILDERS HOME, NEAR GOLF COURSE, YACHT CLUB, TENNIS CLUB, GREAT LOCATION. 516-239-0051
Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799
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 occupancy for 570 ppl. All permits in place. Public water & sewer. Safe area. Dr & stores nearby. For sale $795K. ready for this summer. Call Tom 631-901-8535
Hillcrest: open house 6/7 15PM, colonial 4BR, 2.5 bth, 34 acre immac move in condition, landscaped, priced to sell. Kevin- Weicher Realtors 917-816-8698
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
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
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
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
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
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 Newburgh: 2500 expandable to 4200sf. Walk out basement. New 4BR loft, style home, 5 acres, nr thruway. $384,900. Owner 914-213-3902
Woodburne, NY: 64 acres on Route 52, Reduced Price! Green barn RE 845-482-4663
Wesley Hills: Col 4 BRs 2.5 bths over ½ acre, walk to shuls. Clubhouse, living in your backyard with inground pool. Young neighborhood. Motivated seller, Chaya Century 21 Grand 914-263-5226
Fallsburg: New 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 3 acres w/ lake + waterfall. Near shul. For sale by owner. 718-938-4130
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
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
Riverhead: 2 BR/2BA, gourmet kit, granite counters, vaulted ceil, pond front, bch rights, pool, clbhse, tennis, low taxes/ low maint. $310K 516-241-1625
Garrison, NY: $5499K, this charming 4 BR, 2.5 Bth wrap around frnt. Porch colonial retreat sits on 3 lush acrs. Rm for pool. Njoy nature in all rms. Take a walk on this beaut. Country rd. that exists beyond TV! Mins to RT 9 & Garrison trains. EZ commute to the city. Call Michelle @ Houlihan Lawrence 914-772-8823
LEDGEWOOD: Newly constructed all stucco home. 5 BR, 3 ½ bth on 1acre lot, near shopping + rt 80, 46+10, transportation NYC, 980K 973-219-1103
Woodmere: updated 5BR, 3 bath, H/R, cul-de-sac, sky lites. Walk to all. $800k. Owner 516-295-1976
Ellenville, NY: Briggs Hwy, entire Kingsway colony. 10-2BR units, 4-1BR units, main hse, pool, shul, lrg prop. No calls aft 7pm. 732-671-7779
Tannersville: (Hunter Mt.) For sale, 7 BR, 1.5 bth, LR, DR, newly renovated includes private driveway, near shuls & groceries, price reduced. Call owner 347-649-8885
Investment Property FALLSBURG, NY: 4 buildings for sale. Total 8 apts and clubhouse, Rntl $90K yr inc. Grt investment. 845-292-9951
Vacations homes for sale Liberty/ Loon/ Sheldrake: Open house, June 28th, noon to 4 pm, 2 BRs, 2 bths, CAC, deck, YD crowd, heated pool, extras. 845-436-9212
AAA New Homes, No Closing Costs, all price ranges & home styles www.needacustomhouse.com Realtors welcome 845-206-5220
Ellenville, NY: Briggs Hwy. Entire Kings Hwy Colony. 102BR units, 4-1BR units, main hse, pool, shul, lrg prop. No calls after 7pm. 732-671-7779
Lawrence: Causeway Builder’s Home, near golf course, yacht club, tennis club. Great location. $1.35M 516-239-0051
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: Renovated 11 units retreat, 5 buildings, red room, pool, 4 acres $495K. www.resortrealtyny.com Resort realty 845-791-5945
Cedarhurst, NTM: 2 BR, 2 bth, recently updated, granite kichen, huge LR, DR, h/w flrs, bsmt parking, elev building. Open House 6/28, 11-5; 601 Chestnut St. #A26. 646-298-9018
Boro Park: 53 st/10 Ave 5 fam house. 23x71, 3 stories + fin bsmt. Can convert to 3 fam. Ask $1.288M. Mint Cond. 917-509-6154
E 29 st/ Ave R: 1 fam house w/pvt drv. 4 BRs, 1.5 bths, lrg DR, LR, EIK, fam rm, fin bsmt 718-375-7607
Gravesend Lloyd Court off VanSickland + Ave S Beautiful (1) family detached 20x162 3 BD/ 1 ½ bth with finished basement + large garagew. Contact 646-852-0223
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 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
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
Midwood open house sun June 28th 1-4pm 1397 E 17 St. (M&N) 17’ wide 4BR semi w/pvt parking, fin bsmt w/ sep entr & hospitality suite. Homesite Realty 917-250-5615 Lisashomesite.com $699K
Open house sun 6/28 1-4pm. 1434 E 34th St 1 fam, 3 BR, 1.5 bth, EIK, pvt drv. 212-308-0744
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
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Small one family house with extra lot for sale. Lot is ideal for building. Call 718-927-0600 Or 646-753-1400
Bedford, NY Beautiful Estate: house, pool, rental income carriage house, stable. Park-like setting. 55 min NYC, Near Metro & 684. Walking Distance to Shul. $1,150,000 Call owner 914-391-2485
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
BROOKLYN McDonald + Avenue U, 2 fam, handyman special. 646-644-8808
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 2 family detached, 1. 2 bedroom, 1 bth. 2. second floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bth w.porch, close to trans and synagogue. Call now, asking low 600’s 646-217-8252 Ryder St/Ave M: brk 1 fam duplex, 6 rms, 3 lrg BR, FDR, new 3 rm apt, new bth + roof. Deck, pkg. $439K. Highlawn 917-886-4129
704 E. 2nd bet Ditmas & F: 40x125 R5 zoning, well priced. No brokers. Call 212-8402044 or 917-613-0131 BROOKLYN, For sale: 16000 sq ft warehouse and office plus land ALSO 24,000 sq ft-80,000 sq ft M1 Land 50,000 sq ft warehouse, Good price! Please Call 718-930-9684
East 4th Street, L & M: 3 BRs, 2.5 bths, semi detached 20x100, finished basement, back porch. $599K. Broker Jack Menashe 917-797-0215
NASSAU / L.I. Smithtown: Hidden Ponds 3 BR, 2.5BA, gate clubhse, tennis, FSBO. 32 hi-hats, gran kit & Bas, 43* maple cabs, crown molding. Ceramic tile, chrome railing, steam shower, lndry chute, skylights. $450K til 6/21 then add agent fee. Save $50K now. Hank 631-672-1301
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
Stoneybrook: 6 Dogwood Dr. 4 BR/ 3 BA. Reduced, motivated seller. Bring all offers! Call Rich 631-873-8688
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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
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
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
Willowbrook: Legal 2 fam det used as 1 fam. 4 BR, 2 bth, EIK, lg fam rm, 2 offices, laundry rm. Extra lg bkyd. 4 storage facilities & detached workshop. $620K. Call 718-761-2972
Staten Island 1869 Richmond Terr. M1 Zone. 26,947 sq ft. Please CallFor more information: 718-258-4222
QUEENS/BRONX Investor’s special: Port Jeff, Ontario St, No major repairs required, 5 BR, 3 BA, Drvwy, grt area, $223K OBO comps @ $330K+. Owner Terence 718-749-3763 USAHOMES4LESS.NET
Belle Harbor Beach, 137th-138th St: 60 x 200, 2 family house with tennis court. Call Walsh Properties. 718-945-5512
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
NE Bronx: 5 family house for sale. Asking $375K. Contact broker at 347-210-0405
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 718-776-0080 leave message.
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CLASSIFIEDS House For Sale 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
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House For Sale Waterbury, CT: 15 unit brick bldg, fully occupied 2-3 BR apts. Excel cond. Parking lot. New boilers. Good loc. RR $122K. Expenses $56,800. Call 347-782-6848
Maryland, Baltimore: Spac, pvt lg lot, 7 BRs, 3 full bths, Jewish Community, fin bsmt 1/1BR & bth, pvt drv, rent/sale, $475K. 410-764-2019
MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210
California-Hollywood 3 BR/ 2 BA 3000 sq ft. penthouse includes open FL plan + living room w/ cathedral ceilings/ fire place/ dining area + wet bar/ kitchen/ large master bdrm/ walk in closet/ lrg Jacuzzi tub, great views (2) balconies, plus 2 lofts on 2nd fl w/ secure parking/ pool/ gym + sauna. Minutes from new mall. Noho Arts Dist. $525K (818) 590-8644
Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.
North Canaan: 57 acres corner, sub dvdbl, with horse stable, 4 BR, 4 bth, brick w/ in apt, 6 car gar, asking $1.2 M Bkr. Carol 203-459-9848 Call Sal 203-758-8420
Out of State Lots Sale/N. Carolina NC Mntns- 2 ½ ac homesite, spectac vu. High alt, easy access, paved rd, secl, Bryson city, $39,950. owner financing 800-810-1590 www.wildcatknob.com
Ohio Cash cow! 10 single family homes $250,000 Monthly cash flow: $5,200.00 10homesale.com 1-800-913-6810
COLORADO Southern Colorado Land for sale, 1300 +/- Sub dividable acres, beautiful mountain views! Super development potential! Easy access to I-25, 3 houses, 3 mountain ranges, good roads, 35 mi to Pueblo, 150 to Denver, Good Water Well, Ponds, more! 309-745-1328
South Carolina land: 5 acre tracts in Camden, SC west of US 95. Low tax and risk factors; ready to build now, financing available. Contact Mickey. 305-978-5708
Hendersville, NC: Brick ranch, 1 acre 3000 sqft of total living space. 2100 sf main level, 900sf, lower level, 3 BRS, 3 bthrm, outstanding landscape with conifers, beautiful mountain views. Park like setting, property taxes only. $439,000, $1850/yr. Call 828-693-6960
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
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 Los Angeles: Large 2 story 5 BR, 4 bth home avail for summer. Granit Kosh Kit. Lg bckyrd. Nr shuls 310-735-3310
Condo for sale, SC Harbor Isl: enchanting all furn condo on harbor Isl, 40 min Hilton Head, 1 BR, 2 bth, vu ocn from lg kit, DR, LR w/ queen sz sofa bed, scrnd deck, pools, tennis. Ocn steps away. Grt rent history, pix, 265K. 843-838-6639
BROOKLYN 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
House For Rent Brooklyn Ave S/E17. Newly built 3 br apt. Lrge LR & DR. Call: 718-902-7375 347-587-7944
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 Ocean Pkwy/ Ave Y: 2 BR apt, 1st flr in pvt hse. Asking $1800. heat not included. Call 718-690-6085
East 7th St between Ave R + S, 1st Flr, 3 Bdrm/ 2 ½ Bth newly renovated includes granite litchewn/ storage/ appliances/ laundry rm/ EIK/ CAC/ Master BDRM in cludes walk in closet, private parking + sep maids quarters. $3300 month. Contact 917-692-0599. Marilyn Avail Sept 1st
BoroPark49Stcorner12Ave: New on market 400 sq ft $1650 neg. Owner 718-435-2603
Boro Park 49 St/12 Ave: New on markt. Completely renov 1 BR, new kit, all new applncs. Owner 718-435-2603 or 323-514-0633
Ave T/ Low East- 1 family for sale or rent 40 x 100 detached, 3 BR, 2 Bth, huge LR, DR Hi-ceiling + private drive, finished basement included. Call owner 347-513-1193
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
East 29th/ Ave R + S: Brick, semi-det 3 BR + 2 Lg rms in bsmt w/sep ent. Garage, nice backyard. MIC owner 917-975-9511
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 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
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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
Liberty, Loch Sheldrake: Year round, large home, 3 BR, 2.5bth, C/A, WBF, lg prop, garage, heated pool, YI crowd, anxious seller. Many extras 845-436-9212
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
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 Residential Brokerage
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
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
LONG ISLAND Wanted: North Shore Waterfront Rental couple w/dog need private house on/near water 760-631-4428
Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319
Massapaqua: Cozy 3 BR Ranch, SD # 23, sun porch, W/D, attic, gar, Lrg yrd, 1 blk from Tackapausha preserve. Nr park, shops + LIRR, lovely residential area. Long term lease/ pets OK. No fee. $2195 + owner 516-241-9542 MASSAPEQUA: 3 cozy BR ranch, SD #23, sun porch, W/D. attic, gar, LRG Yrd, 1 blk from Tackapausha preserve. Nr park, shops + LIRR, lovely residential area. Long term lease/ pets OK. No fee. $2195 + Owner 516-241-9542
House for rent Hamptons Hampton Beach House: On the ocean, Dune Rd., 3 BR, 2 BA, lrge deck on top w/ 360 degree views, newly renov. Available now. For details, 914-490-5115
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
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
Upstate Log Cabin Rentals, 7 golf course or mtn top, overlooking Delware River. Stay & play golf pkgs available. Call us at 607-637-5253 or check us out at bassenterprises.com
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
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
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 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
OUT OF STATE VACATION RENTALS CARIBBEAN St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 2 BR Luxury Suite at the Ritz Carlton Club. Avail 8/15/2009. $850/night. For info, Call 212-751-8050 x103
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
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
Massachusetts Vacation rentals Martha’s Vineyard/ Oak Bluffs- 2 homes, 1st; 5 BR 2nd-6BR; EIK, FDR, deck, Gazebo, hi speed internet, steps to beach. Wkly rental 973-762-5299
Apartment For Rent
BROOKLYN 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
Kitchen space, ground flr, pref Flatbush/ Boro Park area 917-295-5425
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)
East 21st/ Quentin Rd: Newly renovated 1 BR apt w/Jacuzzi. $1350 neg, heat included. ALSO studio bsmt apt, private entrance. Freshly painted, 950 utilities, included, near B+Q trains. Call 718-288-8019
Bay Ridge 11th Ave 63rd St: Remodeled beautiful, 1 bedroom, living rm, eat-in-kitchen, apt building, 3 floor walk-up, no fee. 718-645-0707
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
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Park Slope: 4 rooms, new kitchen + Bathroom, freshly painted $1500/mo + one month. Security contact 718-788-8868
QUEENS/BRONX
Midwood, Office space 1 new office avail now, 2nd flr Coney Island between N-O Aves, 3 rooms internet ready. Brand new must see. 400 sq ft. $12,000 month. Call 347-528-3070, over looking backyard
Retail Space, ELMONT, store for rent 800 sq ft, Hempstead, Turnpike, good for office spaces or retail. 1200 monthly. Call owner 514-934-3411
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 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 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
Avenue P: Brand new luxurious 3 BR, 2 full bth, 2 porches, light, airy, spacious + beautiful, EIK granite, all new appliances, washer dryer hook-up, parking possible. Call 732-216-3306, leave message Ave J/ East 15h: brand new completely renovated 1+2 BR apts, new appliances, 1 flight up, near all. Call 718-692-4181 ext 110
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
LONG ISLAND Babylon West 631-376-1510 COUNTRY LAKE VILLAS ADULT COMMUNITY, New Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms, washer/dryer in each unit
Retail Space, Wantagh Wantagh Ave: Fully approved NYS Licensed, fully operational. 10 yrs old children’s day care center with play ground. Infants through 5 yrs old. Owner retiring. Busy shopping center in Wantagh. Owner 516-967-5805
Hamptons, town of Amagansett excl lc in ctr of town , retail space 1200 sf, also restaurant for lease full equip Call Frankie for info 718-897-7839 or 646-236-7979
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
OUT OF STATE Tunkahannock/ PA: 1 acre Lakefront home on Saddle Lake ( a 33 acre pvt lake) 2 level home w/2 car gar. Attchd; 4 spacious BRs =, lg kitchen with dining area, LR, rec room, exercise room workshop, lake ve sun porch, lk frnt deck, locate 40 mins north of Scranton PA. 570-836-5838
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
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
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BROOKLYN Busy dental practice in heart of boro park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681
Dental office for sale: Great location ver y close to downtown Brooklyn, restaurants, conv parking and trans. Consist of 3 operatories, 2 x-ray machines & 1 panaromic machine. Financing options avail. Call Dr. Tan for more info: 718-461-4678 Nostrand/ Ave K: 600sq ft renov basement for rent under a retail store. Good for office. Call Moshe 347-844-0888
Business for sale set up as a restaurant or banquet hall. Coney Island Avenue location. Call for details 646-644-8808 Park Slope: For rent, commercial real estate. 1st floor/drive, 8000 sq ft 14.5’ ceilings. Sprinkler system, ready to move in. Call 646-286-6161
11th Ave/63rd St: Beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office, showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2000
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 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 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
BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2005pm.
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
Herkimer County: Convenience store & apts. Rural central NY State, 70 miles west of Albany. Bldg, equip, inventory, 139K 315-429-9055
Commercial Property/ Nassua Cedarhurst: Beautiful bldg near JFK, showroom offices and warehouse, loading dock, approx. 16,000 sq ft. Call 516-448-4393
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OUT OF STATE
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
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 OR 347-992-2722
Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813
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
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
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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
16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows. Call: 718-435-9366
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
Garage for Rent Brooklyn Bedford. Garage avail. For storage. Ave S+T, secure w/alarm, AC and heat. 917-295-5166
SPACE BROOKLYN Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2000 Sf Storage/Warehouse space for rent Freight Elevator 917-678-8269
Greenpoint, Bklyn, BUILDING FOR LEASE, 13000 sf. Also can consider joint venture, pref importing busn. 718-891-0298
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
Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764
OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748
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
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
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Business Opportunity • Financial Services • Legal Services Business Opportunity CAREERS/ SALES Electricians-ContractorsSales Pros. Patented products help homes/bus reduce electric bill. Hi $$$ Pot’l, low start up costs 888-307-4877 24/7
Breakfast & lunch truck, Queens, in busy shopping area, work 6 or 7 days, Nets $2000/week. Call Helen after 4 pm. 347-231-5076
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1st Mortgage Maui Jewish family request $1.5M for refinance. Secured by prime 250 acres in Wailuku, Maui. Recent ultra conservative appraisal $6.45 million. Very generous terms. Very secure. Please contact David @ 808-463-2691 or David@waiehukalo/com Shalom
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1360 Capital wanted Georgia Contractor seeks financial partner to invest in lucrative Atlanta’s single-family real estate foreclosure market. Call 678-548-5675
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ATTENTION FUTURES TRADERS Free traded suggestions. S&P/ Dow/ NASQ/ Currencies/ Financials/ Agricultures. Commodities trading. Involves risk: Use only risk capital. Contact: Whitworth & Sullivan 888-202-9772 whiteworthsullivan@sbcglobal.net www.wsfutures.com
Get out of the rate race today and take control of your life. Experience Network Marketers. If you want to explode your income & your business. Call Rick 828-338-0109
Financially Savvy Persons Unique opportunity! Initial Funding provided. Gaming Equip, leasing. Email contact info or call, luckyluckyblackjack@yahoo.com 313-243-4419
Glatt Kosher Restaurant & next door grocery w/ pizza in central Florida. 386-566-1471, Ask for Yehuda IF YOU ARE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT A HOME BUSINESS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF IN THE SIX FIGURE CATEGORY WITH A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $2,000 THEN CONTACT GARY SCHECHTER. CALL 917-677-8263 OR 888-274-2933 FOR MORE DETAILS. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY! GREATER DAYTON BEACH, Florida, Jerusalem, Glatt Kosher Restaurant & Deli 366 W. Granada Blvd. Grocery, Dairy restaurant & pizza 364- BW Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach Sun-Thu 11-10pm, Fri 11-4pm, Sat. closed. Toll Free: 1-877-671-0033 Beef Brisket, Shwarma, stuffed cabbage, Kasha Varnishka, Beef Stroganoff, Deli: Corned beef, Pastrami, Chopped liver, falafel, couscous. Tel 386-671-0033, Fax 386-671-0037 www.GlattKosherFlorida.com Sup. Rabbi Pinchas Ezagui, Head of Chabad 1st TIME EVER ON VEGAS STRIP -National Sweepstakes -Slot Tournament -TV Game Show -Extremely High Yield -Seeking $500K -High Risk 877-603-4160
Outstanding business opportunity, distributors needed, no franchise fees. It is finally here! Say good-bye to chlorine, no more burning, irritated eyes/ swimmers Ear/ 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 408-886-0897 or visit our website: ,www.swimmingpoolmagic.com/davidbeck Freedom-seeking entrepreneurs: Combine personal development and conscience work with a fun and lucrative business from home. Empower yourself. Inspire others. Call 888-706-9580 or visit www.bigthinkersunited.com
Established Glatt Kosher restaurant/ take-out/ food store for sale, good location w. parking, 5 towns area. Partners avail 516-581-3930
NEED MEZZANINE FINANCING? We have the solution! No equity required! We loan investment grade, cash backed collateral to project principals. We have the best mezzanine financing solution in the market. Our closing procedures are easy and transparent. Call: 703-906-5414 www.mezcapital.com
Architect seeks financial partner for 114 Room Hotel/ Restaurant in Western NY. Project near completion. Lend or equity position. 631-451-7799
Obgyn Practice for sale: Brooklyn, ideal for Orthodox Jewish MD. Receipts 700k. Call Mr. Weissen at 631-281-2810 or email gnw1@buysellpractices.com Private Investors Wanted, Earn 10-15% yearly financing 1-4 family homes, way below market. Contact Desmond 917-689-5643
A breakthrough in Parnasa. Have the time and money for whats vital in your life. Worj from home simple system training and support. www.behappylivelife.com 704-973-7760 Capital wanted $2.5M To facilitate a 413 acre oceanfront liquidation, Puerto Rico USA. Land MAI Appraised @ 186M, July 2007. Earn $6M from equity participation in sales. Secured 1st lien. 202-756-4808 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
Business person to negotiate. I have 2 inventions. Great money making opportunity. Interested? Call Janet 347-439-8968
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 BECOME A SUCCESFUL CONCERT PROMOTER Call: HMI, New York (800) 836-1691
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
Rare investment opportunity: Int’l online poker. Operating successfully. Accredited investors only. Min inv 50k. Call 205-383-9222 $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 Brand New Restaurant fully equipped 15 yr lease. Prime Cedarhurst location turn key operation. MUST SEE!!! Call HARVEY: 516-510-8172
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 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
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
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
Bagel/coffee franchiseNew York bagel café, full training and support, franchise fee, 25K 888-550-8020 x100
AVOID FORECLOSURE. Finance, Mortgage brought- We buy houses, We pay cash, or we take over payments, ask about our credit restoration program. Call Today 866-790-3908
Scrap metal: Roll Off, business sm incls 1990 super duty dsi truck, 2003 roll off trir, 5 boxes, 3 accounts, also shop equip, $30,000 631-225-1894 or 631-226-0565
AAA investment opportunity: 25+ Annual returns w/ almost no risk. Impossible, you say!!! Probable isay!!! Philip Rohr 917-282-4355
Oil & gas minerals for sale West TX 6 oil wells, paying $2,500/mo. Royalties $100K firm. 214-991-4699 Email: alanmay2001@gmail.com
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
Financial Services 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 CAPITAL/ INVESTORS WANTED Investors wanted-12% interest paid, full corporate guarantees issued, secured by first lien on NYC Real Estate or promissory notes, strong corporate revenues in the US + abroad, fast growing consulting + investment firm in NY. Needs $500k working capital. Call Flowerson Holdings at 631-584-0000 Fax offers to 631-584-0044 or email flowinvest@aol.com
Certified Public Accountant Expertly handles all areas of Accounting & taxation, for business And individuals. Call: 718-282-1553
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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
Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481
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 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
Office for rent Ave M, Corner E 19th St. Large office, light, airy, reaso nable. Please call: 718-336-4351
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
Sheepshead Bay: heart of prof’l & medical ofc space in completely renov ofc building. Across from Q+B trains. Bus stop right across the street. On site parking. Suites from 5002500 sf. Daily mincha in building. Call 718-692-4181 ext 110
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
NY STATE 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
STATEN ISLAND (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 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
PATEL Brothers Market From beans, rice, flours, and karela (bitter gourds) to chutneys, PATEL Brothers has all the ingrediants a budding Indian chef would ever need. We also have an array of spices, seed, nuts, and Indian snacks. Please visit our website for more details: www.Patelbros.com 32-27 74 St Jackson Heights Queens
718- 898- 3445
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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
Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929
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
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 CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360
Land/Lots For Sale
BROOKLYN NASSAU REAL ESTATE Cedarhurst New Construction by Rami 4200 s.f corn, top quality $900’s Call Builder 917-541-7013 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
MATH TUTORING Dante Kou, professional Mathematics tutor, all levels of mathematics. Call 646-319-7852 Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148 Music lessons Guitar/ 1st Lesson free “Brilliant song writer + guitarist”-The Daily News. 2 time award winning guitarist. 646-662-5202
Playgroup: Madison age 2-6. Morah Leora, early/late dropoff. Quality care. Summer/all year. 718-646-9368
Caregiver 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 I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414
Caregiver AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position. Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637
Why put your parents in a nursing home or assisted living, when you can have better care for less money? Call 516-263-6417 Save huge amounts of money on high ticket items.
Cleaning Lady seeking position to clean offices + homes the old fashioned way, willing to clean windows, also home exp in home care 347-998-7560 or 718-773-0093
Companion/ Driver, Live in/ out NY/ NJ Health Care Aide. 16 years exp. Ref Avail. Call, Aida 551-404-4015 EUROPEAN EXPERT CARE BONDED + INSURED, KOSHER TRAINED, POLISH/ ENGLISH SPEAKING, LICENSED HOME CARE AGENCY, ELDER CARE HOUSEKEEPING, RNS, LPNS, HHAS, PCAS. LIVE IN/ OUT AVAILABLE. CALL 718-349-0099 CHH Aide Seeking position Honest & reliable lady is seeking companion and elderly care specializing in Alzheimer’s, direct tube feeding. Call Doris 718-493-7350 or 718-774-7279. References upon request.
Companion/Caregiver Companions/caregiver available Exp. compassionate caregiver seeks position. Live in/out. Excellent ref. Call Beverly: 917-757-5363
Certified nurses looking for p/t work as companion or chauffeur with over 10 years experience. References available. Call Marie 516-469-8410
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
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
Are you looking for an LPN? A licensed practiced nurse with excellent references + more than 20 years experience. Days or nights. Live out. 212-749-9840
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
Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836
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
European Caregiver Will live in or out Provide house cleaning Olga: 732-581-7838 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
Taylor EUROPEAN TAYLOR Custom made suits I can copy any style you want Ladies and men’s Anything you want Any kind of alterations Specialists in leather & fur 212-355-2936- John
Companion over 20 yrs exp live-in/ out, FT/PT, very reliable, great references! Avail in the Manh, Bklyn, LI area! Pauline & Celia 347-495-4473 or 718-774-1950
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SITUATION WANTED ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER, DOCUMENT FILE CLERK,
Position Wanted Chauffer/ House Manage looking for F/T position/ great with children + pets. Flexible schedule. 8 years experience with travel companion. Excellent references, contact 908-534-6790
GENERAL OFFICE ASSISTANT. CALL EVENINGS
718-493-3498
I am volunteering my services (without pay) for clerical work in schools, synagogues, community and Jewish centers. Queens only. Call 718-699-8760
Caring, attentive, private duty healthcare, 10 years experience, to care for your loved ones, in your home. Call 571-931-6074. References upon request.
Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533
I AM A CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK. Spackling, sheet rock, tile, doors, bathrooms, kitchens, painting etc. Call @ 718-363-8994
ZEVULAN partner to support my Learning for one year, only $20K Call: 646-385-2259
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
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 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
Elderly care & babysitting M-F. Over 5 years experience. Excellent references, available immediately. Call 347-221-8919
NEED A RABBI? Recently retired, excellent speaker, superb cantorial skills. Available fulltime or part time. 610-348-9965
Private chauffer, full time, honest, reliable. 15 yrs exp, middle aged euro gent, clean record, Refs Avail. Contact Teddy 718-961-8535
Male caregiver w/15 years experience, seeking position, live in or out. Call 240-715-8794
Loving, warm nanny seeks live-out position. 12 yrs exp CPR certified. Baby nurse experience. Good refs. Call Ingrid. 718-419-6821
Chauffer-Energetic and trust worthy private chauffer with 7 years exp working until recently for high profile executive. Looking for full time position. Great references. Call 917-975-1982
Woman seeking live in/live out to take care of elderly exp with Alzheimer’s. 516-780-2217 or 516-334-0492
Beauty BEAUTIFUL WELLNESS SPA! THE BEST IN NY MASSAGE BY RUSSIAN ! SWEDISH,DEEP TISSUE , HOT STONES , SHIATSU -$70 1 HOUR MASSAGE + STEAM SAUNA+ SCRUBS + MASKS THIS GREAT PACKAGE- REG PRICE $120 RIGHT NOW-HEALTHY SAVINGS - ONLY $80 THE BEST SERVICE ! THE BEST PRICES! ALL CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! 347-495-8489 347-673-6709 1728 E 19 Street BROOKLYN,NY 11229 WWW.TEMPLEOFWELLNESS.COM
Certified nurses aide seeks position, taking care of the elderly for weekends only. Friday to Monday morning only. References available upon request. Contact Luz G 347-873-6717
Cosmetician Stay smooth by Galit Avigail. Waxing, electrolgins and infrared laser/low prices Georgetown Location. 718-214-5046
Beauty Intensive hair and sheitel training, Highly professional courdes: Basic + advanced cutting. Modern + classic wedding styling. Comprehensive Shatel, cutting, styling. Small classes in NJ, Brooklyn, Monsey + Catskills. Call 1-866-HAIR-WIG 718-986-0259. Aply now for July, Aug Sept Classes.
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
Help Wanted 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
REAL ESTATE AGENTS (5) NEEDED. MUST BE MOTIVATED. QUEENS RE OFFICE. $90K + YR. CALL 718-813-4065
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
HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store. Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339
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
PAGE 51 Help Wanted 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
Sales- Premier who’s who, seeks 100 exp’d telephone salespeople. Strong phone closers. LIC loc sal + comm. + daily bonuses. Full medical. F/T, M-F, 9-5:30pm. Call Mike 718-786-2851
Delray Beach, FL: Rabbi recently retired from large congregation, outstanding orator, cantor + torah reader. Available for high holidays. 561-638-7601
Stockbrokers- Lantern investments, offices in LI and NYC offer experience brokers exceptional growth opportunity. High payout. Latest tech and research. Benefits. 516-374-8443 mark@lanterninvestments.com
Help wanted-Secretary SECRETARY FOR YESHIVA in Queens. Must be computer literate. Call: 718-644-4048
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15 people wanted to lose up to 30lbs in 30 days! 100% Guaranteed! Dr. Recommended! Call 718-256-1447/ 866-202-1424 Pin: 2584. www.wondershape.com
D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809
Toyota highlander 2006 hybrid. Roof rack, 3 seater, 54K mi, all wheel drive, $22,000. owner 607-733-9045
MOVING SERVICE www.heftyroy.com we bring a careful, friendly touch to res’d moving. Mention Jewish Voice & Get $25 discount! 347-852-5439
Unique opportunity Earn $10K+ a month. Busy RE investment company seeks motivated salesperson. No experience required. Must have a car. Please Call 718-221-2100
General Help-ASAP Everybody qualifies No experience necessary! Call for immediate interview. QUEENS 718-606-1733
Need extra income? Now you can make your own job in your town. Contact 303-772-2156 Website:www.Chromark.net
Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166
Cleaning Services Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247
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
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 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
Electrician Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481
Handyman RAJA Appl repair. All major brands, Frig, A/C, micrwv, oven/stove, D/W, W/D, reas, reliable 718-377-1428
*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 HARPER’S HANDYMAN SVC. All types of home repair A-Z Done with pricle by dependable, reliable craftsman Call 732-216-7323
PEST CONTROL RESCUE PEST CONTROL Rats, mice, roaches, ants, silverfish, termites. Contact Keith 718-348-71441/ Cell 718-930-9393 Fax 718-348-1141 Contracting: Boro Park Cement Corp. Shomer Shabbat. Complete remodeling, carpentry, Cement work, roof work & more. Full service company 25 years exp. 646-234-4477, 718-258-2796 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 ARCHITECT Start your project No upfront fees Get approvals first Zoning*Permits*Drawings* Proj Mgmt .Registered in 20 states 917-596-1048 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 PRICES GUARANTEED. LOCAL OR LONG DISTANCE. 917-805-4462
509 McDonald Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11218 (corner of Church and McDonald Aves) 159-03 Hillside Ave, Jamaica Queens. 718-206-4202 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 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 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 NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com
ALL YOUR TRUCKING/VAN NEEDS. RELIABLE DISCOUNTED RATES. CALL RAM: 917-696-0000
Frum, exp’d car dealer will help you get any car & save hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Call today for more info. 347-712-7439
1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669
Autos/ Police Impounds!! $500 Police Impounds!! Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305 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
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. $21,900 13,000MI 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
SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE QUOTES!!! ANY CONDITION NEW OLD JUNK NOT TITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY PICK UP. FREE TOWING!! CALL 718-864-2872
Moving & Storage MAZEL TOV Moving and Storage Special rates for the holidays Lic & Ins DOT # 10587 718-443-7700 Cargo Van For pick-ups + deliveries, call Willie. 718-452-6469 CAR-VAN-BUS-TRUCK WE will move you to the Catskills for the summer or anywhere else, anytime. Strong, exper, responsible, new trucks. Competitive rates. Call Shomer: Shabbos Movers 347-840-3553
Health/ Fitness Change your life for the better with quick, powerful & natural healing. Dissolve stress trauma, anxiety, low self-esteem, ocd, post partum depression, Miriam Langsam MS, EFT-AdvCH www.chooseemotionalfreedom.com 718-854-3808
Affordable holistic in the heart of the city, For lucrative rewarding career! Certified programs in Ayurveda/ Nutrition and Esthetics (Skin Care) Beg. Apr 25, 35 str. 5th Ave. Good news credit for nutritionists www.ayurvedasbeautycare.com 212-529-3300/3304 Holistic spa, workshops, Ayurveda Spa Training…and more
Change your water, change your life: Do you suffer with the following? Obesity, high blood pressure, asthma, acid reflux, high cholesterol, fatigue. 347-406-2965 or h2origin.com/geneg LEARN solutions to these conditions.
Weight loss solution To loose weight + inches but NOT MUSCLE. Start cinching, deliciously, easy. 718-851-9478 or 718-645-2744
Licensed Master Reiki, Professional massage T:718-236-5861 C: 917-292-6075 Body Work Sport & Swedish massage Shiotsu, foot reflexogy Stress relief & relaxation.
Pets Puppies for Sale Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/ Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989
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
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Breathtaking blue nile diamond ring signature princess cut 1.58 carats clarity V-S2 color grade (G) Platinum Band Gia report. 10,000/ offer 347-598-6213
Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com
Motorcycles. Mopeds/ Go carts DIRT BIKES, OLD WANTED ANY MODEL/Cond. Contact Mark 516-794-8375
Merchandise wanted COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR JEWISH/ISRAELI ART. 201-575-0055
13 ft long burl mahogany dining room, table with 12 English Chippendale shairs. Place quality god framed mirror, hand car ved value $26K. Mint Condition. Selling for $7,700. Austrian Cr ystal Chandeliar with 12 lights for $1,1950. Call 973-265-4310
Dining rm set: hand carved, solid mahogany, Chippendale design, banquet size, inlaid burl top table, china cabinet, 10 chairs. Worth $29K, Mint $8,900. All crystal grand chandelier w/12 lights. 38x40 from Austria. $1975. 973-265-4310
Foreclosure kitchen: saleBrand new solid wood kitchen cabinets sealed in the box. 973-703-2836
Boat for sale BERTRAM 1989 33’: Sport fish, mint, low hours, fully equipped, cleanest boat on market, full electronics, all teak interior new, all canvas. 516-241-6606
Get your new power wheelchairs, power scooters, hospital beds at absolutely no cost to you! Fast delivery 800-470-7567
Boat for sale, SEARAY 1999 SUNDANCER: 480 hours, loaded, A/C, radar, $65,000 914-961-4767 Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174
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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
Old watches + watches wanted. Toy collector, regardless of condition. Highest prices paid. 212-517-8725
Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174
Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626
Piano, Baldwin Concert Grand, 7 ft, selling $12,500, appraised $25,000 631-277-1937 Shelving merchandise: everything must go, lozier madix shelving, stone fixtures, pallet lift + pallet packing, stackable baskets, hand carts $ store merchandise + more. Contact Boubacar now 973-418-1093
Lost hse in NJ fine furnishings, collectibles, coins, paintings, rugs. Cents on the dollar. 646-379-3566
Mark and protect your valuables with INVISIBLE INK. Get 20% off Coupon Code: USA2009 www.conceptek.com or call 877-504-6286 Have van will travel. Licensed Livery Van Service. Schools, airports, mountains. Special rates for day camps & yeshivas. 347-276-7071 Boats for sale Regal 2001 Commodore 2660 Twin 4.3L Volvo Penta Gas, swim platform, GPS, Head with shower, Low hours, Excellent Cond. $28,000 Days 631-669-6060 Nights 631-669-1751
Other Services Other Services St. Anne’s children center. Don’t trade- Donate your cars, vans, trucks, helping infants thru teens: Tax deductible. Many intercede for us. 732-280-6558 Jewish singles NEW! Jewish speed dating in NYC. All ages + Israel + the UK. PLS Note, Sun 07-05-09. Flute Bar 205 west 54th Street, NYC 25-35. www.thespeeddating.us 646-845-0799
ASTROLOGY Meri Axinn, Kabbalistic Astrology readings. New York: 212-677-6002; New Jersey: 908-591-9814 Levanah@earthlink.net
Travel The best WWII Tour ever All Inclusive, A tour of a lifetime. Follows the troops from staging to Europe occupation forces. Includes liberated concentrated camps. England, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg & Austria. Presented by 24 Karat travel with personal travel experience of the world you wish to travel and this complete tour. Specials for all military veterans on this trip. 1-877-863-0724 Hours 24-7 1-888-863-0724 THANKS’ TO ALL VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE!
Will build a basic website for your business that will fit your budget. Call & leave msg 732-979-9792
Sukkah 10’ x 10’ $225 Silver vinyl tarp, steel frame. NO TOOLS NEEDED. 973-460-1957 or 973-460-1968 (NJ) www.HAPPYSUKA.COM ALL CAPITAL QuickBooks, Excel & Word Specialist, Training & Trouble-Shoot Specialist. Anti-Virus & Tune-up Shlomo 718-871-4146
READING & WRITING SUCCESS FOR GRADES 2-6, LICENSED, PROFESSIONAL, FORMER PRINCIPAL, EXPERIENCED, EFFICIENT. $80/HR. AVENUE K/
EAST 18TH, PRIVATE HOUSE. SUMMER HOURS ALSO AVAILABLE. 917-751-3555
Education LEARN ITALIAN ITALIAN TEACHER GIVES LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE CLASSES. CALL 718-406-3670
Security Security: SORA CLASS only $90, SORA renewal class $35 Ezzerra Agency Inc. Contact 1-888-350-SORA (7672)
Hamptons Party Services Camelot Party Rentals 631-737-TENT LET US BRING THE PARTY TO YOU! CAMLOTRENTALS.COM Uses/UVWs for rent Trophy location in Manhattan Call 917-783-4479
Kel Nah Refa Nah Lah “Please, Please help me” Frum woman, mother of two children, four grand children in desperate need of kidney-type B. G-d gave us two kidneys so we can donate one. And G-d bless you for saving my life. 732-996-0336
E-Z HANDYMAN Services Home & Business
We fix what your husband won’t! Power washing•Tile Retouch•Redo Bathroom•Drywalls •Gutter Cleaning•Painting•Installing Locks, Blinds, Curtains, Molding & Trimmming•Fixtures•Change Bulbs •Shabbat Locks•Etc. Eli Zonana
917-945-5604 One can do it all
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Hillside: 3 BR home, contractors dream, fixer upper, corner lot, near transportation & rte 22 parkway. 908-967-8018
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
Excellent location in Edison/ Highlawn Park. Walking distance to shul + RPRV, 3 BR, 2 full bth, 1 ½ bath, large basement, 2 car garage, central air & heat, beautiful hardwood floors, new roof, newly renovated kitchen, spacious backyard. Contact Joseph 732-393-0669 asking $539,000 Little Egg Harbour, NJ: 7 improve residential lots, from .24 acres to .40 acres. On treed cal-de-sac, close to Long Beach Island, negotiable price. 609-276-3244. Atlantic City
Ledgewood: Newly constructed, all stucco home. 5 BDRM, 3 ½ bathrooms, 1-acre lot, near shopping and route 80, 46 + 10, transportation to NYC. Asking 980K. 973-219-1103
South Brunswick: Rte 1/south Brunswick/ Princeton. Great 8 acre light intersection. Hotel, office, shopping, ETC. Neighbors include corporate headquarters. All utilities. 2.75 million. Will divide. Call 732-742-8839
Building lot for sale, NJ: 50x building lot, used to have family of 6 building. 110,000 or best offer. Call 973-930-5654 EDISON, NJ: Commuter’s delight! Part of a growing dynamic Frum comm. w/in Vaad approved Eruv ½ block away from Edison train station. Trip to Penn Station, 40 min. walk to shuls & nghbhd Minyamun. Gorg brk front CH col 5BR, 2 ½ bth. Huge bsmt with hi ceils. Too many details to mention. Mark 908-407-1528 $695K
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.
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
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
Upper Saddle River: 2,200, immediate occupancy. Class A office building. 2 park way & route 17 south. Corner unit floor, on-site property manager. Brokers protected. For info call 201-934-7200. Chris Frasseo Old Ridge: Rural 3+ ac custome 5 br, 2 ba, full base, deck, walk to NY bus, $535, 000. Owner 732-207-8869
Freehold: 4 BR, 2.5 bth colonial. Just right for you! ALSO new listing. Marlboro: Buttonwood development includes shul, shopping, transportation etc. Call and only ask for Sharon, Century 21. MMK 732-829-3823 or 732-2228 reltorshar@aol.com
Condos for sale Edison NJ: Adult community, Wood Edge, estates 2 BR, 1st floor large rooms, plentiful closets, nice condition, nice landscaping. Quiet area, near route 1,287 + garden state parkway. Nice pool included. Asking $209,500. for sale by owner. Call 732-985-9246
Jersey Shore/ Country Club: Seashore living at a fraction of the cost. Park model home, fully furnished $40,000 sept 6. Beach house 20,000 pots, pans, dishes, living 10,000 at resort country club, seasonal part at 561 corsons tavern. Call 800-982-3404 or 609-624-3222
Holiday City Berkely: Single Fam $168,500 DW, Gas Rng, EIK, Bkfst bar, W/D, CAC, gas Heat, Pub H20, sewer conn, W-toW crpt, ceil fan, Gar, DK, Pub tran, comm. Pool/tenn, Comm clbhse, sdwlk, F/S alarm, Cbl TV, Lake frnt, All new Appl, close to stores & med servcs. Contact Kevin & Darlene. 732-281-0377. dpdbesoulful@comcast.net
Great Neck: Large studio, eat-in-kitchen, closet, near worship $550 maint. With in door parking. 152,500K. Coach Realtors 516-627-0120
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Caldwell: Large 3 BR, LR, DR, EIK, Washer/Dryer, Central Air Cond & central vacuuming. Wood burning stove, off street parking, parki like & quiet. $2200/mo+ utils, no smoking, no pets. Call 973-228-6142
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
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
New Jersey office space for rent, TOM RIVER, staring at $300,000, profl office space, near court house, newly renovated building. Please Call 732-892-4441 x216
Manalapan: Covered, bridge plaze, approx 1500 sq ft, 1st flr, private, bath. 732-988-7506
Bayville: Over 1475 sq ft of offices available, can divide, credit check. Avail imm, rent negotiable. Call 732-349-3223
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
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RED BANK: downtown office space available 1350, vaulted ceilings, fios internet read, prking avail. Call Art 732-222-3553
Red Bank Area Working M will share. Room avail. $600/mo 908-907-0035
Newark apt for rent: 3 BR apt, 925/mo also room avail for rent close to schools, trans and shops, tenant pays heat + hot water, credit check required. Call 973-271-3390 or 973-704-6434
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
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 Sale 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent Commercial Prop 4 Rent Newark: Indust.whse, 20,000 Newark, for lease or rent 6-30 Chaple St/ Ironbound section. 20,000 SF $4 per SF, negotiable & 5000sq @$2000/mo. Loading dock (can be subdivided), parking avail, close to major highways. Call 201-294-6482
CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360
Office for rent Morris County, Rockaway Boro: pine street common single + double suites, 700 sq ft to 27,000 sq ft. below market rates. Owner 973-983-0809
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
Office Approx 4500 sq ft divide + construct to small units to your need. Second floor, elevator bldg, close to all major highways. Many incentives! 201-934-1600
BRICK- RENT Space for small bus, no retail 259. Drum point 300 sf office w/ 1000 sf. Storage. Can combine 732-616-9514
Commercial space Red Bank: Downtown office space avail 1350 sq ft, vaulted ceiling. Fios internet, ready pckge avail. Call Art 732-222-3553
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
Apartment For Sale
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
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
Jackson Office/Whse, commercial-Light Mfg, 2500 sf whse 12’ drive in dr. 1500 office. $2,000/mo. 732-616-7018
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Tom’s River: starting @ $300, prof’l office space, near court house, newly renovated building. Call 732-892-4441 x216 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
Help Wanted
AUTOS 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
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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Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037
Sell Your House? 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
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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-NJ Pharmacist position available in Lakewood, NJExc, salary. Pleasant work envirnment. Gershon: 732-666-1748
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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
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
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10,000 SQ FT UNDER AIR CUSTOM HOME WITH SEPARATE 8,000 SQ FT WORKSHOP/ GARAGE. HOME HAS EXTENSIVE GRANITE + TILE- FEATURES THE NICEST HOME THEATER THAT YOU WILL FIND. A DEAL @ 1.1 MILLION. CONTACT 321-431-8120 VIEW: WWW.EXTREMEFLORIDAHOME.COM
Handyman’s specialMiami duplex, 4 BD/2bth, home 50W137L wooden frame/ stucco reroof, new FL/ tile w/ detached small 2 BD/ 1 bth close to center. Grt Investment as is $105K. Contact 305-951-9259
Sunny Isles Hotter Than Ever Aventura Bal Harbor Hollywood
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
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 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
Best Deals on the Beach 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
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
North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool. Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286
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
Call Karina Klee 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 Downtown Miami: Upscale condos for rent or sale, Aguiargilventura, Inc. Ocasio Aguiar RE Broker contact 305-557-2555 or 305-926-0650
Naples Turnkey Home: 4BD/ 3.5 bth, pool + large guest home with 2.5 acres/ 2 BD/ 2bth $640K. Contact 786-853-9303 Evenings 239-353-7918
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
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
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
Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305
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
Condo for sale FL Jupiter/ Ocean BluffsN: Gated 2 BR, 2 bth, condo, steps to pool, bch, kitchen, DR, LR, FL/R, Ldry/R titled porch, nice view/RED. Lowest in Bluffs $270k. Contact 561-746-6446
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 Miami seasonal, Rental Beautiful, 2 BR apt with water view in Turnberry Towers, minutes away from Safra Synagogue CAN accommodate seasonal rentals. PLS CALL NORA 202-447-6848
Fountain Bleau Hotel: Miami Beach magnificent 800 sq ft studio sleeps 4, renting daily/weekly, available short/ longterm. Call 347-804-4666 Aventura: Turnberry on the green 2 BR/2 BTH. Luxury apt, 11th Flr, great location with many amenities: pool, club house, business ctr, sauna, dog, valet parking and much more. $1950 305-610-8804 markb100@bellsouth.net
Kings Point- Delray Beach: 1 BR, Upper, new furniture A/C & Carpets, walk in shower, photos online. $19,900/Best offer. Ellen 919-872-5452
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
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
BAY HARBOR ISLAND Large 1/1.5 Pool, 4th Flr, A/C, Long term Available Walking Dist. from Bch 914-960-6789
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 FL Summer Rental Furnished 3/2 Beach House, 4 blocks to beach, pool, newly renov, clean,. Comfortable, safe, dogs OK. Available on May 9th – Dec 27th. Short term OK. Has everything you need and more. 954-224-9315 or whwcz@att.net
Aventura: Female only! Den/Bedroom, combo, priv bath waterview. Util incl 305-933-3273 Text to: 305-890-3696 Keyword:mh1835 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 CONDO FOR RENT FOUNTAIN BLEAU HOTEL: MIAMI BEACH MAGNIFICENT 800 SF STUDIO, SLEEPS 4, RENTING DAILY, WEEKLY. AVAILABLE SHORT/ LONGTERM. CALL 347-804-4666 Condo in Miami, Collins Ave + 158th Street: Beautiful coastal view, across from the beach. For rent Long term/Monthly, 1 Bedroom, balcony, dining room, living room, 1 ½ bathrooms, parking, completely furnished, TV, etc. Pool & tennis court. 514-973-9920 or 450-973-9920 Lakewood, FL: Historic Area Large. 1 Bedroom, Only 5 mins to beach or downtown, hardwood flrs, quiet area. $750mo 561-649-3048 MIAMI BEACH, Portugal Towers, Ocean view, 2 BRs. Weekly or monthly Rental. Call: 718-753-4479 TIME SHARES FOR RENT/ SALE-RESORT VP, THE FUTURE OF SHARE ADVERTISING. GREAT RESORTS/ GREAT PRICES! BUY TIMESHARES WHOLESALE-UP TO 90% OFF! SELL OR RENT YOUR RESORT WITH US…TURN YOUR TIMESHARE INTO CA$H! 877-342-2345 WWW.RESORTVP.COM
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
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
Unfurn Apt Miami Beach: Normandy Island, Brand new 1BR apt $750 Immediately 305-861-8426 or 305-987-8646
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 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 MIAMI BEACH, Alexander Hotel: Magnif ocean vu. 2 BR, 2bth, high flr. Daily/Weekly. Call owner 646-942-6786
Miami, FL Tower 41: Luxurious condo avail now, monthly, weekly. 514-991-3964 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
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
Office for rent FL Miami Area- Pembroke Road, busy shopping center retail, office. 6675 Pembroke Road, 800 or 1600 sq ft. Contact 786-506-7895
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale 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
CAREGIVER, FL COMPASSIONATE, HONEST, EXPERIENCED CNA 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
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Israel Apartment For Sale
For sale Israel KIryat GAT Near Beersheva- 2 Brs, KItch, L/R, 400 sq ft, front yard, playground.$80K Call 917-804-4158
For sale excellent location in Rishpon near Sea north of Hertzeliah Pituach. 1500 sf. Good location for more than one villa. Call 516-829-5967/ 011972-267-97085 or cell 972-54-846-3045
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
One bedroom apt in the heart of Tel Aviv for 3 or 4 people. Very high class, one block from the beach. Hayarkon Gordon + Dizengoff Center. 646-413-3826 Jacomogador@yahoo.com
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Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada. Sleeps up to 8. in.out pools $250/nite. Albert 514-803-8838 www.5starjerusalem.com
Jerusalem Bels Sans: excellent location, charming 1 BR, with heating & AC, short term. Reasonably priced 514-1573-8769 or 514-276-8769
For holidays + year vacations Penthouse in Ashdod, fully furnished on the beach. 4 rooms, good for 6 people. From 2 weeks to 3 months. 646-413-3826 jacomogador@yahoo.com
Apt for rent Israel Baka, Jerus: lux 3 Br apt. 1 main & 1 ensuite bth. Nr Talpiot/Rechavia. Fully furn, pvt gar, covered porch, 1st flr. Short term/Long term or Succos. Email: yanwo@yahoo.com or call 718-490-0855
Lev Yerushalayim: Blow out! 2 BR, AC sleeps 6, maid service available. 6/29-7/8, 7/22-7/27 $100/night, $600/week. Call 917-842-1643
Lev Yerushalayim Suite: Sleeps 4, terrace, 1st flr, low price. Available 6/29 to 8/10 718-436-7729 or Fax 718-438-7570
Jerusalem: across from presidents house, furn, 1 BR, kitchen, DR, LR & Porch. Long term/yearly 917-749-1487
Vacation apt Jerusalem, Guela: New luxurious beaut apt + garden. 2-5 beds. Short term rental. Call 972-57-313-1809
Kiryat Shmuel, near Reccavia & katamon. Sunny tastefully renov 2 BR w/ priceless View, lg balcony & lux built ins. Walk to all. Call David 212-558-5682 davekuf@yahoo.com