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Against the Background of History: Terrorist Release Despite Protests Abdel Basat Al-Megrahi, mastermind of the tragic bombing of Pan Am 103 which killed 259 – mostly American – passengers and crew plus 11 on the ground, was released from Scottish prison on “compassionate” grounds. He was greeted by flag waving crowds upon his return to Libya. espite adamant disapproval from the United States and protests from the families of the victims of the 1988 airline bombing, the Scottish justice minister proceeded with the release, defending his decision to free the Lockerbie bomber, on “compassionate” grounds. Such releases are a regular feature of the Scottish system when a prisoner is diagnosed as “near death.” US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said "We made it quite clear that we disagreed passionately with this decision... it sent the wrong signal, not only to the families, but also to terrorists.” Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill claimed Libya had broken a promise that was part of the conditions by giving the convicted terrorist a hero's welcome. He said the “warm homecoming for al-Megrahi breached assurances from Libyan authorities that any return would be dealt with in a lowkey and sensitive fashion. It is a matter of great regret that Mr. (al-) Megrahi was received in such an inappropriate manner." American FBI director Robert Mueller said al-Megrahi's release gave comfort to terrorists. Many have raised questions about the reasons for the terrorist’s release. Claims that al-Megrahi's release was
MAJORITY OF YEMENITE JEWS FLEE ANCIENT HOMELAND
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City hospitals, such as Coney Island Hospital, hang banners that appear to self-promote their facilty; however, they are among the list of city hospitals that have been negligent in patient care. BY PAULA PINTO
City hospitals are under intense scrutiny for repeatedly being the cause of malpractice, misdiagnosis and death, all of which have been hidden from their victims’, the victim’s family members and proper authorities. ccording to an intensive investigative report featured in the Daily News, there have been cover-ups at all 22 Health & Hospitals Corporations. With limited options due to finances, these hospitals are the only source to receive treatment, especially for those who could not afford private medical treatment. Unfortunately, the victim’s did not receive the proper care that they were due. With limited options due to finances, these
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Israeli sources confirmed Yemeni media reports that the overwhelming majority of the final remnant of Yemen's ancient Jewish community, numbering some 250 people, have been fleeing the country.
hospitals were the only source for some to receive treatment. Unfortunately, the victims did not receive the proper care that they should have. While incidents such as these are not limited to city hospitals, and patient’s treated by private facilities have also suffered from staff neglect, from 2004 through 2008, the state cited city hospitals 68 times for violating laws that required immediate reports of “harmful events.” Hospitals such as Coney Island, Elmhurst, Harlem, Jacobi Kings County, Lincoln, Metropolitan, North Central Bronx, Queens and Woodhull, had at least one citation. A request was made to Kings County Hospital seeking its response, no com-
bout 120 of the Yemeni Jews want to move to Israel, 100 want to move to the US" - where there is a small Yemenite Jewish community - "and between 20 and 30 want to stay," the source said, citing information obtained from the community. Some of the Jews wishing to leave are unable to do so because they are having trouble selling their property, the source said. Saba, Yemen's official state news agency, reported on a "mini-exodus" of Jews from the country "triggered by
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Obama Approves New Team to Question Terror Suspects BY STEPHEN COLLINSON
President Barack Obama will set up an elite interrogation team under White House oversight to question terror suspects, in a further rejection of his predecessor George W. Bush's war on terror tactics. he move will absolve the CIA of the duty of grilling terror suspects, and the team
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will be housed at the FBI but under direct oversight of the National Security Council, a senior official said. Details of the new approach for dealing with top terror detainees were revealed as the US Justice Department readies the disclosure of new details of prisoner abuse gathered in 2004 but never released. The move will further solidify Obama's complicated and controversial effort to provide
new legal underpinnings for interrogating, detaining and trying terror suspects, including the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. The new interrogation unit, to be named the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG) was approved by the president last week, the Washington Post said. It will be made up of experts from several intelligence and law enforcement agen-
cies and housed at the FBI, the Post reported, quoting senior Obama administration off icials. Obama, currently on vacation in the upscale east-coast resort of Martha's Vineyard, moved to overhaul terror suspect guidelines soon after taking off ice, including the creation of a task force on interrogation and transfer policies. The task force recommended the new interrogation unit,
Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Sunday sent out contrasting signals regarding restarting negotiations, on the eve of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's visit to London.
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hile Netanyahu told the cabinet that the talks could begin by the end of September, a spokesman for PA President Mahmoud Abbas said there would be no negotiations as long as there was any building going on in the settlements. "Israel, the US, and others are interested in resuming direct talks with the Palestinians. This
can possibly be done in late September, but will first require reaching understandings with the Americans and the Palestinian Authority," the prime minister said at the weekly cabinet meeting, the first time he has mentioned a date for restarting the talks. He is leaving on Monday for a four-day trip to Europe, during which he will meet with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US Mideast negotiator George Mitchell in London, and with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Netanyahu said the negotiations with the Americans leading up to his meeting with Mitchell had been held in a "good atmosphere, in a real attempt by the sides to bring their positions closer." While there was not "complete agreement,"
Hizbullah has stockpiled 80,000 weapons which can be used against Israel, President Shimon Peres told Kuwaiti paper al-Rai, some three times more than it had prior to the Second Lebanon War. izbullah is working for its own interests and will always f ind a pretext to continue its policy
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the points of disagreement have been reduced, he said. Furthermore, the atmosphere in the talks was much more positive. But while Netanyahu was painting a relatively upbeat picture, Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh said that Abbas had sent an "urgent message" to the US administration saying he would not return to the negotiating table with Israel as long as construction in the settlements continued. While the details of the understandings between Israel and the US regarding settlement construction are being kept very much under wraps, there is little expectation that Israel would agree - or that the US at this point would force - a complete shutdown of all construction
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denials of involvement. "He was the head of special operations, and no one knows who killed him… There is no evidence that a certain side carried out the assassination." Responding to Peres's comments, Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh told The Daily Star, "I don't know how he counted these rockets. Let [Israel] give us a list showing who the source is and how they identify these rockets. [Peres] imag-
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Israeli Ministers Agree to Curtail Settlement Building BY RON BOUSSO Israel's hawkish premier agreed to curtail construction in the occupied West Bank in a gesture to Washington that critics said fell far short of US demands for a settlement freeze. rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Housing Minister Ariel Atias agreed no new tenders for settlement construction in the West Bank should be issued until early 2010. US President Barack Obama welcomed the move as a step in the right direction but Palestinians and other critics dismissed it as insignif icant, saying settlement construction continues in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. "Since the government took off ice f ive months ago, it is an indisputable fact that no new tenders have been issued in Judea and Samaria, that is the reality," Atias told public radio, using the Hebrew name for the West Bank. "It is an attempt to reach understanding with the US administration." But off icials stressed this did not amount to a formal government decision and said the agreement included annexed Arab east Jerusalem, whose fate is one of the thorniest issues in the stalled Middle East peace talks. "We believe there is no reason to strain relations with the United States and, as a gesture, we decided to temporarily suspend the issuing of new tenders for construction in the West Bank," an off icial told AFP. He said this demonstrated "Israel's willingness to move forward with the peace process." Obama's administration has been pressing for a freeze of settlement construction as a vital step towards reviving peace talks that were relaunched in November 2007 but produced no tangible results before they again came to a halt just over one year later. The president praised Israel's decision on settlements describing it as "movement in the right direction," after his f irst White House talks on Tuesday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "My hope is that we are going to see not just movement from the Israelis but also from the Palestinians on incitement and security but also from Arab states that shows their willingness to engage Israel," Obama said.
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Israel had insisted it could not impose a total freeze as it needs to allow for "natural growth" and the row has brought relations with the United States, its closest ally, to their lowest ebb in years. "Defence Minister Barak believes that Israel must be sensitive to the US position and not let the pressure increase further," an off icial said. The announcement comes ahead of planned August 26 talks in London between Netanyahu and US Middle East envoy George Mitchell. A government off icial stressed that "not a single tender has been issued" since the Netanyahu government took off ice on March 31. In the f irst eight months of 2008, 588 such tenders were issued. But Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat insisted Israel "is playing with words in speaking of a freeze in housing construction tenders while continuing construction of 2,500 new houses in the settlements". "Israel must stop all settlement activity without any conditions," he said. The anti-settlement Peace Now group issued a similar statement, though it put the number of settlement homes under construction at 1,000. "This means that on the ground there is no settlement freeze. A real freeze is the end of all construction, even those yet to be completed," it said. The group conf irmed that Israel has not issued any tenders for West Bank housing construction in months, but said government-sponsored construction only represents 40 percent of all construction in the occupied territory. The Yesha settler council slammed the decision, saying it was "a dangerous process contradicting the wishes of the Israeli voters and the clear promises made by the prime minister before the elections. "This is a surrender before the decrees of the American administration," it said in a statement. About half a million Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem. The territory is home to more than three million Palestinians. The international community views all settlements in lands occupied during the 1967 Six Day War including annexed east Jerusalem as illegal.
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Police Close Case Against Hevron Jews Accused of Attack BY MAAYANA MISKIN Police have closed an investigation into allegations that Jews from the Hevron region beat local Arabs, due to lack of evidence. During the course of the investigation several Jews were arrested and questioned. he case began in June of 2008, wh e n A r a b s f r o m a v i l l a g e n e a r H ev r o n p r e s e n t e d a videotape pur por ting to show Jews beating them with clubs near the Jewish community of Susiya. The attackers in the tape were masked, but the victims insisted that they were cer tain that the masked men we r e J ew i s h a g r i c u l t u r a l wo r k e r s from the area. The tape was created using a camera belonging to the pro-Arab B'Tselem organization. B'Tselem has distributed many video cameras among Judea and Samaria Arabs in recent years in an attempt to document IDF soldiers and local Jews taking part in alleged acts of violence or oppression.
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“Jewish residents of the Hevron area said the case was a clear example of the difference between the police response to complaints filed against Jews and those filed against Arabs.” B'Tselem and foreign media distributed the tape widely, leading to international condemnation of Israel, and of Israeli Jews living in Judea in particular. The Arabs who opened the case, along with representatives of B'Tselem, complained Friday over the decision to close the investigation, stating that with pictures of the attack widely available, police should be able to charge the attackers. B'Tselem said it would appeal the deci-
sion. Judea and Samaria police defended their decision to close the investigation, pointing out that while there are pictures of the attack, the attackers are masked. There is no evidence that the Jews accused were involved in the incident, they said. No Equality Before the Law Jewish residents of the Hevron area said the case was a clear example of the difference between the police response to complaints filed against Jews and those filed against Arabs. While Jews who report Arab and anarchist attacks are almost always ignored, or even accused of violence themselves, alleged Jewish attacks are given full police attention, they said. Hevron resident Orit Strook, head of the Judea and Samaria Human Rights Organization, compared the case to a second incident that took place last year. Last summer, a group of Arabs and anarchists infiltrated the Jewish community of Mitzpeh Asael in the Hevron region and set fire to several structures. When Jews attempted to dispel the attackers, police arrived, and arrested the Jews, who are currently on trial for allegedly using violence in their attempt to stop the arson, Strook said. The case took a dramatic turn this week when it was revealed that one of the activists who accused the Jews of assault is actually a Hamas supporter. In contrast, in the Susiya case, police used every tactic available in an attempt to find information linking the suspects to the case, Strook said. The discrepancy between the treatment meted out to Arabs and Jews, in two incidents that took place in the same area at roughly the same time, is just one example of a police policy under which “Jews are always guilty,” Strook said. The policy creates a situation in which there is no equality before the law, she added. Strook and other Hevron residents implied that in their rush to find evidence against local Jews, police may have unintentionally undermined their own investigation. Police may have wasted their time focusing on the obvious suspects, instead of pursuing other angles of investigation, they said.
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Dudu Topaz Victim of Narcissism, Not Killed by Prison Life BY JOSIAH RYAN
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A leading expert in suicide prevention rejected claims Thursday that Dudu Topaz's suicide could have been prevented by checking him into a mental hospital or keeping him guarded in house arrest. n this case a narcissist person could not accept the changes in his life and was not prepared to get locked up by own self-destructive processes," said Israel Orbach, who is a faculty member of the psychology department at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. "It would have been easier for him to commit suicide in a mental hospital than in prison." Orbach was reacting to a claim by Zion Amir, Topaz's lawyer, on Army Radio Thursday that the suicide could have been prevented if the entertainer had been released on bail or placed in a psychiatric ward of a hospital as he had requested of the courts. He "should have been held in a psychiatric institution, or a hospital, or bailed out and guarded," said Amir. But Orbach rejected Amir's claim. "What Amir said is sheer nonsense," said Orbach. "If Dudu was free on bail he probably would have committed suicide sooner. One of the main means of preventing someone from committing suicide is to watch him in a closed environment." Topaz, who apparently hanged himself in the shower at the Nitzan Detention Center in Ramle, where he was awaiting trial for multiple charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, aggravated assault, and obstruction of
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The nation's courts are letting convicted criminals off with across-theboard light sentencing, police charged this week.
Dudu Topaz is seen through the window of a police car. justice, had attempted suicide once before during his incarceration. But Orbach, who is a clinical psychologist, said it was not the prison life that caused Topaz to commit suicide but his fall from stardom and his inability to respond to dimming prospects for the future. "He saw his life going from bad to worse and he did not have the strength to overcome," said Orbach. "Things crept up. What did he see in his future? He saw many years of imprisonment." "He must have felt endless despair," said Orbach, who described the pain an individual generally feels before he commits suicide as "a toothache to the soul." "Apparently he acted with unbearable pain which he could not tolerate for one more moment," said Orbach. "He wanted to kill the pain, and since he could not kill it alone, he killed himself along with the pain." Topaz's determination to end his own life was also apparent in the method he chose to die. According to a police report, Topaz asphyxiated himself with a kettle cord that had been tied to a shower faucet.
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uring a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday, Israel Police Insp.-Gen. David Cohen presented figures showing that between 80 and 98 percent of lawbreakers receive no more than a quarter of the maximum sentence proscribed by law. "Punishments need to be made more severe. They are not proportional to the crimes. Police are working hard to capture offenders, and the offenders are ultimately being released when they should remain behind bars," a source from the Public Security Ministry told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. According to the f igures, 60% of lawbreakers receive no prison time at all, and are handed down a f ine or a suspended sentence instead. Police said the f igure of 60% included individuals whom the state prosecution failed to convict for a variety of reasons. Twenty-one percent of convicted offenders receive just 10% of the maximum prison sentence. Twelve percent
receive a prison sentence that is between 10% and 20% of the maximum punishment. Only 7% receive a prison sentence that is more than 20% of the maximum penalty. While the law states that people convicted of battery or causing bodily harm can serve a maximum of four years in prison, in reality, according to police, 78% serve no more than 25% of the set jail time. Defendants convicted of robbery should serve between 14 and 20 years behind bars, the law states, but judges have sentenced 90% of convicted robbers to no more than 25% of that sentence. Similarly, while the law stipulates that offenders convicted of unprovoked assault or assaulting their partner serve a maximum four years in prison, judges have sentenced 92% of those convicted for the offenses to no more than 25% of the legal penalty. During the meeting with the prime minister, Cohen said that police could cut crime by 30% if the police budget were expanded to allow the force to recruit 1,000 off icers every year for f ive years.
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Swedish Tabloid Editor: Admits No Evidence of Organ Harvesting BY JPOST The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, which caused a media stir in recent days with an article claiming IDF soldiers were harvesting organs from Palestinians, published an editorial on Monday denying Israeli claims. 'm not a Nazi," Aftonbladet editor Jan Helin wrote. "I'm not anti-Semitic." Instead, he described himself as "a responsible editor who gave the green light to an article because it raises a few questions." He did note, however, that the paper had no evidence that such horrific practices were being carried out. On Sunday, Aftonbladet published a follow-up article, defending the offending report written by freelance journalist Donald Bostrom. The second article maintained that the organ-harvesting matter "should be investigated, either to stop the relentless Palestinian rumors, or, if the rumors prove to be true, stop the trade in body parts." The article also called Swedish Ambassador in Israel Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier's condemnation of the article a "disgrace." Helin's editorial came amid an avalanche of Israeli condemnations of Stockholm's refusal to condemn the article. However,
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though Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz on Sunday intimated that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt may not be welcome in Israel for a meeting planned for early next month, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said there were no plans whatsoever to scuttle the visit.
“Helin's editorial came amid an avalanche of Israeli condemnations of Stockholm's refusal to condemn the article.� Meanwhile, in an article published Friday, Arab media site Menassat interviewed Donald Bostrom, the Swedish journalist who wrote the original Aftonbladet story. Bostrom emphasized that there was "no conclusive evidence" that organ hartvesting was a systematic IDF practice, but rather a "collection of allegations and suspicious circumstances." "The point is that we know there is organ trafficking in Israel. And we also know that there are families claiming that their children's organs have been harvested. These two facts together point to the need for further investigation," Bostrom was quoted as saying.
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Majority of Yemenite Jews Flee Ancient Homeland Continued from Cover alleged harassment" and "fear of persecution." The article quoted Rabbi Yahya Yaish, chief rabbi of the Ridah and Amran districts, who said that "all Jews in the area are preparing to leave for Israel within the next [few] days." Yaish is the brother of Moshe Yaish al-Nahari, a community leader who was murdered in December by a local man who demanded that he convert to Islam. Nahari's three daughters Violent attacks and persecution have been moved to Israel shortly after his a regular experience of Yemen's tiny murder, while his three sons made Jewish community in recent years. aliya in recent days with the help of the Jewish Agency, according the country, in the province of Saada, where to reports in the Yemeni media. His killer a Muslim religious minority affiliated with was sentenced to death in June. Shi'ite Islam has been clashing with governAccording to Saba, Yaish warned that ment forces since 2004. "harassment has been stepped up against Most Yemeni Jews lived in nearby Amran Jews in the districts of Amran and Kharef, province before fleeing either to protected with some of the Jews killed and others kidcompounds in the capital city of Sana'a or to napped." Israel or the US. Those who remain offer Violent attacks and persecution have easy targets for zealots. been a regular experience of Yemen's tiny Jewish community in recent years, against the backdrop of tensions and an anti-government insurrection in the northwestern part of
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben U.S. Criticizes Israel for Security Restrictions on Tourists Bernanke Reappointed by Obama BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU
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The U.S. State Department Wednesday sharply criticized Israel for travel restrictions on Americans, mostly of Arab origin and whom Israel considers security risks. "We have made it quite known to the Israeli government ... that we expect all American citizens to be treated the same regardless of their national origin," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
President Barack Obama awarded Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke a second term, saying his bold "out-of-the-box" thinking would help steer the US economy out of the worst slump since the 1930s.
srael, in a practice that is accepted in the U.S. and in almost every other country in the world, does not allow security risks into the country; however, security officials permit them to travel in Judea and Samaria if they enter the country through the Jordanian crossing at the Allenby Bridge instead of landing at Ben Gurion Airport, Kelly told reporters at the Department's daily press briefing that the U.S. government considers the practice “unacceptable.” He said Israel stamps some American passports with restrictions that they may enter Judea and Samaria but not Israel. The spokesman did not refer to previous terrorist attacks that involved foreigners who traveled freely in Israel after having made contact with terrorist cells in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. The State Department’s own travel advisories warn tourists of possible violence throughout Judea and Samaria as well as Israel.
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bama suddenly interrupted his vacation on the resort island of Martha's Vineyard to make the announcement, praising Bernanke's battle against "one of the worst financial crises that this nation and the world have ever faced." Lauding the cerebral Bernanke for learning lessons of the 1930s Great Depression, and his background, temperament, courage and creativity, he said the Fed chief was the ideal man to help lead the economic rebound. "Ben approached a f inancial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold action and out-ofthe-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall," Obama said. The president warned however that the economy and the f inancial system had a "long way" to go before its full health was restored. Bernanke, 55, is expected to win Senate conf irmation for his reappointment, but could face stiff questioning from some lawmakers who believe he did too little to stave off the recession
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and protect consumers. Obama's announcement, on what aides had billed as a "no news" vacation, prodded stocks upward from the opening bell with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 54.79 points (0.58 percent) at 9,564.07 in morning trade. It may also dampen criticism of the president's economic management on a day when his Off ice of Management and Budget projected a huge 9.05-trilliondollar US government budget def icit over the next 10 years, up two trillion dollars from its previous estimate. Obama's move could also suck media interest away from a flurry of lawmakers' town hall meetings featuring attacks on his limping health care reform plan and a new row over Bush-era "war on terror" tactics. Obama's praise for Bernanke read like a defense of his own economic policy, which is facing mounting opposition as his political approval ratings decline. "Almost none of the decisions that he or any of us made have been easy," he said, mentioning auto and f inancial industry rescues and his administration's bumper economic stimulus package. "Taken together, this bold, persistent experimentation has brought our economy back from the brink."
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Is Bernie Madoff Dying in Jail? BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF Madoff, 71 years old, who has been sentenced to 150 years in prison in a North Carolina jail has been telling inmates that he does not have much time left on ear th. He revealed to fellow jaildwellers that he is dying of cancer. Inmates have reported seeing him take This cramped cell is where Madoff is serving about 20 pills every day. his prison sentence. Madoff constantly complains about it. Before the rituals because of their therapeuhe landed in the prison located in tic proper ties. Native Americans Butner, Nor th Carolina, rumors believe that sweat lodges can detoxify have been circulating that Madoff the body physically, as well as spiritusuffered from pancreatic cancer. ally, improving overall health. o f a r t h e r u m o r s h av e n o t b e e n c o n f i r m e d . H i s l aw ye r had not been returning calls, b u t p r ev i o u s ly wh e n a s k e d, h e neither d e n i e d n o r a ff i r m e d t h e c a n c e r rumors. Bernie has been spending his time in prison exploring Native American religious rituals for purif ication at a “sweat lodge” at the jail. Native American inmates invited Madoff to pray with them, and Madoff has joined. They remove their shirts and pray using heated rocks to induce perspiration and they smoke a ceremonial pipe. Some suspect he embraced
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Madoff hangs out with a homosexual clique in the jail, although the sources say his friendships with them are entirely platonic. One inmate said Madoff has been invited to join several prison gangs. It seems that Madoff is being treated very well by other inmates; other prisoners regularly prepare sandwich wraps for the infamous swindler back at their cells. "They're trying to kiss his butt," said one source. Madoff ’s f irst job at the prison was working in the prison's engraving section, but not long ago he was transfer red to another job painting fences.
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Hebrew Charter School Launches With Broad Base BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The Hebrew Language Academy Charter School, is set to open in District 22. The school held an informational meeting that attracted a broad base of potential students and their parents. The principal will be Maureen Campbell, an experienced former public school teacher and school administrator. he school opens this week and offers to provide students with a sense of identity and heritage, as well as a quality education. It will be the first public school in New York that features an emphasis on Hebrew. Currently, the school offers education to kindergarteners and first graders, but hopes to expand to second, third, fourth, and fifth graders as well. They hope to grow from 150 to 450 students. The school’s opening is considered experimental and is expected to be kept under close watch by both its supporters and opponents. Some opponents of the school argue that it violates separation of church and state since the school is public, and that it is impossible for a school to teach Jewish culture without incorporating religion. Other critics complaint that the Hebrew charter school will compete with and ultimately weaken Jewish day schools by offering Jewish parents a free alternative. Still others complain that a public school should not be skewed with an emphasis on one particular culture. Another source of controversy is its location — inside a yeshiva which is leased from the Zvi Dov Roth Academy of Yeshiva Rambam. Staff in charge of the charter school stress the point that they are only tenants leasing the space and that the school is forbidden to provide any religious instruction or have religious icons or symbols in the classrooms. They mention in their defense that many other New York City charter schools are also located at religious institutions and that their students will have no off icial contact with the teachers or students of the Orthodox boys’ high school. The choice to lease space from Rambam’s building on Kings Highway was made last month after several alternatives did not work. “[The current location] was not our f irst choice,” said Sara Berman, the lead applicant for the charter school and a
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Hebrew Charter School Principal, Maureen Campbell. member of its board. “That said, we’re going to make it work.” HLA is attracting a diverse group of students, many of whom are not Jewish or are from of mixed-faith families. Almost one quarter of the 150 students currently enrolled are CaribbeanAmerican, and some parents have requested halal food. While the school is not allowed to ask about religious identity, presumably most of the Caribbean students enrolled are not Jewish while the 28 percent from Hebrew-speaking families and 27 percent from Russian-speaking households are assumed to be Jewish. This differs from the two-year-old Ben Gamla charter school in Hollywood, Fla., which is about 90 percent Jewish. The school is scheduled to branch out to other areas later this year. Deborah Harte, a Guyanese immigrant who came to New York as a teenager, said she is excited for her son, f irstgrader Brandon Latortue, to have the chance to study a foreign language and, although she is Christian, she is enthusiastic that he will be exposed to Jewish history and culture. “On several levels, the Jewish people and the black people both have had very diff icult histories, of struggling and pain yet still being strong enough to move forward,” she said, adding that “the Jewish culture is very rich and offers a lot of good seeds to sow in little children in terms of studying not only struggles but triumphs.” School leaders say that many nonJewish parents liked the idea of the longer school year (two weeks longer than most public schools) and the extended hours of their school day which begins at 8 a.m. and continues late until 4 p.m.
The Jewish Voice NEW YORK PAGE 9 instances of Malpractice, Misdiagnosis New Program Provides Emergency and Death Escalate at City Hospitals Information for New Yorkers AUGUST 28, 2009
BY OSWALT HEYMAN Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is encouraging everyone to sign up for a new, free program that will keep New Yorkers informed of urgent and emergency conditions that could effect them.
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Continued from Cover ment was available. Coney Island Hospital was also contacted for comments and a representative for the hospital said, “All of the most serious issues are reported to NYPORTS (New York Patient Occurrence Reporting and Tracking System). The Daily News article is skewed to focus on city hospitals, but accidents happen at all hospitals.” While these hospitals may seem totally to blame for such gruesome situations, the New York Patient Occurrence Reporting and Tracking System (NYPORTS), a system that is supposed to analyze and enforce improvements in patient care, hasn’t held a meeting in two years regarding the state of city hospitals, according to the Daily News report. The Statewide Council that oversees NYPORTS has not filed its “annual” report since 2004. During the investigation, Arthur Levin, the Director of the Center for Medical Consumers and a consumer member of the NYPORTS Council, said he's watched the system "sort of gradually slide into total dysfunction." Doctors, lawyers, patients and their family members were interviewed to further investigate the situation. According to these sources, the cases that the hospitals did report were filed long after the incident took place, others were incomplete of falsified. Some of the many heart-wrenching and horrific incidents are as follows: • A respirator that wasn’t turned on led to the death of a patient. • A stroke victim, who developed gangrene went untreated, had both of his legs amputated. No report was issued following the incident. • An ill infant died after the parents had waited over 24 hours in the ER for her to be treated. After being confronted for filing a report that there were not enough doctors on staff. When confronted about the lack of staff on duty, they said that the report was a mistake, and there were enough workers on shift. • Records were changed after medical interns made mistakes during procedures and an infant died. • Esmin Green, waited over 24 hours for medical treatment on the ER floor, while staff at Kings County Hospital ignored her.
Video cameras which recorded the incident showed Ms. Green struggling in pain before dying on the ER floor. In response to dealing with the situations that were reported, it seems that the hospitals only terminated some of their employees while others received a mere “slap on the wrist.” From 2002 through June 2008, when there were hundreds of citations, there were only 12 enforcement actions brought against all 11city-run hospitals. Five of the 11 hospitals faced no enforcement actions or fines during that time frame. Yet, endless complaints from patient’s family members were placed. The obscurity that surrounds the system has also led to problems in changing the culture of cover-up. According to the Daily News report, information that is collected by the hospital internal investigations is purposely kept secret. If the HHC’s inspector general, who is in charge of investigating corruption, finds evidence of criminal activity in his investigations, he is banned from handing it over to prosecutors. The Department of Investigation was banned from reviewing crucial hospital interviews of staffers who faced potential criminal liability regarding falsification of medical records and other misconduct. A Brooklyn grand jury is now investigating the case. Adam Slater, a lawyer who has represented many victims who were subjected to malpractice, stressed that the way it is done, it is “grossly unfair” to the patient and their family. These hospitals also violated reporting requirements for what they call “unexpected deaths,” and never gave a full-report explaining the cause of these unexpected deaths. One among more than 30 reported cases that failed to receive a proper review was of a mental patient at Bellevue hospital who was found hanging from a cord in the inpatient forensic unit. The patient was alive but unconscious and died after being removed from life support in February of 2007, yet in its report to NYPORT, Bellevue claimed to have zero suicides in 2007. The HHC said that had reported the death but labeled it as an “unexpected death.” The report also revealed that city-run hospitals report incidents at a lower rate than hospitals in the rest of New York.
he program, NY-Alert, provides warnings and emergency information including road closures, inclement weather reports, terrorist alerts issued by New York State and New York City, as well as information about other potentially serious conditions. NY-Alert conveniently delivers its important information via cell phone, home phone, email and other similar technologies.
“Using the NY-Alert system, it takes almost no effort for us to be able to get the information that could keep us safe should a crisis develop.” “It may be a cliché that knowledge is power, but in this case it is so true. Fortunately, serious dangerous conditions –
be they manmade or natural – don’t occur too often in our community, but should something happen, that we all need to respond to, NY-Alert will not only notify us of the condition, but also tell us what to do,” Cymbrowitz explained.
“Preparedness begins with citizens being aware and informed.” The NY-Alert reports may be customized to include only desired areas of the state and also limited to selected levels of severity. Signing up is simple. Either go to www.nyalert.gov or call (888) 697-6972. New Yorkers may choose which devices they receive their information on. “While no one likes to think about disasters, it’s important to be prepared. Preparedness begins with citizens being aware and informed. Using the NY-Alert system, it takes almost no effort for us to be able to get the information that could keep us safe should a crisis develop. The more information we have the better we can respond to emergencies. That’s why I urge everyone to sign up,” Cymbrowitz concluded.
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WAR ON TERROR “Justice, justice shall you pursue” (Deutoronomy 16:20)
Pan Am Terrorist’s Welcome Incurs American Fury Continued from cover intended to enhance business ties between Britain and Libya though “f iercely refuted,” are openly discussed. “A deal,” said Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, was "completely implausible and actually quite offensive."
Remains of Pan Am flight 103 which crashed over Lockerbie.
"Here is deep injustice. Here is callous disregard for the theft of so many lives, as well as for the pain of loved ones and friends..." President Barack Obama said he believed the Scottish government had blundered in approving his release. "We're now in contact with the Libyan government and want to make sure that (he) should be under house arrest," said Obama. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said it had been made very
Lockerbie bomber arrives in Tripoli, greeted by thousands of people waving Libyan and Scottish flags. clear to Libya that he was not entitled to a hero's welcome... we have told them
that this (is) something that will potentially affect our future relations," he added. A violent terrorist in western eyes alMegrahi continues to engender admiration in his home country. Libya's former ambassador to London Ahmed Zwei said Megrahi deserved his country's gratitude. "We consider Megrahi to be a f ighter who made sacrif ices for his country and we should respect him," he told AFP. Noting that doctors say Megrahi may have less than three months, Scottish Justice Minister MacAskill had said "our beliefs dictate that justice be
served, but mercy be shown." Victims' relatives lined up to condemn the decision. "You commit mass murder, an act of terror, kill all of those innocent young people... and you are released for compassion?" said Susan Cohen, whose only daughter Theodora was aboard Pan Am Flight 103 when it exploded on December 21, 1988. Of the 270 killed in the bombing, 189 were Americans. It is considered the worst terrorist attack in Britain. The release prompted heavy press criticism on both sides of the Atlantic. "Here is deep injustice. Here is callous disregard for the theft of so many lives, as well as for the pain of loved ones and friends," said The New York Daily News. Most British newspapers also said Megrahi should have remained behind bars. "The decision to release the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing was taken with all due consideration and compassion. But it is the wrong decision all the same," said an editorial in The Times.
Hamas Trains New Generation of Teenage Terrorists BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU Hamas is training a new generation of terrorists in Gaza, where 50 percent of the population is under the age of 18, according to the French news agency AFP. The news agency reported that young teenagers lie on beds of nails while two other boys stand on their chests, prompting a nine-year-old to say, "No one will be able to mess with us after we become kung fu masters. Everyone will be afraid of us.
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Iranian Threat Iran's Khamenei Praises Syria's Resistance
Russia to Rethink S-300 Sale to Iran
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised on Wednesday key ally Syria for its "resistance" in the face of world powers in a meeting with visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state media reported.
President Shimon Peres wrapped up a two-day visit to Russia Wednesday, saying the Kremlin promised to reconsider the planned delivery of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran that Israel and the US fear could be used to protect Iran's nuclear facilities.
yria’s most important characteristic among Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) Arab countries is its meeting with Iran's supreme leader steadfastness and resistance," Khamenei said, noting Syria’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) in Tehran. "excellent standing" in the region. Khamenei said "the resistance as telling Ahmadinejad. front" in the Middle East "should strengthen He added, the report said without elaboits cooperation and ties," the state news rating, that meetings between Iranian and agency IRNA reported. Syrian officials are "necessary to send a "America’s blade has become blunter in message to faraway countries and those in the region," Khamenei added. the region as they have a weak memory and "The unity between Iran and Syria is the forget the lessons they learned." embodiment of resistance in the region," the Ahmadinejad for his part said "Iran and supreme leader said. Syria are in the same trench" and insisted Khamenei also branded as "very posi- that the West "terribly needs the help and tive" Syria’s improved relations with Iraq and cooperation" of the two regional allies. said that unity between Iran and its western "Every political event is an opportunity neighbours, Iraq and Turkey, and with Syria that we should fully exploit with each other's would benefit the region. help," Ahmadinejad said, without giving Assad arrived in Tehran earlier on details. Wednesday on a one-day visit during which Ahmdinejad's disputed re-election, which he congratulated Iranian President the opposition charges was the result of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election, fraud, was met with mass protests, plunging which he said was a "lesson for foreigners," the Islamic republic into its worst crisis in 30 IRNA reported. years of its existence. "I have come here today to cordially conDuring the hardline president's first term gratulate you and the Iranian people," Assad Iran faced further international isolation over said, according to IRNA. his uncompromising nuclear stance and fre"What happened in Iran was a major quent verbal attacks on Israel. event and a great lesson for foreigners, that is Assad's trip comes after France praised why they are so upset," the Syrian president Syria for helping secure the release on bail of said. French university teaching assistant Clotilde Assad also insisted that relations between Reiss and an Iranian employee at the French regional allies Syria and Iran and their posi- embassy in Tehran tions on Middle East issues should remain The two were detained for their alleged unchanged during Ahmadinejad's second role in the riots that broke out after four-year tenure. Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election. "Iran and Syria should pursue their... Assad last visited Iran in August 2008. policies in the region," IRNA quoted Assad
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ing the Russians not to deliver the missile systems, Iran and key f igures in Russia's military industrial complex were pushing hard for the delivery to take place. "This is important in terms of Russian prestige, since they made the sale, and also for economic reasons," one off icial said. "The diplomatic achievement is that it has been stopped for two years." While Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a similar pledge to reassess the sale when he visited Israel earlier this year, the signif icance of Medvedev's statement now is that he is the president, and has the f inal authority on the deal. Israel and the United States fear that Iran could use the missiles to protect its nuclear facilities - including the uranium enrichment plant at Natanz or the country's f irst atomic power plant, which is being completed by Russian workers in Bushehr. That would make a
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Former Bush Aide Claims Politics “Colored” U.S. Terror Alert BY BY OLIVIER KNOX Former US homeland security chief Tom Ridge charges in a new book that top aides to then-president George W. Bush pressured him to raise the "terror alert" level to sway the November 2004 US election. hen defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and attorney general John Ashcroft pushed him to elevate the color-coded threat level, but Ridge refused, according to a summary from his publisher, Thomas Dunne Books. "After that episode, I knew I had to follow through with my plans to leave the federal government for the private sector," Ridge is quoted as writing in "The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege ... And How We Can Be Safe Again." Some of Bush's critics had repeatedly questioned whether the administration was using warnings of a possible attack to blunt the political damage from the unpopular Iraq war by shifting the debate to the broader "war on terrorism," which had wide popular appeal. Fran Townsend, Bush's homeland security adviser at the White House, disputed Ridge's account, saying: "There was never a discussion of politics in the terror alerts discussions in the four and a half years I was there." Ridge, a former governor of Pennsylvania, was the f irst secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security that the US Congress created in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes. He also says that Townsend called his department ahead of an August 1, 2004 speech to ask Ridge to include a reference to "defensive measures ...
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away from home" -- language that he read as being a reference to the Iraq war. In those remarks, Ridge said he was raising the threat alert level for the f inancial services sector in New York City, northern New Jersey, and Washington DC, and went on to praise Bush's leadership against extremism. "The reports that have led to this alert are the result of offensive intelligence and military operations overseas, as well as strong partnerships with our allies around the world, such as Pakistan," said Ridge. "Such operations and partnerships give us insight into the enemy so we can better target our defensive measures here and away from home," he said at the time. He later publicly acknowledged that much of the information underpinning the new alert was three years old, stoking Bush critics' charges of political manipulation. Townsend told AFP by telephone that Ridge had sent her his remarks in advance of the speech and asked that she forward them around the White House for comment, and that he was free to disregard such the advice. "The only reason I saw his words is that he sent them to me, and asked that I circulate them for comment," she said. "It was up to him, ultimately, what he was going to say." But Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg, a frequent critic of the color-coded alert system, said Thursday that Ridge's book "conf irms our worst suspicions." "Just like they did in Iraq, the Bush Administration manipulated
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Obama Attempts Moral Case for Health Reform BY STEPHEN COLLINSON President Barack Obama said, as the world's richest nation, it had a moral duty to offer health care to everyone, in a fresh bid to bolster support for his top domestic priority. bama addressed an estimated 140,000 people on a call sponsored by 30 progressive religious denominations as the White House tried to still disquiet among lib- Obama would like to win some erals, and opposition among Republicans, to his health reform plan. Republican support for his bid to cut "The one thing you all share, is a health care costs. moral conviction, you know, that this debate over health care goes to tively on health care reform," said the heart of who we are as a people," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. said Obama on the call also including Expectations that the Democrats his domestic policy director Melody would fall back on their majorities in Barnes. the House of Representatives and the "I believe that nobody in America Senate to pass the bill were fanned by should be denied basic health care several media reports late on Tuesday because he or she lacks health insur- and early Wednesday. ance," Obama said, after calling into a The New York Times quoted White webcast including clergy and believers House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel as of Evangelical, Protestant, Catholic and saying the Republican leadership had Jewish orders. made a strategic decision to defeat "No one in America should be health care reform, Obama's signature pushed to the edge of f inancial ruin domestic initiative. because an insurance company denies But Gibbs said Obama was committhem coverage," Obama said. ted to engaging with Republicans in
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“These are all fabrications that have been put out there in order to discourage people from meeting what I consider to be a core ethical and moral obligation” Obama hit out at what he branded "fabrications" whipped up by opponents of his policy, including claims that it would expand abortions, give health care to illegal immigrants and ration end-of-life care. "These are all fabrications that have been put out there in order to discourage people from meeting what I consider to be a core ethical and moral obligation,” Obama said. "That is that we look out for one another, that I am my brother's keeper and I am my sister's keeper," Obama said, using a phrase drawn from the Bible. Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele dismissed Obama's call as a gimmick, saying it was evidence the White House was running scared. "President Obama is frantically struggling to shore up his base," Steele said. "The religious left talks about their desire for “social justice.” No bill that funds abortion or strips health care services away from seniors and lowincome Americans can or should be considered just," he said. The White House earlier denied it had given up wooing Republican support for Obama's plan, following reports Democrats may go at it alone. "The president has said countless times that he will work with anybody in any party that wants to work construc-
pursuit of a bipartisan measure. "There are still several more weeks to go in potential negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. I don't know why we would short-circuit any of that." Obama would like to win some Republican support for his bid to cut health care costs, expand access and rein in insurance giants, in line with his vow to drain the partisan bile from Washington. Some polls suggest that most Americans would like a bipartisan solution. Republican votes may also give vulnerable lawmakers from conservative Democratic districts some cover to vote for the measure, or leeway to oppose it without endangering its chances of passing Congress. Gibbs said he believed there were some Republicans still working in a "constructive" way to promote health care reform during the August congressional recess. "We will get in a rocket and fly around the moon if that is what it takes to get everybody together and get an agreement," Gibbs said. After spending last week repulsing Republican attacks on the health care reform drive, Obama is now facing a liberal backlash, following reports, denied by the White House, that he is prepared to drop a plan for a government-run entity or "public option" to compete with private insurance plans. In a sign of an intensifying sales job, Obama has lined up a live online and telephone meeting with Organizing for America, the network of millions of grass roots supporters which emerged from his 2008 campaign infrastructure. The White House said that the president would appear live to take listeners calls on the radio show of conservative commentator Michael Smerconish.
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Saks Promotes National Development “Off Fifth” Brand BY DEBRA HAZEL Off Fifth will be the growth vehicle for Saks Inc. for the next year, executives said at the company’s secondquarter conference call.
BY PAUL BUBNY Amid a rocky year for retail, including several bankruptcies that led to outright liquidation, the city has actually seen more chain locations open than close. That’s the conclusion to be drawn from a new report by the Center for an Urban Future, which says that 53 national stores have increased their footprints across the five boroughs over the past 12 months "despite poor economic conditions." The report calls this expansiveness "surprising"; CUF director Jonathan Bowles did not respond to requests for additional comment by deadline.
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lans call for opening three to five new Off Fifth stores a year across the United States in a combination of outlet malls and strip centers, said Stephen I. Sadove, chairman and CEO. “Growing OFF 5TH makes even more sense in this environment, as customers focus on value,” Sadove said. “There is less than 10% overlap between Saks Fifth Avenue and Off Fifth customers, so we are essentially reaching an entirely different customer base with these stores.” The company has letters of intent for Saks stores in Westchester County, NY, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, but those appear to be less certain.
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n analysis of this year’s CUF Donuts, which has seen a net increase report, which lists a total of of 88 locations. 277 chains by number of locations and provides year-over-year On the other hand, six of the seven other comparisons for 167 of them, finds that the retailers with 100 or more New York 53 retailers that expanded in the past 12 City locations have shrunken their footmonths have added 310 New York City loca- prints here, led by Rite Aid, which now tions. The 62 national chains that have shed operates 14 fewer stores than it did a retail space since a year ago closed a total of year ago, bringing its total down to 195. 245 stores. In sheer numbers, the standout Biggest of the gainers was Dunkin’ shrinking act was performed by AT&T Donuts, which has seen a net increase of Wireless, which closed 26 of its 85 88 locations citywide despite losing 12 locations citywide since last year. of its franchises to Canadian rival Tim However, the store still ranks among the Hortons last month. The Canton, MA- 31 with 50 or more locations here. based donut giant now has 429 stores Other stores with double-digit closacross the f ive boroughs, ranking it as ings over the past 12 months included the city’s biggest, although in Pizza Hut, which shuttered 19 of its 39 Manhattan its 105 locations are dwarfed stores; Blimpie, which closed 13 of its by the 193 of Starbucks. 50 stores; Tasti D-Lite, which closed 12 All of the top f ive national chains out of 53; Curves, which closed 11 out added locations citywide over the past of 47; 1-800-Mattress, which closed 10 12 months, including Subway, up 26 of its 16 stores citywide; and Jimmy locations to 361; McDonald’s, up 10 Jazz, which also closed 10, bringing its locations to 258; Starbucks, which ties total down to 32. Five chains that liquifor third place with a net gain of 23 dated, bringing their total store counts despite closing some locations; and down to zero, accounted for 38 of the Duane Reade, which added 13 stores for 245 store closings. They included its current total of 229. Other double- Circuit City and Burritoville, with 11 digit gainers were Walgreen’s, with 16 closings apiece; Levitz Furniture, which new locations; and T. Mobile, with 14. closed nine stores citywide; K.B. Toys, Given the economy, it stands to rea- which closed f ive; and Off iceMax, son that declining rents may have which closed two. helped fuel this expansion: a May report Six of the top 10 zip codes for by the Real Estate Board of New York’s national retailers are in Manhattan, and retail committee found that asking rents had declined by 11% in six months, Continued on page 38 marking the f irst drop-off since 2001.
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“For the quarter, total sales were $561.7 million, down 14.5% ....” “We are still doing a lot of due diligence work as related to whether those will occur,” Sadove said. “There are a number of hurdles we still have to get through before they happen.” Some planned store renovations also have been postponed. For the quarter, total sales were
The Company currently operates 53 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, 54 OFF 5TH stores, and saks.com. $561.7 million, down 14.5% from the same quarter last year. Comparable store sales declined 15.5%. The company posted a net loss of $54.5 million, compared with a loss of $32.7 million in the year-ago quarter. First-half sales were $1.2 billion, down 21.5% from the f irst six months of 2008. Comparable store sales fell 22.4%. Saks posted a net loss of $59.6 million, vs. a loss of $15.3 million for the same period last year. Capital expenditures of approximately $9 million for the second half of the year, bringing the full year total to approximately $55 million, a reduction of approximately $75 million from 2008. The Company currently operates 53 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, 54 OFF 5TH stores, and saks.com.
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Special Purpose Condos: Good for More Than Residence BY ELLIOT E. FALK AND LONICA L. SMITH Condominiums were the rage in the most recent residential real estate development boom. This form of ownership, long frowned upon by New York City purchasers, became the norm, primarily because of the advantages of direct fee ownership, minimal restrictions on transfers and the seniority of condominium indebtedness. n the current environment, conversion of buildings to the condominium form of ownership continues in New York but for completely different purposes. Well publicized examples of the use of condominium form of ownership are the sale of por tions of Manhattan off ice buildings, comprising one or more condominium units, at 1540 Broadway and 666 Fifth Avenue and the sale and leaseback of the New York Times Co.’s portion of the New York Times Building.
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“The underlying purpose for special financial, real property tax exempfor creating a condomini- tion or income tax reasons. um is to divide one or more The underlying purpose for creating a condominium is to divide one or more buildings into several buildings into several different parcels of different parcels of real property that can be separately sold, transferred or financed. The ability to real property that can divide buildings into retail, office and resibe separately sold, dential or other components can be useful transferred or financed.” for REITs or other buyers that target classThe creation of condominiums is also often useful for special financial, real property tax exemption or income tax reasons. The Park South Tower at 425 W. 59th St., for example, was converted to condominium in 2007 in order to give St. Luke’sRoosevelt Hospital Center the benefit of the not-for-profit real estate tax exemption, while other condominiums have been created to facilitate the sale of low-income housing tax credits.
es of real estate which are most likely to meet their objectives in the current market scenario. Sellers also benefit by reducing outstanding indebtedness and retaining ownership of a more focused property. Condominiums are often useful today in the structuring of so-called “80-20” or other forms of mixed income residential housing that qualify for low-income housing tax credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. The structures that enable such credits to be sold to an investor group frequently make use of the condo-
minium form of ownership. Control of the condominium’s board of managers, veto rights of specific owners and permitted uses of units are among the issues that are more heavily negotiated in these transactions than in traditional residential condominiums where rights and uses are stipulated by the Sponsor in the offering plan. Reducing the amount of shared common elements and building equipment will help minimize disputes between different owners regarding allocation of costs for operating expenses and capital improvements. Special purpose condominium conversions can often be done in a much shorter time frame than typical residential condominiums. This is because the New York
State Attorney General’s office has the authority to issue a “no-action letter” that exempts certain transactions from the requirement of using a condominium offering plan. A recent Attorney General memorandum expanded the class of condominiums that are eligible to apply for “no-action letters” to include multi-use buildings that contain occupied residential space. Meanwhile, the New York City Department of Finance, which reviews and approves applications for subdividing a building into condominium units, has, effective June 1, 2009, instituted several new procedures designed to streamline the approval process. Given the many special purposes that can be served, from ownership of specialized real estate to utilization of tax credits, conversion to the condominium form of ownership continues to be useful, even in this economic downturn. The parallel changes in policy and practice by the New York State Attorney General and the New York City Department of Finance are welcome developments that will facilitate and promote this expanded use of condominiums.
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Discount Seeks to Buy Small NYC Merck Wins SINGULAIR® Bank to Expand Its U.S. Activity Patent Infringement Lawsuit BY SHARON WROBEL Israel Discount Bank, the country's third-largest bank, is seeking to expand its business activities in the United States via an acquisition of a small bank in the New York area. e cannot take the risk of expanding our activities in a country in which we don't have a presence," Shlomo Zohar, chairman of Israel Discount Bank, said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post Thursday in Tel Aviv. "Our strategy is to focus on our existing banking structures. In the US, we want to expand the domestic-banking activities of our subsidiary in New York through a matching acquisition of a small local bank." Israel Discount Bank of New York, also known as IDB Bank, started its operations in 1962 and is a commercial bank offering domestic, international, personal and commercial banking services to its US and foreign clientele. "We are looking for an opportunity to acquire a small local bank with $500 million to $1 billion in deposits located in the New York area that matches our traditional clientele of the Jewish market and is active in similar fields," Zohar said. "It needs to be a fit. We will not take the risk of entering new fields in which we are not active, such as real estate." In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, small banks in the US are struggling to survive. On the one hand, US banking authorities are trying to reduce the number of banks; some are on the verge of closure because of financial problems, while others need to merge with larger banks. On the other hand, US regulators have severed capital requirements and oversight demands, which many small banks cannot meet. "This environment offers buying opportunities, and the cost today is much better than before the crisis," Zohar said. "We are looking around and have also been getting requests." The Israeli banking sector will report second-quarter results later this month. Merrill Lynch said in a research note Thursday that the Israeli banking sector had recovered during the second quarter of 2009, but it cautioned that its underlying return on equity is still only 7 percent.
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Merrill Lynch said the banks' secondquarter results should be much better than in the preceding quarter, with an average return on equity of more than 9%, compared with 5% for the first quarter and a negative return on equity in the second half of 2008. Stripping out one-time gains, the underlying return on investment would remain a low 7%, Merrill Lynch said. "We think Israel Discount Bank is likely to record a relatively strong set of results in Q2, as we expect the bank to continue to benefit from notable trading gains and from gains on its severance-payment funds," Merrill Lynch analysts Haim Israel and Micha Goldberg said in the report. "We expect loan-loss provisions to decline slightly as a result of some small recoveries, and we forecast net income to total NIS 188 million, reflecting a return on equity of 8%," they said. In addition, Merrill Lynch expects most banks, apart from Discount Bank, to have already reached the capital-adequacy ratio target of 12% in the second quarter ahead of the deadline set by the Bank of Israel for the end of 2009. Merrill Lynch rated Discount Bank "underperform," on concerns about the bank's asset quality, its US exposure and its low capital ratios. "We still think the bank is likely to require an equity injection," Merrill Lynch said. But Zohar is confident Discount Bank will reach the mandated minimum-capitaladequacy ratio of 12% in the third quarter of 2009 without plans for an equity injection. "Capital-adequacy ratio has become a buzzword around the world in the aftermath of the global financial crisis," he said. "No bank will collapse because of a low capitaladequacy ratio. Liquidity and asset portfolio are much more critical parameters for the stability of a bank. "We are more or less there [capital adequacy ratio of 12%]," Zohar said. "In addition, we plan to raise our Tier-1 capital-adequacy ratio to 7% by the end of the year." Discount Bank's capital-adequacy ratio was 10.42% at the end of March and over 11% at the end of June. Banks need to maintain a high capital-adequacy ratio in view of the Basel II requirements - the new Basel
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BY IAN MCCONNELL Merck & Co., Inc. announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in Merck's favor in a patent infringement suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Teva). Teva was seeking FDA approval to sell a generic version of 4, 5 and 10 mg tablets of SINGULAIR (montelukast sodium), Merck's asthma and allergic rhinitis medicine. n his decision, Judge Garrett E. Brown upheld Merck's patent on SINGULAIR and ruled that Teva committed infringement. Judge Brown also issued an injunction blocking the approval of Teva's generic versions until the August 2012 expiration of the patent. "The court appropriately ruled that the patent for SINGULAIR in the U.S. is valid," said Bruce Kuhlik, executive vice president and general counsel of Merck. "We invest heavily in the R&D that is needed to discover innovative medicines like SINGULAIR, and we will vigorously defend our intellectual property rights." Merck f iled the patent infringement lawsuit against Teva in February 2007. The trial was heard before Judge Brown
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Theft of 130 Million Credit & Debit-Card Numbers: Take Protective Action BY ANDREA ROCK Banks in the U.S. have put the burden on others to deal with creditand debit-card identity theft, rather than spend the money for more effective measures used in Europe, one prominent expert told us yesterday. s a result, we could continue to experience more ID thefts like the heist of 130 million credit- and debit-card names reported earlier this week. That’s not the kind of crime that’s easy for consumers to prevent. But here are a couple of tips for what consumers CAN do. • To determine if your card could have been among those that were com-
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promised, monitor your accounts carefully to spot signs of unauthorized purchases or withdrawals. Don't wait until you receive notice from your bank. Banks typically will notify you that you’re a possible data breach victim only after their fraud detection system has detected a signal indicating fraud, says Avivah Litan, an analyst specializing in fraud detection and prevention at Gartner Research in Stanford, Ct. But fraud detection systems are designed to alert card issuers when a pattern of transactions that are out of character occur, and to avoid sending too many “false positive” sig-
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U.S., Swiss Deal on UBS Gets Lukewarm Welcome BY AFP The deal settling a bruising US lawsuit against Swiss bank UBS got a cautious welcome from analysts, as another US case showed authorities there are stepping up their hunt for tax-evaders. sword of Damocles is still hanging ove r UBS," a n a ly s t s at Z u r c h e r k a n t o n a l b a n k ( Z K B ) s a i d, refer ring to potential fur ther legal problems as the accord is implemented. On Wednesday, the bank and the Swiss government signed complex agreements with US authorities that should allow UBS to escape charges of assisting tax evasion in the United States without a fine or compensation payment. The Swiss agreed to process a US request for information on 4,450 UBS American clients who are suspected of tax fraud in return for ending the lawsuit against the bank. A day after settling the UBS case, US authorities announced they charged a Swiss private banker and a lawyer Thursday with aiding wealthy Americans conceal assets in Switzerland. Hansruedi Schumacher, executive manager at Swiss private bank Neue Zuercher Bank (NZB), and Matthias Rickenbach, an attorney who provided legal advice and services to US clients, were accused of creating "sham and nominee offshore entities" to hide their US clients' assets and
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sold the nine percent stake it acquired in UBS when it bailed it out in October as the global financial crisis looked set to claim another major victim. The Finance Ministry announced Thursday that it had sold its UBS shares to foreign and Swiss institutional investors at 16.5 Swiss francs a share -- the higher end of analyst expectations. The deal settling a bruising US lawsuit against The sale produced a Swiss bank UBS got a cautious welcome from profit of 1.2 billion analysts. Swiss francs (790 million euros, 1.12 billion dollars) on the governincome. "This is another step in our ongoing ment's original six billion Swiss francs effort to pursue hidden offshore assets -- investment. UBS shares closed on Thursday up 4.54 no matter where they are located," said US Internal Revenue Service Commissioner percent at 17.5 Swiss francs, outpacing the wider bourse where the Swiss Market Doug Shulman. "We're in the early stages of our work to Index rose 0.9 percent. Loss-making UBS was one of the hardcrack down on offshore tax evasion." Analysts at Helvea said it was unclear if est hit banks as credit markets froze and stock markets slumped last year, with its UBS might face further criminal proceedings in the longer term and avoid a penalty future in doubt as it took massive losses. "The Board of Directors and the execuor other litigation relating to tax fraud tive management of UBS would like to cases. thank the Swiss Confederation, the Swiss "It is not really a clean ending," commented Peter Thorne of Helvea. "It could National Bank and (financial regulator) FINMA for their prudent and resolute all be a messy process." After the deal, the Swiss government course of action from October 2008 to this day," UBS Chairman Kaspar Villiger said
in a statement. Analysts at Vontobel bank welcomed the government pullout, saying it allowed UBS greater flexibility as it sought to rebuild. "The (sale) is a positive signal that shows the confidence of the Swiss government," said Vontobel's Stefan Schuermann. Press commentary on the deal with the US authorities was muted, pointing out the impact it could have on Switzerland's standing as a financial centre. The Neue ZĂźrcher Zeitung (NZZ) said the agreement appeared "at first sight to be to Switzerland's advantage" but it could make many UBS clients nervous and turn themselves in to US authorities of their own accord. Le Temps said it represented "an American victory." In the lawsuit, US authorities accused UBS of "systematically and deliberately" violating American laws by promoting offshore accounts for American citizens, targeting up to 52,000 US clients. It followed a 780 million dollar (587 million euros) fine imposed by the US authorities on UBS in a similar tax-related case in February. The legal overhang has weighed heavily on the banking giant's attempts to recover from the financial crisis and UBS has been struggling to keep customers on board. UBS reported a net loss of 1.4 billion Swiss francs for the second quarter of 2009.
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Good Neighbor Policy “It’s outrageous.” Without permission, fences were town down and significant old trees removed. An extensive renovation, described as “massive,” was undertaken at a property that belongs to the Libyan government. Its location is odd: in the heart of one of New Jersey’s most heavily modern Orthodox Jewish Englewood. The project began about two months ago. he neighbor immediately next to the project described f irst reaction “was sort of shocked.“ “Everyone knows about the ownership (of the property.) For years, it was derelict. When we moved here, ten years ago, it was derelict, and probably had been so for many years before that.” During the last ten years, there was no change; the property remained overgrown, untouched and “virtually abandoned.” Suddenly, about sixty days ago, a massive construction project, (which appears likely to be done by September), was initiated. Englewood is a beautiful area, full of large, luxurious, classic American homes. Only the Libyan property, a massive structure was out of place. Now, rapid and signif icant renovations are being completed. “They must have spent 10 million dollars. The house had been completely unused for at least 10 years about which I know. It was completely derelict,” said Boteach. “Now,” says the rabbi “I've just discovered that Libyan President Muammar Khadaf i is going to be my neighbor. In about a month, In New Jersey!”
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“Perhaps the Libyan government was unaware of the high profile personality living next door.” Of what specif ics are you aware? Do you know who is the intended user?” I asked Rabbi Shmuely Boteach. “What has been the reaction of your family – especially your kids ----to their possible new neighbor? “So far,” the rabbi said, “the reaction has been limited,” noting that his kids are still away at camp or in Israel. Asked if there had been any problems caused by the construction personal, the Rabbi said that a pleasant relationship existed. “They don’t need me as an enemy.” He noted that it appeared to be a “standard” construction project. His impression is that all the workers appear to be Arab, none of whom appeared to know that the next door neighbor was Rabbi. Not only as a directly affected
neighbor, but as a concerned citizen of the town, Rabbi Shmuely Boteach says he will lead a protest on Sunday against the proposed resident – if police permission can be gotten! The intent of the gathering is to make it clear to Muammar Khadaf i and his government that “he is not wanted. This is a peace loving neighborhood. We don’t welcome terrorists and murderers” said Boteach. The situation presents practical problems as well. The Libyan government claims immunity from local taxation, (both in New York and New Jersey; I fact, only a single exemption can be claimed.) Thus, the Orthodox Jews who account for a very large percentage of Englewood's tax revenue are subsidizing the basic services of his mansion
“It is beyond comprehension to give compassion to a terrorist, a mass murderer who has erased the image of G-d, and is no longer defined as a human brother. To be compassionate to a terrorist is to be contemptuous of their victims.” Perhaps the Libyan government was unaware of the high prof ile personality living next door. Boteach’s initial response to the renovation of the property was to question whether President Khadaf i could be “seeking a rapprochement with the west through the move, the “hero’s welcome” afforded Abdel Basat alMegrahi, the recently released mastermind of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland “makes it clear that he is not.” “It is beyond comprehension to give compassion to a terrorist, a mass murderer who has erased the image of G-d, and is no longer def ined as a human brother. To be compassionate to a terrorist is to be contemptuous of their victims.” “Judaism believes in repentance, but requires that a true penitent “expresses himself in not only correcting the damage he has done but by committing to righteous action in the future. Words are not enough.”
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Abusing Freedom of Speech BY MICHELLE MAZEL Having lived through a revolution in Romania and following five years in Egypt, I rejoiced when my husband Zvi was named ambassador to Sweden. ndeed, I looked forward to what was to be our last posting in a friendly Western country. This time we would not be isolated, I thought; there would be glittering functions, invitations to Royal events, and we would bask in a friendly atmosphere. Ah, well. It did not quite happen that way. This was the time of the second Intifada and nobody - nobody - loved us. Thus, for instance, when a massive demonstration was held against the United States before its 2003 invasion of Iraq, people marched by the tens of thousands under our window on their way to the US Embassy. Among the many banners prominently displayed, one was particularly striking: "Bomb Tel Aviv, not Baghdad," it said in bold black letters. A FEW WEEKS later, the University of Stockholm Student Union decided to hold a "Palestine Day" which was to end with a debate to which the Israeli ambassador was invited. Zvi gave a nice diplomatic speech about the need for compromise and reconciliation which was met with silence. Then the Palestinian representative took the floor and launched into a diatribe about the savage Israeli soldiers: "When they spy a pregnant
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Palestinian woman these beasts start betting on whether it's a boy or a girl and then CUT OPEN THE WOMAN to know who won. Furthermore", he went on, "no young Palestinian woman is safe from them. If she is pretty, they will strip her naked and force her to walk through the streets of Jerusalem." I can still remember the shock I felt. We were after all in the auditorium of a university in a modern Western country, not in Ramallah or in Teheran. The audience duly hissed and booed the hated Israelis. And why not? We were daily pilloried in the press. But it got worse. Soon enough some of this hatred turned to the Jewish community. In October 2003, one Jan Samuelsson, a so-called expert on religion and religious history published an article in one of the leading dailies - Dagens Nyheter, a morning paper with a circulation that equals that of Aftonbladet - explaining that it was legitimate to hate Jews as long as Israel occupied Arab territories. Here are some choice quotations out of that article: "Muslim hatred of Jews is justified", "hatred of Jews is primarily a modern phenomenon sparked by the violations that the State of Israel commits against Arabs in the Middle East." Incidentally, the Israeli Embassy protested, but guess what? The sanctity of the freedom of the press prevailed and nothing was done. Swedish Jews were quick to understand the message. Hillelskolan, the Jewish school, received police protection and its pupils were advised to take off their head
coverings and Stars of David when they left the premises. Their parents got the same advice. To this day, religious envoys from Israel are told to wear a hat, not a kippa. TO BE SURE, some of this can be attributed to the sizable Muslim community living in Sweden today - some 500,000 out of a total of nine million. In Stockholm, elderly Jews, most of them Holocaust survivors, were invited every Friday to an "Oneg Shabat" in the community building. I had participated a few times and went there in early March 2004 to say goodbye. A very old man with a strong Polish accent took a newspaper from his pocket. "It says there," he told me, "that in the great mosque of Stockholm they give out leaflets and cassettes calling to get rid of the Jews, sons of pigs and monkeys. It also says that a government spokesman declared there was no ground for intervention. What do you say about that?" There was not much I could say. Once again the embassy protested; once again the hallowed mantle of the sanctity of freedom of speech had been thrown over what can only be described as blatant antiSemitism. It was left to another elderly woman to put in words the fear they all felt: "You may be too young to remember, but this is how it started in Germany." I hastened to point out that the situation was completely different inasmuch as the Swedish government would protect its citizens and was indeed committed to fighting anti-Semitism. Hadn't the then Prime Minister Goran Persson convened not one, but three interna-
tional seminars on the issue of the Holocaust? I am not sure they believed me. A scant month before, that same Swedish government had paid for the now-infamous exhibit glorifying the Palestinian woman who had blown herself up among the lunch crowd of a busy Haifa restaurant in October 2003, killing 21 people. This "work of art" showing a photo of her made-up, smiling up face floating on a sea of red water made to look like blood had been chosen for the official opening ceremony of the new international seminar, dedicated to the worthy cause of "preventing genocide." And when the Israeli ambassador, having vainly protested, took matters in his own hands and hurled the spotlights illuminating that monstrosity into the water, all three leading newspapers protested this intolerable attack on the freedom of art and artistic expression. The following day the exhibit was restored in all its glory. When a year later Muslims protested against a painting in a Gothenburg museum they found insulting, they did it with far greater efficiency. An anonymous letter spelled what would happen to the wife and the children of the curator if the painting was not removed forthwith. This was promptly done. The writer is the wife of former ambassador Zvi Mazel. She is the author of Ambassador's Wife published in 2002, a personal account of the eight years she spent in Cairo with her husband.
Becoming Irrelevant and a Cartoon Character BY ASHER J. MATATHIAS Roseanne Barr, a low-brow comedienne, has frequently pushed the envelope of propriety and good taste. Perhaps, what we witness as stars age, is the ever-chimerical attempt to appear relevant, hip, and commercially desirable, we witness their morphing into societal critics, frequently occupying the fringes of the political spectrum. hus, Mel Gibson, waning in the Hollywood firmament and mired in domestic strife, attempts to reinterpret The Passion of the Christ in a decidedly antiSemitic manner; award-winning Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis finds Jews possessed of cosmic evil, and, most recently, the aforementioned Roseanne photographed in the July 30 issue of Heeb Magazine as her version of Hitler, replete with mustache and swastika armband, tastelessly baking gingerbread "Jew cookies." Ostensibly, the reason for her performance was to show contempt for the archetypical villain of the 20th century, not for his murderous streak that caused the annihilation of tens of millions, including Six Million Jews, but for "because he thought that artists should be … censored." Ignorance is a dangerous commodity easily spread through the Internet - as Roseanne Barr has repeatedly done through her blog. One may laugh at such sophomoric assertions, were it not for their ability to become toxic, potentially lethal in the words and / or acts of irresponsible individuals: Israel is a Nazi
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state; Sephardic Jews were spared the Holocaust by Hitler; and that Arabs and area Jews lived in harmony before the systematic organized migration of the Ashkenazim from points in Eastern Europe. Historic truth is at variance in every particular. Relations between Jews and Arabs, prior to the modern establishment of Israel in 1948, have always been contentious: the former enduring petty and governmental humiliations in the hands of the Moslem majority (special taxes, bribes for the protection of Jewish holy sites); and, when petroleum was discovered, inordinate Arab pressure on the British to limit Jewish immigration to Mandate Palestine (a territory they administered after WW I, with the contradictory policy issued on November 2, 1917 by Lord Balfour to found an eventual Jewish homeland). With regard to the Sephardic victims supposedly spared in the Shoa, I invite Roseanne and others who would deny those substantial losses to recognize that Greek Jews suffered the highest percentage casualties of any community of Jews in any European country. 87% of the community was decimated, mainly Sephardic Jews. Among the lost were my own maternal grandparents, Daniel and Rachel Atoun of Thessaloniki. My own family was saved by the Stamos family, righteous Christians, who hid us in a Mt. Pelion cave, where I was born December 3, 1943. Slander uttered by contemporary ignoramuses and anti-Semites (often one and the same), that denigrates Israel as the modern era's Nazi Nation, must
be refuted with passion and facts. The Jewish State is a model democracy, albeit with a few warts. It is vibrant, democratic and free. Its citizenry includes Arabs, Christians, and other minorities. All vote and have Knesset (legislature) representation. While Israel has repeatedly been called to arms to defend its right to exist, it consistently holds the olive branch of peace for her neighbors to take, preparing the day for comprehensive peace via diplomatic recognition, and the normal civil intercourse that characterizes “normal” diplomatic relations. Let Roseanne Barr begin her quest to f ind her peace of mind, perhaps by commencing a period of intensive learning,
reflection, understanding, and tolerance. The time is propitious, after all, for this is the Hebrew month of Elul, the last in the calendar prior to Rosh Hashanah, a time full of promise and anticipation as we seek individual and collective cleansing and forgiveness. May we, all of us, have the zahut, the merit, to enjoy a sweet New Year 5770! Asher J. Matathias is an adjunct professor of political science at St. John's University, frequent lecturer / writer, and the f irst Greek-American-Jewish candidate of a major party to be nominated as a candidate for the New York State Assembly.
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e-mails received after 3:30 p.m. will be responded to the next business day. UJA-Federation and J11 will close at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2009 and will be closed all day on Monday, September 28th, in observance of Yom Kippor. Call! About UJA-Federation of New York UJA-Federation of New York, the world’s largest local philanthropy, raises funds that sustain the activities of more than 100 health, human-service, educational, and community-building agencies. Every day, these community-based organizations provide a multitude of services that combat poverty, help the elderly age with dignity, promote Jewish identity and renewal, strengthen children and families, and open doors to those with disabilities and special needs. With a reach that spans New York, Israel, and 60 countries around the globe, we touch the lives of 4.5 million people every year, fulfilling a mission to care for those in need, rescue those in harm’s way, and renew Jewish life.
Mr. Broadway: Kosher Doesn’t Equal Clean BY JEWSIH VOICE STAFF Mr. Broadway Kosher, located at 1372 Broadway, between 37th and 38th Street, was shut down by the Department of Health. According to the “Real Deal,” a real estate journal, “it’s not yet clear whether the closure will be permanent.” r. Broadway Kosher had touted itself as “a safe haven for the kosher food lovers of New York
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City.” Its location near the heart of the Garment Center made it a popular destination for shoppers, convention attendees and visitors to Madison Square Garden. The restaurant presented a varied menu including an “authentic” Mediterranean salad bar, Chinese menu, and a 12 foot fresh Sushi bar as well as traditional delicatessen selections. It claimed to be an “authentic New York kosher dining experience.”
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Queens Jewish Community to Host Child Safety Program BY AARON TROODLER In an effort to educate people about protecting children from improper behavior and sexual predatory acts, the Queens Jewish community is hosting a critical program for parents, teachers, and rabbonim that will focus on prevention, awareness and action strategies. The program, which is entitled "Keep Kids Safe from inappropriate behavior at school, in camp, and in the neighborhood," will take place on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at 7:00 PM at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, which is located at 150-05 70th Road in Kew Gardens Hills, New York. h i s p r og r a m i s o p e n t o t h e entire community and is being sponsored by the N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l o f Yo u n g I s r a e l , the Queens Jewish Community Council, the Queens County District Attor ney's Off ice, the Va a d H a r a b o n i m o f Q u e e n s , J ew i s h Connections - Pride Of Judea E z r a t C h ay i m , J e w i s h B o a r d o f Fa m i ly & C h i l d r e n ' s S e r v i c e s , a n d t h e Yo u n g I s r a e l o f Kew G a r d e n s Hills. Opening remarks will be delivered by Rabbi Herschel Welcher, the Mara D'asra of Congregation Ahavas Yisroel. The guest speaker will be David Pelcovitz,
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“Rebbetzin Steinig noted that a similar program is being planned for the Brooklyn Jewish community in the fall.” "The abhorrent act of sexual molestation against children is a real threat that people need to be cognizant of at all times," said Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, the Director of Programming for the National Council of Young Israel. "This program will provide parents and teachers with the essential elements necessary to combat these heinous acts and properly protect our children from sexual predators." Rebbetzin Steinig noted that a similar program is being planned for the Brooklyn Jewish community in the fall. For more information about "Keep Kids Safe from inappropriate behavior at school, in camp, and in the neighborhood," call Rebbetzin Judi Steinig at 212929-1525, or send an e-mail to jsteinig@youngisrael.org.
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Jewish Agency Marks Gilad Shalit’s 23rd Birthday BY JACOB DALLAL Federations and other community organizations across the North America, working through Jewish Agency for Israel emissaries in their communities, are planning nearly a dozen local events this week to mark the birthday of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas in Gaza over three years ago. On Friday, August 28, Shalit will turn 23 years old. vents will include formal declarations on the municipal and state level calling to free Gilad Shalit, appearances by local elected officials, artists and Israeli diplomats. Participants at the events will be asked to sign post cards to the Red Cross asking that Shalit receive the full rights of an abducted soldier under international law and that the Red Cross work for the soldier’s release. A similar online petition is being launched on the Jewish Agency website, at www.jewishagency.org and on www.facebook.com/jewishagency.T h e Jewish Agency will distribute in communities copies of the Hebrew book, “When the Shark and the Fish First Met,” a short children’s story Shalit wrote about peace in Middle East when he was a boy. Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky will appear in a video calling for action to release Shalit. At many of the events, a documentary f ilm, “Gilad Shalit: 2 years in captivity” which was produced in Israel last year and documents Shalit’s abduction and captivity, will be screened. Events are being held at communi-
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ties, including: • Minneapolis, MN, Wednesday, Aug 26 – a community-wide event with a mayoral proclamation of solidarity with Shalit, attended by off icials, including Congressman Keith Ellison. • Teaneck, NJ, Sunday, August 30 – a community event which will include presentation of a joint resolution from the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate calling for Shalit’s release. • Tucson, AZ, Thursday August 27 – a community event during which the City of Tucson will grant honorary citizenship to Gilad Shalit. • Columbus, OH, Sunday, August 30 – a community event, including a musical tribute, in which the City of Columbus will grant honorary citizenship to Gilad Shalit • Tulsa, OK, Friday-Saturday August 28-9 – Special prayer services at synagogues in the city, and a special focus in Jewish schools on Shalit. • San Francisco, CA, Saturday, August 29 – The Jewish Film Festival will screen the documentary on Shalit, and Bay-area synagogues will mark birthday with special prayer. • Phoenix, AZ – exhibit on the captivity of Shalit at community center; educational activity in summer camps, schools • Miami, FL, – a solidarity day was held earlier this month during which 1,000 children released balloons to symbolize Shalit’s hoped-for release; North Dade Jewish day schools will hold a solidarity rally at the beginning of September.
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NEWS IN REVIEW NEW YORK NEW PEDESTRIAN COUNTDOWN CROSSING SIGNALS ISSUED FOR SAFETY Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan to unveil a new series of pedestrian countdown crossing signals that are being tested citywide to determine whether the devices can enhance safety while crossing city streets. The signals display the number of seconds remaining to cross safely before “do not walk.”
WEST NILE VIRUS FOUND IN CENTRAL BROOKLYN The New York City Health Department has detected West Nile virus in Central Brooklyn. So far, no human threats have been reported however, the Department of Health has issued a statement alerting increased mosquito surveillance in affected Brooklyn area zip codes: 11203, 11207 and 11210. “It is important for our communities to be alert for signs of the West Nile virus and to be take necessary precautions to reduce mosquito exposure.” said Senator Parker. “ We need to track it, combat it, and be mindful of this virus’ affects especially during the summer months to protect you and your family from the virus." Although there have been no major life threatening cases of West Nile virus in Brooklyn to date, mosquitoes may be infected with the virus and pose a health risk to the general public. West Nile virus can cause a serious inflammation of the brain or spinal cord, and can also cause a more moderate flu-like illness with headache, fever and extreme fatigue. If you think you have symptoms of West Nile Virus, consult with your physical immediately.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG BREAKS GROUND FOR EAST RIVER WATERFRONT ESPLANADE Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Governor David A. Paterson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver broke ground on the $148 million f irst phase of the East River Waterfront Esplanade and Piers Project in Lower Manhattan. The f irst phase – which will create more than 400 construction-related jobs – will transform two miles of underutilized portions of the East River waterfront stretching from the Battery Maritime Building to Pier 35 into pedestrian-friendly, publicly accessible open space. It will be completed by the end of 2011. The project is being built by New York City Economic Development Corporation and funded with $138 million from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development and $9.7 million from Federal and New York State Transportation Funds.
NATIONAL PLANNED KHADAFI VISIT TO NJ PROVOKES ANGER Some New Jersey residents are protesting the planned visit of Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhaf i to their state next month. News that Gadhaf i is expected to stay at a private mansion owned by the Libyan government in Englewood, N.J. while attending the opening of the United Nations General Assembly next month has angered locals. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on Monday said the Libyan leader "wasn't welcome" in the Garden State and requested travel restrictions be put in place limiting him to the U.N. headquarters district. "I believe the State Department should ensure that Col. Gadhaf i’s entry into the United States is for off icial U.N. business only and does not allow him to travel freely,” Lautenberg wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes has also decried the upcoming visit, saying that Englewood residents are "infuriated," according to Reuters. In recent years the Libyan dictator, who seized power in a coup in 1969, has improved ties with the West and agreed to dismantle his weapons of mass destruction program. However, Western off icials were angered last week by Tripoli's hero's welcome for Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence agent convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, who was released from prison in Scotland for humanitarian reasons because he's reportedly dying of cancer. "In light of this extremely mixed legacy, the Obama administration should insist on certain parameters before welcoming Gadhaf i to the United States," Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who lives next door to the Libyan-owned mansion where Gadhaf i is expected to stay in a tent on the grounds, wrote in an Op-Ed in the Jerusalem Post.
JEWISH GROUPS AT WHITE HOUSE DISCUSS IMMIGRATION REFORM Several Jewish groups sent representatives to a White House strategy session on immigration reform. Represented at the meeting Thursday were the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the National Council of Jewish Women and the American Jewish Committee. The main message conveyed at the meeting by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was that immigration reform was on hold until next year, Mark Hetf ield, HIAS' senior vice president for policy, told JTA. There was too much on the White House agenda now with health care reform, stimulus packages and foreign affairs for immigration to get careful
treatement, the representatives were told. President Obama also stopped into the meeting to deliver greetings. The session, with over a hundred in attendance, broke up into working groups that dealt with bringing undocumented laborers out of the shadows, addressing the needs of labor and business, controlling borders, and family reunif ication.
U.S. FINALIZING GROUNDWORK FOR RESUMING TALKS The Obama administration will "f inalize the steps" for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks in the next few weeks, the White House spokesman said. "The president said that Special Envoy (George) Mitchell would follow up with the parties in the next few weeks to f inalize the steps they would take and lay the groundwork for resumption of negotiations," Robert Gibbs said Thursday. Gibbs was describing a conversation that President Obama had earlier in the day with Jordanian King Abdullah II, following up on Obama's meeting this week with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "They discussed efforts to advance Middle East peace and how the U.S. and Jordan could work together to achieve this goal," Gibbs said. "The president and the king agreed on the need to launch Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as soon as possible." Palestinian leaders have so far counted out resuming talks until Israel freezes settlement construction; the Israeli and U.S. governments are negotiating the contours of such a freeze. Obama wants Egypt and Jordan, both at peace with Israel, to press other Arab states into making conciliatory gestures to Israel that would help facilitate a settlement freeze. "The president underscored his strong support for Jordan's efforts to work with other Arab states to reach out to Israel," Gibbs said.
INTERNATIONAL RUSSIAN COURT ORDERS SWASTIKA TATTOO REMOVED A Russian court f ined a man for having a swastika tattoo and ordered it removed. In ordering the removal, the Novgorod court cited a rarely applied law that prohibits the public display of Nazi symbols, according to the UCSJ: Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. UCSJ cited a report published by the Sova Information-Analytical Center. The f ine of 1,000 rubles is equal to about $32. The judge justif ied the decision by pointing out in the verdict that the tattoo is on the defendant's right hand and therefore is "visible to people around him."
ISRAEL RECORDS 12TH SWINE FLU DEATH Israel recorded its 12th death related to swine flu. A 4-year-old girl died in an Afula hospital on Thursday night, Israel Radio reported. It was not clear if swine flu was the prevailing factor as the girl was suffering from other ailments, but it was a contributing factor, the radio quoted hospital off icials as saying.
UKRAINE OU OFFICIAL ARRESTED Ukraine's secret service detained the chairman of that country's Orthodox Union chapter on charges of embezzling community money. Dmitry (Daniel) Shuval, 27, the chairman of the Kharkov Jewish Community Orthodox Union, was ar rested in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk past week, where he was hiding. Shuval is suspected of having gambled and lost at least $1 million on the London Stock Exchange.
IRAN ALLOWS IAEA TO VISIT NUCLEAR SITE Iran has allowed international inspectors to visit a nuclear reactor. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency last week inspected the nuclear reactor at Arak, for the f irst time in a year, according to reports. Unnamed Iranian diplomats also told several news services on Thursday that Iran has also agreed to allow the IAEA to monitor the Natanz uranium enrichment nuclear plant. The reactor is capable of producing low-grade uranium; U.N. inspectors suspect that Iran is seeking the means to produce highly enriched uranium, suitable for a bomb.
MONUMENT TO NAZI VICTIMS ERECTED A monument to Nazi victims was erected in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region. The memorial complex in the town of Andrushivka was dedicated. The commemoration ceremony was attended by local off icials, rabbis, Israeli diplomats, Jewish community representatives, and World War II veterans and a delegation of Ukrainian-born Israelis. The monument was built with the f inancial support of Ukrainian parliamentarian Nikolay Rudchenko and the deputy of the Zhytomyr regional council, Nikolay Oleschenko. The regional Jewish community in Zhytomyr, an area in Ukraine's north, also helped fund the memorial. More than 252 Jewish women and 25 children were killed by the Nazis in Andrushivka in August 1941 and, according to Aleks Balshin, an Israeli who was born in Andrushivka, more than 1,390 Jews were killed by the Nazis there in 1941-1943.
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Cooking With Kids: Fun and Easy Recipes for The Family BY EMUNA BRAVERMAN Cooking with kids can be a great activity for families to participate in. These quick and easy recipes can be enjoyed by all, and in the convenience of your own kitchen. Marshmallow Pops This is a fun snack for kids and a cute party activity. It's also messy and allows kids to be creative. It requires adult assistance. 24 large marshmallows 24 wooden skewers 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted ½ cup multicolored sprinkles ½ cup chocolate sprinkles ½ cup chopped peanuts ½ cup coconut ½ cup mini white chocolate chips wherever your imagination takes you... Thread one marshmallow onto each skewer. Place on baking sheet and freeze until firm – 10 to 15 minutes. (For marshmallow "kebabs", place up to 4 marshmallows on the skewer). Coat each marshmallow with the melted chocolate, spreading evenly. Sprinkle desire coating over one side of each marshmallow (I advise keeping wax paper underneath as you do this unless you are a glutton for punishment!) and refreeze, plain chocolate side down. Marshmallows are ready to eat after 30 minutes.
Marshmallow Pops. Yogurt Parfaits These don't actually require any cooking but they do get the kids involved. Yogurt parfaits are all the rage – they can be a dessert treat using frozen yogurt or a healthy breakfast using the regular kind. The amounts are up to you (or your kids!) yogurt, plain or vanilla granola or other crunchy cereal (we like Honey Bunch O' Oats) fresh fruit – cut up peaches, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, depending on your preference indulgent options - chocolate chips, coconut, peanuts, m&m's, oreo cookie crumbs In tall glasses (or parfait cups), layer yogurt then a topping, yogurt then a topping, yogurt then a topping. It looks too good to eat. This can also be fun at a party.
Yogurt Parfaits Pizza And for the more industrious and slightly older children, what is better than pizza? Everyone loves pizza, kids especially. I think my son would eat it every night if I would allow it. Here is a basic recipe that older kids can make themselves. All ages can participate in spreading the sauce and sprinkling on the toppings. For 2 large pizzas: 2 cups warm water 2 rounded teaspoons dry yeast 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 6 cups flour corn meal In a large bowl, proof yeast in water. You will see it bubble up – this is fun for everyone to watch. Whisk in olive oil and salt. Stir in flour, 2 cups at a time until dough is no longer sticky. Knead until
Pizza smooth – 5 minutes at the most. Drizzle olive oil around bowl. Roll dough in oil until coated. Cover bowl with a towel and let rise until doubled – about 1 hour. Divide dough in half and roll into balls. Cover and let rise for another 15 minutes. Sprinkle cornmeal over bottom of pizza pans. Shape dough to fit pans – stretch and flip and pretend you're an Italian chef. (Or just put it on a lightly flour surface and keep pushing it out) Now you are ready to put on the toppings. We like a sauce-less pizza with feta cheese and mozzarella. Or cover with pizza sauce, then mozzarella cheese (or pizza cheese) and the toppings of your choice. We have a lot of fans of plain here. I like it with olives, black and green. I also like the vegetarian pepperoni. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes until cheese is browned and bubbly. For more recipes, please visit www.gourmetkoshercooking.com
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Hate Speech: A Film That Address The Harsh Reality of Anti-Semitism on Campus BY FERN SIDMAN It is that time of the year once again. The new school term will begin in a matter of weeks. As the excitement and anticipation escalates for some, entering college or university for the first time can be a daunting and intimidating experience for the Jewish student. Always a minority, the secular Jewish student faces the foreboding prospect of living on a campus that has morphed into a raging hotbed of anti-Israel fanaticism. tand With Us, the pro-Israel advocacy organization that focuses its energies on countering disinformation and slander against Israel and Jews on college campuses, has produced a powerful and must-see documentary on the proliferation of rabid Jew hatred that has permeated today's college campuses. The introduction to "Hate Speech on Campus" unequivocally states that the objective of this f ilm is not to thwart the rights of free speech on campuses or to initiate a campaign against academic freedom but rather to spotlight the rampant plague of Islamic demonization of Israel that has become a ubiquitous phenomenon. Focusing on such campuses as the University of California at Irvine, Long Beach and Santa Cruz as well as San Diego State University and Concordia University in Canada, this f ilm utilizes realtime footage of Muslim agitators whose political and religious ideology is clearly tethered to such radical move-
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ments as the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Qeada. Brought to these campuses by the Muslim Students Association as well organizations such as the International Solidarity Movement, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace and Women in Black, these treacherous propagandists use arguments predicated upon half truths, distortions and overt canards as they attempt to re-write history, as it pertains to the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is clear that what is presented in this f ilm is nothing short of classical anti-Semitism in its most banal form. Armed with the notion that the Jews are responsible for all of the world's ills, Amir Abdel Malik Ali blatantly referring to Israel as an apartheid state, as he takes the podium at UC Irvine and advocates bloody terrorism by telling his audience that Palestinians who blow up civilian buses in Israel are indeed "freedom f ighters" who are simply responding to Israeli aggression. Moreover, Malik Ali labels Zionism as "the American disease" that needs to be stamped out, adding that it is the "Zionist Jews" who control the media and have set an agenda for global domination. Calling on all Muslims to unite against what he perceives as a nefarious plot, he insists that Muslims must rule the world and utilize all means at their disposal to do so. He is joined in this cacophony of hate by such Islamic luminaries as Amir Abdel who has def ined Zionism as a mixture of "white supremacy and the concept of the chosen people" and Imam Mohammed Al
Asi who asserts that Israel is a "war like regime that has assumed a racist and expansionist posture". Not to be outdone, these Muslim speakers are joined by their American counterparts in excoriating Israel. Alison Weir, a former San Francisco journalist who now heads up an organization called, "If Americans Knew" speaks of Jews stealing Palestinian land and claims that prior to the creation of the State of Israel, "Zionists used an array of misleading strategies, including secret collaboration with the Nazis, to push immigration." Former political science professor Norman Finkelstein who was denied tenure at DePaul University because of fraudulent scholarship is also seen in this f ilm alleging that Israel engaged in "ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948". Finkelstein, a self hating Jew, is known for his role in denying the veracity of the Holocaust and portraying Holocaust survivors as crafty business people who are attempting to use their Holocaust experiences to build a money making industry. According to Tammi RossmanBenjamin, a lecturer in Hebrew at UC Santa Cruz, many of these speakers are sponsored by the Women's Studies and Middle Eastern Studies departments which are rife with academics who possess a clear bias towards Israel and America. Because of the monopoly of power that they wield on today's campuses, it is these very departments that refuse to allow speakers who wish to present a more objective position on the
Israeli-Palestinian issue to address the student body. Apparently, the influence of Saudi Arabian dollars is visible as it has been revealed that their far reaching tentacles have a f irm grasp on North American universities. Evidence has surfaced that is they who are the architects of the curriculum of numerous Middle Eastern Studies departments as well as their chief benefactors. What is most frightening about the hate speech presented in this f ilm, is the fact that these words facilitate an incitement to violence as was evidenced in the footage taken at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada when anti-Israel protestors publicly harassed and physically attacked Jewish students when then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak on there. As the Muslim students literally blocked the escalator leading to the room where the speech was to be held, we witness clashes between police and demonstrators which ultimately led to the cancellation of the address. Angered by the ever increasing bellicosity on campus, Jewish students as well as Hillel directors, rabbis and community leaders are now beginning to galvanize against such Jew hatred and are organizing their own activist agendas. Judea Pearl, the father of Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl who was kidnapped and beheaded by Taliban and Al Qeada operatives
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Swine Flu Vaccine Possible Risk Factor: Autism BY AMBER GRISTAK Wednesday August 19, 2009 marked a big day in the world of vaccinations. An early morning press conference, held at Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital, announced that five medical centers in the United States have begun testing the anticipated H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. According to published reports, the vaccination is scheduled to be market-ready by this October. hildren’s Mercy Hospital is one of the locations where the administered tests have begun. They are taking place in the hospital’s Infectious Disease Department. A number was released for information, however, at this time, it lacks info. Hopefully, it will get updated soon. The number is 816460-1041.
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“Numerous mothers of children with autism are commenting on how they watched their children change dramatically, after receiving childhood vaccinations.” In an attempt to f ind out more about the study, I contacted the hospital and spoke with Stephanie, an employee in that department. In regards to the H1N1
Childrens Mercy hospital in Kansas. testing, she told me that, there is “no actual shot yet.” Her friendly tone, had that familiar Midwestern accent, and went onto say that “It’s a big, long, detailed process… there’s a lot of lab work.” At the press conference, it was announced that four children from two families have volunteered to receive the vaccine. An employee at the Kansas based hospital conf irmed with me that the study had enrolled 600 participants.
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They were unable to take anymore. Multiple reports have stated that each child will receive two doses of the vaccine against the H1N1 virus. Reports claim it will be a series of two shots. Various doctors have made recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control for it to be given in addition to the seasonal flu vaccine. More interestingly is what is going on, on the MOM-O-METER. I have been browsing the online communities
and already there is a serious backlash from many parents. Many parents worry that this new vaccination could be linked to the creation of autism. Why? According to many published reports, there are claims of various vaccinations bringing out genes predisposed to the neurological disorder. Winston-Salem resident, Jane Paterson has an 11-year-old son with autism. Following the press conference she expressed her views on these possible vaccinations to icare4autism. She said, “If there is a possible risk from the vaccine, greater than actually getting the swine flu, then it seems crazy to take the chance to me.” Numerous mothers of children with autism are commenting on how they watched their children change dramatically, after receiving childhood vaccinations. They worry for other parents across the globe. A member of the popular icare4autism business page on Facebook, left the following comment on a note about vaccinations: “My doctor gave my child her 12 and 18 month immunizations together, because she was behind with her shots, and I watched my child, within hours of receiving hers, become very ill… She lost full eye contact within a month, 20+ words with in two months and then six months later was told she had autism!” Next week, St. Louis University medical center will administer a study for the vaccine in children.
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DOCTOR, DOCTOR? Questions Often Asked “He Who Hesitates Is Lost” his proverb means that hesitation does not usually result in success. The concept first expressed by Joseph Addison (1713) in England was reiterated by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1858) in the United States and referred to matters of the heart when a woman in love failed to act in a timely manner and suffered the consequences. In urological terms, however, hesitancy is the embarrassing time that elapses between the moment you expect your urinary stream to start and the time it actually begins. Normally, there is no hesitation in starting the stream but when the prostate gland has enlarged; the period of waiting may extend to sixty or more seconds. Men often describe their embarrassing experience in a public toilet where they stand at a urinal seemingly forever, waiting for their stream to start while a continuous flow of younger men occupy adjacent urinals for a grand total of twenty seconds each, eff iciently emptying their bladders and moving on. For the older man, when the stream does f inally start, it may flow for two or three minutes before f inally coming to a dribbling conclusion. Hesitancy is related to the need to push, or strain to
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begin urination so when a patient tells me that he doesn’t have to push but he has to wait for the stream to start, that’s an indication that a similar or closely related symptom is at hand. Many men f ind it easier to sit down to urinate, especially at night, when they awake from sleep and need to spend two or three minutes to complete urination. Hesitancy may be the tipoff that something is wrong. If you have this symptom, don't be “He Who Hesitates”, ask your doctor about it. If your problem is prostate enlargement, it doesn’t get better by itself although the severity of the symptoms fluctuate over time; getting better and then getting worse again. The problem is that when the symptoms get better, they don’t quite get as good as they got, the last time they got better and when they get worse, they get a little worse than they were the last time. Even though there may be up and down fluctuations in the severity of the symptoms, the general course is downward. There are three approaches to the problems caused by benign prostate enlargement. The f irst is medical using drugs sometimes costly; to shrink the prostate or relax the muscle tissue in the prostate that is in effect strangulating the flow of urine through the prostate. The second is the use of a non-surgical
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New Test Diagnoses Uterine Disorder Without Surgery BY AFP A quick, accurate test has been developed to spot a common condition of the uterus linked to infertility that up to now could only be detected through surgery, a new study has reported.
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ndometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other regions, especially the fallopian tubes and ovaries. The condition, which affects 10 to 15 percent of women of reproductive age, can cause infertility, painful periods and pain during sexual intercourse. To date, the only sure way to diagnose endometriosis has been a form of surgery known as laparoscopy whereby a telescope lens is inserted into the body cavity through a small incision. While relatively non-invasive, this socalled "key-hole" surgery can also aggravate infertility. The new technique avoids surgery altogether, according to the study. Researchers led by Ian Fraser at the University of Sydney and Maomar alJefout of Mu'tah University in Karak,
Jordan, found that a small tissue sample taken from the uterine lining with a device inserted through the vagina works just as well. By checking for the presence of telltale nerve-fibers, the test provides an accurate diagnosis for endometriosis, they reported in Human Reproduction. In a separate study in the same journal, a team led by Thomas D'Hooghe at the University of Leuven Fertility Centre in Belgium showed that the density of nerve fibres in the lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, was about 14 times higher in women with the condition. A specific marker used to identify nerve fibres predicted with nearly 100 percent accuracy the presence of endometriosis. A clinical comparison with diagnosis via laparoscopy showed that the biopsy technique correctly identified the disorder 98 percent of the time. For just under 20 percent of women who did not have endometriosis, however, the new test registered "false positives". "Endometrial biopsy is clearly less invasive than laparoscopy, and this test could help to reduce the current lengthy delay in diagnosis of the condition," Jefout said in a statement.
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Pearls of Wisdom The Sabbath and The Pleasentness of The Soul Chapter 41, Part 2-3 B Y R A B B I Y O S H I YA O P I N T O The wings of this Heavenly singing raise the animate creations throughout the entire world of action (our world); they all spread their arms, full of love and ascend towards their creator. The Holy Arizal used to say that one could recognize the holiness of the Holy Sabbath even on the stones and the trees lining the streets. Being connected to the Holy Sabbath is the reason for the special essence and unique character of every such item, this is what sets them apart and puts them above all others. There is a story about the Holy Rabbi Nachum from Tschernovil, known as "the Light of the Eyes": One Friday night, as he was setting the table for Sabbath, the Rabbi started sighing and groaning. His close associates got concerned and asked: "Rabbi! What happened?" He responded: "For some inexplicable reason, I cannot feel the holiness of the Sabbath in one of my legs, the way I ought to and always do!"
PRESERVING THE TORAH On the Holy day of Sabbath, the entire creation removes its work clothes it had on during the six week days and wraps itself with the finest silk clothing which are giving off the pleasant hidden scents, divine scents reserved for the world of the souls.
“At the end of the passionate prayer, they all had to admit that the way they felt at that moment was identical to the way they always felt each and every Sabbath.”
s the evening approaches and the twilight hour emerges, just before Sabbath enters, all the worldly creatures start singing a wondrous melody. The divine sparks hidden in each created being manifest themselves through these most delightful and pleasing musical notes, sung by the Ministering Angels.
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Mikveh, as was his custom before every Sabbath, as he put on his Sabbath clothes, he forgot to put on a new sock on his left leg… As soon as the Rabbi wore his Sabbath sock, he felt much better… In the Beit Hamidrash of the "See'er of Lublin" the students were debating among themselves: Is the incredible amount of light they feel during the Sabbath prayers is the result of the exaltedness and the supreme abundance; which are awakened during this Holy Day, or is it the result of the anticipation and the advance knowledge that this day was the Sabbath and therefore the prayer should be so exalted… The students decided to put it to a test: on one of the week days they closed themselves inside the synagogue and donned their Sabbath clothes; they lit the candles and covered the tables with white tablecloths and started singing "Lechu Neranena", way it's sung every Sabbath. At the end of the passionate prayer, they all had to admit that the way they felt at that moment was identical to the way they always felt each and every Sabbath. If that was so - they contemplated forlornly all this exalted feeling during the Holy Sabbath was nothing but a figment of their imagination and here was the proof: they
were able to experience the same feeling during an ordinary week day… Disappointed and disillusioned they went to see the Rabbi, the "See'er" and sadly told him about their "discovery", anxiously anticipating his words of wisdom. "Did you have your Sabbath clothes on?" Answered the Rabbi with a question. "Yes" they responded. "Well, then what’s the question - there is no mystery here" continued the "See'er", smiling "The power of the Sabbath clothes is such that it can attract and pull in the light and holiness of the Sabbath, even during the secular days of the week!.." We read in the Holy Book about the reason why is the Sabbath bread called "Lechem Mishneh" ("double bread", also "meshuneh" in Hebrew - different). When the Israelites in the desert tasted the bread on the Sabbath (the Manah) they noticed that it tasted differently then the bread they ate during the week. When they approached Moses for an explanation, he responded: "Why are you so surprised? This is the Lechem Mishneh, the special bread for the Sabbath, indeed it is a different kind of bread…"
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Parashat Ki Tetze, 5769, 2009: “To Become Worthy Before Hashem” BY RABBI DAVID ETENGOFF Dedicated to the sacred memory of my sister-in-law, Ruchama Rivka Sondra aleah hashalom and the refuah shlaimah of Sarah bat Rachel and Chaim Yehoshua ben Treilah Sarah. ur parasha contains 74 of the Tar yag Mitzvot (613 Commandments). In some ways, it seems like a virtual “mitzvahfest.” Nearly every other pasuk (verse) seems to contain a commandment from Hashem. One of the mitzvot we encounter is that of the ben sorer u’moreh, (the wayward and rebellious son): 18. If a man has a wayward and rebellious son, who does not obey his father or his mother, and they chasten him, and [he still] does not listen to them, 19. his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place. 20. And they shall say to the elders of his city, "This son of ours is wayward and rebellious; he does not obey us; [he is] a glutton and a guzzler." 21. And all the men of his city shall pelt him to death with stones, and he shall die. So shall you clear out the evil from among you, and all Israel will listen and fear. (Sefer Devarim 21: 18-21, translation, The Judaica Press Complete Tanach)
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“We are, therefore, truly blessed that he has bestowed His holy Torah upon us, at least, in part, l’zakot et Yisrael.” Let us summarize the content of the verses: 1. The ben sorer u’moreh is defiantly insubordinate to both of his parents. 2. His parents give him the mandated rebuke (“they chasten him”); yet, he remains incalcitrant (“and [he still] does not listen to them.”) His parents take him to beit din (the court of law, “to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place,” where the evidence of his waywardness and rebellion is presented. 3. The ben sorer u’moreh’s parents specifically declare that he is “a glutton and a guzzler." 4. If the court finds him culpable, he is punished with the death penalty and stoned to death. 5. His death is considered the removal of evil from the Jewish people and an example to all of how one ought not to act. His death, therefore, serves an educative purpose: “all Israel will listen and fear,” and hopefully, refrain from the ben sorer u’moreh’s horrendous and socially destructive behavior. As we might suspect, the Mishnah, Talmud, and the entire gamut of our beauti-
ful Midrashic tradition, meticulously analyze each word, and every nuance of language, in the above found pasukim. Our great meforshim (Torah commentators) spent a good deal of time, as well, in explicating and explaining each and every aspect of the ben sorer u’moreh. In a word, it appears that this mitzvah is like any other of G-d’s commandments. This thesis, however, is patently false. Our Sages in Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 71a, unequivocally declared: “Ben sorer u’moreh lo hayah v’lo yihyeh” (“The ben sorer u’moreh never existed and never will exist.”) In other words, based upon Chazal’s (our Sages, may they be remembered for a blessing) extended analysis of our passage, there has never been, nor will there ever be, an instance of a an individual who fits all of the definitional parameters of a ben sorer u’moreh. We are now left with a major problem that Chazal, too, felt obligated to address: If the ben sorer u’moreh never existed and never will exist, why did the Torah give us this mitzvah? (Ibid) Their answer speaks volumes: “elah darush v’kibale s’char” (“[the entire passage and mitzvah exists] so that one may analyze it and receive reward.” Stated somewhat differently, Hashem gave us the commandment of ben sorer u’moreh for specific purpose, namely, so that we would plumb the depths of its innermost meaning, and advance the holy process of Torah study and analysis. Torah study, in and of itself, has incredible and incalculable value. I believe, however, that there is an additional and parallel reason as to why Hashem gave us the mitzvah of ben sorer u’moreh – even though it is purely theoretical in nature. It appears to me that this mitzvah is part of Hashem’s divine strategy to bring zechut (merit) to our people. Chazal coined a term for this concept: l’zakot et Yisrael. We find the clearest and best-known expression of l’zakot et Yisrael, in the statement of the Mishnaic period figure, Rabbi Chanania ben Akashia. It is recited at the end of each chapter of Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) and quite often at the end of a shiur (Torah study lesson): Rabbi Chanania ben Akashia says: The Holy One, Blessed is He, wished to confer merit upon Israel; therefore He gave them Torah and mitzvot in abundance, as it is said: ‘Hashem desired for the sake of its [Israel’s] righteousness, that the Torah be made great and glorious.’ (Isaiah 60:21) (Translation, Artscroll Siddur) Rabbi Chanania ben Akashia is unmistakably teaching us that one reason why Hakadosh Baruch Hu gave us His holy Torah is to make us even more worthy in His eyes. It is true that we all have some degree of zechut avot (merit of our forefathers). This, however, is dependent upon exactly who our particular ancestors were. In other words, a tzadik ben tzadik (a righteous individual whose father was a righteous individual) has a distinct advantage over a tzadik ben rasha (a righteous individual whose father was an unrighteous individual). The zechut of the mitzvot, however, serves to “level the playing field” and
allow everyone the opportunity, regardless of his forebears, to achieve prominence in Hashem’s eyes. We all, in a word, can have true greatness as a result of careful and meaningful mitzvot observance. Rashi (1040-1105) underscores this idea in his comment entitled “l’zakot” to Talmud Bavli, Makkot 23b: The Torah had no need to command many of the mitzvot and the admonitions (prohibitions) regarding crawling bugs and improperly slaughtered animals, since there is no one who naturally does not pull back from them [in disgust]. The only reason why they were commanded was to [enable man] to receive reward by separating [himself] from them. (Translation, my own)
“Let us hope and pray that in the waning weeks of this calendar year we will redouble our efforts to be true avdei Hashem (servants of G-d).” We are now in Chodesh Elul (the month of Elul). In a few short weeks, our Creator
will judge us on the most awe-filled and inspiring days of the Jewish calendar: the two days of Rosh Hashanah. He will judge our people, and the entire world, in total honesty and reject our myriad excuses and “brilliant” rationalizations. This thought alone is enough to make the entire universe tremble before Him. We are, therefore, truly blessed that he has bestowed His holy Torah upon us, at least, in part, l’zakot et Yisrael. Beyond question, the Torah is our greatest advocate and source of protection. In addition, the heartfelt fulfillment of its mitzvot may well be our only real hope for a divine judgment that is tempered by mercy and compassion. Let us hope and pray that in the waning weeks of this calendar year we will redouble our efforts to be true avdei Hashem (servants of G-d). Let pray, as well, that we will have the wisdom and discernment to separate truth from fleeting folly, and do our best to live lives that are noble, mitzvot-centered, and filled with kedushah (holiness). In short, may we all become truly worthy before Hashem and be zocheh (merit) to have long, healthy, prosperous, and happy lives as we strive to fulfill His Torah. V’chane yihi ratzon. Shabbat Shalom
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High Fashion Highlights Tel Aviv Hangar 11 Show ates who worked so hard to produce incredThe excitement in Tel Aviv's ible collections with Hangar 11 was palpable. The nervous individual signatures." My top picks for buzz of friends and family members echoed above the quiet whispers of creativity, innovation, journalists, bloggers and photogra- and beauty are the folphers. By the time the much-antici- lowing f ive: Reut Zorea pated fashion show began, the crowd Entitled "Circus," could hardly contain themselves. this stunning f irst colan Shabani, the new director of the lection was inspired by fashion design department at the Neri the freak-show posters Bloomfield School of Design in used to advertise the Haifa, gave a brief introduction. He traveling circuses that explained that the graduating class of 2009 were incredibly popular chose to exhibit their first collections in Tel during the 1920s. She Aviv for two reasons: to participate in the came up with the conduring her city's centennial celebrations and to show cept and was their deep connection and affinity to the cen- research attracted to the idea of ter of the country's fashion world. The f irst in the lineup were the top a clothing line that students in lower classes, which includ- would be both flattered an impressive array of creativity. "I ing and unique. "I realencourage the students to push them- ly like unusual things, selves to their absolute limits and take and this theme allowed Ori Shaikovitz created his first Marina Roitman-Koushan combined silk with chances," Shabani later explained in a me to pull materials leather belts to symbolize the relationship phone interview. "This is the time when from my grandparents, collection from blue, green and they can be innovative and have the guts the flea market and sec- yellow solids broken up with between feminine and masculine. clothing to experiment. Sometimes that means ond-hand red-and-white stripes. making mistakes, but it's better to do it shops." Although the as a student than out in the real world." er. She comes from a long line of seam- clear. Largely using black "sky" (a shiny The young and energetic new direc- embroidery work in some of the pieces stresses. Her mother, grandmother and synthetic material) and chiffon, each tor, who took over in December 2007, was already made, Zorea did the sewing great-grandmother all made clothing for dress had a different dramatic connected speaks from experience. He spent nine herself. She also hand made the tights their children. She is the f irst, however, by a similar design language. years in New York as a fashion designer and all of the accessories, including the to make a career out of it. Despite hav"The biggest challenge for me with working with some of the most famous hats and jewelry. One corset in the show ing her f irst baby during the third year, fashion design is f inding the balance combined an antique piece of embroifashion houses in the world - including she returned almost immediately to between making art and designing Lord and Taylor, Perry Ellis and dered flowers with sturdy striped mate- classes so she could graduate on time something that will look good on the Geoffrey Beene - before returning two rial ordinarily used for furniture. A with her classmates. body. I like unusual textures, and I years ago. "Much of the innovation in bright yellow-and-black overcoat was "It was the hardest thing I ever did wanted to create dresses that would feel fashion design comes from textiles, so made from an old carpet and the belt because I had to leave my baby with my great on." one of my only rules with the students is around one dress was originally for mom and my aunt all the time, but I got Attracted to the astonishing effects that they are not allowed to use fabric drapes. "It was a long process to come over it and I'm really happy that I was of paper cutting and folding, Benup with the ideas and then search for the that already has a print," he says able to persevere and f inish." Binyamin wanted to create that same emphatically. "If they want a print, they right materials, sew it and come up with Inspired by Moroccan architecture, magic with clothing. "I really admire have to design and print it themselves." the right combinations." her colorful collection of leather and Tali Kursh and Yuval Caspin, two Israeli Zorea admires the crazy combina- fabric dresses combines colorful basics fashion designers and mentors who This philosophical principle was crystal clear on the runway. The stu- tions and theatrical ideas of LaCroix with intricate patterns, both printed and helped me all along the way," she says. dents used everything from antique and hopes to continue making out- cutouts. Layers of vivid leather solids "I believe that clothing has the power to embroidery to crocheted carpets in their landish but elegant evening wear. "Once and prints have wild shapes that give the change how you feel. When you look designs. Another strong leitmotif in I had my ideas together and I found the entire collection a futuristic, extrater- good on the outside, you feel better on many of the collections was the ability materials, the rest went smoothly. It was restrial look. "I like the combination of the inside." to connect and combine unusual materi- time consuming because I'm a perfec- simple and sophisticated when it comes Ori Shaikovitz als in the clothing, such as plastic, cop- tionist, so I wanted to do everything to clothing, and I always make things Ori Shaikovitz got into fashion myself down to the last stitch. In the that look a bit out of this world," she design by mistake. "I didn't know what I per, plastic and glass. "It was the f irst time we ever did the end, the f inished collection was worth says. 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The Mind and Body Project: Captivating Creativity That Captures Human Emotions BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF On Friday, August 21, the new series of paintings for the Mind and Body Project was presented at the Rasputin Restaurant, located in Brooklyn, NY. This fairly young, yet unique and exquisite project, composed by Alex Garber and Tatiana Nikitina, perfectly captures ‘real’ and ‘heart-felt’ emotions that others can relate to. he series, which will soon be celebrating its first anniversary, is a (l/r) Alex Garber and Tatiana Nikitina compiled of artwork that reveals the beauty of people; as simple yet posing infront of their art work “The complex as the human race is. Mind And Body Project.” Both Garber and Nikitina have a way of displaying the relationship unique vision and style. between reality and how it is interpretThe photo images by Alex Garber ed. All the compositions within the were complied in an utterly realistic project are presented by the mix of two manner, which compliments the paintmedia – each painting is accompanied ings. The subjects for the art pieces are by a photograph, exploring the same symbolic, provoking philosophical pursubject, but observed from two different suit and open for vast interpretation. perspectives. To see it is to understand how eloThe artist’s ability to capture human quently the artists have succeeded in emotion in art form is fascinating, espepresenting human relationships, both on cially the part of the series titled: I a personal level and their role in socieFeel…Behind The Smile; The Study of ty. In fact, the main focus of the Mind Suppressed Emotions, which perfectly and Body Project, Garber said, “Is an depicts the “real emotions” that one artistic study of a person facing sociefeels in their daily life. ty.” Nikitina’s paintings are f ine examTo learn more about the project and ples of the surrealistic vision, bringing find out information about upcoming evoking associations with the most events and exhibitions, please visit prominent 20th century artists. www.MindAndBodyProject.com However, they manifest the painter’s
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Hamas Trains New Generation of Teenage Terrorists...Continued from page 10 grown signif icantly since the Second Intifada, also known as the Oslo War, broke out nine years ago next month. Hamas’s refusal to recognize Israel, and its failure to improve social and economic conditions has encouraged many youth to seek groups such as Al-Qaeda, which wants a pan-Islamic empire. "Since the Hamas takeover, you're talking about two years of devastated
economy in Gaza, a population that has no way of getting in or out, and almost a decade of humanitarian problems," Nathan Brown, a senior associate and expert on Palestinian politics at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, told the Monitor. "I can't believe that this type of abnormal situation wouldn't have effects that would send young Palestinians to these
types of movements. “Any government involved in violence of this scale is running a great risk there will be substantial backlash." One of Hamas’s biggest threats is a union of its enemies, such as the Army of Islam, which helped engineer the terrorist attack that ended with the kidnapping of soldier Gilad Shalit. Brown said that the ultra-extremists compare
Hamas with Fatah when it was in power, before Hamas's violent takeover of Gaza in 2007. They see the local authority as more interested in reaming in power and trying to keep maintain calm with Israel at the cost of carrying out the ideology of terrorist attacks against Israel.
Chains Expand in NYC Despite Downturn...Continued from page 15 the 2,552 chain stores in the borough are nearly as many as in Brooklyn and Queens combined. However, the zip code with the largest number of chain stores is 10314, representing the New Springville neighborhood of Staten Island. Its 188 national stores outnumber those in Manhattan’s West Midtown, Union Square or Columbus Circle areas. "Clearly one reason for the large con-
centration of retail outlets in Staten Island’s 10314 zip code is the presence of the Staten Island Mall, but this zip code is also more than 18 times larger in area than the Manhattan zip code with the second largest concentration, 10001," the report states. CUF says it plans to make the report, which was f irst published in July 2008 to gauge the impact of chain stores on
local retailers, an annual event. "These numbers alone, of course, don’t paint a complete picture of the state of retail in New York City," according to the report. "In theory, the disappearance of former powerhouses like Circuit City and the reduced presence of big chains like Pizza Hut and AT&T Wireless could create new opportunities for independent mom-and-pop retailers by freeing up
space and easing upward pressure on prices. But the well-known diff iculties of small businesses looking to access credit in this downturn might represent a stronger countervailing factor--and any independent retailers would face the same depressed market conditions as their larger competitors."
Discount Seeks to Buy Small NYC Bank to Expand Its U.S. Activity...Continued from page 17 Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision - that will come into effect by the end of the year. "Overall, the implementation will be positive since it will force the banking industry to examine how to best use capital by assessing risks, including operational risk of every activity opposite profits," Zohar said. "Capital-adequacy ratios will rise, which will
be harder for the small banks to reach. "Putting the same conditions on everyone gives a relative advantage to the large banks, which have a market share of 70%. Since mergers between the small banks are not much of an option in a small market, the regulator will need to enable them to merge with insurance companies." Although the outbreak of the global
financial crisis started barely a year ago, the pains are much deeper for Zohar. "Looking back, it feels like 20 years," he said. "In the last quarter of 2008 the pressure and the panic in the market reached its peak. The recession has not come to an end, although the financial markets are seeing the start of a recovery. Exporters are still suffering and small and medium-sized companies
are still having credit difficulties." Zohar warned about the lack of regulation within the nonbanking sector. "The lessons from the crisis in the nonbanking sector have not been taken," he said. "If the nonbanking sector will not be subjected to a form of regulation like the banks, we could see ourselves in the same situation in six months or in a year's time."
Theft of 130 Million Credit & Debit-Card...Continued from page 17 nals, they may not transmit warning signals until after one or two unusual transactions have already occurred. • At a minimum, check monthly credit card and bank account statements as
soon as they arrive. If you have online access, you might want to check your bank account more often to immediately spot questionable debit charges or cash withdrawals.
• When using plastic, opt for the choices that give you the greatest protection. If thieves steal data transmitted by your card when you’re making a transaction, you’ll have greater protec-
tion and less hassle in resolving fraudrelated problems if you use a credit card rather than a debit card. When you do choose debit, sign for your transaction rather than typing in your PIN.
Former Bush Aide: Politics Colored U.S. Terror Alert...Continued from page 12 intelligence to cause fear in the public to further its political goals," he said in a statement. Ridge also details his frustration after the White House rejected his suggestion to establish department of homeland security off ices in major
cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, and -- long before Hurricane Katrina -- New Orleans, according to the summary. He also says he urged his successor, Michael Chertoff, to reconsider the appointment of Michael Brown as the
head of the Federal Emergency Response Agency (FEMA), whose response to the killer storm drew widespread criticism. Ridge also charges that he was often "blindsided" during daily morning brief ings with Bush because the FBI
withheld information from him, and says he was never invited to sit in on National Security Council meetings. The book goes on sale September 1.
assist in getting this visa status changed; only Israeli liaison offices in the West Bank can assist -- but they rarely will.” Several of the complaints to the State Department by American Arabs related to travel to restrictions in Gaza, where the U.S. has warned of the dangers in the Hamas-controlled area. Its travel advisory states, “The State Department strongly urges that
American citizens refrain from all travel to the Gaza Strip. This recommendation has been in effect since the deadly roadside bombing of a U.S. Embassy convoy in Gaza in October 2003. It applies to all Americans, including journalists and aid workers."
U.S. Criticizes Israel for Security...Continued from page 7 months ago advised travelers, “It is important to be accurately informed about which border crossings you are permitted to use. Please consult this information sheet, Jordanian Border Crossings with the West Bank and Israel, for information and links to key offices…. “Since the spring of 2009, Israeli border officials at both the Allenby border crossing
and Ben Gurion Airport have begun using a new entry visa stamp that permits travel only in Palestinian Authority-controlled areas. Anyone indicating that they either have connections to the West Bank, or are planning to travel to the West Bank, may get this stamp, which does not permit them to enter into (or, in the case of Ben Gurion, return to) Greenline Israel. The Consulate can do nothing to
Israel’s President Peres: Hizbullah Has 80,000 Weapons...Continued from page 3 ines too much." Salloukh echoed previous comments that Lebanon "would be the last Arab
state to sign a peace treaty with Tel Aviv, according to The Daily Star, stating, "There will be neither direct nor
indirect negotiations with Israel." Salloukh added a dig at the president, calling him "an aging political
leader," according to the Beirut-based paper.
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Russia to Rethink S-300 Sale to Iran...Continued from page 11 military strike on the Iranian facilities much more diff icult. Israeli and US off icials have strongly urged Moscow not to supply the missiles, and the issue has been the subject of intense diplomatic wrangling for years. The S-300 is one of the most advanced multi-target anti-aircraft missile systems in the world, and has a reported ability to track up to 100 targets simultaneously while engaging up to 12. The S-300 system was f irst deployed by the USSR in 1979 and was designed to defend large industrial and administrative facilities and military bases, and
to control airspace against enemy aircraft. It has a range of about 200 km. and can hit targets at altitudes of 27,000 meters. Iran already has Russian-made TOR-M1 surface-to-air missiles, but they have a shorter range than the S300. Regarding Iran, Peres said that Medvedev "told me that Russia will not support an Iranian nuclear bomb under any circumstances. But he also mentioned that the Russian appreciation of what's taking place in Iran is different from the American one." Russian off icials conf irmed in March that a contract for the S-300 missiles had been signed with Iran two
years ago, but a top Russian defense off icial said in April that no deliveries had been made yet. Analysts said that Moscow could be using the S-300 contract as a bargaining chip in its relations with the US and Israel. Peres also said Wednesday that Iran's efforts to develop advanced missiles strained ties between Washington and Moscow. In May, Iran test-f ired a new missile with a range of about 1,900 kilometers - far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and US bases in the Middle East. "If it wasn't for Iranian missiles, maybe [at least] one of the thorny ques-
tions between Russia and the US [would] disappear - the bases that the United States is building in Poland and the Czech (Republic)," Peres said in a reference to the previous US administration's plans to build anti-missile defense sites in Eastern Europe. Russia has strongly opposed the US plans as a threat to its security, dismissing Washington's claims that the defense system is aimed at countering a threat from Iran. President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the anti-missile defense plans, but reiterated the US insistence that the missile defense system would pose no threat to Russia.
Touting Textiles at Tel Aviv’s Hangar 11...Continued from page 36 what I wear and I used one color because I restricted myself to solids," he says. "At f irst, I wanted to do something big and extravagant, but then I realized that big and extravagant things are diff icult to change so I stuck with simplicity." Shaikovitz does not see his future career as a fashion designer but he will probably end up using his creativity. "I don't know what I'm going to do yet, but
I do know I want to make the world a better place. I'm looking for a way to do that now." Marina Roitman-Koushan The influence of theater and dance are clear in Marina Roitman-Koushan's dramatic, colorful collection. The combination of delicate silk material accented by tough leather belts symbolizes the relationship between masculine and feminine.
"This was a very emotional, symbolic process for me," she explains. "I found out I was pregnant while I was working on it, and I think the idea of two things becoming one - like a man and woman who together create a harmonious new life - is omnipresent." Another important aspect of this clothing comes from her background in theater and dance. Heavily influenced by how a piece of clothing looks when
the body moves, Roitman-Koushan's pieces change drastically with movement. The large sleeves are actually connected to the center of the dress and jacket so that when the arms are raised, they form two large circles. "My background is in theater and dance and you can see that some of my inspiration came from this world."
Hate Speech: A Film That Address The Harsh Reality ...Continued from page 31 Pakistan in 2002 said that, "for too long Jews have allowed this kind of racism on campuses to flourish; all under the cloak of political debate".
This f ilm illustrates quite cogently that the use of such chilling epidemiological metaphors by the plethora of Jew haters on America's college campuses is
indeed reminiscent of Nazi incitement and thus represents a prologue to, and justif ication for a Mid-East genocide. If we choose to ignore this kind of hate as
mere blather, we do so at our own peril. History has proven that the Holocaust did not begin in the gas chambers; but rather it began with words.
Obama Approves New Team to Question Terror Suspects...Continued from page 3 along with other changes regarding the way prisoners are transferred overseas, the Post said. In a related development, the Department of Justice was set to release further details of a report by a CIA inspector general detailing new allegations of abuse of an Al-Qaeda prisoner. The development could potentially expose CIA employees and contractors to
prosecution for their treatment of terrorism suspects. The report reportedly says that CIA interrogators used a handgun and an electric drill to try to scare an Al-Qaeda commander, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, into spilling information. Nashiri, captured in November 2002 and held for four years in one of the CIA's secret
prisons, ultimately became one of three AlQaeda leaders subjected to waterboarding, according to earlier media reports. Nashiri's interrogation is said to have included episodes in which the detainee reportedly was threatened with death or grave injury if he refused to cooperate. When the CIA first referred its inspector general's findings to prosecutors, they decid-
ed that none of the cases merited prosecution, The New York Times reported. But Holder's associates say that when he took office and saw the allegations he began to reconsider, the paper noted. The recommendation to review the closed cases, in effect renewing the inquiries, centers mainly on allegations of detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan, the report said.
Netanyahu Upbeat, Abbas Negative, About Talks...Continued from page 3 beyond the Green Line. Despite Abbas's threat, a top PA official told The Jerusalem Post that he did not rule out the possibility that Abbas would agree to resuming talks with Israel. The official pointed out that the PA president had come under heavy pressure from the US to retract his earlier decision to boycott the talks unless Israel halted all settlement construction. Abbas said in his message that Israel's policy of building in the West Bank and Jerusalem was aimed at torpedoing US
President Barack Obama's efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East on the basis of two states for two peoples, Abu Rudaineh said. The spokesman said that reports about plans to build new homes for Jewish families in eastern Jerusalem were designed to thwart talks between Netanyahu and Mitchell. Chief PA negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the Netanyahu government was refusing to resume talks with the Palestinians from the point where they ended under the previous government of Ehud Olmert.
Erekat also accused Israel of failing to fulfill its obligations under the road map plan for peace in the Middle East, especially with regards to freezing settlement construction, including for natural growth in these communities. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, meanwhile, said at a press briefing on Sunday that he didn't think it was possible considering the resolutions passed at the recent Fatah convention in Bethlehem - to bridge the gaps with the PA.
"I read the Fatah resolutions," Lieberman said. "There is no way to bridge Israeli and Palestinian positions in the near future." He said that while at Oslo it was said that there would be a comprehensive agreement within five years, "I don't think there will be a comprehensive agreement in another 16 years. "It will be impossible in the next 16 years to bridge the gaps on Jerusalem, on the refugees, or on Israel as a Jewish state," he said.
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JERSEY SHORE SUMMER CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 HAZON YESHAVA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT 10 a.m. A Softball tournament will be held at a school in Deal, NJ in connection with the JCC of Deal. Contact Steven Haim 718-473-7503 TICKLING LEO MOVIE SCREENING PLUS Q&A WITH WRITER-DIRECTOR JEREMY DAVIDSON AND PRODUCER MARY STUART MASTERSON 2:30 p.m. Tickling Leo (U.S., 2009, DVD, 90 minutes) Three generations of a Jewish family have secrets threaten to destroy its future. As Zak copes with his father's dementia, Delphina uncovers a secret: a sacrifice they made to join Rudolph Kasztner's train out of Hungary. Free with suggested donation. Event held in Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280. For tickets, call 1-646-437-4202 or visit the Museum Box Office at Edmond J. Safra Plaza.
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Area Leadership Celebrate Opening of Chabad of the Shore’s Newly Expanded Center BY MENACHEM KOHAIN More than 200 political and lay leaders joined together for a celebratory brunch, as Chabad of the Shore – a Jewish educational and social service organization serving greater Monmouth County – inaugurated its newly expanded and upgraded facilities on Ocean Avenue on the Jersey Shore. The move was heralded as a significant and necessary milestone in the annals of the seven year old organization that has been experiencing steady growth. or years now, we’ve been bursting at the seams,” said Rabbi Laibel Schapiro, Director of (l/r) Alex Adjmi, Sam Gindi, Rabbi Laibel (l/r) Michael Cayre, Chabad of the Shore, as he greeted the crowd Schapiro, Harry Franco and Ralph Braha. Rabbi Laibel Schapiro represented by a broad cross-section of Harry Tawil, Marc Benun the Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jewish comand Harry Adjmi. munities. “Whether it’s our Hebrew School, adult education classes or holiday programs, we’d gone from having crowds squeezing wall-towall to crowds spilling out the door… These beautiful new facilities will finally give us some desperately needed breathing room.” In addition to a total aesthetic overhaul, the recent expansion effectively doubled the size of Chabad’s premises. Asked to what he attributes the organization’s rapid growth and success, Schapiro pointed to Chabad’s open door and nonjudgmental policy. “We never turn anyone away nor do we categorize or put labels on Jews. This is a place where people of all ages and from all walks of life can feel at home – Mayor of Deal Harry James Haddad, Harry Tawil and Bobby regardless of background, affiliation or level Partial View of Attendees. of observance. Everyone is welcome to develFranco addresses the Cayre enjoying the event. op their sense of Jewish pride and celebrate audience. the joy of their heritage at their own pace. Here everybody belongs.” The rabbi went on to list the various activities wherein Chabad reaches out to segments of the community that would otherwise have little or no Jewish connection, including outreach programs at M o n m o u t h University and Fort Monmouth, youth programs, adult education, holiday programs, (l/r) Harry Adjmi, Stanley Chera and Rabbi (l/r) Nottie Nakash, Rabbi Laibel (l/r) Stanley Chera, Joe Shabot, Women’s Circle and the Laibel Schapiro. Schapiro, Stanley Chera, Ralph and Rosie Ralph Braha and Rabbi Laibel Hand-in-Hand program for children with special needs. Also men- for the Jewish people and how it led Nakash. Schapiro. tioned were Chabad’s synagogue services that to the opening of thousands of Chabad centers around the world are open to all without membership. its newfound growth. The Among those in attendance were Deal that unconditionally reach out and help othfestivities were then capped with Harvey Mayor, Harry Franco, and U.S. Congressman ers. He also lauded the spirit of unity and sol- Katz affixing the Mezuzah on the new center’s For more information about Chabad of Frank Pallone. Mayor Franco addressed the idarity with which the greater community front door. the Shore, please visit www.chabadshore.com crowd recalling a memorable meeting he’d came out in support of Chabad. “During these past seven years, we’ve seen or call 732-229-2424 Taking in the joyous spirit of the day and some wonderful things happen in this commuhad years ago with the leader of the Chabad Menachem Kohain is a freelance writer movement, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi the newly renovated facilities, many were nity,” said Rabbi Schapiro. “But today is not who reports on various Jewish organizations Menachem M. Schneerson. He spoke fondly moved to pledge financial support to help about reflecting on how far we’ve come; more- throughout the United States. of the Rebbe’s legendary and infectious love Chabad of the Shore meet the challenges of over, it’s about how far we have yet to go…”
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SEAD Football Tournament Electrifies Crowd BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF
ixteen teams registered to p l a y, a n d t h e c o m p e t i t i v e spirit ran hotter than the m e r c u r y. S c r e a m i n g v o i c e s a n d f l y i n g b o d i e s w e r e p a r t o f virtually e v e r y p l a y. W h e n o f f t h e f i e l d , p l a y e r s i n d u l g e d themselves i n c o l d d r i n k s , sandwich-
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Nessi Tahan (Red shirt); Raffi Kassin (Grey shirt).
es, c a k e s , c o o k i e s a n d i c e cream prepared by Sarah Maleh a n d R i c h a r d S e r u r e ’s i c e c r e a m truck. By early afternoon, the qualifying rounds had been completed and the playoff brackets were announced by schedule coordinator Sammy Esses. As the sun continued to beat down, dark clouds, thunder and lightning began looming ominously in the distance. By 3:00, weather conditions had deteriorated dramatically. Although lightning strikes could be readily observed in the sur-
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The morning of Sunday, July 26, dawned sunny and hot, but the weather forecast was predicting possible severe thunderstorms for the late afternoon. With the 4th annual SEAD Gridiron Tournament scheduled to run from 10–6 that day, event organizer Elliot Maleh and staff anxiously hoped the weather would hold. Once again, the event was being held at the field on Ocean and Park Avenues in Long Branch.
rounding area, our weekend warriors pressed on undaunted. However, when a massive lightning bolt struck a pole at the corner of the field accompanied by an ear splitting thunder clap, players and spectators immediately began to run for their lives. A torrential downpour followed moments later, sending most contestants running for the hills. One player reported feeling an electric shock and was taken by Hatzalah to Monmouth Medical Center for evaluation. Fortunately, he was not hurt in the incident. The tournament had seemingly been washed out, but organizers remained hopeful that people would return once the storm had passed. By 4:15 the sky began to clear, although intermittent showers continued for another half hour or so. The brave souls who had chosen to ride out the storm under the tent began calling and texting their teammates, beg-
left (lt blue shirt), Elliot Maleh (Event Organizer), Daniel Tawil, Murray Maleh, Jakey Dweck, David Kassin.
Ruby Antebi determined to grab hold of the ball.
ging them to come back. Miraculously, almost every player heeded the call, and play finally resumed at 5:00. The playoffs proceeded smoothly as the intensity level rose to a fevered pitch. Ultimately, only two teams were left standing, with the championship proving to be a Brooklyn/Deal showdown. Brooklyn was represented by Jamie Dweck, Gabe Shehebar, Bobby Cohen, Billy Mizrahi and Miro Sutton. Deal was led by Alfonse Mussry, Nathan Matut, Eddie Matut, Jack Abady, Steven Paige, and Joe Zekaria. Despite being only a “3-
David Gindi runs with the ball in his hand.
gamer”, the contest dragged on past dusk. As sunset quickly approached, Minchah became a real concern. With the game deadlocked at 2 apiece and sunset only moments away, Deal decided to try the old hook and ladder play. Jack Abady caught a pass from Alfonse Mussry, flipped it back to Nathan Matut, who then jetted the distance to the goal line for the winning score. Although it appeared to many that Jamie Dweck had actually tagged him, the refs ruled it a touchdown, giving the Deal squad an emotional victory over their Brooklyn rivals.
After a brief team celebration, Minchah was hastily recited, led by a still panting Nathan Matut. By 8:30, under a moonlit sky, medals and trophies were awarded to both teams by Morris A. Sutton and Jakey Dweck. MVP honors went to Nathan Matut. All players and spectators enjoyed a grand time, and more importantly, over $40,000 was raised for the SEAD school. In that regard, everyone was a winner. Chazak U’Baruch to Elliot Maleh and all the volunteers and donors who made this great event possible. See you next year!
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Third Annual “Top Bun” Event Benefits Barkai Yeshivah BY NAZIRA CHABBOTT August 10th brought us one of the hottest days of summer, but the night of August 11th…it sizzled! Barkai Yeshivah’s Third annual Top Bun event, hosted at the home of Ricky and Jamie Cohen was cooking on high.
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aking way from the red carpet into the billowing white tent, the delicious fragrance of the Top Bun competition commenced, inviting each guest to sample his or her hard work. White draped cabanas lined all sided of the tent and showcased each of the thirty contestants. If you weren’t in the mood to make a plate, the Chinese auction in the center of the room also proved for great conversation. In each booth was a team, mother and daughter, friends, new food and dessert entrepreneurs, as well as established caterers-not a plate or fork went ignored. “It’s a great way to get your name out there,” said Kathy Shabot, Barkai’s new PTA president and chair person of Top Bun. New bakers had business cards readily available so the name stuck with you just as much as the taste of their treats. Not only did one get to sample the delicacies, but having a personal q & a with the talented cooks was a fat free bonus. Top Bun proves that competitions can take place with a smile, and all talents, both First Place and Honorable Mention, are appreciated. A huge eye catcher was a red banner with the title ‘BCOOK.’ What more appropriate a time to introduce the launch of BCOOKBarkai’s online food network. Surveys and opinion polls were taken to see what else the website could offer in the future. Even taking the survey was a pleasure, with S’mores brownies and chocolate chip cookie sticks by Rachel Ashkenazie just an arm’s reach away. Banana wontons by Sara Dweck were a hit, but she stopped traffic with her spectacular table setting; her table included a butterfly showpiece cake and a tiered cake with silver flowers. Guests sampled from a wide spectrum of flavors. There were spare ribs by Deborah Shiloach. Delicious rolled chicken w hashu & eggplant by Marcia Tobias, Randi Tobias, & Sophia Zekaria-winners for best Main dish. Kibbe seniye by mother and daughter team-Grace Shaya and Esther Palacci-winners for best Maza. Yebra and veal with peas and potatoes by Sarah Hanan and Renee Safdiah-,winner of best overall S.Y. food. In addition there was an appetizing rice dish, rice with shredded chicken and nuts by Revital Arazi. Sitting at the round white cocktail tables, novice food critics shared smiles and opinions of their samplings of Matloube, chicken wontons, and empanada pizza. Conversation was shared by many attendees, food being the common denominator between them. “I am very impressed. It’s always nice to see when the community comes together. Very sharp, and well organized.” Replies guest Cheryl Znaty. There was a booth featuring Kosher wines from Liquors Galore in Borough Park. The owners were very helpful in finding the right wine to compliment any dish. In addition to the variety they featured at Top Bun, the store also carries a line of organic wines. The fruit platters were sponsored by Ouri’s fruit. Pomegranate was there giving out samples of their ‘to go’ items, as well as Kings Highway Glatt with their famous Maza. Outside on the grill, amidst the clouds of
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Top Bun, hosted at the home of Ricky & Jamie Cohen.
L to R Rachel NovicBarkai Yeshivah PTA President Elect, Kathy Shabot-Barkai PTA president & Chair person for Top Bun.
Setting up for a special event.
Cara Dweck poses with her stunning three tier Hydrangea cake.
An exquisite array of deserts, lined the table. smoke were the brave grillers, some, decked out in aprons and cowboy hats to complete the authentic grill theme. The SY Grill guys were there in full force-their entry was chicken kabob and SY burger. There were rumors of a grilled burger with pastrami all inside of a knish! Although all of the competition was hot, Isaac Ashkenazie, Isaac Segura & Jacob Ashkenazie won for best burger with their entry, the Moroccan street burger. Miriam Barry won the overall grill competition with grilled fruit and ‘Miriam’s Famous burger.’ Joey and Milo Handwerker won for ‘extra grilled item’ with their Beer Butt Chicken creation. The Burger Boys were in attendance, filling plates with lamb chops, corn and grilled vegetables. Inside was another treat, a mini gallery
featured photographs-digital images for purchase by artist, Irene Mamiye. The artist turns concrete objects into the abstract by manipulation of light color and movement. Your eyes may define it as a painting, but in any translation, it was amazing. The artistic talents of this community do not end with what can be put on a canvas. For instance, there were some cakes presented that were too beautiful to eat! There was a Backgammon board-a whole set….entirely edible, by Alexis Picotto-Cohen; A teapot cake by Florence Habert-winner of best showpiece dessert, and a wedding cake by Abie Shamah. I, myself, tried to resist the temptation of eating past 9pm, but failed miserably when I heard about the peanut butter and jelly cup-
cakes by Abie Shamah-the community’s pastry chef. Those of you who thought you were dreaming, don’t fret, THERE WAS a giant cake, an exact replica of a hamburger with a side of fries, compliments of Sari Shabotcombined winner of best showpiece and dessert. Mira Anteby of ‘Patissiere’ won best pick up dessert for her Peanut butter chocolate bomb. Barbara Sharon of ‘Big Gooey Cookie’ proved that you didn’t have to be bilingual to enjoy the Mexican Chocolate Esmerelda cookie. Halo Designs was responsible for the room’s drapery and décor, turning a beautiful oceanfront backyard into a hip European lounge. They were also thoughtful (and chic) enough to have crisp white couches and ottomans to support those of us who wanted to wait around to hear the winners being announced. Hats off to all the grillers, bakers, cooks, judges and attendees who made Top Bun a great success and whose beneficiaries are the children of Barkai Yeshivah. After attending this event it should be obvious to anyone, Top Bun is clearly not just a piece of cake.
AUGUST 28, 2009 The Jewish Voice Town of Deal Tickets People for Local Lakewood, NJ Gang Charged with Attacking Orthodox Jews Swimming on Public Beach PAGE 44
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BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF In Lakewood, New Jersey, three men were charged with the attack of two Orthodox Jewish men. Fear of the gang had been terrorizing the small community for a while. The attacks struck fear in the hearts of Lakewood’s close-knit Orthodox Jewish community, which represents roughly 50,000 of the town’s 85,000 population. he three men have been taken custody after being linked to another incident in which a 41-year-old man was robbed, and another incident of robbery that took place outside a convenience store in late May. The three men are being charged with aggravated assault. The three men are of African-American heritage. Devon Hardy, 20, admitted that he committed the crime, and confessed that he did it because they victims are Orthodox Jews. Devon Hardy of McArthur Street pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery and two counts of bias intimidation related to the crimes. When he pleaded guilty before Suprior Court Judge James Den Uyl, Hardy said his accomplice, Jose Dias, chose the Orthodox Jewish men because he thought they would be easy targets for the attacks. “It wasn’t a hate crime, but they were selected because of their religion,” said First Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Ronald DeLigny. The 41-year-old man, Rabbi Jack Goldbaum, was robbed and stabbed multiple times while he was making a cell phone cal outside his home on Third Street and Forest Avenue late one night around 1 o’ clock.
T Deal has issued tickets to three dozen people with fines from $500 to $2,000 per violation. BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The town of Deal, NJ claims that its rationale behind ticketing swimmers at its public beach is to protect their safety. Not everyone believes their intentions are wholeheartedly for the good of the people. Some suspect that Deal’s motive for the ticketing is to limit access to the beach. his summer, Deal has increased the ticketing, in frequency of issuing such tickets and in the amount of the fines. They’ve revved up their campaign and ticketed almost 40 people this summer. Fines can start at $500 and go as high as $2000 per violation. Deal claims they are protecting citizens; swimmers are banned from the beach because the waters can endanger their lives since the beach has no lifeguards. Yet surfers are permitted to surf while swimming is not permitted! This completely contradicts the town’s alleged desire to protect citizens with their ticketing policy. Some suspect that Deal wants to keep out those who don’t live in the borough. Other things the district does to discourage beach access are confiscatory beach fees, aggressive parking restriction enforcement on beach-access roads, and allowing residents to block off the ends of beach-access roads. Some people claim that Deal residents who swim and use the beach are never issued tickets. Those with beachfront property who use the state-owned beaches are also not ticketed. There have been a few cases in court
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regarding the swimming fines. In the 1990’s, the courts upheld Deal’s policy. In 1996, three men, with the help of Attorney Michael Gross, challenged a Deal municipal court ordinance for swimming. In 1996, the maximum fine was $100. The ticket was written for $200 and Gross managed to get the fines reduced to $100. Deal never refunded those who overpaid. A Monmouth County superior court judge rejected their appeal in 1997, and in 1998 when the swimmers appealed again in an appellate court, the judge upheld the ruling.
“Swimming on beaches without lifeguards present certainly carries risks to one’s safety and life...”
Police who investigated the crime thought it was primarily motivated by the intent to rob. Hatzolah took the severely-wounded man to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune; he was in stable condition. Devon Hardy admitted to stabbing Goldbaum twice as he stood outside his home in Lakewood. In the attack that took place outside the convenience store, the alleged suspects shattered the window of the man’s car using a baseball bat and began to beat him up before robbing him of money. The man was 38year-old David Davidovish. He was visiting from Israel when he was robbed on May 25th last year when he was sitting in his car front of the Route 9 convenience store. Prosecutor DeLigny said Davidovish was beaten with the baseball bat and suffered a broken noise and needed stitches for his other injuries. The attacker, Hardy, stole several hundred dollars from Davidovish, along with taking his laptop computer. Hardy admitted to this in court. DeLigny believes Hardy was helped by Dias, 32, another Lakewood resident, and Timothy Swift, 19, a resident of Tom’s River. The accomplices punched Rabbi Goldenbaum and stole his wallet. Timothy Swift pleaded guilty to robbery in the Goldenbaum case and faces a 10-year prison sentence. Swift and Hardy plan to testify against Diaz, who is charged for both incidents. According to the terms of his plea bargain, Hardy faces 30 years of jail time and will be forced to serve at least 19.5 years of his sentence before he can even become eligible for release on parole, DeLigny state. His sentence is scheduled to begin in October this year.
Recently, other court cases have upheld public rights to beach access in other areas. While swimming on beaches without lifeguards present certainly carries risks to one’s safety and life, people are free to make their own decisions and are responsible for themselves. The fact that there are no lifeguards should not make it illegal to swim; people simply must make sure they are knowledgeable about the risks and should be able to make an informed choice based on their own judgment about their swimming abilities.
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POCONOS LAKEFRONT- BEAUTY 4-5 BR RANCH, PLAY ROOM, HOT SUB, DOCK + BOAT, GIGANTIC SCREENED IN PORCH 160 FT OFF SHORELINE IN AMENITY FILLED, GATED, HOMELOCK FARMS COMMUNITY, A PLEASANT COUNTRY, WALK TO CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA, PICNIC TABLES AND OLYMPIC SIZED POOL, NEAR SKIING, HIKING + MORE. PERFECT FOR CHILDREN AND ACTIVE RETIREES. $475K. FURNITURE OPTIONAL 410-730-7265
Vacation homes for sale Catskills: Seeking partner to buy 2 fam home in Woodbourne (2 Floors-10 rms) Must have good credit. Approx $20,00 investment 718-972-1552, 718-972-0161 or 917-971-8357
Small Bungalow colony 70 beautiful acres to buildings, a ring around swimming pool, needs TLC. Features a small lake with historic store den, waterfalls, streamhills, 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
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 Newburgh: 2500 expandable to 4200sf. Walk out basement. New 4BR loft, style home, 5 acres, nr thruway. $384,900. Owner 914-213-3902
Fallsburg: New 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 3 acres w/ lake + waterfall. Near shul. For sale by owner. 718-938-4130
Forshay: Home for sale by owner, owner relocating needs to move soon. 6 BR colonial, park like property on cul-de-sac, new windows, bsmt apt, deck pool + hot tub near shills. 6.30K Call Bruce 845-494-3199
BROOKLYN McDonald + Avenue U, 2 fam, handyman special. 646-644-8808
Clinton Hill: 2 Bdrm/ 2 bth coop “Wilouby Walk” Built in AC Doorman, full security Nr Pratt Institute, close to all. Nr subway $415K Neg. Contact 718-857-3036 or 646-644-6436
Boro Park, 53 St 10 Ave: 5 fam house, 23 x 71, 3 stories + fin bsmt. Can convert to 3 fam. Ask $1.288M. Mint cond 917-509-6154
Ave J/ East 15th: 2 BR apt with new floors, 2 flights up, near all. Call 718-692-4181 Ext 110
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
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
Investment Property FALLSBURG, NY: 4 buildings for sale. Total 8 apts and clubhouse, Rntl $90K yr inc. Grt investment. 845-292-9951
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
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
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
Ave J/ Low East 2 family 30x100, detached 6/5 rooms, 3/2 bedrms, Den, Full Bsmt, Driveway, Granite kitchen Call Shirley Hanan 917-771-7447 Small one family house with extra lot for sale. Lot is ideal for building. Call 718-927-0600 Or 646-753-1400 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 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 Boro Park, 20 Av 53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 Brs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr Stores, shuls, F train. 718-258-4824 Ave L/E 17th St 1 fam det, 20x100 Lot. 4 Brs, 2 car garage. Priced to Sell. By owner. Call 732-278-9780 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
Boro Park, 53 St/10th Ave: 5 fam house. 23x71, 3 stories + fin bsmt. Can convert to 3 fam. Ask $1.288M. Mint cond 917-509-6154
2626 E. 14th St. Brand new executive suites available 2002500 sq ft. FREE ELEC, HVAC, INTERNET & MORE! Beaut completely renov prof’l & medical office bldg. Across bus stop & Q/B trains. All inqs Email: Daniel@hampshieprop.com or call 718-692-4181 x110
NASSAU / L.I. House for Sale Long Island LITTLE NECK-For Sale By Owner2 br ranch home, 1 bath, detached garage,$650K, builders welcome. No Brokers, Call Owner 917-930-0497
Stoneybrook: 6 Dogwood Dr. 4 BR/ 3 BA. Reduced, motivated seller. Bring all offers! Call Rich 631-873-8688
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
STATEN ISLAND Dongon Hills: 1 fam, S/D, 4 Br, 2.5 bths, solid oak cabinets throughout kitchen, CAC, fin bsmt, hwd flrs, attic, deck, lg backyard, plenty of storage space, pvt drvwy. $470K, owner. 718-980-0587
Westerleigh: 1 Bdrm, all new appl + upgrades, EIK, close to bus & shopping. Priced to sell. $274,900. Negotiable 917-658-5462
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
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For Sale Staten Island 1869 Richmond Terr. M1 Zone. 26,947 sq ft. Please CallFor more information: 718-258-4222
QUEENS/BRONX Deep Pace Gardens, Little Neck: Rare upper corner unit, fully renovated, 2 BR, 3 ACs, DW/WD, newly caroeted, low maint. 460 sq ft, brand new 1.5 bths. Contact Felice 718-631-8913
Kew Garden Hills: 2 story det house. Recent renovation. Excel loc. 718-261-4156
Kew Garden Hills: Fully renov 1 fam det home. 4 BR, 2.5 bth, fin bsmt, bkyrd, drvwy. $770K. 917-519-6110
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.
Kew Garden Hills: 3 BR, 1.5 bth, LR, EIK, fin bsmt, sep entr, 2 car drvwy, fin bsmt, sep entr, 2 car drvwy, central loc. new gated front porch. 917-916-8421
OUT OF STATE Vermont, Benson: incredible mountain views, 3 BR, 2 BA, 2700 sq ft chalet, on 4.5 wooded acres, 5 years old, close to ski areas, many amenities. $265,000 802-236-2923
Puerto Rico Anguilla, BWI: 1995 built large ground level house. 2100 sq ft interior, 2100 sq ft terrace & veranda. Property on 0.6 acre. 3 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, etc. US $1,750/neg. Never underestimate the power of local knowledge! Phone: 264-497-6221
Virginia, Randolph: 52,29 Acres Cut-over, road frontage on 2 sides. Includes well + septic. Nr Hwy 746 + Hwy 750 quiet & peaceful. $135K. Contact 434-454-6374
Poconos Lakefront Beauty: 4-5 BR ranch, plus game room, hot tub, dock and boat, gigantic screened in porch. 160 feet off shoreline in amenity filled, gated community, a pleasant country walk to children’s play area, picnic tables and Olympic sized pool, near skiing, hiking + more. Great for children & active retirees. $475K, furniture optional. 410-730-7205
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Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.
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
PA, for sale All one acre house, 3 homes, 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths each, 2 homes have 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bths each. Three ranch style. Two log homes. Price 255,000825,000. ALL BRODERING CAMP D. GOLDEN
Delaware County GREAT BUY!!! Delaware County, 21.8 acres. Three bedrooms, 2 full bths. Full size bsmt. 40x56 Barn w/a stream. $339,900. Must sell, owner 607-265-3431
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
Charming 3 Story Chateaux: Secure, private, scenic area. Ideal for busy, CEO, designer, author. 4 BDRM, 2 family rooms, 3 FP, 2-1/2 BA, office, atrium, 3 decks. Excellent access to POCONOS, PA Turnpike, NE extension, 1-809, Blue Rt. 476. Avail Immediately. Private sale $499,000 reduced. Elegant furniture negotiable. Phone/ Fax 610-543-0711
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 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 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
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
Berkshires, Mass, Unique New England B+B 7 BR w/ baths can also be used as a restaurant or residence, energy efficient additional/ 12 acres land can be subdivided, plus building with antique shop nr Norman Rockwell Museum/ Jacobs pillow + much more contact 413-329-8090 $849,900.00 Email: Jespos7249@aol.com
MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210
House For Rent 5 star resorts nationwide. We have the greatest rates. Time shares-With no time share tours *Rentals for the upcoming Olympics/ Dayona in Feb + The PGA. Disney World + many spectacular events. *Call for our vacation booklet* Contact Vacation Property Liquidators 877-897-2288 www.vpliquidators.com
BROOKLYN
Ohio Cash cow! 10 single family homes $250,000 Monthly cash flow: $5,200.00 10homesale.com 1-800-913-6810
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
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House for sale PA Pocono Lakefront beauty 4-5BR ranch + game rm & giant scrnd-in porch, deck, dock, boat & hot tub; excel pvcy w/160’(l) of shoreline in amenity filled hemlock Farms gtd commu, ideal for grandkids & active retirees; 1:40 to GWB, 475K + furn opt 410-730-7205 pocono-lakefronts.com/hemlocl.htm
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 Midwood: Newly renovated 3 ½ room-1 BR modern kitchen and bathroom, parquet floors, MIC, near shopping, transportation + houses of worship. Call 718-859-5964
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
Brooklyn Ave S/E17. Newly built 3 br apt. Lrge LR & DR. Call: 718-902-7375 347-587-7944 THREE 3 FAMILY HOMES ON 80X100LOT ASKING $975K ALSO 3 BR APT FOR RENT. R7A ZONE. CALL BROKER 646-207-7151
BoroPark49Stcorner12Ave: New on market 400 sq ft $1650 neg. Owner 718-435-2603
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
GRAVESEND: 3 Room ultra mod $1000 & studio $750. Call Fran Rizzo agt 646-207-5087
Boro Park, 20 w/53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 BRs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr stores, shuls F train. Asking $3000/mo nego. Call 718-258-4824
House for rent Gravesend/E 4th street: 3.5 room, walk in yard, absentee landlord. Utilities included $1,200. Also 5 rm yard garage. Call agent Fran Rizzo 646-207-3087
QUEENS 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
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Kew Garden Hills House for Rent K.G.H 1 Fam, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bths. Kitchen backyard and furnished Bsmt Gorgeous Deck $2,400 Call 917-669-9676
LONG ISLAND
Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319
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 Goshen, NY: Restaurant for lease. The ground floor incorporates a magnificent restaurant and cocktail lounge. Includes large windows overlooking the Gosher Kitchen historic track first turn. For details contact 845-394-6911 FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent. Reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845 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 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 Beautiful 24 acre standard Breed horse farm. Located in central Delaware with 22 stalls. Pond & Track included. Visit www.sandielanefarm.com 732-634-0712, Lisa
MA, BERKSHIRES: Beautiful lots, prime building lots. Great views, undergrnd util + sewer. Check www.kingsmontlanesite.com or call 413-442-5445. Judith King
Greenwich, CT: 203-661-7777, All rental offerings, homes, land + condos. Engle + Voeikers. www.engelvoeilkers.com/greenwich. Search all properties online
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 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 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
BROOKLYN Huge building Approx 4000 sq ft, large parking lot, ideal for drive in bank, fast food restaurant, office, convenience/ drug store, pizza shop. 347-693-6189 East 35th St/ Kings Hwy: 1 BR bsmt apt, freshly painted, private entrance. Gas & electric included. $850 718-677-5759 or 347-262-3853
Sheepshead Bay: 1 BR apt, private entrance on ground floor, modern kitchen, fully tiled bthrm, close to shopping & trans. Move in condition. Avail Sep 1st. Call Sue 917-648-4112 Credit check req. KITCHEN SPACE, GROUND FLR PREF. F LATBUSH/BORO PARK AREA 917-295-5425 Greenspring: 2.5 bths, kosher kitchen, deck, large backyard, beautiful home. 3 years young! Call 718-338-8712 or 901-255-2794 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 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)
House For Rent Apt for rent-Bklyn DYKER HEIGHTS2 BR w/terrace Modern, LR, EIK, new fridge, W/D hookup $1750. NO Fee.Call 646-734-6053 718-238-3200 Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923 E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944 Sheepshead Bay. 1 BR remodeled Apt. No section 8. No washer/dryer Call after 6 pm. 718-769-1318 APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney. Call 718-252-0263 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 Boro Park: 49 St Corner 12 Ave New on market! Completely renov 1 BR. New kit, all new applncs. 400 sq ft. $1,650 neg. OWNER 718-435-2603
QUEENS/BRONX FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHO[ & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928
Roommate wanted Seeking female roommate, ages 30-60 to share Kew Gardens apt. Asking $500/mo. Call 718-441-0403
LONG ISLAND
House For Rent Babylon West 631-376-1510 COUNTRY LAKE VILLAS ADULT COMMUNITY, New Large 1 & 2 Bedrooms, washer/dryer in each unit
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
OUT OF STATE 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
BROOKLYN For sale in Bensonhurst: Grocery/ Deli 10,000 Neg. 7 year lease, $1200/mo. In building, everything. Call Mario, 917-340-8489
Pizza shop for sale, great location, Boro Park area, large store, heavy traffic. Call 646363-8425 for more info.
Busy dental practice in heart of boro park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681
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. $1,200 month. Call 347528-3070, over looking backyard
Business for sale set up as a restaurant or banquet hall. Coney Island Avenue location. Call for details 646-644-8808
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
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AUGUST 21, 2009 Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
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
MA: CAPE COD-WELLFLEET Harbor/ Marsh view, 3 BR, 2 ½ BA, walk to beach, marina and shops. Only week of 8/22. $1600. 413-519-2216
Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274
Property for sale by owner, 25 ft x 100 ft, 2500sq ft warehouse, 20th Street and 3rd Ave, Brooklyn. 4000 Net lease. Neg. Call 718-238-2352
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 SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL JOHNATHAN AT THE SUNSHINE. 845-796-1200 West Islip Prof/ Med Space For rent 1295 sq ft., pvt 1st flr entr, 4 rms w.2ba, complete hi end reno. $2995/mo. Owner 917-648-5966 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 Rhode Island Commercial Property for sale FOR SALE Exceptional Subdivision Route 1, South Kingstown Preliminary approval on four prime lots near water, 5+ acres each! Rolling meadows with trees. Rural but close to town. High and dry, standard septic. Horses allowed. Some second-story water views. Walk to water, beach and marina. $1.895M 314-414-0070 FREEPORT: Industrial Park Machine Shop & Warehse w/ ofc space. Loc in Empire- Hub Zone FOR SALE-CALL 516-623-0865
OUT OF STATE 36-Hole golf course, excel cond; 18-hole par 72, 6900 yards: 18-hole par 67, rated best in Niagra Falls, ONTARIO, CANADA, $7.5M 904-910-1126 Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813
Aruba Divi phoenix on Palm Beach/ Ocean Frnt/ 2 Br penthouse-sleeps 8, weeks 51 & 52, Dec.19-Jan 2. asking $11,000 for 2 wks or $6,000 per wk. Plasma TV/ Wahser/ Dryer. Just built. Mitchell 732-259-5525 or montagtex3@aol.com
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
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
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN COMMERCIAL
BROOKLYN 2626 E 14th St. Brand new office space available 200 to 1000 sq ft. FREE ELEC, HVAC, INTERNET & MORE! Beaut completely renov, profl & medical office bldg. across bus stop & Q/B trains. All inquiries, Email: Daniel@hampshireprop.com or call 718-692-4181 x11
Park Slope Area: building for rent for new 5000 sq ft 40x112 + mezzanine. 23 ft ceiling, oversized electric door, 3 offices, 2 bths, CACm 10 min from battery tunnel. Call 347-452-4179 or 845-255-6595 E New York: 1 Story warehouse!!! 20,000sf divisible for two. $6/sf. L Train. 14’ ceiling. Nice offices. Oren 516-398-2368 imir.oren@gmail.com FUNERAL HOME for rent/ sale in the heart of Wlmsbrg 197 Franklin Ave corner of Willoughby. For info pls email es@almod.com or Call 718-801-0341 Office Space BROOKLYN SUITE OFFICE SUITES FOR RENT. Hi End luxury suite, beaut conference rm, furn ofc, new phone & internet sys, prkg & 24 access.200200sq ft avail. Call Israel 646-233-6336
OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748
Office for rent Bensonhurst, good for services, good condition, close to subway, shopping & schools. Block off 86th St. Price negotiable. 646-944-5209
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
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
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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
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 Boro Park, 16th Ave: 5 room office for rent, private bathroom, 1 flight up, front exposure 718-338-6473 STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600 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. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481
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 Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764
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
Boro PK/Prime, large beaut Professional offices w/reception area & 2 conference rooms. Fully wired, DSL, & much more. Move right in. Call: 718-972-2828 Crown Heights/ Nostrand & Easter Pkwy 900+ sf store for rent asking $2500 (718)-498-3200
Medical office for rent/ PARK SLOPE 36 PLAZA STREET EAST. NO FEE. 2000 SQFT PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. Ground floor of luxury 12 story residential elevator bldg. Great space with 10’ ceilings. Ideal for medical, dental etc. (previous long term tenant was physical therapy service.) $7000/mo negotiable. Call Alan Kalish 718-633-7586
Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987
STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457
Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi. Call 917-435-9274
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
Gravesend Location Busy area. Beautiful storefront, approx 40x60, High ceilings, full bsmt, ideal for cooperate offices, Ins co, med, bank branches, ETC. For info: 718-966-0230
QUEENS/BRONX Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966
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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
Office for rent Ave M, Corner E 19th St. Large office, light, airy, reaso nable. Please call: 718-336-4351
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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
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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
NASSAU / L.I. Great Neck: Commercial office space in prime great location, unmits from 13738000 sq ft; Parking; Walk to Train/ Village. Call 516-996-2263
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
Baldwin Warehouse/ Auto garage. Prime location 2000+ sf, fenced parking, OHD, lg office, 16 ft ceiling, near RR lease/ Owner 516-807-6307
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HI RETURN, LO RISK Long term investment grade annuity-Type cash flows. 8-10% IRR. Top Insurance and utility credits. 888-254-2102 NEWFOUNDLAND Portauxbasque 2 large buildings. 135,000 s/f floor space 24 acres of land. 1500 ft. Ocean frontage. Can have public or private seaport. Next to Marine Atlantic Ferry Terminal. Contact: Harold Fitz 1-888-532-9335 judefitz@yahoo.com www.haroldfitz.com Win big in this community! Get quality bank owned properties (REO) for cents on the dollar. Nationwide, unlike others-By us you get what you order. RARE OPPURTUNITY. Call Hillel at 551-580-0857 INVESTORS WANTED! Looking for potential producers, investors, executive producers for an upcoming television show filmed right here in Brooklyn, NY. Contact Daniel H 646-934-8558 pureashismaker2009@gmail.com
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YOU ARE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT A HOME BASED BUSINESS AND WOUD LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF IN THE SIX FIGURE CATEGORY WITH A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $12,000 THEN CONTACT GARY SCHETER. CALL 917677-8263 OR 888-2742933 FOR MORE DETAILS. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY.
Costa Rica tour business. New 110ft Catamarran all permits, 150 day and 60 overnight. Net over 1 million/yr. professional crew. Operating now. Buyer or investors needed. 1.2 M. Call 800-797-5759 for info John Peterson
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Kiss your boss goodbye! Best home business-NOT MLM! Full training and support. Call Bonnie at 888-656-9318 Liquidate at 10 cents on the dollar. Over 500-2008 branded memory foam mattresses. Will divide in bulk. 1-800-765-1882 ATTENTION SERIOUS Real Estate Investors: Take ADVANTAGE of today’s REO market! ***UNIQUE OppurtunityMajor advantages: Unlike others- with us you: 1.Specify EXACLTY what kind of properties you view 2.Pick and chose the REO you actually buy 3.Get enough time to examine each property 4.Get managed properties 5.Get properties promised to need up to minor renovation 6.Can finance the purchase 7.Get REO for less than 56 cents on the dollar of current-economy BPO-value ***This is a narrow window of opportunity Cell 551-580-0857 Or email: findyourspace@live.com *Rates include all broker fees
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Funds Available: 24-48 hours. $100k to $100ML. Programs: Net worth requirements; “money for rent” purchasing real estate residential/ commercial, are able to do so w/ little or no money down. Please call 800-320-5645 ext6359 Tech Potentially larger than iternet! Be Start-up partner! This is the 1st release of confidential info! Backed by Cooper & Dunham, NY. We have special arrangement w/ Columbia University. Patent program worldwide. $10K min. Buy-in. Call now! Tel 914-361-1138 or 914-434-1665 FOR SALE, Exceptional Subdivisional Route 1, South Kingstown Preliminary approval on four prime lots near water, 5+ acres each! Rolling meadows with trees. Rural but close to town. High & dry, standard septic. Horses allowed. Some second-story water views. Walk to water and marina. $1895M Capital wanted: Private & successful investment club buys comm. RE bldgs leased to and guaranteed by the US Fed govt on long term lease seeks qualified investors. 888-246-0606
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$3.5 MILLION in new system from a renowned consultant. 775-333-1125 or visit: www.DR-IZZY.COM
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Investors wanted (15%) Fifteen Percent Secured by real estate Contact 405-735-3906
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
Business training Foreclosure Mediator Training workshop 15 yrs. Exp. 3 days $4,995.00 FREE info 877-631-8408 Members BBB Rated A
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
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION BSNS for sale serving NY, NJ, CT, PA plus more. Headquarters in Orange-Ulster county area. Can be closed Fri aft & Sat. Mr. Smith, bkr 845-255-4111
Investor wanted, upscale gentlemen’s club with complete restaurant/ sushi bar in the heart of times square. Multi million $ gross. Contact 973-786-5688
1360 Capital wanted Georgia Contractor seeks financial partner to invest in lucrative Atlanta’s single-family real estate foreclosure market. Call 678-548-5675
Glatt Kosher Restaurant & next door grocery w/ pizza in central Florida. 386-566-1471, Ask for Yehuda 1st TIME EVER ON VEGAS STRIP -National Sweepstakes -Slot Tournament -TV Game Show -Extremely High Yield -Seeking $500K -High Risk 877-603-4160 Established Glatt Kosher restaurant/ take-out/ food store for sale, good location w. parking, 5 towns area. Partners avail 516-581-3930
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
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 888-415-1474
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 Business person to negotiate. I have 2 inventions. Great money making opportunity. Interested? Call Janet 347-439-8968
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 $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 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
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 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
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 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
AUGUST 21, 2009 Land/Lots For Sale Land for sale, Sullivan County: 3 parcels of land, 31.8, 44.5 and 62.2 acres in Sullivan County Ferndale. Close to Bethel Woods + center for the performing arts/ Route 17, some woods + Some open field acres. Appraised between $135K-$225K. Contact 585-349-0644 or 585-261-6687
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 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
Bethel, NY. Approved 28 lot, subdivision in Sullivan Cntry. Existing house in one lot + 27 -1/2 are lots 3 acre pond, 30 acres of common area $1.5M. By owner 631-692-9878
Tutoring New voice studio in Upper Manhattan, Inwood, private classical voice lessons. www.christina-asher.com 212-304-0242
VOICE TECHNIQUE & COACHING NATURAL VOCAL PRODUCTION; PROPER POSTURE & BREATHING PRODUCE SUPERIOR RESULTS; VOCAL PROBLES QUICKLY ELIMINATED; SINGING IS SIMPLY AN EXTENSION OF SPEAKING; ONE VOICE (NO BREAKS) THROUGHOUT SINGING RANGE. ALL LEVELS & STYLES 212-481-9144
AFFORDABLE TUTORING Prep for Math & Science Regents With outstanding tutors who cover all The material & strategies students Must know. Very affordable rates! Online & Flatbush locations. Call Perry: 718-377-0015 Professional tutoring Are you Worried About your child passing the 2008 NYC math test? Service is offering test prep qualified tutors Individualized attention amazing results references available. We cover All of the topics outlined by NYS Dept of Education. Homework help also Avail. Help your child Excel in Math. Call 347-247-4258 Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148
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Playgroup: Madison age 2-6. Morah Leora, early/late dropoff. Quality care. Summer/all year. 718-646-9368
Caregiver Caregiver, seeking fulltime position, many years experience. Excellent references. Live in/ out. Call 718-645-5128 or 347-495-2773
Caregiver/ Babysitter: seeks employment 3+ years experience. Excellent references will live in/ out. Call 201-640-9126 or 973-523-0146 Skilled & compassionate home care nurse seeking private work for elderly or a personal asst/ companionship, 8 yrs exp. Ref Avail 516-263-3800 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 Companion/Caregiver Companions/caregiver available Exp. compassionate caregiver seeks position. Live in/out. Excellent ref. Call Beverly: 917-757-5363
Mature multilingual available Private driver w/ car avail to service all your needs. Local and long distance-Servicing NY, NJ, CT + LIServicing weddings, airport, mountains, etc. Reasonably priced. Call: 646-331-9229 Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836
DEVOTED CAREGIVER w. 18 years exp caring for the elderly will provide trans, days or nights, peal prep, housekeeping, personal care & much more! Exc work & character refs. Call Phyllis @ 732-851-5894
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
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
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AUGUST 21, 2009 Caregiver ELDERLY CARE GIVER Able, energetic, industrious, shows initiative. Has lots of experience. 917-496-7701/ 718-699-1920 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
Christy’s Services: Professional, screened, hard working for housekeeping, nanny, companion, live in/ out. No fee 718-523-4200 718-523-4213 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 Certified nurses looking for p/t work as companion or chauffeur with over 10 years experience. References available. Call Marie 516-469-8410 CAREGIVER/ COMPANION: I am looking for work to care for elderly or disabled. Experienced willing to work wherever . the job may be located in/out. Driver’s license. Call 609-672-5984
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
Help Offered Reliable HOME HEALTH CAREor housekeeper. Ref avail. Looking in all 5 bros. 718-380-0736 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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I am volunteering my services (without pay) for clerical work in schools, synagogues, community and Jewish centers. Queens only. Call 718-699-8760
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
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
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
HARD WORKING LADY SEEKS JOB FOR BABYSITTING, HOUSE KEEPING & MORE. LIVE IN POSITION, MANY YEARS EXP. EXCELLENT REFS. PLEASE CALL 917-771-8214 OR 347-777-9712
Loving, warm nanny seeks live-out position. 12 yrs exp CPR certified. Baby nurse experience. Good refs. Call Ingrid. 718-419-6821
Home attendant Fulltime or part time. Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required. Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229 Cosmetician Stay smooth by Galit Avigail. Waxing, electrolgins and infrared laser/low prices Georgetown Location. 718-214-5046 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 KEL NAH REFA NAH LAH PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME Frum woman, mother of two children, four grandchildren, in desperate need of Kidney-Type B G-d gave us two kidneys, so we can donate ONE. And Gd will bless you for saving my life. Call 732-996-0036 ATTENTION JEWISH COMMUNITY, A WRITER + DIRECTOR TEAM FROM BKLYN, LOOKING FOR ORTHODOX ACTORS + ACTRESSES, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS AND INVESTORS FOR POTENTIAL TV SHOW. DANIEL HULKOWER. 646-9348558 pureashismaker2009@gmail.com 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 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
Help Wanted 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
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
Account Exec-Seeking dynamic persons to sell advertising for newspaper & TV. High commission, no exp necessary. Please call 718-523-1870
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 Help wanted-Secretary SECRETARY FOR YESHIVA in Queens. Must be computer literate. Call: 718-644-4048
Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166
CABLE INSTALLERS 2-7 years experience in commercial/ residential installation. Must be familiar with voice over IP/ Digital Video and internet protocol. We provide competitive salary & some medical coverage. Contact Reginald Lane or Andrew Castagnetti 973-785-9283 Btwn 8-3 M-F
Salesperson Hardware/ Lumber, Inside/ Outside salesperson needed for hardware/ Lumberyard/ Manufacturer of metal studs. Located in Astoria. Call 718-726-4040 or Email info to: hiringservices555@hotmail.com
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
Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481
Handyman AAA Construction. Remodeling apts, bsmts, kits. Will beat any price. Free estimate. 646-250-3613
CLASSIFIEDS Handyman PEST CONTROL RESCUE PEST CONTROL Rats*Mice*Roaches*Ants*Sil verfish*Termites Contact Keith, Tel 718-348-1141, Cell 718-930-9393 Fax 718-348-1141
All types of work, small or big jobs, many yrs exper, free est, sh shab. Call Itzhak 917-365-3340
All types of work, small or big jobs, may years exp, free est, sh shab. Call Itzhak 917-365-3340 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 D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809 PEST CONTROL RESCUE PEST CONTROL Rats, mice, roaches, ants, silverfish, termites. Contact Keith 718-348-71441/ Cell 718-930-9393 Fax 718-348-1141 ARCHITECT Start your project No upfront fees Get approvals first Zoning*Permits*Drawings* Proj Mgmt .Registered in 20 states 917-596-1048 AAA construction. Remodeling apts, bsmts, kits, bths. Will beat any price. Free estimate. 646-250Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393
PAGE 51 Handyman 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. 917-9751752 NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com
Auto Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah! Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463 ALL YOUR TRUCKING/VAN NEEDS. RELIABLE DISCOUNTED RATES. CALL RAM: 917-696-0000
1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669 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
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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
GDG Towing-$500-$10,000 Car + Trucks, Running or not. 732-961-7000
GDG Towing: $500$10,000 cars & trucks. Running or not. 732-961-7000
All your trucking/ Van needs Reliable discount rates. Call Ram 917-696-0000
Moving & Storage Shalom moving Best Service, best price. Can help you move anytime, anywhere. Call Alex: 646-407-5950
E & J MOVING Lowest Rated from NY to Florida and in between. www.ejmovers.com USDOT T37637 877-445-4111
Shalom Moving Best service, best price. Can help you anytime, anywhere. Call Alex 646-407-5956
Personalized: Its all about caring. Local / long distance, full sevcs, licensed, insured, moving members of the BBB, professional, reliable, fast + efficient discounted rates, free boxes, no hidden exp. Locations in BK, SI. Please Call 718-954-0119, Free estimates, no hidden expenses. Website www.personalizedmoving.net
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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
MOVING SERVICE www.heftyroy.com we bring a careful, friendly touch to res’d moving. Mention Jewish Voice & Get $25 discount! 347-852-5439
Health/ Fitness LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST 15 years experience. Reasonable rates. Will come to your home. Call Louise Romano 631-514-9314 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
Come and enjoy relaxing massage Quiet + discrete (2) Convenient locations. Allen Blvd Rt 110 516-476-6237 & Rt 110 Gazza Blvd 516-728-7550, Long Island, leave message.
Change your waterChange your life DO YOU SUFFER FORM THE FOLLOWING? Obesity, high blood pressure, asthma, acid reflux, high cholesterol, fatigue. 347-406-2965 or h2origin.com/geneg LEARN solutions to these conditions. 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 Weight loss solution To loose weight + inches but NOT MUSCLE. Start cinching, deliciously, easy. 718-851-9478 or 718-645-2744 123 Wellness Home, LLC-Holis Institute Educate + design your ecohome for health certified organic skincare/ cleaning living/ water/ sleep technology. 123wellnesshome.com 212-501-3827 holisinstitute.org
Licensed Master Reiki, Professional massage T:718-236-5861 C: 917-292-6075 Body Work Sport & Swedish massage Shiotsu, foot reflexogy Stress relief & relaxation.
MISSING/STOLEN $1,500 Missing: Persian Cat Name: “Pasha” Cream Copper color • Copper Eyes No front claws House Cat got out by mistake • No Collar Last seen on Bedford Ave between L n’ M Friendly, sweet, cat will no harm you. Please Call:
917-797-3095 Black Bombay princess cats and kittens, seeking responsible home, friendly, personal + loving. Good with pets and children over 7. Shots, spade and altered. Please Call 718-859-7274 or 917-941-6854
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
Pets for sale Irish Wolfhounds Born 06/12/09 Home raised First shots Call 518-568-5817
Merchandise Must Sell ATLAS STORAGE: 40 Cindy Ln, Ocean TWP. Magnificent mantle for frpl, 60 Orig. $4000. Must sell $300: Queen Anne Chairs $200, Carved hand-made mahog chairs $100; Magnificent bookshelf orig $4500 now $600; rare Persian carpets & original oil paintings Mahog basees to beautiful home & corbels + onlays on all for a fraction of cost. Call Jack for appointment. 908-489-4675
HOME + FINE ARTS-WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE FURNITURE SALE. SUN THRU FRIDAY. BEDROOMS, DINING RMS + LIVING ROOMS + MUCH MORE. LOCATED @ 14-B 53RD ST. BROOKLYN NY 40K SQ FT SHOWROOM. 10 PCT discount w/ad. Contact 917-776-5743 OR 718-567-0155
I BUY OLD PAINTINGS CALL ART 732-261-3269
Other Services Machine Shop: Machine Tool and die repair, turning, milling, drilling, grinding. Custom tooling machine fixtures. Enrique: 718-840-7241 enrique.425@hotmail.com
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NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6 INCH, 1/ARON KODESH, READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915, 917-449-6125
Merchandise Wanted Urgently looking for any: CANTOR LEIB GLANTZ Live/ prvt recordings, concerts, weddings, radio, lectures, services, etc. Video & photo material; letters, newspapers, posters, music scores and manuscripts, stories anecdotes. If you have or know somebody who has any such materials pls contact me at 845-228-8577 or 347-833-3050 leibglantz@gmail.com
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
Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174
4 sale. My IMAGINATION. Ideas for movies, songs, inventions and everything in between. Would like to build house 4 MOM. Call 505-908-0743 7-11pm MST.
SIFREI TORAH, NEWLY WRITTEN, KTAV ARI & BAIS YOSEF, VERY REAS Priced. Please cal:l 718-336-6866 OR 917-499-6125
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Motorcycles. Mopeds/ Go carts DIRT BIKES, OLD WANTED ANY MODEL/Cond. Contact Mark 516-794-8375
Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174
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
Position wanted Reliable home health care aid or housekeeper available. Ref avail. Looking in all five boros. Please call Pauline 718-380-0736 CHEETOH CUBS The look of the jungle in your lap. $500-$700 Call 530-519-9582 DR Set included: China closet, 6 hrs & tbl. Get a crystal chandelier for free. 2 fabric, matching love seats with sleep. Custom made. Seforim Shrank with fireplace in center 130” max. 917-577-7621 For pictures: mgreenwald@ydwusa.com LOOK! Old watches & watches wanted. Toy collector, regardless of condition. Highest prices paid. 212-517-8725 Sifrei Torah, newly written 6 inch w/ aron kodesh ready for siyu, ktav ari + bais yosef. Very reasonably priced. Call 718-336-6866 or 917-499-6125
Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com
Forklifts, 500 lb late models, LPG & diesel, air tires, triple mast. S/S special 2500lb Clark. First $800. 516-671-7415
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Travel Services *GREAT VACATIONS!* WHOLESALE PRICING World’s Best Travel Club Call Bonnie at 888-402-9080
Psychic Readings by Fallon Clairvoyant Reader Specializing in tarot card, crystal ball & clairvoyant readings. Are you worried? Confused? Depressed? Or just need advice. Call immediately for consultation. 2 convenient locations. 347-600-0749
READING & WRITING SUCCESS FOR Merchandise wanted COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR JEWISH/ISRAELI ART. 201-575-0055
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
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
MUST SELL Atlas Storage 40 Cindy Ln, Ocean Twp. Magnificent mantle for frpl, 60” Orig $4000. Must sell $300; Queen Ann Chairs $200, Carved hand-made mahogany chairs $100; Magnificent book shelf, orig $4500, now $600; corner cabinet w.rounded glasses shelves orig $2500: $300; rare Persian carpets & original oil paintings fraction of orig cost. Call for appointment 908-489-4675 ask for Jack.
Formal DR + breakfast sects + extras sects, 8-16, ten chairs. Indoor while wicker family room furn. Marge201@gmail.com or Call 201-592-1370
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Leisure Towne, a 55+ community, for your privacy it is gated. This Walden model home with 2 BR, 2BA and finish garage is better than new condition, with new upgraded appliances. These include a new washer and dryer, hot water heater, dishwasher, fridge, countertop stove also with solid oak cabinets. The whole home has been freshly painted outside in beautiful yellow with a new roof and siding. Inside has all new carpeting. All the windows are new, energy efficient, tilt to clean for ease of maintenance. The large living room has a beautiful brick fireplace that has recently been roof sealed, waterproofed and the chimney has a stainless steel cap. There is zoned heat and central air. The sprinkler system has new heads and nozzles keeping a lush lawn. Both baths have new marble top vanities with Moen faucets. There is a large attic with pull down stairs. The back porch has a new screen. There are 2 new back storm doors. Yearly Taxes are $2,667.08 856-988-0594
Mountclair (Upper): Charming + Elegant, 8 BDRMs, 5.2 Bthrm, 9 fireplaces (Albaster/ Marble/ Wood) Original woodwork/ Inground pool + extra large patio/ 4 car gar. Kio pond, totally reno. 1890 s Victorian views of NYC + separate carriage, house rental, reduced by $300K to $1.699M. Contact 917-846-3101 or 973-934-8881
Oak Manor, Lakewood: 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, natural gas fireplace, updated, newly renovated, kitchen & bathrooms, carpet & tile throughout the entire house. All new windows, great location, boys school near ridge ave. Easy commute to NYC! Asking $219,900. Call 732-370-5758 After 6pm
Wayside Deal Area, NJ Charming 1928 Dutch Colonial, 1 acre corner lot, 4 BDRMS/ 2 ½ baths/ lrg family room (Den) Dining Rm/ Large Living RM/ Sun Room + office/ New AC + electricl service/ new furnace, finished basement/ attic 20x40 Inground pool w/cabana and pool deck. Nr Hillel Yeshiva + congregation. Mogen David + other temples. 15 mins from beach/ nr major rds $1.275 million. RSBO 732-695-1046 or 908-421-6464
Lakewood Enclave: Buckingham, 2 yrs old. 3 b, 2.5 ba, baseboard ht, screened porch, 2 car gar, EIK, Coria counters. 732-534-5859
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.
Linden: 824 E St. Georges Ave. 2600SF. Good exposure w/40 FT front & drive-in. $1950/mo. Loc on busy Rte 27. Call Victor 610-248-0044
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
Brodentown: Single family 429,900 4 B, 2.5 bath Allegheny Lane finished basement, full baths, office, exercise room + family room, a world of beauty awaits you in this 4 BR/2.5 Bath, house kitchen w/granite counter tops. Call Obi 973-943-8025
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
Condo for sale Newark: 2 BD/ 2BA, 1000 sq ft, next to New Prudential Arena Downtown, Luxury hi rise, health club, valet parking, 10 ceilings, upgraded kit, CA closets in BRs & hall closet, near trans, $269,500. 973-273-0688 after 6pm, no agents!
Livingston: Very desirable location. Totally renovated, 4 BRs, 3 full baths, move in condition. Includes large office/ finished basement/ playroom, oversized deck. Eat in kitchen, new roof & windows throughout. Close to houses of worship + NYC buses. Goes to the highest offer, starting @ $585,000 Bids start now and ends on 8/26/09. To view photos email Sam2652@gmail.com
House For Rent Long Branch: Unique 5 BR/ 5 bath charming home. Includes gourmet kitchen w/ top of the line appliances/ granite countertops/ terracotta frls. 2 sunrooms, outside porch/ sunroom off master bdrm. Open floor plan. Custom wood work throughout. Backyard w.fishpond/ shed/ swingset. Back up generator/ close to ocean. House of worship/ trans. Contact Burke + Manna Real Estate 732-455-5420
Are you looking for a clean remodeled 3BR, 2 ba shore house colonial 2.5 blocks from the beach. New roof, kitchen & bath, parks 5 cars. Asking $339,900. Call 973-464-5561 South Bound Brook: Main Street. Renting space approx 2500 SF. Suitable for any retail or office space. Call 201-943-0700
AAA New homes, no closing costs. All price ranges & home styles. www.needacustomhouse.com Realtors welcome 845-206-5220 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
Wayne, NJ: Gracious colonial w/newer addition + former Dr. office, excellent location! Great NYC commute (18mi) Owner 973-942-6622 Old Ridge: Rural 3+ ac custome 5 br, 2 ba, full base, deck, walk to NY bus, $535, 000. Owner 732-207-8869
House For Rent Morristown: Central Business District, Restaurant/ retail condo. Be your own landlord, across from HYATT HOTEL. 2500 sq ft + 2500 sq dt bsmt, new/ owner must sell. Principles only, Call 201-650-0759
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 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
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
Lease RE: Meadowlands Area 8100 sq ft Warehouse/ office (2) 12 ft Overhead doors (1) Loading Dock Heavy power 10 Miles to NYC $5.00 Triple Net Lease1st Year. Call owner 201-835-2040
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
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
Montclair: Charming elegant 8 Bdrms/ 5.2 BTRM, 9 fireplaces (Albaster/ Marble/ Wood) Original artwork/ In ground pool + extra large patio/ 4 car gar, kol pond, totally reno. 1890’s Victorian views of NYC + Separate carriage house rental, reduced by $300K to 1.699M. Contact 917-846-3101 or 973-934-8881
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Linden: 824 E st GEORGES AVE, 2600 sq ft. Good exposure w/40 ft front & drive in. $1950/mo. Loc on busy Rte 271. Call Victor 610-248-0044
Commcl Prop Newark, NJ: Nice commercial gated-in building, safe area in iron bound section FOR RENT, 16ft ceiling. Up to 120,000 sq ft can be easily divided. 1st flr also available. Big parking lot, easy access & loading. Plenty of space wired & ready. Surrounded w/ heimishe businesses, daily minyonim, close to highways & transportations. Excellent prices. Call 917-771-3140, If no answer, lv msg.
Winter Rental West Deal Area: Walking distance to WD shore, 4 BR ranch, full fin bsmt w/recreation rm, yearly/ winter/ summer rental. Call 732-438-5573
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
Apt for rent Oradel: Renov Victorian 3 BR/ LR/ DR/ EIK, 1.5 bth sun room/ 2 car gar + includes aupare apartment w/ EIK full bath/ mini kitchen/ LV Bdrm. Close to trains/ Bus. $3300.00 Contact 203-241-2243
Multi family-Great area-fullincome! Only 1.2 million! *Warehouses for sale/lease. Nr Lkwd Only $69 sq ft Buy!!! * 24,704 sq ft whse Toms river lease NOI 204,230, reduced to $2,650,00!7.7 cap! Will Talk! Home on 130 x 150 lot Irreg Woodland 279,900 2 homes one on Ridge Ave, one on E 5th Street only $259,900. Crystal Lake Realty 732-905-3800
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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
Open House Sun 7/12, 1-3PM 393 Harper Ave 2 BR, 1 BA ranch w/2 car gar in desirable Herbertsville. Close to GSP $254,900. 732-840-1553 or 908-361-9742
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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
Newark, NJ: Nice commercial gated-in building, safe area in bound section FOR RENT. 16ft ceiling. Up to 120,000 sq ft can be easily divided. 1st floor also available. Big parking lot, easy access & loading. Plenty of space wired & ready. Surrounded w/heimishe businesses, daily minyonim, close to highways & transportation. Excellent prices. Call 917-771-3140. if no answer, lv msg
Commercial property HBWE REALTY Ranway/Linden NJ Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high, plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or lease! Call Barry Littman 917-363-3974 Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037 HELP WANTED-NJ Pharmacist position available in Lakewood, NJExc, salary. Pleasant work envirnment. Gershon: 732-666-1748
Property Management Experience company serving MICHIGAN, OHIO AND INDIANA Call Shepherd Properties 248-217-5040
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
Apartment For Sale 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 Space Wall, New Jersey, add before number ¼ mile south garden state parkway. Exit 98. Call 732-223-9112
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Palm Coast FL: New home construction located along northeast Atlantic coast and intercostals waterway. Custom home builder (FL License CGC 151265) Review floor plans and features at www.stoughtonluxuryhome.co m Summer building incentives apply through August 31st 2009. Call for details 386-586-5665, ask for will or John, M-F 9-5pm w/e 10AM-4PM
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
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
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
Hallendale: La meron, beautifully furnished 1500 sf condo, 2 BR, 3 bth, restaurant, beauty salon, state of the art gym, pool. Reasonably priced, negotiable, asking $325k. Near Diplomat Hotel, shopping, trans and more. ALSO 1 BR, 1,000sf furnished and ready to move-in. Call: 954-458-2280 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305
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
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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
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
CONDO FOR SALEFLORIDA NEWLY RENOV FURN, 2 BR, 2 BTH, LR/DR AREA, CLOSED IN, SUN-ROOM, 3 WALK-ON CLOSETS, GRANITE FLRS, NEW TILE FRLS, A/C. 55 GATED COMMUNITY, 2 POOLS, MANY AMENITIES. WALK TO SHULS, SHOP, LOW MAINT. REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE. BY OWNER, $99K FIRM. 305-877-6927 Condo for sale FL Naples: TARPON BAY CONDO 2 BR/2 BA; Tiled, clubhouse, pool, gym, Comm. Office, pets OK $185K. Call: 239-777-4952 or 239-254-7633
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
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
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
Condo for sale HOLLYWOOD 1/1 In Ramada building condo, furn, Oceanfron on boardwalk w/Bay $159K 786-251-7325
Kings point, Delray Beach: 2 BRs, 2 baths, main floor completely upgraded & furnished. Call Shirley 561-752-4923
Boca Raton/ Boca Lago: 2 BR, 2.5 bth townhouse, lakeview from (2) glass enclosed porches/ new tile/ furnished/ all community amentities. Motivated seller. Price reduced to $114.5K. For sale or rent by owner. Must see 561-852-7090
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 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 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
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
Sanibel Island: 3 BR, 2 bth ranch, LR/ DR, EIK, scmd prch, gar, cross st to bch. Reserve for winter 2009-2010 412-398-1927
Condo for rent Fountain Bleau Hotel: Miami Beach, magnificent 800 sq ft studio, sleeps 4, renting daily/weekly, short term/ long term. Avail now for success! Call 347-804-4666
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent Fort Myers: Restaurant/ Night Club, large entertainment area with outside bar. 3 acres + 15000 sq ft bldg, excellent location in S Fort Myers nr Cape Coral. Contact Mr. Anulli 239-810-1806 Tudor Villa Realty
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For Rent Fountain Bleau Hotel: Miami Beach, magnificent 800 sq ft studio, sleeps 4, renting daily/ weekly. Available short/ long term. Please 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
MIAMI BEACH, Portugal Towers, Ocean view, 2 BRs. Weekly or monthly Rental. Call: 718-753-4479
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 sale HOLLYWOOD: 1/1 In Ramada, Ocean front on boardwalk. Bayview $139K 786-251-7325
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
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
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
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
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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
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Kiryat Shmueal in the heart of Tibenas. Real Estate developers, builders & private investors are welcome 700 sq.m ready to build. $299K avail July 6. 954-899-5885 Sales@yalebusinesscapital.com
One of a kind luxury penthouse in DAVID’S VILLAGE for sale, 3 BR, 140 sq meters 40 sq meters, private roof w/best view to the old city. Private parking, security, elevator, plus storage room. Call 212-444-1013 Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 star Ramada, sleeps up to 8. in/out pools. $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838 www.5starjerusalem.com
For sale Israel KIryat GAT Near Beersheva- 2 Brs, KItch, L/R, 400 sq ft, front yard, playground.$80K Call 917-804-4158
Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 star Ramada. Sleeps up to 8, in/ out pools. $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838 www.5starjerusalem.com
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
Apartment For Rent Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada. Sleeps up to 8. in.out pools $250/nite. Albert 514-803-8838 www.5starjerusalem.com
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
Summer rental Shaarei Chesed/ Rechavia/ Morasha/ Geuia. Lovely apts/ homes for sale/ shrt/ long term, summer/succos. MS Rlty & Mgmt. 972-50-4146979 Shnapp!barak.net.il
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