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October 30th, 2009 | 12 Cheshvan 5770
Vol. 10, Iss. 40
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US AND ISRAEL CREATE MISSLE UMBRELLA SHIELD A MAJOR NAVAL EXERCISE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
GOOGLE CO-FOUNDER DONATES $1 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE HEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY
MAYOR BLOOMBERG, THE BETTER CHOICE
BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF
The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society received a gracious $1 Million dollar gift from Google co-founder Sergey Brin. r i n , wh o i s J ew i s h , s h owe d h i s a p p r e c i a t i o n t o H I A S f o r helping h i s f a m i ly t o f l e e t h e S ov i e t U n i o n 3 0 ye a r s a g o . “I would like to see anyone be able to achieve their dreams, and that’s what this organization does,” Brin said. The oldest refugee agency in the U.S., HIAS has helped generations of families escape violence and repression in their homelands and resettle in the United States, Israel and elsewhere. Since its founding in 1881, HIAS has assisted more than 4.5 million refugees and migrants, including the vast majority of American Jewish families. “As a refugee himself, Sergey Brin knows better than most about the value of living freely in a country that allows people to dream and, through vision, creativity and hard work, fulfill those dreams. He and his family were able to build a new life in the United States and, as a result, he was able to create a new industry by changing the way we process and use information. His contributions literally have changed the world,” said HIAS Chairman Michael Rukin. Brin hopes that his gift will help others to have the same opportunities that he has been given.
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BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF
An Israeli Dolphine submarine capable of carrying nuclear warhead (top) sails near a US Navy war ship USS Decatur (DDG-73) at Israel's navy port in Haifa. BY GAVIN RABINOWITZ
A massive air defence drill under way in Israel joined Israeli and US systems to create the world's most advanced anti-missile umbrella to protect the Jewish state, officials said. he Juniper Cobra 10 exercises, the fifth in a series of joint air defence drills between the allies, began this week and comes amid heightened tension between Israel and arch-foe Iran. Some 1,000 US soldiers will take part in the two-week exercise combining Israeli and US systems to "create the world's most advanced air defence system to protect our citizens and homes from attack," the commander of Israel's Air Defence Corps, Brigadier General Doron Gavish, told reporters. Israeli and US commanders refused to describe the scenarios they are simulating, but said they would practise merging different anti-missile systems
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that defend simultaneously against long, medium- and short-range missiles. Israeli media reported that the exercise would likely include a scenario of a combined attack from Iran together with shorter range barrages from Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Rear Admiral John Richardson, the commander of the US forces, said systems used would include the American THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence), the ship-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence System, and the Patriot anti-aircraft system, as well as the Israeli Arrow (Hetz) II. Israel and the US have cooperated in missile defence since the US sent batteries of Patriot missiles to Israel during the f irst Gulf War, when Saddam Hussein f ired dozens of Scud missiles at Israel. Israel's air defences have since been further tested. Hezbollah f ired hundreds
n his eight years at the helm of City Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has managed the city of New York with a directed and efficient hand. He brought the city through the post-9/11 recession, practiced f iscal conservatism during economic boom times, and continues to maintain the “ship of city” on a remarkably even keel, even during challenging economic times. New York benef its from the considerable skill and dedication to excellence of its 103rd Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. When compared to the balagan in Albany, his administration’s effectiveness is even more apparent. Michael Bloomberg’s re-election bid, though born in term limit controversy, has gained wide support throughout the city. He has earned another four years. Comptroller William Thompson, the
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