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Michael Steinhardt blasted Jewish youth by calling them “barbarians.” BY AVI YELLIN

Michael Steinhardt, one of world Jewry’s most philanthropic benefactors and a co-founder of Birthright Israel, delivered a scathing criticism this week of all that he sees wrong with the Jewish world today and singled out non-Orthodox life. n a television interview on Thursday with Mark S. Golub of Shalom TV, Steinhardt expressed his deep disappointment with the secular Hebrew school system and characterized many of the young people he has met through Birthright Israel as “Jewish barbarians” who have never in their lives even experienced a Shabbat dinner Steinhardt, who identifies himself as anything but an Orthodox Jew, had especially harsh criticism for nonOrthodox Jewish life in the Diaspora. He expresses his disappointment and anger with those often described as

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A Palestinian youngster in Gaza aiming Kassam Rocket launchers at Israeli civilian targets. FROM COMBINED NEWS SERVICES

Israel and the Islamist terror group Hamas traded harsh accusations over a rise in violence in the Gaza Strip, amid mounting concern that the situation could escalate. he recriminations followed a series of Israeli air strikes on militants in Gaza that have killed at least six Palestinians in the past five days, including a 14-year- old boy. The air raids were ordered by the Israeli government in response to a recent surge in rocket and mortar fire from Gaza. The Israeli military has assessed that Hamas plans to escalate attacks against the Jewish state over the next few months. Military sources said the General Staff has been reviewing assessments by military intelligence and Southern Command that envisioned an escalation of hostilities from the Gaza Strip. They said this could result in missile and rocket salvos that could trigger another war.

"Hamas does not want an all-out war," a military source said. "But it has been steadily escalating attacks, particularly along the border." During the past week there have been almost daily attacks by from Hamas controlled Gaza with motor and rockets landing in Israel. The sources said the Hamas strategy appears to have been approved by its leading allies, Iran and Syria. They said Damascus and Teheran intend to show the United States their capability to raise and lower tension in the Middle East. Hamas has taken a series of steps to escalate tensions with Israel. The sources said Hamas has reorganized its military and other forces as well as completed plans to create a human shield along the border with Israel. Hamas Housing Minister Yusef Al Mansi was said to have approved a plan to bring thousands of homeless Palestinians to the Gaza border. The Palestinians, meant to

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Moshe Saba z”tl, died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Mexico City along with three of his family members. BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER

Mogul Moises (Moshe) Saba z”tl, was killed late Sunday afternoon in a helicopter crash in Mexico City along with three family members. The other victims of the crash were named as Moshe’s wife Adela a”h, their son Avraham z”l and his wife Judith a”h. hey had just returned from Flatbush, Brooklyn, where his sister, Miriam Smeke, had thrown an engagement party at her home on Avenue S, in the Syrian Jewish Community. The party celebrated the engagement of Moshe’s niece, Alex Smeke to Allie Chehebar, son of

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Miep Gies, Who Helped Hide Anne Frank and Her Diary, Dies at 100 BY MARIETTE LE ROUX

Miep Gies, the woman who hid Dutch youngster Anne Frank from the Nazis and guarded her diary that became one of the world's most-read books, has died after a brief illness at the age of 100. he Anne Frank Museum said that Gies, the last surviving helper of Anne and those who shared her hiding place in an

Amsterdam canalside house, died in the western town of Hoorn on January 11. It was Gies who guarded Anne's memoirs and presented it to the girl's father, Otto, when he returned from the Auschwitz concentration camp at the end of World War II, the only one of his family to survive. In her diary, Anne Frank chronicled the details of her teenage life hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam from 1942 to 1944,

when the Nazi secret police discovered her and her family's hiding place. Anne and her sister later died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The diary, f irst published in 1947, became one of the most renowned accounts of Jews hiding from Nazi persecution and has been translated into 70 languages. Until she suffered a stroke a decade ago, Gies travelled around the world, giving lec-

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Standing Together has launched a new project encouraging people all over the world to knit scarves to send to Israel Defense Forces soldiers. Those wishing to participate should send an email to scarvesforsoldiers@stogether.org nitters all over the world can add their personal support for Israel's troops by knitting black, navy or dark khaki

scarves for the young men and women protecting the Jewish state this winter. If you are not a knitter you can still help. Standing Together is also looking for volunteers to bring the scarves to Israel. If you are planning to travel to Israel this winter and can bring some of these handknitted scarves, please send an email with your travel dates and address so the organization can make arrangements to get the scarves. Standing Together is an organization

designed to help people all over the world show their appreciation for the people protecting Israel. Standing Together volunteers bring pizza, hot coffee, cold drinks and other treats to Israeli soldiers on duty. When the soldiers are the only ones working while the nation celebrates holidays, Standing Together brings the celebration to them, including New Year greetings, Donuts for Hanukkah, Purim Packages, Passover chocolates, Barbecues for Independence Day and more.

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The anti-Semitic content of Egypt's Al-Faraeen television channel prompted the European branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Center over the weekend to urge French and German TV stations to cease "cooperation agreements" with the broadcaster. r. Shimon Samuels, Wiesenthal's director for international relations in Europe, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the German Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations (ARD) "has a responsibility to cancel it, if there is an agreement."

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The Wiesenthal Center wrote in a letter sent to Peter Boudgoust, chairman of ARD, that "according to MEMRI, (the Middle East Media Research Institute), the 'Egyptian TV channel Al-Faraeen's (The Pharaohs') director, Tawf iq Okasha, on December 20, 2009, announced a cooperation agreement with the German statetelevision network, to take effect in January 2010,' and that the German network is to produce four programs for Al-Faraeen." Samuel's letter listed examples of AlFaraeen broadcasts that meet the European Union's def inition of anti-Semitism. He wrote that "a weekly show of Al-Faraeen's titled In Articulate Hebrew features the

Protocols of the Elders of Zion as an 'authentic Jewish plan for world domination through the Jewish state, money and prostitution...'" The Wiesenthal Center urged Boudgoust "to investigate and cancel any such association made with any of your nine regional corporations, two satellite channels and your Deutsche Welle international service. Any such relationship would place Germany in violation of its commitments to OSCE [Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe] and EU provisions against the dissemination of anti-Semitism

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Barrier Along Sinai Border Vital THE JERUSALEM POST Few people welcomed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's announcement to construct a fence on the border with Egypt more than Southern District Police chief Cmdr. Yohanan Danino, who knows firsthand the consequences of having a de facto open frontier with Sinai. he Southern Police District shares 255 km. of border with Egypt, in addition to the 85 km. of the eastern border with Jordan, and has formed an elite unit called Magen ("shield') to disrupt the predominantly Beduin-run smuggling networks responsible for bringing in terrorists, prostitutes, illegal foreign workers and drugs. "We are very supportive of any type of fence," Danino told The Jerusalem Post. "The more sophisticated it is, the better. You never know who might try to come across the border. Some of the networks overlap. Some of the smugglers who traff ic people also smuggle in terrorists. "This fence is vital on many levels for the police. It will be aimed at those who bring in arms to the country and drugs," he said. Some observers have expressed concern that the smugglers who make such a good living from the traff icking trade will turn to other crimes within Israel once the fence is erected. Danino said he was familiar with the concern. "We will have to wait and see whether it materializes," he said. "The minute you shut down smuggling net-

works in the Negev, new smugglers could appear who f ind alternative routes. "The Negev also acts as an intercontinental transfer point for illegal traff icking via Jordan and Egypt. The minute the western border [with Egypt] is hermetically sealed, Israel ceases to be an international transfer point," Danino said. "We know the threat terrorism poses regarding the breached border. We know Hamas and other organizations from the Gaza Strip have sent attackers to Israel via Sinai to carry out attacks. "Clearly this open border was one of the best routes open to them," the police commander said. "A quick look at recent raids verif ies this. "The biggest problem with the border is its length, which made it very hard to secure effectively, for both the army and the police," Danino said. Even after the fence is built, the Magen anti-smuggling unit will have plenty to do, the police commander said. "Most of its recent seizures have taken place near the Jordanian side of the borders. The unit will have its work cut out for it in the future," he said. Netanyahu said the fence will cost NIS 1.5 billion to construct. The f irst sections will be built near Gaza to the north and near Eilat to the south. The fence will be equipped with electronic sensors that will alert security forces to the presence of people approaching it and to attempts to breach the border.

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In Test, Iron Dome Successfully Intercepts Rockets BY YAAKOV KATZ , Israel inched a step closer on Wednesday to deploying the Iron Dome missile defense system along the border with the Gaza Strip after it successfully intercepted a number of missile barrages in tests held in southern Israel this week. he tests were overseen by the Defense Ministry, the Israel Air Force and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., which developed the Iron Dome, slated to become operational and be deployed along the Gaza border in mid-2010. The missile volleys which the system succeeded in intercepting included a number of rockets that mimicked Kassam and longer range Grad-model Katyusha rockets that are known to be in Hamas's arsenal. The Iron Dome is supposed to be capable of intercepting all short-range rockets fired by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and by Hizbullah in Southern Lebanon. The system uses an advanced radar made by Elta that locates and tracks the rocket, which is then intercepted by a kinetic missile interceptor. During the test, the radar succeeded in detecting which rockets were headed towards designated open fields and therefore did not launch an interceptor to destroy them. The IDF has formed a new battalion that will be part of the IAF's Air Defense Division and will operate the Iron Dome. Prototypes have been supplied to the new unit, which has already begun training with the systems. The IDF has also located positions along the Gaza border to be used as bases for the system, which includes a launcher and radar system. After completing the deployment of

Diagram discribibing the tecnology behind Israels Iron Dome Missile Defence System. the system along the Gaza border, the IDF will begin deploying the system along the northern border with Lebanon. Defense Ministry Dir.-Gen. Pinhas Buchris said it would eventually "transform security for residents of southern and northern Israel." "The defense establishment continues to be committed to do everything it can to provide all residents of Israel with a multi-layered defense against missiles and rockets," he added.

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Return of Missiles and Golani Brigade Goes Religious Mortar Attacks From Gaza BY GIL RONEN

As of the summer of 2010, the IDF's Golani Brigade – one of the leading infantry brigades – will have a clear majority of commanders who are Torah-observant, daily paper Yisrael Hayom reported. This is the first time that a brigade in the IDF is led by such a clearly religious cadre, and it marks the growing centrality of religious soldiers in the IDF.

Continued from cover live in mobile structures, were left homeless during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in January 2009. "The use of civilians as a human shield for terrorist attacks has been expertly used by Hizbullah," the source said. "Syria has developed a similar strategy along the Golan Heights." The sources said Hamas would exploit any civilian presence along the Gaza border to construct tunnels that would penetrate Israel. The Hamas regime has sought to dig tunnels from the Gaza Strip to nearby Israeli military camps and communities. The border had been relativly quiet for nearly a year since the Israeli “Operation Cast Lead” in which Israel went into Gaza to try to destroy the terror infrastructure. Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense minister, said: "The deterrence that was achieved in Operation Cast Lead is still in place. But I also recommend to Hamas to consider its steps, and not to later sink into crocodile tears after it forces us to act." Israeli officials and analysts acknowledge that the Islamist movement itself is not responsible for the rocket and mortar fire, which appears to be the work of

Palestinian rocket launches being aimed at Israeli civilian targets. smaller militant groups. At the same time, they insist that Hamas has the power to restrain Gaza-based rocket squads even if they belong to different factions. In a separate move aimed at boosting Israeli security in the south of the country, the government announced it would build a new fence along its 255km (160-mile) border with Egypt. The barrier, which will take two years to complete and cost at least Shk1bn, ($271m,), is designed to stem the flow of illegal migrants into the country and prevent militants and arms from crossing the frontier.

he most senior kippah-donning officer will be the Brigade Commander, Col. Ofek Buchris, who is a graduate of Ateret Kohanim Yeshiva. He will be replacing Col. Avi Peled. Buchris's intended deputy, Lt.-Col. Dudi Obermann, who was Aide-de-Camp to the IDF Chief of Staff until recently, is also a kippah-wearer. The commander of Golani's regimental training base will be Lt.-Col. Eyal Asraf, also an Ateret Kohanim graduate. The commander of the 12th Battalion will be Lt.Col. Udi Ben-Chamo, a graduate of Eli Yeshiva and son-in-law of Rabbi Eli Sadan, an influential religious-Zionist rabbi. Additional religious appointments will be 51st Battalion Commander Lt.-Col. Shai Kelfer, a graduate of Shavei Hevron Yeshiva, and Lt.-Col. Avinoam Stolovich, a graduate of Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva, who has already been appointed as the commander of the 13th Battalion. The only top positions that will not be held by openly religious Jews will be the commander of the elite Egoz unit and the commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion. The kippahs worn by all of these com-

The familiar Golani Brigade shodier patch is worn by more and more religious soldiers. manders are of the knit variety favored by the religious-Zionists. In other infantry brigades, too, the religious are “taking over”: planned appointments in Givati include religious officers who will serve as Shaked Battalion Commander, Commander of the Regimental Training Base, Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion and at least four of the senior officers in the Kfir Regiment. "The religious education places great emphasis on love of the people and the land, and this makes itself apparent in volunteerism for the combat units,” a military source told Yisrael Hayom, adding: “I do not know if this should be seen as a badge of honor for the religious sector or a badge of shame for the secular sector.”

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Moshe Saba z”tl, Major Jewish Philanthropist Mourned by the Jewish Community

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Through their philanthropic work the Saba family has made many political friends over the years, including former president Bill Clinton as pictured above in an undated photo. Continued from cover Barbara and Abie Chehebar.They had spent Shabbat in Flatbush and attended the party on Motzei Shabbat. They flew back to Mexico via airplane on Sunday. After landing, they transferred from a plane to their privately owned Agusta 109 helicopter. It appears inclement weather conditions was responsible for the fatal chopper crash. Former Shas leader Rav Aryeh Deri expressed his pain upon hearing of the tragic helicopter crash. Deri explained that Moshe was the opposite of what most people might envision a billionaire is like. He was extremely modest and unassuming, but a major contributor to many Jewish religious organizations in Israel. Deri explained the coming months will begin to unfold the true magnitude of his contributions, with many organizations missing his generous support. Rav David Yosef Shlita, son of the esteemed Rav Ovadia Yosef., who traveled to the funeral, was also closely associated with the deceased, explaining his unique qualities; a man whose wealth was surpassed by his humbleness. Rav Yosef added that he recently flew to New Mexico and accompanied Moshe Saba on the very same helicopter, which the Mr.Saba owned. Rav David spoke of the unbelievable modesty of Adela Saba, a woman dedicated to helping others, who held the trait of modesty above all else, setting an example for many. Zaka, the Israeli organization made famous for collecting and preparing terror victims for burial is another organization that enjoyed strong support from the Saba family. Zaka sent a special team to the scene to ensure that the family is buried according to halacha. Mr. Saba had maintained a close relationship with two great rabbis in Israel in particular, Chacham Ovadia Yosef and Rabbi Aaron Leib Shteinman. Moshe Saba’s father, Yitzchak Saba, was saved from the tragedy. He was scheduled to be on the helicopter with the others but at the last moment decided drive and not fly with the others. When hearing of the tragedy fatal crash, he tried to remember exactly why he

decided to take his car, why he was saved, but simply did not know. The tragedy has garnered statements of condolence and respect from around the world the Mexican president has posted on his web site his condolence to the Saba family. “Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, and his wife Margarita Zavala regret the death of Moisés Saba Masri, Alberto Saba Tuachi, Adela Tuachi de Saba, Judith Cattan de Saba and helicopter pilot Armando Fernández. The Calderón Zavala family send their deepest condolences to the victims' relatives as well as their solidarity to the Jewish community at this difficult time.” The funeral took place in Mexico City on Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Saba left behind f ive orphans, the youngest being 7. Four of the children are not yet married. There is also the 9-month-old child of Avraham and Judith, 19.

Emergency workers rushed to the scene of the accident, hoping against all hope of finding survivors of the helicopter crash.

Members of a ZAKA recovery team traveled to Mexico, from Israel, to ensure that all the remains from the helicopter crash were recovered and handled with respect and according to Halacha.

The Agusta Westland AW109 Helicopter BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The helicopter in which the Saba family died was one of the most modern and up to date civilian helcopters in the world. he AgustaWestland AW109 (formerly A109) is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy, is a light-weight, twin engine, eight seat multi-purpose helicopter. The Agusta Westland AW119 Koala is a single-engine development. In the late 1960s Agusta designed the A109 as a single-engined commercial helicopter. It was soon realized that a twin-engine design was needed and it was re-designed in 1969 with two Allison 250-C14 turboshaft engines. A projected military version (the A109B) was not developed and the company concentrated on the eightseat version the A109C. The f irst of three prototypes made its maiden flight on 4 August 1971. A long protracted development then followed and the f irst production aircraft was not completed until April 1975. Delivery of production machines started in early

Civilian version of Agusta Westland_A109 similar to that owned by Moshe Saba. 1976. The aircraft soon became a success and was soon used for roles other than as a light transport including as an air ambulance and search-and-rescue. In 1975 Agusta returned again to the possibility of a military version and trials were carried out between 1976 and 1977 with f ive A109As f itted with Hughes Aircraft TOW missiles. Two military versions were then developed, one for light attack or close support and another for naval operations. The helicopter is notable for having

retractable landing gear, unlike many other similar aircraft. Fuselages of A109 are made by PZL- widnik. In June 2006 the 500th fuselage was delivered by this manufacturer, marking 10 years of successful co-operation between the two companies. The sale of the Agusta A109 to the Belgian armed forces in 1988 gave rise to a bribery scandal when it was alleged the company had given the Belgian Socialists over 50 million Belgian francs to get the sale. This scandal led to the resignation and conviction of NATO Secretary General Willy Claes. In August 2008, Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik broke the Around-theworld speed record using a factory standard AgustaWestland Grand, setting a time of 11 days, 7 hours and 2 minutes. Besides being used in various mitaries around the world the A109has been used by The US Coast Guard and other Aeromedical evacuation organizations.

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Michael Steinhardt Criticizes the Failures of Jewish Leadership Continued from cover “wonderful educators” in the Reform and Conservative movements for having done “such a poor job under-educating our next generations” and by failing to distinguish Jewish values from Christian ones. From Steinhardt’s perspective, it has become virtually impossible to identify a non-Orthodox Jewish student at any secular university from a non-Jewish student. “I think that many of the trends that we have seen – such as the fact that 5560 percent of non-Orthodox Jews are marrying out, such as the fact that only 15 percent of total philanthropy of Jews goes to Jewish causes – are reflective of that fact that non-Orthodox Jewish education in America has been, and continues to be, a shandah – an abysmal failure.” Steinhardt also blasted the Jewish

Taglit Birth right members who have been charectorized by Michael Steinhardt, as Jewish Barbarians. leadership in America, saying that there has been much too much emphasis on the Holocaust – “an event of extraordinary enormity” – and misplaced fears about anti-Semitism in America. “AntiSemitism has always been far more mythical than real in America; it’s as if organizations have to create the bogey-

Boteach Goes Head to Head With NJ Congressman Over Libyan Mansion that he sees no problem in allowing the ambassador and his wife and children Rabbi Shmuley to occupy the residence. Boteach, best known as And so, I hope everyone the author of Kosher Sex, will be appropriately good lashed out on Tuesday at neighbors." a US congressman who Boteach, reeling from was quoted as saying resiwhat he considered a faildents of Englewood, New ure on the part of New Jersey, should be "good Jersey lawmakers to stop neighbors" to a Libyan the diplomat from moving diplomat planning to in, subsequently move to the New York announced late last month City suburb. that he would consider Rabbi Shmuley running for public off ice. oteach accused Rep. I wish to remain a Steve Rothman of Boteach accused Rep. rabbi who informs and brokering a closed- Steve Rothman of influences politics from door deal for Libya to buy a brokering a closedthe outside. But if mansion in Englewood in door deal for Libya to Gaddaf i's envoy remains 1982. my next door neighbor Coming a day after the buy a mansion in with the tacit blessing of Democratic congressman my elected leaders, I will issued his own press Englewood in 1982. do my best to unseat them release criticizing by every legal means necBoteach, the rabbi fought back, asking: "Will he really defend the right of an essary," he wrote in an op-ed published envoy of a terror-sponsoring govern- on December 30 by the Jewish ment to live in our midst, spending mil- Telegraphic Agency. Boteach, who lives next door to the lions of dollars on his home while refusing for more than a quarter of a Libyan mansion, told The Jerusalem century to pay even one dollar in Post he has not contemplated running for any specif ic off ice. taxes?" "I have no desire to run for public The flap - between two men who fought to prevent Libyan leader Col. off ice unless I feel forced to by inaction by my elected representatives," he said. Muammar Gaddaf i from staying at the On Monday, Rothman responded to Englewood mansion last year - came amid news that Libya's UN representa- Boteach's op-ed and recent criticism in tive, Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham, a lengthy press release, saying the rabbi had "misrepresented" the situation in would be moving to the town. In an interview with the New Jersey Englewood. Indeed, he pointed out, the Jewish Standard, Rothman said: "The Libyan government owned the property George W. Bush administration for 17 years before Boteach and his reestablished diplomatic relations with family moved in next door. Rothman, who was mayor of the Libyan government and removed Libya from the list of state sponsors of Englewood from 1983 to 1989, said he terrorism... Up until this moment the Continued on page 38 Englewood police chief has advised me

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man of anti-Semitism in order to raise money.” Steinhardt further argued that as long as the Jewish community is obsessed with the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, these concerns detract “from our ability to think about the Jewish future – because it’s hard to be focused intensively on the Holocaust and, at the same time, to think about what we want to accomplish and what we want to be in the 21st Century.”

“I often say it’s easier to be a Zionist in Manhattan than it is in Tel Aviv.” Steinhardt offered a foreboding assessment for the future of Diaspora Jewry. “It is a moribund Jewish world, continuously losing its young people, whose tzedaka has dramatically changed where only a small fraction of total philanthropy is going to Jewish causes; interest in Israel is declining; the number of American Jews going to Israel is not growing; where the culmination of Jewish life seems to be (for the young person) the bar mitzvah – and from there it is all downhill.” While Steinhardt maintains that the most effective tool in instilling a sense of

Jewish identity in young people is for them to visit the Land of Israel, he does not hold back from criticizing Israeli politicians and post-Zionist aspects of modern Israeli culture. “Its [Israel’s] politicians are, writ large, awful; its businessmen are of less than glorious quality; and when you walk down Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv and you look around at these people and you say, ‘This is who you admire?’ I often say it’s easier to be a Zionist in Manhattan than it is in Tel Aviv.” But despite the challenges that exist in the modern Jewish state, Steinhardt admits that Israel has always been his great love and even his “substitute for religion.” “While the religion of Judaism is so deeply disappointing – its practice, its verbiage, its inability to reflect realistically upon our lives; I could forgive almost anything vis-à-vis Israel. Israel was and still is my Jewish miracle!” Overall, Steinhardt expressed joy and appreciation for being able to contribute to and participate in Jewish life to the extent that he has. “I really have been fortunate having the freedom to make my own choices, to have contributed as I have contributed, to have expressed myself with the freedom to be as nasty as I am to the ‘Jewish establishment’ – deservedly so! And it’s been a wonderful experience.”

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CUNY’s Making Major Strides by Placing a New Focus on Autism BY BARBARA FISCHKIN At Brooklyn’s P.S. 396, special education teacher Shavon Paul is keeping a watchful eye on the small group of students in her class. She teaches six boys, all of whom have autism. uddenly, one boy begins to wail. His arms flap in the air. Paul tries to verbally soothe him, but it doesn’t work and this might mean a setback. A year ago, he used to cry constantly. Quickly, Paul moves the boy to an empty table, sets down the counting maze he’d been working on and asks him to continue. The boy quiets down and the room seems to sigh with relief. A few evenings earlier, after a similarly grueling day in the classroom, Paul had logged online to a Hunter College post-master’s degree applied-behavior analysis certif ication course — one of two offered by the University. Geared to educators and other professionals who work with autistic students, it is also part of a broad CUNY effort, partially centered at Hunter, to address the growing incidence of autism, a potentially devastating neurobiological communication, social and behavioral disorder. Varied initiatives in education and research are aimed at a similar goal: to create a cadre of local educators, therapists, health and other professionals, scholars and parents who understand autism. At Hunter, much of the focus is

Resources and Services Administration, believes that today it’s one child out of 91. The newly formed autism center at Hunter, which involves the college’s f ive schools, was a direct response to the impact of the increase in autism on New York City schools. According to the city’s education department, in June the system was serving 7,664 students on the autism spectrum in public and nonpublic schools, a f igure that does not of New York City school teachers taking reflect children under 5 who have already been diagnosed. classes at CUNY that are not required so “Our programs support the they can serve their students with autism families and practitioners who work with these children, drawmore effectively. ing upon Hunter’s strengths in teacher training, research and behavioral. At Brooklyn College, a community outreach,” says Hunter presrange of educational approaches is ident Jennifer J. Raab. explored. City College researchers are CUNY Distinguished Lecturer John looking at the role class size plays in Brown, who teaches the class Paul educating students who have autism. At takes, notes that “I have tons of New Queens College, which like Hunter is York City school teachers taking classes home to a branch of the state-funded that are not required so they can serve Regional Centers for Autism Spectrum their students with autism more effecDisorders, there is also a bilingual out- tively.” reach to the immigrant community. Off icials at Autism Speaks believe Fifty years ago, only about one in the rise in the number of affected chil10,000 children was diagnosed with dren makes autism more common than autism. The advocacy and fundraising the pediatric versions of AIDs, diabetes organization Autism Speaks, citing and cancer combined. Some experts say recent data from the federal Health

the increase is due to better diagnosis. But many who have worked in the f ield of developmental disabilities for years disagree, and even the CDC notes that “a true increase in the number of people with an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) cannot be ruled out.” Autism Speaks states on its website that “there is no established explanation for this increase, although improved diagnosis and environmental influences are two reasons often considered.” Many researchers believe a genetic predisposition combined with environmental toxicity at a vulnerable time in the development of a child may be at the root of the disorder. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES The post-master’s degree appliedbehavior analysis course sequence that Paul takes is formally known as an “Advanced Certif icate in Applied Behavior Analysis.” Taught by Brown, a seasoned and well-respected behavior analyst hired last year by Hunter College, it provides course-of-study programs at the college. Apart from these programs, students who would like to gain certif ication must perform 1,500 hours of f ieldwork that adheres to Behavior Analyst Certif ication Board guidelines and take an examination conducted by the board. Classes are offered at the Hunter

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Mayor Bloomberg Puts New Yorker’s on a Diet: “Say No to Salt” BY PAULA PINTO Mayor Bloomberg, who started the war against tobacco, drinks that are high in sugar content and food loaded with trans fats, is now targeting a new enemy that New Yorkers have been consuming… “salt.” ealth Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley launched a campaign on Monday to slash New Yorkers' sodium intake by one-fifth over five years. Farley said that if the city could achieve its goal, “we could save tens of thousands of lives,” by decreasing the number of deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes. The National Salt Reduction Initiative, spearheaded by the City Health Department, will persuade food manufacturers to voluntarily cut up to 25% of sodium in their content by 2014. Together, both Mayor Bloomberg and the City Health Department plan to reduce New Yorker’s sodium intake through the National Salt Reduction Initiative, in hopes that reducing their salt intake will help save lives. Over 25 other cities, states and organization, as well as the Ameican Medical Association are supporting the National Salt Reduction Initiative. The campaign was f irst introduced in the United Kingdom, where they lowered sodium intake in 85 food cate-

However, Sloves also added, “The recommendations proposed are laudable but very aggressive.” While explaining that Campbell’s soups has already cut 50 percent of its sodium over the past thirty years. "To lower it another 20 percent is a challenge," she said. "We think, unlike some previous initiatives, like trans fats, . . . this shows how industry and the Health Department can work together for a posihealthy goal," said Robert Aiming for a healthier New York, Mayor tive Bookman of the New York Bloomberg who fought tobacco, sugary State Restaurant Association. The typical American condrinks and trans fat consumption is now sumes 3.3 grams of sodium a targeting salt and hopes to get a lot of it day, according to the feds that's double the recommended out of New Yorker's diets. limit of 2.3 grams. Other risks of high sodium gories. The program showed promising consumption include high blood presresults as the UK saw about a 9 percent sure and heart disease. drop in sodium consumption over nine The Salt Institute, which represents years. large salt distributors, is angry about Many companies as well as restau- the New York City Health Deaprtment’s rants seem compliant with the sugges- move to slash sodium. tion to lower their consumer’s sodium "There's a certain arrogance when intake. For instance, Juli Mandel the New York City Health Department is Sloves, a spokeswoman for Campbell setting policy for the rest of the country. Soup Co. said, “ We very much believe These are decisions that should be made we share a common goal with New York personally," said spokeswoman Lisa City.” Roman. "

Roman pointed criticism at the lowfat food craze, that was thought to be a way of providing a healthier initiative, but caused some people to gain weight because they consumed more of what they thought were healthy snacks. The US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute offers guidelines on their website for proper salt consumption as well as its effects, if more than the recommended daily serving is eaten. According to the US National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, “ The current recommendation is to consume less than 2.4 grams (2,400 milligrams[mg] ) of sodium a day. That equals 6 grams (about 1 teaspoon) of table salt a day. The 6 grams include ALL salt and sodium consumed, including that used in cooking and at the table. For someone with high blood pressure, the doctor may advise eating less salt and sodium, as recent research has shown that people consuming diets of 1,500 mg of sodium had even better blood pressure lowering benef its. These lower-sodium diets also can keep blood pressure from rising and help blood pressure medicines work better.” The site also supplies tips to help people cut down on their sodium intake by doing the following: • Buy fresh, plain frozen, or canned

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WAR ON TERROR Security and Economy Issues Top Obama's Agenda for 2010 BY JIM MALONE As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to start his second year in off ice, national security has jumped to the top of his priority list in the wake of the failed bombing attempt aboard a U.S. jetliner on Christmas Day. Our national correspondent has more on what is becoming a crowded 'to-do' list for the president in 2010. ational security concerns are now center-stage for Mr. Obama as he tries to rebut critics who say his administration was slow to react to the Christmas bombing attempt aboard a passenger plane bound for Detroit. "I am less interested in passing out blame than I am in learning from and correcting these mistakes to make us safer," said President Obama. "For ultimately, the buck stops with me. As president, I have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and our people. And when the system fails, it is my responsibility." Republicans and even a few Democrats were critical of what they believe was the administration's slow and uneven early response to the failed terror attack. Senator Jon Kyl, a Republican from Arizona, told Fox News Sunday the president must do more to demonstrate his commitment to f ighting the war on terror. "And when the president says that we are at war, what he needs to do is back that up with a sense of urgency

and instruct the people that work for him that they have to treat this like a war, including gathering all the intelligence you can gather," said Jon Kyl. For much of President Obama's f irst year in off ice, the focus was on domestic issues, the economy, bank and auto bailouts, and health-care reform. Republicans were generally unif ied in opposition to the president's domestic agenda, though many of them supported Mr. Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. But the re-emergence of terrorism and security issues presents the president with a new set of political challenges this year, says University of Virginia expert Larry Sabato. "Republicans have been seen in the entire modern era as being tougher on national defense and national security," said Lar ry Sabato. "Democrats have been seen as weak on national defense and national security. Now, I should hasten to add these images are sometimes true and sometimes they aren't, but they have stuck since the Vietnam War era." The renewed emphasis on security comes as Congress prepares to head into a f inal round of negotiations and debate on health-care reform, the president's top domestic priority. Democrats want a f inal health-care bill signed into law by the president sometime in the next several weeks. But political experts are divided on whether Democrats will benef it from passage of a health care bill in the November midterm congressional elec-

Man Threatening Jews Taken Off Flight BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER An airline passenger in Miami proclaimed "I want to kill all the Jews" before police forced him off a Detroit-bound plane , authorities said Thursday. ansor Mohammad Asad, 43, of Ohio, was arrested Wednesday night, according to a police department statement. Asad was charged with threats against a public servant, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence. FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said there were no indications the disturbance was related to ter rorism. The bureau was initially brought in to look into the incident but is no longer involved in the investigation. She said the FBI is treating the disruption as a matter for local authorities. The disturbance forced a taxiing Nor thwest Airlines flight to tur n

around at Miami Inter national Air port, according to a news release. Witnesses told investigators who boarded the plane that Asad was loud, disr uptive and claimed to be Palestinian. Off icers didn't f ind any weapons or explosives on Asad, who was reportedly agitated and aggressive at times, according to an ar rest aff idavit. Authorities used a stun gun to subdue Asad on the jet bridge after he charged at an off icer with f ists clenched. He also chanted in a foreign language and threatened off icers during a search. "I'm not afraid of you cops, I've gotten in f ights with cops in Ohio and broke their arms in three places," he said, according to the aff idavit. "I've broken skulls too!" The Transpor tation Security Administration says three of Asad's companions were also taken off the plane and questioned.

President Obama stressed that he a solem responsability to protect Amercia and its people. tions. Matt Dallek is a political historian with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington: "I think it helps him tremendously politically," said Matt Dallek. "Now, it is unlikely that he will see these political benef its this year in the midterm elections. But certainly in 2012 it is possible, and certainly in terms of his historical legacy." But other political experts are not so sure. Tom DeFrank is Washington bureau chief for the New York Daily News and a frequent guest on VOA's 'Issues in the News' program. DeFrank says the health-care debate has rallied grass-roots conservatives

around the country opposed to the cost and reach of the health-care bill, and that could help Republicans make gains in November. "Now the conventional wisdom has always been that they would not be able to pick up enough seats in either the House or the Senate to wrest control from the Democrats," said Tom DeFrank. "That is probably still the case, but there is an anti-Washington wind, maybe not a totally anti-Obama wind, but there is an anti-Washington, anti-incumbent wind out there." The cong ressional elections will increasingly draw the president's attention as the year goes on, and one of Mr. Obama's challenges will be rallying Democratic voters to go the polls in support of Democratic candidates in November. This is author and MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe: "What the Democrats need to discover is not just good, strong candidates," said Richard Wolffe. "It is a way to rev up their base. They have not found that so far and Republicans, in painting Obama as some sort of socialist and fascist in these ridiculous caricatures, they have managed to stir up their base, and that is what midterm elections are all about." Analyst Larry Sabato says it will be the state of the national economy and the unemployment rate that will determine the president's political fate this year and the chances for Republican gains in Congress.

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Lawyer Requests Dismissal of Case Against Terror Suspect BY FROM COMBINED NEWS SERVICES

Lewis A. Kaplan, a federal judge in Manhattan was asked on last week to dismiss an indictment against a terror suspect whose lawyer argued that his nearly five-year detention in secret C.I.A. prisons and later at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was “perhaps the most egregious violation in the history of speedy-trial jurisprudence.” udge Lewis A. Kaplan, who presides over cases in the United States District Court, listened as a lawyer for the suspect, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, indicated that he was not challenging the government’s authority to decide to detain his client or the wisdom of that decision. The government originally held Mr. Ghailani in order to obtain intelligence about the Al Qaeda terror organization of which he is accused of being a member. But the government “cannot have it both ways,” said the lawyer, Peter E. Quijano.

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. Once these decisions are made, he added, “they can’t just simply change their mind, 57 months later, and say, ‘You know, that indictment before Judge Kaplan? Let’s try it now.’ ” The debate over the signif icance of the delays in bringing Ghailani to trial

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Iranian Threat Iran Opposition Leader Iran Presses Hamas Not to Karroubi's Car 'Hit by Gunfire' Deal on Schalit BY YAAKOV KATZ Iran is pressuring Hamas to reject Israel's offer in the negotiations for the release of Gilad Schalit. Hamas would likely not be able to make a deal with Israel without first receiving permission from Iran. ran is asking Hamas what the rush is, believing that the longer Hamas makes Israel wait, the more they will get out of the deal. Iran's primary goal was maintaining a degree of instability in Israel. Similar claims of Iranian interference have been made in the past by off icials in the Palestinian Authority. Not everyone in Hamas is believed though to support the Iranian position and assessments are that there is a split between Hamas leaders based in the Gaza Strip and in Israeli prisons with the Damascus-based leadership led by Khaled Mashaal. Mashaal visited Iran last month and met there with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Schalit negotiations with Israel was reportedly one of the issues that came up in the dis-

cussions. The leadership in Gaza feels the pressure from the prisoners and the people and is more eager to reach a deal. However, the leadership in Damascus is not there to feel the pressure so is naturally less inclined to reach a deal with Israel. The German intelligence operative tried to broker the deal traveled to the Gaza Strip, where he is expected to receive Hamas's response to Israel's most recent prisoner-exchange proposal. The results of his visit were unclear and some reports claimed that he planned to return to Gaza in several days. A senior Damascus-based Hamas off icial, Musa Abu Marzouk, accused Israel of "backtracking" from its earlier positions. "This is the Israelis' habit," he told the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper. "Whenever we are close to reaching a deal, they backtrack at the last minute." He nevertheless expressed his movement's desire to pursue indirect negotiations with Israel to reach a prisonerswap accord. He said that the German agent "was not the f irst and won't be the last mediator."

US Preparing for Possible Iran Conflict BY HILARY LEILA KRIEGER The US does not want to see confrontation with Iran but is still preparing its military for that possibility, America's top uniformed officer said Thursday. e've looked to do all we can to ensure that conflict doesn't break out there, while at the same time preparing forces, as we do for many contingencies that we understand might occur," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during an appearance at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Mullen had been asked whether the US military was stretched too thin to take further action in trouble spots beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. "We're very hard-pressed right now" because of the two wars, he noted, but added that it is primarily ground troops that have been deployed, and "the likelihood that our ground forces would have to go somewhere in these kinds of numbers in some other part of the world, or even in the same region, I think is pretty low." Many experts assess that any American military engagement with Iran would most likely rely on air and naval power.

Mullen was even more def initive when asked to assess whether Teheran was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. "I believe that they're on a path that has a strategic intent to develop nuclear weapons and have been for some time," he said. Mullen's words were echoed by a report in The New York Times this week that US President Barack Obama's top advisers say "they no longer believe the much disputed National Intelligence Estimate" from 2007, which assessed that Iranian scientists ended all work on designing a nuclear warhead in 2003. Israel had long objected to that f inding, and questioned the intelligence evaluation behind it. Mullen's comments and those of other US off icials bring the two countries more in line. "I think the Obama administration now fully acknowledges that Iran intends to conduct a nuclear weapons capability program," Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday. "We agree with the administration on the intent of the Iranian regime to acquire nuclear military capability." The Times also reported that technical challenges and potential Western sabotage have signif icantly hurt Iran's

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BY AFP The armoured car of one of Iran's opposition leaders, Mehdi Karroubi, was hit by gunfire in the northern town of Qazvin, his party's website reported on Friday, but only the windows were damaged. arroubi was in town to attend a mourning ceremony for slain opposition protesters organized by a reformist former MP, Sahamnews.org said. "Around 500 basiji (members of the Basij Islamic militia) and residents of nearby villages surrounded the place where he was and attacked the building with stones, breaking windows," it said. After four hours, anti-riot police f inally intervened to get Karroubi out of the building. "As his car was pulling away, it was attacked and hit by gunf ire. But, as it is an armoured car, only the windows were damaged." There was no immediate word from the authorities on the incident. The website quoted Karroubi as saying there had been no return of f ire by his guards.

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Iran: The World's Biggest Journalist Prison BY THE JERUSALEM POST Iran has become the country with the largest number of imprisoned journalists following the sentencing of two journalists to prison terms of at least six years each, bringing the total number of journalists currently detained in the Islamic republic to 42. ahman Ahmadi Amoui, a well known reformist journalist arrested in June for criticizing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policies, was sentenced Monday to over seven years imprisonment and 34 lashes by a Teheran revolutionary court. The same day, 36 parliamentarians supportive of Ahmadinejad drafted a bill that would require the execution of government critics detained as "mohareb" (enemies of God) within five days of their arrest. The bill also calls for the period of time allotted for appeals in cases of public order disturbances or "moharebeh" (war against God) to be brought down from 25 days to five days. "The latest crackdown is not only against journalists but against bloggers or anyone that can spread information," Vincent Brossel, a researcher at Reporters Without Borders said. "The government expected that the demonstrations would stop but they didn't so that's why they took action." "It only partially works for them," Brossel said. "Very few journalists can go to Iran, there are no reformist news-

papers left and there are almost no reformists quoted in the media, so it has become much more diff icult for the Iranian people to receive a diversity of information. But despite all that people are still coming out to protest." Dozens of journalists were arrested during the unrest that followed Iran's disputed presidential elections in June of last year. Following a recent wave of opposition protests late last month, Iran's intelligence ministry and Revolutionary Guards have arrested around a dozen more journalists and reformist bloggers. "It is unacceptable that the Iranian authorities are responding to criticism in the media by arresting journalists and handing down prison sentences," Anthony Mills, Press Freedom Manager at the International Press Institute, said in a statement. "The crackdown on the media must end immediately and the journalists imprisoned simply for doing their job must be freed." Originally arrested during the June unrest, it was not clear what Amoui had been charged with. An editor at Sarmayeh, an influential economic newspaper closed by the government in November, Amoui had also been a frequent contributor to various reformist media outlets. At least eight additional journalists and bloggers were arrested, sentenced

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Obama Unveils Reforms to White House Pushes Health, Energy, Education Innovation Boost US Watchlists BY AFP

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Chief US technology officer Aneesh Chopra has challenged business leaders and software developers here to provide more innovation in the fields of health, energy and education.

President Barack Obama Thursday unveiled measures to strengthen US watchlists as well as new steps to boost airport screening and bomb detection after the botched Christmas Day plane attack. 'm ordering an immediate effort to strengthen the criteria used to add individuals to our terrorist watch list. Especially the no-fly list," Obama said in a brief statement after reviewing a probe into the thwarted bombing. "We must do better in keeping dangerous people off airplanes while still facilitating air travel," he insisted.

e don't have a lot of innovation yet about how consumers can communicate with our electronic health record systems and smart meters and frankly education technology," Chopra said in an appearance at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. "We need more innovation," he said. Chopra, who was appointed as the country's first chief technology officer by President Barack Obama in April, said electronic health records should be more widely available. "If you ask how many people receive an electronic record of their health information after they visit a physician or a hospital... I would be shocked if it was more than five percent," he said. "It's probably more like two percent. That's one of the provisions we're calling for -- the ability of patients to get records within 48 hours of their request," Chopra said. "We should have a fairly open standard that will allow entrepreneurs to make that a low-cost product that physicians and hospitals could acquire," he said. Chopra added that one key barrier to innovation has been a lack of standardization that would help provide an environment for new applications.

President Obama unveiled measures to strengthen US watchlists as well as new steps to boost airport screening and bomb detection after the botched Christmas Day plane attack.

"Now, there is, of course, no foolproof solution...” The US president added he had directed the Department of Homeland Security to take additional steps to boost airport screenings and security around the world. There should also be a greater use of advanced explosive detection technolo-

gies, he said. "Now, there is, of course, no foolproof solution. As we develop new screening technologies and procedures, our adversaries will seek new ways to abate them as was shown by the Christmas attack," Obama said. In "the never-ending race to protect our country, we have to stay one step ahead of a nimble adversary." Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, has been charged with attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction on board a Northwest plane carrying 290 people from Amsterdam to Detroit.

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Chief US technology officer Aneesh Chopra, seen here in 2009, has challenged business leaders and software developers here to provide more innovation in the fields of health, energy and education. "Innovative applications spur demand," he said, citing the example of Apple's iPhone which has given rise to more than 100,000 associated software programs created by outside developers. "The average utility company might have a homepage that would welcome you to log in and look at summary data," he said. "That is a lot different than opening up that information for any of 5,000 people who can consume that information, add to it, mash up useful information and inform you of what you need to know so that you can make better decisions," he said.

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Co-ops Can Ease the Condo Crisis BY ERICA BUCKLEY Condominium lenders, who may become owners through foreclosure or other means, and condominium sponsors, who may be struggling to hold on to their projects, seemingly have few appealing options in down markets such as this one. All may not be lost, however, and the numbers say it may be time to resurrect a once-popular but long-dormant form of ownership. he usual fallback tactic--renting vacant apartments--could produce unsatisfactory revenue. Holding the project for a relatively short period could expose the sponsor or lender to steep losses when they eventually sell the project. Holding for a long period--particularly for a lender-turnedsponsor--may be unappealing in that lenders prefer to lend, not own or manage real estate. And trying to sell individual units may be unrealistic, given the difficulty in meeting the requirement of Fannie Mae--and many jumbo lenders, who tend to follow suit--that 70% of the units be sold for financing to be available. In these trying circumstances, sponsors and lenders in New York should at least consider converting troubled condominium projects to cooperatives. Coops fell out of favor a while back, but it strikes us that they are worth at least another look and some number-crunching. Even if substantial prof it is out of reach, a conversion-driven workout could lead to breaking even--a worth-

It may make good business sense to convert troubled condominium projects into cooperatives. while goal in this market. A hypothetical, but realistic scenario that results in a win-win: A 100unit condo project is offered at an aggregate of $100 million--$1 million per unit. There is a $45 million f irst mortgage--$450,000 per unit--with annual debt service of $2.4 million. If you assume conversion to co-op and that the shareholders will pay $200 a month for real estate taxes after tax exemption, $1,000 a month for maintenance, and

$2,000 for interest on the loan, the lender can effectively give the units away and still emerge whole. If the sponsor remains on board and collects even a modest purchase price, those funds would help reimburse his lost equity. That’s because the shareholders will pay $3,200 monthly, covering the debt service and allowing the sponsor or lender to part with the units for a token. That is without even taking into account the other benef its: share-

holders generally don’t need title insurance; the lower purchase price would mean lower closing costs for them; and most importantly, deductions from both income taxes and interest on the mortgage would subsidize buyers’ carrying costs. Here, we will consider sponsors’ and lenders’ positions to be similar. We note, however, that for condo sponsors to convert to co-op, they will have to negotiate with their lenders. All parties will have to coordinate with the Attorney General’s off ice on consumerprotection issues such as disclosure and transparency, rescission rights of earlier buyers in the project, time horizons for them to assess their options and restated plans. The most obvious reason that a cooperative structure might relieve pressure on lenders is that if they keep the mortgage in place, they can restructure it as a typical underlying co-op mortgage with a term of f ive to 15 years; the loan would become performing. This alone would increase the likelihood that the lenders would recoup their investments. Under the win-win scenario above, the major portion of each purchaser’s price will be included in the underlying cooperative mortgage. This essentially represents the transfer of what would have been individual condo buyers’ debt to the cooperative entity. The purchaser could pay an equivalent monthly amount

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Manhattan’s Apartment Market Stabilizes BY PAUL BUBNY As a gauge of the multifamily sector’s health, a trio of new reports on Manhattan apartment-unit sales offer some encouraging indicators and dovetail with a recent report on the island’s rental market and Real Capital Analytics data on apartment property transactions nationwide. The fourthquarter 2009 Prudential Douglas Elliman Manhattan Market Overview shows volume up 10.9% over the prior quarter, while both Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales and the Corcoran Group say Q4 closings showed a year-over-year gain. Inventory levels have also dropped, says the Douglas Elliman report, which is prepared by Miller Samuel. his quarter, there is reason to be hopeful that the signif icant devaluation we have tracked since the demise of Lehman Brothers is coming to an end,” writes Corcoran CEO Pamela Liebman in her firm’s report, prepared in partnership with PropertyShark.com. Although Q4 prices ebbed on both a year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter basis, “the rate of decline has slowed,” says Hall F. Willkie, president of Brown Harris Stevens, in a release. The Douglas Elliman report says the

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Manhattan’s rental market appears to be stabilizing to some extent. average sales price for Manhattan apartments was $1,296,156, down 12.7% from $1,485,102 year over year and down 2.1% from $1,323,462 in Q3. The median sales price of $810,000 reflects a 10% yearover-year decline and a 4.7% quarterly drop from $850,000 in Q3; the declines were more pronounced for condominiums than for cooperatives. Brown Harris Stevens puts the borough-wide average at $1,324,504, off 4% from Q3 and down 9% from the same period in 2008, although its report says that condo prices showed a slight increase year over year. Corcoran reports a 13% drop in

median co-op prices from the market peak in Q3 ’08, and a 22% decline in median condo prices from that sector’s peak a year ago. On the other hand, the f irm notes a 48% year-over-year increase in closings. “Improvement in the national economy, rising stock market and mortgage rates at historic lows have all played a role in the improvement of the Manhattan housing market second half of 2009,” says Jonathan Miller, president/CEO of Miller Samuel, in a release. Dottie Herman, president/CEO of Douglas Elliman, notes in a release that “unlike the rest of the country where there is an abundance of inventory, New York City’s listing inventory fell 25% from the same time last year. We believe that improved economic conditions and a strong belief in New York City all played a role in improving our housing market.” Adds Willkie, “It’s important to remember the lag time between when contracts are signed and when they close, and that this report doesn’t fully reflect the current state of the market. As we continue to see an increase in new deals, we have even more reason to be optimistic about the strength of the New York residential real estate market.” In late December 2009, the Real Estate Group of New York, which tracks the

rental market, noted that asking rents in Manhattan continued to buck the trend by remaining flat compared to the prior month. Doorman apartment units declined 5.79% compared to December ’08 and 1.19% from November of last year, while non-doorman units saw a year-over-year decline of 1.74% and actually rose 0.87% from November ’09. “Manhattan’s rental market appears to be stabilizing to some extent,” according to the TREGNY report. “Many of the aggressive incentives that were previously being offered this year have been scaled back and landlords seem to be increasingly comfortable with their situations. Though the outlook for 2010 is still uncertain, the data does offer some hope for improvement.” Looking at sales of multifamily buildings rather than individual units, RCA’s most recent monthly report, reflecting year-to-date data through November ’09, showed Manhattan lagging behind Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix and tertiary Southeast markets with volume of $530 million. Nationally, sales of significant apartment properties totaled $1.3 billion in November, down slightly from October but up notably from monthly figures recorded earlier in ’09, according to RCA. “Preliminary data indicates that December could wind up being the most active month of 2009,” the firm says.

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Property Sales Look Up, Hesitantly BY PAUL BUBNY On a grid registering from zero to $20 billion, the first and second quarters of 2007 nearly climb off the chart in one direction, while the four quarters of 2009 nearly go off it in the other. That sums up Eastern Consolidated’s report on Manhattan commercial property sales market for the year, which the investment services firm says was the worst in more than 10 years. he year “ended only slightly better than it started,” writes Barbara Byrne Denham, chief economist for Eastern Consolidated, in the report. Preliminary estimates for ’09 show a total for the year of $5.5 billion, dropping nearly 77% from the $23.6 billion total for 2008 and nearly 92% from 2007’s tally of $62.8 billion. By comparison, Manhattan commercial sales volume averaged $10 billion annually in 2001 and 2002.

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Most in the industry are happy to see the year close, but only a hint of optimism looms on the horizon. Manhattan reached $392 million in the fourth quarter, Eastern Consolidated says. That’s down from $410 million in the Q3 but well ahead of the Q1 and Q2 volumes of $195 million and $310 million, respectively. For non-multifamily commercial sales, Q4 volume was $740 million, off from Q3’s tally of $1.1 billion but better than Q2’s $650 million. “Most in the industry are happy to see the year close, but only a hint of optimism looms on the horizon,”

Denham writes. “Lenders are starting to sell some of their bad loans, generating hope from those eagerly awaiting the emergence of the distressed property market, but these loans represent little more than a trickle. Many are expecting the distressed market to grow imminently.” To that end, the volume of distressed properties now tops $165 billion in the US, a $115 -billion rise year over year, according to Real Capital Analytics.

The FDIC has appointed 14 f irms to help it dispose of a “huge amount” of real estate from failed banks, says RCA. “Although new additions have not yet slowed, with another $12.5 billion added in November alone, the outstanding volume of distress will likely peak in 2010.” In fact, RCA declares, “we have hit bottom and are starting the new decade on the upswing.” The research f irm cites a number of positive developments for this assertion, including the increase in transaction volume, the growth of interest from overseas, the availability of equity capital, the easing of the credit crunch and—ironically—the continuing weakness of commercial real estate fundamentals. “The truly good news is that the market has already priced in the poor outlook for fundamentals, expecting the worst,” according to RCA. “Thus there is only upside, since expectations are so low.” In the Eastern Consolidated report, chairman and CEO Peter Hauspurg observes, “Banks remain tight on lending, but some are starting to off-load loans bought or made during the peak 2006-2007 market. While there are plenty of buyers for these loans, the bid/ask gap is still wide, although it continues to narrow. Once pricing expectations are aligned, we expect a flood of sales as there is enormous pentup energy in the market.”

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Six Greatest Interest of New York City Retail

Today, a now-chastened shopper is shopping more in line with her checkbook and seeking the best deals that the city has to offer.

The closing of B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, A & S, Stern’s and Gimbels, in the late 1980’s had left the city with fewer department stores than we’re accoustomed to but at last that maybe changing. BY FAITH HOPE CONSOLO Looking back at a year and a decade that came to an end, I can't resist making my contribution to the numerous review lists - in this case with a decidedly New York retail slant. o here, my ideas on the six greatest influences on New York City retail over the last ten years, and four upcoming trends for the 2010s: The Rise and Fall of the Aspirational Shopper: Propelled by ever-rising home values and easy access to credit on their growing "equity," homeowners around the country felt wealthy and began to shop accordingly. New York City was no exception - consumers at all levels lost their fear of high-end boutiques, while retailers such as Saks and Tiffany catered to them, and expanded to accommodate them. The Great Recession, however, has brought a readjustment, and many high-end stores are still scrambling to replace those dollars. This leads to: The Redef inition of Luxury: Early in the decade, luxury was easy to describe - foreign cars, bigger jewels, and designer clothes. Today a now-chastened shopper is shopping more in line with her checkbook. Small luxuries, including chocolates, f ine gloves, and even a pedicure in f ine surroundings matter as much, if not more, than the latest designer platform heel. The Return (Maybe) of the Department Store: The closing of B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, A & S, Stern's and Gimbel's, in the late 1980s, had left

the city with fewer department stores than we're accustomed to. That at last may be changing - JCPenney has already created a new hub for midpriced retail not far from Macy's, and Kohl's reportedly has eyed several locations in Manhattan while populating the outer boroughs. Globalization: New York is usually the f irst stop for any chain entering the United States from Europe, and that remains the case. Superdry, the Japanobsessed British brand, blends vintage American design with hand-drawn Japanese-inspired graphics mixed with some UK style, has opened its f irst U.S. store in Soho and is now expanding nationally. Other designers, including Giorgio Armani, Burberry and Tommy Hilf iger have taken major flagship spaces, reconf irming New York as the capital of the retail world. Big Boxes March to Manhattan: Suburban retail also continues to come to New York - Best Buy, The Home Depot, Topshop, Marshalls, and soon, Nordstrom Rack, give New Yorkers the opportunity to have the same retail experiences as their suburban friends, adapted to our unique lifestyle. Internet Broadens the Universe: Another way for New Yorkers to access suburban retail is via the Internet, which opens the universe to everyone. Researching online for home or off ice delivery is as prevalent here as in the rest of the country. Starbucks and Duane Reade - on every corner of every street. Enough said. For the Future: East Comes West, South Comes

With suburban retail flooding New York, it gives New Yorkers the opportunity to have the same retail experiences as the suburbs.

North: A trend that began in the last couple of years will truly take hold -New entries are coming daily from China, India, Russia and Brazil. All are adding to the city's diversity! Pop-Ups: A trend already well under way, expect pop-up stores to become a standard procedure for designers and manufacturers to test new products and lines, and for retailers to test new locations. What began as a response to a temporary downturn will become a critical expansion strategy that will add to the city's vitality. Food as Fashion: New York has always been a foodie's paradise - from Per Se to street carts, we have it all. And that will continue in the year and decade ahead - openings I'm looking forward to include Colicchio & Sons, the return of Beatrice Inn (wherever it lands), and the opening of Danny Meyer's "Shake Shacks Everywhere."

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U.S. Census Bureau Offers Census Exam mailback response rate has traditionally been low and which may face challenges such as language barriers or cultural isolation.

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Response to Census 2010 recruiting efforts has beenoverwhelming, but New York Regional Census Center (NYRCC) officials are still testing applicants for possible future employment in hard to count areas in which the questionnaire

short term, temporary jobs, determined by the volume of work in each neighborhood. Hiring is based on need in a particular geographic area and test score, from the highest score down. All Census takers must be able to speak English, but people with bilingual skills are needed in communities where a large number of residents primarily speak other languages. If an applicant was hired to

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work as a Census taker in the spring of 2009, he or she does not have to take another test. Their information remains in Census files and they could be called back for Census taker work in the spring of 2010. Census taker jobs are excellent for people who want to work part-time, are between jobs, or who want to earn extra money and help their community. These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training, and reimbursement for authorized work-related expenses such as mileage incurred while conducting Census work. Best of all, Census takers work right in their own communities.

Israel Bonds Goals Exceeded in US, & Internationally BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF

Tnuva USA is planning to launch a $350,000 ad campaign to expose American television viewers to the kosher cheeses the Israeli dairy giant sells in the United States, where they are positioned as premium products. he ads will appear on the Food Network, Fox, pop culture channel Bravo, and local cable channels in states including New York and New Jersey. Tnuva is also budgeting funds for promotions in supermarkets and other points of sale. "This is the f irst time that an Israeli food company has launched a televised ad campaign aimed at U.S. consumers," said Yoram Behiri, the CEO of Tnuva USA. "When the company was founded four years ago, we concentrated on the introduction of products to the classic kosher market in areas like Brooklyn, Queens and Miami, and we are now expanding the Tnuva brand's realm of exposure." Behiri said Tnuva USA is receiving positive Tnuva of Israel is looking to expand feedback from customers. "The campaign is one of Tnuva USA's into the US market with it's large many marketing efforts aimed at product line. expanding its operations throughout the continent," Behiri said. "We receive new requests from Tnuva USA is active primarily in privately owned stores and distributors areas of the United States with high every day." While its competitor Strauss does a concentrations of Jewish consumers, thriving business throughout North including the East Coast and California. America with its Max Brenner and Behiri said it aims to extend the compaSabra brands, Tnuva's U.S. business is ny's brand recognition in an effort to relatively undeveloped. Behiri said cre- snag a bigger portion of the $300 milative marketing efforts focused on tar- lion kosher dairy products market in the get consumers were particularly impor- United States. "Our parent dairy contant for the company, whose U.S. opera- glomerate is the leading company in tions he said are growing at an annual Israel, so it is incumbent on us to lead the kosher market in North America," rate of 10%. said Behiri.

•Interested applicants should monitor the website www.2010censusjobs.gov for more information on Census taker positions. Apply today by calling 1-866-861-2010. You will be informed as to whether the Census Bureau is currently recruiting in your area and if so, you will be directed to your local Census office to schedule a test. If the Census Bureau is not currently recruiting in your area, your name will be placed on a “will call” list for possible future opportunities.

The Development Corporation for Israel (DCI)/State of Israel Bonds announced that its 2009 worldwide sales of Israel bonds reached $1.2 billion, exceeding the annual goal set by Israel’s Finance Ministry by $200 million. This amount includes Israel bonds sales by DCI in the United States; Canada-Israel Securities, Ltd. in Canada; and Israel Bonds International (IBI) in the rest of the world. onds President & CEO Joshua Matza stated, “The accomplishments of 2009 were truly amazing. Exceeding $1 billion in this diff icult economic climate was a remarkable feat.” He noted the strong sales were achieved despite lingering recession, the after math of the Madoff scandal and ongoing uncertainty in the f inancial marketplace,” added that “Meeting the goal was the minimum Israel Bonds could do. The additional $200 million underscores the dependability of Israel Bonds and the commitment of Bonds leadership and staff. We owed to the Israeli people to go over and above expectations .”

U.S. sales were more than 10 percent above the domestic goal. Sales goals were also surpassed in Canada, Europe and Latin America. DCI/Israel Bonds Chairman of the Board Michael Siegal said the sales underscore “widespread recognition that Israel bonds represent an investment opportunity – no one has ever lost money investing in Israel bonds.” National Chairman David Halpern emphasized, “The organization’s proven reliability is a major reason inter national ratings agencies frequently cite Israel Bonds as a factor when assigning Israel investmentgrade ratings.” The 2009 results bring total worldwide sales since the 1951 establishment of Israel Bonds to more than $31 billion. Development Corporation for Israel/State of Israel Bonds, has consistently been praised by inter national ratings agencies Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, as well as the IMF, offers securities issued by the government of Israel in the United States. Capital realized from the sale of bonds has been utilized to develop every facet of Israel’s economy. Israel has never defaulted and maintains a perfect record on payment of principal and interest on the securities it has issued.

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EDITORIAL

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THE PEOPLE’S VOICE EDITORIAL

Brooklyn Residents and the Postal Office Uproar Long waits, endless lines, uneasiness of service and other poor conditions at many Brooklyn post offices, but who’s complaining? Everyone is! ssemblyman Dov Hikind recently conducted a survey where he asked that customer’s note their experiences at 10 Brooklyn post offices. The long list of complaints, listed above, prompted Hikind to contact the Postmaster General, Joseph Chiossone. Chiossone did not try to undermine the results of the survey, and stressed in a letter to Hikind that there are various initiatives already underway to improve customer’s experiences, including the posting of extra staff during peak times; a mandated “lobby monitor” who will assist customers waiting in line; a bell system which will allow window clerks to call for assistance when more complex transactions arise; and the implementation of designated senior citizen lines, among other changes. “Please let me assure you that the incidents you describe are not indicative of the service we strive to provide for our customers,” said Brooklyn Postmaster Joseph Chiossone. As if the complaints already made are not enough for the postal service to work on fixing, there seems to be a handful more that are streaming in. On a rather serious note, residents are outraged by the lack of security and violation of privacy that they have been subjected to because of mishandled mail. Recently while speaking to some residents in more than one section of Brooklyn, they said that they have been victims of mail theft (possessions stolen from inside of their envelope), others were angered that while nothing had been taken from their mail, they received their billing statements in opened envelopes which exposes their credit card account information and other private information, leading them to believe that their mail has been seen by a third party. There also seems to be negligence on the part of postmen who have been spotted leaving the mail carriers in the street, unattended, while they were down the block somewhere delivering the few items they had in their hand. Their lack of concern for the bundle that is left unguarded makes it easily accessible for any bystander to slip their hand into the mailbag and take someone’s private information. A woman who once resided on Ocean Avenue said that her mail was always delivered but it came hours after it was supposed to. Evidentially, the postman had become friends with a woman in the building and they would talk for an extended amount of time while other residents waited for their mail, as if that’s not enough to comply with, the postman allowed his female friend to help sort out the mail. Apparently she knew every piece of mail that was coming in for other residents.

“She knew who was getting welfare checks, billing statements, etc,” the woman said. She continued to stress her disappointment about the situation. “We had complained about our lack of privacy on more than one occasion and how it was a violation of proper procedures, but nothing was ever really done about it. The woman knew everyone’s business.” In the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, a woman reported that she had received numerous pieces of her mail, opened. Many of the letters were from her credit card company, and on one occasion, a pair of earrings that had been taped to the inside of a card were stolen. The woman had filed complaints at her local post office, but feels nothing was done about it because the incident of the earrings stolen from her card occurred after she reported to the post office that her mail was being meddled with. In the Midwood section of Brooklyn, a woman said she had wondered why she hadn’t received a few letters after being told by her health care provider that they were sent twice. The letters never came, neither did some other mail she had been waiting for until last week when she received a card from a friend and the envelope was ripped open. Upon looking inside she noticed a senior citizen’s buss pass with his picture on it. “Who’s to blame?” the woman said, “Do you report the old man to the police on the possibility that he was attempting to steal something, but there was nothing inside, or was he just returning something that was found on the floor or at his address? Either way, my mail wound up in someone else’s hands and therefore, ultimately it is the post office’s fault.” Mail theft, as I’m sure many are aware of, is a federal crime, and the post office has to take proper steps to fix the problem. Whether it is happening inside or outside of the post office, they are responsible unless it is mail that is tampered with once it has already been placed in the recipient’s mailbox. However, negligence on their part will continue to result in the violation of privacy and safety of Brooklyn residents, unless it is properly addressed. Undoubtedly, identity theft and credit card fraud is soaring throughout the country, and a vital step in helping to stop this, is to make sure that mail being delivered through the US postal service is protected and received by residents, intact. If you have complaints having to do with your mail, it is advised that you file a report at you local post office. If it is an ongoing problem and you have already filed a complaint at your post office, you should contact the US Postal Service at 1-800-275-8777. - PP

Do you have something on your mind that you would like to share with our readers? Is there something you have read in our newspaper that you would like to comment on? The Jewish Voice welcomes your opinions, suggestions and insight. Please submit your letters to info@jewishvoiceny.com We look forward to hearing from you. Dear Editor, To tell you the truth, I had mixed feelings about Bloomberg being elected a third term and it’s not because I don’t believe that he does a profound job serving as the Mayor of New York, but I felt that overriding the term-limits could be dangerous because there will always be the next public official that wants to do so. However, in this case, I feel a little more at ease because from what I have seen thus far, he seems to know what the city needs and how to

better it, not only financially but in other areas as well. I was glad that your newspaper covered Bloomberg’s inauguration and gave it the attention it deserved. The article was very informative, for those such as myself who were unable to attend and the pictures perfectly captured the day. Thank you, Adam Morris

Dear Editor, While I really enjoy reading your newspaper, as in every publication you read, there is an article or two that really stands out. As for myself, that tends to be more of the light-hearted stories that somewhat takes my focus off of the all the negative news that surrounds the media. That is why I especially liked the article you recently published titled “Small Acts of Kindness Go A Long Way.” Sometimes in the busyness of life, we really ought to slow down and remember to say our “please” and “thank you.” Often

times we are rushing to the next thing that we have to do, that we take little acts of kindness for granted. We also tend to forget that we ought to make time to offer kind gestures to others. I found this article to be a good reminder that we shouldn’t be too busy to offer kindness and when we find that we are, let that be an indication that we need to slow down! Sincerely, Rachel Tudor

Dear Editor, I whole-heartedly support the article you published about the lack of help being supplied by post offices. I know they they have downsized tremendously and we cannot blame the workers for not being able to meet our needs in a timely manner, but another problem that is too seldom discussed regarding the way the post office is operating is the lack of safety that mail seems to get before arriving to its destination. I recently received an invitation in the mail, and it was between a bunch of other pieces of mail so I brought the whole bundle in. Upon going through it, I noticed that the invitation was ripped open (perhaps whoever opened it thought there would be

cash inside a card or something), and this was not the first time it has happened. I filed a complaint when I noticed a bill had been opened months ago, so I can’t understand how it happened again. The US postal industry is so vital, regardless of the many ways that people are accessing mail such as email and paying bills online. There are still many of us who prefer the good old “snail mail” and for that matter, the lack of help for customers as well as the issues that are arising with postal services being less supervised, needs to be corrected. Anonymous

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Israel's Opening to China BY CAROLINE GLICK The growing power of the UN-based international community is one of the gravest emerging threats to Israel's national security. his threat stems from two sources. First, the UN-led system of global governance is working to redef ine international law by on the one hand whitewashing war crimes by states associated with the majority, and on the other hand rendering it illegal for unpopular countries to take action to protect themselves against aggression. Second, and most important, Israel has become the scapegoat of the UN-led international community. The 57-member Islamic bloc has built an automatic majority for its unrelenting and everescalating assaults on Israel's right to exist. The new - and false - interpretation of international law gives every General Assembly resolution the weight of binding Security Council resolutions and international treaties. Among this new "legal" regime's most dangerous features is its bid to overturn state sovereignty by subjecting leading citizens of weak states to politically-motivated criminal prosecutions under the rubric of universal jurisdiction. With Israel's right to exist - let alone to defend itself - being denied in an avalanche of General Assembly and Human Rights Council resolutions, the acceptance of universal jurisdiction is a short step away from turning every Jewish cit-

izen of Israel into an international outlaw. This escalating threat is already hurting Israel's ability to carry out routine relations with foreign countries. Just last week the IDF was compelled to cancel plans to send a delegation of its off icers to England for a joint conference on asymmetric warfare after British authorities were unable to promise that their guests from the IDF wouldn't be arrested over spurious war crimes allegations during their stay. During her visit to Israel this week, British Attorney-General Patricia Scotland made clear that the British government is unwilling to cancel Britain's universal jurisdiction law despite the fact that anti-Israel activists exploit the law to abuse Israeli off icials visiting her country. In her view, the most important thing is for Britain to maintain its commitment to universal jurisdiction. Any mitigation of the right of unaccountable, anti-Israel British judges to issue arrest warrants would, in her mind, water down this most precious of legalisms. While Britain demonstrates that it prefers international legal conceit to both justice and its bilateral relations with Israel, senior Israeli jurists are making clear that they prefer to maintain their good reputations in places like London over defending the actual legal rights of their country. Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak announced that in his view, Israel should accept the jurisdiction of the inherently anti-Israel International Criminal Court. In his words, "Israel is part of the international community, and it must conduct itself

in accordance with the interpretation that is common in international law." The fact that this "common interpretation" is common only when convenient and is actually antithetical to international law and to the rights of nations is of no interest to Barak. Also of no interest to Israel's international legal superstar is the fact that the institution set up to do the judging is politically stacked against Israel, and that the Islamic bloc-dominated "international community" redef ined international law for the purposes of the ICC to make all Israeli communities beyond the 1949 armistice lines criminal. Concerned not only about the antiIsrael likes of Richard Goldstone but also about the likes of "international community" obsessed Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi this week ordered army commanders to integrate legal advisers in decision-making not only during the planning of battles, but also during battles themselves. In an effort to offset some of the crushing pressure the UN-led international community is placing on Israel to stop defending itself, senior IDF off icers have been dispatched to lobby US and UN off icials. Unfortunately, it is hard to see how the IDF's efforts to convince the UN or the US that it upholds international law will make any difference. The UN is a lost cause and under US President Barack Obama, America has been moving swiftly in the direction of Europe in accepting the authority of the UN as the linchpin of a morally-relativist, post-nationalist, philo-Islamic international system. In his speech at the UN General

Assembly in September, Obama renounced the US's right to lead the international community when he proclaimed, "No world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will succeed." Obama's decisions to try terrorists as criminal defendants; to close the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay; to join the UN Human Rights Council; and to open criminal investigations against US intelligence operatives all demonstrate that the US supports the expansion of the power of the UN-led international system against actual international law that views independent nation-states rather than the UN as the foundation of the international legal system. America's behavior towards the UN today should serve as a reminder to Israel that we mustn't put all our diplomatic eggs in America's basket. If we wish to neutralize the threat the UNbased international community poses to our national interests, we must expand our international alliances. In our efforts we have a potential ally in China. One of Beijing's abiding positions is that it opposes UN sanctions on individual states. In the Chinese view, such sanctions diminish national rights to sovereignty. It is on the basis of this claim that China has justif ied opposing sanctions against rogue states like Iran and North Korea. Israel should make the case to the Chinese that China should back Israel in international institutions, by among other things vetoing UN Security Council resolutions against Israel. If in

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Security Theater Now Playing at Your Airport BY DANIEL PIPES As hands are wrung in the aftermath of the neartragedy on a Northwest Airlines flight approaching Detroit, a conversation from London’s Heathrow airport in 1986 comes to mind. t consisted of an El Al security agent quizzing one Ann-Marie Doreen Murphy, a 32-year-old recent arrival in London from Sallynoggin, Ireland. While working as a chambermaid at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane Murphy met Nizar al-Hindawi, a farleftist Palestinian who impregnated her. After instructing her to “get rid of the thing,” he abruptly changed his tune and insisted on immediate marriage in “the Holy Land.” He also insisted on their traveling separately. Murphy, later described by the prosecutor as a “simple, unsophisticated Irish lass and a Catholic,” accepted unquestioningly Hindawi’s arrangements for her to fly to Israel on El Al on April 17. She also accepted a wheeled suitcase with a false bottom containing nearly 2 kilograms of Semtex, a powerful plastic explosive, and she agreed to be coached by him to answer questions posed by airport security. Murphy successfully passed through the standard Heathrow security inspection and reached the gate with her bag, where an El Al agent questioned her. As reconstructed by Neil C. Livingstone and David Halevy in Washingtonian

magazine, he started by asking whether she had packed her bags herself. She replied in the negative. Then: “What is the purpose of your trip to Israel?” Recalling Hindawi’s instructions, Murphy answered, “For a vacation.” “Are you married, Miss Murphy?” “No.” “Traveling alone?” “Yes.” “Is this your f irst trip abroad?” “Yes.” “Do you have relatives in Israel?” “No.” “Are you going to meet someone in Israel?” “No.” “Has your vacation been planned for a long time?” “No.” “Where will you stay while you’re in Israel?” “The Tel Aviv Hilton.” “How much money do you have with you?” “Fifty pounds.” The Hilton at that time costing at least £70 a night, he asked: “Do you have a credit card?” “Oh, yes,” she replied, showing him an i.d. for cashing checks. That did it, and the agent sent her bag for additional inspection, where the bombing apparatus was discovered. Had El Al followed the usual Western security procedures, 375 lives would surely have been lost somewhere over Austria. The bombing plot came to light, in other words, through a nontechnical intervention, relying on conversation, perception, common sense, and (yes) prof iling. The agent focused on the passenger, not the weaponry. Israeli counterterror-

ism takes passengers’ identities into account; accordingly, Arabs endure an especially tough inspection. “In Israel, security comes f irst,” David Harris of the American Jewish Committee explains.

“The alternative approach is Israelification, defined by Toronto’s Star newspaper as “a system that protects life and limb without annoying you to death.” Obvious as this sounds, overconf idence, political correctness, and legal liability render such an approach impossible anywhere else in the West. In the United States, for example, one month after 9/11, the Department of Transportation issued guidelines forbidding its personnel from generalizing “about the propensity of members of any racial, ethnic, religious, or national origin group to engage in unlawful activity.” (Wear a hijab, I semi-jokingly advise women wanting to avoid secondary screening at airport security.) Worse yet, consider the panicky Mickey-Mouse, and embarrassing steps the U.S. Transportation Security Administration implemented hours after the Detroit bombing attempt: no crew announcements “concerning flight path or position over cities or landmarks,” and disabling all passenger communica-

tions services. During a flight’s f inal hour, passengers may not stand up, access carry-on baggage, nor “have any blankets, pillows, or personal belongings on the lap.” Some crews went yet further, keeping cabin lights on throughout the night while turning off the in-flight entertainment, prohibiting all electronic devices, and, during the f inal hour, requiring passengers to keep hands visible and neither eat nor drink. Things got so bad, the Associated Press reports, “A demand by one attendant that no one could read anything … elicited gasps of disbelief and howls of laughter.” Widely criticized for these Clouseaulike measures, TSA eventually decided to add “enhanced screening” for travelers passing through or originating from fourteen “countries of interest” – as though one’s choice of departure airport indicates a propensity for suicide bombing. The TSA engages in “security theater” – bumbling pretend-steps that treat all passengers equally rather than risk offending anyone by focusing, say, on religion. The alternative approach is Israelif ication, def ined by Toronto’s Star newspaper as “a system that protects life and limb without annoying you to death.” Which do we want – theatrics or safety?

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Uri Zohar Visits the Community Calling for Support of Lev L’Achim BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER The NY community was very inspired this week by the whirlwind visit of Rabbi Uri Zohar, who visited the United States on behalf of the Israeli outreach organization: Peylim / Lev L’Achim. abbi Zohar started his whirlwind tour in Baltimore where he visited several institutions and inspired the talmidim and talmidos there. He began his day at Bais Yaakov, where he spoke to over eight hundred high school and middle school students, discussed the meaning of happiness, and showed them a video of Lev L’Achim’s programs for teenage girls. Subsequently, he spoke at Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim/Talmudical Academy high school, Yeshivat Rambam, Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchok/Torah Institute of Baltimore, and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel high school. On Tuesday evening, he took part in a parlor meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tzvi Friedman which was attended by over two hundred people. Rabbi Zohar spoke about how he was influenced to change his life, the amazing work of Lev L’Achim, and the obligation that each one of us has to share the beauty of Judaism with other Jews. A video of one of Lev L’Achim’s newest programs, The “Mitchazkim”, was shown. Audible gasps were heard from the audience as they witnessed the transformation of tough, Israeli teenagers to learned yeshiva students. Rabbi Zohar came to New York City to spend Shabbat with the Sephardic community. He prayed with the Moroccan community and spoke to the Syrian community on Shabbat afternoon at the Sha’arei Zion Synagogue on Ocean Ave. On Sunday morning, he addressed the annual United Flatbush Breakfast Reception on behalf of P’eylim / Lev L’Achim at the Agudah of Avenue L. Rabbi Zohar’s inspiring address, whether given in Baltimore, or to the Sphardim or Agudah in Brooklyn, had one all important theme the support of Yad L’Achim. Yad L’Achim is an organization that runs schools for Ba’alie Tshuva, Jews

Yeshiva University Largest Book Sale Begins January 24th BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The students of Yeshiva University (YU) will be holding their annual SOY Seforim Sale from January 24 through February 15 in Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam Ave. on YU’s Wilf Campus in Manhattan. The sale, North America’s largest Jewish book sale, is organized entirely by YU students who run the entire operation from ordering to setting up the premises, marketing and all the technology the project entails. Proceeds support a myriad of initiatives, including student activities on campus and studentlead outreach programs in the Jewish community. ast year the acclaimed Judaica book sale drew over 15,000 people from the tri-state area and raised more than $1 million in sales. The annual event provides discounted prices on the latest of over 10,000 titles in rabbinic and academic literature, cookbooks, children’s books, music and lecture CDs, and educational software. “We expect to draw close to 20,000 people this year,” said Eliezer Barany, CEO of the SOY Seforim Sale. “We will be offering a wider array of seforim and have many exciting events planned, including multiple book signings and lectures, musical performances, and for the f irst time ever, a stand-up comedy

L Rabbi Uri Zohar speaking at the The L'Acim event in Brooklyn. returning to the true faith. Yad L’Achim has been around for 15 years, bringing disenfranchised Jews back into the fold. Two years ago they started working with teenagers still in school. Most Baal Tshuva movements deal with older people usually in the late 20’s or thirties. There was a whole section being lost All the US based events focused on the burgeoning “Mitchazkim” program of Lev L’Achim. Once considered beyond the pale regarding all things religious, the teenaged population has become the most fertile ground for new baalei teshuva and Lev L’Achim is meeting this challenge with an array of special programs. The new video presentation, “The Revolution”, that was shown at all the non Shabbat programs was produced under the direction of Rav Uri Zohar, has been called one of the most powerful f ilms ever to be featured at a tzedaka event. Revolution highlighted the great work done by Lev L’Achim with it’s outreach to Israeli youth. Lev L’Achim now has schools throughout Israel, from Eilat to

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Count the Stars Concert at Carnegie Hall Honors AICF 70th Anniversary, Awards Presented to Arison Foundation, Tovah Feldshuh BY MAXINE DOVERE Sunday evening, at one of the winter season’s first major events, a gala concert presented a galaxy of stars, young and old, shone brightly from the Ronald O. Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Count the Stars, the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the American Israel Cultural Foundation, played to a sold out house in the Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium. he glow of these artistic stars was well reflected by a gathering of the Jewish-Israeli glitterati who came to celebrate the organization’s milestone at a brilliant presentation of young and not so young alumni artists who have had the organization’s support at critical times in their careers. AICF has “nurtured generations of Israeli artists in every field, fostered the development of virtually every Israeli cultural institution and enabled Israel to contribute to the cultural life of countries throughout the world.” Over 13,000 young Israeli artists representing virtually every artistic discipline have received scholarships and general support from AICF, promoting a strong connection between the American and Israeli cultural communities. The “powerful emotional connection of the arts” is an impetus that has enabled AICF to contribute to some six hundred Israeli cultural institutions - the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Museum, Batsheva Dance Company, Habimah National Theatre and the Jerusalem Cinematheque among them – in whose development AICF has played a principle role. Over $6.5 million in scholarships have been awarded during its seventy year history Executive Director David Hornan, whose association with American Israel Culture Foundation began with a chance meeting around a Shabbat table shared with the organization’s past President, Vera Stern, has said that ““the work of AICF helps educate the next generation of the nation’s cultural ambassadors.” Calling the 70th Anniversary Gala a time to celebrate past achievements and “get excited about the future… a time for our friends and supporters to hear the voices of children and teenagers now in school and training for the future, thanks to AICF. For their sake, AICF is moving forward.” The 70th Anniversary event is the second Carnegie concert Mr. Hornan has produced for AICF; the first was its 2003 Carnegie presentation. Included among the evening’s celebrated performers were violinists Miriam Fried, Shlomo Mintz and Pinchas Zukerman – playing the viola; on cello, Mischa Maisky and Wolfgang Laufer; pianists Yefim Bronfman, Orli Shaham and Joseph Kalichstein who added their musical gifts to the evening. The AICF firmament of stars included the Ariel String Quartet (Gershon Gershikov, Alexandra Kazovsky, Sergey Tarashchansky and Amit Even-Tov); Alex Fiterstein, clarinet; Asi Matathias, violin; Sergey Ostrovsky, violin/viola; Yonah Zur, viola; and Benji Hochman, Shai Wosner, Alon Goldstein and Inon Barnatan, piano, all graced the stage. In the beginning, there was not a word - just music. In a moment, what had been eight empty chairs on the Hall’s stage were filled by a generation multitude of musicians who sent forth the sweet strains of

Tovah Feldshuh, performing a medley of Gershwin songs, with pianist Mat Eisenstein.

Inon Barnatan (front) and Alon Goldstein (back) finishing a robust Slavonic Dance by Dvorak.

The first musicians arrive to perform the Mendelsohnn Octet. About to be seated are Miriam Fried and Shlomo Mintz, violinists, Yonah Zur, viola, Mischa Maisky, cello, and the members of the Ariel String Quartet, Alexandra Kazovsky and Gersho Gerchikov, violin, Sergey Tarachansky, viola, and Amit Even-Tov, cello. Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat major. His mellifluous melodies resounded through the silent, sold out house. The evening’s program had begun: it proved to be one filled with music and memories of a seventy year history of caring, concern and charity that supports the best of Israel’s arts and culture. The artistry of each member of the octet was audibly obvious; the special experience of hearing Shlomo Mintz and Miriam Fried play together (they are both past AICF scholarship winners) can only be described as breath taking and an auspicious beginning of an extraordinary musical celebration. The choice of Mendelssohn’s music to begin this evening had a deep seated appropriateness. He, too, was one who bridged the cultures, carrying the soul memories of the Ghetto to the enlightenment of the 19th century - musical and otherwise, albeit, facing anti Semitism. For its special contributions to the arts, the American Israel Cultural Foundation awarded the King Solomon Award to Jason Arison, CEO of the Ted Arison Family Foundation. AICF Board Member Maddy Rosenberg with the award. Arison drew enthusiastic applause with the announcement of an additional Arison Foundation grant of two and a half million dollars, to be given over the next five years. Three pairs of pianists, all AICF scholarships winners, followed the award presentation, offering a program of Dvorak Slavonic Dances for piano presented four hands. The six were, as could be expected, technically astute and musically exciting. Each pair played 2 or 3 dances, exchanging piano positions with great good

humor. How Dvorjak transports: the mind easily wonders from the red velvet seats of Carnegie to visions of the salons of Europe, or joyous romps across green fields. Pianist Yefim Bronfman led a multigenerational group playing Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E Flat major. The audience’s ardent response was clear comment on the excellent reception of the composition and its presentation. Alon Goldstein’s presentation of Avner Dorman’s Piano Sonata No. 2 was next on the boards. Goldstein, who has fostered the work of Israeli composers, exhibited a level of technical brilliance that made the “virtuosic challenges” of the Sonata flow like silk. Actress and recently named Yeshiva University Doctor, honoris causa, Tovah Feldshuh received AICF’s Aviv Award. The warm reception and ovation afforded Feldshuh bespoke her premier place on stage and screen as an actress whose signature roles have frequently focused on Jewish characters. Her tribute to her 99 year old mother, seated “sixth row center” elicited a special welcome. Tovah treated her audience from the minute she approached the podium to the moment she left the stage - to a musical retrospective of George Gershwin, pointing out the traditional Jewish references in his music with aplomb. She transported her listeners from shetle to schul, hopping upon the Broadway stage on a journey only Tovah could facilitate. Pinkus Zukerman next took the stage with Joseph Kalischstein at the piano and Alexander Fiterstein on Clarinet. A multi

generational trio of AICF scholarship recipients, they played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Trio “Kegelstatt.” For this performance, Zukerman held forth on the viola, adding his extraordinary skill to the deeply mellow grand fiddle. Speaking of AICF, he said “There are literally thousands of us, in every field of the arts, who can say: When I most needed support and recognition, at the start of my path, AICF was there for me…That’s why it is such a joy to participate in the 70th anniversary gala concert, to help AICF in supporting Israel’s next generation of artists and the nation’s future cultural life.” The program closed with Franz Shubert’s Quintet in C Major in a performance led by Shlomo Mintz and Miriam Fried, both AICF scholarship benefactees. Both Mintz and Fried are world renowned musician considered among the foremost violinist of the twentieth/twenty f irst centuries. Few can approach their individual artistry. The strong European references in Shubert’s music were clearly displayed in all their elegance. The spirit of celebration continued at a delightful dessert reception. Like so many organizations facing budget limitations, AICF significantly scaled back its "after party." What is being recognized more and more is that it is the warmth of the participants, and here, the wonderful presence of the musicians and the excitement of the Foundation supporters - that "make" the party. The evening could only be described as one of absolute perfection. History As major European artists fled from warn torn Europe, classical music took a preeminent place in Israel’s emerging cultural life. Since its founding in 1939, AICF has been Israel’s largest private funder of the arts and arts education. Led by the late virtuoso violinist, Issac Stern. from 1964 to 2002, AICF has played in the cultural development of Israel. Included among its roster are musicians Daniel Barenboim, Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Gil Shaham, Itzhak Perlman, some 60 percent of the members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; visual artists Menashe Kadishman and Michal Rovner; choreographer Ohad Naharin; filmmakers Nir Bergman, Eytan Fox and Dover Koshashvili; and actor Mark Ivanir. The Foundation was deeply damaged as a consequence of falling victim to the Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff, whose fraud caused the loss of its entire 14 million dollar endowment. Donations by private benefactors and funds have replenished a significant part of the lost funds.

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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL BNEI AKIVA ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE REUNION The world’s largest religious-Zionist youth organization with an alumni base numbering in the hundreds of thousands, Bnei Akiva is inviting its alumni to join in a worldwide reunion in Jerusalem on Passover. While the largest concentration of Bnei Akiva alumni are found in Israel, those who grew up within the organization can be found in countries all over the globe, according to the organization.

HAMAS BOASTS NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS SMUGGLED INTO STRIP Hamas on Friday boasted that it had managed to smuggle new types of weapons into the Gaza Strip despite the blockade, and published photographs of some of the arms it allegedly obtained. Izz al-Din al- Kassam Brigades published photographs of newly acquired weapons including missiles with a double warhead, 107-mm caliber missiles designed to penetrate fortif ied structures, and a new type of armor-piercing RPG missile. Hamas spokesman Abu Ubeida warned that the group has "thousands of f ighters and good weapons capable of harming Israel."

CHABAD AND GERER CHASSIDIM BATTLE IN ARAD For the second time in less than a month, Arad police were called this past Shabbat to deal with disturbances between Chabad and Gerrer Chassidim at the city’s Ashkenazi central synagogue. The religious Zionist synagogue had few worshippers for years due to population changes and had asked Chassidic groups to send worshippers to join its services. At f irst, this was a successful exercise in merging different types of observant Jews. After the death of long-time Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Arad, Rabbi Ben Tzion Lipsker, a Chabad Chassid who frequently spoke at the central synagogue’s Sabbath morning services until his illness, the committee running the synagogue decided to merge with the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch community. The Gerer Chassidim in Arad insist their greater numbers in the city entitle them to the building.

LAW REQUIRES COMPENSATION FOR JEWS FROM ARAB COUNTRIES The Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee on Tuesday authorized for its f irst reading a law that would require the government to demand, as

part of any overall regional peace agreement, the right of Jews deported Arab countries to receive compensation for their property. The Israeli law joins a similar one passed by the U.S. Congress, which recognizes the rights of Jews deported from Arab countries in the 1940s and 50s, and emphasizes the importance of compensating them in any Mideast peace deals. Groups representing Jews from Arab countries said that while they were happy the law would come up for a vote, they hoped to expand its scope in discussions to prepare it for its second and third readings.

INTERNATIONAL NEW ZEALAND: 5 ARRESTED IN ANTIISRAEL PROTEST Five people were arrested Thursday in the latest protest against Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer's presence at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald reported that police moved in after a noise complaint about the chanting outside the tennis venue by about 20 demonstrators attacking Israel's policies towards Palestinians. Peer won the match and made it to the tournament's semif inals.

POLAND ISSUES AUSCHWITZ COMMEMORATION COINS Warsaw, Poland - Poland’s National Bank has began its f irst ever Internet auction of special issue coins today, which are dedicated to the liberation of Auschwitz, 65 years ago this January.Ten zloty silver coins and gold coins in denominations of 100 zloty are on sale for collectors who register at www.kolekcjoner.nbp.pl. The auction will last for three days and is open to collectors from Poland and abroad. Each registered user can submit up to f ive bids. Initial offering price for the limited edition coins are 64 zloty for the silver and 1142 zloty for the gold.

GREEK SYNAGOGUE DAMAGED IN ARSON ATTACK The only synagogue on the Greek Island of Crete sustained signif icant water and smoke damage in an arson attack. Some 30 antique Turkish carpets also were damaged when the Etz Hayyim synagogue in the city of Hania was set ablaze Tuesday night by unknown attackers. The synagogue's Torah scrolls were not damaged. The arsonists reportedly climbed over the synagogue's iron gate and made an improvised f irebomb using stuff ing from a couch in the synagogue's mikveh to ignite a canister f illed with flammable liquid, then placed the f irebomb under the wooden

staircase leading to the women's section. The upper floor of the women's section serves as the off ice of the director, as well as a library and reading room. Among its volumes are valuable books in various languages on Ottoman, Byzantine and Jewish art and architecture.

NO CHARGES FILED IN MOLDOVA MENORAH VANDALISM No charges will be f iled against an anti-Semitic mob that tore down a menorah in Moldova. The prosecutor's off ice in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau said it has found no evidence that a crime was committed, according to a report Wednesday by Jewish.ru, reported UCSJ: The Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. On Dec. 13, a group of about 200 fundamentalist Orthodox Christians chanted anti-Semitic slogans led by a bearded priest as it removed a large, metal menorah that had been set up in downtown Europe Square, and placed it upside down on Stefan cel Mare Square, at the base of a statue of King Stephen the Great. Neither police nor onlookers intervened.

NATIONAL ACCUSED DC HOLOCAUST MUSEUM SHOOTER DIES IN HOSPITAL The 89-year-old white supremacist charged in a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum died Wednesday in North Carolina, where he'd been held while awaiting trial, authorities said. James von Brunn died at a local hospital in Butner, North Carolina, said Denise Simmons, the spokeswoman for the federal prison where von Brunn had been held. He had been suffering from chronic congestive heart failure, sepsis and other health problems, she said. Von Brunn, who faced charges that carried the death penalty, had been receiving medical care for months at the prison complex in Butner.

1 IN 5 EX-GUANTANAMO DETAINEES REJOINING MILITANTS A classif ied Pentagon assessment shows one in f ive detainees released from the US militar y prison at Guantanamo Bay has joined or is suspected of joining militant groups like al-Qaeda, US off icials said. The disclosure comes amid revelations that former detainees were playing a leadership role in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - a Yemen-based group believed to be behind the failed plot to blow up a US airliner.

REP. WEINER: CUT PALESTINIAN AID UNTIL THEY JOIN PEACE TALKS After meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, Brooklyn Rep. Anthony Weiner said he will call for a suspension of U.S. aid to the Palestinians until they return to peace talks with Israel. "I think we need a better handle on what we're trying to achieve with our tax dollars," said Weiner in a conference call from Jerusalem with reporters. "We have been trying to prop up Abu Mazen when, in fact, a large number of Palestinians, if not, the majority support Hamas. We've been leading with our heart rather than our head." Weiner said he was convinced that Israel is ready to resume peace talks but does not have a partner. Holding back the Jewish Theological Seminary aid, he suggested, could break the impasse.

CHABAD RABBI KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT The son of a Chabad rabbi and another Jewish New Yorker were killed in a traff ic accident on their way home from a wedding. Avrohom Liberow, 10, and Pesha Azoulay, 20, were killed Wednesday in a highway accident near Pittsburgh. Lieberow's father, Rabbi Zalman Liberow, sustained major injuries in the crash. They reportedly were returning to New York from a wedding in Michigan. Liebrow's wife and other children suffered only minor injuries, according to media reports.State police said the crash occurred just before 10 p.m., when a car and a tractor trailer crossed over the median in icy conditions.

FBI ARRESTS 2 IN NYC TERROR INVESTIGATION Two men were arrested Friday in the investigation of a bomb plot targeting New York City that previously led to charges against a Colorado airport driver. The arrests in New York of Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay were part of "an ongoing investigation" by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, according to Special Agent Richard Kolko, who declined to comment further.

NYC IDS TWO MORE VICTIMS OF 9/11 ATTACKS The New York City Medical Examiner’s off ice says ongoing retesting of remains found in and around the World Trade Center site has conf irmed the identities of two female victims. Their names have not been released at the request of their families. One sample was part of a group of remains just found within the last few years. Newer DNA technology developed in 2006 led to the other positive ID. A total of 25 victims have been identif ied with the technology and the city continues to retest thousands of remains. More than 1,100 of the 2,750 victims have not been identif ied because many of the remains found were too badly compromised by heat and the passage of time.

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Defending Kosher Slaughter in Europe BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The organisation that represents the kosher practice of slaughtering animals has lodged a complaint against a European Commission project that claims to facilitate the adoption of good religious slaughter practices. hechita UK is accusing DIALREL, a project funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Consumers, of defaming the practice of shechita online. DIALREL aims to promote dialogue between faiths but Shechita UK chairman Henry Grunwald OBE QC said it has refused to remove defamatory information on a website affiliated with the project. Shechita UK said that a notice on the website for The Insitute For Food and Agricultural Research and Technology of the government of Catalonia includes the DIALREL project's findings and describes the process of shechita incorrectly. The website description says: "Shechita: Animals are slaughtered without stunning. Before slaughter, all cattle are restrained and mechanically turned on their back and all poultry shackled." Grunwald said: "To claim that cattle are restrained and mechanically turned on their back and all poultry shackled is factually incorrect and defamatory. To allege that animals are slaughtered without stunning denies the most effective stun which is incorporated in the shechita procedure." Dr Mara Miele, project coordinator of DIALREL, said she was "sorry" if the poster on the website had "offended the Shechita

UK board". Miele added that there was "no hidden agenda, quite the contrary" and that the "misrepresentation" on the website had come from "differences between UK and European practices". Chanoch Kesselman and Shlomo Winegarten of Shechita UK, attended a DIALREL meeting in Brussels and protested about the website description to one of the academics responsible for the research. However, no changes have been made to the website. DIALREL says that its main aim is "to explore the conditions for promoting the dialogue between interested parties and stakeholders and facilitating the adoption of good religious slaughter practices. The additional aim is to review and propose a mechanism for implementation and monitoring of good practices." Shechita UK insists that the DIALREL project has an "anti-shechita" agenda and said it would be calling on the European Union to ensure that the project is not abusing government funding "to promote its own agenda by purporting to present academic research". Grunwald said: "This matter has tainted DIALREL and Shechita UK can have no confidence in what is supposed to be an academic study. "DIALREL cannot promote a dialogue with interested parties when it so clearly has an anti-shechita bias. It has rapidly diverted to a pseudo-academic survey publishing agenda based untruths." In June 2009 the EU passed a law that safeguarded shechita by recognising the validity of religious slaughter practices.

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News From Koshertoday. com Albertson’s Closure of Florida Stores Includes Two Key Kosher Locations

kosher certif ication of the Orthodox Union (OU) with a team of mashgichim in each.

wo of the eight stores that the Albertson’s chain in Boca Raton Florida, will be closing have full kosher sections, affecting thousands of kosher consumers. The stores in Boca Raton and Delray Beach were considered amongst the nation’s busiest kosher locations, sources told KosherToday. While Albertson’s says that the closures were due to financial reasons, the sources say that Albertson’s “is more interested in the real estate than in the grocery business especially when they are not making as much money as they want.” It was in 2006 that Albertson’s was sold to a consortium of investors made up of Supervalu, CVS Corporation and an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management. While most of the “kosher stores” reverted to Supervalu and the kosher program was directed by Yakov Yarmove, the original Albertson’s retained some of the stores, including those in Florida. Several kosher distributors said that the closures will most definitely leave a void but said that independents like Kosher Marketplace in Boca Raton and Glick’s in Delray Beach would be the beneficiaries. “For once,” said a distributor, “the shoe is on the other foot as supermarkets are closing and independents gain.” The distributor said that he had heard that the property was being sold but another source told KosherToday that he wouldn’t be surprised “if another supermarket came into at least one of the locations.” Both of the Albertson’s supermarkets were under the

•Kehe-Tree of Life Merger Will Not Have Immediate Impact on Kosher Distribution

peculation was rife that the merger of two giant food distributors might impact the distribution of kosher foods, but sources close to both distributors indicate that it would not have any immediate impact for the near future. Kehe Foods has acquired Tree of Life, owned by the Wessanen, which has made the move to support growth of its European businesses. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2010. The purchase price was $190 million. Both Kehe and Tree of Life expanded their distribution of kosher foods in the ‘90’s as the industry was undergoing its major growth spurt. They took advantage of the growing involvement by supermarkets in kosher and followed the demise of several small kosher specialty distributors. It was also a period when several kosher food manufacturers and distributors joined the distribution fray, but Kehe and Tree of Life moved with the growing tide of mainstreaming kosher foods namely in the nation’s large supermarkets. Founded in 1952, Kehe supplies organic, natural, ethnic, kosher and other specialty food products. Tree of Life was founded in the early 1970's with a retail store in St. Augustine, Florida. Sources close to both distributors say that it will probably be a year before any major consolidation takes place.

We apologize for an error that appeared in the Cholent Recipes of the January 8, 2010 issue. In the Kneidl recipe, there was an indication to use butter in the recipe among the ingredients. We did not realize that the submitted recipe did not specify to use a butter substitute.

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BOOK REVIEW

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A G-D Who Hates The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed The Muslim World Speaks Out Against The Evils of Islam BY: WAFA SULTAN REVIEWED BY: FERN SIDMAN

In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the United States, it became abundantly clear to the Western world that there was a new and pernicious nemesis in town. Radical Islamic suicide bombers had jolted us out of our torpor as we confronted the stark and frightening realization that our cherished democratic values, principles, code of ethics and very lifestyle were in existential danger. In order to eradicate the visceral feelings of resentment of Muslims that were ruminating in the psyches of Americans and other westerners; the media, along with those in academic and "politically correct" circles initiated a campaign of "re-education". Extolling the virtues of the religion called Islam, they put forth the notion that Islam is a genuine religion of peace; a religion that places a sacred value on the sanctity of life. We were told that only a few extreme "radical Jihadists" belonging to an obscure organization called Al Qeada were responsible for tainting and maligning the purity of Islam. afa Sultan, an ex-Muslim dissident from Syria, offers a wholly different take on this sophistical premise in her shocking new book, "A God Who Hates" (St. Martin's Press - 2009) as she portrays a searing portrait of Muslim culture. The subtitle of the book describes Sultan as "the courageous woman who inflamed the Muslim world" as she "speaks out against the evils of Islam." The reader is left with no doubt that Sultan is way more than a doughty and intrepid advocate of the truth, but a woman who is willing to place her life in mortal danger in order to preserve, protect and defend Western civilization as we know it. She raises the narrative to a highly profound level as she essentially reveals that, contrary to popular opinion, it is not a few "radical Jihadists" who are guilty of distorting otherwise warm and fuzzy Islamic precepts, but rather the culprit in engendering this kind of vitriolic hatred and bloodlust is none other than the Koran itself, along with the paradigm of the prophet Muhammad and the "god" known as Allah. She refers to Islam, as "the ogre" as she explores the psychological roots of a nomadic people who invented this religion in order to assuage their own paralyzing fears and overwhelming feelings of desperation and helplessness. Wafa Sultan knows from whence she speaks. Having grown up in a devoutly Muslim home in Syria, she recalls her very personal stories of the barbarism of Islam and how it impacted on her and her family. Being born female in a Muslim culture that enforces a male hegemony, Sultan recalls the humiliating degradation imposed on her grandmother, mother and sisters who were virtual slaves to their husbands and their fathers. Contempt and loathing for women as

inherently inferior beings permeates the Muslim world as is evidenced in today's alarming escalation of "honor murders" in which Muslim men brazenly murder their womenfolk for alleged transgressions of Sharia law. Women's inhumanity to other women is also discussed here as Sultan tells us of the abusive treatment of daughter-in-laws by their own mother-in-laws who punish them in the same way that they themselves were tormented as young brides. Education for girls and women in Islamic society was sorely lacking and discouraged in order to keep them locked in a permanent state of servility. Their treatment of children is also spotlighted as abusive as the Koran mandates that they mete out corporal punishment to their children who do not pray or adhere to the tenets of Islam. Sultan herself was fortunate in a sense. She was educated as a physician in Syria and her headstrong, independent nature compelled her to extricate herself from the draconian dictates of an oppressive religion. Moreover, as a physician in Syria she takes note of the glaring inequities of medical care as it pertains to gender. Dr. Sultan viewed Muslim men as anathema but as luck would have it, she met an educated man who respected her. After their marriage they made their way to the United States where she now raises her children and practices medicine in the Los Angeles area. Citing a gamut of Koranic verses and providing concrete historical evidence dating back to the 7th century, . Sultan proves that the predicate for Islam is unadulterated fear, violence, hatred of the other, theft and murder. From the genesis of the Islamic movement, the author informs us of Arab nomadic tribes raiding one another in bloodthirsty rampages that left sheer devastation in their wake. Describing the terror and desolation

that the Arab peoples felt so acutely during centuries of desert dwelling, Sultan tells us the fear of dying in the arid and harsh desert from hunger, thirst, illness and the always imminent attack by another tribe created an anxious and violent nation whose sole objective was daily survival at all costs. Says the author, "Arabs who lived in the environment that gave birth to Islam were powerless in the face of the challenges presented by this environment, which threatened their lives and their welfare. Because they felt so helpless they felt a need for forcefulness and created a god who would fulfill this need. When the Arab male lost his power he felt the need for a forceful god. And so he created a forceful god in the image of his need - but this god was not powerful." Thus, the religion of Islam instills a hatred of the infidel, "the other" and anyone who does not subscribe to the tenets of their bellicose belief system. History has recorded that scores of heinous murders of Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs were perpetrated by the hands of Allah's followers. Because their god is described in the Koran as "The Harmer:, "The Avenger", "The Compeller" and "The Imperious", it is Sultan's view that the Islamic people have internalized such labels and have sought to emulate the rudimentary character of their deity. Brutal savagery towards anyone they perceive to be a threat and even against one another is one of the modalities through which Muslims actualized these "godly" traits. The author also describes the prophet Muhammad as a man bereft of moral authority, a child molester and a purveyor of violence and falsehood and one who has given tacit approval to his followers to continue on the trajectory of religious zealotry. Offering eclectic insights into Muslim culture, Sultan tells us that because Islam is so riddled with strife, negativism and banal hatred it's language readily reflects this all encompassing disposition. As such,Muslims do not speak in a calm and reasoned manner but rather are vocally strident; resorting to

constant shrieking, yelling, bellowing and shouting while hurling invectives in order to drown out whoever they are purportedly conversing with. And that, of course, segues into a chapter called, "Who is that woman on Al Jazeera?". As a world renowned essayist, Dr. Sultan's opinions were well known throughout the Arab and Muslim countries. For that reason, the Al Jazeera television network invited her to debate a domineering Islamic cleric on the topic of "the connection between Islamic teachings and terrorism." It was in this venue that Dr. Sultan, having been denied the right to express herself or given enough time to state her case by the male moderator, did so anyway in an erudite and eloquent fashion without raising the volume of her voice; in contrast to her adversary who engaged in ear popping dialogue. Given the last few seconds of the show to conclude her thoughts, Dr. Sultan was once again interrupted by the clergyman but this time told him in no uncertain terms to, "Be quiet. It's my turn." To us Westerners, this kind of rejoinder is considered as common parlance on television debates and is something we are familiar with but in the Muslim world, this reaction created a sensation of monumental proportions. Says Dr. Sultan, "I uttered this sentence without realizing that it would open a new chapter in Arab and Muslim history. Never in the history of Islam has a woman clearly and forcefully asked a Muslim man to be quiet because it was her turn to speak." Sultan does not take the plethora of rights and liberties that she has found in the United States for granted. Throughout this book, she gratefully thanks her adopted country for bestowing upon her the kind of freedom of expression that she has longed for. She acknowledges her appreciation for the decent standard of living that has been accorded to her and her children and she revels in the kindness and warmth of American culture. She advises America to stand strong against the proliferation of radical Islam and to confront the burgeoning threat that it represents to our civilization in a pro-active fashion. "I love America as few people do", says the author and "my love for it makes me feel concern for it. I do not want any danger to threaten the safety and beauty of this country that rescued me from my fears and fed me when I was hungry. America, to put it very briefly indeed, is my freedom."

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currently the standard treatment for major depressive disorders -- focus on the impact of the drugs on patients considered to be severely depressed, but there remains scant evidence on their effect for patients with less severe depression. Advertisements for these drugs to clinicians or the general public omit this feature, the researchers noted. The majority of patients receiving antidepressants in clinical practice have depression measures below the high level of symptom severity they found necessary for the drugs to have a meaningful impact, according to the study. "Prescribers, policymakers and consumers may not be aware that the eff icacy of medications largely has been established on the basis of studies that have included only those individuals with more severe forms of depression," the authors wrote. "Efforts should be made to clarify to clinicians and prospective patients that whereas antidepressant medications can have a substantial effect with more severe depressions, there is little evidence to suggest that they produce specif ic pharmacological benef it for the majority of patients with less severe acute depression."

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Shutting down an energy-controlling mechanism in mice left them leaner than normal mice and could be a new way to fight obesity in humans. BY AFP Shutting down an energy-controlling mechanism in mice left them leaner than normal mice and could be a new way to fight obesity in humans, US researchers said in a study. nd the finding is big news in the United States, where around a third of the adult population is considered obese, meaning they have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30, according to the American Obesity Association. BMI is calculated by dividing a person's body weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. The researchers found that by switching off potassium channels which are sensitive to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -- a molecule in cells that stores the energy we need to do just about everything -- made mice burn more energy and left them leaner than normal mice. The effect was evident even when the mice were fed high-fat "Western" diets and was long-lasting, too, with the mice remaining slim throughout their lives, scientists from the Mayo Clinic, University of Iowa, University of Connecticut and New York University reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. The channels -- called KATP -- sense

pools of ATP molecules in cells and regulate heart and muscle performance according to what they find. Usually the KATP channels would spring into action to limit the duration or amplitude of heart and muscle actions, to prevent energy depletion. By shutting off the mechanism in mice, the researchers got them to burn more stored energy by giving off more heat, both at rest or when active. "While mechanisms that preserve energy are naturally protective -- in times of food shortage or environmental stress -they promote obesity in a sedentary, modern society," said the Mayo Clinic's Alexey Alekseev, lead author of the study. "Our findings suggest that therapeutic targeting of the KATP channel function, specifically in muscle, could offer a new option for obese patients with lower capacity for exercise," he said. One finding was that mice in whom the KATP channel had been switched off burned more glycogen, the form in which carbohydrates are stored in the body and the primary source of energy for endurance athletes, and stored body fat than ordinary mice. That means that achieving greater leanness by deactivating KATP channels comes at the cost of reduced endurance.

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New York Methodist Hospital Offers New Solutions for Tinnitus

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New Brain Scan Better at Detecting Early Alzheimers BY AFP A new kind of brain scan seems to be better at detecting early signs of change related to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, new research published Wednesday in the online issue of Neurology found.

BY JODY-ANN BAILEY New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) now offers a wide range of treatment options for patients suffering from tinnitus—a common problem that affects approximately one in f ive people. “Tinnitus is a sensation of sound in the ear that shouldn’t be there,” explained Ramez Habib, M.D., an otolaryngologist at New York Methodist. “People may hear ringing, humming, buzzing, pulsations, or other sounds.” ot a condition itself, tinnitus is a symptom of an underlying condition—that in most cases is hearing loss due to noise exposure or aging. Certain medications such as aspirin, an ear injury or trauma resulting in a head injury can also cause tinnitus. The most common and successful treatment for patients with hearing loss is to use a hearing aid. “If a patient addresses the hearing loss by getting a hearing aid, the tinnitus will usually improve,” said Dr. Habib.

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he scan, called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), could prove important to earlier detection and in turn better treatment. "As better medicines for Alzheimer's disease become available, it will be important to identify people at high risk for the disease as early and accurately as possible so treatment can be most effective," said Norbert Schuff of the University of California San Francisco, who wrote an editorial about the study. The DTI-MRI, more sensitive than traditional MRI for detecting changes in brain chemistry, allows for mapping f iber tracts that connect brain regions. Researchers looked at 67 healthy people in Rome aged 20-80. "Our f indings show this type of brain scan appears to be a better way to measure how healthy the brain is in people who are experiencing memory loss. This might help doctors when trying to differentiate between normal aging and diseases like Alzheimer's," said author Giovanni Carlesimo, PhD, with Tor Vergata University in Rome.

Ramiz Habib, M.D., an otolaryngologist at NYM, treats a patient with a tinnitus inhibitor.

For patients whose tinnitus is not due to hearing loss or who do not want a hearing aid, New York Methodist offers other treatment options that include the use of anti-seizure medication, which has been successful in eliminating

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“Patients can ‘trick’ the brain to ignore the tinnitus sounds by creating background noise (with radio static or a white noise machine) because the brain will preferentially pay attention to that sound, and not the humming or buzzing.”

symptoms, and a tinnitus inhibitor, a hand-held device that delivers ultrasonic vibration (which interrupts the tinnitus sounds) when held to the patient’s neck. According to Dr. Habib, many patients report instant relief after just a 30-second application of the device. “Patients can ‘trick’ the brain to ignore the tinnitus sounds by creating background noise (with radio static or a white noise machine) because the brain will preferentially pay attention to that sound, and not the humming or buzzing,” said Dr. Habib. Further, a small but signif icant number of patients are helped by taking certain over-thecounter vitamins. In cases where symptoms may be severe, very mild sedatives may be prescribed. All patients experiencing tinnitus should be evaluated by an otolaryngologist (also known as an ear, nose and throat doctor) to determine which treatment option is best for them. For a referral to an otolaryngologist at NYM, please call 718 499-CARE

A new kind of brain scan seems to be better at detecting early signs of change related to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. "DTI, along with MRI, could serve as an important tool in understanding how and why a person experiences memory decline," he added An estimated 37 million people worldwide, including 5.3 million in the United States, live with dementia, with Alzheimer's disease causing the majority of cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). With the aging of populations, this f igure is projected to increase rapidly over the next 20 years.

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L’Zecher Nishmas My Friend BY CHANA KASTLEBAUM Sarah was about 50 years old when I met her. She and her husband were Baalei Teshuvah and decided that our mostly frum neighborhood would be the perfect place to live. e all know some really good people, and Sarah was one of them. She had a heart of gold – everything about her was kind and nice and happy. She especially loved children, and despite never having any children of her own, she adored all of the kids on our block. She talked to them, listened to them and always had a candy or treat close by for her many young visitors. Having discovered Yiddishkeit late in life, she was always eager to attend a shiur or class and genuinely grew from each one. When she davened it was innocent and sincere, when she did chessed it was real – she really wanted to help people. Sarah was simply a very special person. We were all shocked when she suddenly passed away just a few years later. She suffered from a heart defect for many years but never said a word about it. She never wanted anyone to worry about her. After the funeral, the women from our shul gathered together to try to come up with something they could do in her memory. With no family besides her husband, we were determined to start something meaningful and important to help preserve her legacy of kindness. Many ideas were discussed and investigated – gemachs, dedications in our shul, learning projects – but in the end, the sad truth is that nothing was done. We had the people and we were certainly determined… but somehow we let the opportunity slip by. Even now, f ive years later, whenever her name is mentioned I feel a pang of guilt for doing nothing. I still intend to do something… To many of us, this story probably sounds familiar. A parent, a relative, a close friend or neighbor passes away and we all feel the instinctive need to do something l’zecher nishmas that person. But with no clear idea of what should be done, more often than not the determination begins to fade, and all we have left is the yahrtzeit – our yearly reminder of how much they meant to us. Having personally gone through the experience above more than once, I was so gratif ied when I heard about a new initiative called The Neshamah Project. Started just last month, the project’s single goal is to help inspire and guide people to do mitzvos in memory of those who have passed away. In fact, The Neshamah Project itself is a mitzvah project that was started l’zecher nishmas someone who had recently passed away. The idea is so simple, yet so important. After the death of a loved one, people are usually left grappling for something to do to keep the person’s name and legacy alive and fresh in their minds. Most of us simply do not know what the best thing to do is, or how to do it. So the Neshamah Project created a book, The Neshamah Should Have an Aliyah, which guides us on all the why’s and how’s of undertaking mitzvos l’zecher nishmas our loved ones. The book is at once inspiring,

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The Hilull of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira Attended by Hundreds in Egypt BY HANA LEVI JULIAN

Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira. informative, and perhaps most importantly, so comforting for us, the ones who are looking for something meaningful to do.

“Virtually everyone who has heard about our project or read the book has been astounded by the powerful message. Invariably, their first reaction is ‘I must give this book to my friend or relative who just lost their parent.’” I honestly did not know how much we can do to help a niftar “have an aliyah,” even those who were not frum during their lifetime. This is something that many Baalei Teshuvah could benef it from after losing a loved one who was not religious. I am sure that Baalei Teshuvah would get a lot of comfort knowing that there really are ways to help their loved ones now, after their death, even if they were unable to influence them while they were alive. “Everyone knows someone who can gain a lot from this book,” says Yechiel Zlotnick, a member of the Neshamah Project. “Virtually everyone who has heard about our project or read the book has been astounded by the powerful message. Invariably, their f irst reaction is ‘I must give this book to my friend or relative who just lost their parent.’” “Imagine the zechus that we can create for our loved ones if this movement spreads to people around the world! Imagine the nechamah that we can all feel knowing that we are really making a difference for their neshamos and keeping their memory alive.” It’s true. The opportunity and the potential are limitless because everyone knows someone who can benef it from this project. I for one have already begun my own neshamah project in memory of a close friend. It is small, but it is just a start. This time I intend to make it a reality. If you know someone who can benefit from the important work of The Neshamah Project, you can get more information by contacting them at 516-522-0864 or info@neshamahproject.org. You can f ind their book, The Neshamah Should Have an Aliyah at Judaica stores everywhere.

Israeli Jews from around the world visited Egypt for an annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, a 19th-century Moroccan Jewish tzadik in Egypt's Nile Delta, airport off icials said. Last year, Egypt denied the pilgrims entry because the anniversary fell during Israel's operation Cast Lead against Gaza and there were concerns about their security and public protests. In past years, Egypt limited the number of pilgrims visiting the tomb of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira near the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. But Israeli newspapers reported that President Hosni Mubarak accepted a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Egypt to allow unlimited numbers of pilgrims. "There are more coming this year, hundreds, probably thousands," said one off icial, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Cairo air port off icials say about 290 Israelis arrived before the anniversary and police imposed tight security at the airport and on the main highway to Alexandria, where they will spend a few days before the commemoration of the anniversary of the rabbi's death. Abuhatzeira, who was a son to a chief rabbi of Morocco, was revered by many Jews as a mystic renowned for his piety and for performing miracles. The elderly rabbi was making his way from his native Morocco to the Holy Land in 1879 when he fell ill and died in the Egyptian city of Damanhour near Alexandria. Israeli Consul General in Alexandria Hassan Ka'abia said at least 500-600 Israelis have applied for visas to come. He said other Jews are coming from Europe, especially from France. Since Egypt and Israel signed a

Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira. peace treaty in 1979, Jewish devotees, mostly of Moroccan origin, have been flocking to the site for a ceremony at his tomb. But Egypt has limited the numbers of pilgrims. In 2001, a Court in Alexandria ruled to ban the ceremony after complaints by opposing groups. Some residents claim the shrine is not the tomb of a Jew. Egypt guards the stone tomb, which stands in a small chamber, and allows visitors only for the January anniversary of Abuhatzeira's death. The tomb is a vestige of Egypt's once-prosperous Jewish community. The Jewish community in Egypt dates as far back to the time of the second Beit Hamikdash, over two thousand years ago. At the founding of Israel in 1948, the community numbered about 80,000 people. But the Arab-Israeli wars, the resentment and expulsions that they engendered, have reduced Egypt's Jews to about 60 people, living in Alexandria and Cairo, according to the Israeli embassy in Cairo.

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Parashat Vaera 5770, 2009: “Of Hardened Hearts and Returning to Hashem” BY RABBI DAVID ETENGOFF Dedicated to the sacred memory of my sister-in-law, Ruchama Rivka Sondra aleah hashalom and the refuah shalaimah of Sarah bat Rachel and Yosef Shmuel ben Miriam. he Torah phrase: “vayechazake Hashem et lav paroh” (“and G-d hardened Pharaoh’s heart”) appears once in our parasha (Sefer Shemot 9:12), and four other times within the Book of Exodus (10:20, 10:27, 11:10, and 14:8). Another variation of the expression appears, as well, wherein G-d states that He will harden Pharaoh’s heart (Sefer Shemot 7:3, and 14:4). In all of these instances, G-d determined Pharaoh’s future actions. Like a malach (angel), the evil Egyptian king could only follow one course of action (Cf. Rashi on Sefer Bereishit 18:2). Therefore, we are met with a fundamental conundrum, namely; “What happened to Pharaoh’s free will?” The question of Hashem preventing Pharaoh from exercising his free will is singularly signif icant. Indeed, the notion of Free Will is one of the most fundamental concepts of Jewish theology and philosophy. Thus, the Rambam (11351204) states in Hilchot Teshuvah: One has free choice to follow either the good ways and to be righteous, or to follow the bad ways and be wicked. (5:1) This matter [of there being a free will] is a very important principle, and is a support of the Torah and its commandments, as it is written, "See, I have set before you on this day life and good, and death and evil" [Sefer Devarim 30:15]. It is also written, "Behold, I set before you on this day a blessing and a curse" [Sefer Devarim 11:26]. This is to say that one has the free will to do what one wants, whether it is good or bad. It is for this reason that it is written, "O that there were such a heart in them" [Sefer Devarim 5:26], i.e. the Creator does not force or decree upon anybody to do good or bad, but rather everything is given over to them [to choose]. (5:3) (This translation of Hilchot Teshuvah, and those following are by O’Levy, http://www.panix.com/~jjbaker/MadaT.html, with my modif ications) Moreover, man’s freedom of choice in the moral, ethical and behavioral realms is absolute. HaKadosh Baruch Hu does not determine the nature of our being in the world, or what kind of personality traits we will manifest in our behaviors. We are fully responsible for our acts. No one, not even the Almighty, forces us to behave in a particular manner: Do not even consider what the foolish among the non-Jews and most of the ignoramuses of Israel say, that the Holy One, Blessed Be He, decrees upon each person at the time of birth whether he will be good or bad. This is not so every person has the potential to be as righteous as Moses our Teacher, or as

wicked as Jeroboam, clever or foolish, gated to suppress their repentance, merciful or cruel, miserly or noble, or repentance being the `remedy'. indeed to possess any of the other tem- Therefore, the Torah says, "And I will peraments. Nobody harden Pharaoh's can force one, heart" [Sefer decree upon one, or Shemot 14:4] lead one into one of because he initially “...we are very fortunate sinned willingly the ways, rather a person on his own and caused evil for that Hashem, in His and based upon his the Jews living in own thought great kindness and love for his country, as it is processes is free to us, allows and encourages written, "Come, let choose whatever us deal wisely with us to return to Him approach he so them" [Sefer in teshuvah shlaimah desires…Jeremiah Shemot 1:10]. said, "And by com[Therefore,] the (complete teshuvah).” mand of the Law permitted the Almighty neither suppression of his good nor evil repentance until it come?" [Eichah was denied to him. 3:38], i.e. that the Hence, the holy Creator does not One, Blessed Be He, decree upon a person whether he will be hardened his heart. (Hilchot Teshuvah, good or bad. (5:2) 6:3, underlining my own) Very importantly, the Rambam and Based upon the Rambam’s trenchant others never differentiate between Jews analysis, we see that the underlying facand non-Jews regarding this essential tor regarding Hashem’s suppression of principle of Jewish theology. All people, Pharaoh’s free will, and his consequent regardless of their particular faith com- inability to do teshuvah, was the maniamunity, have free will. Beyond question, cal and volitional evil that he foisted Sefer Yonah bears eloquent testimony to upon our people. Since this was so conthe notion that non-Jews, including idol summately and manifestly inhuman, worshippers, have free will and the abil- Pharaoh was subsequently denied the ity to do teshuvah. If so, why did Hashem prevent Pharaoh from exercising his free will and compromise his ability to repent? Why did He harden Pharaoh’s heart and make him stubborn? How and why was Pharaoh different from anyone else who had come before him? To reiterate: “What happened to Pharaoh’s free will?” We are fortunate, indeed, that the Rambam provides us with an answer to these questions. In doing so, he blazes a new path in our understanding of Free Will. His chidush (novel interpretation) is a tipping point in our understanding of the heretofore-absolute nature of Free Will: It is possible to commit a great sin or a number of sins until judgment is rendered by the True Judge, in such a manner that the punishment for this sinner will be - according to the sins which he had committed knowingly and willingly – an inability to have repentance and, thereby, does not allow him to return from his wickedness, so one will therefore die and be destroyed because of one's sin. The Holy One, Blessed Be He, said through Isaiah, "Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and smear over their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return, and be healed". [6:10] It is similarly written, "But they mocked God's messengers, and despised His words, and scoffed His Prophets, until the L-rd's wrath mounted against His people, till there was no remedy" [Divrei Hayamim 36:16]. This is saying that they sinned willingly and their iniquities were numerous, until we [i.e. Hashem] were obli-

exercise of his free will and, thereby, the possibility of teshuvah. The punishment was the f irst of its kind, and reflected a total and abrupt break with the normative manner in which Hashem deals with man. It was, however, true midah k’neged midah (“measure for measure”), since Pharaoh had totally broken with the norms of behavior that should maintain between man and his fellow man. In contrast, we are very fortunate that Hashem, in His great kindness and love for us, allows and encourages us to return to Him in teshuvah shlaimah (complete teshuvah). This is a true gift. May we have the wisdom to recognize it as such, and to renew our relationship with Him each and every day, since each day offers an opportunity to do teshuvah (Cf. Rabbi Eliezer’s statement in Pirkei Avot 2:15). Then, too, may we always remember Yermiahu’s stirring words in Megilat Eichah 5:21, and beseech Hashem to help us return in teshuvah shalaimah unto Him: “Hashiveinu Hashem alecha v’nashuvah chadash yemeinu k’kedem.” (“Restore us to You, O L-rd, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old.” Translation, The Judaica Press Complete Tanach) V’chane yihi ratzon. Shabbat Shalom

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The Etiquette Corner

Too Close For Comfort ALICE FRANCO

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the h*** are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. …..... hose famous words, in case you forgot, were spoken by Robert DeNiro in his infamous role in the movie Taxi Driver (1976). And yes, my sentiments EXACTLY!! I mean who wants to speak to someone who is busy looking around the room – whether obviously or not. So, I ask the next question of you....When was the last time you looked the person you were speaking with directly in the eyes?? Yes, I know, you think you were looking at them, but maybe you were looking at what they were wearing, or wondering whether the diamond studs in their ears were real or cubic zirconium? Maybe you were biding time with them until somebody better came along and were just yesing them as you searched for your best friends to get to the party. There could be a million reasons why you may or may not want to engage in conversation with the person standing in front of you, but since you are having that conversation, for goodness sake, look that person in the eye! Now, if you are wondering whether or not I am guilty of this crime, (and it is a crime in my opinion), I have to say, that this time I am not. I make every effort to look at the person I am speaking with. Even if our conversation is boring, if someone is standing in front of me and we are communicating, it is my job to pay attention, be polite and look them straight in the eye. Eye Contact is a form of non-verbal communication. It is the silent part of a conversation that you are having with another person that says, “Yes, I am listening. I am paying attention to what you are saying and I am interested.” The verbal response that

Looking other’s in the eyes shows that you are interested in what they are saying. you offer will of course confirm to your friend or acquaintance how well you were paying attention.

“I think we should all be aware that people are not ignorant. You'd be surprised to know, that the person you think you're fooling by looking around while you're engaging in conversation are well aware of what you are doing.” I think we should all be aware that people are not ignorant. You'd be surprised to know, that the persons you think you're fooling by looking around while you're engaging in conversation are well aware of what you are doing. C'mon, we've all been in the position one time or another.

Someone talks to you out of desperation or for the lack of someone else to speak to and you just go along with it; but you know they're not interested in one word you have to say. And it doesn't feel very good, does it! You let the conversation continue, because you wouldn't think of being rude. You have the manners and the know how to let the conversation run its course, be polite and then walk away. But, just like you will remember how that person treated you, the conversation partner that you don't look in the eye will in turn remember you. And the next time they see you, they may not even bother to stop and talk. Why should they?? Would you? Eye contact is not just about not looking into another's eyes. It's also about the assumptions that the person you're talking to could make about you, while at the same time, it also reveals how you feel about yourself. 1- By looking down or averting your eyes, one could assume that you are hiding something. 2-Maybe you're very insecure and don't have the confidence to look someone face to face. 3-Maybe feeling insecure causes you to feel intimidated by others. 4-You really aren't listening anyway. You are obvious about your disinterest. And lastly, 5-You're just plain rude. If these sound familiar, then you have some work to do. And, although I've discussed how important eye contact is, I will say that it's not easy for everyone. Some people actually do lack the courage to look up, smile, make eye contact and even shake hands. May I suggest, that you talk to yourself about upping your social skills and then

take it slowly. You don't have to go from 0% to 100% overnight. Gradually work your way up. It doesn't matter if it takes several weeks, or even several months to become comfortable with looking your conversation partner in the eyes. Just try to make as much eye contact as you can day to day. Everytime you're around people remember to try and look them in the eye when talking and even moreso when listening. It's actually easier to be the listener. Just sit back and focus on the other person. Stop thinking, relax and let your eyes do the work. In the beginning, it might be less stressful to make eye contact for short periods of time. Some of these times could be when you go to the bank, to the cleaners and to a restaurant. It might be easier when you speak to the tellers, cashiers and waiters then it is to speak with your friends. Work at it. You'll get used to it and before you know it you'll be able to speak and look directly into anyone's eyes and have a long conversation. Don't give up. This is not a contest. If you do well and then slip back into your old habits, well then, just start again. With persistence you'll get it right. So, the next time you are talking to someone,whether in a group or face to face, remember 'eye contact.'Try to refrain from looking anywhere but into the eyes of the person you are speaking with. Show them that you are paying attention. Resist the urge to look around. Stay focused. And when, it is their time to listen to what you have to say, exude your confidence, overcome your insecurities and keep them engaged with your eyes! You'll be surprised at the results.

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Lawyer Requests Dismissal of Case Against Terror Suspect...Continued from page 10 arises in a case that is seen as crucial because it could foreshadow a key issue in the prosecution of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the professed mastermind of the 9/11 attack, and four other Guantánamo detainees accused in the plot who were recently ordered to New

York for trial. Last spring, Mr. Ghailani became the f irst Guantánamo detainee moved into the civilian court system. A Tanzanian, he faces charges of conspiring in the 1998 bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa, which killed

more than 200 people. He later worked for Osama bin Laden as a bodyguard and a cook, military authorities have said. A federal prosecutor, Michael Farbiarz, sharply challenged the defense’s contention that the delays warranted dismissal of the charges. The United States attorney’s off ice in Manhattan has said in court papers that upon his capture in 2004, Mr. Ghailani was seen as “a rare f ind,” and his “recent interactions with top-level Al Qaeda terrorists made him a potentially rich source of information that was both urgent and crucial to our nation’s war efforts.” Mr. Farbiarz suggested in court that Mr. Ghailani had been a fount of valuable information for the authorities — and that the interrogation program did not constitute a violation of the constitutional right to a speedy trial. “Nobody from the government side means to suggest in the slightest that extraordinary times mean that the Constitution gets put on a shelf, not looked at, suspended in some way,” Mr. Farbiarz said. “That’s not what this case is about in the slightest.” Judge Kaplan will ultimately have to weigh several factors set out by the

Supreme Court in assessing the claim, like the length of and the reason for the delay, and the prejudice caused to Mr. Ghailani and his case. Much in the case is classif ied, and Mr. Farbiarz, Mr. Quijano and a second defense lawyer, Michael K. Bachrach, all tiptoed delicately around certain details during nearly two hours of spirited debate. But at one point, Mr. Quijano, who has said that his client was tortured, said Mr. Ghailani had been subjected to “what is euphemistically referred to as enhanced interrogation techniques for 14 hours over a f ive-day period.” Mr. Farbiarz quickly rose for a consultation with Mr. Quijano; the information was apparently not supposed to have been revealed in open court. “I withdraw that statement,” Mr. Quijano said. Both sides acknowledged the weighty issues presented by the case, and the unusual circumstances that had brought the defendant into court. “What would indeed be unprecedented here would be dismissing this indictment on speedy-trial grounds,” Mr. Farbiarz argued at one point. “I think everybody can agree that whatever I do here will be unprecedented,” Judge Kaplan responded.

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Mayor Bloomberg Puts New Yorker’s on a Diet: “Say No to Salt”...Continued from page 9 "with no salt added" vegetables. • Use fresh poultry, f ish, and lean meat, rather than canned or processed types. • Use herbs, spices, and salt-free seasoning blends in cooking and at the table. • Cook rice, pasta, and hot cereals

without salt. Cut back on instant or flavored rice, pasta, and cereal mixes, which usually have added salt. • Choose "convenience" foods that are lower in sodium. Cut back on frozen dinners, pizza, packaged mixes, canned soups or broths, and salad dressings — these often have a lot of sodium.

• Rinse canned foods, such as tuna, to remove some sodium. • When available, buy low- or reduced-sodium, or no-salt-added versions of foods. • Choose ready-to-eat breakfast cereals that are lower in sodium. If the National Salt Initiative is taken

seriously by manufacturer’s, the end result will be a healthier diet for many New Yorkers, keep in mind, table salt eaten at home is not apart of the initiative so the public will have to make better choices about how much to consume on their own.

Boteach Goes Head to Head With NJ Congressman Over Libyan Mansion...Continued from page 7 worked to prevent the Libyans from moving in as early as 1982, when as mayor-elect he learned that Libya had purchased the property. Ultimately, the US and Libya reached an informal understanding that would prevent Gaddaf i from staying there but allow Libya's UN ambassador to make personal use of the home. Last summer, when Gaddaf i seemed bound for New Jersey during the UN General Assembly session, Rothman resumed the f ight, he wrote. "Over the course of the next six days and nights, I was able to persuade the US and Libyan governments to reaf-

f irm" the earlier understanding. "That is why Gaddaf i never set foot in Englewood in September 2009 when he came to New York City to address the UN General Assembly." Boteach told the Post he was not trying to pick a f ight with Rothman, but that he found the lawmaker's communiqué "shocking." "They should not be here, the issue is very simple," Boteach said of his Libyan neighbors. Of Libya's UN ambassador, he added: "He's Gaddaf i's personal envoy... There's no way Libya should have sovereign territory in New Jersey."

In Tuesday's statement, Boteach explained that when he moved to Englewood, the Libyan property was all but abandoned. "As everyone who resides in Englewood knows, the property was a derelict communal eyesore for years. Being vacant, no one feared it. But now that the Libyans have, over the last few months, deployed an army of workers to upgrade the property to palatial standards, tried to move Gaddaf i in, and moved in its ambassador as a permanent resident, you bet we're concerned," he wrote. He concluded: "Earth to congress-

man Rothman, you represent the concerned citizens of Englewood, not the oil-rich dictatorship of Libya." In a statement, the Libyan mission said it was ridiculous to challenge the ambassador's decision to live on the property. "His excellency, the permanent representative of Libya, is moving to live in a property owned by Libya. It is indeed absurd to ask anyone: Why are you moving to live in your own house? Using this preposterous logic, we can ask you: Why do you live in your own house and for how long?"

adopted a Torah true lifestyle. Now, at the behest of the Gedolei Yisroel, Rabbi Zohar works tirelessly as a volunteer on behalf of Lev L’Achim, bringing others like his former self to religious Judaism. Through his call-in radio shows, the Lev L’Achim telemarketing program, appearances at rallies and a constant stream of lectures, Rabbi Zohar has influenced hundreds of thousands to follow his courageous example and embrace true Judaism. His greatest

achievement, as one of the leaders of Project Rishum: The Campaign to Enroll Children in Torah Schools throughout Eretz Yisroel, has been the registration of tens of thousands of children – from secular homes! – into Torah schools especially geared for them. The percentage of Israeli schoolchildren in Torah schools has risen from a mere 6% prior to Project Rishum, to 26% today.

Uri Zohar Visits the Community...Continued from page 22 Nahariya, Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. All in all there are 40 schools for boys and 40 for girls that take in anyone without consideration of payment. Besides the schools with their intensive programs the students are taken on trips to meet Torah greats Ashkenzim Sphardim and Chadidim, so they can learn from example. Rabbi Uri Zohar, himself is the greatest ambassador of the Baal Tshuva movement. It was only thirty f ive years ago, that Uri Zohar was the icon of the

Israeli entertainment industry. He was a household name well known in the comedy and movie scene. At the age of forty, at the height of his success, he attended a party where he met a talmid chacham for the f irst time in his life. The realization, that the world of religious belief includes highly intelligent people of such noble bearing, moved Uri to re-examine his entire existence. He soon became convinced of the truth of Torah and walked off the stage, gave up a life of fame and fortune, and

Miep Gies, Who Helped Hide Anne Frank and Her Diary, Dies at 100...Continued from page 3 tures about the consequences of intolerance and anti-Semitism, according to the Anne Frank museum. "Anne Frank expressed a great wish to live on after her death. Miep Gies saw it as her duty to help in making this happen," it said in a statement. Born Hermine (Miep) Santruschitz in Vienna in 1909, Gies moved to the Netherlands at age 11. In 1933, she began working for Otto Frank at his Opekta trading company. At great risk to her own safety, she and four other helpers brought food and supplies to the Frank family and others hiding in a secret annex of Opekta's

off ice building for more than two years. When she turned 100 last February, Gies sought to play down her own role. "I'm not a hero," she said. "It wasn't something I planned in advance, I simply did what I could to help." She suffered a stroke at the age of 89 which seriously affected her speech and writing, and forced her to stop her activities. On her 90th birthday, Gies bought a house with a garden in Hoorn, where she lived out the last years of her life. She celebrated her 100th birthday on February 15, last year. A bad fall in mid-December left her

with a severe neck injury, the Anne Frank Foundation said. She died of complications in a hospital in Hoorn on Monday night. "Right until the end, Miep remained deeply involved with the remembrance of Anne Frank and spreading the message of her story," the museum statement said. "Everyday she received letters from all over the world with questions about her relationship with Anne Frank and her role as a helper." Gies received numerous honours for her role, including from the Netherlands, Germany and Israel's Yad

Vashem Holocaust memorial centre. "Of course it's nice to be appreciated. But I only did my duty to my fellow man. I helped people in need. Anyone can do that, can't they?" Gies once said. Hundreds of people had made contributions to an online condolence register by lunchtime on Tuesday. "Rest in peace. Your story reminds us of the nature of humanity," wrote 37year-old Andrew Davis from London. "She was humanity at its f inest whilst surrounded by its worst," added Briton Garry Owens, 44.

German, French TV Urged to Remove Anti-Semitic Egyptian Station...Continued from page 3 and any form of hate." Dr. Joachim Görgen, a spokesman for the ARD, told the Post on Tuesday that there is no agreement between the ARD and Al-Faraeen. He denied the contention from AL-Faraeen that there was a cooperation agreement and noted there "has never been" a partnership between the twotelevision studios. A similar letter was sent to the the

French CSA (Higher Audiovisual Council). The Wiesenthal Center had previously convinced the CSA "to end transmission of Hizbullah Al-Manar TV and Hamas Al-Aksa TV via EUTELSAT." While Germany has banned AlManar broadcasts in hotels, private residences can still receive its broadcasts. Hizbullah remains a legal political

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Iran Opposition Leader Karroubi's Car 'Hit by Gunfire'...Continued from page 11 "My bodyguards did not return f ire as, unlike the assailants, they would have been brought before the courts and faced prosecution," Karroubi said. The attackers chanted slogans in support of the Islamic regime and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the website added. "Our town is not a place for hypocrites," they reportedly chanted using the regime's standard term of abuse for

the outlawed rebel People's Mujahedeen. The conservative Rajanews.com website, which is close to the government, conf irmed that Karroubi's motorcade had come under attack by a stonethrowing crowd but made no mention of gunf ire. "Several thousand angry people surrounded the house where Mehdi Karoubi was", the website said.

"Anti-riot police tried several times to clear a way through the crowd to extricate Karroubi's vehicle which f inally left under a hail of stones, eggs and tomatoes. "The enraged crowd chanted Death to Karroubi, death to Mousavi, death to Khatami," it added. A reformist former speaker of parliament, Karroubi stood against hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a

June election along with moderate former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi. Both men have charged that the vote was marred by massive fraud and have led a series of mass protests over the months since. Reformist former president Mohammad Khatami was a leading backer of Mousavi's campaign.

US Preparing for Possible Iran Conflict...Continued from page 11 production of low enriched uranium, a necessary component for a nuclear bomb. That has set back the American estimated timeline for production of a weapon, according to the Times. Oren indicated that Israel remains focused on the low enriched uranium still being produced. "In spite of some reported breakdown in centrifuges, Iran still has something in the vicinity of 4,000 cen-

trifuges that are operating and they are churning out signif icant quantities of LEU," he said. Mullen called any attainment of a nuclear weapon by Iran "incredibly destabilizing," particularly because it could set off an arms race in the region and because of Teheran's support for terrorism. "On the other hand," he added, "striking Iran, that also has a very, very

destabilizing outcome. What I worry about in most of the cases are the unintended consequences." He said that to prevent such scenarios, the US needed "to continue to aggressively address the nuclear weapons issue," to stress international discussions of additional sanctions and to continue "where possible to engage and have a dialogue." Jim Hoagland, who has written

extensively about foreign policy for The Washington Post and participated in Thursday's event, described Mullen's remarks on Iran as vague. "That does reflect a lack of a clear policy within the administration about what to do on Iran," he said.

Iran: The World's Biggest Journalist Prison...Continued from page 11 or barred from journalism last week alone. Journalist Ahmad Zeydabadi had his six year sentence upheld on Saturday for writing articles critical of the government. The 2009 winner of the World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award, Zeydabadi was also sentenced to f ive years banishment in Gonabad, a remote northeastern town over 600 miles from Teheran, to be served following his prison term. He was also banned for life from political activity and is understood to be currently held in solitary conf inement in the infamous Evin prison, under pressure from Iranian authorities to issue a public confession. "We condemn the harsh sentence given to Ahmad Zeid-Abadi and the vague charges on which he was convicted," Robert Mahoney, deputy director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement. "We call on the Iranian authorities to put an end to

threats and attacks against journalists and free those who remain behind bars." Also on Saturday, reformist journalist Rouzbeh Karimi, a staff writer for the Kargozaran Daily, was arrested at his home in Teheran. On Friday Ali Hekmat, editor-inchief of now-banned reformist daily Khordad, Mohammad Reza Zohdi, editor-in-chief of the now-banned reformist daily Aria and Mahsa Hekmat, a reporter with reformist daily Etemad e Melli, were all arrested. It is not known where they are being held. On Thursday Mehrdad Rahimi, a journalist and blogger who has been highly critical of Iran's judicial system, was arrested and taken to Evin prison. Ahmad Reza Ahmadpour, a political blogger, was also arrested in Qom earlier last week. Shahin Mahinfar, a news anchor at the government run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), was f ired last week just days after a car belonging to

Iranian security forces struck and killed his son during opposition protests in Teheran. Reformists claim Mahinfar is under pressure to declare the death an accident. Earlier this week Iran's Intelligence ministry released a list of 60 foreign organizations and news outlets that would be banned from the country for alleged involvement in rioting or incitement. The list included Voice of America, the BBC and Human Rights Watch. Any Iranian in contact with a news outlet on the list could be arrested. Dr Mehrdad Khonsari, a senior researcher at the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies, said the Iranian government was taking a major risk by arresting journalists. "Arresting journalists is a high cost option for the regime," he told The Media Line. "The record on the part of similar regimes resorting to similar tactics is by and large not a productive one."

"When you arrest journalists and intellectuals, the effect of that on the general population and society is tremendous," he said. "It infuriates the public because you're not dealing with dissident paramilitary type of people, you are dealing with people at the heart of society that represent the sentiments of that society." "So they are clearly not looking for the support of the people," Dr Khonsari stressed. "It's a war that's being waged within the ruling elite. They are trying to consolidate the base of their power through intimidation and an effort to obtain the full submission of their opponents." "Their chance of success in the long run is very low," he added. "But the regime has two options: one is to pursue reconciliation and the other is to go for confrontation. They have made their choice."

the original fees.) • If a condo plan has been declared effective but no units have closed, the sponsor would have to abandon the original plan and f ile a new one--an option that might be proscribed by regulations that limit the circumstances under which sponsors can abandon “effective” plans. Seek competent counsel to examine whether the regulations would allow it and, if so, how best to craft an argument on that point. • The most challenging scenario is when a condo plan has been declared effective and units have closed. Because a bona f ide condo exists, the AG would be disinclined to consider a restated offering plan, but the possibility of a conversion to a cooperative remains a possibility. This might be achieved by having the condo and sponsor --or condo and lender if there has already been a takeover--jointly apply for a no-

action letter as long as the internal threshold in dissolution documents has been met. Again, consult counsel to help navigate these waters. In short, it may make good business sense to convert troubled condominium projects to cooperatives, and it may be possible to do so under the various laws and regulations that the Attorney General’s off ice enforces. It is a possibility at least worth considering. Erica Buckley is an assistant attorney general in the Real Estate Finance Bureau in New York City. The views expressed are those of the author and not those of the Off ice of the Attorney General. To contact the author, click here.

Co-ops Can Ease the Condo Crisis...Continued from page 14 but would not have to apply for f inancing. Sponsors, lenders and buyers of shares of cooperatives should disregard the old saw that co-ops are less desirable because boards can restrict resales and subleases; condo-like rules can govern cooperatives. Co-ops lost favor in the early Nineties due to unfavorable changes in tax law intertwined with caps on rents, resulting in an inability of sponsors to deduct losses. The tax laws remain, but today’s scenario assumes no rent regulation. There are some factors that would complicate condo-to-cooperative conversions, to be sure, and some processes that must be followed. To the extent that sales are not made, sponsors or lenders will pay the maintenance fee to the cooperative on the unsold shares. Then again, they would have to do similar to meet their obligations if the project

were a condominium. If some condo units have closed, their owners--and the owners’ lenders--would have to consent to the conversion; there, negotiations could be complicated, but owners should see the value of avoiding being an owner in a sea of renters and being unable to resell or ref inance. Consider the following: • If a condo offering plan has been f iled but not yet declared effective, the sponsor can seek permission from a likely agreeable Attorney General to “test the market” or convert without soliciting indications of interest. The latter, especially in smaller projects, may require f iling a restated offering plan, but here, the AG is likely to credit the original f iling fees--no small savings at a time when every dollar counts. (In larger projects, a new cooperative offering plan may be required, but the AG seems disposed to crediting half of

Douglas P. Heller is a partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP.

Security and Economy Issues Top Obama's Agenda for 2010...Continued from page 10 "It will be a function of Obama's popularity, of what happens in the war on terror, and of course the unemployment rate and the economy," he said.

"How far does that unemployment rate come down before November?" New presidents historically lose cong ressional seats in their f irst

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Israel's Opening to China...Continued from page 21 defense of the principle of sovereignty China is willing to block sanctions against Iran and North Korea, then surely Beijing should be willing to take the far more benign step of supporting Israel. China's willingness to buck the US and Europe in refusing to support sanctions against international rogue states has expanded China's international influence by making it a country that cannot be taken for granted. Likewise, were China to block international sanctions against Israel, it would become an influential player in the big power game in the Middle East. And whereas its support for Iran and North Korea potentially endangers China by empowering destabilizing actors, support for Israel would serve China's interest of enhancing regional stability since a strong Israel deters regional aggressors from stirring up trouble. Israel should back up its approach to China with a prolonged public diplomacy campaign to educate the Chinese about the Jewish state. A groundbreaking effort in this f ield is being initiated this week by StandWithUs, the USbased Israel-advocacy organization. This week, StandWithUs members from Israel will travel to Harbin, China, to present a photography exhibit called "Inside Israel." Their goal is to educate the Chinese about Judaism, Israel's history and life in Israel. It is true that China does not share Israel's democratic values. Owing to this, it may be diff icult for Israel to sus-

tain a bilateral alliance with China over time. However, China and Israel share the distinction of being the two oldest, continuous civilizations. This shared direct line to antiquity can form the basis of a strong bilateral relationship. It is already a source of Chinese attraction to the Jewish state. Over the past 15 years or so, Israel's expanding trade ties with China have been a source of friction with the US. As the US turned a blind eye to Chinese theft of US military technologies at places like Los Alamos, New Mexico, American off icials were quick to attack Israel for selling military technologies to Beijing. To placate Washington, Israel effectively ended its military sales to China in recent years. It is probably reasonable to continue this practice if only because there is a strong likelihood that China will sell Israel's military technologies to the likes of Iran and Syria. At any rate, it is not anti-American for Israel to cultivate closer ties to China. As America's alliances with Israel and Saudi Arabia and its courtship of Iran and Syria show, international affairs are not and should not be monogamous. This has never been more apparent than now. The Obama administration's moves to subordinate US foreign policy to the UN-based international community make it less clear that Israel can rely on the White House to veto anti-Israel resolutions in the Security Council. It is fortuitous that this time, when

Israel's need to diversify its international affairs has become acute, that the foreign minister is not a Shimon Peres-type who believes that Israel's ability to achieve its national interest is a function of the number of European cocktail parties he attends. Whatever Avigdor Lieberman's drawbacks may be, they clearly don't include excessive worship of the international community's taste for opulent statecraft or a desperate desire to be loved by Europe. From his f irst moments on the job, as the Obama administration subordinated the US's joint interests with Israel to the president's dream of establishing a Palestinian state by 2011, Lieberman moved quickly to diversify Israel's international ties. Noting that his predecessors harmed Israel by behaving as though our international relations began and ended with negotiations with the Palestinians, Lieberman turned his attention to the great world they ignored. In September, Lieberman travelled to Africa. There he bolstered Israel's strategic ties with potential allies in Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria. In July, he went to South America with the declared goal of blunting Iran's influence in the continent. In at least one of the countries he visited - Colombia great potential exists for a strategic alliance. On Tuesday, Lieberman reached out to the Balkans. During a meeting with visiting Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, he noted that the

forces of global jihad are making a concerted effort to penetrate the Balkans through the Albanian and Bosnian Muslim communities. This encroaching threat should induce states like Macedonia to enhance their relations with Israel. Lieberman should seek a diplomatic opening to China just as he has reached out to states in Africa, South America and the Balkans, as well as to Russia. With its Security Council veto, China would be a major asset to Israel in its bid to neutralize the UN-centered international community's campaign to delegitimize its right to exist. By supporting Israel, Beijing stands to lose nothing and gain a great deal. Just as China's support for Iran has not harmed its trade ties - and its burgeoning military ties - with the likes of Saudi Arabia, so its support for Israel will likely have no impact on its ties in the Arab world. More important for China, its support for Israel would enhance its ability to challenge the UNbesotted Obama White House in the great power game. Ironically, to the extent that by supporting Israel China secures the rights of nation-states threatened by the rapidly expanding UN colossus, China will become a pivotal defender of embattled democracies on the world stage.

def icits. They feel objects too intensely or not enough or have trouble sitting still for long. Frequently, handling these issues is left to occupational therapists during individual sessions while teachers remain baffled about what to do about them in the classroom. To address this, Hunter Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Special Education Donia Fahim teaches a master’s class in which sensory integration is one of the evidence-based practices taught. Teachers scan a checklist informing them of their own sensory issues, such as adjusting their earrings or necklaces, and that helps them better understand their students’ behaviors. After discussing the checklist, Fahim provides strategies for overly f idgety children. These include teaching them to recognize when they are upset and using relaxation strategies and self-management skills. Teachers need to help students learn to ask for a break when they are over-stimulated, she says. They need to teach students that “time out” is not a reward or punishment but a way to regulate their behavior. Hunter professor Shirley Cohen trains New York City public school teachers in the innovative “ASD Nest” program she co-designed at 15 elementary schools. It mixes typical and highfunctioning autistic children in the classroom, which Nest advocates say benef its both groups. The students who have autism model the typical students. The typical students learn to live in a world where people have differences. During recent visits to Nest classrooms in Manhattan and Queens, it was often diff icult to distinguish the chil-

dren who had autism from those who didn’t. At P.S. 112 in East Harlem, for instance, students planned for a teleconference with NASA. An autistic student who has communication diff iculties was asked what her role in this activity would be. “To communicate with NASA!” she said triumphantly. Like Paul, many teachers believe the more education they have the better. Patricia Mahalko — who teaches higher functioning second graders at P.S. 186Q in a Nest program in Bellerose, Queens — is also earning her applied-behavior analysis certif ication. Recently, she signed on to the same online session as Paul. One day in the summer, Mahalko visited the Nest students she teaches during the school year. She peeked into a classroom and held her breath when a boy was asked to pretend that he was in ancient Greece and to play a game popular with children of that time and place. “He doesn’t like to pretend,” Mahalko said. But sometimes, with autism, breaking large tasks into smaller ones helps. Mahalko nodded as the student’s summer teacher asked him to try to pretend for just one round of the game. He did that — and then kept playing. He stayed in ancient Greece. Graduate student Arlene BradleyLester works with an autistic child at his home. “Several CUNY professors are reaching out to potentially underserved communities at home and abroad. ”

CUNY’s Making Major Strides...Continued from page 8 campus and online. The methods advocated by the course have been praised by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the New York State Department of Health. Although Paul is conf ident of her skills as a special education teacher and has learned a lot on the job, she enrolled in the Hunter course because she wanted to know more about autism. Every child is different, she says, and the disability strikes with varying levels of severity. “I have questions about how to deal with certain situations,” Paul says. “And that course also helps me to speak the language to another person who is in the same f ield.” According to Brown, Paul did the right thing by moving the distraught student to another table. The technique — re-direction — often involves a splitsecond decision to f ind the right distraction, one that will enable a student to continue working. Brown says redirection is based on general data, science and technology — and the specif ic data and needs that apply to the particular student. That, the professor emphasizes, can require complicated analysis and re-analysis. For example, what do you do if Plan A does not work? Behavior analysis, Brown says, is a method of determining whether the technology works for a particular student in a particular situation. It is science, not a random bag of tricks. Also at Hunter, psychologist Michael Siller is researching toddlers who are at risk for autism — including younger siblings of children who already have it. He and his staff also teach parents how to encourage their children’s communi-

cation during play time. Behaviors that raise concerns that a child might have autism typically begin between 12 and 24 months. So Siller is studying warning signs, such as lack of shared eye contact, affect and communicative gestures or the presence of repetitive play to see if some of these behaviors can be effectively targeted during early intervention. Researchers are trying to f ind out whether developmental delays associated with autism can be extinguished, modif ied or prevented by early intervention. Siller’s playtime work with children addresses this possibility; he often carries a bag with special toys to the houses of his participants. “Most children with autism f ind it diff icult to include their parents when playing with a toy,” Siller says, although he is careful to emphasize that many parents with typical children also need help with these skills. Melinda Cornwell, an undergraduate student and mother of a son with autism, is among those who assist Siller as a research assistant and playtime “interventionist.” She says she tries to help young children at risk for autism discover that playing with another person can be rewarding and fun — a concept that is not always simple for children with autism to grasp. Siller has also written a workbook for parents: Our Special Play Time: Finding Ways to Improve Play Time With My Young Child. The book illustrates concrete steps for parents to help their children connect and develop enthusiasm for toys, playmates — and their relatives. Many autistic children have sensory

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Austria, the Land of Strudel and Schnitzel Has a Burgeoning Jewish Tradition

Austrian country side is a favorite for internaional travelers. BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER When people think of traveling to Austria they hope to see the great grandeur of the palaces, the art of the renaissance and the music of Motzart. Vienna is also the birthplace of Sigmund Freud, Theodore Herzl and many other prominent Jews both religious and secular. he Jewish community in Austria is one of the oldest in Central Europe with a history dating to the 10th century. During the later centuries they suffered greatly during the Crusades and were expelled in 1421. The 19th century saw Vienna become the center for Hebrew publishing and the latter half of the century saw the rise of Zionism through Theodore Herzl who was an Austrian journalist. No matter where one walks in this European metropolis, the visitor comes across monuments of a vibrant Jewish life and history around every corner. Keeping the memory of the Shoah alive is a never-ending task for a city in which at times every tenth person was Jewish. Today, orthodox Jewish institutions of Vienna work for the future. The creation of new schools and education facilities, cultural exhibits and synagogues is contributing substantially to the Jewish community. Since 2000 the Judenplatz (palce of the Jews) has been home to an extraordinary Holocaust memorial. Inspired by the Jewish love of learning, Bristish artist Rachel Whitehead created a symbollic “nameless library” above the former old synagogue. The archaeological excavation of the Judenplatz synagogue is now part of the Jewish Museum and together the two memorial sites form a bridge of memory across time. A small number of Jewish families settled again in Vienna in the 16th centu-

ry and over the next hundred years the community grew to about 500 families. In 1624, Emperor Ferdinand II confined Jews to the area of Unterer Werd (today Leopoldstadt) and granted them rights to live and do their business; he needed money for his military involvement in the Thirty Years War. The community was home to such Jewish luminaries as Yom Tov Lipman Heller and Shabtai Horowitz. Leopoldstadt, with this long tradition of Jewish Life, has become a center Jewish life once again in Vienna today, in this case of Orthodox Jewry. Many impressive historical and contemporary sites of Jewish history can be visited here. Vienna became the home of an officially recognized Jewish Community governing body in 1849 and so the representative institution for the Viennese and Austrian Jews. Vienna became an attractive destination for immigrants from Hungary, Galicia, and Bukovina. When Germany annexed Austria at the beginning of the Secons World War, all synagogues in Vienna were ravaged in one night. Only the central synagogue was not completely laid to waste, protected by the proximity of residential buildings. More than 6,000 Jews were arrested and, with few exceptions, transported to Dachau Concentration Camp. Of the more than 65,000 Viennese Jews deported to concentration camps only about 2000 survived. After World War II, a considerable time was needed for Austria and Austrians to take responsibility for the past. No one found it worth the effort to invite the Viennese emigrants to return to their homeland. Only in the 1980s did public opinion slowly shift. In July 1991 the Austrian government composed a statement, communicated by Chancellor Vranitzky to the Austrian Parliament acknowledging Austria’s participation in the crimes of the Third Reich. Many

The Vienna city hall at night.

The unique Jewish memorial at Judenplatz.

Old Jewish street sign in Viena. Austrians see themselves as victims of the Germans during the war even though they cheered when the Germans took over the country. During the 1980’s US President Ronald Reagan, appointed Ronald S. Lauder, of the Estee Lauder cosmetic firm, as the Ambassador to Austria. Mr. Lauder has since become a major philanthropist of Jewish education in Austria. Today Judaism is flourishing in Austria and especially in Vienna. The once decimated community that had been virtually wiped out during the Shoah is rebuilding.

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While visiting Austria make sure to visit the local Jewish community. Listed below are the major Jewish contacts in Vienna. There are many synagogues a mikvas, and Kosher restaurants as well as Kosher food stores throughout the city. For complete listing of places of Jewish interest in Vienna go to http://www.jewish-vienna.at Agudas Chasidei Chabad Austria Rabbiner Schneerson Platz 1 Vienna, A-1020 Austria Phone: 43-1-334-1818 ext. 13 Web: www.chabad.at

Sephardic Congregation Paterstrasse 23 Tel: 246-9022 Kosher Facilities Hotel/Pension and restaurants

Rabbi Jacob Biderman Jewish Museum Vienna Trattnerhof 2/106 1010 Wien Tel.: +43 1 535 04 31 Fax: +43 1 535 04 24 www. jmw.at

PENSION LIECHTENSTEIN Grosse Schiffgasse 19, 1020 Vienna Tel. +43 1 216 84 98 Fax +43 1 214 76 90 pensionliechtenstein@chello.at

Institute for Jewish History in Austria Dr. Karl Renner-Promenade 22 3100 St. Poelten www.injoest.ac.at

HOTEL STEFANIE Taborstraße 12 1020 Vienna Tel. +43 1 211 50-0 Fax +43 1 211 50-160 stefanie@schick-hotels.com

Community Center Beth Halevi Rabbiner Schneerson Platz 2 Vienna, 1200 Austria 43-6-7683-1818 ext. 70 Web: www.buchara.at Jewish Heritage Center at Lauder Business School Hofzeile 18-20 Vienna, A-1190 Austria 43-1-369-1818 ext. 123 Web: www.jewishheritagecenter.at Rabbi Shaya Boas • Synagogues Heichal Menachem Synagogue Gruenentorgasse 26 Vienna, A-1090 Austria Phone: 43-676 83 181818 ext. 13 Rabbi Jacob Biderman Agudas Yeshuran Rienergrasse 9 Agudas Yisrael Grunangegrasse 1 Tel:512- 8331

Jewish wedding in Vienna.

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REAL ESTATE Bensonhurst: co-op for sale, Sat&Sun, 2-7 pm, 2 BR, co-op for sale. MAny clostes, huge lr, nice kit, new cabinets, doors, windows & terrace. Great views. G&E incl. Near all. Owner: 646-361-2101 CO-OP FOR SALE-BK Marine pk, 4 br tudor, 40x100 Lot, pvt drv, 1 car gar, fin bsmnt. COAST TO COAST REALTY. 718-787-9200; 917-468-2633

Brand new luxury condo, Brighton 7th Street + Neptune Avenue. 2 duplex penthouses w. pvt roof decks, beautiful views, washer/dryer hook up, and much more. All nearby shopping + public transportation, Must See! Call owner 917-406-5232 3 Bedrooms, 1bth, 100% co-op building, utils inc 4 new air cond, all new windows, new dishwasher,stove & refrig, night security guaro,laundry room, w/ new washers & dryers, indoor outdoor pking ,short waiting list Asking $265,000 neg Call Owner (917)561-0075 Ocean 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

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BROOKLYN Boro Park, 54th Street/15th + 16th Avenue: 40 x 120 lot. 3 family house. Please Call: 917-418-9031

East 20’s/ Avenue J: 1 fam det, 4- x 100, 3+ BRs also stairs to attic. 1.5 bths, private drive, huge yard, room t grow. Prime area $895K 718-377-6192

Midwood: Open House, Sun Nov 22, 12-2. 721 Avenue M, 4 BR, 3 bth. 1400 sf row hse. Fin bsmt w/bth. Sep ent. Backyard, deck & patio. $649K. E Stack 516-428-5024

AVENUE J/ E 16TH: GREAT BLK! 4 BRS, 3 BTHS, KOSHER KIT, PARKING. FOR READY AND SERIOUS BUYER. $450K NEG. 561-305-8373

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599K Oceanside, 1Family+Dr.office+swi mming pool Det. Colonial: Lot Square Footage: 6000, Building Size: 2565Sqft, 6 Bedrooms, 3 full Baths , 1 Garage, 4 cars parking Driveway, Full Finished Basement for legal Dr. Office, back yard with Deck & Pool. 3 blocks to south Nassau communities hospital; 10 min to long beach; best school district. Must see!!! Open house: 8/16/2009 (Sun. 2:00- 4:00 PM) Contact: Leah 917-642-2773 liutaoli@yahoo.com Flatbush: Open house Thur 10/08, 1pm-5pm; 807 E 19th (bet Ave H- Glenwd) Super sz det 1 fam triplex, 5 BR, 4.5 bths, xlrg D/R, lrg L/R w/fireplace, big EIK, parq flr, w-in closets. Pvt drv 2 car gar, pvt bkyd w/deck, htd pool + hkup gas bbq. BO’s Prime Realty 718-272-6500 or 917-952-7771 Midwood: Open House Thursday 10-29, 7-9pm & Sun 11/01, 12-2pm 858 E13th St. (I & Dead End), Brand new luxury duplex 4 & 5 bdrm condos for sale, 3 baths, mod kit w/ granite counters, S/S appliances, hrdwd flrsm balcony, deck or roof access & much more. Must come & see!!! Come or call David at 914-262-0417 or 718-627-8800 x251 COLDWELL BANKER SHAYOVITZ RE SEE 100’s if LISTINGS AT WWW.CBSHAYOVITZ.COM 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

Ave k / E8 Legal 2 fam can be used as 1 fam Wlk in fin bsmt, nice back porch & more,good cond.mid $500’s Also E32nd & Kings HWY Det 1 family on 30x100 lot 4br, 3 bths,fin bsmt,pvt drv/gar. Good cond Mid $500’s Also E36 Flatlands 2 fam brk mid $500’s Owner 718-419-9306 490 lake street totally detached newly renovated asking 500k baywater bold 1368 Dickens street asking 300k Sheepshead Bay: 25,000 square ft bldg used as synagogue, build, expand or use as is. Great location! Call for details Asking $3,500,000. D. Greenwod RE 718-769-4448 House for sale Seagate Brooklyn, 3 family detached brick with finished basement $689k 917-769-4776 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

Boro Park: OPEN HOUSE SUN Noom- 4 pm 115049th Street. All brick 2 family 20x52 building 20x100 lot. Khalid Ahmed 917-753-5422 Joanna Pavlatac. Exit Top Properties. 443-856-8386 Bklyn House for sale Ave P/E 7, 1 fam s/det, LR, DR, EIK, 3 BR, 2 ½ bath, lg bsmnt, driveway, garage. Price rduced $715 K. NO BROKERS! Please call: 718-998-7231 CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838 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 Neponsit Beaut Beach Block Owner relocating! All brk Colonial. 5Br,4.5bths, 1br apt in bsmt,fully renov,cust kitch,radiant heat,huge Lr w/gas frpic,wet bar & ocean view. FDR,lrg family room, 60x100 secluded prob.many xtras $1.895m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267

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 House for sale in the heart of Sephardic community, Gravesend. Please call: 718-755-6349 Boro Park: Webster/ Seton: Corner brick house, 21 x 10, six 2 BR apts $075K. Call after 8pm 347-576-4712 or 718-782-4742

Crown Heights 2 family, move-in condition large backyard, 1 Br/1 Br/1 Br, finished basement. $425 neg. Call Owner: 917-880-9839 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 6920 13th Avenue: Store + 2 family, excellent condition, 3 BR apts. Call Albert. Remax Metro. 917-733-7230 or 718-439-1110

BROOKLYN

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

Space for rent Coney Island, Avenue S & T, 1300 sq ft & 600 sqft semi basement space avail for storage. Parking avail. 917-361-4731

BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2005pm.

Williamsburg: 5000 sqft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Ave. Call 718-998-2767

Office for rent Bensonhurst, good for services, good condition, close to subway, shopping & schools. Block off 86th St. Price negotiable. 646-944-5209

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

Prime location! Coney Island Ave / J&K: Super landlord. Excellent condition. High traffic area. Call 718-258-9013 Medical Offices For Rent Bay Ridge/ Ridge Blvd/ 90’s Corner, Medical Office, 1000 S/F, Ground Level. High traffic loc 2 entr, handicap accessible. Reception area. Will build to suite. Kitchenette w/granite, radiant heat, ductless AC, use of paved yd. $3500/mo incl pkng. Owner 631-220-5706

Williamsburg: 5000 sft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bw Park & Myrtle Avenue. Call 718-998-2767 Boro Park, 11th Ave/ 50 St: Beautiful basement office with large windows, 2 rooms + waiting area $720. 305-308-8517 or 718-853-6675 Prime Boro Park Loc (12th Avenue) 60x100 lot size. For serious inquires call 646-387-8055 Gerritsen Beach for lease. Totally renovated store front set up for office space or store. Central air, new gates, parking everywhere. $1950. D. Greenwood RE. 718-769-4448 Boro Park 47 St/10th Avenue. 1,500 sq ft, remodeled office. Call 917-414-3127 Foster/ OCEAN PARKWAY: Sublet avail, January 1st 2010. furnished office, good for therapist. Asking $225/mo. Call: 845-642-8072

Williamsburg: 5000 sq ft warehouse space for rent,. Very suitable for supermarket. Conveniently located on Spencer St between Park & Myrtle avenue, near condominiums & more. Call 718-998-2767 2626 E.14th St. Brand new office space available 200 to 1000 sq ft. FREE ELEC, HVAC, INTERNET & MORE! Beaut completely renovated prof’l & medical office bldg. Across bus stop & Q/B trains. All inquiries. Please Call: 718-692-4181 x110 Or Email: Daniel@hampshireprop.com

OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748 Large school building for lease $14,500, move in, excel con, large classrooms, office space & playground, lrge kitch + dining area, lead & asbestos free, handicap accessible, suitable for special ed. 718-483-9665 or 917-282-4855 Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274 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 Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481 Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi. Call 917-435-9274 Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929 KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT BY OWNER IN A NEW BUILDING. *PLAZA* 2ND FLOOR. 1500 SQ FT, 2 BTHRMS, PARKING, CENTRAL HVAC. EXCELLENT FINISH, PRIME LOCATION, BUSY AREA. EXCELLENT FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. RENT NEGOTIABLE 917-295-7529 OR 347-992-2722 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 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 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 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 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 Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427

Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987 REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE Court St. Brooklyn, 3rd flr, 900sf. Offices 2 refrigerated 800sf. Each 2 Freezers 800sf each 5000 sf. Storage, 15 ft high, Fright elevator Ground Floor 2000 sf., with loading dock, Total 11,000 sf. Call 917-407-4006

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

BROOKLYN Building for sale, Sheepshead Bay: 25,000 bldg, used as a synagogue, expand or use as is. Great location! Call for details. Asking 3,500,000. D. Greenwood, RE. 718-769-4448

Ave U/ Ocean Pkwy/ East 5th St: Updated store. Approx 1000 sf with basement. No food. 732-833-1941

Wlliamsburg: Comm’l property for rent, 5000 S/F warehouse, open space, high ceiling, corner loc, 5 min to man. Good for auto body, steel work, art gallery, import/export. Owner 646-247-2687

Midwood: Beautiful double lot magnificent location idealfor apt complex or synagogue. 15,500 sf. Must see, negotiable. DOROTHY GAYLE REALTY. 718-332-9836 or 917-685-5274

Williamsburg: 5000 sft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Avenue. Call 718-998-2768

Have a Business for Sell? Post your ad and consider it sold!

Luxury condos for sale Brand new luxury condos, Brighton, 7th street off Neptune Ave. 2 duplex penthouse w/prut roof decks, beautiful views w/d hook-up $2,500, 2 beds, 1.5 bths & much more, near all shopping and public trans. Must see, call owner 917-406-5272

HIGH CLASS REALTY SB 718-333-0700 MEDICAL/COMMUNITY FACILITY, NEW CONSTRUCTION! Buy, Rent or/and option to buy possible. MIDWOOD 1168 sq ft. Asking $430K, basement 800sq ft avail. COMMERCIAL, COMMUNITY, MEDICAL FACILITY. BENSONHURST: KINGS HWY/WEST 10ST. 6000+ sq ft. $250$325/sq ft. 24 Ave. 5800 sq ft. $275/ sq ft. Gena917-669-1482 Busy dental practice in heart of boro park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681 Med office for sale Bensonhurst Busy dental office for sale in Bensonhurst Area 4 chairs in medical facility. For more information please call: 212-430-3888 Commercial Property for Sale Garage/Warehouse for Sale/Rent. 20,000 sq. ft. E. 15 St. off Ave. L 917-554-5640 lv msg if no answer PROFESSIONAL SPACE FOR SALE CO-OP. NEWLY RENOVATED. MOVE-IN CONDITION. PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. UPPER BAY RIDGE AREA. PRINCIPALS ONLY. CALL BETWEEN 10 AM & 5 PM 718-490-1263 NYC, Brooklyn, Williamsburg theater w/ lot size of 17,500 sq ft for investors (1) option is to use 58,000 BSF for commercial community + residential BLDG Zoning is R6 with C1-3 Perfect for condos, co-ops or a renovated theater architectural drawings will be provided. View www.renellirealty.net or call Rene at 917-657-2090

Automobile Repair & Gas stations. Computerized car wash renovated in (summer) 2007, shell gas, 6 pumps, C-Store and 2 bay repair/quicklube. Brooklyn. $1,350,000. Call 914-774-7571 BORO PARK NEW UTRECHT/47TH ST 450 sf good for both store and office 19800 sf also available Call: 718-437-3126 lv msg 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 Commercial Space Avail. GERRITSEN BEACH-Lot for lease. Storefront on Gerritsen Avenue, zone heat, 2 baths, plenty of prkg. $20/sq ft. Can divide. D.Greenwood RL 718-769-4448

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REAL ESTATE Ditmas Plaza corner east 5th street Ditmas avenue 400 square ft grounded level and basement and 250 bold square ft available and basement can be used for office or retail store please call owner at 732-580-5327 Bed-Stuy-Vacant Interior: LOT (LAND LOCKED) 18*35 BLOCK 1687, LOT 144, R-6 ZONE, $20K. PRINCIPALS ONLY. OWNER 917-848-7735

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BROOKLYN THREE 3 FAMILY HOMES ON 80X100LOT ASKING $975K ALSO 3 BR APT FOR RENT. R7A ZONE. CALL BROKER 646-207-7151

Boro Park, 20 Ave/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 *NEW* Mill Basin: 2 bdrm, upstairs apt, renovated EIK + bathroom, lg terrace includes heat. Adults only, no pets. $1500/mo. 718-209-0352 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

Apartment For Rent

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

Sheepshead Bay: Luxury 2 bd, 2 bth,m duplex apt. water front on Emons, balcony overlooking pool, trees high end appliances, washer/ dryer, gym, sonar, storage, near all. $1975/mo. 718-408-8404 or 718-332-2233

Apt for rent, Mill Basin: 6 rms, 1 ½ bths, , owner apt, 1st flr. Credit & refs required. $1650. Parking avail 646-641-3104 or 732-774-1663

E 22/ Ave J: Magnificent lrg 2 BR hse. Den, LR, DR, kit, 2.5 bths, C/A, no bsmt. $2500 + util. 718-692-2743

E 26/ Ave K-L. Spac 3 BR apt, kitch, D/R, L/R, balcony. Asking $2100/month. Call Renee 917-626-5663

Sheepshead Bay: 1BR, 1 ½ bth, EIK in large 2 bedroom apartment looking for mature female near all transportation, convenient shopping $500/mo + 1 month security includes heat and electric. References required available. 1/01/10 no pets, no smoking, no calls after 9pm. 718-891-4178 Midwood Open house: 858 East 13th st (I & Dead end) Brand new luxury duplex 4&5 bdrm condos for sale. 3 baths, mod kit w/granite counters, SS appliances, hrdwd flrs, balcony, deck or roof access & much more. Must come & see!!! Come or call David at 914-262-0417 or 718-627-8800 x251

E. 9th Street/Off Avenue T: 1 BR, new kit & bth. LR, all new excel cond. Shom Shab. Non smokers. 718-810-6427 Crown heights 1 bedroom $950.00 Owner 646-338-7003 or 917-518-9928

Homecrest Ave/Ave V. Renov 2 Br apt,new Windows ,pvt hse,2nd flr, washer hook-up, drvwy avail $1350 incl heat.Owner, 917-703-3331 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. 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 Sheepshead Bay. 1 BR remodeled Apt. No section 8. No washer/dryer Call after 6 pm. 718-769-1318 East 4th St/ M&N: 2 BR basement apts, ceramic flrs, 1 BTH, LR, near shuls, shopping, tran and more! $1200 including utilities. Call 718-382-0623 Ave L/E 12: 2 family + basement, 2 car garage. 20x58 (25x90lot). REALTOR 646-391-4211 Foster Ave, East 30th: 2 fam, 4 BR, 2 bth, bsmt. 17.83x40 (17.83x82 lot) Apt for rent-Bklyn DYKER HEIGHTS2 BR w/terrace Modern, LR, EIK, new fridge, W/D hookup $1750. NO Fee.Call 646-734-6053 718-238-3200 Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923

E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944 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 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 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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

QUEENS/BRONX OFFICES FOR RENT Furnished windowed offices available in luxury full service newly built Law Office Suite. Reception, conference room, kitchen, in-suite bathrooms, copiers, faxes & Internet sevc. Also includes indoor parking & close to public trans. (Union turnpike Corner of 160th Street, Fresh Meadows, NY) Work stations also avail. Excellent opportunities for cross referrals, overflow, per diem appearances & referrals. Call 646-295-4390

Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966 East Rockaway: Store for rent By owner, 35 Min St. 900 sq ft, bsmt, new heating & AC & roof. Great loc for office or restaurant. $1700/month. Call Marian 516-652-7136 Bakery/ Café, Queens Coutny, New & successful! Partner disagreement forces sale. Janney 917-696-2345 or 917-696-2345

Apartment For Rent

QUEENS/BRONX Have a Business for Sell? Post your ad and consider it sold!

FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHO[ & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928

FAR ROCKAWAY: 1& 2 BR apts, some w balcs, new kitchs, closets, 24 hr doorman, security cameras. Walk to all & train. Call Sherri @Weissman RE. 516-791-6100 or 516-297-7995

FAR ROCKAWAY: Brand new constr 3 & 4 BRs, 2 bths, custom kosh kitch, balconies, W/D hookup, C/A, balcony for sukkah, parking, no rental fee. WEISSMAN REALTY 516-791-6101

FAR ROCKAWAY: On beach, brand new building. 1 & 2 BRs avail. Granite kits, balconies, waterivews, Shab elev W/D hookup. No renters fee. WEISSMAN REALTY 516-791-6100

Forest hills birthwood towers, JR4 28th floor beautiful top floor views,927 sqft very clean, renovaded /modern other amentites pool,laundry,24 hr doorman parking playground ,small pets near the subway and shuls,shopping and hospital please call 718-606-8383 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 BEECHHURST/WHITESTONE: On site agents. Doorman, pool, pkg, pet friendly, dock. 1BR, priced to sell! $210,000. 2 BR, ren kit/bth $389,500. 2 BR, terrace, bridge/ waterview $415,000. 3BR, 2 bth, bridge/ waterview $550,000. 4 BR, 3bth, den, bridge/ waterview$774,000. www.stationrealty.com 718-279-4800

Far Rockaway: Brns new constr, 3 & 4 BRs, 2 bths, custom kosh kitch, W/D hook-up, C/A, balcony for sukkaj, parking, no rental fee. WEISSMAN REALTY 516-791-6101 Far Rockaway: On beach. Brand new building. 1 & 2 brs avail. Granite kits balconies, waterviews, shab elev. W/D hookup. No renters fee. WEISMAN REALTY. 516-791-6100 FAR ROCKAWAY: 1 &2 BR apts, some w/balcs, new kitchens, closets, 24 hours doorman. Security cameras. Walk to all & train. Call Sherri @ Weissman RE 516-791-6100 or 516-297-7995

House

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

NASSAU/ SUFFOLK Huntington/ Melville: Newly décor 2 BR, A/C, Ceramic Bath, SS EIK, DR, LR, full bsmt, workshop, fam room, W/D, garage. $2275+. Please Call: 631-948-3400

Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110

Apartment For Sale

Bronx house for sale King Bridge open house sat &sun 12-4 pm 2296 loring place North New Contruction 2 fam brk,parking,gar,3/3 4bths,low down 419k Owner 646-431-0105 (516)439-6803 Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170 Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110 Far Rockaway/ Neponsit: 2nd house from beach overlooking ocean. 4 BRs, 60x100 lot, 3 ½ baths. 917-742-7779, Klarise BAYSWATER: Top location! Immac det 1 fam, 4 br, 3 ½ bth, LR, DR, EIK, fin bsmnt, pvt drv, newly blt, 1 blk to Shul. $559K/ neg. Owner 917-577-6811 Bayside, Windsor Park: 2 BR, 1 Ba, school districtr #26, pool, tennis courts, near shopping, great location, low maint. A/C, 24 hr sec. asking 259k. Owner 718-776-0080 leave message.

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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

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LONG ISLAND 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

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

LONG ISLAND LAWRENCE, LI: 2 BR, 2 bth apt, lux bldg, 24 hr drmn, elev, 2nd flr, pool, terr, loads of closets, indr parkg, close to all. $500 sK. No brokers. 516-220-6912

CO-OP FOR SALE L.I. Cedarhurst: FALL IN LOVE, beautiful large 2 Bd, 2 bth, co-op. All new kitch+baths. W/D in Apt. locked storage, balc, gar. Just reduced moving $369K Call: 516-812-9160 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305 Deep Dale Gardens, Little Neck: Rare upper corner unit, fully renovated, 2 BR, 3 ACs, DW/WD, newly caroeted, low maint. 960 sq ft, brand new 1.5 bths. Contact Felice 718-631-8913

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 NASSAU REAL ESTATE Cedarhurst New Construction by Rami 4200 s.f corn, top quality $900’s Call Builder 917-541-7013 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 Space for rent 5 TOWNS VIC, Classroom/spc avail for rent, within shul, easy access to public transp. 20 min to Bklyn, 2 min to 5 towns, reas price. 516-825-5566

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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

Glen Cove, 4 Rooms, lg LR, lovely kit, 2 BR, W/D hook-up, free storage & parking. Near beach. $1500/month + util. 516-676-0324

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

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Newly renovated, fully equipped turn-key Glatt Kosher, LI, Catering Hall, seats 300, long lease, reas rent, attractive terms. 212-243-9808 or 516-450-7323

East Hampton: Newly renovated ranch home in community at Clearwater estates in East Hampton. Comes with private beach and deeded boats. 3 BR, 2 bth hardwood flr throughout granite countertops, EIK, stainless steel appliances, fireplace and patio must sell. Asking $540K. Call 516-769-1050

Brand new restaurant, Turnkey operation, must see, mint condition. Great opportunity. 13 yrs on lease, ideal location, opposite Cedarhurst train station. Call Harvey 516-510-8172

Rocky Point Route 25A. 13,000-2,100 ft; Turnkey condition. $10 per ft, gross rent. Please Call: 516-298-7890

LOCH SHELDRAKE: Hamptons in the Catskills, repriced Octagon, retreat 4 bedroom, 3 bth, 9.8 acre, 3 pond guest suite, pool house, wrap deck, store, fireplace. New septic + more. Walk to synagogue. Min to Rte 17. $775 Call 845-798-5885

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QUEENS/BRONX Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267

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

Alan Wieder Salesperson Corcoran d: (718) 422-2520 f: (212) 230-4475 m: (347) 403-3200 241 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY, 11211

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REAL ESTATE Hewlett: Open house, Nov 22nd 12-1:30 424 Shelter Avenue, 3 bth, come sit & relax in oversize yard! LR, DR, EIK 2 car gar, near house of worship + more! Once in a lifetime opportunity priced to sell at $649K. Call 516-242-7788

Ask about home buyers discount. 74 Mill Hill Lane East Hampton Village. Principals only. Original owner immediate closing. 631-324-6024. Have current CO & Survey. Hewlett. Hi Ranch:4 BRS, 2 full baths, 2 kitchens, huge yard. Det gar. Nr park, shops & LIRR. Make your best offer! Call owner 516-817-9979 No Woodmere: One of a kind decorator showcase. Fully renov in & out. 4 BR, 3 bth, maid’s rm. Must see. $995K Owner 516-791-7359 No Woodmere: Open house, 918 Glenridge Avenue, Nov 22nd 3-4:30 pm. All updated hi-ranch, 5BR,m 3bth, low taxer, near all, entry foyer, LR, formal DR, EIK, priced at $649K. Call PRIDENTIAL DOUGLAS ELLIMAN. Call Judy 516-633-6464 GREAT BUY Amityville Village Legal 3 fam. (1)2BR (2)1 BR units, det’d gar, Low taxes, good cond, fully Occupied. $409K 631-905-6189 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

Long Island East Willston: 79 Bengeyfield Drive, newly updated, 3 BR, 1.5 Bath, attached garage on big lot (62x130). Granite kitchen, wheatly schools. Call 516-343-4084 Huntington: Newly renovated, new roof, ac system, driveway + siding, single story, 2 BR, frplc, deck with yard. $450K negotiable 516-523-4653

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STATEN ISLAND BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273 Staten Island 1869 Richmond Terr. M1 Zone. 26,947 sq ft. Please CallFor more information: 718-258-4222

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

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

Brand new restaurant, Turnkey operator. Must see, mint cond. Great oppty! 13 years remains on lease. Ideal location opposite Cedarhurst train station. Call Harvey 516-510-8172 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

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

Condo for sale NJ HUDSON + NY VIEWS 1200 sf, 2 BR,/ 2 bth condo, renovated, pogenpohl kitchen, new baths terrace/ parking $349K. Photos at Weichert.com MLS ID # 90007942 (Condo) Contact 917-319-4321

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

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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

NY STATE FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent. Reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845

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

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NY STATE SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL JOHNATHAN AT THE SUNSHINE. 845-796-1200 GLEN COVE Business District: Historic office space available. 516-676-0324 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 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

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NY STATE Kenisco Cemetery Jewish section SharonGardens in Valhalla, NY. Flush memorials only. 2 grave plots @ $2000 ea. grave. Section Y. Lot #293. 917-848-4265 vpacella@gmail.com

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 Liberty, NY: Garage warehouse for sale or rent 2nd Fl, 4,500 sq ft (per fl) Drive in garage, plus office building on North Main Street. Heat included (for rent or sale) Contact: 914-548-4668 Ghent, NY: 80 acre Hudson River Valley, fruit farm…Prosperous Wholesale-Retail-Pick your own operation. Historic Center Hall Colonial. Contact 518-567-3460 or 518-567-2259 View website www.loveapplefarm.com

Monsey Exclusive Large Home with Shul Beaut 8000sf 80 acres bals Med seats 150-200 Comm kit,prkg 30 + cars 6br, 4bths lrg granite elk,pvt study w/sep entr.lrg lr, mbth w/jacz,huge succah rm w/retractbl roof,i ntercom/ video surveillance, alarm & much more!must see! NEWLY RENOVATED HOME Spectacular 4000sf high Ranch 60 acres,nr R’schlessingers shul 7br 4bths,new granite Elk healed flrs, ss appincs skylites,deck sparkling Above grnd pool. All new wndws heating A/C Boiler & roof 2 car attgar Must see!$779k CHOICE RESIDENTIAL BLDG LOT-1.02 acres, quiet culde-sac near R Schlessingers shul, this one-of a kind loc Will not last! The World Realty Group 908-355-1717 845-358-6088

Owner says ~SELL~ Upstate, NY! 7 acres/BARN/POND-Was $149,900, NOW $69,900! 40x200ft barn, spring fed pond, gorgeous, Catskill mountain views, unbelievable setting! MAKE AN OFFER! HURRY! 888-620-0738 UPSTATE NY TROUT STREAM! 5 acres – was 32,900, NOW $24,900 Apple trees, pines, 300 ft stream front! Gorgeous setting! No closing costs! Hurry! 888-354-5006 South Fallsburg, Great Opportunity. Totally renovated, beautiful year-round model, 14 units, kosher kitchenette, shulm, mikva, lobby, DR, outdoor swimming pool & more. 5 acres of magnificent breathtaking view suitable for family get-togethers shabbatons, yeshivas, school, etc. Price $1.4 Mil also possible partial partnership. Good outcome, very great potential. Call 845-694-7306 Catskills: Camp and bungalow colony-For Sale Brand new, kosher kitchen, stunning grounds for sale by owner. Call evenings 347-576-4712 or 718-782-4742

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NY STATE TWO WOODED PARCELDALBANY TWP BERKS CO PA. 18 ACRES @ $182,000 & 12 ACRES @ $175,000. PARCELS ADJOIN ONE ANOTHER AND ARE ALLOWED ONE HOME ON EACH. THE PARCELS CANNOT BE SUBDIVIDED. PERKS & PROBES COMPLETED FOR A SAND MOUNDS SEPTIC SYSTEM. SOUTHERN EXPOSURE. CLEAN & GREEN TAX PROGRAM. QUIET COUNTRY SITE WITH EASY ACCESS TO 178 EXIT #35. PH 610-217-6808. EMAIL Steiner51@verizon.net

Co-op Redding: FOR NATURE LOVERS! Secluded, unique Swiss chalet log house, 1 hr fr NYC on 4 ac in old forest. Tennis court, pool, Jacuzzi, $425K. 646-423-2352 Albany Area: SUPER LOCATION, beautifully restored 1840’s farmhouse with 16,000 sq ft barn on 15 park like acres. Turnkey business available. 15 minutes from Downtown Albany. Call Betty at 518-732-2436 or 518-423-9996. Must see to appreciate.

S FALLSBURG, NY Lg, 3 Br house, 3bth, Brand new, pvt in ground pool. Avail July. Call: 914-737-3915 WOODMERE/ WOODSBURGH: 5 mins, 5 BR, 4.5 bth, fin bsmt, HW flrs, C/AC, kosher gourmet, granite kit, new bths, den/frplc, cul-de-sac. In eruv, walkable to all shuls. Must see! $1299M. Please Call 917-687-0754

Champlain, NY: 385 surveyed acres, 2 min off I-87, some borders, black top road, ½ open & wooded, exclnt hunting, 40 min to Montreal. $250,000. 518-594-7535 Parksville: Wooded acresMust see! Family owned since 1917 minutes from route 17 never lodged wildlife abundant natural underground spring. Hunters paradise. Priced to sell at $170K negotiable. Call Susan 203-270-9235 Monticello Monticello: Beaut ranch, 4 Br, 3 bth, kosher kit. ½ acre, bkyrd. Walt to dist to falkof. For pesach Summer. Call 718-679-4339 Sidney NY: Large 4 bdrms, historical hom,e on 2 acres, near schools, places of worship + college needs TLC,. Great investment. $85,000. Ernie 607-563-1020

Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com

Vacation homes for sale Sackett Lake: Totally renovated 3 BRs, 1 bath, deeded lake nights, walk to orthodox shul. 516-662-3045 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

WOODSIDE, NY 2 family brick house detached. Property is 4000 sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths. CALL ANNCURRAN @ WAGNER&KELLY REAL ESTATE 646-508-3292

GREEN COUNTY NY 37 Acres per tested, views $225,000 20 minutes to Ny Thruway, Build ,Divide or Hunt. Please call 518-634-7842

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

Moving must sell! Wesley Hills, 1 br colonial,custom Kosher Milch Miller 914-414-3619 Rivky Kagan 845-659-2056 Kagan Realty

4 bdrm, 2bth, large living room Family room, kitchen, den Two Story detached garage. New windows, insulation, siding and roof on all Please contact Michelle 716-462-6478 Or look at the website: GIL8.com under Village Gem Asking $129,500.00 MONROE Grand Mansion estate. 33 acre lake front parcel w/7k square foot mansion, pool, tennis court, 2 guest houses and more. 1 hour from NYC. $3.5M CALL: 212-206-9939 www.camelotrealtygroup.biz HORTON & COLLEGE Spacious 7 BR,3 BTHS, 6 yr young, Huge DR/LR, 9 ft. ceilings, eat in kosher kitchen, C/A, appliances,deck,closets galore,ideal mother/ Daughter or home/business. MIC Price Reduced Call Owner 845-356-5566 Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799

HORTON & COLLEGE Westchester Rockland, NY-Townhouse 3 Br + 2 extra rms bsmt, d/washer, dryer, a/c kit, leisure rms, nr local trans. $289k 845-426-0836 NEW HEMPSTEAD: Open house, Sunday 1-3 pm; $407K. MIC home, ¾ BR, 2.5 bths on cul-de-sac. Renov in ’08 on .57 acres. Yaacov (Milch) Miller: 914-414-3619; Rivky Kagan: 845-6592056 KAGAN RLTY 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 Vacations homes for sale Liberty/ Loon/ Sheldrake: Open house, June 28th, noon to 4 pm, 2 BRs, 2 bths, CAC, deck, YD crowd, heated pool, extras. 845-436-9212

COUNTRY CUSTOM RANCH HOME 3+ -3 Opt, Inlaw apt. DBL Garage, 4+ acres, Handicap friendly. $309,900 Neg. 607-286-9074 www.realestatecooperstown.com SULLIVAN COUNTY, LAKE Huntington. 15 mins west of Monticello. 6 BR, 7 bth on 5 acres. City sewer, well water. $265K Neg. 914-237-9653 or 914-894-8794 Vacation Village: All Year Pleasure! End unit townhse. 4 BRs, 3.5 bths, fplc, CAC, decks. Great deal. $152K. Others from $139K. View photos: www.estyhomes.net Esty 516-946-0766 www.century21yve.com 800-228-YVEN Woodbridge, NY: 5 bedrooms, 2 bths, den , living room, dining room, fireplace, bsmt, near shops. Calling all investors + buyers seller A1 property. Call 888-799-9391 Price Neg. Low 500’s.

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OUT OF STATE Central CTLots & Acreage 30 acres with pond close to all major hwys, ESPN ski area. 1 large house 2 small cottages. Great for 1 owner or development or possibly a site for a camp. Contact 203-537-4301 or 203-213-3415

Commercial building in heart of enterprise zone in Meriden, CT. 15,000 sq ft on 1.15 acres of land. Located on high traffic road.. Presently rented as used car dealer and repair shop. Price $924,000.00 Rita 203-530-5228 email Mercri@yahoo.com

Property for sale Virginia Buckingham: 164 wooded acres with roadways, river & creek frontage, 400’ cleared frontage on Hwy 24, 75 mi Richmond & 60 mi Charlottesville. $3000 per acre as a total package 434-352-7267 or 434-610-33059

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Investor wanted, upscale gentlemen’s club with complete restaurant/ sushi bar in the heart of times square. Multi million $ gross. Contact 973-786-5688

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Established Glatt Kosher restaurant/ take-out/ food store for sale, good location w. parking, 5 towns area. Partners avail 516-581-3930

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New Jersey Apartment For Sale Co-op for sale, Fort Lee, NJ: 6 lrg rooms, lux apt, 2bth, patio, gym, heated pool, parking, many extras. 5 min to NYC. Asking price 312K. Call for appt 201-928-0013 For Sale, NJ White Township, NJ: 4 BR, 2 bth, $369K www.discount-travel-packages.us Call Marleny 908-246-2457 Sussex County, Hamburg: Newly renovated, 1 BR apartment. Available immediately. 973-827-0432 Office space for rent. 1,300-2,500 sq ft. Prime grnd flr, reception area + 9 modern ofc. $30ft. 581 Middle Neck Rd. Owner 212-874-4477 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

Apartment For Rent Passaic County, Clifton: Newly renovated with hardwood flrs. 3 BR, 2 bths, 2nd of 2 fam. Off street parking, Eat-in-Kithen, LR, DR, includes hot water. Near NYC & Local trans. Near rts 46 & 80, Garden state pkwy. No pets, no smoking, $1,600/mo + 1.5 month sec deposit. Call 973-271-9911

Elizabeth, NJ: Luxury brand, new one + 2 BR apts with all new applncs. Walking distance to NY transit. Across the street from schools/ yeshivas, ½ block from JCC. Close to synagogues/ Supermarkets. Walking distance to Kean College. Contact 908-527-1900 or 732-203-1154

Unfunr apt, NJ: 2 BR apt, West NY, NJ 24 hour drmn, hardwood flrs, 15 mins to NYC. Parking avail. $1800. 201-600-3437

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

LINDEN: 4 & 5 room apts $980-$1200. 2 BRs, newly painted & renovated. No pets, no smoking. 1 ½ month security. Call after 9am 908-862-5444 Email: ndc@comcast.net

Elizabeth: Delmora, large 1 BR, BR 12x 16, new hardwood floors walkin closet, large living room with carpet, eat in kitchen, quiet building, close to shopping and transportation, heat & water included. $835, monthly, no pets. 973-539-7827

Kings Point, Delray Beach: CONDO Capri Delux, 2 BR, 2 bath, newly renovated, unfurnished. Yearly lese $800/month. (201)286-3056

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

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

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ROYCEFIELD TRADES PARK, Hillsbourough, Somerset County, NJ. Easy access to routes 206, 202, 22, 287 and 78. CommercialIndustrial buildings and commercial condo units from 2,500 sf to 15,000 sf, outdoor storage and parking, purchases, leases or lease purchase, brokers protected starting at $110.00sf. Tel 908-874-6424

Bogota, NJ: 2 BR, 1.5 bths, LG EIK, 6 drvwy, central AC, new furnace w/3, zone heat. Close to all buses. Fast sale $259K OBO Owner 201-820-4391 If your planning to purchase or rent a home in Northern New Jersey, please call me with your requirements or visit my website to see and select property listings. Website: www.stanleysammsrealty.c om Tel: 201-227-7676 Stanley E Samms, Realtor ELIZABETH: 2 Fam, Handyman Special. Asking $95K. Owner 347-234-3922, More properties available

For Sale Brick/ Cherry Quay are: Lg 5 BR, 3 bth, col on culde-sac, den, 2 FR, I-g pool, nr schools, beach shops. $700K 732-616-7278. Family friendly neighborhood.

Parsippany: Lak Hiawatha-1 BR condo quiet building, 2nd flr, walk-up, updated appliances in EIK. Renovated bath, new windows, new electric, good closet, space storage bin + laundry room on-site ample parking, great nearby park and ride. 2 miles, no pets, no smoking. $875 monthly. Call 973-207-0860 Owner. King Solomon Memorial: Park Clifton, NJ. Two burial plots for sale. $1400 each. Call Fanny at 215-205-5334. Jersey City: Clean 2 BR apt, parking avail, heat & hot included, Jacuzzi, 20 min from Manhattan. $1150/mo 347-266-1029 Spring Lake Heights: Builders/developers, Land for sale: Zoned Residential 908-482-0528 Morris Township: FOR SALE BY OWNER Cromwell Hills Area. 5 BRs, 2.5 bth, Eat in Kitch, finished basement, fireplace, central air, H/W floors, garage, easy access to highways, pool bond included. $560,000 Call 201-669-2399 Elizabeth/Elmora, Large 1 bedroom, bedroom, 12x16, new hardwood flrs, walk-in closet, large living room with carpet, eat in kitchen, quiet building, close to shopping & trans, heat & hot water included. $835 monthly, no pet. Call 732-539-7827

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

House for sale White Township,Nj 4br 2bth $396k,www.discount travel packages us call marleny 908-246-2457 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 Lots: Mullica Hill: Real Estate Auction-Mullica Hill, NJ. 40 lots, approved and improved, ready to build. Buy one, buy all, bidders choice!! Saturday, Nov 21 at 1pm. Registration 11AM-1PM, ABSENTEE and Pre-sale bids acceptable. Bartus Auction. MGT Group, Bill Bartus, AARE 267-772-0390. For details: WWW.AUCTIONZIP.COM ID#

Monmouth Beach: Oceanfront, breathtaking 2 BR, 2 bth, kitch, lg LR w/dining area, huge deck, indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hr security, easy bus/ ferry commute NYC, $2500/mo 201-825-2646

Brick/cherry Quay Area lg 5br 3full bth col on cul de sac, Den 2 fr I-g pool. Nr schls beach shops. 700k (732)616-7278 family friendly Neighborhood 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 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

LIVINGSTON: By owner, 973-900-2143, 5 BR, 2 BTH, FAMILY ROOM, OFFICE, LAUNDRY ROOM, KITCHEN, DR, LR, RECENTLY RENOVATED. BEST PRICES FOR BIL EVEL HOME. BEST IN TOWN, LEVEL LOT. ASK 519K. CALL OWNER. Residential/Commercial Howell, NJ Near Lakewood, 20,000 sq ft asking 650k. Reasonably priced! Call now Dominick 908-415-2299 or Sal 718-853-3629

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 Fairlawn: $409,900, 5 BR, 2bth colonial c/c updated MEIK, also 695,000 new construction, 4 BRs, 4.5 bths. Help pick out your new MEIK. Family room + recreation room & office.--Elmwood Park: $359, 4 BR, 2.5bth, S/L Home, new MEIK, beautiful family room and office. Call Carol WeissmanWeichert Realtors201-794-7722 ext.249

Old Ridge: Rural 3+ ac custome 5 br, 2 ba, full base, deck, walk to NY bus, $535, 000. Owner 732-207-8869 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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale Commercial Property Newark, NJ: Nice commercial gated-in building, safe area in iron-bound section FOR RENT. 16 ft ceiling. Up to 120,000 sq ft can be easily divided. 1st flr also avail. Big parking lot, easy access & loading. Plenty of office space, wired & ready. Surrounded w/heimeshe businesses, daily minyonim, close ti highways & transportation. Excellent prices. Please call 917-771-3140. If no answer lv msg.

Commercial Space: New York, New Jersey, Retail space available. 203 Vernon. 18x20 cubic feet, available. For rent or storage with bathroom. 565/mo. 551-358-9372 Elizabeth: Auto service center garage for lease. Location close to Goethals Bridge. Newly renovated 3 bays. Ideal use for car lot, oil change, muffler repair & brake center. Call 732-713-4015/ 723-203-1154/ 908-527-1900

Paterson Prime Corner location. B-2 Enterprise. Lot 12,000 sq ft 5300 sq ft masonary bldg. 30 car lot, used as taxi company, also for sale 17 taxi license, 11 livery license. 575,000. Call 973-278-6700

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

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

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Adult Community Cedar Grove: Route 23 South,

20 mins from NY. Building 5 years old. Condo 2608 sq ft, 9 rooms, 3 bed, 2 bth. This home is to be sold AS IS, FULLY FURNISHED. All brand new furnishings and newly renovated. Includes exclusive furnishings, Persian Rugs, large chandelier in formal dining room plus 6 chandeliars throughout. Cathedral ceilings and cove moldings. Each room has its own décor and is custom furnished accordingly, including special lighting and Tiffany lamps. Home has 2 granite fireplaces, custom created. Eat-in kitchen with granite tops and stainless steel appliances, open floor plan into recreation room including 11 foot entertainment center, matching granite fireplace, dry bar, recessed storage. There are a number of exclusive pictures on walls throughout. Dining room wall unit filled with exquisite silver, crystal pitchers and glassware including champagne, red and white wine, water goblets. Kneed walls are onyx topped and display Italian Morani pitchers. Master bath has his and her matching granite vanities and 6 ½ brand new Jacuzzi. 2nd bath has floor to ceiling custom tile and marble. Separate laundr room with high end LG washer and dryer, two large terraces. Daytime 973-575-8635, 973-303-3370 Sell Price...$795,500

New Jersey house for Sale Brick / Cherry qyayArea Lrge 5 bedrooms 3 full bath col on culde sac den 2 Family Rooms inground pool. Near schls, beach, shop Family oriented Neighborhood Asking 700k Call 732-616-7278

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Florida & Israel Real Estate

For Sale Coconut Grove: L’hermitage unit 45 exquisite established Tuscan style, cluster home development. Largest ¾ + den, elevator. Dramatic path to the bay. Beautiful arch-like bridge sctructures complement the lush landscaping and aguascapes. Pool, tennis, 24 hr security. Chabad nearby. Owner relocating. 1 mt invited. Inene Eber, INC. Realtor. 305-807-2505 leberimage@aol.com

Boca Raton: Century Village, 5 BR, mins to Miami Beach, beaut 2 BRs, 1.5bths. Excel kept facilities, extras incl pool, gym, tennis etc. 305-308-8517

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APT FOR SALE Hdale Hemispheres mint Studio, Furnished Custom Murphy Bed high floors 7x18 Ft. Terrace Intercoastal and Ocean views free ac/cable Amen Rest,Beauty salon,gym pools must see $115,900 (516)377-7970 (954)457-9910 (516)297-1078

Jacksonville: New built 2009 townhouse, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, pool, walk-in closet. $200K. Owner 843-538-4315 or 718-213-2422. mgcheetah@gmail.com

Glatt Kosher takeout/catering in No. Miami Beach for sale. 30 years in business. Long Lease. 305-992-0045

Excellent Oppty!!! Miami Beach: Magnificent 800 sq ft, studio sleeps 4, renting daily/weekly. Available short/long term. Call 347-804-4666 Boca Raton: Designer furnished, 3 bedroom townhouse, 2 ½ bth, 2 car gar, equity membership mandatory. Golf view. 595K. Call 561-756-3248

Central FL, Custom built, log home on sac, 2700 sf, 0 tax, pool, many extras. $300,000 by owner. 386-659-2860 Winston Towers: Onsite Resale office. Winston Twrs100: 2/2. Penthouse completely remodeled, ask $240’s Winston Twrs 200: 2/2 on the water ask low 200’s. convertible. $179K Winston Twrs 500: 1/1.5, Estate sale. Winston Towers Realty. 305-935-1500

ANA BENITEZ 954-854-5109 Luxury Oceanfront 3/3.5 condo, 5th floor. 3486 sq ft at Ocean Palm. Amazing views from every room, double terrace, private elevator. 2 car gar, pking. Move in ready. 5 star amenities. Pets OK.

BOYTON BCH: 3BR, 2 c gar, pool. Nr 2 orthodox shuls. Motivated seller. 718-314-1671 or 718-494-1223

Palm Coast: New home construction, located along northeast Atlantic coast and intercoastal waterway. Costume home builder (FL license CGC 516265) Review your floor plans and features at www.stoughtonluxuryhome s.com Summer building incentives apply through august 31, 2009. Call for details 386-586-5665, ask for Will or John. M-F 9 am to 5 pm.

W Palm Beach, FL. 1 BR condo, 1 ½ bth, corn apt, immac. Sr gated commun, wlk to shul $30K. 917-453-5225

West Coast, FL living at it best, 2 BR and 3 BR, double wide manufactured homes in gated adult community, land lease. 40 and over, lot of activities, near beach, major attractions. Golf and more large clubhouse, gym & pool. Near Tampa Area. Call Side Kixx @ 727-359-4547 or 727-810-0233 Sidekixx@tampabay.rr.com

Boca Raton: For sale or rent, 3 Bdrm, 2bth, single family home with garage. Manotya Circle. Nr Shul, just upgraded. Contact 561-627-0550

For sale: KING SOLOMON MEMORIAL PARK: 2 plots for sale located in the Israel section, block 6, plot 1, graves 2&4. Great buy at only $1500 each or for $2500. Seller will pay transfer fees. For details or questions call 760-403-2137

Ocean Front Condo Ocean Front

Hillsboro Beach, Florida Condo 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 deeded Hillsboro Beach, garage spaces, 2675 sq. ft; Florida 0 minutes to The Boca Resort an 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Club, 25 minutes to Fort Lauderda 2 deeded garage and Palm Beach airports. spaces, 2675 sq. ft; 10 $719,000 minutes The Boca SVP Contact: Garyto Birmingham, Resort and Club, 25 minRutenberg Realty 954.464.4336 utes to Fort Lauderdale www.garybirmingham.com

and PalminBeach Specializing Luxury airports. Ocean Fron Condos$719,000 and Estate Homes in GaryBeach, Boca Contact: Raton, Deerfield Birmingham, SVPBeach Highland Beach, Hillsboro and Fort Lauderdale Beach.” Rutenberg Realty 954.464.4336 www.garybirmingham.com

“Specializing in Luxury Ocean Front Condos and Estate Homes in Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Highland Beach, Hillsboro Beach and Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Hollywood: 13,000sf on lg lot. Upscale furn d home w/elevator. Private 2nd wing great for classes & lg events. Superbly located nr YI, I-95, airport & beaches. $1,575,000.00 Call 954-839-0075

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AUCTION 60± New Luxurious FLORIDA Ocean View Condos-20 Units sold ABSOLUTE to the highest bidders, regardless of price. 3 Bedroom UnitsBeach Access-Guard Gated Golf Community-Buy One or More! Ocean Dunes Condos 110 Warsteiner Way, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 3% Broker Participation Sat., Oct. 10th @ 11 am fisherauction.com 800.331.6620/ 954.942.0917 Preview Center Open 10am to 6 pm daily Subject to all terms of sale Lamar Fisher/ AU93;AB106

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

Palm Coast: New home construction location along northeast Atlantic, East and Intercostals Waterway. Custom home builder (FL license CDG 1516268) Review plans and features at www.stoughtonluxuryhomes.com summer building incentives apply through August 31 2009. Call for details 386-586-5665 ask for Will or John M-F 9AM-5PM w/e 10am-4pm

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

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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

RE for sale. Hamburg area. Newly renovated 1 BR apt. Available immediately. 973-827-0432 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

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

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For Rent W. PALM BEACH: Century Village. 55+ 3 condo for rent/sale, $550/mo neg. 718-974-9164 or 516-727-5507

Halendale Beach, FL: Duo condominium, 3/2 corner unit, facing diplomat golf course and pool, 2nd flr washer, dryer, new building, mint condition also shopping, downstairs gym privileges also. Call : 954-756-1516

330 SE 2nd St, Gulfstream Gardens: Fully furnished, 1 bed, 1.5 bths, includes cable, pking, pool, close to library, post office, race track. 55+ Community, $825/Mo, 1325 seas Neg. Call Richard 954-457-3862

3/2.5 Glorious sundronched country, Club home, w/ soaring ceiling, frplc, stunning kitchen, huge yard, screened patios. 325K. United Realty Group. 954-520-1896

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Seasonal Rentals, South Florida: Hemisphere 2/2, 15 condo furnished and equipped. Min 3 months rental from $1800 per month. Contact- Pepe & Martha Peña. 305-905-4392 www.oceandreamsrealty.com

Miami Beach, Carriage House. New lrg 2 BR, 2 bth w/ocean vu. New ksher kit-shabbat mode. Shab elevator, shul in bldg. Winter rental and or Pesach. Call 201-8369642 or email: stevenschiefer@hotmail.com

Wynmoor Coconut Creek, FL: Furn 2 BR/2 full bth, elev bldg, golf, tennis, swim, movies, bus svc, deli on premise. Full security, emergency med. Rent for 4 mo/ Get 6 mo deal. Call Ralph 215-957-7680

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 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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale/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

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

WYNMOOR COCONUT CREEK, FL: Furn 2 BR/ 2 full bth, elev building, golf, tennis, swim, movies, bus sevc, deli on premise, full security, emergency med. Rent for 4 mo/ Get 6 mo deal. Call Ralph 215-957-7650

ISRAEL JERUSALEM: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada. Sleeps up to 8, in/out pools Ramada. Sleeps up to 8. In/out pools $250/nite. 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 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 Looking for an apt in Israel. Great neighborhoods, many apts available. Reasonably priced. Please call: 718-930-8226

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