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Shai Agassi, founder of Better Place, speaking at the Knesset. JEWISH VOICE STAFF Better Place, the closely watched start-up that hopes to create vast networks of charge spots to power electric cars, is set to receive a vote of conf idence on Monday, in the form of $350 million in new venture capital. lthough Better Place will most likely require billions more in financing, this investment is an important step for the company and its chief, Shai Agassi, Israeli-American software executive who founded the company in 2007. “Better Place is a huge experiment in how you sell and fuel vehicles, and these investors are becoming convinced this will make money,” said Rod Lache, an analyst at Deutsche Bank. “It is a f inancial validation. Now we need to see technical valida-
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu platted in Gush Etzion, Maaleh Adumim and Ariel, proclaimed that Israel will never leave settlement blocs.
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In three tree-planting ceremonies for the upcoming holiday of Tu B'Shvat - the New Year of the Trees Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said "major settlement blocs" will always be part of the State of Israel. his year, Tu B'Shvat falls on Shabbat so Israelis are planting trees the week before. Sunday's ceremonies took place in Ma'ale Adumim, a suburb of Jerusalem with a population of 37,000, and Kibbutz Kfar Etzion in Gush Etzion. Later in the week, the prime minister planted a tree in Ariel, a city in Samaria with a population of more than 20,000 residents and 10,000 university students. "Our message is clear: We are planting here, we will stay here, we will build here, this place will be an inseparable part of the State of Israel for eternity," Netanyahu said at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion. "This is an idea that is accepted by the
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majority of Israelis," he said. In Ma'ale Adumim, the prime minister said, "We will build here as part of greater Jerusalem." "I came here from Gush Etzion, which is Jerusalem's southern gate," Netanyahu said. "Now we're in Ma'ale Adumim, which is Jerusalem's eastern gate," he said. Shaul Goldstein, chairman of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, called the prime minister's remarks "a very clear statement to the world." "His statements were very powerful and meaningful - that we are going to stay here forever," Goldstein said. At Sunday morning's cabinet meeting, the prime minister encouraged ministers "to go and plant trees in various parts of our country." "I will leave this morning for Gush Etzion and Ma'ale Adumim to plant trees for Tu B'Shvat. We are in the week before Tu B'Shvat. I will also soon go to
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Authorities in the US state of New Jersey announced the arrest of a heavily armed man who stockpiled military-grade weapons in a motel room and possessed the map of a US military facility. BY AFP
Authorities in the US state of New Jersey announced the arrest of a heavily armed man who stockpiled military-grade weapons in a motel room and possessed the map of a US military facility. he man was wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a concealed assault rifle, as well as large quantities of ammunition, when he was arrested following a chase in Branchburg, New Jersey, the prosecutor's office said. The suspect, Lloyd Woodson, 43, was confronted by a police patrolman in the early hours of at a Quick Chek discount convenience store. He was "extremely nervous" and
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7-Year-Old Boy Raises $80,000 for Haiti in a Day BY PAULA PINTO Charlie Simpson, a seven-year old boy from London, didn’t question whether he could make a difference in the lives of survivors in Haiti following an earthquake that dismantled the country, but rather searched for the answer as to “how?” s Simpson watched children being pulled from the ruins of collapsed buildings in Haiti following a devastating earthquake that shook the nation, he decided to sponsor a bike ride in hopes that it would collect 500 pounds (approximately $81.00) for a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Simpson decided that he would cycle 5 miles around a park near-
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by his home in London. Simpson’s dedication to such a profound cause spread throughout the internet, after his mother Leonora, helped him create a sponsorship form. Readers, inspired by his devotion quickly gave to his cause. "He really felt strongly about this and thought that something had to be done," Leonora said. She explained that what started off as a bike ride around the park with his dad had turned into something a lot bigger than they could believe. The kind-hearted and dedicated sevenyear-old boy raised more than 50,000 pounds ($80,703) from his sponsored bike ride for Haiti’s earthquake relief, in a day. Donations from his JustGiving website go to UNICEF, which is leading emergency
relief efforts on water, sanitation, education and nutrition as well as supporting child protection. UNICEF said it was the f irst time anyone had collected that much money and it would make “a huge difference.” "It's always heartwarming when any child starts to respond and there's something quite special about a child in the UK reaching out to the children of Haiti," said UNICEF spokesman Michael Newsome. Simpson’s parents expressed how proud they are that their son had worked so hard and raised a phenomenal amount of money to bring relief to the victims affected by the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, and has killed thousands of people, while leaving others in utter distress.
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Obama to Take Questions Via YouTube, Answer Them Online BY AFP President Barack Obama will take questions from the public via YouTube about his "State of the Union" speech on Wednesday and answer them online next week, the White House said. hite House "New Media" director Macon Phillips said in a post on the White House blog that questions can be submitted at YouTube.com/CitizenTube after the 9:00 pm (0200 GMT Thursday) address to Congress begins.
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"From our live webstream to a free iPhone app, the White House is using technology to make sure the president's State of the Union address reaches as many people as possible," Phillips said. "Now we are excited to announce how President Obama will also be using the Web to offer the public a direct and participatory way to communicate back to him," he said. Phillips said the YouTube questions will be answered by Obama next week "in a special online event, live from the White House."
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Obama relied heavily on the Internet during his presidential campaign for organizing, fundraising and communicating and has created MySpace and Facebook pages and a Twitter feed since entering the White House. Obama's "New Media" team has also launched a channel on Google-owned YouTube and the White House is present on photo-sharing site Flickr. Last week, the White House unveiled a free application for the Apple iPhone which features live video streaming of presidential events.
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US Budget Deficit to Hit $1.35 Trillion in 2010 BY AFP The US government's budget deficit is expected to fall slightly to 1.349 trillion dollars in 2010 but accumulating deficits could double public debt to 15 trillion dollars in a decade, estimates by Congress.
he deficit for the 2009 fiscal year ended September 30 was 1.414 trillion dollars, the largest since the end of World War II. The Congressional Budget Off ice (CBO) warned Tuesday that if legislation were enacted in the next several months that either boosted spending or reduced revenues, the 2010 def icit could equal or
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Breaking News ................ pg. 3
Op/Ed ............................ pg. 21
Paula Pinto
Business & Finance......... pg. 17
Holiday ........................... pg. 14 International News.......... pg. 6
Parsha ............................. pg. 35
Shmuel Rothberger
Classifieds ....................... pg. 45
Iranian Threat................. pg. 11
People, Places.................. pg. 37
Lois Weiss
Community .................... pg. 22
Israeli News..................... pg. 4
Politics ............................ pg. 12
Dining Guide.................. pg. 28
Kashrut ........................... pg. 26
Travel.............................. pg. 42
Editorial.......................... pg. 20
National.......................... pg. 7
War on Terror ................. pg. 10
Florida............................. pg. 30
News in Review............... pg. 25
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New York ........................ pg. 8
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Netanyahu: Settlement Blocs Will Always be Part of Israel Continued from cover Ariel. Ariel is where we have now planted a university center, but we will also plant trees there," Netanyahu said. "I think this expresses the unity that exists among the people regarding the importance that these places will always remain part of Israel," he said.
“This is an unacceptable act that destroys all the efforts being exerted by Senator Mitchell in order to bring the parties back to the negotiating table." "I am conf ident that my ministerial colleagues share this view. I encourage them and all MKs [members of Knesset] to go and plant in the various parts of our country," he concluded. Palestinian off icials denounced Netanyahu's statements, though his position is the same as previous administrations regarding major Israeli cities and settlement blocs. "This is an unacceptable act that destroys all the efforts being exerted by Senator Mitchell in order to bring the parties back to the negotiating table,"
said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The tree-planting ceremonies took place a few hours after Obama administration special Mideast envoy George Mitchell left Israel for visits to Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. While in Israel, Mitchell met with Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and with Abbas and PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Netanyahu said he was encouraged by some "interesting ideas" Mitchell shared with him. "I met this morning with [former] Senator George Mitchell and conveyed to him the appreciation that I and the government of Israel feel for him and for President Obama for their continuing efforts to progress the diplomatic process. "Today, I heard some interesting ideas for resuming the process. We are very much interested in doing so, and I expressed my hope that these ideas bring this about. Certainly, if the Palestinians express similar willingness, we will f ind ourselves in a diplomatic process, something important to both them and us, and to anyone that strives to advance peace and reconciliation in our region," Netanyahu told cabinet ministers. Mitchell was unable to convince PA off icials to return to negotiations.
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Mitchell Pitches a New 5-Point Plan for Middle East Negotiations FROM COMBINED NEWS SOURCES United States envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell arrived in the region last week in an effort to further press the Israel into relinquishing territory to the American-backed Palestinian Authority. According to PA sources quoted by the Londonbased Arabic newspaper al-Hayat, Mitchell is unveiling a five-point plan that will force local parties back to the negotiating table and press Israel to retreat back to the Armistice Line that existed between the Jewish state and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between the years 1949 and 1967. resident Obama acknowledged that the Middle East peace process has not moved forward. The U.S. leader told Time magazine in an interview published last week that "we overestimated our ability to persuade" the Palestinians and Israelis "to start engaging in a meaningful conversation." "This is as intractable a problem as you get," he told Time's Joe Klein. Obama said that the Israelis, while showing a willingness to modify their policies, found it hard to make "bold
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gestures," and that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had to contend with Hamas looking over his shoulder and an Arab world that is "impatient with any process." "I think it is absolutely true that what we did this year didn't produce the kind of breakthrough that we wanted, and if we had anticipated some of these political problems on both sides earlier, we might not have raised expectations as high," Obama told Time. Reflected in Mitchell’s new plan is an acceptance of the 2002 Arab Initiative, which calls for a complete Israeli surrender from all lands won in the 1967 Six-Day War and the establishment of a new Arab state in these lands. Mitchell announced last March that the Arab Initiative will be incorporated into the Barack Obama administration’s Middle East policy. Mitchell, who served as a United States Senator and until recently as director of the influential Council on Foreign Relations in New York, has reportedly been coordinating efforts with Arab governments in the region to push Israel into surrendering Judea, Samaria and most of Jerusalem. Such concessions, according to most diplo-
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How and Why to Collect The Postage Stamps of Israel lish communities in the holy land (then known as the Turkish province of Palestine). Besides a portrait of the Baron, the stamp also shows a stylized cluster of grapes that symbolizes Rothschild’s signif icant effort to promote Jewish agricultural colonies in the Land of Israel. In 1973, Israel issued in two separate segments, a series of twelve very colorful stamps that reproduced the famous Chagall Windows that the worldrenowned Russian-born Jewish artist Marc Chagall had designed from the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, depicting allegorical symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
BY DANIEL KEREN The number one reason why anyone should consider the merits of beginning a collection of Israeli stamps is that it is both educational and fun, and not necessarily in that order. Most postage stamps today are printed in suff icient quantities as to eliminate most possibilities of their ever becoming future rarities. But that doesn’t mean that the thoughtful acquisition of new and past stamps of Israel can’t be a very enjoyable experience. And aren’t enjoyable activities of significant worth? ne major reason to collect the stamps of Israel is that it creates a visual bond between the stamp collector and Israel, a land that itself mystically connects our rich Biblical past to the dynamic developments that are occurring in our holy land today, as Jews from every land in the Diaspora trickle back to our Promised Land in greater numbers.
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Capturing Varied Nuances Of Jewish Life The postage stamps of the State of Israel successfully capture the varied nuances of Jewish life both in the Land itself and also in Jewish communities around the world. Stamps are simply
miniature works of art or documents that when carefully viewed, easily transport the observer to historical and cultural highlights that we might not otherwise think about. For example, back in 1954, the Israel Post Off ice issued a 300 pruta stamp depicting a portrait of Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934) or Baron Rothschild of France, a descendant of the original Mayer Amschel Rothschild who started off the famous House of Rothschild. Baron Rothschild was a strong Zionist supporter and donated large sums of money to help Jews estab-
Countless Fascinating Topics Animal life, birds, f ishes, plant life and species of trees that flourish in Israel have also served as the topic for many of the attractive postage stamp issues issued by the Israeli postal authorities, going back to the almost classic “Doar Ivri” series issued following Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion’s proclamation of the establishment of the State of Israel following the United Nation’s General Assembly vote to partition the British mandated territory of Palestine. Every year in time for Israelis to mail Shana Tova cards for the Jewish New Year, Israel has issued Moadim
Li’simcha postage stamps for the Tishrei festivals. A collection of such stamps and related material would be very fascinating, as over the course of several decades Israeli stamps have touched on numerous religious topics such as holy arks in synagogues (both in Israel and the Diaspora), Biblical musical instruments, the seven special fruits of the holy land, Biblical heroes, kings of Israel, prophets and verses from the Bible. Honoring Jewish Heroism Many stamps have paid tribute to the heroism of the Six Million martyrs as well as the many tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers who have sacrif iced their lives to protect the citizens of the Jewish nation of Israel from the many attempts of their Arab neighbors to, G-d forbid, annihilate their existence as a community. There are many other interesting topics that have been depicted and which continue to be honored on the colorful postage stamps of Israel – sports, paintings and other works of art, architecture, historical themes of the Jewish nation and great personalities. For more information about the stamps of Israel and how to start a collection that will educate and bring pleasure to your family, friends and guests, please write to the Israel Philatelic Agency of North America, 460 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 or email ipana@igpc.net or phone (212) 629-7979
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Haiti PM Urgently Requests Polish Bishop Accuses Jews of Using Holocaust as Propaganda Earthquake Aid BY COMBINED NEWS SOURCES
BY DAVE CLARK
Leading Polish Catholic bishop caused a stir when he was quoted as saying that Jews had "expropriated" the Holocaust as a "propaganda weapon".
Haiti's prime minister begged donors to back the rebuilding of his quake-hit country and boost international aid as hundreds of thousands of people fought for survival in the rubble. early two weeks after the worst recorded disaster in the Americas killed at least 150,000 people, a conference of foreign creditors A girl stands by the entrance to her shelter in Montreal heard that it would in a makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince. take at least 10 years to rebuild the stricken Caribbean nation. tims like food and water, shelter and As bulldozers cleared more corpse- health care" but that longer-term needs f illed buildings in the center of the flat- were huge. tened capital Port-au-Prince, Haitians "I just want to say that the people of expressed both hope and skepticism Haiti will need to be helped to face this about the emergency meeting of donor colossal work of reconstruction," countries in Montreal. Bellerive told off icials including his "The country is ravaged, I ask myself Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper how it can be rebuilt after this catastro- and US Secretary of State Hillary phe. The Haitian government is very Clinton. corrupt," said Gesnel Faustin, 29, living Harper said rebuilding Haiti would in a tent outside the destroyed presiden- take "at least 10 years of hard work" tial palace. following the 7.0-magnitude quake "But if the United States, France and which struck on January 12. Canada get together for reconstruction, Cleanup offers Haitians a glimmer of it will work." hope In Montreal, Haitian Prime Minister Oxfam and The World Council of Jean-Max Bellerive said the top priority was to "satisfy the vital needs of vic-
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he comments by Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek, a former head of the Polish bishops' conference, prompted concern among Jewish leaders in both Poland and Italy after they were published on the conservative Italian Catholic website www.pontifex.roma. Pieronek later went on Polish television to say his comments had been manipulated and he denied one phrase in which he was quoted as saying "the Holocaust as such is a Jewish invention". He also said that he did not "authorize" the publication of the interview, which was still on the website on Monday evening. "It is undeniable that the greatest number of dead in concentration camps were Jews but there are also Polish gypsies, Italians and Catholics on the list," he was quoted as saying. On Wednesday some countries will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Polish President Lech Kaczynski and
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Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek. ministers from many European countries are due to attend commemorative events at Auschwitz on Wednesday. "It is not right to expropriate that tragedy for propaganda," Pieronek was quoted as saying, adding that memorial days should be held for the "victims of communism, for Catholics, for persecuted Christians and so on." He continued: "But they, the Jews, enjoy good press because they have powerful f inancial means behind them, enormous power and the unconditional backing of the United States and this favors a certain arrogance that I f ind unbearable."
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Tefillin Causes Bomb Scare Top US Senators Say Fed Chief Will Win Second Term on US Flight BY AFP
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Top-ranking members of the US Senate banking committee voiced conf idence that embattled Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke would be confirmed for a second term.
Authorities say a misunderstanding about a Jewish prayer ritual led to the diversion of a US Airways flight to Philadelphia last week. City police Lt. Frank Vanore said a 17-year-old boy on the plane was using tefillin.
hairman Democrat Chris Dodd and the top committee Republican, Judd Gregg, acknowledged media speculation in recent days over Bernanke's confirmation, but said he had done an "excellent job responding to one of the most significant financial crises our country has ever encountered." The pair said that based on discussions with fellow senators, "we are very conf ident that Chairman Bernanke will win conf irmation by the Senate for a second term." They said they support "(Bernanke's) nomination because he is the right leader to guide the Federal Reserve in this recovering economy." President Barack Obama's administration has been scrambling to save his nomination in the face of opposition emerging from members of the president's own party. Two Senate Democrats, Barbara Boxer and Russell Feingold, announced they would vote against Bernanke's bid to carry on after his f irst term ends on January 31. The moves underscore a major populist shift in the political landscape
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anore said the crew on US Airways Flight 3079 questioned the teen, who explained the ritual. Still, the pilot Orthodox Jews putting on Tifillin in decided to land in Philadelphia. The public places run the risk of being flight had left La Guardia airport in New York on LAST Thursday morn- accused of being terrorists by people ing bound for Louisville, Kentucky. unfamiliar with the Jewish practice. The plane was diverted from it’s original destination and made an emergency landing without incident in U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to "sensitize the agency to the various Philadelphia around 9 a.m. Agudath Yisrael is calling for better religious objects and practices of Orthodox Jews," in addition to reaching training in the wake of the incident. “To facilitate training and aware- out to U.S. and foreign airlines. “At the same time,” said Rabbi Mark ness, we recently created a brochure explaining Orthodox customs for indi- Kalish, Agudath Israel's national director of government affairs, “we have vidual airlines, and are happy to share this brochure with other airlines,” said also cautioned members of our own community to understand that many citRabbi A. D. Motzen, the Ohio regional director of Agudath Israel of America, izens may not be familiar with Jewish in a statement issued by the haredi prayer rituals, and that they might consider explaining the practice to individgroup.. Agudath Israel said it has worked uals in authority before boarding closely with the Transportation planes, buses, trains, and other forms Security Administration, an arm of the of public transit.”
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Top-ranking members of the US Senate banking committee voiced confidence that Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, would be confirmed for a second term. since Republican's stunning Massachusetts victory ended the Democratic supermajority in the Senate. The embattled chief's fate spilled over into Wall Street, contributing in part to a three-day slump of nearly f ive percent spurred by renewed fears over the economic outlook, a tougher White
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New York Woman Falls, Rips Picasso Painting BY AFP A significant Pablo Picasso painting was damaged after a woman attending art class lost her balance, fell into "The Actor" and tore it, The Metropolitan Museum of Art said.
BY ERNESTO MORA Within just a few days of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, members of the Brooklyn College community and neighbors of the college had hurriedly collected and boxed enough much-needed medicine, first-aid supplies, food and clothing to fill four vans.
he unusually large canvas, measuring 77.25 by 45.38 inches (196 by 115cm), sustained a vertical tear of about six inches (15cm) in the lower righthand corner in the accident. The museum, located on the eastern edge of New York's Central Park, did not elaborate on why the woman fell. But The Met said the damage did not impact the "focal point of the composition" and that it should be repaired in the coming weeks ahead of a major Picasso retrospective featuring some 250 works at the museum opening on April 27. Repair work should be "unobtrusive," it added. Painted in the winter of 1904-1905, the work hails from Picasso's critical Rose Period, when the artist shifted from the downbeat tones of his Blue Period to warmer, more romantic hues. The period also hints at Picasso's later embrace of abstraction with his signature cubist style. Donated to The Met by automobile
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ore than a hundred people and repre- Francelene Louis, '03, a native of the sentatives of student organizations donated what impoverished nation and a volunteer transthey could in a very short period lator with NOVA Hope for Haiti, alerted the of time," said Jennifer Rubain, college of the need for donations. director of the Office of Diversity and Equity Programs, many of the campus groups that helped in who organized the collection effort. "The the donation drive was the HaitianTarget store on the Junction was cleaned out American Student Association. of some items," she said. Doctors and healthcare workers with Added Rubain: "We were shocked by NOVA Hope for Haiti flew to the Caribbean the response." nation on January 15, taking some of the She noted that an alumna of the college, donated supplies with them, said Rubain. Francelene Louis, '03, a native of the The rest of the supplies are to be shipped to impoverished nation and a volunteer trans- Haiti with other volunteers this week. lator with NOVA Hope for Haiti, alerted the college of the need for donations. Among
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The Actor by Pablo Picasso, seen here, was damaged after a woman attending art class lost her balance, fell into it and tore it. heiress Thelma Chrysler Foy in 1952, "The Actor" features an acrobat striking a dramatic pose against an abstract backdrop. It was painted on a used canvas that already contained a painting.
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Mayor Bloomberg, Buildings Comissioner Limandri Unveil New Design for Sidewalk Sheds that Protect Pedestrians from Construction BY STU LOESER Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Buildings Commissioner Robert D. LiMandri and President of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Anthony Schirripa today unveiled a new design for sidewalk sheds - the wood and steel structures built to protect pedestrians walking alongside buildings under construction. The design of the City's sidewalk sheds has remained primarily unchanged since the 1950s and the new design will improve quality of life, reduce construction impacts on businesses, increase pedestrian safety and increase available space for pedestrians on sidewalks. An international competition - the "urbanSHED International Design Competition" - was held to challenge the design community to create a new standard of sidewalk shed. he competition winner, "Urban Umbrella," was developed by YoungHwan Choi, a 28-year-old student from the University of Pennsylvania. The winning design was selected from 164 designs submitted by architects, engineers, designers and students from 28 countries around the world. The Mayor also was joined at the announcement by Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette SadikKhan; Department of City Planning
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Mayor Bloomberg, Department of Buildings Commissioner LiMandri and President of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Anthony Schirripa unveiled a new design for sidewalk sheds. Commissioner Amanda M. Burden, FAICP; Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth H.
Berger; and Building Congress President Richard T. Anderson. "In my State of the City speech I talked about the innovation and enterprise that fuels our city and today we are showing off of that entrepreneurial sprit," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Sidewalk sheds are a part of New York life, reflecting the face of a city that is constantly changing - yet the sheds themselves haven't evolved at all during the past four decades and its time to bring them into the 21st century. The new structures will complement the City's architectural beauty rather than take it away from it, while increasing space and safety for pedestrians and reducing the impact of construction on businesses and building owners." "Sidewalk sheds are installed to protect pedestrians from construction or building maintenance work, and this design is a perfect way to improve safety and the quality of life for all New Yorkers," said Buildings Commissioner LiMandri. "This new design is great for building owners because less of your building will be hidden, and it's great for pedestrians because there's more space to walk, run or shop than ever before. I am confident this design will change the city's landscape and make people fall in love with this city all over again. I would like to thank Mr. Choi for his work and all of our partners who made this competition a reality." "Sidewalk sheds, while necessary, hide the architectural features that make our
streets so attractive and take away from what makes our neighborhoods and business corridors vibrant," said Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan. "This design invites New Yorkers' eyes back up from the sidewalk and lets them reclaim their streets even before construction is complete." "Design is all about rethinking what we already know," said City Planning Commissioner Burden. "This competition created excitement amongst designers, proving that the city's vibrant streetscape can be enhanced with a smart twist on a simple structure. This innovative new design brings both amenity and delight to pedestrians, and makes sure that New York City streets continue to be welcoming, dynamic and young." "The urbanSHED competition shows that good design grows out of effective partnerships among the City, the American Institute of Architects, the New York Building Congress and other groups," said Anthony Schirripa, President of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. "As a result of this joint endeavor, the sidewalks of New York will be more pedestrian-friendly, safer and more sustainable. I thank all the designers who submitted their great ideas and all of our collaborators for joining with us to promote the power of design for a better New York." The new design is a significant upgrade of the sidewalk shed that is widely used
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WAR ON TERROR Chicago Man Pleads Not Guilty to Plotting Mumbai Attacks
Man Loaded with Weapons and Map of Military Base, Busted in NJ Continued from cover had a "large bulge" in the front of his military style jacket, Prosecutor Wayne Forrest and local police chief Brian Fitzgerald said in a statement. After a foot chase to a trailer park, police used pepper spray to subdue Woodson and found he was carrying inside his coat a loaded Bushmaster semi-automatic assault rifle altered to f ire heavy .50 caliber ammunition.
“Prosecutors did not reveal any possible motives.” He also carried four additional magazines containing ball type and hollow point ammunition. The rifle's serial number had been erased.
Later, detectives searched Woodson's motel room and found an arsenal of military grade weapons, the authorities said. These included another assault rifle, a 37 mm Cobray grenade launcher, another bullet-proof vest, a night vision scope, a police radio scanner, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Detectives also found "a map of a US military installation and a map of an out-of-state civilian community, a Middle Eastern red and white coloured traditional headdress." Woodson was charged with multiple weapons offences. Prosecutors did not reveal any possible motives. But the incident came as security services in the United States are on heightened alert for Islamist militant attacks in addition to the constant threat of gun massacres committed periodically in public places.
Islamic Terrorists 'Made in Britain' BY DALIT HALEVY A Hamas website proudly reports on two young British citizens who have moved to Gaza to join the jihad against Israel. he website did not provide many details on the two. One of them, known as Ibrahim al-Majersi, is reported to have “left his home in order to join the jihad in Gaza,” and was scheduled to deliver a lecture in the London has become the latest internafamous Large Mosque of Gaza. He apparently met with Hamas and Al- tional nest of terrorists. Kassam Brigades terrorists. The other, known only as Mustafa, is flying from Britain to North America. reported to have served in the British At least one of them had strong ties with Al-Qaeda, the extent of whose Army in Iraq. Muslim terrorists apparently f ind involvement in the plot remains unclear Great Britain a convenient place to – though the planned attacks resemble study and grow in their dedication to several other Al Qaeda plots targeting the cause. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, American airlines. Two British-citizen terrorists carried who attempted to blow up a Northwest Airline flight from Nigeria to Detroit out a suicide attack in Tel Aviv in April 2003, murdering the guard at the Mike’s via Amsterdam last month, studied at University College London for three Place restaurant and two others. The years, graduating in 2008 with a degree two were equipped with explosives in mechanical engineering. Though he vests in Gaza. The explosives worn by was always known to be religious, fami- one of the terrorists did not detonate, ly members claimed that the terrorist and he escaped from the scene; his body had been “recruited” to a more militant was found several weeks later off the form of Islam in London. He spent his Tel Aviv shore. The student unions of two British elementary school days at the British colleges - the London School of School in Togo, West Africa. Economics and University of London’s In addition, British courts recently sentenced seven English citizens to long Queen Mary College – have recently prison sentences – three of them for life decided to forge an alliance with the – for their involvement in the 2006 ter- Islamic University in Gaza, a political rorist plot to blow up several airliners and military bastion of Hamas.
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BY MIRA OBERMAN A Chicago businessman pleaded not guilty to helping an old friend from military school in Pakistan plot the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. ahawwur Hussain Rana, 49, has been held in jail since his October arrest on charges of helping plot an attack on the Danish newspaper that published incendiary cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in 2005. Prosecutors allege that Rana helped his friend David Coleman Headley, a key suspect in the Mumbai attacks, by allowing him to use his immigration company as a cover for surveillance trips to India and Denmark. Rana was charged last week with three separate counts of providing material support for terrorism in the Mumbai attacks, the Denmark terror plot, and to the banned Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. "We entered our plea of not guilty and we're looking forward to contesting those charges," defense attorney Patrick Blegen told reporters following the brief court appearance. "I am optimistic that we can f ight these charges and clear Mr. Rana's name." Also indicted on conspiracy charges related to the Denmark plot were Ilyas Kashmiri, an alleged terror kingpin in Pakistan who prosecutors accuse of being in regular contact with Al-Qaeda leaders, and Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, a retired major in the Pakistani military. Neither man is in US custody. Headley, 49, has pleaded not guilty to 12 terrorism related charges and remains in custody where he is cooperating with prosecutors. The Washington-born son of a former Pakistani diplomat and American mother, Headley reportedly befriended Bollywood stars and even dated an actress during his lengthy surveillance trips to Mumbai. The indictment alleges that Rana acted as a messenger while Headley scoped out the Mumbai terror targets, taking photos and video and entering their positions on a GPS device. Nearly a year after the bloody 60hour siege which began November 26, 2008, Headley was allegedly recorded discussing f ive future targets with Rana. Prosecutors said the targets included Bollywood, the Indian temple Somnath, the National Defense College in Delhi, Shiv Sena, a political party in India with roots in Hindu nationalism and the Danish newspaper. Headley had already begun the planning for a second Indian attack during a March 2009 surveillance trip whose targets included the National Defense
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This courtroom drawing shows Tahawwur Hussain Rana (C) and Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan (L) in December 2009. College and Chabad Houses in "several cities" in India, the indictment alleges. He was also working on the Danish newspaper plot weeks before the Mumbai attack was carried out, the indictment alleges. Headley is accused of once again using Rana's immigration business as a cover in order to arrange a visit to the Copenhagen and Aarhus off ices of Jyllands-Posten, Denmark's highest circulating daily. During a February meeting in Pakistan, Kashmiri allegedly told Headley that they should use a truck bomb to attack the newspaper and directed him to meet with European contacts who could provide the money, weapons and manpower for the attack. Headley and Rana were arrested in October on terror charges related to the plot to attack Jyllands-Posten and kill an editor and the cartoonist. Headley was charged last month with spending two years casing Mumbai, even taking boat tours around the city's harbor to scope out landing sites for the attackers. Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen who owns the Chicago-based First World Immigration Services that Headley allegedly used as a cover, insists that he is a pacif ist who was "duped" by his friend. His lawyers are appealing a judge's decision to have him held in jail pending trial. "This is not the kind of case where he could slip across the border," Blegen told reporters, adding that he thinks the evidence presented so far is not "particularly strong." "Everyone knows who he is. He's not going anywhere. His desire is to f ight the charges and clear his name, not to disappear and leave someone in his family holding the bag." Rana -- who appeared in court wearing a bright orange prison jumpsuit and shackled at the wrists and ankles -- is currently being held in a special unit of a federal jail where he is under heavy guard and faces strict restrictions.
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Iranian Threat Stop the Iranian Bomb Activists Protest Germany Company BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, Activists from political organization Stop the Bomb distributed fliers to the 3,500 stockholders of the German engineering and steel giant ThyssenKrupp here in this industrial city on last week, charging that 4.5 percent of the company's stocks are in the hands of the Iranian government. Alexander Wilke, a spokesman for ThyssenKrupp, told The Jerusalem Post that the engineering conglomerate conducted roughly $300 million in trade last year with Iran. he protest in front of the Ruhr Congress center at the annual stockholder meeting took place in the wake of a joint Monday appearance of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, where both government heads urged tougher sanctions on Iran. German corporations such as ThyssenKrupp have ignored Merkel's pleas to walk away from Iran business as part of her administration's non-binding "discouragement strategy."
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“The European Parliament is currently debating a Dutch proposal to place the Revolutionary Guards on the European Union terror list.� Ekkehard D.Schulz, CEO of ThyssenKrupp, replied that the compa-
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US: Iran's Answer to Offer Inadequate BY THE JERUSALEM POST US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley responded unfavorably to the Iranian rebuttal of the international proposal which would have committed it to quickly exporting most of the material it would need to make a nuclear warhead. 'm not sure that they've delivered a formal response, but it is clearly an inadequate response," Crowley told reporters in Washington. Iran told the head of the UN nuclear agency that it did not accept the proposal. For months, Iranian officials have used the media to criticize the plan backed by most of the world's major powers and to offer alternatives to one of its main conditions - that the Islamic republic ship out most of its stock of enriched uranium and then wait for up to a year for its return in the form of fuel rods for its Teheran research reactor. While critical of such statements, the United States and its allies noted that Iran had yet to respond to the International Atomic Agency regarding the plan, first drawn up in early October in a landmark meeting in Geneva between Iran and the six world powers, and then refined later that month in Vienna talks among Iran, the US, Russia and France. But Iran now also has told the IAEA which chaired the Vienna talks - that it wants an alternative to the plan. Its version effectively rejects the key demand that it agree to a tight timetable in shipping out most of its enriched uranium supply, said the diplomats. The talks in Vienna came up with a draft proposal that would take 70 percent of Iran's low-enriched uranium to reduce its stockpile of material that could be enriched to a higher level, and possibly be used to make nuclear weapons. That uranium would be returned about a year later as refined fuel rods, which can power reactors but cannot be readily turned into weapons-grade material. Iran maintains its nuclear program is only for the peaceful purpose of generating energy. The Geneva talks grouped the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany around the negotiating table with Iran. Diplomats from three of those big powers said Tuesday that Iran's counterproposal to the IAEA was essentially a rehash of an already publicly floated offer that fell far short of the six nations' expectations. In a January 6 meeting with IAEA chief Yukiya Amano, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian delegate to the agency, said his country would exchange enriched uranium only on domestic soil and only simultaneously for research reactor fuel, said the diplomats, who asked for anonymity
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because their information was confidential. That would delay any exchange for at least a year or so - the time needed to make the rods for the Teheran reactor. And that, in turn would give Iran time to increase its enriched uranium stockpile to a level where it would still have enough to make a nuclear weapon even if it exported the 1.2 tons (1,100 kilograms) specified in the original draft agreement. In addition, the Iranian counterproposal calls for exchanges in several tranches, said the diplomats. That, too, runs counter to the Western wish that Iran ship out most of its present accumulation of enriched uranium in one batch and thereby leave it with not enough to make a weapon. Repeated calls to the cell-phone number of Soltanieh, the Iranian chief IAEA delegate, were not answered Tuesday. Around 2,200 pounds of low-enriched uranium are needed to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a single nuclear warhead, according to experts. Iran is believed to have well over that amount in its stockpiles and its thousands of centrifuges churn out new material by the day. Iran points to nuclear deals with Western companies and governments that were put on ice after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the previous regime three decades ago in arguing it cannot trust that its interlocutors will deliver the fuel rods if it agrees to export most of its enriched uranium on good faith. It argues that its nuclear program is aimed at creating a peaceful nuclear energy network to serve its growing population. The US and other nations believe Iran's nuclear program has the goal of creating atomic weapons. The United States and its Western allies have been pushing for a fourth round of UN sanctions. But with Russia, and especially China, skeptical of any new UN penalties, they have to tread carefully to maintain six power unity on how to deal with the Islamic Republic. A meeting Saturday of senior diplomats from the six powers focused on possible new sanctions but participants said it reached no agreement. "I don't think that we bridged the different views that the United States and others and China have about the - about the issue of sanctions," Crowley said. "These are long-standing concerns, and we'll continue to talk to China about them." International concerns include Iran's refusal to heed UN Security Council demands that it freeze its enrichment program; fears that it may be hiding more nuclear facilities after its belated revelations that it was building a secret fortified enrichment plant, and its stonewalling of an IAEA probe of alleged programs geared to developing nuclear arms.
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American Israelis Applaud Obama’s Recognition that Palestinians are Blocking Progress to Achieve Middle East Peace BY AARON TRODLER The American Israeli Action Coalition (AIAC) today applauded President Obama for his recognition that it is the Palestinian side which is preventing any further progress towards achieving a Middle East peace treaty. IAC is a non-partisan, non-political, issue-oriented NGO which whose purpose is to represent the united voice of the more than 250,000 American citizens living in Israel on issues that affect Israel, Israel-U.S. relations, and the Jewish people worldwide. In an interview in the current Time Magazine, President Obama noted that "the Israelis showed a willingness to make some modif ications in their policies," but that the Palestinians refused to do so. Obama further noted that "we overestimated our ability to persuade them to do so" and that had he anticipated some of the problems sooner he "might not have raised expectations as high." Harvey Schwartz, Chairman of AIAC, stated that "we had been stating over and over that it was the Palestinians - not the Israelis - who were the true impediment to peace and that the Obama administration's 'tilt' toward the Palestinian side coupled with the enormous pressure that it placed on the Israelis, was exactly the wrong method to achieve a lasting
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peace. We are delighted that President Obama has now come to agree with our position." "What the Obama administration should do now," continued Chairman Schwartz, it to give the IsraeliPalestinian track 'a rest' and concentrate all of its energies to deal with the imminent threat posed by the Iranian rush to acquire offensive nuclear weapons. The Iranian nuclear situation poses a direct threat not only to the State of Israel, but also to other American allies in the area, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf States. The present Mullah-controlled Iran also poses a direct threat to western European countries and, if left unchecked, to the United States as well. President Obama should realize that doing away with this threat will have an enormously constructive effect upon achieving a lasting peace in the Middle East." Aaron Tirschwell, AIAC Executive Director, stated "in the interest of world peace, the American Israelis urge President Obama to act immediately." AIAC is devoted to effectively recruiting and activating the more than 250,000 expatriate American citizens in Israel in order to create a united voice that will be heard by the governments and people of the United States and Israel on issues that pertain to the continued safety and security of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide
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Obama Vows to Alleviate 'Assault' on Middle Class BY STEPHEN COLLINSON President Barack Obama vowed to save US middle classes from an "assault" from falling incomes and rising insecurity, previewing highlights of this week's crucial State of the Union address. bama unveiled a series of tax breaks and other measures to spur retirement saving and to ease pressure on working families, as he seeks to calm public rage over the economic meltdown and improve his own political prospects. "Creating good, sustainable jobs is the single-most important thing we can do to rebuild the middle class and I won't rest until we're doing just that," said Obama, ahead of his primetime address to Americans on Wednesday. "But, we also need to reverse the overall erosion in middle-class security, so that when this economy does come back, working Americans are free to pursue their dreams again." The new White House plans will see the White House double a child care and dependent care tax credit for people earning less than 85,000 dollars a year and provide an extra 1.6 billion dollars for child care funding. Students saddled with huge federal loans will only have to make payments equal to 10 percent of their income and ax credits will be expanded to protect retirement savings. The administration will also create a
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Obama unveiled a series of tax breaks and other measures to spur retirement saving and to ease pressure on working families. new system of workplace individual retirement accounts, requiring all companies to give employees the option of saving for their futures. "Unfortunately, the middle class has been under assault for a long time," Obama said. "Too many Americans have known their own painful recessions long before any economist declared that there was a recession." But John Boehner, the top Republican in the House of Representatives, dismissed Obama's announcement, saying it did not satisfy
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The Meaning of Tu B’Shvat The name Tu B’shvat is derived from the Hebrew date of the holiday, which occurs on the 15th day of Shvat. "Tu" stands for the Hebrew numerals "tet vav" which is 15. Until recent decades, it was most often called Chamisha Asar B’Shvat, the fifteenth, of Shvat. New Year for Trees u B’Shvat appears in the Mishnah in Tractate Rosh Hashanah as one of the four new years in the Jewish calendar. The discussion of when the new year for trees occurs was a source of debate among the rabbis: "And there are four New Year dates: The first of Nisan new year for kings and festivals - The first of Elul - new year for animal tithes. Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Shimon say: the first of Tishrei. - The first of Tishrei- new year for calculation of the calendar, sabbatical years and jubilees, for planting and sowing - The first of Shvat - new year for trees, according to the school of Shamai; The school of Hillel say: the fifteenth of Shvat" (Rosh Hashana:2a) The rabbis of the Talmud ruled in favor of Hillel on this issue. Thus the 15th of Shvat became the date for calculating when the agricultural cycle began or ended for the purpose of biblical tithes involving trees and fruit. Tu B’Shvat and Halacha Of the talmudic requirements for fruit trees which used Tu B’Shvat as the cut-off date in the Hebrew calendar for calculating the age of a fruit-bearing tree, Orlah remains to this day in essentially the same form it had in talmudic times and uses Tu B’Shvat in the same way. In the Orthodox Jewish world, these practices are still observed today as part of Halacha. Orlah fruit is not considered kosher, and Tu B’Shvat is still used as the cut-off date. For a tree in its final year, fruit ripening before Tu B’Shvat is considered orlah, while fruit ripening on or after Tu B’Shvat in the final year is permitted. Maaser Sheni and Maaser Ani are observed today by a ceremony redeeming tithing obligations with a coin. Because the form of redemption is the same for both of these latter obligations, the year of the fruit no longer matters for these tithes.
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Tu B’Shvat seder In the Middle Ages, Tu B’Shvat was celebrated with a feast of fruits in keeping with the Mishnaic description of the holiday as a "New Year." In the 1600s, the kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Luria of Safed and his disciples instituted a Tu B’Shvat seder in which the fruits and trees of the Land of Israel were given symbolic meaning. The main idea was that eating ten specif ic fruits and drinking four cups of wine in a specific order while reciting the appropriate blessings would bring human beings, and the world, closer to spiritual perfection. The Tu B’Shvat seder has been revived, and is now celebrated by many Jews, religious and secular.
Special haggadot have been written for this purpose. The Etrog and Tu B’Shvat In the Chassidic community, some Jews pickle or candy the etrog (citron) from Sukkot and eat it on Tu B’Shvat. Some pray that they will be worthy of a beautiful etrog on the following Sukkot. The Custom of Planting Trees in Israel On Tu Bishvat in 1890, Rabbi Zeev Yavetz, one of the founders of the Mizrachi movement, took his students to plant trees in the agricultural colony of Zichron Yaakov. This custom was adopted in 1908 by the Jewish Teachers Union and later by the Jewish National Fund (Keren Hakayemet L’Israel), established in 1901 to oversee land reclamation and afforestation of the Land of Israel. Over a million Israelis now take part in the Jewish National Fund's tree-planting activities organized every year on Tu B’Shvat. In keeping with the idea of Tu B’Shvat marking the revival of nature, symbolized by the budding of the almond tree, many of Israel's major institutions have chosen this day for their inauguration. The cornerstone-laying of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem took place on Tu B’Shvat 1918; the Technion in Haifa, on Tu B’Shvat 1925; and the Knesset, on Tu B’Shvat 1949. The Jewish Arbour Day Today with the world more aware of the ecology and nature, Tu B’Shvat is the sometime called the Jewish Arbor Day. Ecological organizations in Israel and the elsewhere have adopted it to further environmental awareness programs. On Israeli kibbutzim, Tu B’Shvat is celebrated as an agricultural holiday. This article has been reprinted with permission of Torah.org
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No to Building but YES to Planting! BY SHMUEL SACKETT International Director, Manhigut Yehudit
The current Israeli government has imposed a complete freeze on all building in Yehuda and Shomron (Judea and Samaria). No houses, no Shuls, no Yeshivot, no businesses… not even a fence around your backyard! This policy is called “The Freeze Plan” and many groups are doing what they can to fight against it. hile the battle against the “freeze” is being waged, Manhigut Yehudit (The Jewish Leadership Movement), led by Moshe Feiglin, has come up with a very creative way to circumvent the evil decree and in fact… BUILD! The idea is to build through PLANTING. The whole idea of the freeze is to stop the growth of Jewish life. The way to defeat this is by doing the exact opposite! King Shlomo said, “A tree is life!” (Mishlei 3:18), One of the f irst things our father Abraham did upon entering Israel was plant a tree; “(And Abraham) planted an Eshel tree… and there he called in the name of G-d, Lord of the Universe” (Bereisheit 21:33), Hashem commanded us to plant fruit trees when we entered the land; “When you come to the land and plant any tree bearing edible fruit…” (Va’Yikra 19:23). Based on these sources, Manhigut Yehudit has decided to embark on a very courageous program to plant 20,000 new fruit trees – all in Yehuda and Shomron - by this Tu B’Shvat!
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Moshe Feiglin, Head of Manhigut Yehudit Planting a fruit tree in the Shomron, befroe Tu B’Shvat. Over the years Manhigut Yehudit has planted fruit trees and grape vines throughout Judea and Samaria, under the condition that the farmers comply with all the agricultural halachot. Actually, this is not our f irst year doing this project. We have initiated similar Tu B’Shevat tree planting programs all across Yehuda and Shomron for the last 10 years and have planted over 15,000 new fruit trees. During all of our programs the following rules have been adhered to very carefully: • All planting is done exclusively in Yehuda and Shomron • We only plant fruit trees, primarily – but not limited to – grapes for
the production of wine. (Our f ield in Yitzhar is already producing organic wine that recently won a “Silver Medal” in a major Israeli wine competition) • Strict adherence to Halacha (Jewish law). Our farmers keep the laws of Orlah, Netta Rivai, Shmittah and all Terumot and Ma’asrot to the full extent of the law with no leniencies whatsoever. • 100% Jewish labor only • Planting trees such as these is a
very expensive venture. Before the f irst sapling is planted, bulldozers have to spend several days clearing the land. Then - since water is scarce in Israel - a modern, fully computerized drip-irrigation system is installed. After that, the saplings are planted and then a fence is installed to keep away animals such as deer. Since these saplings are fruit-bearing, a “de-weeding” process must con-
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Rain Water Collection Coming to Israel BY EHUD ZION WALDOKS When Eric Aiken, 47, a caterer in Florida for many years, decided to make aliya with his family, he began to look for a new way to help the country. He stumbled across an ancient idea in a modern format: rainwater harvesting. ainwater harvesting has been done for millennia and modern versions are in use in Germany, Australia and the US. Several [American] states even offer tax rebates for rainwater collection systems. Here in Israel, though, it's totally off people's radar," Mr. Aiken said. With f ive years of drought behind us and less rain falling every year, storing what precipi0t0ation does fall may be an idea whose time has come. Rainwater harvesting is relatively simple, and the water can be used for washing machines, toilets and gardens, Aiken said. It is also used for drinking water in some countries, but Israel has very strict regulations that do not allow for that. After doing his research and talking to experts around the world, Aiken and his family made aliya to Efrat f ive months ago, and he's starting to get his new company, Geshem Artzenu, off the ground. The f irm offers both the equip-
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ment for and installation of rainwater collection systems. "We can import a system in a month and install it in a day," Aiken said. The system consists of a tank to store the water, pumps and f ilters, and he will install gutters and a spout to catch the water rolling off the roof if a house doesn't have them. Certif ied plumbers attach the system to the house's indoor plumbing. Aiken is offering a 6,000-liter collapsible tank, "so that you can fold it up and put it away during the dry season. If you need a second tank, you can connect it in about f ive minutes." Hard plastic tanks are also available. The cost for a system is generally under NIS 10,000, but "come to me for an estimate," Aiken suggested. So how much water could you collect with such a system? It depends where you live and how big your house is. A moderate-sized house could collect 50 cubic meters of water per year, a large house or one in the North perhaps double that, Aiken writes on his Web site. Public buildings could also install a tank with Geshem Artzenu. Aiken is also interested in tapping into the kibbutz and moshav market, because the roofs of the farm buildings are potentially gigantic collection
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Jerusalem Tu B’Shvat Celebration to Feature Planting Flowers BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU The Botanical Garden in Jerusalem is planning to open its doors to the public next week for planting thousands of flowers in honor of the Tu B’Shvat holiday, known in English as the New Year of Trees. The Hebrew terms literally means the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which this year falls on the Sabbath, when Jewish law forbids planting. he holiday is one of the four "new years" that are mentioned in the Talmud and marks the traditional" re-awakening of trees" from their winter slumber. The Botanical Garden, founded in 1953, host more than 10,000 different kinds of plants from different regions of the world. Growing the plants and flowers from tropical areas requires maintaining conditions that allow them to survive the climate in Jerusalem.
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‘Better Place’ Electric Car Concept Gets a Large Dose of New Funds Continued from cover tion and consumer validation.” HSBC is leading the new round of f inancing, contributing $125 million in exchange for a 10 percent stake in Better Place. That gives Better Place a market value of $1.25 billion. “This is a pretty big round,” Mr. Lache added. “I am impressed that they have succeeded in raising this amount of capital even before the business has started operating.” Both Mr. Agassi and HSBC exec- Shai Agassi, explianing the the utives portrayed the investment as a business-based decision, rather than Better Place concept for universal as an effort to enhance the bank’s battery exchange stations for electric green credentials. Better Place is scheduled to make cars. its commercial debut in 2011 in Israel and Denmark, but HSBC’s internal-combustion engines that charinvestment could ease doubts about its acterized motor vehicles for more than a complicated — and expensive — answer century, while also winning the support to the longstanding chicken-and-egg of major automakers. problem of getting electric cars on the Even with the new funds, that is a road without the infrastructure to sup- tall order. So far, only Renault has pubport long-distance driving. licly endorsed Better Place’s plan, In addition to the $125 million from agreeing to supply cars with easy-toHSBC, $225 million will come from swap batteries and working closely with Morgan Stanley Investment the company to reach its 2011 commerManagement, Lazard Asset cial debut. Management and Better Place’s original Regardless, industry experts say investors, which include Israeli compa- huge fleets of electric cars are likely to nies and VantagePoint Venture Partners hit the road in the coming decade. in Silicon Valley. “What we’ve seen in the past year is All together, Better Place has raised that every automaker around the world approximately $700 million, including has acknowledged there will be electrian initial round of f inancing in 2008 f ication,” Mr. Lache said. “The question that brought in $200 million. HSBC’s is the trajectory, but every automaker head of global capital f inancing, Kevin will have a portfolio of electric cars.” Adeson, will join Better Place’s board. Under Better Place’s plan, conThe new funds, Mr. Agassi said, will sumers would buy electric vehicles be devoted to research and develop- made by the big automakers but get the ment, completing the company’s infra- batteries from Better Place and pay a structure in Israel and Denmark, and fee according to the distance they drive. eventually broadening its reach to The blueprint calls for thousands of include the United States, Australia and conventional charge points, as well as other countries in Europe. switching stations where a robotic Mr. Agassi has cast his company’s device could replace a battery in less effort in moral terms, citing the threat time than it takes to f ill a tank of gas. of global warming and the need to f ind These stations are needed because renewable sources of energy to replace batteries have a range of only about 100 fossil fuels. miles, or 160 kilometers, and rechargA skilled salesman, he predicted that ing takes up to f ive hours. Changing the new investment would be the kind of batteries en route would make long turning point for electric vehicles that journeys more convenient. Netscape’s initial public offering in Even Better Place’s supporters in 1995 was for Internet companies. Denmark have questioned whether con“We’ve demonstrated that our net- sumers were ready to abandon gasoline work is deployable,” Mr. Agassi said. engines in favor of Mr. Agassi’s vision, “We’re ready for a big breakthrough, but after a year of investigation and and there is not one country that doesn’t consultation with experts, HSBC execuneed to get off oil.” tives said they were persuaded it was HSBC executives also drew compar- feasible. isons to technology giants that trans“We started out cynical, and we’ve formed the Internet. done expert diligence,” Mr. Bernbaum “It could be a game-changer in its said. “We think Better Place is going to sector the way Google and Microsoft work.” were in theirs,” said Anthony He added that the venture was “one Bernbaum, global head of special of the largest, and the most important opportunities for HSBC. and signif icant f inancial equity investBefore that happens, though, Better ments we’ve made.” Place and its backers will have to persuade consumers to move away from the
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In Whose Best Interest ? “Get: Heter Meah Rabbonim” BY MARTIN E. FRIEDLANDER, ESQ. What is a Heter Meah Rabbonim ? When can it be legitimately used according to Halacha (Jewish law)? ecently, this has become a new weapon, sometimes used inappropriately in divorce matters in the Orthodox Community. As discussed in my last article the cherem of Rabbienu Gershon instituted the prohibition of a polygamy on men and the fact that a women must accept a Get willingly. That raised a new concern for the observant community: what if a women could not or would not accept a Get? The answer was the Heter Meah Rabbonim, which was initiated for cases in which a wife became mentally incompetent (Shotah); who rebels and refuses to act as a Jewish Wife (Moredes), or one who simply disappears. The dispensation arose to rectify those limited situations. The exact translation of the words as Heter is (permission) of Meah Rabbonim (one hundred Rabbis). The Process: A Beth Din must thoroughly examine the claims of the husband regrarding the issues presented.
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Issues to be considered Mental Capacity: Has the wife’s mental capacity deteriorated to a state of mental incompetence, and is the condition irreversible? Moredes, is the wife, in fact, a rebellious wife vis a vis her conduct, is she not willing to live as husband and wife, is she no longer observant, is she not willing to mend her ways, nor accept a Get that is being offered. Did she disappear and cannot be located? To sercure a Heter Meah Rabbonim not only must one obtain the signatures of one hundred Rabbi’s, but they must come from three different locations. The petitioner must convince the initial Beth Din of the veracity of his claims, which would lead to the Beth Din conducting its own investigation. Following this, the Rabbi’s in the other areas must listen to his claims and conduct their own inquiries. Only when 100 Rabbi’s in the three different jurisdictions are convinced of his veracity can a Heter be issued. A further requirement is that a Get must be deposited to the Beth Din for the wife to pick up whenever she desires, without condition.
A few years ago in court, the following scenario was presented to the Judge. Someone had obtained a Heter Meah Rabbonim from sa Rabbi in the orthodox community who was known to facilitate the same for a fee. The woman was informed that a Get was deposited to this Rabbi on the condition that she withdraw all court proceedings and agree to arbitrate all disputes - only with this Rabbi. The Judge rightfully so ordered the Rabbi to appear before her. The abuse of this method cannot be tolerated by the Jewish community. It’s no wonder that the leading Halachik Poskim (deciders of Jewish Law) of our generation have issued warnings to refrain from the issuance of a Heter (Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt"zl), except in extreme circumstances. Once one hears of a Heter, it should be subject to great scrutiny regardinhg its validity. One has to question a Rabbi who would consider performing a wedding when the groom has initiated and obtained a Heter Meah Rabbonim, especially if the wife is ready willing and able to accept the Get. In a noted case, the Supreme Court referenced a Heter Meah Rabbonim asking if it was suff icient to comply with the Get law or not (the husband in that case did deposit Get for wife to receive). The wife, as Court recounted, did not want to accept a Get. Earlier in this series of articles, we discussed the opposite scenario, where a husband refuses to give a Get.. Under Halacha, there is a concept of a husband being coerced to deliver a Get. The Bach (Rabbi Yoel Sirkes), a great commentator on the Shulchan Aruch (code of Jewish law) states, "whoever releases a Agunah is as if he rebuilt one of the destroyed buildings of Yerusholayim." Our religious leaders have to ensure that, once a marriage is over without possibility of reconciliation, that the woman receives her Get. Martin Friedland can be reached by email at mef@mflawyer.com or by phone at 212-321-7092 and for suggestions for the column please email Inwhosebestinterest@gmail.com
Tishman Speyer Unload $5.4B Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village Complexes The biggest real estate deal in American history collapsed on Monday. he owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the iconic redbrick oasis of middle class affordability on Manhattan's East Side, said they are handing the massive property over to their creditors. "It's a tale of greed gone awry," said John Cappelletti, a retired teacher who has lived in Stuy Town for 20 years and, like many tenants, is worried about
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The New Old Tree This week Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu went to Kibbutz Kfar Etzion and planted a tree in honor of the Tu B’Shvat holiday. After the tree planting ceremony, he said that the settlement blocks will remain part of the State of Israel and told the children that joined him that they will enjoy the tree for generations to come. he significance of the statement was picked up by worldwide media most said that Netanyahu is hardening his stance towards the Palestinians. But what the media did not grasp is not the significance of laying claim to the land by planting a tree but the even greater significance of where the tree was planted. The area on which Kibbutz Kfar Etzion was built was first settled by Jews In 1927. A group of European and Yemenite Jews from Jerusalem established a small farming community, Called "Migdal Eder," on the land south of Jerusalem along the Jerusalem Hebron Highway. In the early 1930s, the land was purchased by Shmuel Yosef Holtzman, who renamed the settlement "Kfar Etzion," a play on his own name: In German “holtz� means “wood�, which translates to “etz� in Hebrew). The Jews were forced to leave again in the wake of the 1936 Arab uprising. Much of what Holtzman and his comrades had built was demolished by the Arabs. In 1943-1947, the kibbutz movement sent out groups of settlers to establish four kibbutzim, creating what became known as the Etzion bloc. The other Kibbutaim forming the Etzion bloc were, Kfar Etzion, Ein Tzurim, Massu'ot Yitzhak and Revadim. With the start of the Arab revolt that began after the United Nations voted to
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Partition Palestine into a Jewish and Arab State in 1947, the kibbutzim came under attack. In May of 1948 the Arabs Attacked Gush Etzion in force. The kibbutzim held off the attacks for ten days until Kfar Etzion fell. In the Kfar Etzion massacre on May 14, all but four of the inhabitants were executed by Arab Legion and irregular forces. The other kibbutzim were forced to surrender and the survivors were taken as prisoners of war and eventually released nine months later. Between the years of 1948 and 1967, survivors, widows and children would gather on the anniversary of the massacre to remember their fallen friends and family. They gathered on the southern outskirts of Jerusalem. On a hilltop from where they were able to see the lonely oak treethat grew in the center of the settlement, they said kaddish and vowed to one day return and never leave. The lonely tree became their symbol for their longing for their homes. During the Six Day War in 1967, Israel liberated the Etzion Bloc and the children of Etzion fulfilled their dream of returning to the homes that they were forced out of 19 years earlier. It has been told that one of the soldiers that was in the unit moving into the area was one of the orphans of the 1948 massacre. As he moved onto the Arab army base that had been established on the site he sang the Hebrew song “V’Shavu Banim L’Gvulam,� “The sons will return to the borders.� The new tree that Netanyahu planted in Kfar Etzion ties the future to the past, the new tree to the old. The sons of Israel have returned to the land of Israel within the borders of old never to leave.
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Dear Editor, As I watch the devastation that has taken place in Haiti, one cannot help but feel such a sense of sadness and wonder how to come to the aid of people that are in desperate need of help. While it is impossible for many of us to be there and actually be the helping hand that they need, I’m sure like myself, many wish they could. However, the question is not whether or not we can give, but what can we give? During their outcry of desperation, I have read and watched many broadcasts that have displayed people give their money, goods, services etc, and I can only pray that people will continue to give. While many are leery as to what organizations to give to because they are unsure of how much of their donations will actu-
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When I read about the Jewish woman rescued through the Gaza smuggling tunnel, I once again felt a feeling of relief. Another one comes home! Yet, I often wonder if it is their insecurities or perhaps a lack acceptance that causes them to flee what they know and be deceived to live in a place where they will dwell in utter distress. Perhaps we need to build a stronger foundation where woman
ally reach the people of Haiti, if you do some research on the internet, you are sure to find the answer to your question. There are many organizations that give almost all of their proceedings to bring relief to others, and just a bit of research will lead you to the appropriate ones. As I read your newspaper and see the sense of compassion that many Israelis as well as Americans have bestowed upon the people of Haiti, I can not help but be grateful that there are many good people out there willing to offer what they have to be of aid to someone else. May these acts of kindness never seize as we witness others in need. Sincerely, Miriam Bergmann
that the government may be sticking their nose into our private matters. The bottom line is that if you have nothing to hide then there is nothing for them to find out, and honestly, if they have to dabble a bit into my civil liberties without stampeding on them so that there can be an overall sense of security in our nation, or at least for the most part, then so be it. Sincerely, Rick Hyman
are not rejected for their looks or level of intelligence, but instead are taught how to appreciate themselves for who they are. I wish there was a way that you can interview one of the many woman who have been rescued so that we can understand fully how they wound up in such situations we can then build a system which offers them help before they become entrapped. Anonymous
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The Old New Jew BY MOSHE FEIGLIN The goy drew a circle on the ground, stood the Jew inside and triumphantly declared, "If you leave the circle, you're a dead man!" e then proceeded to rob the Jew's wife and went on his way. When the danger had passed, the wife angrily said to her husband, "Why didn't you help me? Don't you have any self-respect?" "Didn't you see?" the husband retorted. "While the goy was robbing you, I put my foot out of the circle." There is no need to explain what this joke reminded me of. Somebody in Israel's Foreign Ministry dared step out of the circle. But in today's reality, the joke continues. The goy, after he has robbed the Jew's wife, notices that her husband stepped out of the circle and demands an apology. Then the Jew boasts to his wife that he didn't apologize exactly the way the goy demanded. I have a sinking feeling that this joke will be continued. Astute observers of the joke called Israel's foreign relations can easily guess how the diplomatic crisis between Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister and the Turkish ambassador will progress. (This article was written last Wednesday afternoon. By Wednesday evening, the Jew had apologized once again, in the language dictated by the goy.) Israel's relations with Turkey, which are actually part and parcel of Israel's relations with England, Sweden, Egypt
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and actually - all the nations of the world - epitomize the sad story of Zionism. We wanted to be a normal nation so badly. "On the day that the Jewish State is established, anti-Semitism will disappear," Herzl promised. Well, at least the f irst part of his dream was fulf illed. The second half, though, smolders deep within our being, giving us no rest. The desire to be normal, to be part of the "family of nations," to be rid of the Diaspora hunch on our backs, to purge ourselves of our Jewish destiny - is actually the inner, founding ethos of the State of Israel. It is also the open secret of its inf irmity and its Achilles heel. It is the vicious cycle from which we cannot extricate ourselves. In the whole world, there is not a leader more dismal than Abu Mazen. He is a scarecrow set up in Ramallah by Israel, surviving there only with the help of the IDF. But this scarecrow stands Netanyahu in a circle and makes conditions for his very willingness to speak with him. And Netanyahu allows the "bully" to rob him of his right to build our Land, promises him total retreat before "negotiations" even begin and then boasts to the people he was supposed to defend - a.k.a. the Israeli public - that he does not agree to preconditions. We would be better off if the Jew from the joke was prime minister. At least he had to deal with a genuine bully. From where does Abu Mazen get his chutzpah? From where do the Bedouins
and Israel's Arabs get theirs? How is it that the spy, former Knesset Member Azmi Bashara was allowed to escape to Jordan and continues to receive a hefty Knesset pension? How has Israel been transformed from a local superpower to a doormat for the whole world? We are experiencing a closing of the circle. First, there was the Jew from the joke. After that, came the proud Zionists and created the new Jew, who knew how to f ight back hard. "You can call me a Jew if you would like," explains Yudka the Pioneer in Haim Hazzaz's story. "But I am no longer a Jew - I am a Zionist." Our new Jew establishes a state that is not Jewish. It is Zionist. Together with the curse of the exile and the spinelessness that were rightfully shed, the new state also sheds its Jewish destiny and disengages from the long chain of Jewish heritage - from our Forefathers, from the ethos of the Exodus from Egypt, from King David, from the Holy Temple, from the Diaspora, from the Biblical and Talmudic epic - from everything. But the values that Zionism pretended to establish in place of Judaism have evaporated. All that is left is reality TV, grotesque celebrity f igures and a president who hates history. The only real remnant of Zionism is the aspiration that never fades; to be like everyone else, to be accepted, to stop being different. And that means that we absolutely cannot have Turkey recalling its ambas-
sador, because that would return us to the starting point that we tried to escape. And we absolutely cannot arrest Bashara, because in the high prof ile trial that would ensue, it would become clear that there is no such thing as an "Israeli Arab." It would be obvious that Israel must be a strictly Jewish state and that Yudka the Pioneer has failed. We have come full circle. At soon as the non-Jews in Israel and the rest of the world understood that we needed them to fulf ill our fantasy of the "new Jew", we became doormats. The strongest doormats in the world, replete with nuclear weapons and advanced technology - doormats that look and act more non-Jewish than the non-Jews. We have glittering Americans like Bibi, tough, proud Russians like Yvette and a Deputy Foreign Minister who has disconnected himself from his nation and married a Christian Evangelist. The Zionist dialectic has turned us into f irst rate non-Jews. We have come full circle. The entire world looks at us and sees the Jew from the joke. It turns out that the new Jew is really the new, old Jew. With just one difference. He has sold not only his honor, but also his ancient culture - down the river. Moshe Feiglin, Founder and President of Manhigut Yehudit, is currently running for a Knesset seat on the Likud list. His goal is to be prime minister of Israel and to lead the nation to its Jewish destiny with authentic Jewish values.
Why I Stand with Geert Wilders BY DANIEL PIPES Who is the most important European alive today? I nominate the Dutch politician Geert Wilders. I do so because he is best placed to deal with the Islamic challenge facing the continent. He has the potential to emerge as a world-historical figure. hat Islamic challenge consists of two components: on the one hand, an indigenous population's withering Christian faith, inadequate birthrate, and cultural diffidence, and on the other an influx of devout, prolific, and culturally assertive Muslim immigrants. This fast-moving situation raises profound questions about Europe: will it retain its historic civilization or become a majority-Muslim continent living under Islamic law (the Shari'a)? Wilders, 46, founder and head of the Party for Freedom (PVV), is the unrivaled leader of those Europeans who wish to retain their historic identity. That's because he and the PVV differ from most of Europe's other nationalist, anti-immigrant parties. The PVV is libertarian and mainstream conservative, without roots in neo-Fascism, nativism, conspiricism, antisemitism, or other forms of extremism. (Wilders publicly emulates Ronald Reagan.) Indicative of this moderation is Wilders' long-standing affection for Israel that includes two years' residence in the Jewish state, dozens of visits, and his advocating the transfer of the Dutch embassy to Jerusalem.
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In addition, Wilders is a charismatic, savvy, principled, and outspoken leader who has rapidly become the most dynamic political force in the Netherlands. While he opines on the full range of topics, Islam and Muslims constitute his signature issue. Overcoming the tendency of Dutch politicians to play it safe, he calls Muhammad a devil and demands that Muslims "tear out half of the Koran if they wish to stay in the Netherlands." More broadly, he sees Islam itself as the problem, not just a virulent version of it called Islamism. Finally, the PVV benef its from the fact that, uniquely in Europe, the Dutch are receptive to a non-nativist rejection of Shari'a. This f irst became apparent a decade ago, when Pim Fortuyn, a leftleaning former communist homosexual professor began arguing that his values and lifestyle were irrevocably threatened by the Shari'a. Fortuyn anticipated Wilders in founding his own political party and calling for a halt to Muslim immigration to the Netherlands. Following Fortuyn's 2002 assassination by a leftist, Wilders effectively inherited his mantle and his constituency. The PVV has done well electorally, winning 6 percent of the seats in the November 2006 national parliamentary elections and 16 percent of Dutch seats in the June 2009 European Union elections. Polls now generally show the PVV winning a plurality of votes and becoming the country's largest party. Were Wilders to become prime minister, he could take on a leadership role for all
Europe. But he faces daunting challenges. The Netherlands' fractured political scene means the PVV must either f ind willing partners to form a governing coalition (a diff icult task, given how leftists and Muslims have demonized Wilders as a "right-wing extremist") or win a majority of the seats in parliament (a distant prospect). Wilders must also overcome his opponents' dirty tactics. Most notably, they have f inally, after 2½ years of preliminary skirmishes, succeeded in dragging him to court on charges of hate speech and incitement to hatred. The public prosecutor's case against Wilders opens in Amsterdam on January 20; if convicted, Wilders faces a f ine of up to US$14,000 or as many as 16 months in jail. Remember, he is his country's leading politician. Plus, due to threats against his life, he always travels with bodyguards and incessantly changes safe houses. Who exactly, one wonders, is the victim of incitement? Although I disagree with Wilders about Islam (I respect the religion but f ight Islamists with all I have), we stand shoulder-to-shoulder against the lawsuit. I reject the criminalization of political differences, particularly attempts to thwart a grassroots political movement via the courts. Accordingly, the Middle East Forum's Legal Project has worked on Wilders' behalf, raising substantial funds for his defense and helping in other ways. We do so con-
vinced of the paramount importance to talk freely in public during time of war about the nature of the enemy. Ironically, were Wilders f ined or jailed, it would probably enhance his chances to become prime minister. But principle outweighs political tactics here. He represents all Westerners who cherish their civilization. The outcome of his trial and his freedom to speak has implications for us all. Mr. Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
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HASC Center and Binuryni Pay Tribute to Kathy Broderick at Annual Melave Malka BY GABRIELLA FRIEDLANDER A wonderful Melave Malka was held last Motzoei Shabbos at the Renaissance Hall in Boro Park for parents of special children. The event was arranged by Binuryni, a support network for parents of children with special needs sponsored by HASC Center. A focal point of the evening was a farewell tribute to Kathy Broderick, Assistant Commissioner of the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, who after more than three decades of dedicated services has decided to retire. The Binuryni venue was chosen for this presentation because Kathy has been an outstanding proponent and unabashed benefactor in the arena of special needs within the Orthodox Jewish community. be Eisner, President of the Board of Directors of HASC Center welcomed everyone and introduced Avi Sacks, Associate Executive Director of HASC Center, as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Avi, who also has a child with special needs, was the perfect person to connect with the parents and at the same time represent HASC Center. He pointed out that Binuryni “was founded three and a half years ago with numerous support groups run by Mrs. Esther Mirel Kraus in Williamsburg and Mrs. Brocha Lavrinoff in Boro Park – Flatbush to offer a network of support for these parents. Among its many activities and programs are parent panels, informative lectures, “Mommy and Me”, and regularly scheduled support get togethers.” HASC Center sponsors Binuryni as a community service as part of their overall mission of enhancing the overall well being of individuals with developmental disabilities which also includes the overall family constellation. Parents of special needs children are truly outstanding, even though their task can be diff icult at times. HASC Center tries to ease the burden by offering a full range of programs and services. At this event, HASC Center announced that they will soon opening the very f irst respite home for Orthodox families. At this evening’s event, parents
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L/R Kathleen Broderick, Associate Commissioner OMRDD; Assemblyman Dov Hikind; Shmiel Kahn, Executive Director HASC Center; Dr. Chaim Wakslak, Clinical Director HASC Center at HASC Center's Binuryni Parent Support Melava Malka. joined HASC Center in expressing appreciation to Kathy Broderick for her warm friendship and dedicated service. Shmuel Kahn, Executive Director of HASC Center, told the crowd that he has always cherished Kathy’s valued assistance. He thanked Kathy for “being my guiding light since 1993, and gave example of a few of the many times Kathy went above and beyond the call of duty in reaching out to help the needs of these individuals. He also noted the presence of Donna Limiti of the Brooklyn DDSO, another good friend of our community and stated that he looks forward to continue working together with her to benef it parents. Sheila Engel, a resident of HASC Center, presented to Kathy a beautiful painting she made in her Day Hab art class. Although it was diff icult to understand Sheila’s words, the heartfelt gratitude and appreciation were crystal clear. Kathy was clearly overcome by this poignant presentation. “It’s beautiful,” she said to Sheila, “and I will cherish it always.” And you knew she really meant it. While the evening served as a tribute to Kathy, she in turn decided to pay tribute to HASC Center. “I’m actually here
to thank all of you,” she said. “It’s amazing to work with you. You made my job easy and for that I’m grateful.” To the parents she said, “Having a special needs child is all consuming, and yet you do it with such love. Thank you for sharing your children with me. I’ve gotten to know them and they enriched me. When I see them, I don’t see special needs. I see loving individuals who
just need a little bit of assistance. You are an amazing community and an amazing organization. You do special things for your children and they are so blessed to have you. Thank you for letting me get to know your children. They will always be in my heart.” Governor David Paterson of New York sent a letter that he wrote to Kathy, wishing her well in her retirement, to be presented at this Melava Malka. “Without question,” he wrote, “you will be sorely missed. But your legacy will continue. Please accept my appreciation for your exemplary service.” The letter was presented to Kathy by Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a well known champion of the rights of special needs children, with close ties with OMRDD. The evening’s guest speaker, Rabbi Zalman Leib Markowitz, a well known mechanech living in Monsey, shared his remarkable story of his own family’s special challenges giving chizuk to all present. His seven year old daughter, Hindy, was born prematurely and continues to deal with a wide range of developmental issues. As he told the tale of his family’s harrowing experiences, of his daughter’s setbacks and progress, it was clear that his faith remained strong at all times. He spoke passionately about the need for parents to strengthen themselves and do their
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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL
IRREGULARITIES IN SELECTION OF JERUSALEM CHIEF-RABBI Mayor Nir Barkat of Jerusalem sent a letter Thursday morning to the legal advisor of the Religious Affairs Ministry in which he claimed serious problems in the conduct of ministry representatives in every aspect of the selection process for chief rabbi of the city. The mayor is considering a petition to the Supreme Court if those problems are not corrected. In addition to previous complaints about a bias favoring the hareidi community on the body selecting the chief rabbi, the letter cited false membership statistics of synagogues represented on the body. It also said that relevant documents were kept from the municipality and the sending of important documents was delayed. It seeks to cancel decisions that were made at a meeting to which the ministry's legal adviso and representatives of the city were not invited.
PA HINDERS COORDINATED VISIT TO JERICHO SYNAGOGUE Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces hindered a group of more than 70 worshippers from the Jericho Core Group who wanted to enter the ancient Shalom al Yisrael (Peace on Israel) synagogue in Jericho in a coordinated visit, escorted by Israel Defense Forces units, including Border Guards. The visit was only allowed, two hours later than scheduled, after it was made clear to the PA forces that the worshippers would march to the site if their buses were not allowed to do so. The worshippers conducted morning services. In a corner of the structure they found a bucket containing pieces of the synagogues ancient mosaic floor. They said it looked as if the tiles were collected in a hurry so that people could not see the destruction and neglect the site has suffered.
PA TO DEMAND PRISONER OF WAR STATUS FOR TERRORISTS The Palestinian Authority plans to file suit against the government of Israel at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, demanding that Israel treat terrorists in its prisons like "prisoners of war," instead of as war criminals. The change in status would give the terrorists further rights under the third Geneva convention, including automat-
ic freedom in the case of prisoner exchanges, and exemption from trials for war crimes.
KINNERET PROBABLY ROSE A HALF METER Due to the ongoing strike by water authority workers, a clear picture of the situation in the Kinneret has not been available so far this winter. However, officials of the Parks and Nature Authority believe that it has risen about a half a meter so far this winter, a report by the group said. Wednesday was a particularly good day for the Kinneret, officials said, as much of the rain that fell throughout the north will eventually make its way to aquifers and to the lake itself. In addition, the heavy snow that fell in the Golan will eventually melt and run off into the Kinneret.
INTERNATIONAL PERES TO SPEAK IN HEBREW AT GERMAN PARLIAMENT President Shimon Peres will visit Germany next week, and will address the German parliament, the Bundestag, in Hebrew. Peres will make the historic speech as part of Germany's preparation to commemorate International Holocaust Day on January 27. Germany is planning a high-level welcome for Peres. Peres' plane will be accompanied by four German phantom fighters as he enters German airspace, and he will be greeted with a 21 gun salute by German soldiers as he lands in the country next Monday. Peres and a delegation of MKs and officials will participate in a number of memorial ceremonies, including one at Platform 17 in Berlin, from where thousands of Jews were dispatched to German death camps during the Holocaust.
SOMALI PIRATES NEGOTIATING RELEASE OF 2 ISRAELIOWNED SHIPS Somali pirates are negotiating the release of two cargo vessels owned by Israeli brothers Sammy and Yehuda (Yuli) Ofer. The two ships - the St. James Park and the Asian Glory – belong to Zodiac Maritime Agencies, which is part of the Ofer financial empire.
FORMER KGB WANTS ISRAELI DRONES Russian newspaper, Kommersant, reports that Russian intelligence - FSB (the former KGB) is interested in buying Orbiter drones manufactured by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems. The Orbiter has a quiet electric engine and the ability to carry a load of 3.5 pounds
which can include a camera and data transmission units. It can also operate up to a height of 8500 feet for 2-3 hours. Russian intelligence reportedly wants to purchase five of the drones.
4TH ARREST OVER SYNAGOGUE BURNING ON CRETE A fourth suspect, an American man, has been arrested in two arson attacks on a medieval synagogue on the island of Crete, Greek police said Monday. A police statement said that the suspect, identified only as an English teacher, was arrested Monday in the seaside town of Hania, where the Etz Hayyim Synagogue was damaged in attacks earlier this month. Police have also arrested a Greek and two British men and are seeking another US citizen, also an English teacher. The attacks destroyed books, archives and heirlooms. Police have not said what the suspects' alleged motive was.
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GA MOVING TO NEW ORLEANS The Jewish Federations of North America is moving its annual conference in 2010 to New Orleans and holding it earlier than planned. The umbrella group of the Jewish federation system had been set to hold its 2010 General Assembly in Orlando, Fla., but said in a news release Sunday that it decided to change the location for practical reasons and because the federation system raised some $30 million in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild the area. Several thousand lay and professional leaders of the system attend the annual conference. Jewish Federations also said it was changing the venue of its annual women’s philanthropy conference, the International Lions of Judah Conference, to New Orleans from Orlando. The GA is now slated for Nov. 7-9 and the Lions of Judah Conference Nov. 8-10. “We needed to reevaluate the venue," explained Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America. "We are producing the GA and ILOJC during the same week.
GOOGLE: SEARCH FOR “JEW” BRINGS DISTURBING RESULTS The Google Corporation recently explained why a search for the word “Jew” brings antisemitic results. “If you recently searched in Google for the word "Jew", perhaps you saw disturbing results. We promise you that Google does not stand in any way behind the views expressed by the sites appearing in your search results. We want to explain why you see these results
during the search.” “Anyone looking for information about Jews or the Jewish people, probably enters terms like "Judaism," Jewish People" or "Jews". The results that appear are usually relevant and useful. What changed, then, for "Jew"? The word "Jew" is often used in an antisemitic context and has become charged linguistically. Even Jewish organizations prefer to use the word "Jewish" when they talk about members of their own faith.”
HAITI UPDATE
NIS 40 MILLION PRICE TAG ON RELIEF TO HAITI The cost of sending Israel's military field hospital to earthquake-ravaged Haiti and running it for a week came to about 40 million shekels, according to information received by the Haaretz business paper The Marker. About a quarter of that amount went to flying the medical equipment to Haiti, with a similar amount spent on establishing a satellite communications center and using it every day. Another eight million shekels was spent on the Foreign Ministry delegation to the island. Each additional day costs 1.5 million shekels, not including the communications.
ISRAELI TEAM PREPARING TO LEAVE HAITI The Israeli medical and rescue team in Haiti will finish operations on the devastated island nation in the next few days, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
THE TEAM'S MEMBERS ARE SET TO RETURN TO ISRAEL BY THURSDAY. The decision to bring the team home came after the arrival of additional aid forces to Haiti, including military and civilian assistance from the United States that is now providing regular medical services, according to a statement released Monday by the IDF. Local hospitals also are functioning as well. A few dozen patients treated at the IDF field hospital have been transferred to the American hospital in Haiti; others will be transferred to additional medical facilities. Some equipment and materials brought by the Israeli delegation will remain in Haiti for use by medical personnel, including tents, medications and other medical gear. Heavy equipment will be brought back to Israel, according to the IDF. The delegation, which left for Haiti on Jan. 15, three days after the devastating earthquake, has treated more than 960 patients, conducted 294 successful surgeries and delivered 16 babies, including three by Caesarean section.
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In 16th-century Safed, Kabbalists (Jewish mystics) jazzed up the holiday of Tu B’Shvat by creating a special seder, reminiscent of the Pesach seder but with a different focus. The purpose of the Tu Bishvat version is to express appreciation for nature and Hashem's annual gift of fruit from the harvest.
or goat cheese, optional Preparation: 1. To make the croutons 2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Dice the bread into small squares. Place on a foil-lined cooking sheet and spray with non-stick cooking spray. 3. Toss with za’atar, and salt. If za'atar is not available, feel free to use whatever seasonings you have on hand, such as dried herbs or a spice rub (even a dusting of cumin works well). 4. Bake in the oven until the croutons are completely dried and firm to the touch, about 45 minutes. 5. To make the dressing 6. Combine all ingredients in a small container. Set aside. 7. To make the salad 8. Combine the ingredients in a big bowl, except for the feta or goat cheese and croutons. 9. Toss with the salad dressing. Top with the feta or goat cheese and croutons.
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ust like at Passover, there are four cups of wine at a Tu B’Shvat seder. But the color of the wine changes throughout the seder, going from white to red, symbolizing the changing seasons. Kiddush is made with the f irst cup, which is white wine and represents the cold winter season. The second cup is usually about 1/3 red wine and 2/3 white and represents the beginning of spring. The third cup is about half white and half red and symbolizes spring with half rainy days and as many sunny days Last, the fourth is all red, symbolizing the hot days of summer, which end the agricultural growing season. Some people mix reds and whites during the seder, some substitute blush and rosé for cups two and three as these are "mixed" wines anyway. The fruits, nuts and grains we eat at the seder, originate with the seven species mentioned in the Torah (Deuteronomy 8:8): wheat, barley, grapes, f igs, pomegranates, olives and dates. Even those who do not hold Tu Bishvat seders often traditionally eat
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the seven species as well as raisins (dried grapes!), almonds and dried apricots. Dried carob (bokser in Yiddish) is also something many people remember eating on this holiday and often still do eat, even though it is not one of the seven species of Israel. For the adventurous and ambitious, purchasing a fruit and vegetable dehydrator can be a great way to prepare for the holiday. You can get really creative with what you put on the drying trays. Everything from mango, cherries to starfruit dry well. Home dried banana tastes like toffee candy and, though also not one of the seven species, does make a great addition to any Tu Bishvat seder! There are lots of different Tu Bishvat seders to be found on line, with many fun and participatory versions designed especially for little children. The seder is also a great opportunity to study the Land of Israel, the environment, ecology, conservation and the overall concept of tikkun olam (repairing the world). A great version of a kids' Tu Bishvat seder can be found on the Babaganewz website: www.babaganewz.com/kids/tu-bshevat-seder/ Another interesting Tu Bishvat seder interpretation, is available on the Keren Kayemeth Le Israel (Jewish National Fund) website: http://www.kkl.org.il. For a modern interpretation of the Tu Bishvat seder, head to My Jewish Learning. Jewish mystics and those interested in kabbalah, should check out the Kabbalistic Seder at Aish.com. Back to Tu Bishvat Central on Kosher.com
The "Seven Species" on Tu Bishvat
A Date Palm. The Seven Species (Shivat HaMinim) are seven fruits and grains of special significance in Judaism. Deuteronomy 8:8 describes the Land of Israel as blessed with abundance, "a land of wheat and barley, of vines 9Graped) fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and (date) honey …" he seven species play a central role in the celebration of Tu B’Shvat (New Year for Trees), as well as the holidays of Sukkot and Shavuot. In ancient days, Israelites brought bikkurim (first offerings) made up of the seven species to the temple.
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During Tu B’Shvat people eat the seven species' grains and fruits in celebration of spring renewal. There are a number of different biblical commentaries and associations for each of the species. The great 16th-century Jewish mystic, Safed kabbalist Isaac Luria (also known as”The Ari") assigned spiritually signif icant meanings to each grain and fruit in accordance with his kabbalistic cosmology. Wheat – chesed/kindness; Barley – gevura/restraint; grapes (vines) - tiferet/beauty; Figs – netzach/endurance; Pomegranates – hod/majesty and glory; Olive – yesod/foundation; Dates – malchut/kingdom
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Scott Rothstein Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme
Florida Likely to Launch Investigation into HELOC Fraud Fraudulent reductions in Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs), revolving credit collateralized by one’s home, may become the focus of a forthcoming series of state-led hearings in Tallahassee, and the man behind the plan is setting big banks in his sights.
Scott Rothstein pled guilty to the biggest investment racket in South Florida history this week for committing fraud that resulted in a 1.2 Billion dollar Ponzi Scheme.
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The Florida Senate Race is Leading the Nation in Fundraising BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF The Republican primary race for a Senate seat from Florida is one of the most watched in the nation, and the fundraising numbers released are matching those great expectations. lorida Governor Charlie Crist raised $2 million for the last three months of 2009 and has $7.5 million in cash with no outstanding debts. "We have received phenomenal and broad support from Florida voters," Crist campaign manager Eric Eikenberg reported to Fox News. "We continue to get unwavering fundraising donations as our supporters help us spread Gov. Crist's positive message of less government, low taxes, and a market-based approach to health care. "As the next U.S. Senator from Florida, Charlie Crist will continue to f ight for what is best for all Floridians and will work to f ix the broken government in Washington," he added." Meanwhile Crist's opponent, conservative Marco Rubio, continues to keep
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lorida State Senator Mike Haridopolos is calling for a round of investigations to explore claims that banks fraudulently or arbitrarily reduced HELOCs to improve their bottom lines, according to a press statement this weekend. “I have heard the stories of this happening across our state and our country, and the courts are f illed with lawsuits,” Haridopolos said. “This needs to be investigated because, if true, it’s outrageous.” The Republican State Senator is also calling on Congress to conduct national hearings. Specif ically, Haridopolos is urging the examination of this alleged practice within banks that received government funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). “When Congress gave away the taxpayers’ money to the banks, they guaranteed the public that if the banks did not use it to lend money, they would immediately call for hearings and hold the banks accountable,” Haridopolos said. He added: “Since then, we have seen
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the President sit down with the leaders of the big banks and refuse to meet with the average Americans who are being hurt by their practices… I can tell you, the banks may control [Washington] DC, but the people control Florida and we’re going to keep it that way.” Haridopolos is calling for hearings to feature testimony not only from homeowners, but consumer groups and banks, “so that everyone has a chance…to weigh in,” according to the press statement. Federal regulations allow HELOC suspensions under adverse f inancial circumstances and in situations where the underlying property experiences a sig-
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Tel Aviv University Expert Drug that Helps MS Patients Environmental Triggers Walk Faster Approved in US ofReviews Common Autoimmune Diseases BY AFP
BY GEORGE HUNKA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug which has been found to allow peopl with multiple sclerosis (MS) to walk faster, the drug watchdog said.
The links between autoimmune diseases, infections, genetics and the environment are complex and mysterious. Why are people who live near airports more susceptible to autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus? How do hormones in meat trigger the onset of a disease?
ultiple sclerosis patients treated with the drug, Ampyra generic name dalfampridine - were found in clinical trials to have faster walking speeds The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) than those treated with has approved a drug which has been found to a placebo, the FDA allow people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to said. "Trouble with walk- walk faster, the drug watchdog said. ing is one of the most Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often debilitating problems people with MS face," Russell Katz, director of the disabling disease that affects the brain, Division of Neurology Products in the spinal cord and optic nerves. Around 2.5 million people worldFDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and wide, including 400,000 in the United Research, said in a statement. States, have MS, according to Multiple Ampyra is the first drug approved by the FDA to help improve MS patients' Sclerosis Society. walking.
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ur immediate environment interacts with our genetic programming and can determine if we Afflicting more than 2 million will succumb to an autoimmune disease, Americans, rheumatoid arthritis, is a says rheumatologist Prof. Michael Ehrenfeld of Tel Aviv University’s chronic inflammatory autoimmune Sackler School of Medicine, who is disease, three times more prevalent seeking to unravel those mysteries. Prof. Ehrenfeld recently published a report in in women than men. Autoimmune Reviews on how "Spondylo-arthropathies," a group of com- because we don’t yet know the genes that mon inflammatory rheumatic disorders, encode the various autoimmune diseases," appear to be triggered by environmental he says. "Obviously those people whose factors. He has also done research on how family members share a history of rheumathe dry-eye and mouth disease "Sjögren's toid arthritis, or other autoimmune diseases syndrome" can be triggered by environmen- including thyroid problems, should be more vigilant, because their chances are higher." tal influences. Triggers include hairspray and lipMinimizing the risks stick "The onset of autoimmune diseases is a Environmental pollution is also a cause mixture of genetics, which you can’t change, and environmental factors, which for concern to those genetically predisposed in some cases you can," says Prof. to an autoimmune disease. Second-hand Ehrenfeld. While he cites pollution as a smoke, food chemicals or chemicals in the trigger in many autoimmune disorders, air, jet fuel fumes, UV exposure and other "there are some environmental factors hard- forms of environmental pollution are er to avoid. For example, reactive arthritis is amongst the triggers considered to provoke caused by a severe gastro-intestinal, urinary the onset of autoimmune diseases. Industrial regions, particularly in or sexual infection in some people," he Northern Europe and North America, still says. Afflicting more than 2 million exhibit the highest rates of most autoimAmericans, rheumatoid arthritis, is a chron- mune diseases. But on a much more local ic inflammatory autoimmune disease, three scale, Prof. Ehrenfeld also singles out hairtimes more prevalent in women than men. spray as well as lipstick as known occasionThe disorder causes the body’s own immune al triggers. "Most people think arthritis has to do system to attack its joints, leading to pain, deformities and a substantial loss of mobil- with old age," says Prof. Ehrenfeld. "This is false. There is only one major type of arthriity. It is still impossible to tell which genes tis in older people: osteoarthritis, which is encode this disease and make some people brought on by degenerative changes in the more susceptible to autoimmune diseases, body. What you see in older adults is usualbut there are some basic behaviors that may ly a non-inflammatory and non-autoimkeep these disorders at bay. One root cause mune type of arthritis. "Most of the other kinds of arthritis we of arthritis is extreme stress, says Prof. Ehrenfeld, for which there are already ther- see in the clinic, the debilitating and inflamapeutic strategies. And some medications, matory types, usually occur in young such as the birth control pills, might be women between the ages of 20 and 40," Prof. Ehrenfeld says. "We hope that our linked in some cases to the onset of lupus. "You won’t know if taking the pill or research will lessen the occurrence and getting a certain virus will trigger arthritis, onset of these painful disorders."
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Autism 2010: Keep Your Resolution to Autisim For example, Hear Our Voices School and Center for Children with Autism, located in Brooklyn, New York is willing to team up with local, national or international businesses. “The puzzle can only be completed through continued caring and collaboration,” says the school’s spokesperson. For more information on this organization please visit, http://www.hear-our-voices.com
BY AMBER GRISTAK We all know the key to success is found in unity. Are you playing your part in the collected effort? Maybe you wonder how you could possibly fit one more thing into your day- I do. But, as we all know, we are only given what we can handle. With that said, here are the top five ways for the busy autism advocate to be a part of pushing for progress in 2010.
I bet you are wondering how this makes sense for the “busy” autism advocate. Here’s how. Hosting an event encompasses more than building an event from scratch. It also means that you can play the connector. That means connecting a creditable non-prof it to the events that will be happening in your area. For example, the International Center for Autism Research and Education (Icare4autism) has launched a nationwide campaign to create a committee of ‘Event Hosts’ and offering benef its to go with it. Yes, they are offering real money just for connecting the dots. This may be a great opportunity for the time-crunched individual. For more information on this opportunity please visit, http://www.icare4autism.org Common local events typically include; a winter carnival, a summer golf outing, community breakfast, etc. Also, each city’s Chamber of Commerce and many volunteer organizations such as the Kiwanis and Key Club, their high school offshoot, will proudly tie into an accredited organization’s good cause.
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Become a Volunteer
One a great thing to do is follow the old adage, “do unto others, as you would have others do unto you.” How can you do this? One-way is to volunteer regularly. Best of all, it is simple. Most groups and/or organizations even have things that you can help with from home.
Inform the Media
It is important to make sure that what is going on in the everyday world of those touched by autism continues to be noticed. Silence may be golden at a movie theater but not when it comes to discussing the rapidly growing number of people on this spec-
Host an Event in Your Area
For example, local autism organizations such as community divisions of national autism groups and religious aff iliated autism groups such as Benjamin House Jewish Family Services, based out of Brooklyn, New York are ready to accept volunteers. Former NY Fashion model, and mother of one, Allison Kilcrease explained to me that she is currently searching for the right volunteer outlet for her efforts. “I am a mom, I work and I am f inishing my second college degree but I know how important it is to get involved, so I will pull time from somewhere.”
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Connect Your Business
Any business can build upon its moral standard. Let yours continue its efforts or begin to do so in 2010. Ideas for collaboration with a non-prof it include contributing a portion of proceeds. This can mean for a set period of time or until a set amount of money is raised. Another idea is to place an auction for autism at an annual event. Some business’s also set up a program to match monies raised. There are many variations of this set up but it is a great contribution to the cause. Small businesses may have less to spend but can still get involved. Any business can place flyers and/or posters in its location. Also, a donation box can be placed by cash registers.
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trum. How you can alert the media: (1) search the Internet for an example of a press release (2) write your information accordingly (3) submit to the ‘community news’ section of your local newspaper (4) call and follow up, until you see your story in print. If they are hesitant, get more people involved in your story. Add an aff iliation to your efforts, such as a local business leader who supports autism awareness. Most importantly, keep pushing until you shine a light onto your topic. If you
live in the New York State area, you can send your news stories to myself, for consideration.
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Sound Bite for Success
Keep people informed of what is going on. Take a minute and develop your own autism-fact sound bites. Think about things people tend to misunderstand and simplify it into a quick and catchy sentence. Then, intertwine your sound bites into random conversations. This is great because it is easier to educated people a little at a time. For example, your sound bites will be great to use when at a school function, social outing, the doctor’s off ice or even the grocery store I spoke with Cynthia Lloyd NP, who has developed Florida-based home health agencies for over 20 years. Lloyd told me, “One specif ic misunderstanding occurs in teens with autism. Onlookers, unaware of the signs of autism, tend to assume that these kids do not want to communicate because they “teenagers” when really they do.” With an undeniably sincere understanding, Mr. Joshua Weinstein, M.B.A, founder of the International Center for Autism Research and Education, told me, “A person whose everyday life is touched by autism knows, f irsthand, what onlookers can only speculate.”
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Parashat Beshalach 5770, 2010:
“Words of Remembrance ” BY MORDECHAI KAMENETZKY Dedicated in loving memory of Aaron Beck by Marilyn and Jules Beck. his week's portion begins with the event that merits the title of the book Exodus. The Jews finally are chased from Egypt. Hastily, they gather their meager possessions and with the gold and silver that the Egyptians miraculously gave them they flee. But one of them, their leader no less, does not take gold and silver. He takes Joseph's bones. The Torah tells us why. Decades prior, Joseph beseeched his children, "pakod yifkod - G-d will surely remember you and you shall bring my bones up with you out of here" (Genesis 50:25). Slavery can make one forget commitments - especially about old bones. However, despite more than a century of servitude, Moshe kept the promise. What baffles me is the wording of the request and its fulf illment. Why did Yoseph juxtapose the words "pakod yifkod" (G-d shall remember) with the petition to re-inter his bones? It is repeated in this week's portion. "Moshe took the bones because Joseph said that pakod yifkod - G-d will remember you and bring my bones up" (Exodus13: 19). It is wonderful that Joseph assured redemption, but is that the reason Moshe took the bones? Didn't he take the bones simply to fulf ill a commitment to Joseph? What does pakod yifkod have to do with it? Why is it inserted in both the request and response? Twelve years ago, our Yeshiva established an audio Torah tape library. I looked in the Yellow Pages and found a company that sold tape labels. A very knowledgeable representative took my call. Clearly Jewish, she had a Brooklyn accent, and spiced her words with some
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Yiddish expressions. I felt comfortable cigarette was holding the hand of a dealing with someone who I believed, young boy who was wearing a large knew about Jewish institutions. I said I kipah and had thick payos (sidecurls). would call her back and asked for her As one of my children offered to play name. She answered proudly, "Esther." with the little boy, I nodded hello and "Last name?" I inquired. After a brief smiled. With tremendous pride, she pause, I received an answer that sur- began talking about her grandchildren. prised me. "Do you know my son "Scatteregio." Reuvain? He was " Scatteregio?" I studying in a Far repeated in amazeRockaway yeshiva “When Yoseph made ment. Stepping until now and just his children promise that took a job in the where perhaps I should not have, I city." "Wonderful," they will take his bones explained my perI said, "but I don't with them, he added an plexity. "Actually," know your son." I offered, "I was She told me about assurance. He promised expecting Cohen or the struggles of them that G-d would Goldberg." She making a living, paused, "you are surely remember them.” and I had no choice right, I am Jewish but to listen and and my f irst hussmile. Instinctively band was Goldman." I responded, "Es vet Another pause. "But now I'm remarried, zain gut!" Things will be f ine. Her eyes and its "Scatteregio." She took a deep locked on me. She stared in disbelief. breath. "But I have a Jewish son, Rick, "Mordechai?" "Esther?" We just and he really wants to observe. In fact, shook our heads in disbelief, and to my he wants me to allow him to study in an amazement, she told me that Rick did Israeli Yeshiva." go to Yeshiva, these were his children, I knew that this was not destined to and they were truly her nachas (pride be a telephone call only about tape. For and joy). half an hour, I talked about the imporI never will know if my words helped tance of Yeshiva, and how Rick could be turn Rick into Reuvain, but I am sure her link to her past and connection with that the words, "es vet zain gut" assurher future. I never knew what kind of ing someone that things will be all impact my words made. I remember leaving my name and talking about my namesake's influence on an Esther of yesteryear. I ended the conversation with the words "Esther, es vet zain gut!" (Yiddish for it will be well!) Ten years later, during the intermediate days of Passover I took my children to a local park. Many Jewish grandparents were there, watching the next generations slide and swing. An older woman wearing pants and smoking a
Summary of the Haftorah: BY RABBI ARON TENDLER Haftorah Beshalach Shoftim 4:4 This week’s Haftorah is found in Shoftim (Judges) chapter 4. It relates the story of Devorah the Prophet, who along with her husband Barak, ruled the nation for 40 years. The year was 2654 - 1107 b.c.e and the nation was subject to the rule of Yavin of Canaan and his evil General Sisra. In a decisive battle at the foot of Mt. Tabor by the brook of Kishon, Hashem delivered the armies of Yavin into the hands of Barak and the Bnai Yisroel (Children
of Israel). Sisra, the general, fled the battlef ield on foot and sought refuge in the tent of Yael (a non-Jew). He asked for water but she gave him milk, and he then fell into a deep sleep. Yael took a tent stake and drove it through the skull of the evil Sisra. Reminiscent of the destruction of Mitzrayim by the Yam Suff (Sea of Reeds) and the Shira which was sung by the Bnai Yisroel, Devorah sang a magnif icent song f illed with the praises and glory of Hashem. This Haftorah is the longest Haftorah in the course of the year.
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right, was a statement not easily forgotten. When Yoseph made his children promise that they will take his bones with them, he added an assurance. He promised them that G-d would surely remember them. Even Hashem, appearing to Moshe said, "pakod pakadti," "I have remembered" (Exodus 3:16). Yoseph, too, requested to be remembered. Two hundred years of slavery can take an awful toll on people. It can make them give up their pride, it can make them forget about family, it surely it can cause them to forget about bones. But when requests are linked with comforting words, they endure. Moshe took Yoseph's bones because they were linked with words of reassurance that remained an anthem of the Jews in exile, "G-d will remember you." And Moses remembered, too. Good Shabbos! The above article has been reprinted with the permission of Project Genesis genesis@torah.org Phone: 888-WWW-TORA(H) (410) 602-1350 Mailing Address: Project Genesis 122 Slade Avenue, Suite 250 Baltimore, MD 21208
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The Etiquette Corner
Technology or Tradition How to Say Thank You! ALICE FRANCO I'm often asked if it's okay to send thank you notes by email or texting, instead of writing and sending it via snail mail. Well, I'm only one opinion, and while it's certainly better then getting no thank you note at all, it doesn't mean it's the best way or the most appreciated form of acknowledgement. I prefer a handwritten note to an email or text anytime. That is not to say that I haven't been lazy at times and just resorted to the quick way out and emailed my sincere thank yous over the internet, but overall, I make it my business to write a note on nice stationery, and get it out within the first 72 hours of receiving a gift. n today's age of technology, the rules of etiquette must bend or will forever be trampled upon. So, yes, sometimes it is okay and perfectly acceptable to thank someone you have a close relationship with for a small favor or casual gift by sending either a text or email. If you know that the person you are texting or emailing will def initely read their mail, then you are safe knowing that your thank you will not go unnoticed. Emailing and texting, however, are not appropriate for a person of an older generation. They grew up in a time when the receiver of the gift appreciated not only the gift, but acknowledged the person's effort of taking the time to pick it out. A thoughtful, handwritten note on beautiful stationery was something one was happy to write. A letter meant that someone put time and effort into personalizing a special message just for you. A letter also meant that the receiver could hold on to the words in the letter and read them again and again if they chose. Letters require more time and more work, but they def initely deliver more kick! Emails and text messaging are quick short ways of communicating. Imagine receiving, like I once did, a phone text
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that read: “Tku so mch ft ggift. Wll njoy uzn it and will thnk abt u wnevr we do. C U whn we retrn frm r trp.� First, I had to translate the message. And then I realized that I didn't even know who sent it. There was no name at the bottom and when I looked at the phone number, I couldn't recognize it. Not only that, the text had no reference to what I had given them, so I didn't even know if the text was meant for me or came my way via typo. I couldn't recall to whom I'd given a gift to lately, so, I was perplexed. To this day I can't f igure out who sent it, or actually, who missed out on a thank you that was sent to me but intended for them. Certain situations require handwritten notes and nothing else will do. Those instances are: wedding gifts, sympathy letters, a hostess who threw a party in your honor,
for gifts received by mail, gifts received during a hospital stay, gifts of congratulations, and after being hosted in someones home for a night or an entire weekend. But, being a guest at someone's home for dinner, or after opening gifts in person and thanking the givers on the spot do not require handwritten notes. In these cases, since you already thanked them, emails and texts will do as an additional show of recognition. A few weeks ago, I had a family friend bring her close friend from Israel, to my home for Shabbat dinner. We had a marvelous time and promised to do it again soon. Two weeks later, through much hand changing, this friend somehow managed to send me a thank you gift. When it f inally reached me, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a tablecloth, in the most beautiful fabric and color with 14 matching napkins. I was in heaven. I wanted to thank her immediately but knew that if I decided
to write a letter and mail it, it would take days or even a week to get there. So, I thought, and decided to wait until we were both at good times in our respective zones and called her on the phone. She was thrilled to hear from me, and I believe appreciated my phone call more then she would a letter. She was able to hear the enthusiasm, the happiness and the appreciation in my voice. I didn't stop thanking her and I hung up the phone feeling satisf ied. I knew I chose the correct method of thanking her. It goes to show, that manners, whenever, wherever and however, stem from common sense. Think over your situations, whatever they may be, and do what you also feel and know is correct in that case. Sure we have plenty of rules to abide by, but sometimes we need to alter and bend them to make them f it appropriately to new situations. You are the master of your own conscience and so, whatever lets you sleep well at night, well, maybe that's the way to go. Thank you notes are a very simple concept. And although we've established that it's not the only way to show your appreciation, it has def initely withstood the test of time. When in doubt, I always suggest the handwritten note. And don't be afraid to write. A thank you note is an expression of thanks for a thoughtful act, gesture or gift. The wording doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be sincere. Mention the reason for the note, mention the gift received or the action done. Write it with honesty and sincerity and it will be well received and appreciated. On another note, isn't it nice, that when you go through your mail each day, sift throught all your bills, throw away all your junk mail, your credit card offers and magazines, that you f ind a letter, a REAL letter – from someone that you actually know!!
Obama Vows to Alleviate 'Assault' on Middle Class...Continued from page 12 the primary concern of Americans -jobs. "Americans are asking ?where are the jobs?? but none of the proposals outlined by the White House today would, in fact, create jobs," Boehner said. "The American people don?t need more photo-ops; they need new policies that create jobs. The State of the Union address,
beamed simultaneously on US television networks and cable news stations, offers a president his best annual chance to bypass the media and speak directly to Americans. With a quarter of his term expired, Obama will step up in the House of Representatives on Wednesday night saddled by diminished approval ratings, averaging around 50 percent, and with his health reform plan on life support.
With unemployment at 10 percent, Obama's bond with the US public is frayed, and he is losing his hold on crucial independent voters. That could be crucial in mid-term congressional elections in November, which usually provide a bloody nose for a f irst term president, and have Democrats locked in a gloomy mood already. The Republican victory in a
Massachusetts seat last week, which stripped Democrats of their 60-seat supermajority in the Senate, sparked panic in Obama's party, and left his ambitious agenda in limbo. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs in November, along with a third of the Senate's 100 seats.
US Budget Deficit to Hit $1.35 Trillion in 2010...Continued from page 3 Last year?s def icit was the largest as a share of GDP, the basic measure of a country's overall economic output. The CBO cautioned that the federal f iscal outlook beyond this year was "daunting," citing projected def icits averaging about 600 billion dollars per year over the 2011-2020 period even as they were expected to fall. The accumulating def icits could double federal debt held by the public to 15 trillion dollars or 67 percent of GDP,
it said. At the end of 2009, debt held by the public was 7.5 trillion dollars or 53 percent of GDP. By the end of 2020, debt is projected to climb to 15 trillion dollars, it said. "With such a large increase in debt, plus an expected increase in interest rates as the economic recovery strengthens, interest payments on the debt are poised to skyrocket," the CBO said. The US government closed its 2009
f iscal year with a record 1.416-trilliondollar budget def icit and the White House forecasts an even bigger gap of 1.502 trillion dollars in f iscal 2010. The size of the def icit is one factor - along with high unemployment and the sluggish economic recovery from the worst f inancial crisis in decades -- that is helping to drag down public perceptions of President Barack Obama's economic management. Obama on Wednesday will call for a
three-year partial freeze on spending that would save 250 billion dollars over a decade, in a bid to show he is serious about cutting the huge def icit, off icials said. Obama will unveil the plan to cap discretionary non-security government spending in his State of the Union address, a showpiece event shaping up as a chance to recast his presidency amid a f ierce political storm.
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People and Places BY PAUL STEINER
Did you know Tootsie Rolls became available Kosher last December?
o v a Feldshu h was honored and performed to great acclaim at the Carnegie Hall gala of Am. Israel Cultural Foundation. Her mother, age 99 was in the audience. Rabbi Shea Hecht, of Brooklyn, gave the convocation at CORE's Martin Luther King celebration. Also on the dais was broadcaster Israel Bonds lecturer Barry Farber and Curtis Sliva. Two years ago CORE honored George McGovern and Pat Boone. Book Bag "A Mountain of Crumbs" by Elena Gorokhova. Cynical at a young age about Communism, she writes, "The rules are simple. They lie to us, we know they're lying, they know we know they're lying, but they keep lying anyway, and we keep pretending to believe them." Ms. Gorokhova's older half-sister, Marina, escapes the grind of daily life in the Soviet Union by becoming, to her mother's dismay, an actress. Screened at MoMA "Der Golum/The Golem" 1920, directed by Paul Wegener, Carl Boese, silent, with English intertitles and piano accompaniment- Throughout cinematic history mechanical creatures--robots, androids and cyborgs have reflected both the discord and the connection between man and machine. Inspired by the centenary of the founding of Futurism, these films from MoMA's collection, reflect Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's (1876-1944) vision of the mechanical being in the machine age: endlessly energetic, productive in the factory, free from sentimentality, immune to disease and death and yet somehow reflective of the human condition.
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Screen Gems Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Faizon Love star in Universal Pictures' "Couples Retreat." The comedy follows four Midwestern couples who embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples. Israeli Filmmaker Haim Tabakman, born in 1975, studied Cinema and Television at the University of Tel Aviv. Two of his early short f ilms, "Free Loaders" and "The Poet's Home," were selected by the Cannes Film Festival as well as by the Karlovi Vary and Motpellier film festivals. Tabakman has also edited several films, including "My Father, My Lord" by David Volach and "Eyes Wide Open" his first feature film, shown at New York's Jewish Film Festival. Dance Data Jodi Kaplan represents Company C Contemporary Ballet, a company based in San Francisco, Ca. A stunning repertoire with an elegant sophistication are the exhibited hallmarks of a young a fresh and young ensemble. Company C Contemporary Ballet's passionate, moving and entertaining performances offer a broad spectrum of contemporary works by Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Antony Tudor, David Parsons, and Michael Smuin, brilliantly directed under New York City Ballet veteran and ballet legacy Charles Anderson. The Company has been described best as "high-voltage athleticism." Quote - Unquote "I don't think acting is a greater challenge than teaching 8-years-olds...I try not to make it more important than it is..." - Hugh Jackman.
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Mayor Bloomberg, Buildings Comissioner Limandri Unveil New Desing for Sidewalk Sheds...Continued from page 9 around the city. The "Urban Umbrella" design will: • Improve neighborhood quality of life with improved aesthetics and more air and natural light reaching the sidewalk; • Reduce construction impacts on businesses and building owners through a less obstructive design that allow more of the building to be seen; • Increase safety through a modern design that eliminates cross-bracing and exposed bolts; and • Reduce the amount of obstructions on sidewalks, increasing space on the sidewalk to allow for more pedestrian traffic. There are approximately 6,000 sidewalk sheds in New York City, representing more than 1 million linear feet. The Department of Buildings will approve the winning design as a new standard and encourage the real estate and construction industry to use this model in the future. The costs for contractors to install the
new design are expected to be in line with installation costs for the current design, but long term maintenance and installations costs for the new structures will be lower. The new design while not mandated, will be of the interest to contractors due to the reduction of maintenance costs and in the interest of building owners and affected businesses, as the new design will obstruct less of a building's facade. The urbanSHED competition will award Mr. Choi with a $10,000 prize, and the Alliance for Downtown New York will fund the construction and installation of a fullscale prototype of the design at a job site in Lower Manhattan. Mr. Choi, a first-year architecture student at the University of Pennsylvania, holds a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from Korea University in Seoul, Korea and moved to the United States in the summer of 2009. Upon being selected as a finalist, Mr. Choi teamed up with Sarrah Khan, a professional
engineer, and Andres Cortes, a registered architect, of the New York-based design firm Agencie Group to further develop his shed design. The competition was sponsored by the Department of Buildings, American Institute of Architects, Alliance for Downtown New York, ABNY Foundation, Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section and New York Building Congress, with additional support from the Department of Transportation, the Department of City Planning and the Structural Engineers Association of New York. The winning design was selected by a jury comprised of City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden, FAICP; David M. Childs, FAIA, of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; Craig Dykers of Snøhetta; Buildings Commissioner LiMandri; Jean Oei of Morphosis; Transportation Commissioner Janette SadikKhan; Craig Michael Schwitter, P.E., of Buro
Happold North America; Frank Sciame, CEO of F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc., and Ada Tolla of LOT-EK. Susanna Sirefman of Dovetail Design Strategists was the competition advisor overseeing the development and management of the competition. During the first stage of the competition, the selection jury chose three finalists based on criteria focused on safety, sustainability and constructability. Designs were also evaluated on their use of natural light and the required electrical lighting, impact on the streetscape and pedestrian experience, and improvements to structural components. In the second stage, the competition awarded the three finalists with $5,000 to further develop their concept. They also received recommendations from a technical advisory group of leading design and construction industry stakeholders. All submitted designs and additional information on the competition is available at www.nyc.gov
Hundreds Donate Emergency Goods to Brooklyn College’s Haiti Relief Effort...Continued from page 8 "I wish to extend a special thank you to the volunteers, especially leaders of several student organizations, who met in the Office of Diversity and Equity Programs to help sort, box and transport the donations," said Milga Morales, dean of student affairs.
"It is truly amazing what a group of committed volunteers can accomplish in such a short period of time." Dean Morales also said that the college was organizing an ongoing drive to benefit survivors of the disaster, as part of the over-
all CUNY effort. She said new incoming students would be told of the opportunity to donate during their Orientation program this week. In addition, a meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, in the Student
Center for all those who are interested in sharing and contributing to the relief effort. Dave Bryan, of the Student Affairs Office, has been named coordinator of the Brooklyn College Haiti relief drive. He may be reached at 718.951.5352.
HASC Center and Binuryni Pay Tribute to Kathy Broderick at Annual Melave Malka...Continued from page 22 best for their children. “We started this journey with our little Hindy,” he said, “and we threw ourselves into it headf irst with all the support of agencies such as HASC Center. We gave her everything we could and as a result she was able to overcome so much.
It is amazing to see how much we could develop in this little Hindy.” His message to the parents was powerful. “Count your blessings,” he said. “We all have so much to be thankful for. Not just from our other children, but even from children like Hindy. I thank
G-d for every moment that we have her.” The program ended with a moving video presentation of the beautiful special children of Binuryni. Many parents lingered well after the program ended, forming connections, developing bonds, establishing networks and offering each
other priceless inspiration. At Binuryni, parents feel comfortable sharing their experiences and their feelings with others who are facing similar challenges. The goal for HASC Center and the parents is to build futures for special needs children, one child at a time.!
lages outside the capital that will initially hold 20,000 people, and in the long term accommodate around one million. But the mass exodus is putting a huge burden on small towns like Saint Marc, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the capital, where 10,000 refugees were lodging with friends, strangers or in churches. "My house was destroyed. We slept on the pavement near the wounded, we had to leave," said Magalie Esteverle, a 43-year-old dressmaker with three children staying with a distant cousin of her husband. Refugees from 'nightmare' swamp Haitian town The situation has prompted European nations to agree to send some 300 police off icers to help keep order and
ease aid distribution. The international aid effort came under f ire from Italy's public safety chief, sent to Haiti last week, who criticized a lack of leadership in the response to the quake. Guido Bertolaso, who led the response to the L'Aquila earthquake in April 2009, told Italian television it was "a terrible situation that could have been managed much better" and said the US force had "too many off icers" to f ind a capable leader. The United States has taken a frontline role in the disaster relief effort, sending in 20,000 troops and anchoring a hospital ship offshore, while the United Nations is also heavily involved.
Haiti PM Begs for Earthquake Aid...Continued from page 6 Churches called for the cancellation of Haiti's 890 million dollars of foreign debt. The United Nations said Monday that it has so far received pledges of more than 270 million dollars in emergency relief funding for Haiti, representing nearly half of its target. In ravaged Port-au-Prince, Health Minister Alex Larsen said 90,000 bodies had already been counted and the f inal toll was expected to be around 150,000, with around one million homeless. But the country's communications minister said 150,000 bodies had already been collected -- the differing f igures underscoring the disorder gripping the Haitian government. With the search for buried survivors off icially over, one rescue team's hopes of success 13 days after the quake were
dashed when signs of life picked up by radar turned out to be a false alarm caused by a worm-f illed body. Rescuers have saved 133 people from the debris, including a man who survived for 11 days on cola and snacks. Looters continued to plague Haiti's wrecked commercial areas but in lessaffected districts residents tried to return to some kind of normality Monday, with people going to work and shops reopening. Montruis beach offers oasis of calm amid Haiti's devastation The UN said more than 235,000 Haitians have taken advantage of free buses to flee the f ilthy conditions in Port-au-Prince for more hygienic camps outside the capital. Larsen said tents were being readied for 400,000 quake victims at mini-vil-
Florida Likely to Launch Investigation into HELOC Fraud...Continued from page 31 nif icant decline in value. According to the statement from Haridopolos’ off ice, homeowners claim banks allegedly use false pretenses in order to freeze their family capital. Florida is not immune to the substantial peak-to-trough house price declines.
And a spokesperson for Haridopolos told HousingWire some borrowers claim banks order no appraisals and make no assessment of actual property value decline before freezing their HELOCs. Similar claims by an Illinois homeowner recently resulted in a suit against
JP Morgan Chase. The suit alleged Chase froze a HELOC without disclosing its valuation methods or explaining to the borrower to what degree the house value fell. Despite the allegedly fraudulent HELOC freezes and the scarcity of new
HELOC lending, consumers in hard-hit areas like Florida are still buying in ways that aren’t measured against the backdrop of local foreclosures and price declines.
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Stop the Iranian Bomb Activists Protest Germany Company...Continued from page 11 ny "is not aware of involvement with the Revolutionary Guards" but is "dealing with construction companies" in Iran. The European Parliament is currently debating a Dutch proposal to place the Revolutionary Guards on the European Union terror list. The Dutch Parliament justif ied its resolution by citing the Revolutionary Guard's role in violently repressing the Iranian population and f inancing radical Islamic terror organizations, such as Hamas and Hizbullah. According to ThyssenKrupp spokesman Wilke, subsidiaries of the parent corporation are involved in the "chemical, systems engineering, cement [and] railway" sectors. Uhde and Polysius, both subsidiaries of ThyssenKrupp, are building cement and
chemical plants in Iran. ThyssenKrupp delivered a "container ship" to Teheran, said Wilke. German critics of German-Iranian trade argue that companies in the Federal Republic are repeating their Nazi-era corporate behavior by launching deals with the regime in Teheran, which mirrors the eliminationist views of the Hitler movement. ThyssenKrupp used slave laborers during World War II to advance the Nazis' war campaign. The f irm's president during the Nazi period, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, was convicted of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials. Sebastian Mohr, a Stop the Bomb activist who helped coordinate the protest, told the Post that this is "busi-
ness as usual... A f irm that used over 10,000 slave laborers during World War II... and despite the threats to annihilate Israel and the permanent denial of the Shoah on the part of Iranian regime, ThyssenKrupp has maintained a close economic relationship with the Iranian regime for decades." Ekkehard D.Schulz, CEO of ThyssenKrupp, said regarding the "support of a anti-Semitic and terror regime in Iran, it is not ThyssenKrupp's responsibility to issue a statement. That is a function of the federal government." The pro-Israel organization Stop the Bomb has employed creative protest tactics at stockholder meetings over the years, involving such heavyweight German and Austrian companies as Siemens, OMV and Linde, which main-
tain intensive trade relations with Iran. Stock purchases, for example, have allowed Stop the Bomb activists to pose uncomfortable questions to the top management about the role of GermanIranian trade in undercutting the security of Israel and Europe. Jannis Stenzel, a Stop the Bomb activist, told the Post that the protest revolves around stopping Thyssen's trade with the Islamic Republic because it f inancially supports the Iranian regime. The goal of Stop the Bomb is to "weaken the regime" in order to support the pro-democracy movement in Iran and stop the country from attaining an atomic bomb.
Polish Bishop Accuses Jews of Using Holocaust as Propaganda...Continued from page 6 "I am totally shocked by these comments, particularly if they came from a member of the Church hierarchy," said Leone Passerman, ex-president of Rome's Jewish community who was among those who hosted Pope Benedict at Rome's synagogue on Jan. 17. Abe Foxman, head of the Anti-
Defamation League in the United States, said: "It is so sad that 65 years after the liberation of Auschwitz a Polish cleric still engages in antiSemitic rhetoric because so much Jewish blood was shed on Polish soil." Pieronek, asked if the Holocaust had been exploited, said: "Certainly it has. It
is used as a propaganda weapon to get advantages that are often unjustif ied." Piotr Kadlcik, head of the Jewish community in Poland, which was the largest in Europe before World War Two, said he hoped the controversy over the publication would not hurt the upcoming Holocaust memorials.
"It really has provoked many harsh comments from both sides so it just shows how fragile the dialogue between the two religions is and that's really worrying," he said.
Top US Senators Say Fed Chief Will Win Second Term...Continued from page 7 House stand on banks and f inancial market regulation and worries over China's overheating economy. Obama remains, however, conf ident the Senate will conf irm Bernanke, a White House spokesman has said, despite sharp criticism of his role in the global f inancial meltdown. As many as 10 Democrats are thought to oppose Bernanke, along with several Republicans. Senate Democratic Majority Leader
Harry Reid issued a statement to throw his support behind Bernanke, hinting that Democrats may still manage to secure the 60 votes necessary to block any Republican parliamentary delaying tactics. "Conventional wisdom rarely credits those who averted disaster, but that's precisely what chairman Bernanke did," Reid said, noting his support "is not unconditional" and that he would hold Bernanke to his pledge of "transparency
and accountability." No vote has yet been scheduled in the Senate, but administration off icials said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel were working to secure enough votes for the nomination. The opposition highlighted deep national worries about the economy as a dominant theme ahead of November mid-term elections. Bernanke's most vocal critics charge he has coddled Wall
Street and turned a deaf ear to Main Street. Analysts warned meanwhile that tossing out Bernanke could trigger new turmoil in f inancial markets. Time magazine named Bernanke its 2009 "Person of the Year" in December, crediting him with helping guide the United States through f inancial turmoil.
Tishman Speyer Unload $5.4B Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village Complexes...Continued from page 18 what comes next for residents. Jerry and Rob Speyer's ambitious plan to take over Manhattan's largest apartment complex began in 2006, when they partnered with BlackRock Realty to buy it for $5.4 billion. They planned to make a fortune by transforming thousands of rent-controlled apartments into high-end luxury condos and charge then-soaring market rates. Nearly 7,000 of the 11,227 apartments at the complexes are rent-regulated. Residents pay an average of $1,400 for a two-bedroom apartment. The deal was seen as a symbol of how Manhattan was changing into a refuge for the rich, driving out middle class families. But the 2008 economic swoon ravaged the value of the 80-acre property complex of 110 buildings - cutting it in half - and a judge blocked the raising of rents. The court also ordered the develop-
ers to pay the tenants of about 4,000 apartments that were judged illegally deregulated about $4,000 each. The new owners faced ferocious tenant opposition as well as a raft of legal obstacles. Rents collected did not cover the mortgage payments. The end was clear when Tishman Speyer couldn't make a $16 million loan payment earlier this month for the properties. The partnership also defaulted this month on $3 billion in debt on the properties. Residents who had feared being priced out of their apartments still f ind themselves unsure what the future holds. "Frankly, we don't know what will happen to us," said a six-year Stuyvesant Town resident who gave her name only as Christine. "With all the history of this complex, you don't want to seen anything bad happen to it." "Everything is going to change," pre-
dicted Leigh Novog, 50, a 20-year Stuy Town resident. "All this is going to affect tenants and family life." Novog said he still fears he might be forced to move. "Where would I go?" he said. "I probably would be forced to move in with family or buy something. Neither of these is a nice option." Carmen Isturic, 56, a waitress who has lived in Stuy Town for 16 years with her husband, mom, and 20-year-old son, said she is worried. "I hope this mess doesn't make things worse. I couldn't afford to live anywhere else," she said. Ratings f irms have estimated that the value of Stuyvesant Town and its smaller adjacent property, Peter Cooper Village, where apartments are more spacious and rents typically higher, has dropped to under $2 billion - far less than the outstanding loan balance. Over the last few days the owners said it became clear the only viable
alternative to bankruptcy would be to transfer control and operation of the 80acre area to lenders. The two properties, which overlook the East River, have been home to generations of middle-class New Yorkers. They were built over a bulldozed slum by Metropolitan Life for World War II veterans in the 1940s, and for decades have received tax breaks and other incentives in return for maintaining low rents. Tishman Speyer, whose other properties include Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building, said it was committed to an eff icient transition of the properties' operations and would manage them during that transition. It hasn't been determined when the ownership transfer of the sister properties will take place and who specif ically the new owners will be, spokesman Bud Perrone said. Lenders will now be looking for new managers for the two complexes.
The Florida Senate Race is Leading the Nation in Fundraising...Continued from page 31 raised $3.4 million for the entire year. The most recent polls show that the Florida Senate race is tightening. Rubio has gone from a 31 point underdog in June to alongside Crist. According to a survey of 673 GOP voters released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University, Rubio was favored with 47
percent of the vote to Crist's 44 percent, a statistical tie. Other major fundraisers for the last quarter of 2009 include Ohio Republican Rob Portman, a Senate candidate who raised $1.4 million. Among Democrats, Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who is facing a tough re-elec-
tion bid, raised $1.3 million in the 4th quarter. The Florida race is raking in a lot of money as Republicans across the country, are giving money to the state. "We're on pace in meeting our goals, and I am as conf ident as ever that we will have the resources to deliver our
message and be successful," Rubio said. "As we look to the long road ahead, I pledge to continue speaking with a clear voice on behalf of the ideals that are uniting voters across Florida behind our cause."
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Mitchell Pitches a New 5-Point Plan...Continued from page 4 mats, would carry expectations from the international community that Israel forcibly expel hundreds of thousands of Jewish residents from their homes in Israel’s heartland after forty years of renewed residence there. One important feature of the new Mitchell plan is that the status of Jerusalem would be negotiated separately from Judea and Samaria. Israel’s capital has become a contentious issue in recent months. Although Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu complied with Washington’s demands that he ban all Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria, the premier has thus far refused to extend the discriminatory
freeze to Jewish building in Jerusalem. The Fatah-controlled PA has used this refusal as a pretext to avoid negotiations and Mitchell’s decision to separate Jerusalem in his new plan is seen by many as an attempt to temporarily sidestep major points of contention in order to advance Washington’s regional agenda, which the new plan shows will include Jerusalem’s eventual division. The US envoy to the Middle East held talks with the Palestinian leader even as hopes that Washington could restart Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations anytime soon continued to fade. Abbas stuck to his insistence that an Israeli settlement freeze come f irst.
Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said following the MitchellAbbas meeting that the onus is on Israel, not the Palestinians. "When we say a settlement freeze that includes Jerusalem, that is not a Palestinian condition," he said. "That is rather an Israeli obligation, and the same thing is applicable to our demand to have negotiations resume where we left them in December 2008." Erekat said Mitchell appealed to Abbas to resume negotiations immediately, but the Palestinians disagreed and asked Washington "to have the Netanyahu government drop its conditions."
Meanwhile, during a press conference in Washington with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that while the US would continue to work for Middle East peace, it was ultimately up to Israel and the Palestinians. "This issue is between Israel and the Palestinians," she said. "The US, UK, EU and the Arab League, everybody can work together to create a positive atmosphere, we will continue to do whatever we can, and we urge both parties to return to the negotiations table."
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No to Building but YES to Planting!...Continued from page 15 stantly take place so that they grow properly. In addition, fertilizer and compost are constantly added to assist in the growth process. In an effort to help defray a part of these enormous costs, Manhigut Yehudit has opened the tree planting program to people from across the globe. From the comfort of your home – and for as little as $25 - you can become a partner in this historic “Unfreeze the Freeze” tree
planting on Tu B’Shevat. Simply visit our website at www.JewishIsrael.org and order your trees! Beautiful, full color, personalized certif icates will be mailed to all people participating in the program. Please remember that trees can also be planted in memory of a loved one or in honor of a special occasion. All of these will be printed on your certif icate! Groups, schools or shuls can also
Rain Water Collection Coming to Israel...Continued from page 16 devices. "Farms have an enormous catchment area and they could use the rainwater to water the livestock," he said. According to his Web site, each large animal enclosure could potentially collect 1,000 cu.m. a year. Aiken is setting up his company against the backdrop of rising water prices and with drought levies hovering in the background. He is conf ident that
such systems are both environmentally friendly and cost-effective over the long term. "All you need to do is clean out the f ilters two to three times a year. Everything else is automatic," he said. Such systems require the approval of the local authority's engineer, the Health Ministry told the Post. Acting under the Planning and Building Law, specif ically the regula-
tions governing sanitation devices, the f irst option is to stream the collected rainwater into the community's channeling system. However, if a private homeowner wants to use the water himself, the engineer would have to address that request, the ministry said. The Water Authority would also have to give its approval, since it is in charge of water quotas and rainwater collection systems, the Health Ministry said. The
Water Authority did not return a request for clarif ication since its employees are on an extended labor strike. Shelef agricultural laboratory manager Oded Jaffe told the Post on Tuesday he had received hundreds of calls from people interested in putting in rainwater collection systems and grey water (shower and toilet water) systems. "Many have told me they've gone ahead and built such systems," he said.
Scott Rothstein Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme...Continued from page 31 ethics center. ``It's very diff icult to correct that view right now.'' Indeed, the damage has been incalculable for the Bronx-born Rothstein's adopted city, Fort Lauderdale, a low-key place that had rarely seen such a highflying f igure. The city was home to his now-bankrupt law f irm on Las Olas Boulevard, his waterfront mansion and his Bova Prime restaurant, where he schmoozed movers and shakers. ``His hands were all over the place, he was like an octopus,'' said Michael Albetta, president of the Dolphin Democrats, a gay political group in Broward County. ``He affected everyone across the board.'' Aside from Rothstein's burned investors, perhaps the hardest hit, were
more than 100 nonprof it groups that gladly accepted Rothstein's money. His former law f irm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, gave more than $6 million to charitable groups, arts organizations and foundations over the past year. Rothstein's own family foundation donated $1 million to Holy Cross Hospital, which, like so many recipients, gave the money back after the scandal broke. Others will likely have to return donations to a bankruptcy trustee. The nonprof it groups must now grapple with how to replace those dollars to help the needy in a weak economy. Charities and other nonprof its need to proceed more cautiously in the
future, said Chuck Malkus, president of Malkus Communications Group, which works with several Broward charities. Though some wondered about Rothstein's growing generosity in a depressed economy, no one drilled down and asked the tough questions before accepting his checks. ``This Scott Rothstein saga is a hard lesson that we do need to swallow and learn from,'' Malkus said. ``If you are an unknown or you are somebody who suddenly appears as a knight on a white horse, we need to ask a few questions about where you and your horse have originated.'' Rothstein and those in his inner circle at the law f irm, including former name partners Stuart Rosenfeldt and Russell Adler, donated $2.2 million to Crist, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, the state GOP, the Florida Democratic Party and state chief f inancial off icer Alex Sink, among others. The Democratic Party, along with Crist and Sink, have returned the tainted donations. The GOP returned $145,000 donated by Rothstein himself -- but not the $483,000 contributed by the f irm and other lawyers. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions were also showered on political groups backing Broward sheriff's candidates Al Lamberti and Scott Israel in 2008. Candidates and elected off icials ``are going to be far more cautious about doing research about who they are getting money from in the future,'' said Jim Kane, a Broward-based pollster. Disgust among voters about politi-
cians' ties to people such as Rothstein could create a mood that makes incumbents ripe for upsets if they face credible challengers, he said. Perhaps no one will be more vulnerable than Crist, who received about $86,000 from Rothstein and others in his law f irm for a U.S. Senate bid. Crist, whose popularity has plummeted with the dismal economy, has drawn a feisty GOP primary challenge from former state House Speaker Marco Rubio. Rothstein has also sullied the image of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. He was friends with Chief Frank Adderley and hired dozens of off icers to work off-duty details protecting his home, law f irm and restaurant. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler said the Rothstein case -- along with other public corruption prosecutions plaguing the county -- has brought ethics reform to the forefront. Politicians are also reexamining their own relationships. Some of Rothstein's former partners and staff have claimed they knew nothing about his Ponzi scheme and paid no attention to the f irm's f inances. ``This is a lot worse than giving someone a bad name you can recover from a black eye,'' said Florida Bar President Jesse Diner. ``This is so over the top. The magnitude of this whole thing a 70-lawyer f irm that cratered in a matter of days is really troubling.'' Now the Bar is investigating at least 35 former senior lawyers in the f irm to determine whether they turned a blind eye to protecting client trust accounts.
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Neot Kedumim Biblical Landscape in Israel A beautiful almond tree in full bloom at the entrance of Neot Kedumim, Israel.
BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER Neot Kedumim — the Biblical Landscape Reserve in Israel, halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, is a unique endeavor to re-create the physical setting of the Bible in all its depth and detail. Far more than a "garden" showing various biblical plants, Neot Kedumim embodies the panorama and power of the landscapes that helped shape the values of the Bible and provided a rich vocabulary for expressing them. The Bible conveys its ideas not in abstract terms, but through a clear and vivid record of long human interaction with the land of Israel. Neot Kedumim draws on a variety of disciplines — such as Bible schol-
arship, botany, zoology, geography, history, and archaeology — to bring the Bible and its commentaries to life. Literally with the Bible in one hand and a spade in the other, Neot Kedumim has constructed a network of natural and agricultural landscapes bearing names that indicate their textual source: • the Forest of Milk and Honey • the Dale of the Song of Songs • Isaiah's Vineyard • the Fields of the Seven Varieties • and many more. Thousands of tons of soil were trucked in and spread on the eroded hillsides, reservoirs were dug to catch runoff rainwater, and ancient terraces were restored. Habitats were created for such varied species as cedars from the snow-covered mountains of Lebanon and date palms from Sinai desert oases. Hundreds of varieties of biblical and talmudic plants; wild and domesticated animals; ancient and reconstructed olive and wine presses, threshing floors, cisterns, and ritual baths bring to life the literal roots of the biblical tradition in the soil of the land of Israel. By reuniting text and context, Neot Kedumim opens up before the visitor Israel's nature as the idiom of the Bible. The symbols, prayers, and holidays of the Jewish and
Christian heritage, observed and preserved for thousands of years, blossom in a new and colorful dimension at Neot Kedumim, the world's only biblical landscape reserve. A non-profit organization in Israel, Neot Kedumim has received international recognition as a model of restoration ecology — the reclamation of ravaged landscapes. In 1994, Neot Kedumim won the Israel Prize, the highest honor awarded by the State of Israel, for its special contribution to the society and the state. Cooking with the Bible Preparing biblical foods is not only a wonderful group activity, but also an open gate to life in ancient Israel. As you dip the pita bread you have just baked into olive oil and the hyssop spice you have just made, you will taste the staple food of our ancestors. As you sample the wheat kernels you have roasted over an open fire, you will enjoy the "fast food" that Boaz offered Ruth while she was gleaning in his grainfields. As you cut a fig branch whose sap will curdle milk for your cheese, you will be practicing the way of the shepherds in the land flowing with milk and honey. As you gather wild plants to make a tasty salad, you will be emulating our ancestors' survival mode in the winter, when there is no ripe fruit.
Eco-tourism While there is no word for ecology in the Bible, the biblical texts are rich in ideas on the relation between people and the earth. As the only creatures created in the divine image and given the task of "tilling and tending" (Genesis 2:15), we are charged with protecting the earth's ability to nurture all life. At Neot Kedumim, we practice soil and water management in the spirit of this biblically ordained stewardship. An internationally recognized model of restoration ecology, Neot Kedumim has transformed 625 acres of once-barren hills into a microcosm of Israel's varied and contrasting landscapes. By careful attention to soil composition, irrigation, and drainage, habitats were created for such varied species as cedars from the snow-covered mountains of Lebanon and date palms from Sinai desert oases. This formerly desolate tract of the Judean foothills now thrives in pastoral beauty. Tours explore: • on-the-ground management: reservoirs, catchment basins, irrigation lines, and terraces • ecological concepts in the Bible: • the Sabbath and the sabbatical of the land • laws of gleaning and tithes
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Old Well in Neot Kedumim demonstrates to visitors how people got water in Biblical times.
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Ancient olive grove at Neot Kedumim gives visitors an understanding of the process of making olive oil. • preparing hyssop spice • making sachets from fragrant leaves • tasting date honey in the shade of the date palms A wonderful tour add-on is a TorahScribe demonstration. Our skilled and genial scribe demonstrates his art, and participants try their hands at writing with a reed pen. A calligraphy session can be included. See other add-ons at Special Programs.
Tour Topics The rainbow of subjects includes: • the biblical calendar • the current season or holiday • the Sabbath table • symbolic plants • time • water
Etrogim growing on the Neoto Kedumim Farm. • protection of fruit trees • biodiversity
Guided Tours A guided tour is the heart of the Neot Kedumim experience. Your guide will design the tour for your group's ages, interests, and walking ability. Tours can range from a brief taste to an all-day experience including a meal in a scenic setting Tours can focus on textbased study or on hands-on activities for children (and adults), or a combination of both. We are ideally equipped for inter-generational groups. While the children are grinding grain or roasting wheat over an open fire, the adults can hear an enlightening discussion of bread in the biblical tradition. We combine the experiential and the reflective. Tours address the mind, heart, hands, and all the senses.
A woman dressed in biblical garb, gathering sheaves of wheat at Neot Kedumim.
Languages: English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, Scandinavian languages. seasonal activities
• picking olives and making oil in the winter • harvesting wheat in the late spring and summer • picking ripe figs in the summer, grapes in the late summer year-round activities
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• light • ecology Neot Kedumim is located on Route 443, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, 10 minutes from Ben-Gurion Airport. Hours : Entrance: Sunday - Thursday: 8:30 - 16:00 Friday and holiday eves: 8:30 - 13:00 Visitors may stay in the reserve until sunset. Sabbath and Jewish holidays: closed Entrance fees for self-guiding tours: Adult: NIS 25 Child: NIS 20 Special family activities during Hanukkah, Israel Independence Day, and the intermediary days of Sukkot and Passover*
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MANHATTAN Luxury Hotel The Marmara Manhattan Luxury hotel and residence Up in the clouds of New York City, with wrap around terrace offering 360 degree views of Manhattan, state of the art. Technology and luxurious furnishings, Sits on 3,100 sqft PENTHOUSE. A perfect location for relaxation, accommodations and social events. 212-427-3100 301 East 94th St, NYC 10128 www.themarmarahotels.com marmara-manhattan.com
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MANHATTAN West 94th St. spectacular single family, 50 ft wide 4 bdrms, 5 baths, large sunny Garden w/ wonderful dining. Conservatory 4 wbf asking $5 million 150 thousand Michael Pellegrino SNR VP 212-400-8731 Sotheby’s Interntional
Midtown Manhattan: Beautiful 4 story building, 10,500 sq ft with 3 flrs of night clubs, 1 kitchen, 3 bthrms, 3 DJ booths, 4th flr, 1000 sq ft, owners apt. building can be delivered vacant. 516-483-6045
Apartment For Rent
MANHATTAN E 65th Street FS24HrDM No Fee!!! Huge Lux 2 Bed/2 Bath. Top-of-the-Line Kitchen Excellent Closets $5,900 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman MT. Morris Park/ Clinton: 1 BR w/ Jacuzzi, Hardwood floors, exposed brick $1500/mo. Call owner 917-676-5303
UPPER EAST SIDE APTS FOR RENT STUDIO, 1 BR, 2 BR, UNFURNISHED & FURNISHED, NO FEE, BROKERS, WELCOME, NEAR ALL SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, TRANS. WWW.THMNY.COM 212-755-6556 Gramercy Park: Brownstone triple on quiet tree-lined street, beautiful large outdoor garden space, 3BR, high loft ceilings w/beautiful moldings, $11,000/mo 516-606-1891 Flex 60’s East Luxury-Apts for rent COME IN AND STAY AWHILE! Short-term and long term leases just steps away from central park. Call us today to see what we are all about! Visit our website: helsleycarltonhouse.com THE HELMSEY CARLTON 680 Maf Ave (61 St) 212-838-3000 x2002 86th St. West: pre-war, doorman bldg, BRIGHT 2 BR Hi, Flr, NO FEE. $3900/mo 212-724-8774
Apartment For Sale
MANHATTAN MANHATTAN CO-OP FOR SALE 1 Bedroom Co-op, $489K. 25% down. Pool, healthclub, bike room, full service, with doorman. 917-992-1902
TRUMP PARC ~106 CPS~ Mint!1 Bed/1.5 Bath Reno Granite Kitchen w/ Cherry Wood Cabinetry + Top-of-the-Line, Stainless Steel Appliances, Hi Ceilings, Lg Walk-In Closets, W/D in Apt $995K, Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman Financial District/ 15 Broad Street: Beautiful studio, 1 BA w/open kitchen, 11ft ceiling, oak floors, washer/dryer, pool, gym, private parking, low cc/ full tax abatement, $825K. For sale by owner 516-776-1747 ~Tower 53 Condo~ @ 159 W 53 – 15H Corner Huge Lux 2BR/1.5Baths Windowed Kitchen w/ Stainless Steel Appliances + DA w/ BuiltIn Marble Server’s Bar Low Maint + Tx. Utilities Included. $859K Lisa Mansour @ Uziel Group 212-891-7282 Prudential Douglas Elliman
~THE MILAN~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA, Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Gorgeous 1 Bedroom apartment in Midtown West, Doorman, Roof Deck, $2350, 1 Month Free! Contact Sharon 917-754-2198.
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
MANHATTAN Manhattan, 10th Avenue btw 54 & 55th: Very hot air! 2000 sq ground flr + 1000 sq usable bsmt. Food Ok..$14K/mth. Neg: 516-695-4204
Retail space Manhattan 1st to 5th ave #93 Nassau St, sorner Fulton, Huge selling bsmnt avail. Corner windows Pedestraian only mall. Huge foot traffic. Good Many uses. $9950.00/mo. Neg. 212-687-4017/ 212-292-2704 NYC Office for rent NO FEE!!! 1650 Broadway Office in central Midtown. Approx 150 sq ft south facing 24 hr bldg access. Rent includes electric & nightly cleaning. 1 or 2 year lease avail. Security TBD Caran Properties Realty LLC Rebecca M Mason 212207-1803 Cell 917-861-3111
OFFICE/ SHOWROOM FOR RENT NYC
25th St W#151 3rd flr. Sublease, 3,000sf showroom/ offices. Excellent condition, avail 9/1. No reasonable offer refused. Call 718-257-9101 Ask for Lloyd.
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
MANHATTAN For sale: Only kosher supermarket, Uptown. 10 years in business. $25-$28K a week, gross. Approx 1 mil, cash a year. Mark up 45-50%. Rent $3500. Labor, 3 workers, 10 year lease. $825K Neg. Call 917-674-2291, Very busy. Good for two family Business for sale Resraurant: Classic running, cozyFrench/Brazillian, well located, 74 seatbar and outside terrace, 5 to 10 yrs lease option. Call 347-753-0427 Business for sale Travel agency for sale. Call 212-994-2033/Marc 14 yrs in business, NYC location
Dental specialty practice-Manhattan Multi specialist practice seeks specialist Partners and/or practice purchaser. Conv Picturesque loc with good referral base, lease And equip 212-228-2505; Fax (212)228-2585
Apartment For Sale
BROOKLYN CONDO FOR SALE by owner. Sheepshead Bay area, new modern, spacious 1 bedroom apt with separate rooms, kitchen and bathroom has windows, best appliances, individual heat and A/C, with balcony. No tax for 15 years. 347-225-5040
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WALL STREET OFFICE Phone & Mail Services $99.00/mo Mail Services Only $48.50/mo
Apt for sale NYC 504 Grand Street, LOW MTC! $367, ASK $569k, LARGE CRNR 1BR + WINDOWED OFFICE/ NURSERY BRAND NEW KITCHEN, PEACEFUL TREE LINED COURTYEARD, ELEV., 24 HR SEC., GYM, LAUND. BRK 917-873-4724 OR dcohen@citihabitats.com. Call for private showing
Lower East Side: 1+2 BR, from $1300, No fee. DH Realty. Call 212-226-8400
• Full Support Services • Furnished Offices • Conference rooms (Hourly Rental) • Beautiful Full Floor Corporate Setting • Attended Reception Area At 110 Wall Street 11 Floor th
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~The Milan~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500
~Tower 53 Condo~ @ 159 W 53 – 15H Corner Huge Lux 2BR/1.5Baths Windowed Kitchen w/ Stainless SteelAppliances + DA w/ Built-In Marble Server’s Bar Low Maint + Tx. Utilities Included. $859K
Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Lisa Mansour @ Uziel Group 212-891-7282 Prudential Douglas Elliman
E 65th Street FS24HrDM No Fee!!! Huge Lux 2 Bed/2 Bath Top-of-the-Line Kitchen Excellent Closets $5,900
Trump Parc ~106 CPS~ Mint!1 Bed/1.5 Bath Reno Granite Kitchen w/ Cherry Wood Cabinetry + Top-of-the-Line Stainless Steel Appliances, Hi Ceilings Lg Walk-In Closets, W/D in Apt $995K Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
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Trump E 69 ~ Amazing 3 Beds + 2 Terraces $3.8M
Milan Condo Huge 1Bed + 1.5 Baths $1.28M
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Mint 2 Beds Condo @ 159 W 53 #15H $879K
Tower 53~Full Service Park Millennium Condo 111 W 67 Condo: Studio, 1,2,3 Huge Corner 5-6 Beds w/ Central Park Beds, Many w/ Terraces, Views, $9M Starts @ $500K+
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REAL ESTATE Co-op for sale Kensington, BK: Beverly Rd., Sunny + spacious, 2 Bedroom has corner terrace w/ double exposures, 3 a/c’s, 24 hr doorman, indoor parking, wait list., maintenance, $683, asking $375,000, neg. Call Effie 917-886-2496 Midwood Co-op For Sale Junior 4 Apt Renovated $259,000 Studio Apt Renovated $149,000 1171 Ocean Pkwy Robert Nicholerti (718)840-2033 Prudential Douglas Ellman
The best condos in Brooklyn, AVENUE P & WEST 6TH STREET. CONDO PENTHOUSES. Bensonhurst’s best ever Luxury penthouses for sale. 3 BDR, front and rear huge terraces. All top appliances, beautiful modern kitchens, central air & heat, 1700+ sq ft. 2 parking spaces in underground garage. 718-844-7267 Call Luba
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
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
House
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BROOKLYN Boro Park, 54th Street/15th + 16th Avenue: 40 x 120 lot. 3 family house. Please Call: 917-418-9031
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E 3rd St & Ave J: Walk to Boro Park! Prime 1 fam, renovated, semi-att, 24x100 new windows, alarm, gas, heat & water. Huge L/R, formal DR Lg kitch & dinette, deck, yard, 3 flrs & bsmt, 7 BR, 4 bth, 2 porches. Semi-fin bsmt. Pesach kit, playroom. $899K, Won’t last! Call now! 718-252-0575 Midwood: 2 levels, basement, 2 kitchens, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, outdoor porch, indoor sunroom, 2 car gar, private driveway, parking for 6 cars, backyard. T wo fare zone. Please call 718-306-2884 or 718-648-5252 ask for Jason. Guardino Real Estate Marine Park: Mother/ daughter, 1 family brick, 3 BR duplex + garage. Asking $525K 718-252-2429 Park Slope/ Hts-Studio. Mod Kit/ bth closets, elev lndry, nr pk/ trains. Jan 1st, owner $1400/mo. 310-213-1334 ronaldbarrett@hotmail.com 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
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 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 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
BROOKLYN Space for rent Coney Island, Avenue S & T, 1300 sq ft & 600 sqft semi basement space avail for storage. Parking avail. 917-361-4731
Doctor’s office for rent. Boro Park, 51st St: (Near Ave) Prime location, nice walk-in office. Separate entrance. 917-975-3656. Call owner
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 A/C, use with paved yd. $3500/mo incl pkng. Owner 631-220-5706
Williamsburg: 5000 sqft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Ave. Call 718-998-2767 Prime location! Coney Island Ave / J&K: Super landlord. Excellent condition. High traffic area. Call 718-258-9013 Williamsburg: 5000 sft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bw Park & Myrtle Avenue. Call 718-998-2767 Prime Boro Park Loc (12th Avenue) 60x100 lot size. For serious inquires call 646-387-8055 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 16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows. Call: 718-435-9366 BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2005pm. Office for rent Bensonhurst, good for services, good condition, close to subway, shopping & schools. Block off 86th St. Price negotiable. 646-944-5209
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
Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427
Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274
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
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
Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
BROOKLYN Ave U/ Ocean Pkwy/ East 5th St: Updated store. Approx 1000 sf with basement. No food. 732-833-1941
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
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
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 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
House
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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 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 Mill Basin, East 65th / Mayfair Dr: Spacious 1 BR walk-in apt. New kitchen, modern bath, wood floors. 917-709-9398 Gravesend & East 7th: 4 rooms, 2 BR, no washer, pets. 3rd flr. $200/mo. Call Agent Fran Rizzo. 646-207-5087 East 3rd St/ Ditmas + Cortelyou: Nice room basement for office or apt. Private entrance. Shomer Shabbos. 718-851-1720 or 718-258-5366 Ave L/E 21: Luxury 1 bdrm bsmt apt. Ave I/E 29: Luxury 2 Bdrm apt. Call cell: 347-489-4485
Flatbush & Midwood area. APT Rentals just listed. 1, 2 & 3 BRs + hses. Ave J RE 347-554-8030
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REAL ESTATE Apt for rent/ BKLYN Flatbush: 3 BR apt, recently renovated, 1 bthrm, rent is $1550, near prospect park & subway. 917-287-7857
NOSTRAND AVE/ I & J: Brand new1, 2 & 3 BR apts. Near Brooklyn College. 917-796-9184
SHEEPSHEAD BAY: Luxury 2 Bd, 2 bath, duplex apt. waterfront on Emmons, balcony overlooking pool, trees, high end appliances, washer/ Dryer, gym, sonar, storage. Near all $1975/mo. 718-404-8404 OR 718-332-3819
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
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 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 WOODHAVEN: Store for rent. 1500 sq ft, 93-25 Jamaica Ave, very busy location. Next to subway & bus stop. $3700/mo, 2 month free rent! 917-403-5596 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 Bakery/ Café, Queens Coutny, New & successful! Partner disagreement forces sale. Janney 917-696-2345 or 917-696-2345
QUEENS/BRONX FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHO[ & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928
WHITESTONE, QNS: Waterfront prop, 10,000 to 50,000 sq ft lots for rent or sale 4.6 acres/ subdivided. M1-1 Industrial. Contact 914-282-9814
Forest Hills: lux high rise bldg, 1 BR, designer kitchen. Near subway & LIRR. Tax abatement 25 years. Doorman, fitness center & lounge. Vera, Coldwell Banker 917-853-5455
Astoria by owner, 2 bdrms, 2 bth, living room. NEAR ALL TRANSPORTATION $2300 Neg. Available Immediately 718-216-6943
NEW LISTING $1100-$1400 NORWOOD: 3133 ROCHAMBEAU AVE Renovated, new kitchen and bathrooms, clean building, 24 hour security. Near botanical garden, Montifore Hospital, Fordham University and shopping: 1 bdrm, 2 Bdrm. Call Property Manager Paul 646-319-2373
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
Crown Heights, 3 BR, GARDEN APT, 1st flr. Newly renovated, new kit & bath. New hardwood floors. Near shuls. Ask $1850/mo. Call owner 757-576-6628
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
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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
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 Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110 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
Have a Business for Sell? Post your ad and consider it sold!
Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170
LONG ISLAND
Commercial Property/Nassau CEDARHURST beautiful building Near JFK, showroom offices And warehouse, loading dock, approx 16,000 sq ft Call: 516-448-4393
Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110
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
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
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
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
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 Glen Cove: 4 Rooms, Lrg LR, EIK, 2 BR, W/D hook-up plus free storage + parking. $1500/month plus heat and util. Near beach, 516-676-0324 GREAT NECK: 2 Bedroom, 2 bth, large living room, dining room, 2 car gar, 24 hour doorman, walk to rail road. $2,900/month. Owner 917-656-1120 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 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 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
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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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
LONG ISLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE FOR SALE PRIMARY CARE. FIVE TOWNS. Successful. Terms Negotiable. Contact 516-612-2444 Mount Acarat cemetery: Pinelawn, LI, NY. 8 buried plots, prime location. Retail $3K each. No reasonable offer refused. 516-443-5029 Water Mill: 1st time on the market in over 60 years, well located clonila with separate legal cottage, 631-204-9089 for appt, estate sale. 5 BR, 1.5 bath. $1,300,000.
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
NASSAU / L.I. Glen Cove: Business district, historic building. Office space available. 516-676-0324 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 Rocky Point Route 25A. 13,000-2,100 ft; Turnkey condition. $10 per ft, gross rent. Please Call: 516-298-7890
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
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 CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360
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LONG ISLAND 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
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
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 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 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809
OFFICE FOR RENT/ STATEN ISLAND-Guyan Ave.1500 sq, ft of comm. space excellent for prof. office. Busy area-near transp. Easy access to major roads, highways. Call Gus: 917-750-3898
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NY STATE 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
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
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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
VACATION HOMES FOR RENT MONTICELLO: HIDDEN RIDGE HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGNER DELUXE HOMES. SALE/ RENT, 2 BR, 2 BTH, BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED. CALL BROKER OSCAR PAVLOFF. WE HAVE KEYS. 845-794-3720 OR 845-434-7792
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
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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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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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
NY STATE SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL JOHNATHAN AT THE SUNSHINE. 845-796-1200 Foreclosed: 100,000 sf office bldg. nice location. Tremendous upside. Original sale $4M, asking $2M. 845-558-1693 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 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
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 Riverhead historic, Rural Sound Ave: 8 acres Lg, leg 2 fam, frm hse, pond, 3 lot, subdiv, lg, barns, nr golf/beaches, pond, pasture, town, water/gas, poss B+B. Will hold mortgage! $1.29M 631-921-2666 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
Monticello Monticello: Beaut ranch, 4 Br, 3 bth, kosher kit. ½ acre, bkyrd. Walt to dist to falkof. For pesach Summer. Call 718-679-4339 Sidney NY: Large 4 bdrms, historical hom,e on 2 acres, near schools, places of worship + college needs TLC,. Great investment. $85,000. Ernie 607-563-1020 Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com WOODSIDE, NY 2 family brick house detached. Property is 4000 sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths. CALL ANNCURRAN @ WAGNER&KELLY REAL ESTATE 646-508-3292 Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472
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 Sacrifice wow! Must sell! At kutsher’s Hidden Ridge, designer 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, fully furnished, heat/ Air/ Pool/ New Playhouse, golf & tennis at Kutchers. Aksing $79K. Call Broker Oscar Pavloff 845-434-7992 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 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
GREEN COUNTY NY 37 Acres per tested, views $225,000 20 minutes to Ny Thruway, Build ,Divide or Hunt. Please call 518-634-7842 Moving must sell! Wesley Hills, 1 br colonial,custom Kosher Milch Miller 914-414-3619 Rivky Kagan 845-659-2056 Kagan Realty 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
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OUT OF STATE HOUSE FOR SALE, VA Painter, Virginia: waterfront, eastern shore, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3.6 acres, 300’ Creekfront and pond, Taxes $1900. $625K. Owner 757-463-0256
HOUSE FOR SALE, VA Painter, Virginia: waterfront, eastern shore, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3.6 acres, 300’ Creekfront and pond, Taxes $1900. $625K. Owner 757-463-0256
HOUSE FOR SALE, VA Waterfront/ Painter: 3BR dream house with lg mstr ste, 2 bth, huge EIK, DR, 2-car. 300’ water frntg. On 3.69 ac with vu of Nandua Creek, 2500 sf living space, 625K, tax $1900/yr 757-463-0256
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
Invest in California real estate. Min $50K. Return on investment between 9-12%. Paid monthly. Secured by deed of trust. Call 909-227-8418, Email: buda8@aol.com
Tennesseee: 620 Acres overlooking 27 Hole Golf Course, located in the NorthEast corner of Tennessee, tri-cities region. Future development potential. View website: www.graysburghillgolf.com or contact 423-534-0887
WWW.KGNEWYORK.COM is looking to buy property & land in Israel. ALL CASH OFFERS. Please call 646-278-4699
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 $934,000.00 Contact Rita 203-530-5228 Email: Merci@yahoo.com
Bayit Vegan: Penthouse 150 sq m terrace-studio-4 bedroomsbreaktaking view & decoration. 1,100.00 USD. Tel 972-54-769-2088
20 Million oz discovery so far @ Money Knob. Livengood, Alaska www.ithmines.com Last 10 claims for sale. Contact Bob 907-457- or email cinabar56@hotmail.com Llama and Alpaca Farm: Montroe PA, Barn with electric and water-10 acres/fences directly off route 29 and route interstate 8! Approved subdiviosion with individual decks, retiring, asking $395K. Taxes 5,000 total school + land call. 570-663-2869 Rye Town/ Port Chester “Ideal Empty Nester” $995,000 Prestigious Greyrock on the sound sommunity next Rye. Water access/comm. Dock/beach. Chmg 1930s 5bed/4bath brk ch col, extd & remod, hw flrs thrt, lvg rm, fam/fdr, lg EIK, cvd patio, mbed ens/his/her bth & wi cls. fin bsmt, lndry, wshr/dryr + cls+ wk space. Gas c/h, cntl a/c, large brdd attic. Party garden, mature trees, lawn sprnklr. Circ dwy, gen off st pkg. frndly ownr assoc protects aplg/pvt ngbhd. Easy access I95, Rye/ Port Chester RR, 40 min Manhattan. http://www.flatfeelisting.co m/1801# 914-935-1182 for appointments. Mls listing # 2929451
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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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Tutoring Piano lessons, jazze latin 30 yrs perf & teaching exp. (Mongo Santa Maria, Sonny Rollind, Dave Valentin & others) Go to website: www.billo’connell.net For more info 845-642-3071 Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404
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Steinway Piano: Original ivory keys + matching bench. (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00 804-380-5659 NEW YEARS PACKAGE, 8 TKTS, ROSE BOWL PARADE, RESERVED GRAND STAND, SEATING/ 3 GAME TKTS BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VS. OHIO STATE + ALL DAY PARKING. $2K. CONTACT 559-269-7507 5000 Comic Books for sale from 1950” To 1990”s for Best Offer contact JBEC48@OPTONLINE.NET Pianos-BALDWIN GRAND Piano R.series, Ebony color, modern, straight legs. Excellent Condition. Needs Tuning. $10,000 Negotiable call 718-375-3161 NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6 INCH, 1/ARON KODESH, READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915, 917-449-6125
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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 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
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
Apartment For Rent Lakewood: 1 BR, 1.5 newly renovated apt, LR, DR, EIK. Reasonably priced! Near shopping + houses of worship. Call 732-904-1922 Denville, NJ: (off Rt 80, exit 39) Beautiful quiet building, furnished or unfurnished studio w/ sep kit, full bth, walk to NYC bus & train. Shopping center across the street, off street parking. Large closets, laundry room on floor, sale price $169,900. rental $1995, plus electric/month. Call Joan at : 631-286-4959
Somerville: Spacious 1 BDRM avail immediately, rent includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry. Easy commute to NY City. Ask about moving special. 973-857-1107
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
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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For Sale 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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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
Donations Children’s hope charities-A- Car donation is tax deductible, free pickup, any condition. 800692-1221. For NJ call 973-504-6215. Not an endorsement
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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
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