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BY RONI SOFER Chance meeting in Moscow restaurant between Greek, Israelis prime ministers dedicated mainly to economic issues, but Netanyahu takes opportunity to strengthen central message: Nuclear arms race underway in Middle East that includes Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt fter his meeting with Russian president, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unexpectedly bumped into Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Monday in a Moscow restaurant and took the opportunity to continue on the objective of his Russia trip – to warn against the Iranian nuclear threat. One of the threats to world peace out of a number of existing threats of the military nuclearization of Iran is that it will kick off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East in which a number of countries including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt will seek nuclear weapons, Netanyahu told his Greek counterpart. Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, ate to their hearts' desire on the second floor of the well-known restaurant, Pushkin, in the heart of Moscow. The two dined alone, except for the security detail always accompanying the prime minister. Suddenly, the restaurant's manager approached the leader and his wife and told them that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, also visiting Moscow, was currently dining on the f irst floor. He passed on Papandreou's request to meet him. Netanyahu was please by the opportunity that had presented itself. Papandreou then joined the Netanyahus along with his foreign minister. Between the meal's courses, a spontaneous policy meeting was created between the leaders that lasted for about an hour and a half. During the f irst part of their meet-
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Passport Photos of the 11 Europeans that Dubai authorities says were part of a hit squad that assassinated Mabhouh. BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF As Dubai issues 11 arrest warrants, the brother of slain Hamas leader’s brother blames Israel. atah and Hamas are trading accusations following the arrest of two Palestinians extradited from Jordan to Dubai on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of Hamas senior Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in January, Army Radio reported. Dubai issued arrest warrants for eleven people allegedly tied to Mabhouh’s killing, but only two people were captured so far. The fact that one of the Palestinian detainees is a security official in the Palestinian Authority sparked the latest spate of Hamas-Fatah bickering. Faik al-Mabhouh, the brother of the slain off icial, on Tuesday still maintained that Israel was behind the assassination. “I believe Israel is behind my brother’s assassination,” he said a day after Dubai published security camera footage showing the ten men and one woman allegedly involved. All suspects named by Dubai are European nationals, but Faik alMabhouh insisted “from the start we
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said Israel has a hand in it, [but] it didn’t work alone.” Gen. Dahi Tamim, Dubai’s police chief, displayed a series of passport photographs showing 10 men and a woman at a press conference on Monday. Most of the individuals named by Dubai appeared to be of Middle Eastern origin, Gen Dahi Tamim, Dubai’s police chief said at a press conference where he presented photos of the suspects. Six of the suspects carried British passports, three others had Irish passports, while the other two had French and German documents. “This is a complex operation, there is no way only eleven people were involved. Maybe they carried out the killing, but there were people who followed Mahmoud from the moment he left the [Gaza] Strip and until he reached Dubai, and collected intelligence about him – it must be more than eleven people,” Faik told the radio station. He said the Mossad had “no problems recruiting people also abroad and maybe some Palestinians gave them a green light. I believe Israel is behind all the mysterious assassinations we have been seeing recently in the Middle East.”
President Barack Obama has announced $8 billion in loan guarantees for two reactors at the first new nuclear power plant on US soil in nearly 30 years. BY AFP President Barack Obama took a major bet on nuclear power, announcing eight billion dollars in loan guarantees to build the first new plant on US soil in nearly 30 years. bama said nuclear power, despite concerns among some environmentalists over safety, must play a key role in an energy policy designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and wean the United States off foreign oil from volatile regions. "On an issue which affects our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, we cannot continue to be mired in the same old debates between left and right, between environmentalists and entrenpreneurs we‘ll have to build a new generation
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Step Right Up! Coney Island to Get 23 New Rides INC
BY AFP New York's historic amusement park district, Coney Island, will get a long-awaited relaunch this summer with 23 new rides, including a human slingshot, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. he mayor announced that operator Central Amusement International would open most new attractions by the Memorial Day holiday, May 31. Italian company Zamperla, the world's leading amusement rides manufacturer, will provide the rides. The revamp is meant to give the Brooklyn beachfront neighborhood, one of the world's first amusement parks and supposed birthplace of the American hot dog, a new lease on life after decades of gradual abandonment. "Coney Island remains one of the most known and beloved neighborhoods around the
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world, but for decades its famed amusement park has dwindled to just a tiny fraction of what it once was," Bloomberg said. "We're making necessary infrastructure investments and joining with Central Amusement International to build new amusements that celebrate Coney Island's historic past while featuring modern rides." The rides will be built on land the city bought back for 95.6 million dollars from a developer in November, following a dispute over the area's future. This summer is expected to see the opening of 19 rides, including "Air Race" in an area dubbed "Luna Park at Coney Island" in honor of a famous, historic attraction of the same name that was shut more than half a century ago. Summer 2011 will see the "Scream Zone at Coney Island," bringing the number of new rides to 23, including two roller coasters, a human slingshot, and go-karts.
The amusements are meant to be part of a newly defined 27-acre amusement and entertainment district, also including new housing, movie theaters and retail areas. Critics originally worried the redevelopment would kill Coney Island's traditionally offbeat character and put emphasis on retail rather than rides. However, Tuesday's announcement appeared to assure that area would retain its principal mission. "I am delighted to welcome Central Amusement to America's playground. This summer, Luna Park will shine during the day and sparkle under the stars at night," said Brooklyn borough official Marty Markowitz. The decline of Coney Island began more than half a century ago. Today the area is a bizarre mixture of surviving rides, like the rickety Wonder Wheel and the aging Cyclone rollercoaster, aloing with lots left empty by speculating developers.
US, Pakistan Capture Top Taliban Commander BY AFP US and Pakistani spies have captured the Taliban's top military commander, media reported, dealing a huge blow to the Afghan insurgency just as American-led troops pressed an offensive against a southern stronghold. ullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested in Pakistan's sprawling port city of Karachi "several days ago" by US and Pakistani intelligence services and was under interrogation, The New York Times and other media said, citing unnamed officials in both countries. His arrest, if confirmed, would signal a watershed in Washington's bid to persuade Pakistan to move aggressively against Islamist militants operating on both sides of the AfghanPakistani border. Barader is the most important Taliban leader to be captured since the 2001 US-led offensive that ousted the Taliban from power in
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Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks on the United States. Taliban capture signals shift by Pakistan: analysts US officials had long complained that Islamabad's spy service was failing to crack down on Afghan Taliban figures but had recently refrained from public criticism while Washington doled out billions in military and civilian aid. Baradar's reported arrest emerged as 15,000 US, NATO and Afghan troops staged a major assault against the Taliban bastion of Marjah in southern Afghanistan, key to Washington's new strategy for turning around the troubled war. The Taliban, however, denied Baradar's capture and accused US officials of trying to deflect attention from the battle in Marjah. "We strongly reject the reports of his arrest," Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location. "He is currently in Afghanistan, where he is leading all jihadi activities... The sole goal of such baseless reporting and propaganda is to
make up for the failure in Marjah." The White House refused to confirm his capture but said it welcomed better cooperation between the United States and Pakistan against "extremists." "I think we have in the course of many months seen an increase in that cooperation," President Barack Obama's spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters. "We've seen an increase in Pakistani pushback on extremists in their own country, which I think is beneficial not simply for us." The Taliban and its allies have come under unprecedented pressure in recent months as Pakistan has carried out a military offensive in the country's northwest, US-led forces have pushed into the south and Washington has stepped up drone bombing raids on their safe havens in Pakistan. Islamabad's ties with the United States are controversial in Pakistan, where Interior Minister Rehman Malik stopped short of con-
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Excavation Uncovers Evidence Supporting Mosaic Jerusalem Map
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Hundreds Visit Joseph’s Tomb BY HILLEL FENDEL
BY JPOST For the first time the main road of Jerusalem, dated 1,500 years ago, has been discovered. An Israel Antiquities Authority archeological excavation in the heart of Jerusalem’s old city confirms a description of the road on the Madaba Map – an ancient mosaic map from the sixth century CE, measuring eight by 16 meters, and located in a church in Madaba, Jordan.
Hundreds of people visited the holy site of Joseph’s Tomb last week, accompanied by protective and organizational IDF forces. The site was the site of a bustling yeshiva for over 20 years until it was conquered by Palestinian Authority forces during the Oslo War of 2000. It was largely destroyed and has been closed to free Jewish entrance since that time.
The famous Madaba map of Jerusalem.
he map, from the Byzantine period, is the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Land of Israel. What is notable on the map is the illustration of the entrance to Jerusalem from the west via a very large gate that led to a single, central thoroughfare on that side of the city. Various evidence of the important buildings in Jerusalem that appear on the map has been uncovered over the years, but the large bustling street from the period when Jerusalem became a Christian city has not been discovered until now. The reason is that no archeological excavations have taken place in the region due to its centrality and the general busyness of the area. But now, because of the need for a thorough treatment of the infrastructure
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f late, however, midnight visits are enabled, organized by the army every several weeks (in addition to more frequent, unofficial visits by adventurous youths). One participant in last week’s visit said he counted seven buses and many cars, for a total of at least 400 people. “People came from all over the country,” said Yonatan Gormezano, of Petach Tikvah. “I had signed up well before, and then I received a call informing me that a bus was leaving from Ariel at 11 PM that night… The prayers there were very impressive and very enthusiastic. The gravesite itself looks as if it was recently painted over; the last time I was there, about a year ago, it was all burnt… The famous dome on top is shattered; about a third of it is simply not there, and one can see the sky … No windows or doors remain…” Joseph’s Tomb is now located within a densely-populated Arab neighborhood in the city of Shechem (Nablus); just 35 years ago, it stood alone in a f ield outside the populated parts of the city. On Thursday, a day after the organized group entry to Joseph’s Tomb,
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at the location, the Jerusalem Development Authority has initiated rehabilitation work and is renewing the area’s infrastructure. Dr. Ofer Sion, excavation director of the site, recalls, “After removing a number of archeological strata, at a depth of 4.5 meters below today’s street level, much to our excitement we discovered the large flagstones that paved the street.” The flagstones, more than a meter long each, bear cracks from the burden of centuries. According to Dr. Sion, “It is wonderful to see that David Street, which is teeming with so much life today, actually preserved the route of the noisy street from 1,500 years ago.”
Israelis visiting Joseph’s tomb in Shechem. dozens of activists in the Shechem settlement core group arrived at a checkpoint outside the eastern entrance of the city. They said they wished to refurbish Joseph’s Tomb. “Our activities will continue until the shameful barring of Jews from the city and the holy site ends,” they said. Six of them were arrested. Six weeks ago, 1,000 people gathered at the same place to declare their desire and intention to build a Jewish presence in the ancient city. The Torah records the purchase by the Patriarch Jacob of the area for “100 kesitahs.” “We do not suff ice with the communities around Shechem,” they said. “We call for a Jewish presence inside the city, and we will be proactive to this end, even without government permission.” Popular singer Ariel Zilber, who performed there, said, “Joseph’s Tomb has stood forlorn without Jews for nine years. Our brother Joseph has been abandoned, and the holy site stands disgraced. It’s time to return to Shechem and renew the Jewish presence there.”
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Israel Issues New Bill To Fight Anorexia BY JUDY SIEGEL A bill to discourage anorexia and other eating disorders by preventing the appearance of female or male models with a very low Body Mass Index (BMI under 18.5, when normal is between 18.5 and 24.9) has been prepared by MK Danny Danon, chairman of the Children’s Rights Committee, and MK and physician Dr. Rachel Adatto. n a committee discussion of the bill in the Knesset on Tuesday, it was revealed that Maccabi Health Services has almost 1,000 teen members who suffer from an eating disorder, while Kupat Holim Meuhedet has about 500. Danon said that the Western media have turned the “starving look” into the “ideal,” encouraging young girls, and even boys, into having very thin bodies. Those who are not satisfied with the normal look want to become anorexic, the speakers said. Representatives of the health funds; the Health, Welfare and Social Affairs and Education Ministries; eating disorder clinics; youth and modelling magazines; and thin models attended the meeting. Aya Bruni, a 26-year-old model who has suffered from anorexia for 12 years, said she starved herself to look like those in magazines after she was not popular in school “and many children didn’t want to talk to me.” At 16, she was hospitalized by force by her parents after many arguments with them. Today, she said, she is emotionally and physically in bad shape, and her parents have to pay for her treatment. When she missed months of school, she said, her teachers didn’t bother to call her parents for an explanation. When she reached 17, she weighed only 26 kilos.
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Model and photographer Adi Barkan said that about 15 years ago, wearing clothing size 38 was considered reasonable for models, but now they are regarded as “large sizes.” Many models who suffered from anorexia sent their photos for processing to make them look even skinnier, said Barkan, who has been active in the fight against tooskinny models. Adatto said that although the bill has been criticized, the two MKs have heard much praise from parents and medical professionals. “We are trying to do all we can to stop the disease,” she said. Fifteen-year-old Lial, who studies in a Jerusalem high school, said that she and her peers learn about femininity and gender, and talk about how women are presented as “mere objects” in advertisements. “But all the girls have an ideal of being thin, blonde and blue eyed,” she said. They spend much time talking about diets. Thirty percent of high school girls go on diets without supervision and advice, while 15% of them have vomited intentionally. An Education Ministry representative said that it takes time for a young person to be diagnosed as anorexic due to social norms, and many parents deny there is a problem. The bill will also prohibit the use of models’ photos if they have been made slimmer with Photoshop or other graphic computer technologies. According to Israeli studies, 1.2 percent of all women and 0.2% of all men suffer from anorexia, in which they starve themselves, and 4% of women and 1% of men have bulimia, in which they gorge on food and intentionally vomit it out. These diseases can cause serious complications and even death.
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Netanyahu: Iranian Nukes Will Spread to Turkey, Egypt Continued from cover ing, the two spoke mainly about economic issues, about which Papandreou sought to speak with Netanyahu from the outset. According to sources in the prime minister's entourage, Papandreou, whose country is currently immersed in a deep economic recession, sought to draw upon Netanyahu's experience as f inance minister who pulled Israel out of a recession at the beginning of the last decade and as prime minister over the past year during the global f inancial crisis. Netanyahu described the steps he took in Israel, both then and in the past year. Netanyahu said that it is not by
chance that Israel is faring easily relative to other countries with the f inancial crisis. He said it is because of moves made in the past and currently by the cabinet. Later on, Netanyahu boasted the "outstanding chemistry" that prevailed during the meeting, and added that he agreed with Papandreou to continue talks. The prime minister interviewed with major Russian media outlets on Tuesday morning. Afterwards, he toured the Red Square and even sat in a local coffee shop. In the afternoon, he will meet with Russian Prime Minsiter Vladimir Putin in the Russian White House in Moscow.
Anti-Israeli Activists Pose as El Al Stewardesses BY BEN HARTMAN Anti-war group offers passers-by pamphlets detailing what the group claims is El Al’s role in transporting weapons for the IDF. ix activists were arrested at a tourism expo in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, after they impersonated El Al stewardesses and handed out pamphlets smearing the Israeli airline. The activists’ uniforms were exact down to the Hebrew name tags, and a number of expo attendees were reportedly fooled by the ruse. The activists, who police say are members of an anti-war group called
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“Peace Action,” offered passers-by “vouchers” for a free flight to Israel and invited them to head over to the El Al and Israel Tourism Ministry booths for their free flight The “vouchers” were actually pamphlets written in Flemish, detailing what the group claimed was El Al’s role in transporting weapons for the Israel Defense Forces. Security guards at the event contacted police, who held the activists for questioning for several hours before releasing them. The activists could face charges of disturbing the peace. An El Al spokesperson said the company did not know where the activists obtained the uniforms, or whether they were homemade.
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Auschwitz Orthodox Jewish Kin Buy Mengele’s Diary surgeries without anesthetics. He was obsessed with twins and oversaw gruesome tests on 3,000 sets. He stared at the deliberate Mengele started the diary — handGerman script in the tattered note- written in blue ink in a school notebook book — the ravings of one of the most bearing the image of children with a evil minds in history, and the killer of horse on the cover — in 1960 while hid100 of his family members. ing out in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It does not mention Nazis, Hitler or don’t want to touch it,” he said. The the death camps. But it is f illed with Orthodox Jewish New Yorker subjects near and dear to the mad docf irst laid eyes on tor’s cold heart — eugenthe diary of Dr. Josef ics, the superiority of the Mengele on Thursday at a German race, the inferioriConnecticut auction ty of women. house. Mengele meanders from He bought the 86-page a discussion of aesthetics journal last week from the in “Dr. Zhivago” to a rant auctioneer after the docuon how the mentally chalment failed to attract a lenged should be sterilized bidder at the $60,000 so that their “inferior reserve price. The buyer genes” would not be passed has requested anonymity on. but agreed to speak to The His primary point is: Post about his reasons for “the simple and fundamenacquiring the Nazi madtal truth that human beings man’s innermost musings. A page from the are not equal.” The buyer’s grandmoth- Mengele Diary. “Everything will end in a er, who survived Auschwitz, catastrophe if natural selection is witnessed the “Angel of Death” choose altered to the point that the gifted peoprisoners to go to the gas chambers. ple are overwhelmed by billions of “People were terrif ied to even look morons (this might happen faster than at him,” she told her grandson. “The SS you think),” he writes. soldiers were even scared to look at He believes that “women’s work has him.” to depend on fulf illing a biological Mengele, an SS off icer and physi- quota.” cian at the death camp in Poland, con“He shows no regret. No emotion,” ducted nightmarish human experiments, including amputations, sterilization and Continued on page 39
Chabad of Vancouver Hosts Jewish Olympic Guests
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This Friday evening, the Olympic Torch will end its 26,000 mile journey at BC Place, where it was be lit in the presence of 55,000 fans, opening Vancouver’s 2010 Olympics. At the same time, a different kind of light will be illuminating the evening for thousands of Jewish Olympic guests.
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fter sunset, and amidst the glow of flickering Shabbat candles, Chabad of British Columbia hosted festive Shabbat meals at its five locations and in a temporary site in Whistler. The dinners will kick off Chabad’s own Olympian challenge, to welcome and serve the estimated 20,000 Jewish visitors. Rabbi Binyomin Bitton directs Chabad of downtown Vancouver, a community of young professionals. His Chabad center is centrally located to accommodate for this crowd that “lives, works, and parties here.” It is also smack-dab in the middle of Vancouver’s Olympic Village. As the only Jewish show downtown, Bitton has transformed his ground floor storefront into a Jewish Pavilion. The site served as an information kiosk for all things Jewish, a place to grab a kosher bite, and a welcoming hub amid the tumult that will continue through the end of the month. Several rabbinic students, from places as distant as the athletes themselves, will be on hand to greet and study with visitors. Bitton expects to be reaching out to locals as well. Many off ices and schools are closed for the Games, and Bitton says it’s an opportunity to
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acquaint local people as yet unfamiliar, with Chabad’s work in this 30,000member Jewish community. Residents will have another treat this weekend as Chasidic performer Mattisyahu will be celebrating Shabbat with them. The singer is in town for performances at both Olympic villages. Vancouver residents have been counting down the days to the Olympic start, and at Chabad headquarters north of the city, preparations have been underway for the last six months. “We are pulling out all the stops,” says Rabbi Yitzchok Wineberg, Chabad’s director here since 1974. “Our job as shluchim is not to be involved with the Olympics, as per the Rebbe’s instructions, but to serve all Jewish visitors.” While most of the ceremonies convene downtown, the ski, snowboard, and mountain sports will take place at Whistler Mountain, 70 miles away. To care for the Jewish athletes and tourists stationed in this winter wonderland, Chabad has established a provisional center minutes from the mountain. In a donated house, (valued at $2,000 per day) three youthful rabbis, including Moshe Frank of New York, are on hand
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Martin Grossman Executed in Florida
Obama Unveils Plans to Build New Nuclear Power Plants Continued from cover of safe, clean nuclear power plants in America," Obama said on a visit to a training center focusing on clean energy and low carbon energy technologies outside Washington. "We are announcing roughly eight billion dollars in loan guarantees to break ground on the f irst new nuclear plant in our country in nearly three decades," Obama said. The loan guarantees will go towards the construction of two new nuclear reactors at an existing nuclear facility in Burke, Georgia, the White House said. At a time of economic blight when the administration is trying to create a new generation of clean energy jobs, Obama said the investment in nuclear power would pay off in employment opportunities in years to come. "It's a plant that will create thousands of construction jobs in the next few years and some 800 permanent jobs, well-paying permanent jobs, in the years to come. And this is only the beginning," Obama said. The president also warned that America's competitors were beating it to the punch on nuclear energy, specif ically mentioning long-term investments by Japan and France in the industry. He said of 56 nuclear reactors around being built around the world, 21 are in China, six in South Korea, and
f ive in India -- some of the key economies he most often mentions as trailblazing rivals to the United States. "To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to increase our supply of nuclear power. It's that simple.” "Make no mistake: whether it is nuclear energy, or solar or wind energy, if we fail to invest in these technologies today, we’ll be importing them tomorrow." Obama's move uses a 2005 law that authorizes the Energy Department to guarantee loans to projects that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are two broad areas of opposition to Obama's bet on nuclear power the f irst among taxpayer watchdog groups who oppose the spending on terms of scale and likely impact. Secondly, some environmentalists oppose the idea of expanding nuclear power both on safety grounds and on principle, arguing that funds should be transferred to other sources of alternative energy. Obama has also raised hackles among some in his Democratic Party by signaling a willingness to look at expanding offshore oil and gas drilling - a key rallying point for Republicans. There have been no new nuclear power plants built in the United States since the 1979 Three Mile Island
nuclear accident in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania. Currently only 20 percent of the country's energy needs are met by nuclear power. The operation will result in some 3,000 construction jobs, and eventually some 850 permanent jobs, off icials say, citing company f igures. He said the plant would reduce carbon pollution by 16 million tons each year when compared to a similar coal plant -- the equivalent of taking 3.5 million cars off the road. The president's 2011 budget unveiled earlier this month contains authority for 36 billion dollars in new loan authority for the construction of new nuclear power plants in addition to 18 billion dollars already authorized. Obama's announcement looks set to generate a rare outburst of bipartisanship between Democrats and Republicans in f iercely polarized Washington. After a meeting with the president at the White House last week, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said his party was ready to work with the president on expanding nuclear power. And in January, he said: "we should build a new generation of clean nuclear plants in this country." "Senate Republicans support building 100 new plants as quickly as possible."
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Martin Grossman was declared dead at 6:17 p.m. at the Florida state prison in Starke, 15 minutes after the start of his execution by lethal injection. e was sentenced Martin to death for mur- Grossman Z”L dering Park on Dec. 13, 1984, as she patrolled a wooded area of Pinellas County now known as the Brooker Creek Preserve. In a f inal statement, Grossman expressed remorse to the family of Peggy Park, the Florida wildlife off icer he beat and shot to death more than 25 years ago. "I would like to extend my heartfelt remorse to the victim's family," Grossman said. "I fully regret everything that happened that night, everything that was done, whether I remember everything or not. I accept responsibility." "I would like to say a prayer," the 45-year-old man added, then, lying on a gurney, hands strapped to arm boards and with needles in both arms, he began reciting the Shema. Jewish leaders and the Vatican, as far away as Israel, and thousands of petitioners called for a stop to the execution on several grounds, including questions about whether the slaying was premeditated, Grossman's diminished IQ and his remorse for the crime.
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Arrest Made in Deadly $1M Madison Avenue Jewelry Store Heist
Citizen Involvement Threatens Criminals
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“An arrest has been made possibly connected to the murder of Henry Menachem, the jewelry store worker killed when he refused to follow a robber’s demand that he load a bag with stock from the R.S. Durant store on Mnahattan’s Upper East Side. Menaham’s loyalty cost the 71 year old employee his life.
An attack in one's home is an invasion of the individual's most sacred surroundings, his place of greatest sanctuary. Such an experience can spur a variety of individual responses: some may suffer fear or depression, others, become unable to return to normal life. Some might seek to sever all ties to the location and even leave the area of the attack altogether. Many will simply try to remove the incident from memory.
enaham was killed by a single bullet to the chest during what appears to be a single person robbery.” During the police investigation immediately following the robbery a Faberge style “egg” taken from the store was found in a waste basket at Lexington Avenue and 73rd Street. An image, which may be that of the killer, was captured on survellience video taken by area cameras. It showed a tall man walking nearby at a time consistant with the event, carrying bags similar to those described by Menahem’s co worker. As of February 16, 2010, The New York City Police Department has arrested Edmond Alma for possession of stolen property. Alma has not at this time been charged with the murder. The 46 year old Washington Heights resident is a male, Hispanic. Detectives state that an investigation had produced suff icient evidence to secure a warrant for his arrest on the stolen property charge. Property believed to have come
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thers take action, and will develop ways to protect family and self, neighbor and community. Being involved in a criminal incident effects each individual differently. "Experience carries a lot of influence." says Joe Douek. "Once you've been a victim of a crime of any type, your level of sensitivity is drastically increased." Joseph Douek knows. In late December 2009, unknown persons invaded his Brooklyn residence, held members of his household hostage, and robbed the home. In addition to the theft of domestic items - electronics, money, jewelry - a car was stolen - albeit, very temporarily (the vehicle was quickly recovered by the police). Commenting on the work of detectives in his local precinct who continue to investigate the crime against his family and other criminal acts in the same neighborhood, Douek says he has witnessed extraordinary effort on the part of the officers of the 61st Precinct who, working with several other policing agencies, are working to capture and arrest
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the alleged perpetrators. "Every crime," says Douek, "is solvable. It is a matter of patience and perseverance. The NYPD has "been cooperative and diligent, doing all it can to combat the surge in crime in the neighborhood." His nine year's experience as a Director of the New York City Economic Development Corp. provides Douek with substantial understanding of the machinations of government. "When it comes to policing, every New Yorker is treated equally. In investigating recent robberies in its area," says Douek, "the 61st Precinct is making a 'full court press.' Everything is being done. The work of the squad is professional, diligent, and dedicated." To progress the investigation of crimes in the area, vacations have been canceled, extra hours have been worked, and detectives have lost many nights of sleep. They are doing their utmost," he says admiringly. "Good detective work just takes time. It's not like on TV - the work must be methodical, clinical, it can even get monotonous. And, sometimes - when there's as breakthrough, when a crime is solved, it can get very exciting." Whether being waged across the City or on a single block, the fight against crime needs community support and participation. It is the civic responsibility of every citizen to participate in crime prevention. The police need civilian involvement: Crimes - even minor ones - must be reported. The police must be fully informed. Community liaisons who know who to call and how to help are available, there, however, no formal structure currently in place.
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Not Again! The Sour Note of Scandal Sinks a Singer BY MAXINE DOVERE He has a noted voice. He has been shaliach tzibor - one who conveys the prayers of the community - known for his "smooth charm and rich voice," at several of Manhattan's major orthodox synagogues. He is accused of using his position and his family - or, former - family connections to scam many of those who trusted him for close to a half million dollars. ordechai Suchard is a sophisticated businessman, the scholarly Director of Gateways Travel. Benny Rogosnitzky, he says, is "a dangerous person." In Gateway's case, credit information provided to a hotel was usurped by the alleged thief who managed to secure the documentation, including security code numbers, and "went to town upon it," says Suchard. Rogosnitzky is alleged to have used the credit card to pay the weekend bills for a retreat sponsored by his own organization, Cantors World. Airline tickets, food and liquor were among the items charged. The total amount was more than $150,000. When confronted, Rogosnitzky offered repayment - with checks that subsequently bounced. Partial restitution was made by one of Rogosnitzky's congregants. In trying to "do a good deed, we were just schlepped into this" said Suchard. "Imagine a regular case of credit card fraud. We disputed the charges, followed the law. Benny claimed he was authorized (to use the card) and had an affiliation with Gateways.. He circumvented all the standard protection. As far as we are concerned, we are a victim. One must be aware that there are cunning and devious people." Affidavits attesting to the details of the fraud have been filed in federal court. Rogosnitzky apparently established a pattern of fraud. Three years ago, he used the American express card of Tziporah
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Spear, marketing director for the National Council of Young Israel, for his personal expenditures. He had asked (and been given permission) to use the card solely as a guarantee "to hold a reservation for a Cantors' World" weekend retreat, but proceeded to accumulate approximately $150,000 in charges. Spear has been obligated to pay the charges. Even as the alleged perpetrator of credit card fraud totaling hundreds of thousands, he might have remained "under the radar" of wide public scrutiny. However, when, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan, he apparently :"laundered" $132,000 through a charity run by a rabbi tied to the 2009 New Jersey scandal, that possibility ended. Funds that had been given to him by his then mother-in-law, Klara Ringel, a Holocaust survivor, to pur-
chase an ambulance in the family's name in Israel, were deposited to a Brooklyn-based charity with a name similar to the respected Magen David Adom Israel's "Red Cross." According to court papers, the funds, however, went to the rabbi's charity, which took a $10,000 fee, then gave the remainder to Rogosnitzky in checks made out to Cantor's World and some of his relatives, all in amounts lower than $10,000 to avoid bank scrutiny. According to Harvey Feuerstin, who notes that he is counsel to Park East Synagogue Rogosnitzky is not and never
was the "cantor of the Park East Synagogue. That is Cantor Yitshak Meyer Helfgot." He explained that Rogosnitzky "is one of several cantors who, when Helfgot is out of town, may daven (lead prayers) during the Shabbat service. In the face of the forthcoming trial on March 3, in which he is being sued by Klara Ringel for fraud and conversion," according to her lawyer, David Jarolaowicz, as of February 16, "Benny is on a simple leave of absence with pay. We'll see what happens at the trial." Asked about the circumstances of Rogsonitzky's association with the prestigious Manhattan synagogue, Feuerstein said he believed that, while he had "no first hand knowledge," appropriate" due diligence was done by the synagogue....He may have a perfectly good and reasonable and bone fide answer ... (the synagogue) is very mindful of doing the right thing and that will guide us with whatever action we have to take." David Jarolaowicz, attorney for Holocaust survivor Klara Ringel, detailed the convoluted preparation her then son-inlaw had conducted. During a trip to Israel to buy an ambulance in Israel to honor the family name,.Rogosnitzky had met with Elie Beer of Hatzoleh. Beer was asked to develop a proposal for an "all the bells and whistles" unit which had a total cost of $132,500. The proposal was sent to Rogosnitzky and presented to Ringel. The cantor later informed Beer that Ringel had changed her mind (She had not.) The check she thought was payment for the ambulance was instead given to the Magen Israel Society, the suit says. (She believed that it was affiliated with Magen David Adom, which runs the emergency service in Israel.) The funds were subsequently paid back to Rogotnitzky, misused conversion fees paid to that organization's director. Rogosnitzky claimed in court records that he's the victim. saying his estranged
Caught on camera cantor Benny Rogosnitzky with an indentified woman during the visit to Puerto Rico wife, 37-year-old Chana Ringel and her family trashed his reputation, forcing him to leave the Jewish Center where he'd worked for 13 years."These accusations are part of a smear campaign designed to apply pressure in a matrimonial dispute," Moesel was quoted as saying. "Mr. Rogosnitzky fully intends to repay any business debts as soon as the divorce matter is resolved." The couple has two children. Rogosnitzky appears to have obtained funds under "various guises from the family" including, says lawyer Jarolawicz. it is claimed, by forging his wife's signature and cashing checks at a Boro Park check cashing service. The checks were for less than 10,000, said Sam Rottenstein, owner of Reliable Check Cashing, a licensed business on 50th Street. "He was just a customer off the street. I had no association, no friendship with him...Even if the check is not made to him, we are allowed to cash second or third party checks as long as its "for someone you know. We must know the customer and verify the customer's driver's license. He came recommended. " "Chana Ringle, a medical doctor, is "very religious and very trusting." according to David Jarolawicz.
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WAR ON TERROR India: Beit Chabad Was a Target BY HILLEL FENDEL The Home [Interior] Minister of India says that the Beit Chabad in Pune has been targeted by terrorists for a while, and specifically was a target of the terrorist attack over the weekend that claimed nine lives just two doors away . bomb ripped apart a bakery popular with international visitors on Saturday evening in the Indian city, some 100 kilometers southeast of Mumbai, India’s largest city. It was the largest terrorist strike in India since the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, which killed 173 people; six of the victims were murdered in the local Beit Chabad. No Jews were killed in the Pune
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blast, although police off icials said that foreigners were targeted. Among the dead and wounded were Iranians, Sudanese and Germans. Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters that the Beit Chabad “has been on the radar [of terrorists] for quite some time.” Chidambaram arrived at the Beit Chabad shortly after the attack as the off icial representative of the Indian Government. Beit Chabad emissary Rabbi Betzalel Kupchik thanked him for the permanent security stationed at the Beit Chabad, and added words of encouragement for the Indian Government’s f ight against terrorism. People who were in the Beit Chabad building when the bomb exploded said they felt the building shake, and that it took them a few moments to realize that it had actually not been hit.
Prime Minister: Iranian Nukes Will Spread to Turkey, Egypt RONI SOFER: JPOST Chance meeting in Moscow restaurant between Greek, Israelis prime ministers dedicated mainly to economic issues, but Netanyahu takes opportunity to strengthen central message: Nuclear arms race underway in Middle East that includes Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt fter his meeting with Russian president, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unexpectedly bumped into Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Monday in a Moscow restaurant and took the opportunity to continue on the objective of his Russia trip – to warn against the Iranian nuclear threat. One of the threats to world peace out of a number of existing threats of the military nuclearization of Iran is that it will kick off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East in which a number of countries including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt will seek nuclear weapons, Netanyahu told his Greek counterpart. Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, ate to their hearts’ desire on the second floor of the wellknown restaurant, Pushkin, in the heart of Moscow. The two dined alone, except for the security detail always accompanying the prime minister. Suddenly, the restaurant’s manager approached the leader and his wife and told them that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, also visiting Moscow, was currently dining on the first floor. He passed on Papandreou’s request to meet him. Netanyahu was please by the opportunity that had presented itself. Papandreou then joined the Netanyahus along with his foreign minister. Between the meal’s courses, a spontaneous policy meeting was created between the leaders that lasted for about an hour and a half.
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Israelis Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu During the first part of their meeting, the two spoke mainly about economic issues, about which Papandreou sought to speak with Netanyahu from the outset. According to sources in the prime minister’s entourage, Papandreou, whose country is currently immersed in a deep economic recession, sought to draw upon Netanyahu’s experience as finance minister who pulled Israel out of a recession at the beginning of the last decade and as prime minister over the past year during the global financial crisis. Netanyahu described the steps he took in Israel, both then and in the past year. Netanyahu said that it is not by chance that Israel is faring easily relative to other countries with the financial crisis. He said it is because of moves made in the past and currently by the cabinet. Later on, Netanyahu boasted the “outstanding chemistry” that prevailed during the meeting, and added that he agreed with Papandreou to continue talks. The prime minister interviewed with major Russian media outlets on Tuesday morning. Afterwards, he toured the Red Square and even sat in a local coffee shop. In the afternoon, he will meet with Russian Prime Minsiter Vladimir Putin in the Russian White House in Moscow.
Who are the New Hamas Recruits in Gaza? FROM COMBINED NEWS SERVICES When the Hamas rulers in the Gaza Strip announced recently plans to hire about 1,000 new policemen, 15,000 applied. nly a few of those reporting for fitness tests one recent afternoon expressed an interest in police work or said they belonged to the Islamic militant group. Most just wanted a job. Plagued by poverty for decades, Gaza’s private sector has been all but wiped out by nearly four years of closed borders and last year’s devastating Israeli offensive. In the meantime, Hamas has solidif ied its grip, making it Gaza’s second largest employer. Amid g rowing desperation, announcements of the hiring campaign spread a blaze of hope among the ter ritor y’s unemployed young men. Not ever yone could apply. Candidates had to be between 18 and 20 years old, taller than 5-foot-6, (1.7 meters) and weigh more than 154 pounds (70 kilograms). They could have no more than a high school education, since most would work as street off icers and not commanders, said Hamas Interior Ministr y spokesman Ehab Ghussein. “In four days, about 15,000 men signed up,” Ghussein said. Over the past two weeks, Hamas has been holding daily drills to test their f itness. One recent afternoon, about 400 applicants lined up near a sandy lot in Gaza City. When a Hamas off icer in combat boots and black fatigues yelled their names through a bullhorn, they removed their shoes, showed their IDs and had their height and weight measured. They ran a lap on a track and did push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups. Hamas off icers, some toting rifles, jotted down their results. Most of the applicants hailed from Gaza’s refugee camps. Few said they were interested in police work or expressed much enthusiasm for Hamas’ Islamic ideology. Some said their families made them come. “The salary, what else?” said Majd Subah, 20, when asked why he applied. “If there was other work to look for, we’d go for that.” Subah said he needed work to get married. He had saved $11,000 working in smuggling tunnels under the GazaEgypt border and f ixed up an apartment for his bride, but her father refused to let her go until he had a real job, he said. “I want to go back and tell him I’m a cop,” he said.
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Gaza’s already sinking economy has plunged in recent years. Israel sealed the ter ritory’s borders after Hamas-allied militants captured an Israeli soldier in 2006. The following year, Hamas seized control of Gaza from forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel and Egypt tightened the blockade, leading to shor tages of many goods. Last winter, Israel launched a military offensive to stop Gaza militants from f iring rockets at Israel. Some 1,400 Gazans were killed, including more than 200 police off icers. Thirteen Israelis were also killed. Hamas now employs about 25,000 Gazans, said Gaza economist Omar Shaban, second only to the Abbas’ Palestinian Authority, which continues to pay 55,000 employees in Gaza since the Hamas takeover - though they now stay home. About 80 percent of Gaza’s 1.5 million residents depend on food aid from the United Nations and other groups. There are no off icial f igures, but some estimates put unemployment at more than 40 percent. The recruits will join the 15,000 already serving in Hamas security services, Ghussein said. While many of them direct traff ic and guard government buildings, others work for Hamas’ inter nal security ser vice, which is widely feared and often accused of cracking down on political rivals. Ghussein said applicants were not being vetted politically. Even those landing jobs are unlikely to see their f inancial troubles disappear. Recruits will work for free for four months, then earn about $260 per month for six months before being eligible for raises, Ghussein said. Still, some looked forward to working for Hamas. “God willing, I’m going to protect my country,” said Momen Abu Athra, 20, who came out in a white skull cap and wispy beard and soundly beat the others in his running group. Abu Athra, who has memorized the Quran, said he now teaches in an Islamic school but wanted to work for an Islamic government. Few others shared his zeal. “I want to support my family and build my future,” said Mahmoud Douda, 20. Douda said he had earned about $26 a day working in the tunnels, but being underg round ter rif ied him. Douda said he didn’t belong to any political group but would work for anyone who would give him a job. “Hamas or not Hamas, people want to work,” he said.
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Iranian Threat Iran Boasts They Will Show World Its Danger BY HERB KEINON Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s public mention of “the bomb” on Thursday would likely convince the world of Iran’s true designs, a senior Israeli official said following his remarks at a rally in Teheran. hen we say we do not manufacture the bomb, we mean it, and we do not believe in manufacturing a bomb,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying at the rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution that overthrew the Shah. Speaking of the West, Ahmadinejad said, “The Iranian nation is brave enough that if one day we wanted to build nuclear bombs we would announce it publicly without being afraid of you.” Ahmadinejad’s reference to building a nuclear bomb – he has always claimed Iran’s nuclear program was for peaceful purposes – would likely serve to further convince the world of the true purpose of the country’s nuclear program, a senior Israeli government official said. “The number of states in the international community that still believe the Iranian nuclear program is benign is rapidly approaching zero, if it is not zero already,” he said. “There is no logic to the Iranian nuclear program if it is not for a military purpose.” As recently as December, however,
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Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Alexander Saltanov, told The Jerusalem Post that Moscow was not convinced Iran planned to weaponize its nuclear program, and that Russia had not been shown evidence convincing it otherwise. The recent developments in Iran are expected to dominate talks that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will hold next week in Moscow with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, with Israel hoping to hear from the Russians how the events of the past week have impacted on their thinking. Iran’s brazen boasts of nuclear capability and its defiance of the world, coupled with its crackdown on protesters, have led to a sense in Jerusalem that for most of the international community the Iranians have “crossed the line,” and there is widespread support for another round of UN Security Council sanctions. An indication of which way the overall diplomatic winds were blowing came the form of an EU Parliament resolution that took Iran to task both for its human rights abuses and nuclear program, saying that “a serious debate should be launched at the EU level on the possibility of introducing further targeted sanctions which do not harm the Iranian people as a whole.” Israel’s impression is that what the US cannot get in terms of sanctions inside the Security Council, it will put together outside the Council among like-minded countries.
US Dismisses Iran’s Uranium Claims BY JPFS The United States doesn’t believe Iran is capable of enriching uranium to the degree the Islamic Republic claims, the White House said on Thursdya night. ranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran had produced its first batch of uranium enriched to a higher level than before, raising fears it may be moving closer to the ability to produce material for a nuclear weapon. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs dismissed Iran’s claims, saying that country’s leadership had made a series of statements based on politics, not physics. The claim of new progress in Iran’s nuclear program came a day after the US Treasury Department imposed new sanctions, freezing the assets in US jurisdiction of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a construction f irm he runs. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned that Iran would face harsher sanctions if it moves forward with a nuclear weapons program.
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German-Iran Economic Ties Continue to Prop up Islamic Regime & Move Nuclear Weapons Process Forward On January 26, 2010, the German engineering company Siemens said it would reject any new orders from Iran as the international community contemplates new and wider sanctions against Iran over its nuclear weapons development program. Siemens CEO Peter Löscher said that the company had decided in October 2009 to cut down business with Iran. owever, in 2009, Siemens had sold, in a joint venture with the Finnish cellphone maker Nokia, a technical surveillance system known as a monitoring center capable of recording cell-phone calls and emails of dissidents. The revelation that Siemens-Nokia monitoring equipment was being used to crackdown on Internet, Twitter, mobile and landline communications among democratic protestors of Iran’s presidential elections, caused Siemens’ reputation to take “a beating”. Also cause for increasing international concern are the strong ties between Siemens-Nokia and Iran’s security agency, as the monitoring equipment was not being delivered to Iran’s phone company but to the security agency itself. The equipment cannot only intercept local calls but international calls as well. In January 26, 2010, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “There is a long tradition of economic cooperation (between Germany and Iran). There has been a significant reduction. But we believe it is only effective if you try to introduce international sanctions on as broad a base as possible. Germany will adhere to sanctions in all sec-
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tors that are affected,” said Merkel. After Siemens declared it will pull out from future deals with Iran, other German companies followed finding it more and more difficult to doing business with the increasingly isolated Islamic regime, due to pressure from the United States. A German construction company recently canceled a contract to renovate the Bander Abbas Port in Iran. However, some of the companies are now trying to find “third countries” to close deals through. Many German firms are “circumventing” UN and EU sanctions as well as domestic export control regulations by shipping military equipment to countries such as Russia and the Dubai free trade zone. According to a memorandum, the GermanEmirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce advises companies on “how to do business in Iran through Dubai”. Nevertheless, at the end of January 2010, Iran has signed a one-billion-euro deal with a German company to build 100 gas turbocompressors. According to Ali Reza Gharibi, head of Iran’s Gas Engineering and Development Company, the contract provides for the German firm, that remains unknown, to transfer the technical knowhow, install and run the equipment needed to exploit and transport gas. German firms are, despite all UN and EU sanctions and pressure, still actively pursuing investment in Iran. A spokesman at E.ON, a German-owned international energy supplier, said: “In the interest of security of supply for Germany and Europe we are in talks with many producers of natural gas, amongst others Iran.”
German companies exported goods worth about 3.3 billion euros in the first 11 months of 2009, down only about 8 percent compared to the previous year. Siemens sells about 500 million euros worth of goods to Iranian companies every year. Iran was Germany’s 42nd largest export market in 2008. Merkel’s stance towards wider sanctions against Iran has sparked tensions within Germany’s business community, which wants to pursue business as usual. Many German firms try to resist the Chancellor’s sanction plans and feel “abandoned” by their government. On February 6, 2010, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said: “Our hand is still reaching out towards Iran. But so far it’s reaching into a void. And I’ve seen nothing that makes me want to change that view.” On January 31, 2010, Swiss engineering group ABB AG also stopped taking new orders from Iran with the purpose to ending all operations in the Islamic Republic. Wolfram Eberhard, ABB spokesman, said: “It’s been some time since we’ve taken any new orders. We’re finishing up old contracts.” On February 4, 2010, Italy’s biggest oil and gas company ENI also announced its intention to pull out of Iran as international pressure over Iran’s nuclear development program grows. Paolo Scaroni, ENI’s chief executive, said that the company will not prolong contracts it signed in 2001 to develop two Iranian gas fields. “We will continue to abstain in the future,” Scaroni said.
Brown’s comments came as hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered in a central Teheran square to mark the 31st anniversary of the revolution that created the Islamic republic. Speaking to reporters in Belgium, the UK prime minister said that while he would like to see dialogue with Iran, “the patience of [Western] countries is not inexhaustible”. “I think the choices could not be clearer. Iran can either pursue a civilian nuclear program, respect human rights and earn the trust and respect of the international community, or it can move ahead with its nuclear weapons program, trample on human rights and be isolated and ostracized on the wrong side of history, outside the international community,” he said. He also noted that the UK was stepping up talks with other countries about tougher sanctions on Iran. Earlier Thursday, Ahmadinejad claimed that his country had “the capability to enrich uranium more than 20 percent or 80 percent, but we don’t enrich [to this level] because we don’t need it.” During a speech broadcast live on
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Iran is Becoming a Military Dictatorship US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday Iran is sliding into a military dictatorship, a new assessment suggesting a rockier road ahead for USled efforts to stop Teheran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. s the first high-level Obama administration official to make such an accusation, Clinton was reflecting an ever-dimming outlook for persuading Iran to negotiate limits on its nuclear program, which it has insisted is intended only for peaceful purposes. The US and others — including the two Gulf countries Clinton visited Sunday and Monday — believe Iran is headed for a nuclear bomb capability. Clinton also was revealing the logic of the administration’s plan to target the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with a new round of international sanctions intended to compel Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions before it increases the likelihood of a military clash. Iran’s foreign minister hit back on Tuesday against US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s saying that the Islamic republic is becoming a military dictatorship. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki retorted that it is the United States that has become a military dictatorship, pointing to its wars in Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan. He criticized Clinton’s Mideast tour, which took her to Saudi Arabia on Monday, saying it was “overflowing with contradictions and incorrect actions.” “Those who have been the very symbol of military dictatorship over the past decades, since the Vietnam War until now, see everyone else in the same way,” Mottaki said at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu.
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Obama Urges Toyota, Rivalsto Act Fast On Defects BY AFP US President Barack Obama warned carmakers their brands are at risk if they drag their feet on safety recalls, in his first public remarks on Toyota’s deepening defect crisis. bama noted that Toyota was now under federal investigation over its recalls but predicted the company, which has supplanted the bailed-out US giant General Motors as global industry leader, would recover from its present troubles. “Every automaker has an obligation when public safety is a concern to come forward quickly and decisively when problems are identif ied,” Obama said in an interview with Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine, due to go on sale. “We don’t yet know whether that happened with Toyota. That’s going to be investigated,” he said. “My hope is that, moving forward, all automakers recognise that their brands are at stake when it comes to safety issues.” Obama said the Japanese giant was likely to recover from its woes, which have left the company staring at recallrelated costs of at least two billion dollars and triggered a plunge in its share price. “Obviously, Toyota has been an extraordinary automaker for a very long time, and I suspect that they will continue to be, despite this recent glitch,” he said. Strident remarks by Obama’s transport chief on the Toyota crisis have raised eyebrows in Japan, particularly
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Media Tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman Mulling Senate Run Mortimer Zuckerman, a JewishAmerican media and real estate mogul, is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat from New York, the New York Times reported. uckerman, 72, holds vast real estate assets and is publisher of the New York Daily News and editor-in-chief of U.S. News and World Report. In 2006 Zuckerman was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 147th richest American, and his private fortune is currently estimated at $2 billion. The Times reported that individuals close to Zuckerman said he views current Senator from New York Kirsten Gillibrand as vulnerable, and hopes that as an outsider to government and a veteran business executive, he will appeal to the state’s electorate. Gillibrand, a Democrat, was appointed by New York Governor David Paterson to f ill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton upon taking off ice as secretary of state. Zuckerman served as chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. His Upper East Side home frequently plays host to prominent Israeli visitors; Zuckerman visits Israel often and is involved in a number of Jewish and
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Possible Senatorial candidate Morton Zuckerman Israeli causes. A spokesman for Zuckerman, Ken Frydman, said he was unavailable for comment on Friday afternoon, beyond saying that the publisher “is not interested in running for public off ice.” Born in Montreal, Zuckerman is a naturalized American citizen.
US Senate Unveils Pared-Down Jobs Bill BY AFP President Barack Obama‘s Democratic allies in the US Senate pushed a pared-down jobs package, aiming for speedy passage amid election-year worries about high unemployment. emocratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated the legislation, watered down from a broader bipartisan bill, would likely face a vote after lawmakers return the week of February 22 from a week-long recess. “We feel that the American people need a message. The message that they need is that we’re doing something about jobs,” he told reporters with November mid-term elections just nine months away. Reid said the measure would include steps to boost an existing bond program to fund school construction and energy projects, highway construction monies, and tax breaks for small businesses. Democrats had hoped to act more quickly, but saw hopes for a vote this week crushed under the weight of two paralyzing snowstorms that stranded some lawmakers and staff, and some feuding over what the bill should include. Earlier, Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, and Senator Charles Grassley, the panel’s top Republican, had introduced a more sweeping proposal. Their legislation drew a warm welcome from the White House, where spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama was “gratif ied” that the Senate was moving in a bipartisan manner on a jobs bill that included many of his proposals.
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“The American people want to see Washington put aside partisan differences and make progress on jobs,” Gibbs said in a statement. “The president looks forward to working with members from both parties on this bill and on the additional job creation measures he has identif ied, including incentives for energy eff iciency investments and increased access to credit for small businesses,” he said. The Baucus-Grassley measure included a range of tax cuts, including breaks for employers who hire new workers and keep them on one year, as well as some investors, and help for bond issues to fund school or energy projects. It also included funding aimed at promoting infrastructure construction, and an extension of unemployment benef its that might otherwise expire at the end of the month, as well as help for jobless workers to retain stopgap health insurance in a system that typically relies on employers to provide coverage. The bill would also extend some government powers under the Patriot Act adopted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes, as well as government flood insurance aid and help for small businesses. To help pay for the outlays, the legislation includes provisions to help the US Internal Revenue Service “detect, deter and discourage offshore tax abuses” and would cut back on subsidies for some forms of renewable energies. “The message is so watered down, with people wanting other things in this big package that we’re going to have to come back and f inish that the week we get back,” said Reid.
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky: “It is an Aveira to Get Drunk on Purim� This was a direct quote from Yeshiva of Philadelphia Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky Shlit’a who took precious time from his busy schedule and shared his da’as Torah with listeners on Thursday night during the Project YES conference call titled, “Purim Parenting: Keeping Our Children Safe and Sober,� abbi Yakov Horowitz asked the Rosh Yeshiva to address this matter because many people who heard about our Purim program had asked to clarify the words of our chazal (sages) “Chayav einish l’besumei be’puria ad deloi yoda bein arur Haman l’baruch Mordechai� which loosely translated says, that one is obligated to drink [on Purim] until he cannot discern between Haman and Mordechai. “Chas v’shalom (Heaven forbid) that our Torah would consider getting drunk to be a mitzvah!� said Reb Shmuel. He explained that the word l’besumei is derived from the root word which means to sniff something – and said that this means that one should have only “a whiff � of drinking (wine only; he was clear to state).
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Traffic Accidents are only one of the hazards of driving while under the influence of alcahol. The Rosh Yeshiva also shed light on the words “ad deloi yoda bein arur Haman l’baruch Mordechai� and said that when one sings verses of a song when he is in a heightened state of simcha (joy) he occasionally will sing the verses in incorrect order – meaning that he will sing the verse of Arur Haman in the place of the verse of Baruch Mordechai. It is inconceivable, he stated, that this is to be taken to condone drunkenness – which is in direct contrast to the teachings of our Torah.
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Purim: Basic Concepts And Laws BY CHAIM COFFMAN TORAH.ORG
The Month of Adar The Talmud (Ta'anis 29a) tells us that "Just as from when the month of Av enters, we minimize our happiness, so too from when the month of Adar enters, we increase our happiness." In Adar, the nation of Israel was saved from annihilation. The Jewish people, who lived throughout the empire of Achashverosh, were faced with certain death. hrough a miraculous turn of events, this threat was removed and the Jews were saved. There was celebration everywhere. The Jews renewed their commitment to Torah. It was a time of overwhelming happiness. Our souls experienced a redemption: the Jews were threatened with death as a punishment for their sins, and because they repented, they were saved. The Jews raised their commitment to G-d and the Torah to new levels. It is for this spiritual redemption that we celebrate throughout the entire month of Adar.
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Parshas Zachor The Shabbos that precedes Purim is called Parshat Zachor. Zachor means to remember and the maftir aliya (the last one of the seven people called to the Torah) is read "Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, upon your departure from Egypt... You shall erase the memory of Amalek from the heavens, you shall not forget." The Sages tell us that "remember" means orally and "You shall not forget" means at heart. In order to fulf ill the commandment, we read this passage from a Torah scroll, once every year, on the Shabbos before Purim so that wiping out Amalek is adjacent to the wiping out of Haman, a descendant of Amalek. Even though parshat Zachor is a positive command bound to time which women are normally exempt from, nonetheless women should try and make every effort to come to shul.
The Fast of Esther The Fast of Esther is the day before Purim on the 13th of Adar. The fast is observed in memory of the Fast observed by Mordechai and Esther and all of Israel. It was on that same day that the enemies of the Jews had planned to subjugate and destroy them. The fast is called by Esther's name because she was the one to request the observance of a fast to Mordechai as it says, "Go and gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan and fast over me, and do not eat and do not drink three days, night and day; and I and my maidens will also fast thus." (Esther 4:16). Don't worry, the fast we observe is not for a three day period, nor is it on the same date. The original fast was observed by Esther and the entire Jewish people on the 14th, 15th and 16th of Nissan, immediately after Mordechai was informed of Haman's decree and of the letter of annihilation which Haman wrote on the 13th of Nissan. We fast on the 13th of Adar in memory of the day of the mobilization for war against the enemies.
The Half-Shekel On the 13th of Adar during Minchah (afternoon prayers), it is customary to give three halves of the coin which is the basis of the local currency. This money goes to the poor. The reason for the half-shekel is in memory of the half-shekel that was given when the Temple still stood and whose collection was announced on the f irst of Adar. In Israel, people generally use three 1/2 shekel coins while in America, people generally use three
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Miggilat Esther Scroll on Sale for $21,400 Scroll, inscribed in 17th-century Spain, handed down by respected Moroccan rabbi, up for sale at winwin.co.il ahead of Purim ow much would you pay to celebrate Purim in style? If the answer is ‘a lot’, then you may be interested in a Scroll of Esther written in 17th-century Spain which is now up for sale online for the price of NIS 80,000 (roughly $21,400). Sixty-year-old Didi Bentov of Haifa, an offspring of the distinguished Toledano family of Morocco, received the scroll, inscribed on parchment, as a gift from his grandfather as a child. Bentov’s grandfather, Yedidya Toledano, was a respected rabbi in Morocco, and served as the presiding judge of the synagogue in his hometown. The Toledano family is well known in the religious world. The family was expelled from Spain in 1492, moved to
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Greece and later became a major factor in the Jewish community in Morocco. The scroll has been passed down in the family for hundreds of years, and has wondered from place to place with its owners. “The scroll started its journey with us in Spain, from there it made its way to Thessaloniki, then to Morocco, and now to Israel. I believe that there is a time for everything, and this is why I have decided to sell it now,” Bentov said. “I checked its value with professionals and I think the price I am asking is a very good price for such a unique item,” he added. The scroll has been put on sale at the Israeli classif ied ads website winwin.co.il for the price of NIS 80,000 (roughly $21,400). The item is expected to be purchased by Judaica collectors, but this does not rule out the chance that it may be bought by a private individual to be donated to a museum.
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Where is the Recovery? Watch Unemployment BY MOSES SIONI With the exuberance of 2006 and 2007 and the pessimism and paralysis of late 2008 and 2009 behind, I strongly believe that the New York Real Estate Market in 2010 will be driven by the basic fundamentals of supply and demand. Specif ically, with few major projects and developments on the way, the market will be driven mainly by demand. he most important indicator of demand is certainly unemployment across all product types. When businesses lay off workers and refrain from hiring, it is obvious that the first landlords to experience weakness are the office building owners. In fact, office landlords suffered much earlier and to a higher degree than multi-family owners. In Manhattan, office building prices slid as much as 50 -60% and vacancy rates rose up to 13%. Despite this decline, New York City and the North East, in general, remain the strongest market in the U.S. Apartment building declines in value has been less dramatic. We acknowledged a decline in value of between 25 and 40%, especially in apartment buildings where the majority of the units are deregulated. Rent-stabilized properties in the outer boroughs suffered to a lesser extent, thanks to a steady cash flow and less competition from similar buildings. Moreover, a number of high rise condo projects in the city converted to rental buildings during the recession creating higher vacancy rates in Manhattan with respect to the other boroughs.
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SO WHERE IS THE BOTTOM? As unemployment rose, people who have either suffered job losses or feared impending job losses have not upgraded to larger and more expensive rental apartment spaces. As unemployment rose, companies decreased their need for off ice space and had shed excess footage, thus, affecting existing vacancy and availability rates. You can easily see how the fundamentals of real estate are most stressed when unemployment reaches its peak. Currently, unemployment is stabilizing at 10% and we believe it is going to stay at that level for at least the f irst three quarters of 2010. It should be said that this unemployment rate is extremely high for this country and we have every reason to believe that there is going to be a strong rebound in the employment rate in 2011. So when is a good time to buy real estate in New York? From now until the f irst two quarters of 2011, there is a higher chance to f ind good opportunities. The off ice market was the f irst segment to decline and it will also be the f irst segment to rebound. However, the multi-family market the story is slightly different. As people begin to re-enter the workforce, it will likely take some time for them to regain conf idence and rent in the city. The multi family market is def initely going to take more time to rebound— probably 6 to 9 months longer than the off ice market. A small window of opportunity exists for smart investors to grab the opportunity and increase their revenues in this market, and given the lack of f inancing, cash heavy buyers will certainly have a competitive advantage.
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Raps Tally up for Property Con Man at his wedding, said prosecuter Tanya Apparicio. He used his Adam Hochheartless scheme felder was once a to make money real-estate masterto pay debts, mind, with Mansend his children hattan office space to private school, valued at $2.7 bilfly a private jet, lion. Just barely out enjoy many of his 20’s, his holdexclusive vacaing included tions and pay his lawyers. ark Avenue’s “The facts of ornate Helmsley this case speak Building, where Adam Hochfelder disgraced volumes to this he ran his empire from real-estate mastermind. defendant’s charLeona’s former acter,” Apparicio offices. said, saying the grand-larceny This week, Hochfelder watched as charges demonstrate his “arrogance his fortune plummeted in a and entitlement.” Manhattan courtroom. Already awaitHochfelder, who pleaded not ing the disposition of 2008 charges guilty to the new charges, remains of swindling banks, relatives and free on $1 million bail, and declined friends out of $17 million by exag- to comment as he left court. gerating or inventing assets to secure Cocaine was Hochfelder’s downloans, he was hit with a new indict- fall, his lawyers have said previously ment accusing him of $2.5 million — describing abuse so severe, his worth of additional scams. sinuses were “blown out” to the point Hochfelder allegedly pretended to of needing surgery. own interests in the Sagamore hotel He is now penniless, having so far on Lake George and the Peaks Resort averted prison by repaying some $15 and Spa in Telluride, Colo, and con- million in restitution, his current vinced some of his close friends to lawyer, Marc Agnif ilo, said yester“buy in.” day. One of his victims was his best man
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US Starts New Year With Strong Retail Sales BY VERONICA SMITH US retail sales opened the year with a bigger-than-expected bounce, official data showed in a report suggesting recovery from recession is gaining momentum. he Commerce Department reported that seasonally adjusted retail sales increased 0.5 percent to 355.8 billion dollars in January. The monthly increase in retail and food-service sales was better than the 0.3 percent forecast by most analysts and followed upwardly revised numbers for the previous two months. “Consumers opened their wallets a little wider and that is good news for the economy,” said Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors. The Commerce Department revised the decline in December sales to a scant 0.1 percent, from a drop of 0.3 percent, and the November sales increase was raised 0.2 point to 2.0 percent. “With last month?s decline being revised upward, this report is even stronger than it looks,” Naroff said. But he warned that “between snowstorms and Toyota shutting down sales for a while, I would not be surprised if the February numbers are weak.” The latest data, which are not adjusted for price changes, showed sales fell in only four of the 13 sectors measured, notably in housing-related sectors such as furniture and building materials. Excluding often-volatile auto and gasoline sales, retail sales rose 0.6 percent. Scott Hoyt at Moody’s Economy.com said that winter weather “likely reduced demand for home improvement and other housing-related goods, while boosting demand for food and other winter weather supplies sold at warehouse clubs and grocery stores.”
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January retail sales were up 4.7 percent from the year-ago level, when consumers hunkered down in the face of the near-collapse of the US f inancial system and the 13th month of off icial recession. “This is a promising start to the year, especially in light of all of the headwinds that still face the US consumer,” said Jennifer Lee at BMO Capital Markets. With the jobless rate at 9.7 percent and expected to remain elevated even as the economy recovers, “give kudos to US consumers for doing their part to spur economic growth, despite stillhigh unemployment,” Lee added. Consumer spending drives twothirds of US output and is a key in sustaining the economy’s government-stimulated recovery from the worst recession in decades. However, President Barack Obama‘s administration has repeatedly emphasized that consumer spending would not be as powerful a driver in this economic recovery as it has in past recessions. Many analysts share that view and are forecasting weak consumer spending in the coming months, particularly as authorities wind down extraordinary measures taken to stimulate the recovery. US gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at a strong 5.7 percent pace in the fourth quarter, in a second straight quarter of growth after four quarters of contraction. “Perhaps the most impressive f igure in this report was core retail sales — which removes the impact of autos, gasoline stations and building materials — which is fed into the personal spending data in the GDP report,” said Lee. “Core sales jumped 0.8 percent in January, the second-largest increase in the past 11 months, an indication that consumer spending started the quarter off on a strong note.”
Diamond Industry Sparkling Post-Economic Crisis BY MALKAH FLEISHER Israel’s diamond industry has taken great strides in recovering from the global economic crisis of 2009. Israel’s polished diamond export rose a whopping 84% in January, according to a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). t now stands at $563.2 million. January was also a very good month for rough diamonds, the export of which tripled from the previous month to $302.9 million. Israel’s total diamond export in the first month of 2010 is therefore worth $866.1 million. The CBS also noted that Israel’s January net diamond account, which measures the value of diamonds exported during the month, grew 38% to $361.2 million. In January 2008, prior to the US-led economic downturn, polished diamond exports were 24% higher than today, with the net diamond account 36%
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The Israeli Diamond Industry (IDI), will assemble its largest presence ever at the Hong Kong International Jewelry Show in March. The Israel Diamond Pavilion will also be the largest of all the represented national pavilions, according to an announcement by IDI. The display will feature 60 companies, with 20 more exhibiting elsewhere during the show. Hong Kong is Israel’s second largest market for polished diamonds. Israel exported $1.043 billion in diamonds to the country in 2009.
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The Right To Vote Last week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced plans to bring a bill to the Knesset that will allow Israelis living outside the land of Israel the right to vote in national elections. This is a right that is denied to the many Israelis living around the world that is granted by many other countries including the US. hile many members of the right wing political parties said that it was a great idea, most politicians on the left decried giving the vote to those that no longer live in Israel. The debate has spilled onto the street, and in a country where everybody has an opinion, it seems that on the issue of ex-pat voting everyone has many things to say. Prime Minister Netanyahu said (when he f irst proposed the new law) that the possibility to vote outside of Israel will greatly enhance those Israelis connection to the State. By having a vote, Israelis will naturally be aware of the political situation in their homeland and hopefully pass on the interest to their children. By not having the vote many Israelis have lost touch with Israel in all but their name and language. Often the closest they get to Israel is sitting around a bowl of chumus and falafel, while they reminisce with other ex-pats about their time in the army. It has been theorized that most of the activist Israelis, those that have a continuing interest in Israel while in exile, are for the most part leaning toward the political right.
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While Netanyahu is looking possibly to bolster his voter base, along with that of the other right wing parties, the left is wary of a new influx of voters from overseas that might further tilt Israeli politics. While there are debates about the basic concept of ex-pat voting rights, there have also been many new ideas, proposed options and conditions being offered, that might well be taken into account when and if the bill is brought to the Knesset. Some of the proposed ideas that have been brought forth are: • Everybody with Israeli citizenship should be allowed to vote with no exceptions. • Only those Israelis that have served in the army should be allowed to vote. • Only people who do not owe taxes should be allowed to vote. • The vote should be granted only to those that have been to Israel in the past 5, 10, 15 years. • The vote should only be given to Israelis that have a valid return plane ticket. That would include people on vacation or on business trips. • Anyone that left Israel with a criminal record should not be allowed to vote. • Only Israelis in Israel on voting day should be allowed to vote. There has also been a proposal put forth that every Jew no matter where he lives in the world should be given automatic citizenship. While that is extreme, Israeli citizens should be given the same voting right as that given to ex-pats from other countries living far from their homeland.
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however, for my liking I can do without the leftist pieces that occasionally make their way in, but then again, maybe I’m being too closed minded to not be interested in what they have to say. Whatever the reason, it does not take away from the fact that I do look forward to reading the newspaper. Sincerely, Avi Bendayan
(mainly among women) as the media has placed much emphasis on it and I think that it would be a good idea to publish a few good articles on how to keep a “healthy heart.” I’m sure that this is covered in the other articles you provide, because promoting physical and mental well being is both good for the heart, but maybe something a little more specific that one can use a prevention measures against heart disease. Sincerely, Aliza Krauss
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In Mideast, Bet on a Strong Horse BY DANIEL PIPES The violence and cruelty of Arabs often perplexes Westerners. Not only does the leader of Hizbullah proclaim “We love death,” but so too does, for example, a 24-year-old man who last month yelled “We love death more than you love life” as he crashed his car on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York City. s two parents in St. Louis honorkilled their teenage daughter with thirteen stabs of a butcher’s knife, the Palestinian father shouted “Die! Die quickly! Die quickly! . . . Quiet, little one! Die, my daughter, die!” – and the local Arab community supported them against murder charges. A prince from Abu Dhabi recently tortured a grain dealer whom he accused of fraud; despite a video of the atrocity appearing on television internationally, the prince was acquitted while his accusers were convicted. On a larger scale, one accounting finds 15,000 terrorist attacks since 9/11. Governments throughout the Arabic-speaking countries rely more on brutality than on the rule of law. The drive to eliminate Israel
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still persists even as new insurrections take hold; the latest one has flared up in Yemen. Several excellent attempts to explain the pathology of Arab politics exist; my personal favorites include studies by David PryceJones and Philip Salzman. Now add to these The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations (Doubleday, $26), an entertaining yet deep and important analysis by Lee Smith, Middle East correspondent for the Weekly Standard. Smith takes as his prooftext Osama bin Laden‘s comment in 2001, “When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature, they will like the strong horse.” What Smith calls the strong-horse principle contains two banal elements: Seize power and then maintain it. This principle predominates because Arab public life has “no mechanism for peaceful transitions of authority or power sharing, and therefore [it] sees political conflict as a fight to the death between strong horses.” Violence, Smith observes is “central to the politics, society, and culture of the Arabic-speaking Middle East.” It also, more subtly, implies keeping a wary eye on the next strong horse, triangulating, and hedging bets. Smith argues that the strong horse principle, not Western imperialism or Zionism, “has determined the fundamental character
of the Arabic-speaking Middle East.” The Islamic religion itself both fits into the ancient pattern of strong-horse assertiveness and then promulgates it. Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, was a strongman as well as a religious figure. Sunni Muslims have ruled over the centuries “by violence, repression, and coercion.” Ibn Khaldun’s famous theory of history amounts to a cycle of violence in which strong horses replace weak ones. The humiliation of dhimmis daily reminds nonMuslims who rules. Smith’s prism offers insights into modern Middle East history. He presents PanArab nationalism as an effort to transform the mini-horses of the national states into a single super-horse and Islamism as an effort to make Muslims again powerful. Israel serves as “a proxy strong horse” for both the United States and for the Saudi-Egyptian bloc in the latter’s cold war rivalry with Iran’s bloc. In a strong-horse environment, militias appeal more than do elections. Lacking a strong horse, Arab liberals make little headway. The United States being the most powerful non-Arab and non-Muslim state makes anti-Americanism both inevitable and endemic. Which brings us to policies by non-Arab actors: unless they are forceful and show true staying power, Smith stresses, they lose.
Being nice – say, withdrawing unilaterally from southern Lebanon and Gaza – leads to inevitable failure. The George W. Bush administration rightly initiated a democratization project, raising high hopes, but then betrayed Arab liberals by not carrying through. In Iraq, the administration ignored advice to install a democratically-minded strongman. More broadly, when the U.S. government flinches, others (e.g., the Iranian leadership) have an opportunity to “force their own order on the region.” Walid Jumblatt, a Lebanese leader, has half-seriously suggested that Washington “send car bombs to Damascus” to get its message across and signal its understanding of Arab ways. Smith’s simple and near-universal principle provides a tool to comprehend the Arabs’ cult of death, honor killings, terrorist attacks, despotism, warfare, and much else. He acknowledges that the strong-horse principle may strike Westerners as ineffably crude, but he correctly insists on its being a cold reality that outsiders must recognize, take into account, and respond to. Mr. Pipes (www.DanielPipes.org) is director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
Two Days, Two Venues, Twice Mourning, Remembering, Hoping BY PROFESSOR ASHER J. MATATHIAS International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observing the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was duly at the United Nations January 27. Multiple events marked the day. The heretofore neglected Greek-Jewish martyrs were commemorated at the Greek Consulate, with participation of the Argonauts’ Association. arlier, B’nai B’rith International, the sole such accredited Jewish organization at the world body, and its Intercommunal Affairs Director David Michaels, assembled a panel of religious leaders to reflect on Their Legacy of Survival. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Church; Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon of the National Council of Churches of Christ; Bishop Gerald T. Walsh rector and president of St. Joseph’s Seminary and B’nai Brith executive vice president Dan Mariaschin served on the panel. Allan J. Jacobs, BB President, moderated. Topics included the sources of antiSemitism, Holocaust education - learning not only to tolerate, but to accept coexistence and the transformative effect of personal encounters with Jews. The Archbishop, growing up in Thessaloniki, the second megalopolis of Greece, home to a majority thriving Jewish population prior to WW II, witnessed its utter destruction, with barely 1200 of the original 60,000 returning - 87% of its Jews perished in crematoria. Rev. Dr. Kinnamon went to Israel as an undergraduate, and established lasting friendships with Israelis. In an arresting reference to contemporary attempts to torch the historic synagogue at Hania, Crete, Greece, Rev. Kinnamon intoned, “anti-Semitism has been on the increase in Europe over the past decade.” (The Jewish Agency listsmore anti-Semitic incidents in 2009 than in any year since World War II: 250 in January alone. 42% of Western Europeans believe that “Jews exploit the past to extort money.” The United States is not immune: two biased-related murders have occurred: a female university student in Connecticut and a non-Jewish guard at the Holocaust Museum in
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Washington, DC.) Dan Mariaschin warned about on going threats, including those from member-states of the UN who do not recognize Israel’s existence and are intent on her destruction - states which continue to deny or minimize the Holocaust. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, papal nuncio and permanent observer of the Holy See at the U.N., conveyed the Catholic Churches remarks. Czech Republic Ambassador Martin Palou added his remarks. In the United Nations General Assembly Hall: A memorial ceremony and concert featured messages from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Israel’s Minister of Diaspora and Public Affairs Yuli Edelstein, keynote speaker Professor Nechama Tec (whose family survived intact in Lublin, Poland. Her son Roland co-produced the Paramount Pictures film Defiance), and Germany’s U.N. Ambassador Peter Wittig, who movingly took responsibility for his country’s wartime crimes, and emphatically expressed support for the State of Israel. Cantor Zev Salomon Muller’s sang Ani Ma’amin, I Believe, and El Maleh Rachamim, Merciful G-d. Uplifting and Comforting; the Nuremberg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, and the Bayreuth Zamir Chorale, under the baton Israeli composer Isaak Tavior, premiered his composition, The Last Days to Come. At a ceremony at the Greek Consulate, homage was paid to Greek-Jewish martyrs, including my own Thessalonikian grandparents Daniel and Rachel Atoun with their sons (uncles I never met) Shabetai, 10, and Jake, 15, whose ashes have been forever united in the mass graves of the Six Million. Their daughter and sister, my Mom Nina, at 89, continues to be a living legacy of survival. Consul-General Amb. Aghi Balta and those gathered to observe silence and hear the Kaddish, was given by Rabbi Martin Cohen. Solomon Asser, president of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum in Greece, emphasized the need to preserve memories and artifacts of Greek Jews, a national presence for more than two millennia. Demetra Savelidis, president of the Association of Prefecture Magnisias, spoke of the establishment of a Holocaust Remembrance Day of Greek Jewry at which this writer was the inaugural speaker four years ago.
The words of Photini Tomai, author of Greeks in Auschwitz-Birkenau, and a screening of the documentary The Greek Revolt, amply demonstrated the extent of the human tragedy, and the degree to which Greek-Jews resisted even as they, with dignity and pride, exhibited their loyalty and patriotism for their native Hellas. Primo Levi, an Italian Jew and Auschwitz survivor, had described them as having been “the most compact group in the camp and therefore the most civilized.” Viktor Koen’s stark black and white photography exhibit, “Sylvia” scenes from Auschwitz, Birkenau, Majdanek, and Treblinka, were a poignant backdrop to the speakers’ testimonies. Noteworthy was acknowledgement of the courage of key nonJewish officials, government and clerical, along with plain folks, who helped save numerous Jews. Yorgos and Phroso Stamos were the Matathias family’s guardian angels, protecting my parents, and later, myself, in a hidden mountain cave. The Greek Orthodox prelate, Archbishop Demetrios, emotionally declared his honorary membership in the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki. He spoke of the high character qualities of those lost with those fallen in the Church’s long history of martyrdom, and noted that he maintained contacts with boyhood Jewish friends, The story of the wartime Archbishop Damaskinos, who defied Hitler’s orders to give up Greek Jews, is instructive. It remains unique today: no other European leader committed his viewpoint to the Nazi leader in writing. Damaskinos wrote: The Greek Orthodox Church and the Academic World of Greek People Protest against the Persecution … The Greek people were deeply grieved to learn that the German Occupation Authorities have already started to put into effect a program of gradual deportation of the Greek Jewish community, and that the first groups of deportees are already on their way to Poland. According to the terms of the armistice, all Greek citizens, without distinction of race or religion, were to be treated equally by the Occupation Authorities. The Greek Jews have proven themselves valuable contributors to the economic growth of the country [and] law-abiding citizens who fully understand their duties as Greeks. They have made sacrifices for the Greek country, and were
always on the front lines of the struggle of the Greek nation to defend its inalienable historical rights. In our national consciousness, all the children of Mother Greece are an inseparable unity: they are equal members of the national body irrespective of religion. Our holy religion does not recognize superior or inferior qualities based on race or religion, as it is stated: ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek’ and thus condemns any attempt to discriminate or create racial or religious differences. Our common fate both in days of glory and in periods of national misfortune forged inseparable bonds between all Greek citizens, without exemption, irrespective of race. Today we are deeply concerned with the fate of 60,000 of our fellow citizens who are Jews; we have lived together in both slavery and freedom, and we have come to appreciate their feelings, their brotherly attitude, their economic activity, and most important, their indefectible patriotism. ___________________________________ Damaskinos saved thousands of Jews by issuing fake certificates of baptism. One of the Jews saved by the Greeks was Yitzchok Persky, father of Simon Persky whose name history will record as Shimon Peres, President of Israel!
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Omri Caspi, Kings Win in OT, Excite NY Fans at MSG BY MAXINE DOVERE The New York Knicks hosted the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden February 7, for an evening of basketball at a evening designated as a “Jewish Heritage “ night. The star of the evening and, as far as the signif icantly Jewish crowd gathered together at MSG, of the NBA was shining in the f irmament of the Sacramento Kings, Omri Caspi, the first Sabra ever signed by an NBA franchise. Omri was tapped as a first round draft pick in 2009. earing the symbolic number “18,” his appearance Tuesday night at the Kings’ game against the Knicks was sharp and, more importantly, successful. Teaming with fellow rookie, Tyreke Evans, the two worked the five minute overtime like a well oiled machine, helping to secure the 118-114 win that enhanced the enjoyment of “Jewish Heritage Night with the New York Knicks” to a new high. Replete with things
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Flags symbolized the fan support for Omri Caspi at Madison Square Garden at “Jewish Heritage” night in New York. Jewish - flags signs, symbols, fans and even kosher food “available at Gate 65.” - the event was also a solid basketball experience. A lead player for Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, Caspi was Israel’s 2009 Athlete of the Year. The presence of the
Le Dor v’ Dor. Jewish Community Relations Council Board member Ari Ackerman enjoyed the game with his grandfather, Meshulim Ricklis. personable young star in the NBA has engendered a signif icant uptick in Jewish interest in basketball. “Israel is very proud of Omri Casspi,” said Consul General of Israel in New York Asaf Shariv. “Both on the court and off- he is a great Ambassador for Israel. We are proud that he has made it to the NBA. Even more, we take extra pride in his excellence and his sportsmanship on the court and off.” At a pre-game reception for the hoop sensation, Ari Ackerman, a JCRC Board Member, “a proud Jew and big NBA fan” - and Captain of his high school basketball team - had commented that “not just kids look up to Omri. Jewish people who want a strong role model for Jewish sportsmanship have a wonderful example. Good to have yet such a vibrant young person, with such great expertise in a f ield where Jews are often missing.” Attending the game with his octogenarian grandfather, Ackerman exemplif ied the cross generational attraction of the Sabra star. The game appeared to be somewhat evenly matched throughout much of the f irst hal, though the Knicks held a fairly consistent lead. Fans who came to watch Omri Caspi admired the high level of skills that were obvious on the floor. “Moves like a gazelle, said one fan, “a large gazelle!”
The young Israeli “King” played with energy and excitement; his movements were smooth and his shooting, on target (actually, in basket!) What the game lacked in f irst half excitement was counter balanced by the action in the fourth quarter and the special attention from the New York audience. The game had been designated as “New York Knicks Jewish Heritage Night,” and had popular support from many Jewish organizations, special attention was placed on the King’s rookie, Omri Casspi. His points drew especially loud cheers from the fans even those who would normally cheer for the Knicks.
Number 18, Omri Caspi played a vibrant game, helping bring the Sacramento Kings to an dramatic overtime win over the NY Knicks. The crowd’s anticipation grew throughout the second half. During the 4th quarter, the Knicks
Omri Caspi,running downcourt after hitting a jumpshot, helping the Sacramento Kings beat the NY Knicks. maintained their lead, But something happened in the last moments of the last quarter. In the last minute of the game, the score tied at l05, and the excitement was palpable. With the game going into overtime, and an opportunity arose for the extraordinary teamwork of Caspi and Tyreke Evans to shine, the crowd cheered wildly. Handling the ball like two experienced veterans, rather than the rookies they are, both helped secure the victory for the Kings. With a f inal score of 118114 At game’s close, Caspi was quoted, saying “This is not a regular game for me and it was important for me to start strong ... show the coach and everybody that I am here to play and focus on basketball,” Casspi said. “In the second half, we did great stuff.“ And even better stuff in Overtime!
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RAISING CHILDREN IN TODAY’S WORLD BY: RIVKI JUNGREIS MS.ED, LCSW Parents often reflect on the severe contrasts regarding the ways that they raised their older children compared to their younger children. They are confronted with the stark reality that some of the child rearing methods once implemented in years gone by no longer serve in good stead. Younger parents of today often hear their moms wax sentimental about a more innocent era when one-on-one conversation with their children was the standard fare in communication. s younger moms, they were able to devote the lion’s share of our time to their toddlers. Story time, game playing, long talks, leisurely car rides, and trips to the amusement park all seemed so effortless. The words, “quality time” were not even a part of their vernacular. Ten years down the road, however, it appears that parents are left with quite a different parenting scenario. Due to the explosion of modern technology, increased responsibilities and material needs, we find ourselves on mental overload and riddled with guilt that we can no longer parent with the same degree of attention that our parents of yesteryear had. The empty pursuit of materialism threatens to wreak havoc on our family’s stability and harmony; and modern technology seems to signify an end to emotional intimacy. Texting, emails and computerized voices have replaced the warm
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tones of human voices and found ways. The Noam human connection. Cell Elimelech writes that it is difphones, computers, ipods, and ficult for children to behave video games promise to afford in a manner that is different us more time with each other, from the one they were raised yet the sad reality is the oppoin at home. Respect in the site. The abundance of time home is predicated on how gained is squandered and this spouses treat one another and results in even less time spent how they relate to their chilwith our precious children. dren. Lifetime lessons are We are finding that parenting learned when a child witnessin the new millennium es the interactions and comrequires greater determination munication style of his mothand at times, nerves of steel. er, especially when she is tryStudies indicate that all of When too much ing to accomplish a multitude these factors have led to a garof tasks under stressful condipower and gantuan breakdown in family tions... Does she lose her control is handed cool? Does she speak with relationships. The numbers of increased youth at risk are to a child, it anger? staggering and access to our frightens her In the Iggeres children or maintaining a because her parHaRambam, the Rambam sense of control in the home is ents have seeminstructs his son to always no longer a given. speak in a soft tone of voice ingly relinHow do parents deal with quished their role in order to control his anger. the ramif ications of the as protectors. When we speak quietly we adverse effects of the technoconvey strength and control logical challenges and the ever of the situation. The ultimate increasing pressure of the pursuit for objective of every parent is to rebuke materialism? When we were given the without anger, without diminishing their opportunity to bring children into this child’s self-worth or by losing control. world, Hashem bestowed upon us a treas- Yaakov Avinu waited 14 years to rebuke ured gift. Parenting affords us with the his son Reuven. Why so? He was afraid ability to improve ourselves, to correct that his son would turn to the house of our shortcomings, and to examine our Esau for comfort. What a message!!! actions all in the hopes of becoming better One of the first things I discuss in my role models for our children. Despite the sessions and my parenting workshops is hectic schedules of today’s parents, moth- language. Based on Dr. Ginott’s work, it is ers should be aware that proper role mod- important to note the language he uses for eling can still reach their children in pro- building children’s self esteem is
“Compassionate communication”. Parents are taught to criticize the negative behavior of the child and not the child himself. Rather than saying, “you’re so stupid”, ““you’re such a big shot, you’re such a scaredy cat”, parents should address the negative action. For example, “your behavior was unacceptable (stupid)”, or “you are always acting afraid (scaredy cat)” or “last night you behaved arrogantly (bigshot)”. You are telegraphing to the child that his behavior needs to change but he or she is still a valued and loved human being. Rav Pam, ZT”L always said, “Never label a child. If you call your child a liar, he will come to believe that and act as such. You don’t have to diminish the child’s self esteem.” Yosef HaTzaddik too, was very careful of not embarrassing his brothers and only revealed himself to them after he sends everyone out of the room. Unfortunately, many of us fall short in this area when dealing with our children. How often do you hear parents yelling at their children in stores or of parents getting so impatient and publicly embarrassing them? Do we stop for a moment to consider their feelings? Consider the following scenario: How about when you are having company and you are rushing around trying to get everything ready and your child keeps asking you questions, asking you for things or wants you to find something for him. How impatient and irritated do you get with him? Do you ever stop to realize that your child looks up to your every word and every action and it is his or her soul and character that we are shaping?
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Purim: Basic Concepts And Laws Continued from page 15 half dollars. In a place which has no coin designated as a halfshekel, it is customary for the gabbaim (sexton) to bring three halves of silver coins which are issued elsewhere, and to give these coins in exchange, to anyone who makes his contribution in the coins available to him. After performing the mitzvah, one gives the three half-shekels to the gabbaim so that others may also be able to observe the custom properly. What does one do for other members of the family, such as his wife and children? One gives the half-shekel for each of the members of the household including, in the case of a pregnant woman, for the unborn child. Others have the custom to pick up the three coins as many times as one has children. The reason we use three half-shekels is that the term trumah (contribution) is mentioned three times in the Torah portion of Ki-Tissa, in the account of the mitzvah of the halfshekel.
The Days of Purim Purim can either fall on the 14th of Adar or the 15th of Adar, depending upon where you live. The reason for this is because the Jews of Shushan originally observed the festival on a
different day than the Jews who lived elsewhere. In the other provinces the Jews waged war on the 13th and observed the 14th as a day of festivity and rejoicing. The Jews of Shushan waged war during the 13th and 14th of the month and observed the 15th as a day of festivity and rejoicing. Therefore, Purim celebrated on the 14th of Adar is called Purim of the Open Cities while Purim on the 15th of Adar is called Purim of the Walled Cities. In our days, the only city that has the status of Shushan and therefore celebrates Purim on the 15th is Jerusalem. In a number of other places, the scroll of Esther is also read on the 15th of Adar because of a doubt. In those communities, the essential observance of Purim is f ixed for the 14th of Adar (since this is when everyone reads the Megilah) and though the reading of the Megilah is repeated on the 15th, the bracha which precedes the Megilah reading is not recited.
The Observance of the Day There are four mitzvot which on Purim: the reading of the Megilah, festivity and rejoicing, the sending of gifts and gifts to the poor.
Reading of the Megilah: One is required to read the Megilah both by day and night. One may read the Megilah all night until dawn and from sunrise til sunset. If one has read the megilah even before sunrise, but at least after dawn, he has fulf illed his obligation to read the Megilah. Both men and women are obligated to hear the Megilah.
Feasting and Rejoicing: It is a mitzvah to have a sumptuous meal on Purim, including meat dishes and wine. This feast must be held during the day. When Purim is in on Erev Shabbos (the day preceding Shabbos) (as it is in Jerusalem in 5758) one must begin his meal early in the afternoon before Mincha (afternoon prayers) in order that one f inish early enough so as to have a good appetite for the Shabbos meal. The miracle of Purim came through wine. Vashti's downfall and Haman's downfall came through a wine feast! There is also a custom to drinking til intoxication as our Sages tell us, "A person is obligated to drink on Purim til he no longer knows the difference between cursed is Haman and blessed is Modechai." If one fears that he may be harmed by excessive drinking of wine or come to levity thereby or even forget the required brachot one is required to make, drinking excessively is forbidden.
Gifts for the Poor: One is required to give at least two gifts to two poor people on Purim, in other words, one gift to each. Even a poor person who subsists on charity is required to perform this mitzvah. This obligation can be fulf illed through food or drink or even clothing. The gift should be a suff icient gift to buy bread. The gifts to the poor are given during the day, usually after the reading of the Megilah.
Gifts to one another: One must give a gift which consists of two portions to another person. Men and women are included in this mitzvah. The food must consist of something edible or drinkable without further cooking or preparation. One may send meat, f ish. cooked pastry, wine and other beverages. These gifts should be sent to as many people as one chooses but they should be suff icient to convey regard for the recipient. If at all possible, these gifts should be sent by messengers, rather than delivered personally because the Megilah uses the word mishloach (sending).
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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL Pre-Combat Hesder Students to Man Civil Defense he Civil Defense Command and Hesder Yeshiva heads have reached an agreement in which those students who are studying at the various hesder yeshivas during the Torah learning period prior to basic training, will take on civil defense roles in the event of a national crisis. Students who have already completed army training will in all probability be called up to their units in that event, and are not included in the plan. The Association of Hesder Yeshivas will work with the Civil Defense Corps to create a list of volunteers consisting of hundreds of these students who will work within population centers in case of need. Eitan Ozeri, general manager of the association, said: “We are proud to take part in helping Israel’s citizens during emergencies.”
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Ben Gurion top-ranked airport in Mideast for third year in a row en Gurion International Airport was ranked first among all international airports in the Middle East in a survey conducted by the Airports Council International (ACI), which measured customer satisfaction during 2009. It was the thrd consecutive year the airport emerged in first place.
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Saudi official: Freeze settlements rather than impose sanction on Iran Saudi foreign policy official on Tuesday stressed Riyadh was not advocating military action against Iran but rather a linkage with the Middle East peace process as a faster and more effective means to ease tensions in the region. “There is no point in our spending all our time on sanctions which will not have an effect in the short term. We need something more tangible,” he said, asking not to be identif ied. “We need to do something on Israel and the Palestinians ... For instance, the US could get Israel to halt (Jewish) settlements” on the occupied West Bank, the off icial said.
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INTERNATIONAL Russia To Build Holocaust Museum ussia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told his visiting Israeli counterpart that Russia will build a
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Holocaust remembrance museum. Putin met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, promising Russia will build a museum dedicated to the Nazi’s extermination of millions of Jewish people. Netanyahu said Israel will erect a monument to the Soviet army, adding construction would be complete by the time Putin visits Israel next year, the 65th anniversary of Victory Day. Russia is on a patriotic drive to erase any doubt of the Soviet Union’s role in the allied victory in World War II, signing a number of recent bilateral agreements to that effect.
Rosa Rein, world’s oldest Jew, dies osa Rein, believed to be the world’s oldest Jewish person, died about a month shy of her 113th birthday. Rein, Switzerland’s oldest resident since September 2003, died Sunday in her sleep at an old-age home near Lugano that was her residence since a fall in 2001. Rein was born in Poland in March 1897. She married a German man and the couple immigrated to Brazil in 1938. Rein’s husband died after their arrival in Brazil. Rein remarried in 1949. The couple moved to the outskirts of Lugano in 1964 for health reasons; she was widowed again in 1973. Celebrating her 112th birthday last year, Rein said she could still walk but had trouble with her hearing and vision.
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Colin Firth to Portray ‘Yair’ Stern in British Film he Promised Land”, a movie about the Lechi (Lochamei Cherut Yisrael - Israel Freedom Fighters) underground’s campaign against British occupation in the Land of Israel during the British Mandate, will star British actor Colin Firth as Lehi founder, leader, and martyr Avraham “Yair” Stern, who gave the militia the name the “Stern Gang”. The movie will be directed by British director Michael Winterbottom, and premier in 2011.
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Suspect in Auschwitz Sign Theft Arrested in Sweden 37-year-old Swedish man wanted for involvement in December’s theft of the “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free) sign from the front gate at the Auschwitz death camp was arrested in Stockholm on Thursday. Anders Hogstrom was arrested a week after a Polish court issued a European-wide warrant for his arrest for allegedly ordering the theft for a British Nazi sympathizer who wanted the sign. Hogstrom will be investigated in Sweden before being extradited to Poland.
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Kosher milk comes to China Beijing dairy has begun distributing fresh kosher milk throughout China. The f irst ton of the milk, which is organic and cholev yisroel, a stricter kosher standard acceptable to ultraOrthodox Jews, hit the market last week, according to chabad.org. Produced under the supervision of Chabad-Lubavitch of Beijing, the milk “meets European and American health standards,” the Web site states. That assurance might alleviate concerns about tainted milk that have been at the center of several recent food scandals in the People’s Republic. In the fall of 2008, more than 300,000 Chinese babies were sickened and six died after drinking tainted infant formula.
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Kenyan minister: Help us fight al-Qaeda, we’ll help you fight infiltrators nternal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch met with his Kenyan counterpart Professor George Saitoti. The two discussed the problem of refugees who infiltrate Israel from Sinai and the Iranian nuclear threat. Saitoti said to Aharonovitch, “help us f ight al-Qaeda and we’ll help you with the inf iltrators. We have vast knowledge in the subject.” Minister Aharonovitch reiterated that Israel will not stand idle while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatens to destroy it.
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Neo-Nazi rally countered by human chain of Dresden residents ome 5,000 members of neo-Nazi and skinhead groups marched in the eastern German city of Dresden, countered by a human chain around the city center of 10,000 counterdemonstrators. The human chain was organized by the city government as part of the 65th anniversary of the 1945 firebombing of Dresden, according to a statement on the city’s Web site. The neoNazis, linked to anti-immigrant groups and the National Democratic Party, assembled for a “mourning march” through the city, the capital of the state of Saxony. “When we take each other by the hands now, we put a strong protective chain around our city,” Mayor Helma Orosz said in the statement. “We confront old and new Nazis, who try to misuse our day of mourning.”
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NATIONAL JINSA: Obama Implementing Weapons Embargo on Israel new report by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) has warned that the Obama administration has implemented a virtual weapons embargo on the Jewish State. The institute says that the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has sought to conceal the embargo. JINSA added that the Israeli government was also refusing to protest massive U.S. weapons projects for Arab rivals in the Middle East, which has eroded Israel’s military superiority over its neighbors.
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Holocaust victims suing Hungarian railway group of Holocaust survivors have filed suit against Hungary’s state railway for more than $1.24 billion. According to a complaint filed this week in a US federal court in Chicago, the group, which includes survivors and heirs of Nazi victims, is seeking $240 million in compensatory damages and another $1 billion in punitive damages from Hungarian State Railways, Bloomberg News reported. The complaint alleges that 437,000 Jews were transported to Auschwitz on Hungarian railroads and that railway operators were aware of the destination.
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Israel. Through its programmatic arm in Israel, Kadima Mada, World ORT said it will begin with 72 relatively underresourced Jewish and non-Jewish schools, which will benef it some 40,000 students a year. The f irst smart classrooms will be installed in schools in Naharia and Megiddo, according to Silvan Shalom, minister for Development of the Galilee and the Negev, as well as deputy prime minister, and Education Minister Gideon Saar. In 2008, Kadima Mada tripled the number of such high-tech classrooms in Israel by equipping 60 rooms with Interactive Whiteboard, wireless Internet and other technological aids on six campuses and providing ongoing teacher training in their use.
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A Truly Divine Bakery on McDonald Ave. BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER A new kosher bakery recently opened on McDonald Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn, NY, that is gaining a good reputation for its fine baked goods. While new bakeries are not uncommon and can be found in every neighborhood, the Divine Bakery is a reason to celebrate because their delicious delicacies have quickly become the “talk of the town.” r. Simon Douek, the owner of Divine Bakery, has been in the baking business for 10 years, and is the mastermind behind the very popular Mr. Wheat, low fat crackers. His new venture into mainstream f ine cakes and cookies was spurred on by his love of baking. Douek uses only the f inest of ingredients. “When I make cheese borekas ,” Douek explained, “we use real cheese, nothing artif icial.” “When you use f iner ingredients it is obvious in every bite. The customer will taste the difference and come back for more,” Douek said.
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Hand decorated petit four are a house specialty
Hamentaschen in all flavors are available to match every taste. All the ingredients have very respectable rabbinic supervision (the cheese that is used in their dairy products are from the Golan’s brand) and the entire store uses kemach yashan, Chalav Yisrael and is pat Yisrael, all under the OK Rabbinic supervision. Simon Douek has bought the latest up to date equipment, sparing no expense for the bakery. That combined with the master bakers, the f inest ingredients and love of the craft make Divine Bakery one of the best bakeries in the city. The family run business is proud of its close ties to the community. They have made arrangements to cater parties and even lunches to local schools and organizations. With Purim fast approaching , Divine Bakery is busy taking in orders for hamentaschen as well as other fancy baked goods that people will be sending to friends and family in their mishloach
Mr. Douek said, “we make our pizza with the highest quality ingredients and try to keep prices that people can afford. There really is no reason for stores to charge as much as $18.00 a pie.” The pizza is so popular that on an average Saturday night the recently opened Divine Bakery sells about 75 pies and during the week they have been averaging approximately 125 pies a day. As for future plans the Douek Delicious pizza hot out of the oven is a family plans to expand and hope to bargin atonly $8.00 a pie open a number of branches in other manot. Their mouthwatering treats are Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn. sure to be a big hit during family festivities as well as a f ine choice of desserts to send to family and friends. While their high quality baked goods are the heart and soul of Divine Kosher Bakery word has gotten around that they are also selling pizza pies at the extremely low price of $8.00 a pie. “As with all The Divine Kosher Bakery on Mcdonald Ave. is only the our products,” first of many the Douek family plan for the future.
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DINING GUIDE
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KOSHER CUISINE: Modern American 1407 Broadway (at 39th St.)
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Mendy's Restaurant
Cuisine: American/Sushi/Middle Eastern
212-576-1010 61 East 34 Street (Corner of Park Ave.) New York, NY 10016
Taam Tov
Cuisine: Authentic Bucharian Cuisine
212.768.8001
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41 West 47th Street (Between 5th & 6t6h Avenue) New York, NY 10036
Cafe Classico
Mr. Broadway
212-355-5411
212-921-2152
35 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019
1372 Broadway (Bet. W. 37th & 38th St.) New York, NY 10018
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35 West 57th Street (bet. 5th & 6th) (212) 355-5177 asa Superb Vegetarian Dishes, Hearty Sandwiches, Soups,Salads, Exquisite Dinner, Pasta Menus, All Day Delivery & Distinctive Catering For All Occasions. Under strict Rabbinical Supervision - Open Sudays
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212- 692-9292 60 East 49th St (bet. Park & Madison)
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New York, NY 10017
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BROOKLYN Benny's Glatt Fine Dining
Glatt a la Carte
1785 Ocean Avenue (M&N) Brooklyn, New York
CUISINE: Fine Continental & Grill
718-787-0080
5123 18th Ave., Bklyn., NY 718-438-6675
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Caraville Glatt
Le Bagel Café
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CUISINE:Breakfast, Omelettes, French Toast & Pancakes, Israeli & Syrian Specialties, Fish Spreads & Smoked Fish, Panini Toast Sandwiches
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718 336 1206 Rabbi Babad,Tartikov
Carlos and Gabby's
1376 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, New York
555 Kings Highway, Brooklyn NY 718-502-9294
Meir’s Hemishe Bakery
Cuisine: Diet Muffins, Low Carb Products, Catering, Appetizing
718-258-1926
718-337-8226
1321 Avenue J East 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230
David’s Restaurant
Moshi Moshi
Mid-Eastern and Israeli
GLATT KOSHER
Dougies BBQ Brooklyn
Mendy's on Coney
718-686-8080
1359 Coney Island Avenue (Off Avenue J) Brooklyn, NY 11230
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Fuji Hana Cuisine: American/Japanese
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Wendy’s Plate Uniquely Vegetarian Restaurant
434 Avenue “U” Brooklyn, NY 11223 718-376-3125 Soups • Omelets • salads • wraps & sandwiches grilled pizza • pasta • fish
LONG ISLAND French Steak House Glatt Kosher
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Bistro Grill + Deli
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Bistro Grill Great Neck 132 Middle Neck Road
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Deluxe Caterers of Chatanooga Persian Shelter Rock,Inc. Shelter Restaurant 37 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, New York
516-487-4455
Rock Jewish Center
(516) 742-4220
Vaad HaRabonim of Queens Meat
Shelter Rock & Searingtown Rds. Roslyn, NY 11576
Cho-Sen Village
Great Neck Glatt
505 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, New York
516-504-1199 Vaad HaRabonim of Queens Chinese
516-773-6328 501 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Vaad Harabonim of Queens
Colbeh - Great Neck 75 N.Station Plaza Great Neck, New York
516-466-8181 Vaad HaRabonim of Queens
King Kosher Pizza 516-482-0400 605 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Vaad Harabonim of Flatbush
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It’s a Sure Bet! - The Village at Gulfstream Park Grand Opening
Forest City and Magna Entertainment Corporation joined Mayor Joy Cooper and Hallandale Beach city officials to cut the ribbon and declare the Village at Gulfstream Park officially opened.
A wonderful view of The Village at Gulfstream Park, a mixed use open air complex that is home to some plenty of entertainment venues, alongside the landmark Gulfstream Park Racetrack in South Florida. BY ROBIN KAUFMAN The vision is now a reality. The Village at Gulfstream Park off icially opened their doors to South Florida’s newest outdoor shopping and entertainment destination. This mixed-use, open air complex houses dining and entertainment venues alongside the landmark Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino, one of America’s premier thoroughbred racing facilities. his is a model of the future of horse racing said Greg Rayburn, CEO of Magna Entertainment Company (MEC). The Village will feature 70 stores and 408,000 square feet of retail space, combining upscale fashion and home accessory shops with signature restaurants, outdoor cafes, entertainment and 89,000 square feet of class A office space and future residential spaces. Some of the anchor retailers who moved from the Aventura Mall Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, and Williams & Sonoma. “This isn’t your average mall with the same stores and food court you see in hundreds of other malls across the country,” said Scott Laslo, Vice President/General Manager of The Village at Gulfstream Park. “We’re a vibrant, outdoor center with walkable streets, beautiful palm trees and new experiences you won’t f ind anywhere else.” The celebrations kicked off with Hallandale Mayor Joy Cooper who helped cut the ribbon. “This will generate tax revenue not just for Broward County, but for all of South Florida,
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said Mayor Cooper. “We created 75 jobs locally for stores opening today and this will continue she added. By the end of March, 85% of the lease space will be occupied. “That states volumes of what we have to offer,” said Mayor Cooper. This is the f irst Grand Opening of several phases over the course of 2010. Upon completion, there will be 70 stores (45 are now open), 1,500 residential components, and 140,000 square feet of off ice space. The price tag of this project is $244.7 million dollars. Some may say this expenditure is a gamble during this economic recession, but others believe that this is exactly what the city needs to boost the economy. Mayor Cooper thanked the community of Hallandale Beach, especially its residents, for understanding and supporting this vital component of the city. The Village at Gulfstream Park is located at 501 South Federal Highway in Hallandale Beach. www.thevillageatgulfstreampark.com
The Village heated up with Carnivalia, a Latin-infused musical celebration for the public of spectacular specialty performers in elaborate an colorful carnival style costumes and accompanied by live musicians and singers.
FASHION: Bobby Chan, Charles Lauren Fine Jewelers, Claudio Shoes, Fender Rock & Roll Religion, Lilly McKay, Roxtar, Shoe Freak
HOME FURNISHINGS: Crate and Barrel, The Container Store, Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, West Elm
ENTERTAINMENT: Adrenalina (extreme sports equipment),
Jockeys at The Village at Gulfstream Park entertained the children of South Florida by letting them view and ride the horses.
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Gu i dE in Florida Lul Cafe
1688 NE 164th St. N. Miami Beach, FL 33162 Pita Plus N. Miami, FL 33181 305 891-6336 NewTime
Fu-Xing 305-940-1730 16145 Biscayne Blvd. N. Miami Beach, FL 33160 786-274-8935 18288 Collins Ave. Sunny Isle Beach, Fl 305-933-0199 Grill Time Restaurant Moroccan & Spanish Food 2120 N.E. 123rd St. Kosher Burger 5021 S. State Road 7, #203 Next Door to Dunkin Donuts Just North of the Hardrock Hotel 954-533-5543
18758 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura, FL 33180 305-935-0761 Sara’s 2214 NE 123rd St. N. Miami, FL 33181 305-891-7272 Shalom Haifa 18533 W Dixie Hwy N Miami Beach, Fl 305-945-2884 Weber Café At the Waterways Shoppes 3565 NE 207th Street Aventura, FL 305-935-5580
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Director of Disease Control at Maimonides Medical Center, Discusses the Mumps Outbreak
Not a Purim Joke Red Wine and Dark Chocolate Are Cancer Killers BY AFP
BY PAULA PINTO
Cabernet and chocolate are potent medicine for killing cancer, according to research presented.
Almost all of the reported cases had received the mumps vaccine, which leads one to believe that frequent gatherings, close contact in households and schools, may be responsible for the continous spread of the disease.
ed grapes and dark chocolate join blueberries, garlic, soy, and teas as ingredients that starve cancer while feeding bodies, Angiogenesis Foundation head William Li said at a prestigious TED Conference. “We are rating foods based on their cancer-f ighting qualities,” Li said. “What we eat is really our chemotherapy three times a day.” The Massachusetts-based foundation is identifying foods containing chemicals that evidently choke-off blood supplies to tumors, starving them to death. Li cited a Harvard Medical School study showing that men who ate cooked tomatoes several times weekly were 30 to 50 percent less likely to have prostate cancer. “There is a medical revolution happening all around us,” Li said. “If we’re right, it could impact on consumer education, food service, public health, and even insurance agencies.”
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“For many people around the world, dietary cancer treatment may be the only solution because not everyone can afford cancer drugs.”
About a dozen drugs are already in use to deprive tumors of blood supplies
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n response to the overwheming number of outbreaks, Doctor Edward Chapnick, Director of Infectionous Disease, at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, was contacted and explained that while there are many cases, the predominant group affected by the disease is men between the ages of 18 into their late twenties. Dr. Chapnick said, “ among the cases of young men, they fear that inflammation of the tesitcle (sometimes a symptom of the diease) will lead to infertitlity. The instance of that happening is very rare.” In fact, as worrisome as the disease can be, it is not always as serious as it is perceived to be. “I’ve never seen a life threatening case of the mumps,” Dr. Chapnick said. However, he did expalin that there are rare cases when it can become serious and that it when it begins to cause confusion, disorientaion or leads to any change in the person’s mental status. In these cases, it is advised that the patient seek medical assiatance immediatly. Most importantly, it is advised that everyone who has not been be vaccinated, get vaccinated. While the vaccine is not 100% acurate, it is about 80% accurate, thus leading medical professionals to believe that it is a standard form of prevention against the diease. “3/4 of people who have the mumps have been imunized, but it’s not 100% effective, however, it’s better to get the vaccination then not to,” Dr. Chapnick said. In an effort to protect people from contracting the diease, sites are being set up where people can go for MMR vaccination. These sites will be both in Boro Park and in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. For more information about receiving vaccinations at one of these locations, you can visit www.nyc.gov/health or call 311 for more information.
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in a treatment tactic called “anti-angiogenesis. The foundation pitted some foods against approved drugs and found that soy, parsley, red grapes, berries and other comestibles were either as effective or more potent in battling cancer cells. Eaten together, the foods were even more effective in f ighting cancer. “We discovered that Mother Nature laced a large number of foods and herbs with anti-angiogenesis features,” Li said. “For many people around the world, dietary cancer treatment may be the only solution because not everyone can afford cancer drugs.” The foundation also discovered that anti-angiogenesis properties of foods melt away fat, which relies heavily on blood flow to sustain itself. Tests showed that mice genetically prone to be chubby could be trimmed to average mouse size using the approach. “It got weight down to a set point for normal mice,” Li said. “In other words, we can’t create supermodel mice.”
It is important to know that viral infections do tend to mimic the symptoms of others infections, so as for the mumps, one symptoms that tends to stand out is the inflammation of the paratitis (salvatory gland) located right at the angle of the jaw (between the ear and the jaw). Other symptoms of the mumps are face pain, fever, headache, sore throat, swelling of the temples and body aches. Other symptoms of this disease that can occur in males: Testicle lump Testicle pain Scrotal swelling It is advised that if you are suffering from any of the symptoms mentioned above, that you make an appointment for a checkup with your primary physician. Going to the emergency room is not always necessary for such symptoms. “We all know that emergency rooms have long waits and may take time before you can see a doctor so it is best to see your doctor.” Dr. Chapnick said. Dr Chapnick also reiterated that the mumps are spread when people are within close quarters of those who have the disease, and suggested “frequent hand washing, using alcohol disinfectant gels (purell) and be sure to keep hands clean.” “Almost always mumps is a self limited disease that does not require hospitalization at all, and there is no specif ic treatment for it,” said Dr Chapnick. If convulsions occur, it is urged that you to the emergency room immediately.
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Childhood Obesity Linked to Early Death BY AFP Being obese as a child increases the risk of dying before you reach 55, says a study published Wednesday, a day after US First Lady Michelle Obama launched a program to fight childhood obesity amid warnings it is shortening lives. ut of 4,857 non-diabetic Native American children aged five to 20 who took part in the study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, 166 died before they reached the age of 55 of disease or selfinflicted injury such as alcohol intoxication or drug use — called “endogenous causes”. The rate of death from endogenous causes among those who were obese as children was twice that among those who were slim children, the study said. The authors of the study gave a dire warning that “the rising global prevalence of obesity” could reverse recent increases in life expectancy. “Childhood obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent around the globe. Our observations, combined with those of other investigators, suggest that failure to reverse this trend may have wide-reaching consequences for the quality of life and longevity,” the authors of the study wrote.
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“Such evidence underscores the importance of preventing obesity starting in the early years of life,” they wrote, giving tacit approval to the first lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to halt childhood obesity, which was launched Tuesday. Let’s Move has the ambitious goal of solving “the problem of childhood obesity in a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight,” Obama said at the launch. There are three times as many obese children in the United States today than 30 years ago, she said, and warned that this generation of American children could be the first to have shorter lifespans than their parents. Nearly one in five US kids aged six to 19 are obese, which in technical terms mean they have a body mass index — calculated by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by their height squared in meters — greater than 30. In health terms, it means they are at greater risk for a whole host of maladies, ranging from high blood pressure to diabetes, heart disease and stroke. The study published Wednesday also looked at whether other cardiovascular risk factors in childhood increased the risk of dying young. Having high blood pressure or glucose intolerance as a child were associated with increased rates of premature death, but high cholesterol levels were not.
Scientists Reveal Valium Can be Addictive Scientists said they had figured out why people get hooked on a class of prescription drugs that includes Valium, along with other antidepressants, muscle relaxants and sleeping pills. he findings, reported in the British science journal Nature, open a path to developing new treatments that can ease symptoms without causing dependence, the researchers hope. Opium, heroin and cannabinoids are addictive because they activate a neural circuit that boosts levels of a rewardgiving brain chemical called dopamine. The molecular pathway they use to unleash the dopamine is well known. Benzodiazepines — which include Valium, Xanax, Librium, Ambien and other well-known drugs — likewise stimulate the dopamine system, but until now how they did this was unclear.
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In a series of experiments on mice, a team led by Christian Luscher at the University of Geneva say they have solved the mystery. Benzodiazepines switch on a intermediary neurotransmitter known as gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, increase dopamine levels, resulting in the signature craving of addiction, they found. The pathway that has been uncovered does not have an effect on benzodiazepines’ therapeutic effects. As a result, it should be possible to design new drugs that deliver the same benef its but without inducing addiction, said the researchers. The work “is a landmark for the f ield,” noted Arthur Riegel and Peter Kalivas of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. “These authors are the f irst to identify a molecular mechanism contributing to benzodiazepine abuse,” the pair wrote in a commentary, also in Nature.
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Former US President Clinton Leaves Hospital Following Heart Procedure BY VOICE OF AMERICA Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has left a hospital in New York where he underwent a procedure to open a blocked coronary artery. octors put two stents in one of Mr. Clinton's coronary arteries. He was hospitalized after feeling discomfort in his chest in recent days. Mr. Clinton's doctor, Alan Schwartz, says the former president did not suffer a heart attack or any damage to his heart. Schwartz says the procedure went smoothly and Mr. Clinton's prognosis for recovery is excellent. He also says the former president has been up and walking around. Mr. Clinton, who underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 to open four blocked arteries, is expected to be back at work on Monday. The U.S. State Department says his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has delayed a planned trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar and will leave on Saturday instead of Friday. An advisor to Mr. Clinton, Douglas Band, says the former president is in good spirits and will continue to focus on his foundation, and relief and recovery efforts in earthquake-devastated Haiti. The White House says President Barack Obama called Mr. Clinton after he was hospitalized and wished him a fast recovery. An off icial says Mr. Clinton's efforts as a U.S. and U.N. envoy for relief efforts in Haiti are too important for him to be out of work for too long. A spokesman for former U.S. President George W. Bush says Mr.
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President Bill Clinton was released from New York Presbyterian Hospital in excellent health. Bush, after speaking with Chelsea Clinton, was glad to hear that her father is doing well and that his spirits are high. The spokesman, David Sherzer, says President Bush looks forward to continuing to work with Mr. Clinton on relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon sent Mr. Clinton a note wishing him a fast recovery and thanked him for his work in Haiti on behalf of the United Nations.
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My House, and His House by Rabbi Weinreb,
There is a well-known joke that is told about the Jews which I find particularly sad. The joke tells of a group of explorers who find a Jew who has been stranded on a desert island for years. As he takes them around the island and shows them how he survived, they find that he built two synagogues for himself. When asked why he needs two since he is all alone, he says that one is the one he prays in, and the other is the one he would never walk into. his joke, if you can call it that, makes a discouraging comment about some of our people. Some of us to seem to have a favorite house in which to worship and another house which we stubbornly shun. It is true that every Jew needs at least two houses of worship. But he must enter both of them. One is his synagogue, and the other is his home. Jewish worship takes place in the home to an even greater extent than in the synagogue. It is in the home that we recite grace after meals, prayers upon awakening and before bedtime, special prayers before Shabbat candle lighting, and countless informal prayers and benedictions. The synagogue, on the other hand, is the place for formal prayer and for communal worship. In this week’s Torah portion, Terumah, we learn of the very first house of worship: The Mishkan, or tabernacle. We also learn about some of the furnishings which were essential to the construction of this house. I want to suggest that these furnishings are not merely of historical import but are necessary in both the public synagogue and the private home. The first three components mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are the Ark, in which the tablets with the Ten Commandments, and according to some the entire Torah, are contained; the holy Table upon which 12 breads were placed every Sabbath; and the golden Menorah, exquisitely decorated. These three vessels are also prominent features of both synagogue and home and indeed should be so. Like the Tabernacle of old, every synagogue today has an ark in which the Torah
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scrolls, often along with scrolls of the Prophets and of the Megilot, are contained. In our faith, traditional holy texts are at the core of our worship. The original holy texts were housed in the Tabernacle’s Ark, and later in the Ark of the holy Temple in Jerusalem. So too, in the contemporary synagogue, the holy texts are central to our worship experience, and every occupant of the synagogue faces those texts as he or she prays. Where, you might ask, is the analog of the Ark in one’s private home? I maintain that the bookcase is the Ark of one’s personal dwelling. Ideally, that bookcase contains the entire Jewish Bible, along with essential commentaries and classic Jewish texts. So the Ark, which was situated prominently in the Tabernacle, is a feature of both of our “houses of worship”; our synagogue and our home. So too, with the table. A wooden table covered over with a layer of gold occupied a place of honor in the Tabernacle. The food kept there, the “shew bread” was distributed to the priests on duty every Sabbath. This table symbolized the divine blessings of sustenance. Every synagogue has a bima that is analogous in many ways to the table in the Tabernacle. The synagogue’s table is the place from which the Torah is read and from which God’s spiritual nourishment is shared. In traditional synagogues, this table is not placed up front, on stage as it were, for spectators to behold. Rather, it is placed in the middle of the synagogue sanctuary, among the people. The message is clear: The table symbolizes God’s spiritual providence and bounty and as such is something of which every member of the congregation should partake. The table in the home, equally sacred, is the place for physical nourishment. A beautiful Talmudic expression has it that “the table is like an altar”. Whereas the Jew of old expressed his ultimate sense of worship by offering a sacrifice upon the altar, the contemporary Jew worships God by sharing the food on his table with other individuals. Again, like the Ark, the table which glorified the ancient tabernacle persists as a central feature of both of our modern
Summary of The Haftorah:
Haftorah Terumah Kings I - 5 & 6 This week’s Haftorah from Kings I- 5 and 6, describes the construction of the first Bais Hamikdash. Shlomo Hamelech - King Solomon, assembled the necessary materials and laborers to accomplish this monumental task - the building of Hashem’s home! 30,000 men were conscripted into the labor force, along with 70,000 transporters and 80,000 stonecutters. n 2928, four hundred and eighty years after leaving Egypt, the construction began. The connection to this weeks Parsha is obvious. The Bais Hamikdash replaced the Mishkan as the one place upon earth where G-d’s presence was overtly manifest. It was during the 1st Temple when actual “miracles” occurred in the normal functioning of the Bais Hamikdash. The whereabouts of the Mishkan is a matter of great historical controversy. Some claim that it was destroyed. Others claim that it was hidden within the Temple Mount in a great cavern directly beneath the Bais Hamikdash, and that it was placed there fully assembled. At present, a major archeological dig is underway to uncover the hidden Mishkan.
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houses of worship, our synagogues and our homes. Finally, the golden Menorah which beautified the historic tabernacle and the later Beit HaMikdash. Just about every synagogue I ever attended features a menorah in a very conspicuous place. And Hanukkah menorot occupy a place of honor in the Judaic art collections of even the humblest Jewish home. There is a symbolism to the Menorah which is even more apt when applied to the two houses of worship we have been discussing. The Menorah symbolizes light; the light of wisdom, the light of the intellect. A central feature of Judaism is that it is not a mystical religion based upon blind faith or irrational emotions. Quite the contrary. Our faith is largely based upon reason and is respectful of the power of the intellect and the gift of true wisdom. Thus, many commentators see a connection between the seven branches of the Menorah and the seven classical sciences, or categories of knowledge. The Torah is pre-eminently sacred, but other sources of wisdom are important and have their place. So too, in our two houses of worship. Our synagogues must allow for the expression of knowledge from all human sources. As Maimonides put it, “We must accept the truth from wherever it comes.” For him, that meant even from the ancient Greek
philosophers. Our private homes must be open to the truths of science, of literature, and of other cultures. The intellectual life should not be seen as threatening to our religious belief. A life of Torah is made more sublime when it is appropriately enriched by the wisdom of the world. When some people read this week’s portion, they are frequently put off by the details of an ancient religious structure which seems to have little relevance for their lives. But by looking a little more deeply, and with a dose of creative contemplation, there is much to be learned from even the most technical and seemingly outdated passages of our Torah. I hope that my suggestions in this week’s column help the reader connect the Ark, the Table, and the Menorah of the Tabernacle in the wilderness to the ark, the table and the menorah of our own synagogues. I hope, too, that the reader can take the further step and see his or her own home as a house of worship and discover, or construct, arcs and the tables and menorot in the places dearest to us. To read more articles and essays by Rabbi Weinreb, visit his blog at www.ou.org/rabbi_weinreb.
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RELIGIOUS COMPULSIONS AND FEARS A Guide To Treatment
BY: AVIGDOR BONCHEK, PHD REVIEWED BY: FERN SIDMAN Is there a f ine line of separation between scrupulous adherence to halachic law; translating into meticulous observance of religious commandments and that of finding oneself tethered to obsessions, compulsions and fears regarding the proper method in which to perform them? Avigdor Bonchek, PhD, an ordained Orthodox rabbi who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from New York University, tackles this question and much more, as he shares his vast knowledge regarding treatment options for those suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in his recently published book, “Religious Compulsions and Fears - A Guide to Treatment” (Feldheim Publishers). learly, OCD is a universal anxiety disorder that does not differentiate or distinguish between peoples or nationalities, yet the far reaching and complex repercussions of its devastating symptoms have, over the last several decades, been acutely felt in the spheres of the Orthodox Jewish world. The foreward to this book includes the wisdom of renowned psychiatrist, Rabbi Avraham J. Twerski, MD who states, “The hallmark of a religious Jew is his dedication to fulfilling his religious duties. However, when a person becomes overly obsessed, to the point that he becomes neurotic, and is unable to function properly, it may be a sign of OCD.” Armed with over 40 years of experience in treating those afflicted with OCD and attendant phobias, Dr. Bonchek’s inherent compassion leaps forth from the pages of this book as he assures the reader that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel as evidenced in a litany of pragmatic modalities of treatment What is most hear twar ming is the f act that the pages of this erudite guide are permeated with the genuine care, concern, devotion and esteem that Dr. Bonchek holds for his patients, as he offers an earnest yet sensitive discussion of religious obsessions, compulsions, fears and phobias. Most common among these are obsessions pertaining to personal hygiene
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his regular lear ning sessions. Fears and phobias include children’s fear of Purim masks, fear of reciting brochos and tef illos in shul, and an exaggerated fear of a spouse’s inf idelity. Because OCD is called “the doubting disease”, the tragic ramif ications of this disorder also include constant questioning of one’s own f aith. Says the author, “The individual is plagued by thoughts that undermine his beliefs; How do I know that G-d exists? How do I know that Judaism is the right faith? How do I know that the Torah and the Oral Law are valid?” He responds by telling us, “When a person perfor ms a mitzvah and it causes him stress and anxiety, it indicates that it is not G-d’s mitzvah that he is perfor ming, but rather some foreign behavior masquerading as a mitzvah. Among those who cannot perform a mitzvah without enduring much psychological pain is the OCD sufferer.” Addressing the nuances of varied therapeutic approaches of treatment, Dr. Bonchek dismisses Freudian psychoanalysis or dynamic therapy as essentially ineffective, but rather embraces the more expedient Cognitive Behavior Therapy and familiarizes us with its theory and practical application. We sit in on CBT therapy sessions with Dr. Bonchek as he employs such methods as Exposure/Response prevention technique (ERP), Response Repitition, Guided Imager y (GI), Emotional Habituation, and Exposure and Closure. Because treatment of OCD can be a protracted process, Dr. Bonchek suggests that in addition to procuring a qualif ied therapist, a patient is advised to f ind a “buddy”
who can assist him or her during the sometimes agonizing ordeal of working on daily compulsions that are indeed paralyzing. Sympathetically acknowledging the fear, shame and humiliation that the OCD sufferer feels, the author reveals that with much motivation, faith and hard work, the trajectory towards complete recover y and a retur n to a nor mative life is not beyond the reach for those who relinquished hope of ever extricating themselves from their personal darkness and despair. Essential to treatment, the author tells us, is the paramount relationship between the patient and a rabbinical authority. “The rabbi must not only be a competent posek, he must also be aware of the psychological problem of OCD and how it manifests itself in the area of religious practice.” For many OCD sufferers, a clear psak from a respected rav on matters of halacha is not always a suff icient deter rent for their overwhelming compulsions because of their obsession with perfection in the performance of a mitzvah and their nagging doubts that they’ve cor rectly fulf illed their obligations. Yet and still, having a rabbinic advisor and familial support are essential components for successful treatment. As Dr. Bonchek advises patients in terms of fulf illing halacha as it should be, “It is not a matter of doing what “I” think is right; it is a matter of following the words of the Torah poskim.” In terms of mitzvah observance for the OCD sufferer, Dr. Bonchek feels that “less is more” and as such brings down poignant stories from the Torah, Talmud and Kabbalistic sources illustrating the strength of character it takes for one to adopt a more flexible view of mitzvah observance; rather than clinging to their own stubborn insistence of what is proper. Of the Torah the author quotes the posuk, “It’s ways are ways of pleasantness, and its paths are paths of peace. What does Hashem, your G-d, ask of you? So that it shall be good for you. That is the bottom line - “so that it shall be good for you.” This book is a must read for any OCD sufferer, family member, friend, teacher and rabbi as we absorb profound lessons of mitzvah observance and love of Torah.
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People and Places BY PAUL STEINER
A 3 week-old baby girl came to Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art for a Frederic Wiseman documentary. ames E. Cheek, who led Howard University amid unrest, died Jan. 8. NY Times printed his obit Jan. 31, 23 days later!!! NYC announced that 238 case workers in the HIV/Aids Services administration would be laid off. Wonder how many hundreds are still there. When Pre. Obama rescinded a 20year law forbidding persons with Aids to enter US, a photo of him signing was printed in the front page by the pro Aids/pro press NY Times. Geraldine Chaplin, one of the daughters of Charlie Chaplin, has a starring role in Universal’s “The Wolfman” as a gypsy fortune teller.
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Theater Talk Primary States, with Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer and Elliot Fox, Managing Director, concludes its 25th anniversary season of new works celebrating the female playwright with the New York premiere of “Happy Now?” by Lucinda Coxon. With direction by Liz Diamond, the sevenmember cast features Kate Arrington as Bea, Kelly AuCoin as Johnny, Mary Bacon as Kitty, Brian Keane as Carl, Joan MacIntosh as June, Quentin Mare as Miles and CJ Wilson as Michael. Performances began Jan. 26 for a limited run through Mar. 6. Primary Stages is at 59 E 59 Theaters. “Happy Now?” is about a chance encounter at a hotel that plays upon Kitty’s mind as she struggles to balance personal freedom with family life, fidelity and a demanding job. Her husband is more interested in misplaced apostrophes than in their marriage, her parents are looking down the barrel of oblivion, and although she toys with the idea of joining a gym, Kitty’s running out of time for big changes. “Happy Now?” dares to ask just that, in this
painfully truthful, comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it. “Christian Boltanski” by Catherine Grenier includes Daniel Mendelsohn’s interview with Christian Boltanski. Knowing at a young age that he would become an artist, Christian Boltanski has explored various themes of the human condition such as death, childhood, memory, identity, and time, through his multifarious projects, ranging from books to paintings to interactive art installations, Boltanski is untethered to a singular means of artistic expression. “Christian Boltanski,” the latest addition to the Flammarion Contemporary series, presents works spanning forty years of this intriguing artist’s oeuvre. I’ve seen several of his exhibits, memorializing children murderd by the Nazis at Marian Goodman Gallery and MoMA. 23rd Annual Erwin Piscator Award Luncheon by Elysium, on Tues, Mar. 2; the 23rd Annual Erwin Pisator Award will be presented at the Lotos. Club New york. This year the Piscator Award will be given to the world-renowned soprano Martina Arroyo for her extraordinary achievements both as one of the world’s leading opera singers of her time and as an outstanding teacher and educator, dedicated to prepare young emerging singers for the stage by studying complete operatic roles. The Honorary Erwin Piscator Award in memory of Maria Ley. Piscator will be given to Carol Kahn Strauss, Executive Director of the Leo Baeck Institute, for all her efforts to keep alive the history and legacy of German Jewry and to build bridges between the past and the future generations, and between Germany and the US.
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RAISING CHILDREN IN TODAY’S WORLD... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 Did you ever stop to think, “Big deal, who is this company”? The guests in our home come and go, but your child stays with you forever and he will carry the memory of your behavior long after we are gone... On the subject of communicating with children, I recall many years ago a colleague of mine always saying, “TALK NOW SO THEY”LL TALK LATER”. No truer words were ever said. I have never regretted this decision. One of the ideas I try to promote with parents is five minutes of private time with their child every night. Parents are surprised at how cherished this time becomes and at how often children request their private time. I remember a client telling me about her son. It was years later and her son was married and long gone. His child was very ill and needed to be hospitalized. She said she never forgot the phone call she received from her heartbroken son requesting private time. Acquiring private time and quality time with our children seems more elusive today than ever before. To achieve this there must first be awareness and then the process is to simplify. Keep your goals simple, take small steps; we can begin by becoming aware of how often you are on the cell phone while in your children’s company. Following that, perhaps pledge no cell phone usage while car pooling your child to and from school or from the doctor or when you are taking your child to any appointment. Remember, the first words, the first exchange that a child has upon entering his home at the end of a school day is crucial. Try not to be on the phone when your child walks in. The first five minutes set the tone. If a mother is on the phone when the child enters, perhaps
she can say in a loud voice “my child is home from school now so I must go because I really want to talk to him or her”. Of course, the child must know there will be exceptions. If grandparents are calling or his father or even a very important call. On occasion, take out a child individually, for a malted, a pizza, even an errand with him or her alone, children remember and cherish these moments forever. Make a goal for some family dinners during the week. Dinner together with children should be an absolute because it can change their world. So many important details of their daily lives such as their worries, concerns, interests and problems come to the fore in this setting. Whether you eat or just sit with them is irrelevant. It is the communication that is key, and the more often the better. Then there are times when communication must be monitored especially for younger children raised with older siblings. They are repeatedly in earshot of adult conversations and often absorb subject matter that is far beyond their emotional grasp. Whether it is the problems in a marriage, financial concerns, details of a pregnancy, worries over the physical condition of a grandparent, the younger child is caught in the middle and naturally queries the parent and demands explanations. As parents we feel an obligation to explain and let them into our adult world and unfortunately we end up adultifiying our younger children. We have now bestowed upon them equal rights and with their new found status they often have overblown expectations. They are given the opportunity to voice their opinions more freely than adults and their demands
Chabad of Vancouver Game for Jewish Guests at 2010... to accommodate all their needs. He and his colleagues will host daily Torah classes, Friday night dinners, and “everything else a Chabad house offers.” The athletes will pack their bags and start heading out of town following the closing ceremonies on February 28th.
To assist and enhance citizen involvement, Joe Douek is working to develop an important additional resource to liaison between communities and police departments. A non profit organization to be known as "C.A.T. - Community Anti-crime Task force" - is about to "pounce" on criminal activity. "C.A.T." is being developed to augment and coordinate the efforts of established community liaisons, develop a data base, and assist law enforcement in every possible way. It is not intended to be a patrol
In the meantime, concierges at every hotel in the Olympic range are prepared with relevant information provided by Chabad for Jewish guests. Individual centers have been f ielding calls and emails from hundreds of incoming tourists. People want to know where to buy kosher food (Chabad is catering
meals), Shabbat and weekday prayer schedules, and even accommodations. And they are also phoning to express their gratitude. Wineberg has received many calls from people who want to “get a sense of what Judaism is available locally” and to say, “thanks for always being there.”
hours - for a patrol officer to arrive at the scene, or, alternatively, must go to the Precinct House to report an incident. The task force will make reporting a crime easier, less intimidating, making available liaisons to work with victims in more efficient and convenient ways. Another area of special concern will be the installation and coordination of video surveillance resources. While many homes already have sophisticated protection/observation systems, a methodology needs to be
developed to coordinate video records, as well as provide perimeter surveillance. Developing maximum, integrated surveillance maximizes benefits. A study is planned to better understand how to use technology to enhance community protection. Formal announcement of the coming of the C.A.T. will take place at Town Hall meetings and neighborhood forums. With community wide, and eventual City wide support and involvement, this project could really be the "C.A.T.'s meow" for citizen assisted crime prevention.
fought in the war -- covertly backed by the United States and Pakistan -- to expel the Soviet forces that occupied Afghanistan in the 1980s. When the Taliban rose to power in 1996, Baradar's ties to Omar helped secure him the position of deputy defense minister, before the hardline Taliban regime was toppled by the US-led invasion in 2001 for sheltering Al-Qaeda. Baradar is in charge of the Taliban's mili-
tary operations and leadership council, and was reportedly a close associate of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The report has fed speculation about why Pakistan may have shifted its approach to the Afghan Taliban, as it had retained ties to some militants as a hedge against India's possible influence in the region.
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group - not be a Shomrim type of organization. C.A.T.will maximize the efforts of all community resources, including liaison activity, crime prevention education, lobbying government for additional financial resources, and coordination with other communities. (Shomrim - those who watch - provides volunteer neighborhood patrols.) Among the resources the Community Anti-crime Task force will provide will be more convenient methods to report a crime. Currently, a victim needs to wait - sometimes
US, Pakistan Capture Top Taliban Commander... firming or denying that Baradar was in custody, but criticised the report as "propaganda". The United States previously has taken out other Taliban figures, often in missile strikes by unmanned drones, but no one as senior as Baradar -- who ran day-to-day operations for the insurgency. The Afghan-born Baradar is known as a powerful military chief and trusted aide to
important for parents to be aware that whatever else is going on, the younger children should be allowed to have their childhood. They need not be privy to all the adult issue gong on around them. They need not be given choices outside their capabilities. They will fight for the power but ultimately it is not good for them. Young children want to stay up as late as they can and eat what they like, it is up to us to decide what bedtime and dinner will be. We need to offer good choices and children may pick which choices; but we decide the choice we set, the limits and the boundaries. We do not need to explain and convince our young children of our decisions. That adultifies them, that gives them power they do not need. They need to understand my parents know what is best for us; they protect us, that helps the child feel safe and secure. If a child is not bogged down with all these decisions, if he knows consistency and boundaries, he will be free to soar, to grow, to explore and to learn to become a productive, caring human being. Rivki Jungreis MS.Ed, LCSW A Psychotherapist specializing in Play Therapy, is EMDR trained and certified from EMDRIA institute. She is trained in Self Relations Psychotherapy and graduated with a MSW from Columbia University and with masters in Special Education from Bank Street College. Published in CUSSW journal on Family and Children in Crisis and other publications, she is a noted lecturer at Hineni outreach organization, and gives seminars on skills acquisition and parenting group workshops all over tri-state area. Rivki maintains a private practice open to adults and children.
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But the party will just begin for the Jewish visitors. That Sunday is Purim and each of the Chabad centers will host spectacular Purim celebration for their communities and tourists. Megillah readings will be offered all day long, and roaming rabbis will liven up the city in true Purim spirit.
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to be part of our world grow more intense with each passing day. These children become angry and demanding. Often there is a real sense entitlement; they can’t understand why they are not being treated as equally as their older siblings. Research indicates that deep down in their souls, children don’t want to be treated as adults. They feel more secure and loved when they know that they are children and when they know that their parents are the adults who are in charge. When too much power and control is handed to a child, it frightens him because his parents have seemingly relinquished their role as protectors. Children can’t handle too much power. When parents don’t set limits and there are no boundaries for the child, he cannot feel safe. Anxiety usually sets in, along with a host of symptoms. Similarly, adults who know they can keep going because there is a higher authority, Hashem is running the world and it is always for our good our benefit, this gives us the deepest sense of security and serenity. I often give an example to parents I work with, “Imagine, you are asked to become the President of the U.S….. Very exciting, the white house, the power, the private chefs and jets but what happens when important congressional decisions need to be made? Or if war breaks out? Are you able to handle the responsibility? Do you know anything about foreign policy? You have all the power, the whole country is turned to you, but are you prepared for this job? You might become anxious, stressed, and fearful of making the wrong decision. Symptoms like headaches or stomachs might set in….perhaps you will begin to have sleepless nights. It is
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the Taliban's one-eyed and elusive leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. "Mullah Baradar was a close friend of Mullah Omar and both are of the same age group. He was among some 30 people considered founders of the Taliban movement," said Pakistan-based Taliban expert Rahimullah Yusufzai. Born in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan to the Popalzai tribe, Baradar
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Auschwitz Orthodox Jewish Kin Buy Mengele’s Diary... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 he said. “If people are looking for closure, they won’t f ind it in this diary.” Mengele eluded punishment, dying in 1979 after a stroke while swimming at the age of 67. His body was exhumed in 1985 in Brazil and his identity conf irmed through DNA tests seven years later. “It’s very emotional,” said the buyer, who purchased the diary with his parents after reading about it in an Israeli newspaper. “It should have been written in red ink because it was written by a man with blood on his hands.” He said they felt the diary “must be preserved” and kept so “it doesn’t fall
in the wrong hands or get destroyed.” They plan on donating it to a Holocaust museum. Some Holocaust survivor groups question the authenticity of the document and the morality of selling Mengele’s handiwork for prof it. The auction house, Alexander Autographs, said it bought the diary from an American collector who observers believe acquired it from Mengele’s son, Rolf, 65. Bill Panagopulos, president of the Stamford-based auction house, claimed he verif ied the diary, matching it with several authenticated war-dated letters
and pinpointing the age of the paper, ink and notebook. Rabbi Marvin Heir, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center — whose namesake unsuccessfully hunted Mengele — has been in close contact with the New York family that bought the document. “I think this family did a very courageous thing,” Heir said. “What would happen if Jews didn’t secure documents? They would end up underground in the hands of an anti-Semite or destroyed. “The choice is: Lose it, or retain it for history.”
Some of the entries from the 1960 diary of Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele, written while he was in hiding in Argentina. ‘As citizens of the Western World, we should abhor the idea of recruiting gifted people from other countries. I also doubt that there’s any need to try because all signif icant steps of human history happened in Europe, and only Europeans or their descendants achieved them. ’ ‘Birth control can be done by sterilizing those with def icient genes. Those with good genes will be sterilized when the number of 5 children has been reached.’
thousands upon thousands car rying often identical banners marching along the city’s broad avenues toward the central Azadi, or freedom square, to attend a speech by Ahmadinejad. In Azadi Square itself, massive crowds waved Iranian flags and carried pictures of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic state, and his successor as supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The opposition has vowed to stage counter demonstrations, but eyewitnesses say police have deployed hundreds of forces in central Teheran to confront them. Witnesses said that riot police f ired the paint-f illed balls after protesters began to chant opposition slogans in Sadeqieh Square, which is about one kilometer from the huge pro-government gathering. Witnesses say there were no apparent injuries among the several hundred protesters. Iranian authorities again tried to squeeze off text messaging and Web links in attempts to cripple protest organizers. Internet service was sharply slowed, mobile phone service widely cut and there were repeated disruptions in popular instant messaging services such as Google chat. But several Iranians reached by The Associated Press said some messenger services, including Yahoo!, and mobile phone texting were still sporadically
accessible. Many Internet users said they could not log into their Gmail account, Google’s e-mail service, since last week. “We have heard from users in Iran that they are having trouble accessing Gmail,” said Google in a statement. “We can conf irm a sharp drop in traff ic and we have looked at our own networks and found that they are working properly.” Opposition Web sites reported that protesters have gathered in several places in Teheran to display green banners. Foreign media were only allowed to cover the ceremonies in the square and the speech by Ahmadinejad, with photographers bussed to the site and then away. There is an explicit ban on covering opposition protests. Opposition members went on roof tops late Wednesday and shouted Allah-u-Akbar (“God is greatest”) in protest — echoing similar cries after the disputed June election as well as anti-shah protests more than three decades ago. Since the election that brought Ahmadinejad to power, opposition protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets. Iranian authorities are desperate to show the upper hand on the most important day of the nation’s political calendar. But the high-prof ile events — including a huge gathering in
Teheran’s Azadi Square and other places across Iran — offers a chance for opposition groups to make another powerful statement of their resolve. Anti-government Web sites and blogs have called for a major turnout and urged marches to display green emblems or clothes — the color adopted by the anti-government movement since June’s disputed presidential election. The opposition leaders have promised to join street rallies, including the Green movement founder and former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Iranian off icials, however, have warned that any protests will be immediately crushed by security forces. At least eight people were killed in clashes during the last major opposition marches in late December. In recent months, the opposition has built its street protest strategy around days of important political or religious signif icance in attempts to embarrass authorities. The tone of the rallies, however, has shifted from outrage over alleged fraud in Ahmadinejad’s re-election to wider calls against the entire Islamic system, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The last large-scale marches — held to coincide with a Shi’ite holy day in late December — brought the most violent battles with security riots since shortly after the June 12 election.
Conservative. The largest Ashkenazi synagogue, “Beth El”, is also the community’s social center. Sidney Franklin (1903-1977), a Brooklyn-born Jew, came to Mexico in the 1920’s, and became one of the country’s most celebrated bullf ighters. He later befriended the author Ernest Hemingway, who wrote of the Jewish
matador “_one of the most skillful, graceful and slow manipulators of a cape f ighting today”. After his retirement Franklin became a broadcaster of televised bullf ights in Mexico City. Every year approximately 200 Mexican Jewish youth visit Israel mostly through the Taglit Birthright progrm. Since the establishment of the state of
Israel in 1948, nearly 4,000 Mexican Jews have moved to Israel. Besides Mexico City, Jews and Kosher facilities can be found in most of the Mexican vacation spots especially during the travel season. For Jewish connections at specif ic locations contact the main Jewish community in Mexico City.
Ahmadinejad: Iran will Enrich Uranium to 20%... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 state television, he said, “I want to announce with a loud voice here that the f irst package of 20 percent fuel was produced and provided to the scientists,” referring to the recently begun process of enriching Iran’s uranium stockpile to higher levels. Uranium enriched to 80 percent is considered to be on the verge of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) needed to produce a high quality nuclear device. Iran announced Tuesday it was beginning the process of enriching its uranium stockpile to a higher level. The international community reacted by starting the process to impose new sanctions on Iran. Ahmadinejad reiterated Iran’s position that it was not seeking to build nuclear weapons. “When we say we do not manufacture the bomb, we mean it, and we do not believe in manufacturing a bomb,” he told the crowd. “If we wanted to manufacture a bomb, we would announce it ... our nation has the courage to explicitly say it and build it and not fear you.” Throughout the day, as security forces dispersed anti-government protests in the Iranian capital, Teheran residents reported Internet speeds dropping dramatically and e-mail services such as Gmail being blocked in a common government tactic to foil opposition attempts to organize. State television showed images of
Mexico City... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 42 University Students (FEMUJ) and the Federation of Zionist Students of Latin America (FUSLA) serve the Jewish student population. Although there have been some manifestations of antisemitism, there has been little violence directed at Jews. Mexico City has 23 synagogues; all but two are Orthodox. The others are
Obama Urges Toyota, Rivalsto Act Fast On Defects... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 42 The Japanese giant said earlier Friday that Toyoda had put off a visit to Washington until “around early March” because of heavy snow now blanketing the US capital. It declined to say whether he would miss a February 24 hearing by a House of Representatives committee into the quality issues. Darrell Issa, the top Republican on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Wednesday he would
ask the panel’s Democratic chairman to invite Toyoda to attend on February 24. Issa said US lawmakers were eager to “hear directly” from the Toyota chief about his company’s woes. The House committee had set a hearing for February 10, but put it off because of the winter storm and a congressional recess next week. Toyota’s North America president Yoshimi Inaba is scheduled to appear at the February 24 hearing. Further congressional hearings on the matter are
also scheduled for the following day and on March 2. A federal court hearing in San Diego next month will aim to group legal action involving 22 law f irms across 16 states involving Toyota vehicle owners chasing f inancial compensation as a result of the crisis. Toyota faces more potential trouble after US authorities said they may investigate some models of its best-selling Corolla following more than 80 complaints that its steering veers off-
centre at high speeds. Toyota shares gained 2.1 percent to 3,460 yen Friday, continuing to recover some lost ground after plunging by more than 20 percent in about two weeks. The f irm said it was considering new measures to improve its disclosure on quality improvements, after the Yomiuri newspaper reported Toyota plans to disclose all flaws it has f ixed following complaints from drivers.
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Mishloach Manot The Gift of Unity BY RABBI YEHUDAH PRERO For most of us, this year Purim begins on Saturday night, March 22, 1997. One of the commandments we have on Purim is that of "Mishloach Manot." We are required to send two items of food to one person on Purim. A number of different reasons are put forth as to why we send gifts of food to each other on Purim. he Terumat HaDeshen explains that our happiness on Purim is to be expressed through festive feasts. However, there unfortunately are many who are not able to prepare feasts for Purim due to their financial circumstances. Therefore, the Terumat HaDeshen writes, we all send gifts of food to each other. This way, all will definitely have food with which a feast can be conducted. Furthermore, the Chasam Sofer writes, as we do not want to embarrass the poor, the rich give poor gifts, and the poor gives gifts to the rich. All the members of the nation of Israel give indiscriminately to their brothers and sisters so all can celebrate Purim properly, without any shame. Another reason given is the one put forth by Rav Shlomo Alkabetz. Haman described the nation of Israel to Achashverosh as a "people scattered abroad and dispersed amongst the people." Some commentators explain that Haman was pointing out that the Jewish nation was vulnerable because they did not all get along: there were disagreements and disputes among them so that in their hearts they were scattered and dispersed. In the end, when the Jews were given the opportunity to attack their enemies before Haman's decree became effective, they were a united force. To foster feelings of closeness, kinship, and love, we send gifts
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to each other on Purim. This way, every year, we show that we care for our fellow Jew and want to establish and maintain unity throughout the Jewish nation. A third reason is given by the Chatam Sofer and the Rebbe from Ostrovtza. During the reign of Achashverosh and specifically during the grand party that he threw, many Jews bowed and worshiped idols out of fear. Yet, no one Jew knew if his co-religionist was acting like an idol worshiper solely out of duress of if he or she had truly left the faith. Came the time when the Jewish nation was saved from their destruction, and the picture was much clearer. To illustrate that each Jew believed that the other was true to G-d and to Judaism, everyone sent gifts of food. By accepting the gifts, each Jew displayed his trust of his brother, thereby forging a new degree of trust, understanding, and unity. The common denominator of these reasons is that Mishloach Manot serves to bring us closer as a people. This may occur by helping others celebrate as we do. This may occur through random acts of kindness and gift giving. This may occur through acceptance of our brethren. We must be sure to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity we have to unite the Jewish people. Shalach Manot is not a gift we should be giving exclusively to friends. We should be giving this gift to the new person we noticed in shul last week who recently moved into the neighborhood. We should give this gift to the people whom we have had disagreements with. We should give this gift to the needy, the widowed, divorced, orphaned - any person who deserves our help and attention. Purim should be a time of joy for all, and a time when all experience this joy together as one.
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Eat, Drink and Be Merry: A Spiritual Celebration BY RABBI YEHUDAH PRERO “For the Conductor, On the Ayeles HaShachar, a psalm by David.” So begins Psalm 22, which, commentators explain, alludes to Queen Esther and her trials and tribulations. The psalm, towards the end of its description of our request for deliverance from exile and persecution, states, “the humble will eat and be satisfied, those who seek Hashem will praise Him...” av Shlomo Kluger explains that this portion of the psalm is alluding to the fact that on Purim, we are commanded to “eat, drink and be merry.” This commandment is in stark contrast with the way we are told to celebrate Chanukah, “to give thanks and praise.” The difference in how we celebrate these two holidays stems from an intrinsic difference between the miracles that we commemorate on these two holidays. Every person, we are taught, is born with two inclinations: the “yetzer tov, the “good inclination,” and the “yetzer ho’ra,” the “evil inclination.” These two inclinations are in constant battle for our soul, trying to encourage us to either act in accordance with Hashem’s dictates or to disregard them. The benef it and pleasures of this world, the physical world, are the tools of the yetzer ho’ra. The promises of eternal reward and joy in the World to Come are the munitions of the yetzer tov. Eating and drinking, earthly activities clearly fall within the domain of the yetzer ho’ra. They are methods of enticing a person into forsaking spiritual pursuits in favor of instant gratif ication. Abstinence from these activities is promoted by the yetzer tov. We are to eat and drink only to the degree necessary to sustain ourselves, to provide us with ample strength to serve Hashem. The salvation of the nation of Israel can come in different ways. There are times where the nation has fought back from oppression and defeated its enemies. Even after defeat, the enemies remain our enemies, and a threat of persecution lingers. There are situations, however, where we are able to turn the opinion of our enemies. They no longer pose a threat, as they side with the nation and may even offer protection and support. On Chanukah, we celebrate a victo-
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Purim is a holiday of gaity that often leads to overindulgence to the point that the very menaning of Purim is lost. ry. The Greeks oppressed the nation of Israel. The Chashmonaim fought back, and the Greeks were defeated. However, the Greeks, even after being defeated, still despised the Jewish religion and its adherents. They still desired the destruction of the nation of Israel. The physical manifestation of the “yetzer ho’ra” was weakened, and we therefore celebrate accordingly: we do not have mandated feasting; rather, we give thinks and praise. We engage in the spiritual, to strengthen that aspect of our being, as opposed to engaging in physical expressions of celebration. We commemorate the victory of the righteous over the wicked, the pure over the impure, by engaging in activities that are in line with this success. Purim, however, was different. Achashverosh, who consented to the initial edict mandating the annihilation of the nation of Israel, reversed himself. The nation was not only allowed to defend themselves, but offensive measures were permitted and encouraged. Haman, who was a loyal and trusted advisor to the king, ended up as a victim of his own gallows. The physical manifestations of the “yetzer ho’ra” ended up benef iting the nation of Israel. We, therefore, celebrate in similar fashion. We take the implements of the yetzer ho’ra and use them for good. We celebrate and give thanks and praise to Hashem using food and drink. This sort of celebration is not merely recommended; it is obligatory.
Chag Purim Same’ach! Text Copyright © 2005 by Rabbi Yehudah Prero and Torah.org. The author has Rabbinic ordination from Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem, NY.
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Mexico City a Mergence of Ancient and Modern Worlds BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER
Jewish Community Comite Central Israelita de Mexico A.C. Cofre de Perote 115 Lomas Barrilaco, 11010 Mexico City Tel. 52 5 540 3273,
Mexico City is proud to be at both the center of history and of modern activity. Such an experience awaits you in the Zocalo, the historic heart of Mexico City. The Zocalo is just one of many amazing spots in this vibrant and ever-changing city, Everywhere you go in Mexico City, you will find the old and new living in harmony side-byside. hapultepec Park, the largest urban park in the world, is a fantastic example. The park is in places exactly as it was centuries ago, but elsewhere in it you will find a host of entertainments for adults, kids and the entire family. From mime troupes to magic shows, there’s something for everyone. The Jewish history of Mexico City reflects all those aspects of Mexican life. The f irst Jews in Mexico were Conversos (Marranos) who arrived with the Spaniards in 1521. In the Diego Rivera Hall of the Nation in Mexico City, there is a mural portraying the arrival of Cortes in the port of Veracruz. Hernando Alonso, “the f irst Jewish jewelry merchant” appears at the explorer’s side. Despite various persecutions, Conversos continued to settle and prosper in Mexico, and the development of trade and commerce was largely due to their industriousness. Some even held high positions in the service of the King of Spain and the Catholic Church. The main concentrations of Conversos were in Mexico City, Veracruz and Guadalajara. After the abolition of the Inquisition in the 19th century, the Jews continued to be accused of deicide and
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Mexico City at night is ablaze in light, mixing the ancient pre-Columbian and modern cultures. the original cry of “death to Judas” and “death to the Jews” remains a custom in some small Mexican villages. After Mexico attained independence in 1821, the number of Jews diminished. Many Mexican Jews moved to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, territories that eventually became part of the US. From 1825-1867 there was some immigration from Germany. The Emperor Maximilian brought with him many Belgian, French, Austrian, and
Alsatian Jews. At the beginning of the 20th century, Jewish immigrants arrived from Russia, as well as Syria, Turkey, Greece (especially Salonika) and Lebanon. Consequently, both Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities were established. The new immigrants settled in every part of the country. They prospered as peddlers and proprietors of small stalls in public markets and introduced the system of buying on credit. Anti-Semitic incidents eventually forced the Jews to abandon their trade in the market and to open private stores. This ultimately raised their economic status. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Ashkenazi community established a chevra kaddisha, the Zionist Federation and the Socialist Bund. The two communities, Ashkenazi and Sephardi, founded separate and parallel welfare and women’s bodies, as well as separate social and cultural associations. Mexican Jewry was divided by a linguistic gulf. Yiddish was prevalent in the Ashkenazi organizations and Ladino in the Sephard community. Mexican Jewry is highly organized. It is comprised of four Jewish communities, based on place of origin: Aleppo, Damascus, Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Each of these groups is represented in the Comite Central Israelita. Each constituent community has its own synagogues. The Tribuna Israelita promotes close ties with Mexican society and monitors anti-Semitism. Women are represented by the Mexican Council of Jewish Women. Almost all the Jews in Mexico City are members of the Centro Deportivo Israelita (CDI), which offers extensive social and cultural activities, as well as sports and entertainment. There is also a sports club which has separate swimming pools for men and women and a kosher restaurant. There are other social clubs and sports centers in Monterrey, Tijuana and Guadalajara. The Zionist Federation, WIZO, Na’amat and associations of friends of Israeli universities are all active. There are some 16 youth movements with approximately 2,000 members. The Federation of Mexican-Jewish
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BROOKLYN Mill Basin: Hi-Ranch. Corner 1 fam det in MIC..3 BR over fin walk-in w/sep entr. Cust granite kit, 2.5 baths, lg rms, pvt drv, all garage. $1.2M. Joe Kingsview RE 646-522-1838 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: Legal 2 Fam. 2 levels, bsmt, 2 kitchens, 3 BRs, 2 bthrms, LR, DR, outdoor porch, indoor sunroom, 2 car gar, pvt driveway, parking for 6 cars, backyard. One fare zone. Please call : 718-306-2884 or 718-648-5252 ask for Jason Guardino Real Estate Inc.
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599K Oceanside, 1Family+Dr.office+swi mming pool Det. Colonial: Lot Square Footage: 6000, Building Size: 2565Sqft, 6 Bedrooms, 3 full Baths , 1 Garage, 4 cars parking Driveway, Full Finished Basement for legal Dr. Office, back yard with Deck & Pool. 3 blocks to south Nassau communities hospital; 10 min to long beach; best school district. Must see!!! Open house: 8/16/2009 (Sun. 2:00- 4:00 PM) Contact: Leah 917-642-2773 liutaoli@yahoo.com Midwood:1Fam. Det. 4 BD’s, 4 Baths For luxury Buyer, MIC. Also Corner 50x100lot,private drive,3story Colonial,needs TLC.Affordable,1Fam. s/det3 BD’s, 2.5 Baths. NearAveL917-676-5152 www.danielhomesales realty.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 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 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 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 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
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BROOKLYN Boro Park: Commercial warehouse for rent. 1,0006,000sf. HiCeil, loading dock, 24 hr access. 917-681-0151 Prime Boro Park loc (12th ave) 60x100 lot size. For serious inquiries. Call 646-387-8055
Boro Park, 60th St: Class A, renovated office space, up to 4000sf for rent . Call Estie:646-775-5594 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 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
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 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
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 Boro PK/Prime, large beaut Professional offices w/reception area & 2 conference rooms. Fully wired, DSL, & much more. Move right in. Call: 718-972-2828
Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987
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BROOKLYN 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
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BROOKLYN Brooklyn: Specializing in the Brooklyn area. Nice quiet areas, free state-wide referrals available upon request 24/7. Call Sue 917-648-4112. PATIENCE IS KEY TO SUCCESS. Co-op for sale, Midwood: Junior apt renovated asking $179K. 1171 Ocean Pkwy. Robert Nicholetti 718-840-20*3 Prudential Douglas Elliman CROWN HEIGHTS: Saint Marks Ave, 2 bedroom garden flr apt in Brownstone bldg nr shop & trans, backyard incl. Ref regd. 917-873-5561 Mill Basin, East 65th / Mayfair Dr: Spacious 1 BR walk-in apt. New kitchen, modern bath, wood floors. 917-709-9398 Seepshead Bay 3BR 1BTH Co-op Building utilities include 4 new A/C, all new windows, New dishwasher/stove/refrigerator, night security guard, laundry room w/new washers & dryers, indoor/outdoor parking, short mailing list, asking $1265k neg call owner 917-561-0075 For rent Brooklyn Basement for Rent for office or apt, private entrance, shomer Shabbat call 718-851-1720 or 718-258-5366
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 Project 2010-Designing your year of success. 3-Day workshop. January 8-10 2010NYC 646-593-8901 proect2010@designingyourdash.com
GARAGE FOR RENT Coney Island Ave bw S&T Fitting commercial van Please call: 347-405-0553
Partner/ Salesperson for jewelry mfg business. Knowl. of Internet sales. Willing to travel. 212-575-9590
THREE 3 FAMILY HOMES ON 80X100LOT ASKING $975K ALSO 3 BR APT FOR RENT. R7A ZONE. CALL BROKER 646-207-7151
Apt for rent/ BKLYN Flatbush: 3 BR apt, recently renovated, 1 bthrm, rent is $1550, near prospect park & subway. 917-287-7857
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
NOSTRAND AVE/ I & J: Brand new1, 2 & 3 BR apts. Near Brooklyn College. 917-796-9184
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
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
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REAL ESTATE Brooklyn:Flatbush, 3BR apt recently renovated1 Bath, $1500.00/mth near prospect park+Close to subway. 917-287-7858 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
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QUEENS/BRONX Ridgewood: 2BR, freshly painted. New wall-to-wall carpet, new stove.$1350/mo. Nr trains & shops. Owner 718-781-6935 or 845-290-1753 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 Corona: New building five families with store and 25 yrs 421 tax exemption good income, little expenses. Owner 347-801-1415 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
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QUEENS/BRONX Co-op/Condo for sale/ Queens. Must sell. Forest Hills, beautiful renov, 1 BR co-op. No board approval needed. Move-in condition. Reduced to $230K, near all and close to all synagogues. Owner Mae 718-275-1681
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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
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
Astoria by owner, 2 bdrms, 2 bth, living room. NEAR ALL TRANSPORTATION $2300 Neg. Available Immediately 718-216-6943
Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110
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
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
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
Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170
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
Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110
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
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
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LONG ISLAND 5 Towns Co-op for sale by owner Lovley 3.5 room co-op with view. Luxury building, near everything, platform btwn DR + LR, mirrored walls, Italian tile floors, luxury kitchen & bath with Jacuzzi. Many built-ins. A steal for the right person. $269K 917-502-2237 LAWRENCE, LI: 2 BR, 2 bth apt, lux bldg, 24 hr drmn, elev, 2nd flr, pool, terr, loads of closets, indr parkg, close to all. $500 sK. No brokers. 516-220-6912 CO-OP FOR SALE L.I. Cedarhurst: FALL IN LOVE, beautiful large 2 Bd, 2 bth, co-op. All new kitch+baths. W/D in Apt. locked storage, balc, gar. Just reduced moving $369K Call: 516-812-9160 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305 Deep Dale Gardens, Little Neck: Rare upper corner unit, fully renovated, 2 BR, 3 ACs, DW/WD, newly caroeted, low maint. 960 sq ft, brand new 1.5 bths. Contact Felice 718-631-8913
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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 Valley Stream: New medical or office 1000-5000. Built to suit at owners exp. Owner: 516-830-1917 Glen Cove: Business district, historic building. Office space available. 516-676-0324 NASSAU REAL ESTATE Cedarhurst New Construction by Rami 4200 s.f corn, top quality $900’s Call Builder 917-541-7013 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
CEDARHURST: Brand New restaurant turnkey operator. Must see.Mint condition, great opportunity. 13yrs remaining on lease. Ideal location opposite Cedarhurst +subway. Call Harvey 516-510-8172 Commercial Property/Nassau CEDARHURST beautiful building Near JFK, showroom offices And warehouse, loading dock, approx 16,000 sq ft Call: 516-448-4393 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT/ L. ISLAND Office available one large bright room with Waiting area available on Maple in Cedarhurst With parking $800 p month Call: 800-388-9299 LIC Proff/ Retail Spaces Beautiful brand new storefront. Completely finished w/ ceramic flrs. Ideal for proff office space, retail a commercial, each unit separate entrance. 900 sf each. Commercial/ residential area..Near Vernon Blvd. Call for details, Bonnie 917-751-8239 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
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 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 BABYLON: With high ranch. 3 over 3 BR, 3 ba, or income of 2 apts $2700, hdwd flrs, newly updated. Beaut design. Great for investors. 1 GS $385,000. call owner Liz direct and say where you saw the ad. 631-671-1289
House for sale LI Spacious 200 sf. 1 bdrm, 1 bth. Dining area, balcony, out door pool, Custome kitch and bth. Prime doorman, Building and loc, walk to shul, shopping, LIRR. Shown by apt only, $375k 954-558-3133 Floral Park Open House, 27 Lesior 4 Br, 3 bth, 2 car gar, new kitchen Sun 3-4 pm FSBO www.livehere-now.com Call: 516-364-2033
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BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273
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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. 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 H U G E! New huge mansiom in Manhasset, LI (brick) 8 Bdrms/ 6 bths. 1 ½ Acre Land + Kidney shape swimming pool/ tennis court. Principals only. Contact Susan 516-650-6303
Staten Island 1869 Richmond Terr. M1 Zone. 26,947 sq ft. Please CallFor more information: 718-258-4222
STATEN ISLAND Staten Island-Condo for sale 2 bedroom, 1 bth condo, Rossville, bottom Floor, corner unit, central air, eat-in kitchen, living room, washer, dryer, pool, tennis court, parking space, $189k 917-693-8239
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STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809 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
Apartment For Sale
Upstate house for Rent Beautifull New 3 BR, 2bth House in Harris NY near Monticelo NY quiet location with outlook on woods large kitchen w/s-steel applce, Master bath w/ 6 foot long with pool tub, high speed internet in every room! $1200 / month + utilities. Joshua (516) 449-9891
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
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
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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
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
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Warren County, NY **25,000 REWARD** Help find buyer! For sale by owner-rustic, custom Mountainside home, breathtaking views. Neg 518-792-0315 www.mountainserenityproperty.com
CATSKILLS: HOTEL LIMITED SUMMER SPECIAL. 795 FOR 3 MONTHS. FOR INFORMATION CALL 215-337-4656 http://catskills2009.blogspot.com/
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
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
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
FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt
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
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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 Sale
NY STATE GLEN COVE Business District: Historic office space available. 516-676-0324 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
Hancock/Upstate NY 9 room LR,DR & 5 Extra rooms for guests, EIK, near transportation, shopping, Schools & more, walk to houses of worship. Call 917-340-8489 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
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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 **25,000 REWARD** Help find a buyer! For sale by owner-Rustic, custom mountainside home, breathtaking views. Neg 518-792-0315 www.mountainserenityproperty.com 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 Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472
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 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 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
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
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OUT OF STATE Vermont, Ridgeford: 24 room restored c1875 Mansion on the historic preservation registrar $299K, presently my office & antique shop. 3 floor sprinkler system. Owner 802-782-0821 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 Commercial building in heart of enterprise zone in Meriden, CT. 15,000 sq ft on 1.15 acres of land. Located on high traffic road.. Presently rented as used car dealer and repair shop. Price $924,000.00 Rita 203-530-5228 email Mercri@yahoo.com Property for sale Virginia Buckingham: 164 wooded acres with roadways, river & creek frontage, 400’ cleared frontage on Hwy 24, 75 mi Richmond & 60 mi Charlottesville. $3000 per acre as a total package 434-352-7267 or 434-610-33059 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 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
Colorado Ranch For Sale By Owner
Email: loudermil@yahoo.com Phone: 317-509-3303 THE JVL RANCH CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 26,000 ACRES 100 MILE EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS, AN IDEAL HIGH PLAINS GRASS CATTLE RANCH. OIL DRILLING RIG MOVING ONTO PROPERTY IN 12/2009.1000 HEAD OF CATTLE AVAILABLE TREMUNDOUS TAX ADVANTAGE
$267,00 PER ACRE $6,200,000 OWNER FINANCING 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 MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210 Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.
Anguilla, BWI: 995 built large ground level house. 2100 sqft interior, 2100 sq ft terrace & veranda. Property on 0.6 acre. 3 bdrms, 3 bthrms, etc. US $1,750,00/neg. 1-264-497-6224 Ludgerprinz@gmx.de Bennies@angaillent.com
Pennsylvania/ Townhouse for rent East Strausberg Townhouse for rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, updated kitchen, cathedral Ceiling, garage bsmnt. Avail now. $1,150/mth + util Call: 570-223-0578
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PENNSYLVANIA LAKE GASTON (NC/VA) UNIQUE LIMITED OFFERING MULTI-ACRE (2.8-7+AC) CUSTOM LAKEFRONT HOMESITES; BEAUTIFUL WOODED PLOTS, PRIVACY, GREAT VIEWS & LOCATION EASY ACCESS VIA 1-85 & 1-95 CALL 252-578-2628 WWW.ROANOKERESERVE.COM
New Hampshire, Washington 24 wooded acres, Town Rd w/electric & access to boat launching ramp for half moon pond. $5000 per acre 914-592-8414 House for sale North Carolina Certified energy star home Arts & Crafts Classic construction. New green home, 3 BR, 2 ½ bth, contemporary, 2100 sq ft, 7 acre. Additional acreage avail. 2008 Asheville Parade of homes$682,508 828-545-4931 or 828-545-8086
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OUT OF STATE MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210 AUCTION 4 BR, 4 BA Home-Views Sugarbush ski on/ski off 454 S. Village Blvd. #78, Warren, VT. Thursday December 3 at 11AM. THCAuction.com; 800-634-7653 Vacation Rentals Rockport Texas: Dalton’s landing at Copano Bay. On the Water Bayview- 3 nights/weekdays & 1 night FREE! 4 bedroom/ 3 bath Getaway 800-299-1686 www.daltonslanding.com donbelled@gmail.com
SOUTH NORWALK WATERFRONT BRAND New luxury 1 and 2 br APTS*Starting at $1800 call 203-899-9924 for appointment Jefferson@5577water.com Includes specials Vacation properties Delaware:Dewey beach4 BR, 2 ½ bth, deck, hrdwd flrs, balcony, ocn vu, 1 block to beach, 629,999k rentals. 610-888-5866 www.whisperingpalms-db.com Los Angeles: Lrg 2 story, 5BR, 4bth home avail for summer. Granite kosh kit. Lg bckyrd. Nr shuls. 310-735-3310
PA, for sale All one acre house, 3 homes, 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths each, 2 homes have 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bths each. Three ranch style. Two log homes. Price 255,000825,000. ALL BRODERING CAMP D. GOLDEN Butler PA: Single fam $575,000. 4 large BRs, high & EIK, DR, great rm, LR, office, Laundry rm, Fin bsmt, in-law apt, CAC, all totally redone, basement garage + new 2 car heated garage/workshop, large lot on quiet street, near shopping & schools, spacious home in mint condition. Asking 575,000. Make offer, Call 570-785-2305 Inv Prop Unique 3 in1 land, investment, 165 acres, mineral rights in marvelous shade zone, 41 acres, blach cherry timber all residentially zoned with all utilities onsite. Northwest PA. Alleghanyoudoors.com 814-598-1354 Newfound Land, Oceanfront: Million $$ View. Historic town, grt for nature lovers. 4 br/ 4.5 bath, EIK, LR, DR, den cozy frplc, garden all updated + renovated. Come watch the wales/ cruise ships + the lobstermen. US $429K. Contact 205-299-5692
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
OUT OF STATE Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813 NICE INVESTMENT PROPERTY: Woodhall St. Detriot, MI 48224. 3BR, 2 bth, 2000 sf colonial, multi-family home. Asking $27,500, current family $85,000 Property management. Referral Avail Mike 313-330-7563 AUCTION 18 Hole Golf Course Oct 10th 2009-12:00 Noon 9259 West Fork Road Georgetown, Ohio 45121 126 acre public golf course located 45 min southeast of Cincinatti. 6070 yards, family owned for over 48 years, ½ mile from Brown Co. Airport, Ohio D5 Liquor Licnese, full restraint, pro-shop, Driving range, Tennis court, practice green, Starting bid set at $900K. Campbellauctioneers.com 973-392-4308 Property for sale, VA Randolph- 53.29 acres, cutover, road frontage on 2 sides. Includes well + septic nr hwy. 746+hwy 750, quiet + peaceful. $135K. Contact 434-454-6374 250 Acre farm in SOUTHVIRGINIA, Bland county + (I) Home + A old farm house which was built in the 1900’s. beautiful views. Hunter’s Paradise. Please contact 276-496-5200 WEST
Beliz, Central America: 60 acres, riverfront property title. Owned, asking $300,00. Please Call 646-506-6084
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY • FINANCIAL SERVICES • LEGAL SERVICES Business Opportunity PEPPERIDGE FARM COOKIE RT. Start the New Year right and buy your own biz in central FL. Must have min $70,000 down. Contact Albert 407-221-9640 Business Opportunity WANTED Investor wanted for Highend Automobile $1,000,000 + WANTED Formula 1 Auto Import For detail call WAEL 201-344-8993
Fine Jewelry designer in Business over 30 years. One of a kind is seeking an Investor/Partner contact Dan (516) 395-4883 or (516) 377-0341
SALON Upscale Midtown salon has two(2) chairs available. Daily/weekly or monthly arrangement available. Call for info. 212-317-8488 TIME-MONEY-FREEDOM If you didn’t make $2K to $5K last week. Contract Jeff 1-800-792-6915
RESIDUAL INCOME CAREER OPPURTUNITY Inside sales for health, life and Medicare products.Paid Training for unlicensed associates. Licensed agents welcome. Salary plus commission.hard work and dedication = 6 figure income.Contact Andrew 516-918-5718 or Lou 516-918-5709 SEA
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New Jersey – SEAVIEW HARBOR MARINA Waterfront location @ Great Egg Harbor Inlet Bay + Intercostals Between Atlantic City & Ocean City 08403, Sea NY Times Web ID NS 100208201 $4,499M. Contact (610) 304-8307 yburns2080@comcast.net Secondary financing Wanted prime Manhattan Upper Westside (Low 90’s) residential brownstone property 200,000 for 2 yrs @ 10% Good credit all 888-282-0155
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Business Opportunity Investors Wanted. DOUBLE/ TRIPLE Your investment w/in 60-90 Days Buying/ Reselling Gold through 40 yr old Chicago Fund* 602-214-1136 aariav@cox.net
Exclusive high end hotel for sale in the center of Managua, Nicaragua. Close to prominent bank (Landmark). Upscale area approx 8000 sq ft. Fully equipped, can expand to 20 rms + /Swimming Pool/ Restaurant or bar for add. $200K. Can be divided + art gallery + artwork throughout hotel by famous artist. Best offer $400K. Contact 914-426-7017 www.hoteLTamiraINN.com
Investment Opportunity 15% Guarantee ROI Secured by Contract Activation $50K-$500K Call Brad at Ticketforce 480-726-3581
w/10+ pat. Pend in hand GREAT FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY OPEN 3 YRS EXCELLENT LOCATION METRO CHARLOTTE SOUPS/ SANDWHICHES/ SALADS GREAT LEASE NO W/E’S NO HOLIDAYS NO LATE EVE STATE-OF-THE-ART UPFIT ASKING $249K Contact jkirby60@msn.com
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Business for sale Restaurant for sale Fully equipped in busy, high traffic area. Includes first floor & basement. Call for more info: 347-386-2683
SEA of CORTEZ – MEXICO 3500 AC Master Planned Resort & Residential Development LEED Cert. / Sustainable design, Geo – Eco / Medical Tourism 8 Km of coastline and sandy beach – 5 hr drive from AZ Seeking Investor / JV_Partner - $13.5 M for 50% Equity Land Only Appraisal @ $24 M – Debt secured in 1st position Title Insured (First American) – US/Mx registered LLC Full Docs / Elect. Pckg / Web Site available. Contact:
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Project 2010-Designing your year of success. 3-Day workshop. January 8-10 2010NYC 646-593-8901 proect2010@designingyourdash.com Now financing business equities. Real Estate, Auto Deals, Movie Deald. Call Dwayne: 212-252-2134
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B”H Investment Property. Great opportunity to make millions of dollars on a patent product. Private presentation given for serious accredited investors. We truly believe that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Investment needed from 1 million. Return on investment is enormous (more than 30% w/in 1st year) Call 718-701-4098 Producing oil wells in texas Earn up to $10,000/mo asking $1m Owner financing available 1800-340-8444
BUSINESS FOR SALE FASHION JEWELRY DESIGNER SUNGLASSES OVER 100K INVENTORY OWNER MOVING TO FL ASKING $15k 203-858-2907
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1st Mortgage Maui Jewish family request $1.5M for refinance. Secured by prime 250 acres in Wailuku, Maui. Recent ultra conservative appraisal $6.45 million. Very generous terms. Very secure. Please contact David @ 808-463-2691 or David@waiehukalo/com Shalom Glatt Kosher Restaurant & next door grocery w/ pizza in central Florida. 386-566-1471, Ask for Yehuda 1st TIME EVER ON VEGAS STRIP -National Sweepstakes -Slot Tournament -TV Game Show -Extremely High Yield -Seeking $500K -High Risk 877-603-4160 Established Glatt Kosher restaurant/ take-out/ food store for sale, good location w. parking, 5 towns area. Partners avail 516-581-3930 Architect seeks financial partner for 114 Room Hotel/ Restaurant in Western NY. Project near completion. Lend or equity position. 631-451-7799 Obgyn Practice for sale: Brooklyn, ideal for Orthodox Jewish MD. Receipts 700k. Call Mr. Weissen at 631-281-2810 or email gnw1@buysellpractices.com A breakthrough in Parnasa. Have the time and money for whats vital in your life. Worj from home simple system training and support. www.behappylivelife.com 888-415-1474 Capital wanted $2.5M To facilitate a 413 acre oceanfront liquidation, Puerto Rico USA. Land MAI Appraised @ 186M, July 2007. Earn $6M from equity participation in sales. Secured 1st lien. 202-756-4808
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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
I offer MATH SUPPORT for HS and College students, I lecturer in math at Yeshiva University, & prepare students for PSAT/SAT 718-869-9034 Talmud Tutor + Coach Available for your sons. Bklyn and SI only. Contact Josh 646-498-7830 AFFORDABLE TUTORING Prep for Math & Science Regents With outstanding tutors who cover all The material & strategies students Must know. Very affordable rates! Online & Flatbush locations. Call Perry: 718-377-0015 Professional tutoring Are you Worried About your child passing the 2008 NYC math test? Service is offering test prep qualified tutors Individualized attention amazing results references available. We cover All of the topics outlined by NYS Dept of Education. Homework help also Avail. Help your child Excel in Math. Call 347-247-4258 Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148
Help Offered Helping hands-Live in/out: Home attendants & companions. Refs 718-459-4523 or 718-419-9908 HHA/CAN: Cert & profl woman with over 20 yrs exper seeks job to care for elderly. Honest & dependable. Highly recommended 617-501-9210 Excellent Sofer musmach, yirel shamayim. Expert in writing and checking mezuzahs, tefillin. Call 347-406-1999
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I am Seeking Position As Home Health Care Provider live-in or Live out Taking Care of Elderly 19 yrs Exp Excellent Ref Call Pam 718-877-8116
I am a housekeeper with over 16 years exp. Seeking a PT position as a day worker or office. References are available. Call 212-926-0645
Hello families our babysitters, nannies, companions, housekeepers are available with no cost to you! They are honest, reliable, CPR, First aide, HHA Certified. Call now 347-295-3348 & let willing hands do it for you! Experienced CAN looking for eldercare or companion job references available, greencard, licensed, Hungarian/ English speaking. No wheelchair. Call 718-915-2163
I am a Mature woman seeking to care for elderly, disabled or babysitting, housekeeping and cooking as well. References on Request Call 347-312-4723 I am seeking a job as a companion for the elderly or disabled. I have many years of experience. Excellent references. Live in/out 631-896-0849, Willing to work 6 days a week.
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LOOKING TO HELP THE ELDERLY. EXPERIENCED Nurse Aid. Help is at your doorstep. Experienced & Certified nurse’s aid available to care for the elderly + homebound or hospice. Please contact CLAUDIA SHWEKY 732.829.6716 or 732.222.5841 I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414
Mature multilingual available Private driver w/ car avail to service all your needs. Local and long distance-Servicing NY, NJ, CT + LIServicing weddings, airport, mountains, etc. Reasonably priced. Call: 646-331-9229 Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836 Positions wanted I am a MAN with nursing home exp Seeking position to work with elderly. M-F day/evenings. Ref avail upon Request. Call 718-931-8632/ 917-428-7635 AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position. Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637 Situation Wanted, Help offered: Exp nurse with A1 refs. Seeking a position to care for the elderly. P/T, F/T or nights. Prefer the Maryland, Virginia or DC area. Contact 301-455-1221 RETIRED CONSERVATIVE RABBi Available for high holy holidays. Warm and engaging personality. Dynamic and eloquent speaker. Timely and relevant sermon. Torah reader. Rabbi1826@gmail.com Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533 I AM A CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK. Spackling, sheet rock, tile, doors, bathrooms, kitchens, painting etc. Call @ 718-363-8994 ZEVULAN partner to support my Learning for one year, only $20K Call: 646-385-2259 NEED A RABBI !!! A dynamic experienced Modern Orthodox Rav will lead your shul. Baal Koreh and more, great speaker and educator. Email : evereadyrav@yahoo.com Or call 702-673-7180
HAMPTON SWIMMING INSTRUCTION (LIFEGUARD FOR PARTIES) ALL AGES: INFANTS, TODDLERS, SWIM TEAM, HANDICAPPED ENERGETIC INSTRUCTORS, 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE. RESULTS GUARANTEED. CONTACT KIM *82-631-681-6042, VICKI *82-631-839-7946 VLBONAGURO@OPTONLINE.NET Housekeeper wanted in New Jersey area for mature couple having no kids, knowledge of house cleaning, cooking & flexible hours. Transportation needed. Good pay. Call 732-859-8788 or 973-677-0499 Have property in CT? Growing RE management Co in CT seeks landlords in need of exceptional/ management services. Commercial/ Residential HUD section 8. Call 203-776-6363 and speak w Mendy. Situation Wanted Aide/ companion/ nanny available immediately. Days/ nights. Experience with Kosher rules. Call 516-214-6577-or 516-316-2817
Help wanted Secretary f/t Sun-Thurs Midwood, phones, Filing, comp, lit, photoshop knowl A+ Hebrew A+ Call: 718-998-9301
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Help Wanted Uptown Manhattan: Help Wanted, for kosher supermarket. Cashier/counter, help needed Full time/ part time. Please call: 212-927-4890 Pos wanted ELDERCARE: Male home health aide will work in your home. Live-in or Out. 7 years experience. Good reference. Call 718-314-1913 or 718-562-0902
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KOL HAOLAM NEWS SEEKS ADVERTISING REPS % BASED. CALL 347-678-0925. E-mail/text kolhaolam@yahoo.com Cook Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for experienced cook Please call 917-453-6776, 845-893-3719 or 732-363-3636
Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager. Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719 Help Wanted Chef, P/time for new upcoming Catering hall, in queens, exper pref, Call bet 10-6pm. 917-696-7879 HELP WANTED/ BKLYN Dental hygienest Boro Park dental office. P/T Fridays 718-854-3333 Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166 Salesperson Hardware/ Lumber, Inside/ Outside salesperson needed for hardware/ Lumberyard/ Manufacturer of metal studs. Located in Astoria. Call 718-726-4040 or Email info to: hiringservices555@hotmail.com
OFFICE AVAILABLE IN DEDICATED MENTAL HEALTH SUITE Large Furnished office in dedicated mental health suite available now for immediate occupancy. Tenant may lease office on a day-basis or full-time. Beautiful new suiter features desk, chair, lounge chair, full-sized coach, coffee and end table, plus floor and ceiling lighting. Also includes a shared furnished reception lounge; a convenient kitchenette and wireless internet at no charge. Easy access to multiple mass-transit hubs. Call 917-406-5568 for complete information and personal tour.
Cleaning Services Passover Special: 3 hours with our eco-friendly,non toxic, hypoallergenic supplies ONLY $89.95. Additional hours at the same discounted rate. Recession special:$20 per hr with your supplies Brownstone Maids: www.brownstonemaids.com 888-7ny-maid (888-769-6243) Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247 SPOONER’S DOMESTICS General Celaning 4 Hrs $72 Heavy Duty 4 Hrs $80 Elderly care, sitters. Bonded. 7 days 718-320-5112 Spoonersdomesticservice.com Spoonersdomestic@yahoo.com 1st Class Cleaning Services. We do it all- All organic, Insured & Bonded, references Passover Special $129.95 (4 Hrs) Servicing: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens 718-408-9244 or 646-213-3012 www.1stclasscleaningnyc.com Heaven’s Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Hardwd, Tile & Grout Dry in1 Hr. Prompt, Reliable Svc, House Special: 5 Rms + Hallway & Stairs $189.00 . 2 Rms + Hallway $89.00 3 Rms + Hallway $119.00 Sofa & Loveseat $139.00 (718)696-9117 FREE MASSAGE! Buy one 30 min massage, get 2nd free. Great for colds & flu, aches & pains. Blood circulation & more! Great service at reasonable prices…for more info call 732-483-0032. Lv msg.
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D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809 J Newman, full service construction and violations removed. *Kitchen & Bathroom renov *Basement digouts *Extersions and more. Licensed NYS professional engineer. Fully Lisc and Insured. For free estimate call Steve. 917-975-1752 Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393
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Moving Service Shalom moving Best service, Best Price Can help you move anytime, anywhere. Alex 646-407-5950 Dependable & reliable moving service. Call simon anytime. Low price. 718-715-0632 or 305-890-8923
Electricians Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481 LIGHTING/ ELECTRICAL Track by Jack 917-74-TRACK (87225) Track Lighting specialists. Design/ Installation/ Sales. Update old cans with small, inexpensive Heat & Energy. Efficient, low voltage halogens. Everything stocked.
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Autos AUCTION Classic + specialty car auction. March 20th 12:00 Noon (Inspection @ 10:00am) Consign your car today! View website www.1stnoel.biz Payment by certified check/ bank wire/ Cash payment. Absentee bidding allowed. Contact 718-324-9902 LOCATED @ 3766 BOSTON ROAD, BRONX NY 10469
Exterminators NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com M&K Pest Control Special price for bedbugs, senior citizen discount. Reasonable + reliable services. Licensed & insured. Call 917-304-8777 Rescue Pest Control RATS* MICE* ROACHES *ANTS *SILVERFISH *TERMITES. Contact Keith. Tel: 718-348-1141 Cell: 718-930-9393 Fax: 718-348-1141
NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2000, blue, 142K, sunroof, alloy wheels, rear spoiler, new tires, good condition. $4,500. Please call: 646-286-4382 1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669 Motorcycles. Mopeds/ Go carts DIRT BIKES, OLD WANTED ANY MODEL/Cond. Contact Mark 516-794-8375 Autos/ Police Impounds!! $500 Police Impounds!! Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305
Auto for Sale MERCEDES 2003 ML500 Blk, 59K, fully loaded, excel cond. $35,582 917-498-1716 CARS FOR SALE $200/$500 cars 4 cash. Any model, any condition. Call: 347-234-8566 Auto Buyers Cars, Trucks, Any condition Cash on the spot highest $$$ Fast, Free Pick up, anywhere, anytime 732-298-4539 SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE QUOTES!!! ANY CONDITION NEW OLD JUNK NOT TITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY PICK UP. FREE TOWING!! CALL 718-864-2872 Mercedes Benz 2003 CLK: Convertible EXCELLENT CONDITION 40K miles. Asking: $19,500. Contact Ron Schwartz 914-666-2220 Puppies for Sale Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/ Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989 Puppies for Sale Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies Descended from the UK’s most winning whole color bloodline genetic guarantee offered. $2000 Call for Health Info: 309-736-7951
Selling Pianos- Cameo 64 note, 4 size keys, red moh. Refin and recon. $1200 OBO. Call: 973-626-4386 Shul closing! Must liquidate. Benshers, chairs, stainless glass windows, kitchen + office equipment etc. Call Nathan 718-884-9400 Collectibles For Sale BASEBALL*FOOTBALL *BASKETBALL Huge card collection from 1950’s-90’s Peyton Manning, Mickey Mantle ETC. Highest Bidder Takes all 620-736-2970 PLUS HOTWHEELS
Insulation for sale 8 ¼ InsulationOwens Corning R-30C 917-913-0000 STEAMBURG SMOKES. Tax free cigarette brands delivered to your front door for less than expected. 18+ 1877-783-2685 NYJV
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 Love horses? Invest with no bills! Single investment of $50,000, purchases 11% ownership of 8 well bred in foal thoroughbred mares on 350 acre Bluegrass farm with –out board bills. Mares & foals to be sold at major bloodstock sale Noc 2010. Proven track record, exceptional references, for info: 859-983-1109 carriebrogden@aol.com
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
NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6 INCH, 1/ARON KODESH, READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915, 917-449-6125
Excellent Sofer musmach, yerei shamayim, Expert in writing & checking mezuzahs & teffilin call 347-416-1999 Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174 Valley thrift store: (Nonprofit.) 949 Amsterdam Ave. Men, Women & children; House wares, books, videos, DVD, CD, many other items. Mon-Fri 10am5pm, Sat noon-4pm. 212-222-2600 Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174 Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com Piano, Baldwin Concert Grand, 7 ft, selling $12,500, appraised $25,000 631-277-1937
Lost hse in NJ fine furnishings, collectibles, coins, paintings, rugs. Cents on the dollar. 646-379-3566
CLOSEOUT SWEATERS WHOLESALE QUANTITIES Suitable for discount stores, street vendors, internet sales, home businesses. *Name Brands * Low Minimum Quantities *Individually Packaged * High Profit Margins Call 917-716-3018 Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626
Steinway Piano-Original ivory keys + matching bench (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00. Contact 804-380-5659 CHINA CLOSET FOR SALE. CHERRYWOOD. EXCELLENT COND. 7FT X 7FT 646-591-2837
Joe’s gold buying serv. We buy your unwanted gold, diamonds, sterling silver/ bronzes, paintings, rugs, coins and high end watches. We also do partys. General Comm and food allowne. For info call Joe 516-849-8826
Art for Sale Works of Art for Acquisitios Judaica & Landscapes (917)204-5058
CASH PAID OLD ITEMS ETC: Watches, tools, fishing, cameras, toys, trains, bikes, records, knives, musical instruments. Gold, silver, coins. Larry 718-448-4413 HAY – Grassy second cut $7 a bale Timothy first cut $6.15 a bale. 300 bale minimum. Large square bales available. Visa/Mastercard 315-525-3193
Other Long arm quilting by Sherry Thompson. Quilting in my home. Q-$35.00 K-$40. 10 Day return 417-256-3900
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New Jersey Apartment For Sale Condos/Co ops/NJ Hoboken-$1.15 m secluded carriage house, 3 firplaces, luxury, appliance package, patio +w/trellis+hot tub, terrace 3 flrs 201-400-3986
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
Proper ty FOR SALE, LAKEWOOD 4 CONDOS AVAILABLE 2,000-2,400 sq. ft. $335,000- $345,000 1st St. & Madison Ave. Please call for info/appt. 718-974-5550
Apartment For Rent 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 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
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
For Sale Teaneck, FL HOME FOR AUCTION Like New! Completely remod 3BR, 21Z2 Ba, 1 car gar, fenced yard. Brand new hwd flrs, Granite countertops, w/cherry wood cabs, fin bsmt, marble tile MB suite w/Jacuzzi tub. Appraised at $350K, $219 or best reasonable offer. Inspection Sat 2/20 & Sun 2/21 12-5pm Home will be sold Sunday Night 2/21 to highest and best bidder. Free 24hr recorded info 888-279-1795 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. 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
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
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 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 Brick Cherry Quay Area: Lg 5 BR,3 Full BTH On Cul-de-sac,den, 2 fr pool,near schools,bch+shops. $650K 732-616-7278 Family friendly neighborhood
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
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#
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale Red Bank Downtown office space available 1350sqft. Vaulted ceilings, fios Internet. Parking available. Call Art 732-222-3553
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent Commercial property for NJ INDUSTRIAL/ WAREHOUSE 65,000sf bldg, 31,000sf bldg, 13,000 sf bldg, 6,300sf bldg. each bldg with off-street parking, rail access, located in central NJ just off Rt. 22&287. Available for lease or sale. Call owner, Johnathan Stirberg. 732-249-5999
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.
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 Commercial property HBWE REALTY Ranway/Linden NJ Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high, plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or lease! Call Barry Littman 917-363-3974
Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037
Property Management Experience company serving MICHIGAN, OHIO AND INDIANA Call Shepherd Properties 248-217-5040
Help Wanted HELP WANTED-NJ Pharmacist position available in Lakewood, NJExc, salary. Pleasant work envirnment. Gershon: 732-666-1748
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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 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 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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Florida & Israel Real Estate
For Sale Miami Beach condo on Collins Ave across from Ocean. Low Fl, 2 Bdrm, 2 ½ baths + Den. Elegant private NY style high rise. 305-531-7755 Owner/Agent
Miami Bch Blue Diamondoceanfront Completely renovated 2BR/2BTH+Den. Lo Floor No agent necessary. Asking $729K. Call 786-2006900 2 luxury condos each with 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms, one in Boca Raton for $79,900 one in Boynton Beach $119K 802-782-0721
Condo/ Co-op, for sale, FL Delray/ Gleneagles CC: 2 prof golf courses & 21 tennis courts both w/full memberships, 2BR, 2 bth + den. 1750 sf wrap deck beaut f urn, upstrs unit. FSBO, 167.5K 516-650-2366
APT FOR SALE Hdale Hemispheres mint Studio, Furnished Custom Murphy Bed high floors 7x18 Ft. Terrace Intercoastal and Ocean views free ac/cable Amen Rest,Beauty salon,gym pools must see $115,900 (516)377-7970 (954)457-9910 (516)297-1078
Jacksonville: New built 2009 townhouse, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, pool, walk-in closet. $200K. Owner 843-538-4315 or 718-213-2422. mgcheetah@gmail.com
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Boca Raton: Century Village, 5 BR, mins to Miami Beach, beaut 2 BRs, 1.5bths. Excel kept facilities, extras incl pool, gym, tennis etc. 305-308-8517
Boca Raton: Designer furnished, 3 bedroom townhouse, 2 ½ bth, 2 car gar, equity membership mandatory. Golf view. 595K. Call 561-756-3248
Winston Towers: Onsite Resale office. Winston Twrs100: 2/2. Penthouse completely remodeled, ask $240’s Winston Twrs 200: 2/2 on the water ask low 200’s. convertible. $179K Winston Twrs 500: 1/1.5, Estate sale. Winston Towers Realty. 305-935-1500
North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool. Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286
Miami- Alexander Hotel: 52nd/ Collins. Luxury 2 BRs, 2 bths, lg kitchen, DR, LR, magnify ocean view, balcony, valet. 773-289-1830
Boca Raton: Country Village (BOLD) 2BR, 2 Full Baths,No Furn,2 pools, clbhouse,$875/mo.Yrly only.646-321-5177. 646-318-9265.
Halendale Beach, FL: Duo condominium, 3/2 corner unit, facing diplomat golf course and pool, 2nd flr washer, dryer, new building, mint condition also shopping, downstairs gym privileges also. Call : 954-756-1516
Aventura/N. Miami. 3BR penthouse.Fully renov,furn.For seasonal/yr round rent.For photos or info call 718-217-4426
Hollywood: 13,000sf on lg lot. Upscale furn d home w/elevator. Private 2nd wing great for classes & lg events. Superbly located nr YI, I-95, airport & beaches. $1,575,000.00 Call 954-839-0075
10,000 SQ FT UNDER AIR CUSCoconut Grove: L’hermitage unit 45 exquisite established Tuscan style, cluster home development. Largest ¾ + den, elevator. Dramatic path to the bay. Beautiful arch-like bridge sctructures complement the lush landscaping and aquascapes. Pool, tennis, 24 hr security. Chabad nearby. Owner relocating. $1M+offers invited. Ilene Eber, INC. Realtor. 305-807-2505 ieberimage@aol.com
Properties for sale Florida Jax Bch-Atlantic Beach & Ponte Vedra Bch, ocean front in/or golf course living, 350k to $3M+ 904-710-3468. WWW.MarthaVidal.com
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Hillsboro Beach, Florida Condo 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 deeded Hillsboro Beach, garage spaces, 2675 sq. ft; Florida 0 minutes to The Boca Resort an 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Club, 25 minutes to Fort Lauderda 2 deeded garage and Palm Beach airports. spaces, 2675 sq. ft; 10 $719,000 minutes The Boca SVP Contact: Garyto Birmingham, Resort and Club, 25 minRutenberg Realty 954.464.4336 utes to Fort Lauderdale www.garybirmingham.com
and PalminBeach Specializing Luxury airports. Ocean Fron Condos$719,000 and Estate Homes in GaryBeach, Boca Contact: Raton, Deerfield Birmingham, SVPBeach Highland Beach, Hillsboro and Fort Lauderdale Beach.” Rutenberg Realty 954.464.4336
Boca Raton, Century Vil. Lux 2 BR, 2bths, lakefront view, short wlk to orthodox shul & clubhouse. New kitch, new A/C, upgrade 561-487-3711
Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego. 813-390-5008
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Real Estate Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008 POMP: Palm Aire, 3/2 corner unit, 100% renovated w/ new open kitchen & granite counter tops. New kitchen cabinets & appliances. New tile bathrooms, tile flrs throughout. Owner asking $219,000. 954-675-7219
For Rent N Miami Beach: 3 BR home, newly décor. Pvt htd pool, kosh kit, internet game rm, next door to 2 shuls. Daily, weekly or monthly, $250/day. For pictures: www.koshervilla.com 718-627-1559 or 917-805-4659 N Miami Beach: Homes for sale/rent. Completely renovated 3-4 BRs, 2 new bths, ceiling fans, crown moldings, spacious LR, DR, family room, new pool, driveway & patio. New roof & AC, walk to many shuls. $429K. Call 610-247-4989 email: tstolberg@gmail.com WYNMOOR COCONUT CREEK, FL: Furn 2 BR/ 2 full bath, elev building, golf tennis, swim. Movies. Bus svc, deli on premise. Full security, emergency med. Rent for 4 mo/ Get 6 mo deal. Call Ralph 215-957-7650
330 SE 2nd St, Gulfstream Gardens: Fully furnished, 1 bed, 1.5 bths, includes cable, pking, pool, close to library, post office, race track. 55+ Community, $825/Mo, 1325 seas Neg. Call Richard 954-457-3862
3/2.5 Glorious sundronched country, Club home, w/ soaring ceiling, frplc, stunning kitchen, huge yard, screened patios. 325K. United Realty Group. 954-520-1896
Hallendale: La meron, beautifully furnished 1500 sf condo, 2 BR, 3 bth, restaurant, beauty salon, state of the art gym, pool. Reasonably priced, negotiable, asking $325k. Near Diplomat Hotel, shopping, trans and more. ALSO 1 BR, 1,000sf furnished and ready to move-in. Call: 954-458-2280
For Rent or Sale in Florida 2BR, w/ amazing bay view Sleeps 6 Comfortably 2Bths Walking distance to Shul Beautiful Gym, Jacuzzi, Boat and Fishing Dock Tennis Courts and more Incl. completely furnished apt Washer Dryer, Sheets, blankets, towels, etc. Ready for Rent or Sale Immediately Come stay for a few days, weeks, or more. Call917-686-4824 For Serious Purchase Inquiries
CONDO FOR SALEFLORIDA NEWLY RENOV FURN, 2 BR, 2 BTH, LR/DR AREA, CLOSED IN, SUN-ROOM, 3 WALK-ON CLOSETS, GRANITE FLRS, NEW TILE FRLS, A/C. 55 GATED COMMUNITY, 2 POOLS, MANY AMENITIES. WALK TO SHULS, SHOP, LOW MAINT. REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE. BY OWNER, $99K FIRM. 305-877-6927
Condo for sale FL Naples: TARPON BAY CONDO 2 BR/2 BA; Tiled, clubhouse, pool, gym, Comm. Office, pets OK $185K. Call: 239-777-4952 or 239-254-7633
Florida Condo for sale Orlando New 5 star resort, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath townhouse. All Amenities, 5 minutes to Disney/universal. $125/night. Chuck 908-874-7018
Seasonal Rentals, South Florida: Hemisphere 2/2, 15 condo furnished and equipped. Min 3 months rental from $1800 per month. Contact- Pepe & Martha Peña. 305-905-4392 www.oceandreamsrealty.com
Condo for sale FL Jupiter/ Ocean BluffsN: Gated 2 BR, 2 bth, condo, steps to pool, bch, kitchen, DR, LR, FL/R, Ldry/R titled porch, nice view/RED. Lowest in Bluffs $270k. Contact 561-746-6446
Miami Beach, Carriage House. New lrg 2 BR, 2 bth w/ocean vu. New ksher kit-shabbat mode. Shab elevator, shul in bldg. Winter rental and or Pesach. Call 201-8369642 or email: stevenschiefer@hotmail.com
Palm Coast FL: New home construction located along northeast Atlantic coast and intercostals waterway. Custom home builder (FL License CGC 151265) Review floor plans and features at www.stoughtonluxuryhome.co m Summer building incentives apply through August 31st 2009. Call for details 386-586-5665, ask for will or John, M-F 9-5pm w/e 10AM-4PM
Pesach Rental in Miami FL Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825
FL Summer Rental Furnished 3/2 Beach House, 4 blocks to beach, pool, newly renov, clean,. Comfortable, safe, dogs OK. Available on May 9th – Dec 27th. Short term OK. Has everything you need and more. 954-224-9315 or whwcz@att.net
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Wynmoor Coconut Creek, FL: Furn 2 BR/2 full bth, elev bldg, golf, tennis, swim, movies, bus svc, deli on premise. Full security, emergency med. Rent for 4 mo/ Get 6 mo deal. Call Ralph 215-957-7680
MIAMI BEACH, Portugal Towers, Ocean view, 2 BRs. Weekly or monthly Rental. Call: 718-753-4479
Hallandale: 1817 S. Ocean Dr. Large, 1 BR, 1.5 bth, unfurn, Bay&Ocean views. $950 a month, yearly. Call owner: 954-457-8570
Condo for rent Dadeland: 2/2 condo in the beautiful towers of Dadeland, 5th floor east view of the dadeland area $1800. 786-512-7068
Pesach Rental in Miami FL Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825
Condos for rent Kosher condo Sarsota, FL Fully equip. kitchens, 3 Br, 2 BA, Sleeps 6, washer, 1 dryer, walking Distance to worship, near pool, whirpool, Fitness & business center. Avial now December 2008- 3k/mo special rates July–Oct 2008 Call: 612-220-2382 Nahalaot/ Rehavia Private house, extremely rare,15 rms Prking,elevator, garden, shelter 054-2382016 No5floor@gmail.com
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale/Rent
Fort Myers: Restaurant/ Night Club, large entertainment area with outside bar. 3 acres + 15000 sq ft bldg, excellent location in S Fort Myers nr Cape Coral. Contact Mr. Anulli 239-810-1806 Tudor Villa Realty
Excellent Opportunity! Fountain Bleau Hotel: Miami Beach. Magnificent 800 sq ft, studio sleeps 4, renting daily/ weekly. Available short/ long term. Call 347-804-4666
Office for rent FL Miami Area- Pembroke Road, busy shopping center retail, office. 6675 Pembroke Road, 800 or 1600 sq ft. Contact 786-506-7895
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Lev Yereshalayim: Hotel 2 BRs, 2 bths, 2 Bths, kitchen w/Terrace. 972-3-673-7330 arusi-ez@zahav.net.il
JERUSALEM: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada. Sleeps up to 8, in/out pools Ramada. Sleeps up to 8. In/out pools $250/nite. Albert 514-803-8838 www.5starjerusalem.com
For sale Israel KIryat GAT Near Beersheva- 2 Brs, KItch, L/R, 400 sq ft, front yard, playground.$80K Call 917-804-4158 Jerus, central. New 4 BR lux apt in 18 unit bldg. incl all linen, applncs, Kitch ware. Kosher & sh shab. Short Term rentals. 416-782-6791 Lev Yerushlayim: Renov 1 BR furn apt. Sleeps 4. All amens. Avail 9/7-10/16, part or all. 937-304-4026
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