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BY SHMUEL BEN ELIZIER More than any other people the Jewish nation is a nation of travelers. For 2000 years we have been traveling from region to region, country to country. We have created communities from across the globe using commerce and trade as a catalyst for our migrations. hese days Jews travel all over the world not just for business but for the most part they travel for pleasure. While it is said that only 15% of the American public has a passport, the Jewish community has a much higher percentage of international travels. The Jewish Chabad Movement has become famous in that wherever a person can travel; there most probably will be a Chabad House to help the Jewish traveler. This holds true, for nearly every travel destination even those that are not usually associated with Judaism. In Mexico, China, India, the Caribbean, South Africa or South America, Jews can be found exploring the history and natural wonders of the world.
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Purim in pre-war Poland, as depicted in the book “They Called Me Mayer July” by Mayer Kirshenblatt. BY JV STAFF In the well known Biblical story of Purim the evil Haman wanted to destroy all the Jews in the Persian Empire then consisting of 127 countries from Hodu till Kush. fter getting permission from King Achashverosh he set his plan into motion. A willing world made no efforts to stop Haman from his plan to kill all the Jews in their midst. Haman himself built a fifty cubit gallows with which to kill Mordechai the leader of the Jews. The end of the story was a reversal of fortune for Haman. His plan was revealed and the King gave the Jews permission to defend themselves against anyone that stood against them. The very gallows that Haman had built for Mordechia was used to hang him and his ten sons. Today the Jews are faced with a new Haman, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef called the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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a modern Haman, equating him with the villain of the biblical Purim story. “Just like in the days of the first Haman, we have had Hamans in all the generations. Today we have a new Haman in Persia who is threatening us with his nuclear weapons. Their swords will strike their own hearts, and their bows will be destroyed,” Rabbi Yosef said. The nuclear weapons that Iran is preparing and promising to use against Israel and the west, are similar to the threats that Haman made against the Jewish people approximately 2,500 years ago. Just as it was back then there is no real opposition from the world other then sanctions that have been bogged down due to failure of the international community to come to an agreement. The Jewish Israeli government stands alone. MK Dr. Aryeh Eldad, in speeches he made during a recent trip to the US said that Israel has the capability to defend itself against the Iraninan nuclear threat. “I felt the warmth of the tools that we have, with my own hands.” he said. “Israel can and will not shirk from its responsibility to defend its people. Eldad did not say specifically what tools Israel has at their disposal but remember Haman and his gallows.
BY TANGI QUEENER President Barack Obama unveiled his own plan to overhaul the US health care system in a lastditch effort to break the deadlock in Congress and prevent Republicans from derailing his agenda. he Obama plan, a combination of bills already adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives, aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and includes tougher crackdowns on exorbitant premium hikes by insurers. Republicans attacked the proposals as simply part of a choreographed attempt by the White House to outmaneuver their opposition and force legislation through Congress upon an unwilling American public. As promised, the plan was released 72 hours before Obama holds a live, televised meeting with Republican leaders who have sought to stall his agenda ahead of crucial mid-term elections in November.
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Toyota Chief Admits Expansion ‘Too Quick’ BY AFP Toyota president Akio Toyoda admitted the world’s number one automaker may have expanded too fast in the competitive global market, as he again apologized for deadly car flaws in remarks Tuesday. oyota has, for the past few years, been expanding its business rapidly. Quite frankly, I fear the pace at which we have grown may have been too quick,” he was to tell US lawmakers. He acknowledged, in the remarks prepared for delivery Wednesday, that Toyota’s normal “priorities became confused, and we were not able to stop, think, and make improvements as much as we were able to before.”
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Facts and figures on Toyota recall Toyoda, a qualified test driver, again apologized for flaws in the auto giant’s vehicles which have led to sudden acceleration problems, blamed for about 30 US deaths and triggering the recall of millions of cars. “I regret that this has resulted in the safety issues described in the recalls we face today, and I am deeply sorry for any accidents that Toyota drivers have experienced,” he said in the prepared text sent to AFP. Toyoda will appear Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform after other Toyota executives came under fire Tuesday in a different US congressional hearing into the recalls. “We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our people and our
organization, and we should sincerely be mindful of that,” Toyoda said, offering condolences to one family for an accident in San Diego. He talked of his personal pain at the problems confronting the Japanese giant, founded by his grandfather and now embroiled in the worst crisis of its 70-year history. “I love cars as much as anyone, and I love Toyota as much as anyone,” he said in the text of his remarks, vowing to make improvements in quality control as well as recall procedures. “For me when the cars are damaged, it is as though I am as well. I, more than anyone, wish for Toyota’s cars to be safe and for our customers to feel safe when they use our vehicles.” Toyoda said that as a qualified test driver he
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Nearly 50,000 US medical patients die every year of blood poisoning or pneumonia they picked up in hospital, a study has shown. ospital-acquired sepsis and pneumonia in 2006 claimed 48,000 lives, led to 2.3 million extra patient-days in hospital and cost 8.1 billion dollars, according to the study, led by researchers from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy at
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Washington-based Resources for the Future. Together, the two hospital-acquired infections — also called nosocomial infections — account for about one-third of the 1.7 million infections US patients pick up every year while in hospital, the study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday shows. They are also responsible for nearly half of the 99,000 deaths a year from hospital-acquired infections reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found that patients who underwent
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invasive surgery during their initial hospitalization were more likely to pick up a secondary infection while in hospital, and elective surgery patients were at even higher risk of nosocomial infection. Using the largest database of hospital records in the United States, which covered hospital discharges in 40 states, the researchers estimated that 290,000 patients in US hospitals picked up sepsis, or blood poisoning, during their hospitalization in 2006, and 200,000 developed pneu-
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Israel Seeks to Stem Flow of Non-Jewish African Migrants BY LUIS RAMIREZ In the coming days, Israel’s cabinet will consider an initiative to reinforce the Jewish State’s 240-kilometer border with Egypt. he aim is to stem the flow of thousands of illegal migrants who Israeli officials say are crossing the porous border and entering the Jewish State. The migrants are mainly from the African nations of Eritrea and Ethiopia, and many are Muslims from the Darfur region of Sudan. They go to Israel seeking jobs and safe-
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ty. For Israel’s leaders, they represent a threat to security - and to the Jewish character of a country established as a safe haven for Jews from around the world. Ahmed Badawi Batran, originally from Darfur in Sudan, is among the 19,000 people who Israeli officials say have entered Israel illegally. He tells a familiar story, saying he left Sudan in hopes of finding work and a better life for his family. He says he and his wife went to Egypt looking for work. There, he says he got the idea of coming to Israel from friends who had succeed-
ed in entering the Jewish State. From here, they said he could go on to Canada, Australia, or America. That, he says, is why he came here. He now holds a temporary visa that he is able to renew every three months. He, his wife and their six children have settled into a modest apartment in a rundown district of Tel Aviv near the city’s bus station. Ahmed, like thousands of others, braved the journey across the Sinai desert, dodging Egyptian border guards who routinely shoot and kill those caught trying to cross to Israel.
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3000-Year-Old Wall Discovered in Jerusalem BY AFP
he wall, 70 meters Excavations long and 6 meters was found. high, is located in the area known as the Ophel, between the City of David and the southern wall of the Temple Mount. Uncovered in the city wall complex were an inner gatehouse for access into the royal quarter of the city, a royal structure adjacent to the gatehouse, and a corner tower that overlooks a substantial section of the adjacent Kidron Valley. The excavations in the Ophel area were carried out over a three-month period with funding provided by Daniel Mintz and Meredith Berkman, a New York couple interested in biblical archeology. The excavations were carried out in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, and the Company for the Development of East Jerusalem. Archaeology students from the Hebrew
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A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the 10th century bce - possibly built by King Solomon - has been revealed in archaeological excavations directed by Dr. Eilat Mazar and conducted under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
U.S. Jewish leaders pressed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on incitement and the need to keep Israel a Jewish state. t a meeting Thursday in Jenin between Fayyad and a visiting delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Alan Solow, the chairman of the Jewish umbrella group, said the actions of the Palestinian leadership set back the cause of peace. “When the Palestinian leadership visits and honors families of those who have murdered innocent Israeli civilians, or when produce is destroyed rather than used only because it originates from the West Bank, that sets back our conf idence of peace," Solow said, according to a news release from the Confernce of Presidents. "The Israeli prime minister is clear about Israel’s needs to be recognized as a Jewishstate. Yet, not only do the Palestinians refuse to acknowledge Israel’s Jewish nature, but clearly state, in Article 19 of the Fatah constitution, that there must be an armed struggle with the Zionist entity.” Fayyad criticized Israeli military incursions into Palestinian areas, saying they undermined the Palestinian leadership. He pledged that the Palestinian
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near where the old City Wall University of Jerusalem as well as volunteer students from the Herbert W. Armstrong College in Edmond, Oklahoma, and hired workers all participated in the excavation work. “The city wall that has been uncovered testif ies to a ruling presence. Its strength and form of construction indicate a high level of engineering,” Mazar said yesterday. The city wall is at the eastern end of the Ophel area in a high, strategic location atop the western slope of the Kidron Valley. ”A comparison of this latest f inding with city walls and gates from the period of the First Temple, as well as pottery found at the site, enable us to postulate with a great degree of assurance that the wall is that which was built by
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Authority is committed to non-violence and coexistence. The PA wants “a progressive state, democratic, which doesn’t tolerate discrimination, which is open, culturally sensitive -- including to our Israeli neighbors," Fayyad said, according to Tthe Jerusalem Post.
“We trust that you are trying to make your best efforts to engage with the Israelis and the U.S...” A former World Bank off icial with a Ph.D. in economics, Fayyad is generally regarded as a moderate, though he has come under f ire, including from the Zionist Organization of America, for meeting on Wednesday with the family of a Palestinian killed as he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier in Hebron Feb. 12. The ZOA called Fayyad and the Palestinian Authority "unreconstructed supporters of terrorism and not genuine moderates and peace makers." Conference off icials were measured in their reactions to the Fayyad meeting. “We trust that you are trying to make your best efforts to engage with the Israelis and the U.S. in order to bring about a peaceful solution and we sincerely hope that these efforts are successful," Solow said in his remarks.
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Abbas, Haniyeh Threaten: Heritage Sites Will Ignite a War BY COMBINED NEWS SOURCES At this week’s cabinet meeting that took place in Tel Chai in Upper Galill, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that the M’arat Hamachpela in Hebron and Rachael’s Tomb in Bet Lechem will be included on the list of Israeli National Heritage Sites that will be given special funding for preservation and promotion. he Israeli cabinet’s decision to include Rachel’s Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs in the list of national heritage sites may ignite a war, according to Palestinian leaders from both the Fatah and Hamas. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that the Israeli decision about the two sites, located in Hebron and Bethlehem, was “a serious provocation which may lead to a religious war. “We have reached a very critical stage, which requires coordinated and intensive international activity, as we must stop the building in the settlements, which are killing the peace process and contradict Israel’s commitments, which stem from the first clause of the Road Map and from the signed agreements,” the Palestinian leader said. Haniyeh said the Israeli move was a show of complete disrespect towards the Palestinian negotiations team. “This move disrespects anyone seeking to keep the framework of the diplomatic settlement. Israel is implementing a plan spreading from Jerusalem to Hebron and Gaza, from Jaffa to Lod and Ramla, and all this on the backdrop of vague negotiations.” The Hamas prime minister said that all of
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Israel’s moves are annulled and do not obligate the Palestinians. “Jerusalem is ours, the land is ours, and God is with us. We will not accept these decisions and they will have no ramifications.” The Palestinian Authority continues to condemn the plan, and claims it proves Israel does not want peace. The PLO has expressed support for the Palestinians’ battle in Hebron. Yesha Council chairman Danny Dayan on Tuesday slammed Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, after he said that the Machpelah Cave and Kever Rachel were “Palestinian sites.” Dayan said that Abbas, “a man who for his doctorate work denied the Holocaust, is outdoing himself now by denying our connection to Jewish history. He is trying to deny the existence of the Jewish people. But there is nothing to be done about the fact that the fathers and mothers of the nation are buried in Hevron, and it is where King David had a capital,” Dayan said. The Palestinian protest reached the ground as well. Dozens of Palestinian teens threw stones at Israel Defense Forces soldiers and torched tires in Hebron’s city center and the Old City, which are areas under Israeli control. The forces responded with means for riot dispersal, and no injuries have been reported. In addition, a general strike took place in Bethlehem because of the inclusion of Rachel’s Tomb in the heritage plan. All of the Palestinian Authority’s organizations, schools, and private firms went on strike in protest against the decision, and eyewitnesses describe growing IDF presence in the area
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Rabbi Menachem Porush, z”tl, Agudat Yisrael MK Dies at 93 BY COMBINED NEWS SOURCES An end of an era in Israeli politics. Rabbi Menachem Porush, who served as deputy minister of labor and social welfare and as a member of Knesset for Agudat Yisrael and United Torah Judaism has passed away. He was 93 in his death. orush on Sunday lost consciousness while in his house in Jerusalem. Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah medical teams tried to resuscitate him, but had to determine his death. Porush served as a member of Knesset between 1959 and 1994 and was one of the longest serving Israeli politicians. Funeral was held Monday in Jerusalem and will leave from Agudat Yisrael house in Jerusalem. The funeral was delayed until Monday despite the custom of burying the deceased as soon as possible, in order to allow the public to participate in the mass funeral. Moshe Levy, an on-call paramedic from Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah medical services in Jerusalem treated the deceased and said that his death was pronounced after some 40 minutes of CPR. According to Levy, "In a matter of minutes, more family members and friends arrived at the house, including his son MK Meir Porush. They were all completely shocked; simply refused to believe it."
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United Torah Judaism Chairman MK Moshe Gafni said, "He was a devoted activist for decades, loved by a large public and personally involved until his last day." Rabbi Porush served as deputy minister of labor, social welfare; was member of Knesset for 35 years. Menachem's father, Rabbi Moshe Glickman-Porush was a senior haredi activist at Agudat Yisrael and Menachem's son, Meir, continued his father's political ways as Deputy Construction and Housing Minister, Deputy Education Minister and a member of Knesset. MK Uri Maklev said that "All members
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Israel To Set Up $1.5m. US Official, Syrian School For Haitian 1,000 Kids President Meet in Bid for Improved Ties BY E. B. SOLOMONT
Amid the rubble in Haiti, Israel is planning a 1,000-student school and community center in the heart of Port-auPrince. everal weeks after the Israeli field hospital in Haiti was dismantled, and amid growing concern over the country’s long-term needs, officials hope to build a permanent compound - or Israeli-style village - that will include an elementary school, community center and playground. Staffed by local teachers, the compound will also house a medical clinic and rehabilitation center. “I’ve been there, last week, and the situation is absolutely terrible. The refugee camps are popping up in appalling conditions, and things will get worse before they get better, no doubt,” Ambassador Haim Divon, head of MASHAV - The Israel Center for International Cooperation. “The idea again is to keep the kids out of the streets,” he said. “This group of kids is the most vulnerable.” Divon hopes the school - which has a price tag of about $1.5 million - will be up and running next month. Initially, he envisions being able to accept 1,000 students. “Let it be a successful model so it can be duplicated by others in other parts of the city,” he said. “This is one of the biggest disasters in the past decade,” Divon noted. “Under those circumstances… it’s the obligation of the international community, and us - ourselves as Jews and Israelis - to do whatever we can.” While Israel mobilized an impressive
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hospital in the days after the January 12 earthquake, which killed an estimated 230,000 people and injured 300,000 others, Haiti’s many orphans and other children were stranded, homeless. Israeli non-governmental organizations are starting to focus on the longer-term needs of those children. Last week, a delegation from the Natan Israeli Coalition for International Humanitarian Aid set up an 800-pupil makeshift school in a large tent in Port-au-Prince. Teachers were recruited from the city’s large displaced persons camps; children found notebooks and supplies in the rubble. Divon said the government’s plan would create a permanent structure that would also provide shelter during the coming rainy season, when officials fear an escalation of homelessness and disease. Still, the plan is in its early stages. Next week, Divon hopes to finalize the location and budget, with help from the project’s main partner, the Joint Distribution Committee. “Our approach is to do both immediate emergency relief and assistance, as well as longer-term development and assessments,” said Will Recant, the JDC’s assistant executive vice president. The JDC worked with Israel to build a similar facility in Turkey. After the earthquake in Haiti, the JDC funded equipment and medicine in the IDF field hospital, ran a soup kitchen through a local partner on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince and funded the installation of more than 140 water tanks with potable water. To date, the JDC has raised $5.5m. for
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BY JTA One of the highest-ranking U.S. officials to visit Syria in years held talks with Syria’s president, one day after Washington nominated its first ambassador to the country since 2005. he U.S. Under Secretary of State, William Burns, said he and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad spoke U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs candidly while meet- William Burns. ing in Damascus. Burns said they discussed both areas of dis- the Middle East peace process. Ford’s nomination will have to be agreement and common ground. On Tuesday, the White House named approved by the U.S. Senate. The United States withdrew its last long-time U.S. diplomat Robert Ford to serve as ambassador to Syria. Ford, who is fluent ambassador to Syria after the assassination in Arabic, now serves as the U.S. deputy of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Many countries have blamed ambassador in Iraq. Burns called the appointment a “clear Syria for the assassination, but Damascus sign” of America’s readiness to improve rela- has denied involvement. The U.S. has long accused Syria of suptions and to pursue a comprehensive peace porting Islamic militant groups Hamas and between Arabs and Israelis. The United States said in June that it Hezbollah, both of which the U.S. considers planned to reinstate its ambassador to Syria, terrorist organizations. Washington also has as part of the Obama administration’s efforts voiced concern about Syria’s human rights to improve relations with Syria and advance record and its role in neighboring Lebanon.
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ZOA Asks Donors Not to Contribute to University of California And Students Not To Apply BY MORTIN KLEIN The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has urged donors to make no contributions to the University of California, Irvine, and has also urged students to not apply there, because the university has for years enabled bigotry, discrimination and the violation of civil rights by failing to condemn longstanding antiSemitic and Israel-bashing speech and conduct on campus, and failing to enforce its own policies against the perpetrators. or years, UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union has been promoting hateful falsehoods about Jews, Zionism and Israel. As just one among many examples, one Muslim Student Union-sponsored speaker last May compared Jews to Satan, and characterized them as slick, sneaky and conspiratorial. Despite being repeatedly asked to publicly condemn the speech and its promoters and organizers, UC Irvine’s Chancellor Michael Drake did not do so. Indeed, the Chancellor has never publicly condemned the Muslim Student Union or any of its speakers and programs as hateful, anti-Semitic and against the university’s purported values of respect and tolerance, despite the fact that the Chancellor has the First Amendment right and moral duty to speak out. UC Irvine has also failed to respond to the Muslim Student Union’s solicitation of funds on campus for a group called Viva Palestina, which may have furnished material support and resources to the terrorist group Hamas. This would be a violation of federal law. Last May, the Muslim Student Union sponsored a speech by Israel-bashing radical British politician George Galloway who talked about the group he founded, Viva Palestina. Viva Palestina has been bringing “convoys” of vehicles, goods and supplies to Gaza, supposedly to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. But there is evidence that Viva Palestina has been providing support and resources to Hamas, which would be illegal. The Investigative Project on Terrorism headed by terrorism expert Steven Emerson, issued a 31-page report about Viva Palestina, which debunked the claim that Viva Palestina’s goal is to provide for the needy. The report states that “Viva Palestina’s most visible leaders call for the elimination of the State of Israel . . . They treat Hamas leaders as the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people and provide both material and moral support to the terrorist organization.” There is evidence that at the Muslim Student Union event last May, both Galloway and members of the Muslim Student Union solicited funds for Viva Palestina from the audience. Witnesses reported that collection boxes were passed around and students were designated to collect them. In addition to the serious legal implications of its conduct, the Muslim Student Union did not get the university’s approval to solicit funds, as required by university policies. Indeed, UC Irvine’s own records reflect that the Muslim Student Union misrepresented to the university that the event was not going to be a fundraiser. Although the ZOA informed UC Irvine five months ago of the Muslim Student Union’s actions last May – including that the group may have used the campus as a base for
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fundraising for a terrorist group – and the university pledged to complete an internal investigation by the end of 2009, the investigation has not been completed and the Muslim Student Union has continued as a registered student group, without suffering any consequences. UC Irvine’s silence and tolerance of the Muslim Student Union’s hateful actions predictably resulted in the events of last Monday evening, when members of the Muslim Student Union and others repeatedly interrupted a campus lecture given by Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren. In what was reportedly a carefully orchestrated and preplanned scheme, the hecklers harassed Ambassador Oren, attempted to silence him, and interfered with his free speech right to present Israel’s position, causing the Ambassador to have to leave the podium and exit the room on one occasion and to cancel the planned question-and-answer period after his lecture. ________________________________
“UC Irvine must now pay the price for its inaction. We call on all decent people, both Jews and nonJews, to stop supporting, with their money and enrollment, a university that has been complicit in promoting bigotry.” ________________________________ As a Jerusalem Post editorial noted, the Muslim Student Union “made a mockery of the university’s commitment to freedom of speech and treated its dedication to respectful dialogue with downright disdain.” Yet Chancellor Drake’s response to the Muslim Student Union’s latest misconduct was tepid at best. The Chancellor did not condemn the members of the Muslim Student Union for the disrespect they showed to the Ambassador of the State of Israel, their violation of others’ civil rights, their possibly illegal conduct, and their violation of university policies – all of which brought further shame to him and his university. The Chancellor did not clearly and forcefully state that disciplinary proceedings would be instituted against the wrongdoers, as specifically provided for by university policy. Rather, in his statement, the Chancellor vaguely noted the arrest of 11 individuals who “are being processed accordingly.” As to what actions the university itself would be taking the Chancellor was equally vague, stating that “the Office of Student Conduct has initiated the Student Judiciary Review process to address issues under their jurisdiction.” If the Chancellor were serious about finally redressing the Muslim Student Union’s wrongs, he would not have referred the matter to the Office of Student Conduct. He would have retained jurisdiction and handled the matter himself, because the Office of Student Conduct has itself been derelict in its responsibility when it comes to the Muslim Student Union. When the ZOA brought the Muslim Student Union’s unauthorized and possibly illegal fundraising for Viva Palestina to the university’s attention five months ago, the ZOA did not simply allege wrongdoing by the student group only. The ZOA also pro-
vided evidence of wrongdoing on the part of at least four university administrators who were present at the Galloway event where the funds were solicited. These administrators knew or should have known that UC Irvine had not authorized the solicitation of funds, as university policies plainly require. They knew or should have known that the Muslim Student Union had misrepresented to the university that the event was not going to be a fundraiser. Yet none of the administrators stopped the fundraising. According to university records, when one of the administrators, Edgar Dormitorio, submitted a report about the event afterwards to the Vice Chancellor, he did not even mention the unauthorized solicitation of funds. Mr. Dormitorio is the Director of the Off ice of Student Affairs and Assistant Dean of Students. Given the way he responded to the Muslim Student Union’s conduct at the Galloway event, he and his staff should not be determining what sanctions, if any, should be imposed on the Muslim Student Union for their repeated disruption of Ambassador Oren’s speech. That Chancellor Drake has entrusted that incident to the Off ice of Student Affairs is further evidence that the university is mishandling a serious and ongoing problem, and thus enabling antiSemitism and anti-Israelism on the campus. In urging that contributions to UC Irvine be stopped and that students not
apply there, the ZOA’s National President, Morton A. Klein; Chairman of the Board, Dr. Michael Goldblatt; Vice Chairman of the Board, Steven M. Goldberg, Esq.; Chairman of the National Executive Committee, Dr. Alan Mazurek; and Director of the ZOA’s Center for Law and Justice, Susan B. Tuchman, Esq., stated, “The ZOA has not made this call lightly. But the Chancellor has ignored repeated requests to respond to the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel hostility that has plagued his campus for years. Many of the problems could be rectif ied if the Chancellor would hold student groups like the Muslim Student Union to the university’s clear standards of conduct. Instead, the Chancellor has sent the inappropriate message that promoting misrepresentations and outright lies about Jews, Zionism and Israel is tolerable and acceptable. “UC Irvine must now pay the price for its inaction. We call on all decent people, both Jews and non-Jews, to stop supporting, with their money and enrollment, a university that has been complicit in promoting bigotry. It’s the right and moral thing to do, until the university makes it crystal clear that it will stop tolerating anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism and that the perpetrators will be held to the same standards of conduct as everyone else.”
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Al-Qaeda Suspect Pleads Guilty to New York Bomb Plot BY AFP Afghan immigrant Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty in US federal court to a plot to blow up New York’s subway system last year and to links with AlQaeda. azi pleaded guilty to three charges: conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country, and providing material support to the Al-Qaeda extremist network. He told the federal court in Brooklyn that he had planned to blow up New York targets including the underground train system and that he wanted to “conduct mortal operations in the subway line.” Zazi, 24, said he was ready to “sacrif ice myself ” in order “to draw the attention to what the United States is doing in Afghanistan.” He faces maximum sentences of life in prison for the f irst two charges and 15 years for the third. However, his plea appears to be part of a bargain in which he could receive a more lenient sentence in return for cooperating with investigators. Zazi was arrested September 20 in Denver, where he worked as an airport shuttle bus driver. Prosecutors say he carried bombmaking instructions in a laptop and had been shopping for large quantities of
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Every One’s a Winner at WIZO Casino Night BY MAXINE DOVERE Almost a thousand WIZO supporters and their friends gathered to game and gamble in NY. Guests came from across town and around the country, dressed in sparkles and silks, and journeyed to Manhattan’s Lower East Side to – literally - play games here? What? Why, On the Bowery - Casino Night at Capitale! to help sustain WIZO’s over 800 projects and essential social/societal work, both in the United States and in Israel. The popular party venue, once home to traditional banking services, was home to a “Bank” of a different nature Saturday Night, February 20. Created by an event committee that spanned multiple generations, the Sixth Annual WIZO Casino Night offered an array of games – wheels of fortune, card and dice challenges - and great music for dancing when the time was right to “fold ‘em.” The “Silent Auction” and the select-your-prize raffle offered guests many opportunities to go home a winner – even if one’s gambling expertise was less than well honed “This is an event that people travel to come to!” said one elegantly suited Florida resident who, in fact, had flown into New York especially for this evening. The 85 year old WIZO, the Women's International Zionist Organization, was founded in Great Britain and categorizes itself as “a non-political, international movement dedicated to the advancement of the status of women and enhancing the welfare of all sectors of Israeli society.” Among its
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Afghan immigrant Najibullah Zazi, pleaded guilty in US federal court to links with Al-Qaeda and a plot to bomb New York. chemicals found in beauty products that could have been the ingredients for explosives. They also say he received explosives training in Peshawar, Pakistan, a hotbed of Al-Qaeda activity. According to prosecutors, Zazi went to New York to prepare the alleged bombing campaign, using weapons of “mass destruction,” but left after receiving a tip-off that he was being watched by federal agents.
Joseph and Event Committee Member Nazee Monian enjoyed the Full House at the WIZO Capitale Casino. international goals is the encouragement of Jewish education. WIZO states that its goal is “to provide for the welfare of infants, children, youth, women and the elderly, to advance the status of women, and strengthen the bond between World Jewry and the State of Israel.” The organization supports projects throughout the Jewish State that care for Israelis, from infancy to the senior years. Its work is creative and varied, and involves a “network of over 800 programs (that) …nourish the body, comfort the soul, educate the mind and empower the individual.” WIZO In the United States, WIZO strengthens the presence of Israel and the practice of Judaism, promoting Jewish education and
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A Student Makes It From Brooklyn College To Hollywood BY ERNESTO MORA
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Over the past year, two former students of the Brooklyn College Film Department, Oren Moverman and Michael Martin, have been making a big splash in the entertainment industry.
New York City’s top prosecutor announced Thursday a new office for fighting “complex economic crime” on Wall Street. anhattan‘s top prosecutor, District Attorney Cyrus Vance, said the bureau would combat a wave of high-level criminality in the f inancial world, which has been rocked by a series of high-prof ile pyramid schemes in recent years. “Those who commit f inancial crimes rob honest New Yorkers of their income and assets.” Vance said, vowing to “continue and expand our battle against those who commit major economic frauds.” The Major Economic Crimes Bureau melds previous f inancial fraud busting efforts and will be headed by Richard Weber, currently in charge of the asset forfeiture and money launder section at the US Department of Justice. Areas the new bureau will target include securities and investment fraud, mortgage fraud, structured investment schemes, Internet fraud and international money laundering and terrorism f inancing. Weber said: “In the Justice Department, it was clear to me that
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winner of the Silver Bear Award for the best script at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, Moverman saw his movie The Messenger, released in the United States last November. Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton, the movie narrates the consequences of war without actually showing scenes of carnage. Instead, Foster and Harrelson play officers who, after completing their tours in Iraq, are reassigned stateside with a new mission to inform the designated relatives of a soldier that their loved one has become a casualty of war. This complex story about grief cowritten with Alessandro Camon is Moverman’s directorial debut. The script has been nominated for an Academy Award, while Harrelson has been nominated for best supporting actor. A former Israeli soldier who moved to the United States in 1988, Moverman has cowritten other screenplays, such as Jesus Son, and a Bob Dylan biopic, I’m Not There, both with Todd Haynes. Two other scripts are currently in production, including William Burroughs Queers, for actor/director Steve Buscemi. Michael Martin, who was featured in the fall 2008 issue of Brooklyn College Magazine, is the brain behind the script
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An outside view of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall street, New York City's. most important f inancial transactions went through Manhattan, which is the f inancial center of the world.” “The opportunity to assist Cy Vance as he expands the DA’s Off ice’s effort in this critical area is an incredible opportunity, and I am honored to join that effort,” he said.
Former Israeli soldier turned screen writer, Michael Martin. for Brooklyn’s Finest, which is about to open in major movie theaters. Directed by Anton Fuqua of Training Day fame, the movie was shot in the streets of East New York, where Martin grew up. It stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke, all of whom liked Martin s compelling script so much that they were more than willing to take pay cuts in order to be part of it. Martin was still in physical therapy, recovering from a car accident, when his script came in second in a screenwriting competition. But Brooklyn’s Finest caught the interest of a Hollywood agent, who pitched it to a producer, who optioned it. The rest is cinematic history.
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WAR ON TERROR 3 Miami Men Charged With Financing Hizbullah BY COMBINED NEWS SOURCES Investigation spanning three years results in indictments against three businessmen who exported electronic equipment to shopping center in Paraguay in South America’s infamous Tri-Border Region. According to indictment, share of profits from products’ sale ended up with Islamic terror organization ndictments which were filed over the weekend in Miami against three businessmen offer a glimpse into Hezbollah‘s funding methods in South America.
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Following an investigation spanning three years, the three suspects were charged with supplying electronic equipment to a shopping center in Paraguay. Documents filed with the court by the US Treasury Department also provide details regarding the terror organizations’ funding tactics. The three suspects are Khaled Safadi, 56, and 43-year-old Emilio Gonzalez, both of Miami; and 46-year-old Ulises TalaveraCampos, a citizen of Paraguay. They are accused of supplying thousands of playstation devices and cameras to the Galeria Page shopping center in Ciudad del Este in the Tri-Border Region which connects Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. The shopping center was defined by the US Treasury Department as Hezbollah’s financial headquarters and is situated in a
region which local law authorities have little control over. A fourth suspect not yet apprehended is Samer Mehdi, 37, a citizen of both Paraguay and Brazil who is the owner of the Galeria Page shopping center. According to the indictment, Safadi used to provide the equipment to the two other defendants and they in turn transferred it to Paraguay. The three would use fake addresses in export documents in order to conceal the real destination of the goods. John Morton, assistant secretary of homeland security, said the shopping center in Ciudad del Este has been under surveillance for several years. Its manager, Muhammad Yusif Abdallah, is suspected of regularly transferring a share of the center’s profits to Hezbollah. A US Treasury document dated four years ago suggests that the shopping center is part of a South American network run by Assad Ahmad Barakat who has been on the US terrorist blacklist since 2004. During the court hearing the federal prosecution motioned to deny the suspects bail, fearing they would flee the country. Safadi’s attorney Michael Tein mocked the prosecution for arresting people over video games. “Terrorism?” Tein said. “More like ‘The Great Sony Playstation Caper.’ The indictment literally charges them with selling Playstation 2 video games to Paraguay. That’s some weapon of mass destruction.”
Cairo Synagogue Bombed BY JTA A suitcase containing a homemade bomb was thrown at Cairo's central synagogue. man threw the suitcase, containing gasoline and an igniter, at the synagogue early Sunday morning. The bomb exploded on the sidewalk outside the synagogue but no one was injured and the synagogue was undamaged, Reuters reported. Exterior of the Cairo synagoge that was The man, who had reportedly checked into a unsuccessfuly fire bombed. hotel located across the street from the synagogue, fled the munity largely left the country 50 years ago during hostilities between scene. The Shaar Hashamayim synagogue Egypt and Israel, but a number of is the only one in Egypt that still heavily guarded synagogues remain. The downtown synagogue, Egypt's holds services, on the Jewish high largest, is the only one still conductholidays. It was built in 1899. Man hurled a suitcase containing a ing services for the Jewish high holimakeshift bomb at Cairo's main down- days, which are sometimes attended town synagogue in the early hours by Israeli diplomats. Known as Shaar Hashamayim, or Sunday morning, causing no injuries the Gate of Heaven, the synagogue or damage, police said. According to the police report, a was built in 1899 in a style evoking man entered a hotel located on the ancient Egyptian temples and was fourth floor of a building across from once the largest building on the wide the synagogue at around 3 a.m. and as downtown boulevard. Egypt's Jewish community, dates he was checking in, abruptly threw his back millennia and in the 1940s numsuitcase out the window. The case contained four containers bered around 80,000, is down to sevof gasoline each attached to a glass eral dozen, almost all of them elderly. Despite the 1979 Israel-Egypt bottle of sulfuric acid meant to shatter on impact and ignite the makeshift peace treaty, Egyptian sentiment bomb, said police, speculating that remains unfriendly to Israel, and antiSemitic stereotypes still occasionally the man may have panicked. The bag, which also contained appear in the Egyptian media. Since an Islamist insurgency based clothes, cotton strips, matches and a lighter, fell onto the sidewalk in front in southern Egypt was quashed in the of the hotel and briefly caught f ire 1990s, there have been few organized before being extinguished. There were terrorist attacks in Egypt's Nile valley no injuries and no damage to the his- and the capital Cairo. There have, however, in a number of amateurish toric synagogue. The suspect fled the scene and is attempts to target foreigners over the years. now being sought by police. Egypt's once thriving Jewish com-
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Army Probes Five Muslim Soldiers BY JTA The Army has been investigating five soldiers over allegations of food poisoning at its largest training base. rmy spokeswoman Julia Simpkins said Friday no soldiers were ever in danger at the South Carolina base. Simpkins says an investigation continues at Fort Jackson, located outside Columbia. She said the investigation involved potentially threatening comments
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Saudi leaders as she continues a brief tour of the Gulf region focusing on ways to curb Iran’s nuclear program. Clinton says it is time for Tehran to be held to account for what she says is its pursuit of nuclear weapons. linton will meet Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at his winter desert encampment outside of Riyadh, and also confer with Foreign Minister Prince Saud alFaisal in a drive to shore up Gulf Arab support for new Iran sanctions. The United States has been quietly helping build defenses, including the provision of Patriot anti-missile systems, for Gulf allies concerned about Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Yet the same countries are apprehensive about an early sanctions confrontation with Tehran. Clinton said in Doha she welcomes meaningful engagement with Iran but in her words, “we don’t want to be engaging while they are building a bomb.” “Iran leaves the international community little choice but to impose greater costs for its provocative steps,” Clinton said. “Together we are encouraging Iran to reconsider its dangerous policy decisions, and we are now working actively with our regional and international partners in the context of our dual-track approach to prepare and implement new measures to convince Iran to change its course.” Clinton appeared at a forum on U.S.Islamic relations in Doha with Qatari Prime
The UN atomic watchdog is concerned that Tehran may be working on a nuclear warhead, according to a restricted report obtained by AFP.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani. He stressed the need for political stability in the tense Gulf region and suggested there is still time for dialogue with Iran, including direct outreach to Tehran by the Obama administration. “We heard today the Secretary say they are willing to talk to the Iranians and they send many messages to Iran,” Al-Thani said. “And I believe we cannot talk through messengers in my opinion. I think this problem has to be taken up with the Iranians directly and try to see if we have a deal or we don’t have a deal on this.” In the face of complaints from audience members, she also asked for patience by residents of Arab states targeted for tougher screening for U.S. air travel following the abortive effort to blow up a plane near Detroit in December.
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he information available to the agency ... raises concerns about the possible existence in Iran of past or current undisclosed activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile,” the watchdog’s chief Yukiya Amano wrote in his first report to its board of governors. The language of the report was much more blunt than that used by Amano’s predecessor Egyptian Mohamed ElBaradei, who stepped down as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the end of November. The Vienna-based IAEA has been investigating for a number of years intelligence reports claiming Iran was involved in weapons research. These so-called “alleged studies” included uranium conversion, high explosives testing and the adaptation of a ballistic missile cone to carry a nuclear warhead. A US intelligence report in 2007 said Iran halted such research in 2003, but Amano’s report gives credence to the belief held by some western countries that the programme continued. The information was “extensive ... broadly consistent and credible in terms of the technical detail, the time frame in which the activities were conducted and the people and organizations involved,” the report said. The 10-page document, which is to be discussed by IAEA governors at a meeting next month, also confirmed Tehran had begun enriching uranium to higher levels, theoretically bringing it closer to the levels needed for an atomic bomb. Iran has previously reached uranium enrichment levels of no more than five percent at its facility at Natanz, in defiance of UN orders for it to cease and despite three rounds of UN sanctions. Earlier this month, Iran announced it would begin enriching uranium to 20 percent, ostensibly to make the fuel for a research reactor that makes medical radioisotopes. Iran insists its intentions are peaceful, but western powers suspect Tehran is enriching uranium to make nuclear weapons, as the material in high purity form can be used in the core of a atomic bomb. The report said while the Islamic republic officially informed the IAEA of its intentions, it started feeding nuclear material into the uranium-enriching centrifuges before IAEA inspectors arrived in the plant to oversee the process. The report said Iran had moved most of its stockpile of low-enriched uranium —
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to-air missiles as well as torpedoes and naval cannons. The report said the 94-meter destroyer weighs 1,500 tons and has a helipad and modern radar. The ship has a top speed of 30 knots and can carry 120 to 140 personnel.
An Iranian technician works at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), south of Tehran. 1,950 kilograms from an estimated total of 2,065 kilograms — for processing to higher levels. Amano complained that Iran was continuing to stall agency requests to clear up the alleged weapons research. “Since August 2008, Iran has declined to discuss the above issues ... or provide any further information and access to locations and people to address these concerns,” the report said. Iran has simply dismissed such allegations as “baseless” and the intelligence on which they were based as “forged”. IAEA inspectors verified that none of Iran’s declared nuclear material had been diverted, the report said. But it also said: “Iran has not provided the necessary cooperation to permit the agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.” The IAEA urged Iran to cooperate fully and allow its inspectors access to all relevant sites, equipment, documentation and personnel “without further delay.” Only by doing so would the IAEA be able to make progress. Iran’s envoy to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, ignored Amano’s concerns, insisting that the report “confirms Iran’s nuclear activities are peaceful and that there is no deviation of material and programme for military purposes.” “In reality he (Amano) has once again confirmed all of the past six years (of IAEA’s) reports that Iran’s nuclear activities have been a peaceful one,” Soltanieh was quoted by IRNA news agency as saying. The United States voiced renewed concern about Iran’s nuclear programme, with State Department spokesman P.J.Crowley telling reporters: “We cannot explain why it (Iran) refuses to come to the table and engage constructively to answer the questions that have been raised.”
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Obama Unveils Updated Plan To Overhaul US Health Care Continued from cover Obama is hoping to tap into a new supply of political support arising from the recent decision by leading insurer Anthem Blue Cross of California to raise premiums by as much as 39 percent from March 1. His plan grants the federal government greater power than both the House and Senate bills to block such hikes and envisages the creation of a new monitoring body of health industry experts. Related Article: Main points of Obama health care plan It claims it could reduce the US budget def icit “by 100 billion dollars over the next 10 years — and about one trillion over the second decade — by cutting government overspending and reining in waste, fraud and abuse.” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs challenged the Republicans to come back with their own plans and said that “face-to-face discussions” on Thursday were what the American public wanted to see. “We hope Republicans will post their ideas, either on their website, or we’d be happy to post them on ours, so that the American people could come to one location and f ind out the parameters of what will largely be discussed on Thursday.” But Republicans have already set out clear battle lines, arguing that their proposals have been public for some time and that Obama is insincere in his promise to work with them. Obama’s plan made no mention of the controversial “public option,” a health insurance alternative offered by the government, but Republicans still said it amounted to a federal takeover of the system. “The president has crippled the credibility of this week’s summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,” said John Boehner, the top Republican in the House of Representatives. After months of wrangling, the House and the Senate adopted different versions of the bill late last year but
they must be combined into a single piece of legislation for Obama to sign into law. That process has hit the buffers since the Republicans broke last month the Democratic Party’s 60-seat, f ilibusterproof majority by capturing a Massachusetts Senate seat. Boehner warned Obama against using a process called reconciliation, normally reserved only for budget-related legislation, to ram a bill through the Senate with a simple majority of 51 seats. “This week’s summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial for continuing on a partisan course that relies on more backroom deals and parliamentary tricks to circumvent the will of the American people and jam through a massive government takeover of health care.” If Thursday yields no sway, Obama may seek to portray such a tactic as his only option in the face of blatant Republican obstructionism. Certainly he can afford to delay no longer on a signature piece of reform legislation that has already eaten up large chunks of his political capital. Obama took full ownership of the legislation for the f irst time after months of criticism from those who felt he had allowed Democratic lawmakers to dictate its content. But he had reason to be wary as a similar move by his predecessor Bill Clinton ended in a spectacular failure that saw the Democrats lose control of both the House and the Senate in midterm elections in 1994. The Obama plan did win backing from the largest US labor confederation, the AFL-CIO, which urged Republicans to either join “working families or continue to protect the profits of the insurance industry.” The United States is the world’s richest nation but the only industrialized democracy that does not provide health care coverage to all of its citizens.
Stimulus Has Saved 2 Million Jobs BY KENT KLEIN President Obama says the $787 billion Recovery Act is working. “It is one of the main reasons the economy has gone from shrinking by six percent to growing by about six percent. And this morning we learned that manufacturing production posted a strong gain. So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about two million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed,” he said. ut Mr. Obama acknowledges with U.S. unemployment at 9.7 percent, many Americans are still frustrated about the state of the economy. “Millions of Americans are still without jobs. Millions more are struggling to make ends meet. So it does not yet feel like much of a recovery, and I understand that. That is why we are going to continue to do everything in our power to turn this economy around,” he said.
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Leading Pro-Israel Voice Quitting Senate BY JTA U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, a leading Democratic pro-Israel voice, announced he is not running for reelection this year. ayh, a former governor of Indiana, was first elected to the Senate in 1998 and was considered a shoo-in for re-election to a third term, even in a climate increasingly unfriendly to Democrats. He announced his decision Monday afternoon at a news conference in Indianapolis. Bayh, a centrist, was a pro-Israel stalwart. Last year he crafted far-reaching Iran sanctions legislation with Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Jon Kyl (RAriz.). Some of its measures, including restrictions on the president's ability to waive the sanctions, were included in another Iran sanctions bill passed last month by the Senate. It's not clear whether the measures will survive the process of reconciliation with a U.S. House of Representatives sanctions bill. Among other reasons for stepping down, Bayh cited Washington's increasingly polarized atmosphere. "Two weeks ago, the Senate voted down a bipartisan commission to deal with one of the greatest threats facing our nation: our exploding deficits and debt," he said in a statement first released to the
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Did Esther Succeed? BY RABBI LABEL LAM And the King said to her, “What is it for you, Queen Esther? And what is your petition? Even if it be half the kingdom, it shall be granted you!” Esther said, “If it pleases the King, let the King and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.” ( Megillas Esther 5:34) hat did Esther see that she invited Haman? ... So that Israel should not say, “We have a daughter in the house of the King.” And then they would divert their minds from the mercy. (Tractate Megilla 15B) Would you or I ever have thought to invite Haman? The Jewish People had one last good chance to avoid decimation and Esther makes what looks like a risky move. Actually, the Talmud offers many good reasons why she did what she did and after a while we might even begin to appreciate her great wisdom in doing so. For example, we are told that: 1) Esther wanted to know where Haman was at all times. 2) She tried to disarm him from being suspicious. 3) She aimed to arouse the jealousy of the King. 4) She hoped Haman would become overconfident. These were all wonderfully effective strategies and they worked. What was her intention not to have Israel say, “We have a daughter in the house of the King.”?
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What’s that one about? A poor man who had to make a wedding for his daughter came to the Kotzker Rebbe for help. The Rebbe gave him a letter of introduction to Rabbi Moshe Chaim Rothenberg of Chentshin (brother of the Chidushei Harim). In the letter he requested that Reb Moshe Chaim help this poor man financially as best as he could. The man traveled for many days until he reached the city of Chentshin and found his way to the home of Reb Moshe Chaim. He presented Reb Moshe Chaim with the letter from the Kotzker Rebbe, confident that he would receive the full sum of his requests. After reading the letter carefully, Moshe Chaim took out a single ruble and handed it to him. The poor man was shocked. His travel expenses exceeded the amount he had just been handed. He left the house of Moshe Chaim broken hearted. However, a short while later the poor man was met along the road where he had been walking dejectedly by a huge wagon loaded up with all the needs for his daughter’s wedding. Who was leading the wagon? It was none other than Reb Moshe Chaim. He presented the poor man with the generous gift which he accepted. The poor man asked Reb Moshe Chaim, “If you intended to give me all these goods then why did you let me leave with a single ruble and a sack full of worries? Reb Moshe Chaim said to him, “Let me explain my thinking. When you came to me with a let-
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Wal-Mart Sees Quarterly Profits Jump Amid Weak Sales BY AFP US retail giant Wal-Mart posted a 22 percent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter net profit to 4.63 billion dollars but its sales were lacklustre amid a fragile economic recovery. xcluding certain one-time charges, Wal-Mart reported earnings of 1.17 dollars per share, slightly higher than the 1.12 dollars a share expected by most analysts for the quarter ending January 31. Annual profit rose to 14.34 billion dollars from 13.40 billion dollars the previous fiscal year. Quarterly sales however fell to 113.65 billion dollars, below the 114.56 billion dollars expected by most analysts, reflecting the weakness of US consumption following a brutal recession. With fiscal year 2010 sales of a whopping 405 billion dollars, Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer. It procures billions of dollars’ worth of goods directly from China to maintain its competitiveness against most non-discount retailers with a low prices appeal. It is also the biggest private employer in the United States, with more than 1.4 million workers at home and more than two
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million globally. “Wal-Mart’s exceptional earnings for the fourth quarter and the full year exceeded our expectations,” said Mike Duke, Wal-Mart Stores president and chief executive. “These results reflect the ongoing underlying strength of our business and our strategies to improve shareholder value through our priorities — delivering growth, leveraging expenses and improving returns.” Duke said Wal-Mart planned to keep expenses growth slower than the rate of sales in the new fiscal year, saying it expected “continued strong growth” from its international operations. US sales however will be more challenging in the new quarter, he said. The US economy began growing in the third quarter of 2009 after a year of contraction amid the worst recession in decades. While some thought Wal-Mart?s earnings and outlook were a bit disappointing, market analyst firm 24/7WallStreet.com said they were “actually excellent given the harsh retail environment in which the company operates. “The fact that Wal-Mart?s revenue went up at all was a triumph,” said Douglas McIntyre at 24/7WallStreet.
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New Credit Card Protections BY CONSUMER AFFAIRS Sweeping new credit card rules are set to take effect nationwide on Monday. They’re meant to offer fairer terms for everyone who pays with plastic, and could potentially save consumers billions of dollars. nder the new rules, consumers will have added protection from what critics call the “tricks and traps” of credit cards. “It used to be – let’s say you slip up and you’re a day late on a payment. The credit card companies would triple your interest rate and apply it to your entire, existing balance. That, they can’t do anymore,” Tamara Draut, vice president of policy and programs at Demos, says. Credit card issuers will not be able to rais your interest rate for 12 months, with one exception. If you are 60 days past due, they will be required to apply payments to the balance with the highest interest rate. Monthly bills must now show how long it would take you to pay off a balance with only minimum payments. Also, statements will arrive at least 21 days before your payment is due, up from 14 days, to help avoid late fees. “Here’s the bad news: there’s no limit
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on how much interest they can charge you, so the sky is still the limit,” Draut says. Credit card companies can still lower your credit limit at any time, and for any reason, and debit cards are untouched by the new reforms. “Debit card use is up, as people try to be more careful with their finances, but the banks are catching them from the blind side,” Mike Calhoun, president and COO of the Center for Responsible Lending, says. “They’re putting more fees now on the debit cards.” Those fees average $35 any time you overdraw your bank account, costing consumers a total of $13 billion each year. “People need to be responsible, need to pay for the services they get, but they need to pay under fair rules,” Calhoun says. Consumer advocates are pushing for an independent watchdog agency to regulate the credit and debit card industries. Banks are vehemently opposed to the idea. Experts urge all consumers to read every statement for upcoming changes and call the bank with questions so you don’t get caught in a credit crunch.
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US New Jobless Claims Post Surprise Jump BY AFP New claims for jobless insurance benefits in the United States posted a surprise rise, the Labor Department said Thursday amid concerns unemployment could dampen economic recovery. he seasonally adjusted initial claims in the week ending February 13 rose to 473,000, an increase of 31,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 442,000, the Labor Department said. The latest claims reading was larger than the forecast of most economists of around 430,000, as the world’s largest economy emerged from its worst recession in decades with unemployment posing a key challenge. Claims had tumbled to 432,000 during the week that ended January 2 to their lowest level since mid-2008 but they had been volatile since the beginning of the year, casting doubts about a labor market recovery. “It is important not to read too much into a week’s worth of data, though; the general trend in claims in recent months has pointed to slow improvement in the labor market,” said Andrew Gledhill, an economist at Moody’s Economy.com. The Labor Department said that the
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four-week moving average for the jobless insurance claims, a less volatile indicator than the week-to-week f igures, was 467,500, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 469,000. The latest data also showed that the total number of Americans receiving unemployment benef its remained at the lowest level in more than a year. The number of seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 6 was 4.563 million, unchanged from the preceding week’s revised level. The Federal Reserve predicted the US jobless rate would hover between 9.5 percent and 9.7 percent, higher than the November estimate of 9.3 percent to 9.7 percent, according to minutes of the central bank’s policy meeting last month released Wednesday. With unemployment near doubledigit level and predicted to come down slowly as economic growth gathers pace, President Barack Obama acknowledged this week that for many Americans, the misery was not yet over. “Millions of Americans are still without jobs. Millions more are struggling to make ends meet. It doesn’t yet feel like much of a recovery. I understand that.”
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Fed Chief To Throw Light On Policy After Rate Hike BY P. PARAMESWARAN US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke is expected to shed light this week on the central bank’s sudden decision to hike an emergency bank-lending rate, triggering speculation on monetary tightening. ernanke is scheduled to appear before the f inancial committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday and the Senate banking panel the next day, where his testimony will be closely scrutinized by jittery markets. The Fed’s increase Friday of the discount rate, the interest it charges on emergency loans to banks, rattled stock markets. Investors feared the central bank might be moving faster than anticipated to withdraw critical support measures for the US economy, as it recovered from a brutal recession. It was the f irst major action by the Fed to remove some of the unprecedented monetary easing measures; and also the f irst tinkering of interest rates by a central bank from the Group of Seven industrialized nations after emerging from recession, analysts said. The markets were particularly concerned that the central bank was setting the stage for tightening the more significant federal funds rate, the benchmark interest rate that banks charge each other for loans now at virtually zero percent. “Hopefully, chairman Ben Bernanke‘s testimony to Congress (this) week will shed some important new light on the Fed’s policy intentions,” said Brian Bethune, chief US f inancial economist of IHS Global Insight. “It is indeed puzzling as to why the Fed made this move and announcement out of cycle with its meeting dates for 2010,” he said. Although many had expected the Fed to raise the discount rate, considering the waning interest from banks for the short-term loan facility, the timing caught many by surprise, especially coming well ahead of the central bank’s March 16 policy meeting. If the Fed was laying the groundwork for dismantling the easy money policy critical to accelerating the US recovery,
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it appeared premature, analysts said. The US economy expanded by a strong 5.7 percent in the f inal 2009 quarter after 2.2 percent growth in the preceding quarter, but unemployment near double digits is expected to persist for some time in the face of lagging job growth. In addition, the latest consumer price data for January showed tame inflation, underscoring weak demand and still-fragile recovery from a recession that began in December 2007 and has cost more than seven million jobs. “In some ways the timing of the Fed move is peculiar since growth is not exactly building in a clear way,” said Robert Brusca, chief economist at FAO Economics. The economy “has been so weak for so long that if there is backsliding the possibility that economic weakness turns to f inancial catastrophe again is quite high,” he said. Bernanke is likely to sound “cautiously upbeat on growth and inflation” in his congressional testimony and focus on the “exit” strategy for the radical measures introduced to haul the world’s largest economy from recession, said Fabio Fois, an economist at Barclays Capital. “We believe it is likely that Bernanke will reiterate that he expects economic conditions to warrant exceptionally low levels of the fed funds rate for an extended period; it will be a hawkish signal if he does not,” Fois said. It will be Bernanke’s maiden appearance before lawmakers since his acrimonious conf irmation by Congress for a second term beginning February 1. Aside from slashing the fed funds rate to an unprecedented range of zero to 0.25 percent during the f inancial crisis, the Fed also pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy to keep it afloat when the f inancial sector was reeling from a home mortgage meltdown. “We don?t expect (Bernanke) to hint at an imminent tightening in policy,” said analyst Sal Guatieri of BMO Capital Markets. “Tightening is not expected until the Fed is convinced that the recovery is sustainable and the jobless rate is trending down,” he said.
Us Consumer Confidence Plunges Amid Job Worries BY AFP US consumer confidence tumbled more than 10 points in February as Americans turned sharply more pessimistic about the labor market and economic recovery, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. he Conference Board, a business research firm, said its consumer confidence index fell to 46.0 in February — its lowest reading since April 2009 — from an upwardly revised 56.5 in January. The decline followed three months of gains and was much steeper than the 55.0 number reading most analysts had expected. “Concerns about current business conditions and the job market pushed the present
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situation index down to its lowest level in 27 years,” said Lynn Franco, research director at the Conference Board. The six-month outlook plummeted, with fewer consumers anticipating an improvement in business conditions and the job market, and consumers remaining “extremely pessimistic” about their income prospects. “This combination of earnings and job anxieties is likely to continue to curb spending,” Franco said. Consumer spending, which drives about two-thirds of US economic activity, is considered a key factor in achieving a sustainable recovery from the worst recession in decades. “The drop is sharp and is especially trou-
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THE PEOPLE’S VOICE EDITORIAL
Run, Mort, Run! Zuckerman May Consider Senate Bid Once upon a time, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, crossed the southern border between the United States and Canada. The rest is an American Dream come true. he young, then not very wealthy immigrant, now a real estate tycoon and publisher of The Daily News, may soon add another tile – and another title – to his American saga: Senator. The well respected tycoon is said to be seriously mulling a contest for the Senate seat currently held by former upstate Congresswoman, Kirsten E. Gillibrand. Gillibrand has, at best, received somewhat lukewarm support from the Democratic establishment. Zuckerman may decide she could not withstand his challenge. Like another businessman who successfully entered politics in times of economic difficulty, he is in the enviable position of having a strong executive background and no political baggage. Further, Gillibrand may face challenges from within her own party. Harold E. Ford Jr.,has been touring New York State as he considers mounting a primary run against the incumbent. Should he run and win, what would Mort Zuckerman bring to the Senate? First, he would not be using the seat as a jumping off point for a presidential run. He was born in Canada, and thus, is not qualified. At 72, he could easily enjoy two – or more – terms. What he would bring is a sophisticated understanding of economics and politics. While his spokesman, Ken Frydman recently stated that (according to the New York Times) Zuckerman “is not interested in running for public office.” Although generally considered a Democratic, the possible politician is likely to run as an independent and avoid what might be a messy, even nasty, and, at minimum, costly primary. Well respected as a political commentator and opinion maker, Zuckerman writes a regular column for U.S. News & World Report, one of the several influential publications he owns. While the mainstay of his approximately $2 billion personal wealth comes from his real estate investments, he has achieved his greatest
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visibility in the media industry. (Should he decide to make the run, he, like Michael Bloomberg, may have to cede day-to-day control of his newspaper – the Daily News – magazines,and business holdings to others.) Zuckerman is unquestionably smart. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he graduated from McGill with a B.A. in 1957 and an LL.B. in 1961, although he never took a bar exam. He earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and subsequently taught at both Harvard and Yale. Never reluctant to make his opinions known, Zuckerman has appeared on news and opinion television including MSNBC and The McLaughlin Group. He makes his positions clear. His strong support of Israel and of Jewish causes is well known. Zuckerman served as Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and has been categorized by John Mearsheimer, political science professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, academic dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, “as a member of the media wing of the “Israeli lobby“ in the United States, ”a designation he certainly did not refuse. In the secular world, Zuckerman has made major contributions to educational, medical and policy organizations. He is a trustee of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Washington Institute for Near East Studies, and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Clearly, he has a wide ranging world view. To the political world, Zuckerman would bring strong character, solid leadership and an astute and analytic mind to serve the interests of New York’s citizens. He is a leader whose voice would help steer the Senate in ways that should improve the business and political positions of the United States.. He is grounded in reality, knows what it is to win and even to lose (even Zukerman got scammed by the shameful MadoffMerkin pair). His clear business acumen and experience should enable him to translate ideas into action.
Do you have something on your mind that you would like to share with our readers? Is there something you have read in our newspaper that you would like to comment on? The Jewish Voice welcomes your opinions, suggestions and insight. Please submit your letters to info@jewishvoiceny.com We look forward to hearing from you. Dear Editor, I saw the article you published in your NY section about the man in Flatbush whose home is being vandalized by an anti-Semitic. What a disgusting thing to do! I find this so bothersome and above all, heartless. What is wrong with people and why do they find the need to harass others because of their ethnicity or culture? It is a sheer stroke of ignorance for anyone to hate another
Dear Editor, I really enjoy your articles when you highlight new establishments, especially your most recent one about Divine Bakery. As I sit here writing this letter, I’m eating a
Dear Editor, It has been a financially burdensome year for many and while I notice your newspaper offers advice for dealing with this topic, I feel that there should be a little more emphasis placed on strategies that can be implemented to teach people how to budget, what careers are still promising (even during this time) and offer some key notes on how to tweak resumes, cover letters, prepare for interviews (as well as overcome interview anxiety) etc. I realize that this is not the duty of a newspaper to offer such advice, and there are many websites that do, but I wanted to run the suggestion by you because I know that there are
person based on that but above all, I hope that the police are really looking for ways to crack down on this. It saddens me that people can not find room enough in their hearts to care for others, regardless of their religious background and stop with this nonsense already. I hope that this man has been served some justice and is no longer being harassed. Anonymous
chocolate Gazelle horn, and I must say that it is like none I’ve had in the past… I will surely make this bakery one of my shopping stops for Purim! Thanks for the coverage. Debbie Mansour
many people who would benefit from articles of this nature. I’m hoping that you may know people who work in these fields, perhaps career advisors, financial advisors, resume and cover letter writers, etc who can offer some good advice. It just seems that many publications, are stressing how bad the economy is, the numbers of jobs that are lost, and other related topics but there is little good information on how people can recover from the financial crisis. Please consider my request. All the best, Linda Morris
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BY CAROLINE GLUCK Fahmi Shabaneh is an odd candidate for dissident status. Shabaneh is a Jerusalemite who joined the Palestinian Authority’s General Intelligence Service in 1994. orking for PA head Mahmoud Abbas and GIS commander Tawfik Tirawi, Shabaneh was tasked with investigating Arab Jerusalemites suspected of selling land to Jews. Such sales are a capital offense in the PA. Since 1994 scores of Arabs have been the victims of extrajudicial executions after having been fingered by the likes of Shabaneh. A few years ago, Abbas and Tirawi gave Shabaneh a new assignment. They put him in charge of a unit responsible or investigating corrupt activities carried out by PA officials. They probably assumed a team player like Shabaneh understood what he was supposed to do. Just as Abbas’s predecessor, Yasser Arafat, reportedly had full dossiers on all of his underlings and used damning information to keep them loyal to him, so Abbas probably believed that Shabaneh’s information was his to use or ignore as he saw fit. For a while, Abbas’s faith was wellplaced. Shabaneh collected massive amounts of information on senior PA officials detailing their illegal activities. These activities included the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in international aid; illegal seizure of land and homes; and monetary and sexual extortion of their fellow Palestinians. Over time, Shabaneh became disillusioned with his boss. Abbas appointed him to his job around the time he was elected PA head in 2005. Abbas ran on an anti-corruption platform.
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I don’t know whether Israel did or did not assassinate the leader of the Hamas military wing, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. But assuming for argument’s sake that the Mossad made the hit, did it have the right to engage in this “extrajudicial assassination?” ot all extrajudicial killings are unlawful. Every soldier who kills an enemy combatant engages in an extrajudicial killing, as does every policeman who shoots a fleeing felon. There are several complex legal questions involved in assessing these situations. First, was the person who was killed a combatant, in relation to those killed him? If Israel killed Mabhouh, there can be absolutely no doubt that he was a combatant. He was actively participating in an ongoing war by Hamas against Israeli civilians. Indeed, it is likely that he was killed while on a military mission to Iran in order to secure unlawful, anti-personnel rockets that target Israeli civilians. Both the United States and Great Britain routinely killed such combatants during the Second World War, whether they were in uniform or not. Moreover, Hamas combatants deliberately remove their uniforms while engaged in combat. So if the Israeli Air Force had killed Mabhouh while he was in Gaza, there would be absolutely no doubt that their action would be lawful. It does not vio-
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Shabaneh’s information demonstrated that Abbas presided over a criminal syndicate posing as a government. And yet rather than arrest his corrupt, criminal associates, Abbas promoted them. Abbas continued promoting his corrupt colleagues even after Hamas’s 2006 electoral victory. That win owed to a significant degree to the widespread public revulsion with Fatah’s rampant corruption. With Israel and the US lining up to support him after the Hamas victory, Abbas continued to turn a blind eye to his colleagues’ criminality. Protected by his new status as the irreplaceable moderate,” he allowed his advisers and colleagues to continue enriching themselves with the international donor funds that skyrocketed after Hamas’s victory. Since 2006, despite the billions of dollars in international aid showered on Fatah, Hamas has consistently led Fatah in opinion polls. Rather than clean up their act, Abbas and his Fatah colleagues have sought to ingratiate themselves with their public by ratcheting up their incitement against Israel. And since Abbas has been deemed irreplaceable, the same West that turns a blind eye to his corruption, refuses to criticize his encouragement of terrorism. And this makes sense. How can the West question the only thing standing in the way of a Hamas takeover of Judea and Samaria? Recently, Shabaneh decided he had had enough. The time had come to expose what he knows. But he ran into an unanticipated difficulty. No one wanted to know. As he put it, Arab and Western journalists wouldn’t touch his story for fear of being “punished” by the PA. In his words, Western journalists “don’t want to hear negative things about Fatah and Abbas.” Lacking other options, Shabaneh brought
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his information to The Jerusalem Post’s Khaled Abu Toameh. On January 29, the Post published Abu Toameh’s interview with Shabaneh on our front page. Among other impressive scoops, Shabaneh related that Abbas’s associates purloined $3.2 million in cash that the US gave Abbas ahead of the 2006 elections. He told Abu Toameh how PA officials who were almost penniless in 1994 now have tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars in their private accounts. He related how he watched in horror as Abbas promoted the very officials he reported on. And he showed Abu Toameh a video of Abbas’s chief of staff Rafik Husseini naked in the bedroom of a Christian woman who sought employment with the PA. If Shabaneh’s stories were about Israeli or Western officials, there is no doubt that they would have been picked up by every selfrespecting news organization in the world. If he had been talking about Israelis, officials from Washington to Brussels to the UN would be loudly calling for official investigations. But since he was talking about the Palestinians, no one cared. The State Department had nothing to say. The EU had nothing to say. The New York Times acted as if his revelations were about nothing more than a sex scandal. As for Abbas and his cronies, they were quick to blame the Jews. They accused Shabaneh - their trusted henchman when it came to land sales to Jews - of being an Israeli agent. And when Channel 10 announced it was broadcasting Husseini’s romp in the sack, Abbas demanded that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bar the broadcast, (apparently forgetting that unlike is PA-controlled media, Israel’s media organs are free).
SHABANEH’S ODYSSEY from PA regime loyalist to dissident is an interesting tale. But what is more noteworthy than his personal journey is the world’s indifference to his revelations. Just as the mountains of evidence that Fatah officials - including Shabaneh’s boss Tirawi - have been actively involved in terrorist attacks against Israel have been systematically ignored by successive US administrations, Israeli governments and EU foreign policy chiefs, so no one wants to think about the fact that Fatah is a criminal syndicate. The implications are too devastating. Since at least 1994, successive US administrations goaded by the EU have made supporting Fatah and the PA the centerpiece of their Middle East policy. They want to receive proof that Fatah is a terrorist organization that operates like a criminal organization like they want - in the immortal words of former EU Middle East envoy Christopher Patten - “a hole in [their] head.” As for the Western media, their lack of interest in Shabaneh’s revelations serves as a reminder of just how mendacious much of the reportage about the Palestinians and Israel is. For 16 years, the American and European media have turned blind eyes to Palestinian misbehavior while expansively reporting every allegation against Israel - no matter how flimsy or obviously false. When the history of the media’s coverage of the Middle East is written it will constitute one of the darkest chapters in Western media history. But while the American and European allegiance to the fable of Fatah as the anchor of the two-state solution accounts for the indifference of both to Shabaneh’s disclo-
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If Israel Killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Did it Have The Right To?
late international law to kill a combatant, regardless of where the combatant is found, whether he is awake or asleep and whether or not he is engaged in active combat at the moment of his demise. But Mabhouh was not killed in Gaza. He was killed in Dubai. It is against the law of Dubai for an Israeli agent to kill a combatant against Israel while he is in Dubai. So the people who engaged in the killing presumptively violated the domestic law of Dubai, unless there is a defense to such a killing based on international principles regarding enemy combatants. It is unlikely that any defense would be available to an Israeli or someone working on behalf of Israel, since Dubai does not recognize Israel’s right to kill enemy combatants on its territory. If it could be proved that Israel was responsible for the hit — an extremely unlikely situation — then only Dubai could lawfully bring Israelis to trial. They would not be properly subjected to prosecution before an international tribunal. But what if a suspect was arrested in England, the United States or some other western country and Dubai sought his extradition? That would pose an interesting legal, diplomatic, political and moral dilemma. Traditional extradition treaties do not explicitly cover situations of this kind. This was not an ordinary murder. It was carried out as a matter of state policy as part of an ongoing war. A western democracy would cer-
tainly have the right and the power to refuse to extradite. But they might decide, for political or diplomatic reasons, to turn the person over to Dubai. Turning now to the moral considerations, which might influence a decision whether to extradite, the situation is even murkier. The Goldstone report suggests that Israel cannot lawfully f ight Hamas rockets by wholesale air attacks. Richard Goldstone, in his interviews, has suggested that Israel should protect itself from these unlawful attacks by more proportionate retail measures, such as commando raids and targeted killing of terrorists engaged in the f iring of rockets. Well, there could be no better example of a proportionate, retail and focused attack on a combatant who was deeply involved in the rocket attacks on Israel, than the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Not only was Mabhouh the commander in charge of Hamas’ unlawful military actions at the time of his death, he was also personally responsible for the kidnapping and coldblooded murder of two Israeli soldiers several years earlier. Obviously it would have been better if he could have been captured and subjected to judicial justice. But it was impossible to capture him, especially when he was in Dubai. If Israel was responsible for the killing, it had only two options: to let him go on his way and continue to endanger Israeli civilian lives by transferring unlawful anti-personnel weapons from Iran to Gaza, or to
kill him. There was no third alternative. Given those two options, killing seems like the least tragic choice available. I leave to others, more expert in these matters, whether if Israel ordered the killing, it was strategically the right thing, or whether they carried it off in an intelligent manner. But as to the legal and moral right to end the threat posed by this mass murderer, the least bad alternative would seem to be his extrajudicial killing. This article originally appeared in the Hudson Institute, New York.
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JNF Joins YELE HAITI in Efforts to Build for the Future BY MAXINE DOVERE Wyclef Jean, Grammy Award-winning musician, humanitarian and Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti, met with members of the New York Board of Rabbis to discuss the crisis in Haiti and the work of Yéle Haiti, an NGO (non government organization) founded in 2005, which builds global awareness for Haiti while helping to transform the country through programs in education, sports, the arts and environment. he involvement of JNF, the Jewish National Fund, in Haiti, has a substantial history prior to the recent earthquake. l/r Russell Robinson, CEO of JNF, here with Grammy Award winning musiWorking with Jean’s Yéle Haiti Fund and Timberland, cian and Yele founder Wyclef Jean and Rabbi Eric Lankin, JNF's Chief of Inc., the organization had Institutional Advancement and Education, and Joseph Hess, JNF Vice formed a partnership to sup- President for Gevernment Relations. port tree planting in Haiti, fostering the "Trees for Haiti" Traveling from the cemetery to reforestation campaign. work in Haiti. He recalled his father's Congresspersons Jan Schakowsky (IL) weekly prayers - during which the sen- retrieve more bodies for burial, the and Charles Rangel (NY) have been ior Jean donned a kepah - saying he felt mourning young father, named Fanfan, actively involved in the efforts to “strong ties with Israel and the patri- and two companions were stopped. Two ran. Fanfan refused to relinquish the restore this important natural resource archs.” Jean had traveled to Haiti the day Yele Haiti vehicle. The hijackers shot in Haiti. Rangel, who delayed his return to after the earthquake. He spoke of his him. Dead. Killed by two bullets to the Washington to attend the discussion, feeling of helpless and shock. He immechest. expressed his strong support and dis- diately responded to the crisis of the The shooter did not take the car. He played a great depth of humanity, said dead strewn throughout the streets of stole the gas. “this is just the beginning… an opportu- the country’s capital. Assembling an “If I could save one life I would nity to reach out. Do we love our chil- informal crew, he started identifying have made a difference,” he recounted, dren? We as a community family want and burying the dead. With few sup- describing the image of a child he plies - no blankets, no gloves or masks, to live in peace.” helped pull from the rubble “This is the Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive no trucks – “we started to pick up the smile that stayed with me. The images Vice President of the New York Board bodies from the floor. The morgue, the of the dead disappeared. Only the smile of Rabbis said, “the great symbolism of cemetery were full…people were f ight- stayed with me – the hope …what Haiti the spiritual solidarity of all people in ing over holes – there were not enough is about.” the response to Haitian crisis. All, he holes. Everywhere you could see, there With reference to Israeli models, said, must work together in addressing was nothing but bodies.” Jean discussed the need to “start to Even in the midst of tragedy, Wyclef the crisis in Haiti. “It requires a collecidentify new cities – to start moving tive response. As Jews we must be there Jean detailed still more tragedy in the people into new circumstances. for others. One and one equals one, devastated country. Describing the Recognizing that getting Haiti back on efforts to bury the dead, he spoke of one track could take 25 years, he said “To when we share the oneness of spirit.” Introducing himself as the son of a Yele Haiti volunteer who had lost his take Haiti to the 21st century, permapastor, who had gone from being a own child, yet was working to lessen the nent projects must be developed, and the singer to being a statesmen, Wyclef Jean pain of others. “People kept faith. To need to “understand the power of the thanked the Jewish community for its G-d be the glory,” praised the singer. soil as a key to the future” must be recognized. “Getting Haiti back to where it was is a zero sum.” What is needed is strong partnership” to build to the future. Russell Robinson, CEO of the Jewish National Fund, expressing his admiration for the efforts already underway, said they were “on target,” and that he was looking forward to bridging the relationship and with knowledge and passion, together with the Jewish people, there would be a “permanent difference.” What brings two individuals together is diff icult to understand or predict. What brings two peoples to a single goal, calling together their diverse members from around the globe, is far greater challenge. In the words of Wyclef Jean, “Beyond disasters lie great possibilities.”
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Rabbi Joseph Potasnik of the New York Board of Rabbis praised the “oneness of spirit” of the Jewish and Haitian peoples.
Congressman Charles Rangel, always a strong supporter of the Jewish community, gave his “blessing” to the combined work of Yele Haiti and the Jewish National Fund.
Wyclef Jean, singer-musician, Yele founder and futurist, spoke of the need to redevelop Haiti at the offices of the Jewish National Fund.
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YU Students Get To The Meat And Massachusetts Bill Seeks to Ban Potatoes At Cholent Cook-Off All Religious Circumcision BY MATT YANIV Cholent, for hundreds of years the traditional Sabbath-day meal for observant Jews in many countries, is a food for which there is no standard recipe; its ingredients are as diverse as the places where Jews have lived. A slow-cooked stew containing meat, vegetables, potatoes, beans and spices, it is one of the quintessential Jewish comfort foods and a dish that many look forward to from Sabbath to Sabbath. eshiva University students will hold a “Cholent Cook-off ” in Weissberg Commons on its Wilf Campus in Washington Heights, on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 2:45PM. Fifteen teams of four students at Yeshiva College, the men’s undergraduate school, will prepare their dishes the night before, beginning at 10:30PM. The next afternoon, a panel of discriminating palates will crown the winner.
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“Economic circumstances dictated ingredients, when meat was scarce or too expensive the cholent would contain more starch, usually beans and potatoes.” The contest judges are Dr. Esther Joel, wife of YU President Richard Joel; chef, restaurateur, TV personality and author Jeff Nathan (Abigael’s); creator of The Food
Section, a pioneering weblog about food, wine and travel, Josh Friedland; renowned kosher chef and best selling author of Kosher by Design, Susie Fishbein; catering director and executive chef of Fairway Market, Alan Riesenburger; and president and publisher of Great Kosher Restaurants Magazine, Elan Kornblum. Cholent in its various forms evolved from a combination of Jewish law and economic circumstances. Jewish law prohibits cooking on the Sabbath, from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. In order to have a hot lunch on the Sabbath, Jews prepare the cholent – a one-pot dish – before the start of the Sabbath and let it cook overnight. Today, a slow cooker or crock pot is often used. Historically, in the Jewish towns of Europe, a community oven or the oven of the local baker was used. Economic circumstances dictated ingredients – when meat was scarce or too expensive the cholent would contain more starch, usually beans and potatoes. When times were good, more meat would be added to the dish. In some countries, beef is favored; in others, chicken. In Sephardic communities, whole vegetables such as eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and peppers are used, as well as rice and lamb or mutton. Where Ashkenazi Jews use salt, garlic, pepper and paprika, Sephardic Jews use cumin, hot peppers and pistachio nuts. The word cholent and its pronunciations also vary. Ashkenazi Jews from Central and Eastern Europe call it cholent, sholet or shalet, but Sephardic Jews know it as chamin, a word that is probably French in origin.
JTA A Massachusetts Bill now in the hands of the Joint Committee of the Judiciary seeks to ban all circumcision performed on anyone under the age of eighteen without their express consent, unless there is a compelling medical need to perform the procedure. he bill specifically bans circumcision for religious reasons. Should this bill pass, performing a circumcision on anyone under the age of eighteen without their consent would be punishable by a fine, imprisonment of up to fourteen years, or both. Charles A. Antonelli, a Delivery Compliance Administrator for IBM Global Services in Boston, began his quest to ban circumcision in minors in February 2006, submitting a bill to the Massachusetts General Court. The Joint Committee on the Judiciary will hold a public hearing on the bill on March 2, 2010 at the Massachusetts State House. State Senator Michael Morrissey who's name appears on the bill released the following statement to news media saying, "In Massachusetts, it is the state law that any resident may f ile a bill through his local representative or senator. My name is not on the bill, it is f iled "by request" on behalf of the constituent. "If I agreed with the bill, I would have sponsored it. This con-
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A Jewish brit milah, circumsision. stituent has f iled this bill several times in the past, and it has never made it out of committee. While I do not support the bill, I respect his right to f ile it." Many Jewish groups have been forced to defend te right to ritual male circumsision as a freedom of religion issue. During the communist era many contries in the Soviet Bloc banned circumsisision as a way to hinder religious practice. The communists were athiests and banned many Jewsh practices such as kosher slaughter and learning. Today in Europe there is also a trend in many countries to ban religious circumsision as well as kosher slaughter. Reasons given for the proposed ban are often ensconced in issues of animal cruelty and baby rights.
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PURIM AND THE PERSIAN EMPIRE A Historical, Archaeological & Geographical Perspective BY: YEHUDA LANDY REVIEWED BY: FERN SIDMAN As Jews, we are blessed to enjoy the observance of many holidays; all of which are steeped in rich meaning, symbolism and profound lessons for life. We are taught that the one holiday that will endure forever, even after the coming of Moshiach and the final redemption will be that of Purim. As we immerse ourselves in the joy and gladness of Purim, we are also cognizant of the fact that the timeless and eternal story of Purim, as told in Megillas Esther, is one that genuinely embodies the resilience of the Jewish soul as manifested in total faith and hope in Hashem and the determination to survive against all odds. n this recently published book, “Purim and the Persian Empire - A Historical, Archaeological & Geographical Perspective” (Feldheim Publishers), Rabbi Yehuda Landy, a noted Torah scholar, lecturer, author and archaeology expert examines the enigmatic qualities of Purim and answers the litany of questions that we have all pondered as he takes us on a trenchant sojourn into the fascinating world of the Persian Empire. Megillas Esther virtually comes to life as we gain a cogent understanding and new insights as we study excerpts with enormous Talmudic, historical and archaeological scholarship as evidenced in the presentation of ancient artifacts, maps and magnificent photographs. ___________________________________
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“This book is the culmination of a four-year research project which spanned three continents” ___________________________________ This book is the culmination of a fou r-year research project which spanned t hree continents, as the author explains that his inspiration for this endeavor began on a visit to a special exhibition at the British Museum in London named “Forgotten Empire”, that dealt exclusively with the material culture from the same Persian Empire with which we are familiar from the Book of Esther. While this book is not “meant to resolve any halachic issues”, says the author, “it is meant as a tool for understanding and visualizing the events of the Megillah.” Beginning with a historical backdrop of the Persian Empire in Jewish history, the author informs us that after the conquest of the Babylonian empire by the kings of Persia and Media, life improved dramatically for the Jews as their new Persian rulers permitted them to return to their land and to “rebuild the Beis HaMikdash and the wall around Jerusalem.” While the darkness of the Babylonian exile had ended and Jews lived in relative freedom from oppression, it became clear that their new Persian rulers were not immune to strains of virulent anti-Semitic proclivities as manf iested in the city of Shushan prior to the story of Purim. The narrative is greatly enhanced by the stunning photos of original artifacts from that era which included clothing, cosmetics and furniture as well as the gold and silver tableware
and drinking vessels from Achashverosh’s palace. We transform into time travelers as we embark of a guided tour of the cities of Shushan and Jerusalem in all their resplendent glory and are treated to spectacular visuals of the king’s gate, the courtyard of the women’s residence, the king’s treasuries, the inner courtyard and the king’s gardens among many other anicent sites of the empire. The author delves into the chronology of the Persian empire according to Chazal and provides us with a historical backdrop of the reign of such Persian kings as Daryavesh (Darius the Mede), Coresh, Cambyses and Xerxes, who is also believed to have been the real Achashverosh. “Although his name was pronounced by the Greeks as Xerxes, the Persian pronunciation was Chashiarsh. Chashiarsh, when pronounced in Hebrew, turns into Achasverosh” says Rabbi Landy. A most intriguing and informative chapter on the archaeological evidence of such ancient cultures as Assyria, Babylonia and the Persian cities of Pasargadae, Shushan, Persepolis and Hamadan sheds light on the decadence of the era and the societal influences that held sway amongst the respective populations. “The earliest documented identification of Shushan appears in the diary of Benjamin of Tudela (1165). He also makes mention of the tomb of Daniel wihch is loacted there”, the author concludes. Historical and archaeological material are the predicate for our study of Megillas Esther in the second part of the book. Citing numerous sources from mesechta Megillah in the Gemara as well as historical proof, we get a rare glimpse into the inner machinations of the mind of Achashverosh, the faithbased motivations of Queen Esther and Mordechai and the hatching of Haman’s diabolical scheme of annhilation of the Jewish people. Following the miracle of Purim, the author clues us in to what became of Esther and Mordechai. “The Jews of Persia had a tradition that Mordechai and Esther are buried in the city of Hamadan, which was the original capital of Media. The custom to visit their graves before Purim continues until this very day.” This detailed account of the holiday of Purim will surely be a captivating treat for history buffs and a must read for anyone who wishes to slake their desire for Talmudic and historical knowledge of this juncture in the annals of Jewish history. We are left incredibly inspired; even breathless, as we witness Hashem’s miracles as they unfold before our very eyes and as we forge a personal connection to those who summoned up the kind of faith that has sustained our people since time immemorial.
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Mail Bombs in Israel
Israel, Ukraine Ink Free Trade, Aviation Agreements
ational police in Israel said mail delivery throughout the country was canceled Monday after a suspected bomb was found at a post office in Migdal Haemek. The Jerusalem Post said wiring and batteries were found sticking out of the package by a post off ice customer, prompting searches of mail depots and warehouses throughout the country. Combat engineers were also sent to the Migdal Haemek post off ice to neutralize the suspected explosive device. Additional details were unavailable. Police urged Israeli residents to be cautious when receiving mail in the wake of the bomb scare, the Post reported. Meanwhile, police visited a mall in Beit Shemesh, Israel, after a suspicious object was found in a post off ice. The discovery of the item, which was eventually determined to be harmless, prompted an evacuation at the complex.
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Hungary Approves Holocaust Denial Law he Hungarian parliament approved, on Monday evening, a law calling for a prison term of up to three years for Holocaust denial. The measure was approved by a margin of 197 to one with 142 abstentions.
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ewish and Arab youths will compete together in the Israeli Arab village of Tamra on Thursday in the semi-final competition for Lego robotics construction. The northern community is hosting the regional division contest for the first time as part of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League. The competition itself is being held in Israel for the sixth time, and will run from 9:00 a.m. To 5:30 p.m at the Abu Romi High School. The event is being seen as one that will strengthen relations between the two groups, according to a statement released to the media by the Government Press Off ice.
new kosher restuarant has opened in the heart of Moscow on 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street. The teahouse, called "Seven-Forty,” will feature Bukharian Jewish food. The opening of the restaurant was attended by the President of the World Congress of Bukharian Jews and the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS, Lev Leviev, as well as Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, President of the FJC Russia Alexander Boroda, and Rabbis David Yushuvaev, David Mondshine, and Ari Aminov. Of course, the restaurant’s owner, Ben Binyaminov, the President of the Congress of Bukharian Jews of Russia and the CIS, was in attendance, as well as many other leading figures of the Jewish community in the capital city also turned out to take part in the celebration.
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Virtual Purim Exhibit he Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is presenting a virtual exhibit of ancient masks and rattles, just in time for Purim, when both are used to celebrate the holiday. The virtual exhibit displays finds that were discovered in archaeological excavations around the country.
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Toy Gun Sent to MK Begin at Knesset n envelope containing a toy gun and addressed to Minister Benny Begin was recently sent to the Knesset, officials in the complex confirmed. Minister Begin responded, "I heard about that. I know Purim is coming up." The Knesset said in response that "the complex does not report about security matters."
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Russia says to supply Iran S-300 missiles ussia intends to fulfil a contract to supply S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday. Israel has repeatedly asked Russia to scrap a contract to sell Iran the truckmounted S-300, which can shoot down hostile missiles or aircraft up to 150 km (90 miles) away.
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Old Przemysl Cemetery in Poland Returned fter years of negotiations, a centuries-old Jewish burial ground in southeastern Poland that was desecrated by the Germans during the Holocaust has been restored to the Jewish community.
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NATIONAL NYPD: All Parades to be Cut by 25% ew York loves a good parade - as long as it's not too long. The NYPD ordered parade organizers across the city Monday to shorten their traditional routes. Effective April 1, parade routes' lengths will be shortened by 25 percent and no parade may last longer than f ive hours, according to a notif ication sent by NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito to parade organizers in the f ive boroughs. The stunning move, backed by Mayor Bloomberg, will mean major changes for some of the city's biggest and bestknown celebrations - the West Indian Day and Puerto Rican Day parades. The cut will also effect the Israeli Day Parade.
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Left-Wing US Jews Call ’Law of Return’ Racist small group of left-wing Americans, some of whom call themselves Zionists, have launched a “Breaking the Law of Return” campaign, branding as “racist” the Israeli law that guarantees citizenship to Jews. More than 1,000 American Jews have backed the movement. American secular Jewry traditionally had been proIsrael until peace movements and Israel military efforts to stop Arab terrorism turned a growing number of Diaspora Jews against modern Zionism.
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City Council Speaker Leads Trip To Israel hristine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council, flew to Israel Saturday, leading a delegation of 14 Council members on a mission sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of New York. The purpose of the trip is to provide an opportunity for the Council members, many of whom will be f irst time visitors, to explore the many aspects of Israel. The group will tour the northern part of the country, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as well as visit many historical and holy
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At Yankee Stadium, Jewish Boxer Beats Bar Mitzvah he Yankees said Friday that they've reached an accommodation with a family that scheduled a bar mitzvah for June 5, clearing the way for a proposed fight between junior middleweight champ Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto at the opulent ballpark. The bar mitzvah is for Scott Ballan, the son of the lead bond lawyer for the f inancing of Yankee Stadium. It wasn't clear what accommodations were made. Bob Arum has been trying to bring another f ight to Yankee Stadium for years. He promoted the last one at the old ballpark in 1976, when Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton against the backdrop of a police strike.
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Fake Chassids In Diamond Heist wo Diamond District wholesalers were arrested for staging a bizarre $4 million jewel heist in 2008 involving two purported thieves disguised as Hasidic Jews, in a holdup straight out of the 2001 movie "Snatch," police said. Atul Shah, 48, and Mahaveer Kankariya, 43, were charged with grand larceny, insurance fraud and falsifying business records in connection with the bogus gunpoint robbery at their Midtown store on New Years Eve. Law enforcement sources said enhanced video surveillance footage showed the owners stealing the jewelry prior to the fake heist. "The whole thing was set up," one source said. One of the phony bandits is currently being questioned at the Midtown North stationhouse, sources said. His accomplice is still at large.
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New York Jewish woman leaves behind 2,000 descendants hen Rachel Krishevsky died in September, her family said she left behind 1,400 descendants. As amazing as that sounds another Hasidic woman in NY died last month leaving behind 2,000 descendants. As eulogized in The New York Times: Like many Hasidim, Mrs. Schwartz considered bearing children as her tribute to G-d. A son-in-law, Rabbi Menashe Mayer, a lushly bearded scholar, said she took literally the scriptural command that "You should not forget what you saw and heard at Mount Sinai and tell it to your grandchildren."
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Hamentaschen Cookies Otherwise Known as Oznei Haman The most common frame of reference for Purim food is Hamentashen, those tasty, can’t get enough of them, three cornered cookies stuffed with preserves, chocolate, dried fruit or poppy seed filling. They are supposed to resemble Haman’s three cornered hat (or his pockets). However, different Jewish communities have special foods for Purim, while Ashkenazi Jews must have hamentashen. Sephardi Jews often eat oznei Haman, long, pointy cookies which are supposed to resemble Haman’s ears. hen it comes to these Purim treats there are as many opinions as to which is the most delicious filling and what is the best possible crust as there are hungry mouths waiting to gobble them up. We all have our own personal favorites and I took a very unscientific poll of about 40 very dessert friendly people and here are the results.
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Which filling flavor do you like best? Apricot (30%) Poppy Seed (21%) Cherry (19%) Prune (8%) Chocolate (6%) Apple (6%) Date/dried fruit (5%) No favorite (5%) What type of dough do you like best? Cookie (75%) Yeast (25%) The following recipes came from family, friends and readers who all wanted to share
their recipes along with their opinions. Please note that the amount of filling you will have to use will be in direct proportion to the size of the Hamentashen you make. The Dough 21/2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 21/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 6 Tbsp. melted butter 1 egg, beaten lightly 3/4 cup milk Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing well. Add the milk, melted butter and egg mix again. On a floured board knead well and then roll out to about 1/4 cm. thickness. Cut out rounds about 6 cm. in diameter. On the center of each round place 1 heaping tsp. of the filling. Pinch the three sides of the round together to form a triangle and place individually formed cookies on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in an oven that has been preheated to 180 degrees Celsius until the cookies are golden brown (25 - 30 minutes). (Yields about 30 cookies). Favorite Fillings Poppy Seed Filling: (Warning: If you work in a place that does random drug testing, eating poppy seeds will give a positive result for opiates.) 1 cup poppy seeds 3/4 cup milk (I used skim) 2 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons raisins Grated zest of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter Combine poppy seeds and milk in a small pan and simmer for 15 minutes. Once the mixture has thickened, add raisins, sugar and honey. Let it cook a few more minutes to re-thicken (about five minutes). Take off heat and add lemon juice and zest and butter. Allow it to cool before putting the filling in your dough. Date Filling: 4 cups chopped dates 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup dry or sweet red wine 1/4 cup butter 3 tsp. cinnamon Place the dates, wine and butter in a small saucepan. Cook over a low flame, stirring constantly, until the mixture is paste-like (about 8 - 10 minutes). Allow to cool 10 minutes and then stir in the cinnamon and nuts. Prune Filling: 1 cup prunes, pitted 1 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup ground poppy seeds 21/2 tbs. butter, melted 1 tsp. vanilla extract Soak the prunes in water to cover for about 3 hours. Drain and chop finely.
Combine all the ingredients (except the vanilla) in a saucepan and cook, stirring frequently, over a low flame until the mixture thickens (about 20 minutes). Allow to cool for 15 minutes and then stir in the vanilla. Raisin and Nut Filling: 11/4 cups seedless raisins 1 cup milk 1/2 cup each ground poppy seeds, chopped walnuts and sugar 3 tbs. melted butter 1 tsp. vanilla extract Soak the raisins in water to cover for 2 hours. Drain and chop finely. Combine all of the ingredients, except the vanilla, in a saucepan and cook, stirring frequently, over a low flame until the mixture thickens (about 20 minutes). Allow to cool for 15 - 20 minutes and then stir in the vanilla. Note:While these recipies are dairy and should not be eaten with meat it is easy to substitute the dairy products for non dairy ingrediants.
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DINING GUIDE
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MANHATTAN Abigael’s
KOSHER CUISINE: Modern American 1407 Broadway (at 39th St.)
212-575-1407 www.abigaels.com
Broadway Kosher Cafe CUISINE: Pizza, Salads, Health Food 160 Broadway, Financial District
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
212-732-1728
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
Circa Restaurant
Nargila Grill
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(bet. 5 & 6th Ave)
22 W 33rd St NY 10001 212-244-3730
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800-998-0885 Eden Wok 43 E. 34th St Corner Madison Ave
212-725-8100 Chinese, Sushi Bar, Vegetarian Soups
Cuisine: American/ Deli/ Mediterranean/Chinese/ Sushi
Glatt Kosher
1599 York Avenue New York, NY 10021 Between 84th and 85th Streets 212-535-3700
The Great American Health Bar
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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10 West 46th Street 212-869-6699 www.KosherDeluxe.com Mon-Thurs: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm Fri: 7:30 am - 2:30 pmSun: 12:00 noon - 8:30 pm
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New York, NY 10017
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BROOKLYN Benny's Glatt Fine Dining
Le Bagel Café
1785 Ocean Avenue (M&N) Brooklyn, New York
CUISINE:Breakfast, Omelettes, French Toast & Pancakes, Israeli & Syrian Specialties, Fish Spreads & Smoked Fish, Panini Toast Sandwiches
718-787-0080 Rabbi Y.P. Gornish
555 Kings Highway, Brooklyn NY 718-502-9294
Caraville Glatt
Meir’s Hemishe Bakery
"The New Essex" 1910 ave m
brooklyn, New York
Cuisine: Diet Muffins, Low Carb Products, Catering, Appetizing
718-258-1926
718 336 1206
1321 Avenue J East 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230
Carlos and Gabby's
Moshi Moshi
Rabbi Babad,Tartikov
1376 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, New York
718-337-8226
GLATT KOSHER
CUISINE: Japanese 1987 Coney Island Ave., (bet. Ave. P & Quentin Rd.) 718-336-4566 Specialty: Steaks, teriyaki, saute, sushi, sashimi, tempura Under Strict Supervision of Rabbi Yisroel P. Gornish
David’s Restaurant
Sushi Station
539 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY
1411 Ave M, Brooklyn NY
Mid-Eastern and Israeli
718-998-8600 Under supervision of VAAD HARABANIM OF FLATBUSH
Chinese•Thai•Japanese FREE DELIVERY
178. 336. 8900/01
Sun: 12:00 noon- 11:00pm Mon-Thurs: 11:00am- 11:00pm Sat: One Hour After Shabbos
Dougies BBQ Brooklyn
T Fusion Steakhouse
718-686-8080
718-998-0002
(bet McDonald Ave. & East 2nd St.)
3223 Quentin Road Brooklyn, NY 11234
4310 18th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Cuisine: International Steakhouse
Think Sweet Cafe Cholov Israel CUISINE: Dairy
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546 Kings Highway, Brooklyn NY 11223 718-645-3473 Moti & Debbie The home of the mefunekett
Glatt a la Carte
Wendy’s Plate
4102 18th Ave
(Corner of East 4th St)
GLATT KOSHER CUISINE: Fine Continental & Grill 5123 18th Ave., Bklyn., NY 718-438-6675 Under the Hashgacha of Rabbi Yechiel Babad Tartikov
Uniquely Vegetarian Restaurant
434 Avenue “U” Brooklyn, NY 11223 718-376-3125 Soups • Omelets • salads • wraps & sandwiches grilled pizza • pasta • fish
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Bistro Grill Great Neck 132 Middle Neck Road
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516-487-6666 624 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Vaad Harabonim of Queens
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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Miami Herald Drops Reader Contribution Program
Floridian to Promote Tourism and ‘Share a Little Sunshine’
BY AFP Just two months after it was launched, The Miami Herald is ending a program asking online readers to make a contribution to support the newspaper. he Miami Herald, in a brief article over the weekend, said it was discontinuing the “voluntary payment program” launched in December. “After evaluating two months of response, we’ve decided to end the program,” the newspaper quoted Elissa Vanaver, a company vice president and assistant to the publisher, as saying. Vanaver declined to say how much money the effort had raised. The Miami Herald on December 15 began running a link at the bottom of each story on the Web saying: “Support ongoing news coverage on MiamiHerald.com.” The link took readers to a page which asked them to “please consider a voluntary payment for the Web news that matters to you.” Readers could contribute to the newspaper using a major credit card. Faced with a steep decline in print advertising revenue, falling circulation and free news on the Internet, US newspapers have been looking at ways to boost revenue online. The New York Times has announced plans to begin charging readers next year for full access to NYTimes.com. The Wall Street Journal currently charges online readers and News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch has announced plans to erect pay walls
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The Miami Herald Headquaters in Florida. around all of his newspaper empire. Many newspapers have been hesitant about making such a move, however, fearing it would drive readers to free sites and cut into their online advertising revenue. Vanaver told the Miami Herald that the newspaper did not currently have any plans to begin charging readers of miamiherald.com. The Miami Herald, which is owned by US newspaper publisher McClatchy Co., cut some 200 jobs last year.
Aventura’s Cameras are Ruled Unconstitutional BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF In a ruling that could have implications for other cities, a Circuit Court judge ruled that the city of Avenura cannot use cameras to catch people driving through red lights. he city may appeal the ruling by Circuit Court Judge Jerald Bagley. But the ruling stands, it could set a legal precedent that could be used in suits against red-light camera programs in other cities. The suit challenging the legality of the program was f iled by Richard Masone, of Hallandale Beach. His lawyer, Brett Luskin of the f irm Ticket Cricket, disputed that state law specif ies that only the state Legislature can pass traff ic laws, while cities can only regulate traff ic issues of local concern, such as parking. Cities such as Aventura use cameras to smack red-light runners with a code violation, instead of a traff ic violation. Luskin argued that was merely a way of circumventing the state law and that cities could only issue tickets to redlight runners if an off icer is present. In his ruling, Bagley sided with Luskin and granted his motion for summary judgment against Aventura. The city of Aventura is expected to respond to the suit and decide whether
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Cities such as Aventura used cameras to cite red-light runners with a code violation, instead of a traffic violation. it plans to appeal. Cities have been pushing legislators in Tallahassee to change the state law to give municipalities clearer authority to establish red-light programs. Luskin said he hopes residents will reach out to their state representatives to oppose any such legislation. “We’ve reached Orwellian terrority with these cameras,” he said. “ Now is the time for people to become aware of these cameras and voice their disapproval.”
Continuing his focus on strengthening Florida’s economy, Governor Charlie Crist today joined more than a hundred Florida tourism industry representatives on Miami Beach to re-launch the statewide, grassroots ‘Share a Little Sunshine’ campaign. The Governor and VISIT FLORIDA President and CEO Chris Thompson called on all Floridians to help strengthen the state’s economy by sending a personal invitation to out-of-state friends and family, encouraging them to visit the Sunshine State. “I invite all Floridians to ‘Share a Little Sunshine,’ and encourage their out-of-state friends and family to visit the Sunshine State,” said Governor Crist. “Together we can let the world know how great Florida truly is, and help keep our state’s world-class restaurants, resorts, parks, and attractions strong.” Florida’s tourism industry employs more than one million Floridians, and the visitors these employees serve generate 21 percent of the state’s total sales tax revenue. In 2008, tourism returned $3.9 billion to Florida in tax revenue and generated $65.2 billion in direct economic impact. The ‘Share a Little Sunshine’ campaign, which offers residents the online tools they need to easily invite people to Florida, has the potential to increase visitation to the state and raise much-needed sales tax dollars. “The Sunshine State is a great place to visit and we are asking Floridians to help spread the word,” said Thompson. “The concept is simple and we know it works, but it takes all of us to do our part. Collectively we can make a huge difference.” On the ‘Share a Little Sunshine’ Web site, www.ShareaLittleSunshine.org, Floridians can select one of several free video invitations or custom e-mail postcards that can be sent to friends and family directly from the site. Each invi-
tation carries information about special destination offers in the sender’s geographic area. To encourage Floridians to send invitations, a Florida vacation package will be given away each quarter to someone who sent an invitation through: www:ShareaLittleSunshine.org. In addition to the video and invitation components, the integrated campaign is supported by statewide promotions and public service announcements. Through a partnership with the Florida Association of Broadcasters, the Florida Outdoor Advertising Association, and the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, the message of ‘Share a Little Sunshine’ appears on television, radio, and billboards throughout the state. In addition, partners such as the Governor’s Off ice of Film and Entertainment, Florida Lottery, Florida Attractions Association, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, and Florida State Parks will utilize the ‘Share a Little Sunshine’ platform for advertising and promotion. The campaign also has a social media presence on Facebook and Twitter that can be linked to through the Web site. “Share a Little Sunshine’ is a very unique tourism marketing campaign,” said Will Seccombe, chief marketing off icer with VISIT FLORIDA. “Working together with other state organizations that benef it from tourism spending, this campaign taps into a huge resource using the most powerful tool in tourism marketing – a personal invitation.”
Rubachem Systems Supports Aventura, Florida Charity BY JV STAFF Rubachem Systems (RCS) generously donated $10,000 to support The Aventura Jewish Center in Aventura, Florida.’ he Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center offers egalitarian services throughout the year. In addition to weekday, Shabbat and holiday services for the congregation as a whole, we offer a monthly Tot Shabbat for families with children under the age of 7 as well as Junior Congregation for Families with children ages 7 - 13.
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“We are pleased to have the opportunity to support this worthy enterprise,” said Jason Rubach, Executive Director of the Charitable Programs at Rubachem Systems located in Northvale, NJ. “Rubachem is proud to partner with charitable organizations that help enrich the lives of adults and children in the community. The Aventura Jewish Center serves as a gathering place for the local community with fun and learning for people of all ages and needs. Rubachem is grateful for the opportunity to contribute.” Rubachem Systems hopes that its donation will spur other companies to contribute to this worthy cause.
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Scientists Help Stroke Victims Regain Speech Through Singing BY AFP US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said here Saturday. ottfried Schlaug, an associate professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center and Harvard Medical School has found that patients who have suffered a stroke in the left side of the brain and are unable to speak words are often able to sing them. He showed reporters at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) a video of a patient with a stroke lesion on the left side of the brain, whom he asked to recite the words of the birthday song. The patient was unable to comply, and merely repeated the letters N and O. But when Schlaug asked him to sing the song, while someone held the patient’s left hand and tapped it rhythmically, the words “Happy birthday to you” came out clear as day.
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“This patient has meaningless utterances when we ask him to say the words but as soon as we asked him to sing, he was able to speak the words,” Schlaug said. Another patient was taught to say, “I am thirsty” by singing, while another patient who had a large lesion on the left side of the brain and had for several years tried various therapies to try to regain the power of speech, all unsuccessful, was taught to say his address. Images of the brains of patients with stroke lesions on the left side of the brain — which is typically used more for speech — show “functional and structural changes” on the right side of the brain after they have undergone this form of therapy through song, called Music Intonation Therapy (MIT). Schlaug is currently running a randomized clinical trial of MIT with a view to gaining acceptance of the therapy in the medical field. In the United States, MIT could potentially help up to 70,000 nonverbal stroke victims to retrieve the ability to speak, Schlaug said.
Researchers Find Trigger For Narcolepsy BY AFP Swiss scientists say they have found a trigger for narcolepsy, the health disorder that sparks sudden daytime bouts of tiredness or sleep, in a move that could open up new avenues for treatment. he protein, called Trib2, is produced by neurones that also secrete the substance which helps keeps people awake, hypocretin, the researchers at Geneva and Lausanne Universities said in a statement. Narcolepsy, which affects some 0.05 percent of the population on average, has already been associated with a hypocretin deficiency but the exact cause had never been pinpointed. The researcher team concluded that
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Nasal inhalation of oxytocin, a hormone linked with mother-to-baby bonding, may help people with autism become more sociable, according to a French study. team led by Angela Sirigu of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience in Lyon, France, tried the experiment after previous research found that blood levels of oxytocin are low among individuals with autism, a condition that afflicts social behaviour. Oxytocin was tested among 13 patients suffering on high-functioning autism patients or with Asperger’s syndrome. The individuals had normal intellectual capacities but had problems in making contact in social situations. To measure behavioural changes, the
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researchers observed the patients and controls, who were not given oxytocin, in a virtual game of passing a ball. They then measured attentiveness to socially important cues when the patients viewed pictures of human faces. Patients who had inhaled oxytocin showed more attentiveness to visual cues when viewing human faces and were more likely to process social cues during the virtual ball passing game than controls in both experiments, the authors said. The study, published on Monday in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is cautious, saying there is wide individual variation in social responses. Even so, the outcome should unlock future studies on whether long-term use of oxytocin could bolster confidence and help social behaviour amongst people afflicted by autism, say the authors.
narcolepsy was the result of an attack by the body’s own immune system, after they found high levels of Trib2 antibodies amongst a sample of 120 narcoleptic patients. The antibodies end up destroying the hypocretic neurones. Professor Mehdi Tafti, co-director of the sleep laboratory at Vaud University Hospital in Lausanne, said that treatment with immunoglobulin, which is commonly used for auto-immune diseases of the nervous system, had shown “extraordinary results.” The sleep disorder disappeared in most of the patients treated soon after first symptoms, the statement added. The Swiss researchers hope the discovery could also shed more light on the way the human body handles sleep. The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Happiness Helps Ward Off Cardiac Disease
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BY AFP People with a sunny outlook on life are less likely to develop heart disease than those who are less happy or outright glum, according to a study published. ts authors say it is the f irst investigation to give objective data to support the belief that high morale also helps a strong heart. Publishing in the European Heart Journal, the Canadian team followed 1,739 men and women over 10 years who were enrolled in a health-monitoring project in Nova Scotia. At the start of the study, trained nurses gave an assessment of the participants’ risk of heart and disease. Using both self-reporting and clinical assessment, the observers rated symptoms of depression, hostility and anxiety as well as “positive” counterparts — joy, happiness, enthusiasm and contentment — on a f ive-point scale. Taking age, sex and cardiovascular risk factors into account, the researchers found that over the 10
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years, “increased positive affect” lessened the risk of heart disease by 22 percent for each point on the scale. “Participants with no positive affect were at a 22-percent higher risk of ischaemic heart disease (heart attack or angina) than those with a little positive affect, who were themselves at 22 percent higher risk than those with moderate positive affect,” explained Karina Davidson, director of the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, New York. She added: “We also found that if someone who was usually positive had some depressive symptoms at the time of the survey, this did not affect their overall lower risk of heart disease.” The investigators offer up several theories to explain the phenomenon. One is that people with “positive affect” may have longer periods of rest and relaxation and recover more quickly from stress. They caution, though, that clinical trials are needed to explore the hearthappiness link before doctors can issue any recommendations on how to prevent cardiac disease by enhancing positive emotions.
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Healthy Alternative to Mishloach Manot With the arrival of Purim this week, many of us are thinking about what to send for mishloach manot, gifts of food. Of course, any type of mishloach manot is a welcomed gesture of friendship. But instead of sending cakes, cookies, and candy. hy not consider healthier options? Your friends will be grateful to you for not tempting them to overeat, giving their kids a sugar high, or leaving them with too much chametz before Passover.
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The Produce Platter Fruit platters make a great snack on Purim day. My parents have given fruit platters for years, and every year recipients call to thank them, saying it was the best gift they received. Too busy on Purim day to assuage their hunger with real food, they found fruit to be the perfect thing. You can vary the size and type of platter, depending on your budget. For someone to whom you owe appreciation, you might want to send a large arrangement of fresh pineapple and melons on a fancy platter, presented elegantly in cellophane topped off with a bow. For more casual friends, the arrangement could consist of basic winter fruit on a simple plate or a fruit salad in a bowl. I’d advise you to stay away from apple slices, as there is a limit to how long lemon juice can keep an apple slice from turning brown. A vegetable platter is easier to set up attractively for those whose talent doesn’t lie in beautiful presentations. Fill a small clear plastic bowl with salad dressing and place it in the center of a plate or circular platter. Lay baby carrots, strips of different colored peppers, grape tomatoes, olives, baby corn, or any other vegetable in sections radiating from the bowl in the center. You can also buy sectioned disposable platters. Simply covering your platter with plastic wrap is suff icient, as the rich colors of a fruit or vegetable platter are beautiful in and of themselves.
Easy Russian Dressing Dip 1/2 c mayonnaise (reduced fat is f ine) 2-3 Tbsp ketchup 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp garlic powder
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A hearty vegetable soup is another healthy option. It can be made in advance and doesn’t require any fancy packaging, since it’s normal to send soup in a plastic container. (You can decorate the container if you wish.) Attach a package of breadsticks to the container to fulf ill the mitzvah of sending two types of foods for mishloach manot. Another item that is generally appreciated is a kugel. Although kugel is not usually a healthful food, at least it’s real food! It’s not likely to contribute to Purim day snacking, since it will probably be put away for a Shabbat meal after Purim. Unlike many other side dishes, kugel refrigerates and freezes well and is almost universally liked. Lay a second item (a small bottle of wine or grape juice works well) on top of the kugel, and no container is needed.
A salad is another welcome meal item and is easy to put together. Lettuce or pasta salads are the most practical, as you will probably not want to take the time on Purim or the day before to chop the many vegetables needed to produce a decent-sized vegetable salad. Sending an unopened bag of lettuce with kosher certif ication will avoid both freshness and kashrut problems. Customize the salad by placing the bag of lettuce in a large fancy bowl or a simple plastic container, along with a container of homemade or store-bought dressing and packages of craisins, nuts, mandarin oranges, or other salad toppings.
Sweet potato Kugel Base: 3 cups boiled, mashed, and drained sweet potatoes 2 eggs ½ cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt Mix and pour into an 8x8 (20 cm) or 9 inch (22 cm) round pan. Topping: 1/2 cup brown sugar 5 Tbsp flour 2 Tbsp oil Optional: 5 Tbsp chopped nuts Work the oil into the sugar and flour. Sprinkle the topping over the base. Bake at 350 F (180 C) for 30 minutes or until light brown.
Broccoli kugel 1 large saut éed onion 32 oz (1 kg) frozen broccoli pieces 4 large eggs 2 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise (reduced fat is f ine) 1 tsp salt ½ tsp pepper Bake in a low pan at 350 F (180 C)
4 large tomatoes, diced 1 green pepper, diced 1 red onion, diced ½ cucumber, diced 1/3 cup fresh parsley (or about 1 ½ Tbsp dried parsley) Juice of 1-2 lemons (fresh tastes best) Dressing: ¼ cup olive oil ¾ tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper Put all the salad items into a large ziplock bag or container with a lid. Pour dressing in, mix well, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4-5 hour. The hard, raw couscous will absorb the liquid from the dressing and vegetables and fluff up as if it had been cooked. Try it – it really works! Keeps for almost a week in the refrigerator.
Orange-craisin lettuce salad 1 bag lettuce Handful craisins Small can mandarin oranges (or sections of 1-2 clementines ) Dressing (Shake well before dressing the salad): 3 Tbsp vinegar 3 Tbsp sugar 3 Tbsp oil (may replace with 1 Tbsp oil and 2 tsp water) Couscous salad This salad works well for Purim because it actually tastes better when made a day or two in advance. Salad: 1 1/3 cup raw f ine couscous (mix orange and green colored couscous with the regular variety for a fun look)
Kids and Teens If your child is embarrassed to give a mini apple juice instead of a soda to his friend, it’s not worth it. You have to know your customer. But for children who are willing to do something a little different, breakfast foods are usually healthy and tasty. For example, you could send a breakfast bar or mini cereals and milk. Tie them together or send in a plastic cereal bowl. Even sweetened cereals and chocolate milk have far more nutritional value than soda and chips. I hope this gives you some food for thought. Have a happy and healthy Purim!
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Clothes Make The Man By Rabbi Elly Broch
efer HaChinuch (1) expounds upon the importance of a salubrious Temple, and for the garments worn by the Kohanim to be so beautiful, thus introducing a foundation in Torah psychology. A person is influenced by his acts and the external environment in which he finds himself. One chosen to serve in the Temple must maintain a sense of awe, as he is in the presence of G-d. In addition, those who come to the Temple to atone for their indiscretions or to show gratitude to G-d must also conduct themselves as appropriate in the Creator's presence. Due to the environment in the Temple, engendered by the physical stimuli, such as the ornate implements and beautiful clothing of the Kohanim, plus the lofty spiritual sensitivity and sterling character of those around this precinct, those who experienced the Temple were transformed. Moreover, whenever the Kohanim noticed the clothing they were wearing, this reinforced the concept as to the importance of what they were doing and Whom they were serving. The clothing that they were wearing and the environment in which they served were all conducive to awareness of G-d. The Talmud (Bava Basra 21a) describes the indispensable work of
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Yehoshua ben Gamla, who lived during the Second Temple period. He instituted public education for children of all backgrounds and socioeconomic status. Initially, he established schools only in Jerusalem, which required many to travel, based on the verse "From Zion will go out the Torah." (Yeshaya/Isaiah 2:3) Tosafos explain that since those in Jerusalem would experience great sanctity, and would witness the Kohanim performing the service, this would encourage greater fear of Heaven and enthusiasm for Torah. Yehoshua Ben Gamla was not only concerned with what the students would learn, but also the environment most conducive for growth. We are all influenced by our dress and surroundings to a greater degree than we are aware. Journals are replete with research concerning conformity, and the influence of positive and negative environmental factors on later development. Since we tend to gravitate towards the norms of our surroundings, it is important to choose our environments carefully. Seemingly unimportant details such as the clothes we wear and the environment in which we live can exert a large influence on our behavior, our thoughts and our service of G-d.
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Summary of the Haftorah
Haftorah Zachor Shmuel I - 15:2
This week's Haftorah takes place 2,873 years ago. In the year 2883 - 878 b.c.e. King Shaul was sent by G-d to destroy the nation of Amalek. Agag was their king, and it was a singular moment in history when every member of Amalek was in one place at the same time. Shaul, as per Shmuel Hanavi's instructions, was successful in destroying Amalek. owever, as the Haftorah clearly states, Shaul had mercy and allowed the king, Agag, to remain alive, as well as the captured cattle. The commentaries state that in the interim, Agag was able to impregnate a maidservant, from which the nation of Amalek would survive. Hashem told Shmuel that Shaul's neglect of His command to totally destroy Amalek must result in Shaul loosing the right to be king. Despite Shmuel's prayers for mercy, Hashem didn't relent, and Shmuel went to tell Shaul of G-d's punishment. The connection to Purim is well documented. Haman is called, "the Agagi". He was a direct descendent of Agag. In ascertaining Hashem's mercy and justice, we are forced to acknowledge our limited understanding. The notion of killing men woman and children is thankfully foreign and abhor-
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"You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aaron your brother and his sons to minister to me." (Shemos/Exodus 28:4) The garments that were made to be worn by the Kohanim (priests) who served in the Temple were extremely ornate and impressive, as a glory to G-d to Whom they served.
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rent to us. Nevertheless, Shaul was commanded to eradicate the entire nation. The Haftorah identifies Shaul's sin in not fulfilling G-d's commandment as misplaced mercy. Had he known that, 521 years later, his merciful act would result in the potential extermination of the entire Jewish people, Shaul would not have had mercy on Agag and the cattle. It is the responsibility of a king to think beyond the immediate and do what has to be done to guarantee the future of his nation. Being that no single human can ever guarantee the future, he has no choice but to listen to Hashem's commandments and do as he is told. That insures the future. The message of Purim is the story of our Haftorah. Hashem works His miracles through the normal passage of time. Actions done today set in motion ripples in time that radiate far into the future. May today's celebration of Purim set in motion the redemption of tomorrow!
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Maftir Zachor This week, in addition to the regular Parsha, we read Parshas Zachor. Parshas Zachor is the 2nd of the four special Shabbosim preceding Pesach when additional portions are read from the Torah. The first special Shabbos was Parshas Shekalim. This week we read Zachor, and in a few weeks we will read Parshat Parah and Parshat Chodesh. here are set rules which determine when each of these additional Parshios is to be read. Parshas Zachor is always read on the Shabbos before Purim. On Parshas Zachor, we read the additional Parsha found in Devarim, 25:17. As a nation, we were commanded to destroy the nation of Amalek. This nation came into existence at the same time as we did. Esav's son Elifaz had a son Amalek. Esav and Elifaz's legacy to Amalek was an undying hatred against the children of Yakov. At the time of the exodus from Egypt,
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Amalek traveled hundreds of miles to ambush the newly freed nation in the hope of destroying them. We, as a nation, did not pose any threat to their sovereignty. They lived to the east of Canaan and were not among the Seven Nations occupying Eretz Yisroel. Nevertheless, their irrational hatred against Hashem and us compelled them to attack a harmless and seemingly defenseless nation. In the aftermath of their attack we were commanded to always remember the evil that is Amalek. It is the reading of this Parsha that is the fulfillment of this Biblical commandment. This mitzvah, according to most authorities, is not restricted by time and must be fulfilled by men and woman. The Rabbi's selected the Shabbos before Purim for the fulfillment of this Mitzvah because Haman was a direct descendent of Amalek, and Mordecai was a direct descendent of King Saul. The entire story of Purim is directly linked to this Mitzvah and the missed opportunity of King Saul that we read about in the Haftorah.
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SMILE and BE NICE!!! By Alice Franco Last week, as I was walking to Bloomingdales to buy a gift, I started to think about my adorable f irst grandchild and how, at almost two years old he has a sense of humor that really makes me laugh. As I continued my walk, I started smiling. I couldn’t stop. he day was cold and drab, but thinking of him made me happy and I began to laugh to myself. How silly am I, I thought!! I must look really strange !!! But the smile was there to stay. The sides of my mouth would not turn downward. There was nothing that could alter it. I pointed my face toward the ground, so I could avoid people staring at me, but I laughed even harder at the idea of suppressing this ‘feel great’ smile. No use! I lifted my head, continued walking and just let myself enjoy the moment – no matter how ridiculous I looked. To my surprise, something wonderful happened. Almost everyone who looked my way and saw me smiling began to smile to themselves. My smile was contageous! Could it be that all these people walking, running, shopping, eating and rushing around me were actually happy too and wanted to laugh along with me? Maybe they had funny things to think about too and my smile unleashed theirs. I knew that the more smiles I saw, the more I smiled. A domi-
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no effect. Of course not everyone reacted that way, but if only ten people did, it made me realize how important and far reaching a smile can be. Smiling and being nice to others is important in the diff icult world we live in today. A smile will let people know that you are friendly and inviting. When you smile at someone and look them in the eye, they will, for the most part, smile back. Many say New York is a big city with unfriendly people; a city you just get lost in and a city that recognizes only its rich and famous. I don’t buy it. I’ve lived in New York for 36 years and I wouldn’t think of living anywhere else. Sure it’s big, but to me, my neighborhood is a small and friendly place. I know almost everyone in the area, including the doormen, the construction men, the shop owners and so forth. I make it my business to know these people. I want to know them, and they in turn appreciate my effort and are happy to know me back. They are by no means my best friends, but it’s just as nice for them as it is for me, as we greet one another each morning. First I say hello to Bob, my morning doorman on my way out to the gym. It always amazes me that he is a doorman, because he is so well read and knowl-
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edgeable. We discuss the latest movies and I often lend him some of my DVD’s. As I run down the block to the gym, I wave to all the guards at the high school. They no longer see my kids, but they give me a big hello every day. At the gym all the trainers get hellos and high f ives and we all have a laugh or two – sometimes at my expense, but it’s all in fun. ________________________________
“Smiling and being nice to others is important in the difficult world we live in today. A smile will let people know that you are friendly and inviting.” ________________________________ From there I go to Seraf ina where Tamar makes a mean cappuccino, walk by Intermix and wave to all the salesgirls as I head back home to shower and dress for the rest of the day. I call Ron at the cleaners, Ben at the drug store to ask him a question, and ask my housekeeper to drop some shoes to George the shoemaker I think you get the picture. These are all the people in my neighborhood. They’re great! They help me with my needs and I show them my appreciation. Just because I pay them for their services isn’t enough in my book. I watch so many customers go in and out. Some don’t smile while others don’t even say hello. They ask for a service, pay for it and leave. Sure it’s acceptable. They aren’t causing any problems, but they aren’t adding any niceties either. They are the people who go unnoticed. They are the people who don’t understand what it is to embrace life and to embrace the people in their life. They don’t get to share in the rewards of making a connection with someone because of a smile. They don’t get to share in the wonderful feeling. We all have our immediate families and friends and don’t always have the need to meet new people. We feel comfortable and safe with whom we know, so making friends with the rest of the world may be low on the list. It shouldn’t be. Being friendly and nice goes a
If you don’t take the initiative to smile and extend a welcoming look you’ll never know how nice others can be to you. long way. When you make an effort to know people you are offered an insight into different cultures, religions, traditions and languages. Understanding and learning things about others you would not normally have access to is interesting. Grab at the opportunity. I’m sure there are many nice people around. that you’re nice too. But, if you don’t take the initiative to smile and extend a welcoming look you’ll never know how nice others can be to you as well. Think of the many people in your community that you see often but have never been introduced to – smile. Let your children see you practice nice cordial and helpful behavior. They will follow your lead. Make them aware that politeness is not related to your personal aff iliations or social status. Explain to them what the word ‘compassionate’ means. Make them feel for others. Help them to learn what it is to be patient with others and not demanding. Teach them that they can be the f irst to smile and the f irst to be nice. Most importantly, learn and let them learn that people don’t always come in the package size, shape and color you’d like them to be, but inside they are, for the most part, good. It will be the magic of your smile, and the kindness in your eyes and voice that will help bring the best out in others. Follow the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated and you will f ind it a lot easier to be nice to people. Send questions to aliceny@aol.com
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People and Places BY PAUL STEINER
With the MTA considering another fare hike for the subway, a wit suggests to let riders in free and charge them to get out. ur current movie critics what do they know, not much.
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One leading woman critic gave “Valentine’s Day” zero stars; others gave it one star. But “Valentine’s Day” came out #1 at the box office the first weekend grossing $52.4 million! Shirley Bell Cole who played the famous comic strip character “Orphan Annie,” 10 years on radio, died Jan 12. NY Times did not run her half page obit until Feb. 3, twenty-two (22) days later!!! Theater Talk “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens. From childhood, Louisa and Tom Gradgrind were trained to shun emotion, imagination, and passing - to put their trust on Cold Hard Facts. Now faced with a loveless marriage and a life devoid of dreams, Louisa has begun to wonder - has something inside her been maimed? In Stephen Jeffreys’ whirlwind adaptation of Dickens’ saga - crowded with eccentric circus performers, shrewd businessmen, cunning widows, and downtrodden workers - we find that even in the darkest industrial landscape, honesty, loyalty, joy, and love abound...and the human heart will not be silenced forever. At Pearl Theater at City Center. At Primary Stages; Licensed music featured in “Happy Now? “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Screened at MoMA “The Lubitsch Touch” - Ernst Lubitsch (18921947) went from playing a Jewish clown in crude farces to becoming one of the most sophisticated directors in film history. His German career lasted nearly a decade, intermingling satirical comedies with historical spectacles. In the course of these efforts, he developed what became known as “the Lubitsch touch,” which, although not easily definable, has something to do with revealing his char-
acters’ inner reality through means unavailable to any medium other than cinema - and it’s usually funny too. “So This Is Paris” (1926). USA, also directed by Ernst Lubitsch is a fragment that suggests that Lubitsch was making musicals even before there was sound film. Silent. “The Wolfman,” inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, “The Wolfman” brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Lawrence Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancee Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunt’s for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself... one he never imagined existed. “Rabbi Tefillin” Chabad Rabbi Yosef “Tefillin” Samuels of Milwaukee has prayed on planes wearing tefillin for decades and only encountered positive reactions. He often asks if others on the plane want to wear tefillin and pray. “It’s protection for your customers,” he said. “It’s cheaper than TSA and it works. We’ve been doing this for 3,000 years. This is a fact.”
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3000-Year-Old Wall Discovered in Jerusalem... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 King Solomon in Jerusalem in the latter part of the 10th century bce,” said Mazar. “This is the f irst time that a structure from that time has been found that may correlate with written descriptions of Solomon’s building in Jerusalem,” she added. “The Bible tells us that Solomon built—with the assistance of the Phoenicians, who were outstanding builders—the temple and his new palace and surrounded them with a city, most probably connected to the more ancient wall of the City of David.” The 6-meter-high gatehouse of the uncovered city wall complex is built in a style typical of those from the period of the First Temple like Megiddo, Beersheva and Ashdod. It has a symmetrical plan of four identical small rooms, two on each side of the main passageway. Also there was a large, adjacent tower, covering an area of 24 by 18
meters, which was intended to serve as a watchtower to protect entry to the city. The tower is located today under the nearby road and still needs to be excavated. Nineteenth-century British surveyor Charles Warren, who conducted an underground survey in the area, f irst described the outline of the large tower in 1867 but without attributing it to the era of Solomon. “Part of the city wall complex served as commercial space and part as security stations,” explained Mazar. Within the courtyard of the large tower there were widespread public activities, she said. It served as a public meeting ground, as a place for conducting commercial activities and cult activities, and as a location for economic and legal activities. Pottery shards discovered within the f ill of the lowest floor of the royal building near the gatehouse also testify
Israel To Set Up $1.5m. School For Haitian 1,000 Kids ... relief work in Haiti and has committed $1.7m. in the first emergency relief phase, which included the shipment of seven containers full of supplies. “The first priority with respect to our funding and our programming is the area of greatest need by the victims,” Recant said. “In this particular case, the amount of devastation, the kind of programs needed is very amenable to the idea of the Israeli village model” and its comprehensive approach
bling early in a recovery period when the index itself has not yet made a strong recovery gain,” said Robert Brusca at FAO Economics. Brusca noted that jobless insurance claims have been on the rise after a period of easing and few jobs were being created in the services sector, which accounts for the vast majority of the labor market. The drop in the consumer index came in the face of falling overall unemployment but rising jobless insurance claims, and signs of stabilization in the troubled housing market.
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found were seal impressions (bullae) with Hebrew names, also indicating the royal nature of the structure. Most of the tiny fragments uncovered came from intricate wet sifting done with the help of the salvaging Temple Mount Sifting Project, directed by Dr. Gabriel Barkai and Zachi Zweig, under the auspice of the Nature and Parks Authority and the Ir David Foundation. Between the large tower at the city gate and the royal building, the archaeologists uncovered a section of the corner tower that is 8 meters long and 6 meters high. The tower was built of carved stones of unusual beauty. East of the royal building, another section of the city wall that extends for some 35 meters also was revealed. This section is 5 meters high and is part of the wall that continues to the northeast and once enclosed the Ophel area.
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“providing for various communal needs,” he said. In fact, the idea for the Israeli village is based on a similar model constructed in Kosovo. That facility was operational for nearly three years, and included a school, mainly for orphans. Danny Biran, who was part of the advance team Israel sent to Haiti immediately after the earthquake, recalled the children who had arrived at the IDF hospital,
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to the dating of the complex to the 10th century bce. Found on the floor were remnants of large storage jars, 1.15 meters in height, that survived destruction by f ire and that were found in rooms that apparently served as storage areas on the ground floor of the building. On one of the jars there is a partial inscription in ancient Hebrew indicating it belonged to a high-level government off icial. “The jars are the largest ever found in Jerusalem,” said Mazar, adding that “the inscription on one of them shows that it belonged to a government off icial, apparently the person responsible for overseeing the provision of baked goods to the royal court.” In addition to the pottery shards, cult f igurines were also found in the area, as were seal impressions on jar handles with the word “to the king,” testifying to their usage within the monarchy. Also
scared and sometimes alone. “If you ask me, what most moved me [was] to see the smile, when they entered the camp and were frightened… the first smile of such a kid was something unbelievable for me,” said Biran, an official with the Foreign Ministry stationed in New York. More than a month after the earthquake, Biran said there was still concern about the children.
“There is a lot of damage in Haiti, and we are very concerned about the kids and what they are doing. They don’t have where to stay, they don’t have houses, they don’t have schools,” he said. Biran said there was much to be done in the next five, even 10 years. “The point is, what are you going [to do] now?” he said. “That’s what Israel thought, that it would be good to open a school and a framework” for the children.
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Scott Hoyt of Moody’s Economy.com said the decline was largely due to severe snowstorms in the Northeast and “the index should recoup most of February’s decline over the next two months.” The Conference Board said its present situation index fell 5.8 points to 19.4 in February, the lowest reading since February 1983. Of the 5,000 households survey through February 17, those viewing conditions as “good” fell to 6.2 percent from 8.5 percent, while those claiming business conditions are
“bad” rose to 46.3 percent from 44.7 percent. Consumers also were more pessimistic about the labor market, where the unemployment rate eased to 9.7 percent in January but is widely expected to remain high for some time as the economy recovers. Respondents saying jobs are “hard to get” rose to 47.7 percent from 46.5 percent, while those saying jobs are “plentiful” fell to 3.6 percent from 4.4 percent. The expectations index plummeted 13.5 points to 63.8. Job insecurity increased, with
those expecting fewer jobs rising to 24.6 percent from 18.9 percent, and those anticipating an increase in their incomes fell to 9.5 percent from 11.0 percent. “The drop in confidence may take the wind out of the sails of consumer spending briefly, but we do not see it as a major gamechanger in terms of the progress of the recovery,” said Brian Bethune, chief US financial economist at IHS Global Insight. “Consumer spending is not expected to energize the recovery in 2010, but rather plod along at relatively subdued rates.”
despite her having fasted so long. Esther understood that she had only made it that far because of the feverish prayers of the entire Jewish People. She knew that she would continue to need their help to finish her mission. Her next concern was that when the people would hear that she had gained the full attention of the King they would shift to relying on Esther’s guile alone. Therefore she invited the wicked Haman to give a false impression
to the People of Israel that she was going to use this magic moment to save herself. When the people heard the bad news they intensified their prayerful efforts turning back to HASHEM. Now, only with HASHEM’s help did Esther succeed!
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ter from the Holy Kotzker Rebbe, I’ll bet you thought that that all your financial woes were solved. It could even be that you forgot entirely about G-d Almighty Who provides for your needs. However, when you left my house feeling dejected I presumed that you once again turned your heart to Heaven. I wanted you to know where all these things really come from. I am only an agent of HASHEM!”
Now we can return our attention to Esther’s brilliant strategy. When she entered the realm of the King to beg for mercy for the Jewish People it was after three days of fasting. Not only was Esther fasting but she had requested of Mordechai to demand that all the Jews should fast and pray for three days so that she might find grace in the eyes of the King once again. When the King set his eyes upon her, miraculously he was enchanted
Rabbi Menachem Porush, z”tl, Agudat Yisrael MK Dies at 93... of United Torah Judaism are in deep mourning. Rabbi Menachem Porush was a legend; an exemplary public figure. He would always tell me: I am following you, you are acting correctly. He was involved in public activities until his last breath. Rabbi Menachem Porush came from a veteran Jerusalemite family, and was among the leaders of the 80s and 90s campaign to close down Bar Ilan road on Saturdays. In 1999 he was one of the organizers of the mass demonstration against the High Court.
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Rabbi Porush, a long time respected leader in the religious and political community, was a former Deputy Minister of Welfare and Labor, serving as de facto minister because of the policy of his Aguda Yisrael not to fill a government position of minister. “His death is a painful blow to the faithful of the Land of Israel”,said Rabbi Shalom Wolpe,. “In the last 20 years, he prevented many negative decrees through his work, and until his last days he worked for the sake of the Land of Israel and its security. Not many
people know that Rachel’s Tomb is in our hands because of his actions, and his many other deeds have not yet been known to the public.” It was revealed in recent years that Rabbi Porush successfully pleaded with then Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin not to abandon the holy site to Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Authority. “Our comfort is that his son Rabbi Meir Porush continues in his father’s ways in the unending struggle for the holy land,” Rabbi Wolpe added.
Born in Jerusalem, he established Children's Town, as the Children's Day Nurseries. He also established Kiryat HaYeled, an educational center for hareidi children. He worked as a reporter and later edited the Kol Israel newspaper. He served as chairman of the Agudat Yisrael Center in Israel and was deputy head of the Jerusalem city council. Rabbi Porush resigned from the Knesset for the second and last time in 1994 after serving several terms spanning more than three decades.
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Abbas, Haniyeh Threaten: Heritage Sites Will Ignite a War... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 of the holy site. Stone throwing was also reported. While the Arab world and even the UN have decried the move by the Israeli government to protect the Israeli National Heritage sites claiming that “Israel is turning Islamic sites on the West Bank Jewish,” Jewish groups are saying that they are hoping that
other sites will be added to the list. Among the sites that many Israelis hope will be added to the list are Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem and Tel Shilo site of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) for 369 years before it was moved to Jerusalem. “We can’t forget that the Arabs have a history of destroying Jewish heritage sites,” one person said. “Between 1948 and 1967, when
Jordan ruled the old city of Jerusalem the destroyed the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem, including many ancient synagogues. “Recently when the Palestinian Authority, took over the city of Shechem they destroyed Joseph’s tomb. Today Jews can only visit the site with military coordination and protection.
“The Palestinians have a long history of denying any Jewish tie to the land. They say that the Jewish Beit HaMikdash was not in Jerusalem and claim most Jewish sites as Moslem.” Many Israelis fear that all the Jewish heritage sites in Judea and Samaria will be denied to them it the territory will be given away to the PA.
that responds to the needs of the people of Israel. It is an established UN NGO (Non Government Organization) that seeks to meet
the needs of the people of Israel. The United Nations has granted WIZO consultative status with ECOSOC and Unicef.
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cal care doctors deplored “the magnitude of harm from these infections” and said it was “unconscionable” that patients “continue to experience harm from their interactions with the health system.” “What is glaringly obvious is that preventable harm remains a substantial problem and that investments in research to reduce
these harms are woefully inadequate given the magnitude of the problem,” David Murphy and John Pronovost of Johns Hopkins University’s department of medicine wrote in the commentary. “We have invested little in rigorous methods to measure and improve quality of care,” they wrote.
Every One’s a Winner at WIZO Casino Night... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 establishing strong bonds between Israel and American Jewry. It is committed to “care and respond to every need during every
phase of life.” In the 85 years since its establishment, WIZO has created a social welfare network
Toyota Chief Admits Expansion ‘Too Quick’... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 had driven the vehicles involved in the accelerator pedal recall as well as the Prius model. He added he would insist that all top staff
“actually drive the cars, and that they check for themselves where the problem lies as well as its severity.”
Hospital infections kill 48,000... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 monia. Hospital-acquired pneumonia extended a patient’s stay in hospital by 14 days and added some 46,400 dollars to the final price tag, while sepsis extended the time spent in hospital by nearly 11 days and added 32,900 dollars on average to the final bill.
And in many cases, the two infections and others picked up in hospital could be prevented by improving hygiene in clinical settings, said Ramanan Laxminarayan, one of the lead authors of the study. In a commentary piece also published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, two criti-
Israel Seeks to Stem Flow of Non-Jewish African Migrants... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 On Israel’s border with Egypt is the Israeli community of Kadish Barnea. Residents Avishai and Jolanda Pinchas, sitting on a porch on their sprawling property, look across a few hundred meters to an Egyptian guard tower and the barbed wire fence that marks the border. They say they often awakened at night by the sound of gunfire. “You know how many times they kill refugees here? It’s horrible,” Avishai Pinchas said. “When we hear these things, we know things are going on very close by. We can really hear it. Many times.” The couple in the past have taken in scores of hungry and injured Sudanese migrants and allowed them to stay in some bungalows on their property. At one point, they provided food, medicine, and shelter to as many as 55 men, women, and children. They stopped doing so after Israeli border
police started the practice of picking up migrants and taking them to a detention center where they are kept while authorities check to make sure they are not terrorists. The flow of migrants has continued. Officials say they are crossing at a rate of several hundred per week. Once past the Egyptian border guards, the migrants wait along the highway for Israeli police to pick them up and take them to the detention center. One reason so many people can cross is the border fence is in some places nothing more than a single line of barbed wire. On some stretches, the fence disappears under the sand, buried by the dunes. Some Israelis say it is no border at all, and certainly not enough to protect a nation faced with constant terrorist threats. This is one reason why the Pinchas welcome news of government plans to reinforce
it. “Who knows what kind of stuff has been going over, also like weapons or things like that,” Jolanda Pinchas said. “We don’t know. But it’s open for everything right now. Israel I think needs to do something about the border.” Her husband, Avishai, says a beefed up border may at least end the violence against migrants that he has witnessed firsthand. “We have so many sad stories about this border, what’s going on here,” Avishai Pinchas said. “You know what? For their health, for their life, it’s better for them either to stay there and not to try to cross to be beat and killed. Women and all kinds of (people) get killed there. And I feel sad about this. It’s horrible.” Once in the country, life for Sudanese immigrants is not easy. Ahmed has not been able to find steady
work. He says Israelis have been kind to him and his children are getting an education as well as healthcare benefits. However, the family can never consider this home. Israel welcomes Jewish immigrants, but Muslims like Ahmed are not eligible for citizenship. Knowing there is no future here for his family, he says he wants to leave. He says a reinforced fence may be a good thing, even if it is meant to keep out migrants like himself. He says it is true that a reinforced barrier at the border will not allow migrants like himself to enter,” Batran said. “He says he, who has managed to enter Israel, wants to depart the country. He wonders why others want to come here, and now sees no reason for it. In their bid to stem illegal immigration, it is a message Israel’s leaders hope will resonate deep in Africa.
ence in the areas. The strategic implications of his statement are clear. Far from being a bulwark against Hamas, Abbas empowers the Iranianbacked jihadist force. The only bulwark against Hamas is Israel. WHAT THIS means is that Israel must end its support for Abbas. Every day he remains in power, Abbas perpetuates a myth of Palestinian moderation. As a supposed moderate, he claims that Israel should curtail its counterterror operations and let his own “moderate” forces take over. To strengthen Abbas, the US pressures Israel to curtail its counterterror operations in Judea and Samaria. To please the US, Israel in turn cuts back its operations. Abbas’s men fight Hamas, but they also terrorize journalists, merchants and plain civilians who fall in their path, and so strengthen Hamas. To ratchet up public support for Fatah, Abbas escalates PA incitement against Israel. This then encourages his own forces to attack Israelis — as happened last week when one of his security officers murdered IDF St.-Sgt. Maj. Ihab Khatib. And so it goes. It is clear that Barak will threaten to bolt
the coalition if Netanyahu decides to cut off Abbas. But if he left, where would he go? Barak has nowhere to go. He will not be reelected to lead his party. And if Labor leaves the coalition, Netanyahu would still be far from losing his majority in Knesset. As for angering the White House, the fact of the matter is that by pointing out that Abbas is not a credible leader, Israel will make it more difficult for Obama and his advisers to coerce Israel into making further concessions that will only further empower Hamas. Shabaneh told the Post that he fully expects the PA to try to kill him. But in a way, the yawns that greeted his story are his best life insurance policy. Until the world stops believing that Fatah is indispensable, no one will listen to the Shabanehs of the world and so the PA has no reason to kill him. Just as the Post was the only media organ that would publish his story, so the Israeli government is the only government that can force the rest of the world to recognize that Abbas is not an ally. But to do that, the government itself must finally break with the fairy tale of Fatah .
The Fatah Fairy Tale... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 sures, what accounts for the Netanyahu government’s behavior in this matter? Shortly after the Post first published Shabaneh’s story, the PA issued an arrest warrant against him. He was charged among other things with “harming the national interests” of the Palestinians. But Abbas’s henchmen couldn’t put their hands on him. Israel had already arrested him. Shabaneh was booked for among other things, illegally working for the PA. It is indeed illegal for Israeli residents to work for the PA. But oddly, although Israeli authorities have known whom Shabaneh worked for since 1994, until his disclosures were made public, they never saw any pressing need to arrest or prosecute him. Official Israel has nothing to say about Shabaneh’s information. Rather, in the wake of his disclosures, everyone from Netanyahu to Defense Minister Ehud Barak has continued to proclaim daily their dedication to reaching a peace accord with Abbas. This even as Abbas and his cronies accuse Israel of using the “traitorous” Shabaneh to pressure Abbas into negotiating with Israel. There are two explanations for Israel’s
behavior. First, there is the fact that the presence of Barak and his Labor Party in the government makes it impossible for Netanyahu and his Likud Party to abandon the failed two-state paradigm of dealing the PA. If Netanyahu and his colleagues were to point out that the PA is a kleptocracy and its senior officials enable terror and escalate incitement to deflect their public’s attention away from their criminality, (as well as because they want to destroy Israel), then Labor may bolt the coalition. Beyond that, there is no doubt that an Israeli denunciation of Abbas and his mafia would enrage the US and EU. Apparently, Netanyahu - who to please President Barack Obama accepted the two-state paradigm in spite of the fact that he opposes it, and suspended Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria despite the fact that he knows doing this is wrong - is loathe to pick a fight by pointing out the obvious fact that the PA is a corrupt band of oppressive thieves. Shabaneh argues that due to PA corruption, Hamas remains the preferred alternative for Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. In his view, the only reason Hamas has yet to take over Judea and Samaria is the IDF pres-
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Top Ten Reasons for Celebrating Purim BY KENNETH GOLDRICH 1. Making noise in shul is a MITZVAH!! 2. Levity is not reserved for the Levites 3. Nobody knows if you’re having a bad hair day. You can tell them it’s your costume 4. Purim is easier to spell than Chanukah, I mean Hanukah, I mean, KHanukah, I mean Chanuka, I mean the Festival of Lights. 5. You don’t have to kasher your home and change all the pots and dishes.
6. You don’t have to build a hut and live and eat outside (but you could volunteer to build a new Purim booth for next year’s Carnival) 7. You get to drink wine and drink wine and drink wine and you don’t even have to stand for Kiddush (I guess you can’t!) 8. You won’t get hit in the eye by a lulav 9. You can’t eat hamantaschen on Yom Kippur
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Berlin Ancient Community Recovering Like a Phoenix From the Ashes BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER While Germany and its capital Berlin, will always be remembered as the country that started World War II and murdered over six million Jews during the Shoah and where there is currently an upsurge in anti-Semitism, Germany holds a lot of history and attracts many Jewish visitors from around the world. ews have lived in Berlin since the Middle-Ages, and their impact on German culture, science and history has been tremendous. In fact, in every facet of Berlin’s history, Jews are present: from the most horrible persecutions to scientific and cultural innovations.
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The Jewish history of Berlin (Summarised from “Juden in Berlin” (Jews in Berlin) ;Published by Hermann Simon, Andreas Nachama and Julius Schoeps)
Neue Synagogue in Berlin.
1295 First documented mentioning of Jews in Berlin 1354 Six Jewish families settling in the “Kleinen Judenhof ” 1573 Expulsion of Brandenburg’s Jews “for all eternity” 1671 Granting residency privileges for the first two Jewish families. Establishment of the Jewish Community of Berlin 1672 Purchase of land for the cemetery on Grosse Hamburger Strasse 1714 Consecration of the first synagogue on Heidereutergasse 1722 Regulation of the different classes of Jewish elders. The community undergoes its first internal re-organisation 1755 Establishment of the first Jewish hospital 1778 Opening of the first Jewish ”free” school by D. Friedländer and I.D. Itzig. 1812 Decree on Jews’ civil status in the Prussian state: Jews become citizens 1827 Opening of the cemetery on Schönhauser Allee – used through 1880 1861 Jewish Community of Berlin receives its charter 1866 Consecration of the Great Synagogue on Oranienburger Strasse 1873 Establishment of the Rabbinical Seminary 1912 Consecration of the Synagogue on Fasanenstrasse 1917 Founding of the The Central Board of Jewish Welfare in Germany) in Berlin 1930 1933 Opening of the Jewish Museum, next to the synagogue 1933, January 30: Seizure of power by the Nazis. 1933, April 1: First boycott call against shops owned by Jewe 1938, October 27-28: Arrest and expulsion of ca. 15,000 Jews from Eastern Europe 1938, November 9-10: State organised pogrom against Germany’s Jewish population. In the so-called “Kristallnacht” 1939, September 1: World War II begins. 1942, January 20: Wannsee Conference convenes on the “Final Solution 1946 Reestablishment of Jewish Community of Berlin
1953 Organisational division of the community into “West” and “East” communities 1959 Dedication of the Jewish Community Centre on Fasanenstrasse 1962 Reestablishment of Berlin’s Jewish Adult Education Centre 1971 Jubilee commemorating the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish Community of Berlin: Berlin’s Charlottenburg district 1987 First Yiddish Culture Days takes place in Prenzlauer Berg (East Berlin) 1987 First Jewish Culture Days takes place in West Berlin 1988 Founding of the Jüdischer Kulturverein (Jewish Cultural Association) 1989, 1990, October The Jewish Museum in Berlin. 3: German Reunification Day. The Jewish communities of East and West Berlin merge JEWISH SOURCES IN BERLIN 1993 Jewish Secondary School opens on CHABAD OF BERLIN Grosse Hamburger Strasse Augsberg Strasse 33 1998 Lauder Foundation opens its educationTel 49-30-2128-2030 al centre on Rykestrasse www.chabadberlin.de 2001 Jewish Museum, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opens ADASS JISROEL 2005 Ceremonial dedication of the Memorial Tucholkys Strasse 40 to the Murdered Jews of Europe 2006 Re-consecration of a Sephardic synaTel 49-30-281-3135 gogue in Berlin 2006 Berlin’s Jewish Hospital celebrates its JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 250th anniversary 49 30 281 3135 2010 Today Berlin has become the fastest growing Jewish community outside of Israel due to the influx of Jews from the Former Soviet Union. KOSHER FOOD
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Jews: Citizens of the World Continued from cover Jews enjoy the sandy beaches of Hawaii and the jungles of Belize. They can be found participating in the culture of NY and the rodeos of Arizona. Museums of Paris and the football of England also have their Jewish enthusiasts. The mountains of the Alps are no stranger to the young ski loving Jews then those in Vermont or Colorado. While it is not unusual to hear Hebrew on the streets of NY, lately Hebrew can be heard in Japan, Russia, Chile, Canada, and the capitals of Europe attesting to the breadth of Jewish travel. During the Passover holiday hotels are f illed with Jews escaping the inner cities for the eight day holiday. The Chabad emissaries hold Passover meals in Indonesia, in the foot hills of Mt Everest and even Viet Nam usually with overflowing crowds of Jewish travelers. While Jews are not known for their athleticism, winter, adventure and water sport travel has become more and more popular among the younger crowd. While vacation travel is very strong among the Jews today, there is still another f ield of interest that draws Jews to all points of the compass. Europe has become a popular destination for Jewish heritage tours. Looking to reconnect to the ‘Alter Hiem’, the Old Country, Jews have been traveling to Poland, Germany, Romania, Hungary and many other destinations that until 20 years ago were inaccessible to most.
Sephardic Jews also travel to Spain, Morocco and Iran not only to visit the country that they came from but also to visit family members that had never left. Another natural destination for Jews is the State of Israel. During the summer and peak holiday seasons Israeli hotels are at capacity. Jerusalem is a draw to Jews of all denominations secular, orthodox, conservative and reform. A whole industry has been developed around celebrating Bar/Bat Mitzvahs in Jerusalem. The Jewish Voice has recently expanded its long running travel section in which it puts travel destinations into a Jewish perspective and gives sources that will enhance every traveler’s experience. This week The Jewish Voice takes you to Berlin Germany. (see above)
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HOTEL AUGUSTUS FORTE DEI MARMI, ITALY
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This legendary resort is now even more stunning after a $200 million renovation. 2 PGA golf courses, 30 tennis courts, gorgeous spa & fitness center. Special children’s rates. Catering by Prestige Caterers
GLATT KOSHER
On the Italian Riviera. This beautiful 5 star oceanfront resort is perfectly located for exciting sightseeing and shopping. 25 minutes from Pisa, 50 minutes from Florence. Entire Hotel Kosher for Passover. Catering by Minkowitz Caterers
ARIZONA BILTMORE RESORT & SPA
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GLATT KOSHER Rabbi Garelik, Milan
An extraordinary world-class resort and spa that brings luxury and ambiance to new levels. Fabulous speakers, gourmet cuisine by Stuart Morginstin of Danziger Kosher Caterers.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA In cooperation with VIP Passover
RYE TOWN HILTON
WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
Phoenix Vaad GLATT KOSHER
$30 million dollar renovation with stunning results. A mere 30 minutes from NYC. Tennis, indoor pool, gourmet cuisine, exceptional day camp & infant program. In cooperation with Jonathan “Yogi” Twersky. Cuisine by the Culinary Artists of Ram Caterers
GLATT KOSHER
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MANHATTAN Luxury Hotel The Marmara Manhattan Luxury hotel and residence Up in the clouds of New York City, with wrap around terrace offering 360 degree views of Manhattan, state of the art. Technology and luxurious furnishings, Sits on 3,100 sqft PENTHOUSE. A perfect location for relaxation, accommodations and social events. 212-427-3100 301 East 94th St, NYC 10128 www.themarmarahotels.com marmara-manhattan.com
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MANHATTAN West 94th St. spectacular single family, 50 ft wide 4 bdrms, 5 baths, large sunny Garden w/ wonderful dining. Conservatory 4 wbf asking $5 million 150 thousand Michael Pellegrino SNR VP 212-400-8731 Sotheby’s Interntional
Midtown Manhattan: Beautiful 4 story building, 10,500 sq ft with 3 flrs of night clubs, 1 kitchen, 3 bthrms, 3 DJ booths, 4th flr, 1000 sq ft, owners apt. building can be delivered vacant. 516-483-6045
Apartment For Rent
MANHATTAN 86th and CPW Sabbath friendly building near several houses of worship. Landlord willing charge apt for kosher needs 1-3 bdrms in upper west side. Staring $2600. luxury elevator, drmn bldg, gym, roof deck. Close to train. Call Adriel 917-903-0157 NO FEE APTS. BY OWNER -NEW RENO CHELSEA STUDIO $1700 MIDTOWN STUDIO $1575\ 1BR $1750 (734)730-7151
E 65th Street FS24HrDM No Fee!!! Huge Lux 2 Bed/2 Bath. Top-of-the-Line Kitchen Excellent Closets $5,900 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman MT. Morris Park/ Clinton: 1 BR w/ Jacuzzi, Hardwood floors, exposed brick $1500/mo. Call owner 917-676-5303
UPPER EAST SIDE APTS FOR RENT STUDIO, 1 BR, 2 BR, UNFURNISHED & FURNISHED, NO FEE, BROKERS, WELCOME, NEAR ALL SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, TRANS. WWW.THMNY.COM 212-755-6556 Gramercy Park: Brownstone triple on quiet tree-lined street, beautiful large outdoor garden space, 3BR, high loft ceilings w/beautiful moldings, $11,000/mo 516-606-1891 Flex 60’s East Luxury-Apts for rent COME IN AND STAY AWHILE! Short-term and long term leases just steps away from central park. Call us today to see what we are all about! Visit our website: helsleycarltonhouse.com THE HELMSEY CARLTON 680 Maf Ave (61 St) 212-838-3000 x2002 86th St. West: pre-war, doorman bldg, BRIGHT 2 BR Hi, Flr, NO FEE. $3900/mo 212-724-8774
Apartment For Sale
MANHATTAN Gorgeous 1 Bedroom apartment in Midtown West, Doorman, Roof Deck, $2350, 1 Month Free! Contact Sharon 917-754-2198. Apt for sale NYC 504 Grand Street, LOW MTC! $367, ASK $569k, LARGE CRNR 1BR + WINDOWED OFFICE/ NURSERY BRAND NEW KITCHEN, PEACEFUL TREE LINED COURTYEARD, ELEV., 24 HR SEC., GYM, LAUND. BRK 917-873-4724 OR dcohen@citihabitats.com. Call for private showing
TRUMP PARC ~106 CPS~ Mint!1 Bed/1.5 Bath Reno Granite Kitchen w/ Cherry Wood Cabinetry + Top-of-the-Line, Stainless Steel Appliances, Hi Ceilings, Lg Walk-In Closets, W/D in Apt $995K, Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman Lower East Side: 1+2 BR, from $1300, No fee. DH Realty. Call 212-226-8400 Financial District/ 15 Broad Street: Beautiful studio, 1 BA w/open kitchen, 11ft ceiling, oak floors, washer/dryer, pool, gym, private parking, low cc/ full tax abatement, $825K. For sale by owner 516-776-1747 ~THE MILAN~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA, Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Midtown: heart of Midtown, East corner store. 52nd St/2nd Ave. excellent location. 1400 sq ft/ high traffic, good for any type of business. 917-868-2623. 24 Hrs Retail space Manhattan 1st to 5th ave #93 Nassau St, sorner Fulton, Huge selling bsmnt avail. Corner windows Pedestraian only mall. Huge foot traffic. Good Many uses. $9950.00/mo. Neg. 212-687-4017/ 212-292-2704 NYC Office for rent NO FEE!!! 1650 Broadway Office in central Midtown. Approx 150 sq ft south facing 24 hr bldg access. Rent includes electric & nightly cleaning. 1 or 2 year lease avail. Security TBD Caran Proper ties Realty LLC Rebecca M Mason 212207-1803 Cell 917-861-3111
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
MANHATTAN
~Tower 53 Condo~ @ 159 W 53 – 15H Corner Huge Lux 2BR/1.5Baths Windowed Kitchen w/ Stainless Steel Appliances + DA w/ BuiltIn Marble Server’s Bar Low Maint + Tx. Utilities Included. $859K Lisa Mansour @ Uziel Group 212-891-7282 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Business for sale Travel agency for sale. Call 212-994-2033/Marc 14 yrs in business, NYC location
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
WALL STREET OFFICE
Business for sale Resraurant: Classic running, cozyFrench/Brazillian, well located, 74 seatbar and outside terrace, 5 to 10 yrs lease option. Call 347-753-0427
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25th St W#151 3rd flr. Sublease, 3,000sf showroom/ offices. Excellent condition, avail 9/1. No reasonable offer refused. Call 718-257-9101 Ask for Lloyd.
Office for Rent New York City 555 8th Avenue, New York, NY Open 24 Hours/7 Days With full time professional security Great REASONABLE space avail. 1227 to 4150 RSF. BLDG renovated incl new windows, A/C, sprinklers, light & bright w/sep freight ent on W.38th St Call owner 212-6950005 or main office at 718-387-0500
$99.00/mo $48.50/mo • Full Support Services • Furnished Offices • Conference rooms (Hourly Rental) • Beautiful Full Floor Corporate Setting • Attended Reception Area At 110 Wall Street 11th Floor 1-800-205-7685 Fax: (212) 943-2300
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For sale: Only kosher supermarket, Uptown. 10 years in business. $25-$28K a week, gross. Approx 1 mil, cash a year. Mark up 45-50%. Rent $3500. Labor, 3 workers, 10 year lease. $825K Neg. Call 917-674-2291, Very busy. Good for two family Dental specialty practice-Manhattan Multi specialist practice seeks specialist Partners and/or practice purchaser. Conv Picturesque loc with good referral base, lease And equip 212-228-2505; Fax (212)228-2585
Apartment For Sale
BROOKLYN CONDO FOR SALE by owner. Sheepshead Bay area, new modern, spacious 1 bedroom apt with separate rooms, kitchen and bathroom has windows, best appliances, individual heat and A/C, with balcony. No tax for 15 years. 347-225-5040
The best condos in Brooklyn, AVENUE P & WEST 6TH STREET. CONDO PENTHOUSES. Bensonhurst’s best ever Luxury penthouses for sale. 3 BDR, front and rear huge terraces. All top appliances, beautiful modern kitchens, central air & heat, 1700+ sq ft. 2 parking spaces in underground garage. 718-844-7267 Call Luba 3 Bedrooms, 1bth, 100% co-op building, utils inc 4 new air cond, all new windows, new dishwasher,stove & refrig, night security guaro,laundry room, w/ new washers & dryers, indoor outdoor pking ,short waiting list Asking $265,000 neg Call Owner (917)561-0075
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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
Midwood Co-op For Sale Junior 4 Apt Renovated $259,000 Studio Apt Renovated $149,000 1171 Ocean Pkwy Robert Nicholerti (718)840-2033 Prudential Douglas Ellman
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
~The Milan~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500
~Tower 53 Condo~ @ 159 W 53 – 15H Corner Huge Lux 2BR/1.5Baths Windowed Kitchen w/ Stainless SteelAppliances + DA w/ Built-In Marble Server’s Bar Low Maint + Tx. Utilities Included. $859K
Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Lisa Mansour @ Uziel Group 212-891-7282 Prudential Douglas Elliman
E 65th Street FS24HrDM No Fee!!! Huge Lux 2 Bed/2 Bath Top-of-the-Line Kitchen Excellent Closets $5,900
Trump Parc ~106 CPS~ Mint!1 Bed/1.5 Bath Reno Granite Kitchen w/ Cherry Wood Cabinetry + Top-of-the-Line Stainless Steel Appliances, Hi Ceilings Lg Walk-In Closets, W/D in Apt $995K Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
Apartment For Sale Co-op for sale @ 2530 Cropsey Ave: (3) Lg rooms/ gas electric included. New refrigerator + stove. $600. Maintenance asking $200K. Contact 917-841-6402 Co-op for sale, Midwood: Junior apt renovated asking $179K. 1171 Ocean Pkwy. Robert Nicholetti 718-840-2033 Prudential Douglas Elliman Co-op for sale Kensington, BK: Beverly Rd., Sunny + spacious, 2 Bedroom has corner terrace w/ double exposures, 3 a/c’s, 24 hr doorman, indoor parking, wait list., maintenance, $683, asking $375,000, neg. Call Effie 917-886-2496 CO-OP FOR SALE-BK Marine pk, 4 br tudor, 40x100 Lot, pvt drv, 1 car gar, fin bsmnt. COAST TO COAST REALTY. 718-787-9200; 917-468-2633
Bensonhurst: co-op for sale, Sat&Sun, 2-7 pm, 2 BR, co-op for sale. MAny clostes, huge lr, nice kit, new cabinets, doors, windows & terrace. Great views. G&E incl. Near all. Owner: 646-361-2101
Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman
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Tower 53~Full Service Park Millennium Condo 111 W 67 Condo: Studio, 1,2,3 Huge Corner 5-6 Beds w/ Central Park Beds, Many w/ Terraces, Views, $9M Starts @ $500K+
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REAL ESTATE 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. Marine Park: Mother/ daughter, 1 family brick, 3 BR duplex + garage. Asking $525K 718-252-2429
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
Park Slope/ Hts-Studio. Mod Kit/ bth closets, elev lndry, nr pk/ trains. Jan 1st, owner $1400/mo. 310-213-1334 ronaldbarrett@hotmail.com
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
East 20’s/ Avenue J: 1 fam det, 4- x 100, 3+ BRs also stairs to attic. 1.5 bths, private drive, huge yard, room to grow. Prime area $895K 718-377-6192
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
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
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
BROOKLYN Ocean Ave/Ave M walk in 2 prof offices for rent. Up to 2500 sq ft. call Sconic View (718) 375-5353 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 Open Space for Rent Available in the Mill Basin/Canarsie area. Open for truck parking and truck repair shop. For more information call (917) 756-5545 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 Boro Park 60th St/13th Avenue Office with parking for trucks Call 718-438-7103 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 Large school building for lease $14,500, move in, excel con, large classrooms, office space & playground, lrge kitch + dining area, lead & asbestos free, handicap accessible, suitable for special ed. 718-483-9665 or 917-282-4855 Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274
Brooklyn near 4th Ave. 1700 SQFT All open space: suitable for light manufacturer Or warehousing 1 passenger freight elevator. Nr all trans. Avail. Immed. 718-541-4997 Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481 Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi. Call 917-435-9274 Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929 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 KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN
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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 347-992-2722
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Park Slope 781 4th Ave Corner of 27th St 1000 sqft Hi Traffic Area. Good for: Attorney, MRI, Mail Box Store, Hair Salon, NO FOOD, No Grocery. Reasonable & Negotiable. Call Owner 718-788-4331 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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
SPACE BROOKLYN Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2000 Sf Storage/Warehouse space for rent Freight Elevator 917-678-8269
BORO PARK NEW UTRECHT/47TH ST 450 sf good for both store and office 19800 sf also available Call: 718-437-3126 lv msg
Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764
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
STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600 SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677 Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427
Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987 REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE Court St. Brooklyn, 3rd flr, 900sf. Offices 2 refrigerated 800sf. Each 2 Freezers 800sf each 5000 sf. Storage, 15 ft high, Fright elevator Ground Floor 2000 sf., with loading dock, Total 11,000 sf. Call 917-407-4006
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 GARAGE FOR RENT Coney Island Ave bw S&T Fitting commercial van Please call: 347-405-0553
Premiere House/Avenue I and Ocean Avenue Spacious, stunning, 2 BR with view large terrace, 24 hour doorman, Pool, shbbos elevator, playground area 1895/mo Iris B 917- 405-6119 Also for sale 399K very desirable building THREE 3 FAMILY HOMES ON 80X100LOT ASKING $975K ALSO 3 BR APT FOR RENT. R7A ZONE. CALL BROKER 646-207-7151
Boro Park, 20 Ave/53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 BRs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr stores, shuls F train. Asking $3000/mo nego. Call 718-258-4824 House for rent Gravesend/E 4th street: 3.5 room, walk in yard, absentee landlord. Utilities included $1,200. Also 5 rm yard garage. Call agent Fran Rizzo 646-207-3087
Apartment For Rent
BROOKLYN 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. Ocean Parkway/Ave R 1 BR renovated apt. New kitchen, 2 new A/Cs incl Excel views. Nr shuls, shops, transp. $160K Cal Merrie @ AF realty (718) 633-0559 or (917) 783- 8076 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 Partner/ Salesperson for jewelry mfg business. Knowl. of Internet sales. Willing to travel. 212-575-9590 Apt for rent/ BKLYN Flatbush: 3 BR apt, recently renovated, 1 bthrm, rent is $1550, near prospect park & subway. 917-287-7857 NOSTRAND AVE/ I & J: Brand new1, 2 & 3 BR apts. Near Brooklyn College. 917-796-9184 SHEEPSHEAD BAY: Luxury 2 Bd, 2 bath, duplex apt. waterfront on Emmons, balcony overlooking pool, trees, high end appliances, washer/ Dryer, gym, sonar, storage. Near all $1975/mo. 718-404-8404 OR 718-332-3819 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 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
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REAL ESTATE Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923
Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966
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
Bakery/ Café, Queens Coutny, New & successful! Partner disagreement forces sale. Janney 917-696-2345 or 917-696-2345
APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney. Call 718-252-0263 ROOM FOR RENT In busy area in Flatbush (On Coney Island between J & K) Call 718-253-0493 KENSINGTON: 3 room apt, 1 bath for rent. Freshly painted. Near shopping and trans. Call: 424-202-1152 Bklyn Apts unfurn. Bensonhurst- Apartments 6 rooms, 2 large bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms, refrigerator included, small pet ok, house avail. Now, roommates preffered, no programs. Call owner: 917-805-8324 Bklyn Unfurnished Coney Island brand new 3 extra large bedroom apt w/ 3 balconies, Cair, elevator, 2 baths, ocean view, blck from subway, hookups, $2,300/mo Owner 908-418-4563 Boro Park: 49 St Corner 12 Ave New on market! Completely renov 1 BR. New kit, all new applncs. 400 sq ft. $1,650 neg. OWNER 718-435-2603
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
QUEENS/BRONX Bronx, Throgs Neck/E Tremont Avenue space for rent by owner. Great for retail/ office, very high traffic area in the Bronx. Call (917) 371-6680 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 Avenue Very busy location, next to subway and bus stop $3700 mo two months free rent (917) 403-5596 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
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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 Astoria by owner, 2 bdrms, 2 bth, living room. NEAR ALL TRANSPORTATION $2300 Neg. Available Immediately 718-216-6943 FAR ROCKAWAY: 1& 2 BR apts, some w balcs, new kitchs, closets, 24 hr doorman, security cameras. Walk to all & train. Call Sherri @Weissman RE. 516-791-6100 or 516-297-7995 Crown Heights, 3 BR, GARDEN APT, 1st flr. Newly renovated, new kit & bath. New hardwood floors. Near shuls. Ask $1850/mo. Call owner 757-576-6628 FAR ROCKAWAY: Brand new constr 3 & 4 BRs, 2 bths, custom kosh kitch, balconies, W/D hookup, C/A, balcony for sukkah, parking, no rental fee. WEISSMAN REALTY 516-791-6101 FAR ROCKAWAY: On beach, brand new building. 1 & 2 BRs avail. Granite kits, balconies, waterivews, Shab elev W/D hookup. No renters fee. WEISSMAN REALTY 516-791-6100 Forest hills birthwood towers, JR4 28th floor beautiful top floor views,927 sqft very clean, renovaded /modern other amentites pool,laundry,24 hr doorman parking playground ,small pets near the subway and shuls,shopping and hospital please call 718-606-8383 Kew Garden Hills House for Rent K.G.H 1 Fam, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bths. Kitchen backyard and furnished Bsmt Gorgeous Deck $2,400 Call 917-669-9676 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
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: On beach. Brand new building. 1 & 2 brs avail. Granite kits balconies, waterviews, shab elev. W/D hookup. No renters fee. WEISMAN REALTY. 516-791-6100 FAR ROCKAWAY: 1 &2 BR apts, some w/balcs, new kitchens, closets, 24 hours doorman. Security cameras. Walk to all & train. Call Sherri @ Weissman RE 516-791-6100 or 516-297-7995
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QUEENS/BRONX Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267 Co-op for sale/ Bronx Co-op sale! Newly renovated 1 bdrm, Nr, Yankee Stadium, gated building, No brokers. Please call 718-793-1331 Barry or Lillian @ 718-993-3446, $175K Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110 Bronx house for sale King Bridge open house sat &sun 12-4 pm 2296 loring place North New Contruction 2 fam brk,parking,gar,3/3 4bths,low down 419k Owner 646-431-0105 (516)439-6803 Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170 Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110 Far Rockaway/ Neponsit: 2nd house from beach overlooking ocean. 4 BRs, 60x100 lot, 3 ½ baths. 917-742-7779, Klarise BAYSWATER: Top location! Immac det 1 fam, 4 br, 3 ½ bth, LR, DR, EIK, fin bsmnt, pvt drv, newly blt, 1 blk to Shul. $559K/ neg. Owner 917-577-6811 Bayside, Windsor Park: 2 BR, 1 Ba, school districtr #26, pool, tennis courts, near shopping, great location, low maint. A/C, 24 hr sec. asking 259k. Owner 718-776-0080 leave message.
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LONG ISLAND Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319
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LONG ISLAND 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
Apartment For Sale
LONG ISLAND 5 Towns Forest Hills Co-op for sale by owner Lovley 3.5 room co-op with view. Luxury building, near everything, platform btwn Dining Room, Raise3d Living Room mirrored walls, Italian tile floors, luxury kitchen & bath with Jacuzzi. Many built-ins. A steal for the right person. $296K 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
LONG ISLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE FOR SALE PRIMARY CARE. FIVE TOWNS. Successful. Terms Negotiable. Contact 516-612-2444 Cemetery Plots Long Island, Beth Moses Cemetery, 4 plots, will divide in pairs. Open to negotiation. Below market $2000 each. Call Bonnie (908) 415-1311
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. Long Island Medical Office For Sale/ LI Fully equip’d rehab gym, 5 treatment rooms, 2 MO’s office, admin ofct, waiting room. Hempstead (206) 337- 3821 FOR RENT LONG ISLAND Office space for rent LI Glen Clove Business District Historic Building office space available (516) 676-0324
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NASSAU / L.I. 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 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
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
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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LONG ISLAND 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 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
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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 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
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NY STATE Condo for sale NJ HUDSON + NY VIEWS 1200 sf, 2 BR,/ 2 bth condo, renovated, pogenpohl kitchen, new baths terrace/ parking $349K. Photos at Weichert.com MLS ID # 90007942 (Condo) Contact 917-319-4321
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NY STATE CATSKILLS: HOTEL LIMITED SUMMER SPECIAL. 795 FOR 3 MONTHS. FOR INFORMATION CALL 215-337-4656 http://catskills2009.blogspot.com/ FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent. Reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845
Alan Wieder Salesperson Corcoran d: (718) 422-2520 f: (212) 230-4475 m: (347) 403-3200 241 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY, 11211
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REAL ESTATE 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
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
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
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
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Forshay: 13+BR mansion for rent for the summer. Heated indoor/ outdoor pool, large backyard ALSO Forshay: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent, reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845
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NY STATE 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 Commercial Property Sullivan county, NY. Cold Storage Facility. 20 min No of Middletown, 90 min From GWB, Rt 84 &17/86. Nr proposed casino. 1000 pallets cold storage (18-) (38) w/ofc space, Approx 4 acres , sep maint facility. Poss development. Also 2 smaller props, Main ST, Falls.845-798-1306 Goshen, NY: Restaurant for lease. The ground floor incorporates a magnificent restaurant and cocktail lounge. Includes large windows overlooking the Gosher Kitchen historic track first turn. For details contact 845-394-6911
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NY STATE 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 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
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 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
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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
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
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.
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
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
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 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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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 Fallsburg: New 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 3 acres w/ lake + waterfall. Near shul. For sale by owner. 718-938-4130
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 Conneticut Commercial Properties For Sale in Connecticut Stanford – Serene Settings, 2 lots sub-dividable: 21 plus acres, surrounded by conservation, ideal for family compound or private horse farm. For more info: Contact Danielle Claroni (203) 570-8110 or New England Land Company Limited (203) 661-6004 ext 345 Motor Home For Sale Shlomo Hamelech’s tour of the US! Motor home rv trips for free on condition of purchase of electronic batteries and groceries Total price $2500 on condition that you acquire entire rv for additional $1500 Call (917)216-8379 RENT TO OWN Newly built 4br log house in the hide out with central water and sewer lines 20 miles east of Scranton, PA Own/Rent $2000 mo include utilities (845) 856-7016 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 Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.
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 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 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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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PENNSYLVANIA 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
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
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516-345-1922 SEEKING EQUITY PARTNERS *Double Digit Returns *Real Estate *Nationwide *No Minimum Call Brian
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Investment Properties Earn 15% APR See available mortgage investments now at… Bridgewellcapital.com 407-447-1000 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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HAVE PROPERTY IN CT? Growing RE management co in Ct seeks landlords in need of exceptional management services. Commercial/residential.HUD sec 8. WE RUN IT LIKE WE OWN IT! 203-776-6363 MENDY
Innovative Company w/10+ pat. Pend in hand wash compliance systems & 100% no touch restrooms, seeks strategic partner. $5M for 40%; global trademark brand: info@uberloo.com Now financing business equities. Real Estate, Auto Deals, Movie Deald. Call Dwayne: 212-252-2134 Project 2010-Designing your year of success. 3-Day workshop. January 8-10 2010-NYC 646-593-8901 proect2010@designingyourdash.com 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 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
B’’H Investment Opportunity Great Opportunity to make millions of dollars and patented product, private presentation given for serious Acredited investors We truly belive that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity investment needed from 1 million.return on investment is enormous more then 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 $30K IN 30 DAYS Complete turn-key system No buying or selling 1-800-884-5967 Presidents & VPs ONLYsm Custom marketing services for senior executives wishing to reach decision makers world-wide. Our confidential service does all contact work directly. See our recent testimonials at www.dwic.com RECENT SUCCESS President, Foreign Sub. $280K base++ Repeat client David Werner International Corp. Email: dwerner@dwic.com 212-682-8888 Swim school: Unbeatable loc & reputation, profitable, profitable & rewarding, 5 or 10yr lease. Large customer base. Smithtown. Owner retiring. $90,000. 631-366-2735 FINANCIAL SERVICES comemrcial lending, private funding, boutique and hard moeny programs available including lines of credit, equipment leasing and re-fi’s from $400,000 & up. Viable projects both domestic and overseas friendly countries. Expansion, Franchises & Medical are desirable. Bill Morgenstein Marquesa Funding & Consulting Corp. Ph: 800-753-7840 F: 561-433-0893 Email: bill@marquesafunding.com www.marquesafunding.com Architect seeks financial partner for 114 Room Hotel/ Restaurant in Western NY. Project near completion. Lend or equity position. 631-451-7799
FOR SALE, Exceptional Subdivisional Route 1, South Kingstown Preliminary approval on four prime lots near water, 5+ acres each! Rolling meadows with trees. Rural but close to town. High & dry, standard septic. Horses allowed. Some second-story water views. Walk to water and marina. $1895M #1 Opp!!! $15K+ Per week potential! Giant international Co. Exploding in the US. Contact 800-399-0447 ODYSSEY GENERAL PARTNERS Seeking capital for investment opps In detressed Real Property & Notes. 25 yrs exp; Finance & Construction Mgmt Team; providing financial/ project oversight & implementation. 20+% returns. Inflation Hedge. pskrade@eastmancp.com
414-841-7084 Investor wanted, upscale gentlemen’s club with complete restaurant/ sushi bar in the heart of times square. Multi million $ gross. Contact 973-786-5688 Investors wanted (15%) Fifteen Percent Secured by real estate Contact 405-735-3906 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 Obgyn Practice for sale: Brooklyn, ideal for Orthodox Jewish MD. Receipts 700k. Call Mr. Weissen at 631-281-2810 or email gnw1@buysellpractices.com
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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
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I offer MATH SUPPORT for HS and College students, I lecturer in math at Yeshiva University, & prepare students for PSAT/SAT 718-869-9034
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
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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
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
Dental Lab In Bensonhurst looking for office help with dental office experience. Good computer skills helpful Call 718-331-2241 or fax resume 718-331-2251
Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533
Home attendant Fulltime or part time. Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required. Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229
Cook to run small kosher kitchen in Bronx nursing Home, will move to Queens facility in 2 months.Knowledge of Buchanian cooking a plus. Benefits. 718-519-5878
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 Uptown Manhattan: Help Wanted, for kosher supermarket. Cashier/counter, help needed Full time/ part time. Please call: 212-927-4890
NAILS TECHS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS 10 min. manicure Is Hiring Technicians, Massage Therapist. Must be licensed. New JFK Airport location. Apply at www.10minutemanicure.com or call Mary Beth. 866-663-0802
KOL HAOLAM NEWS SEEKS ADVERTISING REPS % BASED. CALL 347-678-0925. E-mail/text kolhaolam@yahoo.com
Legal secretary P/T or F/T, Must have legal experience. Short-hand or speed-writing preferred. Salary negotiable. Sheepshead Bay area 718-646-2600
Cook Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for experienced cook Please call 917-453-6776, 845-893-3719 or 732-363-3636
Help wanted Secretary f/t Sun-Thurs Midwood, phones, Filing, comp, lit, photoshop knowl A+ Hebrew A+ Call: 718-998-9301
Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager. Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719
Hello Families, our babysitters, nannies, companions, housekeepers are available with no cost to you. They are honest and reliable, CPR, First Aid, HHA Certified. Call now (347) 295-3348 Let Willing Hands Do It For You!
Help Wanted Chef, P/time for new upcoming Catering hall, in queens, exper pref, Call bet 10-6pm. 917-696-7879
Simply The Best Employment Agency. We offer eldercare, companions, housekeepers, babysitters,. All with excellent references, Licensed and Board Agency \. Live in/out (718) 332-7608 POSITIONS WANTED I am a Certified Home Health Aide wih own transportation and 20 years exp. Live-in or live out position. To care for the elderly. Ref avail upon request. Call 973-4935108. Can also drive
MAN WITH CAR/ VAN NEEDED For newspaper delivery service. Call for more info: 718-998-6602 HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store. Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339 TRAINING WANTED, PAPER FOLDING TECHNIQUES, CALL TO DISCUSS RATES. 201-264-6536. LEAVE NAME AND NUMBER.
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 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)
Salesperson Hardware/ Lumber, Inside/ Outside salesperson needed for hardware/ Lumberyard/ Manufacturer of metal studs. Located in Astoria. Call 718-726-4040 or Email info to: hiringservices555@hotmail.com
Cleaning Services Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247 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 I AM HOME HEALTH AIDELicensed Nursing Assistant seeking a full a live-out postion to take care of elderly in the home. Call 718-738-8729 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.
Begolli Brothers RESTORATION SERVICES MARBLE•GRANITE•TERRAZZO Floor - Counters - Bathrooms - Walls Polishing - grinding - Diamonizing & Repairs
We also do installation Please call for an estimate 516-476-6166 10% Off on the First Job!
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.
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SERVICES & MISCELLANEOUS Iron Works NISSIM’S IRON WORK (PH) 718-854-1777 (Cell) 718-404-2171 1125 48th Street, Brooklyn NY 11219 -Fire Escapes -Security Gates -Beams Steps -Porches -Cellar Doors -Violation Removal FREE ESTIMATES Reasonable Prices
Home
Improvement SERVICE Ephraim Glass Serving the community for over 30 years specializing in store fronts Mirrors, table tops, doors, windows, shower doors, screens (718) 435-4664 VALUE YOUR TIME? We are A_Z home improvement We show up when we say! Everyday we say, until the job is done! *We do finished basement *Hardwood Floor *Any completing job *Sheetrock *Painting/plastering *Windows & Doors *Tiles. For a free estimate, please call 718-574-4959 or 917-538-3875. Ask for Lenny or Sharon. General contracting: Fin bsmts, plumbing, flrs, etc. Fully insured, 30 yrs exper. Shraga 718-717-4070 Micolosi Bros. FLOOR REFINISHING, INC. *SANDING * STAINING* *PICKLING Reliable, Professional, courteous, fully insured. 516-593-0022, 718-843-2400, 718-227-2074, 718-468-2780 AVOID LEAKS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. Specializing in grouting, bathroom tiles, grouting, loose tiles, ceramic tiles + all house repairs. Call 516-302-6748 Serving all 5 Boros + LI 2680: Masonry Old-world Quality Masonry, concrete & brick work. Show us your designs. Sono Construction, Joseph or Frank. 646-772-0471 INTERIOR DECORATOR Workshop. Home based business $2000 fee davoralilian@gmail.com 203-257-7142 Exact Masonry. All types of Masonry Specializing in stone & concrete Residential & Commercial Restoration work *Steps *Foundatations *Chimneys *Patios *Pool decks *Sidewalks, and much more! Over 25 years Experience! 732-785-7767
BATHTUB, TILE REGLAZING + WATERPROOFING Unbeatable price guaranteed. 10% off with ad 718-866-6124/ 917-335-3798
Carpet + Tile, cleaning & more! : Marble tile flooring carpet sales and installations, painting 24 Hr water damage service. Best prices! Commercial & Residential. Shomer Shabbos. Call 347-413-0655 or 347-702-9880
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
D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809
Electricians
1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669
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
Lighting/Electroinics Track by Jack 1-91774-Track (87225) Track Lighting Specialists Design/Installation/Sales Update old cans with small inexpensive heat & energy Efficient, Low Voltage Halooens. Everything Stocked
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
Handyman RAJA Appl repair. All major brands, Frig, A/C, micrwv, oven/stove, D/W, W/D, reas, reliable 718-377-1428 HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!! Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin 646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net
*HANDYMAN* Give me a call, I do it all! •Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms •Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work www.QualityDoesCount.com 20years Experience. FREE ESTIMATES. Call Steve 718*614*4916 HARPER’S HANDYMAN SVC. All types of home repair A-Z Done with pricle by dependable, reliable craftsman Call 732-216-7323
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
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
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.
Donations KEL NAH REFA NAH LAH “PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME” Frum woman, mother of two children, four grandchildren, in desperate need of Kidney-Type B G-d gave us two kidneys, so we can donate ONE. And Gd will bless you for saving my life. Call 732-996-0036 DONATE YOUR CAR! Free vacation + $1,000 gift car. 24/7 free pickup tax deduction. HELP CHILDREN IN CRISIS. Se habla espanol. 877-829-9633 Donate your car 100% tax deduction + Great mitzvah. Help Jewish causes, holiday programs, students & elderly education. Same day pickup. Free day + night hotel stay. Outreach programs. Jews of all backgrounds. Accepted any condition. 866-776-5463 Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah! Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463
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
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
Great Buy Quality Furniture For Sale By Owner Like new, living room, dinning room, bedrooms, chests, desks, lamps & more Frank 718-654-7961
Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174
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
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
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
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
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
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
Steinway Piano: Original ivory keys + matching bench. (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00 804-380-5659
Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626
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
Selling
5000 Comic Books for sale from 1950” To 1990”s for Best Offer contact JBEC48@OPTONLINE.NET
PIANO FOR SALE Pianos Cameo 64 full size keys in red mahogany refinished & reconditioned S2300 or best offer Kolher Campell Spinet mahogany S1200 or best offer call (973) 626-4386
Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com
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
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
Shul closing! Must liquidate. Benshers, chairs, stainless glass windows, kitchen + office equipment etc. Call Nathan 718-884-9400
Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174
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
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
Old Watches & Watches Wanted Toy collector regardless of condition Highest prices paid (212) 517-8725
Free until 04/01/2010 Receive a FREE $125 Gift Card Certificate Regularly $19.95, face value. You pay only $7.95 for process & handling surcharge. Redeem the Certificate for the Gift Card of your choice for $100 and you will receive TWO Bonus Cards for a value of $125. Gift cards can be used on all major airlines, favorite hotels, online shopping & offline shopping at popular retail store loc such as: Macy's, Toys R Us, Exxon Mobile gas, Office Depot, Best Buy, Wal-Mart & Many great locations!!! To order your FREE Gift Card Certificate Call 1-800-844-9639 x1011
Collector of Jewish Art. Call Ted: 201-575-0055 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
Astrology-MariAxinn Kabbalistic Astrology readings + teaching New York 212-677-6002 New Jersey 908-591-9814 levanah@earthlink.net
World famous psychic Karen. Guaranteed to reunite lovers. Help with career, finances, health. Free reading by phone. 214-334-0037
Art for Sale Works of Art for Acquisitios Judaica & Landscapes (917)204-5058
Consulting in business
Buying
Relationships Excellent ener-
Gifted and Inturtive Health children and family gy Treatment provided in need of Yeshiva Call
Will pay for military souveniers, helmets, swords, bayonets, medals, old guns, etc. Call Ray 646-670-8542
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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 Irvington, NJ 21500 sq ft near airport, $6500 mo loading dock with enough room for two trailers to back up. Call (917) 804-8442 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 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
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.
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
Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037
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 Property Management Experience company serving MICHIGAN, OHIO AND INDIANA Call Shepherd Properties 248-217-5040
Help Wanted HELP WANTED-NJ Pharmacist position available in Lakewood, NJExc, salary. Pleasant work envirnment. Gershon: 732-666-1748
Donations Children’s hope charities-A- Car donation is tax deductible, free pickup, any condition. 800692-1221. For NJ call 973-504-6215. Not an endorsement
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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
ISRAEL
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
SE FLORIDA OCEAN FRONT REAL ESTATE ESTATE HOMES, LUXURY CONDOS, CONDO HOTELS & CUSTOM HOME SITES. East Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Highland Beach, Hillsboro Beach & Lighthouse Point Intracoastal/ Ocean Front Gary Birmingham, Senior VP. Rutenberg Realty, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
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