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Redidacation of the Rambam Synagogue in Cairo

BY MAXINE DOVERE In New York, one of the most significant philanthropic events of the year has traditionally been the annual dinner of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Tuesday Evening, March 9, the 2010 National Gala Dinner of the FIDF was held at the Waldorf Astoria. More than 1,200 business and philanthropic leaders from across North America gathered to express their support for the Soldiers of Israel. Chaired by Benny Shabtai, president of Di Modolo, with author and nationally-syndicated radio host Monica Crowley, as Master of Ceremonies, the gala presented dignitaries from Israel and Washington. Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of the IDF General Staff, was the evening’s keynote speaker. As has become tradition, several interviews “on the ground” live via satellite from military installations around Israel added to the excitement of the event A Silent Auction prior to the program featured exciting prizes; entertainment by the Orchestra of the IDF was spirited and emotional. The mood of the evening was heightened by the presence of 30 active duty combat soldiers working under constant pressure to “prevent terrorist attacks and guarantee the security of the Jewish people worldwide by protecting the State of Israel.” Funds raised at this dinner provide

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Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Feels ‘Deceived’ Over Amendment To Conversion Law

BY YAIR ETTINGER FROM COMBINED NEWS SOUURCES Last week the Egyptian Jewish community celebrated the rededication of the historic Rambam shul, restored by the Egyptian government. hen I f irst set foot here only f ive years ago, the synagogue was in ruins and its roof opened to the sky,” said Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC’s Director of International Jewish Affairs, as he aff ixed a new mezuzah, a gift from AJC, at the entryway to the adjoining yeshiva. The yeshiva was the original study of Rav Moshe ben Maimon, commonly known as the Rambam, leader of the Egyptian Jewish community in the 12th century. Baker praised Egypt’s Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny and Supreme Council of Antiquities Head Zahi Hawass for now recognizing that Jewish religious sites are also an integral part of Egyptian heritage and Egyptian culture,

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and then leading the restoration project. “There is no more tangible expression of this than the restored synagogue and yeshiva where we gather today,” said Baker. “They are a testament to the verbal commitment of Minister Hosny and Dr. Hawass, and a reflection of the dedicated work of skilled engineers and artisans. On behalf of AJC I salute them and thank them for what they have done.” AJC, a global advocacy organization based in New York, maintains longstanding ties with Egypt and several other Arab countries. Recalling his very f irst to Egypt, Baker described how Carmen Weinstein, a leader of Cairo’s Jewish community, led him on a tour of twelve synagogues, most of them in a state of neglect and disrepair. “They reflected the diversity and richness of Jewish life in Egypt,” Baker said. The Egyptian Jewish population totally 80,000 in the f irst half of the twentieth century, and today is only about 100. Baker lauded Ms. Weinstein

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Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar feels he was “deceived” by Yisrael Beiteinu, but still supports in principle amending the law that governs conversions, his associates said on Monday. ntil Sunday, MK David Rotem (Yisrael Beiteinu) had viewed Amar’s support for his bill as a guarantee that it would easily pass into law, with the backing of all 11 MKs from Shas, the Sephardi ultra-Orthodox party. But then, objections from the two MKs comprising Degel Hatorah - a faction of the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox list United Torah Judaism - proved that on matters of Jewish law, the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox still have the final word. As MK Chaim Amsellem (Shas) put it, “mathematically speaking, two is greater than 11.” About two weeks ago, after months of negotiations, Rotem finally won Amar’s backing for his bill, as well as verbal (though not written) backing from Shas’ spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. But on Saturday night, the Degel Hatorah MKs, Moshe Gafni and Uri

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Netanyahu/Biden Press Conference Applauds Relationship BY MIRI BENDOR Welcomed to Israel by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Vice President Joe Biden the two seemed in a jocular mood as they reaffirmed the friendship between Israel, the Jewish people and the United States.

uoting President Obama’s statement that “the bonds between Israel and the United States are unbreakable,” Netanyahu recalled “things that are known… some things that are not known to the public” as evidence for that close relation-

ship. He commented on the joint military exercises that “secure Israel’s qualitative military edge ”and“ the battle against the infamous Goldstone report,” saying the two countries face “historic challenges” in the Middle East. Preventing Iran from devel-

oping nuclear weapons and advancing “a secure peace between Israel and our Palestinian and other Arab neighbors” were cited as prime challenges. Netanyahu called on the international community

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Anti-Israel Activist Attacks Jewish Girl on College Campus and harmonizes the values of Dr. Lamm through his commitment to Torah U’maddah, and his belief in the ability of young people to build a future based on sacred nuance and steadfast principles,” said YU president Richard Joel. Chief Rabbi Sacks has served in his position in United Kingdom for more than 18 years. He has written several books, is a visiting professor of theology at King’s College London, has received the Jerusalem Prize for his contribution to Jewish life in the Diaspora, and was knighted by the Queen of England.

BY AVI YELLIN Yeshiva University has announced that it will honor UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks as the inaugural recipient of the Norman Lamm Prize. The prize pays homage to Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, who served as YU’s president for 27 years. here can be no better way to inaugurate the Lamm Prize than to award it to Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who as a teacher, preacher and philosopher echoes

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Rabbi Sacks’ weekly Dvar Torah and audio on the Sabbath Torah reading is featured on INN’s Judaism section every week. The prize will be bestowed upon Rabbi Sacks during an assembly next Tuesday, March 16, at Yeshiva University in New York City. Rabbi Sacks will address attendees at the award ceremony. He will remain at the university for several days, during which he plans to address high school students, hold a question and answer session, and spend the Sabbath on the campus.

Aside from creating the Lamm Prize, YU has decided to honor Rabbi Lamm by creating a physical testiment to his work. The Lamm Heritage has set up a mix of textual and visual displays and the Lamm Archives, through which visitors can access Rabbi Lamm’s scholarly works, including audio and video footage of his lectures. “Celebrating Dr. Norman Lamm is in many ways celebrating the best that is within us and the best that we want to be,” Joel explained.

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Brooklyn Rabbi Guilty of Child Molestation

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BY JV STAFF The Borough Park rabbi/travel agent Baruch Lebovits accused in many incidents of child molestation was convicted yesterday of molesting a 16-year-old student. ebovits could be sentenced to 32 years in jail, after being found guilty on eight counts.

“I understand that there are a significant number of Jewish holidays coming up,” said the judge. “And I am sorry.” The young victim testified that in 2004 Lebovits offered to let him drive his car, then unzipped his fly and performed oral sex on him. Among the rabbi’s other alleged victims is a young Hasidic man who committed suicide on his honeymoon, by jumping from the seventh story of a hotel in Boro Park, Brookyln.

Last week the victim—who’s since left the ultra-Orthodox community—said that after being abused by Rabbi Lebovits, he has began abusing heroin and other substances. The defense attacked him as an unreliable addict, and insists he was trying to blackmail the powerful community leader. “We’re extremely disappointed,” said lawyer Arthur Aidala of the guilty verdict. “We were

hoping that the jury was going to see things differently...Mr. Lebovits still maintains his innocence.” “Thank God, justice was served,” said the father of the abused boy. Lebovits was acquitted on two other counts, reports the Post, but still faces charges in two more molestation cases, that could earn him another eight years behind bars

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Rachel Lubchansky

Breaking News ................ pg. 3

Iranian Threat................. pg. 11

Op/Ed ............................ pg. 21

Sharon Lynch

Classifieds ....................... pg. 45

Parsha ............................. pg. 35

Paula Pinto

Israeli News..................... pg. 4

Passover........................... pg.26

Paul Steiner

People, Places.................. pg. 37

Lois Weiss

Community .................... pg. 22

Kashrut ........................... pg. 26

Dining Guide.................. pg. 28

National .......................... pg. 7

Shmuel Rothberger

Politics ............................ pg. 12

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Health............................. pg. 32

News in Review............... pg. 25

Travel.............................. pg. 42

Stuart Katz

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New York ........................ pg. 8

War on Terror ................. pg. 10

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World’s Oldest Man Lives in Israel BY HANA LEVI JULIAN He has trouble seeing, but as one who has repeated the prayers for more than a century, he knows them by heart. David Pur, age 115, continues to learn Torah and to pray every day, now in the nursing home to where he moved just three months ago. ur will soon be visited by an envoy of the Guinness Book of World Records – an event much anticipated by the rest of his family. Three of his nine children are still alive, as are 18 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren, all of whom are waiting with excitement for the envoy to formalize his title. “I have had plenty of time to memorize the Biblical writings,” he said. He prays every morning while standing next to Moshe, who has just turned 100, and who Pur says sometimes seems lost – but is guided by his older friend. Born in 1895 in what was then Persia and today is Iran, Pur became an adviser to the Shah, who admired his mastery of languages, including Persian, Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic and French. He later added Tagalog, a language spoke in the Philippines, while learning to care for Filipinos. He and his family made aliyah to Israel in 1948. Pur still listens to the news of the day on radio and television, and discusses current events with his grandson, IDF Gen. Yoav Mordechai, who says, “We must be strong with the regime of the ayatollahs and not fear them.” Pur’s 70-year-old son Salim, who

often accompanies him, comments that his father solves everything with a smile, and says wistfully, “I wish I could be like him.” The old man is known for his smiles and for laughing and joking with the various members of his large family, who visit him daily. “The main thing is not to lose your optimism,” he said. “I, who buried the woman of my life 50 years ago, and six of my children – I understand that we must not let bitterness take hold of us.” He rejected a potential remarriage ten years ago, when the 80-year-old doctor with whom he was close tried to suggest a new wife for him. Politely apologizing, Pur told his friend, “Sorry, no woman can replace my deceased wife.” For nearly 110 years he smoked, but he says the damage was minimized because he “never swallowed the smoke.” At breakfast, he drinks a glass of brandy and eats nuts. “It is best not to eat on [from on-the-street establishments],” he advises, “because who knows when they change the oil, and you could unknowingly swallow poison. I avoid meat and fried foods, and eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible.” A new study conducted by researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the medical clinic at the Nuclear Research Center in Dimona and Soroka Medical Center, has backed up what the world’s oldest living man already knows. The findings, published in the current issue of Circulation, the leading medical journal of the American Heart Association, revealed that weight loss achieved through a Mediterranean diet was able to reverse carotid atherosclerosis.

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PA Incitement Targets Israeli-Arab Children BY MAAYANA MISKIN Palestinian Authority media outlets have often been used to incite PA Arabs against Israel. Now, a show called The Best Home is inciting Israeli Arab children against Israel as well. The show, broadcast on February 26, was picked up and translated by Palestinian Media Watch. n the latest episode, the host broadcaster addressed Israeli Arab children living in cities such as Lod, Be’er Sheva and Nazareth. “Dear children, we will always remain in contact with you... and this program is certainly yours too, just as it belongs to every Palestinian child, since you are part of occupied Palestine,” she said. The hostess avoided using the word

“Israel,” choosing instead to say “the occupied territories,” “occupied Palestine,” or “the 1948 territories.” She expressed hope that PA Arabs and Israeli Arabs would be united in the near future, saying, “Soon, if it works out, we will be among you in the 1948 territories, the occupied territories...” PA off icials tell the international community that they are willing to accept the state of Israel within its 1948 borders, if the PA is given full control of Judea, Samaria, Gaza, and historic Jerusalem. However, PMW and similar groups have repeatedly documented the use of off icial PA media to deny Israel’s right to exist in any form. PA television shows for children often refer to Israeli built cities such as Ashkelon and Eilat as “Palestinian,” and the off icial PA map of Palestine includes the entire territory of Israel.

Muslims Accuse Israel of ‘Sacrilege’ After Stoning Jews BY JV STAFF The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Saturday charged Israeli police with sacrilege for surrounding the Temple Mount’s Al-Aqsa mosque on Friday to stop Arab stoning attacks on Jews trying to pray at Western Wall (Kotel). It called for international intervention to “end Israeli aggression.” he Arab attacks on Jews followed a sermon that area residents said encouraged Muslim violence. Nearly three dozen policemen and Arabs were injured in the clash, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said the Israeli defense of Jews could spark a “religious war.” The OIC accused Israel of

an “a sacrilegious act of profanation of the holy Islamic site [that was] “a violation of international law and a flagrant attack on the freedom of religion of the nature that could take the region into a war between religions.” Abbas accused Israel of trying to create a clash before agreed resumption of American-mediated talks for the establishment of the PA as an independent country. One of the PA’s demands is sovereignty over the Temple Mount and all of eastern Jerusalem, which it wants as the capital of a new Arab country within Israel’s current borders.The protests spread through Judea and Samaria, with soldiers using rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas to stop a violent riot near Ramallah, located several miles north of Jerusalem. At least three people were wounded. Violence also broke out Friday at the Cave of the Patriarchs, where Jews and Moslems pray in separate rooms.

Tour d’Israel Inaugural in Israel BY JV STAFF Five days, five stages, nine categories, one thrilling biking experience took place last week inaugurating the Tour d’Israel Bicycle Race. n the tradition of the renowned Tour de France, Israel is hosting its own countrywide cycling event, the first of its kind in the Holy Land from 7-11 March 2010. Sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism, the five day event, is split into five stages, offering participants unrivalled views and experiences throughout the ever-changing landscape of Israel, as well as the chance to compete in an important sporting event. Israeli national cycling champion Avihay Grinberg will participate in the inaugural Tour d’Israel race, which attracted riders from Israel and overseas. Riders will pedal across the Land of the Bible, from the snow-capped Mount. Hermon in the North to sunny Eilat on the shores of the Red Sea - a 768 km cycling challenge passing through regions, cities and sites that evoke memories of biblical history and the topography of the Old and New Testament lands. Sites and areas included in the tour: the Galilee hills and their magnifi-

cent vistas, legendary Masada, Negev Desert expanses, the shores of the Mediterranean Sea; Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee; Jerusalem and Beersheba; the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Overnights will be in local field schools, hostels and hotels. The competition ends in the resort city of Eilat on the Red Sea, giving participants the opportunity to enjoy some well-earned rest and relaxation in Israel’s premier vacation resort. During the second phase of the race a woman aged about 30 was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday morning after falling off her bicycle during the race. The incident happened as the bikers were passing Katzerin on the Golan Hieghts. The woman suffered a head injury and was transferred to Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center. The tour continued on to the next destination of Haifa. The Tour d’Israel has been designed as a 2 person team competition, featuring nine separate categories based on gender and age: Men; Women; Mixed Gender; Adults, Masters (the cumulative age of team members exceeds 80 years) and Grand Masters (the cumulative age of team members exceeds 100 years). Daily laps will run between 125 and 180 km, with the ranking each pair receives based on the time clocked by its slower rider.

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Rabin Thought Peace With Arafat Was Only A ‘Long Shot’ BY DAVID HOROVITZ New Yehuda Avner book includes PM’s verbatim explanation of Oslo, 2 days before assassination. itzhak Rabin considered the likelihood of reaching a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Yasser Arafat to be only “a long shot.” But he attempted it, reluctantly, via the Oslo process, because he recognized that Muslim fundamentalists were gradually winning over the hearts and minds of the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza, and that their domination would mean “the certainty of no settlement at all.” That was the explanation offered by Rabin on Wednesday, November 1, three days before he was assassinated, to Yehuda Avner, his long-time English speechwriter and friend, when Avner met with Rabin in his Jerusalem office ahead of a planned return to the prime minister’s employ. “It is either the PLO or nothing,” Rabin said. Avner, who worked with prime ministers Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, notably Menachem Begin and, briefly, Shimon Peres, had already worked with Rabin during his first prime ministerial term in the 1970s, and prior to that when Rabin was Israeli ambassador in Washington. As the veteran diplomat, today 81, explains in a new book, he had just completed an ambassadorship to Australia in late 1995 and had been invited by Rabin to rejoin his team. “I met him at his Jerusalem office on Wednesday, 1 November,” Avner writes in The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership, which is being pub-

lished this month by Toby Press. “My first question was, ‘Why did you shake Yasser Arafat’s hand?’” Rabin, in Avner’s account, gave a considered and detailed explanation, which is published here for the first time. It offers a unique insight into Rabin’s thinking and motivations immediately prior to his assassination, and underlines how profoundly Rabin recognized the escalating threat posed by Iranian-spearheaded Islamic fundamentalism to the stability of the region and to the prospects of viable compromise with the Palestinians It also makes telling reading on the eve of new “proximity talks” between Israel and the Palestinians, and at a time when Iran’s growing influence in the region, its threats against Israel and its pursuit of a nuclear weapon are regarded by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu as an existential challenge to the Jewish state. Like much of Avner’s book, a narrative woven from his decades at the sides of a succession of prime ministers at some of Israel’s most fateful moments, the conversation is reconstructed from precise notes that he took at the time. “Number one,” he recounts Rabin as saying, “Israel is surrounded by two concentric circles. The inner circle is comprised of our immediate neighbors – Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon and, by extension, Saudi Arabia. The outer circle comprises their neighbors – Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. Virtually all of them are rogue states, and some are going nuclear. “Number two,” the prime minister went

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US Slams New Jerusalem Homes BY JPOST.COM STAFF US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israel’s approval of 1,600 new housing units for young haredi families in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, saying that the timing of the decision undermines the peace process the United States is attempting to revive. iden, visiting in Israel, issued a harshly worded statement criticizing the Israeli move, saying its timing was especially troubling by coming on the eve of a new round of US-mediated peace talks. “The substance and timing of the announcement, particularly with the launching of proximity talks, is precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we need right now,” Biden said. “We must build an atmosphere to support negotiations, not complicate them,” he added, warning that “unilateral action taken by either party cannot prejudge the outcome of negotiations.” Moments earlier, US President Barack Obama’s top spokesman, Robert Gibbs, condemned the announcement from the White House. In Jerusalem, the Interior Ministry stressed that the plan approved on Tuesday had “been in the works for over three years.” Interior Minister Eli Yishai’s media

adviser stressed that “The Committee meeting was determined in advance and there is no connection to US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel... Yishai updated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the foregoing earlier this evening.” The public has 60 days in which to formally f ile their opposition to the plan, a ministry spokeswoman said. In Ramallah, Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat also slammed the move, saying it was destroying trust needed to go forward with the new round of indirect peace talks, which the two sides agreed this week would take place under the mediation of US envoy George Mitchell. “With such an announcement, how can you build trust? This is destroying our efforts to work with Mr. Mitchell,” Erekat said. “It’s a really disastrous situation. I hope that this will be an eyeopener for all in the international community about the need to have the Israeli government stop such futile exercises.” Earlier on Tuesday, Biden took pains to praise Netanyahu for steps he has taken to make a more conducive atmosphere for talks with the Palestinians. “A peace agreement will require both parties to make some historically bold commitments,” Biden said. “You have done it before, and I am conf ident for world peace you will do it again.

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Redidacation of the Rambam Synagogue in Cairo Continued from cover for shouldering the responsibilities of the small community. Today, the Egyptian government has pledged to restore six more synagogues over the next two years. It is hoped that one of them will become a Museum of Jewish Heritage in Egypt. “Such a museum will provide a repository to the scrolls and artifacts and communal archives necessary to preserve a legacy when the present-day community has passed,” said Baker. “Importantly, the Museum of Jewish Heritage also will teach a younger generation of Egyptians that there was a time when Jews were part of the fabric of life here and all were enriched as a result.” In a letter to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Aboul Ghet, 21 members of the United States Congress praised the Egyptian government for undertaking the restoration of synagogues and cemeteries in Cairo and Alexandria. “We sincerely hope you will follow through on these efforts,” wrote the Members of Congress. “They will serve as a tangible reminder of the religious and cultural diversity and harmony that are hallmarks of Egypt’s past and, we foresee, of the entire region’s future as

well.” The Jewish community in Egypt dates back thousands of years, even before the destruction of the Biet HaMikdash 2,000 years ago. The community has been in steady decline since the advent of Modern Political Zionism. Today the most famous remnant of the community is the famed Cairo Geniza that was discovered in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat located in Old Cairo. The signif icance of the Cairo genizah was f irst recognized by the Jewish traveler and researcher Jacob Saphir in the mid 1800s, but it was chiefly through the work of Solomon Schechter at the end of the 19th century that the contents of the genizah were brought to scholarly and popular attention. These documents have now been archived in various American and European libraries. The TaylorSchechter collection in the University of Cambridge runs to nearly 193,000 fragments (137,000 shelf-marks); there are a further 31,000 fragments at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Also, the John Rylands University Library in Manchester holds a collection of over 11,000 fragments.

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Cologne Tolerates ‘Anti-Semitic’ Exhibit BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL A crude anti-Israel exhibit in Cologne’s Cathedral Square in the heart of the bustling pedestrian zone does not meet the criteria of inciting hate, Rainer Wolf, a spokesman for the public prosecutor in Cologne, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. olf said the public prosecutor plans to dismiss the complaint of Gerd Buurmann, a non-Jewish theater director, who filed a grievance in February, asserting a violation of Germany’s hatecrime law. Buurmann told the Post that he is “horrif ied” by the decision and plans to now participate in a civil legal action against Walter Herrmann, the exhibitor of the anti-Israel exhibit. Herrmann’s long-standing exhibit, “Cologne Wailing Wall,” has been deemed anti-Semitic by critics in the Cologne City Council and a commentator from the large daily Kölner StadtAnzeiger. Buurmann initiated legal action because the exhibit shows a cartoon of a man sporting a Star of David on his bib as he devours a young Palestinian boy with a fork draped in an American flag and a knife with the word “Gaza.” A blood-f illed glass next to the plate appears to symbolize the blood of the child Wolf, the prosecutor’s spokesman,

told the Post that six or seven complaints have since been f iled, ranging from private individuals to the Society for Christian-Jewish relations. Asked whether the cartoon is an expression of modern anti-Semitism, Wolf said, it is “not a tendency of hostility toward Jews, but an actual criticism of the situation in Gaza.” He added that the exhibitor, Walter Herrmann, seeks to “criticize” and the “cartoon is a sarcastic expression of the Israeli army in Gaza.” However, Dr. Marcus Meier, the director of the Society for ChristianJewish relations in Cologne, told the Post that his organization f iled the complaint because the cartoon of a “Jew drinking blood with a star of David” spreads anti-Semitism. According to Meier, the cartoon recalls the anti-Semitic stereotypes of the Christian tradition in which Jews are depicted as eating Christian babies. Herrmann has used Cathedral Square to showcase a festival of Israel-hate over the years. Buurmann’s complaint jolted the Cologne City Council to issue statements condemning the exhibit as anti-Semitic. But leading politicians, including exmayor Fritz Schramma of the Christian Democratic Union and the current Social Democratic Mayor Jürgen Roters, from the Social Democratic Party, seemed to have to tolerated Herrmann’s diatribes against Israel over

the last f ive years by failing to initiate action against the anti-Israel vitriol. Herrmann also propagates the view that the Israelis are “cleansing” the holy land of Palestinians in the same way the Americans purged the Native American presence in North America. Buurmann appealed to Roters, the Cologne mayor, for a reply regarding a petition – Cologne Against AntiSemitism – as well as statements from members of the city council. The online petition, directed at Roters, states “it is your task to refrain from looking the other way, to f inally step in and put an end to this antiSemitic agitation – with all means provided by the German constitution.” Buurmann said that Roters has ignored the petition. Gregor Timmer, Roters’s spokesman, told the Post that it is a justif ied question to know why the city of Cologne is tolerating anti-Semitism. He said Herrmann is “mentally ill.” In a statement issued to the Post, Mayor Roters said that “such a provocative presentation is not to be tolerated.Precisely because of the background of Germany’s history, is this intolerable. One can generally criticize Israel’s politics, but where an insulting or antiSemitic expression appears, one must abstain from such a thing. In terms of the permissibility of such an expression of speech, that is covered by the right to protest and the police and public prose-

Turkish Police Accost Sabbath Worshipers

Zimbabwe Tribe Claims Jewish Roots FROM COMBINED NEWS SOURCES British scientists have succeeded in proving the Lemba tribe of Zimbabwe and South Africa descended from Jewish ancestors, according to a report by the BBC. ccording to the report, the scientists conducted DNA tests on a large sample of the Lemba people, which conf irmed Semitic origins dating back more than two millennia. The BBC says that the 80,000 Lemba tribe members abstain from eating pork, wear yarmulke-like skull caps, conduct ritual animal slaughter, and even put a Star of David on their gravestones. The report says the tribe has an oral tradition that links them to the ancient Jews. They also circumcise their male children, which is not a common practice in Zimbabwe, but is one of the basic principles of the Jewish faith. Members of the priestly clan of the Lemba even have a genetic element also found among the Jewish priestly line known as Cohen. “This was amazing,” Professor Tudor Parf itt from the University of London told the BBC. “It looks as if the Jewish priesthood continued in the West by people called Cohen, and in same way it was continued by the priestly clan of the Lemba,” he added. “They have a common ancestor who geneticists say lived about 3,000 years

ago somewhere in north Arabia, which is the time of Moses and Aaron when the Jewish priesthood started,” Parf itt told the BBC. In addition, the report says, the Lemba have a sacred prayer language that combines Hebrew and Arabic, which indicates their roots were in Israel and Yemen. “We have been a very secretive people, because we believe we are a special people,” religious Lemba singer Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave told the BBC. The tribe even uses a religious artifact they say connects them to their Jewish ancestry - a replica of the Biblical Ark known as the ngoma lungundu, meaning “the drum that thunders,” which they say was made by Moses. The tribe’s oral tradition says that centuries ago a small group of men began a long journey carrying the ngoma lungundu from Yemen to southern Africa. The Ark went missing during the 1970s and was eventually rediscovered in Harare in 2007 by Professor Parf itt. “Many people say that the story is farfetched, but the oral traditions of the Lemba have been backed up by science,” Parf itt said. Despite their “Jewish roots,” many of the tribe are now Christian or Muslim, the report claims. But, says Perez Hamandishe, a pastor and member of parliament, “Christianity is my religion, and Judaism is my culture.”

cutor are therefore responsible.” Yet, the Left Party, which is represented in the city council, issued a statement, saying the “criminal act of inciting hatred is met” by the antiIsraeli exhibit. The Green Party faction in the city council sees the exhibit “as repugnant and clearly anti-Semitic,” adding that Herrmann uses the “Wailing Wall” exhibit “as an instrument of one-sided and pigheaded criticism of Israel.” In surprisingly candid language, the Green Party criticized the council’s failure to not take seriously the effects of the anti-Jewish and anti-Israel spectacle. The Free Democratic Party in the City Council urged the police to dislodge the exhibit. According to Buurmann, the exhibit is no longer on the Cathedral Square but Herrmann posted a sign that he plans to remount the “Wailing Wall” in June. According to the Cologne Against Anti-Semitism Web site, 639 individuals have signed the online petition, urging action against the “Wailing Wall” exhibit. The Web site asked, following President Peres’s visit in Germany, “How would Shimon Peres have felt on his way home, had he known that only a few hundred kilometers west of Berlin, in the city of Cologne, Jews today are still exposed to ongoing anti-Semitism – and not only recently but already since 2004?”

FROM COMBINED NEWS SOURCES A Turkish newspaper reports that police burst into an Istanbul synagogue during recent Sabbath services and demanded worshipers’ ID’s. he Turkish Milliyet newspaper reported that the Muslim government in Turkey appears to be cracking down on non-Muslim minorities. The individual communities are not being permitted to have their own leaders; one person will be recognized by the government to represent all the minorities as one. As the Christian community outnumbers the Jewish one, it is expected that a Christian will serve as “Chief Rabbi.” This issue may have been resolved, however; see below. In addition, Christian and Jewish children are being placed in separate non-Muslim public school classes. In Jewish schools, only Turkish citizens are allowed to be registered – preventing the son of a Jewish United States consul worker from studying in a Jewish school. Finally, Turkish authorities raided the Hemdat Yisrael synagogue in Istanbul one Sabbath morning, the most crowded day of the week, and demanded that worshipers produce identif ication and proof of residence. Most worshipers did not have the required papers because of Sabbath restrictions, but were allowed to produce them at the conclusion of the Sabbath. Leaders of several minority religious communities convened for an emergency meeting last month to discuss the worsening situation. Rabbi Yitzchak Haleva, Chief Rabbi

of Turkey, says it’s “much ado about nothing.” Speaking with Israeli media sources last week, Rabbi Haleva said that all misunderstandings had been resolved and that he himself will be running for re-election for the position of Chief Rabbi about two months from now. Regarding the mid-services Sabbath check of ID’s, Rabbi Haleva told Makor Rishon’s Yitzchak Hildesheimer that it was only a matter having to do with internal security. A Turkish Jew quoted inIsraeli news papers, did not sound conf ident, however: “Everyone here is apathetic, they are involved in their own business and their work - but we do feel that the situation has changed, even though it is being ignored. It is reminiscent of other periods in history…” One day after the Turkish Police Accosted Sabbath Worshipers the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan further strained relations with Israel when he was interviewed by a Saudi Newspaper. Meeting with Arab reporters, Erdogan was quoted on Sunday as saying that the Temple Mount, the Machepelah Cave, and the Tomb of Rachel, “were never Jewish sites, but are Muslim sites. Palestine is the problem and it will never be dropped from our agenda.” Erdogan said he approved of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, saying that “good negotiations can bring about the desired results.” This is all with the backdrop of Turkey saying that they are willing to be mediators between Israel and Syria and saying that they are interested in attracting more Israeli tourists to Turkey.

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Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Feels ‘Deceived’ Over Amendment To Conversion Law Continued from cover Maklev, met with Amar and accused Rotem of “leading him astray.” Attorney Jacob Weinroth was given the job of mediating between Shas and Yisrael Beiteinu. Amar is now demanding two changes in the bill. First, in the article that would permit municipal rabbis to perform conversions, rather than only the rabbinical courts, he wants to stipulate that such rabbis must first be authorized to do so by the president of the Rabbinical Court of Appeals - a post he himself currently fills. The second would stipulate that the Chief Rabbinate has exclusive authority over all conversions. “The rabbi was asked to sign a document that had undergone changes from what was agreed on in the negotiations,” one of Amar’s associates said. “The rabbi didn’t notice that Rotem had altered the language, and he feels deeply hurt. He is in great pain, but he doesn’t want to sever ties with Yisrael Beiteinu,” he said. Amar’s associates were also angry at the Shas MKs. “The Shas faction abandoned the rabbi at the front,” said one. “When there are budgets at stake, the Shas ministers and MKs know how to raise an outcry. But when we’re talking about matters of importance to the nation of Israel, everyone is afraid,” he said.

Shas chairman Eli Yishai accused UTJ yesterday of engaging in a “devil’s dance” over the bill. Nevertheless, he also said at a faction meeting that “as the bill stands now, we oppose it. Period.” Shas officials emphasized that although a conversion law is called for in the coalition agreements, and that there were “intensive talks” to reach an agreement on the issue, “anyone who wants to know what happened should compare [Israel Beiteinu MK David] Rotem’s preliminary bill that passed to the current version. After tensions rose Sunday night, Lieberman also tried to play down the crisis. “I am sorry that things unraveled they way they did,” Lieberman said at the onset of his faction meeting at the Knesset. “Israel Beiteinu respects tradition but rests on the principle of live and let live. We are not Shinui,” he said, referring to the nowmoribund party reputed to be anti-religious. Lieberman refused to answer the question whether he would lead his party out of the coalition if the civil union bill fails to pass the Knesset Law Committee vote Tuesday so it could advance to the plenum for its final readings. The bill would legalize civil marriages in cases where both partners are registered as not having a religion. The conversion bill, Israel Beiteinu believes, will now be brought to a vote before the Law Committee next Monday. “We have no interest in breaking up the coalition,” Lieberman continued. “We dealt with issues that are central for us carefully and sensitively.

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Couple Fined For Son’s Brit By British Rabbi BY JESSICA ELGOT A Finnish couple who employed a British rabbi to circumcise their son must pay their child 1,500 Euros in damages after a Helsinki court found them guilty of conspiracy to commit bodily harm. oshe and Miriam Levi, members of Helsinki Community The Helsinki Community synagogue Syna-gogue, asked Chabad in Finland of Finland, to organise the But that afternoon the baby was circumcision for their son Aviv, their rushed to hospital with excessive bleedf irst child. ing. The boy was treated by Dr Harry Dan Kantor, executive director of the Lindahl at Helsinki University hospital Jewish community of Helsinki, said the and kept in overnight. couple were strictly Orthodox and did Dr Lindahl is a well-known camnot want to use the mohel of the paigner in the Finnish press against cirHelsinki shul, or a mohel from Sweden. cumcision. He was later called as an He said: “Usually circumcision is expert witness in the case. performed by our mohel, who is a memHelsinki prosecutors decided to take ber of our synagogue.” up the case to attempt to set a legal Chabad arranged for Rabbi Yossi precedent that circumcision can only be Simon, of Golders Green, a registered performed by a doctor, not a lay mohel. member of the Initiation Society, to fly Mr and Mrs Levi have now been to Helsinki to perform the circumcision, found guilty of conspiracy to commit which took place in Finland in April bodily harm by Helsinki District Court 2008. and must pay Aviv 1,500 Euros for pain In the morning after the circumci- and suffering. sion, Rabbi Simon checked the baby to The court ruling hinged on the fact make sure all was well. He was satisf ied that Rabbi Simon did not use an anaesthe circumcision was f ine and returned to London. Continued on page 39

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State Funds To Be Allocated For Child Molestation Awareness BY MALKA VEGH Only days before Governor Paterson’s administration began an alleged cover-up of a scandal involving a top aide, Paterson had agreed to apportion $500,000 to help treat child molestation victims in the Jewish Community. The funds were allocated by Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind and will be administered by the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. he money will be used to set up an organization called Shomrei Yeladim —“guards for the children.” It would be to sponsor the creation of culturally sensitive educational reading materials that would be placed in yeshivas and schools throughout the Jewish community. “This is a major campaign to educate everyone from teachers to parents and students with regard to sexual abuse,” said Hikind, who said further details of the program would be announced at a future press conference. He also noted that the subsidy would mark the first time the state has set aside money for the problem of child molestation in the Orthodox community. Hikind has elaborated quite a bit on that issue and even discussed it on his weekly radio show. But he has come under attack for collecting information on alleged molestation cases without giving it to the authorities, claiming he was protecting the confidentiality of victims. Lawyers for one plaintiff in a civil case acquired information from Hikind by subpoena. William Rapfogel, executive director of Met Council, said that if the program is approved by the legislature and added to the budget, his office will be responsible for the

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Bloomberg Urges Soda Tax BY JV STAFF In his weekly Radio address to the city on Saturday Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Albany to pass a new tax on sugared drinks. Recognizing that these drinks, sodas, sport drinks, and even fruit flavored drinks are a major cause of obesity in children and adults he suggested adding a penny an ounce tax to them. The money collected from this new tax will go towards obesity related health issues and educating the consumers about the dangers of obesity. lbany has been in the news a lot in recent days – for distressing reasons,” Mayor Bloomberg said in his address. In the process, key issues have fallen off State government’s radar screen. But they need to be back on, and now. That includes closing a looming, $1.9 billion gap in funding for health care for the poor, and a $1.4 billion gap in State education aid that threatens big setbacks for our children’s schools. “Today, I’m urging Albany to take one simple step to avert this crisis: Setting a penny-per-ounce tax on heavily sweetened sodas and beverages, and dedicating the revenue to education and Medicaid. An extra 12 cents on a can of soda would raise nearly $1 billion, allowing us to keep community health services open and teachers in the classroom. And, at the same time, it would help us fight a major problem plaguing our children: obesity. “Over the past eight years, New York City has become a recognized leader in improving public health because we’ve focused on solutions that work: Reducing smoking, discouraging use of trans-fats, requiring calorie-labeling in restaurants, and working with food companies to reduce the amount of sodium in their products. “High sugar intake from drinking sodas and other sweetened drinks is another growing health problem. Think about this: Lots

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Assemblyman Dov Hikind paperwork. “We will make sure all the milestones and performance guidelines are met,” he said. The program will mainly be put into operation in Orthodox areas of Brooklyn such as Borough Park by an accredited social service agency, which has not yet been named. “The current system does not have adequate materials,” Rapfogel said. “We also need money for cases and social service management for people to come forward [as a result of the materials]. We don’t know

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Albany to pass a new tax on sugared drinks. of people put a teaspoon or two of sugar in their coffee. But a 12-ounce can of soda averages 10 teaspoons of sugar. Over the past 30 years, our consumption of these drinks has nearly tripled – and studies show that over the course of a year, for every increase of one can in a child’s daily consumption, his or her risk of obesity goes up by 60 percent. And over the long term, obesity increases the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other killers. “By making heavily sugared drinks just a little bit more expensive, we can make a major dent in obesity – just as we’ve made a major dent in smoking by raising cigarette taxes. Today, compared to eight years ago, there are 350,000 fewer New Yorkers smoking. Our penny-per-ounce soda proposal would have a similar benefit. It should cut

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State Wins $274 Million Stimulus Funds for Transportation

Mitchel B. Wallerstein Appointed President of Baruch College Chairperson Benno Schmidt and Chancellor Goldstein stated: “Dean Mitchel Wallerstein The Board of Trustees of brings to the University The City University of New exceptional administrative, York on February 22 appointacademic and governmental ed Dr. Mitchel B. Wallerstein, experience together with outDean of the Maxwell School of standing public service, scholCitizenship and Public Affairs arly accomplishment, a strong at Syracuse University for the commitment to students, and a past seven years, as the deep belief in the mission of President of Baruch College, Baruch College.” home to the nation’s largest Dr. Wallerstein said: “I am collegiate business school as Dr. Wallerstein deeply honored that well as prominent Schools of Chancellor Goldstein and the Arts and Sciences and Public CUNY Board of Trustees have offered me Affairs. Chancellor Matthew Goldstein the opportunity to lead Baruch College, recommended Dr. Wallerstein after a which has a storied tradition as one of the top nationwide search. level colleges of the CUNY system. While there are many challenges facing public he Maxwell School has been ranked higher education, especially in this difficult for the past 15 years by U.S. News & budgetary environment, I know that Baruch World Report as the nation’s leading has an outstanding and dedicated faculty, graduate school of public affairs. It is the staff and student body, and highly successful nation’s oldest school of public affairs and and loyal alumni. I am looking forward to also serves as the social science division of working with them to move the College forSyracuse University, annually teaching ward in the coming years.” approximately 5,000 undergraduates and 850 Dr. Wallerstein, whose term will begin on graduate students in eight disciplinary Aug 2, 2010, succeeds Dr. Stan Altman, who departments. Dr. Wallerstein thus oversees has served as Interim President of Baruch the social sciences at Syracuse University, College since 2009. The search committee and he also serves as a Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. Continued on page 38 In a joint statement, Board of Trustees

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Interior of a New York new subway. BY JV STAFF The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $274 million of stimulus funds to help finance two projects in New York, a group of officials said on Friday. he funds will be allocated to the Second Avenue subway project and the East Side Access Project, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representatives Jerry Nadler and Carolyn

Maloney said in a statement. The Second Ave project aims to ease congestion on the Lexington Avenue line on Manhattan’s east side, the busiest subway line in the nation. The East Side Access project aims to create a rail link from the Long Island Railroad to Grand Central station via the 63rd Street tunnel, cutting commuting time for riders from Long Island. The Second Ave project will receive $78.9 million, while the East Side Access project will receive $195.4 million.

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WAR ON TERROR Biden Promises ‘Total’ US Commitment to Israel’s Security

Al Qaeda Calls For Fort Hood-Style Attacks FROM COMBINED NEWS SERVICES Al Qaeda’s American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood. n a 25-minute video posted on militant Web sites, Adam Gadahn described Maj. Nidal Hasan as a pioneer who should serve as a role model for other Muslims, especially those serving Western militaries. “Brother Nidal is the ideal role-model for every repentant Muslim in the armies of the unbelievers and apostate regimes,” he said. Gadahn, also known as Azzam alAmriki, was dressed in white robes and wearing a white turban as he called for attacks on what he described as “high-value targets.” “You shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking that military bases are the only high-value targets in America and the West. On the contrary, there are countless other strategic places, institutions and installations which, by striking, the Muslim can do major damage,” he said, an assault rifle leaning up against a wall next to him. “Nidal Hasan is a pioneer, a trailblazer and a role-model who has opened a door, lit a path and shown the way forward for every Muslim who finds himself among the unbelievers,” Gadahn said. Gadahn grew up on a goat farm in Riverside County, California, and converted to Islam at a mosque in nearby Orange County. He has been wanted by the FBI since 2004 and two years later was charged with treason. There is a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction. He has in the past posted videos and messages calling for the destruction of the

BY LUIS RAMIREZ U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is in Israel and has urged Israeli leaders to take bold steps for peace. The Vice President is on a five-day visit to the Middle East to push peace efforts, and offer reassurances to Israel. .S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Israel just after Palestinians and Israelis agreed to hold indirect talks for four months, ending a 14-month breakdown of negotiations. Biden, the highest-ranking member of the Obama administration to visit Israel, called the resumption of talks a moment of real opportunity for peace. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, the Vice President said the U.S.-mediated talks will be a vehicle to allay the mistrust between Israelis and Palestinians that has built up over several years. “The goal is obviously to resolve the final status issues and to achieve a twostate solution with Israel and Palestine living side-by-side in peace and security,” Biden said. “And historic peace is going to require both parties to make some historically bold commitments.”

Israel’s first priority for this visit is to ensure continued U.S. support in efforts to contain Iran and its nuclear ambitions. Prime Minister Netanyahu praised Washington’s moves to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons that Tehran could one day use against the Jewish State. “I very much appreciate the efforts of President Obama and the American government to lead the international community to place tough sanctions on Iran,” Mr. Netanyahu said. “The stronger those sanctions are, the more likely it will be that the Iranian regime will have to choose between advancing its nuclear program and advancing the future of its own permanence.” Many Israelis believe President Barack Obama is less sympathetic to Israel than his predecessors, as evidenced by his administration’s strong demands for Israel to cease the expansion of its settlements in the occupied West Bank. Biden reassured Mr. Netanyahu, who is known to his friends as “Bibi,” that bonds remain strong. “A cornerstone of the relationship is our absolute total, unvarnished commitment to Israel’s security,” Biden said. “Bibi, you heard me say before: progress occurs in the Middle East when everyone knows there is simply no space between the United States and Israel.

Al Qaeda’s American-born spokesman, Adam Gadahn West and for strikes against targets in the United States. His location is unknown, but he is believed to be somewhere along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the latest video, Gadahn said those planning attacks did not need to use only firearms like Hasan, but could use other weapons. “As the blessed operations of September 11th showed, a little imagination and planning and a limited budget can turn almost anything into a deadly, effective and convenient weapon.” Gadahn said fighters should target mass transportation systems in the West and also wreak havoc “by killing or capturing people in government, industry and the media.” He recommended finding ways to shake “consumer confidence and stifle spending” and noted that even unsuccessful attacks, such as the failed attempt to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas day, can bring major cities to a halt. \“I am calling on every honest and vigilant Muslim in the countries of the Zionist-Crusader alliance in general and America, Britain and Israel in particular to prepare to play his due role in responding to and repelling the aggression of the enemies of Islam,” Gadahn said.

“Hamas: Jordanian, Egyptian Agents Tracked Terror Chief” BY JV STAFF Arab countries may be complicit in the January 19 assassination of Hamas terror chief Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Hamas sources said on Tuesday(2 Mar),according to various reports. iting a report by Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Reuters quoted Hamas official Mahmoud Nasser as saying that Jordanian and Egyptian intelligence agencies had probably tracked Mabhouh prior to his assassination. Nasser told the newspaper that there was evidence showing that Mabhouh had been targeted by moderate Arab countries because he had handled sensitive information concerning the activities of Hamas and other Islamist elements. He added that that assassination may have been carried out earlier than planned. According to the newspaper, Nasser is in

charge of Iran’s ties with Hamas and had worked closely with Mabhouh prior to the latter’s death. Additionally, in an interview with Hamas’s Al Aksa radio station from Damascus, Nasser confirmed Israeli claims that his boss had supplied weapons to Palestinian terrorists. Nassar said Mabhouh “never stopped thinking about how to fight the [Israeli] occupation by supplying quality weapons to the Palestinian fighters.” The aide also described how al-Mabhouh celebrated killing two Israeli soldiers in the mid-1980s by standing on one of the corpses. Meanwhile on Tuesday(2 Mar.), The National reported that Dubai police requested FBI assistance in investigating the assassination of Mabhouh. According to the report, the FBI neither confirmed nor denied whether any such request had been made.

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Iranian Threat Iranian Efforts Keep Region Tense

Netanyahu: Iran Arms Race Is A Runaway Train BY JPOST

BY YAAKOV KATZ

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday addressed the state of affairs on Iranian sanctions, or lack thereof, and briefed members of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on the latest developments on negotiations toward a prisoner swap with Hamas.

March 8 was a day of celebrations in Syria, marking the anniversary of the coup d’etat that brought the Ba’ath Party to power in 1963. President Bashar Assad received a number of congratulatory cables from Arab and Muslim leaders from across the Middle East.

he Iranian [arms] train is travelling fast compared to the advancement of the international community, which is more like a faltering car, Netanyahu explained with a metaphor. “That notwithstanding, there is significant progress in the international community’s understanding of the nature of [Iran’s] nuclear program.” “There is political progress toward sanctions in the world,” he continued, addressing the issue of the main pertinent country objecting to sanctioning Teheran. “China is interested in strengthening cooperation with Israel, and there is a wide spectrum of topics for cooperation between Beijing and Jerusalem. China is part of our efforts on Iran.” Netanyahu then spoke of the threat of missiles from the Palestinian Authority, hitting out at opposition head Tzipi Livni in the process. “I see that for you paper is enough to ensure that missiles won’t enter the Palestinian territories. I was elected to make sure that things happen,” he said to Livni.

Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu “If it’s about what the public chose, political decency would necessitate you acting after the elections based on what you promised beforehand,” Livni countered. Netanyahu also commented on the possibility of proceeding with a prisoner swap with Hamas to secure the release of captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit. According to the premier, Israel relayed its proposal to Hamas via the German mediator some three months ago, and was still waiting for the terror group’s response. Netanyahu stressed that Israel had learned its lesson from previous prisoner swaps, and would ensure that terrorists released in such a deal won’t be able to return to terrorist activities against Israelis.

Only a Few Weeks Left For Diplomacy On Iran BY YAAKOV LAPPIN Four to eight weeks remain to test the option of diplomatic engagement as means of stopping Iran’s nuclear program before sanctions will likely be imposed, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told an audience of foreign military officers and government officials in Herzliya on Monday. peaking to dozens of participants in a terrorism and security program run by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Ayalon said the “time is not yet lost” to stem Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but added that “it is of the essence.” During a question and answer session at the Interdisciplinary Center’s Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Ayalon warned that Iran could try to sabotage sanctions by inflating international oil prices and raising energy costs for China, which is dependent on Iranian crude oil, and which is a permanent member of the UN security council. At the same time, he added, alternative energy providers to China, like Saudi Arabia, were available. “The only way to stop Iran is through a unified diplomatic position,” Ayalon said. “Iran is a big and vulnerable country, that

will use psychological warfare and [the tactic of] divide and conquer. Calling their bluff is the only way,” he added. During his speech, Ayalon said Iran “is the source of instability in the Middle East. For Iran, the nuclear program is not a means but an end.” Addressing attempts by the proPalestinian lobby abroad to have senior Israeli army figures and politicians arrested on war crimes charges, Ayalon said, “Terrorism has become sophisticated. It is trying to gain victory by exploiting the legal system. International law is suitable for wars between armies, not for combat between an army and a terrorist organization hiding within a [civilian] population. To win, the legal system must be configured to match the new type of warfare.” Former IDF chief of staff and Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya’alon told the audience of two main terrorist fronts, one led by Sunni al-Qaida and the second managed by Shi’ite Iran, which included Hizbullah and Hamas. While the US and its allies were the targets of the former entity, Israel was the main target of the latter, Ya’alon said. He argued that the Iranian-backed axis

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ing Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, the leader of Bahrain, for example, wished Assad “good health” and that the Syrian people should continue to progress under Assad’s “wise leadership.” The cable from Bahrain was especially interesting in light of tense ties the tiny Gulf state has with the Iranianled axis in the region, of whichSyria is a prominent member – a fact demonstrated by the recent terror summit in Damascus consisting of Assad, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hizbullah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah. Bahrain, home to the United States Navy’s 5th Fleet, is a country made up of two-thirds Shi’ites and ruled by Sunnis, and has been marked as one of the f irst countries that could fall with the right amount of Iranian pressure. Israel, of course, did not send a cable to Syria on Monday, although it has been sending some clear messages to its northern neighbor in recent weeks in an effort to avoid a conflict that the defense establishment believes neither country really wants, but into which they could be lured by Iran. While the IDF has taken action – for example, refraining from drafting reserves during a recent exercise in the North – and the political establishment has made the right remarks – Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said last week that he would be willing to meet Assad “any time and any place” – the tension along the border has yet to be totally defused. The main reason is Iranian efforts to escalate the situation among Israel, Syria and Hizbullah in an effort to thwart additional sanctions by the international community. If war were to erupt in the North, for example, a new round of sanctions would be postponed indef initely. For this reason, Israel carefully scrutinized every public statement made by Nasrallah, Assad and Ahmadinejad two weeks ago during their meeting in Damascus, on the sidelines of whichSyria and Iran signed a number of new defense pacts. While the agreements do not bind Syria to defend Iran if it is attacked by Israel or the United States, the continued alliance between the countries is of

President of Syria Bashar Assad major concern for the Israeli defense establishment, primarily considering that at the same time that Assad sat down for dinner with Ahmadinejad, the Obama administration announced that it had decided to return its ambassador to Damascus. This seemingly allows Assad to continue being part of the Iranian axis on the one hand, and to improve ties with the West on the other. Despite the Iranian influence and pressure on Assad, current assessments in Israel are that both Hizbullah and Syria are deterred from war, each for its own reasons. While Hizbullah, for example, continues to try and attack an Israeli target overseas to avenge the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh in 2008, its political responsibilities and fears of the damage that would be caused if war broke out are keeping it quiet.Syria is also not interested in conflict, preferring to continue straddling the line between Iran and joining the West. What makes this equation more complex, though, is the continued military build-up in Lebanon and fears in Israel that Syria is planning to transfer what the IDF calls “balance-altering” weaponry to Hizbullah. According to some foreign reports, Hizbullah operatives are training inSyria on SA-8 antiaircraft missiles. Syria’s openness to Hizbullah began in 2000, when Assad succeeded his father, Hafez, as president. Before then, Nasrallah could wait several hours before being let into the Syrian president’s off ice. When Bashar Assad took over, though, the Hizbullah leader barely waited a minute. This quickly translated into Assad’s decision to supply Hizbullah with basically any advanced weaponry it asked for.

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The United States is building an elite cyber defense team to guard the nation’s public and private computer systems, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

A top Democratic US lawmaker said abortion foes are ready to kill President Barack Obama‘s huge health overhaul unless it meets their demands to block funding for the procedure.

e need the best brains we can bring to bear on meeting the challenge, Napolitano told computer security specialists at a premier RSA Conference here. “We are building one of the best teams anywhere, but our success depends in no small part on our ability to collaborate with the private sector.” She challenged those at the conference to join forces with the department and help teach people the importance of protecting themselves from online crooks and spies. Napolitano launched a National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign contest to f ind innovative ways to convince the public how vital it is to safeguard computers from online attacks. “All Americans have an important role to play in securing our computer systems and cyber networks,” Napolitano said. Proposals for promoting cybersecurity awareness can be submitted online at dhs.gov/cyberchallenge any time before April 30. The department will back winning ideas, according to Napolitano. She said the department is ahead of

schedule deploying an Einstein computer intrusion detection system on federal networks, which should be in place at 21 government agencies by the end of this year. “Even as we are working to deploy Einstein we take very seriously the protection of privacy and civil liberties,” Napolitano said of the system that analyzes Internet traff ic as it flows into or out of federal computer systems. She added the department has made “signif icant progress” in hardening cyber defenses of privately-owned portions of the US critical infrastructure. “We need to do more and we need to do it faster,” Napolitano said. “Cyber threats are also threats to our homeland security.” She called on computer security specialists to help the department “leapfrog” forward with technology for speedy automated defenses that can operate across all types of systems.

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want to see health care, but we’re not going to bypass some principles and beliefs and we feel strongly about,” Representative Bart Stupak told ABC television. Stupak said he and roughly a dozen Democratic allies “are prepared to take responsibility” for scuttling the sweeping legislation if they do not get their version of a ban on what they view as federal subsidies for abortion. Stupak voted for the House of Representatives version of the health care bill last year only after inserting tough language forbidding federal subsidies from going to health plans that offer the procedure. And he has sharply criticized the Senate’s version of the legislation for what he says are provisions that would lead to federal funding for abortions. Obama announced Wednesday a f inal push to pass the bill under a process expected to use the Senate bill, with some modif ications, as the baseline legislation.

Representative Bart Stupak here at a subcommittee meeting. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the president believes “the health-reform bill should not change the status quo on abortion policy in America. “But this will not change the status quo on the policy of abortion. There will be no federal funding for abortions,” she added. “This isn’t about an abortion debate. It’s about health reform.”

Netanyahu/Biden Press Conference Applauds Relationship Continued from page 3 on the international community “to join the American effort.” saying “Israel has been helping out with key countries and will continue to do so.” Netanyahu complimented America’s efforts as beginning to “bear fruit.” “We have to be persistent and purposeful in making sure that we get to those direct negotiations that will enable us to resolve this conflict.” He referred to the need for “our Palestinian neighbors” to recognize the “permanence and legitimacy of the Jewish State.” Biden noted that his personal friendship with Netanyahu - who he called “BiBi” - “is real,” saying “even deeper is the relationship between the United States and Israel.” saying the relationship would “continue to be a centerpiece – a centerpiece of American policy.” “Our two countries are bound by historic and cultural ties and so many shared interests…strengthened by our deep cooperation in many f ields including science and economic development and a range of other policy areas as well, but the cornerstone of the relationship is our absolute total unvarnished commitment to Israel’s security.” “Progress occurs in the Middle East when everyone knows there’s simply no space between the United States and Israel,” a condition that applies to Israel’s security. “We’re determined to

prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and we’re working with many countries around the world to convince Teheran to meet its international obligations and cease and desist.” Referring to the two topics Netanyahu had referenced, Biden stated clearly that” Iran must curb its other destabilizing actions in the region” and that the best long-term guarantee for Israel’s security is a comprehensive Middle East peace with the Palestinians, with the Syrians, with Lebanon, and leading eventually to full and normalized relationships with the entire Arab world. It’s overwhelming in the interest of Israel, but it’s also overwhelming interest to the Arab world and it’s in our interest as well.” Optimistically, Biden said “I’m very pleased that you and the Palestinian leadership have agreed to launch indirect talk…They must lead eventually to negotiations and direct discussions between the parties. The goal is to resolve the f inal status issues to achieve a two-state solution with Israel and a Palestine (state) living side by side in peace and security. An historic peace is going to require both parties to make some historically bold commitments. Noting that a “circle of trees in Jerusalem” had been planted in memory of Biden’s mother… next to the leaders of the nations,” Netanyahu extended an invitation to the Vice President to visit the circle on his next visit to Israel.

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HAGGADOT FOR PASSOVER BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER They call the Jews ‘The People of the Book’ usually the Book that is being referred to in the statement is the Torah. The fact is that Jews on the average, own more books than any other people. While most families own one or two Bibles and prayer books the birchon that is given out at weddings and other Jewish affairs is probably the most printed Jewish book in history. The Pesach Haggadah probably comes in a distant second. here are many editions of the Haggadah from the exquisite Birds Head Haggadah from the 13th Century, probably the oldest surviving Ashkenazi (German) illuminated Haggadah to the simple Maxwell House Coffee Family Haggadah that has been part of the American Jewish Passover Seder for generations. In recent years there has been an explosion of new Haggadot being published by the many Jewish publishing houses most noticeably Artscroll. Hagagadot come with commentaries from around the world, both Askenaz and Sephadic, from medival times to modern times. Haggadot more often than not have a translation from the Hebrew to the local vernacular such as Yiddish and Ladino. Below is the first installment of a list of some of the Haggadot from a family Haggadah collection.

THE MAXWELL HOUSE PASSOVER HAGGADAH, is possibly one of the most popular Haggadot as it has been given out for free at local supermarkets for years. It is a simple Haggadah with an English translation and no commentary. ______________________________________ THE ART SCROLL YOUTH HAGGADAH, was specifically designed with youth in mind. It is a colorful Haggadah with the complete text, simplified translation and comments. ______________________________________ AN EXALTED EVENING, is a Haggadah published by the OU with commentaries by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. The Ababanel Haggadah, published by Artscroll is a Haggadah with the commentary of the 15th century Don Issac Abarbanel. ______________________________________ HAGGADAT MEARBAH KANFOT HAARETZ, is a HAggadah that is printed in five languages including the original. The basis of this edition is the words “and you should tell your children” since children usually understand only the vernacular it is important that all laguges be represented. This Haggadah translates the text into English, French, Spanish, and Russian. ______________________________________ THE BRESLOV HAGGADAH, published bythe Breslov Research Institute,, includes many commentaries by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

______________________________________ THE RAMBAN HAGGADAH is another Haggadah published by Artscroll includes an anthology of commentaries from the writings of Rabbi Moshe Ben Nachman of the 13th century.

______________________________________ THE CHASIDIC HAGGADAH, published by Moznaim Publishing house is an anthology of commentary and Chasidic stories for the seder.

______________________________________ THE YEMINITE HAGGADAH, published by the Association of Yeminita Jews in the US, includes many of the customs of the yeminite community. ______________________________________ HAGGADAH OF THE BEN ISH CHAI, this Haggadah was published by Tvuna publications, in honor of the one hundred year anniversary of the Great Iraqi Rabbis feath and includes parables and stories as well as commentaries of the saintly Ben Ish Chai. ______________________________________ THE SEPHARDIC HERITAGE HAGGADAH, published by Artscroll is full of commentaries and insights from various Talmudic and Rabbinic literature.

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THE QUESTIONS ASKED HAGGADAH, from Israel Book Shop, includes 250 questions for discussion at the seder table based on the Haggadah from both the Sephardic and Ashkenazic perspective. ______________________________________ HAGGADAH FOR PESACH, IN THE LIGHT OF CHASSIDUS, by Rabbi Y. Green includes many of the customs from the Chabad Chasidim along with commentary. ______________________________________ A SEPHARDIC PASSOVER HAGGADAH, from Ktav publishing, has a translation and commentary by Rabbi Marc D. Angel.

______________________________________ SHIRAS YEHUDAH PESACH HAGGADAH, from Artscroll, is another anthology of commentaries on the Haggadah that will bring clarity to the Pesach Seder. ______________________________________ THE KOL DODI HAGGADAH, from Artscroll, by Rabbi David Feinstien is a compilation of laws for the Pesach Seder. Included in the Haggadah is a list of measurements of the minimum requirements for wine, matzah maror etc. which make this guide essential for every home.

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Gluten Intolerance, Celiac, Allergies and Pesach BY: RABBI AVRAHAM JURAVEL, ORTHODOX UNION Pesach Kashrus professionals are familiar with the intricacies of ingredients and food production. Often, consumers who have health concerns contact kashrus agencies in order to obtain information about foods and ingredients. This is especially true when it comes to Pesach. efore Pesach, the consumer information lines at the major Kashrus agencies are constantly ringing. Many of these consumers ask question about Pesach and their health needs. This article will discuss some of the ways in which Pesach certified foods may impact on health issues. However, it is important to note that kashrus agencies and Rabbonim are not health specialists. Persons who need guidance with respect to health matters should obtain advice from qualified health specialists, not from kashrus agencies. Wheat It is important to be aware if the problem is gluten intolerance, celiac, or a true allergy. These three conditions vary significantly. Gluten intolerance is a nuisance. If wheat gluten is consumed by a gluten intolerant person the results may be stomach aches, diarrhea, and general malaise. Similar symptoms are experienced by people who suffer from a celiac condition, however, the similarity stops here. Celiac is a mal-absorption problem that affects the intestines. Ingesting gluten triggers their immune system to launch an attack on the small intestine. Thus, every time a person with celiac consumes gluten, the small intestines are damaged. The long term cumulative effects of consuming gluten can

be devastating for a celiac person. Consequently, such an individual must not consume any gluten. Celiac is not a life threatening disease. However, allergies can be life threatening. An allergic person exposed to an allergen could experience an anaphylactic shock and stop breathing. Therefore, one must be aware whether wheat must be avoided because of gluten intolerance, celiac disease or allergies. The US government has determined that an item is â€˜gluten freeâ€™ at 20 ppm (parts per million) of gluten. For allergies, the threshold is 0 ppm. I would strongly recommend that anyone with an allergy to wheat or celiac disease ascertain whether the manufacturer uses matzo meal or cake meal in other products. If the answer is positive, it is likely that even the items not containing matzo meal may contain some gluten that can even

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Passover Does Not Have to Be a Nutritional Challenge BY NECHAMA COHEN Healthy eating on any holiday is a challenge, but there’s something about Passover and the havoc it wreaks on our regular habits that makes healthy eating seem downright impossible. ut Passover does not have to be a nutritional challenge. Start eating healthy this Passover with the following recipes from EnLitened Kosher Cooking, [http://www.jewishdiabetes.org/] a cookbook with more than 250 recipes, including healthy versions of traditional foods like gefilte fish, cholent and chopped liver and sections on soups, salads, and healthy baking.

LOW CARB GEFILTE FISH Carb Free, Low Fat / Yield: 12 servings Don’t keep this dish only for the Sabbath and/or holidays. This tastes just as good as the high-carb version and it’s almost “free” for any meal or snack. FOR FISH: 1 medium onion, peeled 1/2 small carrot, peeled 1 whole egg plus 2 egg whites 1 pound ground fish (carp, pike, whitefish, or a combination) sugar substitute equal to 1/2 cup sugar, divided salt and white pepper to taste 1-2 tablespoons cold water, added by drops almonds, finely ground (optional) For fish stock: fish bones and head (this is what makes the stock gel) sugar substitute equal to 1/4 cup sugar 2 leeks, trimmed and sliced in half lengthwise (see Tip on p. 42) 1 green pepper, seeded 2 celery stalks 1/2 small carrot, peeled 2 quarts water 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled salt to taste DIRECTIONS Place fish bones and head in a 6-quart pot. Cut green pepper, celery and carrot into large slices and add. Then add leeks, garlic and salt. Fill pot half full with water and bring to a boil. To make the fish, put onion, carrot and eggs in a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth. Add to ground fish, along with sugar substitute and seasonings. Mix, preferably with an electric mixer. Add drops of cold water and continue beating for a few more minutes until the mixture holds together well. There is no need to add matzo meal or breadcrumbs. If the mixture seems too loose, add finely ground almonds, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix between additions, and stop once it holds together nicely. When using carp alone, you won’t need any almonds. When combining different fish, the consistency may be looser and then you may need to add 1-3 tablespoons. With wet hands, form mixture into medium balls and drop into the boiling stock, making sure they are covered. Add water if necessary. Cover pot, lower heat and cook for 11/2 hours. Check every 15 minutes or so to make sure that there is at least 1-2 cups of liquid, adding water if necessary. Cool. Remove fish and carrot with a slotted spoon and put in a container. Cover with the cooled liquid or place liquid in a separate container for garnish when serving. The fish stock will gel. SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve fish with a slice of carrot and horseradish, and/or with any dip in this book (see pp. 118-121). Dips can be served in a scooped-out cucumber cup. ENLITENEDCHOPPED LIVER Carb Free, Low Fat / Yield: 6 servings All organ meats are high in natural cholesterol. Therefore, you should check with your health-care team in order to determine how much and how often you can eat these dishes. 1 tablespoon olive oil non-stick cooking spray1 medium onion, peeled and diced 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 1/2 pound broiled chicken livers*

1 hard-boiled egg plus 2 hardboiled egg whites salt and pepper to taste chicken soup, as needed In a skillet, over low heat, sauté the onion and garlic in oil and non-stick spray for about 30 minutes. Grind this together with the liver and eggs in a food processor. If liver is too thick, add chicken soup with the fat skimmed off. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: To salt or not to salt? Kosher meat and poultry has been salted in the kashering process and therefore already contains salt. Keep this in mind when adding salt to your meat dishes. *Healthy rule of thumb is one liver per person Low Carb Chicken Soup with Egg Noodles Low Carb, Low Fat (with bones only: Fat Free) Yields: 12 servings This is a low-carb version of the same great chicken soup classic that you are used to but not loaded with vegetables. To follow are some great EnLITEned traditional accompaniments! INGREDIENTS 1 chicken, cut up with the skin removed, and/or 2 packages of chicken bones 2 large turkey necks 2 carrots, peeled and halved 1 onion, peeled 2 leeks (see Tip on p. 42) 3 small zucchini, whole (see Tip on p. 47) 2 stalks celery 1 (8-ounce) piece of pumpkin, peeled and cubed salt and pepper to taste 1-2 tablespoon chicken soup powder (optional) 3 cloves garlic, peeled fresh dill & parsley sprigs kohlrabi, parsnip, celery root, green and red peppers DIRECTIONS Use the first method listed earlier for cleaning poultry/meat dishes (see p. 39), but include the vegetables in the first boil. Now most of the carbs will be in the discarded water. (For those who cannot give up on carrots, sweet potatoes, etc., boil them in a separate pot for 10 minutes, discard the water and add the semi cooked vegetables to the soup.) Return the chicken/bones/necks and vegetables, except for the zucchini, to the pot, add herbs and spices, and cover with cold water plus 3 cups. Bring to a boil. Lower the flame to simmer. Add the zucchini and cook covered over medium low heat for about 2 hours. Note: You might want to put the greens, onion and leeks in a flow-through muslin bag to keep the pieces from getting into the soup, and to make for easy disposal. PASSOVER BLINTZES (CREPES) AND “NOODLES” Carb Free, Low Fat / Yield: 12 crepes or 2 cups noodles These marvelous crepes are great on Passover and all year round. Once you get the hang of it, they really are easy to make. You can also use this recipe to make kosher for Passover noodles. INGREDIENTS 7 eggs plus 7 egg whites 11/2 tablespoons potato starch 1/2 cup water, divided 1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil (or walnut oil for sweet blintzes) non-stick cooking spray salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS Beat eggs and egg whites together with salt and set aside. Mix potato starch with part of the water to form a smooth paste. Add the rest of the water and beaten eggs and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well again. (A blender or food processor is handy for mixing the batter, but be careful to mix just until blended. Over mixing will create a foam that must be removed, or it will affect the texture of the finished crepes.) Transfer batter to a pitcher that is wide enough to allow mixing. Heat olive oil and non-stick spray in an 8-

inch, non-stick frying pan. Pour off extra oil into a dish. Keep a paper towel in this dish to use for wiping the pan after every few crepes (this helps keep the amount of oil needed down to a minimum), or spray with non-stick cooking spray. When the pan is hot, lower the heat to medium and pour in 1/4 – 1/2 cup of batter. Tilt pan to cover the bottom and pour any extra batter back into the pitcher. This will ensure very thin blintzes. As soon as the batter is firm, loosen the edges and turn over onto a dish towel or slightly greased piece of aluminum foil. Then return it to the pan to cook on the other side. (You can flip it with a spatula, but most people find it easier to turn it out and then return it to the frying pan.) Cook on the second side for no more than a few seconds and remove to a towel. Before making the next crepe, mix batter with a fork in order to blend in any potato starch that settles. Unless you’re a real pro, the first 1 or 2 blintzes will probably not come out easily and will tear. When blintzes are cool, roll up a few at a time and slice into ultra-thin strips. For smaller noodles, slice down the length as well. Allow noodles to dry a bit and then store in an airtight container or plastic bags. These freeze well. FOR CREPES (BLINTZES): Use the filling of your choice (see next page) and either fold the crepe around it blintz-style (like an envelope) or roll up. The unfilled crepes freeze well, either stacked or in layers divided by wax paper. FILLINGS: You can certainly use the standard mashedpotato filling, but if you want a lower carb count and something more interesting, here are a few suggestions: Low-carb potato: Mix equal amounts of cooked potato with cooked cauliflower and some fried onions. Add salt to taste. MEAT: Mix ground meat and/or chicken with fried onions and seasoning.

APPLE: Grate apples; add sugar substitute, cinnamon and ground nuts. NUT: Beat 1 egg white just until shiny and starting to stiffen. Add ground nuts to form a paste. Add sugar substitute, cinnamon (optional) and juice from half a lemon. CHEESE: Mix farmer cheese with 1 beaten egg white, sugar substitute, cinnamon and vanilla flavoring. TIP If you’re cooking for a crowd and want to save time, use a large frying pan and make extra-large crepes. Pile up cooled crepes, slicing off the sides to use for noodles. You will be left with nice-sized rectangles that can be used for folded blintzes. LUSCIOUS LEMON ICE CREAM Low Carb, Low Fat / Yield: 8 servings We recommend using pasteurized egg whites in dishes that are not cooked. In the lemon flavored version the lemon juice helps neutralize any germs that might be found in the egg whites. For those that prefer the eggs can be omitted and flavorings mixed with the beaten whip. 1 (4-ounce) container light whipped topping* 4 egg whites 2 eggs, separated sugar substitute equal to 1 cup sugar, divided 1/4 cup lemon juice Beat whipped topping until stiff. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites together with half of sugar substitute. In another bowl, beat egg yolks with other half of sugar substitute. When thick, fold in lemon juice. Fold all 3 mixtures together until well-blended. Freeze.

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The ABC’s of Passover BY RABBI SHRAGA SIMMONS Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is known as the “holiday of freedom,” commemorating the Jewish Exodus from Egypt following 210 years of slavery. Passover is regarded as the “birth” of the Jewish nation, and its lessons of struggle and identity continue to form the basis of Jewish consciousness 3,300 years after the event. assover is an 8-day holiday (in Israel, seven days). The name derives from the fact that during the final plague – the slaying of the first born – God “passed over” the Jewish homes.

KARPAS Toward the beginning of the Seder, we eat karpas – a vegetable (e.g. celery, parsley, potato) dipped in saltwater, to commemorate the tears of hard labor.

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BITTER HERBS Later in the Seder, we eat Marror, the bitter herbs. Though many have the custom of using horseradish, Romaine lettuce is also used. (“Red horseradish” in jars bought from the stores should not be used, since it’s a mixture of mostly beets with some horseradish.) The Marror is dipped into Charoset, a bricks-and-mortar mixture of dates, wine, nuts and apples.

SEDER NIGHT SEDER CHECKLIST The holiday is marked by the celebration of an elaborate Seder on the f irst two nights (in Israel, on the f irst night only). The Seder is designed to give each Jew the experience of “going from slavery unto freedom.” As recorded in the Haggadah, we tell the Exodus storyand recount the Ten Plagues. We eat symbols of slavery and freedom, and the festive meal includes many delicious recipes for foods that people look forward to all year (think matzah balls!). We recite the Hallel prayer of praise, and end the Seder with the hope of “Next year in Jerusalem!” The Seder is a special tie of family bonding and children are a particular focus of the night. They enjoy a variety of Passover songs like the Four Questions (Ma Nishatana), tell of the Four Sons, sing the “Dayenu” song, try to “steal” the Af ikoman, and open the door for Elijah the Prophet.

MATZAH At the Seder, it is a special mitzvah to eat matzah, the Seder’s main symbol. Everyone should try to eat 2/3 of a square matzah (or 1/2 of a round matzah) within 4 minutes, while leaning to the left. The most common reason for eating matzah is that on the morning of the Exodus, the Jews were so rushed in getting out of Egypt that the bread didn’t have time to rise. At the end of the festive meal, the special “dessert” is another piece of matzah, called the Af ikoman.

FOUR CUPS At the Seder, we drink four cups of wine – corresponding to the four expressions of freedom mentioned in the Torah (Exodus 6:6-7). Everyone should have their own cup, which holds minimally 98cc (3.3 oz). Try to drink the entire cup for each of the Four Cups (or at least drink a majority) within 4 minutes. And as an expression of freedom, we lean to the left and back while drinking the Four Cups.

Seder means “order” because there are so many details to remember. Your Seder table should include:

A Seder plate with: Celery, parsley or potato (Karpas) Lettuce (Marror) Horseradish (Chazeret) Charoset Roasted chicken wing (Zero’ah) Hard-boiled egg (Beitzah) Matzah cover with 3 matzot (and extra matzah) Wine and grape juice Haggadahs Cup for Elijah Saltwater Kiddush cups Pillows for reclining Afikomen prizes

CHAMETZ-FREE ZONE During the week of Passover, Jews are forbidden to eat or possess any chametz (leavened grain). For this reason, we dispose of (or sell) all bread, cookies, pasta, beer, etc. – and purchase only products labeled “Kosher for Passover.” (Ashkenazi Jews also refrain from eating kitniyot – rice, beans, etc.) To avoid any problems of residual chametz, we also have special sets of dishes and pots for Passover. As a practical consideration, many people being cleaning for Passover weeks before the holiday begins.

SEARCH-AND-BURN On the evening before Passover, we conduct a careful search of the home for chametz. It is done by candlelight and is a memorable experience for the whole family. Any remaining chametz is either burned the next morning (in a ceremony called Sray’fat Chametz), or is sold to a non-Jew for the week of Passover. The sale must be serious and legally binding; it should be done only through the assistance of a qualif ied rabbi. Any food that is sold must be put in a cabinet and taped shut.

Renowned photographer Zion Ozieri with ISEF Executive Director Richard Corman. BY MAXINE DOVERE Amid stark and shiny black and white mannequins that created a slightly surreal presence, the International Sephardic Educational Foundation’s Young Leadership Division gathered to support the extraordinary educational work of the foundation. he Manex Showroom was the setting for the intimate and friendly fundraising event. The evening was highlighted by a unique photographic presentation of his work by Zion Ozeri, emotional greetings from ISEF fellowship recipient Dr. Keren Haroush, a post doctoral student in neuroscience at Harvard University, and an evening of food, fun and fellowship. Ozeri, whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally, uses photography to explore the Jewish experience. An Israeli of Yemenite heritage who is now living in New York, Ozeri won a Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism in 2004. His photographs have been published in The New York Times, Newsweek and The Jerusalem Report. He is the author of The Jewish Lens, a teaching curriculum used in schools in the United States and Israel. ISEF’s mission is “to open the doors of higher education to youth from low-income communities by helping them narrow social gaps and end the cycle of poverty.” For more than 30 years, the organization has

fostered the education of tens of thousands of Israeli students, most of them of Sephardic background. Originally led by Edmond J. Safra z”l, Lily Safra, and Nina Weiner (who now serves as President of the group), ISEF supports young scholars, enabling them to access the world’s f inest universities. Many attending the Young Leadership event were “inspired by their recent mission to Israel,” and have committed to making an impact in Israel by raising the funds that will enable Israeli students to continue their studies – including through the post graduate levels.

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BITING THE HAND BY M.D. Though it did not win, “Ajami,” Israel’s submission for the 2010 Oscar, competed in the “Best Foreign-language Film” category. As the last hours passed before the final Oscar announcement, Scandar Copti, director of the Oscar nominated film Ajami, during an interview on Israel’s Channel 2, made an announcement of his own. The film – Ajami - he said “represents Israel technically, but I don’t represent Israel. I cannot represent a country that does not represent me.” peaking in the same interview, Yaron Shani, the film’s co-director, did not agree with Copti. “It’s an Israeli film. It represents Israel, it speaks in the Israeli language and it deals with Israeli problems. The representation question refers to problems of perspectives and political problems which need to be solved.” The film has a Palestinian director and an Israeli director, Palestinian actors and Israeli actors.” It composition is something like the mixture – perhaps a bit idealistic – found in many social and professional situations in Israel. Following Copti’s remarks, Science and Technology Minister Daniel Herkowitz (Habayit Hayehudi) called on Culture and Sports Minister Limor Livnat to launch an inquiry into the film’s funding by the State of Israel. “Without the State’s support, Copti would not be walking on the red carpet tonight.” Livnat added, “It’s sad that a director who was supported by the State is renouncing those that made it possible for him to create and express himself. Fortunately, all the others who had a part in the film’s creation consider themselves part of the State of Israel and are proud to represent it.” Timing is everything said Meir Fenigstein, founder of the Israel Film Festival. Fenigstein has promoted and screened every major – and virtually every significant – film produced in Israel during the last quarter century. “One can understand Copti – to an extent. In many ways he is not really an Israeli. He cannot serve in the army. Everyone else in Israel serves, but the Arab Israelis.” But the timing, said Fenigstiein, was “the wrong time, very wrong -the day before the Oscars . Israel is a democratic country - everyone can say whatever he wants.” Copti’s brother, arrested by Israeli police for demonstration against (Israeli) police action, spent time in Israeli prison. Tony Copti, one of the film’s directors, says this experience has become a common phenomenon for many of Ajami’s Arab residents.

“Ajami, is a tough movie,” say Fenigstein. But, Is it really an Israeli movie? It is 95% in Arabic – with Hebrew subtitles – like a foreign film. The actors are – or at least, were - not really actors, but rather real people – it’s almost a documentary. The Oscar-nominated film centered depiction the life of a neighborhood in Israel –Ajami – in the Tel Aviv- Yaffo area. It is a series of real life episodes. The makers of the film find themselves in a real life drama when one of the producers Tony Copti, and his brother were arrested, beaten and later released without charge. According to him - and many others - Israel - and some specific real estate developers – are trying to push Arabs out of Jaffa by using “traditional” scare tactics. Ah, the economics of war and peace. Ajami has proven a major success with audiences, including Jewish audiences. At the 24th Israel Film Festival in Miami in February, 2010, screenings were completely sold out. Will the Israeli Film Academy be likely to fund Scandar Copti for future films? Fenigstein anticipated, that under current conditions, the answer would be positive. “The Academy’s mandate is to fund according to the quality of the film, and that it have an Israeli director and actors.” Funding is not conditional on a reaction to the quality of the film. Israel and Israelis have to take a risk even in film making. Festival Director Fenigstein recalled the experience of having Israeli Arab film makers who participated in the Israel Film Festival New York and made quite controversial comments. “They are citizens of Israel, entitled to the same privileges as any other citizen of the democracy,” says the festival veteran. But, where is the “red line?” How far can – must - Israel go in the acceptance of political criticism? How much blood must the proffering hand bleed before it is pulled back? Like crying fire in a crowded theater, there are limits. Part and parcel of the enjoyment of the freedoms and privileges of a democracy include abiding by its contracts – whether social or business. As Israel and the Palestinian Authority approach indirect negotiations towards a long sought peace, decisions will have to be made by its citizens. Israelis, both/whether - Jewish and/or Arab need to assess the values of the society. Can a population segment of a country simply disown its society? Can it effectively revoke its citizenship? Some Americans who disagreed with their country’s voted with their suitcases, taking residency in Canada or other accepting nations. Is Copti ready to take the same path?

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 loved the last issue of the Jewish Voice in which not only was the front page article and the editorial were connected but you even tied the travel page into one of the most important topics in Israel today. When I was growing up I remember stories that the Arabs never let Jews into the Ma’arat HaMachpela. For over 700 years Jews were forbidden, by Islamic law, to pass the seventh step outside the holy tomb. One story that I remember is told of the great Moroccan Chacham, Amram Ben Diwan, (1700-1782), who had lived in Hebron. When his son became gravely ill he decided to pray at the graves of Avraham Yitzchak an Yaakov even though it was forbidden for Jews to enter the building.

Dear Editor Your article about giving your loose change to Tzedaka was very pertinant. My family has loads of change that we have collected over the years and it will probably add up to a significant sum. Actually, if you don’t let your change accumulate for months on end, and work with family members, regularly counting change manually into paper wrappers can be relaxing and a time for (short) socializing—I have fond childhood memories of doing it with my mother and grandmother. The trick to not losing count is to stack each type of coin in little piles of 10—then pick up the required groups and slide into the paper sleeves. A pleasant 10- or 15-minute break from a tooquick world, and even encouraging

Chacham Amram dressed as an Arab and entered the tomb with all the other Arabs and prayed for his son’s recovery but on his way out he was recognized and a decree was declared for his arrest and trial with a punishment of death. Chacham Amram had to flee with his son who had recovered, to Morocco where he lived out his life. Jews finally were allowed entrance only after the Israeli victory in the 6 Six Day War in 1967, ending centauries of humiliation. The Arabs can deny that the Ma’arat HaMachpela is part of Jewish Israeli heritage but we know different. The Torah tells us of how Avraham bought the land and the stones of the very building show us that it was built in the style of the Kotel by King Herod. Thank you for the great article, Shlomo Joseph

some intergenerational lingering and discussion. “Win-win” in my book! It’s also good for kids learning about money—value vs. size, how many coins make a dollar, stuff like that. That group may or may not have the manual dexterity for actually packaging, but they can pick through a pile looking for dimes, pennies, search for the right number of whichever coin an adult, teen, or older child needs to complete a wrapper, etc. See how math can be fun with the right attitude and spirit of cooperation? Turn off the computer and Wii for a half hour—great returns in enjoyment of the little things. Maybe you can do an article that mentions worthwhile places to donate money to before Pesach. Sally G.

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Past the Seventh Step BY DAVID WILDER It’s diff icult to know where to start: Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, King David, the Maccabees, Herod the Great, Bar Cochva, Rabbi Malkiel Ashkenazi, Menucha Rachel Shneerson Slonim, Rabbi Moshe Levinger, or perhaps my three month old granddaughter Hadar. ctually, the best beginning is with Baibars, Sultan of the Mamluks in the middle 1200s. In 1260 the Mamluks conquered Hebron, expelling the occupying Crusaders. In 1267 Baibars barred Jews and Christians from Ma’arat HaMachpela, the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in Hebron. This monument, considered the second holiest site to the Jewish people in the entire world, remained off-limits to anyone not Moslem for 700 years, until finally, during the 1967 Six-Day War, again Jews accessed this most holy of places. The history of Ma’arat HaMachpela is well known and documented. According to the holy Zohar, it was here where Adam and Eve, the f irst man and woman were buried. Called the ‘entrance to paradise,’ it is written that souls of the deceased travel through the caves of Machpela on their way to the next world. Thousands of years later the f irst Jew, the irrefutable revealer of monotheism, Abraham, discovered these ancient caves and purchased them for 400 silver shekels, as is recorded in the Bible. Here Sarah was interred, as were all the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, excepting Rachel.

Over the centuries Ma’arat HaMachpela was not only a place of worship. It was also viewed in visionary terms, a symbol of the yearning of Jews to return to Zion. So much so that the revered Jewish scholar Moshe ben Maimon, the Rambam, records in his introduction to the Talmudic tractate Rosh HaShana: “And on the f irst day of the week, the ninth day of the month of MarCheshvan, I left Jerusalem for Hebron to kiss the graves of my forefathers in the Cave of Machpela. And on that very day I stood in the Cave and I prayed, praised be G-d for everything. And these two days, the sixth (when he prayed on Temple Mount in Jerusalem) and the ninth of Mar-Cheshvan I vowed to make as a special holiday and in which I will rejoice with prayer, food and drink. May the Lord help me to keep my vows.” One needn’t have been a religious intellectual to comprehend the essence of Machpela, or of Hebron. Writing in January, 1970, Israel’s f irst Prime Minister, David ben Gurion records: “Three cities hold a great and unique place in the ancient history of our people: Shechem, Hebron and Jerusalem,” and proceeds to detail the glorious history of Hebron, from the days of the forefathers, through the reign of David, who ruled in Hebron for seven and a half years before establishing Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people. He concluded, “we will make a great and awful mistake if we fail to settle Hebron, neighbor and predecessor of Jerusalem, with a large Jewish settle-

ment, constantly growing and expanding, very soon.Hebron is worthy to be Jerusalem’s sister.” A journalist from a distinguished American newspaper asked me if perhaps it might have been wiser to allocate Ma’arat HaMachpela a government-funded budget without adding this site to the national “Heritage program.” I responded, of course, under no conditions would this be acceptable. Why? Following the beginning of violent riots in Hebron in reaction to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s announcement, the former minister of information for the PA, Mustafa Barghouti visited Hebron. I asked him, on camera, who may worship in Ma’arat HaMachpela: only Moslems or also Jews and Christians? He refused to directly answer the question, f inally saying that “G-d is everywhere; people can pray wherever they want.” Isabel Kersher, writing in the NY Times, quotes Zahran Abu Qubeita. The mayor of the Arab city Yatta, in the southern Hebron Hills as declaring, “[Ma’arat HaMachpela] is an Islamic site, not a Jewish one.” These answers must be viewed not only in the light of present politics, but rather on the background of seven centuries of Jewish inaccessibility to the building atop the Machpela caves. And accordingly, Israel, at the highest levels, must express in no uncertain terms: Ma’arat HaMachpela, in the city of Hebron, is a JEWISH holy site. This does not negate accessibility to anyone and everyone, of any and every race and

religion, to visit and worship here. However, f irst and foremost, the Jewishness of this site must be acknowledged. Why do Islamic political and religious leaders refuse to accept any Jewish legacy at Machpela? For the same reasons they reject any Jewish birthright at Joseph’s tomb, Rachel’s tomb, and Temple Mount. In fact they renounce any Jewish roots in all of Israel, preferring to espouse the ‘Palestinian foundation’ of the land we know and call Eretz Yisrael. Of course, the easiest way to change history is to rename and reidentify such sites, as did the Romans two thousand years ago, when following destruction of the Second Temple and expulsion of Jews from Jerusalem, they renamed that city ‘Aelia Capitolina’ and changed the name of the entity known as Israel to Palestina.’ But history, in reality, cannot be erased, and truth will prevail. For should Hebron and Machpela be blotted off the inventory of Jewish culture and tradition, surely the rest of Israel will soon follow because all of Jewish history is enrooted in the heritage which began in Hebron almost four thousand years ago. Hebron, 2010 has moved past the 7th step. David Wilder The Jewish Community of Hebron POB 105 , Kiryat Arba-Hebron 90100 hebron@hebron.org.il

Where Are Our Roots? DISPUTE OVER HERITAGE SITES BRINGS BASIC QUESTION INTO SHARP FOCUS BY MOSHE DANN Bowing to pressure from Prime Minister Netanyahu, US State Department and the international community, Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem, has cut back on plans to remove 88 illegal Arab buildings from a rich archeological park in the Kidron Valley adjacent to the City of David, the ancient city of Jerusalem. ccording to plans announced Tuesday, Barkat proposed relocating only about 20 families in the disputed area, while giving legal status retroactively to the rest. The entire area would be renovated and restored as a garden and worldclass tourist site, with an Arab residential neighborhood, shops and restaurants, including sports and healthcare centers. Arabs claim that these plans threaten their property and their way of life. The city claims it will improve the quality of life; Arabs are opposed, saying it is “Judaizing” the area. The city contends that Arabs have built on public land in an archeological area and they are enforcing “the rule of law;” Arabs decry the lack of building permits. There are an estimated 10,000-20,000 illegal Arab buildings in Jerusalem alone. Arabs claim they own the land, but are unable to provide any proof. Assisted by a number of Israeli NGOs, like Peace Now, Ir Amim and Bimkom - recipients of funds from the New Israel Fund, European govern-

ments and the EU - they have protested archeological work in the area, insisting that the entire area is “Palestinian.” City Attorney, Yossi Havillo, and State Prosecutor Moshe Lador oppose the destruction of Arab homes; they insist that a nearby Jewish-owned home built without permits be demolished. According to aerial photographs, the area was uninhabited until the early 1990s, when archeological excavations in the City of David began to attract millions of tourists, and artifacts could be found scattered throughout the area. Under Mayor Barkat’s predecessors, Ehud Olmert and Uri Lupolianski, Arabs built extensively throughout the area.

Bedrock of Zionist ethos The King’s Garden, or al-Bustan (The Garden in Arabic), a reference to Biblical times when it was a source of spices used in perfumes and incense, is located just below the City of David, where the Kidron and Hinnom Valleys meet. Water flowed to this area from the Gihon Spring, the ancient city’s sole water source, mentioned in Kings I, 1:39, where King Solomon was anointed. The prophet Isaiah called this “…the waters of Shiloah that flow softly” (VIII,6), which were channeled into a pool, then into the King’s Garden, and from there down the Kidron Valley into the Judean Desert. During King Hezekiah’s reign (727-698 B.C.E.), a tunnel was cut from the Gihon Spring, through the mountain, beneath the

city, to bring water into the city. (II Kings XX, 20). The King’s Garden is mentioned as the escape route for King Zedekiah (Jeremiah XXXIX,4); in Nehemiah (II,14); in Song of Songs (IV, 15); in Ecclesiastes (II,5) and many other Biblical and Talmudic sources. The modern Arab village of Silwan (an Arabized version of the Hebrew, Shiloah) is located in and around what was the ancient Jewish cemetery of Mt of Olives, on the eastern side of the Kidron Valley, opposite the City of David. Across from the Gihon Spring is the tomb of Rabbi Ovadiah Ben Avraham, from the Italian city of Bartinoro, known as “The Bartenura,” who died in Jerusalem in about 1500. He traveled extensively in the Land of Israel, wrote letters about Jewish communities in Bethlehem, Hebron, and Gaza, wrote a famous commentary on the Mishna, and was the spiritual and communal leader of Jews in Jerusalem, many of whom had escaped the expulsion from Spain in 1492. A few hundred meters north in the Kidron Valley, at the foot of the Mount of Olives cemetery, are monumental tombs from the Second Temple Period. This is called the Valley of Jehoshaphat (God has judged) where, according to Joel IV,2,12, Jewish and Christian tradition, the nations of the world will be judged. Arab riots and international condemnations of Israel, led by the US administration, over the designation of Jewish heritage sites, archeological excavations and environmental restoration bring basic question into sharp

focus: Where are our roots? The struggle over who can build in the King’s Garden is not only about physical location, and civil rights, but the protection of archeological sites, the meaning of sovereignty and Jewish historical claims to the Land of Israel. That is, after all, the bedrock of Zionist ethos and purpose, and our collective consciousness. __________________________________ The author, a licensed tour guide and former assistant professor of History, is a writer and journalist

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Last-Ditch Attempt To List Names Of Holocaust Victims BY ARIEH O’SULLIVAN A final campaign gets under way to get Holocaust survivors to record the identities of lost family members. or the tenacious, 86-year-old Yehoshua Neiditz, surviving has been a way of life: evading Nazis in his native Poland and hiding out with the partisans, logging one lucky escape after another. But all of his family members number among the Jews murdered in World War II. “I never wanted to think about it,” says Neiditz in his small, tidy apartment in Tel Aviv. “It makes me anxious to relive it. It’s not good for my mind.” ________________________________

“Sixty-seven years later he has at last found the courage to dig up painful memories, share his testimony and record the names of family members from his hometown of Pinsk in the main database of the Nazi genocide.” ________________________________ Sixty-seven years later he has at last found the courage to dig up painful memories, share his testimony and record the names of family members from his hometown of Pinsk in the main database of the Nazi genocide. The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum has launched what may be the last viable campaign to get remaining Holocaust survivors to record the names of Jews murdered in the war. A media campaign throughout Israel, which has the largest concentration of living Holocaust survivors, is urging them to come forward and submit the names of those who died. According to the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, an estimated 327,000 Holocaust survivors eventually received Israeli citizenship. About 167,000 are still alive today and most are over 80 years old. When Yad Vashem was founded in the 1950s, one of its guiding principles was that “every victim has a name,” and thus it began the monumental task of identifying the victims of the Holocaust. It got off to a rough start. In the early years of the state, native Israelis ridiculed Holocaust survivors for not having fought the Nazis. The stigma caused many to hide their past. To date, Yad Vashem has collected the names of nearly four million victims and is trying to recover as many more identities as possible while survivors still live. “A name is essentially a person’s soul,” says Cynthia Wroclawski, manager of the Holocaust Victims’ Names Recovery Project at Yad Vashem. “It is their identity. The Nazis tried to blot out every memory of their victim... and

when we try and create a personal commemoration to each and every victim we are in a sense recreating the great and tragic loss of 6 million of our brothers and sisters who were taken from us brutally.” The present campaign in Israel has included broadcasts on national radio stations and has generated hundreds of telephone calls a day. Identities can be added to the Yad Vashem Names Web site, but volunteers are also dispatched to the homes of survivors to help them f ill out the forms. “We are really in a race against time,” says Wroclawski. “Time is passing and we don’t know how many more years we have left to speak with actual witnesses who still remember this information.” Volunteers, like Zahava Schwartz, whose parents went through the Holocaust, have been reaching out to survivors. She says approaching death has caused some survivors to f inally speak before it is too late. “Now they feel that they are old and they have to talk about it, otherwise it will be forgotten,” Schwartz says. “Every person is a new story and every person is a sad story, so it is diff icult and sometimes we cry together, and sometimes I go home and then I cry.” Wroclawski says there are about 250 volunteers from across the country helping with the program. Most of the missing identities come from areas of the former Soviet Union and eastern Poland. Also, the haredi community, which often shuns national institutions, has been hesitant to register names with Yad Vashem. “For many survivors this really is the last opportunity to bear witness to what they know,” she says. “If they know the help is there they will reach out.” Drinking hot water, Neiditz, a retired barber, seems like a bundle of energy and much younger than his 86 years of age. It is as if he has been holding inside of himself his stories of survival for decades and they are now bursting out almost uncontrollably. “My mother held on to me, saying ‘they took your father and brother. You have to stay with me,’” he recalls. He describes how he hid under the floorboards as a Nazi off icer came in and bellowed “‘Ver ist der manner?’ ‘Gone to work camps’ my mother said. The off icer knew that meant they had been sent to their deaths and said, ‘Das ist gut.’” “The most important thing is for a person who has suffered through this to tell it like it was during the Nazi times, the annihilation of the Jews, and that this be documented by the media,” Neiditz says. “To see it and hear it, and for it to be told for another 200 years.” Asked why he waited until now to give the names of his parents and siblings, Neiditz sits back in his chair and says, “The train has already left the station. There’s nothing to say. If I say, ‘What a pity,’ will it help? No. What I’m doing now is better than nothing because we are only a few remaining Holocaust survivors in our old age.”

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59th Annual Israel Folk Dance Festival Honors JNF Leader Bob Levine BY RUTH GOODMAN Bob Levine, Vice President of Education for Jewish National Fund and Chairman of the Israeli Dance Institute, has been named the 2010 honoree of the 59th Annual Israel Folk Dance Festival and Festival of the Arts. The festival will take place Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 3:30 p.m. at Colden Auditorium, Queens College in Flushing, New York, marking the first time that the festival has been held in Queens. his year’s festival will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Young Judaea, the Zionist Youth Movement of Hadassah which has performed in every Dance Festival since its inception. This theme of the festival will be “Forward Together.” Presented by the Israeli Dance Institute (IDI) and Queens College Hillel in partnership with Jewish National Fund (JNF), the festival will share a vision of Israel and Jewish life through dance and song, and reflect the diversity of Jewish ethnic communities in Israel and in New York City as part of Jewish Heritage NY 2010. The diversity of Queens will be highlighted by the Bukharian youth dancers of Malika’s Dance School. The festival will represent national youth movements, day schools, universities and community dance troupes from Boston to Miami. There will be a performance by Tizmoret, Queens College Hillel’s professional Hillel A Cappella Choir. Prior to the festival, people are invited to visit Rivkaleh’s Fair, which starts at 11:00 a.m. in the 4th floor ballroom of the Student Union building. Visitors of all ages can take part in interactive and engaging activities and participate in community dancing and singing. There will be Judaica and crafts vendors, Israeli food, and live music with popular Israeli duo, Amir and Ron. Take a “tour” of Israel with JNF and meet Blue Box Bob. From the diversity of immigrant heritages and echoes of the biblical past to lively hora rhythms and the contemporary beat of Israel today, the festival will delight people of all ages and backgrounds. Bob Levine participated in the first Israel Folk Dance Festival in 1952, dancing with the Intercollegiate Zionist Federation of America. More than 50 years later, he con-

Bob Levine participated in the first Israel Folk Dance Festival in 1952, dancing with the Intercollegiate Zionist Federation of America. tinues to be an enthusiastic supporter of dance, nurturing the Israeli Dance Institute as Chairman of the Board, Chair of the Israeli Folk Dance Festival and Master of Ceremonies. He has also devoted much time and energy over the past 40 years to Jewish National Fund’s work in caring for the land and people of Israel. A major donor to the organization, he is also Vice President of Education. “Bob’s passion for Israel and his commitment to making Israel come alive for youth makes him the ideal honoree for the Israel Folk Dance Festival,” said Mara Suskauer, JNF’s Executive Director of Israel Advocacy and Education. “JNF is grateful everyday for the opportunity to have him as a critical part of our leadership team.” Tickets for the Israeli Folk Dance Festival and Festival of the Arts are $15 ($12 for groups of 15 or more); $10 for students and seniors. Admission to Rivkaleh’s Fair is free. Checks should be made payable to the Israeli Dance Institute and mailed to IDI at JCRC-Suite 700, 70 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018 before March 8th. The Israel Folk Dance Festival and Festival of the Arts is a project of the Israeli Dance Institute and Queens College Hillel in partnership with Jewish National Fund with the support of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, the New York Board of Rabbis, and Bnai Zion.

US Ambassador Visits Ezer Mizion BY HANNAH MILLER In an effort to get his finger on the pulse of the inner workings of this tiny Middle-East country, US Ambassador to Israel, Mr. James B. Cunningham, visited Ezer Mizion, Israel’s Health Support Organization, which has served Israel’s population since 1979. he Ambassador was accompanied by his wife and embassy staff, including Ms. Bonnie Gutman, Counselor for Public Affairs, Mr. Leslie Smith, Senior Program Assistant at the embassy’s Public Affairs Office, Mr. Joseph Tordella, Deputy

Cultural Affairs Officer, and others. They were escorted by Rabbi Yaakov Asher, Mayor of Bnei Brak, Rabbi Chanoch Zeitbart, Vice Mayor and municipal council members and Rabbi Aaron Dovid Davis, Director of the International Division at Central Agudath Israel in Jerusalem. The Ambassador, together with his celebrated entourage, was given an overview of Ezer Mizion’s broad scope of programs and its history. Never had the visitors seen an organization whose services ranged from geriatric care and prophylactic programs to varied undertakings to enhance the lives of

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Einstein’s Relativity Manuscript Goes On Display FROM COMBINED NEWS SERVICES The original manuscript of Albert Einstein’s groundbreaking theory of relativity, which helps explain everything from black holes to the Big Bang, went on display Sunday in its entirety for the first time. instein’s 46-page handwritten explanation of his general theory of relativity, in which he demonstrates an expanding universe and shows how gravity can bend space and time, is being shown at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem as part the scholarly association’s 50th anniversary celebration. “We wanted something unique that would have global signif icance, and fortunately we could have access to a manuscript that has never been seen in its entirety before,” said the academy’s president, Menahem Yaari. Einstein was one of the founders of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He contributed the manuscript to the university when it was founded in 1925, four years after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. His will bequeathed the rest of his papers to the university upon his death in 1955. The university is lending the manuscript to the academy for the anniversary celebration. First published in 1916, the general theory of relativity remains a pivotal breakthrough in modern physics. “It changed our understanding of space, time, gravitation, and really the entire universe,” said Hanoch

Einstein’s 46-page handwritten explanation of his general theory of relativity is being shown at the Israel Academy of Sciences Gutfreund, former president of the Hebrew University and current chair of its academic committee for the Albert Einstein Archives, a complete collection of Einstein’s papers. “I refer to it as the Magna Carta of physics,” Gutfreund said. “It’s the most important manuscript in the entire archives.” Despite its central place in the canon of Einstein’s work, the original manuscript has never attracted as much attention as the man himself. According to Gutfreund, museums around the world have been content to display only a few pages of the manuscript at a time, as part of larger features on the personal and professional

accomplishments of perhaps the modern era’s most influential scientist. That is partly because the contents of the general theory, especially in the original German, remain a bit obscure for nonscientists. It took Einstein eight years after publishing his theory of special relativity - in which he came up with the famed equation EMC2 (squared) - to expand that into his theory of general relativity, in which he showed that gravity can affect space and time, a key to understanding basic forces of physics and natural phenomena, including the origin of the universe. But exhibit organizers say the significance of Einstein’s pages of careful

script, diagrams, and perfectionist’s scratches will not be lost on casual viewers. They say the display will present the manuscript in the context of the theory’s legacy - which includes everything from modern space exploration to commercial satellite and GPS technology and present-day attempts to create a universal explanation of the forces of nature, a quest that started decades ago and stymied even Einstein himself. “The greatest challenge at the frontier of physics is to make progress on these issues, the ideas that Einstein developed, discarded, and the errors he made,” Gutfreund said. “People will be able to appreciate this even if they’re not able to understand the contents.”

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The Number Of OU-P Kosher For Passover Products Increase Every Year BY JV STAFF The Orthodox Union’s Daf Hakashrus, OU Kosher’s magazine, annually prints an updated list that includes new Kosher for Passover items. Following are several major highlights of that list.

Wine edem has two new items with OU-P certification for this year – pomegranate and sparkling pomogrape juices Jelinek introduces OUP pear brandy, in addition to its traditional slivovitz Distillerie will have OU-P gin.

Matzah Products he OU now certifies Aviv, Osem, Yehuda, and Rishon matzah products from Israe. The Yanovsky bakery in Argentina now has OU-P certif ied matzah, which is widely distributed in Latin America. Manischewitz now has OU-P whole wheat matzah meal and whole wheat matzah farfel, both made from Manischewitz OU-P whole wheat matzah.

Beverages his year, OU-P Coca Cola will spear in 2 liter bottles, which will have the distinctive yellow caps along with the OU-P symbol. Many supermarkets will have OU-P flavored seltzers available this year. They include America’s Choice, Shoprite and Price Chopper. Cornell will have flavored sodas with an OU-P. Only coffee bearing an OU-P symbol or brands listed in the gray area of the OU Passover Directory should be used. Both Folger’s and Taster’s Choice instant coffee remain acceptable, while other brands should be checked in the OU Passover Guide. Ground coffee remains acceptable from any source as long as it is unflavored and not decaffeinated. Regular tea bags, which are not flavored or decaffeinated, are acceptable for Pesach without special supervision. Shoprite also has specially marked OU-P plain tea bags on the market. In addition, Swee-Touch-Nee and Wissotsky will continue to have Pesach herbal teas. Nestea instant unflavored tea powder and instant unflavored decaffeinated tea powder are acceptable for Pesach without special supervision.

Candy he Bartons brand of candy, which was not available last year for Passover, will appear this year with

an OU-P certification. The Barracini line of candy now has an OU-P. Haddar candy now has an OU-P Cake. Many products from the Willmark line of industrial baked goods will be available with an OU-P this year. Cookies from Gedilla and Gefen have an OU-P. Bernie’s Foods will have Frankels blintzes, waffles, and pizza, and LeTova kichel and bread sticks with an OU-P this year. Dayenu will have certif ied OU-P pizza, rolls, and pierogies

Dairy est Moo and Kahal dairy products now have an OU-P. Norman’s Machmirim cholov yisroel milk and yogurt have a OU-P Cabot Creamery has cheddar cheese that is not cholov yisroel but is OU-P.

Condiments t is the OU’s position that extra virgin olive oil can be used for Passover without specific OU-P designation. However, Bartenura, Carmel, Gefen, and Mishpacha olive oil will be available with an OU-P symbol on their labels. Mother’s and Mishpacha’s cooking sprays will have an OU-P. Bartenura will be introducing an OU-P grapeseed oil this year. Savion has introduced a new OU-P line of sauces known as Fireman’s Frenzy, including spicy marinade, salsa, and ketchup.

_______________________________ For more information on these and other food and non-food items that are kosher for Passover, visit www.oupassover.org.

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Internal Security Minister: Hamas Inciting Temple Mount Riots

Chile Synagogue Destroyed

nternal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch arrived at the Temple Mount and accused Hamas and the northern branch of the Islamic Movement of inciting the rights on the holy site and it surrounding areas. Nearly 20 police officers and 60 Palestinians were wounded in the clashes earlier ont the Temple Mount and in east Jerusalem. The police entered the Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem’s Old City in order to stop people from throwing stones at the Wailing Wall pavilion, which started after Friday prayers at the mosques let out. In addition, stones were thrown at the police forces stationed at Mugrabi Gate in the Old City.

synagogue in Concepcion was destroyed in the earthquake that rocked Chile. , Rabbi Tzvi Graetz, has been circulating an e-mail saying that the walls were cracked and the roof caved in as a result of last weekend’s massive earthquake in the South American country. “’In Concepcion, close to the epicenter of the earthquake, Rabbi Angel Kreiman told us that he went to the Synagogue, and ‘it was like the ‘hurban habayit’ [destruction of the Temple], the walls were all cracked and the roof had fallen down. I couldn’t stay there, so I got the sifrei Torah and left,’” Graetz wrote. Initial reports from international Jewish organizations including the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and World ORT indicated that little damage was done to the Jewish infrastructure in Chile. News of the synagogue’s destruction started to emerge only a few days after the initial reports.

Haifa Restaurant Won’t Serve Uniformed Soldiers

Body of Jewish Businessman Found in Haiti Rubble

he Azad Restaurant in Haifa refuses to serve IDF soldiers in uniform. The ban on uniformed soldiers was revealed after soldiers who were refused service turned to the news media. The restaurant, owned by Israeli Arabs, said there is no special ban on IDF soldiers, but a general ban on any uniformed diners, since the appearance in uniform hurts the restaurant’s ambiance. The restaurant’s owners have received several anonymous letters threatening to set fire to the place or otherwise harm. They refuse to back down from the ban. According to the report, several Haifa residents were checking whether the ban was illegal and the municipality may be asked to force the establishment to allow uniformed diners to eat there.

team from the ZAKA organization working in Haiti has found a body believed to be that of Jewish businessman Shmuel Alexander Biton. Biton, of Montreal, has been missing since Haiti was hit by an earthquake in January. The team found identifying documents on the body belonging to 36-year-old Biton. ZAKA teams remained in Haiti after initial rescue efforts concluded in order to locate bodies in the rubble of the five-story Montana Hotel, which collapsed in the quake. The teams worked with United States teams to look for Biton’s body as well as the bodies of 17 United States citizens believed to have been in the hotel at the time it collapsed.

Israel To Produce Electricity In Nuclear Plant

Venezuela Is Serious Threat to Life and Physical Integrity of the Jewish Community

spokesperson for Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau said Tuesday evening that he did not mean that representatives of Arab countries would supervise Israel’s new nuclear power plant in a statement he made earlier Tuesday while at a conference in Paris on civilian nuclear power. Instead, he meant that the International Atomic Energy Agency would do the supervising, the spokesperson said, adding that “All other interpretations of the comments the minister made in response to questions on his visit to Paris are incorrect.”

IDF Orphans Bar-Bat Mitzvah he IDF held its annual celebration Wednesday for children of fallen soldiers who became Bar or Bat mitzva in the previous year. The youth and their families were invited to an event at the Neot Kedumim nature reserve. Senior IDF brass attended the event, including IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and IDF Chief Rabbi Avi Ronsky.Several of the children spoke to INN TV and shared their stories and their mixed feelings at reaching Jewish adulthood without their fathers.

report by the human rights watchdog of the Organization of American States warns of a possible “threat to the life and physical integrity of the Jewish community in Venezuela” due to the Chavez regime’s violations of the political and human rights of its citizens. In a lengthy report, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) accused the government of Venezuela of fostering an atmosphere of “political intolerance” and “a climate hostile to the free exercise of dissenting political participation.” It blasted the prevailing “citizen insecurity” in the country and saved its harshest criticism for “the prevailing impunity affecting cases of human rights violations,” including in cases of police misconduct, abuse of authority, and even torture. The Washington-based IACHR is an organ of the Organization of American States that monitors and investigates violations of human rights among the international umbrella’s members.

Former Concentration Camp Vandalized ustrian authorities say a former Nazi concentration camp has been vandalized with anti-Jewish and anti-Turkish graffiti. Police in Upper Austria province say

spray-painted graffiti extends about 10 meters (33 feet) along the wall of the former Mauthausen concentration camp, which is now a memorial site.

York U. Suspends Student Over Web Site oronto’s York University has suspended a student accused of running an anti-Semitic Web site. Salman Hossain was ordered to appear before a disciplinary panel and, in the meantime, is not permitted to attend classes, the National Post newspaper reported Monday. “The university is moving on this issue in a serious fashion, and we’re going to let our due process work through and see what happens beyond that,” York spokesman Keith Marnoch told the Post. The Ontario Provincial Police and a team of 13 municipal forces are investigating the Arizona-based Web site, which says “a genocide should be perpetrated against the Jewish populations of North America and Europe.” Canada’s hate crimes law prohibits supporting or promoting genocide, as well as the communication of statements other than in private conversation that willfully promote hatred against an identifiable group.

NATIONAL State Money to Fight Orthodox Sex Abuse ew York’s governor has approved a plan to give $500,000 in state money to help identify and treat sex abuse victims in New York’s Orthodox Jewish community. Gov. David Paterson approved the expenditure of $500,000 from the state’s Department of Children and Family Services to set up a new organization called Shomrei Yeladim, Hebrew for “guards of the children,” the New York Jewish Week reported Friday. The organization would distribute education materials to yeshivas and other Jewish institutions and would set up workshops to help deal with pedophilia in the Orthodox community. The money, which will be administered by the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, would pay for counseling for abuse victims.

New Inwood Yeshiva Offers Extras his yeshiva offers weightlifting, bench pressing, and a college degree. “We want our guys to be physically fit,” said rosh yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Rhodes. “Mind, body, and soul.” Located inside an Inwood storefront, Yeshiva Yesod Yosef will accept its first class of 20 students this August. In partnership with Excelsior College, an accredited online school based in Albany, the yeshiva will offer a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, alongside studies in Gemorah and halacha. “Young people need direction,” said Rhodes. “Sometimes they go to Israel to study, but how will they make a parnassa (livelihood)? With this financial crisis, parents can’t afford to take care of their grown kids.” As an alternative to private college and more expensive local yeshivas, the cost of education at Yesod Yosef, including books, tuition and degree, is expected to top out at $17,000. Married students will be exempt

from yeshiva tuition, while paying for the costs of the college degree.

US Concerned Syria Supplying Hezbollah With Anti-aircraft Missiles he American administration expressed its concerns to the French Foreign Ministry in light of increased arms transfer from Syria to Hezbollah, according to a report in London-based newspaper alHayat. According to the report, The US is particularly concerned that advanced weaponry, including land-to-air missiles are being handed over. The US also emphasized that Damascus has started equipping the group straight from the storehouses of the Syrian army.

Imam Pleads Guilty in New York Subway Bomb Plot n imam accused of tipping off al Qaeda-trained militant Najibullah Zazi as he plotted to set off bombs in New York’s subway system pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to the FBI about his contact with Zazi. Ahmad Afzali, 38, an Afghan citizen, made the plea in Brooklyn federal court in a deal with prosecutors. The agreement saw him plead guilty to charges of lying and eliminated the more serious charge of obstructing a terrorism investigation.

Runaway Toyota Prius Corralled by Cops California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said. Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating to pass another vehicle on Interstate 80 near La Posta and finding that he could not control his car, the CHP said. “I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of funny … it jumped and it just stuck there,” the 61-year-old driver said at a news conference. Sikes said he could smell the brakes burning he was pressing the pedal so hard. A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the emergency brake.

NY Credit Card Firm Linked To Dubai Hit New York-based firm that provided suspects in the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Dubai with credit cards has ties to former Israeli military officials, according to new details of the stunning plot. Dubai police, who say the murder was carried out by an Israeli hit team, said most of the prepaid credit cards used to purchase air tickets and book hotels for the attack were issued by an Iowa bank, Metabank. Metabank, in turn, got the cards from privately held Payoneer, which has a Park Avenue office and a research-anddevelopment center in Tel Aviv, Israel, authorities said. Payoneer’s CEO is Yuval Tal, a former member of the Israeli special forces, according to Fox News, which used him as a commentator during Israel’s 2006 war with Hezbollah. After the Dubai hit, Payoneer said it was cooperating in the investigation.

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Pesach Shopping Revolutionized

Special ‘Pollard Haggadah’ Issued BY HILLEL FENDEL The holiday commemorating G-d’s redemption of His firstborn nation from Egyptian bondage is approaching, and a new Haggadah dedicated to Jonathan Pollard was issued today for the occasion. ollard, 55, is now in his 25th year of incarceration in the United States, sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on one count of transferring classified information to US-ally Israel. The publishers of the new Haggadah – the ritual text used to guide the annual festive Passover “seder” meal – say that Pollard’s extended imprisonment “is a test for us all regarding the extent of the mutual responsibility that lies at the base of our very national existence. Jonathan Pollard, may G-d strengthen him, has been decaying in U.S. prison for over 24 years, and if we are not privileged to see his release soon, this coming Seder night [March 29] will be his 25th in the prison of that ‘friendly nation.’” This coming Sunday will mark 8,888 days that Pollard has been in prison. Some 20,000 copies of the Haggadah will be printed, “and if we need more, we’ll print more,” said Asher Mivtzari, one of the forces behind the project. The book will be distributed in towns all around Israel as soon as it comes off the presses, and will be sold for the token price of ten shekels. The Haggadah was edited by Rabbi Gabi Kadosh, the rabbi of the northern Negev town Shomriyah, where several dozens expelled Gush Katif families have made their home; he was the rabbi of the Gush Katif community of Ganei Tal for many years. Rabbi Kadosh compiled what

many rabbis and public figures have said about Pollard, as well as Torah thoughts on the tremendous importance in Judaism of Redemption of Captives. Passover was traditionally a time when extra efforts were made to redeem captives. The Book of Our Heritage, by Rabbi Eliyahu Ki-Tov, cites a traditional practice in many Jewish communities “that on the morning of Passover eve, the leaders of the community would go to the jails in and around their town, checking to see if there were any Jewish prisoners, whom they would then attempt to free.” Asked why no English edition is available, Mivtzari explained that the first priority in the campaign to free Pollard is Israel, where it is hoped that public pressure will be exerted on the government to work for his release. “In addition, the entire project was done amazingly quickly and there was no time to think of adding anything else,” Mivtzari said. The name of the new publication is “Freedom Haggadah: Let’s not ‘pass over’ our brother Jonathan.” Volunteers will sell it door-to-door, and copies can be ordered at www.freepollard.net. FROM THE BOOK’S INTRODUCTION: “Jonathan sacrificed his freedom for me, for you and for all of us, so that we would be able to live as free people in the Land of Israel, with our children forever. He simply wanted us to live and not die, that we should not fall victim to the evil schemes of those who hate us and want to destroy us… He is paying a terrible price: separated from his wife and imprisoned in disgraceful conditions that impair his health and endanger his life.”

MARCH 12, 2010

BY TOVA SCHREIBER From valet parking to extra wide aisles to quick and efficient checkout, Pomegranate once again raises the bar. esach is still a few weeks away, but customers are already buzzing about the “Pomegranate Pesach-shopping experience.” That experience begins with five store aisles stocked with a dizzying array of Pesach products, from the basic to the hard-to-find. And what aisles they are! “When we designed our store,” says store manager Mayer Gold, “we focused on maximizing comfort and convenience by including extra-wide aisles and plenty of room for negotiating between the aisles and the check-out counters. And never is that more important than erev Yom Tov when the store is packed with shoppers.” Customers also appreciate Pomegranate’s fast check-out and its friendly and courteous service. “Having someone help you unload your groceries onto the check-out out counter and then into the trunk of your car makes a real difference in how you’re going to view Pesach shopping,” observes Mr. Gold. And that car, he points out, was probably parked by a Pomegranate valet. “Valet parking, which is always important in this busy commercial area, becomes critical before Pesach when most people just don’t have time to keep circling the neighborhood looking for a spot.” Customers are excited, too, about the news that Pomegranate’s take-out department—renowned for its staggeringly wide

selection of delicious, homemade-tasting dishes—will be totally kosher l’Pesach (non-gebrokst) this year. Among the more than 150 Pesach take-out offerings are Duck L’orange, Tongue Polonaise, Stuffed Breast of Veal, and gourmet kugels and side dishes. Pomegranate’s famous Shabbos items are here too, including soups, fish, flanken, cholent, (potatoes only of course!) galerete and the store’s exclusive half-sautéed and half-chopped liver. __________________________________

“We set out to change the prevailing mindset about shopping, transforming it from a dreaded chore to a pleasurable experience.” __________________________________ What’s more, many of the store’s prepackaged salads and dips – all of which are completely free of preservatives and additives – will be prepared free of chometz as well. As is true throughout the year, only the strictest standards of kashrus will be maintained in the preparation of the Pesach fare. The Pomegranate Pesach-shopping experience is rounded out by the alwaysexceptional offerings in Pomegranate’s meat and fish departments – both of which are already kosher for Pesach – and its magnificent produce section “When we opened this store,” says Mr. Gold, “we set out to change the prevailing mindset about shopping, transforming it from a dreaded chore to a pleasurable experience. I think customers will agree that we’ve done that for Pesach shopping as well.”

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Passover Recipes for Everyone Passover More Than Any Other Jewish Holiday is Closely Connected to Food BY SHMUEL BEN ELIZIER There are many different customs of what is allowed to eat and what is forbidden. The basic rule is that anything made from grain is forbidden other in the form of Matzah. ven the handling of Matzah varies from community to community. There is gbrochs and non gbrochs. Gbrochs being the use of wet matzah, includes matzah balls and everything else in which the matzah is not used in its original form. Kitniot is another issue that varies from community to community. Normally is translated as legumes, Kitniot are items that can be misidentified as being chametz. They include peas, beans, peanuts, rice and many other items. Some people eat only those vegetables that could be peeled and some go to the extent of getting fruits and vegetables that come straight from the field without even being washed. Since our readers run the gamut of Jewish experience, from Ashkenazic to Sephardic : Chasidic to modern Orthodox the Jewish Voice will be offering a mix of recipes for all eidot (communities). The recipes presented here do not go according to the strictest rule of Pesach law.

DIMITRI’S OVEN ROASTED SEA BASS STUFFED with HERBS

VAHEED’S LAMB KEBABS WITH POMEGRANATE (PASSOVER)

JOAN’S CHICKEN IN RED WINE

INGREDIENTS: •2 freshly gutted whole sea bass •1 bunch fresh coriander •1 bunch flat leaf parsley •2 limes •drizzle of extra virgin olive oil INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Preheat oven to 350º F. 2.Rinse the sea bass and dry inside and out with kitchen towel. 3.Roughly chop the herbs. 4.Add the zest and juice of 1 lime. 5.Mix well adding a pinch of salt. 6.Stuff the sea bass with the herb mix. 7.Drizzle with oil and wrap in foil parcel. 8.Bake for 10-20 minutes depending on its size. 9.Serve while hot with a squeeze of fresh lime with new potatoes or a green leafy salad. Source: Rabbi Alan Ira Silver

D. ADATTO’S EGGPLANT STEW (TURKEY)

INGREDIENTS: •1 medium-size chicken •½ cup olive oil “ELEA” •2 medium onions, finely chopped •3 cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped •2 cups red wine “KP” •1 lb. ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped •Salt and pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Cut chicken into serving pieces 2.Wash well and pat dry. 3.In a large stewing pot, heat olive oil and brown onion for 3 minutes. 4.Continue cooking chicken until juices have evaporated, turning frequently. 5.Add garlic, wine and 2 cups warm water and simmer until chicken is half cooked. 6.Continue cooking for another 30 minutes. 7.Serve with plain rice, with roasted or fried potatoes or with noodles.

5.Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until tender. 6.Add the vegetable mixture to the meat and simmer together. YIELDS: 4-6 servings.

INGREDIENTS: •1/2 cup pomegranate syrup (KP) •1/3 cup olive oil “ELEA Brand” •1 tablespoon lemon juice (KP) •1-1/2 teaspoons sea salt (KP) •1/4 teaspoon pepper •2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed •2 pounds boneless lamb shoulder or leg, cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes INSTRUCTIONS: 1.In a large plastic sandwich bag, combine pomegranate syrup, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic. 2.Add lamb, squeeze out the air, seal the bag, and toss to coat. 3.Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight. 4.Remove lamb from marinade with a slotted spoon, reserving marinade. 5.Thread lamb onto metal skewers. (If using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water at least one hour before adding lamb.) 6.Grill lamb kebabs over medium heat, turning often and basting with reserved marinade until lamb is browned on the outside, but medium-rare on the inside, about 10 to 15 minutes. YIELDS: 6 SERVINGS.

(GBROCHS) CHICKEN SOUP WITH ASPARAGUS AND SHIITAKES INGREDIENTS: •1 medium peeled eggplant •¼ cups walnut oil “KP” •2 chopped onions •1 lb. stewing beef or lamb •1 lb. fresh, peeled tomatoes / foil-bag tomatoes • 1 tsp. salt •½ tsp. pepper INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Pre cook beef or lamb as in preparing a stew. 2.Fry onions in oil until golden brown. 3.Add diced tomatoes. 4.Cut egg plant into 1 inch cubes and add to mixture.

INGREDIENTS: MATZOH BALLS •2 Small-medium fennel bulbs (about 1 pound, weighted with 2 inches of top stalks) •2 tbsp olive oil •½ cup chicken broth, preferably homemade, or good-quality low-sodium canned. •1 tbsp coarsely chopped garlic •Salt and freshly ground black pepper •¾ tsp chopped fresh thyme •¼ teaspoon fennel seeds, ground in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle (optional). •2 large eggs •About ½ cup plus 2 tbsp matzoh meal SOUP •7 cups homemade chicken broth

•¼ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and reserved for another use or discarded, caps wiped clean with a damp paper towel and thinly sliced •12-15 thin asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Prepare the matzoh balls. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut off the fennel stalks and reserve for another use (excellent for fish broth and stews). If there are some attractive feathery fronds, chop and set aside about 2 tbsp of them to garnish the soup. Quarter the bulbs and trim away the stems, the bottom hard core, and any tough parts. Choose a shallow baking pan just large enough to fit the fennel in one layer and put in 1 tbsp of the oil. Add the fennel and toss until well-coated. Roast the fennel until pale gold, about 20 minutes, then turn and roast for 10 minutes longer. Stir in the broth, garlic, salt and pepper to taste, and ½ tsp of the thyme. Cover the pan with foil and cook for 35-45 minutes longer, or until the fennel is very soft. Remove the foil, stir, and roast for a few more minutes to evaporate most of the liquid. Transfer the fennel and garlic to a food processor and chop coarsely. Add the remaining ¼ tsp thyme, salt (it will need about 1 tsp), pepper to taste, and fennel seeds, if using. With the machine on, add the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil through the feed tube. 2.Scrape the mixture into a large bowl. You should have about 1 cup of puree, so nosh on any extra. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time. Add the matzoh meal and stir well. If you can form a lump into a very soft walnutsize ball (the batter will become firmer when you chill it), don’t add any more matzoh meal. If necessary, add just enough matzoh meal to enable you to do so. Refrigerate for at least 2 or up to 4 hours so the matzoh meal can drink in the liquid and seasoning. 3.When ready to cook, bring 4 quarts of water and 1 tbsp of slat to a rapid boil in a large, wide pot. Dipping your hands into cold water if needed, roll the batter into walnutsize balls. When all the balls are rolled and the water is boiling furiously, turn the heat down to a gentle boil. Carefully slide in the balls one at a time and cover the pot tightly. 4.Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook over low heat for 30 minutes, without removing the cover (They will cook by direct heat as well as by steam, which makes them puff and swell, and lifting the lead will allow some of that steam to escape.) Take out a dumpling and cut it in half. It should be light, fluffy, and completely cooked through. If it isn’t, continue cooking a few more minutes. Remove the balls gently with a skimmer of large slotted spoon - they are too fragile to pour into a colander. 5.Make the soup. Put the broth in a large pot. Bring to a simmer. Add the matzoh balls, the mushrooms, and asparagus and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. 6.To serve, warm shallow soup bowls. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the matzoh balls to the heated bowls and ladle the hot soup and the vegetables over them. Garnish with the reserved chopped fennel fronds. Source: The Gefilte Variations by Jayne Cohen Recipies from www.KosherDelight.com

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Study Finds Part-Time Moms Have Healthier Kids BY AFP Mothers who work part-time are more likely to have healthier children than those who work full-time or who are not in the workforce, the author of an Australian study said Wednesday. hildren whose mothers worked parttime watched about an hour less television per week and had a healthier lifestyle, Jan Nicholson of Melbourne’s Murdoch Childrens Research Institute said. “The main f inding that we have is that the children of mothers who worked part-time were healthier in their weight and that was related to watching less television, snacking less and being more physically active,” she told AFP. “And that was compared to children whose mothers were in full-time employment and also those whose mothers were at home full time.” The research, contained in the paper “Do working mothers raise couch potato kids?” examined the weight and lifestyle of some 2,500 children when they were four or f ive and again when they were six or seven. The paper, published in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine, revealed that between 18 and 20 percent of children were obese or overweight. Associate professor Nicholson said the research was designed to add to the debate about whether the west’s childhood obesity epidemic was linked to mothers’ increased participation in the workforce.

“And I guess what we are really doing is trying to see is, after we take account of everything else that we know is going on, is there really a relationship here? And the answer is, yes, there is.” ________________________________ The study, conducted with the University of New England and the Australian National University, said mothers with full-time careers may have less time to encourage physically active play or prepare home-cooked meals. Nicholson said the study could not explain why stay-at-home mums were more likely to have overweight children but she said mothers who worked parttime might be better able to balance their work and family demands. “They reschedule activities, sleep less and allocate less time to personal care and leisure to ensure that time with children is protected,” she said.

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US Supreme Court to Consider Vaccination Lawsuit BY AFP The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the parents of a child who suffered serious health problems after being vaccinated can sue a pharmaceutical company for compensation. he case, which the highest US court will hear in autumn, will serve as a focal point in a years-long debate in the United States over the effectiveness of preventive vaccines and whether they have caused health problems. It involves Hannah Bruesewitz, who was left developmentally impaired after receiving a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccination. Her parents are challenging decisions by two Pennsylvania courts that rejected their attempts to seek compensation from US pharmaceutical laboratory Wyeth, which made the vaccine. The courts cited a 1988 law that prevents plaintiffs from seeking any “damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine.” But Bruesewitz’s parents and the US Supreme Court noted a Georgia court

Psychiatrists in Britain claim to have discovered a new phenomenon - people diagnosing themselves with bipolar disorder. BY AFP Psychiatrists in Britain claim to have discovered a new phenomenon — people diagnosing themselves with bipolar disorder, according to research published. elebrities talking publicly about suffering from the illness are linked to the rise in self-diagnosis, London-based psychiatrists Dr Diana Chan and Dr Lester Sireling said. Bipolar disorder, which was previously known as manic depression, is a condition affecting an individual’s mood where manic or depressive episodes can fluctuate between ‘normal’ periods. Writing in the March issue of The Psychiatrist, Chan and Sireling claim celebrities talking openly about their personal experiences of bipolar disorder has led to increased awareness of the illness. The psychiatrists wrote: “The increasing popularity of bipolar disorder may be attributed to increased media coverage, coupled with the high social status associated with celebrities such as (British TV personality) Stephen Fry talking about their own personal experiences of mental illness.” Other high-profile celebrities such as actor Mel Gibson and rock star Axl Rose have also spoken publicly about bipolar disorder.

Gibson said in a documentary in 2002 that his childhood alcohol abuse led to high and lows which resulted in him being diagnosed with the disorder. Around one in every 100 adults is said to suffer from bipolar disorder at some point in their lives although recent studies shows that figure could be as high as 11 in every 100. Chan and Lester added: “Public awareness of bipolar disorder has spread through the internet, radio and television shows such as MTV‘s ‘True Life: I’m Bipolar’ and BBC’s ‘The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive‘. Referring to the BBC programme, the psychiatrists said: “It appears to have portrayed mental illness from a fairly benign perspective, noticeably without the strong association of risk and violence that are often reported in the media.” However, Chan and Sireling say patients who ‘want to be bipolar’ may not always comprehend the consequences of being diagnosed with the disorder. “Current evidence suggests that bipolar disorder may be underdiagnosed in the community, with a significant delay to diagnosis. “The challenge for the primary care psychiatrist is in either making or excluding the diagnosis of bipolar disorder and then sensitively dealing with the patient who wants to be bipolar,” the psychiatrists conclude.

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ruling allowed parents to bring claims against vaccine manufacturers. “After exhausting administrative remedies in the vaccine program, children in Georgia who are injured by vaccines may bring design defect claims against vaccine manufacturers when the use of safer alternative vaccines could have avoided their injuries,” the Supreme Court wrote in agreeing to consider the case. “By contrast, Hannah Bruesewitz and children like her... may be precluded from pursuing identical design defect claims even when the same safer alternative vaccines could have avoided their suffering too,” it added. The Supreme Court also said that the Pennsylvania courts used an overly broad interpretation of the 1988 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and “improperly” ignored conditional language that would allow compensation claims. “By holding all vaccine design defect claims preempted, the Third Circuit (court) robs seriously-injured children and their parents of their right to seek compensation... when safer alternative vaccines would have prevented their injuries,” the Supreme Court said.

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Parshat Vayakhel & Pekudei 5770

Mirror Image By Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky This week we read VayakhelPekudei, the final portions that detail the construction of the Mishkan. Amongst the vessel discussed is the kiyor - the laver used by the kohanim to wash. he Torah tells us “He made the Laver of copper and its base of copper, from the mirrors of (women who reared) the legions who massed at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting” (Exodus 38:8). Mirrors? Where did they get mirrors from? And why would women’s mirrors, which clearly are a symbol of vanity, if not indulgence, become the very essence of the utensil used to prepare the kohanim for sanctity? Rashi tells us that Moshe had those exact reservations. He too, was hesitant to accept mirrors as part of the Mishkan’s makeup. How did they become an integral part of the holy Mishkan? After my grandfather, Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetzky, of blessed memory, had off icially retired from his position as

Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Torah Voda’ath and had moved to Monsey, New York, he still remained very active not only in the needs of Klal Yisrael as a whole but in discussing Torah with almost any student of Torah who would cross his threshold. One afternoon a young scholar came to speak to my grandfather and share his novella on the Talmud with him. As he sat at the table and was about to begin sharing his self-concocted discourse, my grandmother entered the room with a freshly baked piece of cake for my grandfather and the guest. Before my grandfather had a chance to thank the Rebbitzin, the young man, obviously steeped in hisown thoughts, flippantly discarded her generous offering. “That’s all right,” he said, “but I already ate. I really don’t need another shtikel (piece) of cake.” My grandfather remained silently shocked. He said nothing. The rebbitzen returned to the kitchen and then the young man began to speak. “I would like to share with the Rosh

Yeshiva a shtikel (piece of) Torah thought that I formulated relating to a sugya in the Gemara in Yevamos.” My grandfather was quiet and then responded. “That’s all right,” he said, “but I already heard Torah on that sugya. I really don’t need another shtikel Torah on that sugya.” When my grandfather saw that the boy realized that Rav Yaakov was chiding him on his reckless indifference to the Rebbitzin, he went on to explain: “You see, that piece of cake was her shtikel Torah. That was something that she prided herself in. That is how she wanted to make me and you feel comfortable. One has to appreciate that as well!” Rashi explains in the name of the Midrash how Moshe was instructed by Hashem to use the mirrors: “The Israelite women possessed mirrors of copper into which they used to look when they adorned themselves. They did not hesitate to bring these mirrors as a contribution towards the Tabernacle. Moshe wanted to reject them since they

were made to pander to their vanity, but the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, ‘Accept them; these are dearer to Me than all the other contributions, because through them the women reared those huge hosts in Egypt. When their husbands were tired through the crushing labor they used to bring them food and drink and induced them to eat; Then they would use the mirrors to endear themselves to their husbands and awaken their husbands’ affection. They subsequently became the mothers of many children, as it is said, (Shir haShirim :8:5) ‘I awakened thy love under the apple tree’; This is what it refers to when refers to when it states, Maros Hatzovst “the mirrors of the women who reared the legions.” The Ribono Shel Olam saw the greatness of those mirrors. They were used to enhance the harmony of the home and induce the love and appreciation of husbands and wives. We have the power to transform the most mundane object even a most vain object into an item of immense value.

between themselves and Hashem. Over the hundreds of years in Egypt, this distance grew and they eventually lost all association with Him. Nachmanides explains that even after their liberation from Egyptian bondage, scars of exile remained deeply imprinted on them. Having left Egypt, they began rebuilding their relationship with Hashem and prepared for a long journey homeward to Him. Finally, with the erection of the Sanctuary, they reached their ultimate destiny and reunited with Hashem. The Sanctuary created a tangible experience of Hashem’s presence amongst them, the clearest indication of His reunif ication with them. With this f inal development, the Jewish people’s redemption was complete. They now returned to the status of the Patriarchs, and were totally bound to their Creator. All scars of their exile disappeared and they could now, enjoy the closest relationship with their beloved, Hashem. This perspective is best reflected in the words of Chazal in P’sikta Rabsi. Our Chazal inform us that, in reality, all the segments of the Sanctuary were already completed in the month of Kislev. However, Hashem waited until Nissan which is called “the month of the Patriarchs”, for the erection and inauguration of the Mishkan. With the insight of Nachmanides we can appreciate the message of this P’sikta. As stated, the erection of the Sanctuary represented the completion of our Jewish redemption,their reunif ication with Hashem. In fact, this unif ication was so intense that it was tantamount to the glorious relationship of the Patriarchs and Hashem. In essence this present Jewish status reflected that of the Patriarchs in whose merit this rela-

tionship had been reinstated. It was therefore only proper to wait until Nissan for the dedication of the Sanctuary. Nissan which was the month of the Patriarchs was reserved for this dedication, because it reflected the Jewish people’s parallel level to the Patriarchs themselves. In this week’s Haftorah, we discover that this concept will continue into the Messianic era and the inauguration of the f inal Bais Hamikdash. Our ultimate redemption, as in our previous ones, will not be considered complete until we merit the Divine Presence in our midst. Even after our return to Eretz Yisroel, which will transpire long before Nissan, we will continue to bear the scar tissue of thousands of years of exile. Only after Hashem returns to us resting His presence amongst us will we truly be redeemed. This magnif icent revelation will, quite obviously, occur in the month of Nissan. Our f inal redemption which reflects Hashem’s return to His people will join the ranks of our redemptions and be introduced on that glorious day, Rosh Chodesh Nissan. May we learn from them to totally subjugate ourselves to our Creator, thereby meriting the f inal and total destruction of Amalek and his followers.

Parshat Hachodesh Yechezkel 45:16 BY RABBI DOVID SIEGEL This week’s haftorah which we read in conjunction with Parshat Hachodesh portrays the upcoming month of Nissan in a brilliant light. It begins with an elaborate description of the special sacrifices which will introduce the Messianic era. The prophet Yechezkel focuses on the dedication of the third Bais Hamikdash and says, “On the first day of the first month(Nissan) take a perfect bullock and purify the Bais Hamikdash.” (45:18) he Radak (ad loc.) notes that the Jewish nation will return to Eretz Yisroel long before this. During that time most of the construction of the Bais Hamikdash will be completed leaving only final stages for the month of Nissan. Radak suggests that the inaugural services will begin seven days prior to the month of Nissan and will conclude on Rosh Chodesh itself. He offers with this an interpretation to the classic saying of Chazal “In Nissan we were redeemed and in Nissan we are destined to be redeemed.” These words, in his opinion, refer to the events of our Haftorah wherein we are informed that the service in the Bais Hamikdash will begin in the month of Nissan. As we follow these dates closely, we discover a striking similarity between the dedication of the f inal Bais Hamikdash and of the Mishkan. Historically speaking, each of them revolves around the month of Nissan. In fact, as we have discovered, they are both completed on the exact same date, Rosh Chodesh Nissan. But this specif ic

date reveals a more meaningful dimension to these dedications. The month of Nissan, as we know, has special signif icance to the Jewish people; it marks our redemption from Egyptian bondage. In truth, this redemption process began on the f irst day of Nissan. Because, as we discover in this week’s Maftir reading, Hashem began preparing the Jewish people for their redemption on Rosh Chodesh Nissan. All of this indicates a direct corollary between the Jewish people’s redemption and the erection of the Sanctuary and the f inal Bais Hamikdash. Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the date which introduced our redemption and afterwards our service in the Mishkan will ultimately introduce the service of the f inal Bais Hamikdash. In search for an understanding of this, we refer to Nachmanides’ insightful overview to Sefer Shmos. In essence, the Sefer of Shmos spans the Jewish people’s exile and redemption. It begins with the descent of Yaakov and his household to Egypt and concludes with the exodus of our entire nation. Yet, almost half of the sefer is devoted to the intricacies of the Sanctuary, something seemingly unrelated to redemption! Nachmanides explains that the Jewish redemption extended far beyond the physical boundaries of Egypt. Before they left the land of Israel, Yaakov and his sons enjoyed a close relationship with Hashem. The devotion of the Patriarchs had produced such an intense level of sanctity that Hashem’s presence was commonplace amongst them. However with their descent to Egypt, this experience faded away and, to some degree, distance developed

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The Color and Hue of a New Generation of Artists Artists for Israel Counter Anti-Israel Propaganda through Education BY: FERN SIDMAN Hip Hop artists and graffiti virtuosos from New York painting their way throughout Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Sderot? Who’d a thunk it, but it appears that a new organization called Artists 4 Israel will be doing just that. Founded about a year ago following Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, young artists in the New York area had just about enough of the incessant anti-Israel propaganda being spewed forth by the “politically correct” denizens of the radically leftwing enclaves that figure so prominently in the eclectic world of the New York artist and decided to do something about it. aking a courageously bold stance in their support for Israel, a cadre of young artists led by New York artists Craig Dershowitz, Tara Lyn Gordon and Seth Wolfson and several others were determined to debunk the ubiquitous myths that circulate about Israel being a racist, apartheid state and a callous war machine bent on the destruction of its enemies. Thus, Artists 4 Israel was born as an umbrella organization for graffiti and street artists, alternative poets and playwrights, hip hop musicians, modern dance troupes, photographers, sculptors and rap chanteurs to express their support for Israel as an open and free pluralistic society that fosters artistic license and expression. Through the implementation of highly

inventive educational modalities as well as original street theater and other creative outlets they have succeeded in opening the hearts and minds of a new generation. _______________________________

“It is our fervent hope that this trip to Israel will prove that America’s avantgarde arts community supports Israel by sharing a message of hope and peace from America to Israel” _______________________________ “Hamas started a culture war. We decided to be pro-active rather than defensive. Artists 4 Israel is the offense. Rather than countering the misconceptions, lies and hate preached by the ter-

rorist funded Hamas culture war against Israel, A4I utilizes the arts to tell our own stories and create our own narratives highlighting the rights, beauty and strength of Israel”, intoned Craig Dershowitz, a founding member of the group. For the last year, this seminal movement of collective artists and culture warriors has virtually exploded within the parameters of the chic art scene by “creating their own narrative” and garnering support in the bastions of the downtown art gallery world. “When the war in Gaza broke out, our artists started painting really great signs for the pro-Israel demonstrations that were held and people took notice of the fact that our signs were way more powerful than those of Israel’s detractors. Subsequently, we held a proIsrael art gallery showing in Manhattan that drew close to 500 people and 85% of those in attendance were contempo-

rary artists under the age of 30. It was then that we knew that Artists 4 Israel could really have a major impact in the liberal arts community”, said Mr. Dershowitz Other awareness initiatives began soon thereafter including “The Keff iyah Exchange Program” which was modeled on the NYPD’s Cash for Guns program. While the keff iyah fashion craze has gripped the artists community, many in the Jewish world are disturbed by the jihadist symbolism that it represents. As such, Artists 4 Israel is offering “Free Stuff for Stupid Scarves” in partnership with a number of clothing brands, bars and restaurants and is giving away gifts to anyone who gives up their keff iyah at any of their drop off locations. In order to spotlight the brutal oppression of women by male hegemonies in Islamic countries, Ariists 4 Israel has created a campaign to “dress down radical Islam” by sending out their own civilian cops or “fashion police” to hand out what appears to be tickets to immodesty dressed women on New York’s most populous streets. In actuality, these tickets are postcards addressed to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington, DC protesting their nation’s treatment of women as inherently inferior beings. The A4I web site says, “Israel is a country of many freedoms, including equal rights and protec-

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People and Places BY PAUL STEINER Did you know that Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankurter and Louis Brandeis (an early Zionist) are on current 44-cent US postage stamps? y suggestion “More Jewish/Israeli organizations should honor ABC radio talk show host Rush Lumbaugh, a longtime Israel supporter”. Mary Curtis Verna, an opera soprano who often sang roles on only a few hours notice, got 1/4 page obit in NY Times but 23 days later!!! Pop artist James Rosenquist has a show at AquaVella Gallery. Movie star Michael Douglas and writer-airplane helicopter pilot Marilyn Barnell attended the opening. In his later years Henny Youngman’s favorite dessert was apple sauce with milk poured over it. Try it! Mitt Roney went to kosher-veggie Great American Health Bar, West 57 St. and posed for a photo with manager Hadi.

NYC News The owner of New York City’s iconic Plaza Hotel has hired Chef Todd English to create the Plaza Food Hall, a 5,400 square-foot upscale gourmet food court featuring fresh and prepared food for sit-down dining or purchase. The space will feature eight or more stations where food is prepared, including a brick oven pizza stand and an Asian noodle and dumpling bar. There will be a separate retail area for packaged foods and picnic baskets for using in nearby Central Park.

Travel Cruise Tips Whether you’re a new or experienced cruiser, here are helpful tips from American Express Cruise Specialists. Travel off-season, and you may enjoy deeply discounted rates. Ask about complimentary airfare. Some cruise lines will include it. If you’re concerned about seasickness, request a cabin mid-ship where there is less movement. Sign up for shore excur-

sions in advance whenever possible, and f ind out about complimentary shoreside events on sailings. Cruising can be a great way to travel with children. Ask about kids’ clubs, child-focused shore excursions, kids’ menus, children’s pools, and the availability of cribs and strollers. Enjoy a wide selection of unique onboard activities on larger ships or experience out-of-theway, hidden ports on smaller ships. Cruising with dietary restrictions? Ask a Cruise Specialist about cruise lines that accommodate special food requests. Inquire about special- interest cruises that cater to hobbies ranging from gourmet cooking to mahjong, art history, etc. Check on special incentives when you book a number of staterooms, which could make group travel more affordable.

Biz Buzz The United States is the world’s top toy market, contributing $21.7 billion in sales. Directed by Kevin Smith, “Cop Out,” features two longtime NYPD partners on the baseball trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card who f ind themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia- obsessed gangster. But before they can recover the prized ‘52 Pafko, they must f irst rescue a Mexican beauty who holds the key to millions of dollars in offshore bank accounts. Veteran detective Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) needs to cash in on his perfect Pafko in order to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding, but in the tradition of everything that can go wrong...it’s pilfered before he has a chance to collect. Hodges (Tracy Morgan) is Jimmy’s “partner-againstcrime,” whose preoccupation with his wife’s illeged inf idelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball, or his mind on the crime. Already in trouble and with nothing left to lose, Kimmy and Paul will have to break all the rules—including enlisting the aid of a stoner thief.

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Rabin Thought Peace With Arafat Was Only A ‘Long Shot’... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 on, “Iranian-inspired Islamic fundamentalism constitutes a threat to the inner circle no less than it does to Israel. Islamic fundamentalism is striving to destabilize the Gulf Emirates, has already created havoc in Syria, leaving twenty thousand dead, in Algeria, leaving one hundred thousand dead, in Egypt, leaving twenty-two thousand dead, in Jordan, leaving eight thousand dead, in the Horn of Africa – the Sudan and Somalia – leaving fourteen thousand dead, and in Yemen, leaving twelve thousand dead. And now it is gaining influence in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. “Iran is the banker,” Rabin pointed out, “pouring millions into the West Bank and

Gaza in the form of social welfare and health and education programs, to win the hearts of the population and feed religious fanaticism. “Thus,” he continued to Avner, “a confluence of interest has arisen between Israel and the inner circle, whose long-term strategic interest is the same as ours: to lessen the destabilizing consequences from the outer circle. At the end of the day, the inner circle recognizes they have less to fear from Israel than from their Muslim neighbors, not least from radicalized Islamic powers going nuclear.” Rabin came to the thinking at the heart of his decision to pursue the Oslo process: The Israel-Arab conflict, he said, “was always

considered to be a political one: a conflict between Arabs and Israelis. The fundamentalists are doing their level best to turn it into a religious conflict – Muslim against Jew, Islam against Judaism. And while a political conflict is possible to solve through negotiation and compromise, there are no solutions to a theological conflict. Then it is jihad – religious war: their God against our God. Were they to win, our conflict would go from war to war, and from stalemate to stalemate. “And that, essentially,” the prime minister summed up to his longtime adviser, “is why I agreed to Oslo and shook hands, albeit

reluctantly, with Yasser Arafat. He and his PLO represent the last vestige of secular Palestinian nationalism. We have nobody else to deal with. It is either the PLO or nothing. It is a long shot for a possible settlement, or the certainty of no settlement at all at a time when the radicals are going nuclear.” Avner, who presents this episode as an “Endnote” in his book, concludes by writing: “I made full notes of these words, and I had a lot to chew over. Rabin instructed his chief aide, Eitan Haber, to arrange for a second meeting the following Sunday 5 November – but it never took place. The evening before, as Yitzhak Rabin was leaving a Tel Aviv rally, he was assassinated.

State Funds To Be Allocated For Child Molestation Awareness... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 how many people will come forward.” The prospective funding comes as Brooklyn’s Orthodox community is struggling to deal with the pedophilia problem. There is a debate on whether the community can effectively suppress the problem from within and fight the stigma faced by potential victims of reporting abuse to law enforcement. In an indication that attitudes may be changing in the community on the issue, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office recently launched a hotline, called Kol Tzedek – “voice of righteousness,” whose goal is to urge potential victims to come forward to law enforcement. Ben Hirsch, president of Survivors for Justice, a group that advocates for victims of molestation abuse in the Jewish community, said the funding was welcome, but that it should go to organizations with a track record of addressing this issue. “We applaud Governor Paterson’s funding of programs aimed at addressing sexual

abuse within the Orthodox Jewish community and hope it presages the passage of the Child Victims Act,” said Hirsch in a statement, referring to a bill that would temporarily extend the statute of limitations for lawsuits related to these types of crimes. “At the same time,” Hirsch continued, “we are left to wonder why funding is being directed to Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a very worthy organization but one with no connection to the issue of childhood abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community. “We find it frightening that a respected organization such as Met Council will be channeling this funding to large ‘licensed’ Brooklyn-based social services organizations with a history of protecting pedophiles and a total disregard for victims of childhood molestation,” Hirsch continued. “Established organizations don’t need more funding so they can create programs with nice-sounding

names. Politicians shouldn’t be allowed to spread patronage on the backs of long-suffering victims and their families. “Frankly,” Hirsch finished, “we’d prefer the money stayed in Albany instead of being sent to Brooklyn where it will likely further harm our long-suffering community.” The organization that would implement the new program has not yet been named, but the leading social service provider in the area of abuse counseling is Borough Park-based Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services. Ohel therapists treat survivors of adult & child molestation and for years the organization ran a offender treatment program now closed for which it has come under fire. While some of those in the offender treatment program were mandated for treatment by the courts, others were coerced into treatment by rabbis and community leaders, who did not report them to the police. Ohel is also

a partner with Met Council in Kol Tzedek. Another possible group that could implement the new program is Shalom Task Force, a rabbinically endorsed organization that deals with domestic violence in the Orthodox community. Paterson’s press office did not respond to a request for comment on the funding at press time. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the funds were necessary even with the state facing a massive budget deficit. “While these are very difficult financial times, it is critical that we fight for programs that help protect our children from terrible instances of childhood sexual abuse,” Silver said. Hikind is a political ally of Paterson since the governor’s early days as a state senator, and prior to the announcement that Paterson would not seek election to a full-term this year, Hikind said he would have been on board to support the campaign.

into 8,500 fewer teachers in New York City this September. We’d also see painful cuts to the City’s public hospitals. Our suburban and rural neighbors are also looking at severe public health cuts, big teacher layoffs, or big new property tax bills. But a penny-perounce tax on sugared drinks would help avoid such harmful consequences.

“In these tough economic times, easy fixes to our problems are hard to come by. But the soda tax is a fix that just makes sense. It would save lives. It would cut rising health care costs. And it would keep thousands of teachers and nurses where they belong: In the classrooms and clinics.

like to see the club?” Ambassadors are very busy people. The schedule was tight and the hour was late. But one word from a very special child caused the hearts of assemblage to melt and the Goddess of Schedules to crumble. “Please?” she asked. The Ambassador and his wife – who were about to leave – turned around and went upstairs to visit the Beit Chana Activity Clubs where they graciously greeted a large group of special needs children together with the professional staff and many volunteers. The tour of Ezer Mizion was an eyeopener for the Ambassador where he was able to see how Israel’s Jews care for one

another. The Ambassador was deeply impressed with Ezer Mizion’s activities and saluted Chananya Chollak, who founded Ezer Mizion with his wife Leah in their modest apartment. “I am grateful for this opportunity to view up close an organization that grew from eight volunteers to 11,000 volunteers who work under a diverse, wide-ranging professional staff.” Jew helping Jew-this is what makes Israel the amazing country that it is.

held and mistreated for a long period of time,” Le Beau said. European countries by and large, while surely objecting [to Iran’s conduct], did not have it directed at them. I would argue that their view is fundamentally different,” he added. Le Beau described efforts by US President Barack Obama to engage Iran diplomatically as “prudent,” but added, “today, a lot of observers see this has not demonstrated results. Iran seems to be impervious to any sort of approach.” Le Beau, who served in the CIA for 26

years as a clandestine service officer, spent most of his service time outside of the US. He is leading a five week program for more than 80 students from around the world, including Israel, comprised of intelligence officers and government members which includes a one-week visit to Israel in this year’s course, and four weeks of study at the Marshall Center’s campus in Garmisch, Germany. “We believe our program helps create a global network of practitioners who know each other and who have learned of each other’s solutions,” he said.

Bloomberg Urges Soda Tax... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 consumption of these unhealthy drinks by at least 10 percent. As with raising the cost of smoking, young people would benefit the most. And among adults, over the course of a year we could keep 150,000 people across New York State from becoming obese, including 60,000 in our city. That would prevent costly hospitalizations and medical pro-

cedures – and save lives. No wonder medical professionals statewide back a soda tax. “These soda tax revenues should be dedicated to urgent community needs that challenge local governments across the state – namely Medicaid and education. If we don’t act, the huge cut in State aid to schools in the governor’s proposed budget would translate

US Ambassador Visits Ezer Mizion ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 the special child; from hi-tech equipment for the speech impaired to professional therapy for the child with cancer. The ambassador was introduced to Ezer Mizion’s International Jewish Bone Marrow Registry which has saved the lives of so many cancer patients around the globe whose only chance of survival had been a bone marrow transplant. The presentation ended with a video of the emotional meeting between a bone marrow donor and an American cancer patient whose lifesaving transplant was facilitated by Ezer Mizion. The audience was brought to tears by the recipient’s expression of thanks to his donor and to Ezer Mizion.

Two Down syndrome girls then presented the Ambassador and his wife with a lovely oil painting and an exquisite piece of jewelry, both created by the girls at Ezer Mizion’s Beit Chana Activity Clubs for Special Needs Children. The ambassador was impressed upon hearing of the atmosphere of love and encouragement engendered by highly trained professionals and devoted volunteers at Beit Chana who have constructed programs enabling these children to grow and flourish and say to the world, “Yes, we can!” The girls enthusiastically told the guests: “We love coming to Ezer Mizion. This is our home! We have so much fun here. Would you

Ezer Mizion: Their Challenges/ Our Mission.

Only a Few Weeks Left For Diplomacy On Iran... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 had access to more weapons and resources than al-Qaida due to the existence of two state sponsors of terrorism in the coalition – Iran and Syria. Ya’alon said that any future peace agreement with the Palestinians would have to be based on an insistence on an end to terrorism and indoctrination to hatred among schoolchildren. “Without these changes, any peace will be a temporary cease-fire,” he added. Ya’alon described the Goldstone Report as “the most clear example of a new blood libel whose purpose is to deprive Israel from

defending itself.” Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, former CIA agent Dr. Jay Le Beau, trip leader and instructor of the Marshall Center, addressed the differences in perception of the Iranian threat among western security circles. “I would argue that the US views Iran differently than a lot of European friends and colleagues, primarily due to a history that is particular to us. Americansecurity officials... regard Iran as having a long history of rogue state behavior. That was particularly the case at the start of the Islamic Revolution, because it was American hostages who were

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Mitchel B. Wallerstein Appointed President of Baruch College... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 for a new president was chaired by CUNY Trustee Peter S. Pantaleo and included trustee, faculty, student, alumni and presidential representatives. Prior to joining the Maxwell School, Mitchel Wallerstein was Vice President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations with assets in excess of $6 billion. He directed the Foundation’s international grantmaking program, known as the Program on Global Security and Sustainability, from 1998-2003. The MacArthur Foundation makes more than $85 million in grants each year throughout the world in the areas of international peace and security, conservation and sustainable development, population and reproductive health, human rights, and issues related to globalization. From 1993-1997 Dean Wallerstein was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation Policy and Senior Defense Representative for Trade Security Policy. He was nominated as the first Presidential appointee in this position and was responsible for the development and implementation of U.S. defense policy to counter the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery. In this capacity, he helped to found and subsequently co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation at NATO. He also had direct management oversight of the Defense Technology Security Administration and represented the U.S. on export control matters as the Senior Defense Representative for Trade Security Policy. In 1995, he received a personal Letter of Commendation from President Bill Clinton for his “outstanding leadership in achieving

the indefinite, unconditional extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.” In 1997, Dr. Wallerstein was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, and he received the Bronze Palm to that award in 1998. Prior to his government service, Dean Wallerstein was the Deputy Executive Officer of the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, a private, nonprofit organization in Washington that is the research and operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The NRC advises the U.S. Government on policy matters involving science and technology. While at the NRC, Dr. Wallerstein directed a series of highly acclaimed studies on issues pertaining to science, technology and national security. In addition to his time at Syracuse University, Dean Wallerstein’s academic career includes five years on the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as an earlier appointment in the Department of Political Science at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts. He has also taught at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University; the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. Immediately prior to joining the MacArthur Foundation in 1998, Dr. Wallerstein was a Distinguished Research Professor at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Dean Wallerstein is the immediate past president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, and he con-

tinues to serve on its board. He is an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and in 2006 he was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His most recent book, Combating Terrorism: Strategies and Approaches, co-authored with William C. Banks and Renée de Nevers, discusses terrorist motivations and tactics, as well as approaches for dealing with the ever-changing terrorist challenge. His most recent article, entitled “Losing Controls: How U.S. Export Restrictions Jeopardize National Security and Harm Competitiveness,” appeared recently in the influential journal, Foreign Affairs. He is the author of numerous other books, articles, monographs and research studies. A native New Yorker, Dean Wallerstein holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Political Science from M.I.T., a Master’s in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, and an A.B. from Dartmouth College. Baruch College, located in the heart of Manhattan’s financial and cultural center, was established 91 years ago and is one of the most competitive senior colleges in the CUNY system. Baruch earned a 2010 gold badge from U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s best colleges, and was ranked sixth among best master’s degree granting public colleges. In addition, Forbes named Baruch as one of the nation’s best colleges. A thriving, urban, multicultural institution, Baruch is home to the Zicklin School of Business, the largest graduate and undergraduate business school in the nation accredited by the Association to Advance

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The Color and Hue of a New Generation of Artists... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36 tion for women. By contrasting these liberties with the oppression and subjugation practiced by Israel’s neighbors Artists 4 Israel demonstrates the strength of Israel’s democracy”. Empowering and educating young artists is also a major tenet of Artists 4 Israel and as such the group conducts programs on high school and college campuses. Artists 4 Israel teaches students that they have the power to use their individual talents and creativity to become advocates of their chosen causes. A4I offers practical guidance and leadership training to help students affect change.”What makes our organization effective is the fact that we are totally inclusive and we reach out to everyone, irrespective of religion, race or nationality. While we are an advocacy group for Israel, we are non-political and we do not take stances on issues pertaining to the conflicts between reli-

gious and non-religious factions in Israel or the disparity of viewpoints between the left wing or right wing parties”, said Mr. Dershowitz. The highlight of this year’s A4I activities will take place from April 24th until May 2nd, when Artists 4 Israel will be sending some of America’s most famous street and graff iti artists to Israel on their “Murality” project. Murality joins the words “mural” and “morality” to display an ideal of justice within and through art. “Israel is a country that is predicated on the highest levels of morality and ethics” said Mr. Dershowitz and “we want our artists (who are not Jewish) to experience this f irst hand.” The artists will be traveling to Sderot, Kiryat Gat, Herzliyah, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to battle terror and rockets with messages of unity and peace. In Sderot and Kiryat Gat the

artists will be conducting art therapy classes with the children of these war torn communities who often experience post-traumatic stress disorder. These children and the entire community will join with the artists to transform the grim reminders of terrorism into soaring masterpieces of freedom and expression. While in Sderot, they will paint bomb shelters, Chabad’s rocket defense walls, army bases, the Jewish National Fund’s Indoor Recreational Center and Ateret Esther, the only school not fully protected from rocket attacks. In Kiryat Gat they will transform bombed out buildings into living art installations. In Jerusalem, they will design murals for “The Story of Hope”, a haven for Jewish women trapped in abusive relationships with Arab partners. In Tel Aviv, the artists will organize a large scale art exhibit of their works for the entire community in one day.

“Our art ambassadors will be painting from the time they wake up in the morning until the time they go to bed”, said Mr. Dershowitz. We want them to maximize their time and efforts as the artists hope to share their gift with as many of Israel’s residents and organizations as possible” he continued. Artists 4 Israel has also attracted the attention of Israeli performance artists including Meital Dohan, a leading actress in the Showtime series “Weeds”, who contacted A4I indicating her interest in becoming involved in this endeavor and has been chosen to be the off icial spokesperson for the “Murality” project in Israel. “It is our fervent hope that this trip to Israel will prove that America’s avantgarde arts community supports Israel by sharing a message of hope and peace from America to Israel” said Mr. Dershowitz.

by the Supreme Court case. The prosecutor is expected to appeal against the decision by the court not to specify that the mohel must be doctor. Rabbi Simon was unwilling to comment. Helsinki prosecutors attempted to get co-operation with London authorities to prosecute the rabbi in Helsinki but no further action has been taken against him in the UK. Finland’s Jewish community is made up of approximately 1,600 Jews, with

1,200 living in the capital. The country has two Orthodox synagogues, one in Helsinki and one in the western city of Turku, where around 200 Jews live. Helsinki Synagogue has recently celebrated its centenary. Despite f ighting alongside the Nazis in World War Two, the Finnish government never actively persecuted Jews after pressure by Lutheran ministers, Finnish bishops and the Social Democratic Party.

Couple Fined For Son’s Brit By British Rabbi... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 thetic when performing the circumcision. The court did not rule that only doctors can perform circumcision. A spokesman for the Initiation Society said that their mohelim rarely use anaesthetic when performing circumcisions as using a pain relief cream can cause inflammation, which can cause pain and inhibit the procedure. A pain relief injection could cause more pain to the baby than the procedure itself.

Nevertheless, anaesthetics can be used if parents request it. Circumcision has already been put on trial in Finland. The Supreme Court in August 2008 ruled in the case of a Muslim boy that circumcision carried out for religious reasons in a medical manner was not a criminal offence, as long as pain relief is used. But as the brit took place in April 2008, the precedent to use anaesthetic for circumcisions had not yet been set

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Is Iran the New 4-Letter Word?... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Hungary’s Jewish revival. It is a fitting tribute to the founder and leader of modern Zionism, Theodore Herzl who was born in a house where the Dohany Synagogue now stands. There are, many Hungarians of Jewish origin who have no inclination towards Judaism and are barely aware of their backgrounds. Among those who do pursue a Jewish lifestyle it is common to find here, as in almost all cases in this formerly Communist part of Europe, that they discovered their identity late — as teenagers or young adults — sometimes through a Yiddish word uttered by a grandparent or by stumbling upon a document or photo. Not so long ago, Jews in the old

Communist bloc tended to hide their identities. Even Jewish monuments were obscured by layers of dust and decay. But today there is no need to hide. A tour of “Jewish Budapest” was arranged by the Unique Budapest Company, [uniquebudapest.com] which specializes in arranging special-interest cultural, ethnic, historical and architectural itineraries. We walked through the streets of the former Jewish Quarter and my guide, a nonJewish university student who had acquainted herself with a good deal of Jewish history and customs, explained how the ghetto had been formed by the Arrow Cross party when it officially took power in 1944. There are still some Jewish shops and cafés in the area

and one of the principal streets — Ciraly — has become a popular destination for shopping and rendezvous, offering attractive boutiques, unexpected passages and appealing cafès. We stopped at one building with a spacious courtyard. The current owners, who are not Jewish, have been carrying out extensive renovations and not too long ago, in the process of knocking down a suspiciously thin basement wall, they discovered a hitherto unknown room. They conjecture that it might have been a hiding place used by a Jewish family during the deportations. The matter is now being researched in consultation with the Jewish community. We discussed the current episodes of anti-

Jewish feeling and demonstrations on the part of pro Fascist and neo-Nazi groups who blame Jews and gypsies for the nation’s ills. For the visitor, the tragedy of Hungarian Jews is never absent from memory. There are always reminders. Hungary indentifies itself ethnically as a Magyr nation, but it is actually the product of a mélange of tribal and various Slavic influences. It stood at the nexus of the encounter between Islam’s Ottoman Empire and Western Christendom and emerged as a major component of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Thus Budapest has an enticing Hapsburgian air. From every point of view, a visit is rewarding and worthwhile. [hungary.com]

Consumers who are concerned about nuts should know that kernel paste is another name for ground nuts. Most Passover certified bakeries use kernel paste as a base for their products. Most of the cakes and cookies certified Kosher for Passover contain nuts in some form or another. A person allergic to nuts should avoid commercially baked products. Even if a bakery produces cakes and cookies without nuts, as long as nuts are used in the facility it may be dangerous for an allergic person to eat them. It is quite possible that the ppm of nuts in the air is quite high. This does not imply that an allergic person cannot eat any cake or cookies on Pesach. There are many recipes for different types of cakes and cookies that do not contain nuts. You may be surprised by how many different types of pastries can be produced from potato starch, eggs, oil, sugar, honey, cocoa, salt and spices.

chances should be taken. Most chocolate manufacturers who produce both dairy and parve products have separate lines for the dairy and the parve products. However, separate lines do not guarantee a dairy-free product. At some facilities, the separate lines start at the later stage of processing, such as the refiners and conches, where the product is heated, and not at the earlier stages where the powder mixers can be used for both dairy and parve powders. While the mixers are adequately cleaned out between the dairy and parve mixes in order to allow the mix to be called parve, however, from an allergen point of view, it is woefully inadequate. The next part of the chocolate process to share equipment is the mold. Since the liquid chocolate poured into the mold is not very hot (generally less than 100 degrees), a cleanup, rather than a full koshering suffices. The importance of reading the ingredient statement on the label of any manufactured food cannot be understated. If a person has an allergy to any food product, whether it is wheat, eggs, nuts, dairy, or whatever, he may be taking his life into his hands by not reading labels.

Gluten Intolerance, Celiac, Allergies and Pesach... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 exceed the government threshold. There is no substitute for reading labels. Wheat can be listed as matzo, matzo meal, cake meal, farfel, egg matzo or matzo balls. Even after all is said and done, there are numerous safe items available for Pesach, which include but are not limited to, candies, chocolate, catsup, jam, jelly, spaghetti and even pizza. In fact, there are more wheat free products available for Pesach than during the rest of the year. For those suffering from wheat allergies, or celiac disease, who are contemplating a vacation at a Passover certified hotel, it would be prudent to limit themselves to a non-gabbroks program. This means that no matzo or matzo based product (such as matzo meal) will be used in any food preparation in the kitchen. There will be wheat based matzo served with the meals but it will not be used in the kitchen in food preparation. Matzo will be placed in a box on the table. While there are programs that advertise “non-gebroks” available, it would not be safe for someone who is allergic to wheat or a celiac person to participate in such a program. As we discussed earlier, gluten free products must meet a threshold of less than 20 ppm (parts per million) gluten. For aller-

gies, this 20 ppm threshold is not sufficient. The number needed is ZERO. A kitchen that is preparing both gebroks and non-gebroks food would have difficulty meeting this standard. It is feasible for allergic and celiac people to be at a hotel for Passover. If they gather a group with sufficient numbers, then a small hotel can host them. I know of several hotels that operate Passover programs for small crowds of 100-150 people. It takes some time to organize such a group, but it can be done. Nothing is impossible.

NUTS Tree nuts are also considered an allergen. Typically, nuts are used in charoses. It is customary to use both almonds and walnuts in charoses. For someone allergic to nuts, I would recommend the recipe for charoses be apples, figs, dates, pomegranates, and wine. There is no question that the mitzvah of charoses can be fulfilled by using this recipe. Peanuts are also a common allergen. However, even though Rav Moshe Feinstein writes that peanuts are not Kitniyos, most Jews of Ashkenzic extraction do not use peanuts on Pesach.

DAIRY For those with an allergy to dairy products, chocolate should not be part of their diet year round; not just on Passover. Although there are chocolate products that are certified parve, however, for allergies no

Annual Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Held At The Waldorf Astoria... CONTINUED FROM COVER much-needed and deserved services such as financial support to soldiers in-need and lone soldiers, academic scholarships to former combat soldiers, weeks of rest and recreation for entire IDF units, as well as cultural, educational and sports facilities. Support of the soldiers of the IDF was virtually universal – a sort of Jewish version of the USO. Few questioned the correctness of filling the needs of the young soldiers who put their lives literally “on the line” in defense of the Jewish State. This year, the Gala theme was education. The Friends of the IDF currently support programs that benefit soldiers and emphasize the importance of personal and academic growth, responsibility, and social duty, enabling soldiers and veterans to enhance their individual and general social contributions. Keynote speaker, General Gabi Askenazie, recalling that his last scheduled appearance before the speical friends of the IDF gathered at the Waldorf, expressed his

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continuing gratitude and appreciation for the work on behalf of Israel’s soldiers. He spoke of the courage of each individual soldier. A highlight of the evening was Monica Crowley’s on stage interview with “Tal,” a IDF Navy “Seal” whose massive injuries had left brain damaged and in coma for five months. The success of his recovery was nothing short of miraculous. He spoke of the life each of us is given, and his recognition of making it the best possible. In past years, across the street from the Waldorf Astoria, on the west side of Park Avenue, attendees were generally aware that a group of some tens of protestors often wrapped in Palestinians flags together with a small number of Netureh Karta garb were likely to gather, in sight of and somewhat within earshot of the hotel entrance. Few ever pay them much attention. This year, a number of pro Israel groups decided to join rally outside the dinner in support of the IDF and in protest to the Anti Israel demonstration.

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Budapest – It used to be that in the Diaspora the presence of a synagogue, mikveh or kosher butcher was evidence of a Jewish presence. Today, it seems that almost anywhere in the world where Jews are found klezmer bands perform. ungary has one of the largest and most successful klezmer Jewish music festivals. The variety and quality of ensembles, from not only Hungary, but the Czech lands, Holland and other European countries, are astounding. Also striking is the fact that every year most of the musicians and singers are under 40 and are honoring a tradition dating from the 17th century. [www.zsidonyarifesztival.huhungary.com] The annual week-long series of events is the pride of today’s 80,000-strong Hungarian Jewish community and celebrates the lively, distinctive, Yiddish “simcha” music, and the indomitability of Jewish culture. Outstanding among all the impressive groups that perform annually is the Budapester Klezmer Ensemble, which is notable for its showmanship, exuberance and high level of musicianship. Many of the concerts are held in the magnificent Dohany Synagogue, the largest in Europe and one of the world’s great Jewish landmarks. Built between 1850 and 1859 for both the new reform - and so-called status quo traditional congregation, the Moorish-revival style synagogue symbolized the wealth and power of one of the largest and most accomplished Jewish communities in Europe. At its apogee it numbered one and a half million Jews comprising Hungarian-speaking nationalists and Yiddish-speaking traditionalists, as well as assimilated intellectuals, artists and scientists. One of the cruelest and most efficient Fascist movements in Europe, Hungary’s

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While there are many Synagogues in Budapest modt are “Neolog” or not orthodox listed here are a few of the orthodox synagogues. CHABAD - PESTI JESIVA JEWISH LEARNING CENTER Budapest VI. Vasvári Pál utca 5. Tel: (361) 268-0183 Email: pesti-jesivasubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Exterior Of the Dohany Synagogue

Interior of the Dohany Synagogue.

Arrow Cross, with government complicity, massacred large number Jews in the years before the final deportations were carried out by German troops following their arrival in late 1944. Over 600,000 Hungarian Jews were killed in the Holocaust and most survivors emigrated to Israel, the United States, Canada and elsewhere. The roster of Jewish writers, performers, filmmakers, composers who managed to escape and went on to dominate Hollywood and influence other aspects of Western cultural life is a veritable who’s who of 20th century luminaries. Among those who survived the concentration camps and returned to Hungary was the Nobel-prize writer Imre Kertez. Another 100,000 Jews left in 1956 after the anti-Soviet uprising when, once again, pogroms and massacres were feared. As the writer, Miklos Vàmos points out, for Jews living in Hungary life had never been easy. Down the centuries they were not

allowed to own anything, including land. The situation varied somewhat according to region and city, but their equal rights were first enshrined only at the end of the 1848 Revolution and War of Independence against Austria in which a great number of Jews participated. Most of them wanted to be Hungarian. After the First World War, the country lost approximately two-thirds of its territory and about half of its population. In the new, smaller Hungary, the proportion of Jews, especially in the professions, now appeared very high. This fostered anti-Semitism and led to laws that restricted the number of Jews allowed to attend in accordance with their percentage of the population as a whole. Even more restrictive anti-Jewish laws came into force in the 1940’s. Having been on the losing side in the First World War, Hungary wanted to be among the winners. Its leaders curried favor with Germany and Hitler and shared in the hatred of Jews. But by 1945, Hungary had lost two armies and almost a tenth of its citizens. Jewish identity during the Communist years following the war was a major disadvantage and so for two post-war generations Jewish religious and cultural expression was suppressed. Thus, it is impressive and exciting to experience the vitality of the community today and its robust diversity. The Hungarian nation, remembers the Jewish victims of the Fascist years with memorials evident at the Dohany Synagogue and elsewhere, including sculptures dedicated to Raul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved many Jews, and a particularly poignant site on the banks of the Danube on the Pest side consisting of bronzed pairs of shoes symbolizing the Jews who were murdered by the Hungarian Fascists and thrown into the river. Many accounts speak of the water running red. Sign and guides at Jewish sites are adequate in English, but generally Budapest is pretty much a monolingual city and the visitor is hard-put to find the kind of informal social or cultural access that English or some ability in German or French provides elsewhere in Central and Western Europe. Fortunately, the younger generations of today’s Hungarian Jews are comfortable with English and, like the Golem Theatre project, favor multi-national projects that are characterized by a cosmopolitan, inclusive orientation. Indeed, every summer on the shores of Lake Balaton, some 2,000 young Jews from 22 Europeans countries gather for a camping experience sponsored by the JDC featuring intensive programs in Jewish identity, Zionist history, Hebrew and Jewish art, music and literature. The activity is conducted in the various languages of the campers, but at the general sessions English is the lingua franca as it is for all international gatherings today. Among younger Jews, Hebrew is also widely spoken as many have lived, studied and even done military service in Israel. Today Israel and Hebrew are the great unifying forces of the Jewish Diaspora. Israel’s vivid existence as the Jewish sovereign entity and bright source of hope for the Jewish future is a powerful factor in

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ALMA STREET SYNAGOGUE (ORTHODOX NURSING HOME) 2 Alma utca, District XII Tel.: (36-1) 355-2765 Alma Street Synagogue (Orthodox Nursing Home) 2 Alma utca, District XII Tel.: (36-1) 355-2765 ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE 27 Kazinczy utca, District VII Second entrance from Dob Street. Tel: +36(1)351-0525 ORTHODOX CEMETERY District X, 12 Granatos Utca Tel: +36(1)263-2897 JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN HUNGARY: Association of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities 12 Sip Utca, 1075 Budapest Tel: +36(1)413-5500, 413-5575 AUTONOMOUS ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY AND THE BUDAPEST ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY 35 Dob Utca, 1074 Budapest Tel: +36(1)351-0525 BUDAPEST SYNAGOGUES AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY Great Synagogue, 2 Dohany utca, District VII Office: 12 Sip utca Tel: +36(1)414-5553

Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary MAZSIHISZ Sip utca 12 1075 Budapest VII Tel : 36 1 322 6475 HUNGARIAN JEWISH CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (MAZSIKE) 48 Garay Utca, 1072 Budapest Tel: +36(!)342-6924 JEWISH TOURIST AND CULTURAL CENTER (SUMMER JEWISH FESTIVAL) Aviv Travel Agents 12 Sip Utca, 1075 Budapest Tel: +36(1)344-5133, +36(1)413-5531

Kosher Food in Hungary LIST OF CERTIFIED KOSHER PRODUCTS IN HUNGARY Email: kosher@zsido.com Web: http://regi.zsido.com/koser/ CARI MAMA PIZZERIA VII. Kazinczy utca 28. 1075 Budapest Tel: (36-1) 342-0231 Supervision: Orthodox community of Budapest. HANNA’S KOSHER KITCHEN VII., Dob utca 35. Tel:+(361) 342-1072 Supervision: Orthodox community of Budapest. Karmel (Carmel) Restaurant VII. Kazincy u. 31., Budapest, Hungary . Tel: (++36-1) 322-1834, Tel: (++36-1) 342-4585 Supervision: Orthodox community of Budapest.

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BROOKLYN East 5th, 2 fam, fully detached, 3 brs + 1 BR finished basement, 2.5 custom bths, LG, EIK, Fin Bsmt, pvt drv, MIC. Must see! 1.8M, No brokers please! 917-902-6400 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

BROOKLYN Midwood: Coop for sale. Junior 4 apt, renovated, asking $259K. studio apt renovatyed asking $149K 1711 Ocean Parkway Robert Nicoletti 718-840-2033 Prudential Douglas Elliman 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

~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

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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

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Trump E 69 ~ Amazing 3 Beds + 2 Terraces $3.8M

Milan Condo Huge 1Bed + 1.5 Baths $1.28M

Mint 2 Beds Condo @ 159 W 53 #15H $879K

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REAL ESTATE Park Slope/ Hts-Studio. Mod Kit/ bth closets, elev lndry, nr pk/ trains. Jan 1st, owner $1400/mo. 310-213-1334 ronaldbarrett@hotmail.com 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 East 8th/ Aves L & M: 1 fam det. 3 BRs, 2.5 bths, fin bsmt. MIC. $785K. No brokers. Call 718-813-9286

Ocean Pkwy/ Avenue R: 1 BR renov apt, NEW kitchen, 2 new ACs incl, excel view. Nr shuls, shops, trans $160K. Call Merrie @ AF Realty 718-633-0559 or 917-783-8076 M. 1 fam det. 3 BRs, 2.5 bths, fin bsmt. MIC. $785K. No brokers. Call 718-813-9286

Small one family house with extra lot for sale. Lot is ideal for building. Call 718-927-0600 Or 646-753-1400 Ave k / E8 Legal 2 fam can be used as 1 fam Wlk in fin bsmt, nice back porch & more,good cond.mid $500’s Also E32nd & Kings HWY Det 1 family on 30x100 lot 4br, 3 bths,fin bsmt,pvt drv/gar. Good cond Mid $500’s Also E36 Flatlands 2 fam brk mid $500’s Owner 718-419-9306 490 lake street totally detached newly renovated asking 500k baywater bold 1368 Dickens street asking 300k House for sale Seagate Brooklyn, 3 family detached brick with finished basement $689k 917-769-4776 Boro Park: OPEN HOUSE SUN Noom- 4 pm 115049th Street. All brick 2 family 20x52 building 20x100 lot. Khalid Ahmed 917-753-5422 Joanna Pavlatac. Exit Top Properties. 443-856-8386 Bklyn House for sale Ave P/E 7, 1 fam s/det, LR, DR, EIK, 3 BR, 2 ½ bath, lg bsmnt, driveway, garage. Price rduced $715 K. NO BROKERS! Please call: 718-998-7231

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 CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838

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

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 Junction, Crnr FLATBUSH/ NOSTRAND. Access from subway & Bklyn Coll. Offices/ Suites.Reas.. Call Mr. Jack 646-872-2992

BORO PARK: Commcl warehouse for rent, 2500sf Hi ceil, loading dock, 24 hr access. 917-681-0151

Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929

Ave X/ Nostrand Ave: VIC, 650 sq ft store & bsmt. Move-in con. $1700 Call 718-998-3312 Ocean Ave/Ave M walk in 2 prof offices for rent. Up to 2500 sq ft. call Sconic View (718) 375-5353

Boro Park, 60th St: Class A, renovated office space, up to 4000sf for rent . Call Estie:646-775-5594 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

Boro Park, 20 Av 53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 Brs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr Stores, shuls, F train. 718-258-4824

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

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

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

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

Crown Heights 2 family, move-in condition large backyard, 1 Br/1 Br/1 Br, finished basement. $425 neg. Call Owner: 917-880-9839

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

Avenue J/ E14th Street: Renov approx, 400 sf. Prime location, heavy foot traffic. $2500. Avail now! Bkr 917-204-0301

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

House for sale in the heart of Sephardic community, Gravesend. Please call: 718-755-6349

Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274

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/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 COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT BY OWNER IN A NEW BUILDING. *PLAZA* 2ND FLOOR. 1500 SQ FT, 2 BTHRMS, PARKING, CENTRAL HVAC. EXCELLENT FINISH, PRIME LOCATION, BUSY AREA. EXCELLENT FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. RENT NEGOTIABLE 917-295-7529 OR 347-992-2722 Park Slope 781 4th Ave Corner of 27th St 1000 sqft Hi Traffic Area. Good for: Attorney, MRI, Mail Box Store, Hair Salon, NO FOOD, No Grocery. Reasonable & Negotiable. Call Owner 718-788-4331 STORE FOR RENT BROOKLYN Hair salon for rent Ave. U Close to Q+B subway, very convenient access. Asking $2,200 Call: Benny Wong 917-774-6586 718-375-5180 Garage for Rent Brooklyn Bedford. Garage avail. For storage. Ave S+T, secure w/alarm, AC and heat. 917-295-5166 SPACE BROOKLYN Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2000 Sf Storage/Warehouse space for rent Freight Elevator 917-678-8269 Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764 STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600 SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677 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

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For Rent

BROOKLYN Ditmas Park, corner det 1F, 51x131 lot. 3 flr, 13 rooms, drs office on ground flr. Good for daycare or living…$1.25M GOSEN PROPERTIES 718-598-7374

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BROOKLYN GARAGE FOR RENT Coney Island Ave bw S&T Fitting commercial van Please call: 347-405-0553

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

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

Busy dental practice in heart of boro park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681

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

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

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

Med office for sale Bensonhurst Busy dental office for sale in Bensonhurst Area 4 chairs in medical facility. For more information please call: 212-430-3888 Commercial Property for Sale Garage/Warehouse for Sale/Rent. 20,000 sq. ft. E. 15 St. off Ave. L 917-554-5640 lv msg if no answer PROFESSIONAL SPACE FOR SALE CO-OP. NEWLY RENOVATED. MOVE-IN CONDITION. PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. UPPER BAY RIDGE AREA. PRINCIPALS ONLY. CALL BETWEEN 10 AM & 5 PM 718-490-1263 NYC, Brooklyn, Williamsburg theater w/ lot size of 17,500 sq ft for investors (1) option is to use 58,000 BSF for commercial community + residential BLDG Zoning is R6 with C1-3 Perfect for condos, co-ops or a renovated theater architectural drawings will be provided. View www.renellirealty.net or call Rene at 917-657-2090

BORO PARK NEW UTRECHT/47TH ST 450 sf good for both store and office 19800 sf also available Call: 718-437-3126 lv msg Brooklyn Lot For Sale Midwood 1472 E. 19th St. 35 x 100 R-6 zone Plans Fully Approved foundation35 x 95 Owner renovated, planned with broker Coldwell Banker Mid Plaza Kim Stavrach 718-646-3600 Bed-Stuy-Vacant Interior: LOT (LAND LOCKED) 18*35 BLOCK 1687, LOT 144, R-6 ZONE, $20K. PRINCIPALS ONLY. OWNER 917-848-7735

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 EAST 3RD ST/ DITMAS + COURTELYOU: Nice 3 room basement for office or apt. Private entrance. Shomer Shabbos. Please call: 718-851-1720 or 718-258-5366 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.

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

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

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

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

Co-op for sale, Midwood: Junior apt renovated asking $179K. 1171 Ocean Pkwy. Robert Nicholetti 718-840-20*3 Prudential Douglas Elliman

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)

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

Apt for rent-Bklyn DYKER HEIGHTS2 BR w/terrace Modern, LR, EIK, new fridge, W/D hookup $1750. NO Fee.Call 646-734-6053 718-238-3200 Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923

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REAL ESTATE E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944 APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney. Call 718-252-0263

$1100-$1400 NORWOOD: 3133 ROCHAMBEAU AVE Renovated, New kitchen and bathrooms. Clean building, 24 security. Near botanical garden, hospital, Fordham University and shopping. 1 BR, 2 BR. Call property manager. Paul 646-319-2373

Apartment For Rent

ROOM FOR RENT In busy area in Flatbush (On Coney Island between J & K) Call 718-253-0493

QUEENS/BRONX

KENSINGTON: 3 room apt, 1 bath for rent. Freshly painted. Near shopping and trans. Call: 424-202-1152

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

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

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

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 Corona: New building five families with store and 25 yrs 421 tax exemption good income, little expenses. Owner 347-801-1415

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 Forest hills birthwood towers, JR4 28th floor beautiful top floor views,927 sqft very clean, renovaded /modern other amentites pool,laundry,24 hr doorman parking playground ,small pets near the subway and shuls,shopping and hospital please call 718-606-8383 Kew Garden Hills House for Rent K.G.H 1 Fam, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bths. Kitchen backyard and furnished Bsmt Gorgeous Deck $2,400 Call 917-669-9676 BEECHHURST/WHITESTONE: On site agents. Doorman, pool, pkg, pet friendly, dock. 1BR, priced to sell! $210,000. 2 BR, ren kit/bth $389,500. 2 BR, terrace, bridge/ waterview $415,000. 3BR, 2 bth, bridge/ waterview $550,000. 4 BR, 3bth, den, bridge/ waterview$774,000. www.stationrealty.com 718-279-4800

Far Rockaway: 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

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Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966 Bakery/ Café, Queens Coutny, New & successful! Partner disagreement forces sale. Janney 917-696-2345 or 917-696-2345

Apartment For Rent

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

For Sale Buying or selling a home? Inspect it first! Certified home inspections Long Island, Queens & NYC $100 OFF. 516-851-5833 www.HomeInspectorINC.com

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.

House For Rent

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

Apartment For Rent

LONG ISLAND Vacation property Southampton Waterfront Estate7BR w/5 master BR suites, pool, tennis, volleyball courts, boat/dock, elev, game room/gym. 917-418-6872. View website homerentals.com Property ID 40506

Oakdale/55+ Condos. New construction on Oakdale Bohemia Rd. 2 BR, 2 ba, models now open from $385,000. 631-472-2242 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 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 Long Island: 3 motels for sale. 140rm, 7 acres. Near major attractions. Triple net 99 year lease. Buy as a package or buy 1 only. GW REALTY. 718-376-5252 OR 917-449-3902 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

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NASSAU / L.I. Newly renov fully equipped turn-key. Glatt Kosher LI. Catering hall, seats 300, long lease, reas rent, attractive terms. 212-243-9808 or 516-450-7323

Office space for rent, Hauppage, LI. 600, 1600, 3200 sq ft. Owner 631-273-1200 Qmobileauto@aol.com NASSAU REAL ESTATE Cedarhurst New Construction by Rami 4200 s.f corn, top quality $900’s Call Builder 917-541-7013 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

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

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

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Space for rent 5 TOWNS VIC, Classroom/spc avail for rent, within shul, easy access to public transp. 20 min to Bklyn, 2 min to 5 towns, reas price. 516-825-5566

Bethel, NY. Approved 28 lot, subdivision in Sullivan Cntry. Existing house in one lot + 27 -1/2 are lots 3 acre pond, 30 acres of common area $1.5M. By owner 631-692-9878 CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360

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LONG ISLAND 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.

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 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

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

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STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809 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 VACATION HOMES FOR RENT MONTICELLO: HIDDEN RIDGE HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGNER DELUXE HOMES. SALE/ RENT, 2 BR, 2 BTH, BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED. CALL BROKER OSCAR PAVLOFF. WE HAVE KEYS. 845-794-3720 OR 845-434-7792

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 Foreclosed: 100,000 sf office bldg. nice location. Tremendous upside. Original sale $4M, asking $2M. 845-558-1693 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 Albertson: 9000 sq ft. For rent Bsmt suite, new carpet/ lights. Off LIE Exit 37. ideal for loc acct/Brokers. $1000/mo. Ask for Bruce 516-747-6363 SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL JOHNATHAN AT THE SUNSHINE. 845-796-1200 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

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 Catskills: Prop for sale 40 acres approved for 50 units in South Fallsburg bordering. Raleigh Hotel & Alpine Acres. Please call 718-387-4177

**25,000 REWARD** Help find a buyer! For sale by owner-Rustic, custom mountainside home, breathtaking views. Neg 518-792-0315 www.mountainserenityproperty.com

House for sale, Rockland County Wesley Hills, Powderhorn area: Nearly new 4 BR, 4 Bth C/H, 1 acre Lot on culde-sac. Porch, deck, maids rm, 2 car gar, beaut 3 rm walk-out fin bsmnt. Many extras. Principals only. 845-354-1495

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

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 Owner says ~SELL~ Upstate, NY! 7 acres/BARN/POND-Was $149,900, NOW $69,900! 40x200ft barn, spring fed pond, gorgeous, Catskill mountain views, unbelievable setting! MAKE AN OFFER! HURRY! 888-620-0738

Upstate 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 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 Wesley Hills: Just reduced $499K. 3 BR, 3bath, ranch flooded w/light, C/A, sunken LR, fin bsmt. Margo Bohlin, BHG Rand 845-304-4140 Fallsburg: New 3 BR, 2.5 bath, 3 acres w/ lake + waterfall. Near shul. For sale by owner. 718-938-4130

Albany Area: SUPER LOCATION, beautifully restored 1840’s farmhouse with 16,000 sq ft barn on 15 park like acres. Turnkey business available. 15 minutes from Downtown Albany. Call Betty at 518-732-2436 or 518-423-9996. Must see to appreciate.

S FALLSBURG, NY Lg, 3 Br house, 3bth, Brand new, pvt in ground pool. Avail July. Call: 914-737-3915 WOODMERE/ WOODSBURGH: 5 mins, 5 BR, 4.5 bth, fin bsmt, HW flrs, C/AC, kosher gourmet, granite kit, new bths, den/frplc, cul-de-sac. In eruv, walkable to all shuls. Must see! $1299M. Please Call 917-687-0754 Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472

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

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

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

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

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

Forshay: Home for sale by owner, owner relocating needs to move soon. 6 BR colonial, park like property on cul-de-sac, new windows, bsmt apt, deck pool + hot tub near shills. 6.30K Call Bruce 845-494-3199

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

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

Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com 4 bdrm, 2bth, large living room Family room, kitchen, den Two Story detached garage. New windows, insulation, siding and roof on all Please contact Michelle 716-462-6478 Or look at the website: GIL8.com under Village Gem Asking $129,500.00 Sacrifice wow! Must sell! At kutsher’s Hidden Ridge, designer 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, fully furnished, heat/ Air/ Pool/ New Playhouse, golf & tennis at Kutchers. Aksing $79K. Call Broker Oscar Pavloff 845-434-7992 Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799

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

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OUT OF STATE Vermont, Ridgeford: 24 room restored c1875 Mansion on the historic preservation registrar $299K, presently my office & antique shop. 3 floor sprinkler system. Owner 802-782-0821 Conneticut 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 Delaware, lighthouse Road 54 East Fairagamow Lake under sketching 80% clear. Lease or sale, price 9M. Call 302-846-0137 or 302-846-3982

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

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

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 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

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

Lake Ariel, NE PA INVEST! RETIRE! RELO! VACATION! Complete renov! 3 BR 2 bth ranch on 1 acre. 1500+ sf, fin bsmt, w/ sep entry. All New: kitchen cab, applcs, floors, wndws, siding, gutters & more! Quiet neighborhood, no fees/ dues. WW SD. Low taxes! GREAT OFFER @ 184k. Call for open house. Details Owner 516-322-4009 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

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

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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Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813

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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

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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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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 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 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

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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Tutoring Exp. Certified teacher available. Will tutor in math, science, reading & SATs. Reasonable rates. Contact 718-763-6524

Piano lessons, jazze latin 30 yrs perf & teaching exp. (Mongo Santa Maria, Sonny Rollind, Dave Valentin & others) Go to website: www.billo’connell.net For more info 845-642-3071 Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404 I offer MATH SUPPORT for HS and College students, I lecturer in math at Yeshiva University, & prepare students for PSAT/SAT 718-869-9034

Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148

Caregiver, seeking fulltime position, many years experience. Excellent references. Live in/ out. Call 718-645-5128 or 347-495-2773

Help Offered

LOOKING TO HELP THE ELDERLY. EXPERIENCED Nurse Aid. Help is at your doorstep. Experienced & Certified nurse’s aid available to care for the elderly + homebound or hospice. Please contact CLAUDIA SHWEKY 732.829.6716 or 732.222.5841

Helping hands-Live in/out: Home attendants & companions. Refs 718-459-4523 or 718-419-9908 HHA/CAN: Cert & profl woman with over 20 yrs exper seeks job to care for elderly. Honest & dependable. Highly recommended 617-501-9210 Excellent Sofer musmach, yirel shamayim. Expert in writing and checking mezuzahs, tefillin. Call 347-406-1999 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

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I am a Mature woman seeking to care for elderly, disabled or babysitting, housekeeping and cooking as well. References on Request Call 347-312-4723 I am seeking a job as a companion for the elderly or disabled. I have many years of experience. Excellent references. Live in/out 631-896-0849, Willing to work 6 days a week.

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Individualized attention amazing results references available. We cover All of the topics outlined by NYS Dept of Education. Homework help also Avail. Help your child Excel in Math. Call 347-247-4258

Household Positions Wanted Nurse Highly Educated, spec, in Alzheimer’s & dementia. Takes care of People w/various illnesses. Exc refs.10 yrs exp. Fluent in eng & 4 euro langs. Exc travel companion 914-960-4374

I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414 Companion/Caregiver Companions/caregiver available Exp. compassionate caregiver seeks position. Live in/out. Excellent ref. Call Beverly: 917-757-5363 I am a housekeeper with over 16 years exp. Seeking a PT position as a day worker or office. References are available. Call 212-926-0645 Mature multilingual available Private driver w/ car avail to service all your needs. Local and long distance-Servicing NY, NJ, CT + LIServicing weddings, airport, mountains, etc. Reasonably priced. Call: 646-331-9229 Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836 Positions wanted I am a MAN with nursing home exp Seeking position to work with elderly. M-F day/evenings. Ref avail upon Request. Call 718-931-8632/ 917-428-7635 AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position. Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637

Home Care Agency Serving In Home Supportive JEWISH Services In The CAREGIVER / 5 Boroughs of NY. Brooklyn Home Care Agency is Seeking

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We Have Live In And Live Out Skilled Home Attendants To Assist With Activities of Daily Living And Housekeeping. This Support Allows Many Older People To Remain In Their Homes.

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Help Wanted Uptown Manhattan: Help Wanted, for kosher supermarket. Cashier/counter, help needed Full time/ part time. Please call: 212-927-4890

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Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager. Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719 Help Wanted Chef, P/time for new upcoming Catering hall, in queens, exper pref, Call bet 10-6pm. 917-696-7879

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Cleaning Services

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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

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Exterminators

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Auto for sale 2006 BMW 750I Black/black 47,000miles, 4DR, fully loaded, includes GPS. Excellent condition. $31K Neg. Contact 516-625-0401 or 516-606-4614 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

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Autos

NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2000, blue, 142K, sunroof, alloy wheels, rear spoiler, new tires, good condition. $4,500. Please call: 646-286-4382

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Selling

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Love horses? Invest with no bills! Single investment of $50,000, purchases 11% ownership of 8 well bred in foal thoroughbred mares on 350 acre Bluegrass farm with –out board bills. Mares & foals to be sold at major bloodstock sale Noc 2010. Proven track record, exceptional references, for info: 859-983-1109 carriebrogden@aol.com

Steinway Piano: Original ivory keys + matching bench. (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00 804-380-5659

Dogs for sale Italian Mastiff: Cane corso, amazing pups, AKC, tail, ears, shots, female dogs, 100 pets, mates, 140 pets, loyal dogs. Man’s best friend, will protect you and your loved ones from home invasion and burglaries, better than any alarm system. Call Vincent at 516-444-0703 or 516-432-3750

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BALDWIN GRAND PIANO R Series, ebony color, modern, straight legs + bench. Excellent condition. Needs tuning. $8000 Neg. Contact 718-372-3161

NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6 INCH, 1/ARON KODESH, READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915, 917-449-6125

5000 Comic Books for sale from 1950” To 1990”s for Best Offer contact JBEC48@OPTONLINE.NET

Suitable for discount stores, street vendors, internet sales, home businesses. *Name Brands * Low Minimum Quantities *Individually Packaged * High Profit Margins Call 917-716-3018 Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626

Steinway Piano-Original

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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 Great Buy Quality Furniture For Sale By Owner Like new, living room, dinning room, bedrooms, chests, desks, lamps & more Frank 718-654-7961

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Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174 Valley thrift store: (Nonprofit.) 949 Amsterdam Ave. Men, Women & children; House wares, books, videos, DVD, CD, many other items. Mon-Fri 10am5pm, Sat noon-4pm. 212-222-2600 Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174 Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com Piano, Baldwin Concert Grand, 7 ft, selling $12,500, appraised $25,000 631-277-1937

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ivory keys + matching bench (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00. Contact 804-380-5659 Joe’s gold buying serv.

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Buying MOST CA$H PAID FOR Judaica, Artwork, Antiques, Silver, Gold, Coins, Estates, Jewelry, Paintings, Records, Sculptures, Cameras, Collectibles, Instruments. Call Aaron 917-923-6580 Will pay for military souveniers, helmets, swords, bayonets, medals, old guns, etc.

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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

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

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

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 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 Office Approx 4500 sq ft divide + construct to small units to your need. Second floor, elevator bldg, close to all major highways. Many incentives! 201-934-1600

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Little Falls, NJ Spacious 4 bedroom central hall colonial. Large rooms, great for entertaining. Situated on almost 2 parklike acres with fully fenced backyard for complete privacy plus a large front porch. Little Falls is ½ hour from NYC and has busses and trains into NYC. One or 2 yr leases. $3000 per month. Available 5.01.10 973-445-8654 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

For Sale Kensington: Spac 2 BR/2bth, terrace, 1st flr. Elev bldg, lndry rm, indoor prkng. $399K Call 732-604-3060

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 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 PROPERTY FOR RENT/ SALE NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY/ WESTWOOD 3 BDRM, 2 BTH elegant, grand classic home with 4 usable floors. Ideal for office space, counselor/ lawyer/ photographer/ artist etc. Beautiful views for rent $3,995 Neg or for sale. Contact 949-812-9155

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

Residential/Commercial Howell, NJ Near Lakewood, 20,000 sq ft asking 650k. Reasonably priced! Call now Dominick 908-415-2299 or Sal 718-853-3629

Are you looking for a clean remodeled 3BR, 2 ba shore house colonial 2.5 blocks from the beach. New roof, kitchen & bath, parks 5 cars. Asking $339,900. Call 973-464-5561 WORK IN MANHATTAN, LIVE AT THE JERSEY SHORE: 2,900 sq ft house, 5 BDRM, 3.5 BA, finished basement, extraordinary landscaping, many extras. One mile to harbor, one mile to ferry to ferry to NYC, four miles to Sandy Hook National Park. $649,900. Call : 732-291-1357 Old Ridge: Rural 3+ ac custome 5 br, 2 ba, full base, deck, walk to NY bus, $535, 000. Owner 732-207-8869

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 Red Bank: Downtown office space avail 1350 sq ft, vaulted ceilings, fios, internet. Parking avail. Call Art 732-22-3553

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 STONE HARBOR Beach block, Victorian Beauty, 8 BR, 5BA, sleeps 24, A/C all amenities. Wireless Inter net. Avail Aug 23-30, Labor Day Weekend, Sept and Oct Reasonable rates 609-425-6206 Linden: 824 E st GEORGES AVE, 2600 sq ft. Good exposure w/40 ft front & drive in. $1950/mo. Loc on busy Rte 271. Call Victor 610-248-0044

Commercial Property 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.

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

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

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.

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For Sale Condo for sale/FA MAGNIFICENT Penthouse, apt for sale $1.3 million. A DREAM COME TRUE 4 beautiful BDRMs, 4.5 bthrms, marble flrs, drmn bldg, pool spa, 1 block from orth syn. Every room has a terrace, floored to ceiling, slide in glass doors. Beautiful views overlooking the oceans, next to golf course. Must see! Call DAVIDA 305-613-6688

Miami Bch Blue Diamondoceanfront Completely renovated 2BR/2BTH+Den. Lo Floor No agent necessary. Asking $729K. Please call 786-200-6900 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 MICCO- LIVE + WORK IN GATED PRIVATE PROPERTY

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Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego. 813-390-5008 Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008

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

Miami- Alexander Hotel: 52nd/ Collins. Luxury 2 BRs, 2 bths, lg kitchen, DR, LR, magnify ocean view, balcony, valet. 773-289-1830

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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 www.garybirmingham.com

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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

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

Boca Raton: Country Village (BOLD) 2BR, 2 Full Baths,No Furn,2 pools, clbhouse,$875/mo.Yrly only.646-321-5177. 646-318-9265.

Aventura/N. Miami. 3BR penthouse.Fully renov,furn.For seasonal/yr round rent.For photos or info call 718-217-4426

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For Rent Pesach Rental. Miami Beach, 5600 Collins Ave. 2 BR, 2 bth lux condo in lux bldg. Avail March 24. Call 914-262-3078

MIAMI KOSHER RENTALS.COM Find the perfect So. Florida seasonal or Pesach vacation rental! Check us out at: miamikosherrentals.com or 786-390-0582

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 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

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

Florida Condo for sale Orlando New 5 star resort, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath townhouse. All Amenities, 5 minutes to Disney/universal. $125/night. Chuck 908-874-7018

Condo for sale FL Jupiter/ Ocean BluffsN: Gated 2 BR, 2 bth, condo, steps to pool, bch, kitchen, DR, LR, FL/R, Ldry/R titled porch, nice view/RED. Lowest in Bluffs $270k. Contact 561-746-6446

Palm Coast FL: New home construction located along northeast Atlantic coast and intercostals waterway. Custom home builder (FL License CGC 151265) Review floor plans and features at www.stoughtonluxuryhome.co m Summer building incentives apply through August 31st 2009. Call for details 386-586-5665, ask for will or John, M-F 9-5pm w/e 10AM-4PM

Pesach Rental in Miami FL Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825

FL Summer Rental Furnished 3/2 Beach House, 4 blocks to beach, pool, newly renov, clean,. Comfortable, safe, dogs OK. Available on May 9th – Dec 27th. Short term OK. Has everything you need and more. 954-224-9315 or whwcz@att.net

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

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

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

MIAMI BEACH, Portugal Towers, Ocean view, 2 BRs. Weekly or monthly Rental. Call: 718-753-4479

Hallandale: 1817 S. Ocean Dr. Large, 1 BR, 1.5 bth, unfurn, Bay&Ocean views. $950 a month, yearly. Call owner: 954-457-8570

Condo for rent Dadeland: 2/2 condo in the beautiful towers of Dadeland, 5th floor east view of the dadeland area $1800. 786-512-7068

Pesach Rental in Miami FL Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500 718-677-9825

Condos for rent Kosher condo Sarsota, FL Fully equip. kitchens, 3 Br, 2 BA, Sleeps 6, washer, 1 dryer, walking Distance to worship, near pool, whirpool, Fitness & business center. Avial now December 2008- 3k/mo special rates July–Oct 2008 Call: 612-220-2382

Office 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 LEV YERUSHALAYIM: HOTEL: 2 BRs, 2 bths, kitchen terrace 972-3-673-7330 email: arusi_ez@zahav.net.il

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 Nahalaot/ Rehavia Private house, extremely rare,15 rms Prking,elevator, garden, shelter 054-2382016 No5floor@gmail.com

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