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Photo from NYPD David Greenfield David Greenfield was victorious in a special election to fill the NYC council seat vacated by Simcha Felder, by a large margin over his opponents Joe Lazar and Kenneth Rice. After all the 119 precincts were tallied Greenfield had won with 7,070 votes or 58%, to Lazar’s 4,842 votes or 40% with Rice getting only 311 votes or less than 3%. reenfield has a long history in the community. While he recently moved to Boro Park he has worked for many years with the Sephardic Federation, as its executive vice president.

He has also been the counsel for TeachNYC where he lobbied in Albany for more public aid to tuition paying families.

Mr. Greenfields association with the Sephardic Community Federation helped him in the campaign as it was not expected that the community would have a strong showing in the special election held on March 23. The Federation made a strong

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Excited Ethiopian children examining their first Pesach Haggadah.

BY MAAYANA MISKIN Hundreds of new Olim [immigrants] from Ethiopia were hosted for a model Passover Seder at a Jewish Agency absorption center in Mevaseret Tzion, near Jerusalem. he event provided a first look at traditional Passover celebrations to many of the new Olim, who are members of the Falash-mura community. The Falash-mura were converted to Christianity generations ago, but many have expressed interest in immigration to Israel and in return to Jewish practice.

The model Seder was intended to introduce them to the holiday tradition, before the real Seder.

Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky joined the event and addressed the participants. Sharansky, himself an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, recalled his first Passover Seder: “I celebrated Passover for the first time in my life when I was 25. I know that for many of you this is your first Passover celebration.”

“I’m sure that for you, like for me, the night of Passover will be characterized by a sense that we are heading toward freedom,

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just like the people of Israel during the Exodus from Egypt,” he said.

The government recently agreed to continue bringing members of the Falash-mura community to Israel, after a temporary halt in their immigration. Flights brought a total of 165 new immigrants from Addis Ababa to Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday during the week before Pesach.

“I am committed to bring the rest of the Falash Mura community to Israel,” Sharansky said.

“I am sure that for you, like for me, this experience of celebrating the Seder will be one of feeling liberated, just as the Jewish People felt when they left Egypt.”

About 1,000 Falash-mura have immigrated to Israel since the first days of 2010.

Also attending the model Seder was Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, whose organization sponsored the event and the Seders to be held at Jewish Agency absorption centers over the holiday.

About 5,000 Ethiopian immigrants are expected to take part in the communal seders around the country in Monday night.

A large arms cache of 30 guns, knives and ammunition was discovered over the past weekend in a home in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn. The home at West St and Ave. X where the weapons were located is situated right across the street from a NYC public School.

Brooklyn couple and their son were among four people busted for having the weapons and scores of drugs in their apartment across the street from a grade school, police said.\ Investigators believe the arsenal - which includes several antique guns and odd items like an umbrella with a blade hidden in its handle - was an illegal collection and not something more sinister, police sources said.

"We have no reason to believe they had any intent to sell these weapons," a police source said. "They just shouldn't have had them in the first place."

Husband and wife Thomas Siano, 57, and Kathleen Siano, 58, along with their son Vincent Siano, 29, and family friend Michael Poole, 29, were charged with criminal possession of weapons after cops raided home.

Cops executed a search warrant at the family's West St. home Friday and recovered 10 handguns, nine shotguns, nine rifles, two assault rifles and a large quantity of ammunition, police said.

It was not clear how many of the guns were in working condition, police said. The Siano family did not have permits for any of the firearms, police said.

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Never Again Should We Be Silent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told a beaming Netanyahu, who has refused to budge on White House and State Department demands to freeze settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.”

But Congress does not make foreign policy. It can prevent military arms from going to Israel, but cannot send them. Congress has no role in determining U.S. policy at the U.N. Security Council. The President of the United States determines our foreign policy – nearly unilaterally – under our Constitution. So those Congressional bipartisan wishes of support, while welcome, will not protect Israel in these areas, only the President can do that. Based on his actions to date, I have serious doubts.

In the 1930s, the Jewish community and its leadership, with few exceptions, were silent when their coreligionists were being

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BY ED KOCH President Obama’s abysmal attitude toward the State of Israel and his humiliating treatment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is shocking. In the Washington Post on March 24th, Jackson Diehl wrote, “Obama has added more poison to a U.S.-Israeli relationship that already was at its lowest point in two decades. uesday night the White House refused to allow non-official photographers record the president’s meeting with Netanyahu; no statement was issued afterward. Netanyahu is being treated as if he were an unsavory Third World dictator, needed for strategic reasons but conspicuously held at arms length. That is something the rest of the world will be quick to notice and respond to.”

I have not heard or read statements criticizing the president by New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand or many other supporters of Israel for his blatantly hostile attitude toward Israel and his discourtesy displayed at the White House.

President Obama orchestrated the hostile statements of Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, voiced by Biden in Israel and by Clinton in a 43-minute telephone call to Bibi Netanyahu, and then invited the latter to the White House to further berate him. He then left Prime Minister Netanyahu to have dinner at the White House with his family, conveying he would only be available to meet again if Netanyahu had further information – read concessions – to impart.

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President Barak Obama offers. Not only have Israel’s peace proposals, which include ceding virtually the entire West Bank and parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians, been rejected, but each Israeli concession has been met with even greater demands, no reciprocity, and frequently horrific violence directed at Israeli civilians.

Thus, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s agreement to suspend construction on the West Bank – a move heralded by Secretary of State Clinton as unprecedented by an Israeli government – has now led to a demand that

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand small, in such a degrading fashion. That there are policy differences between the U.S. and the Netanyahu government is no excuse.

Allies often disagree, but remain respectful.

In portraying Israel as the cause of the lack of progress in the peace process, President Obama ignores the numerous offers and concessions that Israel has made over the years for the sake of peace, and the Palestinians’ repeated rejections of those

Rep. Gary Ackerman Israel also halt all construction in East Jerusalem, which is part of Israel’s capital.

Meanwhile, Palestinians are upping the ante, with violent protests in Jerusalem and else-

where. And the Obama administration’s request that our Arab allies make some conciliatory gesture towards Israel has fallen on deaf ears.

Prior American presidents, beginning with Truman who recognized the State of Israel in 1948, have valued Israel as a close ally and have often come to its rescue. For example, it was Richard Nixon during the 1973 war, who resupplied Israel with arms, making it Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu possible for it to snatch victory from a potentially devastating defeat at attacked, hunted down, incarcerated and the hands of a coalition of Arab countries slaughtered. Ultimately 6 million Jews were including Egypt and Syria. exterminated in the Holocaust. The feeling President George W. Bush made it a point in the U.S. apparently was that Jews who critof protecting Israel at the United Nations and icized our country’s actions and inactions the Security Council wielding the U.S. veto that endangered the lives of other Jews against the unfair actions and sanctions that would be considered disloyal, unpatriotic Arab countries sought to impose to cripple and displaying dual loyalty, so many Jews and, if possible, destroy, the one Jewish stayed mute. Never again should we allow that to occur. We have every right to be concerned about the fate of the only Jewish nation in the world, which if it had existed during the 1930s and thereafter, would have given sanctuary to any Jew escaping the Nazi holocaust and taken whatever military action it could to save Jews not yet in the clutches of the Nazis. We who have learned the lessons of silence, Jews and Christians alike, must speak up now before it is too late.

So I ask again, where are our Senators, Schumer and Gillibrand? And, where are the voices, not only of the 31 members of the House and 14 Senators who are Jewish, but Rep. Anthony Weiner the Christian members of the House and nation in the world. Now, in my opinion, Senate who support the State of Israel? based on the actions and statements by Where are the peoples’ voices? Remember President Obama and members of his admin- the words of Pastor Niemoller, so familiar istration, there is grave doubt among sup- that I will not recite them, except for the last porters of Israel that President Obama can be line, “Then they came for me, and by that counted on to do what presidents before him time, there was no one left to speak up.”

Supporters of Israel who gave their votes did – protect our ally, Israel. The Arabs can lose countless wars and still come back to candidate Obama – 78 percent of the Jewish community did – believing he would because of their numbers. If Israel were to provide the same support as John McCain, lose one, it would cease to exist.

To its credit, Congress, according to the this is the time to speak out and tell the Daily News, has acted differently towards President of your disappointment in him. It Prime Minister Netanyahu than President seems to me particularly appropriate to do so Obama. Reporter Richard Sisk wrote on on the eve of the Passover. It is one thing to March 24th, “Congress put on a rare show of disagree with certain policies of the Israeli bipartisanship for Israeli Prime Minister government. It is quite another to treat Israel Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday – a sharp and its prime minister as pariahs, which only contrast to his chilly reception at the White emboldens Israel’s enemies and makes the House. ‘We in Congress stand by Israel,’ prospect of peace even more remote.

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Despite US Pressure, Har Homa Construction Continuing

BY GIL RONEN Construction at Har Homa is continuing apace, the chairman of the authority in charge of developing the southern Jerusalem neighborhood said Wednesday. uilding in the neighborhood of Homat Shmuel within Har Homa continues, Chairman Herzl Yechezkel told Arutz Sheva‘s Hebrew service. “I want to remind Jerusalemites and all of the Nation of Israel that a little more than a year ago, [then-US Secretary of State] Condoleezza Rice was pressuring us not to build in Jerusalem,” he said. “We held a demonstration against stopping construction.”

“It turns out that these pressures come upon us for a limited time, and we stay here forever,”

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Yechezkel went on. “No one knows where Condoleezza Rice is now but we are still here.

As far as we are concerned, we leave the diplomatic side to the government but we will make sure that the construction continues.”

Yechezkel is confident Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will be able to withstand US and European pressure regarding construction in Jerusalem. “I want to tell the Prime Minister that whoever safeguards the Land of Israel will succeed, especially now during Passover as we go from slavery to redemption I want to remind people that the same Netanyahu, in ‘96, is the one who decided to start building the neighborhood and back then, too, there was pressure from leftist activists who threatened us that there would be a third world war here – and look, now we have 20,000 residents in the neighborhood, and we wish to strengthen the Prime

Minister [and say] – ‘go forth and be strong and save Israel.’”

Yechezkel strongly denounced Israelis who have been leaking news of construction starts in the capital. “I do not take kindly to the attempts by a certain sector in Israel that does not accept the election results and continues to undermine the government in a very indecent way,” he said.

“I personally think we should ‘lower our profile’ and refrain from announcing every construction start. ‘There is no blessing except in that which is hidden from the eye,’” he quoted a Talmudic sage.

“We are a young neighborhood [where] more than 40% [of the residents are] children and over 90% [are] keepers of tradition, and I hope that immediately after Passover there will be allocation of plots for synagogues,” he said.

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Chechens Leader: More Bombings to Come Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for suicide bombings in the Moscow metro that killed at least 39 people, according to a video posted on the unofficial Islamist rebel website on Wednesday. he bombings, on Monday, were carried out by two female suicide bombers during the height of rush hour. One bomb was detonated at the Lubyanka station and the other was detonated at the Gorky park station. The bombers were said to be widows of Chechen fighters who had been killed by the Russian army.

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bombings.

Umarov, who styles himself as the “Emir of the Caucasus Emirate,” said in the video that he had personally ordered the attacks. He said attacks on Russia would continue.

“As you all know on March 29 in Moscow, two special operations were carried out to destroy the infidels and to send a greeting to the FSB,” Umarov was shown saying in the fourand-a-half minute long video on www.kavkazcenter.com.

One of the metro stations bombed was just meters away from the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the country’s main domestic security service, which Umarov claims abused dead bodies.

He also stressed that the attacks were a

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response to the FSB’s activity in the region, which according to him resulted in the death of “innocents who engaged in agriculture.”

“Both of these operations were carried out on my command and will not be the last,” Umarov was shown saying against a backdrop of what looked like a wood.

He added that the next retaliation action “will reach your streets and you will feel it in your lives and on your own skin.”

Umarov spoke in heavily accented Russian and said that he was made the remarks on March 29.

These attacks were not the first by Chechen separatists.

Condolence calls came from around the world, including from US President Barak Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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President Obama Lifts Ban on Off-Shore Drilling President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he wants to give the petroleum industry access to the southern Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and more of Alaska’s coast. He cited the country’s growing thirst for energy, its large dependence on foreign energy sources and the need to create jobs as reasons behind the decision. bama also wants to woo Republican support for a climate change bill that would cause financial pain for many producers of fossil fuels.

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Oil and gas resources would be developed about 50 miles off the Virginia coast and more than 125 miles from Florida’s coast in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The government also will allow oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean. The President did not support drilling at Bristol Bay in Alaska because of environmental concerns.

He said proposed leases in that area would be canceled.

There is no way to say exactly how much oil and gas lies under the ocean. But if drillers are able to tap as much as the government estimates in the areas to be opened for exploration, they

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could pump enough to cover a 15-year supply of oil and a 22-year supply of natural gas for the nation.

In the Gulf, there’s anywhere from 36 billion to 41.5 billion barrels of undiscovered, recoverable oil and 161 trillion to 207 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas, according to the Minerals Management Service.

There’s another 39 billion to 63 billion barrels of oil and 168 trillion to 294 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in eight planning areas in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans that are under consideration for leases between 2012 and 2017.

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Bus Posters Call for Building the Beit Ha’mikdash

Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza

BY HILLEL FENDEL The funerals of the two soldiers killed in action on the Gaza border on Friday were held on Sunday. aj. Eliraz Peretz, 32, was buried in the military section of Har Herzl in Jerusalem, and S/Sgt. Ilan Sviatkovsky, 21, was buried in the Rishon LeTzion military cemetery. Peretz, who leaves behind a wife, four children, mother and four siblings, lived in Eli, and Sviatkovsky, from Rishon LeTzion, is survived by his parents and a brother.

Peretz’s death touches upon many aspects of the modern religious-Zionist experience. His brother Uriel was killed in Lebanon in a battle with Hizbullah terrorists in 1998; his home is in a religious pioneering neighborhood in Samaria (Shomron) that has been deemed “illegal” and is slated for demolition; and his weeping mother said her sons fell so that “I and the entire Nation of Israel can live here safely.”

In late 1998, a day before his 22nd birthday, Eliraz’s older brother Uriel was killed in Lebanon. A Golani elite unit veteran, he was commanding an infantry force which came upon several roadside bombs placed by Hizbullah terrorists just over the border and two miles from Kiryat Shemonah. Uriel and another soldier, Nitzan Balderon, were killed.

Ironically, Eliraz Peretz was killed on Friday f ighting terrorists who were in the midst of placing similar bombs.

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Two hundred Egged buses were plastered with posters before Pesach wishing everybody a Chag kasher v’sameach and calling for the construction of the third Beit Ha’mikdash "quickly and in our time". The posters carry a drawing of Beit Ha’mikdash Mount in place of the mosques situated there. he posters were made by a right-wing group called Eretz Israel Shelanu (Our Land of Israel), headed by Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo and Baruch Marzel.

Despite the negative emotions the campaign has stirred up in the capital's nonJewish sectors, Rabbi Wolpo said, "The people of Israel look forward on Passover to the construction of the Beit Ha’mikdash and the coming if the messiah. Everybody ends the

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Seder with the refrain of L’shanah habah b’Yerushalayim, (Next year in Jerusalem), even leftists and children understand this to mean the rebuilding of the Beit Ha’mikdash in its proper place, on the Temple mount.

"The Arabs and US President Barack Obama know that the third Beit Ha’mikdash will be established on the Temple Mount and that the mosque is there temporarily."

In 1929 a similar drawing on the letterhead of a yeshiva angered the Arabs to such an extent that they went on a riotous rampage throughout the land of Israel. The riots were especially bad in Hebron where the massacre of the population of elderly Jews and yeshiva students. led to the British removing the Jews from the city. Jews were only allowed to return to the city of Abraham after the Six Day War in 1967, 38 years later.

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His father died f ive years ago from cancer.

After Uriel was killed, Eliraz wrote a letter, stating: “You, Uriel, always used to say to go on, to continue, not to give up, to keep trying, to be better, to be the best… You believed that this way was diff icult, but the right one – and sometimes it costs a lot; sometimes the price is life itself. You always gave 100 percent of yourself. You also made sure that your soldiers were the most prepared they could be, the most alert, the best; you inspired them with conf idence… We are hurting, we are sad – and we promise that we will remember you not via memories or photographs, but with this lifestyle and great love for all of life.”

At the time, Eliraz had already embarked upon his Golani career, and had to make a diff icult decision as to whether to continue or not. He met with General Doron Almog, who later became head of the IDF Southern Command, and it was that discussion that helped Eliraz decide to continue. “I felt as if I was speaking to Joshua bin Nun himself,” Eliraz later said. “He told me that if I was sure I wanted to do this, then I should not worry. He told me, ‘Be strong and of good courage,’ and gave me strength and faith.”

Eliraz’s family – his widow and four children, including a two-month-old lives in the Givat HaYovel neighborhood in the community of Eli, between

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Katzeleh: African ‘Infiltrators’ Should Live in Camp Katz warns Sudanese that Eritrean migrants “every day are advancing dozens of meters closer to Dizengoff on their way to Akirov and Ramat Aviv.” he problem of African migrants in Israel is so dire that it requires the immediate building of a labor camp for asylum-seekers in the South, MK Ya’acov Katz (National Union) said last week.

Katz, chairman of the Knesset’s Committee on Foreign Workers, presented his panel with a proposal to build a city for migrants a “reasonable distance” from the border with Egypt, which would be the only place in Israel that migrants are legally allowed to live in Israel. Katz said the refugees will be employed in the construction of the city and the recently approved border fence with Egypt, as well as road construction projects in Israel’s south.

Such labor will be a burden on the migrants and will “encourage them not to recommend to their relatives to follow them to Israel,” he said.

“They might even ask to pay another $2,500 each to the smugglers who brought them here, so that they will take them back home,” Katz added.

In a press release titled “Tel Aviv: Wake up!” Katz said the Africans infiltrating the Sinai border threaten the state’s Jewish character and could negate its existence.

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“Over the course of 100 years the people of Israel have built a Jewish state here. Over the next 10 years, the African infiltrators could change this forever,” Katz said.

“We are all together in the same boat which is in danger of sinking. The Titanic was a strong ship as well, but it also sunk in the end,” he said.

In the press release, Katz – without giving a source – cites figures showing that between 1,000 and 2,000 people illegally enter Israel through the southern border each month and between 22,000 and 25,000 already live here.

According to Katz, in six or seven years, that last figure will be between 75,000 and 100,000.

Katz said he recently visited Arad with his committee and “we couldn’t believe our eyes. The entire city has been conquered.

The schools in Arad and Eilat are filling with Eritrean and Sudanese children. As of today, some 10 percent of the residents of Arad are Sudanese or Eritrean, Muslims and Christians.”

The “infiltrators” constitute an enemy “surprising us from the rear” and are part of a plot by “the leaders of Sudan and Eritrea, in cooperation with Egypt, to take over the State of Israel,” he said.

Katz warned that the “infiltrators” had already “penetrated Tel Aviv’s Hatikva

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World’s Largest Matzah Spotlights Nationwide Seder Hospitality The largest matzah in the world – three meters high – was put on display in Jerusalem today, the culmination of a month-long project that found Sederhosting for 4,000 people around the country. he largest hand-matzah in the world – 3 meters high, 3.2 meters wide – was presented today by the Jerusalem Municipality to the Meir Panim charity organization. Its unveiling at a formal City Hall ceremony was the culmination of a month-long project involving hundreds of volunteers and social workers in which Seder meals were found for close to 4,000 people.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat presented the giant matzah to Meir Panim in recognition of what he called the organization’s “dedicated work throughout the year on behalf of the needy and those with lesser means, while maintaining their self-respect at the same time.”

The matzah was supposed to have been transported straight from the ceremony to be put on display in Sacher Park, and then distributed in pieces to various public Seders around the city – but unfortunately, it did not stand up to the pressures of the trip,and went the way of most matzahs: It crumbled.

The giant matzah was baked at the Irenstein Matzah Bakery in Ashdod, and is Kosher for Passover. Forty people participated in the baking, including two rappellers who made the all-important matzah holes. It weighed 60 kilograms (132 lbs.), and was made of 50 kilos of flour (110 lbs.) and 22

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Dr. Chaya Hammer, Jerusalem’s “Chicken Lady,” Dies at nearly 100 The colorful and vibrant Chaya (Clara) Hammer, a long-time popular teacher who most recently was known for the "chicken fund" she ran single-handedly on behalf of needy families in Jerusalem, passed away in Jerusalem on Thursday night before Peasach. She was just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

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Worlds largest hand shmuah, unvieled at the Jerusalem City Hall. liters (23.2 quarts) of water.

The Seder-hosting project was run jointly by Ynet and Meir Panim, and was entitled Kulam B’seder (Everyone is OK, or, Everyone at a Seder). More than 3,600 families signed up online to host people at their Seders, and with the help of dedicated social workers matching up hosts and invitees, the organizers succeeded in finding Seder arrangements for close to 4,000 people.

Racheli of Meir Panim told Israel National News, “This was an amazingly moving and major undertaking. We’re not talking about public Seders and the like; we’re talking about private people all over the country who wished to open their homes.

Of the 3,600 families that registered, we were able to find matches for about half.

And of course there were many different demands that had to be matched up: Some wanted to sleep over, some wanted to be picked up, some wanted to be in a Sephardic-Moroccan home, some wanted Sephardic-Tunisian, etc. Of course we matched up levels of observance as well wherever necessary… It is very gratifying to be part of Am Yisrael at times like this.”

he was commonly known as “the chicken lady,” because her fund was based on distributing free chickens each week to hundreds of families. She went on to provide some $10,000 worth of meat each week practically up until her death; the fund is now run by one of her great-granddaughters.

In an interview with Aish HaTorah in 2008, Dr. Hammer recalled her own experience with hunger. After she was captured as a young girl with her family while crossing the border between Romania and Russia, the family was put in jail for seven weeks and given very little food. "I have never, never, never forgotten that,” she recounted to Aish.

“What it means to be hungry. What it means to cry, 'I want another piece of bread' and the mother says, 'I'm sorry, I don't have.'”

From jail, the family moved to the Land of Israel, but was forced to leave their home in Haifa for the United States after about a year when Clara's mother took ill.

Chaya married Efraim Hammer at a young age, having met him at an event whose themes of Torah, Zionism, and the Hebrew language were to shape their shared

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Chaya Hammer. lives together for the next several decades.

Mrs. Hammer was known as an especially gifted and lively teacher; teachers in the Kingsway Jewish Center in New York City were approved only after passing through her class.

The Hammers lived in Pittsburgh, New York, and finally in Los Angeles, where they were instrumental in founding the area's first Orthodox synagogue and mikvah. "Their devotion to keeping the Sabbath and building Jewish life under difficult conditions was legendary," a grandson-in-law said.

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Jews Barred from Cairo’s Anti-Semitic Graffiti on Maimonides Synagogue Only Jewish School in Sophia

BY HANA LEVI JULIAN The Egyptian government has announced that it will not allow Jews to pray in Cairo’s newly-restored Maimonides Synagogue, in retaliation for Israel’s security response to Arab rioting on the Temple Mount. he Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of the heritage of the Palestinian Arabs and Israel is not entitled to block them from it,” said Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.

A Qatari newspaper quoted Hawass in a telephone interview late last week as saying the Maimonides Synagogue would be treated an an Egyptian antiquity, not a Jewish house of worship. ________________________________

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“Maimonides Synagogue would be treated an an Egyptian antiquity, not a Jewish house of worship” ________________________________ Nor will he allow the Egyptian Jewish community to administer the site – a direct response, he said, to the “provocative practices carried out by the Jews in their celebration which was held in the temple.” Hawass was referring to the wine served at the opening of the synagogue and the joyous dancing with which the celebration was carried out – both practices which he said were offensive to a billion Muslims.

Historical image of Maimonides Synagogue in Cario.

The report “confirmed the temple will not be delivered to the Jewish community in Egypt in any way,” with Hawass stressing that “he would not allow any Jew to pray in the temple, and would not allow any Israeli to pray in the temple.”

Previous reports indicated that Egyptian authorities would allow Jews to pray in the synagogue.

Hawass also denied reports that American Jews had helped pay for the restoration of the synagogue, which he said had cost the Council several million dollars.

However, he said, Egypt will continue to restore its ancient synagogues, with the next one to be in Alexandria, the Temple of the Prophet Daniel.

Maimuna Celebrations Maimuna is celebration held by all Maghrebi Jews (Jews from North Africa) and many Eastern communities at the end of the last day of Passover which, according to tradition, is the anniversary of the death of Maimonides’ father Maimon b.

Joseph who lived for a time in Fez. n every home, tables are set with food and drinks having a symbolic significance, varying according to local custom.

These include fresh pitchers of sweet milk, garlands of leaves and flowers, branches of fig trees, and ears of wheat. Usually a live fish (a symbol of fertility) is placed on the table, swimming in a bowl.

The menu includes lettuce leaves dipped in honey, buttermilk, and pancakes spread with butter and honey.

There is a “lucky dip,” a bowl of flour in which golden objects are placed. In some places a plate of flour is set on the table with f ive eggs and f ive beans and dates set in it.

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In Oran, vessels of silver and gold are included in the table decoration. On this night people eat only dairy foods and wafers made of fried dough resembling pancakes, known as muflita. No meat is to be consumed. The Jews visit each other, taking gifts of food.

On the day following the holiday, the actual day of Maimuna, people go out to the f ields, cemeteries, or the beaches and organize large social gatherings. In modern Israel Jews of Moroccan extraction celebrate the day after Passover with communal outings and picnics, and a central gathering is held in Jerusalem. The tradition is to pitch tents as near as possible to Mount Zion but as the crowds of tents grew to a multitude the main gatheruing has moved to Gan Socker not far from the Knesset building. During the celebrations all the leading politicians go from encampment to encampment greeting the celebrants and tasting the delicacies.

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Antisemitic graffiti at Sofia’s only Jewish school with a call to stop occupation.

BY EJP Anti-Semitic graffiti were daubed this week on the walls of the only Jewish school in Sofia, Bulgaria. andals drew a comparison between the Star of David and the Nazi swastika together with the words “stop occupation” in Bulgarian at the Dimcho Debeljanov Jewish School.

The school is part of the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation educational network and is supported by the World ORT organization.

It boasts an advanced science and technology curriculum and in-depth training in various technological fields and has 750 Jewish and non-Jewish students.

The incident occurred on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21) to spray slogans such as “Israel Fascist!” in Bulgarian and “Free Palestine” in English on the school’s buildings.

The European Union’s working definition of anti-Semitism recognises that drawing comparisons of Israel’s policy to that of the Nazis is a form of antiSemitism.

World ORT has called on the Bulgarian authorities to bring those responsible to justice and to support the Jewish community against vilification and violence.

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“Bulgaria is justifiably proud of its friendly and protective relations with its Jewish community. World ORT trusts that this outstanding tradition will be translated into constructive efforts to ensure that the ugly upsurge in anti-Semitism seen in so many parts of the world does not manifest itself in your beautiful country,” the Jewish education and vocational training organization, said in a letter sent to Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education today.

ORT Bulgaria chairman Emil Kalo said anti-Semitic incidents like this were very rare in a country whose tradition of tolerance towards its Jewish minority experienced its zenith with the refusal to surrender its members to Nazi Germany during World War II. “I was surprised to see this,” he said.

The representative body of the 5,000strong Jewish community of Bulgaria, Shalom, called on the country’s politicians to condemn the attack.

“This act of vandalism has been made a week before the Jewish holiday of Pesach and the Christian Easter. At a time when all people, without difference in ethnicity or religion, should open their hearts for the good, these vandals have sown hate. We appeal to citizens and to civil society to react definitely against such acts and to remember that whoever sows hate today reaps storms tomorrow,” the organization said in a statement.

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Obamas Host White House Seder

President Barack Obama and the First Family mark the beginning of Passover with a Seder with friends and staff in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, March 29, 2010.

The Obama family is hosting a seder in the White House. This years seder will be the third year in a row that the President will be attending a Passover seder. he first seder, was during the 2008 campaign when candidate Barack Obama joined three Jewish staffers conducting an improvised seder while on the road. The annual seders have become a private affair, without the usual important Rabbi or other notable Jews. Every year the seder is run according to a theme with a focus on black-Jewish relations.

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the seder with the Presidents two children reading the Manish tana and hiding the Af ikoman.

The only announcement this year was on Obama's schedule: On Monday evening, it said, "the President and the First Lady will mark the beginning of Passover with a Seder at the White House with friends and staff."

According to reports, AfricanAmerican and Jewish staffers are invited to participate, contribute recipes and read through the Haggadah.

Last year’s seder is believed to be the f irst conducted in the White House.

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City May Have to Cut 8,500 Teachers New York City may have to eliminate 8,500 teaching positions next year if proposed doomsday budget cuts go through in Albany.

That was Schools Chancellor Joel Klein’s message to the City Council’s Education Committee. fter he testified before the committee, Klein said officials need to look for more ways to close a $1.2 billion budget gap without having to lay off teachers.

“We want to do as much as possible to make sure the quality of educational services to our children is not affected,” Klein says. “That’s gotta be, for all the adults, the focus.”

Klein says he’ll make more cuts to the administrative budget and double his efforts to secure federal funds under the Race to the Top program. He also wants state lawmakers to change the law that restrict how off icials to make layoff decisions.

“We would be required to execute layoffs strictly on the basis of seniority, without regard to the effectiveness of individual teachers, or to their expertise,” Klein says.

He is calling on state lawmakers to change that law, known as “last in, f irst out.” But some council members and teachers union president Michael

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Mulgrew accused Klein of seeking to eliminate the highest-paid teachers. ________________________________

“We want to do as much as possible to make sure the quality of educational services to our children is not affected” ________________________________ “Trying to tell people that your years of service can be used against you because of your salary, I think that’s sending a pretty clear message that you don’t care about the people who work for you,” Mulgrew says.

During his testimony before the council, Mulgrew said a retirement incentive would be a more just way to save money.

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White Powder Package Sent to Weiner’s Office Over Healthcare Issue Law enforcement officials say a package with white powder was sent to Congressman Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) Queens Office. preliminary review shows the letter sent to his office at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, in part complained about the health care legislation, according to the source.

NYPD and FBI responded to the scene and are evaluating the substance and a potential of 9 exposure victims were treated for possible exposure.

Weiner also received profanity laced letters with anti-Semitic rhetoric. One had a swastika and called him “Schlomo Weiner,” among other things.

Weiner brushed off the incidents, saying in an interview today that his “leading with my chin” on the health care debate made him “something of a lightning rod.”

“Since the time of the passage of the bill was imminent till today, there has been an increase of these things,” Weiner admitted, without getting into specifics.

“I think we all bare a responsibility to make sure that it’s one thing to have a debate about an issue, quite another to say things that imply that being violent, antiSemitic, racist, homophobic, is somehow sanctioned,” Weiner said.

Weiner said he was concerned about the people working in his community offices.

“We still very much want to be an office that is open to our constituents, but we are also taking some extra safeguards,” he said.

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Other lawmakers were also attacked in varying ways.

Eric Cantor’s office was shot at with the bullet going through a window but not causing any injuries. Others were spat upon or had threatening mail sent to them.

House Democratic and Republican leaders have conferred to discuss a response to a “significant” number of threats against lawmakers.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that he, along with Democratic and Republican leaders, have discussed new security precautions that lawmakers should take after a spike in threats to lawmakers following a controversial healthcare vote this past weekend.

“Any member who feels themselves at risk is getting attention from the proper authority,” Hoyer said during brief remarks on Wednesday.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) Wednesday called the acts “unacceptable” and urged health law opponents to speak with their votes instead.

“Violence and threats are unacceptable. That is not the American way,” he said on Fox News. “Yes, I know there’s anger, but let’s take that anger and go out and register people to vote, go volunteer on a political campaign, and let’s do it the right way.”

House members’ offices and families have faced threats over the healthcare bill since the House voted to approve it on Sunday. Rep. Tom Perriello’s (D-Va.) brother had allegedly been victimized by a

cut gas line, and Rep. Bart Stupak’s (DMich.) wife has reportedly received death threats.

Hoyer said that the threats had spiked “enough to raise concerns,” and said that while he didn’t have a number in mind, a “specific number” of threats had been leveled, which he said meant more than 10.

Tempers flared during the health debate over the weekend in which one lawmaker, Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (DMo.), was spat at and other lawmakers were targeted by racial and homophobic slurs.

Congressman Weiner Hoyer said that Democratic and Republican leaders had “an agreement that the sentiments I’ve expressed are appropriate,” adding: “We are continuing to discuss appropriate action.”

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WAR ON TERROR US Aviation Security to Adopt Israeli Model

Saudis Round Up 113 Terror Suspects

BY JV STAFF Saudi Arabia, recently arrested 113 al Qaeda-linked militants accused of plotting attacks on oil facilities and security sites in the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said. he ministry said the terrorists were memberes of a terror network that authorities said planned attacks on national facilities and security forces. The network included 47 Saudis and 51 Yemenis, and three from Bangladesh, Eritrea and Somalia.

Additionally, Saudi security forces detained members of two other cells that were working independently of each other, officials said. They said these two cells were in the early stages of plotting attacks against oil and security sites in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province. Those arrested included 11 Saudis and a Yemeni, all allegedly linked to al Qaeda’s Yemen-based affiliate.

Most of the militants were arrested in the southern province of Jazan, near the Yemen border. Belts of explosives, weapons, cameras, documents and computers were also seized, the ministry said. The dates of the arrests and other details were not disclosed.

The Interior Ministry said the arrests resulted from an investigation into an incident in October, when two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a gunfight

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President Barack Obama’s nominee to oversee security at US airports said on Tuesday he wants to shift screening closer to the Israeli model to include more behavior detection in a bid to thwart terrorism plots. etired Major General Robert Harding was nominated earlier this month to head the Transportation Security Administration after serving more than three decades in the military, including a stint as deputy to the Army’s chief of intelligence and director for operations in the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Aviation security has received heightened attention in recent months after a Nigerian man tried to blow up a US commercial airliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit last Christmas with a bomb hidden in his underwear.

Harding said that while the Israeli security system was smaller, it offered a blueprint for trying to thwart terrorism plots in the aviation system, which has remained a target for militant groups like al-Qaeda.

“We should move even closer to an Israeli model where there’s more engagement with passengers,” Harding told the Senate Commerce Committee that is considering his nomination. “I think that increases the layers and pushes the layers out.”

He said the TSA had about 2,000 behavioral detection officers and that expanded

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training was needed.

The top TSA position has been filled by an acting administrator since Obama took office in January 2009. His first pick for the job, Erroll Southers, withdrew from consideration when Republicans questioned whether he would try to unionize the workforce that screens travelers and luggage at U.S. airports.

Southers also came under fire for testimony he gave to the Senate about a reprimand he received in the 1980s.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, questioned Harding about the potential for the 48,000 screening officers unionizing.

“Previous TSA administrators have said that they would be very, very concerned about collective bargaining, not allowing the flexibility that you need to be able to deploy forces to a certain area of an airport or to a certain airport,” she said.

Harding said all sides agreed on the need for the TSA to have “flexibility” to move screeners quickly to respond to a crisis and that he and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano agreed security was the foremost priority.

“Again, we both agree, senator, that we would never bargain away security, but we probably also both agree that I would really need to do I think an in-depth and thorough review before I inform the secretary of my recommendation,” Harding told the panel.

after entering Saudi Arabia from Yemen.

Earlier this year, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, which shares a 930-mile long border with Saudi Arabia, issued fresh threats against the U.S. and its Mideast allies. It promised to retaliate against a surge of strikes launched by the U.S.-backed Yemeni government, specifically threatening international shipping and foreign embassies.

Over the past year, Yemen has reemerged as one of the West’s biggest terrorism worries. U.S. and Arab allies worry that extremists driven from Pakistan and Afghanistan have been relocating to Yemen, rebuilding a significant and well-organized terror group in the country.

Washington has also worried that the Yemeni government’s recent fighting with Houthi rebels in the north was distracting it from tackling al Qaeda’s threat, a charge that San’a has denied. The two sides have since enacted a cease-fire.

Late last year, Yemen-based extremists were linked to two alleged terror U.S. attacks, including the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting and the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit-bound jet.

The recent terror threat from adjacent Yemen has been especially worrisome for Saudi officials. In August, a suicide bomber slightly injured a member of the Saudi royal family, who was in charge of antiterrorism efforts. The bomber was identified as a Saudi, who had recently been sheltered in a safe house in Yemen.

FBI Raids Christian Cult Due to Threats Against Muslims At least seven people have been arrested in raids by a FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana as part of an investigation into an Michigan-based Christian militia group, a person familiar with the matter said. he suspects are expected to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Monday.

On Sunday, the FBI confirmed that federal law enforcement agents were conducting activities in Washtenaw and Lenawee counties over the weekend in connection to Hutaree, a Christian militia group. FBI Special Agent Sandra Berchtold told The Detroit News the federal warrants in the case are under court seal and declined further comment.

Sources have said the FBI was in the second day of raids around the southeastern Michigan city of Adrian that are connected to a militia group, known as the Hutaree, an Adrian-based group whose members describe themselves as Christian soldiers who are preparing for the arrival and battle with the anti-Christ.

WXYZ-TV reports that helicopters were spotted in the sky for much of Saturday night, and agents set up checkpoints throughout the area. Witnesses told the sta-

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tion that it was like a small army had descended on the area. The Department of Homeland Security and the Joint Terrorism Task Force are also involved in the raids.

Mike Lackomar, of Michiganmilitia.com, said both The Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia and the Michiganmilitia.com are not involved in the investigation and have not been contacted by federal authorities.

Lackomar said he heard from other militia members that the FBI targeted the Hutaree after its members made threats of violence against Islamic organizations.

"Last night and into today, the FBI conducted a raid against homes belonging to the Hutaree. They are a religious cult. They are not part of our militia community," he said.

Lackomar said he was told there were five arrests Saturday and another five early Sunday. The FBI declined to comment. One of the Hutaree members called the Michigan militia for assistance Saturday after federal agents had already began their raid, Lackomar said, but the militia member -who was of Islamic decent and had heard about the threats -- declined to offer help.

"They are more of a survivalist group and in an emergency they withdraw and stand their ground. They are actively training to be alongside Jesus," he said.

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Iranian Threat More Iranian Nuclear Sites Being Built

BY HANA LEVI JULIAN

The U.S. has backed away from pursuing a number of tough measures against Iran in order to win support from Russia and China for a new United Nations Security Council resolution on sanctions, according to informed sources.

Western intelligence agents and United Nations nuclear off icials agree: more nuclear sites may exist in Iran than what has been revealed to inspectors by the Islamic Republic. .N. International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors suspected the existence of at least two new plants after noting comments by the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, in a recent interview with the Iranian Student News Agency.

Salehi said during the interview that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had ordered the construction of two additional nuclear plants, to be “built inside mountains.” Salehi added, “God willing we may start the construction of two new enrichment sites” after the start of the Iranian new year – which began March 21.

Several months ago, a second uranium enrichment site, located at Qum and kept secret for years, was revealed to U.N. inspectors by the Iranian government. At the time, Ahmadinejad declared that 10 such enrichment sites would be built in the near future, thereby allowing Iran to produce and enrich its own nuclear fuel. Western off icials disregarded the statement as an empty boast, saying Iran did not have the budget or the technical capability to build such facilities.

IAEA inspectors in Vienna told The New York Times over the weekend,

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils nuclear fuel rods at a manufacturing plant in Isfahan province in April 2009. however, that Salehi was likely accurate in his description of the two new sites. Intelligence agents have been insisting for months that Iran has been building additional nuclear sites and upgrading its ability to enrich uranium in order to build an atomic weapon of mass destruction.

Israel has repeatedly urged the United States and the rest of the international community to step up its efforts to impose stronger economic and diplomatic sanctions as a means of persuading Iran to halt its nuclear development program. But although the United States has been working to persuade the other members of the U.N. Security Council to join in the effort, Russia and China have been reluctant to do so.

Iran Urges West to Punish Israel Over ‘Settlements’ he action taken by Western countries should no longer be theatrical but should be practical (and) put a stop to the Zionist regime’s state terrorism, the Iranian News Agency ISNA quoted foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying.

Mehmanparast also slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for saying that demands for a settlement freeze were “unreasonable,” and that “Jerusalem is not a settlement. It is our capital.”

The Iranian spokesman said such a policy portrayed the “Zionist regime leaders’ habit of aggression and occupation.”

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mong provisions removed from the original draft resolution the U.S. sent to key allies last month were sanctions aimed at choking off Tehran’s access to international banking services and capital markets, and closing international airspace and waters to Iran’s national air cargo and shipping lines, according to the sources.

The U.S. and allies are trying to force Iran to rein in a nuclear program that they worry is aimed at developing atomic weapons. Tehran says its nuclear activities are peaceful. The U.K. and Germany, concerned that Russia and China would reject the resolution outright and preferring to turn up pressure on Iran gradually, persuaded U.S. officials to drop or soften several elements, including some of the document’s harshest provisions, the sources said.

U.S. officials said they wouldn’t comment on the day-by-day negotiations taking place among the Security Council members. But they acknowledge that there has been a tension between seeking the strongest possible sanctions at the U.N. and still maintaining consensus among the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, which are drafting

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Iran urged the West to take action against Israel over the Jewish state’s decision to build more houses in east Jerusalem.

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Zionist regime leaders... and come up with real solutions to neutralize such approaches.”

Tehran does not recognize Israel and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has drawn international condemnation for repeatedly saying the Jewish state should be wiped off the map.

Jordan’s King Abdullah said Israel is “playing with fire” by continuing construction in east Jerusalem and attempting to “change the identity of the holy city.”

“We have warned repeatedly that Israel is playing with fire and Jordan rejects and condemns all actions aimed at changing the identity of Jerusalem, emptying it of its Arab inhabitants, both Christian and Muslim,” the King said in an interview with a major newspaper in Jordan.

“East Jerusalem should be the capital of an independent Palestinian state which must be established as soon as possible,” said Abdullah.

the sanctions.

“We are seeking an appropriate resolution that puts significant pressure on the government,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Wednesday. “We continue to consult with various countries, and it’s our desire to maintain unanimity. It will be a strong united statement that Iran will have to pay attention to.”

The disclosure of weakened proposals came as U.S. officials sought to persuade Russia and China to back measures against Iran in a conference call on Wednesday among the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, the first such meeting including China since midJanuary.

Russia and China didn’t endorse a draft resolution, but signaled that they were open to further discussions, people familiar with the matter said. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax news service, “We are continuing the process of comparing the approaches of the parties and considering further options.”

Russia and China also have been working in tandem to press Iran to accept a United Nations-brokered proposal to send uranium abroad for enrichment, Russian officials said Wednesday. The effort is unusual, coming from the two powers usually least inclined to lean hard on Tehran.

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UN Tells Iran To Stop Jamming Int’l Broadcasts The UN telecommunications agency says Iranian jamming of international satellite broadcasts is “forbidden” and has ordered the Islamic republic to clear the interference. he International Telecommunication Union stopped short Friday of blaming the government for the jamming, but said the source was clearly from Iranian territory.

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ITU said Friday it was acting on a complaint from France, representing satellite provider Eutelstat. Eutelstat has lodged two complaints in the past nine months over what it says is Iran’s “deliberate jamming operations” targeting Persian broadcasts by the BBC and the Voice of America.

The European Union has also denounced the jamming, as well as Iranian censoring of the Internet. ITU has no effective means to enforce its order.

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Obama Plan Aims to Help Home Owners The Obama administration announced the details of its latest overhaul of programs aimed at averting foreclosures, including more efforts to reduce loan balances for underwater homeowners who owe more than the current value of their homes. anks participating in the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, now will be required to consider writing down the principal for borrowers who are eligible for that program and whose mortgage debt is more than 115% of the current value of their homes. The principal would be reduced in stages over three years if the borrowers kept up with their payments.

Lenders are to receive 10 to 21 cents of federal subsidies per dollar of loan principal reduced, depending on the degree to which the borrower is underwater.

Holders of second-lien mortgages that are more than six months delinquent are to receive six cents on the dollar for writing off those loans.

Writing down principal is an additional option for lenders. To date, HAMP loan modif ications have mostly involved reducing interest rates to as low as 2%. In some cases, the terms of loans have been extended to 40 years and lenders have given borrowers a temporary break from paying interest on part of the principal.

At the same time, the Federal Housing Administration will offer a new way for some borrowers to ref inance into a smaller loan. This program is vol-

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untary and will depend heavily on lenders’ willingness to participate. The aim of this FHA alternative is to give f inancially strong borrowers more incentive to stay in homes that have lost much of their value.

Under the FHA plan, lenders would write down the principal of a f irst mortgage at least 10%. The loans would then be ref inanced into FHA-insured mortgages for no more than 97.75% of the home’s current estimated value. To participate, homeowners must be current on their loan, occupy the home as a primary residence, fully document their income and have a credit score strong enough to meet FHA guidelines.

For borrowers with second mortgages, total mortgage debt will have to be written down to a maximum of 115% of the current home value. That will require cooperation from the holder of the second lien, which isn’t assured.

The administration also announced a program to provide reduced mortgage payments for three to six months for unemployed borrowers to help them keep their homes while looking for a new job.

The HAMP program, announced in early 2009, seeks to reduce monthly mortgage-related payments for distressed borrowers to 31% of pretax income. But results so far have fallen short of initial hopes, partly because so many borrowers are unemployed or underwater. In addition, understaffed lenders have struggled to keep up with the heavy flow of applications, and frequent changes in guidelines from the

government have created more confusion and delays.

The new programs are to be funded through the $50 billion already allocated to housing programs under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, the government said.

Around eight million U.S. households, or 15% of those with mortgages, are behind on their mortgages or already in the foreclosure process. At the same time, more than 11 million households are underwater on their home mortgages, First American CoreLogic, a data provider, has estimated.

The administration said it can’t stop

all foreclosures and won’t try to shield investors, speculators, people in milliondollar homes or those who default on vacation properties. “Some people simply will not be able to afford to stay in their homes because they bought more than they could afford,” said a statement from the Treasury and Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The administration is struggling to fend off charges that it is “bailing out” people who were irresponsible. At the same time, it wants to avoid encouraging borrowers who can afford their payments from defaulting in an effort to get a deal.

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Second Avenue Subway Construction to Displace Upper East Side Residents

BY JV STAFF Residents in another 28 apartments along the Second Avenue Subway’s path are being tossed out — at least temporarily because MTA and city officials are concerned that the homes aren’t safe for residents during the route’s construction, officials said. hat brings the total number of apartment relocations to 69 since last year.

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The overall cost of the relocations, as well as stabilizing and façade work on other nearby buildings, will cost the transit agency between $6 million and $8 million — at least double what was initially projected.

In the latest round of relocations, the entire building at 1873 Second Ave., a total of 12 apartments, will be evacuated.

Another 16 apartments, spread between five other nearby buildings from 1821 to 1829 Second Ave., also must be vacated.

The residents will be moved out of their homes in the next few weeks — and stay out for 30 to 60 days, transit officials said.

Faroukh Mistiy, 40, a filmmaker at 1873 Second Ave., said he can clearly already see the effects of the construction.

“My walls are cracking from the construction, and sometimes I think the building is going to fall down,” he said. “This is an old building, and they’re blowing things up underground.”

MTA officials said they never know how buildings will react when contractors start installing massive walls as part of the cavern that will soon house a huge, tunnel-boring machine.

“These are old buildings,” said Michael Horodniceanu, the agency’s president of capital construction. “It is very hard to predict how they would behave.”

Some MTA board members worry that this is only the beginning of more budget and relocation issues.

Construction of the over-budget, pastschedule subway still has to make its way through streets in the Upper East Side’s 80s and 70s.

“You mean, as we go south, the number could go north?” asked board member Norman Seabrook at an MTA meeting yesterday, referring to relocations and costs.

Buildings on 2nd avenue to be vacated.

Reinforcements and repairs must be made on yet another 12 buildings, but those residents won’t have to leave.

Rudy Gambino, who has lived at 1829 Second Ave. for 62 years and used to work at Grand Central Terminal, said he’s worried about a potentially stressful move.

“I have a leaking valve in my heart,” he said. “It would be dangerous if the move is frustrating for me. The doctor tells me to take it easy.”

The MTA pays for residents’ rent at their apartments while they are relocated and also for the furnished, long-term hotels they are moved to.

Some residents still don’t know of the MTA’s plans to boot them. Letters to inform residents were mailed last week.

“I got the certified letter but still haven’t picked it up,” said Bonnie Boyuk, 35, who works from home for an Internet company.

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The Five Best Real Estate Markets for 2010

BY LISA SCHERZER After a dour year when housing prices fell more than 12% nationwide, will 2010 bring sunnier tidings?

The short answer: only a tad in a select few places but overall, not really. es, there have been pieces of good news over the past few months that have indicated a quiet, slow bottoming of real-estate prices. For instance, sales of existing homes rose 7.4% in November from the previous month, the highest rate since February 2007, according to data from the National Association of Realtors released last week. The tax incentives for homebuyers passed earlier this year along with historically low interest rates have nudged many buyers into the market.

Yet a recovery depends on several factors.

At the top of the list is a turnaround in the labor market. More people going back to work would have a beneficial effect on household income and consumer confidence and would stabilize the housing market, says Stuart Gabriel, director of UCLA’s Ziman Center for Real Estate. As of November, one of out every 10 American workers is unemployed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And while that’s down slightly from October, Moody’s expects the jobless rate to peak in the third quarter next year at 10.6%.

Another factor is the backlog in foreclosures, which are dragging down values and adding to the housing supply. “By all accounts, that backlog is at a historic high,” says Gabriel. “It suggests that many more

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homes will be sold on a distressed basis either via foreclosure or short sale.”

RealtyTrac, an online marketplace of foreclosure listings, estimates 3.2 million households will have received a foreclosure notice in 2009, up from 2.3 million in 2008.

The firm projects that number could approach 4 million in 2010. “We do think 2010 will probably represent the peak, and in 2011 [foreclosures] will start to go down at least marginally,” says Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac. Why the acceleration next year? First, says Sharga, there have been enormous delays in processing this year. Many homes that would have gone into foreclosure in 2009 won’t actually enter and complete the process until 2010.

Second, a big wave of option adjustablerate mortgages (ARMs) will reset next year.

(These are a somewhat obscure category of ARMs that were popular during the realestate boom, which allowed borrowers to make a range of monthly payments. The options include a partial-interest payment that adds the unpaid interest to the loan’s balance. On many of the loans, balances have risen while values of the underlying properties have plummeted.) “The number of loans that will adjust starts to go up significantly in the middle of next year. A lot of those loans are underwater ... and owners will be really hard-pressed to avoid going into foreclosure,” Sharga says.

Home prices, of course, are variable and depend on many factors, each of which is difficult to predict. Still, average home prices will drop by 7.9% nationwide in 2010, according to Moody’s Economy.com. In the few areas where there could be positive price

growth, the projected increase is modest.

“These areas will essentially be flat next year,” says Steve Cochrane, managing director at Moody’s Economy.com.

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Charleston, S.C.

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Seattle

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These five markets are culled from data on Moody’s Economy.com and based on the largest 100 metro areas.

These pockets of the country share a few important characteristics. One is that they are starting with a limited supply of housing stock. Another is that throughout most of the decade, prices basically stayed in sync with household income, says Cochrane.

There are other factors, too. Pittsburgh, for example, along with western Pennsylvania, is late in the traditional business cycle, and “our variations tend to be smaller,” says Robert Strauss, a professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The economy has managed to stay fairly stable mostly because over the past several decades it transformed from a center of manufacturing to one of education and health care with a bit

of financial services and technology.

Smaller areas across the Southeast are expected to fare well in 2010 primarily because they fared relatively decently during the housing crisis, says Jeannine Cataldi, a senior economist at IHS Global Insight.

“They didn’t have such a big run-up, and they have a diverse economic base that enabled them to stay stable,” she says. Home prices in Charleston didn’t get out of line with household incomes; also, Boeing is investing in a fairly large manufacturing plant there, which could create some potential for income and job growth, says Cochrane.

As for Memphis, the city’s largest employer is FedEx. Transportation services is one of the early industries to turn around as the economy recovers, says Cochrane, and that should support the area’s housing market.

The economies of Tacoma and Seattle — which are neighboring cities — were “much stronger for much longer than much of the rest of the country,” says Cochrane. Software giant Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., a Seattle suburb, was one reason the area remained stable. (Microsoft is the publisher of MSN Real Estate.) Another was Boeing, which builds commercial airplanes in Seattle.

Going forward, Seattle’s position as a key hub of trans-Pacific trade should be a plus for the economy. Orders are increasing for commercial aircraft and it should see some rising demand for tech products, Cochrane says. The outlook for 2010 for the two Washington cities “is for fairly stable, moderate economic growth,” he says.

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Ford Sells Volvo to Geely of China Ford Motor Co. agreed to sell Volvo Cars to Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. for $1.8 billion in the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese automaker, capping sales talks that began more than 18 months ago. he price includes a $200 million note and the remainder to be paid in cash, Ford Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth said in Gothenburg, Sweden. The companies expect to finish the deal in the third quarter after getting regulators’ approval, Ford Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth with Geely Chairman Li Shufu.

Geely Chairman Li Shufu said.

Divesting Volvo completes rants. Each represents the right to purchase Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally’s one share of Ford common stock at an exerstrategy of exiting European luxury lines to cise price of $9.20. focus on Ford’s namesake brand after the Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., the 2007 sale of Aston Martin, and of Jaguar automaker’s listed unit, gained 1.5 percent and Land Rover to Tata Motors Ltd. for $2.4 to HK$4.16 in Hong Kong trading. billion the following year. Booming sales The agreement includes terms regarding made China the world’s largest car market in intellectual property rights and supply as 2009, generating profit that’s allowing well as research and development, Geely automakers to reach out to Western markets said. The Chinese company will help Volvo, and technologies. whose headquarters will stay in “If I were a competitor to Geely in China Gothenburg, tap China’s growing market, Li and all of a sudden I would lose ground to said at a joint press conference with Ford. my competitor because they acquired Volvo, “I see Volvo as a tiger: it belongs to the I would look to do the same,” Mike Tyndall, forest and shouldn’t be contained in the an automotive specialist with Nomura zoo,” Li said in Mandarin. “The heart of the Securities in London, said in a telephone tiger is in Sweden and Belgium,” he said, interview. referring to the two countries where Volvo Ford fell 19 cents, or 1.4 percent, to has its main plants. “Its paws should extend $13.67 at 9:35 a.m. in New York Stock all across the world.”

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"A record number of New Yorkers can't pay their electricity bills as it is today, much less with this increase," said Public Service Commission Chairman Garry Brown, who said regulators tried to keep the increase as small as possible.

Utility off icials, state regulators and independent watchdogs agreed Thursday to the compromise package, which is 40% lower than Con Ed requested last year.

Not all of the hike is Con Ed’s fault: The company said 23% of it will pay for higher property taxes, 7% for other taxes, and 17% for pension costs.

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There was one bit of good news, though - all Con Ed customers will share a one-time refund of $36.4 million on their August bills, thanks to a recalculation of earlier approved spending.

The refund amount for an average customer will be about $5.35. State regulators also opened a case against the utility that could result in a $1 million f ine for the April 2009 gas explosion that blew up a house in Floral Park, Queens, killing Ghanwatti Boodram, a 40-year-old mother of three.

The Public Service Commission found Con Ed workers caused the blast by not following their own rules for f ixing dangerous gas leaks.

"We do not believe our responders violated procedures that existed at the time, but we have completely revamped the way we respond to gas leaks," said Con Ed spokesman Michael Clendenin.

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EDITORIAL

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THE PEOPLE’S VOICE EDITORIAL

L’Shanah Habah B’Yerushalim Ha’binuyah

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Next Year In REBUILT Jerusalem On Monday night, the first night of Pesach, President Barak Obama particapated in a Seder. In the picture distributed by the White House of the Seder, the president can be seen reading from a haggadah. The haggadah used at the presidential Seder was the popular Maxwell House Haggadah. he Maxwell House Haggadah is a traditional Haggadah with an English translation, that is distributed for free at supermarkets. While the Haggadah does not have any commentary the English is straight forward. The story of the Exodus from Egypt is told and the hand of G-d is there for everyone to see.

In the song of Daiyenu there is a list of things that the Jewish people are thankful for including being brought to the land of Isael. The last refrain of the song is, “If He had led us into the land of Israel and had not built the Beit Hamikdash, it would have been enough.” Though it seems that the Jews would be happy without the Beit HaMikdash the next paragraph, that is not sung, says that Hashem did all those things including Building the Beit HaMikdash.

There has been admonition from Washington about recently announced building projects in eastern neighborhoods of Jerusalem. The Obama administration is calling all areas that Israel liberated in the Six Day war 43 years ago (including eastern Jerusalem) occupied territory, saying that Israel has no right to build there and that it should be up for negotiations with the Palestinians as to whether Israel will be able to hold onto the territory.

It is as if he is saying Daiyenu enough, there is no need to build in Jerusalem, be happy with what you have.

But throughout the Haggadah there are references to the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash in Jerusalem.

In the kiddush before the meal we say

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“…that we may rejoice in the BUILDING of Thy City and exult in thy holy service.”* In the Grace After the Meal, we say, “O BUILD Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily in our days.”* And of course the Seder is concluded with the joyous singing of L’Shanah Habah B’Yerushalim Ha’binuyah (Next Year In the Rebuilt Jerusalem)*. _________________________________

“President Obama, wake up. Jerusalem belongs to the Jews and always has.” _________________________________ The Palestinians are saying that the Jews have no connection to the land but our Haggadah, that Mr. Obama read at the Seder, is more than two thousand years old, while the Islamic religion only dates back 1400 years. Jerusalem is mentioned in the Tanach numerous times while it is never mentioned in the Koran.

This is the third Seder that Obama has attended and the second to take place in the White House. It is hoped that as an intelligent man he would learn from what he read.

With Obama’s middle East policy toward Israel it seems that he goes to sleep before the end of the Seder where every Jew has declared for two thousand years, L’Shanah Habah B’Yerushalim Ha’binuyah (Next Year In the REBUILT Jerusalem) Ramat Shlomo, the Hurva Synagogue, the Sheperd Hotel and all the other neighborhoods should be allowed to be built unimpeded by edicts from Washington.

President Obama, wake up. Jerusalem belongs to the Jews and always has. *Translations taken from the Maxwell House Haggadah

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at all, not even of El Kuds (the Arabic name for Jerusalem).

This week even the Christians remember the Beit HaMikdash in their Easter celebrations as the site that J… preached and was killed.

The Beit HaMikdash has always been a focal point of our prayers and hopes for the future. I am proud of those Jews that have demonstrated their steadfastness against international pressure to downplay the Jewish heritage in Jerusalem.

hank you for reporting about the Arab angst about the Haggadah with the depiction of the Beit Hamikdash in place of the Mosques.

The Arabs that are complaining have a lot of chutzpa. It is their mosque that stands on the ruin of our Beit HaMikdash. They are denying our heritage and replacing it with their own.

We say during the Pesach Seder, L’Shanah Haba B’Yerushalayim and their Koran has no mention of Jerusalem

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of the violence. The truth as he points out is that if the Arabs would lay down their arms there would be peace, but if Israel would lay down their arms there would be a massacre.

Arabs roam freely throughout Israel but if a Jew by accident goes into an Arab controlled area or city he has to be rescued.

Thank you, Mr. Dershowitz.

Editor, was very glad to see that you printed the entire speech given by Alan Dershowitz at the AIPAC conference in Washington. Mr. Dershowitz is a very articulate speaker that brings to light, truths that should be clear to everyone who reads history.

The problem with the world today is that they see Israel as the aggressor and the Palestinians as the victims. In truth the Arabs are the main cause for much

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Editor,

Thank you for adding a new flavor to my Pesach table.

Also thank you for the Sif irat Haomer chart. I noticed that the Jewish Voice was the only Jewish newspaper that printed one.

s an Ashkenazic Jew I found your recipes for Charoset from around the world very interesting. This year I surprised my family at the Seder by using Greek Charoset.

Using dates changed the consistency and made it much sweeter that the normal Ashkenazic recipe.

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Netanyahu Can Say “No”

BY EFRAIM INBAR The Obama administration's attempt to force Israel to accept the division of Jerusalem as a prerequisite for peace talks is astonishing.

Despite the obvious reluctance to confront an American president, Prime Minister Netanyahu can effectively resist such American pressure on Jerusalem. In fact, Jerusalem is the issue on which Netanyahu can best make a stand against Obama. resident Barack Obama capitalized on a minor Israeli glitch - the announcement of Israel's plans to build in Ramat Shlomo - to fabricate a crisis in US-Israeli relations. Obama seeks to renegotiate the agreement reached for starting proximity talks with the Palestinians and to extract additional concessions from Israel. Most striking and central is the administration's effort to force Israel into accepting the division of Jerusalem even before the talks start.

The White House expects that the Israeli prime minister will bend under pressure to its wishes. While in the past Netanyahu has proven susceptible to such pressure, the administration may be overplaying its hand on the issue of Jerusalem. Despite the obvious reluctance to confront an American president, Prime Minister Netanyahu can effectively resist American pressure. In fact, this is the issue on which Netanyahu can best take a stand against Obama.

The division of the city is opposed by the current democratically-elected Israeli government and (according to polls that I have directed) by over 70 percent of the Jews in Israel. Few issues in Israel command such a large and clear majority.

The timing of the crisis also serves Israel well. A few days before Passover when Jews repeat a 2,000-year-old text pledging, "Next year in Jerusalem," Netanyahu can say no to American demands for concessions in Jerusalem.

Rejection of the division of Jerusalem expresses the deepest wishes of an overwhelming number of Jews living both in Israel and the Diaspora.

In contrast to parts of Judea and Samaria, the Israeli need to maintain the status quo in Jerusalem is easiest to explain. The Palestinian claim to Jerusalem is weak. There was never a Palestinian state and the Jews have been the majority in Jerusalem for the past 150 years. Jerusalem has never been a capital of any political entity, except that of a Jewish State.

Moreover, the Arab residents of Jerusalem, if given a choice, would in all probability prefer to live under Israeli sovereignty than become part of a failed Palestinian state. Finally, dividing a city makes very little urban or political sense.

Netanyahu has the rhetorical power to galvanize widespread Jewish support for continued and unrestrained Israeli rule in Jerusalem. In 1967, the Jews were fortunate to liberate Jerusalem, their ancient capital, and particularly the Temple Mount, their holiest site.

The fortunes of the eternal city strike an emotional chord for every Jew. Even many non-Jews share the same sensitivity.

Israel can reject the Obama demands for additional conf idence-building measures by pointing to Obama's unfairness toward Israel. Netanyahu's already signif icant concessions have

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been belittled by the American administration and rejected as a sign of Israeli seriousness entering into peace talks.

Netanyahu's acquiescence to the twostate paradigm was coolly received in Washington. A partial freeze in Judea and Samaria, an unprecedented concession by an Israeli government, was welcomed only as a "step in the right direction." Agreeing to proximity talks instead of insisting on direct negotiations - another signif icant Israeli concession - also is not good enough for the Obama White House.

In contrast, Obama appears to relish humiliating and bullying Netanyahu, the prime minister of a democratic, embattled state. This appears to f it Obama's overall foreign policy approach of estranging democratic allies while appeasing anti-American dictators.

Israel's prime minister is acutely aware of the need for American support and friendship and has gone a long way to dispel skepticism about his sincere pursuit of peace. Israelis are frustrated with Obama for favoring the Palestinians, who continue to deny the right of Jewish self-determination and who continue to glorify terrorists that kill Jews. The US, under Obama, ignored the fact that the offers by Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert to cede virtually all of the disputed territories were respectively rejected by Arafat in 2000 and ignored by his successor, Abbas, in 2008.

Moreover, in 2000 the Palestinians launched a campaign of terror and recently they have threatened to renew it. Similarly, after the Sharon government unilaterally withdrew from Gaza and dismantled all settlements in 2005, the Gaza Strip was converted into a launching pad for intensif ied missile attacks. Nowadays, it is the Palestinians that are dragging their feet, hoping that the US will force Israel to accept their preconditions.

Flagrant conflict with the US is not something an Israeli leader prefers, but sometimes the asymmetry between a great power and its small ally is not compelling. The Israeli interest in keeping Jerusalem united is more intense than the Obama desire for a foreign policy success. The balance of determination tilts in Israel's favor. Moreover, Israel has some leverage by its nuisance value; that is, it can do things that the US does not like. One clear example is an attack on Iran. Another source of Israeli influence is the character of the American political system, which is susceptible to lobbies and popular sentiment.

Fortunately, the level of public support for Israel in the US is at a record high. Over two-thirds of Americans view Israel favorably and prefer the Jewish State to the Palestinians.

Congress reflects such widespread attitudes. Since the President is not in sync with a huge majority of Americans on this issue, Israel has a good chance of convincing the American people that their president is unfair to the Jewish State and is wrong in trying to impose his views on democratic Israel. We already see American voices in the media and in Congress expressing criticism of Obama for not treating Netanyahu properly.

At stake is not just a policy issue.

Hanna Arendt in her book, The Origins of Totalitarianism, points out that atti-

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Trying to Make Sense of It All

BY GILBERT N. KAHN If you were one of 7,500 delegates who attended the AIPAC policy conference last week, you arrived perhaps a bit uncertain as to how to interpret the consequences of the Obama-Netanyahu flap. Most of the sentiment seemed to suggest that the Obama Administration over-reacted to a “mistake.” After the dust cleared, it became apparent that there were bigger issues to worry about and America and Israel needed to get on with them. n principle, this is correct. The fiasco that was the U.S.-Israel confrontation last week should never have happened. The sharp differences that emerged were not new and they are real, but they are by no means cataclysmic and the family feud is moving to a swift conclusion, as the scheduled meetings between Obama, Netanyahu and Hillary Clinton seemed to augur.

Resolution of the spat will move ahead. The Mitchell proximity talks will proceed, though they are unlikely to lead to any type of breakthrough in a peace process or even a rapid resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. The problem is how could this confrontation ever have occurred.

To begin with, both sides need to prioritize their mutual interests rather than be sidetracked by peripheral issues; even ones like settlements. Settlements, even in eastern Jerusalem, are not worth Israel creating a major kerfuffle with her only reliable friend in the entire world. Whether the Israelis consider the settlements issue to be a straw man created by the Arabs to avoid addressing the real issues, or whether the U.S. believes that a cessation in settlement construction indeed holds the key to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, neither approach addresses the truly existential issues.

On the positive side, it appears that the Obama Administration sincerely recognizes the potential nuclear threat posed by Iran. Prior to the supposed slighting of Vice President Biden, both Secretaries Clinton and Robert Gates had held separate meetings with the Saudis and other Sunni Arab states in the Gulf in an effort to establish an agreed-upon strategy towards Iran. The Saudis and their oil-producing allies had begun to express themselves to the US in an elevated sense of concern about Iran becoming a nuclear state.

These trips had been preceded by visits to Washington by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and a follow-up discussion on weapons systems at the Pentagon with Israeli Chief of Staff, Lt. General Gabi Ashkenazi. It began to look like a unif ied regional policy was evolving, orchestrated by the US and involving the West, Israel, and the Sunni Arabs states.

What was missing from the discussion were two important points. All nations have domestic needs and considerations. As President Obama began his f inal legislative push to achieve the key initiative for his presidency, health care, what he did not need was to be pulled into an unnecessary, distracting, avoidable foreign policy f ight in the

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Middle East.

For the Israelis, it was as if some political leaders could not see the forest for the trees. Giving Netanyahu the benef it of the doubt that he was indeed blindsided by the actions of the Interior Ministry, the Israeli prime minister cannot tolerate maverick ministers promoting their own priorities in the face of critical bi-lateral discussions. ________________________________

“To begin with, both sides need to prioritize their mutual interests rather than be sidetracked by peripheral issues; even ones like settlements” ________________________________ Fanning an unnecessary debate between the US and Israel over settlements, just when a frustrated George Mitchell was f inally able to achieve proximity talks with the Palestinians and the Israelis, was pointless, except in narrow domestic terms. Coupled with the slowly emerging, unif ied Iranian policy made it all the more inexplicable.

Finally, for Israel’s friends in the Congress and in the Jewish community, this flap created a burden for pro-Israel advocates that was not only unnecessary but also pointless and ill-timed. Israel’s friends can go to the well for support just so often. Congressional support for Iranian sanctions legislation was riding high and the Obama Administration appeared ready to make a major international push forward. To “gin-up” the troops—Israel’s friends and leaders—to insure the strength of the US Israel relationship at this time was a totally unnecessary f ight, at a time that that there were far more important issues to be engaged.

As Jews in Israel and the Diaspora sit down at their seders, we need to consider that the Exodus from Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea was hard, emotional, and traumatic. They do not need to make governing equally challenging.

Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn is a professor of political science at Kean University in Union (e-mail gkahn@kean.edu).

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Jonathan Pollard Marks 8,888 Days in Captivity March 23, 2010, just a week away from Pesach - the Jewish Holiday of Freedom - Jonathan Pollard marked his 8888th day in an American prison for the offense of passing classified information to Israel to save Jewish lives. ollard worked under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. In 1998, the Government of Israel ended more than a decade of lies and evasions by formally recognizing Jonathan as an Israeli agent, but to this day has yet to take any serious steps to secure his release. The American Jewish leadership (with scant exception) cravenly follows Israel’s lead, marginally paying lip service, but taking no effective or meaningful action to bring this politicallydriven nightmare to an end.

The number 8 is universally acknowledged as representing inf inity.

Turn it on its side and you have the sign for inf inity. Write it 4 times, 8,888 (the number of days Jonathan has been in captivity) and you have inf inity to its inf inite degree in terms of a human life expectancy. Instead of the median sentence of 2 to 4 years for the offense he committed, Jonathan is now in his 25th year of a life sentence with no end in sight. Our silence, our complacency and our indifference keeps him there, in anguish and in constant mortal danger.

Rabbi Pesach Lerner, Executive VP of The National Council of Young Israel recently wrote: “Former CIA Director James Woolsey, former head of the Senate Intelligence Committee US Senator (ret.) Dennis DeConcini, former American Special Envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross, as well as a cross sec-

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tion of other notable Americans, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are calling for Jonathan’s release. Enough is enough, they say.

“Even former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, the man who drove Jonathan’s life sentence, admitted in an interview before he died, that the Pollard case was a “minor matter” which had been exaggerated, “made much more important than it was” in order to serve another agenda.

“It is time for the Jewish community to pay heed to our Torah sages, such as HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman and HaRav Shalom Yosef Eliyashiv, in Israel, and numerous Torah sages and Jewish community leaders in the United States, who have called upon the public to assist in the mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyim for Jonathan Pollard.

“Jonathan’s own Rav, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel, HaRav Mordechai Eliyahu (who is thoroughly familiar with the facts of the case) has ruled that the Pollard case is not the simple mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyim, but is the most exalted form of the mitzvah: “the mitzvah of Pidyon Shvuyim for one who was moser nefesh for Am Yisrael.”

“The information Pollard provided to Israel 25 years ago was critical and is still protecting Israelis to this very day.

It caused the Jewish State to completely revamp its civil defense program, supplying every citizen with a gas mask and chemical antidote kit, and legislating that every new home built in Israel must have a “sealed room”.

“Last week, thanks to Pollard, the government of Israel began a new distribution of gas masks and chemical anti-

Jonathan Pollard, still in captivity after 8,888 days, for helping Israel dotes to its citizens. This is not to justify that Pollard broke the law. He deeply regrets breaking American law.

Nevertheless, it is a fact that he did so only in order to save Israeli lives. He has paid dearly for his actions, languishing in prison for the last 25 years of his life. Every Jew owes Jonathan our utmost involvement in seeking his freedom. He deserves our assistance, not a blood libel.”

Jonathan’s release is the key to the release of all of the MIAs and captives; and long with them, the release of the entire Jewish People from bondage. As long as Jonathan Pollard remains in an

American prison, his continued incarceration - the consummate symbol of Jewish impotence and humiliation - prevents every Jew from being truly free.

This is the Hebrew month of Nissan, the time of our liberation from bondage to freedom. Next week we will sit at the Seder table and relive our exodus from Mitzrayim, celebrating both our personal and our national liberation.

Our freedom requires that Pollard sit with us at the table as a free man, here at home in Yerushalyim, with his beloved wife Esther and all the Nation of Israel.

Let’s make it happen!

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well as sponsorship of public cultural and educational events in Hebron. ________________________________

“All bid pledges donated will be used for projects benefitting the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces who are stationed in Hebron” ________________________________

articipating pizza shops will be auctioning off the rights to the first pies of pizza after Pesach to the highest bidders. All bid pledges donated will be used for projects benefitting the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces who are stationed in Hebron and protect the Jewish Community of Hebron and the city's Jewish holy sites.

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The following kosher pizza stores are participating in the Hebron Fund's "Part from Pesach with a Pizza" program: Benny's Brick Oven Pizza 1802 Avenue M, Brooklyn, NY; 1416 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY; and 1730 Jerome Avenue, Brooklyn, NY David's Famous Pizza 580 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY Jon's Place 22129 Powerline Road, #10B, Boca Raton, FL

Kretchme Pizza 411 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Pizza Crave 439 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ Pizza Time 1324 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY Chai Pizza 94 Route 59, Monsey NY To place your bid, call 718-564-5760 or go to www.hebronfund.com. The last hour

of live bidding will take place at the Ma'arat Hamachpela in Hebron on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, from 9:15pm - 10:15pm Eastern Time.

People can watch this special event, or place last minute bids, at www.hebronfund.com.

The Hebron Fund is an affiliate organization of the Jewish community in Hebron, and operates in concert with the community there to assess their needs and respond in kind. A primary goal of the Hebron Fund is the raising of capital for the improvement of daily life for the residents of Hebron. This includes funding for all parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, after-school programs, libraries, and summer youth activities; as

The Hebron Fund also aids the maintenance and development of the synagogues in the Machpela Cave, the ancient Avraham Avinu Synagogue, and other religious institutions in the area.

In addition, the Hebron Fund is committed to educating the American Jewish Community regarding the rich historical Jewish past of Hebron, and weaving that knowledge with present day experiences in the hope of reviving and expanding the ancient Jewish custom of pilgrimage to this holy site.

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Diplomacy at Dinner: AJC Hosts 19th Annual Model Seder

BY MAXINE DOVERE The New York Region of the American Jewish Congress welcomed members of the international community to its annual “Diplomatic Model Seder” held March at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in New York City. The annual event brings together AJC members and Ambassadors and Consular representatives from over 70 countries. It is a unique opportunity for informal diplomacy of a very Jewish kind. abbi Rolando Matalon explained the “order of the Seder” with both simplicity and sophistication. He introduced and explained the holiday symbols and traditions and discussed the concepts of freedom and liberty commemorated by Passover.

Guests were invited to enjoy a traditional holiday style meal served in the historic sanctuary. Each received a copy of the Ozeri/Silberman “The Jewish World Family Haggadah.”

AJC calls the Diplomatic “a cornerstone of the diplomatic outreach efforts of the New York State regional offices… a unique chance… to interact with diplomats… (and) an invaluable opportunity for us to share an important evening of Jewish ritual and culture.” The animated conversation, informal discussions among AJC members and the diplomatic guests seated together and the opportunities for informal greetings among the international representatives provided a unique setting for an exchange of ideas.

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described as “a carefully constructed learning experience” were the Deputy Consul General of Israel in New York, Benjamin Krasna, consular representatives from Argentina, Turkey, Guinea and more than 70 nations.

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) describes itself as “an international think tank” and for more than one hundred years, has worked to combat anti-Semitism and bigotry. The organization’s key areas of input include the promotion of pluralism and democratic values, strengthening Jewish life, and advocating for Israel’s peace and security.

Inherent in its activities is the “building of bridges” among diverse American groups and “ongoing dialogues with the diplomatic community.”

The international good will expressed around the tables set in the B’nai Jeshuran sanctuary evoked warmth and hope. Four days later, virtually as the authentic Passover celebration was about to begin, AJC Executive Director David Harris responded to a New York Times editorial published two days earlier.

Admonishing the Times that its editorial had done “a disservice to the realities on the ground,” he called out the unbalanced approach of the paper’s editors.

Noting that getting “serious about peace…requires more attention to those who have rejected every serious overture - from the 1947 UN Partition Plan to the 2009 two-state proposal offered by Prime Minister Olmert,” Harris pointed out that the “settlement freeze” as a precondition for resuming talks, called for by the Obama administration “never has been the case before.”

“With Palestinians divided between Hamas and the PA, and with President Abbas not showing sufficient courage, most Israelis don't see an agreement anytime soon. That doesn't make them antipeace, only realistic analysts of the situation as it is,” Harris warned. Following a listing of affronts to American policy in recent years, Harris recounted that “none of these insults to American foreign policy elicited anything approaching the sustained tongue-lashing Israel received, not to mention the rough treatment the Israeli prime minister got at the White House last week.“ Must one question whether Harris’s statements may have influenced the statement of assurance President Obama offered in a nationally televised interview with the “Today Show’s” Matt Lauer on March 30. The President stated that, despite recent discrepancies and apparent disagreements about construction in Jerusalem, the U.S. and Israel remain firm allies. "I think the underlying relationship is solid as a rock. So my commitment, my personal commitment, to Israel's security is unwavering, and I think that there is broad bipartisan consensus on that. This is a disagreement among friends about how to move forward," he said. "I think Prime Minister Netanyahu intellectually understands that he has got to take some bold steps. I think politically he feels it. But it's not just on the Israeli side. I've been very clear that the Palestinians have to take steps." (MSNBC)

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Weapons Cache Found Near Brooklyn School Continued From Cover Cops also found a variety of unusual blades, including three daggers, a sword, a machete and the modified umbrella in the run-down home, which is across the street from Public School 216.

Dozens of pills were also found in the home, but investigators do not believe the family was selling them.

Neighbors said the Siano family often acted strangely - occasionally required cops to be called to quell a fight - but did not seem to pose a threat to the tight-knit neighborhood.

"They were really nice people," said Rosemarie Parascando, 36, who lived across the street.

"Harmless. Strange but harmless."

"Tommy was an avid hunter," said neighbor Charles Tovle, 56, speculating that Siano used the weapons on upstate hunting trips. "They're very quiet except occasionally there were fights late at night, screaming, and the cops would come by and break it up."

Poole has a lengthy prior arrest record, including busts for assault, drug possession and DWI, according to records.

Thomas Siano was busted in 1990 for drug possession, officials said. It was not immediately clear if his wife or son had a previous arrest record.

The neighborhood is usually considered safe and quiet but recently there have been a rash of criminal activity that have resulted in increased police presence.

Since the beginning of the new year there have been numerous break-ins, car thefts and even an attempted bank robbery.

“The increase in local crime,” one local resident said, “has everyone a little edgy. This just goes to show that you never really know your neighbors, or what they might be capable of.”

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Tashkent Angered at Jewish Education

Jewish books unloaed to center in Uzbek.

According to a local newspaper, the Israel Culture Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan carried out missionary activities in a local school and thus infuriated the Republic’s authorities. asics of Judaism were almost constantly taught” in Tashkent School 321 in the frame work of the Tsofim, a young leadership program in the center, the Vecherny Tashkent paper reported on last week.

“It has been observed that some selfappointed “Israeli rabbis” had taught schoolchildren to read Torah and Jewish prayers and observe religious rites since 2001,” the article reads.

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has already expressed its discontent to Israeli Ambassador Hillel Newman, his deputy Maor Zrahyahu and head of the Israel Culture Center, Shimon Naiman.

According to the newspaper article, pupils of senior classes got acquainted with life of the Israel Army, with specif ic details of military service and characteristics of certain samples of Israeli weapons.

“Some pupils were promised a free of charge trip to Israel (with the Birthright program) and it was thought that they will live on military bases of the Israel army where they would receive more detailed training learn some practical tips to back up their theoretical knowledge,” the paper said.

Hungarian Official Suspended Over IAF Exercise The head of the air transport division of Hungary’s National Transport Authority has been suspended over an Israeli military exercise in Hungarian airspace, Transport Minister Peter Honig. nother four staff members are to be disciplined over the authority’s failure to consult secret services before issuing a permit for Israeli military aircraft to enter Hungarian airspace on March 17.

At a hastily called session of a parliamentary defense committee, Defense Minister Imre Szekeres insisted that his ministry had been aware in advance of the Israeli military exercise.

A delegate from the center-right opposition party Fidesz accused the government of not treating the matter seriously enough.

The right-wing newspaper Magyar Nemzet reported on March 18 that two Israeli military aircraft had carried out what appeared to be a reconnaissance mission, flying low over Budapest’s international airport.

The report sparked a row over the apparent breakdown of communications between airspace controllers and Hungary’s military and secret services, who had apparently not been informed of the flights.

Committee member Zoltan Gal of the governing Socialist Party told the

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“Committee member Zoltan Gal told the committee that the “hysteria” surrounding the incident would not have arisen had the aircraft not been Israeli.” ________________________________ In the wake of the media reports of the flights last week, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary Aliza Bin-Noun denied that the aircraft had been spy planes and described the exercise as “routine”.

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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL Israel Allows Clothes and Shoes Into Gaza srael will allow a shipment of clothes and shoes to be delivered to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for the first time in its almost three-year-old tight blockade of the enclave, Palestinian officials said. They said the first 10 truckloads would be arriving via the Israeli-controlled Gaza border point on Thursday.

Israel is under international pressure to relax its blockade, which the United Nations says punishes Gaza's 1.5 million people over their leaders - the Islamist group Hamas, considered by Israel and others a terrorist organization.

Israel prohibits shipments of cement and steel to Gaza on the grounds that Hamas could use them for military purposes.

The list of controlled goods also includes some items that critics say have no apparent military value.

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guarding human rights," the Foreign Ministry said, pointing that no similar decision called for the Palestinians to pay compensation to Israelis.

MKs to Tour Temple Mount Gates, Old City Ramparts ks Uri Ariel, Aryeh Eldad, and Michael Ben-Ari, will take a tour of the Jerusalem Old City ramparts Wednesday, around the gates of the Temple Mount. The route will be similar to the one tread by thousands each month in marches on the ramparts that take place every Rosh Hodesh. The purpose of the tour, the Mks said, was to show solidarity with a united Jerusalem.

The Mks will also protest the cancellation of the march for Nissan, which was set to take place a week and a half ago. Police asked organizers to cancel that march because of Arab rioting that had taken place earlier that week.

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Majority of Israelis Will Not Eat Chametz majority of Israelis will not eat chametz on Passover, according to a poll. Some 69 percent of Israelis said no when asked if they would eat chametz this Passover, and another 19 percent said they would eat chametz only in the privacy of their own home, a Ynet/Gesher survey found, Ynet reported Monday.

The survey spoke to 300 Jewish adults living throughout Israel.

Some 49 percent of secular respondents said they would not eat chametz during Passover, according to the poll.

Sixty-three percent of respondents said they would hold a traditional seder, reading the entire Haggadah. Another 23 percent said they would read the Haggadah up until dinner; 4 percent said they would not read the Haggadah.

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Hamas Set To Execute Collaborators With Israel amas' interior minister, Fathi Hamed, said his organization would carry out death sentences handed to Palestinian residents of Gaza who were found guilty of collaborating with Israel.

He said the Hamas government did not plan on waiting for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to approve the decrees as required by Palestinian law.

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$500 million aid to Palestinians in Jerusalem ecretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa announced that the foreign ministers of the League had approved the sum of $500 million for aid to Palestinians in Jerusalem.

The ministers met in Sirt, Libya, and approved the Palestinian Authority's request for assistance for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.

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Israel Rejects UN decision on Cast Lead Compensation srael has rejected the UN Human Rights Council' decision on Israeli compensation to Palestinians over damages caused by the IDF during operation Cast Lead.

"The Human Rights Council's decision taken in Geneva has nothing to do with safe-

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Three Jews brutally attacked in Berlin man and two women were brutally attacked in Berlin allegedly after the assailants demanded to know whether they were Jewish.

According to a statement from the Jewish community of Berlin, a man of "Mediterranean" appearance on Friday night demanded to know if the three were Jewish.

After they said they were, the man "obviously went to get some friends," who then beat the three, all in their mid-20s, in an underground train and on the platform in the Wilmersdorf section of Berlin.

Police are investigating the incident as an anti-Semitic and racist attack, as it allegedly began with the attackers cursing the victims.

The youths then beat and kicked the two women and one attacker smashed a bottle over the man's head.

Police said they had no information about the identity of the attackers, according to news reports. But Levi Solomon, head of the Jewish community's department for combating anti-Semitism, said in a statement that "violent attacks on Jews or presumed Jews were increasingly committed by youths from immigrant circles."

"We urgently need to grasp the causes and effects of anti-Semitism, especially among young Turks and Arabs, and to fight vigorously against this problem."

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Israel Can't Replace Mossad Envoy he Israeli government will not be allowed to replace the senior Mossad envoy expelled from London over the cloning of British passports used in the assassination of a Hamas commander unless it offers a public assurance that UK citizens' documents will never be used again for clandestine operations," The Independent reported.

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Australia Also Likely to Expel Israeli Diplomat fficial Israeli sources told The Australian newspaper that there is a high chance that Australia will follow Britain's lead and also expel a high ranking Israeli diplomat. "It appears that Israeli officials have received indications in Canberra that Australia is preparing to expel a diplomat," it said in the newspaper.

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Turkey Takes Delivery of Israeli-made Drones urkey has taken delivery of six Heron drone aircraft from Israel and expects the remaining four to arrive by the end of April, Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul said.

NATO member Turkey and Israel signed an agreement in 2005 for the procurement of 10 of the unmanned aircraft, used primarily for surveillance.

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Demjanjuk on Nazi Death Camp Papers German police investigator says John Demjanjuk's name is on papers detailing the transfer of guards from an SS training camp to the Nazi's Sobibor death camp.

Demjanjuk, a retired Ohio auto worker who was once a Soviet soldier, is accused of agreeing to serve the SS as a guard at Sobibor after his capture. He is standing trial on 27,900 counts of accessory to murder.

He says he was never at Sobibor and is being mistaken for someone else.

Bavarian police inspector Hugo Daumann told the Munich state court Wednesday he has seen a copy of a 1943 list of transfers from the Trawniki training camp to Sobibor with Demjanjuk's name on. The original is in Russian archives. The defense disputes evidence from Russia, saying it could be faked.

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Bin Laden Threatens US Over Alleged 9/11 Plotter sama bin Laden threatened in a new message released Thursday to kill any Americans al-Qaida captures if the US executes the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks or other al-Qaida suspects.

In the 74-second audiotape aired on AlJazeera television, the al-Qaida leader explicitly mentions Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was captured in Pakistan in 2003. He is the most senior al-Qaida operative in U.S. custody and is currently detained at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

In 2008, the US charged Mohammed with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the US Pentagon officials have said they will seek the death penalty for him. Four of his fellow plotters are also in custody.

"The White House has expressed its desire to execute them. The day America makes that decision will be the day it has issued a death sentence for any one of you that is taken captive," Bin Laden said, addressing Americans.

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6 Powers Launch Talks on Iran Sanctions ix world powers held a conference call on Wednesday to discuss a US-drafted proposal for a new round of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, a Western diplomat said.

China, which had declined for weeks to participate in discussions on a fourth round of UN sanctions against Tehran, took part in the call among senior foreign ministry officials from the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany, the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

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Gates said the drones were worrying because they could cause difficulties for the US in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, he also noted that they fly relatively slowly and that the US could defend its soldiers.

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Judge Denies Easter Mass for Jewish Girl court in Chicago has ruled that a father may not take his Jewish daughter to Catholic Mass on Easter.

Joseph Reyes grabbed headlines when he took his daughter to church and had her baptized despite a temporary restraining order filed by his estranged wife that bars him from exposing their daughter to anything but the Jewish faith.

During divorce proceeding hearings, Reyes asked Cook County Court Judge Renee Goldfarb if he could take his daughter, Ela, to a Catholic Mass on Easter Sunday.

The judge denied his request, citing the restraining order.

The judges' final ruling in the divorce case is expected to be delivered in a couple weeks.

Reyes converted to Judaism when he married his wife, Rebecca, and according to her promised to raise their daughter in the Jewish faith. But after the couple filed for divorce he baptized Ela without his wife's knowledge.

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The American Chemistry Society recognized Yitzhak Apeloig with the Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry at its 239th meeting in San Francisco Tuesday.

Established in 1960, the award is considered to be the most important award of its kind in the field of silicon chemistry.

Apeloig was the first to develop complex computations that opened the door for producing previously nonexistent silicon compounds that can serve as a basis for producing new polymer materials with unique properties.

Apeloig served as president of the Technion from 2001 to 2009.

OU Daily E-mail on Commandments is Coming daily e-mail about the 613 commandments will soon be available under a new initiative by the Orthodox Union.

Taryag, the acronym for 613, will provide a daily e-mail with a concise but insightful explanation of a Torah commandment, according to an OU news release.

Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, OU associate director of the Pepa and Rabbi Joseph Karasick Department of Synagogue Services, will author the explanations.

The daily e-mails will become available after Shavuot; enrollment is at www.ou.org/taryag.

The OU already provides daily online lessons in Nach Yomi, and Shnayim Mikra, an online Torah-study program.

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Pesach: Experiencing G-d’s Unconditional Love

BY RABBI DAVID AARON Pesach commemorates the miraculous Exodus of the Jews from Egypt.

After 210 years of oppression and cruel servitude, an entire people leave in astounding record time, faster than it takes dough to leaven into bread.

We celebrate this event with a festive meal and ceremony called the Seder, during which we recite the Haggadah the telling of this wondrous historical episode. he Exodus from Egypt, however, is not just another milestone in the history of the Jewish people. In fact, every holiday is actually a memorial to the Exodus.

Even Shabbat is referred to as a “Zechar l’yitzias Mitzrayim,” a remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt, although it has no apparent connection to the Exodus. In addition, every Jew is obligated to see himself as if he personally had left Egypt and to recount it every day.

The f irst of the Ten Commandments is: “I am YHVH your God, Who took you out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” The Zohar, the magnum corpus of Jewish mysticism, explains: “This is the foundation and the root of Torah, all the commandments, and the complete faith of Israel.”

Thus, the Exodus is the seminal event of the Jewish calendar and of daily Jewish consciousness.

Although the obvious theme of the holiday is freedom it is commonly referred to as Pessach. Why isn’t the “Holiday of Freedom” or the “Exodus” more popular? Jewish tradition teaches that it is so named because God passed over the houses of the Jews when He caused the tenth plague, the death of the f irst born of the Egyptians. This image of God, hopping and skipping over the Jews’ homes, is also hinted at in the Song of Songs, which is read on Pessach: “Behold the voice of my Beloved comes skipping over mountains, hopping over valleys.”

The oral tradition emphasizes that it was God Himself who personally came to redeem Israel, He did not send an agent. A verse in Exodus reads, “I will perform judgment—I am YHVH.” Rashi explains that God is assuring the Jews that “I Myself and not an agent” will deliver you from oppression and enslavement.

Couldn’t God have simply decreed the death of the f irst-born without all this skipping around? What is the signif icance of His personal involvement?

It is common knowledge that the Jews in Egypt deteriorated to the 49th level of spiritual impurity and moral decadence. Our sages tell us that God saved them just before they fell to the last level, the 50th, which is total spiritual suicide and obliteration. In other words, the Jews were actually unworthy of liberation. So why did God free them nonetheless?

Love through Discipline, and Beyond A careful reading of the Exodus story shows that the predominant message of the liberation of the Jews is the revelation of the profound truth of “I am YHVH.” We know that each Divine name indicates a different encounter with God, revealing different attributes and perspectives of the Divine truth, and of our relationship to God. “Elokim” is God revealed as the Creator of nature, borders, rules, princi-

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Nothing can stand in the way of G-d’s love for you. No obstacle is too great. His love transcends all barriers. ples, and regulations. This is the name that appears throughout the creation story. In addition, this name refers to God when He is revealed as a Judge, committed to laws, order, justice, consequences, cause and effect. God, as Elokim, responds measure for measure to the choices and deeds of people.

Therefore, God as Elokim cannot save the Jews, because they don’t deserve it.

However, God is not only referred to as Elokim, but also as YHVH. This divine name is mentioned when God is revealing His compassion. It indicates that God is not only a Creator, a Ruler, and a Judge, but also a compassionate Sustainer. He lovingly extends and shares Himself with us, perpetuating our existence at every moment. We do not exist independently of YHVH, rather we are unif ied with Him, as the rays of the sun are to the sun or the thought is to the thinker. Therefore, YHVH suggests that God is like a compassionate parent and we are His children. ________________________________

“Behold the voice of my beloved comes skipping over the mountains, hopping over the valleys.” ________________________________ God as Elokim is committed to the laws of nature, and only works within the limitations of time and space.

Therefore, God as Elokim could not liberate the Jews from Egypt.

God as YHVH, however, is beyond nature. He is the miracle worker Who, in the name of love, can transcend time and space and perform supernatural feats.

Indeed the Exodus of the Jews was miraculous. The Egyptian military security was so tight that no slave had ever succeeded in escaping Pharaoh’s captivity. And yet the entire nation of 3 million people left Egypt in less time than it takes for dough to rise. (To mobilize my own family to leave the house takes longer than that.)

This perhaps is the greatest miracle in the Exodus story: Even though the

Jews were undeserving and unworthy to be liberated by God as Elokim, they were nonetheless saved by God as YHVH. This basic truth is embodied in the Exodus story and therefore we must remember the exodus daily.

Skipping Over Mountains Such is the way of true parenthood: Because of my love for my child, I establish for her rules and regulations. I create a world of law and order where her choices incur real consequences. I judge her, reward her and discipline her, all for the sake of empowering her to take responsibility and become who she can be. However, since my judgment is because of my love and thereby subordinate to it, there may be times when I will be compassionate toward my child even though she does not deserve it. I will “pass over” my standards of judgment and be compassionate, in order to save my child. I will overrule my rules in the name of love.

This is the meaning of the verse in the Song of Songs: “Behold the voice of my beloved comes skipping over the mountains, hopping over the valleys.”

Nothing can stand in the way of God’s love for you. No obstacle is too great.

His love transcends all barriers.

This is the inner dynamic of this miraculous event, and this is one reason why this holiday is commonly referred to as Pessach. God, in order to pass over the homes of the Jews, passed over His attribute of judgment in the name of love. The Zohar teaches: “Even though God loves justice, His love for His children overcame His love for His justice.”

Blood on the Doorpost One more vital point needs elucidation: Why did God require the Jews to sacrif ice the Pascal lamb and smear its blood on their door-posts? Did God really need this sign to identify the Jewish homes and pass over them?

Actually, there is one obstacle that can stand in the way of God’s love. God can love us, but He can’t make us believe that he loves us. A poignant passage in Isaiah portrays this impasse. The prophet is defending the people, claiming that they are sinning because God is not present for them. God responds: “I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for Me. I was ready to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said ‘Here I am, here I am’.” (Isaiah 65:1)

God may pour upon us all His love, but it is up to us to acknowledge and accept it. We have to make some overture, some sign. That’s what smearing the blood on the door-posts was all about. God did not need an identifying sign, but we had to identify ourselves as

The Egyptian military security was so tight that no slave had ever succeeded in escaping Pharaoh’s captivity. And yet the entire nation of 3 million people left Egypt in less time than it takes for dough to rise. wanting redemption and believing it can happen. God says to the Jews, “Nothing can stand in the way of My love for you, except you.”

Pessach is the time to experience and acknowledge God’s unconditional love for you. That’s why it is the foundation of all the holidays, of all of Judaism.

Without the acknowledgment that God loves you enough to redeem you—even when you’re not worthy, you have no inkling of God’s relationship with you.

That’s why we read the great love poem, the Song of Songs, on Passover. That’s why we spend hours reciting the Haggadah, like an enamored lover describing every minute detail of how her beloved proposed to her.

The more we acknowledge God’s love, the more we will experience His unconditional love. May you have a happy Pessach, basking in God’s loving presence.

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The Intricacies of Kashrut Supervision

BY KOBI NAHSHONI According to a popular understanding, Bnei Brak's Chief Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landa, is one of the few people in the entire world who have been allowed to have access to Coca Cola's secret recipe. Otherwise, he would not have been able to grant a kosher seal of approval to the popular drink. new book recently published does not reveal the secret formula worth millions, but its authors, who are experts in the field of kashrut, definitely reveal a number of dark secrets about the food industry.

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One of the most sensational discoveries made in the book, published by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe and edited by Rabbi Asher Gold, is provided by Rabbi Mordechai Sofer, head of Rabbi Landa's kashrut system.

As part of the halachic discussions, one of Rabbi Sofer's revelations is that most soft drinks claiming to have "pieces of fruit" do not really contain them. The "deceit" is made possible by mixing stabilizing substances which cause the absorption of particles from the drink and adopt its color – a problematic process requiring special kashrut supervision, which is discussed in detail in the book.

Rabbi Sofer also reveals that many companies color white beans with an additional layer of white for a fresher look, and there are those who cover apples with wax in order to make their color look "livelier".

As a rule, the rabbi says, one should not rely on the list of components provided with each product in order to determine whether it's kosher or not, as general definitions like "flavorings" and "stabilizing materials" often conceal components which are "completely unfit for eating" according to Jewish Law. Fruit juice defined as "100% natural" is not necessarily kosher as well, although the fruit itself is fit for eating, as the filters separating the juice from the fiber and seeds are used many times to filter nonkosher foods, and the residue blends into it. The book also claims that many companies add water to these juices, so that in any event it is not "100% natural".

Is a kosher seal of approval needed for bacteria?

Kosher Coca Cola, produced for Passover, is the closest formula to the original that can be purchased. It is sold in 2-liter bottles with a yellow cap.

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According to the book, in the United States there is a "bank" with 80,000 germs for food production, used mainly as a culture for different products such as cheese.

Most are not kosher as they are stored inside the blood of cows which have not been slaughtered according to Jewish religious laws. The solution: In Indonesia there is a wide production of bacteria preserved in different, kosher conditions.

Rabbi Aryeh Goldberg, deputy director of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe, notes that the book is unique as it is appeals to the entire public and not just to the small community of people involved and specializing in kashrut issues.

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Gefilte Fish, the Sephardic Way For Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach, here's a recipe for small fish patties (gefilte fish) in flavorful tomato sauce

BY CHEF MARGIE AROSH As a young girl, I was taught when Purim arrives it’s time to start getting ready for Passover. Spring cleaning, shopping, with our busy schedules it all boils down to one thing: “organization.” During this week of so many dietary limitations, with no eating out and everyone seeming to be hungry, moms need to plan a week’s worth of good hearty meals. pring produce is in the stores and the choices are plentiful. Asparagus, artichokes, leeks and zucchini are among some of the delicious vegetables you can build your meals around. A good idea is to prepare mains of soups, roasted chickens or beef. These can be made in advance. Sides and salads can be prepared just before the meal. There are endless recipes for potatoes that are great fillers. Utilize the sweet potato.

It is the healthiest vegetable in the world and contains the least amount of carbohydrates.

My son’s favorite food on Passover is my Sephardic f ish balls. I would prepare this dish for my children as soon as they were eating solids, as it is very nutritious and what kid doesn’t like tomato sauce? The f ish preparation is similar to gef ilte f ish as it uses white f ish and pike with the addition of eggs, matzo meal and seasonings. The main difference is that I prepare small f ish patties in a flavorful tomato sauce. The key to making this dish successfully is

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to buy fresh f ish and cook it the same day.

You can make the patties into whatever shape you like. I form mine into little kebobs. I would suggest using a heavy bottomed wide pot so the patties can lie in one layer. If you have more than one layer of patties, cover the pot for a couple of minutes allow the patties to set and then continue to place the remaining patties on top. Do not stir with any utensils, but gently swirl the sauce around the patties while holding the pot's handles. This dish can be made in advance and even gets better the next day!

SEPHARDIC ‘GEFILTE’ FISH BALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE Ingredients: • • • • • • • • •

2 lbs fresh ground white f ish & pike 2 eggs ½ cup bread crumbs or matzo mea 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper ½ teaspoon paprika 4 garlic cloves f inely minced 1/3 cup parsley or cilantro

Sauce: • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 4 -5 cloves garlic • ½ teaspoon chili flakes (optional) • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper • 1 teaspoon paprika • 2 cans tomato paste • 1 tablespoon sugar • 2 cups water

Preparation: Prepare sauce first. Over a medium low heat lightly sauté garlic, chili flakes and spices. Add the tomato paste and combine with the garlic oil. Toast the paste for 2 to 3 minutes to enhance its flavor and begin adding water and stirring. Add enough water that you achieve the consistency that you like. Simmer for half hour. Add parsley.

For best results, use fresh fish and keep cold at all times. In a large bowl, combine all

ingredients well. Wet your hands with water or a little oil and using about 2 tablespoons form fish into patties. I shape mine like little kebobs. This step can be done in advance and covered, placed in the refrigerator until sauce is ready.

Place carefully in the simmering sauce, do not stack. If you have more than one layer of patties, cover the pot and cook for a couple of minutes for the patties to set and then continue to place all the fish balls in the pot.

Over a low simmer cook for about 30 to 40 minutes or until the oil separates and forms a ring around the edges of the pot.

Remove from heat, cool to room temperature and serve.

This dish is best served just warm, do not overheat.

Serves: 6 Chef Margie Arosh is a personal chef catering Service and cooking school. She is also the chairman of the “UJA Food for Thought Program”.

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BMW Set To Go Front-Wheel Drive

BMW Chairman Norbert Reithofer

BY GREG KABLE BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer has confirmed that the German carmaker will introduce a new front-wheel-drive entry-level model positioned and priced below the existing 1-series as part of plans to help increase part sharing and to bolster the potential for production savings between the BMW and Mini brands, thus bringing an end to the era of rear- and four-wheel-drive-only BMW models. peaking to AutoWeek at the Geneva motor show, Reithofer said internal BMW studies revealed that despite the

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downturn in the world's economy, there was continued demand for what he described as "premium vehicles" in the small-car class, before officially acknowledging plans that will see BMW produce a rival to the recently unveiled Audi A1 and a new Smart Forfour presently under development at Mercedes-Benz.

"We will be extending the BMW and Mini brands into the small-car segment with new models and variants," he said.

Reithofer reconfirmed the plans for front-drive BMWs on Wednesday during the automakers annual shareholder meeting in

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FDA Approved Diabetes Drug Despite Hints at Cancer Risk The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is defending its decision in late January to approve a new diabetes drug, Victoza (liraglutide), even though animal studies suggest it might increase the risk for a rare thyroid cancer.

“The relevance of the animal findings to people is unknown,” said FDA spokeswoman Karen Mahoney. “The type of tumor of concern in people is medullary thyroid cancer, which is a very rare tumor that one cannot expect to be detected in a clinical trial.” ___________________________________

ictoza, among a class of medicines called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, is meant to be used along with diet and exercise to control blood sugar by helping the pancreas make more insulin after a person eats.

FDA officials explained the agency’s stance on the drug in a Perspective article published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

“For this reason, FDA considered the benefits to outweigh the risks, provided that prescribers carefully read the labeling and recommendations for use and select their patient appropriately for liraglutide use”

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___________________________________ No one treated with Victoza in the clinical trial that led to the drug’s approval developed this type of cancer, she noted.

However, studies in rats showed that some animals treated with Victoza did develop thyroid tumors. “Some of these tumors were cancerous,” Mahoney said. “In rats, cancers were also observed in untreated animals.”

The cancer finding in treated rats, compared with the untreated group, was not considered significantly different, statistically, except among male rats that received an eight-fold higher drug exposure than what humans would receive at even the maximum proposed dose, Mahoney said.

“The life span of the animals in these two studies was not affected by liraglutide treatment,” she added.

The drug also carries a slight increased

risk of pancreatitis, which is not uncommon in diabetics. A common side effect of Victoza is nausea and vomiting, which can also be a sign of pancreatitis, and people taking the drug should be evaluated for that possibility, according to the FDA. All drugs are associated with risks, Mahoney noted, and Victoza does bring benefit to those taking it.

“Liraglutide is an effective anti-diabetic drug, and controlling blood sugar in patients not adequately treated with other available therapies is very important in preventing the long-term complications of diabetes,” she said.

“For this reason, FDA considered the benefits to outweigh the risks, provided that prescribers carefully read the labeling and recommendations for use and select their patient appropriately for liraglutide use,” Mahoney said.

She noted that Victoza has one advantage over its only other competitor in this class of drugs, Byetta. Byetta is administered as a twice-daily injection, whereas Victoza is a once-daily injection, Mahoney noted.

The agency is requiring that a medication guide be provided with every prescription filled for Victoza.

“Prescribers will need to carefully review the package insert before considering liraglutide for their patients,” Mahoney said.

“Patients need to read the medication guide.

If after reading the medication guide the patient still has questions or concerns, these need to be raised with the health-care provider.”

Two diabetes experts agreed that Victoza could be an important addition to the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Joel Zonszein, a professor of clinical

medicine in the Clinical Diabetes Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, said that any controversy over cancer risk is “much to-do about nothing.”

Although this rare thyroid cancer can be seen in rodents, “there is no evidence that this is the case in humans,” he said. “It is not good to create panic for something that has a very low risk.”

According to Zonszein, people should be more concerned about having untreated diabetes than about any unproven risks tied to Victoza.

Dr. Luz Marina Prieto, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Diabetes Research Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, agreed.

She said that Victoza “has given the benefit of better glycemic control and less progression of complications.”

Prieto said the drug allows doctors to get a patient’s diabetes under control before irreversible complications, such as kidney problems, set in.

The drug “produces weight loss, which is excellent, better glucose control and decreases the possibility of insulin resistance,” she said.

Victoza is used in combination with other diabetes medications, such as metformin, and should also be given in conjunction with healthy changes in lifestyle, Prieto said.

More Foot Power, Less Car Pollution Best for Health Encouraging city dwellers to walk and bicycle instead of using cars would offer much greater public health benefits than increased used of low-emission vehicles, researchers have found. he study compared the projected health effects in 2030 of alternative urban land transport scenarios for London, England, and Delhi, India: business-as-usual (no greenhouse gas reduction policies); motor vehicles with lower carbon emissions; increased walking and cycling (active travel) plus less motor vehicle traffic; and a combination of increased

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walking/cycling and low-emission vehicles.

In both cities, reductions in carbon dioxide emissions achieved through increased active travel and less use of motor vehicles offered much greater health benefits than increased use of low-emission vehicles. The benefit was over 40 times greater in London and over seven times greater in Delhi. The greatest health benefits would be achieved by combining active travel and increased use of low-emission vehicles, according to the report published online in The Lancet.

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Israeli Exoskeleton Suit Enables Paralyzed People To Walk After being paralyzed for the past 20 years, Radi Kaiof began to walk down a street in Israel to the sound of a dim mechanical hum. That was the sound of an electronic exoskeleton, developed by a small Israeli high-tech company, propelling the 41 year old paraplegic down the street with a proud expression on his face. he device, called ReWalk, is the brain child of engineer Amit Goffer, founder of Argo Medical Technologies. While ReWalk helps paraplegics, people paralyzed below the waist, to walk, stand and climb stairs, for Goffer, the device has a much more important impact on the user. Goffer himself was paralyzed in an accident in 1997, but he cannot use his own invention because he does not have full function of his arms.

The product, slated for commercial sales in 2010, is not cheap. The company said it will cost as much as the more sophisticated wheelchairs on the market, which sell for about 20,000 U.S. dollars.

The system consists of motorized leg supports, body sensors and a backpack containing a computerized control box and rechargeable batteries. The user picks a setting with a remote control wrist band stand, sit, walk, descend or climb - and then leans forward, activating the body sensors and setting the robotic legs in motion.

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The ReWalk is now in clinical trials in Tel Aviv's Sheba Medical Centre and will soon be used in trials at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute in Pennsylvania. Goffer says his aim is not only to ease the lives of those strapped to wheelchairs but also to allow them to lead a 'normal' life.

Yet for Radi Kaiof, who has not risen from his wheelchair for the past 20 years, the effects of ReWalk are not just normal, they are life-changing.

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Illustrated Children’s Bible Wins Award

Lost Segment of Jerusalem Talmud Unearthed in Geneva

BY FELICITY KAY Written by Ellen Frankel and illustrated by The Jerusalem Report’s staff artist Avi Katz, the JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible, won the Jewish Book Council’s National Jewish Book Award. n the very beginning, God created a world – the heavens and the earth – out of nothing.”

So begins the JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible, the recent winner of the Jewish Book Council’s National Jewish Book Award for an illustrated children’s book.

Written by Ellen Frankel and illustrated

by The Jerusalem Report’s staff artist Avi Katz, the book was also named “Notable Book” by the US Association of Jewish Libraries’ Sidney Taylor in the category “For All Ages.”

Katz said it aims to make the Bible more accessible to children. Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, he said: “The idea [behind the book] is to have a standard, universally acceptable version [of the Bible] for kids to read and learn the basic Jewish stories that every Western child and Jewish child should know. But it’s such a big book, with so much happening, and there are so many ways to look at it all.”

Frankel added: “One thing I’m really pleased about the book was that most children’s bibles, they don’t honor the original text as it was, even in modern English, but aim to edit and abridge the text. They add interpretation, making the story into Western fairy tales or following the form of fairy tales, and these are not meant to be fairy tales, they were meant to be truth and history.”

“I The fragment of the Jeruslem Talmud recently discovered in Geneva.

BY TZOFIA HIRSHFELD Manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah, a collection of ancient Jewish writings stored in an Egyptian synagogue which were recently examined reveal, new segments of the Talmud, Mishnah (oral Jewish laws) and rabbinic literature. mong the scriptures was a whole sentence off the Jerusalem Talmud's Tractate Bikkurim which had been missing until now. The incorporation of the phrase in the Gemara renders the tractate chapter intelligible.

The manuscripts, which include 350 pages from the Cairo Genizah were stored for some 100 years in a tin can in the Geneva University, that no one knew existed. Greek papyrus experts recently discovered the tin can and employed the services of Hebrew University's Prof. David Rosenthal of the Talmud Department.

Rosenthal recently published a book containing some of the newly discovered segments together with accompanying

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analyses.

"The Cairo Genizah included any tattered Jewish book, which means it contains a variety of literature. There were texts we didn't know existed and each one is important," Rosenthal explained.

"The Jerusalem Talmud we know is based on a single manuscript and therefore any ancient Genizah segment we find it extremely important. What we found in the Geneva collection is a sentence which didn't appear in the versions we know of."

Apart from the Talmud, the manuscripts found also contained other sources such as a piece from Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Sefer haGalui, as well as poetry and liturgy.

"The 20th century has given us two great discoveries. One is the Dead Sea Scrolls and the other is the unearthing of parts of the Cairo Genizah," Prof. Rosenthal said.

"The segments in the Genizah exposed us to many new writings we had no knowledge of, and equally as important introduced us to different versions of known text.

Therein lays the importance of the pages found in Geneva."

Senator Joe Lieberman to Co-Host DC Premiere Of “Triumph Of The Spirit” BY: FERN SIDMAN Senators Joseph Lieberman (I -CT) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) along with Rep. Russ Carnahan (D- MO) will be cohosting the Washington, DC premiere of the new documentary entitled, "Triumph of the Spirit"; a powerful and poignant film on the life of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, founder and president of Hineni, the internationally renowned Torah outreach organization. This very special screening will take place on April 15, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington. riumph of the Spirit" is an original 20 minute documentary that serves as a testimonial to the resilience of the Jewish people and the power of faith in G-d during the Holocaust.

The film demonstrates that the spirit of man is infinitely more powerful than Hitler or his mighty armies and that the flame of faith is more intense than the fires of the crematorium. While the vintage photos, the music and the images are all captivating, it is Rebbetzin Jungreis' personal story and voice that penetrates the soul and touches the deepest recesses of the heart.

The Hon. Fred Zeidman, Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and Mrs. Hadassah Lieberman will be accorded special tribute on this occasion, as

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many members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate will be in attendance for the screening. Senators Lieberman, Brownback and Rep. Carnahan will be "welcoming and honoring Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, the First Lady of the worldwide Jewish community" as she bears witness to the Nazi horrors - praying that it shall never happen again.

Additional co-hosts include: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX); Rep. E.B. Johnson (DTX); Rep. Pete King. (R-NY); Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL); Matthew Mark Horn, Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress; Eli Gold, President of The Harbour League; Andrew Langer, President of The Institute for Liberty; The Hudson Institute; Dino Teppara, President of The Indian American Republican Council; Shalom USA Radio, WCBM Radio, WVIE Radio; and Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.

Since the establishment of Hineni, over four decades ago, thousands of assimilated and alienated Jews have returned to a Torah true life through the innovative programs initiated by Rebbetzin Jungreis. "I am deeply honored to travel to our nation's capitol for the screening of Triumph of the Spirit", said Rebbetzin Jungreis. "It is my fervent hope that the positive and uplifting messages of hope and faith in G-d will continue to inspire those who will shape our future", she said.

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Katz explained the potential difficulty in dealing with the more adult themes and content of the biblical stories, and how as an artist, this could present certain difficulties: “While the illustrations had to be straightforward, and to tell a story while also being visually enchanting, I occasionally had some dilemmas about how to represent certain aspects.

“For example, with the snake in the story of Adam and Eve, the writer was very excited because I gave the snake legs in my illustration, because it says in the story that it was cursed to crawl on its belly for all eternity, and its legs are removed.”

Katz, who is also a Bible teacher, added his own interpretation of the text, depicting the famous story of the biblical matriarch Sara giving birth to Isaac as a middle-aged woman, rather than as the classically told 90year old.

“The Hebrew word for year is ‘shana,’ but since Rosh Hashana, the New Year, is said to be in the sixth month in the Torah, I understood a shana not to be a simple solar year, but a six-month period.

“Therefore, if Sarah was 90 shanim, she had her first child at 45, and so that’s how I depicted it. It’s still extraordinary in a biblical society, to live to the ripe old age of 60 instead of 120, it also makes more sense.”

Receiving the award was exciting, he said.

“Because I’ve been illustrating for many years and you don’t have an audience in front of you, so you don’t get to see the reaction your work produces, yet here I was, standing on the stage, getting applauded, being asked to give a speech, it was really fun!”

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Why Did Hashem Treat the Jewish People Differently Then The Egyptians?

RABBI YA’AQOB MENASHE At the time of the splitting of the Red Sea, the angels of Mitzrayim (Egypt) claimed that there was no difference between the Jewish people and the Egyptians. Just as these worshiped idols, so did those. The Holy One Blessed Be He replied that he does not judge one who committed a transgression deliberately, the same way as one who did it accidentally. he question is how Avodah Zarah (idol worship) can be considered to be accidental. Even a small child who has a basic understanding would know that it is forbidden to serve wood, stone or animals.

Chakham Yoseph Chayyim, a”h, in Ben Ish Chayil, explains it with the following parable.

There was a king who whenever he got so angry at a person that he would decide to kill him, always had a particular angry expression at the time he decided to kill him. All the servants and

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employees in the palace were familiar with his facial expressions and the meaning of the looks in his eyes. One day, the king was sitting with important dignitaries from many different countries and the servants served the abundant selection of delicacies.

One of the servants, who was serving hot soup from a large bowl, shook a little and some of the soup spilled onto the king’s royal clothes. The king was furious and gave this young servant the angry look which made it clear to all the servants that he had made up his mind to kill this young servant.

What did the young servant do? He took the bowl of soup and poured it on top of the king’s head in the presence of all the foreign dignitaries and the king was drenched in soup from head to toe.

The king’s fury reached its limits and he told the servant that he would execute him in a cruel way. But he said, “First let me ask you why you did this instead of begging me for mercy when

you spilled a few drops on me”.

The servant replied that he saw the anger in the eyes of the king when he spilled a few drops and that he had made up his mind to kill him and said that had the king killed him for no reason, it would be a disgrace for the king in the eyes of the inhabitants of the world. He told the king that the reason he poured the rest of the soup over the king deliberately, was that nobody would now blame the king for his actions. The king was pleased with this answer and told his servant that since he was willing to sacrif ice himself for the honor of the king, the king would now forgive him completely.

The result would have been a desecration of G-d’s holy Name in the world.

The same applied to the Children of Israel. The Egyptians made their lives a misery through enslaving them, throwing the babies into the Nile and slaughtering them for Pharaoh to bathe in their blood. And they were the people of G-d,

the descendants of the holy Patriarchs.

The nations of the world would question why G-d seemingly abandoned His people and they were being trodden underfoot by the Egyptians, because the nations of the world did not realize that the slavery was for the purpose of purifying the Jewish Nation to be in a f it state to receive the holy Torah.

This is why some of the Jewish people, even though they did not believe in idolatry, publicly served idols in order to prevent the nations of the world from even thinking that G-d would desert the Jewish people or to criticize Him. Just like we saw with the young servant who dared to pour soup on the head of the king in order to save the king’s face in the eyes of the world.

That is why G-d judged them as having served idols in error.

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The Last Days of Passover CHABAD.ORG The seventh day of Passover is not a separate Festival in its own right, as is the case with Shemini Atzeret, the last day of Sukkot. Rather, it is the conclusion of Passover and we therefore do not recite the Shehecheyanu blessing when making Kiddush or lighting candles. he seventh day of Passover marks the day when many miracles were performed for our forefathers at the Red Sea. The Torah (Exodus, 2:15) states: And the seventh day shall be declared a holy day for you. No work shall be done on that day.

In most of the instances where the Torah refers to the first day of Passover, mention is made of the Exodus from Egypt.

Regarding the command to observe the seventh day of Passover, however, no mention is made of the miracle of the splitting of the sea which took place on that day. Moreover, when the Torah refers to the miracle no mention is made of the date on which the miracle took place.

Holidays were not given to Israel to mark the downfall of her enemies. Rather, they were ordained to commemorate Israel’s salvation. The Holy One, blessed is He, does not rejoice when the wicked are destroyed, and Israel is also not to celebrate these instances. Israel was commanded to observe the last day of Passover even before she knew that the Egyptians were destined drown in the sea on this day. The Torah therefore ignores the link between the last Festival day and the splitting of the sea.

The essence of the celebration of this day is the song that Moses and Israel were Divinely inspired to sing on this day a song that merited being included in the Torah, a song to which G-d and His heavenly consorts listened.

Although the Torah saw fit not to mention that the drowning of the Egyptians took place on this day for the reason that we have already mentioned, we have a tradition that this event took place on this day. Once it was permitted to commit the oral tradition to writing, we have written sources for this as well.

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The Eighth Day of Passover In the Diaspora an eighth day of Passover is observed. This day is obligatory

by Rabbinical decree and the Sages invested it with all of the sanctity of the Festivals.

All of the laws applicable to the Seventh day are applicable to the eighth as well.

The second day of the Festival observed in the Diaspora is equivalent to the first, in matters of Halachah, with exceptions made concerning burial, treating the ill, and eggs that were laid on the first day of the Festival.

Nevertheless it is customary in the Diaspora to be somewhat more lenient on this last day of Passover. The leniency that is customary on the eighth day of Passover concerns the relaxation of certain stringencies that people observe on the other days of Passover.

For example, there are many who do not eat matzah that has been soaked in water on Passover, but this stringency is relaxed on the eighth day of Passover observed in the Diaspora.

Similarly, there are many people who observe stringency on Passover of not eating in someone else’s home or of lending or borrowing dishes. This stringency is also relaxed on the final day of Passover observed in the Diaspora.

In the Diaspora, Yizkor, the memorial prayer for the deceased, is said on the eighth rather than on the seventh day of Passover.

The Splitting of the Red Sea The commentary Pri Tzaddik notes that our Sages taught the following. At first Moses did not inform Israel why they were headed back toward Egypt; it was only because there were people of little faith among them, people who tore out their hair, in fear that they were about to return to Egypt, that Moses revealed his plan and assured them that they were indeed free, free forever.

One can conclude that those who had faith, heard Moses’s order to turn back toward Egypt and accepted the order without fear, even though they too thought that they were about to return to bondage. Why did G-d ask them to retreat?

When Israel first left Egypt, she did not have enough merit of her own to make her worthy of redemption. The people were redeemed because of the Divine promise made to Abraham. However, G-d wanted Israel to be worthy of redemption in her own merit. He therefore ordered the nation, after their faith had been strengthened during the three days they spent under the protective wings of the Shechinah and guarded

by the clouds of glory, to return toward Egypt.

This act would show that they were willing to return to being subservient to the Egyptians because of their faith in G-d. A people willing to return to slavery out of their faith in G-d would be worthy in their own merit of being redeemed.

Those among the nation who had strong faith followed the example of their forefather Abraham, of whom the Torah testifies (Genesis 15:6): And he had faith in G-d.

They therefore merited that the promises made to Abraham were fulfilled. It is as if

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Living With the Parsha Every Day Becoming The Best You Can Be BY: BENTZION GREIPER Reviewed by: Fern Sidman Can any of us really say with complete certitude that we carry the lessons of the weekly Torah portion with us in our daily lives? Many of us find that we are adversely affected by life's ubiquitous stresses that seem to be all encompassing and thus, we are unable to actualize the timeless and critical lessons for life that each parsha represents. n his new book, "Living With The Parsha Every Day", prolific author and esteemed Torah scholar, BenTzion Greiper, opens new vistas for us in our Torah learning as he gently guides us on a proven path to success in incorporating the messages of the parsha into our daily routine.

This cogently written parsha book speaks to each of us on a personal level, as the author (a talmid of HaRav Avigdor Miller, ZT"L) cites key posukim from each parsha along with explanations from a vast array of meforshim and classic seforim and affords us more than a glimpse into the tremendous insights from our great rabbinic sages. The pages of this stellar parsha study guide are permeated with the timeless wisdom of Harav Miller, ZT"L, as his words and philosophies on how to

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live a Torah life virtually leap forth from its pages and into our hearts and minds.

Instructing us on how to heighten our awareness and appreciation of the glory and majesty of Hashem, the author says, "HaRav Avigdor Miller was a tzaddik who was a pragmatic man of this world, who simultaneously utilized his brilliant mind to continuously meditate on Hashem's greatness. A relative of Rav Miller once told me that the Rav amazed even his own family. He stated that for the Rav, preparing to journey from this world to Olam Habah was as real to him as the simple act of "walking from inside the shul to the outside of the shul". Reflecting on how he would exist in Olam Habah was a real to Rav Miller as taking a breath of air is to you and me."

Offering concrete guidelines and hands on suggestions as to how we can literally live the precepts of parsha on each day of the week, the author saliently explores such issues as ref inement of character, proper speech, maintaining an attitude of gratitude, removing ourselves from negative influences, increasing our Torah study, creating Shalom Bayis, treating others with respect, kindness and compassion, bat-

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Sudoku Comes to the Jewish Voice This week The Jewish Voice is introducing a weekly Sudoku puzzle as per the many requests from our readers.

WHAT EXACTLY IS SUDOKU? oduku is the logic based number game, also known as Number Place. The game is simple to play with the aim being to fill the empty cells of the Sudoku grid so that each column, row and 3x3 grid contain the digits 1 to 9 only once.

The puzzle was published in the magazine Dell Pencil Puzzles and Word Games, however it was originally called Number Place. In 1984 the puzzle arrived in Japan it was named Soduku an appeared in the paper Nikolist. The meaning of the word Soduku in English is “the numbers must occur only once”.

Sudoku is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 subgrids that compose the grid (also called “boxes”, “blocks”, “regions”, or “subsquares”) contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid, which typically has a unique solution. Completed puzzles are always a type of Latin square with an additional constraint on the contents of individual regions.

The puzzle was popularized in 1986 by the Japanese puzzle company Nikoli, under the name Sudoku, meaning single number. It became an international hit in 2005.

Number puzzles appeared in newspapers in the late 19th century, when French began experimenting with removing numbers from magic squares. Le Siècle, a Paris-based daily, published a partially completed 9×9 magic square with 3×3 sub-squares on November 19, 1892. It was not a Sudoku because it contained double-digit numbers and required arithmetic rather than logic to solve, but it shared key characteristics: each row, column and sub-square added up to the same number.

On July 6, 1895, Le Siècle’s rival, La France, refined the puzzle so that it was almost a modern Sudoku. It simplified the

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9×9 magic square puzzle so that each row, column and broken diagonals contained only the numbers 1–9, but did not mark the subsquares. Although they are unmarked, each 3×3 sub-square does indeed comprise the numbers 1–9 and the additional constraint on the broken diagonals leads to only one solution.

These weekly puzzles were a feature of French newspapers such as L’Echo de Paris for about a decade but disappeared about the time of the First World War. According to Will Shortz, the modern Sudoku was most likely designed anonymously by Howard Garns, a 74-year-old retired architect and freelance puzzle constructor from Indiana, and first published in 1979 by Dell Magazines as Number Place (the earliest known examples of modern Sudoku). Garns’s name was always present on the list of contributors in issues of Dell Pencil Puzzles and Word Games that included Number Place, and was always absent from issues that did not. He died in 1989 before getting a chance to see his creation as a worldwide phenomenon. It is unclear if Garns was familiar with any of the French newspapers listed above.

The puzzle was first introduced in Japan,

by Nikoli, in the paper Monthly Nikolist in April 1984, as Suuji (or suji) wa dokushin ni kagiru which can be translated as “the digits must be single” or “the digits are limited to one occurrence.” At a later date, the name was abbreviated to Sudoku by Maki Kaji, taking only the first kanji of compound words to form a shorter version. In 1986, Nikoli introduced two innovations: the number of givens was restricted to no more than 32, and puzzles became “symmetrical” (meaning the givens were distributed in rotationally symmetric cells).

In the United States, the first newspaper to publish a Sudoku puzzle by Wayne Gould was The Conway Daily Sun published in New Hampshire, in 2004.

It has since gained international appeal with people of all walks of life playing the game from children to seniors, students to professors, laymen to clergy.

THE WEEKLY SUDOKU How to play Sudoku? One simple rule: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

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Tips for the beginner Sudoku player Make sure you have some free time ahead.

Resist the temptation of guess and use logic instead!

Solving time for the Soduku is typically from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your Soduku skill and experience, so don’t quit if you’re Soduku-ing for 5 minutes and getting nowhere.

• Use a pencil, you will make mistakes,

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People and Places

BY PAUL STEINER

Anytime you have an old dress it’s “vintage” says Joan Rivers. id you notice that when NY Times chief film critic reviews a movie (he-s A. O. Scott, who once wrote that his grandmother is Jewish) he mentions many other movies? Ditto the critic for NY Press/Our Town West Side Spirit. In reviewing Universal’s “The Greene Zone,” he mentioned 7 other movies. On the same page, A. O. Scott, reviewing “The Exploding Girl” by Zoe Kazan, he mentions 4 other movies. Check yourself for the fun of it.

Jackie Mason told me at Applejack Diner that he did shows in L.A., Miami & Pittsburgh.

AM Society for Yad Vashem’s Annual Spring celebration is in May at the Grand Hyatt, NY.

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Theater Talk “The Really Big Once” a play directed by David Herskovits, tells the story of two theatrical giants, Tennessee Williams and Eli Kazan and how they once made “Camino Real,” a play that changed American culture.

Target Margin Theater accessed notebooks, letters and recollections from Williams and Kazan’s estates to base the story, exploring their collaboration.

Ontological Theater, 131 E 10 St.- Apr. 13- May 8 -(212-695-7400).

Movie Talk In the futuristic action thriller “Repo Men,” humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don’t pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property...with no concern for your comfort or survival. Jude Law plays Remy, one of the best organ repo men in the business. When he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to f ind himself f itted with the company’s

top-of-the-line heart-replacement...as well as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is that his heart’s no longer in the job. When he can’t make the payments. The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy’s former partner Jake to track him down. Now that the hunter has become the hunted, Remy joins Beth, another debtor who teaches him how to vanish from the system. And as he and Jake embark on a chase across a landscape populated by maniacal friends and foes, one man will become a reluctant champion for thousands on the run.

MoMA Presented Amos Gitai’s “Carmel.” “It’s not easy being a father in Israel these days, “Amos Gitai says of his son’s military duty, encapsulating the mixed emotions of living in a land with such a deep and conflicted history. Gitai, whose previous nonf iction works were the subject of a 2008 MoMA retrospective, begins his new, unclassif iable work with quotes from Josephus on the Jewish Wars of two millennia ago, then segues to present-day Israel and his family, with a focus on the remarkably articulate Efratia, the f ilmmaker’s late mother, whose letters about life in Israel and abroad are read by Jeanne Moreau. Charting his own course through Israeli history, Gitai, who is only two years younger than Israel, becomes a lively symbol for the country itself. A child of the kibbutz, a young soldier wounded during the Yom Kippur War, a sometimes testy but always honest artist whose works are more often welcomed abroad than at home—Gitai has led a life as dense, rich, and complex as the nation of his birth.

Broadway trend study A recent study by the Broadway League found that international visitors accounted for 21 percent of the 12.15 million Broadway admissions between May 26, 2008 and May 24, 2009, the highest portion in recorded history.

Overall, tourists accounted for approximately 63 percent of all tickets sold to Broadway shows in New York City.

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Living With the Parsha Every Day... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36 tling our yetzer hora, how to conduct a cheshbon hanefesh, increasing our humility and reverance for Hashem, among countless other Torah mandated concepts.

The author gives us pause as we are

enjoined to reflect on what modalities we can use to become better Jews in relation to Hashem and our fellow man as we eagerly imbibe his extensive Torah knowledge and lamdus. We gain a new and exciting understanding of each

parsha and how it's teachings relate to our thoughts and behaviors during the minutes and hours of each day. By scrupulously following the guidelines promulgated in this book, our neshomas will surely be purif ied as we soar to

heights that hitherto we never imagined.

BenTzion Greiper's words and those of his beloved rav, Rabbi Avigdor Miller, ZT"L will penetrate our psyches and souls and will have a profound impact on generations to come.

“My Eliraz is 'a mother’s boy, a loving boy, who established a beautiful family in the Land of Israel… Four of my sons served in the Sayeret Golani [elite unit]; I don’t know what that is, but I do know that G-d loves the Sayeret Golani of the Peretz family, He loves those f ighters very much, and He loves my Eliraz very much. I say simply: He was a true hero.”

“My sons are always at the forefront, off icers leading the way. He is a personal example and he ran to give help; it was obvious that he would be f irst. He didn’t go in order to die, but in order that I and the entire Nation of Israel could live here safely. Our sons were killed on behalf of everyone and so that we should be able to walk here proudly.”

Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Shilo and Shechem (Nablus). The neighborhood, where fallen Second Lebanon War hero Maj. Ro’i Klein also lived, has been deemed “illegal” and is slated for destruction – unless Defense Minister Ehud Barak retroactively approves it. MK Danny Danon (Likud) said, “8 percent of one neighborhood has given their lives for Israel… This

neighborhood features a spirit of national responsibility, and this is apparently something that typif ies those living there. If Barak does not approve the neighborhood even before Passover, it will be a slap in the face by the State to the path and legacy of the residents.”

Miriam Peretz, mother of Eliraz and Uriel, said of Eliraz on Saturday night,

Dr. Chaya Hammer, Jerusalem’s “Chicken Lady,” Dies at 100... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 In 1969 she and her husband finally fulfilled a life-long dream and made Aliyah (immigrated) to Israel. They lived, for the rest of their lives, in the first building to be built in Jerusalem's then-new Ramat Eshkol neighborhood; shiva will be observed in that home beginning Saturday night, but will be abbreviated by the onset of the Pesach holiday.

The Hammers were followed later on Aliyah by their three daughters and their families.

Chaya often recounted how one Friday, almost 30 years ago, she was buying meat at her local butcher and noticed a young girl receiving scraps of bone and fat. When she commented to the butcher, he explained that the girl's father was disabled and unable to work, the family was very poor, and the bone and thistle would be mixed in a soup to provide a bit of nutrition.

Mrs. Hammer immediately told the butcher to give the girl two chickens and a pound of chopped meat every week, and to

charge it to her account. She then began to tell friends and family about the needy families in her community, and started to gather funds for chicken for a growing number of families.

By 2008, she was providing chicken to more than 120 families a week. She also looked for other ways to help the families, such as by providing school supplies or clothing, and reached out to families in other cities as well.

She received an honorary "doctorate in kindness" from Yeshiva University a number

of years ago. In addition to the YU honorary doctorate, Mrs. Hammer received many awards, including Yakirat Yerushalayim and Eishet Chayil, was also a leading member in Emunah Women, Hadassah, Bikur Cholim, the League for Special Children, and more.

She founded the flourishing Bracha chapter of Emunah in Jerusalem for English speakers.

Dr. Hammer, is survived by her three daughters, nine grandchildren, over 35 greatgrandchildren, and some 40 great-greatgrandchildren.

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U.S. Softens Sanction Plan Against Iran... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 of Iran leaves less and less space for diplomatic maneuver,” a senior Russian diplomat told reporters Wednesday.

The current resolution still would target major power centers in Iran, in particular the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country’s elite military force, according to a person familiar with the draft. It would also stiffen a broad range of existing sanctions, including the search and seizure of suspicious cargo bound for Iran through international waters and a ban on states offering financial assistance or credits for trade with Iran. If approved, they would be the most stringent measures Iran has faced.

Yet the original U.S. draft would have gone much further. The cargo sanctions initially named Iran Air and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and demand a blanket ban of their airplanes and ships from other countries’ airspace or territorial waters. The revised version calls for interdiction only of shipments that would evade already-existing sanctions.

The earlier resolution would have made it difficult for Iran to insure imports and exports of oil and other essential commodities, by barring foreign insurers from serving international transport contracts from Iran.

The new draft calls only for unspecified “additional steps” to enforce current sanctions on insurance.

The previous draft would also have barred Iran’s access to international capital

markets by prohibiting foreign investment in Iranian bonds. The country hasn’t traditionally relied on debt markets, but earlier this month a state-owned Iranian bank, Bank Mellat, announced an offer to sell bonds valued at 1 billion ($1.35 billion) to fund development of natural-gas field in South Pars.

The new draft makes no mention of Iranian bonds.

The current draft notes “with serious concern the role of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard” in “Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities and the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems,” according to a person familiar with its contents.

The U.S. Treasury Department has identified billions of dollars in assets controlled by the Revolutionary Guard in financial and commercial sectors, including at least $7 billion in the energy sector and a controlling stake in Iran’s largest telecommunications provider, Telecommunication Company of Iran.

The draft would force an international freeze on the assets of the entire Revolutionary Guard and “any individuals or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction,” and on “entities owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means,” according to the person familiar with the draft.

If enforced, the proposed sanctions could force the Revolutionary Guard to divest itself of some holdings to prevent major disrup-

tions in the economy.

The Revolutionary Guard’s affiliation with the country’s telecom operator, for example, could prompt foreign partners to stop connecting international calls.

Though the sanctions under discussion would target the government, they would inevitably hit many Iranians as well, a senior European official with knowledge of the sanction preparations said. “We don’t want to hurt the Iranian people,” he said, but “people will be affected.”

China, which relies on Iran as a major supplier of oil, said last week that the standoff with Iran should be resolved through negotiations. U.S. officials have said China remains the linchpin for the Security Council adopting sanctions, and have enlisted key Arab states such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to use their energy dealings with China as leverage to push for cooperation.

“I believe in the end the Chinese will be on board,” said a senior U.S. official working on drafting the sanctions.

Russia has sent mixed signals in recent weeks on its willingness to impose tougher restrictions on Tehran. Last week, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Moscow would assist Iran in starting a civilian nuclear reactor, against U.S. objections.

In a nod to Moscow, the resolution wouldn’t sanction work on many existing energy projects, including that nuclear power

plant.

Russia doesn’t want to push Iran to the point of quitting the international NonProliferation Treaty and barring nuclear inspectors, analysts say. Industrial lobbies close to the Kremlin also oppose sanctions that would jeopardize their sales of weapons and nuclear energy equipment to Iran.

One of the toughest proposed sanctions in the current draft is a comprehensive international arms embargo against Iran, a longtime goal of the U.S. Despite U.S. pressure to end weapons shipments, a number of countries continue supply Iran with arms, however.

The balance between seeking tough measures and unanimity is affecting the timing of a U.S. push. Negotiations could drag on into the summer.

U.S. officials said they will follow any new U.N. sanctions enacted with a range of new measures implemented either unilaterally or with allied countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The Obama administration has been holding meetings with socalled like-minded nations from outside the Security Council, such as Japan, South Korea, and the U.A.E., which have extensive financial ties to Tehran.

“International pressure will be backed by steps that are taken nationally,” Mr. Crowley said. “We are looking for sanctions that have bite.”

credit. Sweden later put on hold that process, citing Volvo’s uncertain ownership. Industry Minister Maud Olofsson said in an interview yesterday that the government is willing to revisit the loan. Geely hasn’t decided whether it will apply for the credit, Li said.

Li, Geely’s founder, has said he is seeking to have half the company’s sales from overseas markets by 2015. He aims to sell 200,000 Volvos a year in China, up from 22,405 last year, and has been seeking locations for a new plant there.

Sales-tax cuts for smaller vehicles combined with rural subsidies boosted nationwide auto sales in China 46 percent last year to 13.6 million, helping it supplant the U.S. as the world’s largest auto market.

Volvo sold 334,808 cars worldwide last

year, down 11 percent from 2008 and 27 percent from a 2007 peak of about 460,000, according to the company. U.S. sales have climbed for 9 months in a row and rose 40 percent this year through February.

The Swedish carmaker has about 20,000 employees worldwide, including almost 14,000 in Sweden. It has about 2,500 dealers in 100 countries. The unit’s pretax loss narrowed to $934 million last year from $1.7 billion in 2008, Ford said on Jan. 28. Volvo’s last annual pretax profit was $377 million in 2005.

Ford ended three years of losses with a net income of $2.7 billion in 2009 and was the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy. Ford paid $6.5 billion for Volvo in 1999.

BMW on the same platform as the Mini Cooper also raises the question of where the new car would be produced. Although BMW is being vague, indications are it could be built alongside the Mini Cooper in Oxford, England, using a new generation of threeand four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines sourced from BMW's British-based engine factory in Hams Hall.

AutoWeek understands that studies are also under way that could see the new plat-

form structure referred to by Reithofer used for future generations of the 1-series, although at this stage, BMW is undecided on whether the third-generation model due out in 2018 will be front-wheel drive or rearwheel drive.

"We are looking at alternatives," a Munich insider told AutoWeek. "With the new platform set to support four-wheel drive, it wouldn't be that hard to use the transmission tunnel for a rear-wheel-drive application."

Ford Sells Volvo to Geely of China ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 year, compared with 330,000 in 2009, CEO Stephen Odell said. Geely will restore profitability to Volvo, according to Ford’s Booth.

Ford will continue to supply Volvo powertrains, stampings and some vehicle components. It also agreed to provide engineering and technology support, and access to tooling for common components for an unspecified period.

The Swedish carmaker’s S40 model is built on the mechanical foundation of the Ford Focus now sold in Europe. Volvo supplies diesel engines for Ford’s European lineup.

‘Image Boost’

“We have continued to invest in Volvo, just as we did at Jaguar Land Rover, to make sure that our employees and now our ex-

employees at Jaguar Land Rover are going to be working in a place that has good potential for the future,” Booth said in a March 24 interview.

Geely first approached Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford about buying Volvo in mid-2008, two people familiar with the talks have said. Ford named Geely its “preferred bidder” in October and said on Dec. 23 that they had agreed on the major terms of the transaction.

The cash portion of the purchase price will be adjusted for Volvo’s pension deficits, debt, cash and working capital, which could mean a “significant decrease” in proceeds to Ford, the U.S. carmaker said.

The European Investment Bank approved a 200 million-euro loan to Volvo last year, pending a Swedish state guarantee for the

BMW Set To Go Front-Wheel Drive... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 Munich.

Being careful to separate the new priceleading front-drive model from BMW's upcoming city car, which is being developed in a different project as part of its Mega City Vehicle electric-car initiative, Reithofer added, "For these new vehicles [the new BMW and Mini] we [are] developing a common architecture for both front- and fourwheel drive."

While exact details remain shrouded in

secrecy, AutoWeek can confirm the new entry-level BMW has been conceived to run the same front-drive underpinnings as the next-generation Mini Cooper.

But while the new Mini Cooper isn't due out until 2014, indications are that the small BMW could be on sale as early as 2013 as part of a major thrust by the company to become the undisputed sales leader in the premium small-car class.

News of plans to base the new entry-level

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Netanyahu Can Say “No”... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 tude toward Jews is the litmus test for measuring democratic retrogression.

This is true of the attitude toward the Jewish state as well. The unwavering American commitment to democracy incorporates respect for choices made by other democracies. Israel can con-

vince Americans that its democraticallyelected government has every right to determine its future.

If Obama continues to insist on freezing construction in Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister has the option to tell the US and the world that the Jews

have returned to where King David established his capital 3,000 years earlier and that they intend to stay there. The text of such a response is easily available: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. Let my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember

you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy" (Psalms 137, 5-7). Once in a while such words have great power.

Prof. Efraim Inbar is director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, and professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University.

Katzeleh: African ‘Infiltrators’ Should Live in Camp ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 neighborhood, have flooded south Tel Aviv and every day are advancing dozens of meters closer to Dizengoff on their way to Akirov luxury towers in north Tel Aviv and

Ramat Aviv.”

“A long time ago, people stopped being surprised that the majority of Tel Aviv residents are willing to sell off Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. But surprisingly, in my eyes,

they aren’t bothered that their city is turning into an Eritrean and Sudanese city,” Katz said, adding that it “boggles his mind that the secular, liberal and elitist public has lost the will to live.”

Katz also toured farms in the Arava along with other MKs, where he called on the government to drop limits on the number of foreigners allowed to work in agriculture.

More Foot Power, Less Car Pollution Best for Health ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32 The most significant health gains in London would include reductions in: ischemic heart disease (10 percent to 19 percent reduction resulting in 1,950 to 4,240 fewer deaths per year); cerebrovascular disease (10 percent to 18 percent reduction resulting in 1,190 to 2,580 fewer deaths per year); dementia (7 percent to 8 percent reduction resulting in 200 to 240 fewer deaths per year); and breast cancer (12 percent to 13 percent reduction resulting in 200 to 210 fewer deaths per year). There would

also be reductions in cases of depression and colon cancer, the study authors noted.

In Delhi, the largest health benefits would include reductions in: ischemic heart disease (11 percent to 25 percent reduction resulting in 2,490 to 7,140 fewer deaths per year); cerebrovascular disease (11 percent to 25 percent reduction resulting in 1,270 to 3,650 fewer deaths per year); and diabetes (6 percent to 17 percent reduction resulting in 150 to 460 fewer deaths per year). There would also

be reductions in acute respiratory infections in children, lung cancer and depression, the researchers found.

Researchers noted that the positive results can related to any major metropolitan city in the US, especially in places like the New York tri-State area.

"Important health gains and reductions in CO2 emissions can be achieved through replacement of urban trips in private motor vehicles with active travel," wrote James Woodcock, of the London School of

Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues. "Technological measures to reduce vehicle pollutants might reduce emissions, but the health effect would be smaller."

The researchers added that an "increase in the safety, convenience and comfort of walking and cycling, and a reduction in the attractiveness of private motor vehicle use (speed, convenience and cost) are essential to achieve" a major switch to active travel in cities.

sea and sang, G-d and His Heavenly consorts appeared to her and she recognized that it was her King, who had performed all of these miracles.

Each and every one of the people understood and saw that which the world’s prophets had never seen or understood.

Were you to think that Israel was unaware and lacked the Divine wisdom to comprehend, the very song itself is testimony, how else could they all have said the same words at the same time. Even the unborn in their mothers’ wombs sang this song together, seeing a manifestation of Gd’s Presence that even Yechezkel the Prophet never witnessed.

When they concluded their song, the people’s souls were enraptured and longed to see even more. So overwhelmed were they that they refused to leave. At that time

Moses said to G-d: “Your children, in their great desire to see Your light, do not want to leave the sea.”

What did G-d do? He concealed His glory and He was both apparent and unapparent. Moses urged Israel to leave a number of times but they were still unwilling, for they were still enraptured by G-d’s indirect appearance.

It was only when they understood that His glory was in the wilderness, that Moses was able to lead them, as the verse (Exodus 15:22) states: And Moses led them from the Red Sea... and they went into the wilderness of Shur.

Why is it referred to as the wilderness of Shur? It was a wilderness where they sought to see the glory of their great King, for the Hebrew word Shur connotes seeing.

The Last Days of Passover... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 the Exodus from Egypt took place twice: once because of the promise made to Abraham and the second time because the people themselves merited redemption.

And G-d brought a strong east wind to blow over the sea all that night (Exodus 14:21)? If G-d wanted the sea to split, He could have ordered it to do so; with one declaration He could have transformed it into dry land. Why did He bring a strong east wind [a dry wind from the desert]?

G-d sought to imbue Israel with the belief that all of the acts of Creation are dependent upon His word. The wilderness and the inhabited places, the sea and the wind, the clouds and the fire? All are the work of His hands and subject to His direction. There is no aspect of nature independent of His control.

Once this belief became rooted in

Israel’s hearts, they merited the great miracle of the splitting of the sea, in which the laws of nature were transcended.

The Talmud (Ta’anit 25a) quotes R. Chanina ben Dosa as saying: “He Who told oil to burn will tell vinegar to burn.” Why did R. Chanina find it necessary to mention the flammable quality of oil? He could have simply said that G-d can order vinegar to burn!

This teaches us that man merits a miracle that transcends natural order only when he realizes that nature itself functions only because G-d so declared.

Just as G-d declared oil to be flammable and it is His declaration that gives oil that property, so too can His declaration give vinegar the capability of burning.

The Zohar quotes R. Shimon as teaching: When Israel stood by the banks of the

David Greenfield Elected to the NY City Council... CONTINUED FROM COVER effort to put the word out that David Greenfield should be supported Letters went out, announcements were made in shuls in the neighborhood emails, text messages and phone calls were made to reach as many voters as possible. On the day of the election the voters went to the polls and the rest is history Mr. Greenfield was also helped by the endorsements from other politicians such as New York City MAyor Michael R. Bloomberg and Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez.

Councilman-elect David Greenfield said on the day after being elected that he is looking forward to working for every aspect of the community. In the days before the Pesach holiday he has already worked on two issues even before he was sworn in as councilman. He spoke to the department of sanitation and was successful in expanding the special garbage pick-up in Boro Park and also contacted the Parks Department and was able to postpone scheduled tree pruning that was supposed to take place over the holiday.

On the day before Pesach, Greenfield visited chametz-burning sites with FDNY,

NYPD and Shomrim officials to make sure that the designated fire sites were safe, as well as visiting and thanking Shomrim, Chaverim, Hatzolah, and Misaskim and Community Board 12 for their assistance.

“I want to thank the hard-working men and women of the FDNY, NYPD and Sanitation Department for working together to ensure a safe and clean Pesach. It’s a testament to the community that government agencies and volunteer organizations work so well together to ensure that we all have a Chag Kasher V’Sameach.” said Greenfield.

In the coming weeks, after his inauguration, he said that he is looking forward to working for the many issues that specifically relate to the neighborhood. He pointed out parking problems and tickets as well as property taxes and high tuition costs. “People know me as a person who is going to work hard for the entire community.

Greenfield is the third Orthodox Jew to represent the 44th district of NY after Noach Dear and Simcha Felder.

In November he will have to run again in a regular election.

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Moldova: 108 Years Since the Kishinev Massacre Kishinev is the Capital of the republic of Moldova, part of the former Soviet Union, that became a flourishing Jewish center in the 18th century, when the growing economy presented new commercial and industrial opportunities. By the turn of the century Jews owned a score of factories employing thousands of Jewish workers; there were 16 Jewish schools with 2,100 students, and 70 synagogues. he name Kishinev, however, was thrust into the consciousness of the world on Easter Day, 1903 when 49 Jews were massacred by frenzied mobs. Hundreds more were seriously injured; thousands were left homeless and property damage was measured in millions of gold rubles. Public outrage was expressed in protests that echoed throughout every civilized capital of the world. In 1905 Kishinev was again the scene of unspeakable horror and violent death when a second pogrom claimed the lives of another 19 Jews. The Jewish community was shaken to its foundations, and a flood of emigration began, which continued through the interim war years. All the while, government endorsed anti-Semitic propaganda stirred the never extinguished embers of anti-Jewish hatred.

The devastation of the Jewish community of Kishinev was completed by the bestial Nazis and their enthusiastic Moldavian cohorts, who annihilated some 53,000 of the 65,000 Jewish inhabitants of the city.

Communism brought ever more difficult restrictions to the remaining Jews: In 1961, bar mitzvahs were forbidden; 1964, all Synagogues were closed, except one - the

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The Kishinev Synagogue Today one which is used today; Jews were harassed and imprisoned on trumped up charges. Life for the Jews of Kishinev was bleak indeed. Today, the name Kishinev conjures up entirely different images those of tremendous hope and rebirth.

The important educational, social, and humanitarian programs and services have become crucial to the Kishinev community. They functioned according to the needs of the community.

The Educational Programs for Women, The Kishinev Seniors, and Children include the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish school. kindergarten to intermediate school, along with Sunday School and camps, and regular synagogue lectures including monthly edu-

Hundreds and hundreds of Jews stood in line to receive matzo and food for the Passover Holiday.

Pogrom 1903. cational programs for women. Thousands of men, women and children now observe their Jewish identity during the year, each on his or her level, and you could find them in Tel Aviv, the Israeli Army, and New York and all over the world.

The Holiday Support Programs of the local Chabad emissaries makes it possible for the community to gather, socialize, and observe the many important holidays during the Jewish calendar year. From Shabbats to the high holidays, from Sukkas through Passover, we are proud to celebrate together with the Jews of Moldova for all the holidays throughout the year. This spiritual and social uplift is another crucial element of the services provided.

Malnutrition is a very real threat to the populace in Moldova, particularly the very young and very old. The Food Program includes the Kishinev Synagogue soup kitchen, which provides needy Jews with a hot meal every day, while the students who attend our schools receive two nourishing meals a day. For the homebound, therec is a “Visiting the Elderly” food and support service. In Moldova today, the importance of these food programs cannot be underestimated.

In today’s Moldova, the chaotic economic and social conditions are making everyday life a trial for the average citizen. For the poor, the ill, the elderly, and the children—it is often a nightmare.

Prior to this weeks Pesach holiday, tons of Matzot where distributed at the Chabad Jewish Community Kishinev. Hundreds of Jews stood in line to receive Matzo and food for the Passover holiday.

There are also Jewish communities in Bendry, Rybnista, Tiraspol and Soroky

Bendery Jewish Community Bendery, now known as Tighina, is a port city on the Dniester River in East Moldova has a very interesting history. During the 14th century, a Genuese colony called Tigin was built here. The Moldovan name

Grave of Rabbi Tzirlson.

‘Tighina’ derives from the old Genuese name. Between the two World Wars, Bendery became a Romanian town and was renamed Tighina. Since 1944, it belonged to the Moldovan SSR. In 1992, Bendery became the main battlefield of the war between the secessionist Transdniestran (Russian) army and the Moldovan army.

After the war, parts of the 14th Russian army remained in town, but it looks like Russia has withdrawn its army.

Tiraspol Jewish Community Tiraspol is a city located in the Southeast of Moldova. Since the 17th century, this city has always had a thriving Jewish presence.

By 1897, the Jewish community numbered 27 percent of the total population of Tiraspol (8,668). During the Holocaust, nearly the entire Jewish community perished in Nazi concentration camps. After World War II, the Jewish community began to grow once again and, by the 1960s, there were nearly 1,500 Jews Tiraspol is the capital and administrative center of the self-proclaimed independent Republic of Transnistria, and the second largest city in the Republic of Moldova . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River.

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10 Ways to Maximize Your Frequent Flier Miles A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN TO FLY WHERE YOU WANT, WHEN, AND MORE

BY WENDY PERRIN If you’re not able to redeem your miles or points for the flights you want, it could be that either you’re in the wrong program or you’re not employing the new tools and strategies you need in this changing landscape. Here’s a step-by-step plan for using your miles to fly where you want, when you want, and in the best seat possible: 1. Make sure you’re in the mileage program that best suits your award goals sk yourself what the purpose of your miles is,” says Randy Petersen, the world’s leading expert on mileage programs and the founder of WebFlyer.com and FlyerTalk.com. “Let’s say your goal is to travel to Hawaii. Make sure you’re enrolled in a program that requires the least number of miles to go to Hawaii or that has the most airline partners that fly there. Don’t rely on only one carrier.”

Determining the best mileage program for you is actually a three-step process, says Gary Leff, who writes FlyerTalk’s View from the Wing blog and recently founded BookYourAward.com, an award concierge of sorts. First, look at the route maps of the airline you’re currently collecting most of your miles with and its international partners and see whether they fly to the places you have in mind.

Second, consider how expensive your program’s awards are for where you want to go.

“If you want to fly business-class to Paris,” says Leff, “it’ll cost 80,000 miles on Air Canada’s Aeroplan but 105,000 on United or Continental.” Third, factor in how generous—or stingy—your program is with award seats. US Airways, for instance, gives away

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only 3.9 percent of its seats, Petersen points out, whereas American gives away 9.7 percent. To find out how generous a carrier is, check InsideFlyer.com, which every April reports the percentage of seats each airline gave away during the previous year..

2. If your home airport is a carrier’s hub, don’t assume that your main program has to be that airline’s “Hub cities are difficult for the middle class,” says Petersen, explaining that those who don’t travel or charge enough to earn elite status lose out in the competition for seats—especially premium-class ones—to more-frequent fliers and big spenders. If you’re a hub captive without elite status, consider choosing the program of an alliance partner of the hub airline. Say you live in Atlanta and you don’t have elite status with Delta. Leff suggests crediting the miles you fly on Delta to its partner Alaska Airlines.

That’s because you can redeem Alaska miles not only for flights on Delta and several of its SkyTeam partners but also for flights on American and several of its Oneworld partners. This makes more award seats available to you out of Atlanta. In addition, you have a better chance of earning elite status.

3. Consider using a credit card that allows you to earn miles that can be redeemed across alliances

Preferred Guest American Express Card lets you transfer your points to a whopping 30 mileage programs.

It’s smart to have at least one credit card that provides the flexibility of being able to redeem miles on a wide array of airlines.

American Express’s Membership Rewards program, for one, lets you transfer your points to 18 carriers across all three alliances, which means you’ll have many more possibilities of finding an available award to your destination. The Starwood

4. Look for award seats six months in advance of your trip A lot of people mistakenly think that the trick to using your miles is to book your award seats the moment a flight gets put in the reservation system—often 331 days ahead of departure. Statistically speaking, says Petersen, you have the best shot at nabbing the award seats you want six months before the flight date.

5. Look for award seats on code-share partners If the flights you are interested in are code-shared, there may be award seats available on the code-share partner. Say you want to fly from Denver to Montreal and the flight is code-shared by United and Air Canada, says Petersen. It could be that United has no award seats left but Air Canada does, in which case you could redeem United miles for the Air Canada seats. Or it could be that you can fly United one way and Air Canada back.

6. Consider flying into one airport and back from another Some frequent-flier programs now offer one-way awards, allowing you to fly into one airport and return from another, Petersen points out, which can be helpful if your destination has more than one airport. For example, if you want to travel to Los Angeles, you could fly into LAX and return from Ontario or Orange County airport.

7. Look for award availability on midweek dates If you need several seats on the same flight or flights, plan to fly out and back midweek.

You’ll likely find the most award seats on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

8. Phone the airline just after midnight on a weekend Airline Web sites often don’t display all the available award seats, so if you’re not finding what you need, call the mileageaward redemption desk. Booking by phone will cost $20 to $25, but it’s a small price to pay if you find a reservations agent who thinks creatively. Petersen suggests phoning

just after midnight over the weekend. That’s because carriers change their award inventory on Friday afternoons and occasionally on Saturdays—changes that go into effect at midnight—yet most people don’t phone the airlines till Monday, so over the weekend you have extra award availability and agents who have the time to work with you.

9. For domestic award seats, look at connecting in an airport that’s not a hub for the airline you’re redeeming miles on “Say I’m a United flier and I want to get from Denver to Miami,” says Petersen.

“Rather than flying via Chicago—where big-time fliers hog all the upgrades—if I fly via Dallas I’m more likely to find award availability.”

10. For international award seats, start with the routes connecting the hubs in your carrier’s alliance Suppose you need to fly from Cleveland to Venice. “Never ask whether award seats are available from Cleveland to Venice,” explains Steve Belkin, the founder of Competitours and a frequent-flier extraordinaire who has redeemed more than 17 million miles’ worth of premium-class international airline tickets. Instead, he says, start with the hub-to-hub routes flown by the carriers in your alliance.

Say it’s the Star Alliance: Look for availability on flights from Chicago, Newark, Philadelphia, Toronto, or Washington, D.C. (hubs for Star Alliance partners Continental, United, US Airways, and Air Canada) to Frankfurt, Vienna, Munich, or Copenhagen.

That gives you more than 20 possibilities.

Once you’ve found a hub-to-hub flight with award seats, tack on the short-haul spoke-tohub or hub-to-spoke options (Cleveland to Chicago or Dulles, for example, and Frankfurt or Vienna to Venice).

“This strategy is key especially for business-class awards,” says Belkin, “because the shorter segments are often in one-cabin regional jets. If you do a business-class Cleveland-Venice search, it’s likely to show up as unavailable. In 12 years and more than 70 international business-class redemptions, I have never been shut out of an award seat using this strategy.”

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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 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.

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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 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

House for sale in the heart of Sephardic community, Gravesend. Please call: 718-755-6349 LOGAN STREET: Brand new 3 family house, beautiful 1.5 BA, wood floors, porch and driveway. Call: 347-683-1923 2 family detached, 1. 2 bedroom, 1 bth. 2. second floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bth w.porch, close to trans and synagogue. Call now, asking low 600’s 646-217-8252 6920 13th Avenue: Store + 2 family, excellent condition, 3 BR apts. Call Albert. Remax Metro. 917-733-7230 or 718-439-1110

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

BROOKLYN BORO PARK/3905 13TH AVE: Newly renovated store 20x80 & two 6 room apts.

917-370-2672 or 718-871-0680 Junction, Crnr FLATBUSH/ NOSTRAND. Access from subway & Bklyn Coll.

Offices/ Suites.Reas..

Call Mr. Jack 646-872-2992 East Flatbush: 5000sq ft.

Garage/warehouse. East Flatbush area. Call broker 718-252-2424 Avenue J/ E14th Street: Renov approx, 400 sf.

Prime location, heavy foot traffic. $2500. Avail now!

Bkr 917-204-0301 BORO PARK: Commcl warehouse for rent, 2500sf Hi ceil, loading dock, 24 hr access.

917-681-0151 Ave X/ Nostrand Ave: VIC, 650 sq ft store & bsmt.

Move-in con. $1700 Call 718-998-3312 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 16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows.

Call: 718-435-9366 BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent.

3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail.

Call 718-869-2005pm.

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

646-944-5209

OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748

Park Slope 781 4th Ave Corner of 27th St 1000 sqft Hi Traffic Area.

Good for: Attorney, MRI, Mail Box Store, Hair Salon, NO FOOD, No Grocery.

Reasonable & Negotiable.

Call Owner 718-788-4331 STORE FOR RENT BROOKLYN Hair salon for rent Ave. U Close to Q+B subway, very convenient access. Asking $2,200 Call: Benny Wong 917-774-6586 718-375-5180 Garage for Rent Brooklyn Bedford.

Garage avail. For storage.

Ave S+T, secure w/alarm, AC and heat. 917-295-5166 SPACE BROOKLYN Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2000 Sf Storage/Warehouse space for rent Freight Elevator 917-678-8269 Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition.

Call: 718-908-7764 STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600 SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677

Large school building for lease $14,500, move in, excel con, large classrooms, office space & playground, lrge kitch + dining area, lead & asbestos free, handicap accessible, suitable for special ed. 718-483-9665 or 917-282-4855

Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427

Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent.

Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store.

Call: 917-435-9274

REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE Court St. Brooklyn, 3rd flr, 900sf. Offices 2 refrigerated 800sf. Each 2 Freezers 800sf each 5000 sf. Storage, 15 ft high, Fright elevator Ground Floor 2000 sf., with loading dock, Total 11,000 sf. Call 917-407-4006

Brooklyn near 4th Ave. 1700 SQFT All open space: suitable for light manufacturer Or warehousing 1 passenger freight elevator. Nr all trans. Avail. Immed.

718-541-4997 Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette.

Gloria: 212-725-6481 Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi.

Call 917-435-9274 Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929 Boro PK/Prime, large beaut Professional offices w/reception area & 2 conference rooms. Fully wired, DSL, & much more. Move right in.

Call: 718-972-2828 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

Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov.

917-494-7987

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

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

Glatt kosher restaurant in Brooklyn, Established 4 years. Long lease w/low rent. Exc oppty. Ask $69k.

718-810-5323

EXCELLENT DEAL! Boro Pk restaurant for sale $65k Flex; Prime location in Boro Pk. Serious inqs only. 917-626-2927

Obgyn Practice for sale: Brooklyn, ideal for Orthodox Jewish MD. Receipts 700k. Call Mr. Weissen at 631-281-2810 or email gnw1@buysellpractices.com Busy dental practice in heart of boro park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681 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 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 BORO PARK NEW UTRECHT/47TH ST 450 sf good for both store and office 19800 sf also available Call: 718-437-3126 lv msg 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

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 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 Very Active Brooklyn Law Practice For Sale. Only Law Firms with at least 3 Attorneys need Apply. Terms Negotiable. Please Call 718-336-3938 AFTER 6pm

BROOKLYN 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)

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

Premiere House/Avenue I and Ocean Avenue Spacious, stunning, 2 BR with view large terrace, 24 hour doorman, Pool, shbbos elevator, playground area 1895/mo Iris B 917- 405-6119 Also for sale 399K very desirable building THREE 3 FAMILY HOMES ON 80X100LOT ASKING $975K ALSO 3 BR APT FOR RENT. R7A ZONE. CALL BROKER 646-207-7151

Boro Park, 20 Ave/53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 BRs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr stores, shuls F train. Asking $3000/mo nego. Call 718-258-4824 House for rent Gravesend/E 4th street: 3.5 room, walk in yard, absentee landlord.

Utilities included $1,200.

Also 5 rm yard garage.

Call agent Fran Rizzo 646-207-3087

Apartment For Rent

BROOKLYN 2 bedroom apartment, all new, new kitchen, 1st floor.

Heat & hot water included on Homecrest Ave $1800 per month.

917-440-3857 Bay Ridge/ 11th Avenue & 63rd St: Remodeled beautiful 1 BR, LR, EIK, Apt building $990. No fee, 3rd flr walk-up ( 2 flights) Call 718-645-0707 Williamsburg: 5000 sft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Avenue. Call 718-998-2768

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

Mod Kit/ bth closets, elev lndry, nr pk/ trains. Jan 1st, owner $1400/mo.

310-213-1334 ronaldbarrett@hotmail.com East 18th street: Renovated apt, new kitchen, bath, bright + airy, parquet floors, painted, ACs, near trans.

Reasonably priced, $1175.

Good for newly weds. Call 347-200-8018 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

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

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REAL ESTATE Pesach Rental Avenue L/ East 15th Street: 2 BR apt + fin basement.

Clean and ready for Pesach, near shops and shuls. Great location.

Available immediately.

917-312-1197 Ave L/E 21: Luxury 1 bdrm bsmt apt. Ave I/E 29: Luxury 2 Bdrm apt.

Call cell: 347-489-4485 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 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 Apt for rent-Bklyn DYKER HEIGHTS2 BR w/terrace Modern, LR, EIK, new fridge, W/D hookup $1750. NO Fee.Call 646-734-6053 718-238-3200 Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923 E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944 APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney.

Call 718-252-0263

ROOM FOR RENT In busy area in Flatbush (On Coney Island between J & K) Call 718-253-0493 KENSINGTON: 3 room apt, 1 bath for rent. Freshly painted. Near shopping and trans. Call: 424-202-1152

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

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

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

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

For Sale

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 Sale

QUEENS/BRONX Bakery/ Café, Queens Coutny, New & successful!

Partner disagreement forces sale. Janney 917-696-2345 or 917-696-2345

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

QUEENS/BRONX 4 Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966

Apartment For Sale

QUEENS/BRONX 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

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

Apartment For Rent

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

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

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QUEENS/BRONX Buying or selling a home?

Inspect it first! Certified home inspections Long Island, Queens & NYC $100 OFF. 516-851-5833 www.HomeInspectorINC.com 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

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

Apartment For Rent

LONG ISLAND 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

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

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

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

Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305

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

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

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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

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

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LONG ISLAND Nassau Lawrence: Elegant and spacious one-of-a-kind custom build contemporary 5 BR ranch, 3 ½ bths, circular driveway, grand entry leading to formal living room, formal dining room, den & huge EIK w/ breakfast room overlooking large, beautifully landscaped property. MBR suite w/master bath, hi ceilings, tanersized rooms. 1 acre Call Agent 516-413-8421 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.

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 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 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

OFFICE FOR RENT/ STATEN ISLAND-Guyan Ave.1500 sq, ft of comm. space excellent for prof. office. Busy area-near transp. Easy access to major roads, highways. Call Gus: 917-750-3898

Apartment For Sale

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

For Rent

NY STATE 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 FORSHAY: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent. Reasonably priced.

Call 845-354-4845 VACATION HOMES FOR RENT MONTICELLO: HIDDEN RIDGE

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HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGN-

STATEN ISLAND BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273

Apartment For Sale

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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space.

Near train.Convenient to all.

Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet.

Please call: 347-424-7809

ER DELUXE HOMES. RENT,

2 BR, 2

SALE/

BTH, BEAUTI-

FUL, 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 Forshay: 13+BR mansion for rent for the summer.

Heated indoor/ outdoor pool, large backyard ALSO Forshay: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent, reasonably priced.

Call 845-354-4845

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

NY STATE 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

Alan Wieder 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

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

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NY STATE 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

Property

For Sale

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

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 Hancock/Upstate NY 9 room LR,DR & 5 Extra rooms for guests, EIK, near transportation, shopping, Schools & more, walk to houses of worship.

Call 917-340-8489 Monsey Exclusive Large Home with Shul Beaut 8000sf 80 acres bals Med seats 150-200 Comm kit,prkg 30 + cars 6br, 4bths lrg granite elk,pvt study w/sep entr.lrg lr, mbth w/jacz,huge succah rm w/retractbl roof,i ntercom/ video surveillance, alarm & much more!must see!

NEWLY RENOVATED HOME Spectacular 4000sf high Ranch 60 acres,nr R’schlessingers shul 7br 4bths,new granite Elk healed flrs, ss appincs skylites,deck sparkling Above grnd pool. All new wndws heating A/C Boiler & roof 2 car attgar Must see!$779k CHOICE RESIDENTIAL BLDG LOT-1.02 acres, quiet culde-sac near R Schlessingers shul, this one-of a kind loc Will not last!

The World Realty Group 908-355-1717 845-358-6088

Owner says ~SELL~ Upstate, NY! 7 acres/BARN/POND-Was $149,900, NOW $69,900!

40x200ft barn, spring fed pond, gorgeous, Catskill mountain views, unbelievable setting! MAKE AN OFFER! HURRY! 888-620-0738

UPSTATE NY TROUT STREAM! 5 acres – was 32,900, NOW $24,900 Apple trees, pines, 300 ft stream front! Gorgeous setting! No closing costs!

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House

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NY STATE Glenwood, NY: 1,899 sq ft home, 3 BR, 2 bth, hardwood flrs and basement on 2.92 acres with small lake and waterfall, exit 109.

Asking $179K. Call 917-754-8984 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

Co-op Redding: FOR NATURE LOVERS! Secluded, unique Swiss chalet log house, 1 hr fr NYC on 4 ac in old forest.

Tennis court, pool, Jacuzzi, $425K. 646-423-2352 Albany Area: SUPER LOCATION, beautifully restored 1840’s farmhouse with 16,000 sq ft barn on 15 park like acres. Turnkey business available. 15 minutes from Downtown Albany. Call Betty at 518-732-2436 or 518-423-9996.

Must see to appreciate.

S FALLSBURG, NY Lg, 3 Br house, 3bth, Brand new, pvt in ground pool. Avail July.

Call: 914-737-3915 WOODMERE/ WOODSBURGH: 5 mins, 5 BR, 4.5 bth, fin bsmt, HW flrs, C/AC, kosher gourmet, granite kit, new bths, den/frplc, cul-de-sac. In eruv, walkable to all shuls. Must see! $1299M. Please Call 917-687-0754 Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!!

Won’t last!!

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Monticello Monticello: Beaut ranch, 4 Br, 3 bth, kosher kit. ½ acre, bkyrd.

Walt to dist to falkof.

For pesach Summer.

Call 718-679-4339 Sidney NY: Large 4 bdrms, historical hom,e on 2 acres, near schools, places of worship + college needs TLC,. Great investment. $85,000.

Ernie 607-563-1020

WOODSIDE, NY 2 family brick house detached. Property is 4000 sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths.

CALL ANNCURRAN @ WAGNER&KELLY REAL ESTATE 646-508-3292 Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com 4 bdrm, 2bth, large living room Family room, kitchen, den Two Story detached garage. New windows, insulation, siding and roof on all Please contact Michelle 716-462-6478 Or look at the website: GIL8.com under Village Gem Asking $129,500.00 Sacrifice wow! Must sell! At kutsher’s Hidden Ridge, designer 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, fully furnished, heat/ Air/ Pool/ New Playhouse, golf & tennis at Kutchers. Aksing $79K. Call Broker Oscar Pavloff 845-434-7992 Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799

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

Delaware, lighthouse Road 54 East Fairagamow Lake under sketching 80% clear.

Lease or sale, price 9M. Call 302-846-0137 or 302-846-3982

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

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

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

Property/House

Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity.

Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.

For Sale

OUT OF STATE Out of state property South West Virginia Bland County.

Antique farm house built in 1890 250 acres with beautiful separate home, great mountain views.

Hunter’s Paradise.

FSBO. $950K. Contact 276-496-5200 Beliz, Central America: 60 acres, riverfront property title. Owned, asking $300,00. Please Call 646-506-6084

Periera, Columbia

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

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

La Julita close to Pinares de 860-514-1813

MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town.

Affordable weekly rental.

800-356-3210

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

Out of state Orange Beach, ALABAMA 2 blocks from bay 6 lots w/ access ’05-$900k/ NOW -$260K 251-752-5600 Big.fish77@hotmail.com

Anguilla, BWI: 1995 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.

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Pennsylvania Reading, PA: Reduced by 1/2 , owner financed, remodeled single. No credit questions. Immediate Occupancy. Business allowed 610-743-4777 or 888-835-4836

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

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 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

Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area.

San Martin $12M US

Land for sale in Melbourne, Arkansas a creek runs through 36 ½ acres. Fenced on 3 sides.

Plenty of deer & turkey.

Close to (3) lakes + white river. Next to air strip.

Asking $109.5K (Neg) Contact 417-256-3900 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

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

Available For Rent

OUT OF STATE FOR SALE, Exceptional Subdivisional Route 1, South Kingstown Preliminary approval on four prime lots near water, 5+ acres each! Rolling meadows with trees. Rural but close to town. High & dry, standard septic.

Horses allowed. Some second-story water views.

Walk to water and marina. $1895M

Available For Sale

PENNSYLVANIA PA, for sale All one acre house, 3 homes, 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths each, 2 homes have 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bths each. Three ranch style.

Two log homes. Price 255,000825,000. ALL BRODERING CAMP D. GOLDEN 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

314-414-0070

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

Brairwood: Newly renovated 2 BR apt EIK, LR, DR, 1 BTH, 4 walk-in closets. Close to all transportation, no pets, non smoker. References & credit check required. Call 718-526-4191 MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town.

Affordable weekly rental.

800-356-3210 AUCTION 4 BR, 4 BA Home-Views Sugarbush ski on/ski off 454 S. Village Blvd. #78, Warren, VT. Thursday December 3 at 11AM. THCAuction.com; 800-634-7653 Vacation Rentals Rockport Texas: Dalton’s landing at Copano Bay. On the Water Bayview- 3 nights/weekdays & 1 night FREE! 4 bedroom/ 3 bath Getaway 800-299-1686 www.daltonslanding.com donbelled@gmail.com

SOUTH NORWALK WATERFRONT BRAND New luxury 1 and 2 br APTS*Starting at $1800 call 203-899-9924 for appointment Jefferson@5577water.com Includes specials Vacation properties Delaware:Dewey beach4 BR, 2 ½ bth, deck, hrdwd flrs, balcony, ocn vu, 1 block to beach, 629,999k rentals.

610-888-5866 www.whisperingpalms-db.com Los Angeles: Lrg 2 story, 5BR, 4bth home avail for summer.

Granite kosh kit. Lg bckyrd. Nr shuls. 310-735-3310

Pennsylvania/ Townhouse for rent East Strausberg Townhouse for rent 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, updated kitchen, cathedral Ceiling, garage bsmnt. Avail now. $1,150/mth + util Call: 570-223-0578

Butler PA: Single fam $575,000. 4 large BRs, high & EIK, DR, great rm, LR, office, Laundry rm, Fin bsmt, in-law apt, CAC, all totally redone, basement garage + new 2 car heated garage/workshop, large lot on quiet street, near shopping & schools, spacious home in mint condition. Asking 575,000. Make offer, Call 570-785-2305 Inv Prop Unique 3 in1 land, investment, 165 acres, mineral rights in marvelous shade zone, 41 acres, blach cherry timber all residentially zoned with all utilities onsite. Northwest PA. Alleghanyoudoors.com 814-598-1354 Newfound Land, Oceanfront: Million $$ View. Historic town, grt for nature lovers. 4 br/ 4.5 bath, EIK, LR, DR, den cozy frplc, garden all updated + renovated. Come watch the wales/ cruise ships + the lobstermen. US $429K. Contact 205-299-5692

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

OUT OF STATE Business Opp, running Mediterranean Restaurant share for sale (1/3) in Washington DC, Dupont Circle. Great partners.

Great for chefs or investors. $330K Contact 202-203-8400

AUCTION 18 Hole Golf Course Oct 10th 2009-12:00 Noon 9259 West Fork Road Georgetown, Ohio 45121 126 acre public golf course located 45 min southeast of Cincinatti.

6070 yards, family owned for over 48 years, ½ mile from Brown Co. Airport, Ohio D5 Liquor Licnese, full restraint, pro-shop, Driving range, Tennis court, practice green, Starting bid set at $900K. Campbellauctioneers.com 973-392-4308 250 Acre farm in SOUTHVIRGINIA, Bland county + (I) Home + A old farm house which was built in the 1900’s. beautiful views.

Hunter’s Paradise. Please contact 276-496-5200 WEST

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Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148

Helping hands-Live in/out: Home attendants & companions. Refs 718-459-4523 or 718-419-9908

Tutoring

Pro Bass Gtr & upright.

Singer for hire. Over 30 yrs Exp. Have gear & transp. 914-522-8465 For bio visit www.eddiedenis.com

Exp. Certified teacher available. Will tutor in math, science, reading & SATs. Reasonable rates.

Contact 718-763-6524

I offer MATH SUPPORT for HS and College students, I lecture in math at Yeshiva University, & prepare students for PSAT/SAT 718-869-9034

Excellent Sofer musmach, yirel shamayim. Expert in writing and checking mezuzahs, tefillin. Call 347-406-1999 Hungarian lady, home health aide, 10 yrs exp, feed tube, sectioning, respirator, medications, F/T- P/T, night/ day, hospital, nursing home, excellent references. Call 917-586-5021

I am Seeking Position As Home Health Care Provider live-in or Live out Taking Care of Elderly 19 yrs Exp Excellent Ref Call Pam 718-877-8116

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

Situation Wanted Aide/ companion/ nanny available immediately.

Days/ nights. Experience with Kosher rules. Call 516-214-6577-or 516-316-2817

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

Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836

Help Wanted

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.

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

Playgroup: Madison age 2-6.

Morah Leora, early/late dropoff. Quality care. Summer/all year. 718-646-9368 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 Caregiver, seeking fulltime position, many years experience. Excellent references. Live in/ out. Call 718-645-5128 or 347-495-2773 LOOKING TO HELP THE ELDERLY. EXPERIENCED Nurse Aid. Help is at your doorstep. Experienced & Certified nurse’s aid available to care for the elderly + homebound or hospice.

Please contact CLAUDIA SHWEKY 732.829.6716 or 732.222.5841 I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414 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

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

COMPANION For the Jewish Elderly all over the NY Area.

Full/Part Time with Benefits.

Please call us at 718-336-7110 ext 288 Jeffrey

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.

(718) 336-7110 ext 215

AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position.

Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637 Situation Wanted, Help offered: Exp nurse with A1 refs. Seeking a position to care for the elderly. P/T, F/T or nights. Prefer the Maryland, Virginia or DC area. Contact 301-455-1221 RETIRED CONSERVATIVE RABBi Available for high holy holidays. Warm and engaging personality.

Dynamic and eloquent speaker. Timely and relevant sermon. Torah reader.

Rabbi1826@gmail.com Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533 I AM A CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK. Spackling, sheet rock, tile, doors, bathrooms, kitchens, painting etc.

Call @ 718-363-8994 ZEVULAN partner to support my Learning for one year, only $20K Call: 646-385-2259 NEED A RABBI !!!

A dynamic experienced Modern Orthodox Rav will lead your shul. Baal Koreh and more, great speaker and educator. Email : evereadyrav@yahoo.com Or call 702-673-7180 HAMPTON SWIMMING INSTRUCTION (LIFEGUARD FOR PARTIES) ALL AGES: INFANTS, TODDLERS, SWIM TEAM, HANDICAPPED ENERGETIC INSTRUCTORS, 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE. RESULTS GUARANTEED. CONTACT KIM *82-631-681-6042, VICKI *82-631-839-7946 VLBONAGURO@OPTONLINE.NET

Restaurant looking for experienced cook Please call 917-453-6776, 845-893-3719 or 732-363-3636

Real agents wanted superior real estate Real estate commission Split 7-30. Will train & help.

Call 917-992-7239 917-748-7780 or 347-554-8282

Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager.

Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719 Help Wanted Chef, P/time for new upcom-

Partner/ Salesperson for jewelry mfg business.

Knowl. of Internet sales.

Willing to travel.

212-575-9590

ing Catering hall, in queens, exper pref, Call bet 10-6pm.

917-696-7879 HELP WANTED/ BKLYN

Household employment wanted: Looking for nanny or housekeeper.

Honest & hardworking.

Please contact 646-884-1058 or 718-565-1269 Home attendant Fulltime or part time.

Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required.

Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229

Dental hygienest Boro Park dental office. P/T Fridays 718-854-3333 Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166 Salesperson Hardware/ Lumber, Inside/ Outside salesperson needed for hardware/ Lumberyard/

Help wanted Secretary f/t Sun-Thurs Midwood, phones, Filing, comp, lit, photoshop knowl A+ Hebrew A+ Call: 718-998-9301 Simply The Best Employment Agency.

We offer eldercare, companions, housekeepers, babysitters,. All with excellent references, Licensed and Board Agency \. Live in/out (718) 332-7608 HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store.

Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339 Dental Lab

Manufacturer of metal studs. Located in Astoria.

Call 718-726-4040 or Email info to:

hiringservices555@hotmail.com

Cleaning Services Passover Special: 3 hours with our eco-friendly,non toxic, hypoallergenic supplies ONLY $89.95. Additional hours at the same discounted rate.

Recession special:$20 per hr with your supplies Brownstone Maids: www.brownstonemaids.com 888-7ny-maid (888-769-6243)

Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247 Clean outs & rubbish removal, attics, bsmt, garage, bus, free quotes! Call glenn 917-662-4330 motoglennm@gmail.com I&Y CARPET CLEANING Expert in all carpet, rug & upholstery cleaning. Pesach special. Free est.

646-736-8474 Sh Shab www.mr-carpet-cleaner.com Joy Carpet Cleaning Emergency flood service Free estimate!

718-650-0270 SPRING SPECIAL Free cleaning with purchase of 2 cleaning services or more www.joycarpetcleaning.com SPOONER’S DOMESTICS General Celaning 4 Hrs $72 Heavy Duty 4 Hrs $80 Elderly care, sitters.

Bonded. 7 days 718-320-5112 Spoonersdomesticservice.com Spoonersdomestic@yahoo.com Prof’l OrganizerDeclutter Now! Pre-post Pesach special Free Consultation 917-940-3039 1st Class Cleaning Services.

We do it all- All organic, Insured & Bonded, references Passover Special $129.95 (4 Hrs) Servicing: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens 718-408-9244 or 646-213-3012 www.1stclasscleaningnyc.com Dependable, reliable, professional cleaning services. We do offices & homes.

Fully insured & bonded.

347-663-1400 Heaven’s Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Hardwd, Tile & Grout Dry in1 Hr. Prompt, Reliable Svc, House Special: 5 Rms + Hallway & Stairs $189.00 .

2 Rms + Hallway $89.00 3 Rms + Hallway $119.00 Sofa & Loveseat $139.00 (718)696-9117

In Bensonhurst looking for office help with dental office experience. Good computer skills helpful Call 718-331-2241 or fax resume 718-331-2251 KOL HAOLAM NEWS SEEKS ADVERTISING REPS % BASED. CALL 347-678-0925.

E-mail/text kolhaolam@yahoo.com

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Begolli Brothers RESTORATION SERVICES MARBLE•GRANITE•TERRAZZO Floor - Counters - Bathrooms - Walls Polishing - grinding - Diamonizing & Repairs

We also do installation Please call for an estimate 516-476-6166 10% Off on the First Job!

THAN BONDS

Want a long term bed rock investment that won’t crumble? This smooth running niche Florida business made a profit while others failed. Needs only minimum monthly communication oversight. Cost $1.8M Contact: Peter Dieterich 941-662-9369

Travel VIP for life.com Want to get away for cheap?

Only $79.99/Night in a six-star resort. Junior suite sleeps, 2-4 people in a room.

Call now to reserve!.

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SERVICES & MISCELLANEOUS Iron Works NISSIM’S IRON WORK (PH) 718-854-1777 (Cell) 718-404-2171 1125 48th Street, Brooklyn NY 11219 -Fire Escapes -Security Gates -Beams Steps -Porches -Cellar Doors -Violation Removal FREE ESTIMATES Reasonable Prices

Home

Improvement All phases of construction.

No job too big or too small.

Free estimate. 25 years experience. Call Jerry: 917-202-5524 SERVICE Ephraim Glass Serving the community for over 30 years specializing in store fronts Mirrors, table tops, doors, windows, shower doors, screens (718) 435-4664 VALUE YOUR TIME? We are A_Z home improvement We show up when we say!

Everyday we say, until the job is done! *We do finished basement *Hardwood Floor *Any completing job *Sheetrock *Painting/plastering *Windows & Doors *Tiles. For a free estimate, please call 718-574-4959 or 917-538-3875.

Ask for Lenny or Sharon.

Micolosi Bros.

FLOOR REFINISHING, INC. *SANDING * STAINING* *PICKLING Reliable, Professional, courteous, fully insured.

516-593-0022, 718-843-2400, 718-227-2074, 718-468-2780 AVOID LEAKS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. Specializing in grouting, bathroom tiles, grouting, loose tiles, ceramic tiles + all house repairs. Call 516-302-6748 Serving all 5 Boros + LI 2680: Masonry Old-world Quality Masonry, concrete & brick work.

Show us your designs. Sono Construction, Joseph or Frank. 646-772-0471 Exact Masonry.

All types of Masonry Specializing in stone & concrete Residential & Commercial Restoration work *Steps *Foundatations *Chimneys *Patios *Pool decks *Sidewalks, and much more! Over 25 years Experience! 732-785-7767

J Newman, full service construction and violations removed. *Kitchen & Bathroom renov *Basement digouts *Extersions and more. Licensed NYS professional engineer.

Fully Lisc and Insured. For free estimate call Steve.

917-975-1752 Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393

Handyman RAJA Appl repair.

All major brands, Frig, A/C, micrwv, oven/stove, D/W, W/D, reas, reliable 718-377-1428

HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!!

Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping,

D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809

Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481 Lighting/Electroinics Track by Jack 1-91774-Track (87225) Track Lighting Specialists Design/Installation/Sales Update old cans with small inexpensive heat & energy Efficient, Low Voltage Halooens. Everything Stocked

Donations KEL NAH REFA NAH LAH “PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME” Frum woman, mother of two children, four grandchildren, in desperate need of Kidney-Type B G-d gave us two kidneys, so we can donate ONE. And Gd will bless you for saving my life. Call 732-996-0036 DONATE YOUR CAR! Free vacation + $1,000 gift car. 24/7 free pickup tax deduction. HELP CHILDREN IN CRISIS. Se habla espanol.

877-829-9633

Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin

646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net

*HANDYMAN* Give me a call, I do it all!

•Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms •Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work www.QualityDoesCount.com 20years Experience. FREE ESTIMATES. Call Steve 718*614*4916 HARPER’S HANDYMAN SVC. All types of home repair A-Z Done with pricle by dependable, reliable craftsman Call 732-216-7323

Exterminators NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com

Rescue Pest Control

Donate your car 100% tax deduction + Great mitzvah.

Help Jewish causes, holiday programs, students & elderly education. Same day pickup. Free day + night hotel stay. Outreach programs.

Jews of all backgrounds.

Accepted any condition.

866-776-5463 Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah!

Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463

Autos 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 1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500.

Contact: 631-944-1669

Motorcycles.

Mopeds/ Go carts DIRT BIKES, OLD WANTED ANY MODEL/Cond. Contact Mark 516-794-8375

Shul closing! Must liquidate.

Benshers, chairs, stainless glass windows, kitchen + office equipment etc. Call Nathan 718-884-9400

Autos/ Police Impounds!! $500 Police Impounds!!

Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305

Musical Instruments PIANO Grand 5’x8” Henry miller 1927, totally rebuilt w/new hammers, beaut blk lacquer finish beaut sound. Must see! $4800. Rich 631-878-6630

Auto for Sale MERCEDES 2003 ML500 Blk, 59K, fully loaded, excel cond. $35,582 917-498-1716 CARS FOR SALE $200/$500 cars 4 cash.

Any model, any condition.

Call: 347-234-8566 Auto Buyers Cars, Trucks, Any condition Cash on the spot highest $$$ Fast, Free Pick up, anywhere, anytime 732-298-4539 SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE QUOTES!!! ANY CONDITION NEW OLD JUNK NOT TITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY PICK UP. FREE TOWING!!

CALL 718-864-2872

Pets Puppies for Sale Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/ Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989 Puppies for Sale Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies Descended from the UK’s most winning whole color bloodline genetic guarantee offered. $2000 Call for Health Info: 309-736-7951

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

Selling BALDWIN GRAND PIANO R Series, ebony color, modern, straight legs + bench. Excellent condition.

Needs tuning. $8000 Neg. Contact 718-372-3161

STEAMBURG SMOKES. Tax free cigarette brands delivered to your front door for less than expected. 18+ 1877-783-2685 NYJV NEW YEARS PACKAGE, 8 TKTS, ROSE BOWL PARADE, RESERVED GRAND STAND, SEATING/ 3 GAME TKTS BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VS. OHIO STATE + ALL DAY PARKING. $2K. CONTACT 559-269-7507 Love horses?

Invest with no bills!

Single investment of $50,000, purchases 11% ownership of 8 well bred in foal thoroughbred mares on 350 acre Bluegrass farm with –out board bills. Mares & foals to be sold at major bloodstock sale Noc 2010.

Proven track record, exceptional references, for info: 859-983-1109 carriebrogden@aol.com Steinway Piano: Original ivory keys + matching bench. (Model M) Signed

by S. Rachmaninoff.

Excellent condition. $28,500.00 804-380-5659 NEW YEARS PACKAGE, 8 TKTS, ROSE BOWL PARADE, RESERVED GRAND STAND, SEATING/ 3 GAME TKTS BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VS. OHIO STATE + ALL DAY PARKING. $2K. CONTACT 559-269-7507 5000 Comic Books for sale from 1950” To 1990”s for Best Offer contact JBEC48@OPTONLINE.NET NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6 INCH, 1/ARON KODESH, READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915, 917-449-6125

Excellent Sofer musmach, yerei shamayim, Expert in writing & checking mezuzahs & teffilin call 347-416-1999 Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174 Valley thrift store: (Nonprofit.) 949 Amsterdam Ave. Men, Women & children; House wares, books, videos, DVD, CD, many other items. Mon-Fri 10am5pm, Sat noon-4pm.

212-222-2600 Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174

Art for Sale Works of Art for Acquisitios Judaica & Landscapes (917)204-5058

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 We buy JEWISH BOOKS & sefarim, used & antique. fast quick deals, pick-up avail, Hebrew, English, Yiddish 718-986-4002 Collector of Jewish Art. Call Ted: 201-575-0055

Other

Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater.

800-764-1560 www.arentix.com

PRICELESS CORP. Movers.

No hidden charges credit card OK. 7 days Lic#32623 718-667-6751 or 800-499-6751

Lost hse in NJ fine furnishings, collectibles, coins, paintings, rugs.

Cents on the dollar.

646-379-3566

Are you looking for love?

Or asking for trouble Confidential background checks by retired NYPD detective.

212-866-4300 www.remprivateinvestigators.com

Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626

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

Long arm quilting by Sherry Thompson. Quilting in my home. Q-$35.00 K-$40. 10 Day return 417-256-3900 World famous psychic Karen. Guaranteed to reunite lovers. Help with career, finances, health. Free reading by phone.

214-334-0037

Joe’s gold buying serv.

Gifted and Inturtive

We buy your unwanted

Consulting in business

gold, diamonds, sterling

Health children and family

silver/ bronzes, paintings,

Relationships Excellent ener-

rugs, coins and high end

gy Treatment provided in

watches. We also do par-

need of Yeshiva Call

tys. General Comm and food allowne. For info call

347-625-1440

Joe 516-849-8826

RATS* MICE* ROACHES *ANTS *SILVERFISH *TERMITES. Contact Keith.

Tel: 718-348-1141

BATHTUB, TILE REGLAZING + WATERPROOFING Unbeatable price guaranteed. 10% off with ad 718-866-6124/ 917-335-3798

Electricians

Cell: 718-930-9393 Fax: 718-348-1141

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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 Kensington: Spac 2 BR/2bth, terrace, 1st flr.

Elev bldg, lndry rm, indoor prkng. $399K Call 732-604-3060

Apartment For Rent Newark, NJ: Nice commercial gated in building, safe area in iron-bound section FOR RENT. 16ft ceiling, easily divided, 1st floor also available. Big parking lot, easy access & loading, plenty of office space, wired & ready.

Surrounded w/ Heimishe businesses, daily monyonim, close to highways & transportation.

Excellent prices.

Call 917-771-3140 If no answer, lv msg.

Red Bank Downtown office space available 1350sqft. Vaulted ceilings, fios Internet. Parking available.

Call Art 732-222-3553 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

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.

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 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

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

Proper ty

For Sale New Jersey – SEAVIEW HARBOR MARINA Waterfront location @

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

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 car-

Great Egg Harbor Inlet Bay

riage, house rental, reduced

+ Intercostals Between

by $300K to $1.699M. Contact

Atlantic City & Ocean City 08403, Sea NY Times Web ID NS 100208201 $4,499M. Contact (610) 304-8307 yburns2080@comcast.net

Newark, northward 263 Verona Ave . Business commercial, for any business store or warehouse16x19 f rollup steel doors $500 month 551-358-9372 or 973-687-9270

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

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

Deal/ Wayside Area Classic 1928 Two level Dutch colonial on one acre corner lot-private. In ground pool-20 minutes from beach. 4 BR, new carpets, 2.5 bthrms, Jacuzzi, large kitchen, den w new hrdwd flrs, LR with fireplace, private sun room, office. New 2 zone, AC/heating, new 220 elec serv, new weil, Mclain gas burner, finished basement with LG trom washer & dryer SS, sink, finished attic, burglar system.

Private 20 x 40 heated In ground pool, lighted large entertainment area, cabana with fireplace.

Near Sephardic Comm Cntr, Chabad house, Hillel Yeshiva, Jewish comm.

Center, orthodox, reform, conservative temples-Erub of Jersey Shore.

Ten minutes from RR-close to NYC RT 35-66-33-195 GSP. Price $1,144,900.00 For sale by owner, principals only. Call Avrum 732-695-1046.

Avail in June.

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

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

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

AREA, GREEN TENNIS COURT, CLOSE TO NJ TURNPIKE. MUST SEE, CALL

732-329-9631

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 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 Linden: 824 E st GEORGES AVE, 2600 sq ft. Good exposure w/40 ft front & drive in. $1950/mo. Loc on busy Rte 271. Call Victor 610-248-0044 Jersey city warehouse space Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037 Commercial property HBWE REALTY Ranway/Linden NJ Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high, plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or lease! Call Barry Littman 917-363-3974

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For Sale Looking to buy multi family buildings and hotels in Miami. 305-781-0779 noyafelix@yahoo.com

House for sale in Gordon Beach on the beach!! 6 Bedrooms, 4 bathroom, new furnishing, pool, 10 min walk to synagogue.

305-404-2900

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 N. Miami Beach: Home for sale/rent Completely renovated 3-4 BR, 2 new baths, 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: Tstoleberg@gmail.com Miami Bch Blue Diamondoceanfront Completely renovated 2BR/2BTH+Den. Lo Floor No agent necessary. Asking $729K. Please call 786-200-6900

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

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

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

North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool.

Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286

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

Hollywood: 13,000sf on w/elevator. Private 2nd wing great for classes & lg events. Superbly located nr $1,575,000.00 Call 954-839-0075 MICCO- LIVE + WORK IN GATED PRIVATE PROPERTY

10,000 SQ FT UNDER AIR CUSTOM HOME WITH SEPARATE

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

Properties for sale Florida Jax Bch-Atlantic Beach & Ponte Vedra Bch, ocean front in/or golf course living, 350k to $3M+ 904-710-3468.

WWW.MarthaVidal.com

lg lot. Upscale furn d home

YI, I-95, airport & beaches.

2 luxury condos each with 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms, one in Boca Raton for $79,900 one in Boynton Beach $119K 802-782-0721

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

8,000 SQ FT WORKSHOP/ GARAGE. HOME HAS EXTENSIVE GRANITE + TILE- FEATURES THE NICEST HOME THEATER THAT YOU WILL FIND.

A DEAL @ 1.1 MILLION. CONTACT 321-431-8120 VIEW: WWW.EXTREMEFLORIDAHOME.COM

Boca Raton, Century Vil. Lux 2 BR, 2bths, lakefront view, short wlk to orthodox shul & clubhouse. New kitch, new A/C, upgrade 561-487-3711

Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego.

813-390-5008 Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008

Ocean Front Condo Ocean Front

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

and PalminBeach Specializing Luxury airports.

Ocean Fron Condos$719,000 and Estate Homes in GaryBeach, Boca Contact: Raton, Deerfield Birmingham, SVPBeach Highland Beach, Hillsboro and Fort Lauderdale Beach.”

Rutenberg Realty

Excellent opportunity!

Fountainbleau Hotel: Miami Beach, Magnificent square feet studio, sleeps 4. renting daily/weekly. Available short/ long term. Summer special. Please call: 347-804-4666 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

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

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

954.464.4336 www.garybirmingham.com

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

Real Estate

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 Ft. Lauderdale: “By the sea” (2) Master Suites 1st Flr 50 Steps to Ocean, Granite + Marble Back Porch + garden. Heated pool, includes covered parking/ shuffle board, 9 hole putting green (well equipped)/ Webber gas grill + car wash area.

Contact 516-745-8242 or Email: kaths.kmm@att.net Pesach Rental Miami Beach: Nr 41st Street. All new large, 5 BR, 4 bth house avail for Pesach. Pool/ yard $6900.

Call 305-720-0671 Pesach Rental No. Miami Beach: Spacious 5 BR house, 3 bths, new kitchen, DR, LR, pool, nr all shuls. Avail March 24.

305-450-4205

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale/Rent 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 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

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

BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR SALE! Emerald Hills AreaHollywood Florida Hollywood Oaks -Single Story 4000 sq ft.

3beds (can be 4 or 5), 4.5baths, Marble flooring Crown Molding, Tray Ceilings, Pool w/spa&waterfalls Lush landscaping, big yard, marble baths, top of the line kitchen, Accordian Shutters, front rock waterfall, sound system throughout, bonus rooms include office, playroom and gym. 1 block to worship & Schools.

ONLY $899,000 Call Bonnie Kaufman at 305-343-2292 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 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

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

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

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

Fort Myers: Restaurant/ Night Club, large entertainment area with outside bar.

3 acres + 15000 sq ft bldg, excellent location in S Fort Myers nr Cape Coral. Contact Mr. Anulli 239-810-1806 Tudor Villa Realty

Excellent Opportunity!

Fountain Bleau Hotel: Miami Beach. Magnificent 800 sq ft, studio sleeps 4, renting daily/ weekly.

Available short/ long term.

Call 347-804-4666

Office for rent FL Miami Area- Pembroke Road, busy shopping center retail, office. 6675 Pembroke Road, 800 or 1600 sq ft.

Contact 786-506-7895

ISRAEL Lev Yereshalayim: Hotel 2 BRs, 2 bths, 2 Bths, kitchen w/Terrace.

972-3-673-7330 arusi-ez@zahav.net.il 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

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

WWW.KGNEWYORK.COM is looking to buy property & land in Israel. ALL CASH OFFERS. Please call 646-2748-4699

Two bedroom apt. Ramot Shlomo oppty for extension, stunning view. $400,000.00 Contact Yael 050-411-4504.

Call after Pesach.

SE FLORIDA OCEAN FRONT REAL ESTATE ESTATE HOMES, LUXURY CONDOS, CONDO HOTELS & CUSTOM HOME SITES. East Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Highland Beach, Hillsboro Beach & Lighthouse Point Intracoastal/ Ocean Front Gary Birmingham, Senior VP. Rutenberg Realty, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

954-464-4336 www.garybirmingham.com

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