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Girls' school in Emmanuel had enacted policy of separation between Sephardi and Ashkenazi students.
BY YITZHAK BENHORIN Addressing meeting of 189 NPT signatories at UN, Iranian president says, ‘Zionist regime continues to threaten countries with its arsenal’; US, British and French delegations walk out of General Assembly during speech. ranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday called for states that threaten to use atomic weapons to be punished, a clear reference to a new US nuclear strategy released last month. Speaking at a meeting of the 189 signatories of the 1970 nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT), he urged “considering any threat to use nuclear weapons or attack against peaceful nuclear facilities as a breach of international peace and security.” Such threats should meet with “swift reaction from the United Nations and termination of all cooperation of NPT member states with the threatening aggressor state,” Ahmadinejad said. “The US has not only used nuclear weapons in the past, it continues to threaten other countries, including mine, with (nuclear arms),” said the Iranian president.
BY JV STAFF The absent students from the Haredi school in Emmanuel, Beit Yaacov "pirate" school returned to their classes as part of an agreement reached following a discussion at the High Court of Justice on last week.
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ccording to the compromise, the sides will have a week to present the court with new guidelines for accepting girls to the “Chassidic stream” that will not be based on whether they have Sephardi or Ashkenazi backgrounds. Dozens of parents, teachers, and students gathered at the High Court of Justice for the hearing on the cancellation of separation between Ashkenazi and Sephardic students at the ultra-Orthodox girls' school in Emmanuel. Justice Hanan Meltzer had said that the school, which was in breach of a court ruling, displays "characteristics of racism." The so caled pirate school was founded after the High Court required that the original school stop operating two separate schools in the same building: one for Sephardim, and one – the “Chassidic stream” – for Ashkenazim and for Sephardim prepared to conduct themselves according to Ashkenazi-Charedi customs. According to Levy's proposal, all the
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, Governor David Paterson, left, and Speaker Christine C. Quinn, right at a news conference in Times Square early Sunday morning, May 2, 2010
Thousands of people in the area, which includes much of New York's famed theater district, were evacuated, including many tourists who were unable to return to their hotels for 10 hours.
BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER It was what many people are calling a miracle that saved New York City from a major disaster that could have brought death and destruction to Times Square Saturday night, when the area was packed with thousands of tourists. aisal Shahzad, a US citizen born in Pakistan, brought a Nissan Pathfinder to Times Square packed with gas can-
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Police investagators searching the home of Faisal Shahzad in Bridgeport Conneticut for any evidence that could be used in the prosecution of the accused.
isters, fertilizer, gasoline and M88 firecrackers, lit the fuse and walked away. “It was pure luck that the explosives did not explode,” one news analyst said. “The failure of recognizing Shahzad, as a possible terror threat, letting him get to the point of building a bomb and actually placing it in Times Square was a serious failure for the intelligence community. It was a miracle that New York City did not experience another
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Arafat’s Jewish Adviser Dies at Age 86 Moshe Hirsch, a member of Neturei Karta, who was close to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, died at his home in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood. oshe Hirsch, a member of Neturei Karta, who was close to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, died yesterday at 86, at his home in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood. Hirsch was born in New York and immigrated to Israel, which he always referred
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to as “occupied Palestinian territory.” He saw himself as a successor to Rabbi Amram Blau and to Leib Weisf ish, who led Neturei Karta - an extreme Haredi group that is hostile toward the State of Israel and to any ultra-Orthodox communities that benef it from the state’s budget. Hirsch’s ties to Arafat dated back to the 1980s, when the Palestinian leader lived in Tunis. Hirsch was appointed “adviser on Jewish affairs” when the Palestinian Authority was established, and was considered extreme even by the anti-Zionist Eda
Haredit and Satmar sects, which denounced him. In recent years Hirsch’s poor health forced him off the public stage, but Neturei Karta has not abandoned its ideals. In 2006 it sent a delegation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust-denial conference in Iran. The trip to Tehran caused a rift in the movement, between those who saw it as going too far and those, including Hirsch’s son and successor, Israel Meir Hirsch, who support building ties with Ahmadinejad.
cNeil Consumer Healthcare, based in Fort Washington, Pa., issued the voluntary recall late Friday in the United States and 11 other countries after consulting with the FDA. The recall involves children’s versions of Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl, because they don’t meet quality standards. The FDA said it was reviewing procedures at McNeil, which appears to be the sole source of the problems. “We are fol-
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lowing through with the facility to make certain that everything has been checked,” said FDA spokeswoman Elaine Gansz Bobo. According to McNeil and the FDA, some of the products recalled may have a higher concentration of active ingredient than is specif ied on the bottle. Others may contain particles, while still others may contain inactive ingredients that do not meet internal testing requirements. The FDA called the potential for serious medical problems “remote,” but it advised consumers to stop using the medicine as a precaution. It said a health care professional should be consulted if a child has recently taken any of the recalled products and is exhibiting unexpected symptoms.
Details are available by telephone at 1888-222-6036 or on the Web at www.mcneilproductrecall.com.
t was reported on that London’s refusal to accept a new Mossad rep comes despite prior understandings between the two countries, according to which the UK would allow a new representative to take the place of the one that
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New Mossad Representative Refused Entry Into Britain A month-and-a-half after the United Kingdom expelled the Mossad representative in London over Israel’s alleged forging of UK passports used in the assassination of Hamas man Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai, Britain refuses to allow a new representative to enter the country.
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between the Israeli and British intelligence agencies. It is estimated that the affair will only be resolved, if at all, after the upcoming elections in the United Kingdom. Jerusalem is closely following political developments ahead of the upcoming British election. Israeli analysts believe that if the Liberal Democrat party becomes a signif icant component of the new government, this will have a bad influence on ties with Israel, as the party supports a boycott on Israel.
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Israeli UPenn Psychologist in 100 Most Influential People An Israeli clinical psychologist who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and is a leader in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has just been selected by Time magazine as one of 100 of the most influential people in the world. rof. Edna Foa, who was born in Haifa, studied at Bar-Ilan University and still visits Israel and stays in her Tel Aviv apartment twice a year, is being cited for her therapy, called Prolonged Exposure Therapy, a prolonged exposure to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In this treatment, patients are exposed to imagery of their traumatic memories, as well as real-life situations related to the traumatic event in a stepby-step, controlled way. Through these exposures, the individual learns to confront the trauma and begin to think differently about it, leading to a marked decrease in levels of anxiety and other PTSD symptoms. The therapy has been scientif ically tested in adults and children who have experienced trauma – from war and terror to road accidents and abuse – years and even decades after it occurred. “She has given it to soldiers from the Yom Kippur War in 1973 as well, and it certainly has helped, but we can’t yet claim eff icacy for such patients, or those who survived the Holocaust, for example,” said Sheba Medical Center psychiatrist Dr. Nitsa Nacasch, who studied the technique with Foa in the US and brought it to Israel. She said it eliminated traumatic symptoms from nightmares and loss of appetite to flashbacks, and told The Jerusalem Post that in patients who have been followed up for two years or more the treatment was found to minimize or eliminate PTSD symptoms in 80 percent of cases. The symptoms themselves were found to have been reduced by 40% or more, she added. Nacasch went to the University of Pennsylvania for f ive weeks in 2002, during the height of the second intifada, to learn the technique in order to help her PTSD patients. She has taught hundreds of Israeli therapists, and the treatment is available at Sheba at Tel Hashomer, as well as at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Emek Medical Center in Afula, Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon as well. The US Department of Defense and the Canadian military authorities have been so impressed by Foa’s therapy that they’ve asked her to train psychologists and other professionals who work with PTSD victims who have survived war and terror. Nacasch said she had spoken to Foa since Time made its announcement but could not quote her. Foa plans to visit Israel again and do more teaching sessions next month. “There are all types of treatment protocols for CBT, in which victims are exposed gradually to the thing that causes them anxiety and fear, but this one is rigid and very specif ic,” Nacasch said. “Edna’s great work in the past decade has been dissemination of the technique to as many people as she could reach,” her friend added.
Abbas to Demand Jordan Valley in Proximity Talks The list of the Palestinians' demands in negotiations with Israel is coming together. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will demand already in the stage of proximity talks that Israel transfer vast areas in the West Bank, including those currently under full and partial Israeli control, to sole Palestinian control. bbas said that he would also demand that the Jordan Valley be included in the territories to be transferred to the Palestinians, although Israel has made it clear that it will not accept any pre-conditions to peace talks. In an interview with West Bank-published newspaper, al-Ayyam, Abbas said that talks with Israel will start immediately upon receipt of the Arab League's approval and a go-ahead from the PLO Executive Committee. He estimated that talks with Israel will last no longer than four months, but was pessimistic about their future. "I do not want to lose hope, and prefer to remain hopeful even though I detect many hurdles and despite the sense that in Israel there are people uninterested in peace. We still must try to walk this path until we find it," Abbas said. Abbas said that he would ask that Palestinian Authority operations be renewed in Jerusalem's Orient House, which was
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Edna Foa, Ph.D Foa developed a different CBT protocol for obsession-compulsion disorder and other psychological problems. The therapy is given individually, not in groups, with the treatment suited to each individual case consisting of from four up to 15 sessions of 90 minutes each, said Nacasch. “Hundreds of Israelis have undergone it,” she said. She said that it had shown itself to be “at least as effective as [psychotropic] medications.” Foa is director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at her university. She received her BA in psychology and literature from Bar-Ilan and her doctorate in clinical psychology and personality from University of Missouri. On the basis of Foa’s empirical studies to evaluate its eff icacy, many professionals have adopted Prolonged Exposure as the treatment of choice for PTSD. Over the past few years, the numbers of Americans and other nationals around the world suffering from PTSD has increased dramatically as a result of increased terror attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This increase resulted in an urgent need to disseminate the treatment to mental health professionals. Foa has invested much time training professionals at the US Veterans Administration hospitals and clinics. Foa has published several books and over 350 articles and book chapters, and has lectured extensively around the world. She has received numerous awards and honors. She was chairman of the DSM-IV (“bible of psychiatric disorders”) subcommittee for OCD and co-chairs the DSM-IV Subcommittee for PTSD. Prof. Arieh Shalev, chief of psychiatry at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, told the Post that he has known Foa for many years and has supervised the testing of her technique and found it effective in many PTSD victims. “It works very well for them. We didn’t test it decades after exposure to trauma, and I think it works best when many years have not passed since the event.” In 1996, Shalev’s team wrote an article summary on PTSD and declared that none of the things available then worked, “so we were glad to have found since then that Edna’s protocol can be effective.”
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas closed at the beginning of the last decade, and in the Palestinian commerce department in the east of the city. The objective is to restore within a few months the situation in the territories to the way it was before the intifada with a gradual and significant addition of land that will be transferred to full Palestinian control," explained Abbas. The Palestinian leader also said that he would visit the United States in May in order to advance the peace process. "The American understood that establishing a Palestinian state is a strategic American interest, and therefore are investing many efforts in this," Abbas said.
‘Shalit Law’ would Prevent Visits to Terrorist Prisoners BY GIL RONEN The government will back a bill proposed by MK Danny Danon (Likud) that would curtail the right of terrorist prisoners to receive visits in jail. The only visitors allowed to see the prisoners will be Red Cross representatives and the prisoner's lawyers. The limitations would remain in place until abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is freed. he bill will come up for debate Sunday in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, which is expected to give it the government's backing. Bills backed by the government have excellent chances of passing in the Knesset. Shalit's father, Noam, reportedly also favors the bill. “It is unthinkable,” Danon said, “that while Gilad Shalit is imprisoned and does not even receive visits from Red Cross representatives, Hamas terrorists in Israel receive VIP conditions. I am certain that the
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members of the Ministerial Committee on Legislation will not turn their backs on Gilad and that they will approve the bill.” Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit was abducted on June 25, 2006 and has been held by Hamas terrorists ever since. His tank's commander, Lt. Hanan Barak, and another crew member, Pavel Slotzker, were killed in the attack. In the years since the abduction, Hamas has demanded the release of hundreds of convicted terrorists in exchange for the soldier, and the Israeli government has conducted negotiations with Hamas in a bid to reach an agreed list of terrorists to be freed. Israeli media, which has great influence over the government, played up dramatic and emotional campaigns for Shalit's release "at any price." However, talks with Hamas, brokered by Germany, broke down several months ago. Israeli media clamor for Shalit's release quited down considerably after news reports that the US administration thinks the release of hundreds of terrorists would badly affect Middle East stability.
Deal Reached in Ashkenazi, Sephardic School Continued from Cover girls will return to school on Sunday, and during the first week they will remain separated. During this time, the Ministry of Education will draw up guidelines for acceptance in the Charedi track, and in case of disagreement, Rabbi Yaacov Yosef will have the final say. Avraham Luria, the school's representative, said earlier Thursday, "I am Charedi, and I have my beliefs: no one can force me to go against them. We have the support of major rabbis who approve of what we are doing. What is happening here is a clear clash between the state and the Charedi community." "We will fight and do everything in our power in order to prevent others from telling us how to raise our children," one of the parents said. "There is major pressure from the secular world, but opposing them are parents who have no problem sitting in jail," the representative asserted. Luria argued that the "the parents will never allow a student who watches television learn with their girls."
The representative continued, "I am prepared to say that girls from this group (Sephardic girls) have a television, and these (Ashkenazi girls) don't." Yitzchak Weinberg, the father of a student who attends the school, said that he has no problem with his daughter learning in a class with Sephardi girls. "All we ask is that they are on the same religious level," he said. "I do not know a case in which a girl who applied to the school was not accepted, I know- I was responsible [for admissions,]" he concluded. Attorney Arieh Holzer, representing the independent education stream, explained that "from the parents' point of view, there is no way their daughter, who watches television, will study with Charedi girls." Holzer also said, "I am willing to bet that the girls on this track (Mizrahi) have televisions at home, and the others (Ashkenazi) do not. According to the petitioners, there are 68 girls studying at the original school and 77 at the pirate school. The court decision regarding the Emanuel School is being followed by schools around the country as its ruling can be applied to many other schools as well.
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Grassroots Efforts to Save Jewish Lands BY HILLEL FENDEL While the world focuses on Jewish construction in Jerusalem, some proactive Jews work to ensure Jewish continuity in Judea and Samaria. esidents of Gush Etzion are making sure to struggle over “every piece of land,” while the Yibaneh (It Shall be Built) organization is working on collecting funds to rebuild destroyed neighborhoods. One site of activity is Netzer, on Patriarchs Path between Alon Shvut and N’veh Daniel. Jewish activists were able to stop Arabs from taking over the land, but “the battle is far from won,” the former say. “With international funding, the Arabs are accelerating their expropriation of State lands not only at Netzer, but throughout Judea and Samaria.” An umbrella group of organizations has issued an announcement, stating, “Today there is a struggle over every piece of land. Jewish hands are tied by the ‘Freeze,’ while the Arabs are building a Palestinian State undisturbed. There are Arab trucks full of building supplies, accelerated Arab construction and Arabs planting up to the fences around Jewish communities – and all this right outside our windows. The newest wave of Arab stone-throwing is also an indication of their growing self-confidence.” The organizations – Women for Israel’s Tomorrow (Women in Green), Judea Action Committees, The Yibaneh Fund, The Committee for a Jewish Shdema, and Garin Netzer (Netzer Core Group) – assert that the Jewish silence in response to these develop-
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ments is harmful: “A dangerous situation has been created, in which we have settled in our own communities – and have stopped being active on behalf of the land of Israel. It’s as though there were no destructive political process threatening the entire settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria! Everyone is busy consolidating our communities – in education, Torah, hi-tech and tourism. That’s fine for normal times. But these are fateful days. Our silence conveys a message of resignation, and our Prime Minister cannot even claim that there is opposition from within.” ____________________________________
“Jewish hands are tied by the ‘Freeze,’ while the Arabs are building a Palestinian State undisturbed.” ____________________________________ The group proposes that action be taken on different levels: “On the ground, advocacy, on the political level, and educationally.” In addition, it has issued a short video clip (above), depicting the stories of several families who have seen their homes destroyed by Israeli forces – yet are willing to persevere and rebuild. Public support is needed, however. This On Lag BaOmer, a Jewish planting ceremony was held at Netzer, between Alon Shvut and Elazar. The stated goals: To preserve State lands and to end our dangerous silence.
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Israelis Protest ‘Missionary Activity’ in Holon Some 900 people on Saturday participated in a conference of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination in the central city of Holon. The event was held under tight security at a municipal basketball hall in the Kiryat Sharet neighborhood. t around 11 am, about 100 ultraOrthodox men arrived in the area and began hurling stones and potatoes at the building, smashed its windows and tried to break in. They were stopped by a police force and security guards. The haredim continued to stand outside the building, chanting "Nazis" at the police officers and "Russians, go back to Russia" at the participants. One of the security guards told Ynet, "One of the haredim kicked me in the back, while the others chanted, 'Death to the Zionists.' We were lucky that the police were here from the very beginning. Another guard, who stopped the protestors from entering the hall, added that "at first there were only a few of them, and then masses suddenly arrived. They wouldn't stop cursing, and only stopped when their rabbi told them to." The police said no arrests had been made. The organizers of the event, which takes place once every few months, had prepared for the haredi protest in advance after spotting signs hung in the neighborhood on Friday, calling on the public to demonstrate against the conference. Under the banner, "Beware – Missionaries in Holon!!!", the ads distributed around the neighborhood warned that
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"damned evil people are here to murder people and souls in Israel, like in the days of the inquisition, when Jews were slaughtered cold bloodedly. "These are the corrupt missionaries who are hunting Jewish souls for money. Different elements calling themselves 'Jews' are helping these criminals carry out their scheme in public, for a bribe, and have allowed them to come to our city Holon and preach their impure and poisonous beliefs." ___________________________________
“One of the haredim kicked me in the back, while the others chanted, ‘Death to the Zionists.’ We were lucky that the police were here from the very beginning.” ___________________________________ Genadi Korobov, one of the organizers, was addressing the audience as the building was pelted with stones. "This is the third time in the past year that we visit Holon. We are already used to the haredi objection, but the amount and size of the stones we were hit with today was unusual," he said. "In the middle of my address, we suddenly heard the windows being smashed, and very large stones landed on the hall's parquet, right next to disabled people in wheelchairs, who were sitting in special places. Luckily, no one was hurt, but we were forced to move the disabled audience to the center
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British Anti-Israel Demonstrators Attack Israeli Diplomat
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90th Anniversary Of The San Remo Conference
Talya Lador-Fresher, Israel’s deputy chief of mission at the Israeli embassy in London, had to be shuffled out a side door and into a “get-away” car by Manchester police last week, following a lecture she was gave at the University of Manchester that was crashed by pro-Palestinian student protestors. he lecture, on the situation in the Middle East, which was originally supposed to take place months ago, was delayed because of early security concerns at the university - but went ahead after university officials promised Ambassador Ron Prosor that his deputy’s security would be guaranteed. And indeed, Lador-Fresher managed to give her talk, although she was interrupted several times by students who hoisted Palestinian flags and called out anti-Israel slogans. But when she had finished speaking and was trying to head out of the auditorium, it became clear to her security that the way out was blocked by more demonstrators who had been waiting there throughout the hourlong event. The demonstrators had identified the Israeli embassy car and were surrounding it. As such, it was decided by embassy security, together with the Manchester police, to evacuate her through a side door and drive her off campus in a police car. As she was leaving the area, demonstrators attacked the car, in an attempt, she says, to try and break the windshield. Lador-Fresher stressed that it
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San Remo Conference now (right) and 90 years ago. Talya Lador Fresher, Israel's Deputy Ambassador to Britain. was indeed an “unpleasant” experience which goes to highlight the decreasing lack of civility on campuses in Britain when it comes to Israel. Ambassador Prosor, in turn, commended his deputy on “her fighting spirit” and said he expected a condemnation of such behavior from the university.
Berlin Denies Visa to Hamas Politician After discussions with German government officials, a senior diplomat at the Israeli Embassy said that the German government has denied a visa to Hamas legislator Dr. Aziz Dweik, who is slated to speak at the eighth annual Palestinians in Europe Conference in Berlin on Saturday. ermany plans to not let Hamas members into Germany. We take note, with great satisfaction, of Germany’s position, which is consistent with Israel’s position that Hamas is a terror organization that should be isolated,” the Israeli diplomat said. “We will be vigilant to ensure no Hamas member can use Germany as a platform for terror propaganda,” the diplomat said. Aziz Dweik is also known as Abu Hashem. He became speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council in January 2006 and entered an Israeli prison in June of that year because of his membership in a terrorist organization. He was released in June 2009. The Palestinians in Europe Conference will take place in the Tempodrom convention center in the heart of Berlin, and feature proPalestinian German politicians and hardcore anti-Israeli Germans. According to the program, a key goal of the conference will be “to bring the European public closer to the true story as opposed to the Zionist misrepresentation... exposing Zionist crimes against Palestinians, like settlements and the apartheid wall.” When asked whether her attendance alongside an anti-Semitic, sexist, anti-gay organization – Hamas – goes against the liberal philosophy of the Free Democratic Party, Alexandra Thein, an FDP representative in the European Parliament, wrote in an e-mail, “I would like to sincerely ask you not to question the liberal spirit of my party, to
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Dr. Aziz Dweik which I am deeply committed, both as a politician and as a human being.” She added, “Dr. Aziz Dweik is the spokesman of the Palestinian Legislative Council, elected in general, direct, free, equal and secret elections. The European Parliamentary Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, of which I am a member, is in agreement that it is one of our parliamentary responsibilities to speak with representatives of Hamas in the Palestinian Legislative Council anywhere that we can reach them geographically.” Thein, who is married to an Israeli Arab, visited Gaza last January and along with 50 European members of parliament met with Hamas legislators. Thein’s FDP Web site contains a link to the “European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza.” The European Union has placed Hamas on its list of terrorist organizations and Germany’s Interior Ministry has banned organizations that support and finance it. Annette Groth, a Bundestag MP from the Left Party, is also slated to speak at the Palestinian Conference. She could not be reached for comment.
Granting the right under international law for Jews to settle anywhere in western Palestine - the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea n the 24-25 of April 2010, the European Coalition for Israel conducted a number of educational seminars delivered by Eli Hertz from the United States and Solomon Benzimra from Canada. It was followed by a ceremony held in San Remo at the same house (Villa Devanche) where the signing of the San Remo Declaration took place in 1920. The event attracted politicians as well as grassroots activists from around Europe, the U.S., and Canada. Member of Knesset and Deputy Speaker Danny Danon also attended and delivered greetings from Jerusalem. At the conclusion of the commemoration, the following statement was released: "Reaff irming the importance of the San Remo Resolution of April 25, 1920 which included the Balfour Declaration in its entirety - in shaping the map of the modern Middle East, as agreed upon by the Supreme Council of the Principal Allied Powers (Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States acting as an observer), and later approved unanimously by the League of Nations; the Resolution remains irrevocable, legally binding and valid to this day. ________________________________
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“Whereas recognition has been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country.” ________________________________ "Emphasizing that the San Remo Resolution of 1920 recognized the exclusive national Jewish rights to the Land of Israel under international law,
on the strength of the historical connection of the Jewish people to the territory previously known as Palestine. "Recalling that such a seminal event as the San Remo Conference of 1920 has been forgotten or ignored by the community of nations, and that the rights it conferred upon the Jewish people have been unlawfully dismissed, curtailed and denied. "Asserting that a just and lasting peace, leading to the acceptance of secure and recognized borders between all States in the region, can only be achieved by recognizing the long established rights of the Jewish people under international law." The outcome of the declaration gave birth to the "Mandate for Palestine," an historical League of Nations document that laid down the Jewish legal right to settle anywhere in western Palestine, a 10,000 square-miles the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Fifty-one member countries - the entire League of Nations - unanimously declared on July 24, 1922: "Whereas recognition has been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country." Jews are in the Land of Israel as of right and not on sufferance. It is important to point out that political right to self-determination as a polity for Arabs, was guaranteed by the same League of Nations in four other mandates - in Lebanon and Syria [The French Mandate], Iraq, and later TransJordan [The British Mandate]. Any attempt to negate the Jewish people's right to Palestine-Eretz-Israel, and to deny them access and control over the area designated for the Jewish people by the League of Nations is a serious infringement of international law. The European Coalition for Israel was founded in Brussels in 2003. It is the only European non-Jewish grass roots organisation with an EU-liaison office in Brussels and with partners in most EU member states. Its main objective is to promote positive relations between Europe and Israel, to commemorate the Holocaust and to fight antiSemitism.
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Good Humor and Sunshine Nir Bakat, Mayor of Jerusalem, visited with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York at the historic off icial residence, Gracie Mansion. he two executives enjoyed a beautiful spring day. Among the things they discussed was an early morning traffic accident on the FDR expressway in an area
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immediately under the structure where a tractor trailer got stuck in the under pass. Initially the accident was thought to have possible political or even terror implications, it later proved to be a simple traffic accident. Just a few days later, the attempted car bomb - terrorist attack in Times Square lent special poignancy to the “simple traffic accident.” Photography by Maxine Dovere
Israel, Iraq Stake Their Claims to Jewish Artifacts BY JACOB KAMARAS High-level Iraqi officials met with the State Department on Thursday to demand the return of thousands of Jewish artifacts – among them Torahs, Haggadas, marriage records, and university applications – seized by the U.S. in a 2003 search for weapons of mass destruction. ut while Iraq claims ownership of the materials, those involved in their preservation say they belong to the descendants of Jews who used to own the artifacts but fled the country amid persecution. For now, the items remain at a College Park office building in moldy condition. “I don't see any reason for the Jewish archive to go back to Iraq, because if it is the patrimony of the Jewish community of Iraq, then wherever they are it's theirs," Harold Rhode, a former Defense Department official, told the Jerusalem Post last month. "When they left, they would have taken it with them had they been able to take it with them. You don't abandon Torahs."
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At first “no one was interested” in the materials, Rhode said, but Natan Sharansky, now director of the Jewish Agency for Israel, called then-Vice President Dick Cheney about them, stoking the American government’s interest. Sharansky, who was in Washington last week, spoke to Cheney about the eventual destination of the artifacts. Since most Jews who fled Iraq moved to Israel, Sharansky feels Israel is the natural place for the materials. Dov. S. Zakheim, a senior Pentagon official in the George W. Bush administration, said he has “no sympathy for the Iraqi government which stole the Jewish archive from the rightful owners and then a successor government saying it belongs to them.” After the U.S. found the materials in the basement of Saddam Hussein’s secret police headquarters, Cheney’s office vaguely promised Iraq that the U.S. would return the materials once they were restored. The 3,500 items, including clumps of paper yet to be separated, were found floating in three feet of sewage water because U.S. bombs had
burst the pipes in the Mukhabarat intelligence agency’s basement. Susan Cooper, a spokeswoman for the National Archives and Records Administration, said NARA believes the materials need much more preservation work because “there are health implications to materials that have mold." But Samir Sumaidaie, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States, thinks the materials are stable enough so that no “further damage or decay can take place” and that Iraq can handle any additional restoration work. "They represent part of our history and part of our identity. There was a Jewish community in Iraq for 2,500 years," said Samir Sumaidaie, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States. "It is time for our property to be repatriated." Sumaidaie said Iraq would be willing to consider individual claims to the documents, but declined to entertain the notion of returning them to Jewish descendants, saying that is “not for us a matter for dispute or discussion.” Sumaidaie said the documents would
be made available in Iraq to any researchers. Cooper said NARA has spent less than $1 million restoring the material so far, and that the agency is in the final stages of calculating the cost of a full preservation. NARA said in 2003 that the project would cost $1.5 million to $3 million, but Sumaidaie has estimated a cost of $6 million. When the U.S. discovered the materials, Rhode asked Ahmed Chalabi, an Iraqi exile leader, to provide a pump and bins among other items. Upon learning that freezing kills mold, Rhode ordered to transfer the documents to a refrigerator truck. Then, the materials were flown to Texas to be freeze-dried and transferred to College Park for preservation and restoration. The State Department says that when the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to Iraq in June 2004, it gave the country’s Ministry of Culture the right to demand the documents upon written request. "We had a huge amount of plunder of our historical artifacts as a result of the American intervention,” Sumaidaie said.
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Congressional, Elected Leaders Demand Investigation of Companies Doing Business with Iran BY MIRI BENDOR Demands for the passage of “tough new sanctions legislation” and for companies worldwide to choose to “deal with Iran or with the rest of the world” were strongly voiced by elected officials and community leaders at a rally facing the United Nations Monday morning. ed by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations, with Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Joseph Crowley, Anthony Weiner, New York State and City officials including President of the City Council Christine Quinn and an array of community leaders from across the spectrum, Iran’s attendance at the United Nations conference was called a “sham.” Companies aiding the Islamic Republic’s oil and gas industries were called out as enablers of terrorism. Gillebrand said it was time for choice – for Iran to choose its future, and for businesses to choose theirs. Investment in Iran is “threatening our security” and must be stopped. Deal with America and the world economy or with Iran. “They cannot and will not have it both ways.” With the Iranian leader just several hundred feet away, the impressive gathering of American elected representatives sent a strong message that bigotry and fanaticism would not be tolerated. Representative Nadler declared “if you do business with Iran, you don’t do business with the United
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States!” Sanctions, he demanded, must be put in place, “with or without the United Nations, stressing that Iran is not just a threat to Israel but “to every country in the world.” Representative Joseph Crowley called for “sanctions with real teeth” calling Iran a “rogue state” that “must be brought to its knees.” Characterizing the United Nations as a place “where snakes slither in,” Congressman Anthony Weiner said “we will do everything we can to support the democracy movement in Iran….The time to act is long past! What good is the United Nations if it does not live up to its charter? “ New York City Comptroller John Lui assured that “we will work to isolate Iran, to make sure Iran understands that world peace is in its interest. City Council President Quinn said Ahmadinejad has “made it clear that peace is not his interest. The United Nations seems to be looking the other way.” She thanked the Congressional delegations for “taking steps towards getting businesses to stop doing business.” Among the most moving words of the day were those of Stuart Applebaum, President of the Retail Union, who spoke about the arrests, torture and execution of union leaders in Iran. “Workers rights do not exist in Iran,” he declared. Asked by the Jewish Voice how local businesses and local government leaders could affect the Iranian economy, the New York Senator spoke of the need for transparency” stating there must be “sunlight” at
Elected officials and community leaders stood shoulder to shoulder to demand that companies that want to do business with the United States cease doing business with Iran immediately. From Left, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Jerrold Nadler, City Councilwoman Jessica Lapin, City Council President Christine Quinn, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik. every level. “We must shut down the economy” she asserted. “The more companies are exposed, the more any illegal business they do will be exposed and stopped… Business people, including members of Boards of Directors, must know that doing business with Iran will not be tolerated. Concluding, Congressman Nadler reminded that no other nation had declared “its intent to wipe another off the face of the earth. Iran’s access to nuclear weapons must
be constrained. “Nations pose varying degrees of danger to those surrounding them. Israel’s neighbors do not feel threatened.” Asked if Iran could actually feel threatened by the United States, the Congressman pointed out that the United States had not used nuclear weapons since 1945, despite its vast arsenal. “Iran knows we will not use nuclear weapons first. It has the capacity to affect the United States militarily without nuclear weapons.”
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Yeshiva Rabbi Attacked in School Yard A Brooklyn rabbi took a fierce beating from teenage gangsters after demanding they scram from a yeshiva schoolyard where they were bullying students. everal students at the Cheder School in Borough Park told their teacher, Rabbi Mayer Gross, at around 3 p.m. Wednesday that two teens in the schoolowned yard playing handball were refusing to let them use the playground, cops said. "Many times, strangers come in to use the park, so we put up a sign that no one should come -- private property," said an official at the privately run religious academy, who would not give his name. "Any time someone comes to play, we
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say over the [loudspeaker], please leave. These two guys wouldn't leave. That's when Rabbi Gross came. They still wouldn't leave, so he took out his camera phone to take their picture. That's when they got angry." Police said that one of the teens, 16year-old Justin Rodriguez, of Bensonhurst, shoved Gross. The other teen, 17-year-old Shreaf Taha, who lives near the school, picked up a bag containing a teddy bear and water gun and whipped it at Gross, striking him on the head and leaving him with a cut, cops said. "They cut him on his face. His forehead was bleeding," said Avrohom Mitnick, a 10th-grader at the school.
17th Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park he concert is presented in association with Young Israel Chovevei Zion, with special thanks to the National Council of Young Israel. The concert's Organizer, Dr. Joseph Frager, and the Chairpersons, Dr. Paul and Drora Brody, have again arranged for talented performers from Israel and America. Including Eitan Katz, Gershon Veroba, Dr. Meyer and Baruch Abittan, Pey Dalid, and Michael Ian Elias, performing songs composed by
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The Freyer Family 17th Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Manfred R. Lehmann, - the concert with a nationalist message - will take place Sunday, May 23, 2010, the 10th of Sivan 5770, at the Summer Stage in Central Park at 72nd St., rain or shine.
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Missing Torahs From Borough Park Found All Five Sifrei Torahs that were reported missing last week from the Kalrsburg Synagogue at 1556 53rd Street, have been returned safely. ccording to NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind, an anonymous individual brought back last night all 5 Torahs to the office of Brooklyn's District Attorney where its being kept now for future investigation. "Its just great news that on Lag BaOmar the Torahs have been recovered", Hikind told said. Brooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes released the following statement to VIN News: “I
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am very pleased that I was able to facilitate the return of these sacred Torahs to the synagogue and the members of the congregation.” This is exactly what we were hoping would happen," said Councilman David Greenfield. "Thanks to the joint efforts of the NYPD, the DA's office and community leaders, these Torah scrolls have been returned on the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer - traditionally a day of great celebration. For nearly 2,000 years Jews have been celebrating Lag Ba'Omer as one of the happiest days on the Jewish calendar. Today, we are overjoyed."
Subway Motorman Dies at the Controls The dead man’s switch saved a G train full of passengers today when the subway motorman died of a heart attack while on the job. he subway pulled out of it’s terminal at Court Square today at 8:08 a.m., and the motorman was struck by the attack just after. Once he released his grip from the handle on the control panel, the train stopped as if someone pulled the emergency brake. The train can’t move unless the handle is compressed. On newer cars, the motorman has to hold down a bar with his foot, and on the L line, the operator must press a button every 30 seconds. When the train stopped, the conductor went to investigate and found the operator unconscious and “radioed the Rail Control Center for medical assistance,” the MTA said.
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The dead man’s switch that saved lives of the G train’s passengers. “A Train Service Supervisor moved the train back into the station to allow medical personnel to treat the Train Operator. The Train Operator was removed by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 9:20 a.m.” the agency said.
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Suspect Arrested in Times Square Terror Bomb Attempt Continued from Cover terror attack from a foreign born Islamic terrorist.” US Attorney General Eric Holder held a rare middle-of-the-night news conference early Tuesday morning to announce the arrest of Faisal Shahzad, who was living in Connecticut. Shahzad, the 30-year-old PakistaniAmerican, is now facing charges in the failed Times Square car bombing, told authorities after he was pulled off a midnight flight for Dubai that he acted alone, according to published reports. The charges against Shahzad were not specif ied. The US Attorney’s Off ice in New York said he’s due to appear in federal court in Manhattan later on Tuesday, where he will be formally charged. “The investigation is ongoing, as are our attempts to gather useful intelligence, and we continue to pursue a number of leads,” Holder said. “But it’s clear that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill.” The suspect is believed to have recently returned from a f ive-month trip to Pakistan. Authorities say he paid cash for the Nissan Pathf inder that was found rigged with propane tanks, fertilizer and gasoline Saturday evening in Times Square. Witnesses alerted police to the smoking SUV, and the bomb was defused. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the device could have produced “a signif icant f ireball” had it detonated properly. Shahzad was arrested moments after the plane left the departure gate at New York’s JFK airport and was taxiing toward the runway, The Washington Post reported. Two other people were taken off the Emirates airline flight, but The New York Times said they were interviewed and released. Mayor Michael Bloomberg thanked authorities for working around the clock to make the arrest. “This was an act that was designed to kill innocent civilians and strike fear into the hearts of Americans,” he said. “I’m happy to say it failed on both counts.” He said “we will not be intimated by those who hate the freedoms that make the city and this country so great,” nor will New York “tolerate any bias or backlash against Pakistani or Muslim New Yorkers.” The sale of the Pathf inder a few weeks ago helped off icials focus on Shahzad. Although its vehicle identif ication number had been removed from the dashboard, it was stamped on the engine, the AP reported, and off icials used the number to f ind the owner of record, who told them it was sold to a stranger without paperwork. Authorities found its previous owner, who had advertised it for sale on the Internet. An ad that appears to be for the Pathf inder said it had 141,000 miles and was in good condition. Shahzad reportedly paid $1,300 in cash for the vehicle. “That was the key factor to our get-
ting the guy so quick,” an unidentif ied law enforcement off icial told the Post. The investigation also focused on two Connecticut cities where Shahzad lived, Shelton and then Bridgeport. The arrest came after a sweeping two-day investigation in which off icials said they uncovered a web of international and domestic clues that point to a plot involving more than one person. Pakistani authorities pledged to help the U.S. bring Shahzad to justice, “We will cooperate with the United States in identifying this individual and bringing him to justice,” Interior Minister Rehman Malik said, according to Reuters. ________________________________
Michael Bloomberg: “This was an act that was designed to kill innocent civilians and strike fear into the hearts of Americans. I’m happy to say it failed on both counts.” ________________________________ Authorities have been hesitant to comment on Shahzad’s foreign links, though an unidentif ied US off icial said that investigators are scouring international phone records showing calls “between some of the people who might be associated with this and folks overseas.” They’ve also uncovered evidence — a piece of paper, f ingerprints or possibly both — that also indicates international ties, another off icial was quoted as saying. President Barack Obama has been briefed periodically about the investigation and arrest. Police said that had the bomb detonated, it could have killed or wounded scores in a bustling tourist area home to dozens of restaurants and Broadway theaters. It’s the most serious bombing attempt in the U.S. since the Christmas Day attempted attack aboard a commercial airliner bound for Detroit. In that case, the suspect was a young Nigerian man with ties to al-Qaida. It had been reported that Mr. Shahzad had been on the no fly list but that he had been allowed to return recently from a trip to visit his family in Pakistan. As we went to press it was announced that, Pakistani authorities have arrested two people in connection with the failed bombing in Times Square, according to an intelligence off icial who was not authorized to speak for the record. One of the suspects, Tausif Ahmed, Allegedly traveled two months ago to the United States to meet with Faisal Shahzad, the American citizen who has been arrested by U.S. law enforcement.
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WAR ON TERROR Growing Islamic Influence in U.S. Prisons BY HILLEL FENDEL Douglas J. Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, has said that there is “extensive” Islamic infiltration into American prison systems. ost recent statistics available show that one out of three African-American inmates in U.S. prisons convert to Islam while incarcerated. The type of Islam to which they convert teaches the same ideology as the 9/11 hijackers, which is the ‘Wahhabi’ or ‘Salafi’ form of Islam that originated in and is continually being exported from Saudi Arabia. The ideology behind this ‘fundamentalist’ form of Islam is completely incompatible with the culture, politics, and social fabric of the West. Nonetheless, it is being embraced by numerous groups, agencies and individuals inside the United States.
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“The high rate of conversion of inmates to Islam, and specifically the Wahhabi brand of Islam is no accident. The lack of oversight of teaching materials brought in to prisons to facilitate their conversion is no accident. The influx of Wahhabi chaplains into our prison system and military is no accident. The entire process is by design, and consists of a sophisticated combination of personnel placement, funding, and an active support structure of numerous interrelated entities and individuals. “The indoctrination of American inmates is a well known strategy detailed in al Qaeda training manuals. The manuals state that non-Muslim prisoners should be eyed for conversion to ‘religious jihad’ as they are likely to be ‘disenchanted with their country’s policies’ and feel disenfranchised from
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iTeror Duo Indicted Two Brooklyn men were charged last week with conspiring to "modernize" al Qaeda with computer-systems expertise that allegedly included the use of sophisticated software for secure communication over the Internet. ne of the suspects, Wesam "Khaled" El-Hanafi, also allegedly bought seven Casio digital watches that are commonly used as timing devices for terrorist bombs. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said there was "no immediate threat to New York City as a result of this case," but that it "certainly has a nexus to New York City." He declined to elaborate, citing the pending Manhattan federal court indictment against El-Hanafi and co-defendant Sabirhan "Tareq" Hasanoff. This statement came just days before the attempted car bombing in Times Square over the weekend. Investigators are looking into the possibility that there is some connection between the two men indicted and the attempted bombing. According to the indictment, El-
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Hanafi, 33, and Hasanoff, 34, began working for al Qaeda as early as November 2007, when Hasanoff allegedly accepted $50,000 from an unidentified co-conspirator they later recruited into the terror organization. In February 2008, El-Hanafi traveled to Yemen, where he met with al Qaeda members and "took an oath of allegiance," the indictment says. While there, he also allegedly received instructions on operational security measures and unspecified assignments to perform for al Qaeda. El-Hanafi later purchased a subscription for the software program and, after returning to New York, met with a co-conspirator and accepted his oath of allegiance in June 2008. That same month, Hasanoff allegedly told the co-conspirator "not to fill his United States passport with stamps to retain the passport's value to al Qaeda," the indictment says. Both men were ordered held without bail after appearing yesterday in federal court in Virginia, where they were brought after being arrested overseas.
Terrorists in Our Midst The List of Gets Longer and Longer This week’s attempted car bombing in Times Square was just the latest in a long series of terror attacks that have been perpetrated in the past few years. he clear and present danger of homegrown Islamist terrorism grows weekly. Plots are coming at New York and America from every which way and at increasing speed. Hard on the heels of Najibullah Zazi's subway bomb try, the Manhattan U.S. attorney has indicted two Brooklyn men, U.S. citizens, for allegedly conspiring to abet Al Qaeda's communication needs and its capacity to detonate explosives. Count the arrests of Wesam el-Hanafi and Sabirhan Hasanoff as another victory for America's anti-terror forces, but do not sleep well, for the enemy is determined and dispered among us. Even a partial inventory of attempted attacks by radicalized Muslims on these shores puts the threat into terrifying perspective: Jose Padilla, arrested in 2002 as the socalled dirty bomber, was convicted of conspiring with Islamic terrorists. The Lackawanna Six - Sahim Alwan, Faysal Galab, Shafal Mosed, Yasein Taher, Yahya Goba and Mukhtar al-Bakri - were busted in 2002 and convicted of aiding Osama Bin Laden. Ohio truck driver Iyman Faris was charged in 2003 with conspiring to topple the Brooklyn Bridge. He was sentenced to 20 years. Eleven men, known as the Virginia jihad network, were charged in 2003 with planning to train at terrorist camps. Nine were U.S. citizens. They were sentenced to prison. U.S. citizen James Elshafay admitted plotting in 2004 to blow up the Herald Square station. Yassin Araf and Mohmmad Hossein were arrested in Albany in 2004 for trying to buy a grenade launcher to assassinate a Pakistani diplomat. They got 15 years. U.S. citizens Umer Hayat and Hamid Hayat, his son, were arrested in California in 2005 after lying to the FBI about Hamid's attendance at an Al Qaeda training camp. They were convicted. Four members of terror cell Jam'iyyat UlIslam Is-Saheeh were charged in 2005 with conspiring to attack the Los Angeles airport. Three went to prison, one to a mental facility. Michael Reynolds was busted in 2005 for plotting to blow up a Wyoming natural-gas refinery. He was sentenced to 30 years. Syed Haaris Ahmed, a Pakistani, and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, an American of Bangladeshi descent, were charged in 2006 with conspiring to make videos for extremists. They were convicted. Seven men, including five U.S. citizens,
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Police Bomb squad working to diffuse the car bomb in Times Square Satuirday night. were charged in 2006 with conspiring to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower. Six were convicted. Former U.S. sailor Hassan Abujihaad was accused in 2007 of giving locations of Navy ships to a group that supports terrorists. He got 10 years. Six New Jersey men were imprisoned in a 2007 conspiracy to attack Fort Dix. An American and three others allegedly plotted to bomb fuel lines at JFK. They await trial. Christopher Paul, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in 2008 for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against U.S. and European targets. He got 20 years. Four men were charged in 2009 with plotting to bomb Bronx synagogues. They await trial. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, a Jordanian living in Dallas, was charged in 2009 with trying to car-bomb an office tower. Michael Finton of Illinois was busted in 2009 in a courthouse bomb plot inspired by American Taliban John Walker Lindh. Bryant Neal Vinas of Long Island was busted in 2009 for allegedly giving Al Qaeda information on the subways and Long Island Rail Road. Brooklyn-born Betim Kaziu was charged in 2009 with trying to join an Al Qaeda affiliate in hope of killing U.S. troops. Twelve Americans were indicted in 2009 for allegedly supporting Al Shabaab, a terror group seeking to overthrow the Somali government. Colleen LaRose, aka Jihad Jane, was charged this year with plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had depicted the Prophet Mohammed. Sharif Mobley, a 26-year-old New Jersey man, was arrested in March in a roundup of Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen. Zazi admitted he and pals planned to suicide-bomb Grand Central and Times Square subways. And now, el-Hanafi and Hasanoff join a list linked by shared religious fanatacism. Al Qaeda no longer needs a command center. Its foot soldiers are everywhere. They need only to win once, while the good guys have to win every time. How long can a winning streak go? Forever, one prays.
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Iran To Hold More War Games In the second military show in less than a month, Iran will hold a new set of maneuvers in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Iranian media reported. ran regularly holds such military exercises but they are likely to heighten tensions, coming at a time of a deepening standoff between the West and Tehran over the country’s controversial nuclear program. “The massive maneuvers dubbed Velayat-89 will show (Iran’s) defensive and deterrent naval power,” Iranian Navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari was quoted as saying by the off icial IRNA news agency. Submarine and air force units are also due to participate, he added. Sayyari also conf irmed a recent flyover by an Iranian surveillance jet and its close encounter with a US Navy aircraft carrier, the semi-off icial Fars news agency reported. Iran “has the right to conduct routine surveillance flights,” Fars quoted Sayyari as saying. He said the F-27 jet flew over the US vessel and “despite their objection, we persisted on our right” to carry out the surveillance. Sayyari did not elaborate on the time and location of the flyover. But a US military off icial said last
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “The Zionist regime continues to threaten the countries of the Middle East with its arsenal” Continued from Cover The delegations of the United States, Britain and France all walked out of the UN General Assembly chamber during the Iranian president’s speech. Among the punishments that should be meted out to countries that use, or threaten to use, atomic weapons against other nations is suspension from the Board of Governors of the UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna, Ahmadinejad said. The Iranian leader went on to attack Israel directly, saying, “The Zionist regime continues to threaten the countries of the Middle East with its arsenal. It continues to threaten the world’s countries with acts of terror and invasion, and even gets the necessary assistance for its nuclear program.“ The United States’ so-called nuclear posture review reduces the role of atomic weapons in US defense policy but
does not rule out the use of nuclear warheads against countries like Iran and North Korea that are considered to be NPT violators. Both the United States and Israel have suggested that they could use military force against Iranian nuclear facilities, which they suspect are part of a covert atomic weapons program. Iran denies pursuing atomic weapons and insists its nuclear ambitions are limited to peacefully generating electricity. Earlier, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told the conference that the “onus” is on Iran to clear up suspicions that its nuclear program is aimed at building atomic weapons. Ban called on Iran to comply fully with UN Security Council resolutions demanding that it halt its uranium enrichment program. In his speech, Ahmadinejad rejected allegations that his country is developing nuclear weapons, citing “not a single credible proof.”
week the US Navy had a close encounter in international waters of the Gulf of Oman. The off icial said the jet buzzed the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards (meters) of the ship on April 21. The off icial spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Iran’s new war games are to start Wednesday, said IRNA. Fars said the exercise will last for eight days and cover a span of about 97,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) of Iranian territorial waters. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard held f ive-day maneuvers in late April in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway for around 40 percent of the world’s oil and gas supplies.
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With Donald Trump are (from left to right): Josh Gottesman (SAR Jump coordinator), Coby Greif, Ati Levin, Shiri Wasserman. They were jumping for joy at the Salanter, Akiba, Riverdale High School (SAR) in the Bronx and the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls (SKA) in Hewlett Bay Park on Long Island when clubs at those two Jewish day schools were chosen as the winners of the “JUMP Challenge,” a leadership competition organized by NCSY, the national youth program of the Orthodox Union. s their reward, both teams were presented with checks to fund their projects by Donald Trump. SAR and SKA came out on top of a competition involving seven day
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Obama, Elie Wiesel Share ‘Good Kosher Lunch’ President Barack Obama and fellow Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel discussed the need for a renewed Middle East peace process Tuesday during a private lunch at the White House. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Wiesel said the meeting was a "good kosher lunch" between friends. But he said the conversation did turn serious, as the two Nobel Peace Prize winners discussed the administration's attempts to break the deadlock in the IsraelPalestinian peace talks. Obama's meeting with Wiesel, a strong supporter of Israel, comes during a period of strained relations between the U.S. and Israel. The author said he believes tensions between the two countries are lessening. "Relations between Israel and the United States have a history, and that history has always been one of understanding," he said. It should be remembered that two weeks ago Mr. Wiesel wrote a very strong letter published in this and other newspapers saying that “For me Jerusalem is above politics… Jerusalem must remain the world’s Jewish spiritual capital.” The question arises who came out on top at the end of the conversation. Wiesel visited the White House last February when he accepted an award for his work to educate the country on the
Elie Wiesel Holocaust. Wiesel survived the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Last June, when Obama visited Germany, Wiesel accompanied the president on a tour of Buchenwald. Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. Obama won last year.
Obama Wrestles with Growing Stack of Crises Unpredictable and tough to solve, the stack of problems on President Barack Obama's desk is growing unwieldy. It's presenting him with a tough juggling act. wo wars, a financial crisis, lingering high unemployment and an exhausting battle over health care. And that was just the start. Now throw in an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and an attempted car bombing in Times Square . And there are other pressing matters, such as dealing with the increasing menace of Iran's nuclear program, trying to get the Middle East peace process back on track, searching for a new Supreme Court justice and trying to persuade Congress to approve the most sweeping rewrite of financial rules in 70 years. And Obama is striving to juggle these problems while he and his party brace for potentially big midterm election losses in November. "Safe to say, there is a lot on the president's plate," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said at his daily briefing on Monday when pressed by a reporter on Obama's timetable for interviewing and selecting a new Supreme Court justice. He was stating the obvious. Obama underscored his multiple challenges in a speech Tuesday designed to be about the economy. In addition, he wound up addressing the Times Square scare, telling his audience of business leaders: "This incident is another sobering reminder of the times in which we live." He also spoke about the oil spill and his push for financial regulation overhaul, and he defended health care. All modern presidents get bombarded with multiple problems and have to learn to multitask. But Obama seems to be getting more than his share. "These are coming at him fast. And many are things where it's very hard for him to act. They're not win-win propositions," said Stephen Hess , a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution who worked in the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations and was an adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.
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President Barack Obama "Obama, in a sense, didn't create any of these situations. But the public, as they do with all presidents, holds him responsible for all of them," Hess said. An oil spill, spewing 200,000 gallons a day into the Gulf of Mexico and threatening major environmental damage as the slick drifts toward a fragile shoreline, comes just weeks after Obama called for expanding oil drilling in the eastern Gulf and for opening drilling areas off the southeast Atlantic seaboard and in Alaska. The disaster raises serious questions about that initiative. Obama acted quickly to make a show of federal involvement — a lesson no doubt learned from the Bush administration's sluggish and at times tone-deaf reaction to Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf in 2005. Still, some of Obama's critics, including some on the political left, have suggested Obama's concern wasn't registered quickly enough. A public grown highly skeptical of government's capabilities is bound to judge Obama's performance in a harsher light because of President George W. Bush's stumbling. The challenges have been piling up quickly.
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RENOVATING RETAIL: Enhanced Space Generates Market Interest BY MAXINE DOVERE Despite rumors of its demise, the commercial retail real estate market - at least at its very high end, the Manhattan “Gold Coast” retail properties segment – is again exhibiting a strong life force. With the return to the market of the retail property on the first two floors of 666 Fifth Avenue - at price significantly higher than its 2008 purchase price - combustion is being felt in a newly animated retail market. o be clear: this is no fire sale. Purchased some two years ago by The Carlyle Group and Stanley Chera’s Crown Acquisitions in what was termed a “bottom of the market deal,” sale of the first two floors, are now expected to generate a sale of up to $700 million. The prospective sale, in combination with the additional activity on the Fifth Avenue retail corridor, is exciting the market. The price anticipated price for the combined retail and former office space is being touted as a signal that the retail real estate market is recovering from the difficulties of the economic turndown. The value of the commercial segment, purchased from the Kushner Companies in 2008 for $525 million, was enhanced through a buyout of below market tenants. With value added to the site, the purchasers expect to realize a markup on the sale of between 14% to 33% profit on their original investment. Japanese retailer Uniqlo is said to have completed negotiations to lease a unique multi-floor space at the prized 666 Fifth Avenue location, combining traditional retail space and former office space. The transaction, termed “ambitious” by the Wall Street Journal, is said to involve payments totaling more than $300 million over a 15 year period, and has been called “one of the most expensive ever in New York.” Its ground floor rent exceeding $2,000 psf. is higher
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famous Fifth Avenue tower. Mark Schoenfeld of The Carlyle Group, a partner in ownership of the retail condominium of 666 Fifth Avenue with Stanley Chera’s Crown Acquisitions and the Kushner Company, says “Uniqlo is a critical component to our re-tenanting of the entire block between 52nd and 53rd Street into a ‘super block’ of fantastic retailers that could generate more sales than any other block in New York and around the world.” Crown Acquisition’s Mr. Chera noted that retail space on Fifth Avenue has held and even increased in value despite the global economic downturn. “The occupancy level on Fifth Avenue has been almost 100% throughout the most difficult environment,” Mr. Chera said. “Retailers who make the commitment to Fifth Avenue uniformly experience their highest gross sales in those stores. Yes, the rents are high – but the returns are great in terms of revenue and exposure to more than 40 million tourists and other shoppers each year.” Only 2,000 square feet of ground floor retail space remains available at 666 Fifth Avenue, the epicenter of New York’s shopping district. Featuring 200 linear feet of modern glass frontage on Fifth Avenue, the retail condominium at 666 Fifth Avenue is also home to Abercrombie & Fitch’s Hollister and the NBA Store. Built in 1957, the 1.5 million-square-foot building was known for its “Top of the Sixes” penthouse restaurant (closed in the 1990s). It is centrally located at Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street, adjacent to Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and premier shops and boutiques. Vinson & Elkins, a law firm whose practice focuses on the energy sector, is also re-energizing 666 Fifth Avenue: it has expanded its leasehold to about 81,000 square feet, nearly three full floors at the 41story Midtown tower. Stanley Chera’s recent real estate activi-
Stanley Chera of Crown Acquisitions with Rabbi Azriel Mantsur of Yeshiva Shuvi Nafshi at a recent funf raiser in NY. than that in similar shopping districts in Paris, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. However, the unique multilevel blend “represents a great value.” The Uniglo deal constitutes the largest retail lease in New York City history. The Fifth Avenue location will serve as the chain’s global flagship store. The three level site will contains 90,000-sq.ft. on the ground, second and third floors of the
ties may be exerting a positive psychological effect on the New York commercial real estate market. His premier retail reality purchases seem to have appears to be outrun the economic storm. In specific areas, New York City commercial real estate begins to appear to be in a recovery mode. Sales in the first quarter of 2010, according to Cushman & Wakefield, were almost 70 per cent higher (based on Q1, 2010 alone) than those for the
Japanese retailer Uniqlo is said to have completed negotiations to lease a unique multi-floor space at the prized 666 Fifth Avenue location, combining traditional retail space and former office space. whole of 2009 ($2.5 billion vs. $3.5 billion: still minimal compared to “boom year” sales of $48 million in 2007). Carlyle Managing Director Mark Schoenfeld, says 666 Fifth experienced "a unique combination" of yield and long-term appreciation. “It is a property expected “to generate more sales than any other block in the city.” The pattern emerging at the 666 Tower seems to reflect the Carlyle/Chera modus operendi: purchase low, eliminate hindrances, re-value, sell higher. After its 2008 purchase of the retail segment for $525, the group proceeded to buy out or renegotiate under-market leases, then arranged to lease the space at much higher, current market rents. It is now expecting to sell the enhanced property at a significant profit. (A $700 million sale would have the additional benefit of adding approximately $20 million in taxes to the City’s coffers.) High End retail space is frequently a “key component” in an upward price adjustment. Fifth Avenue retail property has experienced a disproportionate increase in value. The Real Estate Board of New York indicates that in the ten block strip from 49th to 59th Streets, rental costs are as high as $2,050 per square foot, an almost 46% increase in a single year. “We think the economy is brightening…good things lie ahead for the commercial real estate market in New York.” said Kushner properties spokesman Steve Solomon. Additional Crown Acquisitions activities include the purchase of 490 Fulton Street in partnership with Eli Gindi. The 250,000 square foot building in downtown Brooklyn was an historic department store. The mixed use building’s renovation is anticipated to be an important segment of the ongoing renaissance of the area. Forty percent of the space – 120,000 square feet – will be leased to Long Island University to be developed as student housing. The remainder of the building will return to its original retail function offering up to 150 feet of street frontage on Fulton and Livingston Streets. The purchase price for the acquisition is said to be in the 60 Million range. According to Isaac Chera, son of Crown Acquisitions principle Stanley Chera, the family has been involved with Fulton Streets for almost half a century and now owns about a dozen buildings on the Mall. Crown Acquisitions had recently sought
to partner with the New York-based Chetrit Group in a joint bid to purchase 17 of the then near bankrupt Filene’s Basement Stores. The bid, however, was not successful. Both companies have roots in the fashion and retail industries totaling more than 50 years of retail, chain store management activity. In March of 2010, Chera’s company purchased the Beaux Arts Knickerbocker Hotel. The purchase price is said to have been $180 million. Located in the Times Square area, the hotel was built by John Jacob Astor. It was built in 1906 and was once home to Enrico Caruso. The hotel was converted to office space about ninety years ago and currently serves as the headquarters of Newsweek magazine. Crown Acquisitions transition into real estate acquisition and management includes ownership of more than 15 million square feet of commercial space, and includes significant partnerships with traditional real estate operators including The Kushner Companies and the Feil Organization. The company is known for its “hands-on asset management” style. It has interests in such high visibility projects as World Trade Center towers 2, 3 and 4, Herald Center, 551 Fifth Avenue, 600 Broadway, 717 Fifth Avenue and 598 Madison Avenue in New York; 645 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL; and the Miami Merchant’s Mart in Miami, Florida. The Chetrit Group’s substantial real estate holdings include the Sears Tower and 620 Sixth Avenue, (home of a Manhattan Filene’s). The company also had its start in the fashion business, it as an apparel manufacturer. Crown Acquisitions recently joined with The Feil Organization and the Goldman Group agreed to purchase the retail space at the Ritz Hotel in New York. The purchase is an expression of its ongoing faith in New York retail property, three of the city’s most established and prominent real estate families joined forces to acquire the 24,700square-foot retail portion of the St. Regis New York. The seller was Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Purchasing as Avenue LLC, a partnership of Stanley Chera’s Crown Acquisitions, Goldman Properties and The Feil Organization, the group paid $117 million for the space. The GFC group, (Goldman/Feil/Chera) they also hold additional Fifth Avenue retail properties, Initiated in November of 2009, the pur-
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chase was said to “signal the strength of the Fifth Avenue retail corridor as well as the revitalization and renewal of New York City’s economy “said real estate commentator Susan Piperato Chera said that “When three of the city’s top real estate families come to the market together to purchase a noteworthy retail asset on one of the world’s most recognizable shopping districts, it’s a clear signal that Fifth Avenue and New York City are as strong as ever,” said Mr. Chera. “The market for this quality retail product has never gone away.” The 1904 structure, a star in the Starwood Hotel management crown, is considered one of the world’s top hotels. Bottega Veneta, Pucci and De Beers are current tenants.
Kushner Companies Kushner Companies is a diversified private real estate organization involved in the ownership, development, redevelopment,
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How to Buy a “Trophy” Commercial Real Estate Asset BY DAVID FLETCHER This column comes to you direct from the state of Florida, where you can easily find a wide selection of commercial assets and condominiums by the bulk load. You can also compete with a large flock of cash buyers who are no longer circling, but are swooping in to make offers on choice assets at bottom prices. That is the problem.
Deal Closed Working with Unigo High profile properties that have been put on the block have attracted enormous demand. A growing number of investors who refrained from purchasing during the recession years have accumulated large amounts of cash–including sovereign-wealth funds, private-equity real-estate funds and publicly traded real-estate investment trusts– and are seeking returns in the market for office, retail stores, hotels and other commercial property. Foreign buyers have been particularly active.
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e made offers on twenty apartments, and did not do one deal," lamented one broker, "The trick is to know where the properties are that no else knows are for sale." They are called 'trophy' assets in the commercial real estate business. They are not easy to find. You will not be calling a local office to ask about the property you just saw on the internet. What is a 'trophy" asset? It is an asset that few knew was for sale. It takes trusted relationships at the highest level to find these properties. Samples of ''trophy" opportunities, based on what the author heard in just the last week, include: "I have a friend who wants to sell his two hotels. He has decided to get out." "I am about to list a 64-unit condominium with the bank. I will call you when I do." "The (name) condo hotel just went back to the bank; one of the partners is trying to buy it."
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and management of office, residential, retail, industrial and hotel properties throughout the country. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in New Jersey, its extensive real estate portfolio includes such iconic Manhattan office buildings as 666 Fifth Avenue and the Puck Building in Soho as well as the million square foot headquarters building of AT&T's Midwest Region in Chicago. In addition to owning thousands of garden apartments while investing in a wide range of properties throughout the Tri-State region, Kushner Companies is also a major owner of industrial buildings and is co-owner of the 1.5 million square foot Monmouth Mall in New Jersey.
"My client is looking for a 60-unit condo in southeast Florida." "We have a client looking for $40 million to build an international hotel in the last prime location in our city. We will be happy to introduce you," Not one of these opportunities is listed anywhere on the internet. The fact is commercial brokers need a lot more than their commercial listing networks. They need a commercial attorney, architects, bankers, property management companies and other relationships who can keep them on the inside track for 'trophy' opportunities. Well connected attorneys are ideal resources. Experienced agents know who they are, and they know how important it is to the network that they bring only ready, willing, and able buyers into their 'trophy' network. Attorney Terry Delahunty, Jr., a real
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10 Tips for Water Conservation BY CARLA L. DAVIS As warm weather makes it way across the nation, sprinklers come out of hibernation and return to their full time positions, pools fill up, and many a garden hose sees daylight for the first time in months. ut in an era where water shortages are a sad but true realty, many homeowners are now concerned with how to conserve water. Here are 10 tips to help your family use water more responsibly.
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1. SPRINKLER USE. Homeowners want lush, green lawns. This is understandable when one considers that curb appeal can mean added value and better resale potential. To make your sprinklers as efficient as possible, try to use them during the coolest hours of the day, either during the morning or evenings. This helps to minimize evaporation due to heat. And adjust your sprinklers so that you aren't watering the sidewalk or driveway. 2. RAIN SENSORS. While you're at it, install a rain sensor on your irrigation con-
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After hours of negotiations following some brief but charged arguments in Kings County Supreme Court, Daniel Goldstein, the spokesman for Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn agreed to accept $3 million from Forest City Ratner - far more than the original low-ball $510,000 offer for his three-bedroom condo--in exchange for leaving by May 7 and reducing his prominent role in the Atlantic Yards opposition.
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Cost To Mask SwastikaShaped Complex Scrutinized The cost to fix a group of buildings in San Diego that many have found terribly offensive has skyrocketed. rom the ground, a cluster of buildings on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado look ordinary. However, from above the buildings are constructed to form a swastika shape. The buildings were supposed to have been modified nearly three years ago, but the complex has not been touched. "It's hard to understand why this is taking so long. Am I angry? No. Am I disappointed? Yes," said Morris Casuto of the Anti-Defamation League. Casuto was one of several community members who pressed the U.S. Navy to do something about the design in 2007. "It dishonors our service people to have them living in a building in the shape of a swastika," said Casuto. As a result, the Navy's plan was to spend $625,000 on a single-rooftop canopy to
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mask the design. However, that plan was quickly scrapped because many saw it as insufficient. Navy officials said it has a new, largerscale plan to transform the current buildings into a new design that would include a series of connections to mask the swastika and at the same time create more square footage and infrastructure to support rooms and additional sailors. The price tag for the Navy's latest proposal is between $17 million and $40 million, and it is to be submitted for the 2011 fiscal year.
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Ford, General Motors See Sales Surge in April
GMC Terrain, one of the General Motors bestsellers BY DAVID SCHEPP With the U.S. economy showing ongoing signs of recovery, General Motors reported car sales in April rose 6.4% compared to a year ago, as the resurgent automaker continues to rebound from last year's descent into bankruptcy. The Detroit-based auto giant reported Monday it sold 183,997 vehicles last month, including its orphaned Saturn, Pontiac, Saab and Hummer brands. mong its four remaining "core" nameplates -- Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet -- GM said it sold 183,097 cars and trucks, a 19.7% improvement over the 152,997 vehicles sold during same period a year ago. Newly introduced models, such as the Chevrolet Camaro and Equinox, along with the Buick LaCrosse sedan, and GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles, helped drive sales momentum, GM said. Sales of those models were up nearly a combined 300%, compared to vehicles they replaced. Chevrolet dealers reported selling 135,369 vehicles, a 17% bump from the same period a year ago, when the nation was mired deep in recession. Sales rose 36% at both Cadillac and Buick, GM said, while its GMC truck unit saw a year-over-year increase of 18%. In addition to the company's new-model offerings, Steve Carlisle, the company's U.S. sales vice president, said improved domestic sales are being aided by slow but steady economic recovery. Carlisle said GM has more
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new models on the way, including two new compacts -- the Buick Regal and Chevrolet Cruze -- slated to debut next quarter. The story was similar at Ford Motor (F), which reported sales motored ahead 25%, on the strength of new models. The Dearborn, Mich., company said it sold 162,996 vehicles last month thanks largely to beefed up demand for its Ford Fusion, Escape, Flex and Transit Connect vehicles. Ford, which took on huge debt to survive the downturn and f inance its turnaround, sold fewer than 130,000 cars in April 2009. Sales of nearly all Ford models rose with one notable exception -- the Mustang "pony" car, which saw sales fall by about a third. Ford is depleting its inventory of the 2010 Mustang in anticipation of a freshened 2011 model, due in dealerships later this year. Ford, which has been battling Toyota Motor (TM) for the No. 2 U.S. sales spot, said it has gained market share in 18 of the last 19 months.
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Con Edison Sows Third NYC Wildflower Week The largest celebration of National Wildflower Week in the country will take place May 1 to 9. This year’s theme is “Get to Know the Nature Near You” with events that encourage New Yorkers to get out and explore the 50,000 acres of natural areas and parks in the five boroughs. on Edison is the lead sponsor of Wildflower Week. Activities include botanical walks, garden tours, ecology lectures, children’s fairs, planting opportunities, cooking classes, and restaurant programs - the majority of which are free and open to the public. Some of the events include:
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• Manhattan: Native Plant Garden Tours in Union Square, May 2; •Brooklyn: Brooklyn Industrial Green Roof Tour, May 3 at 123 Dwight St. Red Hook; •Queens: Queens Native Gardens of Queens Botanical Garden Tour, May 4 • Bronx: The Native Forest at The New York Botanical Garden Walk, May 4; • Staten Island: Greenbelt Native Plant Center Garden Tour, May 3, at 3808 Victory Blvd.
For a complete listing of the week’s events, visit the official NYC Wildflower Week website. The Wildflower Week twitter hashtag is #NYCWW where you can find out what people are saying about the events. NYC Wildflower Week celebrates all things green and wild in the Big Apple - the hundreds of native flowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses that call New York City home. It's a week of inspired environmental learning, with dozens of free activities, walks and talks for all New Yorkers to enjoy. Con Edison supports organizations that share the company’s concern for preserving and protecting the environment through conservation and beautification projects, as well as through educational and career development programs. It also recognizes the importance of conservation, recycling, reclamation efforts, and pollution prevention.
Sons of a Madoff Facing Federal Tax Charges
(L-R) Bernie Madoff and his sons Mark and Andrew. Andrew and Mark Madoff, along with their uncle Peter Madoff are possibly facing federal tax charges. All three reaped major rewards while working for their arch scammer father Bernie Madoff, and are expected to be busted later this year, sources said. rosecutors are trying to build a securities-fraud case, but will file tax-fraud charges if there's not enough solid evidence that they helped Bernard Madoff pull off his record $65 billion Ponzi scheme, the AP reported. Previously filed court papers have accused Madoff's kin of living a "decadent" lifestyle funded with money stolen from investors in his crooked securities firm, which they allegedly used as a family "piggy bank." Records show cash transfers that paid for a $4.3 million Manhattan apartment for Andrew and a $6.5 million Nantucket home for Mark and his wife, Stephanie, while Peter Madoff got a $9 million loan.
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In addition, Madoff's relatives went on wild spending sprees using corporate credit cards. Although Bernard Madoff insisted that he acted alone, his former right-hand man, Frank DiPascali Jr., has since pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud, and is cooperating with authorities. His assistance has been cited in charges filed against three other former Madoff employees, including ex-operations chief Daniel Bonventre, who allegedly oversaw more than $50 million in loans to Madoff relatives and "key employees" who were never required to pay back the cash. At least two more former employees are expected to be charged before the feds zero in on Madoff's kin. Martin Flumenbaum, a lawyer for Mark and Andrew Madoff -- who claim they turned their father in to the FBI after he confessed to them -- said he was "not aware of any factual basis" to support charges against them. Lawyers for Peter Madoff didn't respond to requests for comment.
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United and Continental Agree to Combine in $3 Billion Deal Creating World’s Largest Carrier United and Continental Airlines said Monday they have agreed to form the world's largest airline in a deal worth about $3 billion. The new airline would jump past Delta Air Lines in size and have flights reaching from Shanghai to South America, luring more business travelers, which pay higher fares. he airline will be run by current Continental CEO Jeffery Smisek. United CEO Glenn Tilton, a longtime advocate of consolidation in the airline industry, will be chairman for up to two years, with Smisek taking over as chairman after that. The deal will first need approval from shareholders and antitrust regulators. It's expected to close in the fourth quarter. The new parent company will be United Continental Holdings Inc. It will be based in United's hometown of Chicago and its biggest hub will be Houston. The companies say the combined airline will have revenue of about $29 billion and $7.4 billion in unrestricted cash. The companies said combining would save them $1 billion to $1.2 billion a year by 2013. That includes between $800 million and $900 million of new annual revenue, partly from increased international service. Two years ago, Continental walked away from a deal with United at the last moment. Times have changed since 2008, when both airlines were low on cash and facing record fuel costs. "Both carriers are performing better than they have been for the past couple of years," he said. "The economy is on an upswing. Fuel prices, although high, are manageable." Owners of United parent UAL Corp. will hold 55 percent of the combined company, with Continental Airlines Inc. shareholders owning the rest. Continental shareholders will get 1.05 UAL shares in exchange for each Continental share. Just 18 months ago the Justice Department allowed Delta Air Lines Inc. to buy Northwest Airlines to form what is currently the world's largest airline. But many in the industry have wondered
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United Airlines and Continental airplanes to merge. whether the Justice Department under the Obama administration will be as inclined to approve a mega-airline as it was under George W. Bush. Combining Continental and United would leave the U.S. with three big international airlines — the new United, Delta, and American Airlines. US Airways Group Inc. also flies internationally, but its 2009 international traffic was less than one-third that of American's. Continental and United both trace their roots to air services founded by Walter Varney in the 1920s and '30s. One of United's key assets has been its Pacific routes, which it bought from Pan-Am in 1985. It was already the biggest carrier in the U.S., and the PanAm deal made it a major international carrier for the first time. Northwest's Pacific routes were one reason Delta pursued that deal two years ago. "Now we've got a company that can really compete against Delta," Jenkins said. "Mergers are all about revenue, and this is a tremendous boost for revenue." Just two years ago, American Airlines was the nation's biggest carrier. First Delta surpassed it, and now United might.
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Offshore Wind Farm, Factory Orders Rose in Off Mass. OK’d by Obama March as Industrial Sector Administration Gains Strength Factory orders unexpectedly jumped 1.3% in March, boosted by strong demand for machinery, appliances and primary metals, the U.S. Commerce Department announced. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected March factory orders to fall 0.1% after a revised 1.3% increase in February. Excluding the often-volatile transportation component (which includes airplanes and cars), factory orders actually surged 3.1% for the month, after a revised 1.5% gain in February and a 0.5% rise in January.
“We are beginning a new direction in our nation’s energy future” In what some are calling precognition, the Obama Administration recently announced plans for the construction of a wind farm off the coast of Mass. Just days before the disastrous oil spill in the Mexican Gulf. he oil spill caused by an explosion and sinking of an offshore oil drilling rig is threatening the entire Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas damaging sensitive fish and wild life preserves as well as beaches. It has been reported that 20% of the countries sea food comes from the effected region. The proposed wind farm is a whole new way of generating electricity in the U.S. the wind farm between Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island will consist of 130 windmills, 440 feet tall, rising from the ocean a few miles off Cape Cod. After more than eight years of lawsuits and government reviews, the Obama administration cleared the way for the offshore wind farm making it the first of which will be many such sites in the future. “We are beginning a new direction in our nation’s energy future,” U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar declared in announcing his approval of the $2 billion Cape Wind project, which would finally allow the U.S. to join the list of major countries that are producing electricity from sea breezes. The project has faced intense opposition from two Indian tribes and some environmentalists and residents, including the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who warned that the windmills could mar the ocean view. They would be visible from the Kennedy compound at Hyannis Port. Salazar said the project’s developers can protect local culture and beauty while expanding the nation’s supply of renewable energy. The developers are hoping to begin construction this year and start generating power by late 2012 - provided the venture isn’t stopped by further lawsuits. Members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard have vowed to go to court, saying the project would interfere with sacred rituals and desecrate longsubmerged tribal burial sites. Salazar said the project had been exhaustively analyzed and added: “This is the final decision of the United States of America. We are very confident we will be able to uphold the decision against legal
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challenges.” The windmills would be about five miles off Cape Cod at their closest point to land and 14 miles off Nantucket at the greatest distance. According to simulations done for Cape Wind, on a clear day the turbines would look as if they were about a half-inch tall on the horizon at the nearest point and appear as specks from Nantucket. The costs will be covered with private funding as well as potentially millions in federal stimulus money and tax credits. Cape Wind is negotiating to sell the electricity generated to a local utility. Cape Wind eventually hopes to supply three-quarters of the power on Cape Cod, which has about 225,000 residents. Cape Wind officials say the project will provide a reliable domestic energy source. Salazar’s decision “allows our nation to harness an abundant and inexhaustible clean energy source for greater energy independence, a healthier environment and green jobs,” Cape Wind president Jim Gordon said. The announcement came after a pair of deadly disasters earlier this month in West Virginia and the Gulf of Mexico illustrated the risks in extracting oil and coal to meet the country’s energy needs. The tragedies highlight the need for projects such as Cape Wind, said Sue Reid, of the Conservation Law Foundation, which supports the project. “Many voices have been heard in the Cape Wind debate, but none argue as strongly for clean, renewable energy as events like these,” she said. Advocates are hoping Cape Wind can jump-start the entire U.S. offshore wind industry. America has the world’s largest onshore wind industry but lags behind other countries in offshore electric generation because of high upfront costs, heavy regulation and technological challenges. Denmark installed the world’s first offshore wind turbine 20 years ago, and there are offshore wind farms around Europe. China has built a commercial wind farm off Shanghai and plans several other projects. Major U.S. projects are on the drawing board for the waters off New Jersey, Delaware and Texas. The U.S. Department of Energy envisions offshore wind farms accounting for 4 percent of the country’s electric generating capacity by 2030.
rders for durable goods, however, fell 0.6%, after gains of 1.6% in February and 3.8% in January. March shipments increased 2.2%, and inventories rose 0.3%. The March factory orders breakdown by category: Primary metals orders jumped 4.7%; electric equipment and appliances increased 7.1%; machinery surged 8.6%; computers and electronics rose 4.4%; fabricated metal products dipped 0.3%; furniture declined 1.2%; and transportation orders plunged 12.3%. Economists follow the factory orders statistic because it provides one
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of the most comprehensive surveys of advance orders for durable goods — how busy factories are likely to be in the period ahead. Factory orders also are a major value-added component of the U.S. economy. March’s factory orders report is another positive for the U.S. economy. The top-line stat was better than expected, continuing a roughly yearlong uptrend; and discounting the transportation component, the increase was even more impressive. Each suggests that the recovery in the factory sector continues to strengthen, boosted by demand for industrial goods at the retail and wholesale levels.
Bud Light to Become Official NFL Beer Sponsor Anheuser-Busch’s flagship brand Bud Light will be the official beer sponsor of the National Football League, edging out rival MillerCoors, which said it wouldn’t renew its deal. nheuser-Busch’s six-year deal, which begins in the 2011 season, is worth more than $1 billion, a person close to the league said Tuesday. The person — who is familiar with the negotiations but requested anonymity because the deal is confidential — said the amount is double what MillerCoors had paid for its last six-year contract. The Coors Light sponsorship ends after this season. “We continue to invest in the things that support our brands, and our efforts to manage costs enable us to seize opportunities like this one,” said Dave Peacock, president of Anheuser-Busch Inc., the St. Louis-based unit of Anheuser-Busch Inbev. When the brewer was bought by InBev, a Belgian company known for its cost-cutting, analysts wondered if that would hurt Anheuser-Busch’s marketing budget, which has typically been a major force in the sporting world and advertising industry. Bud Light was a beer sponsor of the NFL from 1990 to 2001, though it also shared the sponsorship during that time with Miller. Anheuser-Busch’s commercials are
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often synonymous with football’s biggest game, the Super Bowl. The company holds exclusive alcohol advertising rights for the game, stretching back 22 years, Peacock said in a written statement. MillerCoors’ Coors Light sponsorship dates to 2002, which is when the NFL beer sponsorship became exclusive. MillerCoors CEO Leo Kiely said the company made an offer that expired at midnight Monday, but it wasn’t accepted. The company told distributors in a memo it couldn’t reach an agreement with the NFL over the value of the sponsorship. “NFL is great property. We’re not running away from the NFL. We have tremendous advertising commitments there. We’ll continue to,” he told investors on a conference call to discuss the company’s first-quarter results. MillerCoors still plans to maintain deals with individual teams but now it has a “significant amount” of money that it can spend elsewhere, he said. The company won’t disclose how much it paid for the sponsorship. Anheuser-Busch said the sponsorship means it can use NFL logos and trademarks, such as the NFL shield logo and events such as the Super Bowl, in its advertising and marketing.
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MAY 7, 2010
THE PEOPLE’S VOICE EDITORIAL
Terror Again in NYWhat Do You Expect
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This week saw another attempted terror bombing in NY by a Moslem Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani Moslem with American citizenship, assembled fertilizer, gasoline, propane gas and commercial grade fireworks into what could have been a devastating bomb and parked it in the middle of the busiest street in America, Times Square. he explosion, if it had gone off, would have resulted in a tremendous fireball and shock wave that would have spread death and destruction not seen in NY since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The foreign policies of the Obama administration, instead of working to curtail the possibility of terror attacks seem to have the opposite effect. There has been a policy to admit Pakistanis and others of Moslem faith as refugees, to the US and even allowing them to become citizens. In many of the cases of Islamic terror the perpetrators have been in the US illegally, unknown to their neighbors to whom they were considered by as normal, law abiding people. “They seemed so nice,” is often the refrain that is heard when reporters go the areas where they lived after the fact. While the authorities, both local and federal, should be applauded for their quick action in apprehending the terrorist. It would be even better if the intelligence network would have worked and the people who plan to commit mass murder on the streets of New York would be stopped before they even get near to accomplishing their goals. In the state of Arizona a law was passed last week saying that any officer of the law can stop any person that they think might be in the country illegally. If the person cannot prove that he is in the country legally he can be detained, arrested on the spot for possible deportation. There have been protests around the country demanding that Arizona repeal the law that many have called fascist and even liking it to the laws enacted in Nazi Germany. The law is not discriminatory against
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any specific race or nationality but against any and all people that have crossed the American borders illegally or have overstayed their visas. While most of the illegals in Arizona are Mexican and therefore they feel that the law was aimed only at them the law can also be applied to Asians and Europeans as well. America is not xenophobic; the country was built by immigrants and has a big statue in NY Harbor welcoming them. In Arizona the legal population is totally mixed between European Americans and Mexican Americans. The law will not harm anyone that is in America legally even if they are here for one day or years but if a person comes to America they should be required to at least follow the rules of the land. In recent years there has been a move to change the title of ‘illegal immigrant’ to ‘undocumented immigrant.’ Changing the title does not make them legal; they are still breaking the law and should be subject to deportation. By not vetting every person that comes in from whatever country, let it be Mexico, Cuba, Pakistan, China or wherever, the US runs the risk of having an untold number of foreign terrorists in its midst. Most countries in the world have a national ID card that everyone is required to carry at all times. Perhaps it is time that the US enacts such a policy as well. There are many ways that this can be done and in many ways it can be convenient. There can be a universal drivers license that could also include other pertinent information on a micro chip that could be encoded and read only by the appropriate authorities to protect ones privacy. While Faisal Shahzad who tried to blow up Times Square would not have been stopped by a national ID card, as he is in the US legally and even a citizen, many other of the Islamic terrorists that have been active in the US were illegal and might have been stopped in advance of their dastardly acts if immigration laws were enforced to the fullest.
Dear Jewish Voice,
thank you for making this most memorable day in the life of a child! It is a great public service making the community aware of autisim and where to turn for help. Thank you for the good works!
would like to thank The Jewish Voice and it's Publisher, Mr. David Ben Hooren, for his most gracious donation of sending the autistic children to the Lag B' Omer Great Parade in Crown Hieghts. I wish you could have seen the glow in their eyes and the smile on their face! Once again,
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The Jewish country known as Judea had its religious capital in Jerusalem but the Romans used Caesarea as their administrative capital. They ignored the importance of Jerusalem just as the US and the rest of the world do today. Your paper is the only one that brought the connection between Hadrian and the present day situation. Thank you Robert Schnieder
Editor, our editorial equating the present day situation with that of the time of the Bar Kochba war was very apropos. Hadrian was the one that changed the name of the country from Judea to Palestine and denied Jews the right to live in Jerusalem. That is an historical fact that many people don’t know or conveniently forget.
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Jews? Is it a form of antiSemitism? Or is it just lack of common decency? In some cultures people do not care about the dead. I have seen reports that in some places in India they leave bodies out in the open to be eaten by vultures and also that some Hindus let bodies float down their sacred Ganges River. So I understand that they have an attitude towards their own dead but they should respect ours.
Editor, was very disturbed by the article about Jewish graves in India being desecrated. This seems to be a phenomenon that is spreading around the world. I have seen reports from the Ukraine, Belarus and other Eastern European countries but this is the first I have seen from India. I didn’t even realize that there were that many Jews living in India anymore other than in the major cities. I have often wondered why that people all over the world think that they can destroy the graves of
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30 Years Since The Murder Of ‘the Six’ At Beit Hadassah BY DAVID WILDER For the past week I've felt haunted. Being very busy with tours and other necessary tasks, I hadn't found time to put down some words on paper. Actually, I began working on a very important document which I didn't even find time to finish. ut something else was eating at me. Friday night. Tomorrow night. The 17th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. Exactly thirty years ago, the 17th of Iyar was also on a Friday night. I lived then in Mevassert Tzion, just outside Jerusalem. The next night a friend of mine commented, 'I knew something was wrong, seeing helicopters flying into Hadassah hospital.' And something was very wrong. Friday night, May 12, 1980. It was just a year earlier when a group of about 10 women and 40 children had reentered Beit Hadassah in Hebron. The building, originally built in 1893, and having served as a medical clinic for Jews and Arabs in Hebron prior to the 1929 riots, had been vacant since Israel's return to the city in 1967. A week and a half following the end of Passover in 1979, the group climbed in thru a back window of Beit Hadassah in the middle of the night, reestablishing a Jewish presence in the heart of the city for the first time in 50 years. Living conditions were non-existent, and the going wasn't easy; to the contrary, it was very difficult. But women such as Rebbetzin Miriam Levinger, Sarah Nachshon, and others were made of platinum. Not necessarily material platinum, rather spiritual platinum. Their faith, and their grasp of the significance of the return to Hebron, overcame all other factors. Together with a large group of children they defied all odds, refused to surrender to pressures, physical and mental, and maintained the Jewish presence in the city of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs. Every Friday night, following Shabbat worship at Ma'arat HaMachpela, a group of men would sing and dance their way down the street to Beit Hadassah, where they continued the festivity, joined by the women and children living in the building, adding to their Shabbat spirit. Friday night, May 12, the 17th of Iyar, only one day before the Lag B'Omer celebrations. The men arrived as usual and began forming a dance circle and then it happened. Shots rang out; blasts enveloped the pure Shabbat air. Arab terrorists, hiding on a rooftop across from Beit Hadassah, began 1929, all over again. The sudden attack on the Jewish men was not the first since the Tarpat massacre. Only three months earlier a young yeshiva student from the Kiryat Arba yeshiva, Yehoshua Saloma, a new immigrant from Denmark, was shot and killed at the entrance to the Kasba while purchasing dried fruit for the upcoming Tu'B'Shvat holiday. Following the murder the Israeli government decided, in theory, to reestablish an official Jewish community in Hebron. But that decision remained theoretical; in practice, nothing was done. Three short months later, it seemed that history was repeating itself. The terror attack was heard miles away. Even up in Kiryat Arba, residents, hearing the shots, quickly made their way into the city. Something bad was happening. Six were killed and about 20 injured. Among the killed was a young Torah scholar from the United States studying at Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav in Jerusalem, Tzvi Glatt. Another victim was also a former American, who had fought in Vietnam and converted to Judaism, Eli HaZe'ev. Three others studied in Kiryat Arba and another at Kerem b'Yavneh. The murders left the country in shock. I remember attending two of the funerals: that of Tzvi Glatt in Jerusalem, outside the Yeshiva. I remember that the Rosh Yeshiva,
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Rav Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook attended and eulogized the martyred scholar. I don't remember what he said, but his grave presence made a deep impression on me. From there I travelled by bus to Kiryat Arba and Hebron, for the funeral of Eli HaZe'ev. Little did I know that about a year later I would move to Kiryat Arba and later to Hebron. I don't remember too much, except that many many people participated, and all were very very angry. The day after the attack, on Sunday, the Israeli government finally decided to reestablish a Jewish community in Hebron, and this time, they did do something about it. Families were reunited; husbands were allowed to join their wives and children at Beit Hadassah. And eventually the government approved and assisted in rebuilding Beit Hadassah, adding two floors to the original structure, (and building the apartment I've lived in for the past 11 1/2 years). ___________________________________
“Following the murder the Israeli government decided, in theory, to reestablish an official Jewish community in Hebron. But that decision remained theoretical; in practice, nothing was done.” ___________________________________ That's what happened. But that's not what's bothering me. I've told the story more times than I can begin to count, and have written it a few times too. But still, something's been tugging at me. Back in those days, even before Oslo, before the first and second intifadas, even then, Arabs killed Jews. But thirty years ago, when an Israeli was murdered, there was some kind of authentic response. Where a Jew died, another Jew would live. This was the rule. Where Jews were murdered, a building, or even a community was founded and established. This was called, 'the Zionist response.' The Arabs don't want us here and will do anything and everything to rid themselves of us, including cold-blooded murder. Normal people understood that the answer to such action was to do the opposite. Wherever they don't want us, that's where we'll be. And that's the way it was in Hebron. I would guess that you've figured out what's bugging me. Back then, thirty years ago, that was the Zionist response. And today? Today, when Jews are killed, rather than build, the government decides to flee. If the Arabs don't want us 'there' then it's just too dangerous for us to stay 'there.' And we run, in the wrong direction. It's been called Oslo, Hebron, Wye, Gush Katif, and who knows what's next. Jerusalem? More Hebron, more of Oslo? G-d forbid. We are in Hebron today by the grace of three factors: the grace of G-d, whose Divine Presence and assistance was (and still is) indispensable; by the grace of the women and children whose dedication and determination, whose faith and inner comprehension of Hebron kept them from abandoning their mission; and by the grace of the lives of six men, who gave their bodies for the soul of Am Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael, for they brought us back to Hebron. I only hope and pray that those neshamot, those souls, and the thousands who have been killed since, will, wherever they are, never feel abandoned, never feel that their deaths were in vain, that they too, with their lives, brought new life and spirit to the Jewish people in their land. May their memories be a blessing upon us, forever.
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Lion’s Den: Understanding Europe BY DANIEL PIPES A newly translated book by French novelist Pascal Bruckner shows how Europeans see themselves as "the sick man of the planet." othing is more Western than hatred of the West.” So writes French novelist and essayist Pascal Bruckner in his book La Tyrannie de la Pénitence (2006), translated into English by Steven Rendall and recently published by Princeton University Press as The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masochism. “All of modern thought,” he adds, “can be reduced to mechanical denunciations of the West, emphasizing the latter’s hypocrisy, violence and abomination.” He exaggerates, but not by much. He shows how Europeans see themselves as “the sick man of the planet” whose pestilence causes every problem in the nonWestern world (what he calls the South). When the white man set foot in Asia, Africa or America, death, chaos and destruction followed. Europeans feel themselves born with stigmata: “The white man has sown grief and ruin wherever he has gone.” His pale skin signals his moral defectiveness. These provocative statements undergird Bruckner’s brilliant polemic arguing that European remorse for the sins of imperialism, fascism and racism have gripped the continent to the point of stifling its creativity, destroying its self-confidence and depleting its optimism. Bruckner himself concedes Europe’s blemishes, but also praises it for self-criticism: “There is no doubt that Europe has given birth to monsters, but at the same time it has given birth to theories that make it possible to understand and destroy these monsters.” The continent, he maintains, cannot be just a curse, for its sublime achievements complement its worst atrocities. This he calls “proof of grandeur.” Paradoxically, it is Europe’s very readiness to acknowledge its faults that prompts self-hatred, for societies that do not engage in such introspection do not lacerate themselves. Europe’s strength is thus its weakness. Although the continent has “more or less vanquished its monsters” such as slavery, colonialism and fascism, it chooses to dwell on the worst of its record. Thus, his book’s title, The Tyranny of Guilt. The past, with its violence and aggression, is frozen in time – a burden Europeans expect never to be able to throw off. THE SOUTH, in contrast, is deemed perpetually innocent. Even as colonialism fades into the past, Europeans righteously blame themselves for the plight of once-colonized peoples. Eternal innocence means infantilizing non-Westerners; Europeans flatter themselves as the only adults – itself a form of racism. It also offers a way to preempt criticism. This explains why Europeans ask what they “can do for the South rather than asking what the South can do for itself.” It also explains why, after the Madrid bombings of 2004, a million Spaniards marched against, not the Islamist perpetrators, but their own prime minister. And worse, why they saw Spanish civilians “torn apart by steel and fire” as the guilty party. As shown by the Madrid bombing and countless other acts of violence, Muslims tend to have the most hostile attitudes toward
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the West, and Palestinians rank as the most hostile of Muslims. That Palestinians face off against Jews, the extreme victims of Western murderousness, makes them a perversely ideal vehicle for rebutting Western guilt. Making matters worse, even as Europeans disarm themselves, Jews take up the sword and wield it unashamedly. ___________________________________
“These provocative statements undergird Bruckner’s brilliant polemic arguing that European remorse for the sins of imperialism, fascism and racism have gripped the continent to the point of stifling its creativity, destroying its self-confidence and depleting its optimism.” ___________________________________ Europe exonerates itself of crimes against Jews by extolling Palestinians as victims no matter how viciously they act, and by portraying Israelis as latter-day Nazis no matter how necessary their self-defense. Thus has the Palestinian question “quietly relegitimated hatred of the Jews.” Europeans focus on Israel, with such an intensity, that one could think the fate of the planet will be determined “in a tiny stretch of land between Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Gaza.” And America? Just as “Europe relieves itself of the crime of the Shoah by blaming Israel, [so] it relieves itself of the sin of colonialism by blaming the United States.” Excommunicating its American child permits Europe to preen. Bruckner rejects this easy out, and admires American confidence and pride of country. “Whereas America asserts itself, Europe questions itself.” He also notes that, in time of need, the wretched of the Earth invariably turn to the US, not the European Union. To him, the US is “the last great nation in the West.” He hopes that Europe and America will cooperate again, for when they do, they “achieve marvelous results.” But his own evidence points to the unlikelihood of that prospect. The writer (www.DanielPipes.org) is director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
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Rite Of Passage Celebrated With Exceptional Courage said “Our shul (synagogue) is privileged to host the bar mitzvah of Baruch Shlomo Gershbein and we are deeply impressed with the love that everyone assembled here today has for this incredibly sweet neshoma (soul). May his parents, grandparents, extended family and friends always derive a great deal of nachas (joy) from him”, said Rabbi Mandel as he embraced Baruch Shlomo. Rabbi Gershbein said of Rabbi Mandel, “When I approached The Rav and explained what I wanted to do, he told me that he would consider it an honor to host the f irst Orthodox ceremony of this type in Brooklyn for someone with this diagnosis.” As part of his D’var Torah, Rabbi Gershbein said,” There is an expression which might date back millennia. Tzar Gidel Banim. ________________________________
BY: FERN SIDMAN “There are individuals who perform acts of courage when called upon to do so. Some examples include United States Marines and Sayeret Matkal (Israeli Special Forces). On the other hand, there are some people whose very lives embody and actually stand for True Courage.” These are the words of Rabbi Shmuel Gershbein, father of Baruch Shlomo HaLevi Gershbein, a young man diagnosed with Autism (now referred to as ASD) and profound PDD-NOS at the age of eighteen months. e recently celebrated his thirteenth birthday in K’hal Bnai Yisrael, a synagogue known throughout Brooklyn as a center of acceptance and chesed (kindness). “Baruch Shlomo,” his father continued, “is an inspiration to many and is a person of dignity and honor. He rehearsed with me the blessings chanted before and after the weekly Kri’at HaTorah [Reading of The Law] rarely missing a night for nearly four years. After consultation with poskim [deciders of Jewish Law] and experts in Halacha [Jewish Law], we decided to hold a ceremony as close to a traditional aliya as possible. Baruch Shlomo, although practically non-verbal, has a remarkable ability to recall melodies. He was called to The Torah and he hummed the tune of the blessings while I said the words. He actually said two or three of the words himself, surprising even many in attendance who know him well.” Baruch resides in a local IRA operated by Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. “Some off icials at JBFCS tried to convince me that my Baruch would be better off with a party based on a cartoon theme or an event
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Rabbi Tzvi Mandel calling Baruch Shlomo to the Torah as the proud father rabbi Shmuel Gershbein looks on. which demanded nothing from him. I believe that children like Baruch Shlomo should not be told what they can not achieve, but should be encouraged to believe that their own abilities and courage can help them do the impossible. They show us that they are not the handicapped; people of little creativity and much prejudice are the truly limited ones.” Shmuel Gershbein stated that he was disappointed that only one person – Miss Carol of M’lachim – from JBFCS attended the synagogue on Rosh Hodesh Adar to witness the ceremony. He said that if more of the mid- and top-level management of JBFCS would see that these young men and women can do what we are constantly told is beyond their capabili-
ties, so-called disabled people could lead truly productive lives. Shmuel (Steven L.) Gershbein is an attorney who is known throughout the tri-state area and Florida as a champion of civil rights for the mentally ill and physically challenged communities. As an Orthodox Jewish Leader, he has dedicated much of the past f ive years to opening the riches of Judaism to members of the community not physically or emotionally able to attend regular services. The Rabbi and Founder of Congregation K’hal Bnai Yisrael, Rabbi Tzvi Mandel, the off iciating rabbi at Cong. Khal Bnei Yisroel and nephew of the founder of the legendary Yeshiva of Brooklyn, Rabbi Manis Mandel ZT”L,
“I have probably attended more than two hundred fifty Bar Mitzva celebrations, but I have never witnessed a more moving ceremony with more tears of joy than the one I just was happy to be a part of...” ________________________________ The trials and tribulations and travails of child-rearing. I confess that, after spending thousands of hours studying The Talmud, I do not have an understanding of what this means. Although I have experienced heartrending and soul-crushing decision
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Jewish Agency to Focus Its Work on Jewish Identity The strategic planning committee of the Jewish Agency approved in principle new strategic directions for the organization focusing on building Jewish identity of Jews around the world and in Israel. he committee, which met Wednesday in New York, approved in principle a set of ideas which will be presented to the organization's Board of Governors for its discussion, input and approval at its upcoming meeting in Jerusalem in June. The meeting was attended by a senior advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, underscoring the partnership and continued commitment to a shared vision between the Government of Israel and the Jewish Agency, to ensure the future of a connected, committed global Jewish people with a strong Israel at its center. ___________________________________
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“This plan will help us meet the challenges of Israel and the Jewish people face today” ___________________________________ The plan calls for building Jewish identity of Jews around the world and in Israel by forging a strong connection to Israel, Jewish
heritage and people. The plan also introduces recommendations for new initiatives of social activism in Israel, and calls for directly engaging young Israelis on issues of Jewish identity. The document also envisions increasing the pool of potential aliyah from around the world by strengthening the connection of young Jews living abroad with Israel. The committee reaffirmed the Jewish Agency's historic role as the Jewish People’s "Emergency First Responder," always ready to rescue Jews in distress and bring them to Israel as well as to assist Jews in crises both in Israel and throughout the Jewish world. "In the past we didn’t need to create commitment to Israel or to the Jewish People – it was there in abundance," said Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky. "Today, as we are faced with weakening connections, our challenge is to increase the identification of Jews to their People and to Israel." Sharansky added that the "DNA strength" of the Jewish Agency is its ability to foster Jewish identity through identification with Israel -- through its shlichim, educational programming, and Israel experiences. "This plan will help us meet the challenges of Israel and the Jewish People face today," he said.
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William and Phyllis Mack Honored With UJA-Federation Keepers of The Flame Award William and Phyllis Mack were honored by UJA-Federation of New York for their extraordinary philanthropic leadership, commitment, and impact. The Macks received the rarely given Alan C. Greenberg Keepers of the Flame Award at the WaldorfAstoria in Manhattan on Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
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hey join a select group of philanthropists that includes the Tisch Families, Larry Silverstein, Edgar
and Charles Bronfman, and the late Peggy Tishman, who have become the “keepers” of the hopes, dreams, and dignity of millions of Jews around the world. More than 700 guests who attended the enchanting evening, and $2.5 million was raised to benef it UJAFederation of New York’s 2010 Annual Campaign. In addition to recognizing William and Phyllis Mack, UJA-Federation celebrated the work made possible by its volunteers, donors, and agency partners
(from left) Israel Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak with Larry Silverstein at UJA-Federation of New York’s Keepers of the Flame Awards Dinner (Michael Priest Photography).
UJA-Federation of New York’s Keepers of the Flame Awards Dinner presenter and recipients (from left) Alan C. Greenberg and Phyllis and William Mack (Michael Priest Photography).
— each of whom rekindle hope where there is despair and provide a beacon that illuminates the path for others to follow. For the past 90 years, UJAFederation has addressed the future of the New York and global Jewish communities, and has been determined to see those communities’ needs are met
by developing innovative responses to challenges, utilizing the strength of a network of more than 100 benef iciary agencies. The evening also demonstrated UJA-
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SOVRI Rape and Incest Helpline at Beth Israel Hospital The SOVRI (Support for Orthodox Victims of Rape and Incest) Helpline is an anonymous and conf idential helpline dedicated to providing culturally sensitive outreach and support to the Orthodox Jewish community on issues related to sexual abuse and molestation. The mission of the helpline is to lessen isolation and provide support and access to services for those affected by gender and sexual violence. exual abuse and assault is devastating for victims and communities and often causes long-term psychological and emotional effects. Survivors of rape and incest often have very few places where they can reach out for help in dealing with the physical and emotional toll of the crimes committed against them. Many survivors fear repercussions from the police, or the secular and religious authorities. Traditional gender roles and values often reinforce the ideas that sexual abuse could not happen and that a survivor is powerless to seek justice. Therefore, family members often don’t believe survivors; yet going outside the family is taboo, so survivors of rape and incest tend to suffer in silence. The SOVRI Helpline was originally established in 1982 in an apartment in Washington Heights, a neighborhood of Manhattan. A few friends, led by Basya Littman, recognized that there were few programs for religious Jewish survivors
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and wanted to f ill this need while making a difference and helping their community. These friends were able to keep this program open for about f ive years. During that time they received a high volume of calls from across the country. They also provided training for therapists, spoke in schools, and educated women’s groups. However, they ran out of funding and were forced to close. The SOVRI Helpline was re-established in August 2008 under the auspices of Beth Israel Medical Center’s Victims Intervention Program in New York, NY. It represents the beginning of a lifeline for those who have been abused—a place to call anonymously and tell their story or ask for help. The current coordinators of the program are Carole Sher, LCSW and the Crime Victims Coordinator in Beth Israel’s Social Work Department, Chaya Mermerstein, LCSW, an Orthodox woman and a clinical social worker in the Department of Psychiatry in Beth Israel, and Cheryl Friedman, LCSW, an Orthodox social worker in the Emergency Department and Victims Intervention Program in Beth Israel. These women have a lot of experience treating survivors of rape and incest and saw the demand within the Orthodox Community for a conf idential and anonymous helpline dealing with these issues. The SOVRI helpline is staffed by
Orthodox Jewish female volunteers who provide a more sensitive and nuanced understanding of the issues specif ic to the Orthodox Jewish community. The goal of this helpline is to provide a sensitive, caring, and non-judgmental voice, in hopes that this will be the f irst step for the survivor to get the help that he or she needs. Volunteers complete a 40+ hour training focused on the dynamics of sexual assault in the secular community and Orthodox Jewish community, elements of a helpline call
and counseling techniques, emergency department and legal protocol, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse and incest, post-traumatic stress disorder, rape trauma syndrome, and other comorbid disorders, male survivors, and supporting the co-survivor. The training follows Department of Health guidelines. The helpline is open Monday through Thursdays from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM and on Fridays from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. (888) 613-1613
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Raises Alarm From Texas to Florida Winds and waves calmed last week as masses of oil lurked offshore and tension built along the Gulf Coast’s beaches and bayous as people watched and waited for the weather and ocean currents to determine where the slick would finally come ashore. o far only oil sheens have reached into some coastal waters, and the oil’s slow progress despite an uncapped seafloor gusher was allowing crews and volunteers to lay booms in front of shorelines. That effort was stymied by choppy seas into the weekend but calmer weather should help. “You mentally want to push it back to the west, and then you feel guilty for doing so,” said Jan Grant, manager at the St. George Inn on St. George Island, Fla., about the path the spill might take. BP PLC has been unable to shut off the undersea well spewing 200,000 gallons a day, but crews have reported progress with a new method for cutting the amount of oil that reaches the surface. They’re using a remotely operated underwater vehicle to pump chemicals called dispersants into the oil as it pours from the well, to break it up before it rises. Results were encouraging but the approach is still being evaluated, BP and Coast Guard off icials said. The consequences on those whose livelihoods rely on the richness of the sealife in the waters was obvious. Fishing has been shut down in federal waters from the Mississippi River to the Florida Panhandle, leaving boats idle in the middle of the prime spring season. Inns and restaurants that count on tourists attracted to the beautiful bluegreen waters and sandy white beaches already are getting calls about the spill, which has flirted with the coastlines before receding, mostly because of the weather. Engineers from BP have failed to
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invent a solution to halt the gusher that’s been spewing into the sea since an offshore drilling platform blew up and sank last month and killed 11 workers. BP operated the rig that was owned by Transocean Ltd. Crews haven’t been able to activate a shutout valve underwater. And it could take another week before a 98-ton concrete-and-metal box is placed over one of the leaks to capture the oil. Worse, it could take three months to drill sideways into the well and plug it with mud and concrete to stop the worst U.S. oil spill since the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, leaking nearly 11 million gallons of crude. Those nowhere near the Gulf who drink coffee, eat shrimp, like fruit or plan to buy a new set of tires, could also end up paying for the disaster. A total shutdown of the shipping lanes is unlikely. However, there could be long delays if cargo vessels that move millions of tons of fruit, rubber, grain, steel and other commodities in and out of the nation’s interior are forced to wait to have their oil-coated hulls power-washed to avoid contaminating the Mississippi. Some cargo ships might choose to unload somewhere else in the U.S. That could drive up costs. “Let’s say it gets real bad. It gets blocked off and they don’t let anything in. They lose time, and they are very concerned about that,” said river pilot Michael Lorino. “It’s going to be very costly if they have to unload that cargo in another port and ship it back here because it was destined for here.” BP said it would compensate people for “legitimate and objectively verif iable” claims from the explosion and spill, but President Barack Obama and others pressed the company to explain exactly what that means.
The explosion of the off shore oil rig that is the source of one of the largest oil spill in history. For the tourism industry, the spill couldn’t come at a worse time. “It’s the beginning of the booking season, the beginning of the summer season,” said Marie Curren, sales director for Brett/Robinson, a real estate f irm in Gulf Shores, Ala. “The only thing that could make it worst now is a hurricane.” Dana Powell expects at least some lost business at the Paradise Inn in Pensacola Beach, Fla., and could see a different type of guest altogether: Instead of families boating, parasailing and f ishing, workers on cleanup crews will probably be renting her rooms. “They won’t be having as much fun,” she said, “but they might be buying more liquor at the bar, because they’ll be so depressed.” And what will she serve in her restaurant? Hamburgers and chicken f ingers instead of crab claws.
By all accounts, the disaster is certain to cost BP billions. But analysts said the company could handle it; BP is the world’s third-largest oil company and made more than $6 billion in the f irst three months of this year. The oil spill has drained $32 billion from BP’s stock market value. In the Chandeleur Sound, about 40 miles northeast of Venice, La., thick, heavy oil formed long clumps that looked like raw sewage. Dying jellyf ish could be seen in the water. Sea turtles have been found dead on Mississippi beaches. The news was better from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle, where the sheen isn’t expected to touch beaches before Thursday. Wind and sea currents have helped to keep the oil away from points farther west, said Coast Guard Capt. Steve Poulin.
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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL London Student Wins Int'l Math Contest in Jerusalem aura Bergman, a post-high student from London, England, currently studying in the Diaspora program at the Michlalah – Jerusalem College for Women, has won the fifth annual Mathematics Ulpaniada in Jerusalem. She beat out 1,884 other participants from 85 schools in Israel and abroad. The final round was held at the Michlalah in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon, an event that featured Jewish-themed math problems, video addresses, and a discussion of the famous Monte Hall three-door problem.
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Olmert Could be Indicted Again ormer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert could be indicted in another political corruption affair.Prosecutors informed Olmert Monday that they are considering indicting him for making political appointments while serving as minister of industry and trade. The indictment is pending a pretrial hearing, where Olmert will have an opportunity to defend himself. Olmert rejected pretrial hearings before being indicted in three other corruption cases, for which he is currently standing trial. The political appointments investigation came about as a result of a state comptroller's report published in 2006. Olmert also is a main suspect in the probe of the Holyland real estate scandal.
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PA Seeks to 'Arabize' Jerusalem n a meeting in Ramallah, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, along with top PA officials, decided to institute an accelerated building program in PA controlled areas of Judea and Samaria, and to increase its investment in resources in Jerusalem. The PA government seeks to establish “facts on the ground” in order to ensure that Israel is unable to use the land. Similar decisions by Israel have been consistently termed by the PA and much of the world as “obstacles to peace.” In addition, the PA will try and encourage Arabs to move to Jerusalem, in an attempt to “Arabize” the city – this, despite their constant complaints that Israel seeks to “Judaize” the city. The PA will allocate money for schools, homes, youth activities, health clinics, and other institutions and programs.
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Min. Katz: Building Will Resume with a Bang! ransportation Minister Yisrael Katz, the latest in a long line of official visitors to the Shomron Regional Council, made two startling announcements during his visit to Samaria on Tuesday: The Jewish construction freeze will end in September, as planned, and a train network will connect Jenin, Samaria and Jerusalem. "In another four months," Katz declared at a festive ceremony inaugurating the new access road to the town of Tapuach, "Jewish
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construction in Judea and Samaria will be resumed in full force. Never again will towns be uprooted – neither Jewish towns nor Arab ones. The residents of the Shomron will remain in their place forever."
Palestinian Authority Bans Work in Settlements alestinians must stop working in Jewish settlements by next year, a Palestinian cabinet minister said on Tuesday, as part of a campaign to halt their expansion on occupied land Palestinians want for a state. Economic Minister Hassan Abu Libdeh, disclosing further details of a new Palestinian law aimed at severing commercial ties with the settlements, said Palestinians violating the ban could face up to five years in jail and fines of up to $14,000.
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F INTERNATIONAL EU to Eliminate Flight Restrictions on Liquids he European Union announced Thursday that it will eliminate restrictions on liquids in carry-on baggage within two years. The EU statement said that the in the near future it will begin scanning liquids, and passengers will be allowed to board planes with them if no problems are found.
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Pakistani Guilty in Mumbai Terror Attack n Indian court found a Pakistani man guilty of murder and other offenses for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Ajmal Kasab also was found guilty Monday of conspiracy and waging war against India in a series of attacks that left 166 people dead, including six at the Mumbai Chabad house, which was targeted along with luxury hotels, a train station and a popular cafe. Kasab was the only surviving gunman among 10. Kasab, who originally admitted to his role as part of a Pakistani Islamist organization before retracting his confession, faces a death sentence or life in prison. A temporary Chabad house is in operation in Mumbai during the reconstruction of the house that was destroyed in the November 2008 attack.
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Berlin Jews Hold First Lag b’Omer Parade everal hundred Jewish revelers gathered in Berlin for what was billed as the city's first-ever Jewish parade. Marking Lag b'Omer, the "Unity Parade" for peace and tolerance made its way Sunday from the Kurfurstendam to the Chabad educational center on Muenstersche Strasse, where a street fair awaited participants. Rabbis Yehudah Teichtal and Shmuel Segal led the parade, which featured makeshift floats and a German bagpipe band. Prior to the parade, some Jewish leaders suggested that such public celebrations promote stereotypes. Teichtal told JTA, however, that local Jewish leaders have attended Chabad's public Chanukah candlelighting ceremonies at the Brandenburg Gate for years. Among the parade's supporters were the
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Israeli Embassy, United Israel Appeal, Germany's main weekly Jewish newspaper and the Central Welfare Council of Jews in Germany.
JStreet Clonedin Europe he new European Jewish lobby JCall launched a campaign calling for tougher love for Israel. The European Jewish Congress sharply criticized the campaign, called "European Call for Reason," saying it represents a minority view. In releasing a petition with nearly 4,000 signatures, JCall founders urged Zionists around the world to press for a two-state solution. The organization repeated its call at a news conference Monday at the European Parliament, pushing for critical support for Israel along the lines of the U.S.-based J Street "pro-peace, pro-Israel" lobby. Moshe Kantor, head of the European Jewish Congress, said in a statement issued Monday that it was "clear that this petition represent[s] a small minority opinion of European Jewry, while the great majority, as represented by the democratically-elected body representing European Jewry, the EJC, strongly believes that now is the time to place pressure on the Palestinian side to negotiate directly with Israel in a meaningful way, and to combat the existential threats in the Middle East."
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Kippah-Wearing Jew Stabbed in Chest in Strasbourg Jewish man was brutally attacked in Strasbourg, France, on Friday night. The man, who is 42, was attacked by two assailants. One of them hit him across the back of the head with a metal rod and the other stabbed him in the chest. He was reportedly in serious condition. The attackers were taken into custody. Authorities have indicated that one or both of them are “mentally ill.” According to an eyewitness, the victim was wearing a kippah when he was assaulted. News agency DPA reported that the man was attacked by two men wearing djellaba robes of the kind traditionally worn in North Africa.
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NATIONAL Jews, Muslims Clash at Wisconsin University ewish and Muslim students clashed Thursday at an event at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, according to the local paper Journal Sentinel. The clash left one Jewish student wounded and a Muslim student under arrest. The story began as Jewish students held a celebration in honor of Israel's recent Independence Day outside the student union offices. A group of students from the Muslim Student Association came to the event and began yelling at those present, accusing Israel of mistreating Arabs. Pro Arab students were responsible for escalating the argument by flying a Palestinian Liberation Organization flag from a structure the Jewish students were using for their event. A Jewish student attempted to remove the flag and was struck by one of the Muslim students. Jewish students were also upset over
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graffiti written on the campus plaza the day before the event. The graffiti included a swastika and obscene remarks.
Dallas man steals foot from Jewish corpse Dallas man stole a foot from a corpse in a Jewish cemetery. Daniel Wayne Staley, 18, will be charged with abuse of a human corpse, the Dallas Morning News reported. Staley, who was out on bail for threatening to blow up a Dallas-area office building in March, was being held last Friday in Dallas County Jail. Staley suffers from schizophrenia and refuses to take his medicine, his mother told the newspaper. Early last Friday morning, Staley approached police officers, showed them the foot and told them he had taken the foot from a "Jew girl." He took the police officers to the Tiferet Israel Agudas Achim Cemetery and showed them the grave he had dug up. The corpse was of someone who died in 1941, according to the newspaper.
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Obama declares Jewish Heritage Month he Jewish American story is an essential chapter of the American narrative," Obama said in his proclamation released last Friday. "It is one of refuge from persecution; of commitment to service, faith, democracy, and peace; and of tireless work to achieve success. As leaders in every facet of American life -- from athletics, entertainment, and the arts to academia, business, government, and our Armed Forces -- Jewish Americans have shaped our Nation and helped steer the course of our history. We are a stronger and more hopeful country because so many Jews from around the world have made America their home." Jewish Heritage Month resulted from a congressional initiative launched in 2005 by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and has been commemorated since 2006 through educational programs crafted by a number of government agencies, including the Library of Congress, the National Archives and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Dershowitz Reportedly Rejected Israel’s U.N. Envoy Job lan Dershowitz reportedly turned down an offer to serve as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman assiduously courted the wellknown Jewish-American lawyer, Yediot Achronot reported Tuesday. If he had accepted Israel's most senior diplomatic post, Dershowitz , 72, would have had to make aliyah. Dershowitz is a prominent advocate for Israel in the United States. Netanyahu and Lieberman failed to agree on Lieberman's first choice for the position, former Israeli Consul General to the United States Alon Pinkas. Israel's current ambassador to the U.N., Gabriella Shalev, will complete her two-year term at the end of August and has said she will return to Israel to continue her academic endeavors whether or not a new ambassador has been named.
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OU Tackles ME Politics, Cooking Oil BY MAAYANA MISKIN The Orthodox Union is known for dealing with a variety of issues relating to Jewish life, from granting kosher certif ication to providing online Torah classes to running its own job search board. This week the OU marked two unusual accomplishments, releasing a book that sets the industry standard on kosher oil, and hosting Israeli politician Danny Ayalon to talk about key diplomatic issues in the Middle East. he OU's new book, OU Manual for the Oil Industry, seeks to set worldwide standards for kosher cooking oil and other edible oils. The book was written by an assortment of expert rabbis knowledgeable in both the laws of kosher food and the most up-to-date techniques used in oil production. The manual focuses on three issues: the method of production, kashrut concerns that may arise and the way in which to supervise the production
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process, and relevant Jewish legal (halachic) rulings from Rabbi Hershel Schachter and Rabbi Yisroel Belsky. A similar manual, the OU Manual for the Baking Industry, was released last summer. The OU is planning further books, including manuals focusing on f ish and on food service venues such as hotels and catering halls. On Thursday, the OU branched out into Israeli politics, hosting Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, the former Israeli Ambassador to the United States. Ayalon was joined by his chief of staff, David Segal, and by Deputy Consul General in New York Benjamin Krasna. Ayalon and the OU representatives discussed critical issues facing Israel and the Middle East, such as the Iranian nuclear threat and negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Talks also centered on ties between Israel and the US. (IsraelNationalNews.com)
Israeli Chef Roshfeld Named Food & Wine’s ‘Rising Star’ World's leading culinary magazine ranks Yonatan Roshfeld a top Israeli chef as world's most promising chef. he prestigious culinary magazine Food&Wine has ranked Israeli chef Yonatan Roshfeld first place in its list of rising star chefs. The magazine, which is considered a leading publication in the culinary world, publishes a list of the 100 most important aspects in the f ield of food each year, including interesting trends, top-notch restaurants and innovative bars. The most coveted category is that of promising chefs, the stars of the future. This year, Roshfeld, chef at leading Tel Aviv restaurants, leads the list. Roshfeld is followed by chefs from Australia, Scotland and Portugal. The magazine lauded Roshfeld's "hit" restaurant, saying it presents a new Middle East, and said his other restaurant, combines the f inest Spanish and Israeli ingredients.
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Yonatan Roshfeld Roshfeld said on Sunday, "We must remember that Israel is not on the critic's way, they have to come here especially, and the fact is, they did. "You can't ignore the fact that, lately, Israel has been on the map of global gastronomy."
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Chumus (Chick Pea) Milk Developed in Israel
If falafel, which is made out of chickpeas, became Israel‘s national food, perhaps milk made out of chickpeas could be the next big hit. The scientists at Volcani Center near Rechovot, who developed the “himtza drink” are confident that it could be a great replacement for cow’s milk. he Agriculture Ministry, in a bid to promote Israel’s chickpea growers, understood that there is a limit to how much hummus Israelis could eat. So, they started seeking out additional foods that could be made from the legume. The world has already grown savvy of the advantages of the chickpea, and have even started making flour from it. “From this flour, you can make cookies, good bread. It is kosher for Passover, Ashkenazic Jews though consider Chick peas as Kitniot, and is acceptable for people with celiac,” said Dr. Shmuel Galili, from the Agricultural Research Organization, in an explanation of why his team decided to focus on the chickpea as a source for milk substitutes. The recipe for making the substitute is as follows: soak chickpeas in water overnight, grind them in a blender with water, cook them, then drain the mixture and you have chickpea milk.
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“Chickpeas, unlike other crops like soy beans, are a local Israeli crop, and we want to encourage farmers to increase their yield,” said Dr. Galili. “We are not familiar with any similar development anywhere in the world, and hope it will develop into a true substitute to soy milk. “People who have tasted it said its better tasting. Soy milk has its health benef its, but it also contains an excess of plant compounds called phytoestrogens that have a hormonal effect on people, especially pregnant women and small children. Chickpeas have less phytoestrogens,” explained Galili. Dr. Galili recently completed the development of a methodology for producing chickpea milk. Now, his team is in the process of convincing commercial companies to look into making it a marketable product. One of the problems they will have to overcome, besides penetrating the product to the consumer market, is the high production costs of chickpea milk relative to soy milk. In a taste test performed in Israel, the product received quite reasonable scores, ranking 3.5 in taste, 2.5 in texture, and 3 in smell on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest. Chickpeas are one of the most popular legumes in the world grown and used in almost every society. The most popular names for the pea are, chickpeas (English), garbanzo beans (Spanish), Nahit (Yiddish) and arbis (Yiddish). Chumus the Hebrew term is used both for the bean and the spread, the name is derived from the fact that when green the leaves of the plant have a very sour, chamutz, taste.
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Celebrating the Lowly Chickpea Easy Crock Pot Moroccan Chicken, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine This is very famous Morrocan recipes; that is very popular. It is great all year around - served with flat breads or pitta & assorted salads in spring & summer or served with hot fluffy & fruity couscous, assorted chutneys or pickles in the depths of winter. ooking is supposed to be over a very low heat and a Slow cooker/Crock Pot works very well. Try it out! If you cannot get Ras-el-Hanout, which is an exotic Moroccan spice mixture, including rose petals - don’t worry, use the other spices listed instead;
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INGREDIENTS 6 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped into large chunks (or assorted chicken pieces, about 3 lbs) 1 tablespoon flour or 2 tablespoons cornflour 2 large onions, chopped 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped finely 1-2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 inch fresh gingerroot, finely chopped 6 ounces dried apricots 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes 2 (14 ounce) cans chickpeas 3 tablespoons honey 1/2 pint chicken stock 1 pinch saffron or 1 teaspoon turmeric 4 teaspoons ras el hanout spice mix (or make up spice mix below) 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) salt and black pepper chopped fresh coriander, to serve (Cilantro)
Coriander/Cilantro sprinked on top & either with couscous, rice, fresh flat bread, pitta bread or salads. It is also good (if not traditional) served with fluffy pureed or mashed potatoes & pasta. Note:You can use chicken pieces or whole chicken which has been cut up into portions, but you will then need to brown them in a frying pan or skillet beforehand. Preserved lemons make a great addition, add them when you add the apricots and carrots.
Avocado and Chumus (Chick Pea) Salad Preparation time: 15 min Servings: 4 Cooking time: 5 min INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup lemon juice 7 oz yellow squash, chopped 1/4 tsp sugar 1/2 cup stuffed green olives 2 small red chilies, finely chopped 1 small onion, thinly sliced 7 oz canned pimientos, drained, cut into thin strips 1 medium avocado, chopped 1 can (15 oz) Chumus (Chick Pea, Garbanzo) beans, drained DIRECTIONS: Place squash in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover pan and steam 3 minutes, or until almost tender. Remove from steamer basket, rinse under cold water and drain. Combine squash and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine last 4 ingredients in jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake well and pour over salad. Toss gently to combine.
DIRECTIONS Heat up olive oil in a frying pan/skillet & saute chopped onions & garlic for 5-10 minutes. Add chicken stock & gradually mix in flour or cornflour until well mixed & not lumpy.Add honey & tomato paste & mix well. Add herbs,spices & finely chopped ginger with salt & pepper to taste. Finally add tinned tomatoes & mix well. Pour the above tomato,onion & spice mix into slow cooker or tagine. Add chicken & chickpeas & mix well. Add dried apricots making sure they are covered by juice. (Add the carrots if using.). Give it a gentle but good stir to mix everything together well. Crock Pot or Slow Cooker - Cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours OR automatic with keep warm facility for up to 8 hours. (Please note that the cooking times depend on your crockpot, the cooking times I have suggested work fine with mine which is a Morphy Richards Slow Cooker.). Serve with freshly chopped
Vegetable Wraps with Chicken and Hummus Preparation time: 15 min Servings: 4 Cooking time: 0 min INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped 4 lettuce leaves, leaf or butter 1/2 cup sugar snap peas, chopped 1 cup diced cooked chicken 1/2 cup hummus 4 flour tortillas 1/2 cup chopped arugula 1/2 cup cucumber, chopped DIRECTIONS: Combine the chicken, cucumber, bell pepper, peas, arugula, and hummus in a bowl. (You can add different vegetables according to the season and your family’s preferences). Lay the wraps on the counter and cover each with a lettuce leaf. Divide the vegetable mixture among them and spread, leaving at least a .5 in. border around the edge. Roll up tightly, tucking in the edges as you roll. Cut in half and wrap in plastic food film.
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MANHATTAN Abigael’s
KOSHER CUISINE: Modern American 1407 Broadway (at 39th St.)
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Mendy's Restaurant
Cuisine: American/Sushi/Middle Eastern
212-576-1010 61 East 34 Street (Corner of Park Ave.) New York, NY 10016
Taam Tov
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212.768.8001
212-732-1728
41 West 47th Street (Between 5th & 6th Avenue) New York, NY 10036
Cafe Classico
Milk N’ Honey
212-355-5411
212.764.4440
35 West 57th Street
22 West 45th Street New York, NY 10056
Cuisine: Italian / American / Middle Eastern / Sushi
(bet. 5 & 6th Ave)
New York, NY 10019
Circa Restaurant 22 W 33rd St NY 10001 212-244-3730
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800-998-0885 Eden Wok 43 E. 34th St Corner Madison Ave
212-725-8100 Chinese, Sushi Bar, Vegetarian Soups
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Nargila Grill Glatt Kosher
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The Great American Health Bar
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212-517-4448
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GLATT KOSHER
10 West 46th Street 212-869-6699 www.KosherDeluxe.com Mon-Thurs: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm Fri: 7:30 am - 2:30 pmSun: 12:00 noon - 8:30 pm
Cuisine: Moroccan & Italian
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New York, NY 10017
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David’s Restaurant Mid-Eastern and Israeli
539 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 718-998-8600 Under supervision of VAAD HARABANIM OF FLATBUSH
3223 Quentin Road Brooklyn, NY 11234
Think Sweet Cafe Cholov Israel CUISINE: Dairy 546 Kings Highway, Brooklyn NY 11223 718-645-3473 Moti & Debbie The home of the mefunekett
LONG ISLAND French Steak House Glatt Kosher
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CONSUMER\TECHNOLOGY
Columbia Study Finds CON EDISON’S ‘Cool Roof’ Save Energy Green and white roofs atop a Con Edison training and conference center in Long Island City, Queens, help prevent energy losses and provide important environmental benefits compared to traditional dark roofs, according to researchers from Columbia University (www.coned.com/coolroofstudy). he “green roof,” consisting of 21,000 plants, keeps heat in the building during the winter, reducing the need for heating, and keeps heat out during the summer, reducing the need for air conditioning. The energy saving benefits of the white roof occur mainly in the summer, when the roof absorbs less heat than a dark roof, cutting down on air conditioning needs. The green and white roofs perform equally well in preventing a phenomenon scientists call “heat island effect,” according to the study, led by Stuart Gaffin, a research scientist at Columbia’s Center for Climate Systems Research. Conventional dark roofs absorb sunlight during the day and radiate heat back into the atmosphere at night, contributing to warmer urban temperatures. As part of its effort to combat global warming and encourage energy efficiency, Con Edison has installed white roofs on its Manhattan headquarters and other buildings. The company has installed nearly 250,000 square feet of white roofing and has plans for at least another 220,000 square feet by the end of 2010. To establish a green roof, Con Edison began growing plants in August 2008 on a quarter-acre section of The Learning Center roof adjacent to the two other experimental roof sections, one white and one dark. In its quest to learn about energy effi-
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ciency and eco-friendly strategies, Con Edison commissioned a study by Columbia scientists to measure temperatures and other data on the green, white and dark sections. The goal was to determine the environmental and energy-consumption performance of each type of roof. “This study by one of the world’s top universities confirms the benefits of our ‘cool roofs’ program,” said Saddie Smith, Con Edison’s vice president of Facilities. “We strongly encourage building owners to consider ‘cool roofs,’ whether white or green. They save energy and they’re good for the environment.” “Ultimately the goal of this effort is to provide the best science so we can inform the various policy choices and cost-benefit estimates for energy conservation,” Gaffin said. Smith said building owners need to carefully consider the costs and benefits of each type of cool roof. While green roofs are more energy efficient and carry benefits such as water runoff control and noise reduction, a green roof is more expensive than a white roof. The green roof on The Learning Center reduces summer heat gains by up to 84 percent and winter heat losses by up to 37 percent, compared to a black roof. The white roof reduces summer heat gains by up to 67 percent. These figures represent only the reduced amount of heat flowing through the roof, not a building’s energy consumption. Many factors – such as windows and insulation – also affect a building’s total energy usage. In the next phase of the research, Gaffin will be joined by Columbia University colleagues, Patricia Culligan, a professor at the
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Israeli Invention Sees Through Walls The Israeli company Camero has developed a device that reveals the location of people in another room. The new machine, called the Xavier 400 , is roughly the size of a laptop computer and weighs less than three kilograms.
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Wade McGillis, research scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. They will measure the quantity and quality of the water runoff from the green roof and compare it to the control roofs. Excess storm water runoff in urban areas leads to combined-sewage-overflows that pollute surrounding waterways. Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $34 billion in assets. The utility provides electric, gas, and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York. Con Edison’s commitment to environmental responsibility has been recognized by the global Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and other organizations. For additional financial, operations, and customer service information, visit Con Edison’s Web site at www.coned.com.
he device works using an UltraWideband sensor that uses electromagnetic pulses to quickly determine the location of people behind walls and other barriers. The Xavier 400’s light weight and small size make it easy to transport, enabling use by combat soldiers in the f ield. The system has already been proven useful in the f ield. When a child was kidnapped in a foreign country, the local elite police squad used the Xavier 400 to determine where in the building the kidnappers were located. They were then able to wait until the girl was alone in a room before bursting in to save her, thus saving her from possible harm during the rescue operation. The device is already deployed worldwide, and will continue to be marketed to special forces, law enforcement agencies, and f iref ighting and rescue teams.
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Ben-Gurion University of the The Numerous Negev Research Confirms Benefits That Hand-Clapping of Walking Songs Improve Motor and Cognitive Skills A researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) conducted the first study of hand-clapping songs, revealing a direct link between those activities and the development of important skills in children and young adults, including university students. e found that children in the first, second and third grades who sing these songs demonstrate skills absent in children who don't take part in similar activities," explains Dr. Idit Sulkin a member of BGU’s Music Science Lab in the Department of the Arts. "We also found that children who spontaneously perform hand-clapping songs in the yard during recess have neater handwriting, write better and make fewer spelling errors.” Dr. Warren Brodsky, the music psychologist who supervised her doctoral dissertation, said Sulkin's findings lead to the presumption that "children who don't participate in such games may be more at risk for developmental learning problems like dyslexia and dyscalculia. There's no doubt such activities train the brain and influence development in other areas. The children’s teachers also believe that social integration is better for these children than those who don't take part in these songs." As part of the study, Sulkin went to several elementary school classrooms and engaged the children in either a board of education sanctioned music appreciation program or hand-clapping songs training – each lasting a period of 10 weeks. "Within a very short period of time, the children who until then hadn't taken part in such activities caught up in their cognitive abilities to those who did," she said. But this finding only surfaced for the group of children undergoing hand-clapping songs training. The result led Sulkin to conclude that hand-clapping songs should be made an integral part of education for children aged six to 10, for the purpose of motor and cognitive training. During the study, “Impact of Hand-clapping Songs on Cognitive and Motor Tasks,” Dr. Sulkin interviewed school and kindergarten teachers, visited their classrooms and joined the children in singing. Her original goal, as part of her thesis, was to figure out why children are fascinated by singing and clapping up until the end of third grade, when these pastimes are abruptly abandoned
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and replaced with sports. "This fact explains a developmental process the children are going through," Dr. Sulkin observes. "The hand-clapping songs appear naturally in children's lives around the age of seven, and disappear around the age of 10. In this narrow window, these activities serve as a developmental platform to enhance children's needs -- emotional, sociological, physiological and cognitive. It's a transition stage that leads them to the next phases of growing up." ___________________________________
“Once they start clapping, they report feeling more alert and in a better mood.” ___________________________________ Sulkin says that no in-depth, long-term study has been conducted on the effects that hand-clapping songs have on children's motor and cognitive skills. However, the relationship between music and intellectual development in children has been studied extensively, prompting countless parents to obtain a “Baby Mozart” CD for their children. Nevertheless, the BGU study demonstrates that listening to 10 minutes of Mozart music (.i.e., the ‘Mozart Effect’) does not improve spatial task performance compared to 10 minutes of hand-clapping songs training or 10 minutes of exposure to silence. Lastly, Sulkin discovered that hand-clapping song activity has a positive effect on adults: University students who filled out her questionnaires reported that after taking up such games, they became more focused and less tense. "These techniques are associated with childhood, and many adults treat them as a joke," she said. "But once they start clapping, they report feeling more alert and in a better mood." Sulkin grew up in a musical home. Her father, Dr. Adi Sulkin, is a well-known music educator who, in the 1970s and 1980s, recorded and published over 50 cassettes and videos depicting Israeli children’s playsongs, street-songs, holiday and seasonal songs, and singing games targeting academic skills. "So quite apart from the research experience, working on this was like a second childhood," she noted.
If a daily fitness walk could be put in a pill, it would be one of the most popular prescriptions in the world. It has so many health benefits. Walking can reduce the risk of many diseases — from heart attack and stroke to hip fracture and glaucoma. hese may sound like claims on a bottle of snake oil, but they're backed by major research. Walking requires no prescription, the risk of side effects is very low, and the benefits are numerous. As with any exercise regimen always check with your doctor before you start. As far as equipment all one needs to walk is what God gave you, comfortable clothing and shoes that fit right on your feet. (For a guide to buying a running shoe that will also be beneficial to any walker see the article in the April 23 issue of the Jewish Voice on page 32.) New York City is blessed with many areas that are easily accessible to walkers. Every Borough has large parks that have walking trails such as Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. In Brooklyn there is the Ocean Parkway Mall that runs from Prospect Park to Brighton Beach with a tree lined walkway that is custom made for power walking. On Ocean Parkway there are two paths on the western side there is a bike path so it is advisable for walkers to use the eastern side of the parkway where bicycle riding is forbidden. The benefits of walking are many as they will not only help maintain muscle tone but also help in preventing many illnesses. Managing your weight. Combined with healthy eating, physical activity is key to any plan for long-lasting weight control. Keeping your weight within healthy limits can lower your risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. Controlling your blood pressure. Physical activity strengthens the heart so it can pump more blood with less effort and with less pressure on the arteries. Staying fit is just as effective as some medications in keeping down blood pressure levels. Decreasing your risk of heart attack. Exercise such as brisk walking for three hours a week — or just half an hour a day — is associated with a 30% to 40% lower risk of heart disease in women. (Based on the 20year Nurses' Health Study of 72,000 female nurses.) Boosting "good" cholesterol – the level of high-density lipoproteins (HDL). Physical activity helps reduce low-density lipoproteins (LDL or "bad" cholesterol) in the blood, which can cause plaque buildup along the artery walls — a major cause of heart attacks. Lowering your risk of stroke. Regular, moderate exercise equivalent to brisk walking for an hour a day, five days a week, can cut the risk of stroke in half, according to a Harvard study of more than 11,000 men.
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Reducing your risk of breast cancer and type 2 diabetes. The Nurses' Health Study also links regular activity to risk reductions for both these diseases. In another study, people at high risk of diabetes cut their risk in half by combining consistent exercise like walking with lower fat intake and a 5% to 7% weight loss. Avoiding your need for gallstone surgery. Regular walking or other physical activity lowers the risk of needing gallstone surgery by 20% to 31%, found a Harvard study of more than 60,000 women ages 40 to 65. Protecting against hip fracture. Consistent activity diminishes the risk of hip fracture, concludes a study of more than 30,000 men and women ages 20 to 93. The list goes on and on. Many other studies indicate a daily brisk walk also can help: • Prevent depression, colon cancer, constipation, osteoporosis, and impotence • Lengthen lifespan • Lower stress levels • Relieve arthritis and back pain • Strengthen muscles, bones, and joints • Improve sleep • Elevate overall mood and sense of wellbeing. KEEP IT STEADY A steady routine is the most important factor in getting the most out of your exercise program. Walking for at least 30 minutes a day, 5 or more days a week is recommended. Use these tips to keep you on track: • During your walks, you should be able to maintain a conversation. If you're breathing too lightly, increase your pace. If you can't catch your breath, slow it down. • Walk around the local area after lunch or dedicate 15 minutes to walking up and down stairs. Climbing is an excellent way to strengthen your heart. • At night, trade a half hour of TV for a brisk stroll around the block. Take a friend with you for company or get the whole family involved. THE BEST MEDICINE Any amount of walking is good, but for the best health results, set a brisk pace and walk for 30 minutes at least 5 times a week. Be sure to check with your doctor on the level of exercise that's best for you.
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Satmar Bikur Cholim Honors Dr. Barry J. Buls BY: FERN SIDMAN The Ateres Chynka Hall on the border of Flatbush and Boro Park was f illed to capacity on Tuesday evening April 27th, as the ladies of the Satmar Bikur Cholim gathered for their 2010 Spring Tea. Renowned for their exemplary dedication to visiting those in hospitals and providing boundless succor to the elderly, the homebound, families of special needs children and women who have just given birth, the Satmar Bikur Cholim also provides financial assistance to the needy and those hardest hit by skyrocketing medical costs. pecial tributes were paid to the guests of honor, Rebbetzin Avigail Ginzberg of Cedarhurst and Rebbetzin Chana Spiegel who were hailed as true Nashim Tzidkanyos (righteous women) for their unflagging and tireless devotion to helping the inf irmed and their families. The recipient of this year's Kesser Shem Tov Award was Dina Iskowitz, the Chesed Award was presented to Devori Weinstock, the Rae (Farber) Stein Memorial Awardee was Rivkah Szmulewicz and the Community Service Award went to Gail Ehrlich. Memorial awards were presented in loving memory of Rochel Traube, A"H, and Rafael Gancz, A"H by their respective families. Three outstanding physicians received special recognition for their commitment to the needs of their patients and the community at large. A father and son team, Baroukh E. Kodsi, MD, FACP and son Robert Kodsi, MD were hailed as "messengers and partners of HaKadosh Baruch Hu in their dedication to healing" and were presented with the auspicious Physician of the Year Award. The elder Dr. Kodzi said it is his "honor and pleasure to serve the community" and praised the Satmar Bikur Cholim for its exceptional service. The highlight of the evening was the address delivered by Dr. Barry J. Buls, beloved internist with a practice in Flatbush, who was the recipient of a very special Physician of the Year Award for his decades of unflinching commitment to his patients, his inf inite compassion and his ceaseless Ahavas Yisroel. Speaking of the stalwart volun-
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teers of the Satmar Bikur Cholim he said, "Why is it that women say the brocha, 'Sh’Asani Kirtzono' when all of us were created according to the will of Hashem? It is because the world was devoid of chesed (kindness) before the creation of the f irst woman. It is through women that we learned the true meaning of Hashem's chesed." ___________________________________
“Now, more then ever, our times dictate that the services that the Satmar Bikur Cholim perform will be indispensible” ___________________________________ He added, "when members of our community are suffering, these ladies who truly understand the true meaning of words bikur cholim rise to the occasion and actually investigate what a choleh and their families need and act upon it." Dr. Buls relayed a poignant story of a person who was quite ill. Due to f inanicial hardships they and their family were living in dire poverty. With no means to purchase beds, the family was sleeping on the floor amid clutter. When told of this situation it was the Satmar Bikur Cholim who immediately provided brand new beds and other essentials to the family; ensuring that they would live in a clean and safe environment. In his concluding remarks Dr. Buls said, "Now, more then ever, our times dictate that the services that the Satmar Bikur Cholim perform will be indispensible" and urged the community to continue its support.
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Score a Top Vacation in 2010: Kosherica’s Amazing Cruises, Including Jewish Music Spectaculars, Make Waves
MAY 7, 2010
Great Jewish Letters A collection of classic and inspirational writings of Torah personalities By Rabbi Moshe Bamberger (List Price: $49.99 Art Scroll Catalog #: GJLH ISBN-10: 1422609537 or millennia, the Jewish sages have shared their vast treasury of knowledge with us through their Torah works. Less well known, however, is the storehouse of wisdom available to us in letters that the great Torah scholars wrote to their families, disciples, and to the Jewish People. In this unique collection Rabbi Moshe Bamberger, a respected scholar and educator, shares with us 120 great Jewish letters, translated into flowing English from their original Hebrew. Spanning the centuries from the Gaonic period to today, these letters contain fascinating historical insights and profound ethical truths. Some of the letters are classics, others not well-known, but all share a sense of both intimacy and eternity, a message from a father to a son, from a teacher to a student, from a leader to his people. The letters are arranged by topic, and each is prefaced by a brief biographical sketch of the author and is presented in its historical context.
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NEW YORK (May 2010) – Following last winter’s highly acclaimed kosher cruises, including the critically-acclaimed Festival of Jewish Music at Sea, Kosherica is proud to announce the 2010 all-star lineup of kosher cruises. This year’s Festival will feature returning performances by the most popular singers and entertainers on the Jewish music scene, including Dudu Fisher, Avraham Fried, and Lipa Schmeltzer, and will travel to such exotic destinations as the Mediterranean, Alaska, Baltic/Russia, and the Caribbean. osherica is the leading organizer of glatt kosher cruises since 1995. As always, this year’s Kosherica cruises will sail along spectacular coastlines and visit places of breathtaking beauty. In addition to enjoying the natural beauty of these sites, and the amenities of world-class ocean liners, stimulating and thought-provoking lectures will be delivered by such notable scholars-in-residence as Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Rabbi Basel Herring of the Rabbinical Council of America, and Stephen J. Savitsky, President, and Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union. Kosherica, which is synonymous with delicious, f irst-rate gourmet food, is pleased to host internationally-recognized Chef Arik Porat of the renowned Dan Arcadia in Herzliya, Israel for the f irst time. This year’s Festival of Jewish Music at Sea, to take place on August 1-
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August 8, will once again feature “a dream cast” of Jewish musical stars, including Avraham Fried, Dudu Fisher, Binyamin Helfgot, Ben Zion Miller, Danny Gildar and Lipa Schmelzer. The cruise, which will sail aboard the luxurious Celebrity Summit, will travel for seven days through Canada and New England and visit scenic ports along the way, including Portland, ME and Halifax, Novia Scotia. The scholars-inresidence for this cruise will be Mr. Savitsky and Rabbi Weil. This cruise opens up a whole new world for guests residing in the Northeast of the United States, as the ship departs from the convenient location of Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey, just across the river from New York City. Now, passengers can drive to their departure port rather than flying, saving time and money. The full itinerary for 2010 cruise vacations offers many wonderful choices. Specialized excursions are created to allow the Kosherica guest to visit general interest sites along with Jewish interest. 2010 CRUISES: July 25 – August 1, Amazing Alaska: featuring Cantor Yaakov Stark and Rabbi Herring; July 26 – August 1, Mediterranean: featuring Rabbi Hier (Almost Sold Out.); August 8 – August 15, Mystical Russia/Baltic Cruise: featuring Cantor Yaakov Motzen and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (This cruise has an accredited CME medical symposium, limited space available.); June 20 – 27, Amazing Alaska: featuring Rabbi Elazar Muskin, of Young Israel of Century City; December 26 – January 2, 2011, Caribbean: featuring Cantor Chaim Adler, Cantor Avi Albrecht, Cantor Nati Bar Am, Dudu Fisher, Avraham Fried, Cantor Tsodik Greenwald, Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Cantor Yaakov Lemmer, Cantor Naftali Hershtik, Cantor Netanel Hershtik, Cantor Benzion Miller, Cantor Yaakov Motzen, Lipa Schmeltzer, Cantor Yaakov Stark, Cantor Shuloff, Cantor Aaron Shifman, and Cantor Shlomo Simcha. For more information and to reserve your spot aboard a Kosherica cruise, visit www.kosherica.com or contact 877-724-5567 or 305-695-2700.
From the Rambam, to the Alter of Slabodka; from the Gaon of Vilna to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach; from Rashi to the Gerrer Rebbe and Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe, here are the authentic voices of Torah greatness, in their own beautifully-phrased words. Lavishly designed with both photos and illustrations, Great Jewish Letters is an elegant and important work of both Jewish history and Torah thought.
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Parshas Bhar Bchukotai - 5770
Understand It Very Well BY RABBI LABEL LAM These are the statutes and the judgments and the teachings (Torosplural of Torah) that HASHEM gave between Himself and the Children of Israel at Sinai through the hand of Moshe. (Vayikra 26:46) oros: One (Torah) Written and one (Torah) Oral. This informs that both were given to Moshe at Sinai. (Rashi) This is a critical and oft underappreciated nugget of information. Not one Mitzvah in the entire Torah is capable of being carried into action given only the parameters provided in the text. There are almost 30,000 details that comprise phylacteries and 5,000 in the ubiquitous
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mezuzah with little information to guide to their uniform completion. What's called "killing"? When does life begin? When does it end? What one person calls "family planning" another may legitimately def ine as “murder!� The Torah cries out for explanation. There must, by def inition, have been a concomitant corpus of information that accompanied the giving of the laws and that is what we call the "Oral Torah". Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch uses the analogy that the Written Torah is like the notes to a scientif ic lecture. Every jot and squiggle has signif icance. If properly understood it can awaken the actual lecture. The notes remain useless to someone who has not heard the lecture from the Master. Therefore in the Oral Torah is the sum of the lecture
Pirkei Avot CHAPTER FIVE
The world was created with ten utterances. What does this come to teach us? Certainly, it could have been created with a single utterance. However, this is in order to make the wicked accountable for destroying a world that was created with ten utterances, and to reward the righteous for sustaining a world that was created with ten utterances. There were ten generations from Adam to Noah. This is to teach us the extent of G-d's tolerance; for all these generations angered Him, until He brought upon them the waters of the Flood. There were ten generations from Noah to Abraham. This is to teach us the extent of G-d's tolerance; for all these generations angered Him, until Abraham came and reaped the reward for them all. With ten tests our father Abraham was tested and he withstood them all-in order to make known how great was our father Abraham's love [for G-d]. Ten miracles were performed for our forefathers in Egypt, and another ten at the sea. Ten afflictions were wrought by G-d upon the Egyptians in Egypt, and another ten at the sea. With ten tests our forefathers tested G-d in the desert, as is stated (Numbers 14:22), "They tested Me these ten times, and did not hearken to My voice." Ten miracles were performed for our forefathers in the Holy Temple: No woman ever miscarried because of the smell of the holy meat. The holy meat never spoiled. Never was a fly seen in the slaughterhouse. Never did the High Priest have an accidental seminal discharge on Yom Kippur. The rains did not extinguish the wood-fire burning upon the altar. The wind did not prevail over the column of smoke [rising from the altar]. No disqualifying problem was ever discovered in the Omer offering, the Two Loaves or the Showbread.
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They stood crowded but had ample space in which to prostrate themselves. Never did a snake or scorpion cause injury in Jerusalem. And no man ever said to his fellow "My lodging in Jerusalem is too cramped for me." Ten things were created at twilight of Shabbat eve. These are: the mouth of the earth [that swallowed Korach]; the mouth of [Miriam's] well; the mouth of [Balaam's] ass; the rainbow; the manna; [Moses'] staff; the shamir; the writing, the inscription and the tablets [of the Ten Commandments]. Some say also the burial place of Moses and the ram of our father Abraham. And some say also the spirits of destruction as well as the original tongs, for tongs are made with tongs. There are seven things that characterize a boor, and seven that characterize a wise man. A wise man does not speak before one who is greater than him in wisdom or age. He does not interrupt his fellow's words. He does not hasten to answer. His questions are on the subject and his answers to the point. He responds to first things first and to latter things later. Concerning what he did not hear, he says "I did not hear." He concedes to the truth. With the boor, the reverse of all these is the case. Seven types of retribution come to the world, for seven types of sin. When some tithe and others don't, a hunger caused by turmoil ensues: some are hungry, others have their fill of food. When all are unanimous in their failure to tithe, a hunger by drought ensues. For not separating chalah, an annihilating hunger results. Plagues come to the world for those capital crimes mentioned in the Torah that have not been given over to the court, and for desecrating the produce of the sabbatical year. The sword comes to the world for the procrastination of justice, the corruption of justice, and because of those who misinterpret the Torah.
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Behar-Bechukosai Yechezkel 44:15 Yirmiyahu's words ring with the same urgency and fear as the Tochacha itself. Yirmiyahu was the Navi who beseeched his people to repent before the impending destruction and exile of the nation. e decried the delusions of those who used their ill begotten wealth to serve idols and foreign ideologies. They denied the benevolence of G-d and were destined to go into exile.
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The acquisition of wealth through illegal means is a denial of G-d's ability to provide and protect. He who trusts in man for his strength and future is destined to be betrayed. He will be as a lone tree in the wilderness (17:6) bereft of protection or support. On the other hand, he who trusts in Gd will be blessed and secured. Reemphasizing the message of Sefer Vayikra, Yirmiyahu exhorts the nation to beg G-d for salvation and healing, and to trust His constant love and caring.
while the Written Torah is merely a shorthand record. Without an Oral Torah that book the whole world holds in such high esteem, the Bible is rendered inactionable. It becomes a frozen document that cannot be lived. Unfortunately, so many over the ages have become lost due to a failure to appreciate this single point and its signif icance for our very survival as a people. When my wife and I were engaged, at the party there was a cousin of hers that has written voluminously about the holocaust. He himself survived, somehow, seven concentration camps. One of the Rabbis encouraged him to speak. He claimed to be unprepared and not a good English speaker. He spoke amazingly well.
First he looked out at a room f illed with newly observant Jews and wondered aloud, "Where do you people come from?" He then quoted the Talmudic principle, "Torah returns to those who have hosted it." He explained, "If you are sitting here today then it's probably because you have some great ancestors who were willing to and did give blood to keep this Torah alive." He went on to talk about my wife's and his illustrious family tree. Then he said that had he known he was going to speak he would have brought with him a document he held in his hands that morning that answered a question that had been nagging him for almost four decades. "We all know
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H U M O R Dear lord, This year you took my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze. You took my favorite actress, Farah Fawcett. You took my favorite singer, Michael Jackson. I just wanted to let you know, my favorite president is Barack Obama. Amen *** Ready. Fire. Aim. That is a management style that the erudite and secretive Editorial Board of the Thought for the Day has come to recognize in certain bosses. Sometimes that style can be very productive. But on other occasions, it can lead to poor and expensive decisions. As an example, read the short story below about the new CEO’s encounter with an apparent slacker. Maybe the new CEO should learn not to f ire so quickly! *** The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. In a tour of the facilities, the new CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He asked the guy, “How much money do you make a week?” A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, “I make $400.00 a week. Why?” The CEO said, “Wait right here.” He walked back to his off ice, came back in two minutes, and handed the guy $1,600.00 in cash and said, “Here’s four weeks pay. Now GET OUT and don’t come back.” Feeling pretty good about himself, the CEO looked around the room and asked, “Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?” From across the room a voice said, “Pizza delivery guy. *** A Jewish man and a Chinese man were conversing. The Jewish man commented upon what a wise people the Chinese are. "Yes," replied the Chinese man, "Our culture is over 4,000 years old. But, you Jews are a very wise people, too." The Jewish man replied, "Yes, our culture is over 5,000 years old." The Chinese man was incredulous, "That's impossible, he replied. Where did your people eat for a thousand years?"
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People and Places BY PAUL STEINER
“You show me a happy homosexual and I’ll show you a gay corpse,” says a character in the revival of the hit play “The Boys in the Band.” t NY Autograph Show, Helmsley Park Lane, I discovered that Pyramid Books published the paperback edition of P. G. Woodhouse. I did 2 paperback originals for Pyramid, “The (Adlai) Stevenson Wit & Wisdom,”
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AND “100 TIPS FOR TEENS.” Shirley Jaffe’s show at Tibor De Nagy Gallery opened March 11, but NY Times did not review it with a large color illustration until April 16, about 5 weeks later. Better late... Jewish Bio Figure skating sisters Emily and Sarah Hughes are not competitive with each other. Sis Sarah (gold, Salt Lake City, 2002) adoringly watched Emily’s routine at Turin in 2006. They’re also in sync off the ice: Sarah, who’s retired from competition, recently graduated from Yale; Emily took her junior year off from Harvard to try to make the 2010 Olympic Team. At Midtown Theater - W. 46 St., the power couple Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner are climbing aboard the theatrical-presenter bandwagon. They have joined the producing team of the coming Off Broadway show “My Trip Down The Pink Carpet,” written by and starring Leslie Jordan, who is best known for playing the closeted Republican socialite Beverley Leslie on the NBC series “Will and Grace,” for which he won an Emmy Award for guest actor in 2006.
MOVIE TALK In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds, leading a daring band of warriors, including Draco (Mads Mikkelsen), an experienced soldier who encourages the def iant Perseus to make use of his godgiven abilities. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, they will only survive if Perseus can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny. Propelling audiences into a mythological world of epic action and adventure, “Clash of the Titans” is in 3D, making the gods even more formidable, the creatures even more fearsome, and taking audiences even deeper into the mythological realm of Perseus’ quest. Museum of Modern Art features “William Kentridge: Five Themes.” The anti-apartheid subtext that runs through the artistic oeuvre of William Kentridge is in no small part reflective of his Jewish roots. Born in 1955 to a prominent family of Jewish lawyers in South Africa, Kentridge knows justice and its inverse quite well. His work, be it in charcoal drawing, prints or f ilm, explores race, colonialism and totalitarianism to strangely solemn effect. Some of the multimedia works on display come from his stage drawings for the Met Opera’s new production of “The Nose.” Closes May 17.
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10 Tips for Water Conservation ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 troller. There is no need to water your lawn when nature is already handling the job for you.
sink with clean water for rinsing. This keeps you from having a steady stream of water running as you rinse.
3. RESPONSIBLE LANDSCAPING. Not every region of the country has the climate for lush, green yards. Consider following the lead of Southwestern homeowners, who opt to plant drought resistant plants, supplemented by rocks and stone.
5. WASHING CLOTHES. Energy Star rated appliances reportedly use 30 to 50 percent less water, not to mention giving you incredible energy savings. Consider replacing your old washer with a newer, more efficient one.
4. WASHING DISHES. Have one side of your sink filled with soapy water to wash dishes, and then fill the other side of your
6. WATER LEVEL. This tip goes hand in hand with tip number five. Be sure that your load size matches the load set-
ting. A large load setting utilizes more water, so adjust accordingly. 7. CLEANING THE DRIVE. Consider using a broom instead of a hose or powerwasher to clean your driveways and sidewalks. Recent statistics say this small change can save 80 gallons of water every time.
you up to $100 a year in utility costs. 9. WATER-EFFICIENT SHOWERHEAD. Use one. They're a breeze to install. They can be very inexpensive and they can save you up to 750 gallons of water each month. and
8. LOW-FLUSH TOILETS. Newer, efficient toilets use around 1.6 gallons a flush, as opposed to 3.5 with standard toilets. According to water conservationist George Whalen, these bathroom fixtures can save
10. POOLS. Pools can have leaks that are hard to f ind. To be a true Sherlock Holmes, use a grease pencil to record the water level of your pool and then check in 24 hours to see if the water level has remained consistent.
wear Muslim attire, and would not follow his beliefs. It was an honor killing, pure and simple…” In addition to shooting his 19-year-old pregnant wife to death, Larry also stands accused of murdering three other relatives, all aged 16 and under, as well as injuring his mother and nephew and shooting at his niece. “This didn’t have to happen,” the detective said. “But it did, and it will probably happen again in another community, to another family. The reason it happened here
and the reason it will happen again is that we’ve allowed our prisons to become recruiting grounds for Islamic fundamentalism that teaches this twisted [expletive deleted] rule of law. And our system has become too lenient, too ‘PC,’ and too afraid to confront this problem, so now we have nearly an entire family murdered by a guy quoting Allah and the Qur’an.” In a 2004 report, the Justice Department faulted the prison system for failing to protect against “infiltration by [Muslim] extremists.
Shomron Liaison Off ice. Media personality Aaron Klein of Jerusalem will broadcast part of the concert live on WABC radio. The concert, emceed by Nachum Segal, is dedicated to Jerusalem never being divided,
not giving up any land anywhere in Eretz Yisrael, and standing up to the Mullahs of Iran. The usual attendance is approximately 20,000 people of all ages and backgrounds, and admission is free.
Growing Islamic Influence in U.S. Prisons ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 society. They also can make perfect operational assets for Islamic terrorist groups because of their ability to more easily blend into American society.” In 2003, when Muslims comprised well under 1% of the American population, it was estimated that 17-20% of the prison population was Muslim. An oft-quoted statistic states that 80% of the prisoners who "find faith" in prison convert to Islam. This month, this phenomenon led to violence. A man who converted to Islam in a U.S. prison before he was freed has con-
fessed to killing his wife and three others in Chicago because she refused to wear Muslim garb and adopt his new-found faith. The confessed murderer is James A. Larry, 31, expressed no remorse. During his most recent prison term, between 2002 and 2007, he began receiving visits by imams through the Islamic prison outreach program. “He became increasingly radicalized with orthodox Islamic beliefs," a detective on the case said, "ultimately demanding compliance to fundamentalist Islam by his wife and family. He killed his wife because she would not
17th Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Sylvia Freyer of Engelwood, once again will be working with the Co-organizers Meyer and Esther Chetrit and Jacqui and Tamar Ekstein, to make the concert one of the yearly highlights of Jewish New York
Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, will be the guest speaker. Special appearances will include Danny Dannon, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and David Ha'Ivri, Executive Director of the
Understand it Very Well... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 Hitler's "f inal solution" for European Jewry. What was his global scheme? Where was his plan to eliminate the rest of world Jewry?" He then paraphrased what he had learned from that document. Here is a printed transcript with a partial English translation: "This document transmits a memorandum dispatched by I.A Eckhardt from the chief of the German Occupation Power. It is an order dated October 25, 1940 from das Reichssicherheitshauptamt-the central off ice of the German Security Forces to the Nazi district governors in occupied Poland, instructing them not to grant exit visas to Ostjuden- Jews form Eastern Europe. The reason behind this
order is clearly spelled out: the fear that because of their "Othodoxen einstellung" their orthodoxy, these Ostjuden would provide "die Rabbiner und Talmudleher" - the Rabbis and the teachers of the Talmud, who would create "die geistige Erneuerung" the spiritual regeneration of the Jews in America and throughout the world." The Oral Torah is essential for our existence as a people. It is our most vital organ and instrument for survival. Without it we are immediately lost. It makes sense that those who plan our demise understand it very well! DvarTorah, Copyright © 2007 by Rabbi Label Lam and Torah.org.
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William and Phyllis Mack Honored With UJA-Federation Keepers of The Flame Award... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 Federation’s strong support of the people of Israel. That tie was accentuated by the choice of the evening’s keynote speaker: Israel Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak. In introducing Barak, annual campaign chair Linda Mirels spoke of UJAFederation’s key work in Israel: “Israel is the name of a land, a people, and a state. For six decades, UJA-Federation has been an essential partner in building Israel, and this work continues to this day.” In turn, Barak praised and thanked UJA-Federation for its long-standing, important work in Israel.
Alan C. Greenberg, who received the initial Keepers of the Flame honor and whose name is now carried on it, presented the Macks with their award. “I would f irst like to thank UJAFederation for this award and for this very moving tribute this evening,” said William Mack as he accepted the Keepers of the Flame Award. “Phyllis and I are honored to receive this recognition, and humbled by the outpouring of support and affection we’ve received in the weeks and months leading up to this evening. We’re so proud to be New Yorkers, to live in what is the greatest
city in the world; so proud to be Jews. We have always believed that those who are fortunate have a duty, and a responsibility, to help those who are less fortunate. It is a family tradition that we trust will endure through generations. We stand here with you, striving to help make a better world for our people and for all people.” Guests included Kathryn and Alan C. Greenberg, Klara and Larry A. Silverstein, Roger Ailes, Alisa Doctoroff, Howard Milstein, Philip and Cheryl Milstein, Andrew Tisch, and Hank and Billye Aaron.
“UJA-Federation represents the essence of communal responsibility,” said John S. Ruskay, executive vice president and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York. “When taken together, we have gathered to honor and celebrate what we make possible in New York, in Israel, and throughout the world — every day, every year. Everyone here is an honoree, a ‘keeper of the flame,’ and we both honor you and thank you for being with us this evening. With your support and commitment, we will continue to hold this flame high, and provide a unique model of philanthropic responsibility.”
Atlantic Yards Holdout-Goldstein Settles For $3M ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 about them, ESDC [Empire State Development Corporation], wanting me out quickly," Goldstein said. "They paid to get me out quickly." Goldstein and his family are the last remaining occupants of a 31-unit building at 636 Pacif ic Street, in the heart of the arena block. His neighbors also made deals as a group in 2004, taking a signif icant prof it (thanks to public funds reimbursing Forest City Ratner) and agreeing to a gag order. "I cannot retain the title of spokesman," said Goldstein, who has long been DDDB's most prominent public face and activist, calling attention to "failure of democracy" with the project. "I can do whatever else I want, and it is stipulated that I can maintain my First
Amendment rights." After the settlement made by Freddy's Bar & Backroom, it's an acknowledgment by a vocal opponent of the inevitability of the arena, if not the project as a whole, and the power of the state in eminent domain cases in New York. The courts had already rejected eminent domain lawsuits and transferred title to the ESDC. We don't in the slightest bit doubt the sincerity with which Goldstein devoted himself to opposing the project nor can we blame him for his f inal move in the giant poker game given the options, but it's hard not to have some feelings of ambivalence about the way it all ended. After all, it was never supposed to be about the money.
From the perspective of Forest City Ratner, which claimed delay was costing them $6.7 million a month, it was surely worth the cost, given that they are tamping down a vocal opponent and weakening DDDB. Beyond that, he agreed to leave faster than had been previously requested and much faster than in most eminent domain cases. According to a legal motion f iled earlier this month, Forest City Ratner claimed it had spent $280 million to buy property for Atlantic yards; unmentioned was that city taxpayers had contributed $131 million. From the perspective of the ESDC, whose eminent domain counsel was funded by FCR and which worked hand-
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in-glove with the developer, surely it's worth it. Goldstein, who paid about $590,000 for the apartment in 2003, will not take home $3 million. While I don't know the cut for attorney Michael Rikon (and Goldstein wouldn't specify), another eminent domain attorney told me that the fee is typically one-quarter to onethird of the settlement beyond the initial offer. With an original offer of $510,000, the additional sum is $2,490,000. Thus, the attorney's fee would be either $622,500 or $821,700. That would leave Goldstein $2.18 million or $2.37 million. That's approximately double what a commensurate apartment would cost.
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Sar and Ska Win NCSY JUMP Challenge... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 beyond Long Island, as reflected by this year’s participating schools. According to Rabbi Steven Burg, International Director of NCSY, JUMP represents a new phase in NCSY activities. “NCSY is moving towards a stronger leadership model for day school teens and this program is the culmination of that effort,” he said. “The efforts of Rabbi Lightstone and his staff will serve as a guide for NCSY Regions throughout North America.” In past years, JUMP clubs went to New Orleans to help rebuild after Katrina and did outreach work in the United States and even in Germany to introduce teens to Jewish observance. This year, what became known as “THE JUMP CHALLENGE” consisted of two semesters of activities, explained Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, Director of New York NCSY. “The f irst semester was given over to weekly leadership training seminars in each of the participating schools; the second consisted of taking the theoretical knowledge learned in the f irst semester and turning it into practical leadership action.” The schools were required to under-
take three competitions: to create a unique chessed event not previously run by their school or community; to design and run an outreach (kiruv) program; and to design, run and implement a fund-raising strategy to sell pizzas for the Jewish Student Union, a culture club meeting in high schools around the New York area, as well throughout the United States and Canada. Then came the f inal and greatest challenge, according to Efron Sturmwind, a 2008 graduate of Yeshiva University who is Director of JUMP, assisted by Josh Gottesman, who graduated from YU the following year; both have had experience as NCSY Advisors in addition to their JUMP activities. “The challenge was to design a unique program/event or organization that would be funded by a select group of business professionals who would judge the competition in one of the most exclusive boardrooms in midtown Manhattan – the 25th floor of the General Motors Building.” The judges (and funders) were David M. Friedman and Philip Rosen, both leading attorneys and philanthropists.
According to Efron Sturmwind, they involved Mr. Trump in the program because of his interest in communitybuilding activities. "All of these teens are highly intelligent, personable and, most important, deeply committed to Jewish values and continuity,” Mr. Friedman said. “We have much to look forward to with students of this caliber and NCSY deserves tremendous credit for putting this program together." "I'm extremely proud of these terrific and dedicated young people,” Mr. Rosen agreed. “Their commitment to chessed/good deeds is so admirable. Rabbi Lightstone and his team are doing a magnif icent job inculcating great Jewish values to these boys and girls.” After hearing the presentations, the judges deliberated and found they could not choose one winner, given the quality of the projects, so they increased the prize money to two $1,800 payments rather than one for $2,500 and chose the two schools, SAR and SKA. • SKA: Livelong: A Community Health Awareness Day, “to educate children and parents about the benef its of
living a healthy and more active life,” according to the executive summary provided by the club; • SAR: Help Someone Else and Celebrate Life, “to make it as easy as possible for high school students to take action in helping others; Then it was off to Mr. Trump’s nearby off ice for the presentation. According to Rabbi Lightstone, “He assured them that with their charisma, bright ideas and hard work, they were well on their way to becoming signif icant leaders in their own right. Mr. Trump was pleased that NCSY had absorbed the ideas and competitive spirit practiced by his organization to inspire and educate teens today to make a signif icant impact in the world.” Representing SAR were Shiri Wasserman of Scarsdale, Ati Levin of Queens, and Coby Greif of Stamford, CT, all juniors. Their coach was Josh Gottesman. Representing SKA, also all juniors, were Rachel Simon, Shira Stavsky, Gila Joseph and Stephanie Leichtung, all of Cedarhurst. Their coach was Elissa Schertz of Lawrence.
How to Buy a “Trophy” Commercial Real Estate Asset... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 estate attorney with 25 years of Florida real estate experience, recommends that brokers be diligent in evaluating new prospective buyers. "Be careful when dealing with people you don't know, or who do not come with a recommendation from a trusted source. "There are many players in the market now. Some are for real but others are of questionable background. It is hard to know how to tell the difference but your attorney may be able to assist you in doing your due diligence on the contact and on the project under consideration. "I have seen that some of the more successful businesses are those who have a trusted team with whom they work and who can help investigate opportunities from different angles." Orlando business broker
Salman Hamirani, who works with investors through his Indian, Pakistani, Canadian and African networks in one of the five languages he speaks, explains the buyer protocol used by his team. "It is important for all parties to get off to a great start. Naturally, we need to know if the buyer is financially capable to purchase the target asset. If the prospect has a track record in the type of property sought, or other credentials reflected in his website, we may start the qualifying process without a proof of funds letter. "Otherwise we require the proof of funds. With it, everything goes into action. It is important that we don't fire blanks with our confidential and private network. "Due to the privacy issues related to trophy properties, I have my attorney review the
prospect's credentials, and we then decide how to proceed from that point, " Hamirani said. Some brokers might feel bringing an attorney in so early in the process is a little unusual, but according to Hamirani, "in this confusing and overwhelming international investor market, it the safest for all concerned." "Getting the attorney involved does more than help solidify the buyer's qualifications. It helps trigger the attorney's memory about properties or clients he knows have assets to sell that are not on the market. Will I take a look at the internet? Of course. But my first resource is my trophy network of lenders, attorneys, and my close broker friends. Not all trophy properties are owned by the bank. In fact, some might be doing quite well or on
the way to recovery. The 'property' may have a cash infusion need, or a discounted note." Different strokes for different folks, as they say. "We ask that the buyer get comfortable with our team, and if desired have a discussion directly with our team attorney. Then I ask the buyer to be totally honest with me about his requirements, his ability to conduct the due diligence within the agreed upon time, and when he plans to close. If he cooperates with my terms I can do everything possible to help it happen on his." Hamirani said. The takeaway: Trophy properties are more likely to be found by trophy investors when the trophy network knows it is dealing with a ready, willing, and able buyer.
Rite Of Passage Celebrated With Exceptional Courage... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 making processes raising this child, he himself has never given me a moment of pain or an iota of anything other than pride. I am proud to be his father and I am grateful to his mother, The Esteemed Mora D’Asra, Rav Mandel, Rebetzen Mandel, my parents and my rebbe, HaRav HaGaon Pe’er Yisrael and Gadol BaTorah Rabbi Berel Perlow. Actually, I am grateful to any individual, group or organization who or that ever performed a kind act towards my son or to any special needs child. I am inspired by your acts of mercy and generosity and I am enriched to know such praiseworthy
people. Someday, I hope to live up to your good words about me.” Frimet Tzirel Rosenblatt, a close family friend, said, “I have probably attended more than two hundred f ifty Bar Mitzva celebrations, but I have never witnessed a more moving ceremony with more tears of joy than the one I just was happy to be a part of. I have known Baruch Shlomo since the day he was born and I can sincerely say that he is a simply adorable boy who radiates a certain “Chein” (charm and love) and his infectious smile lights up the world.”
The Honorable Justice Leon Ruchelsman was in attendance and delivered a scholarly and warm sermon on the importance of self-sacrif ice and making the world a better place. He said, “It seems that each time meet Steve Gershbein, he is on his cell phone immersed in a conversation pertaining to helping someone. He is consistently involved in helping to relieve the pain of others and is not mired in self pity. With everything that he has to deal with concerning Baruch Shlomo, he still has time to perform acts of loving kindness and I am always deeply moved and so
greatly impressed by that.” He went on to say that that is the type of self-sacrif ice Chazal inform us must be made in order to live the most fulf illing lives." Also in attendance was Chaviva Gershbein, the mother of the celebrant, Stanley and Carol Gershbein (paternal) grandparents, Great-Aunt Lila, Rob and Suzie Kaiserman, Sam and Francine Schloss, noted local businessman and entomology expert, Frank Vasile and renowned authority on the legal rights of mentally challenged individuals (and mother of a handicapped child) Ms. Katherine Donnelly.
New Mossad Representative Refused Entry Into Britain... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 If the Conservative Party is elected to form the government, this could lead to an improvement in ties with Israel, and the possible restoration of relations between the two nations’ intelligence agencies. A Foreign Off ice spokesperson said
in response to the story: “We have had no approach from the Israelis about a replacement; however, we look to Israel to rebuild the trust we believe is required for the full and open relationship we would like. We have asked for specif ic assurances from Israel, which
would clearly be a positive step towards rebuilding that trust. Any Israeli request
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About See You On Shabbos You say "Shabbos", I say "Shabbat"... However the Jewish people pronounce it, it remains a peaceful oasis of holiness and tranquility in our tumultuous times that we wouldn't miss for the world! ave you ever wanted to go away for a Shabbos, or perhaps experience one for the very f irst time, but did not have a Shabbos home to join? Do you wish you had a special guest to share the beauty of your family's Shabbos experience, but do not know where to f ind them? See You On Shabbos, was established to help you f ind your "perfect challah"! Traveling for business or pleasure? Backpacking across the country or around the world? Find your perfect challah! Studying abroad or in Israel? Or perhaps you just came back from Israel and want the taste to linger a while longer? Find your perfect challah! Want to network in your profession, meet cool people, make lifelong friends and expand your social horizons (and perhaps meet your Bashert)? Find your perfect challah! Come from a limited Jewish background and would like to experience a traditional Shabbos? Find your perfect challah! Families who wish to host set up prof ile pages with basic information and up to four family pictures. (After all, a picture is worth a thousand words, and a warm family photo is worth a whole lot more than that!) In addition, each page has a guest book, which allows the guest to offer feedback from the experience and gives the potential guest a better idea of what it’s like to spend a Shabbos with that family. This will also indicate to a potential guest where the "happen-
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ing" Shabbos homes are and encourage them to seek an invite. Each guest also f ills out a prof ile page so the host can acquaint themselves with the potential guest. Two references are requested so that the host will feel comfortable inviting his "future friend" into his home. Guests can f ind a host by searching the pages by country, state and city. There are other search f ields as well which will allow the guest to f ind the perfect host with whom they would feel comfortable spending the Shabbos. They can then contact the family to make arrangements using the contact information provided.The subsequent googlemap.com link gives guests the most accurate directions from any location.
Safety and Security We at SYOS are thrilled to be launching a service that will provide Shabbos placement to Jewish travelers around the world. We are very excited about all that the site will accomplish, and we want you to know that your safety is our primary concern. The following precautions have been taken by our site for your protection: You are able to see your potential guests' photo before accepting them. Each person who registers as a guest must have 2 references. It is up to you to call these references and decide on the comfort level they inspire in you. You can review a guest's "guestbook" for feedback from their past Shabbos hosts on the site. You can see the person's friends and their history as a guest with other registered hosts, and can contact a previous host if necessary. Lastly, your contact information will not be released to your potential guest
until you have viewed and approved the guest's prof ile, based on the measures listed above. We hope that our policy will help create a secure and positive experience for all hosts and their guests. We welcome your feedback and any concerns you might have, so feel free to be in touch with us!
Features SYOS offers other helpful features. The Shabbaton/Simcha mode allows Balei Simcha and Shabbaton organizers to search for many hosts in a given area at once. Each week, a page is updated with relevant changes, such as Divrei Torah (a speech or story incorporating words of Torah) for that week’s Parsha (weekly section of the Torah) and upcoming holidays. For people with a limited Jewish
background, they will f ind a page with explanations regarding laws, customs, and expectations of Shabbos so they can be better prepared and educated. SYOS is still a work in progress; our goal is to make SYOS a global resource. We believe there is a challah with every person’s name on it out there and we welcome your feedback to help us in our mission. The warmth of the Shabbos home, the smell of chicken soup with matzoh balls and freshly baked challah wafting through the air, the beautiful sounds of Shabbos zemiros (songs), all blend together in a harmonious experience that rejuvenates the spirit and re-energizes us for the week ahead. We can't wait to... See you on Shabbos! To sign up and find a place for Shabbat or to host a guest go to, http://seeyouonshabbos.com/
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Jews Make Pilgrimage to Africa’s Oldest Shul
Rabbi Gilles Bernheim spealing at the Djerba gathering. Thousands of Jews on Friday began an annual pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba. e have nearly 6,000 visitors this year," Perez Trabelsi, head of the Djerba Jewish community and president of the synagogue, told AFP. Most of the pilgrims - around 4,500 - came from France, while around 1,000 Israelis came via Egypt, Jordan or Turkey due to the absence of direct air links with Israel. Trabelsi called for direct flights to be established between Israel and Tunisia, adding that it would triple the number of visitors coming from Israel. France's chief Rabbi Gilles Bernheim would take part in the pilgrimage for the f irst time this year "in order to give a message of peace (and)
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of respect for others. "I am very moved and very impressed by the Jews' way of life in Tunisia and their strict attachment to an ancient tradition," Bernheim told AFP. In 2002, an attack at the Ghriba shrine killed 21 people when a suicide bomber rammed the wall of the synagogue with a lorry laden with natural gas, which blew up killing 14 German tourists, f ive Tunisians and two French visitors. The Al-Qaeda network claimed responsibility for the attack. The Jewish community in Tunisia is still one of the largest in the Arab world but its numbers have dropped from 100,000 on independence from France in 1956 to around 1,500 today. Most emigrated to France or Israel. Nearly half of those who remain live in Djerba.
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Airport Security Speedup Program to Relaunch
The pros, cons and complications of the DOT-imposed regulations THE THREE-HOUR RULE ALARM CLOCK HAS GONE OFF
Starting Thursday, air travelers have something they’ve never had before: regulatory protection against tarmac delays of three hours or longer. Whether that’s good, bad or unnecessary is a matter of opinion, but it already looks like the new rules will offer both more and less than many people have bargained for.
Big fines for bad performance nnounced by the Department of Transportation (DOT) last December, the new rule runs 81 pages and seeks to enhance airline passenger protections on several fronts. It takes effect April 29. The heart of the regulations deals with extended tarmac delays and mandates that passengers on domestic flights be allowed to disembark after three hours (provided doing so doesn’t create a safety or security issue or interfere with airport operations). The fines for violating the rule are as high as $27,500 per passenger, which works out
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to $3 million or more for a stranded 737. According to government statistics, 903 planes with passengers onboard were stuck on the ground for three hours or more last year. Among the most notorious examples — and the fuse that got DOT fired up — was the stranding of an ExpressJet flight in Rochester, Minn., in August. That mishap, which left 47 passengers onboard overnight, resulted in a fine of $175,000. High-profile incidents aside, however, the number of passengers stranded for three hours or more is exceedingly small, one reason the airline industry opposes a “hard” limit. According to John Meenan, chief operating officer for the Air Transport Association , “just 0.014 percent of flights experienced delays of three hours or more ... that’s one in 7,143 flights.” Then again, it’s something else entirely if you happen to be on that one flight. As Amy Cohn, associate professor of industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan, says, “If you’re one of 200 people who spends an entire night on a plane on the ground, it really doesn’t matter if you’re one in a million.”
The Clear program, which allowed members to breeze through airport security before it abruptly shut down last year, is expected to be up and running again by the fall. he company was taken over by Alclear LLC, whose board includes Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Alclear bought Clear's former owner, Verified Identity Pass, which filed for bankruptcy. When the program shut down in June, there was a lot of concern among members because of the sensitive personal data they volunteered in exchange for quick passage through security gates. Although the former owner, Verified Identity Pass, was private, Clear had to report personal information to the Transportation Security Administration. The data is currently stored by a large unnamed security company. Former Clear customers will soon be sent a notice, asking
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if they want their personal data transferred to Alclear. If not, the data will be destroyed. To join, passengers must be fingerprinted and have their irises scanned for positive identification, plus turn over information including Social Security numbers that the company shares with the TSA. In return, they get excess to shorter security lines at about 20 airports across the country. Alclear said in a statement Tuesday that the subscription terms of nearly 160,000 previous members will be honored. Enrollment for new members will start this summer. It did not say how many airports will have the new version of the service. A Clear membership will cost $179 for unlimited use. Clear grew out of the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program. It was founded in 2003 by Steven Brill, the businessman behind media ventures such as court and American Lawyer magazine. Brill left the company in February when a group of investors took control of the company.
Is El Al the World’s Most Bike-friendly Airline? BY ADAM GONN El Al, Israel’s flagship carrier, may be the only global airline that does not charge passengers to check a bicycle in addition to their baggage. t's part of El Al’s strategy to promote activity sports in Israel,” an El Al spokesperson told The Media Line in a statement. Tourism has always been an important source of revenue for Israel, and in recent years the government has made a concerted effort to boost the numbers of bike tourists visiting the country. “The government is supporting it,” Nimrod Hanegbi, a tour organizer with BikeIsrael.com, told The Media Line. “It's hard to say how many people are coming because some come in organized groups and some don’t. So we don’t have exact numbers - but it’s going up every year.” Adam Sela, an adventure tour operator in southern Israel, agreed that the niche tourism market was growing. “It’s bigger and it’s getting bigger every year,” Sela told The Media Line. “There are hundreds of trails, something for everyone.” Hanegbi said his company was advising tourists to bring their bicycles rather than to try rent locally. “It’s better to bring your own,” he said. ”Renting is difficult and there are not that many places where you can rent a bike.” “Serious bikers will always bring their own bike,” Sela said, adding that there are numerous bike services shops all over the country. “That’s part of the fun.” “If you are a tourist just adding on a few hours of bike tourism when already here then its better to rent,” Sela said. “But if you plan to come for a ten-day trip, its better to
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Bike riding in Israel is very popular and it is easy to bring your bike with you on ELAL. bring you own, since there are no full-suspension bikes for rent.” An estimated 2.2 million tourists visited Israel in 2009, a number that the Tourism Ministry hopes to bring up to 3 million in 2012. The ministry claims that with each additional 100,000 tourists, the country creates 4,000 new jobs and brings in an extra $122 million in revenue. A survey by The International Bicycle Fund, which works to promote bike transportations, found that most airlines - including El Al - require passengers to dissemble their bikes and pack them into a special case or box prior to traveling. The price of transporting a bike varies from airline to airline. The bike advocacy group said that accessing airline fees for bicycles is challenging, as the fees change and most airlines are not forthcoming in presenting them. Some airlines have a fixed price ranging from $50 to $200, while other airlines allow the bike to be included as part of a passenger’s checked luggage, as long as the total weight is within the allowed weight limit. Fees often vary based on the destination.
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CITATION File No. 2004/2709 SURROGATE’S COURT, KINGS COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK MINDY J. LAKIN LOUIS R. ROSENTHAL MINNIE WEINER, if living, and if dead, to such person’s heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if such person died subsequent to the decedent herein, to such person’s executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of HERBERT WEINER, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained The unknown spouse, if any, and any and all unknown distributees, heirs-at-law and nextof-kin of HERBERT WEINER, and if any of the aforementioned persons be dead, their respective husbands or wives, if any, legal representatives, heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees and successors-inInterest generally, all of whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent effort be ascertained A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Kings County, with offices at 360 Adams Street, Room 144A, Brooklyn, New York 11201, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County, at 2 Johnson Street, Room 319, Brooklyn, New York, on June 17, 2010, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Kings County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Herbert Weiner, should not be judicially settled. [X] Further relief sought (if any): that the above persons be cited to show cause why such settlement should not be granted; why the Surrogate should not fix, determine and approve the petitioner’s statutory commissions pursuant to SCPA 2307 in the amount of $2,439.76, as shown in Schedule C-1, the petitioner’s administration expenses pursuant to SCPA 1106(3) in the amount of $487.95, as shown in Schedule C-1, and the compensation of the petitioner’s counsel in the amount of $2,781.33, as shown in Schedule C-1, together with such additional amounts as
determined by the Surrogate, based on additions to the estate from the closing date of the Account to the date of the Decree; why such compensation of the petitioner’s counsel should not be equitably allocated between Steven R. Finkelstein, Esq., and Louis R. Rosenthal; why the claim of Mindy J. Lakin for reimbursement of funeral expenses in the amount of $3,473.00, as shown in Schedule C-1, should not be paid; why the claims of New York State Department of Taxation of Finance, in an unknown amount, as shown in Schedule D, Contingent and possible claims, and Schedule C-1, should not be fixed and determined or, if not so fixed and determined, deemed rejected; why a hearing should not be held to determine the decedent’s distributees, at which time proof pursuant to SCPA 2225 may be presented; why the petitioner should not be permitted to distribute so much of the net estate, less an appropriate reserve for the preparation of fiduciary income tax returns and the payment of taxes, if any, shown thereon to be due, to the decedent’s distributees, as now known or hereafter determined, as their interests may appear, and to deposit any amount not so distributed with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York for the benefit of any distributees of the decendent who are under disability and for whom or for whose estate no fiduciary has been appointed, or who are unknown or whose whereabouts are unknown; why the petitioner, upon fully complying with the Decree to be made in this proceeding, should not be released and discharged of and from any liability, responsibility or accountability with respect to the petitioner’s acts and proceedings, whether embraced in or reasonably to be inferred from the Account; and why such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper should not be granted. Dated, Attested and Sealed Hon. Diana A. Johnson, Surrogate April 26, 2010 Stephen Chepiga, Chief Clerk Steven R. Finkelstein, Esq. (212) 363-2500 90 Broad Street, Suite 1700, New York, New York 100042286 NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required b y law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney. JV#10105 5/7, 14, 21, 28/10
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REAL ESTATE TRUMP PARC ~106 CPS~ Mint!1 Bed/1.5 Bath Reno Granite Kitchen w/ Cherry Wood Cabinetry + Top-of-the-Line, Stainless Steel Appliances, Hi Ceilings, Lg Walk-In Closets, W/D in Apt $995K, Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman Co-op for sale Kensington, BK: Beverly Rd., Sunny + spacious, 2 Bedroom has corner terrace w/ double exposures, 3 a/c’s, 24 hr doorman, indoor parking, wait list., maintenance, $683, asking $375,000, neg. Call Effie 917-886-2496 Sheepshead Bay: 3 BRs, 1 bth, 100% co-op building utilities included, 4 new A/Cs, all new windows, new dishwasher, stove and refrigerator, night security guard, laundry room w/new washers & dryers, indoor/outdoor, parking, short waiting list. Asking $260k neg. Call owner 917-561-0075 3 Bedrooms, 1bth, 100% co-op building, utils inc 4 new air cond, all new windows, new dishwasher,stove & refrig, night security guaro,laundry room, w/ new washers & dryers, indoor outdoor pking ,short waiting list Asking $265,000 neg Call Owner (917)561-0075
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HOMECREST 2ST OFFERING E 17TH ST: Semi det 2 family, 7/6 rooms, gar, excellent condition. KEYSTONE RE $890,000. 718-677-6770 -OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY 12-2PM Midwood 1385: E 2nd, 2 Fam + Fin Bsmt, 3 kitchs & 3 baths. Madison 1432E 2nd, 1 fam det 3BR Duplex. 33x100. Madison 1640 Madison Place. Det Brick 5 BRs, 3 bths, 38x100 Lot. Century 21 SAVALOT 718-336-1144 2020
East 5th, 2 fam, fully detached, 3 brs + 1 BR finished basement, 2.5 custom bths, LG, EIK, Fin Bsmt, pvt drv, MIC. Must see! 1.8M, No brokers please! 917-902-6400 E 3rd St & Ave J: Walk to Boro Park! Prime 1 fam, renovated, semi-att, 24x100 new windows, alarm, gas, heat & water. Huge L/R, formal DR Lg kitch & dinette, deck, yard, 3 flrs & bsmt, 7 BR, 4 bth, 2 porches. Semi-fin bsmt. Pesach kit, playroom. $899K, Won’t last! Call now! 718-252-0575 Ave J/ Low East 2 family 30x100, detached 6/5 rooms, 3/2 bedrms, Den, Full Bsmt, Driveway, Granite kitchen Call Shirley Hanan 917-771-7447
CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838
6920 13th Avenue: Store + 2 family, excellent condition, 3 BR apts. Call Albert. Remax Metro. 917-733-7230 or 718-439-1110
Small one family house with extra lot for sale. Lot is ideal for building. Call 718-927-0600 Or 646-753-1400
-Ave U/ East 7th St: Renov approx 350sf, storefront prime loc. Also avail 2nd flr ofc, approx 300sf. 718-938-9899
House for sale Seagate Brooklyn, 3 family detached brick with finished basement $689k 917-769-4776 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 FOR SALE BY OWNER Brick 2 family, 2 bedroom duplex, wa;l-in. 2 bedroom apt. totally renovated. Sheepsead Bay, Gravesend Area. 646-644-8802
Ave k / E8 Legal 2 fam can be used as 1 fam Wlk in fin bsmt, nice back porch & more,good cond.mid $500’s Also E32nd & Kings HWY Det 1 family on 30x100 lot 4br, 3 bths,fin bsmt,pvt drv/gar. Good cond Mid $500’s Also E36 Flatlands 2 fam brk mid $500’s Owner 718-419-9306 490 lake street totally detached newly renovated asking 500k baywater bold 1368 Dickens street asking 300k Boro Park: OPEN HOUSE SUN Noom- 4 pm 115049th Street. All brick 2 family 20x52 building 20x100 lot. Khalid Ahmed 917-753-5422 Joanna Pavlatac. Exit Top Properties. 443-856-8386 Bklyn House for sale Ave P/E 7, 1 fam s/det, LR, DR, EIK, 3 BR, 2 ½ bath, lg bsmnt, driveway, garage. Price rduced $715 K. NO BROKERS! Please call: 718-998-7231 Neponsit Beaut Beach Block Owner relocating! All brk Colonial. 5Br,4.5bths, 1br apt in bsmt,fully renov,cust kitch,radiant heat,huge Lr w/gas frpic,wet bar & ocean view. FDR,lrg family room, 60x100 secluded prob.many xtras $1.895m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267 BORO PARK, 2-3 fam hse, central Loc. New heating system, upgraded Elect system, fin bsmnt, $1.3M Serious bids only. Appts for Sunday only No realtor: 201-669-1779 Boro Park, 20 Av 53 St. Newly renov 1 fam, 3 Brs, new kit, bsmt, drv. Nr Stores, shuls, F train. 718-258-4824 House for sale in the heart of Sephardic community, Gravesend. Please call: 718-755-6349 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
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2040-Comm Space 4 Rent Avenue D & Remsen Ave GREAT LOCATION Across from soon to be completed shopping complex in Canarsie. 3 units avail from 1600sf-3000SF. Owner 917-520-9826
GARAGE FOR RENT Coney Island Ave bw S&T Fitting commercial van Please call: 347-405-0553
Williamsburg: 5000 sft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Avenue. Call 718-998-2768 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
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 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
16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows. Call: 718-435-9366
Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764
BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2005pm.
STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600
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
SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677 Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427
Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987
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
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
Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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
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BROOKLYN 2050-Midwood: For sale or lease. Ideal for apt complex, assisted living or synagogue. R7 zone. 15,500sf. Far 4. Serious buyers only. Must see! DOROTHY GAYLE REALTY 718-332-9836 OR 917-685-5274
Boro Park: New Utrecht Ave/ 63rd St. 2nd flr, 1000 sq ft office space. Ready to move in. 718-256-6100
2050-Avenue N & Coney Island Ave: Renov 1,600 sq ft, Network ready. Central A/G S17sq ft. Call 718-908-7764 2050-Boro Park: Comm’l warehouse for rent, 2500 sf, Hi ceil, loading dock, 24 hr access. 917-681-0151 2050- Avenue U off McDonald: For sale or rent. Good location! Lot 4,000sqft. Store 2300 sqft, high ceilings, no columns + ful bsmt. Eolod Realty Corp. 718-966-0230 2050-Boro Park: 16,00sqft school building, school zoning, supreme condition. Must see. Please call: 917-863-5832
BUSINESS FOR SALE!!! LUXURY ACCESSORIES BOUTIQUE FOR SALE. SERVING TRI-STATE AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS. OWNER LOOKING TO RETIRE. CALL 718-787-1400 EXT 23 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 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 Ob/gyn 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
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Bed-Stuy-Vacant Interior: LOT (LAND LOCKED) 18*35 BLOCK 1687, LOT 144, R-6 ZONE, $20K. PRINCIPALS ONLY. OWNER 917-848-7735
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 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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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) 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 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
Apartment For Rent
2010-MILL BASIN/ AVE U: EAST 73: BRs + full bath/ Jacuzzi. Close to shul. Great cond. $2000. Call 917-566-3966
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 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 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
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
2010
BROOKLYN 2010-Sheepshead Bay: East 23rd/ Ave U: Beautiful 2 BR basement. Large LR + EIK. Asking $1250/mo. Avail May 1st. Call 718-376-8648 2010-Boro Park: 54/16th Avenue, 2 BR furnished basement apt. Full kitchen, 1.5 bths, $1150+ electric. Heat included, w/ dividable. 732-901-8947
2010-Ave V/E 18th St, new kitchen, 3rd floor. Water & heat incl. Freshly painted & carpeted, new windows. Please call 917-417-5725 2010-East 18th/ Near Kings Hwy: Furnished Basement, newly renovated, good for single or newly wed couple. High ceiling/ high windows. G+E included A/C private entrance. Near shopping shuls, transportation + more! Shomer Shabbos preferred. Call 347-200-8018
2010-Aves T & U/ East 12th Street: 2 BR apt, LR, Kitchen, 2nd flr. Recently renovated. Henry 917-361-3146 or 917-674-4749 2010-Gravesend mod 3.5rooms, 2 BR, wood flrs, cherrywood kitch. Near all. No pets. $1200 neg 917-257-0955
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 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
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REAL ESTATE Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923 E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944 APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney. Call 718-252-0263 ROOM FOR RENT In busy area in Flatbush (On Coney Island between J & K) Call 718-253-0493 KENSINGTON: 3 room apt, 1 bath for rent. Freshly painted. Near shopping and trans. Call: 424-202-1152 Bklyn Apts unfurn. Bensonhurst- Apartments 6 rooms, 2 large bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms, refrigerator included, small pet ok, house avail. Now, roommates preffered, no programs. Call owner: 917-805-8324 Bklyn Unfurnished Coney Island brand new 3 extra large bedroom apt w/ 3 balconies, Cair, elevator, 2 baths, ocean view, blck from subway, hookups, $2,300/mo Owner 908-418-4563 Boro Park: 49 St Corner 12 Ave New on market! Completely renov 1 BR. New kit, all new applncs. 400 sq ft. $1,650 neg. OWNER 718-435-2603
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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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
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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 2060
QUEENS/BRONX 2080-Queens 1 Bedroom apt for one person. Non Smoker, no pets. $1100 347-494-5523
Brairwood: Village Mall Towers Condo, 3 BR, 2BA, close to train, 24 hr doorman, outdoor pool, full gym and lots more. Sale by owner. $487K 917-297-3233
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
House For Rent KGH, West of Main: 2 s/det houses, all brick. For details call Vera at Coldwell Banker RE 917-853-5455
Apartment For Rent 2080
QUEENS/BRONX Riverdale-Johnson Ave: 2 family, 3 BRs, 2 BTHs, parking avail, near stores, transportation, shuls, EIK, no pets, no broker fee. $200/mo 718-884-4530
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FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHOPS & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928
Bronx house for sale King Bridge open house sat &sun 12-4 pm 2296 loring place North New Contruction 2 fam brk,parking,gar,3/3 4bths,low down 419k Owner 646-431-0105 (516)439-6803 Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170 Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110 Far Rockaway/ Neponsit: 2nd house from beach overlooking ocean. 4 BRs, 60x100 lot, 3 ½ baths. 917-742-7779, Klarise BAYSWATER: Top location! Immac det 1 fam, 4 br, 3 ½ bth, LR, DR, EIK, fin bsmnt, pvt drv, newly blt, 1 blk to Shul. $559K/ neg. Owner 917-577-6811
Bayside, Windsor Park: 2 BR, 1 Ba, school districtr #26, pool, tennis courts, near shopping, great location, low maint. A/C, 24 hr sec. asking 259k. Owner 718-776-0080 leave message.
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LONG ISLAND CO-OP FOR SALE L.I. Cedarhurst: FALL IN LOVE, beautiful large 2 Bd, 2 bth, co-op. All new kitch+baths. W/D in Apt. locked storage, balc, gar. Just reduced moving $369K Call: 516-812-9160 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305 Deep Dale Gardens, Little Neck: Rare upper corner unit, fully renovated, 2 BR, 3 ACs, DW/WD, newly caroeted, low maint. 960 sq ft, brand new 1.5 bths. Contact Felice 718-631-8913
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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LONG ISLAND Established Glatt Kosher restaurant/ take-out/ food store for sale, good location w. parking, 5 towns area. Partners avail 516-581-3930 MEDICAL PRACTICE FOR SALE PRIMARY CARE. FIVE TOWNS. Successful. Terms Negotiable. Contact 516-612-2444
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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 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 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
LONG ISLAND West Hampton: 6 BR, 3 BA, large pool, nice amenities. Close to town and beach. Photos avail. Memorial day to Labor Day. $20K. July $10K. Call 646-734-7399
Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319
For Sale
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
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Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267 Co-op for sale/ Bronx Co-op sale! Newly renovated 1 bdrm, Nr, Yankee Stadium, gated building, No brokers. Please call 718-793-1331 Barry or Lillian @ 718-993-3446, $175K Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
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NASSAU / L.I. Buyer/ Managing partner wanted for 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 6000-
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 6000-
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 CEDARHURST: DENTAL OFFICE THUR-SUN. ALSO SUITABLE FOR PODIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR SPEECH THERAPIST. CALL 516-316-3360
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
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STATEN ISLAND BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273
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LONG ISLAND Bayport: 3 BA ranch, ¼ acre, full fin bsmt fenced, CAC, oil/hot water, all updated. Move-in. Income Potential. $429K. Principals only 631-514-5859
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Ask about home buyers discount. 74 Mill Hill Lane East Hampton Village. Principals only. Original owner immediate closing. 631-324-6024. Have current CO & Survey.
Hewlett. Hi Ranch:4 BRS, 2 full baths, 2 kitchens, huge yard. Det gar. Nr park, shops & LIRR. Make your best offer! Call owner 516-817-9979 No Woodmere: One of a kind decorator showcase. Fully renov in & out. 4 BR, 3 bth, maid’s rm. Must see. $995K Owner 516-791-7359 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
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
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STATEN ISLAND .99Cent Conv Store: 5 route bus stop loc. 2900 sf, low rent, 10 yr lease. Lotto on premise. Staten Is.Great oppty 347-524-5347 or 321-276-0640
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(New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809 OFFICE FOR RENT/ STATEN ISLAND-Guyan Ave.1500 sq, ft of comm. space excellent for prof. office. Busy area-near transp. Easy access to major roads, highways. Call Gus: 917-750-3898
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6080
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
NY STATE 6080-Unfurn apt Escape the city! West Prk-NY-1 ½ north of Manhattan. Riverview apt on mini estate, 1 br, 1 bth, 1 lrg deck, $1400. Owner call 845-340-7405
6080-House for rent Catskills, Upstate NY: 2BRs, 1 bth, LR, 90 Miles from NYC. asking $1100. Call: 212-614-0308
Spring Valley: 1 blk to Monsey, KENNEDY DY arms, beautiful, 1BR, LR, sep lg DR w/door, lg terrace, parking, washer/dryer $1400 monthly. Call Owner 718-680-9633
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 HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGNER DELUXE HOMES. SALE/ RENT, 2 BR, 2 BTH, BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED. CALL BROKER OSCAR PAVLOFF. WE HAVE KEYS. 845-794-3720 OR 845-434-7792 White Plains rentals Rentals/Westchester White plains-4 BR, 3 bth all renov (11/08) 1 fam home on cul-de-sac in quiet fam oriented nghbrhd, near xpways, good shls, great parks, 25 mins to NYC, $4200/mo. Godfrey 914-345-3141 Forshay: 13+BR mansion for rent for the summer. Heated indoor/ outdoor pool, large backyard ALSO Forshay: 2-4 BR bsmt apt for rent, reasonably priced. Call 845-354-4845
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
7000
NY STATE 15 Burial plots in Beth David Cemetary in private family section, in front of paved roads. 904-497-1594 $7K each
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SULLIVAN COUNTY HOTEL FOR SALE. CALL JOHNATHAN AT THE SUNSHINE. 845-796-1200 Commercial Property Sullivan county, NY. Cold Storage Facility. 20 min No of Middletown, 90 min From GWB, Rt 84 &17/86. Nr proposed casino. 1000 pallets cold storage (18-) (38) w/ofc space, Approx 4 acres , sep maint facility. Poss development. Also 2 smaller props, Main ST, Falls.845-798-1306 Goshen, NY: Restaurant for lease. The ground floor incorporates a magnificent restaurant and cocktail lounge. Includes large windows overlooking the Gosher Kitchen historic track first turn. For details contact 845-394-6911
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Certified Mohel Many happy babies with satisfied parents. References available.
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NY STATE VACATION VILLAGE: Sell or rent, det 1 fam ranch, 3 BRs, 2 bths, huge porch, C/A 917-407-4169
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-Albany Grt Investment or Owner Occupied 4 Unit Building. Near all Colleges /Medical Centers, Law School $224,900.00 Please contact Jim (518)438-2093 or Jgoosa@nycap.rr.com 6090
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 Owner says ~SELL~ Upstate, NY! 7 acres/BARN/POND-Was $149,900, NOW $69,900! 40x200ft barn, spring fed pond, gorgeous, Catskill mountain views, unbelievable setting! MAKE AN OFFER! HURRY! 888-620-0738
UPSTATE NY TROUT STREAM! 5 acres – was 32,900, NOW $24,900 Apple trees, pines, 300 ft stream front! Gorgeous setting! No closing costs! Hurry! 888-354-5006 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
House for Sale Wesley Hills, NY Faboulous River Front Colonial 5bdrm/3 ½ Bath Includes A Full Apartment in Walkout lower level $895k Margo Bohlin Rand Realty (845)304-4140 6060-
Vacation property for sale Summer getaway 1 BR cottage loc in serene Sylvan Lake summer comm.. 1hr fr NYC. Amenities incl private lake, tennis & more. $25K 845-282-1687 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!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472
Monticello Monticello: Beaut ranch, 4 Br, 3 bth, kosher kit. ½ acre, bkyrd. Walt to dist to falkof. For pesach Summer. Call 718-679-4339 Sidney NY: Large 4 bdrms, historical hom,e on 2 acres, near schools, places of worship + college needs TLC,. Great investment. $85,000. Ernie 607-563-1020 WOODSIDE, NY
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
sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths. CALL ANNCURRAN @ WAGNER&KELLY REAL ESTATE 646-508-3292
Moving must sell! Wesley Hills, 1 br colonial,custom Kosher Milch Miller 914-414-3619 Rivky Kagan 845-659-2056 Kagan Realty
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OUT OF STATE Gwinnett County Retirement house for sale or swap. Call 610-504-2479. Please see pic at buyowner.com code 28889 Email: rogerprashad@yahoo.com
Commercial Hotels FOR SALE 423-612-6602
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Colorado Ranch FSBO Approx.26,000 Acres. 100 Miles east of Colorado Springs An Ideal High Plans grass cattle Ranch 1,000 head Cattle Avail.Tremendous Tax Advantage $267.00 Per acre $6.2Mill. Owner Financing Contact (317)509-3303 7030
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
Cape Cod: 17 acre Private Island you can drive ontu. 4 bdrm residence, dock, huge boathouse, plus marine railway. $995,000. Century 21 Bourne 800-439-2524 www.16jonsisland.com
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
Cape Cod Oceanfront 2 Deep water docks 3+ acres, stables, pasture. Two 6 bedroom houses. Idyllic beachfront privacy $6M. Century 21 800-439-2524 www.46winship.com
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 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
2 family brick house detached. Property is 4000
GREEN COUNTY NY 37 Acres per tested, views $225,000 20 minutes to Ny Thruway, Build ,Divide or Hunt. Please call 518-634-7842
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
Co-ops & condos Louisiana: NEW ORLEANS: 3BR-3.5B-2000 sq ft twnhse, pool, pkg, patio, gdn dist, parades, gated, sec, min to French Qtr, $485,000 504-897-2226 Alaska waterfront. 11.6 acres-very private & secluded estate! Ideal corporate executive retreat! By owner, 10,000 sq ft Beachfront home on the shores of cook inter & in the mouth of the Kenia River, home of the World Famous Trophy King Salmon! Comes with airplane hanger & access to air strip, and only 15 minutes from a Commercial Airport. A bargain just $7.9Million US Dollars. Call Rosetta Dragseth: 1-907-283-9281
Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813 Mackinac Island, Waterfront Property Located in the exclusive Stonebrook waterfront, association this 1/3 acre lot boasts incredible views of Lake Michigan, Big Mac Bridge and includes access to all utilities. The lot borders state park woodlands, extends right to the beach and water, has mature trees and privacy being the last lot at the end of a cul-de-sac. Price $525K. Call 573-756-2623 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
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. 1-264-497-6224 Ludgerprinz@gmx.de Bennies@angaillent.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
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
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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Beliz, Central America: 60 acres, riverfront property title. Owned, asking $300,00. Please Call 646-506-6084 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,
VA
Waterfront/ Painter: 3BR dream house with lg mstr ste, 2 bth, huge EIK, DR, 2-car. 300’ water frntg. On 3.69 ac with vu of Nandua Creek, 2500 sf living space, 625K, tax $1900/yr 757-463-0256 Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank. 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 Selbyville, Delaware: 37.9 acres on Lighthouse
MARTHA’S VINEYARD
rd nr Fennick Island, DE.
Beautiful 3 bedroom con-
Lots of road frontage,
temporary home. Near
sewer + water. Best offer.
beaches and town.
Contact 302-846-3982
Affordable weekly rental.
Email Skidder.1@netzero.com
800-356-3210
Available For Rent
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OUT OF STATE SEDONA AZ at your feet spectacular red rocks from every room, walls of glass, quiet gated community, 3 Bed, 3.5 bths plus den. $1,350,000. Be a LAND BARON income rentals from 10 nearby properties for additional $1,200,000. 1928-282-1775 janell17@npgcable.com 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
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 Night club/ Bar for sale in San Antonio, Texas earning $1.3M to $1.7M per year + Restaurant which was never used $1.2M. Contact 210-325-2208 Email: Lyle07@hotmail.com
AUCTION 18 Hole Golf Course Oct 10th 2009-12:00 Noon 9259 West Fork Road
314-414-0070
Georgetown, Ohio 45121
MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210
course located 45 min
126 acre public golf
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
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 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, 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
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B”H Investment Property. Great opportunity to make millions of dollars on a patent product. Private presentation given for serious accredited investors. We truly believe that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Investment needed from 1 million. Return on investment is enormous (more than 30% w/in 1st year) Call 718-701-4098 B’’H Investment Opportunity Great Opportunity to make millions of dollars and patented product, private presentation given for serious Acredited investors We truly belive that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity investment needed from 1 million.return on investment is enormous more then 30%w/in 1st year Call 718-701-4098 Producing oil wells in Texas Earn up to $10,000/mo asking $1m Owner financing available 1800-340-8444 BUSINESS FOR SALE FASHION JEWELRY DESIGNER SUNGLASSES OVER 100K INVENTORY OWNER MOVING TO FL ASKING $15k 203-858-2907
ODYSSEY GENERAL PARTNERS Seeking capital for investment opps In detressed Real Property & Notes. 25 yrs exp; Finance & Construction Mgmt Team; providing financial/ project oversight & implementation. 20+% returns. Inflation Hedge. pskrade@eastmancp.com
414-841-7084 Investor wanted, upscale gentlemen’s club with complete restaurant/ sushi bar in the heart of times square. Multi million $ gross. Contact 973-786-5688 1st Mortgage Maui Jewish family request $1.5M for refinance. Secured by prime 250 acres in Wailuku, Maui. Recent ultra conservative appraisal $6.45 million. Very generous terms. Very secure. Please contact David @ 808-463-2691 or David@waiehukalo/com Shalom Glatt Kosher Restaurant & next door grocery w/ pizza in central Florida. 386-566-1471, Ask for Yehuda Capital wanted $2.5M To facilitate a 413 acre
$30K IN 30 DAYS Complete turn-key system No buying or selling 1-800-884-5967 Architect seeks financial partner for 114 Room Hotel/ Restaurant in Western NY. Project near completion. Lend or equity position. 631-451-7799 Investors wanted (15%) Fifteen Percent Secured by real estate Contact 405-735-3906 Swim school: Unbeatable loc & reputation, profitable, profitable & rewarding, 5 or 10yr lease. Large customer base. Smithtown. Owner retiring. $90,000. 631-366-2735 Presidents & VPs ONLYsm Custom marketing services for senior executives wishing to reach decision makers world-wide. Our confidential service does all contact work directly. See our recent testimonials at www.dwic.com RECENT SUCCESS President, Foreign Sub. $280K base++ Repeat client David Werner International Corp. Email: dwerner@dwic.com 212-682-8888
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Business person to negotiate. I have 2 inventions. Great money making opportunity. Interested? Call Janet 347-439-8968 Partner/salesperson for jewelry mfg business. Knowl of internet sales. Willing to travel. 212-575-9590 BECOME A SUCCESFUL CONCERT PROMOTER Call: HMI, New York (800) 836-1691 Salesman or distributor of an exclusive and high tech product for business, investment from $480 US up to $1,000,000 US 717-718-5568 bkidr25@gmail.com TRADE STOCKS? Leverage 20x intra-day, 10x over-nite. Full service broker, low commissions. Call 212-422-1122
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8000-VOICE LESSONS Highly trained & experienced teacher; All levels & styles; Proper Posture & Breathing Produce Superior Results; Free Consultation. Contact T Landon at 212-481-9144
VOICE LESSONS Highly Trained & experienced teacher. All levels & styles; Proper posture & breathing. Produce superior results; Free consultation. Contact T Landon at 212-481-9144 Accompanist Music Director Need a pianist? Vocal coach? Music director? I’ll find songs, music-direct shows, plays, auditions. Transcription, no problem! Reasonable rates. Call Stephen Cornine 212-799-7976 Challenge your voice For opera, Broadway & concert field. Concentrated studies of Italian/ Swedish techniques, breath control, focus, TC. Peabody Coservatory BA, former MET opera. Broadway background. S. Jasinski 212-874-0972 JOSEPH VENEZIA VOICE TEACHER: Opera, Musical Theater. Vocal training using proper laryngeal position with high frontal projection. Experience solid technique! Professional & beginners. 212-595-4933 veneziavocalstudio@gmail.com Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404 Piano lessons,-all levels. Instrument provided free of charge. Reasonably priced. Call: 718-207-5981 Call: 212-496-9148
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-I am seeking position as property MGR for co-ops & private developments in NYC, LI Area. 20 yrs exp. Scotgrann@hotmail.com or call 516-586-5537 8010
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Home Care Agency Serving In Home Supportive JEWISH Services In The CAREGIVER / 5 Boroughs of NY. Brooklyn Home Care Agency is Seeking
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Help Wanted
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Work from home Complete training & support. Contact Sammy 646-812-2574 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
HELP WANTED
Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339 Dental Lab In Bensonhurst looking for office help with dental office experience. Good computer skills helpful Call 718-331-2241 or fax resume 718-331-2251 KOL HAOLAM NEWS SEEKS ADVERTISING REPS % BASED. CALL 347-678-0925. E-mail/text kolhaolam@yahoo.com Cook Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for experienced cook Please call 917-453-6776, 845-893-3719 or 732-363-3636
Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager. Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719 Help Wanted Chef, P/time for new upcoming Catering hall, in queens, exper pref, Call bet 10-6pm. 917-696-7879 HELP WANTED/ BKLYN Dental hygienest Boro Park dental office. P/T Fridays 718-854-3333 Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166 Salesperson Hardware/ Lumber, Inside/ Outside salesperson needed for hardware/ Lumberyard/ Manufacturer of metal studs. Located in Astoria. Call 718-726-4040 or
Partner/ Salesperson for jewelry mfg business. Knowl. of Internet sales. Willing to travel. 212-575-9590 Home attendant Fulltime or part time. Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required. Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229 Help wanted Secretary f/t Sun-Thurs Midwood, phones, Filing, comp, lit, photoshop knowl A+ Hebrew A+ Call: 718-998-9301
Cleaning Services
Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store.
Email info to:
hiringservices555@hotmail.com
8045
Dependable, reliable, professional cleaning services. We do offices and homes. Fully insured and bonded. All 347-663-1400
8045-
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 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
E-Books! $5 each! No equipment to buy. Must have e-mail to receive a PDF file. Jewish0interest fiction! To inspect books, please go to
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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!
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SERVICES & MISCELLANEOUS Iron Works
8080
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 8081
8081-Home improve $4990 Complete Bathroom renovation. Any standard 57 bthrm renovation. We design + renovate kitchen, fin bsmt, 20 yrs experience. David 917-642-1749
Professional Painting Specializing Meticulous Big & Small Jobs Interior Reg & Fully insured at your service. 24/7 Galen Manly 646-401-4430 Home Improvement/ Construction Bklyn,$4,990 complete Bathroom renovation any Standard 5 to 7 bthrm renovation design & renovate kitchen, fin bsmt, 20 yrs experience David 917-642-1749 8081
D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809 J Newman, full service construction and violations removed. *Kitchen & Bathroom renov *Basement digouts *Extersions and more. Licensed NYS professional engineer. Fully Lisc and Insured. For free estimate call Steve. 917-975-1752 Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393
Handyman
8080
RAJA Appl repair. All major brands, Frig, A/C, micrwv, oven/stove, D/W, W/D, reas, reliable 718-377-1428
HANDYMAN 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 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 2680: Masonry Old-world Quality Masonry, concrete & brick work. Show us your designs. Sono Construction, Joseph or Frank. 646-772-0471
BATHTUB, TILE REGLAZING + WATERPROOFING Unbeatable price guaranteed. 10% off with ad 718-866-6124/ 917-335-3798
Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481
Donations 9028
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
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 80 SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE QUOTES!!! ANY CONDITION NEW OLD JUNK NOT
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
PICK UP. FREE TOWING!! CALL 718-864-2872
Pets 9035
9035-Pets for Sale –Dogs Standard Poodles Akc Beautiful healthy social pups, Shots,wormed, Health warranty . Abbasoodles.com 203-937-6937
-Cheetoh Cubs
9035
Exotic hybrid cats,very lovable, Wide selection of males/females.
AVAILABLE!!! Donate your car
Starting $600 Call
Plumbing, Landscaping,
100% tax deductible &
530-519-9582
Painting, Furniture,
a great mitzvah!
Asembly. Reasonable
Help many Jewish causes:
rates, Friendly service
-Holiday Programs
Call Orrin
-Students & Elderly
646- 671- 3906
-Children & Education
ingramo@earthlink.net
-Outreach Programs -Jewish Background
*HANDYMAN*
•Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work
www.QualityDoesCount.com 20years Experience. FREE ESTIMATES. Call Steve
Autos 9030
1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669
718*614*4916 HARPER’S HANDYMAN SVC. All types of home repair A-Z Done with pricle by Call 732-216-7323
Exterminators 8075
NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com Rescue Pest Control
Puppies for Sale Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/ Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989
718-365-770-5463
Give me a call, I do it all! •Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms
Antique furniture and chandeliers. Going out of business after 28 years. Closing in 3 weeks. Most items 50% off. Call before coming 646-894-4569 3905 13th Avenue
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
Motorcycles. Mopeds/ Go carts DIRT BIKES, OLD WANTED ANY MODEL/Cond. Contact Mark 516-794-8375 Autos/ Police Impounds!! $500 Police Impounds!! Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305
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
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
9040
Boat for sale Partnership share (1/4) of 25 sailboat at the Jersey Shore. $1495. All the fun of sailing at a fraction of the cost. Great family fun. Docked near Lakewood, NJ. No experience necessary. Call 732-364-3356
Joe’s gold buying serv.
profit.) 949 Amsterdam
We buy your unwanted
Ave. Men, Women & chil-
gold, diamonds, sterling
dren; House wares, books,
silver/ bronzes, paintings,
videos, DVD, CD, many
rugs, coins and high end
other items. Mon-Fri 10am-
watches. We also do par-
5pm, Sat noon-4pm.
tys. General Comm and
212-222-2600
food allowne. For info call Joe 516-849-8826
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
Sports + Tickets
Buying
Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all con-
Collector of Jewish Art. Call Ted: 201-575-0055
www.arentix.com
Lost hse in NJ fine furnishings, collectibles, coins, paintings, rugs. Cents on the dollar. 646-379-3566
Do you have merchandise you can’t sell? We’ll buy entire warehouse. Please call: 347-496-1626
Looking to buy one or more second hand. Sefer Torahs. Please call 917-374-1396
9050-
Other 9050
9050-Looking for 1 or 2 car garage in Midwood Area. Please call 718-216-3324 World famous psychic Karen. Guaranteed to reunite lovers. Help with career, finances, health. Free reading by phone. 214-334-0037
Steinway Piano-Original
Gifted and Inturtive
ivory keys + matching bench
Consulting in business
(Model M) Signed by S.
Health children and family
Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00. Contact
Relationships Excellent energy Treatment provided in
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 READY FOR SIYUM. 718-627-0915, 917-449-6125 Judaica Store out of business! SELLING ALL MERCAHNDISE AND CONTENTS OF STORE. 347-713-5340/ 646-210-7174
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RATS* MICE* ROACHES *TERMITES. Contact Keith.
9045
certs sports and theater.
804-380-5659
INCH, 1/ARON KODESH,
Selling
Valley thrift store: (Non-
800-764-1560
TITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY 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
Carpentry, Tile,
dependable, reliable craftsman 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
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or call
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New Jersey Apartment For Sale 9055
Clifton: Rosemawr section: 1 Family New price $786K. Lot 62x120 9rms, 3 BRs, 2bths. Walk-up attic whtd rm. Taxes $8800. 2 car det gar, Chestnut trims. WBFPLC, hi ceils, Walk to hse of worship, close to NYC bus & trains 973-779-5677 9055-
Newark, northward 263
Mountclair (Upper):
Linden: 824 E st GEORGES
Charming + Elegant, 8
HARBOR MARINA
AVE, 2600 sq ft. Good expo-
mercial, for any business
BDRMs, 5.2 Bthrm, 9 fire-
sure w/40 ft front & drive in.
store or warehouse16x19 f
Waterfront location @
places (Albaster/ Marble/
$1950/mo. Loc on busy
rollup steel doors $500
Great Egg Harbor Inlet Bay
Wood) Original woodwork/
Rte 271. Call Victor
Inground pool + extra large
610-248-0044
Verona Ave . Business com-
month 551-358-9372 or 973-687-9270
Denville, NJ: (off Rt 80, exit 39) Beautiful quiet
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
building, furnished or unfurnished studio w/ sep kit, full
Apartment For Rent 9060
Lakewood, NJ: 1 BR, 1.5 bth, newly renovated apt, LR, DR, EIK. Reasonably priced, near shopping and houses of worship. Call 732-904-1921 Red Bank Downtown office space available 1350sqft. Vaulted ceilings, fios Internet. Parking available. Call Art 732-222-3553
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
Call 973-207-0860 Owner.
HARDWOOD FLRS, PATIO, 2 CAR GAR. LOW $400’S. CLUBHOUSE, POOL, WALKING PATH, PUTTING
throughout the entire house. All new windows, great location, boys school near ridge ave. Easy commute to NYC!
9065
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
Deal/ Wayside Area Classic 1928 Two level Dutch colonial on one acre corner lot-private. In private corner lot-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 furnace, 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.
917-363-3974
Plainfield -Industrial/
9070-
Warehouse 65,000sf bldg, 31,000sf bldg, 13,000sf bldg. Each bldg with off street parking,rail access , Located in central NJ just off
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
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9070
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
Asking $219,900. Call After 6pm
plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
newly renovated, kitchen & bathrooms, carpet & tile
732-370-5758
$1,150 201-659-5574
and ride. 2 miles, no pets,
Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high,
732-329-9631
heat & hot water, lrg closets.
no smoking. $875 monthly.
BY OWNER. 55+, 2 BR, 2.5 BA, DENS/STUDY, LOFT, CAC, FIREPLACE,
ral gas fireplace, updated,
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
Available. 10,000+ sf. Call Joe or Ben, 718-947-5037
HBWE REALTY
TO NJ TURNPIKE. MUST SEE, CALL
mute NYC, $2500/mo
parking, great nearby park
Ranway/Linden NJ
AREA, GREEN TENNIS COURT, CLOSE
indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hr
laundry room on-site ample
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, DAYTON:
3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, natu-
security, easy bus/ ferry com-
dows, new electric, good
Commercial property
Oak Manor, Lakewood:
BR, Lrg LR, lrg kitchen. Includes
closet, space storage bin +
917-846-3101 or 973-934-8881
Call Joan at :
w/dining area, huge deck,
Renovated bath, new win-
Contact
631-286-4959
Apartment for rent, NJ,
building, 2nd flr, walk-up,
by $300K to $1.699M. Contact
$1995, plus electric/month.
2nd floor in private house. 2
updated appliances in EIK.
$4,499M.
Spring Lake Heights: Builders/developers, Land for sale: Zoned Residential 908-482-0528
BR, 2 bth, kitch, lg LR
Hiawatha-1 BR condo quiet
riage, house rental, reduced
across the street, off street
Monmouth Beach:
Parsippany: Lak
views of NYC + separate car-
yburns2080@comcast.net
price $169,900. rental
Jersey city warehouse space
08403, Sea NY Times
train. Shopping center parking. Large closets, laun-
patio/ 4 car gar. Kio pond, totally reno. 1890’s Victorian
Web ID NS 100208201
(610) 304-8307
Oceanfront, breathtaking 2
201-825-2646
+ Intercostals Between Atlantic City & Ocean City
bth, walk to NYC bus &
dry room on floor, sale 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
New Jersey – SEAVIEW
Rt. 22 &287. Available for
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lease or sale. Call Owner:
Residential/Commercial Howell, NJ Near Lakewood, 20,000 sq ft asking 650k. Reasonably priced! Call now Dominick 908-415-2299 or Sal 718-853-3629
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
9075
Irvington, NJ 21500 sq ft near airport, $6500 mo loading dock with enough room for two trailers to back up. Call (917) 804-8442
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Florida & Israel Buying Real Estate Looking to buy multi family buildings and hotels in Miami 305-781-0779 hovakfelix@yahoo.com
Real Estate
For Sale
2 luxury condos each with 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms, one in Boca Raton for $79,900 one in Boynton Beach $119K 802-782-0721 North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool. Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286
9080
Williamsburg: 5,000 sqft warehouse for rent on Spencer St. bet Park & Myrtle Ave. Call 718-998-2767 9080-
9080-Investment Property Long Island 3 Motels 4 sale 140 rm, 7acres Near major attractions triple net 99year lease Buy as a package or buy 1 only Gw Realty 718-376-5252 917-449-3902
LAKEWOOD: 3BR ranch on cul de sac, large property, walk to Pine Park. Frum area. JUST REDUCED $275,000 GLOBE REALTY 732-367-9100 ___________________ LAKEWOOD: A country Place, 2 BR, 1BA, Large EIK, $63,000 includes flooring allowance. GLOBE REALTY 732-367-9100 9080
For Sale Private Property On Secluded Block In Prime Location.Land size approx. 1/3 acre. Close to Rabbi Gissinger’S & Rabbi Kahn’s Shuls. New Contruction shopping mall & grocery store withing walking distance Willing to sell as is ,or w/option of building a new house.Serious inquiries only! Call 732-664-2302 9080
House for sale in Gordon Beach on the beach!! 6 Bedrooms, 4 bathroom, new furnishing, pool, 10 min walk to synagogue. 305-404-2900
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
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 Boca Raton: Century Village, 5 BR, mins to Miami Beach, beaut 2 BRs, 1.5bths. Excel kept facilities, extras incl pool, gym, tennis etc. 305-308-8517 Boca Raton: Designer furnished, 3 bedroom townhouse, 2 ½ bth, 2 car gar, equity membership mandatory. Golf view. 595K. Call 561-756-3248
Winston Towers: Onsite Resale office. Winston Twrs100: 2/2. Penthouse completely remodeled, ask $240’s Winston Twrs 200: 2/2 on the water ask low 200’s. convertible. $179K Winston Twrs 500: 1/1.5, Estate sale. Winston Towers Realty. 305-935-1500
APT FOR SALE Hdale Hemispheres mint Studio, Furnished Custom Murphy Bed high floors 7x18 Ft. Terrace Intercoastal and Ocean views free ac/cable Amen Rest,Beauty salon,gym pools must see $115,900 (516)377-7970 (954)457-9910 (516)297-1078 Jacksonville: New built 2009 townhouse, 3 BR, 2.5 baths, pool, walk-in closet. $200K. Owner 843-538-4315 or 718-213-2422. mgcheetah@gmail.com Hollywood: 13,000sf on lg lot. Upscale furn d home w/elevator. Private 2nd wing great for classes & lg events. Superbly located nr YI, I-95, airport & beaches. $1,575,000.00 Call 954-839-0075
Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008
MICCO- LIVE + WORK IN
330 SE 2nd St, Gulfstream
GATED PRIVATE PROPERTY
Gardens: Fully furnished, 1
10,000 SQ FT UNDER AIR CUSTOM HOME WITH SEPARATE
8,000 SQ FT WORKSHOP/ HOME HAS EXTENSIVE GRANITE + TILE- FEATURES THE
GARAGE.
NICEST HOME THEATER THAT YOU
bed, 1.5 bths, includes cable, pking, pool, close to library, post office, race track. 55+ Community, $825/Mo, 1325
A DEAL @ 1.1 MILCONTACT 321-431-8120 VIEW: WWW.EXTREMEFLORIDAHOME.COM
seas Neg. Call Richard
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
beautifully furnished 1500
WILL FIND.
LION.
954-457-3862
Hallendale: La meron, sf condo, 2 BR, 3 bth, restaurant, beauty salon, state of the art gym, pool. Reasonably priced, negotiable, asking $325k. Near
Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego. 813-390-5008
Diplomat Hotel, shopping, trans and more. ALSO 1 BR, 1,000sf furnished and
Palm Coast FL: New home construction located along northeast Atlantic coast and intercostals waterway. Custom home builder (FL License CGC 151265) Review floor plans and features at www.stoughtonluxuryhome.co m Summer building incentives apply through August 31st 2009. Call for details 386-586-5665, ask for will or John, M-F 9-5pm w/e 10AM-4PM
POMP: Palm Aire, 3/2 corner unit, 100% renovated w/ new open kitchen &
For Rent or Sale
granite counter tops. New
in Florida
kitchen cabinets & appli-
2BR, w/ amazing bay view
ances. New tile bathrooms,
Sleeps 6 Comfortably 2Bths
tile flrs throughout. Owner
Walking distance to Shul
asking $219,000.
Beautiful Gym, Jacuzzi,
954-675-7219
Boat and Fishing Dock Tennis Courts and more Incl.
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
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
MIAMI BEACH, Portugal
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
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
ready to move-in. Call: 954-458-2280
Boca Raton: Country
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
Dadeland: 2/2 condo in 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
the beautiful towers of
Furnished 3/2 Beach House, 4 blocks to beach, pool,
$1800. 786-512-7068
Miami Bch: Indian Creek, King David Towers. Lux Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut beach view $2500
completely furnished apt
newly renov, clean,.
Village (BOLD) 2BR, 2 Full
Washer Dryer, Sheets, blan-
Comfortable, safe, dogs OK.
Baths,No Furn,2 pools, clb-
kets, towels, etc. Ready for
Available on May 9th – Dec
house,$875/mo.Yrly
Rent or Sale Immediately
27th. Short term OK. Has
only.646-321-5177.
Come stay for a few days,
everything you need and
weeks, or more.
Kosher condo Sarsota, FL
more. 954-224-9315 or
Fully equip. kitchens, 3 Br, 2
646-318-9265.
Call917-686-4824 For Serious Purchase Inquiries Aventura/N. Miami. 3BR penthouse.Fully Condo for sale FL
round rent.For photos or info
Naples: TARPON BAY CONDO 2 BR/2 BA; Tiled, clubhouse, pool, gym, Comm. Office, pets
Real Estate
For Rent
9085
9085-Miami Beach FL Miami Beach Tower 41 Ocean view apt, magnify 1 BR w/2 baths, porch, shul, rest, parking. Avail now! 917-407-4169
Cottage Lauderdale: “By
718-677-9825
Condos for rent
BA, Sleeps 6, washer, 1 dryer, walking Distance to
Seasonal Rentals, South
renov,furn.For seasonal/yr call 718-217-4426
whwcz@att.net
OK $185K. Call: 239-777-4952 or 239-254-7633
CONDO FOR SALEFLORIDA NEWLY RENOV FURN, 2
worship, near pool,
Florida: Hemisphere 2/2, 1-
whirpool, Fitness & business
5 condo furnished and
center. Avial now December
equipped. Min 3 months
2008- 3k/mo special rates
rental from $1800 per month.
July–Oct 2008
Contact- Pepe & Martha
Call: 612-220-2382
Peña. 305-905-4392
www.oceandreamsrealty.com
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale/Rent 9090
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
Lev Yerushalayim Hotel: 2BRs, 2 bths, kitchen, terrace. 972-3-673-7330 Email: Arusi_ez@zahav.net.il
Dadeland, 5th floor east view of the dadeland area
Pesach Rental in Miami FL FL Summer Rental
ISRAEL Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 star Ramada, sleeps up to 8, in/out pools. $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838
9090
Lakewood prime loca-
tion; Hwy 9 (Madison Ave)- Building & property included, presently a dental office $350,000
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 Nahalaot/ Rehavia Private house, extremely rare,15 rms Prking,elevator, garden, shelter 054-2382016 No5floor@gmail.com
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Fountainbleau Hotel: Miami Beach, Magnificent square feet studio, sleeps 4. renting daily/weekly. Available short/ long term. Summer special. Please call: 347-804-4666
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