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US President Barack Obama announced the nomination in of a Jewish woman to the Supreme Court. he nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan would position the court to have three female justices for the first time. The source spoke Sunday night on condition of anonymity because Obama's decision on who should replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens had not been made public. The president was expected to announce his choice at 10 a.m. local time Monday in the East Room of the White House. Kagan must be confirmed by the Senate, which is dominated by Democrats. With 59 votes, they have more than enough to confirm her, but are one shy of being able to halt any Republican stalling effort. The power to nominate Supreme Court justices is one of the most important roles that presidents have. The nine-member court wields enormous power over the daily life of Americans, and any justice can cast the deciding vote on matters of life and death, individual freedoms and government power. Presidents serve four-year terms, while justices have tenure for life. Supreme Court confirmation hearings are often highly partisan exercises, and although Republicans have shown no signs in advance they would try to prevent a vote on Kagan, they are certain to grill her in confirmation hearings over her experience
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Group of 43 Rabbis, possibly the largest in 2000 years, visited the Temple Mount, in honor of Jerusalem Day. They were careful not to go to areas that are halachacly forbidden. On Monday a few days before the 43rd anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem, 43 rabbis, mainly from the Religious Zionism movement visited the Temple Mount on Monday, the largest group of rabbis to visit the site since 1967. The event was coordinated with the Jerusalem Police and was held under tight security. he rabbis who visited the site included Kiryat Arba Rabbi and Chairman of the Yesha Rabbinical Council Rabbi Dov Lior, Head of the Har Etzion Yeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Meidan, Otniel Rabbi and Head of the community’s yeshiva Rabbi Ram Hacohen, Ofra Rabbi Avi Gisser, Yitzhar Rabbi David Dudkevitz, and Knesset members Uri Ariel and Michael Ben-Ari (National Union).
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This is the third time in recent years that a group of rabbis gathered to visit the Temple Mount, and the event has become a tradition since the 40th anniversary of Jerusalem’s liberation. The rabbis visited the site after davening Shacharit at the Kotel. Earlier, the rabbis immersed themselves in a mikveh, and were careful to walk only in areas permitted by halacha on the Temple Mount. The El Har Hamor organization and the Temple Mount Heritage Fund, which organized the event, explained its purpose: “An expression of the deep bond with the holy site.” The organizers added, “It is also of significance in terms of public awareness. The presence of rabbis visiting the site together
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“This is a great day for Israel and for the economy”, Netanyahu said after the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unanimously accepted the Jewish State as a member. The Palestinian Authority suffered a rare political loss in its unsuccessful bid to thwart Israel’s bid. srael had been concerned that Norway and Sweden, which strongly support Palestinian Authority demands for becoming a new Arab state within Israel’s borders, might try to block the Jewish State’s bid, but they sided with other member nations in favor of its entry. The OECD stated, “Israel’s scientific and technological policies have produced outstanding outcomes on a world scale.” Israel’s acceptance is another feather in the Prime Minister’s “economic hat” that he has been wearing since being Finance Minister in the Sharon government. He won wide praise for bringing the country out of the economic doldrums and into a
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Netanyahu: The Battle for Jerusalem is a Battle for Truth Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attended the annual Jerusalem Day celebration at the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva in Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem. n his speech, Netanyahu stressed the importance of Jerusalem and the unbroken connection of the Jewish people to the city, quoting the verse from Isaiah 62: “For Zion’s sake I will not be silent and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, until her righteousness emerges as a shining light and her salvation burns like a torch”. The Prime Minister continued: “The battle for Jerusalem is a battle for truth. With us is someone who was with me this evening and asked to come here with me, Professor Alan
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Dershowitz, who fights for our truth, our way of life, and is himself a yeshiva graduate.” After the ensuing applause, the PM continued: “There can be no justice without truth and if there is a perversion of justice vis a vis our city and nation, it means the truth has been perverted, because the truth is that Jerusalem is our city and we never compromised on that,” he said, “not after the destruction of the First Holy Temple, nor after the destruction of the Second. We were a majority in the city until the 9th century and we returned 2000 years later and witnessed the city’s destruction once again. There is no other nation that feels this deeply about a city. Yet there is no other nation that has allowed such complete freedom of worship to other religions in this city. We will continue to
build Jerusalem, a city that is full of life.” The packed audience, including hundreds on the street outside the yeshiva who watched the event on a large screen, burst into applause and song. To the Yeshiva head, Rabbi Yaakov Shapira, who encouraged him to be strong in facing the pressure of other nations and be strengthened by the support he sees at the yeshiva, the PM answered: “Don’t worry about me. I am strong, strong enough. I am grateful for your support and your desire to strengthen me. We come from the same roots. My grandfather was a close friend of Rabbi Kook, for whom the yeshiva is named. Our past is what molds our future. Let us
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he President congratulated President Abbas on the start of IsraeliPalestinian proximity talks,” a White House statement said Tuesday. “He reiterated his strong support for the establishment of an independent, viable Palestinian state living in peace and security with Israel.” The White House did not say if Obama made a similar call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Obama spoke with Netanyahu early last week, before talks were
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re-launched, however. Obama called on the sides “to move from proximity talks to direct negotiations as soon as possible in order to reach an agreement on permanent status issues.” Israel wants direct talks; the Palestinians want them only if they include permanent status issues such as borders, Jerusalem and refugees. Obama also “urged that President Abbas do everything he can to prevent acts of incitement or delegitimization of Israel,” the statement said, “and said he would “hold both sides accountable for actions that undermine trust during the talks.” Previous Obama administration statements
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from Gordon Brown who had earlier resigned, ending 13 years of Labour rule. At 43, the former public relations executive is Britain's youngest prime minister in almost 200 years. Brown announced on Tuesday evening that he was resigning as a deal seemed near between the two opposition parties. "I have informed the queen's private secretary that it's my intention to tender my resignation to the queen," Brown told reporters outside his Downing Street office, adding that he was stepping down as Labour Party leader immediately. His statement effectively brings down the curtain on 13 years of rule by the center-left Labour Party. The Conservatives won the most seats and
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have suggested that violations would include Israeli building in eastern Jerusalem and PA incitement. Obama said he hopes to see Abbas at the White House “soon.” This in sharp contrast in how Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was treated when he was in Washington recently. Netanyahu was brought in through a side door of the White House, there was no photos taken of the two leaders together and not even a joint press release about the meeting other than that it took place. Many Israeli supporters are wondering if Obama will treat Abbas the same way he treated Netanyahu.
Conservative Leader David Cameron Becomes British PM Conservative leader David Cameron became Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday after he accepted the invitation from Queen Elizabeth to form a new government.
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votes in last Thursday's election, beating Brown's ruling Labour party into second with the Liberal Democrats a distant third. Britain's two big rival political forces planned to resume wooing the smaller Liberal Democrats on Tuesday after Brown said he would step aside to try to keep his Labor Party in power. "In the event that the queen accepts I shall advise her to invite the leader of the opposition to seek to form a government. I wish the next prime minister well as he makes the important choices for the future," Brown said in his resignation speech. Brown's announcement disrupted efforts by the center-right Conservatives to broker a gov-
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Israel Joins the OECD Continued from Cover period of unprecedented growth and stability. The OECD granted Israel “observer status” more than a decade ago, and its efforts to win the coveted position as a full-fledged member culminated Monday. Estonia and Slovenia also were accepted, bringing the total OECD membership to 34 countries. The new additions “will contribute to a more plural and open OECD that is playing an increasingly important role in the global economic architecture,” OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said. “This new chapter in the history of the Organization conf irms our global vocation as the group of countries that search for answers to the global challenges, and establish standards in many policy f ields such as environment, trade, innovation or social issues,” he added. The new status formalizes Israel’s change from an “emerging” market to a developed market, which has signif icance in the f inancial world. “Over the years, the economies of all OECD countries have benef ited in one way or another from the transformative effects of OECD membership,” the organization noted. It said that “will shortly publish an Innovation Strategy to provide policy
makers with a comprehensive and cross-cutting policy guidance package setting out the priorities for structural reforms that can accelerate innovationled growth.” Proposed reforms will be aimed at combating cor ruption as well will assuring high standards of corporate management and narrowing gaps in income among sectors. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz commented, "The announcement of Israel's accession to the OECD is a mark of respect for the Israeli economy.” He said that the OECD “is the most respectable international club a small state like Israel can be accepted into. From what we know about other states, in the years following the acceptance there is a rise of billions of dollars in foreign investments in the state accepted." A formal ceremony welcoming Israel, Estonia and Slovenia is scheduled at the annual meeting of the OECD Council at ministerial level on May 27 in Paris. The Palestinian Authority had told the OECD that granting Israel membership would mean “accepting its occupation of the Palestinian territories.” Israel's OECD bid also faced resistance from within Israel. Member of Knesset Ahmed Tibi urged OECD members not to let Israel in, arguing that Israel discriminates against its Arab citizens.
2010 Moskowitz Prize for Zionism to Be Presented May 12 in Jerusalem The Moskowitz Prize for Zionism has announced its three winners for 2010: Brig. Gen. Dr. Aharon Davidi, Rabbi Yoel Schwartz and Anita Tucker. avidi, an IDF hero who received the IDF Medal of Courage in 1973, is receiving the award for his work serving as the chairman of the Sar-El Volunteers for Israel organization for the past 27 years, bringing volunteers from all over the world to Israel to serve on IDF bases, and in turn to strengthen their connection to the IDF in particular and to Israel in general. Schwartz, a prominent rabbi in the ultra-orthodox Haredi community in Israel, is receiving the award for his work serving as the religious leader of the Nachal Haredi, which offers an alternative for young men growing up in the ultra-orthodox Haredi community to serve in an IDF combat unit. Schwartz views the Nachal Haredi as an important step towards realizing the dream of a united Jewish people. Tucker is receiving the award for her work rebuilding the lives of the former residents of Gush Katif. She has kept the members of her former community of Netzer Hazani together despite many difficulties, and has continued to focus on positive developments towards the future. The Moskowitz Prize for Zionism will be awarded during an off icial ceremony on Wednesday, May 12 at 7:30PM
Demographic Revolution: Jewish, Arab Growth Equal in Jerusalem BY MAAYANA MISKIN The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released data on Jerusalem’s population Monday in honor of Jerusalem Day which begins Wednesday night. The CBS information showed that in recent years, the Jewish fertility rate in the capital city has increased to the point where it now equals the Arab rate. Both Jewish and Arab Jerusalemites now bear an average of four children, and the parity contradicts claims that the population soon will overtake that of Jews. he total population of Jerusalem stood at 774,000 at the end of 2009. Data showed a trend of one-way assimilation when it came to neighborhoods of the city that were regained in 1967, after falling under Jordanian control in 1948. While Jews and other non-Arabs have moved into the post-67 areas, few Arabs have moved in the opposite direction. 98 percent of Jerusalem’s Arab residents live in neighborhoods that were temporarily under Jordanian control. Thirty-nine percent of Jerusalem’s Jews and other non-Arabs live in post-67 neighborhoods. In total, 42 percent of the residents of post-67 Jerusalem are Jewish or other non-Arab.. While fertility rates are identical for
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Arabs and Jews, Jews appeared to be more affected by negative migration, which stood at 7,100 for 2009, with 12,800 people moving to Jerusalem and 19,900 leaving the city. Those who left went primarily to Jewish towns in the greater Jerusalem area. Jerusalem is unusually religious, data showed. Hareidi-religious Jews live in Jerusalem at a rate 3.6 times higher than their percentage in Israel as a whole, while non-hareidi religious Jews are 1.4 times as common in the capital as elsewhere. The percent of non-religious Jews in Jerusalem is less than half of that in the country as a whole.
New Study Features Hareidi Religious Worker BY AVI YELLIN A new study by the Ministry of Industry has revealed the employment picture of Israel’s hareidi religious community, as well as the type of places where hareidi men and women work, their monthly salaries and how many families have Internet in their homes. he overall employment rate of Israel’s hareidi religious sector, including both men and women, is 43.2 percent, with 65 percent of unemployed men saying they would not work in a mixed setting with female or non-religious co-workers. Israel’s hareidi religious community is reported to be roughly 650,000 people, comprising 8-9 per cent of the Israeli population. The number of the community's men and women of working age, between 20 and 64, is estimated at approximately 235,000 and is expected to grow by 7 percent a year.
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The demographic makeup of the community breaks down to 33 percent Lithuanian, 29 percent Hassidic, 21 percent Sephardic, 7 percent nationalist and 10 percent unclassified. A large percentage of hareidi religious workers holds civil service positions, mostly within its own education system. A total of 13.7 percent of the men work in industrial jobs compared with 22.3 percent of non-religious men, and 4.8 percent of hareidi religious women work in industrial jobs, compared with 11 percent for non-religious women. The average income for the community's household is approximately 6,100 shekels ($1,600), compared with the average monthly income of approximately 12,000 shekels for other communities. About 40 percent of hareidi religious families possess computers at home, with 24.6 percent of them having Internet connections.
Two Prominent Israeli Arabs Suspected of Aiding Hizbullah BY MAAYANA MISKIN One of the winners - Brig. Gen. Dr. Aharon Davidi in the City of David in Jerusalem. The day holds special signif icance, as it is also Jerusalem Day, the Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunif ication of the city of Jerusalem in 1967. A keynote speech will be delivered by Minister Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, who currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Strategic Affairs. The Minister will be discussing Zionism today. Remarks will also be delivered by Brig. Gen. Avigdor Kahalani, a recipient of the Medal of Valour (IDF's highest honor who serves on the Moskowitz Prize committee.
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) agents lifted a gag order Monday and said that two prominent Israeli Arabs have been arrested for allegedly spying on behalf of the Hizbullah terrorist organization. The two suspects deny the accusations. hey were identified as 50-year-old Omar Radwan Said of Kfar Kana and 52-year-old Amir Hana Fares Makhoul of Haifa. Makhoul heads the Israel-based Arab organization Ittijah and is the brother of a former Arab Knesset Member of the Hadash party. His arrest last Thursday sparked angry protests in the Haifa Arab community, although the gag order had prevented reports in the media. The Arab rights group Abdullah charged that the arrests were polit-
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ical motivated because the suspects are not members of mainstream Israel parties. Makhoul and Said, who is a member of the Balad political party, are suspected of a number of serious offenses, including contact with a foreign agent. Police arrested Said at his house, provoking a string of protests. Their arrests are the latest in an increasing phenomenon of Israeli Arabs being involved with Hizbullah. Former Knesset Member Azmi Bishara remains outside the country after being indicted on charges of selling classified information to Hizbullah durng the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Earlier this year, an Israel Arab was arrested on charges of working out in the health club as IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and passing on to Hizbullah information on his approach route to the facility.
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Religious Kibbutzim Educate Against Modern Age Consumerism BY MAAYANA MISKIN In an age in which many people are bombarded with advertising urging them to buy more and consume more, the religious kibbutz (cooperative community) movement is fighting back and urging and end to out-of-control consumerism. Religious Kibbutz Movement head Nehemia Rappel spoke with Arutz Sheva about the movement’s new program.
Kiryat Yam shore. Does an NBC network documentary confirm the reports about a mermaid living on the shores of the northern city of Kiryat Yam? The investigative report was filmed as part of NBC's Destination Truth, which follows unique natural phenomenon all over the world. It was broadcasted several weeks ago. s part of the report, the show's film crew spent a whole week on the beach of Kiryat Yam and filmed morning and night, both underwater and above it. The crew claimed that during one of the late night outings they managed to spot a human figure dipping in the water – and then disappearing underwater. The show's researchers hurried and dived after the figure, but were unable to trace it. The show's findings, along with the footage shot by several bystanders, were transferred to the Center for Coastal Ocean Research in Los Angeles. The center's director, Michael Shacht, examined the evidence and said that although it was impossible to unequivocally determine that the figure in the footage was indeed the
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natural phenomenon called 'mermaid', it still remained a viable option. According to Shacht, the team might have succeeded to capture the rare phenomenon on tape. Kiryat Yam's municipality said it will continue to investigate the matter in order to collect conclusive findings. Meanwhile, the investigative report received many responses in the Unites States and drew a lot of interest among viewers and ocean and sea researchers around the world. The municipality expressed its satisfaction over the investigation's findings, and said they proved that all the testimonies collected by eyewitnesses who claimed to have spotted a mermaid-like figure were indeed true. "We are not disregarding the possibility that the network might try to collect the reward we promised those who can prove the existence of the water nymph. The prize is for $1 million (about NIS 3.7 million) and is waiting for whoever can present actual evidence of the phenomenon," a municipality spokesperson said.
he educational program aims to teach youth to consume little and to suffice with what they have. It leads youth into discussions about wealth and human happiness, marketing, brand names, and the highly unequal global distribution of wealth. The program comes with a sourcebook containing material dating back hundreds of years alongside modern debates. Rappel noted that the kibbutz movement first began its struggle against consumerism in the 1960s. Although material wealth seemed a far-off dream, the kibbutz movement already faced the question of what to do with money left over after each member had enough to live on and to save for old age. That generation passed the test with flying colors, Rappel believes. “I think the [kibbutz] movement acted wisely in gradually increasing the quality of life while demonstrating social and economic responsibility,” he said. It can be difficult to bridge the gap between modern society, which urges consumerism and the purchase of the newest
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Sunflower field in a kibbutz. clothes, games, and gadgets, and the “making do with less” mentality, Rappel said. The best way to begin is by raising awareness, he noted. After discussing the general value of making do with few material possessions, educators bring concrete examples from modern life, making the lessons meaningful. Students are often inspired to make changes in their own lives. At that point, Rappel said, teachers sometimes face the challenge of teenagers who want their parents to buy less. The next rule they learn is “not to fight with parents... one has to make do with little when it comes to criticism, too,” he said. Rappel expressed hope that the anti-consumerist message would take root and spread. The message may be picked up by the kibbutz movement as a whole and by the religious-Zionist society, he said, and from there, it could spread throughout the country.
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Dubai Adds Five New Suspects in Mabhouh Killing Officials in the United Arab Emirates have identified five new suspects in their probe of the January killing of senior Hamas figure Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a person familiar with the investigation told the Wall Street Journal. he new names bring the number to 32 the number of people identified by Dubai police as wanted in their probe of the killing. The person also said that international investigators believed a man identified earlier this year as a suspect could be sought by New Zealand in connection with passport fraud there. Separately, the person said international investigators were probing whether one suspect identified earlier was Zev Barkan, a man being sought by police in New Zealand in a separate case: In 2004, two Israeli citizens were sentenced by a New Zealand court to six-month jail terms for their role in attempting to fraudulently obtain a New Zealand passport. Barkan was sought by the police in connection with the case but fled the country and is believed to be still at large. "Several agencies believe it is the same man," the person familiar with the investigation told the Wall Street Journal. The 2004 case led to a diplomatic incident between New Zealand and Israel, after Wellington officials said Barkan had been an Israel government official who served in embassies in Vienna and Brussels. About a year later, Israel apologized to New Zealand for the involvement of its citizens in the incident and the relations between the two countries were restored. Dubai police commander Dahi Khalfan
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Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Tamim said early last month that the investigation had revealed that there were residents in Gulf who had worked for the Israeli Mossad agency. "Elements in our society have been hired for Israeli goals," he said, refusing to elaborate. The British secret intelligence service (MI6) suspects that airline staff working for the Mossad may have copied thousands of British passports, some of which were used in the assassination of Mabhouh in Dubai, the News of the World tabloid reported recently. According to the report, British authorities are also concerned about security searches carried out on British officials attending a terrorism conference in Israel last September.
Zablon Simintov: he's the last Jew in Afghanistan. Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he's the last Jew in Afghanistan. he country's 800-year-old Jewish community -- an estimated 40,000 strong at its peak -- is now a party of one. But Simintov, for his part, isn't going anywhere soon. For more than a decade, he has refused to join his wife and two teenage daughters in Israel. "My family call me all the time and say, 'Come here, you're the last Jew in Afghanistan, what are you doing there?' " he says. Simintov, a former carpet dealer, refuses to answer that question. "I don't know why I'm still living here," he says. "It's God's will." He hasn't seen his daughters -- now ages 14 and 16 -- since his one trip to Israel 12 years ago. But the bald and bespectacled Simintov says he is content guarding a cupboard full of dusty prayer books -- one is 400 years old, he says -- spending holidays with visitors from Europe and the U.S. and surviving off donations from Jews around the world. Historical evidence suggests a sizable Jewish community in Afghanistan since the Middle Ages, according to the AmericanIsraeli Cooperative Enterprise, a nonprofit group.
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“I don’t know why I’m still living here,” he says. “It's God's will.” ___________________________________ Afghanistan's Jewish population reached 40,000 in the mid-19th century, the group says, and began declining around 1870 with the passage of anti-Jewish measures. Israel's creation in 1948 drew most of Afghanistan's remaining Jews. Simintov's synagogue -- the last in Afghanistan's capital -- sits inconspicuously in a courtyard behind busy city streets, though a close inspection reveals Stars of David in second-story metal railings. The interior is adorned only by broken light fixtures and ceiling fans. But Simintov says he is hardly in hiding. "They're all like my brothers here," he said of his fellow Afghans. "It doesn't make a difference whether I'm here or in Israel." That wasn't the case under Taliban rule, which ended with the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, though Taliban forces have been resurgent in parts of the country. Simintov says he was arrested four times under Taliban rule and that he was beaten while in custody. "The Taliban was a problem," he says. "They interfered in everyone's business, but now they're gone, they're finished." Which means that Simintov is more inclined than ever to stay put.
White Stork Synagogue in Wroclaw Rededicated Four days of events are celebrating the rededication of a historic synagogue in Poland. vents through May 9 marking the fullscale restoration of the White Stork Synagogue in Wroclaw include an inaugural ceremony, concerts, art exhibits, guided tours, religious services and an international conference on Jewish life in the city. Before World War II, Wroclaw, known in German as Breslau, was part of Germany and Germany's third-largest Jewish community. A small Jewish community lives there today. The White Stork Synagogue, built in the late 1820s, was the only synagogue in Wroclaw to have survived World War II. Abandoned for many years, it was returned to Jewish community ownership in the mid1990s.
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White Stork Synagogue Restoration work was sporadic until 2006, when the Wroclaw-based Norwegian Jewish singer Bente Kahan established a foundation to spearhead the renovation and promote educational programs about Jewish heritage and culture, and the Holocaust. For the past few years the synagogue was used for major holidays and concerts.
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US Committed To Missile Defense In Europe “Washington remains determined to deploy its planned anti-missile system in Europe to counter the danger of Iran's nuclear program and its long-range ballistic missiles,� US Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday. he United States and European Union have stood side-by-side to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons," Biden told the European Parliament. "Iran's nuclear program violates its obligations under NPT and risks sparking a nuclear arms race in the Middle East." The NPT is the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Obama administration last year scrapped Bush-era plans for an expensive missile defense network based in Poland and the Czech Republic. It replaced them with a more flexible plan to deploy Patriot air defense missiles in several countries in eastern Europe and on ships in the Black Sea and Mediterranean. The original plan strained ties between the United States and Russia, which saw it as
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directed against its own ballistic missiles. Russia has been somewhat more receptive of the new program, although it still maintains there is no need for it at present. "Wouldn't it be ironic, as the Iron Curtain fell and the threats of mutual assured destruction diminished among the superpowers, a new arms race would emerge in some of the most unstable parts of the world," Biden said. "In the face of the threat that Iran poses, we are committed to the security of our allies," Biden said. Biden also urged European lawmakers to support NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan, which is facing growing opposition in Europe, where many people consider the war unnecessary and unwinnable. "While sustaining the mission there has not always not been popular, we know that this is essential," Biden said. Earlier Thursday, Biden met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to discuss the Afghan war and relations with Russia.
"They both share the same view. They believe that NATO should take on territorial missile defense as a NATO mission at the next summit" in November, Alliance spokesman James Appathurai said. "But this is an alliance decision which will be discussed among member nations." Fogh Rasmussen also has warned that Iran was moving ahead on developing new missiles of intermediate and intercontinental range. Both men stressed the need to prepare Afghanistan's army and police to take over responsibility for security in some provinces of the country from the NATO-led international force, which is scheduled to grow to more than 140,000 troops by this summer. This includes the deployment of hundreds more police and army trainers to work with the Afghan forces. "They pointed out the importance of creating conditions for transitions to be able to go forward at the end of this year if possible," Appathurai said.
Conservative Leader David Cameron Becomes British PM Continued from page 3 ernment deal with the Liberal Democrats after the country's first inconclusive election since 1974. The Conservatives emerged as the largest party in parliament after last week's election but fell 20 seats short of an outright majority in the 650-seat parliament. They quickly began talks with the Liberal Democrats on a government alliance, but Liberal Democrat parliamentarians asked for more clarity on issues including reform of the voting system. Sensing hesitancy on the part of the Liberal Democrats, Brown appeared outside
his Downing Street office to announce that he planned to step down by the time the Labor Party holds its annual conference in September. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg had said during the campaign that he was reluctant to work with Brown and the prime minister's departure could smooth the path to a deal. Sterling and British government bonds fell on the uncertainty, with markets taking fright at the prospect of prolonged political uncertainty in a country struggling with a record budget deficit. Clegg, 43, finds himself in a difficult situation. His party has more in common with Labor in terms of policy, but the two parties
combined would not be able to command a majority and would need to enlist the support of smaller parties. An alliance with the Conservatives would offer a more stable formation, with a strong majority but a more difficult political compromise. "We are keen to settle things as soon as we can," Clegg told reporters after a meeting with his parliamentarians that ended after midnight. "There is going to be a further meeting (later on Tuesday) to have discussions about where we are and see if we can resolve the existing issues that are outstanding," said David Laws, one of the party's negotiating
team. The Conservatives swiftly responded to Brown's statement by offering the Liberal Democrats a place in coalition and a referendum on limited reform of the voting system. "My view is that the offer that we are putting forward gives the Liberal Democrats a chance to show that in government they can help us shape a genuinely progressive agenda," said Conservative education spokesman Michael Gove. The Conservatives said the proposal for a referendum on the alternative vote system was a final offer, but it falls short of Liberal Democrat demands for a genuinely proportional system.
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Tarzana Catholic Hospital Edwin Black Highly Critical Hangs 270 Mezuzahs of Rubashkin Trial When Providence Tarzana Medical Center looked to become the first San Fernando Valley hospital to hang mezuzahs in all patient areas, they turned to Chabad of the Valley for assistance. ospital officials, administrators, doctors, nurses and area rabbis celebrated the placement of the first mezuzah, in the hospital auditorium. At the gathering, Rabbi Mordechai Einbinder, associate director of the Chabad of the Valley shared thoughts on the mezuzah’s role in spiritual and physical security. Rabbi Bruce Raff of Temple Judea and Rabbi Edward Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom spoke as well. Hanging the rest of the holy scrolls took several weeks because the hospital committed itself to placing them in all patient rooms and public rooms. With a hospital staff member at his side and super strong double-stick tape in hand, Chabad of the Valley’s director of development Rabbi Yanky Kahn hung over 270 mezuzahs, each encased in a sleek copper-tone tube. “The mezuzahs represent a beautiful partnership between a local hospital and Chabad as we work hand in hand to make the world a safer, healthier place,” said Rabbi Kahn. Chabad helped the hospital purchase authentic mezuzahs, handwritten by trained scribes on natural parchment. “The rabbis at Chabad were the ones who really spearheaded the project, getting the mezuzahs. It was a really good experience,” said Shawn Kiley, director of mission leadership at Providence Tarzana. “Reaction to the mezuzahs has been positive. They’ve been really well received.” Providence Tarzana, which serves a
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patient population that is 20-25% Jewish, stands down the block from Chabad of the Valley headquarters on Burbank Blvd. Providence Health and Services, a large notfor-profit Catholic health ministry with 27 hospitals in the western United States and Alaska, bought the medical center in 2008. The move to place mezuzahs at all doorposts signaled the hospital’s commitment to honoring their patients’ beliefs. “Our patients do not have to check their faith at the door,” according to Shawn Kiley, director of mission leadership. “Now that this is a Catholic-run hospital, those who are Jewish can celebrate their faith even more than before.” Beyond mezuzahs, Providence Tarzana offers Jewish patients electric candles to light for Shabbat, kosher meals and the services of two on-site chaplains. Chabad rabbis are part of the spiritual care advisory board that meets quarterly to address religious issues. Chabad of the Valley, under the leadership of Rabbi Joshua B. Gordon, hosts holiday festivities at the hospital during Chanukah and Purim and throughout the year. They are also on call for patients who request Chabad chaplain services. Providence Tarzana and Chabad are deepening their partnership. Chabad of the Valley, an umbrella of 24 Chabad centers, is developing a new program to deal with drug and alcohol addiction. According to Kiley, Providence Tarzana’s clinical social workers are part of the Chabad coalition. “We are looking for ways to help Chabad in their places of faith. We are solidifying our relationship with the rabbis and are looking forward to helping them with their initiatives in their community.”
international Jewish attention and concern, due to the severity of the potential sentence, which is due to be announced in the coming weeks. Award-winning investigative journalist Edwin Black was interviewed this week by Israel National Radio‘s Eli Stutz, and revealed his findings on the prosecution and his Sholom opinions about its severity. Black is Rubashkin highly critical of the prosecution, and desired to give “a real second hile initially seen as an internal, look at what is being done.” American criminal issue, the Continued on page 38 Rubashkin case has now attracted
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Sholom Rubashkin, former operator of Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa, stands to be sentenced for life for financial infractions. Jury selection is in progress in a second trial against Rubashkin, where he is accused of employing minors and exposing them to dangerous chemicals and machinery on the plant.
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BP’s First Attempt to Divert Gulf Oil Leak Fails British Petroleum’s first attempt to divert the oil has failed, its mission is now in serious doubt. Meanwhile, thick blobs of tar washed up on Alabama’s white sand beaches, yet another sign the spill was worsening. It could be at least a day before BP can make another attempt at putting a lid on an oil well spewing thousands of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, as a big containment box meant to siphon the oil away sat idle and encased in ice crystals.
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Having already spent $350M on containment efforts, BP is looking for new ways to stop the Gulf oil spill.
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Brian Perkins of Johnson & Johnson, Receives UJA Global Leadership Award A record breaking $565,000 was raised by 400 professionals from the media, marketing, and communications industries who gathered to salute Brian Perkins and Howard Draft at UJAFederation of New York’s Marketing Communications Division Global Leadership Award Dinner on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at The Grand Hyatt New York.
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rian Perkins, corporate Vice President of Johnson & Johnson, received the Global Leadership Award. “I’m honored to receive the Global Leadership Award,” said Brian Perkins. “UJA-Federation has set a standard for all of us to aspire to through the outstanding work it does and its tradition of service and support for people throughout the globe. I applaud the leadership of UJA-Federation, and hope others find inspiration in the organization’s message of hope and caring to likewise give back to the communities in which we all live and work.” Draft, executive chairman of Draftfcb, received the Mac Dane Award for Humanitarian Excellence, named for Maxwell (“Mac”) Dane, one of the founding partners of renowned advertising firm DDB. “With so much need in this world, and with UJA-Federation doing so much in response, I am humbled to be honored with this important award,” said Draft. “UJAFederation serves a vital role in bettering
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Roger Fine general counsel of Johnson & Johnson, Brian Perkins corporate Vice President of Johnson & Johnson and recipient of the Global Leadership Award, Michael Roth chairman & CEO of the Interpublic Group and Howard Draft chairman of Draftfcb and recipient of the Mac Dane Award for Humanitarian Excellence at UJA-Federation of New York's Global Marketing Award. the lives of thousands of people each year around the world. The organization and its selfless volunteers set a tremendous example for all of us. I thank them for this honor, and I am especially grateful to my parents who taught me the importance of giving back at an early age.” UJA-Federation’s Marketing Commu-
nications Division brings together accomplished industry leaders who give their time, talent, and financial support to advance the meaningful work of UJAFederation. Members address issues affecting the global Jewish community and foster a connection with their peers in the Israeli marketing community.
Past recipients of these prestigious awards have included Michael Kassan, David Verklin, Lester Wunderman, Irwin Gotlieb, Ron Berger, Steven J. Heyer, Sir Martin Sorrell, Maurice Levy, Arthur Selkowitz, Jerrold H. Gottlieb, and David M. Sable. About UJA-Federation of New York The world’s largest local philanthropy, UJA-Federation of New York strengthens community and helps 1.4 million people in New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island, as well as 3 million in Israel and 60 other countries. Funds raised by UJA-Federation sustain the activities of more than 100 health, human-service, educational, and community agencies. Every day, these community-based organizations provide a multitude of services that improve and enhance people’s lives. For additional information, please visit our website at www.ujafedny.org.
Bloomberg Spares 900 Police Ex-Senate Majority Leader Jobs After Failed Bomb Attack Bruno Sentenced To Two Years In Jail, But Stays Free
Mayor Michael Bloomberg had already said a few weeks ago that he would not lay off police officers due to budget cuts, but now NBC New York has learned his executive budget will also restore 892 police officer jobs who he planned to eliminate through attrition.
“Unlike Albany, we in New York City have made tough choices and unpopular budget cuts over the last three years to keep the City’s fiscal house in order during the recession," said mayoral spokesman Stu Loeser. "The Mayor will lay out a budget on Thursday that by necessity will include further cuts to many important City services, but it won’t include a reduction in the number of police officers out on our streets keeping New York City
he reconsideration comes following a result of the failed carMichael bomb plot in Times Square over Bloomberg the weekend. The plan to reduce headcount by 892 officers was in the mayor's January plan, safe.” which is just a preliminary budget. On There are currently approximately Thursday Bloomberg will announce the final 35,000 uniformed officers at NYPD -- nearplan that goes to the city council for negoti- ly 6,000 less than the 40,800 officers the ation and approval. force had in 2001 when Bloomberg was first How can he afford to spare these cops? elected. tax revenues are slightly higher than the The budget cost for restoring the funding city's conservative estimates, so a few of the for the nearly 900 positions will be about worst budget cuts are off the table. $55 million.
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Mayor Unveils $63 Billion Budget, 11,000 Job Cuts Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled his revised $63 billion budget plan for fiscal 2011, which includes shedding 11,000 public employees through layoffs and attrition. he mayor, an independent, repeatedly blamed the city's problems on the state, saying Governor David Paterson's $135 billion budget plan could take $1.3 billion from the city -- though the state gets half of its money from the city. "It's clear we cannot continue to do everything we have been doing with the size of the workforce we have -- we just don't have the revenue, and we're not going to get the help from Albany," the mayor said in a
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televised news conference. The mayor said the state has worsened the city's financial stress by missing an April 1, budget deadline, creating uncertainty. Unless the state restores funding, the teachers will bear the brunt of the job cuts, with 6,414 positions lost, partly through attrition. Bloomberg's list of cuts includes firefighter positions, the closing of 50 senior centers and four city pools. The mayor will also reduce spending on children's services, libraries, and museums. A slim rise in tax revenue will help the city avoid cutting 892 police department jobs that had been slated for the budget ax, he said.
Joseph Bruno, once one of the most powerful political figures in New York, has been sentenced to two years in jail on two federal fraud counts. he 81-year-old Bruno was the Republican leader of the state Senate for 13 years, controlling that chamber's legislation and billions of dollars in spending. He was convicted last year of using his office to help a businessman who paid him as a consultant and in a horse venture, violations of the federal "honest services" law. Prosecutors urged eight years in prison, while the defense wanted probation. He has agreed to pay $280,000 in restitution. The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing the honest services statute. Bruno was acquitted of five counts. Judge Gary L. Sharpe of United States District Court in Albany allowed Mr. Bruno to remain free on bail until the United States Supreme Court reviews the federal statute under which Mr. Bruno was convicted. He was convicted last year of using his office to help a businessman who paid him as a consultant and in a horse venture, violations of the federal "honest services" law. Prosecutors urged eight years in prison, while the defense wanted probation. He has agreed to pay $280,000 in restitution. The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing the honest services statute.
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WAR ON TERROR US Renews Sanctions Against Anti-terrorism Tsar: Cyber Syria For 30th Time Attack Could Cause An “Electronic Pearl Harbor” BY MALKAH FLEISHER
US President Barack Obama has renewed US sanctions against Syria for another year, calling Israel’s northeastern neighbor a threat to the United States.
n a letter to Congress on Tuesday, President Obama accused Syria of supporting international terror, saying it “pose[s] a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
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Enact Ban On Sale of Guns And Explosives to Terror Suspects Mayors Against Illegal Guns, co-chair Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. In his testimony, Mayor Bloomberg urged Congress to close the Terror Gap, a loophole in federal law that allows individuals on the terrorist watch lists to purchase firearms and explosives. ayor Bloomberg was joined at the hearing by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), the lead sponsor of Senate legislation that would close the Terror Gap; U.S. Representative Peter King (R-NY), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee and sponsor of the House bill; and Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur, the top counterterrorism official to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “Today, the Government Accountability Office released data showing that 1,119 people on the terror watch lists were able to buy guns and explosives from licensed dealers over the past six years—and the FBI has been powerless to stop it,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Working with our state and federal law enforcement partners, we’ve developed sophisticated counterterrorism capacities to keep our streets safe. That’s exactly why the Terror Gap – a loophole in federal law that allows individuals on terrorist watch lists to purchase firearms and explosives – flies in the face of common sense. We need Congress to close the Terror Gap and join us in opposing the easy access that terror suspects have to guns and explosives.” “This week’s attempted bombing in Times Square was a sharp reminder that threat of terrorism is very real both from inside and outside our country,” said Rep. Peter King. “The war on terror must be fought from all directions and law enforcement must have all the tools they need to keep our cities safe. Closing the Terror Gap is one very important step in this process to prevent dangerous weapons and explosives from falling into the hands of those who wish to do us harm.” “Convicted felons and individuals with serious mental health histories are currently prohibited under federal law from purchasing a gun,” said Mayors Against Illegal Guns co-chair and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. “And yet, the Terror Gap currently allows terrorist suspects to purchase guns and explosives. This is simply unacceptable, and such a gap endangers the work of dedicated police officers and military personnel nationwide. Congress cannot continue to stall on this important piece of legislation, and our coalition of over 500 mayors will continue to press forward on closing this gap
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– once and for all.” The following examples of acts committed by terrorists with guns show the importance of closing the Terror Gap: Fort Hood shooting, on November 5, 2009, 13 people were shot and killed and 30 others were wounded by Major Nidal Hasan, a man who had been under investigation by the FBI and was suspected of having ties to terrorists. Hasan purchased his gun after the FBI had investigated his suspicious activities, but the FBI agents who ran the gun background check never communicated with the FBI agents who had investigated Hasan. Quantico plot: On July 27, 2009, the FBI arrested seven terror suspects for conspiring to murder U.S. military personnel at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Over several years, they had amassed an arsenal of assault rifles and more than 26,000 rounds of ammunition. The ringleader, Daniel Patrick Boyd, was under investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, and in recent years, Boyd had traveled to the Middle East to meet with militants. Little Rock shooting. On June 1, 2009, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad opened fire at a military recruiting station in Little Rock, killing one private and wounding another. At the time of the shooting, the FBI was investigating Muhammad after his arrest in Yemen with a fake Somali passport. He was charged with murder and 16 counts of terrorist acts. Fort Dix plot. In 2007, six terror suspects were arrested for plotting to attack Fort Dix after trying to buy M-16s, AK-47s, and handguns from an FBI informant. One suspect pled guilty to providing firearms to illegal aliens. The other five were convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. military personnel. Empire State Building murders. On February 23, 1997, Ali Abu Kamal opened fire on the observation deck of the Empire State Building with a handgun purchased from a licensed dealer in Florida, killing one tourist and wounding six before killing himself. A note in his pocket expressed hatred for the United States, Great Britain, Israel, and France. Halberstam murder. On March 1, 1994, Rashid Baz shot and killed 16-year old Ari Halberstam on the Brooklyn Bridge. Baz had a machine gun, a 9 mm pistol, and a “street sweeper” shotgun. CIA Headquarters attack. On January 25, 1993, Mir Aimal Kasi stopped at a red light near CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Shooting with an assault rifle he bought that month from a Chantilly, VA gun dealer, Kasi killed two CIA employees and wounded three others.
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The US must prepare itself for a fullscale cyber attack which could cause death and destruction across the country in less than 15 minutes, the former antiterrorism Tsar to Bill Clinton and George W. Bush has warned. ichard Clarke claims that America's lack of preparation for the annexing of its computer system by terrorists could lead to an "electronic Pearl Harbor". In his warning, Mr. Clarke paints a doomsday scenario in which the problems start with the collapse of one of Pentagon's computer networks. Soon internet service providers are in meltdown. Reports come in of large refinery fires and explosions in Philadelphia and Houston. Chemical plants malfunction, releasing lethal clouds of chlorine. Air traffic controllers report several midair collisions, while subway trains crash in New York, Washington and Los Angeles. More than 150 cities are suddenly blacked out. Tens of thousands of Americans die in an attack comparable to a nuclear bomb in its devastation. ___________________________________
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“We need to rethink the premise that just because this took place with bits and bytes it wasn't a dangerous and destabilizing action” ___________________________________ Yet it would take no more than 15 minutes and involve not a single terrorist or soldier setting foot in the US. The scenario is contained the pages of his book, Cyber War: The Next National Security Threat , written with Robert Knake. As anti-terrorism tsar under Mr. Clinton and then Mr. Bush, he issued dire warnings of the need for better defenses against alQaeda, and wrote about his futile campaign in the 2004 book Against All Enemies. Now he argues that a similar lack of preparation could exact a tragic price. "The biggest secret about cyber war may be that at the very same time the US prepares for offensive cyber war, it is continuing policies that make it impossible to defend effectively from cyber attack," says the book. In part, the US has been hampered by the unforeseeable success of the internet and expansion of computerized networks, which are now used in almost every aspect of industry but have led to a hazardous degree of over-dependence. The belief in the internet as the freewheeling, free-spirited epitome of American free speech has made government intrusion politically difficult, leaving the private sector particularly vulnerable to well-trained hackers. Successive administrations, including President Obama's, have failed to get to grips
with the scale of the problem, believe Clarke and Knake, though they have kindred spirits dotted around the establishment. The military has yet to open its new Cyber Command centre, amid disagreements about what role different agencies will play. Meanwhile America may have invented the internet, but at least 30 nations have created offensive cyber-war capabilities, which aim to plant a variety of viruses and bugs into key utility, military and financial systems of other states. The authors are convinced that there will at some point be a cyber-war between two nations and are concerned that such a conflict would "lower the threshold" for a war with bombs and bullets. Ironically, the United States is currently far more vulnerable to cyberwar than Russia or China, or even North Korea, because those countries have not only concentrated on their cyber defences but are less reliant on the internet. "We must have the ability to turn off our connection to the internet and still be able to continue to operate," Mr. Knake, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told the Daily Telegraph. "Relying on a system as precarious as the internet is a big mistake. "It is a fundamentally insecure ecosystem that is ripe for conflict and gives countries with disadvantages in conventional weapons an asymmetrical advantage." Britain, as a nanny state more tolerant of government interference, is far better prepared than its giant ally across the Atlantic. The US has already experienced two major cyber warning shots. Hackers from Russia or China or both successfully planted software in the US electricity grid that left behind software that could be used to sabotage the system at a later date. The North Koreans may not be able to feed their people but in 2009 they succeeded in bringing down the servers of the Department of Homeland Security, the US Treasury and several other government departments, along with regular internet providers, by flooding them with requests for data. Most dramatically, it saturated the internet connections of a Pentagon server that the military would rely for logistical communications in an armed conflict. "We need to rethink the premise that just because this took place with bits and bytes it wasn't a dangerous and destabilizing action," said Mr. Knake, who said they wrote the book "to start a conversation"
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Iranian Threat Iran Spy Cell Dismantled In Kuwait An Iranian espionage group has been dismantled in Kuwait, Saudi and Kuwaiti officials said Thursday — the first official confirmation of the operation in the tiny Gulf nation. ccording to the Saudi news agency, Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdullaziz said Kuwait managed to "break down" a cell that was acting on behalf of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. His Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheik Jaber Al-Sabah, said the suspects are now being investigated by his country's judiciary. ________________________________
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The two did not provide details of the raid in Kuwait. They spoke after a hastily assembled meeting of Gulf Arab security chiefs late Wednesday to discuss the subject. The gathering in the kingdom and the off icials' remarks reflected Gulf concerns over Iran's undercover affairs in the region. Tensions have also been rising between Iran and its Arab neighbors over Teheran's growing regional influence. Kuwaiti media f irst reported last Saturday that seven people were arrested in the sweep. The Al-Qabas newspaper said the cell included Kuwaitis and others, described as stateless residents in Kuwait. The paper said police conf iscated documents, advanced communication equipment and a large amount of US dollars in the raid. There was no information on when the arrests occurred. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Tuesday dismissed the Kuwaiti media reports as "baseless propaganda."
Iranian Army Uses Shoulder-Launch Missiles to Destroy Air Targets Iranian Army commandoes and Special Forces successfully destroyed air targets with home-made shoulderlaunched missiles named 'Misaq' in the fourth stage of a series of military drills, codenamed Vellayat 89, in the Strait of Hormuz and northern Indian Ocean. During the exercises, also a number of hypothetical enemy vessels which had infiltrated Iranian territories were destroyed by the Air Force F-4 fighter-bombers and Cobra choppers of the Airborne units. Also on the fourth stage of the exercises on Monday, Airborne choppers conducted heliborne operations and carried and transferred large numbers of troops and equipment. The Iranian Army started the six-staged war games last Wednesday. The exercises will last for 8 days. Also during the sixth day of exercises on Monday, the Iranian Air Force tested a series of newly updated air-to-surface missiles. Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Air Force for Operations General Seyed
Mohammad Alawi told FNA that the new missiles were fired by Phantom fighters and hit and destroyed the targets successfully. "The new missiles have been loaded onto the Army's fighter jets with changes and updates in their parts. They had a fully successful performance today," Alawi stressed. He added that experts at the self-sufficiency Jihad (department) of the Iranian Air Force have changed the missiles' range, fuel, and navigation systems. Also on Monday, the Iranian Navy's heavy submarines successfully test-fired home-made torpedoes at subsurface targets in the Strait of Hormuz and northern Indian Ocean.
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Elena Kagan Nominated to the Supreme Court Continued from cover and her thin record of legal writings. Known as sharp and politically savvy, Kagan has led a blazing legal career: first female dean of Harvard Law School, first woman to serve as the top Supreme Court lawyer for any administration, and now first in Obama's mind to succeed the legendary Stevens. At 50 years old, Kagan would be the youngest justice on the court, an important factor because her appointment is unlikely to immediately affect the court's balance of power. There was a conservative shift in the court's composition when President George W. Bush chose Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate whose vote often made the difference in ideologically charged cases. A source close to the selection process said a central element in Obama's choice was Kagan's reputation for bringing together people of competing views and earning their respect. Kagan came to the fore as a candidate who had worked closely with all three branches of government, a legal mind with both a sense of modesty and sense of humor. The source spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss factors that led to Kagan's impending nomination. Kagan has clerked for Thurgood Marshall, worked for Bill Clinton and earned a stellar reputation as a student, teacher and manager of the elite academic world. Her standing has risen in Obama's eyes as his government's lawyer before the high court over the last year. Yet Kagan would be the first justice without judicial experience in almost 40 years.
All of the three other finalists she beat out for the job are federal appeals court judges, and all nine of the current justices served on the federal bench before being elevated. Kagan is known for having won over liberal and conservative faculty at the difficultto-unite Harvard Law School, where she served as dean for nearly six years. Her background, including time as a lawyer and a key domestic policy aide in Bill Clinton's White House, would give the court a different perspective. The White House is expected to frame Kagan's lack of service as a judge in upbeat terms, underscoring that there are many qualified routes to the top of the judiciary. Kagan emerged over three other finalists — federal judges Diane Wood, Merrick Garland and Sidney Thomas. Wood, a veteran court presence in Chicago, has now come extremely close twice to being picked for the Supreme Court. She also interviewed with Obama last year. Kagan, who is unmarried, was born in New York City. She holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton, a master's degree from Oxford and a law degree from Harvard. In her current job, Kagan represents the US government and defends acts of Congress before the Supreme Court and decides when to appeal lower court rulings. Kagan would be the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, following current Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor and retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. She would be the third Jewish justice along with six Catholics. With Stevens' retirement, the court will have no Protestants, the most prevalent denomination in the US.
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President Barack Obama's new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said. If Congress approves all the additional spending called for in the legislation, it would push the ten-year cost of the overhaul above $1 trillion, an unofficial limit the Obama administration set early on. he Congressional Budget Office said the added spending includes $10 billion to $20 billion in administrative costs to federal agencies carrying out the law, as well as $34 billion for community health centers and $39 billion for Indian health care. The costs were not reflected in earlier estimates by the budget off ice, although Republican lawmakers strenuously argued that they should have been. Part of the reason is technical: the additional spending is not mandatory, leaving Congress with discretion to provide the funds in follow-on legislation or not. "Congress does not always act on authorizations that are put into legislation by drafters," explained Kenneth Baer, a spokesman for the White House budget agency. "Authorizations for discretionary spending are not expenditures."
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Congressional estimators also said they simply had not had enough time to run the numbers. Costs could go higher, because the legislation authorizes several programs without setting specif ic funding levels. The health care law provides coverage to some more than 30 million now uninsured, offering tax credits to help purchase health insurance through new competitive markets that open for business in 2014. When Congress passed the bill in March, the CBO estimated the coverage expansion would cost $938 billion over 10 years, while reducing the federal def icit by $143 billion. "If Congress were to approve all of this new discretionary funding authorized in the health care bill, almost all of the administration's highly touted savings would be made null and void," said Jennifer Hing, spokeswoman for Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee. But Baer said Obama would demand that added spending be offset with cuts in other domestic programs. "The president made clear he will enforce that with his veto pen," said Baer.
U.S. - Karzai Agree to Disagree? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai both said that any disagreements between their two countries would not hinder several days of meetings while the Afghan leader is visiting D.C. he ability to disagree on issues of importance to our respective countries and peoples is not an obstacle to achieving our shared objectives," Clinton said, adding that disagreement actually "reflects a level of trust that is essential to any meaningful dialogue and enduring strategic partnership." Surrounded by U.S. and Afghan leaders, Clinton spoke at the opening meeting this morning for about 12 minutes, saying that the U.S. "has no illusions about the difficult road ahead," but still promising that the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan would endure "long after the last combat soldier has laid down his arms." Karzai then began a rambling 11-minute stream-of-conscience-like statement, introducing several members of his delegation
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and beginning nearly every sentence with "Madame Secretary." He thanked the U.S. for being a part of a "very important part" of Afghanistan's history, saying that Afghans are known around the world for not forgetting the past, and they will not forget the U.S. contribution. Karzai also downplayed recent tensions between "As two mature nations and two mature governments, by now the Afghan government is mature, too, we will be having disagreements from time to time," Karzai said, adding that disagreements from time to time are the sign of a mature relationship. Also in the meeting: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, FBI Director Robert Mueller, CIA Director Leon Panetta, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Commander of NATO-ISAF Forces General Stan McChrystal, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, Afghan Minister of Defense Wardak, and Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke.
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Spotlight on the Limelight Destination Shopping Experience Opens in Landmark Venue BY MAXINE DOVERE Once upon a time, spending a night at the Limelight could be a bit notorious. Most who went wanted to be part of “the cool scene,” a participant in the “club experience.” For many, once was enough. ast forward: 2010. It has come to pass that the somewhat nefarious reputation once associated with the Limelight has completely changed. On May7, everything that “used to” define the Limelight was entirely dissolved. What’s hot today is the shopping scene; “decadence” now is a term applied to consumer indulgence; excess now refers to the astonishing assortment of decorative goodies, beauty aids and fashion accessories including Japanese makeup infused with gold that is the state of the moment. All are on display and on sale at the Limelight Marketplace. The 163 year old exterior of the land marked building must, according to New York City regulation, remain visually unchanged. It is the interior space that could be– and has been - dramatically transformed. The sparkling, black and white marble restoration provides a unique backdrop for an array of boutiques selling a cornucopia of gourmet and fashion delights, a stylish selection of home furnishings ranging from china to contemporary bedding, “Old Hollywood” decorations, and amazing colorful, real preserved flowers (a personal favorite), cosmetics, and dozens of other “gotta’ have it” items. The Limelight Marketplace is a cacophony of color and fragrance juxtaposed against a background of black and white. It is a unique retail “happening,” providing a multiple shopping experiences in its multi-level mall. When fully occupied, about 60 shops will call the 30,000-square-foot Limelight Marketplace home. On the f irst floor level, many are food centered; cosmetics and beauty collections are gathered on the second floor, and furniture and decorative items dominate the third level. For many, is an anchor Manhattan location – available without an overwhelming New York startup “street” rental obligation. The welcoming and flexible design of the interior space, its prime retail location as well as the adaptability of
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The dramatic gothic arches reflect the history of the landmark Limelight Marketplace.
The Grand opening party at the Limelight Marketplace attracted hundreds of eager and interested clientele.
The newly redesigned interior of the Limelight Marketplace was created by a team of architects headed by James Mansour.
the space to meet vendor needs is a unique feature of the Limelight Marketplace. Vendors can select spaces as small as 66 feet to as large as 1500 square feet; leases terms range from 6 months to a year. According to Prudential Elliman’s Faith Consolo “an artisan mall gives it tremendous flexibility. If a vendor is less successful than expected, it should be relatively easy to move it out and replace with another.” The food court is a corridor brimming with sweet and savory delights. The Sweet Room includes a wide assortment of baked and specialty items. Jala (pronounced “jaya) will give kosher consumers a cool and delicious treat on a hot summer day. Should the edibles make a customer want to cook at home, equipment is available from Whisk, a cookware shop based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Fashion retailer Jack Menashe has turned the 163-year-old venue into a three-story “festival of shops” thoroughly rebuilding the interior during a $20 million build-out. The design is based on the creative thinking of James Mansour and Melisca Klisanin. Menashe says he hopes “that his version of the Limelight will fare better” than other multi-store experiences in Manhattan (for example, the Herald Square Manhattan Mall or South Street Seaport). The Limelight marketplace is a different shopping experience. This is not your ordinary Manhattan Mall – not like the 34th Street Manhattan Mall or even the sleek contemporary retail facilities of the Time Warner Center. It is a far more charming, much more a “New York happening” in a well designed, consumer friendly (as long as you don’t mind the stairs) walking around space. Menashe, who began his retail career working in his family’s queens clothing store, created the high fashion chain “Bang Bang.” The Marketplace is not his f irst experience with the Limelight. He ran a “temporary shop: in the location during 2009 and had “lines around the corner…averaged 5,000 customers a day.” I knew,” he says that “the building offered something special. The architecture, history and maze-like layout presented a formula for something great.” The Limelight Marketplace has been
The new owners of the Limelight: Ben Ashkenazy and Jack Menashe
MAY 14, 2010 compared to the Galleries Lafayette of Paris or to the world famous Harrod’s of London. Menashe says the family friendly destination is “a place where consumers can get lost, explore and at the same time f ind everything they need from hair highlights to organic food…the Limelight Marketplace is the next generation of shopping in New York City.” Behind the transformation of archways into store displays and the “rededication” of the main alter as a fantasy sweet shop, beyond the hype and immediate flash of media coverage, are knowledgeable partners with strong professional backgrounds in real estate and retailing whose talents transformed this historic Chelsea landmark - historic nightclub-of-dubious reputation – into an upscale shopping mall . The power behind the scenes is Ben Ashkenazy. A combination of imagination, real estate savvy, fashion know how plus a bit of New York style chutzpah were the engine that drove this project. Ben Ashkenazy, the founder and CEO of Ashkenazy Acquisitions Corporation, worked with Jack Menashe, a fashion retailer with decades of experience (in this case, both actually did “start when they were virtually children”) to create the perfect
The Jewish Voice storm for this New York retailing moment. Quoted at the opening event, Ashkenazy said “this is everything I expected and more. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would look this great.” The development of the Limelight Marketplace typif ies Ashkenazy’s ability to f ind opportunity where others see none. “We basically create value. We f ix the buildings up, enlarge them, try to get a prof itable tenant mix,” he explains. Whether acquiring the building housing uber fashion retailer Barney’s, purchased for $190 million, or an outer borough (Brooklyn) building in which Walgreen’s is located, this owner of multiple trophy retail properties notes that “every deal has its own angle, every deal is different.”
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One of the stars of the television hit show Real Housewifes of NY, Kelly Bensimon talking with the CEO of Its Sugar, Jeff Rubin
Limelight Marketplace, 656 Avenue of the Americas (20th Street), (212) 2267585 Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 11 – 7 Negotiations to turn the site into a cultural center for f ilms, fashion shows and concerts also were not successful. Ashkenazy works with properties that “f ill a distinctive niche within the market.” The Limelight Marketplace certainly meets those criteria.
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation Ben Ashkenazy purchased his first building in the Bronx. In little more than two decades, he has amassed a real estate portfolio of more than 13 million square feet of retail and commercial space in major cities across the United States. he value of the holdings of his privately held company is estimated to be over 5 billion dollars. Considered an aggressive buyer, Ashkenazy says “My plan is to basically hold on to prime real estate.” The company website notes that it has “an experienced team of in-house, seasoned professionals, including acquisitions, finance, construction, leasing, and development and marketing… (with) exceptional expertise at all levels of the transaction and subsequent management.” Ashkenazy learned about business and real estate investment early, emulating his father’s success as a businessman and real estate investor. He moved to Texas where he bought almost a dozen buildings, ran and managed them. Even before his work in the Lone Star State that he learned to “hold assets for the very long term…I bought my first building when I was 17 and kept on buying.” Returning to New York, the young entrepreneur opened Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation in 1992. The company has offices in New York, Dallas, and Houston. “Our company considers properties in almost any large market nationally. It specifically targets urban centers, where quality properties with significant unmet profit potential are typically found. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation seeks properties that fill a distinctive niche within the market.” Ben Ashkenazy has just passed his 40th birthday. He has investments in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and cities throughout the mid-west, including Detroit and Milwaukee. Following his practice of acquiring both trophy and troubled properties – especially in signature locations, he “is always looking for great opportunities, purchasing underrated properties upgrading them, filling them with better tenants to make the building fulfill its potential. “We basically create value,” Ashkenazy explains. “‘We fix the buildings up, enlarge them, and try to get a profitable tenant mix.”
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Among Ashkenazy’s recent acquisitions is 650 Madison Avenue, reported to be the largest single largest real estate deal of 2008. Working with the Carlyle Group, Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. acquired the trophy property from Hiro Real Estate Co. for $680 million. The building, in New York City’s “Plaza District,” includes 90,000 square feet of prime retail space. The corporate headquarters of Polo Ralph Lauren, offices of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and several investment firms are also tenants. With the purchase of the building, Ashkenazy Acquisition became the largest retail landlord on Madison Avenue (Crate and Barrel, Tod’s and other significant retailers have space at 650), according to company President Michael Alpert who noted that the 2008 purchase was made “during a period of economic uncertainty, where deals have not always come together easily, we were able to obtain efficient financing with significant lender interest.” About a year earlier, Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation purchased the 84year ground lease for Union Station in Washington D.C. The property includes 213,000 square feet of retail space, 109,700 square feet of office space and an additional 63,800 square feet of Amtrak concourse. Reflecting overall company policy, Ben Ashkenazy said “We purchased the worldrenowned property, in a very strong leasing and investment market, and we see an opportunity to create long-term value by upgrading the tenant mix… Washington’s Union Station is a perfect fit for our company.” The development of the Limelight Marketplace reflects the general business practices of Ashkenazy Acquisition. In its attempt to increase the property’s value, many possible uses for the 19th-century structure were considered. Its land mark status and unique layout imposed significant limitations. Residential uses were hampered by the requirement that the original stained glass windows be preserved. Applications for retail use were limited: any signage on the exterior would have had to meet the approval of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.)
Ben & Drazie Ashkenazy
Jack, Rebecca, and Carole Menashe
A star of the television hit show Real Housewifes of NY, Jill Zarin shopping in Silly Souls Shop
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Bailed-Out Homebuilders Collect Fat Paychecks No one rode the U.S. housing bubble higher than the company that calls itself "America's Builder," D.R. Horton Inc. During the boom years, Horton and its peers sprawled across the map, opening new divisions and buying up smaller fry in an industry-wide frenzy of expansion and acquisition. In 2006, the year home prices peaked, D.R. Horton's sales did as well, with 53,099 home sales closed. Its founder predicted the company would break the 100,000-unit barrier by 2010. That will not happen not this year, not anytime soon. Horton sold just 16,703 homes in 2009. Since the depths of the downturn in 2007, the company has lost more than $3.9 billion and laid off 53 percent of its workers. But Horton has seen robust growth in one area: executive pay. The company's founder and chairman, D.R. Horton, made $17.6 million from 2007 to 2009, as his annual compensation jumped from $2 million to $7.6 million, according to Equilar, a research f irm that specializes in pay. His chief executive, Donald Tomnitz, received a similar pay hike. Both will receive raises in base salary this year. The two were not the only ones who prof ited handsomely during the most perilous stretch in their industry's history, when homebuilders f ired nearly half their workforce and lost more than half their market cap. While Wall Street bankers have received far more scrutiny, and grief, for their fat paychecks, homebuilder executives have been doing quite well for themselves. In 2007 and 2008, the CEOs of the 10 biggest U.S. homebuilders earned an average of about $6 million a year each in total compensation. And although banks and automakers got bigger bailouts from the government, homebuilders certainly got their share. This came in the form of tax benef its for buyers, tax refunds for builders and policies that kept mortgage rates low and foreclosures off the market. "Without the government's support, in all likelihood we would have seen more failures among the builders," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com. "It's almost hard to list all the things that have been done to support homebuilding either directly or indirectly." The federal homebuyer tax credit, which has provided up to $8,000 for homebuyers, cost taxpayers about $25
billion, Zandi said, while the tax refund amounted to a $5 billion cash cushion for big builders' balance sheets. Individual states, such as California, helped out, too, offering their own baskets of tax benef its and breaks for homebuyers. Of course, homebuilding executive pay, including that of Horton and Tomnitz, isn't what it was at the top of the market, when predatory lenders pushed few-questions-asked loans on people who could not afford them. In 2005 alone, for example, Horton and Tomnitz each took home cash bonuses of almost $13 million. Then again, some investors say homebuilders were overpaid during the boom, when Bob Toll of Toll Brothers Inc., R. Chad Dreier of Ryland Group and Larry Mizel of MDC Holdings Inc. took home compensation and stock sales in the hundreds of millions. "Homebuilding is highly cyclical. You can't blame that on corporate management nor should you give them credit when there is an upturn," said Eric Marshall, director of research for Hodges Capital Management, which owns shares of No. 1 builder PulteGroup Inc. "CEO compensation needs to be better balanced, especially in cyclical industries." Homebuilding falls in a sector known as consumer durables. That's the technical term for the big-ticket items that cost consumers not just money but often sleep, such as houses and some of the stuff inside them. Besides homebuilders, the sector includes companies like appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. and furniture retailer Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. "When a homebuilding company goes public, it often doesn't make that psychological transition to being a public company," Ferracone said. "They pay themselves as if they were private." Not every homebuilder executive sought to grow, or at least maintain, his pay during the downturn. Meritage Homes Corp. Chief Executive Steven Hilton took a voluntary pay cut and turned down his bonus during the worst years. His total compensation, already at the lower end compared to his counterparts at comparable builders, fell 29 percent between 2007 and 2009 to $2.5 million. But Meritage is one of the few exceptions. At Toll, the board revamped its entire CEO bonus plan in 2007 "to develop a bonus program that would work effectively in all economic climates,"
Rent-Stabilized Tenants Could See Smaller Hikes Rent-stabilized tenants might get a small break this year, with annual hikes a bit lower than in previous years. he Rent Guidelines Board voted 5-4 last week to recommended preliminary hikes on rent-stabilized apartments from 2 to 4 percent for one-year leases and 4 to 6 percent for two-year leases. The final increase will be voted on next month. Last year's hikes were between 3 and 6 percent, a move lauded by landlords and rued by tenants who said the increase was too high in the face of the recession. "Unfortunately, it looks like we're headed
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towards another very low single-digit increase in rents at the very time property owners are facing double-digit increases in property taxes and water rates," Jack Freund told the New York Post . Freund is part of the Rent Stabilization Association represents 25,000 landlords. But tenants groups point the finger at landlords. "The majority of landlords who are hurting are landlords that intentionally overleveraged their properties with the intention of flipping them," Marggie Russell-Ciardi, executive director of Tenants & Neighbors said.
according to the proxy. The plan had generated excessive compensation during the boom and eliminated bonuses altogether during the bust, Chief Financial Off icer Joel Rassman explained. Under the revised plan, Bob Toll technically earned bonuses of $5.2 million in both 2008 and 2009, years the company lost about $1 billion. But the board canceled them "due to overall economic conditions" and gave him restricted stock instead. Of course, even $5.2 million is only 2.5 percent of the $212.9 million Toll took in between 2006 and 2010 selling shares of his company, according to Ben Silverman of InsiderScore.com. "Is this guy a greedy banker or a good guy who tries to build housing for people who can't afford it?" McManus said. The growth of his company generated wealth for shareholders as well as Toll, Rassman said: "As the CEO of a company he needs to do what is right for the industry, and what is right for America." Toll focused his lobbying efforts on policies that would generate jobs, such as a tax credit for only newly constructed homes that never passed, Rassman said. I who understand cash's importance questioned the need for a bonus in such dire times. "They're being selective and selfserving," said Todd Lowenstein, portfolio manager for the HighMark Value Momentum Fund, which used to own Pulte shares. "In an environment like this, you don't need to shower CEOs with additional compensation. The environment is going to motivate them." Washington helped CEOs secure
those bonuses. An accounting change known as the "net operating loss lookback" was particularly helpful here. The lookback, which has been on the books for years and was extended in 2009, allows businesses to recoup old taxes by reducing a past prof it by the amount of a current loss. And the policy will ultimately give builders back $4.8 billion, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Nishu Sood. The lookback also gave big builders an extra edge over smaller rivals. Selling land was one of the easiest ways to book a loss that would generate a refund, so the lookback motivated them to dump inventory bought at peakera prices. They then used the cash refund to buy choice parcels on the cheap. Many of the big builders made the lookback a big priority. In early 2009, Hovnanian's CEO was spending 70 percent of his time lobbying for it, The government hoped that the main benef iciaries would start hiring, and there is some evidence that is happening. Miami-based Lennar, which laid off 44.7 percent of its workforce between 2007 and 2009, says it has already hired 50 people and plans to hire more in the near future. Lennar and indeed most homebuilders are feeling more optimistic these days than they have in years as the U.S. economy gradually improves and the wobbly housing recovery shows signs of solidifying. Nationally, sales of new homes rose 26.9 percent in March, the largest increase since April 1963. The heightened demand boosted orders across the sector. Meritage, Horton and Beazer all reported surprise prof its.
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Chrysler Has Key Role in Alfa’s 2012 Plan for U.S.
BY LUCA CIFERRI A plan to revive Alfa Romeo as it nears its 100th birthday is shaping up, and Chrysler Group has an important role. ergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and Fiat, made a strong commitment to Fiat’s money-losing sporty brand during a presentation last week of Fiat’s fiveyear strategy.
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Here are highlights of the plan: — Sales of Alfa vehicles at Chrysler Group dealerships in the United States start in the second half of 2012. — In 2014, North America will account for 85,000 of Alfa’s 500,000 global sales. — Fiat wants to transform the brand into a “full-line premium carmaker” with help from seven new or redesigned Alfa models from 2010 to 2014. — The U.S. automaker will build two new Alfa crossover models for sale in North America and Europe. The Chrysler-built vehicles for Alfa will be:
— A compact SUV based on the Fiat compact architecture that underpins the Giulietta hatchback in Europe. Production will begin in 2012 — A large SUV, similar in size to the next Jeep Liberty crossover. Production will start in 2014. The crossovers will be built in two of the three U.S. plants Chrysler Group plans to retool for new Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models based on Fiat- Chrysler’s Compact Wide architecture. Alfa, which will be 100 years old in June, also will sell a mid-sized sedan and station wagon in the United States starting in late 2012. These two vehicles will have the name Giulia. In Europe, they will replace the 159 range and will be built in Italy. In the United States, Alfa will sell a fivedoor version of its MiTo minicar, sold in Europe as a threedoor. The five-door MiTo will be sold in Europe and North America starting in 2013. Alfa will launch the Giulietta in North America after the car gets a face-lift in 2014. The Giulietta makes its European debut in May.
Mercedes Seeks Feedback on Entry-level Designs BY RICK KRANZ Mercedes- Benz is collecting input from U.S. consumers as it reviews design choices for a new range of entry-level models. hree variants are under consideration: a crossover, sporty coupe and sedan. They are based on the redesigned, front-drive B-class platform and would be positioned below the C class. Sales are expected to begin after 2011. “The first clinics have been done in the U.S. market,” said Bernhard Glaser, general manager of product development at Mercedes-Benz USA. “We are still at a very early stage. The design freeze has not taken place.” Glaser, interviewed at a Mercedes event here, said focus groups were shown fullsized clay models.
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U.S. dealers have made it clear they do not want a hatchback. The B class sold in Europe and Canada is a boxy five-door hatchback that they say does not fit Mercedes’ luxury image. “They were concerned about the previous generation because it did stand out, and that is kind of a whole different brand sell that you have to try and jump over,” said Mercedes- Benz U.S. Spokesman Geoff Day. “This will be seamless.” Tommy Baker, chairman of the Mercedes-Benz dealer council and a Charleston, S.C., dealer, has seen the proposed models. He called the look “cuttingedge.” Glaser said Mercedes has not decided whether the cars would be sold under the Bclass name in the United States or have a separate designation.
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Teva Reports Q1 Profits of $830 Million
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Israel Developing Switch To Make Computers 100’s of Times Faster BY BARUCH GORDON A new nano-based technology being developed at Tel Aviv University will make computers and the internet hundreds of times faster. r. Koby Scheuer of the university’s School of Electrical Engineering has developed a new plastic-based technology for the nano-photonics market, which manufactures optical devices and components. Reported in the journal Optics Express, his plastic-based “filter” is made from nanometer-sized grooves embedded into the plastic. When used in fiber optics cable switches, this new device will make our communication devices smaller, more flexible and more powerful, he says. Once Americans have a fiber optics cable coming into every home, all communication will go through it –– telephone, cable TV, the Internet. But to avoid bottlenecks of information, we need to separate the information coming through into different channels. Our [new] polymeric devices can do that in the optical domain at a speed, quality and cost that the semi-conductor industry can’t even imagine,” Dr. Scheuer says. Every optical device used in today’s communication tools has a filter. Whether it’s the drive reader in your MacBook or the cable that brings cheap long-distance phone calls to your home, each system uses filters to clean up the signal and interpret the different messages. In the next decade, fiber optic cables that now run from city to city will feed directly into every individual home. When that technology comes to light, the new plastic-based switches could revolutionize the way we communicate. “Right now, we could transmit all of the written text of the world though a single fiber in a fiber optics cable in just a few seconds,” says Dr. Scheuer. “But in order to handle these massive amounts of communication data, we need filters to make sense of the incoming information. Ours uses a plastic-based switch, replacing hard-tofabricate and expensive semi-conductors.” Semi-conductors, grown on crystals in sterile labs and processed in special ovens, take days and sometimes months to manufacture. They are delicate and inflexible as well, Dr. Scheuer explains. “Our plastic polymer switches come in an easy-to-workwith liquid solution. Using a method called
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BY SNIR HANDLER Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. enjoyed Q1 revenue growth of 16% compared to the same period last year, according to reports published Tuesday. The Israeli generic drug giant reported revenues of some $3.7 billion, a little under the figures forecast by economic analysts Bloomberg, who expected revenues of $3.72 billion. he increased revenues are due to record global sales of Copaxone, which reached some $796 million, an increase of 28% compared to the same period last year. The growth in Teva's revenues was reflected by its operating prof its that grew by 21%, to some $1 billion. We began 2010 with very good business results," Chief Executive Off icer Shlomo Yanai said. "The f irst quarter started with a burst of growth,
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with strong cash flows thanks to a range of business steps around the world. 2010 will be another year of growth for Teva." Yanai added that the most signif icant event in Q1 was the acquisition of Germany’s Ratiopharm GmbH, which was "an important milestone in executing our long-term strategy" to lead the European generic drug market. Earnings excluding costs linked to acquisitions reached $830 million, or 91 cents a share, an increase of 31% compared to Q1 last year, thus beating analysts' expectations of $823.4 million, or 89 cents a share. On the basis of GAAP, which includes one-off expenditures, net earnings reached $713 million, a leap of 58% compared to Q1 2009. Cash flow from current activity during Q1 rose by 21% relative to the quarter that ended on March 31 2009, reaching $886 million.
‘stamping,’ almost any laboratory can make optical devices out of the silicon rubber mold we’ve developed.” __________________________________
Our <...> devices can do that <...> at a speed, quality and cost that the semi-conductor industry can’t even imagine” __________________________________ The silicon rubber mold is scored with nano-sized grooves, invisible to the eye and each less than a millionth of a meter in width. A plastic solution can be poured over the mold to replicate the optical switch in minutes. When in place in a fiber-optic network, the grooves on the switch modulate light coming in through the cables, and the data is filtered and encoded into usable information. The new technology is in development stages and may not be on the market for some five to ten years. His biggest hurdle, says Dr. Scheuer, is in convincing the communications industry that polymers are stable materials. “There is a lot of prejudice in this industry against plastics. But this approach could take us to a new level of communication,” the researcher says. He also notes that the process is not much different from the way that mass numbers of DVDs are produced in a factory –– except Dr. Scheuer works on a nano, not a “giant” micro, scale. His device can also be used in the gyros of planes, ships and rockets and inserted into cell phones. The new breakthrough device can even be made a part of flexible virtual reality gloves so doctors could “operate” on patients via computer networks over large distances.
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Satellite Drifts Out of Control Miles Above Earth, Threatens US Cable Programming A TV communications satellite is drifting out of control thousands of miles above the Earth, threatening to wander into another satellite’s orbit and interfere with cable programming across the United States, the satellites’ owners said. ommunications company Intelsat said it lost control of the Galaxy 15 satellite on April 8, possibly because the satellite’s systems were knocked out by a solar storm. Intelsat cannot remotely steer the satellite to remain in its orbit, so Galaxy 15 is creeping toward the adjacent path of another TV communications satellite that serves U.S. cable companies. Galaxy 15 continues to receive and transmit satellite signals, and they will probably interfere with the second satellite, known as AMC 11, if Galaxy 15 drifts into its orbit as expected around May 23, according to AMC 11’s owner, SES World Skies. AMC 11 receives digital programming from cable television channels and transmits it to all U.S. cable networks from its orbit 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the equator, SES World Skies said. It operates on the same frequencies as Galaxy 15. “That fact means that there is likely to be some kind of interference,” SES World Skies spokesman Yves Feltes told The Associated Press. “Our aim is to bring any interference down to zero.”
box” but as far away as possible from Galaxy 15. He said SES had other strategies under consideration but declined to provide details. “We have all of our technicians, all of our specialists on this case,” he said. Both companies said there was no risk of an actual collision between the two satellites in space. Intelsat said it was analyzing signals from Galaxy 15 daily in order to predict its trajectory and was trying to f igure out if it can shut down the satellite’s transmission so it would not interfere
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Galaxy 15 satellite in production He would not name any of the cable television channels or providers that could be affected or say how long the interference could last. Feltes said one option would be using AMC 11’s propulsion system to shift that satellite about 60 miles (100 kilometers) away to an orbit that’s still within its carefully prescribed “orbital
with AMC 11. The company declined to comment on the value of Galaxy 15 but such spacecraft can be worth about $400 million (euro315 million) and cost about the same to launch. Feltes said the two companies, both based in Luxembourg, were cooperating closely. “They have tried numerous things to regain control of the satellite or to have it f inally shut down,” he said. “It needs some collaboration to bring the impact of this failure to an absolute minimum.”
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Jerusalem Day / Shavuot It was 43 years ago that the Israeli army liberated Jerusalem and the rest of Judea/ Samaria, on the 28th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, June 7th 1967 during the Six Day War. he world watched in awe as the small country of Israel was able to defeat the combined armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and troops from other Arab countries. In six days they took control of the entire Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and all the territory west of the Jordan River. For the f irst time in nearly 2,000 years a Jewish nation had control of the holy sites of Israel. A mere week after the conclusion of the war, the former dived city, was reunited and Jews from around the world were for the f irst time in 19 years able to visit the Kotel on Shavuot. They came by the thousands drawn to the beautiful stones that anywhere else would just be a wall. But in Jerusalem they are the last remaining vestiges of the once glorious Beit HaMikdash built f irst by Shlomo HaMelech then by Ezra and Nechemia and f inally by King Herod. The visitors to the Old City, on that f irst Shavuot were shocked to f ind that during the Arab occupation of the previous 19 years, the Arabs had tried to destroy every last sign that the old city once had a majority Jewish population. They destroyed the Hurva synagogue that had once dominated the skyline along with the two Islamic mosques. They destroyed the Ramban Synagogue and the houses in which the Jewish people had lived for thousands of years. The only reason that the Kotel remained is that it forms the retaining wall for the entire Temple Complex on the mountain. A year later The State of Israel off icially annexed the Old and the eastern parts of Jerusalem vowing never to relinquish our holy historic heritage again.
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But the struggle for Jerusalem and the entire land of Israel is not over. Israeli soldiers have gone from being heroes that liberated and are the protectors of the holy land to being the oppressors of the Arabs who want to destroy Arab culture. The world is being brainwashed by the Arabs who deny any Jewish connection to the land, even to Jerusalem. The world is demanding that Israel stop building in Jerusalem so that peace talks can be conducted. Israel had unilaterally put a 10 month freeze on all new construction in Judea and Samaria but the world said that that was not enough. They demanded that all Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem be halted. All for the promise that the Palestinians will come to the negotiating table and end incitement to violence. Today we are at the halfway mark of the ten month freeze and the only progress that can be seen is the so called ‘proximity talks’ where the Palestinians do not even come face to face with the Israelis, during negotiations. The Palestinians are still negotiating for everything they want and in return they say they will try to quell the incitement to violence that appears in the Mosques, Arab press, television and schools on an almost daily basis. But they still celebrate terrorists by naming streets after them. As we celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the liberation we should also remember the euphoria of the f irst Shavuot, the unity of the whole nation and the gratefulness we all felt towards HaShem at the time. When the Israeli Prime Minister during the Six Day War went to the Kotel, the day after it was liberated, he made said a Shehechianu, thanking Hashem for allowing us to to live to see this day and this place!!!! The land of Israel is was and will always be Jewish.
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also seeing that many of the terrorists are coming from the so called friendly country of Pakistan. Thank you for the many articles that you publish that make me and your other readers aware of the dangers that we as Americans are facing even in the supposed safety of NY.
t is amazing that Americans are so complacent in regard to Islamic terrorism in the US. We have seen over and over again that most of the acts of politically based violence acted upon American citizens in our own country it is perpetrated by Moslems. We are at war in two countries Iraq and Afghanistan and are being threatened by Iran. We are
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within religious Judaism and each should be proud to keep their customs as long as they do not contradict Halacha. I pray for the days of Mashiach when with the help of Eliyahu Hanavi we will have true unity within Judaism without one group thinking that they are more correct than another,
Editor, found it interesting that there is a problem with schools in Israel that want to separate girls of Ashkenazic and Sephardic backgrounds. While it would be good to keep them together I understand the need to have some separate classes. There are many different Minhagim and Halachot that have developed of the years that divide the two branches
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beneath the earth, the destruction of forests and the building of all the major cities in the northern hemisphere. Is it possible that there is a shift in the weight of the earth? Is that the reason for all the major earthquakes, tsunamis and climate change that have been occurring in the recent years? Please write more about the environment as it is of major concern for everybody. Steve Hudson
Editor, he oil spill in the gulf coast is a major environmental disaster that only seems to get worse every day. I am happy to see that the powers that be are thinking of building wind farms off Martha’s Vineyard. What we need is a lot more of them as well as other sources of alternative energy. I have for years been thinking about the dangers of taking out so much oil and coal from deep
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Accepting Israel as the Jewish State BY DANIEL PIPES When a major Arab state would finally sign a peace treaty with Israel, it was long assumed, the ArabIsraeli conflict would end. The Egypt-Israel peace treaty of 1979, however, buried that expectation; it had the perverse effect of making other states and also the Egyptian populace more antiZionist. he 1980s gave birth to a hope that, instead, Palestinian recognition of Israel would close the conflict. The total failure of the 1993 Declaration of Principles (also known as the Oslo Accords) then buried that expectation. What now? Starting about 2007, a new focus has emerged, of winning acceptance of Israel as a sovereign Jewish state. Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert set the terms: “I do not intend to compromise in any way over the issue of the Jewish state. This will be a condition for our recognition of a Palestinian state.” Olmert was Israel’s worst prime minister but he got this one right. ArabIsraeli diplomacy has dealt with a myriad of subsidiary issues while tiptoeing around the conflict’s central issue: “Should there be a Jewish state?” Disagreement over this answer – rather than over Israel’s boundaries, its exercise of self defense, its control of the Temple Mount, its water consumption, its housing construction in West Bank towns, diplomatic relations with Egypt, or the existence of a Palestinian state – is the key issue. ________________________________
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“...Not Zionism but such, oh, minor problems as autocracy, brutality, cruelty, conspiracism, religious intolerance, apocalypticism, political extremism, misogyny, slavery, economic backwardness, brain drain, capital flight, corruption, and drought.” ________________________________ Palestinian leaders responded, with howls of outrage, declaring that they “absolutely refused” to accept Israel as a Jewish state. They even pretended to be shocked at the notion of a state def ined by religion, although their own “Constitution of the State of Palestine,” third draft, states that “Arabic and Islam are the off icial Palestinian language and religion.” Olmert’s efforts went nowhere. On taking over the prime ministry in early 2009, Binyamin Netanyahu reiterated Olmert’s point in his diplomacy. Regrettably, the Obama administration endorsed the Palestinian position, again
sidelining the Israeli demand. (Instead, it focuses on housing for Jews in Jerusalem. Talk about the heart of the issue.) If Palestinian politicians reject Israel’s Jewish nature, what about the Palestinian and the broader Arab and Muslim publics? Polls and other evidence suggest a long-term average of 20 percent acceptance of Israel, whether in the Mandatory period or now, whether Muslims in Canada or Palestinians in Lebanon. To learn more about current Arab opinion, the Middle East Forum commissioned Pechter Middle East Polls to ask a simple question of a thousand adults in each of four countries: “Islam def ines [your state]; under the right circumstances, would you accept a Jewish State of Israel?” (In Lebanon, the question differed slightly: “Islam def ines most states in the Middle East; under the right circumstances, would you accept a Jewish state of Israel?”) The results: 26 percent of Egyptians and 9 percent of urban Saudi subjects answered (in November 2009) in the aff irmative, as did 9 percent of Jordanians and 5 percent of Lebanese (in April 2010). The polls reveal broad consensus across such differences as occupation, socio-economic standing, and age. For no discernable reason, more Egyptian women and Saudi and Jordanian men accept a Jewish Israel than their gender counterparts, whereas among the Lebanese both sexes rank similarly. Some signif icant variations exist, however: as one would expect in Lebanon, 16 percent of (largely Christian) North Lebanon accepts a Jewish Israel in contrast to just 1 percent in the (mostly Shi’ite) Bekaa Valley. More signif icantly, weighting these responses by the size of their populations (respectively, 79, 29, 6, and 4 million) translates into an overall average of 20 percent acceptance of Israel’s Jewishness – neatly conf irming the existing percentage. Although 20 percent constitutes a small minority, its consistency over time and place offers encouragement. That one-f ifth of Muslims, Arabs, and even Palestinians accept Israel as a Jewish state suggests that, despite a near-century of indoctrination and intimidation, a base for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict does exist. Would-be peacemakers must direct their attention to increasing the size of this moderate cohort. Getting from 20 percent to, say, 60 percent would fundamentally shift the politics of the Middle East, displacing Israel from its exaggerated role and releasing the peoples of this blighted region to address their real challenges. Not Zionism but such, oh, minor problems as autocracy, brutality, cruelty, conspiracism, religious intolerance, apocalypticism, political extremism, misogyny, slavery, economic backwardness, brain drain, capital flight, corruption, and drought. Mr. Pipes (www.DanielPipes.org) is director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. © 2010 by Daniel Pipes. All rights reserved.
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Historical Amnesia at the Financial Times BY STEVEN STOTSKY Public perception of the Arab-Israeli conflict is shaped by competing narratives. The Arabist narrative dismisses the compelling story of Jews as an indigenous people returning to their homeland, instead casting Israel as a foreign implant occupying Arab land. It employs the terminology of Western imperialism in order to reverse the historical roles of aggressor and victim. ivid examples of the Arabist account frequent the opinion columns and editorials of the Financial Times of London. Examinations by media monitoring groups CAMERA and Just Journalism revealed its commentary pieces to be heavily weighted against Israel. The paper’s bias also seeps into its news coverage. An April 12, 2010 analysis piece about current tensions between the United States and Israel by correspondents Tobias Buck and Daniel Dombey provides an instructive example. In U.S. and Israel: An unsettled alliance, Buck and Dombey present Israel’s claim to east Jerusalem as resting only on the fact that it occupies the area now. They leave no doubt it rightfully belongs to the Palestinian Arabs. Describing the controversy over a planned Jewish neighborhood in Ramat Shlomo, Buck and Dombey state, To most Israelis, it is no more than a suburb of Jerusalem. To the rest of the world, however, it is an illegal Jewish settlement built on occupied Palestinian land. That is why a plan, revealed last month, to build an additional 1,600 homes there for settlers sparked a global outcry, as well as a crisis in US-Israeli relations yet to be resolved. The premise that eastern Jerusalem belongs to the Palestinian Arabs deserves scrutiny. Buck and Dombey’s depiction of east Jerusalem as Arab territory illegally occupied by Israel ignores all that preceded Israel’s capture of the area in June, 1967. First, they neglect to inform their readers that the Arab rule preceding Israeli control was also a military occupation imposed by the invading Jordanian army in 1948. Only Pakistan recognized Jordanian rule over eastern Jerusalem as legitimate. Prior to the Jordanian occupation, Jerusalem was not a divided city. A significant Jewish population resided in the eastern portion of the city where there were also numerous Jewish institutions, such as Hebrew University and Hadassah hospital. After taking control of eastern Jerusalem, Jordanian forces expelled Jewish residents of the Old City who had not already fled or been killed in the fighting. The property of the expelled Jews was seized and their houses of worship largely destroyed by the Jordanians. Buck and Dombey incorrectly equate American policy with that of much of the international community when they assert. Along with the wider international community, every US administration for more than 40 years has held that Israel is an occupying power in East Jerusalem and the West Bank; the lands conquered, along with the Gaza Strip, during the 1967 war between Israel and its neighbours. As a result, Washington regards all Israeli settlements on these territories as illegal. East Jerusalem, however, is particularly sensitive: the Palestinians want it as the capital of a future independent state; the Israeli government, in contrast, is committed to maintaining all of the city as the “undivided capital” of the Jewish state. The legality of Israeli settlements in general and east Jerusalem in particular has been argued by numerous eminent legal scholars (Also see Commentary magazine, Dec. 2009, “The Illegal-Settlements Myth“). Buck and Dombey’s assertion that Washington regards all Israeli settlements as illegal is false. After the 1967 war, in which Israel took control of the territories after rebuffing a
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Jordanian attack, American and British diplomats at the U.N. Security Council drafted Resolution 242. The framers, including Lord Caradon of Britain and senior American officials, Eugene Rostow and Arthur Goldberg, designated these territories along with the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip and Golan Heights as disputed. The resolution was carefully worded so as to not require Israel to turnover all the land it had acquired during the war. The resolution’s framers clarified this point several times over the years when attempts were made to reinterpret the resolution as requiring Israel to vacate all of the territory. Justice Goldberg told the New York Times in 1980. Resolution 242 in no way refers to Jerusalem, and this omission was deliberate. I wanted to make clear that Jerusalem was a discrete matter, not linked to the West Bank. In a number of speeches at the U.N. in 1967, I repeatedly stated that the armistice lines fixed after 1948 were intended to be temporary. This, of course, was particularly true of Jerusalem. At no time in these many speeches did I refer to East Jerusalem as occupied territory. American policy since 1967 has for the most part been consistent with U.N. Resolution 242. While the current American administration has increased pressure on Israel to curtail further settlement development, this stance is based on the steps it believes are necessary to restart the peace process. It is not a legal position. Opinions differ over how the Johnson and Nixon administrations characterized Israeli settlement in its newly acquired territories, and the Carter administration did define such activity as illegal, but the Reagan administration rejected that position. Contrary to Buck and Dombey’s portrayal, American policy up to this point has supported a negotiated settlement which would include some land swaps. Former President George Bush stated this principle clearly in his letter to then Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Bush wrote, In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli populations centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion. The Arab states, for their part, rejected any peace agreement with Israel issuing their famous three no’s: no recognition, no peace and no negotiations with Israel. Instead, the Arabs and their supporters in the West campaigned to revise the history of the conflict and reshape the image of Israel. A key feature of this effort has been to revise the terminology in order to transform the Western perception of a two-sided dispute to one of Israel as an illegal occupier. Since 1967, Jews have returned to eastern Jerusalem. Buck and Dombey label all
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Ezer Mizion and the Gift of a Simple Summer Vacation Most of my friends are so excited. But for me and my siblings, summer vacation has always been a nightmare. We knew what kind of a ‘vacation’ we could expect. A simple trip to the park would be as likely as a trip to the moon. And as complicated to organize. The only attention our mother was able to give us always began with the words, “Could you please…” Sleeping late? Relaxing on the couch with a book? A casual game with friends? hese are the simple pleasures that our friends would take for granted. In addition, their parents may even take the family on a trip to the zoo or amusement park. For us, the best part of summer vacation was its being f inally over. And it seemed to take so long to get to that point. You see, our brother Avi is Special. He really is special. We all love him very much. We care about how he is doing and we all try so hard to help Mommy with taking care of him. But during vacation, when Avi has no schedule, our house is upside down. Always. From early in the morning till we go to bed at night. And then the next day again. We know that having Avi as our brother is our G-d-given test . But it’s so hard. In recent years, Ezer Mizion has saved our family’s sanity with their day camp for special children. Not only are we able to have a more normal vacation but Avi has been so happy. The counselors are wonderful. They make him feel great with every step he takes. And
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98th National Council of Young Israel Dinner The National Council Of Young Israel, the oldest and largest organization of Orthodox affiliated synagogues in America honored outstanding members and synagogues at their 98th annual dinner last week at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan .
Israel to the Mid West. More than 25 years ago Mike and Sandi Samole were involved in the activities of the Young Israel of Kendall and were awarded at the dinner with the prestigious Shofar Award.
his years honorees included Rabbi Julius Meles, of the Young Israel of Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, who was awarded with the Lifetime Rabbinic Achievement Award. Rabbi Meles is one who has over the years been responsible for incouraging many individuals in his community to become more observant. He formed the Young Israel of Oxford Circle,b in 1954 and has played an active role in every aspect of the synagogue for the past
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Rabbi Moshe Snow and President Sam Cweibel of the Young Israel Beth El of Boro Park along with Chazan Bentzion Miller accewpting the Young Israel Legacy Award.
The dinners Guest of Honor Mr. Arie Sommer, the Israeli Commissioner for Tourism, for North and South America with leaders of the National Council Of Young Israel.
56 years. Rabbi Abe Kestenbaum of the Young Israel of Bensonherst was awarded with the Chesed Shel Emet for his tireless work in the YI Benevolent Association. Rabbi Kestenbaum has been involved in this special mitzvah for more than 50 years helping grieving families in their time of need. The David Project, has been working to educate people on how to answer anti Israel rhetoric received the Israel Advocacy Award. One of the oldest Young Israel synagogues outside of NY , The Young Israel of Greater Cleveland was awarded with the ‘Legacy Award’ in recognition of their pioneer work in bringing the ideals of Young
Though only 16 years old Shmuel Goldis of the Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale was awarded with the Herbert S. Schweitzer Memorial Youth Services Award for all that he does in working with the youth in the community. The Founder of the Young Israel of Hillcrest SHidduch committee, Sam Kosofsky was recognized for his important contribution with the Bayit Ne’eman B’Yisrael award. The Olam Chesed Yibaneh Award was accepted by Mrs. Tina Mchnikoff for her work with Ezrat Chaim/Pride of Judea organization that provides many services to the challenged in the Queens Jewish community.
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The Making of a Torah Scroll What is Klaf The Torah is the most recognizable symbol of Judaism. It tells of our history, and its words define who we are, how we are supposed to act. he Torah is revered by all denominations and is read every Monday, Thursday, Shabbat, Yom Tov, Rosh Chodesh, and communal fast days. On Simchat Torah everyone gets called up to have an aliyah. On Shavuot we celebrate the revelation of the Torah to Moshe on Mount Sina. The Torah, is the holiest object the Jewish people have and throughout the ages more than three thousand years it has been made the same way. Written by hand with special ink on klaf (parchment) of Kosher animals. But what exactly is this parchment, or klaf, as it is is called in Hebrew, made of? Klaf is made from the hide of kosher animals. The skins of young calves are mostly used, since they are the easiest for the scribe to write on. Although the hide must come from a kosher animal, it doesn’t matter if the animal has a halachic problem that renders it not kosher for consumption. There is an age old process of turning thick cowhide turn into paper thin, smooth, white parchment. One of the major manufacturers of Klaf is, Klaf Bak, owned by Rav Tzvi Bak, located on a quiet moshav near Beit Shemesh. Most of the hides used at Klaf Bak come froizen from the US. Usually, the hide exporters salt the skins before sending them abroad in order to preserve them and prevent them from turning rotten. However, Rav Bak explained, he requests that the hides be sent frozen, instead of salted, so that only Jews will be involved in every step of processing the hide. Each box contains around twenty frozen calfskins and costs about $250. Working with the hides is a very tedious effort as the powerful odor of animal skins mixed with the smell of chemicals are overwhelming. The first step in the process of turning animal skins into parchment is defrosting the skins. The contents of several boxes are emptied into a large tub of water where they are left until they have defrosted completely. After that, each skin is taken out of the water and put through a machine that scrapes off the thin layer of meat still attached to the underside of the skin. The scribe will later write on this side. At this point, the black-andwhite, or brown, color of the skin is still visible. During the next stage, the skin is soaked in a tub containing lime and other chemicals for four days. The same machine as before is then used to remove the hair from the upper side of the skin. The skin has to soak once again for another three to four days in the chemical mixture, because according to halachah, this procedure has to take at least 7 days and must be done by a Jew. At Klaf Bak, every stage is performed by G-d-fearing Jews. The mehadrin hechsher prominently displayed on the wall, as well as the notices all over reminding workers to bear in mind that they are producing the parchment for sifrei Torah and other holy items. The next utensil we see looks like a giant red bathtub, where the hide is soaked in various chemicals that are changed several times over the course of a few hours. By this time, the chemicals have done their work and the hides are ready for the next step in the process In an adjacent, large room, the floor is covered with an inch-thick layer of white, fluffy stuff. These are fibers that have been removed from the parchment. The large, feathery pieces float around the room. The animal hide is hung up and left to dry. After a week, the pieces will be removed, laid in a large pile and left to dry some more — for up to three months. The dry skins shrink considerably into all sorts of shapes and sizes lying in bundles in a huge room.
Shavuot: The Luchot: Their Font and Format I had never thought of it before; have you? There are very many fewer characters on the left-hand side of the Luchot (that side of the two Tablets of Stone that lists the Commandments dealing with peoples’ responsibilities to other people) than there are on the right! There are five commandments on each side, but the commandments on the right-hand side dealing with peoples’ responsibilities to Hashem, are much longer than those on the left dealing with interpersonal obligations.
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n the left each is a mere phrase in the imperative. On the right there is detailed narrative in each of the five commandments. That being the case, the wording on the left took up a fraction of the space occupied by the wording on the right. What was done with all the blank space on the left-hand side, and why was the formatting so poor?! I heard Rabbi Revach of Los Angeles quote a Mabit who makes that comment and says that the words on the shorter, left-hand side were written in much larger characters than the words on the right. And so the imbalance was in character size, not in format. The margins were the same width and height on both sides. The left-hand side could be read from a much greater distance than could the right. I have been reflecting on that idea of the Mabit for a few weeks now. Imagine the
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Each batch of skins is then sorted by date and size. Each calfskin is once more immersed in water! In order to be able to work with the skins, they have to be wet and pliable, so they are soaked in water for an hour before being attached to special boards where they are pulled and stretched. This serves two purposes. First, the tauter the skin is stretched, the thinner it gets, and the parchment needs to be as thin as possible. It makes it much easier to work with, write on, and of course, roll up. Care must be taken not to stretch it too taut, however, because the finished klaf will undergo a lot of wear and tear (think of all that rolling and unrolling of Torah scrolls) so it must be durable. Stretching the skin also causes it to become whiter. Any marks still left after the stretching are removed by hand with a scraping tool. By this time most of the final pieces of parchment, have turned really white, whereas others are still brownish. The white pieces are beautiful, but many people actually prefer the brown parchment. They claim it looks more “natural,” more like parchment and less like paper. Once the skin is stretched sufficiently, it is left to dry for a day. Large fans blow onto the skins, assisting in the drying process. Any final marks are scraped off with an electric tool. Next, one large rectangular shape is cut out from each skin. The animal skin is beginning to look like parchment. But the process is not over yet. The klaf is put into a machine that works with sandpaper, which smoothes the parchment on both sides and ensures the paper is uniform all over. The paper is then examined very thoroughly with the aid of a strong light, to ensure it is smooth and clean, and completely free of fibers of meat. The klaf is also examined to make sure it is thin enough. If it is deemed too thick, it is placed in a machine, which gives it a “shave” to slice off a thin layer. The large rectangular pieces are set aside for sifrei Torah while the smaller pieces are used for tefillin and mezuzos. The parchment for mezuzos has to be thinner than that used for sifrei Torah, as the small scrolls for mezuzos have to be rolled up several times. The thinnest parchment is used for tefillin because the scrolls for tefillin are folded a few times As a final service to the customer, all the pieces of parchment are scored, which means parallel horizontal lines are marked on them. Thus, when the scribe buys the parchment, he will be able to start writing immediately. Rabbi Bak explained that a piece of parchment can last. “for even a thousand years. It all depends on how you store it. What ink you use is also a factor. One thing that really ruins klaf,” he warns, “is water. Klaf and water must be kept far apart.” To make a single Sefer Torah more than sixty cow skins are needed. Just for comparison, you could get more than 120 pairs of tefillin from that amount of parchment! (the batim, boxes, of tefillin are made from a different part of the animal skins that are not used for parchment and have to go through a different process)
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The Headline is the left- hand side of the tablets not their right. That is how great Jewish people appear to the world: From the distance all you notice about them, is their dignified conduct, their sensitive human interactions, their compassion and empathy, their extreme cautiousness not to damage others physically or emotionally. From the perspective of first impression and appearance, it is their humanity and morality that so radically differentiate them and set them apart: Princes among nations. Only when you get closer, when you become more intimate, do you notice the “ritualistic” side of their religiosity. It is not the external uniform and symbology of their religious affiliation and commitment that first strikes your eye. Hatzneah Lechet im Elokecha (walking with tzeniut – the word tzeniut means hiding – with G-d). When we walk with G-d we are deeply intimate with Him. There is no place for public demonstration of so deeply private a relationship. This is not because we are embarrassed about our Jewishness, but because we protect it in our reshut ha’yachid (private domain) where all precious things mostly belong. My great-uncle, Reb Eliyahu Lopian, when still a young boy, saw Reb Yisrael Salanter. He told my father that what most impressed him at that moment was the majesty of Reb Yisrael’s bearing, and the fact that in appearance and dress, he resembled an ordinary businessman. Reb Yisrael epito-
Two Hebrew ancient fonts of which either could have been used on the original Ten Comandments. scene: Moshe descending from the mountain (let us say, the second time when the people were not otherwise preoccupied!). Immense anticipation among the People: What will this covenant that Moshe is bringing us from G-d, say? What will it demand of us? We have already committed to it without knowing its content; what is its content? Imagine the almost palpable wave of excitement growing in the People as Moshe appears. They tentatively step forward, then more quickly. They strain to see what is written on these large stones Moshe bears high in his arms. There is the silence of awe: the same silent questions in the hearts of every person. Curiosity. Wonder. Anticipation. Finally he is close enough for those of them with better eye-sight to read. It is as if the Headlines are all listed on the left-hand side, and the articles are on the right! They can read the headlines, but not yet the articles. What? No mention of G-d? No ritual? No ceremony? No formal worship? Just a list of worthy moral principles to govern the relationships between people? What religion is this? Is it a religion at all? Did that take forty days to receive? And much later, as Moshe steps lower and lower down the mountain, cautiously avoiding the rocks and obstacles that must have littered his way, they can read the writing on the right: I am Hashem your G-d; There shall be no other G-d; Take not My Name in vain; Shabbat. Honor your parents. The Nations first impression of the Torah was a code of interpersonal behavior and ethics. Only later, when they read the small print, did they see that there was a requirement of a vibrant relationship to G-d as well. Perhaps this was a source for Hillel’s contention that loving your neighbor as yourself is the whole Torah, the rest is explanation. The essence of the Torah is in the Headline.
mized the Luchot: From the distance a man differentiated only by his majesty, not by his rabbinic clothes. Only later did his piety become evident. Why then, if the interpersonal laws are the more important ones, did G-d not place them first on the Luchot? The Headline usually begins the newspaper, in this case the small print preceded the Headlines! The reason is because the interpersonal is not more important than the laws that govern Man’s relationship with G-d. Our Torah lives start with Emunah and Bitachon, (belief and faith). Our precious and ever growing relationship with Hashem drives everything else we do including our interpersonal behavior. Our standards and expectations of interpersonal conduct need to be way beyond those of a secular moralist or humanist. To us, the prohibition of murder includes killing a person’s dignity. Theft includes the theft of time, reputation or even sleep. These demanding definitions of our moral standards stem from the very fact that they originate in our relationship to Hashem. Our connection to our fellows is premised on the fact that our souls share a common root. Internally and in process, the man G-d laws precede the interpersonal laws. However in the way we project ourselves to the world, our religious observance (while never really hidden) is always part of our very private lives. It is our majestic dignity in interpersonal conduct that defines us and differentiates us in the eyes of our communities and the world. Rabbi Lapin's unique life at the intersection of modern international business and authentic Torah teaching, positions him to teach life changing and compelling Torah principles. For Rabbi Lapin’s growing library of over 800 shiurim and essays please visit iawaken.org
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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL Police to Limit Jerusalem Day Parade or the first time ever police will forbid Jews to enter through Lion’s Gate and Herod’s Gate during the traditional flag parade to mark Jerusalem Day. Police Commissioner David Cohen refused the request of MK Uri Ariel to open the gates to the parade participants. Ariel even suggested limiting the hours and number of people passing through the gates, but the commissioner refused this too.
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ly $50 million. Under the new contract, the company will supply the IDF, for the first time, with the long-range Hermes 900 unmanned systems capable of reaching Iran. Also, the company will supply additional Hermes 450, as well as enhance the intelligence capabilities of its existing UAS already in the military service. The contract will be carried out over the span of three years. Last December, Elbit premiered the first flight of the Hermes 900 UAS, which can spend more time in the air, fly at an altitude of more than 30,000 feet, has a larger payload capacity and enhanced flight capabilities in severe weather conditions.
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700-Year-Old Aqueduct Bridge Discovered in Jerusalem bridge built in 1320 has been discovered during infrastructure work on sewers in the Sultan’s Pool area across from the walls of Jerusalems Old City. The bridge was part of the ancient aqueduct that brought water from the Bethlehem area to the Temple Mount during the Second Temple period. Director Yechiel Zelinger of the Israel Antiquities Authority’s excavation department says the bridge was scene in photographs from the end of the 19th century but was covered up during the 20th century. The authority is working with the Parks and Nature Reserves Authority to uncover all of the bridge.
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Hamas Smuggles Large Amounts of Weapons to West Bank alestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that Hamas is smuggling large amounts of weapons to the West Bank. During a special interview with the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper in China he noted, “What they’re unfortunately doing is smuggling weapons and explosives and stocking them in the West Bank.” Abbas added, “Each day we get our hands on weapons caches. These are large amounts.” PA to U.S.: Israel violating talks terms The Palestinian Authority accused Israel of violating the terms of newly started indirect peace talks. Two days after the start of proximity talks with Israel, the first peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in 18 months, the Palestinian Authority on Monday reported to the United States that Israel is allowing the construction of homes in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood. The construction of 14 homes in the Ras el-Amud neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem was reported Sunday by Peace Now. A senior Israeli official said that the homes were being built privately and that the government had no authority to stop it. The plan for the land on which an old Israeli police station formerly sat and which is owned by an American businessman includes 104 housing units, Peace Now said. The plans also reportedly include a swimming pool, community library, synagogue, kindergartens and a mikveh. The project would link to two other Jewish enclaves in the neighborhood.
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IAF Getting Unmmaned Planes that Can Reach Iran lbit Systems announced this week that it was awarded an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) contract from the Ministry of Defense, valued at approximate-
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‘Lady J,’ Amelie Jakobovits, dies ady Amelie Jakobovits, the widow of British Chief Rabbi Baron Immanuel Jakobovits and a supporter of many Jewish causes, has died. Jakobovits died in Britain last Friday after a short illness. “Lady Amelie Jakobovits, known affectionately to Anglo-Jewry as ‘Lady J,’ was an extraordinarily vivid figure of seemingly inexhaustible energy and effervescence,” said current British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks in a statement. “She had warmth, charm, wit and deeply felt faith. She was constantly active, visiting the sick, comforting the bereaved, supporting the many Jewish and medical causes of which she was president or patron.” A survivor of the Holocaust, Jakobovits, the daughter of the chief rabbi of Paris, Elie Munk, married while she was still in her teens. She traveled with Rabbi Jakobovits first to Ireland, where he became chief rabbi of the country; to New York, where he served as rabbi of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue; and then to Britain.
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Neo-Nazis Murder Yeshiva Student kraine police have found the mutilated body of Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva student Aryeh Leib Misinzov, who disappeared in Kiev on April 20, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday, when NeoNazis often carry out attacks on Jews. Lubavitch Rabbi Yaakov Zilberman was called by police to identify the body, according to Chabad.info. “It was a horrific scene,” he said. The body, mutilated into nearly a dozen pieces, was found buried in a Kiev suburb. Police have arrested the suspected leader of the gang that murdered Misinzov, but they have not announced whether they are treating the killing as an anti-Semitic crime. The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Rabbi Moshe Reuven Asman, who was in Israel at the time of the murder, immediately returned to Kiev to refuse police requests that the burial be delayed, in violation of Jewish law. The body is to be flown to Israel for burial.
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Holocaust Memorial to be Dedicated in Greece memorial to Greek victims of the Holocaust is set to be unveiled in Athens. The memorial to be unveiled Monday night will make Athens the last European Union capital to erect a memorial to victims of the Nazis, the Guardian reported. About 65,000 Jews from Greece died in Auschwitz between 1941 and 1944. Greece’s small Jewish community has
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Death Sentence for Mumbai Terrorist he lone surviving terrorist in the November 2008 Mumbai massacre was sentenced to death on Thursday by an Indian judge for his role in the massive terrorist attack, one of the worst in the history of India. During the three-day ordeal, 166 people were slaughtered and more than 300 were wounded. Six of the dead were Jews who were at the Nariman Jewish Center Chabad House, a target specifically chosen by terrorists. Among the victims were the center’s directors, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Gabriel and Mrs. Rivka Holtzberg. The couple’s two-year-old son Moishe was rescued by his Indian nanny, Sandra, who hid in a closet for hours until the terrorists had moved into another part of the building, then gathered the toddler in her arms and fled. Moishe and his nanny were subsequently brought by his maternal grandparents back to Israel, where Rivka herself was born and raised.
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Goldstone Ordered Execution of Blacks Under Apartheid sraeli newspaper Yediot Achoronot is publishing an expose on Judge Richard Goldstone who headed up the UN’s Goldstone commission on Israel’s Cast Lead operation which accussed Israel of committing “war crimes”. The paper reveals that as a judge on South Africa’s Transvaal Supreme Court from 1980 until he was appointed judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in 1989, Goldstone enforced the draconian “emergency laws” of the Apartheid regime. The paper reports that in the 1980’s Goldstone sentenced dozens of blacks to be hanged. Yediot ran a sub-heading reading. “The man that preaches about safeguarding human rights ordered the execution of at least 28 blacks when he was a judge in apartheid led South Africa.” Goldstone responded to the report by saying, “Those were the rules, and I had to respect them.”
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NATIONAL Court: Inmate Denied Torah Can Sue Organization federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Washington inmate who was denied Jewish reading materials. Dennis Florer is serving 10 years for stealing a truck from a car dealership in 2003 and running over the salesman. He claimed he was Jewish and requested a Torah and other items from Jewish Prisoner Services International, a private organization contracted by the state to provide prison religious services. The organization declined to give Florer the materials because he failed to show he was really Jewish - either by demonstrating he had a Jewish mother or had properly converted. A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the lawsuit after finding that the private organization was not liable under federal civil rights law, but a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit disagreed, saying the group acted in concert with the state.
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Obama to hold Jewish heritage reception resident Obama will host prominent U.S. Jews at the White House to mark Jewish American Heritage Month. “The reception serves as an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the range and depth of Jewish American heritage and contributions to American culture, with guests representing the many walks of life that have helped weave the fabric of American history,“ a White House official said. “Invitees include a range of community leaders and prominent Jewish Americans, from Olympians and professional athletes to business leaders, scholars, military veterans, and astronauts.” The May 27 reception, hosted by Obama and his wife, Michelle, is the first of its kind since President Bush declared the first Jewish Heritage Month in 2007.
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US Lawmakers: Revoke Citizenship of Terrorists mericans working for foreign terrorist organizations and lone wolf terrorists could lose their citizenship under bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday in both houses of Congress.The leader of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said the proposal “sounds like a good idea,” but the State Department urged that legislation only apply to those convicted of crimes.
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Jewish Astronaut Set To Blast Off Jewish astronaut will bring the presidential proclamation creating Jewish Heritage Month into space. “The timing is perfect,” Garrett Reisman told said during a NASA conference call, as the commemoration is marked each May. Reisman, 42, is a mission specialist launching on May 16 aboard the Atlantis space shuttle. He said he was “one of many in a long line of Jewish Americans who have been deeply involved in the space program.” Reisman became the first Jewish astronaut to work on the International Space Station when he spent three months there in 2008. As a friend with a “lifelong commitment” to the tragedy-plagued Ramon family, Reisman said he also plans to bring a photo of Asaf Ramon to honor both the fallen Israeli pilot and his father, Ilan, the Israeli astronaut who died in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle explosion. After the mission, Reisman plans to turn over the document to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia as a permanent display.
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US Officials Monitoring Jerusalem Construction op American officials stationed in Israel have taken it upon themselves to monitor Jewish construction in Jerusalem, as well as areas in Judea and Samaria. According to the newspaper Makor Rishon, the United States ambassador to Israel, the U.S. consul general in Jerusalem and other officials demand regular updates from Israeli ministers associated with building committees. As a result of the American pressure and involvement, building permits for thousands of new housing units in Israel’s capital have been held up indefinitely. Government and municipal officials have confirmed that there is an unofficial Jewish building freeze in Jerusalem due to the intense American pressure.
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Setting a New Shavuos Record... Pomegranate Style For shoppers at Brooklyn’s premier kosher marketplace, it’s more than just everything better – it’s everything bigger! omegranate, the 25,000-square-foot upscale superstore that made kosher retailing history, aims to set another historic record by offering the largest variety of dairy Shavuos delicacies in North America. With hundreds of delectable and exotic treats including gourmet cheesecakes, cheese cannolis, dairy wafer cakes and assorted cheese-flavored blintzes, Pomegranate’s dazzling Yom Tov variety promises to enhance every meal and perk up even the groggiest husband from his allnight-learning-experience. Last year, the supermarket launched a record of its own by selling thousands of cheese blintzes to crowds of enthusiastic shoppers. The management anticipates that this year’s demand will double or possibly triple. “This isn’t your typical blintz,” says Pomegranate General Manager Mayer Gold. “Our in-house chefs use a sophisticated blend of imported ingredients to create a blintz that practically melts in your mouth.” But of course, Shavuos is about more than just blintzes. It’s about making unforgettable meals that will overwhelm your taste buds…without overwhelming you. That’s precisely why Pomegranate came up with a new, culinary revolution: parbaked Italian pasta dishes in a variety of unique flavors. These milchig dishes are sold partiallybaked and can be heated up in a regular home oven, allowing savvy balabustes to create fresh-tasting pasta dishes without the time-consuming preparation process. Just pop it in the oven, serve as a main dish and wait for the compliments to come pouring in – it’s that easy! Pomegranate also boasts a variety of
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homemade sauces that guarantee to jazz up every dish on your table. These highlyguarded recipes were created by some of New York City’s most celebrated chefs exclusively for Pomegranate and are not available anywhere else. Most notably, Pomegranate has garnered accolades as the only supermarket in the region to carry uncommon items such as cholov yisroel vodka sauce and gourmet, handmade artisanal cheeses. For many in the Jewish community, that can spell the difference between a good dish – and a great dish. Additionally, a full-service fish department with the freshest and cleanest seafood selection is indispensable for those looking to create one-of-a-kind Shavuos recipes. “I only buy my fish at Pomegranate,” says Rachel Levy, a Brooklyn housewife. “The quality and flavor of my meals are much better when I use salmon or tilapia from Pomegranate. They hand-select their fish by going to the fish market daily and you can really taste the difference.” And to those desperately looking for that extra special treat to enhance their Yom Tov table with: your search has finally come to an end! Try Pomegranate’s authentic Japanese Sushi Platters for a culinary experience you’ll never forget. From spicy tuna avocado to salmon tempura rolls, Pomegranate’s award-winning sushi chefs create remarkable platters that will amaze your family, guests…and even the neighbors. Lastly, Pomegranate’s sterling reputation for service and efficiency aims to make your Yom Tov shopping an absolute pleasure. By offering shoppers free valet parking, speedy checkout lines and an upscale shopping experience, Pomegranate isn’t just making kosher retailing history – it’s making your Shavuos shopping and cooking easier than ever before.
New Owners Shutting Down Kosher Turkey Farm Plant Little more than a year after going into operations, Kosher Valley is shutting down its plant at the former Plainville Turkey Farm. n Wednesday, Kosher Valley’s parent company, Hain Celestial, announced in a quarterly report that it had sold off the Kosher Valley brand. At 4 p.m. workers were told the plant would be shut down in a week and stay closed for six months. They were told the Kosher Valley line would be taken over by Empire Kosher Poultry, a leader in the industry, and that another use would have to be found for the Plainville plant. One worker said General Manager Mike Vance told employees they would be called back to work in six months. Hain Celestial, which includes such
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brands as Earth’s Best baby food, Celestial Seasonings and Avalon personal care products, bought the Plainville facility from the Bitz family for $26.3 million in 2007. Most workers were laid off in early 2009 while the plant was refurbished to handle kosher processing of chickens and turkeys. The retooling, which cost more than $1 million, was completed in March of that year. More than 100 people worked at the plant, workers said. The turkey processing that had been done at the plant when it was owned by the Bitz family was moved to a turkey production facility in New Oxford, Pa. At the time of the move, the new owner said the shift would bring cost savings. In the quarterly report, Hain Celestial said it lost about $700,000 on Kosher Valley during the first three months of 2010.
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SHAVUOT CHEESE CAKE One of the traditions of the Shavuot Holiday is to eat chalavy, milchig (dairy). One of the favorite dairy dishes is cheese cake and there are many varieties. While the recipes all have a crust there are plenty of pie crusts that are available in any kosher store that can be used.
YERUSHALAYIM CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp grated lemon rind (scrub rind with soap & water - then check for spots) 1/2 cup butter 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten 1/2 tsp vanilla 5 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, softened 1-1/2 tsp grated lemon rind (scrub rind with soap & water - then check for spots) 1-1/2 tsp grated orange rind (scrub rind with soap & water - then check for spots) 1/4 tsp vanilla 1-3/4 cups sugar 3 Tbs flour 5 eggs 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup whipping cream INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine flour, sugar and lemon rind. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add yolk and vanilla. Mix. Pat 1/3 dough in bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with sides off. Bake 6 minutes or until golden. Cool. Butter pan sides and attach to bottom.
Pat dough around sides, 2-inches up. Increase oven to 475 degrees. Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla and orange and lemon rinds. Mix sugar and flour. Gradually blend into cheese. Add eggs and yolks, one at a time, stirring lightly after each addition. Stir in whipping cream. Beat well. Pour into pan and bake 10 to 12 minutes. Reduce heat to 200 degrees Fahrenheit and continue to bake for 1 hour or more until set. Turn off oven, open door, and leave cake in oven 30 minutes or more. Cool on rack and refrigerate overnight. May top with strawberry glaze.
STRAWBERRY GLAZE INGREDIENTS: 1 quart strawberries (cut off tops &check extremely well for infestation) 1/4 cup cold water 3/4 cup sugar 1-1/2 Tbs cornstarch 1 tsp unsalted butter INSTRUCTIONS: Wash strawberries with soap, cut off tops and discard. Crush about 1 cup of strawberries and put in saucepan. Add sugar, water, a pinch of salt and cornstarch. Boil gently for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 teaspoon of butter. Cool slightly. Chill until ready to serve with cheesecake.
Can be put on top of cheesecake after cake and glaze has thoroughly chilled.
SHIMON BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS: CRUST: 10 graham crackers, break up "KOSHER" 1-¼ cups pecans (check for infestation) 6 Tbs unsalted butter, melted FILLING: 1-½ lbs cream cheese, softened ¾ cup sugar 3 large eggs 1/3 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 oz white chocolate, imported "ELITE Magdeem" TOPPING: 1-½ cups sour cream ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar 1-½ oz. white chocolate, grated "ELITE Magdeem" 24 pecan halves INSTRUCTIONS: CRUST: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan with 2-¾-inch sides. 3. Finely grind graham crackers, pecans and sugar in a food processor. 4. Add butter and blend, using pulse switch.
5. Press crumbs onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of prepared pan. 6. Refrigerate 20 minutes. FILLING: 1. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. 2. Whisk eggs, Bailey’s and vanilla in a medium bowl until just blended. 3. Beat egg mixture into cream cheese mixture. 4. Finely chop white chocolate in processor using on/off turns. 5. Add to cream cheese mixture. 6. Transfer filling to crust-lined pan. 7. Bake until edges of filling are puffed and dry looking and center is just set, about 50 minutes. 8. Cool on rack. FOR TOPPING: 1. Mix sour cream and powdered sugar in a small bowl. 2. Spread topping onto cooled cake. 3. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 6 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead). 4. Sprinkle grated chocolate over cake. 5. Place pecans around edge and serve. NOTE: Can be made with or without topping, if without, topping can be served on side.
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iJewish Apps for the iPhone It’s the eve of Succot. You’re stranded in the airport on account of strange volcanic ash drifting through Europe’s skies. Bereft of lulav and etrog, as the sun descends, you take out your... iPhone? ccording to Rabbi Hillel Weinberg, head of the Aish Hatorah yeshiva, the answer is no. But that hasn’t stopped iPhone developers in their quest to make an app for everything – including everything Jewish. “It’s not kosher for the mitzva,” said Weinberg, “but it’s a nice thing to do so people know what we do on Succot.” The Lulav Wizard application uses the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer to allow users to shake a virtual, 3D lulav and etrog, providing sound effects, step-by-step instructions, and of course the accompanying blessings in Hebrew and English. The app promises “good fun for the vilda chaya [unruly child] or altacocker [old man].” Rabbi Shimon Hurowitz of Aish Hatorah explained that the mitzva was not valid this way, because “you have to have an actual lulav and etrog. If you wanted to eat and someone gave you a picture of a hamburger, it doesn’t mean you can eat it. It has to be real.”
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Application developer Stuart Rubin agrees, saying “it was never intended to be a substitute for the mitzva. It was meant to be educational, an entrée for someone who had never shaken a lulav. A way to get more comfortable with doing it.” Another interesting application is iKippa by Uri Keldar, built for “those moments where you need yarmulke and you don’t have one.” iKippa encourages the user to “choose your yarmulke design and then flip your iPhone face up, for those rare times when you need to put it on your head.” As long as it’s not Saturday, you should be okay. Since any head covering can function as a kippa, Hurowitz said, in this case it might be permissible. “You have to have something on your head. It may work because of the object [iPhone] you have on your head, but not because of the virtual kippa,” he explained. Other entertaining iPhone applications include iGavolt, published by Rubin. This one puts a Jewish grandmother in your pocket, playing sound
bites on command, like “Why don’t you call me anymore?” or “You look too skinny, eat some farfel.” Users can play grandma chuckle sounds, and even listen to a grandma rap. For Hanukka, you can drag a virtual shamash and light the candles on an iMenorah. The app automatically populates the correct number of candles by the date, and sings the blessings after you’ve lit them. They will slowly burn down over the course of eight minutes. After you’ve done the candles, you can download Super Dreidel. The app features traditional Hanukka music, and up to eight players can swipe the iPhone’s touch screen to spin a virtual dreidel. Users can play in Traditional, Vegas or Turbo mode. On a serious note, there are many Jewish iPhone applications that offer considerable benefits to users. Jewish calendar apps, digital siddurim (prayer books), kosher cookbooks and synagogue-finders are all available for download from the iTunes store. One of the most powerful Jewish iPhone applications is the iTalmud. The app, which developers credit as being in development for over 1,500 years, displays the entire Talmud in digital form. There are several different Talmud apps available for download, some costing only a few dollars, but Maplewood Associates’ $19.99 iTalmud takes the crown. It offers keyword search for the entire Talmud, Rashi, Tosafot, and other classic commentators, as well as a Daf Yomi (daily learning) program with accompanying English audio lectures. An English-translated edition is available as well for $24.99.
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Imagine A World Where Technology Helps Solve Tough Problems BY DOV PREMINGER Teams from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology took first and second place in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Israel, which challenges students worldwide to solve the world’s toughest problems with technology. he competition, held at the College of Management, Academic Studies (COMAS) in Rishon Lezion on Monday, chose six finalists from 18 teams. Microsoft’s Imagine Cup calls for students to “imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.” The challenges this year were to use technology to advance the United Nations’ Millennium Goals – fighting against hunger and for basic education, a right to health, and responsibility to future generations. Last year’s competition drew more than 300,000 applicants worldwide. Almost 20 judges weighed in on the Israeli finals, including deans and computer science faculty from universities, venture capital partners, and chief technology officers from industry. First place went to a team that designed the Help system, which facilitates fast and accurate
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Don't Get Burned by Sunscreen Claims Amy Bass, a Texas mother of a 12year-old boy and twin 5-year-old girls, is careful about slathering her children with sunscreen. The problem is, she can’t tell the difference between brands, taking it on faith that all sunblocks are created equally. just grab whatever’s available,” says 45-year-old Bass, of San Antonio. “I look at my girls and they have such perfect skin and I’d like them to have that forever.” What Bass and many other consumers don't realize is that while most sunscreens help prevent sunburn, many don’t provide effective protection against skin damage from ultraviolet A rays, which make up 95 percent of the UV spectrum. Some new sunscreen formulas protect against UVA, but there have been some worries about ingredient safety. So, consumers must sort through a maze of misleading claims and products that vary widely in their effectiveness. Sunburn is caused by ultraviolet B rays, which are stronger at midday and in the summer. However, UVA rays can penetrate glass and are the same strength all year, all day long. Both types of rays contribute to wrinkling, freckling, hyper-pigmentation and skin cancer. The federal Food and Drug Administration has been promising for more than 30 years to set standards for sunscreen performance and label claims, but hasn’t yet. Some dermatologists are frustrated over the lack of reliable guidelines. “For sunscreen to be really effective in preventing skin cancer, it has to provide broad-spectrum coverage,” says Dr. Henry Lim, chairman of dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. “The U.S. is the only industrialized country with no guidelines for UVA protection, so consumers here have no way of knowing.” Providing some guidelines would be the most helpful thing the FDA could do for consumers, Lim says. But, he adds, “I’m not holding my breath.” A spokeswoman for the FDA now says its long-awaited sunscreen recommendations will be released in October 2010. That leaves one more hot, sunny summer to hope the sunblock you're slathering on really works. The guidelines can’t come soon enough. A recent study in the Archives of Dermatology revealed that more than 2 million people in the U.S. develop nonmelanoma skin cancers every year, a more than 300 percent increase in skin cancer incidence since 1994, when rates were last estimated. Most of those cases are sunrelated, according to the American Cancer Society. Meanwhile, consumer groups are trying to fill the void. According to the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization that rates the safety and effectiveness of 1,700 sunscreen brands each year, three out of five sunscreen for-
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mulas did not provide the protection promised on the label. “People are used to just picking this stuff up,” says Sonia Lunder, a senior analyst in the Toxics Research Group at EWG. “We’ve lifted the veil on this idea that there are sunscreens that are ‘all day’ and ‘waterproof’ and ‘sweat proof.’ There aren’t.” Right now, the only claim consumers can rely on with any degree of certainty is SPF, or Sun Protection Factor. But most people don’t fully understand what SPF numbers mean — and don’t mean. “SPF is very misleading,” says dermatologist Dr. James Spencer, of St. Petersburg, Fla. “If I were a logical consumer, I would think that SPF 30 is twice as good as SPF 15. But SPF 15 blocks 94 percent of UVB rays. SPF 30 blocks 97 percent. Past 30, there isn’t much additional benefit to be had,” he says. “It may not be the best measurement, but the FDA has chosen to keep it.” The danger is that people may think they are getting exponentially more protection from very high SPF products, which may cause them to stay out in the sun longer. Proposed FDA regulations will make 50 the highest SPF available. People may also think SPF fully protects against sun damage, but it really only measures UVB protection. There’s no guarantee a product provides equivalent, or even any, protection against UVA rays. Many people don’t even know they need it. “We’ve done a great job of getting out the message to wear sunscreen and stay out of the noonday sun, but the public didn’t get the UVA message at all,” says San Francisco dermatologist Dr. Richard Glogau. Glogau says he and his staff “talk ‘til we’re blue in the face” trying to get patients to understand that they need to take precautions to protect themselves against UVA rays. Jimmy Cravello, an avid fisherman from Natural Bridge Station, Va., is typical. “I like to get a base tan or burn before I start using sunscreen,” he says. Under proposed FDA regulations, a four-star rating system for UVA protection will be added alongside SPF. Spencer and other dermatologists believe a star system will go a long way toward educating con-
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Bypass, Stents Equally Safe NEW STUDY SHOWS PATIENTS IN EACH GROUP FARE JUST AS WELL Patients who got heart bypass surgery and those who got their blocked arteries propped open with stents fared equally well five years after their procedures, South Korean doctors reported on Wednesday. he study of more than 2,200 patients showed no difference in death, heart attack or stroke between the two groups, Dr. Duk-Woo Park of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul and col-
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Pricey Heart Screening May Not Be Worth It Examining patient records to pick out those at high risk of developing heart disease is cheaper and just as effective as screening all adults aged between 40 and 74, a British study showed on Monday. he research, published in the British Medical Journal, raises doubts about $387 million a year screening program launched by the British government in 2008 and suggests funds may be better spent on high-risk patients. Simon Griffin of the epidemiology unit of Britain's Medical Research Council, who led the study, said it showed with health care budgets squeezed by global recession and a growing burden of chronic disease, health authorities should think carefully about pricey heart screening plans. "A universal screening program for cardiovascular disease might prevent an important number of new cardiovascular events ... but it may be unrealistic to implement in increasingly resource-constrained health systems," he wrote in the study. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in Europe, the United States and other developed nations. Its costs to the British economy are estimated at $46.4 billion a year, while the American Heart Association estimates heart disease and stroke will cost the United States an estimated $503.2 billion in 2010. Griffin and colleagues assessed data from almost 17,000 European men and women between the ages of 40 and 74 who had no heart disease or diabetes at the start of the study. They looked at several different screening strategies to determine which ones were most effective: Inviting all 40-74 year olds for vascular screening (as the British program
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does); inviting 50-74 year olds for screening; inviting overweight people for screening, asking patients to complete a heart disease risk questionnaire and inviting those with high scores for screening; and inviting only patients whose records would flag them up as high risk. The researchers found that final strategy — using medical records to pick out highrisk patients — was just as effective as the government's screening program at preventing new cases of heart disease and would save costs. Starting screening from age 50, rather than 40, would also get similar results, they found. "Policy makers have to decide on the balance between the number of people needed to screen or treat and the number of (heart disease) cases that can be prevented," Griffin wrote. Britain's opposition Conservative Party, seeking to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labor government in an election on May 6, has indicated it may scrap the vascular screening program if it wins power.
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Berlin Exhibit Features Famous Jewish Comic Creators BY MALKAH FLEISHER A new exhibit at Berlin's Jewish Museum entitled "Heroes, Freaks, and Superrabbis – the Jewish Color of Comics" features the work of 45 of the best comic creators, almost all the children of European Jewish parents who had emigrated to New York. n article by Agence France Presse reported that the exhibit is intended to investigate why Jews began drawing comic book heroes in the first place. Superman, Spiderman, Batman, and the Incredible Hulk were all brought to life by Jewish comic makers. Jewish Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and Jewish Captain America creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, each had their characters battling the Nazis, and even Hitler himself in 1940. Berlin museum curator Anne Helene
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Hoog posited that the creation of the comics may have filled a personal, and perhaps cultural or even national, need for superheroes in the 1930s and 40s, when the Great Depression gave way to World War II, and young immigrants to the United States – especially Jews – were often poor refugees. The exhibit will also display the traditional Jewish imagery found in some comics, including the resemblance of the story of young Superman to that of young Moses: both were set adrift to save their lives, then raised by those who discovered them. Pulitzer-prize-winning Holocaust comic Maus, Mad magazine, and other comics will also be on display in the exhibit, which is held in cooperation with the Museum of Art and History of Judaism in Paris and the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam. Running until August 8, the exhibit will feature over 200 original comics, including rare signed originals.
National Mishna Quiz: Not Just for the Religious BY HILLEL FENDEL The winners of the 7th annual nationwide Mishna Quiz, held in Efrat, have been named: Alon Simon of Jerusalem and Yair Shmuel Cohen from Elkanah. he quiz is held yearly for contestants from religious and not-religious schools around the country, sponsored by the Education Ministry’s Torah Culture Department. Hundreds of students from Modiin, Maccabim-Reut, Ramle, Jerusalem
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Is My Therapist Records Open in Divorce Proceedings? BY: MARTIN E. FRIEDLANDER, ESQ. A common question asked frequently, by the parties involved in divorce litigation pertains to their therapy records. Litigants are concerned that what they discuss with their therapist in confidential meetings can be disclosed. This is a question that exists in many cases, which one must discuss with competent counsel. The following is a broad outline. herapist can only disclose information if a HIPPA (federal regulation) complaint release is supplied by the patient. This release permits the therapist to disclose the patients’ notes and records when issued and completed as part of a custody battle. When parties litigate the issue of custody of minor children, their mental state are at issue. Both parties loose the defense that the confidential privilege should ban their therapy records from being supplied. Generally, the Court will direct the parties to issue HIPPA complaint releases should the desire to contest the other party desire for custody. These notes and discussions by the therapist will be given to the court appointed
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forensic evaluator. A forensic evaluator is generally a psychologist (although they may be a psychiatrist), one selected by the Court to assist the Court when it is called upon to determine custody in a proceeding. The forensic evaluator will analyze ones records in making their respective custody recommendation. One should note that the Courts are of the impression that the therapy is positive factor. Obviously, if issues presented by the therapist may lead to the forensic evaluator directing certain testing (psychological or medical) be conducted on the parties. There is a wide array of psychological testing at their disposal. Personality test (MMPI) is just one that is used on a regular basis. TO BE CONTINUED…
Next: Including; who does a forensic evaluator, conducting the evaluation speak to. Martin E. Friedlander, Esq. can be reached by email at mef@mflawyer.com or by phone at 212-321-7092 and for suggestions for the column please email: Inwhosebestinterest@gmail.com.
Anti-Semitic Facebook Page Gains Over 10,000 Fans Profile displays graphic images, profanity against Jews, Israel and the United States Anti-Semitic Web sites are nothing new, however, the social network Facebook, which is known for its strict regulations against blatantly racist groups, has a page called F*** Israel, which has over 10,480 fans. he page is dedicated to anti-Semitic posts and images, published by the fans on a daily basis, including graphic images, profanity against Jews, Israel and the United States. The Facebook page displays the Nazi symbol titled "we will return to power," alongside many pictures of Adolf Hitler, and posts dedicated to Jews such as "go back to the camps." Amongst suggestions for solutions for the "Jewish virus," the site also displays pornographic images accompanied by derogatory commentary about the
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Holocaust, the Middle East conflict and former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Facebook gives users the option to report disturbing pages by pressing the 'Report Page' tab on the left-hand side of the screen. Facebook management has removed several anti-Semitic pages in the past, yet it seems that the Jewish founder of the social network, Mark Zuckerberg, has not yet picked up on this one. Zuckerberg initially established Facebook for the use of Harvard students alone. The Web site grew so popular that he decided to open its use up to students at other universities as well, and in 2006 it was made accessible to everyone. Last week it was made public that Facebook has the jaw-dropping number of nearly half a billion members worldwide – more than any other social network online.
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Parshas Bhar Bamidbar - 5770
A Powerful New Beginning BY RABBI LABEL LAM And now, if you will hearken well to Me and observe My covenant, you shall be to Me the most beloved treasure of all the peoples, for Mine is the entire world! (Shemos 19:5) nd now: If you will accept upon yourselves it will be sweet from here on. From here we learn that all beginnings are hard. (Rashi Mechilta) There’s a phenomenon that openly def ies this Rashi. If “all beginnings are hard”, then why do we f ind at the beginning of a z’man (a semester) of learning there’s an initial burst of energy but in a short few weeks the exuberance has all too often waned? What’s happening here? I once heard a Kotzker-like answer from a Yeshiva Rebbe who
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claims that it is not a contradiction at all. The answer is that for so many who are sprinting in the f irst days it’s not “the beginning” at all but actually “the end”. As a challenge I once promised a group of Hebrew Day School Students who were wavering about whether or not to continue on to Yeshiva High School that I could prove to them mathematically that there is such a thing as the Yetzer Hara- the negative inclination. The proof is quite simple. That same year I was also teaching in a Hebrew School for public school kids preparing for their Bar Mitzvah. I wondered aloud why even the best kid didn’t come back to school the day after his Bar Mitzvah. I think the answer is comparable to stepping out onto the court at Madison Square Garden before a basketball game
Haftorah Bamidbar Hosea 2:01- 2:2 This week's Haftorah is from Hoshea. Hoshea's prophecy is a seemingly contradictory presentation of the relationship between the Jews and G-d. On the one hand Hoshea compares the Jews to a Harlot who betrays her husband and cannot in good conscience claim that her husband has fathered her children. On the other hand, Hoshea concludes his prophecy with G-d's promise that he will never abandon the Jews and that despite the nations betrayal and disloyalty, the children are still His. n order to understand this prophecy, a little background is in order. G-d had stated to Hoshea that the Jews had sinned. Hoshea responded by suggesting to Hashem that He exchange the Jews for another nation. As a Prophet, it was Hoshea's responsibility to follow Moshe's example and fight on behalf of the nation, not reaffirm their guilt and sins. In essence, Hoshea had spoken Lashon Harah about the Jews. As a part of Hoshea's training, Hashem instructed him to marry a woman who was a
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prostitute. He fathers three children whom he gives unusual names reflecting his personal frustration with the Jews. His oldest is named Yizrael - The G-d Who plants. His second child, a daughter, he names Lo Ruchamah - One who does not deserve mercy. His third child, a boy, he named Lo Ami - Not My nation. Hashem then told him to send away his wife and children. Hoshea begged G-d to rescind His order because he loved his family and did not want to be apart from them. Gd then says to him, "Isn't your wife a prostitute, and don't even know if your children are yours? Yet you love them! So too is my relationship with the Jews. No matter how they betray me I still love them and do not want to be apart from them!" Hoshea understood the lesson and changed his entire attitude toward the Jews. Instead of presenting the angry demeanor of harshness and judgment, Hoshea prophesied some of the most beautiful and optimistic prophecies that we have. The final words of the Haftorah capture the eternity of G-d's love for His Chosen People. "I shall marry you to Me forever..."
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. The sages expounded in the language of the Mishnah (blessed is He who chose them and their learning): Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things; not only that, but [the creation of] the entire world is worthwhile for him alone. He is called friend, beloved, lover of G-d, lover of humanity, rejoicer of G-d, rejoicer of humanity. The Torah enclothes him with humility and awe; makes him fit to be righteous, pious, correct and faithful; distances him from sin and brings him close to merit. From him, people enjoy counsel and wisdom, understanding and power, as is stated (Proverbs 8:14): "Mine are counsel and wisdom, I am understanding, mine is power." The Torah grants him sovereignty, dominion, and jurisprudence. The Torah's secrets are revealed to him, and he becomes as an everincreasing wellspring and as an unceasing river. He becomes modest, patient and forgiving of insults. The Torah uplifts him and makes him greater than all creations. . Said Rabbi Joshua the son of Levi: Every day, an echo resounds from Mount Horeb (Sinai) proclaiming and saying: "Woe is to the creatures who insult the Torah." For one who does not occupy himself in Torah is considered an outcast, as is stated (Proverbs 11:22), "A golden nosering in the snout of a swine, a beautiful woman bereft of reason." And it says (Exodus 32:16): "And the tablets are the
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work of G-d, and the writing is G-d's writing, engraved on the tablets"; read not "engraved" (charut) but "liberty" (chairut)---for there is no free individual, except for he who occupies himself with the study of Torah. And whoever occupies himself with the study of Torah is elevated, as is stated (Number 21:19), "And from the gift to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to The Heights." . One who learns from his fellow a single chapter, or a single law, or a single verse, or a single word, or even a single letter, he must treat him with respect. For so we find with David, king of Israel, who did not learn anything from Achitofel except for two things alone, yet he called him his "master," his "guide" and his "intimate," as is stated (Psalms 55:14), "And you are a man of my worth, my guide and intimate friend." Surely we can infer a fortiori: if David, king of Israel, who learned nothing from Achitofel except for two things alone, nevertheless referred to him as his master, guide and intimate, it certainly goes without saying that one who learns from his fellow a single chapter, a law, a verse, a saying, or even a single letter, is obligated to revere him. And there is no reverence but Torah, as is stated (Proverbs 3:35; 28:10), "The sages shall inherit honor" "and the integral shall inherit good"; and there is no good but Torah, as is stated (ibid. 4:2), "I have given you a good purchase; My Torah, do not forsake it."
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and taking warm up shots. Everyone can do what he pleases shooting and missing from close and far range but once the clock is set, the game begins, and points begin to register it becomes woefully diff icult to get the ball near the basket. Similarly till the age of 13, up until the age that Mitzvos begin to count we can shoot around and practice in whichever way we want. However the day after the celebration which was to propel one to a responsible Jewish living, an iron curtain magically descends and only a select few of determined individuals will even dare to approach the goal. What is a day of beginning, a launching for some is the f inale, the good-bye party for too many others. A residual point that emanates from this illustration is that learning Torah and doing Mitzvos really count for
something great. Why else would there be such strong opposition? The Talmud queries based on a verse from Habakuk “And he placed man like the f ish of the sea…” “Why are people compared to f ish? In order to teach you that just as f ish of the sea when they come onto dry land they immediately die so too when people separate from words of Torah and Mitzvos they immediately die.” (Avoda Zora 3A) Rabbi Dovid Ordman asked, “Just how precise is this analogy? Do people die when removed from Torah and Mitvos?” Let us put on our scuba equipment and observe the quiet and subtle motions of the schools of f ish going about their business in an almost surreal environment. Their world is so quiet,
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The Lighter Side Of The Voice The Haircut Joke A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a rabbi, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, “I’ll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study the Torah more, get your hair cut and we’ll talk about it.” After about a month, the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss the use of the car. They again went to the father’s study where his father said, “Son, I’ve been very proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you’ve studied the Torah diligently, but you didn’t get your hair cut!” The young man waited a moment and replied, “You know, Dad, I’ve been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Abraham had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Moses had long hair....” To which the Rabbi replied, “Yes, and they WALKED everywhere they went!”
Why did Moshe get 2 Tablets and Not One Moshe was on Mount Sinai getting the Torah from Hashem when on the 40th day he complained. “God I have been here for 40 days and nights, I have had no sleep and no food. I have a head ache Give me a break already.” God answered him, “Take 2 tablets and call me in the morning.”
The Humor Of The Two Shirts A Jewish mother is worrying day in and day out about her poor son, far away in college: “Oivey, will he ever f ind a nice girl,... will he have enough to eat,...will he be cold at night?” While worrying she decides to at least buy and send him two warm flannel shirts. A couple of months later he travels back to New York to see his mother. After many hours in a bus he arrives erev Shabat at her door and thinks, “Wait, maybe I should wear one of the shirts she sent me! Surely this will make her happy!” He puts on the shirt, rings the door bell and his mother opens the door. “Jankel!” “Mammele!” “Jankel, I am sooooo happy to see you! And you even wear one of the shirts I sent you! But tell me one thing: You didn’t like the other shirt?!?!”
The Humorous Tale Of The RAM Abraham wants to upgrade his PC to Windows ‘95. Isaac’s incredulous. “Pop,” he says, “you can’t run Windows ‘95 on your old, slow 386! Everybody knows that you need at least a fast 486 with a minimum of 16 megs of memory in order to multi task effectively with Windows ‘95.” But Abraham, the man of faith, gazed calmly at his son and replied, “G-d will provide the RAM, my son.”
The Humorous Tale Of A Bad Egg A rabbi and his wife were cleaning up the house. The rabbi came across a box he didn’t recognize. His wife told him to leave it alone, it was personal. One day she was out and his curiosity got the best of him. He opened the box, and inside he found 3 eggs and $2000. When his wife came home, he admitted that he opened the box, and he asked her to explain the contents to him. She told him that every time he had a bad sermon, she would put an egg in the box... He interrupted, “In twenty years, only three bad sermons? That’s not bad.” His wife continued, “......and every time I got a dozen eggs, I would sell them for $1.”
The Good Laugh Of The Religious Bear Didja hear the Yom Kippur story about the frum yid taking a walk in the deep woods of Maine? As he was walking along, he stumbled and his kipah fell off. He bent over to pick it up. As he stood up he noticed a bear standing right in front of him. The guy was just shocked. He quickly put the kipah back on his head and, believing his end near, began reciting the Shema. The bear saw the kippah and heard the prayer—and lo and behold! — the bear put a kipah on his head too! Then the bear began to pray. Seeing the bear daveniig, the poor Yid breathed a small sigh of relief and began to bentch gomel. He f inished just in time to hear the bear utter the last words of the bear’s prayer — hamotzi lekhem min ha-aretz.
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People and Places BY PAUL STEINER Jay Leno said “Researchers found that you are more likely to get germs from money than any other object... Really? Then how come poor people aren’t healthier?” raig Ferguson gripped: “It’s fitting that April 14 is National Pecan Day because today, we recognize nuts. And, on April 15, we pay our taxes to support them.” Kit Honn who was important in popularizing surfing, died in April, but NY Times did not run his detailed obit until 9 days later. Ditto Arnold Spohr, the longtime artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet who died Apr. 12, did not get a long illustrated obit in the NYT until Apr. 26! Jackie Mason told me at Applejack Diner that he did an intimate show for 200 people in Mamaroneck, L.I., to try out new material. Brian Hunter is the current president of the Musicians Club of New York. Past presidents are Walter Damrosch and Olga Koussevitsky.
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Jewish Biography Hailed for his extraordinarily imaginative and original interpretations, the Russianborn Israeli pianist Victor Goldberg performs both classical masterpieces and rarely performed piano works. A Winner of the 2008 Pro Musicis International Award, the Artist Recognition Award and the International Keyboard Festival in NY, the Arianni Katcz Piano Competition in Tel Aviv, and the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Ukraine, Mr. Goldberg has performed extensively in Israel, Europe and the US.
American plays “Smashing” by Brooke Berman and “High Dive” by Leslie Ayvazian, Play Co. received a 2007 Obie Award for its “unique contribution to the theatre community.” Also this spring, The Play Company is presenting - in a co-production with Playwrights Horizons and Culture Project the world-premiere of Kia Corthron’s play “A Cool Dip In The Barren Saharan Crick,” official opening night March 28th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 W. 42 St.) Scheduled performances can be purchased at the 59E59 Box office, by phone at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com, $5 student rush tickets are available at the box office only. ($24.50 for 59E59 Members). For more information about the Play Company visit www.playco.org .
Music News The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, a much-loved and essential part of the East End’s summer cultural life, announces its 27th season of concerts slated for Wednesday, July 28-Aug. 22, the Festival’s Bridgehampton series has been programmed with flair to offer works by Bach, Vivaldi, Schumann, Beethoven, and Mozart alongside a wealth of contemporary music. Sixteen works composed in the past ten years will be performed over the course of twelve concerts, including a BCMF commission by Bruce MacCombie, world premieres of ‘SeaSkye’ Songs for Flute, Violin, Cello, Piano, and Soprano (new version) by Eric Ewazen, and of ‘Memoir for Flute and Piano’ by Russell Platt, as well as works by Arvo Part, Leon Kirchner, Paul Brantley and Sean Hickey.
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Robert Farquhar’s “Bad Jazz” (England), Vijay Tendulkar’s “Sakharam Binder” (India); Yoji Sakate’s “The Attic” (Japan); and the Presnyakov Brothers’ “Terorism” (Russia); as well as world premieres of the
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How to play Sudoku? One simple rule:
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A Powerful New Beginning ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 peaceful, and dream-like. Now we turn our attention to a harvest of fresh f ish being lowered by net onto the dock. Now, these f ish look alive. Some are jumping 20 feet in the air performing all kinds of gymnastics
and fancy dance moves. The others in the water seem dead in comparison. We understand though that nothing is further from the truth. The f ish that appear to be so active and animated are behaving so because they are choking. Their
brains are convulsing and so they flail about in desperation. This is not the dance of life but the throes of death. This may help us understand that the loudest voices that seek attention and are making the biggest noise in our
world are really dying movements organizing thunderous “good-bye parties”. In the meanwhile we quietly prepare again and again just as we did 3315 years ago for a powerful new beginning.
he terms “the ‘in’ group versus the ‘out’ group.” “This Chabadnik sitting there in the middle of Iowa is clearly an ‘out’ group,” he explains, “so he’s not like them – therefore, there’s an impulse to react in a more intense fashion.” According to Black, there has been a media campaign against Rubashkin, particularly in the Jewish media. “The piling on against this individual was very in vogue in the Jewish media who found it very comfortable to cast aspersions on this individual,” he says, “so I basically had to stand alone and take a point of view which the Jewish media had not taken, which was whether or not this was a proportionate sentence.” Since Black’s findings have been published, there has been a massive public campaign of letters to Linda Reade, the judge of the Rubashkin case, disseminated through Facebook, Twitter, and the mass media. A number of U.S. attorneys, including Kenneth Starr, Janet Reno, and Alan Dershowitz, have also filed an open letter to the judge stating that the life-sentence recommendation is “disproportionate and shocking.” Judge Reade has decided to take a three-
to-five-week adjournment and contemplate what the sentence should be in the midst of all the controversy. “In my opinion,” relates Black, “based on the historical precedent of this judge, who is known to have given extremely long sentences for all types of infractions, I believe she will take three to five weeks to let the heat go down, to give the appearance that she has given a well considered sentencing. I don’t think she will buckle – that is going to invalidate her sentencing philosophy on dozens of other violations. Therefore, I believe she will go ahead and give, not a 45-year sentence, but a 20-25year sentence.” Black calls the Rubashkin case a “miscarriage of justice” and compares it to the infamous Jonathan Pollard case in which Pollard was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment for a crime in which similar felons have received 2-4 years. “The issue is not whether Rubashkin is the most angelic or villainous of felons,” Black concludes. “The issue is fairness and equality – I’m looking into the law, and that’s what my investigation was about.”
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Edwin Black Highly Critical of Rubashkin Trial... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Agriprocessors, which Black claims was “a target of substantial immigration enforcement standards,” was raided by immigration authorities in May 2008, after being investigated by both the government and PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals). The slaughterhouse was then shut down. “They were then set to prosecute the man for immigration violations, and never did,” explains Black. “Instead, they prosecuted him for financial crimes which were either engineered, manipulated, or caused by the government action itself.” Black speaks of the means by which the government assessed the apparent damage Rubashkin had done to society, and how they influenced the outcome of a proposed life sentence for the 50-year old man. “An obsolete if not archaic law from the 1920s called the Packers Act, in which you have to pay your cattle bill within 24 hours,” Black said, was used by the government in order to reveal the extent of interest lost by suppliers of Agriprocessors. “The mere fact that in this day and age the U.S. attorney would call the cattle suppliers and ask them to calculate how much money
they lost in interest on the fact that their bill was paid three to five days late must give you an insight into the mindset of this prosecution,” Black said. “More importantly,” he added, “due to government action, Agriprocessors was forced into bankruptcy, and as a result, the line of credit he had with the bank defaulted. This bank had previously earned some 21 million dollars in profit, but once the company was forced into bankruptcy, they lost 24 million dollars. That 24-million default punched up the formulaic numbers on how many years he should spend in prison.” What originally caught Black’s attention and prompted him to write the report was not only the fact that the original crimes which Rubashkin was accused of committing - carrying lesser penalties - were never tried, but that a lifetime sentence has been recommended. “This sentence [is] completely disproportionate to virtually all other criminals in his class,” says Black. “It reflects the community standards of Iowa, and perhaps, the specific bent of the prosecutors in Iowa.” The core issue in this case, however, according to Black, is a phenomenon which
US Renews Sanctions Against Syria For 30th Time... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10
policy, and economy of the United States.” This comes in juxtaposition to last month’s announcement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the White House seeks more amicable relations with the country. Israel’s accusation that Syria provides weaponry to Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon – which Syria denies – put a damper on that détente. However, this is the 30th year in a row Syria has made the sanction list, never having been removed from it in the list’s history. President Jimmy Carter was the f irst to place Syria under sanction. A scathing report by James H. Anderson in the Washington Post hashed out the wide array of terrorist organizations and acts Syria sponsors, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the
tyrannical regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It also distinguished Syria as the only country which has been sanctioned by the United States for state-sponsored terrorism for 30 consecutive years. In response to the sanctions, Syria’s government-owned Al-Thawra newspaper condemned the move, with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal Mekdad saying Obama’s government has thereby “lost its credibility”. On Tuesday, the pro-Israel advocacy group American Jewish Committee (AJC) issued a press release applauding President Obama’s decision, saying Syria may “gravely undermine an already fragile situation in the Middle East.”
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BP’s First Attempt to Divert Gulf Oil Leak Fails... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 It had taken about two weeks to build the box and three days to cart it 50 miles out and slowly lower it to the well a mile below the surface, but the frozen depths were just too much. BP officials were not giving up hopes that a containment box — either the one brought there or another one being built — could cover the well. But they said it could be Monday or later before they decide whether to make another attempt to capture the oil and funnel it to a tanker on the surface would be tried. The box was moved hundreds of feet away while officials tried to figure out their next move. Early Sunday, there was little visible new activity at the site of the oil spill. The skies were clear, but the waves on the sea were kicking up and the wind was breezier than in previous days. “I wouldn’t say it’s failed yet,” BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles said of the containment box. “What I would say is what we attempted to do ... didn’t work.” There was a renewed sense of urgency as dime- to golfball-sized balls of tar began washing up on Dauphin Island, three miles
off the Alabama mainland at the mouth of Mobile Bay and much farther east than the thin, rainbow sheens that have arrived sporadically in the Louisiana marshes. “It almost looks like bark, but when you pick it up it definitely has a liquid consistency and it’s definitely oil,” said Kimberly Creel, 41, who was hanging out and swimming with hundreds of other beachgoers. “... I can only imagine what might be coming this way that might be larger.” About a half dozen tar balls had been collected by Saturday afternoon at Dauphin Island, Coast Guard chief warrant officer Adam Wine said in Mobile, and crews in protective clothing patrolled the beach for debris. Authorities planned to test the substance but strongly suspected it came from the oil spill. In the nearly three weeks since the Deepwater Horizon operated rig exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers, about 210,000 gallons of crude a day has been flowing into the Gulf. Until Saturday none of the thick sludge had reached shore. It had taken more than 12 hours to slowly
lower to the seafloor the peaked box the size of a four-story house, a task that required painstaking precision to accurately position it over the well for fear of damaging the leaking pipe and making the problem worse. Nothing like it had ever been attempted at such depths, where water pressure can crush a submarine. Company and Coast Guard officials had cautioned that ice like hydrates, a slushy mixture of gas and water, would be one of the biggest challenges to the containment box plan, and their warnings proved prophetic. The crystals clogged the opening in the top of the peaked box, BP’s Suttles said, like sand in a funnel, only upside-down. Options under consideration included raising the box high enough that warmer water would prevent the slush from forming, or using heated water or methanol. Even as officials pondered their next move, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said she must continue to manage expectations of what the containment box can do. “This dome is no silver bullet to stop the leak,” she said.
The spot where the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank now teems with vessels working on containing the rogue well. There are 15 boats and large ships at or near the site — some being used in the ongoing effort to drill a relief well, that most believe will be a permanent fix but that will take weeks to accomplish. The original blowout was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according to interviews with rig workers conducted during BP PLC’s internal investigation. Deep sea oil drillers often encounter pockets of methane crystals as they dig into the earth. As the bubble rose, it intensified and grew, breaking through various safety barriers, said Robert Bea, a University of California Berkley engineering professor and oil pipeline expert who detailed the situation during a press conference.
Imagine A World Where Technology Helps Solve Tough Problems... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 response to emergency scenarios such as criminal attacks. The software runs on mobile phones, and can be triggered at the press of a button, or via automated timer. When activated, Help calls for help by sending Bluetooth transmissions and automatic SMS messages to preselected emergency contacts. Help also documents the emergency event, storing GPS coordinates and cellphone info, which it uploads to a remote server. The information can be viewed by the user’s emergency contacts. Three Technion students – Yoav Cantor,
Keren Gorenstein, and Amit Gil – created Help. “We started the project in October, and the last two weeks have been very intense for us,” Gorenstein said. Each member of the Help team received an Acer laptop courtesy of Microsoft. The team will represent Israel in the worldwide finals of the Imagine Cup in Warsaw from July 3-8. The worldwide software winner in 2009 was a team from Romania that designed UpCity, a program that connects citizens and government agencies by getting people
involved at the grassroots level. This year is only the second time an Israeli competition has been held. Last year’s Israeli winner developed an augmented reality version of Rubik’s Cube, which could be manipulated in front of a camera to provide show different problems and solutions to the Millennium Goals. The project was designed to promote awareness of the goals in an unconventional way. This year’s Israeli Help team will be competing against, among others, the US finalist from the University of California, Davis. The US team’s project helps doctors in the field use mobile technology for early detection of vascular diseases among children in developing regions. A very close second place in the Israeli competition went to Mech, a project designed to provide emergency medical alerts for people with health monitoring devices. Tamer Salman of the Mech team explained their project as “a system that monitors health devices attached to peoples’ bodies, heart implants, blood pressure monitors, etc. A Bluetooth transmitter can send the information to a mobile phone, and then to a doctor.” The device would automatically alert medical authorities when measurements indicate an emergency, allowing for a fast response. MiHAPi a joint project between two students from Ben Gurion University and COMAS, placed third. The project’s slogan is “you play, we buy, they’re happy.” It allows users to engage in a sort of Sims style interface, engaging with a virtual family as a way to connect with real families in need.
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“The main thing is to help people located in a natural disaster region. You design a [virtual] family, gains MiHAPi money by learning about the disaster – for example, you get 15 happy points by recording yourself on a webcam and sharing your vision of the problem,” Nati Tsechanski of the MiHAPi team said. The program also allows users to donate real money to families in need. “Instead of going online and buying a Facebook gift for a dollar, you can choose to buy rice. We will send it to real families in the country in need,” Tsechanski said. Another project that placed among the finalists was Life Document, which synchronizes a voice-recording of an event with a written record, allowing users to easily match up voice and written versions. Project Sound Spot allows users to tag songs to specific places, allowing other users to hear the songs that match the place. Users can also connect with people who tagged the songs. Asked about how first-place winner Help would fare in the worldwide finals, Eliaz Tobias, a chief technology officer of Microsoft Israel, was optimistic. “Personal security in our world is complicated,” he said, speaking of the project’s theme. “Just yesterday, we all heard about the car bomb in Manhattan... Personal security is a very important thing right now in the world.” Eran Shust, leader of Imagine Cup Israel, said, “We’ve tried to use the same judging criteria [here in Israel] that they will evaluate the projects against worldwide, and we’ll work to prepare them.”
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Historical Amnesia at the Financial Times... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 the 180,000 current Jewish residents of eastern Jerusalem as settlers, a term that conjures up the image of British colonialists occupying foreign lands. This distorted image obscures the reality that most of these Jews are residents of urban neighborhoods in Israel’s capital city within walking distance of the Israeli parliament. In some cases, Jews are returning to reclaim property that was taken from them by force in 1948 and given to Palestinian Arabs. All
are lumped together in Buck’s account. By describing planned Israeli construction in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Jerusalem as an “illegal settlement” on occupied Palestinian land, Buck and Dombey side with the Arabs in denying Jews’ the right to reside there. In doing so, they implicitly endorse the ethnic cleansing of east Jerusalem’s Jewish residents sixty two years ago.
Despite producing a wide-ranging piece on recent tension between the United States and Israel, Tobias Buck and Daniel Dombey’s analysis suffers from an uncritical acceptance of the historically flawed Arabist narrative. Their repetitive invocations of Western imperalist terminology are symptomatic of an account undermined by historical amnesia, particularly as it relates to east Jerusalem. By ignoring the Jews’ expulsion from east
Jerusalem in 1948 and the absence of recognized Arab sovereignty, let alone Palestinian sovereignty, prior to 1967, their account is misleading. That some Israeli governments have indicated a willingness to compromise on the status of east Jerusalem, does not discharge Buck and Dombey or the Financial Times of responsibility to provide an historically complete and accurate account.
How to Buy a “Trophy” Commercial Real Estate Asset... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 sumers about the need for UVA protection, as well as drive manufacturers to make better products. “No one’s going to want to have the product that has no stars,” he says. Until then, the only way for consumers to judge UVA protection is to read the fine print, which is no easy task. Sunscreen ingredients fall into two basic categories: • Physical blockers, which work by deflecting sunlight. Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are very effective physical blockers. These minerals work by deflecting sunlight off skin. In high enough concentrations, (7 percent and up) they provide effective protection against both UVA and UVB rays. There is one caveat. High concentrations
of these physical blockers tend to leave a white film on skin, so many manufacturers use engineered nanoparticles to make them invisible. The jury is still out on whether these particles are safe, but one thing is certain — there’s no labeling requirement for them, so you might not know they're there. Friends of the Earth, one group that has cited health and environmental concerns about nanoparticles, publishes a list of nanofree sunscreens. Apart from that, the only way to tell if your sunscreen contains nanoparticles is to call the manufacturer, or guess. If it has a lot of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide and rubs in clear, yes would be a good guess. • Chemical blockers, which work by absorbing sunlight, breaking it down and releasing it.
Chemical blockers vary in how much UVA and UVB protection they provide. The irony is that in the process of breaking down sunlight, the chemicals also break down, so they must be combined with stabilizing ingredients in order to remain effective for longer than 30-60 minutes. Oxybenzone is perhaps the most widely used chemical blocker, but it breaks down easily and blocks only part of the UVA spectrum. There are some concerns about the chemical, which is widely found in human urine and has been associated with low birth weight baby girls in mothers with high concentrations in their bodies. However, its health risks are still unclear. Click for related content Avobenzone, also known as parsol 1789, is a better choice. It’s a good UVB blocker,
and provides the most comprehensive UVA coverage. However, it still needs to be combined with a stabilizer such as octocrylene to prevent breakdown. Newer patented formulas, such as Neutrogena’s Helioplex, appear to have stabilized avobenzone to the point where it can last 4 to 5 hours, only requiring reapplication if the wearer sweats heavily or take a swim. Dermatologists cite Anthelios with mexoryl, a proprietary formula from French manufacturer LaRoche-Posay as perhaps the best sunscreen of all. But at around $30 a bottle, the price may give some consumers pause. However, you’ll use less because it lasts longer, says Dr. Spencer. “$20-$30 for not getting cancer doesn’t sound unreasonable to me,” he says.
National Mishna Quiz: Not Just for the Religious... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 (Supreme Torah Court), and related topics. “The public [non-religious] schools take this project very seriously,” said Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Aviad, Jerusalem District supervisor for the Torah Culture Department, “and
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sometimes they do better than the students in the public-religious schools.” Upon their arrival in Efrat, the hundreds of young participants toured the city, known as the capital of Gush Etzion, and environs.
They learned of the battles that took place in the area just before the 1948 War of Independence, when Gush Etzion was captured by Jordan, and observed Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem from afar.
This year’s quiz was dedicated to the memory of Maj. Eliraz Peretz, who was killed in battle with terrorists in Gaza two months ago. His mother Miriam was present for the contest.
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strengthen one another.” Since the first year of Jerusalem’s liberation and reunification 43 years ago, the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva holds a major event on the eve of Jerusalem Day. The Chief Rabbis, other prominent rabbis, Mayor, Ministers, MK’s and other public figures attend the evening. At the end of the speeches and song, the entire yeshiva sings and dances its way to the Western Wall in the middle of the night. The Chief Rabbi of Haifa, Rav Shar Yashuv Cohen, described the first minutes at the Western Wall in 1967 when a jeep carrying his father, the Nazir Hayerushalmi and Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook rushed to the wall and Rabbi Goren blew the shofar there for the first time. Former MK Chanan Porat, who was in the paratroop corps and took part in the liberation of Jerusalem, told how religious and non religious soldiers shouted the “Shma Yisrael” (Hear O Israel) prayer at the wall. The Speaker of the Knesset, MK Ruby Rivlin spoke at the start of the event, saying “Over the last year, Jerusalem has lost many supporters. It worries me that Jerusalem Day is becoming a holiday for the knitted skull-
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cap crowd alone. Today, some Zionist political parties who spoke of united Jerusalem until a short while ago, are now seeing the city as a problem and an obstacle to our continued existence here. The same politicians who voted laws protecting Jerusalem into effect are now looking for loopholes in those same laws that will allow them to raise their hand against Jerusalem. “Today, Jerusalem doesn’t know who is on her side and who is against her, who are her builders and who are her looters, who is truly faithful to her and who is just using her for his own ends.” “Today it is clear that a unified Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty is not a given. We have reached the stage where the world claims that we have stolen the city and wants us to turn the clock back 43 years. It is clearer than ever that a people whose loyalty is up for grabs will find that its existence is limited, G-d forbid. Zionism without Zion, without Jerusalem is an empty shell. Our ability to withstand attacks on Jerusalem depends a great deal on our resolve and patience, on our ability to bide our time until the sword that is drawn over the city is removed.”
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28 Iyar Yom Yerushlayim Celebrating 43 Years of Liberated Jerusalem Comtinued from cover shows the students in particular and the public in general, the value and importance of visiting the Temple Mount in sanctity and in purity.” MK Uri Ariel, who is active in encouraging Jews to visit the Temple Mount, said, “The rabbis’ visit is meant to remind us of the essence of Jerusalem Day: It is not the Western Wall that is our souls’ desire, but what lies beyond it – the Temple Mount, the site of our Temple.” “It is like an orange,” One participant was quoted as saying. “The Kotel is important and beautiful but the important part of the orange is not the skin but the meat of the fruit. The world thinks of the Kotel as the ‘Holiest’ Jewish site in the world. In truth the Kotel is just the outer retaining wall of the
Temple mount where the Beit HaMikdash stood like the outer skin of an orange.” Yehuda Glick, chairman of the Temple Mount Heritage Fund, said, “Thank the heavens, the Jews’ visit to the sacred Temple Mount is not just for a few Jews, but is a widespread custom among a broad avenue of the religious and ultra-Orthodox public. “We thank the Israel Police for allowing this visit and securing the rabbis throughout their visit to the site, and hope that this is the start of the fulfillment of the prophets’ words: ‘In the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of G-d shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it… for the law shall go forth from Zion, and the world of G-d from Jerusalem,’ and these will be the real proximity talks.”
Historical Chronology of the Temple Mount
1677 BCE- Abraham binds his son Issac, (Akeidat Yitzchak) as a sacrif ice to God on the site of the future Temple. 1000 BCE - King David brings the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. 950 - King Solomon builds the First Temple. 701 BCE – King Hezekia fortif ies Jerusalem. 586 BCE – Nebuchadnetzar conquers Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple. 516 BCE – Zerubavel starts the rebuilding of the Second Temple completed by Ezra and Nechemia a few years later, on the foundations of Solomon’s original Temple. 167 BCE – After def ilement by the Greeks the Hashmanaim, purify the Temple and institute the holiday of Chanukah. 70 CE – The Romans under Titus destroy the Temple. 132 CE – The Bar Kochba Revolt. Unsucessful attempt to rebuild the Temple. Hadrian changes the name of the city to Aelia Capitolina and the country from Judea to Palestine. 360 CE – Roman Emperor Julian gives Jews permission to rebuild the Temple. 614 CE –King Chosres II of Persia gives permission to rebuild the Temple but is defeated eight years later by Christians who again deny Jews access to the Temple Mount. 638 CE – Invading Moslems conquer the Land of Israel and allow Jews to live within the walls of Jerusalem but deny them access to the temple area. The Moslems soon build the Two Mosques claiming the area to be important Islamic sites. 1099 CE – The city is conquered by Crusaders and the Jewish inhabitants are massacred. 1250 CE – The Mamluks of Egypt take over the city and build religious institutions and schools in the area but allow Jews to live in thearea and visit the Kotel. 1516 CE – Suleman the Great builds the walls around the city and writes a f irman rexognizing the rights of the Jewish people to the Kotel. 1929 CE – With the advent of modern political Zionism, many Jews move to live I the Holy Land. Arab leaders begin to deny Jewish traditions and appeal to the League of Nations to deny all rights of the Jews to the Kotel. The Arabs riot in Jerusalen aand Hebron charging that the Jews are planning to destroy the Mosques. 1948 CE – The Arabs conquer eastern Jerusalem including the Old City and deny Jews access to the Kotel and destroy the Jewish quarter. 1967 CE – Israel retakes the Old City and Uzi Narkiss announced to the world, “Har HaBAyit B’Yadeinu” the Temple Mount is in our hands. 1996 CE - The Arabs riot, using the opening of a tunnel near the Kotel as a pretext. 2000 CE – The Arabs again riot after Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount. 2010 CE – 43 Rabbis visit the Temple mount days before the 43rd anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem even as there are international calls to halt all Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem.
Jerusalem Day: National Day of Celebration
Israeli Soldiers placing an Israeli flag over the Kotel minutes after it's libreration. Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday marking the liberation of the city as well as Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and its reunification after the Six Day war. The day is held on the 28th of Iyar (Wednesday May 12,) marking the day Israeli soldiers liberated the eastern part of the city in 1967. erusalem was divided from the War of Independence in 1948 until 1967. The western part of the city was in Israeli hands, and the eastern part – excluding an Israeli enclave on Mount Scopus – was under the control of the Jordanian kingdom. After the eastern part of the city was liberated, the walls dividing the city were torn down and three weeks later the Knesset enacted legislation unifying the city and extending Israeli sovereignty over the eastern part. The day marking this event was decided upon one year later to celebrate the unif ication of the city and the
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Jewish peoples’ connection with Jerusalem throughout the ages. Jerusalem Day is an ordinary business day except for off icial ceremonies. HOLIDAY CUSTOMS Ceremonies – The central ceremony is held on Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, one of the sites of the harshest f ighting in the battle over the city. On this day, immigrants from Ethiopia hold ceremonies to commemorate those Ethiopian Jews who died on their way to Israel. Flag Parade-Many member of the religious Zionist community come to Jerusalem on this day and hold the flag dance procession which leaves the Sacher park near the Knesset to the Kotel (the Western Wall.) Many synagogues in Israel also say special prayers including Hallel, thanking God for the victory seeing it as a precursor of the arrival of Mashiach.
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A Letter From Israel June 7, 1967 Lee Rubins was an American olah living in Ramat Chen, a suburb of Tel Aviv, here is her emotional letter written to her friends and family still living in the US, describing her reaction to the liberation of Jerusalem. B”H June 7, 1967 Dear Fam: It’s really the 8th – but the 7th of June is such a glorious day in our history that I had to headline it in some fashion. I wonder how all the people feel who ran away from here in a panic. Can just tell you that those who stayed, will never forget this day, nor the broadcast that came in at 7:00 P.M. last night. Of course we had been hearing news all day long (after hearing heavy shelling for a couple of nights even in our far away shelters). At 5 minutes to 7:00 P.M. I was waiting in line for a bus to take me to the Rauchwergers (it’s running again). I was not particularly interested in hearing the news again, since I have a radio on my desk and have been listening to news all day long – in all languages until my head was spinning. But suddenly the bus driver (when he came along) put his radio on and all the waiting passengers hurried in, paid their fares and sat down to listen. And what a broadcast that was! I hope it was taped for repeating to all you Galut Jews! First we heard our Prime Minister make a “Shehechiyanu, V’kimanu, v’hegeyano lamakom hazeh, bzman hazeh! Then, we heard Rabbi Goren, chief chaplain of our armed forces and brigadier general sound the Shofar at the Wailing Wall – loud and clear! We heard the prayerful jubilation – the religious songs, the sound of soldiers, battle worn and weary, falling against the Wall and kissing it. Rabbi Goren recited the kaddish in memory of those who died to make our Holy City free – and everybody cried! Such a sentimental, slushy people we Jews. We cried for joy, we cried in gratitude to the Almight G-d who led our people to victory, who gave our leaders the wisdom to wait until the proper moment and then guided them to glory. We continued crying as we heard Moshe Dayan declare that we will never again give up our Holy City and that we are here to stay. We cried when we heard instructions given to our soldiers to treat prisoners with mercy and kindness, to take care of their wounded, to protect the holy places of all faiths, to cherish human life wherever it was. We cried with pride and with humility, and with grief for those of us who did not live to see this day. How Henry would have loved it – and how his eyes would have shown the pride in our people, the compassion for the enemy. Hussein’s voice still keeps ringing in my ears – I heard him a few days ago – he claimed that the Arabs may be a divided people in many respects, but on one thing they stand together – the need to eliminate Israel – the necessity for this “Holy War of Liberation” so that Palestine may once again be returned to its rightful owners!” How right he was, it was a Holy War and Palestine, has been, at least partially returned to it’s rightful people – us, the children of G-d. May He continue to guide us in the days to come so that there will be a true peace on all our borders so that we may greet each new day strong and firm in the knowledge that we are truly His chosen people. Yesterday, I finally got my telephone call through to Jerusalem and spoke to Batsheva. She told me that from Monday until Wednesday noon, the entire families had been in underground shelters – and finally had been told they could come up into the blessed sunlight again. They are all well. She extended, and I accepted, an invitation to spend Shavouth with them in Jerusalem, and then to walk with them to the Wailing Wall for our Holiday prayers. So, if the authorities permit, I hope to be a real Oleh Regal, and shall, Please Gd be thinking of you all at that time. All’s well with the rest of us as well – Esther and her clan, Libby and hers (Naveh telephones me frequently) Helen, the Brandeises, the Rauchwergers, the Goldsmiths, etc. Am still sleeping over at the Rauchwergers – will be at home tomorrow Friday, for my usual cleaning, but will spend Shabbbat with them again, and then move back home again to stay. I have not yet heard from you (since the outbreak of the tension) and hope that by this time you have received the letters I sent from New York (through friends). Mail is coming through for other people – so please don’t use the excuse that you don’t know when it will get to me. Just keep writing since I’m longing to hear from all of you and to know that you are all well. Am writing this letter in 4 copies this time as follows: Pop and Dotty; Miki and Joe; Sarah and Dutchie; Helen. You can pass them round as you see fit to all who are interested. Keep well all of you and stay well. PLEASE WRITE! Much love, Lee P.S. Am listening to the 1:00 P.M. news – for our side – our president, Mr. Shazar, went up to the Wailing Wall this morning to recite his prayers and say Tehilim. (There was praying last night as well – and according to the newspapers, many soldiers who were too busy fighting to put on tefillin at the usual time in the morning, did so when they got to the wailing wall). On the other side – Egypt and Syria and Lebanon are refusing to accept the “cease fire” and claim the war has just started. So, our forces are on those fronts now, and May G-d guide them as he has been doing so far.
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NY School Chancellor Kicks Off 43rd Jerusalem Day Events BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU New York school Chancellor Joel Klein was the keynote speaker Sunday night to kick off events for the 43rd Jerusalem Unification Day, which officially starts Tuesday night. erusalem Day celebrates the unification of the capital in the Six-Day War in 1967, when the Jordanian occupation ended. Klein brought with him his controversial education reform program that he says can be applied in Jerusalem. Speaking at a daylong conference hosted by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, Klein spoke of his reforms that promote different education systems along side each other. He has led New York City schools for eight years and has introduced reforms that focus on leadership in individual schools and publicly grading schools according to
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The Golden Gate on the Western Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem.
their performance. Klein noted in the New York Post last week that test scores for New York’s students are higher, and graduation rates are at a record high because of an improvement in the quality of teachers. He said that his ideas are applicable to Jerusalem, where education includes secular, hareidi religious, national religious and Arab education systems. Promoting education in the capital is the theme of Jerusalem Day for the second year in row, and several cultural events will take place during the rest of the week. In the Jerusalem Convention Center (Binyanei Ha'uma), a national Industrial Know-How exhibition will feature innovative Israeli products and developments executed by students focusing on the principles of sustainability, and applying an educated use of electricity. Following all-night music, the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva's festive evening attended by the Prime Minister followed by the yeshiva's
David's Tower also known as the Citadle at the entrance to the Old city at the Jaffa Gate.
singing and dancing march to the Western Wall after midnight, a sunrise performance and the traditional afternoon parade to the Western Wall for dancing and prayers, dozens of tours, most of them free, are offered in the Old City and at the City Hall square. The annual "flag dance” of youth groups will begin at 16:00 on Wednesday, when tens of thousands of people are expected. Unprecedented growth catapulted Jerusalem to one of the world's most popular tourist attractions, but the new status of the capital also has made it the focal point of the Arab-Israeli struggle. This year’s events are being celebrated in the shadow of the American initiative to accept Palestinian Authority demands for sovereignty over the areas of the city formerly occupied by Jordan, which ruled without a mandate from the United Nations. However, the international community, including the United States, has not accepted Israeli sovereignty over the same areas
After the Arabs took over the Old City they destroyed most of the Jewish Quater including the ancient synagogues.
New York school Chancellor Joel Klein despite Israel’s reversing Jordanian policy and opening all holy sites to Christians. Jordan had banned them, as well as Jews, from visiting synagogues and churches.
The LIons Gate through which the Israeli soldiers entered to liberate Jerusalem.
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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 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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BROOKLYN 2020-East 12th/ Ave O-P: Detached 1 family, 6 BR, new kitchen + bath, fireplace, private 2 car driveway, new roof. SUPERIOR RE 917-748-7780
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 12-2 PM 1. Midwood 1385 E. 2nd St, 2 Fam + fin bsmt 2. Midwood 1430 E 29th St. 1 fa,. Det 33’ x 100’ lot 3. Marine Pk 1640 Madison Pl, Brick 5 BR 38’ x 100’ $799K 4. Marine Pk 2:30-4:30 pm at 2160 E. 38th St. 1 fam semi, 4 BR’s $439K Century 21 SAVALOT 718-336-1144
-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
2 family detached, 1. 2 bedroom, 1 bth. 2. second floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bth w.porch, close to trans and synagogue. Call now, asking low 600’s 646-217-8252 6920 13th Avenue: Store + 2 family, excellent condition, 3 BR apts. Call Albert. Remax Metro. 917-733-7230 or 718-439-1110
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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
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
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
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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 16th Ave, 49th Streetbrand new bsmnt, For professional use, 860 sq ft, 9 ft, ceiling, Central A/C, many windows. Call: 718-435-9366 BROOKLYN: 11th Ave/63rd St: beautiful, flexible space for rent. 3000 sq ft office/ showroom/retail. Call 718-869-2005pm. Office for rent Bensonhurst, good for services, good condition, close to subway, shopping & schools. Block off 86th St. Price negotiable. 646-944-5209
OFFICE SPACE KngsHwy Between East 3rd & 4th St Entire floor/ one flight up 4 rms/ 1 bth Private entrance, contact 718- 243- 2748 Large school building for lease $14,500, move in, excel con, large classrooms, office space & playground, lrge kitch + dining area, lead & asbestos free, handicap accessible, suitable for special ed. 718-483-9665 or 917-282-4855
Boro Park, 12 Ave/43 St. Storefront office For rent Approx 60x20 good for professional or medical offi. Call 917-435-9274 Madison, Flatlands/ East 35th. 2600 sqft storefront, high traffic area, ground level, Central a/c & heat. Available now $2200. 917-330-6929 Boro PK/Prime, large beaut Professional offices w/reception area & 2 conference rooms. Fully wired, DSL, & much more. Move right in. Call: 718-972-2828 KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT BY OWNER IN A NEW BUILDING. *PLAZA* 2ND FLOOR. 1500 SQ FT, 2 BTHRMS, PARKING, CENTRAL HVAC. EXCELLENT FINISH, PRIME LOCATION, BUSY AREA. EXCELLENT FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. RENT NEGOTIABLE 917-295-7529 OR 347-992-2722 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
Boro Park. Corner 15 Ave/48 St Newly renov medical ofc approx 1,200+sqft. Reception +5 offices+ Kitchenette. Gloria: 212-725-6481
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
Ave N/E 14 St. 1600 sf 1st flr priv Entrance 15 s. freshly painted, move in condition. Call: 718-908-7764 STORE FOR RENT IN VERY BUSY AREA IN GRAVESEND. NEWLY RENOVATED, PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS: 718-998-7600
Busy dental practice in heart of Boro Park 3 networked, fully equiped ops, seller motivated best offer accepted 917-416-3681
SPACE FOR RENT-BROOKLYN 51st Street close to 18th avenue Basement suitable for storage High ceilings Call for more information: 908-330-3677 Ave U 2 Stores For Rent 700 sq ft and 1000 sq ft top location reasonable price call owner 917-797-1427
Boro Park-Professional Ofc spaces, prime location Newly renov. 917-494-7987 REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE Court St. Brooklyn, 3rd flr, 900sf. Offices 2 refrigerated 800sf. Each 2 Freezers 800sf each 5000 sf. Storage, 15 ft high, Fright elevator Ground Floor 2000 sf., with loading dock, Total 11,000 sf. Call 917-407-4006
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
BROOKLYN -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 2050
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
2050-Boro Park: Comm’l warehouse for rent, 2500 sf, Hi ceil, loading dock, 24 hr access. 917-681-0151
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
2050
Boro Pk, 12 Ave 43 St, store frnt office for rent. Approx 60x20, good for prfsnl or store. Call: 917-435-9274
2050-Boro Park: New Utrecht Ave/ 63rd St. 2nd flr, 1000 sq ft office space. Ready to move in. 718-256-6100
Avenue N & Coney Island Ave: Renov 1,600 sq ft, Network ready. Central A/G S17sq ft. Call 718-908-7764 2050-
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 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 KINGS HWY/FLATLANDS: 2000 sft Including basement, $2,400 utilites not Included. Looking for long term lease. Call 718-496-7773 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
BROOKLYN Sheepshead Bay: East 23rd/ Ave U: Beautiful 2 BR basement. Large LR + EIK. Asking $1250/mo. Avail May 1st. Call 718-376-8648 2010-
Ave U/E 7th St. Renov approx 350 sf Storefront, prime loc. Also avail 2nd fl office, Approx 300 sf. 718-938-9899 E. 19th St/Ave L 1BR Apt M.I.C. E. 13th/J-K 1 & 2 BRs E 8th/Caton 1 & 2 BR 718-236-3199 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 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 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
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REAL ESTATE 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
Apartment For Sale 2060
QUEENS/BRONX 2080-Queens 1 Bedroom apt for one person. Non Smoker, no pets. $1100 347-494-5523
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
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
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
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
Ave. L-M/Ocean Pkwy 1 BR (full sized) EIK,LR,DR. Move in cond. 6th flr. P/T drmn bldg 917-771-6923 E. 2/Ave Y. Newly renov 2 BR apt. Mod luxury kit, bath w/Jacuzzi. Lg LR & DR. Dishwasher,Wash & Dry. Unfurnished 718-902-7375, 347-587-7944 APTS TO SHARE Looking for frum girl to share 2 br Apt in the heart of Flatbush. Ave J/Coney. Call 718-252-0263 ROOM FOR RENT In busy area in Flatbush (On Coney Island between J & K) Call 718-253-0493 KENSINGTON: 3 room apt, 1 bath for rent. Freshly painted. Near shopping and trans. Call: 424-202-1152 Bklyn Apts unfurn. Bensonhurst- Apartments 6 rooms, 2 large bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms, refrigerator included, small pet ok, house avail. Now, roommates preffered, no programs. Call owner: 917-805-8324 Bklyn Unfurnished Coney Island brand new 3 extra large bedroom apt w/ 3 balconies, Cair, elevator, 2 baths, ocean view, blck from subway, hookups, $2,300/mo Owner 908-418-4563 Boro Park: 49 St Corner 12 Ave New on market! Completely renov 1 BR. New kit, all new applncs. 400 sq ft. $1,650 neg. OWNER 718-435-2603
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QUEENS/BRONX Bakery/ Café, Queens Coutny, New & successful! Partner disagreement forces sale. Janney 917-696-2345 or 917-696-2345
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
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
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
Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267 Co-op for sale/ Bronx Co-op sale! Newly renovated 1 bdrm, Nr, Yankee Stadium, gated building, No brokers. Please call 718-793-1331 Barry or Lillian @ 718-993-3446, $175K Kew Garden Hill fully Renovated 1 Family det home 4 bedroom 2.5 Baths fin Basementdriveway asking 770k 917-519-6110 Bronx house for sale King Bridge open house sat &sun 12-4 pm 2296 loring place North New Contruction 2 fam brk,parking,gar,3/3 4bths,low down 419k Owner 646-431-0105 (516)439-6803 Parkchester: Huge 2 fam brick hse, 4br On 2nd flr, 3br on 1st flr,high ceiling fin bsmt.price reduced. Owner 917-312-9170 Kew Hill: Fully Renovated 1 Family house Det Home 4 Bedrooms 2.5Bath Fin Basement Bklyn drwy 770k 917-519-6110 Far Rockaway/ Neponsit: 2nd house from beach overlooking ocean. 4 BRs, 60x100 lot, 3 ½ baths. 917-742-7779, Klarise BAYSWATER: Top location! Immac det 1 fam, 4 br, 3 ½ bth, LR, DR, EIK, fin bsmnt, pvt drv, newly blt, 1 blk to Shul. $559K/ neg. Owner 917-577-6811
Bayside, Windsor Park: 2 BR, 1 Ba, school districtr #26, pool, tennis courts, near shopping, great location, low maint. A/C, 24 hr sec. asking 259k. Owner 718-776-0080 leave message.
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LONG ISLAND 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
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
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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QUEENS/BRONX Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966
OZONE PARK- Lux 2 fam brk, new const. Set up as 3 fam, 3 BR/3BR, 5 ba, pvt dway, Hi ceil, fin bsmt, under const. cost. By Owner: 917-841-7700
Oakdale/55+ Condos. New construction on Oakdale Bohemia Rd. 2 BR, 2 ba, models now open from $385,000. 631-472-2242
WOODMERE: 1 BR, 1.5 Bth, newly renovated, private garage w/ separate entrance includes all utilities gas + electric. Near all shopping, transportation and shuld. Call 516-524-8378 or 516-612-4656
Apartment For Sale
LONG ISLAND CO-OP FOR SALE 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
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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House for sale LI Spacious 200 sf. 1 bdrm, 1 bth. Dining area, balcony, out door pool, Custome kitch and bth. Prime doorman, Building and loc, walk to shul, shopping, LIRR. Shown by apt only, $375k 954-558-3133
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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
LONG ISLAND
Apartment For Sale
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
STATEN ISLAND
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Open House/LI Sunday 5/9 1:30-4 pm 302 Maple St. 4 BR/3Ba, new kosh kit, 2 blks to YIWH $595K. Please call owner 516-505-0527
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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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MEDICAL PRACTICE FOR SALE PRIMARY CARE. FIVE TOWNS. Successful. Terms Negotiable. Contact 516-612-2444
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-
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
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
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 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
Commercial Property/Nassau CEDARHURST beautiful building Near JFK, showroom offices And warehouse, loading dock, approx 16,000 sq ft Call: 516-448-4393
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
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
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
(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-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
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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
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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
Commercial Property Sullivan county, NY. Cold Storage Facility. 20 min No of Middletown, 90 min From GWB, Rt 84 &17/86. Nr proposed casino. 1000 pallets cold storage (18-) (38) w/ofc space, Approx 4 acres , sep maint facility. Poss development. Also 2 smaller props, Main ST, Falls.845-798-1306
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Certified Mohel Many happy babies with satisfied parents. References available.
347-628-6198 or 718-339-1531
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REAL ESTATE Goshen, NY: Restaurant for lease. The ground floor incorporates a magnificent restaurant and cocktail lounge. Includes large windows overlooking the Gosher Kitchen historic track first turn. For details contact 845-394-6911
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NY STATE VACATION VILLAGE: Sell or rent, det 1 fam ranch, 3 BRs, 2 bths, huge porch, C/A 917-407-4169
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SLEEPAWAY CAMP 75 miles from NYC, over $3.2M in improvements, beautiful lake over 40 bldgs, gorgeous DR, lg auditorium, baseball fields, tennis courts, good for 475 campers + staff, with up to date cabins. Much more, Price assume $4M. loan/low cash request or lease for $350K a year. GORDON RE 718-969-9300 or 917-882-3100 Wesley Hills: Fabulous 4 BR, 3Bth Contemporary in ground pool, totally Private w/o lower level/inlaw suite. Reduced $474,900, Margo Bohlin BH&G Rand Realty 845-304-4140
-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
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NY STATE 6060-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
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 2 family brick house detached. Property is 4000 sq. ft. 5 bdrms, 3 bths. CALL ANNCURRAN @ WAGNER&KELLY REAL ESTATE 646-508-3292 Sacandaga Lake in Upstate NY 184’ of sandy shoreline w/ gradual grade/ gorgeous panoramic views, 2 BD/ 1.5 bth, ranch on level lot. Close to Marinas/ yacht club, 3 hrs from NYC, nr Saratoga + Albany. Own a piece of paradise for $525K. Contact 518-661-5358 View@ www.426lakeside.com 4 bdrm, 2bth, large living room Family room, kitchen, den Two Story detached garage. New windows, insulation, siding and roof on all Please contact Michelle 716-462-6478 Or look at the website: GIL8.com under Village Gem Asking $129,500.00 Sacrifice wow! Must sell! At kutsher’s Hidden Ridge, designer 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, fully furnished, heat/ Air/ Pool/ New Playhouse, golf & tennis at Kutchers. Aksing $79K. Call Broker Oscar Pavloff 845-434-7992 Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799
MONROE Grand Mansion estate. 33 acre lake front parcel w/7k square foot mansion, pool, tennis court, 2 guest houses and more. 1 hour from NYC. $3.5M CALL: 212-206-9939 www.camelotrealtygroup.biz HORTON & COLLEGE Spacious 7 BR,3 BTHS, 6 yr young, Huge DR/LR, 9 ft. ceilings, eat in kosher kitchen, C/A, appliances,deck,closets galore,ideal mother/ Daughter or home/business. MIC Price Reduced Call Owner 845-356-5566 HORTON & COLLEGE Westchester Rockland, NY-Townhouse 3 Br + 2 extra rms bsmt, d/washer, dryer, a/c kit, leisure rms, nr local trans. $289k 845-426-0836 Vacation homes for sale Sackett Lake: Totally renovated 3 BRs, 1 bath, deeded lake nights, walk to orthodox shul. 516-662-3045
NEW HEMPSTEAD: Open house, Sunday 1-3 pm; $407K. MIC home, ¾ BR, 2.5 bths on cul-de-sac. Renov in ’08 on .57 acres. Yaacov (Milch) Miller: 914-414-3619; Rivky Kagan: 845-6592056 KAGAN RLTY 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 Forshay: Home for sale by owner, owner relocating needs to move soon. 6 BR colonial, park like property on cul-de-sac, new windows, bsmt apt, deck pool + hot tub near shills. 6.30K Call Bruce 845-494-3199
GREEN COUNTY NY 37 Acres per tested, views $225,000 20 minutes to Ny Thruway, Build ,Divide or Hunt. Please call 518-634-7842 Moving must sell! Wesley Hills, 1 br colonial,custom Kosher Milch Miller 914-414-3619 Rivky Kagan 845-659-2056 Kagan Realty
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OUT OF STATE Salem Straits, Darien Ct – Completely Modernized 3500 sf , 4 BR/3 ½ baths, includes Game rm/sauna/wet bar, 2 fire pl, full dry bsmt, Lg air cond sunroom, 24 unique creative perennial Garden w/ secluded walkways 300 yds from beach. $2.49M Contact (203)655-2238 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
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 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 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
MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210 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
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 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
SOUTH NORWALK WATERFRONT BRAND New luxury 1 and 2 br APTS*Starting at $1800 call 203-899-9924 for appointment Jefferson@5577water.com Includes specials Vacation properties Delaware:Dewey beach4 BR, 2 ½ bth, deck, hrdwd flrs, balcony, ocn vu, 1 block to beach, 629,999k rentals. 610-888-5866 www.whisperingpalms-db.com
Selbyville, Delaware: 37.9 acres on Lighthouse rd nr Fennick Island, DE. Lots of road frontage, sewer + water. Best offer. Contact 302-846-3982 Email Skidder.1@netzero.com Periera, Columbia Appx 50,000 mtrs Best lux residential area. La Julita close to Pinares de San Martin $12M US 860-514-1813
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
LAKE GASTON (NC/VA) UNIQUE LIMITED OFFERING MULTI-ACRE (2.8-7+AC) CUSTOM LAKEFRONT HOMESITES; BEAUTIFUL WOODED PLOTS, PRIVACY, GREAT VIEWS & LOCATION EASY ACCESS VIA 1-85 & 1-95 CALL 252-578-2628 WWW.ROANOKERESERVE.COM
New Hampshire, Washington 24 wooded acres, Town Rd w/electric & access to boat launching ramp for half moon pond. $5000 per acre 914-592-8414
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OUT OF STATE 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
314-414-0070
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
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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 Georgetown, Ohio 45121 126 acre public golf course located 45 min southeast of Cincinatti. 6070 yards, family owned for over 48 years, ½ mile from Brown Co. Airport, Ohio D5 Liquor Licnese, full restraint, pro-shop,
MARTHA’S VINEYARD Beautiful 3 bedroom contemporary home. Near beaches and town. Affordable weekly rental. 800-356-3210 AUCTION 4 BR, 4 BA Home-Views Sugarbush ski on/ski off 454 S. Village Blvd. #78, Warren, VT. Thursday December 3 at 11AM. THCAuction.com; 800-634-7653
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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Brand New “PENNY AUCTION” Save 95% on NEW Brand Name Items! Bids start at 1(insert “cent” sign) on EVERYTHING! Earn Pot’l $10K+ weekly! 800-980-3369 7070-NYS Production Company seeks investors for TV/film contracts. Projects secured by stock. $600K min/$7Million raise. Call 530-307-0103
Sports Biz! 1-3K WK Attend NFL, MLB, Final Four, Masters NBA, NHL & get paid. 877-326-6732 www.mydreamsportsbiz.com
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7070- Free Seminars in New Jersey Go Green and save money Recession proof your life. Ways to Earn an Additonal Stream of Income. Space is limited.Call to schedule a reservation 201-960-1213
7070-Multiple Units Great Capital Return 47 Units Ready for Resale 100 pct Return on Capital on Resales Fully Rented with great Income In Place All Separate Tax lots for Immediate Resale (845)223-0724
Seeking Green Investment Capitol Established retail distributor launching line of next Generation Green cleaning products for retail consumers based on new all natural biotech Seeking $3m debt equity or profit sharing Investors $50k min.this is a game changer. (954)303-1415 www.gogreenonpurpose.com
Win big in THIS economy! Treasury & bank owned Real Estate & notes. Cents on the dollar! New listings generated to fit YOUR order. Deep contacts get you the best deals before they’re gone. Only serious DIRECT buyers please. Call Hillel at 551-580-0857 Email: findyourspace@live.com Unlimited Opportunity Your Trading Room Traders, Salespersons & Distributors Needed nationally, email for FREE WEBINAR michaell@yourtradingroom.c om Or call (207)576-9449
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BETTER THAN BONDS Want a long term bed rock investment that won’t crumble? This smooth running niche Florida business made a profit while others failed. Needs only minimum monthly communication oversight. Cost $1.8M Contact: Peter Dieterich 941-662-9369 Divorce sell: Tabriz 12x15 Almost new! $13,000 Call 301-299-3192 Brand New “PENNY AUCTION” Save 95% on NEW Brand Name Items! Bids start at 1(insert “cent” sign) on EVERYTHING! Earn Pot’l $10K+ weekly! 800-980-3369 Fine Jewelry designer in Business over 30 years. One of a kind is seeking an Investor/Partner contact Dan (516) 395-4883 or (516) 377-0341
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917-902-0023 Shomer Shabbat We ship anywhere- 13 Yrs. Experience * Stuffing,Sealing & Stamping Available File a Claim Against your brokerage firm. STOCK MARKET RECOVERY CONSULTANTS, INC.SPECIALIZING IN RECOVERING MONEY FOR INVESTORS WHO EXPERIENCED LOSSES THROUGH A FULL SERVICE BROKER. NO FEE UNLESS WE ARE SUCCESSFUL -95% SUCCESS RATE. REFERENCES AVAILABLE. 718-677-1430 or
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Fine Jewelry designer in Business over 30 years. One of a kind is seeking an Investor/Partner contact Dan (516) 395-4883 or (516) 377-0341 RESIDUAL INCOME CAREER OPPURTUNITY Inside sales for health, life and Medicare products.Paid Training for unlicensed associates. Licensed agents welcome. Salary plus commission.hard work and dedication = 6 figure income.Contact Andrew 516-918-5718 or Lou 516-918-5709 Business Opportunity WANTED Investor wanted for Highend Automobile $1,000,000 + WANTED Formula 1 Auto Import For detail call WAEL 201-344-8993 SEA
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Project 2010-Designing your year of success. 3-Day workshop. January 8-10 2010-NYC 646-593-8901 proect2010@designingyourdash.com Now financing business equities. Real Estate, Auto Deals, Movie Deald. Call Dwayne: 212-252-2134 Innovative Company w/10+ pat. Pend in hand wash compliance systems & 100% no touch restrooms, seeks strategic partner. $5M for 40%; global trademark brand: info@uberloo.com
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
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
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.
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
Investor wanted, upscale gentlemen’s club with complete restaurant/ sushi bar in the heart of times square. Multi million $ gross. Contact 973-786-5688
Producing oil wells in Texas Earn up to $10,000/mo asking $1m Owner financing available 1800-340-8444 BUSINESS FOR SALE FASHION JEWELRY DESIGNER SUNGLASSES OVER 100K INVENTORY OWNER MOVING TO FL ASKING $15k 203-858-2907
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1st Mortgage Maui Jewish family request $1.5M for refinance. Secured by prime 250 acres in Wailuku, Maui. Recent ultra conservative appraisal $6.45 million. Very generous terms. Very secure. Please contact David @ 808-463-2691 or David@waiehukalo/com Shalom Glatt Kosher Restaurant & next door grocery w/ pizza in central Florida. 386-566-1471, Ask for Yehuda Capital wanted $2.5M To facilitate a 413 acre oceanfront liquidation, Puerto Rico USA. Land MAI Appraised @ 186M, July 2007. Earn $6M from equity participation
$30K IN 30 DAYS Complete turn-key system No buying or selling 1-800-884-5967
in sales. Secured 1st lien.
Architect seeks financial partner for 114 Room Hotel/ Restaurant in Western NY. Project near completion. Lend or equity position. 631-451-7799
Swim school: Unbeatable loc & reputation, profitable, profitable & rewarding, 5 or 10yr lease. Large customer base. Smithtown. Owner retiring. $90,000. 631-366-2735
Investors wanted (15%) Fifteen Percent Secured by real estate Contact 405-735-3906
202-756-4808
1st TIME EVER ON VEGAS STRIP -National Sweepstakes -Slot Tournament -TV Game Show -Extremely High Yield -Seeking $500K -High Risk 877-603-4160 A breakthrough in Parnasa. Have the time and money for whats vital in your life. Workj from home simple system training and support. www.behappylivelife.com 888-415-1474 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
Financial Services
Alan J Brown CPA: All business and personal taxes, bookkeeping, payroll and general accounting services. Over 30 yrs experience. Reasonably rates. Call 718-338-2641 or 347-729-3565 On time with your mortgage? Struggling to pay? Facing foreclosure? We can HELP!!! Our Lawyers will carefully review your foreclosure matter to ensure that your lender complies 100% with the law. Our firm of Attorneys law practice focuses on representing individuals against financial institutions in matters of foreclosure defense including negotiating mortgage modification and restructure. Our goals and priorities at Foreclosure Defense Law Center have been to maintain the integrity of service we provide. Call for FREE consultation 718-307-5684.
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TAX RETURN PREPARATIONFinancial Planning My return is simple and a bit more complicated. I have kids, a home, I have an IRA. I sold some stock and cashed out of some pre-tax saving accounts. Cost $100 to $250 Prepared by a professional Certified Accountant. Call or email now: 917-520-3386 or email aldorabih@msn.com: aldo_rabih@yahoo.com Certified Public Accountant Expertly handles all areas of Accounting & taxation, for business And individuals. Call: 718-282-1553 Fixed Rate Predictable Returns Limited Time Offers
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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Music
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VOICE LESSONS Highly trained & experienced teacher; All levels & styles; Proper Posture & Breathing Produce Superior Results; Free Consultation. Contact T Landon at 212-481-9144 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 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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8005-Tutoring & DVDs, by male instructors for math + physics regents. Priced to sell, made to work. Y Shulman 917-613-4851
AFFORDABLE TUTORING Prep for Math & Science Regents With outstanding tutors who cover all The material & strategies students Must know. Very affordable rates! Online & Flatbush locations. Call Perry: 718-377-0015
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NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER 15+ years experience, exceptional references. Call 201-451-1471 8010-Position wanted. Private transportation service. Reliable Monday-Friday. Private family or company, weekly. New 7 seat Sienna VAN weekly. Call 516-448-4373
8010-I am seeking position as property MGR for co-ops & private developments in NYC, LI, NJ Area. 20 yrs exp. Scotgrann@hotmail.com or call 516-586-5537
8010-POSITION WANTED RELIABLE MATURE MAN, TRAINED HOME CARE SERVICE WORKER. OWN TRANSPORTATION WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. LIVE IN OR OUT POSITION, TO CARE FOR AN ELDCERLY, WILL ACCEPT JOB TO FLORIDA. GOOD REFERENCES. CALL 516-448-4373
“4 Sale My Unique Imagination” THOUGHTS 4 NEW & REMAKES OF OLD MOVIES. CHILDREN BOOKS, SONGS AND SIMPLE USEFUL INVENTIONS. ALL IDEAS 4 SALE. DON’T WANT THE RECOGNITION, JUST WANT TO BUILD HOUSE FOR MOM. CALL 505-908-0743 1-6PM MST
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4U I am but a small piece of the universe. As a small piece; I am a world within a being, a soul that has a heavy heart. I am tired of the questions of every day life and the answers that don’t come easy. I am me and me is the world that won’t shut down. I exist 4 u.4 U
Able adult aid care for your sick or elderly. Specializes in strokes, dementia, Parkinson and Provides a lot of tender love and care. Excellent References, 15 yrs experience. Call 914-312-3487 Able adult aid care for your sick or elderly. Specializes in strokes, dementia, Parkinson and Provides a lot of tender love and care. Excellent References, 15 yrs experience. Call 914-312-3487 A dynamic and experienced Rabbi/ Torah reader/ cantor. Youth & teaching available. Call 347-754-1979 Home health aide with many years experience. Licensed since 1984. Can operate wheelchair. Hospital & home care experience. Driving available. Excellent references. Male/ Female. Call 347-678-5594 Westchester Head lice removal services/ salon. All natural. My business svcs 5 boros. Westchester, LI, NJ & CT. 100% satisfaction guaranteed & very affordable. 914-424-1367 Email: DLong2758@aol.com Website:www.liceofFine.com 8010-Home Health Aide has own Transportation Reliable mature man seeking a position to take Care of Elderly un their home.has own transportation.live in/out willing to relocate to florida call (516)448-4373
8010-Are you looking for an affordable cleaning lady? Give me a call today! Many years experience and Excellent referres call 718-563-6101 or 646-460-3488
Painting, Sheet Rocking – 20 years exp, insured. No job too big or small. For quality, call John today at (718)898-7560; (917)359-4579 I am certified nursing assistant with over 30 yrs of experience. I provided direct care to individuals with their everyday needs as well as accompanying them to their doctor visits. 718-251-5756 I am looking for a job as a Superintendant/ Maintenance Man, general repairs, renovations, Minor plumbing, painting 347-513-6902 If you need someone to do light work in your organization or business please. Call Solomon 347-632-6012
Pro Bass Gtr & upright. Singer for hire. Over 30 yrs Exp. Have gear & transp. 914-522-8465 For bio visit www.eddiedenis.com Hungarian lady, home health aide, 10 yrs exp, feed tube, sectioning, respirator, medications, F/T- P/T, night/ day, hospital, nursing home, excellent references. Call 917-586-5021 I am Seeking Position As Home Health Care Provider live-in or Live out Taking Care of Elderly 19 yrs Exp Excellent Ref Call Pam 718-877-8116 I am a Mature woman seeking to care for elderly, disabled or babysitting, housekeeping and cooking as well. References on Request Call 347-312-4723 I am seeking a job as a companion for the elderly or disabled. I have many years of experience. Excellent references. Live in/out 631-896-0849, Willing to work 6 days a week.
Playgroup: Madison age 2-6. Morah Leora, early/late dropoff. Quality care. Summer/all year. 718-646-9368 Household Positions Wanted Nurse Highly Educated, spec, in Alzheimer’s & dementia. Takes care of People w/various illnesses. Exc refs.10 yrs exp. Fluent in eng & 4 euro langs. Exc travel companion 914-960-4374 Caregiver, seeking fulltime position, many years experience. Excellent references. Live in/ out. Call 718-645-5128 or 347-495-2773 I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414 LOOKING TO HELP THE ELDERLY. EXPERIENCED Nurse Aid. Help is at your doorstep. Experienced & Certified nurse’s aid available to care for the elderly + homebound or hospice. Please contact CLAUDIA SHWEKY 732.829.6716 or 732.222.5841 Companion/Caregiver Companions/caregiver available Exp. compassionate caregiver seeks position. Live in/out. Excellent ref. Call Beverly: 917-757-5363 I am a housekeeper with over 16 years exp. Seeking a PT position as a day worker or office. References are available. Call 212-926-0645
Mature multilingual available Private driver w/ car avail to service all your needs. Local and long distance-Servicing NY, NJ, CT + LIServicing weddings, airport, mountains, etc. Reasonably priced. Call: 646-331-9229 Eldercare caring experienced , home aid/Companion, daily or live-in Excellent Ref. Jean: 347-678-5836 Positions wanted I am a MAN with nursing home exp Seeking position to work with elderly. M-F day/evenings. Ref avail upon Request. Call 718-931-8632/ 917-428-7635 AID/ COMPANION/ CHILDCARE with more than 12 years experience, seeks position. Excellent checkable references. Please Call: 718-284-7637
BOOKKEEPPER in Brooklyn looking for position. 15+ years experience, bi-lingual. I work efficiently and with extreme accuracy. Kindly call or email: 718-216-7842 or email Mmariaoro@optonline.net
Help Wanted
8015
PHARMACIST WANTED to work part time During the summer in Monnicello. Competitive Salary. For info, please call: 845-794-2345 8015-Seeking Rabbi/ NY Rabbi needed for McDougal Street Synagogue. Beth Midrash. PT/FT. After 11AM 212-687-4017 646-345-1869 or 646-221-1358
-I am exper’d w/alziemers patients & their special care. Excellent refs. Live-in. Call 973-980-2405 Lv msg.
8015
Situation Wanted, Help offered: Exp nurse with A1 refs. Seeking a position to care for the elderly. P/T, F/T or nights. Prefer the Maryland, Virginia or DC area. Contact 301-455-1221 RETIRED CONSERVATIVE RABBi Available for high holy holidays. Warm and engaging personality. Dynamic and eloquent speaker. Timely and relevant sermon. Torah reader. Rabbi1826@gmail.com Available for repair and installation of telephone and computers. Call Isaac at 718-213-7533 I AM A CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK. Spackling, sheet rock, tile, doors, bathrooms, kitchens, painting etc. Call @ 718-363-8994 ZEVULAN partner to support my Learning for one year, only $20K Call: 646-385-2259 NEED A RABBI !!! A dynamic experienced Modern Orthodox Rav will lead your shul. Baal Koreh and more, great speaker and educator. Email : evereadyrav@yahoo.com Or call 702-673-7180 HAMPTON SWIMMING INSTRUCTION (LIFEGUARD FOR PARTIES) ALL AGES: INFANTS, TODDLERS, SWIM TEAM, HANDICAPPED ENERGETIC INSTRUCTORS, 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE. RESULTS GUARANTEED. CONTACT KIM *82-631-681-6042, VICKI *82-631-839-7946 VLBONAGURO@OPTONLINE.NET Situation Wanted Aide/ companion/ nanny available immediately. Days/ nights. Experience with Kosher rules. Call 516-214-6577-or 516-316-2817
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 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 HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales
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 Manager Wanted LAKEWOOD Restaurant looking for heimishe manager. Please call 917-453-6776 or 845-893-3719 Looking for religious Jewish workers in the “HASHGACHA” FIELD Kosher supervision Option for training To become a “SHOCHET” Opening Available for fully Certified SHU”B Midwest locs: NE, MN, WI Call 303-810-8011 Email: moshedenver@aol.com HELP WANTED/ BKLYN Dental hygienest Boro Park dental office. P/T Fridays 718-854-3333 Help wanted Cosmetician, exp’d-F/T knowl of selling cosmetics & fragrances a must. Sal + commish. 718-645-0166 Salesperson Hardware/ Lumber, Inside/ Outside salesperson needed for hardware/ Lumberyard/ Manufacturer of metal studs. Located in Astoria. Call 718-726-4040 or Email info to: hiringservices555@hotmail.com
Cleaning Services
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
exp needed for fabric Store. 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
E-Books! $5 each! No equipment to buy. Must have e-mail to receive a PDF file. Jewish-interest fiction! To inspect books, please go to
www.ablithse.com A.B. Literary House, PO Box 528 Lawrence, Kansas 66044, USA
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
Giannotti Contracting
Electricians Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481
ING + WATERPROOFING
Unbeatable price guaranteed. 10% off with ad
718-866-6124/ 917-335-3798
Motorcycles. Mopeds/ Go carts DIRT BIKES, OLD WANTED ANY
Donations
* Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393
Handyman
Mark 516-794-8375
8080
Painting, Sheet Rocking – 20 years exp, insured. No job too big or small. For quality, call John today at (718)898-7560; (917)359-4579
All major brands, Frig, A/C, micrwv, oven/stove, D/W, W/D, reas, reliable 718-377-1428
HANDYMAN Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin
646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net
KEL NAH REFA NAH LAH “PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME” Frum woman, mother of two children, four grandchildren, in desperate need of Kidney-Type B G-d gave us two kidneys, so we can donate ONE. And Gd will bless you for saving my life. Call 732-996-0036 DONATE YOUR CAR! Free vacation + $1,000 gift car. 24/7 free pickup tax deduction. HELP CHILDREN IN CRISIS. Se habla espanol. 877-829-9633 Donate your car 100% tax deduction + Great mitzvah. Help Jewish causes, holiday programs, students & elderly education. Same day pickup. Free day + night hotel stay. Outreach programs. Jews of all backgrounds. Accepted any condition. 866-776-5463 Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah! Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463
Honadas, Chevys, Toyotas & more!! Please call for listings 800-366-0124 x 2305 Auto for Sale MERCEDES 2003 ML500 Blk, 59K, fully loaded, excel cond. $35,582 917-498-1716 CARS FOR SALE $200/$500 cars 4 cash.
Autos
•Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work
9030
20years Experience. FREE 718*614*4916 HARPER’S HANDYMAN SVC. All types of home repair A-Z Done with pricle by dependable, reliable craftsman Call 732-216-7323
Exterminators
’08 Dodge Avenger, green, 30k miles, factory warrantee, keyless remote entry $10,200 917-567-4898 1998 Lincoln Towncar, Cartier Edition, Black, 99K miles, leather int, power seats, Windows, moon-roof, excellent shape, Totally remodeled! $2500 Call 718-415-6920
Selling
Sell your car: Cash now. No title Required. Junk, hit, new, old, any car, Any condition, anytime 24/7. Same day Pickup! Call Now (866)981-3668
ivory keys + matching bench
1990”s for Best Offer
(Model M) Signed by S.
contact JBEC48@OPTONLINE.NET
dition. $28,500.00. Contact
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 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
Call: 347-234-8566 Auto Buyers Cars, Trucks, Any condition Cash on the spot highest $$$ Fast, Free Pick up, anywhere, anytime 732-298-4539
gold, diamonds, sterling silver/ bronzes, paintings, rugs, coins and high end
Judaica Store out of
QUOTES!!! ANY CONDI-
MERCAHNDISE AND
Joe 516-849-8826
CONTENTS OF STORE.
profit.) 949 Amsterdam Ave. Men, Women & chil-
Buying
9045
dren; House wares, books, videos, DVD, CD, many
Native - $23.00
Collector of Jewish Art. Call Ted: 201-575-0055
Looking to buy one or more second hand. Sefer Torahs. Please call 917-374-1396
9050-
Marlboro - $45.00
STEAMBURG SMOKES. Tax free cigarette brands delivered to your front door for less than expected. 18+ 1877-783-2685 NYJV
Mattress & Box spring Queen, Pillow top Still In Plastic $350 (631) 716-0174
Other 9050
Sports + Tickets Buy/ Sell tickets/ Yankees/ Mets/ Knicks/ Rangers/ Giants/ Jets and all concerts sports and theater. 800-764-1560 www.arentix.com
Lost hse in NJ fine furnishings, collectibles, coins, paintings, rugs. Cents on the dollar. 646-379-3566
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 Gifted and Inturtive Consulting in business
Invest with no bills! Single investment of $50,000, purchases 11%
PICK UP. FREE TOWING!!
ownership of 8 well bred in
CALL 718-864-2872
foal thoroughbred mares on 350 acre Bluegrass farm
-Pets for Sale –Dogs Standard Poodles Akc Beautiful healthy social pups, Shots,wormed, Health warranty . Abbasoodles.com 203-937-6937
Art for Sale Works of Art for Acquisitios Judaica & Landscapes (917)204-5058
Valley thrift store: (Non-
Signals - $21.25
TITLE NO PROBS SAME DAY
9035
646-210-7174
212-222-2600
TION NEW OLD JUNK NOT
Pets
tys. General Comm and food allowne. For info call
5pm, Sat noon-4pm.
Love horses?
entry $10,200
watches. We also do par-
business! SELLING ALL
other items. Mon-Fri 10am-
SELL YOUR VEHICLE FREE
warrantee,keyless remote
Joe’s gold buying serv. We buy your unwanted
917-449-6125
866-737-2371
917-567-4898
’08 Dodge Avenger,
804-380-5659
718-627-0915,
BEST DEAL SMOKES
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
green, 30k miles, factory
Rachmaninoff. Excellent con-
NEW SEFFER TORAH, 6 READY FOR SIYUM.
9040
Do you have
Health children and family
merchandise you can’t
Relationships Excellent ener-
sell? We’ll buy entire
gy Treatment provided in
warehouse. Please call:
need of Yeshiva Call
347-496-1626
347-625-1440
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
-Cheetoh Cubs
9035
Exotic hybrid cats,very lovable, Wide selection of males/females. Starting $600 Call
bench. (Model M) Signed by S. Rachmaninoff. Excellent condition. $28,500.00 804-380-5659
530-519-9582
8075
NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com
Steinway Piano-Original
sale from 1950” To
INCH, 1/ARON KODESH,
Any model, any condition.
9035
•Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms
5000 Comic Books for
347-713-5340/ $500 Police Impounds!!
Give me a call, I do it all!
www.QualityDoesCount.com
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
9028
WHY DONATE? BATHTUB, TILE REGLAZ-
1997 Lexus SC 400 gold package 93,000 miles, clean 8500. Contact: 631-944-1669
Autos/ Police Impounds!!
ESTIMATES. Call Steve 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
Cell: 718-930-9393
All pases of home improvements INC.
*HANDYMAN* 2680: Masonry Old-world Quality Masonry, concrete & brick work. Show us your designs. Sono Construction, Joseph or Frank. 646-772-0471
Tel: 718-348-1141
1998 Lincoln Towncar, Cartier Edition, Black, 99K miles, leather int, power seats, Windows, moon-roof, excellent shape, Totally remodeled! $2500 Call 718-415-6920
MODEL/Cond. Contact
AVAILABLE!!! 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
*ANTS *SILVERFISH *TERMITES. Contact Keith.
Fax: 718-348-1141 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
RAJA Appl repair. 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
Rescue Pest Control RATS* MICE* ROACHES
NEW YEARS Puppies for Sale Cockapoo’s/ Yorkiepoos/ Puggles/ Chorkie/ Lab ShiChow/ Shihtzt/ Morkies $300 & Up CC pet 717- 548- 2989
PACKAGE,
ROSE BOWL PARADE,
8 TKTS,
RESERVED
GRAND STAND, SEATING/ GAME
TKTS
UNIVERSITY
OF
3
BETWEEN
OREGON VS.
OHIO STATE + ALL ING.
CORPORATIONS, LLC, LLP, D/B/A/ , IN EVERY STATE WITHIN 24 HRS PUBLISHINGS OF LLC’S, LLP’S NOT FOR PROFIT OR RELIGIOUS EXEMT ORGANIZATIONS TRADE MARKS, COPY RIGHTS, PATENTS TRUSTS NEW DEEDS PROBATE WILLS NAME CHANGES LANDLORD & TENANT CASES, AND ALL COURT CASES COLLECTING COURT JUDGEMENTS
DAY PARK-
$2K. CONTACT
559-269-7507
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
IMPERIAL TEL. (718) 633 0411 FAX (718) 851 7770
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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, Boat and Fishing Dock
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
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
ISRAEL Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 star Ramada, sleeps up to 8, in/out pools. $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838 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 $1800. 786-512-7068
For sale Israel KIryat GAT Near Beersheva- 2 Brs, KItch, L/R, 400 sq ft, front yard,
Pesach Rental in Miami FL
playground.$80K
FL Summer Rental
Miami Bch: Indian Creek,
Call 917-804-4158
Furnished 3/2 Beach House,
King David Towers. Lux
Tennis Courts and more Incl.
4 blocks to beach, pool,
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-
Boca Raton: Country
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
Condo for rent
ready to move-in. Call: 954-458-2280
954-675-7219
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
Apt, 2 BR, 2 bths, beaut
Jerus, central. New 4 BR
beach view $2500
lux apt in 18 unit bldg.
718-677-9825
incl all linen, applncs, Kitch ware. Kosher &
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
whwcz@att.net
BA, Sleeps 6, washer, 1
BR furn apt. Sleeps 4. All
dryer, walking Distance to
amens. Avail 9/7-10/16,
Seasonal Rentals, South
worship, near pool,
part or all. 937-304-4026
Florida: Hemisphere 2/2, 1-
whirpool, Fitness & business
646-318-9265.
Call917-686-4824 For Serious Purchase Inquiries Aventura/N. Miami. 3BR penthouse.Fully renov,furn.For seasonal/yr
Condo for sale FL
round rent.For photos or info
Naples: TARPON BAY
call 718-217-4426
CONDO 2 BR/2 BA; Tiled, clubhouse, pool, gym, Comm. Office, pets
Real Estate
For Rent
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
OK $185K. Call: 239-777-4952 or
sh shab. Short Term rentals. Condos for rent
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
9085-
Cottage Lauderdale: “By
239-254-7633
CONDO FOR SALEFLORIDA NEWLY RENOV FURN, 2
the sea” (2) Master Suites
BR, 2 BTH, LR/DR AREA,
1st Flr 50 Steps to Ocean,
CLOSED IN, SUN-ROOM,
Granite + Marble Back
3 WALK-ON CLOSETS,
Porch + garden. Heated
GRANITE FLRS, NEW TILE
pool, includes covered park-
FRLS, A/C. 55 GATED
ing/ shuffle board, 9 hole
COMMUNITY, 2 POOLS,
putting green (well
MANY AMENITIES. WALK
equipped)/ Webber gas grill + car wash area. Contact 561-745-8242 or Email: kathi.kmm@att.net Excellent opportunity!
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
9090
Lakewood prime loca-
416-782-6791 Lev Yerushlayim: Renov 1
LEV YERUSHALAYIM 1 BR suite in heart of Yerushalayim, LR, kitch, BR, bth, 3rd flr, great cond. Months July & Aug. Email Rivka: Rivkaralbag123@gmail.c om Phone Israel: 011-97289360997 or cell 011-972-524-702055
tion; Hwy 9 (Madison Ave)- Building & property included, presently a dental office $350,000 GLOBE REALTY 732-367-9100
Nahalaot/ Rehavia Private house, extremely rare,15 rms Prking,elevator, garden, shelter 054-2382016 No5floor@gmail.com
TO SHULS, SHOP, LOW MAINT. REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE. BY OWNER, $99K FIRM. 305-877-6927
Fountainbleau Hotel: Miami Beach, Magnificent square feet studio, sleeps 4. renting daily/weekly. Available short/ long term. Summer special. Please call: 347-804-4666
Florida Condo for sale Orlando New 5 star resort, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath townhouse. All Amenities, 5 minutes to Disney/universal. $125/night. Chuck 908-874-7018
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