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Pressure Mounts to Release Andrew Cuomo Jonathan Pollard as Netanyahu Moves Toward Sends Official Request to Obama Openness on First Day in Office

A Dark Day For The Snow Blind Mayor

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BY FERN SIDMAN The Voice of Israel government radio has reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset on Tuesday evening, January 4th at which time he publicly read the much anticipated missive that he has personally penned to President Barack Obama requesting the release of Jonathan Jay Pollard. former United States Navy intelligence analyst, Pollard has been incarcerated in the U.S. for 25 years on charges stemming from passing of classified information to Israel. Pollard is presently in failing health in a North Carolina federal prison and an orchestrated campaign amongst his supporters is underway to seek his freedom. In an unprecedented public appeal to the United States requesting clemency for Pollard, Prime Minister Netanyahu became the first prime minister to formally and publicly request his release. "Since Jonathan Pollard has now spent 25 years in prison, I believe that a new request for clemency is highly appropriate," Netanyahu wrote Obama in the letter. "I know that the United States is a country based on fairness, justice and mercy. For all these reasons, I respectfully ask that you favorably consider this request for clemency. The people of Israel will be eternally grateful." In the letter, Netanyahu

apologized for using an agent to spy on the United States and pledged that it would never happen again. "Israel's actions were wrong and totally unacceptable," he wrote. Netanyahu has made previous attempts to trade Pollard for pliancy in Middle East peace negotiations, in the hope that his release would appease conservatives in the Israeli government. He also made Pollard's case a bargaining point with the Palestinians at the Wye Plantation talks in 1998. Most recently, in September of 2010, Israeli officials tried to float a deal in which they would extend a temporary moratorium on settlement construction in Judea and Samaria, a Palestinian condition for negotiations, in exchange for the release of Pollard. "Israel will continue to abide by its commitment that such wrongful actions will never be repeated", said Netanyahu. In a personal message to Pollard, Netanyahu then added in his speech that he should "continue to be strong," and told him that the entire nation was behind him and vowed that "you will be here soon." Opposition leader Tzipi Livni called Pollard "perhaps only the issue that everyone here in the Knesset could agree on." Previously, Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin has sent a letter from the Knesset to U.S. President Barack Obama, Congress, and the U.S. Attorney General, pleading for the release of Jonathan Pollard. The letter was signed by a leader in every

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Andrew Cuomo hit the ground running as he begins his term of office. BY STEVEN STORCH Gov. Andrew Cuomo made an impassioned plea for public support and legislative cooperation after he was ceremonially sworn-in and arrived for work as the state’s 56th governor. he newly minted executive pledged in a soaring 27-minute speech to deliver in the coming days “emergency financial plan” to close the state’s $10 billion budget deficit, push for a cap on local property taxes and overhaul the state’s ethics system. Cuomo, speaking to about 200 family, friends and state political leaders in the Capitol’s vaulted War Room, vowed to change the culture of secrecy, scandal and cynicism that he said had made state government a “national punchline.” “The joke is on us,” Cuomo said. “Too often government responds to the whispers of the lobbyists before the cries of the

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Peace Process Returns to International Agenda Following a more than week-long hiatus in international involvement in the diplomatic process because of the Christmas and New Year holiday, diplomatic activity began anew on Tuesday with a meeting in Jerusalem between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Quartet envoy Tony Blair. he EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, meanwhile, is expected to arrive on Wednesday for meetings in Jerusalem with Israeli leaders, followed by meetings in Ramallah on Thursday with the Palestinian Authority leadership. Also on Thursday, Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Sharm e-Sheikh for a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak dealing with ways to break the current diplomatic stalemate. Netanyahu will be accompanied on that visit by Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, who is considered to have good

relations with the Egyptians. Ben-Eliezer, a Labor party minister, threatened earlier this week that his party would quit the government in two months in the absence of any meaningful diplomatic process. White House senior advisor Dennis Ross is expected to arrive for further talks in the coming days. Ross was last here some two weeks ago. Blair, meanwhile, told CNN Tuesday that it was imperative for substantial Israeli-Palestinian talks to begin soon, and that there was a "huge amount of work" taking place behind the scenes to jump-start the negotiations. "We are talking about weeks, rather than months, for this process now to be rehabilitated and put back on track," the former British Prime Minister said. "If we don't go back and give credibility to this process in a meaningful way... we are going to be in genuine and profound trouble." Regarding the PA's efforts to get internation-

al recognition of a state in the 1967 lines, and push for a UN Security Council resolution condemning the settlements, Blair said while this would place pressure on Israel, "the trouble with unilateral moves is that they are never as effective as agreed moves." The Obama administration is "calibrating quite deliberately... the pressure they want to exert on both parties to get this to succeed with also finding a way forward that meets the political reality of the situation," he said. Netanyahu held a rare conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, calling him to convey condolences over the death of his brother and expressing his hope that they could move the diplomatic process forward. According to a statement put out by Netanyahu's office, the Prime Minister said "we are neighbors, and I believe with all my heart that with joint effort and will we can move forward true peace between our peoples."

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party except for those known as Arab parties, representing a total of 109 out of the 120 Knesset Members. In dispatching the letter, Rivlin stated that it represents the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the Israeli public in supporting Pollard’s urgent release. “As Speaker of the Knesset,” he wrote in an introductory note, “I see it as my obligation to bring this letter to your attention.” Pollard recently made a personal request for a public appeal for his release. The request was relayed in writing by Mr. Pollard’s wife, Esther, who personally met with Mr. Netanyahu on Monday. The prime minister’s office said he made the decision after a series of talks and contacts with senior administration officials in recent months. Accompanying Mrs. Pollard to the meeting held on Monday with Netanyahu was Lawrence J. Korb, assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration, and who supports clemency for Pollard. Mr. Korb told reporters that he had told the prime minister that to “get the ball rolling”. He advised. Netanyahu to ask for Mr. Pollard’s release publicly and “not as a quid pro quo, but as a matter of justice.” In addition, Mr. Korb said, Israel should acknowledge that it was wrong to have recruited a spy against its closest ally and should say that it is willing to cooperate fully with the Americans to bring the chapter to a close. Meanwhile, in the US, officials continued to come out on Tuesday with statements calling for

Pollard's release. Donald Levy, a former US Navy cryptologist who participated in the damage assessment of Pollard's purported espionage, added his name to the long list of senators, congressmen and senior American officials urging Obama to commute Pollard's sentence. According to a December 22nd article by Lee Rennert that appeared on the American Thinker web site, he asserts that Pollard has been "the victim of a CIA cover-up of a massive intelligence failure, with the agency blaming Pollard for the damage caused by a real "mole" inside the CIA who passed to Moscow the names of more than a dozen U.S. informants in the Soviet Union -- namely Aldrich Ames, the head of CIA's Soviet-Eastern Europe division, who fingered Pollard to keep the CIA from discovering his own treachery.. The CIA did not discover Ames' role until well after Pollard was behind bars and it still isn't willing to acknowledge its mistake in blaming Pollard for Ames's crimes." The genesis of the Pollard imbroglio began in 1983, when Pollard, based in Washington, DC at the time, discovered that information vital to Israel’s security was being deliberately withheld by certain elements within the US national security establishment. Israel was legally entitled to this security information according to a 1983 Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries. The information being withheld from Israel included Syrian, Iraqi, Libyan and Iranian nuclear, chemical and biological warfare capabilities - being developed for use against Israel. It also included information on ballistic missile development by these countries and

information on planned terrorist attacks against Israeli civilian targets. When Pollard questioned his superiors as to why this information was not being disclosed to Israel as had been promised he was told to mind his business. Subsequently, he learned that the objective of suppressing this information to Israel was to severely curtail Israel’s ability to act independently in defense of her own enemies. Pollard did everything in his power to have the legal flow of information to Israel restored. When his efforts met no success, he began to give the information to Israel directly. Pollard was an ideologue, not a mercenary. The FBI concluded after nine months of polygraphing that Pollard acted for ideological reasons only, not for profit. This fact was recognized by the sentencing judge who declined to fine Pollard. In 1985, Jonathan Pollard was arrested by the FBI but was never afforded a trial. At the request of both the US and Israeli governments, he entered into a plea agreement, which spared both governments a long, difficult, expensive and potentially embarrassing trial. Pollard fulfilled his end of the plea agreement, cooperating fully with the prosecution. Nevertheless, Pollard received a life sentence and a recommendation that he never be paroled - in complete violation of the plea agreement he had reached with the government. Pollard was never indicted for harming the United States, nor was he indicted for compromising codes, agents or war plans and he was never charged with treason. He was indicted on only one charge of passing classified information to an ally without intent to harm the United States.

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Two Staff Members at UK Feminism’ in Gaza: Women Train as Suicide Bombers Consulate in Jerusalem Arrested BY ELAD BENARI

BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU

(ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)

Two local staff members at the UK consulate in Jerusalem have been arrested by Israeli authorities on suspicion of selling weapons to Hamas terrorists, officials reported on Monday.

“Terrorist feminists” in Hamas-controlled Gaza are training to be suicide bombers and to shoot machine guns to kill Israelis. A CNN crew traveled blindfolded to a secret location to film the women. emale terrorists are not a new phenomenon in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, but it is rare that a foreign news agency is allowed to interview them and watch them training. With sounds of Allahu Akbar [Allah is great] in the background, reporter Paula Hancocks interviewed the women terrorists in the back garden of an undisclosed location. “All [are] from the Salah ad-Din Brigades -- one of several militant groups in Gaza -- all veiled and armed. Only their eyes are uncovered,” she reported. The women said they see nothing unusual in fighting alongside men because women also serve in the “Zionist” army. One woman wore gold rings on one hand while holding a hand grenade in the other. The terrorists were interviewed while sitting at a table loaded with rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives. Hancocks said that the scene was “carefully choreographed for our camera and the message is clear.” "I am trained and ready to be a suicide bomber against Israeli soldiers,” one potential “martyr” said. Expressing the fundamentalist Islam jihad philosophy that drives Hamas, she added, "On the path of the Prophet they used to fight and struggle, so there is no trouble with that. They used to

he BBC reported that the two men, who were maintenance workers at the consulate, were arrested over their alleged links to a plan to fire a rocket at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium. The plan was disclosed by the Israel Security Agency on Sunday. It was also revealed that two Jerusalem Arabs were arrested after they carried out surveillance from a hill overlooking the stadium in order to find the best place to launch rockets at it. BBC said that the two UK consulate workers who were arrested had allegedly obtained weapons for the other two men who were accused of planning the attack. “I can confirm that two members of the local staff at the consulate general in Jerusalem have been arrested by Israeli authorities,” a Foreign Office spokesman told AFP on Monday. “We understand from reports that they have been charged with the illegal sale of weapons and we are seeking confirmation of these charges. It is an ongoing legal process.” The Foreign Office refused to comment on the report that the two were connected to

transport the wounded, but now we have ambulances for that." Although Hancocks said that the women – and their male counterparts – are “reviled as terrorists” by many Western media outlets, CNN and most other foreign media, as well as the Israeli Ha’artez newspaper and web site, refer to them as “militants” when reporting attacks or Israeli counterterrorist operations against them. The ages of the women range from the 20s to the 50s. “Four years ago, a 64-yearold grandmother blew herself up near Israeli soldiers in Gaza, wounding two,” Hancocks told viewers “She was the oldest Palestinian female suicide bomber. “And at least one of these women in a Gaza backyard wants to follow in her deadly footsteps.”

the terror plot, but a spokesman said the arrests of the staff members was not connected to their work at the consulate. Amir Ofek, spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in London, told The Associated Press on Monday that he believes the two British consulate employees are linked to the Hamas plot to launch rockets at the Teddy Stadium. “We are trying to figure out exactly what was their relation to this group of Hamas activists,” he said. The spokesman for Britain’s Foreign Office told The Associated Press that the men were arrested last month and added the two were local hires and not British nationals. He also emphasized that Britain has confidence in the vetting process for all its employees at consulates and embassies. He added that this process is under constant review and that “events like these” arrests will be looked at as part of the continual review.

Israel Focuses Its Energy On Clean Technologies After a successful run of high-tech and computer-related innovation, Israel is focusing its ambitions on the next big thing — preparing the world for life without coal and oil. srael is driving to become a world leader in alternative energy, with the government throwing its support behind cuttingedge technologies. The number of private entrepreneurs entering the so-called “cleantech” sector has swelled dramatically. Already, a number of firms are moving to roll out new ideas. Perhaps the country’s best known clean-tech company — Project Better Place — aims next year to activate a network of charging stations for electric cars across Israel, which would be one of the most extensive such grids in the world. Others are still in early stages. On a 10meter (yard) stretch of a north Israel highway, the firm Innowattech tested out its system of tile-like generators, which are installed under roads and convert the weight and motion of passing vehicles into electricity. It is now looking to expand, claiming that a kilometer-long (0.6-mile) lane of its generators could power more than 200 households. Alex Klein, an analyst at Emerging Energy Research, a Cambridge, Mass., research firm, said Israel — a country of fewer than 8 million people — has in a way benefited from its small size, forcing it to develop products for export. “Given that it has a small market locally, its role will continue to be innovating new next-generation technology. Pound for pound it is a pretty key incubator of technologies,” he said. Israel already has a formidable track record. Bolstered in large part by veterans of shadowy high-tech military units, the country helped develop such innovations as instant messaging, Internet telephony and wireless computer chips. The government is now pushing for that entrepreneurial drive to be directed into environmentally clean technologies, not only as an economic opportunity but as a necessity for an arid, resource-poor nation. Israel, which now depends almost entirely for its energy on imported coal and natural gas, has set a goal to have 10 percent of its electricity generated by alternative means by 2020. In November, the government approved a plan to spend $600 million over the next

decade to reach that goal, with much of the money poured into encouraging green construction and development of new technologies. Israel’s green innovation dates back decades. The country is the birthplace of drip irrigation, a technology that promotes agriculture in arid areas. Israel recycles about three quarters of its waste water for agriculture, and for decades the roofs of its homes have been fitted with solar panels that provide hot water. In 2006, there were about 120 clean-tech companies in Israel, and 120 more have been established each year since, said Glen Schwaber, a partner at Israel Cleantech Ventures, the country’s first and largest venture capital firm to focus exclusively on alternative energy. “Per capita, we are head and shoulders above everyone else,” he said. Eight Israeli companies have been named in each of the past two years to the Global Cleantech 100 — a respected industry barometer of the top 100 companies worldwide. Only the United States and Great Britain had more companies named. Last week, it dedicated its largest on-grid solar project — an $8.5 million collection of 40 solar panel systems that will supply 2 megawatts, enough to power about 500 homes, said Isaac Isman, vice president of business development at IC Green Projects. This month, the government plans to issue bids for 10 more solar projects in the Negev Desert, with a total capacity of 60 megawatts. Israeli company BrightSource Energy has taken its expertise overseas, developing the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in California’s Mojave Desert, expected to be the largest solar thermal project in the world. Another Israeli-based operation, Siemens AG’s Solel Solar Systems, is helping build the Mojave Solar Park, a 6,000-acre powerproducing complex expected to go online next year. Israeli firm CellEra has joined the international race to develop viable fuel cells, a technology that so far has been too expensive for commercial use. It has built what it says is a working prototype of a hydrogen fuel cell that operates without using platinum, greatly reducing the cost. It is now aiming to develop a market-ready version.

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Israel Confirms Major Gas Find Hebrew University of Jerusalem Gets High International Ranking for Computer Sci, Economics

Exploratory drilling off Israel’s northern coast this week has confirmed the existence of a major natural gas field — one of the world’s largest offshore gas finds of the past decade — leading the country’s infrastructure minister to call it “the most important energy news since the founding of the state.” ouston-based Noble Energy, which is working with several Israeli partner companies, said that the field, named Leviathan, whose existence was suspected months ago, has at least 16 trillion cubic feet of gas at a likely market value of tens of billions of dollars and should turn Israel into an energy exporter. “If it acts correctly, levelheadedly and responsibly, Israel can enjoy not only the benefit of using the gas, but it can also turn into a gas supplier in the Mediterranean region,” the infrastructure minister, Uzi Landau, said in a statement. “The large reserves of natural gas will enable Israel’s citizens to enjoy the benefit of clean and inexpensive electricity, as well as the expected profits for the state.”

Among the world’s top 100 universities, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been ranked 21st in the teaching of computer science and 44th in economics and business. This was announced on Sunday after HU was informed a few days ago by the Academic Ranking of World Universities issued by China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

______________________ “We have proposed a profit tax to be imposed after the firms earn an adequate return on their investment.” ______________________ The find means that Israel, with a long history of dependence on foreign energy, and hostility and boycotts from many of the biggest energy powers, could find itself in a much more advantageous position in the coming decade. But the find has been accompanied by a heated debate over how much in taxes and royalties Israel will charge. A state-appointed committee headed by an economist at Hebrew University, Eytan Sheshinski, is planning to recommend substantially increased profit taxes, opposed by the companies and some on the political right. Gideon Tadmor, the chief executive of Delek Energy and Avner Oil Exploration, partners in this venture with Noble, said the taxes could make the project prohibitively expensive. “The gas may stay in the ground because we will not succeed in obtaining from banks around the world the tens of billions of shekels for developing the reservoir,” he said in an interview. He said that this new find could impel neighboring countries, including Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, to explore and possibly develop their potential gas fields, and warned that Israel needed to move quickly to be the first to export its gas. Delek estimates that if it moves aggressively, it could begin producing gas from Leviathan in five to six years. This year, the United States Geological

“If it acts correctly, levelheadedly and responsibly, Israel can enjoy not only the benefit of using the gas, but it can also turn into a gas supplier in the Mediterranean region.” Survey estimated that more than 120 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas reserves, equivalent to 20 billion barrels of oil, lay beneath the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. That would put it in the same league as the Alaskan North Slope (about 22 billion barrels) but far short of Saudi Arabia, which has proven reserves of 262 billion barrels. In reaction to the Israeli announcement, Lebanese politicians said they would move more quickly in exploring their country’s gas potential. Professor Sheshinski said that Israel had among the very lowest energy tax rates anywhere and that it was time to update that. “We have proposed a profit tax to be imposed after the firms earn an adequate return on their investment,” Professor Sheshinski said in an interview. “We have checked with the banks and we will be well within world averages. Anyone who knows the numbers can be assured of a proper return.” Professor Sheshinski said that his report, due out on Monday, had already been endorsed by the governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer; the International Monetary Fund; and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which Israel recently joined. He said that the profit tax rate recommended by his committee would be 55 to 60 percent and that the O.E.C.D. average was 62 percent. The committee’s recommendations require government and parliamentary approval. Sever Plocker, an economic columnist for the newspaper Yediot Aharonot, said in a commentary on Thursday that it was far from clear that the new discovery could be developed profitably. Gas prices could fall, the techniques needed to extract the gas were likely to be complicated and expensive to develop, and exporting natural gas required enormous investment for pipelines or the means of transforming the gas into liquid to be moved on tankers, he said. “Creative thinking is our great natural resource, not gas,” he wrote. “It is our obligation to guard it with utmost care.”

Israeli Students Debating Champs BY MAAYANA MISKIN Israeli debaters Meir Yarom and Michael Shapiro, members of the Haifa University Debating Society, are the World Debating Champions for 2011. The two took first prize in their category at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC), held in Botswana. ore than 300 teams from about 50 countries took part in the championship. There are three categories at the WUDC – Mother-tongue English, English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language. Yarom and Shapiro competed in the ESL category, although they

defeated native English-speaking teams as well on their way to the top. In the final round, the Haifa U team beat teams from the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Malaysia. Shapiro and Yarom debated the motion, “This house believes that the courts should break up consistently dominant political parties.” In earlier rounds, they debated Internet privacy, prohibiting teacher union strikes, the right to possess nuclear weapons, and more. Yarom, a law student, and Shapiro, who is studying philosophy and general history, continued a string of impressive Haifa U achievements with their win. Last year's Haifa U team made the finals; other teams have done well at the European Debating Championship and in Israel, where Haifa U teams have won the national championship five times in the past 10 years.

n computer science teaching, HU ranked ahead of prestigious academic institutions like Yale University, Cambridge University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In economics and business, it came ahead of Brown University, Georgetown University and the London Business School. In the field of social sciences, the Hebrew University ranked 46th and was judged among the top 75 universities in the field of mathematics and natural sciences. Every year, Shanghai Jiao Tong University evaluates more than 2,000 universities in the world and ranks the top 500 among them. The rankings, which have achieved respected world recognition, are based on a combined scale of academic criteria that include awards won by alumni and staff, articles published in leading scientific journals, and the number of highly cited

Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been ranked 21st in the teaching of computer science. researchers. Prof. Dan Galai, dean of the School of Business Administration, said "this is an impressive achievement which, among other things, results from our efforts in the last few years to recruit for the school a leading and dynamic young group of excellent staff in the areas of both research and teaching."

Israel to Get Help from Sinai Bedouin in Infiltration Battle

The illegal entrants, most of them job seekers, cross into Israel from Sinai with help from Bedouin smugglers. BY MAAYANA MISKIN (ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)

The Al-Tarabin tribe, one of the largest Bedouin clans in the Sinai desert, has decided to oppose illegal African infiltration into Israel. In a meeting this week, senior members of the tribe said they oppose human trafficking and do not wish to see their tribal lands used by smugglers. edouin leaders will meet again in midJanuary, and plan to end that meeting by signing on a document requiring members of their clans to oppose the smuggling of humans and to do what they can to fight the phenomenon. Tens of thousands of people from various African countries have entered Israel illegally in recent months. The illegal entrants, most of them job seekers, cross into Israel from Sinai with help from Bedouin smugglers. The government has begun work on a fence along the border between Israel and Egypt in an attempt to keep infiltrators out.

However, while the fence may slow infiltration in the long term, in the short term it has been linked to a dramatic increase in the pace of infiltration. Debate has raged within Israel over Israel's obligations, if it has any, to the infiltrators. On the political Left some have compared the infiltrators to Jewish refugees who entered pre-state Israel in defiance of Britain, and have said that foreign entrants should be allowed to remain in the country. On the other hand, Israelis living in the poor neighborhoods and cities that have become home to thousands of illegal entrants tend to oppose calls for infiltrators to be allowed to stay. Many residents of such neighborhoods have joined the new “Ramat Aviv First” program, which calls to house infiltrators in upper-class neighborhoods, in order to put left-wing support for the infiltrators to the test. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu recently released a statement warning Israelis not to take the law into their own hands when dealing with infiltrators. His video statement followed non-violent demonstrations against the influx of illegal entrants into southern Tel Aviv.

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Israeli Ex-President Katzav Knesset: Israeli Government Convicted of Rape to Bring the Remaining Bnei Menashe ‘Home’

BY HILLEL FENDEL

(ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)

A three-judge panel of the Tel Aviv District Court unanimously convicted this morning former President Moshe Katzav of all charges against him, except for that of harassing a witness. He was convicted on two counts of rape, one count of an indecent act, sexual harassment of three women, and an attempt to obstruct justice. It is not known when the sentence will be handed down.

he tensions had been high in anticipation of the reading of the ruling, but as soon as Court President George Kara began without declaring Katzav innocent, it was clear that he had been found guilty of at least one of the charges against him. The judges declared that Katzav, a former Transportation Minister, should not have accused the media of "trying him publicly," because he himself "used the media to his advantage whenever he could." The State Prosecution is now facing strong criticism for having offered a relatively moderate plea bargain offer to Katzav. Women's groups, on the other hand, have been empowered. Public officials praised Israel's justice system, in light of the ruling. Justice Minister Yaakov Ne'eman said the "commandment not to sway justice had been fulfilled," while Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch said the ruling proves that all are equal before the law. The prosecutor in the case, Ronit Amiel, said that it shows the strength of Israel's democracy. A woman, known only by her first initial Aleph, accused Katzav over four years ago of attacking her more than once when she worked for him in the Transportation Ministry. Three other women also accused

The Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs has issued a decision calling on the Israeli government to bring the remaining 7,232 Bnei Menashe community members in northeast India to Israel. ommittee Chairman and Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, MK Danny Danon, said at the Committee hearing, "Until today about 1,700 members of the Bnei Menashe community have made Aliyah to Israel from India. It is the Israeli government’s duty and responsibility to bring the rest of them home as soon as possible.” Michael Freund, Founder and Chairman of the Shavei Israel organization, who was invited to testify before the committee as the leading proponent for the Bnei Menashe, said, "Thousands of miles to the east, in the farthest reaches of northeastern India, there is an entire community that is anxiously awaiting the day when they will be allowed to rejoin the Jewish people." “Despite being cut off for more than 2,700 years, the Bnei Menashe never forgot who they are or where they came from, and they never gave up on the dream of returning to Israel,” Freund told the committee. After explaining the background behind the Bnei Menashe’s struggle for recognition, he urged the government to take action.

“...when the ruling was read aloud Katzav remained stone-faced” him of similar, though less serious, crimes. The charges by one accuser - another woman known as Aleph, who worked for Katzav in the President's office - were dropped over three years ago. Katzav strongly denied the charges against him throughout the last four years. At one point, he even held an angry press conference, charging the media - and especially Channel Two - with waging a witch hunt against him. The judges said that Katzav's testimony had been "replete with lies," and that he should have accepted the plea bargain that was offered him. He turned it down at the time, saying he would fight for his complete innocence. Katzav's wife Gila was not in court. His son broke down crying when the ruling was read aloud, and later continued to profess his father's innocence, while Katzav himself remained stone-faced.

______________________ “In the past decade, Shavei Israel has brought 1,700 Bnei Menashe to Israel, but there are still 7,232 members of the community in India who wish to make Aliyah” ______________________ "In the past decade, Shavei Israel has brought 1,700 Bnei Menashe to Israel, but there are still 7,232 members of the community in India who wish to make Aliyah,” Freund said. “I call upon the Government of Israel to bring the remaining 7,232 Bnei Menashe home to Israel as soon as possible.”

Members of Bnei Menashe community celebrating Chanukah. The Bnei Menashe (Hebrew for "sons of Manasseh") claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, who were sent into exile by the Assyrian Empire more than 27 centuries ago. They live in India's northeastern border states of Manipur and Mizoram. Their ancestors wandered through Central Asia and the Far East for centuries, before settling in what is now northeastern India, along the border with Burma and Bangladesh. Throughout their exile, the Bnei Menashe nonetheless continued to practice Judaism just as their ancestors did, including observing the Sabbath, keeping kosher, celebrating the festivals and following the laws of family purity. And they continued to nourish the dream of one day returning to the land of their ancestors, the Land of Israel. In recent years, “Shavei Israel” has brought some 1,700 Bnei Menashe back home to Zion, including 450 in the past three years who settled in the Upper Galilee. Another 7,232 still remain in India, waiting for the day when they too will be able to return to Israel and the Jewish people. Shavei Israel is a non-profit organization founded by Michael Freund, who immigrated to Israel from the United States, with the aim of strengthening ties between the State of Israel and the descendants of Jews around the world. The organization is currently active in nine countries and provides assistance to a variety of different communities such as the Bnei Menashe of India, the Bnai Anousim in Spain, Portugal and South America, the Subbotnik Jews of Russia, the Jewish community of Kaifeng in China, the "Hidden Jews" of Poland from the Holocaust era and others. For more information visit: www.shavei.org

Saudi Security Forces Capture ‘Bird’ Suspected of Spying for Mossad Saudi Arabian security forces have captured a vulture that was carrying a global positioning satellite (GPS) transmitter and a ring etched with the words “Tel Aviv University.” They suspect the bird of spying for Israel, Maariv-NRG reported Tuesday. The GPS and ring were connected to the bird as part of an longterm project by Israeli scientists that follows vultures’ location and altitude for research purposes. he arrest of the vulture - whose identification code is R65 - comes several weeks after an Egyptian official voiced the suspicion that a shark that attacked tourists off the Sinai shore was also acting on behalf of Mossad. The incidents may reflect a growing irrational hysteria among Arabs surrounding Israel’s military prowess and the efficacy of its intelligence services, possibly fueled by the Stuxnet virus’ success. Maariv said that the R65 was caught near

the home of a sheikh in the community of Hayel in Saudi Arabia. The words “Tel Aviv University” etched in English on a ring clasped to its leg, and especially the transmitter, caused the finders to suspect espionage and alert the security forces. Ohad Hatzofe, bird ecologist for the Nature and Parks Authority, said that the vulture story has been making the rounds in Arabic internet sites, including Al-Jazeera forums and Arabic military forums. “The subject is receiving great publicity and it is important that Saudi authorities understand that it is not true. There is also an international treaty of nature protection professionals, that forbids doing things like this,” he added. The researchers said that seven vultures that were marked in Israel in the last few years reached Saudi Arabia. Transmissions from four of them have ceased and they are presumed dead. One vulture - beside R65 - is still alive and flying around Saudi Arabia, after spending the winter in Sudan.

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Jews Flock to Egypt for Greek Bibles, from Cairo Genizah, Jewish Festival amid Protests Much Older Than Thought In January, hundreds of Jews from Israel, Europe, and the United States started flocking to the Egyptian Nile Delta to celebrate the festival of Abu Hasira, a Moroccan hacham that lived and died there in the village of Damatiuh, hundreds of years ago. This annual event, which marks his death, lasts for eight days. For many years, this event has been carried out amid protests and legal objections to the violation of a court order that once cancelled marking the Jewish event. s usual, the announcement of the arrival of 550 Jewish pilgrims entering Egypt for the festival, has stirred the fury of village residents, civil organizations, and political parties. The Muslim Brotherhood, the Bloggers against Abu Hasira group, the You Will Not Cross My Land campaign and the opposition parties of al-Ghad and al-Karama announced plans to stage a protest on January 6 in front of the Damanhour Courts Complex against holding the festival. Residents of the Delta governorate of alBehira, in which the village in located, collected one million signatures and filed several lawsuits against the event, and the Supreme Administrative Court issued a verdict in 2001 that cancelled the celebration and annulled the decision of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to consider Abu Hasira shrine a site of national heritage. But

______________________ “Egypt never allows the relationship with Israel to go out of control due to the threat this poses to its national security...” ______________________ Egyptian authorities did not implement the court order. The Egyptian government differentiates between political relations and popular normalization with Israel, said Dr. Emad Gad, head of the Israeli Studies Division at alAhram Center for Strategic Studies. “The Egyptian people object to several issues related to Israel like the export of natural gas, but the Egyptian government goes ahead with them anyway,” he told AlArabiya.net. The same applies to the Abu Hasira festival since celebrating it was an official demand by the Israeli government as part of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Gad explained. Gad added that allowing the Jewish festival to be held is also related to Egypt’s diplomatic ties with the United States. “If the event is banned, the Jewish lobby

Studying a fragment of manuscript kept in the Cairo Genizah, a special vaulted room in Cairo’s Ben-Ezra Synagogue, the team found that in some places the Jewish community continued to use Greek bibles almost until living memory.

Jews, loyal to the memory of Abu Hasira, flock to Egypt by the hundreds, much to the chagrin of many in the Egyptian Nile Delta. in the United States will launch a severe campaign against Egypt and the United States might accuse Egypt of religious intolerance.” However, Gad pointed out that Egypt is still careful as far as normalization with Israel is concerned. “Egypt never allows the relationship with Israel to go out of control due to the threat this poses to its national security.” The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel stipulates freedom of movement between the two countries and that is why it is impossible to prevent Israelis from entering Egypt, said Judge al-Bayoumi Mohamed al-Bayoumi. “Yet, there is a court order that concerns this specific festival and the Egyptian authorities have to implement it,” he told AlArabiya.net. Bayoumi added that Egyptians have nothing against Jews or Judaism, yet the current political situation makes it hard for Egyptians to accept holding the festival. “In addition to the killings in Palestine, a new Israeli spying network was uncovered. This confirms that Israel is trying to infiltrate Egypt in many ways and this festival could be one of them.” On the other hand, former Egyptian ambassador to Tel Aviv Mohamed Bassyouni argued that Abu Hasira festival is not related to the peace treaty. “The peace treaty involves the establishment of diplomatic ties, economic cooperation, and freedom of movement between the two countries and has nothing to do with religious festivals,” he told AlArabiya.net. This means, Bassyouni added, that with or without a court order the Egyptian government has the right to decide whether the festival should be held or not. Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, agrees with the court order and stresses that the Abu Hasira shrine is not a site of national heritage. “This is just a celebration in a small alley in an Egyptian village. This has nothing to do with historic sites,” he told AlArabiya.net.

Jewish Leader Hoenlein Meets Assad - Denies Netanyahu Sent Him BY GIL RONEN North American Jewish leader Malcolm Hoenlein visited Damascus last month at the invitation of Syrian President Bashar Assad and met with him. Officials in Jerusalem said that Hoenlein, who is considered close to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, did not go to Damascus on Netanyahu’s behalf. eshivaWorldNews said that they spoke with Hoenlein, who confirmed he met with Assad. "Hoenlein was unable to discuss the purpose of the visit, but reiterated that he was not there to pass along any messages from any governments," YWN reported. Hoenlein would only agree to say that Assad announced he would rehabilitate

airo Genizah contains a cache of “trashed” documents written in Hebrew or transliterated into Hebrew text, Arabic and other languages during the Middle Ages. “The translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE is said to be one of the most lasting achievements of the Jewish civilization, explained Nicholas de Lange, Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, who led the three-year study to re-evaluate the story of the Greek Bible fragments. “It was thought that the Jews, for some reason, gave up using Greek translations and chose to use the original Hebrew for public

Jewish cemeteries and synagogues in Syria. Hoenlein is the longtime executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (Presidents' Conference). He told news organization Politico that he went to Damascus on a "humanitarian mission" about 10 days ago. "I am for four decades involved in humanitarian issues and concerns, and we held discussions about humanitarian issues," Hoenlein was quoted as saying. In 1998, during Netanyahu's first term as Prime Minister, another man considered close to him - billionaire Ron Lauder reportedly visited President Hafez Assad as part of indirect negotiations over the Golan Heights and a possible peace deal. Nothing came of those talks and there has been controversy as to what was offered to Syria.

______________________ “The Geniza’s documents, survived the hand of time due to Cairo’s dry climate which kept them from complete deterioration.” ______________________ reading in synagogue and for private study” he added. Some of the Geniza’s documents were transferred to private collections or libraries via scholarly visitors or Middle Eastern antiquity markets. The remaining texts, however, survived the hand of time due to Cairo’s dry climate

Ben Ezra synagogue and a manuscript which kept them from complete deterioration. Cambridge University scholar Prof. Solomon Schechter transferred the remains—some 130,000 fragments—to Cambridge in 1896. Recent studies by Professor de Lange revealed that some of the texts contained passages from the Bible in Greek written in Hebrew letters. Some others contained parts of a lost Greek translation made by a convert to Judaism named Akylas in the 2nd century CE, Past Horizens reported. Date back to 1,000 years after the original translation into Greek, the fragment shows that Greek texts were still in use in Greek-speaking synagogues in the Byzantine Empire and elsewhere. Manuscripts in other libraries confirmed the results also revealing that a variety of Greek translations were used by Jewish people in the Middle Ages. An online source at gbbj.org provides the manuscripts along with comparison of each word of the Hebrew text, the Greek translation, and the fragments of Akylas’ and other Jewish translations from antiquity.

UK: Number of Muslim Converts Doubled in Ten Years The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to a study published by the Independent newspaper on Tuesday. he report said the figures were surprising in light of the fact that British Muslims have faced more scrutiny and criticism than any other religious community following the global spread of violent Islamism. The Independent said estimating the number of converts living in Britain has always been difficult because census data does not differentiate between whether a religious person has adopted a new faith or was born into it. Previous estimates have placed the number of Muslim converts in the UK at between 14,000 and 25,000, according to the British daily. However, the report said, a new study by the inter-faith think-tank Faith Matters suggests the real figure could be as high as 100,000, with as many as 5,000 new conversions nationwide each year. By using data from the Scottish 2001 census, researchers estimated that there were 60,699 converts living in Britain in 2001. With no new census planned until next year, the report said, researchers polled mosques in London to try to calculate how many conversions take place a year. The results gave a figure of 1,400 conversions in the capital in the past 12 months which, when extrapolated nationwide, would mean approximately 5,200 people adopting Islam every year. "This report is the best intellectual 'guestimate' using census numbers, local authority data and polling from mosques," said Fiyaz Mughal, director of Faith Matters.

"Either way few people doubt that the number adopting Islam in the UK has risen dramatically in the past 10 years." Asked by the Independent why people were converting in such large numbers, Mughal said, "I think there is definitely a relationship between conversions being on the increase and the prominence of Islam in the public domain. People are interested in finding out what Islam is all about and when they do that they go in different directions. Most shrug their shoulders and return to their lives but some will inevitably end up liking what they discover and will convert." Batool al-Toma, an Irish born convert to Islam of 25 years who works at the Islamic Foundation and runs the New Muslims Project, one of the earliest groups set up specifically to help converts, told the Independent she believed the new figures were "a little on the high side." "My guess would be the real figure is somewhere in between previous estimates, which were too low, and this latest one," she said. "I definitely think there has been a noticeable increase in the number of converts in recent years. The media often tries to pinpoint specifics but the reasons are as varied as the converts themselves."

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Jewish Cemetery: Gravestones Destroyed By Sanitation Workers In Snow ‘Cleanup’

US: Iran Offer for Nuclear Site Visit, Is a 'Magical Mystery Tour' Ahead of talks in Turkey, Iran has invited Russia, China and the EU, but not the U.S., to view its nuclear facilities.

When residents demanded that heads roll after the city’s shameful response to the blizzard cleanup, they didn’t mean headstones. ut that’s exactly what happened when Department of Sanitation workers packed load after load of snow and ice against the fence of Washington Cemetery on Bay Parkway, between McDonald Avenue and 57th Street. The metal gates buckled under the weight, toppling approximately 30 gravestones over the weekend. “[Sanitation workers] were continually dumping snow there for several days,” said Washington Cemetery (5400 Bay Parkway) employee Mike Ciamaga, who added that cemetery officials first noticed the broken gravestones on Sunday morning. ”As of this morning they were still dumping there.” A full tally of the broken gravestones hasn’t yet been determined, since many are buried under the snow and ice, according to Ciamaga. Most of the families affected have not yet been notified. Councilman Michael Nelson released the following statement: “Weeks after dozens of gravestones were vandalized, it is absolutely disheartening and tragic to find out that Washington Cemetery and the deceased buried there have been disturbed again. This time, however, it was not done by mischievous individuals but rather by more carelessness and negligence on the part of the city. The Department of Sanitation and the City should take full responsibility for their inattention to common sense so that the families of the deceased do not incur any out of pocket cost.” Councilman Greenfield released the fol-

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he State Department is belittling Iran's offer to let some countries - but not the U.S. - visit its nuclear facilities, calling the offer a "magical mystery tour." State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said on Tuesday that the offer is no substitute for Iran fully cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency to prove that its nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes and not to build a bomb. Reporters asked Crowley how the U.S. felt about Iran's decision not to include the U.S. in the countries invited to tour a nuclear enrichment plant at Natanz and other facilities. Crowley responded sarcastically, saying, "We're just crushed." While the State Department spokesman did not urge others to decline the invitation, he did say that there is no reason for any country to attend. It was reported on Monday that Iran had invited Russia, China, the European Union and Iranian allies among the Arab and developing world to tour its nuclear sites, in an apparent move to gain support ahead of a new round of talks with six world powers. In a letter made available Monday to The Associated Press, senior Iranian envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh suggested the weekend of Jan. 15 and 16 and says that meetings "with high ranking officials" are envisaged. While no reason was given for the timing of the offer, it came just weeks before Iran and the six powers follow up on recent talks that ended with agreement on little else but to meet again. The new round between Tehran, and the permanent UN Security Council members the U.S. Russia, China, Britain, France - plus

Cemetery gate and tombstones destroyed by NYC Sanutation Dept. snow removal. Photo by Yana Zhuravel (sheepsheadbites.com)

lowing statement: “I was incredibly disheartened to learn today that Washington Cemetery, the target of hate-filled vandalism in recent weeks, was needlessly damaged by the Sanitation Department during the City’s botched snow removal,” said Councilman David Greenfield. “After being notified of the damage, I immediately went to the cemetery, and the scene was nothing less than appalling. By my count, over a dozen headstones were toppled under the weight of the collapsed snow mountain that was placed there by the Sanitation Department. I am certain that more headstones will be discovered when cemetery caretakers clean up Sanitation’s mess. It is shocking to me that the Sanitation Department is not just incapable of serving the living, but also respecting the dead,” concluded Councilman Greenfield.

Worker at an Iranian nuclear facility getting the site ready for a visit by international investigators. Germany, is tentatively set for Istanbul, Turkey in late January. It is meant to explore whether there is common ground for more substantive talks on Iran's nuclear program, viewed by the U.S, and its allies as a cover for secret plans to make nuclear arms - something Tehran denies. Instead, the Islamic Republic insists its uranium enrichment and other programs are meant only to generate fuel for a future network of nuclear reactors. Diplomats from delegations at the table with Iran during the December talks in Geneva said Tehran made no commitments to talking about UN Security Council demands that it freezes uranium enrichment - which can turn out both fuel and fissile warhead material. And Iranian negotiators flatly ruled out discussing such demands at the Istanbul meeting.

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Parking-Meter Hikes Add In$ult to Injury orkers began the months-long process of visiting every meter in the city and recalibrating them for the cost hike, which was approved in Mayor Bloomberg’s latest budget. In Manhattan south of 86th Street, where passenger and commercial parking rates at Muni-Meters are $2.50 per hour, rates will increase to $3 per hour. And throughout the rest of the city, where passenger parking rates at metered locations are 25 cents for 20 minutes, rates will increase to 25 cents for 15 minutes. City residents who regularly use the meters fumed. “The city is expensive enough,” said Murray Hill doorman Felix Miranda. “Bloomberg should focus his energy on people who have the money, not on the working class.” But Robert Gallant, 61, a clothing manufacturer who lives in Miranda’s building, may be in the minority that disagrees. “It’s a wonderful thing,” he said. “The city is broke. The state is broke. I have plenty of money, and I have no problem paying the meter.” There are 50,402 single-space meters and 4,834 Muni-Meters throughout the five boroughs. ___________________________________

“The city is expensive enough. Bloomberg should focus his energy on people who have the money, not on the working class.”

___________________________________ The meters produced $138.9 million in city revenue last year and provided jobs to 125 Department of Transportation employees who repair and maintain them. Some motorists will catch a bit of a break because the rollout takes time. It starts today in Manhattan and Queens. The Bronx won’t see the changeover start until March, and Brooklyn and Staten Island start in April. A spokesman for the city DOT estimates that changes will be completed by June 30, 2011.

The meters produced $138.9M in city revenue last year and provided jobs to 125 Department of Transportation employees who repair and maintain them. And this still may not be the end of drivers getting nickel-and-dimed. Earlier this year, The Post reported that the city is considering an expansion of a plan where drivers are charged more money during the busiest times and at certain locations around the city. The intent is to bring metered rates more in line with the demands of the consumer market. Currently, a driver can park for several hours in a metered spot for only a few dollars, while a nearby parking garage may cost 10 to 20 times as much. A similar pilot project is already under way. The city recently completed a pilot program to increase meter rates in three neighborhoods—the West Village, Park Slope in Brooklyn and the Upper East Side. The idea was to free up parking spaces near businesses. In 2009, 71 Muni-Meters in the West Village were permanently changed to $3.75 per hour from noon to 4 p.m., and $2.50 per hour at other times. In October, The Post reported that the city is looking in to privatizing the meters— which has been done in Chicago—and that they could be worth as much $5 billion.

Idling Cruise Ships Engines Choking Brooklyn The Queen Mary 2 and other cruise ships that call Brooklyn home apparently aren’t good neighbors. ed Hook residents complain the ships at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal keep their diesel engines running to generate electricity which in turn pollutes the air for hours at a time making it difficult to breathe for some. “You can smell the air right now, we have an overlay of diesel in the air,” one man said. “If you drive over the Brooklyn Bridge on certain days you actually see the plume going into the air,” another man said. Local lawmakers are calling on the city, state and utilities to find a clean air alternative and make available on-shore power and electricity to ships so that they can plug into an electrical grid at the port rather than sit idling. “They spew noxious diesel fumes into the air the entire time they’re here,” State Sen. Daniel Squadron said. Squadron said the money is there to supply the power to the ships but after nearly two years of negotiations it’s the mainte-

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Four days after toll hikes went into effect on the MTA’s bridges and tunnels, the city has begun increasing parkingmeter rates to grab even more cash from drivers.

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nance and operating costs that have choked off a solution. ”It’s time to stop choking Brooklyn,” Squadron said. ”We’ve had two years of idling ships, and idling negotiations. We have a tremendous opportunity to make a real difference in the health of our communities, and the sustainability of our port. We want an agreement before the next ship comes in,” Councilmember Brad Lander said. Lander said a cruise ship docked at port with its diesel engine running emits as much pollution as thousands of idling cars.

New York state's kosher law-enforcement division has been gutted, sparking concerns in parts of the Jewish community that the cuts raise the risk of fraud in the billion-dollar-plus kosher-food industry. nder budget cuts instituted by outgoing Gov. David Paterson, the division's eight inspectors and one assistant were laid off starting this year. Two other inspectors retired over the past year and weren't replaced; only the division's director remains. The division is part of the state's Department of Agriculture and Markets. The elimination of the jobs will save an estimated $1 million a year in salary, benefits and services, such as computers and cars, according to a spokeswoman for the department. Several lawmakers, Jewish leaders and kosher businesses are lobbying incoming Gov. Andrew Cuomo to restore the cuts. A spokesman for Mr. Cuomo couldn't be reached for comment. Those who advocate reinstating the inspectors note that the cuts affect not only Jewish consumers, but a growing nonJewish population of people who eats kosher food, including Seventh Day Adventists, Muslims and individuals with dietary restrictions. "New York is the largest kosher market in the United States, so we hope that the government can find some place within the budget to, if not maintain the entire department, at least maintain some part of it," said Rabbi Menachem Genack, chief executive officer of the kosher division of the Orthodox Union in Manhattan. "We understand very well given the budget restrictions… but there is still a need to protect the kosher consumer," he added. "It's not a religious requirement, the issue here is fraud." State Sen. Carl Kruger, whose district in Brooklyn includes a large Orthodox Jewish

population, called the cuts "offensive." "The need is obvious and the concern is real," he said. "The unscrupulous tactics that some merchants might take dealing with kosher compliance puts the community in a very precarious position in terms of being able to authenticate and feel a comfort level when something is said to be kosher and actually is kosher." Some say the effective elimination of the division means less since its power was diluted after it lost a law suit challenging the constitutionality of its standard. The federal suit, filed by a Long Island butcher, claimed the standard discriminated against non-Orthodox purveyors and rabbis. The litigation caused the department in 2004 to rewrite its law. That law was challenged again by the same butcher and remains in litigation. Jessica Ziehm, a spokeswoman for the department, said under the new law the inspectors effectively stopped doing inspections and instead monitor grocery stores and restaurants to ensure they are complying with an information disclosure act that requires consumers be provided with information on the person or organization certifying food as kosher. "It basically is to ensure that the information is being disclosed," said Ms. Ziehm. "We don't inspect the meat to see if it's kosher. We ask them to tell us who certified

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WAR ON TERROR Danish Court Charges Three with Terrorism at Jewish Center Terrorist Attack on Church Murders 21 in Egypt

Three men suspected of planning a deadly attack on a Danish newspaper appeared on Thursday before a court which charged them with an attempted act of terrorism and possession of weapons, officials said.

olice detained four men in Denmark and one in Sweden on Wednesday on suspicion of plotting an assault on offices of Jyllands-Posten, the Danish daily that outraged Muslims in 2005 with cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. The three—one Tunisian and two Swedish citizens—pleaded not-guilty to the charges, Lykke Sorensen, an official of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service PET, told reporters at Glostrup courthouse. On Wednesday, Danish security police chief Jakob Scharf had said that the arrests prevented an “imminent terror attack” that aimed “to kill as many as possible” of the people present at the Copenhagen offices of the newspaper. Scharf described the plot as a “Mumbaistyle” attack, referring to the 2008 attack in the Indian city in which 10 Pakistani gunmen killed 166 people in a three-day coordinated raid on landmarks including two hotels and a Jewish center. Police brought the three suspects to a court in the Copenhagen suburb of Glostrup, which ordered that they be held in custody for four weeks pending more investigations. “The three persons will now be held in custody for four weeks, of which the first two are in isolation,” Sorensen said. “The investigation will continue in close cooperation between the police, the PET and (Swedish security police) SAPO.” A fourth man detained in Denmark, a 26year-old Iraqi asylum-seeker, was released but remains a suspect though police did not have evidence to hold him further, Sorensen said. The fifth detainee, a 37-year-old Swedish citizen, was scheduled to appear before a court in Sweden later on Thursday and was also expected to be remanded in custody, a Swedish court official said.

The men are suspected of plotting to attack the office block on Copenhagen’s City Hall Square that houses Jyllands-Posten and another newspaper. The men, who came to Denmark from Sweden on the night of December 28, are suspected of plotting to attack by January 1 the office block on Copenhagen’s city hall square that houses Jyllands-Posten and another newspaper, police said. In connection with the arrests, police found plastic strips that could be used as handcuffs, a machine gun, a pistol and more than 100 cartridges, police said. Jyllands-Posten was the paper that first published the Mohammad cartoons in 2005, provoking violent protests against Danish and European interests in the Middle East, Africa and Asia in which at least 50 people died. The furor sparked by those caricatures, including one of the Prophet with a turban resembling a bomb, has led to several plots on the paper, cartoonists and other journalists involved. Zubair Hussain, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Denmark which represents more than 30,000 of the estimated 200,000 Muslims in the country, condemned the plotters’ plans. “As Danish Muslims, we feel it is important to say that this has nothing to do with Islam,” he said. “We are all victims in this case. No one will ask before they blow something in the air, or before they shoot, ‘are you Muslim or non-Muslim?’

Worshippers shout around an exploded car in front of a Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. bombing, with Christians and Muslims BY MAAYANA MISKIN (ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)

A bomb attack killed 21 people outside a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt late Friday night. Another 24 people were wounded. he bombing took place as worshipers left a church following a New Year's Eve service. Officials initially suspected that a car bomb was used. The Interior Ministry later announced that the blast is believed to have been a suicide bombing; however, that version of events was questioned by Christian leaders, who suggested that authorities may wish to blame a suicide bomber in order not to draw attention to the lack of security near the church. Proper security would have prevented a suspicious vehicle from approaching, they said. While it is not yet clear who carried out the bombing, senior officials in both the Coptic Church and the government pointed fingers at al-Qaeda, which has previously threatened attacks on non-Muslims in Egypt. Protesters took to the streets after the

clashing near the site of the attack. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged calm. In a televised address, he said the bombing bore the mark of “foreign hands” seeking to destabilize Egypt. “This act of terrorism shook the country's conscience... and hurt the hearts of Muslim and Coptic Egyptians,” he said. “The blood of the martyrs in Alexandria mixed, telling us that all Egypt is the target, and that blind terrorism does not differentiate between a Copt and a Muslim.” The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood condemned the attack as well. The attack follows months of growing anti-Christian violence in Egypt. Six Christians were murdered in a shooting attack in January, and in November one Christian man was killed by police and 156 were arrested during a protest over construction of a church. The UK-based Barnabas Fund, a Christian advocacy group, has expressed fears for the safety of Egyptian Christians in the face of incitement. Extremist Muslims have accused Christians of siding with Israel and of holding captive Christian women who have converted to Islam.

Napolitano: Israeli-Style Security Won’t Work for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday rebuffed suggestions that U.S. airports should adopt the practices of airports in Israel, calling the Israeli air travel system "a very different model." e share a common goal, which is to protect the people of our countries from terror or other attacks," Napolitano told Fox News ahead of a tour of security facilities at Tel Aviv's BenGurion International Airport. But there are many differences in the United States system versus Israel. Part of that is driven by sheer size." Critics of U.S. security methods, particularly full body scans and the so-called "invasive pat down" used by the Transportation Security Administration, have called for American airports to adopt Israeli-style security measures, which rely heavily on behavioral profiling of travelers. But Napolitano said that what is effective in Israel, a nation of 7.3 million, wouldn't necessarily work for 310 million Americans.

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Ben-Gurion is Israel's only major international airport. The United States, however, has 450 such facilities. Plus, about 11 million people pass through Israeli airports each year, while 70 times that many passengers go through American airports each year. "So there's a very big difference in terms of size and scale," said Napolitano, who granted Fox News exclusive access to join her on a week-long, security-focused trip to Europe and the Middle East. Early Tuesday, the head of security at Ben-Gurion gave Napolitano a tour of his airport's system and a "comprehensive briefing" on Israeli airport security that "covered the spectrum from intelligence to the perimeter security of the airport to checkpoint screening and everything in between," according to a Homeland Security official. Ben-Gurion has formidable security measures apparent even to an outsider. Snipers stand watch from a glass-encased booth suspended above the airport's main entrance, visible from a traveler's first steps into the airport.

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Iranian Threat Iran: ‘Harry Potter a Zionist Plot to Promote Devil Worship’ BY DAVID LEV (ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)

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______________________ “The documentary says, the series' attempts to influence innocent Christians and Muslims to worship the devil, as the Jews do” ______________________ quoted in the movie. "[The Zionists] support Harry Potter because he is the promised Messiah," Sa'id Mostaghasi says. "As you can see, he has the same traits and wants to defeat a dark force, which in this film is depicted as Voldemort. In the sixth episode, there is even mention of the War of Armageddon." Perhaps worst of all, the documentary says, is the series' attempts to influence innocent Christians and Muslims to worship the devil, as the Jews do. “The creation of new stories, based on mythical themes leading to witchcraft and devil worship, has always been a tool used by contemporary

The youngest son of the late shah of Iran has committed suicide in Boston, weighed down by sorrow at the loss of his father and the upheaval in his homeland, his family said Tuesday. t is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi," Reza Pahlavi, the shah's oldest son, said on his website. He said his brother, 44, who was studying at Harvard University, had struggled to come to terms with the political troubles in his native Iran. "Like millions of young Iranians, he too was deeply disturbed by all the ills fallen upon his beloved homeland, as well as carrying the burden of losing a father and a sister in his young life," Reza Pahlavi wrote. "Although he had struggled for years to overcome his sorrow, he finally succumbed, and during the night of the 4th of January 2011, in his Boston residence, took his own life, plunging his family and friends into great sorrow." Police could not officially confirm the prince's death. But a law enforcement source told AFP: "I can confirm that an adult male in his mid-40s was found at 141

If you thought the Harry Potter series was an innocent children's fantasy story, you're wrong, an Iranian movie producer says: In reality, the Harry Potter books and movies are part of a “Zionist plot” to “spread their poison.” With its emphasis on witches, warlocks, and wonders, he says, the Harry Potter series "serves to spread the dark and evil essence of Zionism and its goals." n a series of accusations that sound ridiculous to those raised in the West, Iran's Irinn TV channel produced a documentary that purports to show how the various elements of the Potter story – the use of magic, the struggle against the Dark Lord, and other themes – essentially reflect the tenets and goals of Zionism (read: Judaism), and encourage innocent people around the world to support those goals. "Propaganda for purity of blood and race, one of the principles of global Zionism, is openly portrayed and emphasized in the second Harry Potter film," the film's narrator says, referring to the obsession of the film's villain, Voldemort, with pure bloodlines – symbolic of the Jews' parochial attitude to non-Jewish nations. "If we add this [film] to the other pieces of the puzzle – the beliefs depicted in the other propaganda and political products of the Ziono-Hollywoodists, the Satanic features of this inhumane movement will become more evident." In addition to the blood theme, the series alludes to the Jewish desire to rule the world, says a prominent Iranian film critic

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In addition to the blood theme, the series alludes to the Jewish desire to rule the world, says a prominent Iranian film critic. “[The Zionists] support Harry Potter because he is the promised Messiah.” Zionists, and is once again being used by them... targeting innocent children and youth” to join them in their Satanic ways." That the Iranians would connect the devil theme to the Jews is not surprising at all, given that Christians have been doing this for much of their own history. In his seminal work on the subject, “The Devil and the Jews,” author Joshua Trachteberg laid out a sordid history of European antiSemitism, which showed that much of Christian anti-Semitism over the past 1,000 years stems from a fear – and suspicion – that the Jews were working with the Devil to destroy Christianity. Thus, it didn't take much for Iran to pick up on these themes in its battle against Israel and the Jews, says history researcher Morris Cohen. “Those themes were out there for the taking, so it makes sense that they would use them against Israel.” The Islamic world, he said, is much more vehement in its condemnation of Harry Potter than the Christian world: In 2002, the books were banned in schools across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the grounds that its themes were contrary to Islamic values; in 2007, police in Karachi, Pakistan discovered and defused a car bomb located outside a shopping center where the final Harry Potter novel was scheduled to go on sale that day; and of course, Iran has harped on the Jewish connection to the sorcery themes in the books, saying that "Zionists had spent billions of dollars" on it in order to encourage devil worship, as described above.

West Newton Street in Boston. "He died from a fatal gunshot wound. While the manner of death is being investigated is is not believed to be a homicide." Ali Reza Pahlavi, the youngest of the shah's five children, moved to the United States as a teenager during the turbulence of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He obtained his first degree from Princeton University in 1984, and a Masters Degree from Columbia University in 1992. He never married, and was undertaking a postgraduate degree at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in philology and ancient Iranian studies. Unlike his older brother, Ali Reza had shunned the spotlight amid the mass protests which erupted after disputed 2009 elections won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad despite allegations of widespread fraud. A statement released by the crown prince's office said: "Prince Ali Reza was intelligent, sensitive, loyal, and dedicated to Iranian civilization, as well as to his family and friends. His counsel, wisdom and sense of humor will be profoundly missed and always cherished."

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Obama Set to Sign '21st Andrew Cuomo Moves toward Century' Food Safety Bill Openness on First Day in Office people. Our people feel abandoned by government, betrayed and isolated and they are right.” The oath of office was administered by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippmann and Cuomo’s parents, former Gov. Mario Cuomo and former First Lady Matilda Cuomo, looked on. The new governor blew a kiss with both hands to his father and mother before beginning his speech. Former Gov. David Paterson sat in the front row. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli were also sworn into their statewide post. Meanwhille, Cuomo said today that he won’t stop about 900 layoffs of state workers that were ordered by Paterson. The layoffs began today. He also said he will let a temporary

When salmonella-laced peanut products sickened hundreds during a recent scare, President Barack Obama said consumers should be able to have confidence that their government will keep peanut butter-eating children safe — and that included his daughter Sasha. hat's what Sasha eats for lunch probably three times a week," Obama said then. "And you know, I don't want to have to worry about whether she's going to get sick as a consequence to having her lunch." On Tuesday, Obama is getting a chance to allay people's fears about the safety of their food. He is set to sign a $1.4 billion overhaul of the food safety system, giving Washington new power to increase inspections at food processing facilities and force companies to recall tainted products. Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia, ranking

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Obama is set to sign a $1.4B overhaul of the food safety system. GOP member on the appropriations subcommittee that oversees the FDA, said that, in a country of more than 308 million people, the figures show the FDA is already doing a "very decent job on food safety already." He questioned giving the agency more money. "I think we'll look very carefully at the funding before we support $1.4 billion," he told The Associated Press in an interview Monday.

________________________________ income tax increase on wealthier New Yorkers end as scheduled. The temporary, three-year income tax increase on New Yorkers making $200,000 or more a year is scheduled to end in a year. Earlier in the day, Cuomo began his first full day as the state’s top executive with a grand gesture of openness, throwing open the Executive Chamber to the public for the first time in more than a decade. Although not officially announced, the security desk that had prevented public access to the governor’s office suite on the Capitol’s second floor since shortly after Gov. George Pataki’s defeat of Cuomo’s father in 1994 had been moved to allow public access. The security measures, which included glass partitions, a uniformed state trooper and, after Sept. 11, a series of concrete barriers blocking one Capitol entrance, had been dubbed “Fort Pataki” by critics. The guard had prevented people from viewing the collection of portraits of the state’s previous executives and even blocked Capitol journalists from the governor’s press office. Reporters spent the morning padding around the executive chamber unrestricted for what for some was the first time in their careers. A trooper guard remained at guard, but in plain clothes. The barriers outside the Capitol were also removed by construction vehicles just as Cuomo was arriving at the Capitol for introductory 8:30 a.m. staff meeting. “I will leave it to Governor Cuomo to address the specifics,” Cuomo’s top aide Steven Cohen told Albany’s WGDJ 1300AM. But he added: “We believe in open government. We believe this Capitol belongs to the people. To the extent there are things that keep people out, create a feeling of closure or closed in or insularity; they really don’t have a place.” Members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s senior staff convened in the Red Room, beginning the new administration on a symbolic note of work. Cuomo entered the meeting at 8:30, flanked by his counsel Mylan Denerstein, longtime aide Joe Percoco — whose official title and responsibilities have not been set — Secretary Steve Cohen and Richard Bamberger, his director of communications. He had arrived at the Capitol several minutes early, telling journalists he was “ready to go to work.” About 40 people in all were present for

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. the meeting. It was a “good meeting” at which a “lot of work” took place, said Ben Lawsky, whose title is chief of staff. Paul Francis, Les Leach, Sabrina Ty, Jeremy Creelan, Adam Cohen, Drew Zambelli, Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy and Larry Schwartz, secretary to former-Gov. David Paterson were all present. Adam Cohen, a special policy adviser, seemed unsure if he had arrived at the correct location for the meeting. “It’s my first day,” he told a Trooper in front of the Red Room, where the meeting took place. Not present this morning: Budget Director Robert Megna. He was supposed to stay on, but when asked if he was present, Cuomo spokesman Josh Vlasto said “I’ll discuss that later.” “The governor talked about his commitments to opening up government back to the people. That is what today is all about,” Vlasto said. Denerstein, Cohen and Zambelli, counselor to the governor, also spoke. At the inauguration, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday said he will seek to allow a temporary income tax on the wealthy to sunset and enforce 900 layoffs opposed by some of New York’s strongest special interests. The state’s powerful public workers unions have strongly opposed the layoffs ordered by former Democratic Gov. David Paterson. Paterson had ordered the layoffs after he said union leaders refused to contribute $250 million in concessions in the face of New York’s fiscal crisis. Promoted by Democrats as a “millionaire’s tax,” the temporary income tax surcharge takes a bigger bite out of New Yorkers making as little as $200,000 a year. The tax raises more than $1 billion annually. On the day of his inauguration, Cuomo also said the layoffs that began on Saturday will be executed, after weeks of refusing to say if he would continue Paterson’s order. Cuomo risks the considerable wrath of the unions, which have successfully derailed past governors. Cuomo also said he has heard the arguments that wealthier New Yorkers need to contribute more to the state, which is facing a $1 billion deficit now and a projected $10 billion deficit in the next budget due April 1. Many Democratic lawmakers have argued extending the temporary tax wouldn’t be a new tax because it was enacted in 2009. “I understand the semantics argument,” Cuomo said. “I say no new taxes, period.” The measures were the first test of Cuomo, the former state attorney general, who ran for office promising to end Albany’s notorious overspending for special interests that led to some of the highest taxes in the

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The Freak Of Coney Island Shot Down

The illegal demolition of the Shoot the Freak game at Coney Island has led to a fine of $5,000 against the amusement company Zamperla. orkers bulldozed the attraction without a permit last week.

Since 2003, Shoot the Freak offered people a chance to fire paintballs at a human being, protected by shielding and armor. The city slapped amusement giant Zamperla with a $5,000 fine Thursday for illegally razing Coney Island's Shoot the Freak. The company tore down the Boardwalk game and boarded up the property last week without a permit, Buildings Department officials said.

The city issued a stop-work order to bar further demolition. Shoot the Freak is one of nine Boardwalk businesses that Zamperla is trying to boot to make way for glitzier attractions. The eviction battle is still pending in court. "In the middle of the night they come and raze my place and knock it down without building permits or nothing," said Shoot the Freak owner Anthony Berlingieri. "This is all about greed." He said he's glad Zamperla will pay for the move but is still devastated the game is gone. "It's an empty lot, like if Shoot the Freak was never there," he said. Zamperla spokesman Tom Corsillo said it has "instructed its contractor to fully cooperate with the Buildings Department investigation."

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Top Homebuying, Selling Predictions For 2011

During this first holiday season on the road leading out of the recession, American consumers are taking different approaches in their decision-making. lack Friday brought the requisite, shameful Web videos of elders being trampled in the stampede for a Pillow Pet or a $3 toaster, and Cyber Monday upped the stakes in an entirely different sort of consumer game, driven in large part by the flash-sale websites that have literally exploded in number and popularity this year. On the other end of the spectrum, many celebrated "Buy Nothing Day." Others engaged in some of both; I bought usable gifts for kids only, and donated or sold 200 items of clothing, books and furniture for the holidays. Even retailers capitalized on the dichotomy, with one luxury automaker promoting a "Season of Reason" sales event in which buyers were invited to "oversave" for gifts and personal purchases by spending $50,000 or more on a new car (irony, anyone?). Such split mentalities, so to speak, will be a psychobehavioral theme among certain sectors of real estate consumers in 2011, says my crystal ball. The mindset of homeowners, in particular, will largely go in one of two directions. Homeowners facing significant negative equity (owing much more on their homes than they are worth) will be increasingly willing to walk away from their homes, cutting their losses and strategically defaulting on their mortgages. The stigma of losing a home has decreased as homeowners have noticed that the Wall Street interests who labeled strategic defaulters irresponsible and cowardly have virtually all engaged in strategic defaulting themselves. Homeowners are simply more concerned with making a smart, long-term financial decision than with fighting with recalcitrant, uncooperative banks to hold onto deeply underwater homes. Condo owners in dysfunctional HOAs will also move beyond feeling trapped, and the numbers of them who walk away will, I believe, ratchet upwards next year. One outcome will be that the proportion of homeowners who are underwater will decrease next year as more homes enter the foreclosure funnel and become bank-owned properties. But the picture for homeowners is nowhere near entirely bleak. In fact, even though strategic defaults will rise, the average American homeowner has demonstrated a deep desire to hold on to her home. While some will walk right away from their homes, taking the credit hit and pressing a massive lifestyle reset button, many

more homeowners in stable equity positions will experience a deeper-than-ever gratitude for their homes. We will see this manifest in increased investment in home improvements -- many of which will be investments of time as much as money -- and more participation in local community endeavors. Some will embrace "locavoracious" food philosophies and community gardening. Others will express an increased interest in local politics. Homeowners who bought at the tail end of the boom will decide to stay put and bloom where they are planted, having lost faith in a "hockey stick" recovery. Similarly, sellers will fall into several distinct mindset camps in 2011. In the markets that have come out of the recession fairly well and are projected to do well in 2011, some sellers will thaw their self-imposed freezes and list their homes. But they will do so with a greater receptiveness to the market than they have had during the past several years. When their homes lag for 30 days, they'll start cutting _______________________________

â€œHomeowners are simply more concerned with making a smart, long-term financial decision than with fighting with recalcitrant, uncooperative banksâ€? _______________________________ prices with less reluctance than before. For the most part, markets that are projected to do well are non-"bubbleicious" Southern and Midwestern locales whose low costs of living and doing business has stood their housing markets in good stead. Job centers on both coasts with constraints on new development are also expected to bounce back eventually. Many sellers nationwide will enter the first phase of detaching from their homes and list them as short sales. But they will be less attached to a successful short-sale outcome, refusing to spend extensive amounts of time or money going 'round with the bank. Uncooperative banks will find themselves adding those homes to their inventories of foreclosed homes (see the "walkaway" prediction, above). A third group of sellers will list their homes and, in an effort to get them sold, will become "transactionally sophisticated," helping buyers leap over common financing hurdles like FHA condition requirements and low appraised values. Some will even

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2011 May Be a Year to Remember BY BOB CORCORAN

instead of just a typical seller. So if you’re an agent new to REOs, get educated. (I have a free sheet I’m happy to e-mail you on REO certification. Just e-mail me at REO@CorcoranCoaching.com.) And you’ll need reserves – cash to carry you through until you start selling houses and getting reimbursed for your upfront costs like rekeys, utilities, maintenance and the like. I’d suggest as much as $3,000 to $5,000 per REO property. Before you can market the properties, you have to get them. So just like what you’re used to for normal listings, you have to market yourself. But in the case of REOs, you’re marketing to the loss mitigations departments of banks. Here’s where rubbing elbows comes in handy. You have to take time to develop relationships with those in the mortgage default

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Facing Foreclosure? Deed in Lieu Foreclosure Can Salvage Some Credit History BY DAVID REINHOLTZ There’s no hiding from the ugly truth out there; the economic crisis as well as the housing industry collapse has left millions of people scrambling for answers where it pertains to keeping their homes or, if that’s simply no longer possible, how to get out with the least amount of damage done to their credit score. Responsible homeowners know that sometimes losing a home isn’t the worst thing that can happen during unforeseen circumstances.

Tenant Activists Rally for Rent Protections on City Hall Steps ew York City has lost more than 300,000 rent-protected apartments in the past 16 years because of loopholes in the rent laws, said the Real Rent Reform Campaign, which organized Monday’s rally. “We have a crisis on our hands,” said Vito Lopez, chairman of the Assembly’s Housing Committee. The tenant advocates also called on the state Assembly and Senate to renew the current rent protection laws that are scheduled to sunset on June 15. Without those laws, rent stabilization and rent control in the city would cease to exist. The first step toward a solution is for the state Legislature to renew the rent protections before June, Lopez said. He predicted that the renewal bill would pass the Democratic Assembly by mid-February, but it will then face a harder test in the Republican-controlled State Senate. “It may be more of an uphill battle [in the Senate],” State Sen. Bill Perkins said. “But we will fight nonetheless.” Council Speaker Christine Quinn said a renewal of rent protections is just the beginning. She also wants the state to repeal vacancy decontrol, which allows landlords to deregulate rent-stabilized apartments once tenants move out.

hen a homeowner is facing the possibility of foreclosure, they may be able to apply for a deed in lieu foreclosure proceeding that will keep the actual foreclosure from becoming a black eye on their credit report. For those of us in the industry, we have seen many different scenarios play out right before our eyes. We have seen the homeowners who were struggling to keep up with their payments finally give up, then remain in their homes until the legal foreclosure process was completed and they were forced from their home. While the story may end there for most people throughout the public eye, these individuals often find themselves facing even greater financial pressure after the home is lost to foreclosure. Taxes are often left unpaid, forcing the towns to sue the former homeowner to collect them. Also, banks can attempt to sue and collect on time spent in the home without paying mortgage. These little known facts of life about foreclosure are not foregone conclusions, but they occur far more frequently than many

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More than 200 tenants and activists packed the steps of City Hall on Monday night to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support stronger rent protections.

The three letters to remember for 2011 are: REO. Real Estate Owned properties. Perhaps a better way to spell out REO is Really Excellent Opportunities, because that’s exactly what they are. any agents today are tapping REOs for extra income. And if you think the demand to get these properties sold has skyrocketed because of recent foreclosures, you’re absolutely right. Consider these statistics: RealtyTrac, the foreclosure data firm, reports that distressed homes – including those in default, scheduled for foreclosure auction, and REO – accounted for 25 percent of all U.S. residential sales in the third quarter of 2010. What’s more, RealtyTrac’s foreclosure market report for the third quarter of 2010 shows that foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 930,437 properties in the third quarter, a nearly 4 percent increase from the previous quarter. One in every 139 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the quarter. Fortunately, agents can bring valuable services to the world of foreclosures and make serious money, too. I have a client in Virginia who made $1.3 million last year working the listing side of foreclosures. Of course the catch is that REO sales are different because you’re dealing with a bank

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private citizens realize. Which leads us to deed in lieu foreclosure. This is an option that could be made available to many homeowners who are facing the prospect of foreclosure, but haven’t actually reached that stage in the game. Basically, the homeowner signs the deed over to the lender. Of course, as with most other aspects within the real estate and mortgage industry, there are many things that need to be considered for this to be a profitable and feasible transaction for both parties. The first thing that clients should keep in mind when considering this option is that lenders won’t agree to a deed in lieu foreclosure if they have a home equity line of credit taken out against the mortgage, a second mortgage, or if they are upside down on their mortgage. It’s also crucial to inform clients that everything they agree to with their lender, if they are able to do a deed in lieu foreclosure, should be written down and signed by both parties. This may

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More than 200 tenants and activists packed the steps of City Hall on Monday night. “We are always at best only going to be running in place…until we strengthen [the laws],” Quinn said. Holding candles and huddled together for warmth, the crowd used the brief breaks between speakers to chant, “Hey hey, ho ho, decontrol has got to go!” and “Fight, fight, fight! Housing is a right!” Several of the speakers summarized their remarks in Spanish for the diverse activists who came from all over the city. Perkins said it was important for the group to stay united if they are going to prevail. “This is not just an ideological fight,” he said. “This is about all of us.”

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CUNY ENROLLMENT SOARS IN 2011 BY FERN SIDMAN Admissions to the institutions of higher learning under the aegis of the City University of New York has seen a exponential rise in 2011. dministrators at CUNY have announced that enrollment of new freshman has seen an increase of 48 percent over last year with 12,911 entering the college system this spring semester, over the 8,698 that were admitted in the spring of 2010. Attributing the explosion in enrollment due to the fairly low cost of tuition, (close to $5000 a year), students and their families who have been hard hit by the economic downturn sweeping the country are now turning to the CUNY system as a place where achieving a reputable degree is both affordable and attainable say administrators as reported in the New York Post. "It's a combination of a valued degree and the fact that we're in an environment where the economy is unforgiving," said school spokesman Michael Arena. "And people are looking for different and new options, and one of those options is CUNY," he added. The number of transfer students has also seen a 33 percent increase in 2011 with a little more than 14,000 students transferring in

for the spring semester this year, compared with 10,720 last year. Some 7,000 of these transfer students hail from colleges and universities outside the CUNY system, compared with only 5,282 transfers that came from outside the CUNY system in 2010. The largest increases in transfer admissions are at Baruch College Hunter College, York, La Guardia Community College Bronx Community College, Hostos Community College and the Borough of Manhattan Community College.. Apparently, those applying for admission in the CUNY system represent a student population that is of a higher academic caliber than those who have sought admission in previous years. "Well-prepared students (averages of greater than 80) have increased by about 40 percent compared with last year," Dr. Robert Ptachik, the senior university dean for the executive office and enrollment, said in a statement. CUNY is also pleased to announce that 4,114 students have applied by the deadline to enroll in the fall class at CUNY's Macaulay Honors College -- an increase over the 4,007 that applied last year. With the steady increase of students into their system CUNY will be making significant adjustments to their staff and class sizes to handle the influx of new students. "For the spring semester, the colleges will be hiring more

“Well-prepared students (with grade averages greater than 80) have increased by about 40 percent compared with last year.” adjunct professors, more part-timers to meet the mid-year enrollment increases, and class size will increase at those colleges with the largest increases," Arena said. The CUNY value system has steadfastly translated into a quality education combined with rigorous academic standards and affordability. School administrators expect that an unforgiving economy will serve as the impetus for even greater student enrollment increases in the coming years. Stephen E. Joyner, Ph.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management at Brooklyn College, said that the school is seeing an

impressive increase in applications this year. He said that the number of accepted students for spring 2011 is up 55% for new freshman and 77% for new transfers today compared to this time last year. “We are very excited about the increased interest in Brooklyn College and the quality of our applicants. From all indications, we will have a very strong entering class for Spring 2011.” Joyner said. According to Dr. Joyner, the College has

______________________ “The CUNY value system has steadfastly translated into a quality education combined with rigorous academic standards and affordability.” ______________________ raised its admissions requirements over the last year, “We require a minimum high school grade point average of 81 and a combined SAT score of at least 1100. As a result, the average of SAT test score for our fall 2010 freshman class is 15 points higher than last.” When asked how the school is handling the student increase, Dr. Joyner stated that BC is attempting to maximize enrollment for each and every course. As far as staff members and faculty, he said that the school has not hired additional staff and have been able to handle the increase very smoothly. “So far we have been able to accommodate the increase in new students with our current level of staffing.” Dr. Joyner said.

CUNY Colleges in New York MANHATTAN Baruch College Borough of Manhattan Community College City College of New York CUNY Graduate Center CUNY Graduate School of Journalism CUNY School of Professional Studies Hunter College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Macaulay Honors College at CUNY CUNY School of Public Health QUEENS CUNY School of Law LaGuardia Community College Queens College Queensborough Community College York College BROOKLYN Brooklyn College Kingsborough Community College Medgar Evers College New York City College of Technology BRONX Bronx Community College Hostos Community College Lehman College STATEN ISLAND College of Staten Island Online and Multi-Location Schools CUNY Baccalaureate Degree CUNY Online Baccalaureate Degree

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Jon Says Just Do It fter the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, a statement released by City Hall had Mayor Bloomberg giving a special shout-out to “great New Yorkers like Rudy Giuliani and Jon Stewart.” The Daily Show’s host fueled

Fockers Top Box Office

en Stiller braved the cold weather of New York with his parents Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller as they attended the world premiere of the “Little Fockers,” which appears to have won the New Year's weekend frame with a $26.3 million three-day release and $103.2 million to date.The third movie in the Meet the Parents series opens nationwide next week.

Yardeni’s Perfect Apartment Rental

fer Yardeni who was recently honored by the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces at an event at Gotham Hall, announced the purchase of a 7-story elevator building containing 95 residential rental units and a 20 car garage. The property is located on the northwest corner of 56th Street and Ninth Avenue and sold for $37,960,000. The Israeli-born Yardeni of Stonehenge Partners Inc. described his perfect tenant as a young, investment banker, who never uses the kitchen, water or appliances. A fully integrated New York

Opera to take part in a unique concert which will be held at the foothills of the famous Masada landmark in June 2011. The concert will mark the closing of the Opera Festival which will include performances of “Aida” at Masada and Jerusalem at the Sultan’s Pool. Proceeds from the concert will be dedicated to the support of residents of the Negev and the Galilee. Musicians from the Rishon Lezion Symphonic Orchestra and the opera choir will accompany Bocelli, whose last Israel visit was a part of the birthday celebration of President Shimon Peres in 2008. Prior to this, the singer came to Israel for a gala concert with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta.

Bloomberg’s Mother Turns 102 he one person Mayor Michael Bloomberg has mentioned more than any other in the speeches he’s delivered over the years, his mother, Charlotte Bloomberg turned 102 on Sunday. Mrs. Bloomberg, who still lives in the home

Ashton Kutcher on the cover of Men’s Fitness magazine. striking techniques, mostly known for its extremely efficient and brutal counterattacks. Newly Armageddon prepared Kutcher, who lives a life of luxury in a posh L.A. mansion, says one of his favorite memories was Christmas 2009, when his Southern California mountain cabin lost power for 14 hours. “It was 20 degrees below zero,” he recounts. “I got my guns out. We made a fire. We went to the grocery store, and the doors were open because they’re all electronic. People were rolling in and out, clearing out the shelves. I’m telling you, it was like a preview [of what's to come]… . What happens when all our modern conveniences fail? I’m going to be ready to take myself

The bill is "win-win-win-win," Jon Stewart said... national interest in the bill by devoting almost all of his last show of the year to attacking Republican senators for blocking a bill that would help 9/11 first responders. The bill is "win-win-win-win," Stewart said , "Just do it!"

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Ofer Yardeni City based real estate company, Stonehenge owns and manages an 18 property portfolio comprised of approximately 2, 600 residential units and 700,000 square feet of commercial, retail and garage space.

Bocelli to Perform in Israel orn in Tuscany 52 years ago and who suffers from glaucoma which left him completely bind by the age of 12, Andrea Bocelli the famed Italian tenor, has accepted an invitation from the Israeli

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 Mayor Bloomberg and his mother Charlotte where the mayor grew up in Medford, Mass., traveled to New York this weekend to celebrate her birthday. During the mayor’s first campaign, Mrs. Bloomberg hit the campaign trail, telling those at a senior center that her son would be a good mayor. June Klein, a friend of Mrs. Bloomberg's, said, "She's just very smart, kind, gracious—a wonderful person. She still reads the newspapers every day."

Kutcher’s Krav Maga Fighting Moves nce known as the lanky teenager on “That 70’s Show,” Ashton Kutcher is recently featured on the cover of Men’s Fitness magazine showcasing his now, muscular build and his new motivation for staying in shape. Starring in a new movie, “End of Days,” Kutcher uses the Israeli fighting technique, Krav Maga, which involves wrestling, grappling and

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TIPS FOR THE BEGINNER SUDOKU PLAYER • Make sure you have some free time ahead. • Resist the temptation of guess and use logic instead! • Solving time for the Sudoku is typically from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your Soduku skill and experience, so don’t quit if you’re Soduku-ing for 5 minutes and getting nowhere. • Use a pencil, you will make mistakes.

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Former Obama ‘Car Czar’ Steven Rattner Settles on Kickback Charge for $10M

New York Company Battles with Israeli University over Albert Einstein Image A costume company and Hebrew University of Jerusalem have collided over the rights to Albert Einstein’s face.

Former Obama administration "car czar" Steven L. Rattner agreed Thursday to pay $10 million to settle civil lawsuits accusing him of a kickback scheme involving the New York State pension system. ew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who was sworn in as governor on Jan. 1, announced the agreement on two lawsuits brought by the state last month. The attorney general alleged that Rattner paid kickbacks to help his former company, Quadrangle Group, win $150 million in state pension fund investments in 2004 and 2005. Rattner, who did not admit to any wrongdoing, will pay the restitution to the state of New York and agree not to appear in any capacity before public pension funds for five years, the New York Times said. As head of an auto task force, Rattner oversaw the federal rescue of the automobile industry in early 2009. He left the government post after the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler was completed later that year. "I apologize if during the course of this process there is anything I did that may have made reaching this agreement more difficult," he said Thursday in a statement reported by the Associated Press. "I respect the work of the attorney general and his staff to ensure that the New York State Common Retirement Fund operates properly and in the best interests of New Yorkers." That was a change in tone. Just weeks ago, he called Cuomo a bully and said the AG's demand for a hefty fine -- some $26 million -- was politically motivated, the AP said. Cuomo said the agreement marked "the

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he Israeli university inherited the physicist’s papers, and the will has ensured that the university be paid every time Einstein’s name or image is used commercially, in everything from “Baby Einstein” videos to TV commercials. The university secured a trademark on the Einstein name in 2003, and earned $10 million last year alone from the use of Einstein’s name and image. Now it has gone after Forum Novelties, which sells “disguise kits” for kids. The company’s Albert Einstein likeness includes a white, curly-haired wig and a white moustache, as is part of its “Heroes in History” line. Hebrew University wants to be paid each time Forum sells such a kit, but the company has fought back, claiming the school has made a critical blunder in its pursuit of profit. Forum claimed in a lawsuit it filed in a Manhattan, N.Y., federal court that the school has no right to publicize and profit from Einstein’s name. Einstein might have left his papers and the literary rights from his estate to the school when he died in 1955 at age 76, but

Steven L. Rattner: “I apologize if during the course of this process there is anything I did that may have made reaching this agreement more difficult.” last major action of our multi-year investigation... Through the many cases, pleas and settlements in this investigation, I believe we have been able to help restore and protect the integrity of the state pension fund." Years ago, Cuomo started digging into how investment firms picked up business from pension systems, the Times said. What he uncovered involved kickbacks and other payments from financiers to New York officials, including former Comptroller Alan Hevesi, in exchange for help getting state pension fund deals. Hevesi has pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Rattner was never accused of a criminal offense. In a November agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, he agreed give up $3.2 million related to the pension dispute and to pay a $3 million penalty. Rattner also accepted a two-year ban from certain Wall Street business operations.

he died in New Jersey - and under New Jersey law, a person has a right of publicity only if he or she commercially exploits their name before they die. Forum Novelties asserts that Einstein did not, so Hebrew University was in the wrong. “HUJ cannot ‘inherit’ rights from Albert Einstein which did not exist at the time of his death,” according to court papers. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and its licensing agent Greenlight, which was also named in the Forum Novelties suit, did not respond to messages requesting comment.

Tel Aviv Bourse Seeks to Become High-Tech Center The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) plans two new technology stock indexes as part of efforts to transform itself into a high-tech center and lure overseas investment, Chief Executive Ester Levanon said on Monday. he bourse will launch a new index including 50 blue chip tech stocks which will replace the Teltech index, Levanon told a news conference. The other will include all tech stocks. "Transforming the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange into a center for Israeli and foreign high-tech companies is a strategic target and the bourse will do all that is needed to achieve this," Levanon said. TASE, which launched an index for biomedical companies in 2010, is also seeking an international firm to provide regular research in English, first covering high-tech companies then other Israeli companies, at a reasonable cost. ___________________________________

“This is not for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries or Nice Systems but for companies that are smaller and less exposed.”

___________________________________ The bourse, which will guarantee the international firm a minimum income, has approached three firms and will choose one to bring to the board's approval in late January. Levanon said she expects the project to be launched in the second quarter. Of 144 technology companies listed on TASE, 50 are dual listed, mainly on Nasdaq. "This is not for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries or Nice Systems but for companies that are smaller and less exposed," Levanon said. "We hope that companies will take a deep breath and enter into a process that could yield reports that are not all that flattering to the company."

TASE's Tel Aviv 25 blue chip index rose 14.2 percent in 2010, having risen 74.9 percent in 2009. In dollar terms the TA-25 gained 20.4 percent, compared with a 20.2 percent rise by Nasdaq, 12.9 percent by the MSCI emerging markets index and 10.8 percent by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Average daily trading volume in stocks and convertible bonds on the Tel Aviv bourse rose 19.6 percent to 2.04 billion shekels ($570 million) in 2010. Fundraising in stocks and convertible bonds surged 95.4 percent to 12.7 billion shekels. Two major developments influenced trade on the bourse in 2010 -- one being the market's upgrade to developed status by MSCI on May 26, when volume hit a record 16.4 billion shekels on the day. The other development was an offshore natural gas discovery, boosting trade in exploration stocks which subsequently accounted for a fourth of the rise in the TA25 and TA-100 indexes. In dollar terms the TA-25 is up 212.9 percent since January 2000, compared with a rise of 167.7 percent in the MSCI emerging markets index and 0.5 percent in the Dow Jones.

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Kids Under Six Shouldn’t Play 3D Games, Warns Nintendo Young children should not play 3D video games on the upcoming Nintendo 3DS portable entertainment system, the company's Japanese division announced. he disclaimer was posted on Nintendo's Japanese-language website, where the company said that only those over the age of six would be allowed to try out the 3DS's three-dimensional content during its upcoming Nintendo World promotional event. Those under the age threshold will only be permitted to play featured games in standard two-dimensional mode. "For children under the age of six, looking at 3-D images for a long time could possibly have a negative impact on the growth of their eyes," Nintendo said on its website, according to Daisuke Wakabayshi of the Wall Street Journal. Wakabayshi added that Nintendo is warning users that they should "take breaks every 30 minutes when playing games in 3-D and stop playing immediately if they feel ill." "The warning is similar to those made by other makers of 3-D consumer electronics products. Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. all provide warnings on their websites about the possible risks of viewing 3-D images for children younger than 6," the Wall Street Journal reporter added in a December 30 article.

The 3DS is the highly anticipated successor to the Nintendo DS, which has sold more than 130 million units worldwide, according to AFP statistics. In addition to the 3D effect, which can be turned off via a slider mechanism included on the hardware, it will feature the same dual-screen and touch controls that made its predecessor popular among gamers of all ages. The device will go on sale in Japan on February 26 and will carry a price tag of approximately $300. Launches in Europe and North America will follow in March, though no official price point for those regions has been released by the company.

For the estimated thirty to fifty percent of adults who snore and their roommates, snoring is no laughing matter but a 99 cent application that runs on iPhone or iPod Touch 4G may provide some relief for this age old problem.

Guy Lukebani, the 35 year old owner of GR Soft Labs told VIN News in an exclusive interview “We have been getting good feedback on the app, some from people who want to prove to their loved one that they snore badly and are worried for them. Others just think it is fun to hear themselves snore. The more feedback we get from people the more improvements we can make.” Snore Inspector is due out on Android in January. Lukebani reports that GR Soft Labs will be releasing two more apps in the near future, both of which he deems to be “cool and unique.” Online: http://www.grsoftlabs.com/

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Gadgets galore Google-powered tablets, phones to take on Apple in Las Vegas Not since Moses descended from Mt. Sinai have tablets been so obsessed over. The buzz surrounding this year’s Consumer Electronics Show — invading Las Vegas Thursday through Sunday — is which computer tablet will pose the biggest threat to Apple’s iPad empire. icrosoft’s Steve Ballmer is expected to unveil prototypes for Hewlett-Packard’s new multitouch Tablet, running perhaps Windows 8, which doesn’t have a birth name yet. Joining the battle for tablet supremacy are Samsung, which will display its Galaxy running on Google’s Android operating system and Research In Motion, which will open up its PlayBook for insiders to scout. In addition to tablet mania, the 44th annual event will pull the curtain back on a wide range of products slated for 2011 release including home 3D theaters, new smartphones, videogame systems and several others. Here are the picks for the most-anticipated tech toys of the year:

iPhone Snoring App A Top Seller in Europe and Israel nore Sleep Inspector, developed by GR Soft Labs in Sweden has proven to be so popular that since its release this past October it has been named “App of the Day” in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands and is currently one of the top 25 paid apps in Israel. The idea for Snore Sleep Inspector came about when the roommate of a GR Soft Lab’s employee refused to believe that she snored. The application tracks, records and graphs snoring throughout the night, providing information that can be provided to a doctor, should the snorer seek medical attention for the problem. Additionally, the phone can be set to vibrate when the snoring starts, often causing the snorer to change position, which can very often alleviate the problem. Not only can Snore Inspector email snoring patterns to your doctor, for those who think their snoring is entertaining, the application gives them the ability to post their results to Facebook as well.

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The ZAGGmate Price: w/keyboard $99.99 w/o 469.99 Hello iPad, meet your new love interest, the ZAGGmate. The two make a beautiful couple as the ZAGGmate offers durable protection, added functionality and even some style. It’s made from aircraft aluminum with a bead-blasted, anodized finish matching the design and feel of your iPad. The option of a built-in physical Bluetooth keyboard allows for fast, responsive typing.

Home Theater System Price: $1,000 and up Time for a night in at the movies. LG’s Blu-ray 3D home theater system packs 5.1channel speakers and a 1100W amp. It also has USB inputs for creating MP3s from CDs along with dual HDMI inputs, WiFi, ethernet and an iPod/iPhone dock.

Premium 3D Glasses Price: $200 LG focused on comfort this time around, adding a special nose pad to ensure a snug fit, spring-hinged arms with extended tips and even an optimal weight ratio to minimize fatigue during prolonged usage. The specs are expected to be released in midJanuary.

Nintendo 3DS Price: $300 Nintendo’s next generation of its DS portable game player features a 3D screen on top, and includes graphics on par with the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. It’s also boasts WiFi connectivity, and a camera on each half for 3D photos. Expected release is March.

Motopad Price: TBA Motorola’s Google Android 3.0 HoneyComb OS running tablet, rumored to be available by late April, will feature a 10.1-inch screen with 1280x800 pixel resolution support. Insiders are advising consumers to hold off any tablet purchases until they get a chance to see up close what the Motopad is made of.

Xi3 Modular Computer Price: $850 We swear this is a real computer. The new Xi3 may look like a mini-purse, but it’s packed with power —a 1.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 processor, 2GB of RAM and 8GB of flash storage.

Verizon Droid Pro Price: TBA Verizon’s newest Android smartphone will have a 4.3-inch screen and 1.3 GHz CPU that will blossom under its growing LTE 4G network.

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A DARK DAY FOR THE SNOW BLIND MAYOR Seems like the glimmering white snow of the now infamous blizzard of 2010 has cast a deep, dark shadow over the political career of New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

ble pall over his tenure as he no longer takes his job seriously. At one point, he had higher and more glorious career aspirations as he envisioned the White House beckoning him, but now that this job

n a press conference prior to the blizzard, the Mayor pompously proclaimed proficiency in the city's preparedness for the storm and then once New Yorkers were uncomfortably buried in the "white stuff", all hell broke loose. Just ask anyone who resides in the outer boroughs and they will regale you with horror stories of family members stranded in vehicles, buses and subways, ambulances unable to respond to 911 calls and major arteries remaining unplowed for days. The rumor mill has been churning up some nasty grist as of late, with speculations circulating that city budget cuts were the impetus for a pre-meditated work slow down amongst sanitation workers. Others are quoting the late President Harry Truman who said, "The buck stops here" and are pointing the proverbial finger of blame at the head honcho himself, a/k/a Mendacious Mike. Clearly, the Mayor's management of the blizzard was an abysmal failure in every respect, yet what has raised the ire of those who voted him into office for a third term is his reprehensible "attitude problem" as manifested by his blatant insouciance and despicable arrogance. If Mr. Bloomberg is attempting to reprise the role that Marie Antoinette played during a national crisis, he is doing a darn good job. Rather than uttering the words, "Let them eat cake", he has seen fit to sternly lecture his distressed constituents about the benefits of chilling out as he cavalierly advises them to resolve their anger issues by "seeing a Broadway show". Rather than fessing up to the painful truth surrounding his feckless performance, he lauds his sanitation commissioner and the assorted bureaucrats running other city agencies. Let's face it. The Mayor's elitist nature has cast an irrepara-

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“...what has raised the ire of those who voted him [Bloomberg] into office for a third term is his reprehensible ‘attitude problem’.” _____________________ option lies in the trash bin of history, the Mayor must be compelled to reassess his priorities. For starters, he can begin by addressing issues that are pertinent to the future of our fair city. The fledgling sanitation budget reveals that spending has gone up by 20 percent since 2006 while its uniformed personnel have been reduced by 10 percent. It is obvious that unless this conundrum is rectified by the powers that be, we can expect such trends of paying more and receiving less than adequate services to be an ominous harbinger of things to come. While we're taking the Mayor to task, let's not forget his role in constructing sweetheart deals for favored contractors through the manipulation of land use rules as was evidenced in the gargantuan homeless shelter on West 25th Street or the massive city expenditures involved in the proliferating bike lanes that came at a time when other vital services were sorely lacking. Mr. Mayor, you have it within your ability to dispel the darkness hovering over you. You can emerge white as snow, if you will only recommit yourself to the people of New York. Perhaps a course in sensitivity training might be in order. The patience of your constituents is running thin. Act now, and redeem yourself as history records your deeds of omission and commission.

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Khodorkovsky’s Partner: ‘World Must Stop Putin’s Puppet Theater’ Businessman and philanthropist Leonid Nevzlin, a Yukos shareholder, expressing his disgust at the absurd judgment handed down last week by the court in Moscow, against his friends Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev: awoke this morning to the sobering disillusion of the basic human understanding that people are free beings. I want to share with you the leaden anguish I now feel. I view the court decision, and the resulting injustice to my friends, as despicably unbelievable. I am addressing you to articulate my deep despair at this calamity, but also my hope that it will be overturned. We all hoped that the new President, Dmitry Medvedev, would change and improve the situation in Russia. No longer a KGB agent, but rather a sophisticated, enlightened democrat, armed with the right terminology and the desired background, his words were promising. We heard “democracy,” “modernization,” and “rule of law.” He promised to improve the old and to ring in a bright future. Not only has this not happened, but Medvedev has turned out to be just a stage puppet of the reigning regime, with the strings being pulled by the stage master, Vladimir Putin. The court decision is the clearest possible indication of Putin’s abysmal puppet theater. The Russian regime, led by Putin, is doing its best to destroy my friends Khodorkovsky and Lebedev. The regime did this in the second trial in precisely the same way as it did in the first, where in both cases the courts’ decisions are in no way dictated by the legal process. The court did not let its voice be heard, and did not give my friends a fair or rational trial based on information and fact. Instead, the judge read out the prosecutor’s summary (which was dictated by the Kremlin) as its legal decision, simply ignoring two years of impassioned legal proceedings as if they never happened. The purpose is that Khodorkovsky remains incarcerated as long as Putin is in power. Why is Putin hounding him?

Simply because Khodorkovsky led the action to bring about change - change leading to democracy and liberalism. These are values to which the Putin regime - a regime of corruption and autocracy - is uncompromisingly hostile. In “gratitude,” Khodorkovsky stands accused of absurd “crimes.” The oil price rise, together with the rise to power of the corrupt mafia; the total disregard for human rights and the right to life; the denial of freedom of speech; the denigration of an unfettered, independent legal system are all indications of where Russia is heading. Beyond the harsh, scathing criticism of the Russian regime and its leaders, this is a grim wake-up call to the entire world. The court decision proves that Russia under Putin is not only unbefitting as an international partner in the family of democratic nations, but also represents a clear and immediate danger to all mankind. I raise this anguished cry, and happily I am not alone. There is a new wave of protestors, breaking ground to reveal the truth. They include Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, President of the EU parliament Jerzy Buzek, the French Foreign Minstry, Amnesty International, leaders of the USA Helsinki Conference, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, and many more around the world. The protestors are a distinguished group of enlightened, educated and humanitarian proponents, seeking justice. They cannot be ignored. Sartre’s famous saying tells us, “Man is condemned to be free.” Especially because of the belief that man is by nature a free creature, this narrative is all the more tragic: Humans are born without asking, and it is decreed that they must be allowed to live. If, instead of being granted the freedom to live, an innocent person is condemned to rot in prison, sentenced without the right to a fair trial, then the court decision concerning my friends Khodorkovsky and Lebedev is not only a personal indictment against them, but against all of us, if we sit by passively, watching the lives of people on the creaking, frightening puppet theater.”

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Should Hearings be Held on the Rockets Are A Terror Weapon Radicalization of the American Muslims and Homegrown Terrorism? BY MOSHE ARENS

BY ED KOCH As a result of the November election, in which Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, Congressman Peter King is the new Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. I have no doubt that Peter King, who represents the 3rd Congressional District on Long Island, is dedicated to the security of the United States. Indeed, believing in his special credentials, I have crossed party lines on several occasions and endorsed him. he Congressman’s decision to hold hearings into what he calls the “radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism” is, in my judgment, a sensible act on his part which should be supported by the American public. His decision is opposed, understandably, by some leaders of the American Muslim community. Far less understandable is the opposition of The New York Times editorial board and others who have attacked King for his plan to hold hearings. The Times accused him of “blather” and “bluster” and lectured him in a January 2, 2011 editorial: “He had better recall his role as a gifted intermediary in helping to settle Ireland’s sectarian troubles. He would have bristled at any simplistic talk about the ‘radicalization’ of the Irish Catholic or Protestant communities. Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security is a very serious job. Mr. King needs to get serious.” The Times also stated that King “has popped off far too often in recent years, claiming, among other things, that President George W. Bush ‘deserves a medal’ for authorizing waterboarding.” With respect to George W. Bush and waterboarding, I do not believe that method of physical interrogation has been found to be torture and a violation of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Supreme Court. On occasion, its supporters have claimed that it has protected the U.S. from terrorist attacks. If that were proven true, I believe The New York Times and like-minded believers would still oppose its use, regardless if American lives were saved. Interestingly, a Westlaw search did not produce a single U.S. Supreme Court decision mentioning waterboarding. With respect to the Times raising the straw man that King would never have tolerated a charge of radicalization against the Irish Catholic or Protestant communities in the U.S., I conclude that is the real blather and bluster. I do not recall a single terrorist act committed by the Irish American community against the U.S. Yes, some did run guns to their coreligionists in Ireland, which were used in Ireland, not the U.S. The Times editorial fails to mention the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, which was made possible by President Franklin Roosevelt's "Executive Order 9066," which was issued in February, 1942, and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Harlan Stone in 1944. I don’t recall the Times’ position on that matter when the Supreme Court upheld FDR's now infamous executive order. In retrospect, the reason it was infamous is that not a single act of terrorism or disloyalty to the U.S. was ever attributable to a Japanese American, not even in Hawaii, where the large Japanese American population was not interned. In his December 19, 2010, Newsday oped, King defended the proposed hearings. He wrote: “The great majority of Muslims in our country are hardworking, dedicated Americans. Yet a Pew Poll showed that 15 percent of Muslim Americans between 18 and 29 say suicide bombing is justified. I also know of imams instructing members of

their mosques not to cooperate with law enforcement officials investigating the recruiting of young men in their mosques as suicide bombers. We need to find the reasons for this alienation.” Currently many Western countries, e.g., Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Holland and the U.S., have been surprised that their own native born and naturalized citizens have been responsible for planning and executing terrorist acts, sometimes failures and other times successful. A large number of Islamic terrorist acts have been foiled by U.S. domestic security agencies that infiltrated the plotters’ small circle of activists. U.S. law enforcement agencies have been criticized for entrapping Muslim American terrorists, a defense which, while often offered, is rarely successful. However, some Muslim organizations without terrorist connections have joined the chorus of attacking the U.S. government for its efforts to infiltrate suspected Muslim organizations. I support U.S. surveillance and infiltration of Muslim organizations on reasonable suspicion and when court ordered, to ascertain whether or not terrorist activity is present or if there is support of such activity by providing funds, often through the use of charitable organizations. Did the Times editorial writer who denounced Peter King weigh the warning of

_____________________ “15 percent of Muslim Americans say suicide bombing is justified” _____________________ Attorney General Eric Holder, as reported by the New York Post on December 22, 2010? The article stated: “In a blunt, urgent warning, Attorney General Eric Holder said the threat from homegrown terrorists has increased significantly – and the prime cause is a fanatical US-born Muslim cleric. ‘It is one of the things that keeps me up at night,’ Holder told ABC News. ‘You didn’t worry about this even two years ago – about individuals, about Americans, to the extent that we do now.’” The Post article also reported “Holder noted that 50 of the 126 people indicted in the United States on terror-related charges over the past two years were American citizens.” Peter King is no Johnny-Come-Lately to the cause of protecting America from terrorists. Do recall the 2006 incident when a number of Muslims boarded a plane in Minneapolis and fellow passengers alarmed by their actions, none of which was criminal, reported their observations to the flight crew. The captain ordered the Muslims from the plane. Those evicted sued the passengers who had made the complaints against them. It was Peter King who successfully introduced legislation, ultimately enacted into law, which protected those and future passengers who report suspicious behavior by passengers on airplanes from being the object of lawsuits. Congressman King is now seeking to protect America and the Muslim American community. How? By holding hearings on whether or not the American Muslim community is becoming radicalized and giving aid and comfort to America’s enemies. Remember, we are at war with Islamic terrorists who, according to the U.S. government, have Al-Qaeda cells at work in 62 countries. Islamic terrorists have made it clear that they want to kill Americans – men, women, and children. If the hearings establish that the American Muslim community, like the Japanese American community during World War II, is devoted and loyal to the U.S., wouldn’t that be of enormous assistance in protecting members of the American Muslim community from the charges that have been made against them?

Terrorists have used pistols and automatic rifles to kill individuals. They have used suicide bombers with pinpoint accuracy to kill groups assembled in places of entertainment. They have used aircraft to kill hundreds and thousands. But the most effective terror weapon has become the ballistic rocket. It is cheap and launched from a distance against civilian targets, allowing the terrorists to escape before the rocket lands.

or some years now, Israel's civilian population has been targeted by terrorist rockets: first Katyusha rockets in the north launched by Hezbollah terrorists, and then Qassam rockets in the south launched by Hamas terrorists. Initially there were tens of rockets, then there were hundreds. But now, the threat comes from tens of thousands of rockets directed at Israel's civilian population. Moreover, at first only certain border areas were threatened. But now, the entire country is under the threat of terrorist rocket attacks. What used to be a basic tenet of Israel's defense doctrine - that in war, the safety of the civilian population must be assured - has gradually been abandoned. Now, military spokesmen announce that in case of war, Israel's entire civilian population can expect to be hit by terrorist rockets. This is a fundamental change for the worse in Israel's strategic posture. How have we allowed this intolerable situation to creep up on us? Were our leaders asleep, not aware of what was happening around us? Actually, some of them are responsible for bringing about this situation. The unilateral withdrawal from the security zone in south Lebanon left Hezbollah free to greatly increase the number of ballistic rockets in its possession, while the failure of the Second Lebanon War allowed Hezbollah to take control of Lebanon, freely bring in rockets from Syria and deploy them, ready for launch against Israel, throughout Lebanon. Then the unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip brought Hamas to power in Gaza, and Hamas terrorists began launching rockets with impunity against the civilian population of southern Israel. That went on for years without an Israeli response. Although finally, Operation Cast Lead in 2008 substantially decreased the number of rockets launched at Israel, the people in the south still receive an almost daily dose of rockets and mortar shells from terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The operation was stopped before the job was completed, and Hamas is now increasing its stock of ballistic missiles,

preparing for the next round. Whereas many Israelis seem to be quite concerned about what "the world" thinks of Israel, we ought to realize that many countries that are deeply worried when threatened by terrorism on their home soil seem not to care much that Israel's entire civilian population is under terrorist threat. It is not to them that we can look for a solution to this problem; this is a problem we will have to face ourselves. What to do? For a long period of time, our leaders seemed to be in a state of denial. First we were told that our scientists were developing ballistic missile interception systems that would in time provide a defensive umbrella over the civilian population and shoot down whatever missiles the terrorists launched. You did not have to be a rocket scientist to know this was a pipe dream. Quite aside from the great technological challenges

_____________________ “Military spokesmen announce that in case of war, Israel's entire civilian population can expect to be hit by terrorist rockets.” _____________________ that must be surmounted in developing such systems, the difference in cost between the cheap missile being launched and the complex system designed to intercept it is so great that this cannot possibly be a solution to the problem. Then we were told we could deter the terrorists from using these weapons against us. Think again: Who is deterring whom? Does that mean there is nothing to do but dig more shelters for the civilian population and supply everyone with his or her personal gas mask? Not so fast. Acceptance of this intolerable situation should not be the answer. There are things that can be done to decrease the dimensions of the danger facing us and begin to swing the strategic balance in our favor. They include steps of a defensive nature, of an offensive nature and of a deterrent nature. Our prime minister, our defense minister, the "septet" of seven key ministers, the cabinet, the National Security Council, the Israel Defense Forces and the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee had better put their thinking caps on and go to work. There is much to be done, and time may be short. Or else, we had better get ready for the next commission of inquiry.

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More Headaches for F and Looking for the Minyan? We got Your App! G Subway Riders IT LOOKS TO BE COLD AND CRUEL WINTER FOR MANY F AND G TRAIN RIDERS IN BROOKLYN

he first phase will begin on Monday, January 11th and is expected to finish in May. During the project, Manhattanbound F and Queens-bound G trains will skip the 15th Street-Prospect Park and Ft. Hamilton Parkway stations. There will also not be any F train service at Smith-9th Sts. Station.

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The MTA has unveiled plans to rebuild the Smith-9th St. and 4th Av-9th Street stations in Brooklyn, causing havoc for F and G train riders at those stations.

More details from the MTA: The F and G trains will also stop on the express tracks of the Church Avenue and 7th Avenue stations, and a temporary platform accessed via the Coney Island-bound platform. The plan is to rebuild and renew tracks, signals, and switches and to also renovate the two stations. The plan will require subways to skip various stations along the F and G lines throughout the spring, before a larger, more involved phase of the renovation process begins in May. The project is just the first of a long-term plan to rehabilitate the historic Smith-9th Street Stations -- which is the highest subway station in the city. This will require the closing of the station in 2011 and 2012 . "There will be some inconvenience to our customers," said Deidre Parker, an MTA spokesperson. "But this a project that really, really needs to get done." Parker said the MTA will try to work on the project on off-hours and on weekends in

an effort to "inconvenience the fewest amount of people." As work begins, customers are encouraged to visit www.mta.info for "Current

_____________________ Deidre Parker: “There will be some inconvenience to our customers. But this a project that really, really needs to get done.” _____________________ Service Changes" and "Planned Service Changes." The MTA also suggest using tripplanner.mta.info to plan their rides, and to subscribe to free email or text message alerts at their website to stay up-to-date on subway and bus changes.

The days of not being able to find a minyan when you need have officially come to an end with the launch ten days ago of MMinyan, a free worldwide mobile application containing not only a comprehensive database of shuls and minyanim, but kosher restaurants, Jewish schools, mikvaot and kosher hotels in addition to a full siddur and comprehensive list of zemanim worldwide. he application which can be downloaded in English, Hebrew, French or Spanish currently runs on iPod, iPad, iPhone and Android phones and will soon be available for BlackBerry devices. MMinyan is the brainchild of Shimmy Pelman, a Queens businessman and president of Tomchei Shabbos of Queens. He realized that while current websites provided locations of minyanim, they were not able to direct you to the actual minyan, something that could be a problem when visiting an unfamiliar area. Using Google maps, MMinyan pinpoints your location and displays a map of all nearby minyanim. Additionally MMinyan has the ability to allow any user to invite others either to an existing minyan that does not have the required ten men or to create an entirely new minyan at a specified time and location, something that could be particularly useful in airports, stadiums and other large venues. “The idea here was to insure that no one would ever have to daven without a minyan simply because they couldn’t find one,” Pelman told VIN News in an exclusive interview. “MMinyan is unique, because it is the first social network that isn’t based upon who you know, but is based instead on your religious affiliation.” It took Pelman and his team at the newly created MMinyan, Inc. a full year to compile all the data from the internet, private institutions and even the Israeli government, yielding a database that contains 10,000 synagogues, 4,000 minyanim running 50,000 tefillos weekly, 4,000 kosher restaurants and 1,500 mikvaot worldwide. In just over a week, MMinyan, which has

been endorsed by Rabbi Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel, has already been downloaded several thousand times, with downloads coming in from locations as diverse as Costa Rica, France, Argentina and South Africa. It can also be accessed online at mminyan.com. Pelman financed the project himself in memory of his parents and in laws saying simply, “I didn’t want anyone to have to pay to use this application”, though dedication and sponsorship opportunities are available at the MMinyan site. Online: http://m-minyan.com/

Craiglist Car-Thief Nabbed With the Help of Shomrim HIS CAR WAS GONE IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS In fact, a young Brooklyn man’s 2005 Nissan Maxima disappeared instantly after he stepped out of the driver’s seat to let a prospective “buyer” take it for a spin. ut the trusting victim, who asked not to be identified, smartened up fast and soon tracked down his stolen vehicle on Craigslist—where he originally peddled it. With the help of the Shomrim, an Orthodox Jewish anti-crime patrol, the victim turned the tables on the alleged perp, setting up a sting Sunday night that put his car back in his driveway and the suspect under arrest. The caper unfolded after the victim, 21, advertised his Nissan for sale on Craigslist on Dec. 29 and arranged to meet “buyer” Valsyl Lazoryshyn for a test drive, authorities said. As the pair took the car out on Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, Lazoryshyn asked if he could get behind the wheel, the owner said. The victim agreed and hopped out—at which point, Lazoryshyn allegedly climbed into the driver’s seat and floored it.

“I let him get into drive, and he took off,” the hapless victim told The Post yesterday. The embarrassed owner reported the theft to the NYPD—and also decided to do a little detective work of his own. Scanning Craigslist later the same night, he spotted for sale a 2005 Nissan Maxima that bore a suspicious resemblance to his former ride—but with slightly higher mileage. The young Kojak called the number listed, and a light bulb went on when he heard the voice on the other end. “I kinda knew it was him,” he said. He enlisted the aid of Shomrim, which advised him to set up a sting by performing his own prospective-buyer act, which he did Sunday night at a gas station on 18th Avenue in Borough Park. When Lazoryshyn appeared at the address with the car, the owner identified him, the Shomrim crew called 911, and the NYPD grabbed him after a brief foot chase. Lazoryshyn, 24, was arraigned last night in Brooklyn Criminal Court, where felony charges were downgraded to petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, both misdemeanors. He was released after posting $500 bail.

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Garbage to Competes With Snow as More Snow Might Fall GARBAGE IS THE NEW SNOW IN NEW YORK CITY

said that over the past week workers had collected trash at New York City Housing Authority projects and some large private buildings. In Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, residents were busily clearing paths for sanitation workers. At one six-story building on Greenwood Avenue, more than 40 bags were neatly tied and arranged on the sidewalk. “They are not going to climb over snow to get to our garbage,” said Arlene Catapano, 54, a crossing guard. But that can-do attitude was the exception. Near Central Park North, PHOTO BY ALEX GARBER

ew Yorkers still cursing City Hall for seldom-seen plows after the Christmas weekend snowstorm are transferring their ire to garbage trucks, which will make their first reappearances on Monday. Alternate-side parking rules will still be suspended. But the Sanitation Department said it would resume residential garbage collection — beginning Monday at 7 a.m. — in only a “limited” fashion. “We will have 50 percent of normal collection trucks out,” said Keith W. Mellis, a department spokesman. “We still have 50 percent of the trucks out for snow-clearing operations.” Those who get regular Monday garbage collection, he said, should put their trash (including Christmas trees) outside, but not items to be recycled. Workers will collect the bags. Eventually. “We will be behind,” Mr. Mellis acknowledged. “We’re going to be working on Monday’s material on Tuesday. As soon as we f inish Monday’s, we’ll get to Tuesday’s.” He added that he could not say exactly when trash would be collected because that depended on which districts needed more crews to remove snow. The lack of specif ics left some city leaders fuming. “It could mean too much garbage will end up being on our streets for too long, and the likelihood of rat and health issues arising will increase with each passing day,” City Councilman

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Bags of trash tower on the sidewalks outside apartment buildings, while garbage cans left buried since the city’s last pickup, on Christmas Eve, poke through dirty mounds of melting snow.

Sanitation Department said it would resume residential garbage collection — beginning Monday at 7 a.m. — in only a “limited” fashion. James Vacca, a Bronx Democrat, said in an e-mail. “If these problems occur, those who thought snow removal was problematic will have seen nothing yet.” Most city residences have not had trash collected since Christmas Eve. Councilman Vincent Ignizio, a Republican from Staten Island, said in an e-mail that the trash problem was “just the continuation of a poorly implemented snow-removal plan.” In Astoria, Queens, several people walking on Broadway on Sunday morning registered their disgust. “All the bags are ripping open, probably from the weight of the snow and other garbage bags piled on top,” said Gretchen Strejc, 31, a chef. “It’s warming out and it’s going to start intensifying the flavor of the bags.”

Health concerns aside, there was one instance on Sunday where piles of garbage might have saved someone’s life. Just after noon, a 26-year-old man plunged from a ninth-floor window of an apartment house on West 45th Street near Ninth Avenue, according to the police. The man landed on his back on garbage bags. He was conscious, the police said, when he was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. He was later reported in critical condition. The police declined to say precisely how the man fell, but said that he was not the victim of a crime or an accident. In some parts of the city, the garbage had not accumulated to such soaring levels, and the Sanitation Department

“We still have 50 percent of the garbage trucks out for snowclearing operations.” Mohammad Taha, 26, standing outside 1295 Fifth Avenue, where bags formed a six-foot wall lining the sidewalk, was skeptical that sanitation workers would get to his building at the beginning of the week. “It will be just like the snow,” he said. “God knows if they’re ever going to come.”

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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL Israeli Re-inventing the Escalator sraeli engineer Michel David is advancing plans to develop a spiral escalator, according to a recent report in the British publication The Engineer. David's design links two spirals which look like a helix, which saves space. He applied for an international patent in 2008 to apply monorail technology to current escalator technology, which is a major part of the innovation. The founder and chief technology officer of the Berlin-based Helixator company told The Engineer that he is fine tuning the escalator to avoid making people dizzy. He is also looking for investors so he can develop an industry-standard prototype to take to manufacturers.

Israel Has the Best Economy in the West srael’s economy is the fastest-growing in the West, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reports. Israel's Gross National Product grew by 4.5% in the year 2010, according to CBS data and estimates – 0.5% more than had been expected. This compares with only 2.7% in the other 33 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation

and Development (OECD). Israel became an OECD member state this past September. In 2009, despite the great worldwide economic crash, Israel’s economy grew by 0.8% - and by 4.2% in 2008. The GNP per capita grew by 2.7% this year, compared with a drop of 1.1% the year before. In the OECD as a whole, this year’s per capita GNP grew by 2.3%. Israel is also doing better in the employment arena than the rest of the OECD, with a 6.7% unemployment rate, compared with 8.3% in the other countries.

Israeli Insurance Co. Joins Manhattan Building Project srael's Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services is teaming up with US real estate company SLG Green Realty and real estate developer Jeff Sutton to construct a $58 million complex in lower Manhattan's financial district. The 23-floor building at 180-182 Broadway will be completed in 2014. The building will be used as a dorm for students at Pace University and will be rented to the university for 30 years.

Bar-Ilan Anglo Students Storm Administration Building ozens of English-speaking Bar-Ilan University students demonstrated in front of the university administration building on Monday, demanding rights promised to them as new olim. Wielding

signs with slogans like "We left our families, what more do you want?" and "What? I don't understand you," the students rallied after the administration raised the price of translating exams into English to NIS 285, and limited the translations to first-year students alone. According to Rachel Sarafaz, the director of the Bar-Ilan ESC (English Speaking Community), a Student Union-sponsored group, test translations had been given to any student who made aliyah in recent years, and cost only NIS 50 per exam, but the price rose every year over the past four years.

Put Rabbi Eliyahu on Banknote fter Women's Organizations And Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz Demanded To Include A Woman's Image On Israel's New Banknotes, Politicians And Representatives Of Social Movements Are Now Calling For An Image Of A Sephardic And Religious Figure. Ministers And Knesset Members Are In Favor Of Including Late Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu In The New Series Of Banknotes. The Initiative Is Backed By David Vazana, Head Of The Union Of Bank Of Israel Employees, Who Told The Arutz Sheva Website That Rabbi Eliyahu Was Not Just An Outstanding Personality, But A Friend Of The Bank Of Israel Workers. Vazana's Stand Contradicts That Of Bank Of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Has Yet To Ask The Government To Approve The New Series Of Banknotes Chosen By Fischer, Mainly Due To Minister Benny Begin's Objection To Having The Face Of His Father, Former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Appear On The New Banknotes.

Israeli Natural Gas Field is Significant Find natural gas field discovered in Israel's territorial waters contains an estimated 16 trillion cubic feet of the natural resource. Electrical log tests confirmed the size of the natural gas field, which was discovered in drilling earlier this year off the Mediterranean coast near Haifa and dubbed "Leviathan." Noble Energy Inc. announced the results of the tests on Wednesday. Leviathan is almost double the size of the Tamar field, which was discovered off Israel’s Mediterranean coast in 2009. "This discovery has the potential to position Israel as a natural gas exporting nation," said David L. Stover, president of Noble Energy. The

field is said to be the largest discovery in the history of the Houston-based company, which has a controlling interest in the field.

Torah Scroll Theft Gang Busted olice on Sunday arrested a gang of thieves that may have been behind a recent wave of thefts of Torah scrolls from synagogues. Three suspects were arrested, and in a search of the home of one of the suspects, some 70 scrolls reported stolen in recent months were found. Police said they were able to uncover the gang after they tried to negotiate with members of a Bnei Brak synagogue for the return of some scrolls that were stolen three months ago. Three more suspects are being sought, police said.

Hamas Planned Rocket Attack on Jerusalem Soccer amas terrorists, with funds from Saudi Arabia, plotted a missile attack on a soccer game at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) officials disclosed Sunday. Officials said they arrested two Jerusalem Arabs who carried out surveillance from a hill overlooking the stadium in order to find the best place to launch rocket attacks on the packed stadium, home of the Beitar soccer team.

Palestinians Arrest Hamas 'Most Wanted Man' alestinian security forces have arrested a senior Hamas operative in Hebron. The man, al-Kawasma, has been defined as the Palestinian Authority's "most wanted man" since 1998. A security source told the Ma'an news agency that al-Kawasma was arrested in Hebron Thursday. He added that the IDF has also previously made attempts to catch him. Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum called the arrest "the persecution of warriors".

INTERNATIONAL CNN Arabic Readers Vote Erdogan 'Man of the Year' urkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was voted "Man of the Year" for 2010 by readers of CNN's Arabic

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NEWS IN REVIEW language website on Sunday. Erdogan won the honor by a large margin, receiving 74% of the vote. His nearest competitor was Syrian President Bashar Assad, who received 20% of the vote. CNN Arabic, based in Dubai, stated that the results of the poll represent the "general mood of the Arab street," which has seen a rise in Erdogan's popularity since the events surrounding the Israeli raid of the Mavi Marmara and the diplomatic tensions between Turkey and Israel that followed. The website adds that Erdogan has been hailed in the Arab world for returning Turkey's allegiance to the East after decades of trying to "join the European club." Erdogan's position as a mediator between Iran and the West was also cited as a key reason for the Turkish prime minister's popularity in the Arab world.

WikiLeaks: l'll Reveal Info That Will Spark Arab World Coups ulian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, said he holds the names of senior officials in the Arab world who visit US embassies in their respective countries voluntarily “to establish links” with the CIA. “These officials are spies for the US in their countries,” Assange said in the second part of his interview with Arab television network Al Jazeera. He said the leaked documents in his possession show that Arab officials reveal sensitive information on their colleagues and respective countries. The WikiLeaks founder said the website would consider exposing the names of the Arab officials only if it would be certain it would not lead to their death. Assange warned that the revelations may lead to dangerous coups in the Arab world. He added that WikiLeaks plans to reveal some 7,000 documents related to Egypt and its president, Hosni Mubarak.

Israeli Ship Escapes Pirates in Indian Ocean n Israeli ship belonging to the Zim company managed to escape from pirates who attempted to seize the ship while it was sailing in the Indian Ocean toward the Gulf of Aden, reported Israel Radio. The pirates’ boat tried to approach the Zim ship which was carrying a cargo of electronic goods, construction materials, textiles and other products. Upon seeing the pirates, the Israeli ship sped up and after two hours managed to avoid them. Just last week, Somali pirates seized a European ship with eight crew members onboard, the European Union Naval Force said, bringing the total number of ships held to 26. The MV EMS River was seized approximately 175 miles northeast of the port of Salalah, Oman, said Wing Cmdr. Paddy O’Kennedy. The pirates have been extending their range south and east in response to increased naval patrols off the Somali coast.

WikiLeaks: US frustrated with Egypt military gypt's military, the biggest recipient of US military aid after Israel, is in decline, according to American diplomats, who blame the Arab nation's top brass for failing to modernize and adapt to deal with new threats. US diplomatic memos leaked this month show previously unknown friction between the two allies over military assistance and strategy. Military cooperation has always been seen as an unshakable link between Egypt and the US, even as the polit-

ical side of the alliance has gone through public ups and downs over Washington's onand-off pressure on reform and human rights.

32 Months for Stealing Auschwitz Sign ormer Swedish neo-nazi Anders Hogstrom was sentenced Thursday to two years and eight months in prison for his part in the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) sign from the entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland in December of 2009. Under a plea bargain, Hogstrom will serve the sentence in Sweden. A court in Cracow sentenced two of Hogstrom's Polish accomplices to 28 and 30 months behind bars. Three others were previously sentenced.

Anti-Israel Backlash from WikiLeaks Release ikiLeaks' release of thousands of classified diplomatic cables has caused a backlash of anti-Israel conspiracy theories, according to the AntiDefamation League. Anti-Israel conspiracy theorists are claiming that Israel and the Israel lobby played a secret role in the documents' release, the ADL said in a statement Wednesday. The claims originated on Arab and Islamic websites, according to the organization. “Once again, as we saw with the 9/11 attacks and the financial meltdown, we are seeing yet another manifestation of the Big Lie against Jews and Israel,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director, in a statement. “The WikiLeaks affair has given new life to the old conspiracy theories of underhanded Jewish and Israeli involvement in an event with significant repercussions for the U.S. and many nations around the world. The news is being exploited by conspiracy theorists, some world leaders, and various websites across the ideological spectrum to spread false and malicious conspiracy theories against Israel.” One claim alleges that WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, struck a deal with Israel to withhold any cables that were embarrassing to Israel. Another charges that Assange actually works for Israel as a spy and that Israel’s intelligence agencies orchestrated WikiLeaks as a public relations campaign, according to the ADL. Hüseyin Celik, a deputy leader of AKP, Turkey’s ruling party, hinted in comments during a Dec. 1 press conference that Israel could be responsible for WikiLeaks. “Israel is very pleased [with the WikiLeaks controversy],” he said. “Israel has been making statements for days, even before the release of these documents.” Similar claims have surfaced on antiZionist sites and on Al Manar, a Lebanonbased news service run by the terrorist group Hezbollah.

NATIONAL First Birds, Now Thousands of Fish Have Died in Arkansas ver 100,000 drum fish have been found washed up on the river banks on a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River, near Ozark. Officials in the state’s north west are investigating the eerie happening, but early theories center on a disease

causing the mass death. The fish were discovered by a tug boat operator on Thursday a day before thousands of blackbirds fell from the sky only 125 miles away, in Little Rock.

iPhone App Brings Western Wall Closer sing a new iPhone application, the Western Wall is only a touch away. The new application, the Kotel Application, which was released this week in Hebrew, English and Russian by the Western Wall Heritage Center, permits users to see a live video feed of the Western Wall Plaza. They can also send a note to the wall and use the application's compass to pray in the direction of the wall. The application is free at Apple's iTunes store.

The Hamas/Humus MixUp: Ignorance at UCLA tandWithUs, an international organization that seeks Middle East peace by challenging the widespread ignorance about the issues, has released a video - highlighting the utter ignorance about Israel, Hamas and related matters in one of America's top universities. In addition to not knowing what Hamas is, students misguessed how many Jewish states there are and the identity of the only Middle East democracy. StandWithUs proves that advocacy for Israel is not dead, and that there remains much work to be done for those who are willing to get involved. Through brochures, speakers, programs, conferences, missions to Israel, campaigns and Internet resources, StandWithUs strives to ensure that Israel's side of the story is told on university campuses and in communities, the media, libraries, and churches around the world. The nine-year-old organization has 12 offices and chapters around the world.

US Plotting with Syria against Israel & Iran Kuwaiti newspaper reported that Washington is engaging in secret talks with Syrian officials regarding the attempts to pressure Israel to surrender the Golan Heights. According to the report, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem reached out to the United States two weeks ago, expressing a willingness to cooperate with Washington's agenda for the Middle

East. U.S. government official Dennis Ross announced that he has discerned unprecedented Syrian willingness to become distant from Iran, cool relations with Hezbollah and Hamas and cooperate with America in the "war on terror."

Ten NYC Synagogues Have Been Targeted in Hate Campaign frightening letter was sent to an Upper West Side synagogue threatening to blow it up on New Year’s Eve, (as first reported on Vos Iz Neias),—and the rabbi there says as many as a dozen other local synagogues received similar sinister missives. The note was discovered at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Congregation Ohab Zedek synagogue on 95th Street near Columbus Avenue, said Rabbi Allen Schwartz. “We have reasons to believe someone wants to spread fear,” Schwartz said. “It was a letter sent to 10 or 12 [other] synagogues,” he added. He declined to elaborate, citing a police investigation. Authorities said they’re investigating the letter sent to Schwartz’s synagogue but were unable to confirm whether bomb threats had been made to other synagogues. The bomb threat to Ohab Zedek was made the same day a report was released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showing that hate crimes across the state had jumped 14 percent in 2009. In the city, hate crimes rose 6 percent in the same period, with Manhattan having the second-highest number of incidents at 70.

Austrian Cemetery Could Contain Nazi Victims fficials say a hospital cemetery in western Austria could contain the remains of up to 220 people killed by the nazis. The hospital holding company says it became aware of the possibility during planning to dig up the cemetery in Hall in Tyrol province to make way for a construction project. It said in a statement Monday that the graves contain remains of people buried between 1942 and 1945. It says “there are suspicions that the dead are at least partially victims of ” the nazi euthanasia program. Spokesman Johannes Schwamberger says work on the construction project has been stopped to allow an investigation and to identify the dead. More than 75,000 people were killed by the nazis for having physical or mental disabilities.

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Ice, Snow and Slippery Sidewalks: For Many Seniors, Winter is “Hip Season” PHOTO BY ALEX GARBER

“Forcing pedestrians into a snow-covered street exposes them not only to the danger of tripping or being injured on an icy street, but also to falling in front of a car that may be passing only a few feet away” Last winter, 72-year-old Dr. Herman Tyroler had to walk on an icy road to run his daily errands. It was either that or wade through the enormous snow drift the road crew had dumped onto the sidewalks while clearing the streets of his neighborhood. here was a period of about 10 days when I was forced to walk out in the roadway," said Tyroler, a retired epidemiology professor who lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. "Moving vehicles were close by and the roads themselves were iced. I was concerned about my own stability walking on the icy roads but I was equally concerned about cars coming along with that residual ice on the road.” Southern cities like Chapel Hill rarely receive ice or snow. But people living in areas with lots of winter weather often face hazardous walking conditions. Many northern cities don't have laws on sidewalk snow clearance. That's true in Newton, Mass., where 66-year-old Anna Maria Abernathy lives. "Newton used to have an ordinance that said it was the homeowner's responsibility to clear snow. They said it put the liability on the homeowner if someone slipped on the walk in front of their home." In winter, snow-blocked sidewalks sometimes mean Abernathy must walk in the street to get to the city public transit system. "Personally, I think they should restore the sidewalk ordinance," she said.

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“Seniors trapped in their homes because the local government fails to exercise responsibility to insure that sidewalks are open and available” _______________________________ Hazardous walking conditions are among many safety concerns of the Partnership for a Walkable America, a coalition of private, state and federal groups working to raise public awareness about the benefits of walking. Often pedestrian access to sidewalks is limited during snowy winter months. Clearing roads for cars is easier, and can occur at the expense of pedestrian spaces. "Forcing a pedestrian into a snow-covered street exposes them not only to the danger of tripping or being injured on an icy street, but also falling in front of a car

that may be passing only a few feet away," said Charles Zegeer, associate director of roadway studies at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, a partnership agency. People ages 45 to 64 were most likely to need treatment from these type of accidents. "I suppose that's the age group of people who need to be out taking care of things," Stutts said. "They also may be less agile than younger people. Kids don't seem to have as much problem with ice as moms and dads do, and grandparents seem to be smart enough to stay inside." Staying safe on snow and ice is a challenge for drivers and pedestrians. However, pedestrians are particularly vulnerable when walking near vehicles on slippery surfaces. Snow and ice cause a substantial number of falls for pedestrians living in colder climates, said Dr. Jane Stutts, manager of epidemiological studies at the UNC center. Stutts recently completed a study of pedestrian and bicycle injuries reported at hospitals in Buffalo, N.Y.; Wilmington and Greenville, N.C.; and Modesto, Oxnard and Santa Barbara, Calif. Looking at emergency room data from three participating Buffalo hospitals, she found that nearly 27 percent of the patients admitted for pedestrian-related injuries between April 1995 and March 1996 were injured on icy surfaces -- especially parking lots or residential driveways.

Slippery Sidewalks How road crews tackle snow and ice is part of the issue said Richard Knoblauch, director of the Great Falls, Va.-based Center for Applied Research, which has studied pedestrian issues. "Perhaps the bigger problem is the way snow removal people -- in their eagerness to remove the snow from the roads -- often create more problems for pedestrians," he said. "Frequently the snow is plowed off the roads and onto the sidewalks." Few U.S. cities clear sidewalks, said Bill Wilkinson, director of the Pedestrian Federation of America in Washington D.C., another partnership member. "Instead, they posit on the property owners the responsibility of clearing the sidewalks and more than half of the property owners fail to clean these things," he said. "So what we have is sidewalks that are basically coated with ice.

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Moroccan Jewish Heritage Celebrated at the ASF Gala Benefit Dinner BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER Over 500 guests gathered recently at The Pierre Hotel in Manhattan to attend the 2010 sparkling gala benefit dinner of The American Sephardi Federation (ASF) where a most special honor was bestowed upon His Majesty, Mohammed VI, King of Morocco. Accepting the prestigious award on His Majesty's behalf was Serge Berdugo, Ambassador-At-Large. The Honorable Marc C. Ginsberg, former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco served as the keynote speaker for the evening. aying honor to the glorious Jewish heritage of Morocco, the event was sponsored under the aegis of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, who has

L-R, The Honorable Mohamed Karmoune, Consul General, Kingdom of Morocco Consulate General in New York; The Hon. Serge Berdugo, Ambassador-At-Large for the Kingdom of Morocco; H.E. Mr. Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations; (Photo of King Mohammed VI); David E.R. Dangoor, President of the ASF; The Hon. Marc Ginsberg, Former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco

formative years in Israel, I was surely going to attract a bit of attention." “At a time when the Iranian president dismisses The Holocaust, King Mohammed VI, has defiantly declared the nazi destruction of Jews as one of the most tragic chapters of modern history", he said adding that "for good measure, Morocco severed diplomatic relations with the greatest enemy of Israel and the Jewish people in the world today.” Ambassador Ginsburg continued. “Every Jew throughout the world, myself included, should be enormously grateful and thankful to King Mohammed for standing tall against the enemies of the Jewish people. In a turbulent region where America can’t count on reliable friends, how fortunate the American people are to have such a trustworthy and reliable ally in Morocco. Morocco is not merely a fair weather friend, but a strategic partner in every sense of the word. As a diplomat, if I were to construct a list of the most dependable allies of the United States, Morocco would surely be on that list." “Most importantly,(we are friends) because since its independence in 1956, Morocco has been led by courageous, thoughtful and innovative rulers who share

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Former US Ambassador to Morocco, Marc Ginsburg was the evenings key note speaker. Photo by Smuel Ben Eliezer

proven to be a strong friend of the ancient Jewish community. Morocco stands alone in the Muslim world as being a shining paradigm where Jews live in relative safety and have not been compelled to emigrate after

ple—Muslims and Jews alike—who have managed to uphold a culture of peace which has always prevailed over the travails of the moment.” Mr. Dangoor continued. “It is this genuine, national consensus on tolerance and truths that makes the Kingdom of Morocco so unique. A special relationship has always existed between the Jewish community and the leadership of Morocco. Jews in Morocco have respected and revered three generations of Sultans and Kings who have courageously defended the values of their country.” The Key note speaker at the dinner was the former US Ambassador to Morocco, the Honorary Marc C. Ginsberg. Mr. Ginsburg was the first Jewish ambassador to Morocco and while he is of Ashkenazic extraction he quickly embedded himself in the Jewish community by attending Jewish cultural events and holiday services in the local synagogues. During his address, he talked about the long historic and political commonalities between the US and Morocco. He spotlighted the fact that Morocco was the first nation to ratify a treaty with the US. “The 1787 treaty of peace and friendship between the United States and Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah was the first such treaty between the United states and another nation,” Mr. Ginsburg explained. “The letter from George Washington thanking the Sultan is still on display at a museum in Rabat.” Mr. Ginsburg went on to elaborate on the present day close relations between the US and Morocco. “But their collective courage has been most put to the test in defense of the Jewish

L-R: The Honorable Fernando Villalonga, Consul General, Consulate General of Spain in New York; Mr. Carlos Benaim; Dany Devico Moyal; Wassane Zailachi, Deputy Chief of Mission - Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Washington, D.C.; David E.R. Dangoor, ASF President; Florence Amzallag Tatistcheff; Norman S. Benzaquen; The Hon. Serge Berdugo; The Hon. Mohamed Karmoune, Consul General, Kingdom of Morocco Consulate General in New York; The Hon. Marc C. Ginsberg, former Ambassador to Morocco; and Hakham David Messas, Chief Rabbi of Paris Photo by Elliot Moskowitz

people, whether in Morocco, Israel, or throughout our Diaspora. I am reminded that my appointment to the kingdom was not without controversy. As the first American of proud Jewish heritage, raised during his

L-R: The Hon. Serge Bergudo receiving the award on behalf of His Majesty King Mohammed VI from David E.R. Dangoor, President of the American Sephardi Federation. Also seen is Dany Devico Moyal, ASF Dinner Co-Chair Photo by Smuel Ben Eliezer

the establishment of the state of Israel, as in other Islamic countries. “We are here this evening to pay tribute to a unique ruler, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, of the Kingdom of Morocco,” Mr. David E.R. Dangoor, President of the ASF told the gathering. “His Majesty rules over a richly diverse country, and culture, that is thousands of years old." “Its history has been forged by its peo-

The Grand Ballroom at the Pierre Hotel in New York City was filled to capacity for the American Sephardi Federation dinner.

Photo by Smuel Ben Eliezer

our common goal of promoting reconciliation between Arab and Israeli and ending the threat of extremism throughout the Muslim world.” Mr. Ginsburg concluded. The dinner was also graced with the presence of many notables including Hakham David Messas, Chief Rabbi of Paris who gave the benediction. Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, along with the Hon. Mohamed Karmoune, Morocco’s Consul General in New York. The dinner was also the occasion to present awards to the various heroes of Moroccan Jewish heritage. Recipients of the Leon Levy Leadership Award were Norman Benzaquen, Florence Tatistcheff Amzallag, and Carlos Benaim. Moroccan Jewry and its long history are the focus of a year-long series of events at the American Sephardic Federation on West 16th Street in Manhattan, during 2010-2011. The series includes cultural exhibitions, concerts, a film festival, an international symposium and heritage tour of Morocco. This year will also see the establishment of the Resource Center for Moroccan Jewish Heritage. The aforementioned events are also being conducted under the High Patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.

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Historic Valmadonna Library Sold Voice, that he hopes that the library will f ind a home in an institution that will make its treasures available to scholars and students. The prohibitive price, estimated at $40 million dollars, kept many Jewish organizations from bidding on the library. There was a thought that a group of organizations or universities would get together to raise the funds needed but due to the recent economic hardships that many Jewish groups and philanthropists are going through the plan fell apart and the library was sold to an unknown buyer. Mr. Lunzer had hoped that the collection would remain whole and not broken up, sold piecemeal. “They are my family,” he said. “I have been collecting these books for 70 years, since I was a boy of 10. I have

BY STEVEN STORCH Sotheby’s Auction house in NY has announced that a unanimous buyer has won a closed bid auction for the famed Valmadonna Library, the greatest and most important Judaic library in private hands ever to be put on display. he Valmadonna Library, owned by Mr. Jack Lunzer, has been for sale for two years. Thousands came from all over the world to see the unique collection. The library’s uniqueness lies not in the volume of work (over 13,000 books) but in that they are all antique, with many if not all the Hebrew books printed at the dawn of the printing. Included in the collection was the f irst Jewish book printed in Africa, the only dated book from medieval England and the f irst printed Hagadah with the earliest example of printed Yiddish. The printing press is known as a German invention, whose f irst use was the printing of a Bible by Johannes Gutenberg. Jews were not allowed into German printing guilds, so they flourished in Italy, beginning in Rome in 1470 and then in other towns where licenses to publish Hebrew books were granted and revoked on the whim of

The towering exhibit of the Vamadonna Library at Sotheby’s attracted curious visitors from around the globe. Lunzer says was ordered by King Henry VIII, and had been stored in the Westminster Abbey. It is the earliest complete printing of the Talmud and its design was the predecessor of the

A large number of volumes were exhibited behind glass, for closer examination. local rulers. In Cremona, Hebrew printing lasted only about 10 years until the 1560s. Every one of the Hebrew books printed there in that era, Mr. Lunzer says, is represented in the library. Also included in the sale was the Bomberg Talmud, 1519-1523, that Mr.

The first printed Hagaddah that also includes the first samples of printed Yiddish.

Talmudic layout that we have in modern sets of Talmud. Other examples of the Talmud on display have evidence of censorship by the church authorities. Mr. Lunzer’s love of the printed page was everywhere at the exhibition, “Make books your companions” read the words of a 12th-century Spanish Jewish scholar, Judah Ibn Tibbon, translated on one gallery wall. “Let your bookshelves be your gardens.” Most of the books included in the collection are in print form dating from the earliest days of the printing press. But the collection also contains some f ine examples of documents produced before that celebrated date of 1450 when Johannes Gutenberg invented practical movable type making modern printing possible. There was a rabbinic debate for many years regarding the permissibility of printing the Torah and any other religious related material. According to Jewish law, all Torah scrolls have to be and written and even if one letter is not perfect, the scroll has to be f ixed before being used in services. (There was also a debate regarding the use of paper ver-

sus parchment when paper was introduced) Another gallery is inscribed with a blessing written by a Jewish scholar from 16th-century Prague, David Gans that may be unique in the world’s religions: “Blessed be He... Who has magnif ied His grace with a great invention, one that is useful for all inhabitants of the world, there is none beside it, and nothing can equal it among all wisdoms and inventions since God created man on the earth: The Printing Press.” So close was Jewish devotion to the printing press and its progeny that in many places Jews were pioneers in its use. We are told that the f irst book ever printed in Turkey is part of the collection, a 1493 copy of Jacob ben Asher’s code of Jewish law, “Arba’ah Turim.” So too, the exhibition catalogue said, is the f irst book ever printed in Africa — a Hebrew book about prayer from 1516 Fez. Testifying to the migrations is a polyglot Pentateuch (1547), from Constantinople, its Spanish and Greek translations written using Hebrew script. Not all the books in the collection are religious in nature. There is the volume of scientif ic studies by Abraham ben Shmuel Zucutto, produced in Portugal 1496. This book, Mr. Lunzer said, is a copy of one of the most important aids in exploration of its time. He said that Columbus is said to have used a copy on his travels to the New World. During the exhibition Mr. Lunzer said in an interview, with the Jewish

The Dangoor Hagadah was the first Hebrew book printed in Iraq, by Ezra Dangoor 1903. held each and every one of them and they are all dear to me.” Mr. Lunzer said that he is selling the library so that the world will be able to learn from these pages of history. Many of the volumes in the library can be found nowhere else in the world. Some scholars have suggested that the material be scanned so that they will be accessible to everybody, similar to what has been done with the Dead Sea Scrolls and other important libraries. “The worst case scenario will be if some antique dealer bought the collection and will break up this amazing historic library.” Photos by Smuel Ben Eliezer

Scholars both religious and secular gathered in Sotheby’s main exhibit hall to discuss the many one-of-a-kind volumes on display.

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Prime KO: A Lesson in Asian Fusion BY YAEL HANOVER

and Himalayan salt. As with all of Prime KO’s dishes, it is the ideal realization of the best ingredients. Ending on a high note, we sampled Prime KO’s desserts. Each had its own unique character to offer. The ubiquitous hot chocolate cake stood out among its counterparts at other restaurants. This one was made in house, as opposed to frozen and reheated and gave forth its sweet filling with little pressure from the spoon. Two types of parve ice cream – fig and ginger - topped almond cookies. Both were so rich and creamy I’d have doubted they were parve if I didn’t know better. The roasted pear was subtly infused with spices without losing its own flavor or texture. It was just another of Prime KO’s stand out dishes that was more than the _______________________________

Prime Hospitality’s latest venture – an upscale Asian Fusion restaurant on the Upper West Side delights the palate and introduces diners to new adventures in gastronomy. lizzard conditions made New York City nearly impassable last Sunday night. Heavy snow and gusting winds kept all but the most determined travelers at home. Through swirling gusts of vicious chill, my husband and I made our way to 85th Street. Boy, was it worth it. Prime KO is just east of Broadway on 85th Street. The latest addition to the West Side’s array of kosher restaurants is in a class of its own. Prime KO presents a selection of Asian Fusion and traditional Japanese dishes in a setting that is at the same time chic and

Prime Hospitality’s latest venture – the upscale, chic Asian Fusion restaurant on the Upper West Side just east of Broadway on 85th Street

Crispy Rice Sliders are tasteful to both the eyes and the palate.

bring such indulgence to the dining room tables of New York City. His plan is to open a butcher shop to sell all the high quality meats that make his restaurants remarkable. Allaham knows that New York supports a unique climate for kosher diners and continues to expand the horizons of the market. With the opening of Solo, Allaham presented the kosher market with Asian Fusion, a concept he carries through to his newest venture. Prime KO is the hip kid of the Prime family, incorporating innovative cuisine, chic design and a cocktail lounge, all in an atmosphere friendly to families. Located in a “hub,” of the New York Jewish community, the West

comfortable with impeccable service. Architect Warren Ashworth’s design combines sleek lines and angles with rich, warm colors and organic elements. Orchids in angular vases and vivid monotone artwork adorn the walls. Round lighting fixtures designed by Steven Katz evoke paper lanterns, but are in fact, finely threaded. As with its food, Prime KO’s aesthetics strike the perfect balance. Like its “Prime,” relatives, Prime Grill and Solo, Prime KO is a great restaurant that happens to be kosher. 10 years ago, Joey Allaham revolutionized kosher dining by opening Prime Grill. The part owner of the Plaza Hotel’s Oak Room felt luxury and dietary observance were not exclusive. He introduced midtown to his passion; fine kosher food. In mid 2011, Allaham hopes to

Sukiyaki is a sizzling and savory soup made with thinly sliced beef, Napa Cabbage, scallions and Shitake Mushrooms.

Buffalo wings are marinated in a spicy mayonnaise and are quite delectable.

Side location has drawn a steady crowd of youthful clientele. Coming in from the blizzard, my first priority was to warm up. The perfect remedy for the frigid weather was a warm cup of flavored Sake. First I had the lychee, and then the raspberry. The lychee was sweet and adventurous while the raspberry had a more familiar flavor and a tart finish. The food also carried pleasant warmth to it. The fusion appetizers were spicy without being hot and employed a number of different ingredients to give them each a unique zing. The spicy tuna with crispy rice was such a creative amalgamation of flavors, my husband declared as soon as he tasted it, “There’s so much going on right now!” The tuna was combined with traditional spicy

mayo, but not so much that the fresh tuna flavor was overwhelmed, and then topped with jalapeño aioli. The tuna rested atop a cake of sushi rice that was crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and sweet throughout. The combination of flavors and textures was symphonic. It was the ideal introduction to the fusion concept. The Katzu salmon roll seamlessly blended sushi with haute European elements like truffle oil and sundried tomatoes while the tuna pizza and sashimi tacos took on simple classics and made them extraordinary. The hot appetizer menu also features dressed up common American dishes. The Buffalo wings are marinated in the same spicy mayonnaise that accents the tuna. The sliders are made from Kobe beef and dressed in teriyaki sauce. The Gyu Kakuni, however is a more traditional offering which strikes an elegant balance of sweet and savory. This slow cooked short rib dish is braised for 12 hours in a sake, miso and teriyaki sauce. The result is meat so tender, a knife was needed only to push it back onto the fork. The long, slow cooking process also infuses the beef with the delicately poised flavors of the sauce. Where Gyu Kakuni gains in patience, Shabu Shabu triumphs in haste. Literally translated as “Swish, swish,” Shabu Shabu was served as a kettle of hot broth set over flame with thinly sliced beef on the side. We dipped the beef in the broth – called Dashi – and swished it back and forth as it cooked to our liking, acquiring hints of essence from the cabbage and mushrooms in the broth. It was light and refreshing and acquired exciting kicks of flavor from the dipping sauces with which it was served. We also had the opportunity to try Sukiyaki. Similar in concept to Shabu Shabu, Sukiyaki is a soup made with thinly sliced beef, Napa cabbage, scallions and shitake mushrooms, but in a more robust broth. Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu show how Prime KO Chef Makoto Kameyama can create a wide variety of thrilling dishes all infused with the same common elements. Chef Kameyama was classically trained in Japan and handpicked by Prime KO owner Joey Allaham. Chef Kameyama brings authenticity and creativity to Prime KO permeating every dish not only with tradition but inspiration. The foundation of any dish, no matter how elaborate, is the ingredients. The next offering was the expert presentation of premium fundamentals. Renowned for its flavor and marbled texture, Kobe beef speaks for itself and requires very little accoutrement to bring out its unique character. To best showcase this special beef, it was prepared in front of us on a heated Himalayan salt stone and lightly seasoned with Yuzu lemon. This produced a fully appreciated form of Kobe beef; bold flavor gracefully accented by Yuzu

“Part owner of the Plaza Hotel’s Oak Room, Joey Allaham, felt luxury and dietary observance were not exclusive” _______________________________ sum of its parts, much like the place itself. Prime KO is a brilliant apex of design and gastronomic artistry. It cultivates a hip but comfortable ambience while serving innovative but approachable dishes. The space accommodates fine dining, casual cocktails (try the San Tropee!), and even music. During Chanukah, the Maccabeats performed for an intimate crowd in Prime KO’s downstairs dining room. The event solidified Prime KO’s status as a cultural hub of the Jewish Upper West Side. Prime KO’s food solidifies its status as a destination for delightful fine dining. All of Yael Hanover’s Restaurant Reviews can be found at EatBentchBlog.Blogspot.com

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New Jewish Population Studies Support Increased Kosher Sales Peggy S., a 31-year old nurse, is a frequent visitor to a large supermarket in the Chicago area because of “its large kosher selection, including challah, brisket, and gefilte fish.” ut Peggy, the mother of 4, is married to a non-Jew who understands her desire to be connected to her past through kosher foods. According to Yakov Yarmove of SuperValu, Peggy is not alone as a growing number of America’s intermarried families frequent the kosher section of supermarkets. A new study recently put the number of Americans identifying themselves as Jewish at 6.5 million, 1.3 million more than the 5.2 million recorded in the 2001-2002 National Jewish Population Survey by the United Jewish Communities. Researcher Leonard Saxe, one of the authors of the new study, noted that “while some see Jewishness as a religious identity, others see it as a cultural or ethnic designation and might, for example, not answer “Jewish” to a researcher inquiring about their religion. But still, officials like Yarmove and even some local rabbis say that even those that are totally disconnected from other aspects of practicing Judaism, feel “connected” through kosher foods. While there are no hard numbers to quantify the number of such Jews, many retailers feel that is significant, particularly “once you get further away from New York.” Kashrut officials say they are not surprised by Saxe’s finding, judging from what they are experiencing in supermarkets throughout the country. Another huge discrepancy appears to be the number of Israelis living in the US. In a story by Sue Fishkoff in the JTA, it is reported that some 140,323 people living in the US were born in Israel, up from 109,720 in 2000. Of the Israelis living here, 90,179

have U.S. citizenship and 50,144 do not. But Israeli expatriates and Israeli government sources say the true figure is actually much higher. __________________________________

“Officials and local rabbis say that those that are totally disconnected from practicing Judaism, feel “connected” through kosher foods.” __________________________________ The Israeli Consulate in New York estimates there are 600,000 Israelis living in the United States. The U.S. data on the Israeli population comes from the 2009 American Community Survey, an annual report produced by the U.S. Census Bureau that was released earlier this year and updated in recent weeks. While there is some debate about the discrepancy, kosher food sources actually subscribe to the higher figure, which they base on sales of Israeli foods in such markets as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Boston and Philadelphia.

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News from The Detroit Auto Show

January 7, 2011

Ford Brings Stop-Start System to U.S. Cars in 2012

Mondeo, one of the vehicles already using Start-Stop technology

Toyota to Reveal a Prius Family of Hybrids Toyota will reveal a Prius family of hybrid vehicles in at the North American International Auto Show next month in Detroit. The collection consists of four Prius-badged variants: the third-generation standard Prius, a plug-in hybrid Prius, a new Prius concept car and a larger Prius with 50 percent more cargo room. he vehicles were shown to Toyotaâ€™s U.S. dealers at its national dealer meeting in October. Dealers who attended the meeting said the larger Prius, dubbed the Prius-V, was similar in size to the Toyota Venza, with the silhouette of the standard Prius. That vehicle will be the first

new addition to the Prius lineup. The concept vehicle is expected to be smaller than the current Prius. A smaller Prius, shown to dealers at the October dealer meeting, was called the Prius-C.

Kia to Unveil Latest Gull-wing Kia Motors America will reveal a concept crossover with gull-wing doors in Detroit next month. ia last week released a rendering of the vehicle, called the KV7, showing a boxy crossover with gull-wing second-row doors and what appear to be swiveling second-row seats. A Kia spokesman declined to offer additional details about the vehicle until closer to the date of the show.

Ford will equip many of its U.S. cars and SUVs with stop-start technology, beginning in 2012, that automatically shuts down the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop, cutting down on fuel use and emissions. he technology, which Ford calls Auto Start-Stop, will be available with either manual or automatic transmissions. A Ford spokesman says engineers are still developing the technology so it will keep the pressure up in the automatic transmission fluid when the engine is stopped. The fluid pressure is needed for the transmission to operate properly. Ford also has not yet made a final decision whether to roll the cost of Auto StartStop into the vehicle's base price or make it an extra-cost option, the spokesman said. The automaker's new generation of direct-injection four-cylinder engines will be the first to get the stop-start technology. Ford plans to spread it among its four-, sixand eight-cylinder engine families. But the technology can't be used on all models, such as the F-series Super Duty pickups, the spokesman said. A direct-injection fuel system and elec-

tric-powered water pump are two technologies needed for Auto Start-Stop. Direct injection, which squirts fuel directly into each cylinder, enables the engine to start quicker. The electric water pump circulates coolant even when the engine is stopped, which keeps heat flowing to the passenger compartment. Other parts of Auto Start-Stop are a beefed up starter motor that is engineered to last for more start cycles, an upgraded ring gear on the engine's flywheel and an 12-volt battery engineered for deeper discharge and charge cycles. The stop-start system automatically shuts down the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop, such as at a traffic light. The engine automatically restarts when it senses the driver releasing the brake pedal. Ford says the system can cut fuel use by as much as 10 percent. It has already rolled the technology out in Europe, on ECOnetic versions of the Ka small car and Mondeo sedan. Ford is adding Auto Start-Stop to the Ford Focus, C-Max and Grand C-Max models--vehicles that are likely to be the first U.S. Fords to use the technology. And Ford's hybrid vehicles in the United States already use stop-start technology.

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WHY CAR INSURANCE IS SO EXPENSIVE The insurance company cares about more than just accidents and speeding tickets. Find out what can make your rates go up, and what you can do about it. f you have been involved in a traffic accident or received several traffic tickets for speeding or reckless behavior, you are probably aware that the cost of your auto insurance can increase dramatically when you have problems in your driving history. And since car insurance is legally required by all states but New Hampshire, you probably have to keep your car insured no matter what your driving record is.

Negative impacts on a driving history Not every traffic ticket causes your insurance rates to go up. Parking tickets, for example, usually have no impact on your insurance coverage at all. Things that put you in an auto insurance company's high-risk category include recent or multiple car accidents, driving while intoxicated or tickets for reckless driving. The insurance company will consider all aspects of your accident or traffic ticket when it adjusts your premium rates. If you are issued a speeding ticket, the speed recorded on the ticket will make a difference.

What you drive is as important as how you drive Your driving history is only one of the things that establishes your insurance rating. High-risk drivers are not always those who have been found at fault for a collision or who have received several speeding tickets.

Saving on insurance The type of vehicle you are driving can cause you to be categorized as a high-risk

driver based on the potential for damage and the expense of repair or replacement. Expensive high-powered sports cars are considered high risk and often come with expensive premiums.

Age and experience factors Younger drivers who have very little experience behind the wheel are also considered high risk by insurance companies. These drivers may have never been involved in any type of accident or received any traffic tickets, but their lack of experience is considered a risk factor. If someone has been driving for only a few years, it is difficult to gauge the driving behaviors of that person accurately. Having a very short driving history can be just as expensive as having a driving history that includes collision or ticket problems.

More severe high-risk coverage options Some driving history problems are more expensive to cover than others are. If a driver has been convicted of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, he or she will need to find an insurance agency that specializes in covering severe high-risk individuals. Since insurance is legally required, the agencies are required to provide insurance for people who have exhibited even the most reckless behaviors. This type of auto insurance will cost more than a standard policy, but it will keep you on the right side of the law as far as your car insurance is concerned. It may take more time and effort to find an agency that carries such high-risk policies, but in the end, it is worth it to maintain your ability to legally own and drive your car after you have had a serious problem in your driving history.

Cost differences with nonstandard drivers Everyone who has a short driving history, has been found at fault for an accident or has received a serious traffic ticket is considered a nonstandard driver by auto insurance companies. These drivers will have to pay higher rates than standard drivers do. ___________________________________

“Your best friend for bringing car insurance rates down is time.”

___________________________________ The amount of increase that you will experience as a nonstandard driver depends a great deal on the reason you are considered nonstandard. In general, high-risk drivers pay between 10% and 15% more annually than standard drivers do.

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Reducing your high-risk status There are things you can do to reduce your insurance rates, even if you are one of the most high-risk drivers. Your best friend for bringing car insurance rates down is time. When you are involved in an accident, your rates will go up immediately. They will begin to come down again as time passes, you are not involved in any new accidents and you avoid traffic violations. Insurance rates can return to standard after as few as three years of driving with a clean record. In the most severe cases, it may take up to five years to return to standard rates.

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Essay Contest Exalts Memory of Jabotinsky

The Islamic Tsunami: Israel and America in the Age of Obama

BY JILL SANDERS

By: David Rubin

Zionist visionary and leader, Ze'ev Vladimir Jabotinsky, was remembered this past Sunday evening, December 19th, as hundreds of Israeli high school students from across the country gathered in the main auditorium of the Knesset building in Jerusalem for the award presentation to the 15 winners of the 2010 Ze'ev Jabotinsky National Essay Contest. ponsored by the Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI), and an Israeli group called Misdar Jabotinsky, the ceremonious event marked the 70th yahrzeit of the prescient Revisionist Zionist leader and founder of the Betar (Brit Trumpeldor) youth movement. A towering figure amongst pre-state Zionist leaders, Jabotinsky is known as a powerful and prolific statesman, writer, journalist and electrifying orator. In stark contrast to his Socialist-Zionist contemporaries who encouraged Jews to fight for their civil rights within the countries of their origin, Jabotinsky was skeptical of this avenue of emancipation, proclaiming that salvation for Jews - both on a personal level and as a national entity - lay only in the re-settlement of the entire land of Israel. Jewish self-defense was at the epicenter of Jabotinsky's socio-political philosophy, both as a physical imperative and as a wellspring of pride and self-confidence, capable of "ennobling" the Jewish spirit. The essay contest covered five categories of Jabotinsky's life, written works and political activities which included such headings as "The individual and the nation in Jabotinsky's thought," "Social reform according to Jabotinsky," and "Jabotinsky, builder of Hebrew military power." Offering first, second and third cash prizes, the essay

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REVIEWED BY FERN SIDMAN Issuing an impassioned clarion call to the Western world on the litany of existential dangers that radical Islam represents to America's cherished democratic principles, author David Rubin's meticulously researched monograph reveals that Islam is in actuality a political ideology predicated on a pernicious dogma, rather than the "religion of peace" that its proponents purport it to be.

he Islamic Tsunami: Israel and America in the Age of Obama" (Shiloh Israel Press) is an exceptionally well documented treatise on the gamut of commonalities that are endemic to both Israel and America in terms of religion, politics and culture. Rubin calls on all free peoples, especially Americans, to take serious heed of the escalating dangers that Islam represents in terms of the perpetuation of bellicose actions bent on mass murder or the more insidious and subtle kind of aggression that is manifested by the potential silent incursion of Sharia law into American jurisprudence. He exhorts both Jews and Christians alike to carefully examine the Judeo-Christian value system that has bound them together for centuries and strongly suggests that they create concrete alliances in order to thwart the nefarious agenda of radical Islam; thus preserving "Western civilization" as we know it. Rubin speaks with authority as he explains the Islamic concepts of dhimmitude (slave status for all "non-believers"), how the Koran metes out punitive measures against infidels, and outlines the ultimate goal of Islamic global dominance in the form of a Caliphate. Rubin is neither an alarmist nor he is suffering from paranoia and to his credit he does not posit himself as an abstract theoretician or a think-tank denizen. Having studied the Koran, the Bible, as well as plumbing the depths of resources on American history as it pertains to the views of the founding fathers and more recent events, Rubin's book is replete with a plethora of highly enlightening quotes from these sources that help to state his case.

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Zionist visionary, Ze'ev Vladimir Jabotinsky, was remembered at award presentation to the 15 winners of the 2010 Ze'ev Jabotinsky National Essay Contest. contest was projected by AFSI as the first step in an extended campaign to stimulate interest in Zionist history both in Israel and beyond its borders. In the United States, AFSI plans to launch, "Zionism 101", a filmed series of internet programs covering the 120-year history of the contemporary Zionist movement. According to William Mehlman, the Jerusalem chairperson of AFSI and contributor to their "Outpost" newsletter, Jabotinsky's link to Zionism's heroic past was underscored in essay after essay on the

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As a Brooklyn born American Orthodox Jew who now lives in Israel, he has first hand experience of the travails of Islamic terrorism as he ruefully recalls his victimization and that of his three-year old son, Ruby. In December of 2001 while driving home to Shiloh from Jerusalem, Rubin and his son were both injured in a terrorist attack carried out by Islamic militants. When Rubin arrived at the hospital he was told that he was "the hospital's 1000th victim of terrorism" and recalls that he was later told by surgeon that, "the bullet which entered the head and traveled through the neck of my three-year old boy missed his brain stem by one millimeter." Determined to assist other facing similar crises, Rubin founded the Shiloh Israel Children's Fund, an organization dedicated to relieving the trauma suffered by child victims of terrorism. Indeed, politics make for strange bedfellows. Under a sharpened lense, Rubin examines the nexus of ideas promoting

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Parshas Bo: A Global Catastrophe BY RABBI LEVI LAM Reb Levi Yitzchok from Berdichov ztl. in Kedushas Levi expresses wonder why we call, for all time, that holiday when we all gather together to munch Matzos “Pesach”. We don’t find in the whole Torah that that time has such a title. Rather it is repeatedly referred to as, “The Festival of Matzos’. Where do we find an allusion to the fact that it should be called “Pesach”? he hint may be found, according to Reb Levi Yitzchok, in Shir HaShirim (6:3) which we read aloud in Schul on Shabbos during Pesach. There it is written, “I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me!” He explains that we sing the high praise of our beloved, HASHEM, while HASHEM sings the praise of His Beloved, Israel. Why is the holiday of “Pesach” aptly referred to as the “Festival of Matzos”? That’s HASHEM’s praise of Israel, as it written, “They baked the dough that they took out of Egypt into cakes of Matzos, for they could not be leavened, for they were driven out of Egypt for they could not delay,

and also they had not made provisions for themselves. (Shemos 12:39) Rashi explains the words, “They had not made provisions for themselves”: for the journey. This (verse) tells the praise of Israel that they did not say, “How can we go out to the wilderness without provisions?” Rather they believed and went. That is what is stated in the Prophets, “I remembered your favor for the kindness of your youth, the love when you were a bride, your following Me in the desert, in a land not sown.” What is the reward stated clearly after this? “Israel is holy to HASHEM etc.” (Yirmiyahu 2:2-3) The Nation of Israel is remembered for all time in glowing terms for living with ultimate trust as they fearlessly strode onto the stage of history, into a wilderness of unknowns, and without provisions. Why do we appropriately call that “Festival of Matzos” “Pesach”? We are singing the praise of what HASHEM has done for us, as it is written, “It shall be that when your children will say to you, “What is this service to you?” You shall say, “It is a Pesach feast offering to HASHEM, who skipped over (Pesach) the houses of the Children of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but he save our households.”

(Shemos 12:26-27) We recall and remain forever grateful and for having dodged deadly bullets throughout and including the concluding moments of the exile in Egypt, and that our households were spared the fate of the Egyptian culture, while we survived. So it is we find in the Talmud (Brochos 6A) a similar profound notion. After being informed the G-d, so to speak, dons Tefillin, the obvious question is prompted. “We know what we have written in our Tefillin, “SHEMA YISRAEL…Hear O’ Israel HASHEM is our G-d, HASHEM is ONE!” but what could be written in HASHEM’s Tefillin? What’s behind the question? Sure it would not be unexpected to find that bride carries a picture in her amulet of her groom. How odd would it be if we could peer into the locket of the groom and discover there is a picture of the groom himself! What then might we expect to be scripted and bound onto the mind and heart of The Almighty? The Talmud says that HASHEM has written the verse, “Who is like your people Israel, one nation on the earth!?” (Divre’

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Summary of The Haftorah:

Haftorah Bo Yirmiyah 46:13

his week's Haftorah is from Yirmiyah 46:13. The rise of Nevuchadnetzar and Babylon to world dominance heralded the destruction of Mitzrayim (Egypt) eight centuries after the time of the Exodus. Mitzrayim had been a dominant power in the region for many centuries and saw the decline of Israel as an opportunity to gain even greater power. Israel, concerned about her own fate in the face of Babylon's onslaught, turned to Egypt for help. Yirmiyahu had already predicted in last week's Haftorah that Bavel would turn its fury and strength against Egypt, conquering her and dispersing her inhabitants. This would force Israel to stand-alone and meet her destiny. Israel's only option for salvation would have to come from Hashem (G-d) and Hashem alone. In this week's Haftorah Yirmiyahu continues his prophecy of the destruction of Mitzrayim. This is the obvious connection to our Parsha in which the proud and arrogant Pharaoh is bought to his knees by the awesome hand of Hashem. So too, Bavel, acting as Hashem's agent, would punish Mitzrayim for her continued arrogance and pride. The Bnai Yisroel (Jewish nation) would be directly impacted by Mitzrayim's destruction; however, they are reassured that Hashem will ultimately deliver them, so long as they keep their faith and trust in Hashem's promise.

THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY SHEVAT 2

76BCE - Death of the Hasmonean King Alexander Yannai (Jannaeus), The anniversary of his death was designated a holiday. 1661 - Rabbi Menahem Mendel b. Abraham Krochmal of Nikolsburg, Moravia, author of responsa Zentah Zedek, died. 1800 - Rabbi Meshullam Zushya Auerbach of Hanipoli (Annopol), Hasidic leader, author of Menorat Zahav, died. 1891 - Samuel Joseph Fin, Hebrew writer, editor of Ha-Karmel, died. 1942 - The nazi Gestapo leader, Reinhard Heydrich, met with top representatives of the German police, the SS, and the nazi Party in the Wannsee section of Berlin to discuss implementation of the "final solution of the Jewish question." 1950 - Judah Gur, Hebrew philologist, author of a standard Hebrew dictionary, died.

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1012 - Jewish mourners at the funeral of Rabbi Shemariah b. Elhanan (disciple of Rav Sherira Gaon) were attacked in Fostat, Egypt. The anniversary was designated a communal fast-day. 1375 - Shem Tov b. Isaac ibn Shaprut, physician, philosopher, participated in a public disputation with Cardinal Petro de Luna (later Pope Benedict XIII). 1466 - Leon b. Joshua completed the manuscript of Sefer ha-Tadir. The work included Aramaic and Hebrew texts of the Scroll of Antiochus. 1570 - The Inquisition was established in Peru. 1591 - Rabbi Joseph Katz, of Cracow, author of She'arit Yosef, died. 1706 - Rabbi Joseph Rakover Eibenschitz, author of Mirkevet ha-Mishnah, died. 1820 - Mordecai M. Noah, American Jewish diplomat, petitioned the legislature of the state of New York, for the sale of Grand Island in the Niagara River for the purpose of founding there a settlement for Jewish immigrants from Europe. 1933 - Adolph Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany. 1933 - The Society for Youth Aliyah was established in Berlin.

SHEVAT 4

1729 - Meir Bacharach of Pressburg (Bratislava), Hebrew poet, died. 1807 - Rabbi Moses Leib of Sasov, popular hasidic figure, died. 1816 - Rabbi David b. Mordecai of Brody, Austria, author of Yefe Einayim, died. 1866 - Rabbi Asher of Tiktin, author of Birkat Rosh, died. 1939 - Hermann Goering appointed Reinhard Heydrich head of the Jewish Emigration Office on January 24, 1939. 1957 - Yeshivat Kol Ya'akov, a seminary for religious functionaries to provide religious leadership for Russian Jewry, was established in Moscow.

SHEVAT 5

1740 - Charles the Bourbon, king of Naples and Sicily, invited Jews, to return to Sicily. 1786 - Moses Mendelssohn, famous Jewish philosopher and scholar, died. 1799 - A state of siege was declared in Jerusalem, as Napoleon's army approached Gaza and Jaffa. 1869 - Rabbi Hayyim David Hazzan, of Smyrna, Turkey, talmudist, author of Torat ha-Zevach died. 1882 - Bilu, early Russian Zionist organization, was founded in Kharkov, Russia. 1892 - The Russian government, ordered the dissolution of the Yeshivah of Volozhin. 1893 -David Cassel, historian and scholar, died. 1905 - Rabbi Judah Leib Alter, second in succession of the Gerer dynasty, author of Sefat Emet, died. 1923 - Max Nordau, philosopher, early Zionist leader, died. 1948 - 35 members of Haganah who set out to relieve besieged Gush Ezyon (Ezyon Bloc) were ambushed and killed in the hills of Hebron.

SHEVAT 6

1393 - Jews of Majorca were guaranteed protection in an edict issued by the governor. 1424 - Don Alfonso Vof Aragon, granted the city of Barcelona the right to exclude Jews for all time. 1549 - Elijah b. Asher (Bahur) Levita, grammarian, author of Bove-Bukh, the first printed Yiddish book, died. 1752 - Rabbi David b. Joseph of Breslau, talmudist, author of Shoresh Yosef, died. 1905 - Kasriel Hersch Sarasohn, journalist, founder of the Jewish Gazette and the Yidisher Tageblat, died. 1908 - Abraham Goldfaden, composer of the operettas Bar Kokhba and Shulamit, died.

SHEVAT 7

1430 - A decree requiring compulsory attendance of the Jews of Sicily at conversionist services, was repealed. 1862 - Samuel Cahen, Hebraist, author of an 18-volume translation of the Bible into French, died. 1891 - Rabbi Isaac Aaron Ettinger of Lemberg, author of Responsa of Mahari Sevi, died. 1893 - Isaac Meir Dick, Hebrew and Yiddish writer, died. 1924 - Israel Isidor Elyashev (BaalMakhshoves), Yiddish essayist, died on January 13, 1924. 1927 - Yehoash Solomon Bloomgarden (Yehoash), author of a classic translation of the Bible into Yiddish, died. 1930 - The 5th Aliyah to the land of Israel began.

SHEVAT 8

The period of the Elders, the contemporaries of Joshua, came to an end. It was commemorated by a fast-day. 1348 - Jews of Colmar, Upper Alsace, were arrested on well-poisoning charges and burned. 1786 - Rabbi Elijah b. Moses Israel of Alexandria, author of responsa Kol Eliyahu, died. 1857 - Rabbi Isaac Guetta, author of Sedeh Yizhak, died. 1860 - The first invocation by a rabbi at the opening of a session of the U.S. Congress

was delivered by Rabbi Morris J. Raphall. 1868 - Rabbi Isaac Leeser, founder of the Occident and American Jewish Advocate, the leading Anglo-Jewish publication of the United States in its time (1843-69), died. 1918 - The Women's League of the United Synagogue of America was organized. 1952 - Avigdor Shpritzer, author of Yiddish stories and texts for children, died in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1969 - The public execution of 9 Jews in Damascus, led to worldwide protests. 1980 - Israel and Egypt established normal diplomatic relations.

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Laughing Yoga Comes to Brooklyn : No Joke! To anyone passing The Yellow Door at 1308 on Avenue M on Monday mornings at 10 am, the scene looks and sounds, well, hysterical. t has long been known that laughter is the best medicine, but now a revolutionary method of laughter exercise has come to Brooklyn , thanks to Jonny Zemmol of The Yellow Door. Zemmol, recently completed training in a systematic method of giggling and guffawing that promises to help reduce stress, improve attitudes, and provide a great moderate aerobic workout. One minute of hearty laughing is equivalent to ten minutes on an exercise treadmill. In this method of laughter exercise, people join a group called a Laughter Club or Group, and participate in a routine of chuckles and chortles designed to make anyone feel better without the aid of jokes. Zemmol holds the weekly Laughter Club sessions at The Yellow Door on Avenue M. And here’s the punch line: the sessions are free. By the time the session is over, the participants are

How to Put Laughter into Your Life We can all use a little more cheer in our day. Try the following: • Force Yourself to Laugh. Look into the mirror and vow to make the person looking back at you laugh. Even if it is forced, you still get the health benefits. • Learn to Relax. Take a deep breath and say, “I’m calm and relaxed.” Breathe out and smile. Within 3- to 60 seconds, you should experience a pleasant feeling. • Remember Funny Moments. If there’s something that makes you laugh, put it in your environment so you’re reminded regularly of that laughing moment. • Be Around People Who Laugh. Laughter is contagious. • Make Others Laugh. A prop, such as a silly tie, can make others laugh, which in turn, will make you laugh. • Learn A New Joke. A quick entry on a search engine like Google can local several Internet joke lists or go to www.humormatters.com.

weak from giggling. A physician, Dr. Madan Kataria, originated the laughter club idea in 1995 in India. The method, which borrows some ideas from yoga, was introduced to the United States by The World Laughter Tour, Inc., and is catching on rapidly, and has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, CBS Evening News, and in many other mainstream and health publications. Zemmol now joins dozens of other Certified Laughter Leaders across the country who are showing Americans how to laugh their way to health. “This is not only a breakthrough in alternative healing strategies,” said Zemmol, “but it can be done at work during your coffee break, or in the backyard, with your neighbors.” Ongoing research among the more than 600 laughter clubs that are now active throughout the United States points to the method’s capacity for reducing stress and diminishing social isolation while improving self-confidence and general sense of wellbeing. Physician, Lee Berk, at Loma Linda University in California, reports strong evidence of laughter’s role in boosting the immune system and, therefore, it is likely to aid in preventing some illnesses altogether. William Fry, MD, of Stanford University states, “From a physical standpoint, we know that laughter conditions the heart muscle, exercises the lungs and diaphragm and even increases adrenaline and blood flow to the brain.” According to Zemmol, “Laughter is a universal language, which in our groups acts as a powerful social and emotional glue. Laughter has no accent. Laughter clubs are open to everyone. And they are 100% Kosher!” For information about therapeutic laughter and how to join Brooklyn ’s First Laughter Club, contact Jonathan Zemmol at The Yellow Door, 1308 Avenue M, 718-998-7382 or via email at info@theyellowdoor.com.

Seven Ways the New Health Law Will Hit Home this Year Opponents of the new health care overhaul law are threatening to repeal, defund and kill it in court, but that isn’t stopping Washington from implementing a number of important provisions in 2011. While many people will welcome the new benefits, some will face higher costs as a result of the law. eniors are affected by several of the provisions. They will get big discounts on prescription drugs and free preventive care, but some in Medicare Advantage plans may lose coveted extra benefits such as vision and dental coverage. Everyone will be able to count calories when dining at chain restaurants or sidling up to vending machines. But forget about using pre-tax income in popular flexible spending accounts to pay for over-the-counter medications, unless you get a prescription. Here are seven provisions of the health law that may affect you this year.

Lower Rx costs for seniors Prescription drug costs could shrink $700 for a typical Medicare beneficiary in 2011, as the law begins to close the notorious doughnut hole — the gap in prescription coverage when millions of seniors must pay full price at the pharmacy — according to the seniors group AARP. The National Council on Aging estimates the savings could reach $1,800 for some. Starting in January, drug companies will give seniors 50 percent off brand drugs while in the gap, excluding those low-income people who already get subsidies. Generics will also be cheaper. “It’s quite significant,” said AARP’s John Rother.

It has how many calories?

How many calories are in that blooming onion? 1,551! Or individual-size Chicago

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Can an Experimental Blood Mount Sinai School of Test Improve Cancer Medicine Makes Breakthrough Diagnosis and Treatment? in Melanoma Research BY LIA STEAKLEY The development of a noninvasive test capable of spotting a single cancer cell in a blood sample may have received a boost today when Harvard researchers announced they were partnering with Johnson & Johnson on a five-year, $30 million agreement to bring the technology to market. n article published in the Boston Globe today explains how the experimental test works: To detect the extremely rare cells, the new technology uses minuscule channels carved into a silicon chip, coated with a special glue-like substance. When the blood filters through the channels, [Daniel Haber, MD, PhD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center] said, the technology is able to pick up, on average, about 10 cancer cells per milliliter of blood in patients with metastatic cancer, disease that has spread from a primary tumor to other parts of the body. Curious about the potential of the test, I contacted Stanford pathologist Edgar Engleman, MD. He said: Overall, the test is very interesting and conceptually it's something that is on the horizon. The test is very similar, in principal, to the blood test administered to pregnant women for determining if a fetus is at risk for certain birth defects. Since it's the same principle, it makes sense that a blood

A Mount Sinai researchers during the operation A discovery made by Mount Sinai researchers about the progression of melanoma could lead to new treatments. n a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for patients with malignant melanoma, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that a particular protein suppresses the progression of melanoma through regulation of an oncogene, or gene responsible for cancer growth. The study is published in the December 23 issue of Nature. Researchers studied the natural progression of melanoma using mouse and human cells, as well as patient samples and determined that the presence of a specific histone variant, which is a protein that helps package DNA, was directly related to the growth of melanoma. In all instances, researchers observed that as the melanoma became more aggressive, the presence of the histone variant macroH2A decreased. Researchers then manipulated macroH2A levels in melanoma and found that when they removed it in the early stages of the disease, the melanoma progressed more aggressively both in growth and metastasis. Adding macroH2A to late-stage aggressive melanoma cells created the opposite effect. "We wanted to determine whether macroH2A is a passenger in this process or if it’s crucial in the progression of melanoma," said Emily Bernstein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncological Sciences and Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and lead author of the study. When further investigating macroH2A function in melanoma, the researchers found that it regulates CDK8, a known oncogene for colorectal cancer. "CDK8 is highly expressed in aggressive melanoma, suggesting it also plays a major role in the process," Dr. Bernstein explained. Through further functional studies, researchers found that eliminating macroH2A led to an increase in CDK8 expression, and the elimination of CDK8 in metastatic melanoma cells impaired their proliferation. These results suggest that macroH2A suppresses melanoma progression, at least in part, through the regulation of CDK8. "Very little is known about melanoma epigenetics or the histone-mediated epigenetic changes in cancer in general, so these findings are a major step forward in our research. As we move ahead, we would like to determine how to inhibit CDK8 function, thereby inhibiting the growth of melanoma, as well as identify additional epigenetic changes in melanoma progression." said Dr. Bernstein. "What these dis-

coveries really highlight is the need for further studies into the epigenetic code of cancer." __________________________________

“We wanted to determine whether macroH2A is a passenger in this process or if it’s crucial in the progression of melanoma” __________________________________ Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and accounts for about 75 percent of all skin cancer deaths. Though the most preventable cause of melanoma is exposure to the sun’s UV rays, other factors include genetics and immune system deficiencies. When detected early, melanoma is highly curable. According to American Academy of Dermatology, the average five-year survival rate for individuals whose melanoma is detected and treated before it spreads to the lymph nodes is 98 percent.

About The Mount Sinai Medical Center The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of few medical schools embedded in a hospital in the United States. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 15 institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institute of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report. The school received the 2009 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital among the nation's best hospitals based on reputation, patient safety, and other patient-care factors. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 530,000 outpatient visits took place. For more information, visit www.mountsinai.org. Follow us on Twitter @mountsinainyc.

test could be used to detect cancer cells. A test that can detect one, or very few, cancer cells in the circulation is very appealing because theoretically it could be used to determine if someone has cancer, if a patient has been effectively treated or if they are at risk of metastasizing. But this announcement sounds a little premature. Typically, when we see medical announcements it's on the basis of some presentation of data and this announcement is about subjecting the test to clinical trials. A number of questions remain. For example, how sensitive is the test? How reliable is the data? How useful is it? There will be a need for extensive studies to determine how useful this test is.

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Parshas Bo: A Global Catastrophe... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 HaYamim I 7:21). There again we see our declaration of HASHEM’s oneness while HASHEM’s expresses our uniqueness and/or

oneness? What does the mutually declaration of “oneness” mean? There’s an old song, “one is

the loneliest number” I can understand that, but I think the Torah means to say here, not lonely- only!

The Islamic Tsunami: Israel and America in the Age of Obama... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 multi-cultural and moral relativism as extolled by the ideologues on the far left of the political spectrum and those who would seek to vanquish any vestige of moral clarity, namely radical Islamists. Chiding President Obama for his own associations with left-wing radicals such as convicted terrorist Bill Ayres and his futile attempts to reach out "in peace" to the Muslim world, Rubin details the predominant Muslim influences in Obama's background and his adamant denial of the very real threats that Islamists present to America, Europe and the free world. While there is a virtual laundry list of hard hitting points that leap forth from the

pages of this book, what really stands out is Rubin's assertion that Obama's Harvard law school education was financed by Saudi petro dollars. Says Rubin: "The tentacles of Islamic aggression reached their highest levels of American influence when it was revealed that Barack Obama's higher education was likely financed and guided by the anti-American, anti-Israel alliance of secular leftists and Islamic ideologues." He qualifies this by saying that the radical American Muslim ideologue Khalid al-Mansour, (a.k.a. Donald Warden), a former mentor to Black Panthers founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale was "raising money for Obama, apparently for his education,

although the reason why al-Mansour would be raising money for a virtually unknown young student was not divulged." Rubin tackles the burgeoning phenomenon of Islamic dominance by encouraging the United States to tap into a treasure trove of timeless lessons for life. Quoting the Prophet Isaiah, he says that, "the Torah will go forth from Zion, thereby spreading its wisdom to the entire world. He asks the sublimely simple question: "What can the U.S. learn from the ongoing struggles between Israel and Islam?" Among other things, Rubin calls for the halt of immigration (both legal and illegal) from Islamic countries to the U.S. and suggests that that the U.S. requires the emigration of actively hostile

Muslims and those Islamists who are engaged in anti-American subversion. He also decries the passage of hate crime legislation which he says "will be used as a big brother technique to curtail the free speech of those who dare to speak out against Islamic ideology." Reminding us of the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson who said "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" and Ronald Reagan who said, "At least let our children and our children's children say of us that we justified our brief moment here; we did all that could be done", Rubin leave us with a sense of optimism and hope as we prepare to gird our loins and defend our liberties and freedoms and our very lives from those who would obliterate us and them.

late.” A polemical aspect surrounds the essay contest as well, due to a decision made by the Israeli Education Ministry in November of 2008 "to exclude the founder of the Revisionist movement in Zionism from the list of 100 personages studied at Israeli schools. Three years separated the passing of the Jabotinsky Law (2005) and erasure of his philosophy from local textbooks" as reported in Ha'Aretz newspaper. The decision was then reversed by the Education Ministry as of early December of 2010 and according to Ha'Aretz the ministry is "actively supporting

a privately-sponsored essay contest on Ze'ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky and urging students to participate in it." The prizes to contest winners were presented by Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin. Describing Jabotinsky as Zionism’s most existentialist figure, Knesset Speaker Rivlin said he was "not just a thinker, but a doer.” In his remarks to the students, Education Minister Sa’ar, said that as a high school student in 1980 he took second prize in an essay contest commemorating the 40th anniversary of Jabotinsky’s passing and lauded his teachings as timeless.

died in July 1980 and is buried in Cairo. The shah's youngest daughter, princess Leila Pahlavi, died in 2001 at the age of 31

when her body was found in a London hotel. An inquest heard that she had taken a fatal cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine.

Essay Contest Exalts Memory of Jabotinsky... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 saga of “Aliyah Bet,” his British blockadebusting enterprise that brought more than 100,000 European Jews to Palestine between 1936 and 1940; his World War I formation of the “Zion Mule Corps,” the first organized Jewish fighting force in 1,800 years, and his subsequent establishment of both the Haganah (which grew into the IDF) and the Irgun Z’vai Leumi (IZL), the underground resistance force that was instrumental in driving the British out of Palestine. AFSI chairman Herbert Zweibon said the essay contest "marked the culmination of a 10-month effort to rekindle an intimate relationship with Zionism among Israeli youth,

undermined by decades of high school teaching that made Zionist history and their attendant heroes hostage to universalist myths and 'narratives,' that smacked of blatant antZionism." Former Member of Knesset Michael Kleiner, together with Emanuel Weiser of the Jabotinsky Order, spoke of Jabotinsky as a “revolutionary” in the most positive sense of the word. “He revolted against the British occupation, against a Jewish establishment that seemed satisfied with a stateless Jewish status quo and while others remained silent, he marched across Europe in the 1930s imploring Jews to leave before it was too

Son of Iran Shah Commits Suicide In US... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 It was yet a further tragedy to befall the former Iranian royal family. His father, the former shah, Mohammad

Reza Pahlavi, was ousted in the 1979 Islamic revolution, and his family moved to live in exile in the United States. The deposed shah

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NYS Kosher Inspectors Eliminated... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 that meat to be kosher." But inspectors say their work is key to uncovering violations. Andrew Wolpin, 55 years old, of Brooklyn, is one of the inspectors who was

laid off. He said to ensure that a restaurant or store was in compliance he would look at logs, invoices and call kosher certification companies. In one instance, he discovered a Manhattan restaurant that was falsely claiming its meat was kosher. In another, a gift-

basket company was claiming its food was certified by Star-K, a kosher certification firm, when it wasn't. "Now that there's no kosher enforcement it's going to be the Wild West and people will do whatever they feel like," said Mr. Wolpin.

State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, whose Queens's district includes a large Jewish population, said with only eight inspectors left, the cost savings wasn't much. "This is not a lot of money," she said. "I think the public has a right to be protected."

be a long-term one. They are willing and able to relocate, and they are researching everything from job growth to migration statistics before selecting the town where they will purchase their home. As tech companies begin to open cloud data centers in places like Utah and North Carolina, many tech sector employees will take advantage of these opportunities and

look to buy homes in these areas, after lots and lots of online research. 2011 will truly be a season -- or rather four Seasons of Reason, when it comes to the way buyers, sellers and homeowners approach their real estate decisions, although reason will manifest itself in different ways for different niches within these consumer groups.

Top Homebuying, Selling Predictions For 2011... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 engage in smart strategies like extending reverse offers to buyers who can't seem to get off the fence. Burying a figurine in the yard will no longer be the last resort of a motivated seller. Buyers will tend to fall into two major mindset categories. The first category will be the non-urgent buyer in a recession-resistant market who missed the tax credit (yep,

they've been looking that long). The nonurgent buyer is only willing to commit to the right property, even if that means they must see 100 homes and make 20 offers to do that. The other group of buyers will be similar to "transactionally sophisticated" sellers -very strategic, resourceful and adept with information. These buyers are very aware that their decision to buy a home will need to

Seven Ways the New Health Law Will Hit Home this Year... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39 style deep-dish pizza? That would be 2,310. Beginning soon after the Food and Drug Administration finalizes rules in 2011, chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, and owners of 20 or more vending machines, will have to display calorie information on menus, menu boards and drive-thru signs. Restaurants must also provide diners with a brochure that includes detailed nutritional information, like the fat content of their dishes.

Restrictions on medical savings accounts Consumers with flexible spending accounts (FSAs), in which pre-tax income can be used for medical purchases, can no longer spend the money on over-the-counter drugs, including ones that treat fevers or allergies and acne, unless they have a doctor’s prescription. The new restrictions, which lawmakers included in the health overhaul to raise more revenue, also apply to health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs),

health savings accounts (HSAs) and Archer medical savings accounts (MSAs).

Higher Medicare premiums Medicare premiums in 2011 will take a bigger bite from wealthier beneficiaries. Since 2007, this group has paid more than the standard premium for Part B, which covers physician and outpatient services. But the income threshold was indexed to prevent inflation from moving more people into the affected group. The health law freezes the threshold at the current level: incomes of $85,000 or above for individuals and $170,000 for couples.

Bolstering seniors’ access to primary care Medicare is bumping up payments for primary care by 10 percent from Jan. 1 through the end of 2015. It’s an incentive for doctors and others who specialize in primary care – including nurses, nurse practitioners

2011 May Be a Year to Remember... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 industry. Network wherever and whenever possible. You might even consider hiring a contact manager, someone who can get you in the door with asset managers and outsourcers. As for groups and organizations, REOMAC, the trade association for the mortgage default industry, is a good place to start. Use back doors that most agents aren’t using. For example, get to know key players at Safeguard Properties, the mortgage field services company and Field Asset Services. Let them know you’re looking to break into the market. They have direct contact with clients and they may be able to help you. And network with other REO agents in non-competing markets. Outsourcers tell me they often meet agents at various trade shows, at the National Association of Realtors conventions and through their company’s website, where agents can register to become a real estate services provider. Once you make headway into the industry, the key is to let asset managers and out-

sourcers know that you can handle volume. But never over promise and under deliver with your asset managers. Do exactly what they want the way they want it done. Period. Again, being prepared before you get in front of an asset manager is critical. So the trick is to have your ducks in a row before you enter the REO marketplace. But know that once you learn the basics of REO, the rest falls perfectly into the bailiwick of what Realtors do best: market properties. What are you your thoughts on REOs? Have you taken the plunge? How’s it working? Are you on the fence? What’s holding you back? Please share any comments or questions you have about this article. Send emails to Bob@CorcoranCoaching.com. Bob Corcoran is a nationally recognized speaker and author who is founder and president of Corcoran Consulting Inc. (CorcoranCoaching.com, 800-957-8353), an international consulting and coaching company that specializes in performance coaching and the implementation of sound business systems into the residential or commercial broker or agent’s existing practice.

and physician assistants – to see the swelling numbers of seniors and disabled people covered by the program. Health practitioners will qualify for the bonus only if 60 percent or more of the services they provide are for primary care. General surgeons also will receive an increase if they’re practicing in areas where there are doctor shortages.

Staying healthy Several provisions of the law promote health prevention, especially for seniors. Medicare enrollees will be able to get many preventive health services — such as vaccinations and cancer screenings — for free starting in January. Specifically, the law eliminates any cost-sharing such as copayments or deductibles for Medicare-covered preventive services that are recommended (rated A or B by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force). Also starting in January, Medicare beneficiaries can get a free annual “wellness exam” from their doctors who will set up a “personalized prevention plan” for them.

Trimming Medicare Advantage The health law puts the squeeze on private health plans that provide Medicare coverage to about a quarter of beneficiaries. Payment for these Medicare Advantage plans is being restructured. Rates this year will be frozen at 2010 levels and lower rates will be phased in beginning in 2012. Medicare says the reductions are fair because the plans are paid $1,000 more per person on average than the traditional feefor-service program spends on a typical senior. Dan Mendelson, president and CEO of Avalere Health, a consulting firm based in Washington, says some plans will respond by cutting ancillary benefits, such as vision and dental care. But he calls this "a transition year" and says more significant changes will come in 2012, when in addition to the rate reductions, the government begins offering bonuses to top-performing Advantage plans based on quality measurements.

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Ice, Snow and Slippery Sidewalks: For Many Seniors, Winter is “Hip Season”... CONTINUED FROM PAGE "My father is 81 and lives in Princeton, N.J. and he calls that time of the year 'hip season,"' Wilkinson said. With good reason. A broken or dislocated hip can easily result from an older person's fall on hard ice, said Dan Manz, immediate past president of the National Association of State Emergency Medical Service Directors, a partnership member. "Falls for an older person are actually a substantial problem for a couple of reasons," he said. "One problem is that when an older person falls, it frequently results in an injury that immobilizes the person in bed for an extended period of time and often results in secondary problems like pneumonia. Secondly, older people have other health problems like osteoporosis and other kinds of degenerative bone problems that can make them more prone to fractures when they do fall." Falls should be a real concern for older

people, Manz said. "They need to be careful about their choice of where to walk and when to walk. And it would also be good if sidewalks would be kept clear of snow and slick ice."

The Laws of Snow Snow-piled sidewalks are sometimes an unintentional by-product of road cleaning, said Josephine Howland, a research analyst with the MassHighway Partners in Highway Safety in Boston. "I don't think snow is intentionally scraped off the road and put on the sidewalk," she said. "But in the process of plowing the road, quite a bit of a ridge of snow does form at the edge of the sidewalk. Sometimes this ridge ends up being about four feet tall and some of it ends up falling onto the sidewalk." Many Massachusetts cities have laws

requiring home and business owners to dear sidewalks within three hours after the end of a snowstorm, Howland said. If the storm strikes at night, people are expected to clear their walks as soon as they can in the morning. Violators can be fined. "Some people simply ignore that law and that forces people to walk in the street which, as you can imagine, is a highly dangerous situation," Howland said. "It puts the pedestrian at risk."

Too Hazardous to Walk For some senior citizens, snowy sidewalks are just too treacherous to risk, Wilkinson said. "You get all these seniors who are trapped in their homes and apartments because the local government fails to exercise responsibility to insure that sidewalks are open and available to these people," he

Andrew Cuomo Moves Toward Openness on First Day in Office... CONTINUED FROM PAGE nation. “Too often government responds to the whispers of the lobbyists before the cries of the people,” Cuomo said in his brief inaugural speech. “Our people feel abandoned by government, betrayed and isolated, and they are right.” “We have to start with a new attitude,” Cuomo said. “We will be taking on powerful interests and long-entrenched patterns of behavior, and change is very, very hard ... it’s time for a bold agenda and immediate

action.” Cuomo sought to set a serious, no-frills tone in his inauguration, which was far shorter and less elaborate than those of past governors. Political commentator Lawrence Levy, attending his seventh inauguration, said it was “more informal, more direct in keeping with the symbols of austerity and change” Cuomo has been rolling out. “But in the end, he’s going to need the minister’s prayers to get this done,” said

Levy, dean of Hofstra University’s National Center on Suburban Studies. “A lot of people are very entrenched in their ways and have a lot to lose by changing.” Cuomo said there is not just a fiscal deficit in Albany but a deficit of competence, integrity and trust. He invited Republicans, who control the state Senate beginning Wednesday, to join him in a collegial effort that’s been lacking in the highly partisan Senate over the last two years. “A governor’s inherent power is limited,”

Facing Foreclosure? Deed in Lieu Foreclosure Can Salvage Some Credit History... CONTINUED FROM PAGE seem like a no-brainer, but when it comes to desperate times, desperate homeowners will accept almost anything their lender agrees to on faith. Only when they attempt to go to court and realize that there is no legal recourse for them will they understand the importance of having

everything written down, documented, and signed. For homeowners to consider a deed in lieu foreclosure, they should be well aware that they are tripping down the slope toward foreclosure and be honest enough with themselves, and their broker

said. "They simply can't go anyplace for three weeks at a time and have to depend on family and friends to do grocery shopping and things like that." "I sometimes think about some of these seniors in urban apartment buildings who are living by themselves and I wonder how they get their necessities. People who want to use sidewalks in winter needn't be trapped by snow, said Zegeer of the UNC center. "City officials are often responsive to the needs and requests of citizens," he said. "If enough people call and write their city representatives and let them know that it's a priority for certain sidewalks to be cleared of snow, city officials will respond. Another idea is for citizens to urge city officials to consider the needs of pedestrians as part of their snow removal and the consequence is that many seniors become landlocked during those times of the year."

Cuomo said. “A governor’s potential power is limitless. The potential power of the governor is to mobilize the people of the state of New York.” Cuomo avoided referring to Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos as majority leader, although legislative titles of Democrats were used. Cuomo also mispronounced Skelos’ name, something Democratic Assembly speaker and Skelos adversary Sheldon Silver does. Afterward, Skelos and Cuomo both laughed off the slights.

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NINE Worst Luggage Incidents of All Time

40 suitcases swamped by raw sewage One thing you never expect to hear is that your luggage is buried in excrement. True story: In November 2010, a waste pipe in London Heathrow's Terminal 1 burst, swamping about 240 suitcases with human waste. Said a source at the scene: "Gallons of raw sewage came spewing out. The stench was appalling."

United Airlines sets woman's luggage on fire

You'd think that cruise-line crews would be pretty good at not dropping people's personal belongings overboard. As Royal Caribbean demonstrated in September 2009, that's not always the case. Not only did one passenger's bag end up in the ocean, so did all of her prescription medications. Bummer.

Airway loses $50,000 worth of luggage It's unclear how often fashion heir Giorgio Gucci travels via commercial airline, but a recent US Airways mishap may have convinced him to stick with private jets. In September 2010, the airline lost $50,000 worth of items in vintage bags belonging to him on a flight from Madrid to Philadelphia.

Suitcase valuables regularly stolen by airline employees What if the same people who check your luggage were also helping themselves to its contents? In November 2010, detectives caught four American Airlines bag handlers taking jewelry, cameras, and other electronics from bags. The worst part? The thieves had worked for American for almost nine years.

World famous Waldorf Astoria hotel chain announced an expansion of their Israeli properties, as they will be building a second hotel in Tel Aviv. The Jerusalem hotel, being built by the Hilton corporation and the IPC Jerusalem company within the historical Palace hotel, is located on the corner of King David and Agron Streets – short walking distance from the Old City – and will include 220 rooms and suites and 30 residential apartments. Waldorf Astoria Collection currently has five hotels, four of them in the United States. The Jerusalem hotel will be the second one located outside the US after the hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In addition, Taic is planning a hotel with residential apartments near the David Intercontinental Hotel which he also owns, at a total investment of NIS 750 million ($210 million).

Markowitz Joins Bloomberg Announcing Record 48.7M Visitors to the City in 2010

Burned luggage rivals sewage on the suitcase-disaster scale. In December 2008, a woman was called into the cockpit of a United plane, where a pilot pointed to a blaze on the tarmac. "See that?" he said. "That's your luggage." It caught fire after being placed too close to the engine.

Luggage falls overboard on cruise ship

The Waldorf Astoria chain is expected to open a second hotel in Israel, on the plot adjacent to the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel.

ost travelers worry about airlines losing their bags, but that's nothing compared to these tragic tales. From a bag that wound up swamped by sewage to a suitcase set ablaze on the tarmac, here are the nine worst luggage incidents of all time.

What's more upsetting than deplaning and finding your luggage so infused with jet fuel that it's emitting fumes? Having the airline (Delta, in this case) tell you to try to clean it before it'll even consider reimbursing you for it. Good thing there were no fires associated with this incident.

Tel Aviv to Get Waldorf Astoria he chain's first hotel will be opened by the Canadian Reichman family in 2011 in Jerusalem, opposite businessman Alfred Akirov's Mamilla Hotel, at a total investment of $100 million. It is expected to be Israel's most luxurious hotel. Developer Henry Taic plans to build the second Waldorf Astoria Hotel on the area north of the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel, which includes its parking lot and gas station. The new hotel will be integrated into the activity of the historic hotel located near Independence Park. According to Architect Moshe Zur, who is conducting the negotiations with the Tel Aviv Municipality, it is still unclear home many floors or room the hotel will have and whether it will include vacation flats. Taic confirmed to Yedioth Ahronoth the existence of construction plans near the Hilton, adding that it would be a long process. In any event, the new hotel's location is not expected to block the Hilton guests' view. Two Waldorf Astoria hotels in Israel will expand the country's five-star deluxe hotel industry, which includes the two Ritz hotels being built in the Herzliya Marina and on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard and the Four Seasons Hotel planned in Jerusalem's German Colony.

Could your suitcase end up in the ocean? It happened. Here, Budget Travel's editors highlight nine of the worst luggage incidents of all time.

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Ever see the trolleys that transport luggage from the airport to the plane? They're not immune to weather conditions (something airline employees don't always consider).

Heathrow leaves luggage to rot outside Heathrow Airport is located in London, a city known for rain. So why they once decided to place lost luggage outside while searching for its proper owner is anyone's guess. In July 2007, a British Airways passenger was shocked by how damp and smelly his luggage was (it had been lost for seven days).

Local man routinely steals suitcases off the conveyor belt In August 2010, police discovered that a man was habitually stealing bags right off the conveyor belt at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The stolen goods amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Carry-ons never sounded better.

Checked luggage subjected to storm Ever see the trolleys that transport luggage from the airport to the plane? They're not immune to weather conditions (something airline employees don't always consider). A passenger on a flight from Orlando to Chicago in February 2009 learned that the hard way when he received his bag, soaking wet, upon arrival.

New York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010, a sign that the Big Apple’s tourism industry is bouncing back after a decline the previous year when travelers everywhere tightened their budgets amid the recession. ayor Michael Bloomberg said 48.7 million people visited New York last year, surpassing the city’s 2008 record of 47 million. The increase shows the city’s travel industry may be back on track after tourism numbers slipped in 2009 for the first time since 2001. New York saw a 7 percent increase in visitors over 2009, when there were 45.6 million. Officials said 39 million visitors were from the U.S. and 9.7 million were from abroad; both numbers are records. Tourism is New York City’s fifth-largest industry — it contributed about $31 billion in direct spending to the economy last year. Bloomberg also said the industry employed record numbers of New Yorkers, adding 6,600 jobs in the hospitality industry last year. A high of 25.7 million hotel room nights were sold, while Broadway attendance this season was up 3.8 percent over last season. City officials attribute the growth to several factors, including New York’s increased focus on advertising itself nationally and globally. The Bloomberg administration has media exchange deals with several other cities, allowing it to market its message as a place to visit, and it has a number of private partnerships with airlines and travel companies that have elevated New York’s profile among domestic travelers. The mayor also maintains that New York has an edge over other cities with its everchanging diverse restaurants, theater productions and innovative art exhibits. “People say ‘Hey, New York — things are happening there,’” Bloomberg said. “All of this gets mixed together, and you can’t say any one thing is the reason. The totality is the reason.” The Big Apple was by far the top U.S. destination for travelers from overseas, with 33 percent of total abroad visitors. Miami and Los Angeles tied for second place, each with 11 percent of the share. Travel experts said New York is an exception among U.S. cities as far as its quick recovery over the past year.

“If you evaluate New York individually, you would think the lodging industry has gotten back to where it was. But New York is an anomaly,” said Scott Berman, hospitality and leisure leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers. “You’ve got corporate demand and leisure demand from both the U.S. and overseas that are driving the strength in New York.” Tourists flocked to New York despite travel scares like the spread of bedbugs in the city and a volcano in Iceland that grounded European air travel for several days. The 2010 record was even higher than the city’s projection for the year, which had been 47.5 million. Bloomberg set a goal in 2007 of reaching 50 million visitors by 2012. The city tabulates its visitor number using data on airport arrrivals, hotel occupancies, U.S. Department of Commerce data on international tourists and other measurements. A visitor is defined as someone who traveled more than 50 miles or spends one night in the city, not including commuters; that definition is an industry standard. Oh, and did you know tourists flock to New York to see Brooklyn? It’s true! ...Says Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president. Via the press release: “New York City’s banner year for tourism is due in no small part to Brooklyn’s own success as the destination choice for millions of visitors from across the globe. Brooklyn is ‘proud host to everyone from everywhere,’ with our unique cultural attractions, hot music scene, historic, hip and diverse neighborhoods, boutique and budget-minded hotels, amazing restaurants, great shopping and, of course, world-class wonders like Prospect Park, Coney Island and the spectacular new Brooklyn Bridge Park. I like to say that Brooklyn has it all, but if visitors want to take a day trip to Manhattan, that’s ok too— and judging from these record numbers, a lot of them do!”

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Now Arriving: The Golden Age of Air Travel

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Something to Peak Your Interest in Ski Resorts Don't feel like suiting up for the slopes? That's no reason to miss out on these wonderful ski resort towns where there's plenty for the non-skier to do. fresh 10 inches of fluffy powder fell last night. The temperature hovers in the low 20's, perfect conditions for a day of traversing the slopes. You might even ski through lunch, except you don't ski. No worries, today's best ski resorts have you covered. Gone are the days when the nonskier felt more out of place in a ski village than the Pineapple Express. Today's ski resorts -- from Whistler in British Columbia to Sugarloaf in Maine -- offer fantastic wintry attractions that even entice the twoplanker to take a day off from the slopes. And it isn't just shopping and spas, though who could complain about Whistler's 20,000-square-foot Scandinave Spa? Other attractions include ice walks, snowshoe clinics, snowmobile tours and a moonlit skate on Lake Louise. Whatever your calling, let your friends and family wake early, wedge into unforgiving boots and spend the day waiting in lift lines. You have better things to do with your ski-resort vacation.

Ask anyone who flew before 1978 about the golden age of air travel, and they probably won’t hesitate to tell you about the glories of pre-deregulation flying. assengers dressed up to fly, hot meals were served on china with stainless steel utensils, name cards were hand-printed and placed on the headrest of my seat, so I knew when boarding where I was seated,” remembered Roxana Lewis, a travel agent from Beverly Hills, Calif. “I experienced it.” But some passengers and industry observers beg to differ. They say that now is the golden age. “Flying is cheap, astonishingly safe, and there are planes going virtually everywhere, all the time,” said Patrick Smith, one of the leading voices countering the conventional wisdom that air travel was better before 1978. Smith has been arguing his case for the better part of a decade, in a regular column on Salon.com, but he acknowledges that it’s been a struggle. “People have it cemented in their minds that flying is a tedious and expensive experience,” he said. They also believe the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which removed significant government controls from the U.S. airline industry, is essentially to blame for bringing the golden age to a screeching halt. ___________________________________

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But is the golden age past or present? The question came to the forefront recently, when an icon of pre-deregulation air travel, the first Boeing 747 to ferry commercial passengers, was unceremoniously sent to a South Korean junkyard. The Trippe, which was named after Pan Am’s founder Juan Trippe, was scrapped after being used as an aviation-themed restaurant. “Nostalgia always tints our memories with a golden hue,” said Henry Harteveldt, an airline analyst at Forrester Research. Harteveldt, who can remember flying pre-deregulation, says he sees both sides of the debate. “Certainly, in terms of amenities and attention to service, the pre-deregulation airline industry was far better from what we have today,” he said. “I remember flying Braniff International as a kid from New York to visit my grandparents in Dallas. The airline served steak sandwiches in coach as a snack. I remember when American, United,

TWA, Braniff, and Continental had lounges in coach on their wide-body jets — and yes, I remember American's piano lounge on the 747.” Flying was more civilized, even for passengers seated in coach, which had 34 inches of seat pitch back then (pitch is an industry term for the distance between seats). Today’s economy class seats offer 32 inches — and often far less. Harteveldt stops short of calling today the golden age. “But there are many more conveniences,” he added. “We’re able to get to more places on a single airline, and often with just one connection. We can reach many more international destinations nonstop from the U.S. than in the pre-deregulated era, thanks to making more cities international gateways. It’s certainly more affordable to fly today.” But for some passengers, there’s no question: The good old days are long gone. “You're kidding, right?” said Nathan Sprenger, who works for a trade association in Washington, when asked if he thought flying is better today than in years past. “Who in their right mind thinks this is the golden age of air travel? It's more expensive than it was five to 10 years ago, they charge for everything, and service and lack of food are appalling.” True, fees and surcharges are up dramatically, and in some markets, so are airfares. Hilary Stockton, an editor for the website TravelSort, recently quantified the losses and gains in an infographic on her site. When adjusted for inflation, airfares are significantly lower — but it’s also undeniable that service and amenities have slipped since deregulation, the chart shows. “It really depends on how you define golden age,” said Stockton. “Do you define it in terms of service and comfort, or in terms of affordability?” Indeed, industry-watchers like Seth Kaplan, a managing partner for the trade publication Airline Weekly, say these are the best days for one simple reason: Almost anyone can travel by air. “The cheapest plane tickets are about as cheap as ever, meaning hundreds of millions of people around the world get to fly each year who literally wouldn’t be able to if not for — especially — low-cost carriers and others who have to compete with them,” he said. Which isn’t to say the amenities have vanished. They are available, for a price. “People with more means can experience levels of luxury that no one could have imagined before 1978, [such as] showers and private sleeper suites aboard an Emirates A380,” he added. Aviation experts don’t necessarily agree on this issue. Dan Pimentel, the editor of Airplanista Magazine, believes the golden age of air travel ended years ago, “when Pan Am Clippers flew over the Pacific to Hawaii and Japan, with passengers enjoying fine china, bed turndown service, and a flying experience more akin to cruise ship travel.”

Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia North America's perennial No. 1 ski resort has marketed its off-slope and offseason offerings so successfully that almost as many non-skiers as skiers grace this patio town on weekends. Whistler was the site of five stages during the 2010 Winter Olympics, and its reputation for live music remains, with frequent band sightings at Tommy Africas, Moe Joe's and other nightclubs, leading up to 10 days of shows each spring by the likes of Michael Franti & Spearhead at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Lost Lake Trail invites a leisurely stroll outside the village. If

leisure isn't your thing, take a spin on the recently opened skeleton or bobsled runs at the Whistler Sliding Centre. The Scandinave Spa takes you on a hydrotherapy odyssey in the Finnish tradition; you'll spend much of the day outdoors as you move from hot water to cool pools.

Sugarloaf, Maine There are plenty of reasons to visit the Sugarloaf slopes to ski, but there are just as many reasons to visit the Maine resort when you've left your skis at home. Fly through the trees on a zip line from the top of the Skidway Lift over Gondi Brook and a few dales. The two-hour tours allow for plenty of time to sample the six different lines. While zip lines have become common at four-season resorts, Sugarloaf's Antigravity Complex offers off-piste adrenaline junkies the largest indoor skate bowl in the state, a trampoline floor and a climbing wall. Few environments are more sublime than a birch forest for snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, especially with the developing Maine Huts & Trails system, which added a third hut this season to the 48km system.

The Most Bucket ListWorthy Destinations for 2011 If you haven’t seen the 2007 film “The Bucket List” about two terminally ill guys attempting to get through their must-do-before-they-die lists, neither did I. But I think we both get the idea. And author Patricia Schultz had already cemented the concept into the minds of travelers with her 2003 book “1,000 Places to See Before You Die”. either the movie nor the book suggests that you need to be dying to have a bucket list, of course, but if you use the concept to focus your trip planning a bit, you’ll see that destinations that find their way onto such lists often have certain things in common. The places are often expensive or difficult to reach, or hard or dangerous to navigate, or a combination of those things. One characteristic that all bucket-list worthy destinations seem to share is that to fully get why the place is so special you really have to go there. That said, here are seven picks from travelers who have been there. How much each of these trips costs will depend on your departure point and whether you travel with a group or go solo. Land excursion costs in particular will vary depending on when you go as well as the length and privacy of your tour. Sample airfares are provided in some cases.

South Pole, Antarctica Ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes has circled the globe twice and to date the South Pole “remains my most cherished destination,” he says. Getting there was half the fun for him, as it “required a six-hour flight on a gutted Russian cargo jet from the tip of South America to the remote Antarctic outpost of Patriot Hills. Once the weather was

safe -- which took a week of waiting in Patriot Hills -- we took another six-hour flight aboard a DC3 to reach the South Pole” and was fortunate to land, he said, as the extreme weather can contribute to unsafe touchdowns. “Once there, the conditions were other-worldly. There is absolutely no plant or animal life whatsoever,” given that the “temperature hovered around minus 45 degrees. It was sometimes impossible to discern where the ground ended and the horizon and sky began, it all was a stark bright white. The sun was directly overhead, and we landed at midnight.”

Angkor Wat, Cambodia Here’s the part that may seem particularly other-worldly. “At the South Pole,” Karnazes says, “is a candy-striped barber pole -- no, I'm not kidding. We took some pictures and I stripped to my boots and ran around the world naked -- by running around the South Pole you are effectively circumnavigating the globe, just at its smallest circumference. Needless to say, my voice went up a few octaves after that quick jaunt.” Karnazes says that “potential visitors should be prepared for a fairly hefty price tag” as the trip can “set you back up to $60K.” Also, as winter temperatures can hover around minus 90, consider traveling during Antarctica’s more balmy summer, running from about October to March.

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The Jewish Guinness Book of World Records We Jews are nothing if not achievers. Show us a mountain and we’ll climb, a sky, we’ll dive, a “bungee,” we’ll jump, a – Wait! Am I meshugge? Show us a dreidel, we’ll spin it, a matzo ball, we’ll fatten it, hummus, we’ll spread it over a satellite dish – that’s better! True, there are MOTs who fling and fly, but the vast majority of Jewish Record setters this past year have preferred safer, decidedly more savory and charitable endeavors! es our people set records this year, and no they’re not just for accounting. Some were noble pursuits performed by groups and countries for tzedakah. Others were a bissel odd. But all are a testament to the mighty spirit of the MOT (Member of the Tribe)! So, as we wave farewell to the secular year 2010, let’s look at six that made an indelible mark in that Macher of Mavinhood, the Guinness Book of World Records.

Nes Gadol Haya Sham! “A Great Miracle Happened There.” All they wanted for Hanukkah was a Guinness title, and it looks as though they’ve “spun” their way into it, and some scholarship gelt to boot! On November 30, the dream of two Yeshiva University students was realized when they, along with 616 other Y.U. students, alumni, faculty, staff, neighbors and friends, filled the Max Stern Athletic Center in Manhattan the night before Hanukkah to break the Guinness World Record for most dreidels spun simultaneously. The previous record of 541 was set at Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill, N.J. in 2005. This event, termed “DreidelPalooza,” was organized by Students Helping Students, which raises money for scholar-

ships. As over 70% of the Y.U. student body receive some sort of financial aid, the group not only twirled their way into the record book, they raised awareness, pride, and much needed gelt to further Jewish education!

Checkmate! The tension was high in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square last October 21, as Israeli Chess champion, Alik Gershon, 30, set out to play the most simultaneous opponents at Chess. In order to set a new Guinness World Record, Gershon would have to take on more than 500 simultaneous opponents and win at least 80 percent of the matches to beat the record set in Iran in 2009. If you think his opponents were a bunch of bubbies, Gershon's opponents were ranked by the Israel Chess Federation, as per the requirements of the auspicious Guinness. Most were immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Gershon himself, is a native of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, who immigrated to Israel in 1990. The event was sponsored by the Jewish Agency and the Israel Chess Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the mass aliyah from the former Soviet Union. Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky kicked things off, by squaring off against Gershon at the start of the event which attracted many other public figures among the spectators. The formalities started at 11.30 am, and by 6 am the next morning, Gershon handily beat the record taking on 523 simultaneous opponents, and winning 86% of the games played!

You Call This a Matzo Ball? At almost 500 pounds, maybe a matzo boulder! No, it wasn’t some “natural” formation that Hashem bestowed upon

Y.U. sponsored a Chanukah event where 618 people simultaneously spun 618 dreidels, twirling their way into the book of Guinness World Records. Boomer Jews who have flocked to the desert (this one in Arizona). It was created by Chef Jon Wirtis of Shlomo and Vito’s restaurant in Tucson this past November for the Third Annual Jewish Food Festival. The feat required 125 pounds of matzo meal, 25 pounds of schmaltz, over 1,000 eggs, and a six-foot high, six-foot wide pot, to create the mega matzo ball, which at 488 pounds, is a new World Record, solidly beating the old one of 267 pounds set a year earlier by Noah’s Ark Deli in New York City. The biggest challenge was insuring the ingredients would hold together, so Chef Jon, relying upon his bubbie’s recipe (with a few upward modifications), added 20 pounds of potato starch, and covered the monster matzo ball in heavy cheese cloth during boiling. And what of the soup?? It took 320 chickens, 80 pounds of carrots, 40 pounds of celery, 40 pounds of onions and a 1,500 pound kettle! As for what to put the leftovers in? Personally, I’m bringing a ladle, a boat load of mandlen, and heading for Hoover Dam. Proceeds from admission tickets went to the Community Food Bank, to ensure holiday meals for everyone.

“Battle Hummus” Rages Toward Peaceful Settlement? In my continuing coverage of the Great Hummus Wars here, we left off with Lebanon grabbing the honors last October. Good news, pro-Israeli hummus fans! A mere three months later, in January of 2010, the Israelis came back to reclaim their rightful place in Hummus history. Jawdat Ibrahim, an Israeli-Arab, who is a 17.5 million-dollar U.S. lottery winner, and restaurateur was behind this successful attempt to wrest the prize from Lebanon in the Israeli Arab town of Abu Ghosh. Their record-breaking hummus weighed over 9,000 pounds (and was served on a satellite dish)! The struggle was described by Israel's Army radio as the Third Lebanon War. But Ibrahim, who awards scholarships to both Arab and Jewish university students and hosts informal peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders at his Abu Ghosh eatery, may approach the Lebanese to suggest a joint Israeli-Lebanese effort to create the Ultimate Hummus! Can the road to peace be paved with chick peas?? Stay tuned, mamalas!

IDF Prepares Jewish Aussie to Muscle in On New Guinness Record! His name? Jarryd Rubinstein. His Game? “Muscle-ups.” Farshay? As far as I can gather, a muscle-up is a combination chin-up and dip, where the upper body is raised above a bar to the point at which the arms can be straightened. Does that help you? (Me neither.) But 26-year-old Rubinstein, now an Australian, who served in an elite unit of the Israel

Defense Forces, recently registered 25 Muscle-ups, beating the previous record of 15, and is in the process of being formally recognized by Guinness as the world record holder. In addition to meeting Guinness requirements (two witnesses, including a certified trainer, photos and video), Rubinstein put his feat on YouTube with a challenge to all comers. It has received around 300,000 hits! The closest anyone came to beating him was a fellow in New York who did 20. Twenty is “typical” for Rubinstein, who credits his three years with the IDF for his super strength. The 143 pound muscle man, who trains at Bondi Beach, spent three years in the elite Sayeret Golani counter-terror unit preventing hundreds of casualties in operations against Palestinian terrorists in Gaza and Nablus. He kept up the training when he returned to Australia in 2008. When he’s not working in wealth management, he’s often seen performing his muscle-ups in the exercise area near North Bondi Surf Club.

Muscles up, dude! The Record-Breaking Record Breaker: Ashrita Furman Arguably one of the world’s finest (and well-rounded) athletes, health food store manager, Ashrita Furman, born Keith Furman in Queens, New York, is the world’s primo world record breaker and holder! This past November 18, he received his 122nd Guinness nod, bestowed in London by the editor. It read: Most Records Currently Held by an Individual! A wimp in High School, Furman, in 1979 at age 25, set his first official record by doing 27,000 jumping jacks. In 1986, he invented, then set the record for underwater pogo stick jumping which he introduced on Good Morning America on April Fool’s Day. That same year, he performed what may have been his most daunting tasks: setting records at historic landmarks which included doing forward rolls along the 12 ¼ mile route of Paul Revere's Ride, and jumping 11 ½ miles up and down the foothills of Mount Fuji on a pogo stick! Middle age hasn’t slowed Furman’s quest for the best. In 2010, in addition to his record-setting honor, the Brooklyn born maven, who’s motive has been to inspire others to “connect with their own indomitable inner strength,” has set about 40 new records. These include: pea, coin, and stamp blowing distance, Hula Hoop spinning, grape catching by mouth, orange, lemon, and pickled egg eating, apple bobbing, golf ball bouncing (on a golf club), egg cracking, balancing, and catching, duct-taping (himself to a wall), underwater juggling, spitting (all kinds). And so, Furman, along with the other MOTs in our group, through valiant effort, unparalleled persistence, and unmatched creativity, have once again, in 2010 earned a place in the Guinness Record book, and added a colorful, if odd, stitch to the fabric of our Jewish History! Mazel Tov to all!

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1080 Office to Share/ NY: Desk Space4 Avail $325. Downtown Manhattan. Private furnished office space, 100 sq ft includes phone + internet. $925 212-514-8400

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MANHATTAN 1050 CONDO FOR SALE NYC: 96th St W 275, 9H Condo by owner, 1 BR mint. New kit & bathroom, terrace, pool, health club. $750K, $735/mo. Open house 1:30-3pm 917-561-8054

~THE MILAN~ @ 300 E 55 - 26C New to Market! Mint 3 Beds/3 Bath + DA, Hi-Floor Amaz City + River Views, Top-of-the-Line Windowed Kitchen + Custom Built-Ins W/D in Apt ~ $11,500 Ronit Uziel @ Uziel Group 212-891-7136 Prudential Douglas Elliman

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UWS: 25Ft wide, 542 West 110th St: Vacant building air rights, ideal for non-profits, single family, home, school. Asking 3.995M Call: 212-696-2500 Ext 7223. Massey Knakal Realty Services. 1095

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2045 Midwood: Ocean Ave/ Ave M, 1 fam, semi detached house, walk to all. 3 BRs, EIK, DR, LR, 3.5Bths, fin bsmt. Ideal for professional, for SALE or RENT. No brokers $580K. Call 718-894-7728 or 917-445-5293

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Ave I/Premier house: Studio, modern, luxury building, Shabbat elevator, C/A 24 Hr doorman, pool garage. Maintenance includes G&E. Call 732-301-3253 2045

Bensonhurst: co-op for sale, Sat&Sun, 2-7 pm, 2 BR, co-op for sale. MAny clostes, huge lr, nice kit, new cabinets, doors, windows & terrace. Great views. G&E incl. Near all. Owner: 646-361-2101

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East 23rd St/ Ave S: Beautiful, 1 fam det 3 BR, near shuls, By owner, No brokers. $750K. OBO Must sell. Call 305-751-0412

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Midwood: 1325 East 29th St, Stylish 3 BR, colonial with both classic and contemporary updates. Large rooms at a spacious interior. Accentuate this lovely home. Close to all shopping and houses of worship. Century 21 Amiable 718-479-5600 2020

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East 7th Street/ Ave T: Modern elevator building, 1 BR, windowed kitchen and bath, low floor, shabbot entrance, price $189K. Call owner 917-751-7974

2050 PRE-SCHOOL FOR SALE: Marine Park area. Amazing opportunity. Licensed, equipped, all set to go for this year. Call today 201-898-8977

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Marine Park: Low East 30’s S/D, 1 farm, 3 BR duplex, master bath, full DR, full DR, Kosher EIK, finished bsmt w/full bath, C/A Mic, no brokers. 718-637-1386

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

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2020 Ave L/ E.32: Excellent condition, 3 BR, 1 ¾ baths, modern kitchen, LR, DR, fin bsmt, gar, new vinyl siding, all Anderson windows. Asking $510K. Call James 718-938-3326

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2020:Midwood/ Marine Park. Ultra modern s/det brk, fin bsmt, 3BR duplex, $735K. Legal 2F. 917748-7780 bkr

BROOKLYN Marine Park: detached rare extra, 2 family, 3 BR, $695K. Midwood: Semi Detached. 3 BR, 2 bth, $415K. 514 Ocean Pkwy: Co-op, 1BR, $165K. Call Robert 917-399-6374 or 718-646-3600 Coldwell Banker. Mid plaza

2040

2040 EAST, NY: Kid Kelly boxing gym space available for karate, yoga, aerobics or fitness class. Call 718-495-5710 or 917-589-6568

2040 GRAVESEND: New const 1000sf, full bth, adjacent to physical therapy ofc, ideal for medical. 718-382-8881

2020

Midtown Manhattan: Beautiful 4 story building, 10,500 sq ft with 3 flrs of night clubs, 1 kitchen, 3 bthrms, 3 DJ booths, 4th flr, 1000 sq ft, owners apt. building can be delivered vacant. 516-483-6045 Business for sale Restaurant: Classic running, cozyFrench/Brazillian, well located, 74 seatbar and outside terrace, 5 to 10 yrs lease option. Call 347-753-0427

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BROOKLYN Ave L/ Ocean Pkwy: Lg renov, 1BR co-op Mod EIK & bthm hi ceils, hrdwd flrs. Clean bldg, low maint. $185K 718-377-9354 or 917-579-4253 2000

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2020 EAST NY, BROOKLYN: Large 2 Family Brick, semi quiet block, needs work. Asking low $3K 646-753-1400

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REAL ESTATE 2040 New cubicle space in the heart of Boro Park. 2nd floor officw with 4 cubicles, each comes with internet, telephone and all util incl. Fax & copier avail on per use basis. Bath & kitchenette available As well. $350/mo

212-400-7934 ext703 2040 PROFSNL OFC FOR RENT. BORO PARK: 55 ST/ 16th Ave. Mod wlk-in lvl dental ofc. Also suitable for podiatry. 1-3 treatment rms, fully equipped. Pan x-ray. Days avail flex 718-851-0700

Atlantic Ave Area Lot: Classen & Pacific Fenced lot for rent. $1800/MO. Please Call 917-495-0786 2050

9080 Williamsburg: 5000sqft warehouse for rent on Spencer Street between Park and Myrtle Avenue, suitable for school, shul/retail/ warehouse. Please call: 718-998-2767

2040 Lots for Lease in Brooklyn Classon Ave + Pacific Street Contact 917-495-0786

2040 Ave U/ East 7th: Renovated approxiametly 350 sf, storefront, prime location. Ideal for professional office or small store. 718-938-9899

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BROOKLYN Williamsburg: Heart of 111 Lee Avenue: BTW Keap and Hooper ALSO Doctor’s office wanted. Call 917-335-6001

2050

Rare opportunity! Motel for sale. 40 large rooms with kitchens. Ideal for yeshiva or institution. Call 917-365-2037

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2050 Rare Oppty! Motel for sale, 40 large rooms with kitckens. Ideal for Yeshiva or institution. Call 917-365-2037

Bankruptcy Auction Sale MYC & ASSOCIATES, INC. US BANKCRUPTCY COURT, EDNY RE: 1210 UTICA AVENUE REALTY CORP. CASE NO 07-42474 (ESS) SELL THURS DEC 9 @ 11 AM AT THE PROPERTIES. COMM’L PROPERTY + VACANT LOT KNOWN AS 1084-1090E 92ND ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11236 BLOCK 8160, LOTS 79 & 81. RICHARD E. O’CONNELL, CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE. FOR QUESTIONS & COMPLETE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE. PLEASE CONTACT MARC P. YAVERBAUM. VICTOR M MONEYPENNY, AUCTIONEER, DCA 1243694. 347-273-1257 myccorp.com

2050 Boro Park, 18th Ave + 54th St: Warehouse/ retail space for lease/ rent. 7,000 sqft. Building for sale. Call owner 917-440-7280

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Flatbush: 6 story 40,000sf warehouse +7500sf parking. 1blk, Flatbush Ave, sale or lease. Income $100K. Owner 718-667-7777

Midwood: Large furnished room in pvt house for rent. Male pref $450/mo, util incl. Near Q & F trains. 917-841-5821

Boro Park, 13th Ave: Top location, professional offices for rent. 2000sf and 1400sf for rent, elevator building and parking. 718-438-3736

Brooklyn Room Furn: TEMPORARY LODGING MOSSAIC SUITES. Fully serviced – Internet. As low as $65 Daily, $385 Weekly 718-972-4377

Williamsburg: Heart of 111 Lee Avenue: Bts Keap and Hooper. ALSO doctor’s office wanted. Call 917-335-6001

Sheepshead Bay: 1 BR co-op apt near shopping, lovely community. Call Linda 718-332-0777 ext6319

2050

2050 Boro Park: Beautiful office/warehouse avail. 1,000-12,000sf. Also 28,000sf avail on ground flr. 12 ft hi ceil. Sep entrance optional. Call 845-270-1213 or 718-855-2000 2050 East 2nd/ Ave P: 99Cents + Up business for sale. In business for many years. Good location. Near shopping, transportation and more. Great potential. Reasonably priced. 45K, negotiable. Call 718-943-1483

Flatbush: 6 Story, 40,000sf warehouse +7500sf parking, 1 blk Flatbush Ave. Sale or Lease. Income $100K. Owner 718-667-7777 2050

2050 BORO PARK: 18th Ave & 54th Street: Wrhse/retail for lease. 7000sf also option 29,000sf building. For sale. Owner 917-440-7280

Medical business + RE for sale. Medical Office + 3BDRM House, det pvt drvwy, 40x100 lot, 15,000 patient database. Perfect business oppty. All offers considered. Dr. retiring. Broker 718-377-7085 2050

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BROOKLYN Sheepshead Bay: Newly renovated 3BR, Duplex house, front and Back porch, LR, DR, EIK all Applncs. Private parking Included. Curtis 516-316-8658 2035

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)

Ave X/ E.7, Newly renov 2 BR apt, EIK. Close to beach, Q & F train & express bus. No pets. 718-332-2849 2010

East 68th Street: 3 BR duplex apt $1800/mo includes parking, heat and gas. Call 947-412-5184 2010

Ave L/ E18th: Beautiful 1BR, MIC, East 13th/ J&K, 1 BR apt, Ocean Ave/ Ave J. Studio apt. Call owner 718-236-3199 NO FEE. 2010

3000

QUEENS/BRONX Busy Glatt Kosher Restaurant for sale in Queens. Owner relocating. David 646-642-6118

3000

Boro Park: 54th St/ 16th Ave, 2 BR furn bsmt, full kitchen, 1.5 bth $1150/mo negotiable. W/D avail. Call 732-901-8947

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

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QUEENS/BRONX Continental Ave, Forest Hills: 2nd flr walk up, 1500sqft, currently insurance co. Debre Rosenfeld. 212-604-4744 3060

3060 LIC Warehouse Bldg for sale. 4100sf, overhead door, hi ceilings. Additional development rights. $1.3M MSparks@ergpa.com 646-253-0904

2010

2010 Brooklyn, 60th Street: Bet 8th + 9th Ave. 1 BR, 2nd flr, totally renov, close to N train. $1100/mo 718-600-6317 2010 Bensonhurst: 2 BR, 1 bth, EIK, LR, 2nd flr. No elevator, near houses of worship, transportation, shopping + more. Great location! No smoking/ no pets, credit and unemployment check. 1250/mo heat included. Call owner 646-346-0951 2010 Marine Park: 1 BR apt $1050/mo. Call 212-752-2070 Ext 321 M-F 9-5

Kings Hwy/ Ocean Pkwy: Beautiful 3 BR + 2 BR apts w/ parquet floors. Large LR, DR, EIK. Built in closets. Call 347-492-6053 2010

GEORGETOWN: 1 BR for rent newly renovated and furnished. Excellent condition, good location, near trans, shopping + more. Short/long term available. Call 917-696-0000 2010

East 2nd/Aves N+O: Garage for rent. Good for 1 car. Shomer Shabbos. 718-614-9233 or 718-627-6155

2010

Midwood: 1174 East 18th Street, 719K. Semi detached 2 family, upgraded extra large. Kitchen, granite countertops, new mechanics. 5 BR, 3bth, separate entrance. Call bkr 917-912-8669

2010

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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

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2050

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2010 Ave M/ Ocean Pkwy: 1 fam detached 4 BR, 1.5 bth, LR, DR, EIK, MIC, near shopping, transportation and all. Asking 800K-neg. Ask for Connie 917-674-7136

Apartment For Rent 2080

QUEENS/BRONX Fresh Meadows: 71-44 160th Street: Condos for rent 1-2 BR duplex, 2 bth, LR, DR, EIK, extended backyard large recreation area $1800/mo. No pets/ 21BR, 2 bth with porch$1300/mo, no pets. Call owner 718-810-0001 or 617-304-9050. Both Avail Feb 1st 2080

2080 Forest Hills: 2 BR, newly renov, dishwasher, 2nd flr, newly carpeted, very private and quiet. Express bus to Manhattan. Owner 347-545-2665 2080 Main St/ 70 Ave: 2 BR apt, good condition, EIK, 2nd flr, no smoking, no pets. Avail immediately. 718-757-4433 -After 5pm

NEW LISTING $1100-$1400 NORWOOD: 3133 Rochambea Ave Revenue, new kitchen and bathrooms, clean building, 24 security, near botanical garden, Montifore Hospital, forham University and shopping. 1 Bdrm, 2 Bdrm. Call Property Manager. PAUL 646-319-2373 2080

Washington Heights: Easy access to transportation, next to Ft. Truimph Park. Internet access, 6 months only, no couples, Women only. 1 BR room for rent. Call 646-305-7678

2080

Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966

Apartment For Sale 2060

QUEENS/BRONX Bayside: Hollis Court CO-OP- 1BR Garden Apt, upper corner, 1BA, 2 AC’s, W/D, near express, bus + shops, $164,900 w/optionto purchase garage. OWNER 917-939-5064 LOW MAINTENANCE 2060

Riverdale, 1 BR Apt: Private entrance, patio, wooded area, close to trans, renovated, dishwasher, eat-in kitchen. $1190 1st/Last/ 1 mo sec. Credit check required. NO FEE 646-269-0587 1060

KEW GARDEN HILLS: Hyde Park Gdns, spacious 1st fl, 1 BR coop, wd flrs, 24 hrs security, near all. $1200/mon utils incl. 1 mon sec. Call OWNER 718-481-7752

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 KGH/Briarwood: Studio short walk to subway (F train), quiet building, first flr asking 950/mo, security deposit and references required, all utilities included, no fee. 9am-9pm. Ask for Mr. Henry 718-281-4890 2080

BAYSIDE: Mint COOP Junior, 20 min to Manhattan! New kit, wd fl, lndry and storage area in bldg. $225,000. Prudential DE Re, Call Susan 516364-2491 spassannante@elliman.com FLUSHING/ GEORGETOWN MEWS 2060-Beautifully custom renovated 1 + 2 Bd Apts, including a duplex. You choose all finishes + we renovate to your taste. Everything brand new. By prospectus only. Sales office. 718-575-1332

5065 Central Islip/ Hauppauge: LG 1 BR ground floor, no pets/cats, W/D, AC, near NR, RR, exit 57, LIE, 1200/mo+ Security deposit. Includes gas/heat/water. Owner 631-757-6959

CEDARHURST NO FEE: Modern 1 BR, 2 BR & 3 BR, CAC, W/D, Storage, private entrance, indoor parking, near all, starting at $1450. 1 month Free rent! 516-860-6889/ 516-852-5135

Central Islip/ Hauppange: Large, 1BR, grand floor, no pets/cats. W/D, A/C near trans, exit57 LIE, 1200/mo + security deposit includes gas/ heat/ water. Quiet building, retirees. Serious inquiries only. Call owner 631-757-6959 5065

5065Cedarhurst, NO FEE Modern 1 BR, 2 BR & 3 BR. CAC, W/D, Storage, private entrance, in-door parking, near all. Starting at $1450. 516-860-6889 or 516-852-5135

Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319 5065 Central Islip/ Hauppange: Large, 1BR, grand floor, no pets/cats. W/D, A/C near trans, exit57 LIE, 1200/mo + security deposit includes gas/ heat/ water. Quiet building, retirees. Serious inquiries only. Call owner 631-757-6959

Apartment For Rent

LONG ISLAND Oakdale/55+ Condos. New construction on Oakdale Bohemia Rd. 2 BR, 2 ba, models now open from $385,000. 631-472-2242

Apartment For Sale

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For Sale

QUEENS/BRONX 3020 Pleham Pkwy: Large room for rent 160/wk. No pets. No smoking. Share kitchen and bath, lights and Gas included. Call 718-514-3757

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

House For Rent

5080VALLEY STREAM: Office building, 4300 sq ft, 1 block to LIRR and Sunrise Highway. Potential rent roll $81K. Ideal for Prof’l or medical 516-695-7222

TANNING SALON Affluent area North Shore/Nassua. Estbl’d over 15yrs. Ministrip Ctr. 14rms, Relocating. **Reduced for QUICK SALE** $59K 516-763-2090 6000

5065

5000

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2060

5065 ROCKVILLE CENTRE new kitchen, new carpet, 2 BR, attic/storage area, walk LIRR, parking, $1850 plus electric. Call 516-250-8604

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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

5080

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

6000

SUFFOLK / L.I. 6000 WAREHOUSE for rent Patchogue VIII 3000sq ft 25’ ceiling, heat, clean, bright, bathroom, large roll up door $1500/mo Tom 631-942-9745

Professional Offices: Nassau/Suffolk. Hampton Bays: Psychiatrist office available, 3 days per week. Hampton Afrium Medical Center. Speak with Robert Stafford 631-728-0432 6000

PORT JEFFERSON STA 8,000sq ft comm. Bldg w/health dept, appr for medical office use 1.25 acre. J2 Parcel on Mn Rd close to Area hosp’s. $1.5M 631-433-4634

6000

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LONG ISLAND Hewlett 2 family house, $529K visit www.monicamohanst udio.com/1792Broad way/ or call 917-6487682 By owner SD14 5040

5060 Cedarhurst: 4BR, duplex apt, private laundry, kitchen, closets galore plus LR, DR. Unlimited parking. Garage/ backyard. Avail Jan 1st. Call 516-996-1955

5040 $795000/4-5BR – FSBO Lido Beach Colonial (Lido Beach – Bayside) Walk to the beach from this newly renovated 4-5 BDRM, 2.5 bth colonial. Located on a quiet block and even boasts bay views from the master. Beautiful wd flrs & crown molding throughout. New master BR, CAC, windows w siding. Large EIK, LR, DR. Renov backyard, update 1.5 car gar, alarm sys. Walking Distance to synagogue. Truly move-in ready! By appointment only: 516-318-3345. More info & photos, www.lidohouse.info Buyers agents OK, NO listing requests, pls. 516-318-3345

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STATEN ISLAND

5065

LONG ISLAND 5065 Far Rockaway: 2BR, 1st FL, porch & patio, own thermostat, near shuls & schools. Avail Nov 15th. 516-643-9204

LONG ISLAND 5080 GARDEN CITY: 3000+ sqft, high traffic area, priv parking, retail, prof/ w wrhse will divide, 20ft ceiling. OHD 631-404-9845

STATEN ISLAND HOUSE FOR SALE// ROYAL OAKS “The best house in the best borough of the best city in the best country in the world” GO TO www.FRENCHMANORON CLOVELAKES.COM 917-622-3728

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REAL ESTATE Staten Island 2271 Hylan Blvd. Open House. Wednesday Nov 10. 11am-2pm Large retail space with parking, high volume location. 16,000SF+18,000 SF parking + Full bsmnt incl. CROSSTOWN REALTY 718-937-8100ext109 /110 4020

BAY TERRACE Fully renovated detached high ranch. 4br, 2.5 bath. 2 ktchns w/ new appliances, central AC garage. 40x105 crnr ppty. 4 blcks to park, beach, bus, train. MANY XTRAS!! $649K 718 980-4273

Apartment For Sale 3080

1000-STAPLETON Applications for the waiting list for rental units in Staten Island will be available to families with limited income, based on section 8 qualifications, beginning on April 19th 2010, call between 10am & 3pm 516-466-6527 Ext15&/26

6080 Monsey: 13 BR large house with indoor pool and gym, large backyard. Avail for Yom Tov, weeks, weekends, ideal for extended families. 914-646-3164

BRAIRCLIFF MANOR: Mansion from the American Gangster movie, $12,500/mo nego plus utils, 6 BR, 5.5 bath, 7000sq ft, 20 acres, Hudson River view, 1-3 year rental with option to buy. 914-319-7835; Email voharha@aol.com 6080 House Summer Rental/SALE/Monsey N.Y. 13 bedroom, 40 beds, mansion available weekends/wk pool/gym. Large Backyard. Near Shule. Available For extended families. Call (914) 646-3164

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

Property

For Sale

STATEN ISLAND

NY STATE

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

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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

4060

STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809

For Rent

6080

NY STATE 20%+RETURNonSTUDENT RENTALS! BINGHAMPTON N.Y. 2 Sorority houses side by side net 70k, price 350k. 1-10 bedroom net 33,700, price 169k all full now BU students*signed 2011-2012 leases more available but lower net return…ROYCEREALESTATE 607-222-7323 6080

House

For Sale

6080

Apartment For Rent 3065

6090 Montefiore Cemetery: 1 Grave, lot 187. Section H. Asking $900 or best offer. Call 310-246-9666

6090

6090 AUCTION, NY STATE McDonough, NY: Auction 71A w/lake & gas rights, next to 7K Ac state land. View 9/12 $250K. Call Conelly Realty 607-722-9593

6060

NY STATE 6060 South Fallsburg: Bungalow Colony, 29 units, for lease to camp/ group with option to buy. Please call: 347-350-5208 or 718-854-3434

6060 Mountaindale: 3BR house, 2 full baths, mint cond, fireplace, finished basement, new roof, finished decks, new driveway, near houses of worship + community centers. Call 917-453-6926 6060 COLOMBIA COUNTY. Pine Planes: House for sale, 6 bdrm, 3 bth, 21 acres w/pond, horse friendly, great family Get Away. Great for hunters. Must see. Asking $675,000. Contact Christine 718-644-2040

NEW HEMPSTEADJUST LISTED! Spac 4 BR, 2.5bth Col Btful wooded .93acre FW brk FP, huge bsmt, terrif loc. Motiv. Seller! E. Ingber RE 845-354-6060

6060 House for sale, Sullivan County, NY. Jeffersonville, NY. 4BR, 2.5Ba mother-in-law suite, garage, 6 acres, sunroom all HW, W/D inc, porch, deck, mntn views. Rent to own. 919-801-2921 See WebID NS100906789 of the NY Times

FINGERLAKES HONEOYE LAKE, NY 2900SF 4BD, 2.5 BA DREAM HOME! .84 ACRE LOT 100’ LAKEFRONT/BEACH $650K 585-719-3550 RICKBORRELLI.COM

6060

Catskills: Private New Country Cottage. Reduced to $159K. 1 BR, sleeping loft, nr Windhamm Ski Mtns. Min fr hiway. Owner 646-330-0927 or 914-235-1684 6060

NEW ROCHELLE. OWNER FINANCING. Renovated 3 BR/ 2 BTH w/new bright. 1 BR/ 1 BTH in-law $724,000. 914-715-3494 6060

Wesley Hills, Monsey, New Hempeasd. Are you dreaminf to be in country all year round instead of just for the summer. Move to the beautiful Monsey. Great prices to buy or rent with pools and large homes and gardens. Call now before the housing market goes up. Access to foreclosure homes. Call now Shane and Rivka Ronay 845-222-5842 or sign at our website www.RONOAYREALTY.com Email:Rivkasold@gmail.com 6060

Wesley Hills/ Pomona: 4BR, 3 Bth split, mint cond, w/many updates, .5 acre, on dead end street, wlk to shuls, $435K 347-992-1009 6060

Small bungalow colony. 70 beautiful acres to buildings and in ground swimming pool needs TLC features a small lake with historic stone den waterfalls, stream hills, valleys and lots of trees, less than 35 miles from the George Washington Bridge in scenic Sullivan County asking $499K. Call Joyce David 718-875-2000

6060

7020 WARWICK, NY: (Orange County)2 Story,resid’l/comm’l bldg, 9 units, large lot, parking, great income, owner financing avail, $850,000 845-651-2275 Brkr/ int

6060 Ottsville/ Orange County, NY: House for sale. Lovely well maintained, low maintenance, 3 BR home approximately 1700 sq ft on 1.3 private wooded acres, large cedared deck. 5 mins to Metro North station, asking $265K. Call owner 845-386-3608

Monsey, 13BR lg hse w/pool & gym lk bckyd. Avail weeks/wknds. Ideal for extended families. 914-646-3146

FINGERLAKES SKANEATELES, NY CUSTOM 5300SF 4BD, 4.5BA, 3 CAR GAR WALK TO LAKE. TOP SCHOOLS. CHEFS KITCHEN, SOLARIUM, MEDIA, REC, OFFICE $749K

315-730-8484 SEE WEBID

NS1007281920of the NY Times

6060

Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799

FRANKFORT, NY: Owners Relocated. Magnificent 7200 sq ft Custom home on 35 rolling acres. This house has 4 extra large bedrooms and 4 baths, fireplaces, Top of the line everything. Exit 31 on the NYS thruway. Call Gina Caleca 917-204-0096 6060

Woodmere, NY: Brand new house, new construction, 6 bdrms, fin bsmt, top of the line appliances, Italian kitchen, 5 bthrms, Don’t miss it! $699,000. Call 516-395-9847 Call Dora. Call for open house, call Galiete. One Stop Realty 6060

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 6060Ulster County: Ellenville secluded wooded, ½ acre, 3 BDRM, 1.5 bth, new oak kitchen, hardwood flrs, fire place, open view of mountains, walk to shuls. Contact 516-538-8536

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

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 Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472

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

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

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

7030

OUT OF STATE 7030 Mt. Pocono LOT ON LAKE Pocono Country Place Gated Commun. w/ Amen. $45.5k. Call 570-688-5334 or 718-447-8448 7030 Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Vacation/retire in Costa Rica. 1 Block from beach, short walk to town, cunning 2BR cottage, lrg Jacuzzi, pvt, quiet & secure. 4 apts generate rental income for min cost of living. For pics go to: http://public.fotki.com/happy dayapts $200K. FSBO No agents 203-987-8603

7030 Elkins Park, Breyer Woods. Move in ready! 1st flr master suite. LR w/fpl, DR, eat-in-kit w/ island. 2 car att gar, 3 BR, 2.5BA. Loft 2500 sqft. NEW PRICE….$380,000 ALSO AVAILABLE FOR RENT AT $2,000 PER MO + UTILS. PICTURE PERFECT TOWNHOUSE. Handsome amenities t/o LR, gas, fplc, DR, E-I Kit. 2BD, 2.5BA. Full unfin bsmt. 1 car gar. Tennis crt. Asking $299,000 CALL ALICE R. FICHER. WEICHERT REALTORS 215-885-8100 OFFICE 215-803-5908 CELL

Aruba Oceanfront: Marriott Surf Club. 2BR 2BA deeded time share. Buy Easter week $36,900, others avail. Rent week before Easter. $36,000 419-360-7319 7030

7030 Maryland, House for Sale. Easton: 45 mins to the Chesapeake Bay, 2005 Colonial home, 84+ acres, private setting on small creek w/ hunting and Fishing. $899,000. 410-754-5764

7030 Costa Rica: 100 Meter of Beach front property on 1 ½ acres of land on the pacific side of Costa Rica. Includes kitchen/ 2 bdrm with air conditioner, 1BTH, fully furnished. Good for up to 6 people for rent or sale $500K. View website CostaRicaparadiseIsland.com Contact 516-931-9726

Mexico-Isla Mujeres Island CARIBBEAN ISLAND LOT. Double lot on bluff overlooking stunning Cancun Bay. Unrestricted views. Fantastic value! Listed at $449,000.00 Email: AirlineEconomics@msn.com or Call 281-799-4120 7030

Cost Rica: Col style mansion in fashionable gated nghbrhd, 2.35ac, grdns, 12,375 sf home, 4 BR, 6 BA, LRs, lib, afc, serv grtrs, 17 car prkg, pool, etc. $2.8M. 877-746-3868 tom@c21jaco.com

7030

Elizabeth: Going on Aliyah, 4 BR, 1.5 bths. Price negotiable, near shuls, yeshiva, mikvah, restaurant and shops. Call Javier 908-463-3063 7030

MONROE Grand Mansion estate. 33 acre lake front parcel w/7k square foot mansion, pool, tennis court, 2 guest houses and more. 1 hour from NYC. $3.5M CALL: 212-206-9939 www.camelotrealtygroup.biz

ISLA VERDE, PUERTO RICO: Luxury apt by the beach 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, 1 parking, 24 hour security. Call 787-727-7762 7030

6080 STUDIO FOR RENT. Newly renovated, near trains + buses. $750 a month plus security. 914-879-7083

Monsey: 13 BR, large house with indoor pool and gym, large bckyrd. Avail for short/ long term. Ideal for extended families. Call 914-646-3164 or 845-521-6066 6080

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REAL ESTATE Wakefield, RI: Fam owned home on pond, w/ ocean access, completely reno-built in 2000, 3 BR, 2.5ba, deeded dock rights, 1 of a kind. $999,000. 860-514-4330

7030

7030 Trump Tower Toronto: Hotel Unit. Very motivated!! $899,000 Ryan P. Coyle, Bkr Broker. RE/Max Unique Inc. 416-646-2010 or 416-904-0664 Must sell. Ryancoyle.com

LAKE GASTON (NC/VA)

UNIQUE LIMITED OFFERING MULTI-ACRE (2.8-7+AC) CUSTOM LAKEFRONT HOMESITES;

BEAUTIFUL WOODED

PLOTS, PRIVACY,

Pikesville: 3 BR, 2.5 bath FOR RENT. All appliances. W/w carpet $1500 + 1 mo Security deposit. Call 443-326-1081

7065 Lower Makefield: 4300sqft, 2 sty French Colonial, 4 Bdrms, 4 Ba min to shopping train, hospitals, golf course…$3,250 DAVID FIORI INC. 215-757-1000

7065 AC WARWICK: Lg unfurn, new carpets, Ocean View. Yrly rental $1275 per month, includes utils, storage cable, prkg. 856-596-1816

7060 Camp for sale! Green County, NY; beautiful summer camp sitting on 30 acres. Can accommodate 280 boys or girls, 34 staff units, 2 lunch rooms, large shul and mikvah, Olympic size pool, 7 screened classrooms in the woods. Well and septic recently upgraded. Camp was in full operation summer of 2010. Please call 646-294-2063 campmbr09@gmail.com

9050

Mt. Arat, Farmingdale: 8 Burial plots for sale. $12,000. Best offer. 516-466-4432

Business for sale Laurel, MD – Turn-Key buffet, 225 seats, fully equip, 1 yr, suitable for any menu; Arner/ Oriental bldg + land-option to buy. Route 1 Loc. $249K 240-5983-1244 7050

Cedar Park (Austin), TX: Business park- 54 Tenants 107,600sqft NOI 1,232,057nnn Assumable loan. Other properties available Info: theaton2@austin.rr.com Tom Heaton, Broker 512-219-7732

7060

7050 Soliel | Sotheby’s International Realty. For unique shore homes search…soleilsir.com 9202 Ventnor Ave., Margate Ph 609-487-8000

Best pizza in Vermont. Prime location. Top ski mountain. Real estate includes apartment parking asking 650K+ inventory. Serious inquiries only. Call 802-228-8061 9080

BUY FORECLOSURES Potential 60% Discounts 12% + Returns 602-421-1101

7060

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Warehouse 15,000sqft, 34-44 W. Green St. Hazelton, PA Central Commercial Zone, 2 story, basement & store front. 15 parking spaces, loading ramp in the rear. Concrete and steel building. $149,900. Daisy N Rubio 305-228-0085 or 305-302-9142 dnrubio@bellsouth.net 7060

7060 Business for sale, Missouri. FOR SALE: Established successful NATIONAL Franchise restaurant EXCEEDS 1.2 Million in sales GOOD profitability. Missouri. $720,000 CALL 573-353-7224

7060 Construction equipment and Real Estate, 4 buildings, 9 rentals, warehouse and storage areas. $635,000. Financing possible. Call 570-499-1591

250 Acre farm in SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, Bland county +(I)Home +A old farm house, built in the 1900’s. beautiful views. Hunter’s Paradise. $850K Please contact 276-496-5200

7020 Putnam County/ BREWSTER: 12,600sf warehouse for lease, 3 landing docks, 26 ceils, truck parking, flex lease terms, may divide nr I-684 & I-84 Brokrs protected 845-278-6525

Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.

GREAT

VIEWS & LOCATION EASY

7065

ACCESS VIA

1-85 & 1-95 CALL 252-578-2628 WWW.ROANOKERESERVE.COM

South Carolina: Single Tenant Net Leased Investment. Strong Tenant. 10-Year Lease w/ 2% annual rental increases. $8,100,000; 8.54% Cap Rate. High Bridge Properties, LLC. pgradeff@highbridgeproperties.net 414-945-2475 Principals Only

7065 St. Barth Oceanfront, Stunning views. Luxury 2 BR villa available at 2008 rates. Chirstmas/ New Year stay 14 nights for price of 10 stbartvilla.com 610-587-7441

7030

House for sale Maryland. Ocean City Vicinity WATERFRONT 5 BR, 4.5 bths, recent contractor upgrades. Reduced-NEW PRICE $895,000. 302-299-0001 11 Page info sheet at: www.73whitesailcircle.com

7030

7065 Myrtle Beach, SC. Myrtle Beach Resort. 2 BR, 2 bth, ocean front condo. 32 acre family complex. Winter rental $700 month. ALL INCLUDED also weekly/ Weekends. Long term. Prices on request. Website www.MyrtleBeachResort.com Contact: 704-880-0764

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

7060

OUT OF STATE Shalom Memorial Park: Crypt in Mosada 3. Includes interment open and closing. Asking $2,900. 215-480-3622 7060

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.16JobsIsland.com Austin, TX: 5,000 ac acre min, 35 min west of Downtown, 15 min shopping and medical 50 mile views, Lake Travis access. Financing avail 512-705-1818 7030

Available For Rent

7065

OUT OF STATE 7065 Boyton Beach: Lovely courtyard home 3BR/3ba; Enclosed pool, separate cabana private end lot; Lake View Shutters, New A/C, 2 car gar, EASY walk to local Chabad. Call 561-738-9772

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7070

Lifetime: Be your own boss! Soup to nuts! Complete contents of greeting cards store, thousands of gifts, cards, toys, balloons, shelving, racks, register, etc. Retiring after 35 years. Call 347-884-3459, 718-745-5666 No offer refused! One price takes all! Ground floor opportunity in pain relief! Now selling territories for FDA, OTC approved medical device. Bring a proven, noninvasive solution for pain to your market. 877-751-7665

7070

Capital Wanted, Seeking JV funding ($50$100MM) for Central America projects, Costa Rica & Panama; Infrastructure complete. Call 858-768-9956 7070

7070 Two sister companies in Columbus, OH and Dubai, UAE looking for business opportunity. Import/ Export, commodities, Goods + services. Contact 614-260-2041 or fax 614-473-9795 Email: Idris_Anis@hotmail.com

7070 FOOD FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY. Operating store working partner. Be your own boss Phda & Cherry Hillarea, must love restaurant operations. Call Carol 305-525-7025

MONEY, HAPPINESS, FREEDOM! CEO INCOME FROM HOME! DON’T BELIEVE IT; DON’T CALL 800-304-6716 7070

Ready for financial freedom? Visit www.inklingswealth.c om Don’t miss this! Call 786-472-5601 or 727-642-3300 7070

7070 Retail store in Lawrence looking for investor of 25K. excellent for growth oppty. Call 347-529-2206

FOR SALE Patent Rights for US patent #6966725 and trademark for a unique highway shoulder maintenance machine. One prototype machine available in the package for sal. Contact: Norman Cochran 419-294-7420 Fax 419-674-4260 7070

An amazing opportunity: New start up business, looking for MLM leaders and distributors. To sell Omega 3 from sage product. Call 347-564-8932 7070

INVESTOR WANTED. Austin, TX- New apt project nearly completed, 40 year non recourse HUD loan. 13% return, 98% occupancy on submarket. Min $100,000, IRA aprvd. Call 512-809-5555

7070

Route of self service Car Wash Air + Vacuum Machines on Gas Stations. Easy hours, cash accounts. High value equipment included. Price is $495K. Net $140K. Contact 718-559-7470 7070

“AN INDUSTRY FIRST” Dallas Billionaire awarding new Mercedes with only $12,500 Sales volume! Nat’l launch Nov 4th! Be 1st Mover!!! Pls Call 214-662-0359. When responding to add PLS include contact info + Email address. 7070

EARN A POTENTIAL $10K+ MONTHLY simply by inviting people to our special Six Figure Webinar! NO selling. NO explaining. NO convincing. NO closing. FAST EASY MONEY. We do all the WorkYOU make all the $$$’s! Watch the FREE webinar right now: www.WebinarTycoon.com – Then Call Dave on: 404-277-3536 7070

7070 Join a Gifting Activity that is very affordable and gifting rapidly. Sizzle call 206-888-4956 www.JoinNewHope.com 347-406-2965

7070 Limited Investment Opportunity to get in at the ground floor of a new patent pending heat control system for commercial buildings. Save 25-35% off heating costs. System presently functioning effectively in several test sites. Seeking an investment of $500K to $1M. Call 917-414-3962

7070 Deli & Country Store in Stratford, CT area looking for new products to sell. Interested vendors please call Richard 203-531-5940 Mention ad in the Jewish Voice & receive a FREE cup of coffee @ Richard’s Corner Deli. 525 Nichols Ave. Stratford, CT. Contact 203-522-4365 7070 DISTRIBUTORS WANTED Exciting new green product. U.S. and INTL.sales wanted. 800-300-5312 www.FuelMagic.net

7070 US owned in China: US company for sale in China. The company is a WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned) 8 months to setup. Transfer time to new owner is about 1 month depending on office is located in the SIP section of Suzhou, China ( 20 min train ride from Shanghai). The company is a consulting firm, but the focus of the company can be easily ch. You have any questions Please call Jacob 212-913-9357 or Email: U.S.owned@hotmail.com

Attention Property Owners

We are looking to purchase (off market deals) elevator and walk up apartment buildings in five bouroughs. –Top dollar paid –No Brokers to Pay –No Mortgage Needed. We can close this year 2010. Whitestone Realty Group INC. 105 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016

212-662-1300 212-662-1355

Returns of 8% to 10% Annually IRA approved accredited investors only. 866-323-2596 Lv msg w/name Email: researchedinvestment@gmail.com 7070

7070 Unique Bazaar has retail space available for select vendors in our New York and New Jersey locations. We offer monthly license agreements in our clean, well maintained facilities. Tri-County Unique Bazaar 3041 Hempstead Turnpike Levittown, NY 11756 516579-4500 Unique Bazaar (Gertz Plaza Mall) 162-10 Jamaica Ave.Queens, NY 11433 651-773-8077 Unique Bazaar 188 Main Street Paterson, NJ 07505. 973-742-2020

FINANCIAL SERVICES CREATE FINANCIAL FREEDOM? Simple system: www.ExpectingCash.com Call Cindy 602-326-8929 7070

7070 Loans for purchase of US and Mexican Security Companies. 5 year term, 22% interest, $25,000 minimum. Contact Mr. Vassell 914-260-2949

GourmetRetirement.com 15+ yr Shelf Meal Samples. FAST INCOME builder. Kosher, perfect Fund Raiser 3 Min. Msg 800-677-4515

7070

CAPITAL WANTED Private Investor needed for a $400K. Loan for a home for the homeless at 7% AMORTIZED over 30 years w/a 15yr PAYOFF. 518-664-8780 Email: Gcook1@NYCap.rr.com 7070

SEEKING EQUITY PARTNERS *Double Digit Returns *Real Estate *Nationwide *No Minimum Call Brian

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212-662-1300

800-991-0229 Divorce sell: Tabriz 12x15 Almost new! $13,000 Call 301-299-3192 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

11/19

Project 2010-Designing your year of success. 3-Day workshop. January 8-10 2010-NYC 646-593-8901 proect2010@designingyourdash.com

Investment Opportunity

FORECLOSURE BANKRUPTCY Cash in on the current economy. Collect fees for services and acquire real estate. www.MortgageRescueUS.com LIVE WEBINARS 214-335-9057

ACCOUNTING-CPA/ MBA IN TAX SEEKS PER DIEM, 20 YEARS IN PUBLIC + TAX REVIEWER, WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE. “PERPETUAL STUDENT OF TAX” CALL 845-825-1988 8010

1110

MAKE MONEY!!! I buy time on television. at pennies on the dollar. Quick and very hi return Guaranteed in writing 10K Min. Investment SFT PRODUCTIONS 917-498-6899 rafesft@gmail.com 7070

Financial Services

7080

PATENTS FOR SALE US #7833117 + Aneillary Patents for major Intl companies. This unique handle invention can be manufactured into all types of hammers; and all garden tools; into 20 different sports & hardware items. www.CoolRackets.com Coolrackets@sympatico.ca 416-252-9644 7080

Phone Fax Email

Business Opportunity WANTED Investor wanted for Highend Automobile $1,000,000 + WANTED Formula 1 Auto Import For detail call WAEL 201-344-8993

7080 CPA-Certified Public Accountant handles all Areas of accounting & Tax preparation For businesses And individuals. Call 718-229-1553 Free initial consultation

FINANCIAL SERVICES Are you interested in a career that brings tremendous personal satisfaction, independence and financial rewards? We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our team of Financial Service Professionals. Comprehensive training will be provided. Salary and excellent benefits package available. To explore opportunities. Call Rina 718-567-3126 or email to rteich@metlife.com L0510106883 [exp0511][NJ, NY] 8015

7080 LOUISINA GOT MONEY? Check out: www.BIGASSCAMP.com Louie Vielee 225-955-0648

COMMUNITY LENDING Services Get a Loan, avoid bankruptcy. Pay your bills, outstanding loans, credit cards, auto, personal, business, home Debt consolidation. All credit welcome. No fees! Quick! 1-877-627-6886 FINANCIAL SERVICES. Are you interested in a career that brings tremendous personal satisfaction, independence and seeking financial rewards? We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our team of financial service professionals. Comprehensive training will be provided. Salary and excellent benefits package available. To explore opportunities call Rina 718-567-3126 Email: rteich@metlife.com L0510106883 [expo511][NJ, NY] 3015

Health

7090

8010 COUNSELING: Talk Therapy, Personal Counseling, Vacational Guidance. 25 Years of Experience in the Above. Susan Teeman 917-881-1583

Tutors

3005

Private lessons in both English and Hebrew appropriate individual teaching for all levels and ages. Efficient, practical method. Reasonable rates affordable for you. 866-608-4043 Jennifer 3005

A+ Certification Course $339 INTRO TO COMPUTER $49.95 718-261-1900 Bring this ad as 1st time coupon. 3005

Retired university professor, math, chemistry, physics “My motto is: Basics come first” Manhattan, Upper West Side. Please all: 212-662-2324 Tutoring for all levels! 3005

Investors wanted (15%) Fifteen Percent Secured by real estate Contact 405-735-3906

10% DOWN GOOD NEWS TO INVESTORS. YOU CAN GET YOUR PROJECTS FUNDED NOW WITH JUST 10% DOWN – REAL ESTATE, ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, MINES AND MORE. PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS 1) BUSINESS PLAN 2) PROOF OF DOWN-PAYMENT FUNDS.

Contact Lester Phillip for detail. lester@sikamangroup.com Office: 212-695-1716 www.sikamangroup.com

SHALOM HANDYMAN PLUMBING, HEATING & MORE FOR INFO CALL: 917-217-3676

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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Music

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8000 Kol Hasameach Orchestra. We turn your simcha into an unforgettable experience. Our musicians are the best! MP3 files + references available yisroelthedrummer@gmail.com 856-345-4258

JEWISH MUSIC LESSONS: Guitar, Piano, Bass & Drums. Individual or group lessons for all ages. In my Queens studio or I will travel to your home. Credentials include a BA in Music performance, a MS ED in Music Education, NYS Certification and 20+ yrs of performing & teaching music. Rates are $40 for 40 min lesson & $50 for a 1HR lesson. Excellent refs avail. Call Yerachmeil at 917-373-9613

8010 CAREGIVER with 10 years experience to care for sick or elderly. Have own car, good references. Call 267-236-5664 8010 NURSE looking for private duty CNA/ LPN position. 25 years of experience. Day or night. References available. Call 917-573-1937 or 718-479-7113 lv msg.

8000

8000 PIANO TEACHER MOSCO MUSIC Professor Jersey City-Path Train Stn. Affordable 201-395-0114

MUSIC INSTRUCTION Piano lessons all levels + ages Professional musician + experienced teacher Call (917) 459-1228 8000

Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404

Tutoring

3005

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

Help Offered

8010

Seeking job to take care of the elderly. Home health aid, 16 years experience. Please call 718-882-5244 8010

8010 I am a certified and licensed HHA with many years exp. Seeking job to care for the elderly, willing to cook, clean etc. Excellent references. Live in/out. Call Jennifer 347-965-4506

Have my own gorgeous super luxury Jaguar Sedan, looking for an exclusive contract with a nice family + I speak many languages (Amazingly Talented Person) Contact 917-771-3405 8010

8010 SMALL GROUP DAYCARE Experienced warm loving care. Ex-RN from Israel willing to care for children from 0 to 2 years old, in my home at Ave M + East 5th Street Transportation avail 347-283-5516 8010 Dating & Relationships Group. Develop communication skills for social and intimate settings. Weekly group sessions led by psychotherapist Phyllis Tompkins Ph. D. 917-741-1120 8010 NESI, ( Nonpublic Educational Services Inc.) has provided much needed educational programs to atrisk youth across the country for more than 30 yrs. We are seeking part-time Title I teachers for our Title I Program in NYC. Successful candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and/or teacher certificate. CAR/ SAVE (Chile abuse, Violence Intervention and prevention) workshops required. Seeking part-time Middle & High School math teachers also. Please email resume to mlee@nesieducation.org or mail to: 1212 Avenue M, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Attn: M. Lee.

8010 I am a certified HHA seeking live-in/live-out 5-7 days a weeks. Many years experience. Excellent references, familiar with Kosher dietary laws. Valid drivers license. Available immediately. Call 646-737-6685 Throughout The Tri-State Area.

Seeking position as a home health aid, more than 15 yrs experience, excellent references. Avail day or night 5-7 days a wk, starting immediately. Call 646-339-1702 8010

HELP OFFERED, FLORIDA. PRIVATE ASSISTANT HOME CARE BY RN/LPN 24/7. EXCELLENT RATES. ALL INCLUSIVE/SEMI PRIVATE & PRIVATE. OVER 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE.REFS AVAIL. CONTACT 352-537-9895

I am looking to work for a single retired gentleman, no pets, excellent exp & excellent references available January 2011 or earlier 845-568-7928 8010

Health Care Aide, CNA. Grateful family would like to place their late mother’s former caregiver, extremely competent & pleasant lady, is avail immed in Broward or Dade City, FL. Ms. Alexandra 706-284-4906

8010

Administrative / Executive Assistant Part time/Full time. 19 years experience. 718-805-1448

Attn: Small business owners! Get you’re A/P,A/R, & PR done for a flat monthly fee – less than you would pay for a bookkeeper’s weekly salary. Over 30 years experience. Pick-up and Del service. Synagogue experience. Call or email for info & rates: (732) 503-4343 or efficientbooks@comcast.net

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

SIMPLY THE BEST Employment Agency we offer elder care companions, housekeepers, babysitters. All with excellent references and experience. Licensed + Board agency Live in/out 718-332-7608

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

8010

8010 24/7 Live-in Avail, able to start immediately 23yrs exp. Highly educated, grt refs, pls note patients who have bedsores, I can cure them within THREE days. Contact 973-580-7321 Email: TorfriedVLet@comcast.net

Caregiver Exp excellent references cert fixed positions as caregiver. Exp in Alz and Dementia. Call Marilyn 646-520-8625 or 718-573-0584

Young female with experience seeks position F/T (5-6 days a wk, 6am5pm) To care for elderly or young children. 5 Boros (Manhattan preferred) Call 347-524-0768 Ask for Eli. 8010

DRIVER- Retired law enforcement pro seeking position as Driver/ Body guard for Executive or family. 6 yrs exper w/ References. Call Jim 914-261-1084 8010 Runaround Charles will run around for you: I am a retired social worker + professional caregiver for Alzheimer’s patients. I can pick up + escort you to and from medical +/or any other appointments. Have excellent references from local families. Dependable + caring by nature. Call me CHARLIE 215-292-1518

8010 POSITION WANTED. HONEST CARING Lady to care for elderly or children. Live in or out. Excel ref’s willing to work in any of the 5 boroughs. 347-541-1615 or 347-454-9346 BUTCHER 30 years experience with major supermarket chain, looking for position with shops, restaurants, etc. Call Ed 646-387-2617

8010

Certified home health aide with many years experience and checkable references. Familiar with kosher dietary laws. P/T or F/T. Live out only. Call 718-495-0192 Reasonable rates! 8010

8010 AIDE Experienced, honest, reliable female seeking work to care for the sick or elderly. Willing to live-in/will work nights + weekends + willing to relocate, excellent refs. Contact Marcia (646) 344-2782

I’m a loving nanny with exp. + excel refs who’s looking for work, live/out, work all boroughs. Call 718-778-1156 monifortu57@optimum.net

8015

TEACHER DIRECTOR with NYS teacher’s certificate in edu. For small Brooklyn daycare center. Call 718-385-0571

8015

I am a REGISTERED NURSE moving into private geriatric home care. Affordable rates. I have ref’s. Call Annie 212-207-1980

8010

Help Wanted

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 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

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

8015 Drivers/ Delivery/ Courier: Mail dispatcher needed P/T Mail out envelopes all over the US $150 weekly. James Flanagan 718-705-4889

ADVERTISING SALES PRO WANTED Top commission! Experience required. For phone interview. Call MR. Haggerty @ 877-665-6618 www.123adsales.com

8015

8015 Truck driver with experience, no CDL required. Duties include loading/ unloading, must live in the 5 Towns. Call 917-682-3541

P/T office assistant. 3 days a week. Experience using Quickbooks. Business office in Flatbush. Send resume by email pcpccomp@msn.com pr Phyllis 917-533-2326 8015

8015 Buyer/ managing partner wanted for newly renovated, fully equipped turnkey. Glatt Kosher LI catering hall. Seats 300. Long Lease, reasonable rent. Attractive terms call 516-450-7323

FUNDRAISERS FOR ESTABLISHED TAX EXEMPT YESHIVAS IN JERUSALEM. SOLICIT FUNDS THROUGHOUT USA. EXCELLENT TERMS

8010

I am a responsible, honest person seeking position as home health aide for elderly or housekeeping. Ref avail. Call Barbara 718-926-1414

8010

Companion/Caregiver Companions/caregiver available Exp. compassionate caregiver seeks position. Live in/out. Excellent ref. Call Beverly: 917-757-5363

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8015 Babysitter wanted P/T Mon-Fri, from 2:30-5pm in Marine Park, Brooklyn. Please call Lauren: 646-529-3030

Personal Assistant wanted: P/T Upper East Side Manhattan. Female business woman needs male assistant. Great opportunity for the right person. Please call for an interview. 646-387-3801

8015

Truck driver with experience. No CDL required, duties include loading/unloading. Must live in the five towns. Call 917-682-3541

8015

Office manager/ Buyers & sales agents with Experience for busy RE management office. Call 917-921-3467

8015

Buyer/ managing partner wanted for newly renovated fully equipped Turn-Key. Glatt Kosher, LI catering hall. Seats 300 long lease, reasonable rent. Attractive terms. Call 516-450-7323 8015

If you need someone to do light work in your organization or business please. Call Solomon 347-632-6012

Food Co. sks experienced sales people. Draw against comm + expenses. Call 347-561-9744 Berish 8015

917-692-7191 Equity and forex traders wanted. Work from home. Call 917-881-1311 or Email:wallst0101@gmail.com 8015

8015 Buyer/ Managing partner wanted for newly renovated fully equipped turnkey. Glatt kosher LI catering hall. Seats 300 Long lease, reasonable rent. Attractive terms. Call 212-243-9808 or 516-450-7323 8015 Partner needed: Exciting new kosher pizza shop Orlando, FL. Need working/ investing partner. Call Dave 407-696-8873

8015 Hardworking, honest reliable woman, certified HHA seeking a job to care for the elderly. Over 20 Yrs Exp. Will clean house, live-in/out. Excellent refs. Call 914-476-2846 Or 646-235-5450

Great company looking for great people for energy consultants. Are you a professional looking to break into a Billion $ industry? Here it is! Unlimited Income Potential, flex schedule, Adv opty. O: 518-478-8588 F: 888-841-7774 8015

Licensed electrician in New Jersey and Long Island looking for partner. Call Zvi at 646-739-8771 8015

8015 Real Estate Agents: Make Extra Money! Astor brokerage real estate center, serving the Kew Garden Hills community is seeking new local agents. We will train you call Chanita for info at 718-263-4500 8015 SALES PEOPLE NEEDED For a local BKLYN business. Must be energetic, reliable + enthusiastic, base salary, Plus commission. Great Opportunity. Please Call Joe: 646-619-2822 x6100

FINANCIAL SERVICES Are you interested in a career that brings tremendous personal satisfaction, independence and financial rewards? We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our team of financial service professionals. Comprehensive training will be provided. Salary and excellent benefits package available. To explore opportunities call Rina 718-567-3126 or email: rteich@metlife.com 8015

Work from home Complete training & support. Contact Sammy 646-812-2574 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 Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store. Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339

Cleaning Services

8045

Brooklyn Sanitation Rubbish removal, backyard cleanouts, apartment cleanouts. Specializing in both. Commercial and residential. Same day service. Shomer Shabbos. Call 718-243-2525 9015

Top quality cleaning services for your home, apartment, office or business. Call 646-500-1156 www.wix.com.astyte123/cleaning

8045

8045 Get your bathrooms + kitchens CLEANED TODAY. It’s not clean until I do it! Call 347-653-7086 www.CITYOFERRANDS.com

8045 Maid 4 YOU. We can help. Call + you’ll have a maid. We provide full/part time or temporary help. Housekeepers, baby sitters/ day workers/ elder care. Located in the 5 Towns. 917-574-2306 or 516-569-1786

8045 KING’S LAUNDROMAT of NY @ 622 KINGS HIGHWAY. Manager special. MON, TUES WED… ..$0.69 per pound, Regular $0.89 per Pound, launder shirts $1.50 special. Professional Drop-off service. 718-339-1200

Do you need an excellent professional cleaning service? I have what you need! Professional cleaning, residential/ Business + offices Elaina’s cleaning service. Serving the NYC Metropolitan area + Long Island. Contact 718-461-9895

8045

Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247 Dependable, reliable, professional cleaning services. We do offices & homes. Fully insured & bonded. 347-663-1400 8045 Willing Hands Maid Service: We do residential and commercial cleaning, no job is too small. We specialize in bathroom and kitchen cleaning, general room cleaning including bed changing laundry and cooking. We also do Window and wall Washing. Call now 347-295-3348 or 347-599-6833 & let willing hands to do it for you!

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SERVICES & MISCELLANEOUS Home

Improvement 8081

Avoid leaks before they happen!! Specializing in grout bathroom tiles, loose tiles, ceramic tiles and all house repairs and Painting. Call 516-302-6748. Selling all 5 Boros + LI 8081

NATURAL GINESIS NO MORE BUGS! 100% NATURAL PLEASE CALL: 800-807-9357 www.naturalginesis.com ALFA CONTRACTING -Custom Cabinetry -Kitchen remodeling -Home offices -Home Entertainment -Space Efficiency -Free Estimates -We’re in the neighborhood “NO JOB TOO SMALL” $100 off WITH THIS AD www.alfacontractingny.com 212-234-5878 rosstfrench@aol.com 8081

General contracting, finished basements. Plumbing, floors, etc. Fully insured 30 years Experience. Shraga 718-717-4070 9050

WE MEET OR BEAT ANY PRICE. Interior demolition, One stop backyard basement clean out. Stop violations. Same day 24/7. Licensed & Insured. 718-243-2525

9015

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 D.L.M CONSTRUCTION Licensed and Insured New Construction, Extension and Complete Renovation, 25 Years Experience Free Estimate 917-968-6809 Giannotti Contracting All pases of home improvements INC. * Finished Basements * Sheetrock * Taping * Extensions * Masonry * Kitchens * Bathrooms * Roofing * Siding * Windows & more. Call Dominick 718-256-9393

Handyman

8080

I AM A PLUMBER (Boiler & Heating) LOOKING FOR WORK. Henry 718-809-6150 Reasonable rates! 24HR Service 8080

8080 Mike’s Home Improvement/ Roofing Sheet rock/ tiles, Kitchen/ Bath, Gutters + Leaders. 718-426-2167

*HANDYMAN* Give me a call, I do it all! •Kitchens•Ceilings•Bathrooms •Dry Wall•Painting•Tile Work www.QualityDoesCount.com 20years Experience. FREE ESTIMATES. Call Steve 718*614*4916

Exterminators 8075

BROOKLYN’S BEST BED BUGS, RATS. MONTHLY PEST CONTROL. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE. FRANK 718-415-6920 8075-

Electricians Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481

Donations 9028

Donate your car 100% tax deduction + Great mitzvah. Help Jewish causes, holiday programs, students & elderly education. Same day pickup. Free day + night hotel stay. Outreach programs. Jews of all backgrounds. Accepted any condition. 866-776-5463 Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah! Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463

Autos 9030

9030 Silver 2001 BMW Z8 Excellent condition. 28500 miles. 6 speed, transferable warranty. Two cars in one-hard top roadster with rag top underneath. Garaged in Hilton Head. Rare find at $90,000. Simply breathtaking. 203-803-6273

2010 Lincoln Town Car dark blue, light tan interior. 5 months old, low mileage, one owner. Perfect condition $38K. Contact Alex 203-746-0181. Lv Msg. 9030

9030 BMW 740il 2001. Silver, 4DR, mint condition, 142K miles. $10,000. Original owner. Call owner 516-662-5146

Painting Sheetrock: 20 years experience, insured. No job too big or small. For quality, call John. Today at 718-898-7560 or 917-359-4579

MERCEDES BENZ CLS 500 2006 – Like new, 21,600 miles, loaded, black w/ tan leather interior, extended warranty. 4 Door $33,900. 914-806-8916 9030

Lexus LS 600h L: 2008 Virtually hndmd from Japan, golden almond metallic ext, cashmere leather int/ med brown walnut trim, 14,240mi. Garage kept. Beautiful, LIKE NEW! (Look up online for all top details) Tel 973-714-9604

9040 WAREHOUSE SALE: Thanksgiving table sale through 11/24. 20-30% off. Knock on wood again, 4 taft St. Norwalk Ct 06854 203-899-9877

9030

DODGE 1998 Viper GTS, Many extras, all records, adult owned, show car, 20,300 orig miles, Silver with Blue stripes. Asking $44,495 917-627-4786 9030

Lexus 2003 LS 430: Black exterior/ Interior 48,000 miles, V8 engine, good to very good condition, garage kept. $15K. Call 917-992-4004 9030

CHEVY 1996 IMPALA SS Rare green Immac. 21k $28,500 516-383-6326

9030

1998 Lincoln Towncar, Cartier Edition, Black, 99K miles, leather int, power seats, Windows, moon-roof, excellent shape, Totally remodeled! $2500 Call 718-415-6920

Pets 9035

9035 PETS FOR SALE – DOGS: Min Schnauzer Pups Born 9/9/2010 home bred 1 f black + tan 4 m black silver + tan hypoallergenic friendly playful very protective watchdogs. Raised around grandchild. $700 570-972-5741

Selling 9040

Wooden Dining Room set, table with 8 chairs, china cabinet and buffet + server. Only 3 years old. Great condition. Also leopard/ wood coach 80x10 area rugs. Side tables with marble, 2 leather living room chairs etc. Call 917-364-5272 9040

JAZZ LOVERS! Over 1,000 jazz greatest records, excellent cond, negotiable. Ellington, Vaughn Parker, Holiday + Fitzgerald, just to name a few + Many more. Contact718-379-6401 9040

HOLIDAY ELEGANCE Mint Condition FULL LENGTH MINK FEMALE PETS, CHAMPAIGN TOURMALINE. CLASSIC LINES-SIZE 14. CONTINOUS COLD STORAGE. 480-221-0704 Scottsdale, AZ Email for photos TMHARTWIG@GMAIL.COM

9040 Aerostar Aircraft 600 1975 New Paint , new interior updated avionics, many extras. Hangared $195,000/ 954-873-5169 or 954-434-6222 9040 Cemetery plots. Sharon gardens, Kensico cemetery located in Vahalla. 4 grave plots for sale, price negotiable. Speak with Robert Stafford 631-728-0432 or Stafford88@optonline.net

MISC HOME FURNISHINGS: Bed Adj Fll, latex mattress, remote & massage. Must see! $1000 631-786-1514

Other 9050

9050 Psychic sessions by Fallon. Specializing in deep meditation. Healing, crystal and clairvoyant readings. Are you worried confused, depressed or just need advice. 2 convenient locations. Call immediately for session 347-600-0749 All readings are private and confidential.

STEINWAY GRAND PIANO “M” Louis XV, walnut, 4 years old, serial # 574197. Current value 117,900; asking 75,000. Call 609-980-5555 Email WilliamBurris@comcast.net 9040

MINT CONDITION 2009 Fountain Executioner FOR SALE Twin 700 horse power engines. Low hours = Minimal use. Land dockage (Never kept in water) Make offer!!! John Tramutola 917-992-5540 9040

9040 Pianos/ Organs STEINWAY GRAND PIANO “M” Louis XV, walnut, 4 years old, serial # 574197. Current value $117, 900; asking $75,000. Call 609-980-5555

Kimball organ w/ built-in accompaniment, 5ft Wurlitzer Grand piano, entertainment ctr w/ surround sound, mens + boys new/used clothing, 8 piece dinner + glassware sets, 8 piece silverware. Special OBAMA 8” (4) dinner plates. Call/Fax 212-926-7506

WE BUY PRINTING PRESSES & EQUIP: Heidelberg, AB Dick, Multis, Ryobi, Hamd, Polar etc. Call Isaac 718-312-9912

9050

Contractor- All kinds of jobs plus windows, pluming and carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161

9050

9050 FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS. Planning a business trip or a family vacation? Great travel deals, compare prices, book hotels/ villas and more/ visit www.tripyourself.com 347-631-5349

Buying

9045

Top quality cleaning services for your home, apartment, office or business. Call 646-500-1156 www.wix.com/astyle123 /cleaning

8045

Collector of Jewish Art. Call Ted: 201-575-0055

Spiritual Advisory, Time to know truth, Angelic Mystic Counseling. Personal & corporate Santaria, yerua & Baron. Kaballah 516-557-5170 9050

TIME SHARE LIQUIDATION. Rentals and resales, Holiday specials. 866-396-4616

Dyslexia? Reading, writing or spelling problem? Alpha reading solutions Expert individualized reading therapy for children and adults. Exp’d Cert affordable. 215-663-8932 www.alphareadingsolutions.com

9050 Spiritual readings by Briana. Tells past, present, future, love & career. Specializing in Tarot cards, kaballah, palm + auro readings, etc. Located in NYC 561-255-8707

Shlomo Hamolech’s Tour of the United States: Motor home RV trips for free on condition of purchase of electronics, batteries and groceries starting price of $6,000 over a period of time on condition that you acquire entire RV for additional $94,000. You also get a new 2010 black Mercury, high breed car plus groceries for 10 years provided I am the driver, minimum 30 day tour. Call 917-216-8379 9050

9050

9050 Vintage Bicycles Plus: Bicycles and adult tricycles Pre-owned. 419 Jacksonville Rd, Hartboro. Hours: Mon – Fri 1 to 7pm. Saturday, 10am to 5 pm. Plenty of free parking! We can sell your bike on consignment surrey’s. Delivery for tricycles for the physically challenged available. Call 267-981-2740 9050 Palstering ans Drywall expert: All types of Home Improvements. Call Al 215-676-2861 LicC87434

Loving young Jewish couple wishes to share their life with your newborn baby & give life-long happiness. Expenses paid. Call Elissa & Seth 877-897-3616 9050

9050 New internet & ecommerce business to serve your personal and individualized specifications. Courteous service reasonably priced. For more info Please call Yaakov 718-705-2173

Young Israel shul seeks Yeshiva w/10+ post HS students to occupy 6500sqft bldg in great nghbrhd, 2 kitchens, classrooms & mikveh. Avail 11/01. FREE RENT FOR 1st YEAR. 2 hrs from Washington, DC. Call 804-288-8816 9050

9050 To the person who brought my storage unit on 7/19/10 @ Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn. Please call Christine 646-209-2434 9050 REWARD $50,000 for evidence leading to the conviction of the person or persons who used my account in my name at the Bank of America leading to charges over $48,000. Eugene Bivins 3475 S. Ocean Blvd. Palm Beach FL. 33480 561-493-4875

9050 LOST & FOUND- LOST, GOLD CHARM BRACELET. Sentimental value, 14 charms of grandchildren. Reward. Lost East 60’s in Manhattan. Please Call: 212-734-8991 9050 Valley thrift store: (Non-profit.) 949 Amsterdam Ave. Men, Women & children; House wares, books, videos, DVD, CD, many other items. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat noon-4pm. 212-222-2600

Jewish Education from Home. Cantor health Rosenzweig 917-749-7275 HebrewEducation.info

9050

9050 Tree Available: Wholesale Douglas far sheered healthy. $50 foot, will make deals, brokers welcome. Boughs available, can shop. Call 570-275-4049 www.peney/tucky.webs.com

Are your water bills too high? We can settle it. 718-599-1925

9050

9050 We can double your account each and every quarter. Minimum account $200K. Please call 877-584-0558

Singer looking to form band for CD project, as well as performing at simchas. Jewish and secular music. Call Zev 347-593-4591

9050:

9050 $$ OLD PHOTOS WANTED$$ Negatives, prints, slides, archives, all subjects, NYC + antiques. 516-808-1214

9040

For all your van needs, airport pick ups, 5 boros. Call Zev the van man 347-593-4691

9050

9040

9040 PARKER 2005 PILOT HOUSE-25’ 9’6”beam, 250 Yamaha 4strk on bracket, low hrs, all electronics, outriggers, saltwater washdown, windlass, new trir w/ electric winch & fishing equip. Asking $54,000. Call 631-909-3582 WILL DEMO IN WATER!!

Motorcycle, brand new, never driven 2010 Vespa bike. Limitd edition Ed Hardy pink. Price neg 646-996-1278

9050

9050 Shiva employment agency: Now has cleaning ladies, nannies, caretakers, etc available. We are currently seeking certified and licensed individuals. Please call 718-928-3832 CREDIT CHECK DONE

Hair & wig training. Register for Dec & Jan classes. 347-432-2000 9050

9050 Washing machine, 2 dresser + mirror set, end table, bed optional. Also beige dining room. Set 8 chairs available. Call 718-338-1664

9050

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HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!! Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin 646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net

1973 MERCEDES 300 SEL (4.5) MINT CONDITION 87.210 MILES NEVER TOUCHED UP NO RUST OR REPAIR. INTERIOR IS WOOD & LEATHER. NAVY BLUE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR. ORIGINAL OWNER WAS RENOWNED MET OPERA STAR ROBERT MERRILL. PRICE TO BE ARRANGED. CONTACT 917-929-5398

9040 Antiques for Sale. 5 piece large bdrm set/ dining rm + China + circa 1900 Sunburst Oak, excel cond. Pieces can be sold separately. View website: http://tinyurl.com/39mo7go Click collectables + Antiques can view. Approx 37 photos/ Contact732-937-9167

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New Jersey Apartment For Sale 9055

Manalapan: True mother/daughter colonial, 2 kitchens, 2 LR, total 6 BR, 3 bths, many upgrades, lg pool, C/Vac, large lot 732-792-1143 9055

Condos/Co ops/NJ Hoboken-$1.15 m secluded carriage house, 3 firplaces, luxury, appliance package, patio +w/trellis+hot tub, terrace 3 flrs 201-400-3986 FOR SALE, LAKEWOOD 4 CONDOS AVAILABLE 2,000-2,400 sq. ft. $335,000- $345,000 1st St. & Madison Ave. Please call for info/appt. 718-974-5550

Apartment For Rent

Parsippany: Lak Hiawatha-1 BR condo quiet building, 2nd flr, walk-up, updated appliances in EIK. Renovated bath, new windows, new electric, good closet, space storage bin + laundry room on-site ample parking, great nearby park and ride. 2 miles, no pets, no smoking. $875 monthly. Call 973-207-0860 Owner. 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 Apartment for rent, NJ, 2nd floor in private house. 2 BR, Lrg LR, lrg kitchen. Includes heat & hot water, lrg closets. $1,150 201-659-5574

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 Monmouth Beach: Oceanfront, breathtaking 2 BR, 2 bth, kitch, lg LR w/dining area, huge deck, indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hr security, easy bus/ ferry commute NYC, $2500/mo 201-825-2646

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House For Rent Triple A Jersey Shore Rentals ATLANTIC CITY: Boaters Dream, 3 Blocks to beach/ boardwalk, bay front with deck for 40ft boat. Spectacular 4 bdrm/ 3.5bth. Newer home on the intercoastal. Large outdoor entertainment area. Rent $16K/mo or available weekly. Contact owner 609-703-2273

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Clifton Patricia Loop: Move in condition! 3BR ranch, EIK, updated full bath. $329,900 FSBO 973-220-9116 www.zillow.com 9065

Elizabeth, NJ: Historic Center: Newly renovated brick/ vinyl one family house- 8 Bedrooms/ 3 bths, family room, bonus rooms, eat-in-kitchen, new roof, siding, windows, boiler, water heater and porchhardwood floors and new carpeting -$280,000. Call owner 908-688-7262 7030

Philadelphia, PA 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

Teaneck: Totally renov 4 BR, 2.5Bth with finished basement in prime w Engelwood location. $739K Vacant 201-483-8901

Apartment For Sale 9055

9055 Spring Lake, rent/buy, A+ condo hotel, 2 units furn, new designer décor, quality details, marble bth, custom clsts, 1 BD + LR; 1BD + Porch lake view, pool, 3 blks Beach, Zagat rest. 215-990-1252

9050

Lakewood: Corner store for rent, good location. Call 732-513-9470 9075

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

9070

Far Hills: 14 Acres trees/ Stream BEDMINSTER Horse County. Foundation Built holds 7000 sq ft. Home Well Septic patio/pool/ spa Driveway. Contact 908-234-1743 or 908-399-2100 9065

175,000 Co-op Apt For Sale: Great Size Bedrooms. Too many upgrades to mentrion! Ready to move-in. Close to GWB. Call Angela 201-328-6603 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 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

Spring Lake Heights: Builders/developers, Land for sale: Zoned Residential 908-482-0528

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2 pairs of plots at Mt. Lebanon Cemetary, Iselin, NJ. 1 pair with pre-paid pre-need internment. hannabe@juno.com 732-545-6373 or 732-896-6230 9050

Teaneck: Garden apt, land 3BRs, renovated kitchen. $1150-1395 including heat and hot water, 2 blocks to NYC transit. 1 lock to kosher Shops. No fee. Call 201-836-8745

9050

Lakewood: Corner store for rent. Good location. Call 732-513-9470 9070

Commercial property HBWE REALTY Ranway/Linden NJ Warehouse 15,000, 30, 000& 40,000 22 ft high, plenty of parking space, Avail for imm purchase or lease! Call Barry Littman 917-363-3974

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7065 Lower Makefield: 4300sqft, 2 sty French Colonial, 4 Bdrms, 4 Ba min to shopping train, hospitals, golf course…$3,250 DAVID FIORI INC. 215-757-1000

7065 AC WARWICK: Lg unfurn, new carpets, Ocean View. Yrly rental $1275 per month, includes utils, storage cable, prkg. 856-596-1816

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Caregiver, seeking fulltime position, many years experience. Excellent references. Live in/ out. Call 718-645-5128 or 347-495-2773 8010 CAREGIVER with 10 years experience to care for sick or elderly. Have own car, good references. Call 267-236-5664 8010 DRIVER- Retired law enforcement pro seeking position as Driver/ Body guard for Executive or family. 6 yrs exper w/ References. Call Jim 914-261-1084

8010 Runaround Charles will run around for you: I am a retired social worker + professional caregiver for Alzheimer’s patients. I can pick up + escort you to and from medical +/or any other appointments. Have excellent references from local families. Dependable + caring by nature. Call me CHARLIE 215-292-1518

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Contractor- All kinds of jobs plus windows, pluming and carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161

9050

8010 Loving Caring couple, both certified and licensed, wife is practical nurse and husband is seeking jobs as companion for the elderly. Handyman w/HHA Certifications. Excellent, many years experience. References available. Call 516-330-3429 Have own car.

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9080

9080 Hollywood Beach Florida: Oceanfront Trump Condo, 3 BR/ 3.5 BA, new ad beautiful $1,350,000 786-390-7340

INVESTMENT PROPERTY. Temple Triple Net Lease quicklube, 649K, Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+ yr left, 10% incrs 813-546-2766 9080

CONDO FOR SALE. Miami Beach, The Alexander, 5225 Collins. Newly renov all marble 2 BR, 2 bth. Spectacular south side Ocean Bay view. All new SS appliances, closets & wsh/dryr. 516-369-0419 9080

Boca Raton, FL: CC/4Golf courses-2b/2b furnished, 1st flr condo, 1,250+ sq ft, All golf view/ Ask $67,000 + Equity. SAMJ121@aol.com Call 561-479-2841 9080

9080 Palm Beach, FL: REDUCED PRICE for this INTOWN PRIVATE PARADISE. 3BR/4.5BA townhouse featuring 3851SF, elevator to luxurious master suite. Bonus room EIK, pool. 2 car gar. Close to beach. $1.499M. Walking distance to shul. Stan Gordon 917-864-5321 9080 Excellent Oppt: Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, magnificent 800sq ft studio, sleeps 4-6 renting daily/weekly. Avail short/long term. Call 347-804-4666

9080 Florida: 52ac Riverfront/Equestarian lot St. Johns County www.flriverfront.blogspot.com 904-860-4500 9080 Lauderhill, FL: Luxurious 3BR, 2 bth in gated community. Dbl car garage, 2000sf, newly renov. Ceramic tiles. $189K neg. owner 954-552-4520

Tampa Triple Net Lease: Quick lube, 649K Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+yr left. 10% incrs 813-546-2766

9080

Lot For Sale on Lake Forest, at West Colligan Lake, Poconos/PA. Private community where you can enjoy many activities ranging from indoor/outdoor pool, tennis court & much more. Financing available with down payment. 10% discount for members! Call 917-843-9068

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 Orlando: Furnished Condo 2 BR, 2 Bth, 2nd floor, club house, pool tennis court $150k negotiable 813-390-5008 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

Tampa: 3 BR, 2Bth condo. 2nd floor , Built 2006 Clubhouse pool,$150k Nego. 813-390-5008

9080 ADULT COMMUNITIES. FL, FORT MYERS 0.9%. 10year Fixed Rate (1.41% apr) NEW HOMES from the $160’s 55+ Active Adult CALL 239-689-8790 or visit www.55PlusMyCascades.com 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 Boca Raton: Homes near BRs: Boca Hamlet: 7000 sf, pool, spa, 6 BR, 7.5 bth. Fabulous! $1.995M CAPTIV: 3BR house + yard $3746 BocaExpert.com for pictures + more info! LANG REALTY, GLORIA SINGER 561-866-7584

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

9000

9085 Boca Raton/ Century Village: Beautiful 1 BR, 1.5 bth, new appliances, enclosed porch. Great location. Call 917-749-7135 9085 Delray Beach: (Palm Beach County) VACATION CONDO in a beautiful well established community. 1 & 2 BDRMS available-Fully Equipped- Jan. Feb or March 2011. www.ALRFLORIDA.COM Info@alrflorida.com 800-336-6925 Aspen Leaf Realty, INC.

9085 LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA. LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS. LUXURIOUS 2 BR beach front condominium. Magnificent views. Gorgeous furnishings. (Min 2 months) 215-790-5644

Miami Beach: 41st, 1BR, 1.5bth furnished, cond o for rent or sale. Large LR and porch. Beautiful view. 914-522-4636

9085

9085 BOCA RATON, FL: CENTURY VILLAGE. ELEVATOR BLDG, END UNIT GARDEN APT. 2 BR, 1 ½ BA. Clubhouse, theatre, indoor pool, fitness ctr, classes & social activities. Reserved parking. No smoking. No pets. Near houses of worship, bus, bldg pool. Avail for this season. Try it you’ll like it! Owner: 301-758-7750

9085Aventura Yacht Club- A 5-Star resort with all amenities; 3 bdrms, w/ furn, 2 full bahs, w/ complete appliances and utensils. 100% renovated. Next to Porta Vita & Safra Shul. For short or longterm. Avail Aug 1. Great price. Call Nisso 347-416-0101

9085 Miami Beach: Beautiful newly renovated apt in tower 41. Bay view with balcony and gorgeous view of downtown Miami, 1 spacious BR with master bath newly furnished DR/LR area w/guest bath, state of the bed. Call 917-838-1528

10,000 SQ FT UNDER AIR CUSTOM HOME WITH SEPARATE 8,000 SQ FT WORKSHOP/ GARAGE. HOME HAS EXTENSIVE GRANITE + TILE- FEATURES THE NICEST HOME THEATER THAT YOU WILL FIND. A DEAL @ 1.1 MILLION. CONTACT 321-431-8120 VIEW: WWW.EXTREMEFLORIDAHOME.COM

Secluded 38.46 acre between Oak toner/ Gainsville cross fence 9,995 per acre that includes 998 double wide 3 BR, 2 bth, central air and heat, screened porch, pole barn and shops, 98 GMC, pick up and more. Owner 352-546-3258

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Boca Raton, Century Vil. Lux 2 BR, 2bths, lakefront view, short wlk to orthodox shul & clubhouse. New kitch, new A/C, upgrade 561-487-3711

POMP: Palm Aire, 3/2 corner unit, 100% renovated w/ new open kitchen & granite counter tops. New kitchen cabinets & appliances. New tile bathrooms, tile flrs throughout. Owner asking $219,000. 954-675-7219

Boca Raton: Country Village (BOLD) 2BR, 2 Full Baths,No Furn,2 pools, clbhouse,$875/mo.Yrly only.646-321-5177. 646-318-9265. Aventura/N. Miami. 3BR penthouse.Fully renov,furn.For seasonal/yr round rent.For photos or info call 718-217-4426

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9085

Kings Point, Delray Beach: 2 BR, 1.5 bth apt for rent. Short term/ Long Term. Weekly/ yearly. Call 845-536-1080

9085

9085 Boyton, FL: Direct Intercoastal million $$ views 2BDRMS/ 2BTHs, 55+ close to beach + shopping. 3 month rental @ $2600 a month. Contact 203-453-3164

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Boca Raton, Yarmouth: For rent seasonal or yearly 2 BR, 2bth, beautifully furnished. Bedding & mute. Lakeview near pool. Walk to temple and clubhouse. Call 561-883-1168 or 845-807-7468

9080

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9085

9085 Delray Beach, FL: Kings point. 2 BR, 2 bath condo. Beautifully renov apt, including new kitche. Furnished. Short walk to clubhouse and pool (indoor & outdoor), golf, tennis, activities, entertainment. 55+ community. Synagogue walkable. For rent seasonal/ monthly. 917-922-8113 or 201-739-9534

9085 Miami Beach/54th St Collins Ave: Fabulous, 1 BR condo on top Floor Overlooking ocean, Shul in building. Avail Daily/weekly or monthly. 917-349-9471

Delray Beach/ Kingspoint: Beautiful furnished large 1BR, 1.5bth, Jacuzzi tub, W/D, D/W, Central air/ heat parking, clubhouses/ pools near shuls, yearly 550/mo. Seasonal 925/mo. Utilities included. Call 516-632-9192 9090

BOCA RATON CONDO FOR RENT: Spacious sunny 3 BDRM/ 2.5 ba apt for rent 4-6 mo. avail 1-02-11 Ocean clubhouse/new gym. Rental fee $4,900 neg. Call Mary Ann 561-866-8544

9085

Great opportunity: Lots for sale in Rosh Pina, lots for sale in Even Yehuda, also apartments for rent in Ezilya Pituach. Call 408-340-1125, 011-97-50-529-3777, 011-972-77-575-1170 irit0110@hotmai.com 9000 162 Hanasi Street: 5 rooms plus asement, price $1,650,000 USD. Call 054-348-1277 Not on Shabbat

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9000 RAMAT BET SHEMESH: Ramat Shilo, 2 BR, fully furnished, AC, WD, Ground floor, no steps, 2 min walk to Mercaz, Short/ long term. Call 248-214-9573

Amazing professional medical masseuse, reflexology, deep tissue, massage, liberating and very relaxing treatment which will make your day. Call 052-325-6536 Or 03-571-0251 9000 Kosher Caterers Worldwide: Malcom Green Events from the doyen of Anglo Saxon caterers for all young glatt kosher catering needs in Israel, the Caribbean and throughout the wider world. Vplus exclusive 10 day holiday to Iskind in October 052-244-8709 or 9-8626-442 Email: KosherCaterer@yahoo.co.uk

Lev Yerushlayim: Renov 1 BR furn apt. Sleeps 4. All amens. Avail 9/7-10/16, part or all. 937-304-4026 Luxury rentals for short/ Long term in Hertzelia, the apartments are furnished and newly renovated. They are available for individuals or families. Please call 011-972-52-860-6663 www.aayafit.com

9000

J MARK INTERIORS INC. JERUSALEM/NEW YORK Design a dream home in Israel From purchase & construction to Planning, implantation, Furnishing & design. Jeffrey@jmarkinteriors.com Israel 972-52-1230 New York 516-295-0856, 516-295-0881 Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada sleeps up to 8, in/ out pools. $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838 Jerus, central. New 4 BR lux apt in 18 unit bldg. incl all linen, applncs, Kitch ware. Kosher & sh shab. Short Term rentals. 416-782-6791 Nahalaot/ Rehavia Private house, extremely rare,15 rms Prking,elevator, garden, shelter 054-2382016 No5floor@gmail.com For sale Israel KIryat GAT Near Beersheva- 2 Brs, KItch, L/R, 400 sq ft, front yard, playground.$80K Call 917-804-4158 New Villa very high quality. Stunning, 210sq M corner center of Omer, 2floors 052-758-8102

9085 For sale: One of the largest Glatt kosher supermarkets in southeast FL. Catering, butcher, deli, produce dept. huge potential. 561-317-0274

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