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Escape from Egypt: YU Student Becomes a Witness to History
Herzliya Conference
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On Monday (Feb. 7), the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, spoke at the 11th Annual Herzliya Conference, an annual conference discussing global policy and touching on contemporary security and strategic issues the IDF is facing. ccording to Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi, the recent events in Egypt are the result of a much gradual but deeper change, a change brewing from beneath, which was only recently brought to the surface. “Peace with Egypt is a strategic asset for Israel without a doubt. I hope there will be stabilization over there, but it’s hard to say what will happen,” said the Chief of the General Staff. According to Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi, the various intelligence agencies were surprised by the revolution in the streets of Egypt, but not alarmed they had no prior warning. “No
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intelligence system has a crystal ball,” said Chief of Staff Ashkenazi, while noting that the IDF Intelligence Branch did not predict the outburst of protests any better than the Egyptian military did. “As soon as the protests started, the Egyptian Chief of Staff rushed back to Cairo from Washington D.C. He didn’t know this was happening. The characteristics and components of the regimes surrounding us, together with the fact that these nations center their activities around social media networks, changes the situation,” added the Chief of Staff. “Beyond the strategic importance of Egypt, there are great tensions that exist within the Middle East—between a new world and an old world, between radical agents and non-radical,” said the Chief of Staff who said, in his opinion, that we can and should emphasize the strength and stable
Close to 1000 people including dignitaries and such prominent rabbinic figures as HaRav Yisroel Meir Lau, former Chief Rabbi of Israel and current Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, gathered at the Lander College For Women on Thursday evening, February 3rd to mark the first yahrzeit of the passing of the highly esteemed Touro College founder and president, Rabbi Dr. Bernard (Dov Ber) Lander, ZT"L who left this world on February 8, 2010 at the age of 94. auded as a "preeminent leader in the Jewish community and a stalwart pioneer in both Jewish and general higher education", Dr. Lander's legacy will be one of complete and selfless dedication to the educational needs of Jewish students around the globe. With only 35 students enrolled, Touro College opened its doors in 1971 as a small college in midtown Manhattan, and under Dr. Lander's leadership, Touro saw exponential growth over the next few decades and
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Refusal of Washington Bus Ads Came Amidst Fear of Terrorist Attacks Law-enforcement officials warned King County Executive Dow Constantine that a bus ad alleging Israeli war crimes — and two ads in response accusing Palestinians of the same — could lead to attacks on buses and passengers, according to documents filed Monday in federal court. fter being advised that news about the ad controversy had been posted on a website associated with the Palestinian Hamas movement, Constantine said, he was concerned the ad would increase the risk of a terrorist attack. The news story was posted on the website of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, which describes itself as “the armed branch” of Hamas. Al-Qassam made no threat against Metro. The county’s legal filings were in response to a lawsuit on behalf of the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, which claims its First Amendment free-speech rights were violated when Constantine canceled its ad after a flood of telephone and e-mail complaints. The ad never
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appeared. Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union have asked the court to direct the county to run the ad, which the county accepted but then canceled. Doug Honig, spokesman for the ACLU of Washington, said the county’s response to the suit “contains nothing that changes our view that the county should honor its contract to run the previously approved ad submitted by the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign. We look forward to presenting our case” at a hearing Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Scheduled to run on the sides of 12 Metro buses for four weeks starting in late December, the ad showed children looking at a damaged building in Gaza, with the words, “Israeli war crimes — your tax dollars at work.” After news of the ad circulated internationally, the David Horowitz Freedom Center and American Freedom Defense Initiative’s Stop Islamization of America submitted ads to Metro alleging Palestinian war crimes. Constantine put a moratorium on new non-
US Looks to Reassure Israel as Protests Roil Middle East As domestic turmoil sweeps moderate Arab countries and emboldens Islamic groups across the Middle East, the US assured Israel Tuesday that it was attentive to its security concerns. egardless of the situation facing any government in the region, our friendship, our partnership and our alliance with Israel is unchanged,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters. Protests in Jordan and Kuwait are echoing the massive rallies in Egypt, where demonstrators continue to demand the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and Tunisia, which forced out the dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. The Iranian regime and Hizbullah have been among the Islamic entities to seize on the protests as a sign of momentum swinging toward their agendas and a weakening of the pro-West alliance in the Middle East. They also raise the specter of groups like the Muslim Brotherhood playing a role in whatever new governing structure emerges. Israel, Saudi Arabia and other American regional allies have expressed concern that the US was abandoning its ties with friendly leaders as the situation on the ground heated up. Asked whether the recent events were causing the US to re-evaluate how it deals with unde-
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In a phone conversation with newly installed Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, a military leader and Mubarak confidant, US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out the reforms the US is looking for, according to information put out by the State Department. These include “immediately ending the arrests, harassment, beating and detention of journalists and political and civil society activists,” and allowing for freedom of speech and assembly; immediately rescinding the emergency law, which Mubarak has used to stay in power for 30 years and to suppress democratic rights; broadening talks with opposition groups to include more parties; and inviting the opposition to jointly develop “a roadmap and timetable for transition.” Writing in The New York Times, Middle East expert David Makovsky pointed to the competing concerns the US is trying to balance as it calibrates its policy toward Egypt. “President Obama is walking a tightrope: On the one hand, he aims to support American democratic values in non-democratic states,” Makovsky wrote. “On the other hand, he and his advisers must realize that democratic revolutions in the Middle East have all too often been subverted by groups that use liberal means to reach illiberal ends.”
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Herzliya Conference LT. GEN. ASHKENAZI:
“IDF must be prepared on more than one front” Continued from Cover character of Israel. “Israel is an asset to the entire West, an island of stability in the Middle East,” said the Chief of Staff. Addressing the other regional dangers, which constitute strategic and security challenges to Israel and the IDF, said Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi, “The radical camp is getting stronger, a sign that could be seen long before the protests in Egypt, just by looking at what is happening in Lebanon and Turkey. Iran is behind the majority of the funding, the arming, the training and the equipment of most of the terrorist movements in the region—and not just in the region,” said Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi, adding that the reason for this can be attributed to the weakening of the moderates and traditional leadership in the Arab world, as well as a changing perception of the US’s influence in the region. “When you look at the region, you understand that the IDF must be prepared for a confrontation on more than one front,” said the Chief of Staff. “The axis of radicals consumes a huge amount of resources that the IDF has. The number of threats has grown and we need to be ready for all the different types of threats, in order to build up military strength accordingly,” he added. Maj. Gen. Ashkenazi, part of the generation of young commanders who found themselves fighting during the Yom Kippur War, understands that today’s reality is completely different. “In those days, the meaning of
______________________ Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi: “if in our perception of security, the necessity of short wars is still relevant, and I think it is, it is not enough to build firepower.” ______________________ losing was losing Israeli territories, in the North or in the South. I don’t doubt Hamas or Hezbollah’s abilities, but they cannot conquer territories,” said the Chief of Staff. In this current reality, he explained, “We are dealing with a situation in which most of the fighting is taking place on the Israeli home front.” The Chief of Staff added that Israel’s enemies in the region, including Hezbollah, Syria and Hamas, have their own concept of 'resistance'. “They understand that confronting the IDF on the traditional battlefield has an expensive price to pay. Therefore, they changed the perception of the way in which they operate and chose to move to urban areas, from which they fire high-trajectory weapons at Israel. They operate from within civilian populations, which we avoid harming as much as possible, but their perception is that we do and we have to deal with it in every way: both in explaining to the world and to our allies, and in building a perception of action and power accordingly.” According to him, the IDF will have to organize the home front in Israel as an organized civilian home front which will be able to cope in a better way than it did during the Second Lebanon War. “We are working with the home front, and in the perception of its security too,” stressed the Chief of Staff. He noted that at the same time, the IDF operates for the protection of the home front by means of technologically advanced defense systems, such as the Iron Dome and
David’s Sling, which were designed to protect densely populated centers and strategic spots. However, the Chief of Staff stressed in his speech that one should not make do with the current situation. “We need to continue to build impressive firing ability. The IDF has a particularly impressive firing ability, for it has unparalleled ability to define targets and hit them with great speed and accuracy. But however impressive the fire, we cannot rely on it alone in responding to the enemy. Our firing ability is able to strike critically and locate the targets – but it is not sufficient.” According to him, “if in our perception of security, the necessity of short wars is still relevant, and I think it is, it is not enough to build firepower. I wish we could resolve this with the Air Force and UAVs, but we must have a significant offensive maneuver force, especially on ground, in order to ultimately succeed in targeting those terror organizations decisively. We cannot make do with just firing from a distance. Fire can accomplish many things, but defending or holding territory is not one of them. Thus we need also the M-16, the F-16 is not sufficient.” In addition to these components, the Chief of Staff noted the power and effectiveness of the Military Intelligence Branch. “Most of the time, war is silent and beneath the surface, but we need to be ready. Our use of fire is very accurate, 84% of the use of fire during Operation Cast Lead was accurate, taking into consideration reducing the number of innocent casualties. But all this impressive deterrence would not be effective unless there are targets with higher military value, and the Intelligence Branch led directives to change these targets significantly” the Chief of Staff said. The Chief of Staff added that “all this is not enough without the high quality of human resources. If the IDF has an advantage, it is the exceptional quality of its people who comprise it: soldiers in their mandatory service, commanders who are part of the chain of command, and reserve soldiers. After four years, I am satisfied with the quality of human resources that we have and with their ability to carry out impressive missions. Despite what is being said about Israel's education system people are amazed when they meet our soldiers —the young soldiers are of excellence, and we need to continue to help them develop.” Chief of Staff Ashkenazi also discussed the fact that the “age of those in the military profession continues to rise. We are increasing the age of our command – the age of company commanders today is that of battalion commanders 20 years ago. The training is more substantial and the reservist component adds focus to our forces.” In closing his speech, and in light that his term is coming to an end, the Chief of Staff chose to conclude with a few words regarding his tenure as Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. “I am completing four years in office. It is a great privilege to command this army. I feel that I had a big privilege because I was already discharged once and then given the rare gift to have a second chance. The IDF today is strong, deterrent and of high quality. It is determined and understands the mission and its responsibility,” said the Chief of Staff. "The IDF is stronger than all the threats surrounding it…I leave with a feeling of fulfillment and security. People know that the IDF does not belong to anyone, but at the same time belongs to everyone. This is how they operate, and will continue to operate."
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Israeli Court Sets Precedent by Upholding Right of ‘Aguna’ A woman’s bid to sue her recalcitrant husband for NIS 700,000 (app. $200,000) in damages after he consistently refused her a get for more than 16 years was upheld this week in a precedent-setting decision by the Tel Aviv District Court. he woman standing before us has been held hostage by the [husband] who has no valid reason for the prison that he made for her simply because she once agreed to marry him,” wrote the judge, ruling on a case brought by the husband, who was appealing the damage award set by a family court. “The respondent had the right to a get from the moment she wanted one, and all the more so when she married the appellant at the age of 24, was with him for all of three months, and knew no comfort from him.” “Today, almost 40 years old, she continues to suffer from his cruelty towards her,” the judge continued. “He prevents, and prevented her, from experiencing life’s joys, establishing a family, and especially from having children. We are talking about immeasurable damage that increases by the day. These actions are immoral and go against the Basic Law – Human Dignity and Freedom.” “This is indeed an important precedent,” commented attorney Susan Weiss, founder of the Center for Women’s Justice (CWJ),
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______________________ “Religious laws cannot be exploited to abuse... or be used to infringe on... basic rights to autonomy and freedom.” ______________________ which has represented the women since her first attempt to seek damages in Family Court through this appeal hearing in the district court. “This is the first time a court of appeals has ruled on such a case and its decision – barring a contrary ruling by the Supreme Court – is binding on all family courts in Israel.” She added, “This is also an important ruling for CWJ, for Israeli women, as well as for Jewish women in the Diaspora. It is our hope that this case will serve as a precedent for women all over the world
allowing them to realize that religious laws cannot be exploited to abuse them or be used to infringe on their basic rights to autonomy and freedom.” Weiss explained that one of the main goals of the CWJ, since its inception in 2001, is to establish that get refusal is abuse (a “tort”) that entitles women to damages. CWJ has successfully achieved damage judgments for agunot, or “chained women,” in family courts all over Israel in amounts totaling millions of shekels. This ruling marks the first time that these judgments were confirmed by an appellate court. “Slowly but surely, we have convinced family courts all over Israel to award out clients damages,” she said, adding that in this particular case, the husband appealed the family court’s ruling in the Tel Aviv District Court. In Israel all Jews must be married in accordance with Halacha, although civil marriages from abroad are recognized. Divorces among Jews must also be effected in accordance with Jewish law. According to Jewish law, a woman cannot remarry until her husband agrees to give her a get. Women waiting for an intransigent husband to give a get are known as agunot, or “chained” women. If agunot do marry without receiving a get from their previous husbands, the children born of the second marriage are considered illegitimate, or mamzerim, and can only marry another mamzer or a convert. While the rabbinical courts are empowered by law to impose sanctions to coerce one of the sides, usually the husband, to grant a divorce, the CWJ maintains that they generally don’t.
Coins from the Second Temple Period Found in Galilee House
Police in the western Negev were searching for illegal weapons Thursday morning in the Arab village of Kfar Mizra'a, and instead found a treasure trove of valuable coins from the Second Temple period. Along with the coins, police found numerous ancient clay jugs. The items were estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of shekels. Police arrested the owners of the house where the items were found, on suspicion that they had stolen them from archaeological sites. The coins and jugs were transferred to the Antiquities Authority.
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First Time in History Yair Naveh – First Religious UFO ‘Sighted’ in Jerusalem Chief of General Staff over Temple Mount Maj.-Gen. Yair Naveh will make history in two weeks and will become the first religious officer to be appointed the IDF’s chief of General Staff.
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At least three videos taken simultaneously appear to show an unidentified flying lighted object - a UFO, in common parlance - hovering directly over the Temple Mount late this past Thursday night. ne video was apparently taken by a tourist from the United States, from within or very near to the Old City, and the others were taken by Israelis at the Haas Promenade, less than three kilometers away. The videos have been posted on Youtube, including a video that features two of them synchronized into one. Taken around 1 AM Friday morning, the videos show a ball of light dropping towards the Dome of the Rock, remaining there for about 24 seconds, and then suddenly shooting up and away. The first video shows the light revolving around itself, and then shooting upward with no accompanying flash of light. The other videos show the light higher
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e will hold the post for 60 days, during which it is possible that he will receive a permanent appointment or will be replaced by a different general. The son of Holocaust survivors, Naveh was born in Gedera in 1957 and went to high school at the prestigious Netiv Meir Yeshiva in the capital. He was drafted into the IDF in 1975 and climbed the ranks in the Golani Brigade until he was appointed commander of the elite infantry unit in 1991. He later served as chief infantry and paratrooper’s officer, and in 1999 was appointed commander of the Gaza Division, a position he held during the first years of the second intifada. In 2003 he was appointed OC Home Front Command and in 2005 he became head of the IDF’s Central Command. In 2007, Naveh retired from the army
UFO, as seen from less than three kilometers away hovering over the Temple Mount. in the sky for an undetermined period, then floating downwards relatively quickly, and then soaring upwards immediately after a light flash. No official explanation for the phenomenon, if it actually occurred, has been given. Some observers have noted that though the videos appear to show the same thing from different angles, the fact that other lights in the scenes are not twinkling, nor do other things appear to be moving, indicate that the "UFO" was artificially introduced into what is actually a still shot of the Jerusalem night scene. Others are convinced that the videos are accurate. A fourth video was later added, adding to both sides' certainty of their different viewpoints. Official alleged UFO sightings over Jerusalem have been very rare, if any.
______________________ “Settlement supporters did not forgive Naveh for his participation in the pullout...” ______________________ after 32 years of service and shortly thereafter was hired as the CEO of CityPass, the consortium that is building the light rail in Jerusalem. He was brought back to the army in October to serve as deputy to Maj.-Gen. Yoav Galant, who had been tapped to succeed Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and on Tuesday lost the post. Naveh’s career has not always been easy. As commander of the Central Command, he
The son of Holocaust survivors, Naveh was born in Gedera in 1957 he will become the first religious officer to be appointed the IDF’s chief of General Staff. oversaw the evacuation in 2005 from four settlements in Samaria as part of the disengagement. Settlement supporters did not forgive him for his participation in the pullout and right-wing activists began stalking Naveh and held weekly demonstrations outside his home in Givat Shmuel. Naveh has run into diplomatic trouble during his career. In 2001, following mortar attacks from the Gaza Strip, the IDF launched “Operation Hot Days.” Naveh, who was Gaza Division commander, told reporters that the army would remain in the Strip for “days, weeks or months,” sparking American anger. Then-foreign minister Shimon Peres issued an official clarification. In 2006, at a conference in Jerusalem, Naveh told an audience of diplomats and foreign journalists that King Abdullah II could be the last king in Jordan. After the remarks made headlines around the world, Prime minister Ehud Olmert called Abdullah to apologize.
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Barghouti Calls Israel, the Worst and Most Abominable Enemy Known to Humanity BY ITAMAR MARCUS Last week Marwan Barghouti sent a letter to the International Conference for Palestinian Prisoners in Morocco, expressing his views on the Palestinian conflict with Israel. e referred to Israel as "the worst and most abominable enemy known to humanity and modern history," while calling the Palestinian people "the great Palestinian nation, initiator of revolutions and Intifadas." He advocated that Palestinians "continue on the path of resistance," and said that "the national independence of nations is seized, through sacrifice, resistance, resolve, and struggle. National independence is seized;
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______________________ “Barghouti advocated that Palestinians ‘continue on the path of resistance’.” ______________________ one does not wait for it." Barghouti also encouraged a full boycott of all Israeli products: "We must continue to act to isolate Israel further on the international, official, and popular level, and on all levels and in all spheres, as well as continu-
Imprisoned terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti encouraged a full boycott of all Israel. ing the campaign to boycott all Israeli goods, not limiting it to settlement goods exclusively." Barghouti is popular as a leader among Palestinians. Asked who they would vote for president, 19.1 % of the Palestinians polled would vote for Barghouti - almost as many as the 20.2 % who said they would vote for Abbas, who received the most votes in a poll from October 2010. Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison for orchestrating suicide terror attacks against Israeli civilians. After he was convicted and imprisoned, he was re-elected member of the Palestinian Authority parliament. At he time of his arrest in 2002 Barghouti was the head of Fatah's military wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.
Israel Jittery About Gas Supply from Egypt An explosion at an Egyptian gas terminal that disrupted the supply of fuel to Israel had Israeli officials pressing to speed development of a natural gas deposit that they say can make Israel energy independent. nfrastructures Minister Uzi Landau wants the government to back loans so financing can be obtained to develop the Tamar field, off Israel’s coast in the Mediterranean Sea, a spokesman said. Landau also favors exempting the field’s developers from a proposed windfall tax. “We have to do everything to improve Israel’s energy security,” Landau told Israel Radio on Sunday. “It is Israel’s obligation to remove as soon as possible every obstacle” to developing Tamar, he said. Landau’s spokesman, Chen Ben-Lulu, said the goal was to have gas from Tamar flowing into Israel by 2013. The explosion in Egypt “just proves” the need to do so, he added. “We want energy independence and to achieve it as soon as possible,” Ben-Lulu said. The explosion in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula came amid the popular uprising against longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The blast set off a massive fire that was contained by shutting off the flow of gas to Jordan and Israel. Egypt’s natural gas company said the fire was caused by a gas leak, but local officials said an explosive device was detonated inside the terminal. Egypt is to sell Israel 1.7 billion cubic meters a year for at least 15 years under a deal that went into effect three years ago. Israeli industry analysts see that flow as important to diversifying Israel’s fuel sources and for political relations. At the same time, the turmoil in Egypt, which supplies up to half of the natural gas that Israel currently uses to power its electri-
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cal plants, has emphasized to Israelis the dangers of relying on other sources for fuel. Israel’s Tamar field is said to contain about 8 trillion cubic meters of gas. In December, gas exploration companies led by U.S.-based Noble Energy announced that another deposit in Israeli waters, Leviathan, contained some 16 trillion cubic meters. The finds are enough to keep Israel energy self-sufficient for decades, Israeli experts say. “Israel needs to achieve security of energy supply. This is one of the most fundamental security and economic aspects of a country,” said Gina Cohen, an electricity and gas industry consultant based in Israel. The notion of energy independence is a radical shift for Israel, a country that has had to haul oil from Mexico and coal from South Africa because its oil-rich Arab neighbors won’t sell it fuel. The supply of gas from Egypt has always been dogged by fears that the flow could be disrupted by saboteurs or political forces hostile to the deal and Egypt’s 1979 peace treaty with Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the government had been prepared for the possible disruption of Egyptian supplies and arranged for other sources to compensate. “Because of these advance preparations, no disruptions in the gas supply to Israel are expected,” he said.
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Escape from Egypt: YU Student Four Held for Heist from Milan Synagogue Becomes a Witness to History
YU student Sion Settons visits the pyramids and Sphinx on the last day they were open to the public. Sion Setton, a fourth-year rabbinical student at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Thelogical Seminary (RIETS) and a Yeshiva College graduate, had no idea that over the course his short vacation to Egypt tracing his family roots, he would witness the beginning of a historic revolution. orn and raised in Brooklyn, Setton may be a native New Yorker but his roots are Egyptian. “While Egypt’s history with Judaism has been long and often turbulent,” said Setton, “a lot of people might not realize the presence and the value Egypt had for the Jewish nations throughout history. Egypt has housed many sages, from Maimonides to Rabbi Yosef Azoulay, known
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“I wanted to see where my parents grew up, the different synagogues they went to and the streets they walked down. I wanted to go and experience that myself,” said Setton. Upon landing in Cairo, Setton immediately got hints of the anti-Mubarak sentiments that flourished in the air. “My taxi driver from the airport was telling us all about the amazing sites to see in Egypt but also pointed to Mubarak’s home and expressed ‘we’re not so happy with him’,” said Setton. Later that night at the hotel, Setton was informed of a holiday that would be held the following day to “honor the police,” as it was explained to him. He was further notified that there might be a few anti-Mubarak protestors and to “be careful.” “We didn’t think it was such a big deal. When you’re from Manhattan, you think of a protest as peaceful picket signs. We didn’t think it would become something so chaotic.” Tuesday was Setton’s last evening in Cairo and though he was advised not to go out because the protest might accelerate, he said, “It was my last evening in Cairo and I was not going to just stay in the hotel.” When he left to go to a concert that evening, all
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Massive Floods Damage Melbourne Jewish Infrastructure Wild floods and mass flash flooding triggered by the category five storm, Cyclone Yasi, upset several heavily populated suburbs in Melbourne’s 50,000strong Jewish community on Feb. 3. The storm prompted the closure of the Sephardi Synagogue on Shabbat and caused severe damage to Jewish community buildings in Melbourne. t least 2 Jewish schools were flooded, and offices of 'Australian Jewish News' were also partially affected. Bialik College – one of the largest Jewish schools in the country – was reportedly closing for two days this week due to damage. “The streets were like rivers,” Aron said. He said one house in a low-lying area of his street was completely flooded. “The water was waist high.”
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Driving rain and wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour battered Victoria, ripping roofs from buildings, felling trees and closing roads, schools and other premises. Some suburbs received more than 5.9 inches of rain in 24 hours, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. This storm hit just weeks after rampant floods deluged the state, claiming at least 35 lives.
In this undated handout photo made available by Israeli police, Jewish religious items worth over US $1 million, according to police estimates, are seen. Israeli police say they have arrested four Israeli men in the theft of the Judaica items from a synagogue in Milan, Italy. Four Tel Aviv residents in their 20s were arrested by police on suspicion of stealing Judaica from a Milan synagogue worth over a million dollars. etectives from the Yarkon Police station, who seized the stolen items during raids, said the suspects were trying to sell them in Israel. All the stolen objects – silver Torah crowns, rimmonim and other silver and gold objects worth more than $700,000 – were recovered. Police said the four suspects – two thieves and two who received the goods in Israel – belonged to a gang that had carried out similar thefts in other European synagogues. The theft was discovered when Rabbi David Schunnach opened the ark that houses the Torah scrolls to prepare for Shabbat. According to Italian reports, the syna-
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gogue’s security camera showed two thieves taking the items from the ark earlier in the week. They apparently had gained access to the synagogue by posing as worshipers. Schunnach alerted Judaica dealers in Israel and elsewhere. According to Israeli reports, one dealer contacted authorities after recognizing the items when he was shown them for appraisal. “In the next few days we will know the details of what took place,” Milan Jewish community President Roberto Jarach said. “I want to underscore the fundamental importance of the immediate action taken by Rabbi Schunnach to alert his network of contacts in the world of Judaica collectors, the efficiency of the Carabinieri and, through Interpol, the effective action of the Israel forces of order.” Italy’s Carabinieri military police has a special section devoted to art theft.
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Obama to Call for $53B for High-Speed Rail
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Arizona's hot-button immigration law is on hold, pending court appeals, but its effects are rippling across the country as state legislatures reconfigured by the November elections begin their new sessions.
he disputed Arizona law would allow law enforcement officers to stop people and demand proof of legal immigration status. In July, a U.S. district judge granted the Obama administration's request for an injunction blocking parts of the trailblazing law, which raised many legal questions, including whether local officials can legally enforce federal immigration law and whether such local enforcement could lead to unconstitutional racial profiling. That hasn't deterred elected officials elsewhere — legislation closely modeled on Arizona's law has been introduced in at least 15 other states since the beginning of the year. (See box below.) And legislators in other states say they're awaiting clarification from the courts before introducing their own
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racial profiling, leaving anyone who looks or sounds "different" vulnerable to being targeted by police — "just like the way AfricanAmericans were discriminated years before," said Sole Arrellano, an organizer for the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance. Democratic state Sen. David Jordan, who is black, also said opposition to the bill crossed racial and ethnic lines. "Those of us who have been in the struggle to see how things were done have to be skeptical of anything targeting AfricanAmericans and Latinos," Jordan said. While the measures haven't gotten the national attention the Arizona law commanded, they are dividing legislators and immigration activists just as sharply. Massachusetts police arrested a man last month and accused him of sending a threatening e-mail to Will Snyder, a Republican who introduced an Arizona-style law in the Florida House. "You better just stop that ridiculous law if you value your and your family's lives, a-----," the e-mail said, according to The Miami Herald. They're also putting high-profile governors on the spot in states with large immigrant populations. One of them is Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a potential candidate for the White House in 2012. The House passed its own version of the bill last week, and the two versions must be reconciled before it can go to Barbour's desk. He has signaled that he would likely sign it if it does, but the equation is a delicate one. Strict enforcement of immigration law is an important Republican talking point, especially among conservative voters and those aligned with the Tea Party movement. But Barbour acknowledged that immigrant voters also are an important constituency, especially in Mississippi, where immigrants flocked to the state for rebuilding jobs after Hurricane Katrina devastated the coast in 2005.
Many states are facing the same problems as Arizona as more and more illegal aliens cross the border between Mexico and the United States. "I don't know where we would have been in Mississippi after Katrina if it hadn't been for the Spanish speakers that came in to help rebuild, and there's no doubt in my mind that some of them weren't here legally," Barbour said. "If they hadn't come and stayed for a few months or a couple of years, we would be way, way, way behind where we are now." Republican governors in two other big states, Texas and Florida, face similar calculations. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has taken a hard line on some angles of the immigration issue. He called on the state Legislature to make illegal immigration a priority this session. At the same time, Perry has opposed enacting an Arizona-style law, saying little can be done until border security is "dealt with first."
resident Barack Obama is calling for a sixyear, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure spending to jumpstart job creUS President ation. An initial $8 bil- Barak Obama lion in spending will be part of the budget plan Obama is set to release Monday. If Congress approves the plan, the money would go toward developing or improving trains that travel up to 250 miles per hour, and connecting existing rail lines to new projects. The White House wouldn’t say where the money for the rest of the program would come from, though it’s likely Obama would seek funding in future budgets or transportation bills. Obama’s push for high-speed rail spending is part of his broad goal of creating jobs in the short-term and increasing American competitiveness for the future through new spending on infrastructure, education and innovation. During last month’s State of the Union address, Obama said he wanted to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail within 25 years. At the same time he’s calling for new spending on sectors like high-speed rail in the upcoming budget, Obama also has pledged to cut overall spending as he seeks to bring down the nation’s mounting deficit. The White House has said environmental programs for the Great Lakes, and block grants for community service and community development are among the programs that will face cuts. But it’s unlikely the cuts Obama proposes in the budget will be enough to appease the GOP. Republicans now controlling the House have promised to slash domestic agencies’ budgets by nearly 20 percent for the coming year. The White House has said cuts must be cautious, arguing that drastic reductions in spending could cause the still-fragile eco-
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MTA Eyes Sliding Doors on Subway Platforms to Prevent Falls onto Tracks
The MTA may install sliding mechanical doors on subway platforms so riders can't fall, jump - or get pushed to the tracks. he metal-and-glass doors would be part of a barrier along a platform's edge and would open only after a train stops at the station, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority document shows. The system would help prevent tragic incidents, like the Sunday morning death on the L train tracks of 24-year-old Brendan Mahoney in Brooklyn, officials said. And it would protect riders from killers like Andrew Goldstein, the mental patient who shoved 32-year-old Kendra Webdale to her death in front of a speeding N train beneath Madison Square Park in 1999. In 2009 alone, 90 people were struck by trains - and 40 died, NYC Transit stats show. "We are very early in the process of looking at the possibility of installing platform doors that would go a long way toward enhancing passenger safety and station appearance," MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said. The protective platforms under consideration are increasingly common overseas in cities like London, Paris and Tokyo. They are also in use closer to home at AirTrain stops in Queens and in New Jersey.
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Subway riders yesterday said the platform barriers and doors would be a good addition but worried about the costs and whether installation would drive fares up. "I think it's great but ... I don't know where they'll get the funds to finance that," said Dave Ugelow, a 24-year-old Manhattan law student. "Anything that can prevent people from falling or jumping on the tracks is a good thing." One plan under consideration is to allow whoever builds the doors to share the revenue from advertising that would go on them. NYC Transit has drafted a two-page list of requirements for the platform-edge barriers in what is called a "Request for Information" that is due back from manufacturers in March. It asks companies interested in the project to describe their qualifications and how they might proceed if selected. Proponents say the door would do more than just help protect passengers - it would also help reduce the number of lawsuits and the million-dollar payouts the agency faces each year. Another added benefit: The doors would prevent trash from being tossed or blown onto the tracks. Hundreds of trains are delayed each month by small fires ignited by sparks from trains and the electrified third rail.
New Life for NYC/NJ Rail Tunnel New Jersey’s two U.S. senators are touting a proposal to build a new “Gateway Tunnel” to boost needed rail passenger services between New York City and New Jersey. ens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both Democrats, said in a press release late Sunday that the tunnel would amount to a new Trans-Hudson rail tunnel, the monumental project that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie canceled in October because of the expense. The two senators said they will hold a press conference with Amtrak officials Monday at Hilton Newark Penn Station. Christie killed the plans to build a second commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River, a project that would have been the United States’ biggest public works project if it had gone forward. The cost was an estimated $9 billion to $14 billion. Representatives for the two senators told The Star-Ledger that the Gateway route would follow approximately the nine-mile path from Secaucus to New York City that had been proposed for the derailed project. But the Gateway route would connect to new tracks in Penn Station, rather than end under the city’s West 34th Street. It also would allow for 13 additional NJ Transit trains per hour and eight additional
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Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg, left, and Robert Menendez are touting a proposal to build a new 'Gateway Tunnel' to boost needed rail passenger services between NYC and NJ. Amtrak trains, the paper reported. Proponents of the project would have to find federal and local funding for it. The paper’s website NJ.com first reported the scheduled announcement. The Trans-Hudson tunnel was in the planning stages for decades. Last year, federal authorities mailed New Jersey a bill for $271 million for engineering and construction work done on the tunnel before Christie canceled the project. Christie is fighting the payment and has filed an appeal.
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Smoking Ban for Beaches and Parks is Approved After a bitter debate over individual liberties and the role of government, the City Council last week handily approved a bill to ban smoking in 1,700 city parks and along 14 miles of city beaches. y a 36-to-12 vote, the Council passed the most significant expansion of antismoking laws since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg pushed to prohibit smoking in restaurants and bars in 2002. The Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, said the ban was an affirmation of the rights of nonsmokers. “Their health and their lives should not be negatively impacted because other people have decided to smoke,” Ms. Quinn said at a news conference. Opponents of the bill spoke strongly against it; several members derided it as an overly broad law that would infringe on individual liberties. “We’re moving towards a totalitarian society if in fact we’re going to have those kinds of restrictions on New Yorkers,” said Councilman Robert Jackson of Manhattan, who described himself as a marathon runner and nonsmoker. Others said the ban would set a dangerous precedent. Councilman Daniel J. Halloran III of Queens said, “Once we pass this, we will next be banning smoking on sidewalks, and then in the cars of people who are driving minors and then in the homes.” A compromise that would establish designated smoking areas outdoors was scuttled by Council leaders in favor of an all-out ban. The bill will become law 90 days after Mr. Bloomberg signs it, which he is expected to
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do this month. “This summer, New Yorkers who go to our parks and beaches for some fresh air and fun will be able to breathe even cleaner air and sit on a beach not littered with cigarette butts,” Mr. Bloomberg said in a statement. Enforcement of the law will fall to the Department of Parks and Recreation, which can impose $50 fines. Councilwoman Gale A. Brewer of Manhattan, a longtime advocate for stricter antismoking laws, said increasing revenue for the city was not the goal. “I’m not interested in arrests; I’m not interested in revenue,” she said. “I’m just interested in public health.” Ms. Quinn said she would look for more ways to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke but declined to provide specifics. A city health department study published in 2009 found that 57 percent of nonsmoking adult New Yorkers had an elevated level of a nicotine byproduct in their blood indicating recent exposure to cigarette smoke. The comparable nationwide figure was 45 percent. City health officials say that people seated within three feet of a smoker are exposed to roughly the same levels of secondhand smoke, regardless of whether they are indoors or outdoors. The ban is also intended to help reduce trash in public places. In addition to applying to parks and beaches, the ban approved on Wednesday would extend to pedestrian malls and plazas like those in and around Times Square. One group will be exempted from the restrictions: actors lighting up a cigarette in a park or on a beach for the purposes of a theatrical production.
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WAR ON TERROR
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February 11, 2011
WAR ON TERROR Indonesia Charges Cleric with Planning Terrorist Attacks Wiki Papers Expose Manhunt for Three ‘9/11 Helpers’
One of Indonesia’s most senior radical Muslim clerics could face the death penalty after prosecutors formally lodged terrorism charges against him.
bu Bakar Bashir, an elderly cleric long accused of being a main terrorist ideologue, was charged with coordinating and financing a militant group that was violently suppressed by the police last year after it set up an armed training camp in the northern Sumatran province of Aceh. Prosecutors lodged the case file with the charges, which contain a maximum sentence of death, on the same day that defense lawyers mounted a constitutional challenge to Mr. Bashir’s long detention since his arrest in August last year. A lawyer for Mr. Bashir, Mahendradatta, said the case against Mr. Bashir was based on flimsy evidence and accused the authorities of deliberately delaying the cleric’s trial in order to keep him detained. “He’s already getting old, why do they have to detain him? This is proof that their true purpose is to keep Ustad silent,” Mr. Mahendradatta said, using an honorific term for some Muslim men. Mr. Bashir, who leads an above-ground Islamic organization called Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid, was being persecuted to please the United States, Mr. Mahendradatta said.
The FBI has launched an international manhunt for three suspects who cased New York landmarks in the days before 9/11 and fled the country just as the attacks unfolded, according to a startling report based on new leaked government documents.
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he three men, who are from Qatar, flew from London to New York in August 2001 in order to conduct “surveillance” of potential terror targets and are believed to have provided “support” to the hijackers who flew planes into the Twin Towers, according to the secret documents that were given to Britain’s Telegraph newspaper by WikiLeaks. “They visited the World Trade Center, the Statue of Liberty, the White House and various areas in Virginia,” the documents say. They then flew from Washington to LA, where they stayed in a single hotel room and paid in cash. Hotel staff said they saw pilot uniforms, computer printouts with pilot names and flight numbers, and packages addressed to the Middle East.
T Abu Bakar Bashir, an elderly cleric long accused of being a main terrorist ideologue. group’s Aceh training camp last year. In subsequent crackdowns, scores of terrorism suspects were arrested or killed, including Dulmatin, one of Southeast Asia’s most wanted terrorism suspects. Islamist militants have been accused during the past year of a number of attacks on the police as well as armed robberies. The police have also alleged nascent plots to attack foreign interests and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The case is the third legal attempt in less than a decade by the Indonesian authorities against Mr. Bashir, a founder of the radical Jemaah Islamiyah movement. The group has been blamed for a series of attacks, including the 2002 bombing of nightclubs on Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreigners. Mr. Bashir was acquitted in 2003 of earlier charges related to the Bali attack but was convicted on a passport violation. He was convicted of conspiracy in a second case and was released in 2005 after more than two years in prison. Sidney Jones, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said that, unlike in earlier cases, the Indonesian authorities appeared to have a strong enough case to guarantee a heavy sentence against Mr. Bashir. “I think they do have a strong case, and I don’t think this is an unusual time period,” Ms. Jones said. “Because in the Aceh cases, some of those guys were arrested in February and their trials didn’t start for another six months.”
______________________ “Mr. Al Mansoori is currently under investigation by the FBI for his possible involvement in the 11 September 2001 attacks.” ______________________ The men, Meshal Alhajri, Fahad Abdulla and Ali Alfehaid, were booked to fly from LA to the DC area on Sept. 10, but didn’t show. The next day, five others hijacked a DC-to-LA flight and flew the Boeing 757 into the Pentagon. After skipping their flight, the three hopped a jet to London and then traveled on to Qatar. Their current whereabouts are not known.
The FBI has launched an international manhunt for three suspects who cased the World Trade Center and other New York landmarks in the days before 9/11. According to the documents, the FBI believes the men got support from a United Arab Emirates resident named Mohamed Al Mansoori, who had been living in LA. Communications from last February between the US Embassy in Doha, Qatar, and the Homeland Security Department state, “Mr. Al Mansoori is currently under investigation by the FBI for his possible involvement in the 11 September 2001 attacks. He is suspected of aiding people who entered the US before the attacks to conduct surveillance of possible targets and providing other support to the hijackers.” A White House spokesman didn’t respond to a request for comment. Another secret document obtained by the Telegraph revealed security chiefs warned NATO members at a meeting in 2009 that al Qaeda was plotting to build “dirty radioactive IEDs [improvised explosive devices]” in Afghanistan.
Al-Qaeda: Still on Schedule for World Domination? BY HILLEL FENDEL (ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)
Al-Qaeda watchers have been keeping their eye on its “master plan for world domination,” first revealed in 2005. he plan was revealed by Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein when he interviewed top Al Qaeda leaders, including the mastermind of many terror attacks in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The plan is described as a seven-stage, long-term war, ending with the world coming under control of the Islamic Caliphate. Phase III, which was to follow the 9/11 attacks and subsequent preparations for Islamic battle against the West, was expected to last from 2007 to 2010. It was to have included “increasingly frequent attacks
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Iranian Threat Iran Proclaims ‘Complete Domination’ Over Entrance to Persian Gulf Iran showed off new missile and satellite technology on Monday, and told its enemies it had "complete domination" of the entrance to the oil-rich Gulf. s part of Iran's annual revolution celebrations, a time traditionally marked by new technological and military advances, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled locally-made satellites while a senior commander showed off mass-produced missiles. "We should reach a point where we will be able to provide our knowledge and technology in the aerospace field to other countries," Ahmadinejad said in a speech, unveiling the satellites he said were for scientific purposes, and showing film of a satellite-carrier rocket. Although Iran is not engaged in any military conflict, it is on constant alert against possible attacks from the United States and Israel, which have not ruled out possible pre-emptive strikes to stop Tehran getting nuclear weapons. Iran says it has no intention of making nuclear bombs and that its atomic program, which is the subject of U.S., European and U.N. sanctions, is entirely peaceful. In 2009, Iran launched a domesticallymade satellite into orbit for the first time, a step that increased the West's fear that the Islamic Republic is seeking to build a nuclear bomb and missile delivery systems. The chief commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Ali Jafari, said the new mass-produced missile would be able to target enemies at sea. "Its speed is three times greater than the speed of sound and it cannot be traced and deactivated by enemies," official news agency IRNA quoted Jafari as saying.
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e quoted the head of the US agency in charge of ballistic missile defense, who estimated that by 2015, Iranian missiles could hit the territory of the United States. Allowing Iran to have such global leverage with nuclear arms is unacceptable, Sneh stated, and added that when people use the word 'containment' with regard to a nucleararmed Iran, he hears the word 'acquiescence.' Other speakers sounded somewhat resigned to the prospect that Iran would achieve nuclear capability, but Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, was optimistic. "In this difficult region of the world, America and Israel are the strong horses," he said. "They are the ones that set the agenda and can shape events, and in the instance of Iran over last two years what we have seen is a very assertive approach." Katulis referred to the "stories of the
H Ahmadinejad: “We should reach a point where we will be able to provide our knowledge and technology in the aerospace field to other countries.” Another Guards commander, Ali Fadavi, reiterated Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel through which 40 percent of the world's seaborne oil trade passes. "The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz are under the complete domination of the Revolutionary Guards ... and it would be blocked in case of a threat," he said, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. Foreign analysts say Iran would be reluctant to take such a drastic step as it would cut off its own oil exports.
Ahmadinejad Unveils New Home-Made Satellite avid-e-Elm va Sana’t’ (Promise of Science and Industry) satellite which weighs 50 kg is used for telephotography, measurement and specification of different locations from a 400meter altitude. The telecommunication, measurement and scientific satellite is due to be launched in the next few months to a distance of 250 to 375 kilometers from the earth's atmosphere and with the orbital angle of 55 degrees. The satellite can also measure temperatures of 27 points and areas on the Earth simultaneously and send the information to the control center. Iran announced on Saturday that it plans to unveil and send two other recently-built satellites into space in the near future. "Two satellites called Fajr (Dawn) and Rasad (Observation) will be unveiled during the Ten Day Dawn (from February 1-11,
BY GIL RONEN Iran's ballistic missiles can reach New Delhi, Moscow and Athens, and in 2-3 years will be able to hit Brussels, Paris and Berlin, Former Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh warned in a debate on Iran at the Herzliya Conference.
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marking the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979) and they will be launched in future," Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi told reporters. "Iran's measurement satellite will be launched into space from an Iranian launchpad and will have an Iranian exchange station and control station," Iranian president said late 2010. Ahmadinejad further noted Iran's plans for sending astronauts into space in 2024, and said that the issue had gone under a second study at a cabinet meeting and that the cabinet had decided to implement the plan in 2019, five years earlier than the date envisaged in the original plan. Iran has recently taken wide strides in aerospace. The country sent the first biocapsule of living creatures into space in February, using its home-made Kavoshgar3 (Explorer-3) carrier. Omid (hope) was Iran's first research satellite that was designed for gathering information and testing equipment. After orbiting for three months, Omid successfully completed its mission without any problem. It completed more than 700 orbits over seven weeks and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on April 25, 2009.
computer wars and the sabotage" allegedly carried out against the nuclear program in Iran, through the Stuxnet virus. "We have seen, I think, a sophisticated policy of pressure and assertive engagement which has forced Iran into a corner," he said. John Podesta, "Today Iran is CEO of the much more isolated Center for than it has been in American decades... A noose Progress has been created for Iran and it is hanging itself with it, with its own actions." "This did not exist before. We have moved beyond passive appeasement. The Obama administration has taken some very aggressive steps to renew the US-Israel partnership." Noting that the "strongest" war fought in the last two decades was the First Gulf War, in which a wide coalition was deployed, Katulis said that "Israel needs to work with America to think through - 'how do we build the coalition?'"
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Poll: Obama Even with Huckabee and Romney
Muslims to be Congressional Hearings’ Main Focus The new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday that he planned to call mostly Muslim and Arab witnesses to testify in hearings next month on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism. epresentative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, said he would rely on Muslims to make his case that American Muslim leaders have failed to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the effort to disrupt terrorist plots — a claim that was rebutted in recent reports by counterterrorism experts and in a forum on Capitol Hill on Monday. “I believe it will have more of an impact on the American people if they see people who are of the Muslim faith and Arab descent testifying,” Mr. King said. The hearings, which Mr. King said would start the week of March 7, have provoked an uproar from both the left and the right. The left has accused Mr. King of embarking on a
BY ELAD BENARI A new poll whose results were published shows that if the U.S. presidential elections were held today, it would be a very close race between the Democrats and the Republicans.
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Mr. Ellison: “I’m going to make it clear that I challenge the premise of the hearings.” ________________________________ witch hunt. The right has accused him of capitulation for calling Muslims like Representative Keith Ellison, Democrat of Minnesota, to testify while denying a platform to popular critics of Islamic extremism like Steven Emerson, Frank Gaffney, Daniel Pipes and Robert Spencer. As the hearings approach, the reaction from Muslim groups — initially outraged — has evolved into efforts to get Mr. King to enlarge the scope of the hearings beyond Muslims. They want to use the forum to rein-
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ccording to the poll by Rasmussen Reports, the two strongest candidates against President Barack Obama right now would be Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, but both of whom would be essentially tied with Obama. Romney would receive 44 percent to Obama’s 42 percent, while Huckabee and the president would each receive 43 percent of the vote. The poll looked at three other wellknown potential candidates: Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. All three trail Obama, with Palin at 38 percent compared to Obama’s 49 percent, Gingrich at 39 percent compared to 47 percent, and Paul by at 35 percent compared to 44 percent for the president. The poll looked at seven additional, lesser-known candidates, all of whom trailed by anywhere from 10 to 17 percentage points. The poll’s most significant finding is that regardless of the Republican candidate who will face off against Obama, the president earns between 42 and 49 percent of the votes. ________________________________
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Mike Huckabee: “A threat upon Israel is a threat upon all those in the world who love peace and freedom... ” ________________________________ Rasmussen Reports pointed out that should Obama’s job approval ratings improve from this point forward, his support will likely increase against all Republican candidates. If his job approval ratings fall, on the other hand, his numbers are likely to weaken against all potential candidates. The report notes that “a great deal of caution must be taken in terms of interpreting individual results,” as at this point it is unclear who will seek the Republican nomination and who will ultimately be nominated. The poll’s results suggest that the campaign is starting off in a fairly competitive
Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee having a debate. environment. However, Rasmussen Reports cautions that much can change in the next year-and-a-half. Huckabee, whom the poll predicted would come in very close to Obama, visited Israel last week, and warned in the Knesset that Islamic fundamentalism could threaten not only Israel, but also the entire world. “A threat upon Israel is a threat upon all those in the world who love peace and freedom... Radical Islamic jihadism is an antifreedom threat,“ Huckabee said during his visit, and added that “Good Israeli-U.S. relations are not just an option. They are rather a necessity for both sides, and an obligation upon all of us in the American government.” Huckabee also spoke against freezing Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria. “I don’t see why bedrooms for their children built by Jews on a hilltop in Samaria pose a threat to world peace," he said. “It's the lack of construction that is irrational, not the opposite... Those who aim their rifles at Jewish babies are irrational; the danger is not the weapons, but the hatred behind the weapons.” Huckabee also toured Judea and Samaria during his visit. He told Israel National News TV that while he supports establishing a Palestinian state, he does not support doing so on the Land of Israel. Romney also visited Israel last month and met with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The two discussed issues such as the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority as well as the dangers and challenges of the Iranian nuclear program. This week, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who has also mulled running for the Republican nomination, is visiting Israel. Barbour is holding meetings with senior leaders in Israel, including Netanyahu, and will be making a major address at the Herzliya Conference on Wednesday.
Eric Cantor: We Will Defund Health Law House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says the bill to fund the government for the rest of the year will have language to withhold funding from the health care law by the time it passes the House next week. t was a message to the party’s conservative base that, no, Republicans haven’t forgotten about defunding the health care law. But Cantor still didn’t promise that the defunding language would be in the bill from the beginning, as tea partiers and other opponents of the law want. Instead, Cantor referred to the likelihood that Rep. Denny Rehberg of Montana will offer the defunding amendment on the House floor, noting Rehberg’s “insistence” that the bill should not have any money to implement the law. "I expect to see, one way or the other, the product coming out of the House to speak to that and to preclude any funding to be used for that,” Cantor said. Rehberg is the chairman of the House Appropriations Labor-HHS subcommittee, and he also just launched a campaign for the Senate, in a bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Jon Tester. The spending bill, called a continuing
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resolution, isn’t expected to have the defunding language when it’s released later this week. Instead, Republicans will use the House floor debate next week to force yet another high-profile vote on the health care law, putting both Republicans and Democrats on the record about whether they want the law to survive. It’s sure to set up a clash with the Democratic-controlled Senate, which won’t approve any spending bill that doesn’t fund the health care law, and with President Barack Obama, who wouldn’t sign that kind of bill into law anyway. But House Republicans won’t settle for the kind of funding levels Obama and the Senate Democrats would want. And the longer the negotiations on the final spending bill drag out, the greater the risk that the federal government would have to shut down, or limp along from one temporary spending bill to another. Democrats are already signaling they’ll use a funding showdown to accuse Republicans of re-fighting old health care battles instead of focusing on the economy, a line of attack they’ve been using relentlessly in recent weeks.
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REAL ESTATE
JPMorgan to Launch New Fund Specializing in Distressed Real Estate
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Detroit Offers Policemen Incentives to Buy Homes in the City Mayor Dave Bing says he's so serious about wanting to make Detroit more attractive, livable and safe, he's practically giving away homes to lure police officers back to the city. ing unveiled an unprecedented plan Monday to offer 200 tax-foreclosed homes in the East English Village and Boston-Edison neighborhoods to officers. The plan calls for officers to pay up to $1,000 for the homes while receiving as much as $150,000 apiece in grants to rehabilitate them. Backed by federal funds, the "Project 14" plan could be a model for the nation, Bing said. The proposal's name refers to police code for "back to normal." "Detroiters want to live in safe, stable neighborhoods, and they deserve no less," Bing said. "This is just step one of many things that we think we're going to have to involve ourselves in as we bring our city back." The project appeals to Detroit Police Officer William Booker-Riggs, who left the city nine months ago with his 11-year-old daughter for Southfield and wasn't intent on moving back until the mayor announced the plan. Now the 37-year-old single father said he's eyeing everything from "three-bedroom bungalows to mini-mansions." His daughter has already "asked for three bedrooms for herself." "I'm very excited," Booker-Riggs said at a news conference Monday in City Hall as Bing unveiled the plan. "It was more so the mayor's vision to bring the city back. It was a vision of his staff, and I just wanted to be a part of it." Bing was flanked by police brass and uniformed officers as he outlined the plan. Bing said officers "living in neighborhoods have the potential to deter crime, increase public safety and improve relations between the community and our sworn officers." Bing is using $30 million in federal Neighborhood Stabilization Funds for the program that intends to cut crime and stabilize a city that has lost half its population since it peaked at 1.8 million in 1950. The city plans to release a list of the available homes Friday, and Bing said the plan won't cost city taxpayers anything. It follows a decade of abandonment by police officers since the state Legislature banned residency laws requiring officers to live in cities that employ them. At least 53 percent of Detroit's 3,000 police officers live in the suburbs, and Bing said the percentage is higher for firefighters. The program is centered on the two neighborhoods, but the city also could offer houses in others, city officials said. The program could eventually expand to include firefighters and provide financial relief to officers who remain in the city once more federal funds are secured, city officials said. Bing said Boston-Edison and East English Village were chosen because of their stability, high-performing schools, variety of churches, open space and recre-
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JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is taking on the challenge of selling distressed real estate by launching a small fund for institutional investors. .P. Morgan Global Asset Management Real Estate Assets has launched Junius Real Estate Partners, which will, in part, purchase distressed debt left over from the housing bubble burst in 2008, an event that nearly caused the U.S. financial markets to collapse. JPMAM is betting that the new fund will do well because it will act as a boutique, even though it is wholly owned by JPMorgan, and will only have seven or eight employees. The employees will have a direct stake in the new subsidiary. Joseph Azelby, New York-based managing director and head of the global real assets group told reporters that the new subsidiary will have “a huge competitive advantage” because of its small size and independence. He added that it will act independently -- since its employees will have a sizeable stake in it -- but will still have the backing and resources of JPMorgan at its disposal. “We think we have a unique model. We're building a highly focused and dedicated boutique that's backed by the resources of a platform that is very well known and, we think, highly respected in the marketplace,” Azelby told reporters. The new unit will begin operations in the next year-and-a-half, he said. JPMorgan is marketing the firm as a new, small shop that is free from the negative image that has smeared investment banks since the housing bubble burst. However, Azelby said there are tremendous opportunities to produce high returns. He noted that there is about $84 billion in distressed real estate today, including foreclosed properties and defaulted commercialmortgage-backed securities. He added that he expects to see even more distressed debt assets coming over the next several years. It will, however, be a tough sell, he admitted. Institutional investors already have cut back on investing in real estate as they saw the value of investments plummet since the housing bubble burst. Additionally, JPMorgan is battling its own image problems, especially in the real estate market. The creation of the new fund is ironic, as critics say that JPMorgan, along with along with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and other financial institutions, are the very reasons why so much real estate in the U.S. has distressed status right now. The firm, along with Bank of America, is in the midst of several lawsuits from homeowners and small businesses over their “questionable” real estate lending practices during the height of the housing boom.
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The federally funded “Project 14” will offer inexpensive housing to police officers, restoring the safety and desirability of these Detroit neighborhoods. ation centers. The program is encouraging to Trallis Bailey, 54, who lives on Atkinson Street in Boston-Edison near at least six vacant homes. But he said it needs to start soon because thieves are stripping the boarded-up houses "and there's not going to be anything to move those police in." "It's a start in the right direction," said Bailey, whose sister is a police officer who lives in the city. "I think it will help the quality of life." William Barlage, the president of the East English Village Neighborhood Association, said residents "are all very excited about the potential" of police officers moving into the neighborhood with an active block club, street watch, good schools and private security patrol. ______________________________
Councilman Cockrel: “I do think that the ultimate incentive to get people to come to Detroit and to stay in Detroit is to fix a lot of the issues that are wrong with the city. It’s to improve public safety...” ______________________________ "For our area, it's nice to have a police officer on the block," said Barlage, who added that 5 percent to 7 percent of the neighborhood's 2,100 homes are abandoned. "You'll deter a lot of crime and everything else if you have people on the block in terms of houses being filled again." The city is partnering with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Michigan State Housing and Urban Development Authority, the Michigan Housing Trust and other private interests. The program includes safeguards that would require police to repay money for the house if they sell it to someone other than a police officer.
Bing said one major benefit is job creation because of the rehabilitation needs of the homes. The officers also will be able to pick out the carpet and cabinets and receive new appliances, administration officials said. Specifics were not released, including how many officers have expressed interest or the names of other neighborhoods being considered for the plan. Police Chief Ralph Godbee, who along with the majority of the command staff lives in the city, predicted the program would be a success. "Our residents have told us loud and clear about the challenges that their neighborhoods face as more homes have become vacant and abandoned, threatening the stability and safety of our community," Godbee said. "What we're looking for is moving back to some normalcy in policecommunity relations." Councilman Kenneth Cockrel Jr. said he "applauds the mayor's vision" and believes the program is a "step in the right direction" to turning around Detroit. "I support anything that can be used as a way to get people to come back to the city," Cockrel said. "I do think that we can't lose sight of the fact that the ultimate incentive to get people to come to Detroit and to stay in Detroit is to fix a lot of the issues that are wrong with the city. It's to improve public safety, it's to have streetlights which work and are on, it's to have streets which are clean and safe."
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City to Battle Mortgage Fraud With Computer Alert Despite the bright spotlight that the housing crisis shined on mortgage fraud, officials say New Yorkers continue to be duped. Now, the city is taking aim at the perpetuators of mortgage fraud through a program that it hopes will root out questionable property transactions and alert officials and prosecutors when they happen. nder the system, devised by the mayor’s Financial Crime Task Force, a computer program will search the city’s public property database for “digital fingerprints,” or red flags, that could indicate nefarious real estate activities. Among the indicators: multiple changes in title ownership, or flipping; the transfer of titles at below-market prices; and the sale of properties at prices beneath the minimum amount required for tax filings. The task force will hand over the flagged addresses to district attorney’s offices, the Police Department and the Department of Investigation. The city’s investigative and prosecutorial authorities have been slow to seek out
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Azrieli to Buy Houston Office Towers for $176M A US subsidiary of real estate developer Azrieli Group has agreed to buy three office towers in Houston, Texas, for $176 million, the Israeli company said on Sunday. he buildings are 91% occupied and tenants include UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, and large energy firms, Azrieli said in a statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The buildings, totaling 99,000 square meters (1.07 million square feet), are expected to provide rental income of $14 million in 2011. The US subsidiary Three Galleria Office Buildings, in which Azrieli owns 90%, is a special purpose entity that will deal only with managing and developing the acquired office buildings. The owners of the property's management firm hold the other 10%. Three Galleria received a commitment for a $130 million 10-year loan from an American financial institution. The buildings in Houston will serve as collateral for the loan and the rest of the funding for the purchase will come from Three Galleria's own resources.
T Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to sift through data for evidence of money laundering. Property owners’ characteristics, like their age and immigration status, will also be taken into account in identifying potentially troubled properties. Officials said those who committed mortgage fraud often preyed on elderly and immigrant property owners because of their increased vulnerabilities and talk them into taking out fraudulent mortgages they do not need or transfer their properties using forged or false documents. According to an April 2010 report by the Mortgage Asset Research Institute, New York State ranked second, behind Florida, for mortgage fraud cases. The Queens district attorney, Richard A. Brown, said the mortgage fraud cases investigated by his office had quadrupled in recent years, from a few a year to 10 to 20 a month. The city also urged homeowners to sign up for notifications by calling 311 or by registering online to be alerted about transactions involving their properties. The city began this service last summer, a year and a half after a reporter for The Daily News “stole” the Empire State Building by using fake documents to transfer the deed to Nelots Properties LLC — “Nelots” being “stolen” backward — to highlight loopholes in the city’s system for recording mortgages and deeds.
David J. Azrieli The agreement is expected to be completed within five weeks. Azrieli Group, which is controlled by Canadian businessman David Azrieli, did not name the seller of the property. Azrieli Group in June, raised over NIS 2.5 billion ($680 million) in what was Israel's largest initial public offering by a private company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
David J. Azrieli’s life is an inspiring account of triumph over tragedy. A man of indefatigable energy, creativity and intellectual acuity, his story is also one of philanthropic vision and commitment to the past, present and future of the Jewish people. Over the years, he received numerous honorary degrees in recognition of his many good works – both professional and philanthropic. In 1995, at the age of 73, David returned to academia as a student to complete the architectural studies he began almost 50 years earlier. In 1997, David was conferred a Master’s degree with Distinction in Architecture from Ottawa-based Carleton University In 1984, David was named to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour. In 1999, he was named “chevalier” of the Ordre National du Québec, the province’s highest civilian honor. David’s lifelong commitment to philanthropic causes has been realized in the programs and institutions he has supported personally and through the establishment of the Azrieli Foundation. In this way, Azrieli has helped pave the way for others to achieve individual and community success.
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JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA Calendar of Events February - March 2011
Public Schools. The program is free for members and free with paid admission for non-members. Reservations: 786-972-3175 or info@jewishmuseum.com. Walk-ins welcome.
BY RON RUTHFIELD
Book Review: The Capital Underground SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 2:00 PM
his legal thriller by Miami Beach native Ron Ruthfield is based on true events, from the halls of justice to the grounds of executive power in Washington, DC, stretching from the Florida Keys to the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia. The book exposes America's failed War on Drugs and international money laundering, involving major policing and judicial agencies, assassins, and even royalty. The program is free for members and free with paid admission for non-members. Reservations: 786-972-3175 or info@jewishmuseum.com. Walk-ins welcome.
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Panel Discussion: Restitution of Nazi Looted Art
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 AT 6:30 PM
abulous dinner, music, festive entertainment, silent auction, and a great mix of people having fun and celebrating this Jewish tradition together. Cost: $300 per person. RSVP by March 2 to 786-972-3164 or info@jewishmuseum.com
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Film Screening: The Rape of Europa
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 AT 2:00 PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 3 AT 7:00 PM
oderated by Sam Dubbin, Holocaust Survivors Restitution Attorney. Panelists: Monica Dugot, Senior Vice President & International Director of Restitution, Christie's; Marc Masurovsky, Washington DC Project Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's on-line database of looted art and Co-Founder, Holocaust Art Restitution Project; and Thomas Kline, partner, Andrews Kurth LLP Washington DC, who specializes in art and cultural property litigation. The program is free for members and free with paid admission for non-members. Reservations: 786-972-3175 or info@jewishmuseum.com. Walk-ins welcome.
his film tells the story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich and the Second World War. It begins and ends with the story of artist Gustav Klimt's famed Gold Portrait, stolen from Viennese Jews in 1938, the most expensive painting ever sold. Today, more than sixty years later, the legacy of this tragic history continues to play out as families of looted collectors recover major works of art, conservators repair battle damage, and nations fight over the fate of ill-gotten spoils of war. The program is free for members and $6
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for non-members. Reservations: 786-9723175 or info@jewishmuseum.com. Walk-ins welcome.
The Power of Perseverance: One Family's Miraculous Escape From the Holocaust SUNDAY, MARCH 13 AT 2:00 PM
r. Miriam Klein Kassenoff will share her family's incredible story of escaping the Nazis and their ultimate survival. They arrived in America in 1941 and settled on Miami Beach in 1957. Miriam is the Director of the Holocaust Teachers Institute at the University of Miami where she also serves as an adjunct lecturer, as well as the first Education Specialist for Holocaust Studies for Miami-Dade County
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Awards Program & Reception: Breaking the Glass Ceiling THURSDAY, MARCH 24 AT 7:30 PM
his annual program recognizes women who have been successful in fields generally dominated by men. 2011 Honorees: • Dr. Judy Genshaft, President, University of South Florida • Jacqueline Hodes, Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney, McDermott Will & Emery LLP • Dr. Fleur Sack, former President & Chairman, Florida Academy of Family Physicians • Samantha Steinberg, Forensic Artist, Miami Dade Police Department • Anita Stiles, Funeral Director, Beth Israel Memorial Chapel • LIFETIME ACHIEVING AWARD: Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Founding Executive Director, Jewish Museum of Florida Cost: $15 members; $20 non-members Reservations by March 20 to 786-9723175 or info@jewishmuseum.com
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Holocaust Survivors Target Man-of-War Poses Danger to Giant Insurer in Boca Raton Swimmers on Florida Coast What does a company golf tournament in South Florida have to do with life insurance policies from pre-World World II Germany? lenty, if the company is Allianz, the international insurance giant, according to a group of Holocaust survivors and their families. They say they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid claims from policies written before their relatives perished. They plan to protest on Yamato Road outside The Old Course at Broken Sound on Monday and again Sunday during the Allianz Championship. The purse is $1.8 million; the winner gets $270,000. This is the fifth time the tournament is coming to Boca Raton, but the first time a protest is planned against Allianz over the policies. “They are sitting there with billions of dollars from thousands of people who perished,” said Herbert Karliner, 84, of Aventura, whose attorney believes his family is owed $180,000. Sabia Schwarzer, Allianz spokeswoman in Washington, D.C., said the company participated in the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, a group of German and other insurance companies.
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______________________ “They are sitting there with billions of dollars from thousands of people who perished.” ______________________ The commission paid $250 million to 14,000 policy holders, plus $34 million in “humanitarian payments” to holders of 34,000 denied claims. Schwarzer would not say how much of that came from Allianz, but The New York Times reported it to be about $12 million. Critics such as Miami attorney Samuel J. Dubbin, who represents survivor groups, said Allianz has not paid nearly enough under a “very flawed process” that allowed the insurance companies to set the repayment rules. Dubbin said Allianz still owes an estimated $2 billion in unpaid claims. Policy holders have been unable to sue the company directly because U.S. courts have ruled the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims was the only appropriate place to air grievances and collect claims. The commission stopped accepting claims in 2003 and made the last payments in 2007. Allianz sold “tens of thousands of insurance policies to Jewish people and took advantage of the Holocaust to deny payment to its customers using that money to become one of the biggest corporations and largest insurance companies in the world,” Dubbin
said. “Instead of honoring its legal and moral obligations to its customers, the company is spending [money] on public relations such as this golf tournament.” In Karliner's case, his father, who owned a grocery in pre-war Germany, died at Auschwitz. More than a decade after the war, Karliner and his surviving sibling asked Allianz for their father's insurance proceeds, and got nothing. Allianz said the proceeds had been paid to "a person unknown" on Nov. 9, 1938 — Kristallnacht, when the father's grocery store was burned down and he was sent to a concentration camp. After the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims was created in 1998, Karliner applied to redeem the policy. The commission accepted Allianz's explanation. "They turned him down cold, with a story that is unquestionably false," Dubbin said, adding that he wasn't allowed to appeal. Allianz, like other insurers in Germany at the time, followed anti-Semitic policies by sending the Nazis the cash that should have gone to Jewish policy holders, according to The New York Times. Allianz CEO Kurt Paul Schmitt became Adolf Hitler's economics minister. "A lot of the allegations are true about Allianz's involvement in Nazi-era Germany," said Schwarzer. “The Holocaust is one of the darkest periods in human history and Allianz has done everything it can to research its own role." Judi Hannes, 65, of Boynton Beach, is the daughter of two Holocaust survivors with insurance policies. Her mother and maternal grandparents lived in Berlin and owned a furniture manufacturing business. Hannes collected a $1,000 "humanitarian payment" from the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims several years ago. She said she will protest at the Allianz golf tournament. "To me, this is not about the money, I don't need it. It's about the survivors, being the voice of those survivors," Hannes said. "This insurance company is having a golf tournament and using money that belongs to survivors. It's unconscionable as far as I am concerned. How can they wake up every morning and look in the mirror? They know they haven't fulfilled a moral obligation."
Portuguese man-of-war Riding the wind and ocean currents, hordes of blue, alien-like creatures have descended upon South Florida's shoreline, entangling beachgoers in poisonous tentacles and delivering painful stings by the hundreds. ach invader, in fact, isn't even an "it" but rather a "they," a colony of independent life forms that combined to create a single entity: the Portuguese manof-war. The seafaring wanderer with the neon-blue gas bag and tentacles of up to 30 feet seems more suited to a sci-fi horror flick than a sunny, tourist-laden beach. The man-of-war is a seasonal visitor here every winter and early spring, driven onshore by southeasterly winds and the Gulfstream's current. But this year's swarm arrived in far greater numbers than usual. "It was unbelievable," said Crystal Haire, a lifeguard with Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue. "I've never seen that many at once. The shoreline was blue." But the man-of-war's day in the South Florida sun may be near an end. Offshore winds from an approaching cold front should force the swarm back to the depths. Over the weekend, hundreds of beachgoers were stung. Fort Lauderdale lifeguards treated 122 on Sunday, and 25 on Monday. Delray Beach lifeguards saw to 197 stings on Sunday, and 30 to 50 on Monday. "There were just so many coming in all at once, it was rare the numbers we had," said James Scala, superintendent of Delray Beach Ocean Rescue. The man-of-war numbers fell slightly Monday, and since there were fewer beachgoers, there were fewer stings. The man-of-war, or Physalia physalis, is bobbing testimony to nature's imagination. It is not a jellyfish — those floating mouths are way more normal than the man-of-war, also known as the bluebottle for the purplish bladder that keeps it on the surface. "The Portuguese man-of-war is an oddball," said Charles Messing, professor of marine biology at Nova Southeastern University. "It's a bizarre thing." Take that bladder: it's full of gas, mostly nitrogen, but 13 percent carbon monoxide. The crest atop the bladder catches the wind, propelling the creature across the sea. The
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crest also may have accounted for its name, since it resembles an old warship, or man-ofwar, at full sail. Its blue color could result from the sun. "It may be sort of a sunscreen kind of pigment to deal with the intense sunlight at the sea's surface," said Messing. And the bladder can deflate, for when Physalia decides to submerge. Though it
______________________ “Alien-like creatures have come upon Florida’s shoreline, entangling beachgoers in poisonous tentacles and delivering painful hundreds stings.” ______________________ can't really decide because it doesn't have a brain, only a network of nerves. The creature is composed of four separate organisms, or polyps. The bladder is one. The poisonous tentacles, which average about 30 feet, make up another. The third polyp is the animal's digestive system, and a fourth is in charge of reproduction. Reproduction is simple, since the manof-war is a hermaphrodite, with both male and female sexual characteristics. It just deposits into the water sperm and eggs, which fertilize and grow into larvae. To eat, the man-of-war trails tentacles in the sea, ensnaring small fish and crustaceans. The venom-filled tendrils paralyze prey and pull it into multiple mouths. Because the man-of-war doesn't have a "backside," shall we say, waste material must go out the same way food comes in. The man-of-war likes warm ocean water, and sometimes travels in groups of 1,000 or more. Tendrils can detach and sting swimmers, and their poison remains active for more than a week after being severed from the main body, or even after the creature is dead. To humans, the sting is painful and can last more than an hour. It can cause welts or a severe allergic reaction in someone with an impaired immune system.
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BUSINESS
The Jewish Voice
A Look at the Mets and Bernie Madoff Mess
AOL in $315 Million Deal to Buy The Huffington Post
Last week's myriad revelations about the intertwining of the Mets and Bernard Madoff probably left a lot of Mets’ fans a little happier than you might expect.
Online company AOL Inc. is buying online news hub Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news.
very time another anvil dropped from the heavens onto the heads of Fred and Jeff Wilpon, it was another reason to believe that the Mets would be delivered from the owners who have matched their moments of success with mind-boggling failures. New owners would bring a new management style that could actually result in the Mets winning something other than most comical franchise in baseball for the first time in a good, long while. Alas, even this silver lining has a dark cloud for the Amazins. The nature of the court battle in front of the Wilpons, as well
he acquisition announced early Monday puts a high-profile exclamation mark on a series of acquisitions and strategic moves engineered by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong in an effort to reshape a fallen Internet icon. AOL was once the king of dial-up online access known for its ubiquitous CD-ROMs and “You’ve got mail” greeting in its inboxes. Perhaps just as important as picking up a news site that ranks as one of the top 10 current events and global news sites, AOL will be adding Huffington Post co-founder and media star Arianna Huffington to its management team as part of the deal. After the acquisition closes later this year, Huffington will be put in charge of AOL’s growing array of content, which includes popular technology sites Endgadget and TechCrunch, local news sites Patch.com and online mapping service Mapquest. The price that AOL is paying is “really just the hiring fee to get Arianna,” said technology analyst Rob Enderle. “This is one of those out-of-left-field moves that actually makes a lot of sense. This could put AOL back on the map.” Armstrong, a former Google Inc. executive, has been trying to turn AOL into a goto place for a wide variety of news since he was hired to turn around the company in April 2009 while it was still a part of Time Warner Inc. The makeover is designed to give Web surfers a reason to visit AOL’s websites more frequently to help boost online ad sales. At the same time, Armstrong has laid off hundreds of employees in an effort to boost
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Mets owner Fred Wilpon’s desire to hold onto as much money as possible, means that the new ownership will not be going to be settled anytime soon. the Cardinals are negotiating on an extension right now, but Pujols has set the start of Spring Training as the drop-dead date and the two sides aren't thought to be close to a deal. Buster Olney of ESPN (subscription article) says he's asking for "Mount Everest money," which doesn't mean that he's looking to be paid in Tibetan currency. It means an A-Rod style contract that breaks the bank of the team offering it up. With a profitable cable network and new stadium screaming for non-Shake Shack reasons for people to go inside, the Mets should be one of the teams in position to offer up a contract like that to Pujols. It's not just because of the losses to Madoff or the potential judgment against the Wilpons, either. Selling the team, even a portion of it, is hampered by any move that dramatically changes the cost of doing business and it is clear that keeping that prospect alive is going to be a major priority for the Mets at this point. For now, we'll hold off on discussing if it is the wisest course of action and focus instead on the fact that they might not even be able to bid on a player who would have wide-ranging, positive influences on the franchise. Almost as wide-ranging as the effects of the decision to make Bernie Madoff the patron financial saint of the Mets, in fact.
Headlines on AOL's website announce that the online company is buying online news hub Huffington Post. AOL’s financial performance and stock price. It has been a slog so far. AOL lost $782.5 million last year, largely because of accounting charges, and the company’s stock is now worth slightly less than after it was spun out of Time Warner 14 months ago. The deal “will create a next-generation American media company with global reach that combines content, community, and social experiences for consumers,” Armstrong said in a statement announcing the deal. Founded in 2005, Huffington Post is owned by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer and a group of other investors. The site attracts 25 million monthly visitors. AOL will pay $300 million of the purchase price in cash. Putting Arianna Huffington into a position of power could eventually threaten Armstrong’s job security if AOL still struggles, Enderle said. “This is a gutsy move on (Armstrong’s) part because Arianna could end up running
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Tachyon XC HD Helmet Camera Review
When last we saw a Tachyon XC helmet cam it was clinging futilely onto the side of another, stuck together so that the footage coming from the two could be combined to create 3D -- something GoPro is now trying to do much more expensively. e weren't particularly convinced at the time, largely in part because the resolution of each of those XC cameras was only VGA. Now there's an HD model we've been given to try, and while we've happily ditched the Siamese action to go solo this time, some issues remain here that keep us from giving the new, $179.99 Tachyon XC HD our universal recommendation. How do you tell a Tachyon XC from a Tachyon XC HD helmet camera? Easy: you look for the "HD" printed on the side. We're pretty sure that's the only exterior distinguishing factor between the two, at least it's all our untrained eyes could pick out. And that's not a bad thing by any means. Sure, the XC has a chassis that's slightly chunkier and bulkier than the Contour line of cameras, but it has one major advantage: it's totally waterproof right out of the box. The rear door shuts tight with a reassuringly loud noise that damages hearing and lets you feel confident the SD memory card and dual AA battery pack inside will be kept dry. It's far more beefy than the flimsy plastic latch on top of a GoPro. The Tachyon is rated to 100 feet, but we'd guess it'll manage a lot further before its little hull goes Das Boot.
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______________________ “Tachyon XC HD totally waterproof right out of the box.� ______________________ It's incredibly durable feeling, too. While we never did try throwing one out of a moving car it surely wouldn't miss a single frame of tumbling highway and sky. We did, however, fumble it into the ground more than once, cold hands lacking dexterity. It shows no sign of damage. Controls are just as simple as before, little power and menu buttons on top, and a larger start/stop button. There's a small LCD up there that lets you see whether you're capturing video or stills and just how much memory card and battery life is left. Up front, under the lens, hides a single tiny LED. It's green when ready to go, red when filming. It's never any other color but dark. We tested the Tachyon XC HD in a number of situations, but we had the most fun with it on the slopes in what is truly an epic winter if you're the sort who likes to zip-tie pieces of paper to your jacket and stand in lines at lift gates. We busted out the goggle strap mount and found some black diamonds -- and some green dots, too. The first problem carries over from the older XC: a start/stop recording button that's impossible to find with gloves on -- or at least with gloves that will keep your
hands warm. Even bare-handed it's difficult to find and requires a heck of a squeeze before it starts filming. The company thoughtfully includes an IR remote that you can use instead, with a single start/stop button on it. This button is much easier to find, but if it's not pointed right at the camera it doesn't work. The temptation is to just keep tapping the button a dozen times, but since it's one button to start and stop you run the risk of turning it on and then back off again. Curiously, the camera doesn't beep when turned on with the remote, so unless you have an assistant standing by to look at your little light it's awfully hard to tell whether you're recording. Woe betide those with redgreen colorblind assistants. Thankfully ours suffered no such affliction and, recording, we headed down. The Tachyon helmet mount can only be used on the right side of a helmet, and features no padding on the inside. So, skittering over the hard-pack it has a tendency to rattle against a helmet's exterior, something which you can definitely hear in the video. Naturally this won't be a problem if you're using any of the other camera mounts. This is particularly true for the picatinny rail mount for rifles, though we're thinking you'll have some other audio artifacts to deal with in that case. Overall audio quality lacks definition, but that's thanks in large part to the waterproof nature of the device. It doesn't suffer the constant whooshing of the Contour, but as you can see in the video above it doesn't do much for capturing the spoken word. And overall video quality is on the poor side compared to the other 720p models. We brought a Contour model along to compare. That ($100 more expensive) camera shoots at 1080p natively, but dropped to record in 720p you can still see the difference in clarity. The Tachyon XC HD just looks slightly blurry, lacking detail. It did, however, deliver a brighter picture on the cloudy day we tested. Ultimately the story here is much the same as it was with the original Tachyon XC, only this time we're talking about many more pixels. Image quality is definitely far improved with the HD model but still doesn't compare to other 720p offerings like the (now departed) 720p Contour model, nor the $180 GoPro 960. But, at $180, it is among the most affordable HD helmet cameras, on par with GoPro's cheapest and leaving us feeling a lot more confident about its durability. So, good value then, or is it worth paying more for something fancier? That depends what you're going to do with it, and how nicely you're going to treat it. Are you looking for something you can get covered in mud, water, and whatever other filth comes your way without worry? Would you like to be able to hose off your helmet cam at the end of the day and then smack it against your leg a few times to dry? Do you need a camera that will shrug off a fewdozen magazines worth of practice? This is a good choice. If, however, you need a better picture quality and don't mind being a bit more gentle, you could do better elsewhere.
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HP Twirls Out New Touchsmart All-In-One PCs
When almost every other computer manufacturer has copied its touchscreen all-in-one, what's a company like HP to do? Create a totally crazy pivoting and reclining one, of course! ep, HP's newest TouchSmart 610 and 9300 Elite Business PC may look like typical 1920 x 1080-resolution, 23-inch all-in-ones when positioned upright, but that all changes when their screens recline up to 60 degrees or the entire body of the rig swivels around to do a 180. It's one seriously flexible AIO, but the new design isn't just about yoga-like tricks -- it aims to make touch interaction more comfortable and ergonomic, and on that vein HP has also updated its TouchSmart 610 consumer model with its latest TouchSmart software layer, which includes finger-friendly Hulu, Netflix, and Twitter apps as well as a TouchSmart Apps Center. The 9300 Elite Business all-in-one, as you may have caught from its name, is
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meant for enterprise and "customer spaces" (aka kiosks, counters, etc.), and thus only comes loaded with Windows 7. Spec-wise, the 610 can be configured with Intel and AMD desktop processors, up to 16GB of RAM, a terabyte of storage, a Blu-ray drive, while its 1.3 megapixel camera and Beats Audio speakers come standard. Naturally, the 9300 has to keep up its professional reputation, and though it cuts out the Beats, it gains Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors, a 160GB SSD option, and a higher quality two megapixel cam with facial recognition software. You know, for "enhanced security." So, when can you pick up one of these monsters? The $900 610 is expected to start shipping on February 9th, while the 9300 will hit in May for an undetermined price. We're hoping to bring you a full review of the 610 soon, but we can tell you from our early look at it that the viewing angles were sufficiently wide and the tilting mechanism fairly rigid.
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EDITORIAL
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February 11, 2011
THE PEOPLE’S VOICE EDITORIAL
Remembering Our 40th President on His 100th Birthday "When the Lord calls me home, whenever that day may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future," so said our nation's 40th president, the late Ronald Wilson Reagan on November 5, 1994, ten years prior to his death. On February 6, 2011, the great citizens of the United States joined the former first lady, Nancy Reagan in celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of one of the most popular presidents in US history. ust who was this iconic and redoubtable figure that is best remembered as a shining paradigm of ebullience, hope and genuine faith? We need only look to our schools, libraries, airports, freeways and public buildings that bear his name; attesting to his enduring impact on contemporary American culture. Irrespective of the fact that he was excoriated by his left-wing detractors as a vapid actor and excessively lauded by the right as the poster boy of conservatism, Reagan was a staunch individualist who defied political labels or ideologies. His acting background forever obscures the essence of a man crafted not by Hollywood but rather embodying all that’s admired about the American dream.
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“When the Lord calls me home, whenever that day may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future.” _____________________ Today’s conservatives invoke his name, ideas and values without displaying Reagan’s genteel spirit, not to be confused with weakness or passivity. Reagan simply made his points relentlessly with the opposition through good humor, politeness and dogged persistence. No one got the better of Reagan, without getting an eventual earful of his point of view. Speaking in Simi Valley, California at the Reagan Library, his wife Nancy expressed her gratitude to the progenitor of today’s conservative movement. “I know Ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. It doesn’t seem possible, but that’s what it is,” she said, expressing her own disbelief at how time flies, recalling a life gone-by with her late husband. Growing up as a poor boy near the railroad tracks in Dixon, Illinois, better known as America's heartland, Reagan was blessed with the gift of public speaking and acting. Thus, he pursued a career in sports broadcasting in 1932 at the tender age of 22, before scoring big on a screen test and moving to Hollywood in 1937 to pursue a movie career. Undoubtedly, his humble roots played a significant role in helping to forge the "eternal optimism" that came to define
Golan Heights and being told about his idea of suggesting to them that they line their army bases with trees to hide them from prying eyes. For years Israel has been asking that Syria hand over the remains of Eli but the requests have always been denied. His actions and sacrifice saved many Israeli lives and he died in true Kiddush Hashem, may his memory be blessed and may he never be forgotten.
t is hard to believe that it is 45 years since Eli Cohen was captured and executed by the Syrian government. He was a true Gibor b’Yisrael (A hero of Israel). I remember learning about him in school and was amazed at what he was able to accomplish as a spy. His exploits were even greater than the storied James Bond. I remember seeing pictures of him with the Syrian high command visiting the
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on Israel including the plight of refugees their economic woes etc. Even though any educated person can easily see through these falsehoods without the proper input the average Arab has no choice but to believe the lies told to them. In the words of the Torah, “A new king arose who did not know Joseph” No matter who emerges to lead Egypt Israel will always have to keep up her defenses.
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In his most famous speech as President, Ronald Wilson Reagan said “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” his larger than life persona; always carrying the belief that anything was possible in the land of opportunity. Not one day went by where Reagan forgot from whence he came, using himself as a symbol of the American dream. He lived it, breathed it, believed in it with a palpable zeal, and he conveyed it with genuine emotion in all his speeches and public addresses. Making it from the bottom and living the "American Dream", Reagan personified what he called the “big hearted,” generous American character, often reminding his audience about the qualities of generosity, decency and kindness that make up the American spirit. For his eight years in office, Reagan showed the world the best qualities of the American character, combining politeness and good manners with a fierce competitiveness that symbolized a foreign policy of peace through strength. For all the liberal naysayers who point to the purported failure of supply side economics, often dubbed Reagonomics, bloated military spending and exploding deficits, we hasten to recall that Reagan rescued the economy from record high inflation and interest rates and sluggish economic growth. He simply refused to see America as anything short of first in its economy, foreign policy and opportunity. His heartfelt "eternal optimism" got this nation through some very tough times. Reagan called things as he saw them, without fear of public opinion. On March 8, 1983, he labeled the totalitarian regime of the former USSR as "the evil empire", thus immortalizing these words in the annals of history while lambasting the monolith of Communism. He unabashedly defined freedom, liberty and democracy as the "rejection of the arbitrary power of the state, the refusal to subordinate the rights of the individual to the ‘Superstate,’ the realization that collectivism stifles all the best human impulses", and his prescient words and crystal clear vision ring true today as well. For this and much more, we are indebted to the majestic legacy and the mark on history that was bequeathed to us by our 40th president.
he upheaval in the Arab world is a long time coming. The Arab leaders are a bunch of ruffians that should have been re[placed a long time ago. The problem is that rarely has any such change been good for Israel. One of the main reasons that the Arab street is so against Israel and Jews around the world is that the despotic government leaders have used Israel and its people as scapegoats. They blame all of the ills of the world
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part in all the activities that go on at the various Chabad Houses, oasis of Judaism in otherwise barren landscapes of Middle America. If not for the Chabad Houses spread around the country many of our youth attending colleges away from home would be lost. Chazak V’Amatz (Be strong and courageous)
Editor, he Chabad women are truly amazing. I have visited many Chabad Houses around the country and have always been greeted by a warm, friendly outgoing Chabad Shaliach and his wife. Many were a Shabbat that I spent around a table full of delicious food, great personalities and inspiring words of Torah. The women of Chabad play an integral
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OP/ED
Israel, Alone Again?
Toward a Soft Landing in Egypt
BY YOSSI KLEIN HALEVI Israelis want to rejoice over the outbreak of protests in Egypt’s city squares. They want to believe that this is the Arab world’s 1989 moment. Perhaps, they say, the poisonous reflex of blaming the Jewish state for the Middle East’s ills will be replaced by an honest self-assessment. ut few Israelis really believe in that hopeful outcome. Instead, the grim assumption is that it is just a matter of time before the only real opposition group in Egypt, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, takes power. Israelis fear that Egypt will go the way of Iran or Turkey, with Islamists gaining control through violence or gradual co-optation. Either result would be the end of Israel’s most important relationship in the Arab world. The Muslim Brotherhood has long stated its opposition to peace with Israel and has pledged to revoke the 1979 EgyptianIsraeli peace treaty if it comes into power. Given the strengthening of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas’s control of Gaza and the unraveling of the Turkish-Israeli alliance, an Islamist Egypt could produce the ultimate Israeli nightmare: living in a country surrounded by Iran’s allies or proxies. Mohamed ElBaradei, the icon of the Egyptian protesters, and many Western analysts say that the Egyptian branch of the Brotherhood has forsworn violence in favor of soup kitchens and medical clinics. Even if that is true, it is small comfort to Israelis, who fear that the Brotherhood’s nonviolence has been a tactical maneuver and know that its worldview is rooted in crude antiSemitism. The Brotherhood and its offshoots have been the main purveyors of the Muslim world’s widespread conspiracy theories about the Jews, from blaming the Israeli intelligence service for 9/11 to accusing Zionists of inventing the Holocaust to blackmail the West. Others argue that the responsibilities of governance would moderate the Brotherhood, but here that is dismissed as Western naïveté: the same prediction, after all, was made about the Iranian regime, Hezbollah and Hamas. The fear of Islamist encirclement has reminded Israelis of their predicament in the Middle East. In its relationship with the Palestinians, Israel is Goliath. But in its relationship with the Arab and Muslim worlds, Israel remains David. Since its founding, Israel has tried to break through the military and diplomatic siege imposed by its neighbors. In the absence of acceptance from the Arab world, it found allies on the periphery of the Middle East, Iran and Turkey. Peace with Israel’s immediate neighbors would wait. That doctrine began to be reversed in
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Egyptian riot police clash with protesters during an anti-government protest in Cairo the mullahs for years. (As soon as he left, the BY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Who doesn't love a democratic revolution? Who is not moved by the renunciation of fear and the reclamation of dignity in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria? he worldwide euphoria that has greeted the Egyptian uprising is understandable. All revolutions are blissful in the first days. The romance could be forgiven if this were Paris 1789. But it is not. In the intervening 222 years, we have learned how these things can end. The Egyptian awakening carries promise and hope and of course merits our support. But only a child can believe that a democratic outcome is inevitable. And only a blinkered optimist can believe that it is even the most likely outcome. Yes, the Egyptian revolution is broadbased. But so were the French and the Russian and the Iranian revolutions. Indeed in Iran, the revolution only succeeded - the shah was long opposed by the mullahs when the merchants, the housewives, the students and the secularists joined to bring him down. And who ended up in control? The most disciplined, ruthless and ideologically committed - the radical Islamists. This is why our paramount moral and strategic interest in Egypt is real democracy in which power does not devolve to those who believe in one man, one vote, one time. That would be Egypt's fate should the Muslim Brotherhood prevail. That was the fate of Gaza, now under the brutal thumb of Hamas, a Palestinian wing (see Article 2 of Hamas's founding covenant) of the Muslim Brotherhood. We are told by sage Western analysts not to worry about the Brotherhood because it probably commands only about 30 percent of the vote. This is reassurance? In a country where the secular democratic opposition is weak and fractured after decades of persecution, any Islamist party commanding a third of the vote rules the country. Elections will be held. The primary U.S. objective is to guide a transition period that gives secular democrats a chance. The House of Mubarak is no more. He is 82, reviled and not running for reelection. The only question is who fills the vacuum. There are two principal possibilities: a provisional government of opposition forces, possibly led by Mohamed ElBaradei, or an interim government led by the military. ElBaradei would be a disaster. As head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he did more than anyone to make an Iranian nuclear bomb possible, covering for
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IAEA issued a strikingly tough, unvarnished report about the program.) Worse, ElBaradei has allied himself with the Muslim Brotherhood. Such an alliance is grossly unequal. The Brotherhood has organization, discipline and widespread support. In 2005, it won approximately 20 percent of parliamentary seats. ElBaradei has no constituency of his own, no political base, no political history within Egypt at all. He has lived abroad for decades. He has less of a residency claim to Egypt than Rahm Emanuel has to Chicago. A man with no con-
_____________________ “In a country where the secular democratic opposition is weak and fractured, any Islamist party commanding a third of the vote rules the country.” _____________________ stituency allied with a highly organized and powerful political party is nothing but a mouthpiece and a figurehead, a useful idiot whom the Brotherhood will dispense with when it ceases to have need of a cosmopolitan frontman. The Egyptian military, on the other hand, is the most stable and important institution in the country. It is Western-oriented and rightly suspicious of the Brotherhood. And it is widely respected, carrying the prestige of the 1952 Free Officers Movement that overthrew the monarchy and the 1973 October War that restored Egyptian pride along with the Sinai. The military is the best vehicle for guiding the country to free elections over the coming months. Whether it does so with Mubarak at the top, or with Vice President Omar Suleiman or perhaps with some technocrat who arouses no ire among the demonstrators, matters not to us. If the army calculates that sacrificing Mubarak (through exile) will satisfy the opposition and end the unrest, so be it. The overriding objective is a period of stability during which secularists and other democratic elements of civil society can organize themselves for the coming elections and prevail. ElBaradei is a menace. Mubarak will be gone one way or the other. The key is the military. The United States should say very little in public and do everything behind the scenes to help the military midwife - and then guarantee - what is still something of a long shot: Egyptian democracy.
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1979, when the Israeli-Iranian alliance collapsed and was in effect replaced by the Egyptian-Israeli treaty that same year. The removal of Egypt from the anti-Israeli front left the Arab world without a credible military option; indeed, the last conventional war fought by Arab nations against Israel was the 1973 joint Egyptian-Syrian attack on Yom Kippur. Since then all of Israel’s military conflicts — from the first Lebanon war in 1982 to the Gaza war of 2009 — have been asymmetrical confrontations against terrorists. While those conflicts have presented Israel with strategic, diplomatic and moral problems, it
_____________________ “ Israeli optimism has been sustained by the memory of the improbable partnership between President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt and Israel’s prime minister, Menachem Begin” _____________________ no longer faced an existential threat from the Arab world. For Israel, then, peace with Egypt has been not only strategically but also psychologically essential. Israelis understand that the end of their conflict with the Arab world depends in large part on the durability of the peace with Egypt — for all its limitations, it is the only successful model of a land-forpeace agreement. Above all, though, Israeli optimism has been sustained by the memory of the improbable partnership between President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt and Israel’s prime minister, Menachem Begin. Only four years before flying to Tel Aviv on his peace mission, Sadat had attacked Israel on its holiest day. Begin, Israel’s most hawkish prime minister until that time, withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula, an area more than three times the size of Israel. Though Egypt failed to deliver the normalization in relations Israelis craved, the thousands of Israeli tourists who have filled the beaches of the Sinai coast experienced something of the promise of real peace. At least in one corner of the Arab Middle East, they felt welcomed. A demilitarized Sinai proved that Israel could forfeit strategic depth and still feel reasonably secure. The Sinai boundary is the only one of Israel’s borders that hasn’t been fenced off. Israelis now worry that this fragile opening to the Arab world is about to close. Yossi Klein Halevi is a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and a contributing editor to The New Republic.
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Police May Run Errands for Home-Bound Seniors
Trial of Chasidic Dressed Gem Bandits Begins Prosecutors say it’s a $7 million insurance scam right out of Guy Ritchie’s movie “Snatch—” with a pair of desperately broke jewelers hiring thugs to dress as gun-toting Hasidic Jews and “rob” their foundering Diamond District business.
Cops from the 76th Precinct are willing to deliver sundries to homebound residents stuck in snowy isolation, officials quietly confirmed last week. f they are elderly or are impaired, we’ll bring them milk, for example,” Officer Vincent Marrone, a community affairs cop, told the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. The initiative did not come from police headquarters in Lower Manhattan, but is an outgrowth of a citywide program where civic leaders better inform precincts about nascent quality-of-life problems. Maria Pagano, president of the association and a member of the precinct’s civilian brain trust, came up with the idea — which we’ve dubbed “Operation Milkman” — after the borough was buried under two feet of snow. “There are people who don’t have anyone to call, and would feel much more confident if they could call on a friendly policeman,” she said. Pagano suggested that auxiliary cops — volunteers who wield only radios and plenty of chutzpah — could handle the bulk of the delivery duties. The precinct’s commander, Capt. John Lewis, cautioned that the operation is not a new unfunded mandate. “It’s great that we can do something nice, but obviously, we’re not going to be able to accommodate everyone,” said Lewis, whose precinct includes Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, and the Columbia Waterfront District. If a sampling of seniors in the precinct is any indication, most seemed tickled pink
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ut the two jewelers went on trial today, insisting that the thugs—along with the entire New Year’s Eve, 2008 heist—were real. “This was a real robbery,” Michael Bachner, lawyer for defendant Mahiveer Kankariya, told a Manhattan judge in opening statements for the non-jury trial. “This is a theory without a case,” added Ben Brafman, lawyer for defendant Atul Shah. Kankariya and Shah, U.S. citizens, who were born and raised in India by old-money jeweler families, are related by marriage. They ran joint businesses in a warren of shared offices at 2 West 46th St., according to court papers. Kankariya’s company, Real Creations, bought and sold jewelry to retailers. Shah’s company, Dialite, bought and sold loose diamonds less than three carats. At 3 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2008, as Kankariya was home in New Jersey, two men dressed as Chasidim gained entry to the defendants’ offices by posing as customers—they then pulled guns and tied up their captives shortly after they were escorted into a back office. The two thugs then used spray paint to black out the surveillance camera lenses, and poured a sticky brown liquid into the recording equipment in the office’s closet. Trouble was, the liquid—Pequa Heavy Duty Drain Opener, an empty bottle of which was recovered from the trash—did not
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with the prospect of the boys in blue ringing their bells — or maybe just clearing away some snow. “We need help from police because look at this corner, we need to cross here!” said Joseph Gorini, 91, pointing at a river of slush at the intersection of Third and Smith streets. Gorini’s 82-year-old brother is bedridden after a having his leg amputated. “If I couldn’t go and do the shopping? My brother would be out of luck.” The plan also won accolades from the able-bodied. “You go on with your life and you forget about those who can’t get around. I hope the police start to deliver food,” said Joann Rivera. But not everyone likes the idea of police doing the work that there are plenty of organizations that can do the job. “It’s a nice gesture, but the police should stick to law enforcement and safety and other organizations can do that—unless there’s a significant safety concern,” said Michele Bogart. “Food delivery is not the police’s job.”
A security camera shot of the chassidic garbed gem bandits. seep into the device’s mother board. Prosecutor Eugene Hurley told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber that his evidence, including the recovered surveillance footage—shows the defendants conspired to pull the actual jewelry out of the safes and fill the safe with empty cardboard jewelry storage boxes prior to the robbery. “They filled the safe with empty jewelry boxes so they could be strewn around the room by the fake robbers,” Hurley said in opening statements. The footage also shows how inept the “hired” thugs were, Hurley said. “No real robbers would ever act like these guys,” he said. The defendants allegedly unwittingly tipped off investigators with Lloyds of London by lying about details of the crime during civil depositions. The pair counter that they got rattled, 13 months after the robbery, by the aggressive insurance investigators and simply made honest misstatements. They are charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud.
Delivery Team Awarded for Saving Injured Woman During Blizzard Assemblyman Cymbrowitz presented New York State Assembly Citations to Roman Gershtorin and Michael Shabayev, who are Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) homebound senior meal deliverers, for saving the life of one of their clients in the aftermath of last December’s blizzard. he determined deliverers were slowed down by the heavy snow, completing much of their route on foot and arrived at their last delivery much later than usual. They found their elderly, diabetic client in distress on the floor and immediately called
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for an ambulance, remaining with her until she was placed in the ambulance. Assemblyman Cymbrowitz pointed out, “This is not only a story about two exceptionally dedicated workers looking out for the well-being of their client, but it vividly demonstrates the importance of providing continuous, regular human contact when delivering meals to homebound seniors.” The client has been released from the hospital and is doing well back in her home. Pictured (L-R): Assemblyman Cymbrowitz, Esther Tashker, JCCGCI’s Director of Home Delivered Meals, Michael Shabayev, Roman Gershtorin and JCCGCI’s Executive Director Rabbi Moshe Wiener.
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Feds Tells Tribe Plans for Casino Greenfield Demands City Clean Up Snow Mess and Expedite in Sullivan ‘Highly Unlikely’ Claims of Damaged Graves
A proposed Indian casino in Sullivan County was dead almost immediately after landing on federal authorities’ desks, according to an internal memo obtained by the Times Herald-Record. n Jan. 31, Don B. Miller, an attorney for the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians wrote a 27-page letter to Interior Department Solicitor Hilary Tompkins, attempting to make a case for a land claim settlement signed in the last days of the Paterson Administration. It would have brought a long-sought casino to Bridgeville. Miller writes that Interior and Department of Justice officials informed the tribe by conference call on Jan. 12 that “such a settlement is not viable” and were “highly unlikely that you would change your views.” Interior and Department of Justice officials have concerns about the legitimacy of the land claim and the tribe’s untested legal theory – a land claim settlement without the approval of Congress. After months of secretive negotiations, Gov. David Paterson reached a deal where the tribe agreed to give up disputed lands in upstate New York in exchange for the right to build the off-reservation casino in the Town of Thompson – an effort that the Wisconsinbased tribe began a decade ago. Federal authorities told the tribe in midJanuary the project requires Congressional approval. Tribal leaders and several local government and union officials traveled to Washington last week and were told that the project would not be approved, according to several sources. Federal authorities officially have taken no action. A Stockbridge-Munsee spokeswoman said Monday the tribe has requested a meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Miller writes that the settlement involved
Councilman David G. Greenfield is demanding that the city clean up the mess and expedite damage claims from the Department of Sanitation's botched snow removal last month, which resulted in thousands of dollars in damage at Washington Cemetery, the largest Jewish cemetery in New York City.
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epartment of Sanitation employees and contractors recklessly piled snow as high as fifteen feet on Bay Parkway and along the sidewalks adjacent to Washington Cemetery. The massive mountains of snow subsequently collapsed over New Year's weekend, toppling the perimeter fence of the cemetery and damaging dozens of headstones. The extent of the damage remains unknown as tons of snow still cover many plots near the collapsed fence, unmoved by the Department of Sanitation and unable to be moved by the cemetery, which doesn't have the equipment needed to facilitate snow removal of this magnitude. "It's shocking that more than one month later the City has done nothing to rectify this situation," said Councilman Greenfield. "The Department of Sanitation admitted fault and the city must clean up their mess and ensure that claims by relatives of the deceased are processed as quickly as possible. It is unacceptable that these families must wait months while the final resting places of their loved ones remain desecrated." Greenfield fired off a letter today to the Comptroller of the City of New York, the New York City Law Department and the Department of Sanitation asking that the Department of Sanitation immediately
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Former Gov. David Paterson reached a deal where the tribe agreed to give up disputed lands. 16 months of negotiations among the tribe, state, Interior and Department of Justice officials. Paterson was assured by the feds in March 2009 that a settlement without Congress was possible. The feds were involved in extensive negotiations from April to August when Paterson was ready to sign the agreement but cut off communications for two months. By the time Paterson inked the deal on Nov. 22 and held a highprofile signing ceremony in Monticello with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY and Congressman Maurice Hinchey-D-Hurley, federal authorities weren’t communicating. “It is ironic that governments that traditionally might be expected to oppose the Tribe’s land-claim settlement - two sets of local governments in New York and New York State itself – have embraced the Settlement, while the government entity that stands in a fiduciary relationship to the Tribe, the United States, is now poised to kill the very settlement it played a key role in crafting,” Miller wrote.
remove the remaining snow so that the entirety of the damage may be assessed and anxious families notified. The letter also called on the Comptroller's Office and Law Department to expedite resolution of claims related to the snow removal incident. "I...implore your respective offices, to consider the tremendous emotional toll this [incident] has taken on these families and to work jointly to immediately pay their
_____________________ “There is no reason for payment of the claims to be delayed.” _____________________ claims," said Councilman Greenfield in his letter. "Considering that the Sanitation Department admitted fault a month ago, there is no reason for payment of the claims to be delayed." The damage caused by the city came on the heels of two separate incidents of antiSemitic vandalism at Washington Cemetery at the beginning of December, resulting in damage to hundreds of headstones. "I regret that these families have had to endure this emotional roller coaster," noted Councilman Greenfield. "Aside from the tremendous expense of resetting or replacing the headstones, the emotional toll this has taken on these families is unthinkable. The City of New York must rectify this shocking wrong and spare the families affected any unnecessary delay in restoring the final resting places of their loved ones," concluded Councilman Greenfield.
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White House: New Egyptian Gov’t Must Respect Treaties, Commitments
he White House on Monday called for any future Egyptian government to respect the "treaties and commitments" current obvious allusion to the peace treaty linking Egypt and Israel."We will be the partner of a government that will keep (...) especially treaties and commitments that the Egyptian government, and ultimately, the Egyptians have concluded", said the spokesman of the American president Robert Gibbs, in response to a question on the participation of the Muslim Brotherhood in the process of political transition underway in Cairo.
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Mubarak Forms Committees for Reform in Egypt n its latest effort to defuse public anger amid mass protests, embattled President Hosni Mubarak's regime set up a committee Tuesday to recommend constitutional changes that would relax presidential eligibility rules and impose term limits. Mubarak's decrees were announced on state television by Vice President Omar Suleiman, who also said that Mubarak had decreed the creation of a separate committee to monitor the implementation of all proposed reforms. The two committees would
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Egyptian State Media Turns against Mubarak osni Mubarak’s control of Egypt’s state media, a vital linchpin of his 30year presidency, has started to slip as the country’s largest-circulation newspaper declared its support for the uprising against him. Hoping to sap the momentum from street protests demanding his overthrow, the president has instructed his deputy to launch potentially protracted negotiations with secular and Islamist opposition parties. The talks continued for a second day on Monday without yielding any significant breakthrough. But Mr Mubarak was dealt a significant setback as the state-controlled Al-Ahram, Egypt’s second oldest newspaper and one of the most famous media publications in the Middle East, abandoned its long-standing position of slavish support for the regime. In a front-page leader, the newspaper’s editor-
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Germany Suspends Arms Exports to Egypt he Economy Ministry said Monday that it will not approve any new arms exports to Egypt over concerns about over the human rights' situation there, amid anti-government protests. The ministry said in a statement that the suspension was effective until further notice. It said it was also reviewing whether to take action on arms shipments that have already been approved. Germany prohibits arms exports to countries where there are allegations of human rights violations. The Economy Ministry says Germany exported 22 million in weapons to Egypt in 2010, down from 77.5 million in 2009.
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Nasrallah: We Identify with People of Egypt, Tunisia izbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Monday, "We are gathered here to identify with the Egyptian people and the Tunisian people. We have heard a number of explanations from Israel and the US about the revolution in Egypt," he said via a video conference to a Beirut rally. The US wants to convince the world that what is happening in Egypt is a revolution over bread and hunger. But protesters have said the truth in public squares to everyone: We are facing a full revolution, a revolution of the poor, free, those that seek freedom and those that oppose humiliation who do not want to surrender to the United States," Nasrallah continued.
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Report: US Working On Mubarak Exit Strategy to Germany gyptian President Hosni Mubarak will travel to Germany as a patient as part of an exit strategy proposed by the US, the online version of German newspaper Der Spiegel reported Monday. The United States government's scenario for an end to the political chaos in Egypt appears that Mubarak will travel to Germany for a "prolonged
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Wiki Cables: Israel Favored Egypt's VP Suleiman ewly leaked U.S. diplomatic cables suggest that Egypt’s Vice President Omar Suleiman was long seen by Israel as the preferred candidate to succeed President Hosni Mubarak. According to a 2008 cable released by WikiLeaks, and published Monday by the Daily Telegraph newspaper on its website, a senior adviser from the Israeli Ministry of Defense told U.S. diplomats in Tel Aviv that the Israelis believe Suleiman would likely serve as “at least an interim president if Mubarak dies or is incapacitated.” The cable quoted the advisor, David Hacham, as saying that he sometimes spoke to Suleiman’s deputy several times a day via a “hotline.” The diplomats added: “There is no question that Israel is most comfortable with the prospect of ” Suleiman.
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Egyptian Mob Attacked Even Anti-Israel Reporters rotesters in Egypt targeted Western reporters last week – including those who have previously been critical of America and Israel. ABC's Christine Amanpour was turned back from the scene of a protest by a gang of Egyptian men who told her “We hate America.” Amanpour left immediately, but the mob went on to attack her car, breaking the windshield. Amanpour was targeted despite her history of supporting many of the Arab world's complaints against America and Israel. She has previously accused America and Israel of torturing Arab prisoners, and even compared United States interrogation techniques with those used by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. She has said that Arabs living in pre-state Israel “lost their land” when the state was created, and that Palestinian Authority Arabs have “a legitimate grievance” and “are trying to throw off occupation and... to win a state.”
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Fear of Egypt like Uprising as Kuwaiti Interior Minister Steps Down uwait’s embattled interior minister stepped down Sunday amid rising political tensions that include calls
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CRISIC IN EGYPT for the first major Gulf States street protests inspired by uprisings in Egypt and elsewhere. Opposition groups have sharply escalated pressure on Kuwait’s leadership in recent months over claims of corruption in the oilrich state and perceived attempts to roll back political freedoms. Kuwait’s political system is the most open in the Gulf and its parliament is one of the few elected bodies in the region capable of demanding reforms from rulers. The change at the Interior Ministry could signal an attempt to weaken the calls on social media sites for street demonstrations Tuesday outside parliament to protest “undemocratic” practices by Kuwait’s government. If major crowds gather, it would mark the first anti-government rallies in the Gulf since the toppling of Tunisia’s strongman ruler last month touched off other Arab protest movements, including Egypt’s groundswell against President Hosni Mubarak.
US Backtracks - Calls for Gradual Egyptian Transition he White House has backtracked on demands that Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak immediately evacuate his post and make way for a new government. On Monday U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said forcing Mubarak to leave office quickly could complicate the enormous challenges Egypt faces in transforming itself from an autocracy to a democracy.
Asked about U.S. President Barack Obama's counsel for him to leave office swiftly, Mubarak said he told him, "You don't understand the Egyptian culture and what would happen if I step down now."
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Journalists Attacked by Mobs, Detained in Cairo
Strongman Hosni Mubarak is laughing all the way to the bank
ournalists were beaten with sticks and fists by pro-government mobs on the streets of Cairo on Thursday and dozens were reportedly detained by security forces in a concerted attempt to intimidate the press. Foreign photographers reported a string of attacks by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak near Tahrir Square, the scene of vicious battles between Mubarak supporters and protesters demanding he step down after nearly 30 years in power. One Belgium correspondent provided chilling details of his violent arrest, saying he was labeled a spy for Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt's prominent opposition figure. Others reported having their clothes ripped off and passports confiscated.
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Egypt VP Blames Foreigners for Fueling Protests gypt's vice president blames foreigners, a major opposition group and businessmen for fueling the anti-government protests that have rocked the country for the past 10 days. Omar Suleiman, in an interview with state television broadcast nationwide, outlined the military's role in the chaos for the first time. He said they are on the streets to enforce the curfew, protect people against thugs and to make up for the police's lack of capabilities to deal with the unrest.
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Mubarak: I’d Like to Leave Now but Can’t gyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he is fed up with being president and would like to leave his office now but cannot for fear of chaos. Mubarak, in an interview Thursday night he said he was troubled by violence at Cairo's Tahrir Square in the past three days but insisted the government was not responsible for it. "I was very unhappy about the violence; I do not want to see Egyptians fighting each other," Mubarak said. He blamed the banned Muslim Brotherhood political party for the violence. "I don't care what people say about me," Mubarak said. "Right now I care about my country, I care about Egypt."
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Jordan’s Muslim Opposition Refuses Cabinet Posts ordan's powerful Muslim opposition has rejected an offer from the country's newly appointed prime minister to join his Cabinet, the group's leader said. Hamza Mansour, the head of the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, said he turned down the invitation from premier-designate Marouf al-Bakhit in a meeting because "the current political conditions do not allow us to participate in the government."
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Iran Slams Israel, US 'Involvement' in Egypt he Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the "American and Israeli intervention in Egypt" and warned that "any measure against the popular movement in Egypt would lead to waves of rage throughout the world."
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Syria Appears to Lift Ban on Facebook and Youtube nternet users in Syria say Facebook and YouTube are available for the first time in three years amid signs Damascus may be lifting its ban on the websites. The Syrian government does not comment on its Internet restrictions. But several web users in Syria told The Associated Press on Tuesday the sites were accessible for the first time in years without having to tunnel through proxy servers. The head of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedeom of Expression, Mazen Darwish, said he has "semiofficial confirmation" the ban is being lifted.
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The most hated man in Egypt, where anti-government protests rage on, is purportedly the richest man in the world, a revealing expose said. he teetering tyrant’s family fortune is worth about $70 billion stashed away in Swiss and other foreign bank accounts and shadowy real-estate holdings in Manhattan, London and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the Guardian newspaper in England reported. That puts the 82-year-old despot comfortably ahead of Mexican business magnate and New York Times sugar daddy Carlos Slim Helu, who’s worth about $53.5 billion, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the richest American with $53 billion, according to a list of the world’s richest men published by Forbes.com. And that golden nest egg has the Arab world seeing red. “Mubarak! This is not your money. You must return every penny to Egypt,” a poster named Hassan commented on the Web site of PressTV, a Mideast-based broadcast. “Leaders in the Arab world are the richest men in the world, while their people are poor and oppressed. The only peace is in knowing these people will face justice when they meet Allah,” added Nazir, another poster. The whereabouts of Mubarak’s properties in New York are shrouded in secrecy. Neither the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, DC, nor the consulate in New York would shed any light on Mr.
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Study Designates Maimonides a “Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence”
Maimonides achieved recognition from HealthGrades for several broad categories of care in 2011, with an “Excellence Award” Maimonides Medical Center announced today that HealthGrades has once again named it a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™, placing Maimonides in the Top 5% nationwide for clinical performance. In New York City, only Maimonides and New York-Presbyterian’s hospitals were awarded this distinction for 2011. his is wonderful news for the patients and families we serve,” said Pamela S. Brier, President and CEO of Maimonides. “The best outcomes are what we strive for, so the entire staff is pleased to be recognized at a national level for our efforts on behalf of patients.” HealthGrades, the leading independent
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categories of care in 2011, with an “Excellence Award” in each of the following:
• Cardiac Care • Pulmonary Care • Stroke Care • General Surgery • Women’s Health • Coronary Intervention Plus, Maimonides continues to rank #1 in New York for Critical Care (six years in a row). Specific procedures and diagnoses for which Maimonides achieved Five-Star Ratings include: Spine Surgery, Back & Neck Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia, GI Bleed, Bowel Obstruction, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Maternity Care, and Appendectomy. Now celebrating its Centennial Year, Maimonides Medical Center is among the largest independent teaching hospitals in the nation, training over 450 medical and surgical residents annually. Widely recognized for its major achievements in advancing medical and information technology, Maimonides has 711 beds and over 70 subspecialty programs. For more information on the nationally recognized clinical services at Maimonides, go to www.maimonidesmed.org.
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Betrothing Beats Do you want to marry a Maccabeat? Are you looking for someone to flip latkes in the air with you, till death do you part? Well, you’d better hurry, because two got engaged over winter break. As of today, there are ten
Maccabeats: five down, ten to go. single Maccabeats left. This all-male a capella group sprung forth from Yeshiva University and have since performed all around the country, from New York’s Madison Square Garden to Orlando, Florida (and everywhere in between). They are strongly committed to the philosophy of Torah u-Madda, the integration of traditional and secular wisdom, and perform an eclectic array of Jewish, American, and Israeli songs.
From Ant Hills to Nest Eggs Jewish people have been successful in many fields throughout the ages, winning Nobel Prizes, Pulitzers, Oscars, etc. Few, however, have made such significant contributions to society as Milton M. Levine, who passed away recently at 97. Levine became a millionaire after inventing the ant farm in 1956. The toy has been a staple in
Milton M. Levine with his ant farm invention kids’ rooms for the past 55 years. Once the toy became a smash hit, Levine said that he “found out [the ants’] most amazing feat yet; they put three kids through college.”
Smiles and Song Keep Alice Herz-Sommer Living Long Keep your eyes open for the release of an inspiring documentary titled Alice Dancing Under the Gallows later this year about the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, a 107-year-old pianist who is the oldest survivor of the Holocaust and the second oldest person living in London. She was a renowned concert pianist, a close friend of Franz Kafka, a Holocaust survivor, and is one of the most positive women on earth. She refuses to Alice hate those who impris-
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oned her and her family. “I have lost everything, including my husband, my mother and my beloved son (who died in 2011)” Still, she says, “Life is beautiful, and I have so much to learn and enjoy. I have neither space nor time for pessimism and hate.” Herz-Sommer swam daily until the age of 97. Herz-Sommer attributes her longevity to her optimism. She says, even after surviving the camps, where she was imprisoned with her young son, “I never hate, and I will never hate,” she says. “Hatred brings only hatred.”
Our Munificent Mayor He may not be annoying us with his lack of snow-plowing action and salt pinching plans, but according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Mayor Bloomberg was the second most generous person in the United States last year. He Mike Bloomberg donated an astonishing $279.2 million of his riches, coming in second to George Soros, who gave $332 million. Wow.
the Buber excitement, Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief Rabbi, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef made a point to mention in his weekly dreisha that these usages of G-d’s name is against the Ten Commandment to not take God’s name in vain.
More Bieber… While in Israel, Bieber will attend the seder of his Jewish manager, Scott Samuel “Scooter” Braun, the 29 year old music biz maven who discovered Bieber on You Tube four years ago. The two appear together almost as father and son in the 3D documentary, which opens February 11th.
Dancing with a Star… at the Kotel Academy-award winning actor Jon Voight, an outspoken activist for the Jewish people’s right to the Land of Israel, and for the release of Jonathan Pollard, was immediately recognized by Chabad compatriots at their “Did you put on Tfillin today” stand at the entrance of the Kotel. Voight and the
Rabbi Over the Radar First Rabbi-to-thestars, Rabbi Marc Schneier, was named one of the nation’s top rabbis by Newsweek this year. Now, he may have stopped dancing a celebratory hora, as his third ex-wife’s latest venture, a tooclose-to-reality memoir, hits the shelves. Rabbi Marc Toby Gotesman Schneier Schneier’s self-published novel “Bad Charisma: A Fictional Memoir” has observant congregants of Schneier’s glitzy Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach clamoring to read every page of this 84 pager. Toby, who refers to herself in the book as, “Missy Gold Meinfeld”, says on her blog (I Am the Goddess XRebbitzen) that her accounts are heartbreakingly honest.
Justin Bieber Excites the Holy Land The Bieber fever epidemic continues to rage in Israel, taking down innocent websites in its wake. Israeli site Leaan crashed minutes after it began to sell tickets for Justin Bieber’s upcoming first ever Justin Bieber Tel Aviv concert. The site is reportedly able to handle only 300 purchases at once, but “Beliebers” bought 4,500 tickets within two hours on Thursday night for the concert, set for April 14 in the Yarkon Park. If you haven’t gotten your ticket yet, don’t worry, this was just an advance sale for Discount Bank customers – the other 45,000 tickets will go on sale at the end of the month. And a word of warning to all his exuberant fans: Don’t go saying “Oh my G-d!” or even the Arabic “Ya Allah!“ In response to
Jon Voight dancing at the Kotel group immediately broke out into spontaneous dancing and singing, oblivious to the inclement weather. Voight also accompanied his friend, Governor Mike Huckabee, at the Knesset, where they both addressed a crucial committee meeting focusing on the indigenous right of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, which will later be presented at the U.N.
Also Visiting Israel… Jesse James, the unsavory motorcycle enthusiast known for his television show, Jesse James is a Dead Man, as well as cheating on ex-wife Sandra Bullock, and posing for pictures with nazi paraphernalia, decided to visit Israel. The day Jesse James after more incriminating photos were released – one of James smiling as a friend gives a nazi salute, and another of him holding a smiling caricature of Hitler – James announced that he visited “World’s Greatest Blacksmith” Uri Hofi in his studio in Kibbutz Ein Shemer in Samaria. Hofi explained to James how to build the rare 1937 Harley-Davidson watercooled Drake Knucklehead, which means that there were two knuckleheads in Hofi’s studio that day.
Big Bucks Change Hands Over Seagram Building Peter M. Brant, the American billionaire and entrepreneur, once worth an estimated 1.7 billion dollars, said, “Aby Rosen made me a strong offer for my interest and I couldn’t refuse” referring to selling his interest in the glass and steal Park Avenue Seagram Building to real estate mogul Aby Rosen for $150 million. One source says this was about 5-7 times Brants’s initial investment, about 10 years ago. Brant, owner of White Birch Paper Company and Brant Publications, Inc., is also a major art collector, movie producer, and avid horseman. He has been in the spotlight recently for his loss of money, over 1.4 billion dollars. The Seagram Building is a skyscraper; located at 375 Park Avenue was built in 1958 as the headquarters for the Canadian distillers Joseph E. Seagram’s & Sons with the active interest of Phyllis Lambert, the daughter of Samuel Bronfman, Seagram’s CEO.
THE WEEKLY SUDOKU How to play Sudoku? One simple rule: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 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 Sodukuing for 5 minutes and getting nowhere. • Use a pencil, you will make mistakes.
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Touro College Honors Memory of Dr. Bernard Lander Continued from Cover has grown into a multi-campus, international institution that now educates more than 18,000 students at 31 locations across the country including New York, California, Florida, Nevada and such countries as Israel, Russia, Germany and France. As an ordained Orthodox rabbi, Dr. Lander's stellar resume of historic achievements in the field of education remains unparalleled. He earned his doctorate in sociology from Columbia University and in 1944 served as an associate director of former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's Committee on Unity, a precursor to the city's Commission on Human Rights. It was there that Dr. Lander helped to prepare the first civil rights legislation for New York State, spearheading the campaign for fair employment legislation while being a vocal opponent of discriminatory quotas in higher education. For over two decades, Dr. Lander served as a professor of sociology at Hunter College and Yeshiva University in New York, and from 1954-1969 he served as dean of Yeshiva
Overflow crowd at Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim in Queens, on Saturday night
Left to right: Dr. Mark Hasten, chairman of Touro College Board of Trustees, with Chief Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, following commemoration reception and colloquium held Thursday evening at The Lander College for Women – The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School. University's Bernard Revel Graduate School. From 1954-1959, Dr. Lander was in the forefront of reorganizing Yeshiva University's graduate programs into the schools of social work, education and psychology. As president of the Queens Jewish Center in 1950, Dr. Lander saw to it that a school building be constructed and two years later he co-founded Yeshiva Dov Revel, a major Jewish day school in Queens. In the early 1950's, Dr.
of the President's Advisory Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime under the Johnson and Kennedy administrations. For eight years, Dr. Lander acted as a senior director of a national study on the problems of youth for the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana. He authored "Towards an Understanding of Juvenile Delinquency." published by Columbia University Press and numerous articles in the field of sociology. He also worked as a consultant to the Maryland State Commission on Juvenile Delinquency. For over 30 years, Dr. Lander served as a vice president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and was a rabbi of the Beth Jacob Congregation of Baltimore, Maryland. "Dr. Lander was a consummate leader who inspired others towards greatness," said Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike, dean of the Lander College For Women. "Touro College reflects Dr. Lander's deep passion for Jewish and secular learning and embodies his vision of a vibrant institution of higher education that
Dr. Alan Kadish, President and CEO of Touro College speaking at Sunday reception and commemoration to benefit the Lander Colleges’ honors/scholarship programs, held at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Lawrence, New York.
Lander also served on the founders committee for Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Dr. Lander also served as a consultant to three US presidents and was part of the seven-member commission that established the historic "War on Poverty" program in the U.S. He served as a consultant to the White House Conference of Children and Youth; on an advisory council on public assistance established by Congress; and was a member
Left to right, are Dr. Mark Hasten, Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, and Dr. Alan Kadish.
Chief Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, speaking at the Sunday reception: “Dr. Lander was the zeydie (grandfather) of the generation. He was a spiritual giant who emulated Torah with Derech Eretz.”
fosters intellectual curiosity," she added. "As we gather to commemorate the extraordinary accomplishments of Dr. Lander, whose fantastic vision and tenacity built Touro College, we continue to honor his vision and remarkable legacy, and strive to achieve his dream of passing tradition and knowledge on to future generations," said Dr. Alan Kadish, who succeeded Dr. Lander as president and CEO of Touro College. "Dr. Lander spent his life immersed in the sustenance of Klal Yisroel, and, more than anyone in his generation, succeeded in ensuring that the tradition of the Avos will be passed on through Am Yisroel until the days of Moshiach," he added. A distinguished scholar, academic and administrator, Dr. Kadish joined Touro in September of 2009 as senior provost and chief operating officer from Northwestern University, where he was a prominent cardiologist on the national stage. At Northwestern, Dr. Kadish served as senior associate chief of the cardiology division; the Chester and Deborah Cooley Professor of
February 11, 2011 Medicine; and director of the cardiovascular clinical trials unit. As an observant Jew, Dr. Kadish is deeply committed to Touro's mission of enhancing Torah values through innovated educational modalities. He has expressed his dedication to delivering quality and accessible education to Touro's large and varied student body, and to ensuring that all students enter the workforce prepared to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive economic climate. "We must renew the old and sanctify the new by supporting timeless and eternal Torah traditions and sustaining Judaism's engagement through the embracement of modern technology," said Dr. Kadish. He also spoke of the Jewish intellectual traditions of building our world under the direction of Torah. "Hashem created and manages the world in which we live and our goal at Touro is to use our abilities to create an ethical society through intellectual honesty, universal liberty, intellectual curiosity and belief in purpose," he continued.
_____________________ Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike “Touro College reflects Dr. Lander’s deep passion for Jewish and secular learning and embodies his vision of a vibrant institution of higher education that fosters intellectual curiosity.� _____________________ Dr. Stanley Boylan, the vice president of undergraduate education at Touro College said, "Dr. Lander was an outstanding, original and iconic figure in the world of Jewish education and tonight's yahrzeit commemoration for his work represents connectivity of the historical nature of the establishment of Touro College and an affirmation for the future. We hope to meet the needs of our diverse student body through future growth aimed at strengthening our research capabilities through a thrust towards graduate studies."
The Jewish Voice "Dr. Lander plunged into new undertakings with a leap of faith, with the bitachon that Hashem will guide us safely and successfully until the task is accomplished. Touro College was created with such a leap of faith. Dr. Lander lived with this abiding emunah, with a positive optimism that fed his indefatigable energy," he added. The keynote speaker for the evening was the renowned Torah and Talmudic scholar, HaRav Yisroel Meir Lau, former Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 through 2000 and current Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. Born in Poland in 1937, Chief Rabbi Lau survived the Holocaust as a young child, and was freed from the Buchenwald concentration camp with his older brother Naftali. He immigrated to Israel where he attended such renowned yeshivos as Kol Torah, Ponovezh and Knesses Chizkiyahu. He is often characterized as the spokesman for the Jewish people and a consensus builder in the community with close ties to both Chareidi and Modern Orthodox Judaism. "Dr. Lander was the zeydie (grandfather) of the generation," said Chief Rabbi Lau who maintained close and personal ties with him for many years. "He was a spiritual giant who emulated Torah with Derech Eretz. Speaking of the Torah portion of Terumah, which coincides with Dr. Lander's yahrzeit, Chief Rabbi Lau said, "Of all of the parts of the mishkan (tabernacle), it was the trumpets that were used to bring us closer to Hashem. They were the instruments used to sound a clarion call to our people to make them aware that it is through Torah and our commandments that identify us as a nation. Dr. Lander knew how to use the trumpets to communicate to this generation and to generations that will follow. He knew how to bring us all closer to our national destiny through these trumpets and he wasn't afraid to use them." He likened Dr. Lander to Moshe Rabbenu by saying, "his entire life was about doing, by practicing Torah in the most concrete of ways, of helping others and serving as a role model for his people and all of humanity. He was a truly devoted leader who was a genuine light and beacon of faith and hope to our people." In addition to Thursday evening’s reception and colloquium, Chief Rabbi Lau was hosted in the Kew Gardens Hills community
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Left to right: Touro College board member Abraham Biederman; President and CEO Dr. Alan Kadish; Chief Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv; Rabbi Doniel Lander, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim in Queens; Touro board members Martin Oliner and Zvi Ryzman; and Rabbi Moshe Krupka, Senior Vice President for College Affairs, Touro College, at Sunday reception and commemoration to benefit the Lander Colleges’ honors/scholarship programs, held at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Lawrence, New York. of Queens by Rabbi Lander for Shabbos Parshas Terumah. The program included a community-wide Shalosh Seudos that drew an enormous crowd even though it was relocated from the Lander College for Men in Queens to Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim due to inclement weather. On Shabbos night, a moving Siyum HaShas was conducted in tribute to Dr. Lander. The event was heavily attended, with major rabbinic, community and Touro leadership present, as well as students from local yeshivas. The weekend concluded with a reception and commemoration on Sunday to benefit the Lander Colleges’ honors/scholarship programs, in Dr. Lander’s memory. The event was hosted by Touro board member and Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Lawrence, New York.
Touro is a system of Jewish-sponsored non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was established in 1971 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community. More than 18,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, and Florida. Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro College Los Angeles, are separately accredited institutions governed in common by the same Board of Trustees as Touro College. For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/media/. Photos by Triple S Studios
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February 11, 2011
KEEPIN’ KOSHER: CREAM OF THE CROP ‘Prove it to me that kosher can taste just as good!” was the challenging request from a top Israeli food magazine writer that came to visit me at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute this past summer. his writer is feared by many formidable Israeli chefs and restaurateurs that come under her fork and she isn’t at all bashful to make her comments known to the public that “swallow” her every word. Whether she knew it or not, she was just about to experience my “kosher” counterattack, because I had a few good tricks up my sleeve. The following week she returned for lunch arriving with her pen, paper and camera. And then I placed the plate before her – Veal Scaloppini with a crispy Parmesan crust served with Duchesse Sweet potatoes and a Wild Mushroom Stroganoff (all fully kosher, of course). She looked around the plate, took her knife and fork poised to strike and then took her first bite. Her eyes widened just like the character Anton Ego, the feared and revered food critic from the movie Ratatouille. She raised her head and with a smile confessed that she couldn’t taste anything with strange undertones. The world of kosher cooking has experienced a major revolution over the past decade with the availability of so many new kosher products. This provides the most novice chefs with the tools to play around with many types of dishes previously not available to the kosher chef such as Fusion, Organic or even something as far out as Peruvian cuisine. “What are some of these interesting ingredients?” I hear you say as you grab your apron ready to cook. Let’s start with a parve milk based product that is not soya, something that really doesn’t come under my top 10 list of favorite ingredients. Soya-based creamers taste rather synthetic to me with a noticeable sweet undertone that masks the food being prepared. So, what is the solution? Coconut milk! Coconut milk is a sweet, milky white cooking base derived from the flesh of a mature coconut. The color and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high oil content and sugars. The term coconut milk is not the same as coconut water (coconut juice), which is the naturally occurring liquid found inside the hollow coconut.
golden-brown on each side. Remove from the pan, but leave the pan on the heat. 6. Rub the beef with olive oil and place in the hot griddle pan. Sear the beef quickly on each side and then transfer the pan to the oven to continue cooking for about five minutes, or until cooked to your liking. Remove from the oven and leave to in a warm place for a few minutes. 7. To serve, cut both slices of grilled bread in half and arrange the four pieces on a plate. Pour over the mushroom stroganoff. 8. Slice the beef and arrange in a fan over the top of the mushrooms.
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Coconut milk is considered very healthy in Ayurveda, and in modern times has been found to have cholesterol reducing properties. Coconut milk is a common ingredient in many regional ethnic cuisines most notably those of Southeast Asia. Coconut milk is the base of many Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai curries. I find that when making cream-based sauces I like to dilute the coconut milk with two parts water. That way I lose the coconut taste, but retain the creamy finish. Now, I am free to make béchamel type sauces for pasta dishes like lasagna and Fettuccini Alfredo.
Seared Beef on a Bed of Mushroom Stroganoff With Garlic Bruschetta For the Mushroom Stroganoff 1 Tbsp olive oil 1⁄2 onion, finely chopped 125 gr. white mushrooms, quartered 1 tsp. paprika 75 ml. white wine 125 ml. coconut milk and water combined Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Juice of 1⁄2 lemon 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives For the Garlic Bruschetta 2 slices white bread 4 Tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, finely chopped For the Seared Beef: 150 gr. entrecote 1 Tbsp olive oil 1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. 2. For the mushroom stroganoff, heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the onion until it starts to soften. 3. Add the mushrooms and paprika and continue to fry for 4-5 minutes. 4. Add the white wine and simmer until slightly reduced, then pour in the coconut milk and bring to simmering point. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add the lemon juice and chives. 5. For the bruschetta, heat an ovenproof griddle pan until smoking hot. Drizzle the bread with olive oil and sprinkle over the garlic. Place in the pan, weighing the bread down with a saucepan. Grill until the bread is
Makes 2 cups A true French classic custard that goes great with an apple and cinnamon crisp 2 large eggs 60 gr. sugar 1 vanilla bean or a dash of vanilla extract Pinch of salt 13⁄4 cups canned unsweetened coconut milk 1⁄2 cup water 1. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Put eggs, sugar and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until pale and thick, 3 to 4 minutes. 2. Bring the coconut milk and water to a boil in a medium saucepan; remove from the heat. 3. With mixer on low speed, gradually pour half of the hot-milk mixture into egg mixture. Return mixture to pan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon and draw a line with your finger, about 5 minutes. Pass mixture through a fine sieve into a medium bowl. Place bowl in icewater bath; stir Crème Anglaise occasionally until chilled. Yochanan Lambiase is the founder of the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, www.jcichef.com
KASHRUT UPDATES: NEWS FROM CRC BY RABBI SHOLEM FISHBANE KASHRUS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CHICAGO RABBINICAL COUNCIL
http://www.crcweb.org • Hawaiian Punch from a fountain is recommended • Anchovies packed in salt water require a reliable hechsher. • Pure Asafetida, which is a type of spice, would not require a hechsher.
• Approved Dr. Pepper (USA) products: Original, Berries and Cream, Cherry, Cherry Vanilla, Chocolate Cherry, Heritage, Red Fusion • Stevia requires a reliable hechsher. • Raw, unprocessed, fresh frozen individual-
ly wrapped tuna must have Hashgacha unless it still has the skin on it & you can determine that it has scales. • Dried Figs do not require a hechsher however they must be inspected for insect infestation. • Sliced fresh mushrooms that come in a package in the supermarket do not need a hechsher • Plain unflavored instant coffee does not require a hashgacha • Plain frozen orange juice concentrates with calcium added do not need a hechsher The following Ricola items are recommended by the cRc: Green Tea with Echinacea (sugar free), Honey Herb, Honey Lemon with Echinacea, Lemon Mint (sugar free), Lemon Mint, Lemon Verbena, Menthol (sugar free), Mountain Herb (sugar free), Natural Herb (original). Only these items are recommended and does not necessarily require a special kosher sticker on the individual package. Kashrut.com reports that New York Style
Bagel Crisps have changed from an OU pareve to an OU-D mostly because of equipment, but there are some new dairy seasonings being introduced. If a package is found with a plain OU on it, it is pareve Kashrut Maguen David – KMD, Agencia de Kashrut de México reports that the whole or filetted hake, fresh or frozen, with
the brand name Maupacific is considered under our supervision to be pareve mehadrin only if each fillet has a piece of skin with scales [on it] General Mills is discontinuing the OU-D kosher certification from all sizes of Bugles Original due to operational changes at the production sites, and will no longer be certified. The OU-D symbol will begin to be removed from packaging in February of 2011. Consumers are likely to see some Bugles Original packages with the OU-D symbol and some without as the transition occurs. The Bugles with the OU-D are in fact kosher. Please be advised that Tel Aviv Restaurant, Great Neck, NY is no longer certified by the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, effective December 31, 2010. The DK reports that Wacky Mac Macaroni & Cheese is OU-D not cholov yisroel. The cheddar cheese packets inside the box may mistakenly state Star-K-D which designates cholov yisroel. Planters Nutrition Omega-3 Mix contains dairy ingredients as listed on the ingredient panel but the OU dairy designation has been inadvertently omitted. Future packaging will be revised.
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Kosher Industry Pushes Forward on Gluten-Free for Passover Like many other kosher food executives, Yakov Yarmove of SuperValu is already fully engaged in preparing for Passover, although the holiday is still over two months away. Food executives are anticipating many new and exciting items, just as it has been for the past few years. ut they particularly singled out the many new gluten-free items that will help large numbers of people with Celiac Disease or who are allergic to wheat enjoy the holiday. In fact, many food executives have indicated that they are hoping that the new Passover items will last well beyond the Passover holiday. At last November’s Kosherfest, Yidels Devils Food Mini Chocolate Swiss Roll won the Best New Passover Product at Kosherfest New Product Competition 2010. Manufactured by Shabtai Gourmet, the company is a ded-
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AUTO
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Is Premium Gas Worth the Premium Price? These days, many people at the pump are passing on premium gas. The reason is obvious: Any kind of gas costs a premium these days. So if you don't need premium, why use it? hile car lovers can debate the merits of using premium, one thing's for sure: Cars that are designed for regular fuel get no benefit from using premium. Using it may not hurt anything -- other than your wallet -- but only specially designed engines can take advantage of premium fuel. Despite that the word "premium" is nothing more than a marketing term, many people still buy into common myths, like "Premium gives me more miles per gallon" or "Premium fuel will make my car run better." While every company uses a different
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_____________________ “Some people say that using fuel with the wrong octane rating will void a warranty. Cars.com says it's not likely but not impossible. ” _____________________ mixture of fuel additives, and some can give fractional benefits, you won't notice the difference. (For real ways to improve your mileage, take a look at Fueleconomy.gov.) Another common myth is: "I need premium because it cleans my engine." All
fuels have detergents that clean your engine, some better than others. While premium does have more detergent, most fuels will get the job done. NPR's "Car Talk" says it's even OK to use gas from those "el cheapo" stations, as long as you alternate with gas from bigger brands. There is one "myth" we're reluctant to classify as such, because nobody seems to know for sure. Some people say that using fuel with the wrong octane rating will void a warranty. Both "Car Talk" and Cars.com say it's not likely but not impossible. The best bet is to check your driver's manual to see if it says "required" or "recommended." If it's the former, you should probably listen, but if it's the latter, ask a trusted mechanic or consult the manufacturer. While using premium fuel in a car that's not designed for it is a waste of money, let's talk about doing the opposite, using regulargrade fuel in a vehicle designed for premium. This can save you money -- but also offers a few potential problems. So the question is, “Can you do it?” Absolutely. Most people should, but there are some exceptions, some precautions you should take, and some minor differences to be aware of. Using lower-octane fuel with an engine designed for high octane can result in some performance reductions that vary between models, but most people aren't going to notice. We're talking half-second differ-
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Do You Really Drive an American Car? Sean McAlinden wasn't allowed to drive his 2010 Lincoln MKZ onto the parking lot at the United Auto Workers' Detroit headquarters during a recent visit. Why? It was assembled in Hermosillo, Mexico. hat most people see as "American" cars, the UAW does not. It bans Hondas, Toyotas, Volkswagens and all other foreign-branded cars from union property, as well as those cars from Detroit's Big Three automakers for which final assembly occurs outside U.S. borders, such as the Lincoln MKZ, even if those vehicles have bits and pieces built in the U.S. For instance, the MKZ's engine is built in Lima, Ohio, and its transmission is made in Livonia, Mich. Yet, by UAW definition, it is a foreign automobile. It comes down to the car's vehicle identification number. "The only cars that you can actually park in their parking lots have to have a VIN number starting with a one or two," says McAlinden, executive vice president of research and chief economist at the Center for Automotive Research, and a former UAW worker. "They look at it from the guard shack." VINs that start with the number one indicate the car was assembled in the U.S., two indicates Canada, three Mexico, and four anywhere else in the world. A vehicle's VIN is at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, as well as other places on the vehicle. Most consumers aren't nearly as concerned with where their car is built as UAW members are. But the reality is that millions of Americans' livelihoods, not to mention a large part of the American economy, depend on the domestic auto industry. And as Chrysler, Ford and General Motors launch their biggest product offensives in decades, the questions of whether to "buy American" and what exactly that means in the new global economy are thrust into the public
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2010 Lincoln MKZ, could be assembled in Mexico. view. As far as the federal government is concerned, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is the final arbiter on what constitutes "foreign" and "domestic." Since 1994, the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA), under NHTSA's purview, has required that every new vehicle for sale in the U.S. include on its window sticker the location of final assembly, the percent of domestic content and where the engine and transmission were built. A full list of these data for every model sold in the U.S. is available on NHTSA's website. It gets confusing, though. The AALA does not account for labor costs in the final assembly, has convoluted formulas for determining the place of origin for parts, and considers Canadian content as domestic. "Ontario is kind of like the 51st state when it comes to the auto industry," Honda spokesman Edward Miller says. Flawed as they are, the AALA data illustrate how blurred the line between domestic and foreign has become, as American automakers increasingly use foreign parts and as foreign automakers source more content from the U.S. Take the new Buick Regal, for example. According to AALA data, it has only 21 percent U.S./Canadian content and is assembled in Russelsheim, Germany.
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The Nissan Leaf, Fully Electric Functional and Zippy Judge for yourself if you find the Leaf attractive. In my view it looks futuristic, sure, but no more futuristic than a new non-electric Nissan might be. The new Juke, for example, is probably a more daring design experiment than the Leaf (which, it should be noted, borrows a good number of cues from the Versa and Murano). The Leaf’s bugeye headlamps are certainly novel, but after a week with the car they actually became one of my favorite features. (You really have to stare into them for a while to appreciate how much is going on.) nside, I was impressed that Nissan kept things stylistically understated. For a radical car, the company could have tried to pull an off-the-wall interior like the Cube’s undulating cockpit. But no: The Leaf is original and crisp, but not over the top. If anything, it leans too heavily on the side of modesty. Nothing in the interior screams luxury, though everything feels high-quality and solid. Controls are well placed and, for the most part, intuitive. Driving the Leaf is remarkably satisfying. Not mid-life crisis satisfying, but you’ll probably be happy with its peppy acceleration, which is available both out of a stop and in freeway passing. Handling is tight and responsive as well -- especially for a car of this price tag. We’ll go into what it means to own a car that eats electrons instead of hydrocarbons later, but suffice to say it's a different ballgame. The neighbors certainly notice. (It helps to have “Zero Emissions” emblazoned on the side, though that's optional.) People get in the Leaf and scratch their heads, and you tend to hear either “wait, I still don’t get it,” or, “woah, it’s totally silent!” The Nissan Leaf is a fascinating car to experience:
almost 1,000 pounds, the Leaf feels light and responsive. In city driving, it’s tempting to cash in on that zip and be aggressive with the accelerator, as I was reminded when I got pulled over for speeding in a 30-mph zone. But there is a price to pay for all that zipping: The number of miles the car will go on a given charge depends greatly on driving style. Cruise like your grandma and you will probably get a true 100 miles -- maybe more. Drive like me, or most 30-year-old men, and
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Nissan Leaf Satisfyingly familiar yet radically new. For all the heated debate over the viability of electric vehicles, at its core the argument tends to be a philosophical one -- after all, it's safe to say most people haven't seen a fully electric vehicle tooling around their neighborhood, let alone driven or owned one. Jacob Gordon of Treehugger.com is test-driving a Nissan Leaf this week, and through his real-world experiences he'll help us answer the question that should have been asked all along: Is it a good car? Battery-powered electric cars have proven they can be obscenely fast. The Tesla Roadster Sport rockets from zero to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, and while the Nissan Leaf is no Roadster -- it gets to 60 mph in more like seven seconds -- it does share the unique driving quality that can only be described as “zippiness.” This car jumps when you tell it
to. Granted, drivers who naturally gravitate toward 8-cylinder sports cars won't be blown away by the Leaf’s acceleration or performance. However, this car does have something that others don’t: silence. At a stop, the car is completely quiet. Step on the “gas” and it jumps obediently forward, the faint highpitched whir of the electric motor the only sound. And because there's no engine vibration, at high speeds the Leaf is quieter than many luxury cars. Drivers of hybrid cars probably savor the moment of all-electric acceleration before the gasoline engine kicks in -- but the Leaf goes quietly all the way. The Leaf’s supposed top speed is 90 mph; it got there with ease. On the highway, the car feels stable and agile, with enough acceleration left over for larger vehicles. Despite outweighing the Nissan Versa by
_____________________ “Driving the Leaf is remarkably satisfying. Handling is tight and responsive as well especially for a car of this price tag.” _____________________ that number drops to around 85 miles or so. When you’re ready to repent, or just conserve, there's the Eco mode. Double toggling the gear shift toward Drive will enable the Eco setting, which cuts back on acceleration -- say goodbye to that zippy feeling -- and increases regenerative braking. Essentially, the car accelerates less when you step on the gas and decelerates more when you lay off it. However, the rewards are immediate: Switching to Eco mode instantly adds about eight miles to your current range. In the end, I compromised on the Eco mode. Switching into Eco feels like downshifting one full gear, so I started using it to slow the car the way I would downshift a manual transmission. I’m pretty sure it helped my efficiency, and it helped me feel engaged with a car that does so much else automatically.
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“HAPPY TO BE ME” Lawsuit: Carter Guilty of Consumer New Album for Jewish Children Fraud, Foists Lies on Readers BY FERN SIDMAN As Jewish parents and educators, our priorities as it pertains to the chinuch of our children, is to provide them with the tools that will serve to develop stellar middos and to foster their love of Hashem and Torah. ith this in mind, renowned Jewish singer and songwriter Phyllis Blackman has just released her fourth album and a seminal one dedicated to children entitled, "Happy To Be Me". "I've always felt that music is such a profound vehicle for reaching our heart and souls. My objective in creating this album for children of all ages is to bolster their self-esteem and teach the timeless and eternal values of Torah," said Ms. Blackman. No stranger to the Jewish music scene, Ms. Blackman's previous albums include the critically acclaimed, "Come Home", "Forever", and "Soldier's Lullaby". The Brooklyn College graduate and former lead singer in a band did not always lead a Torah life. "In college, I sang with five men in a _______________________________
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“Happy To Be Me instructs children to appreciate all the gifts that Hashem has bestowed upon them.” _______________________________ folk group. We sang ballads with wonderful harmonies and became very popular on campus. Hashem put me at CBS Records, working as an assistant to a producer. When the producer heard me sing, he wanted me to do an album, but I was very shy then and said no. In my later years, I became more business oriented opening my own company, Blackman Consulting, and put my music on hold. During that time, I met Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, and my life began to change," she said.
Attending the Rebbetzin's Torah classes and her message of returning to Hashem and living a fully committed Torah life were the catalyst and driving force behind my music," she added. Indeed, Rebbetzin Jungreis has placed her imprimatur of this newly released CD by saying, "These songs are more than just songs. They come with the message to live a life of mitzvos." This ten track child's album can only be described as a truly fun, educational and uplifting panoply of tunes combined with original rhyming lyrics. The easy-to-sing songs will leave an indelible impression on our children for a long time to come.. The title track, "Happy To Be Me" instructs children to appreciate all the gifts that Hashem has bestowed upon them. "The lyrics of this song focus on helping our children strive to be the best they can be. We live in a world that is mired in materialism and competitiveness, and children often find themselves being jealous of each other. The lessons teach children that each and every one of them is so very special and unique. We can be so happy that Hashem created us as we are, with our own individual talents and strengths, while respecting others for their special traits," she said. Children will find themselves kicking up their heels when listening to the upbeat country western tune entitled "No Loshon Hara". "The message of this song is that Gd wants us to love our sisters and brothers but we can't do that if we put down others. He wants His children to be peaceful and loving to each other and live in unity. We can use the power of speech to make people happy and to bring joy and comfort to each other or the unfortunate opposite. If children listen to the words and sing them repeatedly, it is my fervent hope that this will help them to become aware of their speech and be sensitive with their words," said Ms. Blackman. "Gam Zu L'Tova" (everything is for the good) is yet another lovely song that helps to
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BY DAVID LEV While former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has a perfect right to his antiIsrael opinions – and certainly has the right to publish a book full of those opinions – he does not have the right to fob off a work of fiction as fact. That says Israeli activist attorney Nitzana DarshanLeitner, is what has earned him the opprobrium of dozens of people who bought his book, “Palestine: Peace or Apartheid.” And now, says Darshan-Leitner, she is representing those unhappy customers in a class-action lawsuit against Carter, in order to get them a refund. f course, Darshan-Leitner tells Israel National News, the issue is not simply one of consumer fraud. “During the trial, we will of course have to examine the facts in question, and we will of course unveil the falsity of much of what he writes. Carter makes numerous claims in the book that he knows to be false, and we know that he knows them to be false.” According to the complaint, filed in a New York court, Carter, “as a former American president and self-proclaimed Middle East expert ... knew that substantial and material portions of the book were untrue, and has failed to advise the public,” putting him in violation of New York State's Consumer Protection Laws, “specifically New York General Business Law section 349, which makes it unlawful to engage in deceptive acts in the course of conducting business.” The lawsuit also includes Carter's publisher, Simon and Schuster, as a defen-
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Israel must withdraw to the 1949 armistice lines. “Even a child reading the documents will note that the resolutions say 'withdraw from land,' not 'all the land' captured in 1967,” Darshan-Leitner says. Carter wrote this despite the fact that Lord Caradon (British diplomat Hugh M. Foot), who authored the resolution, specifically stated that this was not the intent of the resolution. In a discussion in the House of Commons in 1969, Caradon said that “it would have been wrong to demand that Israel return to its positions of June 4, 1967, because those positions were undesirable and artificial.” The suit cites this and numerous other quotes by Caradon and others affirming this fact. In addition, the suit says, Carter falsely depicted the 1949 armistice lines as an international border (they have never been recognized as such), that Israel has never “granted appreciable autonomy to the Palestinians” (thus ignoring the establishment and continued existence of the Palestinian Authority), and that Syria was prepared to accept a demilitarized Golan Heights (Syrian diplomats specifically denied that). In all, the suit cites over 50 specific facts that Carter got wrong, either out of ignorance or deliberately. Evidence contradicting Carter's assertion is brought from publicly available sources, including newspapers and
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Parshas Tezaveh: The Stigma of Fame BY RABBI WEINREB People are motivated by many things. The search for pleasure is certainly one of the great motivators of human beings. So are the search for power and the search for riches. There are also those among us who seek to be liked by others, to the extent that the search for adulation is their primary motivation in life. thers, and this is particularly true with religious people, hope for a place in the World to Come. For them, a vision of eternity is a major motivation. Still, others devote their lives to the search for meaning, wisdom, or spiritual enlightenment. For me, while all of the motivations listed above are interesting and deserve study, there is yet another human motivation that is more noteworthy: the search for fame. We all know individuals who are devoted, sometimes even obsessed, by their urge to become famous. For them, just to be mentioned in a newspaper article or to be glimpsed on television for a fraction of a
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minute is a powerful reward. This particular motivation is hard to understand. Fame does not necessarily bring material rewards. Not every famous person is rich, nor is he powerful. Famous people are often not popular people; indeed, they are often disliked. And there are certainly no spiritual or intellectual achievements that come with fame. Furthermore, fame is notoriously fleeting. Yesterday's famous person often dwells in oblivion today. Since the beginning of the Book of Exodus, we have been reading about Moses. Surely he is the most famous person in the Jewish Bible. Yet for him, fame was of no consequence whatsoever. He was not motivated by a need to make headlines, to be immortalized for all eternity, or even to be popular and well-known. He would be the last to be concerned if a weekly Torah portion did not even contain his name. This week's Torah portion, Tezaveh, is the only one, since we are introduced to the newborn Moses, in which he is not mentioned by name. Tezaveh, a Torah portion rich in all sorts of particulars and details, fails to men-
Miracles in Our Lives BY ITAMAR AVRAHAMI The setting is the Park House Hotel in one of the rooms on the first floor. A Jewish man sat in front of the rav, bound to his wheelchair. He was completely astonished. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “In less than a month you’ll be back to your original strength, you’ll be able to use your legs and even run.” hese words, spoken to him by the tzaddik HaRav Tzion Menachem shlit’a, took his breath away. Given the relentless medical treatment he had undergone this past year, with all the torment
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he suffered during his frequent visits to hospitals, it was hard to believe that suddenly everything would be all over. The rav told him to recite some psalms every day and sent him home with a heart full of strong emunat chachamim, faith in the wise men. A few months later he came back to the rav, and to everyone’s amazement, not only for a long time he no longer wheelchairbound, but this time he came running in to share with the rav his great gratitude to God for the miracle. As if to prove the enormity of the miracle, he dashed into the stairwell, and ran vigorously up and down two flights of stairs with his two now healthy legs... Many Jews from around the world have
tion Moses. Long ago, some keen Torah scholar noted this fact and attributed it to a verse in the next week's parsha, Ki Tisa. There, we read of how Moses pleads to God to forgive the Israelites who worship the Golden Calf. He says, "If You will forgive their sin [well and good]; but if not, erase me from the book which You have written." "Erase me from the book!" I have no need for fame. Insightfully, this keen scholar found Tezaveh to be the book from which Moses was indeed erased. I suggest that Moses learned how unimportant fame is from his personal experiences with stigma. For you see, just as fame is no indication at all of the genuine worth of the famous person, so too negative stigma do not reflect the genuine worth of the stigmatized individual. One of the most perceptive observers of human relations was a writer named Erving Goffman. Almost fifty years ago, he authored a classic work entitled Stigma:
Continued on page 38 benefited from the wise advice and the effective blessings of the tzaddik HaRav Tzion Menachem shlit’a, the outstanding disciple of the greatest kabbalists of Jerusalem. A partnership is proposed to you, a great business opportunity has presented itself, a property is offered for purchase, a building, a store, or a house; is it worthwhile? Recommended? Will I have good mazal in this deal? Is this a successful partnership? Will it flourish? The inner connection between two men seeking to create a business relationship is not a simple affair. The answer to these questions lies within their names and their mazal, if you only know how to check. Some would be surprised to discover that the numerical value of the proposed property, the street name, and the like, can be used to answer many questions, especially those questions
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Summary of The Haftorah:
Haftorah Tetzaveh Ezekiel 43:10-27
n this week's haftorah, the prophet Ezekiel describes a vision of the altar that will be built for the third Holy Temple and its dedication ceremony-paralleling this week's Torah portion which discusses the dedication of the Tabernacle's altar. Shortly after the destruction of the first Temple, Ezekiel experienced a vision of the third Holy Temple that will be built by the Messiah. G d tells Ezekiel to recount to the Jewish people this vision, and this hopefully will bring them to be ashamed of the deeds they did that caused the destruction of the Temple. "And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, let them know the form of the House and its scheme, its exits and its entrances, and all its forms, and all its laws and all its teachings..." Ezekiel then goes on to describe in detail the third Temple's altar, and also describes its seven-day inauguration ceremony and the offerings which will be brought on each day of that special week.
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that trouble a person before a big business deal. Many segulot have been handed down to the rav shlit’a from the greatest kabbalists of Jerusalem, many wise teachings in understanding the mysteries of the hidden nature of the world. Among Manhattan’s prestigious offices you can find a precious Jew we’ll call Avi [not his real name]. A year ago, along with a friend, he was offered a fabulous business partnership which would yield immense profits with one of biggest tycoons in the field. He did not think to ask whether to enter this partnership, he just came to the rav to consult how to make it. To his great surprise the rav warned him strongly to flee from proposed partnership as
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Three Cases of Cholera Confirmed by City Officials The first known cases of cholera in New York since the outbreak of the disease in Haiti last year were confirmed on Saturday by city officials. commercial laboratory notified health officials on Friday that three New Yorkers had developed diarrhea and dehydration, classic symptoms of the disease, after returning from a wedding on Jan. 22 and 23 in the Dominican Republic, where the government has been trying to prevent the disease from spreading from neighboring Haiti. The three who contracted cholera were adults who returned to the city within days of the wedding. None were hospitalized. Dr. Sharon Balter, a medical epidemiologist for the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said on Saturday that the victims had all recovered. Officials declined to release the names of the patients or where they lived. City health officials are now working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to determine what the New York victims ate and to see if the strain of the disease they contracted is linked to the cholera epidemic that has ravaged Haiti, killing thousands since October and infecting many more. “We’re providing support to the state, with lab testing, in determining which strain” is at issue, said Candice Burns Hoffmann, a spokeswoman for the C.D.C. “And I know there is an investigation in the _______________________________
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“In New York, the occasional cholera case is not unusual. Officials see an average of one a year.” _______________________________ Dominican Republic, as well, for that wedding, and the C.D.C. is there to support the state health department and also international organizations.” Officials at the C.D.C. have noted a few cases of cholera in the past three or four months from travelers who arrived in the United States from Haiti or the Dominican Republic, Ms. Hoffmann added. While cholera can spread swiftly where sanitation is poor and clean drinking water is unavailable, the possibility of transmitting
the disease in New York is considered low. The likelihood of person-to-person transmission is also low, as one would have to drink large amounts of water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae, the cholera-causing bacteria, to get sick. “People get cholera by drinking water or eating food that is contaminated with cholera,” said Erin Hughes, a spokeswoman for the city’s health department. Those with cholera can recover rapidly, particularly if they rehydrate by drinking water with salt or sugar. In some cases, intravenous treatment and antibiotics might be required. In New York, the occasional cholera case is not unusual. Officials see an average of one a year, particularly among those traveling to regions where the disease is common, Dr. Balter said. But, until now, no cases have emerged since the outbreak in Haiti, she said. Federal health officials had put city health authorities on notice before the confirmation of the three cases on Friday. But city health officials had already been watching for cases to emerge and had sent alerts to doctors, Dr. Balter said. “We work closely with the C.D.C. on these cases, so we know about the outbreaks and we expected cases,” Dr. Balter said. “We may see more cases. We probably will see more cases. And we always see cases related to travel.” Dr. Balter stressed the importance of learning about the risk of cholera in the parts of the world where it is most prevalent and taking steps to prevent contracting the disease if traveling abroad. She also urged speaking with a physician before traveling and drinking bottled water once at a destination. Ms. Hoffmann said that travelers could also reduce their risk by “eating only food that has been cooked and served hot, paying vigorous attention to hand washing with soap and avoiding swimming or bathing in rivers.”
City Council Isn’t Smoke Free, Stephen Levin Admits Smokers actually do have a shaky foothold in the City Council - not that it helps much. fter the Council voted, 36 to 12, last week to ban smoking in city parks, beaches and public plazas, the Daily News reported Sunday that one reason could be the lack of smokers on the Council. More than a dozen Council members and staffers said they hadn’t seen a member regularly lighting up in years - though some enjoy the occasional cigar. It turns out there’s at least one smoker. A Council member offered an off-therecord tip about a smoking colleague Brooklyn’s Stephen Levin. The snitch added in a note: “I’m sure there are others. When 85% of the public doesn’t smoke, you tend to be discreet.” Levin, a 31-year-old Democrat elected in 2009, insists he’s trying hard to quit - a struggle he shares with President Obama. “Most of the time, I’m good. It’s every once in a while, I slip - much like the President of the United States,” Levin said. If smokers think they’ll benefit from having a kindred spirit in the Council, they’re
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Brooklyn’s Council member Stephen Levin: “The last thing I want to see is kids smoke or thinking that smoking is okay.” mistaken. Levin voted for the smoking ban. “Secondhand smoke can trigger an asthmatic reaction, even in the outdoors,” he said. “One of the other main reason why I voted for the smoking ban is I don’t want kids to think that smoking is cool or acceptable,” Levin added. “The last thing I want to see is kids smoke or thinking that smoking is okay.”
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NY Grads from NJ Sue to Get NY Tuition Rate Raquel Balsam enjoyed four memorable years at Binghamton University, majoring in English, playing club tennis, hosting her own television show and volunteering for a local youth program. As an out-of-state student at Binghamton, which is part of the State University of New York, she paid $36,000 in tuition, almost twice as much as in-state students. ll in all, Ms. Balsam felt she had gotten her money’s worth - until she found out about New York State Education Law, Section 355(2)(h)(8). The little-known statute, enacted in 2002, requires that SUNY charge out-ofstate residents the same tuition as New Yorkers if they meet certain criteria: among them are graduating from a New York State high school that they attended for at least two years and applying to a SUNY school within five years after graduation. Ms. Balsam met both criteria. She had commuted to Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School, in Brooklyn, from her home in East Brunswick, N.J., and started at Binghamton soon after that. But it was only last year, three years after her graduation from SUNY in 2007,
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that she learned about the special exception, from a family friend who had just applied to Binghamton. “I was shocked,” said Ms. Balsam, 25, who works for a television production company. “I pretty much felt cheated on. I said, ‘Wait, we paid double for four years?’ That’s a lot of money for my family.” Ms. Balsam and two other Binghamton graduates, Sara Strum and Lauren Beer, who also attended the yeshiva, have filed a class-action suit against the university and SUNY. It demands refunds of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition, and accuses the university of “attempting to deceive and mislead the consuming public” or “at best to obfuscate” students’ rights under the law. In a statement to Action News from University Spokesperson, Gail Glover says, “We are aware of this class action lawsuit and while we recognize their right to file legal action, we will mount a vigorous defense. We followed both SUNY and campus policy and our actions will be found to have been appropriate. However, since this is a pending legal matter, we cannot provide additional information at this time.”
Most New York Students are Not College-Ready New York State education officials released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday that show less than half of students in the state are leaving high school prepared for college and well-paying careers. he new statistics, part of a push to realign state standards with college performance, show that only 23 percent of students in New York City graduated ready for college or careers in 2009, not counting special-education students. That is well under half the current graduation rate of 64 percent, a number often promoted by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as evidence that his education policies are working. But New York City is still doing better than the state’s other large urban districts. In Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, less than 17 percent of students met the proposed standards, including just 5 percent in Rochester. The Board of Regents, which sets the state’s education policies, met on Monday
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rates did not correlate to high school success. “With three through eight, we ripped the Band-Aid off,” Dr. Tisch said in an interview last week. “The thing we said then, in looking at the business world, is that if you sit on this, you become the Enron of test scores, the Enron of graduation rates. We need to indicate exactly what it all means, especially since we’ve already said that college-ready should be the indicator of high school completion.” State and city education officials have known for years that graduating from a public high school does not indicate that a student is ready for college, and have been slowly moving to raise standards. But the political will to acknowledge openly the chasm between graduation requirements and college or job needs is new, Dr. Tisch; David M. Steiner, the state education commissioner; and John King, the deputy state education commissioner, said in interviews last week. With President Obama making college readiness and international competitiveness a top national goal, and federal and philanthropic money pouring into finding ways to raise national education standards, that equation is changing, they said. “It is a national crisis,” Dr. Steiner said. Statewide, 77 percent of students graduate from high school. Currently, a student needs to score a 65 on four of the state’s five required Regents exams to graduate, and beginning next year, they will need a 65 on all five.
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Free Seminar for Teachers at The Museum of Jewish Heritage A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is pleased to invite educators from Jewish schools to participate in an education seminar focusing on The Holocaust in Literature. art of STAJE (Shoah Teaching Alternatives in Jewish Education), the seminar will take place on Sunday, February 27 from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. The program will examine how literature, both non-fiction and fiction, can be used to help students learn about the Holocaust. The day will feature two National Jewish Book Award winning authors, Alexandra Zapruder, editor of Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust and Jane Yolen, author of the young adult novel, The Devil’s Arithmetic. The speakers will discuss their works, and explore how literature can help students understand aspects of the Holocaust in a deeper and more personal way. The authors will also be on hand to sign their books. The seminar is free of charge, however space is limited and pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information, please e-mail or call Dr. Paul Radensky at pradensky@mjhnyc.org or call (646) 437-4310. Jane Yolen is the author of more than 300 books ranging from books for children to fantasy and science fiction. Some of her most beloved books include How do Dinosaurs Say I Love You and Owl Moon. She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children’s literature. Jane Yolen’s books and stories
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have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the Jewish Book Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award, among many others. Alexandra Zapruder was a member of the founding staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. She served as the researcher for the museum’s exhibition for young vis_______________________________
“Literature can help students understand aspects of the Holocaust in a deeper and more personal way.” _______________________________ itors, Remember The Children, Daniel’s Story, and went on to become Assistant Director of the Oral History Department, recording the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. She also served as the guest curator for an exhibition of original young writers’ Holocaust diaries, entitled Private Writings, Public Records, which was on view at Holocaust Museum Houston. She wrote and co-produced I’m Still Here, a documentary film for young audiences based on Salvaged Pages, which aired on MTV in May 2005. The film was awarded the Jewish Image Award for Best Television Special by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and was nominated for two Emmy awards. This seminar is made possible by The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany: The Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research, Documentation and Education.
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Is Premium Gas Worth the Premium Price?... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32 ences in accelerating from zero to 60 miles per hour, and losing some horsepower at racetrack speeds. There's also a small risk of wearing your engine out faster, a risk that's higher if you're driving a car that's more than 15 years old. Fortunately, you can gauge this risk pretty easily: If it's a problem, your car will start
making a sound called "knock," which sounds like it reads. That's a sign that your car isn't handling the fuel well. If you hear it once or twice, you're OK. If it becomes a regular occurrence, you should switch back to premium. Ignoring the problem can cause permanent engine damage. Most modern cars won't run into this
issue, because they have sensors that check how well the fuel is working with your engine and make adjustments automatically. You're also more likely to face "knock" if your car is under extreme conditions and needs the extra performance -- in higher temperatures with low humidity (the desert), when hauling heavy loads (moving day),
going up steep inclines (mountain country) and driving at super speeds (Indy 500). So if you live in an area with these conditions or haul heavy loads for a living, premium might be more important. But for most of us, "premium" refers to the price, rather than the quality, of gas at the pump.
Lawsuit: Carter Guilty of Consumer Fraud, Foists Lies on Readers... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 books, as well as in affidavits from former members of Carter's own inner circle and negotiating teams. Darshan-Leitner said that neither she nor her partner in the lawsuit, David Schoen of Montgomery, Alabama, contacted Carter, since he has asserted many times, in print and in the media, that his statements are accurate. “Besides, many readers have contacted him and his publisher, only to be com-
pletely ignored. After their pleas for accuracy were not answered, they turned to us, and hence the lawsuit.” As the readers of the book, which sold about 200,000 copies, can be assumed to be reasonably well informed on Middle East affairs, the insult to their intelligence was all the greater, the attorney says. “Carter continuously portrayed his book as being accurate, and it was on that basis that readers bought
the book. Imagine their disappointment, frustration and anger at being presented with a work of fiction.” Readers spent on average $27 for the book, so Darshan-Leitner is seeking about $5 million in compensatory damages in order to enable all customers to get their money back – plus, of course, punitive damages and court costs. And she has no fears that a judge will
refuse to hear the case because of politics – because, although the context is political, the case is really about misrepresentation, slander, and consumer rights. “The lawsuit will expose all the falsehoods and misrepresentations in Carter's book and prove that his hatred of Israel has led him to commit this fraud on the public,” Darshan-Leitner added. “He is entitled to his opinions, but deceptions and lies have no place in works of history.”
refugee before returning to Egypt as a redeemer, it’s clear that he suffered from a triple stigma: fugitive, stutterer, and Jew. I suggest that one of the greatest achievements of Moses, our teacher, was his ability to retain a sense of his true identity, of his authentic self-worth, in the face of the odious epithets that were hurled at him. This is how, in his later life, when fame and prestige became his lot, he was able to retain his self-knowledge and eschew fame. This is what enabled him to say, "Erase me from the book…" This is why he was able to not only tolerate but to value this week's portion, where his name is not mentioned. "The man Moses was humbler than all
other humans." (Numbers 12:3) The deeper meaning of Moses' humility was his ability to understand himself enough to remain invulnerable to the trials of stigma and insult, and to remain equally unaffected by the temptations of glory and fame. When we refer to Moses as Rabbenu, our teacher, it is not just because he taught us the law. Rather, it is because he told us how to remain impervious to the opinions of others and to value our own integrity and character. Would that we could be his disciples in this teaching.
Parshas Tezaveh: The Stigma of Fame... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. There, he describes the psychology of stigma and of how society assigns negative labels to people, spoiling or ruining their identities as valuable members of that society. A person who has suffered from being stigmatized learns how meaningless the opinions are that other people have of him. Should he shed these stigmas and gain the positive opinions of others, he would know full well how meaningless those opinions are. Moses was a stigmatized individual earlier in his life. Goffman distinguishes three different varieties of stigma, and all three were experienced by the young Moses.
The first of these conditions, Goffman termed "abominations of the body". Physical deformities result in such a stigma. Moses had such a physical deformity; he stammered and stuttered. The second condition, Goffman called "blemishes of individual character". In the eyes of the world, Moses was a fugitive, a criminal on the run, who was wanted by the pharaoh for the murder of an Egyptian citizen. Finally, the third source of stigma: "tribal identities". Moses was a Hebrew, a member of an ostracized minority. In contemplating what the life of Moses was like in the many decades he spent as a
To read more articles and essays by Rabbi Weinreb, visit his blog at www.ou.org/rabbi_weinreb.
Muslims to be Congressional Hearings’ Main Focus... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 Mr. King’s hearings as modern-day McCarthyism. They said that if Congress was going to investigate violent extremism, it should investigate extremists of all kinds and not just Muslims. Mr. Ellison said that while he would participate, “I’m going to make it clear that I
challenge the premise of the hearings. “If you put every single Muslim in the U.S. in jail, it wouldn’t have stopped Jared Loughner,” Mr. Ellison said, referring to the man accused of opening fire on an Arizona congresswoman and her constituents. “It wouldn’t have stopped the young man who
killed his classmates at Virginia Tech. It wouldn’t have stopped the bombing in Oklahoma City or the man who killed a guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington.” But Mr. King dismissed this line of criticism, saying: “I totally reject that. That, to
me, is political correctness at its worst. If we included these other violent events in the hearings, we’d be sending the false signal that we think there’s a security threat equivalency between Al Qaeda and the neo-Nazi movement, or Al Qaeda and gun groups. There is none.”
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Miracles in Our Lives... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 if from fire. Three months later Avi read in the newspaper about the other two partners who did indeed form the partnership and invested considerable capital. But it all collapsed with a crash and a loud boom. One of them suffered such a great blow that he was left with enormous debts that will pursue him for the rest of his life. In other cases, a homeowner was able to sell his house after trying for over a year within three weeks, a woman was able to marry off her two sons who had been long delayed in finding a match within half a year, and another businessman succeeded in a very big deal that went just as the rav advised. In the rav’s waiting room we hear one story after another. We need only listen to be impressed. There is great demand for the rav’s segulah wine, upon which he makes a bracha with special intentions and with the powers of his special abilities, to help childless couples have viable children. A woman of forty-one, married for more than a decade, had managed to visit all the doctors, had tried all the treatments, and had even tried quite a few interesting segulot. When she entered the rav’s room she began to cry emotionally, all the painful
years of infertility and loneliness surfaced in front of her eyes at once. The rav calmed her and requested his assistant to give her one of the blessed wine bottles for Kiddush on Shabbat Kodesh. Eleven months later, exactly! The woman arrived with a baby in her arms. “It’s your baby,” she said, tears choking her voice again, but this time they were tears of another kind altogether. HaRav Tzion Menachem shlit’a relies on more than segulot, more than once he has referred those who turn to him to certain doctors whom he trusts as well, to be treated naturally. The rav recommends natural medicines and special ‘conventional’ medicines and they are administered by a physician. Among many difficult diseases, the rav has a special remedy imported specially from Germany for the well-known disease, psoriasis. Many have merited salvation from these remedies. The rav shlit’a uses various diagnostic methods: Iridology, Morphopsychology, and other special methods. These methods utilize the features of the human face, the features of a person’s hands, eyes, the appearance of the nails, and even a person’s ears. But above all he uses the power of the Holy Tikun (Rectification). Many people have been saved by its power in really extraordi-
nary ways. A precious Jew, a wealthy man who contributed to Torah and charity institutions all over the world, was maligned by malicious, evil slander that might have resulted in him losing his freedom for many difficult years. The legal system knows no mercy; he faced a steep fine along with prolonged imprisonment. He was beside himself with worry. When he came to the rav, the rav arranged for him the Holy Tikun. Only a select few know the order of this sublime Tikun, which was passed down by word of mouth by the greatest kabbalists in the generations since the Rashash zy’a and according to the writings of the Arizal. The rav added a Pidyon Nefesh (Redemption of the Soul) based on kabbalistic secrets, as well. “Unfortunately, you will still have to pay a small amount, and remain in prison for a short time, but no more,” said the rav after the end of the Holy Tikun. A few months later and it was all behind him, a small fine and period of several months in prison replaced the decades and millions of dollars that he would have had to pay according to the way of nature. Just as the rav shlit’a had promised. There was a woman who came to the rav with cancer in her digestive system. For
many years she was afflicted by the disease; she suffered terrible, painful agony, but all the efforts by doctors to cure her failed. All the heavy treatment took a heavy toll on her bodily and mental health: the many weeks of hospitalizations, tests, surgeries and everything else Western medicine has to offer. The rav referred her to the address to which she somehow forgot to turn to until now: the strengthening of her faith. At the Tomb of the Prophet Samuel, the rav conducted the Holy Tikun for her. This is the Tikun he received in a tradition from his teacher, the renowned tzaddik Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi, zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva of the Kabbalists in Jerusalem. The rav pleaded for her recovery with lofty intentions. Witnesses testified that his face turned red at the time of this prayer. After the Tikun, the rav’s assistant called her and told her in the name of the rav that “with God’s help the disease will pass quickly.” The rav gave her advice utilizing his broad knowledge in the field of natural medicine, recommending the appropriate remedy for her illness. Today, a year and a half later, a woman is walking and her mouth is full of praise and thanksgiving to the Almighty for the faithful messenger who helped her achieve a full recovery.
Escape from Egypt: YU Student Becomes a Witness to History... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 seemed fine: people were gathering and police were present but everything seemed quiet. It was after the concert when they were returning to the hotel that things took a turn for the worse. “Coming out of the concert we were greeted by a taxi driver to take us to our hotel. We didn’t know at that time he would save our lives.” Setton recounts the tale of that terrifying taxi ride. “As we were going through Tahrir square we started to see hundreds of people walking around—some with masks and batons—and we noticed very few cars. Soon we noticed people crowding around our
taxi.” At this point the police had used tear gas to contain the riots in the square and the crowds were seeking shelter wherever they could—including in Setton’s cab. “I was in the front locked my door, but my friend in the back didn’t have his door locked and someone opened the door and was trying to get inside.” He continued, “Suddenly the driver just put the pedal to the metal, almost hitting a few members of the crowd and drove as fast as he could away from the square.” It was reported that three people died that night and 74 people were injured while Setton and his friends safely got away. “G-d bless this driv-
Al-Qaeda: Still on Schedule for World Domination? ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 U.S. Consulate in Istanbul and left three attackers and three policemen dead. In recent weeks, Turkish police have arrested nearly 40 Al-Qaeda suspects. Closer to home, AlQaeda has been implicated in attempting to recruit terrorists in Gaza and Samaria, but has not been implicated in any major attacks. Phase Four, scheduled for between 2010 and 2013, foresees the “downfall of hated Arab regimes, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Oil suppliers will be attacked and the U.S. economy will be targeted using cyber terrorism.” Threats to carry out such attacks have often been sounded, but have generally not been followed through. On the other hand, the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt have been felled or are in danger, and observers have suggested that Saudi Arabia and Jordan could be in danger as well.
Phase Five, between 2013 and 2016, has been designated as the period of the formation of a world-wide Islamic state, or caliphate. Immediately afterwards, the "Islamic army" will instigate the "fight between the believers and the non-believers" that has so often been predicted by alQaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden. Al-Qaeda expects that war to take up to two years, ending by 2020 with “definitive victory.” Ironically, many in the West play down Islamic threats to take over the world. Dr. Lawrence Davidson of West Chester University wrote last month, in an article reprinted on many internet sites, that precautions against the Islamic threat are merely the latest instance of the “paranoid style of thinking in American politics from colonial times right into the modern period.”
er who saved us from that chaotic square,” Setton said. Despite the terrific events of that night, the next morning Setton awoke unfazed and ready to continue to see the sights. “I thought it would be a one day protest. I didn’t expect things to escalate.” Setton regards his trip as a series of acts of “divine intervention.” When he originally booked his return flight, Setton wanted to return Thursday but could only get a flight for Wednesday—which turned out to be the last day the airport allowed flights to leave.
Setton also had the opportunity to see the pyramids and the Cairo Museum, again on the very last day before they were closed to the public. Most important, Setton got out of Tahrir Square safely and without injury and that he feels was truly Hashgacha Pratis [divine intervention]. Though the country’s future remains uncertain, “there is so much beauty that exists in Egypt and so much ancient history and medieval Jewish history to learn about,” said Setton. “I hope the situation resolves itself peacefully in the near future.”
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AOL to Buy the Huffington Post in $315 Million Deal... CONTINUED FROM PAGE AOL,” Enderle said. In a blog post about the deal, Arianna Huffington praised Armstrong’s vision for AOL and said they were on the same page as they discussed their ambitions for online news. “We were practically finishing each other’s sentences,” Huffington wrote about their discussions. She wrote that the deal was signed at the Super Bowl in Dallas, which
she and Armstrong attended. If it wins expected regulatory approval without any hitches, the deal will likely close in late March or early April. Armstrong has been an aggressive deal maker since his arrival, but this marks by far the biggest acquisition of his tenure. Various published reports quoting unidentified people have also said he has talked to private
Do You Really Drive an American Car?... CONTINUED FROM PAGE Meanwhile, the Honda Accord has 80 percent U.S./Canadian content and is assembled in Lincoln, Ala.
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equity firms about the possibility of trying to buy Yahoo Inc., another struggling Internet pioneer that remains a household name. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, though, has shown little interest in working with AOL. AOL had just a 5.3 percent share of the U.S. display advertising revenue in 2010, down from 6.8 percent in 2009, according to eMarketer. Facebook, meanwhile, accounted for 13.6 percent of display revenue last year,
up from 7.3 percent in 2009. Huffington Post grew quickly from startup to online colossus and ranks as one of the top 10 current events and global news sites. Over time, it launched city-specific pages and developed a roster of sections such as food and books. The work of its 70-person paid staff is augmented by content from news outlets and 6,000 bloggers who write for free.
on the location of assembly and parts content, and lets consumers draw their own conclusions. What this means is that even
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“Happy To Be Me” - A New Album for Jewish Children... CONTINUED FROM PAGE pick children up when they're feeling down because things don't go exactly the way in which they hope. "Don't be sad, don't be blue" go the lyrics, everything is for the good.” "I wanted to express to children that Hashem does what is best for us, all the time at the perfect time, even if we can't understand it, just trust in Hashem. The challenges that we face are to help us become better and stronger people," she said. How do we teach children to harmonize with their siblings, friends and classmates? Phyllis Blackman provides the answer in her song, "Make A Difference" which teaches
children to be considerate, kind, and thoughtful to others and to always remember to make a difference in the world by using your special gifts. The sanctity and joy of Shabbos is expressed in a song dedicated to it that calls upon children to anticipate the Shabbos Queen with enthusiasm and happiness. "I encourage children to help their parents prepare for Shabbos as it is the most special day of the week," says Ms. Blackman. "It is something we wait for the whole week through; a time we can spend with our families, a time to learn Torah, to pray to Hashem. No work, no school, great food
Obama to Call for $53B for High-Speed Rail... CONTINUED FROM PAGE nomic recovery to stall. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday the administration wouldn’t compromise when it comes to spending on the infrastructure, education and innovation programs Obama is touting. “We cannot compromise. The rest of the world is not compromising,” Biden said in Philadelphia at an event announcing the high-speed rail initiative. Obama’s call for increased spending on high-speed rail projects is nothing new. He’s long seen the sector as an area of opportunity for creating jobs and improving the nation’s transportation system. His administration awarded $10 billion in federal grants for high-speed rail projects last year, includ-
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and chocolate cake. " Just ask any parent and they will tell you that bedtime can be the most challenging time of the day, when it comes to getting our little ones to sleep. In "Lullaby", Ms. Blackman asks children to look all around them to find the special miracles in their lives; the sun's rays, the light of the moon, the rain drops, the snowflakes and all of Hashem's beauty. "This song definitely has a meditative effect and will help our children relax and unwind, and look forward to the miracles of a new coming day. At the end of the song, you hear the Shema as the lullaby sets the stage for a
peaceful sleep while these words are singing in their ears." Joining Phyllis on this album are children themselves as their sweet and melodic voices can be heard on several tracks. "It is my fervent hope that this CD will be used by both parents and educators as an affirmation of life, to teach our children to thank Hashem every day for all that they have and all that they can become." "Happy To Be Me" is available at J. Levine Bookstores, Manhattan Judaica, the Hineni Heritage Center at 232 West End Avenue in Manhattan and on the CD Baby web site.
nation and the only corridor owned by the federal government, the administration continues to squander limited taxpayer dollars on marginal projects,” Mica said Tuesday in a statement. Amtrak already operates Acela service
between Boston and Washington that briefly reaches speeds over 110 mph — generally considered the threshold for high speed — but the trains are forced to travel slower most of the time because they make frequent stops and because they share tracks with slower freight trains.
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ing $2.3 billion for California to begin work on an 800-mile-long, high-speed rail line tying Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles and San Diego; and $1.25 billion to Florida to build a rail line connecting Tampa on the West Coast with Orlando in the middle of the state, eventually going south to Miami. Some Republicans have been critical of Obama’s plans to expand high-speed rail across the country. House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica, R-Fla., has urged the administration to focus its spending on the crowded Northeast rail corridor. “Rather than focusing on the Northeast corridor, the most congested corridor in the
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Gadgets, Gizmos, Moles and TSA Tests New More Modest Mystery-Indulge in Espionage at Body Scanning System the International Spy Museum
James Bond would feel completely at home at the International Spy Museum, but even if you aren't an ultra-suave super agent, there's tons of fun to be had delving into the history and mysteries of the spy world. rom a CIA tree stump listening device to KGB lipstick pistols, the International Spy Museum is a treasure trove of artifacts dedicated to the world of espionage, thrilling visitors with neverbefore-seen items that help vividly illustrate a time when gaining intelligence meant resorting to every trick in the book — like pigeons with miniature cameras attached to them, an outside-the-box idea the Germans used during World War I. "We have more than 700,000 visitors a year," says Amanda Abrell, the museum's communications director. "All told, more than 5.5 million people have come since we opened in 2002." The interactive museum in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C., immediately puts guests into the right frame of mind by having them adopt a secret identity that they will be tested on throughout the museum, one of the many hands-on exhibits that give visitors an idea about the skills and strategies involved in the spy game. The heart of the museum, however, is the extensive array of
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artifacts used by various international intelligence agencies to gain any sort of advantage they could in spying on the opposition or keeping their own secrets safe. History shows that deception goes back a long way. Take the cipher invented by Thomas Jefferson circa 1790. This rudimentary, yet clever, device allowed for the delivery of secret messages and was so successful that the U.S. Army used a version of it to encrypt messages all the way until World War II. The height of spying, however, was during the Cold War, and the museum showcases the many techniques and methods used, in addition to spotlighting how the trade of spying became something of an international obsession, with pop culture eagerly co-opting the mysterious lifestyle for books, TV and film. Remember the shoe phone from "Get Smart"? That was based on a real-life shoe transmitter used by the KGB in the 1960s. Visitors can also learn more about some of the most notorious players in the espionage trade, including Mata Hari and Robert Hanssen, while also discovering some surprises about non-traditional spies like baseball player Moe Berg and singer Josephine Baker. After all this cloak-and-dagger business, what better way to finish off the day than in the Spy City Café, which offers food and information about spy-related sites in Washington, D.C., home of the most active spies in the world. But be careful — someone might be watching you.
he Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday began testing a new, more modest body scanning system at three airports. They hope it will assuage critics’ concerns that the nearly 500 full-body scanners at 78 airports reveal too much. “We believe it addresses the privacy issues that have been raised,” TSA administrator John Pistole said at a news conference at Reagan National Airport in Washington, one of the airports testing the technology. The system does not involve new machines. Instead, it relies on new software. The software discards the x-ray-style image that revealed the contours of the traveler’s body — the one that left many uncomfortable at the thought of screeners being able to see them with the rough outlines of their undergarments. Now, there is just a generic image — like the chalk outline of a body at a crime scene. This is how it works: A traveler passes through the scanner. Once they step out, they can see a computer monitor. It can display a large green “OK” and the traveler can move on. If they have something in their pockets or hidden elsewhere on their body, the outline of a body appears, and a box marks the location of the object. If someone had a wallet in a front pocket, for example, the box would appear over the hips. The box would then trigger a human patdown search. “One of the things this does is give greater confidence to the traveling public, because they are seeing the image also. They are seeing exactly what the security officer is seeing, that they can say ‘Oh, yeah, I forgot to take that piece of paper out of my pocket,’” Pistole said.
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“And hopefully it provides a greater deterrent to possible terrorists, who may realize ‘Ok, they’re going to see it right there. If that shows up, and I’m here, then I’m going to be caught,’” he added. On Tuesday at one of the test sites, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, TSA workers moved through a scanner equipped with the new software in a demonstration for reporters. On some people, the scanner picked up objects in their pockets. A search later showed wallets or cell phones. Those carrying nothing moved through the scanner in moments. ______________________________
TSA administrator John Pistole: “We believe it addresses the privacy issues that have been raised.” ______________________________ The other airport where the software will also be tested is Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. If all goes well for two months, TSA can install the software to 250 of the scanners nationwide at a cost of $2.7 million. The expansion will be limited to that because the software works on machines produced by one of the two companies that make them. TSA officials will making the decision to expand on the ability of the software to detect objects and how efficiently it can move travelers through the security checkpoints. Critics have complained that the fullbody scans are intrusive, but it wasn’t immediately clear if the new software would help address their concerns.
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Florida’s Newest Dalí Museum
The new Salvador Dali Museum will open its gates in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the exact date (and hour) of January 11, 2011, 1/11/11, at 11:11 AM. When a Cleveland-based art-collecting couple put word out that they needed a home for their extensive Salvador Dalí holdings back in the 1970s, St. Petersburg, Fla., heeded the call. The city made an impressive offer, to build a museum for Eleanor and A. Reynolds Morse’s trove of works by the Surrealist master. That museum opened in 1982 and has played a large part in making the city a destination for culture vultures from around the world. arlier this month, a new, larger Dalí Museum on Tampa Bay opened with plenty of fanfare, replacing the old one, and hopes to further expand that cultural reach. The museum director, Hank Hine, was aware that the collection needed to be better protected from the elements. “Our motivation was to get it secured — hurricane-proof, flood-proof,” he said. “Then we saw the chance to make it more amenable to visitor experience.” While the previous museum received an average of 200,000 visitors annually, “This building has the capacity to welcome three times as many,” he said The new museum, which cost $36 million and took two years to complete, has more than doubled the exhibition space of its predecessor. All 96 oil paintings can now be displayed simultaneously, with room to spare for much of the rest of the collection, which includes 100 watercolors and drawings and 1,300 graphics, sculptures and other objets d’art. Works represent every period of Dalí’s career, with painting highlights including “The Average Bureaucrat” (1930), “The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory” (1952-54) and “Portrait of My Dead Brother” (1963). The new space, said the organizers,
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Ex-Green Bay Packers’ Lineman Touches Down with Judaism BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU (ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)
The Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl victory Sunday night must have brought a bit of nostalgia to Alan Veingrad, now known as Shlomo, a bearded orthodox Jew who uses his past glory as a former NFL lineman to help children with the Judaism he has discovered. eingrad, who once was a starting lineman for the Packers before moving onto the Dallas Cowboys and helping them win the Super Bowl. When he played college football in Texas, Veingrad found he was unable to answer even basic questions from curious non-Jews, some of whom never met a Jew. Now that he has more answers, he tries to help others discovered what he has found. “The people I’m speaking to,” he said, “I believe I grew up like most of them as it relates to Judaism. My message to them is just grow a little bit. Just look into [Judaism] a little more. It gives you more in life.” The former lineman often speaks to Jews, young and old,about his transformation, which began after he signed up with the Packers and was invited by local Jewish businessman Lou Weinstein to meet with him for a meal. Veingrad was impressed by the Jewish atmosphere, as well as the Jewish food, and began going with Weinstein to synagogue He took off his uniform and hung up his helmet 19 years ago and spent four years liv-
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Alan Veingrad in 1989 and today as an Orthodox Jew. ing a life of recreation while searching for something that was “missing.” He found the key through his cousin, who insisted that he visit his house, where he sat down for a Torah study session for the first time in his life. When the rabbi teaching the lesson started saying that “materialism in your life can lead you to a very shallow existence," Veingrad suddenly realized, “That's exactly where I was.” The rest is history. He continued learning and becoming more observant, while still sporting his Super Bowl ring. “I think people happen to raise their eyebrow a little bit as they may not [when speaking] to a Rabbi and say, ‘This guy played in the NFL and won a Super Bowl and he’s telling me that a Jewish life and a Jewish education can give me a better life? Maybe I’ll look into it a little bit.”
Jewish Teens Skip Super Bowl for Spiritual Spree in NY BY HANA LEVI JULIAN While most of America was enthralled last Sunday with the Super Bowl, some 250 Jewish teens from across North American used their energy to focus on matters of the soul rather than on a decidedly non-Jewish football game. Teens streamed into New York from as far away as Canada and as well as from 44 states. he three-day affair was sponsored by CTeen, the Chabad Teen network, which counts a membership of 3,000 and it growing. The group is aimed at stopping the bleed of intermarriage which currently stands at approximately 55 percent in the United States alone, according to the 2010 report of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the educational outreach arm of the World Lubavitch movement, said the event offered another way to help Jews hang on to their Judaism. "My grandfather called it 'the holy, sacred Shabbos,' my father called it 'the holy Shabbos,' I called it 'Shabbos,' my son calls it 'Saturday,' my grandson, 'the weekend.' I shudder to think of what his children will call it," Kotlarsky said.
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Many of the teens who showed up for the event came from areas in which they felt isolated. "A lot of people are not from Jewish communities, so this is a way for us to make our own community," 14-year-old A.J. Mondry of Milwaukee, Wisconsin explained. "If you are ready, put your hands in the air!" the teens were told as they readied to sail around Manhattan Island on the Queen Victoria yacht. Sporting warm cobalt sweatshirts with the CTeens logo, with VIP passes swinging from their necks, boys were sent to the buffet below, while girls flooded into the upper deck for dancing. Food was everywhere, with two panini chefs from Cucumber Catering providing top-flight refreshments that ranged from sushi to cheese hors d'oevres. A Florida rabbi juggled a ring of fire, while girls created a tribal African drum circle led by two dreadlocked instructors. Super Bowl Sunday was spent instead touring the Jewish Children's Museum, visiting the Ohel, as the tomb of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, and his father-in-law, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson, is called. The teens were honored at day's end with a closing banquet, having missed the Super Bowl but having gained spiritual mileage.
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Co-op for sale, Ocean PKWY/ Ave L: 1170 Ocean Pkwy. aPt 2J, 2 BR, $230K maintenance $1,000/mo includes gas, electricity. 24 hour doorman, pool + immaculate financially stable building. Call Dave 718-336-2021
Bedford Ave/ Near Madison HS: 2 fam, large LR, DR, EIK, den, finished basement, private drive. 3 gar with full multiple unit above. Rouff Realty. 718-945-3362
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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
Midwood, East 16th Ave O: Newly renovated co-op for sale by owner, 2BR, 1 bth, 1100sf, LR, DR, EIK. Plenty of closets, great location! Near Trans, shopping and more! $259K Call owner 347-495-7121
1095 Manhattan: Small kosher restaurant for sale in Upper East Side. Priced below market value at $49K. For more info call 917-544-1103 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
1095 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.
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
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
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 2045
Ocean Pkwy/ Ave T: 2 BR, 2 bth, fully renov, 1100sf, $294K, Ocean Pkwy/ Foster, 2BR fully renov 1 apt 299K, Bensonhurst/ Ave P: 1 BR asking 180k. Call Agent 212-810-7077
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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
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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1090 Financial District: Beaver St 2nd Floor, 2500 sq ft, avail imm. Debra Rosenfeld 212-604-4744
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HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER Attached, 3 floors + basement, 5 bedroom, 3 full bath + 1 half barh. Prime location, Ave P bet 12th & 13th. Move in condition – appliances included. $750,000. O brokers, s Serious inquiries only. Call Michael: 917-805-6622 2020
2020 Crown Heights Det Brick, 2 fam, 6.5BRs, 3 full bths, fully renov, LG Drvwy, Gar, Nr all. $519K Owner 917-251-4646
Flatbush, Ocean Pkwy: Foreclosure exclusive. 30,000 sf, land approved ready to build for 20 condos. 21 parking and recreation room. Ave T. Call Yvette at Magic Realty 516-487-6300 or 516-702-6300
2020 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 Midwood: OPEN HOUSE Sunday 10/17, 2-4:30pm, 1503 East 22nd St. Detached 1 family with office, 5 BR, 3 bth, kosher kitchen, parking broker 917-912-8669 2020 Midwood: 1325 East 29th St, Stylish, 3 BR colonial with both classical & Contemporary updates. Large rooms at a spacious interior. Accentuate this lovely home. Close to all shopping & houses of worship. Century 21 AMIABLE 718-479-5600
2020
Boro Park: 58th Street/ New Utrecht Ave, 2 story frame, plus basement and lot. R5 Zone. Building 20 x 60. Plus lot 20x32. Total 40 x62 Asking $899K 4 Seasons RE 718-238-8222 2020
Brooklyn/Midwood: 1 Fam house. 3 bdrm, 1.5 bth, LR, DR, EIK. Near Ocean Ave & Ave M. $1900 + Gas & electric. Call 718-894-7728
2020
Ocean PKWY. 1 BR, 1 bth $165K ALSO Midwood-Semi prime location 3BR, 2bth. 415K Call 917-399-6374
2050 PRE-SCHOOL FOR SALE: Marine Park area. Amazing opportunity. Licensed, equipped, all set to go for this year. Call today 201-898-8977
2050 Flatbush: 6 story, 40,000 sf warehouse + 7,500 sf parking. 1 blk Flatbush Ave. Sale or lease. Cell income $100k. Owner 718-667-7777 2020 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 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 2020:Midwood/ Marine Park. Ultra modern s/det brk, fin bsmt, 3BR duplex, $735K. Legal 2F. 917748-7780 bkr
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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
2020 EAST NY, BROOKLYN: Large 2 Family Brick, semi quiet block, needs work. Asking low $3K 646-753-1400
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2020 Boro Park: 58th St/ New Utrecht Ave, 2 story frame plus basement and lot. R5 zone building 20x60 plus lot 20x62 Total lot 40x62 Asking 999K. 4 Seasons RE 718-238-8222
2020 Boro Park: 2305 12th Ave, open house, every Sun 3-5pm. Asking 1.369M or best offer. 5-2BR apts at $1250/mo + Store @ 1700/mo. Please Call: 347-554-8282
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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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REAL ESTATE CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838
2020-OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY 12-2PM Midwood 1385: E 2nd, 2 Fam + Fin Bsmt, 3 kitchs & 3 baths. Madison 1432E 2nd, 1 fam det 3BR Duplex. 33x100. Madison 1640 Madison Place. Det Brick 5 BRs, 3 bths, 38x100 Lot. Century 21 SAVALOT 718-336-1144
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BROOKLYN 2040
Ave J/E13 St: NEWLY RENOV PVT OFFICE $1000 ALSO SHARE OFFICE FOR $500 917-309-6601
2040 Williamsburg: Beautiful office for rent. 1,200sqft. Ready to move-in. Price Negotiate. Call 917-250-4899
Educational & profl space for rent. 4 Classrooms, 2 offices & use of gym. Corn Ave I / Coney Isl Ave. Bus stop on corn. For info call Alice 718-377-4400 or Mr. Weiss 917-301-2898
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2040 VIDEO CONFERENCE ROOM available for daily and/or weekly rentals. 26 Court St. Downtown Brooklyn. Joe Schacter 646-529-3632
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
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GRAVESEND: New const 1000sf, full bth, adjacent to physical therapy ofc, ideal for medical. 718-382-8881
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 Ave U/ East 7th: Renovated approxiametly 350 sf, storefront, prime location. Ideal for professional office or small store. 718-938-9899
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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BROOKLYN 2050 Boro Park: 39th Street/ 13 + 14th Ave S, brick building, 6000sq ft, 2 offices, conference room, 5 baths, vault room, 2 car gar, central heat, central air for sale. Call Sam 917-804-4156
East Flatbush. 2 Family plus store. Store vacant. $70 OBO. Call 917-803-8702 2050
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 2050 Flatbush: 6 story 40,000sf warehouse +7500sf parking. 1blk, Flatbush Ave, sale or lease. Income $100K. Owner 718-667-7777
Boro Park, 13th Ave: Top location, professional offices for rent. 2000sf and 1400sf for rent, elevator building and parking. 718-438-3736
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EAST, NY: Kid Kelly boxing gym space available for karate, yoga, aerobics or fitness class. Call 718-495-5710 or 917-589-6568
Williamsburg: Heart of 111 Lee Avenue: Bts Keap and Hooper. ALSO doctor’s office wanted. Call 917-335-6001
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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 2040
212-400-7934 ext703 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 2040
Atlantic Ave Area Lot: Classen & Pacific Fenced lot for rent. $1800/MO. Please Call 917-495-0786 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
Boro Park, 18th Ave + 54th St: Warehouse/ retail space for lease/ rent. 7,000 sqft. Building for sale. Call owner 917-440-7280 2050
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
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
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 2035 Sheepshead Bay: Newly renovated 3BR, Duplex house, front and Back porch, LR, DR, EIK all Applncs. Private parking Included. Curtis 516-316-8658
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)
2010 DUMBO 133 Water Street, Brooklyn NY. 2BRs, 2 bths $4000. Huge studio $2600 per month. Exc loc, lux bldg. Owner Sherry. Many amenities 516-395-3017 or 718-523-9700
Brooklyn Room Furn: TEMPORARY LODGING MOSSAIC SUITES. Fully serviced – Internet. As low as $65 Daily, $385 Weekly 718-972-4377 2010
2010 Sheepshead Bay: 1 BR co-op apt near shopping, lovely community. Call Linda 718-332-0777 ext6319 2010 Ave X/ E.7, Newly renov 2 BR apt, EIK. Close to beach, Q & F train & express bus. No pets. 718-332-2849
Apartment For Rent 2010
BROOKLYN E 7/ Bet 18th & Ditmas, sound – proofed, large 1 BR BSMT w/washer, dryer. $875 util incl. 718-972-5058 2010
Midwood/ Ave O: East 3rd & 4th Sts, Newly renov 1 BR in 3 fam, top floor. Near F train & shops. Owner: 347-672-0874 or 917-662-6456 2010
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QUEENS/BRONX 3000 City Island: Historic landmark Victorian mansion immaculate. 8 BDRM/ 4 bth on 100 x 200 Lot on the border of Westchester, ideal for large family or a profession group of doctors. Close to “the Shul by the Sea” & schools, unique purchase. $1M negotiable. City Island, NY best kept secret. Call port of Kall Realty for CI. Waterfronts, cottages & condos 718-885-1166 Web ID NS1101191127 of The NY Times
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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 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
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
2010 Marine Park: 1 BR apt $1050/mo. Call 212-752-2070 Ext 321 M-F 9-5 2010 Kings Hwy/ Ocean Pkwy: Beautiful 3 BR + 2 BR apts w/ parquet floors. Large LR, DR, EIK. Built in closets. Call 347-492-6053
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
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
East 2nd/Aves N+O: Garage for rent. Good for 1 car. Shomer Shabbos. 718-614-9233 or 718-627-6155
2010
QUEENS/BRONX EAST TREMONT AVE: STORE FOR RENT. Top retail location, high pedestrian traffic, 3000sf, can be divided. For details: Rafi 718-364-1400 or 347-495-0614 3060
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
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
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
2060 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
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
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
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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
Apartment For Rent 2080
QUEENS/BRONX 2080 SPRINGFIELD GDNS: Make my home your home, compl furn, xlrg rooms, newly decorated, exceptionally clean, near all prkwys/airports/ public trans lots of parking, ref’s req’d 718-723-8063
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
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FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHOPS & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928
Kew Garden Hills House for Rent K.G.H 1 Fam, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bths. Kitchen backyard and furnished Bsmt Gorgeous Deck $2,400 Call 917-669-9676 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
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Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267
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LONG ISLAND 5065 Far Rockaway: 2BR, 1st FL, porch & patio, own thermostat, near shuls & schools. Avail Nov 15th. 516-643-9204
5065 ROCKVILLE CENTRE new kitchen, new carpet, 2 BR, attic/storage area, walk LIRR, parking, $1850 plus electric. Call 516-250-8604 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 5000 ATLANTIC BEACH 3 Bdrm, 2 full bths, LR, DR, Kit, Sun room, Gar, Storage, walk to the beach. $3000/mo. 1 mo sec + 1 mo rent. Owner 561-745-2329 or 561-704-6748
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
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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
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
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QUEENS/BRONX 3020 Kew Gardens: 1 of a kind. West of Main Street, semi detached 23x100 Lot. 4BRs, LR with fire place, charm circle. Call Vera, Coldwell Banker. 917-853-5455
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
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LONG ISLAND CO-OP FOR SALE L.I. Cedarhurst: FALL IN LOVE, beautiful large 2 Bd, 2 bth, co-op. All new kitch+baths. W/D in Apt. locked storage, balc, gar. Just reduced moving $369K Call: 516-812-9160 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305
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Professional Offices: Nassau/Suffolk. Hampton Bays: Psychiatrist office available, 3 days per week. Hampton Afrium Medical Center. Speak with Robert Stafford 631-728-0432
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
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
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STUDIO FOR RENT. Newly renovated, near trains + buses. $750 a month plus security. 914-879-7083
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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
Cedarhurst: 4BR, duplex apt, private laundry, kitchen, closets galore plus LR, DR. Unlimited parking. Garage/ backyard. Avail Jan 1st. Call 516-996-1955
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
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LONG ISLAND GREAT NECK land for sale, 3 res lots on wooded pvt cul-de-sac. Builders/ principals only. 516-443-2700 5070
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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LONG ISLAND Central Ave, Lawrence: 3000sf good condition, busy corner. Parking attached. Approved for food establishment. Call 917-975-7062
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5080 CEDARHURST: BUILDING FOR SALE on CENTRAL AVENUE. 2 Story plus basement. 516-568-2170 – Owner
WESTBURY – Commercial space 241 Post Ave. 2 story building. $350K 917-301-1625 5080
GARDEN CITY: 3000+ sqft, high traffic area, priv parking, retail, prof/ w wrhse will divide, 20ft ceiling. OHD Will partner with doctor For urgent care centert. 631-404-9845 5080
VALLEY 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 5080
TANNING SALON Affluent area North Shore/Nassua. Estbl’d over 15yrs. Ministrip Ctr. 14rms, Relocating. **Reduced for QUICK SALE** $59K 516-763-2090 6000
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$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 5040
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STATEN ISLAND 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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4020 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
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STATEN ISLAND Staten Island-Condo for sale 2 bedroom, 1 bth condo, Rossville, bottom Floor, corner unit, central air, eat-in kitchen, living room, washer, dryer, pool, tennis court, parking space, $189k 917-693-8239
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
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STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809
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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
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NY STATE Monticello: Triple net lease of Catskills. Bungalow colony, lovely grounds with pool. 55 units, 165K + 10% security. Subject to owner approved credit report. Carol 626-394-2378; carol@acmecos.com 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
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 6080
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
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
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
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For Sale
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NY STATE 6090 Montefiore Cemetery: 1 Grave, lot 187. Section H. Asking $900 or best offer. Call 310-246-9666
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
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
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
Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799 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 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
Monsey, 13BR lg hse w/pool & gym lk bckyd. Avail weeks/wknds. Ideal for extended families. 914-646-3146 6060
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 6060 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
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
Homes for sale 4 Bedroom, 3 bthm only $55,000!. Priced to sell!! Won’t last!! For listings call: 800-366-0412 xT472
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 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 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 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 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
6000 WAREHOUSE for rent Patchogue VIII 3000sq ft 25’ ceiling, heat, clean, bright, bathroom, large roll up door $1500/mo Tom 631-942-9745
6000 OCEANSIDE: Operatories available in A per diem basis in modern, multidisciplinary dental office, prime loc. Five Towns Area. 516-536-5777 or 917-559-8712
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REAL ESTATE 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
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
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
ISLA VERDE, PUERTO RICO: Luxury apt by the beach 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, 1 parking, 24 hour security. Call 787-727-7762 7030
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OUT OF STATE DISTRESSED MULTIFAMILY REO – Jackson, MS, 296 units, unpirced – market to set the price. Built 1974, C-asset. Rehab/management play with tremendous upside. Call 601-790-3321 Marcus & Millichap 7030
CA – BEVERLY HILLS, 3 HOMES 8,000$8,850,000; 10,000sf - $7,700,000 13,000sf (brand new) $10,800,000 Call 818-244-9111 7030
7030 Independence Missouri: 45,000sf net building on 6 acres, leased to best buy. 4+years remaining yearly. Gross $536,559. Price: 3,550,000 Principals only. Owner 805-969-3966 9080 Exchange Opportunity or Direct Purchase. Acre on Intracoastal Waterway in Merritt Island near Cocoa Beach with 5/4 main house and 1/1 guest house. Seller will rent property for 2yrs if desired. Residential. $550K. 321-795-3806. See:www.post1031.com/arch ives/2376
7040 SWITZERLAND, Condo for sale in the town of Aeschi. Above LAKE THUN close to interlacken + spiez BDRM/ Kitchen/ Dining/ LR/ additional pull down bed beam ceiling + doors to wrap around balcony. Underground Parking + storage, $150,000. Contact 732-560-1648
7030 Mt. Pocono LOT ON LAKE Pocono Country Place Gated Commun. w/ Amen. $45.5k. Call 570-688-5334 or 718-447-8448
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
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 7030
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
Available For Rent
7065
AC WARWICK: Large unfurnishes 1 BR condo, new carpets, Ocean View, yearly rental $1275/mo, includes utilities, storage cable, parking. Call 856-596-1816 Long term only. 7065
Own two weeks at Marriott Sea view in Atlantic – Best Offer! Sacrifice sale! 561-752-2440
9040
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
7060
OUT OF STATE 7060 Beat the Bank!! Distressed real estate portfolio REO prices on Prime properties. MUST SELL!! Residential lots 200+, cannot replicate 25 ac.commercial @ 1million below appraisal high growth & employment area. 100% Bank financing available 540-840-7614 OWNER 7050 Business for sale, CT: Dry cleaning plant int Danbury, CT. Est 1989. Owner retiring. Exc visibility, signage, parking. Includes: hydrocarbon cleaning, 2 shirt units & tailoring. Hi-end pricing/quality. Price: $450K. Some financing available. 203-306-8776 7060 SHAWNEE, PA Timeshare. Ridge Top and 1 week in July. Nego. Call 321-726-0504 or 516-884-3745
7050 VA Beach VA income properties resort area 3 blocks from Ocean front 3 large, 2 BR apartments asking $450K & 4 large units on large lot $1,275,000. Hampton, VA very profitable 15 units Mobil Home Park Plus 3 BR – 2 bath near interstate, military, universities, Williamsburg NOI Near $50K asking $475,000 cash Eastern Commercial 800-840-4061 Email: RBNAFF@COX.NET
Shalom Memorial Park: Crypt in Mosada 3. Includes interment open and closing. Asking $2,900. 215-480-3622 7060
9050
Mt. Arat, Farmingdale: 8 Burial plots for sale. $12,000. Best offer. 516-466-4432
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
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
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
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
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
250 Acre farm in 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 SOUTHWEST
OUT OF STATE
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
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
7065
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elizabeth: Going on Aliyah, 4 BR, 1.5 bths. Price negotiable, near shuls, yeshiva, mikvah, restaurant and shops. Call Javier 908-463-3063 7030
9/15
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
Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity. Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY • FINANCIAL SERVICES • LEGAL SERVICES Business Opportunity
need Additional income? Learn to operate a mini office outlet from home. Free online training, flexible hours, great income, www.ziporasnolimits.com Call: 416-785-0206
7070
7070
7070 CAPITAL WANTED. Wanted gold & silver, mining projects. INVESTORS WANTED. Southeast of Reno. Production to start in April 2011. Please Contact 212-470-6300 EmaiL drfennelli@fennelligoldcorporation.com
7070 Retail store in Lawrence looking for investor of 25K. excellent for growth oppty. Call 347-529-2206
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
Propriety School, the first of its kind in NYS. Licensed by the Dept of Education seekes investor/ partner. Call 917-821-8684
7070
Recreational Watercraft Rental. Business FOR SALE on ATL area lake CF $210K/Sale price $795K. 770-540-8199 7070
7070 Help wanted: Great opportunity! Looking for entrepreneurial and ambitious woman to partner with in my home-based business. High income potential. Call 646-222-7104 7080 PATENTS FOR SALE US #7833117 + Other & Ancillary 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
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! Capital Wanted, Seeking JV funding ($50$100MM) for Central America projects, Costa Rica & Panama; Infrastructure complete. Call 858-768-9956 7070
Ready for financial freedom? Visit www.inklingswealth.c om Don’t miss this! Call 786-472-5601 or 727-642-3300 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
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
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 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
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 Join a Gifting Activity that is very affordable and gifting rapidly. Sizzle call 206-888-4956 www.JoinNewHope.com 347-406-2965
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
SEEKING EQUITY PARTNERS *Double Digit Returns *Real Estate *Nationwide *No Minimum Call Brian
800-991-0229
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
Phone Fax Email
Returns of 8% to 10% Annually IRA approved accredited investors only. 866-323-2596 Lv msg w/name Email: researchedinvestment@gmail.com 7070
7070
7070
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
Moneytobuy@gmail.com
212-662-1300
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Prana Mandir Yoga Studio
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
Investors wanted (15%) Fifteen Percent Secured by real estate Contact 405-735-3906 RESIDUAL INCOME CAREER OPPURTUNITY Inside sales for health, life and Medicare products.Paid Training for unlicensed associates. Licensed agents welcome. Salary plus commission.hard work and dedication = 6 figure income.Contact Andrew 516-918-5718 or Lou 516-918-5709
Business Opportunity WANTED Investor wanted for Highend Automobile $1,000,000 + WANTED Formula 1 Auto Import For detail call WAEL 201-344-8993 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 Project 2010-Designing your year of success. 3-Day workshop. January 8-10 2010-NYC 646-593-8901 proect2010@designingyourdash.com
7080 LOUISINA GOT MONEY? Check out: www.BIGASSCAMP.com Louie Vielee 225-955-0648
FORECLOSURE BANKRUPTCY Cash in on the current economy. Collect fees for services and acquire real estate. www.MortgageRescueUS.com LIVE WEBINARS 214-335-9057
Investment Opportunity
1110
7070 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
Health
7090
23 PEOPLE NEEDED TO LOSE 5-100 LB . Call: 800-237-0414 www.loseweightnow.com/ cwilson1 For more info also call 718-531-5380
9050
Financial Services
7080
VALLEY STREAM office building. 4300 sq ft. 1 block to LIRR and Sunrise Highway. Potential rent roll ideal. Ideal for prof’l or medical. Selling price $495K 516-695-7222 7080
7080 CPA-CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT HANDLES ALL AREAS OF TAX PREPARATION & ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. CALL 718-229-1553 FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION
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
7090 Massage + Reflexology for complete relaxation and relief from aches + pains. Contact Chaya WOMEN ONLY 347-756-0205 8010 COUNSELING: Talk Therapy, Personal Counseling, Vacational Guidance. 25 Years of Experience in the Above. Susan Teeman 917-881-1583
Tutors
3005
BEST PRIVATE ENGLISH LESSONS.SAT, SHAT, COOP, vocabulary, test-taking technique, writing, ESL, grade school, all levels. Rates incl, all materials provided by excellent Prof w/25 yrs exp. Call 347-206-6481 Small group discount! 8005
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.
5 West 34rd Street, 501
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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
11/19
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
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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Music
Responsible and honest: HHA/ CAN with over 16 years experience , looking for a job to care for the elderly. Live out only. Excellent references. Willing to start immediately. Call Monica 347-451-4409 or 718-469-1798 8010
8000
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 8000
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
Have my own gorgeous super luxury JAGUAR SEDAN, looking for an exclusive contract with a family. Solid refs + I speak many languages (amazingly talented person) 917-771-3405 8010
Responsible and honest HHA/ CAN with over 16 years experience. Looking for a job to care for the elderly. Live out only. Excellent references. Willing to start immediately. Call Monica 347-451-4409 or 718-469-1798 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
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
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.
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. 8010
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
Tutoring
CHAUFFER: Driver, courteous, reliable with a clean driving record. Solid Refs. Seeking a position. (Amazingly Talented Person) Contact 917-771-3405
8010 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
Mature Nurse Aide seeking a job to care for elderly. 15 yrs exp, live in/out. References furnished Upon request. Call 347-860-1656 or 347-533-4135
8010
8010 I am a certified HHA: Companion/ Aide seeking job to care for the elderly. 14 years experience. Loving and caring. Live in only. Excellent references. Loving and caring. Live-in only. Excellent references available. Willing to start immediately. Call 973-592-608
CAREGIVER with 10 years experience to care for sick or elderly. Have own car, good references. Call 267-236-5664 8010
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.
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 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 Administrative / Executive Assistant Part time/Full time. 19 years experience. 718-805-1448
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
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
BUTCHER 30 years experience with major supermarket chain, looking for position with shops, restaurants, etc. Call Ed 646-387-2617
8010
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
8010
I am a REGISTERED NURSE moving into private geriatric home care. Affordable rates. I have ref’s. Call Annie 212-207-1980
8010
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 BOOKKEEPPER in Brooklyn looking for position. 15+ years experience, bi-lingual. I work efficiently and with extreme accuracy. Kindly call or email: 718-216-7842 or email Mmariaoro@optonline.net
Help Wanted
8015
HHA looking for live in/ out position to take care of elderly. Call Yvonne 240-595-5626
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 8015
Caregiver Exp excellent references cert fixed positions as caregiver. Exp in Alz and Dementia. Call Marilyn 646-520-8625 or 718-573-0584 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 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
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
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 8015 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
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 8015
8010
8010
TEACHER DIRECTOR with NYS teacher’s certificate in edu. For small Brooklyn daycare center. Call 718-385-0571
8015
8015 Buyer/ Managing partner wanted for newly renovated, fully equipped turkey Glatt Kosher LI catering hall. Seats 300, long lease. Reasonable rent attractive terms. Call 212-243-9808 or 516-450-7323 8015 Work From Home Earn cash generate $500 daily to your home returning phone calls. 888-345-9849
FUNDRAISERS FOR ESTABLISHED TAX EXEMPT YESHIVAS IN JERUSALEM. SOLICIT FUNDS THROUGHOUT USA. EXCELLENT TERMS
8010
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
Food Co. sks experienced sales people. Draw against comm + expenses. Call 347-561-9744 Berish 8015
8015 Babysitter wanted P/T Mon-Fri, from 2:30-5pm in Marine Park, Brooklyn. Please call Lauren: 646-529-3030
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
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
Home attendant Fulltime or part time. Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required. Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229
Truck driver with experience. No CDL required, duties include loading/unloading. Must live in the five towns. Call 917-682-3541
HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store. Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339
8015
8015
Office manager/ Buyers & sales agents with Experience for busy RE management office. Call 917-921-3467
8015
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
Cleaning Services
8045
9015 Brooklyn Sanitation Rubbish removal, backyard cleanouts, apartment cleanouts. Specializing in both. Commercial and residential. Same day service. Shomer Shabbos. Call 718-243-2525
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
Cleanout commercial & residential. Big or small odd jobs we do it all Call for free estimate Mark 917-682-2247
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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
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
I AM A PLUMBER (Boiler & Heating) LOOKING FOR WORK. Henry 718-809-6150 Reasonable rates! 24HR Service 8080
Improvement
HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!! Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin 646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net
8080 Mike’s Home Improvement/ Roofing Sheet rock/ tiles, Kitchen/ Bath, Gutters + Leaders. 718-426-2167
Exterminators 8075
BROOKLYN’S BEST BED BUGS, RATS. MONTHLY PEST CONTROL. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE. FRANK 718-415-6920
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
THE MENCH OF AFFORDABLE HANDYMAN. SPECIALIZING IN ALL FORMS OF HOME IMPROVEMENT KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, BASEMENT, ROOFING, SIDING, CAC, STORM DOORS, WINDOWS & ENTRY DOORS. LICENSED & INSURED. CHECKABLE REFS AVAIL. SEE PICS ON FACEBOOK. AFFORDABLE MENCH. CALL 516-297-4316 ALFONSVAINO@YAHOO.COM
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
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 9035
Selling 9040
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 TRUCK FOR SALE: 2003 Ford Crew Cab Model #450 with utility body 30,000 miles. 4xs4 with fisher stainless steel plow diesel $19K. Plus 2005 Ford Crew Cab Model #350 4x4 Diesel tool box + racks. New seats, also hare ladder racks. Owner retiring. Contact 201-207-5533 or 201-436-0447 9030
8080
Lexus 2003 LS 430: Black exterior/ Interior 48,000 miles, V8 engine, good to very good condition, garage kept. $15K. Call 917-992-4004
8075-
9030
Contractor: All kinds of jobs plus windows, plumbing, carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161
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
MOVING SALE!! EVERYTHING MUST GO! *Gorgeous pewter accent table 2yrs old when new…$1500-Asking $750 or best offer.*Beautiful 7 piece king size, master BDRM det, originally $6500-Must be seen! Asking $2000 or best offer *Glass & chrome attaché 42x78 $350 or best offer *Glass cocktail table w/black base originally $1500 asking $700 or best offer *Kitchen table with matching swivel bar stools $1300 or best offer *2diff boys 6pc drm set 500 and 550 or best offer. Call owner 732-536-2474 or 732-740-8417 9040
9030
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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 area, find at $90,000. Simply breathtaking. 203-803-6273
9030 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.
20 PASSENGER MINIBUS YEAR 2000. PLUS ELECTRONIC HANDICAP DOOR. EXCELLENT CONDITION. GREAT PRICE 917-482-5580
9040 HUGE QUANTITY of porcelain and ceramic tile leftover from large job. Call Vlad at 561-222-3221 9040 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE: 2 Knudson seemless gutter on machine 5” type hold 4 coil clean + painted $4000 – 6” seamless road 6” Gutter and 16 Flange Type $9K. Owner retiring, clean + well maintained. Factory maintenance. Contact 201-207-5533 or 201-436-0447
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
MISC HOME FURNISHINGS: Bed Adj Fll, latex mattress, remote & massage. Must see! $1000 631-786-1514
9040
AIRLINE TICKETS / VOUCHERS 50% DISCOUNT OFF FLIGHTS TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 646-464-8747 OR 828-246-2388 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
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
Oceanside Private Sale. Auto BB’s, pics, all sports cards, dolls, hot wheels, xmas décor + more!! For appt Please Call: 516-678-1394
9040
9040 ELEGANT Mint Condition FULL LENGTH MINK FEMALE PELTS, CHAMPAIGN TOURMALINE. CLASSIC, LINES-SIZE 14. CONTINOUS COLD STORAGE. 480-221-0704 Scottsdale, AZ Email for photos TMHARTWIG@GMAIL.COM
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 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!!
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
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
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
Buying
9045
Top quality cleaning services for your home, apartment, office or business. Call 646-500-1156 www.wix.com/astyle123 /cleaning
8045
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 9050 $$ OLD PHOTOS WANTED$$ Negatives, prints, slides, archives, all subjects, NYC + antiques. 516-808-1214
Other 9050
9050 AIRLINE TICKETS. Greyhound/ Amtrak 50% discount off tickets to anywhere in the world. Call 646-464-8747
HUNTING FISHING WARM FISHING VACATION In South Texas, nice accommodations. Terrific fishing for trout, redfish, drum, red snapper etc. Cheap vacation. Starting at $1,600 for two for 1 week. For more info: 956-742-5502 To book: 956-577-3801 or www.merrybandresort.com
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 9040 Aerostar Aircraft 600 1975 New Paint , new interior updated avionics, many extras. Hangared $195,000/ 954-873-5169 or 954-434-6222
Contractor- All kinds of jobs plus windows, pluming and carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161
9050
9050 Mt Ararat, Farmingdale: 8 Burial plots for sale. $12,000 Best Offer 516-466-4432 or 631-466-1635 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.
WE BUY PRINTING PRESSES & EQUIP: Heidelberg, AB Dick, Multis, Ryobi, Hamd, Polar etc. Call Isaac 718-312-9912
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
Washing machine, 2 dresser + mirror set, end table, bed optional. Also beige dining room. Set 8 chairs available. Call 718-338-1664 9050
Attorney in Catskills (Orange, Sullivan, Ulster + Delaware Counties) Evictions…$500 plus costs. Speeding tickets…$300 and up. Sale of Property…$500 and up. WILLIAM A. BRENNER, ESQ PO BOX 369. Grahamsville, NY 12740 Tel: 877-638-6011 Toll Free or 845-985-7411 9050
9050 TIME SHARE LIQUIDATION. Rentals and resales, Holiday specials. 866-396-4616 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
9050 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 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 New internet & ecommerce business to serve your personal and individualized specifications. Courteous service reasonably priced. For more info Please call Yaakov 718-705-2173
Jewish Education from Home. Cantor health Rosenzweig 917-749-7275 HebrewEducation.info
9050
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 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
Motorcycle, brand new, never driven 2010 Vespa bike. Limitd edition Ed Hardy pink. Price neg 646-996-1278
9050
Are your water bills too high? We can settle it. 718-599-1925
9050
Singer looking to form band for CD project, as well as performing at simchas. Jewish and secular music. Call Zev 347-593-4591
9050:
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
9030
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New Jersey Apartment For Sale 9055
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
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 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 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.
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
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
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Teaneck: Totally renov 4 BR, 2.5Bth with finished basement in prime w Engelwood location. $739K Vacant 201-483-8901
9050
9065
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
9065 Elberon, NJ: Townhouse for rent. $2,200 per month, 4 BDRMs, 2.5 bths, LD/DR Ocean View, 3 balconies, fireplace. Central air conditioning, laundry room. 1800 sq ft 732-768-8005
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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9065
9065 CEMETARY PLOTS. 2 ppairs of cemetery plots at MT. Lebanon Cemetary, Iselin NJ. 1 pair with prepaid pre-needed internment. hannabe@juno.com 732-545-6373 or 732-896-6230
9065 Clifton Patricia Loop: Move in condition! 3BR ranch, EIK, updated full bath. $329,900 FSBO 973-220-9116 www.zillow.com
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
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
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9075
CLEAN ROOMS. SEMI CONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING. Mercer County, NJ. 9,000 SF Class 10K 9,000 SF class 100K. Expansion to 27,000 SF (1) 2,000 AMP)/ 13,200 Volt primary. Power service. 201-488-4000 www.sorce.com
9075
DATA CENTER AVAILABLE Mercer County, NJ (1)2,000 AMP/480 Volt service (1) 2,000 AMP / 13,200 volt Primary Power Service 201-488-4000 www.sorce.com 9075 Lakewood: Corner store for rent, good location. Call 732-513-9470
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
9070
5000sqft restaurant in Monmouth County. Elegantly designed seats 115 people with (8) apartments + (2) additional. Retail spaces. Contact 908-902-7828 9010
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
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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
7065 AC WARWICK: Lg unfurn, new carpets, Ocean View. Yrly rental $1275 per month, includes utils, storage cable, prkg. 856-596-1816
BUY FORECLOSURES Potential 60% Discounts 12% + Returns 602-421-1101
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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
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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
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
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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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7050 Soliel | Sotheby’s International Realty. For unique shore homes search…soleilsir.com 9202 Ventnor Ave., Margate Ph 609-487-8000
9070 Lakewood: Corner store for rent. Good location. Call 732-513-9470
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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Florida Real Estate
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9080
DAVID FISHER LOVES NAPLES, FLORIDA AND THINKS YOU WILL TOO! CONDOS – VILLAS – HOMES. Southwest Florida has it all! CALL NOW! DAVID FISHER PREMIER PLUS. RESIDENTIAL REALO ESTATE. CELL 215-740-4745 OFFICE 239-732-7837 MILLNDALE@AOL.COM 9080
9080 8 acres for sale Levy County, FL. SR-24 – Approx 15 miles W of Gainsville. 1200ft of highway frontage. Power + water throughout the 8 acres. ½ grass/ ½ large oak trees. Very beautiful, must see to appreciate $180K OBO. Call 352-495-9810
Hollywood Beach Florida: Oceanfront Trump Condo, 3 BR/ 3.5 BA, new ad beautiful $1,350,000 786-390-7340 9080
9080 INVESTMENT PROPERTY. Temple Triple Net Lease quicklube, 649K, Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+ yr left, 10% incrs 813-546-2766
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
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
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
Tampa Triple Net Lease: Quick lube, 649K Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+yr left. 10% incrs 813-546-2766
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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
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 9080
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 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
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Excellent Oppt: Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, magnificent 850sq ft studio, sleeps 4-6 renting daily/weekly. Avail short/long term. Call 347-804-4666 9080
9085 Miami Beach: 54st/ Collins: 3 fabulous 1 BR condos overlooking ocean. Shul in building, available daily/ weekly/ monthly. Sale avail. Pesach 917-349-9471 9085 Miami Beach 41st/ Alton: 6th FL, 1BR, 1.5Bth, furnished condo for rent or sale. Large LR and porch, beautiful view near shuls, shopping Transportation and more! Call 914-522-4636
Kings Point, Delray Beach: 2 BR, 1.5 bth apt for rent. Short term/ Long Term. Weekly/ yearly. Call 845-536-1080
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Boyton, FL: Direct Intercoastal million $$ views 2BDRMS/ 2BTHs, 55+ close to beach + shopping. 3 month rental @ $2600 a month. Contact 203-453-3164 9085
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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
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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 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 9085
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
9085
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 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
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
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CLASSIFIEDS
9085 For sale: One of the largest Glatt kosher supermarkets in southeast FL. Catering, butcher, deli, produce dept. huge potential. 561-317-0274
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 Lev Yerushalayim: Hotel suite, Kosher Kitchen $89 yrock3@gmail.com 972-77-234-5672
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Ramat Bet Shemesh: Ramat shilo, 2 BR, fully furnished, A/C, w/d ground floor, no steps, 2 min walk to mercaz. Short /long term 248-214-9573 9000 BAKA: Wonderful duplex penthouse very bright and beautiful finish…220 meters. 2.2 millions us or $5000 rent www.aviadrealty.com
Harlap: Lovely bright renovated 4 room apartment porch, equipped kitchen, 1st floor, 9000nis,///GERMAN COLONY 4 rooms, furnished. 9000 nis, meny other rentals. Eva Aviad. Malcha: Fabolous bright townhouse of 3 levels…250 meters. 300 meter garden, private parking, elevator, must see. www.aviadrealty.com
Jerusalem Center: 16 King George, furnishes, 3BR penthouse duplex, 2.5 bth, 4 porches, Shabbat elevator, short / long term. 718-776-3282 http://dennydaniel.com/israel 9000
8 rooms, 2 bth, large EIK, porch, good location. 011972-3-677-6127 yoram1123@gmail.com
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Lev Jerusalem hotel apt suite. Best location. All amenities included. Daily maid, sleeps 4. Reduced $120/Day (5 day minimum). Private owner. Tel/fax 011-972-8-633-4758 zerwand@yahoo.com
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Jerusalem: in a central prime location at 60 Jaffa Street apt for rent! On then new light right pedestrian mall route, cute 2 room apartments in a new building, fully furnished, AC, lift, wireless wi-fi, for long + short term. Within short walking distance to primary sites. (Kotel, Geula, Machine Yehua market) Frank 0505-344478 Wise 0505-34448 9000
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
Retire in Jerusalem? 3.5 room unique penthouse in “Hod Jerusalem“ retirement home (self ownership - no deposit required!)
Call 972-50-5920507 firmdew@hotmail.com
New Villa very high quality. Stunning, 210sq M corner center of Omer, 2floors 052-758-8102 Lev Yerushlayim: Renov 1 BR furn apt. Sleeps 4. All amens. Avail 9/7-10/16, part or all. 937-304-4026
Jerusalem Center: 16 King George, furnished, 3BR penthouse duplex. 2.5 bth, 4 porches, Shabbat elevator, short term/ long term. 718-776-3882 http://dennydaniel.com/Israel/ 9000
Leisure Time Travel. Special Deals for PESSAH 2011 1.King Solomon, Jerusalem & Tiberias 2.Prima Kings, Jerusalem 3.Selection of hotels throughout Israel & abroad Earlybird Specials GROSSMAN TOURS Tel: 052-624-4733 or 02-624-8189 9000
Mekor Chaim: Very bright new 6 room duplex penthouse. 3 full bathrooms, guest toylet. Huge terrace, parking / storage asking $1.2 million. Eva Aviad OLD KATAMON: Breathtaking duplex garden apartment 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, wonderful outside garden / deck, patio, parking, details w/EVA AVIAD TALBIEN: FOR SALE luxury bldg, investors wanted for 200 sqm apt. EVA AVIAD
054-499-9043 9000 REAL ESTATE IN ISRAEL. INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT. MORTGAGES FROM 7096 AND UP. Simcha Teitelhaum 917-474-7440 simchatb@gmail.com 9000 Holiday Rentals: THE premier choice for Jerusalem Vacation Accommodations. Lux, spacious, pleasant, fully-equipped apts. Call: Shia Getter Property Mngmt, England, 020-3-5140457, USA 718-473-3950, Israel: 972-03-912-5867 Email: sg@shiagetter.com , www.shiagetter.com
Zefat: In The Old City: 4 rooms in modern building 95sqm + 2 large balconies (70 sqm) Amazing view to Rashbi. NIS 1,000,000 Tel: 052-762-7672
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9000 Jerusalem: Private Suite in 5 star Ramada sleeps up to 8. In/Out pools $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838
9000 162 Hanasi Street: 5 rooms plus asement, price $1,650,000 USD. Call 054-348-1277 Not on Shabbat 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 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
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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
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