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State Senator Carl Kruger has been charged with accepting bribes in exchange for official favors.

BY FERN SIDMAN Adding to the rampant corruption that has plagued politics in Albany is the recent arrest of Brooklyn State Senator Carl Kruger (D) late last week on graft and bribery charges. Kruger, 61, a powerful Democratic leader who has represented the neighborhoods of Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin and Midwood in the New York State senate for the last 16 years, surrendered on March 10th to federal authorities.

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Thousands attended the funeral of Fogel family, the victims of cold-blooded masacre in the West Bank community of Itamar.

Victims of the slaughter (left to right): Hadas (age 3 mos.), Elad (3), Yoav (11), Ruth (36), Udi (37) Last Shabbat evening, March 11th, Palestinian terrorists with possible ties to the Fatah movement, scaled the security fence at the religiously-observant Samarian settlement of Itamar and committed a heinous act of barbarism, viciously slaughtering five members of the Fogel family as they slept in their beds. he victims of this horrific tragedy were Udi Fogel, 37, his wife Ruth, 36 and three of their children; Yoav, age 11, Elad, 3, and their infant daughter Hadas, who was only three months old. The Fogel family had relocated to Itamar following their

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Wielding knives, the murderers stabbed the three-year-old boy in the heart and slashed the baby's throat as she slept in her father’s arms. To date, it is not clear how many terrorists took part in the massacre, but it has been reported that 20 Arabs have been arrested in connection to the incident. The

ccording to a 53-page criminal complaint revealed by federal prosecutors, Kruger, along with Assemblyman William Boyland (DBrooklyn), prominent lobbyist Richard Lipsky, real estate developer Aaron Malinsky, and hospital consultant Solomon Kalish all participated in bribery schemes. News that Senator Kruger had been under federal investigation had originally surfaced last June.

Last month, an associate of Kruger’s agreed to plead guilty in another federal inquiry. The FBI used a bug and taps on the cell phones of both Senator Kruger and Mr. Lipsky.

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removal from the Gush Katif settlement in Gaza, which was part of Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. They had lived for a while in the city of Ariel before moving to Itamar, which is near Shechem.

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Radiation Rising and Heading South in Japan The nuclear reactor situation in Japan has deteriorated significantly. Two more explosions occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 15. he first occurred at 6:10 a.m. local time at reactor No. 2, which had seen nuclear fuel rods exposed for several hours after dropping water levels due to mishaps in the emergency cooling efforts. Within three hours the amount of radiation at the plant rose to 163 times the previously recorded level, according to Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.

Elsewhere, radiation levels were said to have reached 400 times the “annual legal limit” at reactor No. 3. Authorities differed on whether the reactor pressure vessel at reactor No. 2 was damaged after the explosion, but said the reactor’s pressure-suppression system may have been damaged possibly allowing a radiation leak. After this, a fire erupted at reactor No. 4 and was subsequently extinguished, according to Kyodo. Kyodo also reported the government has ordered a no-fly zone 30 kilometers around the reactor, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan has expanded to 30 kilometers the range within which citizens should remain indoors and warned that further leaks are possible.

Reports from Japanese media currently tell of rising radiation levels in the areas south and southwest of the troubled plant due to a change in wind direction toward the southwest. Ibaraki prefecture, immediately south of Fukushima, was reported to have higher than normal levels.

Chiba prefecture, to the east of Tokyo and connected to the metropolitan area, saw levels reportedly two to four times above the “normal” level. Utsunomiya, Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, reported radiation at 33 times the normal level measured there. Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, reported radiation at up to nine times the normal level. Finally, a higher than normal amount was reported in Tokyo. The government says radiation levels have reached levels hazardous to human health. Wind direction, temperature, and topography all play a crucial factor in the spread of radioactive materials as

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The Japanese government has announced a 30-kilometer no-fly zone and is expanding evacuation zones and urging the public within a wider area to remain indoors. The situation at the nuclear facility is uncertain, but clearly dete-

riorating. Currently, the radiation levels do not appear immediately life-threatening outside the 20-kilometer evacuation zone. But if there is a steady northerly wind, the potential for largerscale evacuations of more populated areas may become a reality. This would present major challenges to the Japanese government. Further, the potential for panic-induced individual evacuations could trigger even greater problems for the government to manage.

This report courtesy of Stratfor Global Intelligence, www.stratfor.com.

IDF Navy Seizes Ship Filled with Arms on way from Syria to Egypt

BY ARYEH BEN HAYIM Tuesday afternoon, the IDF announced that the Victoria, a German-owned, Frenchoperated and Liberian-flagged vessel was apprehended 200 miles off the Israeli coast by the IDF Navy. It was carrying arms from the port of Latakia in Syria to Alexandria in Egypt via Turkey. he IDF Navy fighters, in an operation reminiscent of earlier ship seizures, met with no resistance. The assumption is that the arms were intended for Hamas in Gaza and would reach them via the smuggling tunnels

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The ship and crew have been towed to an Israeli port for continued questioning and inspection. Three crates of weapons were found on the deck and the inspection of the remaining hundreds of crates in the ship's cargo is expected to reveal that this was merely the tip of the iceberg.

IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Avi Benayahu said to Israel Army Radio that "apparently we will find more evidence of the Iran, Syria, Hezbollah axis." The official announcement claimed that there was no Turkish involvement in the shipment, provoking speculation that Israel was cautious not to further inflame its

troubled relations with the Islamic AK Party government of Turkey.

The IDF pledged to continue its intelligence and operational activity to protect Israeli security and prevent an arms injection that would empower terror in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced: “This attempt at smuggling large amounts of weaponry aboard the Victoria provides additional proof of Israel’s imperative need to examine all goods entering the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Israel cannot allow weapons and military equipment to reach the hands of terrorists, who will use them against its civilian population.”

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Family Slaughtered in Israel: Baby’s Throat Slashed Continued from Cover Israeli Army is focusing their investigation on whether there were any intelligence warnings of terrorist plans prior to the attack that might have alerted residents.

According to a report published by Israel National News, since 2002, the community of Itamar has not been the target of a terrorist attack, when an advanced protection and security system called the "Special Security Area" was installed. The electronic system, which includes varied methods of observation and a wired fence, is kept in repair by the regional authority rather than the IDF. In addition to an electronic fence surrounding the community, there is a secondary inner, coiled wire fence. The community is allotted six non-army security personnel from a recognized security firm who are on patrol day and night. All signals are automatically sent to a central operations room in the town staffed by two of these guards. In addition, there is a company of soldiers on security detail on an adjoining hill.

The IDF investigation of the attack has revealed that at 8:59 pm Israel time, terrorists entered the community. They jumped over the fence, thus triggering an alert that sounded. The guard on duty went to the spot from which the warning was heard, but saw no evidence of infiltration and therefore, made the erroneous judgment that an animal had activated the electronic fence’s warning signal.

There are many false alarms of that nature in the winter, but security cameras would have shown the terrorists. However, the IDF did not agree to fund a request to keep cameras working on the fence. A security officer who was in the vicinity said that since the fence was not cut, the guard assumed there was no evidence of infiltration and did not inform the IDF unit, which was less than a kilometer away.

The terrorists first entered one home, which was empty. They found a weapon there, which they did not seem to have used, opting instead to murder their victims with knives. A group of youngsters was having a Shabbat evening party at the Fogel home nearby, and at 10:20 pm they departed, along with the Fogel’s 12-year-old daughter, Tamar, for an activity at the local Bnei Akiva youth group. Between 10:20 and 10:30 the terrorists entered the house through the living room picture window, did not notice the 6year-old boy sleeping on the couch, and continued on to the bedroom where they slashed the throats of the father, Udi Fogel and newborn baby Hadas who were sleeping there.

The mother, Ruth Fogel came out of the bathroom and was stabbed on its threshold. The evidence indicates that she attempted to fight off the attackers.

They then slit the throat of the elevenyear-old son, Yoav Fogel, who was reading in bed. They did not notice another child, aged two, asleep in his bed, but murdered the three-year-old, Elad Fogel, with two stabs to his heart. Subsequently, they locked the door, exited through the window and escaped.

Exactly two hours after the infiltration, there was yet another warning signal from the same spot on the fence, as the terrorists left the way in which they had arrived. Once again, the patrol did not identify the source of the signal as infiltration.

The 12-year-old daughter returned home at half past midnight and found the door locked. She asked a neighbor, Rabbi Yaakov Cohen, of the Itamar Yeshiva, to help her. He brought a weapon with him once he noticed tracks and mud near the house. The two woke up the six-year old sleeping in the living room by calling through the window and when he opened the door, the Rabbi returned to his home. When she entered the bedrooms, the young daughter saw the horrific, blooddrenched scene and ran out of the house screaming. The neighbor ran back and fired several shots in the air to alert security personnel. Within a short time, large police and IDF forces arrived and began intensive searches to see if the terrorists were still in the community. At 3:30 am, military trackers discovered footprints leading to the Arab vil-

______________________ Netanyahu: “Incitement against Israel, which frequently turns into genuine anti-Semitic incitement, is an inseparable part of the fabric of life in the Palestinian Authority” ______________________

The funeral of Fogel family was held at the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem. According to the police, some 20,000 people attended...

These photos were released by the family. They have given full permission for their use in order to report on the horrific reality of murdering children and babies in their sleep. lage of Avrata. Israeli Sky Rider UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles), continued the search Saturday morning.

The IDF Chief of Staff, General Benny Gantz, arrived at the family’s home during the morning hours and declared: “We will not rest until the murderers are in our hands.

This is a bestial act perpetrated by barbarians. It is impossible to grasp the horrendous scene before us. We are working non-stop on the intelligence and operational fronts.”

Defense Minister Ehud Barak held a situation meeting in IDF Tel Aviv headquarters.

Attending were the Chief of Staff, ISA head Yuval Diskin and other high ranking IDF intelligence and security personnel. Barak instructed those present to use every means at their disposal to find the murderers as quickly as possible. He called on the leaders of the Palestinian Authority to condemn the murders and on the Judea and Samaria Regional Authority heads to exercise restraint.

On Sunday, March 13th, tens of thousands gathered to attend the funeral of the five Fogel family members. The entrance to

Jerusalem was blocked off by police and vehicles diverted to an alternative entrance after the huge attendance brought traffic to a standstill. Israel's major television channels also provided live coverage of the eulogies for the victims. Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon said at the funeral: "The murder reminds us all that the struggle and conflict are not about the size of Israel and its borders but about our very existence. The main thing is the ancient right of the Jewish people to its land, a right we never renounced, and by which we returned to our land after thousands of years."

He added that, "When we think of these murderers, we know that they operate against a background of education that teaches them Jews are fair game. This education did not begin recently or in 1967. It began at the start of the Zionist enterprise and even before it.

As long as this murderous education goes on, as long as the incitement continues, any agreement we sign is not worth the paper it will be written upon, because it will be immediately violated by those who are the products of this education.”

Hillel Ben Yishai, the brother of Ruth

Fogel, sobbed while saying that the victims were “holy and pure and the people of Israel will learn to know who they were – holy and pure. No one was sweet as Hadas” (the the Fogels’ three-month-old daughter, who was among the victims). “The people of Israel are strong, like Ruth, an iron lady,” he added.

Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau said, “There are times when there are no words and when one feels helpless with pain and anger.” A survivor of the Holocaust, Rabbi Lau said that one would think the vicious circle of violence ended 66 years ago but that “the river of blood continues to flow, and we stand here today helpless. What can you say when you see a two or three-monthold baby stabbed to death? We read this past Shabbat the Book of the Torah that begins with sacrifices, but who thought of sacrifices such as these?”

He turned to the surviving Fogel children and said, ”Your mother and father need you.

You are the ones who will say the Kaddish (the mourner’s prayer) and you will recite, ‘May His great Name be glorified and sanctified. He Who makes peace in the Heaven will make peace for us and for all of the People of Israel. Amen.’”

In his eulogy, Samaria local authority head Gershon Mesika did not attempt to hide the fact that he blamed the Israeli government for the murders. "He who gives the order to remove checkpoints as a gesture to the Palestinian Evil [Mesika deliberately mispronounced the word reshut, 'authority,' as rish'ut, 'evil' - ed.], he who prevents the fixing of a fence due to legalistic whims, he who gives orders to fire at Jews, will not be able to bask in his innocence after the murder of five members of one family."

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called upon Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas to voice his remonstration of the massacre in Itamar when "his own people are listening, and not just on an Hebrew-language radio station." This declaration came as a result of Abbas' denunciation of the massacre of the Fogel family, in an interview on the Voice of Israel state-owned radio. MK Ahmed Tibi (Ra'am-Ta'al), who is closely linked to the PA leadership, also denounced the murders. The denouncements, which came more than 48 hours after the slayings were reported, are seen as an attempt by the PA to control the damage its political position has suffered following the heinous crime.

"I heard [Abbas] denouncing the murder at Itamar this morning on the Voice of Israel," Netanyahu said at a Likud faction session. "There is importance in what he said. In my eyes - what is more important, and this is what I meant - that he should say these things on Palestinian radio and not just on Israeli radio."

Netanyahu noted that at about the same time that Abbas denounced the massacre, one of his ministers was heard saying that the murders may have been carried out by "the settlers and the Government of Israel."

“Incitement against Israel, which frequently turns into genuine anti-Semitic incitement, is an inseparable part of the fabric of life in the Palestinian Authority, “ noted Prime Minister Netanyahu in a statement issued by his media advisor following the murder. “These anti-Israeli and anti-

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Jewish, Israeli Groups Offer Aid to Japan After Quake IsraAID, ZAKA prepare teams to provide assistance in aftermath of tsunami; JDC launches fundraising drive for relief efforts. ours after a 8.9 magnitude earthquake followed by a devastating tsunami struck Japan, Jewish and Israeli humanitarian groups on Friday pledged to help relief efforts in the island nation.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) on Friday announced it was collecting funds for relief efforts and has reached out to the Japanese Government to offer its expertise in earthquake and tsunamirelated response Our prayers and sympathies go out to the families of those lost in the earthquake in Japan and as we have before in Haiti and in nations struck by the Indian Ocean Tsunami, JDC will leverage its disaster relief expertise

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and strong partnerships in the region to react swiftly and sympathetically to the needs of victims,” said Steven Schwager, JDC’s Chief Executive Officer.

Meanwhile, IsraAID-FIRST, an Israeli umbrella group of relief organizations, said Friday morning it was preparing to send a

which is still recovering from last year’s earthquake – Zehavi said they were no strangers to working in developed nations either.

“Western countries are different than developing countries, but if you look at Hurricane Katarina then you’ll see they

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______________________ “Western countries are different than developing countries, but if you look at Hurricane Katarina then you’ll see they aren’t fundamentally different,” he said. “Our main thing has been reaching out and showing them we care.” ______________________ Japanese refugees rest inside a school gymnasium where hundreds took shelter in Sendai, northeastern Japan.

The UN-recognized ZAKA International Rescue Unit has assisted at natural disasters around the world, including Haiti (the first Israeli delegation to arrive on the scene, the tsunami in Thailand and the hurricane in New Orleans.)

team of experts to the island nation to assist in relief efforts.

“We’ve been looking for the past few hours at the damage and the needs,” IsrarAID head Shahar Zehavi said. “Our main agenda is to send a delegation of earthquake specialists and water purification experts to the region.”

While IsraAID teams often work in the third world – it has a permanent mission in Haiti and is helping rehabilitate that nation

aren’t fundamentally different,” he said. “Our main thing has been reaching out and showing them we care. “ IsraAID receives funding from the Jewish Federation of Toronto, other Jewish groups and private donations.

Two delegations from ZAKA will depart from Israel and Hong Kong to assist in rescue efforts after the conclusion of Shabbat in each respective time zone.

The delegation decided to depart after consulting with the Foreign Ministry and

Chabad in Japan, according to a press release from the organization. The ZAKA team was expected to be met upon arrival by Israeli Ambassador to Japan Nissim Ben-Sheetrit, according to the statement.

Two delegations from ZAKA left Israel and Hong Kong to assist in rescue efforts after the conclusion of Shabbat in each respective time zone.

The delegation decided to depart after consulting with the Foreign Ministry and Chabad in Japan, according to a press release from the organization. The ZAKA team was expected to be met upon arrival by Israeli Ambassador to Japan Nissim BenSheetrit, according to the statement.

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Jerusalem Conference: Security Chief Amidror: ‘Obey Expulsion Orders’ The newly appointed National Security Advizer, from the national religious camp, said at the 8th Annual Jerusalem Conference Tuesday that rabbis should not encourage their students to disobey IDF orders for expelling Jews from their homes. rigadier General (Res.) Yaakov Amidror urged rabbis to retract previous declarations to soldiers that following orders to remove Jews from their homes anywhere in Israel violates principles of the Torah.

Amidror, who warned the government against the expulsions of Jews from Gaza and parts of northern Samaria when he was IDF Intelligence Chief in 2005, said that encouraging the refusal of orders is “irresponsible.” He explained that rabbis backing refusal of orders do not take into account the consequence of their directive to their students serving in the army.

The Jerusalem Conference’s theme this year is “Are We Facing a New Middle East.”

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______________________ “Amidror warned the government against the expulsions of Jews from Gaza and Samaria in 2005, says that encouraging the refusal of orders is “irresponsible.” ______________________ The conference kicked off last night with discussion on uniting the city of Jerusalem.

Among the speakers were former cabinet minster Natan Sharansky, now chairman of the Jewish Agency, and Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback.

Among the topics being discussed Tuesday and Wednesday are American policy towards Israel and the Middle East, econom-

Brigadier General (Res.) Yaakov Amidror urged rabbis to retract previous declarations... ic sanctions on Iran and the “peace process.”

Speakers include Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Western Hemisphere; National Union Knesset Members Aryeh Eldad and Uri Ariel; Jewish Home (HaBayit HaYehudit) chairman Rabbi/Dr. Daniel Hershkowitz as well as his party MK Zevulun Orlev; Opposition leader Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party; and Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, a senior Likud party member and MK. The Jerusalem Conference describes itself as being “dedicated to the promotion of Jewish heritage and values and to Israel’s future as a viable, modern, democratic and Jewish state."

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‘Citizenship Bill’ Passes C'tee Hurdles, Heading for Vote

BY REBECCA ANNA STOIL Despite Shin Bet objection that the law is unnecessary and problematic, MK Rotem's law heads for 2nd, 3rd reading in Knesset plenum. bill that will make it easier to strip convicted spies, terrorists and traitors of their Israeli citizenship passed its final hurdle en route to its second and third votes in the Knesset plenum on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Israel Beiteinu MKs David Rotem and Robert Ilatov, would allow courts to deny citizenship to people convicted of terror acts, harm to Israel’s sovereignty, aiding an enemy during a time of war, espionage or severe espionage, after being asked to do so by the Interior Minister.

Balad Chairman Jamal Zahalka slammed the bill during a hearing of the Knesset’s Interior Committee, shortly before the committee approved the bill for its final readings.

He described the bill as populist and said that its goal was to harm Arab citizens, adding that it was part of a dangerous trend.

Zahalka called to stop the bill in committee, and received an unexpected leg up from the Shin Bet’s legal counsel, who said that his organization does not support the bill.

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______________________ Chairman David Azoulai: “The Shin Bet’s statements are clear and their significance is that this bill will cause more damage then benefit.” ______________________ The attorney for the secretive security organization said that there are currently enough provisions in the existing law for stripping citizens’ citizenship as needed. He added that the bill itself was problematic and damaging, and that the Arab population believed that the law was intended against them.

Committee Chairman David Azoulai (Shas) said that “the Shin Bet’s statements are clear and their significance is that this bill will cause more damage then benefit.”

In contrast, Rotem argued that the bill does not target Israeli Arabs, and that he and Ilatov had carefully worded the bill. Rotem cited an international agreement regarding removal of citizenship, claiming that the clause allows states to defend themselves against criminals trying to undermine the state’s foundations.

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Saudis: If Dollars Won't Work, Bullets Will

BY GAVRIEL QUEENANN Saudi police officers opened fire on a protest march in one of its eastern provinces late Thursday, wounding three according to witnesses and a Saudi official, the New York Times reported. The crackdown came on the eve of a panned "day of rage" throughout the oil-rich kingdom that Saudi officials say they will not tolerate. itnesses described the small protest march in the largely Shiite town of Qatif as peaceful, but an Interior Ministry spokesman alleged demonstrators attacked police before officers made the decision to fire, Reuters reported. The spokesman said police fired over the protesters’ heads, but that three people were injured in the melee, including an officer.

The clashed underscored growing tensions among Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority, which is demanding greater enfranchisement from a government that officially sanctions Wahabi Islam, a zealous form of Sunni orthodoxy. Mohammad Zaki Al-Khabbaz, a human rights activist in Qatif, said that security forces fired tear gas and shot in the air trying to disperse the crowd.

Abdulwahab Al-Oraid, a Qatif resident who watched the march, said it was unclear why the police opened fire. “We think this is

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______________________ “Residents across Saudi Arabia report beefed up security on the streets and closed access to major squares in big cities.” ______________________ a message: ‘Don’t protest in any Shiite areas on Friday,'" Al-Oraid said. Witnesses could not say whether police fired rubber bullets intended for crowd control or other kinds of ammunition.

Residents across Saudi Arabia report beefed-up security on the streets and closed access to major squares in big cities where protesters are expected to gather Friday.

“Streets are packed with police vehicles,”

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Japan’s Nuclear Crisis: A Timeline of Key Events Friday's 9.0 earthquake triggered a 30foot tsunami that damaged several nuclear reactors in northeastern Japan, causing the country's worst crisis since World War II. embers of the Japan Ground SelfDefense Force searched a tsunami damaged part of Ofunato, Japan on Tuesday, March 15. Two search and rescue teams from the US and a team from the UK with combined numbers of around 220 personnel searched damaged areas of the town of Ofunato for trapped survivors Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.

M Saudi foreign minister Saud Al-Faisal warned last night the monarchy would, “cut off each finger directed toward the kingdom.” said Mohamad Al-Qahtani, a human rights activist in Riyadh, the capital. “I have never seen anything like this. It says that the regime fears its people.”

Rattled by the protests that have wrought chaos in the Middle East and Africa, brought down regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, led to civil war, and led the monarchs of Jordan and Morocco to scramble for reform, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah previously announced a $37 billion domestic aid package upon his return to the Kingdom.

But aid dollars do not appear to have impressed the protest movement in Saudi Arabia and the winds of malcontent continue to blow in Gulf states. On the same day as the Qatif crackdown foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council met in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to pledge $20 billion in aid for social development programs for Bahrain and Oman, where protests have begun to take hold.

Wary eyes in the Gulf are on Iran, the Shiite power-house many believe are behind Shiite protests throughout the region. Saudi government officials have made clear, if dollars will not work, they will take firmer measures. Saudi foreign minister Saud AlFaisal warned last night the monarchy would, "cut off each finger directed toward the kingdom."

Day 1 – Friday, March 11 • At 2:47 p.m. local time, Japan is struck by the largest recorded earthquake in its history off the coast of the northeastern city of Sendai. Meteorologists log it at 8.9 on the Richter scale.

• 11 nuclear reactors shut down automatically.

• A powerful tsunami triggered by the earthquake sweeps away cars and homes and knocks out regular and backup cooling systems at the six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Several reactors are affected.

• The government orders everyone within a three kilometer radius of the plant to leave the area.

• Japanese authorities report that a fire at the Onagawa nuclear power plant is extinguished.

Day 2 – Saturday, March 12 • A blast caused by a pressure buildup blows the roof off the containment structure of the Fukushima Daiichi plant's Unit 1 reactor, but reports say the nuclear fuel rods are not affected. Four workers are reported injured.

• Residents within a 6-mile radius of the plant are evacuated. Kyodo news agency estimates that 20,000 people are being evacuated.

• Workers begin injecting seawater and boric acid into the reactors in what experts say is a

Day 4 – Monday, March 14 • An explosion caused by pressure buildup blows away the roof and walls of the building housing the Fukushima Daiichi plant's No. 3 reactor and injured 11 people. The plant's No. 2 reactor loses its cooling capabilities after the explosion. Workers begin injecting seawater and boric acid into that reactor.

• A fire is extinguished, but Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says that more radiation was released as a result and that "now we are talking about levels that can damage human health."

• The US Geological Survey upgrades the earthquake from an 8.9 to a 9.0.

______________________ “Everything looked like pancakes; the houses were torn apart.

The chaos in the streets was intense.” ______________________

• An explosion hits Fukushima Daiichi's No. 2 reactor in the morning. Readings indicate some damage to the No. 2 reactor's suppression pool, a donut-shaped reservoir at the base of the reactor's containment vessel.

• A fire is ignited in the No. 4 reactor building Tuesday, but is later put out.

• The plant is emitting as much radiation in one hour as it normally would in six months, but government spokesman Yukio Edano says: "The possibility that a large amount of radiation has been released is low."

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US State Department, Conf. of Presidents and AJC condemn ruling on Alan Gross after Cuba accuses him of engaging in "subversive" activities.

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Cuba Sentence for Jewish Aid Worker Draws US Ire uba sentenced Jewish American aid contractor Alan P. Gross to 15 years in prison on Saturday for engaging in “subversive” activities, a decision which was strongly condemned by Washington.

Gross had been arrested by Cuban authorities last year and charged with secretly delivering satellite phones to the Jewish community on the island and entering the country on the wrong visa.

“We deplore this ruling,” Philip J. Crowley, the State Department spokesman, was quoted by the media as saying.

“Alan Gross is a dedicated international development worker who has devoted his life to helping people in more than 50 countries.He was in Cuba to help the Cuban people connect with the rest of the world.”

“Today’s sentencing adds another injustice to Alan Gross’s ordeal,” Tommy Vietor, the US National Security Council spokesman said in a statement. “He has already spent too many days in detention and should not spend one more. We urge the

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Children and adults are checked for radiation level. last-ditch attempt to prevent a meltdown after the backup cooling systems for reactors 1 and 3 fail completely.

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Day 3 – Sunday, March 13 Alan Gross and his wife in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem immediate release of Mr. Gross so that he can return home to his wife and family.”

Several Jewish groups including the Conference of Presidents of Major North American Organizations and the American Jewish Committee have petitioned Havana since his arrest, calling for his immediate release.

Gross, 61, was convicted of “acts against the independence and territorial integrity of the state” for working to set up clandestine Internet networks for Cuba dissidents using “sophisticated” communications technology.

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• Fukushima reactor No. 3 is vented again.

• There is believed to have been a partial meltdown in the reactor.

• A company spokesman states that the radiation released thus far does not pose a health risk to humans.

• The cooling system in reactor 2 fails and more radioactive steam is released.

• The government evacuates more than 200,000 residents from homes within a 20kilometer (12.4-mile) radius of the plant and tests 160 people for radiation exposure, authorities said Sunday.

• IAEA rates the accident as a level four out of seven on the scale of international nuclear disasters. Three-Mile-Island was rated a five, Chernobyl a seven.

• Meanwhile, in southwestern Japan, Shinmoedake volcano erupts for the second time in 2011, sending ash and rock more than two miles into the air. Analysts say it was the biggest volcanic activity there in 52 years.

Reactor during the second blast.

• The head of France's Nuclear Safety Authority, says the international alert should be from a level 4 disaster to a level 6 incident.

• Foreign companies begin to order evacuations of their employees.

Some key numbers as of Tuesday, March 15: • Official Death toll: 2,722 • Confirmed missing: 3,742 • Evacuated: 439,337 (from 10 prefectures) • Houses damaged: 68,231 • Houses destroyed: 4,648 • Countries offering aid: 102

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NATIONAL

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Schumer, Velazquez Call for Safety Review of Tour Bus Industry After Deadly Crash National Transportation Safety Board Urged To Examine Safety Regulations for Cheap, Popular Bus Services That Charter More Than 2,000 Trips Per Week ast weekend’s crash was the latest in a series of accidents for the industry; In 2007 a similar tour bus crashed and killed two passengers on a trip from New York to Chicago.

United States Senator Charles E. Schumer and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez called on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to broadly investigate safety regulations that govern the discount tour bus industry in light of Saturday morning’s deadly bus crash.

While the NTSB is currently investigating the cause of Saturday’s early morning crash in the Bronx, Schumer and Velazquez are asking that the NTSB utilize its oversight authority to examine the overall effectiveness of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) safety regime for the low-cost tour bus industry.

“Saturday morning’s crash was a heartbreaking tragedy and requires us to look closely at the safety regulations in place for the discount tour bus industry,” said Schumer. “While it’s vital we get to the bottom of what caused Saturday’s crash, we must make sure that the regulations that govern the overall safety of this industry are effective and being followed by operators.”

Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), said, “The low-cost intercity bus travel industry along the Northeast Corridor has expanded rapidly in recent years and it appears safety regulations haven’t kept pace. There needs to be a thorough, extensive review of all rules governing these bus operators, so we ensure tragedies like the one on Saturday don’t happen again.”

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California Fears Japan Nuclear Leak Impact California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said on Saturday, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific. hile officials downplayed any immediate danger, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission deployed two experts to Japan, where the Fukushima plant was rocked by a large explosion earlier in the day in the aftermath of Japan's strongest-ever earthquake.

“At present there is no danger to California. However, we are monitoring the situation closely in conjunction with our federal partners,” Michael Sicilia, spokesman for California Department of Public Health, told reporters.

“California does have radioactivity monitoring systems in place for air, water and the food supply and can enhance that monitoring if a danger exists,” he added.

He was speaking as Japanese authorities moved to calm fears of a meltdown and said a huge explosion on Saturday had not ruptured the container surrounding the reactor, although there had already been some radiation leakage prior to the explosion.

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“I introduced a bill last month that would give the city more authority to crack down on bus companies by requiring them to get permits,” said NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. “Perhaps this tragedy will give impetus to the fact that we need further regulation of these buses.”

In their letter to the NTSB, Schumer and Velazquez noted the rising popularity of lowcost intercity bus travel that generally operates with curbside pick-up, instead of traditional terminal pick-up. According to a recent New York City Department of City Planning study, curbside bus travel in the Chinatown area of Manhattan produces more than 2000 arrival and departures weekly and has led numerous community groups to express legitimate concerns regarding the safety and soundness of the curbside operators. The bus service is also increasingly popular in the outer boroughs and New York City suburbs.

Schumer and Velazquez noted that the World Wide Tour’s crash is not an isolated incident, but is the latest in a series of crashes and near crashes that have occurred in the discount tour bus industry. A similar bus crashed on a New York to Chicago trip in 2007 that killed two passengers in another incident the driver of a discount tour bus traveling to Atlantic City was ejected and then run over after an accident in June of last year. There are many other examples of similar crashes.

______________________ “California does have radioactivity monitoring systems in place for air, water and the food supply.” ______________________ a reactor meltdown or major leak at Fukushima, the radioactive cloud would likely be blown out east across the Pacific, towards the US west coast.

“The wind direction for the time being seems to point the (nuclear) pollution towards the Pacific,” said Andre-Claude Lacoste of the French Nuclear Safety Authority, briefing journalists in Paris on the

Rancho Seco power plant.

25 miles south of Sacramento CA Japanese crisis.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission meanwhile said it has sent two experts to Japan, and has been in regular contact with Japanese officials about the crisis.

“We have some of the most expert people in this field in the world working for the NRC and we stand ready to assist in any way possible,” commission chairman Gregory Jaczko said in a statement announcing the deployment.

Earlier the NRC said it was “examining all available information as part of the effort to analyze the event and understand its implications both for Japan and the United States.”

While US nuclear experts acknowledged the seriousness of Japan's reactor crisis, some stressed that taking steps in the United States such as distributing iodine tablets which prevent iodine 131 from being absorbed into the body - would be “vastly premature.”

“It's a big ocean. These (radiation) releases are essentially going to be at ground level,” said Ken Bergeron, a physicist who has worked on nuclear reactor accident simulation.

“We should not confuse it with health issues in the United States.”

Japan is roughly 5,000 miles from the U.S. west coast.

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State Senator Carl Kruger Charged With Graft and Corruption Continued from Cover dollars in bribes in return for political favors, Kruger used the ill-gotten gains to finance an opulent lifestyle including the purchase of a Bentley Arnage and a $2 million waterfront home in Mill Basin that was originally built for Anthony Casso, the former head of the Luchese crime family. The New York Times has reported that although Casso never moved into the house, he did pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into it. Worried that the architect that designed it was clued into the illegal activities taking place, Casso ordered him killed.

United States Attorney Preet Bharara said that the arrests represented a "broad-based bribery racket" and expressed exasperation over the unrelenting corruption in Albany, saying lawmakers did not appear to learn from past incidents. "Every single time we arrest a state senator or assemblyman, it should be a jarring wake-up call," Mr. Bharara said. "Instead, it seems that no matter how many times the alarm goes off, Albany just hits the snooze button."

Entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal

______________________ “Every single time we arrest a state senator or assemblyman, it should be a jarring wake-up call.” ______________________

State Senator Carl Kruger and celebrity attorney Benjamin Brafman leaving court.

Last year, according to the complaint, Senator Kruger accepted bribes from a real estate developer linked to Lipsky - not named but easily recognizable as Forest City Ratner - to obtain $9 million for the Carlton Avenue Bridge, $2 million for a retail development in Mill Basin and $4 million for the renovation of the skating rink in Prospect Park.

Last Thursday, Senator Kruger was

Mill Basin home of Michael Turano, where Senator Kruger reportedly spent most of his time. Some observers believe that Kruger and Turano were in an intimate relationship.

Building with his attorney Benjamin Brafman, Kruger said nothing to reporters.

None of the defendants entered a plea in regards to the charges brought against them.

According to the complaint, Kruger received money from Mr. Lipsky to work on behalf of the interests represented by his clients. Prosecutors say he accepted bribes from hospitals that were funneled through Solomon Kalish, a friend and partner.

According to the complaint, in 2009, Senator Kruger took graft money from Lipsky and worked against a bill in the state senate expanding the reach of recycling laws, which was opposed by beverage distributors for whom Mr. Lipsky lobbied. The complaint also accuses Kruger of accepting bribes to obtain state money for Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills, Queens and for his work in

MediSys Health Network CEO David Rosen, who allegedly bribed Kruger for support, according to feds gave him $390K. He has since been fired.

Prominent lobbyist Richard Lipsky’s career ground to a halt with his recent arrest. opposing a big box store such as Walmart in Brooklyn; and of channeling $500,000 in state funds to one of Lipsky's clients.

relieved of his position as ranking member of the Finance Committee, effective immediately, by Senate Democratic leader, John L. Sampson. Austin Shafran, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats, said in a statement, ""These are serious charges, and it is inappropriate to comment further on an ongoing legal matter."

Beyond the accusations of betrayal of the public trust and official malfeasance, it appears that a maelstrom of personal drama swirls around Senator Kruger's alleged use of the kickback money. The web of intrigue includes Kruger's association with the Turano family of Mill Basin. While Kruger lists his official residence as his sister's home

on Avenue L in Mill Basin, he has resided with the Turanos at their 7000 square foot home that has been described as ostentatious and is often publicly seen in the company of Dorothy Turano, 73. Living with her are her two sons, Michael S. Turano, 49, a gynecologist and Gerard I. Turano, 47. While friends describe Mr. Kruger and Mrs. Turano as "a couple", it was Michael Turano to whom Kruger was closest, and they forged a relationship in which they "supported and relied on one another," according to the complaint.

The complaint stated that Michael Turano was involved in establishing shell companies to obfuscate the bribes that Senator Kruger had been taking and later used the money to finance the Bentley automobile, to pay credit bills and make mortgage payments on the house. As a result, Mr. Turano was also charged in the criminal conspiracy. Rumors have proliferated that Senator Kruger and Mr. Turano were involved in a same-sex relationship and despite his denials that he is gay, Senator Kruger has come under intense scrutiny by gay rights activists who assert that he is "closeted.” They have severely criticized the Senator for his 2009 vote against a Senate bill legalizing same-sex marriage and have even staged loud protests against his position on this issue outside the Turano home and the home of Senator Kruger's sister.

Investigators have revealed that Senator Kruger assisted in the day-to-day management of the Turano household and oversaw the installation of security cameras and sprinklers as well as doing the grocery shopping. He even helped in selecting a gravestone for the family plot.

Also revealed in the complaint are secret meetings at restaurants, ambiguous and coded phone conversations, and e-mails between Senator Kruger and the other defendants. When Mr. Lipsky was hired by the Empire State Beer Distribution Association to lobby for a bill on beer pricing, it took only ten days for Senator Kruger to co-sponsor the bill. In 2007, when Aaron Malinsky's plans for a Home Depot project were approved by a community board headed by Mrs. Turano, the complaint says, it took two weeks for Mr. Malinsky to direct his first $5000 payment to Senator Kruger through the Turanos.

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WAR ON TERROR

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March 18, 2011

WAR ON TERROR Terror Victims Groups Calls for Death Penalty for Terrorists Lt. Gen. Gantz on Itamar Attack, “I’ve Never Seen Anything So Inhuman”

BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU

Israel should implement the death penalty for terrorist murderers, says a terror victims organization after the brutal terrorist slaughter of parents and children at Itamar, in Samaria, Friday night.

he Almagor Terror Victims Organization, headed by retired IDF Lieutenant-Colonel Meir Indor, called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to replace Defense Minister Ehud Barak and halt the process of handing responsibility for Israelis' security over to the Palestinian Authority.

Almagor’s call followed the brutal murders of Rabbi Udi Fogel, his wife Ruth, and three of their six young children, including a three-month-old baby, all of them stabbed to death Friday night in their bedrooms.

"What is needed now is not promises to capture the murderers, since the government regularly considers the release of terrorist murderers, holding discussions of how many and which murderers to release in a deal with Hamas," said Dr. Aryeh Bachrach, a bereaved father of a youth killed by Arab terrorists.

"What is needed is a categorical change in how these crimes are punished, and first and foremost a mandatory death penalty,” he stated. "This is both morally appropriate and efficient in terms of security, since other types of punishment are compromised by gestures and deals in which terrorists are freed, and by unreasonably good prison conditions for terrorists.”

Previous research by Almagor has revealed that terrorists released from prison, often as “goodwill” measures to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, returned to terror and killed more than 150 Israeli civilians and soldiers.

Concerning the problem of security, Indor said, "The government must stop ceding responsibility for security to the Palestinian Authority and must return to the IDF control of the many places already transferred to the PA." "This requires the replacement of Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who is among those pushing for ceding control to the PA, just as he was replaced by the Israeli public with the start of the 'intifada' in 2000, thus allowing Israel then to resume responsibility

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Retired IDF Lieutenant-Colonel Meir Indor, head of the Almagor Terror Victims Organization called to halt the process of handing responsibility for Israelis' security over to the Palestinian Authority. for security.”

Security checks have been relaxed or removed in the area of Shechem (Nablus), located less than three miles from Itamar, where Friday night’s murders took place. The IDF has not yet stated whether the terrorists made use of the relaxation of security checks in order to reach the Jewish community to carry out the murders.

"This time let's not wait for another round of murder victims,” Indor said. “The public must be reminded that Barak has not changed. During the Intifada, he preserved the autonomy and security responsibilities of the PA, and refused to permit military operations in Area A [totally PA-controlled areas] despite hundreds being murdered and maimed."

"Barak also is the man who ended Operation Cast Lead in the middle, and who ordered a frenzied retreat from Lebanon in 2000. We must respect Barak's stubbornness and consistency and to afford him an honorable discharge."

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Lt Gen Benny Gantz addresses the Israeli military’s top brass.

IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz held a meeting of the General Staff Forum to present the principles of the IDF's 2011 work plan and expressed shock and grief about the Itamar murders. he Israeli Army’s Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz held a meeting of the General Staff Forum on Monday for the first time since he became head of the IDF, in order to present the principles of the IDF work plan for 2011 and to conclude the IDF work plan for 2010.

The 2011 work plan is the fourth year of the multi-year Tefen program (in which the IDF is rearranging, for example, financial priorities after the lessons learned from the Second Lebanon War) and is an axis year as the IDF pivots to the start of the next multiyear program, Halmish. The latter also touches on the IDF’s focus on planning ahead including in training, spending, etc.

IDF officers ranking colonel or higher were present at the meeting, held at the Hatzor Air Base. Lt. Gen. Gantz and Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke at the meeting.

Military Intelligence Director Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi gave the gathering of senior IDF officers a survey of the strategic situation in the Middle East and the developments that have taken place in recent weeks in the region. The Southern Command’s Brig. Gen. Guy Tzur described the 2011 work plan, which was built based on the annual intelligence assessment, a strategic assessment, an evaluation of manpower, the budget at the IDF's disposal, human resources and the operational responses required to face threats.

Lt. Gen. Gantz opened by speaking about the terrorist attack on Friday night (Mar. 11) in Itamar, in which five members of the Fogel family were murdered.

"I entered the house, saw the scene, and found no connection between the murderers and human beings. I have seen many scenes in my life, but I've never seen anything as inhuman as this. In the name of the IDF, I express my condolences and embrace the family."

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Regarding the changes occurring in the Middle East, Lt. Gen. Gantz said, "The instability in the area is at a historic level. We need to adjust our allocation of power in the face of threats. We must develop our knowledge and through that cope with any challenges waiting for us, on all fronts."

______________________ Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz: “I entered the house, saw the scene, and found no connection between the murderers and human beings.” ______________________ Defense Minister Barak stated that he was "certain that security forces will succeed in getting their hands on the perpetrators of the massacre" in Itamar.

Defense Minister Barak also discussed the changes occurring in the region and the implications of those changes for the IDF. He wished Lt. Gen. Gantz well in his new position and told the assembled officers that the people of Israel trust and have faith in them.

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March 18, 2011

IRANIAN THREAT

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Iranian Threat Netanyahu on the Seizure of the Victoria: “The Origin of the Weapons Was Iran”

Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant at Junction of Three Tectonic Plates A shattered cooling pump at Iran’s only civilian nuclear-power reactor, forcing a shutdown during its initial start-up phase, has renewed safety concerns about the hybrid Russian-German power plant on the Persian Gulf coast. he 1000-megawatt power plant at Bushehr combines a Germandesigned plant begun under the rule of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in the 1970’s and Russian technology installed over the last decade. Safety questions have raised concern among some nuclear-power experts and in neighboring countries such as Kuwait, which is vulnerable in the event of a radiation leak since it is downwind about 170 miles (275 kilometers).

Nuclear experts cite potential safety issues due to the hybrid design, Iranian nuclear inexperience, the Islamic state’s reluctance to join international safety monitoring programs, and the unknown reliability of some of the original components.

Bushehr also sits at the junction of three tectonic plates, raising concerns that an earthquake could damage the plant and crack its containment dome, or disrupt the electrical supply needed to keep it safe, said Dr. Jassem alAwadi, a geologist at the University of Kuwait. Bushehr was hit with a 4.6 magnitude temblor in 2002.

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Shayetet 13 soldiers seized the Victoria cargo vessel 200 miles off the coast of Israel on Tuesday morning, encountering no opposition from the ship's crew.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explains that weapons being smuggled on board the Victoria were part of Iran's efforts to arm the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Ehud Barak accuses radical elements of trying to undermine regional stability rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (Mar. 15) referred to the IDF's success in thwarting the smuggling of weapons on board the Victoria cargo vessel.

"We had reasonable grounds to believe that there were weapons on board which were intended to be used to harm Israeli citizens," Netanyahu said.

"The origin of the weapons was Iran, which is trying to arm the Gaza Strip," the prime minister continued.

"The seizure was made at sea according to international laws and the ship is being led to Ashdod." Netanyahu further added that Israel has updated all the countries involved in the situation.

Earlier, Defense Minister Ehud Barak praised the Shayetet 13 and navy soldiers who were involved in the seizure of the ship, which was on its way from Turkey to Egypt loaded with weaponry intended to be used by terror organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. Along with IDF intelligence and operations off icers, Barak had been monitoring the movement of the vessel over recent days.

"The IDF and naval soldiers today prevented the smuggling of weapons to the Gaza Strip, which were supposed to be used to against Israeli citizens," Barak said. "The purpose of the smuggling was to harm Israel's security and IDF soldiers acted in order to defend the security of the state."

Barak emphasized that "the attempt to smuggle weapons into Gaza shows that radical elements are continuing attempts to attack Israel and continu-

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On Tuesday morning, Lt. Gen. Gantz referred ambiguously to the IDF's activities to prevent weapons smuggling by sea, saying that "in recent months, great efforts have been made to prevent this phenomenon."

Shayetet 13 soldiers seized the Victoria cargo vessel 200 miles off the coast of Israel on Tuesday morning, encountering no opposition from the ship's crew. The ship was then led to Israel.

Bushehr reactor, questionable not only as being peaceful project, but alsoin terms of safety.

Kuwait and the Saudi Arabia would feel the effects of a radiation leak at Bushehr within hours, notes Sami Alfaraj, director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies. And with the Gulf Arab states reliant for their freshwater on desalination plants that line the coast, long-term contamination of the Gulf could prove fatal.

“What are our concerns - water and air, and these are the essence of life for everybody,” Alfaraj said in an interview. “The Iranians have said so far ‘trust us,’ and it’s quite diff icult to trust them, and the next thing is to trust Russian certif ication and it’s very diff icult to trust that.”

Iran is one of the most earthquakeprone countries in the world.

As the Fukushima incident continues to rivet the us with concern about a catastrophic meltdown, who is raising the alarm about Bushehr?

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POLITICS

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Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, Bahrain’s Jewish U.S. Ambassador The appointment of Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (46), the first female Ambassador from Bahrain and the first Jewish Ambassador of an Arab country in Washington, was praised by U.S. diplomats when it was revealed recently in one of the Wikileaks cables. t’s not rare to hear in diplomatic circles in Washington about the “smart move” the Bahrainis made, sending to the U.S. a Western-educated woman who represents a tiny minority of the kingdom's population.

One of Bahrain’s 36 Jews, Nonoo told the “Moment” magazine, a national magazine dedicated to Jewish politics, religion and culture founded in 1975 by Elie Wiesel, that she never experienced religious prejudice in her home country. “I had a normal Jewish upbringing. I was born into Judaism. It’s no different from growing up like a Jew in America. It’s my religion.”

She was credited with organizing the meeting between King Hamad and Bahraini Jewish immigrants in the U.S. and arranged a dinner at the home of Rabbi Levi Shemtov, director of the Washington office of

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Protestors Denounce Manhattan JCC’s Alleged Support of Anti-Israel Groups WATCHDOG GROUP CALLS ON JCC TO ADOPT ‘SAN FRANCISCO GUIDELINES’

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Nonoo expressed hope that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be resolved: “For the Arab world as a whole, it is on their agenda.

I hope it happens.” ________________________________ American Friends of Lubavitch, with the Bahraini foreign minister and representatives of U.S. Jewish organizations.

She made a point, however, to say that her identity had nothing to do with Israel,

The appointment of Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (46), the first female Ambassador from Bahrain and the first Jewish Ambassador of an Arab country. which her country has no diplomatic relations with. “I have never visited Israel…. I’m Jewish. I’m not Israeli.” she said in an interview. “I never knew anything about the Holocaust until I was 14. I never identified with Israel”. She expressed hope, however, that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be resolved. “For the Arab world as a whole, it is on their agenda. I hope it happens.”

Nonoo referred to the buzz following her appointment in 2008 with slight annoyance: “The headlines were ‘Jewish Female', they forgot I was Bahraini.”

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L to R: Helen Freedman (Americans for a Safe Israel), Richard Allen (JCCWatch.org), Jeff Wiesenfeld (Z STREET), and Irwin Hochberg (Former Chairman of the Board, UJA-Federation of NY)

BY DANIEL PEREZ A protest was held last Sunday in front of the Upper West Side’s Jewish Community Center, with its organizers accusing the JCC of using Jewish Federation funds to lend support to groups that endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. mong the key speakers were Jeffrey Wiesenfeld of Z STREET – the staunchly pro-Israel response to the left wing political advocacy group J Street – and Irwin Hochberg, former Chairman of the Board of the UJA-Federation of New York.

The rally was organized by a group called JCC Watch, founded by Richard Allen, who in particular denounced the JCC’s support for the Other Israel Film Festival. The festival was founded by JCC executive board member, and owner of Zabar’s Market on Broadway, Carole Zabar, and has been criticized for screening films with anti-Israel messages. According to its creators, The Other Israel Film Festival “presents dramatic and documentary films […] with a focus on Arab/Palestinian citizens of Israel, who make up twenty percent of Israel’s population.”

Speaking with the Jewish Voice, Mr. Allen explained that the goal of the demonstration was to persuade the JCC board of

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directors to “pass a set of guidelines that will prevent them from partnering with, linking to, and basically supporting groups that fund or support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel. It’s not right for Jews to espouse boycotting Jews; that’s not a Jewish value […] And the JCC, on their ‘Other Israel’ website, states that groups that are for the BDS movement, they call them ‘partners.’”

The guidelines to which Allen referred in his remarks to the Jewish Voice and the assembled crowd, are the same as those recently passed last year by the Jewish Federation of San Francisco, which state that the Federation’s “core values include an abiding commitment to a secure Jewish community here and abroad, to the strong democratic Jewish State of Israel, and to mutual respect and diversity within Jewish life.” They go on to say the JCF does not fund organizations that endorse antiSemitism or “other forms of bigotry, violence or other extremist views, proselytize Jews away from Judaism; or advocate for, or endorse, undermining the legitimacy of Israel as a secure independent, democratic Jewish state, including through participation in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, in whole or in part.”

Mr. Allen and his colleagues reason that, if such measures can be accepted in ultra-lib-

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Protestors gather in front of the Manhattan JCC, demanding a resolution to sever all ties to anti-Israel groups.

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REAL ESTATE

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March 18, 2011

NYC Releases Updated Plan for 34th Street NYCDOT has released the latest draft of a redesign of 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, which badly needs faster bus service and increased pedestrian space. he plan, which was described at a meeting of the project’s Community Advisory Council last night, addresses both of those needs. It would add 18,000 square feet of pedestrian space and improve bus speeds by 15-25% according to early estimates, although it has changed quite a bit from earlier concepts for a physically separated transitway. The plan would also add space on every block for legal loading and parking.

As Streetsblog puts it, the plan is “similar to Select Bus Service on the East Side of Manhattan.” Between Third and Ninth Avenues, the street will include a curb bus

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lane, two general traffic lanes (one in each direction), an “offset” bus lane away from the curb, and a curb lane for parking, loading, and right turns (the specific combination varies by block). Whether the offset bus lane is on the north or south side of the street would change according to the specific loading needs of each block. West of Ninth and east of Third, the street is wider and will include a curb loading/parking/turn lane, an offset bus lane, and a general traffic lane in each direction.

The plan includes several “bus bulb” sidewalk and curb extensions which would relocate bus shelters off of the main sidewalk and make it easier to cross the street. Off-

board fare collection will reduce boarding time, and camera enforcement will help keep bus lanes clear.

The plan appeared to be well received by participants last night, with a NY1 report describing a “total lack of confrontation.”

That’s a good sign as the project continues to move through its public process. The next community advisory committee meeting is later this spring, the results of a detailed traffic analysis will be released this fall, and NYCDOT and NYC Transit will conduct an environmental assessment to be released by early next year.

The redesign can be viewed online and at two open houses, which will include blockby-block drawings of the plan and agency staff that can answer specific questions. The first open house takes place on March 30, from 6-8pm in the Norman Thomas High School cafeteria (6th floor) on 111 E 33rd Street. The second is on March 31, from 6:30-8:30pm in the New Yorker Hotel’s Sutton Place Suite (3rd floor), at 481 8th Avenue.

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Jones Lang’s Dyer Says Japan Disaster May Curb Commercial Property Rebound

Colin Dyer, chief executive officer of property broker Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL), said the crisis in Japan may undermine the nascent recovery in U.S. commercial real estate markets. lthough you can’t immediately see the link between an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear meltdown, problems in Tokyo and the price of real estate in Cleveland, there’s a confidence aspect to our business, and I just don’t know how you estimate at this point the impact to that confidence,” Dyer said yesterday in an interview at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York.

“You’ve seen what’s happened on the markets today -- there was significant reaction,” he said. “That’s capital saying, ‘We’re a little nervous here.’”

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The Topix index in Tokyo fell 9.5 percent yesterday, the biggest drop since October 2008 and bringing the selloff to almost 18 percent since the 9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami on March 11 killed thousands, closed factories and left damaged nuclear reactors leaking radiation. The MSCI AllCountry World Index has lost 3 percent since the quake.

“The capital markets may just pause to take stock for a little bit to see what the implications of all this are going to be,” said Dyer, whose Chicago-based company is the second- largest publicly traded real estate broker in the U.S. Prices of commercial properties sold by institutional investors surged 19 percent in 2010, the second-biggest gain on record,

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The Jewish Voice

March 18, 2011

ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND HONORS TOP RESEARCHERS, HUMANITARIANS TOWER OF HOPE GALA A MAJOR SUCCESS

BY DANIEL PEREZ The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) held its Tower of Hope Gala last Thursday at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan. The evening’s honorees included Rabbi Elie Abadie, recipient of the Tower of Hope 2011 Humanitarian award; Dr. Daniel Roses, who was given the Daniel G. Miller Excellence in Medicine Award; Mr. Andrew Faas, who was both the featured speaker and recipient of the ICRF’s Beacon of Hope Award; and Mrs. Daniel G. (Helene) Miller, who was bestowed the Tower of Hope Honorary Founders Award. peaking to the Jewish Voice, prominent rabbi and physician Elie Abadie explained: “The ICRF is a very worthwhile organization because it supports the research, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in Israel. Israel is one of the leading countries in the world in the research and treatment of cancer.” He went on to note that, thanks in part to the ICRF’s support, numerous cancer medications have been discovered and patented in Israel, and are now being used to treat cancer patients all over the world. Rabbi Abadie is something of a renaissance man, or perhaps more accurately, a latter-day Rambam, with his own private practice in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. In 2000, he was appointed

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ICRF Chairman Ken Goodman (L) with Tower of Hope Gala Honorees and guests. Left to Right: Andy Faas, Ben Brafman, Dr. Yshar Hirshaut, Louis Brause.

______________________ Beacon of Hope Award recipient Andrew Faas: “Were it not for an Israeli scientist, funded by the ICRF, I would be dead today.” ______________________ that the honoree to follow did not want to be introduced by him, adding that, were he in the honoree’s position, neither would he.

Brafman has gained notoriety in his defense of A-List celebrity clients, including hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.

More recently he has served as counsel to New York State Senator Carl Kruger, who is now in the middle of legal proceedings stem-

Rabbi Elie Abadie, prominent physician and spiritual leader of the Edmond J. Safra synagogue in Manhattan, and his wife.

Medical Director of the Beth Israel Medical Center Williamsburg Family Health Center.

In addition to a brilliant medical career, Abadie is Director of the Jacob E. Safra Institute of Sephardic Studies in Yeshiva University, and serves as spiritual leader of the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue in Manhattan. The Safra Synagogue in New York is the flagship synagogue of the Safra Synagogues worldwide, named in memory of banker and philanthropist Edmond J. Safra. Rabbi Abadie is a member of both the RCA and the AMA, among numerous other prestigious organizations.

The gala began with a Chinese auction and raffle, both to raise funds for this very worthy cause. Then, the formal program commenced for the evening, with famed attorney Benjamin Brafman as MC. Despite having no doubt had a difficult week, Mr. Brafman was all smiles, and his hosting of the evening’s proceedings was both graceful and humorous. When handing off the mic to another presenter, he jokingly pointed out

David Ben-Hooren, publisher of the Jewish Voice, and Charles Ben Dayan - tribute Committee Co-chairperson. ming from a federal corruption probe. In addition to his high-profile legal work, Brafman is an active supporter of numerous charitable causes, including but by no means limited to the ICRF.

On receiving the Beacon of Hope Award, Mr. Faas (who is, incidentally, not Jewish), expressed immense gratitude for what the ICRF does. Mr. Faas commented on the appropriateness of being designated a “Beacon of Hope,” saying: “Were it not for an Israeli scientist, funded by the ICRF, I would be dead today.” He went on to elaborate on his own battle with leukemia beginning some six years ago, explaining that “thanks to a miracle drug called Gleevac, what was a fatal condition is now a chronic one.” Mr. Faas is a former Executive VP of Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada’s largest retail drug store chain, and prior to that held numerous executive positions with the Weston/Loblaw Group, one of Canada’s largest corporations. Currently retired, he supports many cultural institutions and charitable causes. He is an Honorary Trustee with the Ontario Royal Museum, and Canada’s largest donor for Doctors Without Borders. In 2005 he established the Faas Foundation to support non-profit organizations in the areas of health care, medical research, and education.

Honorary Founders Award recipient Helene Miller, wife of the late Dr. Daniel Miller, was involved in Zionist causes from her youth. She met Dr. Miller (then a medical student) at the Brandeis camp in the Poconos back in 1947. After a lengthy courtship, they married, raising four children in Manhattan. Mrs. Miller founded the first Sharon Group of Hadassah, which has been in existence for the last 50 years. Dr. Miller went on to become an accomplished oncologist. Concerned over the lack of funding for Israeli cancer research scientists, Dr. Miller, with the support of his wife Helene, founded the Israel Cancer Research Fund in 1975.

Daniel F. Roses, MD, FACS, was recognized for his contributions to the field of cancer research in the form of the Daniel G. Miller Excellence in Medicine Award. He is the Jules Leonard Whitehill Professor of Surgery and Oncology at the New York University School of Medicine, Senior Attending Surgeon at Tisch Hospital, and Director of Surgical Oncology of the NYU Langone Medical Center.

Addressing the audience, Dr. Roses extolled the virtues of Israel’s scientists and the ICRF, saying “Confined by hostile neighbors, Israel has used its compassion and intellectual strength to create one of the world’s greatest research nations.” He added that “Israel’s response to cancer has already

NYU’s Dr. Daniel Roses receives the Daniel G. Miller Excellence in Medicine Award. produced outstanding advances that hold the promise of even greater achievements […] in the future. The Israel Cancer Research Fund not only requires our support, but richly deserves it.”

The Israel Cancer Research Fund is the largest single source of private funds for cancer research in Israel. It is the only voluntary charitable organization in North America devoted solely to this effort. Founded in 1975, the ICRF has awarded 1794 grants valued at more than $40 million to exceptional scientists at all of Israel’s leading institutions. These scientists include the first Israelis ever to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences.

The ICRF supports innovative cancer research by Israeli scientists and broadens research opportunities within Israel to stop the exodus of talented Israeli researchers.

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DAVID HOROWITZ TAKES ON ISLAMISTS, ANTI-SEMITES AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE

BY FERN SIDMAN

appear to be perfectly decent, nice people, a great many of them support Osama Bin Ladin and like-minded genocidal murderers.

"Hitler did not publicly announce his 'final solution' for fear that the German people were too civilized to accept it, but Ahmadinejad proudly and publicly announces his version of the 'final solution' and no Islamists condemn him. To the contrary, they cheer him on and embrace his vision."

Challenging the belief that America is an Islamophobic country, Mr. Horowitz said, "Muslims are treated with kid gloves in America and are a protected species." He said that 8 to 10 times more hate crimes are

Exceptionally heavy security prevailed at Brooklyn College on Thursday evening, March 10th, as conservative commentator, prolific author and founder of the FrontPage Magazine web site, David Horowitz, delivered a lecture in response to the propaganda being promulgated by the organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week on campus. ver 150 people gathered at the college library auditorium to listen to Mr. Horowitz's speech entitled the "IsraeliPalestinian Conflict: Myths and Facts" and was sponsored and organized by Brooklyn College student Yosef Sobel and Mitchell Langbert, an associate professor in the department of business and economics.

"Because the Hillel organization on campus was too afraid to sponsor me, I must thank those who had the courage to do so," said Mr. Horowitz. Despite numerous warnings prohibiting verbal disruptions, bellicose Muslim student hecklers abounded and Mr. Horowitz's remarks were often punctuated by the sounds of acrimonious, ad hominem attacks.

A native New Yorker and a graduate of Columbia University, David Horowitz has led a polemical existence as a one-time self proclaimed Marxist and a former left-wing academic whose political beliefs have now shifted to the right. As one of the founders of the New Left in the 1960s, he was also the editor of its most influential magazine, Ramparts. Along with Peter Collier, he is the author of a number of best-selling dynastic biographies on the Rockefellers, the Kennedys, the Fords, and the Roosevelts.

With Collier he also wrote "Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the 60s" (1989), a chronicle of their break with the 1960s Left, that has been compared to Whittaker Chambers' "Witness" and other classic works documenting a break from totalitarianism.

Through the work of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, Mr. Horowitz champions an array of causes including but not limited to the reestablishment of academic freedom in American schools. His recent books include, "Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left" (2004), "Indoctrination U: The Left's War Against Academic Freedom" (2007) and "Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party" (2007).

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______________________ David Horowitz: “Democracy is a threat to political Islam and they believe that everyone who is not a Muslim is an infidel and is deserving of death.” ______________________ Making oblique references to the security of Israel, Mr. Horowitz began by ruefully observing, "When I went to college you didn't need all of this security on campus, but things have changed and that's the reason we now need checkpoints on campuses.

Checkpoints are essential to defend against terrorists and Jew-haters."

Adding that he has been verbally and physically assaulted on campuses around the country for his forthright views, he said, "Our campuses are controlled by liberal fascists and it is a movement to suppress the free speech rights of conservatives.” He said that the International Socialist Organization, a Marxist group, is culpable for creating an academic climate of intimidation and hate.

"It is they who spread lies about me and work with their Muslim allies towards the mobilization of radical jihad against the West. The Muslim community needs to stand up and defend democracy in this country and that's what we're all waiting for."

Providing an historical backdrop to the Middle East conflict, Mr. Horowitz said, "There was no Palestine since the days of the

Over 150 people gathered at the college library auditorium to listen to Mr. Horowitz's speech entitled the “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Myths and Facts.”

Roman conquest of the land of Israel and there certainly was no Palestine in 1946. The war against the Jews started in the form of Pan-Arab nationalism and the PLO was created by the KBG. They advised Arafat that the best way to succeed is to play the victim role and say that all they want is their own state and that Israel is occupying Palestine."

Saying that the entire region around the Jordan River was created by imperialist powers such as the Ottoman Empire, he intoned that "Israel was not built on Arab land."

Declaring that he is a "political Zionist", Mr. Horowitz said he believes that the Jewish people have a right to exist and have a right to their own state. Equating such terrorist organizations as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Muslim Brotherhood, along with Mahmoud Ahmadimejad's Islamic Republic of Iran as "Nazis in the Middle East", he said that their objective is "not to create a Palestinian state but rather, to push the Jews into the sea" because they can't live alongside a people of another faith. "In 1922, 80 percent of the land of Israel was ceded to become the state of Transjordan that is now ruled by the Hashemite kingdom and there are more Palestinians in Jordan than in Israel," Horowitz said, adding that their calls for a Palestinian homeland are eclipsed by their desire to eradicate Israel.

"Democracy is a threat to political Islam and they believe that everyone who is not a Muslim is an infidel and is deserving of death. The Christian population of Bethlehem once stood at 80 percent and is now 12 percent because of Islamic influence," he said.

Addressing the subject of Israeli Apartheid Week on over 55 campuses across North America, Mr. Horowitz declared, "Muslims have more rights in Israel than they have in any Arab country in the world" and called the notion of Israel as a state that practices apartheid "disgusting." Pointing to the sheer hypocrisy of such accusations, Mr. Horowitz said, "If you want to know what real religious and gender apartheid is, just look at the entire Muslim Middle East, and not Israel."

Speaking of the political realities in the aftermath of World War II, he said, "Twelve million ethnic Germans were purged from Poland, but after the state of Israel was established, no one expelled the Arabs, hoping that one day rationality would take hold; but it never did." He said that such organizations as the Muslim Students Association and the Islamic Society of North America—who are the chief sponsors of Israeli Apartheid Week—are "fronts for the Muslim Brotherhood," and are "hate organizations" that make campuses inhospitable for Jewish students. On campuses around the country, he said, the organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week erect an "apartheid wall" and proffered the idea that "a wall of lies" be built to counter their pervasive myths and distortions of the truth. Speaking of the well-known Saudi Arabian funding of Middle East Studies departments at Western universities, Mr. Horowitz suggested that this is the impetus for the intimate ties between Muslim associations on U.S. college campuses and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Calling the expulsion of close to 10,000 Jews from Gaza in the summer of 2005 as part of the disengagement a "mistake," Mr. Horowitz said, "a normal people in a normal state would never have done so, but would have driven out the 1.2 million Arabs because they are possessed by hate as manifested in their violent destruction of the thriving horticultural industry that the Jewish population had created there, and their incessant rocket assaults on such towns as Sderot."

Taking aim at the ubiquitous political zeitgeist that views the Palestinians as a nation of oppressed refugees, Mr. Horowitz opined "No people have shown themselves as so morally sick as the Palestinians", adding that, "In the history of all mankind, there was never a people who strapped bombs on their bodies and killed innocent people. No other people has sunk so low as the Palestinians and everyone is afraid to say it." Describing Islam as a religion possessed by "hate, violence and racism," he said that a resolution to the protracted IsraeliPalestinian imbroglio is not beyond reach. "If you disarm the Palestinians in the Middle East there will be peace, but if you disarm the Jews there will be further death and destruction."

"How is it that Jews do not get the narrative?" he asked. "The Palestinians are suffering, but it is not by the hand of the Jew, but rather, their true oppressors are Hamas and Hezbollah." Calling the Palestinan Authority a "terrorist government," Mr. Horowitz said that "when we see hate we must call it so, we must label the enemy as who they are.”

Horowitz continued: "The Palestinians don't want peace. How can you negotiate with those who won't recognize Israel's right to exist? Look what happened to those Arab leaders that have tried to establish peace with Israel. They were assassinated by radical Islamist elements."

Enunciating the idea that "jihadist murderers" are tantamount to "Nazis and blatant Jew haters," he said that although they may

committed against Jews than there are against Muslim in America. Pointing to the case of the Holyland Foundation, a purported Islamic charity that was found guilty of funding terrorism on the West Bank by their direct contributions to Hamas, Mr. Horowitz said that the unindicted co-conspirators in this case were the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations (CAIR) and that there has been "no significant condemnation of this group or others of this ilk". He unabashedly condemned Hamas as a "fanatically religious, Jew hating, America hating, Nazi organization."

During the question and answer period, a male Muslim student implied that a witchhunt cabal was taking place and drew a parallel between Mr. Horowitz and the late Senator Joseph McCarthy, adding that Horowitz was a racist. When asked by Mr. Horowitz if the student would condemn Hamas, the student refused to do so, but proceeded to engage in further equivocation.

Referring to Mr. Horowitz as an "ignorant racist," a female Muslim student who identified herself only as Magdalene said "he has no proof of anything that he's said here tonight," adding that women in Muslim countries are "not persecuted by the rules of Sharia law but by draconian dictators who serve as American political puppets."

According to Lauren Kunis, a pro-Israel supporter who sought entry into the auditorium but was denied, "I had wanted to bring my Israeli flag in with me and was told by the Brooklyn College security that I couldn't. I told them that I'd wear the flag around my neck as the Arab members of the audience were wearing keffiyahs around their necks. I was then strong armed out by an security guard, who I've learned is the Brooklyn College deputy director of security. She accused me of making a ruckus and then called other police officers to escort me to the gate and out of the college. It seems like anyone who takes a proud pro-Israel position is considered a troublemaker and an enemy on campuses today."

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BUSINESS

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Austria Bounces Subpoena from Madoff Trustee Austria’s Justice Ministry returned a subpoena sent to a former Bank Austria executive by the trustee liquidating Bernie Madoff’s investment firm, saying he was currently living in Germany, this according to a letter from the ministry filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York. adoff trustee Irving Picard’s spokeswoman said that the banker in question, Helmut Gropper, served on Bank Austria’s management board. He held that position from April to December of 2003. Prior to that, he headed the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance’s budget department, according to the bank’s website.

Bank Austria, now known as UniCredit Bank Austria AG, was one of multiple parties named in Picard’s $19.6 billion lawsuit filed back in December. Bank Austria’s Milan-based parent company, UniCredit SpA (UCG), said in February that would prefer to move the case from bankruptcy court to U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

In an effort to recover some $100 billion from investors defrauded by Madoff, Picard has filed more than 1,000 lawsuits against entities both foreign and domestic. Early last week, he asked a judge to give him until the

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March 18, 2011

Israeli Insurers and Diamond Dealers Feel Japanese Fallout Economic reverberations of the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophes have been felt on global markets and have depressed share prices. As part of the global economy, Israel is affected in general, but is expected to sustain specific losses in two major areas: insurance and diamonds. nsurance companies, as a matter of sound policy, tend to disperse risks so that one company will not be left holding the entire bag in the event of a disaster.

Therefore, Israeli insurers such as Clal Insurance, assumed part of the Japanese risk via their foreign subsidiaries. Clal has already reported its exposure to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

One of Israel's major exports to Japan is diamonds, where it ranks 3rd behind India and Belgium. Japanese imports of polished diamonds had been staging a recovery, as demonstrated by a 44% increase in January 2011 as compared with January 2010. Now

I Irving Picard, trustee for assets seized from scam artist Bernard Madoff, continues his quest to recover money lost by Madoff’s victims.

14th of June to finish serving summonses in about 250 cases, according to a court filing.

The Austrian ministry’s letter, addressed to the clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, was filed on March 8th.

The case is Picard v. Kohn, 10-05411, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).

______________________ “I would like to send my wishes for a speedy recovery, and to offer any help to our colleagues in Japan.” ______________________ this recovery will be stunted and aborted.

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses believes that no members of the Japanese diamond industry were hurt in the

tsunami, but the WFDB pledged its support to the Tokyo Diamond Exchange. Avi Paz, the organization's president, expressed his condolences to the Japanese people and his colleagues in the Japanese diamond community, and noted: "The WFDB is a global family and we all come together at times like these. On behalf of the WFDB, I would like to send my heartfelt best wishes for a speedy recovery, and to offer any help and support to our colleagues in Japan, particularly to our friends and colleagues at the Tokyo Diamond Exchange."

As of Tuesday concern about the crippling economic impact of the nuclear and earthquake disasters mounted, Japan's Nikkei index fell as much as 14 percent before ending down 10.6 percent, compounding a slide of 6.2 percent the day before. The two-day fall has wiped some $620 billion off the market.

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The Jewish Voice

Apple Expected to Start Production of a White iPhone This Month The request of a white version of the iPhone has been heard loud and clear by Apple, and they are expected to start production of a white iPhone later this month. Shipments of the white version aren’t expected until April, but that is worth the wait for those wanting the phone in white. s reported in Apple Insider, “Manufacturers will initiate production of the GSM-based iPhone 4 version in white enclosures and begin dispatching them to Apple ahead of general availability planned for next month, Concord Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told Apple Insider. Apple has made changes to the ‘film material to solve the full-lamination problem that [was] the reason why white iPhones [were] delayed,’ he added.

The handset was first scheduled to debut last June. Kuo did not provide a timeframe for a white CDMA-based iPhone.”

The CDMA iPhone iOS 4.3 just became available and with the much anticipated launch of the white version of the popular iPhone, Kuo thinks that Apple will sell a “record 18 million iPhones in the first quarter” which would beat the amount Apple sold during the holiday sales period ending 2010 with 16.2 million iPhones sold.

More proof that Apple finally solved their white paint mixture troubles came in last week when the iPad 2 was unveiled and explained that it would be offered in both black and white versions. Both of these models will be available on March 11, 2011.

Apple was having huge issues getting the right paint mixture for the white ver-

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Microsoft and Facebook Announce New Ways to Enhance Web Privacy Internet users have been screaming for better privacy features and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Facebook as well as other companies are looking to help add features to their software that will help protect internet user’s privacy. his past week Microsoft has endorsed the idea for adding into their web browsing software a tool that would prevent other internet users from being able to track what you do on line. This so called “do-not track” tool would be a feature that will be added to the Internet Explorer browser.

Also this past week, Facebook allowed a first look at what may become its new privacy policy. While the practices of how Facebook handles privacy will not be changed, it seems being able to protect your privacy will be a bit more user friendly.

Headings will be easier to spot and understand like “your information and how it is

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sions correct. As reported in Apple Insider, “Apple had made strides in developing a new material that would allow it to successfully manufacture a white iPhone 4 that meets the company’s high level of standards. Using earlier painting methods, Apple’s attempts to manufacture the white iPhone 4 apparently resulted in a ‘huge’ number of defective handsets. Unable to produce the white iPhone 4 in 2010, Apple allegedly partnered with a Japanese company that crafted a new paint material. The new material apparently allows for greater control and precision in setting the thickness of the paint layer.”

After many delays last year with the white iPhone 4 manufacturing issues, it is finally being made available. There have been some leaked white parts for custom build white iPhones, but the official ones being released now won’t have the issues that the unofficial ones had, such as camera flash issues.

______________________ “The new policy is much more of a user guide to how to manage your data” ______________________ used,” for example.

The two company’s moves to further protect user’s privacy on line are a long time coming. On line privacy concerns have become a huge issue and consumers are not

always well informed of how they are being tracked while using the internet.

A Microsoft spokeswoman was reported as saying that the new proposed feature titled do-not-track is just a part of new privacy features that they hope will gain support across the industry. The next version of Internet Explorer has also been reported by Microsoft to include a feature that will allow users to block certain companies from tracking their internet usage. Users of Internet Explorer 9 will be able to customize who they want to block.

Meanwhile, Facebook is also making claims at working hard to protect user policy saying that they have been focusing efforts on this issue since last October.

“The new policy is much more of a user guide to how to manage your data,” said Jules Polonetsky, the director of the Future of Privacy Forum, which was consulted by Facebook.

Facebook has been criticized as not doing enough to protect user privacy and this latest effort is in answer to that.

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EDITORIAL

The Jewish Voice

March 18, 2011

THE PEOPLE’S VOICE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL

The Corrupt Spectacle of Albany Politics Strikes Again Several days ago, Brooklyn State Senator Carl Kruger (D) turned himself in to federal authorities after a 53page criminal complaint revealed that he and other prominent defendants had participated in a "broad based bribery racket." It eems that pure, unadultered avarice was the driving force behind Kruger's "fall from grace" as a powerful Democratic leader. It has been reported that Kruger used the dirty money to finance a Bentley Arnage and a $2 million waterfront home in Mill Basin ruger can take his place on the end of a very long line of corrupt elected officials who have left their tarnished mark on the state capital.

He, and others of his ilk have not only betrayed the public trust but have played a major role in helping to define Albany politics as no better, and perhaps even worse than the progenitor of corruption in New York, better known as Tammany Hall. The Tweed Court House, that is now the home of the City's Department of Education stands as a shameful paradigm of the political boss rule that was endemic to New York politics in the late 1800s.

Uncounted millions of dollars passed through the Democratic Party's greedy hands during the 20 years (1861-1881) it took to construct the stately edifice.

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_____________________ “The steady debasement of public service in New York is characterized by such disgraced public officials as Bernard Kerik, Hiram Monserrate and Guy J. Velella.” _____________________ The steady debasement of public service in New York is highly visible across the spectrum. It is characterized by such disgraced public officials as expolice commissioner Bernard Kerik who has faced federal corruption charges, State Senator Hiram Monserrate and the domestic abuse scandal that swirled around him, former State Senator Guy J. Velella who was caught with his fingers in the proverbial cookie jar, former State Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno who is facing jail time, former Brooklyn Assemblyman Clarence Norman, Jr, who was convicted of extortion and other crimes, former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin who pleaded guilty in 2008 to racketeering charges and former Assemblywoman Diane M Gordon who also earned a prison sentence. And let's not forget such New York State assembly members as Roger L. Green, Gloria Davis and Anthony S. Seminario who were indicted on the very same federal charges of trading favors for buckets of cash.

We would be remiss if we did not mention the fact that our state's highest office has also been horribly sullied by

State Sen. Carl Kruger, of Brooklyn, exits Federal Court in New York City. New York Senate Democrats have removed Kruger from his leadership post as the ranking member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee after he was charged in an influence peddling case. less than virtuous leaders. Lest we forget that former Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace as it was revealed that he took a dive into moral depravity by becoming client number nine of a high priced call girl and now former Governor David Patterson's ridiculous claim that he "never abused his office," while he, the state police and his top aide have been accused of abuse of power.

If the rule of law is a meaningless game, and everything is for sale, then the rule of law has faded into obsolescence and in the end, it is civilization that will be hardest hit. The dysfunctional environment in Albany can be remedied if we put our heads together. We need to search for a systemic cure for this unmitigated disease of corruption. An enforceable system of checks and balances needs to be implemented; making it abundantly clear to public officials that if they should entertain the notion of abusing the public trust, that someone is monitoring their less than noble activities and they will be held fully accountable.

Legislators earn an average of $90,000 a year in New York, and we still operate under the myth that this is a part time job. New York's budget is over $130 billion dollars a year. While most New Yorkers don't make anywhere near that amount, we have the right to expect that those we place in public office will consider their position as a full time job and not a hobby. We have the right to expect that these officials will earnestly and honestly serve the needs of their constituents and will have to pay dearly if they decide to veer off course to "greener pastures" in terms of slaking their desires and insatiable greed.

Dear Editor, ast week, I had decided to write you a letter about Purim and all the recent stories of celebrity antiSemitism. Then, after havdalah, I turned on the computer to finish my ohso-clever essay about how we must not let the true meaning of the Purim story get lost in all the fun, gifts and costumes. I compared Galliano’s public career suicide to Haman’s hanging and even went so far as to liken Natalie Portman to Queen Esther for having the courage to speak out against such fashion royalty. I went over in detail the fact that like Haman, Mel Gibson was a family man, admired by the public. I touched on the dictators of our time and drew similarities between them, Achashverosh and Haman. It seemed so relevant and I was quite pleased with myself. So I decided to waste a little time before I got down to business, the kids were asleep and it was quiet. Once I had my trusty laptop up and running, I navigated my way to a large news network’s web page. Earthquake in Japan, the tsunami, nuclear power plant trouble in Japan and a host of other, less important news items; nothing really caught my eye. I read a bit and was bored so I decided to check my Facebook mail.

I never made it that far, the messages no longer seemed important after the first post in my news feed grabbed my attention. “Jewish Family Massacred.” I clicked the link and read.

My heart broke, my eyes teared and it was hard to swallow. “How did Iovelook this when I was reading the news earlier?” I thought. “It must have been there!” Back to MSNBC.com I

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went in search for any news on this tragedy, there was nothing on the home page. I clicked the World News section and as the page loaded I could see there was no mention about the slaughter there either. Angry at the lack of coverage I jumped to CNN.com and the FOXNEWS.com. Both agencies made little mention of it. How was it possible that children were slaughtered in their sleep and almost no mention was made by the secular news media? I was dumbfounded. I was angry! I wanted to go on a crusade against the biased news media, I wanted to send nasty letters to a producer friend of mine at CNN. I sat down to do just that, but nothing came to mind. I was stuck. Off to bed I went; I had to be up early to teach Hebrew school the next day. My Purim article sat unfinished. Sunday came as usual and I once again sat down to finish my article. It would not budge, I could not finish it. I started writing a new article.

The Fogel family died Al Kiddush Hashem, as did the Holtzbergs in Mumbai. Though their deaths will forever scar the Jewish people, we will go on to fight another day. We will battle the descendants of Haman again and again, and will do so because we have faith in HaShem and He has faith in us. This Purim when the Megillah is read take time to think about how your life can be a Kiddush HaShem and how you can spread a little light, even in these dark times.

With a sincere wish for a happy Purim and the coming Moshiach, may it be speedily and in our days, Esti Rosenblatt Brooklyn, NY

EDITOR’S NOTE: While we at the Jewish Voice would never ignore a story so important as that of the Fogels, numerous mainstream media outlets did, in fact, cover the attack. From what the editor has seen, however, it was for the first several days almost exclusively in connection with renewed construction of West Bank settlements, with the terrorist atrocity mentioned at the end of the headline and/or as an afterthought in the article, if at all.

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Incitement is the Weapon

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Back to the Shores of Tripoli?

BY DANIEL PIPES The official hymn of the U.S. Marine Corps famously begins with "From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, we fight our country's battles on the land as on the sea." The reference to Tripoli alludes to the Battle of Derna of 1805, the first overseas land combat fought by U.S. troops and a decisive American victory. ecent fighting in Libya prompts a question: Should the marines be sent anew to the shores of Tripoli, this time to protect not the high seas but the rebellious peoples of Libya rising against their government and calling for assistance as they are strafed from the air by troops loyal to Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi?

My first instinct is readily to agree to a no-fly zone, thereby improving the odds for the valiant opposition. Several factors encourage this instinct: Libya's easy accessibility from U.S. and NATO air bases, the country's flat and sparse geography, the nearuniversal condemnation of Qaddafi's actions, the urgency fully to restore Libyan oil to the export market, and the likelihood that such intervention will end the wretched 42-year rule of an outlandish and repulsive figure.

But instinct does not make for sound policy. An act of war requires context, guidelines, and consistency.

However easy the operation might look, Qaddafi could have unexpected reserves of power that could lead to a long and messy engagement. If he survives, he could become all the more virulent. However repulsive he may be, his (Islamist?) opponents could be yet more threatening to U.S. interests. More broadly, meddling in an internal conflict could make more enemies than friends, plus it would fuel anti-American conspiracy theories.

Further, airpower has not yet proven decisive in Libya (its impact has been mainly psychological and might not determine whether Qaddafi manages to stay in power.

Imposing a no-fly zone in Libya sets a precedent in situations where circumstances are less favorable (e.g., North Korea). And who will follow Qaddafi's example and give up making nuclear weapons if this eases his own loss of power?

Behind the Libya debate looms the specter of Iraq and George W. Bush's "freedom agenda." Bush's partisans see this as pay-back time while skeptics worry about unintended consequences. Were Barack Obama to use force in Libya, it would be tantamount to his conceding he was wrong to savage Bush's Middle East policies. It would also, following Iraq and Afghanistan, involve American troops fighting the forces of yet

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BY ELI. E. HERTZ UN Security Council Resolution 1377 "reaffirms its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, in all their forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomever committed." olitical and religious incitement plays a crucial role in mobilizing and motivating Palestinian terrorism. After the horrendous 2002 suicide bombing of a Passover Seder in a Netanya hotel, Fouad Ajami, a Middle East scholar at Johns Hopkins University, wrote: "The suicide bomber of the Passover massacre did not descend from the sky; he walked straight out of the culture of incitement let loose on the land, a menace hovering over Israel, a great Palestinian and Arab refusal to let that country be, to cede it a place among the nations, he partook of the culture all around him - the glee [that] greets those brutal deeds of terror, the cult that rises around the martyrs and their families."

Despite pledges to renounce violence against Israel, PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas continue to incite, inflame and encourage Palestinian Arabs to pin every problem they face as individuals and as a society on Israel.

This strategy of channeling frustrations into hatred and the desire for revenge against Israel is adopted both by Israel 's immediate Palestinian neighbors and Arab leaders throughout the Muslim-Arab world. Arab leaders and the European Union [EU] lend support to the Palestinian cause with money and a combination of anti-Israeli and antiAmerican messages from government-controlled media outlets and educational systems. Sermons that legitimize violence in the name of Islam are encouraged, delivered by extremists throughout Muslim countries and in free countries in the West.

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The Effect of Indoctrination These anti-Israeli actions have a profound impact on generations of Arabs fed a steady diet of poison-filled propaganda.

Arab opinion polls find there is little desire for peace with Israel. Survey after survey shows that the majority of those polled believed the Arab-Israeli conflict should continue; and in most cases over 50 percent want Israel to eventually disappear from the Middle Eastern map. But those polls also signify more worrisome effects. Arab incitement, now broadened to include antiWestern sentiments, as well as anti-Israeli and antisemitic sentiments, is producing the greatest threat to the civilized world since World War II. For non-Arabic speakers, it is hard to grasp just how pervasive the propaganda is in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority and throughout the Arab world. It is omnipresent: In state-controlled media outlets, in schools and mosques, at rallies, in speeches and articles.

Whether in print, music, religious sermons, or on the radio, television and walls, the propaganda that incites permeates the refugee camps, villages and towns on the West Bank and Gaza. It touches those in rad-

ical Islamic schools in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. All who watch Arab-controlled television and movies, read state-controlled newspapers and government-controlled schoolbooks are affected by hate-filled propaganda.

Terrorism against Israel and the West has reached epidemic proportions. Since September 11, not a day goes by when new terrorist attacks, failed attempts, or plots in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia go unreported. Those attacks have captured not just the imagination and support of the radical fringe, but of rank-and-file Arabs as well. Palestinian Arabs danced in the streets after September 11, just as they shouted with glee from the rooftops when Iraqi SCUD missiles smashed into Tel Aviv during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

A Culture of Hatred - Incited from Birth Incitement is so prevalent in parts of the Arab world that it even permeates the cultural milieu. One proud Palestinian father celebrated his toddler's first birthday by strapping a fake suicide bomb to him and taking pictures of the child. As the shocking photo of the smiling "suicide" infant and his happy father made its way around the world, the baby's paternal grandfather dismissed the incident as a bad "joke."

_____________________ “he suicide bomber of the Passover massacre did not descend from the sky; he walked straight out of the culture of incitement let loose on the land, a menace hovering over Israel.” _____________________ The joke is the result of a vexing phenomenon. Schools controlled by authoritarian Arab regimes and Islamic extremists provide children everywhere in the MuslimArab world [including mosques in America and Europe] with textbooks that espouse a bitter hatred of Israel and the West. Maps of Israel show no such country. Instead, teachers within the Palestinian Authority teach their students that territory delineated by former British Mandate - from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea [including Israel proper] - is theirs. They say Israel is land that was "stolen" from the Arabs in 1948. A similar message is hammered home on children's television programs. From elementary school through high school, textbooks foster hatred towards Israel and the West, with Israel described as "a country of gangs, born in crime." Antisemitic expressions portray Jews as arrogant, sly traitors. Zionism is described as a racist movement and a "germ."

By second grade, the concept of jihad, or holy struggle - used by Osama bin Laden to characterize the September 11 attacks - is introduced and taught as an enshrined value.

By the sixth grade, a child is encouraged to become a shahid [martyr].

When all is said and done, absent from the "texts" are the principles of normalization and co-existence with Israel.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates explains to Congress why he shies away from military engagement in Libya. another majority-Muslim country, something that Obama, with his emphasis on "mutual respect" with Muslims must be loathe to undertake.

More fundamental is the imperative not to put American troops in harm's way on behalf of humanitarian goals for other peoples; social work cannot be the U.S. government purpose; rather, troops must always forward specific American national interests.

That the U.S. military, as personified by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, shies away from taking on this duty, emphasizing its costs and dangers ("a big operation in a

_____________________ “Qaddafi could have unexpected reserves of power that could l ead to a long and messy engagement.” _____________________ big country"), serves as a salutary caution, especially given lapses in U.S. intelligence.

That Libyans are starting to turn to Islamists for leadership, however, could turn Libya into another Somalia.

The American arsenal permits a president to ignore other states and deploy unilaterally; but is this wise? Iraqi precedents (1991, 2003) suggest it is politically worth the inconvenience to win endorsement from international organizations such as the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Arab League, the African Union, or even the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

As Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy notes, although a no-fly zone is what the opposition requests, it is just one of many options available to

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TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE COMMEMORATED ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY Hebrew Free Burial Association marks 100th yahrzeit with ceremony where 22 are buried n honor of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Hebrew Free Burial Association hosted a memorial ceremony at the gravesites of the 22 victims it buried in the wake of the tragedy. The ceremony was held Tuesday, March 1st, at 10 a.m. on the 100th yahrzeit - the Jewish calendar anniversary of

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the day the victims died - at Mount Richmond Cemetery on Staten Island.

The Hebrew Free Burial Association was established in the 1880s to provide Jewish burial rites and a final resting place for indigent Jews. Since its inception, the organization has buried more than 60,000 people in New York, and today continues to bury an average of 300 people per year. It is the largest free burial society outside of Israel.

Its services are integral to poor Jews and their families.

Amy Kaplow, executive director of the Hebrew Free Burial Association visits the grave of a victim of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire one hundred years ago this month. The Hebrew Free Burial Association buried 22 of the fire's 144 casualties in its Mount Richmond Cemetery on Staten Island, NY. This year, March 1st corresponds with the date of the fire on the Jewish calendar.

Shmuel Plafker, chaplain of the Hebrew Free Burial Association recites a Hebrew prayer at the gravesites of victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire one hundred years ago this month. The Hebrew Free Burial Association buried 22 of the fire's 144 casualties in its Mount Richmond Cemetery on Staten Island, NY. This year, March 1st corresponds with the date of the fire on the Jewish calendar. The Hebrew Free Burial Association was established in the 1880s to provide Jewish burial rites and a final resting place for indigent Jews. Since its inception, the organization has buried more than 60,000 people in New York, and today continues to bury an average of 300 people per year. It is the largest free burial society outside of Israel.

On March 25, 1911, 146 people died in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in Greenwich Village, and on March 25, 2011, New York will remember that day with a series of events and exhibits. Most of the victims were young, underpaid, immigrant women who worked long hours in unhealthy, unsafe conditions. The fire led to major changes in workplace labor laws and fire

safety laws.

The Hebrew Free Burial Association's short graveside ceremony March 1 was led

by Mount Richmond Cemetery Rabbi Shmuel Plafker, the burial association's chaplain. Executive Director Amy Koplow also shared reflections on her organization's role in thousands of funerals over the past more than 120 years.

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Governor Cuomo Accepts Recommendations from the Medicaid Redesign Team Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today accepted a report from the Medicaid Redesign Team which meets the Governor's Medicaid spending target contained in his 2011-2012 budget by introducing a global cap on State Medicaid expenditures of $15.109 billion. The report included 79 recommendations to redesign and restructure the Medicaid program to be more efficient and get better results for patients. ew York spends more than twice the national average on Medicaid on a per capita basis, and spending per enrollee is the second highest in the nation.

At the same time, New York ranks 21st out of all states for overall health system quality and ranks last among all states for avoidable hospital use and costs. Unfortunately years of attempts to address the problem have been unsuccessful.

In an unprecedented change from past practice, Governor Cuomo established the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) bringing together stakeholders and experts from throughout the state to work cooperatively to reform the system and reduce costs. The approach was designed to move past the dysfunction and rancor of the past and produce real results for all New Yorkers.

"This comprehensive and consensus proposal achieves the dramatic reform this state needs to reduce costs without jeopardizing patient care," Governor Cuomo said. "This approach was not about making cuts but redesigning a program whose costs are unsustainable. I commend the MRT chairs Michael Dowling and Dennis Rivera, New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson, Deputy Secretary for Health and the Director of Healthcare Redesign James Introne and all of the Team members for their dedication to this difficult assignment. I would also like to thank the people who attended any of our statewide public meetings to have their voices heard."

Beginning in January, the MRT held a series of meetings in every region of the state. The meetings were open and transparent, and anyone could offer their ideas for savings either in person or in writing.

Meetings were broadcast on the Internet and materials were posted on the MRT's Web page. The MRT received over 4,000 ideas from New Yorkers that were all evaluated and reviewed.

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The recommendations submitted today to Governor Cuomo meets the Governor's budget target by introducing a global cap on State Medicaid expenditures of $15.109 billion through a variety of mechanisms, including: • Proposals that would reform the Medicaid payment and program structure and generate $1.138 billion in total state savings • Eliminating the permanent law statutory cost drivers which generate $186 million in state savings • Implementing a two-percent across-theboard rate reduction to generate $345 million in savings • Prepaying certain Medicaid payments to leverage additional enhanced Federal matching funds made possible under ARRA, which generates a $66 million benefit • Industry-led cost containment initiatives totaling up to $640 million in savings, representing an unprecedented partnership between the state and its healthcare industry.

The Medicaid program will be subject to a contingency reduction if this goal is not met These proposals will benefit both taxpayers and patients. One million New Yorkers will have access to patient-centered medical homes, and within 3 years, almost the entire Medicaid population will be enrolled in some kind of care management.

Specific recommendations in the report include: • Enacting a Global Medicaid Budget Cap.

______________________ Governor Andrew Cuomo: “This comprehensive and consensus proposal achieves the dramatic reform this state needs to reduce costs without jeopardizing patient care.” ______________________ • One Million New Yorkers will now have access to patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). This proposal catapults New York into a national leadership position.

• Major expansion in use of care management. Within 3 years almost the entire Medicaid population will be enrolled in some kind of care management.

• Introduces new controls in personal care and home health that will both reign in outof-control spending and preserve access to these vital services.

• Reform Medical Malpractice and lower health care costs.

• Streamlines/eliminates program regulations – direct response to stakeholder feedback – in ways that will lower costs for providers and make the program easier to navigate for consumers.

The Team issued its first report ahead of its March 1st deadline and will continue to generate ideas for further reforms and submit quarterly reports until the end of Fiscal Year 2011-12, when it disbands.

New York's multi-billion dollar Medicaid program is paid for by state, county and federal taxes. In a majority of the state's counties, Medicaid costs alone account for more than half of the entire county tax levy.

Jason Helgerson, New York State Medicaid Director said, "To try and fix the problems with Medicaid the same way it's been done the past would only lead to the same failures. The Governor knew we needed a different approach and that's what the Medicaid Redesign Team is. We brought together experts and stakeholders to work cooperatively to reduce costs and reform the system, and we did it in an open and transparent way."

James Introne, Deputy Secretary for Health and the Director of Healthcare Redesign said, "We met our targets and we did it through consensus. This report is a package of reforms that will bring unprecedented change to Medicaid, and the team will continue to meet to identify additional savings and reform. I want to thank Governor Cuomo for allowing me to serve with this prestigious and professional group."

Stephen J. Acquario, New York State Association of Counties said, "The process used to produce this report was extraordinary. I commend Governor Cuomo for his

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Rabbi Fingerer reaches out to the community

BY MENACHEM SEGAL Brooklyn truly reigns. Outside of Israel, Brooklyn is the indisputable king— the Jewish epicenter and capital of the world. There are more Yeshivos, Mikvaos, Shuls, Shatnez laboratories, Judaica stores, Jewish publications and kosher restaurants in Brooklyn than anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere. One could easily assume that most Jews in Brooklyn are observant. stoundingly, 63% of Brooklyn Jews are not observant (UJA Jewish Community Study of New York, 2002). This may be shocking information at first glance. However, give thought for a moment about the people around you. How many neighbors on your block are not frum?

What about your children’s secular studies teachers? Or the office staff in your doctor’s office? How about the merchants and staff at the grocery, pharmacy, or boutique that you regularly patronize? Or the many waiters and waitresses of local restaurants and eateries? I was certain my local mechanic was a Spanish gentile until I discovered, in the course of conversation, that he was not only Jewish but descended from a distinguished Jewish family.

We are all familiar with Brooklyn College. Are you aware that there are 3,000 Jewish students on this campus alone? Were you informed that areas such as Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, DUMBO, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Prospect Park, and Sheepshead Bay are comprised of tens of thousands of unaffiliated young professional Jews?

Here’s the real bombshell: Until very recently aside for Chabad and RAJE, which services Russians, there has been no mainstream Kiruv organization in Brooklyn.

While almost every prominent college in North America has Merkarvim on campus, Brooklyn’s colleges have no mainstream Kiruv programs on campus.

A Rav recently officiated at the funeral of an 87 year old woman—described by her neighbors as a typical bubby—from Brooklyn. Tragically, all of the deceased’s sons were intermarried. None of the fine woman’s grandchildren were Jewish. Her four sons who spent their most formative years in Brooklyn were never exposed to Yiddishkeit. While their immediate neigh-

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bors were shlogging kaporos and burning chametz at the curb, these four boys were dating gentile girls.

Regrettably, this story is not unique. This is the sad state of Judaism in Brooklyn. In one corner, Judaism is thriving and growing; in the other there’s apathy, attrition and ignorance.

Brooklyn Jewish Experience, a 501c3 organization, under the devoted leadership of renowned lecturer, author, and Kiruv expert Rav Yitzchok Fingerer, along with a team of dedicated volunteers, is making a real difference in the lives of Brooklyn’s Jews. Their weekly classes, events and men-

______________________ “Until very recently aside for Chabad and RAJE, which services Russians, there has been no mainstream Kiruv organization in Brooklyn.” ______________________ toring programs are turning peoples’ lives around, ensuring Jewish continuity and a brighter Jewish future. They hosted a Chanukah event in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn that attracted scores of Jews who otherwise may not have celebrated Chanukah. Brooklyn Jewish Experience’s weekly program, hosted in the Brooklyn College Hillel House, is looking forward to its forthcoming exciting Purim event, which will take place on March 16th, for less affiliated college students and young professionals.

As we prepare for Purim and rejoice over our victory against Haman, let’s please all remember that the terrifying decree of annihilation was totally reversed through lech knos kol haYehudim, go and gather together all the Jews—to teach us that every Jew is important.

The goal of Brooklyn Jewish Experience is to educate, inspire and empower our less affiliated brethren in our Brooklyn neighborhood. To learn more how you too can participate and help make a difference, please visit www. thinkandcare.org, or call 646-785-6845.

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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL Bill to Remove Landmine Fields in Israel Clears Final Knesset Hurdle bill to remove landmine fields in Israel was approved Monday at the Knesset plenum in its second and third reading, and was officially added to the s book of legislation. The bill calls for the establishment of an official committee to monitor the removal of all landmine fields throughout the country, to which the government will allocate NIS 27 million. MK Roni Bar On (Kadima), who initiated the bill, called the Knesset vote an important milestone. "After 63 years, Israel is joining the international community which has been dealing with banning unnecessary mines for a long time now," Bar On said. "Funding for the project, which is estimated to cost millions of shekels, will come mostly from donations from humanitarian organizations," he added. The mine hazard in Israel made headlines about a year ago, after a 10-yearold boy lost his leg after stepping on an antipersonnel mine in the Golan Heights while hiking with his family. Today the boy, Daniel Yuval, is the main face of a campaign for a mine-removal law. Last month the Israel Defense Forces began removing mines along the border with Jordan.

The mines were planted between 30 and 40 years ago between the border fence and the actual border (the Jordan River, about 1.5 kilometers away ), when Israel feared hostile activity on its eastern front. In the Golan Heights also, hundreds of minefields still form part of the defense line, in the event of

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war with Syria. The IDF has been clearing only anti-tank mines, which are relatively easy to disarm, but more than 90 percent of the mines in the area are anti-personnel mines. The IDF will not reveal the exact number of mines along the border with Jordan, but knowledgeable sources in the Central Command say that between 350,000 and 400,000 mines are buried along the 250kilometer stretch.

Israel Observes Five Minutes for Gilad Shalit ens of thousands of Israeli citizens stopped what they were doing and observed five minutes of silence – one for every year kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit has been in Hamas captivity - on Tuesday at 11 am. The Shalit family members and their supporters protested outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem. Speaking to Ynet, the captive soldier's father discussed the initiative and explained: "One minute for each long dark year that Gilad is alone."

Noam Shalit noted that "sadly, there is no end in sight to our sorrow.” This is just symbolic, during that minute each person should think what it's like to pass a year in the pit of darkness in the solitude and seclusion of Gaza's cellars." In the north, protestors blocked Route 90. Some 150 students handed out yellow balloons to drivers at the Tzemach Junction. Some 50 protestors blocked a junction near Rosh Pina. Some drivers stepped out of their vehicles and stood by the protestors. President Shimon Peres cut off his speech at the Negev Conference and stood silent for five minutes.

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until he is home. The negotiations for his release are difficult; we are battling against a lawless and heartless organization. We will not let go and one day soon he will be with us," Peres said.

PM Says IDF to Build Fence Along Jordan Border uring a tour of the fence that is being constructed along Israel's border with Egypt on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed the IDF to begin planning the construction of another fence along the border with Jordan.

"We will have to build a fence in the east as well, because if we block one border they will come from the Arava," he later told the Negev Conference in Eilat. "The illegal infiltrators from Africa enter the Negev's cities, as well as cities all across Israel; they change the make-up of the population and take away jobs from Israelis," the PM continued to say, adding that "the infiltration threatens to alter the Jewish and democratic character of the state. We must stop the flood of infiltrators to protect our future." A day after Israel began deporting some children of illegal foreign workers; Interior Minister Eli Yishai told the conference in Eilat that the construction of the fence was imperative "for the preservation of the Jewish majority in Israel. The infiltrators take many jobs from citizens and create unemployment – they cause great damage to the Jewish population and the Zionist enterprise." Yishai agreed that Israel should build a fence along its eastern border, saying "Eilat has already been conquered (by migrants)." Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Maj.Gen. Yair Naveh said the army would try to complete the southern border fence by next summer. Since the construction of the fence along the border with Egypt began, the security establishment has recorded a significant drop in infiltrations – from an average of 1,200 a month last year to 400 a month in 2011.

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Israel Begins Paying Pensions to Gazan Pre-blockade Workers srael has started transferring pension payments to Gaza Strip residents who worked in Israel before the blockade was imposed on the strip, COGAT (the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories ), a Defense Ministry unit, said last week.

According to the arrangement reached by COGAT, the Interior Ministry and Palestinian Authority, Israel recently deposited a sum of NIS 1.6 million in the Bank of Palestine in Ramallah. From there the money was forwarded to the bank accounts of 92 beneficiaries in the bank's Gaza branch.

Most of the beneficiaries used to work in Israeli hospitals and money had been deducted from their wages for their pension funds, as required by law.

The sum they have received so far was for

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covering old debts. From now on their pension allocation will be transferred to them regularly, under the arrangement.

A similar arrangement was made over a year ago to transfer some NIS 20 million in disability allocations from the National Insurance Institute to some 360 beneficiaries in Gaza. After Hamas took over the Gaza Strip and Israel declared it a "hostile entity," ties between Israeli banks and Palestinian banks in Gaza were severed. Since then the authorities have had difficulty forwarding funds to some 1,000 Gaza residents who had previously been employed in Israel.

Israeli ambassador: ‘Get out of Japan’ ive days after the massive quake in Japan Israel's Ambassador in Tokyo, Nissim Ben Shitrit called all Israelis in Japan to return home as soon as possible, even before their planned Passover break.

Ben Shitrit explained he fears a possible exposure to radiation from nuclear plants which is quickly approaching Tokyo. "I can't say that Israelis here are in immediate danger which is why we haven't told people unequivocally to get up and leave. But anyone who has no reason to be in Japan, I think they should take Passover vacation early and get out of here," said Ben Shitrit. The ambassador said that "the families of diplomats had planned on visiting Israel during the Passover break anyway, so we just bumped up their flight. The diplomatic staff will stay here in full constitution because not only are we accountable for our lives, but for the lives of all the Israelis here. As long as they're here, we're here." According to assessments, nearly 350 Israelis are currently in Japan.

Ben Shitrit stressed that he trusts the Japanese authorities will find a way to solve all the problems and calm down the public, adding that today things seem more difficult in Tokyo than in previous days.

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INTERNATIONAL Poland Slammed for Halting Restitution Plans ispossessed Jews and other former property owners have slammed a Polish government decision to suspend plans to offer them compensation for property seized during the Nazi and communist eras. Miroslaw Szypowski, the head of an alliance of Polish groups seeking restitution, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his group was "dismayed" by the decision, calling it "unacceptable." The government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week suspended work on a law that would have given some compensation to former owners of property lost, saying a rising state deficit left it unable to afford such payments.

Several Jewish groups have also strongly criticized the move. "Poland is telling many

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NEWS IN REVIEW elderly prewar landowners, including Holocaust survivors, that they have no foreseeable hope of even a small measure of justice for the assets that were seized from them," said Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress and chairman of the World Jewish Restitution Organization.

Some of the property was seized by Nazi Germany during its World War II occupation of Poland and later taken into public ownership, and some seized under the communist rule that followed the war. Szypowski estimates the value of seized property claimed by owners or their heirs at around 100 billion Polish zlotys ($35 billion; €25 billion).

Only about 17 percent of that rightly belonged to Jews. However, the unresolved issue looms large in Jewish restitution efforts given that Poland was home to a large Jewish community of nearly 3.5 million people Europe's largest - before the Holocaust.

EU Recognition of Palestinian State ‘A Possibility’ rench foreign minister says Paris won't grant recognition on its own but that EU must make move together; says "should be kept in mind."

France will not recognize a Palestinian state on its own, but the possibility of the entire European Union doing so "should be kept in mind," French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Tuesday.

Speaking to his parliament's foreign affairs committee, the French foreign minister said: "There's no point recognizing the Palestinian state on our own. It must be done together," AFP reported.

"Personally we're not there yet," he said, but added, "I think that it's a possibility that should be kept in mind."

Earlier this month, Britain announced that it was upgrading the status of the Palestinian Authority's delegation in London, although that too fell short of recognition.

The move meant that the current Palestinian "general delegation" office in London becomes the Palestinian mission and the head of delegation becomes known as the head of mission.

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Egyptian Gas Supply to Israel Again Fails to Start Up gypt again failed to begin supplying Israel with natural gas. The gas was supposed to resume Monday after repairs on a gas line that was sabotaged on Feb. 5 during the uprising in Egypt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. A leak was discovered shortly before the gas supply was set to resume, the Ampal-American Israel Corp said Monday in a statement. No date has been given for resumption of the gas supply.

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expected to resume last month. The Israel Electric Company earlier this month received permission from Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry to use diesel and fuel oil to run power plants. Some Israeli media have accused the Egyptian interim military government authorities of delaying the supply of gas to Israel for political reasons. Egypt has suggested that it will not supply the usual amounts of gas when the pipeline is up and running again, according to reports, and wants to renegotiate better terms for its contract with Israel for supplying natural gas.

Hamas Disperses by Force Pro-unity Protesters in Gaza ens of thousands rally in W. Bank, Gaza in support of national unity; Hamas PM invites Abbas to urgent meeting to discuss reconciliation.

Hamas policemen used force on Tuesday evening to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered in a public square to demand an end to the Hamas-Fatah dispute, eyewitnesses reported.

They said that policemen in civilian clothes beat the protesters with clubs and destroyed tents they had set up in the Katiba Square west of Gaza City.

Several journalists who were covering the demonstration were also beaten by the policemen and some had their cameras confiscated, the eyewitnesses said.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip took to the streets on Tuesday to demand an end to the HamasFatah dispute.

The demonstrations, the largest of their kind in many years, were part of a campaign organized by several Palestinian political factions and youth groups.

Inspired by the current wave of popular uprisings in a number of Arab countries, some of the organizers used Facebook to call on Palestinians to participate in the demonstrations.

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Clinton Voices Support for Post-Mubarak Egypt n first visit to Cairo since Mubarak ouster, US sec. of state says "a democratic Egypt will continue to have strategic interests with US." US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday voiced support for Egypt's transition to democracy but made few specific pledges and steered clear of an Egyptian debate over the timing and pace of elections.

In her first visit to Cairo since long-time ally Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a mass uprising, Clinton also signaled the United States would try to preserve the strong alliance with Egypt that has been a cornerstone of Washington's regional policy.

This moment in history belongs to you.

This is your achievement," Clinton said in Cairo.

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"You broke barriers and overcame obstacles to pursue the dream of democracy and the United States and President Obama and I will stand with you as you make this journey," she said during a news conference with Nabil Elaraby, the new foreign minister.

One coalition of pro-democracy activists said it had turned down an invitation to meet Clinton in protest at US policy towards Egypt and the US position on the antiMubarak revolt.

NATIONAL Obama Nominates Dan Shapiro as Next U.S. Ambassador to Israel he leadership, staff and supporters of the National Jewish Democratic Council heartily applaud President Barack Obama's nomination today of Dan Shapiro to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. From his efforts advising the President during the campaign, through his crucial, top-level work at the National Security Council, we have known Dan to be a wise and trusted advisor -- trusted by the President and members of Congress, trusted

by Israel's top leaders, and trusted by the American Jewish community. All of these skills and assets will serve him extremely well in his new capacity. Most of all, anybody who has known and worked with Dan knows him as a genuine mensch, a trait which is quickly seen by those who come into contact with him. We know that as the people of Israel see more of Dan and everything he will bring to his position, the U.S.Israel relationship will only be further strengthened. We look forward to a speedy confirmation of this excellent pick by the United States Senate.

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Jewish Musician with ALS Announces Candidacy for U.S. President ee Abramson has announced that he is an independent candidate for the Presidential election in 2012.

Abramson (40) is a Jewish musician and entrepreneur who suffers from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He said he would bring a much needed perspective to the Oval Office.

Abramson proposes immediate changes to defense strategy and the overall defense budget, along with a major revision of the tax code, and the elimination of private health insurance companies, which will be replaced by a government healthcare plan. He says Obama Care does not go far enough, and proposes a completely new healthcare plan he calls "Americare," which will provide government healthcare for everyone from cradle to grave. Abramson wants the liquidation of all private insurance companies, mov-

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ing their administrative workers into Americare jobs. He wants to offer forgiveness of all medical indebtedness for anyone with debts resulting from the previous healthcare system. He said the cost of Americare will be paid from the savings obtained through military budget cuts.

Abramson says he would make immediate cuts in funding for nuclear submarines. All nuclear reactors aboard warships and the people running them will be reassigned to new domestic nuclear plants. This would be followed by a scaling back of strategic bombers and fighter planes, as well as research on military aerospace engineering.

Abramson also proposes a more progressive tax policy. He says people with higher incomes should pay a higher percentage of their income than the middle-class.

Scranton JCC Conducts Purim Celebration ocal Jewish congregations came together at the Jewish Community Center in Scranton on Sunday to celebrate next weekend's Purim holiday. The holiday arises from a biblical story recounting an event about 2,400 years ago when the Persians threatened to wipe out the Jews, who eventually rose against them and secured freedom from oppression, said Rabbi Yisroel Brotsky of Congregation Beth Shalom in Scranton. Sunday's gathering gave dozens of Jewish adults and children a chance to reflect and prepare for Purim, and to "create unity amongst our community," the rabbi said. Purim, which begins Saturday night and runs through Sunday night, is mainly a time for the Jewish faithful to be among family and friends. It is never without a customary dessert. And hamantaschen, a triangular cookie filled with fruit, was available Sunday for those at the Purim celebration at the Jefferson Avenue center. Purim is one of several holidays and cultural events observed at the JCC, program director Vince Kalinoski said. "We're open to everyone," Mr. Kalinoski said. "It's not just restricted to the Jewish faith."

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS PURIM PARTY / MEGILLAH READING March 19th, 2011, 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM Congregation K’hal B’nei Yisrael Description: Twenty-somethings and up, come celebrate Purim by hearing the megillah and enjoying some wonderful kosher food, drink, and music, for FREE! Wear a costume if you have one, but all you need to bring is yourself, and a designated driver if you intend to imbibe. When we say “L’chayim!” (“To Life,”) we mean it! For more info, please call Rabbi Tzvi Mandel at 718-813-5386

THE WHIPPING MAN Through March 20, Manhattan Theatre Club City Center Stage I, 131 W. 55th St.

BROOKLYN JOB FAIR: MEET EMPLOYERS, DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES

Wednesday, March 30th, 12 Noon – 3:00 PM

Sponsored by Marks JCH of Bensonhurst, F.E.G.S & Met Council Marks JCH of Bensonhurst 7802 Bay Parkway . Brooklyn, NY 11214 To Register or for More Information CALL: 212.453.9655 or email: jobfair@jchb.org : Meet recruitment professionals from a broad range of companies and staffing firms, including: financial institutions, health care, retail, and others. Speak with employers and improve your networking skills. Connect to Care staff can give advice on services available, employment, legal and financial issues.

JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK - 2011 GALA DINNER

Wednesday, April 6th at The Pierre This suspenseful, searing play, portrays a unique celebration of Passover in the South just after the Civil War triggers a re-examination of the horrors of slavery in America.Performances are Tuesday and Sunday evenings at 7 PM, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 PM, and weekend matinees are at 2 PM Tickets are $80 For tickets call CityTix at (212)581-1212 or visit www.nycitycenter.org.

FRIENDS OF THE IDF NATIONAL NY GALA DINNER Tuesday, March 22, 2011 5:30pm Reception and Silent Auction, 7:00pm Dinner and Program Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) National NY Gala Dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at New York City’s famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The Gala, FIDF’s largest single fundraising event, will bring together more than 1,400 prominent business and philanthropic leaders from across the country to stand in solidarity and support for the soldiers of Israel. This year marks FIDF’s 30th anniversary, a remarkable milestone that is a testament to the incredible generosity and commitment of its supporters.

Special guests will include high-ranking officials from the IDF’s past and present; notable dignitaries from Israel and Washington; 30 IDF soldiers and officers; performances by the exceptional IDF Orchestra; exclusive live-satellite with distinguished figures in Israel; and honored guest speakers. As in previous years, the Gala is chaired by Mr. Benny Shabtai, president of Di Modolo, and author and nationally-syndicated radio host Monica Crowley will serve as the evening’s Master of Ceremony.

Funds raised at the National NY Gala Dinner provide services such as academic scholarships for former combat soldiers, financial support for soldiers in-need and Lone Soldiers from around the world, weeks of rest and recreation for entire IDF units, as well as cultural, educational and sports facilities. The evening is a unique and exclusive opportunity to pay tribute to Israel’s brave men and women in uniform and send them a message of love and support.

CARNIVALE AND CASINO NIGHT Saturday March 26th, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel,White Plains, NY The event will benefit the work of Hadassah in Health and Medical Research For more info call 914-937-3151

THE HOUDINI EXHIBIT Through March 27th, The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. 92nd Street, New York The first major art museum exhibition to explore the life, career and lasting influence of thelegendary magician, Harry Houdini. The exhibit depicts one of his most famous tricks: thestraitjacket escape as well as his other amazing feats. Also included is a timeline of his biog-raphy showing baby photos, his rabbi father’s Hebrew bible, and a travel diary and news-paper clippings are included in the glass-enclosed timeline.

ASK OU Program Sunday March 27, 9 AM. – Noon.

SHAARE ZION SYNAGOGUE, 2030 Ocean Parkway.

Wednesday April 6. 7:30 -10:00 PM in Boro Park.

Among the experts: Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher, OU Posek Rav Yisroel Belsky, OU Posek Rav Hershel Schachter. The event is sponsored by the Harry H. Beren Foundation of Lakewood.N.J. Job Fair

Joel I. Klein is former NYC Schools Chancellor and currently CEO of the Educational Division of News Corporation.

Anthony L. Watson is Chairman and CEO of EmblemHealth, Inc., the parent company of HIP Health Plan and Group Health, Inc. (GHI), providing quality, affordable health care coverage to millions of individuals in the tri-state area.

Jonathan C. Korngold is Managing Director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm where he serves on the Executive Committee and heads the firm’s global healthcare sector.

For further information, please call 212-983-4800 ext. 142 JCRC-NY is a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of NY.

May 2-5, 2011

Cycle for Hope 2011

Join bikers from Israel and around the world for three days (one day option available) of cycling throughout Israel while supporting the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma’s child resilience programs. ICTP’s unique child resilience programs work with educators, parents, and children in order to create comprehensive systems of support for traumatized children.

May 8-16, 2011

Trip to Syria

Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie of the Edmund J. Safra Synagogue will be leading a trip to Syria and Lebanon. It will include visits to Aleppo, Damascus, Beirut, Aley and Bhamdun with high ranking government individuals and religious leaders. All interested may contact Rabbi Abadie at: rabbi@ejsny.org

AIPAC hosts its largest ever Policy Conference.

May 22-24.

Washington D.C. Attend to strengthen the relationship between the United states and Israel.

‘REFLECTIONS ON A RIGHTEOUS GRANDFATHER’ – AN EXHIBITION BYSEBASTIAN MENDES Through July 24th, Yeshiva University Museum Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. The grandfather of the artist Sebastian Mendes makes for monumental source material: Aristides de Sousa Mendes was the Portuguese consul general in Bordeaux, France, in1940, and helped rescue an estimated 30,000 Jews from Nazi persecution. Sebastian hascreated a new exhibit that includes drawings, sculptures and occasionally in-gallery per-formances dedicated to Aristides’ life.

For more info: (212) 294-8330.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY 101 South Independence Mall East, Philadelphia (215) 923-3811

Steps from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, the National Museumof American Jewish History is dedicated to chronicling the American Jewish experience.On the Museum's second floor, "Choices & Challenges of Freedom" (1945-Today), visitorshave the opportunity to use video recording booths and tell their stories, share their tradi-tions, or talk about their ancestors. Among the stories which visitors have recorded in the"It's Your Story" booths are those about Sephardic heritage, mitzvahs, holiday customs andfamily dinners.

C.S. LEWIS MEETS FREUD: FREUD’S LAST SESSION Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on New York’s Upper West Side, 10 West 64th b/w Broadway & CPW (one block from Lincoln Center).

This brilliant play, which joins two of history’s greatest minds – C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud, caused a sensation during last year’s summer theater season, extending twice due to sold-out performances. For info call: 212-352-3101

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Galliano sacked from Saks aks Fifth Avenue has clarified its position on John Galliano after its flagship venue's general manager, Suzanne Johnson, said everything he designed could disappear from the store.

When asked by Web site dot429 if, "in light of John Galliano's anti-Semitic remarks, would she be taking everything he designed off the racks at Saks?" Johnson responded, "We have Suzanne Johnson values like I hope everyone else has.

What happened was not right, and we would not want to carry his merchandise in honor of our customers and my employees that work in the store. That decision is being carried out." But when we called to check, Saks was keen to clarify things -- perhaps to avoid angering LVMH, which owns fashion house Dior. A Saks rep told us that Galliano's Dior collections would remain on sale, but "John Galliano's men's collection, of which we had a small presentation, is no longer on the floor of our New York store."

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HP's 'Soul' Search ewlett-Packard is taking steps to upgrade the reliability of its computers and to expand in the software market -- deficiencies created by its costcutting former CEO Mark Hurd, according to current boss Leo Apotheker. In his most direct comments to date on his predecessor, Apotheker said in an interview that HP has "cut enough costs." "HP has lost its soul," Apotheker told Bloomberg News ahead of a conference in San Francisco on Monday. "HP didn't lose its soul, it stayed on the same path -- the hardware path that IBM got off of a long time ago," said analyst Jim Kelleher with Argus Research. HP is the world's largest computer maker and ships about 60 million PCs a year.

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Apotheker is trying to catch up with the software side of the industry by plotting some bold moves, one of which was buying smartphone maker Palm last year. The firm also began developing its own operating system for mobile devices and, as it turns Leo Apotheker out, PCs. HP's WebOS software is due to be in all of the firm's PCs and laptops starting next year, Apotheker said, adding it would lean on WebOS for more than developing its mobile platform for phones and tablets. The company's PCs will come with the option of running WebOS or Windows, he said. That will deal a blow to Microsoft, whose Windows software has long dominated the PC market. In trading yesterday, HP fell 35 cents to $42.05 while Microsoft fell 2 cents to $25.89. The move is seen as a way for HP to boost its own platform, offering better integration among all devices from mobile to desktop.

"It's an awfully bold venture for them," Kelleher said. "They want to control the operating system so they control the app library. They are definitely taking a more software-oriented approach," he said. To be sure, the company has a way to go until its platform attracts the type of attention that Apple has garnered from developers.

Apple's platform offers 350,000 apps compared to HP's 6,000.

Charney Suit Halted Brooklyn judge put a temporary halt on a sexual-harassment lawsuit against American Apparel founder Dov Charney and ordered a hearing on whether the suit should be permanently stayed. Stuart Slotnick, Charney's lawyer, said in court papers that Irene Morales was bound by an agreement that all disputes would go to arbitration. Morales sued Charney and American Apparel in Brooklyn Supreme Court for more than $250 million, claiming he turned her into a virtual sex

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slave while she worked at the firm. Slotnick said Morales "brought this action after making a number of extortionlike threats to expose the company to a threatened avalanche of litigation and negative publicity." He asked Justice Bert Bunyan to Dov Charney sanction Morales for bringing "frivolous litigation." Morales' lawyer, Eric Baum, said the arbitration agreement is "improper and unenforceable."

Living Like a King So what happens now that Larry King's not sitting in suspenders nightly at CNN? He's rich. In a chauffeured SUV, he transported seven people to din ner. His menu was corn soup, chicken with walnuts, and tea. Larry paid the tab.

He's popular. Sunday, 3 p.m. LA time, Vladimir Putin is phoning him. Russia's current czar loves CNN's former star and, as a diversion from sticking ex-oligarchs in Siberian jails, Putin's inviting Larry for a visit.

He's working. His 80-minute one-man show, which he may call "Why Am I Here?" tees off somewhere in the northeast and hits Westbury in November.

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"I'll tell about Marlon Brando, the only man who ever kissed me on the lips, and how now I can't stop thinking about him," says Larry. "I'll ask, 'Why am I here?' when I could be home with my wife and kids.

Like Billy Crystal's Larry King one-man show, I've told my stories a lifetime.

I'll have pictures, videos, a kid's memories growing up sitting on the stoop with a buddy in Brooklyn, my 20 years in Miami."

In the same Chin Chin restaurant a table away was legit producer Liz McCann, who told him she'll schlep to Westbury. The show could be headed for Broadway.

Madoff Anguish ark Madoff's widow, Stephanie, considers herself Bernie's ultimate victim, Page Six Magazine reveals.

Friends say since the fraudster's son committed suicide in December, Stephanie is "devastated -- a woman who is simply trying to navigate single motherhood in the aftermath of overwhelming tragedy." Matt Berman, creative director of George magazine, where

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Stephanie worked, lunched with the couple weeks before the death. "Steph and Mark seemed really in love . . . It all seemed totally normal," he told the magazine, free in today's Post. "You'd never guess in a million years that [suicide] Stephanie Madoff was in his head."

Plug pulled on NPR chief after 'Tea' flop ll things considered, they were better off without her. Hapless NPR chief Vivian Schiller was forced out of her high-powered position yesterday following revelation of a colleague's explosive comments branding the Tea Party as racist.

In a weasel-worded statement, board Chair Dave Edwards mourned Schiller's "resignation."

"It is with deep regret that I tell you that NPR . . . has accepted the resignation of Vivian Schiller," he said.

But Schiller said Vivian Schiller she was pushed.

"I did not want to leave NPR," she said.

"There's a lot of pressure on NPR right now . . . It would have made it too difficult for stations to face that funding threat . . . without this change."

Congress is deciding whether to cut the network's $90 million annual subsidy, a debate inflamed by top network fund-raiser Ron Schiller -- no relation to Vivian -- who was secretly recorded by conservative activist James O'Keefe bashing the Tea Party and saying NPR would be better off without taxpayer cash.

"Tea Party members . . . believe in sort of white, middle-America, gun-toting. I mean, it’s scary. They're seriously racist, racist people," Ron Schiller said in the February recording, which led to his own resignation last week. O'Keefe, who previously exposed ACORN's willingness to give aid to a pimp and hooker, was posing as head of the phony Muslim Education Action Center when he met with Ron Schiller.

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E. End Hybrid amptons daily Dan's Papers is shacking up with Fashion Week must-read The Daily Front Row this summer for a weekly glossy, The Daily Dan. "With most publications cutting back, there will be a magazine war in the Hamptons with Hamptons magazine, a new Plum TV magazine, and now the launch of The Daily Dan," Tom Allon, head of Manhattan Media, which owns Dan's Papers, told us. "We obviously think ours will be the superior one. It will have the deference of Dan's combined with the wit and fashion sense of [The Daily Front Row]." It will launch on Memorial Day and run until Labor Day, while Dan's Papers will keep publishing as normal.

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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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Hollywood Baby Boom Spawns National Crisis of Single Mamas It’s tragic but true: Hollywood speaks, trailer parks listen

BY ANDREA PEYSER, COURTESY OF NY POST

From Los Angeles to Harlem to the Upper East Side, the population went spastic when presidential maybe Mike Huckabee uttered a ticklish truth last week about the rich, preggers and proudly unmarried Oscar winner, Natalie Portman. ne of the things that's troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, you know, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these children, and they're doing fine,' " Huckabee said.

"But there aren't really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie."

He might as well have advocated mass production of foie gras. A swift verdict was rendered by the screeching yentas on "The View."

"Get off the backs of women who are trying to raise their kids," yowled Whoopi Goldberg, herself the spawn of a single mom.

"Get off their damn backs. I am sick of this!"

Missing the point by a nursery length, squishy conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck urged Huck "to kind of decide whether you're gonna condemn abortion or condemn women who have children."

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_____________________ Whoopi Goldberg: “Get off the backs of women who are trying to raise their kids” _____________________ I guess marriage isn't an option.

But agreement came from unlikely quarters. Huckabee was cheered on the lefty Upper West Side by three 15-year-old girls - one the daughter of a major contributor to President Obama.

"Of course, it's wrong to have a baby like that," chirped one teen, Sue. "Of course! It's wrong, dumb," said her pal.

Why can't so-called progressives see the pregnant elephant in the room?

Throughout America, millions of children are doomed. Generations go from the cradle to the dole, as the unwed birth rate reaches a dizzying height -- 1 child in 4 born in this country is illegitimate! That's according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Hollywood need not worry.

In the 19 years since Vice President Dan Quayle sparked scorn, and debate, by criticizing the unmarried motherhood of TV's fictional Murphy Brown, much has changed.

For that, you can thank today's A-list role models and spiritual guides.

The culture glamorizes and celebrates mothers who reproduce without the nuisance of a spouse. Angelina Jolie failed to put a

ring on it before giving mommyhood a go.

Madonna's first kid was whelped without the presence of a dad. Jodie Foster. Calista Flockhart.

Martha Stewart's daughter, Alexis, boasted about spending a fortune hiring a surrogate to carry her seed. The message is clear: Men are not necessary.

The consequences are dire.

A Census Bureau study last November determined that 29.9 percent of families headed by a single mom have incomes below the poverty line, compared with just 5.8 percent for those headed by a married couple.

More disturbing -- half the Hispanic babies born are illegitimate. In the black community, unwed motherhood tops 72 percent. We know that fatherless girls are more likely to wind up pregnant as teens; boys may be jail-bound. Mix the mess together, and you have a permanent underclass.

"Huckabee is right," said Lisa Schiffren, the Manhattanite who penned Quayle's Murphy Brown speech. "But with a 40 percent rate of out-of-wedlock births in this country, it's hard to be seriously critical without offending so many people."

With the glossy salons up in arms, Huckabee clarified his words: "My comments were about the statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, undereducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death. That's the story that we're not seeing, and it's unfortunate that society often glorifies and glamorizes the idea of having children out of wedlock."

Natalie Portman has an Oscar, a Harvard degree and a blossoming baby. How many can say that?

Said mom Chris Tate, "The media is celebrating the breakdown of the American family, which is the cornerstone of our success as a society. [Huckabee] is disgusted with men fathering all these children and happily shirking their responsibility. The women end up on welfare, and we have to pay."

Natalie Portman has an Oscar, a Harvard degree and a blossoming baby. How many can say that?

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APARTHEID?

The comparison of Israel and its Arab population to South Africa under apartheid has greatly increased in popularity in recent years. his decades-old canard featured prominently in a book by former President Jimmy Carter, and also serves as the theme for “Israeil Apartheid Week,�

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observed annually on university campuses in the United States and abroad. Israeli Apartheid Week programming serves as an open forum for anti-Israel-and sometimes just plain anti-Semitic-rhetoric.

But is the comparison justified? Is Israel an apartheid regime? We at the Jewish Voice hope that the facts below can help shed some light on this question.

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This Purim, Try Something Different. Five Great Recipes! round. Fold three sides up to form a triangle, leaving some filling exposed in the center.

Place cookies 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake hamentashen for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool briefly on cookie sheets, then transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.

BY EMUNA BRAVERMAN, COURTESY OF AISH.COM

Every year when I make hamentashen I vow "Never again!" They're such a potchke and no one really likes them.

However, through more ambitious and resourceful friends, I have located some good recipes. They're not easier but the results are worth it. And if all else fails -there's always the bakery!

Healtlhier Hamentashen This recipe, created by Maida Waldner Genser, has no eggs and no trans fats.

Dough (more may be needed, depending on how thick you like the hamentashen dough): 2 cups unbleached flour 3/ 4 tsp sea salt 1 Tbs soy lecithin flakes* 1 Tbs Sucanat or other raw sugar 2/3 cup non-hydrogenated shortening (Spectrum brand is available in health food stores) 1/ 2 cup chilled almond milk

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Hamentashen with Yeast Dough 1 package (2-1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast 1/3-cup sugar 1-teaspoon salt 4 cups flour 1-cup warm water 1/3-cup vegetable oil 1 large egg Egg Wash: 1 large egg 1-tablespoon water Filling Purchased filling of your choice!

Combine all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix together all liquid ingredients.

Gradually add dry ingredients to the liquid to form a dough. Knead dough for 5 – 10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic. Spray a large mixing bowl with Pam and place dough inside. Spray Pam on dough and cover loosely with a towel until dough doubles in size.

Punch down dough. Divide into thirds on a lightly floured surface. Roll out each piece until it is ¼-inch thick. Cut out 3 -inch rounds. Reroll scraps. Place filling in the center of each dough round. Fold three sides up to form a triangle, leaving some filling exposed in the center.

Place hamentashen 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Cover again and let rise at room temperature until nearly double, about one hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush tops of the hamentashen with the egg wash. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Hamentashen with Chocolate Cookie Dough 1/2 cup margarine 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1-teaspoon vanilla 1-1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt

Suggested fillings: One small Reese's peanut butter cup (dairy) One-tablespoon marshmallow fluff (pareve [non-dairy]) One large Hershey's kiss (dairy) Several chocolate or butterscotch chips (pareve [non-dairy]) Chocolate spread (pareve) In a large mixer combine margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla until fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Add to mixer and mix briefly to blend. Chill for 1 hour. Divide dough into quarters. Roll into 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured board.

Cut out 3-inch rounds. Reroll scraps. Place filling in the center of each dough round.

Fold three sides up to form a triangle, leaving some filling exposed in the center.

Place cookies 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Bake for 15-17 minutes or until crisp.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Filling: 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup honey 1 dash cinnamon orange water to taste Mix in a saucepan over medium heat until blended.

In a large mixer, beat together the eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla and almond extract. Add baking powder and flour until you get a workable dough. If dough is too wet, add more flour.

Divide dough into quarters. Toll to ¼inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.

Cut into 3-inch rounds. Reroll scraps. Place filling in center of each dough round. Fold three sides up to form a triangle, leaving some filling exposed in the center.

Place cookies 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brush with egg wash if desired (see yeast dough recipe). Bake for 15 – 17 minutes or until crisp. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Debby's Friend Freda offered this recipe:

Hamentashen with Tofutti Cream Cheese

More Traditional Hamentashen 3 eggs 1-cup oil 1-cup sugar 1-teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1-teaspoon baking powder 3 cups flour Filling Suggestions: Freda Small's Filling: 1 jar lekvar 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup currants Mix in a saucepan over low heat until combined.

Karen Rhodes' Great Grandmother's

Kreplach: A Traditional Purim Delicacy (Makes about 60) Meat Filling 1 small onion, chopped 3/4 pound ground meat (at least half cooked) or leftover brisket, chopped 1 egg Salt and pepper to taste 1. Sauté the onion with the ground meat.

Remove excess fat.

2. Combine with the egg and salt and pepper to taste.

Noodle Dough 3 eggs 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons water

2 cups all-purpose flour 1. Beat the eggs slightly. Add salt, water, and enough flour to make a medium-soft dough.

Knead well by hand or in the food processor.

Divide the dough into 2 balls. Cover with a moist towel.

2. Working quickly, roll out 1 ball of dough very thin with a rolling pin and cut into 6 strips, each 1-1/2 inches wide. Then cut into pieces 1-1/2 inches square.

3. Place 1/2 teaspoon meat mixture on each square. Fold into a triangle and press edges together firmly, using flour to bind. Leave as is, or press together two of the ends. Repeat with the second ball of dough.

4. Drop into boiling water and cook, uncovered, 15 minutes.

2 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine, cut into pieces 1/2 cup tofutti cream cheese 1 large egg yolk 1-teaspoon vanilla Filling of your choice In the bowl of your food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, margarine and cream cheese until mixture resembles crumbs. Stir together egg yolk and vanilla and add to mixture in processor (with a few short pulses).

Flatten dough into a disk, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Divide dough in half. Roll to ¼-inch thickness on lightly floured board. Cut into 3-inch rounds. Reroll scraps.

Place filling in center of each dough

Filling: 1 cup poppyseeds 1/ 2 cup almond milk 1/ 4 cup agave syrup (low glycemic sweetener from cactus) 1/4 cup Sucanat pinch of salt 1 Tbs ground flax seeds 3 Tbs water 2 tsp lemon juice grated peel of 1 lemon Other ingredients: About a 1/3 cup of almond milk for brushing the cookies and sealing the edges.

Flour for the surface where you roll out dough and for on the rolling pin. Spray oil or more shortening to grease the cookie sheets.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two cookie sheets with oil spray or a little of the shortening.

Put all filling ingredients in a food processor and blend. Pour into a sauce pan.

Heat and stir until thick. Set aside.

In a small bowl mix flour, salt, Sucanat, and lecithin until evenly distributed. Add shortening and cut into flour mix with 2 knives. Add and mix in almond milk little by into the flour/shortening mix and combine thoroughly until all the dry mix is pulled into the ball of dough.

Roll out the dough on a floured board or on waxed paper. Cut circles of dough, e.g. with the tops of coffee mugs. Cut out the circles and place on a the cookie sheets. Put about a tablespoon of the filling on each circle. (Here is where you have to decide whether to make more dough. If you made the dough circles thick, you will probably need more. The hamentashen can be made thick or thin.) Moisten your finger with some almond milk and pinch three corners of a circle around the filling to make a hamentashen triangle. Repeat for each cookie. Brush each cookie with almond milk.

Bake for about 15 - 20 minutes cookie is hardened and slightly browned.

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AUTO

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March 18, 2011

BMW To Target DTM Crown With Three Teams German automotive giant BMW is well known for making great road cars and some really great racing cars, however in the past few years, they have stayed away from the German DTM touring car racing series. ow they are making a comeback, and a massive one at that by announcing that three teams will be running two cars each this year. The car in question will be a special for DTM version of the M3 GT. The three teams running this new racer are Team RBM, Team Schnitzer and Reinhold Motorsport GmbH. At the announcement, BMW’s director of motorsports Mario Theissen said, “In recent months we have worked very intensely on the

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_____________________ “The preparation for this year’s involvement on the endurance racing circuit with the BMW M3 GT is in its final phase; the DTM project has picked up pace over the past few months.” _____________________ DTM project. The agreement with the teams was of paramount importance. We were pleased with the high level of interest and numerous applications and presentations

German automotive giant BMW is well known for making great road cars and some really great racing cars. received from a number of professional teams. The concepts presented by BMW Team RBM, BMW Team Schnitzer and Reinhold Motorsport GmbH ultimately convinced us. This is an excellent team line-up for BMW. For us, it is important that all three teams have absolute equal rights. We are looking forward to cooperating over the coming years – and hope to enjoy great success together.”

He added by saying, “While the preparation for this year’s involvement on the endurance racing circuit with the BMW M3

GT is in its final phase, the DTM project has picked up pace over the past few months. In naming the teams, we have taken the next step. As well as developing the car, it is now a matter of assigning tasks and establishing structures and processes. The cooperation between BMW Motorsport and the teams, as well as that between the team bases and the race track, must be well established. Only then will we make a statement regarding the driving line-up.”

The 2011 DTM season starts on May 1st at the Hockenheimring in Germany.

March 18, 2011

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Mansory BMW 7 Series Gets SUV Style

Oh Mansory, you’re like our favorite recovering celebrity. Some days we absolutely adore you, and other days we can’t help but to shake our head in disgust. Mansory’s latest creation, their rendition of BMW’s new flagship 7-Series sedan, shows exactly why automotive manufacturers don’t mix and mingle SUV styling with luxury sedans. or whatever reason, Mansory didn’t really go digging into the creative department when it came to styling BMW’s redesigned 7-Series. Instead, they reached right up on their shelves, pulled the same front bumper off their X5 M and X6 M packages, and got it to fit nice and snug on the 7-Series. The result isn’t so fantastic, given that we’re so used to seeing that front styling on an SUV and not a luxury sedan.

Regardless, the bold and open front end design looks absolutely out of place on a luxury sedan that really sports conservative bodylines.

The front kidney grilles are also swapped

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Maybach Adding 62 Guard Model to Protect Those That Need Protection

_____________________ “Mansory didn’t really go digging into the creative department when it came to styling BMW’s redesigned 7-Series.” _____________________ out for horizontally-slitted carbon fiber variants, which is strange considering BMW’s are known to have vertically-slitted kidney grilles and the change again, looks odd and out of place. The rear features a new bumper with diffuser fitted for a quad-tipped exhaust system, presumably Mansory’s own. Roof and trunk spoilers seems to also be part of the package.

As for what’s left on the outside, Mansory paired up the 7-Series with a fittingly bad set of chrome wheels, really rounding out the lack of thought put into the package.

When some other manufacturers announce armored variants of their vehicles, we sometimes wonder why. When Maybach announces an armored variant of their 62 luxury sedan, we wonder what took them so long. The engineers over at Sindelfingen, Germany, equipped Maybach’s 62 with integrated safety systems to suit all the very important people that need protection while traveling in the ultimate luxury sedan. aybach boasts that their armored version of the 62, dubbed 62 Guard, only weighs 895-lbs more

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ART & CULTURE

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North Shore Students Learn “The Whole Megillah” LOCAL DOCTOR TEACHES TROPE TO TEENS

March 18, 2011

“MEGILLAT HITLER,” FDR, AND THE JEWS

BY DR. RAFAEL MEDOFF Among the more remarkable documents of the Holocaust is a scroll, created in North Africa in 1943, called "Megillat Hitler." Written in the style of Megillat Esther and the Purim story, it celebrates the Allies’ liberation of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, which saved the local Jewish communities from the Nazis. What the scroll’s author did not realize, however, was that at the very moment he was setting quill to parchment, those same American authorities were actually trying to keep in place the anti-Jewish legislation imposed in North Africa by the Nazis.

Twenty-two students, Ashkenazic and Sephardic, of the North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School in Great Neck, taught by Dr. Paul Brody (2nd row, left), will read Megllat Esther for their schoolmates and faculty on Purim day, even though Purim falls on Sunday this year. Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin, (2nd row, right), NSHA Middle School Principal, facilitates the students' hectic schedules to enable adequate review time with Dr. Brody. The Megillah readers are shown displaying a special Megillah presented to Dr. Brody by Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman of the Migdal Ohr Institutions, for his dedication. Dr. Brody coordinates some of the more than 130 students that he has instructed over the past decade at the Academy to read the Megillah at various shuls, hospitals, nursing homes and private homes.

At the North Shore Hebrew Academy of Great Neck, Long Island, this Sunday, twenty-two boys, from the 7th and 8th grades, will chant their respective portions of Megillat Esther for their fellow students and faculty so that all will fulfill the Mitzvah of Kriat Megillah. r. Paul Brody, a dermatologist by profession, often davens in the morning with the Middle School minyan, which gives him the opportunity to hear many students chant the various Torah portions on Mondays and Thursdays. Besides this year’s 22 students, Dr. Brody has taught the melody and cantillation of Megillat Esther to approximately 130 students during the past 10 years, putting into fruition a plan conceived of by Rabbi Dr. Michael Reichel, who was then the principal of the Middle School, and himself. Rabbi Reichel went on Aliyah 5 years ago and created Yeshiva Shvilai HaTorah in Jerusalem for post high school boys. This student-led Megillah reading tradition has been continued under the guiding hand of the current Middle School Principal, Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin - with the blessings of the NSHA Dean, Rabbi Yeshayahu Greenfeld - who helps to select the readers and coordinates the schedule with Dr. Brody.

The Megillah readers are comprised of both Ashkenazic and Sephardic students which reflects the make-up of the Academy and, indeed, the Great Neck community.

Each student reads using the melody of his own tradition. The students meet with Dr. Brody, on a rotating basis, after tefilah, to practice their newly learned skills, which pose a substantial challenge when trying to balance their other academic and social responsibilities.

Dr. Brody is embarking upon his 39th

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year of reciting the Megillah. He vividly remembers the first time he read the Megillah at the expansive Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, led by Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, where he grew up. He remembers being most grateful that he didn't have to fast that day since this initial reading fell on a Saturday evening, as Purim will again this year! He is looking forward to reading this year at his shul, the Great Neck Synagogue (GNS), for the 18th (Chai) consecutive year.

The most memorable and dangerous experience of all for Dr. Brody was reading the Megillah illegally in 1985 at the Great Synagogue in Leningrad, during a self-initiated mission to smuggle in Judaica and meet with many Jewish refuseniks. Dr. Brody was warned that some of the "Gabboim" were actually members of the KGB! As far as he was concerned, it was "Better read than dead!"

Dr. Brody is exuberant that so many young people are interested in mastering the art of Megillah reading especially since there has been a dearth of qualified readers until recently. This ensures the continuation of our unbreakable chain--"M'Dor L'Dor." In fact, several NSHA alumni of this program have started to read independently at various locales. And some of these talented young men are among those that Dr. Brody has recommended to Rabbi Daniel Coleman, the Chaplain of the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, to co-ordinate Megillah readings for patients and their visitors. Dr. Brody "sheps nachas," along with the boys' parents, the faculty and administration of NSHA and the whole community, when he realizes that so many young men are now capable of reading the "Gantze Megillah!"

n November 8, 1942, American and British forces invaded Nazi-occupied Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It took the Allies just eight days to defeat the Germans and their Vichy French partners in the region.

For the 330,000 Jews of North Africa, the Allied conquest was heaven-sent. The Vichy regime that had ruled since the summer of 1940 had stripped the region’s Jews of their civil rights, severely restricted their entrance to schools and some professions, confiscated Jewish property, and tolerated sporadic pogroms against Jews by local Muslims. In addition, thousands of Jewish men were hauled away to forced-labor camps.

President Franklin Roosevelt, in his victory announcement, pledged “the abrogation of all laws and decrees inspired by Nazi governments or Nazi ideologists."

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But there turned out to be a discrepancy between FDR’s public rhetoric and his private feelings.

On January 17, 1943, Roosevelt met in Casablanca with Major-General Charles Nogues, a leader of the new "non-Vichy" regime. When the conversation turned to the question of rights for North African Jewry, Roosevelt did not mince words: "The number of Jews engaged in the practice of the professions (law, medicine, etc) should be definitely limited to the percentage that the Jewish population in North Africa bears to the whole of the North African population...The President stated that his plan would further eliminate the specific and understandable complaints which the Germans bore toward the Jews in Germany, namely, that while they represented a small part of the population, over fifty percent of the lawyers, doctors, school teachers, college professors, etc., in Germany, were Jews." (It is not clear how FDR came up with that wildly exaggerated statistic.)

Various Jewish communities around the world have established local Purim-style celebrations to mark their deliverance from catastrophe.

The Jews of Frankfurt, for example, would hold a "Purim Vintz" one week after Purim, in remembrance of the downfall of an antisemitic agitator in 1620. Libyan Jews traditionally organized a "Purim Ashraf" and

FDR: “The number of Jews engaged in the practice of the professions (law, medicine, etc) should be definitely limited to the percentage that the Jewish population in North Africa bears to the whole of the North African population...” January 17, 1943 a "Purim Bergel" to recall the rescue of Jews in those towns, in 1705 and 1795, respectively.

The Jewish community of Casablanca, for its part, declared the day of the 1942 Allied liberation "Hitler Purim," and a local scribe, P. Hassine, created the "Megillat Hitler." (The original is on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.) The seven chapters of the scroll poignantly blend the flavor of the tale of ancient Persia with the amazing stroke of fortune that the Jews of Casablanca had themselves just experienced. It uses phrases straight from Megillat Esther, such as “the month which was turned from sorrow to rejoicing" and “the Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor,” side by side with modern references such as "Cursed be Hitler, cursed be Mussolini."

The Jews of North Africa had much to celebrate. But after the festivities died down, questions began to arise. The Allies permitted nearly all the original senior officials of the Vichy regime in North Africa to remain in the new government. The Vichy “Office of Jewish Affairs” continued to operate, as did the forced labor camps in which thousands of Jewish men were being held.

American Jewish leaders were loathe to publicly take issue with the Roosevelt administration, but by the spring of 1943, they began speaking out. The American Jewish Congress and World Jewish Congress charged that “the anti-Jewish legacy of the

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March 18, 2011

Maftir Zachor This week, in addition to the regular Parsha, we read Parshas Zachor. Parshas Zachor is the 2nd of the four special Shabbosim preceding Pesach when additional portions are read from the Torah.

The first special Shabbos was Parshas Shekalim. This week we read Zachor, and in a few weeks we will read Parah and Chodesh. There are set rules which determine when each of these additional parshios is to be read. Parshas Zachor is always read on the Shabbos before Purim. n Parshas Zachor, we read the additional parsha found in Devarim, 25:17. As a nation, we were commanded to destroy the nation of Amalek.

This nation came into existence at the same time as we did. Esav's son Elifaz had a son named Amalek. Esav and Elifaz's legacy to Amalek was an undying hatred against the children of Yaakov.

At the time of the exodus from Egypt, Amalek traveled hundreds of miles to ambush the newly freed nation in the hope of destroying them. We, as a nation, did not pose any threat to their sovereignty. They lived to the east of Canaan and were not among the Seven Nations occupying Eretz

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_______________________________ Yisroel. Nevertheless, their irrational hatred against Hashem and us compelled them to attack a harmless and seemingly defenseless nation. In the aftermath of their attack we were commanded to always remember the evil that is Amalek. It is the reading of this Parsha that is the fulfillment of this Biblical commandment. This mitzvah, according to most authorities, is not restricted by time and must be fulfilled by men and women.

The Sages selected the Shabbos before Purim for the fulfillment of this Mitzvah because Haman was a direct descendent of Amalek, and Mordechai was a direct descendent of King Saul. The entire story of Purim is directly linked to this Mitzvah and the missed opportunity of King Saul that we read about in the Haftorah.

Parshat Tzav: Holy Garbage

BY RABBI MAX WEIMAN, AISH HATORAH

The first service each day in the Holy Temple was called trumat hadeshen, removal of the ashes.

A kohen was instructed to take a pan and remove the ashes from the Altar. Hardly an exciting thing to do; it's curious why it's even considered a holy service. he verses explain that the kohen needs to change his clothes, and then "remove the ash to the outside of the camp" (Leviticus 6:3, 4). Why does the kohen need special clothes for a potentially dirty service of removing ashes? Isn't it a little like taking out the garbage? Do you wear special clothes to take out the garbage?

Of course it's necessary to remove the old ashes before burning anything new on the Altar, but why is the removal not merely a token act? Why is it a special service?

This reminds me of something written in a kabbalistic work called "Palm Tree of Devorah" by Rabbi Moses Cordevero (15221570) which discusses the commandment to imitate the Almighty. The author equates changing a baby's diaper with God's benevolence when He cleans up our misdeeds.

In a line or two the kabbalist has elevated one of the more unpleasant mundane activities of life to the most sublime of mystical acts. How many parents, siblings and caretakers at this very moment are changing a stinky diaper and missing out on a spiritual experience?

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MINIATURE TEMPLE If you take out the garbage today, there are many thoughts you could think. You could try to ignore the unpleasant activity and think any thoughts you like. You could think about how it's an unpleasant job and you wish you didn't have to do it. You could think about how your roommate should do it instead of you.

Or you could think about how blessed you are to have things that cause garbage.

Poor people have much less garbage. You have leftover food, bags and packaging from purchases, empty food containers like bottles, cans and jars -- all because you are wealthy enough to afford the items that stuff came in.

You could think about how removing garbage makes the house cleaner, more

pleasant to live in for everyone, and more respectable.

You could think about how thankful you are that you're physically capable of taking out the garbage.

You could think about how just like the Almighty has to clean up the "garbage" of the world (i.e. our transgressions and the consequences of our transgressions), and how you are mimicking God's attribute of kindness by this act.

When you think these thoughts, you are _______________________________

“...you could think about how blessed you are to have things that cause garbage.” _______________________________ elevating a mundane, non-holy act into a blessing. You are transforming the physical world into the spiritual world.

Now we can understand why the Torah makes such a big deal out of the removal of the leftover ashes from the altar. This act is not mundane, it is holy. Not only that, but it's an example for all of us how to transform the mundane into the holy.

Your home can be transformed into a miniature Temple. You can become like the kohen, and your trash can be like the ashes at the altar.

EVERYDAY HOLINESS When you think about it, most of our entire lives is spent doing "mundane" activities. How much time do we eat, sleep, eliminate, fill the car with gas, get dressed, get undressed, shower, etc. We spend an incredible amount of time on the mundane. Why would God design a world with so much time spent on seemingly meaningless activities?

Doesn't he want us to be holy?

Some would try to be holy by searching for a cave to spend all their time in meditation and prayer. This may not be such a bad idea, but it certainly doesn't seem to be the intention of the Creator.

It's harder to be in the world and try to elevate it on its own terms. This is the challenge of life, and the design of the universe.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE: Pick one activity that you do on a daily or weekly basis, and try to discover some elevated thoughts you could consistently have while doing it.

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Summary of The Haftorah:

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“...their [Amalek’s] irrational hatred against Hashem and us compelled them to attack a harmless and seemingly defenseless nation.”

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Shmuel I - 15:2 his week's Haftorah takes place 2,873 years ago. In the year 2883 - 878 B.C.E. King Shaul was sent by G-d to destroy the nation of Amalek. Agag was their king, and it was a singular moment in history when every member of Amalek was in one place at the same time. Shaul, as per Shmuel Hanavi's instructions, was successful in destroying Amalek. However, as the Haftorah clearly states, Shaul had mercy and allowed the king, Agag, to remain alive, as well as the captured cattle. The commentaries state that in the interim, Agag was able to impregnate a maidservant, from which the nation of Amalek would survive. Hashem told Shmuel that Shaul's neglect of His command to totally destroy Amalek must result in Shaul losing the right to be king. Despite Shmuel's prayers for mercy, Hashem didn't relent, and Shmuel went to tell Shaul of G-d's punishment.

The connection to Purim is well-documented. Haman is called "the Agagi". He was a direct descendent of Agag. In ascertaining Hashem's mercy and justice, we are forced to acknowledge our limited understanding. The notion of killing men woman and children is thankfully foreign and abhorrent to us. Nevertheless, Shaul was commanded to eradicate the entire nation.

The Haftorah identifies Shaul's sin in not fulfilling G-d's commandment as misplaced mercy. Had he known that, 521 years later, his merciful act would result in the potential extermination of the entire Jewish people, Shaul would not have had mercy on Agag and the cattle. It is the responsibility of a king to think beyond the immediate and do what has to be done to guarantee the future of his nation. Being that no single human can ever guarantee the future, he has no choice but to listen to Hashem's commandments and do as he is told. That insures the future.

The message of Purim is the story of our Haftorah. Hashem works His miracles through the normal passage of time. Actions done today set in motion ripples in time that radiate far into the future.

May today's celebration of Purim set in motion the redemption of tomorrow!

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Articles courtesy of www.Torah.org. Haftorah Summary by Rabbi Aron Tendler

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HEALTH

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March 18, 2011

hCG and 500 Calories a Day, a Recipe for Disaster In a New York Times article dated March 7, Anemona Hartocollis discusses a new dieting fad based on a drug called hCG (human Chronic Gonadotropin), a hormone found in pregnant women. his hormone is promised by some doctors to promote weight loss, specifically in the places dieters want to lose weight. Some doctors are charging in excess of $1,500 for this program, which includes an exam, injection training, a one month supply of hormones and syringes, and blood work in case any problems arise during the course of treatment. They even throw in an EKG to check for heart problems before prescribing this new diet plan. These doctors also claim that the hCG tricks your body into thinking it is pregnant and protects the (nonexistent) fetus and muscles in order to get rid of the fat in "all the right places." Side effects, according to the spokesperson for one provider of the regimen, may include: blood clots, depression, headaches, and breast tenderness or enlargement.

This hCG pregnancy hormone is supposed to stop hunger as well, with supporters of the diet claiming that you can live on a mere 500 calories a day! This statement is not just irresponsible, it’s impossible if one is to maintain an even remotely active lifestyle.

And by active, I mean simple everyday activities, like getting out of bed in the morning just to change your clothing and brush your hair. Everything we do requires energy. Five hundred calories will not even provide enough energy to get you through a normal day because our bodies burn calories for everything we do, and it all adds up. If you use up all of your energy you body has to go its reserves, stealing away from muscle and turning it into glucose for energy. Eventually this runs out too.

The average sedentary person requires 1500-2500 calories a day. The average active person (running, hiking, swimming, brisk walking and the like) requires 2600 to 3200 calories per day to make up for the loss.

When one restricts themselves of calories they are going to set themselves up for failure later on. It is a vicious cycle that will not help you lose weight in the long run. It is just another scheme set up by snake oil salesmen dressed in lab coats that happened to pass through medical school and sell vulnerable, overweight, and junk food-addicted people something potentially dangerous.

They are no different from drug dealers trying to make an extra buck at your expense. If the drug doesn't work, they say it is your fault or that you may be the small percentage it does not work on. For the people it does work on I say it was nothing more than the body adapting to certain demands.

They have an answer for everything. They are quite savvy in dealing with questions or they hire slick sales teams to promote their items. Either way, it’s a scam. Don’t let yourself be fooled.

Allow me to tell you about fasting, a ritual that people have been practicing for centuries to promote health. Fasting, consuming only pure water for a certain amount of time, preferably under strict supervision, is not only for weight loss. It is done for people that want to clean their cells/bodies of any residue that has been built up throughout the years. Some people who are stricken with cancer or other illnesses use this means as a last ditch effort to get well, and sometimes it is too late. Some folks, like those who practice Natural Hygiene, like to get a head start and take care of their health before they become ill. The toxins from processed foods and or environment are stored in our fat cells and deep tissue and become lodged in when there is no change in diet and lifestyle. For example, if people don't give their digestion (the most energy-sapping activity your body does) a much needed rest, the body ends up being overloaded with a huge burden.

Fasting gives the body a chance to work on more important matters like illnesses or even worse tumors it needs to break down. Being active or consuming a small amount of calories at this time will put your body in a starvation mode and that will make you feel

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hungry. When you go into complete rest and sleep while fasting instead of moving around, your body then adapts and you lose your appetite to eat. You give your body the chance to heal properly.

The danger does not necessarily happen at the time of the fast. The body does all that it can to preserve the organs at that time. The danger may happen when the person starts to re-feed and eat again. This re-feeding time must also be supervised because if one eats too much or not the right foods (something processed or badly combined) may put a shock to the heart causing heart attacks and in some cases death. This happens even with well-supervised fasts, and is not to be taken lightly.

The body only has a certain amount of energy each day and a certain amount of fat _______________________________

“Our hormones were out of balance, and being on an emotional roller coaster was not something I would not wish on my worst enemy let alone myself.” _______________________________ reserves. The lay person does not know enough to handle this alone. These so-called medical doctors are going against their Hippocratic Oath and dealing with things they outside their own expertise. This is a slippery slope. In my opinion Michael Jackson and so many others gave their lives to their doctors. They trusted their doctors to protect them and in the end they killed them.

There are no magic potions and no easy outs.

And none of these fads can replace the need for proper diet and exercise.

I myself have been pregnant three times and know quite a lot of women who have been pregnant and who are pregnant and we can all universally agree to some extent that we have all gotten fatter while being pregnant. None of us lost weight in the places that we really wanted to, in fact we gained in all the places we didn't want to even post pregnancy. Our hormones were out of balance, and being on an emotional roller coaster was not something I would not wish on my worst enemy let alone myself. Pregnant women at some point in one or all of their pregnancies experienced hunger for unusual foods and at unusual times of the day or night. So, I don't know who cooked up this idea of a pregnancy hormone doing anything magical.

Pregnancy hormones are there to help create and protect a baby and are made to function in a specific environment: one where there actually is a baby. It is so simple, and yet, these days people will do anything to get a quick fix.

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Current State of Jewish Education Unsustainable

BY TUVIA GIVRE Sustainability is one of the latest buzz words in the media, but one area in which the concept of sustainability has not yet been applied is to the observant Jewish communities as they exist in America. utting through all the hype, the bottom line is that we are not building sustainable communities because our schools are too expensive, and they are not preparing our children for careers which will allow them to raise the large families which are common in the frum world. To illustrate, tuition for the boys day schools ranges from $6,000-$12,000 per year, yet according to the US Census Bureau, the median household income in, for example, the city of Baltimore, which is home to a sizeable Jewish community, is $30,000, and in the county it is $65,000. Therefore, if a family has two or three children, it would not be possible for that family to pay the tuition for all their children and meet their other financial obligations.

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Our Sages Understood the Importance of Work Secondly, although the day schools place a so much emphasis on Limudei Kodesh (religious learning), they often leave our children unprepared to enter the workforce, or to enroll in college upon graduation.

Rabban Gamliel seemed to understand the importance of learning a profession in addition to Torah studies. In the second chapter _______________________________

“Schools need to make a serious effort to reduce the tuition for parents.” _______________________________ of Pirkei Avot, it says, ”Torah study is good together with an occupation, for the exertion of them both makes sin forgotten. All Torah study that is not joined with work will cease in the end and leads to sin.”

In both Hilchot Talmud Torah, and Hilchot De’ot, the Rambam writes extensively about the importance of an occupation. Rambam writes, “Anyone who comes to the conclusion that he should involve himself in Torah study and derive his livelihood from charity makes a chillul HaShem, dishonors the Torah, extinguishes the light of faith, brings evil upon himself, and forfeits the life of the World to Come, for it is forbidden to derive benefit from the words of Torah in this world.” The Rambam goes on to say that “It is a tremendous advantage for a person to derive his livelihood from his own efforts and it is an attribute possessed by the pious of the Rishonim.”

High Tuition is Unsustainable What does this have to do with sustainability? The simple fact is that if our schools continue to raise tuition rates, and produce students who cannot compete in the marketplace for high-paying jobs, the next generations will be unable to sustain these institutions, and we will be facing a severe economic crisis which will likely force many honorable institutions to close. In addition to fine Torah scholars, we also need to prepare businessmen, doctors, lawyers, scientists, craftsman, etc, so that the community can remain vibrant.

To address this problem, schools need to make a serious effort to reduce the tuition for parents. For example, one way to reduce costs would be to reduce the number of unnecessary administrative staff employed by our schools. For example, Talmudical Academy (TA) in Baltimore has three divisions each with two principals. If we assume that each are earning $65,000 per year (and the real figure is probably more than this), this adds up to nearly $400,000 per year.

This is no exaggeration. I know of a Jewish day school in the area whose head principal earns over $300,000 per year! While it is clear that schools need administrators and these administrators need to be compensated for their work, schools should make a greater effort to minimize these costs.

Schools could also take advantage of a variety of government programs where they exist, and where they do not, the communities could aggressively lobby politicians to obtain benefits for the community, since, after all, we do pay taxes. The observant Jewish community represents a large bloc of people with similar views, and if we were cohesively organized, we would have considerable leverage over our elected officials.

Schools must take Limudei Chol seriously Limudei Chol (secular studies) should be viewed as a positive mitzvah through which a student is learning skills that they will use to provide for their families and to earn money to support the community. And lastly, the community should establish endowments to support educational institutions. This step will enable the work of the current generation to benefit children in the future, and reduce the burden on them. If we begin thinking about sustainability now, we will insure that our communities throughout the United States will remain as strong and vibrant as they are today.

Tuvia Givre is a father of three and lives in Northwest Baltimore. In addition to his day job, and running MikvahMinder.com, he writes columns on topics of Jewish interest.

The opinions expressed are solely his own.

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Family Slaughtered in Israel: Baby’s Throat Slashed... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Semitic messages are regularly heard in both the private and official media and in mosque sermons, and are studied in school textbooks. Terrorists are given honored status and become models for emulation in Palestinian society, both in the media and via ceremonies held by institutions affiliated with the PA," he added.

"We demand once again a clear moral line that distinguishes such crimes against people and against babies," Netanyahu explained. He added that some of the denouncements issued by other nations were "cold" and "technical" and demanded a more robust international condemnation of the heinous murders.

In a Voice of Israel radio interview on Monday, Rabbi Yehuda Ben-Yishai, the mourning father of Ruth Fogel, taught a lesson of faith and strengthened the People of Israel. In years past, Rabbi Ben-Yishai was a rabbi at Jerusalem's Machon Meir yeshiva.

He expressed deep pain but no anger or calls for revenge. Interviewer Estie Perez, who has described herself as a secular Jew, asked, “Where do you have the strength and

restraint that you can talk now and strengthen us, without anger and without calling for vengeance – that is not in your voice? Where is the strength from?"

Rabbi Ben-Yishai answered, "I have worked in education many years, and as an educator, I try to strengthen and teach people faith. I understand that I cannot be satisfied with words and that I also must implement the same principles on which I have educated others. This is a test of my faith, and therefore I agreed to be interviewed. I believe in the country, in our strength and in the strength of the army, and I ask how did this strength not save our children?”

Rabbi Ben-Yishai said that the only thing he regrets is that he did not tell his daughter Ruth and his grandchildren enough times, “I love you." He added, "If I could go back in time, I would say so every five minutes, but that would not be enough.” He revealed that the police came to his home on Shabbat to inform him of the attack but that no one was home because he and his family were visiting in the north. “The Creator was kind to us” by

his not having to bear the bad news on the holy Sabbath. Our daughter called after Shabbat, assuming we already knew."

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with Rabbi Ben-Yishai on the telephone Saturday night and visited him Sunday morning. “He felt great sorrow and said that the entire People of Israel are part of the sorrow. We hugged each other,” Rabbi BenYishai said.

In the wake of the unspeakable tragedy, the government of Israel approved the construction of an additional 400 housing units spread across several Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. While visiting the grieving Fogel family on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that this would continue to be Israel’s response to Palestinian terrorism. “They murder and we build,” said Netanyahu.

Danny Dayan, chairman of the Yesha Council settler umbrella group, called the approval of new housing in response to the attack "a small step in the right direction."

He said it was "deeply troubling that it requires the murder of children in the arms

of their parents to achieve such an objective."

The response of the United States was quite predictable and on Sunday evening, The White House condemned the Israeli government's decision to approve the new housing units. In a statement that was released to the media, The White House said that "settlement activity is illegal and constitutes to be an obstacle to peace."

Meanwhile, Gaza residents, apparently overjoyed at news of the murders, were dancing in the streets of Rafa last Saturday, and distributing candy in celebrations that bring to mind the widespread Palestinian response to the terror attacks of September 11th, 2001.

This disconnect between the official statements offered by Palestinian leaders and the popular sentiment among Palestinians, could hardly be of a starker contrast. One Gaza resident was quoted as saying that the joy "is a natural response to the harm settlers inflict on the Palestinian residents in the West Bank." One wonders where in the world but Gaza such jubilation could be considered a "natural" reaction to a quintuple homicide including a child, a toddler, and a newborn baby.

‘Citizenship Bill’ Passes C'tee Hurdles, Heading for Vote... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 Convinced that despite the Shin Bet’s reservations, the battle against the bill was lost, Meretz, Hadash, and Balad MKs sub-

mitted a series of amendments to the bill, including one changing the bill’s name to “the Lack of Understanding of What

Citizenship is Bill”.

The amendments all were rejected by the committee, which passed the bill in its second and third committee readings by a vote

of 5-1. Azulai was the only coalition MK in the committee not to support the bill, abstaining from the vote after accepting the Shin Bet’s position.

hCG and 500 Calories A Day, a Recipe for Disaster... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 37 I would like to quote one of the healthiest people I know and trust, and who has taught health and fitness for thirty years, Dr. Douglas Graham: "Genetics determines where you carry your fat, and, should you burn more calories than you consume, from where you will lose your fat. How much fat you carry is strictly a

matter of "hand to mouth disease," sometimes known as ‘forkitis.’

Taking injections of prescription drugs in order to lose weight, drugs that have been shown to be totally ineffective to the task, no less, is sheer lunacy. It is an extremely sad commentary on the lack of responsibility we take for our own health and well-being. It

clearly demonstrates that we have lost track of the basics: get enough sleep, exercise in the fresh air and sunshine, and eat fruits and vegetables as if your life depended upon it."

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Jewish Student Brings Civil Rights Case Against Berkeley ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 Jews in Bahrain, but the numbers dwindled following the 1948 riots and looting at the

Jewish quarter in Manama, and by 1967 there were only about 500-600 Jews left.

“Moment's" Sarah Breger mentions that the royal family tried to reach out to the Jewish community, making an effort to convince immigrants who had fled abroad to return, but the community’s synagogue that is mainly closed still brings rabbis from England for special occasions and while the Jewish cemetery is open, no local kosher food is available.

Ambassador Nonoo was educated in a Jewish school in the U.K., where she also received a BA in accounting from the City of London University and an MBA from the International University of Europe in Watford.

She married a British citizen, but

returned to Bahrain following the death of her father to run one of the family businesses. Nonoo is successful business woman, she does not wear a headscarf, she is the mother of two sons (Menashe and Ezra), and also promotes Bahrain's image as a country in which women “have a choice” whether to cover themselves or to drive (and since 2002, to vote, although there is only one woman elected to the Parliament).

Yet Nonoo is still often mistaken for the Ambassador’s wife at festive events – and in a recent CNN report on the clashes in Bahrain, in which her rare statement was mentioned, they referred to the Bahraini Ambassador as “he.”

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Governor Cuomo Accepts Recommendations from the Medicaid Redesign Team... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 vision to redesign the Medicaid program in a transparent manner, engaging health care experts and the public. The current health care system is unsustainable and these recommendations are an important first step toward reducing costs for governments and improving patient health care outcomes."

Steve Berger, former Chairman for the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century and a board member for the Partnership for New York City said, "This has been an extraordinary, but not perfect process. It is the first time that the state and providers have met together to reshape this program. We don't agree on all the details, but we agreed on a process for making cuts, building major new structures for behavioral health and moving, finally yet carefully, to

achieve the benefits of managed care."

Michael Dowling, President and CEO of North Shore LIJ Health system said, "New York has no choice but to reduce Medicaid spending, but it does have a choice of between reform or the continued across the board reductions that are not in the best interests of health care providers or the people they serve. These recommendations represent the better option for everybody."

George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, said, "This process has been a real partnership between the State, industry leaders and our service providers. The results of this effort will help preserve the quality of care for our most vulnerable residents."

Ken Raske, President of the Greater New

York Hospital Association said, "The recommendations of the MRT are groundbreaking for Medicaid programs across the United States. The inclusion of a global cap will clearly contain Medicaid expenditures. The process for arriving at these recommendations was thoughtful and required the untiring work of the team members. I thank Governor Cuomo for his foresight and leadership in making this happen."

Daniel Sisto, President of the Hospital Association of New York State said, "I want to commend Governor Cuomo for his leadership and vision in deftly addressing this enormously complex and important issue.

The MRT recommendations balance the need to address the state's historic budget deficit with the equally critical need to

redesign and sustain the Medicaid program.

The Governor's strategy proved to be a unique and effective method of generating the sometimes painful compromises necessary to secure approval of these recommendations. It is clear that these actions are necessary to protect a Medicaid program that would have collapsed upon itself had we not acted, and that is why I support them."

Elizabeth Swain, Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Care Association of New York State said, "I am honored to have participated in the critical work of the Medicaid Redesign Team. Though with challenge I believe New York will benefit greatly from the thoughtful reforms of this process.

In particular I am pleased to see the heightened value and importance of Primary Care and Patient Centered Medical Homes."

reasons converge in Libya to overcome legitimate hesitations. Working with international authorization, the U.S. government should fulfill its accustomed role of leadership and help Libya's opposition. However risky that course, doing nothing is yet riskier.

Mr. Pipes (www.DanielPipes.org), director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, taught strategy and policy at U.S. Naval War College. © 2011 by Daniel Pipes.

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Back to the Shores of Tripoli?.. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 Washington. Others include, from least to most ambitious: providing opposition forces with intelligence, logistical support, communications hardware, and training, sending them weapons; helping defend liberated areas; rendering Libyan airfields inoperable;

or actively fighting regime forces.

Taking these considerations into account, what advice to give the Obama administration? Help the Libyan opposition with aid and escalate as needed.

Humanitarian, political, and economic

"MEGILLAT HITLER," FDR, AND THE JEWS... CONTINUED FROM PAGE Nazis remains intact in North Africa” and urged FDR to eliminate the Vichy laws. “The spirit of the Swastika hovers over the Stars and Stripes,” Benzion Netanyahu, director of the U.S. wing of the Revisionist Zionists (and father of Israel’s current prime minister) charged. A group of Jewish GIs in Algiers protested directly to U.S. ambassador Murphy. Editorials in a number of American newspapers echoed this criticism.

At first, Roosevelt administration officials dug in their heels. Undersecretary of

State Sumner Welles insisted that technically, the region was no longer under Allied military occupation and the U.S. could not dictate how the local government ran things.

“The under secretary of state was perhaps right from a strictly formal viewpoint,” Prof.

Michael Abitbol noted in his study of North African Jewry during the Holocaust. “But he was strangely underestimating the immense influence wielded by the United States over North African internal politics.”

Eventually, under the accumulated weight

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of public protests, the Roosevelt administration made it clear to the local authorities that the anti-Jewish measures needed to be repealed.

The implementation process, however, was painfully slow. In April 1943, the forced labor camps in North Africa were officially shut down, although some of them continued operating well into the summer. The Jewish quotas in schools and professions were gradually phased out. In May, the racial laws in Tunisia were abolished. Two hundred Italian

Jews, who had been taken by the Allies to a Tunisian forced labor camp because they were citizens of an Axis country, were released after several months.

And on October 20, 1943, nearly a year after the Allied liberation, full rights for North Africa’s Jews were at last reinstated.

The victory that “Megillat Hitler” celebrated was finally complete.

Dr. Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, www.WymanInstitute.org

Cuba Sentence for Jewish Aid Worker Draws US Ire... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Prosecutors sought a 20- year sentence for the longtime development worker, who has been jailed since his arrest in Havana on December 3, 2009. US officials had contended from the beginning that Gross was

only setting up Internet access for the island’s small Jewish community.

Few details of the trial have been released, but the television report said Gross told the court he had been “used and manip-

ulated” by DAI, the Maryland-based company that had contracted him to work in Cuba.

DAI had a contract from the US Agency for International Development to conduct projects aimed at promoting political change

on the Caribbean island.

Since Gross was arrested, speculation has been rife that he is being used as a bargaining card by Havana in return for several Cuban spies in US custody.

Protestors Denounce Manhattan JCC’s Alleged Support of Anti-Israel Groups... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 eral San Francisco, what’s to keep the Jewish community of New York from following their example?

Jeffrey Wiesenfeld of Z STREET declared that the Upper West Side JCC “gives aid and comfort, the use of its website, and other cooperation to enemies of the State of Israel, to organizations that are connected with the BDS campaign, and the demonization of the Jewish people. This must not be permitted; there should be not one Jewish nickel utilized for this.” He went on to clarify his position, saying “We are not opponents of freedom of speech. These organizations have the right to exist, but they should

not exist on our dime.”

According to JCC Watch, the questionable groups with which Upper West Side JCC has ties include the New Israel Fund, B’Tselem, Human Rights Watch, and J Street. While none of these are BDS groups per se, some have been supportive of BDS. A recent article by Commentary Magazine’s Alana Goodman explains the anti-Israel connections of the Manhattan JCC’s partner organizations, saying that in a report on Israel, “Human Rights Watch called on the U.S. and European countries to withhold Israeli aid that went to the settlements. B’Tselem has reportedly accepted money from an outspoken BDS group called

Bubbes and Zaydes for Peace. New Israel Fund has given financial support to boycott organizations, and J Street gave boycott-promoters a prominent platform at its recent conference.”

At the protest, former UJA-Federation Chairman Irwin Hochberg called it “totally incongruous” for an organization that receives financial support from a Jewish organization like the UJA-Federation, to “do anything to denigrate […] the State of Israel.”

When asked about alleged ties to BDSaffiliated organizations, JCC Public Relations Director Erica Werber vehemently denied that any such connection exists. In a

brusque but direct statement to the media, she said “The JCC does not support BDS, and we do not partner with organizations that support BDS. We stand with Israel against de-legitimization and support open and respectful dialogue within our community.”

Other JCC supporters present were freer with their words, with one observer labeling Mr. Allen’s actions a “chillul Hashem,” or desecration of G-d’s name, by instigating conflict among Jews.

If, however, JCCWatch’s accusations hold water, we will see which is more profane: Jews protesting the actions of other Jews, or Jews aiding and abetting, or at the very least endorsing and publicizing, the enemies of the Jewish state.

Jones Lang’s Dyer Says Japan Disaster May Curb Commercial Property Rebound... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 according to an index developed by the MIT Center for Real Estate in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Investments in office proper-

ties, the largest part of the market, more than doubled last year to $41.6 billion, according to New York-based Real Capital Analytics

Inc., which tracks commercial property sales globally.

“Starting with large corporations, over the last six months we’ve definitely seen them recover their confidence, begin to start dusting off their investment plans and begin to move ahead based on a general sense that markets are recovering,” Dyer said.

Near record-low interest rates are luring buyers with the prospect of cheaper financing and higher returns. Lenders are beginning to sell distressed properties and loans as rising earnings give them a cushion to absorb

losses. Investors, convinced the worst is over, have pushed prices on commercial mortgage-backed bonds to the highest level in two years.

Commercial real estate transactions may climb 40 percent to $135 billion this year, Chicago-based Jones Lang, said on Feb. 2.

U.S. commercial real estate values, which fell 45 percent from the October 2007 peak to the trough in August 2010, have risen three consecutive months at the end of last year, according to Moody’s Investors Service in New York.

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Florida Senate Seeks to Tie Teacher Pay to Pupil Performance NEW LAW WOULD TIE TEACHER EVALUATIONS, SALARY, TO STUDENT GAINS ON FCAT, OTHER TESTS

BY LESLIE POSTAL AND KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY

their current contracts and could remain on existing pay schedules. But they could lose their jobs if they had several years of poor evaluations.

State Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, who is also the executive director of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, proposed a change that would allow new teachers to get three-year contracts if they had good evaluations.

"This recognizes the good teachers out there — the teachers that deserve a little more security than just going year-to-year," Montford said.

But his proposal was shouted down by the GOP-led Senate, which said long-term contracts were part of the current problem. Good teachers will keep their jobs and benefit from the new system, they said.

The bill is opposed by many Florida teachers and their statewide union, which calls it an "attack on teachers." he opposition this year, however, is not as fierce as last year when the Legislature adopted an even more sweeping merit-pay bill that was vetoed by then Gov. Charlie Crist. That bill led to teacher protests across Florida and a political fight between Crist and the Republican Party, which he later left.

Senators discussed the most-recent bill, SB 736, today clearing the way for a floor vote Thursday. Sen. Steve Wise, RJacksonville, the sponsor, said it would fix a broken teacher-evaluation system and end teachers' "iron-clad lock on tenure."

Too many Florida students still struggle academically, Wise said. "We need to make sure we have highly effective teachers for these kids," he added.

Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Sarasota, said the bill was needed because principals for too long have refused to take action against bad teachers, allowing them to move from school to school.

"Unless we put some teeth in something, the principals still don't have the courage to evaluate the teachers the way they need to evaluate them. They just pass them on," she said. "If principals would have done their job under the current system, we would not be standing here with this current legislation."

The bill is moving through the Legislature at a fast clip, with the House education committee also slated to take up its similar bill Thursday.

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_______________________________ Many teachers say the proposals show how little lawmakers value their work, despite a decade of improvement in Florida's public schools. They fear the plans would unfairly tie their professional futures to unreliable tests and would hold them accountable for students' whose behavior and home life they cannot control.

The state plans to develop a "valueadded" system that aims to quantify testscore progress while taking into account factors outside a teacher's control. But many educators are dubious such a system could encompass the range of students they teach and the range of experiences that students encounter off campus.

"I can do amazing things but the second the kid leaves my classroom and all those other things come into play, I can't do anything," said Laura Smith, a sixth-grade social studies teacher at Avalon Middle in Orange County.

Smith said the newest merit-pay bill, like last year's, feels like a "slap in the face" to public school teachers. "They don't value what we do, but we'll end up saying, 'We're here for the kids,' " she said.

The Senate bill would tie teachers' evaluations to their students' academic gains, as measured by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and other standardized exams, and then would use those evaluations to make decisions about employment and pay.

The goal, say lawmakers and state educators, is to change teacher-pay systems from one based on seniority and advanced degrees to one based on performance. They argue such a system will help districts put the most-talented teachers with the most-needy students.

The current system, where nearly all teachers — 99 percent last year — earn "satisfactory" evaluations does not differentiate between excellent and poor instructors and doesn't reward Florida's best teachers, they argue.

The bill would change evaluations for all teachers — and principals, too — requiring that at least 50 percent of a performance review be based on student growth on tests.

The state would develop a "value-added" system to judge growth using three years of data while taking into account factors outside a teacher's control, such as a student's absentee rate.

For new teachers, the bill would end tenure-like job protections, as all teachers would work on annual contracts, and create a new pay system that would give raises only to those rated "effective" or "highly effective."

Teachers already on the job would retain

“The principals still don't have the courage to evaluate the teachers the way they need to evaluate them.” _______________________________ "If you are an effective teacher, not only are you going to be rehired, but you are going to be rehired at a higher amount of pay," said state Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami.

Montford, who worked on the bill with Wise, said after the floor discussion that he was still unsure whether he would vote for the bill. The legislation is better than last year's version but still has problems, he said.

One of those is the cost, Montford said, as he worried the Legislature would not be able to provide money to pay top-notch teachers higher salaries in the current economy.

"But unless it is properly funded, it simply won't work," he said.

Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, also questioned the cost of the measure, which would require districts to develop tests for teachers whose courses were not covered by the FCAT. The federal Race to the Top grant program, through which Florida won $700 million, will pay for a lot of the statewide meritpay work, as it requires such provisions, too.

But that funding ends after four years.

Wise said districts will be required to pay for some of the merit-pay effort, but he also said most of the bill's provisions do not kick in until 2014. By then, he added, the economy should have improved and "we'll have the ability to do some of those things."

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Kutcher’s Launches “Sephardic Heritage Passover Getaway 2011”

n addition to the existing Passover program, Kutcher’s resort is expanding its reach into the Sephardic community, by offering a Passover getaway package that is specifically designed for Sephardim to enable them to celebrate Passover in the style and traditions that they are accustomed to while celebrating away from home in a lovely resort setting. The ”Sephardic Heritage Passover Getaway 2011” at Kutcher’s Resort is dedicated to providing Sephardic daily prayer services, Torah classes, and culinary delights that are true to the age old customs of the Sephardic community. All this in addition to the usual luxurious facilities at the resort which include golf, tennis, swimming, sports, children’s programs and much much more. Night activities at the resort will also feature Sephardic and Middle Eastern musical events to be celebrated as part of the Hol Hamoed headline concert activities at the resort.

Response has been overwhelming so far with participants from many diverse Sephardic communities already committed to attending the 2011 Passover trip, including

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fter Mauritius, Marbella, Sardinia, Courchevel, with Club Turquoise, it is possible to enjoy a dream destination, Cyprus Island, a luxurious setting at the Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Resort & SPA 5* luxury, and a strictly kosher restaurant which is under the supervision of the Beth Din of Paris.

Cyprus Island is renowned for its period of sunshine and the contrast of its landscapes, between sea and mountain. Located from 45 minutes flight from Tel Aviv and 4 hours from Europe, the Cyprus Island is in the crossroads of the East and the West, everything is convenient to idleness by the sea, and to the discovery its rich heritage.

The quite new Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Resort 5* Luxury brings in the Cyprus island an until then unequalled luxury, established on a spectacular site near the mythical Rock of Aphrodite offering sensational views on a hilly landscape strewed with olive trees, as well as on a brilliance of the Mediterranean Sea. A multitude of activities is proposed to you in the Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Resort 5* Luxury, which was awarded by World Travel Award of the best Resort of Europe for these sports and leisure activities.

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Kutcher’s resort Sephardic guests will be greeted and hosted during the entire 8 days

by Mr. Nissim Kontente, who is serving as the managing director and host for all Sephardic activities at the resort. Prayer services for the holidays and the Seder meals will be led by Rabbi Moshe Tessone of Yeshiva University, who will also be giving daily Torah classes at the resort. Rabbi Tessone will also be performing Sephardic music alongside Dudu Fisher and other renowned performers during the Hol Hamoed concert events.

Rooms are going quickly and spaces are limited as the resort anticipates many new families of Sephardic heritage joining among the distinguished guests at Kutcher’s for Passover 2011. Special packages and “Sephardic style” discounts are also available for large families with young children and for extended families needing multiple rooms as well. Do not be left out, call Nissim Kontente at 908 377 1087 to book your reservations as this Passover celebration getaway promises to be a unique experience for all participants. Hag Kasher Ve Sameah!

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Pilots Lock Down Cockpit, Declare Emergency in Panic Sparked by Jewish Prayer

The pilots of an Alaskan Airlines flight locked down the cockpit and declared an emergency after Jewish passengers were spotted engaging in tefilah in the middle of the Alaskan Airlines jet's cabin. hey radioed a security alert after passengers and flight attendants became alarmed during the Mexico City to Los Angeles flight. Police and firefighters were already on the scene when the Alaskan Airlines jet taxied to terminal two at LAX at 8:30 am Monday morning.

The men, who were Mexican nationals, were escorted off the plane and questioned

by FBI agents before being released and allowed to continue their trip abroad.

The drama began soon after take-off when a flight attendant thought the men were acting suspiciously by praying aloud in Hebrew and wearing what appeared to be leather straps on their heads and forearms.

These, of course, were part their tefillin (“phylacteries” in English), leather boxes containing pieces of parchment upon which

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“This incident is, sadly, nothing new to American passenger flights.”

_______________________________ are written sacred verses from Jewish scripture, in a style similar to that used for Torah scrolls.

This incident is, sadly, nothing new to American passenger flights.

Back in January of 2010, a Louisville, Kentuckybound flight was grounded when a teenager attempted to daven with tefillin on. Flight attendants panicked and assumed it was part of a terrorist plot.

Perhaps airlines should start requiring cultural awareness classes that would teach airline personnel, if not the difference between public prayer and a terrorist attack, would at least clarify some simple distinctions between Jewish and Muslim prayer rituals. May we suggest the name “Know your Semite?”

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March 18, 2011

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In advance of the Jerusalem Marathon, which is scheduled to take place on March 25, Mayor Nir Barkat hosted international media representatives on Monday for a special press conference which was held in the air and provided a magnificent view of the marathon's route and of the city in general. he view of our city from the air offers a perspective unlike any other and will allow journalists to best appreciate what will make this particular athletic event stand out for our city, our country and running in general,� Mayor Barkat said.

The press conference was hosted on a platform specially produced by the Dinner in the Sky company. During the press conference, the mayor, himself an avid marathon runner, introduced the variety of events that the municipality will be hosting as part of

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Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat: “The view of our city from the air offers a perspective unlike any other and will allow journalists to best appreciate what will make this particular athletic event stand out for our city, our country and running in general.�

Jerusalem’s first ever international marathon.

To date, close to 5,000 people have registered for the event, including over 1,000 participants from around the world.

The Jerusalem Marathon will be run throughout the capital city and will travel past many of the city’s most renowned sites and attractions including the Knesset, the Old City’s historic walls, Sultan’s Pool, Mount Zion, the German Colony, the Jerusalem Promenade, the Mount of Olives, and many others. Aside from the full (42km) marathon, there are also half marathon, 10km and 5km course options for runners.

Dr. Jane Katz to be Inducted Into National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Jane Katz, a world-class swimmer for more than 50 years who at age 67 continues to win championships around the world, will be among eight inductees into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on March 27. Katz will join nine other swimmers – including Mark Spitz, Dara Torres and Jason Lezak – in the Hall, as well as a roster of Jewish sports luminaries including Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, Red Auerbach and Howard Cosell. The ceremony will take place starting at 10:30 AM at the Museum, which is located in the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center in Commack, NY. atz is a rare Hall of Fame inductee in that she is still active as a competitor in her sport. In July 2011, she will compete in the 13th European Maccabiah Games in Vienna, Austria. Recent accomplishments include winning four gold medals at both the 2010 U.S. Masters Swimming National Championships and the 2009 World Senior Games, competing at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning 13 gold medals at the 2008 Maccabiah Games, and swimming in the 2008 Pan American Masters Maccabiah Swim Championships in Argentina. In addition, she has won a remarkable 34 All-American U.S. Masters Swimming titles, ten of which were long-distance championships.

Early in her swimming career, Katz helped introduce synchronized swimming to the Olympic games as a member of the 1964 U.S. Synchronized Swimming Performance Team in Tokyo.

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City University of New York in 2010. She began her relationship with CUNY as a student in 1961, and from 1964-1989 taught swimming at Bronx Community College.

Since 1989, she has taught thousands of students about the benefits of water fitness as a professor at John Jay College in the Department of Health & Physical Education.

She also teaches fitness and swimming to New York City's police and firefighters. In 2010, Katz was honored with a Distinguished Faculty Award by John Jay.

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555 8th Avenue, New York, NY OPEN 24 HOURS/7 DAYS With fulltime professional security. Great REASONABLE space avail. 42587366 RSF. Bldg renovated, incl new windows, A/C, sprinklers, light & bright w/sep freight ent on W38th St. Call owner 212-695-0005 or main office at 718-387-0500 1090

1060 NY APT FOR RENT. Wall St Area waterfront renov 1 BR w/ balcony, lux hi rise condo. 24 hr doorman, all amenities, $3700mo. Owner 973-540-0220

Apartment For Sale 1050

MANHATTAN 1050 CONDO FOR SALE NYC: 96th St W 275, 9H Condo by owner, 1 BR mint. New kit & bathroom, terrace, pool, health club. $750K, Maint $735/mo.

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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

Financial District: Beaver St 2nd Floor, 2500 sq ft, avail imm. Debra Rosenfeld 212-604-4744 1090

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1095

Manhattan: Small kosher restaurant for sale in Upper East Side. Priced below market value at $49K. For more info call 917-544-1103 1095

1080 Office to Share/ NY: Desk Space4 Avail $325.

Downtown Manhattan.

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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

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BROOKLYN 2045 Co-op for sale 1530 East 8th St: PEF Ave P. Apt 6G, 1 BR…180K. Maintanence545/mo.

Immaculate building. Quick super. Financially stable building. Minimum maintenance in 10yrs.

Call Dave/ Mercy 718-336-2021

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

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

House

Ave I/ East 29th St: Large 1 BR, newly renovated, new kitchen ad bath.

2nd flr. Low maintenance.

Asking $159K 347-850-4886

BROOKLYN Open House 3/20 2147 59th st btwn. 1+3 Fully detach brick Owner motivated Joseph 917-613-1443

2020

Boro Park: 12th Ave + 42nd Street: Double garage for rent, for storage only. $300 per month.

Call 917-593-0707 9050

Ave N-O/ East 23rd St: Newly renovated, 1 fam semidetached brick, 3BR, 3 bath, LR with fireplace, finished basement w/full bath, private drive/garage.

917-596-6932 2020

2045 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

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

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2020 3 Story Brownstone + bsmt on Albany Avenue off Park place. Serious buyers only. No brokers please.

ONLY $400,000 House in good condition.

347-388-8389 2020 E 15th St/ Ave P: 2 Family, newly remodeled, 3/3 finished basement, vacant & ready to move-in.

NO BROKERS. Owner 718-755-2135 2020 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

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

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2020 Midwood: $695,000 Great 3BR semi, DR, 2bth, 113 lot. Neuhaus Realty 718-979-3400 www.neuhausrealty.com

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

SEAGATE: Beautiful 2 family, new construction, semi detached house.

Private drive. 3 BRs/ 1 BR terrace. Full basement.

Ask $759K Call agent 718-680-9633 2020

2020 Marine Park: 3807 Avenue R. East 38/Ryder, detached private driveway, yard, 4BR, 1 bath, 1800sf. $589K 646-732-6620 2020 Fisk Terrace: OPEN HOUSE: Sun, March 6th 2:00 – 3:30pm 807 East 19th Street $910,000 #583 853 East 18th Street. $850,000 #586 www.MaryKayG.com 718-282-3141

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VERY LRG VICTORIAN HOME ON BEST STREET. WPAR-AROUND PORCH, EIK, 7BRS, 4 BTHS, PVT DRV. NEEDS SOME UPDATING. IT'S A WONDERFUL HOME. JUST RED $999K.

CALL JEANNE AT HOUSE-N-KEY REALTY

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REAL ESTATE 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

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

2020

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

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

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2040

BROOKLYN Warehouse for rent, near BROOKLYN COLLEGE. 4000sq ft with 20ft ceilings. 2nd flr office space. Currently has refrigerated storage.

Call 718-258-0006 2040

2040

2020

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

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

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

2040

2020

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

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

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

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

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

2040

GRAVESEND: New const 1000sf, full bth, adjacent to physical therapy ofc, ideal for medical.

718-382-8881 2040

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

2020

EAST NY, BROOKLYN: Large 2 Family Brick, semi quiet block, needs work.

Asking low $3K 646-753-1400 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 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 2020

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

2040 New cubicle space in the heart of Boro Park.

2nd floor officw with 4 cubicles, each comes with internet, telephone and all util incl. Fax & copier avail on per use basis. Bath & kitchenette available As well. $350/mo 212-400-7934 ext703

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

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

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

718-938-9899 2040

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

2050

BROOKLYN 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 2050

ESTABLISHED Daycare: FOR SALE. Great Opportunity!

Call 718-339-0755 or 718-677-7028 2050

BUSINESS FOR SALE: TRENDY WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE. Brooklyn.

Great location. Very busy. Near nail salon.

Established clientele.

Fully equipped. Must sell – Moving out of state. Great price!

Call owner: 347-424-7460 or 718-513-6664

2050

2050 Brooklyn warehouse for lease by owner. Ground flr, loading docks for three 50ft trucks. High ceilings, brick bldg, 24 hr surveillance, pvt entr, plenty of parking space, minyan in bldg. Exceptional oppty 3,100 sf $3000 or 2,000sf $2500. Free heat!

Free electric! Tenant must build own office inside space. Price is not negotiable! Only serious enquiries please.

Contact: 718-940-1597 2050 Boro Park: 58th Street/ New Utrecht: 2 story frame + basement + lot R5 Zone building 20x62. Asking $899K . 4 SEASONS RE 718-238-8222

Boro Park: Hi 30’s for sale by owner, corner building. 1 story, 80x85 lot. 1.5M Call: 347-424-1500 Lv Msg

2050

Rare opportunity! Motel for sale. 40 large rooms with kitchens. Ideal for yeshiva or institution.

Call 917-365-2037

2050

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

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

718-438-3736

2050

Williamsburg: Heart of 111 Lee Avenue: Bts Keap and Hooper. ALSO doctor’s office wanted.

Call 917-335-6001

2050

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: 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

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

Owner 917-440-7280 2050

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

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

2050 East Flatbush.

2 Family plus store.

Store vacant. $70 OBO. Call 917-803-8702

Williamsburg: Heart of 111 Lee Avenue: BTW Keap and Hooper ALSO Doctor’s office wanted.

Call 917-335-6001

2050

2035

House

For Rent

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

Apartment For Rent 2010

BROOKLYN 2010 East 9th/ Kensington: 3 BR, 1.5bths heat incl, 2 flights up, balcony, 3rd flr, private brock house. Reasonable.

Shomer shabbos.

718-972-3473

East 2nd/Aves N+O: Garage for rent. Good for 1 car. Shomer Shabbos.

718-614-9233 or 718-627-6155

2010

2010 SUNSET PARK RENTALS Newly renov 1BR apt, $1150. 41st between 4th and 5th Ave. Must meet income & credit req.

Heat & Hot water incl.

Call Mgmt: 212-994-2246 or 212-994-2247

2045 FLATBUSH Brooklyn College lg brand new 1BR w/balcony, lg LR, wood flrs, doorman, near trans.

No fees. $1595/mo 917-494-1520 or 917-337-5307

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

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

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 2010 Marine Park: 1 BR apt $1050/mo.

Call 212-752-2070 Ext 321 M-F 9-5

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

Midwood: 1174 East 18th Street, 719K. Semi detached 2 family, upgraded extra large.

Kitchen, granite countertops, new mechanics.

5 BR, 3bth, separate entrance. Call bkr 917-912-8669

2010

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

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

3000

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 2010

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

QUEENS/BRONX

2010

2010 Sheepshead Bay: 1 BR co-op apt near shopping, lovely community.

Call Linda 718-332-0777 ext6319

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

718-332-2849 2010

2035

Ave L/E 12: 2 family + basement, 2 car garage.

20x58 (25x90lot).

REALTOR 646-391-4211 Foster Ave, East 30th: 2 fam, 4 BR, 2 bth, bsmt.

17.83x40 (17.83x82 lot)

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

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

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.

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 2010

2010 Brooklyn, 60th Street: Bet 8th + 9th Ave. 1 BR, 2nd flr, totally renov, close to N train. $1100/mo 718-600-6317

FOREST HILLS KOSHER RESTAURANT FOR SALE:

4000SQFT, PVT DINING , LICENSED LIQUOR BAR, 50 TABLES, SALAD BAR, BSMT FOR STORAGE. GOOD INCOME. ASKING 525K. CALL

718-268-7777 3000 STORE FOR SALE, 10,000sq ft in Bronx, NY corner of Pelhalm PKWY and White Plains Rd. Two entrances, Very busy location.

Unbelievable rent.

Contact Alex 917-957-4313

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

NEW BRONX BAKERY FOR SALE. Close to precinct, 3 schls in immediate area. Fully optional, most equip new. Asking $110K 646-496-7885 3000

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

3060

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

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

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 2060

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

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REAL ESTATE 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

Washington Heights: Easy access to transportation, next to Ft. Truimph Park. Internet access, 6 months only, no couples, Women only.

1 BR room for rent.

Call 646-305-7678

2080

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

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 FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHOPS & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928

House

3020

For Sale

QUEENS/BRONX 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 3020

Belle Harbor 2nd from ocean 60x100 Views galore! 5800sf 4 Brs, WB frpic, cust ElK 3.5 bths call for details & appt…$1.9m L.Keating Realty 718-945-9267

House For Rent

5065

LONG ISLAND FAR ROCKAWAY: 1 + 2 BR apts, some with balconies, new kichens, closets, 24 Hour doorman, security cameras. Walk to all trains. Call Sherr @ Weissman RE 516-791-6100 or 516-297-7995 5065

TOPS REALTY Lrg 2 BR apts for rent.

Great location in Far Rock. Close to all transportation.

718-772-1467

5065

North Woodmere: All new 2 BR apt heat & electric included. Shomer shabbot. Close to Shuls and shops.

917-642-7879 Shay 5065

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

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

Property

For Sale

5070

LONG ISLAND 5070 GREAT NECK land for sale, 3 res lots on wooded pvt cul-de-sac.

Builders/ principals only.

516-443-2700

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

6000

SUFFOLK / L.I. HEWLETT TRAIN STATION. (1215 Station Plaza) 2,000sf, Ground FL (+1,800sf Carpeted Basement) $3,950 ALSO 1193 Broadway 1,000sf, $1950. Ben 212-685-6500 6000

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

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 6000

5080

Professional Offices: Nassau/Suffolk.

Hampton Bays: Psychiatrist office available, 3 days per week.

Hampton Afrium Medical Center. Speak with Robert Stafford 631-728-0432 6000

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

5065

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

LONG ISLAND CANDY / ICE CREAM/ COFFEE SHOP: Eastern Long Island, Busy, Great Buy. $139,900 516-523-4678 5080

SUSHI RESTAURANT TURNKEY - Already Set-up. Just needs Sushi Bar. Very Busy Port Jeff area. Low Down-payment.

Required. Pete 631-944-2067

5080

Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly.

Call: 631-655-9319

Central Ave, Lawrence: 3000sf good condition, busy corner. Parking attached.

Approved for food establishment. Call 917-975-7062

5080

Far Rockaway: 2BR, 1st FL, porch & patio, own thermostat, near shuls & schools. Avail Nov 15th.

516-643-9204 5065

5065 Central Islip/ Hauppange: Large, 1BR, grand floor, no pets/cats.

W/D, A/C near trans, exit57 LIE, 1200/mo + security deposit includes gas/ heat/ water. Quiet building, retirees. Serious inquiries only. Call owner 631-757-6959

Apartment For Rent

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

Apartment For Sale 5000

LONG ISLAND 5000 Woodmere: C/H col on ABC St. 6BR, 5 full bths, full kosher kitch, wood floors throughout, full finished basement with BR. Total house Renovation in 2004.

Call 516-640-8646

5080 CEDARHURST: BUILDING FOR SALE on CENTRAL AVENUE. 2 Story plus basement.

516-568-2170 – Owner

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

5080 WESTBURY – Commercial space 241 Post Ave. 2 story building. $350K 917-301-1625 5080VALLEY STREAM: Office building, 4300 sq ft, 1 block to LIRR and Sunrise Highway. Potential rent roll $81K. Ideal for Prof’l or medical 516-695-7222

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

5040

LONG ISLAND Lynbrook, NY: House for sale, 4 BR, 2bth, LR, DR, EIK, great location.

Reasonably priced, call owner. 516-945-5268

5040

5040 Bayswater: Brand new 2 family brick 3 over 3 bdrms, basement driveway, stainless steel appliances.

Walk to Shul. Only $5400 down. No closing costs. Owner / builder. 718-755-2135

HUNTINGTON WEST HILLS: 1 acre, beautifully landscaped, country col, updated 4 BR, 3.5 bth, FLR, DR, den, new kit, fin bsmt, 2 car, IGS. 631-692-9160 5040

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 5060

$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

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

4020

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

4020

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

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

Apartment For Sale 3080

House

For Sale Why rent, when you can own for less?

750sq ft liquidation sale. LYNBROOK office/ co-op for sale.

Completely renovated, 2 offices, 1 conference roo,, waiting area, bathroom, pool, gym, walk to LIRR. $119K must sell. $749 monthly maint 70% tax deductable.

516-359-4489 5080

House

For Sale

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

Apartment For Rent 3065

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

VACATION HOMES FOR RENT MONTICELLO: HIDDEN RIDGE HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGNER DELUXE HOMES. RENT, 2 BR, 2 BTH, BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED. CALL BROKER OSCAR PAVLOFF. WE HAVE KEYS. 845-794-3720 OR

SALE/

845-434-7792

Property

For Sale

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 6090 Montefiore Cemetery: 1 Grave, lot 187. Section H. Asking $900 or best offer.

Call 310-246-9666

House

For Sale

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

5040

(New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space.

Near train.Convenient to all.

Pat 646-369-9457

For Rent

6080

NY STATE 6080 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

STUDIO FOR RENT. Newly renovated, near trains + buses. $750 a month plus security.

914-879-7083 6080

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

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

NY STATE

4060

STATEN ISLAND

6090

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

914-715-3494

6060

NY STATE Vacation Village: 4 BR townhouse, 2 full baths, C/A fireplace, new siding and roof, large deck, in/ out pools, tennis courts. 718-614-9233 6060

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

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

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

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

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

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

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REAL ESTATE 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

Property/House

For Sale

ISLA VERDE, PUERTO RICO: Luxury apt by the beach 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, 1 parking, 24 hour security.

Call 787-727-7762 7030

7030 EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT Luxury garden apartment in new building on Ariozorov St. Stunning 3 bedroom apartment with private registered garden, luxurious finish, beautiful built-in carpentry, fully furnished, 2 full bathrooms, private covered parking, storage room elevator. Dov Shapiro 052-5533-739 Ilana Nelson 0545-341-403

Aruba Oceanfront: Marriott Surf Club. 2BR 2BA deeded time share.

Buy Easter week $36,900, others avail. Rent week before Easter. $36,000 419-360-7319 7030

7030 Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Vacation/retire in Costa Rica. 1 Block from beach, short walk to town, cunning 2BR cottage, lrg Jacuzzi, pvt, quiet & secure. 4 apts generate rental income for min cost of living. For pics go to: http://public.fotki.com/happy dayapts $200K. FSBO No agents 203-987-8603

7030

OUT OF STATE 7030 HOUSE FOR CONNECTICUT. LITCHFIELD: Pristine colonial 3br/ 2.5ba, 2cg/2300SF, NEW ROOF, remod kitch, hwd flrs, fireplace, heated porch, $395,000 FSBO. Call 860-361-6332

Massachusetts, MA Winthrop by the Sea. Brand new 900sq ft, 2 BR condo. Incredible Ocean Views, minutes from Downtown Boston. FSBO $275K. 781-581-0031 7030

BALTIMORE: MAGNIFICENT CONDO! 3 BR, 3.5 BTH condo w/over 3,000sf. Convenient to shuls, shopping & bus, elegant LR & DR, huge den, kosher kitch, laundry in unit. SHARON ZUCKERBROD Long & Foster C: 410-599-5303 O 410-583-5700

7030

7030 Mt. Pocono LOT ON LAKE Pocono Country Place Gated Commun. w/ Amen. $45.5k. Call 570-688-5334 or 718-447-8448

WISCONSIN – MADISON, WI: Monroe St., New 1 & 2 BR condo, underground garage, trader joes + 30 shops. From $279K 608-577-2451 david@kellerrealestategroup.com 7030

7030 Virgin Islands: St John Weston Resort, 1BR condo, March 512, sleeps 4, $2500.

Call 412-561-3966

7030 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

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

Call 561-738-9772

7065

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

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

Bristol, CT-31 unite RR $250k. price $2mil. Great potential and opportunity.

Owner: 718-258-6096 Leave msg, Frank.

Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale

7060

OUT OF STATE UPSCALE ITALIAN RESTAURANT. DAYTONA AREA-FL: Very low rent. 10 yr lease.

Excellent reputation in business. Local clientele. $249,000.

Call Moriss at 386-235-5002 7060

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

Colorado: WON’T LAST!! 42 Acres Evergreen. Temp reduced to $500,000 if settled in March (save $34,000).

Gated driveway, easy access to DIA, Denver, skiing. Buy to Build or invest. www.123FoxRidge.com John 303-679-1674 7050

7050 Dry Cleaning Plant in 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

Kosher deli/ Restaurant for sale in Waterbury, CT. $25K Call Michael 203-528-7382

7060

VIRGINIA – BEAT THE BANK!! Distresses real estate portfolio REO prices on prime properties. MUST SELL!! Residential lots 200+ cannot replicate 25ac Commercial @1 Million below appraisal. High growth & employment area 100% Bank financing available 540-840-7614 OWNER 7060

7060 SHAWNEE, PA Timeshare. Ridge Top and 1 week in July. Nego.

Call 321-726-0504 or 516-884-3745

Shalom Memorial Park: Crypt in Mosada 3.

Includes interment open and closing. Asking $2,900. 215-480-3622 7060

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

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.

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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

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

Mexico-Isla Mujeres Island CARIBBEAN ISLAND LOT. Double lot on bluff overlooking stunning Cancun Bay. Unrestricted views.

Fantastic value! Listed at $449,000.00 Email: AirlineEconomics@msn.com or Call 281-799-4120 7030

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

7030

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

Available For Rent

9/15

7065

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.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY • FINANCIAL SERVICES • LEGAL SERVICES Business Opportunity

7070

7070 Manufacturer of automatic car wash equipment is looking to put you into your own cash business.

Find your site and we do the rest. No franchise fees. Visit us on the web at www.washngo.com or call 800-344-8700 New distributors welcome!

7070 GOLD MINE – Profitable, operating placer mine seeks capital /loan/JV/equity for expansion and permitting of additional mines in Oregon and Nevada with proven reserves. $2 million minimum. Geologist reports and proven reserves.

Principals only.

Paul 503-670-1093 www.paulvaden.infop www.aumine.com 7070 LIME, OREGON DREAM PROPERTY: Scenic Mountain for sale with river frontage. Previous limestone quarry with reserves of 250 million tons of spec lime.

Fully permitted for any kind of industry. 950acres 80 miles from Bois, ID. Only 60 acres have been used. 80 acres suitable for development.

On/off frontage to highway I84. Functional 1.5mi rail spur.

1MW power in place. Water rights. Commercial capacity gas pipeline. Can support 5MW wind power. Scenic area. 4 cement silos 9” thick x 60’.8s silos 9” thick x 25’ x60’. Price $2 million.

Paul Vaden 503-670-1093

7070 RACING MUSEUM CONTENTS – Nevada vintage open wheel racing museum; Indy, sprint, midget, aviation. Cars & memorabilia $2.5 million www.vintageopenwheel.com 702-530-2610

FOR SALE – Commercial insurance company serving businesses in Manhattan for details.

Call 646-438-9186 or 917-797-0360 7070

Hardworking Intelligent young man wants to buy a multi-family dueling needs $765,000. Can afford to pay 6% interest. Will sign personally! Please call Zack at 718-344-5109 7070

Invest in RE Foreclosures NYC area exp brokers need partners for purchase and rehab, 18% return per annum, secured/ very safe.

Todd 516-710-3374 7070

7070 Global Commercial Capital: letters of credit, documentary and standby 24 hour approval.

International clients welcome. Commercial / Real Estate mortgage and bridge loans. All 50 states. Approval based transaction strength.

Call 800-315-9040 or 001-405-445-3535

Investment Property.

Protect your investment.

Experienced Property Management company with proven results, available to manage your multifamily or commercial property in eastern PA or central NY region. References available. Please call 917-545-4245 –Over 500 units and 300,000SF currently under management. – Online and up to date access availability to your information. – Call us for a free analysis of your investment property 7070

Recreational Watercraft Rental.

Business FOR SALE on ATL area lake CF $210K/Sale price $795K. 770-540-8199 7070

9050 Capital wanted: GOLF, tennis, all sports. #1 sport scientist has world’s best high tech systems. By far. We can OWN Entire world of sports training. More info see Cambridgegolfscience.com Call 617-682-0470

Business Opportunity: Great opportunity! Looking for entrepreneurial and ambitious woman to Partner with in my Home-based business.

High income potential. Call 7070

CAPITAL WANTED .

Earn 11% - 15% NOW ON RE. Feldman Prop Prntrs needs several investors to purchase upscale foreclosure homes. Deals avail now. Investment returned w/i 9 mos. 20 yrs exp.

201-726-5016 7070

THE FASTEST GROWING FOOD SECTOR ON THE PLANET A Canadian owned & estab aquaculture company in the Baja California, Mexico $50 - $60 million.

Potential/yr 5 years out. $Ms invested & most infrastructure in place. Proven management. Mex gov is fully supporting.

The future of global marine food production. lapazaqua@gmail.com 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

Propriety School, the first of its kind in NYS. Licensed by the Dept of Education seekes investor/ partner.

Call 917-821-8684

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 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

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

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 7080

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

Ready for financial freedom? Visit www.inklingswealth.c om Don’t miss this!

Call 786-472-5601 or 727-642-3300 7070

Lifetime: Be your own boss!

Soup to nuts! Complete contents of greeting cards store, thousands of gifts, cards, toys, balloons, shelving, racks, register, etc. Retiring after 35 years.

Call 347-884-3459, 718-745-5666 No offer refused!

One price takes all!

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

Call 858-768-9956

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 203-522-4265 EARN A POTENTIAL $10K+ MONTHLY simply by inviting people to our special Six Figure Webinar!

NO selling. NO explaining. NO convincing. NO closing.

FAST EASY MONEY. We do all the WorkYOU make all the $$$’s! Watch the FREE webinar right now: www.WebinarTycoon.com – Then Call Dave on: 404-277-3536 7070

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

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

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

800-991-0229

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

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

7070

7070

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

Returns of 8% to 10% Annually IRA approved accredited investors only.

866-323-2596 Lv msg w/name Email: researchedinvestment@gmail.com 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

Financial Services

7080

7080 CREDIT REPAIR & DEBT RELIEF: Settle your credit card for as low as 10% of your balance. Repair your credit and get a 740 credit score. We settle business loans as well as Business credit cards.

Call 718-874-0178

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

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

8010 COUNSELING: Talk Therapy, Personal Counseling, Vacational Guidance.

25 Years of Experience in the Above.

Susan Teeman 917-881-1583 7090 Massage + Reflexology for complete relaxation and relief from aches + pains. Contact Chaya WOMEN ONLY 347-756-0205

Tutors

3005

3005 HEBREW TUTOR: Manhattan, Brooklyn And Queens.

Beginner or advanced.

347-480-0950 Email: shanibengal.nyc@gmail.com 3005 A unique Method of skill based teaching together with the healing powers of reflexology. Will help your child gain all age appropriate academics + developmental skills.

Individual + group sessions available. Special introductory rates. Contact Chaya 347-756-0205 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

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

Uri! Uri! AWAKEN! AWAKEN! Prana Mandir Yoga Studio 4 West 43 rd Street, 501

Meditation Class: every Monday at 6PM

Shabbat Service: every First Friday at 8PM

Psychotherapy: Rabbi Robert Teixeira, L.C.S.W.

212-961-1745 Info@AwakenAwaken.org

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

3005

Retired university professor, math, chemistry, physics “My motto is: Basics come first” Manhattan, Upper West Side.

Please all: 212-662-2324 Tutoring for all levels!

3005

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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Music

8000

8000 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

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

8010 Nurse LPN. Medicaid provider seeks private duty or Medicaid case. Good references available.

718-581-9786

I am a LPN – private provider w/8 yrs of hospital & home care exp.

Seeking a private duty or Medicad homecare case – pediatric or adult.

Days/ Nights, Any boro. Have car, Will travel.

Call 718-581-8570 8010

Home Health Care Aid seeks job, experienced, references, live in/out.

Brooklyn or Manhattan.

Call 646-359-1299

8010

Companion Aide. Live in, Good references.

Kosher experience.

17 years, experience.

973-592-6081

8010

Goldstein Home Care Service. Live in/ Live out or hourly.

Companion Aide 732-788-1974 8010

Tutoring

3005

3005 Tutor Available: Experienced New York City Board of Education.

Teacher will tutor your child. Elementary and middle school levels preferred. Please call 347-866-4774 Reasonable rates

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

Reliable Nurses’ Aide w/10 yrs exp.

Will care for you in your home. Refs & good driving record.

Seek job Asap.

Call Babs 407-936-4863 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

CHAUFFER: Driver, courteous, reliable with a clean driving record. Solid Refs.

Seeking a position.

(Amazingly Talented Person) Contact 917-771-3405

8010

8010 CAREGIVER with 10 years experience to care for sick or elderly. Have own car, good references.

Call 267-236-5664

Chauffer: 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

Live-in. 7 Years exp.

Very good ref. Would consider live in/out.

Call 347-869-1956 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

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 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

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 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 Administrative / Executive Assistant Part time/Full time.

19 years experience.

718-805-1448 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 a certified HHA seeking live-in/live-out 5-7 days a weeks. Many years experience. Excellent references, familiar with Kosher dietary laws.

Valid drivers license.

Available immediately.

Call 646-737-6685 Throughout The Tri-State Area.

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

Call 646-339-1702 8010

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

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

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

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

8010

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

OUTSIDE SALES. Commission based. Great opportunity!

Call 347-850-0770 8015

TEACHERS NEEDED. Boys middle and HS in Queens, math biology, social studies, Hebrew language, 15 minutes from Brooklyn.

Call 347-204-8658 or 718-732-1200 For appt. please fax resume to 718-732-1900 Leave name and contact number.

8015

Clothing store in North Carolina & Tenn. are looking for motivated sales people experience preferred. Long term, room to progress, must have valid US working papers.

Eldar 818-325-7555 eldar_benlo@walla.co.il or 865-430-3310 8015

Looking for religious Jewish workers in the “HASHGACHA” field.

Kosher supervision. Option for training to become a “SHOCHET” opening availale fully Certified SHU”S Midwest locs: NE, MN, WI Call 303-810-8011 moshedenver@aol.com 8015

DOMESTIC HELP WANTED. HOME HEALTH AIDE NEEDED. Certified experienced 5 days/week, must have car. 516-3794283 Merrick, NY 8015

HHA looking for live in/ out position to take care of elderly. Call Yvonne 240-595-5626

8015

8015 Buyer/ Managing partner wanted for newly renovated. Fully equipped.

Turnkey Glatt Kosher, LI catering hall. Seats 300, long lease reasonable rent.

Attractive terms. Call 516-450-7323

AARP FOUNDATION WORKSEARCH Are you…age 55 and older? Unemployed? Low income? Unemployed? Low income? Resident of Queens? Looking for permanent? AARP Foundation WorkSearch, Senior training Program can help!

Please call 718-433-0010 Ask to speak with an employment specialist.

8015

8015 Work From Home Earn cash generate $500 daily to your home returning phone calls. 888-345-9849

TEACHER DIRECTOR with NYS teacher’s certificate in edu.

For small Brooklyn daycare center.

Call 718-385-0571

8015

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

Call 516-450-7323 8015

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 8015 Buyer/ managing partner wanted for newly renovated, fully equipped turnkey. Glatt Kosher LI catering hall. Seats 300. Long Lease, reasonable rent.

Attractive terms call 516-450-7323

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

8010

917-692-7191

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

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

8015 Licensed electrician in New Jersey and Long Island looking for partner.

Call Zvi at 646-739-8771 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

Work from home Complete training & support. Contact Sammy 646-812-2574 Partner/ Salesperson for jewelry mfg business.

Knowl. of Internet sales.

Willing to travel.

212-575-9590 Home attendant Fulltime or part time.

Felxible hours. Live in or out. Experience required.

Good salary. Call 917-676-1309 or 347-512-8229 HELP WANTED Saleslady with some sales exp needed for fabric Store.

Call 718-436-5849 or 347-743-7339

Cleaning Services

8045

S+S Rubbish Removal: All clean up. Yard / Basement/ garage. Free estimate. S+S Rubbish Removal, Demolition.

Shomer Shabos.

Call 347-404-1643

9015 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

Personal Assistant wanted: P/T Upper East Side Manhattan. Female business woman needs male assistant. Great opportunity for the right person.

Please call for an interview. 646-387-3801

8015

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

8015

Office manager/ Buyers & sales agents with Experience for busy RE management office.

Call 917-921-3467

8015

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

8045 Simply the best: Employment Agency, we offer eldercare, companions, housekeepers, babysitters, al with excellent references and experience. Licensed and board agency.Live in/out 718-332-7608

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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SERVICES & MISCELLANEOUS Home 8081

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

Selling all 5 Boros + LI

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

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 8080

Improvement

8080

Modin: Luxury beautiful 4BR, 2.5Bth penthouse, beautiful view from 2 balconies. 2 car indoor garage including Storage room. $630K Call 212-290-2200 or 212-947-4717 Btw 12-7pm 9000

Painting, sheetrocking: 20 years Experience.

Insured. No job too big or too small. For quality, Call John today at 718-898-7560 or 917-359-4579 9000

Contractor: All kinds of jobs plus windows, plumbing, carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161 8080

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

718-426-2167

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

24HR Service 8080

Exterminators 8075

BED BUG SPECIALIST Professionally Dry Clean: Clothing – Linens – Drapes.

Discreet and reliable.

Pick up and delivery/ Unmarked van.

Call toll free!

1-888-241-2199 8075

8075 M + K Pest control: Special price for bedbugs, senior discount.

Reasonable + reliable services. Licensed and insured. Call 917-304-8777

ingramo@earthlink.net

20 PASSENGER MINIBUS YEAR 2000. PLUS ELECTRONIC HANDICAP DOOR. EXCELLENT CONDITION. GREAT PRICE 917-482-5580 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

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

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

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

Autos 9030

LARGE REWARD LOST AFRICAN GREY PARROT RUBY

LOST IN GRAVESEND/BENSONHUR ST ON 2/13/11 PLEASE CALL ANYTIME

917 204 9170

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

12/31

Whole House: Contents includes 4 BR sets, living room, dining room, den and more! Excel quality.

718-757-0975

9040

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

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 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

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 9040

Selling 9040

DRY CLEANERS for sale in Boro Park.

Asking $95K. Please call 347-585-6943 9040

FOR SALE: 1985 47 Passenger MCL Coach Bus, ALSO 1 year supply of groceries for free, plus one month tour in new 2010 motor home anywhere in the US (Driver provided). The bus has passed inspection and has valid plates. Asking $30K Payment Plan Available.

Call 917-216-8379 9040

2003 Toyota Forara, fully loaded interior immaculate silver bodied.

45,000 miles routine maintenance. Price negotiable – 8,500 CD changer, leather heated seats, premium JBL sound system. Call owner 516-297-4583 or email bnespola@gmail.com 9030

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

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

9028

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

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

Donations 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

9040 HUGE QUANTITY of porcelain and ceramic tile leftover from large job. Call Vlad at 561-222-3221

9040

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

Lv Msg. 9030

8075-

9030

HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!!

Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin 646- 671- 3906

1997 ROLLS ROYCE. Silver Spur. Pristine condition. 10K miles $67,000. Jet black exterior. Light Beige Leather Exterior.

508-400-3354

9030

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 9040

9040 Aerostar Aircraft 600 1975 New Paint , new interior updated avionics, many extras.

Hangared $195,000/ 954-873-5169 or 954-434-6222

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 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 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!!

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

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

Other

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

9050 Palstering ans Drywall expert: All types of Home Improvements.

Call Al 215-676-2861 LicC87434

Business Cards, Logos, Postcards, Etc…Trust LH Design & Printing for affordable business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, logos and more. Visit us at www.lhdesignprint.com, Please 2Email: lhdesignprint@aol.com or Call us : 1-888-909-9855

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

516-808-1214

9050

9050

9050 KORN’S TORAH TRUCK - We provide Truck/ Generator, Music, Sound System, Shupah (on wheels), signs, torches, Flags + peck lach (for the children) Music in your shl. Music at the Seudah. SHULEM PAYSACH KORN: 845-642-7204 OR 845-354-5591 WWW.TorahTruck.com 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. Seller will pay shipping costs.

For more info: 956-742-5502 To book: 956-577-3801 www.merrybandresort.com

Mt Ararat, Farmingdale: 8 Burial plots for sale. $12,000 Best Offer 516-466-4432 or 631-466-1635 9050

9050

TSP & Security Pro *Security camera system start from $1299 installed *Flat TV wall mount installation *Interco, home office network FREE estimate 917-373-2062 We speak Hebrew too.

9050

Shabbatonim: For school groups, simchas, Yomim Tovim and family get-togethers at the beautiful grounds at campgovah.

Available 4/1 – 7/1 and 8/29 – 10/01. A/C and heat, carpeted, paneled, full baths, amenities, as low as $75 per person. Call today! 917-734-4495 9050

Aircraft for sale Building for rent Call 336-292-2579 Ext 6 - Ask for Frank 9050

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

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 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 No Charge Shipping 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

9050 SEEKING INFORMATION ON HENRY HURWITZ editor of the MENORAH JOURNAL for scholarly monograph. Please contact Prof Lewis Fried at dalamerica@aol.com 330-673-7292

Prominent Middle Aged Rabbi with recommendations looking to say KADDISH + learn MISHNAYOT every day, the 1st year after petira + Every yahrtzeit.

347-743-8578

9050

9050 US / Israel Stamp Collection for sale by private collector.

Unique + very rare collection of stamps from Israel and USA, nearly every stamp of Israel is included.

US stamps includes large collection of rare stamps in Mint condition.

845-782-2223 jg@thejnet.com

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

Michael J Marra Inc – Gutters! Gutters! In business over 30 years! New installations, cleanings and repairs. Copper gutters available. Licensed and insured. Credit cards accepted. Free estimates.

License Numbers: Nassau: H0100-50-0000 NYC 1269837 800-719-1299 9050

9040

9050 INTERNET PHONE SERVICE starting at $3.79 monthly. Business, residential, full service, full featured. Free calling card.

New or existing phone number 800-657-5314 www.nargle.com

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

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

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

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:

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New Jersey Apartment For Sale 9055

Marriott Fairway Villas at Seaview, Absecon, NJ: 2BR, 2 baths, floating week, Elizabth Arden spa, pool, golf on premises.

Atlantic City Beaches nearby. 908-431-5157 9055

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

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

718-974-5550

Apartment For Rent 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.

Apartment for rent, NJ, 2nd floor in private house. 2 BR, Lrg LR, lrg kitchen. Includes heat & hot water, lrg closets. $1,150 201-659-5574 Apt for rent Oradel: Renov Victorian 3 BR/ LR/ DR/ EIK, 1.5 bth sun room/ 2 car gar + includes aupare apartment w/ EIK full bath/ mini kitchen/ LV Bdrm.

Close to trains/ Bus. $3300.00 Contact 203-241-2243

Proper ty

For Rent

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

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

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

9065

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

9050

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

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

Proper ty

For Sale

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

9065

Alpine Treetops: 9 miles from GWB. 4bd/4bth amazing updated modernist on 2 private ac. Views, pool, 13K taxes, best schools. $2,974,000.

See WebID NS110210769 Alpine 9 mi to GWB. 4bd/5.5 bth, 1.5 private acres. Best site, architecture, finishes, appliances.

Energy efficient. Taxes 15k. $3.85M 201-750-0372 See Web ID NS1102091197 9065

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

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

Philadelphia, PA Are you looking for a clean remodeled 3BR, 2 ba shore house colonial 2.5 blocks from the beach. New roof, kitchen & bath, parks 5 cars.

Asking $339,900. Call 973-464-5561

Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent

9075

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

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

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.

Amp/480Volt 215-990-1252

Property/House

For Sale

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 7030

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

7060

WholesaleForeclosures4Investors.com

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

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

Help Offered

8010

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.

Other 9050

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7065

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

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

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

Call 201-836-8745

9050

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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Israel

9000

9000 Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 star Ramada.

Sleeps up to 8. In/ out pools. $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838

Ramot Beit: Charming spacious 6+ rooms cottage spectacular view, garden patio, quiet lane, in amazing anglosaxon, modern Orthodox community!

050-873-2442 or 02-586-3242

9000

9000 Jerusalem: Best location 3 min to plaza and great synagogue, 5 min to Mamilla and 15 min to kotel, stunning 3BR luxuriously furnished balcony with stunning view, private elevator, 2 car gar.

Available holidays!

VIEW ONLINE: www.akivaiz.com or call owner 917-582-9441

Box Haifa: Luxurious, new, 8-room house in Alonei Abba (15mins from Haia), option for 2 separate units for clinic/office/ dwelling. Immediate.

Tel 052-220-0207

9000

9000 Ramat Beit 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

Israel Nadlan Cachol Lavan: In the western section 430/270sm newly renovated and unique penthouse. Very attractive, good conditions.

6,900,000 NIS. Negotiable Yigal 052-253-5746 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 Jerusalem: Lux 3 BR hotel apt, 20 min walk to kotel, kit, DR, LR, pool.

Avail for Pesach 347-721-7722 9000

All types of properties available: Looking to buy apts or invest in Israel?

Many options avail.

Call my new number 011-972-52-763-1845

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

9000

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

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

9000

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

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

8 rooms, 2 bth, large EIK, porch, good location. 011972-3-677-6127 yoram1123@gmail.com

9000

New Villa very high quality. Stunning, 210sq M corner center of Omer, 2floors 052-758-8102

9000 162 Hanasi Street: 5 rooms plus asement, price $1,650,000 USD. Call 054-348-1277 Not on Shabbat

Lev Yerushalayim: Hotel suite, Kosher Kitchen $89 yrock3@gmail.com 972-77-234-5672

9000

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 9000 Jerusalem: Private Suite in 5 star Ramada sleeps up to 8. In/Out pools $250/night. Albert 514-803-8838

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 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

9000

NEGOTIATOR: EXPERIENCED NEGOTIATOR AVAIABLE TO REPRESENT YOU ANYWHERE IN ISRAEL. CALL TOLL FREE. CONSULTATION 052-773-0076

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

TALBIEN: FOR SALE luxury bldg, investors wanted for 200 sqm apt.

EVA AVIAD

054-499-9043 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 9000

MALCOLM GREEN WITH DENNIS MODDEL INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR Our 2nd exciting tour of

Mystical Ireland 28 June – 7 July 2011 Book with deposit by 30th March for only US $ 2,600 including all land transport, entrance fees, hotels and food.

Per person in a shared twin (single supplement US $ 550) (land only)

Includes: 3 daily freshly prepared Glatt Kosher meals Kosher supervision by Rabbi Stewart Weiss (Chicago, Ra’anana) Staying 9 nights at the luxury 4* Carlton Shearwater & Dublin Airport Hotels (www.carlton.ie) Touring includes visits to: Dublin, Wicklow, Connemara, Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Galway, Limerick, Birr Castle, and much more

For further details, please contact: USA: 9543813160 kosher.experiences@gmail.com www.kosherservicesworldwide.com

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 REAL ESTATE IN ISRAEL. INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT. MORTGAGES FROM 7096 AND UP. Simcha Teitelhaum 917-474-7440 simchatb@gmail.com

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March 18, 2011

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Florida Real Estate

For Sale

9080

9085 Bal Harbor, FL: Luxurious 1 BR condo with terrace, Ocean and city view, heated outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, gym, valet, kosher kitchen, 24/7 security, walking distance to shul and shop. Call owner 305-761-0537

9080 Condo for sale Boca Raton: 55+ community with active clubhouse + theater, swimming, pools, gym, tennis courts + (2) synagogues. 2 BDRM/ 1 ½ Bth completely renovated, all tile, custom counter tops. New bathroom, $65K Contact Marty 914-953-8988 Will email pictures.

FLORIDA REAL ESTATE The following propertied are located in Clearwater area, near Gulf of Mexico.

For more information, or pictures, on any of the 3 properties, call Virgil at 727-410-1205 Immaculate townhouse two blocks from beach. 2 BR/2bth, fireplace. 2 car garage, furnishing included. Reduced to $209,900 Attractive “Florida” 2BR/2bth home. 4 minutes to bch. Screened lanai.

Orange trees. 30 golf courses in 30 miles. $237,000.

One BR/1 bath condo.

Safe neighborhood. Walk to restaurants, grocery, hospital, etc. five minutes to bch. Reduced to $39,900 9080

9080 Delray Beach: Int’l Club Condo (Huntington Lakes/ Clubhouse) 55+.

Move-in ready, spac corner unit, 2BR, 2bths, EIK, enclosed porch. Steps from shopping w/glatt kosher supermarket and orthodox shul. Motivated seller 201-981-8094 or 561-715-7086

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 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 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

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

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

CONDO FOR SALE. Miami Beach, The Alexander, 5225 Collins.

Newly renov all marble 2 BR, 2 bth. Spectacular south side Ocean Bay view. All new SS appliances, closets & wsh/dryr. 516-369-0419 9080

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

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

Real Estate

For Rent

9085

Miami Beach: Collins Ave/ 36th St, beautiful 3.5 room condo ready for pesach, 2 bath, Porch facing ocean.

305-534-6706 9085

9080 Excellent Oppt: Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, magnificent 850sq ft studio, sleeps 4-6 renting daily/weekly.

Avail short/long term.

Call 347-804-4666

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

Miami, FL: Tower 41 Luxury Apt. Monthly or weekly. 514-991-3964 9085

Kings Point, Delray Beach: 2 BR, 1.5 bth apt for rent.

Short term/ Long Term.

Weekly/ yearly.

Call 845-536-1080

9085

9085 Boyton, FL: Direct Intercoastal million $$ views 2BDRMS/ 2BTHs, 55+ close to beach + shopping.

3 month rental @ $2600 a month.

Contact 203-453-3164 9085 Boca Raton/ Century Village: Beautiful 1 BR, 1.5 bth, new appliances, enclosed porch. Great location. Call 917-749-7135

9085 For sale: One of the largest Glatt kosher supermarkets in southeast FL. Catering, butcher, deli, produce dept. huge potential. 561-317-0274 9085 Miami Beach/54th St Collins Ave: Fabulous, 1 BR condo on top Floor Overlooking ocean, Shul in building. Avail Daily/weekly or monthly.

917-349-9471

Miami Beach: 41st, 1BR, 1.5bth furnished, cond o for rent or sale.

Large LR and porch.

Beautiful view.

914-522-4636

9085

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.

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

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

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

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

9080

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

North Myrtle Beach for sale1 bdrm, 1 bth, pool.

Asking $85,000 Call: 718-661-1286 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

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