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BY DAVID GOLLUST The U.S. State Department said Thursday it has credible information that Iran is helping the Syrian government quell anti-government protests. Meanwhile a top U.S. diplomat is returning to Bahrain to try to ease a conflict between authorities and protestors there. ran has at least in public statements, praised protest movements in Arab countries. But officials here say that it is actively helping Syria in efforts to quell persistent demonstrations against the Damascus government. The State Department comments follow a Wall Street Journal report Thursday quoting U.S. officials as saying that Iran is providing the government of Syrian President Bashar
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Israel’s tourism is holding steady for the upcoming Passover and Easter holidays despite the turmoil in neighboring countries and recent terrorist and rocket attacks. About 250,000 visitors are expected during “holy month” - about the same number as last year.
al-Assad with gear to suppress crowds, and assistance in blocking and monitoring protestors’ use of the Internet, cellphones and textmessaging. The Iranian government used such tactics to violently put down a local protest movement last year, and the Wall Street Journal said its support for the al-Assad government reflects its concern about the prospect of losing a critical regional ally. At a news briefing, State Department Acting Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said while the Iranian government has “obvious problems” with its own human rights record, it continues to play a meddling role in the region. “We believe that there is credible information that Iran is assisting Syria," said
assover begins this year on the evening of April 18 and lasts eight days outside of Israel, and seven days in Israel. Easter falls on April 24 in both Western and Orthodox Christianity, with Good Friday occurring two days earlier. The week encompassing those days, which also includes Palm Sunday – April 17 – is known as Holy Week. Passover is one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar and begins with a festive meal, the Seder, on the eve of the first night of the holiday when the biblical account of the Israelites’ release
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Colombia signed a bilateral Open Skies agreement last week, according to a report on the Port2Port website. he agreement was signed between Avi Ben Hur, Deputy Director of International Relations in Israel’s National Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) and Dr. Santiago Castro Gómez, Director General at UAEAC, Civil Aeronautics of Colombia. According to the report, the newly signed agreement will expand air traffic between Israel and Colombia, by allowing airlines of both countries to offer direct flights between Bogota and Tel Aviv and to code-share flight between Israel and Colombia. Israel and Colombia will benefit from the agreement since it will allow flexibility and easy transport of passengers between the two countries. Colombia has close diplomatic ties with both Israel and the United States. Israel is a prime exporter of weaponry to Columbia and the two countries cooperate in the fields of security and
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April 22, 2011
Two PFLP Members Arrested PA DEFINES “PALESTINE”: for Itamar Murders
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ISRAEL UPS SECURITY AS PASSOVER HOLIDAY BEGINS Two young Palestinians with connections to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine have admitted to killing five members of an Israeli family on March 11. he pair came from the Palestinian village Awarta, which lies less than a mile from Itamar, the community in which they stabbed to death three of the Fogel family’s five children and the parents as they slept. The gruesome nature of the murders horrified Israelis and leaders from across the political spectrum called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. Palestinian and international leaders also condemned the act. “Scenes like these - the murder of infants and children and a woman slaughtered cause any person endowed with humanity to hurt and to cry,” said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Details of the murders, made public on Sunday, point to their barbarism. The two youths entered the Fogel home and first
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ast week a PA TV program for teenagers included a short video clip which opened with the words across the screen: "Palestine: We will return one day to our home," and then followed with a series of pictures of cities and regions in Israel, with the names on the screen, including: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Galilee, Negev, Caesarea, Acre, and Jerusalem. PA TV also showed a picture of Masada but incorrectly labeled it "Jericho Mountains." The picture of the Galilee, though not labeled, was of the ancient Synagogue in Capernaum. The Christian Bible cites the Capernaum Synagogue as a place where Jesus taught on the Sabbath. [Luke 4:31-37] After the showing of the Israeli cities and regions, the PA TV host said: "This [video] is our gift to Palestine and to all the Palestinians inside and outside, and throughout the world." At a recent Fatah event in the presence of Mahmoud Abbas and many other senior PA officials, a Palestinian singer defined Palestinian land that "I am returning to" as spanning from Rosh Hanikra, in Israel's north, to Rafah in the Gaza Strip in the South, and from Haifa, on Israel's Western coast to Beit Shean Israel's Eastern border.
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Thousands gathered for the funeral of the Itamar murder victims. stabbed Yoav (11) and Elad (4). They then entered the parents’ bedroom where they knifed and shot Ruth and stabbed her husband, Udi. The two then killed three-month-old Hadas. The 17 and 18 year olds who carried out the attacks and re-enacted them for investigating officers expressed no remorse about their deeds. It seems the two were acting on their own initiative rather than on orders from PFLP leaders. “The murders of five family members including a three-month baby constitute a clear war crime and a crossing of all red lines,” IDF Spokeswoman Lt.-Col. Avital Leibovich said in a statement. Meanwhile, Israel’s police force announced thousands of police officers and volunteers would patrol throughout the country during the Passover holiday, which begins on Monday night.
Video capture from the Fatah program. The following are the words of the song at the Fatah event: "We commit and promise to stand behind you, oh Mahmoud Abbas, until Judgment Day. I am returning to you, the purest land, oh land of the free. No matter how long the nights of exile, I am returning to you, oh land. From Rafah to Rosh Hanikra (northern Israel) our coast, and Beit Shean (Israeli city). Above your soil, oh my land, is a picture of Garden of Eden. From Rafah to Rosh Hanikra our coast, and Beit Shean. Above your soil, oh my land, is a picture of Garden of Eden. From Rafah to Rosh Hanikra, north and south, are the picture's borders. From Haifa (Israeli city) and Tantura to the [Jordan] valley (i.e., all of Israel). I am returning to you, the purest land, oh land of the free."
New York Times Sees ‘Sad Irony’ in Terrorists Killing Terrorist Sympathizer BY ALEX SAFIAN, PhD Vittorio Arrigoni was, in plain terms, a terror tourist. He wandered the world looking for radical causes that would give his life meaning, eventually hooked up with the like-minded and pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement, and found his calling in supporting not just Palestinians, but specifically the extremist terrorists of Hamas. Inevitability he also adopted an extremely anti-Israel line, writing in his blog numerous times that Israel is “apartheid” and accusing it of “using weapons banned by international treaties” and passing “relentlessly racist laws.” o surprise then that his murder in Gaza, at the hands of a terror group even more radical than Hamas, was the occasion for hagiography in the New York Times. On the front page below the fold, Fares Akram and Isabel Kershner began their report with these sympathetic words: For Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian proPalestinian activist who friends said fought peacefully for justice, the end was as violent as it was incongruous. ("Killing of ProPalestinian Activist in Gaza Deals a Blow to Hamas," Apr. 16, 2011) Supporting Hamas is fighting peacefully for justice? A few days ago, on April 7, Hamas fired a highly advanced and deadly anti-tank missile (a Russian supplied Kornet) at an Israeli school bus – a clearly marked yellow schoolbus – injuring the bus driver and gravely wounding the only passenger, 16-year-old Daniel Viflic. Daniel died of his wounds on Sunday, April 17.
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Is this the peaceful justice that the Times credits to Vittorio Arrigoni by uncritically quoting his friends? And considering the extreme violence practiced by Hamas, not just against Israelis, but also against fellow Palestinians, such as those from the rival Palestinian Authority, how could the Times possibly term as “incongruous” any violence involving Hamas rule? The Times continued with their hagiography:
Mr. Arrigoni had dedicated his life to people he saw as oppressed, beginning his work as an activist right out of college and in recent years writing a blog and a book from Gaza. He was well known in Gaza City for his willingness to take chances to help make his case for the Palestinians ... Mr. Arrigoni first began championing causes in Africa and Eastern Europe, switching his attention to the Palestinians only later. In a video posted on YouTube, Mr. Arrigoni said he came from a family of partisans. “My maternal grandparents fought and died against the occupation, another occupation, the Nazi occupation of Italy,” he said. “Probably for this reason it’s in my blood, my DNA, to push and struggle for freedom and human rights.” In contrast, the Times has quoted no such kind words about Daniel Viflic, the schoolboy who was so gravely wounded in the Hamas bus attack a few days ago (and who died on April 17). In fact his name has never graced the pages of the New York Times (according to Nexis and Google searches). The Times did mention the bus attack in their article on Arrigoni, but only as a vehicle to generate more sympathy for the Italian, who was worried that the attack by his Hamas friends would provoke a response from the Israeli army: In an e-mail to [a friend], he wrote, “I am very tense, exhausted, if [the Israelis] don’t kill anyone in the next 24 hours, I am getting out Thursday. Your V.” So for the morally obtuse New York Times, a terror attack against a schoolbus that left a young boy mortally wounded, ends up being used to evoke sympathy for a defender of the terrorists who carried out the attack.
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Death Penalty Unlikely for Budget, Timeline Approved for Itamar Massacre Terrorists Moving IDF Bases to the Negev Defense Minister Barak: Moving IDF bases to the south will turn the Negev into a strategic asset for Israel
Israel is very unlikely to mete out the death penalty for the two terrorists who slaughtered five members of the Fogel family, but calls are mounting to make it mandatory in such cases. sraeli civilian law allows the death penalty only for Nazi criminals, and the only time it has been implemented was for Adolf Eichmann. Military courts could impose a death sentence on terrorists in Judea and Samaria, which are under military law, but this has never happened. Chava Chai, the neighbor of the Fogels and whose house was the first to be entered by the terrorists while the Chai family was away for the Sabbath, told The New York
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The government approved on Sunday (Apr. 17) the timeline and budget for moving IDF bases to the Negev Desert. Illustration. The government approved on Sunday (Apr. 17) the timeline and budget for moving IDF bases to the Negev Desert. According to the decision, the budget will total 19 billion shekels – seven billion for a communications base being moved to Be'er Sheba and 12 billion for an intelligence base being moved to the LakiahOmer area.
taken out of use: the intelligence bases at Tel Haim, Dolphin and Tel Baruch, the orderly camp in Ramat Gan, the fuel base in Ashdod, the maintenance base at Beit Dagan and secondary buildings at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. By the end of 2019, six other bases will be taken out of use: Glilot, Tzrifin, Kfar Sirkin, Tel Hashomer and the fuel base in Nesher. Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday: "This is a national process unprecedented since the founding of the country. Moving the IDF to the Negev is a national opportunity for development and for establishing the Negev as no longer a burden but rather a strategic asset for Israel."
he communications base will be moved by the end of 2017 and the intelligence base by the end of 2018. The money will come from the sale of the land of 14 army bases in central Israel that are being taken out of use. It was also decided that by the end of 2014 the following seven bases would be
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Syrian Protests Continue Despite Promises by Assad Hundreds of people rallied in a town in southern Syria on Sunday, calling for greater freedom during protests on Syria's Independence Day. rotesters in the town of Suweida chanted "God, Syria, Freedom!" Activists used social networking sites to urge Syrians to demonstrate against the government despite a promise by President Bashar al-Assad that decades-old emergency laws will be lifted within a week. Mr. Assad made the announcement Saturday during a speech broadcast nationwide. Syrian demonstrators have been demanding an end to the emergency laws, which give security forces sweeping powers to carry out arrests and detentions. Protesters took to the streets again after the president's speech. Mr. Assad said that Syria's stability is a priority, and security forces need additional training on how to deal with protests.
Syrian security forces have fired on demonstrators in some instances. Human rights groups say more than 200 people have been killed during the government's crackdown on protests. Last week, Mr. Assad unveiled a new Cabinet and ordered the release of people detained during recent protests in measures seen as a bid to ease growing unrest. In Saturday's speech, Mr. Assad said
Thousands Hear Rebbetzin Jungreis Speak in France "A Jewish awakening is taking place before our very eyes", declared Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, founder and president of Hineni, the internationallyrenowned Torah outreach organization, upon the conclusion of her four day speaking tour in France. ddressing thousands of Jews in Beis Chaya Mushka in Paris, the grand theater of Neuilly, and the theater in Lyon, Rebbetzin Jungreis said with great joy, "Our people are coming home to Hashem. Throughout France, I addressed a number of audiences, and even though the great majority of Jews in attendance were secular, the eternal message of the Torah reached their heart and soul." Prior to her lectures, audiences at each venue were treated to the powerful and inspiring new documentary on Rebbetzin Jungreis' experiences during the Holocaust, entitled, "Triumph of the Spirit" in which she imparts the faith and trust in Hashem that were taught to her by parents and grandparents during this nightmarish period. Addressing the increasingly hostile environment that Israel finds herself in and the dramatic rise in anti-Israel sentiment that is at the epicenter of the global campaign to de-legitimize and isolate the
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Mr. Assad made the announcement Saturday during a speech broadcast nationwide: Syria's stability is a priority, and security forces need additional training on how to deal with protests. unemployment - particularly joblessness among youth - remains Syria's biggest problem. He said young people unable to find jobs become frustrated, and - in his words "turn away from the aspirations of the state." He urged the new Cabinet to consider measures that could create more jobs. Syria has been ruled by the Assad family since 1970, when the current president's father, Hafez al-Assad, became head of state. He died in 2000. The Emergency Law effectively limits most constitutional protections for individual citizens in Syria by banning demonstrations, controlling the media and allowing eavesdropping. It has been in effect nearly 50 years.
IRAN SECRETLY AIDING CRACKDOWN ON SYRIA PROTESTS Continued from Cover Toner. "I’m not going to get into details about that material assistance, but it’s of real concern to us.” Toner said if the Syrian government, which has spoken of its interest in reform, is turning to Iran for help, it “can’t be very serious” about it. As the same time, he called Iran’s encouragement of Arab protest movements, especially in Egypt and Bahrain, “hypocritical” though he said U.S. officials have not seen any indications that Iran is playing an “active role” in helping the mainly-Shiite Bahrain protest movement. The spokesman said Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will return to Bahrain next week to try to help bridge the gap between Manama government, a key U.S. ally, and opponents. Feltman was in Bahrain last month trying to broker talks between the monarchy and protestors when the government launched a violent crackdown. He was reportedly denied access to key government officials on the eve of the move by security forces, but Toner said the chief U.S. Middle east diplomat is confident he’ll be able to play a constructive role. “We continue to have conversations with the Bahraini authorities and across the political spectrum in Bahrain," said Toner. "Certainly, we’ve been candid in voicing our
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Esther Jungreis: “Our people are coming home to Hashem. Throughout France, I addressed a number of audiences, and even though the great majority of Jews in attendance were secular, the eternal message of the Torah reached their heart and soul.” through logic and rationality, he can convince the world of his right to exist as a nation, this has been disproved time and time again.” She added that, "In every period of history, Jews believed that the formation of yet another political movement based on secular concepts would lead to their salvation. Be it Communism, secular nationalism or even Herzl's Zionism, the Jew soon learned that none of these ideologies would save him." Re-igniting the "pintele yid", (the Jewish flame) that lies in the soul of every Jew, the Rebbetzin exhorted her audience to "return to Hashem" and to "embrace a Torah life" as the only clear choice for our individual and national survival. Tears filled the eyes of her audience members as she reminded them that the Torah states that they are "an exalted nation" whose mission is to "pay honor to their G-d" through serving Him with love and dedication. "It's not that I'm the greatest speaker", the Rebbetzin said in a private interview, "It's just that I speak from the heart. I have spoken before many hostile audiences in the past but what I've learned is that no Jew, no matter how far removed he or she may be from their faith, or no matter how antagonistic he or she is towards their identity as a Jew, there is no Jew who is not receptive to the word of G-d. There is no Jew who does not hunger and thirst for Hashem's wisdom."
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner Visits Iraq Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner that Iraqi security forces are ready to protect the country.
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oehner made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday. It was his first to the country since he became speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in January. Mr. Maliki said in a statement released by his office that Iraq's armed forces are “able to bear the responsibility of maintaining security.” He also said Iraq looks forward to strengthening cooperation with the United States in the areas of training and arming forces. About 47,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq to train and advise Iraqi forces. The United States plans to remove the last of its troops from Iraq by the end of the year. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, during a visit to Iraq earlier this month, said the United States is willing to keep some soldiers in Iraq past the withdrawal deadline if Iraq requests it. U.S. forces have been in Iraq since a
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Gates: U.S. Help for Israeli Academic to Assume Leadership of Influential Mideast Activists Tempered by American Think Tank Security Interests
Daniel Pipes, who founded the Forum in 1994 and has since then served as its director, will remain full time at the Forum, where he will now serve as president. r. Karsh, a research professor at King's College London, is already editor of the Forum's flagship publication, the Middle East Quarterly. He will relocate to Philadelphia. Mr. Karsh is among the most original and accomplished historians of the Middle East active today. His groundbreaking study Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East 1798-1923 (Harvard, 1999) challenges the widespread belief that modern Middle Easterners were hapless victims of predatory imperial powers, showing that, in fact, they were "active participants in the restructuring of their
BY AL PESSIN U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sounded a cautious tone on the United States’ ability to help democracy advocates in the Middle East. Gates used what was expected to be a routine speech at a library opening Thursday to send a message about the difference between moral support for the activists and what the United States can and should do based on its national security interests.
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Islamic Imperialism: A History (Yale, 2006); Arafat's War (Grove, 2003); Fabricating Israeli History: The "New Historians" (Routledge, 1997); The Gulf Conflict 19901991 (Princeton, 1993); Saddam Hussein: A Political Biography (The Free Press, 1991); The Soviet Union and Syria (Routledge, 1988), and Neutrality and Small States (Routledge, 1988). He earned his undergraduate degree in Arabic language and literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and his doctorate in international relations from Tel Aviv University. Mr. Karsh has served as a research analyst for the Israel Defense Forces, attaining the rank of major and held several academic posts before joining King's College in 1989 where he founded the Middle East and Mediterranean Studies Program. He has appeared as a commentator on all
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t is a thin line many U.S. officials have been trying to walk for months now, since people in several Middle Eastern countries began marching for freedom. President Barack Obama has made clear the United States supports the spread of democracy, and has urged leaders in the region to accept reforms, with mixed results. Some analysts and members of congress have criticized him for not doing enough to help the demonstrators, while others have criticized him for putting U.S. interests at risk by encouraging the fall of allies in the war on terror, including Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak and Yemen’s leader Ali Abdullah Saleh. On Thursday, speaking at the opening of a library at the home of the first U.S. president, George Washington, Secretary Gates tried to explain what he called the persistent "dilemma" U.S. leaders have faced for more than 200 years between the desire to promote America’s values and the need to protect its interests.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sounded a cautious tone on the United States’ ability to help democracy advocates in the Middle East. "It is vital that we speak out about what we believe and let the world know where we stand, even as we do what we must to protect our interests and our security," said Gates. "The most successful leaders, starting with Washington, have steadfastly encouraged the spread of liberty, democracy, and human rights. At the same time, however, they have fashioned policies blending different approaches with different emphases in different places at different times." Gates acknowledged that doing "what we must" has sometimes meant working with what he called "some of the worst violators of human rights," even as American leaders
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April 22, 2011
The Jewish Voice
Aging Service Advocates Oppose Mayor’s Cuts: “DON’T CUT CASE MANAGEMENT TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS”
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Former Comptroller Alan Hevesi Sentenced to Up to Four Years in Prison CONVICTED IN PENSION FUND KICKBACK SCHEME
A coalition of aging service advocates lead by the Council of Senior Centers and Services (CSCS), Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), United Neighborhood House (UNH), CityMeals on Wheels, the Human Services Council, and UJA-Federation assembled on the Steps of City Hall to inform the public and to speak out against the proposed cuts 6.6 million dollar cut to case management. 6.6 million dollar cut would leave home bounder older New Yorkers alone and venerable. Fatima Goldman, Executive Director/CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies stated: “Case management is vital and links seniors with essential services such as entitlements and benefits, medical services, home delivered meals, home care, and many other supportive programs. Case managers are lifelines for isolated, homebound elders, and in some instances have saved seniors’ lives when they have faced physical, financial or emotional abuse and neglect. Due to the expected growth in the elderly population as well as the current demand for services, we urge that funding for this core service be restored and baselined,” Baselining is a budget word which means that the Mayor allows the case management funds to remain in the Department for the Aging (DFTA) budget so there is not a cut and the funds flows into the budgets of case management agencies immediately. This will ensure continuity of services to home bound elderly New Yorker. Cara Berkowitz, Director of City and Public Affairs, UJA-Federation of New York:
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An elderly demonstrator asks why she must keep coming back to save her senior center. “Case management services are a lifeline to vulnerable seniors who otherwise could not perform daily tasks, such as cooking and cleaning, on their own. These seniors have made invaluable contributions to the City of New York through decades of work and raising families and the city needs to honor its commitment to care for these clients in their time of need.” Marcia Stein, Executive Director, Citymeals: “Case management agencies are the entry point for home delivered meals and the social workers they provide are an essential support to an increasingly frail elderly population, most of whom live all alone. These agencies should be spared the inefficiency inherent in lobbying the City Council
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Former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi walks to a court appearance in Albany, N.Y. Hevesi Admitted Accepting Nearly $1 Million in Exchange For Approving $250 Million in Pension Fund Investments lan Hevesi, former Comptroller of the State of New York, has been sentenced to a term of one to four years in prison, the maximum sentence available by law for his crime. Hevesi pled guilty in October 2010 to a felony for his involvement in a pay-to-play kickback scheme while the head of the state Comptroller’s Office. “Today, Alan Hevesi was appropriately punished for abusing his position as New York’s Comptroller,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “Hevesi brazenly sold access to New York Pension Fund investments—a betrayal of the public trust that went to the heart of his duties as Comptroller. Today’s sentencing decision will help achieve my office’s principal objective of restoring New Yorkers' faith in their state government. I’d like to thank Governor Cuomo and his team in the Attorney General’s Office for their work on this matter.” In a statement to the press, current New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said the sentencing of Alan Hevesi “is a welcome and just conclusion to a years-long saga. Mr. Hevesi betrayed the trust of all New Yorkers. His sentence is clear evidence that this type of criminal behavior will not be tolerated.” Hevesi was sentenced last Friday before Judge Michael J. Obus. In October 2010, Hevesi pleaded guilty to a felony charge of receiving reward for official misconduct, a class E felony, for receiving nearly $1 million in gifts in exchange for improperly favoring and approving $250 million in pension fund investments in private equity fund Markstone Capital Partners, L.P. Today’s sentencing decision was the second stemming from the long-running investigation by the Attorney General’s Office into corruption involving the Office of the New York State Comptroller and the state pension fund. Last month, Hevesi’s former political advisor, Henry “Hank” Morris, received the maximum allowable sentence of one to four years in prison after pleading guilty to a Martin Act felony charge for his role in the pay-to-play scandal.
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admitted that he accepted nearly $1 million in gifts from Elliott Broidy, a founder of Markstone Capital Partners, L.P., (Markstone), as a reward for giving preferential treatment to Markstone’s investment proposal. Hevesi violated his fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of the beneficiaries of the pension fund by favoring and approving $250 million in pension fund investments in Markstone. Broidy, a friend and fundraiser for Hevesi, pleaded guilty in December 2009 to a felony charge of rewarding official misconduct in connection with the nearly $1 million in gifts he gave to Hevesi and other officials at the Comptroller’s office, so that he could obtain investments in Markstone. Markstone has agreed to return $18 million in management fees to the pension fund associated with these investments. Broidy, who will be sentenced in the coming months, has also agreed to pay $18 million to the State of New York as part of his plea agreement with the Attorney General’s Office. Hevesi further acknowledged that during his tenure as Comptroller, he was aware that Morris was a paid placement agent in connection with pension fund investments, that Morris steered pension fund investments to friends and political associates, and that Morris solicited campaign contributions from financial firms who appeared before the pension fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION The investigation has resulted in eight guilty pleas to date. In addition to Hevesi and Morris, the Attorney General’s Office secured guilty pleas from former Chief Investment Officer David Loglisci; former Liberal Party Chair Raymond Harding; investment advisor Saul Meyer; hedge fund manager Barrett Wissman; unlicensed placement agent Julio Ramirez; and venture fund manager Elliott Broidy. These defendants are scheduled to be sentenced in the coming months. Attorney General Schneiderman recognized the work of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, who prosecuted this investigation during his tenure as Attorney General. He also thanked New York State Inspector General Ellen Nachtigall Biben, former Special Deputy Attorney General for Public Integrity, who has been cross-designated as a Special Assistant Attorney General for these sentencing proceedings
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WAR ON TERROR
The Jewish Voice
April 22, 2011
WAR ON TERROR Italian pro-Palestinian Activist Kidnapped, Murdered in Gaza No Longer Content Bombing Israeli School Busses, Palestinian Terrorists Now Murdering Their Own Supporters Salafist group of radical Islamists killed an Italian activist after kidnapping him in Gaza, a Hamas security official said on Friday. "The Italian was killed by suffocation and his body was found in a street of the city of Gaza," a spokesman for the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip said. Two suspected kidnappers were arrested and security officials are looking for accomplices. Foreign aid workers in the enclave earlier named the man as Vittorio Arrigoni and said he was an activist with a pro-Palestinian group called the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), who was also working as a journalist and writer. In a video posted on YouTube, the Salafist group said it had taken him hostage in order to secure the release of an unspecified number of their members who had been arrested by the security forces in the Gaza Strip. It said it would execute him if their demands were not met by 5:00 pm (local time) on Friday. "We kidnapped the Italian prisoner Vittorio and we call on the Haniya govern-
ment... to release all our prisoners," it said, referring to Hamas Premier Ismail Haniya and naming an imprisoned jihadi leader called Sheikh Hisham al-Suedani. "If you don't respond quickly to our demands, within 30 hours from 11:00 am (local time) on April 14, we will execute this prisoner," it said. Hamas spokesman Ihab al-Ghoussein
BY MAAYANA MISKIN The Gaza-based terrorists fired an anti-tank missile at the bus Daniel was riding in as it drove near the Nahal Oz crossing, close to the Kibbutz Sa'ad junction. The attack took place shortly after dozens of children had been let off the bus, and only Daniel and the bus driver remained on board.
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aniel sustained head wounds, shrapnel injuries and major blood loss in the attack. He was airlifted to Soroka, where doctors fought to save his life. At the time of the attack the Ramat Beit Shemesh teenager had been on his way to visit his grandmother, who lives in the Negev. Daniel's health deteriorated during his stay in intensive care. His father Yitzchak said Tuesday that the situation was “very critical,” and “There is nothing we can do now but pray.”
D Video claimed to be of Vittorio Arrigoni tied up and blindfolded was posted on YouTube. branded the murder a "heinous crime which has nothing to do with our values, our religion, our customs and traditions" and said "the other members of the group will be hunted down and the law will be applied". "When news of the kidnapping of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni became known security services went on general alert and the investigation has led to a member of the group who gave away the other members and showed the place where the activist was kept," he added on television reading a statement. "The security services moved competently and quickly and found the body of the hostage who had been killed several hours earlier in an atrocious way according to a forensic doctor," Ghoussein said. The West Bank-based Palestinian leadership earlier called for the "immediate and unconditional release of this foreign activist who is working in support of the Palestinian cause and people". "This action does not help the just cause of the Palestinian people. On the contrary, it harms it," a statement said. The kidnappers identified themselves in the video as belonging to a previously unknown group called The Brigade of the Gallant Companion of the Prophet Mohammed bin Muslima.
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______________________ Daniel’s mother Tamar: “I talk to him. I tell him, 'My child, be strong. Be strong, Daniel. Soon you will come home, in a few days. Everything will be fine.” ______________________ His mother Tamar told the Hebrew-language daily Ma'ariv, “I talk to him. I tell him, 'My child, be strong. Be strong, Daniel. Soon you will come home, in a few days. Everything will be fine.'” Supporters have spent the past several days praying for Daniel's welfare and raising money for his family, which closed the family business temporarily in order to be at his side. ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
IDF Gaza Division: “We Continue to Hold Hamas Responsible for All Fire Coming from the Gaza Strip” BY JONATAN URICH Col. Amir Avivi, Deputy Commander of the Gaza Division of the Israel Defense Forces explained that Hamas is responsible for terrorist activity in the Gaza Strip no matter what organization claims responsibility for it and that Hamas is not doing enough to stop it. hile the IDF has not yet ascertained exactly who was behind this weekend's shooting at Israel's southern communities, “we continue to hold Hamas responsible for all fire coming from the Gaza Strip," said Col.Avivi, on Sunday (Apr. 17) in an interview with Army Radio. Col. Avivi believes Hamas is not doing enough to stop the continual fire from the Gaza Strip, as it has the power to prevent it. "Hamas is responsible for all shooting from the Gaza Strip toward the State of Israel. It doesn't do enough to stop it and we expect it to gain control over the situation and confront other terrorist organizations," said Col. Avivi. Col. Avivi addressed the murder of the Italian human rights activist, Vittorio Arrigoni, killed by Al Qaida terrorists sometime during the course of last week (Apr. 1016). Col. Avivi said that the IDF has no absolute indication about the identity of Arrigoni's killer, but said there are "complex conflicts exist between Jihad operatives and Hamas and, sadly, he was a victim of these conflicts. I can't say if this has to do with Al Qaida but Hamas is definitely bothered by the Jihadists' presence in the Gaza Strip." He also mentioned that "Hamas is not doing enough to stop terrorists from becoming more powerful. To gain control they need
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Col. Avivi believes Hamas is not doing enough to stop the continual fire from the Gaza Strip. Archive photo: IDF Spokesperson
to stop them. We predict internal, armed conflicts between Hamas and other terrorists." To calm residents of the South, the Deputy Commander of the Gaza Division said he invites all residents of Israel to continue with their daily routines and to visit southern Israel. "We invite everyone to travel to the South and enjoy its amazing sites. It is very important to heed the Home Front Command's instructions, but we gain strength by continuing our daily lives. My family and I plan to visit the South, and I think all of Israel can feel calm," concluded Col. Avivi.
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April 22, 2011
IRANIAN THREAT
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Iranian Threat Bahrain: Gulf Troops Needed Against Iran Threat Bahrain's foreign minister says troops from neighboring Gulf countries will stay in his island nation until its rulers believe that threats from Iran have eased. halid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said the Gulf force is needed to counter what he called a "sustained campaign'' by Iran in Bahrain. Bahrain's Sunni monarchy last month invited 1,500 troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help battle a Shi'ite uprising. Sunni Gulf leaders, including Saudi Arabia, believe unrest in Bahrain clears the way for greater influence by Shi'ite powerhouse Iran. Bahrain's Shi'ite majority has been staging demonstrations since February, demanding more freedom and equal rights. Bahraini officials say the protests are backed by Iran. Tehran has denounced the deployment of a Saudi-led force to help prop up Bahrain's monarchy and condemned the crackdown. Iran on Friday demanded that the United Nations Security Council protect opposition activists in Bahrain. In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he envisions the emergence of a "new" Middle East, without the influence of the U.S., Israel and their allies.
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Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa: Gulf force is needed to counter what he called a "sustained campaign'' by Iran in Bahrain. Akbar Salehi asked for "a serious and immediate action by the Security Council over suppressing people's demands in Bahrain using military force". VOANEWS.COM
Special Ops Team Hits Top Iranian-Hamas Arms Smugglers in Sudan In accusing Israel of killing the two passengers of a Hyundai Sinai near Port Sudan Tuesday, April 5, the Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti alleged a missile was fired from an aerial drone or a vessel on the Red Sea. According to a report by DEBKAfile, sources indicate that a special operations unit landed by sea and used a surface missile to hit the car and kill two top handlers of the Iranian-Hamas arms smuggling network in Sudan. The assailants waylaid the vehicle as it drove through the Kalaneeb region on the only blacktop road running through the Sudanese desert between Khartoum and Port Sudan. EBKAfile’s article goes on to say that the passengers killed in the car did not arrive at Port Sudan airport by air, as previously reported, but by road from the northeastern Sudanese town of Atbara, which lies 344 kilometers north of Khartoum at the meeting-point of the Blue and White Niles. This town of some 120,000 inhabitants is the base of operations of one of the largest and most ruthless arms smuggling networks operating out of Sudan. This network's long and murky record goes back to the 1980s and 1990s when it served Al-Qaeda. Its top operatives include members of the Masoud al-Qosi clan, some of whom joined up with Osama bin Laden and quit Sudan with him when he returned to Afghanistan in 1996. One of Bin Laden's bodyguards, Ibrahim al Qosi, has spent the last seven years at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial. Over the years, Iranian and Hamas agents were given a niche in the expanding Sudanese smuggling ring to oversee the execution of the deals they commissioned for smuggling arms into Gaza. Those agents recently withdrew from direct involvement and deputized network members to handle the route to Gaza. Its most recent commission was the covert transfer of mustard and nerve gas consignments which Hamas and Hezbollah buyers purchased with Iranian funding and
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direction from Libyan rebels in Benghazi and which were bound for Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The "merchandise" had reached Sudan from Libya in convoys under special Hezbollah and Hamas guard. On April 6, after the attack on the car, top Sudanese intelligence and military
______________________ “Over the years, Iranian and Hamas agents were given a niche in the expanding Sudanese smuggling ring.’ ______________________ investigators arrived on the scene at around 18:00 hours to try and establish who perpetrated the attack and identify the two dead men. They found the bodies too blackened and burnt to identify and their personal documents mostly destroyed in the flames. Khartoum then turned to Cairo with an urgent request for counter-terror and missile experts to help in the inquiry. They were also stalled by lack of proper forensic investigation gear. In their initial examination, the Sudanese investigators believed they found Iranian ID belonging to one of the passengers while the second looked like a Palestinian; one of them had died in the car, the second outside. In the absence of local missing persons, the pair were presumed to be outsiders. They also deduced that the hit team was picked up by helicopter straight after the attack and flown to a ship standing by off the Red Sea coast of Sudan. The noise it made gave rise to the theory that car had been struck by an airborne missile. The method of attack and clean getaway pointed to a sophisticated military organization capable of unconventional operations across great distances spanning thousands of kilometers. It would have required competent military intelligence support in places as far apart as Atbara, Kalaneeb, Port Sudan and the Red Sea.
Iran's state-run media quotes the president as saying his country and regional nations are dissatisfied with what he called the "colonialist and arrogant" plans of the U.S. and its partners. He commented on Wednesday during a visit to the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province. He made the remarks after directly criticizing U.S. President Barack Obama's administration earlier this month
______________________ “Iran's state-run media quotes the president as saying his country and regional nations are dissatisfied with what he called the ‘colonialist and arrogant’ plans of the U.S. and its partners.” ______________________
his country and regional nations are dissatisfied with what he called the "colonialist and arrogant" plans of the U.S. and its partners. for "interference" in Mideast affairs. During Wednesday's speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad launched continued harsh criticism toward Israel. He said Tehran would never recognize the Israeli government on what he called "Palestinian soil." Iranian leaders have repeatedly called for the demise of Israel. VOANEWS.COM
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POLITICS
The Jewish Voice
April 22, 2011
Sen. Gillibrand Spearheads Initiatives Against Human Rights Abuses in Iran, Anti-Israel Libel at U.N. HOUSE DELEGATION ALSO SEEKS TO HAVE GOLDSTONE REPORT EXPUNGED
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Earlier this month, the State Department released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which points out Iran committing extrajudicial killings and executions, including those of minors. Security forces tortured, beat, and raped political dissidents. Iranian authorities targeted women's rights groups, students, and ethnic minority rights activists. In response to the grave state of affairs in Iran, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (D-IL) are leading a bipartisan push urging Secretary Clinton to investigate 25 additional Iranian human rights abusers that are currently not listed by the United States. While the European Union has identified 32 individuals as violators of Iranian human rights, of which the U.S. only lists seven. “As Americans, it is our duty to send a strong signal that human rights violators will not be able to use the benefits of international recognition,” said Senator Gillibrand. “The international community is rightfully alarmed watching the violence used against peaceful Iranian protestors. It is time for us in Congress to take a strong stance against the abuses of human rights by Iran's regime and begin denying visas and access to our financial system.” In a separate but likewise commendable resolution, Senator Gillibrand has teamed up with Senator James Risch (R-ID) in resolution calling on the UN to repeal the nowinfamous Goldstone Report, which accused Israel of deliberately targeting civilians during military operations in Gaza, accusations which have recently been discredited by
Justice Richard Goldstone’s report has drawn criticism for being biased and unfairly critical of Israel Goldstone himself. In a similar effort, fifteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Anthony Weiner, have written a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, asking that she take the necessary steps to have the Goldstone Report stricken from the U.N.’s official record. The text of their letter appears below. The Jewish Voice commends Senator Gillibrand and her colleagues in both houses of Congress for their efforts both to promote human rights in the Middle East, and to defend the State of Israel from what essentially constitutes a modern-day blood libel with the United Nations’ seal of approval.
April 13, 2011 Ambassador Susan Rice United States Mission to the United Nations 799 United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017
Dear Ambassador Rice: The United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict was mandated by UN Resolution S – 9/1 and created what came to be known as the “Goldstone Report.” The controversial conclusions that Israel purposely targeted civilians in an attempt to collectively punish the Palestinians were then entered into the UN record and referred to the UN Security Council and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Now, the primary author of the report has essentially recanted the primary conclusions of the report. Since the publishing of the “Goldstone Report,” Justice Richard Goldstone has retracted his allegations of Israel’s intentionality in the killing of Palestinian civilians in an April 2, 2011 op-ed published in the Washington Post. His retractions clear Israel of the charge that it violated international law under the Fourth Geneva Convention. The US Mission, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a member of the Human Rights Council, should take immediate action and introduce a resolution expunging the Goldstone Report from the official record of the United Nations. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, ANTHONY D. WEINER Member of Congress
DAN L. BURTON Member of Congress JOSEPH CROWLEY Member of Congress JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY Member of Congress HEATH SHULER Member of Congress
JERROLD L. NADLER Member of Congress THEODORE E. DEUTCH Member of Congress MICHAEL GRIMM Member of Congress HOWARD L. BERMAN Member of Congress STEVE J. ISRAEL Member of Congress
ELIOT L. ENGEL Member of Congress SHELLEY BERKLEY Member of Congress ADAM B. SCHIFF Member of Congress DANIEL W. LIPINSKI Member of Congress ALCEE L. HASTINGS Member of Congress
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REAL ESTATE
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Bank of Israel Tightens Mortgage Reporting
April 22, 2011
U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market Exceeds Forecasts
MORTGAGE LENDERS WILL HAVE TO FILE, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, DETAILED MONTHLY REPORTS BY ERAN PEER The Bank of Israel is expanding its reporting requirements on mortgages, and for the first time it is demanding that the banks make detailed monthly reports. Sources inform ''Globes'' that, last Tuesday, the Banking Supervision Department published Directive No. 876: Monthly reports by mortgage banks on mortgage activity. he directive states that by the 20th of each month, the banks will provide detailed information about their mortgage activity in the preceding month, according to various cross-sections. In an unusual move, the directive comes into effect immediately. By May 20, mortgage banks will have to notify the Bank of Israel about their mortgage activity in April. In July 2010, the Banking Supervision Department expanded the reporting format, and established a quarterly format that will __________________________________
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come into effect in July 2011. The Bank of Israel brought forward the date and increased the frequency of the reporting. The updated reporting format applies to loans for buying a home and loans secured by a home, which homeowners took to
cover current expenses. The Bank of Israel added, "A loan for buying a home that is secured by another home will be included in the reporting definition." The Bank of Israel needs the information because it believes that its database on the housing market is inadequate, and includes contradictory data (for example data from the Central Bureau of Statistics versus data from the Ministry of Finance), which makes it harder to make sagacious decisions. The Bank of Israel also senses that the current reporting is insufficiently broad to understand market trends and processes, and that it cannot allow itself to rely on insufficient and retrospective reports. Report by Globes, Israel BusinessNews www.globes-online.com
The commercial real estate market is bouncing back with a vengeance and exceeding forecasts from analysts. The signs are clear: The number of troubled loans are dropping, occupancy is soaring, and office building sales are rising in some of the country’s largest commercial real estate markets. fter little new development the last few years, investors are flocking to buy well-leased office buildings in big markets such as New York and Washington, D.C. For example, in New York alone, “we're seeing prices (for prized buildings) return to 2007 levels" after falling 40 percent in the commercial market downturn, Richard Baxter, vice chairman of real estate giant
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April 22, 2011
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New York Real Estate Icon May Go Public Stock market investors in the US may soon be able to buy a stake in the Empire State Building, as its owners consider making the iconic skyscraper the centrepiece of a real estate investment trust, it has been reported. he 80-year-old, 1,454ft-tall Art Deco building is the jewel in the property portfolio of New York magnate Peter Malkin and his son Anthony, whose other assets include buildings near Grand Central railway station and in New York's upscale Westchester county. Discussions have begun between the Malkin family and other business
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partners, in what could mark a major new turn in the convoluted history of Manhattan's most famous building, it was reported in New York. Anthony Malkin's grandfather, Lawrence Wien, acquired control of the Empire State Building in 1961 but his separation of title to the property from ownership of the long-term master lease led to repeated skirmishes between different investors, which a decade ago included billionaire tycoon Donald Trump. Control over the building's fate was only consolidated under the Malkins in 2002.
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April 22, 2011
HOW TO JUMPSTART YOUR PERSONAL EXODUS It didn’t. Within several months the fund was defunct. Robertson didn’t realize what 16year-old Shimon knew: that God is the ultimate causal factor.
BY SARA YOHEVED RIGLER Shimon E., a 16-year-old Israeli Shotokan karate champion, was in Philadelphia with eleven other Israeli boys for his first international competition. He had trained long and hard, but eying his opponents, especially the Japanese contingent, he felt daunted. The Japanese contenders seemed to have karate in their blood. hat did he have in his blood? Suddenly it hit him: He had not seen any of the contenders pray. Although Shimon was not religious, he intuited that he should ask God for help. At the beginning of each match, he prayed for Divine assistance. Shimon scored victory after victory; by the end of the tournament, he was #1 in his division in Israel and #2 in the world. As Shimon described it years later, his prayer was not a magic formula to strengthen himself or disable his opponent. Rather, it simply expressed his recognition that God is the ultimate causal factor. Of course, had he not trained hard, his victory would have been impossible. But watching many sports competitions had shown him that human effort even augmented by tremendous talent did not always spell success. He concluded that unlikely victories as well as startling defeats are determined by the Divine. Many years ago, my husband and I invested most of our savings in a mutual fund called Tiger. Tiger was run by Julian Robertson, who was rated one of the smartest and sharpest fund managers in the world. Robertson’s genius quickly proved itself. In a short time, our investment tripled. We were euphoric. No matter how smart or how hard we
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Although human effort is essential, no matter how smart we are or how hard we work, victory and defeat, gain and loss, success and failure are ultimately determined by God.
Crying Out Our ancestors in Egypt took a long time to grasp this crucial point. During 116 years of slavery and 80 years of sadistic oppression, it did not occur to them to appeal to God. Assimilated into the majority culture, our ancestors worshipped the idols of that time and place. They descended almost to the lowest level of spiritual impurity, forgetting the one Supreme Power taught by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, they looked for their salvation to political changes, such as the advent of a new, more compassionate Pharaoh. Only when Pharaoh died and his successor continued his oppressive policies did our ancestors despair of any amelioration of their condition through natural means. Only at that point, the Torah testifies, did they “cry out” to God. The next verse tells us that God immediately initiated the process of the Redemption. The “crying out” that catalyzed the Exodus from Egypt was not what we would call prayer. They pronounced no words, no lengthy supplications, no eloquent appeals for Divine mercy. Rather, their crying out was a simple, inarticulate turning to God as the only source of salvation. Yet that basic recognition jump-started all the miracles of the Exodus. What the Gas Attendant Knew The Twelve-Step Program is the world’s most successful treatment for serious addictions and compulsions. I once accompanied an alcoholic friend to an AA meeting in Boston. The first speaker to address the large group introduced himself as Tom, a recovering alcoholic. He was dressed like a gas station attendant. “Every morning,” Tom declared, “I get on my knees and beg God to get me through another day without alcohol.” At that point, he had been dry for 22 years. The first two steps of the Twelve-Step Program are: 1) To admit that you are powerless (over alcohol or overeating or internet addiction or whatever) and 2) to believe in a Higher Power who can liberate you. The next ten steps lay out an arduous program of “fearless moral inventory,” admitting wrongdoing, making amends, etc. The Twelve-Step Program requires tremendous commitment and effort, but it starts with the simple, adamant recognition that God, and only God, is in ultimate control. I wish that Julian Robertson had known what Tom knew.
Gift of Freedom To accomplish anything — to win a karate tournament, strike it rich, score high on a test, marry the spouse of your dreams, get admitted to the college/grad school/med school of your choice, find a good job during a recession, or overcome psychological and emotional bondages —you have to work hard. Along with (not instead of) that effort, you have to know that God runs the world. Passover is the holiday of the Divine give-away. Passover is the holiday of the Divine give-away. To receive the gift of atonement on Yom Kippur and the ensuing joy on Sukkot, we have to do the arduous inner work of repenting for and rectifying our bad behavior. To receive the gift of the Torah on Shavuot, we have to “count the Omer,” working our way up through the 49 levels of spiritual refinement. The gift of inner freedom on Passover, however, is a freebie. On Seder night, God bestows on all Jews the possibility of redemption from whatever inner bondage holds them. It’s like winning the lottery.
______________________ “To claim your Passover gift of inner freedom, two other steps are necessary: Decide before the Seder, “What am I enslaved to?” Then, during the Seder, as you eat your matzah in silence, commit to striving to accomplish that change and appeal to God to free you from that particular bondage.” ______________________ Of course, to win the lottery you have to exert yourself to the extent of going to a lottery booth and buying a ticket, looking up the winning number, and showing up to claim your prize. To become worthy of the Exodus from Egypt, our ancestors had to exert themselves to the extent of slaughtering the Passover Offering and smearing its blood on their doorposts. Today, to become worthy of the liberation afforded by Passover, you have to exert yourself to the extent of attending a Seder, eating the requisite amount of matzah, drinking the four cups of wine, and carefully fulfilling the other mitzvahs of the Seder. Decide before the Seder, “What am I enslaved to?” To claim your Passover gift of inner freedom, two other steps are necessary: Decide before the Seder, “What am I enslaved to?” The possible answers are many: anger, peer approval, materialism, jealousy, self-destructive habits, fear of commitment, impulsivity, resentment, laziness, desire to control, dishonesty, a critical nature as demanding as any taskmaster, etc. Then, during the Seder, as you eat your matzah in silence, commit to striving to accomplish that change and appeal to God to free you from that particular bondage. This does not preclude working hard every day to overcome that bondage. But achieving true freedom requires admitting that what really catalyzes the process of inner liberation is the recognition that God, and only God, is the source of that liberation — and of everything else. For the schedule of Sara Yoheved Rigler’s North American lecture tour in May, go to her website: www.kesherwife.com.
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THE KIBBUTZ TURNS 100 BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN ISRAEL21C.ORG
Israel's trailblazing kibbutzim continue to model democracy and mutual responsibility after 100 years of social experimentation. hey're the stuff of legend: the young pioneers who banded together on collective farms called "kibbutzim" in early 20th century Palestine. Set on the task of nation building amid extreme deprivation and danger, they forged a brave new culture that came to define the State of Israel as a place where hard-working youth danced horas in miraculously fertile green fields. Israel's kibbutzim later experienced an identity crisis in a changing country. But rather than throw in the towel, they've been adapting a next-generation structure to better match 21st century Israel. In many of today's 273 kibbutzim, backbreaking farm work has been replaced with sophisticated industry and cutting-edge agricultural technologies sought after by many other countries. Now 100 years from the founding of the first of these socialist communities, Kibbutz Degania Alef near the shores of Lake Kinneret, Israel is celebrating the achievements of the Kibbutz Movement that spawned some of the state's most famous soldiers, politicians, authors, musicians and artists -- and now, some of its most successful industries.
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A HUMAN ADVENTURE Muki Tsur, former secretary of the Kibbutz Movement and its unofficial historian, describes the kibbutz as "a human adventure" of mostly European Jewish young adults. They shouldered the monumental responsibility of secretly re-creating a sovereign Jewish homeland right under the noses of the Turks and then the Brits who ruled over Palestine. Every pre-state kibbutz was an independent community that had to find its own approach to culture, politics, economy, immigration and language. "Each was a laboratory where all these questions had to be asked," Tsur says. "Not necessarily to be resolved, but to be asked. The kibbutz had to be a laboratory on one hand and a place to live on the other." The overriding goal was to assure each member equitable ownership of the joint venture, with equal income, benefits, expectations and voting power. "I describe it as a very developed welfare state," says Shlomo Getz, director of the Institute for Research of the Kibbutz and the Cooperative Idea at the University of Haifa. "When you pay your taxes [on a kibbutz], you know where they go and you help decide how the tax money is spent." Lacking much in the way of resources aside from their bare hands, pioneer kibbutzniks managed to maximize the work potential of each member and provide for everyone's needs. Usually, that meant the women worked alongside the men. But contrary to popular belief, this was not the main reason kibbutzim innovated the controversial practice of housing and raising children apart from their parents. "Babies' and children's houses were not invented out of ideology but out of necessity," says Prof. Michal Palgi of the Institute for Research of the Kibbutz and co-author with Shulamit Reinharz of One Hundred Years of Kibbutz Life: A Century of Crises and Reinvention, due out in July. "In the beginning of the 20th century, kibbutz members lived in tents in remote places, and there were frequent attacks on the kibbutz communities," says Palgi. "They had to find the safest place for their children, so they made them real houses situated at the center, with the parents around them in tents, in order to keep them protected." In order to make sure kibbutz children would be cared for by certified professionals, in 1939 the movement founded the Kibbutzim College of Education to train preschool and school teachers. This once avantgarde institution, which emphasized nature studies as part of a holistic education, is still educating Israeli educators -- not just from kibbutzim -- today.
Palgi points out that kibbutz parents actually spent much "quality time" with their children, for an hour each morning and four hours in the afternoon. Parents put their little ones to bed in the children's house and checked on them before they turned in for the night. Many had an intercom to reach Mom and Dad if necessary. Even so, the idea fell out of favor and by the late 1980s, kibbutzim were closing the children's houses and transitioning to standard family-style living arrangements. However, many kibbutzim still provide separate housing for member children over 18 years old.
WAR HEROES, STATESMEN AND MUSICIANS Whatever its drawbacks, independent living fostered a uniquely spirited and hardworking breed of Israeli youth. "Kibbutz-raised people who went on to high positions had learned from an early age to work for half an hour on the children's farm with the chickens and then one day a week during high school, so the importance of work was instilled," Palgi observes. Israel's most famous general, Moshe Dayan, was born on Kibbutz Degania Alef in 1915 and symbolized a generation of kibbutz-bred military heroes. Defense was always part and parcel of life on kibbutzim, which often doubled as army bases during the War of Independence since the vast majority are strategically located around Israel's periphery. "If you look at the border areas, they are marked by kibbutzim," Palgi says. "They really were a tool in many ways in the creation of the country. And they are still essential to maintaining the country's borders." Kibbutz members historically volunteered for elite military units, especially the Air Force, in disproportionate numbers. The same held true in Israel's Parliament, the Knesset. During the first decade of statehood, about 25 of the 120 Knesset members were kibbutzniks even though they comprised just five percent of the general population. Getz notes that Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, joined a kibbutz when he was already in his late 60s, well aware of the strong symbolic correlation between leadership and kibbutz membership. The collective farms also bred extraordinary creativity. One of Israel's most well known songwriters, David Zehavi, was born on Kibbutz Na'an in 1910. The Israel Prizewinning Gevatron Chorus was founded in Kibbutz Geva around 1948 and is still going strong today. Kibbutz culture is a strong influence in the literature of prominent Israeli authors such as Meir Shalev, Amos Oz and Uri Orlev. "For many years, a kibbutz member who was an acknowledged writer, musician or artist would get two days a week off from his kibbutz duties to do his writing or music or art or choreography, and would be provided with all the materials he needed," Palgi relates. The Kibbutz Movement today sponsors a theater group, a dance company, a choir and a chamber orchestra. Welcoming immigrants As an invention of immigrants, kibbutzim continued attracting newcomers - most notably, World War II refugees and
al activities for youth movements in Israel and abroad. Twenty kibbutzim, including some of the 16 religious ones, offer longterm visitors half-day intensive Hebrew instruction combined with work in the orchards, barns or factories. Hundreds of the immigrants populating kibbutzim are former volunteers. About half a million young citizens of five continents and different faiths have sampled this way of life during summers of manual labor such as washing dishes, cleaning coops, picking crops and milking cows on Israel's kibbutzim.
KIBBUTZ IN TRANSITION A modern Kibbutz Holocaust survivors, many of them orphaned children from the same European countries the founders had come from. Jewish refugees from Arab lands, whose culture was radically different, were not as warmly welcomed. But kibbutzim did provide a fresh start to thousands of young people. The author Orlev vividly remembers coming to Kibbutz Ginegar in the Jezreel Valley at the age of 14 at the end of 1945, having survived the Warsaw Ghetto and Bergen-Belsen. "After the war and the ghetto, I was so disappointed in adults who couldn't save themselves or their children," he said in a 2009 interview. "Suddenly I was seeing strong and healthy Jewish people who were farmers, who had weapons to guard the kibbutz. It was a new system of life." Today, the Kibbutz Movement offers many programs for new Ethiopian and other immigrants, and runs cultural and education-
"From the beginning, kibbutzim viewed themselves as endowed with a sense of duty, serving as a pillar of strength for Zionism as well as for the National Labor Movement," says Getz. "After the establishment of the state, the kibbutz lost most of its external mission and turned to the internal issues of immigrant absorption, military action, production and agriculture." In the 1960s, many kibbutzim started mixing industry with agriculture and giving greater choices in work and compensation. But by the 1980s, the movement was floundering both ideologically and financially. This once hallowed institution was losing its luster and kibbutz kids weren't returning after the army. "Kibbutzim now are finding their way," says Getz. "Members want to influence their surroundings and be open to society in both directions -- not like the closed Hutterite or Amish societies."
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EDITORIAL
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April 22, 2011
THE PEOPLE’S VOICE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL Dear Editor,
Ad Matai? (How Long?) In Judaism, the Morning Prayer service always concludes with a Psalm, in remembrance of Levitical Temple service, which was musical in nature. The Psalms were originally sung, accompanied by sacred instruments: harps, cymbals and the like. There’s one for each day of the week, with substitutions or additions associated with certain occasions.
missiles at school busses, or stabbing infants to death, the Islamists are now murdering their own supporters! “Will He Who implants the ear not hear? Will He Who forms the eye not see? Will He Who chastises nations not rebuke?”
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“How long, O L-rd? How long shall the wicked exult?” the psalmist asks.
“Who will rise up for me against evildoers; who will stand up for me against workers of violence?”
“They spout forth, they speak falsely; all workers of violence boast. Thy people, O L-rd, they crush, and Thine inheritance they afflict. They slay the widow and the stranger, and they murder the orphans.” Indeed, we have all witnessed how in Itamar a couple of wicked young men murdered five members of one family on a Sabbath eve not long ago. Making children into orphans, they then murdered the orphans. Meanwhile, even the leaders of
_____________________ “Who will rise up for me against evildoers; who will stand up for me against workers of violence?” _____________________ the “moderate” Palestinian “Authority” condemn the massacre in front of Hebrew and English-speaking audiences, while in Rafah, people take to the streets, dancing and passing out candy to celebrate their achievement. Speaking falsely? Boasting of violence? The words take on new meaning for our generation. “They say, ‘the L-rd will not see, nor will the G-d of Jacob understand.’” How else could one rationalize launching a short-range missile attack on a bright yellow school bus? There is simply no way these monsters could have made their murderous intent any more clear, and yet the international condemnation of this has been half-hearted at best. How else could a senior P.A. political advisor, the aptly-named Omar Al-Ghoul, have mustered the sheer chutzpah necessary to remark that “The [school] bus wasn’t that badly damaged, but Israel wants to use the attack on the bus as an excuse for its latest war crime against our people.” For the record, the terrorists’ poor timing and/or aim hardly excuses their intent. It is nothing short of a miracle that most of the children had exited the vehicle moments before the missile struck. Nonetheless, two were wounded in the blast, and one young man, 16-year-old Daniel Viflic (HY”D), died from his injuries. “Understand, [you] most boorish of the people, and [you] fools, when will you gain intelligence?” This one’s pretty self explanatory. But in a further example of boorishness, Islamists recently abducted and murdered Italian journalist and International Solidarity Movement member (read: terrorist sympathizer) Vittorio Arrigoni. No longer content with lobbing short-range
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The nations may fail to condemn these vile deeds, or their response may come as too little, too late, to have any meaningful impact. But in the end, it’s not the U.N. they should be worried about.
n Wednesdays we recite Psalm 94 (and part of Psalm 95). Lately, I’ve been stuck on Psalm 94, its words frequently coming to mind:
was shocked and appalled when I read last week about State Senator Eric Adam’s self-righteous tirade against ex-Muslim activist Nonie Darwish at the recent Homeland Security hearings in Manhattan. [April 15 issue, page 22 – ed.], Qur’an in hand, no less. Is this what we’ve come to as a nation? Is Mr. Adams himself a Muslim? If not, it seems a bit farcical for him to lecture an Egyptian-
Now this is a sentiment that the Jews of Israel and the Arabs of Egypt and Syria may share. Israel finds herself subjected to a seemingly endless barrage of missiles. Meanwhile, peaceable citizens of Arab countries have decided to seek out for themselves basic civil rights, and as a result find themselves under the constant threat of violence by oppressive regimes. Who will stand up for us? The IDF? The United States Government? Who?! “If I said, ‘My foot falters,’ Thy kindness, O L-rd, supported me. When my forebodings were abundant within me, Thy consolations cheered me.” Here, we have our answer. On this holiday of Passover, may we all find solace. G-d freed his people from one exile, He shall redeem us from this one, as it says in verse 14: “For the L-rd will not forsake His people, nor will He desert His inheritance.” “Can the throne of destruction be associated with Thee? – Those who fashion evil into a way of life. They join together against the soul of the righteous, and the blood of the innocent they condemn.”
wanted to comment on the recent enactment of France’s infamous “burqa ban,” which prohibits Muslim women from wearing the veil in public [April 15, page 12 – ed.] While there are legitimate times when any woman should have to show her face, for instance when passing through airport security, the idea of banning the veil in public at all times is sheer idiocy. Especially when the French seem intent on using this as an effort at desegregation. Do they really think they’re going to encourage Muslim women to dress like their non-Muslim neighbors by making it mandatory by law? If anything, the French are paving the way for a fun-
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raised former Muslim on what Muslims teach their children. I’m not even commenting one way or the other on the content of Ms. Darwish’s remarks. It’s Adams’ presumptuous left-wing indignation that irks me. It’s as if political correctness dictates that we be open-minded to the point that our brains fall out! Maybe we should hear what Muslims themselves have to say before presuming to tell them what they believe. R.S., Brooklyn, NY
damentalist Muslim revival within their borders. (Please note that France’s injustice in no way makes the Muslim protest by wearing green stars, likening themselves to the victims of the Holocaust, any less foolish, insensitive, or ironic.) In other words, this new French law is both counterproductive in terms of what the French want, and patently unfair to French Muslims (in addition to setting a troubling precedent for other religions with modesty laws, e.g. Judaism). If France wants to better integrate its Arab population, singling them out by legislating what they can and can’t wear, could hardly be a worse place to start. T.E., Manhattan, NY
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One can’t help but think of Iran here, whose theocratic rulers would presume to be doing G-d’s work. Meanwhile, countries throughout the region have complained of Iranian interference in their internal affairs. Of course, Iran’s backing of terrorists based in Lebanon and Gaza is well-documented. And according to reports from the U.S. State Department, the Iranian government is now taking an active role in helping the ruthless Syrian government quell protests within its borders. “Then the L-rd hath been my high tower, and my G-d the rock of my refuge.” To dwell in this high tower perhaps is a reminder to rise above the turmoil and anguish in which the Middle East is embroiled. Even as angry mobs lay siege to the tower, and threaten to knock it down, G-d is the rock of our refuge, a solid foundation that allows us to stand upright with confidence. What will become of these brutal regimes that murder their own people, and in turn threaten the Jewish state? And what of the savages who rejoice in the murder of children, as we have seen too many times in the past month for our hearts to bear? “He turned upon them their own violence, and with their own evil He will cut them off; The L-rd, our G-d, will cut them off.”
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THE JEWISH ANSWER TO AL-JAZEERA: WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? BY DOVID EFUNE
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Within the ‘Friends of Israel’ camp complaints of Israel’s treatment in the ‘media’ have been widespread for many years. Over time a number of significant organizations have been established to work on rectifying the situation, but while there have been a number of individual victories; Israel’s overall standing in the arena of public opinion has continuously declined. t is for this reason that there was great excitement in the community last week when Kazakh Israeli billionaire Alexander Mashkevitch announced that together with other investors, he was planning to launch an international Jewish news network that would serve as Israel’s answer to Al Jazeera. The concept is one that has been circulating for quite a while. In fact I wrote about the idea over a year and a half ago. If the challenges to Israeli sovereignty are circulated through media outlets, then this is the battleground on which it must be fought and the pro-Israel camp must learn how to navigate this minefield and master the tools of the information war. It is clearly a distinct necessity, and a dire need for international Jewish activists to establish this project in a comprehensive and far reaching manner. This how-
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_____________________ “It is greatly refreshing to see Jewish philanthropists and leaders who are thinking in proactive terms.” _____________________ ever would be a great feat to set up, and an even greater challenge to ensure continual success. It is unclear how advanced or extensive Mr. Mashkevitch’s plans are, but here are a few thoughts that may be useful to keep in mind in ensuring the viability of such a project. In order for an international news network to have long term sustainability, a very substantial war chest will need to be raised. Al Jazeera was founded in 1996 with an initial 5 year seed loan from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa of $137
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same way. A general focus on real news as opposed to talking heads, and thoughtless shows, would also go a long way. Many may not be aware, but in order to counter the perceived bias of Al Jazeera, in 2004 the U.S. government founded a network named Al Hurra ("the free one"). A subsequent Zogby poll found that only 1% of Arab viewers watch Al Hurra as their first choice. Of course it is a difficult task for an American network to establish itself in a foreign market and even harder for an Israeli one, but it may still be possible. However to ensure the economic success of the project it would most likely do better if initially incubated in friendlier markets in North America and even Europe. Currently the Al Jazeera website has a staff of over 100, but when it was founded the prominence of the internet was less than it is today. Clearly now, for a fraction of the cost greater influence can be built online. It may be possible that the best first step for this endeavor is to begin with an extensive web presence and build upon that platform. Whatever direction this important venture ends up taking, it is greatly refreshing to see Jewish philanthropists and leaders who are thinking in proactive terms. This time, the Jewish people do not lack the military might and grit to defend themselves physically, but ironically it is the battleground of ideas and persuasion, typically an area of great Jewish success that now raises the greatest challenge of our time. The Jewish people must learn how to respond with vigor and resolve.
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Al Jazeera was founded in 1996 with an initial 5 year seed loan from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa of $137 million. Although claiming self-sustainability several years later, a congressional report from 2003 indicated that the network received upwards of $100 million annually in state funding from Qatar. It is for this reason that startup capital for this endeavor would need to be the product of a coalition of significant investors and idealistic venture capitalists. million. Although claiming self-sustainability several years later, a congressional report from 2003 indicated that the network received upwards of $100 million annually in state funding from Qatar. It is for this reason that startup capital for this endeavor would need to be the product of a coalition of significant investors and idealistic venture capitalists. Perceived wisdom is that a partnership with the Israeli government is not a good idea, as it may call into question the journalistic integrity of the fledgling network before having an opportunity to prove itself. Additionally the network’s position could be prone to manipulation based on the reigning political climate. Additionally Al-Jazeera continuously receives grants and other subsidies that supply it with supplementary income. An international grassroots fund that is able to raise contributions from Jewish communities, federations and foundations will ensure a steady stream of supportive funds that would complement initial investment. Models for a legal infrastructure that would combine investment and charitable contributions have been created before. Al Jazeera’s rise from a local Arabic station to international recognition began following 9/11 when they began airing exclu-
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sive footage that was of global interest, first of Al Qaeda leaders, and later of the war in Afghanistan. This behind the scene access during critical moments is crucial in becoming the source for other news outlets, thus creating broad relevance. Whilst Al Jazeera is ahead of the game in the Arab world, by establishing the same extensive access in breaking Israel related stories, the new network could become a go-to source in the
The Author is the director of the Algemeiner Journal and the GJCF and can be e-mailed at defune@gjcf.com. Please visit www.algemeiner.com for more information.
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AMBITIOUS TURKEY BY DANIEL PIPES Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutolu grandiloquently proclaimed a few days ago that, "If the world is on fire, Turkey is the firefighter. Turkey is assuming the leading role for stability in the Middle East." uch ambition is new for Ankara. In the 1990s, it contentedly fulfilled its NATO obligations and followed Washington's lead. Starting about 1996, relations with Israel blossomed. In all, Turkish policy offered an attractive exception to the tyrannical, Islamist, and conspiracist mentality generally dominating Muslim peoples. That the country's political leaders were corrupt and fumbling seemed of little consequence. Those faults, however, proved extremely consequential, leading to the repudiation of long-established political parties and the victory of an Islamist party, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP), in the elections of November 2002. By March 2003, in advance of the coming war in Iraq, the new government signaled that a new era had begun by refusing to permit American troops to traverse Turkish territory. Over the next eight years, Turkish foreign policy become increasingly hostile to the West in general, the United States, France, Israel in particular, even as it warmed to governments in Syria, Iran, and Libya. This shift became particularly evident in May 2010, when Ankara both helped
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______________________ “A [Turkish] governmentaffiliated organization plans a new Gaza ‘freedom’ flotilla with at least 15 ships taking part.” ______________________ Tehran avoid sanctions for its nuclear program and injured Israel's reputation with the Mavi Marmara-led flotilla. But the full extent of Ankara's Middle East ambitions emerged in early 2011, concurrent with the region's far-reaching upheavals. Suddenly, Turks were ubiquitous. Their recent activities include: Providing a model: The Turkish president, Abdullah Gül, holds that Turkey can have a "great and unbelievable positive effect" on the Middle East – and he has some takers. For example, Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's newly legalized Ennahda movement, has stated: "We are learning from the experience of Turkey, especially the peace that has been reached in the country between Islam and modernity." Offering an economic lifeline to Iran: Gül paid a state visit to Tehran in February, accompanied by a large group of business-
men, capping an evolution whereby, according to the Jamestown Foundation, "Turkey is becoming a major [economic] lifeline for Iran." In addition, Gül praised the Iranian political system. Obstructing foreign efforts in Libya: Starting on March 2, the Turkish government objected to any military intervention against Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi's regime. "Foreign interventions, especially military interventions, only deepen the problem," Davuto lu put it on March 14, perhaps worrying about a similar intervention to protect Kurds in eastern Turkey. When military operations began on March 19, Turkish forces did not take part. Turkish opposition delayed NATO's engagement in Libya until March 31 and then freighted it with conditions. Supporting Qaddafi: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo an helped Qaddafi by issuing both demagogic proclamations ("Turkey will never be a party that points a gun at the Libyan people") and practical proposals (e.g., that Qaddafi salvage his rule by appointing a president). Ankara also offered, according to Hürriyet newspaper "to be involved in the distribution of humanitarian aid in Libya, to manage the Benghazi airport and to deploy naval forces to control the area between Benghazi and the Greek island of Crete." In gratitude, Qaddafi replied, "We are all Ottomans." In contrast, Libyan rebels fumed at and marched against the Turkish government. Helping Damascus: In January, Ankara agreed to train Syrian troops; in March, Erdo an publicly advised Syria's President Bashar al-Assad how to maintain power, perhaps fearful that Syria's 1.4 million Kurds might win more autonomy and cause unrest among Turkey's approximately 15 million Kurds. Anti-Zionism: Ankara has emerged as the leader in delegitimizing Israel. Davuto lu tries to unify its enemies while predicting Israel's disappearance; a government-affiliated organization plans a new Gaza "freedom" flotilla with at least 15 ships taking part; and the deputy prime minister calls for a Libya-style bombing of Israel. Ankara's ambitions must be checked. Less provocatively and more intelligently than the Iranian regime, it aspires to reshape Muslim countries in its Islamist image. The opening salvos of this effort have gone well, being both effective and largely unnoticed. Possible methods to block AKP influence include: expressing displeasure with Ankara's "neo-Ottomanist" policies; publicly questioning whether Turkish actions are compatible with NATO membership; quietly encouraging opposition parties in the country's June 2011 elections; and, at this moment of AKP hostility and of Kurdish uprisings in eastern Turkey, reconsidering the delicate question of Kurdish civil rights. Mr. Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
April 22, 2011
Iranian Winter Could Chill the Arab Spring From nukes to terrorist proxies, Tehran's power grows—and Washington dithers. From nukes to terrorist proxies, Tehran's power grows—and Washington dithers BY JOHN BOLTON Since the "Arab Spring" began four months ago in Tunisia, U.S. media have focused constantly and generally optimistically on the turmoil in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the rising threat of an Iranian Winter—nuclear or otherwise— is likely to outlast and overshadow any Arab Spring. ran's hegemonic ambitions are embodied in its rapidly progressing nuclearweapons program and its continued subversion across the region. In a case that emphasizes the fragility of aspiring democracies, Iranian Winter has already descended upon Lebanon, where Iran's influence has helped replace a pro-Western government with a coalition dominated by Tehran's allies, including Hezbollah. Last week, departing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri condemned Iran's "flagrant intervention" in his country. In Syria, despite substantial opposition to the Assad dictatorship, regime change is highly unlikely. Iran will not easily allow its quasi-satellite to be pried from its grasp, and is reportedly helping the Assad regime quell this week's protests. Then there's the Victoria, a ship containing tons of weaponry bound for Hamas that the Israeli navy seized last month. The episode recalls the Karine A, a weapons shipment from Iran to the Palestine Liberation Organization seized by Israel in 2002. Clearly Iran has a penchant for arming Sunni and Shiite terrorists alike. Iran's support for Hamas is even more important now that Egypt's blockade of the Gaza Strip, porous as it sometimes was, has now effectively ended with the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Hamas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now free to transfer arms and operatives between Gaza and Egypt, sowing trouble in both places. The real tip of the spear in the Middle East may be Bahrain, home of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. No longer oil-rich, the tiny monarchy is separated from Saudi Arabia only by a
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Iranian Ghadr-1 Missiles – Their 1st public displaying. Ghadr Missiles produced entirely in Iran with North Korean assistance they feature a new advanced cone design, making them more accurate and theoretically able of carrying nuclear payloads & multiple warheads. forces in Afghanistan. And there is no evidence that the president has a strategy to deal with Iran's continuing threat in the Gulf region—which extends to Yemen, where Iran could use Shiite tribes to gain influence, even as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula also strengthens. Inside Iran, we now have confirmation—thanks to disclosures this month by an Iranian opposition group, which have been confirmed by Iranian officials—that the regime has the capability to mass-produce critical components for centrifuges used to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels. That news proves again the inefficacy of U.N. Security Council resolutions and sanctions against a determined adversary. Thus Iran's weapons program proceeds full steam ahead, which only emphasizes to would-be proliferators that persistence pays. Moammar Gadhafi surrendered his nuclear weapons program in 2003-04 because he feared becoming the next Saddam Hussein, but he is now undoubtedly cursing his timidity. Had he made seven years of progress toward deliverable nuclear weapons, there would surely be no NATO bombing of his military today. An Iranian nuclear capability would undoubtedly cause Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others to seek their own deliverable nuclear weapons. We would therefore see a region substantially more in Iran's thrall and far more unstable and dangerous for Washington and its allies. Moreover, America's failure to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions—which is certainly how it would be perceived worldwide— would be a substantial blow to U.S. influence in general. Terrorists and their state sponsors would see Iran's unchallenged role as terrorism's leading state sponsor and central banker, and would wonder what they have to lose. The Arab Spring may be fascinating, and may or may not endure. Sadly, Iran's hegemonic threat looks far more sustainable. Mr. Bolton, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of "Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations" (Simon & Schuster, 2007).
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MAYOR BLOOMBERG LAUNCHES INNOVATION INDEX TO MEASURE NEW YORK CITY'S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION Innovation Activity in New York City Increased 12 Percent Between 2003 and 2009 and Continues to Grow Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg launched New York City’s Innovation Index last Thursday, the first composite indicator that tracks overall innovation activity in New York City over time. The Index, developed and administered by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, provides a detailed analysis of the drivers of innovation in the City and how they are faring. he data will be updated every year and will be used to measure the scale and pace of the City’s economic transformation, as well as inform policies and shape a regulatory environment that promotes innovation in New York City. Overall, innovationrelated activity increased by 12 percent between 2003 and 2009, a trend that preliminary data suggest reached 14 percent by the end of 2010 “One of our Administration’s most important economic development goals is to promote entrepreneurship and innovation and grow New York City’s high-tech sector, and we want to track its drivers,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Innovation is a tough thing to measure, but when taken together through the Innovation Index, factors like job growth, research and development funding, and venture capital, provide a gauge of the City’s success in generating new ideas, new companies and new jobs. Accelerating the trend of innovation in New York is critical to the City’s economic growth and diversification, particularly given the challenges of competing in the global economy.” By analyzing the City’s innovation inputs – research and development (R&D) spending, finance, and human capital – and innovation outputs, or the growth of intellectual property, production in high-tech sectors, and entrepreneurship, the Innovation Index uncovered key trends in the City’s innovation economy: • The high-tech sectors’ share of the Gross City Product (GCP) increased by almost 25% between 2003 and 2009. In 2009, GCP per worker in the City’s high-tech sectors was more than $200,000, among the highest level of any sector. • Venture capital funding in the New York metro area totaled $1.9 billion in 2010, with firms in the City accounting for 64 percent of this activity. Both the number and value of VC deals increased at a significantly higher rate than in the rest of the nation between
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2003 and 2010. • New York City’s small businesses received a total of $30 million in federal grant dollars for innovation and research in 2009. The value of grants to the City’s firms more than doubled between 2003 and 2009. • The City’s universities invested $1.8 billion in R&D in 2009. R&D spending at these institutions increased 13 percent since 2003 and accounted for approximately 3.5 percent of all academic R&D spending nationally. • In 2009, the City’s universities were home to nearly 27,000 graduate and post-doctorate students in the science and engineering disciplines. This represented a 3.9 percent share of all such students in the U.S. and is up from 3.5 percent in 2003, demonstrating the City’s learning and research institutions’ growing influence in these fields. • With nearly 179,000 people employed in science and engineering occupations in 2009, the City’s workforce is becoming more concentrated in these jobs. The number of workers increased by 9 percent between 2003 and 2009, while their share of total private employment grew by 4 percent. • There were approximately 1,100 patents awarded to New York City inventors in 2009, an increase of 23 percent from 2003. “The Bloomberg Administration is taking concrete steps to further New York City’s position as the 21st Century City of innova-
tion,’ and the Innovation Index will be a useful tool as we move forward,” said Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel. “Because we believe that innovation is the key to future economic growth, measuring the level of innovation occurring in New York City serves as a critical barometer of economic opportunity,” said New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky. “Understanding this data will help us develop more effective policies that will accelerate the trends and
strengthen our position in an increasingly competitive world.” Overall, the Index documents that barriers to business creation for high-tech and innovative firms are lower today than they were a few years ago, and they continue to decrease as more entrepreneurs are attracted to the City. The results of the Index show that, within the broader City economy, entrepreneurs are establishing new businesses, and more startups are securing venture capital and federal funding. This development is facilitated by the concentration of highly skilled talent across numerous industries, providing an ideal environment to exchange ideas. The City’s universities continue to be the engine driving research and knowledge creation, helping to develop a highly-skilled workforce. Meanwhile, more patents are awarded to the City’s inventors each year. While inputs like R&D and venture capital funding have increased sharply since 2003, these investments in innovation have uncertain returns that do not necessarily or immediately translate into innovation out-
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Donald Trump: Presidential New York City Receives its Race a Possibility Sixth Area Code: 929 DONALD TRUMP SAYS THERE IS A “GOOD POSSIBILITY” HE WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Over the weekend, Trump addressed a rally for the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement. e have a man right now that almost certainly will go down as the worst president in the history of the United States,” he said. “I wished I didn’t have to do it, because I am enjoying my life. I’m having a good time. I have a great company. I have a very successful show — all of that stuff — but I hate what’s happening to our country. “You know why they know my name? Because of success. That’s why they know my name essentially. I built a very big net worth.
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he 212 area code, already something of a status symbol for its rarity, is becoming more exclusive than ever with the introduction of the area code 929. From here on out, many new phone numbers for locations in the outer boroughs – along with Manhattan’s Marble Hill section – will be assigned the new area code. Those who are hoping to randomly be assigned a phone number that begins with “212 have slimmer chances than ever. Indeed, the fight over the 212 area code has begun. Just last month, a retired New Jersey businessman put his
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Beginning April 16, many new outer borough phone numbers will be assigned area code 929, adding to the city’s existing 212, 917, 646, 718 and 347 codes. The area code 929 was formerly assigned to Buckeye, Arizona.
Trump: “You know why they know my name? Because of success.” marriage. “New York is a place with lots of gays, and I think it is great,” he said. “But I’m not in favor of gay marriage. They should not be able to marry. I’m a very conservative Republican.”
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He told the New York Daily News: “Individuals come because they don't want to get stuck with a 347 or 646 from the phone company, which makes them look like they are new to the city.” More than seven million of the new 929 numbers will go to landlines and cellphones. The move comes with outer-borough 718 and 347 numbers likely to be used up by next fall. 212 numbers rarely, if ever become available anymore. One positive note, the 929 area code will give rappers in the outer boroughs a new area code to rhyme stuff with. According to the press release, 929 will join 718 and the much-maligned 347 in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
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EMUNAH Celebrates the Legacy of Courage at Holocaust Commemoration Miracles were few and far between during the Holocaust. But they did occur, largely through the courageous acts of remarkable people. EMUNAH of America will celebrate this Legacy of Courage—a tribute to survivors and saviors—people of extraordinary courage, compassion and conviction during mankind’s darkest hour, at its annual Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony on Monday, May 2, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at the NYU Kimmel Center, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, at 60 Washington Square South, in New York City. he event, which is co-sponsored by Hillel at NYU, the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU, and EMUNAH’s Jossi Berger Holocaust Study Center, will be a tribute to the courage, strength and achievements of the survivors of the Shoah. Steve Moskovic, who became Executive Producer of the moving documentary “Kinderblock 66” will speak at the event
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Birkenau with other survivors and with his son, The Legacy of Courage will announce the winners of the EMUNAH of AmericaJossi Berger Holocaust Study Center Essay Contest which annually receives entries from elementary, high school and college students. The essay contest is part of EMUNAH’s continuing commitment to forging links between Jews who perished in Nazi Europe and the generations who survive them. Highlights of the evening will include a moving musical presentation by noted composer Cecelia Margules. There will be a presentation of the Legacy of Courage Award to Sylvia Rosencranz, longtime editor of EMUNAH’s acclaimed Lest We Forget magazine, a publication devoted to perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust. Active in EMUNAH throughout her life, she edited Lest We Forget for 25 years until the age of 90, a magazine distributed to over 30,000 people annually. The Jossi Berger Holocaust Study Center and its library is housed at the EMUNAH Florence and Joseph College of Arts and Technology in Jerusalem and serves as the focus for Holocaust studies for college students. For additional information please contact please call 212-564-9045 ext 306 or email info@emunah.org or visit website www.emunah.org.
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Shoot-out in Brooklyn Auto Shop; Off-Duty MTA Police Officer Shot
Police investigating the crime scene. (capture from video) Police say four men attempting to rob an auto shop in Brooklyn on Saturday night shot a police officer. olice said that suspects at the auto shop, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, realized that Triboro Bridge and Tunnel Authority police officer Anthony Pressley was armed and began to assault him. The officer drew his weapon and shot were exchanged. The officer and two suspects were shot. The other suspects ran away from the scene. Officer Anthony Presley, 39, was shot in the shoulder during the gun battle, but was
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not seriously wounded, law-enforcement sources said. "I'm not really surprised, that's the type of person he is," his proud mother Loretta Presley told The Post. Police say 21-year-old Kenneth Baxter and 18-year-old Reashawn Jackson, both of Brooklyn, were arrested Sunday on charges of attempted murder, robbery, aggravated assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Officer Pressley was hospitalized in stable condition. Two suspects were also wounded and were listed in stable condition. The investigation is continuing.
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NEWS IN REVIEW INTERNATIONAL Falashmura Immigrants Celebrate First Passover in Israel ver a thousand new immigrants from the Ethiopian region of Falashmura will celebrate their first Passover in Israel. The newly Israeli citizens will either celebrate the Jewish exodus at home with their families, or alongside thousands of Ethiopians at seders organized by the Jewish Agency and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, to be held at 16 absorption centers throughout the country. In November of 2009 the Israeli government committed to bringing over 8,000 Jews from the Ethiopian Falashmura Jewish community to Israel. The government charged the Jewish Agency with the responsibility of bringing over the immigrants within three years. The Jewish Agency assisted the Falashmura immigrants in conjunction with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, an organization that invests hundreds of millions of shekels in immigration and absorption to Israel, with an emphasis on Ethiopian immigrants.
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Syrian City 'Boiling' After Security Forces Reportedly Kill 12 Protesters yrian forces killed 12 protesters overnight in the central city of Homs in clashes after the death of a tribal leader
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in custody, a rights campaigner in Homs said on Monday. The violence comes shortly after Syrian security forces killed three mourners on a highway outside the town of Talbiseh, slightly north of Homs, on Sunday when they opened fire on a funeral that had turned into a demonstration, two witnesses said. They had been attending the funeral of a man killed the day before by security forces, the witnesses said. The mourners marched across a bridge on the highway near where security police and gunmen loyal to President Bashar Assad were stationed. Despite Assad's promises of reform such as lifting the decades-old emergency laws, protests continued to erupt in several cities in Syria with thousands of people taking to the streets to call for greater freedom. Human rights groups say more than 200 people have been killed since demonstrations erupted in Deraa on March 18 in protest against the arrest of youths who had scrawled graffiti inspired by the Arab uprisings in North Africa.
Iran Accuses Siemens of Helping Launch Stuxnet Cyber-Attack ran has accused the German engineering firm Siemens of helping Israel and the US launch a computer worm designed to sabotage its nuclear facilities. A senior Iranian military commander said that the company facilitated the Stuxnet worm cyber-attack against Iran by providing Washington and Jerusalem with information about a Siemens-designed control system, SCADA, used in Iran's nuclear sites. "Our executive officials should legally follow up the case of Siemens SCADA software which prepared
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the ground for the Stuxnet worm," Gholamreza Jalali, Iran's civil defence chief was quoted by the IRNA state news agency as saying. "Siemens should explain why and how it provided the enemies with the information about the codes of the SCADA software and prepared the ground for a cyber attack against us," he added. Iran initially played down the impact of the malware after its first appeared in July 2010, but in November President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted that the nuclear programme had been affected. However he said that the issues had been resolved without any serious damage. According to Jalali, an internal investigation revealed that the worm had been disseminated from sources in the US and Israel.
Designer John Galliano Fired from His Own Label ohn Galliano, sacked as chief designer at Christian Dior amid a furor over alleged anti-Semitic remarks, has now been fired from his eponymous label, Women's Wear Daily reported on Friday. Citing sources that it did not identify in a dispatch from Paris, the fashion industry journal said Galliano, 50, had been "formally sacked" by directors of the John Galliano label, which is 91 percent owned by Dior. It added that a sell-off of the up-market label was not an immediate priority for the owners, despite "unsolicited expressions of interest in the business" coming in from China, Italy and the Middle East. Dior, controlled by French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault, abruptly fired Galliano on day one of Paris fashion week in March as he was formally charged with uttering anti-Semitic insults at a cafe in the French capital. Last weekend, Galliano -who has denied the allegations against him and reportedly checked into an Arizona rehab clinic -- was seen at Los Angeles airport where he was heckled by a photographer, the TMZ celebrity website said.
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Australian Lawmaker Threatens Council over Israel Boycott senior Australian politician has told local council members to either drop their boycott of Israel or risk being fired. Barry O'Farrell, the premier of New South Wales, told the 12 members of the Marrickville Council in inner Sydney April 15 that he would use his power as the new leader of the Australian state to remove them if they did not abandon their support of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel, which they passed last December. In a letter to Marrickville Mayor Fiona Byrne, a member of the Greens Party, O'Farrell gave the council a 28-day deadline. The council mem-
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ISRAEL Top Israel Rabbi Urges Obama to Free Spy Pollard srael's chief Ashkenazi rabbi Yonah Metzger on Sunday called on US President Barack Obama to free JewishAmerican spy Jonathan Pollard if he wants Jews to vote for his reelection. Israeli public radio quoted Metzger as saying Obama should free Pollard, who was convicted of spying for Israel, before pushing the Jewish state into peace initiatives. "Obama should prove his friendship with Israel and immediately free Jonathan Pollard before applying pressure to advance diplomatic initiatives," he said during a Friday sermon at a Jerusalem synagogue, Israeli radio reported. Metzger warned Obama that he would do well to free Pollard if he wanted another term in the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in January that he would officially seek for Pollard's pardon and release in a letter to Obama. The White House later confirmed receipt of the request, which is said would be studied before any decision was made.
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Israel Shuts West Bank for Passover srael has imposed a general closure on Palestinians in the West Bank during Passover. The closure went into effect Sunday night at one minute to midnight and will remain in place until late April 26 following the close of the holiday, according to the Israeli military. During the army's closure, Palestinians who need medical attention or humanitarian aid will be allowed to enter Israel for assistance. Christian Palestinians in possession of the proper permits will be allowed to enter Israel to celebrate Easter, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces.
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Empowering the Next Generation of Jews ome 500 exceptional young adults participated recently in Building Future Leadership, Masa Israel Journey’s intensive, week-long leadership program in Israel. Chosen from nearly 10,000 individuals from all over the world who are studying,
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NEWS IN REVIEW interning, and volunteering in Israel, Building Future Leadership prepares young adults to fill leadership positions when they return to their campuses and communities. With young adults’ increased interest in Jewish communal work following their time in Israel, Masa Israel, a joint project of the Government of Israel and the Jewish Agency for Israel, is committed to helping its alumni stay involved. Jewish campus and communal organizations are now actively seeking Masa Israel alumni to take leadership positions upon their return home. Organizations involved in the Building Future Leadership program include the Jewish Federations of North America, the Israel on Campus Coalition, Hillel, PresenTense, and AVI CHAI.
Israel Holocaust Museum Puts Eichmann Trial on YouTube ad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, has opened two new YouTube channels showing the video documentation of the Eichmann trial to mark its 50th anniversary, one with a simultaneous English-language translation. In addition to the English and Hebrew videos, information and descriptions of the trial and meetings in both languages was put on the internet. The channels are a cooperative effort between Yad Vashem, government archives, and Google. Fifty years after the landmark trial of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann began, Israel on Monday marked the event that ushered in a new era of openness toward the Holocaust and its survivors with an exhibition that highlights the man and his murderous legacy. Known as the architect of the Holocaust for his role in coordinating the Nazi genocide policy, Eichmann fled Germany after the war, was captured in Argentina by Israel's Mossad and hanged after his 1961 trial in Jerusalem.
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Migrant Workers Who Give Birth Can Stay in Israel srael's Interior Ministry cannot deport migrant workers three months after they have given birth, the country's Supreme Court ruled. According to the voided regulation, a migrant worker who is residing legally in Israel will lose her permit should she become pregnant or give birth, and she must leave the country and may only return without her newborn. In the verdict issued Wednesday, Justice Ayala Procaccia wrote that "Forcing a woman to choose between her employment, while realizing her legitimate economic expectations, and her right to motherhood, does not settle with the ethical
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NATIONAL Jewish National Conference Coming to Cincinnati incinnati will play host to one of the country's largest conferences about the Jewish State of Israel. Organizers say the September conference will draw people from all over the United States and parts of the world, including Israel, who will be treated to high-level briefings on "Freedom and Democracy: Israel's and America's Shared Values"; "JNF's 9/11 Memorial in Jerusalem: Commemorating 10 Years Since 9/11"; "Turmoil in the Middle East: What it Means and What are the Implications". Expected speakers include: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner, Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon, Wall Street Journal Foreign Affairs Columnist Bret Stephens; and Jewish Educator Arna Poupko Fisher. TV superstar Larry King will receive a special award at Sunday night's Tree of Life gala. The free and open to the public conference will take place from September 18th19th, and will be held at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. Local activists Nina and Eddie Paul will be given the Tree of Life award at a dinner during the conference which marks the first time this major dinner has ever been held at a National Conference.
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Obama cites Middle East Struggles, Peace in Passover Message President Obama in his Passover message "prayed for peace" for Israel while calling for the alleviation of injustice against those "not yet free" in the Middle East. "The story of Passover, which recalls the passage of the children of Israel from bondage and repression to freedom and liberty, inspires hope that those enslaved can become free," Obama said in his message sent out April 15. "The seder, with its rich traditions and rituals, instructs each generation to remember its past while appreciating the beauty of freedom and the responsibility it entails. This year, that ancient instruction is reflected in the daily headlines as we see modern stories of social transformation and liberation and liberation unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa. Against the background of
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change, we continue to pray for peace between Israel and her neighbors while reaffirming our commitment to Israel's security." Obama concluded by calling for the alleviation of "the suffering, poverty, injustice and hunger of those who are not yet free" and signed off "Chag Sameach," Hebrew for "Happy Holiday." His Monday evening plans have not yet been announced, but White House officials have said he will continue the tradition he launched two years ago of conducting a White House seder.
Congress Approves $19M in Security Funding he U.S. Congress approved $19 million for non-profit security for 2011, a program that has mostly benefited Jewish institutions in the past. The $19 million, identical to 2010's allocation, was included in appropriations approved last week and is part of a congressionally mandated program in place since 2005 that targets institutions that are vulnerable to attack. In the past, security measures funded included reinforcements for windows, gates and doors, video surveillance, other enhancements and training. Groups may now apply for the funds to state homeland security agencies. The majority of past funds have gone to Jewish groups; last year 254 of 271 named institutions were Jewish.
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Family of Jewish American Jailed in Cuba to Hold Seder he family of Alan P. Gross, a JewishAmerican USAID contractor who has been jailed in Cuba for over a year on charges of espionage, will host a special Passover seder on Monday night in a bid to raise public awareness to his incarceration. During the event, which will be held at his sister's home in the Washington DC area, family members will read from the haggadah with an emphasis on the holiday’s themes of freedom and liberty. Gross was arrested by the Cuban authorities in Havana last year. He was sent there by the US aid agency to assist the local Jewish community with setting up a communications center. Cuba said he had conspired to smuggle satellite phones into the communist country where strict laws are imposed on communications and failed to apply for the proper visa.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEMINAR: “THE JEWS OF EGYPT, THEN AND NOW,” FEATURING DANIEL PIPES Thursday, April 28, 10:00 AM – 5:15 PM The Jewish Museum, 5th Ave and 92nd St. New York City Renowned political commentator and Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes will be among the distinguished scholars giving lectures at a seminar to be held April 28th in Manhattan. Speakers will be addressing a variety of topics from antiquity to modernity in EgyptianJewish history and culture. Professor Pipes will be speaking on “Egypt’s Chance,” a general review and assessment of current developments in Egypt. Joining Prof. Pipes and giving her own take on the situation in Egypt will be Lucette Lagnado, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and author of the highly acclaimed Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, a memoir about growing up Jewish in Egypt. To register, contact Travel U at the Jewish Museum at 845-256-0194, or JMTravelinfo@aol.com
BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM IN THE TD BANK FIVE-BORO BIKE TOUR Sunday, May 1, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Where: NYC Join Team BTJ in the TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour Sunday May 1st. The tour is sold out but Boys Town has been selected as a Community Partner. Riders can join Team BTJ by registering at www.boystownjerusalem.org/bike and agreeing to raise a minimum of $1,000 from friends, family and co-workers. Email ezra@boystownjerusalem.org to sign up, or call 646-375-5027for more information.
68TH ANNUAL UJA OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY HOLOCAUST PROGRAM Sunday, May 1 at 10:00 AM The Frisch School, W. 120 Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 The country's oldest Holocaust memorial program will take place on Sunday morning, May 1st at The Frisch School in Paramus. It will feature a live satellite feed from Auschwitz where March of The Living participants including teens and survivors from Northern New Jersey will participate with us in a memorial program. For more information contact Dr. Wallace Greene at wmg14@optonline.net or Fran Koszer at 201-820-3914
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.
TRIP TO SYRIA May 8-16, 2011 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
YOM HAZIKARON CEREMONY AND YOM HA’ATZMAUT CELEBRATION Monday, May 9th at 8:00 PM at the Sephardic Community Center 1901 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn NY
CHABAD OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS "THE TRUE STORY OF DEFIANCE" AN EVENING WITH ZVI BIELSKI, SON OF PARTISAN HERO ZUS BIELSKI Monday, May 16, 8:00 PM 419 East 77th St, Manhattan Come hear the inside story on now the Bielski brothers stood up to the Nazis and saved 1,200 Jews. At the Schneerson Center for Jewish Life, 419 East 77th St. Cost: $18 in advance/$25 at the door RSVP: 212-717-4613 or online at www.chabaduppereastside.com
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.
LEARN QUICKBOOKS! INTENSIVE course for Beginners in Brooklyn at Bramson Ort College New Campus Monday, May 23-Friday, May 27; 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM At Bramson ORT College (New Campus) 8109 Bay Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11214 We are proud to partner with Bramson Ort College in this venture. Learn all of QuickBooks from beginner to proficient user level in a ONE WEEK intensive course. ALL CLASSES ARE FREE & REQUIRE REGISTRATION. To register please go to www.oujobs.org and see the links on the blue box on the right hand side of the page towards the bottom. An administrative fee of $36.00 is required. Questions? Please call 212-563-4000 and ask for the Job Board
Community-Wide Celebration Israel’s 63rd Anniversary FREE ADMISSION For more information visit www.scclive.org, or contact Amir Levy at 718-954-3145.
OHR NAAVA CHINESE AUCTION Wednesday, May 11, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM Location: Home of Brochie & Eli Kleinman 3427 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, New York
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.
Chinese auction benefiting Ohr Naavah Women’s Torah Center. Come and join the fun! About Ohr Naavah: Ohr Naava, Women’s Torah Center, located in Brooklyn, NY, was established in 2004 by Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein. Our program was developed to provide continuing Torah education for women, ages 17-120, as well as a healthy and fun way to socialize, network, and grow spiritually. Our full evening program allows our participants to go about their busy daily lives, and then have a place of their own where they can have a bite to eat, unwind, and enjoy a shiur or class every night of the week, absolutely free of charge. Our goal is to give each person a place to be and belong, a place to connect and be connected, and a place to change and grow.
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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Lily Safra on the Royal Guest List he official guests invited for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton this month include everyone from friends and family to the great and the good, but by far the most surprising are those who have been invited by Prince Charles. Charles’s list is crammed with mega-rich foreigners, many of whom have been linked to finan- Lily Safra cial and personal controversy, and is bound to lead to questions over the criteria used for selecting guests. The list includes Lily Safra, the widow of philanthropist Edmond Safra a”h, Kazakh tycoon Timur Kuanyshev, and Juergen Pierburg, former playboy son of a Nazi-era industrialist whose factories fed the German war effort.
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Natalie Portman Gives Into Her Cravings he 29-year-old "Black Swan" star — who is expecting her first child with fiancé Benjamin Millepied later this summer — is no longer a vegan. "I actually
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went back to being vegetarian when I became pregnant, just because I felt like I wanted that stuff," she said during a Monday phone interview with the Q100 Bert Show in Atlanta. "I was listening to my body to have Natalie Portman eggs and dairy and that sort of stuff." "I know there are people who do stay vegan," she added, "but I think you have to just be careful, watch your iron levels and your B12 levels and supplement those if there are things you might be low in your diet." The Oscar-winning actress — who became a vegan in 2009 after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals" — doesn't regret her decision to become a vegetarian again. "If you're not eating eggs, then you can't have cookies or cake from regular bakeries, which can become a problem when that's all you want to eat," she laughed. "I actually wanted eggs at the beginning and then they grossed me out after awhile." Food cravings aside, Portman added that she doesn't know the sex of her unborn child — and she has no plans to find out any time soon, either. "People can say a lot of things and they have a 50 percent chance of being right," she laughed. "I'm Jewish and I think in Judaism, there's a lot of superstition around not doing too much before the baby comes."
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Kunis Helps Cancer Patients When it comes to beauty, Mila Kunis is the obvious choice for a spokesperson. Those who hadn’t already witnessed her natural beauty and acting talent in films like “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” got a dose when she was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for “Black Swan.” It was that performance, opposite vegan greenie Natalie Portman, that got her noticed by beauty and skin care company Mila Kunis Clarisonic, and late last year they honored Kunis as their Empowered Woman of the Year. To mark the occasion, Clarisonic recently donated $250,000 to the “Look Good…Feel Better” campaign in Kunis’ name. Look Good…Feel Better takes an alternative approach to cancer treatment. It’s a non-medical, brand-neutral program, and thus leaves the actual medical treatment to doctors. Instead, LGFB aims to assist women with cancer by offering beauty sessions to raise women’s selfesteem, thereby improving their outlook and helping them fight cancer with confidence and empowerment. In a statement, Kunis noted her own family’s experience with cancer: “Almost all families are affected at some time by cancer—even mine,” said the Jewish Ukraine-born actress. “It is inspiring to know there is a free resource like Look Good…Feel Better out there to help make recovery just a little easier.”
Adalah-NY Gets Served he composers of the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'" filed a copyright complaint on Thursday against a proPalestinian group that performed their pop anthem with the words changed to support a boycott of Israel. Journey bandmates Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon, along with former frontman Steve Perry, want a permanent injunction barring Adalah-NY from "exploiting" their 30-year-old tune. The
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Manhattan federal court filing says Adalah-NY organized a March 26 "flash mob" in Grand Central station that ripped off "the entire melody, chord changes, and other musical elements." Adalah's Web Jonathan Cain site says a video was viewed more than 30,000 times in two days before it was taken down by YouTube.com on April 1 and replaced with a silent version. Hannah Mermelstein from Adalah-NY commented, “The Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement is growing in influence and power as evidenced by the popularity of our video. We are dismayed that our video has been removed from YouTube and are working to make it available again. We fear that this is but another example of attempts to silence calls for justice and Palestinian rights. But the BDS movement to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against Palestinians will not be silenced.”
Larry Page Hits Refresh ust days after returning as Google Inc.'s chief executive, Page swiftly set the tone for how he would run the Internet search giant with a major reorganization of his management team. Page is trying to restore the sense of urgency and innovation that drove Google's prior successes, analysts said. The reorganization also puts him firmly in charge of the world's largest Internet company in much the same way Steve Jobs runs Apple Inc. "Larry's coming out of the gate blazing," said BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis. The 38year-old co-founder Larry Page promoted seven executives to run Google's most important divisions. They will report directly to him in an effort to cut out bureaucracy and speed up decision making. Page reorganized his management team the same week that Jonathan Rosenberg, a senior vice president who oversaw four of the executives, said he would leave Google. Some analysts said Page was taking a much-needed step to reinvigorate Google as it faces mounting competition from nimble rivals for users and advertising dollars. Page is also shaking up Google's rank and file. He plans to tie 25% of employee annual bonuses to the success of Google's social networking initiatives.
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THE ARAB RISINGS, ISRAEL AND HAMAS ANALYSIS BY GEORGE FRIEDMAN
or perhaps not at all. At the same time, it was obvious that the movement in the Arab world had not yet died out. If Hamas could combine the historical animosity toward Israel in the Arab world with the current unrest, it might be able to effect changes in policy not only in Egypt but also in the rest of the Arab world, a region that, beyond rhetoric, had become increasingly indifferent to the Palestinian cause. Gaza has become a symbol in the Arab world of Palestinian resistance and Israeli oppression. The last war in Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, has become used as a symbol in the Arab world and in Europe to generate anti-Israeli sentiment. Interestingly, Richard Goldstone, lead author of a report on the operation that severely criticized Israel, retracted many of his charges earlier this
There was one striking thing missing from the events in the Middle East in past months: Israel. While certainly mentioned and condemned, none of the demonstrations centered on the issue of Israel. Israel was a side issue for the demonstrators, with the focus being on replacing unpopular rulers. his is odd. Since even before the creation of the state of Israel, antiZionism has been a driving force among the Arab public, perhaps more than it has been with Arab governments. While a few have been willing to develop open diplomatic relations with Israel, many more have maintained informal relations: Numerous Arab governments have been willing to maintain covert relations with Israel, with extensive cooperation on intelligence and related matters. They have been unwilling to incur the displeasure of the Arab masses through open cooperation, however. That makes it all the more strange that the Arab opposition movements — from Libya to Bahrain — have not made overt and covert cooperation with Israel a central issue, if for no other reason than to mobilize the Arab masses. Let me emphasize that Israel was frequently an issue, but not the central one. If
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For Hamas, a shift in Egyptian policy was the opening that would allow them to become militarily and politically more effective. It didn’t happen. ly to reduce Western pressure on the risings’ targets. We know of several leaders of the Egyptian rising, for example, who were close to Hamas yet deliberately chose to downplay their relations. They clearly were intensely anti-Israeli but didn’t want to make this a
Hamas has the same means for starting a war it had before Cast Lead and that Hezbollah had in 2006. It can still fire rockets at Israel. we go far back to the rise of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his revolution for Pan-Arabism and socialism, his issues against King Farouk were tightly bound with anti-Zionism. Similarly, radical Islamists have always made Israel a central issue, yet it wasn’t there in this round of unrest. This was particularly surprising with regimes like Egypt’s, which had formal relations with Israel. It is not clear why Israel was not a rallying point. One possible explanation is that the demonstrations in the Islamic world were focused on unpopular leaders and regimes, and the question of local governance was at their heart. That is possible, but particularly as the demonstrations faltered, invoking Israel would have seemed logical as a way to legitimize their cause. Another explanation might have rested in the reason that most of these risings failed, at least to this point, to achieve fundamental change. They were not mass movements involving all classes of society, but to a great extent the young and the better educated. This class was more sophisticated about the world and understood the need for American and European support in the long run; they understood that including Israel in their mix of grievances was like-
crucial issue. In the case of Egypt, they didn’t want to alienate the military or the West. They were sophisticated enough to take the matter step by step.
Hamas has been isolated and trapped in Gaza. The uprising in Egypt represented a tremendous opportunity for Hamas, as it promised to create a new reality in Gaza. If the demonstrators had succeeded not only in overthrowing Hosni Mubarak but also in forcing true regime change — or at least forcing the military to change its policy toward Hamas — the door could have opened for Hamas to have increased dramatically its power and its room to maneuver. Hamas knew that it had supporters among a segment of the demonstrators and that the demonstrators wanted a reversal of Egyptian policy on Israel and Gaza. They were content to wait, however, particularly as the PNA was not prepared to launch an intifada in the West Bank and because one confined to Gaza would have had little effect. So they waited. The events of the past few months have shown that while the military wanted Mubarak out, it was not prepared to break with Israel or shift its Gaza policy. Most important, the events thus far have shown that the demonstrators were in no position to force the Egyptian military to do anything it didn’t want to do. Beyond forcing Mubarak out and perhaps having him put on trial, the basic policies of his regime remained in place. Over the last few weeks, it became apparent to many observers, including the Hamas leadership, that what they hoped for in Egypt was either not going to happen any time soon
_____________________ “Given the general unrest sweeping the region, it would seem logical that the Palestinian public would have pressed both the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Hamas to organize massive demonstrations against Israel. This didn’t happen.” _____________________ month. One of the Palestinians’ major achievements was shaping public opinion in Europe over Cast Lead via the Goldstone Report. Its retraction was therefore a defeat for Hamas. In the face of the decision by Arab demonstrators not to emphasize Israel, in the face of the apparent failure of the Egyptian rising to achieve definitive policy changes, and in the face of the reversal by Goldstone of many of his charges, Hamas clearly felt that it not only faced a lost opportunity, but it was likely to face a retreat in Western public opinion (albeit the latter was a secondary consideration).
The Advantage of Another Gaza Conflict for Hamas Another Israeli assault on Gaza might generate forces that benefit Hamas. In Cast Lead, the Egyptian government was able to
Hamas’ Opportunity A second thing was missing from the unrest: There was no rising, no intifada, in the Palestinian territories. Given the general unrest sweeping the region, it would seem logical that the Palestinian public would have pressed both the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Hamas to organize massive demonstrations against Israel. This didn’t happen. This clearly didn’t displease the PNA, which had no appetite for underwriting another intifada that would have led to massive Israeli responses and disruption of the West Bank’s economy. For Hamas in Gaza, however, it was a different case. Hamas was trapped by the Israeli-Egyptian blockade. This blockade limited its ability to access weapons, as well as basic supplies needed to build a minimally functioning economy. It also limited Hamas’ ability to build a strong movement in the West Bank that would challenge Fatah’s leadership of the PNA there.
After the first series of rocket attacks, two nations intervened. Turkey fairly publicly intervened via Syria, persuading Hamas to halt its attacks.
April 22, 2011 deflect calls to stop its blockade of Gaza and break relations with Israel. In 2011, it might not be as easy for them to resist in the event of another war. Moreover, with the uprising losing steam, a war in Gaza might re-energize Hamas, using what would be claimed as unilateral brutality by Israel to bring far larger crowds into the street and forcing a weakened Egyptian regime to make the kinds of concessions that would matter to Hamas. Egypt is key for Hamas. Linked to an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas Cairo, the Gaza Strip returns to its old status as a bayonet pointed at Tel Aviv. Certainly, it would be a base for operations and a significant alternative to Fatah. But a war would benefit Hamas more broadly. For example, Turkey’s view of Gaza has changed significantly since the 2010 flotilla incident in which Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish civilians on a ship headed for Gaza. Turkey’s relationship with Israel could be further weakened, and with Egypt and Turkey both becoming hostile to Israel, Hamas’ position would improve. If Hamas could cause Hezbollah to join the war from the north then Israel would be placed in a challenging military position perhaps with the United States, afraid of a complete breakdown of its regional alliance system, forcing
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It is not clear why Israel was not a rallying point. One possible explanation is that the demonstrations in the Islamic world were focused on unpopular leaders and regimes, and the question of local governance was at their heart. Israel to accept an unfavorable settlement. Hamas had the same means for starting a war it had before Cast Lead and that
Hezbollah had in 2006. It can still fire rockets at Israel. For the most part, these artillery rockets — homemade Qassams and mortars, do no harm. But some strike Israeli targets, and under any circumstances, the constant firing drives home the limits of Israeli intelligence to an uneasy Israeli public — Israel doesn’t know where the missiles are stored and can’t take them out. Add to this the rocket that landed 20 miles south of Tel Aviv and Israeli public perceptions of the murder of most of a Jewish family in the West Bank, including an infant, and it becomes clear that Hamas is creating the circumstances under which the Israelis have no choice but to attack Gaza.
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Protests against the despotic regimes in Syria, Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere, received broad international support, as in this protest, held near the White House.
After the first series of rocket attacks, two nations intervened. Turkey fairly publicly intervened via Syria, persuading Hamas to halt its attacks. Turkey understood the fragility of the Arab world and was not interested in the uprising receiving an additional boost from a war in Gaza. The Saudis also intervened. The Saudis provide the main funding for Hamas via Syria and were themselves
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trying to stabilize the situation from Yemen to Bahrain on its southern and eastern border; it did not want anything adding fuel to that fire. Hamas accordingly subsided. Hamas then resumed its attack a few days later. We don’t know its reasoning, but we can infer it: Whatever Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria or anyone else wanted, this was Hamas’ historic opportunity. If Egypt returns to the status quo, Hamas returns to its trap. Whatever their friends or allies might say, missing this historic opportunity would be foolish for it. A war would hurt, but a defeat could be turned into a political victory. It is not clear what the Israelis’ limit is. Clearly, they are trying to avoid an all-out assault on Gaza, limiting their response to a few airstrikes. The existence of Iron Dome, a new system to stop rockets, provides Israel some psychological comfort, but it is years from full deployment, and its effectiveness is still unknown. The rockets can be endured only so long before an attack. And the Goldstone reversal gives the Israelis a sense of vindication that gives them more room for maneuver. Hamas appears to have plenty of rockets, and it will use them until Israel responds. Hamas will use the Israeli response to try to launch a broader Arab movement focused both on Israel and on regimes that openly or covertly collaborate with Israel. Hamas hopes above all to bring down the Egyptian regime with a newly energized movement. Israel above all does not want this to happen. It will resist responding to Hamas as long as it can, but given the political situation in Israel, its ability to do so is limited — and that is what Hamas is counting on. For the United States and Europe, the merger of Islamists and democrats is an explosive combination. Apart, they do little. Together, they could genuinely destabilize the region and even further undermine the U.S. effort against jihadists. The United States and Europe want Israel to restrain itself but cannot restrain Hamas. Another war, therefore, is not out of the question — and in the end, the decision to launch one rests with Hamas. This report courtesy of Stratfor Global Intelligence, www.stratfor.com
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Purchasing Chometz After Pesach BY RABBI DOVID HEBER, STAR-K KASHRUS ADMINISTRATOR
There are thirteen days of Yom Tov listed on the Jewish calendar. However, the impact of each holiday is often felt long before and after the thirteen actual days. The entire month of Elul is spent preparing for Rosh Hashana. Hopefully, the commitments of Yom Kippur last long after the final shofar blowing following neilah. The banging of nails can be heard throughout Jewish neighborhoods weeks before Succos. The excitement of Purim often lasts until the next Purim. n this respect, Pesach is the most unique Yom Tov. In addition to the many hours spent cleaning and preparing the home for Pesach, and perhaps baking matzos, actual Halachos begin before Pesach, and extend long after the Yom Tov ends. On Erev Pesach, chometz may not be eaten after the end of the fourth hour of the day. All chometz must be sold or destroyed by the end of the fifth hour on Erev Pesach, because on Pesach, there is a Torah prohibition of bal yara'eh u'bal yematze, one may not have possession of chometz on Pesach. Thus, one may not retain possession of leavened products made from wheat, barley, spelt, oats, and rye (chameishes minei dagan). After Pesach, there is a Rabbinical injunction of not eating or deriving benefit from Chometz SHeAvar Alav HaPesach (hereby referred to as Chometz SHAAHP), chometz that was in the possession of a Jew on Pesach. Therefore, after Pesach, consumers must ascertain the chometz they purchase was not in the possession of a Jew on Pesach. Chometz may be purchased from a store owned by a gentile. In Hilchos Pesach, a store is considered owned by a gentile if the gentile owns more than half of the store. In a corporation, at least 51% of the voting stock must be owned by gentiles, otherwise, the chometz should be considered Chometz SHAAHP. Chometz may be purchased from a Jewish owned store whose owner properly sold the chometz before Pesach (e.g. Star-K
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Jewish owned facilities). A "proper" sale means the chometz is sold to a gentile (through one's Rav) and put away in a designated enclosed area for all of Pesach. A Rav should be consulted regarding stores who "sell" their chometz before Pesach, yet continue to allow customers to purchase the chometz on Pesach. If one has a reasonable doubt whether a product was in the possession of a Jew on Pesach, it may be purchased after Pesach. For example, one may purchase pizza crusts with a reliable certification from a store owned by gentiles even though the chometz may have been in the possession of a Jewish distributor on Pesach who in turn sold the pizza crusts to this store. The prohibition applies only when one is certain, or where there is a strong reason to suspect chometz that was in the possession of a Jew on Pesach. What is most confusing is determining which foods fall into this category. Various foods which may not be eaten on Pesach may not have a problem of chometz that was in the possession of a Jew on Pesach. In order to be eaten on Pesach, the product must have a reliable Pesach hechsher or must be approved for use on Pesach by a reliable authority. However, a product does not necessarily have to be "Kosher L'Pesach" to be purchased after Pesach from a store that has Chometz SHAAHP. A good example of this is kitniyos. Although Ashkenazim may not eat rice, corn, and other legumes on Pesach, these products do not have to be sold before Pesach. There is, also, no concern of Chometz SHAAHP. Therefore, legumes may be purchased from any store after Pesach.
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Jewish Entrepreneur, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sidney Harman Passes Away at 92 HARMAN MOURNED BY HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP FREEDOM HOUSE Freedom House was among the many groups mourning the recent loss of Sidney Harman, a valued member of its board of trustees, who passed away April 12, 2011. r. Harman was best known as the cofounder of the sound equipment company that would eventually become Harman International Industries. He joined the Freedom House Board of Trustees in 2004, inspired by Freedom House’s mission and driven by a strong commitment to advance and protect universal human rights. Mr. Harman provided leadership and guidance to the organization, helping Freedom House to strengthen its programmatic and analytical activities. While on the Freedom House Board, Mr. Harman advocated for freedom of expression, and was a supporter of Freedom House’s annual review of press freedom around the world. “With the passing of Sidney Harman, _______________________________
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Freedom House joins many others in mourning the loss of a strong ally in the fight for a freer, more just world,” said David J. Kramer, executive director of Freedom House. “His
Sidney Harman in 1955. passion for the betterment of humankind was expressed through his generous support for and involvement in organizations devoted to human rights, as well as the arts and academia. He will be sorely missed.” Prior to joining Freedom House, Mr. Harman served as Deputy Secretary of Commerce under President Carter, and continued his support for free media by purchasing the ailing Newsweek magazine in 2010. Mr. Harman was also a trustee of the Aspen Institute, the California Institute of Technology, the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra. Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports democratic change, monitors the status of freedom around the world, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Brushing Up On Their Shakespeare: Rabbi Weil and Panel Debate if the Bard Was an Anti-Semite BY STEPHEN STEINER For more than four hundred years, Shylock -- with his demand for a pound of flesh from a debtor -- has been the symbol of the greedy, selfish, repulsive, alien Jew. As the loathed character in Shakespeare’s “romantic comedy,” The Merchant of Venice, he is referred to over and over again not by his name, but as “Jew.” At the famous trial scene he is humbled, faces death, and must convert to Christianity, which he does with alacrity, in order to stay alive. nd yet, in some of Shakespeare’s most famous lines, Shylock says in Act 3, Scene 1, “Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?” To debate the issue of “Shylock, Shakespeare, and the Jews: Anti-Semitism in the Merchant of Venice,” OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil participated in a roundtable discussion at The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, just a short walk around The Battery from the OU ‘s lower Manhattan
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offices. The program was presented in conjunction with The Public Theater, which originally staged the Merchant of Venice in 1962 and did so again in 1995 and last summer – with the celebrated actor Al Pacino playing Shylock. The play then moved to Broadway for a limited run, ending in February of this year. Rabbi Weil was joined on the panel by Barry Edelstein, who has directed
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Pesach: Shabbat Chol HaMoed The morning Torah reading of Shabbat Chol HaMoed consists of selected portions from Parshas Ki Tisa. The conclusion of the kriah summarily addresses the Shalosh Regalim, and this would seem to be the relevance of the reading to the day. However, the first six aliyos have nothing to do with Yom Tov; rather, they deal with Moshe's supplication to Hashem to forgive the Jews for the Chet Ha-egel and the grand rapprochement between God and His people. Is there thus any other connection between the Torah reading and the Moed? habbat Chol HaMoed (as well as Shabbat which coincides with Yom Tov) is unique, for the character of the day is not just that of Shabbat as its own day alongside that of Moed, in which the two days and their respective themes exist on their own. On the contrary, when Shabbat and Moed are joined, they fuse to create a new, unparalleled kedushah and status. Please allow me to explain. Shabbat is symbolized by its coming to the Jews. We go out to greet the Shabbat Queen, who is already on her way to us, and we welcome malachim to our homes on Friday night. Yom Tov is quite the opposite, for it requires that we ascend to Yerushalayim and enter the realm of the Shechinah. Rather than God sending his kedusha our way, we must go up to it and greet Hashem at His place. _______________________________
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Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach Ezekiel 37:1-14 BY DEVORAH WEISBERG In this week’s haftarah, the prophet Ezekiel finds himself in a valley filled with dry bones. At God’s direction, Ezekiel prophesies and the bones come together, forming skeletons which are then covered with muscles and skin, and animated by breath provided through God’s command. Ezekiel learns that the bones are a symbol of the people Israel, desiccated by hopelessness; his vision stands as an assurance that Israel will be restored.
Thus, when Shabbat and Yom Tov coincide, we rise and approach God (in the kedusha of Yom Tov), and He also comes to us (Shabbat). The closeness between Hashem and the Jew which is precipitated is qualitatively different than that which is created by the separate kedushot of Shabbat or Yom Tov on their own. It is, rather, a new closeness, and this closeness is mirrored precisely by the grand rapprochement between God and the Jews in Parshas Ki Tisa, when Hashem agrees to forgive His people and share with them a relationship heretofore unheard of. It is based on the above that we reserve the public reading of Shir Ha-Shirim for Shabbat-Pesach and Kohelet for ShabbatSukkot/Shmini Atzeret, for these megillot reflect on our relationship with Hashem and provide deep insight into His avodah as depicted by each Tom Tov. Thus, it is specifically on these Shabbat/Yom Tov days of special closeness between Hashem and Bnei Yisrael that we are able to have a greater understanding of our relationship with Hashem and immerse ourselves in the deeper avodah message of the Yom Tov. This d’var Torah comes courtesy of the Orthodox Union, www.ou.com
his magnificent spectacle of rebuilding and reanimation is a two step process. In the first prophecy, Ezekiel is to bring about the reformation of the bones into human forms, but these forms are still lying lifeless on the floor of the valley. Only when the second stage of the prophecy results in breath being breathed into the forms do the dead come to life and stand up. This passage teaches us an important lesson about our own acts of creation. Every act of creation requires actualization. Whether we are writing a book, designing a curriculum, preparing a legal case, or putting together furniture from Ikea, we need to plan out the acts needed to bring our project to fruition. While God creates and recreates through a speech act, our own creative acts often involve physical labor, and at the very least they require hard work. But without inspiration or animation, no amount of work can produce a living, breathing thing. Whether the creative spark comes at the end, as it does in Ezekiel’s vision, or at the beginning, it must be present. Otherwise our "creations" have form and substance but no spirit; they may look real, but they cannot "come to life and stand" as did the multitude revived by Ezekiel. Our ancestors left servitude in Egypt for the rigors of the wilderness and the challenge of building a new life in Eretz Yisrael. What then was the difference between the former task and the latter? In Egypt, the Israelites built store cities for Pharaoh, but no part of their spirit animated those buildings. The labor may have been productive from Pharaoh’s point of view, but it was deadening; it offered no creative outlet or joy to those who participated in it. In contrast, the creation of the mishkan and the building of a new life offered the Israelites an opportunity to give of themselves and infuse their creations with their energy and spirit. The work was the work of "everyone whose spirit moved him/her" and showcased their wisdom and abilities. As Pesach draws to a close and we turn our attention to our own work, may we always remember that our efforts must not only be planned and executed; they must be animated with the breath of our own life, our creativity, our energy and our spirit. Such work reflects not only our hopes but the promise of our haftarah, that even in times of struggle and hopelessness, we experience the promise of renewal. Moadim L’Simha and Shabbat Shalom.
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April 22, 2011
Juvenis – Filling the Holes in Plastic Surgery BY DAVID SHAMAH Israel's Juvenis offers doctors a unique ‘artificial fat' compound for rebuilding or smoothing out large areas of tissue altered by medical procedures. hen a person undergoes a major medical procedure - breast surgery, facial reconstruction or even liposuction -- the face- or body-altering aftermath often takes a serious emotional toll even when the treatment is successful from a medical point of view. Enter Israel's Juvenis. The company's Tenergel product was developed to let plastic surgeons more easily and inexpensively fill in or smooth out areas that were cut away by the scalpel. Juvenis is a very safe form of "artificial fat," says company CEO Dan Touitou. "Tenergel is a unique compound polymer in gel form that is perfect for filling large volumes, such as breast augmentation reconstruction or facial reconstruction." In addition, he says, Tenergel can be used to smooth out the appearance of the skin after liposuction and to "firm up" difficultto-treat areas such as the buttocks, as well as many other applications. The best part of Tenergel, says Touitou, is what it's made of - organic materials including castor oil and citric acid. Both are considered foods by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and have long been approved for use intravenously. Though Tenergel still needs FDA approval for medical use, Touitou does not anticipate any problem with the approval process, since the product's ingredients are safe and wellknown. Long-lasting results Another advantage of Tenergel is its durability. "Nearly all of the filler products on the market today require an almost complete
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Dan Touitou, CEO of Juvenis: “Tenergel is the only product that feels like natural tissue.” reapplication after a period of time," Touitou says. For example, valoneic acid dilactone (VAD), used in lip reconstruction, is quite expensive - and almost completely disappears in a half year. Based on extensive animal studies Juvenis has conducted, Tenergel normally shows just a 20 percent reduction in the same amount of time. "Besides, only Tenergel is suitable for large volume application, unlike VAD and other popular materials used by plastic surgeons," Touitou adds. In fact, there is only one other product on the market that could be considered a competitor for Tenergel, made by a Dutch company, Touitou says - and this product is more expensive and lasts for far less time than Tenergel. Injectable and affordable, Tenergel can be applied on an outpatient basis, and is scar free. Plus, says Touitou, it is the only product that "feels" right, like natural tissue. A revolution in plastic surgery Breast augmentation, one of the many plastic surgery procedures where Juvenis could find a large demand for its product, is the number one aesthetic surgery procedure in the world. It accounts for 17 percent of all
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April 22, 2011
Obama Marks 33rd Education and Sharing Day in Honor of Lubavitcher Rebbe Last week, President Obama marked Friday, April 15, 2011 as Education and Sharing Day U.S.A. ducation and Sharing Day is a day established by the United States Congress in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the Lubavitcher Rebbe's (1902-1994) efforts for education and sharing for Jews and non-Jews alike. During his lifetime the Rebbe opened scores of centers of education called "Chabad Houses". The day was inaugurated April 18, 1978, by President Jimmy Carter and has since been proclaimed, by the presiding President, annually on the Jewish birthday of
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Menachem Mendel Schneerson (11 Nissan). In 2007, a proclamation of the day be then-president George W. Bush said “Education and Sharing Day honors the legacy of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and emphasizes our commitment to teach the next generation of Americans the values that make our country strong. The Lubavitcher Rabbi believed that society should 'make a new commitment to kindness,' and he helped to establish education and outreach centers offering social service programs and humanitarian aid around the world." The following is the complete text of the official White House announcement:
EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY, U.S.A., 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION he future of our Nation depends on our ability to instill in future generations the values that will help them write the next proud chapter of the American story -- a dedication to knowledge and a sense of compassion for their fellow citizens. As we celebrate Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we recommit to preparing our sons and daughters to thrive with principle and purpose in the 21st century. Over the next decade, nearly half of all new jobs will require advanced training or a college degree. Ensuring our children meet this standard will take the collective commitment of parents, teachers, and communities coming together to instill a love of learning in our young people. By doing so, we can unlock every child's potential and give them the chance to fulfill their dreams, while laying the foundation for our country's continued prosperity. Education alone, however, cannot fully prepare our children to stand at the helm of our Nation. In an increasingly interconnected world, America remains a beacon of hope for many across the globe because of our open hearts during times of extraordinary challenge and our dedication to our common humanity. We must nurture these traits in our children to ensure America continues to be a symbol of promise to the world. On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we celebrate the example set by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who dedicated his life to improving education and fostering goodwill for all people. His legacy continues to inspire individuals to carry forward his effort to build a brighter future. Each year, Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., reminds us of our obligation to create opportunities for a better tomorrow -- life lessons we pass on to all our children. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 15, 2011, as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. BARACK OBAMA
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Mayor Bloomberg Launches Innovation Index to Measure New York City's Economic Transformation ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 puts. Several years may be needed for ideas to be patented or commercialized. But with inputs continuing to rise, there is reason to be optimistic about the City’s future performance. To access the full report and its findings, visit http://www.nycedc.com/innovationindex. The Innovation Index is part of the
Bloomberg Administration’s efforts to encourage entrepreneurship within a variety of economic sectors. With a network of eight incubators around the City, the Administration is providing low-cost office space, as well as training and networking opportunities, to hundreds of start-ups and small businesses. In addition, in 2010, the City launched the New York City
Entrepreneurial Fund, the first City-sponsored seed and early-stage investment fund located outside of Silicon Valley. In partnership with FirstMark Capital, the fund will make up to $22 million available to New York City-based technology startups. This month, the Mayor announced the winners of the second annual NYC BigApps competition and a strategic partnership with BMW,
which is launching a $100 million venture capital fund in New York City as well as a small business incubator. And as part of larger efforts to grow the technology sector in the City, the Administration recently received 18 responses to a Request for Expressions of Interest that it issued to institutions seeking to build or expand an applied sciences research facility within the five boroughs.
and marketing computerized systems for modern dairy farm and herd management. According to the Kibbutz Industry Association, up to 80 percent of Israel's kibbutzim are manufacturing and marketing everything from furniture to popcorn. The most common kibbutz-made products are plastic and rubber goods, edibles, electronics, metals and machinery. Each modern kibbutz-owned endeavor has a separate bank account and board of directors. A model to emulate The kibbutz way of life is intriguing to people from around the world, says Palgi, who is immediate past president of the Communal Studies Association. "Communities from countries such as Japan, the United States and Germany have come and studied the issues involved," she says,
stressing that the concept must be adapted to suit the host country's culture. Tsur believes that even within Israel, the kibbutz will continue evolving. "If it's a free society, then every generation has to reinvent the kibbutz; we don't have a central authority to mandate what is best. Maybe there will be kibbutzim of educators, for example? Certainly it won't be only about raising chickens." He adds that kibbutzniks continue raising critical questions concerning work, democracy and education. "These are the big questions young people all over the world are asking," Tsur says. "The kibbutz was an invention of young people, and even if today there are old people walking around on them, it is still a society that is a human adventure, that asks the questions."
need the public to call the Mayor and tell him not to cut case management.” The Council of Senior Centers and Services (CSCS) promotes the quality of life, independent living, productivity, and dignity
of mature older adults principally in New York City. CSCS champions elder rights. For more information visit the CSCS web site at cscs-ny.org.
Domb, head of the forensic sciences division of the Israel Police, and Dr. Lior Yankelson, who has established a number of medical startups in the past. The company, which holds several patents, expects to start clinical trials in the next month or two, and is aiming for
European Union approval by next year. "Tenergel is inexpensive, long-lasting, and large-volume -- the only product on the market with all three characteristics," says Toutiou. "This could be a real revolution in plastic surgery."
The Kibbutz Turns 100... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 Thanks to changes implemented by the Kibbutz Movement, more than 2,500 new members have joined or rejoined kibbutzim in recent years, bringing the total population to about 123,000 people on 273 kibbutzim. Only about one-quarter of Israel's kibbutzim still operate in the traditional communal style, where division of income is strictly equal. A handful of others opted for the "integrated method" where each member gets a standard base amount, in addition to payments based on seniority and on the percentage of the member's salary or contribution to the kibbutz. Most kibbutzim adopted the "renewed" model, where higher earners receive more income, and a percentage of each member's gross salary goes toward community expenses and to supplement the income of low-
earning members. Renewed kibbutzim practice various forms of privatization, with a greater emphasis on individuals and families. Despite these changes, core principles remain. "Two characteristics make the kibbutz movement stand out," says Getz. "Democracy -- all members participate in discussions and votes -- and mutual responsibility." Advanced farming and industry Many advances in agriculture and dairy farming came out of Israel's kibbutzim. Drip irrigation technology, which Israel has shared with many other parched countries, was innovated by Netafim, a multinational, multimillion-dollar company founded at Kibbutz Hatzerim in 1965. S.A.E. Afikim, based in Kibbutz Afikim since 1977, is the global leader in developing, manufacturing
Aging Service AdvocatesOppose Mayor’s Cuts:... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 for one third of each year.” Igal Jellinek, CSCS executive director, stated: “The impact to senior’s citizens is unacceptable. Upwards of 8,000 homebound elders will lose case management services,
and another 900 seniors who were already on case management waiting lists. The average caseload, already 70, would increase to 85 and higher. Plus 112 social workers called case managers would lose their jobs. We
Juvenis – Filling the Holes in Plastic Surgery... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36 surgical procedures. In 2009, for example, more than 1.9 million breast augmentation surgeries were performed across the globe, mostly in China (222,000), the United States (204,000), Brazil (173,000) and Europe (150,000). At an average cost of $5,000 per procedure, the total amount spent is more
than $9.5 billion. Established in 2008, Juvenis is located in Misgav, in northern Israel, and is a part of the Misgav Venture Accelerator. Along with Touitou, who has worked in the commercial pharmaceuticals business for years, the company is led by co-founders Prof. Abraham
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Brushing Up On Their Shakespeare: Rabbi Weil and Panel Debate if the Bard Was an Anti-Semite... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 Shakespeare, including The Merchant of Venice, at The Public Theater and around the country; James Shapiro, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and author of “Shakespeare and the Jews; and moderator Patrick Healy, theater reporter for The New York Times. Mr. Edelstein noted that when Joseph Papp, the impresario of The Public Theater, famed for its “Shakespeare in the Park” presentations, first produced The Merchant of Venice in 1962 in Central Park, the reaction was “toxic,” because of the character of Shylock. The 1995 and 2010-2011 presentations drew no such reaction, and according to Rabbi Weil, the only reason the Jewish community took notice was that Pacino was playing the role. Does the lack of reaction mean that Shakespeare’s anti-Semitism was overlooked by audiences and the Jewish community, or that perhaps Shakespeare was-
n’t truly anti-Semitic after all? To give an insight into this question, Rabbi Weil read the following statement: “The Jews, I find, are very, very selfish. When they have power, physical, financial or political, neither Hitler nor Stalin has anything on them for cruelty or mistreatment to the underdog.” “Who said that?” Rabbi Weil asked. The large audience gasped when he replied, “Harry Truman.” Harry Truman, of course, was the President of the United States who recognized Israel in 1948, despite the opposition of his Cabinet and the State Department. Truman also maintained a lifelong friendship with Eddie Jacobson, their close relationship surviving the failure of their haberdashery business. “Truman was a product of his world, an anti-Semitic culture,” Rabbi Weil said. Retreating back three centuries, to apply the Truman insight to Shakespeare, he
declared, “I have no reason to delve into Shakespeare’s mind, but in terms of the time in which he lived and the world he lived in, Shylock was not that far-fetched.” He added that Shakespeare gave the world a Shylock who is nuanced, which according to critics was made clear in Pacino’s interpretation. The “hath not a Jew eyes,” speech was “Shakespeare at his best, conveying a sense of ambiguity,” Rabbi Weil said. In answer to a question from the audience, Rabbi Weil replied, to laughter, “No one in their right mind would nominate Shakespeare as a ‘righteous gentile.’ To paint him as an anti-Semite would be incorrect as well. He didn’t have the moral character to present a Jew in a positive light, but he did present a Jew in a nuanced light.” Barry Edelstein, the director, noted that Shakespeare presented Antonio, the merchant for whom the play is named, as “not a nice guy,” who constantly tormented
Shylock over his Jewishness. As Shylock tells him (Act 1 Scene 3), “You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, and spit upon my Jewish gabardine…You did void your rheum upon my beard…Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last -- you spurned me such a day. You called me a dog; and for these courtesies I’ll lend you thus much moneys?” To which Antonio replies, “I am as like to call thee so again, to spit on thee again, to spurn thee too!” No, not a nice guy. Professor Shapiro added that it is no surprise that Shakespeare “was interested in the Jewish question. Every major writer of the period was interested in the Jewish question.” Which still leaves the question, “Was Shakespeare an anti-Semite?” As Rabbi Weil responded about this enigmatic play and the enigmatic genius who wrote it, “We don’t know what was in Shakespeare’s mind.”
Israeli Academic to Assume Leadership of Influential American Think Tank... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 the main radio and television networks in the United Kingdom and the United States and has contributed more than 100 articles to leading newspapers around the world. "Along with being a foremost scholar,
Efraim Karsh is also an excellent editor, creative administrator, and active participant in policy debates," stated Daniel Pipes. "I look forward to the Forum flourishing under his directorship." "I am excited to join the Middle East
Forum," Mr. Karsh said. "I can think of no better place to be during these momentous times than at a think tank with its international stature." Mr. Pipes will focus on expanding the reach of the Forum and on his own writing.
Unique in its appeal to both specialists and the general public alike, the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based think tank, is dedicated to defining American interests in the Middle East and protecting Americans from Islamism.
Gates: U.S. Help for Mideast Activists Tempered by Security Interests.. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 made protection of human rights "the centerpiece" of their foreign policy. And regarding today’s democracy movements in the Middle East, he said, U.S. moral support for demonstrators who are risking their lives for freedom and democracy does not necessarily mean support for quick, destabilizing change throughout the region.
"When we discuss openly our desire for democratic values to take hold across the globe, we are describing a world that may be many years or decades off," he said. Gates said while the United States would like to see "democratic values" take hold across the globe, achieving that ideal "may be limited by time, space, resources or human nature."
Ad Matai? (How Long?)... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 But the Wednesday reading doesn’t end there – rather it extends into the next Psalm, which begins: “Come! Let us sing to the L-rd, let us call out to the Rock of our salvation. Let us greet him with thanksgiving, with praiseful songs let us call out to him…” And that’s a powerful lesson for us this Passover. Back then, the Children of Israel had to make their effort (make the paschal offering, give the doorposts a new coat of “paint,” and then at the last minute, pack their bags and hightail it out of Egypt), but ultimately the battle wasn’t won by them. The hand of G-d Himself split the sea. The entire Egyptian army had the gall to pursue despite the miracle that was clearly occurring
before their very eyes and G-d drowned every single one of them; He doesn’t mess around. Incidentally, then too did the Israelites burst forth into song. The psalmist’s words are as true today as they were when they were written. With their own violence will today’s wicked men (and they announce themselves to the world by their heinous deeds) ultimately be cut off. The moral of the story? For our readers: We are ultimately not in control, but that’s a good thing. Enjoy your Passover, and fear not. And for those who oppress their fellow men, and who ultimately incite hatred and violence towards Israel? We have friends in high places. mess with us.
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April 22, 2011
Jewish American Heritage Month: Florida Observance to Focus on Jews in Justice The kick-off for the 2011 observance of Jewish American Heritage Month will be Sunday, May 15 at 2 pm at the Jewish Museum of Florida. RSVP for this free event by calling 305-672-5044, ext. 3175 or email info@jewishmuseum.com. Walk-ins are welcome. he Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Jewish Federation of Broward County are co-sponsoring this program with the Jewish Museum of Florida.
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WHAT IS JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (JAHM)? Initiated by the Jewish Museum of Florida, with the effort led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, President George Bush signed a resolution in 2006 that each May would be Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). Like other group's months, JAHM is the time to celebrate the contributions of American Jews to the fabric of our nation's lives. America has been both a haven and a home to Jews. Many arrived as immigrants seeking escape from persecution, and in finding freedom, tolerance and opportunities here, have given back in all areas to enrich our national culture.
2011 OBSERVANCE The theme is Justice. "Justice, justice shalt thou pursue" is a strand that ties together all Jews in the law. To honor the service of Jews who have devoted their professional lives to the public to sustain the rule of law, the Museum has planned an interesting panel discussion, followed by a conversation with the audience. Former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, Gerald Kogan, will moderate. Participants include former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, Arthur England; (Ret) Assistant Director MiamiDade Police Dept. and a founder of the Shomrim Society, Irving "Red" Heller; Dept. of Justice, Southern District of Florida, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Karen Gilbert; U.S. Bankruptcy Judge A. Jay Cristol; and Broward County Judge Jane D. Fishman. In the U.S., law became a bulwark against the kinds of oppression Jews had endured in many lands for countless generations. The rule of law has allowed Jews and all minorities to help shape our national and state history. Law remains an avenue of social mobility in our society and the best of our Jewish lawyers and judges have worked to secure justice for others. Eight Jews have served on the Supreme Court of the US. Louis Brandeis (1916) was the first - although Judah P. Benjamin rejected the offer in 1853 when he chose to retain his Senate seat. Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur J. Goldberg, who once said that his concern for justice stems from his heritage, and Abe Fortas served in the past. In 1993 as the107th Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, "I am proud of being a Jew.
Jewish Museum of Florida. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of the Jewish tradition." In 1994, Stephen G. Breyer joined the Court. And most recently, Elena Kagan became the third Jew to serve currently on the U.S. Supreme Court. Perhaps you know that at least 270 Jews have served as judges in Florida. The Museum keeps scrapbooks about Floridian Jews who have served in public office. One set is for Judges. The earliest known Jewish judge in Florida was Gus Cohen in Pensacola from 1884-1914, who was a federal judge. Cohen settled there before the Civil War and was the grandfather of Frances Cohen who married Mitchell Wolfson in Miami in 1926. The earliest known Circuit Court Judge was Harry Sandler in Tampa 1935-1964.While in the Legislature (1932-35), he sponsored the Homestead Exemption Amendment. AO Kanner served as 1st chief judge of the 2nd Court of Appeal in 1957; there is a highway named for him in Martin County. Florida has had four Jewish Chief Judges of the Supreme Court: Arthur England of Miami (1978-80); Ray Ehrlich of Jacksonville (1988-90); Gerald Kogan of Miami (1996-98); and Barbara Pariente (2004-06), who is currently serving on the court. Retrieving this type of information and having it available for the public, for research, publications, films, exhibitions and for future generations is what the Jewish Museum of Florida does.
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The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation. The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida 1763 to the Present and temporary Jewish history and art exhibits that change periodically. Current exhibits are Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited through August 14 and Auktion 392: Restitution of Nazi-looted Art through April 25. Isaac Bashevis Singer & His Artists opens May 3. A Collections & Research Center, several films, Timeline Wall of Jewish history, Museum Store and Bessie's Bistro complete the experience for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Museum is located at 301 Washington Avenue, South Beach and is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Mondays and Civil and Jewish holidays. Admission: Adults/$6; Seniors/$5; Families/$12; Members and children under 6/Always Free; Saturdays/Free. For information: 305-6725044 or www.jewishmuseum.com
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EXPLORING ITALY: Tour the Jewish Ghetto in Venice The neighborhood that gave the world the word ghetto is today a quiet neighborhood surrounding a large campo. It is home to Jewish institutions, two kosher restaurants, a rabbinical school, and five synagogues. Present-day Venetian Jews live all over the city, and the contemporary Jewish life of the ghetto, with the exception of the Jewish museum and the synagogues, is an enterprise conducted almost exclusively by American Hassidic Jews of Eastern European descent and tradition. hough Jews may have arrived earlier, the first synagogues weren't built and a cemetery (on the Lido) wasn't founded until the Askenazim, or Northern European Jews, came in the late 1300s. Dwindling coffers may have prompted the Republic to sell temporary visas to Jews, who were over the centuries alternately tolerated and expelled. The Rialto commercial district, as mentioned in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, depended on Jewish moneylenders for trade,
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and to help cover ever-increasing war expenses. In 1516 relentless local opposition forced
the Senate to confine Jews to an island in Cannaregio, then on the outer reaches of the city, named for its geto (foundry). The term "ghetto" also may come from the Hebrew "ghet" meaning separation or divorce. Gates at the entrance were locked at night, and boats patrolled the surrounding canals. Jews were allowed only to lend money at low interest, operate pawnshops controlled by the government, trade in textiles, or practice medicine. Jewish doctors were highly respected and could leave the ghetto at any hour when on duty. Though ostracized, Jews were nonetheless safe in Venice, and in the 16th century the community grew considerably, primarily with refugees from the Inquisition, which persecuted Jews in southern and central Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The ghetto was allowed to expand twice, but it still had the city's densest population and consequently ended up with the city's tallest buildings. Although the gates were pulled down after Napoléon's 1797 arrival, during the Austrian occupation the ghetto was rein-
stated. The Jews realized full freedom only in 1866 with the founding of the Italian state. Many Jews fled Italy as a result of Mussolini's 1938 racial laws, and on the eve of World War II, there were about 1,500 Jews left in the ghetto. Jews continued to flee, and the remaining 247 were deported by the Nazis; 8 returned. The area has Europe's highest density of Renaissance-era synagogues, and visiting them is interesting not only culturally, but also aesthetically. Though each is marked by the tastes of its individual builders, Venetian influence is evident throughout. Women's galleries resemble those of theaters from the same era, and some synagogues were decorated by artists who were simultaneously active in local churches; Longhena, the architect of Santa Maria della Salute, renovated the Spanish synagogue in 1635. The small but well-arranged Museo Ebraico highlights centuries of Jewish culture with splendid silver Hanukkah lamps and Torahs, and handwritten, beautifully decorated wedding contracts in Hebrew. Hourly tours (on the half hour) of the ghetto in Italian and English leave from the museum. Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio 2902/B, 30121. 041/715359. www.museoebraico.it. Museum €3; guided tour, museum, and synagogues €8.50. June-Sept., Sun.-Fri. 10-7; Oct.-May, Sun.-Fri. 10-6. Tours hourly starting at 10:30. Vaporetto: Vaporetto: San Marcuola, Guglie. You might complete your circuit of Jewish Venice with a visit to the Antico Cimitero Ebraico on the Lido, full of fascinating old tombstones half hidden by ivy and grass. The earliest grave dates from 1389; the cemetery remained in use until the late 18th century. Via Cipro at San Nicolo, Lido, 30126. 041/715359. €8.50. Tours Apr.-Oct., Sun. at 2:30, by appointment other days; call to reserve. Vaporetto: Vaporetto: Lido, San Nicolo.
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Venice Travel Info: ARRIVING: There are approximately 3 direct flights from NYC to Venice daily, and over a dozen connection flights. The best price at the moment was offered by TAP Portugal airlines.
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Israel Expects 250,000 Tourists to Celebrate Passover, Holy Week TOURISM REMAINS STRONG DESPITE TERRORIST, ROCKET ATTACKS
STAYING: The Hotel Gabrielli Sandwirth is priced in the mid-range, on the Basin of St. Mark, close to the Piazza San Marco but also to the Arsenale and the Biennale di Venezia, always worth a visit. The Hotel Manin is on the Grand Canal between the Accademia and the Rialto. Its rooms at the front overlook the water offer and splendid views. Regardless of whether you are staying, a drink in the lobby of the Hotel Danieli is a must, as is a trip to Torcello Island for a bellini in the restaurant garden patio of the Locanda Cipriani.
SEEING: The Guggenheim is an exquisite museum of a manageable size and, though expanded, retains the memory of the eccentric Peggy, whose house it once was. Regata Storica, the splendid parade of boats and races before the office of the mayor that dates to the 13th century, takes place this year on Sunday, Sept. 4. Tours of the Jewish Cemetery on the Lido, and of the actual Ghetto and its synagogues, can be arranged through the Jewish Museum (Museo Hebraico).
Famous for its beaches and luxurious hotels, Eilat, on the southern tip of Israel, is a major tourist hotspot. hiking trip along the Gospel Trail, also Continued from Cover known as the Jesus Trail. The 40-mile (65 from slavery in Egypt to freedom in Israel, is recounted. Throughout the holiday, Jews eat unleavened matzah, to recall what the Torah says the Israelites ate when they escaped captivity in Egypt. During the Christian Holy Week, adherents recall Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, his crucifixion and resurrection. In Jerusalem, pilgrims participate in traditional processions along the Via Dolorosa leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians believe Jesus was buried. Events in Jerusalem alone are expected to bring about 100,000 visitors. "Tour operator bookings indicate a good picture for 2011," Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov said. As part of its new “faith tourism” program, the Tourism Ministry is promoting a
km) trail in the Galilee connects sites from the life of Jesus and other historical and religious sites, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Christians, along with adherents of all other faiths, enjoy freedom of religion in Israel. Israel is one of the only places in the Middle East where the Christian population is growing. In 1949, there were 34,000 Christians living in Israel, while today they number about 146,000. Security will be increased in Israel around Passover, as Jewish holidays have historically been a time when terrorists and enemy countries commit attacks. In March 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 40 people and injured 140 others as they ate Passover dinner at a hotel in the seaside city of Netanya. Iran-backed Hamas took responsibility for the attack.
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Weightlifting: European Championships MOSHIK OVERCOMES WEIGHTY PROBLEMS TO LIFT BRONZE MEDAL Anatoliy Moshik won a bronze medal yesterday at the European Weightlifting Championships in Kazan, Russia - the first medal Israel has won in the sport since 1992. oshik's accomplishment is even more remarkable given the difficulties he has had to overcome on the way: working nights as a security guard in Be'er Sheva nightclubs while training, internal squabbles within the Israeli Weightlifting Federation and the fact that he only got Israeli citizenship at the last minute. "I'm delighted not to have disappointed everyone who believed in me," Moshik told Haaretz after yesterday's medal ceremony, "and that I managed - partially, at least - to fulfill expectations. I was under a lot of pressure, and I certainly felt the weight of expectations, partly because of the financial implications for me." Until now, Moshik has not been entitled to financial aid from the government, but this medal means he will now receive a monthly stipend. Moshik, 29, who immigrated to Israel after falling in love with Israel's top female
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Israel’s Anatoliy Moshik in action in Russia. weightlifter, Marina Ochman, took third and sixth places in the snatch and jerk events respectively. Since Israel's weightlifting pedigree is not particularly impressive and the Israel Olympic Committee does not expect to send a team to the London Olympics, Moshik will have to squeeze into the world's top 15 if he wants to participate next summer. Although the European Championships do not contribute to his points tally, Moshik can take his current good form into the World Championships in Paris in October.
Orthodox Jew from Israel Carries Toledo to National Basketball Championship Naama Shafir, a junior basketball player at The University of Toledo recently scored 40 points as she carried her Lady Rockets team to the Women's (WNIT) National Basketball Championship. It was the first national championship in University of Toledo history. or the past three years, Shafir has led the University of Toledo from an obscure mid-major program to Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion (2009-2010) to a regular season MAC championship this year; and finally to WNIT champion for 2020-2011. Shafir, a 21 year-old from Hoshaya Israel arrived in Toledo three years ago as the only female Orthodox Jew to earn a scholarship at a Division I NCAA university. Her coach, Tricia Cullop, in her first season at Toledo, recognized Shafir's talent immediately. “Naama had been playing against her older brothers for years, then in a highly competitive league; and by the time her film arrived at Toledo, she had become a first-rate point guard.” In a USA-Today interview, Cullop remarked, “She's very court-savvy; she sees the floor extremely well," Cullop says.”I love transition offense, and she has another speed to her. She's been a shot in the arm. She's a class act." As a freshman, Shafir’s religious rules were unusual to her teammates, who knew little about Judaism. When the team opened the season at a tournament in Hawaii, the hotel heated up Shafir's kosher meal in the kitchen but said health code rules prevented her from eating it with her teammates in the dining room. Stunned, Cullop told Shafir they'd eat together in the lobby. As the two left, they were joined by the entire team, chanting the Hebrew word for team they had learned from Shafir. "That showed me right away that we're a team," Cullop said. "I'm just so proud of the way they've embraced her, and she in turn has embraced them and accepted their differences." The two-time first-team All-America by Jewish Sports Review, Shafir "runs the floor extremely well and possesses excellent court vision. She can score in a variety of ways and is an extremely unselfish guard.” She scored in double figures 44 on occasions in her career. Naama has dished out at least six assists on 30 occasions in her career and she ranks second in Toledo all-time in assists, fifth in free throws made and free throws attempted, sixth in minutes played and tied
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Shafir Leads Toledo to National Championship in Women's Basketball. for 10th in steals. That's with one more season to go! Shafir enjoys her role as the premier Orthodox Jew in a major NCAA women's sport. She said in the Toledo Blade that she enjoys being able to raise the awareness of Orthodox Judaism in America. "I get to explain it to a lot of people, because a lot of people ask, Ms. Shafir said. "I'm happy that I can help a lot of people get to know about it." The Toledo Jewish community chipped in to raise funds to send Shafir's teammates to Israel, to visit Naama this summer and to tour the Jewish State. "It's a big thing for me and my teammates," Shafir said. "They will get to know where I'm from, where my family is from and how different it is for me. It's going to be cool." From her Toledo orthodox rabbi, Rabbi Edward Garsek, to everyone else in the community who has known her, Shafir is a contrite, unassuming role model. "So many Jewish people are able to express their pride in her because she's Jewish," said Rabbi Garsek. "Ms. Shafir is a wonderful role model and ambassador for her faith. People can see that one can be Orthodox and at the same time show their love of sports and athletics," he said. "She is very sweet and modest and she does everything not to draw attention to herself, "Rabbi Garsek said.
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REAL ESTATE East 23rd St/ Ave S: Beautiful, 1 fam det 3 BR, near shuls, By owner, No brokers. $750K. OBO Must sell. Call 305-751-0412
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2040 Office For Rent. MARINE PARK OFFICE SPACE. Corner bldg, 1200sq ft. Good for professional/ day care, etc. Delivered vacant. Long term lease avail. $2500/mo + utils. Owner 646-3025001 or 646-302-5003
STORE FRONT / SUNSET PARK: Prime office/Retail space, 900 sq ft great location, prime bus area, split level business, 2 flrs, very busy intersection, 39th St + 5th Ave. Bus stop on every corner. $2600 a mo includes tax/ lease term. Call mgmt 718-288-2922 2040
Warehouse for rent, near BROOKLYN COLLEGE. 4000sq ft with 20ft ceilings. 2nd flr office space. Currently has refrigerated storage. Call 718-258-0006 2040
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Educational & profl space for rent. 4 Classrooms, 2 offices & use of gym. Corn Ave I / Coney Isl Ave. Bus stop on corn. For info call Alice 718-377-4400 or Mr. Weiss 917-301-2898
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GRAVESEND: New const 1000sf, full bth, adjacent to physical therapy ofc, ideal for medical. 718-382-8881 2040
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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
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PIZZA SHOP: For Sale in Midwood, Brooklyn. By owner. Call 718-253-1896 or 347-522-8896 2050
GREENPOINT COMMERCIAL BUILDING – FOR SALE. Approved kitchen . 2 floors plus basement / Hi ceilings 14,000 sq ft, fully equipped. Everything in TOP CONDITION. 917-331-0671 2050
For sale or rent – Rstrnts, Bars & Clubs Kings Plaza – Brooklyn, NY – 6yr old bar / restaurant, 10 yr lease w/option , back yard, full kitch, 1400 sf + bsmt, open options, $200K/business, $4000/rent + 9500sqft, bar also avail. Contact Joe 917-862-5214 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
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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
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Rare opportunity! Motel for sale. 40 large rooms with kitchens. Ideal for yeshiva or institution. Call 917-365-2037
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2050 Rare Oppty! Motel for sale, 40 large rooms with kitckens. Ideal for Yeshiva or institution. Call 917-365-2037
Apartment For Rent 2010
BROOKLYN
2010 Brooklyn, 60th Street: Bet 8th + 9th Ave. 1 BR, 2nd flr, totally renov, close to N train. $1100/mo 718-600-6317
Marine Park: 1 BR apt $1050/mo. Call 212-752-2070 Ext 321 M-F 9-5
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
3060
QUEENS/BRONX
2010
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
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
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
2050 East Flatbush. 2 Family plus store. Store vacant. $70 OBO. Call 917-803-8702
2035
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BROOKLYN 2035 Madison/Bedford Ave/Btwn R+Quentin: Price reduced! Large rooms, EIK, LR, DR, 4 BR, 3bth, 40x100lot. Legal rental. Over garage. $1.1M. Negotiable. Ruoff Realty 718-945-3362 2035 Bergen Beach: 6.5 rooms, 3 BRS, 1.5 bths, good condition. $1600 utilities not included. 718-238-6381 or 917-968-5684
Sheepshead Bay: Newly renovated 3BR, Duplex house, front and Back porch, LR, DR, EIK all Applncs. Private parking Included. Curtis 516-316-8658 2035
Ave L/E 12: 2 family + basement, 2 car garage. 20x58 (25x90lot). REALTOR 646-391-4211 Foster Ave, East 30th: 2 fam, 4 BR, 2 bth, bsmt. 17.83x40 (17.83x82 lot) 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
Apt for rent Brooklyn: Madison / Midwood / Sheepshead Bay. Studios 1,2,3 BD’s $800-$2600 Courtland Real Estate. Jack 917-596-6507 Mark 646-359-6323 2010
2010 Georgetown: 1 BR apt, new kitchen, new windows. Parquet floors. $1200 Call owner. 917-412-5184 or 718-306-2582
Dahill Rd/ Ave P Vicinity: Great location! Near F train, 1 BR apt, 2nd flr, private house, credit references. MIC. Reasonably priced! Call owner 516-633-2969 For details. 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
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
2010
East 2nd/Aves N+O: Garage for rent. Good for 1 car. Shomer Shabbos. 718-614-9233 or 718-627-6155
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 2010
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
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 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
QUEENS/BRONX Kew Garden Hills: One of a kind. West of Main Street. Semi Detached 23x100 lot. 4 BRs, LR with fireplace, Charm Circle. CALL VERA. COLDWELL BANKER. 917-853-5455
3000
*HUNTS POINT WAREHOUSES FOR RENT* 3200 sq ft 15,000sq ft multiple options/Owner 917-662-2425 3060
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
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 3000
2010 Ave X/ E.7, Newly renov 2 BR apt, EIK. Close to beach, Q & F train & express bus. No pets. 718-332-2849
2010 East 68th Street: 3 BR duplex apt $1800/mo includes parking, heat and gas. Call 947-412-5184
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
QUEENS/BRONX Kew Garden Hills: 3BR co-op with attic. Prime location, Motivated seller. $250,000 908-998-4992
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
Apartment For Rent 2080
3000
3000 NEW BRONX BAKERY FOR SALE. Close to precinct, 3 schls in immediate area. Fully optional, most equip new. Asking $110K 646-496-7885
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
QUEENS/BRONX 2080 Summer Rental/ Kosher for Passover. BELLE HARBOR, NY: Extra large 2 room studio apt in a modern 2 family home. Close to all. No pets. Lv msg. 917-543-0497
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
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REAL ESTATE 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
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 3020 Far Rockaway: 239 Beach 3rd Street. FOR SALE. 20,200sq ft WATERFRONT. DEVELOPMENT SITE. 200+ FT, fronting canal – marina. Ideal for luxury 1+2 family homes. Also suitable for temple, school, etc. Asking $525K or best offer – Broker protected. Foreclosure. Agent 718-748-5858
Ridgewood Queens: 6 family building FOR SALE. Brick 12 Bdrms, 6 BA. New plumbing, windows, roof, sidewalk, Walk to subway. Asking $879K. Call owner 917-714-0779 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 UPPER BELLE HARBOR. Steps to the beach. Sunny and spacious 2BR. Huge deck parking, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Possibly longer. Asking $11,500 Please call: 718-869-2609 5065
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
North Woodmere: All new 2 BR apt heat & electric included. Shomer shabbot. Close to Shuls and shops. 917-642-7879 Shay 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
5065 ROCKVILLE CENTRE new kitchen, new carpet, 2 BR, attic/storage area, walk LIRR, parking, $1850 plus electric. Call 516-250-8604
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 5065
5065 Far Rockaway: 2BR, 1st FL, porch & patio, own thermostat, near shuls & schools. Avail Nov 15th. 516-643-9204
TOPS REALTY Lrg 2 BR apts for rent. Great location in Far Rock. Close to all transportation. 718-772-1467 5065
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 Islip/ Hauppange: Large, 1BR, grand floor, no pets/cats. W/D, A/C near trans, exit57 LIE, 1200/mo + security deposit includes gas/ heat/ water. Quiet building, retirees. Serious inquiries only. Call owner 631-757-6959 5065
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 ROCKAWAY BEACH: Beach 2 BR condo for sale in a 4yr old building. Eff kitchen, LR, DR area & terrace. Beautiful views of Manhattan & 1 block from the boardwalk. Asking price is $255K. Call Gisela of Century 21 Amiable 917-601-2489
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
5080
LONG ISLAND CANDY / ICE CREAM/ COFFEE SHOP: Eastern Long Island, Busy, Great Buy. $139,900 516-523-4678 5080
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
Central Ave, Lawrence: 3000sf good condition, busy corner. Parking attached. Approved for food establishment. Call 917-975-7062
5080
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
VALLEY STREAM: Office building, 4300 sq ft, 1 block to LIRR and Sunrise Highway. Potential rent roll $81K. Ideal for Prof’l or medical 516-695-7222 5080
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 GREAT NECK land for sale, 3 res lots on wooded pvt cul-de-sac. Builders/ principals only. 516-443-2700 5070
5040 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
Hewlett 2 family house, $529K visit www.monicamohanst udio.com/1792Broad way/ or call 917-6487682 By owner SD14 Cedarhurst: 4BR, duplex apt, private laundry, kitchen, closets galore plus LR, DR. Unlimited parking. Garage/ backyard. Avail Jan 1st. Call 516-996-1955 5060
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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
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
5000
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
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
5040
SUSHI RESTAURANT TURNKEY - Already Set-up. Just needs Sushi Bar. Very Busy Port Jeff area. Low Down-payment. Required. Pete 631-944-2067
5080
6000
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
Nassau/ Suffolk: Co-ops & condos. ATLANTIC BEACH3 BR/ 2.5Ba renov townhse in “PebbleCove”. Resid-only Beach, pool, 24HR Sec. Stunning Ocean view. Low tax $1.399M Agent 516-808-5927 5040
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
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 1000-
(New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457
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6090
NY STATE
BRAIRCLIFF MANOR: Mansion from the American Gangster movie, $12,500/mo nego plus utils, 6 BR, 5.5 bath, 7000sq ft, 20 acres, Hudson River view, 1-3 year rental with option to buy. 914-319-7835; Email voharha@aol.com 6080
WESTCHESTER COUNTY: BEDFORD CENTER NEW LUXURY HOME IN BEDFORD-7500SQ FT-TASTEFULLY FINISHED-SPRING OCCUPANCY-FAVORABLE BUILDER-FINANCINGBROKERS. PROTECED. 914-245-9000 See WebID NS110220832 6060
House Summer Rental/SALE/Monsey N.Y. 13 bedroom, 40 beds, mansion available weekends/wk pool/gym. Large Backyard. Near Shule. Available For extended families. Call (914) 646-3164 6080
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
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
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6060
NY STATE Sackett Lake: Waterfront, magnificent views. Private road. 6BR, 4bth, fireplace. Near shul. 917-434-0349 or 845-406-4564 6060
Woodridge: 2 story 2BR home, 2 bths, large deck inground swimming pools, views. 2.56 acres. Walk to town. Price 225k. Call 845-791-0945 www.resortrealtyny.com 6060
NEW YORK STATE – HOUSES FOR SALE Adirondock Park – 2,500 sqft, 4 BDRM, 3 bth, large loft 7.84 acres w/river front, open floor plan, deck, attach -garage, private, quiet. 937-689-5990. 6060
For Rent
6080
NY STATE 6080 MONTICELLO: Morning acres. 5BR, 4bth house. Avail for July. Excellent location. Friendly colony. Heated pool and day camp. Call 718-377-6662
STUDIO FOR RENT. Newly renovated, near trains + buses. $750 a month plus security. 914-879-7083 6080
Monticello: Triple net lease of Catckills, bungalow, colony. Lovely grounds with pool. 55 units. Price negotiable. Subject to owner Approved credit report. Carol 626-394-2378 Carol@acmecos.com 6060
6060 New Listing: Lakewood Indian Park. 51,977sf 22-28 ceiling height. 4 loading, 1 drive in docks, $95sf. Principles only. 732-905-5606 or email at mehgh2011@yahoo.com
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 6060 Catskills: Private New Country Cottage. Reduced to $159K. 1 BR, sleeping loft, nr Windhamm Ski Mtns. Min fr hiway. Owner 646-330-0927 or 914-235-1684
6060 Wesley Hills/ Pomona: 4BR, 3 Bth split, mint cond, w/many updates, .5 acre, on dead end street, wlk to shuls, $435K 347-992-1009 6060 NEW ROCHELLE. OWNER FINANCING. Renovated 3 BR/ 2 BTH w/new bright. 1 BR/ 1 BTH in-law $724,000. 914-715-3494
Apartment For Rent 3065
WAREHOUSE for rent Patchogue VIII 3000sq ft 25’ ceiling, heat, clean, bright, bathroom, large roll up door $1500/mo Tom 631-942-9745 6000
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For Sale
5040
LONG ISLAND Hewlett: 4BR cape, beautiful wood flrs, EIK, large finished basement, 1 block from yeshiva. Walk to train and town . Sale $299K or for rent. 347-539-1332 5040
Lynbrook, NY: House for sale, 4 BR, 2bth, LR, DR, EIK, great location. Reasonably priced, call owner. 516-945-5268
5040
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
4060
STATEN ISLAND Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809
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REAL ESTATE 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
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
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
DOWNTOWN DENVER – REAL ESTATE Match our $4 million equity for 50% & receive cash flow from rentatls plus upside on sales for 2 downtown townhome communities & vacant land up to 144 units for details call 303-295-0177 Email: build@summitlegend.com 7060
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
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 6060
Monsey, 13BR lg hse w/pool & gym lk bckyd. Avail weeks/wknds. Ideal for extended families. 914-646-3146 6060
FRANKFORT, NY: Owners Relocated. Magnificent 7200 sq ft Custom home on 35 rolling acres. This house has 4 extra large bedrooms and 4 baths, fireplaces, Top of the line everything. Exit 31 on the NYS thruway. Call Gina Caleca 917-204-0096 6060
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
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OUT OF STATE
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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
OUT OF STATE
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
7060
Glatt kosher restaurant for sale. Downtown Philadelphia. 25 yrs. Must sell. Owner retiring. 856-383-0700 7060
LAS VEGAS, NV: Grandview Resort Timeshares, priced to sell, 1 bedroom unit type with maximum occupancy for 4. Call 248-739-0672 7060
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
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OUT OF STATE Myrtle Beach, SC: Family built-in 2002, 3BR, 2.5bth garage. Each side smiles to beach. 115K per side. Call owner. 843-283-3383 7030
7030TIMESHARE WINDHAM NATIONAL HARBOR Washington DC area $85,000 Neg Call 718-375-9220
PERU - VERMONT: Contemporary duplex in Ski Area 5bdrms/ 4 full BA over 4 BDRMs/ 2 full ba, Mountain Views, Scenic pond in back, horse corral on 10 acres, fire places in both living rooms, private Rd, 20 min to Straton, Okemo. 10 min to Bromely, 20 min to MANCHESTER Center $569K OBO. Call Maria 914-760-1342 7030 Virgin Islands: St John Weston Resort, 1BR condo, March 512, sleeps 4, $2500. Call 412-561-3966
BERKSHIRES – Condo with mountain views, one mile from tanglewood, 3 bedrooms plus loft 2 ½ baths, fireplace, tennis courts, indoor pool, private access to lake. $475,000. FSBO 413-528-4693 View Website: www.owners.com/WJA5550 7030
7030 HOUSE FOR CONNECTICUT. LITCHFIELD: Pristine colonial 3br/ 2.5ba, 2cg/2300SF, NEW ROOF, remod kitch, hwd flrs, fireplace, heated porch, $395,000 FSBO. Close to synagogue 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
Available For Rent
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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7070
Professional NASDQ/Futures day trader seeking serious investor to make huge profits averaging 300%+ low risk. Call Mark 917)825-0053 Sale: Mineral Rights +/- 1,428 acres Shark Island, Vermilion / Weeks Bay inner coastal Iberia Parish, LA $20K per acre. For details: jpscholes@cox.net
7070
For sale: Commercial Maintenance and Repair Company serving businesses in Manhattan. For details Call 646-438-9186 or 917-797-0360 7070
7070 Need additional income? Learn to operate a mini-office outlet from home, free online training, flexible hrs, great income. www.ziporasnolimits.com Call 416-785-0206
7070 Online Auction Alabama I-65 Building *Freeway Access* Sells to highest bid TheRealEstateClearingHouse.com 800-499-9378
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
7070 Lines Distribshps. Wtd. Distributors needed in your area for the world’s leading company in reshaping nutrition, skin care, unmatched diet plan and green products. Amazingly you can lose 2.3 Dress sized in 10 mins. you can dress a new beautiful you. products can be purchased 877-403-2721 www.ardysslife.com/pioneerlife
WANT TO EARN A 6FIGURE INCOME FROM YOUR HOME? I CAN SHOW YOU HOW. 1-800-676-1264
7070 Looking for a kosher line of food to sell at our Deli + country store in Stratford Ct. Please call Richard. 203-522-4265 7070 Auto body business partnership looking to buy 40% of business. I have been in business over 25 years. Excellent returns. Call owner 914-316-3141
$$$CASH$$$ for Diabetic Test Strips. All major brads accepted. Top prices. Call now. 212-453-9847 7070
FOR SALE – Commercial insurance company serving businesses in Manhattan for details. Call 646-438-9186 or 917-797-0360 7070
9050 Capital wanted: GOLF,tennis, all sports. #1 sports scientist has world's best high-tech systems. By far. We can OWN entire world of sports training. More info: CambridgeGolfScience.com 617-682-0470 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 Business Opportunity: Great opportunity! Looking for entrepreneurial and ambitious woman to Partner with in my Home-based business. High income potential. Call 646-222-7104 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
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 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 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
Recreational Watercraft Rental. Business FOR SALE on ATL area lake CF $210K/Sale price $795K. 770-540-8199 7070
7070 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
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
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
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
Capital Wanted, Seeking JV funding ($50$100MM) for Central America projects, Costa Rica & Panama; Infrastructure complete. Call 858-768-9956
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
Earn 22pct – 30 pct in 5-9 months. 11pct – 15 pct annually. I buy rehab. (1) to (2) family upscale suburban homes for quick turn around. 20 yrs exp + referrals. Right now. I require $355K for Livingston, NJ. One family pre foreclosure, grt area. Top school system. 26% returned to you on 1st mort. (13% annual) Contact Steve 201-726-5016 Email: SFREFLIP@AOL.com
7070 Two sister companies in Columbus, OH and Dubai, UAE looking for business opportunity. Import/ Export, commodities, Goods + services. Contact 614-260-2041 or fax 614-473-9795 Email: Idris_Anis@hotmail.com
Business Opportunity WANTED Investor wanted for Highend Automobile $1,000,000 + WANTED Formula 1 Auto Import For detail call WAEL 201-344-8993
Financial Services
7080
7070
7070 CAPITAL WANTED. Wanted gold & silver, mining projects. INVESTORS WANTED. Southeast of Reno. Production to start in April 2011. Please Contact 212-470-6300 EmaiL drfennelli@fennelligoldcorporation.com 7070 Retail store in Lawrence looking for investor of 25K. excellent for growth oppty. Call 347-529-2206
7070
Propriety School, the first of its kind in NYS. Licensed by the Dept of Education seekes investor/ partner. Call 917-821-8684
7070
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 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
Tutors
3005
3005 SAT Tutoring in your home, all areas. Math/ Verbal/ Writing strategy. Reasonable rates. 516-524-0949
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
10% DOWN GOOD NEWS TO INVESTORS. YOU CAN GET YOUR PROJECTS FUNDED NOW WITH JUST 10% DOWN – REAL ESTATE, ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, MINES AND MORE. PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS 1) BUSINESS PLAN 2) PROOF OF DOWN-PAYMENT FUNDS.
Contact Lester Phillip for detail. lester@sikamangroup.com Office: 212-695-1716 www.sikamangroup.com
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JOBS WANTED & SERVICES OFFERED Music
Position Wanted: Experience in banking compliance research administration. Oral + written. Communication skills. 718-968-3213 8010
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 8000
MUSIC INSTRUCTION Piano lessons all levels + ages Professional musician + experienced teacher Call (917) 459-1228 8000
Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404
Tutoring
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 3005
AFFORDABLE TUTORING Prep for Math & Science Regents With outstanding tutors who cover all The material & strategies students Must know. Very affordable rates! Online & Flatbush locations. Call Perry: 718-377-0015
Help Offered
8010
CERTIFIED, RELABLE CNA/HHA seeks job to care for the elderly. Many years experience. Excellent References. Available immediately. (917)741-3583
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
PROFESSIONAL LIGHTHOUSE HOME SERVICES. Compassionate Home Care FOR THE ELDERLY IN NYC. Lic Agency providing the finest in home care for your loved ones. Email: rbecker@lighthousehs.com or call 718-389-3304 We accept Medicare /Medicaid/private pay 9050
8010 I am looking for a job: Those who are struggling to get a honest (110%), smart, responsible and respectful employee. Yes I am here! I can help & handle any business owner to bust their business. Pl call 212-470-9611 mdlitonkhan@gmail.com
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
Companion Aide. Live in, Good references. Kosher experience. 17 years, experience. 973-592-6081
8010
8010 Goldstein Home Care Service. Live in/ Live out or hourly. Companion Aide 732-788-1974 8010 Live-in. 7 Years exp. Very good ref. Would consider live in/out. Call 347-869-1956
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
8010 Seeking job to take care of the elderly. Home health aid, 16 years experience. Please call 718-882-5244
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Help Wanted
8015
Serious keyboard player needed for gigs & showcases around the world. Youtube.com “Project 6 reunion” Call 973-207-2604
8015
Successful busy PIZZA SHOP Located in UPPER EAST SIDE is looking for experienced. Mashgiach to start immediately. Call 212-987-9130 8015
8015 Professional Nasdaq / futures day trader seeking serious investor to make huge profits averaging 300%+ Low risk. Call Mark 917-825-0053
Looking for religious Jewish workers in the “HASHGACHA” field Kosher supervision. Option for training top become a “SHOCRET” Opening available for fully Certified SHU”B Midwest locs: NE, MN, WI Call: 303-810-8011 Email: moshedenver@aol.com 8015
In fashion magazine is looking for experienced motivated salesman to sell advertisements. Great opportunity! Big commission payouts. 718-676-1186 8015
8015 OUTSIDE SALES. Commission based. Great opportunity! Call 347-850-0770
8015 NURSE CAMP MONROE Excellent children’s sleepaway camp Monroe, New York We have a doctor & 3 Nurses. 1 Hr from NYC – Kosher food. Nurse’s children welcome as campers. Also looking for a doctor. 845-782-8695 / 845-782-2247 Fax www.campmonroe.com office@campmonroe.com
TEACHER DIRECTOR with NYS teacher’s certificate in edu. For small Brooklyn daycare center. Call 718-385-0571
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 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 8015 Real Estate Agents: Make Extra Money! Astor brokerage real estate center, serving the Kew Garden Hills community is seeking new local agents. We will train you call Chanita for info at 718-263-4500
8015
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
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
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
Drivers/ Delivery/ Courier: Mail dispatcher needed P/T Mail out envelopes all over the US $150 weekly. James Flanagan 718-705-4889 8015
ADVERTISING SALES PRO WANTED Top commission! Experience required. For phone interview. Call MR. Haggerty @ 877-665-6618 www.123adsales.com
8015
Food Co. sks experienced sales people. Draw against comm + expenses. Call 347-561-9744 Berish 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 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
8045 Pesach Cleaning: All kinds of cleaning services, floor polishing, carpets cleaning, cars + sanitizing 718-552-5778
CRYSTAL CLEAR CLEANING – For jobs neat and slick, don’t hesitate to call Nick. Good refs, reasonable rates $20/hr, 4hr min. Manhattan only. Call 347-788-9678
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
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
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8081 INTERIOR PAINTING FAUX FINISHES & MURALS MON – SAT 10AM – 6PM CALL 917-589-9601 www.colorwisedesignsllc.com
ROOFING & SIDING OCEANFRONT CONSTRUCTION CORP. *QUALITY FULL SERVICE* ROOFING – SIDING – LEADERS – GUTTERS JOHN NIES, Owner 347-680-6782 Licensed & Insured. Member BBB – A+ Rating 8081
8081 One source Home Inspection serving the NY area. From foundations to the roof. Anthony 917-577-8464
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
Home
Improvement
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
M + K Pest control: Special price for bedbugs, senior discount. Reasonable + reliable services. Licensed and insured. Call 917-304-8777 8075
BROOKLYN’S BEST BED BUGS, RATS. MONTHLY PEST CONTROL. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE. FRANK 718-415-6920 8075-
Electricians TRACK BY JACK 917-748-7225 74-TRACK 917-725-0785 TRACK LIGHTING SPECIALISTS, INSTALLATION SALES. Update old cans with small efficient, low voltage halogens. Wholesale bulbs delivered. 8065
Electrician All electrical needs. New lines Trouble shouting fixtures. Call Yahuda: 347-631-0481
Donations
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
HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!! Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin 646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net
8080 I AM A PLUMBER (Boiler & Heating) LOOKING FOR WORK. Henry 718-809-6150 Reasonable rates! 24HR Service
TRUCK FOR SALE: 2003 Ford Crew Cab Model #450 with utility body 30,000 miles. 4xs4 with fisher stainless steel plow diesel $19K. Plus 2005 Ford Crew Cab Model #350 4x4 Diesel tool box + racks. New seats, also hare ladder racks. Owner retiring. Contact 201-207-5533 or 201-436-0447 9030
1997 ROLLS ROYCE. Silver Spur. Pristine condition. 10K miles $67,000. Jet black exterior. Light Beige Leather Exterior. 508-400-3354
9030
20 PASSENGER MINIBUS YEAR 2000. PLUS ELECTRONIC HANDICAP DOOR. EXCELLENT CONDITION. GREAT PRICE 917-482-5580 9030
CHEVY 1996 IMPALA SS Rare green Immac. 21k $28,500 516-383-6326
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
Donate your car 100% tax deductible & a great mitzvah! Help many Jewish causes: -Holiday Programs -Students & Elderly -Children & Education -Outreach Programs -Jewish Background 718-365-770-5463
Autos 9030
9030 AUTO FOR SALE – 2008 Toyota Sienna, good condition, one owner. 56K miles 347-965-4842 Asking $13,000
9040 Beautiful custom designer L-shaped sofa (1yr old) salmon color, two tone fabrics, seat depth 41”, Length on one side (sections) 108” (68”x40”) and 100” (60”x40) condition perfect, Original price $25,000 must sell, Asking $3,000. Contact 646-642-8666
DRY CLEANERS for sale in Boro Park. Asking $95K. Please call 347-585-6943 9040
Furniture Kew Garden Hills: Italian and French DR, BR, breakfront, Hi-riser, chandelier and Paintings. Call 917-836-0146
9040
ANTIQUES FOR SALE - Morgan Silver Dollars 1878, 1882, 1889, 1895 & 1897 609-494-0900 9040
9040 2011 Dimension one hot tub, brand new, 3 year warrantee, seats 6 (2 pumps) Stainless steel jets. The #1 rates hot tub for energy efficiency. Originally $8839. Sale $5997 631-681-4400
1998 Lincoln Towncar, Cartier Edition, Black, 99K miles, leather int, power seats, Windows, moon-roof, excellent shape, Totally remodeled! $2500 Call 718-415-6920
Pets 9035
PETS FOR SALE–DOGS Tawny briard puppies INTL Championship bloodlines Long Island, NY available to approved homes. Contact #631-537-5346 Website: www.briards.com 9035
9035 PETS FOR SALE – DOGS: Min Schnauzer Pups Born 9/9/2010 home bred 1 f black + tan 4 m black silver + tan hypoallergenic friendly playful very protective watchdogs. Raised around grandchild. $700 570-972-5741
9040 Machpelah Cemetary, Ridgewood, Queens NY. Two cemetery plots. Price $1000 each including Perpetual care. Call 732-657-7120 9040 Beautiful mahogany dining room set with breakfront, 8 chairs, 2 couches, set of coffee tables, 2 end tables and console, children’s new BR set. 917-771-6669 9040 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE: 2 Knudson seemless gutter on machine 5” type hold 4 coil clean + painted $4000 – 6” seamless road 6” Gutter and 16 Flange Type $9K. Owner retiring, clean + well maintained. Factory maintenance. Contact 201-207-5533 or 201-436-0447
9040 Wooden Dining Room set, table with 8 chairs, china cabinet and buffet + server. Only 3 years old. Great condition. Also leopard/ wood coach 80x10 area rugs. Side tables with marble, 2 leather living room chairs etc. Call 917-364-5272
AIRLINE TICKETS / VOUCHERS 50% DISCOUNT OFF FLIGHTS TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 646-464-8747 OR 828-246-2388 9040
JAZZ LOVERS! Over 1,000 jazz greatest records, excellent cond, negotiable. Ellington, Vaughn Parker, Holiday + Fitzgerald, just to name a few + Many more. Contact718-379-6401 9040
NATIONAL MOTOR CLUB: Auto and personal injury coverage. Anywhere in the US, Mexico, Canada. $18/month, 60% off prescription medications. Call Francisca 347-320-3890 Salesperson wanted. 9030
MUST SELL! 2009 BMW 335d Like new condition. More pictures at robertbrown201@yahoo.com Robert Brown: 361-237-4612 9030
2010 Lincoln Town Car dark blue, light tan interior. 5 months old, low mileage, one owner. Perfect condition $38K. Contact Alex 203-746-0181. Lv Msg. 9030
Free Luxury Motor Home Tours on a condition of buying electronics, batteries + groceries. Staring price $7000 + up plus gas and tolls. Also get a discount on the purchase of the 2011 MCI 47 passenger bus. 917-216-8379 9030
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
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
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
Buying
9045
9030
9028
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9000 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
9030 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
Selling 9040
Motorized Scooter. Lynx L3, bright red brand new, used once, battery operated, holds up to 300lbs. $800 215-499-6226
9040
9040 Kawai Baby Grand piano. Ebony satin finish, excellent condition. Contact 978-505-0971
BETH ISRAEL MEMORIAL PARK: Woodbridge, NJ . 4 graves with perpetual care $1250 each or best offer. 941-320-0945 Cell or 941-535-7886 9040
9040 Antiques for Sale. 5 piece large bdrm set/ dining rm + China + circa 1900 Sunburst Oak, excel cond. Pieces can be sold separately. View website: http://tinyurl.com/39mo7go Click collectables + Antiques can view. Approx 37 photos/ Contact732-937-9167
Whole House: Contents includes 4 BR sets, living room, dining room, den and more! Excel quality. 718-757-0975
9045 US Coins Wanted Especially interested in Govt proof/ mint sets. Orig boxes. Rare coins / Estate Jewelry 212-642-4324 Midtown
Other 9050
9050 ASK THE EXPERT – Rabbi Shlomo Fogel any problems with social Security, disability, SSI and medicare. Call 718-252-0336 Reasonable Rates
JOB FINDING WIZARD – Seek coaching to secure job? Discover best solution. Willing to invest min $85, after initial inquiry. Call Wizard Peter A-S 917-912-3829 9050
RELIABLE HANDYMAN We do Carpentry – Painting – Plastering – Sheetrock and tile work. NO JOB TOO SMALL. Call Barry 718-502-3554 Free Estimates
9050
9050 Did you live or someone you know live AT THE BARBIZON HOTEL IN NYC PRIOR TO 1981? Do you have stories to tell? Please contact researcher doing background for a film 212-675-2625
9025 Attention: Camp Directors! Beautiful, coach buses to transport campers. To/form camportrips. Very competitive rates. Call 855-Deresh-Eretz or 855-337-3243 9050 THE ASTOR PLACE PSYCHIC. YES! IT’S TRUE! Back from Argentina! Offering an accurate guided tour into your future. Locate /Repair/ Reunite, True loce! 24/7. In/out. 646-418-4003
4 Security camera $1200 Installation included. 1 yr warranty. Call 24Hrs 917-338-7003 www.ozganelectric.com
9050
9050 LOOKING for an old school boxing cut man to train me on the in’s and out’s of corner cut man. Bobby 516-698-2948
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 AIRLINE TICKETS. Greyhound/ Amtrak 50% discount off tickets to anywhere in the world. Call 646-464-8747
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
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
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 Mt Ararat, Farmingdale: 8 Burial plots for sale. $12,000 Best Offer 516-466-4432 or 631-466-1635
Contractor- All kinds of jobs plus windows, pluming and carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161
9050
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 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 Aircraft for sale Building for rent Call 336-292-2579 Ext 6 - Ask for Frank 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
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 9040
9050 Vintage Bicycles Plus: Bicycles and adult tricycles Pre-owned. 419 Jacksonville Rd, Hartboro. Hours: Mon – Fri 1 to 7pm. Saturday, 10am to 5 pm. Plenty of free parking! We can sell your bike on consignment surrey’s. Delivery for tricycles for the physically challenged available. Call 267-981-2740
9050 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
Old watches + Clocks Wanted by collector. Regardless of condition. Highest prices paid. 212-517-8725
9050
Reputable moving Excel prices. Quality service. DOT #2104954 Eli’s Moving Service 718-338-MOVE
9050
9040
9050 DIVORCE IN ONE DAY: no court appearance, guaranteed, from $995. 978-443-8387 365 Boston Post Rd. #241 Sudbury, MA 01776 www.divorcefast.com 9050 HEDY’S HAT ROCK: If you loved the hat she was wearing, she probably got it at Hedy’s, designer and costum made hats for all occasions. heddyshats@gmail.com Serving the community for many years. 1332 Avenue P 718-376-7695 Available for appts Mon 2-7pm
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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 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.
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 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
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9065
9065 Elberon, NJ: Townhouse for rent. $2,200 per month, 4 BDRMs, 2.5 bths, LD/DR Ocean View, 3 balconies, fireplace. Central air conditioning, laundry room. 1800 sq ft 732-768-8005
House For Rent Triple A Jersey Shore Rentals ATLANTIC CITY: Boaters Dream, 3 Blocks to beach/ boardwalk, bay front with deck for 40ft boat. Spectacular 4 bdrm/ 3.5bth. Newer home on the intercoastal. Large outdoor entertainment area. Rent $16K/mo or available weekly. Contact owner 609-703-2273
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For Sale
9065
Rockaway Township, NJ: New construction Rockaway Township New Jersey. Two story colonial. Wooded, serene lot with lakefront property. Walking distance to temple. Contact 973-983-9527
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
Teaneck: Totally renov 4 BR, 2.5Bth with finished basement in prime w Engelwood location. $739K Vacant 201-483-8901
9050
HOUSE FOR SALE Bergenfield/ Teaneck border 5+1 bedrooms & 3 full bathrooms. Renovated side hall colonial. Large master suite with vaulted ceilings, large walk in closet and spa like bathroom. Wood/granite/ Stainless steel modern. Kosher eat-in kitchen, lrg LR, large DR (can seat22), lrg FR. Close to many shuls and right near 2 parks. Asking $749K, 2010 taxes $13,333K OPEN HOUSE 3/27 11-1PM 69 Wilbur Rd. 917-930-4057 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
9065 Clifton Patricia Loop: Move in condition! 3BR ranch, EIK, updated full bath. $329,900 FSBO 973-220-9116 www.zillow.com
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
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
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Philadelphia, PA Far Hills: 14 Acres trees/ Stream BEDMINSTER Horse County. Foundation Built holds 7000 sq ft. Home Well Septic patio/pool/ spa Driveway. Contact 908-234-1743 or 908-399-2100 9065
175,000 Co-op Apt For Sale: Great Size Bedrooms. Too many upgrades to mentrion! Ready to move-in. Close to GWB. Call Angela 201-328-6603 9065
Bogota, NJ: 2 BR, 1.5 bths, LG EIK, 6 drvwy, central AC, new furnace w/3, zone heat. Close to all buses. Fast sale $259K OBO Owner 201-820-4391 9075 Lakewood: Corner store for rent, good location. Call 732-513-9470
Spring Lake Heights: Builders/developers, Land for sale: Zoned Residential 908-482-0528
Apartment For Sale 9055
9055 Spring Lake, rent/buy, A+ condo hotel, 2 units furn, new designer dĂŠcor, quality details, marble bth, custom clsts, 1 BD + LR; 1BD + Porch lake view, pool, 3 blks Beach, Zagat rest. Amp/480Volt 215-990-1252
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7030
Available For Rent
7065
7065 AC WARWICK: Lg unfurn, new carpets, Ocean View. Yrly rental $1275 per month, includes utils, storage cable, prkg. 856-596-1816
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.
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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
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 DESIGNER LIVING IN JERUSALEM: Beautiful 1-family house with a view to die for. You’ll never leave home. High ceilings. Amazing gardens/ patio for entertaining and huge succah. Spacious living room and master bdrm suite. Big dining rm. Full kitchen, book-lined den, five bdrms. Ctrl AC, oil heat and advanced solar heating. Private covered parking. Contact Owners – Michael and Sara at mikewid@netviosion.net.il or 011-972-2-5322-868
Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada, sleeps up to 8. In/out pools $250/nite Albert 514-803-8838
9000
9000 Tallbieh: Exclusive Bartenura St. Very big 210 sqm, 5 room completely renovated apt. Private garden, parking etc, $1,950,000. Serious seller, DWELL, Jerusalem. 02-567-6607 Reuven 050-523-1478 We have many more properties!
9000 Beautiful apartment for sale in the old city of Jerusalem with unique view. Call 011-972-52-462-8913 or see www.apt-oldcity.com
New villa. Very high quality. Stunning 210 sqm corner center of Omer, 2 floors. 052-758-8102
9000
Beautiful apartment for sale in the old city of Jerusalem with unique view. Call 011-972-52-462-8913 9000
9000 All types of properties available. Looking to buy apts or invest in Israel? Many options available. Call my new number. 011-972-52-763-1845
HERZILYA PITUAH. For sale, rare and wonderful villa, 10 rooms, 500/750 sq m., modern architecture, new meticulously designed and built with perfectionistic quality at the highest level possible, located in quiet and tranquil surroundings, exciting and one of a kind. 050-620-0000, zvicohen3@gmail.com 9000
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
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 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
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 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 NEGOTIATOR: EXPERIENCED NEGOTIATOR AVAIABLE TO REPRESENT YOU ANYWHERE IN ISRAEL. CALL TOLL FREE. CONSULTATION 052-773-0076 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
9000 REAL ESTATE IN ISRAEL. INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT. MORTGAGES FROM 7096 AND UP. Simcha Teitelhaum 917-474-7440 simchatb@gmail.com
MALCOLM GREEN WITH DENNIS MODDEL INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR Our 2nd exciting tour of
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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
9000 WHAT! My family in a luxurious Lev Yerushalayim Hotel Suite holiday apt (sleeps 5) best location, all amenities, daily maid for just $100/night? (7night min) Private owner Tel/Fax 011-772-8-633-4758 Zevwand@yahoo.com
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
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
(www.carlton.ie) Touring includes visits to: Dublin, Wicklow, Connemara, Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Galway, Limerick, Birr Castle, and much more
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
For further details, please contact: USA: 9543813160 kosher.experiences@gmail.com www.kosherservicesworldwide.com
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 9000
9000 Jerusalem: Lux 3 BR hotel apt, 20 min walk to kotel, kit, DR, LR, pool. Avail for Pesach 347-721-7722
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Florida Real Estate
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9080
9080 Central Florida. Very private Estate Site 240 acres. Mile from paved road surrounded by Gov’t property, one well/ 2 barns / 3 stocked fishing ponds. 24x24ft, sleeping quarters. Abundant Wildlife. Contact 407886-4922 Email: Kenggn@hotmail.com
Central FL. Land with Greenhouses, 20 acres deeded (some in lake) Highway + lake frontage. Business w/nice lake front. Home site, low real estate tax/ Low sales tax. No state income tax. Zone for park recreation/ Church/ Synagogue. Can be changed to suit. Contact Ken 407-886-4922 Email:Kenggn@hotmail.com 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.
Tampa Triple Net Lease: Quick lube, 649K Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+yr left. 10% incrs 813-546-2766
9080
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
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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
Lot For Sale on Lake Forest, at West Colligan Lake, Poconos/PA. Private community where you can enjoy many activities ranging from indoor/outdoor pool, tennis court & much more. Financing available with down payment. 10% discount for members! Call 917-843-9068 9080
9080 ADULT COMMUNITIES. FL, FORT MYERS 0.9%. 10year Fixed Rate (1.41% apr) NEW HOMES from the $160’s 55+ Active Adult CALL 239-689-8790 or visit www.55PlusMyCascades.com 2 luxury condos each with 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms, one in Boca Raton for $79,900 one in Boynton Beach $119K 802-782-0721 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
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 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: 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
Boca Raton/ Century Village: Beautiful 1 BR, 1.5 bth, new appliances, enclosed porch. Great location. Call 917-749-7135 9085
Miami, FL: Tower 41 Luxury Apt. Monthly or weekly. 514-991-3964 9085
9085
Miami, FL: A luxurios apt avail for rent in tower 41 for Passover or Monthly or weekly 514-991-3964
9085
INVESTMENT PROPERTY. Temple Triple Net Lease quicklube, 649K, Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+ yr left, 10% incrs 813-546-2766 9080
9085 Miami Beach: Collins Ave/ 36th St, beautiful 3.5 room condo ready for pesach, 2 bath, Porch facing ocean. 305-534-6706
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
For sale: One of the largest Glatt kosher supermarkets in southeast FL. Catering, butcher, deli, produce dept. huge potential. 561-317-0274 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 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
RESTAURANT FOR SALE
Very successful restaurant in Hollywood, Florida. Asking 500K Call owner 954-809-5998 Not on Shabbat
9080 Boca Raton, FL: CC/4Golf courses-2b/2b furnished, 1st flr condo, 1,250+ sq ft, All golf view/ Ask $67,000 + Equity. SAMJ121@aol.com Call 561-479-2841
9080 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
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