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RABBI CHANAN PORAT: 1967 WAS A WAR OF REDEMPTION BY ELAD BENARI On Wednesday, Israel marked Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), the 44th anniversary of Israel’s liberation of the Holy City during the 1967 Six Day War. uring a special interview with Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew website, Rabbi and former MK Chanan Porat, who participated in the liberation of Jerusalem, recalled the time period and explained why he joyfully celebrates Yom Yerushalayim. How do you celebrate this day? “First and foremost, I celebrate! I don’t listen to those who say that maybe it was some kind of temporary episode. The redemption of Jerusalem is a complete redemption, even if it has its ups and downs. “Weaknesses could lead to things being unrecognized by us, but the truth is that Jerusalem is eternal. Anyone with eyes in his head should be unbelievably joyful. And if there are Jews who think this truth has had its day – it has not – and Jerusalem is eternal.” What do you remember from the 1967 period of Jerusalem’s liberation? “We did not know that Jerusalem was about to be facing salvation and was about to redeem herself. It was a war of survival against the arrogant Egyptian President, who spoke about a war of annihilation and Jihad.” Rabbi Porat recalled that his unit was actually headed towards the Sinai Peninsula. “The same morning that we were supposed to land on the outskirts of El-Arish to prevent the Egyptian army from carrying out its plan to reach Tel Aviv, it was announced that [Jordanian King] Hussein had joined the war and began to bomb Jerusalem. It was decided to change all the plans and go up to Jerusalem.
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BEFORE HEADING TO ISRAEL PARADE SUNDAY, JUNE 5, STOP BY CELEBRATE ISRAEL RUN IN CENTRAL PARK
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INAUGURAL FOUR-MILE RACE TO SYMBOLIZE RUN THROUGH ISRAEL; POST-RACE FESTIVAL TO INCLUDE LIVE MUSIC AND RAFFLE About the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York: JCRC-NY is deeply committed to improving the quality of life for diverse New Yorkers of all backgrounds, while at the same time serving as vocal advocates for Jewish needs and Israel’s cause. As the protector and defender of local interests, JCRCNY is recognized as the Jewish communal liaison in New York. The JCRC-NY collaborates on security issues, emergency planning, crisis management and public health updates. Additionally, the JCRC-NY enables and assists in the creation and growth of community-based initiatives and leadership trainings. Further from home, JCRC-NY has been at the forefront of activities in support of Israel and Jewish communities around the world. In addition, hundreds of key non-Jewish persons of influence, including Members of Congress and other elected officials, have traveled to Israel on JCRC-NY’s Mission Project.
The inaugural NYRR Celebrate Israel Run Presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York will take place on Sunday, June 5, at 9 a.m. in Central Park. The four-mile, counter-clockwise course starts near SummerStage (roughly East Drive and 68th Street), goes around the reservoir and concludes just north of Sheep Meadow, parallel to 72nd Street. he course is designed to represent a run through Israel, as runners will start in Eilat (the southern end of the course) and pass through a few other Israeli cities along the way, including Tel Aviv at the finish. A limited amount of space is still open, so those interested in registering are advised to do so as soon as possible. Following the run, all participants, spectators and members of the media are encouraged to
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attend a festival featuring live Israeli music, food, an awards ceremony and more. A raffle, open to all runners, will take place around 9:45 a.m., where two round-trip tickets to Israel, courtesy of EL AL Airlines, will be given away. The Celebrate Israel Run is part of the larger Celebrate Israel Project, a new partnership between JCRC-NY, the Israeli Consulate in New York and UJA-Federation aimed at honoring the impact Israel has on the lives of New Yorkers. The Project will encompass a number of arts, sports and community events and initiatives that will provide meaningful opportunities for New Yorkers to come together and honor the Jewish State, including the run and Celebrate Israel Night at Citi Field on June 1. The annual Celebrate Israel Parade, scheduled for June 5 at 11 a.m. on Fifth Avenue, is the Project’s marquee event.
About New York Road Runners: Headquartered in New York City, New York Road Runners is dedicated to advancing the sport of running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and meeting our community’s needs. Our goal is to use the expertise acquired in our 53-year history to empower all people to live fitter, healthier lives through participation in our races, community events, instruction and training resources, and youth programs. Our races and other events draw more than 300,000 people each year. The ING New York City Marathon, NYRR’s premier event, is the largest and most inclusive marathon in the world, attracting the world’s top professional runners every year and raising $30.8 million for charity in 2010. NYRR’s running-based youth programs, which currently serve more than 100,000 children in hundreds of schools and community centers, promote children’s health and fitness, character development, and personal achievement in underserved communities. For more information, visit nyrr.org.
Celebrate Israel Parade Live on TV and Streaming Online History is being made this year as the Celebrate Israel Parade will be televised live on WWOR My9 in the New York area. For the first time, the Parade will be seen by scores of people throughout the metropolitan area. hat was already an exciting day is made even more so with this added element. Parade coverage runs from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. and will even feature
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able, will be part of the festivities on Fifth Avenue next year.” The participation of the Empire State Building in the celebration leading up to the parade was announced recently, as well. On the nights of June 3, 4 and 5, New York’s most iconic building will honor the State of Israel by shining its world-famous tower lights blue and white – with the antenna in blue, the topmost floors in
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Abbas Meets Islamic Jihad Leader “Palestinians have proven they are capable of operating the Gaza side of Egypt's Rafah crossing…There is no need for foreign observers,” leading Hamas figure Ghazi Hamad said on local radio this week, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke during Tuesday’s Jerusalem Day celebration at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. As he entered the Beit Medrash, over a thousand students sang the words with which Moses blessed the tribe of Binyamin: "And to Binyamin he said: Beloved by God, he will dwell in security."
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he head of the yeshiva, Rav Yaakov Shapira, welcomed the Prime Minister with warm words for his forthright speech in the US Congress, adding that our "roadmap" is the Bible and that all of the land of Israel stems from Jerusalem and has the same indivisible status as the hoy city. Netanyahu started by recalling how the government ministers sit during their meetings and browse through letters and other reports. He noted, however, that one minister browses through the Tanach and sometimes the Talmud. That minister, said Netanyahu, is Justice Minister Ya’akov Ne’eman. “For Ne’eman, public service is holy work,” said Netanyahu, “and as such, from time to time he shares with me something new that he’s found. So I’m happy to be here with him and many other great people such as the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yona Metzger, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel and current Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Rabbi Lau, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, and Rabbi Ya’akov Shapira who heads the Mercaz Harav yeshiva.” Addressing Rabbi Shapira directly, Netanyahu said: “I just heard the song ‘Od Avinu Chai’ (our father still lives). Your father still lives, too. I remember the great Rabbi Shapira, and he still lives in you, in your spirit, in the spirit of all the great rabbis, but above all, he lives in the spirit of all of you students of Mercaz Harav.” Netanyahu thanked those present for their support during his visit to the United States last week. “When I was overseas, I received all your blessings and support,” he said. “You wanted to strengthen me and you did it, because during that entire week I kept remembering one verse: ‘Chazak Chazak v’Nitchazek.’ (Be strong, be strong, and may we be strengthened). May we strengthen one another. We need that strength every day of the year. We’re undergoing a great struggle but we also have some great achievements. 44 years ago, Israel’s soldiers fulfilled the vision of the prophets and brought back Jerusalem to its proper place. “My friends, almost 2,000 years have passed since the destruction,” continued Netanyahu. “And today Jerusalem is beautiful and is a pride to the entire country. We came back to Jerusalem as builders, and today Jerusalem is growing and flourishing. We need to continue and build and develop the city. We see how the citizens of Jerusalem walk in it proudly. Jerusalem has once again become the capital of the Jewish people.” He recalled the government meeting this week, which took place at Migdal David in honor of Jerusalem Day. “Before the meeting I went down to the basement and saw a model of the city from the middle of the 19th
T Ramadan Shallah (FBI photo) Monday to discuss Palestinian security. Islamic Jihad and Hamas recently praised the stabbing to death of five-family members in their sleep, including three children calling it “heroic” and “natural.” The issues of incitement and the culture of hate in Palestinian society were highlighted in a letter signed by 27 U.S. Senators to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Palestinian terrorist Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, the secretary-general of Islamic Jihad, is listed on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” List. He is wanted for “bombings, murders, extortions and money laundering” the FBI site says. Shallah is a founding member of the organization, whose headquarters are in Damascus, Syria, like Hamas.
______________________ Benjamin Netanyahu: “Fatah’s decision to unite with Hamas, an Iranian-backed terror organization, poses a “blow to peace.” ______________________ from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean. Netanyahu has called on Abbas to abandon his alignment with terror organizations. Abbas met Islamic Jihad SecretaryGeneral Ramadan Shallah in Cairo on
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Binyamin Netanyahu: Jerusalem is beautiful and is a pride to the entire country. We came back to Jerusalem as builders, and today Jerusalem is growing and flourishing. We need to continue and build and develop the city. century. In the model you see the synagogue standing upright, and then you see another synagogue. And you see the Jewish Quarter. We know that we were turned away from the city, but we came back and rebuilt. The synagogue now stands, complete, just like in its glory days.” Netanyahu directly addressed the students of the Mercaz Harav yeshiva, telling them, “There is nothing more dear to you than the Torah, the people of Israel and the land of Israel, at the heart of which is its capital Jerusalem…There are a few here who were or will be in the sayeret (military commando unit) in the IDF, and just like the sayeret goes in front of the camp, so do you go in front of the camp to light its way.” He then offered the students some advice. “Always keep in touch with the camp. A pioneer with no camp behind him becomes lost in the desert, but if he has a camp connected to him he becomes part of a great force. All of you – rabbis, avreichim, and students – you stay connected and I’m sure you’ll continue to stay connected to the entire people. Jerusalem can continue to develop only if the people of Israel continue to develop. And the people of Israel will develop only through unity. There’s great strength in unity.” The Prime Minister ended with a blessing in honor of Jerusalem Day. “There’s nothing more holy to us than Jerusalem,” he said. “We’ll keep Jerusalem, we’ll keep its unity, we’ll build it. We’ll protect Jerusalem and Jerusalem will protect us. I say to you not just Chag Sameach, but L’Shana Haba’a BiYerushalyim Habenuya Yoter (Next year in Jerusalem which is built even more)!” ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
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Yad L’achim: ‘Kids in Secular Schools Don’t Know Shema’ Days before the holiday of Shavuot, the head of the Yad L'achim organization, Rabbi Sholom Dov Lipschitz, called for more action in promoting Jewish identity among tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren in Israel, which has deteriorated significantly of late.
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______________________ “These children do not even know how to say the “Shema Yisrael” prayer.” ______________________ the result of our failure to integrate their grandfathers and grandmothers into religious educational institutions. “And if that weren't enough,” continued Rabbi Lipschitz, “there are 25,000 members of missionary communities in Israel now. They open one after another, funded by generous budgets. Israel has turned into a center of international missionary activity, where
The IDF Prepares for Future Flotillas THE IDF'S OPERATION'S BRANCH IS COMPLETING A WRITTEN ORDER OF HOW TO TREAT FUTURE FLOTILLAS IN THE MOST ETHICAL WAY POSSIBLE
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here are some 80,000 non-Jewish students in Israeli schools now, where they attend classes with Jewish children,” said Rabbi Lipschitz. “As a result, the Jewish identity of these children is eroding. Eventually this will lead to high levels of intermarriage, as in the U.S. "These children do not even know how to say the “Shema Yisrael” prayer; they cannot complete the holy sentence that accompanied Jews throughout all the generations, all the exiles. These children, already the third generation of the great immigration from Arab countries, are being ignored spiritually,
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they now train missionaries to be sent abroad. “These statistics,” said Rabbi Lipschitz, “should shock every Jew. Once, when we heard about a far-removed member of the community whose daughter married a nonJew, we cried and mourned. Once, when we heard about even the most secularized Jew who left their religion, we would sit like mourners and rip our clothes. Today, when these things have become commonplace, no one says a thing. “This is not the time to engage in just a defensive war,” said Rabbi Lipschitz. “We must go out to war, invading his 'lands,' so he does not conquer ours.” By way of example, Rabbi Lipschitz demanded religious and hareidi Knesset members do more to include Jewish identity content in the secular school system. “It is unbelievable that these MKs sit in the government and uncaringly ignore the fate of these young Jews who are being lost. If they sit in the Knesset and the government and allow these things to continue, they have a terrible responsibility on their shoulders.” ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
The IDF is preparing for the next flotilla. The army's Operations Branch recently wrote up an order detailing how different bodies must behave in the event of a flotilla sailing toward Israel's shores. "The order will contribute to the army's ability to handle the next flotilla in a way better than the last," said a senior officer in the Operations Branch. he order, used for soldiers in terms of flotillas, is based on conclusions gleaned and lessons learned from the events of the Marmara, and explains to each body that may be involved it must behave upon the arrival of the flotilla. Among others, the order is focused on how to behave with those sailing on the flotilla and the objects they carry when a ship anchors near the shores of the country. "The protocol document is meant to help take care of this type of event. It explains how to do so according to international law and it follows ethical and judicial criteria," added the officer. The new protocol document, which will be put into use these coming days, details the authorities of each organization and offices involved in the process of responding to a flotilla. It splits up the responsibilities very clearly. The Operations Branch explained that the problems which arose in the past came from a lack of a central figure responsible for the care of those arrested, from the moment they got arrest warrants to their banishment from the country.
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Mavi Marmara, the ship from the first flotilla attempting to reach Gaza. "The order is very important in terms of the law," explained the officer. "For example, when you separate a person from his equipment you are liable to be charged for it, which happened on the Marmara. The new order is supposed to improve our image abroad. With the help of these instructions we will know how to lawfully defend each activity we do in a judicial and ethical way." In addition, within the framework of the multiyear plan, a war doctrine will be written to explain cooperation between the air force and the navy. The doctrines written in the department create a common language, ethics and rules important to the activities of the army when dealing with future flotillas. According to the Operations Branch, the doctrine will touch upon the subject of language, terms and ethics in everything that has to do with aerial help and the navy's duties. Report by IDF News Service, http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/
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Lebanon Prevents Rocket Attack Against Israel GATES: HEZBOLLAH HAS MORE MISSILES, ROCKETS THAN MOST STATES The Lebanese Army prevented a rocket attack on Israel last week, according to the Arabic daily As-Safir. ebanese analysts believe an attack on UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon two days later may have been in response to the foiling of the planned attack on Israel. A “roadside bomb ripped through a convoy of U.N. vehicles” carrying peacekeepers serving with the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday, wounding six Italian peacekeepers and two civilians, some seriously, a U.N. media statement reported. “With all the tension we can’t rule out other attacks [on UNIFIL]. It could be just the beginning,” a European diplomat said, according to Lebanon’s Daily Star. UNIFIL is a peacekeeping force established in 1978 to monitor the end of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel. However, UNIFIL’s mission is increasingly about ensuring Iran-backed Hezbollah does not breach United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 that calls for the disarming of all non-governmental forces in Lebanon. Hezbollah has been rearming itself despite Resolution 1701. Hezbollah is known to have some 40,000 missiles pointed at Israel in southern Lebanon alone. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said last week that “Hezbollah has more missiles and rockets than most states.” Gates confirmed that Hezbollah poses a terror threat and that it has anti-ship cruise missiles in its stockpile. Even though Israel withdrew its forces from Lebanon, as directed by U.N. Security Council Resolution 425, Hezbollah has maintained positions directly opposite the Israeli border. “The United Nations will work closely together with the Lebanese authorities to have a full and swift investigation on the attack to bring the perpetrators to justice,”
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Red Cross, Vatican ‘Helped Thousands of Nazi War Criminals Escape’ The Red Cross and the Vatican both helped thousands of Nazi war criminals and collaborators to escape after the Second World War, according to a new book that pulls together evidence from previously unpublished documents.
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he Red Cross has previously acknowledged that its efforts to help refugees were used by Nazi war criminals to escape because administrators were overwhelmed, but the new research suggests that the numbers escaping were much higher than previously thought. Gerald Steinacher, a research fellow at Harvard University, was given access to thousands of internal documents in the archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The documents include ICRC travel documents issued to thousands of Nazi war criminals and members of Nazi organizations among hundreds
T Armored UNIFIL vehicles parked under a Hezbollah flag in Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon. (Photo courtesy of The Israel Project)
said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a statement. The attack came on the same day that international peacekeepers were honored for their service to the cause of peace. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah contended in a televised speech that only “resistance,” meaning violence, works to achieve goals. In his speech, Nasrallah denied reports that Hezbollah fighters were in Syria and Iran helping to quash protests. Most Syrians, he argued, support the Basher al-Assad regime and should return to quiet. Nasrallah called Hezbollah’s missiles their greatest source of “pride,” Al-Manar, Hezbollah’s news station, reported. “Why do Israelis fear the Resistance [Hezbollah] obtaining anti-aircraft weaponry? Because the Resistance [Hezbollah] has the will…and courage to use these weapons,” Nasrallah said in a widely viewed martyr’s anniversary speech in 2009. The crowd cheered in response: “We respond to your call, Nasrallah!”
Prosecutors in Turkey Expand “Operation Sledgehammer” Investigation Prosecutors in Turkey questioned eight serving army officers including five generals on Friday, about an alleged 2003 conspiracy to overthrow the country's Islamic-based government. One retired general also was called in. he men were questioned as part of an expanding investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the government known as “Operation Sledgehammer.” Nearly 200 serving and retired officers, including 30 generals, have already been charged in the probe. Most of the officers who have been charged are being held in prison. The expansion of the government-led investigation has strained already tense relations between the country's secular army and the ruling party. The army is credited with ousting four governments since 1960. Some Turkish politicians and local media are blaming the increased tensions for a sudden cancellation of major military exercises. One of the defendants, retired General
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Cetin Dogan, is among those saying the documents presented by the prosecution were part of a war game contingency plan that had been doctored to appear to be a coup plan.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This investigation is historically significant as it represents the first time Islamist elements within Turkey’s government have made a concentrated effort to preempt a coup d’état. Whether the case against the Turkish military’s top brass is based on fabrications, or an actual conspiracy to overthrow the state, it sets a troubling precedent. The Republic of Turkey has a strongly secularist democratic tradition going back to the presidency of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who went to great lengths to prevent the rise of theocracy in the state that had only recently emerged from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey has a history of regime change stemming from the secular Kemalist military establishment whenever Islamists seemed poised to take control of the civilian government. It is in light of all this that the mass arrest and prosecution of military leaders by the religiously conservative AKParty (currently the dominant Turkish political party) is deemed by many to be cause for concern. A secular, democratic Turkey was arguably Israel’s only regional ally. The fate of Turkish-Israeli relations post-Sledgehammer is an uncertain, potentially volatile one.
______________________ “Steinacher says the documents indicate that the Red Cross, mostly in Rome or Genoa, issued at least 120,000 of the 10.100s, and that 90% of ex-Nazis fled via Italy.” ______________________ of thousands of documents. They throw significant new light on how and why mass murderers such as Adolf Eichmann y”s, Josef Mengel y”s and Klaus
Gerald Steinacher, a research fellow at Harvard University, says his research reveals that during the chaos at the wars end, Britain and Canada alone inadvertently took in around 8,000 former Waffen-SS members in 1947. Barbie y”s and thousands of others were able to evade capture by the allies. By comparing lists of wanted war criminals to travel documents issued, Steinacher says his research reveals that during the chaos at the wars end, Britain and Canada alone inadvertently took in around 8,000 former Waffen-SS members in 1947.
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New Questions Surface About U.S. Congress Approves Jewish Judge in Rubashkin Case Chaplains Memorial at Arlington The court schedule of a federal judge who faces allegations of bias in the financial fraud trial of Sholom Rubashkin has raised fresh questions about judicial impartiality. efense attorneys argue that Rubashkin, who is serving a 27-year sentence, deserves a new trial because U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade failed to disclose all of the meetings she held with prosecutors before a 2008 immigration raid on Agriprocessors, a kosher meatpacking plant in northeast Iowa where Rubashkin served as an executive. Oral arguments are scheduled for the afternoon of June 15 at the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. That morning, Reade - a judge in the Northern District of Iowa temporarily filling in on the appeals court - will hear cases with two of the three judges who will later listen to arguments in Rubashkin's appeal. Reade is also scheduled to sit with the same judges a day earlier. The scheduling is unfortunate because the subject of the appeal is judicial impartiality, said Steven Lubet, a law professor at Northwestern University. However, he said he doesn't expect it to disqualify any of the judges from hearing the case.
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______________________ “Why not have a judge who had nothing to do with the prosecution, instead of one who had devoted significant time and energy into facilitating it?” ______________________ "I would call it awkward, but I don't think there's anything more to say about it," he said. The court does not view the schedule as a problem because judges "studiously avoid discussing pending cases," said Michael Gans, clerk of court for the 8th Circuit. "I'm sure if the two judges who were sitting on the case thought it presented a problem, they would have directed me to make other arrangements," Gans said. It's common for district court judges to fill in on the appeals court. Reade last did so in 2007, court records show. Reade did not respond to a request for comment. Rubashkin's attorneys declined to comment. Reade's decision to sit on Rubashkin's 2009 fraud trial, in which he was convicted of 86 fraud charges, has drawn criticism from many legal experts. Many also questioned the 27-year sentence she handed down, two years more than the prosecution requested. Before sentencing, six former U.S. attorneys general signed a letter expressing their
U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade failed to disclose all of the meetings she held with prosecutors before a 2008 immigration raid on Agriprocessors. concern about the sentence sought by prosecutors. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, the Washington Legal Foundation in Washington, D.C., and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed legal briefs in support of Rubashkin's appeal. Forty-five members of Congress have written to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to ask questions about the handling of the case. Last month, three members of the House of Representatives asked Holder about the case when he testified before the judiciary committee. Reade had previously acknowledged that she worked with the prosecution on logistics before the raid to ensure attorneys and interpreters would be available for the 389 workers arrested on immigration charges, but offered no further details. The defense argued Reade failed to disclose that she began meeting with law enforcement officials more than six months before the raid, and that she discussed topics far beyond "logistical cooperation." Reade participated in a series of meetings in which she was briefed on "the ongoing investigation" and the raid, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement documents obtained by the defense through a public records request. Federal prosecutors responded that Reade only participated in logistical planning and did not know the target of the raid. Prosecutors noted that Rubashkin has not said how Reade's participation in the meetings prejudiced his trial. Lubet, the law professor, said he can't imagine why Reade decided to sit on the trial. By doing so, she became a judge who made a point of assisting the prosecution in at least the initial stages of the case, he said. "Why not have a judge who had nothing to do with the prosecution, instead of one who had devoted significant time and energy into facilitating it?" he said.
Arlington National Cemetery. BY GAVRIEL QUEENANN A bill to build a monument for fallen Jewish Chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery is moving its way through the US legislature. he US House of Representatives voted to authorize construction of the monument. The bill now moves to the Senate. Dozens of national and locally based Jewish and veterans groups in the United States led by the Jewish Federations and the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council of the JCC Association of America have worked for three years to establish the memorial alongside the existing memorials for Catholic and Protestant chaplains. The memorial, which has been designed and paid for by private donations, must receive congressional authorization before construction can begin. Thirteen Jewish chaplains have been killed while serving in the United States Armed Forces. "I can think of no better expression of our nation's gratitude for our Jewish War Chaplains than the passage of this resolution during Jewish American Heritage Month, and a week before Memorial Day," Congressman Jeff Miller, chairman of the
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, said. "The 13 Jewish chaplains who will be honored stood beside our troops and lent their strength during good times and bad, on the battlefield and off. This memorial will serve as an inspiration to all to learn their stories that are such an important part of our nation's history." The congressional resolution urges for the provision of space "for a memorial marker, to be paid for with private funds, to honor
______________________ “The 13 Jewish chaplains who will be honored stood beside our troops and lent their strength during good times and bad, on the battlefield and off.” ______________________ the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States." The memorial's final design is subject to the approval of the secretary of the Army. ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
Sefer Torah Presented to US Navy Aboard USS Iwo Jima During Fleet Week In a moving Memorial Weekend/Fleet Week ceremony aboard the USS Iwo Jima Tuesday, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC) presented a Sefer Torah to the Navy for use aboard the USS George Washington. t the ceremony, Richard Janvey, Vice President of the JCRC recalled his father, who served aboard an aircraft carrier and sailed into dangerous waters in the Pacific during some of the legendary battles of World War II. He explained the significance of the gift, saying,” These memories are present for me this Fleet Week and on the eve of Memorial Day. It is so fitting to present this Torah which will have an honored place on the USS George Washington. It will serve as a significant anchor for sailors onboard, and be another link in our long chain of connection.” Today’s presentation was made through the JWB Jewish Chaplaincy Council’s Torahs for Our Troops program. Rear Admiral (ret.) Rabbi Harold Robinson, its Director, noted that the Jewish Chaplaincy Council selected the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group because it is deployed off of Japan, further than any other carrier. “Religious services connect
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soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen to their homes and families, especially when they are far from home.” The JCRC’s Richard Janvey saw another significant symbolism. “Mose Sexais, President of the Touro Synagogue in
______________________ “Religious services connect soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen to their homes and families, especially when they are far from home.” ______________________ Newport, wrote a letter of congratulations to President George Washington that subtly confirmed the status of Jews in the newly established United States. On August 17, 1790, President Washington replied and said: For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
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Terror Suspect Convicted in Failed JFK Bombing Plot Jurors in New York last Thursday convicted a man in connection with a failed plot to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport. The suspect, Kareem Ibrahim, is a Trinidadian who allegedly joined the plan in May 2007 and tried to convince his co-conspirators to reach out to Iran for financial and logistical help.
A 28 year old California researcher is reaching across the United States to raise awareness for Gilad Shalit in a unique way: by raising money to fund an outdoor billboard for Gilad Shalit near the United Nations building in New York. ith Shalit’s 5th anniversary in captivity looming at the end of June and the Palestinians lobbying the UN to establish their own state, Gal Sitty of Los Angeles decided that keeping Gilad Shalit in the news was priority number one. Sitty found himself compelled to do something concrete to help Shalit obtain his freedom after witnessing the massive march for Shalit organized in Israel early last summer. After much thought, he decided that posting Shalit’s picture on a billboard near the UN was the most effective way to send a clear message that Jews worldwide are still demanding the release of Gilad Shalit. “June 25th will be the fifth anniversary of Gilad’s capture and five years is way too long. It shouldn’t take that long to free him,” Sitty said. “I want this up by June 25th so that Gilad and his family can see that we sup-
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port him.” The cost for renting a billboard might seem daunting to some, but not to Sitty, who is hoping to raise the $10,000 needed for the billboard by appealing to people everywhere who want to do their part to help free Shalit. To date, $4,240 has been raised and with just under two weeks left to raise the funds, Sitty is optimistic that the goal can be met. Sitty has the support of the Shalit family and is hopeful that enough money will be raised to keep the billboard up until September, when the Palestinians bring their campaign for statehood before the United Nations. Sitty’s site not only gives people the opportunity to donate money to the campaign but also features three different designs for the proposed billboard and offers people the chance to vote on their favorite design. “We need to keep this in the media,” said Sitty. “We can’t go to Gaza and free Gilad ourselves but we can keep the pressure on the people who have to act on this.” To make a donation to the Gilad Shalit billboard campaign go to http://epicstep.com/campaign/231/free-gilad-shalit/
government informant, Steven Francis, infiltrated the group and recorded its conversations, assisting authorities in foiling the plot before it materialized. The initial plan for the attack was devised by Russell Defreitas, a former cargo worker at JFK Airport. His idea was to blow up fuel lines and tanks to bring down "the whole of Kennedy," according to a recorded conversation. Defreitas, along with two other co-conspirators, have already been sentenced in the case. Ibrahim
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Kareem Ibrahim, 65, was convicted in Brooklyn. Prosecutors accused Ibrahim of joining the plan in May 2007 and of convincing the plotters to seek financial and logistical assistance from Iran. U.S. Attorney Zainab Ahmad told jurors. JAM was responsible for a 1990 coup attempt in Trinidad that resulted in two dozen deaths. The JFK plotters hoped to either receive direct support from JAM or to use JAM to get in contact with Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, an al-Qaida operative who is wanted in connection with terrorist attacks against the United States. Ibrahim advised the group not to work with JAM and instead told Defreitas that he was sending "an associate" to travel overseas to garner support for the plan, according to the June 2007 criminal complaint
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WAR ON TERROR Testimony Details Mumbai, Denmark Plots BY ABHA SHANKAR The terrorists responsible for the 2008 attack on Mumbai had plans for additional strikes against Indian military targets and against Jews, a former operative testified last Tuesday, May 24. avid Headley's testimony focused on details in the Mumbai attacks, which killed 166 people, including six Americans. Headley is a key witness against a Chicago businessman charged with aiding the plot. Tahawuur Rana allowed his immigration company's Mumbai office to serve as Headley's cover to scout targets for the attacks for Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. Rana knew about the plot and supported it, Headley said. He has testified that members of Pakistan's powerful intelligence services, the ISI, also helped plot and finance the attacks. Months later, Headley said he was asked to conduct surveillance on India's National Defense College and Chabad houses in India. A Chabad house, a Jewish community center, was part of the Mumbai assault, where six people were killed. His handlers told him the Chabad houses were suspected Mossad fronts and that the attacks would serve as vengeance for Israel's incursion into Gaza in late 2008. At least one of those handlers, Ilyas Kashmiri, also is an al-Qaeda operative. When Lashkar officials backed off a subsequent plot to attack a
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Before the Mumbai attacks, Headley visited a Lashkar training facility in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir ("Free Kashmir") in Pakistan. He saw men training for the Mumbai attacks with senior Lashkar operatives, including head of the terrorist group's military wing, Zaki-urRehman Lakhvi, and explosives expert Abu Qahafa, Headley said. He also described the "stronghold option" suggested by Lashkar operatives planning the attacks. The option involved militants to fight to death instead of trying to escape from Mumbai. "Fighters would not be able to fight well if they knew they had to leave," Headley said Abu Qahafa told him. Headley said he was "pleased" when he heard the Mumbai attacks were successful. "Personally I was even with the Indians," he told the jury. Headley testified Rana told him, "They [India] deserved it." The November strike was actually the second attempt to attack the city, Headley said. An attempt in September 2008 was aborted after a boat carrying the terrorists hit some rocks just a short distance away from the Pakistani coast. Even before the attack was completed, Headley and his handlers had their sights on a subsequent attack in Europe. They wanted to wage on assault on Jyllands-Posten, the
newspaper whose 2005 publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad unleashed a wave of violent protests across the Muslim world. In October 2008, Headley, Lashkar operative Saajid Mir, and a Pakistani intelligence official identified as Major Iqbal discussed attacking the newspaper's offices and killing an editor and a cartoonist. Headley and Mir disagreed over whether to focus on just the two employees or include more people in the attacks. Mir justified including more people in the attacks, saying, "All Danes are responsible for this," Headley testified. Headley traveled to Denmark in January 2009 to conduct surveillance of JyllandsPosten offices in Copenhagen and Arhus. He identified himself as an immigration consultant and used Rana's business as a cover for his operations. Headley said he informed Rana about the operation. Rana said it was "good" and that "discussion on this matter had been long overdue." Headley even went inside the newspaper offices on the pretext of buying an ad for his immigration business. In a January 2009 email, Headley described his visit to Rana. "Our company has a really bright future here," he wrote. That was code, he testified, meaning that "Lashkar would be able to conduct a successful operation in Denmark." Headley met with Kashmiri the next
month in Pakistan's North Waziristan district. Headley described Kashmiri as a top alQaeda commander who had spent a lot of time in India and had ties to the ISI. The meeting was facilitated by Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed (also known as "Pasha"), a retired major in the Pakistani military and another co-defendant in the case. Kashmiri congratulated Headley on the Mumbai attacks. He also described the cartoons as "disgraceful" and "humiliating." He said the Denmark operation was "very important" and that the "attack should be carried out as soon as possible." Kashmiri reviewed the surveillance videos Headley made and suggested using a truck bomb for the operation. Headley rejected the idea of a truck bomb. "[Vehicle] blocks on the road would not permit that," he said. Kashmiri promised to provide manpower, including getting an associate in England to help out with the operation. As the plan took shape, Lashkar started to back out of the Denmark operation due to heightened scrutiny following the Mumbai attacks. Several Lashkar members had been arrested in Pakistan and the attacks were getting a lot of attention in the media. Pasha told Headley to leave Lashkar and join al-Qaeda. The jihad Lashkar was conducting was "ISI jihad," Pasha said. He suggested conducting the Denmark attacks without Lashkar. In May 2009, Headley met again with Kashmiri to discuss the Denmark operation. Kashmiri asked Headley to make videos for operatives in England he planned to use for the attacks. Kashmiri suggested beheading the victims to get the Danish response forces to react quickly. "Throw the heads of the hostages out of the windows," Kashmiri said. "Shoot them first then behead them, so that there wouldn't be a struggle," he added. "The operation would not last as long as it did in Mumbai," Kashmiri predicted, adding Danish forces would not be as "timid" as their Indian counterparts. Kashmiri also told Headley the operatives in England would arrange for the weapons, and gave Headley 80,000-85,000 Pakistani rupees (roughly $1,000). REPORT COURTESY OF IPT NEWS, WWW.INVESTIGATIVEPROJECT.ORG
Paris Synagogue Bomb Suspect Fights Extradition from Canada BY CHANA YA'AR A suspect in a terrorist bombing in France will learn Thursday whether he has been successful in his efforts to fight two-year long efforts to extradite him from Canada. ebanese-born Canadian citizen Hassan Diab is facing charges of murder and attempted murder in France for his alleged role in a Paris synagogue bombing October 3, 1980. Four people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded in the attack. Diab, 57, has claimed that he is the victim of a case of mistaken identity. Canadian prosecutors alleged that Diab was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who helped
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arrange the bombing. Handwriting analyst Anne Biscotti discovered similarities between samples of Diab's writing and five words written in a Paris hotel registry shortly before the attack. Three expert witnesses from Canada, the U.S. and the UK have all criticized Biscotti's testimony. Defense attorney Donald Bayne hopes to introduce French experts to address Biscotti's methodology and to establish that the legal system in France precludes argument against Biscotti's report in court. Canadian prosecutor Claude LeFrancois has said, however, the point is irrelevant and that he does not have the legal jurisdiction to consider whether Diab will receive a fair trial in France. WWW.ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
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Ya’alon: Pre-Emptive Strike on Iran Could be Necessary BY ELAD BENARI Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs, Moshe Ya’alon said on Monday that the civilized world must take joint action to avert the Iranian nuclear threat, and that action should include pre-emptive strike if necessary. a’alon made the comments in an interview with Russia’s Interfax news agency, ahead of his visit to Moscow. “We strongly hope that the entire civilized world will come to realize what a threat this regime is posing and take joint action to avert the nuclear threat posed by Iran, even if it would be necessary to conduct a pre-emptive strike,” Interfax quoted Ya’alon as saying. Though he would not discuss who might deal the strike, he stressed that the entire world and not just Israel, must be concerned about the danger posed by a nuclear-armed Iran. “An Iran possessing nuclear weapons would be a threat to the entire civilized world,” he was quoted as saying. Ya’alon’s spokesman later clarified to The Associated Press that the minister was simply repeating Israel’s position that all options are on the table regarding Iran, and
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United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) recently called on crane manufacturers Tadano and UNIC to end their business dealings in Iran, where the Iranian regime has been using their cranes to perform brutal public executions. ANI released photographic evidence showing that Iranian citizens have been publicly hung from Tadano and UNIC cranes, and wrote to Tadano and UNIC executives calling on them to pull out of Iran. Tadano, a Japanese construction equipment manufacturer, maintains ties with IER Iran, an Iranian subsidiary, as well as with Part Loader Co., which states that it operates as Tadano's only authorized distributor in Iran. UNIC is a Japanese hydraulic crane manufacturer specializing in truck-mounted
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______________________ “This year [Iranian] regime has hanged as many as 13 people in public, compared to only 14 in all of 2010.” ______________________ cranes and mini crawler cranes with a turnover of $485 million and over 60 overseas sales locations. As part of its newly launched "Cranes Campaign," UANI is highlighting the Iranian regime's abhorrent public executions by hanging from construction cranes, and the disturbing reality that these cranes are coming from Western and Asian companies. In a letter to Tadano's CEO and President, UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace wrote: Recently, photos have been published in Iran of Tadano cranes being used to hang Iranians in public executions. While UANI recognizes that Tadano is in no way condoning this behavior, it is important for Tadano to send the strongest message possible to the Iranian government that the misuse of Tadano products is unacceptable. To this end, UANI is calling on Tadano, to end its business dealings in Iran.
In a corresponding letter to UNIC President Kenji Ichimura, Ambassador Wallace wrote: Responsible corporations, notably construction companies Caterpillar and Komatsu, have also already pulled out of Iran. These companies made this decision in light of Iran's continued pursuit of an illicit nuclear weapons program and its continued sponsorship of terrorist groups throughout the region like Hezbollah and Hamas. Iran is also engaged in a brutal campaign of oppression against the democratic aspirations of its own people, as evidenced so profoundly by the use of UNIC cranes to stage public executions. Despite the clear misuse of these cranes for public executions, the possibility of UNIC's name being even remotely associated with the despotic regime in Tehran should be reason enough to end UNIC's business in Iran. This is well in keeping with broader efforts by the United States and Japan to impose increasingly tougher sanctions against the regime in the past year in light of its abysmal human rights record, as well as its continued violations of the provisions of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty through its pursuit of an illegal nuclear weapons program. UANI's Cranes Campaign highlights Iran's blistering pace of executions in the first months of 2011, with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran proclaiming that the regime is on an "execution binge." Since the New Year, according to Amnesty International, more than 135 executions have taken place. This year, Amnesty reports that the regime has hanged as many as 13 people in public, compared to only 14 in all of 2010. Responsible corporations, notably construction companies Terex, Caterpillar, and Komatsu have already pulled out of Iran. In addition to Tadano and UNIC, as part of the Cranes Campaign UANI is also calling on Manitowoc, a U.S. cranes company, and foreign equipment manufacturers such as Liebherr (Germany), Cargotec (Finland), Konecranes (Finland), XCMG (China), Kobelco (Japan), Zoomlion (China) and Gottwald (Germany) to account for their business in Iran and the likelihood that their cranes are being used for public executions.
Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs, Moshe Ya’alon. that he was not calling for anybody to attack the Islamic Republic. Ya’alon has previously said about Iran that it “is a threat to regional stability and is pulling strings behind the scenes. They are provoking Shi’ite leaders to challenge Arab regimes and stir the pot in Afghanistan and Iraq. The problem is not just the Iranian nuclear program, but the Iranian regime’s behavior. Iran should not have a military nuclear capability. This regime should not continue its terrorist activities without paying a price.” ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
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G8 Summit Ends with Harsh Words, Promises
Rudy Giuliani Leads New National Poll A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll shows the former New York City mayor atop the slowforming Republican primary field. he survey shows Giuliani getting 16 percent of independents and Republicans, with nominal frontrunner Mitt Romney a point behind at 15 percent. Sarah Palin gets 13 percent. Neither Palin nor Giuliani are sure things for the 2012 election, and their perches in the new poll — the first taken by the news organization since Mike Huckabee, Mitch Daniels and Donald Trump bowed out — speak to how wideopen the race is. Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee, has increasingly sent signals that she might jump in, and is launching a bus tour on Sunday that will take her to New Hampshire for the first time since the 2008 race. "Giuliani has the top spot in a 12-candidate field, but he doesn't generate a lot of enthusiasm. Only about a quarter of Republicans nationwide said that they would be enthusiastic if Giuliani won the nomination," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "But he's not alone — only a quarter would be enthusiastic if Palin got the party's nod, and only one in five would feel the same way if Romney became the GOP's standard bearer in 2012." Giuliani, who has not closed the door to another run in 2012, is headed to New Hampshire for events next week. Giuliani was the 2008 front-runner in nearly every poll in the lead-up to the Iowa
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__________________________________ caucuses. But his strategy to primarily bypass the early states and stake his hopes on winning the delegate-rich Florida primary failed. He came in third in Florida, after coming in fourth in New Hampshire, and then quickly endorsed ultimate nominee John McCain. He has not put in place any real pieces for a second run, although he has repeatedly said he's considering it. While Palin has done almost nothing either, she has a devoted following and a proven fundraising ability.
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The critical thing for us is that the package that's been agreed for Arab countries mustn't divert attention away from the existing promises that leaders have made to Africa, to the very poorest countries. BY LISA BRYANT President Barack Obama and other G8 leaders wrapped up a two-day summit in the French coastal town of Deauville with harsh words for the governments in Libya, Syria and Iran but promises of billions in aid for democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia. ollowing talks Friday with French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, President Barack Obama said the two were united in their call for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to go. "We agreed that we have made progress on our Libya campaign but that meeting the UN mandate of civilian protection cannot be accomplished when Gaddafi remains in Libya directing his forces in acts of aggression against the Libyan people," the president said. "And we are joined in resolve to finish the job." The push for Gaddafi's departure got a boost from Russia, which has offered to mediate the Libyan leader's departure. G8 leaders in Deauville also condemned Iran's nuclear program during their two-day meeting. Summit host, President Sarkozy, said he agreed with President Obama that Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad should either allow a democratic transition in his country - or step aside. But the G8 leaders also offered major incentives to two Arab nations on the road to democracy - promising $20 billion in aid to Egypt and Tunisia via multilateral institutions. President Sarkozy said another $20 billion was available to the two countries in bilateral assistance and other aid. Tunisian Finance Minister Jalloul Ayed told reporters the country's top priority was to boost the economy and create jobs for hundreds of thousands of unemployed youths. "The consolidation of democracy goes hand in hand with prosperity," Ayed said. "Because if Tunisians don't feel very quickly that democracy is creating the conditions for them to feel better, to feel more prosperous, then we run the risk to see that democratic process fail in the end." Democracy was the hallmark of G8 talks with several leaders from sub-Saharan Africa. They included those from three countries - Ivory Coast, Guinea and Niger - who have recently held democratic elections.
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Obama: “We agreed that we have made progress on our Libya campaign but that meeting the UN mandate of civilian protection cannot be accomplished when Gaddafi remains in Libya directing his forces in acts of aggression against the Libyan people.” ________________________________
"Well we think there are some good signs coming out of this French G8. We didn't have the highest hopes for the outcome for Africa but some signs of progress," said Lovett. "The critical thing for us is that the package that's been agreed for Arab countries mustn't divert attention away from the existing promises that leaders have made to Africa, to the very poorest countries." Besides supporting the so-called "Arab spring" declaration, G8 leaders also pledged to help Africa achieve peace, stability, economic development and growth. VOANEWS.COM
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Move to 153 Franklin Attracts Controversy Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has rented 153 Franklin Street, and his move is already attracting controversy. e will pay $50,000 per month for rent, according to reports, but if Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has his way, the tab will be higher. Stringer is calling for Strauss-Kahn to pay for the cost of extra city services during his stay, which include extra police officers, sanitation workers, enforcement for traffic congestion and impacts on pedestrians. “At a time when the city is cutting back on essential services and layoffs are imminent, we need to know what taxpayer-funded services are being dedicated to monitoring this man’s every move,” said Stringer, in a statement. “Dominique Strauss-Kahn has cost New York enough as it is – I am demanding today that he repay the city for any ancillary costs incurred as a result of his temporary residency in downtown Manhattan.” Strauss-Kahn has been placed under house arrest, while awaiting a June 6 hearing on charges that he attempted to rape a housekeeper in a New York hotel. He has been ordered to wear an ankle bracelet and can only leave the house for court appearances, or visits to an attorney or church. 153 Franklin was formerly a one-story structure, but two additional floors were
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Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique StraussKahn has rented 153 Franklin St. There have been a number of interested buyers for the building, which has an asking price just under $14 million, but no contract has been signed. “We’ve gotten close,” said Dvorin. According to PropertyShark, a lis pendens has been filed on the property by Michael Sternberg of the neighboring 155 Franklin Street. “It has nothing to do with anything financial. It’s regarding a dispute over easement rights with the neighbor, who was using the roof illegally,” said Dvorin. Dvorin is also representing a converted apartment building at 55 Warren Street, which will have four residential spaces and two commercial spaces. The 33,000 s/f building is listed for $29.9 million, and was also designed by Leopoldo Rosati, who was the architect of 153 Franklin. Dvorin worked at Citi Habitats in 2002, where he met Andrew Heiberger, the founder of Town and co-founder of Citi Habitats. He later worked at SoLofts before joining Elliman and, in March, brought his five-person team from Elliman to Town. “They treat agents like clients,” he said of his new firm. “It’s a different level of service. Meris Blumstein, a senior vice president of Corcoran, who sold 153 Franklin in 2008, said that the attention that the building was attracting would likely help its sales effort. “It has so much exposure,” she said. “People like to be in the presence of powerful people, even if it’s just the afterglow.”
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TSHUVA SELLS MONTREAL'S BELL TOWER FOR NIS 1B Delek Real Estate has sold another Canadian building as the company tries to raise capital to meet its debts BY AVI SHAULY Yitzhak Tshuva-controlled Delek Real Estate Ltd. (TASE: DLKR) has sold another office building in Canada. Subsidiary Delek Global Real Estate Ltd. has sold the Bell Tower in Montreal for C$281 million (NIS 1 billion) to Canada's Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: UN-T), which will assume the C$117 million (NIS 418 million) balance of the loan on the property. elek Real Estate, which owns 85% of Delek Global Real Estate, books the value of the Bell Tower at C$253 million. The 28-storey 90,555-square meter building is mostly leased to Bell Canada Inc., AON Canada, and National Bank of Canada. Rental income totals NIS 104 million a year. Delek Real Estate is due to make a NIS 220 million payment on its bonds at the end
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President Obama Meets with Jewish Community of Warsaw
President Obama meeting with members of the Warsaw Jewish community. This past Friday, May 27, 2011, the President of the United States, Barak Obama, began his visit to Poland by laying a wreath at the Warsaw Ghetto monument and by meeting with leaders of the Jewish community including survivors, Righteous Among the Nations as well as Polish government officials. he President was first greeted by Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland who then introduced Minister Wladislaw Bartoszewski, currently a Minster in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister as well as a Righteous Among the Nations who as a very young man helped to establish Zegota, the organization sponsored by the Polish government in exile to save Jews from the German death camps. Mr. Piotr Kadlcik, president of the Jewish Community of Poland was also on hand to greet the President. Obama proceeded to lay a wreath at the foot of the monument and stood there, head bowed, in apparent prayer and meditation. After the wreath laying ceremony, the President greeted 25 individuals who are leaders of the Jewish community, survivors and Righteous. The Righteous were very moved by the President's concern for them and said: “We spoke about our visit in Washington in 2009; we were invited by president Obama to visit Capitol on International Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27. The most important thing for me was that president Obama was talking so beautifully and warmly about Righteous Among the Nations and his words were spread all over the world.' - said the chairman of Polish Society of Righteous Among the Nations Mrs. Anna Stupnicka-Bando, after she was asked by press about her conversation with president of the United States. Among those Obama met was Halina Szpilman, the widow of Wladyslaw Szpilman, the Holocaust survivor featured in
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Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning film “The Pianist.” Obama kissed Szpilman, a retired doctor who lost her husband in 2000, on both cheeks. Monika Krawczyk, director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, was heard urging Obama to do all he can to support Israel, saying, “It’s the only Jewish state we have.” Obama assured her that the United States would be there for Israel. Vice-chairman of Polish Society of the __________________________________
“Director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, was heard urging Obama to do all he can to support Israel, saying, ‘It’s the only Jewish state we have.’”
__________________________________ Righteous Amoung the Nations Mr. Józef Walaszczyk underlined that president Obama was talking very kindly with each one of the guests, “We took this as a sign of great respect. Our conversation was very warm and private, nothing was forced; everything happened with a smile, the president shook everyones hand and ladies even got a kiss on their cheek”. Mr Walszczyk added that in his conversation with Obama he mentioned that he is 92 years old. President asked him what he should to in order to keep such a good condition, “Eat everything and keep young girls around” Mr. Walaszczyk answered' and then the president laughed”. Lastly, Obama viewed the Museum of the History of the Polish Jews being built across the plaza from the monument. He received
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President Obama receiving a plaque from Sigmund Rolat and Marion Turski, commemorating his visit to the future home of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Mr. Obama promised to return to Warsaw for the opening and bring his two daughters.
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THE ABC’S OF SHAVUOT One of the holiest days of the Jewish year is also one of the least known BY RABBI SHRAGA SIMMONS
like honey and milk under your tongue."
It is ironic that Shavuot is such a littleknown holiday. Because in fact, Shavuot commemorates the single most important event in Jewish history the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
. The verse in Exodus 23:19 juxta2hibition poses the holiday of Shavuot with the proof mixing milk and meat. On
havuot is the culmination of the sevenweek-long "counting of the Omer" that occurs following Passover. The very name "Shavuot" means "weeks," in recognition of the weeks of anticipation leading up to the Sinai experience. Since Shavuot occurs 50 days after the first day of Passover, it is sometimes known as "Pentecost," a Greek word meaning "the holiday of 50 days." (Shavuot, however, has no connection to the Christian Pentecost holiday.) Three millennia ago, after leaving Egypt on the night of Passover, the Jews traveled into the Sinai desert. There, the entire Jewish nation 3 million men, women and children directly experienced divine revelation: G-d spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you were hearing the sound of words, but you were not seeing a form, only a sound. He told you of His covenant, instructing you to keep the Ten Commandments, and He inscribed them on two stone tablets. (Deut. 4:12-13) The giving of the Torah was an event of awesome proportions that indelibly stamped the Jewish nation with a unique character, faith and destiny. And in the 3,300 years since this event, Torah ideals – monotheism, justice, responsibility have become the moral basis for Western civilization. How to Celebrate Shavuot is a full-fledged Yom Tov, and as such carries most of the same restrictions as on Shabbat no driving, no writing, etc. The exception is that food preparation (e.g. cooking) is permitted. In Israel, Shavuot lasts one day; outside of Israel it is two days. Perhaps the reason for the relative obscurity of Shavuot is because this holiday has no
. Upon receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, the Jews immediately became obli3 gated in the laws of Sh'chita slaughter of
Shavuot, we therefore eat separate meals one of milk and one of meat.
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obvious "symbols" of the day i.e. no Shofar, no Sukkah, no Chanukah Menorah. On Shavuot, there are no symbols to distract us from the central focus of Jewish life: the Torah. So how do we commemorate Shavuot? It is a widespread custom to stay up the entire night learning Torah. And since Torah is the way to self-perfection, the Shavuot night learning is called Tikkun Leil Shavuot, which means "an act of self-perfection on the night of Shavuot." At synagogue services on Shavuot morning, we read the biblical book of Ruth. Ruth was a non-Jewish woman whose love for Gd and Torah led her to convert to Judaism. The Torah intimates that the souls of eventu-
animals. Since they did not have time to prepare kosher meat, they ate dairy instead.
Pilgrimage to the Western Wall
al converts were also present at Sinai, as it says: "I am making [the covenant] both with those here today before the Lord our G-d, and also with those not here today." (Deut. 29:13) Ruth has a further connection to Shavuot, in that she became the ancestor of King David, who was born on Shavuot, and died on Shavuot.
On Shavuot, it is customary to decorate the synagogue with branches and flowers. This is because Mount Sinai blossomed with flowers on the day the Torah was given. The Bible also associates Shavuot with the harvest of wheat and fruits, and marks the bringing of the first fruits to the Holy Temple as an expression of thanksgiving. (see Exodus 23:16, 34:22, Numbers 28:26)
Dairy Foods There is a universal Jewish tradition of eating dairy foods on Shavuot. Various reasons have been suggested, among them:
. The Biblical book Song of Songs 1 (4:11) refers to the sweet nourishing value of Torah by saying: "It drips from your lips,
In 1967, the Six Day War ended just a few days before Shavuot. Israel had reclaimed the Western Wall, and for the first time in 19 years Jews had access to the area surrounding the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site. On Shavuot itself, the Western Wall became open to visitors, and on that memorable day, over 200,000 Jews journeyed by foot to the Western Wall. (In Jerusalem, no cars or buses run on Jewish holidays.) In subsequent years, this "pedestrian pilgrimage" has become a recurring tradition. Early on Shavuot morning after a full night of Torah learning the streets of Jerusalem are filled with tens of thousands of Jews walking to the Western Wall. This tradition has biblical precedence. Shavuot is one of Judaism's three main pilgrimage festivals, where the entire nation would gather in Jerusalem for celebration and study. ARTICLE COURTESY OF AISH HATORAH, WWW.AISH.COM
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EDITORIAL
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June 3, 2011
THE PEOPLE’S VOICE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL Editor,
Shavuot and Yom Yerushalayim, Cholent and Goyim My colleagues and I couldn’t possibly be the first to notice that Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Reunification Day) falls within one week of the biblical holiday of Shavuot. ut given that these holidays are both quickly approaching (and indeed we will be celebrating one of them around the time this article goes to print), perhaps it behooves us to contemplate how these two holidays relate to one another. The connection, as far as I can tell, is simply this: Without Shavuot, Yom Yerushalayim is essentially meaningless. This might be confusing to the casual Jewish observer (no pun intended) since, after all, doesn’t Jerusalem Day come before the “Feast of Weeks?” Ah, but perhaps you’re forgetting: In Israel, they read from right to left! “But what do you mean when you say that Shavuot precedes Yom Yerushalayim?” I can almost hear the reader asking. “Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah, and okay, that’s important for some of us. But Yom Yerushalayim! Yerushalayim is at the very heart, emotionally and geographically, of the Jewish nation! It’s a symbol of our
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_____________________ “Our ancestors didn’t endure thousands of years of vicious persecution just so we could be like everybody else!” _____________________ peoplehood!” But upon what, I ask you, is that peoplehood based? It is the receiving of the Torah that made the Jews (or “Israelites,” for those of you who are sticklers for historical accuracy) into a nation. And when we abandon the Torah, we may survive as individuals, but as a nation, we perish. Of course, the very fact of Orthodox Jewry constituting a minority within a minority would seem to call this theory into question. What becomes of those who identify as “culturally” Jewish, those who wave their flags on Yom Yerushalayim, but who, come Shavuot, are going about business as usual? Perhaps Rabbi Meir Kahane HY”D understood best the phenomenon of secularized Jews clinging stubbornly to a Jewish identity devoid of Torah, that is to say, being Jewish while missing the essential component of Jewishness. According to Kahane, “The secular Jew in both Israel
and the Exile is Jewish for only one of two most irrational, emotional reasons,” which he refers to in his book “Uncomfortable Questions for Comfortable Jews” as "cholent and goyim syndrome." “Cholent,” Kahane explains, “is the traditional Jewish Sabbath food, meat and beans that cook all night and morning on the fire [...] I use it to symbolize the ‘nostalgia’ or ‘stomach culture’ of the Jew for that Orthodox family (parent or grandparent) and the customs, way of life and traditions that he remembers fondly and emotionally, even after having jettisoned them. He, the Jew of the present, clings to a Jewishness that is based on his fond memories of others observing real Jewishness. He builds his links on the Passover Seder he remembers, the Sabbath candles he remembers, the Jewish prayers and lessons he once learned as a child. Judaism? Hardly. Call it rather the nostalgia of Judaism — ‘cholent.’ ” His "Jewishness," Kahane goes on to say, “arises so often, not because of anything positive that he learned in Judaism, if he ever, indeed, learned anything about Judaism.” Kahane maintains that the secularist’s sense of Jewish identity is “so often imprinted upon him by the goyim, the gentiles who do not allow him to forget he is a Jew no matter how he might like to. Indeed, anti-Semitism has always been the greatest guarantor of ‘Jewishness,’ forcing the Jew to acknowledge who he is, whether he really wished to or not.” Modern holidays like Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) and Yom Yerushalayim crib heavily from the “goyim” school of Jewishness. It is on those days that we celebrate Jewish victories in the face of almost certain annihilation at the hands of an overwhelmingly superior military force. In other words, a sense of Jewish identity is impressed upon the observer just like in Kahane’s second example, except that in this case the anti-Semites (and let’s not kid ourselves – to this day “anti-Zionists” throughout the Arab world can still be heard screaming “death to the Jews,” making no distinction between the Children of Israel and the citizens of Israel) saw their plans erupt in to what can only be called a spectacular failure. Still, without a proper sense of perspective and gratitude the Almighty, a person’s Jewishness is reduced to the level of mere nationality. Our ancestors didn’t endure thousands of years of vicious persecution just so we
our editorial (in our May 27 issue –ed.) discusses rules of law in territory lost in a war between countries. The Arabs that attacked the nascent State of Israel cannot be described as a country. They were thousands of armed men from different countries who came together to destroy a people not a land. Israel pushed this mixed multitude of armed men away from its citizens to the Jordan River in 1948 & 1967.
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Editor, irst let me wish everyone, Happy Yom Yerushalayim!!! It is amazing that the Palestinians are now saying that Jerusalem is their capital. For all the years since the rise of Islam 1,300 years ago they have said that Jerusalem is a holy city but they never called it a capital. Even during the British Mandate Jerusalem was a backwater city for the Arab World. After May 15, 1948 when Israel became a state and Jordan invaded the country, conquering the Old City, Jerusalem was
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Editor, s Californians prepare to vote on cutting the cut (to ban Brit Milah) we have to look at what is being said and who is saying it. Basically the law is being proposed by the extreme anti-religious Jew who is taking the Greek philosophy that the human body is a temple and should not be altered in any way. He is against the existing Jewish law in favor of ancient Greek custom. We, the Jewish nation have already
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By what international law is this armed band to be compensated with land? How much land? Whose land? The Balfour Declaration and the WWI Peace Treaty gave this land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River to the Jewish People for a Jewish Homeland. Who has the right to "negotiate" away the Jewish People's inheritance? And from where do they get this "right"? Hadassah Marcus New York, NY still not made into the capital of an Arab state. Only Israel and the Jews have been praying for the return to Jerusalem for two thousand years, three times a day. Only Israel has turned the city into a major metropolis caring for all of her citizens. Only Israel sings of her beauty and glory. Only Israel has a history of protecting her holy site of all religions. And finally, only Israel has a G-d given right to the country and the city. Esther Ashkenazi Brooklyn, NY
fought this battle 2,500 years ago when the Maccabees sent the Greeks packing when they tried to outlaw circumcision. In America there is freedom to practice religion and it has been proven that circumcision poses no threat to the baby and might even have some benefits. Hopefully when the issue comes up for a vote it will be finally buried for good. Dan Goodman Brooklyn, NY
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National Security Must Not be an Afterthought in Upcoming Election BY JOHN BOLTON In the wake of Osama bin Laden's well-deserved demise, many politicians and commentators have all but erased national security as an issue in the 2012 campaign. nder this analysis, President Obama's decision to end the decade-long hunt for bin Laden by ordering the Abbottabad raid demonstrates his foreign policy competence, and fits seamlessly into his predetermined policy to wind down the war on terror globally and in Afghanistan specifically. Adam Smith wrote in "The Wealth of Nations" that "the first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force." Obama and too many other politicians, left and right, act as though Smith's powerful insight is outdated. The reality is precisely the opposite. Obama's obsession with domestic issues has been mirrored by Republican reluctance to take on the president's inattention and policy errors in foreign affairs. As important as our economic problems are, we cannot ignore national security and foreign affairs while we deal with them. No domestic pros-
perity is ultimately safe unless the nation itself is secure. Americans well understand the intimate connection between foreign and domestic issues. Gasoline prices have risen recently largely because we have no real policy to deal with Middle Eastern turmoil and because Obama refuses to allow exploitation of domestic hydrocarbon resources to reduce our dependence on volatile foreign regions. Obama's ill-advised pursuit of a weak dollar has not materially increased our exports or domestic jobs, but it has severely reduced the dollar's strength as the world's reserve currency, with its attendant political and economic benefits. The list goes on and on. During two years of reckless, unprecedented increases in domestic spending, while simultaneously creating unsustainable new entitlement programs, Obama has already cut nearly $400 billion from defense spending, and projects cutting $ 400 billion more. Critical advanced capabilities, such as the F-22 program, have been drastically reduced, while other modernization and replacement programs have languished for lack of resources. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has pursued a relentless redirection of defense assets toward low-intensity conflict, essentially ignoring growing Russian and Chinese assertiveness.
President Obama's decision to end the decade-long hunt for bin Laden by ordering the Abbottabad raid demonstrates his foreign policy competence. While no one doubts the importance of winning low-intensity conflicts such as Afghanistan, neither can we ignore the importance of responding to changes in strategic and conventional war-fighting capabilities by traditional adversaries. Obama's wholesale retreat from national missile defense and the extraordinarily illadvised nuclear arms control agreement with Russia similarly signal the demise of American resolve. In virtually every respect -- as with his social democratic directions in domestic policy -- Obama is following Europe's path of declining defense spending, and its inevitably debilitating effect on our national security worldwide. Obama recently praised the retiring Gates for cutting $400 billion in defense spending over the next decade and proposed doubling that amount. He said those cuts would rest on "a fundamental review of America's missions, capabilities and our role in a changing world." Gates himself subsequently warned that such reductions would inevitably result precisely in reducing our presence and our resources globally. But that's the opposite of how we should proceed. We need to derive our security strategy from an analysis of the threats we face, not from ideological preconceptions. And we must persuade our allies to shoulder their proportional burden, as many have failed to do. Spending on intelligence resources is also inadequate. We face gaps in our "national technical means," the euphemism for satellite imaging and electronic interception capabilities, the effects of which will cascade in coming years. And we continue the inadequate investments in human intelligence programs and clandestine operations that have been in decline since the Carter administration in the 1970s. It was a great success to find and kill bin Laden, but it should not have taken 10 years. Homeland security remains tenuous, demonstrated by the violence spreading across our border as the strength of Mexican drug cartels increases. Last year, even Secretary of State Hillary Clinton correctly assessed that Mexico was on the path to
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What Obama Did to Israel BY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral. The longstanding American solution has been to nonetheless urge Israel to take risks for peace while America balances things by giving assurances of U.S. support for Israel’s security and diplomatic needs. t’s on the basis of such solemn assurances that Israel undertook, for example, the Gaza withdrawal. In order to mitigate this risk, President George W. Bush gave a written commitment that America supported Israel absorbing major settlement blocs in any peace agreement, opposed any return to the 1967 lines and stood firm against the socalled Palestinian right of return to Israel. President Barack Obama warned America's pro-Israel lobby on Sunday that the Jewish state will face growing isolation without a credible Middle East peace process. (May 22) For 2 1/2 years, the Obama administration has refused to recognize and reaffirm these assurances. Then last week in his State Department speech, President Obama definitively trashed them. He declared that the Arab-Israeli conflict should indeed be resolved along “the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps.” Nothing new here, said Obama three days later. “By definition, it means that the parties themselves — Israelis and Palestinians — will negotiate a border that is different” from 1967. It means nothing of the sort. “Mutually” means both parties have to agree. And if one side doesn’t? Then, by definition, you’re back to the 1967 lines. Nor is this merely a theoretical proposition. Three times the Palestinians have been offered exactly that formula, 1967 plus swaps — at Camp David 2000, Taba 2001, and the 2008 Olmert-Abbas negotiations. Every time, the Palestinians said no and walked away. And that remains their position today: The 1967 lines. Period. Indeed, in September the Palestinians are going to the United Nations to get the world to ratify precisely that — a Palestinian state on the ’67 lines. No swaps. Note how Obama has undermined Israel’s negotiating position. He is demanding that Israel go into peace talks having already forfeited its claim to the territory won in the ’67 war — its only bargaining chip. Remember: That ’67 line runs right through Jerusalem.
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Thus the starting point of negotiations would be that the Western Wall and even Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter are Palestinian — alien territory for which Israel must now bargain. The very idea that Judaism’s holiest shrine is alien or that Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter is rightfully or historically or demographically Arab is an absurdity. And the idea that, in order to retain them, Israel has to give up parts of itself is a travesty. Obama didn’t just move the goal posts on borders. He also did so on the so-called right of return. Flooding Israel with millions of Arabs would destroy the world’s only Jewish state while creating a 23rd Arab state and a second Palestinian state — not exactly what we mean when we speak of a “two-state solution.” That’s why it has been the policy of the United States to adamantly oppose this “right.” Yet in his State Department speech, Obama refused to simply restate this position — and refused again in a supposedly corrective speech three days later. Instead, he told Israel it must negotiate the right of return with the Palestinians after having given every inch of territory. Bargaining with what, pray tell? No matter. “The status quo is unsustainable,” declared Obama, “and Israel too must act boldly to advance a lasting peace.” Israel too? Exactly what bold steps for peace have the Palestinians taken? Israel made three radically conciliatory offers to establish a Palestinian state, withdrew from Gaza and has been trying to renew negotiations for more than two years. Meanwhile, the Gaza Palestinians have been firing rockets at Israeli towns and villages. And on the West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns down then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s offer, walks out of negotiations with Binyamin Netanyahu and now defies the United States by seeking not peace talks but instant statehood — without peace, without recognizing Israel — at the United Nations. And to make unmistakable this spurning of any peace process, Abbas agrees to join the openly genocidal Hamas in a unity government, which even Obama acknowledges makes negotiations impossible. Obama’s response to this relentless Palestinian intransigence? To reward it — by abandoning the Bush assurances, legitimizing the ’67 borders and refusing to reaffirm America’s rejection of the right of return. The only remaining question is whether this perverse and ultimately self-defeating policy is born of genuine antipathy toward Israel or of the arrogance of a blundering amateur who refuses to see that he is undermining not just peace but the very possibility of negotiations. LETTERS@CHARLESKRAUTHAMMER.COM
Anti-Semitism Isn’t Islamophobia BY PROF. PHYLLIS CHESLER Jihadists say, ‘We want to kill the unbelievers.’ Jews never said that. Did you know that Jews and Muslims have a shared history in Europe? That Muslims have “deep roots” on the European continent and that Muslims are as imperiled by “Islamophobia” as Jews are by anti-Semitism? othing could be further from the truth, and yet the first Gathering of European Muslim and Jewish Leaders issued a statement on May 9th and just held a meeting in Brussels on May 30, 2011. Oddly enough, the meeting was organized by two American Jewish groups, Rabbi Marc Schneier’s Foundation For Ethnic Understanding and philanthropist Ronald Lauder’s World Jewish Congress, as well as by the European Jewish Congress. No Muslim organization seems to have shared in organizing the meeting, although two organizations and more than a dozen Muslim leaders attended and signed the joint declaration. Can you believe this? It this some kind of exercise in dhimmitude and self-delusion?
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Why are the Jews doing the heavy lifting for the far wealthier Muslim world? More important: Why support such dangerously misguided concepts? At this moment in world history, why are Jews confusing “Islamophobia” with antiSemitism? One understands that Muslims might want to assume whatever is left of Jewish victimhood and make it their own— but why are Jews enabling them to do so? If the Muslims are coming in great good faith, they would state some obviously truths, beginning with the Koranic roots of Jew- and infidel-hatred and the contemporary Islamist/genocidal intentions towards the Jewish State. Indeed, a new kind of statement from Muslims would include their understanding of–and desire to break from–the historical Muslim persecution of Jews and infidels in Muslim-majority countries. This is not that kind of statement or declaration. Anti-Semitism cannot, must not, be equated with Islamophobia. European Muslims have nothing to fear from European Jews. European Jews have everything to fear from European Muslims.
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AP “FACT CHECK” CONVEYS ANTI-ISRAEL SPIN BY RICKI HOLLANDER AND GILEAD INI The Associated Press quickly responded to Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress by relaying partisan spin to "counter" the Israeli prime minister's assertions. P's Josef Federman, apparently in no mood to allow an Israeli politician to present Jerusalem's view of the Middle East, penned an unprecedented "Fact Check" article seeking to impugn Netanyahu's speech. The wire service story reads more like the spin of a hired public relations specialist seeking to denigrate a political opponent and redirect the audience to a preferred message. The "facts" that the AP and Federman are challenging are all obvious truths that cannot be denied, and so instead of actual fact checking and refutation, Federman engages in diversions, parrying with irrelevant statements that have no bearing on Netanyahu's demonstrably correct statements. What statements does Federman attack?
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1) Israel defends itself without the need of US troops. This is obvious – no US troops have sacrificed their lives to defend Israel – so Federman invokes US financial aid to Israel. How is this at all relevant to whether US troops are involved in Israel's defense? 2) The Jewish people cannot be considered foreign occupiers in their ancestral homeland. This is not a fact to be disputed, but a perspective on the Jewish people's right to their ancestral homeland – in other words, that Jews are not "foreign" to Judea and Samaria. Since Federman cannot logically counter such a perspective, he writes that the international community considers the West
Bank to be under military occupation, and that there are Israeli soldiers protecting Jews in the West Bank. Again, this is irrelevant to the straightforward point made by Netanyahu. 3) Israel is a democracy. Again, this cannot be denied, so Federman spins the issue to argue that despite the full civil rights given to Israel's Arab minority, there is still discrimination in housing and the workplace. If the existence of discrimination is meant to refute the fact that Israel is a democracy, then there is no such thing as a democracy, including the U.S. and the U.K., where discrimination can be found as well. 4) The Palestinian economy is booming and has grown by more than 10 per cent per year. Yet again, Federman cannot deny this indisputable fact and so he resorts to distracting with irrelevant information — Palestinian growth was fueled by foreign aid, it may not be sustainable unless Israel encourages the Palestinian private sector — which does nothing to refute Netanyahu's assertion. 5) Israel cannot negotiate with a Palestinian version of Al Qaeda . Federman attempts to argue that Hamas is not like Al Qaeda since the latter preaches global jihad while Hamas wants to destroy only Israel. Of course, this does not refute Netanyahu's point that Israel cannot negotiate with a violent Islamist group sworn to jihad against the Jews in the same way that the US cannot negotiate with a group that wages jihad against the West. And it does not refute the fact that Israelis see Hamas, which murders Israeli civilians to forward their Islamist agenda, the same way Americans see Al Qaeda, which targets American civilians for their own religious cause.
______________________ “[Josef] Federman engages in diversions, parrying with irrelevant statements that have no bearing on Netanyahu's demonstrably correct statements.” ______________________ Federman presents all of the above as a "sampling" of claims to be refuted. According to the Nexis database, this is the only time AP has run a headlined "Fact Check" piece about a foreign leader's presentation of his government's views. And until now, AP "Fact Checks" have been reserved for assertions by U.S. politicians and claims relevant to domestic political controversies. Moreover, those pieces seem generally to be reserved for correcting actual misstatements
of fact or otherwise questionable claims. But with Israel, AP seems to apply a unique standard. As one concerned reader aptly noted in an email to CAMERA, "While this is listed as a fact check, it is exclusively editorial and simply raises political arguments. It does not posit alternative facts. It is a rebuttal oped with a misleading headline. This is a disgrace for the AP to run a story like this on its wires." Notably, there was no AP fact check of dubious assertions in Mahmoud Abbas's recent New York Times Op-Ed. It does not appear that AP ever published a headlined fact check piece about any speech by Abbas, or anything Arafat before him said. In short, this has the appearance of a new genre of article created for the sake of impugning Israel and raising doubts about facts the Israeli government considers important. Making matters worse, the Fact Check itself could use some fact checking. The prime minister's address "reflected the world view of Israel's nationalistic right"? More like the broad center. As Yossi Klein Halevi recently noted in the Wall Street Journal, Netanyahu's policy stances positioned him "within the centrist majority" of his country. And despite Federman's claim that the U.S. considers settlements "illegal," no president has reversed Reagan's explicit assertion that they are "not illegal." But in this case, the special (mis)treatment of Israel may be even more outrageous than Federman's questionable grasp of the facts. In the context of AP's typical output, the piece is sharply biased against Israel and embodies a double standard that treats the Jewish state and its leaders more harshly than its political rivals. This article originally written for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, www.CAMERA.org.
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Yossi Maiman Threatens Egypt with $8B Lawsuit Maiman's Ampal-American Israel Corp. and other EMG shareholders are taking action under the US-Egypt bilateral treaty for the protection of investments. mpal-American Israel Corporation (Nasdaq: AMPL; TASE:AMPL) is threatening an $8 billion lawsuit against the Egyptian government unless gas supplies from Egypt to Israel are resumed. Ampal, which owns 12.5% of Egyptian company East Mediterranean Gas S.A.E. (EMG), the company that exports Egyptian gas to Israel, announced that it had joined EGI-Fund (08-10) Investors, L.L.C., PTT International Company Limited and other international EMG's shareholders, in taking the formal steps required to initiate an international arbitration process against the government of Egypt under the US-Egypt bilateral treaty for the protection of investments. The process was launched when EMG and other international shareholders gave formal notice to the relevant Egyptian ministries demanding consultations on breaches under the Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement between EMG and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company. Ampal said the breaches included failure to deliver the contractually required amounts of gas to EMG, and claims that these violations of the gas contract constitute violations of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments. In the event that the current dispute is not resolved through consultations, EMG's shareholders intend to submit the dispute to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington DC. Ampal reiterated that the technical repair work to the gas valve station that was damaged by an attack on April 27, 2011 and is owned and operated by the Egyptian government owned gas transport company, has been completed and that the site is technically ready for gas transmission. Ampal chairman, president, and CEO Yosef (Yossi) Maiman said, "Ampal, as well as EMG's other international shareholders,
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______________________ Yossi Maiman: “Consequently, now that the gas pipeline of the government of Egypt is technically ready for gas deliveries and all security measures taken by the government of Egypt are about to be completed, the EMG shareholders shall accept nothing less than adherence to the letter of the Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement.” ______________________ are determined to pursue every available avenue to secure the smooth operation of EMG and meeting its contractual obligations to our downstream clients, including by demanding that EMG's gas supplier performs and honors its obligations under the gas contract, as would be expected from a national company seeking to maintain a reputation as a reliable supplier." Maiman added that "EMG is the only company to increase the price it paid for Egyptian gas in 2009; which is the highest price paid to the Egyptian government by any exporter of Egyptian gas (through
Yosef (Yossi) Maiman: “Ampal, as well as EMG's other international shareholders, are determined to pursue every available avenue to secure the smooth operation of EMG and meeting its contractual obligations to our downstream clients, including by demanding that EMG's gas supplier performs and honors its obligations under the gas contract, as would be expected from a national company seeking to maintain a reputation as a reliable supplier.” pipeline and/or LNG). The price paid by EMG is also higher than the net price paid to the government of Qatar for its gas as well as the net price received by Russia for selling gas to Germany. "Consequently, now that the gas pipeline of the government of Egypt is technically ready for gas deliveries and all security measures taken by the government of Egypt are about to be completed, the EMG shareholders shall accept nothing less than adherence to the letter of the Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement. Failing that, and if gas supply is not restored expeditiously and at the precise contracted quantities, the EMG international shareholders shall resort to any and all legal remedies available to them in any relevant jurisdiction to protect their investment. "It is important to recall that the international investors have invested a very substantial amount of money in EMG through direct investments and in EMG's shares. Furthermore, EMG's various clients with whom EMG has signed contracts have also invested a substantial amount of money in power and industrial plants, all based upon agreements with EMG which are backed by a corresponding agreement between EMG and the Egyptian upstream gas supplier as well as by the MOU between the government of Egypt and the Israeli Government. I know that we, in EMG, hope that we do not have to pursue litigation against the government of Egypt which could be in excess of $8 billion, at the Washington court of arbitration and other international courts in order to protect our rights under the gas contract," Maiman concluded. REPORT BY GLOBES, ISRAEL BUSINESS NEWS - WWW.GLOBES-ONLINE.COM
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LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD, NOW MORE THAN EVERIsrael – FOR THE SAKE OF JERUSALEM Day Concert to be Held After Parade 20,000 people are expected for the 18th (Chai) Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park, Carl Freyer, z"l Tribute, Dr. Manfred Lehmann Memorial event, which will be held on Sunday June 5 (the 44th anniversary of the miracle of the Six-Day War and the re-unification of Jerusalem) in Central Park. Dr. Joseph Frager, longtime Organizer, and Dr. Paul and Drora Brody, Chairpersons, have announced the concert's themes: Jerusalem United Forever--Never to be divided again, No further concessions of ANY part of the Land of Israel, Standing up to the mullahs of Iran, and calling for the release of Gilad Shalit and for the release Jonathan Pollard after 25 years. he Concert, which effectively is the largest Rally of its kind in North America, possibly in the world, is sponsored by the Israel Concert-In-The-Park Committee, associated with Young Israel Chovevei Zion and the National Council of Young Israel, pays special tribute this year to Carl Freyer z”l. Carl, together with his wife Sylvia, founded the Concert in response to a call by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Chief Rabbi of Efrat, Israel, to mount some form of protest to the notorious 1993 Oslo accords. Mr. Freyer, who passed away en route to Israel before Sukkot, was a leader of the Nationalist camp and a supporter of numerous philanthropic causes for many years, impacting every aspect of Jewish life in America and Israel. He and his wife were founders of Arutz
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Orchestra & Singers. Light Intonation, a new group comprised of Yeshiva boys, will be introduced. Haitian professional dancer George Exanesuis, whose career was salvaged by an IDF rescue team in Haiti and at Israel’s Tel HaShomer Medical Center, will poignantly remind us just what Israel is capable of when he dances once again on the Summer Stage. Hatikva, Avinu Shebashamayim and the theme from Exodus ("This Land is MINE, G-d GAVE This Land to Me") will be rendered by Chazzan Chaim Dovid Berson of The Jewish Center in Manhattan. Nachum Segal will again Emcee. The parade is being held at Central Park's Summer Stage (entrance at 5th Ave. & 72nd St.), from 2:30-7:30 PM, rain or shine, after the Salute to Israel Parade. Admission is free.
A scene from last year’s concert. Sheva and the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP). The Concert/Rally also salutes noted Jewish activists and philanthropists Dr. Manfred R. Lehmann z”l, who was the event's first Chairman, and Rose and Reuben Mattus z”l, of Haagen-Dazs fame. The Guest Speaker will be the eloquent Israeli MK Danny Danon, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and Chairman of World Likud. Special appearances will be made by leading political and religious leaders and Jewish activists, focusing on the event's all-important themes. There will be representatives of the World Committee for the Land of Israel, Ateret Cohanim/Jerusalem Chai (JRP), The Hebron Fund and One Israel Fund. Rabbi David Nesenoff, who was responsible for exposing the hate-spewing, anti-Semitic
20,000 participants are expected at the 18th (Chai) Annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park, this Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Summer Stage, rain or shine, (enter park at 5th Ave. & 72 St.). The Concert/Rally is spearheaded by (L-R) Dr. Joseph Frager, long-time Organizer, and Dr. Paul and Drora Brody, Chairpersons. The beautiful tapestry was created by Women in Green. White House correspondent, Helen Thomas, will focus his remarks on the plight of Jonathan Pollard. Other speakers will highlight Gilad Shalit's ongoing captivity at the hands of terrorists. Special performers include a burst of musical talent: Avraham Fried; Shalsheles with Shalsheles Jr.; Avi Peretz and Ouri Bitton; Elad and Shlomi, directly from Israel, both alumni of the Rabbinical IDF Orchestra & Choir; Jerry Markovitz; Izzy Kieffer with Heshy R.; and the debut of Yitzy Bald's New York Boys Choir. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Shloime Dachs
Delicious, kosher food and drinks will be available, supplied by Aron's Kissena Farms of Kew Gardens Hills. The concert’s sponsors would like to extend special thanks to Aron Hirtz, co-organizer of the event, for his tireless efforts. Bring your Ruach, determination and Jewish pride, together with your family and your friends, to this massive Concert/Rally! Early arrival is advised as there will be added security checks. Anyone interested in joining the Sponsor/VIP List, contact 917650-5623 immediately.
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Celebrate Israel Parade Set for June 5th
Participants in last year’s parade marching down Fifth Avenue On Sunday, June 5th, Jennie Bronstein will walk in the Celebrate Israel Parade in Manhattan with UJA-Federation of New York’s Russian Division, as she has done for more than 20 years. n immigrant from the former Soviet Union who also lived in Israel as a young adult, Bronstein is passionate about her commitment. “There’s nothing stronger than to stand up for Israel by showing our support,” she says. “To all those countries who want to delegitimize Israel, this is our answer.” For Bronstein, the parade is also a family affair. “My cousin from Toronto comes to visit with his wife and daughter when it’s time for the parade, so they can all participate,” she says. “He’s been doing that for 10 years.” This year the parade, which again is in large part supported by UJA-Federation, adopted the name Celebrate Israel and includes a first-time pre-parade, four-mile Celebrate Israel Run. The parade is a project of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency. Standing With the People of Israel “We are proud to be a major funder of what is the most vocal and colorful display in support of Israel,” notes John S. Ruskay, UJA-Federation’s executive vice president and CEO. “This parade is a powerful way to
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show a watching world that we stand with the people of Israel as they resist violence and pursue peace.” More than 30,000 people are expected to march in the parade whose theme this year is “In Tune With Israel.” “Two of the most important values of Jewish peoplehood are Jewish diversity and the central place of Israel in our communal life,” explains Geula Solomon, chair of UJAFederation’s Task Force on Jewish Peoplehood in New York. “We proudly support the parade because bringing together New York Jews from all backgrounds to celebrate Israel together is a wonderful realization of those values.” UJA-Federation’s participants in the parade include a variety of communities from New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. Lilly Wajnberg, director of UJAFederation’s Russian Division, explains that people like Jennie Bronstein feel very passionate about the parade because the State of Israel offered a place where it was possible for Jews to belong. “In 63 years, we have built a national home with a strong democracy,” Wajnberg adds. “It’s such an important freedom for us to honor because we were denied that in the Soviet Union.” Report courtesy of the UJA Federation of New York, www.ujafedny.org.
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New York Politician Warns Community of New Deceptive Missionary Mailing
Councilman David G. Greenfield is warning members of the Jewish community about a deceptive mailing from a missionary group calling them selves the “Israel Restoration.” The mailing, which arrives in an envelope emblazoned with a prominent Star of David and graphic of Jerusalem, includes a letter and DVD aimed at converting its recipients. received a number of calls and emails today from rabbis and community leaders asking me to warn others about this mailing,” explained Councilman Greenfield. “While these missionaries have a constitutionally-protected right to free speech, it is important that recipients of this package do not fall victim to the deceptive tactics of the ‘Israel Restoration’.” The mailing appears, at first glance, to come from a legitimate Jewish group. The
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letter included even purports to have been sent by a Jewish individual. However, at the conclusion of the letter, the sender encourages recipients to dial an 800 number in order to learn more about the “Messiah.” The Orthodox Jewish communities of Boro Park, Midwood and Flatbush are often the targets of missionaries. Constituents have reported receiving similar mailings in the past and, in recent months plans for an expanded missionary center and seminary were announced for a site located on Coney Island Ave. “I am grateful for the rights and freedoms afforded to me, and to all of us, by the constitution,” said Councilman Greenfield. “However, I also believe we need to have truth in advertising. Preying on unsuspecting Jewish members of the community is unacceptable. I encourage anyone who receives this mailing to exercise their constitutional right to throw it directly in the garbage.”
SWASTIKAS, ‘KILL ALL JEWS’ WRITTEN IN GERMAN ON NON KOSHER RESTAURANT Swastikas and a death threat written in German were found in a Route 303 restaurant over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, police said. he manager of Cassie's Restaurant reported to Orangetown police Monday afternoon that when he
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opened the restaurant in the morning he found swastikas spray-painted inside and outside the business. Along with the swastikas was a spray painted graffiti calling for the death of Jews written in German inside the restaurant. Cash had also been taken from the restaurant cash register.
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NEWS IN REVIEW INTERNATIONAL EU Assures it Backs Religious Freedom in Mideast uropean Union leaders assured senior religious figures on Monday they would defend the freedom of belief in the Middle East as part of their support for the spread of democracy in the Arab world. European Commission President Jose Barroso told 20 Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist leaders at an annual consultation in Brussels that the EU aimed to promote democracy and human rights.
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Canada Warns Citizens against Taking Part in Flotilla he Canadian government warned its citizens against taking part in the Turkish flotilla to Gaza next month, calling it a "provocation." The Canadian foreign affairs office issued a statement saying the initiative does nothing to help the people in Gaza.
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World ORT Meets in Berlin or the first time since the Shoah, World ORT has gathered its leadership at the site of its former world headquarters in Berlin. World ORT, which focuses on vocational training and rehabilitation, invited 97 people from 23 countries to attend a two-day board of representatives meeting that ended Monday in Berlin, the city from which its
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students and teachers were deported to Auschwitz some 68 years ago.. The meeting included the launch of World ORT’s "Music and the Holocaust" website, called “the most substantive, comprehensive website on this subject currently available”; a keynote address by the deputy prime minister of Israel, Silvan Shalom; and an interactive robotics competition with teams from Argentina, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Israel.
ough, including religious artefacts. Barnet’s London Assembly member, Brian Coleman highlighted a number of burglaries of synagogues, Jewish Schools and Jewishowned premises in Barnet at the Mayor’s Question Time last week. “The crimes have hit at the very heart of the Jewish community in Barnet, and the stealing of precious religious artefacts cannot be interpreted as anything other than anti-Semitic.”
Descendants Mark Centenary of Titanic Launch
Debate Begins on Future of Holocaust Archives
escendants of some of the 1,517 people who died when the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank held a minute's silence on Tuesday at the spot where the liner was launched with huge fanfare a century ago.A flare was set off and crowds cheered at precisely 12:13 p.m. local time to mark the anniversary of the fateful launch on May 31, 1911, of what was then the largest passenger steamship ever built. After its Belfast launch, the ship left for Southampton to begin its fateful maiden journey to New York. For years, Belfast shied away from acknowledging its links with the doomed liner, built by 15,000 workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, but it has since decided to embrace its role as the birthplace of the world's most famous ship.
epresentatives of 11 nations who oversee a unique Holocaust-era archive are meeting in Brussels to determine the future of the trove of 50 million records on Nazi victims. The International Tracing Service archive, housed in Bad Arolsen, Germany, has been administered by the International Committee of the Red Cross since after World War II. Until 2007, it was used to reunite families and determine fates of missing persons. The archive opened to researchers in 2007 and has been undergoing a process of reorganization to make it more accessible to scholars, including a decision by the ICRC to stop administration by the end of 2012.
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Two Arrests in Connection with Synagogue Burglaries olice have arrested two people from the Finchley area in connection with a series of synagogue burglaries in the borough. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, May 20, and a 16-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, May 25, after items were taken from synagogues across the bor-
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PM Vows to Help Vote Against Kosher Labeling Legislation n a meeting with the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) and representatives of European Jewish organizations, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said that he would help convince his colleagues in the European Parliament to vote against the kosher labeling law when it comes for a vote in July. “Prime Minister Ansip’s support is vital on this issue and hopefully his strong and moral voice can set an example for other European leaders,” Rabbi Arye Goldberg deputy director of the RCE, said. “This isn’t an issue of animal welfare or humanitarianism, this is about the future of Jewish religious practice in Europe and we are delighted that Prime Minister Ansip understands the ramifications of this proposed legislation.”
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Largest E. Coli Outbreak Spreading in Europe he largest outbreak of E. coli in the world has killed 14 people in Germany. Another 300 are seriously ill, and according to scientists, the epidemic is spreading. The deadly bacteria were originally found on a shipment of fresh cucumbers imported into Germany from Spain, although its source is still unknown. According to the German scientists, the pathogen has been identified as hemolyticuremic syndrome (HUS), a serious compli-
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cation resulting from a type of E. coli called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). The current outbreak of HUS/STEC is the largest of its kind ever to occur, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Although most of the deaths have occurred in northern Germany, there are in Sweden, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Venezuela Squatters Occupy Caracas Synagogue possibly anti-religious group of squatters temporarily occupied a Caracas synagogue undergoing renovations. The building was not desecrated, and police evacuated the 20 homeless people after they broke into the building with the demand that the government convert it into apartments, apparently not realizing that the Beit Abraham synagogue is being renovated. The selection of the synagogue follows an incident last week involving a shot fired at a Catholic image in the city. “These people know exactly what they are doing even if they might not know what a synagogue really is,” an anti-government blogger wrote. “But they have heard the antiJewish talk of the [Chavez] regime and the anti-Catholic [rhetoric] of Chavez,” who has been accused by the Catholic church of heading an anti-democratic regime.
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Israeli Murderer Arrested in Thailand hai police have arrested an Israeli national jailed in Israel 20 years ago for the brutal murder of two diamond merchants in Belgium, local media reported. The man, Levi Ben-David, failed to return to the Ayalon Prison, where he was serving a double life sentence, after a 48-hour leave on September 29, 2000. After almost 11 years, Thai media reported that Ben-David was arrested by the Bangkok Police with his wife. According to the reports, he entered Thailand with a counterfeit Maldivian passport and has two children from his current spouse, who knew about his past.
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Austria: Nazi Tattoo Leads to Resignation member of an Austrian municipal council has resigned amid an uproar over his Nazi tattoo. Gerry Leitmann made headlines recently after it was revealed that the Hitler Youth slogan “blood and honor” is etched on one of this arms. Leitmann says in a letter dated Monday and made public Tuesday that he is resigning from the municipal council in Ebenthal, southern Austria, with deep regret. He claims he did not know about the “historic connections” associated with the wording of the tattoo and will have it removed it immediately.
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NEWS IN REVIEW ISRAEL Bnei Brak, Lakewood Similar in Torah Spirit Became Sister Cities he ultra-Orthodox central city of Bnei Brak has found a twin sister overseas – Lakewood, New Jersey, which also has a very large haredi community. In a ceremony held last week in the Israeli city, Bnei Brak Mayor Yaakov Asher and his American counterpart, Menashe Miller, signed a Twin City Alliance in a bid to jointly develop and advance the Torah centers in the two cities. About two months ago, the Bnei Brak mayor visited Lakewood, a city of 100,000 residents, half of whom are ultra-Orthodox Jews. Bnei Brak has 170,000 residents. Asher also visited Beth Medrash Govoha, the Lithuanian Lakewood yeshiva, which is one of the biggest in the world. Together with Rabbi Aaron Kotler, the yeshiva’s chief executive officer and one of the most influential Jews in New Jersey, he decided to sign the alliance.
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Three Research Centers to be Built in Effort to Return Scientists to Israel ducation Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced that three new research centers are to be founded by scientists from the Hebrew University, the Weizmann Institute and the Tel Aviv University. The three "Centers of Excellence" are part of a state effort that aims to bring back to Israel some 300 scientists currently working in universities abroad. As per the initiative, 30 such centers are to be built over the next five years.
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IDF Intelligence Gets First Charedi Yeshiva Students Officers wo haredi men received their officer ranks this week after finishing a unique IDF Intelligence course especially designed for yeshiva students who wish to enlist into the army. “I feel like a pioneer and I hope many follow my lead,” Second Lieutenant Israel, 28, said "The IDF course is intended for yeshiva students who want to step out into the job market, but did not serve in the army. Ever since this special course was opened, nearly two years ago, close to 200 haredi and religious soldiers ages 22 to 27 have enlisted into the Military Intelligence Branch. The project consists of professional training,
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including learning to become a programmer, a computer network supervisor, and a software analyst, allowing them to integrate in the job market.
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IDF Escorts Massive Prayer Rally at Joseph’s Tomb
Toledo’s Last Day School to Close
n unprecedented number of more than 1,500 Jews – secular and religious – were escorted to Joseph’s Tomb (Kever Yosef) in Nablus (Shechem) Sunday night. The IDF approved the pilgrimage in honor of the special "Yesod she'byesod" day of the Omer counting, which is considered to be a special "Joseph" day. It was held five weeks after Palestinian Authority soldiers intentionally shot at Jewish worshipers at the holy site, killing Ben Yosef Livnat. Several buses, under the protective eyes and guns of the army, travelled back and forth to the Biblical city, which is recorded in the Bible as having been purchased by the Patriarch Yaakov (Jacob).
he David S. Stone Hebrew Academy will shut down when the school year ends next week, the Toledo Blade reported, due to a lack of enrollment. The school, serving grades K-5, dropped from an enrollment of more than 100 students several years ago to 22 this year. The United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo conducted a two-year study to explore alternatives that would allow the school to remain open. Among the options the committee studied was sharing the school with another faith group by holding secular classes together and religious classes separately, the Blade reported. “It wasn’t a decision reached lightly or quickly,” Kirk Wisemayer, the UJC’s chief executive officer said. The Jewish population in the Toledo area has declined from approximately 7,500 in the early 1970s to fewer than 4,000 today, according to the newspaper.
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Iran Cleric: Killing Israeli Children OK senior Iranian cleric, who is considered President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor, urged followers to continue suicide attacks against Israelis, including children. Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah, considered one of the Islamic Republic's most radical clerics, issued a religious edict on his website whereby suicide attacks are not only legitimate but are a must for every Muslim.
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30 Million Pounds Sterling From England to PA alestinian news agency Ma’an reports that the British General Consul in Jerusalem, Vincent Finn, has informed PA Deputy-Minister of Justice Chlil Kraja of the transfer approval. Kraja stressed how important in is to the PA that England support the unilateral PA declaration of its state in the September UN vote. The PA will receive the 30 million pounds during the upcoming visit of PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in London. Fayyad will sign an agreement with the British government that will include the British commitment to the sum. The Al-Hayyat Al-Jadida newspaper and a special report of the Mabat Palestinian Media Watch organization listed the 20102011 donations to the PA: EU – 158.5 Euro, Britain – 60 million pounds sterling, India – 10 million USD, Norway - 53 million USD, France - 19 million Euro, World Bank - 40 million, Japan - 18.5 million, EU – 41.4 million, Britain - another 30 million pounds, US – 225 million USD, Ireland - 1.5 million Euro, Japan - 11.9 million USD.
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Egyptian Banker Charged with Sex Assault of NY Hotel Maid senior Egyptian businessman and one-time head of a major Egyptian bank, has been charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid at a luxury New York City hotel, police said on Tuesday. The arrest on Monday of Mahmoud AbdelSalam Omar came two weeks after former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged with trying to rape a hotel maid at another upscale Manhattan hotel. Omar, 74, is accused of assaulting the maid when she delivered tissues that had been requested to room 1027 about 6 p.m. (2200 GMT) on Sunday at the Pierre Hotel on Manhattan's Upper East Side, police said. Omar, a former chairman of the Bank of Alexandria and the Egyptian American Bank, is board chairman of El-Mex Salines Co., according to the salt company's website.
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five years behind bars. The range reflects the possibility of parole. The 49-year-old Shah sobbed as he told a judge he “will carry the sin of this case” for the rest of his life. Kankariya’s lawyer says his 45-year-old client is “enormously remorseful.” Authorities say Shah and Kankariya arranged to have two supposed robbers descend on the shop on New Year’s Eve 2008. They claimed the robbers made off with millions of dollars’ worth of gems.
Top Jewish Donor Shuts Wallet for Obama aim Saban, a billionaire IsraeliAmerican donor to the Democrats has announced he won’t be donating to President Obama’s re-election effort. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera of CNBC reported that, Saban, says President Obama needs to do more to show his support of Israel in light of the President’s comments last week suggesting Israel needs to return to its pre-1967 borders to achieve peace with the Palestinians. Saban, one of the biggest individual supporters to the Democratic Party and chairman of Saban Capital Group, said Obama needs to visit Israel as he has done with other countries in the Middle East.
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Concerts Gets New Home Following Lawsuit from Synagogue oney Island’s summer concerts have a temporary new home after being banished from a Brooklyn park. Officials on Monday said the shows will be held in a lot where the Ringling Brothers circus had pitched its tent for two years. The circus that yhad rented a lot near the NY Cyclone ball field,is not coming back to Coney Island. The future of the popular summer Thursday concerts and a plan for a $64 million amphitheater in Asser Levy Park became uncertain following a lawsuit by two synagogues. A city law bans amplified sound within 500 feet of a house of worship. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said that he’s still determined to build the amphitheater in the park disregarding concerns of neighboring Jewish groups. The first of six concerts will be held on July 14.
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Multiple Swastikas Painted in Jewish Neighborhood YPD of the 90th Precinct and Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol are investigating the bias incident of multiple swastikas painted on private houses along Marcy Avenue from Division Avenue to Heyward Street. NYPD Hate Crime unit responded to the scene.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS NYRR CELEBRATE ISRAEL RUN SUNDAY JUN 5 2011 7:30 AM CONTACT: WWW.NYRR.ORG/RACES/2011/R0605X00.ASP ORGANIZATION: JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK (JCRC)
Celebrate Israel and Israeli culture on June 5! Join NYRR and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) for this inaugural 4-mile race in Central Park. You won’t want to miss all the fun. Start on East Drive at 68th Street, just south of the 72nd Street Transverse. Run north and turn left/west onto the 102nd Street Transverse. Continue on transverse and make a left/south turn onto West Drive. Continue south on West Drive to turn left/east onto the finish at the 72nd Street Transverse. _______________________________________________
ANNUAL ISRAEL PARADE UP FIFTH AVENUE SUNDAY JUN 5 2011 11:00 AM CONTACT WEBSITE: WWW.CELEBRATEISRAELPARADE.ORG. ORGANIZATION: JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK (JCRC)
This year’s parade – scheduled for Sunday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – will be bigger and better than ever, including lively floats, some of the region’s best marching bands, top Israeli and American musical acts, celebrity appearances and performances and a number of other exciting additions suitable for all ages. The parade will act as the marquee event of the JCRCNY’s Celebrate Israel Project, a new partnership with the Israeli Consulate in New York and the UJA-Federation aimed at honoring the impact Israel has had on the lives of New Yorkers. The Project will encompass a number of arts, sports and community events and initiatives that will provide meaningful opportunities for New Yorkers to come together and support the Jewish State. _______________________________________________
SHATNEZ TESTING TEFILLIN & MEZUZAH CHECKING SUNDAY JUN 5 2011 VENUE: CONGREGATION OHAV ZEDEK 118 WEST 95TH ST CONTACT: 212.749.5150 WWW.OZNY.ORG
Congregation Ohav Zedek on the Upper West Side is holding a Check your Tiffilin & Mezuzah Day. Those interested can drop-Off their items from 9:00 to 10:00 am before going to the Israeli Day parade and the Concert in the park and pick-Up your items later in the day between 7:00 and 8:00 pm. _______________________________________________
TALMUD WITH REB JOSEPH WARREN MONDAY JUN 6 2011 VENUE: SIXTH STREET COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE 325 E. SIXTH ST. WEBSITE: sixthstreetsynagogue.org/special-events/#accb051511
Beginning Monday May 9 and each Monday after that, the Sixth Street Community Synagogue will be offering a Talmud class, taught by Reb Joseph Warren, for men and women. Masechet (tractate) Megillah is a wonderful excursion through many fascinating topics. These include, of course, the background to the institution of the Purim holiday, but also the nature of sacred writing in general, torah reading, translation, the role of women, and even a classic rabbinic discussion on the use of alcohol… plus many side trips through the byways and backwaters of the stories and wisdom of our sages. No experience necessary, but all levels will enjoy this class. Don’t miss it! Every Monday, 9PM to 10PM _______________________________________________
WALKING TOUR | JEWISH HARLEM TOUR SUNDAY JUN 12 2011 11:00 AM $35 CONTACT WEBSITE: WWW.92Y.ORG
Harlem was once home to the second-largest Jewish community in the US. Take a fascinating guided journey through the sites of Jewish life in the remarkable urban settlement of Harlem. _______________________________________________
26TH ANNUAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL GATHERING SUNDAY JUN 12 2011 12:00 PM HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COMMITTEE 718.648.8143 WWW.THMC.ORG HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL PARK, AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY BETWEEN EMMONS AVENUE AND SHORE BLVD.
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COMMITTEE & SURVIVOR ORGANIZATIONS INVITE YOU TO OUR 26TH ANNUAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL GATHERING SILENT NO MORE! The world was silent when Hitler killed six million Jews. WHY? The world is silent when missiles strike Sderot. WHY? Hundreds of tombstones were desecrated in Brooklyn’s Washington Jewish Cemetery. WAS ANYTHING DONE? Nuclear-armed Iran is threatening to wipe out Israel from the map. WHERE IS INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY? Massacre in Itamar did not happen 100 years ago - IT HAPPENED NOW! ARE WE GOING TO STAY SILENT AGAIN? We say - SILENT NO MORE! JOIN THE MEMORIAL MEETING AND CALL FOR ACTION! STAND UP AND BE A VOICE! SUN OR RAIN, BE THERE ANYWAY! For further information or to inscribe names in the Holocaust Memorial Park please contact: The Holocaust Memorial Committee 60 West End Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 tel: 718.743.3636 fax: _______________________________________________
MUSEUM MILE FESTIVAL JEWISH, SINGLES, JEWISH MUSEUM 235 EAST BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10002 TUE 6/14, 6-9 PM.
One day a year, for the past 32 years, nine of the country's finest museums, all ones that call Fifth Avenue home, collectively open their doors from 6pm - 9pm for free to New Yorkers and visitors for a mile-long block party and visual art celebration. On View at The Jewish Museum: Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore Live Music: Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio Admission: Free Follow for Updates & Offers: More Info: www.MuseumMileFest.com 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128, Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271. _______________________________________________
ANDY STATMAN TRIO AT THE CHARLES STREET SHUL TUESDAY JUN 14 2011 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM VENUE: CHARLES STREET SYNAGOGUE 53 CHARLES STREET NEW YORK, NY 10014 CONTACT WEBSITE: WWW.ANDYSTATMAN.ORG CONTACT: INFO@ANDYSTATMAN.ORG
World reknowned Klezmarist, Andy Statman will be leading the Andy Statmen Trio (with Jim Whitney and Larry Eagle)at the Charles Street Shul for an evening of wonderous Klezmer Musical entertainment. _______________________________________________
ACOUSTIC CONCERT WITH MATISYAHU TO BENEFIT JEWISH EDUCATION WEDNESDAY JUN 15 2011 8:00 PM CONTACT WEBSITE: WWW.SYMPHONYSPACE.ORG/EVENT/6789-AN-ACOUSTICEVENING-WITH-MATISYAHU
Jewish Hasidic reggae artist Matisyahu will perform a benefit concert on June 15th at Symphony Space in NYC to help raise money for Lamplighters Yeshivah, a new and progressive school in Crown Heights that he founded. As a parent of two children enrolled in the school, he is personally invested in the vitality and success of Lamplighters and is on a personal mission to improve the overall quality of Jewish education. _______________________________________________
HEALING WITH WORDS: THE POWER OF SPEECH WITH RABBI YITZCHAK GINSBURGH WEDNESDAY JUN 15 2011 6:45 PM - 9:30 PM VENUE: SOUL ENRICHMENT CENTER 40 FULTON ST. (CORNER OF PEARL ST.) 28TH FLOOR NEW YORK , NY 10038 GAL EINAI INSTITUTE CONTACT WEBSITE: SOULENRICHMENT.COM COST: $36 (PRE-REGISTRATION)
The word for "healing" (refuah) is composed of the same letters as those of the phrase, "the light of the mouth" (or peh). The physician's sympathetic advice and reassurance to his patient radiate healing light and energy. This ability is something each one of us can actualize. _______________________________________________
‘REFLECTIONS ON A RIGHTEOUS GRANDFATHER’ – AN EXHIBITION BY SEBASTIAN MENDES THROUGH JULY 24TH, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, 15 W. 16TH ST.
The grandfather of the artist Sebastian Mendes makes for monumental source material: Aristides de Sousa Mendes was the Portuguese consul general in Bordeaux, France, in1940, and helped rescue an estimated 30,000 Jews from Nazi persecution. Sebastian hascreated a new exhibit that includes drawings, sculptures and occasionally in-gallery per-formances dedicated to Aristides’ life. For more info: (212) 294-8330. _______________________________________________
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY 101 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE MALL EAST, PHILADELPHIA (215) 923-3811
Steps from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, the National Museum of American Jewish History is dedicated to chronicling the American Jewish experience.On the Museum's second floor, "Choices & Challenges of Freedom" (1945-Today), visitors have the opportunity to use video recording booths and tell their stories, share their traditions, 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. _______________________________________________
LETTERS FROM MY GRANDPARENTS: RUTH SCHREIBER JEWISH, SINGLES, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM JANUARY 9 - JULY 24, 2011
Israeli artist Ruth Schreiber's sculpture installation is her attempt to come to know her grandparents through copies of the letters they sent to their children who left Germany for England following Kristallnacht in November 1938. The paper masks made from the letters and stretched over mold's of Schreiber's children's faces, are complimented by a historical exhibition on the experience of her family as told in their own words. Schreiber's work will resonate with anyone who seeks to know something of always-to-be unmet people in the past. . 15 West 16th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, 10011, 212-294-8330,
The Jewish Voice does not attest to the level of adherence to Kashrut or any area of Halakha for any of the above events. For more information, please contact the event organizers.
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James Franco and Zach Braff: Just Two Jews Working Together ach Braff and James Franco: What kind of wicked team is this? Braff is in final talks to play Frank, the loyal assistant to Franco's wizard in the new Oz: The Great and Powerful. All this after Braff just finished writing his first play, All James Franco New People, which opens Off Broadway this July.
Z Tiki's Sticky Anne Frank Analogy nce again a popular American sport figure has shown total ignorance of the meaning of the Holocaust and its psychological effect on the Jewish community. Former NY Giants football star Tiki Barber was forced into hiding recently after he broke up with his wife; he hid out in the attic of his agent Mark Lepselter. In an interview published this week in Sports Illustrated, Tiki Barber he was quoted that his being hidden and taken care of in his Jewish agents attic, "Was like a reverse Anne Frank thing."
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Last Call for Bernie Madoff’s Personal Property he last of Bernie Madoff’s ill-gotten gains that remain in the hands of the U.S. Marshals Service will go on the auction block next week, authorities said. A diamond watch, platinum diamond rings and artwork belonging to Madoff and his wife, Ruth, will be up for grabs on June 4, the Marshals Service said. Proceeds from the auction will go into a U.S. Department of Justice fund and be used to compensate the victims of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, described by authorities as the largest in history. He cheated thousands of people out of billions of dollars. Auctioneers in Miami will sell off 276
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lots of property taken from the Madoff residences in New York and Palm Beach, Florida, the Marshals Service said. The auction will also be simulcast online, authorities said. Madoff was known as an afi- Bernie Madoff cionado of fine watches, and the auction will include a men’s Audemars Piguet watch with a diamond dial. Other items will include an English rosewood apothecary; a carved wood bull sculpture; and a John Wootton oil painting, authorities said.
Reggae Star Ziggy Marley to Perform in Jerusalem in July eggae singer Ziggy Marley was scheduled to arrive in Israel to perform at Jerusalem's Gan Sacher in July, Army Radio reported on Monday. Tickets to see Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley, will be sold for NIS 90 prior to the day of the concert and NIS 110 on the day of the performance. Jerusalem residents will receive a special discount, according to the Ziggy Marley report.
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Sarah Silverman to Perform in Israel ewish American comedian Sarah Silverman will arrive in Israel next month for a stand-up comedy night at Tel Aviv's Wahl Amphitheater on June 25. Ticket prices will range from NIS 200 to 250 ($5872). In addition, she will also take part in the third annual Israeli Presidential Conference at the Jerusalem International Convention Center on June 21. Silverman launched her career as a stand-up comedian at the age of 19, and took her first steps in television in 1993 as a writer and fea- Sarah Silverman tured player on "Saturday Night Live". She was fired a year later, mainly because the sketches she wrote were never aired. She quickly recovered on the Larry Sanders Show, and even teased her former employers by playing a writer whose sketches are not aired due to the chauvinism of the head of the writers' team. From the mid 1990s, Silverman appeared on a long list of television programs, films and sitcoms, including a small guest role on "Seinfeld". "The Sarah Silverman Program", in which she portrayed several fictionalized versions of herself alongside her sister Laura and other actors, debuted on Comedy Central in February 2007.
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Stanley Fischer Takes Aim at IMF he much touted Israeli central banker Stanley Fischer is examining a formal bid to head the International Monetary Fund, and figures he has an outside shot at the job if there is a deadlock in the voting, said an official familiar with his thinking. Mr. Fischer, a former deputy managing director of the IMF, is a long shot. While he's widely respected among central bankers and finance ministers, his current position as Israel's central bank governor would make it tough to win the support of Arab nations and other emerging-market countries, said one Arab official who has worked with Mr. Stanley Fischer Fischer.
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British PM Quits as JNF Patron ritish Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned as a patron of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), set up prior to the establishment of the state to purchase land in Palestine for Jewish settlement. Traditionally the leaders of Britain's three main political parties are patrons of the JNF. Pro-Palestinian Authority campaigners are crowing that Cameron, who allegedly released a statement claiming he also stepped down from other charities as well, had buckled to pressure from their groups. Cameron's resignation has meant that none of the top three UK political leaders are serving as patrons of the JNF at present. Both of Cameron's predecessors, former UK Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, continued to be patrons of the JNF throughout the duration of their tenure.
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CONFIRMED: Justin Bieber is an Idiot upposedly teenage idol Justin Bieber is deeply religious and he recently returned from a visit to Israel where he performed for his fans and also visited holy sites. Last week the pop star was photographed on a beach sporting a new tattoo Justin Bieber of the word Yeshuah (Jesus) in Hebrew on his rib cage.
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Happy Birthday Bob Dylan o much has been said about the international music icon that all we can add is to wish him a happy 70th Birthday. Mr. Dylan recently marked his auspicious milestone with concerts. Dylan will be remembered as joining Chabad for one of their fund raising campaigns and his visit to the Kotel so let us end with wishing him 'Ad Meah V'esrim' (till 120). Mazal Tov!!!
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How to play Sudoku? One simple rule: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9
TIPS FOR THE BEGINNER SUDOKU PLAYER • Make sure you have some free time ahead. • Resist the temptation of guess and use logic instead! • Solving time for the Sudoku is typically from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your Soduku skill and experience, so don’t quit if you’re Soduku-ing for 5 minutes and getting nowhere. • Use a pencil, you will make mistakes.
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RABBI CHANAN PORAT: 1967 WAS A WAR OF REDEMPTION Continued from Cover It was no longer a war to defend our existence but a war over Jerusalem, a war of redemption. “We rode in the dusty buses in roundabout ways to avoid meeting with the enemy. Suddenly we felt as if we’re going back to Jerusalem and in hoarse voices we started singing ‘Jerusalem of Gold.’ This feeling, this recognition that there is a switch happening, that the struggle for existence is becoming a war of redemption, gave us renewed strength. “We went up to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives, with the intent of reaching the Temple Mount. On the way to Mount Scopus the company commander Giora Ashkenazi, who was near me, took a bullet in the head and fell bleeding. At first I was stunned, and then the deputy company commander shouted at me: ‘Chanan, you cannot stop! We must continue!’ I continued to run. So we continued with one eye crying and one eye laughing. We went to the Temple Mount and felt as though a light shone upon us; it was redemption uplifting us alongside the terrible pain over the loss of Giora and loved ones like him who were dear to us. “This was the great message of the Six Day War - the redemption of Jerusalem, for which we prayed while we were at the Western Wall.” What was the feeling when you entered the Temple Mount? “Truthfully, on the one hand we had the great privilege of getting to the Temple
Mount, but on the other hand we were not yet ready to understand the significance of regaining the Temple Mount. “At one time, [noted Israeli independence
Western Wall was [the remnant of the wall around the Temple Mount, ed]. “It was a very fair question and very difficult test,” admitted Rabbi Porat, “I told
Rabbi Chanan Porat often talks of the thrilling days of the Six Day War, when as a soldier he participated in the liberation of the Old City. fighter and philosopher] Israel Eldad told me: ‘I have some criticism of you. You stood on the Temple Mount and asked where the Western Wall was. You made a historic shortcut. Instead of staying on the Temple Mount where our Temple stood, you asked where the
him: ‘You're right, but in fact this was not a shortcut, we were simply not prepared for the spiritual level of the Temple Mount, for the possibilities that had opened up, we did not yet recognize that we need to stand on the Temple Mount and take steps to rebuilding
_____________________ “This was the great message of the Six Day War - the redemption of Jerusalem, for which we prayed while we were at the Western Wall.” _____________________ the Temple. Rabbi Porat concluded by saying: “Although we have not yet reached the inside of the holy mountain, we’re on the right track. We must educate about the city’s holiness and this is not simple, but I am happy that there is a precious public with a strong desire and love for Jerusalem, even if they cannot build it in practice. “Our hearts are filled with joy and may we have the privilege to see the Levites standing in the Temple hall and singing a special song for Yom Yerushalayim.” Rabbi Chanan Porat is the beloved ideological icon of the Gush Emunim settlement movement, whose faith led a generation of young lovers of the Land of Israel to settle Judea and Samaria after the Six Day War. He is also a popular lecturer, teacher, and prolific writer of Torah insights which appeared weekly in a flier called “M’at Mind Ha’or” (a bit of light, ed.), and have since been published in book form. (ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM)
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EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ON THE MARCH, BUT CAUTIOUSLY matter) and is playing a shrewd game to dispel its image as an extremist Islamist group. It has been publicly supportive of the SCAF on a number of occasions, and has marketed Freedom and Justice as a non-Islamist party — it includes women and one of its founders is a Copt — based on Islamic principles. MB has also insisted that the new party will have no actual ties to the Brotherhood itself (though this is clearly not the case), while promising that it will not field a presidential
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) officially registered on Wednesday, May 18 for the formation of a new political wing, paving the way for the establishment of the Freedom and Justice Party. With parliamentary elections scheduled in September, Freedom and Justice is expected to do well at the first polls of the postMubarak era. Just how well is the main question on the minds of the country’s ruling military council, which would prefer to hand off the day-to-day responsibilities of governing Egypt, while holding onto real power behind the scenes. eading MB official Saad al-Katatny, one of the founders of Freedom and Justice, said he hopes for the party to officially begin its activities June 17, and to begin selecting its executive authority and top leaders one month later. Members of Egypt’s Political Parties Affairs Committee will convene Sunday to discuss the application and will announce their decision the next day. They are expected to approve the request. Three and a half months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s leading Islamist group is on the verge of forming an official political party for the first time in its history. Following Mubarak’s ouster, MB wasted little time in seizing what it saw as the group’s historical moment to enter Egypt’s political mainstream. They announced plans to form a political party on Feb. 14. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which took over administration of the country following the deposal of Mubarak, did nothing to hinder this development, despite the military’s deep antipathy toward Islamist groups. Political instability was (and is) rampant in the country, and the military sought to find a balance that would allow it to maintain control while appearing amenable to the people’s demands, and bring life back to normal. Opening up political space to Islamist groups, including at least two emerging Salafist parties, and announc-
_____________________ “Opening up political space to Islamist groups, was seen by the military as the most effective way to achieve this balance.”
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Leading MB official Saad al-Katatny, one of the founders of Freedom and Justice, said he hopes for the party to officially begin its activities June 17, and to begin selecting its executive authority and top leaders one month later. ing plans for fairly rapid elections, was seen by the military as the most effective way to achieve this balance. It bears repeating that what happened in Egypt in January and February did not constitute a revolution. There was no regime change; there was regime preservation, through a carefully orchestrated military coup that used the 19 days of popular demonstrations against Mubarak as a smokescreen for achieving its objective. Though a system of one-party rule existed from the aftermath of the 1967 War until Feb. 11 of this year, true power in Egypt since 1952 has been with the military and that did not change with the ouster of Mubarak. What changed was that for the first time since the 1960s, Egypt’s military found itself not just ruling, but actually governing, despite the existence of an interim government (which the SCAF itself appointed). The SCAF wants to get back to ruling
and give up the job of governing, but it knows that there has been a sea change in Egypt’s political environment that prevents a return to the way things were done under Mubarak. The days of single-party rule are over. If the military wants stability, it is going to have to accept a true multiparty political system, one that allows for a broad spectrum of participation from all corners of Egyptian society. The generals can maintain control of the regime, but the day-to-day affairs of governance will fall under the control of coalition governments that could never have existed in the old Egypt. This opens the door for MB to gain more political power than it has ever held and explains why its leaders were so quick to announce their plans for the formation of Freedom and Justice in February. But the group has tempered eagerness with caution. MB is aware of its reputation in the eyes of the SCAF (and the outside world, for that
candidate in polls due to take place six weeks following the parliamentary elections. In addition, MB has pledged to run for no more than 49 percent of the available parliamentary seats. This is designed to reassure the SCAF that it does not immediately seek absolute political power. Focusing on whether the SCAF is sincere in its publicly stated desire to transform Egypt into a democracy misses the more important point, which is that the military regime feels it has no choice but to move toward a multiparty political system. The alternatives — military dictatorship and single-party rule — are unfeasible. But there are red lines attached to the push toward political pluralism, and MB is aware of these. Trying to take too much, too quickly, will only incite a military crackdown on the political opening the armed forces have engineered in the last three months. As for the SCAF, it is willing to give Freedom and Justice a chance in the new Egypt, so long as the underlying reality of power remains the same. THIS REPORT IS REPUBLISHED WITH THE PERMISSION OF STRATFOR, WWW.STRATFOR.COM.
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Fish Sales Soar in Advance of Shavuos Holiday
BY MENACHEM LUBINSKY Chicago…The Jewel-Osco ad for the upcoming Shavuos (eve of June 7 – June 9) festival features traditional holiday meat dishes but also such items as cheesecake, blintzes, pizza and such fish items as nova lox and salmon filet. ost Jews celebrating Shavuos eat at least one dairy meal, conforming to a custom associated with the holiday, but several retailers predicted a dramatic increase in the sale of fish for the holiday, partially because of the many new recipes in kosher cookbooks and magazines and partially out of a focus on health. “It’s an easy meal to prepare,” said Tova, a mother of 4 at one of the large kosher food stores in Boro Park. All I have to do is season Salmon or Tilapia, and serve it with couscous and vegetables.” Concern by some about bugs in wild Salmon and other fish is having little impact on the marketplace as major kashrus agencies do not consider the bugs a problem. Retailers say that they have not seen any
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significant shift away from fish products. Fish has become so popular that the Orthodox Union recently published a special manual dedicated to fish. It follows the publication of manuals for the kosher oil and baking industries, both of which now are in their second printings. The concept of the manuals was conceived by Dr. Simcha Katz, who was then Chairman of the OU Kashrut Commission and is now President of the Orthodox Union. The 78-page “OU Manual for the Fish Industry” was written by Rabbi Chaim Goldberg, who for many years has traveled the world as Rabbinic Coordinator for OU fish companies. There are sections on tuna, salmon, canned sardines and herring; smoked fish; pickled herring; fish oil (such as Omega 3); purchasing fish in a non-kosher fish store; fish roe (eggs); and canning, pickling and curing. Food sources also predict the customary surge in cheesecake sales “of every type and flavor.” One distributor said: “With the late Shavuos (in early June), we customarily sell lighter foods like fish for the holiday.” Indeed, many of the recipes include chilled fruit soup as part of the Shavuos meal.
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SHIMON BAILEY’S IRISH CREAM CHEESECAKE
On Shavuot it is traditional to eat dairy and there is a plethora of recipes for blintzes pirogue and especially cheese cake. We found this recipe for a Baily’s Irish Cream Cheese Cake that tastes as good as it sounds.
INGREDIENTS: CRUST: 10 "Kosher" graham crackers 1-¼ cups pecans (check for infestation) 6 Tbs unsalted butter, melted
FILLING:
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1-½ lbs cream cheese, softened ¾ cup sugar 3 large eggs 1/3 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 oz white chocolate, imported "ELITE Magdeem"
TOPPING: 1-½ cups sour cream ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar 1- ½ oz. white chocolate, grated "ELITE Magdeem" 24 pecan halves
INSTRUCTIONS: CRUST: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Lightly butter a 9-inch spring form pan
with 2-¾-inch sides. 3. Finely grind graham crackers, pecans and sugar in a food processor. 4. Add butter and blend, using pulse switch. 5. Press crumbs onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of prepared pan. 6. Refrigerate 20 minutes.
FILLING: 1. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. 2. Whisk eggs, Bailey’s and vanilla in a medium bowl until just blended. 3. Beat egg mixture into cream cheese mixture. 4. Finely chop white chocolate in processor using on/off turns. 5. Add to cream cheese mixture. 6. Transfer filling to crust-lined pan. 7. Bake until edges of filling are puffed and dry looking and center is just set, about 50 minutes. 8. Cool on rack.
FOR TOPPING: 1. Mix sour cream and powdered sugar in a small bowl. 2. Spread topping onto cooled cake. 3. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 6 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead). 4. Sprinkle grated chocolate over cake. 5. Place pecans around edge and serve. NOTE: Can be made with or without topping, if without, topping can be served on side.
Estonia to Lead Fight Against European Anti-Kosher Bill BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU Estonia’s prime minister has promised to fight against a European Parliament bill that would force kosher meat to be labeled “unstunned before slaughter.” The special labeling might discourage people from buying kosher meat, thereby causing a sharp drop in demand and an exorbitant rise in prices. rime Minister Andrus Ansip told the Rabbinical Center of Europe (RCE) and representatives of European Jewish organizations that he would help convince his colleagues in the European Parliament to vote against the kosher labeling law when it comes for a vote in its second reading in July. The European Parliament’s Environmental and Consumer Affairs Committee had approved the measure in a
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34-28 vote. The Parliament had rejected the bill on its first reading last December. Nonkosher meat is prepared after the animal is stunned, often by electric shock. “Prime Minister Ansip’s support is vital on this issue and hopefully his strong and moral voice can set an example for other European leaders,” said Rabbi Arye Goldberg, deputy director of the RCE. “This isn’t an issue of animal welfare or humanitarianism; this is about the future of Jewish religious practice in Europe.” Prime Minister Ansip and his delegation met with the RCE in Belgium, along with directors and representatives of European Jewish organizations and the Brussels Jewish community, including B’nai Brith and the European Center for Jewish Students. ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM
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June 3, 2011
Renault Names Nissan Americas Boss Carlos Tavares as new COO
Carlos Tavares, new Nissan USA COO
Carlos Tavares has been appointed Renault’s new Chief Operating Officer. As of July 1, Tavares will oversee Renault’s growth strategy focused on developing electric vehicles and new markets. e has replaced Patrick Pelata, who resigned in April following a case of alleged industrial espionage which turned into a fraud investigation.
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Carlos Tavares, 53, a Portugues national, fluent in both English and French, spent 23 years at Renault in engineering and program management roles before moving to Nissan in 2004. Carlos Ghosn, Renault and Nissan Chief Executive, said in a statement: ”His talent and experience will be key strengths for Renault and for all its employees as we go into the first year of our Renault 2016 — Drive the Change program.”
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June 3, 2011
Porsche Denies Next 911 to Get KERS Hybrid Tech
It has been in the rumor-mill for a while that Porsche will be offering hybrid technology in their next-generation 911 models. Considering Porsche is using such technology in the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car, it seems feasible that such technology will trickle down to the production roadgoing model, especially since this system has just given Porsche a win at the Nürburgring Long Distance Championship in Germany. orsche, however, has other plans. A company executive said that hybrid technology is only being applied to the racecar for the present time. If and when such features make their way to the production 911, it will probably be a plug-in system, rather than a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) derived device.
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_____________________ Porsche Executive: “Hybrid technology is only being applied to the racecar for the present time.” _____________________ The reason Porsche is said to be resisting such technology for its road cars is because they don’t want to dilute the Porsche driving experience. While their other models like the Panamera and the Cayenne have already gone the hybrid route, the company’s most well-known model will remain pure and true to its route, at least for now.
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2012 Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster Unveiled
Those that have been waiting for a roadster variant of Mercedes‘ SLS AMG supercar can start heading over to their nearest Benz dealership to drop off a deposit. The 2012 SLS AMG Roadster is now official and will make its North American debut in Fall of 2011. The AMG-powered 6.2-liter V8 powerplant puts out 563-hp and 479 ft-lbs of torque while drivers will now have the versatility to conveniently lower the fully automatic, weight-optimized soft top to further enjoy the tone the V8 emits. he roadster will have the ability to open its soft top so long as you’re traveling under 31-mph, and does so in a mere 11 seconds. The roof control unit
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is nicely integrated at the front of the center armrest making it within easy reach. To complement the SLS AMG’s nine exterior and eight interior colors, the soft top will be available in three different colors: black, red and beige. For the rest of the SLS AMG, it’s standard Mercedes-Benz operating procedure which includes a staggered set of 19- and 20-inch wheels, AMG Drive Unit (which also allows controlling of the optional adaptive AMG sport suspension), Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG sound system, and optional AMG ceramic high-performance two-piece braking system. No pricing was announced on the SLS Roadster, but with the coupe retailing for $183,000 it’s likely to approach or even exceed the $200,000 mark.
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NEW BOOK ATTEMPTS TO RE-CREATE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK’S SISTER MARGOT “The Silent Sister: The Diary of Margot Frank” takes the reader into the heart of a young woman whose voice we shall never hear and whose thoughts we shall never truly know. Francine Prose in Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife admits that very little is known about Margot Frank, since she was notoriously reticent. Miep Gies, the savior of Anne’s family and the others in “the secret annex” noted her mouse-like ways as well in her memoir, Anne Frank Remembered. Anne, however, gives us some glimpses of Margot in her diary. he believes Margot is the “prettiest, sweetest, most beautiful girl in the world.” On Friday, 16 October 1942 Anne relates that she and Margot read sections of each other’s diary. Evidence of Margot’s diary is evident;
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however, the task of re-inventing the contents of Margot’s lost diary posed many difficulties to the author, Mazal Alouf-Mizrahi: “I found entering the consciousness of an individual we learn of through Anne’s perceptions quite challenging. I tried to imagine the thoughts of a young woman interested in geometry, medicine, and the Bible. Later on, when she succumbs to the horrors of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen I further tried to envision the psychological turmoil of such an innocent soul. It was harrowing and transformative, for me, a woman of the 21st century. I pray I did her justice.” The novel, a work of historical fiction, combines parallel occurrences corroborated in Anne’s diary as well as the emergence of fictional characters, particularly Margot’s secret love, Mordechai. Mazal AloufMizrahi relates the significance of including Mordechai in “The Silent Sister”: “Although
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there is no hard evidence Mordechai was a part of Margot’s life, he represents all the hopes of love, romance, and family that surely Margot and every young woman dreamed of—and was never given a chance to experience.” Because there is isn’t much on Margot, the author felt she had a band of poetic elasticity: “I included poetry, since it was well-known that Margot loved to write poetry, and made sure to enumerate the possible reasons for her interest in midwifery, and of course her dream of settling in what was then called “Palestine”—Israel of today.” The novel is not lengthy, but it contains many introspective musings. The following is an excerpt from “The Silent Sister”: Frank sisters once more! Anne let me read another portion from her diary today. She shares with Kitty many of her personal thoughts, as do I. She has a hard time getting along with her roommate, Mr. Pfeffer. She calls him “Mr. Dussel,” which means “idiot”. He is not used to the company of children… Since I am a woman by every measure, I could not continue to sleep in the same room as the dentist. Anne, Mummy and Daddy decided, is still a young girl. We shared a room at first, but once Mr. Pfeffer came into hiding I had to leave. Poor Anne! She’s slowly becoming a young lady, and she shares a room with a grown man! I now sleep near Mummy and Daddy. It is awkward too. It is unnatural to share a room with one’s parents! She became the inevitable roommate… Anne and “Mr. Dussel” don’t get along at all! She writes about his strange habits in her diary… The dentist suspects as much. Anne doesn’t really care because writing to Kitty at this point is her only outlet. Her loneliness is not disregarded or ignored. She probably feels the same way I do, but she reacts differently…It was good to read her thoughts, though. Kitty makes a patient friend, which she needs very much right now. We Frank sisters are more alike than we would care to admit. Hence our diaries! On another matter: the Frank sisters have become spies of the Canal street. We don’t want to admit it, but we watch the men and women on the street and across the canal with too much interest. I am a bit ashamed of this sport, but we cannot help ourselves. We watch the street below before and sometimes after our baths. How much can we study, read, fuss about the house, scratch old stains, and peel half-rotten potatoes? We need entertainment! Our theatre has become the street. Our feature film never repeats itself. We have
ongoing, streaming bits of reel at any moment we desire! It is simply perfect. The “actresses” are neither skinny nor beautiful. Indeed, many are plump and avocado-shaped. The bargeman immediately opposite is now known as “Cornelius the Budge-man,” since he is always shifting loads around the deck and yard. His noisy pet dog I call the “Boo-doo” since he likes to answer nature’s call in hiding spots. Anne likes to refer to his wife as Bloedworst, or Blood Sausage: the woman’s flaming red hair tops her oblong figure, and from far she looks like a packed sausage, especially when she wears her red dress. She seems unkind, and we catch her spanking her son, also redhaired and robust, with a wooden ladle. Creative humor can now take a front seat: Bloedworst Mother chases her son. Son, all too-churlish, begins to empty mussels back to their homeland, the Zeeland. Boo-doo joins the mess. All this happens as Mr. Budge-man is on the street trying to sell yesterday’s catch. Someone points to Son, and Cornelius becomes Cornelius the Red. His anger is palpable, and Churlish Son runs squealing into the house. Commotion soon ensues, and Son is banished from sight. Mother Sausage rushes to the street to continue where her husband left off. The crowd begins to disperse as the Gestapo come on the scene and ruin our few moments of entertainment, filing us all with terror. Sometimes, a reprieve is only that— a reprieve; Anne and I move away from the window, go back to the Hideaway and help Mummy peel potatoes. Perhaps we have been too silly for one day. Perhaps as impressive as the literary effort in itself is what it represents. A young, Sephardic writer was so moved by the story of another young, Jewish woman in a different place, a different culture, and a different century, that she felt compelled to reconstruct her voice, starting from scratch. Would that Jews whose ancestors hail from East and West show as much concern for each other as for “their own kind” of Jews, our community, which is in fact one community, would be much better off. Aside from that, the book is a groundbreaking effort to share the story of the Frank family, who have become a symbol for European Jewry during the Second World War, from a new perspective, albeit one that takes a certain degree of artistic license. To learn more about The Silent Sister, our readers can visit www.thesilentsister.com or they can purchase copies at www.authorhouse.com .
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Parshat Naso: Can Chayn Mean “Charisma?” BY RABBI DR. TZVI HERSH WEINREB I once loved the word. I first heard it when I was introduced to the thought of German sociologist Max Weber. He differentiated between several types of leaders, one of whom had neither specialized expertise nor royal birth, but whose authority rested on the devotion instilled in his followers by the force of his personality. He termed that force of personality "charisma," and he wrote eloquently of the power of charisma and of the great danger charismatic leaders posed to society. ver since then, I have been fascinated by this quality of charisma and have studied the lives of charismatic leaders. In the Bible, Abraham and King David clearly had charisma; Isaac and King Saul, much less so. Closer to our day, both Churchill and Hitler had it, proving that it can equally be used for good and for evil. Harry Truman and Hubert Humphrey, two politicians I admired back in high school, did not have it. And Jack Kennedy had it in spades! What is charisma? Dictionary definitions include "a rare personal quality attributed to
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translation of vichuneka, is not favored by Rashi. Rather, he renders it, "…and He shall grant you chayn" – the quality of grace, of charm, and as I maintain, of charisma. Charisma in the sense of grace is mentioned elsewhere in the Torah as a divine gift. In Exodus 33:19, we come across a somewhat mysterious passage in which God says, "I will bestow chayn upon whomever I bestow chayn." It is almost as if He, somewhat arbitrarily from our human perspective, gives the gift of grace, charm, or charisma to whomever He chooses to give it. This is certainly the implication of the verse, "And Noah found chayn in the eyes of the Lord." (Genesis 6:8). We have all encountered individuals in our own lives who seem to have been blessed with the gift of chayn/charisma. In every high school class, and certainly in my own, there was one fellow who had it. He was the most popular among his peers, excelled academically, and usually had great athletic prowess as well. He was the one chosen by his classmates as "most likely to succeed." But is chayn always a blessing? Is charisma always a positive virtue? Apparently not, for already in Scripture, we find it referred to in negative terms. "Chayn is deceptive (sheker hachayn), and beauty is illusory," reads the verse in Proverbs 31:30, a verse we melodiously recite at the Sabbath table every Friday evening. When I think back to the charismatic youngsters of my high school class and the one preceding it, I cannot help but reflect on their ultimate destinies. One struggled with alcoholism all of his adult life, constantly frustrated because he felt he was not living up to his potential. He died the premature death of a derelict on a New York City skid row. The other settled into a mediocre bureaucratic career, neurotically fearful to use his very real talents lest he be outshone by others. Furthermore, the gift of charisma is often abused. Tyrants too numerous to mention have used their charisma for supreme evil. Adolf Hitler is but the most obvious case in point. Religious leaders as well have all too frequently used their charismatic qualities for fiendish ends. The list of gurus and clergymen who have been guilty of perverse treatment of their followers or even their own children is a shamefully long one. Sadly, it includes spiritual leaders in our own community who have abused their devotees and disciples in vile manners. The Talmud knows of a different kind of charisma entirely, one that is more common and may be even be considered the force which makes for cohesive relationships and societies. Substitute the word "charisma" or "charm" for the word "chayn" in this
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Haftorah Naso (Shoftim 13:2) Around the year 2790 - 971 B.C.E., the Bnai Yisroel were subject to the rule of the Pilishtim. In the year 2810 - 951, Shimshon became the Judge - Shofet of the nation and served his people as both their greatest Tzadik and greatest warrior. This week's Haftorah tells the story of Manoach and his wife, the parents of Shimshon (Shoftim Cap. 13). anoach's wife was barren, and in response to her Tefilos, Hashem sent an Angel, disguised as a man, to tell Manoach's wife of her impending pregnancy. The child would have to be a Nazir from the moment of his conception, and he would grow up to save the Jews from their enemies. Manoach requested from Hashem that the "man" appear a second time, and the Angel appeared a second time. The same instructions were repeated to both Manoach and his wife, after which Manoach invited the "man" to join them for a meal. The "man" refused the invitation but suggested to Manoach that he offer a Korban to Hashem. Manoach did so, and as the flame rose to consume the offering, the "man" entered the flames and disappeared. Manoach and his wife then realized that the "man" was really an Angel, and understood the divine significance of their, yet to be born, child. The connection to our Parsha is the fact that Shimshon was to be a Nazir. The commentaries explain that in contrast to the laws of the Sotah - the accused adulteress, it was the merit of Manoach's wife which brought about the birth of Shimshon. Shimshon is among the most difficult figures in Jewish history to understand. For a comprehensive presentation and explanation see, "Samson's Struggle", by Rabbi Gershon Weiss.
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Talmudic passage: "Rabbi Yochanan said: There are three kinds of chayn: The chayn a city has for those who dwell in it; The chayn a wife has in the eyes of her husband; The chayn an object holds for him who purchased it." (Sotah 47a) Although I was born and bred in Brooklyn, I have lived most of my life in the city of Baltimore. It has charisma; enough so that for me it merits its claim to be "Charm City." My wife radiates charisma to me -- as I hope your spouse does to you, dear reader –
in the sense of charm and dignity and grace. And who does not recall fondly that old "lemon" of an automobile which he or she purchased way back when? We react to the image of that jalopy with nostalgic and sentimental memories of its charm and charisma. So the next time you hear the blessing "May the Lord shine His face upon you and grant you chayn," think of the kind of charisma you personally hope for, and make sure that if you get it, you use it for a blessed purpose. To read more articles and essays by Rabbi Weinreb, visit his blog at www.ou.org/rabbi_weinreb.
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Home Test Tip-Off to a Heart Attack ISRAELI-MADE HOME TEST LETS PEOPLE DETERMINE IF THEIR CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR NAUSEA MEANS THEY'RE HEADING FOR A CARDIAC ARREST. BY DAVID SHAMAH With coronary heart disease today the number one killer in the US, it's no surprise that health authorities are stressing the importance of early detection - which leads to earlier treatment, and can save lives. hile crushing pain in the chest might be easy to recognize as heart trouble, other symptoms like pain in the shoulders or arms, nausea, sweating, shortness of breath, or fatigue, are not. Now an Israeli company could have the solution. Israeli diagnostic company Novamed has developed a new home diagnostics product, SensAheart, that can detect a heart attack medically known as a myocardial infarction - while it is in progress, or even before it takes place. Heart attacks don't just happen instantly they develop over several days, says Dr. Igal Ruvinsky, head of Novamed's R&D department. It's important to get treatment as soon as possible to avoid long-term damage to the heart. But many people suffer mild, or even serious, heart attacks without even realizing what is happening - and often, victims are able to continue to function through a prolonged episode even while in pain. "Either they are unaware of the symptoms, or attribute their pain to something else. You need a quick diagnosis and quick action in these cases," Ruvinsky tells ISRAEL21c. "Our kit lets home users determine whether they need to rush to the hospital, or whether they can rule out a heart attack as the cause of their suffering."
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Works with a single drop of blood In order to test for a heart attack, you need blood - and one of SensAheart's biggest advantages is that it can provide highly accurate results with just one drop of blood. "We test for the presence of troponin, an enzyme that is released at the onset of myocardial infarction, as well as for FABP3 [heart-type fatty acid binding protein], also released when an attack ensues," says Ruvinsky, explaining that during a heart attack the blood and urine levels of FABP rise rapidly. "So by testing for both these markers, we get a very accurate picture of the state of the heart - and whether the patient is already, or is about to, suffer an attack." The blood is analyzed and filtered, and a few minutes later an indicator appears on the window of the analysis kit, telling the patient whether she or he can relax or should rush to the hospital. "There is no other similar test that can be marketed to the home user in this way, because all of them require much more blood for analysis," says Dr. Gavriel Shalmiev, Novamed's vice president and marketing manager. "One drop is enough, because our use of the cardiac markers that indicate a heart situation are much more sensitive. That's part of our product's magic."
Promising clinical results Novamed, which has been producing diagnostic and research tests for a variety of conditions since 1995, has the numbers to
prove its effectiveness. In one study conducted at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, the test gave accurate results for 94 percent of participants, indicating that they indeed were going to suffer a heart attack and thereby catching the problem in its initial stages. SensAheart has been available for purchase since the beginning of the year, and Novamed has already sold thousands of units in Russia and China, where the company chose to market first. Most of the sales so far have been to institutions, but the company plans to market to home users during the coming year. "We are planning to submit the product for [US] FDA approval at some point in the future, once it gets established elsewhere," _______________________________
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Shalmiev says, explaining that Novamed's management wanted to avoid the high expense of preparing for Federal Drug Administration application at the product's initial sales phase. "There are plenty of markets outside the US where this product will sell well." Novamed, located in Jerusalem, has been around for about 15 years and has 60 employees. The company sells about 100 diagnostic products, garnering annual sales of about $10 million. Though it is owned by Riverside-Europe, a worldwide private equity firm, the company is still Israeli through and through. "We have a lot of projects going on," says Shalmiev. "There are a lot of great developments in the pipeline, and we're proud to be able to be doing this work in Jerusalem." REPORT BY ISRAEL21C.COM
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New York Medical College Lukeman Wins NASW Award Joins the Touro College and from National Association of University System Social Workers NYC Chapter New York Medical College (NYMC), one of the nation’s oldest private health sciences universities, officially became part of the Touro College and University System today, creating one of the largest affiliations of medical and health education and biological studies programs under one institutional banner. The Touro College and University System, now including NYMC, will educate approximately 5,300 students in medicine, health, and the biological sciences. gathering was held this morning to announce the completion of the substitution of the sole membership interest in NYMC from the Archdiocese of New York to Touro College. A new board of directors was officially seated today as part of the transfer. The historic occasion was announced at the Bryant Park Grill, overlooking Bryant Park, symbolically significant because it is named for William Cullen Bryant, the 19th century poet and newspaper editor who helped found NYMC in New York City in 1860. Leaders of both institutions saw the event as a bridge between the past and the future as NYMC, which recently celebrated its 150th anniversary, continues to strengthen its legacy by entering the next exciting chapter in its history. “Touro’s goal is to help assure that the illustrious legacy, heritage, and accomplishments of NYMC are secured and that its momentum continues,” said Touro President and CEO Alan Kadish, M.D. “We look forward to a synergy that fuses two of the largest medical institutions in the country and creates one of the broadest arrays of
Adam Lukeman, pictured right, a graduating student at the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, recently was awarded the NASW Student Award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - New York City Chapter. The award was announced at the NASW chapter’s annual meeting held last month in Manhattan, where Mr. Lukeman was an honored guest. He will officially receive the award at the School’s commencement ceremonies scheduled to be held on June 14th.
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“Touro’s goal is to help assure that the illustrious legacy, heritage, and accomplishments of NYMC are secured and that its momentum continues.” _______________________________ health science education programs available anywhere. Together we will serve as a provider of biomedical education, research and education for the allied health professions, both regionally and nationally.” “This affiliation will enhance the training of tomorrow’s medical and health care leaders, and offer them exposure to the benefits of other professional study programs in law, pharmacy, allied health and the humanities,” said Karl P. Adler, M.D., NYMC’s chief executive officer. “This kind of integration exemplifies how medicine and healthcare will be taught and practiced in the future. Joining these two institutions, and harnessing their respective strengths, is how we plan to address the future needs of healthcare delivery.” “Today we celebrate the 150-year-old legacy of NYMC, as well as the culmination of a long-held dream of Touro’s Founding President, Dr. Bernard Lander, who passed away in 2010,” said Dr. Mark Hasten, chairman of Touro’s board of trustees. “Dr. Lander, my cherished partner and friend, set the foundation, vision and philosophy upon
r. Lukeman, who formerly worked as a television producer and cameraman, decided to become a social worker after concluding that the media fails to give adequate attention to pressing social issues facing our world today. After graduation, he plans to combine his social work training with his media expertise to raise public awareness of social issues. In selecting Mr. Lukeman for the award, the NASW relied on the graduate school’s faculty and administration, who identified him as demonstrating exceptional professional commitment, leadership, and dedication to social work values as a social work student. Pictured to Mr. Lukeman’s left is Founding Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work Dr. Steven Huberman. The Graduate School of Social Work’s Master of Social Work program is designed to train clinical social work practitioners to awaken and enliven the innate ability of individuals, families, groups and communities to learn to meet their own needs and sustain their own state of equilibrium, thereby enhancing human well-being. The program meets all academic requirements for both social work licenses: LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
New York Medical College CEO, Dr. Karl Adler (left), and Touro President and CEO Dr. Alan Kadish (right), holding the charter of New York Medical College in front of the statue of William Cullen Bryant, founder of the medical school, as Touro welcomed New York Medical College into the Touro College and University system. which this affiliation agreement rests. His quest to add an outstanding medical research institution to the Touro family began with Touro’s very inception and was unrelenting. Today we celebrate a historic milestone and a realization and triumph of a great visionary leader.” Chartered in 1970 and headquartered in New York City, Touro is America’s largest, not-for-profit, independent institution of higher and professional education under Jewish auspices, now with approximately 19,000 students studying at 32 locations in New York, California, Nevada, and other states, as well as campuses abroad. In addition to a law school, graduate schools in several other disciplines, and an array of undergraduate schools, Touro operates three colleges of osteopathic medicine and two colleges of pharmacy, and offers programs around the country that train students to work in a variety of allied health professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, nursing, physician assistantship, public health, and other areas. NYMC, now located in Valhalla, N.Y., is an independent non-profit institution in suburban Westchester County, 20 miles north of New York City, which enrolls approximately 1,500 students studying for careers in the medical, science and health professions. The university comprises The School of Medicine, conferring the M.D. degree, and two graduate schools—the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and the School of Health Sciences and Practice—which offer degrees or certificates in 39 disciplines. More than 3,000 full-time, part-time and voluntary faculty members enjoy international reputations for their academic, clinical and scientific accomplishments.
Adam Lukeman, pictured right, a graduating student at the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, recently was awarded the NASW Student Award. Touro is a system of Jewish-sponsored non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, and Florida. Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro College Los Angeles, are separately accredited institutions within the Touro College and University system. For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/media/.
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National Security Must Not be an Afterthought in Upcoming Election... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 chaos, like Colombia 25 years ago. Obama contradicted her publicly the next day, not only humiliating Clinton but showing his own blithe unawareness of the danger
posed by our porous borders. Given this background, now is precisely the time to raise people's attention to national security issues in our political debate, insisting candidates address these issues seri-
ously and thoughtfully during the 2012 campaign season. Failure to do so guarantees continuing Obama's woeful approach, with rising dangers in the years ahead.
John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is the author of "Surrender Is Not an Option."
Red Cross, Vatican ‘Helped Thousands of Nazi War Criminals Escape’ ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 The documents – which are discussed in Steinacher’s book Nazis on the run: How Hilter’s henchmen fled justice – are particularly significant in offering an insight into Vatican thinking because its own archives beyond 1939 are still closed. The Vatican has consistently refused to comment on the incidents. Steinacher believes the Vatican's help was based on a hoped-for revival of European Christianity and dread of the Soviet Union. But through the Vatican Refugee Commission, war criminals were knowingly provided with false identities.
The Red Cross, overwhelmed by millions of refugees, relied substantially on Vatican references and the often cursory Allied military checks in issuing travel papers, known as 10.100s. It believed it was primarily helping innocent refugees although correspondence between Red Cross delegations in Genoa, Rome and Geneva shows it was aware Nazis were getting through. "Although the ICRC has publicly apologized, its action went well beyond helping a few people," said Steinacher. Steinacher says the documents indicate
that the Red Cross, mostly in Rome or Genoa, issued at least 120,000 of the 10.100s, and that 90% of ex-Nazis fled via Italy, mostly to Spain, and North and South America – notably Argentina. Former SS members often mixed with genuine refugees and presented themselves as stateless ethnic Germans to gain transit papers. Jews trying to get to Palestine via Italy were sometimes smuggled over the border with escaping Nazis. Steinacher says that individual Red Cross delegations issued war criminals with
10.100s "out of sympathy for individuals … political attitude, or simply because they were overburdened". Stolen documents were also used to whisk Nazis to safety. He said: "They were really in a dilemma. It was difficult. It wanted to get rid of the job. Nobody wanted to do it." The Red Cross refused to comment directly on Steinacher's findings but the organization says on its website: "The ICRC has previously deplored the fact that Eichmann and other Nazi criminals misused its travel documents to cover their tracks."
Terror Suspect Convicted in Failed JFK Bombing Plot... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 under which he was arrested. The associate, Kadir, was arrested on the plane en route to Iran, although Defense Attorney Michael
Hueston argued that there was no evidence to support the claim that Ibrahim recruited Kadir to travel to Iran to get aid for his mis-
sion. "Why doesn't he [Ibrahim] mention it?" Hueston said. "Because it never happened."
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NJ’s Consumer Affairs Dept. Increases Transparency of Charities... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 40 according to the charity’s report. Another 10 percent was spent on management and general costs, and 80 percent was spent on fundraising. • NJ Police Officers Foundation, Lyndhurst, NJ. Of the total $798,000 this New Jersey registered charity spent during its most recent reported fiscal year, 19 percent went to charitable programs, according to the charity’s report. Another 2 percent was spent on management and general costs, and 79 percent was spent on fundraising. • Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation, Schererville, IN. Of the total $1 million this New Jersey registered charity spent during its most recent reported fiscal
year, 36 percent was spent on charitable programs, according to the charity’s report. Another 11 percent was spent on management and general costs, and 53 percent was spent on fundraising. • North Shore Animal League America, Port Washington, NY. Of the total $31 million this New Jersey registered charity spent during its most recent reported fiscal year, 77 percent was spent on charitable programs, according to the charity’s report. Another 4 percent was spent on management and general costs, and 19 percent was spent on fundraising. • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. Of the total $563
million this New Jersey registered charity spent during its most recent reported fiscal year, 95 percent was spent on charitable programs, according to the charity’s report. The remaining 5 percent was spent on management and general costs. No money was spent on fundraising. The State Division of Consumer Affairs encourages New Jersey consumers to learn about a charity before making a donation. For example: • Find out whether the charity is registered in New Jersey, or is exempt from having to register. (Certain religious and educational organizations, and charities whose annual income includes less than $10,000 in public contributions and fundraising, are
exempt from having to register with the State). • Find out how much the charity spent during recent fiscal years on program costs, management costs, and fundraising. • Learn about the charity’s stated mission. • Consumers may obtain information about a charity in several ways. They can ask the charity itself (reputable charities encourage you to do so); visit the charity’s website; or visit the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs’ Charities Registration page at www.NJConsumerAffairs.gov ; or call the Division’s Charities Hotline at 973-504-6215 during regular business hours.
Obama Meets with Jewish Community of Warsaw... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 an update from the Minister of Culture Bogdan Zdrojewski as well as Sigmund Rolat, Chairman of the North American Council for the Jewish Museum, Marion Turski, a survivor and very involved in the museum and Piotr Wislicki, chairman of the society for the Jewish Historical Institute. The president was also given a tour of the site of the future Museum of the History of Polish Jews that is due to open in 2013, by Mr. Marian Turski and Sigmund Rolat. “What a wonderful visit. I’ll have to bring my daughters,” Obama said as he exited the museums construction site. Mr. Sigmund Rolat, Chairman of the North American Concil for the museum, explained to the president that the Museum is the only such museum in the world. “It covers the complete 1,000 year history of the Jewish experience in Poland,” Mr. Rolat said. While the Holocaust is a defining moment in the story of Polish Jewry it is only 6 years, one chapter out of the nine into which the museum will be devided.”
“While the museum is being funded by the Government of Poland the content and exhibits are completely in the control of Jewish historians.” Obama also placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedicated to all unidentified soldiers who have given their lives to Poland in past wars, the monument also has a plaque to those that died n the Warsaw Ghetto. Obama shook hands and chatted warmly with elderly veterans in uniform who had fought Nazi Germany during World War II, including at least one woman. Several of them saluted him. He also greeted younger soldiers and veterans who have served in NATO’s mission in Afghanistan. Later that night the president attended a dinner with Central and Eastern European Union leaders. The Obama emphasized how their experiences with democracy can offer real-life lessons to those seeking freedoms across North Africa and the Middle East, (many of the countries represented had been under Communist rule until 1989).
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The Celebrate Israel Parade Live on TV and Streaming Online... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 white and the dozen floors below those in blue. As if the above preparations were not sufficient cause for excitement among New York’s many Israel supporters, now internet users will be able to watch the Parade live online at www.celebrateisraelparade.org. So anyone stuck out-of-town on June 5th will now be able to participate remotely in all of
the festivities. After the parade, footage will continue to be available for viewing on demand, also at celebrateisraelparade.org. New York’s Celebrate Israel Parade will also be carried live online on Israel’s Reshet Bet (Channel 2). Now, parade participants’ family and friends in Israel will be able to see them heading up Fifth Avenue in celebration of Israel. The parade will be streaming on the following Israeli websites:
MAKO: http://www.mako.co.il YNET: http://www.ynet.co.il This year, everyone will be able to join together in celebration of Israel at the Parade. Televised coverage of the Parade runs from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. If you plan on watching online make sure you account for time zone differences. Parade day kicks off with the Celebrate
Israel Run at 9:00 a.m. in Central Park. For more information please go to http://www.nyrr.org/races/2011/r0605x00.asp.
It ignores the history of Muslim Spain in the Middle Ages, when both Christian and Muslim rulers persecuted Jews and Muslim mobs slaughtered them in pogroms. Needless to say, no Jewish outrages against Christian or Muslim communities have ever taken place on European soil.
With mock solemnity, the document proclaims, “We must never allow antiSemitism…to become respectable in today’s Europe”—as if anti-Semitism, in its modern guise of anti-Zionism, weren’t already perfectly respectable in every corner of Europe.
Those seeking additional information about the day’s festivities can also visit the Celebrate Israel Parade website at http://www.celebrateisraelparade.org or call the JCRC-NY at (212) 983-4800.
Anti-Semitism Isn’t Islamophobia... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 As Clemens Heni, a scholar of German anti-Semitism, has pointed out: “There is no other prejudice or form of racism which you can compare to anti-Semitism. If you look at Islam today, there is a (reason for) Islamophobia because Jihadists say, ‘We want to kill the unbelievers.’ Jews never said that.” Those who equate legitimate fears of Islamist extremism with anti-Semitism, he argues, clearly “didn’t learn the lesson [of] the Holocaust. They are even downplaying the Holocaust itself.” According to the declaration, “Jews and Muslims live side-by-side in every European country and our two communities are important components of Europe’s religious, cultural and social tapestry.” The document fails
to mention that those Jews who live “side-byside” with Muslims are in danger of being harassed, beaten, or even tortured to death, as was Ilan Halimi of France. The declaration commits an outrage against history by equating the Jewish experience in Europe with the Muslim experience in Europe, even though Jews have been living as a persecuted minority on the continent for more than a thousand years while most Muslims only arrived in large numbers after World War II. The declaration lumps together the Shoah (Holocaust), the slaughter of six million Jews, with the mass killings of some thousands of Muslims in Bosnia during the 1990s.
Shavuot and Yom Yerushalayim... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 could be like everybody else! So, I would like to wish everyone reading this a happy Yom Yerushalayim. And by all means, enjoy this weekend’s Celebrate Israel Parade (even those outside Manhattan can watch, for the first time this year, live on TV or online via webcast). But I would also like to take this opportunity to urge my brothers and sisters, particularly those who haven’t given much thought to it in the past, to explore your spiritual heritage as well! Yom Yerushalayim is only important if Shavuot is important. If the latter is merely an historical curiosity, the former is just an excuse to throw a barbecue. If, on the other hand, we truly embrace the Torah, which is the hallmark of Jewish identity, that unites us from our inception as a nation at Mt. Sinai, then the Reunification of Jerusalem, the Holy City, takes on new meaning as well. May we
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NJ’s Consumer Affairs Dept. Increases Transparency of Charities PUBLISHES SPENDING INFORMATION ON TOP 10 MOST INQUIRED-ABOUT CHARITIES During its most recent reported fiscal year, only 10 percent of the money spent by the Garden State Law Enforcement Officers Foundation, a New Jersey registered charity based in Tennent, funded charitable programs. The remaining 90 percent was spent on fundraising, management, and general costs, according to information the charity reported to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. y contrast, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, also registered to solicit in New Jersey, spent 95 percent of funds during its most recent reported fiscal year on charitable programs, and just 5 percent on management and general costs, according to information the charity reported. How does your favorite charity use your donation dollars? In its ongoing effort to encourage consumers to investigate before you donate, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs last week released its second bimonthly list of New Jersey’s Top 10 Most Inquired-About Charities. “In highlighting this information, we’re not expressing any judgments or endorsements for or against any specific charity,” Thomas R. Calcagni, Acting Director of the State Division of Consumer Affairs, said. “But we are making the point, that not all charitable organizations spend your donation dollars in ways you may expect.” Calcagni noted that potential donors are rarely aware that certain organizations spend the bulk of donated dollars on fundraising efforts and dedicate relatively little to charitable pursuits. “Consumers should not be kept in the dark when it comes to how their charitable donations are spent,” said Calcagni. “By shedding light on how charities are spending the money they collect, we’re empowering consumers to make better-informed donation decisions.” The report is drawn from consumers’ calls to the Division’s Charities Registration Hotline, 973-504-6215. The list announced
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today provides information on the 10 charities most often asked about by consumers who called the Hotline in March and April 2011. The number of inquiries is not an indicator that any given charity is “good” or “bad,” but may indicate the charity solicited donations or held a campaign drive during the recent months. The Top 10 Most Inquired-About Charities list can be found at NJConsumerAffairs.gov/charity/chardir.htm. The list includes a pie chart for each charity, showing how much the organization reported spending on charitable programs, on fundraising, and on management fees as reported to the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs in each charity’s most recent registration renewal and financial reports. Some highlights of the new Top 10 list: • Garden State Law Enforcement Officers Foundation, Tennent NJ. Of the $224,000 this New Jersey registered charity spent during its most recent reported fiscal year, 10 percent funded charitable programs,
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Out-of-State E-Z Pass to Get 34% Toll Hike It used to be that New Yorkers would go to New Jersey for cheap gas and lower sales tax but now it will cost travelers an additional 34% on all NJ tolls when they use NY E-ZPass. ut-of-state E-ZPass users will be stripped of an off-peak discount in the Garden State starting July 1—which essentially amounts to a 34 percent toll hike. The toll increases will apply to anyone with an E-ZPass tag issued outside New
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BROOKLYN RABBI LEADS CHESED MISSION TO ISRAEL A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT BY SARA BIBI
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“This trip is amazing as well as exhausting, but it truly brings out the best in everyone, shows us how extremely blessed we all are, makes you feel good about yourself and proves how anyone and everyone can make a difference.”
This sentiment was clearly felt by all the fortunate people who had joined Rabbi and Mrs. Naftali Besser to Israel on their 3rd Annual Couples Chesed Mission. The trip lasted four days, during which participants completely immersed themselves in acts of kindness from morning until night. It was a most remarkable and unique experience. e were a group of about 25 couples who all knew each other but were, for the most part, just acquaintances. However, after bonding through chesed, it felt as if we had been the best of friends for years! Program participant Renee Menashe said it perfectly: "Every year I'm amazed at how I can feel so close to people after spending only a few days together. You
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Rabbi and Mrs. Naftali Besser’s group in Israel on their 3rd Annual Couples Chesed Mission.
Jeanette Bibi and Bobby Tawil at a daycare center in Hebron. are all very special people and I feel proud to call you my family.” Rabbi Besser’s group were welcomed with open arms by Jack Sasson(whose son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Amy, were taking part in the trip to Israel), owner of the five-star Inbal Hotel. The Sassons proved to be very gracious hosts, and as a send-off at the end of our all-too-brief
At Keren Or, we danced with children who were deaf, blind and handicapped. At Hadaasah and Schneiders hospital, we delivered gifts to children with cancer and other irreversible diseases, putting priceless smiles on their faces, and on the faces of their family members. We traveled in a bulletproof bus to Hebron, simply to boost the morale of our soldiers, who are constantly putting their lives on the line to defend our precious country. We bonded with the young chayalim, and got an inside look of what they go through on a daily basis. It was disheartening to hear that some were not aware that we pray for them every day. We met and consoled the grandfather of the Fogel family, who were mercilessly murdered by Arab terrorists. At the Kaleidescope Soup Kitchen, we helped cook and serve food to our fellow Jews who are not as fortunate as we are.
Jimmy Haddad with one of our brave chayalim. Israeli sojourn, Jack hosted a wonderful poolside barbecue. We were truly blessed to be able to perform our mission of chesed while being treated to such luxurious accommodations. As for the mission itself, the group visited hospitals, centers for special-needs children, army bases, orphanages, soup kitchens and more. The following is an attempt to recount the trips highlights for our readers: At Aleh, we danced and did art projects with children suffering from severe medical conditions. At Shalva, we received our own private concert from the developmentally disabled children, which was uplifting, to say the very least.
At the Ethiopian daycare center.
We also helped to support the senior citizens of our country by visiting Yad Lekashish, a non-profit organization that provides creative work opportunities to the needy elderly. We sat for dinner with children, some of who were abandoned by their own families, in two orphanages: The Achuzat Sarah Children’s Home and Beit Elezraki Orphanage. Carlos Zalta found the orphanages to be most challenging stop on our tour. “While each and every place we visited was noteworthy and inspiring in its own way, the two places that really hit home were the two orphanages. My mind and my soul are still trying to process the idea of the rejection and neglecting of children. Did I know it existed on many levels? Yes, of course. But witnessing it firsthand took me to an entirely different and difficult place in my psyche, something I will never forget as long as I live," he says. Ironically, through all this "giving", we were the ones who had ultimately gained. We gained a greater appreciation for our lives,
the world and has been exposed to much more than your average, sheltered American. Another member of our group, Adelaide Khezri, was deeply moved by the trip. In the beginning, she explains, “I was worried that my Hebrew wasn't strong enough, that I wouldn't know what to say or do, but,” she says “if you approach with love instead of pity and just show that you care, the connection is formed. This trip is amazing as well as exhausting, but it truly brings out the best in everyone, shows us how extremely blessed we all are, makes you feel good about yourself and proves how anyone and everyone can make a difference.” I know that, from this trip, my life has been enriched in so many ways. I feel truly blessed to have been a part of such an experience. I thank Rabbi Besser and his beauti-
Volunteering at the Kaleidoscope Soup Kitchen.
Elliot Tawil at the Childrens Hospital. seeing things in a whole new light. We learned that every day is a gift when we can get out of our beds all by ourselves, walk, talk, hear, see and think. We learned that angels do reside on earth as well as in the sky, for they are the people who organize, run and volunteer at these amazing facilities. We learned that the human spirit is unbreakable and capable of amazing things. I find myself wondering how the sick, the poor, and the handicap can smile. How? We get upset from the most petty and ridiculous things and yet these unfortunate souls find a reason to smile through their misery. Rabbi Besser’s mission to Israel is a life altering experience; one that I recommended for each and every person reading this. It is a dose of reality that everyone needs to see and feel. My husband Ruby felt that this was the most "real” experience he has ever had, despite the fact that he's traveled all around
ful wife, for their amazing insight and unrelenting energy. For without them, this trip would never have come to fruition. To the others who joined me on this mission, you are all now considered an extended part of my family. The emotions we shared were so free of pretense and so real, that we had truly gained a deeper connection to one another through sharing them. We concluded that the souls of the poor—the sick, the abused, neglected, the terminally ill, and the handicapped—are the most special souls who provide for us opportunities to do mitzvot. May Hashem grant them the strength and courage to live their lives to the fullest potential. For it is because of these special souls, that we were given the opportunity to have reached another level of spirituality and closeness to Hashem. As much as I have said in this article, the truth of the matter is that there really are no words. This is one instance where the expression "actions speak louder than words" bears its true meaning. So get involved. You don't have to travel to Israel to do chesed; there are endless opportunities in our own back yard. Eventually you will realize that the best gift one can ever get, is simply learning how to give.
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40 Journalists from Around the World to Cover the Israeli Opera Festival
Following the huge success of the first Masada Opera Festival in which the Israeli Opera presented Verdi's Nabucco by the Mountain of Masada last June, Hanna Munitz, General Director of the Israeli Opera, announced the program for the expanded Masada Opera festival which will now take place in Jerusalem. Approximately 40 journalists from 10 countries around the world will arrive in Israel at the end of this week as guests of the Tourism Ministry to cover the performance of Aida at Masada, as part of the 2011 Israeli Opera Festival at Masada and Jerusalem. This grandiose and spectacular artistic production at the foot of Masada offers a unique opportunity for journalists to cover a world-class operatic production alongside coverage of the Dead Sea region and the Masada site. In addition, about 100 Israel-based foreign journalists will also cover the festival for their media outlets. uest journalists include, among others, magazine editors, columnists and senior journalists from daily papers and magazines specializing in the arts and leisure, tourism and music. During the course of their stay in Israel, they will also tour Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the Dead Sea areas, as well as view additional performances in the Dead Sea and Jerusalem within the framework of the festival. Last year, a similar number of foreign
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journalists covered the first Israeli Opera Festival with the opera Nabucco staged at the foot of Masada. The positive coverage provided another aspect to Israeli tourism and culture, presenting an additional touring option that combines world-class culture with touring in Israel. The Tourism Ministry, together with the Israeli Opera, continues to position the opera Aida as a cultural event of the highest international standards. Due to the success of the first Israeli Opera Festival, the Tourism Ministry has increased its international marketing activities this year to support Aida. The ministry has invested NIS 1.2 million in advertising cultural events, of which NIS 700,000 is spent on dedicated advertising campaigns around the world and about NIS 500,000 in specialist opera and classical music media. Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov: “The Tourism Ministry works to promote niche tourism to Israel, including, among others, culture, sport, wine, bird-watching, gourmet and others. In 2010, Israel recorded a record in the number of incoming tourists 3.45 million visitors.�
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Israeli Judoka Snubbed by Egyptian Rival Judoka Arik Ze'evi secured a second medal for Israel in Moscow's Judo Grand Slam on Sunday, after Yarden Gerbi won a bronze medal on Saturday. e'evi, who competed in the -100kg category, picked a gold medal in the final against France's Cyrille Maret, who is ranked 25th in the world and even won the recent Judo World Cup in Warsaw. He beat his rival three second before the end of the match with a wazari which turned into an ippon and gave him the gold. The Israeli judoka won $5,000 and 3,000 points, which bring him very close to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Ze'evi began his day by beating his young Belarusian rival with an ippon, one minute and 46 seconds into the fight. In the final 16, Ze'evi was faced by Abdurakhmonov Mukhamadmurod of Tajikistan. Five minutes into the fight, the scoreboard pointed to a yuko in favor of the Israeli, which was enough to send him to the quarter-final against Egypt's Darwish, who is ranked eighth in the world. The fight saw each side using his own tactics to overcome the rival. Forty second before the end of the match, Ze'evi managed to score a yuko and win.
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The drama began at the end of the fight, when the referee signaled a handshake between the contestants. But Darwish ignored the order and began leaving. Several moments later, after repeated requests, the Egyptian walked to the center of the mattress, bowed to the referee and left. In the semi-final, Ze'evi beat Kazakhstan's Maxim Rakov, the world champion, with an ippon in one of his greatest achievements so far.
Israeli NBA Star Returns Home and Tours Charity Center
acramento Kings small forward Omri Casspi – the first Israeli to play in the NBA – returned home to Israel last week, spending time in the central city of Lod to tour the Yad B’Yad social service agency. Yad B’Yad runs a variety of programs for needy Israelis, including an annual school supplies and backpack drive.
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Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman, left, shows Sacramento Kings small forward Omri Casspi pictures of the social service agency Yad B’Yad’s operations. While at the rabbi’s office, Casspi, the first Israeli to plan in the NBA, donned tefillin.
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REAL ESTATE 2021 Midwood: For sale, 1 family, 4 bedrooms detached. 40x100 lot Bedford Ave. BY OWNER. No Brokers. Please call JOYCE 917-721-3438
Open House 3/20 2147 59th st btwn. 1+3 Fully detach brick Owner motivated Joseph 917-613-1443
2020
2020 Midwood: $695,000 Great 3BR semi, DR, 2bth, 113 lot. Neuhaus Realty 718-979-3400 www.neuhausrealty.com
Brooklyn/Midwood: 1 Fam house. 3 bdrm, 1.5 bth, LR, DR, EIK. Near Ocean Ave & Ave M. $1900 + Gas & electric. Call 718-894-7728
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
2040
BROOKLYN
2020
East 23rd St/ Ave S: Beautiful, 1 fam det 3 BR, near shuls, By owner, No brokers. $750K. OBO Must sell. Call 305-751-0412
2040 Kings Hwy/ E 9th: 2nd Flr, corner building, 18 x 24. 750sf, c/9 $1800. Also 18x24 430sf $1,000. Izzy 917-533-7889
2020
Boro Park: 12th Ave + 42nd Street: Double garage for rent, for storage only. $300 per month. Call 917-593-0707 9050
East 20’s/ M&M: 1 Family detached 40x100, finished attic, private drive. Nice block, great neighbors. 917-863-4708 2020
CROWN HEIGHTS New York State Public Auction JUNE 22, 2011 Min Bid $700,000 836 Prospect Place, Crown Heights 3200 SF 3 story residence 5 bdrs, 2 bths, 2 car garage fenced yard OPEN HOUSES May 4 & 24, June 9th 11:00am to 2pm Also available at auction Camp Gabriels in the Adirondacks, Schenectady Armory, Schenectady house FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. NYS OFFICE GENERAL SERVICES 518-474-2195 www.ogs.state.ny.us 2020
SEAGATE: Beautiful 2 family, new construction, semi detached house. Private drive. 3 BRs/ 1 BR terrace. Full basement. Ask $759K Call agent 718-680-9633
2020 Bedford Ave/ Near Madison HS: 2 fam, large LR, DR, EIK, den, finished basement, private drive. 3 gar with full multiple unit above. Rouff Realty. 718-945-3362
Midwood: 1325 East 29th St, Stylish 3 BR, colonial with both classic and contemporary updates. Large rooms at a spacious interior. Accentuate this lovely home. Close to all shopping and houses of worship. Century 21 Amiable 718-479-5600
Marine Park: 3807 Avenue R. East 38/Ryder OPEN HOUSE SUN 4/17 2-5 PM, detached private driveway, yard, 4BR, 1 bath, 1800sf. $589K 646-732-6620 Fisk Terrace: OPEN HOUSE: Sun, March 6th 2:00 – 3:30pm 807 East 19th Street $910,000 #583 853 East 18th Street. $850,000 #586 www.MaryKayG.com 718-282-3141 2020
Midwood: 1325 East 29th St, Stylish, 3 BR colonial with both classical & Contemporary updates. Large rooms at a spacious interior. Accentuate this lovely home. Close to all shopping & houses of worship. Century 21 AMIABLE 718-479-5600 2020
DITMAS PK, FISKE TERRACE
VERY LRG VICTORIAN HOME ON BEST STREET. WPAR-AROUND PORCH, EIK, 7BRS, 4 BTHS, PVT DRV. NEEDS SOME UPDATING. IT'S A WONDERFUL HOME. JUST RED $999K.
CALL JEANNE AT HOUSE-N-KEY REALTY
718-921-0500 718-7483741
2040 BORO PARK 42nd Streer/12th ave double car garage. rent for storage only. $300/mo. call owner 917-593-0707
2020
2020 Midwood: OPEN HOUSE Sunday 10/17, 2-4:30pm, 1503 East 22nd St. Detached 1 family with office, 5 BR, 3 bth, kosher kitchen, parking broker 917-912-8669
East 7th Street/ Ave T: Modern elevator building, 1 BR, windowed kitchen and bath, low floor, shabbot entrance, price $189K. Call owner 917-751-7974
2020
2020
2020
2040 Boro Park: 1000 – 3000sqft, beautiful space. Serious inquiries only. Please call management. 718-855-2000 or 845-270-1213
2050 PRE-SCHOOL FOR SALE: Marine Park area. Amazing opportunity. Licensed, equipped, all set to go for this year. Call today 201-898-8977 2020 Marine Park: Low East 30’s S/D, 1 farm, 3 BR duplex, master bath, full DR, full DR, Kosher EIK, finished bsmt w/full bath, C/A Mic, no brokers. 718-637-1386 2020:Midwood/ Marine Park. Ultra modern s/det brk, fin bsmt, 3BR duplex, $735K. Legal 2F. 917-748-7780 bkr
Ave L/ E.32: Excellent condition, 3 BR, 1 ¾ baths, modern kitchen, LR, DR, fin bsmt, gar, new vinyl siding, all Anderson windows. Asking $510K. Call James 718-938-3326
OCEAN PKWY & CHURCH AVE: Medical space y owner. From 500sf to 400sf. Rent from $1000/mo 718-338-6300 artesq@gmail.com Brokers Welcome 2040
2040 SCHOOL SPACE: 4 large bright clsrms plus gym plus offices. Ave I & Coney Island Ave. Avail September. Call Alice 718-377-4400 or Mr. Weiss 917-301-2898
PARK 58TH STREET/ NEW UTRECHT AVE 2 story frame plus basement and lot 20x60 plus 20 x 22 total 40 x 62 Asking 699K 4 SEASONS RE 718-238-8222 Avenue U/East 4th St: Concession space available together with Love to Dress, behind Coquette Kids. Call owner: 917-913-0000
-OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY 12-2PM Midwood 1385: E 2nd, 2 Fam + Fin Bsmt, 3 kitchs & 3 baths. Madison 1432E 2nd, 1 fam det 3BR Duplex. 33x100. Madison 1640 Madison Place. Det Brick 5 BRs, 3 bths, 38x100 Lot. Century 21 SAVALOT 718-336-1144 2020
2020 Boro Park: 2305 12th Ave, open house, every Sun 3-5pm. Asking 1.369M or best offer. 5-2BR apts at $1250/mo + Store @ 1700/mo. Please Call: 347-554-8282
CANARSIE, 1 FAMILY 30X100. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONALS, INVESTORS OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SEMI COMMERCIAL STREET. 347-260-7838
Marine Park: detached rare extra, 2 family, 3 BR, $695K. Midwood: Semi Detached. 3 BR, 2 bth, $415K. 514 Ocean Pkwy: Co-op, 1BR, $165K. Call Robert 917-399-6374 or 718-646-3600 Coldwell Banker. Mid plaza
2040
EAST, NY: Kid Kelly boxing gym space available for karate, yoga, aerobics or fitness class. Call 718-495-5710 or 917-589-6568 2040
New cubicle space in the heart of Boro Park. 2nd floor officw with 4 cubicles, each comes with internet, telephone and all util incl. Fax & copier avail on per use basis. Bath & kitchenette available As well. $350/mo 212-400-7934 ext703 2040
9080 Williamsburg: 5000sqft warehouse for rent on Spencer Street between Park and Myrtle Avenue, suitable for school, shul/retail/ warehouse. Please call: 718-998-2767
Ave U/ East 7th: Renovated approxiametly 350 sf, storefront, prime location. Ideal for professional office or small store. 718-938-9899 2040
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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2040
GRAVESEND: New const 1000sf, full bth, adjacent to physical therapy ofc, ideal for medical. 718-382-8881 2040
Psychiatrist seeks office sublet for Wednesdays in Boro Park. Private waiting area necessary. Call 516-330-9776
2040
2020
2020 EAST NY, BROOKLYN: Large 2 Family Brick, semi quiet block, needs work. Asking low $3K 646-753-1400
2040 VIDEO CONFERENCE ROOM available for daily and/or weekly rentals. 26 Court St. Downtown Brooklyn. Joe Schacter 646-529-3632
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 2040
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
Educational & profl space for rent. 4 Classrooms, 2 offices & use of gym. Corn Ave I / Coney Isl Ave. Bus stop on corn. For info call Alice 718-377-4400 or Mr. Weiss 917-301-2898
2040
2040 Williamsburg: Beautiful office for rent. 1,200sqft. Ready to move-in. Price Negotiate. Call 917-250-4899
BROOKLYN Boro Park: 18th Ave/ 54th St: WAREHOUSE / Retail space for lease / rent. 7,000 sq ft. Building For sale. Call owner: 917-440-7280
2050
ESTABLISHED Daycare: FOR SALE. Great Opportunity! Call 718-339-0755 or 718-677-7028 2050
PIZZA SHOP: For Sale in Midwood, Brooklyn. By owner. Call 718-253-1896 or 347-522-8896 2050
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
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
Rare opportunity! Motel for sale. 40 large rooms with kitchens. Ideal for yeshiva or institution. Call 917-365-2037
2050
BUSINESS FOR SALE: TRENDY WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE. Brooklyn. Great location. Very busy. Near nail salon. Established clientele. Fully equipped. Must sell – Moving out of state. Great price! Call owner: 347-424-7460 or 718-513-6664
2050 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST 9TH ST 2nd floor coner office space for rent new c/a 18x42, 750 sf, $1800. Also 18x24 430 sf $1000 Izzy 917-533-7889
Boro Park: Hi 30’s for sale by owner, corner building. 1 story, 80x85 lot. 1.5M Call: 347-424-1500 Lv Msg
2050
2050 Brooklyn warehouse for lease by owner. Ground flr, loading docks for three 50ft trucks. High ceilings, brick bldg, 24 hr surveillance, pvt entr, plenty of parking space, minyan in bldg. Exceptional oppty 3,100 sf $3000 or 2,000sf $2500. Free heat! Free electric! Tenant must build own office inside space. Price is not negotiable! Only serious enquiries please. Contact: 718-940-1597 2050 Rare Oppty! Motel for sale, 40 large rooms with kitckens. Ideal for Yeshiva or institution. Call 917-365-2037
Bankruptcy Auction Sale MYC & ASSOCIATES, INC. US BANKCRUPTCY COURT, EDNY RE: 1210 UTICA AVENUE REALTY CORP. CASE NO 07-42474 (ESS) SELL THURS DEC 9 @ 11 AM AT THE PROPERTIES. COMM’L PROPERTY + VACANT LOT KNOWN AS 1084-1090E 92ND ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11236 BLOCK 8160, LOTS 79 & 81. RICHARD E. O’CONNELL, CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE. FOR QUESTIONS & COMPLETE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE. PLEASE CONTACT MARC P. YAVERBAUM. VICTOR M MONEYPENNY, AUCTIONEER, DCA 1243694. 347-273-1257 myccorp.com 2050
Boro Park, 13th Ave: Top location, professional offices for rent. 2000sf and 1400sf for rent, elevator building and parking. 718-438-3736
2050
Williamsburg: Heart of 111 Lee Avenue: Bts Keap and Hooper. ALSO doctor’s office wanted. Call 917-335-6001
2050
2050 Boro Park: Beautiful office/warehouse avail. 1,000-12,000sf. Also 28,000sf avail on ground flr. 12 ft hi ceil. Sep entrance optional. Call 845-270-1213 or 718-855-2000 2050 East Flatbush. 2 Family plus store. Store vacant. $70 OBO. Call 917-803-8702
2035
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2050
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
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) 2035 Bergen Beach: 6.5 rooms, 3 BRS, 1.5 bths, good condition. $1600 utilities not included. 718-238-6381 or 917-968-5684 2035 Sheepshead Bay: Newly renovated 3BR, Duplex house, front and Back porch, LR, DR, EIK all Applncs. Private parking Included. Curtis 516-316-8658
Apartment For Rent 2010
BROOKLYN Sheepshead Bay: 4.5 room apt in 2 family house. No washer/dryer/ no smoking/ no pets. $1400/mo 718-648-0466 Lv Message
2010
Ave T , West 4th St: House for rent. Upstairs + Downstairs. 2 BR, 2 bth. Newly renovated, nr trans (F+N Trains). Backyard & driveway (backyard parking avail) also near shopping. $3000/mo. Call owner 718-266-0496 2010
2010 Georgetown: 1 BR apt, new kitchen, new windows. Parquet floors. $1200 Call owner. 917-412-5184 or 718-306-2582 2010 Ave X/ E 7th: 1 BR apt, EIK, close to beach, Q + F train + express bus, refrigerator, brand new stove. Mint condition private house asking $950/mo 718-332-2849 2010 Georgetown: 1 BR for rent, newly renovated and furnished excellent condition. Good location near transportation shopping and more short/long term avail. Call 917-696-0000
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
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
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.
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
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
2010 DUMBO 133 Water Street, Brooklyn NY. 2BRs, 2 bths $4000. Huge studio $2600 per month. Exc loc, lux bldg. Owner Sherry. Many amenities 516-395-3017 or 718-523-9700
Brooklyn Room Furn: TEMPORARY LODGING MOSSAIC SUITES. Fully serviced – Internet. As low as $65 Daily, $385 Weekly 718-972-4377 2010
2010 Ave L/ E18th: Beautiful 1BR, MIC, East 13th/ J&K, 1 BR apt, Ocean Ave/ Ave J. Studio apt. Call owner 718-236-3199 NO FEE.
2010 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
2010 Boro Park: 54th St/ 16th Ave, 2 BR furn bsmt, full kitchen, 1.5 bth $1150/mo negotiable. W/D avail. Call 732-901-8947 2010 Brooklyn, 60th Street: Bet 8th + 9th Ave. 1 BR, 2nd flr, totally renov, close to N train. $1100/mo 718-600-6317
2010 Marine Park: 1 BR apt $1050/mo. Call 212-752-2070 Ext 321 M-F 9-5
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
3000
2010
2010 Kensington: 3 BR, 1.5bths heat incl, 2 flights up, balcony, 3rd flr, private brick house. Reasonable. Shomer shabbos. 718-972-3473
East 2nd/Aves N+O: Garage for rent. Good for 1 car. Shomer Shabbos. 718-614-9233 or 718-627-6155
2010
QUEENS/BRONX NEW BRONX BAKERY FOR SALE. Close to precinct, 3 schls in immediate area. Fully optional, most equip new. Asking $110K 646-496-7885 3000
Machpelah Cemetery: RIDGEWOOD QUEENS: Two cemetery plots. Price $1,000 each including perpetual care. Call 732-657-7120 9050
2010 East 68th Street: 3 BR duplex apt $1800/mo includes parking, heat and gas. Call 947-412-5184
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REAL ESTATE 3000 STORE FOR SALE, 10,000sq ft in Bronx, NY corner of Pelhalm PKWY and White Plains Rd. Two entrances, Very busy location. Unbelievable rent. Contact Alex 917-957-4313
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
1060 MIDWOOD 2 spacious and modern coops. East 8th Street. 1 BR $165K. Maint $545. 1170 Ocean Pkwy 2BR, $215K Maint, $1,000. Dave owner 718-336-2021 2060 OPEN HOUSE – 3133 Rochambeau Ave : Saturday and Sunday. 11am -2pm Great renovations, clea and new fixtures. Near Bronx Botanical Garden, Montifore hospital. – 1 Bedroom - $900-$1100 PAUL 917-659-4255
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
Kew Garden Hills: One of a kind. West of Main Street. Semi-det. 23x100 lot. 4 BRS, LR with fireplace, charm circle. Call Vera. Coldwell Banker. 917-853-5455 3020
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
1060
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
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
QUEENS/BRONX Fresh Meadows: 71-44 160th Street: Condos for rent 1-2 BR duplex, 2 bth, LR, DR, EIK, extended backyard large recreation area $1800/mo. No pets/ 2-1BR, 2 bth with porch$1300/mo, no pets. Call owner 718-810-0001 or 617-304-9050. Both Avail Feb 1st
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 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
2080
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
FRESH MEADOWS: SPAC 3BR, 1.5 BATH, MOD KIT, 2ND FLR, WASHER/DRYER. NR SHOPS & TRANS. CALL 917-687-9928
3060
QUEENS/BRONX *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
Retail space for rent/Queens Laurelton Merrick Blvd, 2000 sq ft for rent, 6000 sq ft air space available. Call owner 917-750-0966 3060 LIC Warehouse Bldg for sale. 4100sf, overhead door, hi ceilings. Additional development rights. $1.3M MSparks@ergpa.com 646-253-0904
Apartment For Sale 2060
QUEENS/BRONX Kew Garden Hills: 3BR co-op with attic. Prime location, Motivated seller. $250,000 908-998-4992
2060
2080 Forest Hills: 2 BR, newly renov, dishwasher, 2nd flr, newly carpeted, very private and quiet. Express bus to Manhattan. Owner 347-545-2665
Main St/ 70 Ave: 2 BR apt, good condition, EIK, 2nd flr, no smoking, no pets. Avail immediately. 718-757-4433 -After 5pm 2080
Washington Heights: Easy access to transportation, next to Ft. Truimph Park. Internet access, 6 months only, no couples, Women only. 1 BR room for rent. Call 646-305-7678
2080
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
House
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For Sale
QUEENS/BRONX Kew Garden Hills One of a kind. West of main street (bold) semi detached 23 x 100 lot 4BR, LR with fireplace, charm circle. Call Vera Coldwell Banker 917-853-5455
3020
House For Rent
5065
LONG ISLAND FAR ROCKAWAY: 1 + 2 BR apts, some with balconies, new kichens, closets, 24 Hour doorman, security cameras. Walk to all trains. Call Sherr @ Weissman RE 516-791-6100 or 516-297-7995
5065
North Woodmere: All new 2 BR apt heat & electric included. Shomer shabbot. Close to Shuls and shops. 917-642-7879 Shay
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 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 5000
Woodmere: C/H col on ABC St. 6BR, 5 full bths, full kosher kitch, wood floors throughout, full finished basement with BR. Total house Renovation in 2004. Call 516-640-8646
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 5065 Central Islip/ Hauppauge: LG 1 BR ground floor, no pets/cats, W/D, AC, near NR, RR, exit 57, LIE, 1200/mo+ Security deposit. Includes gas/heat/water. Owner 631-757-6959
Amagensett Dunes 400 feet to ocean beach Access. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. AC. Labor Day. $50, 000 or avail monthly. Call: 631-655-9319 5065 Central Islip/ Hauppange: Large, 1BR, grand floor, no pets/cats. W/D, A/C near trans, exit57 LIE, 1200/mo + security deposit includes gas/ heat/ water. Quiet building, retirees. Serious inquiries only. Call owner 631-757-6959
5080 GARDEN CITY: 3000+ sqft, high traffic area, priv parking, retail, prof/ w wrhse will divide, 20ft ceiling. OHD Will partner with doctor For urgent care centert. 631-404-9845
5080 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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Rent
6000
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 Atlantic Beach 2BR, 1.5 bth Condo, Patio CAC Walk to Private Beach, Boardwalk + Temple Private parking, Low Main. $399K 516-596-7305
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5065
5065 Far Rockaway: 2BR, 1st FL, porch & patio, own thermostat, near shuls & schools. Avail Nov 15th. 516-643-9204
5080 CEDARHURST: BUILDING FOR SALE on CENTRAL AVENUE. 2 Story plus basement. 516-568-2170 – Owner
LONG ISLAND 5070 GREAT NECK land for sale, 3 res lots on wooded pvt cul-de-sac. Builders/ principals only. 516-443-2700
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
5080
SUFFOLK / L.I. House
For Sale
5040
LONG ISLAND Hewlett: 4 BR cape, beautiful wood floors, EIK, large finished basement. 1 block from Yeshiva. Walk to train and town. Sale $299K or for rent. 347-539-7332 or 718-938-4517. 5040
Lynbrook, NY: House for sale, 4 BR, 2bth, LR, DR, EIK, great location. Reasonably priced, call owner. 516-945-5268
5040
5040 Lawrence: Elegant Center Hall Colonial set back on 1/3 ACRE PRIME LOCATION, all shuls, LIRR, 12 rooms, 5 BR, 3.5 bth. Oversized BR, 3 walk-ins, fireplace, FDR, Pesach kit, circular driveway, maid’s room. Sunroom, decks, All systems. Central Air; Many more features. Email: elegantcolonial@hotmail.com Call 718-974-6766
5040 SOUTHAMPTON: 3BR/2BA: Cottage By The Sea. Across the street from pvt beach, contemp, fplc, 2 car gar. Large 2nd story deck on treed ½ acre. Low taxes, 3 zone heat. Ask $769,000 Pete 631-283-5499
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
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 5040
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
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
5060 Cedarhurst: 4BR, duplex apt, private laundry, kitchen, closets galore plus LR, DR. Unlimited parking. Garage/ backyard. Avail Jan 1st. Call 516-996-1955
House
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STATEN ISLAND 4020 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
Apartment For Sale 3080
1000-STAPLETON Applications for the waiting list for rental units in Staten Island will be available to families with limited income, based on section 8 qualifications, beginning on April 19th 2010, call between 10am & 3pm 516-466-6527 Ext15&/26
Apartment For Rent 3065
STATEN ISLAND Staten Island-Condo for sale 2 bedroom, 1 bth condo, Rossville, bottom Floor, corner unit, central air, eat-in kitchen, living room, washer, dryer, pool, tennis court, parking space, $189k 917-693-8239
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STATEN ISLAND (New Dorp) 2000 sq ft office space. Near train.Convenient to all. Pat 646-369-9457 Port Richmond-3 office suites w/reception area. All brand new, fully renovated C/A. full bsmt 2,700ft w/dual bthrms, new carpet. Please call: 347-424-7809
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NY STATE Liberty, NY – 2 – Story comm. Bldg for Retail or Warehouse On Main St. Surrounded by municipal parking. 2 x 5000sqft. Originally was a super market. $300,000/neg. Ask owner about finance options. 914-584-2982 1024
LONG ISLAND 5080 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
SUSHI RESTAURANT TURNKEY - Already Set-up. Just needs Sushi Bar. Very Busy Port Jeff area. Low Down-payment. Required. Pete 631-944-2067
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Central Ave, Lawrence: 3000sf good condition, busy corner. Parking attached. Approved for food establishment. Call 917-975-7062
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NY STATE 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 Monticello: Beaverlake Est: large BRs, 4 bths, 2 large open porches. Shomer Shabbat day camp on premises. 2 pools + Sport amenities. Call 718-208-8286 6090
6090 Monticello, NY: 23 acres, 5 ranch houses on property + one main house with 6 apartments, swimming pool, underground pool and electric cables, well water, walking distance to walmart and shul. 718-848-6974 cell: 917-601-3002
Montefiore Cemetery: 1 Grave, lot 187. Section H. Asking $900 or best offer. Call 310-246-9666
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NY STATE Monsey: Assisted living for elderly includes personal, home care. 3 meals/day, etc. 718-924-8067
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6080 MONTICELLO: Morning acres. 5BR, 4bth house. Avail for July. Excellent location. Friendly colony. Heated pool and day camp. Call 718-377-6662
VACATION HOMES FOR RENT MONTICELLO: HIDDEN RIDGE HOMES AT KUTSHERS DESIGNER DELUXE HOMES. SALE/ RENT, 2 BR, 2 BTH, BEAUTIFUL, FURNISHED. CALL BROKER OSCAR PAVLOFF. WE HAVE KEYS. 845-794-3720 OR
845-434-7792
FOR SALE RETAIL CENTERS METRO MEMPHIS, TN 47,290 SF
METRO NASHVILLE, TN 78,105 SF Lewis K. McKee, Jr. McKee and McFarland, Inc.
901-680-7700 macm@mckeeandmcfarland.com
6080 STUDIO FOR RENT. Newly renovated, near trains + buses. $750 a month plus security. 914-879-7083
BRAIRCLIFF MANOR: Mansion from the American Gangster movie, $12,500/mo nego plus utils, 6 BR, 5.5 bath, 7000sq ft, 20 acres, Hudson River view, 1-3 year rental with option to buy. 914-319-7835; Email voharha@aol.com
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6080 House Summer Rental/SALE/Monsey N.Y. 13 bedroom, 40 beds, mansion available weekends/wk pool/gym. Large Backyard. Near Shule. Available For extended families. Call (914) 646-3164
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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
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
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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
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NY STATE COMMERICAL PROPERTY FOR SALE, UPSTATE NY MOBILE HOME PARK FOR SALE IN ULSTER COUNTY, NY 9 UNIT, 2FAMILY BRICK HOUSE, 2CAR GARAGE, 4.70 AC, NICE AREA, ASKING $525.K HOLD MORTGAGE BANK RATE. CONTACT (347) 672-0989 6060
SWANLAKE: Winterized House 50x120 lot, $1200 maint/ tax year needs renovation quick sale $37K. Near shopping, transportation and shuls and kosher pizza. Wigs and wig machine for sale. Call 718-972-6068 6060
6060 Kimball & Yonkers Ave: Houses for sale $359,000 – 1 Family. 2 BR’s, living room, dining room & kitchen on 75 x 100 lot in 2 family zone. Finished basement with separate entrance. Garage. CAPOBIANCO REALTY 914-963-5522
Sullivan County: Monticello Country 4/bed 3bth home 4sale in the Catskills. 2 car gar, hrdwd flrs, all appl incl. Water View. COME TAKE A LOOK. 845-807-2486 See WEBID NS1104014930 6060
Ballstan Spa – Ranch Model Home. Shocase of the home winner 4/ 2 ½ baths, central air, beautiful features. Costume made $525K 518-309-4707 or 518-894-2234 6060
6060 Sackett Lake: Waterfront, magnificent views. Private road. 6BR, 4bth, fireplace. Near shul. 917-434-0349 or 845-406-4564
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
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
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
6060 Catskills: Private New Country Cottage. Reduced to $159K. 1 BR, sleeping loft, nr Windhamm Ski Mtns. Min fr hiway. Owner 646-330-0927 or 914-235-1684 6060 NEW ROCHELLE. OWNER FINANCING. Renovated 3 BR/ 2 BTH w/new bright. 1 BR/ 1 BTH in-law $724,000. 914-715-3494 6060 Wesley Hills/ Pomona: 4BR, 3 Bth split, mint cond, w/many updates, .5 acre, on dead end street, wlk to shuls, $435K 347-992-1009
Root/ Montgomery Co. 70 Acres + Trailer Hse with barn, water + electricity. 3 hrs from Man $250K. Call Owner 718-617-7799 7020 WARWICK, NY: (Orange County)2 Story,resid’l/comm’l bldg, 9 units, large lot, parking, great income, owner financing avail, $850,000 845-651-2275 Brkr/ int
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
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 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
For Sale Retail centers Metro Memphis TN 47,290 SF Metro Nashville, TN 78,105 SF Lewis K. McKee, Jr. McKee and McFarland, Inc. 901-680-7700 maem@mckeeandmcfarland.com 7060
Mountaindale: 3BR house, 2 full baths, mint cond, fireplace, finished basement, new roof, finished decks, new driveway, near houses of worship + community centers. Call 917-453-6926 6060
COLOMBIA COUNTY. Pine Planes: House for sale, 6 bdrm, 3 bth, 21 acres w/pond, horse friendly, great family Get Away. Great for hunters. Must see. Asking $675,000. Contact Christine 718-644-2040
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OUT OF STATE Myrtle Beach, SC: Two family house. Built in 2002 3 BR, 2.4 bth, gar on each side. 5 miles to the beach. $115K per side. Call owner: 843-283-3383 Belleville – 2 fam all brick house w/4 lg rms on ea flr, w/sunroom on 1st flr, fin bsmt, lg yd, pvt, dr/way & 2 car gar near NJ Trans. Grt income producer. Make an offer! 973-707-5590
7030
7030 SOUTH CAROLINA Acreage 5.2 acres also 0.84 acres which is No.11 843-426-4723 or 843-244-8657 7030TIMESHARE WINDHAM NATIONAL HARBOR Washington DC area $85,000 Neg Call 718-375-9220
Available For Rent
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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
OUT OF STATE 7065 Boyton Beach: Lovely courtyard home 3BR/3ba; Enclosed pool, separate cabana private end lot; Lake View Shutters, New A/C, 2 car gar, EASY walk to local Chabad. Call 561-738-9772
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
Office/Commercial/ Business For Sale
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OUT OF STATE
Vacation Village: 4 BR townhouse, 2 full baths, C/A fireplace, new siding and roof, large deck, in/ out pools, tennis courts. 718-614-9233 6060
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
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY • FINANCIAL SERVICES • LEGAL SERVICES Business Opportunity
Great Opportunity! Home phone, business phone services for only $39. Tax included. Unlimited USA/Canada. All features included. Call 845-637-7352
7070
VENTNOR: Singles 40-50 Block from beach Long Season All amenities Laurel 215-219-9358
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7020 Absecon 4 Plex 2 commercial and residential with parking lot. Three already rented $330,000 609-377-7109
Excellent Business Opportunity Property is excellent for Multiple Business. Owner retiring. 2+ Million in sales yearly, Full Service Liquor license and business operating for 43 years. 7,000 +/sq ft bldg, 2 ac of land. May include 3 bedroom house, also zoned Commercial. $1,500,000. Nino Trujillo 505-456-8179 Mike Liguori 7070
8.5% Return European Microfinance Geocapital Secured – Short Term Investment $5K - $60K Accounts Available invest@geocapital.ge 800-276-1468 www.geocapital.ge 7070
7070
6% - 7% INTEREST ONLY 7070
Paid Monthly Lend on an interest only apartment building note/ mortgage, 1st lien position. Properties located in AAA area's in Miami-Dade. Loan to Value below 70% and DSCR greater than 1.5. Yields Paid Monthly via ACH to your bank account. Inspect properties, rent roll, and profit statements. Call for more details:
305-858-4058 Investors Only
PIZZA SHOP: For sale in Midwood, BKLYN. By owner. Call 718-2531896 or 347-522-8896 7070
Own your own business. County Resource Guide Licenses Available Nationwide. $35,000 complete. Financing available to qualified persons. Training provided. 877-826-1515 7070
Capital Wanted. 60% GROSS to investors FILM: Industry Pros producing for cable Int’l, VOD & DVD. Bug $705K. MI 250K. GP $3M. SIO 860-490-2866 7070
Professional NASDQ/Futures day trader seeking serious investor to make huge profits averaging 300%+ low risk. Call Mark 917)825-0053 DORE BARS $32,000 per kilo (92% - 22K) Hand delivered to NYC - FMI: gold@amefricaltd.com 7070 Online Auction Alabama I-65 Building *Freeway Access* Sells to highest bid TheRealEstateClearingHouse.com 800-499-9378
7070 Capital Wanted Investors wanted secured by CMO + CMB invest $5Mil, will have return of 7% of your investment w/in 6months. Secured by the instruments. Call Sheridan Capitals LLC. For further details. Contact 347-785-5980
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
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
7070 For sale: Commercial Maintenance and Repair Company serving businesses in Manhattan. For details Call 646-438-9186 or 917-797-0360
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
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 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 7070
$$$CASH$$$ for Diabetic Test Strips. All major brads accepted. Top prices. Call now. 212-453-9847 7070
7070 FOR SALE – Commercial insurance company serving businesses in Manhattan for details. Call 646-438-9186 or 917-797-0360
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 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
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
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
Capital Wanted, Seeking JV funding ($50$100MM) for Central America projects, Costa Rica & Panama; Infrastructure complete. Call 858-768-9956
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
7070 Recreational Watercraft Rental. Business FOR SALE on ATL area lake CF $210K/Sale price $795K. 770-540-8199 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
Tutors
3005
SAT tutoring in your home, all areas. Math/ Verbal/ writing strategy. Reasonable rates. Call 516-524-0949
3005
3005 HEBREW TUTOR: Manhattan, Brooklyn And Queens. Beginner or advanced. 347-480-0950 Email: shanibengal.nyc@gmail.com 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
3005
FUND ANY PROJECT 10 Million to 1 Billion Call Bill 334-435-6013
A+ Certification Course $339 INTRO TO COMPUTER $49.95 718-261-1900 Bring this ad as 1st time coupon.
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
Retired university professor, math, chemistry, physics “My motto is: Basics come first” Manhattan, Upper West Side. Please all: 212-662-2324 Tutoring for all levels!
Financial Services
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Investment Opportunity
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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.
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
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
8000 JEWISH MUSIC LESSONS: Guitar, Piano, Bass & Drums. Individual or group lessons for all ages. In my Queens studio or I will travel to your home. Credentials include a BA in Music performance, a MS ED in Music Education, NYS Certification and 20+ yrs of performing & teaching music. Rates are $40 for 40 min lesson & $50 for a 1HR lesson. Excellent refs avail. Call Yerachmeil at 917-373-9613
MUSIC INSTRUCTION Piano lessons all levels + ages Professional musician + experienced teacher Call (917) 459-1228 8000
Music Instruction Berkeley College of music professor available for private drum lessons. Conatct: 617-835-6404
Tutoring
Educated lady with 8yrs experience with elderly seeks companion job. Experienced in medical/ non medical area of care. Excellent references From employ. Call 347-998-1170
8010
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3005 Tutor Available: Experienced New York City Board of Education. Teacher will tutor your child. Elementary and middle school levels preferred. Please call 347-866-4774 Reasonable rates
AFFORDABLE TUTORING Prep for Math & Science Regents With outstanding tutors who cover all The material & strategies students Must know. Very affordable rates! Online & Flatbush locations. Call Perry: 718-377-0015
Help Offered
8010
NESI (NonPublic Educational Services, INC) has provided much needed educational programs to atrisk youth across the country for more than 30 years. We are seeking part-time Title I teachers for our Title I program in NYC. 8010
Successful candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and/or teacher certificate. CAR/ SAVE (child abuse, violence intervention and prevention) workshops required. Seeking part-time Middle and High School Math teachers also. Please email resume to mlee@nesieducation.org or mail to 1212 Avenue M, Brooklyn NY 11230 ATTN M. LEE Experienced Lady Seeking to care of the Elderly / Housekeeper 718-703-1730 8010
CERTIFIED, RELABLE CNA/HHA seeks job to care for the elderly. Many years exp Excellent References. Available immediately. (917)741-3583 Seeking job to take care of the elderly. Home health aid, 16 years experience. Please call 718-882-5244 8010
Position Wanted: Experience in banking compliance research administration. Oral + written. Communication skills. 718-968-3213 8010
Reliable Nurses’ Aide w/10 yrs exp. Will care for you in your home. Refs & good driving record. Seek job Asap. Call Babs 407-936-4863 8010
A nanny – Experienced NANNY sks FT, live out position. Loving & caring. Certified infant care. Checkable references. Please call Clair: 347-721-4056 or 718-221-4419
8010
Health – HHA & CNA w/ good references & 16yrs in field. Take care of your loved ones, w/dementia & or other illnesses. Avail ASAP! Call 917-807-4766 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
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
8010 Companion Aide. Live in, Good references. Kosher experience. 17 years, experience. 973-592-6081
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
8010 Live-in. 7 Years exp. Very good ref. Would consider live in/out. Call 347-869-1956 8010 I am a certified and licensed HHA with many years exp. Seeking job to care for the elderly, willing to cook, clean etc. Excellent references. Live in/out. Call Jennifer 347-965-4506
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
8010 CHAUFFER: Driver, courteous, reliable with a clean driving record. Solid Refs. Seeking a position. (Amazingly Talented Person) Contact 917-771-3405
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
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8010 Nurse LPN. Medicaid provider seeks private duty or Medicaid case. Good references available. 718-581-9786 8010 Goldstein Home Care Service. Live in/ Live out or hourly. Companion Aide 732-788-1974
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
NURSE looking for private duty CNA/ LPN position. 25 years of experience. Day or night. References available. Call 917-573-1937 or 718-479-7113 lv msg. 8010
SMALL GROUP DAYCARE Experienced warm loving care. Ex-RN from Israel willing to care for children from 0 to 2 years old, in my home at Ave M + East 5th Street Transportation avail 347-283-5516
8010
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
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
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8010 Administrative / Executive Assistant Part time/Full time. 19 years experience. 718-805-1448
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
Help Wanted
8015
A CNA experienced in elder care IRISH woman. Prefer Mahattan, lv-in/out. References and information. 914-272-9590
Expert on Israeli Politics + Policy w/ Rich editorial exp. Seeks employment mobile: 917-225-7665
8015
REAL ESTATE SALES AGENTS: Make extra money! Astor brokerage. Real Estate Center. Serving the Kew Garden Hills Community is seeking local agents. We will train you! Call Chanita for info 718-263-4500 8015
Rabbi / Partner wanted for completed development adjacent to Oorah in Stamford, NY. Call 607-652-3387
8015
8015 REGISTERED NURSE: 30 YRS experience seeking employment in community health facility, private practice, senior center or home care. Call 718-634-8029
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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
Professional Nasdaq / futures day trader seeking serious investor to make huge profits averaging 300%+ Low risk. Call Mark 917-825-0053
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A Certified Nurses Aide/ HHA available to care for the sick or elderly or childcare. Kind, caring people person. Lv-in/ out, day or night. Also cleaning, cooking & laundry. Recent Checkable refs. Call Joyce 516-334-7859 or 516-236-2833
8015
Free Luxury Motor Home Tours on a condition of buying electronics, batteries + groceries. Staring price $700+ up plus gas and tolls. Also get a discount on the purchase of the 201 MCI 47 passenger bus. 917-216-8379 9030
An extraordinary loving companion Great skills and dependable. FT/PT 212-579-9692
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8015 EXPERIENCED Lady Lifeguard available for the summer. LTI and WSI certified. Call 347-782-7714
A loving nanny with excellent reference seeks full-time/part time position in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Riverdale. Call 917-674-2445 8015
8015 OUTSIDE SALES. Commission based. Great opportunity! Call 347-850-0770 8015 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
In fashion magazine is looking for experienced motivated salesman to sell advertisements. Great opportunity! Big commission payouts. 718-676-1186 8015
TEACHER DIRECTOR with NYS teacher’s certificate in edu. For small Brooklyn daycare center. Call 718-385-0571
8015
TEACHERS NEEDED. Boys middle and HS in Queens, math biology, social studies, Hebrew language, 15 minutes from Brooklyn. Call 347-204-8658 or 718-732-1200 For appt. please fax resume to 718-732-1900 Leave name and contact number. 8015
Clothing store in North Carolina & Tenn. are looking for motivated sales people experience preferred. Long term, room to progress, must have valid US working papers. Eldar 818-325-7555 eldar_benlo@walla.co.il or 865-430-3310 8015
Looking for religious Jewish workers in the “HASHGACHA” field. Kosher supervision. Option for training to become a “SHOCHET” opening availale fully Certified SHU”S Midwest locs: NE, MN, WI Call 303-810-8011 moshedenver@aol.com
8015
8015 Drivers/ Delivery/ Courier: Mail dispatcher needed P/T Mail out envelopes all over the US $150 weekly. James Flanagan 718-705-4889
DOMESTIC HELP WANTED. HOME HEALTH AIDE NEEDED. Certified experienced 5 days/week, must have car. 516-3794283 Merrick, NY 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
8015 Buyer/ managing partner wanted for newly renovated fully equipped Turn-Key. Glatt Kosher, LI catering hall. Seats 300 long lease, reasonable rent. Attractive terms. Call 516-450-7323
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
HHA looking for live in/ out position to take care of elderly. Call Yvonne 240-595-5626
8015
8015 Real Estate Agents: Make Extra Money! Astor brokerage real estate center, serving the Kew Garden Hills community is seeking new local agents. We will train you call Chanita for info at 718-263-4500
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
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
Work from home Complete training & support. Contact Sammy 646-812-2574 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
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
ADVERTISING SALES PRO WANTED Top commission! Experience required. For phone interview. Call MR. Haggerty @ 877-665-6618 www.123adsales.com
8015
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
Bonded and insured kosher trained polish/English speaking European Expert care. Licensed Home Care Agency. Elderly care – house keeping. RNs, CPN, HHA, PCAs. Live-in/ out. Avail call 718-349-0099 8045
8045 Pesach Cleaning: All kinds of cleaning services, floor polishing, carpets cleaning, cars + sanitizing 718-552-5778 8045 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
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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Improvement 8081
8081 LICENSED & INSURED ALG AWNING When the sun gives you a fight, We make it alright. Free InHome Estimates Free InHome Renderings 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL RETRACTABLE AWNINGS, PATIO AWNINGS, RCOVERS, ALUMINUM AWNINGS, CAR PORTS, REHANGS/TAKE DOWNS, TRUCK LETTERING, GRAPHICS, RAILS, GENERAL WELDING tel: 718-909-7195 toll free: 888-853-0442 web:algawning.com email: info@alg-awning.com 2943 Falcon Ave., Far Rockaway NY, 11691 SPECIAL DISCOUNT IF YOU MENTION THIS AD WHEN YOU CALL 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
8080 Contractor: All kinds of jobs plus windows, plumbing, carpentry, painting. Call Baruch 215-725-9161 8080 Mike’s Home Improvement/ Roofing Sheet rock/ tiles, Kitchen/ Bath, Gutters + Leaders. 718-426-2167
I AM A PLUMBER (Boiler & Heating) LOOKING FOR WORK. Henry 718-809-6150 Reasonable rates! 24HR Service 8080
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
8081
One source Home Inspection serving the NY area. From foundations to the roof. Anthony 917-577-8464 8081
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
8080
Handyman: Quick service at low prices, carpentry, sheet roc, plastering, painting, electric + plumbing. Replace old toilets, sinks, electric fixtures and windows 917-385-8587
8080
9000 Painting, sheetrocking: 20 years Experience. Insured. No job too big or too small. For quality, Call John today at 718-898-7560 or 917-359-4579
HANDYMAN AVAILABLE!!! Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Landscaping, Painting, Furniture, Asembly. Reasonable rates, Friendly service Call Orrin 646- 671- 3906 ingramo@earthlink.net
Exterminators 8075
BED BUG SPECIALIST Professionally Dry Clean: Clothing – Linens – Drapes. Discreet and reliable. Pick up and delivery/ Unmarked van. Call toll free! 1-888-241-2199 8075
8075 M + K Pest control: Special price for bedbugs, senior discount. Reasonable + reliable services. Licensed and insured. Call 917-304-8777
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
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
CHEVY 1996 IMPALA SS Rare green Immac. 21k $28,500 516-383-6326
9030
Pets 9035
PETS FOR SALE – DOGS AKC STANDARD POODLE PUPPIES HYPOALLERGENIC READY 6/15, TAKING DEPOSITS, EXCELLENT REFS. $1500. EACH. LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CT www.abbaspoodles.com (203) 937-6937 9035
PETS FOR SALE – DOGSAKC Labrador Retrievers: Pups ready for pick-up CH. Bloodlines bred for temperament, up to date on shots. Call and visit, BiGi’s Labradors. 973-993-9006 9035
BROOKLYN’S BEST BED BUGS, RATS. MONTHLY PEST CONTROL. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE. FRANK 718-415-6920
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
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Selling
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9035
9040
TRACK BY JACK 917-748-7225 74Track 914-725-0785 TRACK lighting specialist, 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
Autos 9030
Bala Cymoyd: 3 BR, 2 BA brick colonial, full bsmt, attached garage. Asking $430,000. Call 973-985-8789 9030
9030 AUTO FOR SALE – 2008 Toyota Sienna, good condition, one owner. 56K miles 347-965-4842 Asking $13,000
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
9030 MUST SELL! 2009 BMW 335d Like new condition. More pictures at robertbrown201@yahoo.com Robert Brown: 361-237-4612
2010 Lincoln Town Car dark blue, light tan interior. 5 months old, low mileage, one owner. Perfect condition $38K. Contact Alex 203-746-0181. Lv Msg. 9030
9030 20 PASSENGER MINI-BUS YEAR 2000. PLUS ELECTRONIC HANDICAP DOOR. EXCELLENT CONDITION. GREAT PRICE 917-482-5580
MOVING, MUST SELL ALL! FURN, APPLIANCES, HOUSEWARES, SACRIFICE! CALL 718-450-4879 9040
Collectibles – 1961 WORLD SERIES BALL – W/signatures incl. Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, Whitely ford, etc. in box; also NASCAR. Winston Cup Poster + vintage comic books. Antique hand embroided quilts. Rare record albums. Contact 205-670-9044 9040
Kawai Baby Grand piano. Ebony satin finish, excellent condition. Contact 978-505-0971 9040
Commercial gym equipment (4), hammer strength (2) nautilus (1) cybex – 2 yrs old original cost 18K asking 8K. Call owner 516-661-9639 9040
Motorized Scooter. Lynx L3, bright red brand new, used once, battery operated, holds up to 300lbs. $800 215-499-6226
9040
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 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
Oceanside Private Sale. Auto BB’s, pics, all sports cards, dolls, hot wheels, xmas décor + more!! For appt Please Call: 516-678-1394
9040
9040 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
9040 DRY CLEANERS for sale in Boro Park. Asking $95K. Please call 347-585-6943
Furniture Kew Garden Hills: Italian and French DR, BR, breakfront, Hi-riser, chandelier and Paintings. Call 917-836-0146
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
9040 Aerostar Aircraft 600 1975 New Paint , new interior updated avionics, many extras. Hangared $195,000/ 954-873-5169 or 954-434-6222
9040
ANTIQUES FOR SALE - Morgan Silver Dollars 1878, 1882, 1889, 1895 & 1897 609-494-0900 9040
Machpelah Cemetary, Ridgewood, Queens NY. Two cemetery plots. Price $1000 each including Perpetual care. Call 732-657-7120
9040
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
Buying
9045
US Coins Wanted Especially interested in Govt proof/ mint sets. Orig boxes. Rare coins / Estate Jewelry 212-642-4324 Midtown 9045
9045 WANTED: HENREDON 1980s Chinese bedroom set. Need bed, lighted canopy, 2 pier armories, will also buy matching pieces and wall unit/ carved chest + cabinet. Contact 201-664-6983 lve msg
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
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
Antiques for Sale. 5 piece large bdrm set/ dining rm + China + circa 1900 Sunburst Oak, excel cond. Pieces can be sold separately. View website: http://tinyurl.com/39mo7go Click collectables + Antiques can view. Approx 37 photos/ Contact732-937-9167 9040
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!!
Ford Workplace Solutions Seminar Professional Women’s Network Overcoming Barriers in the Workplace Ms. Ford, MPA, Seminar host & founder, will examine the history and growth of women in the workplace. Come network with women from all professions. Tues. May 24, 2011 6-8 pm 110 Wall Street, 11th Flr, NY, NY RSVP/ID: two photos for security. Fee 40.00 Call: 212-709-8081 9050
Essential sharing – Licensed Massage Therapist. Spoil your every need. Up-close and personal, come see me! Call 212-702-9872 9050
Ask the expert: Harav shlomo fogel: Any problems with social security. SSI + Medical. Call 718-252-0336 9050
DIVORCE IN ONE DAY: No court appearance, guaranteed, from $995 978-443-8387 365 Boston Post Road #241. Sudbury, MA 01776 www.divorcefast.com
9050
Other 9050
MASSIVE VINTAGE BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION From 1900 – 201 HUGE DISCOUNTS Call JACK at 203-557-0856 9050
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
9050 OLD WATCHES CLOCKS WANTED By Collector Regardless of condition Highest prices paid 212-517-8725
HEADSHOT 2 GO…$150 Super 8X10 print & CD in one session Agent-Mgr-Casting Dir.APPROVED Fully guaranteed. Midtown-See web for details, samples: www.headshot2go.com Also-Artistic & Executive Portraiture 212-564-4005 9050 Top Security! Alarm and camera system phone and intercom system. computer working and all electrical needs. new line fixtures call now for free estimate Reuben 718-431-4408 Free Estimates & Low Prices! 9050 Beth David Cemetery Elmont, NY One Plot asking $1750 negotiable. 540-846-6380
Ask the expert. Harav shlomo Fogel. Any problems with social security, SSI + medicare. Call 718-252-0336 9050
Tag sale - Artbook collection over 500 books, porcelains, record, light fixtures, fudogs, modern furniture, minerals, outdoor furniture. 1950’s memorabilia, huge collection of snow bulbs. Call 516-625-0396 9050
9080 AUCTIONS/ COMMERCIAL OUTCRY RESERVE AUCTION 5/2011 commencing @ 3:30 pm opening Bid at $1,000,000 Chance to reopen a unique business in paradise. Manatee, Tarpon, and Snook in your backyard miles of undisturbed waterways. Located off the 18 mile stretch mile marker 113, 45 min south of MIA. 1st in the keys 1 acre, Penthouse with unobstructed views a total 6 rental units Bar fully equipped commercial kitchen, restaurant, room for bait and tackle store 1200ft of concrete and wood docks, must preview and register by 5/2011. Broker participation welcome. Call 305-345-4830
SEAGATE: Hotel services avail for weekend get togethers (ie, shabbatonim, simchas, events, meetings, etc) Reasonably priced. Avail immediately. Call owner 718-714-0028
9080 Miami Beach: 41st Street – renovated 4BRs, 3 bths, DR, LR, pool, original $1.2M, now reduced to $600K 305-333-5864
9050 Mt Ararat: Farmingdale, 8 burial plots for sale $12,000. Best offer. 516-466-4432 or 631-466-1635
9050 Excellent Sofer Musmach, shamayim. Expert in writing and checking mezuzahs. Tefillin. Please call: 347-406-1999
9050
9050 BASEBALL: Lifelong Met/ Yankee fan from BP/ Midwood. Looking to join along with a baseball group ( age 45-64) That attends games. Call 718-232-6553 Ask for Howard 9050 Psychic readings by Valencia. Spiritual consultant. Healer of mind and spirit. Stop being lost. I can help you walk in the right path of a new beginning, find your true destiny in love, courtship, reuniting, separated and prosperity. Call now 917-957-0298 “Thank you and God bless you until I speak with you”
SEAGATE: Hotel services available for weekend get togethers (ie, shabbatonia, simchas, events, meetings, etc) reasonably priced. Avail immed. Call owner 718-714-0028 9050
HAIR AND WIG TRAINING Register for many classes. 347-432-2000 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
An amazing opportunity: New start up business, looking for MLM leaders and distributors. To sell omega 3 from safe product. Call 347-564-8932
9050
9050 4 Security camera $1200 Installation included. 1 yr warranty. Call 24Hrs 917-338-7003 www.ozganelectric.com 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
Donations 9028
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Whole House: Contents includes 4 BR sets, living room, dining room, den and more! Excel quality. 718-757-0975
9040
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New Jersey Apartment For Sale 9055
9055 Margate Rancher (bold) Large lot. 2 Bedroom large seperate garage. Fenced dog run. large driveway upgrades. near boards and beach. Block and half from dog park $285,000 609-377-7109
Passaic Park: Open hse, Sun 5/15 11-4; 358 Brook Ave. MIC, 5BR, 2.5bth, very lg LR/DR, H/W fls. Huge kshr EIK opens to deck. Lg bkyd, 2c gar. fin bsmt/attic $649K. Nr shuls/trans. For sale by owner. No agents, Owner has RE referral lic 973-773-2103 9055
9055 Marriott Fairway Villas at Seaview, Absecon, NJ: 2BR, 2 baths, floating week, Elizabth Arden spa, pool, golf on premises. Atlantic City Beaches nearby. 908-431-5157
9055 Manalapan: True mother/daughter colonial, 2 kitchens, 2 LR, total 6 BR, 3 bths, many upgrades, lg pool, C/Vac, large lot 732-792-1143
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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Clifton Patricia Loop: Move in condition! 3BR ranch, EIK, updated full bath. $329,900 FSBO 973-220-9116 www.zillow.com 9065
Rockaway Township, NJ: New construction New Jersey. ( 2) story colonial. Lakefront property. Walking distance to temple. Contact 973-983-9527 9065
TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE WOODLAND PARK, N.J. 3 LEVEL RENOVATED TOWNHOUSE 3BDRMS/2 FULL BATHS AND 2 HALF BATHS. NEW CUSTOM KITCHEN WITH NEW GRANITE COUNTER TOPS/ S.S. APPLIANCES. FIRE PLACE/ L.R. MOVE IN CONDITION. NR HIGHWAYS & NYC TRAINS. $500.K CONTACT (973) 417-9638 FOR PHOTOS PLS EMAIL ROBERTVARGAS@OPTONLINE.NET 9065
9065 Ringwood: 1 acre wooded lot, 280’ of frontage. Beautiful area. 180 Magee Rd $229K 406-522-0325
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
9075 Lakewood: Corner store for rent, good location. Call 732-513-9470
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Philadelphia, PA 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 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
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
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
9070 Lakewood: Corner store for rent. Good location. Call 732-513-9470
Apartment For Sale 9055
9055 Spring Lake, rent/buy, A+ condo hotel, 2 units furn, new designer décor, quality details, marble bth, custom clsts, 1 BD + LR; 1BD + Porch lake view, pool, 3 blks Beach, Zagat rest. Amp/480Volt 215-990-1252
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7065 AC WARWICK: Lg unfurn, new carpets, Ocean View. Yrly rental $1275 per month, includes utils, storage cable, prkg. 856-596-1816
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
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8010 Loving Caring couple, both certified and licensed, wife is practical nurse and husband is seeking jobs as companion for the elderly. Handyman w/HHA Certifications. Excellent, many years experience. References available. Call 516-330-3429 Have own car.
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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 Spring Lake Heights: Builders/developers, Land for sale: Zoned Residential 908-482-0528 Are you looking for a clean remodeled 3BR, 2 ba shore house colonial 2.5 blocks from the beach. New roof, kitchen & bath, parks 5 cars. Asking $339,900. Call 973-464-5561
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9000 Jerusalem/ Lev Yerushalayim: 2 BR, furnishes, sleeps 6. Available 6/27 – 7/25. Reasonable, Jack 561-414-7998 jm@erspec.com
Lev Yerushalayim: Hotel. 2 BRs 2BTHS, kosher kitchen, terrace. 972-3-673-7330 e-mail: arusi-ez@zahav.net.il 9000
9000 SPECIAL DEALS 1. King Solomon: Jerusalem & Tiberias 2. Prima Kings: Jerusalem 3.Selection of hotels throughout Israel & abroad 4.Early bird specials Grossman Tours Tel: 052-624-4733 or 052-624-8189
Talbeih: Exclusive Bartenura St: Very big 210 sqm, 5 rms completely renovated apartment. Private garden, parking etc. $1,950,000. Serious seller. DWELL, JERUSALEM. 02-567-0607 Reuven 050-523-1478. We have many more properties.
Jerusalem: Private suite in 5 Star Ramada, sleeps up to 8. In/out pools $250/nite Albert 514-803-8838
9000 Beautiful apartment for sale in the old city of Jerusalem with unique view. Call 011-972-52-462-8913
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!
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
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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
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Ramat Bet Shemesh: Ramat Shilo: 2 BR, fully furnished, AC, WD ground floor, no steps, 2 min walk to Mercaz. Short / long term. Call owner 248-214-9573
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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 LR and master bdrm suite. Big DR, full kitch, book lined den. 5 BRS, CAC, oil heat and advanced solar heating and advanced solar heating. Private covered parking. Contact owners. Michael and Sara at MikeWid@netvision.net.il or 011-972-2532-23868 THE PREMIER CHOICE FOR JERUSALEM PROPERTY SERVICES. – Long term rentals – Short term rentals – Renovations – Buying a property assistance Shia Getter Property Management +972-77-234-6011 sg@shiagetter.com or www.shiagetter.com 9000
9000 Kosher Services Worldwide: Malcolm Green Events from the dryer of the angl-saxon caterers for all your Glatt Kosher catering needs in Israel and throughout the Caribbean and the wider world. Call 052-244-8709 or 9-862-6442 Email: koshercaterer@yahoo.co.uk
Luxury rentals for short/ long term in Herzelia. The apartments are furnished and newly renovated. They are avail for individuals or families. Call 011-972-54-942-1444 or www.99yafit.com
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New villa. Very high quality. Stunning 210 sqm corner center of Omer, 2 floors. 052-758-8102
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9000 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
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
9000 Jerusalem: Lux 3 BR hotel apt, 20 min walk to kotel, kit, DR, LR, pool. Avail for Pesach 347-721-7722
9000 Jerusalem: Best location 3 min to plaza and great synagogue, 5 min to Mamilla and 15 min to kotel, stunning 3BR luxuriously furnished balcony with stunning view, private elevator, 2 car gar. Available holidays! VIEW ONLINE: www.akivaiz.com or call owner 917-582-9441 9000 Jerusalem Center: 16 King George, furnishes, 3BR penthouse duplex, 2.5 bth, 4 porches, Shabbat elevator, short / long term. 718-776-3282
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
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
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
Ramat Bet Shemesh: Ramat shilo, 2 BR, fully furnished, A/C, w/d ground floor, no steps, 2 min walk to mercaz. Short /long term 248-214-9573 9000 REAL ESTATE IN ISRAEL. INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT. MORTGAGES FROM 7096 AND UP. Simcha Teitelhaum 917-474-7440
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
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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 9000 Ramot Beit: Charming spacious 6+ rooms cottage spectacular view, garden patio, quiet lane, in amazing anglo-saxon, modern Orthodox community! 050-873-2442 or 02-586-3242
Retire in Jerusalem? 3.5 room unique penthouse in “Hod Jerusalem“ retirement home (self ownership - no deposit required!)
Call 972-50-5920507 firmdew@hotmail.com
9000 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
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Main Line Valley Forge Reduced from 2.5 million to 1.9million 6400 sf 3.91ac 4/3.5 Private Gated Driveway 2000 sf Decks and Stone Patios, 4 fireplace, wine cellar, kitchen, DR, LR Great Room, exercise, library, billiard rooms, 3 car garage. 215-783-3122 www.huffequities.com
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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
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 9085
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.
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
Tampa Triple Net Lease: Quick lube, 649K Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+yr left. 10% incrs 813-546-2766
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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 9080
Immaculate townhouse two blocks from beach. 2 BR/2bth, fireplace. 2 car garage, furnishing included. Reduced to $209,900
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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
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 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
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
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
9085 Miami Beach: Collins Ave/ 36th St, beautiful 3.5 room condo ready for pesach, 2 bath, Porch facing ocean. 305-534-6706
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, 5 BR, mins to Miami Beach, beaut 2 BRs, 1.5bths. Excel kept facilities, extras incl pool, gym, tennis etc. 305-308-8517
Boca Raton/ Century Village: Beautiful 1 BR, 1.5 bth, new appliances, enclosed porch. Great location. Call 917-749-7135
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Miami, FL: A luxurios apt avail for rent in tower 41 for Passover or Monthly or weekly 514-991-3964
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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
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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
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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
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RESTAURANT FOR SALE
Very successful restaurant in Hollywood, Florida. Asking 500K Call owner 954-809-5998 Not on Shabbat
9080 Hollywood Beach Florida: Oceanfront Trump Condo, 3 BR/ 3.5 BA, new ad beautiful $1,350,000 786-390-7340
9080 INVESTMENT PROPERTY. Temple Triple Net Lease quicklube, 649K, Cap 8.25% strong tenant, 13+ yr left, 10% incrs 813-546-2766
CONDO FOR SALE. Miami Beach, The Alexander, 5225 Collins. Newly renov all marble 2 BR, 2 bth. Spectacular south side Ocean Bay view. All new SS appliances, closets & wsh/dryr. 516-369-0419 9080
9080 Boca Raton, FL: CC/4Golf courses-2b/2b furnished, 1st flr condo, 1,250+ sq ft, All golf view/ Ask $67,000 + Equity. SAMJ121@aol.com Call 561-479-2841
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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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