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Macron: “Anti-Zionism is Reinvented Anti-Semitism” - at 75th Anniversary of Roundup of French Jews

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron, pay their respects after laying a wreath at the Vel d'Hiv memorial, during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, in Paris, July 16, 2017. (Photo Credit: VOA News)

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nti-Zionism is a reinvented form of anti-Semitism,” French president Emmanuel Macron said Sunday at a ceremony in Paris marking the 75th anniversary of the infamous Vel d’Hiv roundup.

Macron also reaffirmed France’s historic responsibility for one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history in which over 13,000 French Jews were sent to Auschwitz.

“It is indeed France that organized the roundup and the deportation…. not a single German took part,” Macron said in the presence in the presence of Binyamin Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister ever to partici-

pate in the annual memorial ceremony. 13,000 Jews were sent to Nazi death camps from the Velodrome d'Hiver, an indoor cycle track, in 1942.

During the French presidential elections earlier this year, National Front leader Marine Le Pen said it was not France that was responsible for the roundup, but rather “those who were in power at the time.”

“I’ve come here today from Jerusalem, the eternal united capital of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. I’ve come here to bow my head in memory of our slain brothers and sisters, slaughtered solely because they were Jews,” Netanyahu said. “Out of the ash of destruction, we established the Jewish State. And it is the strength of Israel that is the one certain guarantee that

the Jewish people will never undergo a Holocaust again. Never again. We will never let it happen again.”

“It is indeed France that organized the roundup and the deportation…. not a single German took part,” Macron said in the presence in the presence of Binyamin Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister ever to participate in the annual memorial ceremony.

Turning to the battle against radical Islam, Netanyahu said that extremist forces wanted to destroy not only the

Jews and the Jewish state as well, but “anyone that stands in their way.”

“Militant Islam wants to destroy our common civilization,” Netanyahu told the French president. “The militant Shiites led by Iran, the militant Sunnis led by ISIS – both seek to vanquish us.

They seek to destroy Europe.”

Israel, Netanyahu said is merely the first Western target that stands in their way. “Militant Islamists do not hate the West because of Israel,” he said. “To the contrary, they hate Israel because of the West, because they rightly see in Israel a forward bastion of our common values of freedom, humanism, democracy. They try to destroy us, but also they try to destroy you.”

Netanyahu's presence was protested by groups including the Union of

French Jews for Peace (UJFP) who accuse the Israeli government of "usurping the memory of the victims of Nazism to make people believe that Israel represents all the world's Jews."

Macron also reiterated France's support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for which negotiations have been frozen for three years. In addition, Macron affirmed this support to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas when he met with him on Wednesday, while also expressing France's opposition to Israeli settlements.

The Algemeiner reported that Senate Minority Leader Charles Schum-

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Councilman Greenfield Not to Seek Re-Election; Will Pursue CEO Role at Met Council By: Max Rozwaski

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ew York City Councilman David Greenfield will is not expected to seek re-election in the fall, instead pursuing a position as CEO and executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish poverty, Democratic operatives cited by the New York Post said this week.

Greenfield, a Democrat, will likely nominate his protégé Kalmen Yeger to assume his vacated seat.

“I love being a councilman, it’s wonderful to be in the thick of things,” Greenfield, 38, said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “But part of the purpose of serving the public

is to try to figure out where you can make the greatest impact.”

In a report Monday, the Forward noted that Greenfield still requires approval from three city and state agencies, who have yet to weigh in on the matter. The Met Council itself appears to be on board with Greenfield, saying it “enthusiastically recommends [Greenfield] for approval.” The city and state agencies approval is required due to a 2013 corruption scandal which resulted in the arrest of Met Council head William Rapfogel. Rapfogel was accused of pocketing over $1,000,000 from the charity.

As for Greenfield, the councilman wrote in an emailed

am excited about galvanizing this critically important organization to serve our city’s neediest for years to come,” according to the Forward. Greenfield also serves as chairman of New York City’s Land Use Committee, a powerful agency which oversees zoning regulations.

The news of Greenfield’s move to the Met Council was greeted warmly by New York Building Congress President and CEO Carlos A. Scissura.

“The New York Building Congress congratulates City New York City Councilman David Greenfield will is not expected Councilmember David Greenfield on being named the execto seek re-election in the fall, instead pursuing a position as CEO utive director of the Metropoland executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish itan Council of Jewish Poverpoverty ty,” Scissura said, according to statement that he is “humbled to serve as its next leader, subject news site Brooklyn Eagle.

“As chairman of the powbe asked by the lay-leadership to to government approval, and

“The New York Building Congress congratulates City Councilmember David Greenfield on being named the executive director of the Metropolitan Council of Jewish Poverty,” erful Land Use Committee, David has expertly charted a course that combines a vision for economic growth with the need to safeguard and improve the quality of life of all residents throughout the five boroughs. We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with David as he embarks of this important new chapter in his career.”

DeBlasio, Stringer “Bury the Hatchet” and Endorse the Other’s Re-Election Bids

By Hayden Marcus

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espite a somewhat strained relationship over the past four years, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer have buried the hatchet, at least for now, to support each other’s re-election bids.

According to a NY Post report, the two politicians appeared on good terms at a press conference Sunday in Chelsea.

Though Stringer acknowledged that he doesn’t “always make [de Blasio’s] life easy,” he noted that “it’s all in the city charter.”

“As mayor and comptroller, we have our respective jobs,” Stringer said, “the chief executive on one hand, and the chief watchdog on the other. But as Democrats, we play on the same team. We agree on so much more than we would ever disagree on.”

The words were surprising given that in the past, Stringer has criticized de Blasio’s actions and policies and even considered vying for his job in 2016.

In February of this year, Stringer lambasted de Blasio’s job creation plan as “empty,” and held the Mayor responsible for New York’s homelessness crisis, which Stringer described as “out of control.” Stringer’s bid for mayor was dropped after it became clear that no charges would be brought against de Blasio and his associates through an investigation into their fundraising activities, according to NY1.

All of that acrimony seemed to be in the past at Sunay’s joint press conference, in which Stringer noted that, despite disagreements, he and De Blasio have “never raised our voices.

We’ve never been discourteous.”

“It is healthy and important that we have disagreements, that

“There’s going to be disagreement, and that’s fine,” de Blasio said. “That’s checks and balances...That means the system’s working.” The Mayor also commended Stringer for his “fine job” as NYC comptroller.

“After the disagreements on individual issues we come together on a shared vision for a progressive government that’s fiscally responsible,” de Blasio was quoted as saying.

Stringer also praised de Blasio’s mayoral accomplishments, noting that the mayor “made New York the first major city in the nation to divest from private prisons. He totally modernized our investment operations, bolstering the retirement security for Despite a somewhat strained relationship over the past four years, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and hundreds of thousands of New NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer have buried the hatchet, at least for now, to support each other’s Yorkers.” re-election bids.

Time will tell whether the cawe’re not always going to agree,” good.” sio, who agreed with Stringer’s as- maraderie between Stringer and Stringer said, according to NY The warm feelings and good- sessment that disagreements can de Blasio will be sustained over Daily News. “That’s actually will were reciprocated by de Bla- be healthy and even constructive. the coming year.

Bklyn Born Jewish Actor Martin Landau Dies at 89 By: Edward Halsey

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artin Landau, the Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in films such as Ed Wood and Crimes and Misdemeanors, passed away Sunday at 89 of “unexpected complications.”

Landau, whose small screen credits included appearances in everything from The Twilight Zone to Columbo, and Golden Globe-winning work on Mission: Impossible, received his first Oscar for his portrayal of horror movie star Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994). Landau

“He’s great in so many movies but Crimes and Misdemeanors is his best in my opinion.”

received his second Oscar nomination for his role in Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) (he had been nominated the previous year for his role in Tucker: The Man and His Dream).

Born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents Selma and Morris Landau on June 20, 1928, Landau worked as an editorial cartoonist for The New York Daily News at seventeen, and left after several years to pursue his true calling: acting. After becoming one of the only applicants (he and actor Steve McQueen were two out of 500) accepted to the Actor’s Studio in 1955, Landau was mentored

by Lee Strassberg, Elia Kazan, and theater director and drama critic Harold Clurman.

Landau later described working under Clurman as a formative experience.

North by Northwest (1959).

Landau achieved even greater recognition for his three-season role as Rollin Hand on the Mission: Impossible television series in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. In its obituary of Landau, Vox.com described the character as “one of the most memorable and beloved” on the series.

Landau’s passing prompted an outpouring of condolences and affection from many in Hollywood, including William Shatner, Josh Gad, and David Harbour (of Stranger Things fame).

Born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents Selma and Morris Landau on “Condolences to the famiJune 20, 1928, Landau worked as an editorial cartoonist for The ly of Martin Landau,” Shatner New York Daily News at seventeen, and left after several years tweeted, while Gad wrote “Now to pursue his true calling: acting #MartinLandau is gone. Today “He opened a new world in a mask. He demanded ME in is way too much. Please stop.”

“The great Martin Landu has the professional theatre for me,” the role.”

Landau was quoted as saying in Landau first came to promi- passed away,” comedian and acUta Hagen’s Respect for Acting. nence with his role as a hench- tor Chris Rock wrote. “He’s great “Mr. Clurman refused to accept man in Alfred Hitchcock’s in so many movies but Crimes

and Misdemeanors is his best in my opinion.”

Actor Elijah Wood tweeted that it was “a rough day to have lost two legends,” in reference to director George A. Romero, who also passed away on July 16.

One of the most poignant tributes came from Doug Ellin, a writer, producer, and director of the HBO series Entourage, on which Landau had a guest appearance.

“I remember Martin came to set and was limping,” Ellin wrote. “I asked what happened.

He told me he had fallen, but it was no big deal. He lifted his pant, and his leg was literally purple. I said Martin, you can't work and he said "Douglas, I haven't missed a single day in my entire fifty year career, I'm not starting for you." Loved this man. #RIP.”

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Judge Orders Cuomo’s Office to Release the Much-Sought Graft Inquiry Records

By Mark Snyder

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he office of Governor Andrew Cuomo has been ordered by a New York judge to release documents regarding a corruption probe into former state officials and upstate contractors that the New York Times has been trying to obtain for the last year.

On Thursday, July 13, the decision, which was issued two weeks ago, was filed with the office of the Albany County Clerk office on Thursday, gives the governor’s office 45 days to release emails, schedules and other records that the Times requested under New York’s Freedom of Information law. The documents have been kept secret by the Cuomo administration, who has battle the release of them on many grounds including that the criminal investigation could be compromised by their disclosure.

In his decision, Justice Patrick J. McGrath of State Supreme Court in Albany County wrote,

The office of governor Andrew Cuomo has been ordered by a judge to release the records related to a corruption probe into former state officials and upstate contractors.

“The chamber has failed to establish how disclosure would interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial proceedings.” McGrath’s decision also denied that the reputations of those named in the records would be adversely affected by the disclosure.

New York’s Freedom of Infor-

mation statute, or FOIL, was cited by McGrath, who wrote that the arguments of the government did not qualify as substantial enough to deny the public the information. He wrote, “The legislative declaration section of FOIL announces New York’s public policy that finds that ‘a free society is maintained when

government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions.’”

The NYT reports, “The Times sought a wide-ranging group of records after reports emerged about an investigation into two former aides of Mr. Cuomo: Joseph Percoco, whom the governor has called a “brother,” and Todd R. Howe, a lobbyist who has long been connected to the Cuomo family. The inquiry yielded a series of indictments brought by the former United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, involving accusations of bid-rigging and other crimes as part of the so-called Buffalo Billion project, a multiyear plan introduced by the governor in 2013 to re-energize the long-suffering city in western New York. Prosecutors have said Mr. Howe is cooperating with them, and the case against Mr. Percoco and several other defendants is expected to go to trial as soon as this fall.”

“This is a victory for the people of New York, who have a right to a transparent government that is accountable to the public.”

It has not been said whether or not the ruling will be appealed by the governor’s office. In an email, the state’s Freedom of Information law counsel Lauren Grasso said, “We are reviewing the decision and evaluating our next steps.”

The Times’ deputy general counsel David McCraw said that the newspaper appreciated “Justice McGrath’s careful and thorough legal analysis,” and “his conclusion that the governor had failed to show why these important documents should be kept secret.” He added, “This is a victory for the people of New York, who have a right to a transparent government that is accountable to the public.”

Lawyer Alleges MTA “Conspiracy” To Cover Up 2007 Accident By: Yosef Delatitsky

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anuel Reynoso, an attorney for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), has denied allegations of a “conspiracy” by the organization to cover up the scenes of accidents.

In court this month, Reynoso responded to claims by Michael Gunzburg, an attorney representing an injured bus passenger, that 10 MTA investigators arrived at the scene where his client was injured.

According to a NY Post report Saturday, Reynoso laughed off the claims, telling the jury that “yes, 10 people came to the scene. I apologize that the MTA takes these things seriously.”

The case is no laughing mat-

ter for Manuel Reyes, however, a 43-year-old cab driver who suffered serious injuries in a 2007 crash in New York. The MTA lost its case last week when a jury found the agency and Dameion Soman, the bus driver believed to be responsible for the crash, guilty of the accident.

Soman disputed Reyes report to police officers that he (Soman) had run a red light at the time of the accident, saying in court testimony that Reyes was incorrect and that he, Soman, had had the right of way.

Gunzburg, however, was unmoved, holding the MTA accountable for the accident and the injuries suffered by his client.

“They come in and try to cover up the accident,” Gunzburg,

argued in Queens civil court this month, according to the NY Post. “This is how they handle all accidents.”

The MTA has not been immune to criticism in the recent past. In May, the organization came under fire from City Council members for failing to answer questions about failing subway service.

Douglas Johnson, the MTA’s The Metropolitan Transit budget director, exasperated Authority (MTA), has denied council members at the time by allegations of a “conspiracy” informing them that he was “not by the organization to cover really authorized or qualified to up the scenes of accidents. respond” to questions regarding who bills himself on his website declining subway service and as having “three decades of ex- plans to shutdown the L train, perience representing personal according to a May report by injury and medical malprac- AM New York.

In court this month, Gunztice clients in New York, and throughout the United States.” burg bolstered his arguments

against the MTA by noting that out of fourteen bus passengers from whom MTA investigators took statements, only Reyes was produced. Gunzburg also suggested that the MTA “moved the bus,” based on the fact that MTA photos showed the vehicle in different spots, and that none of the organization’s photos showed where the bus stopped after the crash.

According to the New York Post, Gunzburg questioned post-verdict what had happened to the “work product” of the 10 MTA responders at the scene.

“There were 10 [MTA responders] there,” Gunzburg noted, “what happened to all their work product?”

The MTA’s answer is still forthcoming.

Calls for Ethics Reform Go Unanswered After Sheldon Silver's Conviction is Tossed By: Anat Ghelber

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n 2015, Sheldon Silver, a former speaker with the New York State Assembly, was convicted of corruption. The charges included accusations that he had received almost $4 million in illegal payments, or bribes, basically, for helping others out using his position of power. Now, due to a legal technicality involving the definition of what constitutes as “official action” by Mr. Silver using his position, among other points, Mr. Silver’s conviction has now been overturned.

At issue with the conviction is a decision by the United States Supreme Court that seemingly exonerates Mr. Silver and makes what he did not seem illegal at all. The Supreme Court apparently not only constricted what can technically be considered corruption, but, in the decision to overturn Mr. Silver’s conviction, it’s been explained that

The conviction of former NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was overturned due to a legal technicality involving the definition of what constitutes as “official action” by Mr. Silver using his position, among other point

the judge’s explanation to the jury at the time of his trial as to what constitutes an “official action” taken by Mr. Silver was too broad in light of the recent Supreme Court actions.

Prosecutors on the federal level are not having it, howev-

er, and have promised a retrial of Sheldon Silver. According to them, the appeals court has cited adequate evidence for a conviction. The decision to exonerate Sheldon Silver was undertaken by a panel of three judges at the United States Court of

Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan.

The Supreme Court decision that has led to Sheldon Silver’s current exoneration was made just seven months after Mr. Silver was convicted. In 2016, the court ruled that Bob McDonnell, once a Republican governor or Virginia, was not guilty of corruption for accepting gifts from benefactors worth more than $175,000, and arranging meetings and attending events in exchange. The ruling by the Supreme Court stated that “official action” taken in exchange for money or gifts that would constitute corruption must include solid and formal government actions or decisions, such as holding a legal hearing or filling lawsuits. Merely arranging meetings or attending events would not count. This decision has led to defense lawyers citing it in numerous corruption cases nationwide.

The three-judge-panel at the

U.S. Court of Appeals decided that, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision, the jury at Sheldon Silver’s trial may not have been instructed correctly, and may have even found him innocent. In their own words, the, “language of the instruction at Silver’s trial captured lawful conduct, such as arranging meetings or hosting events with constituents.” Judge Jose A. Cabranes went on to state that, “We recognize that many would view the facts adduced at Silver’s trial with distaste. The question presented to us, however, is not how a jury would likely view the evidence presented by the government. Rather, it is whether it is clear, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a rational jury, properly instructed, would have found Silver guilty. Given the teachings of the Supreme Court in McDonnell, and the particular circumstances of this case, we simply cannot reach that conclusion.”

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class-action lawsuit alleging that the city property tax system favors white homeowners that was filed earlier this year by a group comprised of civil rights leaders and real estate interests, was criticized by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The plaintiffs claim that it was de Blasio unfulfilled promises to reform the ancient assessment policies that necessitated this suit.

Former state Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman is acting as the lawyer for Tax Equity Now New York, the group that filed the lawsuit; it includes many major rental landlords and developers, the Black Institute, the NAACP, and others in the real estate industry. The group allege that caps on assessments of single-family homes discriminates against minorities that own property in lower incomes areas.

On Friday morning, July 14, during his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC, de Blasio said, "I don't accept the notion of this lawsuit for a variety of reasons, and the city does not believe it's an appropriate lawsuit.

This is not about race. This is about a system that is now outmoded, and has inconsistencies and a lack of transparencies that have to be addressed."

Crain’s reports, “During the urban violence of the 1970s and 1980s, New York extended numerous breaks and benefits to

Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed a lawsuit alleging the city property tax system is preferential to white homeowners. (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

the predominantly Caucasian owners of houses, co-ops and condos to stem white flight.

Among these benefits are statutes barring the city from raising assessments more than 6% in a year and 20% over five years. The mayor himself owns two homes in Park Slope, a gentrified area of row houses that benefits enormously from the present system, as the real property values have vastly outpaced the city's ability to charge more in taxes. The mayor promised to address the matter through legal reforms should he win a second term.”

Although it will take many years for the tax system to be reformed, the mayor says that is better than the judicial branch establishing a new system.

He said, "That is a dangerous concept: to take something as complicated as our tax system, and give it over to judges as opposed to having this be the responsibility of elected officials to do this in a transparent, open manner. There is an inequality that needs to be addressed. But it should be done in the full light of a public process, and then openly in a legislative process. That is how we should make our laws."

Much of the city’s control over taxation was given up to the state after the 1970s debt crisis, therefore much of the needed reforms are beyond the mayor’s control, which he concedes.

In a statement, a city finance commissioner during the Bloomberg administration and now the Director of Policy at Tax Equity Now New York, Martha Stark, said, "The mayor is right, this should be addressed legislatively and administratively, in an open process, and if the city and state were doing that this lawsuit wouldn't have been necessary.” Her statement continued, "The New York City property tax system is a tale of two cities that penalizes renters, harms minorities, including homeowners, and imposes wildly different tax burdens on residents depending on where they live. Rather than spending time and money fighting to stop this suit, [the de Blasio administration] should focus on finding a solution to the fundamental unfairness and irrationality of the system."

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City-Owned Parking Lots May Turn into Solar-Power Plants

De Blasio Criticized Lawsuit Alleging NYC Property Taxes Are Racially Biased

By Hannah Hayes

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By Rebecca Gold

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ast week, officials reported the desire of the de Blasio administration transform city-owned parking lots into small solar-power plants.

40 of the 333 parking lots that are owned or operated by the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation have been identified as candidates with the possibility to host solar panel covered canopies, as well as electric vehicle charging stations, self-powered streetlights and underground reservoirs to which rainwater that would otherwise go into the overburdened sewer system would be redirected to. On Thursday, July 13, a public hearing on the matter was held by Parks, which is now in the process of negotiating a contract with the New York office of Florida engineering and consulting firm NV5. A team is being led by the firm in the creation of a pilot program for on lot with a full construction plan and designs for five lots.

In a request for proposal, the city wrote, "The project aims to transform these parking lots into places that generate renewable energy, provide vehicle shading, protect water resources and buffer communities against severe storms and sea level rise.”

According to the city, the areas under the canopies could be lit, electric-vehicle stations powered

Whole Foods’ Gowanus location’s parking lot has already installed similar solar panels.

along with close park facilities, all by the energy that is harnessed.

The energy could also be credited against Parks' Con Edison bill.

The data accumulated from this initial pilot program and study will allow the department to consider where green infrastructures can fit in all of its 333 parking lots, which compared to rooftops owned by the departments, have ten times more solar potential.

Crain’s reports, “The administration and the state Energy Research and Development Authority are forking over around $225,000 to NV5 for developing the plan and the pilot program, which will also determine whether the energy-saving upgrades will pay for themselves and when. Under the pending

agreement, which could be altered before it is finalized, NV5 must complete all its designs within a year of closing the deal.

The firm declined to comment, but its proposal highlighted parking lots at Orchard Beach, the Queens Museum of Art and Alley Pond Park in Queens, Marine Park Golf Course in Brooklyn and Midland Beach in Staten Island as potential development sites.”

These would not be the city’s first solar powered parking lots however. In Whole Foods’ Gowanus location, a series of the energy generating panels have been installed in its parking lots, in addition, it has streetlights that are powered by small wind turbines as well as solar panels.

Port Authority Moves Forward with Non-Gateway Tunnel Project Lawsuit Says Addict Seeking Help was Beaten by Coney Island Hospital Staff

By Rachel Shapiro

By: Anat Ghelber

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ouis Mizrahi was a heroin addict in Brooklyn who sought help from a drug detox unit in Coney Island on April 10, 2016. Instead of getting help getting off the drugs, he claims that he was physically assaulted and insulted by the staff and security at the hospital.

He has since filed a lawsuit that is now being brought up.

At the detox unit at Coney At the detox unit at Coney Island Hospital, Louis Mizrahi, aged Island Hospital, Louis Mizrahi, 33, entered, seeking help for his heroin addition. Trouble began when he apparently did not wish to submit to a strip search by a female nurse named Margarita Anderson.

A lawsuit alleges that Louis Mizrahi (pictured) was refused treatment and beaten by security while seeking treatment for a heroin addiction in 2016 at Coney Island Hospital.

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aged 33, entered, seeking help for his heroin addiction. Trouble began when he apparently did not wish to submit to a strip search by a female nurse named Margarita Anderson.

In his lawsuit, Mr. Mizrahi claims that he was assaulted by hospital staff and threatened by the security present. He states that Ms. Anderson called him, “a piece of s—- junkie who should not have to be dealt with.” He furthermore alleges that a security officer with the hospital then threatened him. Five other security officers then supposedly chased him, tackled him to the ground, and dragged him off hospital property, continuing their assault on him even after he off any hospital grounds. He

claims he was punched by the officers, kicked by them and fractured his elbow as a result of their attacks. Mr. Mizrahi has since filed a lawsuit against the Coney Island Hospital and NYC Health + Hospitals Corp. in Manhattan Supreme Court citing the “unprofessional, irresponsible” attack on him It should be noted that Louis Mizrahi violated an order of protection to keep him from the hospital two days later. He allegedly made threats to “blast” staff, according to an official criminal complaint. When police searched him, they found a knife in his pocket. Mr. Mizrahi then pled guilty to attempted burglary and has since entered a drug treatment program.

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s the Gateway tunnel project sits in limbo, Port Authority is pushing a separate project, the cross-harbor tunnel that would be used by freight trains, instead of bringing commuter and passenger trains. This project aims to help relieve the increasing congestion caused by trucks and cargo vehicles on the roads and bridges between New Jersey and Manhattan.

Various government agencies have been studying this project, called the Cross Harbor Freight Program, for nearly 20 years, and Brooklyn Representative Jerrold Nadler has been a longtime supporter of the initiative.

On Tuesday, July 11, a request for proposals was released by the Port Authority, looking for consultants to plan and provide engineering and environmental services for a detailed study of the freight tunnel. In addition, they also want a competing proposal to expand the current barge operation that transports freight trains across the harbor by floating them on the water.

According to Crain’s, “The study is the second tier of an environmental review that is a key step in the planning process and a necessary prerequisite in potentially qualifying the project for federal funding and loans.

Some transit experts, however, questioned the wisdom of

The New York and New Jersey Port Authority is planning a rail tunnel for freight trains transporting under New York Harbor.

spending tens of millions of dollars on the study of a speculative tunnel when the funding for a critical project like Gateway has not yet been secured.

In addition to the $35 million, the Port Authority previously spent $10 million on the first tier of the Cross Harbor Freight Program's environmental review, which was completed in January 2016.”

Regional Plan Association president Tom Wright said, "The problem is this cross-harbor freight project is moving along very slowly and in a way that's oblivious to other projects in the region. The highest priority for trans-Hudson crossing is obviously Gateway."

Crain’s reports, “The interim director of Gateway Development Corp.—the special gov-

ernment agency set up to plan, finance and build the Gateway tunnel and other related infrastructure—recently disclosed that that tunnel project could cost as much as $13 billion, which is billions of dollars more than previous estimates.

The Trump administration has meanwhile called for the end of federal infrastructure programs, such as New Starts, that the Gateway program was to rely on for funding. Trump's proposed $1 trillion infrastructure plan has suggested supplementing federally funded projects with private money.

How such a public/private partnership could be structured for the Gateway tunnel remains unclear.”

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Jacob Safra Buys Jackie O’s Childhood Cohen & Bklyn Standard Properties Apartment on Park Ave for $25M Seal $26.5M 10-Bldg Bronx Deal By: Yehuda Sagan

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ave you ever wanted to visit, or better yet, live in, the childhood home of a well-known historical figure? One lucky buyer has now achieved that dream, to the tune of $25.5 million. The Park Avenue apartment where former First Lady Jaqueline Onassis Kennedy spent part of her childhood was sold to an anonymous buyer for just that price as of Thursday, according to a Sotheby’s spokeswoman cited by Mansion Global.com. Though still intimidating, the $25 million price tag is a drastic reduction of the 2014 asking price of $44 million.

Located at 740 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the apartment was put up for sale by former hedge fund manager David Ganek and his wife Danielle, who purchased the property in 2005 for $19.1 million. Ganek lost his $4 billion hedge fund, Level Global Investors, as a result of a 2010 investigation by then-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into possible insider trading.

As for Kennedy’s childhood home, it was built circa 1930 by the future First Lady’s grandfather, James T. Lee, a real estate developer who created well known co-ops at 740 Park Avenue and 998 5th Avenue. The lavish home, where Kennedy lived from age two to seven, con-

Located at 740 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the apartment was put up for sale by former hedge fund manager David Ganek and his wife Danielle, who purchased the property in 2005 for $19.1 million.

tains a library and dining room (complete with fireplaces), a living room, and a media room, according to Mansion Global’s report. The apartment also features samples from Ganek’s art collection, including works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, and John Baldessari. According to Elle Décor.com, the apartment features “original architectural details [that] have been painstakingly restored to museum quality.”

The Park Avenue apartment is not the only piece of history connected with Jackie Kennedy to be up for grabs on the market. In June, Merrywood, a seven-acre mansion in the Washington,

D.C. suburb of McLean, Virginia, which served as a home to Kennedy, Gore Vidal, and businessman C. Wyatt Dickerson and his wife Nancy, became available for $45.5 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, the property was the most expensive available in the area. The four-story mansion boasts 13 bathrooms, nine bedrooms, a wine cellar, and several common rooms.

“I always love it so at Merrywood,” Kennedy (then Bouvier) wrote wistfully as a teenager in 1944, according to Vanity Fair.

“So peaceful . . . with the river and those great steep hills.” One can only envy the lucky owner who can now enjoy that romantic setting any time they want.

30 Year-Old SoHo Architecture Firm Joins Migration To Lower Manhattan By: Asher Schlesinger

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he past several years have seen a huge relocation of architecture and engineering firms to Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. According to a Real Deal report last week, over 100 firms have made the move, based on data collected by the real estate firms Cushman and Wakefield, CoStar, and CBRE. One of those joining the migration to Lower Manhattan is CetraRuddy, an architecture firm based in SoHo for the past 30 years. The relocation of the firm, which has overseen the development of properties such as Chelsea’s Walker Tower and the Flatiron District’s One Madison, is noteworthy due to its longstanding presence in SoHo. The community is changing, however, and CetraRuddy has decided to evolve accordingly.

“For us, choosing Lower Manhattan allowed us to relocate to a space that creates the best working environment for

“It was a significant challenge to find a building and space that would allow [CetraRuddy] to create a modern workplace compatible with their core vision values,”

The relocation of the firm, which has overseen the development of properties such as Chelsea’s Walker Tower and the Flatiron District’s One Madison, is noteworthy due to its longstanding presence in SoHo.

our team,” Nancy Ruddy, the firm’s co-founder, told the Real Deal. “A light-filled environment where every person has a water view.” Ruddy explained that the move is a result of a SoHo’s changing environment, which in her view is no longer “an industrial area with cost-effective rents.”

For real estate firms, Lower Manhattan is also apparently the place to be, with almost 700 firms relocating to the area since 2005, according to a Forbes report in June.

As for CetraRuddy, its new headquarters will be located at One Park Battery Plaza as part of an 11-year lease with landlords Allianz Real Estate

of America and Rudin Management Company, according to the Commercial Observer.

CetraRuddy were represented in the deal by Collins International Vice Chairman Andrew Roos and its president, Michael Cohen.

“It was a significant challenge to find a building and space that would allow [CetraRuddy] to create a modern workplace compatible with their core vision values,” Roos told Commercial Observer in June.

“While a relocation was not their original plan, the infrastructure, panoramic views and overall value of Rudin ManageSee 30 Year-Old SoHo , page 36

In a lucrative $26.5 million deal, a 10-building multi-family portfolio in the Bronx has been purchased through a partnership of Cohen Commercial Properties and Brooklyn Standard Properties, two New York-based investment firms.

By: Menachem Rephun

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n a lucrative $26.5 million deal, a 10-building multi-family portfolio in the Bronx has been purchased through a partnership of Cohen Commercial Properties and Brooklyn Standard Properties, two New York-based investment firms.

First reported on July 14 by The Real Deal, the buildings were purchased by the firms from LAL Property Management, a firm based in the Bronx.

Containing 104 rental units, the buildings are located in the Bronx’s Fordham/Belmont neighborhoods.

This isn’t the first time BSP and Cohen Commercial Properties have staked out territory in the Bronx. Cohen Commercial Properties owns a 4-property Bronx Portfolio, while in February 2017, BSP closed a $16.5 million purchase of a four-building mixed use portfolio containing 74 apartments, a 12-car parking lot, office space, and three retail spaces, according to a report at the time by Rebusiness Online.

Founded in 2013 by David Manheimer and Benji Kohn, BSP’s website states that the company “purchases under-managed, under-valued commercial properties and

provide above market returns through significant rehabilitation and upgrades.” Kohn has worked in Hollywood as a producer of the 2015 Nicholas Cage film The Runner, and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done,” a 2009 film by director Werner Herzog. Paper Street Films, the production company Kohn co-founded in 2007, produced both films, according to the company’s official website.

Cohen Commercial Properties, founded in 1998, states on its website that it “owns and operates over two million square feet located in nine states that See Cohen & Bklyn Standard , page 37

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East Side Officials, Residents Clash With Rare Rooftop Cottage on E Village Real Estate Company Over Mega-Tower Penthouse Now on Sale for $3.5M By: David Koppel

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any elected officials and residents of Manhattan’s East Side are none too pleased with the development of a 67-story tower on East 58th Street, between First Avenue and Sutton Place.

According to a New York Times report earlier this month, the tower’s developer, Gemma Real Estate, has already begun laying the groundwork for construction by digging a hole for its foundation and demolishing three four-story walkups.

Ben Kallos, a NYC councilman for the 5th District representing the Upper East Side, told the Times that New Yorkers are “exhausted” by excessive property development in the area.

“This is about standing up and showing the city that there’s another way to do things,” Kallos said, according to the report.

To address residents’ chagrin and dismay with overdevelopment in their neighborhoods, Kallos and a contingent of his fellow elected officials have advocated a zoning change to lim-

“This is about standing up and showing the city that there’s another way to do things,”

Gamma Files Plans for 850-Foot-Tall Tower at 430 East 58th Street

it the height of towers on side streets to 21 stories. Kallos and his colleagues hope the change will be approved by Labor Day. Gamma has pushed back against the zoning proposal, with company president Jonathan Kalikow saying it “threatens the future of projects like Sutton 58, but also could inflict long-lasting damage,” according to a report last month by The Real Deal.

Kalikow blasted the proposal as “self-serving,” saying it is less about community zoning than protecting “the special interests of a small group of Community Board 6 members, many of whom reside at The Sovereign, a large luxury apartment building located adjacent to the Sutton 58 site.”

“At every step, this application has been wholly driven by the desire of these residents to preserve views, not to benefit their community,” Kalikow charged.

Alan Kersh, a resident of the Sovereign and opponent of Gamma’s tower, told the New York Times that the criticism is about more than just one building.

“This building could dramatically change the character of our neighborhood,” Kersh warned, adding that the rezoning could have safety benefits such as protecting residential side streets from towers.

Speak to the Real Deal, Kalikow defended his company’s See East Side Officials, Residents , page 38

New York’s CMBS Market Issues $3.4B In New Securities In June By: Mendel Asimov

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ew York’s CMBS market issued $3.4 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities in June, raising the total market to $59.3 billion, according to a report last week by the Real Deal.

“Having so much issuance to end the quarter is a good sign,” Sean Barrie, a marketing communications specialist with real estate consultant Trepp, told the news site. “The market’s been warming up more and more, and it looks like new issuance will remain pretty warm through July.”

In a March 2017 report, Trepp noted that the CMBS market has “undergone substantial changes since its start in the mid-1990s.”

“Prior to development, mortgages against middle-market commercial properties in secondary and tertiary markets were often provided by savings and loan institutions,” the analysis stated. “When hundreds of S&Ls failed in the early 1990s, the market came to a screeching

New York’s CMBS market issued $3.4 billion in commercial mortgagebacked securities in June, raising the total market to $59.3 billion

The 50-story GM building was refinanced by Boston Properties in June, with Morgan Stanley providing a $2.3 billion interest-only mortgage.

halt.” However, the market experienced a rejuvenation in the early 2000s, with issuance stabilizing at around $50 billion annually. This number increased to $77.8 billion in 2003, and $93.8 billion in 2004.

According to the Real Deal’s report, over half of the CMBS market’s new issuance in June consisted of three single-asset deals in New York. The 50-story GM building was refinanced by Boston Properties in June, with Morgan Stanley providing a $2.3 billion interest-only mort-

gage. New York’s Mark Hotel was also one of the deals.

The Bloomberg Tower, located at 731 Lexington Avenue, was refinanced by Vornado in June with a $500 million mortgage, and was securitized by Deutsche Bank into a three-year CMBS conduit, the Real Deal says.

The news outlet also noted that the delinquency rate for CMBS loans in New York recently increased slightly to 0.56 percent. The national delinquency rate reached 5.75 percent, making it the highest since December 2014.

July was also noteworthy for CMBS, as it marked the first “green bond” CMBS deal, thanks to a collaboration between French corporate and investment bank Natixis and Ivanhoe Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties to refinance part of the acquisition loan for 85 Broad Street in Downtown Manhattan, according to a report this month by Commercial Property Executive.com.

“This financing is a great example of how like-minded global players are able to work together to bring new green initiatives to the market, which is right in line with Ivanhoé Cambridge’s commitment towards sustainability,” Ivanhoe Cambridge executive vice president and CFO Nathalie Palladitcheff said in a statement at the time, according to CPE.

n East Village penthouse at 72 East 1st Street with an alluring rooftop cottage can now be yours – for the low, low price of just $3.5 million dollars.

According to a New York Post report last week, the cottage and its unusual location have prompted speculation from many, including location scout Nick Carr. In a 2009 blog post, Carr wondered “who the hell lives there?” in regard to the mysterious cottage, wondering whether the enigmatic, seemingly-out-of-place structure hadn’t been dropped onto the roof of the building by a passing tornado.

“I think people in the East Village have wondered about this place for a long time,” Nick Gavin, the individual listing the property with Josh Doyle, said, according to a report earlier this month by apartment/townhouse listings magazine LLNYC. While the origins of the cottage remained haunting for some time, the identity of the building’s owner was revealed in a June New York Post report to be one Gale Barret Schrady. Shrady’s late husband, sculptor and artist Henry Merwin Shrady III, purchased and renovated the penthouse in 1980. According to LLNYC, the Shrady’s sold three units in the penthouse, keeping the cottage to

An East Village penthouse at 72 East 1st Street with an alluring rooftop cottage can now be yours – for the low, low price of just $3.5 million dollars.

themselves.

The penthouse (including the cottage) tallies up at 2,736 square feet, according to LLNYC, and features four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, along with an artist’s studio and private terrace (in the cottage). The duplex and cottage are being sold by Gale Barrett Shrady.

“It is a magical little spot that was my son’s room through college,” Barrett told the New York Post in June.

“With creative vision, this penthouse can be converted to a single residence or left as individual units,” the listing states, according to a report this month

by Curbed.

Compass.com, the site list-

ing the penthouse and cottage, describes it as “truly the most unique property in the East Village.”

“The prime corner location, unobstructed views of Lower Manhattan through twenty-two windows, two wood burning fireplaces, and low monthlies create a spectacular offering that can only be described as a once in a lifetime opportunity,” the listing reads. “Please note this is a walk up to the fourth floor.”

While the hefty asking price will put it off limits for all but the wealthiest buyers, and though its more prosaic origins have been revealed, the cottage will remain tantalizing to passerby, like something conjured from a fairytale.

Schumer Blasts Amtrak for Shrinking Seat Size; Compares Them to Greedy Airlines By: Menachem Rephun

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ew York Senator Chuck Schumer did not hide his displeasure Sunday with a plan by Amtrak to accommodate more riders with an “economy” class.

Speaking at a conference, Schumer blasted the idea as being “right out of the airlines playbook.” The Democratic Senator added that Amtrak should use other money-saving measures that don’t inconvenience passengers.

“Beginning to shrink seat sizes is a slippery slope to making Amtrak travel as uncomfortable as airline travel,” Schumer elaborated, according to CBS New York.

Though Amtrak’s plan is still under consideration, Amtrak believes the seat-shrinking strategy could help with its $200 million deficit, despite the physical discomfort it may cause commuters.

Schumer said that, rather than being forced to inconvenience riders, the company’s financial problems could potentially be resolved having the government annually invest in Amtrak.

“Amtrak should not throw out one of the best things about Amtrak and train travel — that is, you at least get a seat you can sit in and be comfortable,” Schumer went on, according to

Though Amtrak’s plan is still under consideration, Amtrak believes the seat-shrinking strategy could help with its $200 million deficit, despite the physical discomfort it may cause commuters.

AM New York. “[Amtrak],” Schumer said, “has been shortchanged by the federal government for a very long time. I understand that they need to make money, but not with things that are counterproductive like this.”

Amtrak’s shrinking seats proposal was first announced last week by co-chief executive Wick Moorman, who explained that the plan was being viewed by Amtrak as a possible money-saver. The company is struggling financially as a result of outdated infrastructure and the 750,000 riders who depend on it for service on the Northeast Corridor, a statistic noted by the New York Times in 2015.

A spokesman for the compa-

ny told AM New York that Amtrak is “not currently looking to change its seat spacing for the services we now offer.”

“Like any company, we do continuously look at ways to attract new customers, provide more travel options and enhance the customer experience,” the spokesman elaborated, “in order to supplement the great products and services we already offer.”

According to 2015 NY Times report, Regional Plan Association president Thomas Wright observed that “ridership is hitting all-time highs on the Northeast Corridor at the same time that the system is just too brittle and does not have the ability to withstand heat waves, storms, and other incidents.”

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Asst Assembly Speaker Felix Ortiz Soars in Bklyn City Council Race By: Phoebe Taylor Vuolo

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battle is brewing between progressive and mainstream Democrats.

This has come after Assemblymember and Assistant Assembly Speaker Felix W. Ortiz (D-Sunset Park, Red Hook) officially threw his hat in the ring to challenge incumbent City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca (D-Sunset Park, Red Hook) in the Sept. 12 Primary.

Menchaca, a protegé of Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, is a darling to progressive Democrats such as City Councilmember Brad Lander (D-Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington), who run strongly to the left along partisan ideological lines.

Ortiz is both a U.S. Army veteran and a 23-year Assembly member. While staunchly a Democrat, he has shown the ability of working across party lines to get things done. For example, he successfully authored ground-breaking pieces of legislation such as the country’s first law banning the use of handheld cell phones while driving, and subsequently another law banning texting while driving.

“We are all humankind, and I think it’s important that these people, who sometimes don’t trust government or don’t believe in government, that they’ll at least have someone that will continue to have a voice,” said

Ortiz on his decision to challenge Menchaca.

“I would like to know what [Menchaca]was done, because I haven’t seen anything done.

What I’ve been seeing is more division, lack of leadership, lack of experience, and lack of knowledge. When we talk about job creation, when we talk about energizing people so they can

take on the unpopular issues, to tackle them. He also says that through his many years in office he’s been able to build up a track record in which constituents trust him.

“Eighty-five percent of the complaints and issues that come through my office happen to be issues that the city council should address. Like a pothole,

Assemblymember and Assistant Assembly Speaker Felix W. Ortiz (D-Sunset Park, Red Hook) officially threw his hat in the ring to challenge incumbent City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca (D-Sunset Park, Red Hook) in the Sept. 12 Primary

have a different living. When we’re trying to find ways to build low-income affordable housing, I think there has been a lack of real commitment, and I’m not talking about the lack of advocacy,” he added.

Ortiz said people in the political world can talk the nice talk, but when it’s time for action, sometimes people don’t want to

or a light is off, or a sanitation ticket. Constituents, when they come to your office they want you to help them, they don’t want you to send them back to an agency, an agency they just came from,” said Ortiz.

While Ortiz is more of a legislator than an activist, he also notes at the state level he has been involved in a lot of actions

few communities that still has a fairly large manufacturing base, and one of the first issues he took on when elected in 1995, were the injustices surrounding the sweatshops in Sunset Park.

“Most of the people who work in the sweatshop industry happen to be immigrants from Asia as well as South and Central America,” said Ortiz. “We created a task force to deal with these particular issues, to ensure that these people would be able to be heard by the Department of Labor and the Department of Compensation. We were very successful securing money that was owed to these immigrants and also to help them to get the help that they needed in order for them to continue to work, and to continue to work in other areas.”

Another immigrant-related issue that Ortiz wants to take on if elected to the city council is to ensure that city schools will have guidance counsel teachers Carlos Menchaca, a protegé that speak, not just Mandarin, of Congresswoman Nydia Cantonese, and Fuzhounese Velazquez, is a darling to but also that will speak Spanish progressive Democrats such dialects. as City Councilmember Brad “We have some kids that Lander (D-Park Slope, Windsor speak Mexican dialects that no Terrace, Kensington), who one speaks over here, and they run strongly to the left along don’t have professionals in the partisan ideological lines. schools that are able to speak jobs funding to ensure that un- that particular dialect,” he said.

Ortiz also stressed the impordocumented folks who had issues with immigration will have tance of working the channels of government in helping undoculegal assistance.

Ortiz additionally pointed mented immigrants.

“I have access to folks in the out that Sunset Park is one of the in order to address the immigrant communities, specifically those in the country with no papers and were undocumented.

“I was the first legislator in the country to introduce legislation allowing undocumented folks to have a driver’s license.

And also to open checking accounts in the bank,” said Ortiz, adding the state also allocated

“I would like to know what [Menchaca]was done, because I haven’t seen anything done.” federal government, from organizations, from the agencies, that I can bring down to ensure that we will be able to address any needs that they might have,” said Ortiz.

“Ninety-nine point nine percent of that you can do and you will do, is based on relationships. When you understand government, and you’ve spent time in office, it makes your life easier to get things done, especially coming into the city council with open knowledge and the relationships you have with the Republicans and Democrats and everybody else there.”

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Stephen Witt contributed to this story

Mayor Says $70M Queens Precinct May Not be Operational for Years By: Douglas Neuwirth

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t an unveiling ceremony Monday for the site of a much-anticipated police station house in Queens, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio remained ambiguous about when the actual opening will take place.

“It can take years, I can say that much for sure,” de Blasio admitted, according to the New York Post, likely leaving many feeling deflated.

“The normal history of how long it takes to put together a police precinct is a long one and I’m not happy about that,” he went on. “It has to go through the full ULURP [land-review] process. I want to see if we can speed it up.”

Finding a site for the police house was a challenging process which took over a year, something the mayor noted in his remarks. The station is expected to be located at 242-40 North Conduit Avenue in Rosedale.

De Blasio’s remarks were delivered in connection with the site’s unveiling.

“We announced the original decision to fund it, but then the problem is we didn’t have a site,” de Blasio elaborated. “A very exhaustive process went on to find a site. And the determination was that enough could be done here . . . this was actually the right place.”

According to NYC.gov, de

De Blasio unveils site of long-awaited 116th Precinct in Rosedale

Blasio extolled the “tireless efforts of the NYPD” in making New York City one of the safest cities in the country.

“Every New York City neighborhood deserves the same quality of service and safety we’ve come to expect from the NYPD,” de Blasio said. :That is why we are making unprecedented investments in establishing high-quality precincts. The future 116th Precinct will help reduce current response times in Southeast Queens and expand coverage throughout the community.”

NYC.gov added that the 116th Precinct will take up more than half the territory of the 105th Precinct, which is the fifth largest in New York City.

“We are excited to be here in Queens as we announce the site of the new 116 Precinct," NYPD

Commissioner James P. O'Neill said. "This new investment will reduce response times and inevitably enable us to even further reduce crime."

Also present at the unveiling was Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. Despite the uncertainty surrounding when the stationhouse will go up, Katz remained optimistic, acknowledging that the new building fulfills the need for a precinct closer to the neighborhood it protects.

“The new 116th Precinct stationhouse will help fulfill that need by improving response times and having a more proactive presence within its jurisdiction,” Katz said. “It will soon become a reality thanks to the communities' advocacy and the substantial investments by MaySee Mayor Says $70M Queens , page 36

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Goldman Sachs Exec is Behind Biggest Hamptons Estate Listing at $150M

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Can’t Afford Buying into the Hamptons, Try Renting

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he man behind the biggest real estate listing in the Hamptons this summer is the Goldman Sachs executive who arranged the largest IPO to ever hit Wall Street.

The Post has learned that the mystery owners of a giant beachfront parcel of land listed for $150 million, which makes it the most expensive East End listing, is Goldman co-Chair J. Michael Evans and his wife Lise.

The Post reports, “The couple, well known on the New York social scene, assembled the 14-acre property on exclusive Meadow Lane in Southampton over the last three years by spending around $115 million to buy three oceanfront lots and one bayside lot, according to a source. The massive property includes 700 feet of oceanfront and even more waterfront on Shinnecock Bay.” Listing broker Harald Grant of Sotheby’s International Realty said, “There’s a lot of ocean-

“Anyone who spends this kind of money for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is going to want to build a home that they can identify with”

The biggest estate for sale in Southampton on Meadow Lane, listed for $150 million.

front properties, but very rarely do you get three lots.” However, Grant would not confirm the identities of the property’s owners as the Evanses.

This ocean front property has five houses, which includes eight bedrooms, a 1990s constructed 12,000-square-foot mansion with an indoor pool, two guest houses and two “golf cottages.” In addition, there is also an outdoor pool and a tennis court.

Whoever lands the oceanside estate might have a hard time deciding where to lay their heads. The property comes with five houses, including an 8-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot mansion built in the 1990s with an indoor pool, two guest houses

and two “golf cottages.”

Grant told The Post, “All the homes are somewhat dated.

Anyone who spends this kind of money for this once-in-alifetime opportunity is going to want to build a home that they can identify with — one that not only compliments the property but maximizes the best use of the property.”

This has been seen time and time again by Meadow Lane’s wealthy owners who hire top architects to design their new homes.

It took five years, for the construction of Calvin Klein’s glasswalled beachfront mansion for $75 million. Wall Street big wig See Goldman Sachs Exec , page 37

11 Wounded Israeli Army Veterans Go to Hamptons for R&R

lthough purchasing a house in the Hamptons may be out of many families’ budgets, renting a home has turned out to be a great alternative. The New York Times recently did a story on a family who did just this.

Jon and Michelle Wolk wanted a Hamptons vacation home for themselves and two young children. Unfortunately, buying was out of the question with prices ranging from $600,000 to The living room of Jon and Michelle Wolk’s Westhampton rental $800,000. So, they decided on a home. summer rental.

A cost that took them by surthem $35,000 for the season between Memorial and Labor prise was a seasonal permit for Days. Under the terms of their the nearby Rogers Beach, which “We thought: ‘Let’s test lease, they are also responsible has a price tag of an incredible the waters and get a better sense of what the for pool maintenance, weekly $825. Regarding this, Jon said, house cleaning, lawn care and “Now we have to go as much as expenses of owning a second home would be.” garbage pick up, which comes to possible.”

The NYT reports, “Fortuan additional $1,000 a month.”

Jon said that his house is “ac- nately, the house is only about a Jon Wolk, who is a senior vice tually on the lower end of the 10-minute drive from the beach. president of finance at a global Hamptons rental market, it’s They also liked that it wasn’t on investment firm, told the Times, not facing the ocean or anything a main road and that the land“We thought: ‘Let’s test the wa- like that. And we got something lord replaced the air conditionters and get a better sense of of a deal in the grand scheme of er and pool heater right before what the expenses of owning a things because they had the list- they moved in. The pool heater second home would be. If some- ing price wrong — it was actu- was high priority, Ms. Wolk thing breaks I can send the own- ally supposed to be $40,000 for said, because they wanted to take full advantage of the renter a text. I like the fixed-expense the summer.”

They had to pay all the rent al during the entire season and aspect.”

Renting a house in the upfront, and paid the other costs were worried that their chilHamptons is not cheap either. upfront too. Jon told the Times, dren, Holden, 6, and Harlow, According to the Times, “Their “So I’m not reminded of the 3, wouldn’t swim in June if the three-bedroom, two-bath amount. The point is to enjoy it water was too cold.” house, which lies on a quiet cul- and spend more time with famiSee Can’t Afford Buying , page 36 de-sac in Westhampton, cost ly and friends.”

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leven wounded Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and veterans visited the Hamptons last weekend for some rest and recuperation.

The Hamptons visit was part of a nine-day tour of New York City for the wounded warriors organized by Belev Echad, which was founded by Rabbi Uriel and Shevy Vigler and a host of supporters from the New York area. Belev Echad aims to show the Jewish people’s gratitude to IDF veterans for putting their lives on the line to protect and defend the Jewish State.

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C Belev Echad rented boats in Sag Harbor for the 11 wounded IDF veterans.

New York landmarks includ- the 9/11 Memorial, and took a ing the Brooklyn Bridge and trip to the Hamptons for water the Statue of Liberty, visited sports in Sag Harbor, and tennis and barbecue at the Bridgehampton home of a Belev Echad board member.

“These courageous IDF soldiers risked – and nearly lost – their lives protecting the people and the sacred land of Israel,” said Vigler. “The New York community is immensely grateful for the sacrifices they have made. It has been my pleasure to introduce these heroes to our supporters, and to help them realize just how much we appreciate their service.”

This week, the wounded veterans will get an aerial view of the city from chartered heBelev Echad Founder Rabbi Uriel Vigler (left) with the group licopters, take a jet ski tour of of wounded IDF veterans and Belev Echad supporters at the the Hudson River, and visit the Bridgehampton home of a Belev Echad board member United Nations headquarters.

ongregation Ohr Torah will be hosting a Siyum/ Barbecue to welcome our new Rabbi, Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, on July 24, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Freud residence, 759 Caldwell Avenue, North Woodmere.

Congregation Ohr Torah was founded over fifty years ago by new residents of the community, many of whom were Holocaust survivors, who saw the need for an Orthodox Ashkenazic Shul in the area. Rabbi Dr. Theodore Jungreis and Rebbbetzin Esther Jungreis were the founding Rabbi and Rebbetzin.

Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen is Director of New York Synagogues for the OU, and Director of Community Engagement for Yachad. He is also a Columbia Law School graduate, licensed as a lawyer in the state of New York, as well as a family therapist with a Masters in Family Therapy.

Rabbi Cohen has served as Mashgiach Ruchani at Yeshiva University and Stern College for Women. He also directed the Lander College for Women Honors Program.

Rabbi Cohen’s writings have been featured in many publications, and he is the author of a recently published book.

Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen is Director of New York Synagogues for the OU, and Director of Community Engagement for Yachad. He is also a Columbia Law School graduate, licensed as a lawyer in the state of New York, as well as a family therapist with a Masters in Family Therapy.

Rabbi Cohen has served as Mashgiach Ruchani at Yeshiva University and Stern College for Women. He also directed the Lander College for Women Honors Program.

Congregation Ohr Torah was founded over fifty years ago by new residents of the community, many of whom were Holocaust survivors, who saw the need for an Orthodox Ashkenazic Shul in the area.

Rabbi Dr. Theodore Jungreis and Rebbbetzin Esther Jungreis were the founding Rabbi and Rebbetzin.

The Ohr Torah mishpacha is excited and honored to join with Rabbi Cohen in entering this new era at OT. The entire community is inMrs. Ruchi Cohen is the vited to meet Rabbi Cohen at daughter of the Chief Rabbi of this event. A special guest will Austria, Rabbi Chaim Eisen- be Assemblywoman Michaelle berg. She is an RN at Langone Solages, who will welcome Hospital. The Cohens have five Rabbi Cohen and his family to North Woodmere. children.

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WH to Hit Iran With New Sanctions as Dershowitz: NYT Resistant to Anyone Tehran Threatens Attacks on U.S. Bases Defending Trump on Russia Moves come on eve of mandatory deal certification deadline

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he Trump administration is expected to ratchet up pressure on Iran with a slew of new sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's illicit ballistic missile program and regional support for terrorism as the landmark Iranian nuclear deal hits its two-year anniversary, according to senior U.S. officials who deemed Iran in violation of the agreement's "spirit."

News of the new sanctions comes on the same day that Iranian military leaders threatened attacks on U.S. forces and bases in the Middle East should America move forward with new sanctions, particularly ones targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, or IRGC. The new sanctions are part of a larger White House effort to counter Iran's massive military buildup and rogue militant activities across the Middle East, specifically in Syria, where Iranian-backed forces have launched a series of direct attacks on American forces in recent weeks.

U.S. official dubbed Iran "the most dangerous threat to U.S.

By: Paul Crookston

The Trump administration is expected to ratchet up pressure on Iran with a slew of new sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's illicit ballistic missile program and regional support for terrorism as the landmark Iranian nuclear deal hits its two-year anniversary

interests" and promised a series of new efforts both militarily and policy oriented to combat the Islamic Republic's illicit activities.

The new sanctions are being leveled outside the purview of the nuclear deal, meaning that they are all non-nuclear related and do not violate conditions of the deal barring the United States from engaging in such activity.

The Trump administration is continuing to perform a full-

scale review of its Iran policy, including the nuclear deal. The review is set to be completed in about a month's time, according to the administration.

The White House must make a decision by Tuesday on whether it will recertify that Iran is in compliance with the deal. The administration is likely to again certify Iran as in compliance of the agreement, despite mounting evidence this not the case.

See WH to Hit Iran With , page 38

arvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz thinks that Donald Trump Jr. did not commit a crime by meeting with a Russian lawyer for information on Hillary Clinton, and said the New York Times is ignoring him because of that view.

Numerous writers in the Times‘ pages have made the case that the Trump family is criminally culpable. Dershowitz, a Hillary Clinton supporter, told the Washington Examiner on Monday that he had submitted a rebuttal argument but was rejected because of what he believes is editorial bias.

"I said that I thought the readers of the New York Times were entitled to hear or read the other side of the issue whether there were crimes committed," Dershowitz told the Examiner. "And I really do think the New York Times does not want its readers to hear an alternative point of view on the issue of whether or not Trump administration is committing crimes."

Dershowitz said that he has contacted the Times about its denial with no response. He has concluded that his opinion is

Senate Committee Begins Hearings on the Taylor Force Act

By: Zachary Kerman

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C The Senate Foreign Relations Committee began hearings last week on S.474, known as the Taylor Force Act, which will defund the Palestinian Authority (PA) until they cease and denounce their "Pay to Slay" policy, which rewards terrorists and their families for acts against Israel and the United States.

upon release is guaranteed for those sentenced to five or more years. The families of “martyrs” also receive large payments for the loss of their family member.

S.474 prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority: “is taking steps to end acts of violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control; is publicly condemning such acts of violence and is investigating, or cooperating in investigations of, such acts; and has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been con-

victed and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.”

"It's unconscionable that American taxpayer dollars are being used by the Palestinian Authority to brainwash young Palestinians to hate the Jewish people and to pay terrorists to ruthlessly murder Israelis and Americans," Mat Staver, Chairman of Liberty Counsel, President of Christians in Defense of Israel, and Founder and President of Covenant Journey.

“I encourage Congress to pass the Taylor Force Act that will help stop the payment of horrific blood money to murder innocent Israelis and Americans.

‘Pay to Slay’ must end,” said Staver.

not welcome because it is "not the narrative [the Times is] pushing."

The Times has not commented on his charge, citing its policy not to discuss editorial decisions about op-ed submissions.

Dershowitz said the Times "has been pretty one-sided" on the issue, as other newspapers have published pieces saying that the meeting was not a crime.

Dershowitz's argument is

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Canada Lifts Ban on Judea and Samaria Wines

Edited by: JV Staff he Senate Foreign Relations Committee began hearings last week on S.474, known as the Taylor Force Act, which will defund the Palestinian Authority (PA) until they cease and denounce their "Pay to Slay" policy, which rewards terrorists and their families for acts against Israel and the United States.

Liberty Counsel and Christians in Defense of Israel have been instrumental in encouraging legislators to hold this hearing.

The bill’s sponsor, Senator Lindsey Graham, opened the hearing by introducing this legislation that would stop the incentive payments to terrorists to kill innocent civilians.

In attendance was Stuart Force, the father of U.S. army veteran and Vanderbilt student, Taylor Force, for whom the bill is named. Taylor served the United States in combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, only to be senselessly killed as a civilian by a Palestinian terrorist in Israel.

The PA currently gives over $300 million annually to terrorists and their families. However, since the U.S. provides over $700 million of direct and indirect aid to the Palestinians, American taxpayer dollars are providing the funds to reward terrorists who kill American and Israeli citizens. As soon as attackers are arrested, the PA provides canteen expenses, salary and health benefits. A government job

Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz thinks that Donald Trump Jr. did not commit a crime by meeting with a Russian lawyer for information on Hillary Clinton, and said the New York Times is ignoring him because of that view.

based on the First Amendment's protections for free speech. He said that information cannot qualify as a "thing of value" that campaigns are legally required not to accept from foreign governments.

Dershowitz was asked Saturday night on Fox News whether Trump Jr. could have committed a crime under campaign finance laws. He said that it would make no sense to prosecute based on those statutes.

"Of course not, and if it were to be prosecuted, the First Amendment would trump," Dershowitz said. "A candidate has a right to get information from whatever source the information comes."

Dershowitz argued that his rejection from the Times indicated bias because he is well-qualified to make a legal case on public issues. He has published various books on law and has had a distinguished career at Harvard.

"It's not that I'm not credentialed," he said. "It's that I don't have the right point of view."

Dershowitz's view has not even been mentioned in the Times, except for one opinion piece that said, "Mr. Dershowitz is wrong."

anada has lifted a ban on selling wines from Judea and Samaria marked as made in Israel, just two days after putting it in place.

On Thursday, July 13, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said it had lifted a directive that wine products classified as a “Product of Israel” would be deemed unauthorized for sale as long as their production originated from the West Bank. In the wake of the July 11 directive, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s (LCBO) instructed vendors to take products the from the Psagot and Shiloh wineries off their shelves.

The CFIA stated on its website that it “regrets the outcome of the wine labeling assessment which led to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s (LCBO) response regarding products from two wineries labeled as “Product of Israel”. In our assessment, we did not fully consider the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA).”

“Further clarification of the CIFTA (Article 1.4.1b) indicates that these wines adhere to the Agreement and therefore we can confirm that the products in question can be sold as currently labeled. The CFIA will be following up with the LCBO to correct our original response.”

B’nai Brith Canada, which originally revealed the LBO

Canada has lifted a ban on selling wines from Judea and Samaria marked as made in Israel, just two days after putting it in place. Photo Credit: Ehud Amiton/JNS

letter, commended the Canadian government for its quick rescinding of the ban.

“We thank the Government of Canada for responding so quickly to the legitimate concerns of the Jewish community and all concerned Canadians,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada. “We will continue to make inquiries about the origin of this travesty, to ensure that nothing like ever happens again. B’nai Brith will always relentlessly advocate for our community.”

Mostyn said that since calling on Canadians from coast to coast to purchase Israeli wines in opposition to the ban, B’nai Brith has been “simply overwhelmed by positive responses from members of the community. In celebration of the CFIA’s apology for its dis-

turbing decision, we ask all Canadians, in every province and territory, to head to your local liquor retailer and order products from the Shiloh and Psagot Wineries. These Israeli wine producers especially deserve all of our support at this time.”

On a visit to the Psagot winery on Sunday morning Minister of Economy Eli Cohen (Kulanu) told Tazpit Press Service (TPS) boycotts harm no one other than the Palestinians.

“If you want to see coexistence in action then I invite you to the industrial areas here in Sha’ar Binyamin, in Mishor Adumin, in Barkan and elsewhere [in Judea and Samaria] to see coexistence in action. I would like to thank our Canadian friends who understood the importance of working for coexistence,” Cohen said.

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Macron: “Anti-Zionism is Reinvented Anti-Semitism” - at 75th Anniversary of Roundup of French Jews Continued from page 1

campaign targeting Israel as a “pernicious effort to delegitier warmly applauded French mize Israel through boycotts, President Emmanuel Macron’s divestment, and sanctions” that declaration that anti-Zionism fits Macron’s definition of a “reis antisemitism in a Senate floor invented form of antisemitism because it seeks to impose boyspeech on Monday.

“I’d like to applaud the French cotts on Israel and not on any President Emmanuel Macron other nation.” for his comments over the weekend about antisemitism,” Schumer said. “‘We will yield Hungary was the last nothing to anti-Zionism,’ he country that the Nazis said, ‘because it is the reinvented occupied in Europe during form of antisemitism.'”

World War II. Pictured Schumer continued: “He is here are Hungarian absolutely right.”

Jewish women being Schumer explained that “an- deported to Auschwitz in tisemitism is a word that has 1944 been used throughout history when Jewish people are judged The New York Democrat exand measured by one standard pressed hope that “states across and the rest by another.”

“So it is with anti-Zionism; the country continue to push the idea that all other peoples back against the BDS movecan seek and defend their right ment, by boycotting the boycotto self-determination but Jews ters, as my home state of New cannot,” he said. “That other York has done.”

At 39, Macron a former nations have a right to exist, but the Jewish state of Israel does banker and economy minister, becomes France’s youngest presnot.”

Schumer blasted the BDS ident. He is pro-EU but wants

13,000 Jews were sent to Nazi death camps from the Velodrome d'Hiver, an indoor cycle track, in 1942

The posters across Hungary slam George Soros, a HungarianJewish philanthropist who has given to liberal and pro-refugee NGOs

Hungary was the last country that the Nazis occupied in Europe during World War II. Pictured here are Hungarian Jewish women being deported to Auschwitz in 1944

reforms to make the grouping more democratic and has warned that continuing business as usual with the European Union will trigger a Frexit, or a French exit similar to Britain’s.

Macron’s view is held by many young, urban, largely affluent voters who see their nation as a cosmopolitan experiment that has worked and globalization as not only inevitable, but the key to future economic prosperity.

In Porte de Vincennes — a stately neighborhood of lowslung 19th-century buildings that is home to a heavy mix of both Jews and Muslims, many of whom share North African heritage — there was no doubt.

Netanyahu Makes Historic Trip to Hungary As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer warmly applauded French President Emmanuel Macron’s declaration that antiZionism is antisemitism in a Senate floor speech on Monday. “I’d like to applaud the French President Emmanuel Macron for his comments over the weekend about antisemitism,” Schumer said. “‘We will yield nothing to anti-Zionism,’ he said, ‘because it is the reinvented form of antisemitism.'” Schumer continued: “He is absolutely right.”

It is the first visit to Hungary by an Israeli prime minister since the fall of Communism in 1989, reported the Times of Israel.

Planning for the trip has During the French presidential elections earlier this year, been affected by the posters, National Front leader Marine Le Pen said it was not France that which many in the Hungarian was responsible for the roundup, but rather “those who were in Jewish community see as fospower at the time.” tering anti-Semitic animus and Jewish Life in France Hungary on Monday for a state vandalism.

Hungary's prime minister, In march of this year, the visit, its capital city remained Jewish Voice reported that six blanketed in swastika-graffitied Victor Orban, has made politimonths after an ISIS terror- posters of Hungarian-born Jew- cal cause with the far-right and ist plowed a truck into a Bas- ish philanthropist George Soros, often expresses admiration for tille Day crowd, killing 86 and according to an i24 News report. the country's wartime fascist wounding 434 people including five local Jews, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) teamed up with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to help defend the Nice Jewish community against new threats.

In response to requests from the Nice Jewish community since the attack, the organizations have provided financial assistance, along with French Jewish organizations, for a series of security upgrades, including security systems and materials, for local communal institutions.

Since the end of World War II, the Nice Jewish community has grown from about 2,000 people to more than 25,000 today, and includes an Ashkenazi and Sephardi synagogue, a butcher, restaurants and a mikvah. The Musee Marc Chagall, containing the painter’s works on biblical themes, is situated in Nice.

In January of 2015, four Jewish men were murdered at the Hyper Cacher supermarket in East Paris by ISIS gunman Amedy Coulibaly, two days after brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi massacred 12 people in an attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices.

In three days that traumatized a nation, three men with deep histories of association with terrorist organizations carried out three deadly attacks: The first against a newspaper, the second against a police officer and the third against a kosher grocery store.

Then President François Hollande said in an address to the nation that the attack on the grocery store was unquestionably “an anti-Semitic attack.”

leader, Miklos Horthy.

Last week, Hungarian officials announced that the posters would be taken down by the weekend. The billboards heralded a campaign against Soros for his pro-refugee and pro-immigrant stance.

The posters were being removed in order not to embarrass Netanyahu, Hungarian media reported.

Yet according to the Times of Israel, at least half-dozen See Macron: “Anti-Zionism , page 38

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Prince William, Kate Visit Nazi Concentration Camp on Poland Trip

Neo-Nazi Rock Festival in Germany Attracts Over 5500 Attendees

By: Walter Metuth

By: Polina Garaev

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ritain's Prince William and his wife Kate, who are touring Poland, paid respect to the victims of a Nazi German concentration camp Tuesday as they were guided around the site by two Jewish survivors.

The royal couple is on a goodwill trip to Poland and Germany aimed at underscoring Britain's intention to maintain friendly relations with the European Union after it leaves the bloc.

They flew to northern Poland on Tuesday from Warsaw, where they and their children were staying at the Belvedere Palace.

At the Stutthof museum they were guided by two survivors of the camp, Manfred Goldberg and Zigi Shipper, both 87, from north London. The royals were shown discarded shoes, clothing and other personal items that were seized from the inmates on arrival at Stutthof. They were also shown the gas chamber where those too sick to work were killed.

The couple paid their respects to the victims by placing remembrance stones at the Jewish

The couple paid their respects to the victims by placing remembrance stones at the Jewish memorial.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge meet with Holocaust survivors during their visit at the museum of former German Nazi concentration camp Stutthof in Sztutowo, Poland, July 18, 2017. The German Nazis set up the Stutthof camp right after invading Poland in September 1939. Out of some 110,000 inmates of various nationalities, as many as 65,000 died in the gas chambers or from disease, hunger, hard labor or during evacuations. Some 28,000 of the victims were Jewish.

memorial.

The German Nazis set up the Stutthof camp right after invading Poland in September 1939.

Out of some 110,000 inmates of various nationalities, as many as 65,000 died in the gas chambers or from disease, hunger, hard labor or during evacuations. Some 28,000 of the victims were Jewish.

Later, the royal couple traveled to nearby Gdansk, on the Baltic coast, where they shook hands with a welcoming crowd among the city's Gothic and Renaissance architecture. They tasted traditional Polish pierogi — pastry

stuffed with meat — and Goldwasser herbal liqueur that contains tiny flakes of gold.

They are later expected to visit a replica of a Shakespearean theater, whose patron is William's father, Prince Charles. They will then meet former president and democracy champion Lech Walesa, whose office is housed in the new European Center of Solidarity that documents Poland's peaceful struggle in the 1980s to shed communism. They return to Warsaw in the evening.

On Wednesday they fly to Berlin.

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he German police are investigating a video showing a crowd at a far-right rock concert giving the Nazi salute. Almost 6,000 people from Germany, Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic attended the event on Saturday in state of Thüringia.

It featured international music acts associated with the right wing scene and political farright speakers, including from the German neo-Nazi party NPD. The event, taking place in Themar, a village of 3,000 inhabitants, was titled “Rock gegen Überfremdung” [loosely translated as “Rock against over-foreignization”]. The German Spiegel Online noted that organizers needed to present a long list of speakers, so the event could be classified as a political protest and could not be banned.

Themar authorities also stressed that all their attempts to prevent the far-right event were in vain. Protest signs against the concert were put up throughout the village, and on the day of the event, 300 demonstrators gathered outside the festival site, alongside some 1,000 police officers.

Police searched visitors before allowing them to enter the fenced-in grounds occupying a

Many of the festival-goers were wearing shirts reading 'I love Htlr,' '1933' and 'N.A.Z.I.'

large meadow outside of town, but could not go into the tent where the bands and speakers took the stage.

During the festival, 43 of the attendees were charged with various offenses, including displaying forbidden symbols of organizations deemed unconstitutional by the authorities, assault and threats.

According to the Spiegel report from the scene, many of the festival-goers were wearing shirts with the writings that are not considered illegal: “I love Htlr”, “1933”, “I love NS”, the SS slogan “My Honor is Loyalty”, “N.A.Z.I.” and “HKN KRZ” [short for “Hakenkreuz”, swastika in German].

An additional investigation was opened Monday after a

video surfaced on social media, showing countless participants raising their outstretched arms and calling “Heil!” The Hitler salute has been prohibited in Germany and Austria since after WW2. A local police spokesperson told the Spiegel that the source of the video is still unknown and they are working to track down the original.

In addition, Thüringia's State Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow announced that he is reviewing ways to limit neo-Nazi gatherings and “no longer dismiss these things as freedom of expression,” so to be able to ban such events from the future.

Underground rock concerts, See Neo-Nazi Rock Festival , page 36

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Verizon Wireless Charges Israel Bound Real Estate Startups Latch & Jet.com Customers with Bogus Roaming Charges Team Up to Help NY Landlords By: Helga Gertstein

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t appears that all is not smooth sailing amongst New Yorkers who had signed up for advertised discounted cell phone rates with Verizon Wireless’ Travel pass service. According to their web site, Verizon offers $10 a day for phone, text and data usage overseas in over 100 countries around the world including Israel.

The Verizon plan is ostensibly supposed to translate in to low bills and hassle-free roaming, but some customers who’ve come home to four-figure bills claim it’s anything but.

One of those who felt “taken for a ride” by the Verizon travel package was Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind who spoke of his plight and asked that Verizon rectify the unjustified charges that he and others incurred.

Speaking to the NY Post, Hikind said that he used the Verizon Wireless service during a recent trip to Israel and was socked with an outrageously high bill of $925.00 when he arrived home.

Not only did Assemblyman Hikind’s tab include the expected charges of $10 per day, but the cell phone carrier also added 141 international minutes of international data for texts from Jordan. They appeared as roam-

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind told the Post, “I hadn’t visited Jordan. Not ever. So I knew there was some kind of mistake.” He added: “I thought it was a joke — and not a very funny one.”

ing charges on his bill.

Hikind told the Post, “I hadn’t visited Jordan. Not ever.

So I knew there was some kind of mistake.” He added: “I thought it was a joke — and not a very funny one.” Through lengthy negotiations with supervisors at Verizon Wireless, Hikind was successful in having his bill adjusted to reflect the correct amount he owed, sans the bogus roaming charges that had inflated the bill.

The NYPost had been in contact with several Verizon customers who have mysteriously received bills for roaming

charges incurred in Jordan, even though they never went into the country. In addition to Hikind the same thing happened to Refoel Silberberg of Monsey and Sarah Moskowitz of Brooklyn who also reported getting massive charges for roaming in Jordan, supposedly incurred when visiting Israel over the last few months.

Moskowitz was on the hook for $500 in extra charges from Jordan and Saudi Arabia, also while in Israel.

After getting threatened with collections following a sixmonth dispute, Moskowitz got her bill slashed — but only after Hikind intervened.

It appears that devices may have accidentally roamed onto a Jordanian network despite the users remaining in Israel the entire time. Verizon didn’t pick up on the error, and instead billed customers for any roaming data used “in” Jordan.

Problems with the billing system aren’t limited to Israel and Jordan, either. One Reddit user claimed a bill of over $2,000 for a visit to Brazil, and another said that TravelPass activated even though he didn’t use his phone at all.

In the case of the customers the NYPost spoke to, Verizon negotiated individual cases to reduce (but not eliminate) the

By: Asher Schlesinger

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any New York landlords are frustrated by the hassle of making sure tenants receive packages ordered online.

This week, real estate startup Latch and Jet.com, Walmart’s online shopping platform, teamed up to help alleviate the problem.

According to a Real Deal report Monday, Jet.com and Latch are partnering to install Latch’s keyless entry system (known as the “R” system) in the lobbies of 1,000 New York buildings, free of charge. If implemented, the program will allow delivery personnel to drop off tenants’ deliveries by using a temporary passcode created with Jet.com to enter the building.

“People are ordering so many things online,” Luke Schoenfelder, the co-founder and chief

“The partnership will enable residents to seamlessly arrange for secure delivery directly in their building lobby, avoiding many of the urban last mile pain points such as missed or stolen packages, and the burden of having to either be home at scheduled times or reroute packages to work locations,”

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executive of Latch, said, according to the Real Deal. “Access is holding that back because you need to be home in order for that to happen.”

The program will also benefit residents by allowing them use their phones as a key, grant access to guests, and receive packages while not at home, according to Tech Crunch.com.

“The partnership will enable residents to seamlessly arrange for secure delivery directly in their building lobby, avoiding many of the urban last mile pain points such as missed or stolen

packages, and the burden of having to either be home at scheduled times or reroute packages to work locations,” a Jet spokesperson, according to Retail Dive. com.

Unlike Latch’s “Latch M,” which allows entry with a physical handle and slot, Latch R allows solely electronic entry.

“We’ve been shipping the M since January and the R now opens up a whole new set of buildings/contexts/doors/services,” Schoenfelder explained, according to Tech Crunch. “In 2016, all of our [pilot] buildings had mortise locks installed on the entrances and apartment doors, but we couldn’t install anywhere that was electronically controlled (like glass doors) and now we can.”

According to Tech Crunch, Jet. com is still experimenting with other delivery options, such as off-site storage and on-demand orders. The Jet/Latch partnership represents a challenge to delivery juggernaut Amazon, which is hoping to implement a high-tech drone delivery system in which the flying vehicles will drop packages at customers’ doorsteps. According to CNN Tech, Amazon is taking its sci-fi premise even further, weighing the possibility of “beehive” towers where drones would take off and land. Whoever wins in the Amazon/Walmart rivalry, one thing is certain: the future is upon us.

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Great wine doesn’t need to cost a bunch.

In 1925, Yankel Hirsh Segal and his family emigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv. Brothers Elhanan and Yehezkel established Israel’s first distillery in the German colony Sharona in Tel Aviv.

Their experience and reputation led them, in the 1930s, to be asked by the French rulers to set up distilleries in Beirut and Damascus. In 1954, the family decided to concentrate on wine production.

The winery moved to Ramla, and was called the Zvi Vineyard. The name was later changed to Segal Wines. All the winery’s bottles bear the Segal wine logo, reproduced in Zvi Hirsh’s own handwriting.

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Netanyahu, Orban Discuss Anti-Semitism, Economic Ties

Scandal-Ridden Submarine Deal Reportedly Frozen; Principals Refuse to Confirm

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rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thanked his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban for standing up for Israel in international forums as he became the first Israeli prime minister to visit the country since the fall of communism.

“I want to thank you, prime minister, for standing up for Israel in international forums.

You’ve done that time and again.

We appreciate this stance, not only because it’s standing with Israel, but it’s also standing with the truth, Netanyahu said.

Referring to a statement by Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the French president in Paris earlier this week that anti-Zionism is just a form of anti-Semitism that aims to delegitimize the one and only Jewish state, Netanyahu said that Hungary was “at the forefront of the states that are opposed to this anti-Jewish policy.”

The prime minister however made no mention in his public statement of the controversy in Hungary over the alleged anti-Semitic nature of a government campaign against the Hungarian-born billionaire political activist and philanthropist George Soros. He did however note that he had discussed with Orban concerns raised by the Jewish community.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thanked his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban for standing up for Israel in international forums as he became the first Israeli prime minister to visit the country since the fall of communism. Photo Credit: Haim Zach/GPO

“He reassured me in unequivocal terms, just as he did now, publicly. I appreciate that. These are important words,” Netanyahu said.

Israel became embroiled in the campaign when its ambassador to Hungary Yossi Amrani said it generated “hatred and fear.” An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman then seemed to come out against Amrani saying that Soros funds organizations “defame the Jewish State and seek to deny it the right to defend itself.”

The campaign was ended ahead of Netanyahu’s visit.

Orban, who has frequently been accused of turning a

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pokespeople for the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Committee Chairman Avi Dichter, the Ministry of Defense, the German embassy in Tel Aviv and German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp all refused to confirm, deny or comment on media reports Tuesday that a $1.5 billion deal for the Defense Ministry to purchase three Dolphin-class submarines for the Israel Navy has been frozen.

However, one spokesman, representing a senior minister in the Israeli government, said

“on background” that the sale of three Dolphin-class submarines to Israel has been suspended pending the completion of a police investigation into corruption allegations surrounding the sale. The spokesman would not elaborate.

The deal has been mired in corruption allegations since last November, when charges surfaced that sources with ties to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pushed the Defense Ministry to purchase the submarines over the objections of the IDF. Several Netanyahu confidants, including his personal

attorney (and second cousin) David Shimon, former deputy head of the National Security Council, Avriel Bar-Yosef, whom Netanyahu appointed to head the NSC in February 2016 (Bar-Yosef declined to accept the position after being arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from a German businessman with a vested interest in Israel’s natural gas reserves while serving on a committee formulating policy on exports of those reserves) and former Israel Navy commander Lt. Col. Eliezer Marom have been questioned in connection with the scandal.

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blind eye to anti-Semitism, said he assured Netanyahu that the rights of Hungary’s 100,000 strong Jewish minority, were “ fully guaranteed by the Hungarian state” and that his government has “a zero tolerance policy against all forms of anti-Semitism.”

Orban added that Hungary’s World War II government had “committed a sin, when it did not protect the Jewish citizens of Hungary.” Some 650,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.

Spokespeople for the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Committee Chairman Netanyahu’s visit, Orban said, Avi Dichter, the Ministry of Defense, the German embassy in Tel Aviv and German shipbuilder opened a new chapter in not just ThyssenKrupp all refused to confirm, deny or comment on media reports Tuesday that a $1.5 See Netanyahu, Orban Discuss , page 38

billion deal for the Defense Ministry to purchase three Dolphin-class submarines for the Israel Navy has been frozen.

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Palestinians Riot Outside Temple Mount “Radiohead” Withstands Pressure, for Second Night, Dozens Reported Injured Performs in Tel Aviv to Cheering Crowds By: TPS

By: Zachary Kerman

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alestinians clashed with police for a second night in a row in east Jerusalem Tuesday as a standoff over metal detectors placed at the entrances to the Temple Mount compound continued and tensions mounted ahead of a ‘Day of Rage’ called

by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party.

A police spokesman said that following the Muslim evening prayer, which was held outside the Temple Mount compound as worshippers refused to pass through metal detectors to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque, officers dispersed rioters who pelted them with bottles and stones. Palestinians sources reported dozens of injured, while two police officers were lightly injured.

Following the killings of police officers Ha’il Satawi and Kamil Shnaan, who were shot dead at Lions’ Gate on July 14 by three Israeli Arabs exiting the Mount, Israel announced a series of new security measures for people entering the Temple Mount, including the stationing of metal detectors at all entrances to the compound, But Islamic officials in the Palestinian Authority and Israel say they will not submit to the new arrangements, calling

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.E.M. lead vocalist Michael Stipe uploaded a post on Instagram Monday supporting Radiohead’s choice to perform in Israel this later this week.

Stipe posted a photo with the message, “I stand with Radiohead and their decision to perform. Let’s hope a dialogue continues, helping to bring the occupation to an end and lead to a peaceful solution. Sincerely, Michael Stipe.”

Although the post does not Palestinians clashed with police for a second night in a row in mention Israel by name, Radioeast Jerusalem Tuesday as a standoff over metal detectors head will perform on July 19 at placed at the entrances to the Temple Mount compound Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon. This continued and tensions mounted ahead of a ‘Day of Rage’ is not the band’s first association called by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ with Israel this year; Radiohead Fatah party. invited Israeli band Dudu Tassa it “collective punishment and tion here or in the region,” Tibi & the Kuwaitis to join them as a violation of the status quo at said. “In addition to harming their opening act for their US the site.” Since the measures the Palestinians, the measures tour in March. They will also were put in place, worship- also harm the special Jordanian open this Wednesday’s concert. pers have refused to enter the status regarding the holy sites.” In addition, Israeli singer Shye Meanwhile, Al Jazeera re- Ben Tzur was also invited to Mount and have instead held prayers outside the Lions’ Gate ported that Hamas had ad- play as a warm-up act, for severvanced forces to the Gaza bor- al performances on Radiohead’s which leads to Al-Aqsa.

On Tuesday night, worship- ders with Israel.

European tour.

Earlier, a joint press conferpers were joined by several MKs from the Joint Arab List. ence by Gaza’s armed factions MK Ahmed Tibi said the metal warned that “violations against “Radiohead need to detectors should be removed, Al-Aqsa will cost the occupa- decide if they stand with calling them a provocation that tion more than it can afford.” the oppressed or the “Aggression on Al-Aqsa “alters the status quo.” oppressor. The choice is [Prime Minister Binyamin] mosque will be the spark that simple,” Netanyahu is insisting on this ignites the entire region,” the provocation and will bear re- factions threatened. sponsibility for any deterioraThe forthcoming concert has (TPS) been the subject of controversy, with pro-Palestinian elements in the entertainment indus-

Convicted IDF Soldier to be Released to House Arrest

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try calling on Radiohead’s not to appear in Israel. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke in particular has attracted headlines for refusing to bow to pressure, most notably from Pink Floyd founder and bassist Roger Waters and director Ken Loach, not to play in Israel.

“Radiohead need to decide if they stand with the oppressed or the oppressor. The choice is simple,” wrote Loach on Twitter. Waters added in a Facebook Live discussion with the BDS movement on Saturday by saying “My answer to people who say we should go there and sit around the campfire and sing songs: No, we shouldn’t.

We should observe the picket line. Anybody who’s tempted to do that, like our friends in Radiohead, if only they would

actually educate themselves. I know Thom Yorke’s been whining about how he feels insulted, people are suggesting he doesn’t know what’s going on.”

Despite the pressure, Radiohead has stood by its decision to perform in Tel Aviv, with Yorke arguing on Twitter: “Playing in a country is not the same as endorsing its government. We’ve played in Israel for over 20 years through a succession of governments, some more liberal than others. As we have in America.

We don’t endorse Netanyahu any more than Trump, but we still play in America. Music, art and academia is about crossing borders not building them, about open minds not closed ones, about shared humanity, dialogue and freedom of expression.”

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Indian Companies to Bid for Israeli Oil and Gas Licenses

By: TPS lor Azaria, the IDF soldier sentenced to an 18-month prison sentence for shooting an incapacitated Palestinian terrorist, is to be released to house arrest, a military court ruled Monday.

Azaria will be allowed to leave his parents home in Ramle only to attend synagogue prayers and accompanied by his parents.

The hearing was held ahead of Azaria’s discharge from the IDF after completing his compulsory army service this coming Thursday. A military court is also due to hear Azaria’s appeal against his conviction on July 30.

On March 24, 2016, Azaria, a combat medic, was on patrol

R.E.M. lead vocalist Michael Stipe uploaded a post on Instagram Monday supporting Radiohead’s choice to perform in Israel this later this week. Photo Credit: Kobi Richter/TPS

By: Ilan Evyatar

I Elor Azaria, the IDF soldier sentenced to an 18-month prison sentence for shooting a Palestinian terrorist, is to be released to house arrest, a military court ruled Monday. Photo credit: Hillel Maier

in Hebron when he shot in the had stabbed an Israeli soldier. head Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, a Azaria claimed that he susPalestinian assailant who earlier pected al-Sharif was about to detonate an explosive device, but Military Police opened an investigation against him on a charge of murder, which was later reduced to manslaughter. A military court ruled that al-Sharif had died as a result of the wounds inflicted by Azaria and not his previous wounds.

Ahead of his appeal, Azaria’s attorney Yoram Sheftel has said he will ask to submit video from last Friday’s terror attack in Jerusalem in which Israeli-Arab terrorists shot and killed two police officers at the Temple Mount. Video footage of the Israelis came out in droves to show their support for Elor Azaria and incident shows one of the three other soldiers who put their lives at risk every single day to protect the safety of the nation of Israel from terrorist murderers

See Unfairly Convicted IDF , page 37

ndian energy companies will take part in the bidding for natural gas and oil licenses in Israel’s economic waters, India’s Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan told his Israeli counterpart Yuval Steinitz, during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey last Wednesday.

The two met on the sidelines of the World Petroleum Congress and agreed to set up joint work teams to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries. The announcement comes a week after a historic visit to Israel by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which trade deals worth billions of dollars were signed.

Israel issued tenders last November for licenses to drill in 24 blocs of up to 400 square kilometers in size, however it was forced to extend the deadline for a second time in June after only one bid was submitted. Steinitz said after the extension that he was convinced Israel would “succeed in bringing here at least three or four sizeable companies to take part.”

According to an evaluation released by the Ministry of Energy when bidding for the licenses was announced, the Le-

Indian energy companies will take part in the bidding for natural gas and oil licenses in Israel’s economic waters, India’s Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan told his Israeli counterpart Yuval Steinitz (pictured above) during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey

vant Basin still contains yet-tofind reserves of 75 billion TCF of natural gas and 6.6 BBL of oil.

Israel has proven gas reserves of over 35 billion TCF. Meanwhile, Steinitz also met with Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak for talks on the construction of a natural gas pipeline between the two countries.

“Hopefully, Mr. Albayrak will pay a visit to Israel this year in 2017, which will help us accelerate and try to conclude this agreement,” Steinitz said.

“We want to build a pipeline

stretching from Israel to Turkey in order to able to export natural gas to Turkey,” he added.

Israel is also negotiating with Greece and Cyprus over a 2,000 kilometer “East-Med” pipeline that could deliver natural gas from Israeli and Cypriot reserves to Europe. At a trilateral meeting in Greece in June, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said they would expedite efforts to build the $6 billion project.

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EDITORIAL

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NYT, “Fake News� & A Free Press

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o be a newspaper's editorial writer is not an easy task. It is far more sophisticated a job than the reporter's whose responsibility is to merely state the facts, describe the scene, throw in a photograph or quote an official or a witness or two in order to give us a verbal picture of the event covered. The reporter's duty is to show no partiality, favoritism or one-sidedness in his/her column. Throughout all of our schooling from kindergarten and on up we were taught how to distinguish between editorial columns that were biased in one way or another and those words on the front and following pages of the newspaper that were devoted to giving us the pure, unvarnished news.

Throughout all of our schooling from kindergarten and on up we were taught how to distinguish between editorial columns that were biased in one way or another and those words on the front and following pages of the newspaper that were devoted to giving us the pure, unvarnished news.

We here at the Jewish Voice try as well as we can to separate the news reporting from our editorial and Op-Ed pages which give a variety of opinions and views. We compare ourselves very favorably to another NY "newspaper," the New York Times, which is noted for its "fake news" reporting right on its front page. Let's take a walk back in time to the front page of last November 10th, just two days after Trump's victory over Clinton. Here are some of the headlines on that page: "DEMOCRATS, STUDENTS AND FOREIGN ALLIES FACE THE REALITY OF A TRUMP PRESIDENCY." "WHITE VOTERS IN BROAD BLOC SHAPED UPSET." "NEWS OUTLETS WONDER WHERE THEY STUMBLED." It never seems to end. However, their failed biased reporting did push the publisher

Letters to the Editor A Nostalgic Look at the MTA

We compare ourselves very favorably to another NY "newspaper," the New York Times, which is noted for its "fake news" reporting right on its front page.

to apologize for its coverage of the US presidential election and he promised to approach the Donald Trump administration with impartiality and fairness. But even that apparently tongue-in-cheek apology soon flat on its face as just this past weekend the NYT flourished this front page headline: "A DEVELOPER AND KREMLIN FIXER WITH A WEB OF TRUMP CONTACTS!" Clearly they are attempting to link Trump with the Kremlin and Putin.

The NYT is not alone in its one sided, slanted, and biased coverage of politics. We taxpayers fund National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting System (PBS) both of which are totally on the side of the Progressive/Democrat Party and their policies. Unfortunately we have very little choice when it comes to the conservative viewpoints getting fair play from the mainstream media. We at the Jewish Voice promise we will continue to keep our viewpoints on issues strictly on the editorial and Op-Ed pages.

We believe in a fair and balanced free press.

What is the Future of the Temple Mount?

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his past Friday, two Israeli Druze troopers were assassinated by three Muslim terrorists at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The murderers were Israeli citizens whose families, of course, knew nothing of the planned attack. Par for the course. Following this ambush, Friday prayers at the Temple Mount were temporarily canceled by Israeli authorities and the hilltop compound, the former site of the Jewish Temples where the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock are now located, was also briefly closed. After all, you can't deny Muslims the right to pray for your extermination without you being called a racist.

The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. Known to Muslims as the Harm-alSharif, it is supposedly the third holiest site in Islam. Muslims have been given more rights to these holy places than Jews since the end of the Six Day War. Add to this lunacy, we were told

by Netanyahu's office that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas called him to offer his condolences for the attack and in the same breath demanded that the Muslim holy sites be immediately reopened for prayers. Any such worthless "condolences" from the man who called for "Jewish blood to run through the streets of Jerusalem," has to be not only ignored but thrown back in his face.

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A police officer crying following the attack on the Temple Mount

Mount of Olives, where Jews had been burying their dead for over 2500 years, was ransacked, graves were desecrated and thousands of tombstones were smashed and used as latrines for the Arab Legion. Enough said for the "respect" Muslims have for Jewish holy places under their rule. And guess what - no Jewish services were held under Jordanian controlled Jerusalem for all those years.

Now, while still calling for terror against Israel, these above noted Muslim sites are now open for daily prayers by Muslims. Not only that, their imams call for the destruction of the After all, you can't deny Muslims the Jewish state from the pulpits of the Al-Aqsa right to pray for your extermination Mosque without any qualms about being shut without you being called a racist down. This incites, encourages these terrorists to kill Jews as par of a religious rite. Let us just But let's take a look at how similar Jewish add in closing that in lands such as Saudi Arashrines were handled during the 18 year ille- bia, where Jews lived well before the inception gal occupation of Jerusalem by Jordan for 19 of the religion of Islam, there is not one shul years beginning in 1948. When that Muslim standing nor one Jew in permanent residence. nation attacked the fledgling state of Israel, Perhaps the threat of a similar treatment by they burned and destroyed 58 Jewish syn- Israel of the religion of Islam could awaken agogues, killed or chased out every Jewish interest on the part of its Muslim citizens to resident, turned the Western Wall compound start behaving like human beings, for once in into a stable and the Jewish cemetery on the their history?

Dear Editor: Visiting the New York City Transit vintage buses on Governor's Island on Saturday, July 9th was a great trip down memory lane. It was a time when bus drivers had to make change and drive, at the same time. No one dared bring any food on the bus or leave any litter behind. You had to pay separate fares to ride either the bus or subway. Now there are Metro Cards affording free transfers between bus and subway, along with discounted weekly or monthly fares. Employee transit checks to help cover the costs didn't exist decades ago.

As a teenager, riding the old subway cars in the 1960's was a time when it was common to find both penny gum and soda machines dispensing products at many subway stations. Clean and safe bathrooms were readily available. It was a time when people respected authority and law.

Previous generations of riders did not litter subway stations and buses, by leaving behind gum, candy wrappers, paper cups, bottles and newspapers.

No one would openly eat pizza, chicken or other messy foods while riding a bus or subway. Everyone paid their way and there was virtually no fare evasion.

Previous generations of both bus and subway riders survived daily commutes with no air conditioning. All they had for comfort were overhead fans. Air conditioned buses and subway cars that we all take for granted today were virtually non existent up until the time of the 1964-65 Worlds Fair.

Air conditioned buses were still a novelty. It was

not until 1966, that NYC Transit first purchased over 600 buses with this new feature. Subsequently, all future new buses would include air conditioning. By the early 1990's, 100% of the bus fleet was air conditioned.

In 1967, NYC Transit introduced the first ten air conditioned subway cars operating on the old IND system (Independent municipal NYC built, financed and operated A, C, E. F & G lines). It was not until 1975, that air conditioned subway cars were introduced on the old IRT (NYC private franchised Independent Rapid Transit system operated 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Franklin Avenue and Times Square shuttle lines). Subsequently, this also included the old BMT (NYC private franchised Brooklyn Manhattan Transit system B, D, J, L, M, N, Q, R, W & Z lines), It took until 1982 to retrofit all the original IRT "Redbird" series subway cars. By 1993, 99% of the NYC 6,000 subway cars were air conditioned with the exception of a handful running on the #7 Flushing line.

Fast forward to today, and you can see how MTA public transportation is still one of the best bargains in town. Riders can count on air conditioned buses, subway and commuter rail cars working close to 99% on a daily basis.

Sincerely,

Larry Penner (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office)

Analyzing the Russian Debacle Dear Editor: Let's think about this latest Democrat/Russian gambit to either remove President Trump from office or destroy his presidency for the remainder of his term. Reason? Trump would not be a tool for Russia. And Russia IS the key player here.

We must start with the obvious, that for the last 100 years, the Democrat Party has been at the beck and call of the Soviet Union. These efforts include Communist sympathizer, Henry Wallace as VP under FDR, the caving in of FDR to Stalin's demands and the resulting 40+ years of Eastern Europe enslaved by the Communists, the cries and attempted cover-ups by the Progressives when Russkie spies were uncovered in D.C. and of course, this nation's unions, taken over by the Socialists with close ties to Russia. And there was Senator Ted Kennedy's 1983 letter to Y. V. Andropov, the head of the Communist Party in Russia at that time, offering to help him undermine President Reagan's efforts to build up the nuclear deterrent in Europe. True treason!

Throw into the pot Obama's giving in to Putin with Poland, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Syria and Hillary's being bought off with tens of millions of Russian $ poured into her family's foundation as pay-off for swiping 20% of our own uranium de-

posits. And then there was Bill being paid a half million dollars for a half hour speech in St. Petersburg. And on and on.

Through the years look how all the offshoots of the Communist Party USA have morphed into the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and its congressional arm, the Congressional Progressive Caucus harboring such powers as Pelosi, Ellison, Hoyer, Grijalva and many others as leadership members. In short, the tendrils of Russia still run dangerously deep within the Democrat Party. The Party is still being used by Russia to undermine this nation's democracy, independence and would have us relinquish our standing as the one nation preventing Putin from rising to the prominence of his mentor, Josef Stalin. Putin feared having to deal with a true Capitalist in President Trump. So what does Moscow do and why? Putin is far smarter than our Democrats. He thought ahead of the hundred to one shot that Trump might defeat Hillary in November, 2016.

The Dems, mesmerized by their own polls and propaganda issued through the mainstream media thought the election was in the bag, but not Putin. He is a professional and takes no chances.

He prepared well.

Alan Biderman

Are Orthodox Legislators Betraying Their Communities?

Dear Editor, For many years I've heard complaints that our Orthodox legislators have been betraying our community, however I remained skeptical.

However recently there was a bill (1028) that passed the New York city council that created a sexual education task force that specifically was aimed at promoting homosexuality in the school system. Besides the obvious travesty inflicted on the public school system, we know from experience that once these laws are in the public schools they eventually try and force them in yeshivas. Right now in England there is a major attempt to shut down many Orthodox girls schools for not teaching them about same sex "marriage".

We have seen similar problems in Belgium last year. So imagine my shock when I saw that the 2 "Orthodox" members of the City Council Chaim Deutsch and David Greenfield voted for it. Aren't we electing them to stand up for Jewish values and interests.

Now I also see that recently the New York state assembly passed a bill (A00566) that would put into place a so called "reproductive health decision non discrimination act". The bills sponsor (Ellen

Jaffee who represents Monsey) admitted in the debate on the bill minutes before the vote, that a Beis Yaakov would be required to hire a woman teacher who had a child out of wedlock or even worse an abortion. However when looking at the voting record for this bill I noticed that all 3 "Orthodox" members of the assembly (Dov Hikind, Michael Simanowitz, and David Weprin) voted for it.

Where are all our Orthodox lobbying organizations who are supposed to advocate for us, and inform the community what our politicians do? What is the purpose of Orthodox politicians if they vote against the Jewish community as much as the biggest enemies of the Jewish people?

Our politicians are supposed to work for us, not us for them. We should only elect politicians who promise to never vote against the Jewish community. Next time a politician asks you for his vote ask him will he vote for or against the Jewish Community. Ask specific questions, and most importantly never support the politicians who has betrayed our trust, once someone votes against us it's almost guaranteed he will do so again.

Sincerely

Moshe Levy

JULY 21, 2017

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The Curious Case of Natalia Veselnitskaya pher Steele and published by cat-video website BuzzFeed. The FBI had been considering payager Paul Manafort, and presi- testify about the sanctions statute ing Steele “for his Trump dossier work,” Erickson notes. dential son-in-law Jared Kush- before Congress.

“Fusion GPS was paid by a There is some evidence that ner, claiming boastfully in an email exchange with Donald Jr. Democrats were working with Democratic ally of Hillary Clinthat the Russians wanted to share Russia against the Trump cam- ton’s to conduct the research,” the incriminating information about paign, radio talk show host Erick Daily Caller reported. The dubious document claimed, among Erickson suggests.

Democrat Hillary Clinton.

We now know Veselnitskaya had no earth-shattering revelations to impart about the Russia-friendly former secretary of state who was then running against Donald Trump. Instead of offering “Political Opposition Research” at the roughly 20-minute-long get-together, the Russian woman “had no information to provide and wanted to talk about adoption policy and the Magnitsky Act,” Donald Trump Jr. said earlier this week in a statement on Twitter.

The Magnitsky Act, which The author posits that if Natalia Veselnitskaya had less-thanRussian President Vladimir Pu- honorable intentions, what role, if any, did Hillary Clinton’s tin despises, allows the U.S. gov- campaign and the Democratic National Committee play in this ernment to refuse visas to Rus- unfolding drama? sians considered guilty of human “There is a remarkably small other things, that Trump hired rights violations. After it was enacted at the end of 2012, Russia degree of separation between prostitutes to urinate on a hotel retaliated by halting American Natalia Veselnitskaya and Fu- room bed in Moscow.

In 2012, the Russian governadoptions of Russian orphans sion GPS, the Democrat opand banning entry to Russia by position research firm that ment hired an army of lobbyists came up with the Trump dos- and lawyers to pursue repeal specific U.S. officials.

Veselnitskaya, who was a sier,” Erickson writes, and this of the Magnitsky Act. One of prosecutor in Russia 16 years “raise[s] the issue of whether the law firms retained was Bakago, told NBC News she “nev- Democrats and Russians were er Hostetler, which has ties to er had any damaging or sensi- as collaborative as the Dem- Fusion GPS. Fusion itself was tive information about Hillary ocrats claim the Trump team co-founded by former journalist Glenn Simpson.

Clinton,” adding she wanted to was.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) The “piss-gate” dossier is the let people know about "the real circumstances behind the Mag- unvetted 35-page report written said Fusion worked on behalf nitsky Act," and was hoping to by former British spy Christo- of Russian interests but did not

Did the Russian lawyer visit the Trump campaign to undermine it?

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t turns out the Moscow-based lawyer whose brief meeting with Trump campaign officials last year was obtained under false pretenses has significant ties to Democrat opposition researchers in the United States and was extended special privileges by the Obama administration.

Could this mean attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya came, or perhaps was sent, to America to hurt Donald Trump’s campaign for president? And if Veselnitskaya had less-than-honorable intentions, what role, if any, did Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee play in this unfolding drama?

The Hill newspaper reports that the Obama administration went to extraordinary lengths to allow Veselnitskaya to enter the U.S. and remain here to complete her business in this country. After Veselnitskaya, who reportedly has several pro-Hillary Clinton and anti-Donald Trump items on her Facebook page, was denied a U.S. visa, then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch personally intervened and cleared the way for her to come to this country.

British music publicist Rob Goldstone helped to set up the storied June 9, 2016, meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan between Veselnitskaya, Donald Trump Jr., then-campaign man-

register as a foreign agent as required by federal law. “Fusion GPS was apparently simultaneously working on the unsubstantiated dossier alleging collusion between Trump presidential campaign associates and Russia” while at the same time helping the Russian government with the Magnitsky Act. In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice began trying to seize ill-gotten gains possessed by Russian-owned Prevezon Holdings, Grassley explained. Prevezon and the Russian government then began a campaign – in which Fusion GPS participated – to undermine the Magnitsky Act. Natalia Veselnitskaya also worked for Preveson Holdings, Erickson writes, and, according to Russian media outlet Sputnik News, had “evidence” that could bolster the effort to repeal the Magnitsky Act. In addition, Veselnitskaya worked with Rinat Akhmetshin, founder of the Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative Foundation, a man who has admitted to previously working as a “Soviet counterintelligence officer,” Erickson writes.

Of Akhmetshin, Grassley said: In fact, it has been reported that he worked for the GRU and allegedly specializes in “active measures campaigns,” i.e., subversive political influence operations often involving disinformation and propaganda.

According to press accounts, Mr. Akhmetshin “is known in

foreign policy circles as a key pro-Russian operator,” and Radio Free Europe described him as a “Russian ‘gun-for-hire’ [who] lurks in the shadows of Washington’s lobbying world.”

He was even accused in a lawsuit of organizing a scheme to hack the computers of one his client’s adversaries.

Akhmetshin’s group happened to have retained Veselnitskaya as an attorney.

Erickson continues: While all of this is going on, Fusion GPS is working on the opposition research dossier on Donald Trump using a foreign agent. Are we really supposed to believe that it is completely coincidental that Natalia Veselnitskaya just so happens to be the Russian lawyer who got access to Donald Trump, Jr.? Are we to believe that there is no direct relationship between Veselnitskaya and Fusion GPS? It is remarkable how she gets a PR agent to urge Trump, Jr. to meet with her by promising Russian information about Hillary Clinton’s emails as the Clinton email server story is blowing up. And then it is remarkable how she gives a perfect performance to NBC News two days ago claiming she only talked with Trump about the Magnitsky Act, but assured the press that the Trump team was hoping for dirt on Hillary.

So many incredible coincidences, if that’s what they are.

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Turkey: Erdogan's Obsession to Take Jerusalem By: Burak Bekdil

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ess than a year ago, Turkey and Israel agreed to end their six-year-long diplomatic stand-off and officially "normalized" their relations. They appointed ambassadors Kemal Okem to Israel and Eitan Na'eh to Turkey, two prominent career diplomats, who, since then, have been struggling actually to normalize formally normalized ties. As some observers, including your humble correspondent, cautioned in 2016: "Erdogan had pragmatically agreed to shake hands with Israel, but his ideological hostility to the Jewish state and his ideological love affair with Hamas have not disappeared; so the Turkish-Israeli 'peace' would not be easy to sustain".

Only half a year into the "normalized charter" Erdogan in May pledged that his government would work with the Palestinian people to guard against the "Judiazation of Jerusalem." This may be vintage Erdogan. The Turkish

president's promise was not too different from a call for a struggle to guard against the "Catholicization of the Vatican."

It is elementary history that Jerusalem's pre-Islamic period of 3300-1000 BCE appeared in the book of Genesis — the time of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — when Erdogan's ancestors were probably hunters in the steppes of Central Asia. The years 1000732 BCE marked the period of the ancient kingdoms of Israel

Jerusalem. "As a Muslim community, we need to visit al-Aqsa Mosque often," he said. "Each day that Jerusalem is under occupation is an insult to us."

In 2016, a total of 26,000 Turks visited al-Aqsa Mosque (out of a population of 80 million). Erdogan also said he wants "hundreds of thousands of Muslims" at the Muslim holy site in his campaign to "flood Jerusalem [with Muslims] and drive out the occupiers".

Jerusalem, with the Temple Mount in foreground

"Erdogan had pragmatically agreed to shake hands with Israel, but his ideological hostility to the Jewish state and his ideological love affair with Hamas have not disappeared; so the Turkish-Israeli 'peace' would not be easy to sustain".

and Judah. Simply put, Jerusalem's Judaic history dates back to thousands of years before the birth of Islam.

Nevertheless, according to Erdogan, there is a necessity "to protect-against the Judaization of Jerusalem." Erdogan, in his May speech, also repeated an earlier call for Muslims from around the world to "visit al-Aqsa" mosque, located on the Temple Mount in

During the reconciliation with Israel, Ankara pledged to end its support for Hamas; Turkey even expelled Saleh al-Arouri, the most senior Hamas official then residing in the country. But ultimately, there were reports that Erdogan was not really willing to live up to his end of the bargain.

The journalist Yoav Zitun wrote in Ynet News: Hamas' presence in Turkey

continues despite the departure of Saleh al-Arouri, who headed Hamas in Turkey before leaving the country following Israeli demands during the reconciliation negotiations.

His successors are recruiting Palestinian students to study in Muslim countries in general and Turkey in particular. The students are then sent for military training in Lebanon or Syria, and from there, return to the West Bank to carry out attacks against

Hamas, given military training and explosives expertise. During a meeting with Hamas operatives in Istanbul last January, he was instructed to recruit terrorists in the West Bank using encrypted memory cards.

Another highly publicized case concerns Muhammad Murtaja, who has head of a humanitarian aid organization of the Turkish government in Gaza.

According to the Shin Bet following his arrest, Murtaja was

In these efforts to "defend and strengthen Jerusalem's Muslim heritage and character" Turkey also partnered with Sheikh Raed Salah, (pictured above) leader of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel

Israel.

Zitun details some intriguing cases: For example, two months ago, the IDF and Shin Bet detained, a Palestinian who had been living in Turkish Cyprus for several years. In August 2015, Qazmar was recruited in Jordan by

accused of transferring millions of dollars to Hamas operatives that was donated by Ankara.

Turkish money flowing into the hands of men who are committed to the annihilation of Israel is part of ideology, not humanitarian aid.

Trying to brand itself as the in-

Turkish money flowing into the hands of men who are committed to the annihilation of Israel is part of ideology, not humanitarian aid. ternational savior of the Islamist cause, Turkey has, since 2004, invested millions of dollars into 63 different projects designed to "defend and strengthen the Muslim heritage and character of Jerusalem." The money is often channeled through a government agency, the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA).

In these efforts to "defend and strengthen Jerusalem's Muslim heritage and character" Turkey also partnered with Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, and with Sheikh Akram Sabri, a former mufti of Jerusalem. Both men oppose to Israel's right to exist.

As an American friend delicately asked: "Isn't Turkey supposed to be investing millions to help rebuild Gaza?"

Not, it seems, when Islamist ideology is involved.

(GATESTONE INSTITUTE)

Burak Bekdil, one of Turkey's leading journalists, was just fired from Turkey's leading newspaper after 29 years, for writing what was taking place in Turkey for Gatestone. He is a Fellow at the Middle East Forum.

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The Coming War with Hezbollah – Part 1 By: Jonathan Rosenblum

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he dangers posed by Hezbollah to Israeli grow daily, and with the escalation of danger so too do the chances of war increase.

At the time of the 2006 Lebanese War, triggered by Hezbollah's cross-border kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers, the terrorist group possessed approximately 15,000 missiles. Today, that number is variously estimated to be between 90,000 and 150,000.

But it is not just the quantity of Hezbollah's missiles that has increased, but their quality as well, both in terms of range and precision. Hezbollah possesses missiles that can hit every part of Israel, including large numbers of guided precision missiles.

And Iran has now established weapons manufacturing sites in Lebanon itself, the head of the IDF's Intelligence, Maj.-Gen. Herzl Halevi announced last month at the Herzilya Conference. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman confirmed the report. And a French publication Intelligence Online has now identified two Iranian-backed underground weapons production facilities, one in the Beka Valley and one on Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. The former is being used to produce

medium-range missiles.

In addition, Hezbollah has received thousands of anti-tank, anti-ship, and surface-to-air missiles from Iran. And it has become an even more formidable fighting force by virtue of the extensive combat experience gained over years of fighting in Syria in a wide variety of terrain, from house-to-house urban conflict to large-scale maneuvers in open areas.

THOUGH HEZBOLLAH is not currently thought to seek a confrontation with Israel – its officer corps and fighting forces have been greatly depleted by casualties in Syria – the potential triggers are numerous. One such trigger would be the move of large numbers of Iranian and Hezbollah forces into the Golan Heights opposite Israel. Another would be an influx of Iranian-backed Shiite fighters into southern Lebanon.

Though U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 ending the 2006 fighting forbids Hezbollah from operating south of the Litani River, UNIFIL forces have made no attempt to enforce the agreement. Hezbollah has brazenly set up observation towers close to the Israeli border. Those actions, in violation of 1701, could be another trigger. Finally, there is the question: How long can Israel simply stand by and watch Hezbollah increase its missile stores and military capacities, aided by Iran, without

responding?

If and when fighting breaks out, one thing is crystal clear: Israel cannot afford a month-long war, as in 2006. Israel would have to employ overwhelming force to end the fighting early, and do so at the cost of the lives of many Lebanese civilians. It could not endure a month of missile bombardment.

ating a devastating fireball. So too would Israel's off-shore natural gas drilling sites be prime targets.

Today, four of every five dwellings in southern Lebanon harbors Hezbollah missiles. Israel would have to knock out those missile depots rapidly, despite the inevitable loss of civilian life. And it would also

Hezbollah Digging Terror Tunnels into Israel, Preparing for War

With one-tenth of the number of missiles in its arsenal in 2006, Hezbollah paralyzed the northern part of the country for an entire month. Though Israeli has made great strides in missile defense since then, the number and precision of Hezbollah missiles would overwhelm Israel's missile defenses. Given enough time, Hezbollah would inevitably succeed in hitting the Haifa oil refineries and thereby cre-

likely strike hard blows at the Lebanese infrastructure around Beirut, and even further north, as it did at the start of fighting in 2006.

The latter is made easier to justify by the fact that Hezbollah is increasingly the de facto ruler of Lebanon, and the distinction between Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has dwindled. At a recent Hezbollah military parade in Beirut, ar-

mored personnel carriers given

by U.S. government to the LAF were prominently displayed.

(The Lebanese government is, in any event, responsible for military groups operating from its territory.)

In the next confrontation with Hezbollah, Israel must act rapidly, decisively, and without its customary regard for civilian life or subject its own civilian population and economic infrastructure to intolerable degrees of risk. And it must make clear to the world in advance what it will do and why it has no choice.

The goal of that diplomatic campaign must be to place the onus on Hezbollah for turning southern Lebanon into a giant munitions depository and on the U.N. Security Council for having done nothing to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.

There are signs that the last memo has reached the top echelons of the IDF. Israel Air Force chief, Commander Amir Eshel, recently announced that in the event of war with Hezbollah Israel has the capabilities to strike Hezbollah with five times the bombing power employed in 2006. "If war breaks out in the north, we have to open with all our strength from the start."

And with missiles hidden in four out every five homes, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians will have to leave their homes or risk losing their lives

as "collateral damage," Eshel said.

IT WOULD BE A STRETCH to blame the Iran deal for Hezbollah's missile buildup and the greater likelihood of war between Hezbollah and Israel as a consequence. Iran was arming Hezbollah long before the Iran deal and would be doing so even in the absence of that deal.

Hezbollah missiles pointed at Israel are conceived by Iran as an excellent deterrent to a possible Israeli attack on Iran.

Nevertheless, Iran thoroughly played Obama, and used his strenuous efforts to win it over with love to strengthen Hezbollah and ratchet-up its efforts at regional hegemony. And should war come between Israel and Iran – as most analysts expect it will, sooner or later – Israel will be much better off with Donald Trump in the White House.

As we have argued over the last two weeks, Obama came into office determined to pursue an "Iran first" Middle East policy based on doing nothing to dismay the mullahs. That required remaining silent during the 2009 Green Revolution triggered by massive election fraud. It meant doing nothing when Assad blatantly crossed Obama's red line and used chemical weapons against his own civilian population.

actions, is never appropriate in Soros’ book.

His history of how Israel fought for its independence could have been written by Noam Chomsky or Yasser Arafat. “After the war [World War II], Jews resorted to terrorism against the British in Palestine in order to secure a homeland in Israel,” Soros wrote in 2003 in The Bubble of American Supremacy. “Subsequently, after being attacked by Arab nations, Israel occupied additional territory and expelled many of the inhabitants. Eventually, the Arab victims also turned perpetrators, and Israel started suffering terrorist attacks.”

This Soros’ interpretation denies the number of Arab invasions and the brutal tactics used that led Israel to occupy the lands these attacks were launched from in the first place.

As for the “expulsions,” most left of their own accord because the surrounding Arab nations ordered them to leave. The Arab plan was to kill all the Jews as soon as possible and move back.

For defending themselves, the Jews are apparently getting what they deserve, in Soros’ mind.

By surviving Arab/Muslim violence all these years, and by defending themselves, the Jews in Israel and elsewhere bear the responsibility for rising anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activities.

Soros’ comments did not sit well with quite a few public figures: “It’s a warped view of the Holocaust and its aftermath, of Israel, and America,” than the national director of the An-

ti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, told the New York Sun. “It’s outrageous. To call it obscenity is not strong enough a word. It is so perverted and so perverse.” The New York Daily News ran an editorial describing Soros as a “man who lacks even a remotely balanced view of history and the nature of evil.

He has demeaned the Holocaust and placed moral responsibility for anti-Semitism on its victims rather than its perpetrators.”

Even Democratic representative Eliot Engle also called Soros statements “morally reprehensible” and advised his “hear no evil/see no evil” Democratic brethren that he didn’t think that, “People shouldn’t kiss up to” Soros simply because “he wants to give money.”

Documents hacked from Soros’s global organizations network and released on DC Leaks in 2016 revealed not only his funding of groups that follow his globalist (no borders) pro-illegal immigration, anti-capitalist, anti-Judeo-Christian and Western values agenda, but also pro-Muslim Brotherhood and anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian activities. These include Adalah, which claims to be an “independent human rights organization” that has been campaigning, as the Palestinians and Iran, against alleged Israeli war crimes, advocating for Israel diplomatic isolation and for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. It also funds Israeli Arab organi-

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Soros Is No Dreyfus By: Rachel Ehrenfeld

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nti-Semitism should always be condemned.

But it is somewhat ironic that leaders of Hungary’s Jewish community and Israel’s Ambassador in Budapest are rallying on behalf of a man who demeans Jews and gives millions to anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian organizations.

That man, who is Jewish by birth, but proud for growing up in an “anti-Semitic home,” is George Soros.

The Hungarian government is fighting Soros, who is campaigning against the Hungarian government’s immigration policies in the effort to force it to open its borders to illegal immigrants. As part of this fight, the Hungarians are attempting to curb the billionaire’s funding of opposition groups, as well as his Budapest-based Central European University by legislating education reforms that would close the institution, unless it complies with the country’s laws.

Soros, dubbed as the “only private citizen who had his foreign policy,” whose efforts to change Hungary’s domestic policies and reverse the law that would shut down the CEU has failed, addressed the European Commission’s annual economic meeting last June. He denounces the “the deception and corruption of the mafia state the Orban regime has established,” and led the European Union to take legal action against the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Orban responded with a billboard campaign featuring a smirking Soros with the caption: Let’s not allow Soros to have the last laugh.” It didn’t take long before Soros and his supporters evoked his Jewishness and accused the government of anti-Semitism. Orban’s spokesperson responded: “The Hungarian government’s goal

nations are also taking steps to stem the seemingly endless tide.

As for anti-Semitism, in November 2003, as Operation Iraqi Freedom was underway and anti-American and anti-Israeli/ anti-Semitic demonstrations spread throughout Europe, Soros spoke at a meeting of the Jewish Funders Network in New York. Soros claimed that “The

The Hungarian government is fighting George Soros, who is campaigning against the Hungarian government’s immigration policies in the effort to force it to open its borders to illegal immigrants.

is to stop Soros’s migrant campaign, which is supporting the migration of illegal migrants into our country. The government is not criticizing George Soros for his Jewish origin, but for his supporting the growing number of migrants entering in uncontrolled crowds into Europe.” And Hungary is not alone in limiting the number of illegal, mostly Muslim immigrants who pose a great economic and security threat. Other European

policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute” to the rise of anti-Semitism. He assured his audience that once Bush and Sharon are removed from office, the world will go back to not hating Jews. "If we change that direction, then anti-Semitism also will diminish. I can’t see how one could confront it directly,” he said. On December 4, 2003, Ira Stoll reported in the New York Sun that Soros de-

clared “Israel “likely” was a big but secret reason for America’s war in Iraq.”

Soros has rewritten Middle Eastern history to better jibe with his idea of the “poignant and difficult case” of “victims turning perpetrators.” Soros, much like the virulent anti-Semitic graphic daily propaganda in Arab, Palestinian and Iranian

Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who loyally served his country, fell victim to anti-Semitic conspiracy accusing him of treason. The public outcry led by Emile Zola and a second trial led to Dreyfus’ exoneration. He was reinstated, promoted, and created an Officer of the Legion of Honor.

newspapers, has been comparing Israel’s self-defense against repeated attempts of annihilation by the Islamist/Arab terrorists to Nazi atrocities. The successful defense against terrorism, especially preemptive

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BOOK REVIEW

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A 1931-32 Literary Masterpiece About Jews: Revived, Retranslated By: Phyllis Chesler

by Helga Abraham.

Read it—and it will rip your heart right out. t a recent Erev Shabbat table sat a gen- Perhaps I should send a copy to my Sabbath comtleman from times gone by. He was panion, the Holocaust survivor. soft-spoken, courtly, and wore his pants hoisted high and held up by suspenders; clearly, a European who had personally endured horrors in the last century.

Indeed, he had personally survived the Holocaust in Poland. Therefore, I could not immediately understand why he now attends a very leftwing synagogue—but, totally incomprehensible, was his unexpected and rather passionate defense of Poland and of the Poles. He argued on their behalf as if his very life still depended upon it.

"There were good Poles, Poles who risked death to save Jewish lives—and Poland gave up fewer of its Jews than any other country in Europe..."

I do not know if this is true but what interested me more was his intense, outsized emotion.

Had he personally been saved by Poles? Or, like those who revised Anne Frank's words, does he so desperately need to believe that most people are, at heart, "good;" that only by hewing to this belief will he be able to work with the "good" people to stave off future genocides and to keep his sanity intact? Although there were certainly some righteous Poles, does he not remember how many Poles were paid to hide Jews, and who then turned them in when the money ran out?

I wondered: Had this Polish Jew read Anna Bikont's recent book about the horrendous 1941 Polish massacre of local, Polish Jews in Yedwabne, Albert Londres's 1930-1931 masterpiece, The The Crime and the Silence? Did he know of the Wandering Jew Has Arrived, in a new and 1946 post World War Two pogrom in Kielce? Was wonderful translation by Helga Abraham. he at all aware of the role that the Polish CathoLondres was a poet-turned-journalist and a lic Church had played in stirring up Jew-hatred in rural areas before the Nazis goose-stepped in? daring adventurer to warzones, revolutions, peDid he understand the extent to which some Poles nal colonies, and the South American white slave have knowingly, proudly, destroyed Jewish ceme- trade. He may have created personal, investigative teries and treasured synagogues, used headstones journalism. Born in 1884, Londres traveled from to pave streets—or flooded them so that they now one end of Europe to the other and to the Middle East (including Palestine), South America, India, exist under lakes, simply built right over them?

Had he contemplated the meaning of the odd, Africa, Central Asia (including Russia and Turand oddly grotesque, contemporary sentimental key), and China.

He writes beautifully; Londres is an elegant, Polish longing for its missing Jews, their studying Yiddish, selling much beloved little Hasidic pup- literary, humorous, ironic, and an always devaspets and figurines, some of which, according to tating writer.

Oh, Londres’s Jews! He depicts them so endearTuvia Tenenbom, require coins? ingly, so tenderly, as he documents their long-sufCoins, money? How diabolically clever.

Poland's Jewish Defender continued: "Jews fering, European sojourn—and their dreamy were invited into Poland and we lived there for God-intoxication. The same religiosity that kept Jews alive also kept them frozen in place, and may 700 years.”

Our host, also a European, but a somewhat have explained their refusal to leave for Palestine. younger man, began yelling at him. I thought Here he is on the Jews of England in 1929: “Jews have never had a lot of room. Nations rathese two men, one quite fragile, the other quite tion them land. Those Whitechapel children were portly, might come to blows.

And then I read Gefen's reissue of Albert Lon- jammed on top of one another like the dead in dres's 1930-1931 masterpiece, The Wandering Jew their distant cemeteries, whose tombstones jostle Has Arrived, in a new and wonderful translation together so frighteningly…Whatever their num-

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bers, when alive, they all had to find room in the ghetto and, when dead, they all had to lie in the cemetery. Neither one nor the other was ever enlarged. It was already an achievement to have been granted a parcel of Christian soil…If anyone were to suggest that they leave England, return to the East—that is, immigrate to Palestine—they would answer: ‘We are English!’ Yet, in their imaginations, the ancient Hebrew soil is always soft under their feet.”

In Eastern Europe, the picture turns darker and much colder. Pogroms, house burnings, Torah defiling, hacking, stabbing, rape, sends Jews from Moravia, Little Poland, and Russia, to Ruthenia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Bessarabia, Transylvania, etc.

Londres visits Jews who live, quite literally, in mud, in sewers, underground, on mountain precipices; the cold is unimaginable. Many barely survive on too little food. They study Torah. They celebrate the Sabbath.

“The Ruthenians stand around their homes. Not for them the vagabond's bundle or the pilgrim's staff. Rooted, they grow above their roots. The Jews have their roots on their heads. These roots escape from the mane of hair under the hats and bonnets.

Is this why they hang on to heaven rather than to earth?"

Carefully, in Haifa, in Hebron, Londres writes about the 1929 Arab massacre of Jews in these cities. He also interviews Ragheb al-Nashashibi, the Arab mayor of Jerusalem, who vows that there would be more bloodshed against the Jews once the British left Palestine.

Eastern European Jews are plagued by tax collectors, Armies that wish to conscript their sons, rowdy neighbors who terrorize and humiliate them and who confiscate their possessions. And then: "The rabid do not bite everyone. Their teeth dig only into Jews. The sight of a caftan, a beard and sidelocks electrifies them. A pogrom is like a forest fire…the first tree that goes up in smoke sets all the others alight. In one stroke, this pogrom (1881-1882) spread across twenty-eight provinces of Old Russia. Then we come to 1903, to the first

pogrom that bears a name: the Kishinev pogrom (Bessarabia). Then 1905. Then the great pogrom of 1918-1920 in Ukraine and eastern Galicia. Then, December 1927 in Romania…More than one hundred fifty thousand killed. More than three hundred thousand wounded. More than one million beaten and pillaged, just in Ukraine and Galicia in 1918-1919.”

Londres refers to this as “specter, barring our way. He roams over Transylvania, over Bessarabia, over Ukraine. Without him, we would not understand the worried gaze of the Jews from this part of Europe, their fearful comportment, their bent backs, their love of dead-end alleys, nor why, nor their fugitive, vigilant curiosity. At the slightest occurrence, they react like a criminal who hears a knock on the door. Indeed, all of them, in these countries, feel they are guilty of a crime: that of being Jewish.

The specter is called a pogrom."

Londres interviews assimilated Jews and Zionist pioneers, followers of Herzl, who are trying to persuade European Jews to get out of town before it’s too late. One Zionist says: "'I have to come to show these things to the young. Israel has created a miracle, a miracle that can be seen and touched. I am one of the voices of this miracle…Whoever put the idea of the Messiah into their heads?’ he asked. As though he had forgotten that he himself had once been a yeshiva student. 'By dint of waiting for him, they will all end up slaughtered. They are like the inhabitants of Stromboli, waiting for the volcano to erupt!'"

Londres rushes to Palestine which he views as a “miracle.” The Jews have arrived with “fire in their souls.” He proclaims it a “revolution.” Gone are the side-locks, the beards, the caftans, the covered heads—and in their place are open collars, firm steps, no ceding of their place on the pavement. Torah students defend stores from Arab attacks. Jews pray and weep at the Kotel. Lawyers and doctors are everywhere—it is like cosmopolitan Warsaw but in the sun.

Carefully, in Haifa, in Hebron, Londres writes about the 1929 Arab massacre of Jews in these cities. He also interviews Ragheb al-Nashashibi, the Arab mayor of Jerusalem, who vows that there would be more bloodshed against the Jews once the British left Palestine. Londres responded: "'You can't kill all the Jews. They number one hundred fifty thousand. It would take too long!'

'No,' he said in a very soft voice. 'Just two days!'

'Seventy-five thousand per day?'

'No problem!'"

Londres ends this extraordinary book with a question and an answer.

“Has the Wandering Jew arrived?

Why not?”

In 1932, Londres died in a ship fire.

May this noble non-Jew rest in peace.

“Passage To Israel” Photo Book Launches World Tour & Exhibition in Jerusalem Edited by: JV Staff

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assage to Israel, a 210page book comprised of images of Israel that depict the country's diverse nature, culture, sites and individuals by more than 35 photographers, has been unveiled during a special exhibition, entitled Soul of the Land, at the Jerusalem Theater.

Originally released by Skyhorse Publishing in 2016, Passage to Israel was curated by Kara Meyer and Karen Lehrman Bloch, and features captivating, original photography from more than 35 photographers from Israel. From the Golan Heights and Galilee in the north, to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea, and the Judea and Negev Deserts in the south, the visual book examines how the small strip of land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea became a unique bridge between Africa, Asia, and Europe and boasts a

Gadi Dagon Batsheva dance 2013

profusion of cultures, customs, and traditions. Passage to Israel reveals how the people of Israel transformed a desert land of ancient ruins into a breathtaking composition of the natural and man-made, a gorgeous montage of cobblestone streets and wineries, sculpture gardens and Bauhaus architecture, innovative interiors and verdant olive

plantations.

Passage to Israel celebrates the diversity that runs rampant throughout Israel, with the impetus for the project originally starting as a way to show the world the layered beauty and natural bounty of Israel, bonding art with beauty throughout the land and its people. Passage to Israel first took shape as an

titude of culture, religion and personalities that thrives in the tiny democratic nation in the Middle East."

Passage to Israel will be unveiled in exhibitions in cities across the world, including Toronto and Montreal, Melbourne and Sydney, and London, Berlin, and Barcelona, as well as select locations in Israel, including Tel Aviv and Haifa, in 2017 and beyond. The exhibition has already been featured in galleries and community spaces in New York City, Ariel and Westchester, New York.

Photographers featured in Passage to Israel, a 210-page book comprised of images of Passage to Israel include: ItamIsrael that depict the country's diverse nature, culture, sites and ar Grinberg, Rina Castelnuovo, individuals by more than 35 photographers, has been unveiled Yuval Yairi, Gadi Dagon, Elad during a special exhibition, entitled Soul of the Land, at the Matityahu, Dor Kedmi, Tzachi Jerusalem Theater.

Yaffe, Mario Troiani, Iris Cohenian, Elad Gonen, Laura evolving exhibition of select Assouline, in 2016.

"Part of the goal of Passage Ben-David, Noam Chen, Luis works from the book at Anderson Contemporary Gallery to Israel was to showcase the Curiel, Udi Goren, Yehuda in Manhattan, which hosted an inherent diversity of the land Poch, Nathan Marko, Markus opening event that featured a of Israel," said co-curator Karen Gebauer, Eli Basri, Baruch Gian, performance by musical artist Lehrman Bloch, "with the ulti- Ammar Younis, and Doron Matisyahu and remarks by Phil mate vision to exude the mul- Nissim.

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Exhibit Tells a Holocaust Story of ‘Resistance Through Photography’ By: Deborah Fineblum

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usan Salzberg was the first to spot her late father-inlaw’s face—a face with a striking resemblance to that of her 22-year-old son, Ari. In the photo, her father-in-law, who is pictured perched on a bread cart, is roughly the same age Ari is now.

Indeed, one of Lewis Salzberg’s jobs in the Lodz Ghetto was to hand out bread rations, according to Susan’s husband and his son, Stuart Salzberg.

But since as many as 200,000 Jews passed through the Lodz Ghetto from 1939-1944, the Salzberg family hardly expected to see Lewis among the images in “Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross,” an exhibit on display at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts

(MFA) through July 30.

Ross’s lens caught the pain and pathos of the Jews remanded to the Holocaust era’s second-largest ghetto after the Warsaw Ghetto. Soon after Germany invaded Poland, like Lodz’s other Jews, the Salzbergs—father, son and two daughters (Lewis’s mother died in childbirth and his older brother was already taken by the Nazis)—were evicted from their comfortable home and sent to a room in the congested ghetto, with only a curtain dividing them from another family.

Ross, a Jewish photojournalist, was assigned by the Nazis to photograph ghetto dwellers for ID cards and idealized public relations shots. Unofficially—and at great personal risk—he also used his camera to document a child dying of hunger on the

street, a cart laden with corpses, a mother touching her young son’s head for the last time across barbed wire, a man picking up his fellow from a snowy sidewalk and a solemn procession of Jews being marched to their deaths.

Many of these photos were snapped from inside Ross’s coat, through boards pried away from walls and during surreptitious

emerged to warm up some food.

But the Nazis returned and felt the warm stove, and began shooting. The family members surrendered and were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp with nearly all of the ghetto’s other remaining Jews. Lewis would never see his sisters again, and when he asked where his father had gone, a man pointed to the plume of smoke rising from

Henryk Ross' photo of a boy walking in front of a Lodz Ghetto bridge

Excavating the box of negatives and documents Henryk Ross buried in the ghetto at 12 Jagielonska Street, Lodz, March 1945

Children are transported from the Lodz Ghetto to the Nazi concentration camp of Chelmno in 1942, in one of the photos on display as part of the “Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross” exhibit. Credit: Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

midnight forays to the railway depot documenting deportation to a death camp.

“This exhibit tells the story of one man’s act of resistance through photography,” the exhibit’s wall notes state. “These photos bear visual and emotional witness to a harrowing period of history.”

In August 1944, the Salzbergs got word of the planned liquidation of the ghetto. The family hid for three days behind a fake wall they erected in their room. Faint with hunger and convinced the Germans had finally left, they

the crematoria and told Lewis, “Say Kaddish,” referring to the Jewish mourner’s prayer.

Sensing the war’s end was near, the photojournalist and his wife, Stefania, buried thousands of negatives under the ghetto, in iron jars inside an iron-rimmed box. “I was anticipating the total destruction of Polish Jewry,” Ross says in a video shown in the exhibit. “I buried the negatives in the ground in order that there should be some record of our tragedy.”

When the ghetto was liberated by the Russians in early

1945, Stefania and Henryk Ross were among the 877 Jewish survivors. Later, when digging up the trove of negatives, they were amazed by how many emerged unscathed. They moved to Israel, and in 1961, Henryk testified at Adolf Eichmann’s trial, where the photographer and his photos spoke volumes of the true story of the Lodz Ghetto. Ross died in 1991. Now, Boston’s MFA is the first American museum to exhibit his photos.

Irv Kempner, a neighbor of Susan and Stuart Salzberg in Sharon, Mass., also brought a deeply personal connection to the exhibit. In 1940, his paternal grandparents were shipped to the ghetto from Kalisz, Poland, and were later deported to Chelmno concentration camp, where they are assumed to have been killed. “‘Memory Unearthed’ provided me a rare glimpse of life inside the ghetto,” said Kempner. “I was transported back in time and felt the pain and fear of my grandparents not knowing when or where they would be

taken, and worrying about the fate of their only son, my father David. Unlike them, he would survive.”

Lewis Salzberg also survived.

Transferred from Auschwitz to a work camp in Hanover, Germany, he was liberated by the Americans. Having heard that his older brother was spotted in a displaced persons camp, Lewis embarked on a search that reunited him with his brother. In 1950, the brothers moved to Boston, where they opened a clothing store. Lewis died in 2002, just shy of his 79th birthday.

The MFA exhibit has touched observers of all backgrounds— not just those with personal connections to the photos, and not just Jews.

“I was too young to know what was going on then. I turned 5 the day after the ghetto was liberated in 1945,” Denise Morin of Marlboro, Mass., said as she exited the exhibit. “I’m Catholic, but these pictures speak to everyone.”

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Welcomes 7 Million Visitors Highest Fiscal Year Attendance in The Met's Recorded History Edited by: JV Staff

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he Metropolitan Museum of Art announced last week that it welcomed 7 million visitors across its three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Cloisters, and The Met Breuer— in the fiscal year that ended on June 30 (FY17). The increase in attendance over the last fiscal year is due primarily to the influx of visitors to The Met Breuer, which saw a total of 505,590 visitors in FY17.

"The Met is thrilled to see our visitors responding so enthusiastically to our collection, exhibitions, and programs" said Daniel H. Weiss, President and CEO of The Met. "We're honored that so many people decided to spend their time with us this year."

The Museum also continues to be New York City's most visited tourist attraction for domestic and international audiences.

In FY17, international visitors accounted for 37% of the Museum's attendees. The Met is also a popular destination for local visitors: 30% of the Museum's visitors came from the five boroughs of New York City, while 12% were from the tri-state area

outside the City. Also in FY17, The Met was named TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice for Best Museum in World, and The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters all won TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence.

Exhibitions The varied and plentiful exhibition program at The Met drew steady audiences throughout the year. Exhibitions such as Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven and Max Beckmann in New York each saw over 200,000 visitors, and Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220) had nearly 300,000 visitors as of June 30 (the exhibition closes July 16). Recently opened spring exhibitions are also drawing strong attendance: as of June 30, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between had brought in over 275,000 visitors since it opened on May 4; The Roof Garden Commission: Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theater of Disappearance had brought in over 190,000 visitors since April 14; and Irving Penn: Centennial had brought in over 180,000 since April 24.

The Met Breuer also drew robust exhibition attendance in FY17 with diane arbus: in the beginning (176,281 visitors); Kerry James Marshall: Mastry (160,437 visitors); and the final months of Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible (228,078 visitors from March 18 through September 4, 2016).

following has grown: its Twitter feed more than doubled to 3.3 Also contributing to the high million followers (47% internaattendance in FY17 were the tional); its Webby Award-winfinal months of last summer's ning Instagram account grew popular exhibitions Manus X to have over 2 million followMachina: Fashion in an Age of ers (68% international); and its Technology, which closed SepFacebook account had more tember 5, 2016, and attracted than 1.7 million (67% interna752,995 visitors and The Roof tional) in FY17. The Met 360° Project—which presents videos on Facebook that allow viewers to explore iconic objects and spaces in the Museum from never-before-see perspectives— has proven to be extremely popular. The videos have won both a Webby and a Shorty Award, and so far garnered 11.5 million Digital Visitorship views and 451,000 interactions, The Metropolitan Museum's including 22,000 comments. website (metmuseum.org) ended FY17 with a total of 31 mil- About The lion visits, 35% of which were Metropolitan international. The pages of The Museum of Art Met's online collection and the The Met presents over 5,000 Heilbrunn Timeline of Art His- years of art from around the tory continue to draw the most world for everyone to experiThe Metropolitan Museum of Art announced last week that it visits, with 8.3 million and 10.4 ence and enjoy. The Museum welcomed 7 million visitors across its three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Cloisters, and The Met Breuer—in the fiscal million respectively. The Met's lives in three iconic sites in New new Open Access policy—which York City—The Met Fifth Aveyear that ended on June 30 (FY17). The increase in attendance made over 375,000 online collec- nue, The Met Breuer, and The over the last fiscal year is due primarily to the influx of visitors to The Met Breuer, which saw a total of 505,590 visitors in FY17. tion images available for free and Met Cloisters. Millions of peounrestricted use—resulted in ple also take part in The Met Garden Commission: Corne- Education and 94,000 downloads since the pol- experience online. lia Parker, Transitional Object Public Programs icy was announced in early FebSince it was founded in 1870, (Psycho Barn), which closed The Met remains committed ruary, an increase of 128% over The Met has always aspired to be October 31, 2016, and drew to reaching and engaging the the previous five month period. more than a treasury of rare and 586,105 visitors.

The Museum's social media beautiful objects. broadest audience and making art and programs accessible to all. In FY17, the Museum welcomed 200,000 students, including more than 80,000 students and teachers from New York City and offered tens of thousands of classes, programs, and activities. The twice-yearly Teens Take The Met! event continues to bring in teens from New York City's five boroughs, this past year over 5,000 in total, many of whom are visiting The Met for the first time. And daylong celebrations such as the World Culture Festival and Lunar New Year Festival welcomed a total of over 6,000 visitors.

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Linda Sarsour's All-Star Team of Radical Theologians By: IPT News

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inda Sarsour knows how to attract attention. She may be the most visible Islamist activist in the United States today, and her use of the word "jihad" during a speech to the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) July 1 generated a predictable response from opponents, followed by an even more predictable wave of sympathetic media coverage.

The Huffington Post and Time Magazine published opeds defending Sarsour, who until recently directed the Arab American Association of New York, and accepting that she did not use to word to incite violence. The Washington Post went further, giving Sarsour her own op-ed to cast herself as "a target of the Islamophobia industry."

It might be easier to give her the benefit of the doubt if she didn't have such a deep history of hatred and extremism, especially against everyone who supports Israel's right to exist.

It also might help if she didn't make a point of lauding radical Islamists and at least one terrorist.

In addition to mentioning

jihad, Sarsour used her ISNA remarks to praise Imam Siraj Wahhaj as "my favorite person in this room," calling him "a mentor, a motivator an encourager of mine. Someone who has taught me to speak truth to power and not worry about the consequences."

Muslims shouldn't become politically active because it is "the American thing to do," Wahhaj said in 1991. Muslims who do get involved should "be very careful [to remember] that your leader is for Allah ... You get involved in politics because politics can be a weapon to use in the cause of Islam."

In 1995, Wahhaj also described America as "a garbage can ... filthy and sick."

Does Sarsour agree with her mentor? She should say so publicly and with the same conviction that she uses to attack her critics.

Wahhaj was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the prosecution of the first World Trade Center bombing mastermind Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman. He defended Abdel-Rahman as a "respected scholar," and a "bold, as a strong preacher of Islam."

Years later, Wahhaj spoke at

servative form of Islam. Wahhaj made it clear he wants to change America to serve "the cause of Islam."

Internal documents link Awad to a U.S.-based Hamas support network created by Egypt's radical Muslim Brotherhood, which seeks a global Islamic state.

Awad joined other members of the network, called the Palestine Committee, for a key, weekend-long 1993 meeting aimed at finding ways to "derail" the U.S.-brokered Oslo Accords, which offered hope for a peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While that hope never materialized, Palestine Committee members made it clear that their opposition was rooted in the agreement's acceptance of Israel's existence, something they could never abide.

When he spoke, he followed Sarsour claims to be inspired by the non-violent example of the organizers' admonition not the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., but in April, she said she was "honored" to share a stage with Rasmieh Odeh, a terrorist whose to mention Hamas by name, but to refer instead to "Sa1969 Jerusalem grocery store bombing left two college students mah," which is Hamas spelled dead. backward.

During a public appearSarsour is considered a prodoubt, you have to acquit."

But Wahhaj wasn't the only gressive politically and emerged ance six months later, Awad extremist Sarsour embraced as a key surrogate for Bernie announced that he used to during the ISNA convention. Sanders' presidential campaign. support the PLO, but now supShe posed for a photograph Wahhaj, Qadhi and Awad, how- ports Hamas. Hamas rejects any with Nihad Awad – a Council ever, all represent an ultra-con- peaceful settlement to the Israea fundraiser for Aafia Siddiqui, known as "Lady al-Qaida," following her conviction on terrorism charges. "I studied the case a little bit," he said in 2011.

"I think that she innocent. And I think at least there is grounds, there's reasonable doubt. And by law, if there's reasonable

on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) founder and its only executive director – and ultra-conservative cleric Yasir Qadhi. The picture was in response to a court ruling allowing President Trump's travel ban targeting seven Muslim-majority countries.

Linda Sarsour and Rasmieh Odeh at a Jewish Voice for Peace event. li-Palestinian conflict, with its recently updated charter saying, "Hamas refuses any alternative which is not the whole liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea."

Sarsour claims to be inspired by the non-violent example of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., but in April, she said she was "honored" to share a stage with Rasmieh Odeh, a terrorist whose 1969 Jerusalem grocery store bombing left two college students dead.

The two women later embraced.

It's not surprising. To Sarsour, a "Zionist" automatically is a bad person. But a cleric who reminisces fondly about the time "when homosexuals were looked down upon ... and how disgusted the average masses were with that segment of society" is a natural ally.

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New Study Reveals Europe’s Rising Anti-Semitism Forces Jews to Leave or Hide By: Abraham H. Miller

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hy do half of French Jews want to leave France? The rise of violent anti-Semitism beginning around the turn of the century has made French Jews justifiably concerned about their personal safety.

A University of Oslo study published in June is one of the most methodologically sophisticated and comprehensive reports in dissecting the growth of Europe’s anti-Semitism problem.

Authored by Dr. Johannes Due Enstad of the Center for Research on Extremism, the study documents violent anti-Semitism from 2005-2015, analyzing seven countries based on comparable data for France, the U.K., Germany and Sweden, with additional non-comparable data for Norway, Denmark and Russia.

Since they feel unsafe as a direct consequence of violent anti-Semitism, one in five Jews in Sweden and the U.K., one in four in Germany, and as mentioned previously, half of the Jews in France have considered emigrating. But it is not just something that Jews think about. In 2015, 10,000 Western European Jews departed for a new life in Israel, the largest number leaving Europe since 1948.

There is no upward or downward trend in the period measured. There is a consistently elevated level of anti-Semitism compared to the 1990s.

French Jews are more like-

ly than German, Swedish and British Jews to have personally experienced a violent attack in the final five years covered by the study. Although the incidence of anti-Semitism for France is the highest, responses about personal attacks during the study’s final five years from Swedish and German Jews is not far behind.

The largest gap in anti-Semitism is between British Jews and Jews living in Norway, Denmark and Russia.

Germany and the U.K., but substantial numbers of Jews in those countries also avoid doing things in public that would label them as Jews out of fear for their safety.

Among French Jews, the elevated level of fear probably comes from France having experienced more violent, dramatic and fatal anti-Semitic incidents than other European countries.

The barbarous attack on a Jewish school in 2012 in Toulouse, where three Jewish children and

because of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

More recently, the head of the Jewish community of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, told his fellow community members not to appear in public in any way that would identify them as Jews.

bombing of a synagogue can be classified as an anti-Israeli event, but not anti-Semitic. If any country should know better, it should be Germany. Is Kristallnacht going to be reinterpreted as not anti-Semitism, but a demonstration for racial purity?

The only country where an-

Many Jewish schools in Paris, like the one pictured, have also tightened security

Who is responsible for the attacks on Jews? In every country studied, except for Russia, the A wreath left outside the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in perpetrators are disproportionParis in January 2015, to pay homage to the Jewish victims of ately of Muslim backgrounds. A that month’s Islamist terror attack at the supermarket. Credit: British study cited in the UniU.S. Department of State. versity of Oslo report notes that Jews in France and Sweden are a rabbi were killed, undoubtedly the proportion of Muslim permore likely to not attend Jewish contributed greatly to the insecu- petrators increases in the wake events or visit Jewish sites be- rity of France’s Jews. This event of “trigger events” in the Middle cause they do not feel safe. More came on the heels of one of the East.

In what might be considered a than half of the Jews in France major surveys used in the newly and Sweden avoid wearing, car- released University of Oslo study. clumsy attempt to downplay anrying or displaying things that Mohammed Merah, the 23-year- ti-Semitism, German authorities would cause others to recognize old al-Qaeda terrorist who car- do not classify anti-Israeli incithem as Jews. This behavior does ried out the Toulouse attack, dents as anti-Semitism. This renot rise to the same levels in had said he wanted to kill Jews sults in absurdity. A Muslim fire-

ti-Semitic incidents are not disproportionately perpetrated by Muslims is Russia, and it is the only country in the University of Oslo study where Jews do not fear to express their Jewish identity when appearing in public. This appears to perplex the study’s author, as Russia contains both large Jewish and Muslim populations.

Yet the issue is easily resolved.

In Russia, the large Muslim and Jewish populations live in the same country, but are generally separated by a vast expanse of land. Most Muslims live in the

The study documents violent anti-Semitism from 2005-2015, analyzing seven countries based on comparable data for France, the U.K., Germany and Sweden, with additional noncomparable data for Norway, Denmark and Russia Eurasian Caucasus region. Most Jews live in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

As Europe receives greater numbers of Muslim migrants, violent anti-Semitism will continue to rise. As the philosophy of radical Islam takes hold of more young Muslims, so too will the anti-Semitism that follows it.

The more observant a Muslim is, the more likely he or she is to be anti-Semitic, as the University of Oslo study notes.

The future for European Jews who want to maintain the distinct characteristics of Judaism in public, and who want to go to synagogue unmolested, is not bright. The unwillingness of European authorities to call anti-Semitism what it is simply means that Jewish emigration from the continent will increase.

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Abraham H. Miller is an emeritus professor of political science, University of Cincinnati, and a distinguished fellow with the Haym Salomon Center. Follow him on Twitter: @salomoncenter.

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Shakespeare faces charges including DWI and vehicular manslaughter. It couldn’t be determined if he has a lawyer.

He and six people in the other vehicles were injured.

David Greenfield (credit: William Alatriste/New York City Council)

Greenfield to bid adieu to City Council, becoming new CEO at Met Council (VIN) A long term city council member who has been a vocal advocate for the Jewish community is leaving public office, taking over the reins at a major Jewish charitable organization.

City Councilman David Greenfield made waves this morning on social media with a tweet reading “Met Council is premier Jewish charity in NYC. Humbled that they want me to lead it after current CEO’s retirement.” Greenfield will be replacing Alan Schoor who took the helm at the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty in April 2015.

Greenfield said that he was approached by Met Council’s leadership several weeks ago about taking over the agency and after several meetings it became clear that they shared similar visions and goals.

He described Met Council’s achievements as “legendary,” noting that it encompasses 16 different Jewish community councils and provides $30 million in services all across New York City.

“As someone who has dedicated my life to helping others, it is just an amazing opportunity to take my passion and commitment to the community to the next level by leading the community’s largest Jewish tzedaka,” Greenfield told VIN News.

Greenfield will continue serving the remainder of his City Council term which runs through December 31st. While he described his seven and a half years on the City Council as “the greatest job in the world,” Greenfield categorized the opportunity to lead Met Council as “a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Driver charged in 4-vehicle NYC crash that killed 2, hurt 7

Course officials remove the (37) DS Virgin car driven by Alex Lynn off the track after coming to a stop during Formula E New York City ePrix all-electric auto race Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Brooklyn.

(AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)

With engines whirring, electric car racing comes to Brooklyn (VIN) The roar of the engine was replaced by a furious whirring as the future of motorsports came to Brooklyn.

Formula E took over part of the waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook on Sunday, the second of two race days for the Qualcomm New York City ePrix.

The Formula One-style, open-wheel cars reach speeds of 140 mph but only about 80 decibels, compared with 130 decibels for the cars with combustion engines. Instead of screaming down the straightaways the way F1 cars do, FE cars buzz like giant colorful hummingbirds. And they run clean and green.

Sam Bird from the DS Virgin Racing team won Sunday’s 49-lap race over the narrow 1.2-mile, 10-turn track from the pole to sweep the weekend races for team owner Richard Branson, the billionaire adventurer.

The three-year-old FE series is sanctioned by the International Federation of Automobiles, the governing body for Formula One, making the New York City ePrix the first race run by a major motorsports organization in the five boroughs.

The street course was squeezed into an industrial area that has become more residential in recent years. Red Hook is known for its microbreweries, food trucks and an Ikea where New Yorkers can buy cheap furniture for their expensive apartments.

With the track right next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the Statute of Liberty had a great view of the starting grid.

Twenty drivers started the race with enough battery power to make it through about 25 laps. They switch cars during the race and the key is energy conservation. Drivers are careful not to lean too hard on the accelerator and can recharge the battery when braking.

(VIN) Police say a New Jersey man has been charged in a four-vehicle crash in New York City that left two people dead and seven others injured.

Authorities say 33-yearold Andrew Shakespeare, of Roselle, was driving on Grand Central Parkway in Queens early Sunday when he sideswiped a car and lost control of his SUV. Police say the sport utiliNATIONAL ty vehicle crossed three lanes US responds to and hit another SUV, causing Netanyahu’s criticism both vehicles to hit a guardrail, of Syria cease-fire cross the parkway and roll over.

Shakespeare’s vehicle then hit (JNS.org) The White House another SUV. responded to Israeli Prime Killed were two of Shake- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speare’s four passengers, opposition to the cease-fire in

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southern Syria brokered by the U.S. and Russia, saying America shares Israel’s concerns over Iran’s presence in Syria.

“Both governments—the United States and Israel—are rightly concerned about Iran’s malign influence in the region,” a White House official told The Jerusalem Post. “A core goal of U.S. policy in Syria is to ensure that no vacuum is created which Iran can fill.”

After initially cautiously welcoming the cease-fire, Netanyahu told reporters during his visit to France Sunday that the Syria deal brokered by the U.S. and Russia perpetuates the presence of Iranian forces near Israel—a concern the prime minister has repeatedly voiced in recent months.

President Donald Trump has touted the cease-fire agreement as a tangible foreign policy achievement resulting from his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Germany earlier this month.

Workers make repairs to the Boston-based New England Holocaust Memorial, which was vandalized in late June and rededicated July 11. Credit: Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

Boston Holocaust memorial rededicated after being vandalized in June (JNS.org) Hundreds of people gathered in Boston July 11 to rededicate the New England Holocaust Memorial after it was vandalized in late June.

The vandalism of the memorial drew swift condemnation from Jewish and city leaders.

Boston police arrested James E. Isaac, 21, as the prime suspect.

Isaac was charged with willful and malicious destruction of property as well as destruction of a place of memorial.

Authorities said the suspect threw a rock at the 54-foot-high glass memorial, destroying a 9-foot-long panel. During the rededication ceremony, which was organized by Boston’s Jewish Community Relations Council, it was mentioned that mental illness—rather than anti-Semitism—might have instigated Isaac’s alleged vandalism.

The New England Holocaust Memorial, constructed in 1995, was designed with six luminous glass towers symbolizing the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust and the six main Nazi death camps.

US envoy’s meeting with Palestinian officials characterized as ‘upgrade’ in relations (JNS.org) The State Department characterized a meeting with senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials that included U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman as an “upgrade” in American relations with the Palestinians.

Friedman joined Jason Greenblatt, President Donald

Trump’s international negotiations representative, for a meeting with PA officials last week in Jerusalem. Under previous administrations, the U.S. consul general in Jerusalem traditionally served as the top American envoy to the PA, while the U.S. ambassador handled ties with Israel.

State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said the move could be seen as “an upgrading” of U.S. ties with the PA. “The fact that our U.S. ambassador would be included in this meeting and that the Palestinians, as I understand it, would welcome him into this meeting, shows a step forward in terms of our cooperation,” she said.

The British squadron that joined in the exercise is usually posted at Cyprus’s Akrotiri base.

Throughout last week’s drill, the pilots and soldiers from both countries trained several miles off Israel’s coast, and practiced emergency rescue situations involving civilians trapped on ships in stormy weather.

“We learned a lot from [the British forces]…They were in our helicopters and we were in their helicopters. We saw, for example, that they use rescue tactics from the side of the ship, whereas we descend directly onto the deck,” said the commander of the Israeli helicopter squadron, Lt. Col Gilad, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

Leading US lawmakers express reservations over bill targeting PA terror payments (JNS.org) Leading Senate Democrats and Republicans both expressed reservations over the Taylor Force Act, legislation that would cut U.S. economic aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the PA continues to issue payments to terrorists and their families.

At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday, the committee’s chairman, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), questioned the legislation’s “all or nothing” approach and suggested Israel would not necessarily support cutting funding to the PA due to fear of the PA being weakened. Corker pointed to calls he received last year from Israeli officials who were concerned about a similar proposal by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to cut U.S. funding to the PA. The Taylor Force Act is named after a former U.S. Army officer who was killed in a Palestinian terror attack in Jaffa last year.

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the Foreign Relations Committee’s highest-ranking Democrat, said that while he supports the premise of the bill—that “terrorists must not be rewarded for their acts”—he questions the unintended consequences that might result from the measure’s passage.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who introduced the legislation earlier this year, said the PA’s financial support for terrorists is “inconsistent with a two-state solution, inconsistent with peace, and we need to stop our emboldening of this practice.”

INTERNATIONAL British and Israeli air forces conduct emergency drill at sea (JNS.org) Rescue teams from the British Army’s naval and air forces concluded a three-day joint emergency drill with their Israeli counterparts July 12, in the largest such exercise in 10 years.

British Royal Navy rescue fighters, who operate the U.K. Royal Air Force’s win-engine Bell 412 helicopter, were hosted

by Israel’s Black Hawk helicopter squadron at the Palmachim Airbase near the city of Rishon LeZion on the Mediterranean coast.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron make a joint appearance Sunday in Paris. Credit: YouTube.

French president says anti-Zionism ‘a reinvention of anti-Semitism’ (JNS.org) At a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the “Vel' d'Hiv” Holocaust-era roundup of French Jews, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday lauded France’s President Emmanuel Macron for condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.

“We will never surrender to the messages of hate. We will not surrender to anti-Zionism because it is a reinvention of anti-Semitism,” Macron said.

Macron condemned Holocaust denial and accepted France’s responsibility for the July 1942 Vel' d'Hiv, in which French police implemented a Nazi-ordered roundup of 13,000 Jews ahead of their deportation to the Auschwitz death camp.

“It is indeed France that organized” the Vel' d'Hiv, Macron said, adding, “Not a single German [participated].”

Macron also appeared to denounce his former competitor in the French election, farright populist Marine Le Pen, by condemning “politicians who are prepared to reverse the truth.” During her election campaign, Le Pen had stated, “I don’t think France is responsible for the Vel' d'Hiv.” Netanyahu praised Macron for standing “boldly and proudly” against anti-Semitism.

“You clearly condemn and fight anti-Semitism, and you clearly condemn and fight this larger militancy that seeks to destroy our world,” said Netanyahu.

JULY 21, 2017 mitic posters of Jewish billionaire George Soros ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the country.

Posters featuring the Hungarian-born Soros were displayed in the country’s streets, depicting him grinning with the caption, “Let’s not let Soros have the last laugh.”

The posters, several of which were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, referred to Hungarian government assertions that the Jewish mogul donated billions to groups seeking to allow migrants into the country.

Soros referred to the campaign’s imagery as “anti-Semitic” in a rare statement issued July 11.

The posters were the latest media campaign in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing government boasts about its battle against migration, the European Union and Soros.

Israeli Ambassador to Hungary Yossi Amrani condemned the poster campaign, saying it “evokes sad memories but also sows hatred and fear.”

Netanyahu arrived in Budapest July 18 to meet with Orban and participate in a summit with leaders from the Visegrad Group—which includes Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia—during the first visit to Hungary by a sitting Israeli prime minister in 30 years.

Bottles from Psagot Winery, which is based in Judea and Samaria.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reversed a ban on the use of “Product of Israel” labels for wines produced in Judea and Samaria. Credit: Facebook.

Canadian agency reverses ban on ‘Israel’ labels for Judea and Samaria wines

(JNS.org) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) walked back a ban on the use of “Product of Israel” labels for wines produced in Judea and Samaria.

In a letter sent this week, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario had asked vendors to stop selling and importing wines from two wineries located in Judea and Samaria, Psagot Winery and Shiloh Winery.

According to the letter, the CFIA had ruled that the wines could not be labeled “Product of Israel” because they were produced beyond the pre-1967 lines, where the Canadian government does not recognize Israeli control.

But the CFIA said in a statement Thursday, “We did not fully consider the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement...

These wines adhere to the Agreement and therefore we Hungary removes can confirm that the products anti-Semitic George in question can be sold as curSoros posters ahead rently labeled.” of Netanyahu visit Psagot Winery had said it (JNS.org) The Hungarian was “shocked” by the original government removed anti-Se- decision and called the move a

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“blatant distortion of history,” the Israel Police in 2012 and has while Shiloh Winery deemed since served in a unit guarding the Temple Mount. He leaves the move “absurd.” behind a wife and 3-week-old Radiohead defends son. Shnaan, who was from the Israel concert in Druze village of Hurfeish, was Twitter feud with set to be engaged to his girlfilmmaker Ken Loach friend.

(JNS.org) Radiohead frontHamas purportedly man Thom Yorke defended his seeking to set up band’s decision to perform in Israel following a dispute on headquarters in Algeria Twitter with British filmmaker (JNS.org) Hamas is purportKen Loach. edly seeking to establish its for“Radiohead need to decide if eign base in Algeria following they stand with the oppressed the Palestinian terror group’s or the oppressor. The choice ouster from Qatar last month. is simple,” Loach tweeted last According to a report in week. the London-based Arabic dai“Playing in a country isn’t ly Asharq Al-Awsat, senior the same as endorsing its gov- Hamas officials have made a ernment,” Yorke replied. “We formal request to Algeria to set don’t endorse [Prime Minis- up a foreign base there. But the ter Benjamin] Netanyahu any North African country has yet more than [President Donald] to respond to the request.

Trump, but we still play in “On a personal level I applied America.” for a stay in Algeria. The AlgeYorke added, “Music, art and rian authorities promised to academia is about crossing bor- study the request and consider ders not building them, about it,” Asharq Al-Awsat quoted open minds not closed ones, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu about shared humanity, dia- Zuhri as saying. logue and freedom of expresHamas officials are currently sion. I hope that makes it clear scattered among several Middle Ken.” East and Asian countries folLoach’s criticism of Radio- lowing the terror group’s ouster head’s upcoming Israel concert from Qatar. The Gaza-ruling follows April’s BDS petition organization has become inagainst the performance, issued creasingly isolated in recent by former Pink Floyd front- months amid a dispute between man Roger Waters and South the Saudi-led Gulf alliance and African Archbishop Desmond Qatar. Saudi Arabia has critiTutu. cized Qatar over its support for terror groups like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Haiel Sitawe (left) and Kamil Shnaan, the two Israeli Druze police officers killed by Arab terrorists near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount last Friday. Credit: Israel Police via Twitter.

Two Israeli Druze police officers killed in Temple Mount terror attack (JNS.org) Two Israeli Druze police officers were killed by Arab terrorists in an attack early Friday morning near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

The officers, identified as Haiel Sitawe, 30, and Kamil Shnaan, 22, both hailing from Druze villages in northern Israel, were fatally shot by three Arab terrorists shortly after 7 a.m. local time, near the Lions’ Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City.

The terrorists were eventually shot dead by police inside the Temple Mount complex.

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency identified the terrorists as Muhammad Ahmed Muhammad Jabarin, 29, Muhammad Hamad Abdel Latif Jabarin, 19, and Muhammad Ahmed Mafdal Jabarin, 19.

They were Arab Israelis from the city of Umm al-Fahm.

“This was a tough morning for the police,” Israel Police Commisioner Roni Alsheikh told reporters after the terror attack. “We have two people killed, officers, who paid the dearest price in this battle.”

Sitawe, who hailed from the Druze town of Maghar, joined

One of the rare coins that a Palestinian merchant tried to smuggle from Gaza into Israel through the Erez border crossing this week. Credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense Crossing Authority.

Palestinian merchant caught smuggling rare coins into Israel from Gaza (JNS.org) Israel’s Ministry of Defense Crossing Authority thwarted an attempt to smuggle rare coins from Gaza into Israel through the Erez border crossing Sunday.

In a search of a Palestinian merchant who was attempting to enter Israel through the crossing, Israeli officials discovered four rare coins, likely from the era of Alexander the Great.

The Defense Ministry said the coins were purportedly trafficked from Egypt into Gaza and were being smuggled into Israel to be sold.

Security officials detained the Palestinian suspect for further questioning and denied him entry into Israel. The Defense Ministry also summoned representatives from the Israel Antiquities Authority to the Erez crossing to further examine the rare coins.

Southern Israel blooms with fields harnessing solar energy (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Major solar energy

projects are nearing completion in the southern Israeli communities of Ashalim and Kibbutz Sde Boker, marking the latest phase of the Jewish state’s significant prioritization of renewable energy.

To date, Israel has invested upwards of $850 million in new solar energy projects in the Negev desert. Megalim Solar Power has recently completed the construction of the world’s tallest solar tower in the Negev.

Plot B, the thermo-solar power station in Ashalim, is one of the largest projects of its kind in the world, and is also Israel’s first commercial thermopower facility to be based on solar tower technology. The project includes 50,600 computer-controlled mirrors, with a surface area of more than 215 square feet each, covering an area stretching more than 1.2 square miles.

The mirrors, or heliostats, are designed to follow the sun in two axes and keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, in this case a water heater placed on top of a 656-foot-tall tower that generates high-temperature, high-pressure steam. The steam is pumped into a generator turbine that produces electricity.

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his visit to France Sunday that the Syria deal brokered by the U.S. and Russia perpetuates the presence of Iranian forces near Israel—a concern the prime minister has repeatedly voiced in recent months.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently agreed to implement the cease-fire on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany. The U.S. and Russia had previously conducted backchannel talks with Israel on the issue of creating safe zones in southern Syria to shield the Jewish state from an Iranian-led Shi’a coalition developing on its northern border.

In recent weeks, there have been nearly 20 instances of errant fire from the Syrian Civil War hitting Israel’s Golan Heights.

Some of the ancient jugs that were recently unearthed at the site of the ancient Jewish city of Shiloh. Credit: Shiloh Association.

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(JNS.org) President Donald predating First Temple Trump’s international nego- unearthed at Shiloh site tiations representative, Jason (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to Greenblatt, July 13 announced JNS.org) Ten ancient jugs unan agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) on a historic Red SeaDead Sea canal.

The deal involves the sale of 33 million cubic meters (1.2 billion cubic feet) of water to the PA to relieve water shortages.

During a press conference with Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi and Mazen Ghuneim, head of the PA’s Water Authority, Greenblatt said the water deal as well as an Israeli-Palestinian electricity agreement signed earlier this week would significantly increase the energy supply in the disputed territories, serving to improve Palestinians’ standard of living.

“Water is a precious commodity in the Middle East,” said Greenblatt, who added that cooperation between the parties will foster “economic improvement in the lives of the Palestinians.”

“Palestinians will benefit from agreements that provide key improvement in the areas of water and electricity,” he said.

According to the PA’s Ghuneim, the deal will see 10 million cubic meters (353 million cubic feet) of the water provided to the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu opposes cease-fire in southern Syria due to concern about Iran (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel opposes the cease-fire in southern Syria that came into effect July 9.

After initially cautiously welcoming the cease-fire, Netanyahu told reporters during

earthed at the Samaria site of the ancient city of Shiloh could lead researchers to new discoveries about the Jewish tabernacle that existed there before the First Temple was built in Jerusalem.

The jugs, only some of which were broken, date to the time when the Jewish people first entered the land of Israel. The vessels were unearthed approximately half a meter (20 inches) underground in a large room that is part of an ongoing archaeological excavation. The Bible attributes the tabernacle at Shiloh to the time of the High Priest Eli and the Prophet Samuel.

In recent years, the Archaeological Unit of Israel’s Civil Administration has been excavating together with the Shiloh Association. The goal of the work is to locate the southern wall of ancient Shiloh.

Among the jugs, archaeologists also found a goblet known as a kobaat, a type of ritual chalice. The discovery of the kobaat ties in with the stone altar that was unearthed in the area a few years ago, and could indicate that researchers are closing in on the precise location of the Shiloh tabernacle.

Saudi ambassador calls Hamas a ‘terrorist organization’ in Arab media interview (JNS.org) Saudi Ambassador to Algeria Sami Bin Abdullah Salih referred to Hamas as a “terrorist organization” in an interview with an Algerian

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“Of course, [Hamas] is classified…It certainly is, if it seeks to create and cause problems,” Salih said when asked by a reporter from the Al-Nahar newspaper if his country considers Hamas a terror group, according to The Jerusalem Post.

Salih also criticized Hamas leaders for their lavish lifestyles while living in Qatar.

“The right to resistance is guaranteed to the PLO, not one sitting in a five-star hotel in Qatar, carrying out conspiracies from there,” Salih said. “It should be that one is with his people and trying to advance his issue.”

Khaled Mashaal, who recently stepped down as the Palestinian terror group’s top political leader, had been based in Qatar before the country jettisoned several Hamas officials.

Mashaal’s replacement, Ismail Haniyeh, resides in the Hamasruled Gaza Strip.

Salih’s comments come amid tension between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries broke off relations with Qatar last month over Qatar’s support for terrorist groups like Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic State.

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Majority of NJ Voters Disapprove of Christie’s Performance as Governor By: Walter Metuth

JULY 21, 2017

‘Teach NJS’ Heralds Millions for NJ Jewish Day Schools in State Budget Edited by: JV Staff

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early 7-in-10 New Jersey voters disapprove of Republican Gov. Chris Christie, making him the state leader with the highest unfavorable rating, according to a Morning Consult poll released Tuesday.

The April 1 to July 10 survey of how residents in each state view their leaders concluded the second-most disliked governor was Kansas' Sam Brownback at 66 percent, followed by Dan Malloy, a Connecticut Democrat, who was seen negatively by 64 percent of people.

Christie has been an outlier of the national political scene since President Trump won the nomination last spring. The governor was recently criticized for telling residents they could not visit certain beaches over the Fourth of July weekend, but went to one with his family for the holiday.

Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Mass., had the highest approval rating of 71 percent. He was followed by first-term Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., who received a 68 percent approval rating.

Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., posted the lowest disapproval numbers.

Ivey, who replaced former Gov. Robert Bentley in April, was disliked by only 13 percent of residents.

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Nearly 7-in-10 New Jersey voters disapprove of Republican Gov. Chris Christie, making him the state leader with the highest unfavorable rating, according to a Morning Consult poll released Tuesday

nationwide.

On the July 4th weekend, Christie drew scathing public criticism as he and his family enjoyed the lovely weather on one of New Jersey’s coastal beaches after a budget deadlock closed state-run tourist attractions to the public.

The Republican governor shut down the state government as the weekend began after the state legislature failed to pass a budget.

The shutdown forced the closure of tourist attractions and furloughed an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 state workers. All 40 state parks, recre-

each NJS thanked the New Jersey legislature and Governor Chris Christie for delivering a budget that includes substantial increases in aid for nonpublic school students in New Jersey, including Jewish day schools and yeshivas. Teach NJS is a project of day schools across the state, the Orthodox Union and several federations.

The fiscal year 2018 budget (which begins July 1, 2017) alloNearly 7-in-10 New Jersey cates $40 million in government voters disapprove of Republican Gov. Chris Christie, aid for New Jersey’s nonpublic schools on a per pupil basis, $6 making him the state leader million more than the current with the highest unfavorable rating, according to a Morning school year. New Jersey’s Jewish day schools will receive approxConsult poll released Tuesday imately $11 million, a $1.7 milational areas, historic sites, lion increase over this year. state beaches and Liberty State This budget victory is an Park were closed just as the 18 percent increase from the July Fourth holiday weekend current year and a 42 percent got underway. Campers who increase since Teach NJS’s stayed in parks Friday night inception. were asked to leave Saturday The funding includes increasmorning, Christie said. es for security, nursing aid, and Meanwhile, Christie and his technology. family had full run of Island The security funding repBeach State Park, a barrier is- resents a 50 percent increase land where the state-owned from the current year and was governor's residence is located. a particularly pressing issue in "That's just the way it goes," the light of increased threats Christie said Saturday in re- and vandalism in the Jewish sponse to a reporter's questions community. during a news conference. "Run TNJS worked with a grassfor governor and you can have roots network of schools, para residence." ents, and lay leaders to advocate

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Throughout 2017, Teach NJS held meetings with top New Jersey government leaders and brought elected officials to New Jersey Jewish day schools to visit with students and discuss the schools’ needs with administrators.

The school visits included The Moriah School, Ben Porat Yosef, Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, Hillel Yeshiva, and Yavneh Academy.

Teach NJS worked closely with Assembly Budget Chair Gary Schaer; Senate Budget Chair Paul Sarlo; Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto; Senate President Steve Sweeney; and

Gov. Chris Christie.

"We are so pleased with this significant advance for New Jersey nonpublic schools,” said Mark Bane, president of the Orthodox Union. “We thank both the legislature and Gov. Christie for delivering for our children, and we express our appreciation to the thousands of parents and New Jersey citizens who pursued efforts in support of this important undertaking."

“While we still have some ways to go to achieve full parity with public schools, there is a recognition in state government that nonpublic school students See ‘Teach NJS’ Heralds , page 36

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Biased Textbooks Turning Young Americans Against Israel, Research Shows By: Rafael Medoff

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nti-Israel bias in the textbooks used by many American high schools may be to blame for the decrease in sympathy for Israel among young adults.

According to the Brand Israel Group, only 54 percent of U.S. college students lean more toward Israel than the Palestinians, down from 73 percent in 2010. The decrease was even sharper among Jewish college students, dropping from 84 percent to 57 percent.

“The problem starts in high school,” Dr. Sandra Alfonsi, founder of Hadassah’s “Curriculum Watch” division, told JNS. org. “There’s no doubt the lack of sympathy for Israel on college campuses today is at least partly the result of several generations of teenagers being educated with textbooks that are slanted against Israel.”

‘Unabashed propagandizing’ One of the most controversial texts used in high schools around the country is the “Arab World Studies Notebook,” a 540-page volume authored by Audrey Parks Shabbas. She heads Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services, a curriculum publisher that seeks to promote a positive image of Arabs and Muslims in

U.S. schools.

After parents in Anchorage, Alaska, complained to their local board of education in 2004 about the book’s slant against Israel, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) prepared a 30-page analysis of the Notebook. The AJC found it to be riddled with “overt bias and unabashed propagandizing,” such as depicting Israel as the aggressor in every Arab-Israeli war and praising Muslim conquerors throughout the ages for their “gentle treatment of civilian populations.”

As a result, the Anchorage Board of Education removed the Notebook from the local high school curriculum. School authorities in Tulsa, Okla., have also withdrawn the text.

Shabbas has claimed the Notebook has been distributed to more than 10,000 teachers, and “if each notebook teaches 250 students a year over 10 years, then you’ve reached 25 million students.”

“The most important statistic is the number of workshops that Shabbas has given to instruct teachers in how to use the book,” Curriculum Watch’s Alfonsi said. “She has conducted hundreds of such three-day teacher-training sessions.” Shabbas’s website names 211 schools where she ran teacher workshops from 2000-2006. Other years are not listed.

Shabbas did not respond to requests for comment from JNS.

org.

Dispute in Massachusetts The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) recently published a 108-page monograph, “Indoctrinating Our Youth,” which describes how high schools in the Boston suburb of Newton have been using biased texts such as the Arab World Studies Notebook and inviting anti-Israel speakers to address their students.

The controversy began in 2011, when a Newton South High School parent complained about a passage from the Notebook accusing Israel of torturing and murdering hundreds of Palestinian women. Other parents soon joined the protests. Matt Hills, vice chair of the Newton School Committee, dismissed the critics as “McCarthyesque.”

In early 2012, Newton Superintendent of Schools David Fleishman said the Notebook had been removed from the curriculum because it was “outdated.” But an investigation by Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), a Boston-based activist group, found that the Notebook was still being used in Newton as late as the 2013-2014 school year.

The dispute has been complicated by the refusal of Newton school authorities to identify which Israel-related materials

were being used by teachers.

Many school districts around the country list their curriculum materials on their websites.

APT President Charles Jacobs told JNS.org his group “will continue to build support for a policy of transparency, so that parents and citizens can know what is being taught to Newton’s students.”

the materials.

Newton Mayor Setti Warren, a member of the nine-person School Committee, attended committee meetings on the textbooks issue but did not actively participate in the discussions, according to community members. The mayor, who is now a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts

“Israeli Apartheid Week,” an annual global anti-Israel showcase, in May 2010 on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles. According to the Brand Israel Group, only 54 percent of U.S. college students lean more toward Israel than the Palestinians, down from 73 percent in 2010. Credit: AMCHA Initiative

In response to a request for copies of the materials, Fleishman said the requester would need to pay $3,643 to cover photocopying expenses. Eventually, a Freedom of Information request filed by community activists forced the release of some of

were being used in the schools.

They also criticized APT for organizing protests against the Newton school authorities.

Later, the New England ADL changed its position, agreeing that the Arab World Studies Notebook and another anti-Israel text, “A Muslim Primer,” should not have been used in schools.

The CAMERA monograph reports that as a result of the controversy, “there has been some change in the selection of materials” by Newton officials and “more careful vetting of them.” Yet some of the supplemental materials that Newton teachers use “continue to favor fringe perspectives,” according to the study.

Steven Stotsky, the monograph’s author, told JNS.org the situation “remains unresolved,” pointing out that Newton North High School hosted another anti-Israel speaker in June. Since no curriculum materials have been shown to the parents since 2015, “we don’t know” if any of the anti-Israel books are still being used, Stotsky said.

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governor, did not respond to around the country requests for comment from JNS. Other texts have been at the org. center of similar controversies Several mainstream Jewish elsewhere around the U.S. in reorganizations in Boston, includ- cent years. ing the local chapter of the AnParents in Tennessee’s Wilti-Defamation League, initially denied that biased materials See Biased Textbooks Turning , page 36

How the Israeli Air Force is Becoming like Google and IBM

By Yaakov Lappin

that still exists today. In 2013, commonplace in major firms Regenbaum arrived in Israel like Google and Facebook into igh up in the Israe- on a Birthright Excel program the heart of the IAF. “[Tech giants] don’t have a li Air Force’s (IAF) for his first encounter with the head of innovation, because it’s building at the Jewish “start-up nation.”

A year later, he immigrated in their DNA to be innovative,” state’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv, a unique to Israel, and went to work for a said Regenbaum. “It means that department is hard at work, start-up before moving to a ven- an employee, whether they are a bringing problem-solving tech- ture capital firm. He then joined 20-year veteran, or a first-year, have mechanisms and pathways niques from the world of high- the IDF. tech firms into the Middle East’s most powerful air force.

Founded a little more than three years ago by Maj. Omar Yuval, a former combat soldier who went into the private sector before returning to the military, the small IAF Innovation Department is mostly staffed by immigrants, many of whom have worked at high-tech giants like Google and IBM, where they developed cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence.

The unit became highly active and increasingly influential during the past year, Sgt. Ilan Sgt. Ilan Regenbaum (pictured), an American immigrant to Regenbaum, an American im- Israel who grew up in Atlanta, was supposed to complete his migrant to Israel who grew up military service in the Israeli Air Force's Innovation Department a in Atlanta, told JNS.org. year ago, but stayed on due to his love for the work. Credit: IDF South African-born RegenToday, Regenbaum said his to bring up problems and ideas, baum was supposed to complete his military service in the de- IAF department works around and be taken seriously.” partment a year ago, but stayed the clock for “the goal of inWhen Google allowed emon due to his love for the work. creasing the culture of innovaHis background is typical of tion within the air force, and ployees to work on their own many of those in the depart- the military….not so much on projects, one of the results was ment. He has a degree in finance the technological side, but more Google Sheets, which is now a and business management from on the side of culture and orga- huge part of the internet giant’s New York’s Yeshiva University— nization—the way the air force business application—“all because one person said, ‘Give me though Regenbaum’s journey functions.”

Many of the department’s a few developers, give me a few into the world of business began much earlier, when he was in projects cannot be publicized designers,’” Regenbaum noted.

“In the military, when you see middle school. At the time, he for security reasons. But Regenlaunched his first start-up, an baum affirmed the department an opportunity or problem on events photography company is injecting techniques that are the ground, for us, it’s more of a

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challenge,” he said. “We are not a revenue-based organization… if a soldier or officer says, ‘Here’s an issue, let’s fix it,’ or, ‘Here’s a project that can save millions of shekels, or improve the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers,’ how do you manage all of that in a structural, regimented organization?”

to ask the air force if there was a way to automate a mundane data entry task. Sure enough, the Innovation Department helped create a computer script that ended up saving the inquiring soldier’s unit 200 work days per year.

The department is now encouraging soldiers to change the

Maj. Omar Yuval (left), founder of the Israeli Air Force's Innovation Department, with Sgt. Ilan Regenbaum. Credit: IDF.

During the past 18 months, the IAF Innovation Department has started doing just that. It has allowed soldiers who see problems on the ground, or have ideas on new ways of working, to list their proposals on an air force computer system that is linked to officers who are authorized to make decisions. “Our goal is to connect decision-makers with the need-knowers,” Regenbaum said.

The computer system, known as the “innovation platform,” is available to any soldier of any rank. Recently, a soldier used it

way they think about problems.

“If you really want to complain, come up with a better way of complaining,” Regenbaum said, adding that complaints should lead to solutions.

The Innovation Department is also attempting to develop a platform that will enable IAF personnel to hitchhike safely.

“It is highly illegal and dangerous for soldiers to hitchhike,” Regenbaum explained. “We have many terrible stories. But if anyone’s ever been on a train on a Sunday morning heading up north, or down south, you’ve

been inundated with soldiers and these giant backpacks. So why is it that in the world of Waze Rider and Moovit Carpool, a soldier can’t open his application and see that there are 20 officers driving army cars in his neighborhood?”

The department also runs an accelerator, a concept borrowed from the start-up ecosystem.

Teams work on identifying core problems and then draw up a list of solutions, which they present to a senior officer.

“Airbnb went through a Y Combinator accelerator when it was two founders working out of an apartment,” Regenbaum said. “Now, it is a multi-billion dollar company. We in the IAF have ideas, and we have top, top people. How do we connect them through this mechanism.

We take a problem, and for 10 weeks, teams work on it. Our version functions like a startup accelerator. In a number of weeks, the teams will be presenting all of their research in front of a panel of officers from the air force, as well as some civilian experts.”

In recent months, soldiers from the department have facilitated a course at Tel Aviv University for IAF members, in which they heard lectures about innovation from representatives of large companies.

“While different in many ways, we view the air force as being, at the end of the day, an organization with tens of thousands of people,” said Regenbaum, “with challenges, like other organizations.”

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The “Forward” Sees Threat from ‘Censors,’ but Other Jewish Editors and Groups Differ By: Rafael Medoff

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government.” In the July 12 television segment, however, The Forward’s president, Samuel Norich, offered a different explanation. He said freedom of speech is “endangered” because “there is a mobilized faction in the Jewish community that is seeking to censor.”

Asked by JNS.org to identify the individuals or organizations to whom he was referring, Norich responded, “I have no further comment.”

dia today. There’s all the opinion you could ever want on Twitter.

Nobody is sitting around thinking to themselves, ‘Darn, I only wish in 2017 I could get access to more opinions.’”

“Is [Norich] suggesting there is a group who have formally joined forces to silence the Jewish press?” asked Judie Jacobson, editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. “If so, he needs to ‘out’ that group. Name them.

Shame them…It is incumbent

s a “mobilized faction” in the American Jewish community attempting to “censor” dovish views? The president of The Forward newspaper thinks so, but other editors and leaders of some left-of-center Jewish organizations see things differently.

The dispute arises from the July 12 episode of the Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS) television series “L’Chayim,” which featured a panel discussion on freedom of speech in the Jewish community.

At the center of the discussion was The Forward’s decision to publish a full-page ad in its June 2 edition from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), supporting imprisoned Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti.

At the time, The Forward’s publisher, Rachel Fishman Feddersen, said she decided to run the ad because “mass media itself is on the firing line, and freedom of expression is under pressure from our own Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti (center) raises his hands

At the center of the discussion was The Forward’s decision to publish a full-page ad in its June 2 edition from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), supporting imprisoned Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti

in V-for-victory signs in an Israeli courtroom in January 2012.

Barghouti was the subject of a controversial advertisement that was printed in The Forward newspaper last month. Credit: Flash90

Editors deny censorship “I don’t feel pressured or censored,” Rob Golub, editor of the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, told JNS.org. “I don’t think any alleged restriction of points of view can even be much of a meaningful problem in the me-

upon him to be more specific.”

Hillel Goldberg, executive editor of Colorado’s Intermountain Jewish News, Mordecai Specktor, publisher and editor of Minnesota’s American Jewish World, and David Ben-Hooren, publisher of New York’s The Jewish Voice, all likewise told JNS.org that no

factions in the Jewish community have attempted to censor their newspapers.

“This idea that there is some force trying to censor the Jewish media or community is all in the minds of The Forward’s editors,” Ben-Hooren said. “It’s not reality.”

Some left-of-center Jewish organizations likewise report no efforts to silence them. Ori Nir, a spokesman for Americans for Peace Now (APN), said there

Samuel Norich, president of The Forward. Credit: YouTube

have been no attempts to prevent officials of his organization from publishing articles or speaking in public forums, nor any pressure on newspapers to reject the group’s advertisements. He said there have been instances in which editors turned down APN’s op-eds because they were deemed “too sensitive” or “too controversial,” although many

other newspapers have published lines. them.

Granate Sosnoff, communications strategist for JVP, the group Controversy over at the center of the original conboycotting Israelis troversy over The Forward, told Partners for Progressive Israel JNS.org there have been no (PPI), the U.S. affiliate of Israel’s attempts to interfere with her left-wing Meretz political party, group’s activities or publications.

“This does not mean that onhas encountered some “attempts to silence us,” according to Dr. going attempts to silence us by Maya Haber, PPI’s director of intimidation and other means do programming and strategy. She not occur,” she said, pointing to cited the fact that PPI’s Detroit anonymous posters that recently chapter has not been allowed to appeared in the neighborhood where JVP Executive Director Rebecca Vilkomerson resides.

The unsigned posters criticized JVP for working with American Muslims for Palestine, a group the Anti-Defamation League says “has at times provided a platform for anti-Semitism.”

Former Union of Reform Judaism President Rabbi Eric Yoffie, who was part of the July 12 JBS panel, said he has received harassing emails in response to some of his articles, but “they come from individuals, not organizations, and they don’t bother me.”

“Generally speaking, I believe The paid advertisement that we are blessed with a livesupporting Palestinian terrorist ly and open discussion in the Marwan Barghouti that was American Jewish community, published last month in The and I don’t see much evidence Forward. Credit: Scanned that freedom of speech is endancopy of The Forward print gered in any way,” Yoffie said. edition.

Another participant in participate in that community’s the JBS television discussion, Walk for Israel for the past sever- Amanda Berman, director of al years. Organizers of the event legal affairs at The Lawfare said PPI was excluded because it Project, told JNS.org there is “a promotes the boycott of Israelis who reside beyond the pre-1967 See The “Forward” Sees Threat , page 36

40 Years of Annual Tisha B’Av Prayer Services for Our Brethren in Danger By: Glenn Richter

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years can seem like a long time.

40 years ago Natan — then Anatoly — Sharansky had been in the Soviet gulag for a year. Under Leonid Brezhnev, few Russian Jews received exit visas to Israel.

Israel itself was still in aftershock from the 1973 Yom Kippur War. And on Tisha B'Av 1977, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry gathered over 100 young Jews at the Soviet UN Mission in Manhattan for an outdoor prayer service on behalf of their brethren trapped in the USSR. By the next year, Mikhail Steglitz, Sharansky's brother-inlaw and sibling of Sharansky's wife Avital, visited from Israel to

campaign for Anatoly's release.

He held the Torah scroll at SSSJ's Tisha B'Av prayers at the Soviet UN Mission. Standing behind him was Leonid Slepak, released from the USSR, glaring in anger at the forced exile to Siberia of his famed Moscow refusenik father Vladimir. Rabbi Avi Weiss led the services.

Avital Sharansky campaigned ceaselessly around the world throughout the 12 years of her husband's imprisonment for his release. If she was in New York on Tisha B'Av she joined the SSSJ prayer service at the Soviet UN Mission. On one occasion, when the service was dedicated to Anatoly, other Prisoners for Zion as Joseph Begun, and a group of Jews who days before were arrested at a private Sab-

On Tisha B'Av 1977, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry gathered over 100 young Jews at the Soviet UN Mission in Manhattan for an outdoor prayer service on behalf of their brethren trapped in the USSR. (photo credit - Jonathan Michaeli)

bath minyan in Moscow, she was able to approach the mission's doors and leave a copy of Anatoly's letters from the gulag.

In the next decade, the students, their parents, and later the students' own children would return on each Tisha B'Av to pray and read the Torah

flee to Israel. As contrasted with Avital Sharansky's experience a decade before, Rabbi Moshe Morduchowitz carried a Torah scroll from the prayer service across the street directly into the Mission to lodge a protest about Kremlin-permitted local outbreaks of anti-semitism.

Avital Sharansky campaigned ceaselessly around the world throughout the 12 years of her husband's imprisonment for his release. She is pictured here approaching the doors of the Soviet Mission in NYC to leave a copy of her husband Anatoly's letters from the gulag. (photos courtesy of SSSJ archives at Yeshiva University)

wide. The Wall overlooks the Sharansky Steps, named by the New York City Council after a campaign led by Rabbi David Mikhail Steglitz, Sharansky's brother-in-law and sibling of Stahl, who read from the ToSharansky's wife Avital, visited from Israel to campaign for rah scroll at the first Tisha B'Av Anatoly's release. He held the Torah scroll at SSSJ's Tisha B'Av prayer service at the Soviet UN prayers at the Soviet UN Mission. Standing behind him was Mission.

Leonid Slepak, released from the USSR, glaring in anger at the Rabbi Avi Weiss has often forced exile to Siberia of his famed Moscow refusenik father led the Tisha B'Av services Vladimir. Rabbi Avi Weiss led the services. (photos courtesy of both at the Mission and Isaiah SSSJ archives at Yeshiva University) Wall. Since the sentencing of The next year, SSSJ and its Jonathan Pollard in 1987 Rabat the Soviet UN Mission. Finally, their prayers were heard, sister organization, Amcha-Co- bi Weiss has always included and the Kremlin's iron doors alition for Jewish Concerns, prayers for his complete freemoved the prayer service to began to crumble.

1990 was the last year that the dramatic Isaiah Peace Wall, SSSJ conducted its Tisha B'Av opposite the United Nations, 1990 was the last year prayer service at the Soviet UN where it has continued each Tithat SSSJ conducted its Mission. The number of refuse- sha B'Av. The focus expanded Tisha B'Av prayer service niks dropped precipitously and to the many challenges facing at the Soviet UN Mission. nearly 200,000 Jews were able to Israel and Jews in danger world-

dom, even continuing after his restricted release from prison in 2015. Another focus of Rabbi Weiss has been the memory of victims of the horrific terror bombing of the AMIA Jewish communal building in Buenos Aires in 1994 and the still-open pursuit of the Iranian-directed murderers.

Hundreds joined emotional Tisha B'Av prayers in 2005, the day before the traumatic expulsion of 21 Israeli Jewish communities from Gush Katif, Gaza in a bid to achieve peace with the Palestinian Authority. Before a large media presence, Rabbi Weiss presciently warned that the expulsion would fail to bring See 40 Years of Annual Tisha , page 36

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Sold-Out Parrish Museum Gala Takes Art World By Storm By: Lieba Nesis

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he Parrish Museum in Water Mill, NY held its midsummer party on Saturday July 15, 2017 with cocktails beginning at 7 pm. This is one of the premier art events of the year with superstars Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, and Clifford Ross being just a few of the luminaries in the sold-out record breaking crowd.

Honorary co-chairs Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder and Dorothy Lichtenstein joined more than 14 co-chairs including Emily Mortimer, Fred Seegal, Joey Wolffer and Debbie Bancroft to pay homage to this incredible museum which has been in existence for a mere 5 years. During that short period, more than 300,000 people have visited and more than $5 million has been spent on enhancing art education. The Parrish has become the leading cultural institution in the South Fork.

after graduating from Yale in 1974. In 1994, after years of painting and sculpting he became interested in photography and in 1996 he produced his wellknown "Hurricane Wave" series where he entered the surf in extreme weather, often up to his neck, and took photographs. His technique began to expand and he started using digital methods, inkjet printing and developed a unique method of printing on wood. His work has been featured at the MOMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Arts and the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Honoree Agnes Gund and Ruth Miller

told me he drove from his farm in Pennsylvania to pay tribute to the amazingly generous Gund who he admires for her support of humanistic causes. Koons also said one of his artistic inspirations was the 16th Century Italian painter Titian. Aside from Koons most of the cocktail crowd was unfamiliar; however, I did recognize model Karolina Kurkova who looked fashionably chic in a Veronica Beard skirt and straw hat.

She revealed that she often gets dressed in under 15 minutes preferring to be a supermom as opposed to a supermodel. She also enjoys working out and eating a healthy well balanced diet.

a Musical for "Into The Woods", "Falsettos" and "Passion". Lapine flew in from Martha's Vineyard to pay homage to his close friend Clifford Ross. Lapine, who is a theatre director, joked that he wanted to change the lighting of the darkened room and then went on to praise Clifford's imagination "despite the fact that he doesn't drink or do drugs."

Lapine said that unlike Clifford who was a "social animal" Lapine's idea of a good time does not include putting on a suit in front of distinguished guests.

Lapine who arrived on a 30-minute chopper ride from Martha's Vineyard was praised by Ross who was in shock that his friend spent a summer night in the Hampton's to honor him. Ross also thanked the crowd for allowing him "to bring big nature across to this room on Route 27."

Jewish Voice society and entertainment reporter Lieba Nesis files a live report from the Parrish Museum gala

Jean Shafiroff and Co-Chair Frederic Seegal Sean MacPherson, Rachelle Hruska MacPherson and Janet MacPherson

With over 570 people gathered at the Museum this evening, the cocktail hour was almost unmanageable with the Hampton's elite gathering to pay homage to honorees Clifford Ross and Agnes Gund. Clifford Ross's "Digital Waves" adorned the walls of the museum and guests were marveling at the awesomeness of his creation. Ross began his career as a sculptor and painter

His good friend and co-honoree was Agnes Gund, who is a philanthropist, art patron and collector and advocate for arts education. She recently achieved fame and accolades for selling her prized 1962 Roy Lichtenstein painting entitled the "Masterpiece" for $165 million to hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen and donating $100 million to the "Art for Justice Fund". This charity will make grants to organizations and leaders to safely reduce jail and prison populations and strengthen education and employment opportunities for former inmates. Gund said this was "one thing she could do before she died" which had me wondering if she was sick as she is only 78 years old.

"Aggie", as her friends call her, was the talk of the evening and Jeff Koons

At 8PM it was time to enjoy one of those meals as the dinner commenced in the main room, which is outdoors, allowing the light breeze and beautifully lit sky to fill the room with a magic that was indescribable. The oceanthemed event had many of the guests wearing blue attire while blue streamers and lighting hung from the ceiling.

As I walked to the restroom, I heard the staff rehearsing how to place the food on the table in perfect synchronization. The more than 40 servers executed this task masterfully as we received our burrata and pesto first course and branzino and tomato entree simultaneously. As the program began, we were treated to a speech by three-time Tony winner James Lapine, for Best Book of

Another erudite speaker was Dorothy Lichtenstein, wife of famed Jewish painter Roy Lichtenstein, who spoke of her lengthy friendship with Gund and donated $100,000 to a program connecting artists with the broader community. Moreover, Gund announced she was donating $500,000 in honor of Dorothy Lichtenstein and thanked Dorothy for being so supportive when she decided to sell her Roy Lichten-

stein painting. Gund recounted how difficult it was for her to sell "The Masterpiece" as she frequently becomes friends with her paintings and cares about them weirdly.

In order to raise more money for the Museum, a live auction was held where an 8-person dinner on a Thursday night at Rao's was auctioned for $8,000 as well as a ten-person dinner at the Wolffer Estate. After all the excitement had concluded, guests headed to an adjoining room for dancing and dessert. If this extravagant evening was a harbinger of the upcoming Hampton's summer season then it is safe to say we are in for a spectacular two months.

Barry Holden and Nina Yankowitz

Theatre Director James Lapine and Artist Jeff Koons

Honoree and artist Clifford Ross with Theatre Director James Lapine

Brooke Neidich and John Waddell

Co-Chair Debbie Bancroft with Richard and Kim Evans

Art Collector Tony Shafrazi and Model Karolina Kurkova

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Guns N’ Roses Rock 65K Tel Aviv Fans

By Ana Nissan

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merican hard rock band Guns N’ Roses drew out a crowd of over 60,000 sweaty people to Tel Aviv’s Park Ha Yarkon on Saturday night, July 15, in an epic three-hour performance, rounding out the fifth leg of the band’s “Not in This Lifetime...� tour — aptly named for the answer Axl Rose gave when asked in 2012 if the original band would ever reunite.

Five years later, lead vocalist Axl Rose screamed, “Welcome to the Jungle!� into a microphone on a hot summer night in Tel Aviv — over one year into an eight-leg world tour with the reunited band. Lead guitarist Slash dripped with sweat over his guitar while Rose danced across the stage throwing microphone stands as he performed thirty-years’ worth of hits like “Sweet Child O’ Mine� and “Paradise City� with his iconic screechy vocals. It’s the first time in 23 years that members from the original lineup, Rose, Slash and bassist Duff McKagan, were back together following the infamous break up that shook rock fans.

The group embarked on their world tour in April which has spanned across several continents, with 119 shows performed or scheduled so far.

Their first album “Appetite for Destruction� was released almost exactly thirty years ago today, but the band still man-

Guns N' Roses perform at Tel Aviv's Park Ha Yarkon July 15, 2017. (Photo Credit: Amy Cordell/i24NEWS)

aged to give a high-energy and spirited performances. “They’re just pure rock and rollers,� said one concertgoer to i24NEWS. “No gimmicks, no frills. It was refreshing. �She described the crowd as “chilled� and despite the massive crowd and sweltering Tel Aviv heat, there was a “relaxed atmosphere� at the outdoor arena.

However, in true "rock and roll" fashion, a woman reported to be in her twenties was seriously hurt during the night after trying to climb on the stage, according to Israeli media reports, adding that she appeared to be intoxicated.

After an attempt to climb up the side she fell and hit her head knocking her unconscious.

Medics at the scene took her to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv,

where she was placed on a respirator, but said that her injuries were not life-threatening.

Meanwhile, security measures were intensified and some roads blocked off ahead of the show, coming just a day after a shooting attack that killed two Israeli police officers at the ultra-sensitive holy site the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. The band, who landed in Israel Friday morning, July 14, canceled a planned visit to the ancient city.

They initially postponed the tour but ultimately decided to cancel due to the security situation which saw the Old City shut down. In 1993, the original band put on a show in Tel Aviv as part of its Use Your Illusion tour. Axl Rose last performed in Israel in 2012 with different bandmates. The American rockers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 14, 2012 and have sold more than 100 million albums making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time.

In his first interview since the Guns N’ Roses’ reunion, Slash, real name Saul Hudson, discussed the band’s experience of getting back together. “Everyone’s playing great,� he said, “and playing nice – yeah.

Everybody’s getting along. We were all pretty positive that that would never happen so it’s still sort of blowing our minds," he told Boston Radio Station WZLX. (I24NEWS)

JULY 21, 2017

This Year’s Emmys Features So Many Jewish Nominees

By Rachel Shapiro

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n Thursday, July 13, the nominees for the infamous Primetime Emmy Awards were announced by the Television Academy. Among the candidates were many of our talented Jewish brothers and sisters. On September 8, the awards for Television excellence will be presented on CBS. For her portrayal of a robotic character Dolores Abernathy on the science fiction series “Westworld,� Evan Rachel Wood has been nominated for lead actress in a drama series.

Liev Schreiber is being considered for lead actor in a drama series for his role as a fixer at a major Los Angeles law firm in the crime-drama series “Ray Donovan.�

A lead actress in a comedy series nomination has gone to Pamela Adlon for her role in “Better Things� as a divorced actress who is bringing up three children on her own. Tracee Ellis Ross is nominated in the same category for her portrayal of as JTA writes it “a biracial anesthesiologist who is the matriarch of an upper-middle-class African-American family in ‘Black-ish.’�

Jeffrey Tambor is nominated for lead actor in a comedy series for his role in “Transparent� as the transgender matriarch of a Jewish family in California.

Ben Mendelsohn is a nominee for best guest actor in a drama series for his role in the series “Bloodline.� (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

Jackie Hoffman is nominated for best supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her performance in “Feud� as Joan Crawford’s housekeeper.

For her work on “Saturday Night Live,� Vanessa Bayer is nominated for supporting actress in a comedy series. Judith Light is also a nominee in that category for her portrayal of a Jewish transgender woman’s ex-wife in the series “Transparent.�

For his role in “Homeland� as Saul Berenson, the Jewish Middle East Division chief and later acting director of the CIA, Mandy Patinkin is nominated for supporting actor in a drama series.

A nomination for supporting actress in a limited series or movie goes to Jackie Hoffman for her performance in “Feud� as Joan Crawford’s housekeeper.

Ben Mendelsohn is a nominee

for best guest actor in a drama series for his role as the black sheep brother who causes family drama when he returns home in the series “Bloodline.� Hank Azaria is also nominated in that category for his performance in “Ray Donovan� as a corrupt former FBI agent who battles with a professional fixer.

For her role as the mother of a man whose short affair made him a father-to-be, the late Carrie Fisher is nominated for best guest actress in a comedy series.

Kevin Kline is a nominee for best voice over for his work has the burger shop owner’s landlord’s voice in the animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers.�

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Surprising Recipes for the 9 Days from Kosher.com Beet Carpaccio, Haloumi Spaghetti & Cauliflower Mac and Cheese, Among Others, for the Nine Days and Beyond acebook54TwitterEmailMore52 Edited by: JV Staff

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eeping dinners interesting, delicious, and nutritious during the nine-day period leading up to Tisha B’Av when it’s customary for Jews to refrain from eating meat, can be challenging.

The folks at Kosher.com, the premier website for imaginative cooking and delightful conversation, will get you ready for the Nine Days. They have gathered some surprising and delicious recipes to challenge the palates of even the most avid meat lover.

Try these great unusual pasta and side dishes for the Nine Days, including cauliflower mac and cheese, haloumi spaghetti, vegetable and cheese stuffed French toast and lentil/walnut burgers, among others.

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Beetroot Carpaccio with Caramelized Walnuts

Classic mac and cheese is a family favorite, and here kosher.com improved it with delicious roasted cauliflower, which boosts nutrition and enhances the flavors and texture. The breadcrumbs add a nice crunch, but are optional. Serving this with a salad rounds things out for a satisfying meal.

Cook & Prep: 40 m; Serving: 6; Vegetarian, Pescetarian Ingredients: 1 (16-oz.) package small pasta (elbow or spiral) 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 3 cups shredded cheese, any kind (mozzarella, cheddar, white cheddar) 1 teaspoon salt Cauliflower - 1 (16-oz.) bag frozen cauliflower, slightly thawed and rinsed 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Haloumi Spaghetti

1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or oregano 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Bread crumbs - 1/3 cup seasoned breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons butter chopped parsley, as a garnish Start Cooking For the cauliflower: Preheat oven to 400° F. Place the cauliflower on a rimmed baking sheet and season with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and thyme.

Drizzle with olive oil and toss well to coat.

Roast until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes For the pasta: Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, approximately 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.

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medium heat and melt the butter. While constantly whisking, add the flour and stir vigorously until a smooth paste forms. Add the milk, still constantly stirring.

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In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the bread crumbs and sauté until golden and crisp.

To serve, pour the pasta onto a serving platter (or into individual bowls), add the cauliflower, and top with toasted bread crumbs and parsley. Serve immediately.

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New Mikvah for 374-Year-Old Long Island Town Ritual bath is another sign of increased Jewish observance in and around Merrick, N.Y By: Karen Schwartz

tended to, including an intricate mosaic depicting flowers in the indy Knoll, her husband mikvah pool room, alongside Lawrence and their heated floors.

Knoll has confidence that in three grown children welcomed “Mikvah Mei addition to serving local resLeah” when its doors opened at idents and visitors it will be a the Chabad Center for Jewish draw for Jewish families considering a move to the Long Island Life in Merrick, N.Y.

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to returning soldiers and their families.

Jeryl Volk, who with her husband, Rabbi Marc Volk, leads the Young Israel of Merrick, explains that for some time now, there has been talk about putting a mikvah in the Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh suburbs in Nassau County. “Young people today want a mikvah in their community,”she says, “and rightfully so.”

She adds that the Chabad building made sense as a home for the ritual bath because its directors, Rabbi Shimon and Chanie Kramer, led the joint effort for its completion and will oversee its operation.

project to fruition.

Named by Mikvah USA donors Melly and Rochelle Lifshitz—in honor of Rochelle’s mother, Lillian (Leah) Rottenstein—the mikvah drew nearly 300 people to the June 11 grand opening, including local legislators.

“Sitting there that Sunday in the heat of the day—it must have been 100 degrees—you couldn’t help but notice the Jewish pride,” stresses Volk, “that we not only have the magnificent mikvah that is now a reality, but how proud we are to consider ourselves a cohesive community.”

Shlomo Siegel, an attorney who has lived in Merrick for 18 years, helped from the onset of the process through his gener-

to do it, something fell through,” he says.

He was proud to see Jews of all backgrounds working together to increase Yiddishkeit.

“It’s a beautiful community,” says Siegel. “And it’s got a lot of potential for growth.”

food bank is in the works) and a “Circle of Hope”support group for women coping with breast cancer and other illnesses.

“Although Chabad spearheaded the project, it was certainly with the input and support of many others,” the rabbi

Inside the luxurious bathing quarters of the new “Mikvah Mei Leah” at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick, N.Y.

The growth of Jewish observance in Merrick is being seen throughout the area. It was recently announced that the 50th emissary couple on Long Island, Rabbi Shalom and Rochel Leah Lipszyc, will be serving the Jewish community in northeast Nassau County.

The Jewish community of the Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh suburbs in Nassau County has been taking classes, touring and making use of the new “Mikvah Mei Leah” at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick, N.Y. (Photo: Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick, N.Y.)

Knoll, who has been involved with the center since its establishment a decade ago, even helped local designer Caroline Wilkes map out various elements of the new amenity. Like other mikvahs built around the world in recent years—from Moscow to Mexico—an emphasis was placed on aesthetics and contemporary features, offering “a spa-like atmosphere where women could relax for the hour they’re there,” Knoll, a resident of Merrick, tells Chabad.org.

As such, every detail was at-

hamlet. “Women wanted to use it right away,” she notes, adding that it’s important “knowing there’s a mikvah in the immediate area.”

While other mikvahs are nearby in West Hempstead, Long Beach and Plainview— about 20 minutes away—the community has long wanted one to call its own. Settled by Puritans in 1643, Merrick’s Jewish population began to grow after World War II, as suburban life and home ownership became increasingly attractive

Tours and Classes Design details include an intricate mosaic depicting flowers in the mikvah pool room, alongside heated floors. (Photo: Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick, N.Y.)

The project brought people from across the Jewish community together to raise money, she adds, with Mikvah USA, an organization that helps build and rebuild mikvahs around the country, also helping bring the

ous support and legal work associated with the mikvah, also dedicating the mikvah lobby in memory of his mother, Sally Siegel. He estimates that Merrick has been trying to build one for 50 years. “Every time they tried

The Kramers founded the Chabad center in 2007; a few years later, in December 2011, they purchased a building. Right away, they started working on zoning permits and plans for a mikvah.

Among many other programs and services, they offer a preschool (it’s currently at capacity; expansion is their next project), a food drive (the opening of a

emphasizes. He spoke at three local synagogues to drum up initial support for the mikvah, he says, and thanked rabbis from the area who attended the opening. The Kramers led tours that day; calls for appointments started coming in that night.

Chanie Kramer has since been busy showing the mikvah to groups and holding classes on family purity. She gives a class every Wednesday on the subject, and says the mikvah is getting busier by the week.

“There are many women who want to see it and learn about it,” she says. “I believe it is so necessary. It will bring this whole community to a new level of Yiddishkeit, and as an added benefit, help enhance people’s marriages.”

Tisha B’Av - The Footsteps of Moshiach By: Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

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fter the first set of Shofar blasts, a second set is sounded – in order to confuse the Soton.” Rosh HaShanah 16b On Rosh HaShanah we are obligated to hear the Shofar. To fulfill the Torah requirement, thirty sounds are sufficient. Yet, Chazal (our sages) instituted an extra series, adding many more blasts. Tosfos explains why: The Soton counts the sounds, and after the required amount is reached, he begins to wonder. Why are they continuing to blow? It must be a different sounding of the Shofar. It must be the Shofar that is sounded when Mosiach is being heralded. The Soton is fully aware

The Soton is fully aware that when Mosiach arrives, he is no longer needed, and will be destroyed, so this premonition fills him with fear

that when Mosiach arrives, he is no longer needed, and will be destroyed, so this premonition fills him with fear. He is so overwhelmed by dread, that he can no longer bring complaints against the Jewish people.

Why would the Soton fall for this?

This Gemmerah is very difficult to understand. The Mesillas Yehashrim describes the Soton as a warrior learned in deceit.

He is a wise and calculating moloch (angel) laying in wait to ensnare, man in sin. If so, how can the Soton fall for such an obvious trick? Doesn’t he realize that the same thing happened last year? Doesn’t he remember that the Jewish nation sounded the shofar and continued blowing, and Mosiach didn’t come? Why is the Soton overcome by fear?

The answer to this question can be understood from a different perspective.

Something hidden deep beneath the surface When Albert Einstein was 5 years old and he was home sick in bed, an event was to

In a similar sense the Soton is well aware of forces that HASHEM has Created. The Soton understands the power of a single mitzvah. He is acutely aware of the potency of Tshuvah. And he understands that which we don’t. That if the Jewish Nation would just reach up in one earnest pull to HASHEM, this long and bitter exile would come to a crashing halt. Life as we know it would cease to be, we would enter an ear of joy and happiness, peace and posterity, where everyman would see HASHEM. One of the reasons that we find it hard to await for MoAlbert Einstein at a tender young age understood that there are siach’s arrival, is because the concept is so distant, so forpowerful forces that run this world. He later, went on to define eign. After all of these years he and harness those incredible forces, and change mankind’s hasn’t come, after all of the trials reality. that we as a nation have been occur that shaped the rest of that motivated him throughout through he hasn’t redeemed us, his life. His father brought him his life. As he later said, “Some- what right do we have to assume a compass. He later described thing deeply hidden, had to be that he’ll come now? being so excited as he exam- behind things”. (Einstein, His The Soton sees ined its strange powers that Life and Universe) Albert Einstein at a tender things clearly “he trembled and grew cold”.

The fact that the magnetic nee- young age understood that That is the answer to the quesdle behaved as if influenced by there are powerful forces that tion: the Yeser Ha’rah doesn’t some hidden force rather than run this world. He later, went have a Yeser Ha’rah. The Soton through the familiar mechanical on to define and harness those isn’t bound within a body, so he method involving touch or con- incredible forces, and change isn’t blinded by physicality. As a tact produced a sense of wonder mankind’s reality. result he sees with total clarity,

and he understands things that we don’t. He perceives the power given to man, and he recognizes how close Moshiach is. In fact, he can’t believe that Mosiach isn’t here. After all of these years, after all of these troubles and trials. How is it possible that he hasn’t come?

And so the Soton waits, waits with fear and trepidation, maybe this is the moment. Maybe this is the time when the Jewish Nation will recognize its power. And so when he hears the shofar blast he is filled with fear, not because he is foolish, but because he understands far better than we how close Mosiach is. He hears the footsteps of Mosiach.

May this be the last year we commemorate Tisha B’ Av as a day of tragedy. May we spend the next Tisha B’Av celebrating in Yerushalayim HaBenuiah (JERUSALEM REBUILT).

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Parshat Mattot-Maasei – Transmitting Our Love for Eretz Yisroel By: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

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his is the matter that the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Tzelofhad, saying: Let them be married to whom they think best… Just as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad” [Num. 36:6,10].

What can we do to transmit a love of the Land of Israel to the next generation? The Book of Numbers, by concluding with the case involving the five daughters of Tzelofhad, touches on this very issue. These women – Machla, Noa, Hogla, Milca and Tirza – moved all the way up the judicial and political ladder until they stood before Moses himself.

By insisting on their rights of inheritance so that Tzelofhad would also have a portion in the future eternity of Israel through his descendants’ working and living in the Land of Israel, they won the case for female rights to inheritance, causing an entire addendum to be added to the previous inheritance laws of the Torah!

Who was this man, Tzelofhad, father of such special women, and how did he instill in them such a strong love of the Land of Israel? The Talmud [Shabbat 96b-97a] records a fascinating dispute that offers insights that have far-reaching implications

as it relates to transmitting a love for the Land of Israel.

According to Rabbi Akiva, “he one who gathered wood [on the Sabbath and was stoned to death as a punishment] [Num. 15:32– 36] – was Tzelofhad, as it is written, ‘and the People of Israel were in the desert and they found a

identification [of Tzelofhad], you will eventually be punished.

If it is as you say, then if the Torah saw fit to hide [the identification], why did you reveal it?

And if you are mistaken, how dare you cast aspersions on such a righteous person?… Rather, from where did Tzelofhad come?

conquerors of Israel, the non-religious Zionists who storm the ramparts of the Land of Canaan with neither God nor the Holy Ark of the Torah in their midst, but nevertheless with a strong love for the land and the peoplehood of Israel.

They may have failed at their

From the group of brazen climbers [ma’apilim] atop the mountain [who defiantly attempted to conquer Israel without God in their midst and without the Holy Ark (ibid., 14:40–45)]”.

From the perspective of this Talmudic discussion, we can glean much about Tzelofhad. Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteyra sees Tzelofhad as one of the ma’apilim, the brazen would-be

attempt in the desert, but it was apparently their passionate love for the land of Zion that produced these very special five daughters, who learned their love for the land from their father, and added to it an indomitable faith in God and in the equitability of His Torah.

In contrast, why did Rabbi Akiva identify Tzelofhad with the culpable gatherer of wood,

The daughters of Zelophehad

man gathering wood,’ and later it is written, ‘our father died in the desert’ [regarding Tzelofhad; ibid., 27:3]. Just as the second case refers to Tzelofhad, so, too, does the first.”

The Talmud provides a different interpretation in the name of Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteyra, who even takes Rabbi Akiva to task for his commentary: “Akiva, whether or not you are correct in your

religious obligations, this does not detract from his status as a member of Klal Yisrael, the historic Jewish nation. “A Jew, even though he sins, remains a Jew,” teach our Talmudic sages [Sanhedrin 44a].

And remember that the daughters’ claim was that “the name of their father not be diminished” [Num. 27:4] by his inability to bequeath a portion of land in Israel because he lacked male heirs. Certainly there were some “sages” at the time who may well have claimed to the five sisters that they were not entitled to any land, to any parcel of the Israel patrimony, if their father had been a transgressor of the law.

Perhaps Rabbi Akiva specifically identifies Tzelofhad as the culpable wood-gatherer in order to stress that even though a Jew may tragically cut himself off from the religious covenant, he still remains an inextricable member of the national covecovenant. The Torah [Gen. 15] nant, the historic nation of Isrecords national covenant with rael. And although his five brilAbraham “between the pieces” liant and righteous daughters in which He guaranteed the first re-established a profound relapatriarch progeny and a home- tionship with the Hebraic laws land, and the religious revelation and traditions, they undoubtat Sinai, a Divine covenant with edly received much of their Zithe entire nation of Israel [Ex. 19 onistic fervor for the land from their father! Therefore, his share and 24].

And even though Tzelofhad, in the land was indisputable, in desecrating the Sabbath, may and deserved to be bequeathed have “lapsed” in terms of his to his daughters. a Sabbath desecrator who was condemned to death?

I believe that Rabbi Akiva is emphasizing a crucial foundational principle of Judaism: we are both a nationality as well as a religion, with each of these critical compartments of our faith having been worthy of a Divine

The Sedra of the Week: The Timeless Values of Our People By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis

PARSHAS MATTOS - TORAH VALUES In this week’s parsha, we are reminded of the timeless values which have distinguished our people throughout the centuries. As the parsha opens, Moshe commands the leaders of the tribes, and through them, the entire nation regarding the sanctity of vows and the tragic consequences of not keeping one’s word, which the Torah regards as a desecration (Numbers 30:3).

Our entire faith is linked to the sanctity of speech. It is through speech that we committed ourselves to an eternal covenant with G-d when we proclaimed “Na’aseh v’nsihma” - “We shall do it and we shall study it.” It is through speech, prayer and Torah study that we continue to connect with our G-d. It is through speech that we give expression to the Divine spark that G-d breathes into our beings; it is through speech

that G-d created the world and it is through speech that we, in our own human fashion send forth positive or negative energies - “Life and death are in the tongue.”

We have fourteen positive and seventeen negative commandments, all centering around speech. To protect us from using our tongues irresponsibly, G-d places them behind two gates - our teeth and our lips, so before we speak, let us weigh and measure our words carefully, for once they are spoken, we cannot undo the damage that has been wrought broken promises, curses, hurtful and blasphemous words cannot be easily erased.

PARSHAS MASEI – JOURNEYS Parshas Masei always coincides with this season of deep sorrow, and here too, we find hope and consolation. The parsha describes “the journeys” of our forefathers through the desert on their way to Eretz Yisrael, teaching us that there is a personal and national reason

Moshe also instructs the nation in regard to the establishment of six “oray miklot” - cities of refuge (Numbers, 35:10) - three on each side of the Jordan River. These cities, which belonged to the Levites, were to provide sanctuary to those who were guilty of accidental murder

for our exile. Our life journeys will lead us to our ultimate destination - there are no random happenings, nothing occurs by happenstance. G-d is mindful of our every step, of every tear that we shed. There is a purpose to our wanderings, even if we don’t understand it, and that too is a test of faith. Thus, the Torah reader chants this parsha to a special tune, so that we may be ever mindful that we are never alone on our journey. G-d is leading us.

Toward the end of the parsha, Moshe Rabbenu apportions the land among the Tribes in accordance to a “goral” which means our lot, our destiny, (Numbers, 33:13). Here again we are energized with hope. There is no force that can separate the Jewish people from their land; it is our G-d-given destiny.

Moshe also instructs the nation in regard to the establishment of six “oray miklot” - cities of refuge (Numbers, 35:10) - three on each side of the Jordan River. These cities, which belonged to the Levites, were to provide sanctuary to those

who were guilty of accidental murder. While their crimes may have been unintentional, nevertheless blood was spilled, and the perpetrator could not simply return to normal life....spiritual rehabilitation was required. Additionally, the guilty party needed protection from the vengeful family members of his victim.

From this we learn that HaShem worries about each and every one of us - so we should never feel that we have been rejected or abandoned by G-d or that we are beyond redemption.

In the Torah, there is an oray miklot - a place of refuge for everyone. Now if G-d has commanded us to make such provisions for those who committed a crime, albeit unintentional, then we too must extend love and concern for each and every person, even to those whom we consider beneath us. In our society, all too often we only wish to be associated with “Winners” and reject those who need us the most. In this nine day period, let us merit HaShem’s mercy by being merciful to one another.

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Biased Textbooks Turning Continued from page 27 liamson County complained to school authorities in 2013 over a textbook called “The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography.” In a section on the reasons for the rise of terrorism, the book asks: “If a Palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen Israeli teenagers in a Jerusalem restaurant, is that an act of terrorism or wartime retaliation against Israeli government policies and army actions?”

The protests, which were led

by Christian pro-Israel activist Laurie Cardoza-Moore and supported by the Jewish Federation of Nashville, prompted the Tennessee state legislature to take steps to ensure greater parental involvement in the selection of textbooks.

Further, the book’s publisher, Pearson Education, removed the suicide bomber passage from subsequent editions. But Cardoza-Moore told JNS.org her campaign was “only a partial victory, because ‘The Cultural Landscape’ contains other biased statements about Israel that were not removed.”

In Georgia’s Sumter County, Campbell Middle School parent Hal Medlin complained in 2011 about a class assignment featuring a fictitious letter from a Saudi woman who defended Islamic sharia law and her husband’s polygamy, on the grounds that she was being “cared for” by her husband. Conservative activist Pamela Geller, who joined the protests against the Campbell Middle School assignment, told JNS.org the letter was “an outrageous whitewash of the subjugation of women by Islam.”

The curriculum unit also included a document in which a pro-Palestinian activist suggested terrorist attacks against Israeli Jews are “understandable.”

In neighboring Henry County, school authorities responded to complaints about the text by withdrawing it from the curriculum. Sumter County officials took no such action, but Sharon Coletti—president of the InspirEd curriculum developer, which had prepared the controversial materials for Georgia public schools—told JNS. org that “the topics of women’s rights and the West Bank have

Can’t Afford Buying Continued from page 9 Another big perk of having the rental house is the family time.

Michelle Wolk told The Times, “I brought out Holden’s iPad and Nintendo, but he never uses it.

In the city it’s hard to get him off them.”

The owner of the property had renovated it so that it could operate as a place for extended family and friends to gather. The main house had has three bedrooms, with another two bedrooms in the basement. In addition, the garage has been turned into a separate two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath.

Jon said, “Every weekend we have designated for family or friends.”

The NYT reports, “Ms. Wolk’s younger cousins, for example, were happily availing themselves of the garage house over the Fourth of July weekend. Perhaps best of all, Westhampton is about a two-hour drive from New York and doesn’t require taking Route 27, the quaint but often clogged road that funnels vacationers farther east. In part because of the comparatively easy trip, they have been able to come out every weekend except Father’s Day. They made a firm decision not to be laissez-faire about using the house after calculating the per-weekend cost to be slightly under $3,000. To avoid having to skip a weekend in the Hamptons in July when Harlow turned three, they hosted a birth-

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largely been dropped [from statewide curricula], so we removed” the texts.

Parents at a high school in Pittsburgh complained to Curriculum Watch’s Alfonsi in 2007 about a teacher’s use of “Habibi,” a young adult novel by Naomi Shihab Nye. Alfonsi found that the book has a “strongly pro-Palestinian slant, including extreme accusations about ‘Israeli oppression.’” The fact that it was being used in an Advancement Placement English class “meant that it was indoctrinating some of the brightest kids in the school,” she said. As a result of Alfonsi’s discussions with school officials, “Habibi” was dropped from the class’s curriculum.

“The problem is that for every school that removes an anti-Israel text, there are a hundred more that are continuing to use it,” Alfonsi said, adding, “When I began this work 20 years ago, we were reviewing curriculum materials used for the 6th to 12th grades. Now we are seeing anti-Israel in bias in texts going all the way down to the 4th grade. I’m concerned that many in the Jewish community still do not recognize how serious this problem is.”

(JNS.ORG) day party with her friends in the city in June and planned a family celebration out east on her actual birthday.”

Michelle explained, “She shouldn’t miss out on her birthday [with friends.] But we didn’t want to miss out on a weekend.”

She added that having a double birthday is to Harlow a great idea.

The family does not stay at the vacation house during the week, even though Michelle’s schedule would allow her and the kids to spend some weeks there, since she is a pediatric occupational therapist turned stay-at-home mom.

As she shook her head, Michelle told the Times, “I’m chicken to stay alone here at night. I like having a doorman and I find it comforting when I can hear the neighbors. Besides, all these sliding glass doors?”

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reinstated, promoted, and created an Officer of the Legion of zations’ activities against Israel. Honor.

Soros, unlike Dreyfus, is loyCaptain Alfred Dreyfus, who loyally served his country, fell al only to himself. His tremenvictim to anti-Semitic conspir- dous wealth has allowed him acy accusing him of treason. to buy politicians and influence The public outcry led by Emile domestic and international poliZola and a second trial led to tics, which he advances through Dreyfus’ exoneration. He was a myriad of organizations. In

40 Years of Annual Tisha Continued from page 28 peace since the PA's aim was Israel's destruction and that Gaza under Palestinian rule would become a mini-state of terror.

By now, thousands have participated in the Tisha B'Av prayer services. Some speakers have been invited back again and again, such as Helen Freedman, director of Americans for a Safe Israel, and Barbara Ribakov, director of the North American Conference on Ethiopian Jews, who through these years has

30 Year-Old SoHo Continued from page 6

Management Co.’s chief executive, who told Fox Business that ment’s One Battery Park were “you are seeing the continued movement of architectural and just too much to pass up.”

The relocation of architec- design firms downtown.”

CetraRuddy co-founder Nantural and design firms to Lower Manhattan was noted last cy Ruddy told Fox Business last month by Bill Rudin, Rudin month that, while Soho may have

been “the new frontier” three decades ago, times have changed.

“We're glad to move to New York City's growing nexus of pioneering design ideas," Ruddy added.

Other firms making the movie include Skidmore Ownings and Merrill, Thornton Thomasetti, and AECOM, according to the Real Deal.

the case of Hungary, it is mostly about the government's threat to close his “educational legacy” — the CEU. The religion he was born into, which he disdains, has nothing to do with his political actions. He personifies this agenda and should be held responsible for his efforts to intervene in Hungary’s, Israel’s the U.S. and a host of other countries.

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bly Budget Chair Gary Schaer for his leadership in the successful passage of this bill. We also could Continued from page 26 “Teach NJS is extremely grate- not have achieved this victory ful to the New Jersey legislature without the help of the schools, deserve access to basic services,” and Gov. Christie for increasing parents, lay leaders, and our said Teach NJS co-chair Sam state aid for nonpublic schools,” partners at the Jewish Federation Moed. “The legislature and gov- said Josh Caplan, state director of Northern New Jersey who ernor deserve credit for this im- of Teach NJS. ”Teach NJS would dedicate themselves every day to like to specifically thank Assem- fighting for our kids.” portant step.”

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additional precinct and it’s been a hard fight,” DeBetham told QNS.com. “There have been Continued from page 8 cinct has been hailed as a vic- many moments of disappointtory by Bess DeBetham, a Lau- ment, frustration and anger or de Blasio, which also include relton resident for 46 years who along the way but we never gave millions to better equip the was heavily involved in bringing up because we knew how important it was. It was a struggle NYPD with ballistic protection." the satellite station to fruition.

“For decades we fought for an but it was worth it.”

The establishment of the pre-

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its benefits. The expansion of trans-Hudson passenger rail capacity and the rehabilitation Continued from page 5 Citizens Budget Commis- of the existing Hudson River sion president Carol Kellerman tunnels—that is, the tunnel Watchdog groups say that said, "The estimated cost of a portion of the Gateway projwith little funding for overall freight tunnel—up to $10.8 bil- ect—though also expensive, infrastructure, Gateway shoud lion in 2012 dollars, according will likely yield greater benefits to the DEIS—likely outweighs for the region." be the main focus.

Neo-Nazi Rock Festival Continued from page 12 whose location is kept secret and announced only in far-right forums, are a common meeting place for right-wing extremists and are often used for the spread of illegal propaganda.

counter-protest. “This is a task for the next few years for SouthAlso legally organized events, ern Thüringia, to push this whole like the concert in Themar, are [phenomenon] as far as possible.”

Another local lawmaker, used to finance the activities of Helge Hoffmann (CDU), told the far-right network.

A local politician of the left the broadcaster MDR: “I hope party Die Linke, Katharina we won't become now the go-to König-Preuss, noted that many region for such events. This will of these event take place in greatly damage the region.”

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The “Forward” Sees Threat Continued from page 28

scroll — Rabbi Weiss and Glenn Richter, who's coordinated the program from its inception, will detailed their determination for announce that they are stepping aliyah and integration into Israeli back. They will offer leadersociety. Cantor Irving Ruderman ship of the Tisha B'Av service often leads the actual prayers and in future years to those who can continue to organize on behalf reads from the Torah.

40 years also signifies the of Amcha-Coalition for Jewish number of years the Children Concerns, or another Jewish of Israel traversed the wilder- organization.

Of course, the fervent hope ness to reach the Land of Israel.

At the conclusion of this year's is that future Tisha B'Av prayers Tisha B'Av prayer service at the will turn from sorrow to joy.

For more information about Isaiah Peace Wall, First Avenue & 43rd Street, opposite the UN this year's Tisha B'Av prayer on Tuesday, August 1st, 2 pm service, contact tishahbav@aol.

— as always, a traditional min- com, or leave a message at (212) cha with reading from a Torah 663-5784.

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censorship problem related to Jewish and pro-Israel advocacy, but Sam Norich’s position on that problem is entirely inverted.” She pointed to recent instances in which pro-Israel speakers and events on college campuses have been disrupted

or shut down “by raging mobs chanting genocidal slogans and expletives.” Instead of focusing on such activities, The Forward “has now set a precedent [by publishing the Barghouti advertisement] that its pages are a welcome place for terrorists aiming to perpetuate genocidal viewpoints and outright lies,”

Verizon Wireless Charges Continued from page 13 roaming charges. Silberberg told the Post that “[Verizon] said if you get too close to a country’s border, you hit their towers and there’s nothing we can do about it. That’s wrong.”

Also adversely effected by the Verizon billing fiasco was David Ben Hooren, the publisher of the Jewish Voice. On a recent business trip to Israel, Ben Hooren (who also uses Verizon cell phone service) was hit with a whopping bill that reflected erroneous roaming charges that purportedly emanated from

Berman said.

“No one silenced The Forward,” said New York University legal scholar Thane Rosenbaum, who also took part in the July 12 JBS panel discussion. “They made this decision without anyone’s help. If they were a true Jewish news source, they would have practiced self-censorship, and not given voice and moral support to a killer of Jews.”

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wasted time trying to rectify a problem that is clearly a Verizon Wireless issue,” Hikind said.

A company spokesman said, Jordan, despite the fact that he “We are looking into the cusnever entered that country.

“Besides this policy of over- tomer issues you shared.” charging customers, it also appears that Verizon Wireless does not even recognize Israel. When I arrived in Israel, I received an immediate text message from Verizon, in which I was welcomed to a fictitious country called “Palestine”, he said. “I really wish that Verizon would not inject its politics into its customer policies,” he added.

“These people used an advertised service in good faith only to find themselves bilked out of good money and hours of

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Report: Ending U.S. Continued from page 43 lic to get evidence-based treatment for these conditions."

Regulations intended to restrict illicit use of painkillers may have inadvertently boosted heroin use, because it's cheaper and more obtainable than painkillers such as OxyContin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone). "Many people who otherwise would have been using prescription opioids have transitioned to heroin use," the report noted.

Bonnie pointed out that "the broad reach of the epidemic has blurred the formerly distinct social boundary between prescribed opioids and illegally manufactured ones, such as heroin."

Still, the plan calls for reducing the number of unnecessary painkiller prescriptions while

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continuing to help those who suffer from chronic pain, Bonnie said in an academies news release.

Noting that overdose deaths from illicit opioids — including heroin and fentanyl — nearly tripled between 2011 and 2015, the report said that preventing drug-related fatalities should become a public health priority.

That means improving access to the medication naloxone, which blocks or reverses the effects of opioids, the authors said.

They also recommend boosting access to safe injection equipment, to lessen transmission of HIV and hepatitis C. The report committee also called for: • Expanded treatment for opioid use disorder. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other federal agencies should

help states provide "universal access" to proven treatment in places like hospitals, criminal justice settings and substance-use treatment centers.

• Mandatory pain-related education for anyone who delivers care to people with pain. Doctors and pharmacists should be taught to recognize and counsel opioid users who appear at risk for addiction or overdose. Prescribers also need basic training in treatment of opioid use disorders.

• Completion of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review on the safety and effectiveness of all approved opioids.

• Development of an education program to raise awareness among patients with pain and the general public.

• Expansion of "take-back drug days" to include any pharmacy on any day, not just occasional take-back events.

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Magen David Adom Continued from page 43 Following the speech of MDA’s Director General, Eli Bin, in an especially emotional moment that drew a standing ovation, Bin invited Motke Wiesel to the stage. Wiesel is an 88 year old holocaust survivor and a hero who fought against the SS. He is one of MDA’s oldest employees and acts today as the Chairman of the Nazi Prisoners’ Organization in Jerusalem.

Accompanied by two youth volunteers, Yetti Atalo and Tamar Duphor-Dror, Wiesel was

nology. These dozens of thousands of employees are those who make this organization handed the award by Bin who excellent. I would like to thank added: “It is thanks to you that the Civil Service Commission, the Prime Minister's Office, the we excel.”

MDA Director General, Eli Israeli Association for Quality Bin: “In order to save lives we and the Prime Minister for the are required to train the best National Award for Quality and professionals, acquire the best Excellence.” equipment, deal with complex Magen David Adom (MDA) technological challenges and comply with the highest man- is Israel’s national ambulance, agerial standards in the world. blood-services, and disaster-relief We received this award of excel- organization, serving as emerlence thanks to one big soul, our gency medical first responders employees and volunteers. They for the state’s more than 8 million are the vivid spirit, the human people. For more information, factor without which there is no please visit https://www.mdais. value to innovation and tech- org/en/, Twitter & Facebook.

New Diabetes Treatment Continued from page 43 four years of data on nine type 1 diabetes patients in China.

To see how well the treatment works, the researchers measured C-peptide, a protein fragment that's a byproduct of insulin production.

Two people with type 1 diabetes who received a stem cell educator treatment shortly after diagnosis (five and eight months later) still had normal C-peptide production and didn't need insulin four years after a single treatment.

Another type 1 patient had had the disease for four years when she got a treatment. She still had improvements in her C-peptide levels, but wasn't

considered in remission. The remaining six people with type 1 saw decreases in their C-peptide levels over time. The study authors said this suggests more than one treatment might be needed.

"Because this was a first trial, patients just got one treatment.

Now we know it's very safe so patients can receive two or three treatments," Zhao said.

Researchers also looked at six patients with severe, long-standing (15-24 years) type 2 diabetes. They found that one treatment helped four patients achieve normal C-peptide levels and maintain them over the four-year follow-up.

"For the four type 2 patients, their C-peptide is very stable

Cohen & Bklyn Standard Continued from page 6 includes a diversified roster of more than 500 commercial tenants and 200 residential tenants.” Real estate purchased by the company include numerous Florida properties, including Naples South Plaza, a shopping center in Naples, Florida, Renaissance Condominiums in

Boynton Beach FL. The company also owns properties in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Louisiana, Ohio, Alabama, Connecticut, and Missouri, according to its website.

The 10-building multifamily portfolio in Bronx which has now been purchased by the two firms is expected to attract primarily workers and students,

after one treatment," Zhao said.

In addition to helping people with diabetes, Zhao said the treatment could help with other autoimmune diseases, too.

These might include alopecia areata, which causes significant and sudden hair loss; lupus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis; and Sjogren's syndrome, he said.

Julia Greenstein is vice president of discovery research at JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

She said Zhao and his team have shown that the "platelets seem to be having a direct effect on the beta cells," boosting the beta cells somehow.

"This research is intriguing, but it needs to be reproduced," she said.

The study was recently published in Stem Cells Translational Medicine (HEALTHDAY NEWS) Manheimer told the Real Deal.

“I think it’s one of the best places, if not the best place, in the Bronx,” Manheimer told the news outlet. “We love the stability of the tenancy and everything that Arthur Avenue and Fordham University have to offer.”

The buildings purchased in the deal are located at 24602468 and 2490 Belmont Avenue, 2463 and 2481 Hughes Avenue, and 2454 and 2464 Hoffman Street, according to the report.

Continued from page 40 pelling institutions and individuals to divest from Israeli-affiliated companies, academic boycotts, anti-Israel rallies and protests.

The movement’s most notable achievement has been the infiltration of university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, backed by university anti-Israel affiliates, student governments have brought to vote on some form of boycott of — or divestment from — Israel and Israeli-affiliated entities. These resolutions, although non-binding, have been passed by student governments on numerous North American campuses.

BDS activity is often aggressive and disruptive. It has been noted that universities that pass BDS resolutions see a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents on campus. In 2013, when

the student government of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) debated a BDS resolution, reports emerged of violent threats and the spitting on a student wearing a Star of David necklace. As a result, the student government chose to vote via a “secret ballot” in order to ensure its members’ safety.

MSA The MSA was established by members of the Muslim Brotherhood in January 1963 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with the goal of “spreading Islam as students in North America.”

A 2004 FBI investigation uncovered an internal Muslim Brotherhood document in which a brotherhood leader identified the MSA as “one of our organizations.”

With nearly 600 chapters located in the United States and Canada, the MSA is the most

7 Techniques For Keeping Continued from page 43

• Block time for single-tasking.

Each day, schedule time in your recommends you start small calendar for focusing exclusively by taking three deep breaths on one task. This task should be each time you sit down at your something that is important to desk—in the morning, after you. “People love to talk about breaks, after lunch, and so on. It multi-tasking, but while doing will help you become more pa- several things at once might make it seem as if you are worktient, calm, and relaxed.

Linda Sarsour's All-Star Continued from page 23 en should not work unless they have no choice, because that is the role God created for them.

"Stay at your house," he said in a 2012 sermon. "Your food and drink will come to you.

What more do you want? Your husband will provide for you all that you need ... you take care of the small, little things of the house. You please your husband.

And in return your husband will give you the far more difficult things to do of earning money and doing this and that."

Call attention to these facts and Sarsour will blast you as part of right wing Zionist conspiracy to silence her. This ignores liberal opposition to Sarsour, which we highlighted after January's Women's March.

One of those liberal critics, University of Chicago evolutionary biologist and author Jerry Coyne, sees manipulation behind Sarsour's recent actions. He calls her "a canny and self-promoting woman—a hijabi who believes in sharia law, demonizes Israel, accepts BDS and a 'one state solution' that

PAGE 37 visible and influential Islamic student organization in North America, boasting conferences, special events, publications, websites and other activities.

The organization includes a number of previous chapter presidents with explicit links to terrorist groups. Included are al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (Colorado State University), Somali al-Shabaab militant leader Omar Shafik Hammami(University of South Alabama) and Pakistani Taliban recruiter Ramy Zamzam of the MSA’s Washington, D.C. council.

Local MSA chapters regularly invite controversial speakers to their campuses. At a 2003 MSA event sponsored by Al-Talib, the MSA-founded Muslim student newspaper, guest speaker Imam Abdul-Alim Musa said, “When you fight [the U.S.] you are fighting someone that is superior in criminality and Nazism … the American criminalizer is the most skillful oppressor the world has ever known…” ing hard, it’s an illusion,” Wells says. Your body and mind are not designed to work that way and it causes extra stress.

“Ultimately, it’s important to remember that your thoughts have a strong influence over stress levels,” Wells says. “What you choose to think about, or not think about, dictates how your body and mind react to everyday life.” would wipe out Israel" who still manages to be "seen as a feminist hero."

Sarsour knew invoking jihad would create a stir, one which could become a vehicle for advancing a sanitized interpretation of the word.

"And that is why Sarsour is dangerous, and a terrible icon for progressivism," Coyne writes. "She's trying to make the words 'sharia' and 'jihad' into progressive terms."

Sarsour may work with progressive activists on their causes.

But her core cause is advancing a conservative form of her religion. Her choice of heroes makes that clear.

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said. “The video of the said incident proves that the appellant [Azaria] acted correctly and as Continued from page 17 “The terrorist pretended to be required, when in the 11 secdead and when a police sapper onds … he had eye contact terrorists lying on the ground as went to examine him after he with the terrorist-murderer, and if incapacitated but then sud- had already been ‘neutralized’, when the latter moved his head, denly getting to his feet and at- the deceased rose from the he shot him to death fearing that tacking police before being shot dead before being shot again, he still presented a danger.” this time shot dead,” Sheftel dead.

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Goldman Sachs Exec helipad for its rich and famous residents to use rather than battle LIE traffic.

According to The Post, “The Jay Sugarman and his wife, designer Kelly Behun, built a fab- 1 percent of the 1 percent with ulous 22,000-square-foot mod- summer homes on the street ern mansion on their five-acre include Koch Industries’ David Koch, No. 8 on Forbes’ billionparcel.

The five miles along Meadow aires list; real-estate developLane has been coined as Bil- ers Thomas Elghanayan, Aby lionaire’s Lane, and features a Rosen, Jimmy Tisch and Ian

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Schrager, the former Studio 54 co-owner; and Wall Street moguls like Henry Kravis, Michael Loeb, Daniel Nir and Leon Black.”

Evans, 59, a vice chairman of Goldman Sachs Group, has been mentioned as a potential successor to CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Evans led the largest IPO in history in 2014, when Chinese Internet giant Alibaba raised $25 billion.

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WH to Hit Iran With Continued from page 10 Deliberations in the White House had not concluded as of late Monday morning, but officials signaled they were leaning towards certifying Iran as not in technical violation.

U.S. officials were hesitant to deem Iran in direct violation of the deal, but said Tehran "is in default on the spirit of that agreements," according to senior administration officials who spoke on background.

"Years of concessions … have resulted in the unintended effect of empowering Iran across the region," one senior administration official said about the package of new sanctions on

multiple Iranian individuals and entities tied to the country’s ballistic missile program and proliferation efforts.

"What we're saying is Iran is in default of the spirit of the JCPOA," or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Iran deal's official title. "We need to ensure more aggressively they are in compliance with the letter of the JCPOA." U.S. officials said that Iran has obfuscated key details of its nuclear program, and continues to engage in activities that could be in violation of the agreement.

"Iran has been less than forthcoming, walking up to the edge of violating the JCPOA," one

East Side Officials, Residents Continued from page 7

Sutton Place neighborhood, all while helping to grow the local project, arguing that the tower economy, increase affordable would “add to the rich legacy housing stock and support to of exquisite architecture and the ongoing redevelopment of design that first gave rise to the Midtown East.”

senior U.S. official said. "That behavior has to stop."

Officials also criticized key flaws in the deal that allow Iran to engage in critical nuclear work within the next decade.

The United States plans to "ramp up our efforts to verify reports" of Iran's alleged violations, officials said.

As part of the effort to combat Iran's activities, the Trump administration is expected to announce an additional package of sanctions that includes 16 Iranian entities and individuals found to be supporting Tehran's illicit and criminal activities in the region. This includes seven entities and five individuals found to be supporting the Iranian military and criminal organizations.

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had discussed with Orban economic and security cooperation between the two countries, which Continued from page 16 successful governments in the he said would receive a “practical world, and successful countries boost” from the visit.

The prime minister will meet bilateral relations, but also in in the future will be the ones which do not disregard national tomorrow with the Visegrad Jewish-Hungarian relations.

Calling Netanyahu a “dedi- identity, national interests, [but] Group, a political alliance of Cencated patriot” Orban added that instead keep it in the forefront of tral European states comprised of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Rehe was convinced that “patriotic their action.”

Netanyahu meanwhile said he public and Slovakia. governments are nowadays the (TPS)

Macron: “Anti-Zionism Continued from page 11 prominently displayed billboards stayed up in the capital city. Hungarian officials said the advertisements would stay up until the advertising space was purchased by another entity.

Israeli officials had made no public comment as of press time.

Many Hungarian Jews, along with Israeli politicians and diplomats, blasted Netanyahu's accommodation of the billboard campaign. Approximately 100,000 Hungarian Jews reside in the country.

Israel's ambassador to Hungary criticized the posters two weeks ago. Then in an abrupt turnaround, Netanyahu ordered Israel's foreign ministry to backtrack and criticize Soros for meddling in Israel.

"We had the Horthy [remark] and then the billboard campaign.

The billboard campaign created a certain domino effect reaction in the Jewish community," Israeli ambassador Yossi Amrani told Reuters. "People expressed fears."

Soros has donated to a number of left-leaning and liberal organizations, including to Israeli NGOs critical of government policies in the occupied West Bank.

The Soros posters display a portrait photo of the Jewish businessman with the text affixed: “Let’s not let Soros have the last laugh,” implying that he wants to force Hungary to accept refugees.

Soros, 86, survived the Holocaust by hiding from the Nazis in Budapest as a boy. He later made billions in the stock market. He donated many of the profits to NGOs and civic organizations

seeking to foster multiculturalism and respect for refugees and immigrants.

Some Israeli opposition politicians have accused Netanyahu of prioritizing Israel’s diplomatic and trade ties ahead of Hungarian Jewish experiences with anti-Semitism.

Yair Lapid, who leads Israel's centrist Yesh Atid opposition party, called on Netanyahu to cancel the visit over the poster campaign, Reuters reported.

Netanyahu and Hungary's Orban have built a close relationship over a common right-wing worldview that is skeptical of immigration and opposed to multicultural liberalism.

Soros' spokesperson said the posters were "reminiscent of Europe’s darkest hours." The head of Mazsihisz, Hungary’s biggest Jewish organization, called the campaign "poisonous," reported the Times of Israel.

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Is This the Most Dangerous Professor in America?

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Palestine.”

As president, Bazian waged Bazian writes prolifically a “campaign” against Hillel atem Bazian [Hatem against Israel, publishing his and blocked the appointment Ahmad Bazian] is the work on his personal website of a Jewish student to SFSU’s founder of the an- and in other online sites includ- Student Judicial Council “on ti-Israel organizations ing Mondoweiss and Electronic grounds that the individual supStudents for Justice in Palestine Intifada. He is the author of an ported the state of Israel and was (SJP) and American Muslims anti-Israel book titled “Palestine therefore, by definition, a racist.” … it is something colonial”.

In 1994, Bazian organized a for Palestine (AMP).

Bazian is a lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), where he founded the Center for the Study of Documentation of Islamophobia. He has claimed that pro-Israel advocates are the primary source of Islamophobia in the United States.

Bazian is also the Provost, co-founder and faculty member of Zaytuna College for Muslim Studies (Zaytuna). As a graduate student, he headed the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) at San Francisco State University (SFSU) as well asthe Hatem Ahmad Bazian is a lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Muslim Students Association Studies at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), (MSA) at UC Berkeley. where he founded the Center for the Study of Documentation Bazian is a leader within the of Islamophobia. He has claimed that pro-Israel advocates are Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions the primary source of Islamophobia in the United States.

(BDS) movement. He declared September 23, 2014 an “Inter- Spreading Hatred press conference to support an national Day of Action” to call of Jews at SFSU anti-Semitic mural that depictfor a complete boycott of Israel As a graduate student at ed Malcolm X’s face surrounded on campuses across the United San Francisco State Universi- by dollar signs, stars of David, States on the eve of the Jewish ty (SFSU) in the 1980’s, Bazian skulls and crossbones and the New Year, Rosh Hashanah. fomented an anti-Semitic envi- words “African blood.” Jewish Bazian has linked the “liber- ronment that persists at SFSU students were forcibly excluded ation of Palestine” with Muslim until today. from the event. theology and has reportedly Bazian also reportedly asBazian served as president promoted a verse in the Hadith of SFSU Associated Students, saulted the offices of SFSU’s calling for the murder of Jews the Student Union Governing student newspaper for being a to establish the “Islamic State of Board and GUPS. “haven for Jewish spies.”

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Under Bazian’s leadership, GUPS rejected an invitation from SFSU’s Jewish Student Action Committee to forge a “peace treaty” during the first intifada.

After graduating from SFSU, Bazian continued his studies at UC Berkeley, where he headed

Bazian asked the crowd: “Are you angry? Are you angry? Are you angry? Well, we’ve been watching intifada in Palestine, we’ve been watching an uprising in Iraq, and the question is that what are we doing? How come we don’t have an intifada in this country?… and it’s about time

Using the Holocaust to Promote AntiSemitism

In 2011, Bazian headlined a national speaking tour called “Never Again for Anyone” — launched on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The tour was organized by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN), the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) and AMP. According to an official statement by IJAN, the goal of the tour was to reveal how Zionists “exploited Nazism” and the genocide of European Jewry to build a Jewish state.

Another goal of the tour was to analogize Zionists with Nazis by comparing Gaza to the Warsaw Ghetto.

During a 2016 talk to promote his book — “Palestine…

It Is Something Colonial” — Bazian argued that European As a graduate student at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in Zionists “partnered with anthe 1980’s, Bazian fomented an anti-Semitic environment that ti-Semites rather than actually persists at SFSU until today. challenging the basic assumpthe campus MSA and founded that we have an intifada in this tion of anti-Semitism” by fleeing SJP in 2001. country that change[s] funda- Europe and founding a Jewish At a July 2014 anti-Israel rally, mentally the political dynamics state. surrounded by current GUPS in here. And we know…they’re SFSU members, Bazian accused gonna say it’s some Palestinian Anti-Semitic Israel of committing “genocide” being too radical, well you hav- Conspiracy Theories en’t seen radicalism yet!”

During a 2014 speech, Bazian Calling for an During a 2014 anti-Israel ral- implied that the United States American “Intifada” ly, Bazian stated that “we need Congress is controlled by the At an April 2004 rally held in to give them [the U.S. political American Israel Public Affairs San Francisco in support of the leadership] [a] genetic muta- Committee (AIPAC), suggestIraqi insurgency, Bazian called tion and constitute a Palestinian ing that AIPAC “bought” Confor an “intifada” [violent upris- spine for them… we need to haSee Is This the Most Dangerous , page 40 rass them.” ing] in the United States.

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Is This the Most Dangerous Continued from page 39 gress and dictates American foreign policy.

Bazian then referred to the U.S. Congress as “Israeli-occupied territory.�

In another 2014 video for an “educational initiative,� Bazian stated that the American “political leadership is beholden to a particular political influence in this country named AIPAC� that has “almost a stranglehold on a particular aspect of our decision making abilities� in order to maintain a particular world order.

In 2002, after 79 SJP members were arrested for illegally occupying a campus building, Bazian organized a counter-demonstration to protest their arrests.

During his speech, Bazian allegedly pointed towards Jewish-sounding donor names engraved on school buildings and said: “Take a look at the type of names on the buildings around campus — Haas, Zellerbach — and decide who controls this university.�

Fundraising for Terrorists In 2004, Bazian was a featured speaker at a fundraising event titled “Palestinians in Agony!� for KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development (KindHearts).

KindHearts dissolved in 2011 after the U.S. Treasury discovered that it was funneling funds

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to the terrorist organization Hamas.

Rewriting History Bazian has stated that he seeks to “rewrite parts of historyâ€? in his 2016 book “Palestine‌ It Is Something Colonial.â€?

On June 3, 2017, Bazian tweeted that “Israel provoked the Six-Day War in 1967, and it was not fighting for survival�

On December 20, 2016, Bazian tweeted that “Historical evidence does not support Zionist claims re the Western Wall�

of Palestinian Students (GUPS) while studying at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and headed the Muslim Students Association (MSA) while earning his M.A. at UC Berkeley. In 2004, while thesecond intifada was already winding down in Israel, he called for an intifada in the United States.

Shingavi, an activist tied to the International Socialist Organization (ISO), has been criticized for using his literature course as a vehicle for promoting anti-Israel propaganda. SJP has grown to become the primary student movement advancing the Palestinian national agenda

Jewish students, aggressively disrupted pro-Israel events and possibly vandalized communal property. SJP rallies regularly include hate-speech and chants such as “Long Live The Intifada� and “From the River to the Sea Palestine will be Free� — calls for violence and for the destruction of the Jewish state.

AMP The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) was founded

by UC Berkeley Professor Hatem Bazian as a vehicle to generate mainstream support in the United States for the Palestinian national cause. On its website, the organization lists Bazian as the chairman of its national

Prior to founding the AMP in 2006, Dr. Bazian had created SJP together with fellow UC Berkeley Professor Snehal Shingavi (pictured above) in 2001. The close working relationship between AMP and SJP has been documented several times over the years by several organizations, including NGO Monitor and StandWithUs.

After graduating from SFSU, Bazian continued his studies at UC Berkeley, where he headed the campus MSA and founded SJP in 2001.

SJP SJP was co-founded in 2001 at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) by Professors Hatem Bazian and Snehal Shingavi. Bazian served as president of the General Union

on North American campuses and is the primary force behind BDS campaigns at most schools.

SJP activists frequently intimidate and harass Jewish and pro-Israel students. SJP members have physically assaulted

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SJP chapters frequently run inflammatory campaigns against Israel, including BDSresolutions, rallies, Israel-Apartheid initiatives, propaganda comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, mock checkpoints and “die-ins.�

SJP chapters regularly host individuals linked to terrorist activity and speakers who use language considered anti-Semitic by the U.S. State Department.

board and describes itself as “a national education and grassroots-based organization, dedicated to educating the American public about Palestine and its rich cultural, historical and religious heritage.�

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has accused AMP of promoting “extreme anti-Israel views and has at times provided a platform for anti-Semitism under the guise of educating

JULY 21, 2017 Americans� about Palestinians.

The ADL further stated that AMP is directly involved in campus-based anti-Israel activity through Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Prior to founding the AMP in 2006, Dr. Bazian had created SJP together with fellow UC Berkeley Professor Snehal Shingavi in 2001. The close working relationship between AMP and SJP has been documented several times over the years by several organizations, including NGO Monitor and StandWithUs. In addition to providing financial, public relations and legal assistance to SJP, AMP has also been accused of having connections to Hamas. The AMP national board includes former members of both the Islamic Association of Palestine (IAP) and Holy Land Foundation (HLF), both of which were found liable for aiding and abetting Hamas. The IAP itself was founded by Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, current Deputy Chief of the Hamas Political Bureau and, according to the Associated Press, the terror organization’s number two political leader.

BDS The BDS movement was founded in 2005 by Omar Barghouti and asserts that it “works to end international support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and pressure Israel to comply with international law.�

BDS initiatives include comSee Is This the Most Dangerous , page 37

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Teens and Mentors From Bangkok to Brazil at Poconos Retreat Jewish leadership skills are the focus of a CTeen summer program By: Carin M. Smilk

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t gave me my voice.

It helped me evolve as a person,” says 18-year-old Rachel Wilkes of her years with CTeen, the Chabad teen network. “It showed me that I can be who I want to be.”

The native of Hollywood, Fla., is off to study for a year in Israel, but before that—and right after graduating high school—she made time to attend the fourth annual CTeen Leadership Retreat. She joined 200 other young people and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries who participated last month in a long weekend of workshops, lectures, discussions and a traditional Shabbat in Pennsylvania’s

Pocono Mountains.

One of the older teens there, Wilkes shared some of the tools she uses to connect with peers who are not affiliated with their Judaism. “What’s inside of others, I try to bring out,” she explains. “People want to grow, and I want to inspire them. I want to be that person for them.”

In the few weeks since the gathering, Wilkes says one girl texted that she has now started lighting Shabbat candles.

The retreat also offered training sessions for Chabad emissaries new to directing CTeen chapters throughout the world, including in Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Leeds, Munich and Rio de Janeiro.

Noted author, teacher and lecturer Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson

served as scholar-in-residence.

Also present was Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the ChabadLubavitch movement.

In Ryan DaCosta’s first year of involvement, he attended the

and downtime. You have conversations about what you have in common, and how we are all linked, all one community,” says the 17-year-old.

“Chabad was a big shift for me,” attests DaCosta, “but it opened me up to new schools of thought. I now have a greater comfort level with being Jewish.

A group of 200 teens and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries recently participated in a long weekend of leadership training in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. (Photo: Shmuel Amit)

Many found the smaller group settings to be especially productive. (Photo: Shmuel Amit)

Offering support and advice is, second from left, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of Chabad. (Photo: Shmuel Amit)

leadership retreat and the annual CTeen International Shabbaton in New York City back in February. Even though the rising high school senior lives in Suffern, N.Y., with its significant Jewish population, he says he never realized how many Jews were in the world until he joined these events.

“I’ve met teens from France, Singapore, Canada and all over the United States—it just kind of happens, meeting new people through teamwork and lessons

Smart Tips for Summer Getaways Edited by: JV Staff

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ummer: six tiny letters that conjure memories of catching fireflies at dusk, barbeques, running barefoot through the sprinkler and last but not least — vacation.

We all need time to relax and create new summertime moments, but there are a few things that every savvy traveler should keep in mind, to reach their summer paradise.

Create a Vacation Budget Summer travel can be costly thanks to rising hotel prices and airfares that have increased six percent in the last twelve months according to AAA. However, it doesn’t have to be.

Evade stress by planning your budget, driving to avoid inflated airfare, setting a daily cash allowance, and eating at local establishments rather than pricier hotel restaurants.

Whatever your plans, worrying about expenses should not be part of the itinerary.

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It’s been life-changing.”

‘A Good Part of You’ It was Haley Flambaum’s first leadership retreat as well, even though she’s been active with CTeen for several years and been to the New York Shabbaton twice. She enjoyed the more intimate experience in the mountains, exchanging tips about how to be a strong leader.

“You really connect and have a good time with a limited number of people,” says the 17-year-

old rising high school senior from Chadds Ford, Pa. “You have the opportunity to express your Jewish pride; you learn that religion is a good part of you.

That can be hard in school, especially when there aren’t many other Jews.”

During four days of programming, emissaries engaged in topics such as team-building strategies, mental-health awareness and how to delegate tasks effectively. The different teen chapters and their advisers also worked together to plan events for the upcoming year.

Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, executive director of Merkos Suite 302, which oversees CTeen, was impressed by the participants’ reactions and responses.

“Watching the next generation of shluchim and teen leaders prepare for their roles,” he says,

“was inspiring and uplifting.”

Oryah Lahijani, 17, of Wilmington, Del., thought the leadership retreat was a “learning experience like no other.”

And that’s after the rising 12th-grader, introduced to CTeen in eighth grade, has been to four New York Shabbatons, and taken part in last summer’s inaugural trip to Poland and Israel.

Lahijani says she returns home from these adventures refreshed and inspired: “The emissaries and experiences lead you on the right path to being a well-rounded person, and a better leader and communicator.

They help build who you are, what you believe in and how you can grow. You put yourself out there—and get so much back in return.”

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Health Dept Releases Data on Dog Bite Hospitalizations in NYC 12 percent increase in emergency department visits related to dog bites from 2007 to 2014; in 2014, hospital charges for dog bite injuries totaled more than $17 million Edited by: JV Staff

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he Health Department recently released a report on dog bite injuries in New York City.

This report identifies trends in dog bites in 2014, with a focus on differences among neighborhoods, age groups and activities at the time of the reported bites.

In 2014, there were 6,373 emergency department visits related to dog bites, 293 hospitalizations and 3,188 reported dog bites.

Hospital charges for dog bite injuries totaled more than $17 million. Rates of both reported dog bites and emergency department visits were higher among children 17 years of age and younger than among adults (49.5 versus 32.0 per 100,000 and 101.8 versus 67.9 per 100,000, respectively). Nationally, dog bites are a leading cause of nonfatal injuries to children. The rate of reported dog bites was highest among children ages 5 to 12 (61.5 per 100,000).

Dog bites to children 17 and under occurred most often in the summer months (34 percent), from June to August. The report also showed trends in dog bites between 2007 and 2014.

There was a 12 percent increase

was defined as involving more than five stitches or staples, bone fracture, joint dislocation, hospitalization or surgery.

• Twenty-eight percent of rein emergency department visits an owner to meet specific condirelated to dog bites from 2007 to tions to help prevent future bites. ported dog bites to children 17 and under involved a dog owned Data Highlights: 2014 and a 10 percent decrease in • The rate of dog bite-related in the child’s household, and bites reported to the Health Department. Dog bite injuries can emergency department visits 29 percent of reported bites to cause disfiguration, infection, psychological effects like anxiety, and, in some cases, require rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.

“Dog bites can be dangerous, so it’s important that all New Yorkers, particularly children, learn how to interact with dogs to minimize the likelihood of a dog bite,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. “Our educational resources have helpful tips on how to prevent dog bites, and I encourage parents of young children and dog owners to use them. I also want to remind every New Yorker to make sure your dog is vaccinated for Pit bull attack in the Bronx leads to arrest rabies, and check with your vet to make sure the vaccination is was 1.5 times higher in neigh- children occurred in the child’s borhoods with very high pover- home. current.”

• Most dog bites are from an The Health Department re- ty than those with low poverty owned dog, with only 3 percent sponds to all animal bite reports. (94.1 versus 61.5 per 100,000).

• Staten Island had the highest of reported bites from a dog The response may include outreach to victims; providing rec- rates of emergency department that appeared stray and had no ommendations for rabies testing visits (114.7 per 100,000) and known owner.

• The victim’s activity at the or rabies post-exposure prophy- of reported dog bites (62.3 per time of the report varied by age. laxis; coordinating rabies testing; 100,000).

• Of the 2,009 dog bites re- More than one-third of reportfollowing up with owners about their pets; bite investigations; dis- ported in 2014 with reported in- ed bites among youth ages 13 tributing dog-bite prevention re- jury descriptions, 113 (6 percent) to 17 and adults occurred while sources to owners; and requiring were reported as severe, which the victim was passing by, en-

tering or leaving a dog’s area.

Of reported bites to children 12 years of age and younger, almost one-third (32 percent) occurred while the child was playing with or near a dog.

“New Yorkers love their pets, and it’s our responsibility to them to follow the regulations that keep everyone safe,” said Council Member Corey Johnson, Chair of the Committee on Health. “The information in this report reiterates the need to take common sense safety measures, especially when dogs interact with children. Thanks to Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett and the Health Department for keeping New Yorkers informed on issues that affect our daily lives.”

The Health Department conducts ongoing educational outreach around dog bites to children in classrooms, after-school programs and at community centers. The 20- to 30-minute interactive presentations teach children the steps to take to avoid being bitten, such as first asking the dog owner for permission before approaching their dog, letting the dog sniff the back of the hand and acting and speaking calmly. The Health Department has also developed a safety activity book for children, “Be Safe Around Dogs!” and a brochure for dog owners, “Be a Responsible Dog Owner.”

Dog bites to children 17 and under occurred most often in the summer months (34 percent), from June to August New York City laws require dog owners to keep their dogs vaccinated against rabies, obtain a dog license and keep their dogs on a leash no longer than six feet long in public.

The Health Department holds dog licensing events where dog licenses and dog tags are provided on the same day, as well as free rabies vaccine clinics.

Dogs can be vaccinated against rabies as early as three months of age, and by law, all dogs must be vaccinated against rabies by four months of age and receive booster vaccinations thereafter. To register or renew their dog licenses, dog owners can go to nyc.gov/doglicense or call 311 to request a paper application. Dog owners can also visit nyc.gov and search “responsible dog ownership” for information on New York City laws for dog owners or search “safety around dogs” for information on preventing dog bites.

New Yorkers can report an animal bite by calling 311 or by searching “report an animal bite” at nyc.gov.

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Report: Ending U.S. Opioid Abuse Epidemic Will Take Years

New Diabetes Treatment Teaches Rogue Immune Cells to Behave

Expert panel calls for tighter painkiller prescribing practices without denying patients in need

'Stem cell educator' provided at least 4 years' benefit for some people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, study says

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cientists who've developed a wide-ranging "action plan" to combat the U.S. opioid abuse epidemic warn there's no quick fix.

Needed measures include tighter prescription practices, greater access to treatment, physician-patient education and research into alternatives to addictive painkillers, according to a new report released Thursday from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The report's assessment "is a reassuring development, but long overdue," said Dr. Harshal Kirane, director of addiction services at Staten Island University Hospital, in New York City.

"While public awareness of the opioid epidemic is growing, the mobilization of an effective infrastructure to adequately address the burden of illness still lags far behind," Kirane said.

This report provides a road map for future action from local agencies up to national leadership, he pointed out, but he wondered who will get on board.

The panel that penned the report acknowledged the solution could be a long time in coming.

More than 2 million people in the United States are addicted to prescription painkillers, and almost 600,000 are hooked on heroin, according to the report.

The report authors "wanted to convey a clear message about the magnitude of the challenge.

This epidemic took nearly two decades to develop, and it will take years to unravel," said Richard Bonnie, chair of the committee that wrote the report.

"This report provides an action plan directed particularly at the health professions and government agencies responsible for regulating them," said Bonnie, director of the University of Virginia's Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy.

More than 2 million people in the United States are addicted

to prescription painkillers, and almost 600,000 are hooked on heroin, according to the report.

Dr. Scott Krakower is assistant unit chief of psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital, in Glen Oaks, N.Y. Reviewing the new report, he said, "It is important to address this epidemic 'head-on' by improving public awareness, educating more practitioners about this disorder and chronic pain, establishing more oversight of development of these medications, and building more resources for the pubSee Report: Ending U.S. , page 37

treatment targeting wayward immune cells in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes may help even years later, a new study finds.

For the treatment, researchers take blood from a person with diabetes and separate out the immune system cells (lymphocytes). They briefly expose those cells to stem cells from umbilical cord blood from an unrelated infant. Then they return the lymphocytes to the patient's body.

The researchers have dubbed this treatment "stem cell educator therapy," because when exposed to the stem cells, the errant lymphocytes seem to relearn how they should behave.

"Stem cell educator therapy is a safe approach" with long-term effectiveness, said the study's lead author, Dr. Yong Zhao. He's an associate scientist at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.

Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease, occurs when the body's immune system cells mistakenly attack the insulin-producing (beta) cells in the pancreas. This leaves people with type 1 diabetes with little

Magen David Adom Receives the Nat’l Award for Quality & Excellence The Supreme Judicial Committee Headed by Honorable Former Judge of the District Court, Ezra Kama, Has Decided to Grant MDA with the Two Star Award of Organizational Excellence in the Gold Category; MDA Director General, Eli Bin: "We've Received This Award of Excellence Thanks to One Big Soul, Our Employees and Volunteers. They Are the Vivid Spirit, the Human Factor Without Which There Is No Value to Innovation and Technology."

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n Wednesday, July 12, Magen David Adom received the National Award for Quality and Excellence in the Public Sector named after Yitzhak Rabin.

The supreme judicial committee headed by honorable former judge of the district court, Ezra Kama, has decided to grant Magen David Adom two stars of organizational excellence in the Gold category. The award was granted to MDA, among other things, for its level of quality and excellence in emergency medicine, its quality emergency response, rapid response times, the level and spread of its teams, its technological capabilities and unique volunteer method developed and implemented within MDA for decades.

At MDA, Israel’s national rescue and emergency medicine services organization, there are roughly 30,000 first aid providers, EMTs, paramedics, doctors and Life Guardians. Over 7000 of which are youth volunteers.

They save lives using 1000 ambulances and mobile intensive care units, 500 Medi-Cycles, two

The award was granted to MDA, among other things, for its level of quality and excellence in emergency medicine, its quality emergency response, rapid response times, the level and spread of its teams, its technological capabilities and unique volunteer method developed and implemented within MDA for decades.

helicopters, jeeps and designated rescue vehicles. Every year MDA responds to hundreds of thousands of emergencies using state of the art, technologically advanced medical gear.

The organization also provides humanitarian aid in Israel and abroad as part of its association to the International Red Cross Movement.

The award was granted to MDA in a special ceremony which took place in the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem

in the attendance of Substitute State Service Commissioner, Mr. Udi Prawer, Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Committee, Honorable Former Judge Ezra Kama, Prize Director, Mr. Doron Shohat, Chairman of the Award Committee, Mr. Eitan Sharon, Chairman of the Israeli Quality Association, Dr. Sigalit Modhi, Government ministries, 11 award-winning organizations, and more.

See Magen David Adom , page 37

A treatment targeting wayward immune cells in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes may help even years later, a new study finds.

to no insulin. They need insulin injections to survive.

Researchers have long thought that any cure for type 1 diabetes would have to stop the autoimmune attack, while regenerating or transplanting beta cells.

But Zhao and his team developed a new approach to the problem — educating the immune cells that had been destroying beta cells so they stop attacking.

In type 2 diabetes, Zhao said immune cell dysfunction is responsible for chronic inflammation that causes insulin resis-

tance. When someone is insulin resistant, their body's cells can't properly use insulin to usher sugar from foods into cells for use as energy. Instead, the sugar builds up in the blood.

The researchers hoped the stem cell educator would help decrease insulin resistance for people with type 2 diabetes.

In earlier trials, the treatment showed significant promise with up to a year of data. The researchers also showed that the treatment was safe.

The current study looked at See New Diabetes Treatment , page 37

7 Techniques For Keeping Your Stress Level Low Edited by: JV Staff

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ife gives people plenty of reasons to be stressed.

Relationship problems, child-rearing issues, job woes and a lack of money are just some of life’s complications that can weigh people down – and cause health problems.

“It’s difficult to stay healthy and energized when stress is a daily reality,” says Dr. Greg Wells (www.drgregwells.com), author of The Ripple Effect: Eat, Sleep, Move and Think Better.

“Chronic stress can damage your body, threaten your mental health, put a strain on relationships, and take the joy out of life.”

But there’s no reason to surrender to stress, Wells says. He suggests seven techniques that can help you have a healthier “thought life” and recover from chronic stress: • Move your body. Rhythmic, repeated motion is particularly soothing to the mind and body.

A long walk, cycling, swimming, or running will all work, but any kind of movement relieves tension, improves circulation, and clears your mind.

• Get into nature. Head to the garden, the park, or the woods to lower your blood pressure, strengthen your immune system, reduce tension and depression, and boost your mood. “It’s stunning how good it is for your

Therapy, yoga and Tai Chi are good ways to decrease stress and anxiety, increase energy, and boost the immune system.

They also give you more stamina—needed in stressful times— and improve the quality of your sleep.

health to be in nature,” Wells says. “And I recommend you leave the cell phone and earbuds at home.”

• Practice yoga or Tai Chi. Therapy, yoga and Tai Chi are good ways to decrease stress and anxiety, increase energy, and boost the immune system.

They also give you more stamina—needed in stressful times— and improve the quality of your sleep.

• Have perspective. Don’t be so quick to conclude that you “can’t handle” a stressful situation. “This is truly a mindover-matter opportunity,” Wells says. “Believing that you are strong and resourceful actually makes you stronger and more resourceful.” Don’t give in to

negative self-talk about not having what it takes to manage life, he says.

• Change the nature of your response. Research indicates that taking an active, problem-solving approach to life’s challenges relieves stress and can transform it into something positive. If you withdraw, deny the problem, or spend all your time venting, you’ll feel helpless. Instead, Well says, be determined to make a change, put effort into it, and plan for better results.

• Practice slow, deep breathing. Start applying the power of deep breathing each day. It will make a huge difference. Wells See 7 Techniques For Keeping , page 37

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Notice of formation of IN OUR HEADS PRODUCTIONS LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/15/2017.

Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Judith Halsey, 730 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of Citigroup Index LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/8/17.

Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 388 Greenwich St., NY, NY 10013. LLC formed in DE on 7/1/03. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Notice of Qualification of Seven Valleys Capital LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/27/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, Attn: CT Corporation System, registered agent upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of 108 W 80TH LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/13/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 825 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of CCA 270 ST. NICHOLAS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/30/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Community Preservation Corporation, 28 E 28th St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of WARBURG PINCUS FINANCIAL SECTOR GP, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/11/17. Office location: New York Co. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/1/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

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Notice of formation of collective please llc filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/17.

Office loc.: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is M. Burr Keim Company, 2021 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of SYNCARPHA CAPITAL, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/17/15.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of formation of MARGOLIN & PIERCE, LLP. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/2017. Office location: Unknown. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The Partnership, 200 West 57th Street, Suite 601, New York, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/218/25]

121 SAINT JAMES PLACE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/16/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Groupe M at Merrill Lynch, 601 Lexington Ave., 47th Fl, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business loc: 121 Saint James Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11238. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE X, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE XI, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of formation of SMALL MALL USA LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/12/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 347 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE VIII, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Qualification of RNW ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, PLLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office location: New York Co. PLLC formed in Texas (TX) on 6/22/14. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, Fl. 13, NY, NY 10011. TX address of PLLC: 3009 Post Oak Blvd, Ste 2000, Houston, TX 77056.

Cert. of Formation filed with TX Secy of State, James E. Rudder Bldg., 1019 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: Engineering. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE VII, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE XV, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Qualification of WESTMINSTER STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/09/17. Princ. office of LLC: 299 Park Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10171. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Attn: General Counsel, 299 Park Ave., 42nd Fl., NY, NY 10171; however, as amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 05/18/17, name changed to LIONHEART STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT LLC, also amended on 5/18/17, SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lionheart Strategic Management LLC, Attn: Mr. Billy Jacobs, 299 Park Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10171.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of MSHP ACO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/22/17.

Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1099, NY, NY 10029, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of formation of 181 ELK STREET LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/28/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Matthew Mahanna, 123 Washington St., Apt. 51G, New York, NY 10006. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/148/18]

THE TITUS SCHOOL, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/3/2017. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Natalie Brandefine, 38 Demarest Ave., Closter, NJ 07624. Purpose: To operate and maintain a school for children with disabilities as well as any lawful purpose.

[7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ASRGP 2016 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/27/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 429 E 52nd St, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of Q HOLDINGS LLC. The fictitious name is: Q BRANDS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/25/16.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/30/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 110 Wall St, Fl. 4, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 108 W 13th St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of THE ENGLISHSPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES NEW YORK BRANCH, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/27/17.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/01/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o The English-Speaking Union of the United States, 144 E. 39th St., NY, NY 10016.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of REVIVE ELECTRONICS, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/22/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Indiana (IN) on 12/5/12. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. IN address of LLC: 525 Congressional Blvd, Carmel, IN 46032. Cert. of Formation filed with IN Secy of State, 200 W Washington St, Rm 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of TIN TIN REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: TIN TIN REALTY LLC, 1230 76TH Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of CHAVERWARE, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/24/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John J. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of DJSGP 2016 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/27/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 429 E 52nd St, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of MAPLE HAPPY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Andrea Dyson, 100 Jay St, Apt 9E, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of 1431 Cromwell LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/23/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of BRIGHTON SOLUTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

PAGE 46 Notice of Qualification of BC PARTNERS ADVISORS L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/29/17. Princ. office of LP: 650 Madison Ave., 23rd Fl., NY, NY 10022. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with The Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of Prime Core Basics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kane Kessler, P.C., 666 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of 1211 Franklin Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Phipps Houses, 902 Broadway, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of NEWZOOM HOLDINGS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/18/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 252 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of JOURNEY GROWTH CAPITAL & ADVISORS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/16/2017. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jennifer A. Guzman, 311 East 11th Street, Apt #2A, New York, NY 10003.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/13/2017. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC, 115 W 16 St, Basement, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

[7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Developer LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652.

LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Property Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

The Jewish Voice 2177 CLARENDON MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/2017.

Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Legalinc Corporate Services, 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste. 1 #086 Buffalo, NY 14221, which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/308/4]

Notice of Formation of AA 2040 White Plains LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Development LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of Maple Avenue Flushing LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 06/16/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is C T CORPORATION SYSTEM, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/19/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/2/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Retail LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway TRS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of ALPHA SQUARED PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/15/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o James Kruvant, 270 Park Ave. South, Apt. 9F, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 31 WEST 27TH STREET PROPERTY INVESTORS IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/12/17. Princ. office of LLC: 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Frederal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of SILOETT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/14/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/3/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 15801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Macquarie Energy Partners GP LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 163 Varick Funding LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/7/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of ML FOOTWEAR, LLC. The fictitious name is: ML FOOTWEAR (NEW YORK), LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/13/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/15/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. NV address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/30-8/4]

Notice of formation of GAUDY BOY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/01/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Jee Leong Koh, 3 W 122nd Street, Apt. 5D, New York, NY 10027.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of SWCGP 2012 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 411 E 53rd St, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

JULY 21, 2017 Notice of Qualification of TIF Partners, LLC. Fictitious name in NY State: Technology Impact Fund Partners, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/16/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/1/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 250 University Ave., Ste. 400, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

DE address of LLC: Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of Zero Squabble LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/16. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150 E 58th St, Fl. 39, NY, NY 10155. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

BILLY & CHRISTO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/20/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4 Russell St., Brooklyn, NY 11222, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of TROON ELECTRIC OF NEW YORK, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/5/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/30-8/4]

Notice of formation of ANGLO AMERICAN NYC LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Mark Pettit, 225 – 5th Avenue, Apartment 5J, New York, NY 10010.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

Notice of Qualification of Anon Atelier II LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/8/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 4400 Harding Rd., One Belle Meade Pl., Nashville, TN 37205. LLC formed in DE on 6/5/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [6/237/28]

Notice of Reg. of CANAM NEW YORK REGIONAL CENTER, L.P. XIV. Cert of LP filed with the SSNY on 05/12/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LP, 88 Pine St., Ste 2010, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LP is to dissolve: 01/01/2027. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of formation of AHF DEVELOPMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/01. Office location: KINGS CTY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 144 W 86TH ST, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC): Name: THE EDGE HOLDING GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/23/2016. Office location: New York County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Juliet P. Masters, 580 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Suite 4-J, New York, NY 10030. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/167/21]

JULY 21, 2017 Notice of Qualification of NP SPE VI LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of NP SPE V LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Grey State Apparel LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/10/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 305 7th Ave., Ste. 13A, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/16-7/21]

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: PoK 23 Acad, LLC (“LLC”).

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on June 1, 2017. NY office location: New York County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to PoK 23 Acad, LLC, 333 Park Avenue South, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10010.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of 85 BROAD STREET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/24/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/18/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Formation of INGERSOLL SENIOR IH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/02/17. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Myrtle Ave., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11201. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Mizzen and Main LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 5/7/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the TX address of LLC: Attn: Kevin S. Lavelle, 1444 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 545, Dallas, TX 75207. Arts. of Org. filed with TX Secy. of State, 1019 Brazos, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Tyrus Capital Americas, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/9/16. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/7/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/16-7/21]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of NP SPE IV LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/19/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[6/16-7/21]

193 B2BR LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/17/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2057 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11230.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of Accrete LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/4/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mayank N. Patel, 20 Pine St., Ste. 1118, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 1675 South State Street, Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of NHI WATERMARK ROCHESTER MANAGER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/24/17. Princ. office of LLC: Carol Mayers, 399 Park Ave., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of ROCHESTER CHILI PARK OWNER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/24/17. Princ. office of LLC: Carol Mayers, 399 Park Ave., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10022.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of Blackstone Core Equity Partners – CA L.P. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/12/17.

Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/8/17. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the DE address of LP: c/o Intertrust Corporate Services Delaware Ltd., 200 Bellevue Parkway, Ste. 210, Wilmington, DE 19809. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/23-7/28]

1933 E 12 ST LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/30/2017. Office loc: Kings County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Jericho Tpke, #201, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of formation of LAB 26 APPAREL LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: LAB 26 APPAREL LLC, 6402 8th Ave Suite 403, Brooklyn, NY 11220 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of formation of SAFARI RESTAURANT NYC, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/18/2014. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Maymuuna Birjeeb, 215 W. 116 Street, New York, NY 10026. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

[6/23-7/28]

Notice of Formation of BX 10 CCP LLC. Arts.

Notice of Qualification of NEREUS GP, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/9/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/8/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Stephen Huang, Manager, c/o Nereus Capital Partners, 110 W. 40th St., Ste. 604, NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: 1675 South State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/23-7/28]

of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/21/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Cohen Commercial Properties, 10 E. 40th St., Ste. 3105, NY, NY 10016.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of FIELD TEST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)

Notice of Qualification of VATIC FUND I, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/08/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/08/17.

Princ. office of LLC: 315 Madison Ave., 19th Fl., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Attn: Chris Dey at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/23-7/28]

on 06/07/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 116 W. 23rd St., Ste. 500, NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of formation of ONCE UPON A SKIRT – STATEN ISLAND, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/31/2017.

LIAO FAMILY BROOKLYN PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/22/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Cornicello, Tendler & Baumel-Cornicello, LLP, 2 Wall St., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

Office location: Richmond County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Joanna Obiedzinki – Once Upon A Skirt, 850 Route 3 Suite 230, Clifton, NJ 07012.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

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Notice of Qualification of Thor 249 Church LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Thor Equities, LLC, 25 W. 39th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

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Experience & Reliability Guaranteed! Year-round, seasonal, opening and closing services. 631-574-7579 LM0623 HOUSE-CLEANING AVAILABLE. I Clean Houses, Apartments, Condos, Offices.

5 Years Experience. Excellent References. Call Ana 646-302-7609 LM0602 I am looking for Live-In or LiveOut CNA position. I’m available 7 days per week. Excellent references from hospital, nursing home & private. Call 516-466-3923 LM0526 HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Complete Housecleaning Services, INCLUDING LAUNDRY! Experienced, references, English-Speaking.

FREE ESTIMATES! ILEANA 914-373-9224 LM0428 HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Responsible, reliable. All cleaning and laundry. MondaySaturday. Good references.

Alexandra 917-669-5628 LM0526

WRITING SERVICES Are you looking for a professional writer? Business or personal? Website content, newsletters, songs, poems, scripts etc. Impact writing. Call: Sara Gross 443-564-1590 CB1230

PETS

9043

LOST 3 YEAR OLD GRAY SIAMESE CAT. Vicinity of Ridgebury Rd./ Shadow Lake Rd, Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Missing since 6/5. His name is Mr. Kai. Reward $1,000. Call 203-743-9434 LM0804 SIAMESE KITTENS. All chocolate. 4 kittens. 15 weeks old. $200 neg.

Call 732-341-9123 LM0623

LESSONS

PIANO/VOICE LESSONS – Your Home/My Home Local Well Known Teacher. Call Today *** 954-485-0065 *** MK

HOME IMPROVEMENT

2 MARIO’S. Stoops, Blue & Repairs. Commercial &

HANDYMAN

9960

NEED WORK DONE AROUND THE HOUSE? Don’t have the time? Tired of having a “to-do list?” Handyman, all phases of work. 516-313-5158 LM0313

NUTRITIONIST

9965

LOSE UP TO 40 LBS. IN 40 DAYS. 24/7. Call 914-219-1234 FREE WEIGHT LOSS CONSULT. Restivo Chiropractic In Home Program Available. www.DrRestivo.com LM0623 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman LCSW Winter Special, 3 one hour sessions for $127.

Call 516-967-0675

TUTORING

Residential. CALL ME LAST! 516-984-9943

VOICE IS HIRING FOR:

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2 MARIO’S. Sealcoating, Repairs. Stoops, Blacktop & Concrete. Driveways, Sidewalks, Cement, Asphalt, Brickwork, Belgium Block & Pavers. Commercial & Residential. CALL ME LAST 516984-9943

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ANNIHILATOR EXTERMINATION INC. GOT BUGS/ "Place Your Trust With Us, We'll Treat You Like Family!" Professional Pest Management Services For a Healthy, Safer and Pest Free Environment. Fully Licensed

9970

& Insured. Commercial &

**ALL Subjects 1-on-1 Tutor** Grades K-12, Specialize in Math & Essay writing. Intensive Prep for Specialized Science High School Entrance Exam, SAT, & HS Regents Exam available.

Email: ALL.As.Tutor.NYC@ gmail.com

Residential. License: NYS DEC 13915 NJ Business Lic. 99201A. 43 Allen Place, Staten Island, NY 10312. Scott FoxOwner/ Operator 718-227-5001 Email: scott@yougotbugscom Website: www.yougotbugs.com

THE • • • • • • • •

9950

Stone, Brickwork, Pavers

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JEWISH

9980

Circulation Manager Telemarketers for Classified & Subscription Sales Sales Manager Web Content Manager Daily Email Blast Expert Writers Office Secretary

Jewish voice is one of New York’s premier Jewish newspapers, distributing hundreds of thousands of papers in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. In addition, the Jewish Voice publishes specialty .magazines and major websites, and is very active in social media

TO ADVERTISE IN THE JEWISH VOICE CALL: 800-998-0885

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE PAINTING

JUNK REMOVAL

INTERIOR- EXTERIOR, PLASTERING & TAPING, WALLPAPERING, WALLPAPER REMOVAL, SHEET ROCKING, DEMOLITION, TILE- FLOOR & WALL LEAVES CLEANED, INSTALL DOOR LOCKS, SMALL CEMENT JOBS, REPAIR WINDOWS, FIXES WINDOW SCREENS, KITCHEN & BATHROOM PLUMBER REMOVE CARPETING, FIXING FLAT ROOFS. PROFESSIONAL QUALITY. FREE ESTIMATES. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

CALL YURY 347-536-2183

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JB CARPENTRY, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, PAINTING, FLOORING, DECKS & KITCHEN/BATHROOM REMODELING. RESPONSIBLE & REASONABLE. ALL JOBS WELCOME! JOE: 347-215-1960

Famous Hagstrom Street Atlas 5 Boro – Shows All Streets

MAPS FINAL $24.95 EDITION 800-327-7992 ALL PURPOSE TREE SERVICE. TREE & STUMP REMOVAL, STORM DAMAGE, SCREEN TOP SOIL, LAND CLEARING, STUMP GRINDING, CHIPPER SERVICE, LANDSCAPING, FIREWOOD & SNOW REMOVAL. SPRING CLEAN UPS. REASONABLE RATES. NJ CALLS ONLY. CALL TIM 732-664-7510 LM0331

9952

Abra-Cadabra Junk Be Gone.

Family Owned & Operated.

Junk Removal, Clean-Outs, Demolition. Same Day, Dependable Service. Best Prices. Licensed & Insured.

Visa/ MC/ Amex. Serving Ocean & Monmouth County, NJ. 732-262-9779 LM0519

PERSONALS

9025

REAL ESTATE

EMBROIDERY MACHINE. V9 software, stand, 14x14 hoop.

No need for thread changes.

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ENTERTAINMENT

9044

Serious Singers, Groups

Possible Tour. Call Jack 516-897-9706

ATTRACTIVE JEWISH FEMALE, 70, Widowed, Retired Math Teacher, Seeks Jewish Male, Widower, 67-75, CollegeEducated, for a Long Term Relationship. Call 718-763-8919

OPEN HOUSES BROOKLYN

JOIN OR FORM ROCK BAND. Looking for Base, Lead & Rhythm Guitarist. Must be very

347-592-6514

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AUTOMOTIVE

9050

excellent condition, 137k, all

$7,500. 631-261-4268

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PRIVATE CHEF/ SHIATSU. 25 years experience specializing in natural wellness cuisine and fine dining. Available immediately. Need live-in position. Excellent references.

Hamptons & Greenwich, CT only. 781-856-0359 robertpdonahue@icloud.com

Cond. 35,500 Orig Miles. MAKE

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Xtras 6k. $8,500. 516-825-5308

Retired California Highway Patrol/ Part Time Police Officer looking to house sit in exchange for room/ salary for August. 39 years experience and excellent references.

-916-342-0625 LM0728

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FOR SALE

LINCOLN 1996 MARK VIII COUPE, 1 Owner, Very Good

OFFER. 516-413-7146

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HARLEY 2001 Road King Excel

TRAVEL TRAILER

9051

RIVERHEAD MOBILE HOME. 55 & over. Vacation or year round.

living! Pristine mobile home in

NICHOL & STONE DINING ROOM TABLE with 6 Rush chairs, includes 2 leaves.

Hardly used. Excellent condition and quality. $2,500 or best offer. 631-594-2928 LM0728

secure community. Low maint./

New Guinea and African Art, selling personal collection, all prices considered.

917-374-4038 LM0825

$79,900. Call Richard

PLAYER PIANO, 1 octave short of being full piano with 23 rolls, $850. Also, LARGE PILLOW SECTIONAL, brown velour, $500. You are responsible for shipping if you are outside of Long Island. 631-665-7255 LM0728

OPEN HOUSE. EVERY SUN 1-4PM. 2910 Nostrand Ave (Kings Hwy & Ave P.) Drastic price reduction! Price includes roof terrace and parking. New 2 and 3 Bedrm Condos, 1,3751,451 SF, 2 baths, 2 kitchen sinks, elevator. Tax abatement.

Final C of O. Wilk R.E. 718-3760606 HS0626

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR RENT BROOKLYN

The future of affordable, great

9040

GRAVESEND OPEN HOUSE. One family detached brick in Gravesend area. 36 x 50 on 5694 sq ft lot. Full finished basement, detached 2 car garage, 3BR, 2 full baths, EIK, living rm, dining rm, basement, 2 large rms, kitchen, ½ bath.

Owner Motivated! Call Agent Gina- Remax 917-584-4539 HS0712

TOYOTA 2007 HIGHLANDER,

wheel drive, original owner.

9035

1638

DRUMMER LOOKING TO

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HELP OFFERED

WANTAGH: 3BR, 1 1/2 baths, Iarge pool. Low taxes. $599,000. Nancisue Rosenthal 516-316-1030, Paulette Viola 516-668-8316. Coach Realtors of Hewlett 516-374-0100 LM0414

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reliable. Call Harry at

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CB1118

$9,000. Call 845-454-4830

needed for Record Deal and WHITE MALE, 5’10”, healthy, financially stable, non-smoker, college degree, never married, nice guy, living in Staten Island seeking professional, educated white woman between 37-47 for marriage, to have a family & to relocate to Hudson Valley area of NY. For serious inquiries , contact Fred 908-463-7076

Boro Park/ 17th Ave, Dahill RdBeaut, newly renov office, pvt entr, bsmt 400 sq ft, sunlight, bth, c/a, room for 7/8 desks, pre-wired. Call: 347-871-1661

10 NEEDLE BABYLOCK

taxes. 2BR, 1 bath, washer/ dryer, patio, shed, community pool, gym & clubhouse. Near shopping, vineyards & farms.

1050

EAST 4TH ST OFF AVE M. 2nd floor, 1,500 sq ft. 8 offices, 2 bathrooms. C/A/ht. Elevator bldg. Near transportation/ shopping. Will assist with reconfiguration. 347-661-7300 LM0811

37th Street Between 1415 Avenue, 350 SF office, large windows, high ceiling, including furniture, internet & utilities Call 347-721-5244 CB0120 Avenue L/Nostrand Ave. 3 rm office, $1750, all included.

Please call 718-513-6911 x101 CB0224

516-456-5920

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BOATS FOR SALE 9052 LAKE MAHOPAC. Dock Your Boat. Lovely Lakefront,

10 Beautiful Newly Decorated Classrooms. Air Conditioned.

Immediate Rental. Central Bklyn Location. Serious Inquiries only. Available Immediately. Call: 718-837-3916 Leave Msg CB0113

Beautiful Views. Boat Slip For Rent. $1,995. Call 914-319-6091 LM0623

Office Space For Lease Flatbush 3,400 Sq Ft 1 Flight up, 7300 Sq Ft Lower Level, 10 Ft Will Divide, Build To Suit Call: Moshe 718-614-4646 CB1230

WAREHOUSE FOR RENT CONEY ISLAND near NEPTUNE AVE 11,000 sq ft, No Columns, M1 Zone $12,000 / month Call Mr. Harry @ ALPINE REALTY 718-238-1788 HS0724

MANHATTAN

2050

34th St #252 W Betw/7th &8th ave.STORE 1800 SF + MEZZ 1500 SF New Storefront, BrokersWelcome Falcon Properties.com, 212-302-3000 HS0808

QUEENS

3050

ASTORIA STORE FOR RENT. Approx 1800 sq ft, with bsmt.

Eatery/ Professional/ Retail.

25-22 30th Ave. Principals ONLY. CALL OWNER (559)898-2522 LM0707 RICHMOND HILL OFFICE FOR RENT. Corner space. Near courthouse, JFK Airport & hospital. Suit to fit. $1,600 per month includes all except for electric. Leave message 9AM5PM at 917-446-1658 LM0819 WAREHOUSE MASPETH, QUEENS 5,000 sq ft, NEW BUILDING, 2nd floor w/ Elevator & PATIO. 8,500 sq ft, ground floor, 30 ft ceilings. OWNER 347-739-1976 or grandproperty1@aol.com LM0317

HOWARD BEACH Medical Office for rent, established location across from shopping center, waiting room, reception area, 4 exam rooms+x-ray room.

Handicap bathroom, 1st floor handicap accessible w/electric lift, 1800 sq. ft. parking easily available, 347- 322- 3614. HS0729 L I C- 460sf or 370 sq offices ,well managed building wf private, private bathrooms,views,of Manhatten.3-8 Minute walk to LIRR, 7 train,restaurants & shops Easy access 5to Midtown Tunnel , LIE & BQE Call 718-7848100 HS0701

BRONX

4050

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

STATEN ISLAND

5050

DONGAN HILLS. Perfect for Psychologist, Accountant, Attorney, Financial Planner.

Cozy 2 rooms with waiting area. $600 + utilities. Call Owner at 718-979-7458 LM0812

Well-Established Allstate Agency For Sale. Marine Park area. Agent wants to retire.

Must be able to obtain your own financing & currently be .in the insurance business Call 917-301-2477

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REAL ESTATE STATEN ISLAND STOREFRONT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENT ON BRADLEY AVE. High traffic area. Near school & temple.

Please Call Dawn at 718-370-9700 LM0324

LONG ISLAND

6050

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN- A- 1 Professional Building 1-2-3 Rm Suites From $399/ mo. Free Utility 516-735-6681 LM0630 WESTBURY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE FOR RENT. Attorney/ Accountant, 12x18, Full Service, Conference Room, Secretary Space, Private Parking. $1,300/ month.

516-213-2200 LM0512 RETAIL STORE FOR RENT. 550 Northern Blvd. Great Neck (Across from Leonard’s.) 1600 sq ft. Fully renovated. Parking lot. Signage. HVAC. New LED lighting. New electric. Separate Gas, Electric, Taxes included. $7,500. By Owner 516-829-1244 LM0414

NEWLY FURNISHED & AFFORDABLE OFFICE SPACE For Psychotherapist & Related Professionals in Great Rockville Centre Location. Shared Waiting Room. Free Street Parking. Call 516-316-0096 LM0224 SOUTHAMPTON. Restaurant , wine bar, catering, wine tasting, patio dining, valet parking, chef’s garden. Over an acre. Jitney stop at property.

Branding, hospitality, events, long term or pop-up.

702-378-6338 LM0106 FRANKLIN SQUARE OFFICE FOR RENT. Join Prof bldg w/ dentists & med doctors, good location, lots of parking. 1,000 sq ft avail. $22-$24/ per sq ft.

516-485-9740 LM1216 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN A-1 Prof. Bldg. 1-2-3 Rm. Suites. From $399/ Mo.Free Utilites.

516-735-6681 LM0911

LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE 6060 SMITHTOWN, L.I. Excellent 3-story office building. 18k SF gross plus prkg. 85% occupied.

Near LIRR, Rte 25, Proj 6%+ cap rate. $2.7M. Ron @ BESEN (646)424-5317 LM0324

NEW YORK STATE 7050 SUFFERN/ BARDONIA- PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAIL. FOR RENT. One on Lafayette Ave next to Hospital in Suffern (good for doctors.) Another on 304 in Bardonia.

845-425-8880 LM0317 KENT Office/ Retail Space on Route 52 corridor. Move your business from your basement or use our space for your pop-up or incubator business.

Spaces range from 750 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft. Rent ranges from $950 to $2,200. Short and long term leases available.

845-878-7833 LM0106 OSSINING. Commercial garage space, 2200 sq ft.

Zoned for auto repair & body work. Also, commercial outside storage. Frame equipment for sale. Rental or sale available. 914-941-3239 or 914-804-3461 LM1216

SWIMMING POOLS

OSSINING/ BRIARCLIFF. Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist looking for Office Share for a professional in health related field. Asking rent $825/ month including utilities.

Oromyologist.com 914-302-6983 LM1125 KATONAH- Office Suite for Rent. Charming Victorian House converted into professional office space.

Furnished, sublet (400 sq ft) located on 2nd flr of bldg.

Perfect for counselor or therapist. 2 min walk to train station. Call 914-232-4000

For Sale – Brooklyn Industrial Warehouse & Dev Site (M1-4) 30,000 Built SF + 150’ Wide

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Dev Site

PEEKSKILL COMMERCIAL PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. Located at 1814 Crompond Rd, Route 202. For more information, Call 914-469-9178 LM0902

ELMSFORD. 4,000 Sq Ft. High Bay Warehouse with office.

14 Ft overhead door. Drive in, no automotive. Call 914-5927229 LM0708

Call Marcus Jecklin Epic Commercial Realty (646) 278-4674

MANHATTAN

2060

WHITE PLAINS AREASTORAGE & PARKING RENTAL. Clean & convenient enclosed storage shed & outdoor truck parking. Perfect for contractors or landscapers.

Call 914-923-3429 LM0701

BRONX COMMERCIAL FOR SALE 4060 13% Return on Investment Shopping Center, 27% Return on Equity with Depreciation.

Built ’97 . 40,361 Sq .Ft. 12,000 Cars/Day. Low $ Down. Seller Financing. Bronx: Development 44 Apartments, Approved Plans: Mixed Use Elevator Little Italy 12% Return On Investment: Vacant Lot: Queens: 9 + MultiFamily 14% Projected Return on Investment 800-242-9888 AL@ LichtensteinRE.com CB0120

8050

MIDDLETOWN/ RED BANK. Professional Office Suite in Bank Bldg at 75 Hwy 35 North, 1st floor, 650 sq ft.

732-741-3313 LM1223

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE

IN THE MIDTOWN EAST AREA. GREAT OPPORTUNITY. REASONABLE PRICE. RENT VALUE. FOR FURTHER INFO. CONTACT NICK(646) 209-2671. RW

QUEENS

3060

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE QUEENS, GLENDALE, NY 25 SQ FT REFURNISHED. BIG STORE FRONT WINDS & LARGE OFFICE WITH 3 PARKING SPACES. GOOD FOR MEDICAL OFFICE OR RETAIL BUSINESS CONTACT : SAL @ (917) 921-5239 RW0423

NEW YORK STATE 7060 MALONE, NY. 103 Acres for Sale in the Country. 10 Miles West on 11B, Property is on Spalding Road. Power on the

1060

SUNSET PARK 50’s. M-1-2 zone warehouse- 4,200 sq ft, with modern house- 3,000 sq ft. Delivered vacant. $13,000 combined. Ask for HarryAlpine Realty 718-238-1788 LM0210

Avenue M/ East 2nd Street.

Approximately 1500 square feet basement, private entrance, 9 foot ceiling. Call 845-274-5886 CB0127

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property. Just outside the

8060

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. Building Lot For Sale. Level, treed lot in Winona Lakes, clubhouse, 2 pools, more! $2,000. 570-369-2595 LM0804 SOMERS POINT. Buildable Lot. 1.5 miles to Ocean City 9th St. Bridge. Close to Garden State Parkway, Shopping & Beach.

Zoned for SFH. Public Utilities avail in the street. Call Listing Agent Julia Taggart- Zona Real Estate 609-412-2242 or Email jultaggart@gmail.com LM0623 SOMERS POINT. Buildable Lot. 1.5 miles to Ocean City 9th St. Bridge. Close to Garden State Parkway, Shopping & Beach. Zoned for SFH. Public Utilities avail in the street. Call Listing Agent Julia TaggartZona Real Estate 609-4122242 or Email jultaggart@ gmail.com LM0623 EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. Building Lot for Sale. Level, treed lot in Winona Lakes, clubhouse, 2 pools, more! $2,500. 570-3692595 LM0616 TOMS RIVER. Ocean County Business Park Commercial Condo. Rt. 9, 900 sq ft. Asking $115,000. Call Owner 732-300-6878 LM0505

Adirondack Park. $110,000 Or Best Offer. Call 802-767-3311 LM0825

MAHOPAC. 88 acres of prime land for residential sub-division, horses/ farm, etc. Most engineering done.

Close to Taconic State Parkway and lower Putnam County. Builders and Brokers welcome. Consider all offers/ ESTATE SALE, MUST SELL! $599,000. 845-628-0016

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FISHKILL, ON ROUTE 52, 34

BROOKLYN

FISHKILL/ PUTNAM VALLEY. 34 acres- $149K, 47.5 acres$249K, both sub-dividable and best offer. Putnam Valley- 21 acres, sub-dividable, $245K or best offer. 914-462-2620

OUT OF STATE

WELL ESTABLISHED AMERICAN DINER LOCATED

LISTED UNDER MARKET OFFICE SPACE OR HAIR SALON FULLY EQUIPPED FOR RENT, Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake, NY. For Information, Call 914282-6602 LM0708

OUT OF STATE

FISHKILL. 10 Bay Building on Route 9, Close to I-84, ONE UNIT, 1600 sq ft. Garage Door Back, Store Fronts 12’W x 14’H, Garage Doors, 18’ High Ceilings, Three Phase Electric.

Diesel Mechanic, Auto Mechanic, Plumbers, Carpenters, Electricians, All Trades Welcome! Nick 914-755-4544 LM0526

acres, $145K & 115 acres, $495K. PUTNAM VALLEY, 21 acres, $185K. All are subdividable. Reduced for quick sale! Call Owner at 914-462-2620

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ELMSFORD. Commercial space, ideal for Tech office meetings, Day-care, Good visibility. Great access, Parking, Competitively priced.

914-592-7229

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TOMS RIVER/ OCEAN CTY, NJ. For Sale, user/ investor opportunity, 9,000 sq ft Commercial building on 1.74 acres with 2,700 sq ft leased to national tenant. Multipurpose building, drive-in doors, great for all type contractors. Traffic counts over 44,000 cars per day.

REMCO REALTY 732-253-0888 x 11 LM0916 JERSEY CITY. Builder’s Dream! Exclusive, residential lot is located on a quiet street East of Garfield Ave. Asking $225,000. Hurry! Won’t last!

Call Grisell Romero at Exit Preferred Realty 201-6533948 LM0902 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. Wilkes Barre, PA. 4 family income, $2200 a month, 4 garages, $150,000. Deli and 2 Apts, $120,000. We will hold mortgage. 570-825-8631 KK0911 Building For Sale 15,000 sq. ft. 1,000 sq. ft. office 2 loading docks Linden, NJ Heimishe Area 30 min from Boro Park Call: 347-882-8037 RW1230

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REAL ESTATE APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1010

AVE U BETWEEN EAST 2ND & 3RD STREET. Second floor, private house. 2BR, 1 bath, newly renovated kitchen. Near transportation & shopping. $2,100 including utilities. Call Owner 917-865-6465 LM0811 Midwood For rent studio (also can be used for office) 2,3,4 Bedrooms Apts Call 718.376.4444

MANHATTAN

SEAFORD HARBOR: RENTAL WANTED: apt or studio. Sandy survivor seeks to move back to Seaford Harbor. Call Don 516-428-8916 LM0619

APARTMENTS FOR SALE / CONDOS BROOKLYN

3010

MATURE MALE, 66, RELOCATING BACK TO NYC. Seeks a room to rent in an apartment. Quiet setting preferred. $600 per month.

Contact Marc 954-644-9558 LM0616

LONG ISLAND

7020

1020

2010

UPPER WEST SIDE – West End & 99 St.Seeking, roommate, spacious, 7RM, Apt.BR, Shower, shared kitchen, DR,$2,000/mo E; adyassky@ aol.com / 212-864-5288 HS0506

QUEENS

NEW YORK STATE

L.I. APT. RENTAL WANTED

6010

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE. Guest room, private home, female.

Suitable for one. August 1Labor Day. $2,900.

631-725-8080 LM0721 MONTAUK. Hear the ocean!

Private setting. 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths. Extensive decks.

Outdoor shower. Walk to ocean bay & town. Available August through September 10. Weekly stays welcome.

Call for website. 516-458-5810 LM0728

E. NORTHPORT. 1BR Apt, Private. $1,600/ month incl. garage, electric & gas. No pets/ smokers. First, last & 1 month security + references.

631-266-2360 LM0616 EAST HAMPTON SPRINGS. Beautiful, clean contemporary. 3.5 miles from town. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, multiple decks, outdoor shower. 7/1- Labor Day, $18,000; July- $9,000; August- $10,000. 212-7777229 or 917-273-5142 LM0609

Bed Stuy Get more bang for your buck with this LARGE 1007 SqFt condo ,located on a beautiful tree lined block .$600,000. NEGOTIABLE .

347-493-6976 HS0506

MANHATTAN

3020

KEW GARDENS CONDO FOR SALE. 116-24 Grosvenor Lane. Modern & renovated 2BR, 1 bath, balcony, gym, common room, rooftop terrace, concierge. Low floor.

Immediate parking available.

Walk to temple. Asking $499K. Call Jason at Prime Realty 718-229-2922 LM1113

LONG ISLAND

6020

RONKONKOMA / NOB HILL – End unit, second floor, 2BR condo. Pergo & new tile in kitchen bath & balcony. Pool & tennis/ $222K. Call Owner 631-806-3488 LM0318

HOUSE FOR RENT 6030 PLAINVIEW. 3 Year Old Colonial! 4BR, 3 baths, 22’ EIK with island, 15’ FDR, 30’ MBR Suite. Huge Bsmt. Job Relocation Forced Sale. $5,100.

Realtor 516-316-8551 LM0708

FOR SALE

BY OWNER

NEW YORK STATE 7010 WEST HARRISON. 3BR, 2 baths, upper level in 2 family, washer/ dryer, central a/c, 1 car garage. $2,350/ month + utilities. Available July 1. Call 914-401-9175 LM0630

YOUNGSVILLE, NY (CATSKILLS) CHARMING LARGE FARM HOUSE ON 16 ACRES W BARN & DETACHED 2 CAR GARAGE, 3-4 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, LARGE ATTIC AND BASEMENT. CLOSE TO DELAWARE WATER ACTIVITIES AND BETHELWOODS ART CENTER. ASKING $225.000.

CALL OWNER AT 201-681-7980

NEW ROCHELLE/ WESTCHESTER. 1BR apts available. Extra-large rooms, eat-in kitchen. Near shops/ beach. No pets. $1625/ $1550/ $1490. 914-478-2442 LM0715

OUT OF STATE

8010

WEST NEW YORK, NJ. 3BR, LR, DR & garage. ½ block from Blvd East. $2,300. Call Mariana at Coccia Realty 201893-6257 or 201-867-2100 LM0515

The downtown Village Center, with its Tudor architecture, has a variety of stores, professional offices and residential units and the Metro North Railroad. It so situated so that you can enjoy city life, suburban life, country life and ocean life within relatively short distances.

2020

NYC, West End Avenue, 84/85 St. lg 7rm Condo for sale.

2500 sf, 5 BR, 3 bths Drmn bldg, no bkrs, $ 4.75M 917806-5080 HS0311

QUEENS

Scarsdale is located in beautiful Westchester County a residential community only 24 miles north of New York City and rated as a leading upscale community, has an outstanding school system with 99% of its graduates going on to higher education. There are over 20 parks and playgrounds, 26 public tennis courts, a municipal pool, and two 18-hole golf courses with Scarsdale Boundaries.

NEW YORK STATE 7030 DOBBS FERRY- 2BR with porch, W/D, parking, close to schools & transportation. Good schools! 20 minute train ride to Manhattan. No pets. Available immediately. 917-838-9040 LM1209

QUEENS

114 BIRCHALL DRIVE. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAYS 2-3:30PM OR APPOINTMENT..

Call Ray 212 602 1137 This house is located in the prestigious Murray Hill location near the finest school system, five minutes from the Metro North and thirty five minutes outside of Manhattan. Truly a great value being offered by a Motivated Seller. Built in 1933 as a small mansion on one acre, this house has been upgraded to a larger home with attached 2 car garage for a growing family. Enter into a formal foyer with half bath right into a large country kitchen, granite island with bright breakfast area leading into Mother-in-law or Media Room. The house has a formal 35 foot long dining room with fireplace and wet bar. The 1400 sf. family room contains three exposures, a 30ft cathedral ceiling, and a second fireplace. Exit onto onto a wrapdeck which spirals down to a 600 sf. patio overlooking the rear of the property / gardens.

The second floor features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a master bedroom with cathedral ceiling, and a Romeo Juliet balcony overlooking the family room.

Marble Master bathroom with jacuzzi tub and separate glass shower. Servants’ quarters converted into bedroom and laundry room. The basement level features large rec- room with Lap Pool and lower den with FDR fireplace. Exit the den onto a large patio overlooking large rear property, with babbling brook ample for garden & children’s play.

8020

NEW JERSEY SEASIDE HEIGHTS: OPEN HOUSE Sat/Sun 1-4, 1 Blvd New Condos Starting @ $399,900 Ocn & Bay views 1 Blk-Bch shopping & restaurants, upgrades everywhere. Mike Seaside Rlty Inc 732-330-6651 HS0527

3030

FLUSHING, N.Y. Location, Location, 3BR TUDOR detached. Garage, Kitchen w/new SS appliances, Large Dining Rm, Living Rm w/ Fireplace, Sun Porch, W/D Walking Distance to Synagogue, near all LIRR. 10 min to Whitestone Br. MLS + 2% rebate. Asking $888.000. Call 718-308-7184 www.choicearea. com HS1211

OUT OF STATE

OUT OF STATE

Fishkill, Townhouse, Deer Crossing 1br, 2b 1,365sqft, built 1992, 50-unit dev, end unit, on cul de sac, c/a, gas ht, LR, DR, Den, Laundry Rm, Gar, refrig, d/w, range. New roof, eff. hvac (2009), cath ceil in LR, Den dbls as gst BR next to full BR,lLoft w/skylt and adj strg. rm, lg Mstr BR - 2 (1 walkin) CA closets, access to clubhse & pool. Beautifully landscaped-woods behind All-glass sunroom. $279,900. See Zillow for addl pics.914.841.3237

HOUSES FOR RENT

8030

DEAL, NJ. Outstanding Townhouse in the Heart of Deal. Living room, dining room, designer kitchen, 4BR, 3 ½ baths, full fin bsmt with BR & bath. Garage. $3,800/ month.

Credit check. Call Dot Schulze Agency 732-229-2600 LM0902

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

MARINE PARK/ AVENUE P. Huge 1 family, fully detached home on 40 x 100 lot with long private driveway in Marine Park!

Enclosed front porch set up as modern home office. Formal living room with wood-burning fireplace. Open concept to Formal Dining room, parquet floors. Spacious modern Eat-in-kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Sliders to large deck. ½ bath. Oversized Master Bedroom, plus 2 additional large bedrooms.

Full bath. Basement is full with kitchenette and huge full bath with Jacuzzi tub, stall shower and cedar closet. High ceilings throughout the home. Lots of windows and light! Gas heat.

Lots of storage! Long private driveway with one car garage.

Yard. Call for more information.

Welcome Home Realty 718-513-0240 LM0818 MADISON. KINGS HIGHWAY & E 20’s. Semi-det 1 family home centrally located to Avenue P, Ocean Ave & Kings Highway. Home features 3 bedrooms, on 2 nd floor with full bath. FLR & FDR on Main floor with large EIK, wood cabinets. Mud room & half bath. Full basement, plenty of storage. Attic with full stairs possible dormer. New roof- 2 years old with 25 year warranty. New Gutters, pointing of chimney and chimney cap.

New heating unit and hot water unit were just put in Oct 16. Two car garage with new garage door and new roof. Large yard for additional parking or patio.

Lots of light. Call for more information. Welcome Home Realty 718-513- 0240 LM0818

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REAL ESTATE PLOTS FOR SALE

LAGRANGE TOWN OF, $350,000 RANCH ON .66 ACRES, BUILT 1957, 1983 SQ FT, 7 RMS 2 BATH, 4 BED RMS, LIV RM, DIN/SUN RM 14 X 24, FAM/TV RM, KITCHEN, LAUNDRY RM OFF KITCH, BASEMENT 250 SQ FT BEDROOM WITH BATH + 2 CLOSETS, 2 CAR GARAGE. IN GND POOL,16 X 32, 12 X 12 SHED. HOT WATER BB HEAT, 200 AMP ELEC SVC, CENTRAL AIR, KITCHEN REMAKE 2010, 3 OVENS, HARD WOOD FLRS THRUOUT, RECENTLY FINISHED PATIO AND WALKWAYS, NEW LANDSCAPING, MANY EXTRAS, ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMBINED TAXES 2015 $5278, 12 MINUTES FROM METRO NORTH OR TSP. 845-471-6874 OR JJD414GC@AOL.COM (APPOINTMENT ONLY)

9065

KING SOLOMON MEMORIAL PARK, CLIFTON, NJ. 1 plot, Lebanon B, $1,550 plus $300 paid directly to Cemetery for maintenance and preservation.

Call Ruth at 713-667-1483 or 281-660-5380 LM0811

East 34th St./ I & J Gut renovated 1 family semi-det triplex, 6BR's, 4.5 baths, kosher kitchen, fin bsmt w/2BR apt. Solar panels, C/AC, pvt drv/ gar. $959K. Call (917)774-5554

LM0804

QUEENS

WELLWOOD. 4 Plots- Lot 23, Div. J. Price Negotiable.

631-665-1140 LM0728 KING SOLOMON CEMETERY in Clifton, NJ. 6 adjacent plots valued at $2,000 each. Asking $1,500 each. 212-781-5714 LM0714

PINELAWN Garden of Normandie. 1 Plot for 2. $5,600. 631-220-4887 LM0714 BETH ISRAEL CEMETERY IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. 4 plots.

Worth $3,180 per plot. Willing to split. Best Offer!

Call 561-733-3776 LM0707 BETH ISRAEL IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. Outdoor Mausoleum, Crypt for 3, Building 23, Section 21, Level 4, Crypt # 38. Valued at $20,000.

Asking $10,000 neg. Call 917445-5293 or 718-894-7728 LM0818

FLORIDA

9080

Looking for a fantastic, fully upgraded 2BR/ 2 bath condo in Pompano Beach? What are you waiting for? Your South Florida oasis awaits! Call Rob Yacovone @ 561-777- 4225 LM0818

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. PGA National Spa & Resort. Prime Location.

Beautifully renovated, det 1 fam house with private backyard & garage. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. One floor.

Selling for $317,000. Also, for rent. Winter Rental $5,400. 4 months preferred. 917-3016180 LM0811

3040

KGH- 68TH RD. Well kept det.

Lot 48 x 100. 4BR/ 3 baths, laundry, office, large EIK, 2nd floor BR with balcony.

347-455-0066 HS0902

BRONX

4040

BRONX. DREAM LOCATION! Throgs Neck Tranquility. Steps from City Island Sound and Pelham Park. Minutes from shopping, transportation and I-95. 2 family (2100 square feet total); patio, backyard & shed.

Great investment property!

Buyer/ Brokers Welcome.

Contact: Joanne 917-232-8616

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FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

782145

Spacious Lakefront With Water Views Single Family 5 Bdrms – 2 Master Bdrms w/Sep Bths, 4.5 Bths All, LR, DR, Gourmet Kit, 3 Car Gar, Huge Lake w/Endless Boating & Fishing, Private Boat Dock Can Be Built

ASKING $625K

BY OWNER 443-875-9204

STATEN ISLAND

5040

Staten Island Mountaindale: 3 BRs. htd Fl arm, fin bsmt, 2 bths, lg EIK, some furniture.

Heated & A/c’s. Mint condition.

All new appliances. Nr. shul.

917-453-6926. HS0729

LONG ISLAND

6040

Mill Basin Exclusive: Semi attached 1 family 6.5 room 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath duplex. Full finished basement. Parking..

ASKING $569,000 JS511

Seeking Top L.I. Realtors ready to make a deal on a good

CATSKILL MT./HUDSON

investment property. Investor seeking to buy below market.

VALLEY HOME FOR

Bonus. Call 516-693-3995

SALE 4 BEDROOM

LM0804

NEW YORK STATE

HOME IN-LAW APART.

7040

OFFI CE SUITE 2 1/2

WANT 2 SELL YOUR HOME BUT

HRS FROM NYC

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Houses FA$T For CA$H In Any Condition. 914-984-3080 www. yohomebuyers.com

LM1002

FRANKLIN LAKES. GATED RETREAT ON 3 PRIVATE ACRES, ELEVATOR, LAVISH GOURMET KITCHEN, EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES, $1,899,999.

DEBBIE 201-925-7667 OR WWW.811COLONIAL ROADFRANKLINLAKES.COM LM0113

2 Family Attached BRICK. Owner has 6.5 rooms duplex. 3 bedrroms, 3 baths, private parking for 2 cars, yard and deck. 4 room. 2 bedrooms Rental JS510...........................$889,000 BEST SELLER #1 Properties 718.646-6900

LM0707

OUT OF STATE

8040

BARNEGAT, NJ. 290 Hawthorne Ln. 15 minutes from Long Beach Island. 3BR, 4 baths, single family house. Whispering Hills, granite countertops, ceramic tile floor, private deck, energy efficient. Too many upgrades to list. $237,000.

Also will be selling Household Furniture. 609-488-4824

LM0721

TOMS RIVER. 4BR, 1 bath ranch with garage. Newer roof, gutters, hardwood floors, etc.

Opportunity knocks! $209,900.

Exit Realty 732-312-3862

LM0721

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