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President Trump condemned recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week's Kansas City shooting during his address before Congress on Tuesday evening. He also "reaffirmed his unbreakable alliance" with the State of Israel and maintained his commitment to impose new sanctions against those who support Iran's ballistic missile program

By: Lieba Nesis

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n Trump's new world order one weeks news is mind-boggling. The first Congressional address which he held on Tuesday, February 28th, opened with him condemning recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week's Kansas City shooting. Kudos to him for spotlighting this alarming issue at the top of his most important speech to date. During his speech he "reaffirmed his unbreakable alliance" with the State of Israel and maintained his commitment to impose new sanctions against those who support Iran's ballistic missile program. Finally, Israel

has a President who is willing to prioritize her safety. The rest of his speech struck a more conciliatory tone with him continually using the word "we" and talking about unity and joining forces.

The New York Times reported that he would even be open to allowing a legal pathway for undocumented immigrants. However, he did say construction would begin on the southern border wall imminently and stressed that we must take strong measures to protect our Nation from Radical Islamic Terrorism-which he will do by improving vetting procedures to keep out those who do harm. Moreover, he was working on a plan to demolish ISIS with the Department of

Defense. Trump stuck to many of his campaign promises during the speech; reiterating his plan to repeal and re-

Trump stuck to many of his campaign promises during the speech; reiterating his plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, reduce the tax rate on companies, and add $1 trillion to infrastructure spending. place Obamacare, reduce the tax rate on companies, and add $1 trillion to infrastructure spending. Much of his speech called upon "members of

both parties" revealing a more sober Trump-willing to work with Democrats to ensure his agenda gets passed.

The last two weeks in the Trump presidency has been dizzying with breaking news stories. The propitious February 15th visit between Trump and Netanyahu where Netanyahu appeared giddy at the prospect of a new U.S.-Israel relationship was the beginning of a whirlwind two weeks. Yet it was Trump's appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) the following Friday, February 24th, where he lambasted the press that would become the main focus.

The President continued his attacks on the press with new vigor. Then Trump announced on Sunday, Febru-

ary 26th, to the surprise of many, via a tweet (what else) that he would not be attending the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Trump's relationship with the press has become increasingly contentious since he became president.

His Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, held a meeting with a gaggle of reporters, on the same day Trump addressed CPAC, and excluded CNN and The New York Times among others. After rumors circulated that CNN, and Bloomberg were considering boycotting the Correspondent's dinner Trump beat them to the punch by de-

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De Blasio Allegedly Lifted Dangerous Building Vacate Order For Top Fundraiser By: Kings County Politics

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ayor Bill de Blasio personally intervened on behalf of one of his leading fundraisers to have a partial vacate order lifted on a building the City deemed as unlicensed, illegal and improperly worked on, knowledgable sources told Kings County Politics.

The incident stems from December 2014, when it is alleged that de Blasio personally intervened on behalf of Satmar Rabbi Moish Indig to have a vacate order lifted on two adjacent Satmar school buildings at 88 and 96 Sanford Street in Bed-Stuy.

One of the buildings was entered without a permit, and the other was found to have illegal classes in the basement.

A city Department of Buildings (DOB) inspector cited it for having dangerous electrical work among other violations. The newer building was

literally built in weeks, and received construction permits retroactively.

After Indig and the Satmars received the vacate order, DOB Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Ira Gluckman allegedly was called under pressure from the de Blasio Administration to intervene. It was during the meeting between Gluckman and Indig at the properties in question that de Blasio allegedly personally called in on Indig’s cell phone to inquire on status of the buildings and ordered Gluckman to have the vacate order rescinded.

The inspector that signed the lift order specified that it was done as per Gluckman, implying that the inspector was uncomfortable to green light it.

It is not the first time this Satmar faction and Indig built a building in record time without proper permits. They previously built a synagogue in two weeks, and described it a “miracle.” Sadly, a worker died during the work.

The incident stems from December 2014, when it is alleged that de Blasio personally intervened on behalf of Satmar Rabbi Moish Indig to have a vacate order lifted on two adjacent Satmar school buildings at 88 and 96 Sanford Street in Bed-Stuy.

The story of de Blasio’s intervention came to light in late 2014 when Kings County Politics Founder/Editor Stephen Witt was working as a freelance editor/reporter for Our Time Press in Bedford Stuyvesant.

While investigating the story, Witt questioned de Blasio’s press office and the DOB about

the allegation, and former Deputy Press Secretary Wiley Norvell said there was no truth to it.

“The mayor had no such contact on this issue, nor took any action. Nor did any staff become involved beyond the standard agency communications we have keeping us up-

dated on their operations,” said Norvell on Jan. 6, 2015.

Witt said he decided against writing the story for Our Time Press out of fear that the de Blasio Administration would seek retribution. Additionally, he felt the media climate at the time was so pro-de Blasio that he would be painted as a crackpot, hurting both his infant startup, KCP, and if that didn’t work out, his chances of getting another staff position at a larger media outlet.

“In hindsight, I regret this decision and personally want to apologize to Our Time Press Publisher/Editor David Greaves, who knew about the story and respected my decision not to run with it because of my economic situation,” said Witt.

Witt is an award-winning news journeyman journalist with over 25 years experience as a staff reporter and freelancer at both large and small news organizations. He gave his notes and corresponding

It was during the meeting between Gluckman and Indig at the properties in question that de Blasio allegedly personally called in on Indig’s cell phone to inquire on status of the buildings and ordered Gluckman to have the vacate order rescinded. emails on this story to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office in late December 2016.

Within days of contacting the office the New York Post reported that one of Indig’s cell phones was seized.

Federal prosecutors are questioning De Blasio today and the New York Times reports that questioning will center around de Blasio’s relationship with Indig.

Bharara’s office refused comment on the notes or about the ongoing investigation of de Blasio. (KINGSCOUNTYPOLITICS.COM)

Cuomo’s New Budget Ethics Rules Apply to Lawmakers but Not to Himself

By Hadassa Kalatizadeh

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overnor Andrew Cuomo’s 2017 budget contains new rules of ethics which apply to legislators while navigating state funds to projects — but there are exclusions for him.

The governor’s $152.3 billion spending plan obliges lawmakers to send a form to the state budget director affirming that they will not receive a “financial benefit”, have “no financial interest,” and have “no known conflict” in making any funding request they undertake.

Within the 810-page budget, the ethics language is mentioned 18 times. It applies to

funds which lawmakers distribute throughout their districts.

There is, however, a caveat. The ethical rules do not apply to the state Dormitory Authority’s State and Municipal Facilities Program (SAM), a treasury of borrowed money.

As reported by the NY Post, in this quasi-governmental entity, Gov. Cuomo appoints five members from its 11-member board. Two of the other members, the budget director and the state health commissioner, report directly to him. The last four members include the State Education Commissioner and appointees of the State Comptroller, Assembly speaker and Senate President. Both the Governor and lawmakers may

$350 million was disbursed to a mall project near the proposed New York Wheel in Staten Island from the state Dormitory Authority’s State and Municipal Facilities Program (SAM), a treasury of borrowed money.

suggest projects for undertaking

by SAM. The board reviews pro-

posals and distributes money.

The fund, established in 1944, was originally formed to finance the construction of college dorms in New York. It has now grown into a $1.5 billion stash, and now disburses cash to a variety of “economic development projects”. In 2014, it provided $5 million to help CBS renovate the Ed Sullivan Theater in Midtown. In 2015, it provided a $25 million grant to build the Empire Outlets, a $350 million mall project near the proposed New York Wheel in Staten Island.

Regulators are concerned with the ethics exclusion. “If there is a big enough threat for bad behavior to put safeguards on all other programs,

then why not on this one?” said Ken Girardin, Empire Center Analyst. “The state shouldn’t be running these slush funds in the first place. They benefit the political needs of elected officials more than they serve the public good.” Girardin calls the generous grant to Staten Island’s outlet developers “one of the most questionable subsidies in recent state history.”

Manhattan state Sen. Liz Krueger said, “As far as I’m concerned, everybody should sign in blood there’s no conflict of interest in using state money.” At a Manhattan conference last week, US Attorney Preet Bharara cautioned state municipal leaders to be “wary of slush funds.”

NYPD Top Cop to Ignore Trump’s Deportation Orders for Immigrants

By Ilana Siyance

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olice Commissioner James O’Neill sharply defied President Trump’s immigrant deportation policies, on Wednesday. O’ Neill held his ground in asserting that his officers will not enforce administrative warrants issued by federal immigration officials. As reported by the NY Daily News, in a 431word internal memo directed to the NYPD’s police officers, O’ Neill wrote, “The NYPD does not conduct civil immigration enforcement. Specifically, this department does not enforce administrative warrants issued

by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or federal immigration judges solely in connection with civil immigration violations.

For example, the NYPD does not arrest or detain individuals for immigration violations such as overstaying a lawfully issued visa. However, the NYPD does and will continue to honor federal immigration detainers when there is a risk to public safety.” In the memo, O’Neill went on to explain, “It is critical that everyone who comes into contact with the NYPD, regardless of their immigration status, be able to identify themselves or seek assistance with-

NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill sharply defied President Trump’s immigrant deportation policies last Wednesday; holding his ground in asserting that his officers will not enforce administrative warrants issued by federal immigration officials

out hesitation, anxiety or fear.”

He also reiterated that the department still “accepts the city’s IDNYC as a valid and recognized form of government-issued identification”.

The memo was in stark contrast to Homeland Security Secretary, John Kelly’s order only the day before, to deport any undocumented immigrants, if they were ever convicted or even charged with a criminal offense, if they “have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits,” or “have engaged in fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with any official matter before a governmental agency.”

According to Kelley’s directive, undocumented immigrants can be deported for having committed even minor traffic violations, having received any form of government assistance or having used fake Social Security numbers to land a job. The government, along with several independent organizations, has estimated that roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants currently reside in the United States.

City officials have already been warned by Trump’s administration that “sanctuary cities” like New York, will be penalized with a cut in their federal funding.

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Jona Rechnitz Demanded Indebted Pal to Name Him Beneficiary for $4.7M in Life Insurance

By Hannah Hayes

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he federal prosecutor’s star witness in the case involving the NYPD corruption scandal, Jona Rechnitz, has asked a wanted friend to take out close to $5 million in life insurance with him as the beneficiary, according to what sources told The Post.

37-year-old Hamlet Peralta, owener of the Hudson River Café, has been strapped for cash and is afraid that Rechnitz is planning to have him murdered so he can get the life insurance to pay back the money he owes him, sources told The Post.

In an e-mail in October 2014, Peralta wrote to Rechnitz’s lawyer, “I’m working day and night to produce and pay [Rechnitz] every dollarl. Please calm Jona.

get killed by somebody because he was caught up in a lot of bad stuff. If [Peralta] was going to get killed by somebody, then Jona is out a lot of money. He wanted to protect his interests.”

Back in April, Peralta was arrested for allegedly using a Ponzi scheme, centered around a pretend wholesale liquor business, to get $12 million out of a dozen people. The source said, that at the time, approximately $3 million was invested in short-term loans by Rechnitz with Peralta.

“When the money was flowJona Rechnitz was the federal prosecutor’s star witness in the ing, the two men had a great case involving the NYPD corruption scandal. relationship and traveled toI don’t want to get killed in the was merely making an educated gether, including on a 2013 bet that something might hap- trip with former NYPD Chief last hour.”

According to The Post, “a pen to Peralta because he owed of Department Philip Banks III and Rechnitz’s businessman person with direct knowledge of so many people money.”

The Post’s source said, “He pal, Jeremy Reichberg. Banks’ Rechnitz’s insurance push insisted that the real-estate developer was concerned Hamlet would relationship with Rechnitz has

“Please calm Jona. I don’t want to get killed in the last hour.” been eyed in the police payto-play scandal, and Reichberg already has been charged in the debacle. Rechnitz and Peralta were so close that Rechnitz even bailed the restaurateur out of jail in May 2014 after he was arrested for punching a hedgefund manager, a source said,” The Post reports.

By the close of 2014, Rechnitz was aggressively e-mailing Peralta regarding his debt and ordering him to sign off on at least two life insurance policies worth a combined $4.7 million, according to documents. Whether he succeeded in obtaining the policies is unknown.

NYC Officials Banned from Using Gov’t Owned Social Media for Political Gain By: Kristina Stukalenko

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n a landmark ruling issued on the 23rd of February, the City’s conflicts of interest board have made a statement that elected officials and their staff are prohibited from using official, government-owned social media platforms for political purposes. Politicians are not allowed to announce endorsements or post campaign events.

According to the Daily News, the committee took the initiative after Mayor De Blasio posted a video promoting him to several social media channels.

While elected officials are allowed to hold separate Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram accounts, they are not allowed to post anything during work hours or using government phones or computers. Politicians

Accordingly, government officials are forbidden from having any of their staff manage their accounts for them at any time, as they would have to post promotional material during working hours.

Officials are also forbidden from posting material on their personal accounts implying that their views are in any way mandated by the government. The ban is set to officially be in effect at the beginning of July when a new code of conduct for State employees is set to be issued. The new code of conduct will also feature a ban on the right of State employThe City Conflicts of Interest Board has warned local NYC ees to allocate state resources to lawmakers not to use social media accounts for political further business and other forms purposes of financial gain.

The only exception to the use will not be allowed to post any- that details that White House thing during times while they are staffers are also forbidden to post of social media is if it will assist one duty or are performing civil material on behalf of their bosses State employees in completing service. on their personal profiles in addi- assignments directly related to The law also has a provision tion to the ban on official websites. their work on the job. The ban

will be in effect on the use of state equipment “unless specifically required by the agency to perform a job function, you may not use social media, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, while on duty or through the use of State resources or equipment.”

The new code also holds State officials accountable for irresponsible and corrupt forms of job hopping. For example, a State official is not allowed to award government contracts to companies upon leaving their State posts and then take a job at the same company the contract was awarded to.

However, under the new law, accepting gifts from companies that the State contracts with is entirely acceptable and is the established custom when the State awards its contracts to third parties.

Rise of Anti-Semitism in NYC; Swastikas Found on School Walls Vice Chairman of the WZO says anti-Semitism increasing around the world, Jews in Europe afraid to even look Jewish By: Shimon Cohen

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wastikas and other anti-Semitic elements have been drawn on vehicles, playgrounds and school walls in New York City. The NYPD launched an investigation, but Yaakov Hagoel, the Vice Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and Head of the Department for Activities in Israel & Countering Anti-Semitism, attempted to discover what could lead to the rise of so many anti-Semitic incidents in a major American city like New York.

"This process has been underway for the last 10 years. Each year there are more anti-Semitic incidents around the world.

Each year is even more difficult than the previous one. It happens all over the world and the

US, and is part of a global process," Hagoel said.

"We're trying to figure out why. There have been major economic problems in the world over the past decade. There are problems with immigrants who come from majority Muslim countries. And there is the combination of classic anti-Semitism which brings about hatred of Jews from the traditional Christian religious motives and which joins with the modern anti-Semitism of Muslims who express hatred of the Jews and the State of Israel."

He said that the US has less anti-Semitism than Europe, "but the trend of increasing anti-Semitism is the same."

He praised President Donald Trump's condemnation of recent anti-Semitic incidents in

the US. "There is no doubt that the trend is global, but should also look on the bright side.

The US government responded, President Trump spoke about the need to counter anti-Semitism. This should not be taken for granted."

"We don't see many world leaders putting their cards on the table and saying things clearly. In this matter there should be zero tolerance," he added, praising US Vice President Mike Pence for personally helping to restore a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis where nearly 200 headstones were knocked down.

According to Hagoel, the act of restoring the cemetery is important in a time when Jews are afraid to appear Jewish. "One of the problems is the way again Jews respond, and the response

Swastikas and other anti-Semitic elements have been drawn on vehicles, playgrounds and school walls in New York City

is not good. Today, many Jews do not walk around with Jewish symbols out of fear. In many homes in Europe they have taken down the mezuzahs or moved them inside of the house, because they have such fear of just being [known to be] Jewish."

He said that the WZO and the Israeli government must combat this trend by working to strengthen Jewish identity in the communities of the diaspora in addition to encouraging aliyah.

Otherwise "the result will be assimilation."

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Tape Reveals CUNY Administrator Fueled Anti-Semitism at KCC Bklyn Campus By: Seymour Rosenheim

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ccording to a “smoking gun” piece of evidence obtained by the New York Post, it appears that the interim president of Kingsborough Community College, Stuart Suss, was caught on audio tape expressing his perception that there were “too many Jews” serving in faculty and staff positions at the Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn campus.

Not cognizant that he was being recorded, Suss reportedly made this remark to a professor at Kingsborough, who then relayed it to a colleague who is in the midst of a discrimination lawsuit against the two-year community college.

In late April of 2016, a lawsuit filed by CUNY Kingsborough professor and department chair Jeffrey Lax, represented by the law firm of Corey Stark PLLC and The Lawfare Project, exposes a highly tendentious climate and rampant harassment on campus, endemic to the administration and targeting recognizable persons of the Jewish faith, or “outward Jews.”

According to the complaint, senior administrators at Kingsborough have actively attempted to limit the hiring and obstruct the promotion of Jews, and have “promoted and maintained a pervasively hostile work environment and atmosphere.” This hostility, the complaint continues, has included senior administration mocking

In late April of 2016, a lawsuit filed by CUNY Kingsborough professor and department chair Jeffrey Lax, represented by the law firm of Corey Stark PLLC and The Lawfare Project, exposes a highly tendentious climate and rampant harassment on campus, endemic to the administration and targeting recognizable persons of the Jewish faith, or “outward Jews.”

the religious head coverings of Jewish faculty members, referring to Jews as “the Devil” and “evil” and denigrating people for keeping kosher.

The interim president of Kingsborough Community College, Stuart Suss, was caught on audio tape expressing his perception that there were “too many Jews” serving in faculty and staff positions at the Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn campus.

The Lawfare Project’s Brooke Goldstein commented: “We have been hearing about horrific incidents at CUNY—where Jewish professors and students have been targeted in the most vicious ways—for too long. Up until now, faculty and students victimized by anti-Semitic conduct have had no place to turn for legal representation, including financial assistance.

The Lawfare Project is com-

After Lengthy Partner Feud, Lev Leviev Wins $209M Settlement By: Carl Shepherd

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n the aftermath of a protracted legal battle against his former partners that proved to be exceptionally rancorous, it was reported on Tuesday, that Africa Israel Investments chair Lev Leviev prevailed in court and won a $209 million judgment.

The New York Post reported that the odious legal wrangling between the two sides even devolved into alleged death threats and ad hominem verbal assaults

The 59-year-old Lev Leviev is a world-famous investor in precious diamonds (also known as the “King of Diamonds”) who competes directly with international diamond powerbroker The De Beers Group

Pro Hamas demonstrators gathered in front of Lev Leviev’s Madison Avenue diamond store to protest his support for Israel

on the arbitrator who was initially assigned to take the case, according to statements made

by Judge Jesse Furman. Leviev’s former partners are from the Julius Klein Group in upstate New York.

According to the Post report, a federal judge on Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom rendered a decision that would compel Leviev’s former partners to pay out $142 million to his LGC USA Holdings, in addition to the $66 million that they have already paid.

Sources close to the case say that the award that Leviev received may have been a record for the industry. According to Tuesday’s tax ruling, it appears that Leviev might have been able to settle the case against

his erstwhile partners when it originally went into arbitration.

Things started turning toward the sleazy side when evidence emerged that the arbitrator has been convicted of tax fraud and was linked to a black market diamond scheme.

Charles Michael, the attorney representing Leviev said that “The Leviev Group will take all steps available, including seizing corporate and individual assets, to collect this judgment after the lengthy legal procedures now have resulted in this final ruling.”

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange reports that Leviev’s firm, Africa Israel has global holdings and trades in the market.

See After Lengthy Partner , page 38

mitted to fighting religious discrimination on U.S. campuses and ensuring that all members of the academic community are equipped to enforce their rights. We have extended our full support to Professor Lax and his colleagues, and sincerely hope the atmosphere of virulent anti-Semitism at many of our publicly funded schools is taken seriously, and dealt with appropriately.”

According to the report in the New York Post, Business Department chairman Jeffrey Lax queried his colleague: “What did you hear him say?” Math professor Ronald Forman replied to Lax in early April that Suss said, “Oh, that there are too many Jews” working at the college.

Suss is now the vice president of academic affairs at CUNY’s Guttman Community College but Lax’s federal suit in a Brooklyn court also charges that Suss made anti-Semitic remarks and called for the reduction in the number of Jews who comprise the faculty and adjunct professors at Kingsborough As to Forman’s thoughts on what he heard on the tape, he confided to Lax that he felt the accusations being leveled at Suss were believable. He told Lax, according to the Post report that: “I’ll never admit it, but I heard him say it.” Forman also divulged the fact that Suss was his oldest friend and hinted that he did not want to betray him.

He told Lax: “Don’t quote me,

The Lawfare Project’s Brooke Goldstein commented: “Up until now, faculty and students victimized by anti-Semitic conduct have had no place to turn for legal representation, including financial assistance. “

I’ll deny I said it. I understand where you’re coming from.

Trust me.”

The Post reported that all three men in question are of the Jewish faith. Suss and Forman attend a Conservative synagogue while in papers filed in court, Lax identifies himself as a Orthodox or observant Jew. Forman expressed his displeasure at being taped in conversation with Suss. This past

Senior administration officials mocked the religious head coverings of Jewish faculty members, referring to Jews as “the Devil” and “evil” and denigrating people for keeping kosher.

weekend, Forman said Lax “didn’t get my permission to record me. I’m pissed.”

Forman did however, admit that the contents of the tape were correct and not skewed. “If it’s on the tape, it’s on the tape,” he said.

As part of the pretrial “discovery” process, the attorney representing Lax submitted the Forman/Suss tape to the New York City Law Department which is representing both the City University of New York and Suss.

According to the court papers filed on Lax’s behalf by the Lawfare Project, none of the incidents has been investigated or reported to the police. Court papers were filed by Corey Stark who is co-counsel to Lax with The Lawfare Project, a non profit legal think tank based in NY.

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David Einhorn is Latest in String of Hedge Macy’s 34th Street Struggles to Remain Fund Chiefs Divorcing Their Wives Solvent in Face of Trump Boycott

By Rachel Shapiro

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avid Einhorn, a hedge fund billionaire, is separating with his wife Cheryl Strauss Einhorn.

Page Six sources have confirmed that the couple, who have been married for 24 years, are heading towards a divorce. This marks yet another in a long trail of recent hedge fund billionaire divorces.

The couple married back in 1993, before Einhorn made his fortune. He is the founder of Greenlight Capital, which is said to “move markets” with its stock selections. Einhorn, who is now worth a whopping $1.55 billion, has separated from Cheryl.

Page Six reports, “At stake in the upcoming divorce is their

nearly 10,000-square-foot home in Rye, NY, and — possibly — his rumored vault of gold stashed at a secret location in New York City.

He has reportedly said the gold is used by his fund as a hedge against inflation.

Cheryl, with whom David has three children, is an award-winning financial reporter and media consultant who has also taught at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Columbia Business School. She is also credited with coming up with the name “Greenlight” when he launched his fund in 1996.”

In New York, the couple has gained much recognition for their philanthropic work. They established the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, in 2002. According

The Einhorn’s 10,000-square-foot mansion in Rye, New York, will be at stake in the upcoming divorce. (Photo Credit: Bing Maps)

By: Kristina Stukalenko

Israeli Investors Develop Condos in East Harlem

By Helen Zaboulani

See Israeli Investors Develop , page 6

Online boycott attempts to take down retailers that do business with the president or his family

related business dealings with retailers that did business with Trump as far back as 2015.The store’s moral boycott began after the President made his customary disparaging remarks about Mexicans during his ongoing campaign speeches.

Trump retaliated by unleashing the #BoycottMacys campaign in response to the exclusion of his brands. However, much to the retailer’s detriment, it failed to part ways with Ivanka Trump’s brand. Campaigns like #GrabYourWallet evidently assumed the stubborn posture of assuming guilt by association by singling out Macy’s despite the initial initiative it took in removing inklings of president

from its shelves.

Macy’s currently houses its headquarters in New York and Cincinnati and lost many customers to Amazon, H&M, and T.J. Maxx. The downturn has been so dire that the retailer has considered selling itself to Hudson Bay, a retailer housed in Canada. Apart from galvanizing a debate about immigration and unleashing boycotts of U.S. products throughout Mexico, Trump’s presidency has also created a partisan climate among local consumers of domestic products. There is no telling what big stores in the United States will do next to protect See Macy’s 34th Street Struggles , page 36

City to Build “Substantial Community Facility” in Jamaica, Queens By: Caswell Jones

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he building under construction, at 1790-1792 Third Avenue in East Harlem, will decidedly become a 52-unit condominium, according to filings with the NYS Attorney General’s office this week. Owned by Israeli investors Udi Gilboa and Yoram Avner, the target sellout for the condos is an impressive $48 million. Formerly the site of a pair of two-story buildings, the property was purchased for $5.75 million towards the end of 2013. Situated between East 99th and 100th Streets and encompassing 48,377 gross square feet of space, the plans for the new 13-story building will make it the tallest structure there. The building is being designed by IBI Group-Gruzen Samton.

Last year, the design renderings indicated the project would be a 95-unit rental apartment building. According to the previously approved permits, reported by 6sqft, there were plans to have an ambulatory facility and commercial retail space at the ground floor of the building. The most up-to-date construction permit applications were filed by Moshik Zemach of Next City Real Estate. The building permit allows for 55 units. Bank Hapoalim has already lent the Israeli partners $14 million for acquisition and

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he month of October welcomed a protest against the Trump family that is still in effect well after the incumbent president took office. # GrabYourWallet is an online campaign whose focus is to boycott all companies that are in any way affiliated with Trump and members of his family.

Business at Macy’s, in particular, has taken a downturn for the worst. As a result of the boycott, Macy’s plans to lay off David and Cheryl Einhorn in a 10,000 workers and shut down photo from their foundation’s 65 of its 729 stores this year. website. (Phot via www.efct.

Ultimately, the retailer plans org) to shutter 100 of their stores in to its website, that features a total. beautiful photo of the couple, the foundation was started “with the vision of building a more peaceMacy’s plans to lay off ful and harmonious society – a 10,000 workers and shut society in which intolerance is down 65 of its 729 stores not an option, where we practice this year empathy and kindness for others daily, and while we may have different backgrounds or beliefs, we The problems for Macy’s choose to live with mutual respect began when the boycott of all and have the moral courage to things Trump was initiated by stand up for one another when the retailer Nordstrom’s. Nordnecessary – a society in which the strom’s announced in early norm is for people to get along.”

February that it would stop Einhorn is also on the boards carrying merchandise made by of the Michael J. Fox Foundation the president’s daughter Ivanka. for Parkinson’s Research, called Macy’s had canceled the sale of merchandise and terminated See Hedge Fund Billionaire , page 36

1790-1792 Third Avenue in East Harlem, will decidedly become a 52-unit condominium, according to filings with the New York State Attorney General’s office this week. Owned by Israeli investors Udi Gilboa and Yoram Avner, the target sellout for the condos is an impressive $48 million. Formerly the site of a pair of two-story buildings, the property was purchased for $5.75 million towards the end of 2013.

Bank Hapoalim has already lent the Israeli partners $14 million for acquisition and construction of the property

his past January, the City selected the developer Omni New York to take on the formidable task of remodeling an all but abandoned Police Department garage on 168th Street in Jamaica, Queens. The renovation is part of a multi-pronged effort to remodel the area and to introduce modern infrastructural improvements that would do justice to the area’s conveniently-held location. Maria Torres-Springer, president of the city’s Economic Development Corp. stated the following with regard to the plan “[This] proposal builds on southeast Queens strengths as a commercial and transit hub.”

Jamaica is surrounded by four subway lines, a major Long Island Railroad junction and an Air train that runs directly to John F. Kennedy airport.

Omni plans to build what the city’s Economic Development corp. refers to as a “substantial community facility.” The development will be 450,000-square feet and will contain a mix of retail, commercial and residential space. It will contain 350 residential units, which will be designated as affordable housing.

There will also be ground-floor retail and commercial space, an underground parking garage still designated in part for the NYPD. The transformation of the former garage is only a part of

The City plans to revamp an underutilized NYPD parking garage as part of a multi–pronged initiative to spruce up Jamaica, Queens

Mayor De Blasio’s Jamaica Now Action Plan, associated with the larger goal of creating new jobs and a space for more retail development. It is comprised of 21 strategic actions which include bolstering job opportunities for Jamaica residents in the healthcare sector, the redesigning of storefronts for local businesses on Sutphin’s Blvd. and the release of a newly prescribed business model for Hillside Avenue and other key corridors and the expansion of affordable housing opportunities.

The cost of implementing the action is set to hit the $153 million mark and will include transportation related remodeling which will include the introduction of new streetscapes and transit and bus service from Jamaica to Flushing.

In 2007, Bloomberg originally planned to renovate the same area now under construction but the 2008 recession foiled his plans. A crossing at Jamaica station is currently under construction as well. The plan will introduce 580 residential units to the area and will include the construction of a Hilton Garden Inn. The renovation of Jamaica will coincide with the construction of LaGuardia airport. The city hopes to not only modernize the airport, by adding more terminals and sleeker designs.

The aim will be to make the airport into an international one.

The reordering of the Jamaica’s streetscape and the introduction of free WiFi on the streets will also generate more revenue for the city from incoming tourists.

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n Thursday, February 23, the Wall Street Journal reported the IRS was investigating the Swiss banking organization Credit Suisse for assisting Americans living in Israel or with Israeli citizenship in acts of tax evasion. This investigation is coming to light several years after the bank had to pay billions of dollars in fines and penalties after it was caught helping American clients hide their income in order to avoid paying taxes.

The bank’s Israeli desk, that serves hundreds of clients, is the focus of the probe. In July 2014, a probe by the U.S. Justice Department into a dual Israeli-American citizen living in Israel, revealed that he held unreported assets in a Credit Suisse account. Hamodia reports, “The dual citizen cooperated with the government, gathering recordings and other evidence that firmly placed the bank as a major funnel through which money held by American citizens was being hidden. The culprit received a seven-month sentence in prison. According to the report, the dual citizen’s Swiss accounts contained more than $200 million in 2013. The bank, according to the investigation, removed its client’s name from paperwork in order to obscure his control of the account.”

Swiss bank Credit Suisse has a main office located at 11 Madison Ave in New York City.

The current law in the U.S. is that is that Americans must disclose all income or savings held in a foreign country, even if it was earned their and despite dual citizenship status. Failure to do so is illegal. As of January 1, FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, went into effect with the goal of stopping the laundering of money and tax evasion. Under the law, banks in any of 113 countries, including Israel, are required to send information on accounts and financial assists owned by an American citizen to the U.S.; Failure to comply leaves the bank subject to a 30 percent tax on all transactions with American banks, in addition to other sanctions like being banned from the SWIFT foreign banking exchange system.

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oldman Sachs Group Inc.’s former second in command and top economic advisor to President Donald Trump, Gary Cohn is removing himself from all official matters regarding his former employer, Goldman Sachs.

An anonymous White House officials said that Cohn “will recuse himself from participating in any matter directly involving his former employer.” The official explained that the policy is The policy is in tune with Trump’s established rules of ethics. Any matter or potential rulemaking in which Goldman Sachs has participated before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will be included in the recusal, according to the official.

The Financial Times first reported this statement, which was then confirmed by Bloomberg News.

According to Hamodia, “The legislation was aimed especially at countries considered ‘tax havens’ – countries where Americans could safely set up bank accounts without the IRS finding out. Israel was considered one of the prime targets of the law, as foreign residents could maintain tax-free bank accounts for as long as 20 years. The FATCA deal works both ways. While the motivation for Israel to sign the deal with the U.S. Treasury was to track down Americans who Cohn “will recuse himself had unreported bank accounts from participating in any in Israel and disclose that infor- matter directly involving mation to American authorities, his former employer.”

Israel has also used the law to find Israelis with unreported bank accounts in the United On January 28, Trump isStates, with the IRS informing sued ethics rules for all his the Tax Authority about 35,000 appointees under which such accounts.”

Cohn is required for two

Gary Cohn is the chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump and Director of the National Economic Council, and the former president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs.

years to recuse himself from any certain matters involving his former firm, including regulatory actions. There has not yet been a public release of Cohn’s ethics agreement and financial disclosure.

In a letter released on February 3, Cohn was encouraged to take it a step further.

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin pushed him to also

remain out of any decisions that would have an "indirect" impact on Goldman Sachs.

Bloomberg News reports, “As chair of the National Economic Council, Cohn has become the public face of Trump’s plans to roll back parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, put in place to prevent another financial crisis. Cohn appeared on television earlier this month explaining two directives that Trump signed that are aimed at starting the process of repealing the restrictions.

Goldman Sachs would likely benefit from loosening those rules. Trump’s orders on financial services regulation elicited a Feb. 9 letter from Warren and Baldwin to Goldman Sachs asking for any information about contacts between Cohn and his old firm, or the investment bank’s involvement in writing the policies.”

Goldman Sachs General Counsel Gregory Palm wrote in a letter dated February 22, that the firm “had no involvement in drafting any executive orders, nor did we receive any advance notice of their issuance.” He added that the firm is familiar of the rules for dealing with government officials, and “we have no reason to believe that individuals from Goldman Sachs breached them.”

Wall Street & NYC Real Estate in the Age of Trump

By Hadassa Kalatizadeh

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all Street has embraced President Donald J. Trump’s pro-business policies and his vows to deregulate the banking industry, and to cut corporate taxes. The new President was quick to back his campaign promises with the appointment of a handful of former Goldman Sachs executives, making the wealthiest cabinet in American history. From the onset, the Dow Jones industrial average has welcomed the administration with its Jan. 25th record closure above 20,000.

Late last month, President Trump signed an executive order intended to limit government regulations throughout all sectors, by requiring federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new one established, as reported by the Real Deal. In 2010, during the recession, President Obama had initiated the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to place checks on big banks. Trump has vowed to unshackle Wall Street and scale back that initiative.

In the revenue reports for the final quarter of 2016, the country’s five largest investment banks (Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America and

Morgan Stanley) reported a combined $18.1 billion in trading revenue. This was an impressive 26 percent increase from the same period last year, and the best fourth quarter Wall Street has reported since 2007. Those big banks also have a major impact on many sectors, especially Real Estate.

Ken McCarthy, the principal economist at Cushman & Wakefield, said financial service firms produce nearly 11 percent of all jobs in NYC, as opposed to 5.7 percent of jobs across the country. “Because they are such a large sector of employment, they are also a large occupier of space. So, anything that impacts financial

One of the handful of former Goldman Sachs executives in Trump’s cabinet is Steve Mnuchin, who is currently treasury secretary.

Another executive from Goldman Sachs who is part of the Trump team is Anthony Scaramucci. Following the 2016 election, Scaramucci served on the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee. In 2005, Scaramucci founded global investment firm SkyBridge Capital, serving as co-managing partner before selling the company in early 2017, to take a role in the Trump administration.

Ken McCarthy, the principal economist at Cushman & Wakefield, (pictured above) said financial service firms produce nearly 11 percent of all jobs in NYC, as opposed to 5.7 percent of jobs across the country. “Because they are such a large sector of employment, they are also a large occupier of space.

So, anything that impacts financial services will impact the local real estate market,” he said.

Financial institutions provide a major source of funding for large development projects, as well as mortgages to residential buyers.

The banks themselves occupy a good deal of office space in many of the city’s priciest office towers, and their executives are often among those purchasing multimillion-dollar luxury condos.

services will impact the local real estate market,” he said.

As per a recent article in The Real Deal, the question remains, can Trump make the rally last, or are we just enjoying the honey moon stage. Trump has other less popular programs. The controversial travel ban led the Dow and S&P 500 to their worst day

since his victory. The industry is likewise not enthusiastic about the President’s trade policy. Mr. Trump has signed an executive order to exit the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

He has launched a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico, to offset the cost of his planned border wall. “Entering into a trade war is the fastest way to get us into a recession,” said Chris DeMuth, founder of investment firm Rangeley Capital. Not only would that weaken purchasing power for the American public, it would also have a “massive impact on [big banks] that underwrite these [trade] deals,” said DeMuth.

Only time will tell if Trump’s administration will be able to maintain the positive vibes on

Wall Street. Of course, there are other influences that are outside the control of the President.

While commercial Real Estate has enjoyed an increase in leasing proposals and negotiations, mostly from the financial service tenants, speculators say the appetite for new office space often just boils down to the number of employees.

Employment in NYC’s securities, commodities and investment sectors rose to 171,000 in 2016, from 160,000 in 2014, as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Another powerful source of positive impact for the banks has been speculation that interest rates will rise. A 1% increase in short-term rates, would amount to an annual profit between $3 and $5 billion for most big banks.

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ZOA Brooklyn Region Brings the Joy of Purim to the IDF By: Fern Sidman

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he Brooklyn Region of the Zionist Organization of America is exceptionally pleased to announce that this Purim marks their 17th annual Misloach Manot campaign. Dedicated to the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces who serve their country on a daily basis with remarkable valor, devotion and commitment to the security of its people, this campaign is a tangible display of tremendous appreciation for all that they do.

Through this ZOA campaign, American Jews of all ages come together to bring the incredible joy of Purim to members of the IDF through the distribution of over 9000 shalach manot packages along with tens of thousands of personalized letters of support and love sent to them.

This year, the campaign has significantly expanded to include 39 Jewish schools from around the country.

From Portland, Oregon to Columbus, Ohio to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Long Island, New York and beyond, children from 1st to 12th grade have written heartfelt letters to IDF members in which they express their "Hakaras Hatov" to them for protecting their loved ones, for keeping Israel safe and secure and for putting their lives on the line for their people.

Among the schools who eagerly participated in the letter writing program were: Hillel

Academy, Shulamith School, Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Magen David High School, Politiz Day School of Cherry Hill, Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach, Maayan Torah Day School, Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, Manhattan Day School, Jewish Foundation School of Staten Island, Temple

moving and beautifully written.

The children are keenly aware of the awesome responsibility that each person serving in the IDF has and they really want to give back in some way. That speaks volumes about the Ahavat Yisrael and Achdut that our children are being taught through their participation in this campaign."

These Purim activities are made possible by the addition of different ZOA regions including those in Michigan, Philadelphia and South Florida are actively participating and bringing aboard additional members as well.

With palpable emotion reverberating in his voice, Mr. Mar-

Mr. Rubin Margules, the president of the ZOA Brooklyn Region is seen here (bottom right) distributing shalach manot packages and letters of support from American Jewish schoolchildren to the brave men and women serving in the Israel Defense Forces

Israel of Scranton, Jewish Day School of Lehigh Valley, the Jewish Federation of Reading and many, many more.

Spearheading the Purim campaign for the last 17 years is ZOA Brooklyn regional president Rubin Margules. In an exclusive interview, Mr. Margules said, "I have been personally involved in this important campaign for many years and I must say that the letters written to the IDF by children this year just leave you misty-eyed. They are so poignant,

Mr. Margules adds that this year the Purim campaign is crackling with genuine excitement as yet another extraordinarily special Purim concert is being planned for IDF members and their families. "Last year we sponsored a most successful and highly spirited concert in Ariel and over 1000 soldiers attended. We are hoping that this year's attendance will double or triple. Additionally, we have topnotch entertainment booked to perform."

gules exclaimed, "This shalach manot campaign is a wonderful expression of the unwavering bond that American Jews share with Israel and its intrepid soldiers. It also represents a marvelous opportunity to show our appreciation at a minimal cost.

Yet, the most important thing we can do for our children is to instruct them in what the Torah mandates of us all and that is appreciation. Appreciation to Hashem and to everyone who sacrifices for Am Yisrael. By

taking an active role and writing letters to the IDF, these children infuse such delight and joy in the hearts of these soldiers and it goes without saying that it really bolsters their morale the whole year through.”

Because of the increasing danger that the IDF has confronted due to the ever present threat of

to the phenomenon of expressing thanks, Mr. Margules said, "Appreciation is a two-way street and I witness this with my own eyes every year when I travel to Israel to distribute the shalach manos and the letters to the IDF. Here we are, coming from America to show our thanks to them, and what I see and hear from these

Females IDF soldiers enjoying the shalach manot packages that are distributed to them by the ZOA every Purim in an effort to life their spirits during the holiday and to show them that they have the genuine love and support of so many American Jews

Arab terror, this Purim has taken on special significance. "Since the wave of lone wolf Arab stabbing and shooting attacks began, a high percentage of the casualties have been IDF members who have put their own lives in harm's way to protect civilians at all costs. They do so unflinchingly and with great courage. For that and much more, we are eternally indebted to them," said Mr. Margules.

Observing the human reaction

soldiers is their full throated appreciation and thanks to us for remembering them and acknowledging their service and commitment."

The ZOA invites those readers who are interested in participating in this very special shalach manos project to contact them at: 718-339-8483 or zoabrooklyn@yahoo.com. For further information, please visit ZOA Brooklyn online at: www. zoabrooklyn.org

Lawfare Project Encourages NY Edu New Yorkers Push for Universal Dept to Respond to Anti-Semitism Healthcare, as ACA Debate Persists Edited by: JV Staff

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or more than 18 months, questions surrounding the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School's (BJM) invitation to notorious anti-Semite and Israel hater Bassem Tamimi, have gone unanswered. However, after the school and the Ithaca City School District were forced to comply with a court order compelling the production of records and communications, including video evidence, arising from Cornell University Law Professor Bill Jacobson's personal Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) battle, the LP's worst fears were confirmed: A New York public elementary school had hosted rabid anti-Israel activist Bassem Tamimi in a presentation to third graders, ages 8-9, in which he indoctrinated them with hate for Jewish people and the Jewish state, with the self-identified goal of building the next generation of "freedom fighters for Palestine."

The LP sent a detailed letter to Mary Ellen Elia, New York's Commissioner of Education, as

The civil rights of New York's children are violated when they are exposed to such unacceptable content

A New York public elementary school had hosted rabid antiIsrael activist Bassem Tamimi in a presentation to third graders, ages 8-9, in which he indoctrinated them with hate for Jewish people and the Jewish state

well as Chancellor of the New York Board of Regents, Betty Rosa, and Regent James Tallon, who oversees the Ithaca jurisdiction. It is crystal clear that the nature and content of the Tamimi event was unequivocally developmentally inappropriate for elementary school students—and frankly, unsuitable for any audience, considering its rampant factual and historical inaccuracies.

Bassem Tamimi is the cousin of Ahlem Tamimi, the mastermind of the suicide-homicide bombing of the Sbarro Pizzeria in Jerusalem in which 15 innocent civilians (including 7 children) were murdered and more than 130 injured. Bassem is

known for the manner in which he exploits his son, Mohammed, pushing him both literally and figuratively toward Israeli soldiers at checkpoints in disputed territories, teaching Mohammed and other children to provoke the soldiers by approaching threateningly and often throwing rocks that injure the soldiers and the innocent Palestinian civilians traveling through those checkpoints. The goal of the exercise is to capture any potential Israeli defensive response on video, create propaganda films with the footage, and distribute them, out of context, for international consumption.

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epresentative Yvette Clarke, a Democratic Congressman from Brooklyn recently hosted a town hall meeting at which she staunchly defended the soon to be outgoing Affordable Care Act, known as Obama care. The Act has been a topic of choice at a number of Town Hall meetings in recent weeks.

The repeal of Obama Care sparked a wave of protests on Medical school campuses across the country at the beginning of the year, as students took to the streets, staged “death-ins” and called on their government representatives to halt the repeal of the ACA. Future medical practitioners are worried that removing Obama Care could leave many at risk patients without adequate health insurance.

Although Clarke’s town hall meeting was designed to support the retention of the Affordable Care Act, the majority of the audience members according to Crain’s New York showed their support for universal health care.

Under the single payer health system, all Americans will have access to taxpayer-funded healthcare and would not be obliged to sign up for public, private or employer-funded health plans.

Although Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders

Representative Yvette Clarke, a Democratic Congresswoman from Brooklyn recently hosted a town hall meeting at which she staunchly defended the soon to be outgoing Affordable Care Act, known as Obama care

championed a “Medicare for All” proposal during the Democratic primary, the single payer health system has failed to gain any sort of traction within the legislature because of a lack of bipartisan support.

Locally, Democratic assemblyman Dick Gottfried and Sen. Bill Perkins managed to get a comparable bill titled “The New York Health Act” past the majority Democratic State Assembly, but the same bill was quashed in the majority Republican Senate.

According to Crain’s the audience was less concerned about the Affordable Care Act than they were about reaching a universal consensus on taxpayer

funded healthcare.

One audience member underlined the limitations of the existing law. “We could increase subsidies and we could expand Medicaid further, but those are just Band-Aids, not proper solutions. At what point will congressional Democrats come out in full force in full support of universal, single-payer health care?”

In spite of her initial prescription for the meeting, Representative Clarke quickly threw her support behind the speaker’s suggestion. “You’re talking my kind of language.

I’ve been for single payer See New Yorkers Push, page 37

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Trump Admin, Congress Behind Effort to Cut U.S. Aid to Palestinians By: Adam Kredo

administration welcomes this ef- practical steps the PA can take fort and will sign it into law if it to demonstrate a real commitment to ending the vicious cyhe White House is sig- passes Congress.

"The Palestinian Authority's cle of hatred and violence that naling its support for a new congressional ef- use of its resources to provide has prevented the Palestinian fort to cut all U.S. fund- material support for terror- people from the prosperity and ing to the Palestinian Authority ism—indiscriminately targeted security they could otherwise be due to its continued support of at American and Israeli civil- enjoying," the official said.

The new legislative effort, titerrorism against Israelis and ians—is a grotesque example Americans, according to senior lawmakers and senior White House officials.

Leading lawmakers in the House and Senate gathered Tuesday on Capitol Hill to introduce legislation that would cut all U.S. funding to the Palestinian government, which has been criticized for providing financial incentives to terrorists who kill American and Israeli civilians.

The White House signaled its support for the legislation in a vast departure from the Obama administration, which worked against similar efforts when in "After eight years of the Obama administration, the U.S. must power. take long overdue action to hold the Palestinian leadership

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Blunt (R., Mo.), who is spearheading the effort alongside Sens. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Tom Cotton (R., Ark.).

"It's an outrageous concept to be in law anywhere," Blunt said.

"You can either stop doing what you’re doing or you won't have our money at least to do it with."

salaries to terrorists imprisoned in Israeli jails.

"Most Americans have no idea this is a problem," Graham said. "Not only are Israelis victims of this practice, Americans are victims of this practice. We're going to change this. We're going to get the Pal-

"Not only are Israelis victims of this practice, Americans are victims of this practice. We're going to change this.

We're going to get the Palestinian Authority's attention by withholding their money." - Senator Lindsay Graham

is long past due for Congress to take the lead on this effort now that Obama administration officials can no longer lead efforts to block it.

"After eight years of the Obama administration, the U.S. must take long overdue action to hold the Palestinian leadership accountable for incentivizing and rewarding acts of terrorism," Cruz told the Free Beacon. "Roughly $300 million annually is provided "We can't continue to financially support a government who in monthly salaries and benelooks to the so-called martyrs schedule," said Sen. Roy Blunt (R., fits to terrorists jailed in Israel, accountable for incentivizing and rewarding acts of terrorism", Mo.), who is spearheading the effort alongside Sens. Lindsey their families, and the families said Senator Ted Cruz Graham (R., S.C.) and Tom Cotton (R., Ark.). of those who died committing The legislation, which "We shouldn't allow killers estinian Authority's attention by such horrific atrocities against of how well-intentioned U.S. tled the Taylor Force Act after aims to tighten the Israeli and American citizens, generosity can be turned against an American who was killed in and ruthless attackers to be- withholding their money." financial noose on the Graham also noted that "an- including Taylor Force. Enough Palestinian government us," a senior White House offi- a Palestinian terror attack, cuts come recognized as martyrs in a off all U.S. aid to the Palestinians system that we're part of," Blunt ti-Semitism is on the rise" in is enough. We must stand up cial told the Free Beacon. and force it to abandon America. The bill represents an for victims of Palestinian terThe legislation, which aims to as a direct response to its long- added. its practice of paying The Palestinian Authority effort to push back against this. rorism. No more U.S. taxpayterrorists, is a first step to tighten the financial noose on standing policy of paying sala"I want people to understand er dollars should be provided reforming the notoriously the Palestinian government and ries to terrorists and supporting receives around $300 million force it to abandon its practice those imprisoned for terrorist in aid annually from U.S. tax- who America is when it comes until the Palestinian leadership corrupt government payers. Lawmakers backing the to the one and only Jewish stops engaging in this heinous of paying terrorists, is a first step attacks. practice. The incitement and "We can't continue to finan- bill expressed concern that at state," Graham said. to reforming the notoriously Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), glorification of terrorism must A senior White House offi- corrupt government, the official cially support a government least a portion of this money is who looks to the so-called mar- funding the Palestinian govern- who has long backed similar end." cial familiar with the effort told said.

"This legislation highlights tyrs schedule," said Sen. Roy ment-backed policy of paying efforts, told the Free Beacon it the Free Beacon that the Trump (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

'Trump Being Underestimated, is Good for the Jewish community' CRI Chair: 'Trump part of G-d's miracle; G-d wanted it to happen'; discusses US anti-Semitism, Russia's role, & silver lining in UN res 2334 By: Mordechai Sones

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hairman of the Center for Righteousness and Integrity (CRI) and co-President of the Religious Zionists of America (RZA) Martin Oliner spoke with Arutz Sheva about President Trump's great potential for the Jews, anti-Semitism in the United States, US-Russia relations and their impact on Israel, the differences between the Trump and Obama eras, and the good to be found in UN resolution 2334: "I think Donald Trump is really underestimated. He's a man of extraordinary talent, as he's proven by winning one election critically, in states that he was never meant to win; I think it's part of G-d's miracle, that we've put Donald Trump in as President. Regrettably, parts of the Jewish community just can't understand that, they were very pro-Clinton, and they've never really gotten over the fact that she didn't win the election."

"Russia is important in a very critical way today, more than most people realize. At the end of the day, the President is looking for detente with Russia.

"I think Donald Trump is really underestimated. He's a man of extraordinary talent, as he's proven by winning one election critically, in states that he was never meant to win; I think it's part of G-d's miracle, that we've put Donald Trump in as President. – Martin Oliner

"As a Jew from the galut, even though we have Trump, and and Trump is the most extraordinary ... angel - he comes from G-d, it's a G-dly event, when you look at all the statistics that are out there, this win was not meant to happen. It has to only be because G-d wanted it to happen."

"Russia is important in a very critical way today, more than most people realize. At the end of the day, the President is look-

ing for detente with Russia. He's trying to open up a new line of communication, the way most presidents have in the past. They want to do a reset button. Where the issue is going to come is that at the end of the day, Russia today does more business with Iran than anyone else. Iran is critical. And as you know, when it comes to Putin, his domestic policy is part of his foreign policy. So when you take that all together, what does it mean?

So in regard to Syrian safe havens, I think at the end of the day what it means is that Russia will try to court the Sunni community as well. It's great to be friends with Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, and the rest of the Sunni community. But up to a point.

At the end of the day, his demand for trading, his relationship with Iran is going to be for a very heavy price.

And there I think at the end of the day, there's going to be a massive divide between Russia and America, because at the end of the day, Iran is going to be critical. And for Russia to do anything, there are demands in Crimea or in Europe, are going to be so outstanding that it's going to be a non-starter. So at the end of the day, when it comes to Iran, there's going to be a break - a massive break - between America and Russia."

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Trump May Remove US from UNHRC Over Anti-Israel Bias

Latest Anti-Semitic Assault: Headstones Destroyed at Philly Jewish Cemetery

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The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) may finally face consequences for its hounding of Israel.

Politico reported on Saturday that the Trump administration is considering pulling the UNHRC, according to two sources in regular contact with former and current US officials.

A former State Department official briefed on the discussions told Politico that while the Council’s targeting of Israel is likely part of the debate, there are also questions about its members, several of whom are human rights abusers, and doubts about its usefulness overall.

Countries known for human rights abuses, such as China and Saudi Arabia, are Council members.

In a recent meeting with mid-level State Department officials, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressed skepticism about the Council.

The Human Rights Council was established in 2006. It replaced the UN Human Rights Commission, which had faced severe criticism because countries with poor rights records became members and blocked its mission.

The Bush administration refused to join the new council, questioning its efficacy. Under President Barack Obama, the US

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) may finally face consequences for its hounding of Israel. Politico reported on Saturday that the Trump administration is considering pulling the UNHRC, according to two sources in regular contact with former and current US officials.

felt it was more useful to influence the Council from the inside, including by speaking out in support of Israel.

However, even former US Secretary of State John Kerry said the UNHRC must cease with its “excessive and biased focus on Israel.”

“No one in this room can deny there is an unbalanced focus on one democratic country,” Kerry said. “It must be said that the HRC’s obsession with Israel risks undermining the credibility of the entire organization,” Kerry stated in March 2016.

Over a decade, the council has passed 62 resolutions condemning the reasonable actions Israel takes to defend its security. Meanwhile, the world’s worst human rights abusers in Syria, Iran, and North Korea received

far fewer condemnations.

Most recently, the UNHRC condemned Israel for an Israeli military court’s “lenient” ruling which sentenced IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria to 18 months in prison on Wednesday, after finding him guilty of manslaughter in January.

Azaria was also demoted to the rank of Private and received another 12-months suspended sentence.

Last March, Azaria, a combat medic stationed in Hebron, shot a neutralized terrorist in the head as he lay wounded on the ground after committing a stabbing attack against the soldier’s colleagues.

The UNHRC has not passed similar judgment on countries which don’t even have a judicial system.

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WH Officials: Obama Holdovers Sabotaged Trump With Travel Ban Leak By: Sam Dorman

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hite House officials believe Obama administration employees attempted to sabotage President Trump by releasing an incomplete memo suggesting that Trump's travel ban focusing on seven Muslim-majority countries contradicts government intelligence.

The Associated Press reported last Friday that a leaked Department of Homeland Security document indicated that filtering immigrants by citizenship would not likely prevent terrorists from entering the United States.

The leaked document is considered incomplete because it only includes intelligence that could be leaked to media outlets without breaking the law, according to the Washington Times.

One White House official went so far as to call the leak an act of "sabotage."

"This report was commentary.

This is insurrection," the source told the Times.

This wasn't the first leak suspected to come from Obama administration officials attempting to undermine the Trump administration. The Washington Free Beacon reported plots by former Obama officials to attack both

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reward is being offered after scores of headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia over the weekend, according to a report on the local ABC news affiliate in the area The Mizel Family Foundation, through the Anti-Defamation League, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 is offering an additional $3,000.

Police say upwards of 100 headstones were damaged, though people helping with the cleanup say they've counted some 500 damaged headstones, according to a report on 6abc. com in Philadelphia.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has condemned the desecration of the cemetery in Philadelphia as a “despicable and cowardly act of hatred” and urged citizens and local authorities across the United States to be vigilant against all signs of anti-Semitism.

“In recent weeks and months we have witnessed an unprecedented and inconceivable escalation of anti-Semitic acts in the United States, and unbelievably, they are continuing to occur,”

Police say upwards of 100 headstones were damaged, though people helping with the cleanup say they've counted some 500 damaged headstones at a Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery.

said Lauder. “This is an attack not just on the Jewish community but on the very values of liberty and fraternity that America stands for. All Americans must treat these acts with utmost severity, and know that when hatred rears its ugly head, anyone can be a target.”

“The desecration of the cemetery in Philadelphia, and in St. Louis last week, are chillingly reminiscent of the pogroms the Jewish people suffered for centuries in Eastern Europe, and in the years of the Nazi rise to power. We must never be complacent in the face of such anti-Semitism, or any forms of hatred and bigotry, because even seemingly innocuous threats can all too quickly end in un-

speakable horror.

“As President Donald Trump said last week, the anti-Semitic threats against our Jewish communities are ‘a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil.’ We must all work together to stem this hatred once and for all,” Lauder said.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's office assured the public whoever is responsible "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," and added, "hate is not permissible in Philadelphia."

Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon released a statement on Twitter saying, "#Philadelphia Jewish See Latest Anti-Semitic Assault, page 36

New DNC Chair Names Rival Keith Ellison his Deputy Former Nation of Islam member and anti-Israel Congressman named deputy Democratic National Committee chairman after losing election Edited by: JV Staff

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om Perez, the former Labor Department secretary who was elected Democratic National Committee chairman Saturday, immediately named his rival, Keith Ellison, as his deputy.

Perez was elected Saturday on the second ballot, winning 235 votes out of 435 cast at a gathering in Atlanta of the electors.

Perez had the backing of mainstream Jewish Democrats who had backed Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy, while Rep. Ellison, D-Minn., the Plots have been reported about former Obama officials who first Muslim elected to Congress, sought to attack both former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and White House advisor Sebastian Gorka (pictured above) drew support from far-left Jewish activists more identified with the former National Security Ad- 89th annual Academy Awards insurgent primaries campaign of visor Michael Flynn and White broadcast.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Trump said that the Academy House advisor Sebastian Gorka.

The race was largely fought Obama holdovers also re- Awards failed on Sunday because on who was better positioned to portedly hampered efforts to of Hollywood's obsession with rebuild the party after its devasimprove military readiness, ac- him and politics in general.

In an interview with Breitbart, cording to Rep. Mac Thornberry (R., Texas), the chairman of the Trump said the political rhetoric After his election House Armed Services Com- during the awards show distractSaturday, Perez headed mittee. Obama holdovers "have ed everyone from the details of off dissent by immediately been fighting against rebuilding the ceremony. naming Ellison vice"I think they were focused so & are still undermining agenda," chairman, and Ellison Thornberry's office tweeted on hard on politics that they didn't took the microphone to get the act together at the end," plead with his supporters, Feb. 16.

Commenting on his adversar- Trump said. "It was a little sad. It saying: “We don’t have ial relationship with Hollywood took away from the glamour of the luxury to walk out of and the media, Trump weighed this room divided.”

See WH Officials: Obama, page 38 in with his opinion of the

Rep. Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to Congress, drew support from far-left Jewish activists more identified with the insurgent primaries campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

tating losses in November when Democrats went down to defeat in elections for the president and both chambers of Congress.

Perez had better ties among the DNC electors, comprised of state party officials and state officials, including governors, lieutenant governors, and attorneys general, as well as representatives of special interests.

The race was sucked into two controversies that were tangential to a campaign that mostly focused on who was better positioned to resuscitate the party.

One was Israel and Jewish-related, with Ellison still living down his association with the an-

ti-Semitic Nation of Islam. And more recently, his tough criticism of some Israeli government policies.

Perez spoke in December on a phone call organized by Jewish backers of Clinton, who feared Ellison’s baggage would erode Jewish support for the party that has traditionally drawn at least two-thirds of the Jewish vote.

On the call, Perez noted his past work as a Justice Department official with the Anti-Defamation League combating hate crimes and spoke of a recent visit to Israel.

See New DNC Chair Names , page 38

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In the Aftermath of the “Anti-Semitism Question” at a WH Press Conference An interview with Jake Turx, White House correspondent for Ami Magazine By: Fern Sidman

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f anyone would have suggested to Ami Magazine White House Correspondent Jake Turx that on Thursday, February 16th, his image and name would be broadcast the world over in what now seems like a fortuitous confluence of events, this 30 year old, newly minted White House reporter most probably would have dismissed the fanciful notion.

Some would attribute the selection by President Donald Trump of Mr. Turx to query him at the press conference held that day in the White House to just plain luck, while others (I, among them) strictly attribute it to the Divine Orchestration of Hashem Yisborach. While this matter can be argued and debated for hours, depending on the company you keep, one thing is clear. One intrepid correspondent with enormous journalistic integrity, asked the President about the alarming upsurge of anti-Semitism in the United States and received an answer that no one could even conjure up in their wildest dreams.

Rather than offering an answer to the question in what would have been a platform for an elected official, (especially a president) to appear righteous by condemning mindless hatred, bigotry and discrimination, President Trump gave Mr.

Turx what can only be called a tongue lashing for asking what he perceived to be “not a simple, straight forward question.”

Trump went to call Mr. Turx a liar and to bark out orders for him to “sit down” and be “quiet” in the most bellicose of fashions.

Trump offered an irate defense to a question that did not even hint at being slightly accusatory. He bellowed; “I hate the charge. I am repulsed by it. I am the least anti-Semitic person that you have ever seen in your entire life.”

Bottom line is, President Trump did not say how his administration would confront anti-Semitism from this moment forward, nor did he address the enigmatic bomb threats made to Jewish Community Centers all across the country. But what did emerge from his repartee between reporter and president, is that the world saw an Orthodox Jew asking a crucial question while maintaining his composure and journalistic poke face the entire time.

I caught up with Mr. Turx several days after the now remarkable White House press conference to discuss his rise to international prominence. Mr. Turx has humbly called it his “15 proverbial minutes of fame.”

And this frum reporter is definitely most humble. “I am not a politician who is seeking fame, credit or compliments,”

says Mr. Turx with a deep sense of conviction reverberating in his voice. ‘My job is to press the president on crucial issues and one statement condemning anti-Semitism is not sufficient. It has to be an ongoing dialogue,” declared Mr. Turx.

Yet and still, while another

retrospect, there was too much preparation involved on my part. “ He added that predicated on his experiences observing President Trump, it appears that the POTUS is averse to “labels, cliches or statements” but much rather prefers strong actions and pragmatic approaches in which to confront problems and issues.

Explaining that he had covered President Trump for the

“I received assurances that the clarification had been made to the president and a handwritten note had been personally delivered to him, so I consider this matter to be resolved,” said Mr. Turx.

journalist of his caliber might very well hold a grudge against the commander in chief for his intemperate reply, Mr. Turx takes the responsibility on himself as he engages in a searing self-critique. “My mistake was the way in which I presented my question,” said Mr. Turx. “I spent over an hour crafting my question, but looking at it in

Report: Spicer Cracks Down on White House Leaks Report says White House spokesman checked his aides' cellular phones to ensure they were not leaking information.

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last two years during the pre-primary season and subsequently, Mr. Turx launched his own refreshingly honest defense of the man residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. “As long as I have known Mr. Trump, he has made multiple outreach efforts to the Orthodox Jewish community and has been in the forefront of defending and supporting Israel.

In addition, he has really proven that he is a friend of the Jewish people in practically every way,” recalls Mr. Turx.

With that in mind, Mr. Turx said he can certainly comprehend why Mr. Trump is on the defensive when someone intimates that he may harbor anti-Semitic sentiments. The one fraction of a moment when President Trump behaved with civility towards Mr. Turx came during the part of his question when he referred to the president as a “Zaydie” (Yiddish world for grandfather). At that juncture, Trump jettisoned his resentment and offered a heartfelt “thank you” to Turx. What Turx was referring to were the three Jewish children born to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Subsequent to the posing of his question to President Trump, Mr. Turx said that based on the president’s reaction, he asked for clarification with Press Secretary Sean Spicer. “I received assurances that the clarification had been made to the president and a handwritten note had been personally delivered to him, so I consider this matter to be resolved,” said Mr. Turx.

He adds that he is most “confident” that President Trump will address anti-Semitism in the strongest of terms and beyond that will effectuate a viable strategy to combat this egregious form of prejudice When asked about suggestions heard in media reports that

“I hate the charge. I am repulsed by it. I am the least anti-Semitic person that you have ever seen in your entire life.” President Donald Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions may take the lead in this matter by both meeting and strategizing with Jewish leaders, Mr. Turx seemed enthused. “Attorney General Sessions is definitely pro-Israel and pro-Jewish. He is on our side and I am sure that some important inroads about an investigation can be made,” he said.

Reaction to Turx being plucked out of obscurity by the president at the press conference, did not escape the notice of those in his own community.

Within moments of his television debut, various Orthodox Jewish web sites began weighing in about Mr. Turx and his question. Originally, the Matzav web site posted a sternly written admonition of Turx and even suggested that he committed a “chilul Hashem” (desecration of G-d’s name).

Says Mr. Turx: “That post on Matzav was eventually replaced with something much less critical. As the days went by and we could all process this from a different and fresher perspective, those who had issues with my question began to see the posiSee In the Aftermath, page 38

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hite House press secretary Sean Spicer recently checked his aides' cellular phones to ensure they were not communicating with reporters as part of an effort to stem the recent tide of White House leaks, CNN reported Sunday.

According to the network, which cited sources with knowledge of the matter, Spicer called staff into his office last week to reiterate his frustration with the leaks. He informed them that the use of encrypted texting apps, like Signal and Confide, was a violation of the Federal Records Act. Then, with White House counsel Don McGahn standing by, Spicer reportedly asked his staff to provide him with their cell phones so he could ensure they were not using those apps or corresponding privately with reporters.

Spicer asked to review both his staff's government-issued and personal cell phones, the sources told CNN. He also specifically asked his staff not to leak information about the meeting or his efforts to crack down on leaks to the media, one source said.

The meeting comes as the White House increases security measures to address President

White House press secretary Sean Spicer recently checked his aides' cellular phones to ensure they were not communicating with reporters as part of an effort to stem the recent tide of White House leaks

Donald Trump's anger over leaks from administration officials and staffers.

Spicer was reportedly particularly frustrated with the fact that the decision to appoint Mike Dubke as White House communications director, which CNN first reported, was leaked to the press a week earlier, the sources said.

Spicer declined to comment on the meeting.

The report on the incident comes amid Trump’s continued feud with mainstream media which has continuously portrayed him in a negative manner.

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French Jews Receive Security Upgrade to Protect Against Terrorism Threats

Jets Pound Northwest Syria as Geneva Talks Continue

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By: Walter Metuth

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ix months after an ISIS terrorist plowed a truck into a Bastille Day crowd, killing 86 and wounding 434 people including five local Jews, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) is teaming up with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to help defend the Nice Jewish community against new threats, as part of The Fellowship's efforts to safeguard Jews worldwide.

In response to requests from the Nice Jewish community since the attack, The Fellowship and WJC will each be providing financial assistance, along with French Jewish organizations, for a series of security upgrades, including security systems and materials, for local communal institutions.

Implementation of the project will be carried out by the Security Department of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), which has undertaken similar operations for Jewish communities in many parts of the world. The WJC congratulated The Fellowship for “undertaking this important security initiative, and is pleased to be of assistance in this endeavor.”

Since the end of World War II, the Nice Jewish community has grown from about 2,000 people to more than 25,000

Six months after an ISIS terrorist plowed a truck into a Bastille Day crowd, killing 86 and wounding 434 people including five local Jews, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) is teaming up with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to help defend the Nice Jewish community against new threats, as part of The Fellowship's efforts to safeguard Jews worldwide.

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 2016 The Fellowship helped fund nearly $100,000 in security upgrades at more than two dozen French-Jewish communal institutions, including schools and synagogues, operated by the religious organization Chabad in the wake of terror attacks in Paris, Toulouse and elsewhere.

The aid was part of more than $3.5 million in security funding

that The Fellowship began providing to Jewish communities in 32 countries after the terror attacks in Mumbai against Chabad and other Jewish communal targets. The funds, which were allocated to local institutions through the Jewish Agency, or directly to Chabad and others, helped fund security upgrades at community centers, schools, and synagogues across Asia, North Africa, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, and the FSU. Last summer The Fellowship was helping 28 members of the See French Jews Receive , page 36

Juncker to Offer EU 'Pathways' to Post-Brexit Unity

t least 11 people were killed in airstrikes on Syria's rebel-held Idlib province Monday, opposition activists said, in the latest spasm of violence to mar U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and the opposition.

Separately, there were unconfirmed reports that a top al-Qaida official was killed in an airstrike, also in Idlib.

The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist groups, said Abdullah Muhammad Rajab Abdulrahman, the deputy to al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, may have been killed in a U.S. airstrike on an unmarked sedan Sunday evening. It cited reports circulating on jihadist social media accounts.

The northwestern province falls largely under the control of an al-Qaida-linked rebel coalition. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians displaced by fighting are living as refugees there.

Images of the vehicle purported to have been carrying Abdulrahman, known more widely by his nom de guerre Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, showed damage to the passenger compartment of the beige Kia sedan but no damage to the engine block. The roof was blown open on the right side of the vehicle.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a top al-Qaida official was killed in a drone strike,

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Children stand on a balcony of a damaged building at a site hit at dawn by an airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria

but could not confirm it was al-Masri.

Al-Masri was a close affiliate to late al-Qaida founder Osama Bin Laden and was once the chairman of the organization's management council, according to a Washington Post report citing leaked U.S. intelligence documents dating back to 2008.

Iranian authorities are believed to have jailed him following the 9/11 attacks before releasing him in a prison exchange with al-Qaida in Yemen in 2015.

A senior official at a rival jihadist faction in northern Syria urged caution over the reports, saying other top al-Qaida officials in Syria had staged their own deaths only to defect from the organization. The official asked not to be identified because of rivalries between the various factions.

There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon.

The activist-run Baladi News network published footage of rescuers searching for victims in the rubble of a block destroyed in presumed government or Russian airstrikes Monday, in the town of Areeha in northwest Syria.

The Syrian Civil Defense search-and-rescue group said it had counted 15 fatalities.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least seven civilians and four other unidentified victims had been killed. It blamed the attack on government warplanes.

The strikes come as an opposition delegation gears up to meet Monday with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura in Geneva to continue talks aimed at resolving Syria's six-year-old war.

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Ahmadinejad to Trump: “US Belongs to Everyone”

By: Walter Metuth

uropean Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker will propose to national leaders next month a handful of options for shoring up unity once Britain launches a withdrawal that some fear could trigger a further unraveling of the bloc.

The European Commission president wants some states to be able to deepen cooperation further and faster without the whole bloc having to follow suit, but this idea has raised concerns, especially among poorer eastern countries, that their richer neighbors may use Brexit to cut EU subsidies to them.

Juncker has said he will argue for what is commonly called a "multi-speed Europe" in a White Paper policy document.

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though say they would probably not mean major institutional changes or treaty amendments for which most governments, beset by challenges from eurosceptic nationalists, have no appetite.

The European Some options are not mutuCommission president ally exclusive and could be comwants some states bined, all with the aim of perto be able to deepen cooperation further and suading voters disillusioned by faster without the whole years of economic malaise that bloc having to follow suit the EU is worth preserving.

By setting out four or five practical "pathways to unity" Juncker will chair a special or "alternative avenues for comeeting of his commissioners operation at 27", EU officials but a spokesman said on Monday say Juncker aims to give the 27 it was not yet clear when exactly leaders of the post-Brexit Union some broad choices to start conthe paper would be published.

Officials will not detail what sidering at a summit in Rome on the proposals are likely to be, March 25, where they will mark

60 years of the bloc's founding.

As the 27 also try to hold to a common line in the two-year negotiating period with Britain which they expect London to launch before the Rome summit, the main aim of the Juncker proposals is to overcome internal divisions, EU officials said.

He wants to see responses by the autumn - by which time the Netherlands, France and Germany will have held elections marked by challenges from anti-EU movements that have been inspired by last year's votes for Brexit and U.S. President Donald Trump.

See Juncker to Offer EU, page 37

he letter was transferred to the US via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which serves as the point of contact between the United States and Iran.

In the document, Ahmadinejad congratulated President Trump’s November win and praised his 2016 campaign, which the former Iranian leader said “truthfully described the US political system and electoral structure as corrupt."

But Ahmadinejad, who during his tenure as president threatened to “wipe Israel off the map” and publicly suggested the Holocaust was a hoax, chided Trump over his recent executive order temporarily restricting immigration from seven highrisk countries, saying the US must “value respect toward the diversity of nations and races.”

Ahmadinejad went on to argue that the United States “belongs to all nations”, suggesting the US has no right to regulate immigration into the country.

"In other words, the contemporary US belongs to all nations, including the natives of the land," Ahmadinejad wrote. "No one may consider themselves the owner and view others as

Iranian strongman Mahmoud Ahmadinejad penned a letter to President Trump in which he argued that the United States “belongs to all nations”, suggesting the US has no right to regulate immigration into the country.

guests or immigrants."

The former Iranian leader made no reference in the letter to Iran’s nuclear program or tensions with the West stemming from Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests. Instead, Ahmadinejad berated American “dominance” of the United Nations, assailing it as the cause of "insecurity, war, division, killing, and displacement of nations."

Ahmadinejad also penned letters to presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during their terms in office.

In a related development, it was reported by INN News

that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected a Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries, Reuters reported.

The same court suspended Trump's travel ban earlier this month while litigation over the measure proceeds.

Trump’s order bars people from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia from entering the U.S. for 90 days and See Ahmadinejad to Trump, page 36

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Trump Delivers Optimistic & Visionary Message at 1st Congressional Address larly determined to bring these promises to fruition.

Bannon reminded everyone that the press got it all wrong when they predicted Trump would lose. He and the Trump team never had a doubt they would win. He called Trump the greatest public speaker since William Jennings Bryan leading him to his win. "Remember we didn't have money...Hillary Clinton and those guys had over $2 billion. We had a couple hundred million dollars. It was those rallies and those speeches... for the promises he made.

And our job every day is just to execute on that."

Continued from page 1 claring he would be a no-show.

Trump will be the first President in 36 years to skip the Correspondents dinner-Ronald Reagan missed it in 1981 because he was recovering from a gunshot wound and Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon were both absent twice. Nixon had a famously cantankerous relationship with the media and even coined the "press is the enemy" phrase in privately taped conversations with Henry Kissinger.

Trump seems to be following in his footsteps yet doing so overtly. Trump has unsuccessfully tried to fight the barrage of negative news from the media who continually run stories from critics that call for his impeachment and print unverified claims of him cavorting with Russian hookers. The open hinting at a conspiratorial relationship between Trump and Russia casts aspersions on his legitimate claim to the Presidency further frustrating his administration.

President Donald Trump took center stage at the CPAC conference last Friday morning where he delivered a powerful address outlining both his domestic and foreign policy agenda for the next several years and beyond

Kellyanne Conway, Ted Cruz, VP Mike Pence, Scott Walker, Mark Levin, Lou Dobbs, Betsy DeVos, Jeanine Pirro and

came to CPAC in his first year of his presidency (1981) was Ronald Reagan. Reagan found it a useful forum and made speeches again in 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1988.

The most noteworthy portion of the entire four-day-event was the appearance of the normally reclusive Steve Bannon, Trump's Chief Strategist. Curious as to Trump's agenda for the next four years? Replay Bannon's talk. It conveys the obvious-Steve Bannon is the architect of the Trump agenda and the most powerful man in the world excluding the President.

Forget claims of Jared or Ivanka Kushner holding the reigns of power. It is Bannon who has the President's ear, soul and sentiments.

conservative faithful saying the federal government should "have as light a touch as possible" when it comes to its role in education. She criticized the education establishment for telling students what to do, say, and "more ominously what to think."

Her speech was short on policy yet gave a broad outline as to where her sympathies are. She sees her job as being "to make education work for students not to win a popularity contest."

As for popularity, there was a palpable buzz in the massive auditorium when waiting for the arrival of Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus-the mythological masters of the Trump cabinet.

Before they arrived, Conservative Union President, Matt Schlapp, said their appearance

Vice President Mike Pence spoke about America’s unbreakable bond with the Jewish state of Israel at the 2017 CPAC conference

It seems there is an all out war versus the press and this was reiterated by his administration at this past week's CPAC conference which I had the privilege of attending. Held at The Gaylord Resort in Maryland the gathering commanded appearances by conservative heavyweights: Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus,

state. Israel's fight is our fight, its cause is our cause and her values are our values." Pence, the most prominent Vice President I can remember, urged the American people to pray for him and his administration. He exited the stage holding his wife Karen's hand after what I thought was a too brief speech of 20 minutes.

The convention finale took place on Friday morning with President Trump. He regaled his audience with a lengthy fifty minute speech. Six blocks of attendees were turned away-something Trump accurately said the press would never

the President himself. In 2011 Trump announced he was pondering a 2012 run at this very conference. The event started in 1974 and has grown to include four days of speeches, breakout sessions, networking breakfasts and after-hour parties. In 1974, 400 attended, now it is over 10,000. The last time a President

KelllyAnne Conway talks about her formative years at the 2017 CPAC conference

FOX Television’s Judge Jeanine Pirro addresses the throngs who attended the 2017 CPAC conference

Another pivotal Trump player, Kellyanne Conway, started the conference on Thursday morning with her characteristic candor by stating she shuns the term "feminism" due its connotations. Conway told college students to get off social media and have face-to-face chats with people. "Don't live online, live in real time." An odd piece of advice given her boss's habit of tweeting throughout the day and night.

Betsy DeVos, our new Secretary of Education and female powerhouse also addressed the

was truly momentous and effusively thanked them for their service. Priebus said that despite press portrayals of animosity between Priebus and Bannon the two of them share an office suite together from 6:30 in the morning until 11:00 at night.

Their animosity towards the press was emphasized by Bannon who continually referred to the media as the "opposition party." While Bannon stated that Trump was "maniacally focused" on keeping his campaign agenda, to this observer, it seems that Bannon is singu-

From left to right: Steve Bannon, Reince Preibus and Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union at the 2017 CPAC conference in Maryland

Bannon was pessimistic on the prospects of a future relationship with the press explaining, "it's going to get worse every day... And here's why. By the way, the internal logic makes sense. They're corporatist, globalist media that are adamantly opposed to an economist nationalist agenda like Donald Trump has... And as economic conditions get better, as more jobs get better they're going to continue to fight. If you think they're going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken."

In that observation, Bannon summed up the essence of the entire convention. These men, along with CPAC, have an agenda to undo the leftist policies of Obama and no "opposition party" is going to stop them. Matt Schlapp ended the conversation by saying the Bannon-Priebus team had to get back to work.

They hurried off the stage without granting any post interviews in order to continue toiling for the cause.

After this riveting exchange, I arrived back at the Convention Center at 7:00 pm to hear Judge Jeanine Pirro. She spoke out against "sanctuary cities" and called the president's new tougher immigration stance, a fight for "law and order." She then introduced Vice President Mike Pence whose kind countenance and overwhelming dignity filled the room. The crowd went wild, with thousands standing and screaming, when Pence declared "I am proud to stand with our president who stands with our most important ally, the Jewish

report. Security was tight and police opened up my camera to ensure I wasn't hiding anything dangerous. When Trump entered, the electrified crowd chanted Trump's name. Trump delivered a rousing speech decrying the "fake news" for using anonymous sources while praising the First Amendment when used correctly. He also said he would be ridding the country of "bad dudes" through his immigration policies. He wryly called CNN the "Clinton News Network" to which the crowd chanted about Hillary "lock her up." While Trump appeared tired he couldn't resist speaking to the adoring crowd who rewarded him with a seemingly endless ovation.

The propitious February 15th visit between Trump and Netanyahu where Netanyahu appeared giddy at the prospect of a new U.S.-Israel relationship was the beginning of a whirlwind two weeks Trump emphasized at CPAC and his Congressional address that his priorities were America's well being as opposed to global interests. Judging by the last 35 days: where Trump denounced anti-Semitism and reaffirmed his commitment to Israel and her safety; and Netanyahu was finally accorded the respect he deserves-it appears this administration's backing of Israel will be unprecedented in American history.

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Netanyahu Confidante Under Criminal Investigation

Knesset Approves National Biometric Database

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tate Prosecutor Shai Nitzan has officially announced that the police probe into the submarine affair is now a fully blown criminal investigation.

He said that the police probe had uncovered sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal investigation against several of the people implicated in the affair, including Prime Minister Netanyahu’s personal lawyer David Shimron.

It is not clear whether Netanyahu himself is under investigation. A senior legal commentator has said that even if, as of now, he is not a suspect in the case, this could change as the investigation progresses. “In cases like these, the police try and gather enough evidence to indict an underling, and then offer them a tempting plea bargain which includes them turning state’s evidence.

Usually someone who was close to the elected official, and can provide the evidence needed to nail them will take the offer.”

The affair first came to light as a result of a journalistic investigation in Germany regarding allegations that ThyssenKrupp, a major German arms manufacturer, had paid bribes to officials

The Israeli police probe had uncovered sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal investigation against several of the people implicated in the affair, including Prime Minister Netanyahu’s personal lawyer David Shimron (pictured above)

in several countries, including Israel. ThyssenKrupp has supplied Israel with six highly advanced submarines, which, according to foreign media reports, can carry nuclear missiles, and constitute Israel’s second-strike platform.

The suspicions against Shimron are that during 2014 he used his connections with the PM to pressure the Defense Ministry to purchase additional submarines without going through the normal tender process. The then-Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and other senior Defense Ministry officials objected. They

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did not think the navy’s operational needs would require it to purchase new submarines before 2020, and wanted to adhere to acquisition protocols, which require a tender, to ensure the best possible price.

Shimron has denied wrongdoing and said there was no conflict of interest when he worked for the German company at the same time he served as Netanyahu’s lawyer because he “wasn’t in touch with state officials regarding Israel’s purchase of naval vessels.”

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he digital Rights Movement has said it intends to appeal to the Supreme Court to annul the National Biometric Database Law the Knesset adopted on Monday night.

Nir Hirshman, the movement’s spokesperson said that the movement intended to appeal the law on the grounds that it was contrary to the public interest.

“Such a database provides hostile state and non-state players with a tempting cyber-attack target.

If a cyber attack against the database was successful, the fallout could be devastating. Whatever public interest may be served by establishing a national biometric database is totally outweighed by the potential harm and damage cyber-breech could cause”.

On Monday, the Knesset completed the third reading of the law mandating the establishment of a national biometric database.

According to the law, initiated by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, every citizen receiving or renewing their ID or passport will be required to replace them with a smart biometric document. This includes a biometric facial photo, which will be in the document and the biometric database.

The bill initially raised significant controversy, and was opposed by many MKs from

According to the law, initiated by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, (pictured above) every citizen receiving or renewing their ID or passport will be required to replace them with a smart biometric document. This includes a biometric facial photo, which will be in the document and the biometric database.

both the coalition and the opposition. Several leading civil rights NGOs also opposed the bill. Due to its complexity, and in order to address all the issues and concerns, a special ad-hoc parliamentary committee was formed, composed of members from two standing committees, the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and the Science and Technology Committee.

Several of the more problematic and controversial clauses were either removed, or significantly modified during the debate in committee. These include removing the requirement that the database include not just a person’s facial photograph, but fingerprints as well. This is now a

voluntary option, not a mandated requirement.

The law, in its final form, ensures minors’ fingerprints will not remain in the database, and the police will not be able to access it without judicial oversight.

As a result of the modification, making fingerprinting optional, passports and ID cards will be valid for five years. If, in the future, technology enabling 10-year validity of biometric facial photography becomes available, it will be adopted.

The final vote in committee, prior to the third reading, was close; six to five in favor of approving the bill and bringing it to the plenum for the final reading.

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Ofra Evictions Turn Violent; Yesha Council Promises to Continue to Build By: TPS Staff

protesters erected barricades of Chananel Kfir, a resident of the burning tires at the entrance to condemned homes, accused vi Roeh, Yesha Council Jerusalem and others blocked police of spreading rumors that chairman, reacted on Route 60, the main north-south there was acid inside the Kfir Tuesday to the eviction highway through Judea and home in order to justify violence when clearing the home, of the Ofra families by Samaria.

Despite the protests, howev- but said there was no basis to the claiming these evictions are just a prelude to further construc- er, the level of violence has not rumor and pledged to resist the reached the level experienced evacuation passively. tion in the community.

“After we are evacuated from here we will look forward to the further construction of hundreds and thousands houses in Ofra. It is the duty of the people of Israel to expand the borders of the Land and further implant our roots”, stated Roeh.

Two protesters have been arrested for attacking police officers and eight members of the evacuation force were lightly wounded in Ofra Tuesday as teenage protesters faced off with eviction forces for the second time in a month.

Four officers were evacuated for medical treatment, and four more received first aid on site Two protesters have been arrested for attacking police officers and returned to participate in and eight members of the evacuation force were lightly the force implementing the Su- wounded in Ofra Tuesday as teenage protesters faced off with preme Court’s order to remove eviction forces for the second time in a month. residents and demolish the As in Amona, security forces homes. In addition, right-wing during last month’s Amona demolition. For the most part allowed hundreds of teenagers interactions between settlement to penetrate the nine homes supporters and security forces slated for demolition in Ofra According to residents’ claims in Ofra, a total of have been tense but non-vio- after beginning preparations to 18 injured, most of them lent, with adult leaders of the begin carrying out a Court orminors, were transferred Ofra community and the wider der to remove the families from settlement movement on hand their homes. But residents of to the MDA and IDF to ensure that there would be the homes took care to ensure emergency tent for no repeat of the clashes that that minors were not allowed to medical treatment marred the previous encounter. steer the demonstrations in a di-

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rection of violence by ensuring that the protests and interaction with security forces were guided by adults.

As a result, the day was marked largely by singing, as yeshiva students bombarded eviction forces with spontaneous renditions of religious songs

It is unbelievable that the State of Israel is destroying homes in a community that the State itself established, without any individual claiming that the land belongs to him or her. The High Court of Justice should protect residents and put an end to the lie of ‘privately-owned land’.

In February, the outpost of Amona was also evacuated

about redemption, the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel, selections from the Book of Psalms and the national anthem, Hatikva.

In reaction to the evictions, the National Union faction of the Jewish Home political party said “After the demolition of Amona and now of more homes in Ofra, this is the time for renewed building for the residents of Anona, Ofra and all the communities in Judea and Samaria.

“The government has the ability to turn this train around and to start extensive building all over Judea and Samaria,” the faction said.

16:16 Hundreds of teenagers have crammed into the Kfir family home, the final home to be emptied.

17: 20 Hadassah Medical Center reports that five Border Guards from the evacuation forces were treated for very minor injuries in the emergency

The day was marked largely by singing, as yeshiva students bombarded eviction forces with spontaneous renditions of religious songs about redemption, the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel, selections from the Book of Psalms and the national anthem, Hatikva. room of the center. Four were released and the fifth one will soon be too.

18:20 According to residents’ claims in Ofra, a total of 18 injured, most of them minors, were transferred to the MDA and IDF emergency tent for medical treatment. Two of them were transferred to hospitals, a minor with a wrist injury to Shaare Tzedek and an adult with skin lesions on the face to Hadassah Mt. Scopus hospital.

19:10 The Ofra community severely criticizes Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked for “disappearing inside the tunnels” instead of coming to Ofra or showing solidarity on the day their homes are evacuated. The community also called on the police to exercise restraints following complaints of a dozen of youngsters having been injured during the evacuations.

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Lieberman Emphasizes Zero Tolerance State Comptroller Protective Edge Policy as IAF Pounds Hamas Targets Report Lambasts PM and Ya’alon By: Yoni Ariel

By: Yoni Ariel

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efense Minister Avigdor Lieberman justified Israel’s response to Sunday night’s rocket attack, saying it was important send a clear and unequivocal message that Israel is serious about its zero tolerance policy regarding rocket attacks on its territory. “We will not accept a situation where Hamas or any other Islamist terrorist movement feels they take pot shots at us with impunity.

We have no intention of initiating military action in Gaza but will not tolerate any rocket drizzles”. He said it did not matter which group was responsible for the attack. “Hamas, as the governing entity in Gaza is responsible for maintaining the peace, and we expect them to live up to that responsibility. If they fail to do so, they will bear the consequences”.

The IAF has conducted over 20 bombing sorties over Gaza, in relation for the rocket attack from northern Gaza early this morning (5am). At least 5 Hamas targets were destroyed.

Four Hamas operatives were injured in the attacks.

A single rocket launched from northern Gaza landed in an open field near Kibbutz Kfar Aza in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, causing neither damage no casualties. The Iron

The IAF has conducted over 20 bombing sorties over Gaza, in relation for the rocket attack from northern Gaza

Dome battery deployed in the area did not intercept it, as the radar realized it was going to land where it could not cause any harm.

No Palestinian organization has claimed responsibility for the attack. And although Hamas is not seen as a likely suspect for the rocket of Monday morning, as it has no interest in hostilities at this time, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesman stated: “The IDF holds Hamas accountable for any attacks from the Gaza Strip that jeopardize the safety of Israelis and breach Israel’s sovereignty.”

There are several small Salafist groups active in Gaza which could be responsible some of them cooperate with Daesh (IS) in Sinai. Daesh Sinai launched

the recent rocket attack against Eilat.

Sha’ar Hanegev is a regional council (Israeli equivalent of a county) composed of agricultural settlements (kibbutzim and moshavim) south east of Ashkelon, near Sderot.

This is the fourth rocket attack launched against Israel from either Gaza or Sinai since the beginning of 2017.

Ahead of the State Comptroller’s Report release on the tunnels threat and 2014 Operation Protective Edge, and in light of recent rocket launched in the region, Head of Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council Alon Schuster reacted in the following terms: “We, in the regional counSee Lieberman Emphasizes Zero , page 37

tate Comptroller Yosef Shapira has released the report his office wrote on the management of Operation Protective Edge.

In his report, the State Comptroller criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and former IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt. Gen. (Res) Benny Gantz for failing to adequately appreciate the level of threat posed by the tunnels Hamas had dug into Israel.

The report criticizes the army’s lack of proper and thorough planning for dealing with the threat to the civilian population posed by the tunnels, which enabled Hamas fighters to covertly infiltrate rural settlements (kibbutzim and moshavim) in the Gaza Environs region. “Intelligence about the tunnels was scanty at best, and did not provide IDF forces operating in or adjacent to Gaza with the information they needed to adequately deal with the tunnels and the threats they posed,” the report states.

The report also criticizes the PM for not keeping the cabinet appropriately informed, not only regarding the tunnel threat, but of the overall developments in Gaza leading up to the outbreak of hostilities. “The cabinet only received general statements that contained very partial information, and certainly did not reflect either the

In his report, the State Comptroller criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (pictured above) and former IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt. Gen. (Res) Benny Gantz for failing to adequately appreciate the level of threat posed by the tunnels Hamas had dug into Israel.

likelihood of an outbreak of hostilities, or the seriousness of the threat the tunnels posed.

At no time during the operation did the cabinet conduct a full and detailed discussion on the tunnels, the threat they posed, and what if any measures the IDF had to counter and neutralize them.” This despite the fact that both Netanyahu and Ya’alon had, in closed briefings with the COS and senior officers, described the tunnels as “a significant strategic threat.”

The report’s chapter dealing with IDF, ISA (Shin-Bet) and Ministry of Defense is also scathing.

The report states that the IDF

failed to come up with a competent and effective response for dealing with the tunnels. It describes the IDF’s efforts to deal with them as “always too little, always too late.”

The report compared what it described as “the exemplary behavior and fortitude shown by the residents of the Gaza Environs”, with the Defense establishment which “failed to provide an adequate response to the security needs of the residents of the area adjacent to the Gaza border.” The report specifically mentions the government’s decision to cut the budget allocated to the region’s See State Comptroller Protective , page 37

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Netanyahu Wraps Up ‘Stellar’ Aussie Trip By: Andrew Friedman

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rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wrapped up a five-day state visit to Australia Sunday, calling his talks with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and a slew of Jewish leaders in Sydney “wonderful” and inviting Turnbull to visit Israel later this year.

Leaders of major Jewish organizations in Melbourne and Sydney said the visit was “stellar” and emphasized Canberra’s long-standing bipartisan support for tight relations with Jerusalem and consistent support on the international stage. Netanyahu pledged to triple bilateral trade with Australia, from

the current $1 billion a year.

Israel currently send less than 1 percent of its exports to Australia, with 0.3% of Israel’s imports coming from Down Under.

In a joint statement between Israeli and Australian officials, the sides noted a “friendship… anchored in our shared values, commitment to democracy and mutual interest in a rulesbased international system,” and stressed bilateral support from Australia’s Labour and Liberal parties for strong relations with the Jewish state.

However, source close to the Australian Labour Party said that Netanyahu’s lack of clear policies has made it difficult for party chairman Shorten to hold back a growing tide of Labour parliamentarians – bolstered by former prime ministers Kev-

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with Jewish community and rabbinical leaders while on his historic trip to Australia.

in Rudd and Bob Hawke – to recognize a Palestinian state.

Shorten raised the issue of settlements on Friday, but neither side would elaborate.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit students at a Jewish school in Sydney

“Shorten has certainly been supportive of Israel, but it’s a constant battle,” said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized by his organization to speak to the press. “Like many left-wing groups around the world, there is a strong tide in the Labour Party that favors the Palestinians and would like to see a loosening of ties between Australia and Israel.

“Moves like the legalization law and plans to expand settlements outside the large blocs make it harder and harder for people Shorten, [Jewish MP] Michael Danby and other Israel

NBA Star Amar’e Stoudemire Honored with MLK, Jr. Award in J’slm Community activist, former NBA All-Star and current star forward for ‘Hapoel Jerusalem’ was honored by the Consulate General of Israel in New York, in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and Black History Month.

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ormer NBA all-star, activist and star forward for ‘Hapoel Jerusalem’, Amar’e Stoudemire, was awarded Sunday night with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award by the State of Israel, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. The honor is bestowed annually in celebration of Black History Month to individuals who embody the spirit and ideals of Dr. King through their efforts to promote diversity and tolerance.

Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Dani Dayan presented Stoudemire with the award Sunday night during a reception at the Mount Zion Hotel in Jerusalem.

"I am truly honored to be receiving this amazing award,” said Stoudemire. “It is very gratifying to know that all the work that the Alexis and Amar'e foundation has done over the years is not overlooked. I am blessed to be able to give back to the community, that's what it's all about."

For more than two decades, the Consulate General of Israel in New York, and JCRC-NY, have annually paid tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther

Former NBA all-star, activist and star forward for ‘Hapoel Jerusalem’, Amar’e Stoudemire, was awarded Sunday night with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award by the State of Israel, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York

King, Jr., honoring those who act upon his dreams of peaceful co-existence among people of diverse religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. JCRC-NY and the State of Israel have embraced the legacy of Dr. King, as it reflects the values of peace and hope that are shared by Jewish communities worldwide.

Dr. King was known as a great friend to Israel and the Jewish

supporters to defend Israel and to withstand the push to recognize a Palestinian state,” the source said.

Some local Jewish leaders re-

people, and was active in the battle against anti-Semitism.

Stoudemire was honored Sunday for his philanthropic endeavors and leadership in building bridges among different communities. In Israel, he recently held a basketball peace camp, which brought together children from Israel’s Jewish, Arab and Ethiopian communities, and hosted his annual “In the Paint” series, which inspires young people to explore their creative talents through art and basketball. Stoudemire’s foundation, which he runs with his wife, Alexis, actively supports at-risk youth around the world, aiming to eliminate poverty through education.

“Aside from his outstanding basketball career, which he now proudly continues with Hapoel Jerusalem after 14 seasons and six all-star appearances in the NBA, Amar’e Stoudemire has spearheaded many initiatives that empower the less fortunate and advance important principles like tolerance, peace, creativity and healthy living. His life commitments are in step with the values of the State of Israel and those preached by Dr. King himself.

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jected the criticism, however.

“I think people who make that argument are using it as a pretext for inaction,” said Dr. Colin Rubinstead, Executive Director of the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council in Melbourne. “Even in the Labour Party, where there clearly is a debate about certain aspects of Israeli policy and attitudes towards peace process, those elements that are supportive of Israel still predominate. Clearly, there is an issue there, but [as far as Israel’s diplomatic activity is concerned] I’d say that any government could always do better, in terms of diplomatic service.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wrapped up a five-day state visit to Australia Sunday, calling his talks with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and a slew of Jewish leaders in Sydney “wonderful” and inviting Turnbull to visit Israel later this year.

Of course there is always scope for improvement.

“But in the case of Australia, the relationship is pretty good.

The information and the image coming out of Israel is adequate, as testified by the continuing supportive role of the Australian government,” Rubenstein said.

“The people in the Labour Party like Rudd, Hawke and others have been gunning against Israel for a long time,” added Dr. Danny Lamm, president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, referring to Hawke and Rudd’s call for Canberra to recognize “Palestine” ahead of Netanyahu’s visit.

Netanyahu responded by asking “What kind of state will it be

that they are advocating? A state that calls for Israel’s destruction?

A state whose territory will be used immediately for radical Islam?, and stating that Israel must maintain security control over all the territory from the river to the sea.

“So Netanyahu’s retort was apt, essentially calling them out on their intentions for Israel, which would lead to a repeat of what happened after Israel withdrew from Lebanon and even more so when she withdrew from Gaza.

“It doesn’t matter a hoot what Israel has done in the pursuit of peace or offers to do,” Lamm told TPS. (TPS)

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Rivlin, Deri Inaugurate Haredi Business Hub in Jerusalem By: Andrew Friedman

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resident Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin said last Thursday that rising numbers of ultra-Orthodox men who are joining the work force is a “special blessing” for the State of Israel and called on employers not to discriminate against haredi men seeking employment. “[The integration of haredi men into the workforce] is a national priority of the highest level,” Rivlin said.

Speaking at the ceremonial opening of the Bizmax Business Center for Innovation, a co-working hub near the Jerusalem central bus station, Rivlin joined Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, Governor of the Bank of Israel Dr. Karnit Flug, Chief Rabbi David Lau and a slew of haredi business leaders and local politicians who toured the center and celebrated what some called a “landmark achievement” for the community.

going out to work. It’s important for the Israeli economy as well as for the haredi community,” Rivlin said.

er screens, a 200-seat theater, integration for haredi society. of connection and belonging “This issue is far bigger to Israeli society.” open-plan co-working space Although many haredim and a sitting room for infor- than the workplace itself,” Malach said. “You see what oppose that process, it apmal conversations.

President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin said last Thursday that rising numbers of ultra-Orthodox men who are joining the work force is a “special blessing” for the State of Israel and called on employers not to discriminate against haredi men seeking employment. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir

There is an unmistakable sense of enthusiasm and pride, both amongst individuals who use the center and financial and political backers. CEO Yitzik Crombie balked when asked how much the center “[The integration of cost to build, but it is clearly haredi men into the workforce] is a national a lot. With funding from the Kemach Foundation for harepriority of the highest di professional development level,” Rivlin said. and Achim Global, non-profit that provides business loans, “The economic challenges professional and mentoring facing the haredi world are for haredi entrepreneurs, the not new, but it is critical to center is impressive and modnurture the trend we’ve seen ern, with 15-20 small and over the past several years of mid-sized offices, conference more and more haredi men rooms with mounted comput-

In an obvious nod to the target audience, the sitting room is decked with religious texts, and the motivational posters on the walls include rabbinic legends about the value of dedication and hard work and phrases like “Hashem [God] is the source of all success”.

Dr. Gilad Malach, head of IDI’s research program on the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel and co-author of the Mat Plan for Ultra-Orthodox Employment, told Tazpit Press Service (TPS) that the center is an important indication of an ongoing process of

Speaking at the ceremonial opening of the Bizmax Business Center for Innovation, a co-working hub near the Jerusalem central bus station, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin joined Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, Governor of the Bank of Israel Dr. Karnit Flug, Chief Rabbi David Lau and a slew of haredi business leaders and local politicians who toured the center and celebrated what some called a “landmark achievement” for the community. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir

happened when the president got up to speak, when the Bank of Israel governor spoke.

There’s a process happening on a social/sociological level, there’s something happening here between haredi society and general Israeli society.

“Part of the reason that the haredi community has been so distanced from Israeli society has been practical – because they were largely not part of the workforce they really were separated. Their entry into the workforce creates a sense

pears that the community as a whole has reconciled itself to the realities of finance and economics. Although the current government has rolled back cuts to Kollel (advanced seminaries for married men) students and reinstitute payments, Malach believes that is a blip in time that will eventually be reversed once again. That, in concert with economic and social realities, creates a clear sense of change to many in the community.

“Of course, the haredi

world recognizes and values Torah study as a supreme value and we admire and respect the people who dedicate their lives to study, said Chanoch Hirshovitz, a finance and insurance advisor from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof. “At the same time, however, you can’t ignore financial needs. Yes, there are some people who devote themselves to study, with great dedication and at great personal sacrifice.

“But others want to keep the mitzvoth (commandments) on one hand, and want to make sure that Torah study is a regular part of their lives, but they have to support their families, many of which are very large.”

At the end of the day, the entry of haredim into the work force is gaining recognition, and not only in Israel.

David Quarrey, Great Britain’s ambassador to Israel, attended the launch, praising Israel’s technology sector and adding that the haredi sector is a growing segment of the Israel-Britain economic relationship.

“We have an interest in the strongest possible economic interests between the UK and Israel and we want to be doing business with all sectors of society in Israel,” Quarrey told TPS. “After a year-and-a-half here I feel there is great economic potential in the Haredi community here and I think we should be part of that story.”

(TPS)

Four New Israeli Supreme Court Justices Appointed By: Yoni Ariel

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he Judicial Selection Committee, which convened last Wednesday, reached agreement on the appointment of four new justices to the Supreme Court.

The court’s full complement is fifteen Justices.

The nine member committee is composed of three (the President and two other Associate Justices) Supreme Court Justices, the Justice Minister and another cabinet member appointed by the government, two MKs, (traditionally one from the coalition, one from the opposition, but this time both are from the coalition due to governmental political sleight of hand which enabled it to play loose and fast with the rules), and two representatives from the Israel Bar Association.

A majority of seven is required to approve an appointment.

Since the three Supreme Court Justices usually vote as a block, they can veto an appointment they strongly oppose.

The four justices elevated to Israel’s highest bench are Yosef Elron, President of the Haifa District Court, Haifa District Court Judge Yael Vilner, Tel Aviv District Court Judge George Qara, and Jerusalem District Court Judge David Mintz.

They will be replacing Court President Supreme Justice Miriam Naor, Deputy Court Presi-

dent Elyakim Rubinstein, Salim Jubran and Zvi Zilbertal, who will all be retiring within a few months.

The new President will be Justice Esther Hayut, who is the longest serving justice on the bench. In Israel, when a Court President retires, the longest

Court. MKs from Likud and Bayit Yehudi say the Court is too much of an “old boys (and girls) club” representing an old and fading elite, which uses the court as a tool to maintain its lock on power despite the fact that it no longer commands public support, as witnessed by

The nine member committee is composed of three (the President and two other Associate Justices) Supreme Court Justices, the Justice Minister and another cabinet member appointed by the government, two MKs, (traditionally one from the coalition, one from the opposition, but this time both are from the coalition due to governmental political sleight of hand which enabled it to play loose and fast with the rules), and two representatives from the Israel Bar Association

serving justice succeeds them.

The positive outcome of the meeting surprised most of the pundits, who had been speaking about the likelihood of the committee adjourning without reaching agreement on the new justices. Over the past decade, there has been a growing rift between the Knesset and the

election results. Over the past several years, there has been a growing right wing chorus, which includes cabinet ministers and MKs that the court thwarts the will of the people, as reflected by election results, and that steps must be taken to curb its overreach.

The right wing is very pleased

with the result. Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said, “the result marks a major step forward towards ensuring that the Supreme Court be more pluralistic in its makeup, and reflect more accurately the heterogeneous composition of Israeli society”.

is a closed clique” Outgoing Supreme Court President Miriam Naor also praised the committee’s selection, saying, “four fine and outstanding justices have been appointed to the court”.

A senior legal source, one of Israel’s most respected jurists,

The four justices elevated to Israel’s highest bench are Yosef Elron, (pictured above) President of the Haifa District Court, Haifa District Court Judge Yael Vilner, Tel Aviv District Court Judge George Qara, and Jerusalem District Court Judge David Mintz.

Her Bayit Yehudi colleague MK Bezalel Smotrich, an outspoken critic of the court who favors legislative action aimed at clipping its wings also praised the committee’s choices. Former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Zionist Union Deputy leader also praised the committee’s selection, saying that “those who keep calling for leveling the court by driving bulldozers over it can no longer claim the court

who previously served as one of the Bar Association’s representatives on the committee, said that contrary to the media hype, no side came out a clear winner. “Ayelet Shaked got David Mintz, who she wanted, but had to give up Prof. David Han, who she also very much wanted, but Naor vetoed, and settle for Yael Vilner, one of her second choices. Naor got George Qara, who she wanted to re-

“All of them are appropriate choices, respected jurists with long and distinguished careers as senior District Court Judges”. place Salim Jubran (traditionally the Court has always had one Arab Justice). Yosef Elron was a compromise candidate, one of Naor’s second choices”.

“All of them are appropriate choices, respected jurists with long and distinguished careers as senior District Court Judges”.

“Contrary to what many politicians are saying, the court is not that liberal. Five of the Justices are either religious or very traditional, so this sector can no longer claim it is underrepresented. The incoming President Justice Hayut is a moderate centrist, not a liberal. I see the new court as being primarily centrist, and if it tilts in any direction, it is more likely to be towards a conservative approach than a liberal one”.

Outgoing President Miriam Naor comes from a prominent Revisionist family. Her late mother in law Esther Raziel-Naor was the sister of Irgun leader David Raziel, and served in the Knesset as a Herut MK. Her husband Ariyeh Naor was a close confidante of Menahem Begin, and served as Cabinet Secretary when he was PM. (TPS)

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Uniting to Confront the Rise in Anti-Semitism

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ho is waving the red flag to warn American Jews that their canoes are racing toward the waterfall?

What Jewish financed protective organizations are telling Jews the truth about organized Jew hating movements growing by leaps and bounds right out in the open? We have to give credit to those groups who are desperately blowing the whistle to get the word out. Make no mistake about it, politically Liberal as well as Conservative Jews are in the same canoe flotilla cruising to disaster.

The signs of Jew hating are all around us. Take the recent vandalism at Jewish cemeteries in Philadelphia and in University City, Missouri, where hundreds of headstones were overturned. There has been no group claiming responsibility for these outrages but the methodology and the attacks indicate to investigative sources to be similar. It is based on Jew hating. And, sadly, it will motivate other more open and physical acts of terrorism against the Jewish community. Weeping, wailing and waiting for others to come to our aid will not solve the problem. Jews, themselves have to be more outspoken and forceful in combating these acts of terror and intimidation. We must unite!!

Will the backbones of our nation's college administrators continue to weaken and break under the pressure of its radical students and professors?

Just the thought of Ellison who has a lurid history of being a loyal follower of Louis Farrakan in the Nation of Islam (NOI) and as well, a ranking member of the radical Islamic, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) group as a mighty vice chair, indicates just how the powerful Democrat Party has affiliated itself with outright Jew haters. Even some people who identify as "Zionists" were reluctant to take a bold stand if Ellison were to have been elected as head honcho at the DNC. Seems like they came down with a terminal case of political correctness. Not to vociferously condemn an acknowledged Jew hater like Ellison leaves is just beyond morally reprehensible.

Another questionable Jewish "leader" is Illinois Democrat Congresswoman, Jan Schakowsky who recently shared a stage and hugged Palestinian terrorist, Rasmea Odeh, who was convicted of masterminding a deadly terrorist attack in Israel and served 10 years in prison before she was given

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Letters to the Editor Lifting the Blockade of Gaza Dear Editor: Residents of Gaza which is blockaded by Israel feel they live to a “besieged castle that can fall at any moment.” In 2005 Israel unilaterally withdrew all its settlers and soldiers from Gaza. The Israelis left behind greenhouses which had been used to grow valuable produce exported to Europe.

Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 and commenced launching rockets into Israel and sending

terrorists through underground tunnels to murder Israelis. In response, Israel blockaded Gaza. To end the blockade, Hamas simply has to recognize Israel’s right to exist and renounce violence.

The Palestinian Authority which governs the West Bank has already accepted these onerous terms.

Sincerely Ted Sheskin Flushing

Defending Senator Robert Menendez Dear Editor: A recent Op-Ed by Carolyn Glick featured in the Jerusalem Post levied erroneous accusations of anti-Semitism against Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nomination of David Friedman. These accusatory remarks, based on a question of Friedman's adherence to his prospective duties as Ambassador, are gross distortions of Senator Menendez's stance on Israel and his relationship with his Jewish constituency.

The Senator was questioning whether Mr. Friedman, who is personally passionate about a particular issue – in this case Israel – would be able to make the transition from private citizen-advocate to an official representative of the United States government. In policy making and diplomacy for any issue, personal passions must often be put aside.

Senator Menendez has a long history as one of the staunchest supporters of the Jewish community and the state of Israel. He was among the first members of his party to publicly denounce the 2015 Iran Deal, a deal which the author of the op-ed in question also heavily lambasted, and he has been either the author or leading sponsor on almost all bipartisan pro-Israel legislation. He has regularly fought to promote the safety and secu-

rity of Israel, even at times against his own party leadership, which entailed significant personal risk and cost. The largest Jewish newspaper in Bergen County appropriately labeled Senator Menendez the “Father of the Iron Dome.” In battles large and small, he has fought for Israel as the “one true democracy in a sea of autocracy,” to use a phrase he often favors.

Senator Menendez speaks out, constantly, and consistently, in public and privately with foreign and domestic leaders against discrimination towards Jews and towards support for our ally Israel. He’s been a fierce critic of BDS, and a fierce critic of anti-Semitism in Europe, the Middle East, and on college campuses right here at home.

In my personal capacity as the National President of NORPAC and as a board member of multiple major Jewish organizations, I have found no stronger and consistent advocate on our issues than Senator Robert Menendez.

I respect Carolyn Glick. We met when I chaired a dinner at the ZOA when she was honored. While she is usually on target, on this matter she was incorrect and owes the Senator and her readers an apology.

Sincerely Ben Chouake, MD (Dr Ben) NORPAC National President

Thriving Jewish Life in Great Neck Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat Congresswoman, recently shared a stage and hugged Palestinian terrorist, Rasmea Odeh, who was convicted of masterminding a deadly terrorist attack in Israel and served 10 years in prison before she was given her freedom in a prisoner swap.

Jewish students on campuses around the country have experienced mounting incidents of anti-Semitism. In a nationwide survey conducted by Trinity College and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, 1,157 self-identified Jewish students at 55 U.S. colleges were interviewed and found that 54 percent experienced or witnessed "anti-Semitism on campus during the first six months of the 2013-14 academic year." And that was four years ago! We've seen the surge of activity on the part of the Students For Justice in Palestine (SJP) on over 150 campuses around the country. According to the ADL, the SJP is an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Politically liberal as well as Conservative Jews are in the same canoe flotilla cruising to disaster Their members, come to universities well prepped and indoctrinated to badger, bully and intimidate their Jewish classmates who are in school to do nothing else but get good grades and move on to graduate schools or careers. Jewish students are basically without any knowledge of Jewish history nor do they have any desire or inclination to stand up to these well trained Jew haters who appear to have college administrators as their handmaidens to unnerve and terrorize Jews on campus. This movement is growing as more Muslim students enter thousands of halls of ivy as agents of radical Islam. Colleges are ignoring this problem although they are aware of its presence on their campuses. They are PC and cowardly.

Politically we've just witnessed the ascension of Islamist Congressman Keith Ellison to be the second in command of the Democrat National Committee. He lost the election by a mere 35 votes out of 435 cast by national Democrat party leaders.

her freedom in a prisoner swap. Shakowsky also joined with dozens of her fellow party members in boycotting Netanyahu's famous speech to Congress. Elected Jewish legislators should stand out as examples to the rest of our community as figures of strength in defending the Jewish community and Israel. Tell them that. In a recent community outreach meeting, Jewish Florida Congresswoman, Lois Frankel denied that Ellison had ever been a member of the NOI or CAIR. She is either ignorant of the facts or a liar to her constituents.

Take your pick.

We at the Jewish Voice are blowing the warning shofar to awaken the Jewish community in this country to its great impending peril. During the eight years of the Obama administration, Islamists were welcomed into high government positions and now have to be rooted out. Recall, if you will, the presence of Huma Abedin as second in command at the State Department under Hillary Clinton. The damage Abedin did in helping to promulgate the Arab Spring turmoil in the Middle East is incomprehensible and may never be revealed because of political correctness and Islamic powers that control the Progressive Movement. Is she now focusing her talents domestically to aid in the Islamist, anti-Semitic movement in this country? What powers will Mr. Ellison have as second in command of a political party that controls one half of our nation's citizens?

Will the backbones of our nation's college administrators continue to weaken and break under the pressure of its radical students and professors?

We fear that without our Jewish leaders and organizations taking a firmer, fearless, bolder, outspoken stance in communicating these dangers and their personal solutions to their people, we are in for a dark future in this country. Start the ball rolling. Speak out of this impending disaster to your relatives, friends and rabbis. Remember Berlin in 1933.

Dear Editor: The beautiful Great Neck peninsula with an area of 10 square miles is located in northwest Nassau County bordering the city of New York. It encompasses nine villages and unincorporated areas within the Town of North Hempstead. Embracing at least 20 parks and recreational centers, Great Neck is surrounded by Long Island Sound on the north, Manhasset Bay on the east and Little Neck Bay on the west.

Three major arteries, the Long Island Expressway, Northern State Parkway (known as Grand Central in Queens) and Cross Island Parkway provide access from the city. The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) services the area with frequent trains for the 25 minute ride to mid-town.

For the past three decades, Jewish life has been thriving on the peninsula. There are at least 15 orthodox synagogues for both Ashkenazi and Sefardi congregants. In contrast earlier years, kosher food is now available within minutes of reach on the peninsula, including 4 supermarkets, 3

butcher shops, 10 restaurants, 3 pizza shops and 2 cafs.

Residents have a choice of growing Yeshivot and Jewish schools around the town. There is a positive trend of enrollments at Jewish educational institutions for children of all ages from kindergarten through high school.

The housing supply in the area has been responding to the rising demand. Soon to be available, Avalon Bay will launch 191 rental apartments, some of which enjoy views of Manhasset Bay. Plans for a few apartment buildings have been approved by their respective municipalities.

Builders are currently also offering new state-ofthe-art single family houses.

For many years Great Neck has been a very attractive area for Orthodox Jews who want to live in style. The community warmly greets and heartily welcomes every new member.

Welcome to Great Neck!

Sincerely Darya Popov

DeBlasio & Cuomo Feud Continues Dear Editor: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio recently traveled to Albany to testify at a State Legislature Committee meeting to make his case for more aid to NYC. There was no meeting with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. During the last major snowstorm. each held separate news conferences. It appears that the ongoing feud between Cuomo and de Blasio has now entered the fourth year.

Both events represent the latest chapter in the respective behavior and ongoing fights between Cuomo and de Blasio. Based on past history between previous Governors and Mayors, this is really nothing new.

Democrats Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have a lot in common with the late Republicans Governor Nelson Rockefeller (1959 - 1974) and NYC Mayor John Lindsay (1966 - 1973) along with Governor George Pataki (1995 -2006) and NYC Mayor

Rudy Giuliani (1994 - 2001). The same is true for the late Democrat Governor Mario Cuomo (1983 - 1992) and New York City Mayor Ed Koch (1978-1988). Nelson Rockefeller, George Pataki, Mario Cuomo and son Andrew Cuomo deal with Mayors who want equal billing on the political marque.

Lindsay's urban, Koch's Big Apple, Giuliani's safety/quality of life and de Blasio's progressive agenda is dependent upon both increased state and federal assistance. de Blasio envisions himself as the national spokesperson for progressive Mayors from all cities. This conflicts with Governors who have to worry about all 62 counties making up New York State. It also creates problems for Governors like Cuomo who harbor Presidential ambitions in 2020.

Sincerely, Larry Penner Great Neck

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The Ten Worst Cases of ‘Very Fake News’ A lying press is the enemy of the people By: Deborah Weiss

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s you all know by now, Trump has repeatedly accused the MSM of disseminating “fake news”, a charge that is thrown back at Trump by Leftist propaganda media outlets posing as news organizations. For those of you who do not understand what "fake news" is, it is not just unsubstantiated or inaccurate stories that constitute fake news; it’s the biased (and very possibly coordinated) steady drum beat of characterizations, foundationless questions and the one sided selection of what is reported. Following are some examples of MSM fake news.

1) The Russians “hacked the election”, giving the false impression that Russia was able to get into the voting machines, and designed to lead the viewer to believe that Donald Trump did not win the election fairly, legally or honestly.

2) Donald Trump is "anti-Semitic" simply because he didn't word things the way they wanted him to, and ignoring or failing to report Trump’s policy positions that constitute the most pro-Israel positions we have seen in decades, including discussions to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and the UN Ambassador’s position to ensure that Israel will be protected at the UN. (Contrast this to

Obama’s positions, which pandered to anti-Semitic Islamists and allowed unilateral targeting of Israel for scorn, while turning a blind eye to Palestinian terrorism. Yet, “anti-Semitic” was never a charge leveled at Obama).

3) The Left and the MSM are holding Trump “accountable” for “hate crimes”, “racism” and “bigoted comments” that Trump never engaged in, encouraged, or supported. To the contrary, there are people on the Left who committed violence at pro-Trump rallies sometimes posing as Trump supporters; Soros-funded organizations financed anti-Trump rallies where actual violence did ensue, and Hillary supporters committed violence at Trump’s speeches in Trump’s name. Many “hate crime” incidents were nothing more than conjured up stories designed to paint Trump as evil. The MSM reported all this as “news”, clearly never having checked the facts.

4) The MSM including CNN, the New York Times, the Guardian, and even the Wall Street Journal among others, falsely characterized Trump as "inviting Russia” to hack Hillary Clinton’s computer, “essentially urging a foreign adversary to conduct cyberespionage against a former Secretary of State.”

This was a characterization that totally misinterpreted Trump’s words during the campaign

“Trump opposes a free press” and is therefore “dangerous."

Round the clock, the press is when he pointed out that Russia asking Trump’s aides if the Preswas not “hacking the election”, ident is going to take action to and then he sarcastically added clamp down on the media or rethat if Russia was hacking the strict First Amendment rights. election, he hopes they can find Some in the media are making Hillary's missing emails. implied comparisons of Trump to tyrants in the Middle East who jail journalists. But Trump never opposed a free press. He opposes a lying press. And he never threatened to make it illegal for the press to continue their lies. He just let us know that he is going to counter them with facts.

8) Then there is the issue of selective reporting. For example, as soon as Trump was elected, CNN had non-stop coverage of Obama's great "legacy" and all the "great accomplishments" he achieved, like the failing Obamacare, questionable cliFor those of you who do not understand what "fake news" is, it mate change, and his biggest acis not just unsubstantiated or inaccurate stories that constitute complishment of all — being the fake news; it’s the biased (and very possibly coordinated) steady drum beat of characterizations, foundationless questions first black president (emphasis on his race, obviously attributand the one sided selection of what is reported. Pictured able to nothing he’s done). above is the CNN Center in Atlanta. President Trump has 9) Similarly, as soon as Melacalled the network “dishonest” and one of the chief culprits in nia Trump came to the fore, the disseminating what her terms as “fake news” newsstands and stores flooded the stands with photos and 5) The MSM, across the able vetting procedures.

6) The MSM “reports” that stories of America's supposedly board, labeled the President’s recent Executive Order as a "Mus- the President is “unstable”, when beautiful First Ladies, portraylim ban" despite the fact that it in reality it’s nothing more than ing photos of Michelle Obama did not mention Muslims, did they don’t like his demeanor or and Jackie Kennedy on the covers, and glaringly omitting not include all or even most don't agree with his policies.

7) My favorite is the most Melania Trump, who was to Muslim countries and was temporary. This was clearly done recent example: when Trump become the current First Lady to support the Left’s claims that calls the media out on being mere days after the monthTrump is “Islamophobic” and it fake news, it is characterized as ly magazines came out on the ignored the fact that the Order was intended simply to pause immigration from "countries of concern," which were selected and designated as such by Obama, for long enough to give the Trump Administration a chance to come up with reason-

The Left and the MSM are holding Trump “accountable” for “hate crimes”, “racism” and “bigoted comments” that Trump never engaged in, encouraged, or supported stands.

10) Worst of all, the Left makes accusations of fake news when the news is actually real, but they don’t like the facts or conversely, cites parody as real news. This (purposely) confuses the public and makes it harder to distinguish real news from fake news. Yes, the Left is so full of it, that their claims of fake news are fake.

All of the above examples demonstrate tactics that the MSM uses to relay fake news, influence public opinion, and lead audiences to pre-determined conclusions.

Almost all the MSM news these days is fake. And the President is right: it’s not just fake news; it’s “very fake news”. But very fake news is not news at all. It is commentary, opinion, stories, and sometimes outright fabrications presented as objective fact.

President Trump’s charge that “the press is the Enemy of the American people” is correct. But it isn’t because “a free and independent press” is a threat. It’s because the MSM, See The Ten Worst Cases , page 36

Perez, Ellison and the Meaning of Anti-Semitism Democrats are in a dangerous place for themselves, for the US and for the American Jewish community By: Caroline Glick

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as former secretary of labor and assistant attorney-general Tom Perez’s victory over Congressman Keith Ellison over the weekend in the race to serve as the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee a victory of centrist Democrats over radical leftists in the party?

That is how the mainstream media is portraying Perez’s victory.

Along these lines, Prof. Allen Dershowitz, a lifelong Democrat who promised to quit the party if Ellison was elected due to his documented history of antisemitism and hostility toward Israel, hailed Perez’s election. Speaking to Fox News, Dershowitz said that Perez’s election over Ellison “is a victory in the war against bigotry, antisemitism, the anti-Israel push of the hard Left within the Democratic Party.”

There are two problems with Dershowitz’s view. First, Perez barely won. Ellison received nearly half the votes in two rounds of voting.

Tipping his hat to Ellison’s massive popularity among the party’s leadership and grassroots, Perez appointed the former Nation of Islam spokesman to serve as deputy DNC chairman as soon as his own victory was announced.

There is a good reason that Perez is so willing to cooper-

the long-serving professional head of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish ate with Ellison in running the ic Party and their ideological Organizations called on Sunday for the convening of a global DNC. And this points to the allegiance to the Left.

While Perez made a name for conference on antisemitism. In second problem with the claim that Perez’s election signals himself by fighting the enforce- a meeting with The Jerusalem a move toward the center by ment of US immigration and Post’s editorial board, Hoenlein naturalization laws against ille- said that one of the goals of the Democratic leaders.

Perez is ready to cooperate gal immigrants, and Ellison rose proposed conference would be with Ellison because the two to prominence for his activism to reach a universally accepted men have the same ideolog- in radical African American and definition of antisemitism. ical worldview and the same vision for the Democratic Party. As Mother Jones explained, “There’s truly not much ideological distance between the two.”

Far from being a victory for the centrist forces in the party, Perez’s win marks the solidification of the far Left’s control over the party of Harry Truman.

Only hard leftists participated in a meaningful way in the race for leadership of the second largest party in America – a party that less than a decade ago controlled the White House and both houses of Congress.

The implications of this state Caroline Glick writes: “Former secretary of labor and assistant of affairs are disastrous for the attorney-general Tom Perez is ready to cooperate with US generally. It is inherently Congressman Keith Ellison because the two men have the same destabilizing for a nation when ideological worldview and the same vision for the Democratic one of the parties in a two-party Party. As Mother Jones explained, “There’s truly not much political system is taken over by ideological distance between the two.” people who have a negative view At the same meeting at the Islamic circles, thanks to the soof the country.

While America as a whole will called intersectionality of the far Post, Hoenlein insisted that suffer from the radicalization of Left, that makes the cause of one “we can’t afford a split” on Israel the Democratic Party, perhaps faction the cause of all factions, among the Republicans and the no group will suffer more from today Perez is as much an apolo- Democrats.

On the surface, Hoenlein’s the far Left’s takeover of the gist for Israel bashers as Ellison.

Perhaps in response to the position makes sense. Israel and party than the American Jewish community. The vast majority of danger that the far Left’s take- the Jewish community in the US American Jews give their parti- over of the Democratic Party are both endangered by the parsan allegiance to the Democrat- represents, Malcolm Hoenlein, tisan split. If a broad consensus

can be reached on the definition of antisemitism, in theory, such a move could force the radical Left, which now controls the Democratic Party, to eschew Jew hatred.

The problem with Hoenlein’s view is that to get everyone on board, it is necessary to pretend that even antisemites oppose antisemitism.

This sad state of affairs has been on prominent display in the wake of the recent spate of antisemitic attacks against Jewish cemeteries in the US. Muslim Americans with records of antisemitism have been quick to condemn the attacks.

On the face of it, statements by Ellison, Hamas supporter Linda Sarsour and others condemning the attacks on Jewish cemeteries are welcome. Sarsour’s support for Palestinian mass murderers of Jews and open calls for Israel’s destruction have been ongoing for more than a decade. It’s nice that she is suddenly raising money to repair broken Jewish graves in St. Louis.

The problem is if Sarsour and her Jew hating comrades are viewed as legitimate partners in fighting antisemitism, when they themselves are abetting and popularizing antisemitism, then the notion of fighting antisemitism is destroyed.

If Sarsour, who wrote in 2012 that “nothing is creepier than Zionism,” is a legitimate voice in the fight against anti-Jewish discrimination and violence, then the fight against anti-Jewish discrimination and violence

is reduced to farce.

Sarsour, like Ellison, is no fringe figure on the Left. She has become a major mover and shaker in the second party in America. Sarsour was one of the organizers of the anti-Trump women’s protests the day after the president was inaugurated.

Sarsour’s rising prominence in progressive and Democratic circles despite her open support for Hamas shows why it is important today to draw a line in the sand and reject the notion that antisemites can suddenly become defenders of Jews.

With each passing day, the Left becomes more open in its embrace of anti-Jewish voices.

If Sarsour’s leadership role last month in the anti-Trump women’s protests constituted a new low in progressive politics, a month later the bar has dropped even lower. At the next round of women’s protests, Ramsea Odeh is one of the announced organizers.

Whereas Sarsour simply supports the terrorist murder of Jews, Odeh is an actual terrorist murderer of Jews. Odeh participated in a PLO terrorist attack at a Jerusalem supermarket in 1970 in which two Jews were murdered.

According to Politico, the radical Left’s takeover of the Democratic Party apparatus through Perez and Ellison isn’t enough to satisfy the party’s young activists. They also want for long-serving Democratic See Perez, Ellison , page 38

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The NYT Won’t Use the Words “Muslim” & “Terrorist” in the Same Sentence By: Phyllis Chesler

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he headline reads: "Cleric's Death Stirs Memories of a Seminal Attack." The New York Times article is about the first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. The “cleric,” Omar Abdel Rahman, is the "blind sheikh." The use of the word "cleric" instantly calls to mind a man of God, presumably, therefore, a man of Peace.

Wrong!

One of his Rahman’s followers, Egyptian born El Said Nosair assassinated Jewish Defense League founder, Rabbi Meir Kahane, ztk’l (pictured above) on November 5, 1990 at a midtown Manhattan hotel.

Nosair was never convicted for the murder but was sentenced to prison for his connections to the bombers of the World Trade Center in 1993

His lawyer, Lynn F. Stewart, (who had been convicted of passing messages for Rahman from his jail cell and who was released years ago for compassionate reasons), is also presented as a sympathetic figure, as someone who is "speaking from her hospital bed in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan." Her view of the Sheikh's "fiery rhetoric was a matter of free speech, a belief shared by many in the Arab world."

Worse. Stewart describes the Sheikh as "the latest in a long line of American heroes who were convicted wrongfully" and as yet another victim of American injustice. Stewart says: "We can name a lot of names in American history where people were convicted of not doing anything."

Not doing anything?

Rahman was a follower of Sayyid Qutb and a close associate of Osama Bin Laden as was one of Rahman’s sons. Rahman led an organization (Jam’a al-Islamiya) that was deemed a “terrorist” group by both the Egyptian and American governments. His group murdered 58 foreign tourists in Luxor, Egypt.

Rahman issued the fatwa which approved the assassination of President Anwar Sadat—and the fatwa which approved Bin Laden’s 9/11 attacks on America.

In his New York City based sermons, Rahman advised his followers to “rob banks and kill Jews.” One of his followers as-

sassinated Rabbi Meir Kahane.

And yet, Stewart considers him an “American hero.”

This article is one among thousands of similar articles that are publishing dis-information about the dangers of Islamic Jihad; note, I am not writing: “the dangers posed by Muslims.”

attack designed to bring New York to its knees."

In fact, Rahman and his followers planned to blow up the United Nations, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the George Washington Bridge, and a federal building which housed the FBI—and all within ten

Lynn F. Stewart, the lawyer representing Rahman said she considers him an “American Hero”

Only at the end of the third paragraph does the article mention, in passing, that six people were killed that terrible day in February of 1993; we do not learn that one thousand people were also wounded until the end of the tenth paragraph.

We definitely are not told the specifics of the “conspiracy” for which he was convicted. The anti-American cleric is described as "serving a life sentence for plotting a series of assaults never carried out: bombs to be set in tunnels and buildings in an

minutes.

What a nice “cleric.” But not necessarily an Arab or a Muslim one. At least, the article does not say so. Perhaps many other NYT articles have already revealed this information when the Sheikh died a few days ago and the Paper of Record did not think it needed repeating.

America is at a cross-roads in terms of our immigration policies. So many Americans are demonstrating on behalf of an open door policy, specifically for Muslim refugees; rallies

proclaim that “I am a Muslim Too,” rally-goers wear or wave posters of women wearing the American flag as hijab (Islamic headscarf).

These rallies are taking place at a time when more and more Jewish American Centers—not American mosques—are being bomb-threatened. I am waiting for a large, interfaith rally, organized by Muslims, which proclaims that “I am a Jew, too.”

The Messiah will come before that happens.

How did Rahman get into our country? How did he manage to stay here?

Either via a series of blunders and accidents; via extreme cleverness on his part; or via secret, American government assistance.

Internet based sources reveal that Rahman should never have been allowed into the United States and once the authorities realized that he was a potential danger, it is hard to account for the fact that he still obtained a tourist visa, a green card, and permanent resident status.

When Rahman’s status was, finally, being revoked, he was nevertheless allowed to return to New York in order to appeal the decision. He failed to do so and his green card was revoked in 1992. At this point, Rahman requested political asylum. His hearing was held in January, 1993.

The next month he “spiritually” ordered the first bombing of the World Trade Center.

P.S. Today, a column by Jim Dwyer in the NYT describes one of the Sheikh's victims as the "radical racist rabbi Meir Kahane." While Dwyer does describe Rahman as a "preacher of fundamentalist Islamic theology," he does not characterize him as a "radical racist." I can't imagine why not.

Omar Abdel Rahman was a follower of Sayyid Qutb and a close associate of Osama Bin Laden as was one of Rahman’s sons. Rahman led an organization (Jam’a alIslamiya) that was deemed a “terrorist” group by both the Egyptian and American governments. His group murdered 58 foreign tourists in Luxor, Egypt. Rahman issued the fatwa which approved the assassination of President Anwar Sadat—and the fatwa which approved Bin Laden’s 9/11 attacks on America.

The Regulation Law and Peace in the Middle East By: Michael Curtis

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ritics of Israel persist in the contention that the existence of Israeli settlements is a core, even the main, impediment to peace and to a two state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

Once again in the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 of December 23, 2016 which was passed by a vote of 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining and therefore allowing it to pass, the settlements were held to be illegal.

They have been held innumerable times, though incorrectly, in international forums to be violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Article 49, and The Hague Convention of 1907.

Ignoring the refusal of Palestinians to enter into peace negotiations from 1949 to the present, and their provocative proclamations to exterminate the State of Israel, international declaration declare the settlements to be the obstacle to peace, as well contrary to international law.

With the passage of an Israeli law on Monday, February 6, 2017, there is an opportunity to examine the complicated problem of the settlements in objective fashion. On that day the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, by a vote of 60 to 52 passed the Regulation Law, Hok Hahasdara, sponsored by the Jewish Home Party, the religious nationalist party, led by Naftali Bennett and generally regard-

ed as right wing, and by some members of the Likud Party.

The controversial Regulation Law appears to break the traditional official attitude to the settlements built in the disputed territories. Since the settlements began after the 1967 Six Day War the numbers have expanded. Today, there are 121 officially recognized Israeli settlements containing 400,000 settlers in the West Bank, and 375,000 in east Jerusalem. Under both Labor and Likud governments there was agreement that settlements were built on state or public land, and largely for reasons of security, not on private land, with some exceptions.

There were however unauthorized settlements, built for a variety of reasons, religious, nationalistic, and economic. At once problems arose regarding both sets of settlements. One was that some private land, later claimed to be Palestinian owned, was unregistered according to Ottoman land laws, and therefore the ownership was uncertain .Another was that genuine mapping mistakes were made by Israeli authorities. A third was deliberate avoidance since the Oslo Accords of the rules regarding settlements for religious and economic reasons.

The Israeli Supreme Court (High Court) has approved settlements on land that is publicly owned. It has allowed expropriation of privately owned Palestinian land for security purposes, or for building roads. It did

not allow Israeli expropriation of privately owned Palestinian land in order that a settlement be established.

Amona causing a number of injuries, but other homes remained. Amona took on symbolic significance as represen-

In 2006 Israeli police demolished a number of homes in Amona causing a number of injuries, but other homes remained.

Amona took on symbolic significance as representative of the settlement movement. The Israeli High Court ruled in 2014 that the homes were built on private Palestinian land and must be demobilized

The context for the Regulation Law has to be seen in the events of the Amona issue. In that city, a hilltop near Mount Baal Hatzor the highest peak in the West Bank, 40 Jewish families lived since the 1990s as unauthorized settlers. Amona was the largest of the more than 100 unauthorized outposts built in the West Bank, but tolerated by the governments to avoid internal political crises that might bring down the fragile political coalitions.

In 2006 Israeli police demolished a number of homes in

tative of the settlement movement. The Israeli High Court ruled in 2014 that the homes were built on private Palestinian land and must be demobilized.

After some initial governmental hesitation, Israel forces took down the water and electric infrastructure before demolishing the homes of Amona. The settlers, who were joined by outside protestors, were evacuated from the outpost, causing considerable injuries but no fatalities.

The Regulation Law is relevant to and may be the response

to those events. Regulation of the housing units in the settlements is thought necessary because of the possibility of violence. The Law retroactively allows residents of about 4,000 housing units in outposts and settlements built on privately owned land in the West Bank the right to live there, provided the settlers did not know the land was privately owned and the landowner is compensated.

According to one calculation the Regulation Act might mean legalizing 55 outposts now considered to be in violation of Israeli law, including 797 housing units and 3,000 dunams of Palestinian private owned land.

It would also allow for the legalization of more than 3,000 housing units in established settlements, and for expropriating 5,000 dunams of private land.

The problem arises that Israeli law is being applied to the disputed territories where Israel does not have sovereignty. Under the Oslo II Accords of 1995, the West Bank was divided into three areas, A, B, C. The last is under Israeli administration, and has 400,000 Israeli inhabitants. Israel may have claims to the area, the disputed territories, but they are not under Israeli sovereignty.

A number of problems arise.

First is whether the Regulation Act can be considered legal.

This problem is akin to that of the concept of “adverse possession,” coming from Roman law and the Napoleonic code. This

The controversial Regulation Law appears to break the traditional official attitude to the settlements built in the disputed territories common law concept, that has had a role in the history of English land and property law, as well as in the US, is relevant to occupation of land belonging to another person, and denotes a way of obtaining title to land through use.

Already there are strong differences of opinion, in which legal issues and political objectives intertwine, within Israel itself as well as outside.

The Israeli Attorney General, Avichai Mandelblit, called the Law a breach of local and international law, unconstitutional, though Israel does not yet have a written constitution, and refuses to defend it before the Supreme court .Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog regards it as national suicide. Indeed, as some argue, the Supreme Court will strike it down if it hears a case. Other commentators, and politicians, fear Israel may be brought to the ICC, International Criminal Court.

The most controversial political issue is whether the Law regulating property is in essence an unprecedented and troubling step toward Israeli annexation See The Regulation Law , page 37

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Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean – The Legacy of Judaism in the New World Featuring Stunning Photographs by Wyatt Gallery of the Oldest Synagogues in the Western Hemisphere Edited by: JV Staff

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ewish Treasures of the Caribbean (Schiffer, winter 2017) presents over 200 exquisite color images by the award-winning photographer Wyatt Gallery that highlight the little-known history of the earliest Jewish communities of the New World, as seen through the remaining historic sites in Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius, and Suriname.

These synagogues and Jewish cemeteries, some of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere, reveal the strength of the Jewish people and the diverse cultural history of the Caribbean. The photographs were taken from 2009 to 2015 and are organized by location and in chronological order by the earliest known Jewish communities.

In the 1600s and 1700s, the West Indies became a place of salvation for Sephardic Jews who had fled to Amsterdam after the Spanish Inquisition and the Portuguese Expulsion.

Although initially they did not have full rights, La Nación, as these Jews called themselves, were fundamental in shaping the early Caribbean economy through their unique knowledge of sugar cane cultivation, agriculture, and their expansive trade network.

Jews became merchants, politicians and bankers to the American colonies, creating financial success for the European powers, while managing to prosper and retain their culture, religion and customs. This led to the continuation and support of Judaism throughout the Americas. The Jewish communities of the Caribbean were once so strong and influential that they helped fuel the success of the American Revolution and partially financed the first synagogues in the United States, located in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.

Once home to thousands of predominantly Sephardic Jews, these communities are rapidly dwindling and could soon disappear. Only five synagogues remain in use and many of the original cemeteries are either falling apart, or have been lost to natural disasters, vandalism, and pollution.

Since the Southeast Asia Tsunami of 2004, Wyatt Gallery

has documented the aftermaths of almost every major natural disaster. After photographing the remnants of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port au Prince, Haiti that was destroyed by the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, he realized this same tragic fate could happen to the remaining historic synagogues in the Caribbean. He writes, "I felt it was my calling to photographically document these modern day treasures of the Jewish experience to ensure that all future generations will be able to visually experience this exceptional story of Jewish survival and the birth of Judaism in the new world."

Synagogue in St. Thomas

of the Caribbean capture the dignity and grandeur of its Sephardic past, its deep root in Iberia, as well as its fragile present and uncertain future. He skillfully evokes the dramatic and largely unknown story of the

Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean (Schiffer, winter 2017) presents over 200 exquisite color images by the award-winning photographer Wyatt Gallery that highlight the little-known history of the earliest Jewish communities of the New World, as seen through the remaining historic sites in Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius, and Suriname

Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean has garnered praise from Jewish scholars and educators. Jane S. Gerber, Professor of History & Director at Institute for Sephardic Studies at The Graduate School of the City University of New York writes: "Wyatt Gallery's photographs of the Jewish Treasures

Temple Emanu-El, Willemstad, Curaçao -1867

dignity and perseverance of the Caribbean Jewish experience with an unerring eye for beauty and rich historical detail."

Contributor Bios: Wyatt Gallery, a person not a place, is an American fine art documentary photographer who received his BFA

Neve Shalom and Tombstones, Neve Shalom Synagogue Paramar ibo – Suriname 1719/1837

from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 1997. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and the Rosenberg Travel Grant, and has been named to prestigious lists, including the PDN 30, the PDN Rising Stars, and 25 Under 25 Up-and-Coming American Photographers by Duke University. His photographs are in numerous public and private collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the George Eastman House, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Worcester Art Museum, Comcast, Twitter, and American Express.

His work has been featured in Esquire, Departures, Condé Nast Traveler, Mother Jones, and the New York Times, and on Oprah's OWN Network, and NBC, amongst others. A former adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he continues to give lectures at New York University, the School of Visual Arts, the New School, and more. His book Tent Life: Haiti was featured in an exhibition at George Soros's Open Society Foundation, while his #SANDY was selected for Best Photo Books of 2014

by American Photo magazine.

100% of the royalties from both books supported rebuilding efforts in Haiti and New York City. His work is represented

by Foley Gallery and Redux Pictures in New York City. For more information, go to: www. wyattgallery.com.

Stanley Mirvis is a postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received his doctorate in history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and has taught Jewish history at Hunter College in New York. Stanley has published several articles on the history of Sephardic Jews in colonial Jamaica and is currently completing his monograph, The Jews of Colonial Jamaica: Western

Orange Street Cemetery - Kingston, Jamaica, 1800s

Ruins, Jodensavanne Synagogue, Berakha ve Shalom

Sephardic Society and Family Life in the Eighteenth-Century Caribbean.

Dr. Jonathan Sarna, who gives the Foreword to this book, is the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History and Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University. He is also the president of the Association for Jewish Studies and Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

Dubbed by the Forward newspaper in 2004 as one of America's 50 most influential American Jews, he was chief historian for the 350th commemoration of the American Jewish community and is recognized as a leading commentator on American Jewish history, religion, and life. In 2009, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written, edited, or co-edited more than 30 books and is best known for the acclaimed American Judaism: A History. Winner of the Jewish Book Council's Jewish Book of the Year Award in 2004, it has been praised as "the single best description of American Judaism during its 350 years on American soil."

Bible and Leather Chairs, Shaare Shalom Synagogue, Kingston, Jamaica - 1913

Neve Shalom Synagogue in Suriname has 11Torahs (rare today even in the wealthiest American congregations).

Gravestone of M. Salomon Levy - St. Eustatius (Statia) 1789

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From Brooklyn to the Big Time – The Paul Cohen Story (Part 2) By: Mort Kuff

Hawkins and the Cab Calloway orchestras, in addition to arranging for recording sessions by the one and only, Billie Holliday.

(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)

Dizzy Gillespie didn’t hold back:

W

hen ‘First Call’ musicians are contacted for a recording date or to play a live show but, already have a commitment that conflicts, it is the usual thing for them to recommend another player to fill that spot. Doing so keeps them in the good graces of the ‘Contractor’ who puts together the musicians for events.

That’s why it is incumbent upon ‘First Calls’ to refer the very best replacement they can. Not only does it provide the musician they recommend with a paid gig but, it helps to strengthen relationships all around thereby, enhancing the potential for the favor to be returned at some time in the future. As the old saying goes, ‘One hand washes the other’.

Here’s what happened when the always-in-demand trumpet virtuoso and free-wheeling scat Today at age 94, Paul Cohen still holds sway singer, Dizzy Gillespie, recommended his pal Paul at his every-Thursday big band rehearsals in Cohen to a Contractor who asked: “Can this guy Margate, Florida. And, to say that he is still quite read music?” With his typical wide grin, Gillespie serious about his music, is to understate it. responded: “Can he read music? Let me tell you Man, Pauly Cohen can read music from around getting the pay he felt he deserved in exchange for his musicianship. the corner.” That was that.

Inside the music biz, the word was that Benny was a fairly tight-fisted guy when it came to handing out the bucks. It was also widely known that he rarely picked up a lunch or dinner check.

Paul said that while he had just quit the band and wasn’t going to make the road trip with him, he would show Benny that he, meaning Paul, was the bigger man and so, he picked up the lunch check.

Benny accepted Paul’s resignation and the free lunch. That was Benny Goodman. He was unquestionably, a true genius on the clarinet but was he a good guy to work for? . . . not so much.

Paul played with nearly all the top bands at one time or another.

During his many years of playing Lead Trumpet, Paul was comfortable in every category of pop music – Big Bands, Latin Bands, Society Orchestras, Pit Bands for Broadway shows, Recording Sessions, NBC Studio Orchestra, Radio & TV shows and in hundreds of concert dates throughout the USA, all over Europe, Japan and Puerto Rico . . . just to name a few.

Let me share with you, a random listing of names he mentioned during our interviews: Count Basie of course, Benny Goodman, Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Charlie Barnet, Lionel Hampton, Russ Morgan, Tommy Reynolds, Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Myrta Silva, Pupi Campo, Noro Morales, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Jimmy Lunceford, Glen Gray, Don Sebesky, Claude Thornhill, Ray McKinley, Quincy Jones, Lester Lanin, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Jr., Anita O’Day, Paul Barron, Arthur Godfrey, Myer Davis, Teddy Wilson, Coleman Hawkins, Ziggy Elman, Charlie Shavers, Harry James . . . and I’m certain, a bunch more that to my regret, I never recorded in my notes. One could say without fear of contradiction - “Paul Cohen has been there, done that”.

The always-in-demand trumpet virtuoso and free-wheeling scat singer, Dizzy Gillespie, (pictured above in a cartoon done by Mort Kuff) recommended his pal Paul Cohen to a contractor who asked: “Can this guy read music?” With his typical wide grin, Gillespie responded: “Can he read music? Let me tell you Man, Pauly Cohen can read music from around the corner.” That was that.

Paul ‘Does Lunch’ with Benny Goodman: I had been aware that Paul played in Benny Goodman’s Orchestra for a brief while. When I asked him about it, he surprised me with this story. It seems that Paul, who was never shy about discussing his monetary compensation, was dissatisfied with the money Benny was paying him and wanted to talk about a raise. Benny said they could discuss it over lunch.

Paul told Benny that he had been paid considerably more when he was with Artie Shaw and felt that he was worth a lot more to the Goodman Orchestra. Benny said that Artie Shaw was already established and was making big paydays but that he, meaning Benny, was still trying to get noticed and make a name for himself and therefore, couldn’t afford to pay more to Paul.

Paul Cohen attended Abraham Lincoln High School in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn where he played trumpet in the school’s Marching Band, at assemblies and at every opportunity there was, to play music.

He graduated from Lincoln High in 1940 and one thing he knew for sure, his life from then on would be, ‘music’.

Vocalists: Pressed to name a few of his favorite vocalists, Paul put Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland at the top of his list. Having played numerous times in orchestras that backed up these two giants of the music business for so many years, Paul had nothing but high praise for ‘Frank’ and ‘Judy’.

He said that Judy Garland was his all-time favorite female performer. He gazed off into the distance when he spoke of her talent – and no wonder. How great it must have been for him to have worked so closely with these super- legendary artists. The kid from Brooklyn had made it to the highest stage of the pop music biz.

It sounded to me as if this was the crowning highlight of his career. He didn’t actually say that, although from the tone of his voice on the phone, that was the clear impression I got. I was somewhat surprised to learn this, as I’d never heard him mention the event on any of the occasions when I’ve listened to him recollect his days with the Basie Band.

Paul treasures a black & white photo of himself with Count Basie, signed by Basie with this dedication: “Paul, so glad to have you with us.” I think those few words say it all for Paul and his 5-year, close, personal relationship with Count Basie.

I’m so glad I thought to ask that question of this precocious “Kid from Brooklyn who made it to the Big Time”. Today at age 94, Paul Cohen still holds sway at his every-Thursday big band rehearsals in Margate, Florida. And, to say that he is still quite serious about his music, is to understate it.

A surprising phone call with Paul Cohen:

Inside the music biz, the word was that Benny was a fairly tight-fisted guy when it came to handing out the bucks Paul Cohen played in Benny Goodman’s Orchestra for a brief while

That was almost laughable. Paul felt that Benny was poor-mouthing the situation and that he, meaning Paul, wasn’t in the mood to listen to that line. The Goodman Orchestra was getting ready to do a road tour.

So Paul, realizing that he wasn’t going to get the money he wanted, gave Benny his notice, then and there. Paul was a bit short in the Height Department but, he was ten feet tall when it came to

He was alone in the spotlight, facing the most elegant audience he’d ever played before. He told me that it was his time to shine.

He stated that he played his solo perfectly - to his own satisfaction. He noted that fact proudly as he related that he received an enthusiastic ovation from that august audience and above all, a smiling approval from the Boss, Count Basie.

Whenever Paul announces the next number at a rehearsal or a concert, he invariably gives credit to the composer and/or the arranger

Paul discusses Composers & Arrangers: Whenever Paul announces the next number at a rehearsal or a concert, he invariably gives credit to the composer and/or the arranger. Frank Sinatra always did the same. I asked Paul if he had favorite composer/arrangers since he had known so many of them, so well?

Without hesitation, he named Sammy Nestico and Neil Hefti. Both had contributed numerous arrangements to Count Basie’s repertoire. Sammy Nestico composed and/or arranged for ten (10) hit albums recorded by Count Basie.

It should be noted that each album contained 10-15 or more individual numbers for which Nestico wrote the arrangements. That body of work formed a large part of the Basie band’s basic sound. Nestico’s charts were a big factor in Count Basie’s popularity.

One of Paul Cohen’s favorite arrangers/ composers was Sammy Nestico (pictured above). Nestico composed and/or arranged for 10 hit albums recorded by Count Basie

Jack Daney was mentioned by Paul as one of his favorites; he contributed several swinging tunes that appear frequently on Paul’s play list.

Several others were mentioned including, piano player Buster Harding; Paul considered him a top arranger and it’s easy to see why.

Lavere ‘Buster’ Harding (1912-1965) was closely associated with the Teddy Wilson, Coleman

During a phone call I made to Paul in November 2016, it occurred to me to ask him if he ever played Carnegie Hall. He said that he did, once.

He said it was on the occasion of the Count Basie Orchestra in-concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC, sometime in the 1970s. Paul said that Basie asked him to play one of his favorite ballads, “Poor Butterfly”. Basie had ordered a special arrangement written for Paul and wanted to feature him in this very special concert.

Paul recalled that when the time came for his solo and he was introduced, he walked to his spot on the stage in front of the Count Basie Orchestra.

Paul Cohen treasures a black & white photo of himself with Count Basie, signed by Basie with this dedication: “Paul, so glad to have you with us.”

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A Muslim Woman's Fight Against Radical Islam By: Abigail R. Esman

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f one were to find a single question that defines the geo-politics of our age, it might well be the question Farhana Qazi has been asking herself for almost 20 years: why do so many Muslims kill in the name of their religion?

If she has not found all the answers, Qazi has done much to facilitate our understanding of the issues, primarily as they relate to Muslim women and the rise in women extremists. A Muslim herself, she has worked largely behind the scenes: at the Counter-Terrorism Center in Washington, D.C.; at the Rand Corporation think tank; as an instructor on terrorism for the U.S. military; and as an author.

Her work has taken her back to her native Pakistan, where she has immersed herself in the lives of Muslim extremist women, met with the mothers of suicide bombers, come to know women who have endured imprisonment, and shared stories with women who, in her words, "have tried to break the barriers of patriarchy and patrilineal traditions."

Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Qazi came to America with her mother at the age of 1, joining her father who was already working in Tennessee. Soon after, the family moved to Austin, Texas, which Qazi considers her hometown. Her work since then, both in the service of her country and as a beacon for moderate Muslims seeking to reconcile their beliefs with the violent extremism facing the world, has received lavish praise and numerous awards. She is now working on a book that examines why Muslims turn violent, and the ways in which recent political events contribute to violent extremism.

She told us her story in a recent interview, and shared her crucial insights on radical Islam, women terrorists, and where we stand now in the face of the radical Islamist threat.

sues surrounding the lives of Muslim women very early in your career. What motivated this?

U.S., and how old were you at the time?

Farhana Qazi: My father came to the U.S. because it was his dream since he was a child.

He admired Western values and later, he worked with American clients when he was a young accountant in Lahore, Pakistan.

He came to the U.S. (to the rolling hills of Tennessee to pursue an MBA), and thanks to Al Gore, my father was allowed to stay in this country to work after his student visa expired. Gore wrote a letter on my father's behalf. I was a year old when I moved here with my mother. I barely remember my birth city, Lahore – the cultural nerve of Pakistan. I lived in a small town in Tenn. before moving to the capital city of Austin, Texas, my childhood home.

FQ: My mother is a war hero to me. She joined the Pakistani Army when she was barely 20 years old to fight for Kashmir. In the 1960s, Pakistan was at war with India for the second time to fight for the valley of Kashmir. My mama, barely five feet tall and a petite frame, volunteered for the Army and trained at Qaddafi stadium in Lahore, holding a British .303 rifle which was taller than she was. She often told me, "I wanted to prove to my country that women can fight, too." She was raised in a country at a time when women and girls had few career choices and were often bound by familial responsibilities. But not my mother, who dreamed of being a politician had she not married my father and then settled in the U.S.

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ARE: How important was religion to you growing up?

FQ: My parents were born Muslim but their practice was liberal, almost secular. My father is an intellectual and philosopher who admires all religions; he values the Ten Commandments that came from Moses.

He idolizes the principles of Buddhism and he believes in the Christian concept of charity. My “Secrets of the Kashmir Valley” by Farhana Qazi father has raised me to be a "humanist" rather than a Muslim. I But it's not true in America, been able to speak to women embraced Sunni Islam later in where I can practice faith openly who might have not been acor privately. Because I am free in cessible to other American men life America, I chose a male-dom- or women. When I trained the ARE: Many women in inated field – in the 1990s, U.S. forces as a senior instructor, Pakistan face oppression, counter-terrorism work was I received the highest honor – forced marriage, and fami- dominated and dictated by men the 21st Century Leader Award ly violence. How do you ex- mostly. Often, I was the only from The National Committee plain the freedom you have female speaker at international on American Foreign Policy conferences and addressed why (NCAFP) in 2012 for my service had in your life?

Muslims kill in the name of my as an American Muslim woman FQ: I am blessed to be an religion. Now, there are more – when I was presented with the American Muslim woman. My women in the CT field, but at award, I was told that because father often tells me he came to the time, I was not only female, I knew how to serve the U.S. the U.S. for me; because I am a American, but also Muslim – government as a woman and girl from a middle-class family the combination of the three Muslim is the reason why I was in Pakistan who would not have made me stand alone, which is chosen for the award. had the same opportunities in a blessing in disguise. I welcome life had I lived in a country with the opportunity (and attention) ARE: You in fact began patriarchal norms, age-old cus- for speaking on a subject that I working in the area of toms, and traditions, most of understood. And that's how my counterterrorism and iswhich deny girls and women father raised me: to be a bridge Abigail R. Esman: Why their basic rights in Islam. Cul- between the East and the West. did your family move to the ture trumps religion in Pakistan. To learn from both worlds, both cultures and to close the gap of misunderstanding.

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ARE: Mostly, you've focused your work on cide trend that began to capture headlines in the conflict in women.

Iraq. I was the first to predict FQ: I'd say my work focuses that there would be a series of on understanding radical Islam bombings by women – I wrote and the divisions in the Muslim my first op-ed on the subject in world today – a broken mass of The Baltimore Sun, predicting billions blinded by age-old cus- more attacks. Women were an toms, traditions, and patriarchal anomaly so no one paid attennorms steeped in ancient cul- tion, until females strapped on tures. I'm trying to understand the bomb. And then a Newsthe way that Islam has been week piece caught the attention destroyed by splinter groups, of multi-national forces in Iraq religious fanatics, and hardline and the U.S. embassy. Suddenconservatives, issuing fatwas ly, we began to pay attention that oppose women's rights. I've to a trend that would continue come to learn has that while ter- to this day, though I have been rorists claim to empower wom- saying this for the past 17 years: en, the reality is that women are women are deadly, too. cannon fodder or a 'riding wave of terrorists' success.' In the end, ARE: And the Countwomen don't matter, which begs er-Terrorism Center. the question: why do they join?

FQ: I was the first American ARE: Then for many years Muslim girl to be hired. I was 25 you worked at Rand. What years old. did you do there?

ARE: How serious is the FQ: Research on Al Qaeda problem of Muslim women networks and the female suiextremists right now? Is it a threat that is growing?

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ARE: Was having that freedom part of what has guided you in your work?

Farhana Qazi says that radical Muslims such as Orlando shooter Omar Mateen (pictured above) and others have been living in our midst. She added that, “Many of these terrorists were not from the countries listed in the travel ban. What we need is greater civic involvement and community policing.”

FQ: Yes, my unique cultural and linguistic background made me marketable for the intelligence community. There were no female Muslims in the Counter-Terrorism Center. I believe I was hired to help the Center understand the extremists' narrative, rhetoric, and recruitment patterns. Later, upon leaving the Center, I joined the RAND Corp as a policy analyst-researcher and traveled to the Muslim world to engage local communities. Because I understand both cultures, I have

Farhana Qazi is an awardwinning speaker, author, and a scholar on conflicts in the Islamic world. She offers knowledge base solutions to clients around the world to improve national security and engages local partners seeking lasting peace.

Farhana Qazi said she joined the RAND Corp as a policy analystresearcher and traveled to the Muslim world to engage local communities. She said that her worked included “research on Al Qaeda networks and the female suicide trend that began to capture headlines in the conflict in Iraq. I was the first to predict that there would be a series of bombings by women – I wrote my first op-ed on the subject in The Baltimore Sun, predicting more attacks. “

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FQ: This is an ongoing threat that is shielded by men. We don't hear of attacks by women because it is unreported. For example, I know from my U.S. military contacts that there were a number of Afghan women strapping on the bomb and I am writing about this in a chapter for my next book on female terrorists, but that phenomenon was not reported. Because we don't hear of it in the news doesn't mean it's not happening. The real concern is women who support extremist men – women have done this since the Afghan jihad. Women write in jihadi magazines. Women raise their children to be terrorists.

And women stand by their radical men. This is nothing new.

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Found guilty of assaulting Jewish father at Barclay’s, Queens man flees to Turkey (VIN) A St. Albans resident who was found guilty of assaulting a Jewish father in front of his children at Barclay’s Center in October 2014 has skipped out on his parole and has fled to Turkey, according to reports in The NY Daily News (https://goo.gl/ Pq6K62).

As previously reported on VIN News (http://bit.ly/2mE8j4b), Shawn Schrader was charged on six separate counts for hitting Leonard Petlakh in the face at an exhibition game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Maccabi Tel Aviv.

After an eight month long investigation, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office concluded that the assault was motivated by bias and included a hate crime charge in the six count indictment.

Petlakh, executive director of the Kings Bay Y in Sheepshead Bay, went to the hospital with a broken nose and lacerations to his face as a result of the incident.

While Petlakh did not see his attacker, his 14 year old son Daniel positively identified Schrader as the man who hit his father during the trial.

Schrader was reportedly arrested by an NYPD task force in St. Louis, after his Twitter feed announced that he was going to Missouri to protest the Michael Brown shooting.

It took jurors less than three hours to reject the hate crime charge while finding Schrader guilty of assault, menacing and endangering the welfare of a child.

Schrader was sentenced to two years of probation, 80 hours of community service and anger management classes. While he showed up for his initial intake appointment with a probation officer, federal authorities informed the New York City Department of Probation that Schrader, who is now 27, had left the United States and is believed to be living in Turkey.

Candace Sandy, a spokesperson for the Department of Probation, said that a warrant has been issued for Schrader’s arrest.

It is unclear at this time if the Turkish government will be honoring its extradition treaty and returning Schrader back to the United States.

Siena Poll: Gov. Cuomo's approval rating up among NY voters (VIN) A new Siena College poll suggests Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is enjoying his highest favorability ratings in two years.

The poll released Monday finds 60 percent of respondents view Cuomo favorably, com-

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pared to 34 percent who have an unfavorable opinion. That’s Cuomo’s highest rating since January 2015 and it’s up four percentage points since last month.

Donald Trump fared worse, with 68 percent of respondents giving the Republican president’s performance a negative review and just 29 percent rating him favorably.

Siena pollster Steven Greenberg says Cuomo’s popularity may be the result of such recent proposals as free tuition for middle-class students, or possibly because voters upset with Trump are seeing Cuomo more favorably.

The Feb. 19-23 telephone survey of 723 registered voters has a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.

Trump administration, foreign leaders and civil society organizations to share best practices and collaborate on solutions to rebuff this systemic problem.”

Trump Tower climber pleads guilty, can't contact President

(JNS.org) Hundreds of headstones were found overturned Sunday in a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia in the latest attack targeting the American Jewish community.

According to reports, police arrived at Mount Carmel Cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia early Sunday morning after a man reported that three headstones belonging to his family had been overturned and damaged. A rabbi told Philadelphia’s NBC10 network that he counted more than 460 headstones that were overturned or damaged.

“This is not just a random act,” said Rabbi Shawn Zevit of Mishkan Shalom, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Philadelphia.

“To topple so many headstones clearly is a concerted effort with intent.”

“We are doing all we can to find the perpetrators who desecrated this final resting place, and they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement.

The Anti-Defamation League is offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with the incident, while the Fraternal Order of Police is offering a $3,000 reward.

The vandalism came just a week after some 170 headstones were desecrated at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis, Mo.

(VIN) A 19-year-old man who scaled Trump Tower in New York City in August has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.

A judge told Stephen Rogata, of Great Falls, Virginia, on Monday that he’s prohibited from any contact with President Donald Trump. The Daily News says that includes mail, Facebook and Twitter.

Rogata used suction cups, a harness and ropes to climb from the fifth floor to the 21st floor when Trump was the Republican presidential nominee. Trump lived in Trump Tower but wasn’t there at the time.

As part of his plea agreement, Rogata must continue mental health treatment and go to school or work.

If he stays out of trouble for a year, he’ll be permitted to withdraw his plea to the reckless endangerment charge.

NATIONAL Bipartisan House taskforce on antiSemitism resumes in wake of recent incidents (JNS.org) The U.S. House of Representatives announced Monday its relaunch of a bipartisan taskforce for combating anti-Semitism in response to the recent bomb threats at Jewish community centers and vandalism at Jewish cemeteries.

The lawmakers heading the taskforce include U.S. Reps. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), Kay Granger (R-Texas), Marc Veasey (D-Texas) and Peter Roskam (R-Ill.).

“The recent desecration of Jewish grave sites and bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers and Jewish day schools across the country are deplorable….We look forward to working with our colleagues in Congress to find innovative solutions that match the 21st-century face of this ancient bigotry,” the taskforce members said in a statement.

The taskforce—with more than 100 Republicans and Democrats—said it “serves as a forum for educating [House] members on this distinct form of intolerance and to engage with the

Overturned headstones at Mount Carmel Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. Credit: YouTube.

Vandals target Philadelphia Jewish cemetery in latest attack on US Jewish sites

year, there have been five waves of JCC bomb threats, totaling 90 incidents at 73 locations in 30 states and one Canadian province, the JCC Association said.

“The Justice Department, Homeland Security, the FBI, and the White House, alongside Congress and local officials, must speak out—and speak out forcefully—against this scourge of anti-Semitism impacting communities across the country,” said David Posner, director of strategic performance at the JCC Association.

The Trump administration condemned the latest anti-Jewish incidents, with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer saying, “The president continues to condemn these and any other form of anti-Semitic and hateful acts in the strongest terms…no one in America should feel afraid to follow the religion of their choosing freely and openly.”

The South Carolina State House.

South Carolina lawmakers are considering a new bill to help school administrators better combat anti-Semitism at state universities. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

South Carolina the latest state to tackle campus anti-Semitism

(JNS.org) South Carolina lawmakers are considering a new bill to help school administrators better combat anti-Semitism at state universities, making their state the latest to tackle the phenomenon of campus anti-Semitism.

The bill, H.3643, ensures legal protections for Jewish students by using the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism, while providing South Carolina’s state universities with the means to fight anti-Jewish discrimination.

“According to the latest FBI tracking, there were more Jewish hate crime victims than victims of all other religious groups combined. And no where is this At least 21 JCCs, problem worse than on college Jewish day schools campuses, where anti-Semitism targeted in latest wave is spiking at an alarming rate of bomb threats coast to coast,” said Kenneth L. (JNS.org) At least 21 Jewish Marcus, president of the Louis community centers (JCCs) and D. Brandeis Center, which has Jewish day schools were targeted endorsed the South Carolina with bomb threats Monday in the legislation. Marcus helped draft latest wave of threats against the U.S. Jewish community in recent weeks. In addition to dozens of bomb scares, Jewish cemeteries near St. Louis and in Philadelphia have been vandalized.

“Today, there were 21 incidents of bomb threats called into 13 JCCs and eight Jewish day schools in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia,” the JCC Association of North America said Monday. “All affected institutions have been declared clear and have returned to regular operations.”

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the policy under which the U.S. Department of Education investigates anti-Semitism claims.

In testimony to the South Carolina subcommittee considering the bill, Marcus said the measure “is particularly important for addressing and defining a core and often times confusing problem on campus, anti-Semitic incidents that have some relationship to anti-Israel activity.”

In January, Virginia lawmakers introduced a bill to help school administrators at state universities better combat anti-Semitism, following a string of incidents in the past year. Lawmakers in Tennessee introduced a similar bill this month.

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he is questioning the value of the U.S. belonging to the Human Rights Council,” the former official told Politico.

The White House and Haley’s office did not comment on the report, and the U.S. is expected to participate in the UNHRC session that begins this week.

When the UNHRC was established in 2006, former President George W. Bush refused a seat on the council. But when President Barack Obama took office in 2009, his administration decided to join the body and try change its behavior from within.

Nevertheless, the UNHRC has continued to repeatedly target Israel, passing more resolutions condemning the Jewish state ADL receives bomb scare than any other country in the amid wave of threats world, including human rights to Jewish community abusers such as Iran, Syria and (JNS.org) The national head- North Korea. quarters of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was targeted with INTERNATIONAL a bomb threat last week amid a India’s Modi approves wave of threats against the Amer$2.5 billion missile ican Jewish community. deal with Israel “While there is no information at this time to indicate that (JNS.org) Indian Prime Ministhis is more than a threat, we are ter Narendra Modi last week aptaking it very seriously and work- proved the $2.5 billion purchase ing closely with law enforcement of an advanced Israeli-made anofficials to determine if it is con- ti-aircraft missile system for Innected to similar threats against dia’s army.

Jewish institutions across the “In a meeting of the cabinet country,” said ADL CEO Jona- committee on security headed by than Greenblatt, who added that the prime minister, the proposal this latest bomb scare “will not for procuring the MR-SAM air deter us in our efforts to combat defense system for the army was anti-Semitism and hate against approved and these would be people of all races and religions.” deployed by the army,” a senior The threat comes amid a government source told India’s wave of threats and attacks on Mail Today. the American Jewish commuThe air-defense system, known nity. Since January, 54 Jewish in Israel as the Barak 8, was jointcommunity centers in 27 states ly developed by India’s Defense have received bomb threats, and Research & Development Ormore than 170 gravestones were ganization and Israel Aerospace recently vandalized at a Jewish Industries, and is designed to cemetery in Missouri. defend against airborne threats including aircraft, helicopters, Report: US considers anti-ship missiles, UAVs, cruise withdrawing from UN missiles and fighter jets at a strike human rights body, range of about 30-45 miles. The citing anti-Israel bias system is scheduled to be de(JNS.org) The U.S. is report- ployed by 2023. edly considering withdrawing Jewish, Christian groups from the United Nations Huto fund and implement man Rights Council (UNHRC), security upgrades a body that has been accused of for Jews in Nice harboring deep anti-Israel bias and favoring countries with au(JNS.org) Two international thoritarian governments. organizations announced that A former State Department they will fund and implement official said the UNHRC’s an- security upgrades to protect the ti-Israel bias is likely one of the Jewish community in the French reasons why the Trump adminis- city of Nice, where an Islamic tration may pull out.

State truck-ramming terror at“There’s been a series of re- tack killed 86 people last July. quests coming from the secretary The International Fellowship of state’s office that suggests that of Christians and Jews (The Fel-

MARCH 3, 2017 lowship) as well as the World Jewish Congress (WJC) “will each be providing financial assistance, along with French Jewish organizations, for a series of security upgrades, including security systems and materials, for local communal institutions,” the organizations said.

Although the dollar figure on the new funding was not disclosed, The Fellowship noted that it had provided nearly $100,000 in security upgrades for more than two dozen French Jewish institutions in 2016, as part of the organization’s broader distribution of more than $3.5 million in security funding for Jewish communities in 32 countries.

Five local Jews were among the 434 people wounded in last July’s truck attack in Nice. The security upgrades for Nice’s Jewish community—which consists of more than 25,000 people, one Ashkenazi and one Sephardi synagogue, kosher restaurants and a kosher butcher, and a mikvah (ritual bath)—will be implemented by the WJC’s Security Department.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks at the Central Synagogue in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 22, 2017. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Netanyahu speaks of rising anti-Semitism in address to Australian Jews (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of rising anti-Semitism across the world in an address to Australia’s Jewish community Feb. 22.

“We have a battle against those who seek to demonize our people and the resurgent anti-Semitism that we see in many parts of the world. It is something that we need to fight together,” Netanyahu said.

“This is important in Europe. It's important in America.

It's very important that President Trump took a strong stand against anti-Semitism,” he noted.

“It's important that we all continue to do so in the years ahead.”

Netanyahu’s speech at the Sydney Central Synagogue was attended by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and hundreds of members of the Jew-

The Jewish Voice ish community.

“I want to salute this Jewish community, which is unusually committed to the state of Israel, to the Jewish people. You've shown it time and time again,” Netanyahu said.

UN envoy Haley mets with family of slain IDF soldier kidnapped by Hamas (JNS.org) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley met with the family of Lt. Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier who was killed during the 2014 Gaza war and whose remains are held by the Hamas terror group.

Goldin's parents, Leah and Simha, requested that Haley assist their efforts to bring about the return of the bodies of their son and Sgt. Oron Shaul, who also died in the Gaza war, for burial in Israel.

"We appreciate Ambassador Haley's willingness to assist us in the return of our sons and we hope that these efforts bear fruit as soon as possible," the Goldins said in a statement.

Since 2014, the Goldins have waged a public campaign to have their son’s body returned to Israel. Given that their son was killed and captured during a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, the family has appealed to the world body to help secure the return of his remains.

idents, appointed by Erdogan, staunchly ally with his party politics and dismiss academics they view as ‘Erdogan’s political adversaries,’” wrote Bekdil, a fellow for the Middle East Forum think tank. Turkey purged 330 scholars from universities Feb. 7.

“After he came to power in November 2002, Erdogan promised to make Turkey a land of freedoms, devoid of the military’s tutelage. Since then, he has tamed the once-secular military establishment. Nevertheless, his Islamist ‘land of freedoms’ vision has only been partially materialized: You have all the freedoms you want—so long as you are a pro-Erdogan Islamist,” Bekdil wrote.

Erdogan has also been known for a history of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric, although Turkey and Israel agreed to normalize relations last year following a six-year rupture.

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Last week, Azaria was sentenced to 18 months in prison following a manslaughter conviction over his fatal shooting of a Palestinian terrorist who had been incapacitated by security forces in March 2016.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon slammed the world body’s statement on the issue.

“The U.N. Human Rights Council sits silently by as human rights are crushed in Syria and Iran and then, in the peak of hypocrisy, criticizes the only true democracy in the Middle East.

This has proved once again that this body is completely divorced from reality,” Danon said.

Following rocket attack, Israeli Air Force hits Hamas positions in Gaza

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli aircraft attacked targets in the Gaza Strip Monday afternoon in retaliation for a rocket attack early that morning. Palestinian media reported that the aircraft hit Hamas terror group positions in northern Gaza.

The rocket fired from Gaza early Monday hit an open field in the northwestern Negev region.

Israel’s Iron Dome defense sysSupporters of convicted Israeli tem determined that the rocket soldier Elor Azaria rally for him did not pose a threat to residenoutside a military court in Tel Aviv tial areas. There were no injuries Feb. 21, 2017. The human rights or property damage from the office of the United Nations, by contrast, described the 18-month rocket, the Israel Defense Forces MIDDLE EAST said in a statement. prison sentence for Azaria, who New data reveals massive killed an incapacitated Last week, two rockets fired extent of Turkish leader Palestinian terrorist last March, as from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula hit Erdogan’s crackdown “excessively lenient” and southern Israel, also exploding on opponents “unacceptable.” Credit: Miriam in open areas. Sinai Province, Islamic State’s proxy in the area, (JNS.org) Turkish President Alster/Flash90. claimed responsibility for the atRecep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist UN human rights office tack. regime has been carrying out a calls Israeli soldier’s The latest rocket fire followed massive crackdown on its oppoprison sentence reports by the Islamic State-affilinents in the public-sector work‘excessively lenient’ ated Amaq news agency that four force, recent research from several sources has revealed.

(JNS.org) The human rights of the jihadi group’s operatives Citing data compiled by orga- office of the United Nations de- were killed Saturday night in an nizations including Turkey Purge, scribed the 18-month prison sen- Israeli drone strike in the northPEN International, the Commit- tence of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. ern Sinai, near the Egyptian town tee to Protect Journalists and the Elor Azaria, who killed an inca- of Rafah along the border with Stockholm Center for Freedom, pacitated Palestinian terrorist last Israel. The report said the strike Turkish journalist Burak Bekdil March, as “excessively lenient” targeted a terror cell preparing to fire rockets at Israel, and that noted in a recent analysis for the and “unacceptable.”

Gatestone Institute that 128,398 “We are deeply disturbed at rockets and launchers were also public employees have been fired the lenient sentence given by the destroyed in the strike. under Erdogan, and that 91,658 Tel Aviv Military Court earliEgyptian army destroys are currently being detained. er this week to an Israeli soldier tunnels on Gaza border, Turkish Education Minister convicted of unlawfully killing Christians forced to Ismet Yilmaz, meanwhile, said a wounded Palestinian in an apflee Islamic State that a total of 33,065 staffers have parent extrajudicial execution been dismissed from his minis- of an unarmed man who clearly (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to try, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News posed no imminent threat,” said JNS.org) The Egyptian military reported.

Ravina Shamdasani, spokesper- said it has discovered and de“Qualitatively speaking, the son for the U.N. High Commis- stroyed weapons-smuggling tunsituation at Turkish universities sioner for Human Rights, Reuters nels in the northern Sinai Peninis no better. Most university pres- reported. sula next to Egypt’s border with

the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Palestinian terror group Hamas.

A military spokesperson told Egyptian media that one tunnel, dug some 20 meters (66 feet) underground, branched out into three different tunnels. Oxygen tanks and communication technology cables were found in the tunnels.

Meanwhile, the Coptic Church in Egypt said that dozens of Christian families living in the northern Sinai had been forced to flee their homes due to Salafi radicals’ violence against Christians.

The Islamic State terror group announced that it would murder “Christian crusaders” in Egypt.

According to Egyptian media reports, seven Coptic Christians were recently murdered in the city of El-Arish in attacks carried out by terrorists who identify with Islamic State.

Israel closes Hamasoperated school in eastern Jerusalem over incitement (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli Education Ministry, Jerusalem District Police and Shin Bet security agency Thursday shut down a Hamas-operated school in eastern Jerusalem for incitement.

The Education Ministry said it had not licensed the Sur Baher neighborhood school for the current school year, after a review of its curriculum indicated that it “included content that undermines Israel’s sovereignty.

The curriculum’s objectives were found to be compatible with Hamas ideology.”

According to Israel’s Channel 10, the school’s principal was questioned by police on suspicion of operating a school without a license. He was released under restrictive conditions.

“East Jerusalem schools that choose to follow [the ministry’s] curriculum receive all the necessary tools for success. Schools that teach incitement will be closed,” Education Minister Naftali Bennett said.

PAGE 25 Elron, Haifa District Court Judge Yael Willner and Tel Aviv District Court Deputy President George Karra. They will assume office throughout the next six months, and will replace retiring Justices Elyakim Rubinstein, Salim Joubran and Zvi Zylbertal, as well as Chief Justice Miriam Naor.

The incoming justices represent the more conservative tone that Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has sought to introduce to the country’s judiciary.

“These judicial nominations reflect the human and legal diversity that is vital to us as a society, and which was sorely lacking at this level of the judiciary,” Shaked said, adding, “Our judicial flagship has now changed its course.”

Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Ze’ev Elkin filed a petition to begin impeachment proceedings against Arab lawmaker Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas (pictured), following Ghattas’s indictment for allegedly smuggling cell phones and other materials to Palestinian security prisoners.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Impeachment proceedings underway for Arab Knesset member (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Ze’ev Elkin filed a petition with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to begin impeachment proceedings against Arab lawmaker Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas, following Ghattas’s indictment for allegedly smuggling cell phones and other materials to Palestinian security prisoners.

Seventy-one MKs signed the petition, 61 of them from Israel’s governing coalition and 10 from the opposition party Yesh Atid, enough to begin impeachment Israel names four new proceedings. Israel’s Impeachconservative justices ment Law requires the signatures to Supreme Court of 70 lawmakers, including 10 (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to from the opposition, to begin the JNS.org) Israel’s Judicial Nomina- process.

“We are convinced that in [cartion Committee named four new justices to the country’s 15-mem- rying out] these grave acts, MK Ghattas committed the crime of ber Supreme Court.

The four justices named last expressing support for the armed week are Jerusalem District struggle of a terrorist organizaCourt Judge David Mintz, Haifa tion against Israel,” wrote Elkin, District Court President Yosef who solicited the signatures.

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abbi Avi Schnall, director of Agudath Israel of New Jersey, was among several individuals who testified today at a New Jersey Assembly Education Committee hearing that addressed inequities in school funding formulas that have left many districts in the state facing staggering deficits.

During the public school hearing held at the State House Annex in Trenton, Rabbi Schnall explained that many districts are suffering because the state allocates resources to school districts through a funding formula based on a ratio of property taxes and the number of public school students under the School Funding Reform Act of 2008.

"Nonpublic school children are New Jersey's "invisible children."

Any district that has a high percentage of non-public school students finds itself at a distinct disadvantage, since it has to provide its entire student population with mandated services such as transportation, but receives no funds to provide these services to nonpublic school

Avi Schnall and school leaders from Lakewood NJ, meeting with Assemblyman Dave Rible, member of the Assembly education committee.

students.

The Lakewood School District is a perfect example of this problem, noted Rabbi Schnall.

The district receives funding based on the 6,000 students who attend its public schools, yet it still has to provide mandated services to an additional 30,000 private school students. Because of this inequity, the Lakewood School District suffered a $12 million deficit last year and is expected to face a $10 million deficit this year.

"Nonpublic school children are New Jersey's "invisible children." They certainly exist, and their parents pay taxes," observed Rabbi Schnall, "but these children suddenly disappear

when it comes to calculating the funding formula."

The simplest answer, explained Rabbi Schnall, is to fix the formula so that it takes into account the 150,000 private school children who call New Jersey home.

Rabbi Schnall acknowledged both Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Senate President Steve Sweeney for their efforts on behalf of the Garden State's many non-public school students.

All students in New Jersey should count, no matter what school they attend," said Rabbi Schnall, "and all students should be counted and included in the state's funding formula."

he bomb threat phoned into a Camden County Jewish center on Monday was one of at least eight such dangerous hoaxes across New Jersey this year and one of dozens reported at religious facilities across the U.S., according to state and federal law enforcement officials.

New Jersey's top homeland security official told NJ Advance Media there has been a "substantial increase" in threats and suspicious activity reported at religious institutions this year.

More than 500 people poured out of the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill on Monday morning -- just as the same scene played out at community centers around the country.

"I'm not angry. I'm not scared.

I'm sad," said A.J. Greenetz, a personal trainer and nutritionist who works at Jewish community centers in several states.

Monday was her third such evacuation.

"I'm sad that this is the way the country is going since January," she said.

All told, there were 21 threats called into 13 community centers and eight schools in 12 states, according to the JCC Association of North America. In addition to the Cherry Hill cen-

More than 500 people poured out of the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey this past Monday morning -- just as the same scene played out at community centers around the country.

ter, a facility in Tenafly was also evacuated.

It was the latest of several waves of such threats phoned into Jewish facilities since January 1.

In all of the cases, police quickly swept the facilities and found no explosive devices. But the timing of the bomb threats and the fact they targeted religious institutions have the FBI and federal Justice Department conducting a civil rights investigation, according to a statement from the FBI's Philadelphia office.

New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino also said his office was "coordinating

and sharing information with our federal and local partners regarding this latest cowardly threat" and reaching out to the religious community.

Chris Rodriguez, the head of New Jersey's Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, said in an interview that law enforcement agencies around the U.S. were comparing notes to stem the flow of such dangerous hoaxes.

He said in most cases, the Jewish centers received automated "robocalls" featuring what "appear to be female voices repeating essentially the same See N.J. Has Seen 'Substantial , page 38

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Meet Mike Lindell, the Man Behind “MyPillow.com” - A Story of the Power of Faith in Times of Adversity By: Fern Sidman

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here is no doubt that most of us have experienced sleep problems at some point or another in our lives. Medical data reveals that most Americans don’t get an adequate amount of REM sleep each night, while many more are dependent of sleep medications to help them get the shut eye they need to feel refreshed and energized.

Just the ask a guy from the small town called Chaska, Minnesota how he single-handedly revolutionized the night time sleep process and helped scores of people get the sleep they deserve.

As a teenager in the mid1970s, Mike Lindell (the founder and president of MyPillow. com) said he tried a vast array of different pillows (i.e. fiber-filled pillows, memory foam pillows, down-filled pillows and even bead pillows) to help him find the comfort level he needs for sleep, but the results of his search were abysmally disappointing.

Back in those days, Mike recalls, “I was extremely frustrated by not getting a good night’s sleep. I would toss and turn all night, wake up with a sore arm, and my neck would hurt. All along I knew the problem had to be the pillow.”

So, at the age of 16, a young Mike spent his entire paycheck ($79.00) on the most expensive pillow he could find. But alas, it too, was to no avail. And the worst part was that Mike could not even return it.

Mike spent the next few decades Mike began seeing doctors and chiropractors on a regular basis for the pain he was constantly experiencing in his neck and lower back. Despite the fact that he tried all the trendiest pillows, his problems remained until he decided to create one for himself.

“I knew my problems would be resolved if I had a pillow that kept my neck supported and aligned throughout the night,” he said resolutely.

I had dreamed of I could help millions of people. At this pivotal moment I decided to go all in and develop MyPillow,” says Mike.

When inquiring with people regarding what kind of pillow they wanted, Mike said that most wanted a pillow that did not go flat in the middle of the night and a pillow that could adjust irrespective of sleeping position.

Mike first started selling pillows at a mall kiosk. While he was not exactly raking in big sales, the exposure he gained while being there opened some important doors for him. One mall shopper who really liked Mike’s pillow invited him to participate in the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show and that

The Personal Side of Mike Lindell Trusting Mike, however, in his pre-MyPillow years was no easy feat for most sensible people. Mike floated from one dead end menial job to the next and had never really established himself in any field. He was a paperboy, a ticket taker at the local drive-in theater, a grocer, and a bartender. He ran lunch wagons, night clubs, and small town bars while getting into some nonviolent scrapes with the law (now all expunged).

Why the itinerant lifestyle?

At his own admission, Mike was “a sports bettor, a cocaine user and an abject alcoholic.” In his forthcoming autobiography, Mike writes, “I was an addict in every sense of the word.” He has

Former Saturday Night Live comedic sensation, Joe Piscopo is seen here with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell on the former’s talk radio program

MyPillow being named as the official pillow of the National Sleep Foundation, Mike has also been featured on Fox Business News and has participated in countless radio and television interviews.

With a smile of great satisfaction etched on his face, Mike says, “I am proud to say the company has grown from eight to 1600 employees, all manufacturing is still done in Minnesota and we still offer a 60-day money-back guarantee and a 10-year warranty.”

Meeting President Trump and Dr. Ben Carson

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence met Mike Lindell during the summer of 2016. Mike believes his path to meeting President Trump and eventually sending him his pillow was orchestrated by a higher force.

placement eventually led to him being approved for a display at the Minnesota State Fair.

Along with some family members and a few employees, Mike continued to manufacture pillows out of a small garage and basically did the Midwest trade show circuit; hawking his latest incarnation of a pillow.

Mike Lindell with a group of his happy employees at MyPillow. com

The Genesis of MyPillow.com

all the manufacturing done and raw materials purchased in the United States. Moreover, those looking at Mike’s pillow advised him not to offer customers a 10year warranty of a 60-day money back guarantee.

So much for the litany of naysayers. Mike drew his inspiration and drive from the incredibly positive feedback he received from customers who tried MyPillow and really loved it.

“Many people told me their sleep had improved and how they seemed to be no longer tossing and turning as much as they had prior to using MyPillow. They also expressed how appreciative they were that the pillow was quality made and stayed cool at night, “ said Mike.

While doing expos, fairs and craft shows, Mike faced a series In 2004, Mike began the in- of onerous and discouraging vention process for My Pillow. challenges.

His product was turned down He recalls that he shared his ideas with people and was soon by a string of retail stores and to discover that many others those in the business told him were experiencing the same that it was next to impossible sleep-related problems. “I real- to obtain a patent nor would ized if I could create the pillow he ever be able to afford to have

The Road to Success From day one till now Mike has had a direct hand in all development of the business including and designing the machine that creates the “fill” for his pillows. Every element that goes into Mike’s “MyPillow” are 100% originated in America.

There is no outsourcing of work products – even his call center & customer service are right outside his office.

Today, Mike’s privately-held company manufactures 75,000 units each day. Mike spends approximately $1.7 million a week on advertisements, which he directly oversees on TV, radio and newspapers. He is called the most innovative marketer in home goods.

Moreover, he has broken sales records of the television sales program QVC and recently won the coveted “Product Concept of the Year” award from that company. Big box stores like Walmart and Costco, which once slammed the door in his face, now clamor to get his product on their shelves.

Mike is also a man of his word who seals many deals for his near-billion dollar company with a handshake. “Some good people took a chance on me when I was just starting out and to this day they still have my trust,” he said.

four children (ages 26-31) from his first marriage of 20 years.

Mike has proudly overcome his personal dilemmas and addiction imbroglios through his immersion in crafting the very best at My Pillow.

On January 2, 2011, the Minneapolis Star Tribune published a human interest story about Mike and his new company. Accordingly, that story helped propel the MyPillow product and sent sales soaring. In September of that year, Mike’s dream of producing a quality infomercial was launched and soon thereafter reached number one status.

Mike and MyPillow are now celebrating over a decade in the pillow business. Besides having

the pinnacle of success in the job creation market, Mike says that President Trump queried him.

"How do you have 1600 employees and how do you manage to make your entire product in America?"

After speaking with the President at length about the genesis of his company and the trajectory it took, Mike says, "I truly believe that President Trump wants to help this country; he really cares about people. I would never choose anyone else to hold the office of the presidency other than Donald Trump, " Mike states quite emphatically.

Mike says that what really piqued the President Trump's interest in him as well was the fact that Mike and he pretty much saw eye to eye on the litany of onerous challenges confronting our inner cities.

"When I told the president I had formed a new foundation to assist the residents of areas where urban decay as well as social problems had literally laid waste to their communities, the president listened intently," recalls Mike.

Mike's burning desire to dedicate himself to the revival of inner cities takes on a very personal note. Says Mike: "During my younger days, while still rootless, I floated into the life of crack cocaine addiction. As such, I gravitated towards urban areas in the midwest where cocaine was bought, sold and used and I became quite familiar with dealers and users who circulated in the most dangerous areas of the cities."

Recently, through a fortuitous confluence of events which he describes as "divine intervention" Mike's pillow caught the attention of President Trump.

"This past summer, I was invited to attend the Republican national convention in Cleveland, and I ended up in Mr. Trump's section with his family, " says Mike.

As a deeply religious person, Mike believes his path to meeting President Trump and eventually sending him his pillow was orchestrated by a higher force.

Mike met Dr. Ben Carson and his wife Candy while they were on the same flight. After a conversation in which they formed a palpable connection, Mike was invited to pray with Dr. Carson at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.

Mike was told that the President had wanted to meet him as he had seen his television com- The Power of Faith in God mercials for "My Pillow."

Displaying a deep interest in Because of his turbulent narentrepreneurs who have reached rative, Mike eventually turned to God for personal solace, comfort and guidance and has remained a loyal acolyte ever since. "My experiences with crack cocaine addiction have been a driving force in my efforts to help others in need; those who have tragically shared my journey."

Mike says that his company is a "platform for my Evangelism" and that his company has thrived only because of God's intervention.

When President Trump received Mike's pillows in the mail, he took time out of his ordinarily hectic schedule to write Mike

Actor Stephen Baldwin and Mike Lindell

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a thank you note; letting him know how much he enjoyed the pillows. This occurred before the election and right after one of the presidential debates.

"Trump asked me what I thought of the debate and how I felt he did" says Mike.

Mike firmly believes that "God had a Hand in President Trump's stunning upset on election night" and acknowledges that President Trump is the "most amazing president that we have ever had." He ruefully observes that "neither party has fulfilled their promises to the inner cities.”

Mike does not relinquish hope, however, as his abiding faith in God affords him an optimistic perspective.”I believe that President Trump along Dr. Ben Carson will take some revolutionary steps that will greatly impact those who suffer every single day."

He adds that his business has significantly flourished since he forged a connection with President Trump.

Mike credits his success with the fact that all of his 1600 employees are "one big family."

Just as one would help a family member in crisis, so too does Mike and his four children Mike play pivotal role in the lives of those who work for him.

"I learned that one of my employees did not have a car and that had to walk 18 miles to get to work every day," remembers Mike. "We don't have a human resources department at My Pillow, so I bought him a car. That kind of personal outreach engenders loyalty from employees and shows them that we are care so very much."

Utilizing a personal approach has always been Mike's forte. "I believe that when you work with each person individually; when you work to fix what is broken, then you can achieve unfathomable results."

Mike is seen here donating pillows to the homeless

MARCH 3, 2017 has also partnered with “Breaking Free” which helps victims of human trafficking by offering employment and assistance in returning to society.

Mike also has partnerships with groups like Union Gospel Mission, Minnesota Teen Challenge, Love, Inc., Hope Lodges and Eagles Net for projects to rebuild Minnesota’s inner-cities and to help people in need.

With pride reverberating in his voice, Mike is quick to add: "100 percent of all donations goes directly to recipients and not administrative costs. And the best part is that donors can select where they want their money to go; to which groups and organizations that they prefer."

confidence that they need to succeed.

"When you give someone hope who is down on his luck, it is our experience that it can result in a snowball effect. Employees who never thought success at anything was possible will now have jobs they can be proud of," says Mike.

Mike adds that helping those less fortunate, it one of the cornerstones of his business plan.

He says that for every order at My Pillow he is going to give free pillows to the homeless.

The foundation bearing his name (the Lindell Foundation) now operates in 80 countries and its programs have benefitted tens The Mike Lindell of thousands of people.

Foundation Mike's charitable contribuMike also says that is policy tions have included MyPillows includes hiring people from the for our military as well as The inner cities and giving them the Imus Ranch, a working cattle Mike sitting at a company sewing machine and making one of educational opportunities and ranch for kids with cancer. Mike his most remarkable pillows

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MARCH 3, 2017

The Jewish Voice

Disney Studios’ Katzenberg Drumming Up New Deals By: Anat Ghelber

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effrey Katzenberg, age 66, was once head of Walt Disney Studios. Under his tenure, the studio produced some of their most well-known live action and animated hits, including "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin" and "The Lion King." He is also the founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation and has overseen such animated hits as “Shrek,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “Madagascar,” “Monsters vs Aliens” and “How to Train your Dragon.” Now, under the auspices of a new company, he is eyeing different projects.

Mr. Katzenberg sold DreamWorks Animation to Comcast in 2016 for $3.8 billion, collecting almost $400 million himself in the deal. He has since started his own company, WndrCo and, with them, is looking to acquire new assets in the entertainment world, some he has a personal relationship with.

Specifically, WndrCo is looking to acquire Awesomeness TV which Mr. Katzenberg himself created. Awesomeness TV produces digital children’s television cut down in size so as to be easily accessible and enjoyed. The studio is presently owned by Comcast, Verizon

Jeffrey Katzenberg started his own company, WndrCo and, with them, is looking to acquire new assets in the entertainment world, some he has a personal relationship with.

and Hearst. The CEO of Awesomeness TV, Brian Robbins, is apparently leaving his position, spurring rumors of a takeover.

As he described the situation in a memo, “The time is right for me to pass the baton and seek new challenges.”

Jeffrey Katzenberg hosted a

“Night Before” party for the 89th Annual Academy Awards, looking to raise money for a foundation benefitting aging and retired executives names MPTF. Expected guests include George Clooney. Mr. Katzenberg is both the director of MPTF and previous host from last year.

At one point in time, both the Japanese telecom business Softbank and even the toy company Hasbro were looking to buy DreamWorks Animation once it was put on the block for sale, but any chances of either of them doing so were shot down once rumors of the sales began to circulate. Once Comcast purchased DreamWorks, it joined up with NBCU’s Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, being led by Chris Meledandri.

At the moment, he is chief of the animation unit Illumination for that organization, which has put out both “Minions” and “Despicable Me.” While Mr. Katzenberg had desired to continue as a leader in some capacity with DreamWorks during previous negotiations for its purchase, he will remain as an advisor under Comcast’s ownership. He is also expected to become chairman of DreamWorks New Media, which contains Awesomeness TV.

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Time Warner Sells Atlanta TV Station for $70M Amid Its Larger Merge With AT&T

By Mark Snyder

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major factor that could have caused the Federal Communications Commission to take a closer look at Time Warner Inc. 's sale to AT&T Inc. for $85 billion has been eliminated, by an agreement with Meredith Corp. to purchase Time Warner’s Atlanta television station for $70 million.

Ajit Pai, the new chairman of the FCC, has not yet revealed any plans to have the agency review the acquisition with AT&, and declined to give reporters a comment on how the sale of the Atlanta station might effect a potential FCC review.

On Thursday, February 23, at a press conference following the FCC’s monthly meeting, Pai said, "This [sale] is news to me, so it will not surprise you if I don't express an opinion about it on the fly.”

The possibility of the merger being reviewed by the FCC is being closely watched by inves-

"This [sale] is news to me, so it will not surprise you if I don't express an opinion about it on the fly.”

Meredith Local Media Group President Paul Karpowicz

tors, since it would be a more severe examination than the expected antitrust review by the Justice Department.

On Thursday the sale of the TV station was announced in a filing with the FCC, which is allowed to review all transfers of television-station licenses to determine whether or not the deal is in the interest of the public.

WPCH, Time Warner’s Atlanta station is the company’s only broadcast station Ted Turner is credited with nationally publicizing the station, which was formerly known as WTBS. He built on it Turner Broadcasting, a national cable empire, that is currently a unit of Time Warner.

In a statement, Meredith Lo-

cal Media Group President Paul Karpowicz said, "We're pleased to add WPCH-TV, a station with a rich history, to the Meredith portfolio.”

Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker wrote that from the perspective of Time Warner "this is a very small deal that helps remove a big overhang for the pending [agreement with AT&T.] It means one less issue for the FCC to review, specifically the transfer of WPCH's license.”

According to Fox News, “Time Warner has dozens of other FCC licenses, having to do with things such as satellite-upSee Time Warner Sells Atlanta , page 38

Why US Corporate Giants like Intel Need Fresh Israeli Tech Mammoth American multinationals depend on ingenuity from small Israeli startups to drive their businesses forward

time. consistently do just that.

Innovative Israeli technology New Jersey-headquartered medical-devices and life-sci- companies boost investment, The Project Alloy VR head- SCiO mini spectrometer from ences company Becton Dick- jobs and growth not only within By: Abigail Klein set, introduced at CES 2017 in Israeli company Consumer inson (BD) “has been actively US-based multinational compaLeichman Las Vegas, was created at Intel Physics inside the world’s first involved with many startups in nies but also within individual o understand the strong Haifa using Israeli-developed molecular sensing smartphone Israel,” said Yuri Haverman, BD states.

Take a look at what’s been and rising impact of Is- 3D vision technologies from allowing users to analyze every- head of strategic innovation.

“Big corporations like ours happening in Massachusetts. raeli startups on the US Omek and Envision, which be- thing from foods to gems. tech scene, consider this month’s Super Bowl LI. Intel and FOX Sports unveiled a 360-degree “Be the Player” replay technology giving viewers an unprecedented, immersive player’s-eye view on the football championship.

The groundbreaking technology was first developed in Israel by eight-person Replay Technologies in collaboration with Intel, which then developed it further with a large team after buying the 3D video technology startup in March 2016 as the cornerstone of its new Intel Sports Group.

From left, Medaware CEO Dr. Gidi Stein, Becton Dickinson US veteran Robert Woo, paralyzed in a freak construction The California-based mul- Strategic Innovation Director Yuri Haverman, Intel EMEA accident, shows off the ReWalk 6.0 version of the Israeli-made tinational has been supporting Ecosystem Innovation Development Director Joel Fisch, Intel exoskeleton system that has given him a second chance to and acquiring Israeli companies Sports Group Senior Director of Operations and Production Aviv walk again. Photo by ReWalk since 1974.

Shapira, OurCrowd head of business development Laly David, According to the 2016 Mas“Many of Intel’s core products and VocalZoom CEO Tal Bakish. Photo by Abigail K. Leichman are looking at the entrepreneurare developed in Israel,” said Joel ial agility of Israeli startups that sachusetts-Israel Economic ImFisch, director of Intel Sports came the foundational technol- Entrepreneurial are able to come up with very pact Study, 216 businesses in agility Group’s Technology Collabora- ogies in Intel RealSense. technologically deep solutions greater Boston have at least one Intel paved the way for many tions, speaking at a press event at “Ultimately, in order to sur- to important problems, and do Israeli-born founder.

In 2015, those companies the OurCrowd Global Investor American multinationals that vive, a small startup will have it fast. What we bring to the Summit in Jerusalem on Febru- regularly incorporate Israeli to connect or interface with a table is scale and infrastruc- booked $9 billion in revenue ary 16. Representatives of some tech. large multinational,” said former ture. It’s a perfect combination,” and had an overall economic A late player to the game, Ap- Replay COO Aviv Shapira, now Haverman said. impact of twice that amount, 200 multinationals were there to scout out Israeli talent and build ple, only this week announced senior director of operations Aiming to reduce the “huge including 27,000 jobs generated its fourth acquisition in Israel and production at Intel Sports burden” of medication errors, and $400-500 million in venture on existing relationships.

“Our role is to identify new as it bought RealFace Technol- Group.

BD’s latest Israeli collaboration capital brought into the state.

Since 1999, acquisitions and and disruptive technologies that ogy, a leading developer of faBut the connection will bear is with MedAware, which uses we often find in Israeli startups. cial-recognition tech. fruit only if the startup offers machine-learning algorithms collaborations across MassachuUS chipmaker Analog De- something of outsized value to and large-scale electronic med- setts- and Israeli-founded comOne needs to be very cognizant of mutual benefit apparent to vices and China’s Changhong its American partner. A large ical records data to identify pre- panies — including giants such recently teamed up to put the number of Israeli innovations scription medicine errors in real as Boston Scientific, Raytheon both sides,” said Fisch.

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“Many of Intel’s core products are developed in Israel,” said Joel Fisch, director of Intel Sports Group’s Technology Collaborations and Dell EMC — have totaled over $10 billion.

“A small country having such a huge impact half a world away is extraordinary,” says David Goodtree, a board member of MassChallenge Israel and the New England-Israel Business Council and an OurCrowd global venture partner.

Goodtree holds up Argo Medical Technologies’ ReWalk as a prime example. The very successful Israeli developer of a robotic exoskeleton for paraplegics opened its US manufacturing, sales and service headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts, in October 2012 with a former Boston Scientific executive as its CEO. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently led a high-level business delegation to find new partnerships in Israel – the only country to which he has made such a trip.

“Israeli companies are driving the Massachusetts economy and it’s a proxy for what’s happening in cities all over the United States,” says Goodtree.

OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved says this phenomenon has indeed spread way beyond New York and California, where scores of Israeli-founded comSee Why US Corporate Giants , page 36

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Chicken Soup Recipes from Around the World By: Yvette Alt Miller

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uckily for anyone wishing to tap into the Jewish genius with chicken soup, there are as many wonderful recipes as there are Jewish families. My own chicken soup recipe is simple, and I make it every week for Shabbat first thing Friday morning. I put an onion (peeled and sliced in half), 5-6 carrots (washed), and about 2 ½ lbs. of chicken bones in a large soup pot. I fill with enough water to completely cover all the bones, add a dash of salt and pepper, bring the soup to a boil, then turn the stove down to low and let it simmer all day long: at least several hours. Before Shabbat, I strain the soup, discard the bones and vegetables – and serve the golden liquid with matzah balls and noodles.

Here are three Jewish variations on classic Jewish chicken soup. As they say in Israel, B’teavon (“Bon appétit”) and L’briut! (“To your health!”)

 1 sprig parsley  1 very ripe tomato Put the bird, feet, wings and giblets in a large, heavy soup pan with 7 ½ cups water, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to the boil. Remove any froth with a large, wet metal spoon.

Peel onion and carrots, cut in half and add to the pan with celery, parsley, and tomato. Bring back to the boil, then reduce the heat so that the liquid is barely bubbling. Cover and continue to simmer for a further 3 hours, either on top of the stove or in a slow oven (300 F / 150 C) or until the chicken feels very tender when a leg is prodded.

Strain the soup into a large bowl; reserve giblets and carrots in another container. Cover and pit in the fridge overnight.

Next day, remove any congealed fat and return the soup to the pan. Add the cooked giblets and the carrot (cut into small dice) and reheat slowly before serving. Serve with noodles or matzah balls.

Adapted from The New Complete International Jewish Cookbook by Evelyn Rose (Robson Books: 2000).

Iranian Chicken Soup with Chickpea Dumplings (Gondi)

about 2 by 1-inch  2 chicken bouillon cubes  Spices to taste including:  2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons hawaj* (may be available in kosher grocery markets)  1 teaspoon ground cumin  turmeric (not needed if using hawaj)  1 bunch fresh cilantro, washed with stems removed  Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Place chicken in a large pot and cover with enough cold water to cover plus an inch more.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and as chicken cooks skim off scum. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, then add onion, carrots, leeks, and parsley.

the remaining onion, finely chopped or grated, and the chickpea lour and season with salt, pepper, and ground cardamom. Knead well with your hands until it binds together (you can put it all in a food processor, starting with the onion). Rub oil on your hands and roll the paste into little balls the size of a small walnut.

Lift the chicken out of the soup and drop the balls in. Simmer 20-30 minutes longer. Remove the Iranian Chicken Soup with skin and bones from the chicken, cut the chicken Chickpea Dumplings (Gondi) meat into pieces, and return to the soup to heat This is a delicious, exotic version enjoyed for through.

Serve in bowls with plain basmati rice. centuries by the Jewish population in Persia.

Adapted from The Book of Jewish Food: An  1 small roasting chicken Odyssey from Samarkand to New York, by Claudia Yemenite Jewish Chicken Soup  2 medium onions Roden (Alfred A. Knopf: 1996).  Salt and pepper Cover and cook for 20 minutes, then add pota ¼ t turmeric Yemenite Jewish Chicken Soup toes and squash. Stir in bouillon cubes and spices.  3 dried limes or juice of 1 lemon, or to taste Lower heat to simmer, cover, and cook until  8 oz lean ground beef Traditional chicken soup This recipe is by Tamar Horn, whose parents  1 cup chickpea flour emigrated from Yemen to pre-state Israel in 1937. chicken is done, about 45 minutes. Add cilantro Traditional Chicken Soup  ½ t ground cardamom Her father supported eleven children by making and chopped greens from the leeks, and cook anPut the chicken in a large pot with 3 quarts of mattresses, pillows and blankets. Here is her family other 10 minutes.

This recipe is from Evelyn Rose, the doyenne of Remove chicken from pot, let soup cool and water. Bring to the boil and remove the scum. Add recipe: British Jewish cooking. strain the broth. Keep chicken separate. Tear or cut  A whole or half chicken or fowl with wings and one coarsely chopped onion, salt and pepper, the  4-pound whole chicken, cut up into pieces and add to soup before serving. If needturmeric. (If you have dried limes, add them too,  2 onions, peeled giblets and feet (if available) ed, add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. pricked in several places.) If using lemon juice, add  4 to 6 carrots, peeled  2 t salt This soup may be made ahead or frozen. Serves it just before serving.  Bunch of leeks, whites only-save the green tops  Pinch of white pepper 8.

Simmer for 45-55 minutes, until the chicken is  3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley  1 large onion Adapted from Sephardic Israeli Cuisine. tender.  2 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks  2 large carrots Make the meatballs: mix the ground meat with  1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks  Leaves and top 2” of 2 sticks celery (AISH.COM)

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Worldwide Tikkun Haklali – Psalms Revealed by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Bringing Jews Together Edited by: JV Staff

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n 11 Kislev 5776, November 22, 2015, more than one million people from over 150 countries logged in online to participate in a history-making worldwide prayer gathering. They joined thousands of people live at the Kosel Hamaravi in Yerushalayim in the first-ever, global recitation of Tikkun Haklali, the set of ten Psalms revealed by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

Tikkun Haklali is a compilation of ten perakim of tehillim that represent ten different types of song. Rabbi Nachman, who was a great grandson of the Ba’al Shem Tov, taught his followers that reciting these ten Perakim acts as a ‘tikun’, a remedy which would help in the process of teshuva and lead to an awareness of the Divine presence in the world. He revealed the ten perakim to two of his closest Chassidim, Rabbi Aharon and Rabbi Naftali.

Tikkun Haklali is known for its ability to heal, protect, and bring us closer to G-d. In fact, tens of thousands of Jews from every background gather each Rosh Hashanah at Rebbe Nachman’s gravesite in Uman, Ukraine especially to say this powerful prayer. They come to plead for blessings and salvation for themselves, their families, and the Jewish people.

his life to helping the Jewish people, and he felt inspired, even driven, to give the gift of Tikkun Haklali Olami to each and everyJew, no matter where they live.

Now that the current dangers to the Jewish people — spiritual, physical, and even political — are greater than ever, Mr. Assoulin believes we must storm the gates of Heaven with our tefillot. That’s why he, other askanim, and the great rabbonim involved in the first Tikkun Haklali Olami are busy planning the second one. Reciting Tikkun Haklali daily has become common practice for Breslover chassidim, and for others as well. There

pioneers of Breslov. It would change his life forever.

David was amazed by the Rabbi’s penetrating wisdom. Rabbi Rosenfeld was a tremendous scholar who would often discuss Torah over the phone with Rav Moshe Feinstein, ztz”l, for hours at a time. Rabbi Rosenfeld soon became David’s mentor and personal rav. In the days of the Iron Curtain, it was dangerous and extremely difficult to travel to Uman, the burial site of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. But Rabbi Rosenfeld inspired his young disciple David and after a long period of many prayers and effort, they managed to go to Uman multiple times despite all the challenges.

The Power of Prayer — In Your Living Room, Office, or On the Road But you don’t have to travel to Uman to say Tikkun Haklali. In fact, the idea for Tikkun Haklali Olami arose when terror attacks in Israel and around the world, left every Jew yearning for Divine mercy and protection.

“Why shouldn’t every Jew be able to join in a simultaneous Tikkun Haklali and benefit from the salvations this brings— and do it from the comfort of their own homes?”asked NewYork-based businessman, David Assoulin of the Syrian Jewish community. Mr. Assoulin is a man who has witnessed firsthand the miracles that saying Tikkun Haklali brings. He’s also a man who has devoted

New York-based businessman, David Assoulin of the Syrian Jewish community (pictured above) is a prominent member of the Breslov chassidus who is personally credited with redeeming the burial site of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. As a young man David met the brilliant Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld, ztz”l, one of the leading pioneers of Breslov. It would change his life forever. David was amazed by the Rabbi’s penetrating wisdom. Rabbi Rosenfeld was a tremendous scholar who would often discuss Torah over the phone with Rav Moshe Feinstein, ztz”l, for hours at a time. Rabbi Rosenfeld soon became David’s mentor and personal rav

are many who claim they’ve experienced special blessings through the reciting of the tikun and in fact there are accounts recorded of the protection that the tikun has given.

According to Rabbi Nasan Maimon, Executive Director of the Breslov World Center “Literally, the word tikun means “repair” and Klali means “general” or “everything”. So Tikkun Haklali then, in simple terms, is a general repair for everything.

Reciting the ten kapitlach of Tehillim in Tikkun Haklali can act as a catalyst to fix or repair our spiritual mistakes.”

Rabbi Chaim Kramer, Director of the Breslov Research Institute, worldwide publishing and educational organization and author of numerous Breslov books explains: “…in the spiritual realm, a major or minor transgression can be rectified by going back to the source of the law or mitzvah and invoking the energy to “pump” the rectification necessary out of The grave of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who the extremities of one’s behavior. The Tikkun HaKwas a great grandson of the Ba’al Shem Tov. lali goes to the root of the mitzvah and rectifies it at He taught his followers that reciting these ten its source.” (Hidden Treasures, BRI) Perakim of Tehillim would act as a ‘tikun’, a David Assoulin is a prominent member of the remedy which would help in the process of teshuva and lead to an awareness of the Divine Breslov chassidus who is personally credited with redeeming the burial site of Rebbe Nachman of presence in the world. He revealed the ten Breslov. As a young man David met the brilliant perakim to two of his closest Chassidim, Rabbi Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld, ztz”l, one of the leading Aharon and Rabbi Naftali.

David is devoted to enhancing the Uman experience for the many travelers who visit. He’s been a leading force behind rebuilding the Kloyz, the large synagogue erected near the burial site of Rebbe Nachman in Uman. Both the Kloyz and the tziyun of Rebbe Nachman are now officially registered in his name with the Russian government.

Today, David Assoulin still has that fiery charisma and unwavering dedication to Rebbe Nachman’s teachings and those of his personal rav, Rabbi Shalom Arush shlita. Once again, he is taking the initiative and is spearheading the Tikkun Haklali Olami project. It promises to be a life-changing and world-changing event.

According to Rabbi Eliyahu Cohen, Director of Tikkun Haklali Olami, “Our goal is to help actualize David Assoulin’s dream to bring all Yidden together through tefillah.”

Bobby Rosenberg, coordinator at Tikkun Haklali Olami, says, “We are living in a tumultuous world.

Things are changing drastically, both politically and physically. Clearly, it’s the times of Mashiach. Tikkun Haklali can be a transformative experience. It can do a lot for Am Yisrael. If we get everybody to say it together, it can have tremendous koach. Last year we said Tikkun Haklali together and many thousands joined us from all over the world. It

Thousands of people were at the Kosel Hamaravi in Yerushalayim in the first-ever, global recitation of Tikkun Haklali, the set of ten Psalms revealed by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

caused a tremendous spiritual ripple.”

Eldad Eilat, event coordinator, remembers “there were thousands of people at the Kosel last year on the night we said Tikkun Haklali Olami. Around the world, hundreds of thousands were saying it with us online — even people in Iran, even nonJews. Rav Shalom Arush spoke at the event, Rav Yaakov Ades led a tefillah and ChazanYechiel Nahari recited the tikun. There are hundreds of accounts of people who were helped by Tikkun Haklali and who were protected by it.”

The event was powerful and meaningful. So much so that the organizers have decided to duplicate the experience again. On Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5777, March 28, 2017, the second Worldwide Prayer Gathering of Tikkun Haklali Olami will take place. It will feature the participation of prominent rabbonim including Rabbi Eli Mansour and Rav Shalom Arush, as well as the world renowned Chazan Yechiel Nahari. The event will take place in Uman at the holy tziyun of Rebbi Nachman. But you don’t have to travel there to join this outstanding event. All you need to do is say the ten Psalms at the appointed time. B’rov am hadras melech.

Imagine the tremendous positive energy that can be unleashed when millions of fellow Jews from all over the world join together in this powerful and inspiring prayer. The ten psalms are available online to anyone and can be downloaded free in seven different languages. Log onto tikkunolami.com to choose a version of the prayers in Hebrew, English, French, Arabic, Russian, Yiddish or Spanish.

This is an opportunity not to be missed! Join millions of Jews in Uman, in Israel, in New York, and all around the world! Be a part of the largest Jewish prayer event of our times ! Visit tikkunolami.com for more information and to sign up for event updates and reminders. Recite Tikkun Haklali with us together on live stream, in real time as it happens.

TIKKUN HAKLALI FACTS › 10 Perakim in Tehillim: 16, 32, 41, 42, 59, 77, 90, 105, 137, 150. › Sefer Tehillim was written by 10 Tzadikim.

Most of it was written by Dovid Hamelech. › There are 10 types of song used in Tehillim: Ashrei, Bracha, Maskil, Nitzuach, Shir, Niggun, Mizmor, Tefilla, Hoda'ah and Hallel. › The minhag in Breslov is to say Tikkun Haklali every day and when encountering impurity. › Women can also say Tikkun Haklali. › Many people experience Yeshuos in health or Parnassah when saying Tikkun Haklali.

(This article is being reprinted with permission from Mishpacha Magazine)

Hotline for Women’s Questions on Halacha More Accessible Than Ever Edited by: JV Staff

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ishmat’s Golda Koschitsky Women’s Halachic Hotline (1-877-YOETZET) – which assists Jewish women seeking woman-to-woman advice on personal questions related to Jewish Law (halacha) and women’s health – announced new, extended hours of operation in the United States and Canada, beginning Thursday, February 23rd.

Sunday-Wednesday: 11 AM to 5 PM, EST Thursdays: 11 AM to 9 PM, EST

Saturdays, beginning one half hour after Shabbat for three hours A new callback feature invites callers to leave a phone number if the line is busy and a Yoetzet Halacha will return calls in the order they are received.

The Women’s Halachic Hotline, staffed by Yoatzot Halacha – women halachic consultants – educated at Nishmat, The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women in Jerusalem, is supervised by rabbinic scholars Rabbi Yaakov Varhaftig and Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin in Jerusalem and

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Comparing our Luxuries with our Donations – Terumah 5777 By: Rabbi David Bibi

you will not build the Temple”. Hashem considered David's refusal to support the poor as an act his week’s perasha begins Vayik-chu Li of bloodshed, especially since many died of hunTerumah. And let them take for me a ger. Hashem said, "Since you kept the money to portion or a donation. With these words build the Temple, you will not be the one to build begins the first Jewish fundraiser for the it. Rather, it will be built by your son, Solomon, building of the mishkan - the tabernacle in the after you die".

Hashem also arranged that Solomon would not desert. And unlike almost any other fundraiser in our history, this one ended three days later with Moses telling the people, "we don’t need anymore, we have enough".

When it comes to building beautiful edifices, the Jewish people have always given generously.

Solomon built the magnificent Temple in Jerusalem and the Romans referred to the second Temple as one of the wonders of the world. We continued this tradition over the next two millennia to this day with splendid synagogues built throughout the world.

But can setting aside Terumah - a portion of what we have - be for more than building Temples and synagogues?

We received lots of feed back to last week’s article where we wrote about our requirement to help this less fortunate and those in need.

When I began looking at this week’s portion on Saturday night, I came across a haunting Midrash brought about King David.

The Midrash teaches that when David killed Goliath, the Israelite girls stood at the windows, and, as he walked by, they showered him with silver and gold. David put all this money aside and consecrated it to the building of the Temple. He thus [told his son Solomon], “When I was impoverished, I prepared talents of gold”.

Rabbi Haim Palachi was the chief rabbi of Izmir Although David was very poor at the time he in Turkey during the mid-19th century. fought Goliath, he was able to set aside all that need any of the money that David had set aside. money that he was given for his great victory.

Later, there was a time when there was famine Since David did not have pity on the poor, the for three continuous years and the Israelites asked money was set aside, and not used by anyone."

The Meam Loez comments, from all this, we King David to give them that money to sustain them. This is in accordance with the law, because see how careful the officials must be to support if a community raises money to build a syna- the poor. This is true of everyone. Our main obgogue, and then they need it to redeem captives ligation is to support the poor and not to spend or to support the poor who are dying of hunger, if money for luxuries, even in the observance of there is no other money, that which was raised for commandments.

Rav Yaakov Culi continues, Alluding to this, the synagogue must be used.“ King David, however, did not want to give the Hashem said, “Let them take an offering for Me.” money. He felt that there was a vast difference He did not say that they should “give it to Me.” between building the Holy Temple and building This teaches that the main reason charity was an ordinary synagogue. Hashem told him, “Since collected was so that it would be taken by those you did not have pity on the poor, and did not give in need. The rest was to be consecrated for the them the money, you will not be worthy of build- Tabernacle.

I saw a beautiful thought related to this and so ing the Temple during your lifetime.”

This is the meaning of Hashem's word to King pertinent to us in our times by Rabbi Haim PalaDavid, "Since you have shed so much blood . . . chi who was the chief rabbi of Izmir in Turkey

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during the mid-19th century. The Haham Bakshi, appointed by the Sultan, was a renowned scholar authoring close to 80 books. His influence extended throughout the world and he felt a personal responsibility for all Jews. He had a close friendship with both Baron de Rothschild and Sir Moses Montefiore.

During the blood libel in Damascus in 1840, he

The Rabbi as cited by Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein, (pictured above) notes that the word terumah, which is interpreted here as a contribution, has the same letters - taf, resh, vav, mem, heh - as the word hamotar, that which is extra or a luxury.

called for the support of these two friends along with Don Abraham Kamando of Egypt. Through their intercession, the innocent Jewish victims in Damascus were exonerated. During his lifetime the Jewish community of Turkey experienced what we would consider for the times to be a good and protected life. Understanding the scholar and the socio economic conditions during his life time always gives us better insight into their explanations and teaching.

The Rabbi as cited by Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein, notes that the word terumah, which is interpreted here as a contribution, has the same letters - taf, resh, vav, mem, heh - as the word hamotar, that which is extra or a luxury.

If it is clear from his lifestyle that he is not frugal and is prepared to spend money on luxuries and extras, then Heaven pays careful heed to what occurs when someone comes knocking on the door collecting for a worthy cause.

Haham Haim Palachi derives a noteworthy lesson from the similarity between these two words.

This implies that there is a correlation between the extras or the luxuries -hamotar- of life that one enjoys and the charity - terumah- which one gives.

A person's commitment to charity is measured against the luxuries he allows himself. If it is clear from his lifestyle that he is not frugal and is prepared to spend money on luxuries and extras, then Heaven pays careful heed to what occurs when someone comes knocking on the door collecting for a worthy cause. Is he as free with his charity - terumah - as he is with his -hamotar - luxuries? Does the same generosity that manifests itself in his own life style manifest itself in his spending on for fulfilling the misvot- Commandments?

The rabbi comments, aside from the primary danger of luxuries, which is that people become accustomed to indulging in unnecessary pleasures, luxuries also cause judgment to be brought on the person in Heaven. "If you had money for these luxuries", he will be asked after 120 years, "where were you when you were asked to give charity"?

Do we do the same for the poor, or do we assure them that suddenly we have no liquid assets available? If there is money for extravaganzas, we are obligated to have funds available to assist those who are in need.

What a timely message this week as we are only days away from Purim and the misvah of matanot laEvyonim - gifts to the poor in addition to Pesach with the requirement of Kimcha D'pischa relating to the age-old custom of giving charity before Pesach to the city's poor so they will be able to afford all their Passover needs. What a perfect time to do a review of our own giving and our requirement to set aside our Terumah.

As we noted last week, there are so many great charities out there, but as always if you are looking for a charity where all the funds go to the poor for matanot laEvyonim for Purim, you can send us a check or donate on line. Email me for details at RabbiDavidBibi@gmail.com

Parshas Terumah – Building G-d’s Sanctuary By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis

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n this week’s parsha, we find the commandments to build the mishkan and all the vessels that were contained therein, including the ark, the menorah and the altar. But interestingly enough, as the parsha enjoins us to offer our contributions, it interrupts the sequence by teaching us the ultimate purpose of the mishkan - “so that I may dwell in your midst.” Thus, by connecting the purpose of the sanctuary with the command to build it, the Torah is imparting to

us a profound teaching which is at the root of all our mitzvot. Even as the mishkan, the sanctuary, had to be constructed with reverence, devotion and commitment so that it might be worthy of G-d’s presence, similarly, we must perform all our mitzvot with devotion and sanctity so that through the performance of those mitzvoth, the spirit of G-d may permeate our homes, our very lives.

Every aspect of the construction of the sanctuary is laden with meaning and timeless teaching.

Our parsha opens with the puzzling command “Vayikchu L’terumah” - “and take for Me an offer-

ing.” This command is puzzling, because it would have been more appropriate for the Torah to say: “Give Me an offering” - “Bring Me an offering”. But HaShem wanted us to understand that when we give, we are, in essence, taking receiving. Surely, G-d does not require our offering - but in His infinite boundless kindness, He allows us to give, so that through that act, we may become elevated - godlike. The very name of the parsha - Terumah, - offering, testifies to this, for literally translated, it means “elevation” - giving us an opportunity for growth, for becoming better, kinder indi-

viduals and lending purpose and meaning to our lives.

The Talmud relates that the Roman tyrant, Turnus Rufus once mocked Rabbi Akiva. “If your G-d loves the poor so much,” he taunted, “why doesn’t He provide for them?”

To which Rabbi Akiva responded that, of course, G-d could easily have eliminated poverty, but in His infinite mercy, He granted man that merit - to give is a privilege. Thus, our sages teach that the poor man does more for the rich, than the rich do for the poor. Again, the very word tzedukah - charity, impresses this

upon us, for literally translated, it means “righteousness”, “justice”.

Through the process of giving, we become more righteous and more just.

There is an amazing story about the Chofetz Chaim (the great Torah sage of modern times who died in 1933). The Chofetz Chaim had a yeshiva in Radin, Poland, which was struggling for survival. A noted philanthropist volunteered to underwrite the entire budget, but the Chofetz Chaim declined his generous gift, stating that every Jew must be given the opportunity to give, and therefore he could not allow

The Talmud relates that the Roman tyrant, Turnus Rufus once mocked Rabbi Akiva. “If your G-d loves the poor so much,” he taunted, “why doesn’t He provide for them?” the philanthropist to deprive his fellow Jews of this great merit. So let us appreciate the opportunities to give that come our way. Instead of being annoyed at those who seek our help, let us seek them out and let us say “Thank you for the privilege”.

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criminal justice system depends on such admissions. Rep. Clemmons’ bill does the same thing.

It provides South Carolina universities with tools that they can use to determine when unlawful conduct is motivated by anti-Semitic intent,” Marcus explained.

Anti-Semitism is an urgent and compounding problem across the nation. Jewish hate crime victims, totaling 664 in 2015 according to the FBI’s Hate Crime Report, outnumber vic-

tims of all other religious groups combined (580 victims). A Brandeis Center-Trinity College study found that 54 percent of Jewish students reported experiencing or witnessing anti-Semitism in 2014. And the situation is getting worse. An AMCHA Initiative study reports a 45 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

There has been significant work on the national and state level to tackle discrimination

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Nice Jewish community to prepare to move to Israel, and was conducting an aliyah (immigrate to Israel) seminar only a few blocs from where the ISIS attack occurred. The Fellowship’s local aliyah effort was part of a wider campaign across France to help Jews who wish to move to Israel.

In 2016, more than 2,800

Jews from Belgium and France immigrated to Israel with The Fellowship, part of the more than 4,500 Jews from 24 countries who made aliyah with The Fellowship in 2016. Most of those countries – including Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Turkey and Ukraine – are experiencing a rise in anti-Semitism or economic hardships.

“As we’ve unfortunately seen

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Most importantly, since the date of his presentation to New York's children, Tamimi's U.S. visa has been revoked—a result of the exposure of evidence proving that Tamimi lied on his visa application regarding his status as a convicted criminal by a foreign government.

Tamimi advocated for students to join a so-called "freedom fight," which inherently includes components of violence and terror against innocent Jews and Westerners in order to "liberate" the territory upon which the state of Israel is situated. It is objectively outrageous for an individual with Bassem Tamimi's close terrorist connections and

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of Jewish students. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced and unanimously passed the bipartisan Anti-Semitism Awareness Act in the Senate in early December. This Act will assist the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in deciding whether harassment was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.

Reps. Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the companion bipartisan House bill (H.R.6421), but it was too late in the congressional term to achieve passage.

Congress is expected to take action this year. over the past few years, murderous terrorists are targeting Jews and so many others, from Mumbai to Nice, while Jewish communities are facing intensifying anti-Semitic threats and attacks,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, The Fellowship’s president and founder. “With partners like the World Jewish Congress, we are doing our utmost to defend Jews everywhere from this terrible scourge, while helping those who wish to move to their Jewish homeland.” obviously violent ideology to implore young children to commit to such an ideological position, let alone to engage in the behavior of a "freedom fighter."

The civil rights of New York's children are violated when they are exposed to such unacceptable content. Children have the right to an education free of incitement to violence, free of a distorted view of history, and free of such reprehensible indoctrination.

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cemetery desecration is shocking and a source of worry . Full confidence #US authorities catch and punish culprits."

Pennsylvania lawmakers, including Mayor Kenney, Gov. Tom

headstones at a Philadelphia cemetery is a cowardly, disturbing act. We must find those reWolf and Sen. Bob Casey, also re- sponsible and hold accountable," said Wolf. leased statements on Twitter.

"This is a despicable act of van"My heart breaks for the families who found loved ones' head- dalism- these acts of hate cannot stones toppled. We stand w/our be tolerated," said Casey.

Community members are adJewish brothers & sisters," said vocating for better security at the Kenney.

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line’s 96th Street station. The Real Deal speculated that the decision to turn the apartments into conContinued from page 6 nues east of Mount Sinai Medi- dos is possibly owing to growing cal Center, and close to the Lex- optimism about east-side real esconstruction of the property, on ington Avenue Line’s 96th Street tate, resulting from the opening which Mr. Avner is the signor. station, as well as the much an- of the new subway line on Second The site is situated three ave- ticipated Second Avenue subway Avenue.

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their sales revenue. Regardless of whether or not you agree or disagree with his policies, the fact is that the President has polarized the nation far more than any of his predecessors, with the exception of perhaps Lincoln.

With or without a former boycott, sales of Ivanka Trump

merchandise at Nordstrom’s have taken a precipitous dive since her father’s election, dropping by 63% in the fourth quarter of 2016.Presumably, in response to Macy’s stroke of bad luck, Nordstrom’s has made it a point to emphasize that the decision to let go of Ivanka’s brand is strictly business related and has close to nothing to do with politics.

The Ten Worst Cases while free, is lacking the objectivity that used to constitute the hallmark of prestigious journalism. The public relies on the media to provide them with unbiased information (to the extent possible), which in turn, will help shape their understanding of events at home and abroad. Yet today, the constant one-sided, biased, and inaccurate reports flowing out

of many “news” outlets more closely resemble propaganda, disinformation, or even influence operations, than they do news.

Information is power. Disinformation hurts the public that the media purports to serve.

Yet, at this point, it seems safe to say that you are less informed if rely on the MSM for your information rather than more informed. My advice? Turn off the MSM and find other sourc-

said Segal.

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And in February 2017, Day- months or years, DayTwo is Two and the Weizmann Institute studying the need to retest after scientists began collaborating a certain period, Segal adds. with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Research & Development Subscription plan Company, to evaluate DayTwo’s DayTwo offers a monthly platform for the effective inter- subscription model offering usception of gestational diabetes, ers additional features beyond Type 2 diabetes and metabolic the one-time report and six syndrome-associated disorders. months of app usage.

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City Year, as well as is the chair of the board of directors for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Page Six was unable to obtain comments from David Einhorn’s

spokesperson, nor Cheryl.

Last December Page Six revealed the split after 25 years together, of billionaire investor Bill Ackman and his wife, Karen Ann Herskovitz. “Citadel billionaire Ken Griffin settled his

es. President Trump is right: the lying press is dangerous.

Deborah Weiss, Esq. is a regular contributor to Frontpage Magazine. She is also a contributing author to the book, “Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network”, the main researcher and writer for “Council on American-Islamic Relations: Its Use of Lawfare and Intimidation” and the author of “The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Jihad on Free Speech.”

Her work can be found at www. vigilancenow.org.

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In a response, the state of (ISRAEL 21C) Washington said the Trump administration has said both that bitter divorce with now-ex Anne Continued from page 12 Trump’s – can be implemented. it would pursue an appeal, and Dias-Griffin in 2015. And David The 9th Circuit had directed that it would issue a new order.

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this teaching restricts children in many ways: they are unable to cope in a Western society and compelled to stay within their own communities, which makes girls more vulnerable to extremist recruitment and makes them feel they do not belong.

olent individuals in the digital space; a personal tragedy (did she lose someone to violence?); and much more. I've learned that there is no "aha" moment or trigger point but a sequence of triggers and "aha" moments that lead to the path of violence.

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FQ: No two Muslim female terrorists are alike. And while the motives will vary, I do believe that patterns don't lie. Contextual clues are important indicators for violence, and by context, this would include a girl's home (private) and public life; her exposure to violence or trauma or abuse; her access to violent messaging online and the time she spends reading and engaging with vi-

FQ: The travel ban may have the adverse effect. I believe in protecting our country from external threats. What worries me is that the threat is already here. If we look back at attacks or attempted attacks over the past decade, radical Muslims have been living in our midst.

[Orlando shooter] Omar Mateen, [San Bernardino killers] Syed and Tashfeen Farook, [Chattanooga shooter] Mu-

hammad Youssef Abdulazeez, ARE: In the now-infamous [Fort Hood shooter] Nidal M. words of Mitch McConnell, Hassan, and more. Many of "she persisted." Why do you these terrorists were not from persist? the countries listed in the travel ban. What we need is greater FQ: My father taught me civic involvement and commu- the word "persistence' when I nity policing. was a young girl in Texas. He often said, "every challenge is ARE: Have you experi- an opportunity," which made enced threats of any kind in the word "persist' a positive term in my mind. To persist is relation to your work? to succeed and to succeed is to FQ: I have been warned to make a difference. I live by the change careers and not talk about maxim: lead a life of service – Muslim terrorists. But to do that and the only way to do that is would be to ignore the realities to persist. of our time. As a devout Muslim (IPT) woman, who still believes in Islam's core message of peace, I Abigail R. Esman, the auhave to acknowledge that there thor, most recently, of Radical are Muslims who kill in the name State: How Jihad Is Winning of Islam, manipulating the faith Over Democracy in the West for political or personal reasons. (Praeger, 2010), is a freelance And these individuals, male or writer based in New York and female, need to be stopped and the Netherlands. Follow her at @ countered by Muslims, too. radicalstates.

privately owned land can be used for security or public purposes. But the Supreme Court has not previously allowed Israel to use privately owned Palestine land to establish a settlement, except in an unusual situation.

Do the settlement constitute an obstacle to peace? The facts

illustrate the reality. Following the 1979 Israeli-Egypian peace treaty, Israel evacuated 18 settlements in the Sinai Peninsula and 21 in the Gaza Strip. No peace from the Palestinians.

Prime Minister Netanyahu for ten months, November 2009-September 2010, stopped all settlement construction.

Again, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas did not come to the peace table. The answer is clear. Despite all the fulminations at international conferences, the settlements are not the obstacle to peace. Nor are they the core issue in the dispute. Nor are they war crimes.

Irrespective of the answers

to the legal issues involved, the Regulation Law provides a unique opportunity for a serious conversation between the parties about the territories and land, and might be the spur that persuades the Palestinians to come to the negotiating table.

younger, less active and were more likely to have risk factors for heart disease, according to among those who were more the report.

Continued from page 43 Overall, the researchers idenactive. People who exercised more tended to be white, male tified almost 3,200 cases of heart the several years of the study.

The study authors found that and have higher levels of edu- failure. Almost 40 percent were traditional risk factors for heart cation and income, the findings HFpEF. Nearly 29 percent were heart failure with reduced ejecfailure — such as high blood showed.

Meanwhile, people who car- tion fraction (HFrEF), which is pressure, diabetes, smoking and obesity — were less common ried more excess weight were associated with weak heart mus-

cle that doesn't pump properly.

And just under 32 percent were unclassified.

The study doesn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship, but low levels of physical activity were associated with a 6 percent lower risk of heart failure than no physical activity. Those who got the recommended amounts of exercise had an 11 percent

lower risk of heart failure.

In people who got more than the recommended amounts of exercise, the risk of HFpEF was reduced by 19 percent.

In addition, the incidence of HFpEF was significantly higher among those with excess weight, the findings showed.

According to the study's first author, Dr. Ambarish Pandey,

"These data suggest the importance of modifying lifestyle patterns to help prevent HFpEF in the general population." Pandey is a cardiology fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

The study was published Feb. 27 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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ARE: Are Muslim women in the West generally more or less likely to radicalize than their counterparts in the Islamic world?

FQ: Western women have different challenges; the main concern for a Muslim girl or woman in the West has to do with identity. Often, girls who join ISIS are trapped between two opposing cultures and societies – the life at home and their life outside the home (at school, for example).

One of my chapters in my new book is called "The Denver Girls" – I remember visiting with the community that was affected by the three East African girls who boarded a plane to join ISIS but were brought back home (the fa-

ther of one of the girls reported his daughter missing). A Sudanese woman I interviewed told me that ISIS empowers our girls, and I can see why. Because many Muslim girls living in the West are still bound by cultural (read controlled) rules and have little freedom outside of their home environment; they aren't allowed to 'hang out' with Western friends and these girls certainly don't have the same opportunities as their brothers or male cousins. In these cases, girls look for alternatives, which terrorism provides.

Further, I believe the teachings of Islam (which I live by: peace, compassion and mercy) are not preached or taught at home.

When Muslims have spiritual pride and believe that God's love is only for the select few, then

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of West Bank territory and sovereignty over it. The cry is that the Law crosses a red line.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Israel is present in

the West Bank under the international law of belligerent occupation based on military need of security, rather than for political reasons.It holds that settlements can exist on public or state land, and that

ARE: What are some of the major reasons you've found that explain the phenomenon of female Muslim terrorists?

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cil have the responsibility to maintain the daily lives of the regional residents. We will not let fire from the Gaza Strip to disrupt our lives. We trust the IDF which works day and night, will continue to maintain the security of the residents and their ability to feel safe”.

“The State Comptroller’s

Report is no case for political disputes”, stated Schuster. “The security of the region’s residents is a national interest. We are confident that the Comptroller’s Report and its conclusions will be implemented quickly and in full. The feeling of safety of the residents will not be harmed.

The communities of Sha’ar Hanegev have experienced in recent years an impressive de-

mographic growth. Both the community life and quality of life were, and still are, among the best in Israel. ” With regards to the tunnels he further argued: “The barrier built in those days aimed not only at preventing the digging of new tunnels but also to permit the destruction of existing ones including those already known by the security establishment.

Anyway, with regards to the tunnels, it seems that the solution is to fight”.

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Bloomberg and McClatchy were invited as well.

During the election campaign,

State Comptroller Protective the border have been located, and as many as half could still be defense needs, saying that the operational.

The one cabinet member government’s actions “contributed to the erosion of the residents’ who emerges unscathed, and even enhanced from the report sense of security and safety.”

The report also mentions is Education Minister Naftali Ya’alon’s misjudgment of the sit- Bennet, who was the Minister of uation in the days prior to the Economic Affairs (Trade, Indusoperation, stating, “Ya’alon’s esti- try and Employment). Bennet mate was that there would not be was the only cabinet minister to sound the alarm about the tunan escalation.”

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Friction

"This is no longer a time when we can imagine everyone doing the same thing together," Juncker said last week, echoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, who called on Feb. 3 for an EU of "varying speeds."

Their remarks, however, have perplexed other states whose envoys note that existing rules Only 9% of news stories on already allow for "enhanced coTrump carried by the main- operation" in various fields, such stream networks were positive as the 19-nation eurozone.

"A multi-speed Europe is a research indicated that an over- towards him.

On Saturday, Trump anwhelming majority (91%) of mentions of Trump in the main- nounced he would not attend the stream media were in a negative annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. (INN) context.

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fact. No one has a problem with it," said one senior EU diplomat.

"So why are they talking like this now? They are irritated with the east ... It is divisive."

Noting that a key obstacle to deeper integration of, for example, the eurozone was disagreement between Berlin and Paris on how to do it, the diplomat said talk of a two-speed approach sounded like an attempt to penalize the post-communist east.

Hungary and Poland in particular have irritated the EU by challenging its rules on democracy and resisting calls to take in

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asylum-seekers, while Germany has taken in over a million.

Hollande accused easterners of treating the Union "like a cash box". With Brexit leaving a hole in the EU budget, some diplomats see a push by Paris and Berlin to cut their subsidies.

German officials say Merkel does not see one specific set of countries going for deeper cooperation but imagines varying groups moving ahead in different fields. For example, defense integration is a priority for Germany.

"Some see this as a risk to unity," one senior official said of Juncker's multi-speed idea. "Others see a risk if we don't do it and we fail to aspire."

President Obama initially supported a single payer tax system during his 2008 camContinued from page 8 by adding that the reason why paign, the Affordable Care Act information its ministers needthe ACA is such a point of con- substituted for his initial plan ed, and were entitled to have in healthcare ever since I’ve been tention among policymakers is because of the ways in which order to enable them to take in- in Congress. She deferred to because “it is taking us down it has aided the insurance formed decisions pertaining to the initial plan for the meeting that road.” market. the military situation in general, and the threat the tunnels posed in particular.

Prime Minister Netayahu has rebuffed the findings. “We succeeded in thwarting Hamas”, he said. “Iron Dome effectively neutralized its ability to bombard our cities with rockets, and the bottom line is that Hams did not succeed in penetrating any Israeli settlements, despite the tunnels”.

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at least by implication, the party establishment, including Clinton and former President Barack Obama for having neglected the grassroots for eight years After his election Saturday, Perez headed off dissent by immediately naming Ellison vice-chairman, and Ellison took the microphone to plead with his supporters, saying: “We don’t have the luxury to walk out of this

room divided.”

Several Jewish groups congratulated Perez on his win.

“The son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, he embodies the diversity of America and strongly supports government action against hate crimes,” the American Jewish Committee said in a statement. “Mr. Perez is also a longtime friend of the State of Israel, has visited the country,

and has spoken out forcefully against the BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) movement that seeks to delegitimize the Jewish state.”

Also praising Perez was Bend the Arc, a progressive group that had vigorously defended Ellison against charges he was anti-Semitic, and Jews for Progress, a political action committee. All of the candidates in forums repu-

diated claims that Ellison was an anti-Semite.

Steve Rabinowitz, a Democratic consultant in Washington D.C. who helped Perez in his outreach to Jewish Democrats, said in an email that he was pleased Israel “was not an issue” in the campaign, and said that there’s an “important place for Keith Ellison in our party’s leadership.”

sad."

Much of the political talk during the Oscars was directed orous evening," Trump added. at Trump, criticizing him and his "I've been to the Oscars. There policies. Several different particwas something very special miss- ipants in the ceremony attacked ing, and then to end that way was Trump for his comments and ac-

tions on immigration.

Sunday's Academy Awards had a few problems that gained public notice.

During the show, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty read out the winner for Best Picture, say-

ing it was La La Land. The actual winner, however, was Moonlight.

Confusion ensued as those on stage explained to the audience that La La Land did not actually win.

The ceremony also displayed

the wrong picture during the "In Memoriam" tribute, showing an image of Australian producer Jan Chapman when the tribute was meant for Australian costume designer Janet Patterson.

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don't believe these need to be transferred to AT&T because of link technology, but Time War- technological advances since the ner executives have said they licenses were given out.”

Last month, statements were filed by AT&T and Time Warner saying: "While subject to change, it is currently anticipated that Time Warner will not need to transfer any of its FCC licenses to AT&T in order to

continue to conduct its business operations after the closing of the transaction."

The deal is expected to close sometime this year, according to both companies’ executives.

“Meredith said it has been run-

ning the day-to-day operations of the station — including advertising sales, marketing and technical operations — since 2011.

Meredith already owns another station in Atlanta, the CBS affiliate WGCL-TV, so the purchase

will give them the efficiencies of scale of a ‘duopoly,’ according to Ms. Ryvicker at Wells Fargo. She expects the station to maintain its TBS affiliation. Meredith said it expects the station deal to close

by June 30,” reports Fox.

Perez, Ellison

Senator Robert Menendez for questioning the loyalty of David Friedman, Trump’s ambassador designate to Israel, a number Continued from page 19 of prominent American Jews lawmakers in Congress to retire insisted that in asking the quesand clear the path for their take- tion Menendez was not embracover of the Democratic congres- ing the antisemitic dual loyalty slur. He was trying to protect sional roster.

Following my column last Friedman from his more radical week, where I harshly criticized Democratic colleagues.

There is good reason to accept their argument. Menendez has a long record of standing up for Israel and he has paid a political price for that support.

The problem is that such justifications of Menendez’s actions indicate that American Jews have already lowered the bar on what constitutes antisemitism too far and made defend-

ing their own interests all but impossible.

The Democrats are in a dangerous place for themselves, for the US and for the American Jewish community. They will not move back to the center if standards for judging what it means to be antisemitic are lowered. The only chance that they will return to their senses

is if they are made to choose between the Sarsours of the world and the Dershowitzes. And this cannot happen by looking for a consensus on what antisemitism means. It can only be done – if it can be done at all – by drawing a line and demanding that it be respected.

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this scourge of anti-Semitism impacting communities across the country."

President Donald Trump has faced criticism for not coming out more forcefully against the anti-Semitic threats, and for dismissing the role his campaign rhetoric may have played in stoking it.

Last week, after another round of bomb scares, Trump said "anti-Semitism is horrible and it's going to stop and it has to stop."

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Haim Saban, the Israeli-American entertainment mogul who is a mega-donor to the party, had called Ellison an anti-Semite.

The other controversy informing media coverage of the party was the identification of Perez

with the party establishment, seen as having failed catastrophically in the elections, and of Ellison with Sanders and the more youthful insurgents who had backed him.

All of the candidates, however, campaigned on virtually the same platform – one that excoriated,

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the Oscars."

"It didn't feel like a very glam-

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threatening information about a bomb at the facility."

Rodriguez said investigating the bomb scares will be more difficult than simply tracing the phone calls, comparing them to a string of "swatting" incidents in New Jersey in 2015 in which prank callers sent police armed in tactical gear to homes and

businesses.

In such cases, callers can use internet services to "spoof " the call and display a phony number, masking the source of the threat.

In a statement, David Posner, an official at the JCC Association of North America, called on law enforcement and elected officials to "speak out - and speak out forcefully - against

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The 59-year-old Leviev is a world-famous investor in precious diamonds who competes directly with international diamond powerbroker The De Beers Group.

The Uzbekistan-born businessman – a member of a distinguished Jewish family - moved to Israel as a teenager, where he soon joined the diamond business and eventually broke the De Beers Group’s monopoly on the mining industry. In addi-

tion to owning mines in Africa and Russia, Leviev operates high-end jewelry boutiques in New York, London, Dubai and Singapore.

With a net worth of roughly $1.5 billion in March 2013, Leviev is a major philanthropist for Chassidic organizations in Eastern Europe and Israel.

He is also involved in the construction of Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. Leviev’s Danya Cebus company, a subsidiary of Africa-Israel, subcontracted the construction of

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tive that emanated from it.”

And if that weren’t enough, Mr. Turx appeared on the Zev Brenner talk radio program to hear what those in his Orthodox Jewish community had to say about him. While some of the listener’s comments were laced with a modicum of anger, it did not seem to irk Mr. Turx. As he told me, his express intent for

being on that program was to hear and contemplate the criticism and advice that was being offered to him. The lion’s share of those in the Orthodox community that Mr. Turx so proudly represents, however had nothing but sincere plaudits and paeans for what they perceived as Mr. Turx’s courageous question.

For the most part, however, Mr. Turx was embraced by the full measure of the political

Mattityahu East to NYC-based real estate developer Shaya Boymelgreen. Danya Cebus is also building part of Har Homa and Maale Adumim. In 1999, Leviev's company Danya Cebus announced plans to build new homes in the settlement of Ariel.

Leviev serves as president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FJC), an umbrella body representing Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union. A prominent member of the Bukhari Jewish community, he is president of the World Congress of Bukharian Jews. spectrum. Both Democrats and Republicans as well as liberals and conservatives offered laudatory sentiments to Mr. Turx. “I am very glad to say that I have received many, many positive responses from a wide range of people, as well as e-mails, phone calls, text messages and letters from people I have never met who have exhorted me to stand strong; to continue to ask these kind of questions and there were many people who were just really happy that I asked the question to begin with.”

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Queens College Named a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students In the Past Three Years, 12 QC Grads Have Received This Prestigious Award Edited by: JV Staff

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he U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently named Queens College as one of the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 20162017 Fulbright U.S. Students.

The highly competitive Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program.

Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in the national publication, The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Queens College has had multiple Fulbright winners every year since 2013, with a total of 12 graduates receiving the honor in

the past three years alone—an unusual achievement. During that same three-year period, the college was also annually named a top Fulbright Producer.

Three students from Queens College won Fulbright awards for 2016-2017 in its category of “Master's Institutions.” Linda Mathew, who holds a Master’s degree in Education, is currently teaching English in Thailand.

Yvette Deane, who graduated last year with BA degrees in both sociology and political science, is conducting independent research at the Hebrew University on the role of education in furthering dialogue and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians. And Shani Small, who earned a BA in psychology,

is at the University of Sheffield in England, using her Fulbright grant to study global justice.

Noting that the Fulbrights are among the most prestigious awards in academia, President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez said, “I am deeply proud of our recent graduates for receiving this honor, but I am also inspired that all three are committed to serving others in the spirit of the motto of Queens College: "We learn so that we may serve."

About Queens College Queens College graduates the most teachers, counselors, and principals in the metropolitan area. It also contributes to the city’s talent pool as a powerful

at the Aaron Copland School of Music, where it's renowned faculty and alumni include nationally recognized Grammy Award-winning composers, conductors and performers.

Queens College enjoys a national reputation for its liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional programs. With its graduate and undergraduate degrees, honors programs, and research and internship opportunities, nearly 19,000 students realize their potential, assisted by an award-winning faculty.

Located on a beautiful, 80-acre The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and campus in Queens, the college is Cultural Affairs recently named Queens College as one of the cited each year by the Princeton U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2016-2017 Review as one of the nation’s 100 Fulbright U.S. Students “Best Value” colleges, as well as economic engine and a leader City college and the third larg- being ranked a U.S. News and in tech education, with more est number of accounting and World Report Best College and undergraduate computer sci- business students in all of New Forbes Magazine Best Value ence majors than any New York York State. Students may study College.

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South Carolina is Latest State to Address Campus Anti-Semitism Bills introduced in Virginia and Tennessee legislatures recently and in Congress in December

purposes of determining wheth- ship to anti-Israel activity. What er the alleged practice was moti- I really like about this legislation is that it provides well-esvated by anti-Semitic intent.”

(Sub-clause B of H. 3643 Sec- tablished tools for addressing is spiking at an alarming rate discrimination of Jewish stuEdited by: JV Staff Jew-hatred while steering clear coast to coast,” stated Kenneth dents. It was introduced in the tion 1) Marcus, who recently wrote of constitutionally protected he Louis D. Brandeis L. Marcus, LDB president and South Carolina House of RepCenter for Human the individual who drafted the resentatives and referred to the The Definition of Anti-Semi- speech.”

Just like the other legislaRights Under Law policy under which the U.S. De- House Committee on Judiciary. tism (Oxford University Press (LDB) last week en- partment of Education investi- The Subcommittee on General 2015) and testified before the tion, the South Carolina bill is dorsed a bill introduced in the South Carolina Legislature which will help combat the growing threat of anti-Semitism on state college campuses.

The South Carolina bill follows similar efforts at the federal level and in Virginia and Tennessee. In January, Virginia Delegate Dave A. LaRock introduced a bill in the Virginia House of Delegates. In February, Senator Dolores R. Gresham and Representative Judd Matheny introduced a bill in the Tennessee General Assembly.

And the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act is awaiting reintroduc- South Carolina Representative Alan D. Clemmons was in A Brandeis Center-Trinity College study found that 54 percent tion in Congress this term. the forefront of the national fight to combat escalating antiof Jewish students reported experiencing or witnessing anti“According to the latest FBI Semitism.

Semitism in 2014. And the situation is getting worse. An AMCHA tracking, there were more JewInitiative study reports a 45 percent increase in anti-Semitic ish hate crime victims than vic- gates anti-Semitism claims. “We Laws, yesterday, voted unani- incidents in the first half of 2016 as compared to the same tims of all other religious groups are grateful to South Carolina mously in support of the mea- period in 2015. combined. And nowhere is this Representative Alan D. Clem- sure and 105 out of 121 seated problem worse than on college mons for his leadership in the members of the South Carolina South Carolina subcommittee careful to protect students’ First campuses where anti-Semitism national fight to combat escalat- House of Representatives have on the measure yesterday, ex- Amendment rights. H. 3643 plained, “These bills provide in no way regulates or restricts signed on as cosponsors. ing anti-Semitism.”

“In reviewing, investigating, much-needed clarity, especially free speech and/or academic The South Carolina bill, H.3643, will ensure crucial le- or deciding whether there has about assaults, vandalism, and freedom. Rather, the bill enJewish hate crime gal protections to the rights of been a violation of a college or other illegal conduct that is mo- sures that authorities consider victims, totaling 664 in Jewish students. It defines an- a university policy prohibiting tivated by a hatred of Jews. This the U.S. Department of State’s 2015 according to the FBI’s Hate Crime Report, ti-Semitism using the U.S. De- discriminatory practices on the is particularly important for ad- definition of anti-Semitism in outnumber victims of all partment of State’s definition basis of religion, South Carolina dressing and defining a core and instances when it is necessary and will provide South Carolina public colleges and universities often times confusing problem to determine the intent of unother religious groups public post-secondary institu- shall take into consideration the on campus, anti-Semitic inci- protected activities, including combined (580 victims) tions with the means to fight definition of anti-Semitism for dents that have some relation- assault, battery and vandalism.

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Religious & Private Schools in NYS to Receive $25M Security Grant Edited by: JV Staff

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YC Councilman David G. Greenfield congratulated NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo last week, after Cuomo's proposal this week to spend $25 million to provide security for non-public schools throughout the state. Cuomo's measure echoes Greenfield's own historic law, passed with overwhelming support in 2016, that provides free security guards for nearly every non-public school in New York City including yeshivas and Catholic schools.

"I am thrilled that the governor has followed New York City's lead on this important issue," Greenfield said. "Especially in this time of heightened anti-Semitism and increased attacks on religious institutions, the security of our children must be paramount. The governor has long been committed to religious schools and this is another investment in our children."

Cuomo's announcement came during a press conference at New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage, where the governor also strongly denounced the recent surge in anti-Semitic activity. “As New Yorkers, we are not just going to stand by and allow this parade of hate to continue,” said Governor Cuomo, promising to combat

NYC Councilman David G. Greenfield congratulated NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo (pictured above) last week, after Cuomo's proposal this week to spend $25 million to provide security for non-public schools throughout the state

the rising tide of hate crimes by creating a special police task force as well as a 24/7 tip line and a $5,000 reward for anyone who provides information that leads to the capture and conviction of people who commit hate crimes.

But the most significant part of Cuomo's announcement was undoubtedly the funding for school security, something advocacy groups have been working for years to attain. "We got it done in New York City, and the creation of a similar program statewide was long overdue," Greenfield said. "I want to thank the Governor for his leadership and his commitment to combating hate crimes in New York

City, as well as for recognizing the vital importance of ensuring that all schools remain safe spaces for our children, whatever their faith may be. I encourage my colleagues in the New York State legislature to pass the governor's proposal as soon as possible so that we can make sure that every child in New York is safe."

Greenfield's law, which pays for trained and licensed security guards to all non-public schools in New York City with over 300 students, went into effect this academic year. The annual cost of the program is $20 million a year. So far over 100 schools are receiving free security guards thanks to Greenfield's law.

The State Department definition is the single most authoritative definition of anti-Semitism in the U.S. In addition to defining classic forms of anti-Semitism, the State Department definition clarifies the confusion surrounding the line between anti-Semitism and legitimate criticism of the State of Israel. The world’s most preeminent scholars of anti-Semitism endorse it, global leaders agree with it and student governments at several institutions (e.g., UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Indiana University, Ryerson University and Capital University) have adopted it. The United Kingdom recently announced that it will formally adopt a definition of anti-Semitism that is substantially the same as the U.S. State Department’s and is supported by the more than 50 countries that make up the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

“It is well-known that the government can use criminal admissions, such as confessions and other contemporaneous utterances, to establish intent. For example, if someone says they hate French people, they are engaging in free speech. It may be offensive, but they have a right to say it. On the other hand, if they then go on to kill a Frenchman, the district attorney can admit their statement to prove intent or premeditation. The See South Carolina is Latest , page 36

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Exploring Newfoundland’s Jewish Frontier Foggy, rugged island on the North Atlantic has no Jewish school or kosher dairy—at least, not yet By: Shmuel Loebenstein

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could hear the screech of packing tape being stretched across cardboard boxes and the thud, thud of its ends being slapped down by eager hands. Speaking by phone to Rabbi Chanan Chernitsky at his apartment in Montreal, a mountain of cargo seemed to grow in the background. He and his wife, Tuba, were preparing to send it all to their new home and the home of the world’s newest Chabad House: St. John’s, Newfoundland. Their dishes, books, strollers, menorah, Shabbat candlesticks, and other home and Jewish necessities would soon begin a 1,500-mile journey to a

But what the 27-year-old rabbi and his 26-year-old wife see in Newfoundland and its Jewish population is what truly drove the frontiersmen of old: the untapped potential and untold promise. There has not been an Orthodox Jewish presence in Newfoundland for decades, and to the Chernitskys, it is fertile land to till (agriculture metaphors—growth, fruits, seeds— are the next best option after frontier ones).

The uniqueness of Newfoundland’s Jewish community is a reflection of the province, which also includes mainland Labrador to the northwest, as a whole. Prior to joining Canada, Newfoundland was an English

colony for centuries; the native-born tend to have English, Irish or Scottish ancestry.

Its time zone is half-an-hour off from any other time zone in North America. It stands apart geographically from much of Canada—a rugged territory of roughly 150 square miles with a little more than 500,000 people just 1,300 miles from Greenland. Triangular in shape, the rocky island blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, creating the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the world’s largest estuary.

their home.

“We enjoyed our visits, but still weren’t sure what we’d do,” relates the rabbi. “We returned to Montreal and within a couple of weeks made our decision: We would move to Newfoundland.”

Theirs was not the only Chabad foray there; rabbinical students sent by Lubavitch headquarters in New York had for years come periodically to the province, slowly cultivating contacts and relationships on which the Chernitskys could now draw. Other visiting boCabot Tower on Signal Hill in St. John’s, the capital of the Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador. Rabbi Chanan and Tuba Chernitsky have moved there with their three young children to start a Chabad center. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The rabbi reads the Megillah last year during Purim

Making the Place Home

The historic and colorful Water Street in St. John’s (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A view of the ocean from the top of Signal Hill

remote Canadian island—and so would the Chernitskys and their three young children.

Writers tasked with reporting on the Chabad shlichus juggernaut have shown a weakness for frontier language, eager to write of uncharted territory and the intrepid young couples who bring the wisdom and practice of Torah to Jewish locals and travelers in remote areas. If there ever was a place deserving of the frontier label, it is Newfoundland.

It is here, on this island in the Atlantic Ocean that only joined Canada in 1949, that the romantic writer may truly offer his tributes to the wide expanses untouched by man and the thrill of being on the edge of civilization.

The Chernitskys first visited St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland, in February 2016.

The first Jews to ever visit came a bit before that: The earliest recorded Jewish presence in the province is from 1770, when English Jews started making their way across the pond. SimonSolomon—possessed of a name so Jewish-British that it is obvious he was among their numbers— was the first postmaster of Newfoundland, arriving there in 1792. The Jewish community grew in dribs and drabs, numbering about 100 families in the 1950s. Today, perhaps 500 Jews reside in Newfoundland.

On that trip a year ago, the native Canadian couple (both from Winnipeg) threw a Tu B’Shevat party and set to work meeting the locals. They came back again from Purim to Passover, when they held seders in conjunction with the community leadership. During that month-long stay, the Chernitskys distributed handmade shmurah matzah, conducted a children’s program, chatted with residents and began to feel that this place might just become

The St. John’s port is a transportation gateway and business hub in Atlantic Canada

churim from Canada have helped serve local Jewish needs, building a foundation for a permanent presence.

The rabbi is under no disillusionment about what Jewish living in Newfoundland will be like. There is no Jewish day school, no kosher dairy, and they are a three-hour plane ride from

Montreal and its Jewish hub. But he is not deterred. He has all but convinced the local supermarket to stock kosher chicken, has found kosher bagels in the local Costco and has already discovered a circle of Jewish students at the nearby Memorial University of Newfoundland.

As for all the other parts of Jewish life—well, that’s why the Chernitskys are there.

“We have plans. We’ll start slowly and carefully, but there’s a lot of things we want to do,” says the rabbi before rattling off a list of initiatives he had in the pipeline.

They aim to start a Sunday-morning tefillin and breakfast club, offer a range of Torah classes and establish a full Jewish presence at the university, in

addition to holding Jewish holiday programs and celebrations.

Their very first event, scheduled for March 5, comes just three weeks after their arrival. Their oldest child and son, Menachem Mendel, will have his upsherin (his first haircut at the age of 3) in his new home—the first such event on the island in about 40 years. A Purim party will be held a week later.

Chernitsky describes the harsh winds that rage in from the Atlantic and whip through St. John’s, the foggiest city in Canada—some reports say in the world. Newfoundland may indeed be a cold place, but the Chernitskys are determined to stoke its Jewish flame (fire metaphors are a favorite, too).

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Bklyn Man Recovers from Massive Heart Attack Thanks to Maimonides Heart Center ECMO and LVAD Therapies Are Life-Savers for Dyker Heights Man Edited by: JV Staff

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he General saved my life,” said 64-year-old Henry Scarpati, referring to Dr. Paul Saunders, Surgical Co-Director of the LVAD Program at Maimonides Medical Center. “That’s the bottom line.

I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him and his team.”

Back in November, Mr. Scarpati, a lifelong resident of Dyker Heights, felt serious chest pain on his way to visit his mother.

He’d had a heart attack ten years ago and knew more than the average person about coronary artery disease. So when he had symptoms, Mr. Scarpati knew that every minute counts.

He felt strongly that he needed to get to the doctors, including Dr. Norbert Moskovits, Director of the Heart Failure Program at Maimonides, who knew him and had been keeping him healthy all these years in spite of a family history in which most of the men died young from heart disease. Mr. Scarpati called one of his sons and said, “Take me to Maimonides right away!”

Mr. Scarpati doesn’t fully remember all that happened in the weeks that followed. Fortunately, his wife Patricia was able to tell us more.

“His heart was in trouble again,” Mrs. Scarpati explained.

“He was in cardiac arrest, but the ER doctors brought him back, thank God, and called the Cardiac doctors. They brought my husband right to the operating room.”

Mrs. Scarpati was referring to the Cardiac Catheterization Lab where cardiologists repair heart problems by inserting slim catheters into blood vessels and threading them up to the heart.

With advanced imaging to guide them, the cardiologists can then “see” what is causing the problem. Mr. Scarpati had a complete blockage of a major blood vessel—the most severe type of blockage that leads to massive heart attack, and often to sudden death.

Dr. Saunders was able to explain further. “Henry was lucky to be alive. Most people would not have made it through those first few hours, but interventional cardiologist Dr. Sergey Ayzenberg and the Cath Lab team did

Heart & Vascular Center physicians celebrate, left to right: Dr. Joshua Kerstein, Dr. Jacob Shani, Dr. Victor Masi, Dr. Greg Ribakove, Dr. Mark Kronenfeld, and Dr. Paul Saunders.

“Then Dr. Saunders spoke to us about another procedure that an amazing job of clearing the might save Henry,” said Mrs. blockage and treating him for Scarpati.

“That’s right,” said her huscardiogenic shock. Then we had to help him fight the many other band. “The General told us about this LVAD (pronounced problems that followed.”

Mr. Scarpati suffered respira- el-vad). I was in a fog, but I retory failure and needed Extra- member that Dr. Saunders made corporeal Membrane Oxygen- it understandable. He and his ation (ECMO) to support his staff answered the whole family’s heart after his heart attack. For- questions.”

LVAD recipient Henry Scarpati and his wife Patricia pose with Henry’s treatment team: (standing, left to right) Dr. Aleksandar Adzic, Dr. Gregory Crooke, Rivka Mintz NP, Lorraine Carroll RN, Dr. Norbert Moskovits and Dr. Paul Saunders.

LVAD patient Trevor Scott Laird and wife Nina Abbott-Barish celebrate his current good health at the celebration.

tunately, the cardiac surgeons at Maimonides have expertise (and the equipment) for this life-saving therapy that helps patients who need both cardiac and respiratory support. ECMO works by pumping blood from the patient, removing carbon dioxide and adding oxygen to it, then returning the blood to circulation in the patient again.

That temporarily solved two problems, but Mr. Scarpati also experienced renal failure. He began dialysis to keep his kidneys functioning, and the team of doctors and highly-trained nurses in the CTICU worked to help Mr. Scarpati regain enough strength to be weaned off the ECMO therapy. But all attempts at weaning him failed. It began to look like there was no realistic hope for Henry Scarpati to survive.

The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been in use for many decades and used to be a temporary aid for people waiting for heart transplants. In recent years, though, it was determined that certain patients suffering from heart failure could be helped with these devices as a permanent implant. Henry’s family agreed to have him undergo the surgery.

After receiving the LVAD, Mr. Scarpati was still very sick and the family was afraid to hope for too much. Lorraine Carroll, Assistant Vice President of Cardiovascular Nursing, quietly slipped rosary beads into Patricia Scarpati’s hands. “I was so touched by her thoughtfulness. It brought me the strength I needed to keep everyone’s spirits up. I knew we had to stay strong for Henry.”

Slowly over the weeks that followed, Henry regained his strength. His kidneys no longer needed dialysis and he was weaned off all of the breathing assistance devices. And his appetite returned.

“Macaroni, baked clams—you name it, I had it!” he exclaimed.

“My family brought my favorite foods and told me all the details of what had been happening to me.”

“It was wonderful how the staff took care of him and the rest of us. We became like an extended family. Our three sons came every day and the nurses couldn’t have been more supportive,” Patricia pointed out.

“The General and Rivka were always there helping us get through,” Henry added. Rivka Mintz is the Nurse Practitioner who is Coordinator of the Maimonides LVAD Program.

When asked why he referred to Dr. Paul Saunders as “the General,” Henry was delighted to explain.

“Dr. Saunders walks in, takes charge, and everyone tows the line—including me! With so many things happening, it was really great to have someone like that making you feel like every-

thing was under control. Even when I was in-and-out of it, I always knew that Dr. Saunders would get me through.”

The entire LVAD Team recently celebrated its 50th surgery and hosted a celebratory dinner party for patients and their loved ones, as well as all of the clinicians from the Maimonides Heart & Vascular Center.

This innovative program at Maimonides received certification from The Joint Commission in 2012. Maimonides was the first and remains the only center in Brooklyn certified to perform LVAD Destination Surgery which improves and extends the life of heart failure patients.

Maimonides is pleased to report that our reputation for excellence is based on statewide and national accolades that are unmatched in the metropolitan area. After a century of trailblazing new therapies for heart disease, excellence at the Maimonides Heart & Vascular Center has come to be expected by Brooklyn’s 2.8 million residents.

To learn more about the Maimonides Heart & Vascular Center, call 718-283-8284, or visit www.maimonidesmed.org/ heart.

The App that Helps You Eat to Beat Diabetes Based on Israeli research on how foods affect individuals’ blood sugar differently, DayTwo kit and app helps plan your optimum personal menu.

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pecific foods and food combinations affect each individual’s blood-sugar level differently, it was revealed last year by the Personalized Nutrition Project, a clinical study carried out in Israel.

Already available in Israel and soon in the United States, DayTwo is the world’s first health-improvement and disease-prevention solution based on the groundbreaking gut microbiome research of Prof.

Eran Segal and Dr. Eran Elinav from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Both scientists are involved in the company, located in Adanim near Hod Hasharon.

The gut microbiome – bacteria residing in everyone’s intestines – interacts with the digestive and immune systems, and its diversity holds certain clues.

DayTwo and the Weizmann researchers developed an algo-

have different effects.”

If you want to build your own meals, the app rates foods from rithm for predicting individual- for six months, personalized A+ to C- so you can see easily ized blood-glucose response to recommendations on meals that which combinations are better thousands of different foods and help you balance your blood for you than others. It will even meals based on gut microbiome sugar. help you evaluate fast-food or information and other personal parameters.

Cofounder and CEO Lihi Segal explains how the DayTwo process works.

“You come online to our site and go through the registration process where you fill in a questionnaire about your medical history, physical characteristics, lifestyle and diet. We then FedEx the kit to you.”

The DayTwo kit contains instructions for taking a small stool sample and sending it to DayTwo’s lab, where the DNA of your body’s microbiome is sequenced using next-genera- DayTwo helps users choose the right meals for balanced blood tion metagenomics. That data is sugar. Photo by Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock.com plugged into an advanced maRate your meal chine-learning algorithm. restaurant meals.

In about six to eight weeks, “Our target audience is “It’s not a list of ingredients you will receive your microbi- because the body doesn’t work pre-diabetics and diabetics ome report and a mobile (ini- that way,” says Segal. “For ex- who are not insulin depentially only iOS) or web appli- ample, pasta with meatballs and dent, as well as healthy people cation where you can access, pasta with cream sauce may who are interested in balancing

blood-sugar levels” says Segal, who was previously COO and CFO of Sisense, an Israeli provider of business intelligence and analytics software.

She explains that the name of the company “alludes to the

DayTwo cofounder and CEO Lihi Segal. Photo: courtesy

journey to better health that you are taking with us.”

US launch Ahead of DayTwo’s American launch later this quarter, pre-or-

“You come online to our site and go through the registration process where you fill in a questionnaire about your medical history, physical characteristics, lifestyle and diet. We then FedEx the kit to you.” ders are being accepted online at an introductory price of $299.

The 20-employee company received a license for the technology in August 2015 and scaled up quickly with the financial backing of angel investor Marius Nacht, cofounder and chairman of Check Point Software Technologies. DayTwo is now in the midst of a Series A financing round.

Last December, DayTwo announced a clinical trial in collaboration with the Microbiome Program at the Mayo Clinic Center of Individualized Medicine in Minnesota to help calibrate the predictive algorithm See The App that Helps, page 36

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More Exercise, Fewer Pounds: Cut Your Heart Failure Risk

Hip Fracture's Link to Early Death May Last Years

Link was stronger for common but difficult-to-treat type of heart failure

People over 60 face two to three times the risk of dying over next 8 years, study finds

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By: Alan Mozes

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etting regular exercise and staying slim can lower the risk for an especially hard-to-treat type of heart failure, new research shows.

This specific type of disease is called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Ejection fraction is the amount of blood that's pumped out of the heart. In many people with heart failure, the heart is so weak that it doesn't pump enough blood out of the heart to Getting regular exercise and staying slim can lower the risk for meet the body's demands. an especially hard-to-treat type of heart failure, new research shows.

Researchers found that the risk of death among people over 60 nearly tripled during the first year following a hip fracture.

In HFpEF, the heart muscle becomes stiff and doesn't fill up with enough blood. This causes fluid to build up in the lungs and the body, the researchers explained in a news release from the American College of Cardiology.

"We consistently found an association between physical activity, BMI [body mass index] and overall heart failure risk,"

said study senior author Dr. Jarett Berry. BMI is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight.

"This was not unexpected," Berry said, "however, the impact of these lifestyle factors on heart failure subtypes was quite different."

Berry, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, is an associate professor in the department of internal medicine and clinical sciences, and director of cardiac rehabilitation.

HFpEF accounts for up to 50 percent of heart failure cases. Treatment for the condition often doesn't work well, which

increases the importance of prevention strategies, the study authors said.

For the report, Berry and his colleagues reviewed information from three previous studies that included more than 51,000 people. The researchers excluded anyone who had heart disease when the studies began.

The investigators looked for information on how much exercise the participants got, as well as their weight. In addition, the researchers reviewed participants' medical records to see if people had been admitted to the hospital for heart failure over See More Exercise, Fewer Pounds, page 37

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lder people who suffer a hip fracture face a much higher risk of death soon after the injury, but the risk persists over the longer term, a large study indicates.

Researchers found that the risk of death among people over 60 nearly tripled during the first year following a hip fracture.

However, hip fractures were also still linked to a nearly twofold increased risk of dying eight years or more after the injury.

Older people who suffer a hip

Researchers found that the risk of death among people over 60 nearly tripled during the first year following a hip fracture.

The new findings are similar to those of previous studies on hip fracture, said study lead author Michail Katsoulis. He's a medical statistician with the Hellenic Health Foundation in Athens, Greece.

Katsoulis noted that "post-operative complications, such as cardiac and pulmonary ones, have been mostly implicated for the excess short-term mortality

fracture face a much higher risk of death soon after the injury, but the risk persists over the longer term, a large study indicates.

after the fracture, that is within the first year after." Those complications included both blood clots and pneumonia.

The study can't definitively show a cause-and-effect relationship. But Katsoulis suspects that older hip fracture patients "are unlikely to remain physically active and more likely to experience functional decline and disability."

It's also possible that chronic inflammation develops after a fracture, which could contribute to persistent frailty, the re-

searchers suggested.

The findings are based on a review of data including nearly 123,000 men and women. The adults were enrolled in eight different studies. The studies began between the late 1980s and the early 2000s. Most study volunteers joined during the 1990s.

Seven studies were conducted across Europe (the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom), the United States and the United Arab Emirates, and one study included only U.S. patients.

All of the study volunteers were at least 60 years old when the studies started. None had previously fractured their hip.

The studies lasted an average of almost 13 years, during which almost 4,300 hip fractures occurred. The report also noted 28,000 deaths.

The association between breaking a hip and risk of death during the study period was found to be somewhat stronger among men. The risk of death tapered off a bit once participants reached the age of 70, presumably due to a generally higher overall risk of dying among older participants, the study authors noted.

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Notice of Qual. of COMMUNITY ENERGY SOLAR, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 11/08/2016. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 06/17/2009. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: CT Corporation System 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Qualification of MHN Government Services LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/20/17. Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 2370 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901. LLC formed in DE on 9/21/05. 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., 13th Ave., NY, NY 10011. 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.

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Notice of Formation of BOBBY'S PRIME LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/01/17. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 40 Central Park South, NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Ricky Passarelli at the princ. office of the LLC, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Restaurant. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Qualification of CA 485 COUNTY ROAD LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/31/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/06/16. Princ. office of LLC: 767 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10153. 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 Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [2/10-3/17]

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (PLLC).

NAME: KOSTINA LAW GROUP, PLLC. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 11/8/2016.

NY OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE PLLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF PROCESS AGAINST THE PLLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER IS: 3111 OCEAN PARKWAY, 2G, BROOKLYN, NY 11235.

PURPOSE/CHARACTER OF PLLC: FOR THE PRACTICE OF LAW. [2/3-3/10]

Notice of Registration of Tanenbaum Keale LLP. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/17. Office location: NY County. LLP registered in ¬¬¬New Jersey (NJ) on 1/6/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the principal office of LLP: c/o National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: to practice the profession of Law. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Qualification of NARIHIRA CONSULTANTS, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/3/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: NRP Holding Corp., 110 W. 40th St., Room 2103, NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 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. [2/10-3/17]

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Notice of formation of New Arbor, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/23/2016. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Formation of Rag & Bone Management Aggregator L.P. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/26/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 425 W. 13th St., 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10014. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Term: until 1/26/2092.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Formation of Phillips Art Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/30/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael S. Arlein, Esq., Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of formation of 53RD STREET EVENTS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/2016.

Office location, County of Kings. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 170 53rd St., Ste. 304, Brooklyn, NY 11232. Purpose: any lawful act. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Qualification of SARATOGA PROXY CONSULTING LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/08/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: John Ferguson, Managing Member, 520 8th Ave., 14th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [2/10-3/17]

Notice of Qualification of SELSER LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/09/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Herrick, Feinstein LLP, Attn: B. Karaahmet, Esq., 2 Park Ave., NY, NY 10016. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [2/103/17]

Notice of Formation of RELATED-ROCKFORD FAUST AHP LENDER, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/25/17.

Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. 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. [2/3-3/10]

Notice of Formation of RELATED-ROCKFORD FAUST S LENDER, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/25/17.

Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. 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. [2/3-3/10]

Notice of Application for Authority of Chamisa Software LLC, a foreign limited liability company (LLC). Application for Authority filed with Secy. of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/31/2016. LLC organized in New Mexico on 01/23/2012. NY office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Incorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12210. No office is required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of this formation.

The address of the principal office of the foreign LLC is: 101 W 90th St. Apt 8H, New York, NY 10024. Copy of Articles of Organization on file with Secy. of State of NM, Brad Winter, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [2/3-3/10]

Notice of formation of CMD Investors LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on January 20, 2017. N.Y. 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 CMD Investors LLC, 11 Park Place, Suite 1705, New York, New York 10007.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [2/3-3/10]

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for SG Mortgage Securities, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-FRE2, Plaintiff AGAINST Tetiana Berriors a/k/a Tatyana Onischenko, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2/29/2016 and entered on 3/17/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on February 16, 2017 at 02:30 PM premises known as 1810 Avenue Y Brooklyn, NY 11235. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 7439, LOT: 5.

Approximate amount of judgment is $842,354.54 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 28287/2008.

Sean R. Smith, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706

Notice of Qualification of Solus Senior High Income GP LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/19/16. Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 410 Park Ave., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10022. LLC formed in DE on 12/15/16. 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. [1/27-3/3]

Notice of Formation of Teraviatwo LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/1/16.

Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Olivier Brandicourt, 170 E. 77th St., 4B, NY, NY 10075, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of Teraviathree LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/1/16.

Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Olivier Brandicourt, 170 E. 77th St., 4B, NY, NY 10075, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [1/20-2/24]

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Notice of Formation of POLER LEGAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/16. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Emily A Poler, 20 Plaza Street #C6, Brooklyn, NY 12238. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of ANSONIA PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/02/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Susan Elkind Orchant, 2109 Broadway, Apt. 9-18, New York, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of CRP Rivington Street Redevelopment, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/16.

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 Castellan Real Estate Partners, 1841 Broadway, Ste. 400, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of MAXMO 33 EAST CLINTON AVE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/04/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC, 600 Madison Ave., 8th 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., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

Notice of Qualification of GROKASH REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/04/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Eleanor Zweibel, Manager, 236 W. 30th St., NY, NY 10001. 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 Creations Network Inc., 3411 Silverside Rd., Rodney Bldg., #104, Wilmington, DE 19810. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the State of DE, Corp. Dept., Loockerman & Federal Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

Notice of Formation of FUND CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 295 Ave O, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

Notice of Formation of HELLER FUNDRAISING GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/16, becoming effective on 01/01/17. 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, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

Notice of Formation of HUBERT HUBERT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/09/16. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 1280 Fifth Ave. Apt. 17B, NY, NY 10029. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: Lei Meng at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

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Notice of QualiďŹ cation of 414 GREAT PLAINS LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/29/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/17/16.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Seward & Kissel LLP, Attn: Scott M. Sambur, One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led 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.

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Notice of QualiďŹ cation of 121 SPRING RETAIL OWNER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/13/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o 60 Guilders, LLC, 370 7th Ave., Ste. 1400, NY, NY 10001. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of 155 West 11th Street Owner LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the principal business location of LLC: Rockefeller & Co., Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10020, Attn: General Counsel. DE address of LLC: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [12/231/27]

Notice of Formation of USFELIX, LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/16. OďŹƒce location: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: USFELIX, LLC, 1538 41st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[1/6-2/10]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of Technology Humans and Taste LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/17. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/5/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 108 Wooster St., C2, NY, NY 10012. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/27-3/3]

PROPERTY AGENT (USA) LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/12/17.

OďŹƒce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3 Park Ave., 16th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/27-3/3]

215 ST. JAMES PLACE LLC Articles of Org. ďŹ led Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Daniel A. Greenbaum, 101 W. 12th St., PH-H, NY, NY 10014, which is also the principal business loc. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

[1/27-3/3]

Notice of Formation of ATLANTIA ADVISERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/16. OďŹƒce location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C T Corporation System, 111 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

NOTICE OF SALE Trust 2013-I-H-R by MCM Capital Partners LLC,

Notice of Formation of THE BOULEVARD, PIZZA BAR LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/27/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. Princ. oďŹƒce of LLC: 120 Riverside Blvd., NY, NY 10069. 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. [1/27-3/3]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of Compound Management II, LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/16.

OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/13/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Hirsch, 156 5th Avenue, Ste. 600, NY, NY 10010. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with De Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Kings, Ventures Its Trustee, PLAINTIFF, V. Ahasan Ullah, Mariyum Ullah Nawaz, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly ďŹ led on May 26, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Courthouse, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on March 09, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1260 Prospect

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of Compound Management III, LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/16.

OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/21/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Hirsch, 156 5th Avenue, Ste. 600, NY, NY 10010. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with De Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

Place, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and Notice of QualiďŹ cation of C2R VENTURES LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/17. OďŹƒce location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/28/16.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 20 W. 36th St., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/27-3/3]

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improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 1365 and Lot 30. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,068,574.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of ďŹ led Judgment Index # 013416/08.

Frank L. Perrone, Jr., Esq., Referee Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Attn: Jackie Halpern Weinstein, Esq., 120 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10271, Attorneys for Plainti

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of CAVU Venture Partners GP OY, LP. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/14/16. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LP, c/o CAVU Venture Partners, LLC, 515 W. 20th St., Ste. 4W, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/30-2/3]

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MARCH 3, 2017 Notice of Formation of Morgan Green LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. 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 Davis & Gilbert LLP, 1740 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/30-2/3]

PAGE 47 Notice of Qual. of Dragon Auto Management LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/6/16.

Off. loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 10/5/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Seward & Kissel, Att: Noelle Indelicato, One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [12/30-2/3]

Notice of Formation of 5805 6TH AVENUE LLC.

Notice of Formation of 848 President Holder,

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)

LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY)

on 02/08/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY

on 1/10/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY

designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process

against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy

to: 5805 6TH AVENUE LLC, 5805 6TH AVENUE,

of process to 256 W. 116th St., NY, NY 10026.

BROOKLYN, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful

Purpose: any lawful activities. [3/3-4/7]

activity. [2/24-3/31] Notice of Qual. of 607 West 47th Street Owner LP,

Notice of Formation of MSZ Park Ave, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. 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 The LLC, 1009 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/30-

Notice of Formation of POLAR STORK, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 195 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[12/30-2/3]

NOTICE OF SALE

UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS

Notice of Formation of Covaband LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/16.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1501 Lexington Ave., #2A, NY, NY 10029.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [12/30-2/3]

AGAINST Michael Singh AKA Michael J. Singh, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 17, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on February

DLJ Capital, LLC App. for Auth. filed w/ SSNY 1/26/17. Off. in New York Co. Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSDE 11/7/69. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 11 Madison Ave, NY, NY 10010. Add. req. to be maintained in DE: 2711 Centerville Rd, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Name & add. of the auth. officer in DE where copy of Arts. of Org. filed: DE Sec. of State, Div. of Corp., John G. Townsend Bld, 401 Federal St, Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [2/17-3/24]

09, 2017 at 2:30PM, premises known as 83 COOPER STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 3433, LOT 51. Approximate amount of judgment $514,368.24 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 5137/2013.

Robert A. Abrams Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

loc: NY Co. LP org. in DE 12/15/16. SSNY desig.

Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/2016.

Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Incorp Services, Inc., 99 Washington Ave, Suite 805-A, Albany, NY 12210-2822.

Notice of Formation of CAPITAL ACCESS METRO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/16/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY

LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE OF MART LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-NPL1, Plaintiff

Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/28/16. Off.

CONSULTING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the

Purpose: any lawful act. [2/24-3/31]

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Notice of formation of G ALEXANDER

Notice of Qualification of SRV LabelCo, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/30/17.

Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 2220 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404.

LLC formed in DE on 1/20/17. 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: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 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. [2/17-3/24]

shall mail process to: The Company, 5904 18th Ave., Ste. 54, Brooklyn, NY 11204. Purpose: any lawful activities. [3/3-4/7]

as agent of LP upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011. DE off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of LP on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at SSNY. Purp: any lawful activities. [3/3-4/7]

Notice of Qual. of 520 West 41 Mezz B Funding LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/9/17. Off. loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 1/9/17. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. DE off. addr.:160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE

Notice of Qualification of Shapiro Settlement

19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [3/3-4/7]

Solutions, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/17/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 6/5/12.

Notice of Formation of Structure Safety Group,

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom

LLC amended to Structure Compliance Group,

process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail

LLC. Articles of Org filed with Secy. of State of

process to: Capitol Services, Inc., 1218 Central

NY (SSNY) on 11/21/2013. Office location: NY

Ave., Ste. 100, Albany, NY 12205. TX address of

County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom

LLC: 11211 Taylor Draper Ln, Ste. 210, Austin, TX

process may be served to 633 3rd Ave., 17th Fl,

78759. Arts. of Org. filed with TX Secy. of State,

NY, NY 10017. Principal Business Address: 633 3rd

P.O. Box 12887, Austin, TX 78711-2887. Purpose:

Ave., 17th Fl, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any Lawful

any lawful act or activity. [3/3-4/7]

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WELLNESS BY DESIGN ACUPUNCTURE PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the Dept of State of NY on 12/16/2016. Office Located in NY

Notice of Formation of GoldSilver, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/23/16. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 1325 Ave. of the Americas, Suite 0703-2, NY, NY 10019, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [2/17-3/24]

County. The Secretary of State of NY ("SSNY") has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: Law Office of Robert Witherwax, 15 Maiden Ln., #600, NY NY 10038. Purpose: Acupuncture.

[2/3-3/10]

KOSTINA LAW GROUP PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the Dept of State of NY on 11/08/2016. Office Located in Kings County. The Secretary of State of NY ("SSNY") has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: 3111 Ocean Parkway, suite 2G, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Purpose: legal/attorney services. [2/3-3/10]

23 NEWKIRK PLAZA LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/27/17. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2070. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o David Spindler, Esq., 1431 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [2/17-3/24]

Notice of Qualification of IGI E86 LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/2/17.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/12/16. 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: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents Inc, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [2/17-3/24]

Notice of Qual. of Dragon Auto LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/18/16. Off. loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 8/12/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Seward & Kissel, Att: Noelle Indelicato, One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [12/30-2/3]

Notice of Qualification of TLLULE BOWERY LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/14. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/16/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 299 Broadway, NY, NY 10007. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Rd., Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [2/24-3/31]

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Call 516-359-8766 CB1230 PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED to organize and help.

Basic computer skills needed & good with organization.

We are ready to pay $310 per week. Interested person should contact mikemayer2006@ gmail.com LM1216 Online sales; job involves promoting our company’s product online. Must have strong social skills & the ability to engage w/people in an interactive manner. This position requires creative sales techniques & the essential skills to easily relate to customers, in order to build a solid customer base. Good potential & pay.

Email 4616954@gmail.com CB1211

DRUMMER LOOKING FOR LEAD GUITARIST, RHYTHM GUITARIST, BASS GUITARIST & KEYBOARDIST to do original material & covers.

Dependability is a must. No time wasters! Call John 929-365-1376 LM0317 ELECTRICIANS NEEDED. Electricians Licensed and experienced apprentices for immediate hire for NY & CT at well-established company.

Salary commensurate with experience. We offer health insurance, 401K, 40-hour work week, overtime, rate jobs at times. Call to hear what we have to offer, 203-790-6425 or Fax 203-798-8670 LM1209 SALES COUNSELORS. Our beautiful cemetery in Putnam Valley, NY seeks highly motivated individual to help take us to the next level.

Paid training. Proven Selling Process, Medical, Dental, 401K, Paid Vacations and other LARGE company benefits are yours in a SMALL company atmosphere. Call 845-5283516 or Email: mangelucci@ rosehillsmemorialpark.com LM1021

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY CARE :Provides Screened NANNIES* Kosher Housekeepers* Travel Companions* Day & Weekend Relief Staff* Sleep –in or out* HS0429

718-949-9233

MAIL CLERK. Sorting mail, Brentwood warehouse.

Standing, lifting. Day/ night shifts, FT only, $9/hr. Apply Mon-Fri, 10AM-2PM with 2 forms ID @ 41 Mercedes Way, Unit 1, Edgewood, NY 11717 (631)242-8198/ 8278 LM1007 ELECTRICIAN NEEDED 3 plus yrs exp Must have own tools And able to work alone 718-522-3893 HS0506 RENTAL AGENTS WANTED FT-PT Work From Home Earn Good Income Will Train Call Ben 347-866-5619 718-266-9700 HS0429 COMPANIONS & CERTIFIED NURSING AIDES NEEDED for non-medical senior home care.

Flexible hours. Now hiring for Suffolk & Nassau County.

Driver’s license & car required.

If you enjoy working with the elderly & would like to work for a company that truly values their employees, call 516-629-5650. LM0217 BOOKKEEPER P/T For Jewish Voice Please Call 718-998-7600 LM0318 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED. Mar-Can Transportation. Mount Vernon, NY. MUST be 21 years old. Valid CDL w/B, P & S Endorsements.

Classes Paid by Company.

Union Wages. Medical & Dental Benefits. New Hire Bonus $$.

Please Call: Monday- Saturday.

914-668-3772 LM0122 CHAUFFEURS. Katonah based company seeking FT/ PT Drivers. Must have WCTLC license. Retirees welcome.

Please Call 914-479-2292 between 10AM-2PM LM0101 MANAGER FOR LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT WANTED! To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location.

Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19 DRIVER. Wheel-chair van. Must have CDL-C, paid training.

Plenty overtime/ PTO. $12/ hr.

Health befits. 914-266-0219 LM0205

SALESPEOPLE WANTED. To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location.

Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19

AREA CLAIMS WRITER AND PROPERTY INSPECTORS. Interviewing now. Excellent income, pt/ ft flexible hours.

Training provided.

732-801-1532 acwinspector@gmail.com READY TO MAKE SOME GREEN? Licensed Real Estate Salesperson wanted. Emerald Estates Realty Group 516-743-9600 KK1120

HEALTH / SOCIAL SERVICES

9930

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER. 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Good references. Clean driver’s license. Live Out. Call Norma 347-209-8606 LM0407 Helpful, Responsible, Dependable, Mature College Grad will help with errands and taking to appts. Also, can babysit & tutor. MondayFriday, own car. Experienced.

References. I am in the Port Washington area. 917-608-9837 LM0324

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A LOVING CAREGIVER? Excellent experience & references. Can live in or live out. Please Call 917-971-9205 LM0210 LOOKING FOR NURSE’S AIDE JOB. 20 Years Experience.

Excellent References. Willing to do light housekeeping & cooking. Call 917-623-7962 LM0303

DO YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE WITH NO ONE TO CARE FOR? Mature Lady, 34 year old seeking Caregiving job. Private party, honest, trustworthy, loving and caring. Danbury area preferred, willing to travel.

Experienced; CPR, first aid completed physician test, text ID. Call Agnes 443-477-9902 LM0217

EXPERIENCED WOMAN Is Looking for a Job Taking Care of the Elderly. 30 Years Experience. Excellent References. Call 917-854-3153 LM0217

MED’S ON US Does your loved one need Assistance taking his medication? We will successfully put him back on schedule BEZ”H Fully confidential Call: 917-225-4578 CB0210

TO ADVERTISE IN The Jewish Voice CALL: 800-998-0885

ELDERCARE AVAILABLE. Energized, motivated women take care of Elderly including Alzheimer Patients. 15 years experience. Call Pearl 914-6193303/ 914-909-0224 LM0120 EXCELLENT IRISH HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE. To take care of you in your own home. Nights or weekends only. Honest, responsible, compassionate & kind. Excellent references.

Reasonable rates. Please Call Mary 347-754-1127 LM1230 I’m Looking for Housecleaning & CNA Position. 23 years experience. I have car.

Excellent References. Call 516-519-0456 or 516-766-3943 LM1230

Experienced Shomer Shabbos woman available to care for elderly woman at night or 24 hours. Can also babysit. Refs avail. Call: 646-266-1421 CB1125 WE PROVIDE BASIC CARE FOR ELDERLY. Flexible Hours.

3 Meals Served Daily. NJ Location. Near G.W. Bridge (Ft. Lee.) Overnight Service is Available. Cozy and Comfortable. We’ll Make Your Life Easier. Jenny 917-251-6790 LM1223

CAREGIVER/ ELDERLY AVAILABLE. Responsible, reliable, 17 years experience.

Take care of client, household, and errands. Excellent checkable references. Looking for live-in job. Own car. Clean driver’s license. Call Manana 917-407-7525 LM0127 Prior busn ownr seeking employment. Resume available upon request call 845-558-8105 - Thank you CB1211 I’M LOOKING FOR ELDERCARE JOB. I have 30 years experience & excellent references. Live-in or live-out. Full time.

Call 347-485-9133 LM1118 SENIOR CARE. WORRIED ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES? I will care for your loved ones like my own. 15 years experience.

Reliable, responsible. Live-in Monday- Friday. Excellent References available. Call Jean 917-991-5041 LM1111

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE PAINTING

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

LM0224

NURSING ASSISTANT With Excellent References from Hospital, Nursing Home & Private. Live In or Live Out. Day or Night. 12 hours, 5 days a week. I have Clean Driver’s License.

516-466-3923 LM1216

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

TUTORING

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 CATERING/ CHEF SERVICE

PRIVATE CHEF AVAILABLE. CHARMING, EASY TO WORK WITH EUROPEAN TRAINED CHEF, BASED IN NYC IS AVAILABLE FOR INTIMATE DINNER PARTIES AND LARGE EVENTS IN YOUR HOME OR VENUE IN THE HAMPTONS. WWW.CHEFSEBNY.COM 908-723-9570 LM0805

9970

**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

LESSONS

9980

PIANO/VOICE LESSONS – Your Home/My Home Local Well Known Teacher. Call Today *** 954-485-0065 *** MK

PETS

9043

BICHON, $895. Shih Tzu, $925. Yorkshire Terrier, $950.

(Chocolate) Lab, $950. Cairn Terrier, $800. Westie, $875.

Min. Schnauzer, $975. Min. Boxie, $950. 609-685-0208 LM0210

NUTRITIONIST

9965

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman LCSW Winter Special, 3 one hour sessions for $127.

Call 516-967-0675 Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman, LCSW WINTER SPECIAL, 3 one hour sessions for $127. Call 516-967-0675 CB0203

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT

9950

GUTTERS AND LEADERS Installation and Service. Fast, licensed, fully insured. Call Robert for FREE Estimate. LIC #13VH02822500 732-773-0666 mrgutternj@yahoo.com LM0407 Painting (Interior & Exterior), Trim, Tile, Baths, Bsmt., Kitchens, Doors, Windows, Floors, Masonry, Carpentry, Fence, Roofing, Siding.

Senior Discount 10% Off.

Lic. # 13VHO2433500. CALL NOW: YURY- YP HOME IMPROVEMENT 732-207-4006 LM0324

Home Renovations.

Basements, Finish bathrooms, and apartments, scraping, etc.

18 years experience. No job too big or too small. Best prices 347-585-9217 CB0303 Reuven’s Repairs. Small electric and plumbing, $125.

House call plus parts. Servicing Brooklyn. 347-585-3544 CB0217

REAL ESTATE

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 & Insured. Commercial & 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

JUNK REMOVAL

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

Male Looking for Skinny Female, 18-50.

Call 929-365-1376 LM0407

OPEN HOUSES BROOKLYN

1638

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

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

1050

SEEKING A 65-75 YEAR OLD JEWISH GENTLEMAN FOR A 69 YEAR OLD JEWISH LADY. Please Call Me At 646-3225535. Thank You! LM0317

37th Street Between 1415 Avenue, 350 SF office, large windows, high ceiling, including furniture, internet & utilities Call 347-721-5244 CB0120

Kohen – 52, state Employee, kind and compassionate, Attends shul daily seeks easygoing, friendly, and considerate lady (NonDivorcee) for marriage.

Call718-219-5212 or email joseph13k@msn.com CB0303

Avenue L/Nostrand Ave. 3 rm office, $1750, all included.

Please call 718-513-6911 x101

FOR SALE

9040

30 Ladders, 6 compressors, 100 tools, vending brakes, alum. ramps, 8 lug tires & rims, comm. roll-ups, trains, toys, cameras, ammo & acc., plastic chippers +. Anytime.

732-267-8889 LM0317 ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINES. 1930 Mils, 5 cent & 10 cent, $1,650 each. 1920 NCR brass cash register, excellent, $1,550.

1950 Coke 3 button sign, $550.

Penny Fortune Teller Scale, $500 & more. Call 516-2443563 LM0303

ENTERTAINMENT

9044

CB0224

10 Beautiful Newly Decorated Classrooms. Air Conditioned.

Immediate Rental. Central Bklyn Location. Serious Inquiries only. Available Immediately. Call: 718-837-3916 Leave Msg CB0113 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 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 CB1118

OFFICE FOR RENT. AVE U & E 4th ST. Second floor. Great location. Call David at 718-9987600 Ext 10 LM0729

We buy and Sell Gold, Silver, Sterling Pieces, Bullion and Collectible Coins. We even buy old and broken pieces. Highest CA$H Prices Paid. Call 646379-3566. Eli@USCoinSpot. com *Meetings By Appointment Only CB0224

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

AUTOMOTIVE

MANHATTAN

9050

NISSAN ROGUE SV SL 2013, AWD, 37,400 miles, excellent condition, new tires, negotiable, transferable 100,000 miles, 84 month warranty. $14,800 OBO. 845-225-3396 LM0407 MERCEDES 380 SLC 1981, rare, low production model, 2-door, silver blue, V-8 auto, runs fine, fully loaded, no accidents, never flooded, sun roof, garage kept, non-smoking. $3,900.

203-261-0175 LM0310 HONDA CIVIC LX 1999, 168,000 miles, great running condition, new timing belt, new water pump, new distributor, new rear shock absorbers, front struts, new exhaust system. $4,800.

Call 845-269-7958 LM0324

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

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 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

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

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

TO ADVERTISE IN The Jewish Voice CALL: 800-998-0885

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REAL ESTATE 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

OFFICE SPACE OR HAIR SALON FULLY EQUIPPED FOR RENT, Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake, NY. For Information, Call 914282-6602 LM0708

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 OSSINING. OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE BY OWNER: In the heart of Ossining, Spring & Main St. Walk to RR. 45/ min to NYC. Ideal professional space, suitable for professional and varied businesses. Spacious 3,200 sq ft room, can be divided into two offices, 1,600 sq ft/ each.

One 400 sq ft office. Suite w/ conference room, kitchenette & 5 offices. Elevator access for ADA accessibility.

Storage space available.

TWO Municipal parking lots available w/ 3 free hours.

Please Call Angelo 914-3375903 (O) or 914-282-9973 (C) LM1021

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 LM1202

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

SWIMMING POOLS

RW1230

WHITE PLAINS AREA-

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

STORAGE & PARKING RENTAL. Clean & convenient enclosed storage shed & outdoor truck parking. Perfect for

BROOKLYN

contractors or landscapers.

Call 914-923-3429 LM0701

BRONX COMMERCIAL FOR 4060 SALE 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

OUT OF STATE

8050

Desirable warehouse space 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

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

near NJ Turnpike entrance & all major highways, close to all, 1st fl, multiple loading options, high ceilings, drive in doors, lots of vehicle parking, from 2,000 sf to 100,000 sf.

Also refrigerator and freezer space avail. Call owner: 646-457-0517 CB0120 MIDDLETOWN/ RED BANK. Professional Office Suite in Bank Bldg at 75 Hwy 35 North, 1st floor, 650 sq ft.

732-741-3313 LM1223

For Sale – Brooklyn Industrial Warehouse & Dev Site (M1-4) 30,000 Built SF + 150’ Wide Dev Site Call Marcus Jecklin Epic Commercial Realty (646) 278-4674

MANHATTAN

2060

WELL ESTABLISHED AMERICAN DINER LOCATED IN THE MIDTOWN EAST AREA. GREAT OPPORTUNITY. REASONABLE PRICE. RENT LISTED UNDER MARKET VALUE. FOR FURTHER INFO. CONTACT NICK(646) 209-2671. RW

QUEENS

3060

2 WAREHOUSES FOR SALE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. Unique Opportunity for a Visionary Investor, or Best Use! LONG ISLAND CITY WITH WALKING DISTANCE TO 9 TRAIN LINES. R, N, Q,W, E, F, 7, M, AND G TRAINS. Less than a Mile to RFK, Tri-Borough, Pulaski Bridges and Midtown Tunnel.

SUPER CENTRAL LOCATION! Please CALL 347-539-0052 LM1223

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

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. BRICK, NJ. 775 sq ft. Office

NEW YORK STATE 7060

Space. 2 Suites available.

Great high visibility location.

Perfect for attorney or the like. $1,250/ month. 732-2455119 LM1125 OAKHURST, NJ. Office space for rent. 1 block off Rt. 35. $295. Large office, $475. Both include utilities + wait area.

732-859-2296 LM1230

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

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

PAWLING, NY. Four Lots for sale in Cushman Farms.

Lots have ample acreage & are set up to start building your dream house. Views are breathtaking. Great place for your family or retirement. Call 914-949-2000 Ext. 428 LM0923

OUT OF STATE

8060

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

1010

WILLIAMSBURG. NO FEE! Renovated 2BR Apt, $2,496.

Ceramic Tile & Parquet Floors.

3 Blocks to Williamsburg Bridge. “BROKERS WELCOME.” Call Zhana 917302-2394 LM0407 AVE I/ E 15th ST. Studio apt, 3rd floor walk-up. No Fee. Principals only. $900. Call Owner 718-575-9600 LM0407 AVE X BETWEEN EAST 7 ST &; CONEY ISLAND AVE. 1 bedroom walk-in apt, move-in condition. $1,400 per month.

No pets, no smoking. Call Owner 646-752- 6641 LM0224 AVE Y near Ocean Pkwy. 2 BR apt, new kit/applncs, terrace, 2nd flr. Move in cond. 718-9743884, 347-574-1814 CB0127 OCEAN PKWY/L & M. First Floor 1 BR apt. Mod Kit & bth. Private house. All utilities included. $1,500. Call 917-559-5447 CB0113 Midwood For rent studio (also can be used for office) 2,3,4 Bedrooms Apts Call 718.376.4444

MANHATTAN

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

BRONX

4010

Bronx Tremont. 1820 Clinton Ave & 175th ST. Beautiful 1 Bedroom In A 3 Family House No Pets. $1000. See Landlord SAT ONLY. Call Owner 718-299-8347AE0115

LONG ISLAND

6010

COMMACK. Rent 2 rooms.

1 Large Bedroom, 1 Sitting Room & Private Bath. No smoking, no pets. Private.

631-864-3015 LM0407 EAST NORTHPORT- 1 Bedroom Apartment. Newly Painted, Private Entrance. Offstreet Parking. No Smoking.

No Pets. $800/ month. 2 months’ security; background check. 516-662-2187 LM0303 LINDENHURST: Gorgeous, All New! 1BR, Eat-in kitchen, full bath, closets, no smoking, no pets, references a must! 1 month rent/ security. $1,650/ all, includes flat screen/ fios/ wifi. 516-661-7539 LM0127 FARMINGDALE. New, Very Large Apt, 1453 sq ft, 3 big bedrooms, walk-in closet, central a/c, central heat.

Near LIRR. Private entrance.

Immediate! $2,350 + utilities.

1 month security. No pets, no smoking. References checked. 631-252-0720 LM0113

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REAL ESTATE DEER PARK. Small 1BR, small kitchen, driveway parking. No smoking, no pets. 2 month’s security. $850 + utilities.

Available now. Owner 516-848-5631 LM1202 SOUTH HEMPSTEAD. Rockville Centre schools, 3BR, 2 baths, EIK, DR, LR, deck, in-ground pool 16x32. Near Molloy College. Gorgeous Apt. $2,700. 516-385-2165 LM0923 EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE. Secluded getaway, circular driveway, Cathedral ceilings, wooded floors, pool, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, stainless kitchen, w/d, plush gardens/ landscape acreage. End of season special. $22,900.

8/10- 9/14. Fran 212-4729821/ 631-324-5143 or Barbara 917-287-2072 LM0814

NEW YORK STATE 7010 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

L.I. APT. RENTAL WANTED 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

1020

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

Stunning Southold Condo, gated, 55+, 2bd/ 2ba, full basement with cedar storage, pool, clubhouse. Call Bonnie Boeger, RES of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at (C) 631-662-1983, (0) 631-941-3100 LM0120

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

NEW YORK STATE 7020

LM0515

LONG ISLAND CONDO FOR SALE

QUEENS

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

Winter and Summer Vacation Rental. Beautiful nine Bedroom house in South Fallsburg, New York, (sleeps up to twenty five), two fireplaces, huge kitchen and dining room, living room, oversized porch. Available for family retreats. Please call 347-309-8485 to reserve your weekend. CB0217 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.

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.

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.

OUT OF STATE

8020

CONDO FOR SALE FLORIDA BAL- HARBOR/RITZ CARLTON Great investment w/income potential Rarely avail 2 BR.2 ½ bth,sub-P/H suite in best line (14/15) w/ spectacular ocean & city views ,pvt foyer & elev.fully furn designer décor, world class amenities & services the ONLY deeded garage space in hotel Nr “The Shul “ Contact Douglas Elliman R.E Betsey Lee Turner 305-310-6888 HS0115

HOUSES FOR RENT BROOKLYN

AVE L & M/ NEW YORK AVE. 3BR, 2 floors, 1 ½ baths, living rm, dining rm, kitchen, hook-up for washer & dryer available.

Master bedrm has balcony.

Also available, bsmt apt with separate entrance.

Owner 718-554-1001 LM0317 Ave N/ Bedford, Very large,Mod,1 Fam,3 BR 2 Bth,Duplex, pvt drv,gar,lrg deck,Must See1 $3,950, Bkr 718-382-4839 HS0610

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

CHARMING 1880 WHALERS HOME. Near Sag Harbor on Ferry Road, bay access, greenery: 4BR, 2 baths, fireplace, remodeled kitchen/ bath. (10/15-6/30): $3,500 per month; Or (10/15-5/23): $2,500/ month. Call/ text 303476-0159 LM1016

QUEENS

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

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

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1030

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

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REAL ESTATE 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)

OUT OF STATE

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

GRAVESEND (PRIME). 2 family, double buildable, 40x100 lot, $1.375 Million.

2360 & 62 East 1st Street.

Barbara Puccia RealtyBrokerage Cell 718-755-1609 www.BarbaraPuccia.com LM0127

QUEENS

3040

KGH- 68TH RD. Well kept det.

Lot 48 x 100. 4BR/ 3 baths, laundry, office, large EIK, 2nd floor BR with balcony. 347455-0066 HS0902

BRONX

STATEN ISLAND

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

CATSKILL MT./ HUDSON VALLEY HOME FOR SALE 4 BEDROOM HOME INLAW APART. OFFI CE SUITE 2 1/2 HRS FROM NYC FLEXIBLE SPACE ADD. LAND AVAIL SUITABLE FOR FAMILY COMPOUND WWW.24JOELMAUSTIN.COM 518 622-9647 LM1002

SPACIOUS TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DEAL, NJ. THREE LEVELS, 3/4 BEDROOMS, 3-1/2 BATHS, BASEMENT, GARAGE AND MORE. WALK TO BEACH, SHOPPING, HOUSES OF WORSHIP. EASY LIVING ON THE JERSEY SHORE. PRICED TO SELL @ $548,000.

CALL MARY TAWIL @ 732-693-8210.

7040 AIRMONT. OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2-4PM AT 8 KENT RD. Offered at $519K. Also, house for sale, well-maintained 4BR, 2 ½ bath in Airmont, $435K. Michal Jacobi, Weichert Realtors 845-548-1942 LM0303 WOODBOURNE, NY. Magical 101 acres with breathtaking views, lake & pond & 3 homes.

Main house has 5BR, 3 full baths & 2 swimming pools.

2nd house has 4BR & 2 ½ baths. 3rd house has 2BR & 1 bath. Garage has studio for caretaker. Must see! Best offer! Call Owner 718-938-4130 LM0106

OUT OF STATE

8040

4040

* NE Bronx Residential Area * 3 BR Duplex, lg rms., fin bsmt, 2 complete mod bths, lg fenced bkyd, Mod Kit, garage + driveway. Priced to sell! Call owner 718-882-4665 MK0220

FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

NEW YORK STATE

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

WATERMILL. BEST VALUE! Charming, updated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home.

Lush landscaping, hot tub, outdoor shower and white marble kitchen with stainless accents! Adjacent to horse farms, minutes to Flying Point Beach, Bridgehampton & Southampton. Must be seen! $929K. By Owner! Please Call 516-317-1455 sandrakaren@ aol.com LM0819 MANHASSET. THE CHATHAM. Huge 7BR, 5 baths & Club!

Corner house. Lot size 4,400 sq ft +. Indoor & outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, gym, etc. 24 hour doorman. $1.68 Million. Agent Sandy 917-299-2545 LM0715

Waterford, CT $749,000. 6bed, 4.5bath home. Au pair/In law/ Close to beaches/ New London.

Outdoor pool. Tranquil/quiet.

Immaculate like new!

Call 806-912-3377 HS0821

MANCHESTER- New construction, 4BR, 2.5 baths colonial. Basement, 2 car garage, decorative molding, hardwood floors thru-out. $364,900. All offers!

908-330-8964 LM1230 TOMS RIVER. 2BR, 1 & ½ baths, Enlarged & Remodeled Sussex, Great loc, L/R, D/R, kitchen with oak cabinets. Den, Garage, Gas heat, A/C, Hardwood floors, Sprinkler system on well.

Move-in cond. $157,900 OBO. 732-286-1012 LM1223

FLORIDA

9080

No. Miami Beach. 4 houses for sale in heart of Jewish community. Also Miami Bch. Lic Real Estate Broker Call Erica 305-761-1612 CB0127

KEY WEST. CONDO FOR RENT. January 7- January 14, 2017.

2BR’s, 2 baths, $1,800.

631-722-3026 LM1216

PLOTS FOR SALE

9065

2 GARDEN CRYPT, Eye Level at Holmdel Cemetery. Valued $12,000. Asking $8,500. 908783- 8475 LM0324 PLOT FOR SALE: ROSEHILLS MEMORIAL PARK. Beautiful elevated GARDEN E level 5. $7,500 or best offer.

203-595-5414 LM0217 BETH DAVID CEMETERY, ELMONT, NY. Two single plots. $4,000 neg. for both plots. Good location. Row CC. Graves 3 & 4.

Call 954-472-3429 LM0310

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

Mill Basin Exclusive: Semi attached 1 family 6.5 room 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath duplex.

Full finished basement.

Parking..ASKING $569,000 JS511 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

WESTHAMPTON DIVORCE SALE! Almost new waterfront French chalet. 5 bedrooms, 5 baths. Must sell! $1.5 million.

Brokers welcome.

631-903-7582 LM0715 SOUTHAMPTON- BISHOPS POND. BY OWNER. 4BR Townhouse, pond and field views, first floor master, finished basement, many upgrades, never lived in.

Perfect condition! $1,995,000.

OWNER 917-214-1573 LM0701 MERRICK-WATERFRONT HOME, HAMPTONS IN MERRICK, 4BR, 2.5 BA, Dock your boat in backyard, 2 car garage, Low taxes. No damage from Sandy. Walking distance to house of worship. $839K 516-532-4626 CENTER MORICHES. By Owner.

4 Crosby St. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, living room, den, 2.5 car garage with shop. $319,000. Call 631-987-5764 LM0501

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