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De Blasio Employee Busted for Possessing Child Pornography By Hannah Hayes

n Friday, May 26, court papers revealed that an aspiring young Democrat, employed by the de Blasio administration, has a secret sickening obsession for child and even infant pornography. 29-year-old Jacob Schwartz was caught with over 3,000 photos and 89 videos of disgraceful kiddie porn on his laptop, which he allegedly downloaded off the internet. According to court papers, the illegal media showed “young nude females between the approximate ages of 6 months and 16, engaging in sexual conduct… on an adult male.” Democratic insider and labor lawyer, Arthur Schwartz, witnessed his son, Jacob’s, arraignment in Manhattan Criminal

Court on Thursday night, May 25. He referred to his son’s case as “a personal tragedy.” He said, “I understand these are serious charges. He’s already in therapy for this.” The New York Post’s sources said that on Thursday morning, Jacob Schwartz surrendered to NYPD computer-crimes investigators at the 13th Precinct in Manhattan. Court papers say that since March 29, Schwartz has been under investigation. At that time, he had given his laptop to police with written consent to search it. Jacob Schwartz was the downstate region vice president of the New York State Young Democrats and the president of the Manhattan Young Democrats. However, once news of his arrest broke, both groups removed his name and photo from their websites.

disastrous presidential campaign. Schwartz is employed as a $66,360-a-year computer programmer analyst in the city Department of Design and Construction, where he works on the ‘Build It Back’ Hurricane Sandy recovery and resiliency program.” After a news conference in Th Bronx, de Blasio refused to answer questions about Schwartz’s arrest. However, later, a spokeswoman for the mayor said that Schwartz “is being terminated immediately, and the agency is cooperating with investigators.” Jacob Schwartz, an employee of the de Blasio administration, The Post reports, “The elder was caught with a lot of child pornography on his laptop. Schwartz served as New York (Photo Credit: Facebook) counsel to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ failed presidential camThe anhattan Young Demo- president is now in place.” According to Th Post, “A paign, and was also the campaign crats released a statement saying that they were “shocked” by the photo posted last year on Twit- treasurer for law professor and allegations against Schwartz, and ter shows him posing with Rob- liberal activist Zephyr Teachout that he was “no longer a mem- by Mook, then the campaign when she challenged Gov. Anber of the board, and an interim manager for Hillary Clinton’s drew Cuomo for the 2014 Dem-

“I understand these are serious charges. He’s already in therapy for this.” ocratic nomination. Arthur Schwartz also had his own brush with the law in 2015, when he was busted for removing hidden surveillance cameras trained on the front door of a $700-a-month, rent-stabilized apartment occupied by a 93-yearold client battling her landlord. Prosecutors agreed to drop felony grand larceny charges in exchange for Arthur Schwartz paying $720 in restitution.” Jacob Schwartz has been charged with two felonies: promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child under 16. He is now out on $7,500 bail.

Former Bklyn Beep Seeks to Augment Pension with Political Accomplice By: Anat Ghelber

our years ago, Marty Markowitz served as Brooklyn borough president. All told, he had been engaged in public service for more than 30 years. Accordingly, his pension is a generous one. He is also employed at NYC & Company, a company that has a status as apparently both public and privately owned, from which he receives a salary of $180,000 a year. But he seems to feel he is owed more from taxpayers. Markowitz is looking to collect at least $51,000 in pension that he has claimed is owed him for his last four years as Borough President. A political friend of his, Senator Marty Golden of Kings County, has proposed a

done. It’s so technical.” Apparently, anything that has been “misdone” regarding Markowitz’s pension for the last four years that he served is his own fault. After fili g for retirement in 2009, assuming that he would be term-limited, he then served an additional four year term as borough president after term limits were removed. Neither Martin Markowitz or Marty Golden have responded to any phone calls or e-mails asking for comments on the matter. As the executive director Marty Markowitz is looking to collect at least $51,000 in pension Senator Marty Golden of Kings County, has proposed a bill to of the government-watchdog that he has claimed is owed him for his last four years as help increase Markowitz’s pension group Citizens Union, Dick Borough President clearly stating, “The proposed of taxpayers money, but he Dadey, put it, “This is gaming bill to achieve just that. The bill The bill has not one sponsor in legislation would revise the pen- would also enjoy an increase to the system for one individual, was surreptitiously added to the the State Assembly, and is appar- sion for Martin Markowitz.” his pension. As Markowitz put ¬using funny math. I’ve heard state Senate’s legislative agenda in ently blatant about handing more Not only would Markowitz it to Politico, “It’s a correction a lot of things but this takes the the last few days of the session. money over to Markowitz, even receive an additional $51,000 of something the city had mis- cake.”

Not Even Bo Dietl Can Vote for Himself in the Primaries By Mark Snyder

fter a judge decided that mayoral candidate Bo Dietl did not properly register with either political party, he will not even be able to cast a vote for himself in the New York City primaries this upcoming September. The mistake Dietl made on his voter-registration form was that he checked the wrong boxes.

Dietl might be in the November mayoral race, but he won’t be there in September voting in the primaries. On top of all that, Dietl made some comments last month,

during the Republican candidate forum for New York City mayor, that could anyway potentially cost him the race. Dietl compared the judge who blocked him from running this year in the Democratic mayoral primary citing a paperwork error, to Mayor de Blasio’s wife. His remark is being called racist, because both Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Debra James and the mayor’s wife Chirlane McCray are black. At the event, Dietl said, “I checked two boxes, because I wanted to run as an independent and a Democrat, but I always wanted that independent line. You know what happened? Th y threw me off. And you know what happened? I went to Supreme Court, and de Blasio had three lawyers there, and the

judge wouldn’t even hear the defense. And you know what they said to me? Th y said to me, ‘You are a man with no party.’ That just got me – this is just de Blasio’s tentacles reaching – first of all, the judge looked like Chirlane de Blasio, and as soon as I saw her – as soon as I saw her – I knew I had a problem. She wouldn’t let me talk.” Now many Republicans are calling on Dietl to withdraw from the race, as he defends himself saying it was merely a joke. On Friday, April 29, during a press conference, Dietl explained that nothing about his comment was racist and there was no mal intent. Dietl said, “My thought was it looked like the mayor’s wife and I said maybe the mayor put his wife in there to make a judg-

fense intended.” The New York Post and Daily News both published editorials on Friday April 29, that called on Dietl to pull out of the race. Dietl response to both papers with even more determination, vowing to do whatever necessary to be in the race, even run as a third-party candidate, which seems to now be his only option. He said, “I am running for mayor, and I’m sorry New York Post and The New York Daily News, whoever doesn’t want to endorse me. I’ve got to let people Bo Dietl is insisting on running for mayor, even though he failed know, all the people out there, I to register in time for either main party. am running for mayor. I will be ment against me. I was kidding. her.’ So where is the racist part in there in November.” Dietl might be in the NovemYou know what kidding is? In that? I don’t understand. She has ber mayoral race, but he won’t be my mind I said to myself, ‘Wait the same smile, same eyes.” a second she looks just like the He added, “There was nothing there in September voting in the mayor’s wife. She looks just like racial nor was there any racial of- primaries.

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Bloomingburg Developer Pleads Guilty in 2014 Election Fraud Case By: Anat Ghelber

enneth Nakdimen, aged 64, is a real estate developer from Monsey, New York. He worked with another real estate developer, Shalom Lamm, in Chestnut Ridge to build a housing project in Bloomingburg. Now, he and Mr. Lamm, along with a man named Volvy Smilowitz from Monroe, are being charged with voter fraud in local New York elections. Federal prosecutors are saying that they engaged in a “conspiracy to corrupt the electoral process.” Mr. Nakdimen, Lamm and Smilowitz are being accused of altering voter registrations, paying for voter registrations, and bribing people for registrations and votes. The accused’s aim was to bring about a favorable vote in their direction of a 2014 local New York election to place a mayor in offic who would have supported their desired

on their behalf, developed and worked on a plan to falsely register numerous people who were not entitled to register and vote in Bloomingburg, because they actually lived elsewhere. People the defendants falsely sought to register to vote in Bloomingburg included those who never intended to live in Bloomingburg, those who had never kept a home in Bloomingburg, and indeed, some who had never even set foot in Bloomingburg in their lives.” Reading from a statement in court, Nakdimen admitted to Mr. Nakdimen, Lamm (pictured above) and Smilowitz are the scheme, apologized for his being accused of altering voter registrations, paying for voter actions and said he would not registrations, and bribing people for registrations and votes do it again. Nakdimen said the real estate ventures. Mr Nakdi- Bloomingburg as far back as Chestnut Ridge development men admitted all this on Thurs- 2006. Their ultimate goal be- was originally intended and ing to build the Chestnut Ridge approved to be a golf course day the 25th. In the interests of making project there, which would and retirement community. But, “because of the real estate millions of dollars in profits make them rich. According to the U.S. Attor- collapse,” developers began to from their deal, the real estate developers being charged, ney’s Offic for the Southern look for another population that began to purchase real es- District of New York, “the de- could instead occupy the houstate properties in and around fendants, and others working ing en masse.

“This turned our attention to the Hasidic community” “This turned our attention to the Hasidic community,” Nakdimen said. But when local groups began organizing against the community, he said a plan was hatched to get voters into the community before the village election. “Our reaction to that was to try to fi ht back to get people in there earlier,” Nakdimen said. Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim responded by calling fair elections “the bedrock of democracy.” He went on to make a statement, “As he has now admitted, Kenneth Nakdimen devised a scheme to advance his real estate project by falsely registering voters and corrupting this sacred process. We will not allow greed to influence elections at any level.”

NYC to Lose $850M in Fed Funding Under Trump’s Budget By Rebecca Gold

n Thursday, May 25, Comptroller Scott Stringer released a preliminary analysis of what the effects would be on the city if President Donald Trump’s budget proposal becomes a reality. The findi gs anticipate that New York City would lose a minimum of $850 million in funding for key aspects of its budget, including education, housing and social services. The spending plan of fis cal year 2018, was released by Trump on Tuesday, May 23. This was a more detailed version of what he released in March, which was referred to as the “skinny budget.” This second draft includes an extra $600 million in cuts in funding for Medicaid and other public programs

Comptroller Scott Stringer released a preliminary analysis President Donald Trump’s budget proposal on NYC which projects $850 million in lost funding.

like WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

Also eliminated by the new budget is the $48 million Community Services Block Grant that provides funding for adult literacy programs, rental as-

sistance and summer youth employment. During a City Council budget hearing, Stringer said, “This president is trying to shred our social safety net—from outright elimination of programs like Community Development Block Grants and the Home Energy Assistance Program, to cuts to workforce training and public housing.” The city fin ncial offic warned that these cuts would be devastating for the social systems and programs of New York. The elimination of a program like CHIP, would leave close to 128,000 New York City children without healthcare. Stringer said, that the president’s call to eliminate all funding for the arts and humanities would negatively impact education services and museums “in

all of our communities.” According to the Observer, “Trump’s proposed budget also would pare back federal reimbursements for Medicaid, which provides healthcare to 3.5 million city residents and nearly $20 million in yearly federal funding to healthcare providers. The cuts would go into effect starting in fi cal year 2020, with reductions eventually reaching 24 percent by 2027.” Stringer said, “On top of that, the Trump administration is proposing even deeper cuts to Medicaid funding that will add a major burden to our state and city budgets and strain our Health + Hospitals system to the breaking point. We have to anticipate the impact of these signific nt cuts, and be prepared with a sound and responsible city budget.”

Manhattan Judge Fines UPS $247M for Shipping Untaxed Cigarettes By: Ilana Siyance

n Thursday May 25th, a Manhattan federal judge ruled that United Parcel Service must pay $247 million in damages and penalties to New York City and State. The verdict by U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest holds UPS responsible for illegally shipping cigarettes. The judge said the company disregarded “red flag ” that its vehicles were transporting untaxed cigarettes from Indian reservations. Back in 2015, New York City and New York State sued UPS. The world’s largest package delivery company was accused of prioritizing sales opportunities above its duty to aid New York enforce tax laws. March’s civil suit alleges that UPS provided price discounts for volume

delivery contracts were cigarette dealers. The penalty is broken down to award $165.8 million to the state, and $81.1 million to the city. “As the court agreed, UPS repeatedly violated a number of state and federal contraband cigarette trafficking laws — as well as its own agreement with the State — by shipping hundreds of thousands of cartons of cigarettes to consumers in New York,” said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “We are pleased that the award of nearly $247 million to the city Back in 2015, New York City and New York State sued UPS. The and state refle ts the serious naworld’s largest package delivery company was accused of ture of the offenses at issue,” said prioritizing sales opportunities above its duty to aid New York Zachary Carter, the City’s chief enforce tax laws. lawyer. “Cigarette smoking is shipping, to tobacco retailers in and a variety of gifts from ship- a leading cause of preventable Upstate Reservations. Accord- pers. Commission based account death and the city and the state ing to Reuters, delivery drivers executives ignored signs that will continue in their efforts to were permitted to accept iPads some of their customers signing protect the public health.”

Following the verdict, UPS announced that it would appeal the decision, saying the penalty is “excessive and far out of the bounds of constitutional limits, particularly given that the shipments at issue generated around $1 million in revenue.” UPS maintains that it adhered to the law, and cannot be expected to police the contents that its 1.6 million daily shippers send in sealed packages. As per Wikipedia, UPS delivers in excess of 15 million packages per day to over 7.9 million customers across the globe. “New York’s action sought to force UPS to serve in a quasi-law enforcement role which involved monitoring, inspecting and reporting package contents, which is not appropriate for a common carrier,” said Steve Gaut, UPS spokesman.

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MTA Signs Off on Increasing Funding Violence Erupts at Protest Against CUNY for Cuomo’s Priority Projects Commencement Speaker Linda Sarsour By Rachel Shapiro

By Rebecca Gold

n Wednesday, May 24, a new version of its capital plan was approved by the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which will not put more funding into improving the subway system, and instead increase fin ncing for projects that are Governor Andrew Cuomo’s priority. Cuomo has started making plans to fix the subway system, which has been criticized for poor service and constant delays by riders. However, close to $3 billion of the additional funding for the capital plan, mainly focuses on Cuomo’s other projects instead. The New York Times reports, “The new $32.5 billion five-year capital plan increases funding for expansion projects compared to a proposal approved last year. It includes $1.5 billion for a new track on the Long Island Rail Road, about $400 million for electronic tolling at bridges and tunnels and $700 million in additional funding

“Investing in the M.T.A. is a good thing, but these changes won’t address riders’ core concern of the increase in crowding, breakdowns and delays.”

Riders of the New York City subway are outraged and tired of the constant delays.

for the next phase of the Second Avenue subway. Spending on subways was relatively fl t, and there was no signific nt increase for the installation of a modern subway signal system that would allow trains to run more frequently and help the subway cope with the demands of its booming ridership.” Executive director of the passenger advocacy group Riders Alliance, John Raskin, welcomes a greater commitment to the transit system, but is considered that there seems to be no urgency to improve subway service. He said, “Investing in the M.T.A. is a good thing, but these changes won’t address riders’ core concern of the increase

in crowding, breakdowns and delays.” According to the NYT, “In a private meeting before the vote, there was a contentious debate among board members about the capital plan and doubts about its ability to pass, according to a person who was present for the discussion but not authorized to discuss it publicly. Board members raised concerns about the agency taking on additional debt and about whether the plan aligned with what the public had been demanding, the person said. The authority’s chief fin ncial offic , Robert E. Foran, said the plan would increase the agency’s debt by about $5 billion, to See MTA Signs Oﬀ on Increasing , page 38

NYC Urges Pregnant Women Not to Visit Areas Affected by Zika Virus By: Ilana Siyance

emorial Day weekend is the long anticipated symbolic introduction to summer. This is good news in many ways, but it also beckons the beginning of mosquito season. New York City’s health department is reiterating its Zika travel warnings, reminding pregnant women, and women who may become pregnant, that Zika remains rampant in Latin American countries. Despite great efforts to increase awareness, the travel warning has proven to be a difficult request for some residents to follow. Many New Yorkers have ties in these countries, with elderly relatives to visit, celebrations, or ceremonies to attend. NYC still accounts for a quarter of all the Zika-infected babies born in the U.S., as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Herminia Palacio, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, and Mary Bassett, the City's Health Commissioner, held a conference in the Bronx on Thursday to publicize their new campaign and educate people about the hefty risks of travelling to some areas. "If you’re pregnant or the partner of a woman who is pregnant or might be pregnant, you should not travel this summer where there is Zika,” said Bassett, at the El Nuevo San

As reported by Politico, since the outbreak of the infamous virus in 2016, approximately 1,067 NYC residents have tested positive for Zika, 402 of them being pregnant women. The city is aware of 32 infants born with the Zika virus, 16 of which involved microcephaly, or cranial deformation.

Juan Health Center. “If you do, your developing baby may face tragic consequences.” For those who must travel to aff cted areas, Bassett said women should avoid becoming pregnant for at least two months after travel, and men should exercise caution for at least six months. As reported by Policito, since the outbreak of the infamous virus in 2016, approximately

1,067 NYC residents have tested positive for Zika, 402 of them being pregnant women. The city is aware of 32 infants born with the Zika virus, 16 of which involved microcephaly, or cranial deformation. According to health official a big obstacle in fi hting Zika is that it often has no serious sympSee NYC Urges Pregnant Women , page 36

n Thursday, May 25, a violent battle broke out between demonstrators that were holding a rally in opposition of CUNY’s School of Public Health’s commencement speaker, and counter-protesters. According to The Daily News, “The scuffl broke out after an unlikely band of protesters — including conservative provocateur Pam Geller, Assemblyman Dov Hikind and alt-right bad boy Milo Yiannopoulos — blasted CUNY’s decision to select civil-rights activist Linda Sarsour. A small group of demonstrators chanting ‘Make America Great Again’ surrounded and roughed up 19-year-old counter-protester Heather Morris.” After the episode that occurred on East 42nd Street and Second Avenue, Morris said, “They tried hitting me with their fists, their sticks, whatever they found. Th y’re a bunch of Nazis...Th y probably targeted me because I’m young and I’m brown, too.” No one was arrested as a result of the ferocious rally. The controversy began in April, after CUNY announced that its June commencement speaker would be city activist and alleged anti-Semitic Sarsour. In recent months, Sarsour has gained popularity as the organizer of the Women’s March in Washington, as well as leading

Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Pamela Geller speaking at against CUNY’s commencement speaker pick, Linda Sarsour.

several protests in New York City against police brutality. She also helped to raise money for repairs to a Jewish cemetery the was vandalized in St. Louis. However, she has been criticized for denouncing Zionism and tweeting the words “the defin tion of courage” with a photo of a little boy facing Israeli police with rocks in his hands. At the rally on Thursday, Hikind said, “Why would CUNY have a commencement speaker who supports terrorism and believes in throwing rocks?” Geller, who recently attempted to run a series of anti radical Islam subway ads, said, “I wanna say a prayer for CUNY chancellor James Milliken that he rights this terrible wrong. That he would invite a pro-terror, vicious an-

ti-Semite to keynote the commencement address The Daily News reports, “Several CUNY professors have come forward to resist the calls to replace Sarsour — saying that bowing to the critics would ‘confli t with the First Amendment and the principles of academic freedom.’” A CUNY spokesman used similar language in defending the decision Thursday. Similar language was used by a spokesman for CUNY wh said, “Some, who object to Ms. Sarsour's positions, have called on CUNY to rescind the invitation,” the rep said. “To take such actions at a public university would violate the First Amendment as well as the principles of academic freedom.”

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Saudi Prince Partners with Acquisition NY Market Will Acquire 24M Square Corp to Force Buyout of Plaza Hotel Feet of Real Estate in Next 5 Years By: Kristina Stukalenko

By: Svetlana Rusikaya

audi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal has partnered with Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. in order to force a buyout of the Plaza Hotel according to the New York Post. The hotel is currently owned by the Indian conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar. The chairman of Sahara, Subrata Roy is currently facing charges in India that involve a large scale fraud. Investors have lost out of billions of dollars because of Roy’s shady dealings. The Sahara chairman was released in order to negotiate a sale of the assets and subsequently posted bail that had been contingent upon repayment of the money to investors. As a result of his legal woes, Roy has not kept up with the maintenance of the Plaza. The hotel has been in a state of perpetual fin ncial free fall and infrastructural collapse ever since his arrest. The newest acquisition of the Plaza will likely lead to the reopening of the cherished and historic Oak room; which has been closed off since 2011. In Roy’s absence, the room has been under the watchful eye of the Chatwal family, who had also had their fair share of run-ins with the law. The male patriarch of the Chatwal clan has recently pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. Chatwal’s son Vikram

Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal has partnered with Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. in order to force a buyout of the Plaza Hotel according to the New York Post. The hotel is currently owned by the Indian conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar.

went to rehab in order to beat a drug trafficking charge. ThePlaza has been one of New York City’s most iconic places. It has been the centerfold for many iconic movies and T.V. shows. According to the Post, the pairing of Ashkenazi and Prince Al-Waleed will allow the two to collectively grab the rights of full ownership of the Hotel as well as its other components. According to the Post, Ashkenazy and Alpert plan to upgrade the hotel rooms, reopen the shuttered Oak Room and the Oak Bar and also reopen the Edwardian room which was owned by Angelo Galasso but is now vacant. Ashkenazi Acquisitions Corp. owns dozens of Manhattan prop-

erties including the NYLO and the Marriott East Side hotels, in addition to offic buildings on Madison Avenue. Ashkenazi also owns the building that houses Barney’s flagsh p store at 660 Madison Avenue. Prince Waleed is one of the world’s wealthiest men. He currently owns 50% interest in the Plaza hotel’s 130 hotel rooms, public areas, restaurants, and retail. The closure of the Oak Bar came about as a result of Roy’s failure to renew a contract with the New York Hotel Trades Council. ThePlaza itself was also owned by Donald Trump and he wed his second wife, Marla Maples there.

Study: NYC is 4th Most Expensive Place to Buy a New Home By: Natasha Spyer

ccording to a recent study originally cited by the New York Post, a New Yorker needs to make at least $95,729 annually in order to afford a modest home in the City. It should not come as a surprise that the Big Apple is among the most expensive areas to purchase real estate. The study cited by the Post determined that California was the most expensive State to purchase the property. Homes in San Francisco cost $161,100, in the San Diego area, they run homeowners $111,665 and in southern California, the cost of home ownership runs to $98,542. According to the study, which was performed by the mortgage research group HSN, home prices are based on figu es from the fi st quarter of 2017, making them as up to date as can be. New York housing prices have been on a consistent rise since the last quarter of 2016. The income needed to purchase a median home in the state was $92,664.

This means that New York’s affordabili y index has jumped by 3.3 percent from one-quarter to the next.

According to a recent study originally cited by the New York Post, a New Yorker needs to make at least $95,729 annually in order to afford a modest home in the City. It should not come as a surprise that the Big Apple is among the most expensive areas to purchase real estate.

This means that New York’s affordability index has jumped by 3.3 percent from one-quarter to the next. According to Keith Gumbinger, the HSH vice president, the increase in the fi st quarter housing prices was likely driven by New York’s mild winter, which has brought buyers to the market. The HSH study was based on the federal offi of management and budget parameters for metro markets. New York ranked fourth nationally and for the purposes of the study, Long Island, Rockland, Putnam and Orange counties were included. The study also surveyed Essex, Union, Pas-

saic, Bergen, Middlesex, Morris, Sussex, Hunterdon, Monmouth and Ocean. The results of the survey essentially determined that in the long run, New York is cheaper for those that would be willing to make a long trek into the city to get to work. Gumbinger himself resides in New Jersey and told the Post of the current trends in home ownership. “You may have to spend time on the Metro-North or in a car going over the Tappan Zee or God help you, over the GWB…but there are opportunities out there. The e’s a See Study: NYC is 4th Most , page 38

he New York Post has estimated that New York market will acquire approximately 24 million square feet of real estate within the next five years. The rise in offic space is growing at a rate higher than job growth, although job growth is on a steady rise within the Metropolitan area. There will also likely be new offic space up for grabs in the outer boroughs-Brooklyn and Queens have also renovated and remodeled several defunct buildings. According to Robert Shapiro of Newark Grubb Knight Frank, “the net future overriding ‘news” is a net addition of 3.8 million square feet of available space that was added over the past 12 months.” According to Newark, the overall trend over the past year has been one of negative absorption, meaning that the amount of vacant space supersedes the demand for rented space. Availability of rental space at the end of April has risen by 12.8 percent from this time last year. Th Manhattan asking rents have stabilized over the same period at $76.20 a foot. Leasing activity in April included a 98,000-square-foot lease by Deloitte at 1221 Sixth Avenue. MAC cosmetics will also move to 86,000 square feet at Soho Square’s 233 Spring St. and inter-

MAC cosmetics (pictured above) will also move to 86,000 square feet at Soho Square’s 233 Spring St. and internet marketing service Sailthru is moving into One World Trade Center, taking up 27,320 feet of space.

net marketing service Sailthru is moving into One World Trade Center, taking up 27,320 feet of space. Warehouses within the outer boroughs, along with older buildings will be remodeled in order to attract new tenants. According to the Post, companies will be able to make a “fli ht to quality”, as asking rents will be steady and concession packages will rise, this will, in turn, lower the cost of leasing better office According to Arthur Mirante, the Tri-state president of Avison Young, “The asking rent is remaining the same, but the net-effective returns have begun to decline. We are adding a lot of space in Manhattan in the next three years, and I don’t think employee

growth will keep up.” According to Kaufman Organization principal, Grant Greenspan, the net effective rents are changing. “You are seeing concession packages going up, and that is where the adjustment is taking place.” On the other hand, there is a steady upswing in the amount of jobs within the corporate domain as the availability of offic space has soared. “For seven years running, New York has outpaced the US in terms of job growth.” Bruce Mosler, head of global services at Cushman and Wakefield noted. “We are looking to extend this cycle, and while nobody knows for how long, in particular in the fin ncial services sector, it bodes well for New York.”

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The Schlesinger Family’s Copperline Chetrit Group to Convert West Side Partners Buy Tribeca Bldg for $21M Rentals into Below-Market Condos By: Natasha Spyer

opperline Partner’s recently purchased a six-story elevator building in Tribeca’s eastern historic district for $21 million. Copperline Partners belong to the Schlesinger Family. According to the RealDeal, the family fi m owns multifamily properties in New York, Florida, and Connecticut. Headquartered in West Palm Beach Florida, Cooper line Partner’s has more than fift years of experience in the family real estate management and development. It is especially influential within the repositioning portion of the real estate development industry. The company has repositioned over 25,000 residential units on the east coast. Th Schlesinger Empire operates a total 40 residential and hotel properties dispersed throughout the United States. The Copperline Partner’s purchased the 18-unit prewar building at 74 Leonard Street from Allegra Holdings. Th transaction was reportedly going to contract and closed on the same day. Copperline was headed by Robert and Adam Schlesinger on the day. Copper line was on a time crunch on the day and so opted for the 1031 exchange, which would minimize property taxes on the

Copperline Partner’s recently purchased a six-story elevator building in Tribeca’s eastern historic district for $21 million. Copperline Partners belong to the Schlesinger Family.

building. There is collective awareness within the real estate business that Trump will likely eliminate the 1031 exchange as part of his tax reform agenda. David Schechtman’s Meridian Capital’s who helped negotiate the recent deal in Tribeca noted that “There was talk a while ago about somehow altering the 1031 program, and this just continues to highlight at least as far as this transaction is concerned, how important it is

to the market.” Allegra originally bought the property in 2012 for $13.7 million according to property records. The building is situated on the south side of Leonard Street between Church Street and Broadway, which is currently a mecca for development activity in Tribeca. Ben Shaoul’s Magnum Real Estate is marketing its condominium conversion of the cast iron building at 87 Leonard Street. Hedge fund owner Leon Shaulov paid $27 million in order to purchase one of the penthouses located at 56 Leonard Street. Bizzi and Partners are also converting 117,000-square-foot offic building at 101 Leonard Street into 66 condos. The purchase of the Tribeca building comes after Copperline raised $75 million on the Israeli bond market via the Tel Aviv stock exchange. The fi m raised 280 million shekels through the offering, which had been secured by a portfolio of various U.S real estate assets at an interest rate of 5.1 percent. According to the Real Deal, Meridian’s Abie Kassin, who worked on the Meridian team alongside Jonathan Birnbaum and Adam Sprung, said that the property will likely be converted into condominium units.

Capital One Bank to Expand its Flatiron District Space Capital One Bank will expand its operational space in Midtown South as it seeks to recover from a recent downturn in earnings By: Boris Tetronovitch

apital One Bank will expand to 124,000 square feet at its 11 W. 19th Street location in the Flatiron district before the bank occupies the space. Last fall, the bank reportedly subleased 72,000 feet from the advertising giant Publicis Groupe. The new acquisition of fl or space will supplant the subleasing arrangement. The deal will involve a new direct 16-year deal for an additional 52,000 feet of raw space on the fi h and sixth fl ors. The asking rent for the new space will be $68 per foot. Dale Schlather of Cushman & Wakefield represented Capital One in the acquisition. Th principal reason for the purchase will be to accommodate its technological needs. Tory Burch will continue to occupy the remaining five fl ors of 11 W. 19th street. A 19,000 square foot Pottery Barn will open on the ground fl or and will be accessible on both the west 19th street and west 20th street entrances. According to the RealDeal, the lender in the Capital One transaction also owns three additional fl ors at nearby 114 Fifth Avenue, where MasterCard will leave $60,000 square feet in order to take all of 150 5th Avenue in

Capital One Bank will expand to 124,000 square feet at its 11 W. 19th Street location in the Flatiron district before the bank occupies the space.

2018 in order to construct its own technology hub. Cushman & Wakefiel ’s fi st quarter report estimates that this part of Midtown South has a rental vacancy of 6.6 percent and that the average Class asking rent is $81.83. The RealDeal reports that Capital One is a go to the lender in New York City’s commercial real estate market and has also was involved recently in a high-profile lawsuit against taxi king Gene Friedman owed the bank over $8.4 million in defaulted medallion loans. It is currently the month largest bank in the US by total assets ($357 B). Capital One recently also underwent fia co involving its debit cards. The bank automatically

issued refunds on all debit card transactions made on Sunday. The refunds were apparently due to a glitch in the automated system. The Bank also suffered a 3.8% downturn in terms of earnings. As part of a campaign to attract customers amidst the downturn, Capital One has sought to attract potential customers with music. All Capital One Quicksilver cardholders have been offered 50% back on Spotify Premium sign-ups by the end of May. Spotify normally charges $9.99 monthly after a complimentary month. Capital One customers do not have to redeem the offer themselves. The refund will be applied automatically to the Spotify purchase.

Offering plan cites $117.5 million sellouts of 108 apartments at 515 Ninth Avenue By: Svetlana Rusikaya

he Chetrit Group will convert the Cassa Hotel and Residences at 515 Ninth Avenue into condominiums. An offering plan has already been filed at the New York Attorney General’s offi . The plan will call for the sale of 108 units at a total sellout price of $117.5 million. This fig ure will be below the Manhattan new development average of $4.8 million in the fi st quarter, according to the appraisal fi m Miller Samuels. The Chetrit Group is a family owned business controlled by Joseph, Meyer, Jacob and Juda Chetrit. In the 1980’s and 1990’s Chetrit owned a stake in Chicago’s Willis Tower. Ironically, the Chetrit group puts itself on the map through their botched attempt to renovate the Chelsea Hotel at 222 West 23rd Street. The goal was to evict long-term tenants in order to make the Chelsea into a luxury hotel. Th Group failed at this endeavor and sold the hotel in 2013. Other failed endeavors which the Chetrit group bought and sold include 450 West 33rd Street, the former headquarters of the Daily News, the Interna-

The Chetrit Group will convert the Cassa Hotel and Residences at 515 Ninth Avenue into condominiums. An offering plan has already been filed at the New York Attorney General’s office.

tional Toy Center located at 200 Fifth Avenue and 1107 Broadway. The Chetrit family came to America and initially specialized in textile and shipping. In 1996, David Chetrit and his father Simone were arrested and jailed in Morocco and he was cited as an example of injustice in U.S. State Department’s human right report. In 1990, Joseph Chetrit pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating customs laws and was sentenced to three months of probation. This prompted him to move into the real estate sector.

The Chetrits fi st sold select condominiums at this location five years back at what was then a vacant development site. When Chetrit had taken a stake in Assa Properties parcel, he did so with a partner nicknamed the “Wolf.” The developers built a 12-story hotel and rental building that had opened in 2014. An entity linked to Assa had bought the site from Rosedale Equities back in 2006. Records show that the anonymous buyer paid $36.3 million. Chetrit is a family owned business and has See Chetrit Group to Convert , page 38

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NYC Opera Forced to Reduce Season Trump SoHo Hotel Sees Slump in Even After Breaking Even Financially Business; Employee Layoffs Expected By: Anat Ghelber

ew York City Opera was founded in 1943. In the current economic times, it’s unfortunately been dealing with fin ncial woes, like many artistic ventures. It suffered bankruptcy last year. And While it managed to rise out of that and fin ncially recover somewhat, it’s still had to reduce its season and number of performances that it can provide to patrons. Even though they broke even while performing their fi st full season since recovering from bankruptcy last year, New York City Opera has stated on Wednesday the 24th that they’re going to have to remain with a decreased season schedule of only four productions on their main-stage in 2017 and 2018, and does not see being able to perform more. This is largely due to events around the area provid-

With ticket sales being budgeted at 65% of capacity, New York City Opera’s present season is being financially aided by performances of the show “Candide” by Leonard Bernstein, which has had a sold-out run in ticket sales and added four performances.

By: Natasha Spyer

rump SoHo is getting ready to announce layoffs as the brand's association with the president has taken a toll on its reputation. The hotel, where rooms had once cost over $700 a night announced recently that its restaurant Koi was on the brink of closing. Business at the Soho has continued to decline at a steady rate with each new executive order. Employees of Koi told LLNYC that a lack of business Even though they broke even while performing their first full has prompted the closure of the season since recovering from bankruptcy last year, the NYC restaurant. Opera has stated that they’re going to have to remain with a “Before Trump won, we were decreased season schedule of only four productions on their doing great. The e were a lot of main-stage in 2017 and 2018, and does not see being able to people we had, our regulars, perform more who’d go to the hotel but are not ing tough competition and peo- the venue Jazz at Lincoln Cen- affiliated with Trump.” ple simply being able to watch ter along with several smaller Jonathan Grullon told Gruball kinds of performances online, chamber style operas and con- street that “They were saying due to the internet, according to certs being put on at smaller size that if he wins, we’re not comNew York City Opera general venues. The season this year ing here anymore.” director Michael Capasso. As he will include a premiere of a new After the election, room pricput it, "The company sadly but opera on May 31st, the operatic es at the 46-story hotel plumrealistically is never going to be adaptation “Brokeback Moun- meted to a mere $400 a night. 120 performances of a dozen ti- tain” composed by Charles WNYC was told that managers tles. Tho e days I think are really Wuorinen. The e are 26 perfor- are laying off twelve room atover. I think they may be over for mances of this opera scheduled the industry, but they're certainly for the next season, budgeted at $7.5 million. This is in comparover for City Opera.” “Before Trump won, we New York City Opera was ison to how City Opera used to were doing great. There only able to do 14 performances put on 12 to 16 operas a season were a lot of people we per season after recovering from with a total of 130 performances had, our regulars, who’d bankruptcy last year. Patrons an opera at its peak. go to the hotel but are not will currently be able to enjoy 32 affiliated with rump.” See NYC Opera Forced , page 37 performances of four shows at

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tendants and eliminating turn down service. Corporate clients are also not booking stays anymore. In 2016, the hotel hosted a total of 29 corporate events. The events were hosted by GE, Citibank, and Amazon. In 2017, the hotel hosted only 11 such events. Jan De Ross, a professor at Cornell Hotel School told LLNYC “That sounds to me like a fin ncially troubled hotel… I have to believe that a lot of organizations would not want to have meetings at a Trump Hotel just to not have to deal with it.” Not everyone is signing up for the hype regarding layoffs. A Trump organization rep told the Daily News “As is typical in the hospitality industry, hotel rates and occupancy fluctu-

ate due to factors such as seasonality and macroeconomic forces….the hotel continues to receive top accolades.” Thehype over Trump Soho is further downplayed by the success of his other hotel chains. The Trump International Hotel in Washington for example actually increased its revenues since Trump took offi . Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s resort hotel in Florida has had a twofold increase in membership fees. In 2014, the Trump Soho was facing foreclosure when two-thirds of the condo’s units remain on the market. Trump Soho has also sold less than a third of its 391 condo-hotel units. See Trump SoHo Hotel , page 39

BizTank; the Jewish Version of “Shark Tank” Takes Off in Bklyn By Hadassa Kalatizadeh

rooklyn is filled with buzzing anticipation for BizTank. It is a haredi Orthodox version of “Shark Tank”, the ABC reality show about startup entrepreneurs. BizTank has been meeting and filmi g since April 2016. As yet, no indication has been given as to when the show will air, or if they will sign a TV contract. So far, the creators are content to connect mostly Orthodox Jewish entrepreneurs with Jewish investors, hoping to facilitate some business. BizTank is presented by Joel Klein, a certified business consultant, together with Ami magazine, a haredi publication. It is basically a platform where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their startups, expand existing business plans, obtain patents and present concepts to a panel of seasoned investors. The pitches and negotiations are featured weekly in Ami’s business section. As per Vosizneias, BizTank is shot in the basement of the William Vale, a high-rise luxury hotel in Williamsburg. For now, the videos are shown only to a wider group of about two dozen potential fin nciers. BizTank has featured about 30 startup pitches. Some of the proposals included: a medical company’s new portable nebulizer; a business to help

BizTank is shot in the basement of the William Vale (pictured above), a high-rise luxury hotel in Williamsburg. For now, the videos are shown only to a wider group of about two dozen potential financiers. BizTank has featured about 30 startup pitches

private retailers sell on Amazon; an avocado smoothie company; a device that helps people with arthritis button their shirts pitched by a Holocaust survivor; and the Decorizer® for pleasant food presentation. The business owners end their presentation with an “ask”, or a desired investment amount in exchange for a share in the company. The investors have time to ask questions about the business model or company’s valuation. After the Q and A session, each investor offers advice for the company and reveals whether or not they will be interested to participate in the venture. Klein says the show has hundreds of more entrepreneurs on the waiting list. Roughly half of the proposals

have obtained some investment from the program’s expert panel, Klein says. The most successful company to pitch has been WaiveCar, a California car-sharing company. In total, BizTank has generated about $4 million in investments for the entrepreneurs’ companies. “In general, the frum community is business-minded,” said Mr. Klein. “They have great ideas, but there are certain cultural boundaries that make it hard for them to get out to the outside market. And in general, for investors to get into the community is something hard. We give access to the frum business owners to get connected with the right investors.”

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Crown Heights Lubavitch Community Confronts Opioid Addiction By: William Engel – KCP Staff

n May 22, the New York City Department of Health announced the beginning of their new “I Saved a Life” awareness campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to educate the public on how to administer naloxone, a potentially lifesaving medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. While the provision of naloxone is beneficial to the city as a whole, it’s particularly important for one community in particular: the Hasidic community in Brooklyn, which as only recently begun to publicly confront its problems with drug abuse and addiction. Today, there are several Jewish organizations in Brooklyn

that are licensed to train volunteers to administer naloxone. One such organization is Amudim, a non-profit dedicated to helping Jews in crisis. Zvi Gluck, director of Amudim, claims that the organization’s naloxone training sessions serve the additional purpose of spreading much-needed awareness about what can happen to Hasidic Jews in their own communities. “We advertise the event to promote awareness, and then we administer the training at the actual event,” says Gluck. Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, program director at Operation Survival, a drug abuse prevention program created by the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education, says that the community’s struggle with drug addiction, in and of itself, is not unique. Addiction,

he says, has been a problem for the community for as long as it’s been a problem for New York as a whole; the Hasidic community is simply vulnerable to the same problems that all other communities are. “Drug abuse is happening across the country, and it’s trickling down into every community,” says Behrman. “We’re struggling with the solution, as is the rest of the country.”

“There’s many other cultures that live here,” says Feiglin. “You walk down the street today, you smell marijuana in the air. It’s all around us.” But while struggles with substance abuse aren’t unique to the Hasidic community per se, there are some factors that make it more difficult for substance abusers in Orthodox neighborhoods to come forward about their problems.

Rabbi Yaacov Behrman teaching a naloxone training program to local residents from the neighborhood.

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Rabbi Moishe Feiglin, Founder Of The Aliya Institute, Which Works With At-Risk Youths In The Lubavitch Crown Heights Community, Holds A Naloxone Kit. Photo By: William Engel

Furthermore, Crown Heights is a multicultural neighborhood. Rabbi Moishe Feiglin, founder of the Aliya Institute, a Crown Heights-based Chabad House that offers spiritual and emotional counseling to at-risk youth, says that despite its reputation as an insular, homogenous community, Lubavitch Crown Heights is still susceptible to influences from neighboring groups.

Gluck notes that the Hasidic families he’s worked with have frequently been reluctant to confront the truth that one of their own could become addicted. The inherent shame that comes with having a user in the family is exacerbated by the conservative nature of Hasidic culture, which is still largely based around matchmaking and arranged marriages. “There’s always a fear that if

someone in your family is an addict, nobody will want to marry into it,” says Gluck. On a similar note, Rabbi Shea Hecht, chairman of the board for the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education, points out that an addiction in a Hasidic family has the potential to cause more damage than an addiction in a secular family. The Hasidic family unit is both large and closeknit, due to their tendency to marry young and have multiple children. “In Orthodox communities,” says Hecht, “you’re dealing with a smaller percentage of people who are addicted; but ultimately, it affects a lot more people. Brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, and frequently great-grandparents who are still alive.” As a result, Behrman’s wis-

dom isn’t shared by everyone in his neighborhood. In Lubavitch Crown Heights, there are still some adults who either don’t know or don’t want to admit that even well-trained Yeshivah students can fall victim to opiate addiction. Regardless, the environment has changed signific ntly in the past few decades. With the increasing number of deaths resulting from drug overdoses, combined with the advent of social media, addiction in Hasidic neighborhoods is no longer a problem that can be ignored or suppressed. Gluck notes that since January of this year, 71 deaths by overdose in Hasidic communities have been reported to Amudim. “I don’t know any family to-

The Rebirth of the Rockaways Celebrated with Rebuilt Boardwalk By: Joyce Vetere Milowski and Dr. Dan Miller.

ayor Bill Di Blasio surrounded by local elected official parks department and community leaders, including City Parks and Recreational Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and Queens Parks Commissioner, Dorothy Lewenowski announced the rebirth of the Rockaways with the soon to be opened rebuilt boardwalk that saved taxpayers $120 million making that money available to help in other areas of life in New York. "It's a wonderful day for the community because this boardwalk is about to open to everyone. And here in the Rockaways there's a lot to be proud of... Mayor DiBlasio referred to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy and how it decimated so many parts of the city and particularly the Rockaways. "I was here in the days after Sandy and it was just very hard to take in how bad the damage was. I was here when there were still buildings on fi e, and you could see the devastation and the boardwalk pushed in on the streets...," said the Mayor. The mayor went on," we're standing here as part of board-

See The Rebirth of the Rockaways , page 36

Mayor Bill Di Blasio surrounded by local elected officials, parks department and community leaders, including City Parks and Recreational Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and Queens Parks Commissioner, Dorothy Lewenowski announced the rebirth of the Rockaways with the soon to be opened rebuilt boardwalk that saved taxpayers $120 million making that money available to help in other areas of life in New York. Photo by Dan Miller/DMD Images

Superstorm Sandy stripped New York's historic Rockaway boardwalk down to its foundation.

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U.S. Could Ban Laptops on All Int’l Flights Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly considering expanding laptop ban to include all international flights

By: Ken Bredemeier

By: Ben Ariel

resident Donald Trump returned to the life he is accustomed to in Washington on Sunday, assailing the news media reporting the turmoil inside his White House, and the investigation of his aides and their links to Russia. On his fi st morning back from a nine-day trip to the Middle East and Europe, Trump tapped out a string of comments on his Twitter account, declaring that his "trip was a great success for America. Hard work but big results!" Yet, he quickly pivoted to long-standing grievances against the mainstream U.S. media. "It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media," Trump said. "Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names, it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!" He complained that a special election last week for a House of Representatives seat in the western state of Montana was "such a big deal" for Democrats and news media "until the Republican won." Trump said the victory, which came a day after Republican Greg Gianforte was ac-

President Donald Trump returned to the life he is accustomed to in Washington on Sunday, assailing the news media reporting the turmoil inside his White House, and the investigation of his aides and their links to Russia.

cused of misdemeanor assault for allegedly body-slamming a reporter to the ground, "was poorly covered." Trump described the Gianforte victory as a "big win in Montana for Republicans!" As they return to the U.S. after days on the international stage, Trump and White House aides face the prospect of weeks and months of investigations into their alleged ties to Russian official during the real estate mogul's long run for the presidency and accusations from opposition Democrats that he has tried to obstruct justice and curtail the probes. A special prosecutor is investigating whether Trump aides colluded illegally

with Russian official to help him win the November election, while congressional committees have called on numerous current and former Trump aides to testify. The White House is bracing for the testimony soon of James Comey, the former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Trump fi ed even as he was heading the probe into the Trump campaign connection with Russia. Trump said he was thinking of "this Russia thing" as he ousted Comey, who was in the fourth year of a 10-year term as head of the country's top criminal investigative agency. Trump See Trump Assails News , page 37

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omeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Sunday said he was considering banning laptop computers on international fli hts into and out of the country amid signs of "a real threat", AFP reported. The U.S. already has a ban in place on electronic devices bigger than mobile phones on direct fli hts from 10 airports in seven Middle Eastern countries and Turkey. Recent reports indicated it had been considering expanding the ban to include European fli hts as well. Kelly's remarks on Sunday were made during the Memorial Day weekend, one of the bus-

iest travel periods in the United States, and at a time when the bombing at a concert in Manchester, England has raised concerns that further attacks -- possibly involving explosives packed in electronic devices -may be planned. "The e's a real threat -- numerous threats against aviation," Kelly said when asked about the likelihood a wide-reaching ban on large electronics in airplane cabins could be imposed. Terrorists are "obsessed" with the idea of "knocking down an airplane in fli ht -- particularly a U.S. carrier, if it's full of mostly U.S. folks," the homeland security chief said, according to AFP. He later specified that despite ongoing and persistent

Using a laptop computer on an international flight may soon be outlawed

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (pictured above) on Sunday said he was considering banning laptop computers on international flights into and out of the country amid signs of "a real threat", AFP reported.

concerns, "we have no specifi threats right now." The current ban, announced in march, affects Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. Britain took similar measures in March targeting a smaller list of countries: Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Th bans angered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who demanded their removal. (INN)

Democrats, Jewish Groups Join Trump in Protesting Palestinian Terror Payments By: Rafael Medoff

rominent Democrats and major U.S. Jewish organizations are joining President Donald Trump in calling on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stop making payments to imprisoned terrorists and their families. Trump raised the issued during his May 3 meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, and also referred to it in his May 22 press

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) recently introduced the Taylor Force Act; (named after this former US Army officer pictured above who was stabbed to death in Israel during a terror attack) which would make U.S. aid to the PA conditional on the latter halting its payments to terrorists and their families

conference with Abbas in Bethlehem, warning that terrorists should not be “tolerated, funded or rewarded.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) recently introduced the Taylor Force Act, which would make U.S. aid to the PA conditional on the latter halting its payments to terrorists and their families. The Palestinian terror payments currently total about $300 million annually. The PA’s payments to imprisoned terrorists increase according to the number of years a terrorist has been behind bars. The bill is named for a former U.S. Army officer who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists in Jaffa last year. To date, all the cosponsors on the legislation are Republicans. But in recent days, a number of prominent Democrats have joined Trump’s call for ending the terror payments. A spokesperson for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told JNS. org that Schumer “believes it is abhorrent that the Palestinian Authority provides support to terrorists and their families” and “thinks the United States policy should be to seek a way to end this disturbing practice.” With regard to the Taylor Force Act, he “is exploring a variety of ways to push forward this agenda,” the spokesperson said. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) told JNS.org he “shares deep concerns” about the PA’s pay-

ments to terrorists and believes “this practice should be stopped.” Similarly, in a letter to Trump on the eve of his Mideast trip, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) wrote that “Palestinian leaders must understand unequivocally that the U.S. opposes…continued payments to the families of terrorists.”

According to congressional sources, Trump has the authority to unilaterally restrict U.S. aid to the PA. But the president is unlikely to take such a step without bipartisan congressional backing in the form of legislation such as the Taylor Force Act, and strong support from the Jewish community.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) told JNS.org he “shares deep concerns” about the PA’s payments to terrorists and believes “this practice should be stopped.”

support the legislation’s goal to end these abhorrent payments and we have urged the administration to pressure President Abbas to end this practice. We are committed to working with Congress and the administration in a bipartisan way to bring A spokesperson for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer this practice to an end.” (D-N.Y.) told JNS.org that Schumer “believes it is abhorrent that The American Jewish Comthe Palestinian Authority provides support to terrorists and their families” and “thinks the United States policy should be to seek a mittee’s director of media relations, Kenneth Bandler, called way to end this disturbing practice.” the PA’s terror payments “deSeveral major American spicable” and said “this reward Some prominent Democrats in the House of Representatives Jewish organizations are signal- program incentivizes violence are also taking a greater interest ing their support for the Taylor instead of curbing it and nurthe issue. Ten-term California Force bill. Malcolm Hoenlein, turing a culture of peace in Pallawmaker Rep. Brad Sherman, executive vice chairman and estinian society, and thus is a a senior member of the House CEO of the Conference of Presi- hindrance to advancing peace.” “For the U.S., there are variForeign Aff irs Committee, told dents of Major American Jewish JNS.org, “I agree with Senator Organizations, told JNS.org he ous ways to apply pressure, and the Taylor Force Act may be Chuck Schumer’s statement [re- supports the legislation. Marshall Wittmann, a one, if it does not hamper essengarding the payments] fully. I am currently studying the [Tay- spokesman for the AIPAC lob- tial Israeli-Palestinian security by, told JNS.org, “We strongly cooperation,” Bandler told JNS. lor Force] bill.”

org. He added, “President Trump’s call on PA President Abbas, in their Washington and Bethlehem meetings, to formally renounce violence and end all forms of incitement, including the payments, will be critical to any effort to resume Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.” Sarah Stern, president of the Endowment for Middle East Truth, which has been leading the Capitol Hill lobbying effort for the Taylor Force Act, called the Jewish organizations’ positions “encouraging.” Stern said “there is an emerging bipartisan consensus, in Congress and the Jewish community, that concrete U.S. action, such as the Taylor Force Act, is the only way to stop the PA’s subsidies for terrorism.” (JNS.ORG)

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Tillerson Declines to Host Event for Islamic Month of Ramadan

Marking Memorial Day, Trump Notes Ongoing Battle on Terror

By: Walter Metuth

By: Steve Herman

ecretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officia said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years. Since 1999, Republican and Democratic secretaries of state have nearly always hosted either an iftar dinner to break the day's fast during Ramadan or a reception marking the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the month, at the State Department. Tillerson turned down a request from the State Department's Offic of Religion and Global Aff irs to host an Eid al-Fitr reception as part of Ramadan celebrations, said two U.S. officials who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly. According to an April 6 memo seen by Reuters, the office -- which typically initiates such events -- recommended that Tillerson hold an Eid al-Fitr reception.

Ramadan event

His rejection of the request suggests there are no plans this year for any high-profile Ramadan function at the State Department. The month of fasting and prayer for Muslims gets

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.

under way in many countries on Saturday. When asked by Reuters to comment on Tillerson declining a request to host an Eid al-Fitr event in July for Ramadan, a State Department spokesperson said: "We are still exploring possible options for observance of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan. U.S. ambassadors are encouraged to celebrate Ramadan through a variety of activities, which are held annually at missions around the world." Muslim activists have accused President Donald Trump's administration of having an unfriendly attitude toward Islam,

encapsulated by its attempts to ban citizens of several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The administration says that while it strongly opposes Islamist militants, it has no quarrel with Islam. Aides point to Trump's visit this month to Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam where he addressed the leaders of more than 50 Muslim countries, as evidence of that. Members of Congress, Muslim civil society and community leaders, diplomats from Muslim countries and senior U.S. officia usually attend the State Department Ramadan event, a symbol See Tillerson Declines , page 37

Congress Celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month at Senate Gathering The Fellowship’s Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein honored for Christian-Jewish bridge building Edited by: JV Staff

eading members of the House and Senate celebrated Jewish American Heritage Month yesterday with an event “Honoring Leaders of the Jewish Community.” Among the honorees were Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, who was recognized for his interfaith bridge-building through the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship). Members of Congress who marked Jewish American Heritage Month at the Senate Russell Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) congratulating Rabbi Yechiel Offic Building were Sen. Cory Eckstein

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. presenting Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein with a Congressional tribute award.

Booker, D-NJ; Sen. Sherrod Brown; D-Ohio; Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.; Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.; Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.; Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hi.; Rep. John Faso, R-N.Y.; Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass.; Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill.; and a driving supporter of the Jewish American Heritage Month, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. On behalf of the legislators, Senator Lankford awarded Eckstein a special certific te recogSee Congress Celebrates , page 36

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resident Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to "a new generation of American patriots" who, he said, "are fi hting to win the battle against terrorism." Th y are "risking their lives to protect our citizens from an enemy that uses the murder of innocents to wage war on humanity itself," added Trump. He made the remarks in a Memorial Day speech at the 253-hectare Arlington National Cemetery just after he laid a wreath to honor the more than 300,000 military veterans who are buried there. Trump is expected at any time to announce a decision on a Pentagon request for an increase in the number of U.S. troops for the continuing war in Afghanistan. Barack Obama, in the fina months of his presidency, did not make a decision on the Defense Department request, preferring to hand it off to the incoming president who would be commander-in-chief by the time any additional forces would head to what has become America's longest-running military campaign. The United States invaded Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaida, which had been given protec-

President Donald Trump on Monday paid tribute to "a new generation of American patriots" who, he said, "are fighting to win the battle against terrorism."

tion by the Taliban-led government in Kabul. While the Taliban were driven from the capital and Afghanistan now has a democratically-elected government, strongly backed by Washington diplomatically and militarily, the hardline Islamic militancy is still fig ting and recently has been infli ting heavy casualties on Afghan forces. The confli t, overall, has killed nearly 2,400 American military personnel plus more than 1,100 coalition soldiers. Th t death toll pales in comparison to the estimated 170,000 fatalities among local fi hters and civilians in Afghanistan and across the border in Pakistan. There are currently about

8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan and commanders have requested an additional 5,000. Although NATO's formal combat role in the country ended in 2014, it has a total of 13,000 troops in Afghanistan and is considering an increase in the number. "Sending a few thousand more U.S. and other NATO troops to Afghanistan will have at most a marginal effect. It may stabilize the front lines of a war where the main battles are in the rear, politics, governance, geo-economics, and diplomacy," said Barnett Rubin, associate director of the Center on International Cooperation at New York University. See Marking Memorial Day , page 38

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'Large Part' of Network Behind Manchester Attack Nabbed British police say large part of network behind suicide bomb attack in Manchester has been arrested By: Elad Benari

ritain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind the suicide bomb attack in Manchester, police said last week, according to AFP. EAs of Monday, 13 suspects are currently in detention on UK soil in connection with the blast, for which the Islamic State (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility. Police in Libya have detained the father and brother of 22-year-old bomber Salman Abedi. Just before he was arrested, the father, Ramadan Abedi, denied in an interview with Reuters that his son was a member of ISIS. Mark Rowley, head of Britain's counter-terrorism police, said Friday police had got hold of "a large part of the network" linked to the bombing in which seven children aged under 18 were among the 22 dead. "We are very happy we've got our hands around some of the key players that we are concerned about but there's still a little bit more to do," he stressed. Police said the eight men ranged in age from 18 to 38, including a 30-year-old arrested in the Moss Side area of Manchester in the early hours of Friday. Monday's bombing at a con-

Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind the suicide bomb attack in Manchester, police said

cert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande was the latest in a series of ISIS-claimed attacks in Europe. After the attack, Britain's terror threat assessment was hiked to "critical", the highest level, meaning an attack is considered imminent. Manchester-born Abedi, a university dropout, grew up in a Libyan family that reportedly fled to the northwestern English city to escape the now-fallen regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. Libyan official said he and his brother Hashem belonged to ISIS, while their father once belonged to a now-disbanded militant group with alleged ties to Al-Qaeda.

On Thursday, reports indicated Abedi was trained by ISIS in Syria. In a related development, Official in the United States believe that Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi likely received some training from Islamic State (ISIS) by traveling to Syria in the months before the attack, a U.S. officia told CNN on Thursday. The U.S. believes ISIS, through that training, set the stage for the 22-year-old to carry out his deadly attack at the Manchester Arena on Monday night. Other members of Abedi's family are believed to have See 'Large Part' of Network , page 38

Macron, Putin Discuss Propaganda, Syria

Merkel Implies that EU Cannot Count on US Anymore as Reliable Partner By: Walter Metuth

erman Chancellor Angela Merkel remains committed to strong trans-Atlantic relations, her spokesman said Monday, after the German leader suggested that the United States is no longer a reliable partner. "Because trans-Atlantic relations are so important to this chancellor, it is right from her viewpoint to speak out honestly about differences," spokesman Steffen Seibert said Monday during a news conference. "The times in which we can fully count on others are somewhat over, as I have experienced in the past few days," Merkel said, addressing a campaign rally in Bavaria. Merkel, among other European leaders, was sharply critical of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision at the recent G-7 meeting in Sicily not to reiterate support for the 2015 Paris agreement to combat climate change. In a pared down fina communique, all G-7 nations except the U.S. pledged action to mitigate climate change. Merkel has said the climate agreement is so important there should not be any compromise on it. While acknowledging that Germany and Europe should strive to maintain good relations with the U.S. as well as Britain, which is leaving the European Union, Merkel also said, “We need to know we must fi ht for our own future as Europeans for our destiny.”

By: Walter Metuth

Macron told reporters he believes the two countries can work together to build peace in Syria, but that the use of chemical weapons in the war-torn country would be a "red line" for France.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands with President Trump and leaders of European nations at the G7 summit in Sicily

President Donald Trump has reiterated his accusation that Germany does not pay its fair share of dues in NATO, three days after a meeting with the country's leader that the White House said went well. "...they pay FAR LESS than they should on NATO & military. Very bad for U.S. This will change," Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday. After the recent G-7 meeting in Sicily, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "The times in which we can fully count on others are somewhat over, as I have experienced in the past few days." But Tuesday, Merkel clarifie that she remains committed to strong ties between the U.S. and Germany. "Our trans-Atlantic relationship is of the utmost importance," she said. "And the statement I made, or what I said recently, is due to the fact that,

in the face of the present circumstances we have additional reasons for us to realize that we have to take our fate in our own hands in Europe." Merkel, among other European leaders, was sharply critical of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision at the recent G-7 meeting in Sicily not to reiterate support for the 2015 Paris agreement to combat climate change. In a pared down fina communique, all G-7 nations except the U.S. pledged action to mitigate climate change. Merkel has said the climate agreement is so important there should not be any compromise on it. While acknowledging that Germany and Europe should strive to maintain good relations with the United States and Britain, which is leaving the European Union, Merkel said, “We need to know we must fi ht for our own future as Europeans, for our destiny.”

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ew French President Emmanuel Macron called RT (formerly Russia Today) television and Sputnik multi-media "propaganda" following his fi st face-to-face talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Macron called the outlets "organs of influence and propaganda" against him in this year's presidential elections, during which Putin was seen as supporting Macron's far-right rival Marine Le Pen. Alleged cyber attacks against Macron's campaign were also linked to Russia. Putin denied the allegations during the news conference Monday at the palace of Versailles, saying the Kremlin did not try to influence the French vote, though he did defend a March meeting with Le Pen. Macron said the two also discussed LGBT rights in Chechnya. "President Putin told me ... he had undertaken several initiatives on the subject of LGBT people in Chechnya with measures

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European Jewish Congress: “Those who seek to confound methods to combat anti-Semitism must be called out for what they are.' By: A7 Staff

President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin walk, as they meet for talks before the opening of an exhibition marking 300 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries at Palace of Versailles, May 29, 2017.

aimed at establishing the whole goal during their talks. truth about the activities of local Syria authorities," Macron said. Macron told reporters he Ukraine believes the two countries can On the subject of Ukraine, work together to build peace in Putin reiterated that he believes Syria, but that the use of chemWestern sanctions will do noth- ical weapons in the war-torn country would be a "red line" for ing to solve the confli t. "Here is the answer: in no France. Macron is the fi st European way. Let's fight for all the restrictions in the global economy to leader to meet with Putin folbe scrapped," he told the news lowing the meeting of the G-7 conference. Paris has played an nations, where Macron said that active role in the West's punitive "tough dialogue" with Russia response to Moscow's actions in was critical to Syria's future. "It's indispensable to talk to Ukraine. The two leaders agreed to Russia because there are a numwork together more closely to ber of international subjects that combat terrorism around the will not be resolved without a globe. Putin said Macron had tough dialogue with them," Macron told reporters at the end of proposed exchanging offici delegations to work toward that the G-7 summit Saturday.

he European Jewish Congress (EJC) sent a letter to all Members of the European Parliament calling on them to support the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) defin tion of anti-Semitism for the European Union at a vote which will take place on June 1st. “We fundamentally believe that the absence of accepted definitions of anti-Semitism in the legislation of some member states and indeed, the European Union itself, acts as a major obstacle in addressing the real security concerns of our communities and thereby preventing the effici t use of resources by governments in their primary role to protect their citizens,” wrote representatives of Jewish communities in EU Member States, led by EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor. “We strongly reject attempts by some individuals and political organisations to politicize and marginalize the fi ht against anti-Semitism within the fi ht against all forms of

racism and discrimination by denying the contemporary Jewish experience in Europe and attempting to define the identity of Jews as well as the oppression and discrimination of Jews within pre-ordained political categories.” “Those who seek to divide support for effective methods to combat anti-Semitism in order to further narrow political agendas must be called out for what they are; facilitators of the maintenance of a legislative vacuum that ties the hands of governments and security agencies in fi hting anti-Semitism.“ On 26 May last year, the IHRA’s 31 member countries adopted a working definition of anti-Semitism. The consensus decision on the adopted decision was reached after in-depth discussion of the issue during the IHRA Plenary meetings held in Bucharest from 23-26 May. The letter notes that 24 European Union states are members of the IHRA and therefore signatories to the IHRA defin tion. “We believe that the affirSee 'The EP Must Adopt , page 38

“We fundamentally believe that the absence of accepted definitions of anti-Semitism in the legislation of some member states and indeed, the European Union itself, acts as a major obstacle in addressing the real security concerns of our communities and thereby preventing the efficient use of resources by governments in their primary role to protect their citizens,” wrote representatives of Jewish communities in EU Member States, led by EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor (pictured above)

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Likud MKs Blast Knesset, Court for Tolerating Anti-Israel Incitement By: Ilana Messika

ikud MKs Amir Ohana and Oren Hazan (Likud) blasted Arab MKs on Monday for inciting against the state of Israel and, criticized the political echelon and judiciary for allowing them to do so entirely unfettered. Speaking at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee session on the Palestinian Authority (PA) policy regarding incitement against Israel, Ohana argued that the fi ht against incitement must start from within the Knesset itself. “When we talk about incitement, we have to start from this house – with MKs who stand at attention in memory of terrorists, join terrorist flo tillas, refuse to call terror by its

rightful name, glorify terrorists and incite against Israeli citizens and the police, yet continue on to serve in the Knesset,” Ohana said. “This is a blatant failure of the system, and especially of the Supreme Court, which refuses to remove the parliamentarian status of the culprits even though their statements and actions are in violation of Israeli law,” he concluded. Oren Hazan added that many Jewish Israelis are also guilty of offering moral support for incitement. “We are the real culprits,” he said, and added that Israel cannot condemn the (PA) for incitement when the Israeli system itself tolerates incitement by lawmakers. He called on the Foreign Aff irs and Defense Committee to clearly delineate

a new state policy to change the situation. The session was attended by COGAT and Ministry of Strategic Aff irs representatives along with several institutions specializing in the study of PA incitement in different fora, including education, media and transfer of funds.

to a simple symptom of Authority policy. Thus, he said that incitement is a strategic political decision, fully backed by the PA leadership. Since the PA needs coordination with Israeli troops to prevent Hamas from taking over the territory, the leadership does not openly call for the destruc-

Former intelligence officer and Director of the Project on Regional Middle East Developments at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, reported that in 2016 the PA has transferred more than NIS 1 billion to security prisoners, families of deceased terrorists or released prisoners, representing 7% of the PA total budget.

According to Col. (ret.) Dr. Reuven Erlich, head of the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, incitement to violence, terror and hatred against Israel are part of the raison d’être of the PA, as opposed to a simple symptom of Authority policy. Thus, he said that incitement is a strategic political decision, fully backed by the PA leadership. Since the PA needs coordination with Israeli troops to prevent Hamas from taking over the territory, the leadership does not openly call for the destruction of Israel. But it is blatant in the fact that it refuses to condemn terror attacks, demonizes Israel and glorifies terrorists.

Likud MKs Amir Ohana and Oren Hazan (Likud) blasted Arab MKs on Monday for inciting against the state of Israel and, criticized the political echelon and judiciary for allowing them to do so entirely unfettered. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir

tion of Israel. But it is blatant in the fact that it refuses to condemn terror attacks, demonizes Israel and glorifies terrorists. Former intelligence offic and Director of the Project on Regional Middle East Develop-

ments at the Jerusalem Center for Public Aff irs, Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, reported that in 2016 the PA has transferred more than NIS 1 billion to security prisoners, families of deceased terrorists or released prisoners, representing 7% of the PA total budget. He added that the 2004 decision to transfer the responsibility for the stipends from the PA to the Palestinian Liberation Organization Treasury is nothing but a “trick.” Kuperwasser also argued that the financial “compensation” to security prisoners is directly correlated to the gravity of their sentence and that members of the security forces who carried out particularly heinous crimes are often promoted once they

get out. Like Ohana and Hazan, Kuperwasser criticized the Israeli government for failing to act. He said that Israel fears enabling Hamas in Judea and Samaria by destabilizing Mahmoud Abbas’ powerbase there, as well as international and regional condemnation against the state for human rights violations. “The confli t here is between truth and lies, between good and evil. [To the Palestinian Authority] Israel is a project of the devil,” explained Itamar Marcus, the founder of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). For example, the word ‘occupation’ in Palestinian lingo refers to 1948, See Likud MKs Blast Knesset , page 38

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Trump Yelled at Abbas in Meeting for 'Lying about Commitment to Peace'

Israeli Specialists Step Up to Help Manchester Trauma Victims

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By: Andrew Friedman

resident Donald Trump is said to have yelled at Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Bethlehem last week after Israel reportedly showed Trump evidence that Abbas was "personally responsible for incitement" to violence. A report by Israel's Channel 2 television on Sunday cites Israeli sources quoting Trump as having angrily accused Abbas of lying "about commitment to peace" during an earlier meeting between the leaders at the White House in April. "You lied to me in Washington when you talked about commitment to peace, but the Israelis showed me you were personally responsible for incitement," the sources quoted Trump yelling. The outburst was reportedly followed by several minutes of silence before the meeting resumed, albeit with a great deal of tension. Palestinian sources told Channel 2, however, that the meeting between the two leaders was calm. Trump had urged Abbas to clamp down on anti-Israeli incitement in the Palestinian education system during their meeting in Washington and also critSee Trump Yelled at Abbas , page 36

President Donald Trump and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas give a joint press conference at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017

Trump had urged Abbas to clamp down on anti-Israeli incitement in the Palestinian education system during their meeting in Washington and also criticized the Palestinian Authority's policy of handing out social welfare payments to the families of Palestinians imprisoned or killed perpetrating attacks against Israelis.

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hen Salman Abedi blew himself up at a concert by pop singer Ariana Grande in Manchester, England on May 22, killing 22 and severely wounding more than 100, Rabbi Dov Benyaacov-Kurtzman knew he had to act immediately. Benyaacov-Kurtzman, a native of Glasgow, Scotland has lived most of his life in Jerusalem, but returned to Great Britain in 2016 in order to create the UK National Emergency Response, Resilience and Treatment Programme For Stress and Trauma. Th network of trauma centers he was tasked with creating wasn’t yet ready to launch, but the attack forced the group to mobilize straight away, he says. “I wouldn’t say we were ready to begin working, but once the attack occurred we obviously couldn’t wait till we were fully ready,” Benyaacov-Kurtzman told TPS. “We immediately erected a pop-up trauma center to deal with the city’s population who were in the aftermath of a terror attack, and by Friday morning we’d managed to open a mobile facility and gotten someone to donate a storefront in central Manchester to serve as ‘Ground Zero’ for our efforts.” The professional side of the

Remembering the victims of the deadly suicide bombing in Manchester, England. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir

effort is coordinated on the ground by Prof. Yori Gidron of France’s Lille University, a native of Israel who has participated in international disaster and terror relief teams in Japan, Nepal, Haiti and Israel. Gidron travelled from France to England immediately following the attack in Manchester both to provide treatment and to train local mental health professionals in trauma care. In addition, several Israeli trauma specialists have joined Gidron in recent days. To date, 90 English mental health professionals have undergone training from the Israeli staff. Gidron will be joined in Manchester by Dr. Moshe Farchi, the head of stress, trauma and resilience studies at Tel Hai College in northern Israel who

has developed a unique approach to psychological trauma that is being employed by the volunteer team. Farchi’s approach calls for restoring a sense of reality for people who have suffered a high-trauma incident as soon as possible after the incident. “Attacks like the one in Manchester very often shatter a person’s sense of reality and leave him or her feeling helpless,” said Adam Leighton, the Israel-based chairman of Heads Up, a British NGO that is supporting the effort. “So our basic approach is to get the person to take control of him or herself very rapidly. It can be something as simple See Israeli Specialists Step Up , page 36

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Tens of Thousands Celebrate Jerusalem Day at Western Wall Annual march through capital to the Western Wall draws tens of thousands of celebrants on the 50th anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem By: Hezki Baruch

ens of thousands of people participated in the traditional March of the Flags from Jerusalem's Great Synagogue to the Western Wall Wednesday evening. At the close of the event, estimates rose to 100,000 participants, most of them young adults The march began with singing and dancing on King George St. in the city center. Police blocked off the roads along the route of the march towards the Old City of Jerusalem. Celebration at the Western Wall Arabs and left-wing activists demonstrated against the celebration near the Damascus Gate. Police and security forces stood between the marchers and the protesters. The march celebrated the 50th anniversary of the liberation and reunific tion of Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967, as well as the return of the Jewish people to their holy sites in the Old City and Judea and Samaria after being banned from the holiest sites in Judaism while the city and the land were under Jordanian occupation from 1948-1967. (INN) Festivities at the Kotel HaMaravi on Yom Yerushalayim

Dignitaries Lay Cornerstone for Largest Medical Center in Judea & Samaria By: Andrew Friedman

nesset Speaker Yoel (Yuli) Edelstein, Binyamin Regional Council Chairman Avi Roeh, MKs Yuval Steinitz (Likud) and Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home), and a host of local dignitaries gathered on Thursday at the Binyamin Industrial Park, north of Jerusalem adjacent to Psagot, to lay the cornerstone for a medical center that will become the largest provider of health services for both Israelis and Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. The Binyamin Medical Center, a joint project of the Yesha Council, the One Israel Fund, and local authorities, will serve as the industrial zone’s largest source of employment and consumer traffi in addition to the Rami Levi supermarket, hitech park, and restaurants. Th center is modeled on the Efrat Medical Center, which is located south of Jerusalem in the Etzion bloc. The center in Efrat, built originally to provide emergency services during the Second Intifada, has expanded in recent years to offer a wide range of healthcare services, including x-rays, physiotherapy, dentistry, a pharmacy, and branches of the Meuhedet and Maccabi HMOs. According to Rabbi David Marcus, senior development office at the One Israel Fund who will oversee construction of the new center, the BMC will draw on local healthcare profes-

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Jerusalem Archeologists Unearth Evidence of Ancient Battle for City By: Andrew Friedman

o mark Jerusalem Day and the 50th anniversary of the reunific tion of the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Nature and Parks Authority unveiled 2,000-year-old evidence on Thursday of the battle for Jerusalem on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple. Speaking at a press exhibition at the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologists Nahshon Szanton and Moran Hagbi displayed a collection of arrowheads and stone ballista balls they discovered on the main street that ascended from the city’s gates and the Pool of Siloam to the Temple. Th y said the finds tell the story of the last battle between Roman forces and the Jewish rebels who had barricaded themselves in the city, a battle that resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem. The battle is described by the historian Flavius Josephus: “On the following day the Romans, having routed the brigands from the town, set the whole on fi e as far as Siloam” (Josephus, Wars, Book 6:363) “Josephus’ descriptions of the battle in the lower city come face-to-face for the fi st time with evidence that was

Speaking at a press exhibition at the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologists Nahshon Szanton and Moran Hagbi displayed a collection of arrowheads and stone ballista balls they discovered on the main street that ascended from the city’s gates and the Pool of Siloam to the Temple

revealed in the field in a clear and chilling manner,” said Stanton and Hagbi, the directors of the excavation. “Stone ballista balls fi ed by catapults used to bombard Jerusalem during the Roman siege of the city,\ were discovered in the excavations. Arrowheads used by the Jewish rebels in the hard-fought battles against the Roman legionnaires were found exactly as described by Josephus.” “This conclusion in fact sheds new light on the history of Jerusalem in the late Second Temple Period and reinforces recognition of the importance of the Roman procurators’ rule

in shaping the character of Jerusalem,” they added. The ancient road is approximately 100 meters long and 7.5 meters wide, paved with large stone slabs as was customary in construction throughout the Roman Empire. The archaeological excavations on the street utilize a combination of advanced and pioneering research methods, the results of which strengthen the understanding that Herod the Great was not solely responsible for the large construction projects of Jerusalem at the end of the Second See Jerusalem Archeologists , page 37

Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) Honored With J’lem Award Mayor pays a visit to the renowned rabbi, who continues to recover from a recent stroke Edited by; JV Staff

M Knesset Speaker Yoel (Yuli) Edelstein, Binyamin Regional Council Chairman Avi Roeh, MKs Yuval Steinitz (Likud) and Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home), and a host of local dignitaries gathered on Thursday at the Binyamin Industrial Park, north of Jerusalem adjacent to Psagot, to lay the cornerstone for a medical center that will become the largest provider of health services for both Israelis and Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.

sionals to offer an even wider range of services. “Of course, emergency care is the driving force behind the center,” said Marcus, who formerly served as the general manager of the Efrat Medical Center. “The closest emergency care available to residents of Binyamin and Samaria today is in Jerusalem. It can easily take an hour or more to get from communities like Eli and Shilo to the capital.” “Furthermore, if you look at the geography of the area, you see that access to Jerusalem can be limited. All it takes is a winter snow storm or a forest fi e in the heat of summer to potentially block Route 60. For all these reasons, the region needs

a top-notch medical facility,” he added. The 7,000 square meter center will house all regional emergency services, including Magen David Adom, Hatzalah, the IDF Medical Corps, and local medical and security teams. Several health care providers have expressed interest in renting space in the building to provide a range of services, such as a women’s health clinic, a surgical center, advanced eye care, hydrotherapy, a center for the treatment of eating disorders, psychology, and other specialists’ offices The center will also integrate all regional medical See Dignitaries Lay Cornerstone , page 36

ayor Nir Barkat of Jerusalem paid a visit to the home of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) last Monday afternoon to present the renowned scholar and author with the Yakir Yerushalayim (“Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem”) medal, which would be presented later that evening to 11 other recipients at a ceremony at the Tower of David in Jerusalem’s Old City. Steinsaltz, 80, is continuing to recover from a stroke he suffered in December. Although the rabbi has partially returned to work, he was unable to attend the ceremony—the 50th since the award was initiated in 1967. “It is a great honor for me to present the Yakir Yerushalayim award to a spiritual leader whose writings have gone out from Jerusalem to the entire world and whose books are studied by millions of people, Jews and non-Jews,” said Barkat. “You express in your personality and your activities the biblical verse ‘From Zion shall go forth the Torah and the word of G d from Jerusalem,’ ” added the mayor. Therabbi said he was touched that Barkat presented the award

Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) was given the Yakir Yerushalayim (“Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem”) medal by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat at the rabbi’s home. (Photo: Jerusalem Municipality)

in person and thanked the mayor for the visit. Even-Israel, who changed his last name in 1991 from Steinsaltz at the suggestion of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—is best known for his comprehensive commentaries on the Talmudand the Tanya, the foundational work of ChabadLubavitch philosophy penned in 1798 by the fi st Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi. In 2012, he was one of six recipients of Israel’s fi st Presidential Awards of Distinction. Two years later, in 2014, he

published a long-awaited biography of the Rebbe, from whom Even-Israel sought guidance from when he was a teenager in the Chabad high school in Lod, Israel. At the ceremony Monday evening, his son Rabbi Menachem Even-Israel Steinsaltz, director of his father’s Shefa institutions, said the award “symbolizes more than anything the tremendous connection between my father and his beloved city, and shows the respect and gratitude that the city has for my father’s work for the nation and for Jerusalem.” (CHABAD.ORG)

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Trump’s Trip Triumphs

n baseball terminology, President Donald ca's tolerance and even support for Islamic terror. In standing on holy Jewish soil in Jerusalem, he Trump batted "four for four" on his recent trip that included visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the stressed the longstanding ties between the U.S. and Pope and the European Union leaders. Meaning Israel with these deep meaning words: "I make this that at every at bat ( meeting) with leaders in each promise to you - my administration will always stand vital area he got on base, succeeded in his attempts to with Israel." Our president also talked about his visit to the Western Wall, show support for world where he said he prayed peace, the cessation of "for wisdom from God," Islamic terror and final y and his visit to the Hoindicated that America locaust memorial at Yad will no longer be willing Vashem where he said to sacrifice its resourcthat he uttered the words es and young men and of Rabbi Kahane, "Never women in the military to again!" He threw a well bail Europe out of probdelivered punch in the lems arising from their jaw to Iran stating: Iran's stupidity and cowardice. leaders routinely call for Coming just prior to our commemoration of During the POTUS’ visit to Yad Vashem, he uttered Israel's destruction. Not with Donald J. Trump!" Memorial Day, that mes- the words of Rabbi Kahane, "Never again!" What a turn around sage, hopefully sank in. In Arabia, he boldly told the heads of 55 Muslim from the stance of the philosophy and actions of nations that they must final y end the terror caused BHO. On this trip trump has sent a message to the rest of world-wide by their co-religionists. He did not bow to any king or potentate. He laid it right on the line. the world that the United States is on, yes, a Crusade He shocked them, perhaps into reality, when he used to make this planet safe and secure for all peoples. the term "Islamic terrorism" and called for members And while he is in the White House he will use all of the Muslim faith to "drive out" the violent extrem- of the power granted him by our Constitution to reists from their mosques. His message was clear. He, make America into the nation our founders dreamed as president was changing the landscape of Ameri- about. We wish him well.

The DC Witch Hunt & Our Freedoms

o now the frustrated and unhinged Demo- known Communist. Towards the end of WWII, crats have practically accused Jared Kushner FDR wrote to the Russian hating Churchill, "I think of treason. Th y claim that somehow he col- that if I give him (Stalin) everything I possibly can luded (that word again) secretly with Russian and ask nothing in return, noblesse oblige, he won't official during the 2016 campaign, thusly casting try to annex anything and will work with me for a another shadow of doubt on the Trump administra- world of democracy and peace." Th t led to Russia's domination of Eastern tion to hopefully demolEurope for nearly 50 ish his presidency. You years and the deaths of could turn on CNN, millions. And during MSNBC, ABC News or the 1950's when Comread the headlines of the munists were working NYT, WAPO or your within our government local left wing paper what party feverishly and find that Kushner denied any such thing, is being painted as danleading to the Rosengerous to our security. berg's handing over our He is, in their words, in nuclear formulas to the league with the likes of Russians? Putin and his gang and Towards the end of WWII, FDR wrote to the Th Dangerous under the influence of Russian hating Churchill, "I think that if I give Dems are now playing Russia. He is betraying him (Stalin) everything I possibly can and ask the game of duplicity in our country....they say. nothing in return, noblesse oblige, he won't try accusing the Trump adLet's look further into to annex anything and will work with me for a ministration of collusion the stories. world of democracy and peace." with Russia. Perhaps it is The Democrat Party is NOW clamoring to label the Russians, the they themselves who wish to push aside a patriotic, Soviets as they have been called since 1918, as the loyal to America Donald Trump and replace him enemy of this country. We repeat.....NOW, CUR- with a typical Commie leaning Democrat who will RENTLY, AT THIS MOMENT! Yet, what polit- work hand in hand with whatever dictator controls ical party has continuously sided with, defended Moscow to subvert our now already threatened (by and supported the USSR from 1940 up to weeks the Progressives) liberties. Don't fall for the Fake prior to the 2016 election? What party has always News Democrats and their insane attacks against been in the Communist camp? From 1940 -1944 our legally elected President Trump, his staff and Democrat Vice President Henry A. Wallace was a his family.

Memorial Day Memories

'm writing this on Memorial Day, 2017. Th papers are sadly filled with ads featuring sales on this sanctified day. For many, It is a beach day, franks, hamburgers, family cookouts. But to me it is a day for celebrating our liberties. And for mourning, more than just a bit, for those whose lives were given to gift us our freedom to celebrate. But my memories go far back to my childhood. As a seven year old kid, I sat in the auditorium of Brooklyn's PS 97 and listened to our principal, Mrs. Rauch tell us that things would be alright. We would be safe. It was Monday, December 8th, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. We stood, pledged allegiance to the flag and all sang the National Anthem. She was right. We won the war, defeated our enemies and went on with our lives. But my neighbor, Joey Pinto, whose family owned the Thunderbolt in Coney Island was killed in the Pacific. Each day, leaving my house I'd see the gold star flag hanging in his family's window. I would never talk to him again, watch my older

hero, play stickball in the gutter, nor have him pat my head when he placed me in the front seat of the roller-coaster whenever he spotted me walking down Stillwell Avenue to the beach. He gave his life for me and you. Yet, today, I see pictures of young men and women burning our flag, smashing windows of businesses and upturning cars in order to tear down what millions of our military paid for with their lives, limbs and sanity. We are a screwed up nation now. We have an element focused on destroying our freedoms, our Constitution and our way of life. Our nation no longer has the unanimity we had back during WWII. So, this Memorial Day, I sat with many friends in the outdoors. As a proud veteran I saluted as a high school military honor guard paraded the colors, sang our nation's National Anthem and thought of Mrs. Rauch and said a silent kaddish for Joey Pinto as I do every Memorial Day. This was a true holy day.

JUNE 2, 2017

Letters to the Editor Rescind Iran’s Threat to Destroy Israel Dear Editor: Voters in Iran recently re-elected their reformist president Hassan Rouhani. He is lauded as a “moderate” who ran on the promise of human rights, civil liberties, and engagement with the world. In a New York Times Op Ed, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Zarif, advocated “a genuine effort to forge inclusive engagement among

the regional powers based on a policy of coexistence.” If Iran’s “moderate” leaders are sincere in pursuing regional peaceful coexistence, step one would be to rescind Iran’s threat to wipe Israel off the map. Sincerely Ted Sheskin Flushing

Cuomo’s MTA Problem Dear Editor: It will take more money and a change in priorities for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to succeed on behalf of riders and taxpayers. Governor Andrew Cuomo should come up with the outstanding balance of $5.8 billion that he still owes toward the $8.3 billion shortfall to fully fund the $29 billion 2015 - 2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan. He promised this money two years ago. Cuomo should also restore $3 billion cut from the same original proposed $32 billion plan in 2015 that he referred to as bloated and unnecessary. To this day, Cuomo never explained which specific projects and programs deserved to be cut. Stop wasting millions of dollars on transportation feasibility studies for future system expansion projects costing billions

that will never happen on our life time. Do not initiate any new system expansion projects until the MTA and each operating agency, including New York City Transit bus and subway, MTA bus, Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Rail Road have reached a state of good repair for existing fleet, stations, signals, track, power, yards and shops. Ensure that maintenance programs for all MTA operating agencies assets are fully funded and completed on time to ensure riders reliable service. Sincerely, Larry Penner (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 for U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.)

NJ Politics Heating Up as Primary Nears Dear Editor: The ballot for this year’s New Jersey primary elections will have a cast of candidates who have never run for office before. On the Democratic ticket, challenging Mayor Raymond Coles (Lakewood) and his running mate Moshe Raitzik is David Gruman. A newcomer to politics, David runs a successful online business and is a former talmid of Bais Medrash Govoha and lifetime Lakewood resident. David likes to see the good in people and he has nothing against anyone who is currently on the township committee. What does concern him is that there are issues in Lakewood, and he feels that the issues aren’t being dealt with quickly enough. Part of the problem is that people in office are always supposed to be kept on their

toes. The people on the committee have all been there for a long time and that is very unhealthy. People should be in office for a few years and then move on in order to allow others with enthusiasm to take the reins of the township. The system that we have in Lakewood allows officials to grow complacent. In the beginning, every new member of the committee feels the urgency to accomplish and eectuate change. After a few years in office – knowing that elections are easily won once a person has brandname recognition-the urgency is gone and the committee member grows stagnant. It’s time for change. Sincerely, Moshe Diamante & Avraham Sharaby

Lakewood: Then and Now Dear Editor: Throughout the generations, there have been numerous individuals who swam against the tide and accomplished exceedingly great things. While America had flourishing yeshivos and communities, the tide was clearly moving in the wrong direction. The early waves of Jewish immigration from Germany in the late 1800’s and from Russia in the 1920’s had turned into one of Jewish history’s most tragic epochs, with legends told of massive amounts of tefillin covering the bottom of New York Harbor, tossed overboard by new immigrants eager to abandon their heritage for a new and “better” world. Now the post-war generation would arrive. Would they too meet the same fate? Rav Aharon’s answer, of one small yeshiva, with a meager handful of talmidim, met mass public denunciation. “This does not belong in America,” was the definitive statement.

Yet, Rav Aharon paid them no heed whatsoever and simply went about building the greatest makom Torah in the United States. Certainly Rav Ahron’s vision of the Lakewood concept must have seemed far-fetched when he first spoke of such an idea. Yet the Reb Ahron never ceased to dream of building his makom torah. The small yeshiva Kotler founded with 14 students in 1942 is became a mega-yeshiva with 6,000 students. But today’s Lakewood has taken a shift to another direction. In the last decade many shopping malls and eateries have been built. Elegant dining and fancy clothing became a norm. Duplex units being sold for $600,000.00 per unit. Lavish Kidushim are very common. The plans for the near future call for an 187,000-square-foot shopping center smack in middle of town, an amphitheater and a movie theater. Is this what Reb Ahron envisioned? Sincerely Simcha Cohen

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The Big Money Behind Fake News What really powers the media’s fake news scandal machine By: Daniel Greenfield

ake news is profitable. The New York Times hit piece on the Comey memo earned the paper its most concurrent readers per second. Pretty good for a piece about a piece of paper that the leftist paper had never even seen and which was, supposedly, described to it by one of Comey’s associates. But that didn’t stop it from racking up over 6 million views. Media fake news isn’t just an agenda. It’s enormously profitable. Hit pieces powered by anonymous sources bring in over 100,000 readers in an age when live is king. For individual reporters, findi g a source, real or fake, that can back up the left’s Trump conspiracy theories can put them on the map. The Comey story comes from Michael Schmidt who made a name by supposedly findi g documents relating to media claims of a “Haditha Massacre” in a Baghdad junkyard where “an attendant was burning them as fuel to cook a dinner of smoked carp.” It was dashing and also very convenient. Th claims didn’t hold up in court. Most of the Marine heroes who were dragged through the mud over Haditha had their cases dropped. One case dragged out and ultimately came out to very little. But the New York Times cashed in. And Schmidt did

ti-Trump slogan. “Democracy dies in darkness.” The silly slomuch better out of it than Cpl. anonymous sources that repeat gan was an exercise in branding. what “everyone” in the media It announced that this was the Stephen Tatum. Haditha was the Times’ dis- already knows is true, is quick. paper of choice for “researched” count version of Mai Lai. Now Th t’s what having “an impact attacks on Trump. Now the Post in a desperate effort to reclaim almost immediately” means. has hit $100 million in digital the glory days of the media left, You don’t do the hard work. You revenues and added hundreds of thousands of digital subscribthe New York Times and the fake it. Washington Post are trying to recreate Watergate. It’s no coincidence that many of the big vital hit pieces aimed at President Trump have come out of the Washington Post. At the end of last year, the paper owned by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos went on a hiring spree. The goal was “quick turnaround investigative reporting”. Washington Post editor Marty Baron explained, “We are creating a rapid response investigative team to do investigative stories more quickly, using a lot of the digital tools that are available to us now. We hugely value Washington Post editor Marty Baron explained, “We are the longer, deeper investigations creating a rapid response investigative team to do investigative as well, but we want to supple- stories more quickly, using a lot of the digital tools that are ment that with quicker investi- available to us now. We hugely value the longer, deeper gations that can have an impact investigations as well, but we want to supplement that with almost immediately.” How do quicker investigations that can have an impact almost you do “quicker investigations”? immediately.” How can you predict that an inThe Washington Post has ers. All of this is quite a change vestigation will pay off rapidly? The best way to make sure that racked up viral hit fake news from a few years ago when the your investigation will quickly stories backed by anonymous Post was losing $50 million deliver a major story is to fake sources. And it’s paying off. Th a year and Baron was talking it. Tho e quick investigative sto- Post claimed a traffi increase about shrinking the newsroom. Baron, who had come out of ries haven’t been coming from of 50% at the end of last year digital tools. Th y are based on with a 75% increase in new sub- the Boston Globe, planned to anonymous sources. Real in- scribers. The officia line is that save the Post with strong metro vestigative reporting takes time. Jeff Bezos has transformed the coverage. But nobody in D.C. But a fake news story full of in- Post’s digital strategy. The reali- actually wanted metro covernuendo backed by a bunch of ty was conveyed by its new an- age. Unlike Boston, Washington

D.C. isn’t a real city. It’s a mashup of two cities, one filled with poor black people and the other with wealthy government types. The former don’t buy the Post. And the latter don’t want to read about the people living around them. Next year, the Post suffered an 85% earnings loss. Baron’s plan to save the paper had failed. Instead what made it a powerhouse again was the fl w of anti-Trump hit pieces. As Baron euphemistically put it, "I think there’s a direct connection between investigative reporting and subscriptions." “The people who are subscribing clearly want us to do investigative reporting... that’s something they are willing to pay for,” he said. But he was playing coy. Tho e subscribers wanted anti-Trump hit pieces. . Th y expected the paper to bring down President Trump. They were investing in dead tree media the way they invested in any left-wi g political campaign. The Post had become just another PAC. The media’s business model was to become Media Matters. The parasite had eaten the beast. The stories fit Baron’s defi nition of fake news as “stories that have no basis in fact” and “disseminating bizarre conspiracy theories.” But the bizarre conspiracy theory that Trump is a Russian puppet is the Post’s bread and butter. And its promise of bringing him down leads to stories that have no basis in fact. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos

bought the Post for $250 million and invested another $50 million in it. Bezos is famously intolerant of failure. The paper must deliver growth and its growth strategy is Trump fake news. If it stops delivering that “quick turnaround investigative reporting” that brings all the lefty digital subscribers, its editors will be sorting boxes in an Amazon warehouse in hundred degree temperatures. The brand of journalism once embodied by Stephen Glass and Jayson Blair, of making up stuff so you don’t get fi ed, is now the modus operandi of the entire Washington Post. Make up stuff or the lefty subscribers convinced that the Post will pull off another Watergate will go back to Salon or DailyKos. If the Post doesn’t pander to their paranoia and conspiracy theories, some other clickbait site will. The Post’s business strategy is the false promise of Watergate. We’ll bring down Trump just like we brought down Nixon. The paper is selling readers a lie. And it’s trying to make the lie happen with fake news. The Washington Post is bad for democracy, it’s bad for journalism and it’s bad for America. But it’s great for the bottom line. And not just at the Post. Trump fake news has been very good for business at the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post. It’s no coincidence that these are the media See The Big Money Behind , page 37

Trump, Terror - and Jerusalem The Arabs smiled and fawned over him, but they were not pleased with Trump By: Dr. Mordechai Kedar

uch has been written about President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority and Israel, but all of it from the points of view of Israeli and American pundits. This article, in contrast, will center on the Arab - and particularly, the Palestinian Arab - views on his visit. Two main points in Trump's words upset a large number of Arab spokespeople. The fi st was said on his Riyadh stop, to tens of Arab and Islamic heads of state, chief among them Saudi Arabia's monarch, Suleman ben Abd Al-Aziz. Trump's speech centered on the Muslim world's obligation - more accurately, the Muslim rulers' obligation - to fi ht terror, meaning terror aimed at the United States, the West and, except for a few instances, against the Muslim rulers themselves. In his speech, Trump named four organizations: ISIS, al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas. It is important to note that by the American government's own defin tion, in a ruling hailing from the George W. Bush administration, Hamas is a bona fide terrorist organization. To some of those at the conference, especially the Emir of

Qatar, including Hamas in the list of terror organizations poses a serious problem, because, after all, Qatar is the main provider of funds to Hamas. Several years ago, Qatar donated half a billion dollars to develop infrastracture - roads, schools and hospitals - in Gaza, but it is common knowledge that a good part of that sum went to build terrorist infrastructure, including underground attack tunnels leading into Israel, new weapons and better missiles. Hamas' leaders have made their homes in Qatar and operate openly from there. My heart tells me that the Qatari Emir moved restlessly in his upholstered easychair when Trump included Hamas in his list of terror organizations, but he did not utter a word in response, nor did any of the other leaders of the Muslim world who were present. The rulers' thunderous silence infuriated many Palestinian Arabs, principally Hamas spokesmen, who grabbed every available microphone to declare that Hamas is not a terror organization but a national liberation organization that fi hts the "occupation" and has established a functioning political entity. Gazan men, women and children demonstrated, protesting Trump's words, but in the Palestinian Authority, Chairman Abbas' spokesmen remained quiet for the most part, silently

that there is no other city in the world that is as beautiful and magnifice t, that has such tradition. He affirmed that the blessing Trump's words which ties of the Jewish people to the they see as a hit below the belt Holy Land are ancient and eterfor their Hamas arch-enemies in nal, they existed thousands of the Palestinian arena. Off camyears ago, including the periera, they surely smiled at each od of King David's reign - and other in enjoyment. The rest of he prayed at the Western Wall. the Arab world is divided down Although, like his predecessors, the lines separating Hamas suphe did not declare Jerusalem the porters, who protested its inclucapital of the state of Israel and sion in the list of terror organidid not move the US embassy zations, and those in the oppoto the city, the Arab world hears sition to Hamas who remained what he didn't say as well. silent or quietly approving. For example, the sentence saying that the Jewish people's ties to the Holy Land existed thousands of years ago are seen as Trump's recognition of the fact that the Jewish people were in the land of Israel before Islam's appearance there 1400 years ago. This sentence pulls the rug out from under the Palestinian Arab lie that claims that they are descendants of the ancient Jebusites and preceded the Jews in Israel, a lie that the Arab countries use in order to refute the Jewish claims that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people. Even MK Ahmed Tibi, who Even MK Ahmed Tibi, who knows Israeli politics better than many Jews do, said in a videoed interview that eastern Jerusalem (the knows Israeli politics better than many Jews do, said in a videoed Temple Mount included) has to be the capital of a Palestinian interview that eastern Jerusalem state and that without Jerusalem as its capital, there will be no (the Temple Mount included) Palestinian state has to be the capital of a PalHamas is not the only subject Trump can wield on Qatar's estinian state and that without Jerusalem as its capital, there causing ill feeling between Qa- connections with Iran. The second point unites all will be no Palestinian state. And tar and the US. Possibly more important is the issue of Qatar's the players, because it is a mat- I ask: What is Tibi's demand, cooperation with Iran. In his ter of consensus. Trump said shared by so many Arabs and Riyadh speech, Trump stressed that Jerusalem is a holy city, Muslims, based on? When was the negative role played by Iran in the various Middle East confli ts, in Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, in spreading terror all over the world and in causing unrest in the Muslim world. Two countries, Qatar and Iran, share ownership of the Persian Gulf underground gas deposits, which explains why the Qatari Emir is very careful not to upset Iran's rulers. On the other hand, Qatar is home to the largest and most important US airfield in the Gulf, so there may be a limit to the amount of pressure

The rulers' thunderous silence infuriated many Palestinian Arabs, principally Hamas spokesmen, who grabbed every available microphone to declare that Hamas is not a terror organization but a national liberation organization that fights the "occupation" and has established a functioning political entity. Jerusalem capital of an Arab or Islamic state? When did any Arab Caliph, monarch, Emir, or Sultan rule from Jerusalem? When was there a Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem? The answers are clear to everyone, and Tibi's words lack any historical basis. Trump did not mention the idea of a Palestinian state, not in Riyadh, not in Jerusalem and not in the Palestinian Authority. This omission has great significance, especially when seen against the background of its centrality in the previous president's 2009 speech in Cairo. Th message in Trump's omission is that he does not see the establishment of such a state as imperative, that he is open to other ideas and is leaving the subject for the most part for negotiations between the two parties involved. See Trump, Terror - and Jerusalem , page 38

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Linda Sarsour and the Progressive Zeitgeist By: Caroline Glick

n US academic tradition, university administrators choose commencement speakers they believe embody the zeitgeist of their institutions and as such, will be able to inspire graduating students to take that spirit with them into the world outside. In this context, it makes perfect sense that Ayman El-Mohandes, dean of the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy at City University of New York (CUNY), invited Linda Sarsour to serve as commencement speaker at his faculty’s graduation ceremony. Sarsour embodies Mohandes’s values. Mohandes’s Twitter feed makes his values clear. His Twitter feed is filled with attacks against Israel. Mohandes indirectly accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of wishing to commit genocide. Netanyahu, he intimated, wishes to “throw the Arabs in the sea.” He has repeatedly libeled Israel as a repressive, racist, corrupt state. Mohandes has effectively justified and legitimized Islamic terrorism and the Hamas terrorist regime in Gaza. The Islamic terrorist assault against Israel, led by Hamas from Gaza, is simply an act of “desperation,” he insists. By Mohandes’s lights, Hamas terrorists are desperate not because they uphold values and

beliefs that reject freedom, oppress women and aspire to the genocide of Jewry and the destruction of the West. No, they are desperate because Israel is evil and oppressive. Who could Mohandes have chosen to serve as his commencement speaker other than Sarsour, given his positions? Sarsour, the rising star of the Democratic Party, not only shares Mohandes’s values and positions, she has taken those common values and positions and amplified them on the national stage. Sarsour has taken support for Islamic terrorism and Jew hatred – positions that not long ago were considered beyond the pale in the Democratic Party – and moved them into the mainstream of the Democratic Party. In fact, Sarsour has gone far beyond Mohandes. She has left him in the dust with her willingness to shill for radical Islam and its oppression of women and express openly her desire to see Israel destroyed while embracing Islamic terrorists and murderers. Whereas Mohandes generally has shielded himself from accusations of bigotry, support for Hamas, and misogyny by basing his Twitter posts on statements by non-Muslim opponents of Israel like Kenneth Roth from Human Rights Watch, Sarsour has publicly embraced Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists. She unapologetically justifie

Islamic misogyny, attacks opponents of Islamic misogyny and terrorism and whitewashes Islamic violence against women. Indeed, Sarsour has mainstreamed all of these things by fusing support for Islamic terrorism, misogyny and antisemitism with black anti-white racism and leftist hatred for police and law enforcement agencies more generally.

day is entirely understandable. The only truly challenging aspect of Mohandes’s invitation is that he didn’t tell the truth about why he chose to honor her. He didn’t say he invited her for her pioneering work in mainstreaming antisemitism, anti-Americanism, anti-white bigotry, Islamic misogyny and terrorism in the Democratic Party.

It was Ayman El-Mohandes, (pictured above) dean of the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy at City University of New York (CUNY) who invited Linda Sarsour to serve as commencement speaker at his faculty’s graduation ceremony. Sarsour embodies Mohandes’s values. Mohandes’s Twitter feed makes his values clear. His Twitter feed is filled with attacks against Israel.

So in light of Sarsour’s trailblazing role in advancing Mohandes’s apparent values as signaled through his Twitter feed, his decision to have her speak to his graduating class this Thurs-

To the contrary, he hid those things. Mohandes wrote that he invited Sarsour to speak at commencement because her work “has emphasized women’s health issues in the New York

area.” No it hasn’t. At least, not unless you consider calling for women to have their vaginas carved out “emphasizing women’s health issues.” In 2011, Sarsour used her Twitter feed to call for precisely that in a shocking verbal assault against two female icons – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who has dedicated much of her career to protecting Muslim girls from female genital mutilation and was herself victimized by the barbaric practice, and Brigitte Gabriel, who as a Lebanese Christian suffered fi sthand the wrath of Islamic supremacism during the Lebanese Civil War. In Sarsour’s words, “Brigitte Gabriel= Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She’s asking 4 an a$$ whippin’. I wish I could take their vaginas away – they don’t deserve to be women.” Earlier this month, during a speech at Dartmouth College, Sarsour was asked by a student how her professed feminism could be squared with her expressed support for genital mutilation of her ideological opponents. Sarsour’s response was telling. First, she delegitimized the student, insisting that since he is “a young white man” he had no right to ask her such a question. Then, she intimated that she never wrote the offensive post. Then, she insisted that her words are unimportant because she wrote them when she was in her 20s. (She was 31 in 2011). In

Sarsour has taken support for Islamic terrorism and Jew hatred – positions that not long ago were considered beyond the pale in the Democratic Party – and moved them into the mainstream of the Democratic Party her uplifti g words, “People say stupid sh*t sometimes, right? ” Finally, Sarsour insisted that what she said is irrelevant. “I will be judged by my impeccable record for standing for black lives and immigrant rights, and women’s rights and LGBT rights. You judge me by my record and not by some tweet you think I did or did not tweet 10 years ago or seven years ago, or whenever it was.” But if we judge her by her record, we see the only thing that is impeccable about it is her consistent, unapologetic defense of Islamic misogyny, terrorism and Jew hatred. Sarsour has been extolled for her championing of women’s rights by former president Barack Obama, and New York Senator Kristin Gillibrand. But it is not clear when she has ever done so in her own community. For instance, as Ian Tuttle reported in National Review, in 2014 Sarsour (who was then See Linda Sarsour , page 38

Why Eastern Syria is Essential to Containing Iran By: Jonathan Spyer

vents taking place in a remote stretch of southeast Syrian desert in recent days reveal the current direction of US Middle East strategy. An observable ratcheting up of US and allied air and special forces activity in eastern Syria is currently under way. This in turn appears to derive from a new, hard-nosed understanding of the nature of the strategic game in the large, strife-ridden area covering what was once Syria and Iraq. On Thursday, May 18th, US aircraft launched strikes on a column of Assad regime vehicles including tanks and earth-movers, 18 miles from the town of al-Tanf, on the Syrian-Iraqi border. The strikes took place after the vehicles entered an agreed deconfli tion zone around the town. US and British special forces are currently training "vetted partner forces," i.e. Syrian Sunni Arab rebels, in the town. This was the second occasion in recent weeks that US aircraft have directly engaged against Assad's forces. On the fi st occasion, the target was the al-Shayrat airbase. Th t raid took place on April 6. It was a clear retaliation for the regime's use of sarin gas at Khan Sheikhoun on April 4. The Shayrat raid was generally interpreted as a belated attempt to enforce the American "red line" against further regime use of chemical weapons. As such, it was

not widely seen as indicating a more general change of policy. The attack on the column near al-Tanf, by contrast, was not preceded by any unusual regime activity, apart from the approach of the column itself, and its too close vicinity to Western forces. On Monday, the pro-opposition website Syria Direct quoted an un-named US military spokesman as saying that "if pro-regime forces move further south or east from their current positions, this will be considered a threat." The website also reported that regime forces are preparing to move toward the Badia area, a stretch of desert to the north east of al-Tanf. What is the signific nce of this butting of heads? The battle against the territorial holdings of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is reaching its final phase. The re-conquest of Mosul is almost done. The assault on Raqqa city, the capital city of the Caliphate is about to begin. It is set to be a hard and bloody fi ht. But its eventual outcome is not in question. Islamic State as an entity controlling ground will be destroyed. At which point the movement will revert back to its former status as a clandestine terror network. As the eclipse of the Caliphate draws near, the race is opening up to inherit its former domains. The competitors in this contest are Iran and its various allies and proxies, and forces associated with the West and the Sunni Arab states.

The Iranians and their allies want to penetrate IS territory from west to east – with the Iraqi Shia militias pushing westwards from Tel Afar and Assad regime forces and pro-Assad militias (including

Revolution, formerly the New Syrian Army) rebels, supported by the US, UK and Jordan, from the south. The outcome of this contest is of strategic signific nce, despite the remote and arid na-

US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor, Syria.

Hizballah) probing east. The regime forces nosing around in al Tanf are in the process of seeking to seize border areas with both Jordan and Iraq. The US is determined to prevent that. The town of Deir al-Zour and the surrounding oil rich areas will form an important part of the prize. Pro-Western forces, meanwhile are pushing north from Jordan and south from the Kurdish-controlled area north of the IS enclave. The forces engaged on this side are the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), dominated by the Kurdish YPG, and the Maghawir a-Th wra (Commandos of the

ture of much of the territory concerned. The Iranians want to create a contiguous line of territory controlled by themselves and their allies stretching from Iraq into Syria, and thence to the Mediterranean Sea and the border with Israel. Islamic State has formed a buffer against the achievement of this goal. But Islamic State, in the usual manner of Sunni Salafi organizations when they control territory, declined to be satisfied with the stewardship of a small domain. Instead, the Sunni jihadis elected to declare war on the West, using the territory as a base to hold and execute captured Western

prisoners, to prepare attacks against Western civilian targets, to administer a regional network of franchise groups, and to attempt genocide against a non-Muslim population, the Yezidis. As a result, the West, unsurprisingly, made it a goal to destroy the Islamic State. The question now is who will inherit. The Americans, it appears, have understood that to stand a chance of re-establishing influence and standing in the region, and beginning the process of turning back the Iranian advance, it is necessary to have skin in the game, i.e., to develop reliable proxies and have them control ground, in this pivotal area. Only thus can a contiguous line of Iranian control from the Iraq-Iran border to the Mediterranean and Israel be prevented. Only thus will the US be able to prevent an eventual outcome in Syria and in Iraq entirely favorable to the Iranians. Hence the development by the US Department of Defense of the relationships with the YPG and elements among the Jordan-supported Sunni Arab rebels in the south. It is worth also noting that the outcome in eastern Syria is not of primary interest to the Russians. Russia wants to preserve the regime in existence and to keep its naval investments in Latakia Province. Neither of these interests is threatened by events further east. Controlling the east is an Iranian and Assad regime goal only.

The assault on Raqqa city, the capital city of the Caliphate is about to begin. It is set to be a hard and bloody figh . The outcome of this emergent contest will be of deep interest also to Israeli strategic planners. While some recent analysis has suggested that Israel favors or should favor allowing IS to continue in existence as a quasi-state, it is obvious that this is no longer an option. Syria as a state has largely ceased to exist. The question now, as it is parceled out into zones of influence, is who will gain and who will lose. Alongside the military jockeying on the ground, the diplomatic processes in Astana and Geneva will sputter on. Their eventual outcome, though, will depend on the balance of forces on the ground. Iran wants its contiguous line not least in order to move weaponry and fi hters both in preparation for and no less importantly in the course of a future war with Israel. Preventing this is an Israeli national security interest par excellence. This emergent US strategy has not yet been officia y confi med. Indeed, Defense Secretary James Mattis was quoted by Agence France Presse after the al-Tanf strike as denying that the raid heralded any "increased role" for the US in the See Why Eastern Syria , page 36

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'Three Stones Make A Wall: The Story of Archaeology' – True Stories & Fascinating Asides Reviewed by: Frank Freeman

Herod's fortress where Josephus says 960 Jewish zealots Cline also punctures the committed suicide rather than legend of the Mummy's submit to the Romans. Serious Curse and the romance of his book begins with an questions remain, Cline says, the Indiana Jones movies. "archaeological axiom": about the accuracy of Josephus's "One stone is a stone./ account and of Israeli archaeTwo stones is a feature./ ologist Yigael Yadin's conclu- some choice barbs for archaeolTh ee stones is a wall./ Four ogists who would all-knowingly stones is a building./ Five stones reconstruct a culture from a few is a palace./ (Six stones is a palfragments of bone and stone. ace built by aliens.)" Cline is not as presumptuous. The word "aliens" takes a jab He refers the reader to David at Erich von Däniken, whose Macaulay’s Motel of the Mys1968 book, Chariots of the teries, an illustrated book about Gods, theorizes that the Nazca archaeologists, in 4022 CE, who Lines in Peru were made solely find ancient ruins that seem for the benefit of "ancient astromysterious to them but which nauts." "What is wrong," Cline the reader knows is a motel quotes von Däniken as writing, room: "with the idea that the lines Thus, in the so-called "Outer were laid out to say to the ‘gods': Chamber," Macaulay's Howard ‘Land here! Everything has been Carson finds everything facing prepared as you ordered!'" So "the Great Altar," including the very scientific! body that is still lying on top of the "Ceremonial Platform," and is still holding in his hand, Cline includes classic stories such as that of Howard Carter "the Sacred Communicator." Of and the Earl of Carnarvon finding King Tut's tomb—when course, we recognize these; the Carnarvon asked him what he saw, Carter famously answered, "Great Altar" is none other than "I see wonderful things"—and also how Heinrich Schliemann, a television set; the "Ceremonial "discovered" the ruins of Troy—in quotes because Schliemann Platform" is just a bed; and the was a scientific scoundrel "Sacred Communicator" is the at the site of the submarine and sions corroborating the ancient remote control for the television a nearby skeleton "had a healed historian. Yadin's critics say he set. Cline's sense of humor, at bullet wound in the left upper was building up a nationalist thigh, with pieces of lead and narrative—he would not be the times, falls a little fl t for me, fle ks of gold still embedded in only archaeologist to have done and I wish that instead of Glynthis—and interpreted the evi- nis Fawkes's excellent line drawhis femur." Excavations, then, can reveal dence accordingly. Cline thinks ings photographs had somepersonal stories, but they can it is more likely the Romans times been used. But Th ee also become political. ISIS has massacred the zealots, but he Stones Makes A Wall, is a fun, Cline also examines the story of Masada, Herod's fortress where Josephus says 960 Jewish zealots been destroying archaeological credits Yadin nevertheless with informative, and scholarly read, committed suicide rather than submit to the Romans sites of tremendous importance being a great archaeologist in an updated, less romantic and breathless version of C. W. CeIn fact the Nazcas and others ludes," wherein he answers his submarine found off the coast while also selling artifacts on the fiel . Enough about politics; what ram's Gods, Graves & Scholars. made the lines by simply pick- most often asked questions: of Charleston, South Carolina. the black market. Cline also ing rocks up "to reveal the light- "How Do You Know Where The Hunley’s eight crew mem- examines the story of Masada, about religion? Chesterton had (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

er-colored sand underneath" and no one knows for sure why. Various theories point to mapping constellations, tracking water sources, or carrying out religious rites on ceremonial paths. And most of these geoglyphs loom on hillsides where their makers could plainly see them. Ancient humankind was not as helpless as conspiracy-minded moderns would have them be. Cline also punctures the legend of the Mummy's Curse and the romance of the Indiana Jones movies. He instead presents true stories of archaeological digs and fascinating asides about the lives of a few famous archaeologists, the histories of the regions in which the digs took place, and the technical side of archaeology. Cline covers this latter topic with "inter-

to Dig? "; "How Do You Know How to Dig?"; "How Old Is This and Why Is It Preserved? "; and "Do You Get to Keep What You Find?" He includes classic stories such as that of Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon findi g King Tut's tomb—when Carnarvon asked him what he saw, Carter famously answered, "I see wonderful things"—and also how Heinrich Schliemann, "discovered" the ruins of Troy— in quotes because Schliemann was a scientific scoundrel. He did not "discover" Troy until Frank Calvert, U.S. vice consul to Turkey, showed him where it was. But Cline also covers lesser-known but interesting digs, including the excavation of the H. L. Hunley, a Confederate

bers all drowned at their posts but only two have been identifie , one being the commander, Lieutenant George E. Dixon. Dixon had carried in his pocket a gold coin that had saved his life in the Battle of Shiloh. An engraved gold coin was found

The Exhibitionist: Living Museums, Loving Museums Written by: Karl Katz Reviewed by: Esther Nussbaum

to best display the archaeological or historical elements that are the bases of the exhibits. Particular credit is given to London designer James Gardner, who completely revamped the original design of the Tel Aviv Diaspora Museum. This required the capitulation of the planners, who included historian Salo Baron, poet and WWII resistance fighter; Abba Kovner, former assistant to Chaim Weizmann; Meyer Weisgal and World Jewish Congress president Nahum Goldmann. According to most reports, Katz’s vision prevailed. After “commuting” between Israel and New York in the 1960s, Katz returned to The Metropolitan Museum in New York, where he was put in charge of temporary exhibitions. By his own account, he produced some “blockbusters,” all of which are described in fascinating detail. Here, too, personal contacts were invaluable—such as when the Greek government

avigating the art exhibition world is an art in itself, and Karl Katz seems to have been a master talent. Welltrained by the legendary Columbia University art history professor Meyer Shapiro and later mentored by Elisheva Cohen at the Bezalel Museum in Jerusalem, Katz found his niche in the early 1960s while working to bring the Israel Museum into existence. Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek identified Katz’s strength when he said, “…on some level, Karl, you’re a showman, an exhibitionist. What you really want to do is be a showman and an educator.” With that mandate, Katz successfully secured donations of art and money from the Bronfman family, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Billy Rose, among others.

refused to lend antiquities for an exhibition until Jackie Kennedy Onassis got involved. The title’s double entendre is a charming gateway into this memoir of more than fifty years’ involvement in museum exhibitions. Katz’s insider story is filled with anecdotes of convincing wealthy collectors to lend or donate valuable art; of masterminding shows to which museum board members were frequently opposed; of following leads that put him in personal risk as a Jew (including stays in Egypt Turkey, Iran); to ruefully noting that the recognition of the success of each show did not ordinarily give him the credit he felt he deserved. For art aficionados, this is a fascinating read. For the uninitiated, it is a wonderfully intimate narrative of a “go-getter” in the cultural milieu of the second half of the twentieth century. (JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL)

The Exhibitionist; Living Museums, Loving Museums

Katz also worked as an independent consultant to the Diaspora Museum (pictured above) and the Jerusalem Citadel.

Katz’s career included curatorial or directorship stints at the Metropolitan Museum and the Jewish Museum in New York, and at the Bezalel Museum and the Israel Museum in Israel. He later worked as an independent consultant to the Diaspora Museum and the Jerusalem Citadel. (Some projects never went beyond Katz’s career included curatorial or directorship the planning stages.) Along the way, Katz re- stints at the Metropolitan Museum (pictured cruited talented architects and designers who above) are acknowledged with conceptualizing spaces

Katz found his niche in the early 1960s while working to bring the Israel Museum into existence

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National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene Shares Iconic Immigration Story with NY “Amerike – The Golden Land” is Timely Updating of Beloved Musical Edited by: JV Staff

he National Yiddish Th atre Folksbiene (NYTF), currently producers of the Tony-nominated “Indecent,” and the company responsible for last season’s hit musical “The Golden Bride,” kicks off its record-making 103rd consecutive season with “Amerike – The Golden Land,” a high-energy musical journey of the American immigrant experience. Complete casting and the production design team are being announced today by NYTF’s newly appointed CEO Christopher Massimine (formerly the company’s COO and executive producer). Directed by the Drama Desk Award-nominated Bryna Wasserman, this reconceived production of Zalmen Mlotek and Moishe Rosenfeld’s beloved musical (originally “The Golden Land”) — begins performances at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, on Tuesday July 4 at 7pm. Th show’s five-week Off- roadway engagement plays through Sunday August 6. A richly textured evocation of New York City as it absorbed wave upon wave of Jewish immigrants from 1897 through the 1940s, “Amerike – The Golden Land” features Glenn Seven Allen (Bway: “Light in the Piazza,” Encores “Girl Crazy,” and Jerome in “The Golden Bride”); Alexandra Frohlinger (Bway: “Soul Doctor,” national tours Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” “West Side Story”); the international klezmer star Daniel Kahn (“Death of a Salesman” in Yiddish); Dani Marcus (national tour “A Gentleman’s Guide…” NYTF’s “Pirates of Penzance” and “Hershele Ostropolyer”), Stephanie Lynne Mason (Bway: “Fiddler on the Roof,” national tour and Las Vegas “Million Dollar Quartet”) and David Perlman (Bway: “Baby It’s You!” Off- way: “A Dog Story” and “Yank!,” Goodspeed “Fiddler on the Roof ”). Jessica Futran and Christopher Tefft will be the designated principal understudies. The show’s ensemble includes Ashton Michael Corey, Maya Jacobson, Alexander Kosmowski, Raquel Nobile, Isabel Nesti, and Bobby Underwood. The Detroit-born Daniel Kahn is a leader of the Yiddish cultural revival sweeping major cities around the world. He was featured two seasons ago in the New Yiddish Rep production of “Death of a Salesman” in Yiddish. Kahn, who fronts the Berlin-based band The Painted Bird, will be among the headliners of NYTF’s upcoming 3rd annual “Yiddish Soul” concert at SummerStage in Central Park on Wednesday June 14 at 7pm.

ly Yiddish operetta “The Golden Bride,” the reworked “Amerike” will be presented in Yiddish, with English and Russian supertitles, to deliver a more truthful distillation of the sights and sounds of Jewish-American immigration. With a score that weaves in popular period songs heard on the radio and in the theatres along Second Avenue, the show recreates an authentic soundscape of New York’s Lower East Side and of the outer-borough neighborhoods to which the Jewish population gravitated. Its book incorporates the stories and observations of real-life immigrants collected by Mlotek and Rosenfeld — people who, like the vast majority of American immigrants, faced the heartbreak of starting over and the challenges of confronting poverty and racism, both abroad and in their new home. Music direction and arrangements are by Zalmen Mlotek. The production’s casting and general management are supervised by Jamibeth Margo- From the 2012 production of “Amerike – The Golden Land” sponsored by the National Yiddish lis, CSA, with production oversight by two-time Theater Folksbiene Tony Award-nominated and two-time Drama cent,” as the associate producer. The scintillatingly Desk Award-nominated producer, Christopher lenges to its new citizens?” Established 1915, the Drama Desk-winning original and timely drama chronicles a touchMassimine. National Yiddish Th atre Folksbiene, or NYTF, stone of the Yiddish theatre, Sholem Asch’s “God brings a rich cultural heritage to life on stage—one of Vengeance.” NYTF is actively involved in culthat was nearly destroyed some 75 years ago. At its tivating wide audiences by emphasizing the connew permanent home at the Museum of Jewish tinued impact and relevance of Yiddish culture on Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, American popular culture. Tickets, which are $35 to $60, are on sale now NYTF presents relevant and impactful programat www.nytf.org. For more information call the ming to more than 100,000 attendees annually. This season NYTF has joined the producing National Yiddish Th atre Folksbiene at 212/213team of the Tony-nominated Best Play, “Inde- 2120, ext. 204, or visit www.nytf.org

Six Day War Brigade Soldier’s Story Documented in Series of Short Films By: Anav Silverman

From the 2012 production of “Amerike – The Golden Land” sponsored by the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene

The show’s documentary-style approach is heightened by the use modern sound and projection design, and the musical staging incorporates the show’s 7-piece klezmer band on stage. “Amerike – The Golden Land’s” production design team reunites “The Golden Bride” alums Yael Lubetzky (lighting); Izzy Fields (costume design) and the Chita Rivera Award nominee Merete Muenter who is responsible for the movement and staging. New to the team are scenic and projection designer Jason Courson (“Newsical”), props designer Colleen Lynch, and the sound designer Patrick Calhoun. Eileen Haggerty is the production stage manager.

“The show is more than just a metaphor for the Jewish immigrant experience; it is a metaphor for America as a land of opportunity and freedom”

The National Yiddish Theater kicks off its record-making 103rd consecutive season with “Amerike – The Golden Land,” a high-energy musical journey of the American immigrant experience.

First seen in 1984, “The Golden Land” was commissioned to Mlotek (NYTF’s artistic director) and Rosenfeld (recently hailed as “Broadway’s Yiddish whisperer” in the NY Post) by the Worksmen’s Circle to create a musical commemorating the 85th anniversary (in 1982) of the The Forward newspaper. At the time, the show was conceived as a mostly English-language musical in order to accommodate non-Yiddish speakers. Today, responding to contemporary audiences’ taste for authentic, roots-related cultural experiences, and propelled by the breakaway success of the entire-

Filled with popular musical reference points like “Brother Can You Spare a Dime” or “Over The e,” “Amerike – The Golden Land” illustrates how the songs of immigrant cultures both responded to and even influenced American popular culture… a process that continues to this day. These are truly the songs that immigrants heard, adopted, and reappropriated as they transitioned from the old country into a new way of life. “It is a snapshot of time, in which we mix the familiar and unfamiliar, real-life events, historic events with the domestic lives of the characters,” says Wasserman, who received a Drama Desk nomination for direction for “The Golden Bride.” “It’s as if we were watching the pages of American social history come to life.” “The show is more than just a metaphor for the Jewish immigrant experience; it is a metaphor for America as a land of opportunity and freedom,” adds Mlotek. “How did we become like this, a place that has been immensely welcoming to the dispossessed, but that also presents intense chal-

lisha Shor, 82, still tears up when he describes the opening of the Western Wall to the Israeli public just a few days after the reunification of Jerusalem on June 7, 1967. A reservist in the Jerusalem Brigade at the time, Shor was This series is part of the Tower of David Museum program, positioned on the Tower of Fifty Years – Fifty Faces. The series deals with people and David, where he could see the events in Jerusalem during the years 1948-1967: from the waves of Israelis streaming to days of Divided Jerusalem, through the Waiting Period, until the Western Wall on the holi- the days of victory and the united city after 19 years. The day of Shavuot. series discusses political figures, music, nostalgia, sports, the “One of the most moving bohemians of Jerusalem; it will trace the City Line and the scenes for me was that night days of the Six-Day war. of Shavuot and the thousands of people eagerly awaiting to ter a night of Torah learning,” Jerusalem and play an active go up to the Western Wall af- he told Tazpit Press Service role in recording it for the next (TPS). “There were people generation,” said Eilat Lieber, literally running – they hadn’t director of the Tower of David seen seen the Kotel in 19 Museum. Shor himself remembers years.” Shor’s story along with the days following the concluother figures from 1967, have sion of the war and the wellbeen documented in a series known Jerusalem personaliof short fil s that will contin- ties of the time who fi st visually be screened in honor of ited the Western Wall, which Jerusalem Day at the Tower Jews had been barred from of David Museum, beginning for 19 years when the Old City Wednesday, May 24. Titled was under Jordanian control. “I fought mostly in the 50 Years 50 Faces, the special multi-faceted documentary southern part of Jerusalem. A highlights the stories of the day after the Western Wall was reunific tion of Jerusalem liberated, I entered the Old through a variety of people City with my brigade to enincluding a paratrooper, a force the curfew and patrol the “I can remember Rabbi nun, and an actress as well as area,” Shor explained to TPS, Aryeh Levin (pictured residents of the Old City of noting that there was much above) crying like a child at Jerusalem and the new city. work to be done in the Old the site of the Kotel,” said Produced and directed by City following the liberation. Shor. “He came to the Kotel Explosive mines and amMoshe Alfi, an 11th generawith the deputy mayor of tion Jerusalemite, the film also munition had to be cleared Jerusalem at the time, Ben features people who were only along with fences and fortiEliezer. Rabbi Levin threw children during the war and fic tions. Contractors were himself on the ground, with includes perspectives of Jews, brought in to destroy the his suit, and crawled to the Mugrabi neighborhood and Christians, and Muslims. Kotel with tears in his eyes,” “We knew that we wanted related Shor. “He wanted to See Six Day War Brigade , page 36 to really touch the history of kiss every stone.”

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7 Moments from Trump’s Speech in Saudi Arabia By: Ryan Mauro

resident Trump’s brazen speech in Saudi Arabia is being praised from (almost) all quarters. Its powerful moments will be remembered for years and will reverberate throughout the Middle East. But no speech is perfect. Here are seven moments from the speech, starting with what may be the closest President Trump may come to having his “Tear Down This Wall” moment:

While eloquent words favored by speechwriters and high-brow elites are usually forgotten, these won’t be 1) It is a choice between two futures – and it is a choice America CANNOT make for you. A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists. Drive. Them. Out. DRIVE THEM OUT of your places of worship. DRIVE THEM OUT of your communities.

DRIVE THEM OUT of your holy land, and DRIVE THEM OUT OF THIS EARTH. This is strongest statement towards the Muslim world uttered by an American president since 9/11 and perhaps in history. The e words—and the Trumpian delivery of them— will be remembered for years to come. While eloquent words favored by speechwriters and high-brow elites are usually forgotten, these won’t be. The e are also two clear sub-messages: One, that the Muslim world is not adequately “driving them out,” meaning, the Islamists still thrive in mosques, holy lands (which would include Saudi Arabia) and Muslim communities. The enemy are not fringe, undetectable loners. Secondly, don’t outsource your responsibility for this to America. We won’t let you scapegoat us and have us respond by apologizing for the grievances you use to excuse yourself from responsibility. This is your problem: Own it. 2) Religious leaders must make this absolutely clear: Barbarism will deliver you no glory – piety to evil will bring you no dignity. If you choose the

path of terror, your life will be empty, your life will be brief, and YOUR SOUL WILL BE CONDEMNED. This is an-

foreign policy or joblessness or lack of education. It’s about piety and a belief that dying in jihad is a guaranteed ticket to Paradise.

President Donald Trump speaks in Saudi Arabia

other strike in the ideological war where the Trumpian way of speaking is powerful, especially when you consider how accustomed the Middle East is to the softer diplomatic tone of the West in contrast to the fie y hyperbole that is common place in that part of the world. Trump recognized something crucial: The enemy believes it is pious and is impacted by religious teaching from authoritative fig ures. It’s not about anger over

3) Th t means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamist extremism and the Islamist terror groups it inspires. And it means standing together against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of Jews and the slaughter of Christians. Most of the speech used vague, relative terms like “terrorism” and “extremism.” Th focus was almost entirely on ISIS and Iran. But then came

this paragraph. President Trump identified the enemy not just as Islamist terrorist groups, but the Islamist extremism foundation necessary for those groups to manifest. Of special note is the line about “persecution of Jews.” This was not stated with some moral equivalence about how Israel shares blame for stifli g the nationalist aspirations of Palestinians. No, Trump identified anti-Semitism as a central problem outside of the context of Israel. Th t omission is powerful. The identific tion of the enemy as Islamist extremism is refreshing, but as Dr. Daniel Pipes points out, “one statement does not a policy make.” Even Obama uttered the word “jihadist” on a few rare occasions. The framing of the enemy as Islamism should have been the focal point of the speech, rather than waiting until the middle and the end to use the term. What should have followed was a strategy, with the sticks and carrots, to uproot the sustainers of the ideology so it dissipates into history. A question is left hanging, “Now what? What changes?” 4) The true toll of ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas and

so many others must be counted not only in the number of dead. It must also be counted in generations of vanished dreams. The inclusion of Hamas and Hezbollah in this section is very signific nt. It wasn’t a call for Hamas and Hezbollah to drop terrorism to achieve their goals, as if they are freedom fi hters gone astray. The argument wasn’t that their actions are counterproductive: It was that their very existence has sabotaged a potentially promising future from the people of the Middle East—not just Palestinians and Lebanese, but everyone. Again he framed the issue not as a consequence of Israel, thus negating claims of Hamas and Hezbollah of being “liberation” movements. 5) The birthplace of civilization is waiting to begin a new renaissance. Just imagine what tomorrow could bring. This is a call for a reformation into modernity (as opposed to the “reformation” offered by the Islamist movements). President Obama acknowledged this necessity—but he did it in an interview, not in a historical speech to the Muslim world from Saudi See 7 Moments from Trump’s , page 37

Preventing the Next Manchester – Is it Even Possible? By: Rich Berdan

n the waning of time, the Manchester terrorist attack seems destined to become synonymous with Nice and Paris as we reminisce the strewn of micro-genocide where deliberate and calculated acts of butchery and extermination of Western infidels has now become the norm. BBC host Katherine “Katty” Kay said that Britain and Europe will have to “get used to” terrorist attacks such as the bombing at a concert hall in Manchester in which 22 innocent people were murdered. “Europe is getting used to attacks like these,” Kay said on air. “We have to, because we are never going to be able to wipe this out". Thefl odgates have long been opened wide for the mass exodus of Muslims into the European heartland where many newcomers have vanquished any intentions to fully integrate with the culture of their host country and decidedly concentrated in tribal enclaves that seek to agitate for their religious autonomy that seeks exemptions from the existing laws and values. Social media marketing anti-Christian and anti-Jewish propaganda confini g their religion has targeted the disengaged in recruiting local lone wolves seeking maximum exposure. This societal shift; albeit a much different type of war where traditional battle lines are not only entrenched armies

facing each other over territorial ambitions in the Middle East, but rather a structure of life comprising legal, political, and economic cogs where religion has become the hub of the socio-economic components. When political correctness and tolerance has us afraid to criticize, and a progressive liberal society agree to Muslim petitions for religious self-governing within the accommodating country, the other components, including the more radical elements, begin to metastasize. What is the answer to preventing the next Manchester and thwarting any further barbaric slaughtering of our innocent children or shall we simply accept the Katty Kay narrative? Raising the terrorist attack threat to critical, while understandable, is simply a temporary political response to ease the tension among a fearful public and hopefully root out a potential network behind the latest terrorist attack; usually resulting in the arrests of a few family members or close associates to the suicide bomber. Eventually a new cycle of news takes over. Sad! Western civilization, more so in Europe, is facing its greatest hurdle since WW II. Victory was eventually at hand with a concerted effort and sacrific by the Russians, Americans, and a host of aligned countries. A multi-pronged strategy will require diversified measures to thwart Islamic extremism from

within one’s territorial and cultural borders. First, and most obvious is a coordinated international offensive measure where military forces strike violently at the core of the enemy’s home base of terrorist operations.

ghettos under Sharia Law. For instance, there are 88 Islamic Sharia courts operating legally in England behind doors closed to independent observers where decisions are clearly unfair to women, backed by intimidation, and seriously out of

In the waning of time, the Manchester terrorist attack seems destined to become synonymous with Nice and Paris as we reminisce the strewn of micro-genocide where deliberate and calculated acts of butchery and extermination of Western infidels has now become the norm

Back in the homeland, government leaders must turn the page from political correctness and ensure immigrants fully understand they must assimilate and integrate into the western culture and language of the host country. Where the percentage of Muslims has increased as In England, Sweden, Germany, and France; they have exerted demands on the presiding government to allow self-rule within their municipal quarters or

step with trends in Western legislation. A two-court system in a country entrenches division in a society and resists integration and community cohesion. Immigrants cannot not be allowed to import extremism from the sectarian tribalism they were fleei g from. Politicians have failed their constituents. Just as clergy and civil rights leaders marched and preached from the pulpit against the inhumane actions and behaviors that

discriminated and segregated Blacks within America, Muslim leaders must also demonstrate the same courage and defi nce in exposing extremism being espoused by some Muslim leaders or those within the mosques and neighborhoods recruiting radicals willing to carry out acts of terrorism. Muslim leadership must publicly preach against extremism and they must work closely with intelligence operatives infi trating the dangerous segments. Ardent supporters of ISIS must be captured and swift ly deported as a clear example of zero tolerance. Muslim leaders must now decide to part of the solution or remain part of the problem. The West must also look to Israel’s playbook in dealing with the threat. The Israelis, against all odds in the center of the Middle East with hatred facing the Jewish State down from many sides, whether from Iran, Syria, Gaza, Hezbollah, and Hamas, they have demonstrated the incredible ability to maintain relative security and safety for its citizens. First and foremost is a nearly impenetrable border that includes physical and cyber barriers, and an ever prepared and agile law enforcement that is both visible and undercover. The rapid reaction by the Israelis is evident time and time again where lone wolf assailants are shot dead from multiple directions during the attack where would-be casualties are mini-

mized or minor injuries at the very least during the attack. Secondly, Mossad, the Israeli spy agency is second to none in burrowing behind enemy lines to discover pending terrorist attacks, networks, and larger threats to the nation. Western nations should enroll the tactics of Mossad, likely the world’s most effici t killing machine. When Mossad kills, it is not breaking the law. It is fulfil ing a sentence sanctioned by the prime minister of the day. It is this reputation that captures the attention of would-be terrorists thinking twice as to whether they will live by the sword and thus die by the sword. Lastly, there must be a price paid by families of the terrorist. Israel has utilized this policy very well by leveling the home of the family where the assailant resided. In the case of attacks in Europe or North America, the families should be considered for deportation to their country of origin. This might seem harsh, but just ask the many Manchester families reeling in pain from deaths and maiming of their sweet baby girls if deportation is too punitive. While implemented very sparingly, the Israel’s demolition of homes becomes a deterrent to the would-be terrorist wondering how his family will cope with the fallout or the parents might just knock some sense into hopeful martyr prior to the See Preventing the Next , page 37

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Funeral of rabbi Fishel Herhkowitz, Lee ave, Williamsburg (Jewish / Orthdodox / Hasidic), Brooklyn NY. (Photo by Stefano Giovannini)

Final Farewell for Holeiner Rebbe, Rabbi Ephraim Fishel Hershkowitz

(VIN) More than one thousand people took to the streets of Williamsburg this morning to pay their final respects to Rabbi Ephraim Fishel Hershkowitz, the Holeiner Rov who passed away on Shabbos at the age of 94. Rabbi Hershkowitz, a noted posek, had been a member of the Klausenberger Beis Din for more than 70 years and had been a senior dayan at the beis din for years. The funeral took place at 11 AM this morning the Sanz Klausenberg Beis Medrash at 131 Lee Avenue. Numerous streets were closed in the area to accommodate the mourners who flocked to the area in order to pay their final respects to Rabbi Hershkowitz. Rabbi Hershkowitz will be laid to rest in Israel.

Maria Germer is the most successful seller at the Brooks Brothers Madison Avenue shoe department and has sold footwear to thousands of customers.

Queens Grandma Is Best Man for The Job at Brooks Brothers Shoe Department

(VIN) In an arena dominated by men, has made her way to the top, one step at a time. Maria Germer Germer is the most successful seller at the Brooks Brothers Madison Avenue shoe department and has sold footwear to thousands of customers, including prestigious elected officials in a career that spans almost four decades. The 57-year-old grandmother from Jackson Heights got her start at Brooks Brothers at age 17, when

NEWS IN REVIEW her father, who did maintenance work for the store, helped her get a foot in the door, reported TheNew York Post (http://nyp.st/2r22geV). At fi st, employees at the male-dominated shoe department kept her at arm’s length but all that changed one day when the Honduran born Germer was the only salesperson on the fl or and a Spanish speaking tourist came looking for shoes. She sold 39 pairs of the store’s most expensive shoes in just minutes, setting a store record and shocking her co-workers. “They couldn’t believe it,” recalled Germer. “Suddenly they realized that I knew more about shoes than they did.” Germer wears only men’s shoes, custom made for her by Brooks Brothers. She can usually judge a customer’s size just by looking at their feet. Her loyal customers span the globe and Germer estimated that she has sold more than 15,000 pairs of shoes in her career. Shying away from sharing her client list, Germer named just two: former Governor Hugh Carey and former Mayor Ed Koch who favored plain toe Bluchers in size 12C. “He always bought them because he could go from work to a party and not have to change his shoes,” said Germer.

New York Senators' Scandal Highlights Vast Stipend System

(VIN) Lawmakers in many states get paid extra if they hold leadership posts or oversee important committees. Extra work, the thinking goes, should equal extra pay. But few state legislatures have a bonus system as extensive as the one in New York’s state senate, where nearly all 63 members take home stipends nicknamed “lulus” that add between $9,000 and $34,000 to their wages. Th t stipend system has now drawn new scrutiny following an investigation that revealed eight senators were getting bonuses reserved for committee chairs, even though they were vice chairs. Some good-government groups say New York’s senate may be the fi st that has found ways to pay lawmakers for jobs they don’t have. “They have these stipends for positions and we have no idea what these people do,” said Blair Horner, executive director of New York Public Interest Research Group. “I assume they just don’t want public scrutiny.” The term “lulu” once referred to payments “in lieu” of expense money, but now spans a spectrum of wage bonuses. Most of the

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state’s senators hold multiple roles that might qualify for extra pay, though they can choose only one to be added to their salaries. Th state’s Assembly also offers lulus, but there are fewer to go around in the 150-member body. Dozens of other states give top legislative leaders extra pay and at least 17 compensate lawmakers for their roles in committees. Most, though, reserve the stipends for lawmakers in powerful positions.

NATIONAL Mother of slain teen Ezra Schwartz confronts UN over Palestinian terror payments

(JNS.org) The mother of Ezra Schwartz, an 18-year-old Massachusetts native who was killed in a Palestinian terror attack in 2015 during his gap year in Israel, spoke out at the United Nations Thursday against the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) payments to terrorists and their families. “The terrorist who murdered our Ezra is receiving a monthly stipend from the Palestinian Authority,” Ruth Schwartz said. “Ezra’s murder broke our family. We will never be the same without him.” Schwartz spoke during a special forum on the glorific tion of terrorism organized by Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon and StandWithUs, a pro-Israel education and advocacy group. “This is the PA’s prize money for terrorists who kill innocent civilians,” said Danon. “Foreign aid given to the PA by the international community is exploited by the Palestinians and used to support terrorism. The more they murder, the more they are paid.” According to Danon, the PA last year dedicated nearly $130 million of its budget to paying imprisoned terrorists and paid another $175 million to the families of slain terrorists. The terror payments, Danon said, account for nearly 7 percent of the PA’s total annual budget.

Former spy Jonathan Pollard loses bid to ease parole restrictions

(JNS.org) A federal appeals court rejected a bid by Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who was released from prison in November 2015 after serving a 30-year sentence on charges of spying for Israel, to ease restrictions of his parole. In its ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York said the U.S. Parole Commission acted within its dis-

cretion in setting Pollard’s curfew, internet restrictions and tracking devices. Eliot Lauer, Pollard’s attorney, told The Jerusalem Post he was “disappointed in two respects. First, the result. Second, in that the court did not step out of the checklist and confront the commission on the manifest injustice of the onerous and unnecessary restrictions.” Since his release, Pollard has been barred from leaving his New York home between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. His parole conditions also forbid him from freely using the internet and speaking with the media. He is obliged to wear a GPS monitoring apparatus at all times and cannot leave the U.S.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (pictured) said President Donald Trump put “a lot of pressure” on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to revive peace talks during the American leader's recent visit to the region. Credit: State Department via Flickr.

Tillerson says Trump put ‘pressure’ on Netanyahu and Abbas to revive peace talks

(JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Donald Trump put “a lot of pressure” on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to revive peace talks during the American leader’s recent visit to the region. "The e were very substantive discussions in Israel with both Netanyahu as well as Abbas,” Tillerson told reporters aboard Air Force One. Trump was “very forceful” in his discussions with the two leaders, and "everyone has to compromise,” Tillerson said. Th secretary of state also suggested Israeli-Palestinian relations could have a domino effect on peace in the region. “[Trump] has made the point several times: we solve the Israeli-Palestinian peace dilemma, we start solving a lot of the peace throughout the Middle East region,” he said. Israeli leaders have rejected past assertions that solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would affect other regional issues, such as the

Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State threat and Iranian aggression.

Zionist pioneer Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s passport (pictured) will be auctioned off June 13 in Cedarhurst, N.Y. Credit: J. Greenstein & Company.

Zionist pioneer Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s passport to go up for auction

(JNS.org) How much would you pay for a Zionist icon’s passport? The question will be answered next month when J. Greenstein & Company, a New York-based auction house specializing in antique Judaica items, takes bids for the passport of Ze’ev Jabotinsky. Born in Russia, Jabotinsky (1880-1940) founded a movement known as Revisionist Zionism and the Irgun, the Jewish underground militia in British Mandatory Palestine. His passport will be auctioned off June 13. Historian Dr. Rafael Medoff has written for JNS.org that while Jabotinsky “was arguably the most controversial Zionist leader of his era” and was branded a racist, the Zionist pioneer actually had an anti-racist vision of a Jewish state in which the Arab minority “would have full civil, political, and cultural rights, including representation in parliament, and both Arabic and Hebrew would be officia languages.” Jabotinsky’s passport will be the latest high-profile item auctioned off by J. Greenstein & Company, which has previously sold Sammy Davis Jr.’s personal menorah, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s piano and Prof. Alan Dershowitz’s Judaica collection.

JUNE 2, 2017 learned the offensive name chosen for it and will take measures to ensure that such incidents do not take place in the future,” said a statement from Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for Guterres. “The glorific tion of terrorism, or the perpetrators of heinous terrorist acts, is unacceptable under any circumstances. The U.N. has repeatedly called for an end to incitement to violence and hatred as they present one of the obstacles to peace,” Dujarric said. The center’s namesake, Mughrabi, orchestrated the 1978 Coastal Road massacre, which killed 37 Israelis—including 12 children. The massacre remains the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history.

Czech Parliament recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, condemns UNESCO

(JNS.org) The Czech Parliament approved a resolution May 24 recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, while condemning recent anti-Israel resolutions passed by UNESCO. The resolution, which was approved by 116 of 156 members of the parliament’s lower chamber, calls on the Czech government to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to stop paying membership fees to UNESCO until it stops its anti-Israel bias. In early May, UNESCO passed a resolution denying Israel’s claims over Jerusalem. Last year, UNESCO passed two resolutions denying the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount. At a dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the reunific tion of Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Czech resolution a “correct, worthy and courageous decision that others should copy.”

INTERNATIONAL UN withdraws support for Palestinian Authority center named after terrorist

The construction of Venus (pictured), Israel’s first environmental research satellite, has been completed. The satellite is set to be launched into space this summer. Credit: YouTube.

(JNS.org) Following Norway’s demand that the Palestinian Authority return Norwegian state funding for a women’s youth center named after female Palestinian French-Israeli terrorist Dalal Mughrabi, U.N. environmental Secretary-General Antonio Guresearch satellite set terres withdrew the world body’s support for the facility over its for launch this summer “glorific tion of terrorism.” (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to “The United Nations disassoci- JNS.org) The construction of Veated itself from the center once it nus, Israel’s fi st environmental

JUNE 2, 2017 research satellite, has been completed. The satellite is set to be launched into space this summer. Venus, a vegetation and environment monitoring micro-satellite, was assembled by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with CNES, France’s space agency. Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems produced the satellite’s innovative electric propulsion system, and Elbit Systems provided advanced high-resolution cameras that will enable the satellite to better monitor the Earth’s vegetation and any changes on the ground. Venus weighs 585 pounds and can reach an altitude of nearly 450 miles within two days. IAI hosted the satellite’s official handover ceremony Thursday, when Israeli Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis entrusted Venus to CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall. The satellite is scheduled to be launched into space in August from Kourou, French Guinea. Its mission is expected to last four years and three months.

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Medical cannabis at Israel’s third annual CannaTech conference in March 2017. Israel’s new cannabis decriminalization policy, approved by the government in March, officially came into effect Sunday. Despite the new policy, recreational cannabis use is not fully legalized in Israel. Credit: Adam Abrams.

Israel’s cannabis decriminalization policy comes into effect

(JNS.org) Israel’s new cannabis decriminalization policy, approved by the government in March, officia y came into effect Sunday, commencing a new legal approach towards the recreational use of marijuana in the Jewish state. The new government policy shifts the responsibility of enforcing marijuana laws from police to civil authorities. Yet recreational cannabis use is not fully legalized in Israel, and the Israel Police clarified that “even under the new enforcement policy, cannabis use will stay illegal in the public sector,” reported Yedioth Ahronoth. Possessing more than 15 grams

The Jewish Voice of cannabis remains illegal in Israel. Further, individuals caught carrying less than 15 grams may still be apprehended depending on whether or not the marijuana is determined to be for personal consumption or distribution. If police determine the cannabis is for personal use, the individual’s criminal past will be checked; if no drug-related offenses are found, the individual will be fined NIS 1,000 ($280). Second-time cannabis offenses will result in a NIS 2,000 ($560) fin , third-time offenders will be investigated for drug offenses and have the violation added to their criminal record, and fourth-time offenders will be indicted.

Rocket test in Israel leaves white trail across center of country’s skies

(JNS.org) After Israel’s defense establishment conducted a test of a rocket propulsion system Monday, the test left a white trail visible for miles across the center of the country’s skies. Following the trial launch, the defense establishment’s comments did not address whether or not the test was successful. “A few minutes ago Israel tested a rocket propulsion system from a base in the center of the country,” the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The test was arranged in advance by the security services and was carried out as planned.” Commentators said the propulsion system involved in the rocket trial could potentially be utilized to launch ground-to-ground or ground-to-air missiles—such as those used in Israel’s advanced Arrow missile defense system, which is designed to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles outside of the Earth’s atmosphere.

incident, in which nine Turkish militants were killed in clashes after they attacked Israeli commandos who boarded a ship that was trying to breach the blockade on Gaza. Although diplomatic relations have since resumed, Israeli tourists have continued to stay away due to fear of terrorism, with hundreds of people killed in a series of terrorist attacks in Turkey in recent years. A suicide bombing in Istanbul in March 2016 targeted an Israeli group on a culinary tour, killing three of the tourists. “We guarantee full security to Israelis visiting Turkey. Turkey is a safe country. It is no different than any other place in Europe,” Turkish Ambassador to Israel Kemal Oktem said May 24 at the Turkish Cultural Center in Jaffa

Arab students call for intifada in protest at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University

(JNS.org) Arab students called for a renewed intifada (violent uprising) and brandished photos of convicted terrorists in a protest held in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners at Hebrew University of Jerusalem this week. The protest, organized by Arab-Israeli political coalition Hadash, saw students chanting “Intifada and victory! From Jerusalem to Ashkelon!” and “Let’s talk exile! We don’t want to see any Zionists,” The imes of Israel reported. Hebrew University officia defended the protest, saying in a statement provided to Israel’s Channel 2, “The student event in support of the hunger-striking prisoners was held in accordance with the [university’s] regulations and there was nothing said that constitutes a violation of [Israeli] law.” Since mid-April, hundreds of Governor of Turkish Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails resort area invites have been holding a hunger strike Israeli tourists to return organized by Palestinian arch-ter(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to rorist Marwan Barghouti. Earlier this month, Hebrew JNS.org) A delegation of 15 Turkish dignitaries, including the gov- University came under fi e for a ernor of the Mediterranean resort decision not to play Israel’s nationarea of Antalya, arrived in Israel al anthem, “Hatikvah,” during a May 24 for a three-day visit to pro- graduation ceremony. The university was seeking to avoid offending mote Israeli tourism in Turkey. “Tel Aviv is closer to Antalya Arab students. than to Ankara (Turkey’s capital), and we want you (Israelis) as our Netanyahu presented with plan to separate guests and not just as customers,” eastern Jerusalem Antalya Governor Munir Karaloneighborhoods glu said. Turkey, and Antalya in partic(JNS.org) Member of Knesset ular, was one of the most popular Dr. Anat Berko (Likud) presentvacation destinations frequented ed Prime Minister Benjamin Neby Israelis until a diplomatic rift tanyahu with a plan to separate erupted between the two countries some eastern Jerusalem neighin 2010 following the Gaza fl tilla borhoods from the city and place

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them under Palestinian municipal responsibility, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. The majority of the neighborhoods discussed in Berko’s plan were never officially in Jerusalem’s jurisdiction. Berko is proposing that Palestinian residents of the eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods should eventually have their Israeli citizenship revoked. The Jerusalem Post also reported that this week’s discussions between Netanyahu and President Donald Trump addressed the issue of potentially transferring some municipal authority in eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods to the Palestinian residents of those communities. In a separate and purportedly unrelated move, Israel’s National Security Council is deliberating the option of separating the Shuafat refugee camp and the Kfar Aqab neighborhood from Jerusalem’s municipal area, and creating an independent regional council for those areas, Israel’s Channel 10 reported.

crafted the brew in collaboration with an internationally recognized master distiller, the late Dr. Jim Swan. Next month, a total of 391 bottles of the experimental malt whisky will be available for purchase in select stores in Israel. Bottles numbered 1 to 100, meanwhile, will be sold in a special online auction for 10 days beginning July 7.

Terrorists attack vehicles carrying Egyptian Christians, killing at least 26 people

(JNS.org) Masked terrorists opened fi e on vehicles that were carrying Coptic Christians in southern Egypt Friday, killing at least 26 people, local Christian officials said. According to Bishop Makarios of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt’s Minya Province, the terrorist shooters opened fi e on a truck carrying workers as well as two buses transporting worshippers as they traveled in a convoy to the Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor, The New York Times reported. While no organizations have claimed responsibility for the attack, the Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State terror group has been behind a number of recent attacks on Coptic Christians. On Palm Sunday April 9, two Islamic State suicide bombings killed a The Tel Aviv-based Milk & Honey combined 45 people at two Coptic Distillery's malt whisky (pictured), churches in northern Egypt. Last the first whisky to be entirely December, an Islamic State bombproduced and bottled in Israel, ing ripped through a chapel near officially goes on sale in late St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo, killJune. Credit: Milk & Honey ing 25 people. Distillery via Facebook. Israeli Prime Minister BenIsrael’s first-ever jamin Netanyahu’s offic conmalt whisky to go demned Friday’s attack, saying, on sale in June “There is no difference between (JNS.org) The Tel Aviv-based the terror of the attack in Egypt Milk & Honey Distillery (M&H) and that of attacks in other counrecently unveiled its fi st-ever malt tries. Terror will be defeated more whisky on World Whisky Day quickly if all countries work to(May 20). The new Israeli spirit gether against it.” officia y goes on sale in late June. Palestinian arsonists The limited M&H single malt burn down Jewish is the fi st whisky to be entirely school in Samaria produced and bottled in the Jewish state after being aged in a cask (JNS.org) Palestinian arsonists for three years, complying with the burned down a Jewish religious Scottish defin tion for what classi- school in Israel’s northern Samaria fies as a whisky. hills May 22, during a “Day of The fi st barrel of Israeli single Rage” in support of an ongoing malt began the distillation process hunger strike by Palestinian terin a kibbutz warehouse located in rorists in Israeli prisons. the northern Sharon region in JanThe arsonists entered the area uary 2014. surrounding Homesh Yeshiva and After the whisky was aged in set the building alight. No injuries a 225-liter (59-gallon) American were reported. Official from the oak cask for 31 months, it was aged school said they expect the IDF to for an additional seven months in bring the arsonists “to justice,” and an ex-bourbon cask at M&H’s cask vowed to build a larger structure room in Tel Aviv. at the same site to replace the deHead distiller Tomer Goren stroyed building.

PAGE 25 Jewish residents of Homesh were evicted and had their homes demolished in 2005 as part of the Israeli government’s unilateral disengagement from Gaza as well as four communities in Judea and Samaria. Member of Knesset Betzalel Smotrich (Jewish Home) said, “The burning of the yeshiva in Homesh is a reminder for us to continue working for the return of the Jewish people to all areas that were destroyed during the [2005] expulsion.”

Stone ballista balls that were discovered in the archaeological excavation providing evidence of the battle of Jerusalem that was fought 2,000 years ago. Credit: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

2,000-year-old evidence of final battle of Jerusalem unveiled

(JNS.org) Amid the celebrations making the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunific tion, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority unveiled evidence of the battle of Jerusalem that took place before the destruction of the Second Temple 2,000 years ago. Arrowheads and stone ballista balls fi ed by catapults were uncovered on the main road that ascended from the city’s gates and the Pool of Siloam to the Jewish Temple, the IAA said Thursday. The artifacts, excavated with the fin ncial support of the City of David Society, tell the story of the final battle between the Roman army and Jewish rebels that ended with the destruction of the Second Temple and the rest of ancient Jerusalem, events that are famously described by historian Flavius Josephus. “Josephus’s descriptions of the battle in the lower city come faceto-face for the fi st time with evidence that was revealed in the fiel in a clear and chilling manner,” said Nahshon Szanton and Moran Hagbi, directors of the IAA excavation, in a joint statement. THE JEWISH VOICE EXPRESSES A SPECIAL THANKS TO JNS.ORG FOR PROVIDING THE ABOVE NEWS BRIEFS

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The Sands at the Jersey Shore Get a New & Improved Ride

Art Haney; Advocate for Liberty to Challenge Incumbent in NJ Legislature

By Hannah Hayes

Edited by: JV Staff

fter Hurricane Sandy, a famous decades-old Jersey Shore roller coaster was reduced to mere wreckage on the beach off Seaside Heights. Now, there is a new coaster in its place after the space was left empty for years. The new coaster is far from the prior’s rickety design; it is actually the Hydrus ride, taken straight from the nearby Six Flags Great Adventure theme park. In January, construction began on the coaster and was finished in only five months, after many years of planning. In early May, the roller coaster was opened to riders.

“It was a very big moment. We can now say we are fully back and can close the books on the superstorm era.” In a statement, the Storino family that owns the Casino Pier amusement cente, which houses the coaster, said, “It was a very big moment. We can now say we are fully back and can close the books on the superstorm era.” According to an article in the New York Times, “Of course, while Casino Pier may feel it can close the books, the rest of the town is still not fully mended. Mayor Tony Vaz estimates that his town is about “70 percent back,” with about $200 million

The Jet Star roller coaster fell into the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

in taxable property still missing from prestorm totals. Up and down the Jersey Shore, towns are still struggling. Empty lots dot shore roads, half-built homes sit stagnant and half-destroyed homes have been abandoned. But Mr. Vaz also sees a silver lining in the destruction wrought by Sandy: a blank slate that allows the town made famous by the drunken shenanigans of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” to shed its boozy reputation.” He told the NYT, “It’s in our history book, past tense; we’ll never do that again,” referring to days of the “Jersey Shore.” He pointed out the signs of the new Seaside Heights, which include new restaurants, a bakery on the boardwalk, and the many other “new structures” like the Hydrus. It took close to five years to

rebuild the pier on which the coaster wood sit. According to the NYT, “The Jet Star was built on a part of the pier that jutted out far into the ocean. As they thought about rebuilding, venturing back out into the sea with the memory of Sandy still fresh seemed less than ideal, so the Storino family offered the town a land swap. In exchange for the right to build along the beach, the amusement park donated land to expand public parking.” On Friday, May 26, New Jersey Governor Chris Christies visited the new coaster for a ride and ribbon-cutting. He told the crowd, “In the same way that the Jet Star was the iconic symbol of what happened here during Superstorm Sandy, the Hydrus is now going to be forever the iconic symbol of the comeback of the Jersey Shore from Hurricane Sandy.”

Israel’s UN Rep Addresses Chabad NJ Lay Leaders & Rabbis Edited by: JV Staff

he Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, Honorable Danny Danon was Guest Speaker for a Luncheon Meal with more than twenty five Chabad supporters, community leaders, and student leaders from Rutgers University. Thi meeting, sponsored by Chabad House at Rutgers University, took place Tuesday, May 23 at the glatt kosher Prime Grill in the Sony Building, New York. After a sumptuous lunch, the Ambassador spent 45 minutes regaling the crowd with personal stories, anecdotes, and a report of recent positive changes taking place at the United Nations. Danny Danon related that he felt a "wind of change", since the introduction of US Ambassador Nikki Haley. Th two will be visiting Israel in the near future. In addition, Ambassador Danon has begun inviting representatives from Muslim and Arab countries to informally meet. The Ambassador spoke of how several Representatives from previously hostile countries, have actually changed their votes in certain See Israel’s UN Rep Addresses , page 37

The Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, Honorable Danny Danon (pictured above; the second to the right) was Guest Speaker for a Luncheon Meal with more than twenty five Chabad supporters, community leaders, and student leaders from Rutgers University

After a sumptuous lunch, the Ambassador spent 45 minutes regaling the crowd with personal stories, anecdotes, and a report of recent positive changes taking place at the United Nations.

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he 12th Legislative District of New Jersey is strategically positioned to lead New Jersey to improve its government. This is because Art Haney, a devoted advocate for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is challenging incumbent Senator Samuel Th mpson. The district includes 14 communities in Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties: Allentown, Chesterfield, Englishtown, Jackson, Manalapan, Matawan, Millstone, New Hanover, North Hanover, Old Bridge, Plumsted, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold, and Wrightstown. As a district that is evenly divided between affiliated and unaffiliated voters, as well as Democrats and Republicans, it provides Republican Primary voters the opportunity to vote for a candidate who truly represents the interests of the citizenry. Haney is committed to set New Jersey back onto the Constitutional Track, beginning with the right of parents to provide their children with quality education, without undue government intrusion. School Choice will also reduce costs by many billions of dollars annually. Haney pointed to a study by economics Professor Caroline Hoxby that found the cost of public schools in the USA to have increased by 327 percent since 1970 – in infl tion adjusted dollars! “New Jersey is among the most expensive,” He said. “Super high taxes and the massive debt

Art Haney, (pictured above on the left), a devoted advocate for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is challenging incumbent Senator Samuel Thompson in the 12th legislative district in New Jersey. The district includes 14 communities in Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties: Allentown, Chesterfield, Englishtown, Jackson, Manalapan, Matawan, Millstone, New Hanover, North Hanover, Old Bridge, Plumsted, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold, and Wrightstown. Standing to Mr. Haney’s right is Avraham Sharaby, who is seeking elected office in Lakewood, New Jersey. The two men have forged an alliance of sorts based on their shared conservative values.

we are leaving for our progeny, is a direct result of irresponsible top-down government control. We need to honor our numerous promises and our oath to uphold the Constitution, beginning with passage of the nation’s fi st universal school choice bill, the “NJ Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act” (A1232/S1209). This will greatly improve education by force of competition and save billions of dollars annually by force of competition.” Although Governor Christie was elected promising to establish School Choice, as was Christie Whitman before him, both have

failed to do so. It is now up to New Jersey voters to elect those who will represent the best interests of New Jersey. “The sooner we set our top-down educational system right-side up, the sooner will be on our way to a better society, where public official are accountable to the people they are meant to serve.” Haney urged voters of the 12th District to reach out to their contacts all across New Jersey to alert them to the importance of this legislation, so they may prevail on their Legislators to support this bill, or replace them with those who will.

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Chabad Of Sag Harbor Celebrates at the Jewish Museum By: Lieba Nesis

T Eric Morgenstern, Rita Cosby, Bradley Fishel, Rick Rosemarin and Spencer Olson

he Chabad of North Haven in the Hamptons held its annual Spring Gala at The Jewish Museum on Wednesday May 24, 2017 with a private tour of the Museum beginning at 5:30 PM. The whole night I kept trying to figu e out where North Haven is and final y discovered it was Sag Harbor. This Hamptons synagogue opened in 2013 as a summer-only gathering spot, and recently became a year-round destination, with plans to develop a full-fled ed community center. The buffet dinner began at 6:30 with delicious meat dishes that were extremely lavish.

Ambassador Dani Dayan commented on the beautiful Cosby saying he regretted that he had only had the privilege of doing a radio interview without having met her in person. This night, the 28th of Iyar, also marked fift years since the liberation of Jerusalem during the Six-Day war in 1967 and a short film was shown depicting the war and its consequential ramific tions for the Jewish people. Cantor Horowitz then sang the beautiful Yerushalayim Shel Zahav song that riveted the audience. This is a Chabad that cares deeply for Israel instituting a Hampton Israel Forum in 2015, to combat the growing rise of anti Semitism and Israel bias. The importance of the five Chabads that are sprinkled in Southampton, East Hampton, Water Mill, Westhampton and Sag Harbor cannot be underestimated- it gives secular and religious Jews the opportunity to enjoy spirituality during the summer months. Th challenge lies in getting Hamptonites to leave their summer abodes on a beautiful Saturday morning to sit and pray in shul. Some libations such as Scotch, vodka and bourbon served at the Kiddush might be a slight inducement; however, it is usually the warmth of the Chabad atmosphere that attracts the crowd.

Detty Leverton, Rita Cosby, Joseph Leverton, Mendy Katz, Isaac Erlich and Rabbi Benjamin Katz

Honoree Bradley and Mom Maria Fishel

Andrew Gross, Adam Weiss, Berel Lerman, Amir Sagie and Tomaczek Bednarek

Andrew Gross, Rabbi Berel Lerman, Deputy Counsel General to Israel Amir Sagie and Tomaczek Bednarek

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This was an intimate and joyous evening where New York City residents were able to celebrate the summer Chabad with their leader Rabbi Berel Lerman. Lerman came to New Haven five years ago after being a shaliach serving in Russia, Australia and the Fiji Islands. The 30-year-old Lerman is on a mission to create an environment where all are welcome regardless of their level of observance. Tonight's emcee was TV correspondent Rita Cosby who is a Special Correspondent for Inside Edition and has received three Emmy Awards. Cosby released a bestselling memoir called "Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father's Past" documenting her father's past as a Polish Resistance Fighter who battled the Nazis during the Warsaw Uprising. Rita might as well be Jewish as she is a staunch supporter of Israel and advocates for it at every opportunity possible. She was kind enough to give out free autographed books and is working on a book documenting newly found information dealing with her grandfather's heroism in hiding Jews during the Holocaust. Cosby is a highly intelligent woman whose kindness is matched by her beauty and enthusiasm making her a spectacular host by raising the excitement of the dinner. Even

Lieba Nesis reports lives from the Chabad of Sag Harbor gala dinner

mother, who is a Holocaust survivor, and grandchildren to the event and spoke of the importance of community. Beautiful honoree Denise Wohl was given the Chesed Award for her commitment to philanthropy and spirituality. Wohl was led to delve deeper into her Judaism by friends Lori Shabtai and Nancy Chetrit, and currently lives in the Hamptons, New York and Israel contributing her time and money to all three of these communities. Finally, handsome Bradley Fishel was given the Young Leadership Award. Fishel is an overachieving 27-year-old who is getting his Master's in Finance from NYU while being VP at Renaissance properties. He also received his Pilot's and Broker's license in the same summer. Bradley has movie star looks and a beautiful family who were kvelling all night long. His mother and father, Maria and Kenneth, are well known patrons of the arts in the Hamptons and often hold charity events in their sprawling Bridgehampton property. Bradley thanked the community and his parents for support and held his young leadership award with pride. The conclusion of the awards ceremony was followed by a delicious dessert reception where Halvah and petit fours were served while attendees joyfully posed for pictures and fraternized with each other.

Rabbi Berel Lerman of the Chabad, TV correspondent Rita Cosby and PR honcho Adam Weiss. Credit for all photos: Lieba Nesis

Th nkfully, the evening was a tremendous success raising $53,000 towards their $270,000 annual budget and attracting a group of illustrious honorees including Isaac Erlich, Denise Wohl and Bradley Fishel-a successful bunch of Manhattanites with Judaism on their mind. Isaac was born in Siberia following the German invasion, which killed most of his family and later emigrated to the US. Erlich went from being a guidance counselor to a successful Brooklyn Real Estate developer in Park Slope and oth- Denise Wohl, Rabbi Berel Lerman and er areas. Erlich brought his 98-year-old Isaac Erlich

Melissa, Bradley, Maria and Kevin Fishel

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Innovation Summit Showcases Israel’s Technology & Science Leadership Hebrew University’s NEXUS:ISRAEL looks at hybrid solutions for global challenges Edited by: JV Staff

ore than 325 of the world’s leading scientists, entrepreneurs and investors participated in NEXUS:ISRAEL, a day-long conference on May 22, which showcased Israel’s global leadership in technology and the life sciences. Th conference was presented by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and organized by American Friends of the Hebrew University. Participants included two Nobel Prize winning academics, Roger Kornberg (2006) and Daniel Kahneman (2002); executives of top Israeli companies, including Bank Leumi USA, Intel Israel, and Lightricks;

and leading U.S. investors and venture capitalists, including Jack Hidary of Google X, Alan Patricof of Greycroft Partners, and Aryeh Bourkoff of LionTree. The founder and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, Matthew Winkler, presented a session on “The Startup Economy,” and moderated a panel on global investment that included Inon Elroy, Israel’s Economic Minister to North America. Bloomberg New York Bureau Chief Jason Kelly conducted a closing interview with Mr. Patricof on venture capital and startups. The goal of NEXUS:ISRAEL was to create a forum where investors, executives, and academics could openly discuss many of the critical technologi-

Maxine Fassberg -Executive in Residence and Intel Vice President, Intel Capital

cal and scientific breakthroughs that stand to reshape the way we work and live, including: cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, clean energy, nanotechnology, and brain sciences.

wide trends in venture and impact investing, as well as how Israel’s many challenges have driven its people to forge ahead as the “Start-Up Nation,” with creativity, imagination, and a strong spirit of determination. “I would describe Israelis as intellectuals who are not intim-

Vjay Vaitheeswaran – China Business and Shanghai Bureau Chief, The Economist, Tomaso Poggio – Board Member, Mobileye, Jack Hidary – Senior Advisor, Alphabet X Labs

Aryeh Bourkoff- Founder & CEO, Lion Tree Daniel KahnemanNobel Laureate, Economics

“NEXUS:ISRAEL was the Hebrew University’s fi st U.S. conference to bring together such a broad and diverse group of established business leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, and investors,” said Shy Arkin, Vice President for Research and Development at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel’s top-ranked university. He was joined by Yaron Daniely, CEO of Yissum, the university’s technology transfer company. The panel discussions and presentations analyzed world-

idated. You could call it chutzpah,” said Mr. Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner in economic sciences and a thought-leader in the psychology of decision making. Mr. Kahneman, a 1954 alumnus of the Hebrew University, noted that in their short modern history, Israelis have built a global R&D powerhouse from virtually nothing. He recalled his own experience as a psychologist in the Israel Defense Forces in the 1950s, when he had to devise a process for eval-

uating offic s because none existed. That system is still in place today. In a session on the state of global investment, Mr. Patricof said the deal pipeline in technology remains strong and will likely remain that way regardless of any U.S. governmental policy changes. He explained that younger companies inventing new technologies “don’t worry about tax rates. People who start businesses have a passion.” The sessions were held in the wake of a recent record-breaking acquisition by U.S.-based Intel of Mobileye, a computer vision company that originated in the labs of Hebrew University. Thedeal, valued at more than $15 billion, was the largest sale ever of an Israeli tech company. “The key to Israel's success

is the quality of its people,” said Maxine Fassberg, Israel-based vice president of Intel. “Israel’s emphasis has always been on innovation and education.” Ms. Fassberg noted that Israel is considered a “fully-employed economy” with less than four percent unemployment. Hebrew University professors provided updates in 3D functional printing, life sciences, nanotechnology, computer vision, and more. Innovations that began in Hebrew University labs and are in wide use today include methods of producing working circuit boards in a single process; combining artificial intelligence and deep brain stimulation to improve the lives of Parkinson’s patients; and adding search capability See Innovation Summit , page 37

Trump, Netanyahu & Barkat Receive ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ Historic Initiative Bearing Over 500,000 signatures from 168 Countries – A Global Statement of Support for a United Jerusalem Edited by: JV Staff

ust prior to US President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Israel and the breathtaking and emotional 50th anniversary Jerusalem Day celebrations across the country, the staff of United with Israel, the world’s largest grassroots pro-Israel movement, met with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to present him with the ‘Jerusalem Declaration,’ a historic book containing the names of over 500,000 individuals from around the world who recognize Jerusalem as both the eternal capital of the Jewish People and the undivided capital of the State of Israel.

countries, including Arab states and other nations that are fie cely critical of Israel, all of whom Mayor Barkat, an outspo- united and undivided capital of are willing to stand with Israel ken proponent of maintaining Israel and the heart and soul of in support of keeping Jerusalem united under permanent Israeli Israeli sovereignty through- the Jewish people.” With millions of supporters control. out all areas of Jerusalem, was very moved by the volume, a beautifully designed hardcopy version of United with Israel’s ever-growing online petition, as he appreciated the powerful statement of grassroots support for a united Jerusalem. “This declaration is a beautiful way of enabling people to show their love for our city. It’s very original and it warms my heart,” said Mayor Barkat as he studied the book. “I am grateful to United with Israel for helping Jerusalem lovers and supporters come together and show their commitment to the eternal,

United with Israel founder Michael Gerbitz engages a battalion of IDF soldiers in conversation as they sign the Jerusalem Declaration. (Photo credit: Yissachar Ruas)

A massive banner bearing the names of the Jerusalem Declaration’s more than 500,000 supporters hangs on the outer walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. (Photo credit: Yissachar Ruas)

around the world, United with Israel promotes global unity with the nation and land of Israel by spreading the truth about Israel, highlighting the positive global impact of Israeli technological and medical advances, fi hting media bias, the BDS movement and online incitement and initiating calls to action that turn its followers into advocates for Israel. Since the Jerusalem Declaration went live on United with Israel’s online platform several years ago, it has garnered support from individuals in 168

“Although half a million signatures is a signific nt milestone, and one worth celebrating, it is only the fi st step. Thankfully, global support for this historic undertaking continues to grow rapidly, and we are marching towards true international awareness of the underlying issue: Israel’s right to exist and the necessity of a strong and undivided Jerusalem as the foundation of the one and only Jewish homeland,” explained Michael Gerbitz, founder of United with Israel, a native of the Five Towns now living in

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and United with Israel founder Michael Gerbitz pose with hardcopies of the ‘Jerusalem Declaration,’ an online petition signed by 500,000 individuals from around the world who stand in support of a united Jerusalem. (Photo credit: Yissachar Ruas)

Bet Shemesh. “As Jerusalem Day celebrations continue, our petition stands as a reminder to the world that Jerusalem is not merely a city, but an eternal symbol of the Jewish nation’s deep roots in the Land of Israel. If the status of Jerusalem were ever to be called into question, the Jewish people’s right to exist in Israel – and elsewhere – would immediately follow suit. Jerusalem can never be seen as just another item up for negotiation because it is the very basis of our national identity.” The Jerusalem Declaration was also delivered to US President Donald Trump during his visit to Israel and is on its way to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a fitting statement

to conclude their brief but significant summit in Jerusalem. In the coming months, additional copies will be presented to other heads of state and influential leaders as a critical reminder of the importance of maintaining and strengthening Jerusalem as the eternal, undivided capital of Israel. Following their meeting with Mayor Barkat, United with Israel members hung a massive banner bearing the actual names of the Jerusalem Declaration’s more than 500,000 supporters on the outer walls of Jerusalem and in several high-traffi locations throughout the Old City. The extraordinary sign, an impresSee Trump, Netanyahu & Barkat , page 36

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Governor Mike Huckabee Serves as Keynote Speaker at Keren Or Women's Division Luncheon - May 2017 Edited by: JV Staff

n Tuesday, May 9th, New York City's Park Avenue Synagogue hosted the 13th annual Women's Division Gala Spring Luncheon on behalf of an extraordinary school in Israel, the Keren Or Jerusalem Center for Blind Children with Additional Disabilities. Always an inspirational and elegant afternoon, this year's luncheon was a great success. Women's Division Chair Marilyn Lauer paid tribute to the guest of honor, Harriet Muss, a generous and devoted founding member of the Women's Division board. The short presentations that followed included a moving video clip featuring the multi-disabled blind students at the Keren Or Center in Jerusalem, and remarks by Kari Levine, who had volunteered at the Center some 25 years ago, and whose daughter, now participating in a post-high school gap-year program in Israel, is fulfilli g her own volunteer service at the school. The highlight of the afternoon's program was key-note speaker, former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, a man of deep faith and an outspoken supporter of the State of Israel. In his address, Mr. Huckabee stressed the justice of the Jewish people's biblical claim and their timeless, exclusive rights to the entire land, and reiterated his conviction that Jerusalem must remain undivided, the united capital of the State of Israel. To a standing ovation, he pledged the commitment of the United States government to Israel's ongoing welfare. He also spoke of Keren Or's important role in Israel; helping to advance young people with serious disabilities and assisting their fami-

Ilana Buchbinder, Eliot Lauer, Marilyn Lauer, Governor Mike Huckabee, Shari Lauer & Tammy Alter

lies, and promised to visit the Center on his next visit to Israel. Located in the beautiful neighborhood of Ramot, overlooking Jerusalem, the Keren Or Center cares exclusively for blind, multiply disabled youth. Individualized programs are tailored to the unique needs of each child, providing therapeutic, educational, social, spiritual and cultural tools to maximize his or her potential. The mission of Keren Or Women's Division is to provide enrichment programs that enhance the children's happiness and well being, including hydrotherapy and holiday celebrations. In addition to the annual luncheon, Keren Or Women's Division holds docent-led museum tours, runs theater parties, and sponsors day trips to cultural destinations outside New York City. For more information please contact Keren Or Executive Director, Elizabeth David-Dembrowsky at 212-279-0534 or elizabeth@keren-or.org.

Jamie Leifer, Ruthy Jungreis, Rachel Lyons, Alisa Oliner, Esti Hershkowitz & Shelley Lebor

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Mindy Stein, Harriet Garber & Reva Oliner

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Israeli Debt Market Strikes Again By: Dylan Margolin

n recent years, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has become a popular platform for American-based real estate companies to raise debt. It is estimated that twenty-one American real estate companies over the past ten years have raised 14 billion shekel (approximately $4 billion dollars) by issuing bonds on TASE. In 2015 and 2016 alone, they have raised approximately $1.07 billion and $878.5 million dollars respectively. Cheaper fin ncing, the ability to garner higher credit ratings, and access to corporate grade debt unattainable to them in the US have attracted American developers in fl cks to Israel. The Israeli bond market has been especially receptive to developers situated in New York, as they love the transparency and perceived stability of its property market. Firms ranging

from Gary Barnett’s behemoth Extell Development to more local players such as Boaz Gilad’s Brookland Capital have all tapped into what has been dubbed “the real estate fin ncing land of milk and honey.” The process of issuing American real estate backed bonds in Israel continues into 2017 with Windsor Capital Group (WCG) most recently fili g a prospectus with TASE for a bond offering. Th y are attempting to raise 400 million shekel ($110 million dollars) by issuing 6-7 year bonds. Interestingly enough, the Boaz Gilad’s Brookland Capital had tapped into what has been majority of American real estate dubbed “the real estate financing land of milk and honey.” fi ms that have raised debt in Israel have some, if not a large presence, in New York. Windsor Capital Group is a hotel owner and operator based in Santa Monica, California that, with its affiliates, currently owns and manages ten hotels under the Marriott and Embassy Suites brands. Seven of their assets are located in California,

Gary Barnett’s behemoth Extell Development

Over the past ten years, American real estate developers have only gone to Israel to issue debt on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TASE (pictured above) but that may soon change

Windsor Capital Group is a hotel owner and operator based in Santa Monica, California that, with its affiliates, currently owns and manages ten hotels under the Marriott and Embassy Suites (pictured above) brands

with the three remaining hotels in Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Ashville, North Carolina. WCG also third party manages for other hotel owners and is approved to manage Hilton, Doubletree, Marriott, Hyatt, Starwood, and IHG branded hotels. The mechanics of this deal are particularly interesting given the uniqueness and operating specialty of hotel real estate assets. Ownership of the ten hotels will be transferred to a special purpose vehicle that will serve as the bond company issuing interest payments to the bondholders. The hotel management company will remain independent and pay annual rents to the bond company.

A 15-year lease agreement will be in place between the two entities, where the management company will pay $35 million annually to the bond company, with 2% year over year increases. The management company will also pay rebates for insurance premiums and taxes into the special purpose vehicle. Over the past ten years, American real estate developers have only gone to Israel to issue debt on TASE, but that may soon change. CIM Commercial Trust Corp (CMCT), a public REIT trading on NASDAQ, filed with Israeli regulatory agencies earlier this month to list equities on TASE. CMCT, managed by the CIM Group, is

While CMCT’s bread and butter is the office market, CIM Group as a whole has co-developed or invested in several of New York’s biggest real estate deals including residential buildings such as 432 Park Avenue, 737 Park Avenue (pictured above) and One Madison. CMCT, with its $1.3 billion market cap, has the ability to raise a few hundred million dollars on TASE

a stabilized class-A offic investor, with most of its assets in the Los Angeles and San Francisco bay area. While CMCT’s bread and butter is the offic market, CIM Group as a whole has co-developed or invested in several of New York’s biggest real estate deals including res-

idential buildings such as 432 Park Avenue, 737 Park Avenue and One Madison. CMCT, with its $1.3 billion market cap, has the ability to raise a few hundred million dollars on TASE. If successful, it would be the fi st US real estate fund to issue stock on TASE.

Fashion Statement: From Cannes to the First Lady to Wonder Woman By: Julie Sagoskin

stirred up more conflict than the movie premiere she wore it to! Social media users even photoshopped images of her fashion choice onto political leaders or changed the scene depicting how they view the Middle East. Whatever your feelings about Regev’s choice on the Cannes red carpet, she certainly showed how fashion can influence art and politics.

A Political Fashion Statement at Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival is known as much for the fashion as for the movies, and no one stirred as much controversy as Miri Regev, Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister. Regev’s long skirt depicted a wraparound scene of East Jerusalem, including the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock in the center. Israeli designer Aviad Arik Herman designed the skirt to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War in which Israeli forces took control of Jerusalem. Regev’s fashion choice certainly made a statement, and brought opposing political views to the forefront. While Regev said she “wanted the dress to express in its spirit the beauty of Jerusalem, in honor of the 50th anniversary of its liberation and unific tion,” the Israeli Minister also received backlash from

solid and subdued, the fashionable First Lady is defin tely putting the fun back into fashion.

Wonder Woman: A Fashionable Phenomenon

First Lady of Fashion The coat drawing attention around the world is the $51,000 Dolce and Gabbana flowered piece worn by First Lady Melania Trump in Sicily. Mrs. Trump also wore a matching clutch to a lunch held for spouses of the G-7 Summit and the whimsical jacket with the hefty price tag was certainly fit for American royalty.

those proclaiming that Jerusalem belongs to the Palestinians. Miri Regev’s skirt certainly

The coat drawing attention around the world is the $51,000 Dolce and Gabbana fl wered piece worn by First Lady Melania Trump in Sicily. Mrs. Trump also wore a matching clutch to a lunch held for spouses of the G-7 Summit and the whimsical jacket with the hefty price tag was certainly fit for American royalty. With colorful 3-D fl wers, this couture piece was shown on the runway during Dolce and Gabbana’s fall runway show. Melania has been a big fan of the Italian fashion house, wear-

Gal Gadot looked like a real life Wonder Woman at her Wonder Woman premiere in a sexy, red Givenchy gown. The 5’10” actress made her big debut in less fancy – but very comfortable footwear, a pair of Aldo Gladiator flats.

ing clothes and accessories from the label for her officia White House portrait as well as many trips and dinners. While her previous fashion choices have been a bit more

Gal Gadot looked like a real life Wonder Woman at her Wonder Woman premiere in a sexy, red Givenchy gown. Th 5’10” actress made her big debut in less fancy – but very comfortable footwear, a pair of Aldo Gladiator fl ts. The long, sequin dress looked stunning on the star, which featured a high neck and cutouts. The Israeli actress’ fashion choice showed you can be playful and glamorous at the same time – and you can still be a Wonder Woman without heels! Theactress, who bowed down to the original Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter at the premiere, is proving to be a Fashion Wonder – she also stunned in a custom Prada black embellished gown at the premiere in Mexico.

Miri Regev who is Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister attended this year’s Cannes Film Festival wearing a long skirt that depicted a wraparound scene of East Jerusalem, including the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock in the center. Israeli designer Aviad Arik Herman designed the skirt to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War in which Israeli forces took control of Jerusalem.

Viacom Shares Get Needed Boost from Altice Cable Deal By Charles Bernstein

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n Thursday, May 25, just two days before Sumner Redstoneâ€™s 94th birthday, the media mogul received an early gift Redstone and his familyâ€™s company, media giant Viacom, made a deal with Altice, to remain on its cable system that runs in 2.41 million households, according to a statement by both companies. The Post reports, â€œThe news removed a major overhang on Viacomâ€™s shares, given fears that the media conglomerateâ€™s brands â€” including MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central â€” could be dropped as its deal

comes up for renewal next year.â€? Thursday afternoon, after the deal was announced, within 10 minutes Viacomâ€™s Class B shares climbed 4.5 percent. Viacom agreed to use Altice USAâ€™s audience data company Audience Partners to assist in the sales of advertising in the Metro New York area and across the country, as part of the deal. Also, Viacomâ€™s own advertising data will be pooled as part of the agreement. According to The Post, â€œAltice owns the former Cablevision systems as well as Suddenlink in Missouri. The Netherlands-based fi m said earlier this week it would rebrand all systems with the Altice name.

Graph of Viacom stock price trend on Friday, May 26, the day after the deal was made public. (Source: FinancialContent and Zack Investment Research)

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Jâ€™lem Startup Aims to Crystallize Home-Made Jewelry By: Gili Eliyahu Adler

W Billionaire, media magnate Sumner Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation and Viacom.

One question not answered in the afternoon announcement of the deal is just how many Viacom channels will stay on Alticeâ€™s basic systems and how many will be moved to premium tiers. At Suddenlink, Viacom channels have been absent since they were dropped in 2014. Under the new deal, an unspecifie number of them will return.â€? Whether or not an increase in affiliate fees paid to Viacom is part of the agreement has not been revealed by Viacom or Altice. A select group of channels are going to be what resources will focus against, said Chief Executive Bob Bakish. These select channels are referred to as its â€œflagship six,â€? and include MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Paramount.

hen Mor Cohen began her undergraduate studies at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, marketing do-it-yourself (DIY) jewelry sets was the furthest thing from her mind. Though she had always maintained an interest in personal fashion, she had set her professional sights on industrial design and planned to return to the Tel Aviv area after graduation to start a career. Didnâ€™t quite work out that way. As she neared the end of her degree program, she developed an interest in the use of crystals and jewelry, a topic that led her to explore the combination for her senior project. â€œI studied industrial design, but Iâ€™ve always loved jewelry. Towards the end of college I had this weird dream of growing gem stones â€“ I am really inspired by nature and wanted somehow to forge a connection between these two things. I got to thinking about growing crystals and how I might be able to control the shapes and sizes. Once I found the right formula to create what I wanted, I started experimenting with several kinds of material and wound up creating a line of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets,â€? Cohen told Tazpit Press Service (TPS). The experience led her to fashion a DIY kit and to change career directions. She named the kit Crystal Pet and, launched a

When Mor Cohen began her undergraduate studies at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, marketing do-it-yourself (DIY) jewelry sets was the furthest thing from her mind. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir

pilot project to gauge interest and began making plans to build a business. â€œOnce I created all that jewelry I understood that if I did all this at home, then others could do the same thing. You donâ€™t need experience; thatâ€™s the unique thing about Crystal Pet. Anybody can grow crystals and design jewelry. The kit contains all the material you need except imagination. Th t means that although two people may receive the same kit, the jewelry they produce will refle t their individual personality and taste,â€? Cohen says. Cohen says the pilot trial â€“ she provided kits to friends, who used them to grow crystals and create their own jewelry â€“ created a social media buzz, which led her to Siftech, a startup accelerator overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.

Looking out at the ancient walls and the desert beyond, she says that while she did not grow up in the city, Jerusalem has gotten â€˜under her skinâ€™ in a way she had not expected. â€œI did not grow up in Jerusalem, but I have decided to stay here,â€? she told TPS. â€œI met my boyfriend here, and Iâ€™ve seen phenomenal development of the city over the past several years. I love it here and I want this project to be both a Jerusalemite and an Israeli one. The e are many resources and infrastructure here to help me. â€œIâ€™m optimistic. The people Iâ€™ve shown it to love the kit and Iâ€™m watching it all come together. I hope that in a year from now Iâ€™ll be able to say that Iâ€™m the founder of the Crystal Pet brand,â€? Cohen added. (TPS)

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Summertime Recipes Perfect for picnics and barbeques By: Sharon Matten

he summer weather is final y here and we are all excited to head outside for warm weather picnics and barbecues! Here are some new and fun summertime recipes that are sure to become year round family favorites

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

“BUTTERMILK FRIED” CHICKEN

(GFE - Perfect for the Gluten Free Eater) Perfect for your summertime picnic, here’s a lip-smacking, lighter (gluten-free) fried chicken that everyone in your family will go crazy for! This recipe calls for marinating the chicken in a mock “buttermilk” blend to tenderize and fl vor the chicken. “Flash frying” browns the outside of the chicken and crisps the coating, but doesn’t add as much fat and calories as frying the chicken until it is completely

cooked through. “Flash frying” also seals the chicken, leaving it moist and tender after baking in the oven.  4 tablespoons white vinegar  3 ¾ cups parve soy milk  2 whole chickens, cut into 8ths, skin removed – around 2 pounds each  2 cups corn meal  1 tablespoon seasoned salt  1 teaspoon cayenne pepper  1 cup canola oil, or enough for ½ inch in the frying pan  non-stick vegetable spray Combine vinegar and soy milk in a large measuring cup, or small bowl. Set aside. Place chicken, bone side up, in a 9x13” glass casserole dish. Pour “buttermilk” mixture over chicken. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil, then spray with nonstick vegetable spray. Set aside. In a shallow baking dish, combine corn meal, seasoned salt, and cayenne pepper. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet. Remove one piece of chicken from the “buttermilk”, shaking off excess liquid. Roll the chicken in the seasoned cornmeal, coating on both sides. Place the chicken into the hot oil. Repeat until skillet is full, with a little space between each piece of chicken. Fry the chicken until lightly browned, around 2 minutes on each side, then place on

the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pieces of chicken, until all the chicken is browned in the oil. Place the baking sheet into the hot oven, and bake for 45 minutes until chicken is golden brown and cooked through. Notes:  For a less “crispy and brown” but lower fat version of this recipe, skip the frying step and place the coated chicken directly on the baking sheet. Spray the chicken with non-stick vegetable spray before placing in oven. Bake for 60 minutes until browned and cooked through.  If making this recipe for the GFE use gluten-free corn meal and gluten-free seasoned salt.

Grilled Potato Salad

GRILLED POTATO SALAD (GFE)

The warm summer is the perfect time to head outside and fi e up the grill, enjoying the outdoor weather with friends,

and family (and mosquitoes!). This is a grilled twist on one of my favorite potato salads – and no mayonnaise required! For those that love anything grilled – this is the salad for you!  ½ cup Italian dressing  2 pounds assorted salad potatoes, washed, dried and cut in half  2 ears corn, husked, washed and dried  3 large scallions, sliced  2 tablespoons Dijon mustard  ¼ teaspoon black pepper  ¼ teaspoon salt  ¼ cup olive oil  1 teaspoon dried parsley Preheat grill to 350° F. If using a gas grill set the heat to medium. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the potatoes, then toss to coat. Place the potatoes cut side down on the grill. Reserve any remaining dressing from the bottom of the bowl to coat the corn. Grill the potatoes for approximately 15 minutes until grill marks appear on the potatoes and are mostly cooked through. Turn the potatoes over and grill for an additional 5 minutes until fork tender. Remove potatoes from the grill and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Coat the two ears of corn with the remaining dressing in the bowl, then place on the grill. Grill for 5 minutes, then turn the corn and grill for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from grill and allow to cool.

Using a sharp knife, cut the kernels from the ears of corn, then place them in the bowl with the grilled potatoes. Add the scallions, mustard, olive oil and parsley, then toss to combine. Best served at room temperature. Notes:  You can use any other of your favorite mustards such as sweet or spicy brown mustard instead of the Dijon mustard.  For additional color you can also add diced red or green pepper to the salad.  To make this recipe gluten-free for the GFE, use your favorite gluten-free mustard and Italian dressing.

tering assortment of kielbasas, polish hot dogs, and beer sticks – perfect for the grill! I tend to buy the lower fat chicken hot dogs more frequently though, then I can eat more hot dogs without the guilt! These cute and unusual Hot Dog Flowers are super easy to make and are a great centerpiece for your table. Kids of all ages love them and they’re a fabulous way to add fun to your summertime barbecue.  8 hot dogs  1 cup barbecue sauce  16 peeled pearl onions, or cherry tomatoes  16 wooden skewers Directions  Preheat your grill to 350° F.  Cut the hot dogs in half. Carefully make 3 cross cuts in the top of the hot dog halves, slicing ¾ of the way down the hot dog. You will have 6 “petals”. Repeat with the remaining hot dog halves. Place the hot dogs cut side down on the grill, spreading out the “petals”. If using pearl onions, place them on the grill at this time also. Grill hot dogs and onions for 5-10 minutes until the hot dogs are cooked through, Hot Dog Flowers brushing with sauce frequently. HOT DOG Remove from the grill. FLOWERS (GFE)  Place a skewer through the When asked by my family hot dog until there is ½ inch what one of my all-time favor- pointed end showing through ite foods is, they’ll answer – hot the “petals” of the “fl wer”. Place dogs! We are lucky to have the an onion or tomato on the end outstanding Romanian Kosher of the skewer. Serve with addihot dogs nearby here in Chica- tional barbecue sauce. go, and they offer a mouth-wa(AISH.COM)

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50 Years After Six-Day War, How the Kotel Became Synonymous With Tefillin An overwhelming response to a worldwide call by the Rebbe in 1967 has lasted a half-century By: Dovid Margolin

t was the morning of June 7, 1967, the third day of the Six-Day War. After a long night of battle on the streets of Jerusalem, an eerie quiet enveloped the ancient city. With fresh orders to take the Old City, Israeli paratroopers blew open the great wooden doors of Lion’s Gate and entered, making their way through the narrow alleys to the Temple Mount, site of the First and Second Temples. Despite the Temple Mount’s holiness, it was not the Jewish soldiers’ true destination. They sought the Kotel Hamaaravi, the Western Wall, where Jews had prayed for 2,000 years, but where no Jew has been allowed during the past two decades of Jordanian rule.

The late Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Ceitlin, left, wraps tefillin with an Israeli soldier at his post on the country’s northern border in the winter of 1976. (Photo: Yaacov Sa’ar/Israel Government Press Office)

Finding a path, they descended a small staircase to the wall below. The alley in front of the Western Wall was barely 15 feet wide, but was soon flooded with Israeli paratroopers—religious and non-religious, kipah-wearers and kibbutzniks. Photos and film of that day depicted battle-hardened men breaking down in tears as they encountered the Kotel, burying their faces in the enormous Herodian stones. A shofar was blown. Soldiers prayed, even those not used to doing so. One of the paratroopers, the late Knesset member and activist Hanan Porat, remembered a non-religious kibbutznik asking

him what prayer to recite. “Say Shema,” Porat answered him, recounting the moment in the 2007 PBS documentary “Six Days in June.” “I do not know how to say it,” the young kibbutznik responded. “I told him to repeat after me, and I said ‘Shema!’ and he shouted ‘Shema!’ recalled Porat. “Believe me, I do not know if I ever heard a Shema like that in my life.” Less than a week later, on Shavuot, the Western Wall plaza opened to the public, allowing Jews to approach the remnants of the Temple Mount’s retaining wall unimpeded for the fi st time in two millennia. The fi st morning after Shavuot, four Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidim stationed themselves at the wall with tefillin, offering throngs of Jews the opportunity to transform their raw emotions into concrete action. Th men were on the front lines of Chabad’s newly-launched tefilli campaign, which the Rebbe— Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—had initiated just days before war started. The Tefillin Campaign It had been on Saturday, June 3—the Shabbat prior to the SixDay War—that the Rebbe fi st directed his followers to put on tefillin with Jewish men around the world, placing special emphasis on soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces. In calling on soldiers to perform the mitzvah, the Rebbe quoted the verse “the nations of the world shall see that the name of G d is upon you, and they will fear you,” adding that the Talmud explains this “refers to tefillin.” With the war over and the Kotel liberated, hundreds of men lined up to don the black boxes, wrap their forearms in the soft leather straps, and connect their hearts and minds in the service of G d, and themselves, with their ancestors before them. By the end of November 1967, The Boston Globe reported that “more than 400,000 members of the Jewish faith are estimated to have observed the commandment to wear Phylacteries—tefillin in Hebrew—at the city’s Western, formerly known as the ‘Wailing’ Wall.” Rabbi Tuvia Blau, a senior Chabad rabbi in Jerusalem, was

Israel constructed the Western Wall plaza immediately after the Old City’s capture, even before the Six-Day War had ended, allowing Jews unimpeded access to the site for the first time in 2,000 years. This photo shows the area in 1967. (Photo: David Eldan/Israel Government Press Office)

one of the original four men at the wall. “The whole Jewish world was coming there,” he recalls. “A Jew would come, he’d put on a yarmulke and write a letter, but it was the tefillin that connected him to the place. The Shema Yisroel he said. We saw that.” Rabbi Yosef Gopin, a 16-yearold boy at the time, spent the war in Jerusalem helping his older sister while his brother-in-law was at the front. Like Blau, Gopin came to the Western Wall for the fi st time on the day after Shavuot. “I saw a Lubavitcher approach a group of high-ranking offic s and offer them to put on tefillin. The most senior one put them on and suddenly ran to the Kotel and started crying. Then he came back and gave an order to the officers with him to put on tefillin and pray as well.”

The Jewish people’s surprise victory in the face of overwhelming odds stunned the world. At the same time, Jews everywhere were elated—a feeling heightened and given expression to by the poignant images of Israeli paratroopers weeping at the Western Wall, staring at it in awe and wonder. Theholiday of Shavuot was the fi st time that anyone could visit the Kotel, with thousands of Jewish pedestrians making their way through the Old City via a road built by Israeli army engineers from Mount Zion. Only two days after the ceasefi e, Israeli patrols spent their holiday in search of remaining Arab snipers shooting sporadically from positions within the Old City. Although Jews had received various degrees of access to the Western Wall prior to 1948, all of its rulers—from the Romans to the Mamluks to the Ottomans to

Israeli paratroopers enter the Old City of Jerusalem through Lion’s Gate on June 7, 1967, reuniting it after 19 years of Jordanian occupation and placing it under Jewish control for the first time in two millenia. (Photo: Ilan Bruner/Israel Government Press Office)

Much has changed in the 50 years since Israel miraculously won the Six-Day War and liberated Jerusalem, but the Chabad tefillin booth at the Kotel remains much the same, offering hundreds of thousands of Jews a year—millions over the years— the chance to pray in tefillin at the holiest site in Judaism, many for the fi st time. Th t the wall and tefillin go hand in hand is a given today— experienced by Jewish soldiers, celebrities, locals, tourists—and the stand itself appears regularly in documentaries, television programs and other video footage on Israel. The Holiness of the Holy Land and the Western Wall

the British—had placed strictures on what Jews could and could not do at their holy site. Benches and tables were mostly banned; the British forbade the blowing of the shofar and tore down the traditional mechitzabarrier that divides men and women at prayer. Now, after centuries of foreign occupation, the Kotel was in Jewish hands. Even before the war was over, Israel began clearing the area in front of it for a plaza. “I remember powerful but confli ting emotions converging. Not only sitting with my father in anguish about the possibility of another Holocaust [before the war], but also standing at the Western Wall and seeing him become a religious Jew again,”

A Lubavitcher Chassid puts tefillin on with a visitor to the newlyopened Western Wall plaza on July 2, 1967. The Rebbe had sent a telegram to Chabad activists in Israel a few days earlier, instructing them to open a permanent tefillin booth at the Kotel and receive all the proper permits. (Photo: Fritz Cohen/Israel Government Press Office)

The Chabad-Lubavitch tefillin stand at the Western Wall in Jerusalem opened on June 15, 1967. Millions of Jews have since put on tefillin there, transforming emotions felt at one of Judaism’s holiest sites into action. (Photo: Mark Neyman/Israel Government Press Office)

author Yossi Klein Halevi recently told the Israeli publication Fathom. Klein Halevi’s father was a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who carried the experience with him and grappled with his relationship with G d, “yet at the Western Wall my father made his peace with God, and became a devout Jew. What happened to my father also played out in the Jewish people.” In New York, the Rebbe spoke directly to the emotional images being broadcast from Jerusalem. The Jewish people are visibly united as one nation under G d, the Rebbe stated; how else to explain the moving tears of such a cross-spectrum of Jews when encountering the Kotel? “One would think, the Kosel Hamaaravi is an old, devastated wall; there are buildings far more beautiful and more strategic than the Western Wall,” he exclaimed. “It should have been that those who pray should go to the wall, and those who wish to see old buildings” go elsewhere. “But we see that for them too is apparent the holiness of the Holy Land at the Western Wall, and they forget about all else. Because if not there would be no reason to go this place and shed tears there, certainly not to cry in so public a manner, to the point where if one would try to separate him from the Kosel Hamaaravi, he would not let!” The response to tefillin was overwhelming. Two weeks after the work had begun, Lubavitch Youth Organization in Kfar Chabad, which was responsible for the new tefillin campaign nationwide, received a letter from the Rebbe’s secretariat containing

his specific instructions for the Kotel. “The Rebbe suggests that if possible a permanent booth be arranged at the Kotel for the putting on of tefillin, of course with permission from the appropriate authorities,” the letter reads. It continues to state that papers containing the blessings for tefillin and the Shema prayer be printed in a small format, and that tefillin be offered for sale and checked at a discounted price. According to Blau, offici permission came a short time later from the first rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz, who arranged that Chabad’s presence there be formally recognized. For decades, the tefillin stand was run by the late Rabbi Moshe Weber. Fift years later, the booth remains in operation, with several full-time staff fluent in a number of languages stationed there literally from sunrise to sunset. “It’s nice that the rabbis there are not insistent, not intrusive, but are there to assist anyone who wants to go further than just putting a message in the wall,” says Silicon Valley venture capitalist and philanthropist Irwin Federman. “I enjoyed putting the tefillin on there. It’s something I don’t do very often, but it reacquainted me with the services of my youth.” “We meet people every day who would not put on tefilli anywhere, but will do it here at the wall,” attests Rabbi Shmulie Weiss, an Englishman who has greeted English speakers at the Kotel tefillin booth for the last 10 years. “It’s the holiest place in the world.” (CHABAD.ORG)

Israeli Gen. Ariel Sharon, seen donning tefillin at the Kotel in 1967, became a hero as a result of his victories during the war. Months later, his young son died in a tragic accident. In a condolence letter to him, the Rebbe noted “the tremendous inspiration that you aroused in the hearts of many of our Jewish brethren when you put on tefillin at the Western Wall, an act which merited great publicity and echoed powerfully and positively into the various strata of our nation . . . ” (Photo: Challenge)

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Changing Ones Fate – Naso 5777 By: Rabbi David Bibi

ne of the best-known paragraphs in the week’s portion of Nasso and perhaps in the entire Torah, is that of Birkat Kohanim - the Blessing of the Kohanim where the Torah states: Hashem spoke to Moses saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying: This is how you shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them: “May Hashem bless you and watch over you. May Hashem cause His countenance to shine upon you and favor you. May Hashem raise His countenance toward you and grant you peace.” Th y shall bestow My Name upon the children of Israel, so that I will bless them. Rabbi Abittan z’sl would often tell us that the moment we are blessed by Hashem through the Kohanim is an auspicious time. While people travel the world in search of blessings from great talmidey Chamamim – Torah scholars and while others travel to graves of the righteous, they fail to realize that this blessing of Birkat Kohanim is directly from Hashem and surly outshines any other blessing we might hope for. In fact, this blessing has the ability to change our fate.

While there may be chatter, although forbidden, during the repetition of the amidah, when the hazan reaches birkat kohanim, people generally quiet down and focus. In recent years we have adopted, what for us is a new yet beautiful custom where children run to their fathers to find temporary shelter under their fathers tallit and the weight of the father’s hands. Every father, at this moment, while facing the kohanim with their heads covered and their hands lifted upward and outward yet hidden, and with his children’s heads below his own hands, undoubtedly concentrates intensely begging Hashem that He should bestow fully this blessing upon his own children and family. Rashi comments on the words, Amor Lahem, Say to them, that Amor is in the infinitive tense, meaning it is constant using the example of Shamor – watch and Zachor – remember the Shabbat as stated in the two versions of the Ten Commandments. In a sense this blessing of the Kohanim is constant and never ending. I can sometimes hear in my mind, my grandfather David Gindi, a’h, giving the blessing or imagine the blessing coming from my mother’s un-

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cle Haham Moshe Gindi, z’sl, who my mother speaks of very fondly. I imagine hearing the blessing spoken by my great grandfathers, Yaakov Gindi or Hayim Cohen in Aleppo a century ago. I doubt they could have imagined the world of their grandchildren and generations to come when they bid farewell to their own departing children from the piers of Beirut and a world which is for the most part forgotten and destroyed. We are commanded to say the blessing aloud in a strong voice. I wonder how far the sound waves of those blessings of our ancestors travel. Certainly in a spiritual sense, we are the

benefici ries even a century or millennia later. Rabbi Abittan would explain the words of his teacher, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, z’tl who noted that the commandment of Birkat Kohanim entails two separate aspects: the transmission of a direct blessing from Hashem and hashra’at ha-Shechinah (the manifestation of Hashem’s presence). The Rabbi would explain that Birkat Kohanim is a direct meeting with the Shechinah that presents us with an intimate encounter in which we come [so to speak] face to face with Hashem. Rabbi Abittan certainly felt this and our custom in our synagogue while

I was there together with the rabbi and while I was hazan, was for the rabbi to come up to the bimah during the repetition. When I arrived at the blessing of the Kohanim, I would pause and lower my head. The rabbi would place his hand on my head and he would call out each word of the blessings for the Kohanim to repeat. The weight of his hand and with it the feeling of a resting shechina or Divine Presence, can still be felt. There is still a question which needs to be asked. What is the true nature of blessings and more specifical y, Birkat Kohanim? Are we not blessed or rewarded based on our actions? If we merit, are we not rewarded and if we sin, are we not punished? Do blessing really override a sense of justice? Does the presence of the shechina change things? Rabbi Eli Mansour suggested an insight he saw in a sefer given to him by the Bobov community, Lev Aryeh. The Talmud states: Rava said: The length of one’s life, the amount of his children, and his sustenance are not dependent on merit, but rather on mazal (fate). (Rava’s statement is meant to explain that while both Rav Chisda and Rabah were on the tremendously

Rabbi Abittan z’sl would often tell us that the moment we are blessed by Hashem through the Kohanim is an auspicious time high level that they could bring rain to the world, Rav Chisdah lived 92 years while Rabah died at 40. Obviously, Rava feels that merit has little to do with their life span and the length of their days was dictated by their mazal, their fate, or as we have explained before, the script each of us writes before we are born.) Thus these three items, length of life, number and type of children and our blessing are subject to our fate. And we have seen this time and again through history. One can ask why someone with obvious merit is lacking while someone who apparently has no merit has everything. This is one possible explanation. The Lev Aryeh continues that keeping the Torah and Misvot can assist on everything else, but with regard to these three how can we change them? He suggests that Birkat Kohanim is the answer to children, life and See Changing Ones Fate , page 36

Parshas Nasso - A Blessing for All Eternity By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis "May G-d bless thee and keep thee" "May He cause His countenance to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee" "May HaShem lift His Face unto thee and grant thee peace" (Deut. 6: 23-26) G-d conferred upon our patriarch Abraham the privilege of bestowing blessing "And you shall be a blessing..." (Genesis 12:2). Th t honor was passed on to Isaac and then to Jacob. In this week`s parsha, HaShem instructs Moshe to bequeath this privilege to Aaron and all his descendants - the Kohanim, in perpetuity. To this very day, the Kohanim bless us during the services on our Holy Days. In the land of Israel however, the Kohanim bless the congregation every day. Th cantor chants this blessing every morning during the repetition of the Amidah, and we recite it in our daily prayers as well. On the eve of every Sabbath, in the glow of the candlelight, it is this blessing that every parent imparts to his child. How fortunate we are that we are able to bless our children with the very

words that were given to us by G-d Himself through His Torah. Moreover, when we pronounce the Priestly Blessing, we connect to the millions of souls who preceded us, as well as to our Heavenly Father Himself. The blessing is composed of three parts. The fi st contains three words in memory of the patriarchs; the second, five words, anchoring us to the Five Books of Moses; The third, seven words, reminding us of the seven heavens, and asking G-d to shower us with His bounty. Prior to imparting the blessing, the Kohanim themselves have to recite a blessing, the last word of which is "love," teaching us that a pre-condition to imparting a blessing is that one`s heart be overfl wing with love. We, the Jewish People, are called "Mamlechet Kohanim - a Priestly Kingdom", and each and every one of us should always strive to convey blessings to one another, especially now, in these difficult times when so many people are hurting. Meaning of the Blessings: Th fi st blessing is for health and sustenance, but we need G-d`s blessing that we not abuse that gift, so we conclude the blessing

The priestly blessing

with "Yishmorecha" — May G-d protect you. The second blessing is that G-d illuminate our minds with the holy teachings of His Torah and allow us to find favor in everyone`s eyes so that we might share His teachings. Th third blessing is that G-d look upon us with compassion, forgive our sins, and grant us peace. The word "peace" is the very last word in the blessing, teaching us that without peace, everything is worthless and pointless. It is precisely for this reason that the daily Amidah and the kaddish prayer end with a blessing for peace. If there is any one generation that

can appreciate the critical impor- from our hearts and embark tance of peace, it is ours. May G-d upon a new course. Th t’s what grant us peace speedily in our tshuva repentance is all about. own day. This parsha reminds every individual that they have a unique “KNOW THYSELF” mission in life. The portion In this week`s parsha it is writ- opens with the words. Count ten: "And they shall confess their the children of Gershon also. sin that they committed" (Num- The word also jars. What does it bers, 5:7). Thequestion is obvious mean? The children of Gershon - one can only confess a sin that had the responsibility of carryone has committed, so why the ing the curtains and other heavy redundancy of language ("that items of the Tabernacle. At fi st glance, one might think that to they committed")? The Torah is here to teach us be charged with such a menial that the mistakes that we make task is to be labeled a schlepin life, the sins that we commit, per, a porter. The efore, the are not born in a vacuum. Th y Torah tells us, count them also, stem from deep roots, so if we reminding us that the children are to confess, it is not just ver- of Gershon were as important bal platitudes that are required, as those who had the responsibut genuine soul searching. Th bility of carrying the Holy Ark. parsha teaches us that if we re- It’s not what we do but how we ally want to elevate ourselves, if do it that counts. It`s the love we really want to change and be- and dedication that we invest come better, more spiritual indi- in a task that makes the differviduals, as painful as it may be, ence. This is a vital lesson for we have to go through this pro- us to absorb. Instead of envying cess honestly, without rational- what others are doing, instead izations. We must ask ourselves. of looking upon ourselves as What led me to stray from this schleppers, we should realize path? How is it that I have be- that if we fulfill our responsicome so lost? Once we come to bilities with sincerity, we will be grips with that and discover the uplifted and achieve our unique answer, it will become possible mission in life. G-d judges us by for us to uproot that negativity our efforts, by our faith, by our

When we pronounce the Priestly Blessing, we connect to the millions of souls who preceded us, as well as to our Heavenly Father Himself. commitment, as it is written, according to the effort is the reward. This lesson is reinforced at the end of the parsha where the offerings of the princes of the tribes are recounted. Each prince brought the exact same gift, but instead of stating just that, the Torah repeats it twelve times, once again teaching us that it is not only what we give, but the manner in which we give it that is signific nt, so while each tribe offered the same gift their kavanah - thoughts and emotions were different. Thus, we all recite the same prayers, but each of us has our own special way of expressing them, and that is what renders us unique. We never need to compete. We never need to strive to be someone else. We need only strive to fulfill our own potential, to realize our own mission, and that is how we will find f vor in the sight of G-d. (HINENI.ORG)

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Six Day War Brigade Continued from page 22 clear the area for a plaza near the Western Wall. Subsequently, entrance to the Old City was forbidden to the public. However, certain important people were allowed into the Old City, among them Rabbi Aryeh Levin, known as the “Father of the Prisoners” for his visits to the Jewish underground members imprisoned under the British Mandate. “I can remember Rabbi Aryeh Levin crying like a child at the site of the Kotel,” said Shor. “He came to the Kotel with the dep-

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rosa Street and he was the only person in the Old City to make kosher cheeses,” said Shor. “He uty mayor of Jerusalem at the would travel by donkey to an time, Ben Eliezer. Rabbi Levin Arab village nearby, to make threw himself on the ground, cheese from the sheep there, with his suit, and crawled to the which he would then sell in the Kotel with tears in his eyes,” re- Old City.” Shor can still recall the days lated Shor. “He wanted to kiss where there were no street every stone.” Shor, a seventh generation lights. “People would use a tin Jerusalemite whose family can with a hole for the candle in originally made aliyah from order to light their way at night Belarus and the Ukraine in the in the city.” “When I walk around the Old late 19th century, grew up in Jerusalem. “Both my parents City and Jerusalem now, I think were born in the Muslim Quar- how different life was here beter of the Old City. As a child, fore. It is still remarkable to me I would go with my parents to that we are able to pray freely at pray in the Old City. My grand- the Kotel today,” he concluded. father had a home on Via Dolo(TPS)

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new model for healthcare funding. Marcus told Tazpit Press and emergency resources under Service (TPS) that a stand-alone one roof, including public and emergency room in Efrat would have been expensive to run and private HMOs. The center also represents a difficult to maintain fin ncially,

Trump, Netanyahu & Barkat Continued from page 28 sive feat of Israeli technology and design that was produced using multiple specialized digital printing machines, encouraged dialogue among onlookers, including Israeli residents and active IDF soldiers, birthright groups, and tourists from around the world. The groups fl cked to Hurva Square where United with Israel was displaying additional hardcopies of the Jerusalem Declaration and

amassing additional signatures for the online petition. The face-to-face campaigning was so successful that the United with Israel staff returned to the Old City on Jerusalem Day to engage with the thousands of residents, students and tourists who came out to celebrate the milestone anniversary. “Jerusalem is our link to the past and our conduit to a bright future. It is our responsibility to spread the message that Jerusalem is simply non-nego-

but by offering rental space to a host of medical services, the group seized on a model that both allowed doctors and health care providers to expand their services to the community as well as to ensure the fi cal integrity of the enterprise. (TPS)

tiable and indivisible, and the outpouring of support that we saw here in Jerusalem and that we continue to see every day online gives me hope that we are truly making a difference,” said Gerbitz. In the two weeks since the hardcopy version of the Jerusalem Declaration was sent to print, online support has climbed to well over 540,000 signatures. To learn more about the initiative and sign the petition, please visit United with Israel’s website or view the petition directly at www.JerusalemDeclaration.com.

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is real,” says Dr. Wilfrido Castillo, an obstetrician-gynecologist. toms. An estimated 80 percent “The patients don’t feel they are of those infected, do not know sick. Th t doesn’t mean they don’t they have the virus, and even a care about the baby, but if they majority of the pregnant women don’t feel sick they minimize the appear to give birth to healthy importance of this.” City health officials are confibabies. "Th y don’t believe Zika

nizing the work of The Fellowship, which the rabbi founded 34 years ago to promote better understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews and build broad support for Israel. Other honorees included Sparks, a New York-based organization that helps women battle post-partum depression, Dr. Shani Verschleiser of Magenu, a New York-based organization that promotes education on personal safety for schoolchildren; Aaron and Felicia Cohen; Esther Kenigsberg; Menachem M. and Breinde R. Kiwak; and Moshe and Shaindy Lax. President Donald Trump earlier this month declared May as Jewish American Heritage Month, following the prac-

tice of several recent administrations. The month-long series of events has been held annually since 2006, with special exhibits and talks at museums and other cultural institutions highlighting the contributions of Jews to American culture, including the arts, science, medicine, sports, business, government, and military service. The annual celebration fi st began in 1980 as a week dedicated to American Jewry, and in 2006 President Bush, on the request of Congress, dedicated April to American Jewry. “I am honored to be part of the wonderful events celebrating the indelible impact of American Jewry on our great nation,” said Eckstein. “I am eternally grateful to the honorable Members of Congress

Changing Ones Fate Continued from page 35 wealth. How? May Hashem bless you and watch over you … Yevarechehca VeYishmerech with children with boys and girls. Yaer Hashem Panav elecha VeYichnecha: May Hashem cause His countenance to shine upon you and favor you. As we state in the daily amidah prayer – Ki Beor Panecha Natata Lanu Hashem Elokeynu Torah VeChayim. Th ough the light of your countenance you gave us Torah and life. And final y Yisah Hashem Panav Elecha VeYasem Lecha Shalom - May Hashem raise His countenance toward you and grant you peace. The Talmud teaches when there is sustenance then there is peace. And we know that when fin nces are tight people more often than not tend to fi ht. We read

that when the barrel of barley is empty, there are loud noises in the house – machloket – dispute is banging on the door. On the other hand, we read Hasam Gevulech Shalom Chelev Chitim Yasbiyaych – Hashem shall put peace at your borders, and satiate you with the fullness of the wheat. We are more often at peace when we are not lacking. We find this at home and we find this in business among partners. When the money is coming in, people don’t complain and don’t fi ht, but when the money stops, the accusations begin. While Tosefot explains that to overcome fate takes a super human effort of merit, the Lev Aryeh is telling us that Birkat Kohanim is such an amazing blessing because it has the ability to overcome fate. What a tremendous chizuk – strength we are being given! What an in-

dent that there has been no local transmission of the virus. Th mosquito Aedes aegypti, which has been found to carry the virus, thankfully does not live in New York. All but 11 of the local cases were contracted elsewhere, most prominently the Dominican Republic. The cases acquired in the city were sexually transmitted, mostly from men.

and to our friends at Chamah for recognizing the work we’ve done over the years to build lasting relationships between Christians and Jews in America and around the world.” Chamah President Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman, whose organization Chamah nominated The Fellowship for the Congressional honor, said: “Rabbi Eckstein opened a vital chapter in American-Jewish life by building bridges of understanding and tolerance between Christians and Jews, thereby initiating a dialogue that resulted in projects promoting the security and well-being of Jews in Israel and around the world. Rabbi Eckstein, a giant of a man, is truly making a lasting impact on Jewish history.” Co-chairing the event were Abe Eisner; Ezra Friedlander; Greg Rosenbaum; Joseph B. Stamm; and Stanley Treitel. credible gift Hashem has given us through the Kohanim! We now have something amazing to focus on as we hear each of the words each day of the year. We are blessed with the Shechina resting over us and making the impossible, possible. If you want a blessing, before you search the world, come to synagogue! Hear the blessing of the Kohanim. Feel the presence of Hashem. Hear our ancestor’s words; whether a grandfather, great grandfather or Aharon the High Priest himself. Realize that this is a direct blessing from Hashem, Himself! And know that the impossible becomes possible during these precious moments. May Hashem bless each of us, with children and grandchildren and great grandchildren who will bring us pride and joy all of our days. May we be blessed with long and healthy lives. And may we be blessed with peace and sustenance to better serve our Creator in Heaven.

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al” mental health approaches to treating emotional trauma. Whereas traditional approaches Continued from page 16 one of the most important ele- might be calming and supportments to prevent post traumatic ive, he said that Farchi stresses as getting them to take a simple stress disorder (PTSD) from set- the need to keep the experience “alive” in order to enable the vicwalk to the store by themselves. ting in,” Leighton told TPS. Leighton said that Dr. Farchi’s tim to address it while the issue Then, once they’ve accomplished that, they can move on approach represents a change is still “live.” to doing more things. This is of mindset from “tradition(TPS)

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of the Rockaways. This boardwalk's not going anywhere.” The new Boardwalk runs 5 1/2 Continued from page 9 quality of life for people in the miles and includes walking and Rockaways." With a strong bicycle lanes. Added fi st aid walk that's very impressive. voice the mayor said, "The last stations and police presence Just look at it, you can see how boardwalk was literally thrown adds to the safety of this beaumuch it's going to improve the by the waves into the streets tiful edific .

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iterated that terrorism must not be "rewarded", but expressed icized the Palestinian Authority's confidence that both sides were policy of handing out social wel- ready to reach for peace. "I had a meeting this morning fare payments to the families of Palestinians imprisoned or killed with President Abbas and can perpetrating attacks against tell you that the Palestinians are ready to reach for peace," Trump Israelis. Following their meeting in said in a joint press conference Bethlehem last week, Trump re- with Abbas.

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of IS as its main adversaries in the region. Eastern Syria is an area where the defeat of the latSyrian war. The pattern on the ground ter by pro-Western forces will suggests otherwise. The US constitute also a setback also administration has defined the for the former. This is a game Iranians and the Sunni jihadis which is now afoot. Much de-

"And by meeting with my very good friend, Benjamin, [I can say that] that he is reaching for peace, he loves peace, he loves people, he especially loves the Israeli people. Benjamin Netanyahu wants peace," he added. Israel considers the strong anti-Israeli messages in Palestinian education to be one of the stumbling blocks for a peaceful resolution of the long-standing confli t. (I24 NEWS) pends on its outcome. (MIDDLE EAST FORUM)

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Preventing the Next Continued from page 23 attack out of fear of losing their home. Now the Palestinian Authority has attempted to counter this policy by providing the family a life-time stipend for the loss of their child carrying out a suicide bombing. How unlikely is it that a family member is completely unaware of their son’s suspicious activities, bomb making instructions found in the bedroom, or bomb making purchases found in the garage. The fear of losing one’s freedom, job, and livelihood in the host country that opened the welcome mat and be sent back to the land they desperately sought to escape might just be a valued incentive to rat out on their kid. If in fact it is highly probable that family members were aware of Johnny’s bedroom plans or communications with overseas terrorist networks prior to the murderous act, they should be deported.

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The veracity of a terrorist attacks near to home, unfettered immigration, Sharia Law creating an incompatible society, and diminished governing leadership has the world crossing a precipice where the failure to navigate the complex chasm will result in Western civilization falling into an ever more dangerous vortex where democracies live in a state of fear and self-exile within their own country. A military strategy alone will not solve the core issues surrounding terrorism and religious tribalism where the bad guys are simply replaced with more bad guys. A political strategy that hones in on an eventual governing capability in the Middle East where policy makers understand traditional western democracy cannot fl urish among an unwilling people is at best the starting point. If that is the case, it is best that historical tribal sects remain regionally segregated under rulers abroad and not per-

Innovation Summit Showcases Continued from page 28 to video surveillance to rapidly identify suspects. “Innovation is in the DNA of Hebrew University,” said Clive Kabatznik, a Governor of the University’s Board of Governors and AFHU National Board member. “The Big Hack,” a lively session on cyber security, was moderated by Margaret Burgraff, Vice President, Softw re and Service Group and General Manager of Global Softw re Enabling for Intel Corporation. Panelist David Blumberg, managing partner of Blumberg Capital, said cyber-criminals were more aggressive and more successful today in part because the public does not fully comprehend the risk. “Cybersecurity is the new

frontier of warfare. It can be life and death, so we have to get it right for survival. We always need to have multiple lines of defense.” He added that Israelis, rather than focusing on defensive measures, were taking the fi ht against cybercriminals and online terrorists to the Dark Web. “They go out and impersonate the bad guys” to see what they are up to,” Mr. Blumberg said. Daniel Goldin, the longest tenured administrator of NASA and founder of KnuEdge, a highly scalable neural computing company, noted that cybersecurity is too often treated as an afterthought or addition to existing systems rather than “baked into” their creation. “With Israel's strength in technology and cyber coming from its military, it is truly the place

mitted to fl urish in countries where democracies exist. Th arrival of President Trump on to the world stage representing the free world was evident during a speech to over fift Arab world leaders during his historic visit to Saudi Arabia. Trump called them out to act as partners to root out pure evil from their nations and the earth. We must decide if we are going to accept the Katty Kay’s of the world where when she reiterated “we’re going to see more of these kinds of attacks taking place in Europe, and Europe is starting to get used to that” or it is time, rather late however, to decide and act in determining if we choose freedom, liberty, and the pursuant of happiness or suppression for our children’s future. In the meantime, President Eisenhower made it clear during the Cold War and remains true today in our current crisis to preserve Western civilization when he said, “The cost of successful national defense is high, but the cost of failure is everything”.

Arabia.Ideally, Trump would have given a little more time to describe what is holding back this renaissance beyond a generic attribution to “extremism.” He should have taken a queue from Egyptian President El-Sisi and consulted with progressive Muslim reformers. Trump called for “gradual change,” but failed to mention freedom, even gradually-granted freedom. His team likely worried that the mention of freedom would be interpreted as a synonym for democracy promotion, but caveats could have addressed that. This renaissance and rolling back of Islamism will require greater political and religious freedom, and acknowledging so does not make one an advocate of hasty destabilizations. 6) Until the Iranian regime is willing to be a partner for peace, all nations of conscience must work together to isolate Iran, deny it funding for terrorto solve the cyber security ism and pray for the day when challenge.” the Iranian people have the just In closing remarks, Marc O. and righteous government they Mayer, president of American deserve. Friends of the Hebrew UniPresident Obama’s attitude versity, called on the audience towards Iran unnerved our to support Israeli innovation Sunni Arab partners in the reboth through direct investment gion. The heavy focus on Iran and “psychic capitalism,” or should help address that, but the philanthropy. fixation on the Iranian regime “Israel is the start-up nation, and the Hebrew University is the research powerhouse of that start-up nation,” said Mr. Mayer. “The work Continued from page 8 being done there has changed the world, and continues to change the world.” With ticket sales being budNEXUS:ISRAEL was co- geted at 65% of capacity, New sponsored by Leumi USA York City Opera’s present seawith additional support from son is being fin ncially aided by data management firm Datos; performances of the show “CanWexford Capital LP, Michael dide” by Leonard Bernstein, Margolis, Dina Smolyar, Vad- which has had a sold-out run im Zlotnikov and Scoggin Capital. For program information, go to: www.nexusisrael.org.

outlets in the business of churning out hit pieces backed by anonymous sources. Fake news isn’t just a lie. It’s a lie cloaked in the garb of journalism. Recognized brands and anonymous

sources lend legitimacy to left wing conspiracy theories. Th New York Times desperately needed high growth in digital subscription to compensate for its cratering print subs. To survive, the Times had to fin a quarter of a million new sub-

squares of the Old Jewish Quarter and Artists Quarter of Safed (Tzfat) in the Upper Galilee. Musical

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scribers every quarter. It actually improved on those numbers. Th t amounted to a $13 million profit taking it from an $8 million loss. It added 41,000 subscriptions alone in the week after President Trump’s victory. The fake news media perpetrating the scam is cashing in big. But it’s headed for moral bankruptcy. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

sage "that it is not as important to this administration to engage of the U.S. government's diplo- with Muslims," said former U.S. matic efforts with Muslim coun- diplomat Farah Pandith, who served in the Bush and Obama tries and people. If Tillerson avoids hosting one administrations and helped plan this year, that could send a mes- Ramadan events at the White

Trump Assails News Continued from page 10 son-in-law Jared Kushner, a key White House adviser, is a new focus of the investigation. While Trump was overseas, U.S. news media accounts said that Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, another of his White advisers, tried to set up a

secret channel of communications with Moscow official in the weeks before Trump took offic in late January. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, while not confi ming the Kushner report, told Fox News on Sunday, “I think that any channel of communication back or otherwise,

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House and State Department. Tillerson issued a statement on Friday to mark the start of Ramadan, which he called "a month of reverence, generosity, and self-refle tion." "Most importantly, it is a cherished time for family and friends to gather and give charity to those who are less fortunate," he said. with a country like Russia is a good thing. It doesn’t bother me.” Trump aides, according to several U.S. news accounts in recent days, say that he could soon establish a "war room" inside the White House to deal with the burgeoning number of questions about his aides' links to Russia and that he has hired a New York lawyer to advise him in handling the various investigations.

until the entire road is exposed, a process that is expected to take five years. Continued from page 17 Jazz Festival “When the excavations are the tenure of Roman goverAugust 27-30 nor Pontius Pilate, who is also completed, the remains of the known for having sentenced Je- street will be conserved and The picturesque Eilat Port is Temple period. developed and made ready to Recent research indicates that sus to death by crucifixi n. tours, children’s activities, and the site of four days of jazz perAccording to Dr. Yuval Ba- receive the tens of thousands of master classes will be on offer formances, workshops and late- the street was built after Herod’s night jam sessions covering ev- reign under the auspices of the ruch, the Jerusalem region ar- visitors who will walk along it,” during the festival. erything from classic to voodoo Roman procurators of Jerusa- chaeologist for the IAA, the ex- said Baruch. 17. The Red Sea jazz. lem and perhaps even during cavation of the site will continue (ISRAEL 21C) (TPS)

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the least amount of tickets. As Mr. Capasso has put it, "The e's a lot of entertainment available in ticket sales and added four to the public. And what's even performances. It’s hoped that worse is it's available to them on City Opera will be able to put demand. Whenever they want on a total of six main-stage pro- it, they can just open their comductions in the next five years, puter or their device and watch instead of the current reduced whatever they want. The chalamount. It has also gotten rid of lenge for us is to convince peoSaturday-night performances, ple next week to buy a ticket for which have typically always sold something in April 2018."

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seemed to echo the Saudi line that Iran is responsible for practically all of the terrorism and extremism in the region. This let the Sunni side of radical Islam get off asy. The statement about hoping for a better government for the Iranian people is positive, as it at least welcomes regime change. However, it does not signal an American commitment to regime change in Iran or even regime destabilization. President Trump’s opposition to regime change is clear. To the ears of skeptical Iranians seeking freedom, this will sound like another investment in the hope that the Iranian “moderates” in the regime can slowly gain support in the theocratic system. 7) The Sunni governments got off easy.If you listened to the Saudi king’s speech before Trump’s—where he said sharia protects innocent life and promotes peace and tolerance [basically engaging in dawa (proselytizing) to the world] — you’d see that he was one small step from declaring an American-Sunni jihad on Iran. It gave the impression that the Saudis saw the words of the speech as relating to ISIS and Iran alone, not holding them accountable. Based on the way Trump talked about the Saudis, you would have thought they were modern day Minutemen in need of

a motivational speech. I shared Dr. Daniel Pipes’ reaction of “gagging” at the praise he gave to King Salman, who is known to have directly fin nced jihadists.The massive sale of arms to the Saudis was described as “blessed,” as if God’s hand had arranged and approved of the transfer. The Saudis’ opening of a Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology was praised as “groundbreaking,” even though we’ve heard this story over and over and have no details with which to judge it as “groundbreaking” or not. At this point, it’s more like the wolf guarding the hen house. Qatar and Kuwait, two major financiers of Islamist terrorism and extremism, were praised shortly before Trump praised the Gulf Cooperation Council for blocking terror-financing. Overall, the speech had tremendous moments, with important subtleties that are important to notice. But the speech was not a launch of an ideological war against Islamism. While it was a great call to action, it was not a plan of action. If this speech is to produce concrete results, the declaration of a bold plan of action must soon follow.

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American Jewish community, take the initiative in reaching out to other UN ambassadors, Continued from page 26 Rabbi Yosef Carlebach, to share the teachings and valfounding rabbi and executive ues of Judaism on a global scale. director of Chabad House, pre- He said "although I am not yet UN resolutions. The Ambassador was most sented the Ambassador with a Chabad Shliach, I learn a lot positively received by the crowd, a leather bound "Pirkei Avot", from them and from the teachand spent additional time an- Ethics of our Fathers. The ings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe!" All assembled took personal swering questions in a candid Ambassador concluded his remarks, with a request that the photos with the Ambassador. manner.

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Linda Sarsour Continued from page 20 leading efforts to fuse the Black Lives Matter movement with anti-Zionism) published an article on CNN.com titled, “My hijab is my hoodie.” The e Sarsour confl ted the death of Trayvon Martin with the 2012 murder of Shaima Alawadi. Alawadi was a Muslim woman who was beaten to death in her California home. Sarsour alleged that Alawadi was murdered because of Islamophobia. But this was a lie. And it would be bizarre if Sarsour didn’t realize it was a lie when she wrote the article. If Islam had anything to do with Alawadi’s murder, it may have served as a justific tion for her Muslim husband’s decision to beat her to death. Her husband was arrested for her murder in 2012. He was convicted and sentenced to 26 years to life in prison in 2014. Th t wasn’t the only time that Sarsour used false allegations of American anti-Muslim bigotry to whitewash Islamic misogyny. In 2014 she took to her Twitter feed to defend Saudi Arabia’s treatment of women while belittling Saudi gender apartheid that among other things, bars women from driving cars.In her words, “10 weeks of PAID maternity

leave in Saudi Arabia. Yes PAID. And ur worrying about women driving. Puts us to shame.” In 2015, she extolled Sharia law, which among other things allows men to marry four women and sanctions wife beating and child brides. As she did in her defense of Saudi misogyny, Sarsour defended Sharia by ignoring its hatred of women and pretending it is no different from progressive socialism. Again turning to Twitter, she wrote, “You’ll know when you’re living under Sharia law if suddenly all your loans and credit cards become interest free. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? ” As for LGBT rights, Sarsour pretends to support them. But she is silent about the systematic oppression of homosexuals in Muslim society. With everything related to Jews and Israel, Sarsour has been outspoken in her bigotry, support for terrorism and anti-Jewish supremacism. Sarsour is a leader of the antisemitic boycott, divestment and sanctions movement that seeks to bar pro-Israel voices from college campuses and wider American society. Sarsour was one of the organizers of the anti-President Donald Trump woman’s marches in January. Yet, Sarsour insists Zionist women cannot be

feminists. She recently publicly embraced a Hamas terrorist. She rejects any cooperation with Jewish groups that support Israel. Her relatives have been served time in Israeli prisons for terrorist activities on behalf of Hamas. Hamas of course, calls for the genocide of world Jewry in its charter. Sarsour supports the Palestinian terrorist Rasmea Odeh who murdered two Israeli students in a bombing in a Jerusalem supermarket in 1970. Th most notable aspect of Sarsour’s “impeccable record” is that it is all in the public square. She has hidden nothing. This tells us the most distressing thing about the Left’s decision to promote her. The Left is empowering Sarsour not despite her views, but because of them. She is being elevated by CUNY, by the Democratic Party and by major American media outlets because she mainstreams Jew hatred, anti-Zionism and Islamic misogyny, not despite the fact that she does those things. Sarsour has been rightly condemned by opponents of Islamic misogyny, supremacism and terrorism and by supporters of Israel. But the truth is she’s not the real problem. The real problem is that Mohandes was right to invite her. Not only does she share his values, she embodies the zeitgeist of the American Left oday.

Marking Memorial Day Continued from page 11 He added that a troop increase could be helpful if there is also an aggressive push for a political settlement, "but instead the military wants to postpone negotiation until we and the government are in a better

Department and United Nations, told VOA that Washington's "priority is not the stability of Afghanistan, but maintaining position." Afghan defense official and a long-term military presence military commanders say they there to strike threats in the redo not need more foreign fi ht- gion, and the countries of the ers, rather more advisers for region will keep the war going training, better equipment and as long as necessary to make the U.S. withdraw." engineering technology. The Taliban currently control Rubin, a former top adviser on Afghanistan at both the State about 40 percent of Afghanistan.

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metropolitan area is going to be expensive” Gumbinger added. “But there are opportunities. 30-mile window (around New York where) you can find some The question is, can you deal reasonable responses (for home with the commute?” The New York metro area is purchases). “No doubt living in any major the most populous in the coun-

try; the city has 23.7 million inhabitants. However, according to the recent U.S. Census, more than 1 million people have left the New York area for other parts of the country as of 2010, a rate of 4.4 percent this is the highest net migration rate within areas of the nation with high population densities.

'Large Part' of Network Continued from page 12 been radicalized as well, the official said. The bomber's father, Ramadan, and younger brother, Hashem, were arrested in Libya on Wednesday. Just before he was arrested, Ramadan Abedi denied in an interview with Re-

seven suspects have been arrested in the probe so far. On Thursday, a large cordon uters that his son was a member was set up for a time around a location in Wigan, where an of ISIS. Salman Abedi had been arrest was made a day earlier, known to intelligence services Greater Manchester Police said and had recently spent three in a statement quoted by CNN. A raid and search have been weeks in Libya, noted CNN. British police is known to be ongoing due to the discovery of investigating whether he was a "potentially suspicious items" member of a terrorist cell that and evacuations took place as a planned further attacks. At least "matter of precaution." (INN)

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ety towards peace. Committee Chairman MK Avi Dichter (Likud) lamented and to cities like Tel Aviv. According to the Israeli ex- the absence of any operative and perts, the facts directly contra- strategic plans from the govdict Abbas’ statements to US ernment representatives to deal President Donald Trump during with this phenomenon. “It is inconceivable that the their meeting in Washington that the PA educates their soci- State of Israel should conduct a

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al increases scheduled to take place every two years.” Foran said, “This is not putabout $42.5 billion. Mr. Foran said the increased debt would ting any additional pressure on not require the authority to raise fares and tolls.” After the meeting, the acting fares and tolls beyond gradu-

JUNE 2, 2017 political campaign in order to achieve peace when our supposed partner conducts an ever growing policy of incitement,” said Dichter. “If legislation is needed, the committee knows how to legislate,” he concluded. “The committee intends to deal with the subject of Palestinian incitement with all means available.” (TPS)

chairman for the board, Fernando Ferrer, addressed reporters and defended the increasing debt, claiming it was needed to cover the purchase of new buses and subway cars. He said, “Do we have to borrow if we want things? We absolutely do.”

Chetrit Group to Convert Continued from page 7 ranked among the city’s most active condo developers over the course of many years.

uity, Chetrit also recently canceled plans to convert the offi building at 550 Madison Avenue In February of this year, a 99- into a 96-unit, $1.9 billion dollar unit conversion at 49-51 Cham- residence. The units at the location on bers Street was prepared to sell 515 Ninth Avenue will average for $334 million. Partnered with Clipper Eq- just over $1 million.

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security and their fundamental rights in Europe and be a facilitator for the important measures Continued from page 12 clear, recognized and effective required both at the legislative tool in fi hting the scourge of and the practical security level mation by the European Par- Anti-Semitism will send an im- for all Member States to tackle liament and the support of all portant message to those in our anti-Semitism,” the signatories its political groupings of this communities concerned for their wrote to the MEPs. (INN)

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Trump, Terror - and Jerusalem Continued from page 19 This obviously does not please Mahmoud Abbas, the PLO and its administration, but it does raise a smile on Hamas' face, only not on camera. Th y are pleased to see Abbas has failed in his attempt to convince Trump to support publicly the establishment of a Palestinian

but he did not write the speeches, others did, and his commitment to standing behind those state, while they - Hamas - have words for a long period is not succeeded in doing so. Th y that high. What counts is what established a state in Gaza ten is going to happen in the future, years ago despite Israel and no what will be said to his speone in the world, including Isra- cial Middle East envoy, Jason el with its strong IDF, will suc- Greenblatt, the counsel he will give Trump. The e things hapceed in eliminating it. Yet with all due honor to pen behind the scenes, far from Trump's speeches, they have to the media, and they are the rebe put into proportion. He, of ally important and reliable ones. course, expressed his opinion, (INN)

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Crown Heights Lubavitch Continued from page 9 day that can say they don’t have anyone in their family or their community who is affected by addiction,” says Gluck. “Everyone knows someone, whether it’s someone in their family, or someone in their synagogue, or someone they used to go to school with.” Moshe, 32, a Crown Heights resident who formerly struggled with alcohol and marijuana addiction for 10 years, claims that he’s seen the problem get worse with his own eyes. “The thing that really changes it is that you have people overdosing,” says Moshe. “Before you had people getting arrested, going to psychiatric wards, things like that. Now you have heroin and opiates that are killing these kids. It’s more in-yourface now.” But Behrman notes that the Hasidic community in Crown Heights is far more open about its troubles with substance abuse than it used to be. On Jan. 8 of this year, Operation Survival lead a drug awareness and

prevention event, which was attended by 650 people. Rabbi Feiglin of the ALIYA Institute has made the same observation. In the 15 years since the institute was founded, he’s noticed a significant change in the way the community treats the subject of substance abuse. “It’s defin tely a lot more talked about now,” says Feiglin. “The community’s a lot more aware.” Gluck agrees that the community has come a long way when it comes to acknowledging its problems with substance abuse, but maintains that they still have a long way to go. “We’re light years ahead of where we were, but there’s still the stigma,” says Gluck. “When we reach out to people with drug problems, they ask us, ‘Who’s gonna know? If I go to a meeting, will I see people I know there?’” Th t, says Behrman, is part of the reason the Health Department’s new campaign could prove to be so beneficia . By spreading awareness about naloxone, the campaign could call attention to the several Jewish

Trump SoHo Hotel Continued from page 8 The downturn in business to Trump properties has been taking a nose dive even during the Republican primary. A new study has found that visits to Donald Trump-branded busi-

nesses have declined by 14 percent only shortly after Trump announced his candidacy. The social network Foursquare noted that “Before Trump announced his presidential bid, foot traffi to his properties was steady… after he entered

organizations in Crown Heights – including his own – that are licensed to administer the medicine. “Since we started the naloxone program, we’ve had tremendous support from within the community,” says Behrman. “From rabbis, from leaders, from community members. People are volunteering to get involved.” This, in effect, will let the people of Lubavitch Crown Heights know that there are people in their community who are willing to help them at a moment’s notice, and that they can, and should, come forward about their addiction. Most of all, says Behrman, it lets the community know that there’s no magical barrier protecting Lubavitch Crown Heights from the ills of the secular world. Th y’re susceptible to all the same problems that plague Bed-Stuy, East New York and Bensonhurst, and it’s vital that everyone in the neighborhood acknowledges that. “Addiction doesn’t discriminate,” says Behrman. “We are human. The e will always be people who struggle with addiction.” (KINGSCOUNTYPOLITICS) the race, his branded properties failed to get their usual summertime traffic ins.” In blue states at the time, the patronage by female voters had declined by 29%. Trump Soho was among the hardest hit locations in the survey. It would appear that the trend is continuing even after Trump’s election.

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Linda Sarsourâ€™s Bigoted Discourse at Dartmouth By: Dexter Van Zile

n a few days, Linda Sarsour â€” a defender of sharia law in the United States, and a fie ce anti-Zionist â€” will give the commencement address at the School of Public Health at the City University of New York (CUNY). Sarsour is well known as a feminist and liberal crusader. But her credentials as a womenâ€™s rights activist were tarnished after it was discovered that she posted an ugly tweet in 2011 that promoted contempt and violence toward Brigette Gabriel and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, two activists who have advocated for womenâ€™s rights in Muslim-majority societies. In the tweet, Sarsour declared that Gabriel and Ayaan Hirsi Ali were â€œasking for an a$$ whippinâ€™â€? and wished that she could take their vaginas away because they â€œdonâ€™t deserve to be women.â€? This tweet (which Sarsour eventually deleted, but not before it was captured and rebroadcast on a number of websites) was particularly offensive because Ali had been the victim of female genital mutilation (FGM), an abhorrent practice that is all-too-common in Muslim countries, particularly in North Africa. FGM is particularly prevalent in Egypt, despite a government ban on the practice (that ban is supported by many imams in the country). Yet despite the

ban, reports indicate that more than 90 percent of women between the ages of 15-49 in Egypt have been subjected to FGM. Many Muslim intellectuals have condemned the practice, but it remains a huge public health issue, which makes Sarsourâ€™s appearance at CUNYâ€™s School of Public Health ironic, at the very least. To be fair, after her Tweet was exposed, Sarsour condemned the practice of FGM. But, apparently, she has yet to accept full responsibility for broadcasting hostility towards Gabriel and Ali. When Sarsour was confronted about the appropriateness of the tweet by a CAMERA student activist during a May 12, 2017, appearance at Dartmouth College, she tried to suggest that there was some uncertainty about whether or not she posted the tweet. To make matters worse, she then cited the skin color and gender of her questioner in order to justify evading the question. Th t exchange was caught on video. In the video, the student asks â€” reasonably enough, â€œunder what circumstances is it acceptable to say that â€˜I wish I could take their vaginas away. They donâ€™t deserve to be women.â€™ Just to give that context, that was one of your tweets on your Twitter.â€? After a momentâ€™s pause, Sarsour declares, â€œSo, letâ€™s give some context here. This is an event organized by an Asian

or seven years ago, whenever it was. So thatâ€™s my answer to your question. Next. Sarsour seemed to admit that she posted the tweet in question â€” â€œPeople say stupid shit sometimes, right? â€? â€” but she refrained from openly admitting her guilt. Instead, she described the tweet in question as something she â€œdid or did notâ€? post. Itâ€™s hard to decide which is more appalling â€” the dishonest and racist manner in which Sarsour evaded the question, or the two rounds of applause that she was given by the students at Dartmouth College during her response. What is happening at our universities? Has the student body at Dartmouth, which charges more than $50,000 in annual tuition, failed to learn that attacking a personâ€™s race and gender does not qualify as reasoned discourse, and that to do so is neither intellectual or liberal? Does Dartmouth really qualify as a place where the libThe students at CUNYâ€™s School of Public Health will have to determine how they will respond to eral arts are taught? Sarsourâ€™s participation at their graduation Or is it just a place where students are indoctrinated in Sarsour continued: have a young white man who is of his skin color â€” lacked the But let me say this to you. the â€œsmelly little orthodoxiesâ€? not directly impacted by any of moral imagination to fully understand the issues being dis- Youâ€™re college students. I was that Orwell warned us about in the issues that I mentioned.â€? This response, which sad- cussed at her talk. As a result, in my twenties and when was 1939? In any event, the students at ly enough elicited a round of she suggested he had no right to that? 2011? People say stupid applause from the students at ask a question or even speak at shit sometimes, right? I will be CUNYâ€™s School of Public Health Dartmouth , reveals that when the event. Such rhetoric is deep- judged by my impeccable track will have to determine how they dealing with issues of human ly dehumanizing, racist and cor- record for standing for black will respond to Sarsourâ€™s parlives and immigrantsâ€™ rights and ticipation at their graduation. and womenâ€™s rights, Sarsour rosive to civil society. Sarsour then declared that womensâ€™ rights, LGBT rights. Hopefully, they will show more considers skin color to be of paramount importance in de- her questioner was basing his You judge me by that record and wisdom and intelligence than termining how she will answer question on a screenshot from a not by some tweet you think I the students at Dartmouth. the question, or as we shall see, â€œright-wing blog,â€? the authentic- did or did not tweet 10 years ago (ALGEMEINER.COM) American, right? Letâ€™s get some context to whatâ€™s going on. Celebrating a community. Talking about communities of color impacted at this moment and I

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whether she responds to the question at all. By responding as she did, Sarsour suggested that the young man challenging her â€” because

ity of which is questionable. She stated: â€œHe doesnâ€™t even know it if came from my Twitter account to see if itâ€™s actually there. Th t never happened.â€?

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17 Events and Festivals Not to be Missed this Summer in Israel From the Jerusalem Festival to the Maccabiah Games, the summer of 2017 in Israel is chockful of activities and festivals for all ages and interests. By : Abigail Klein Leichman

Theater, Museum of Islamic Art and other venues in the Talbieh neighborhood are organized by pera, jazz, puppetry, the Design Center of Jerusalem sports, crafts, books, to showcase cutting-edge designavant-garde theater: All ers from Israel and abroad. that and much more is planned as spring slides into 4. Jerusalem summer in Israel. If you’re plan- International Book ning a visit between June and Fair, June 11-15 Jerusalem International Light Festival in Jerusalem's Old City. August, consider putting some of The International Book Fair at A scene from Jerusalem Design Week 2016. Photo by Dor Kedmi Photo by Hadas Parush/FLASH90 these 17 events on your itinerary. The First Station hosts about 250 Always confirm dates ahead of publishers from Israel and around cial exhibitions and tours — take tival sponsored by Jerusalem’s time in case of changes. the world. The fair includes liter- place from 7:30pm through day- Train Th ater is celebrating its break in venues across the White 26th edition with Israeli and inCity. Many eateries and stores re- ternational performances for main open all night as well. Th children and adults, from conyearly tradition began in honor temporary and traditional pupof UNESCO declaring Tel Aviv’s pet theater to object and characwhite Bauhaus-style buildings a ter theater. Shows take place in World Heritage Site in July 2003. the Train Th ater, Liberty Bell Park, Yemin Moshe, Khan The 8. Tel Aviv ater and The First Station.

International Bridge Festival, June 30 to July 6

The Israeli Bridge Federation will host about 10,000 players from the United States, United 1. Abu Ghosh Vocal ary events such as readings, book Kingdom, Poland, Russia, Th Music Festival, signings, story hours for children, Netherlands, Serbia, Norway, May 30 to June 3 India, Hungary, Greece, and poetry readings and more. South Africa at Tel Aviv’s ShloThe twice-yearly Abu Ghosh mo Group Arena for the 51st Vocal Music Festival, in the Arab 5. Jerusalem Opera International Bridge Festival. Th village just west of Jerusalem, fea- Festival, June 21-22 tures concerts in the 12th century This year’s Jerusalem Opera players compete for cash and othCrusader-Benedictine Church Festival at Sultan’s Pool will fea- er prizes. and the Kiryat Ye’arim Church. ture a production of Giuseppe Thisyear’s performers range from Verdi’s “Nabucco” accompanied 9. Maccabiah the Delaware University Choir to by the Jerusalem Symphony Games, July 4-18 opera singer Hadar Atari. Orchestra. The Maccabiah, (“the Jewish Olympics”) the world’s largest Jewish athletic competition, takes place every four years in Israel. The20th Maccabiah this summer will be the biggest ever, encompassing about 10,000 athletes and 22,000 fans from more than 80 countries. Theopening ceremony will take place in Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium and the competitive matches (Open, Junior, Masters and Paralympics) will be held in several cities. Thisyear’s presenter Photo of Karmiel Dance Festival via Wikimedia Commons. is Olympic judoka Yarden Gerbi. The Ukraine delegation to the 19th Maccabiah Games, July 2013. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90

2. Israel Festival, June 1-18

The Israel Festival showcases avant-garde performance artists from Israel and abroad in genres ranging from classical music and indie rock to experimental theater and songfests. This year, some 35,000 people are expected to attend the shows, held mainly in the Jerusalem Th ater and also at Jerusalem’s Sultan’s Pool, Israel Museum, Eden-Tamir Music Center and Zion Square.

6. Jerusalem International Light Festival, June 28 to July 6

The ninth annual International Festival of Light invites participants (for free) to walk along illuminated trails in Jerusalem’s Old City to see light-inspired innovative installations, huge video projections, performance pieces, works of art and original fix ures for sale from Israel and abroad.

14. Karmiel Dance Festival, August 8-10

The 30th Karmiel Dance Festival (between Acre and Safed) promises three morning-to-midnight days encompassing about 100 performances and events featuring 10,000 local and international dancers. About 250,000 people are expected at Israel’s largest dance festival this year.

15. International Arts and Crafts Fair (Hutzot Hayotzer), August 15-27

This annual outdoor festi-

White Night in Tel Aviv, June 30, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/ FLASH90

val has been held for 41 years at Hutzot Hayotzer, the Jerusalem Arts and Crafts art amphitheater near the walls of the Old City. Hundreds of crafters and artisans from Israel, Europe and Africa display their wares. Concerts held in conjunction with the festival take place nightly at Sultan’s Pool nearby. Open every evening (except Fridays) between 6 and 11pm; Saturday from 9 to

midnight.

16. Safed International Klezmer Festival, August 22-24

Now in its 32nd year, the Safed International Klezmer Festival features open-air stages set up around the parks and public See 17 Events and Festivals , page 37

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10. Tel Aviv Blues Festival, July 13-16

The Tel Aviv Blues Festival boasts four days of 40 concerts in 20 different clubs and bars. Many of the shows are free.

11. Jerusalem International Film Festival, July 13-23

Every July since 1984, the Cinemateque has hosted a 10-day international film festival. This year 7. White Night will feature 200 fil s made in 45 3. Jerusalem Design Europa Tel Aviv, countries, plus a new three-day June 29 Week, June 8-15 Think Fest industry event for inSeven days of exhibitions, The Tel Aviv White Night ternational festival directors and concerts, conceptual installa- (Laila Lavan) is the city’s biggest organizers. tions, workshops, and events at cultural event. About 100 events the Hansen House, Jerusalem — concerts, picnics, parties, spe- 12. Akko Opera

Festival, August 3 and 5

Handel’s “Giulio Cesare in Egitto,” accompanied by the Israel Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra, will be performed for the Acre (Akko) Opera Festival in the ancient Crusaders Court of Old Acre on Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast. Klezmer takes over the alleyways of Safed every August. Photo by FLASH90

13. International Puppet Festival, August 6-10

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UK Chief Rabbi Captivated by ALEH’s Disability Care Chief Rabbi Epraim Mirvis: “Every Jewish Soul is Deserving of Love and Care” Edited by: JV Staff

n Thursday, May 25, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, visited the Jerusalem facility of ALEH (www.aleh.org), Israel’s foremost network of state-of-theart facilities for children with severe complex disabilities, to learn about ALEH’s high-level medical and rehabilitative care and what Jewish communities around the world can do to promote true disability inclusion in Israel. Shlomit Grayevsky, the director of ALEH Jerusalem, took the Chief Rabbi on a private tour of the facility, pointing out the specially-designed living quarters, high-tech special education classrooms and top-of-the-line rehabilitation rooms, as well as all of the other tools used to provide the residents with a continuum of loving care from infancy and childhood through adulthood. “Thanks to ALEH's professional staff and innovative programming, Israeli children with complex disabilities of every age are able to live much like their non-disabled peers, are accepted by a wider segment of the population, and develop far beyond the boundaries of their

initial prognoses,” Grayevsky explained to the Chief Rabbi Mirvis during the tour. “We at ALEH believe that every person has a natural right to dignity, the highest quality of life and to reach their fullest potentials in a loving and support-

cation techniques developed by the organization to aid and care for Israel's disability community. “This was a very emotional and inspirational experience for me. It is clear that ALEH doesn’t only help the children, they impact entire families. This is im-

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is greeted by Rabbi Yehuda Marmorstein, Director-General of the ALEH centers, outside ALEH Jerusalem

ive community. On a daily basis, we help children with complex disabilities advance, grow, and live happy, dignifie , and meaningful lives.” Th oughout the tour, Chief Rabbi Mirvis noted how impressed he was with the attention given to each child by ALEH's dedicated staff and volunteers as well as the pioneering rehabilitative and special edu-

portant work for all of Klal Yisrael, and the dedication shown by ALEH’s staff underscores the fact that every Jewish soul is important and deserving of love and care,” said Chief Rabbi Mirvis following the tour. “From the bottom of my heart, I applaud you and thank you for the work that you are doing here to give these wonderful children a full life. I am

proud that in London we have so many generous people who are very supportive of ALEH. I will make it a priority to share what I have seen here today with our constituents across the UK so that this support only continues to grow.” The Chief Rabbi expressed interest in a joint initiative between ALEH and the United

of an impressive ‘ALEH Ascend’ team for the Jerusalem Marathon in March, ALEH Jerusalem continues to celebrate its 20th Anniversary in style. Under the theme “The Unifica tion of all People in Jerusalem,” a nod to the 50th anniversary of the historic reunification of Jerusalem, ALEH will be organizing and hosting several

Rikki Frohlich, ALEH’s Director of Nursing and a native of Manchester, gives UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and overview of ALEH’s high-level medical and rehabilitative care.

Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth that would further educate his Jewish communities about the importance of disability inclusion, and he discussed his desire to include ALEH as one of the main stops on the semi-annual rabbinic mission to Israel, a program that draws rabbis from across the UK. Following the recruitment

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Maimonides Medical Center Is Designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Maimonides Receives Accolades and Accreditation as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center by the American College of Surgeons Edited by: JV Staff

ty choice,” Dr. Borgen added. ensure that bariatric surgical “Brooklyn residents can be con- patients receive a multidisciaimonides Medical fide t that the Maimonides Bar- plinary program—not just a Center has been iatric Surgery Center of Excel- surgical procedure. This has named a Bariatric lence is a nationally-accredited been shown to improve patient Surgery Center of program that meets the highest outcomes and long-term sucExcellence by the American standards for patient safety and cess. The accredited Bariatric Center at Maimonides offers College of Surgeons (ACS) in quality of care.” partnership with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. “This Center of Excellence designation is more than just an accolade for our Bariatric Surgery Program,” said Dr. Patrick Borgen, Chair of Surgery at Maimonides. “It’s an important accreditation that refle ts our commitment to accommodating the needs of each and every one of our patients.” Dr. Danny Sherwinter, Director of Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery at To earn the prestigious ACS Maimonides, speaks with a patient. Accreditation and Center of “We begin by learning the pre-operative and post-operaExcellence designation, Maimonides underwent a rigorous entire health profiles of our pa- tive care designed specifically process, including a series of site tients, in partnership with their for severely obese patients. inspections during which all as- referring physicians,” explained “We don’t abandon our papects of the bariatric program’s Dr. Danny Sherwinter, Direcsurgical protocols were closely tor of Bariatric/Weight Loss tients after surgery,” added Dr. examined and data on health Surgery at Maimonides. “And Sherwinter. “We are committed outcomes were collected and then our entire team works with to the long-term success of every each patient to determine the patient and provide follow-up evaluated. “Men and women seeking approach that offers the best op- support and care to ensure the surgical treatment for severe portunity for successful weight best possible outcomes.” In addition to demonstrating obesity and its related condi- loss and continued health.” The accreditation standards clinical excellence and adhertions now have a high-quali-

The 14 Worst-Scoring Sunscreens for Babies and Kids Edited by: JV Staff

un safety is a crucial part of any outdoor activity for kids, and sunscreen can help protect children’s skin from harmful ultraviolet rays. Kids often get sunburned when they’re outside unprotected for longer than expected. Parents need to plan ahead and keep sun protection handy in their cars or bags. Just a few serious sunburns can increase a kid’s risk of skin cancer later in life. Th y don’t need to be at the pool, beach or lake to get too much sun. Their skin needs protection from the sun’s harmful rays whenever UV peaks. A baby’s best defense against sunburn is to avoid the sun or stay in the shade. For babies younger than 6 months old, physical barriers are best – clothing, hats, pop-up tents and umbrellas. For children older than 6 months, an effective sunscreen, applied liberally and frequently, is an important part of a parent’s sun safety toolkit. By and large, the sunscreens that perform well in EWG's 2017 Guide to Sunscreens are mineral-based products with zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide as the active ingredients. The e products protect against both UVA and UVB rays, but watch out for products that have low percentages of these active ingredients, as they may contain other ingredients that boost the

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SPF on the label without actually protecting from other skin damages. Parents need to be mindful that certain ingredients in sunscreen could pose safety concerns, including retinyl palmitate, a form of vitamin A that is linked to sun sensitivity, and oxybenzone, a hormone disrupter. Steer clear of sunscreen products with an SPF over 50. Use sunscreen with at least SPF 15 and broad spectrum protection when your child goes outside.

For the best protection, apply sunscreen generously 15 minutes before going outdoors and reapply at least every two hours. You should reapply sunscreen after sweating, getting wet or towel drying. Don’t forget to protect ears, noses, lips and the tops of feet. Last but not least, avoid aerosol sprays. Th y provide inadequate skin coverage because they don’t provide a thick and uniform coating on the skin. And kids can inhale spray products. Choosing the right sunscreen from the hundreds of products lining store shelves can be daunting. EWG researchers came up with a list of 14 worst-scoring sunscreens for kids to avoid:  Banana Boat Kids Continuous Spray Sunscreen, SPF 100  Banana Boat Kids Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 100  Coppertone Foaming Lotion Sunscreen Kids Wacky Foam, SPF 70  Coppertone Sunscreen Continuous Spray Kids, SPF 70  Coppertone Sunscreen Lotion Kids, SPF 70  Coppertone Sunscreen Lotion Water Babies, SPF 70+  Coppertone Sunscreen Stick Kids, SPF 55  Coppertone Sunscreen Stick Water Babies, SPF 55  Coppertone Sunscreen Water Babies Foaming Lotion, SPF 70 See The 14 Worst-Scoring , page 36

ence to the strictest safety measures, Maimonides undertook a number of improvements and modific tions to address the needs of larger patients. Thi included purchasing new equipment: exam tables, wheelchairs, stretchers, scales and toilets with larger weight capacities.

whether they arrive for bariatric surgery or some other medical condition—have specific physical needs. Maimonides Medical Center is now better positioned to meet those needs during the course of any patient’s stay. Bariatric surgery, also referred to as weight-loss surOfficial seal for “Accredited Center” from American College of Surgeons (ACS) in partnership with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Maimonides Receives Accolades and Accreditation as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center by the American College of Surgeons

Obesity has become a signific nt national health issue, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that 66 percent of all US adults are overweight or obese. Morbid obesity is closely correlated with a number of serious conditions that severely undermine the health of overweight patients, including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Obese patients requiring care at Maimonides—regardless of

gery, is performed when patients have exhausted non-surgical weight-loss options and have a medical need for significant weight reduction. Candidates for surgery include: individuals suffering from morbid obesity, defined as a body mass index of or above 40; those who are 120 pounds above their ideal weight; people who are 80-100 pounds above ideal weight and have been diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep

apnea. When bariatric surgery is performed correctly, obese patients are better able to manage these conditions. To attend a free informational seminar on weight loss surgery, please call 718-283-7403. Maimonides Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence across all major specialties. Our accomplished physicians are known for innovation and strengthening our teaching and research programs. With 711 beds, the Medical Center is dedicated to bringing patients the most advanced care available—anywhere. Maimonides continues to grow in response to evolving models of care that better serve patients and families, and is an affiliate of Northwell Health. To learn more, please visit www. maimonidesmed.org.

6 Ways To Reduce Stress & Anxiety In Your Financial Life Edited by: JV Staff

rading in your morning coffee run to Starbucks for the pot of coffee in the offic is never fun, but when fin nces get tight that drive-thru stop might be one of the fi st things to go. But do you really need to give up the little things in life that make you happy? Al Zdenek (www.AlZdenek.com), the author of the book Master Your Cash Flow: The Key To Grow And Retain Wealth, doesn’t think so. "It’s important to be able to hang onto those things you enjoy," says Zdenek, the president, CEO and founder of Traust Sollus Wealth Management. "You should be able to, just as long as you continue to make smart decisions on bigger issues that affect your future wealth." The e is a lot of fin ncial stress and anxiety in the country. Zdenek says if you can eliminate fi ancial stress from your life, your anxiety levels will go down. Here are some of the things he recommends to accomplish that:  Know what you need. Th unknown is the biggest stress driver. The e is a cash fl w per month that would allow you to live the way you want now and in the future. This is something you should know.  Fix broken cash fl w. Unfortunately, we have all made poor fin ncial choices, some of which

“By consistently making the best financial decisions, people can find more cash flow to spend or save," Zdenek says

have been more costly than others. The e is no need to continue this. The e are ways to find solutions in everyday decisions that will allow you to start your cash fl w going in the right direction.  Use debt smarter. Many types of debt can be good; such as real estate, investments and investing in your business. Make your debt decisions like a well-run company and create wealth.  Make sure you have a road map. Having a good fin ncial plan is like having a good map and researching your trip ahead of time. You can wing your fi nancial plan, but if you work less in life and get to your destination sooner, your life will be less stressful if you have a plan.  Don’t let your decisions come back to haunt you. The bad decisions you make could come back to haunt you decades

down the road. Learn how to avoid costly decisions and always make the correct fin ncial choices, 100 percent of the time.  Work when you want. People like to know when they don’t have to work anymore. A good advisor can set you up with a plan that will give you this option well before you reach retirement age. "By consistently making the best fin ncial decisions, people can find more cash flow to spend or save," Zdenek says. "That way they may achieve financial independence sooner, work less in life and have less anxiety and stress in their fin ncial lives."

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Notice of Formation of Ergosum Core, LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/12/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/2-7/7]

Notice of Qualification of VIZIENT DATA SERVICES, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/25/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/27/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/2-7/7]

Notice of Qualification of 217 Newco LP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/4/17. Office location: New York Co. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/30/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Watts St, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10013. DE address of LP: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/2-7/7]

Notice of Qualification of 525 Newco LP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/4/17. Office location: New York Co. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/30/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Watts St, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10013. DE address of LP: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/2-7/7]

Notice of Formation of GATEWAYXPO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/12/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/2-7/7]

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Daaamn Good LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/06/2017. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon is: United States Corporation Agents INC, 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 The Principal business address of the LLC is: 319 Ave C, Unit 3G New York, NY 10009 Purpose: any lawful act or activity [6/2-7/7]

Notice of formation of DSW NYNY CONSULTANTS, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/25/2017. Oﬃce location: NY 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. [6/2-7/7]

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST CHRISTINE RAMIREZ, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 31, 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 June 15, 2017 at 2:30PM, premises known as 175 HULL STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11233. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn and County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 1534, LOT 56. Approximate amount of judgment $492,778.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 4784/13. Gregory M. Laspina, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 [5/12-6/2]

Notice of formation of OAD Interiors, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/24/2017. 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. [6/2-7/7]

Notice of Formation of GOODS FOR GOOD I LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with NY Dept. of State on 4/6/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal address: c/o Marron Capital LLC, 9 W 57th St, 31st Fl., NY, NY 10019, Attn: Donald B. Marron, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful activity. [4/215/26]

Notice of Qualification of Pollen Health (US) LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/4/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/4/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the DE address of LLC: c/o Intertrust Corporate Services Delaware, Ltd., 200 Bellevue Pkwy., Ste. 210, Wilmington, DE 19809. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of MORROW SODALI INTERNATIONAL LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/17/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/10/17. Princ. office of LLC: 509 Madison Ave., Ste. 1206, NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [4/215/26]

Notice of formation of EJP ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the NY Sect'y of State (SSNY) on 03/24/2017. Oﬃce located in NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael F. Sweeney, Esq., One Financial Plaza, Suite 1800, Providence, RI 02903. Purpose: any lawful act. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of formation of SDMC 2880 Exterior Promote LLC Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the NY Sect'y of State (SSNY) on 2/16/2017. Oﬃce located in NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Storage Deluxe, 26 W. 17th St., Ste. 801, NY NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of InTandem Fund GP, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/4/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/23/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of Post Construction Services, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY on 3/23/2017. Office location is NY County. LLC formed in KS on 11/23/2016. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to its principal business address at 550 N. 159th St. Suite 2000, Wichita, KS 67230. Certificate of LLC filed with KS Secy. of State at 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66612. Any lawful act. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of formation of Briana Marshall, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/15/2017. Oﬃce location: NY 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. [4/21-5/26]

213 ASHLAND LLC App. for Auth. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/28/2017. LLC was organized in AK on 9/8/2016. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 184 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11205, which is also the principal business location. Required office at 101 East 9th Ave., Ste. 12-B, Anchorage, AK 99501-3651. Cert. of Org. filed with SSAK, 550 W. 7th Ave., Ste. 1500, Anchorage, AK, 99501-3567. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of OTR PROPERTY LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/08/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/06/17. Princ. office of LLC: 500 Old Town Rd., Southampton, NY 11968. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of CHESHUNT LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/15/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 180 Riverside Blvd., Ste. 607, NY, NY 10069. DE address of LLC: c/o Intertrust Corporate Services Delaware Ltd., 200 Bellevue Pkwy., Ste. 210, Wilmington, DE 19809. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/215/26]

Notice of Qualification of ALRAI CAPITAL FUND II, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/30/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/27/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of ALRAI CAPITAL GP, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/30/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/27/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of ALRAI MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/30/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/11/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of Broad Street Real Estate Credit Partners III, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/27/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/28/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/26-6/30]

Notice of Qualification of Broad Street Real Estate Credit Partners III Offshore Fund, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/27/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Cayman Islands (CG) on 2/13/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. CG address of LP: Maples Corporate Services, POB 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY-1104, Cayman Isls. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with CG Secy of State, 133 Elgin Ave, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9000, CG. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/7-5/12]

Notice of Formation of TALK TO HER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/19/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 325 North End Ave., Apt. 11L, NY, NY 10282. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o the LLC, Attn: Joohee Lee at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

PAGE 46 Notice of Formation of Samaritan Daytop One Boone LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/11/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Samaritan Daytop Foundation, Inc., 138-02 Queens Blvd., Briarwood, NY 11435. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Formation of Nexus Second Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 41 Wooster St., No. 2, NY, NY 10013. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/21-5/26]

Notice of Qualification of Barclay Investments LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/13/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/19/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 254 W 54th St, Fl. 16, NY, NY 10019. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Rd, Ste C, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of Qualification of Employee Capital Partners, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/13/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/11/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 95 Horatio St, NY, NY 10014. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/28-6/2]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of ECP Opportunity I, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/13/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/11/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 95 Horatio St, NY, NY 10014. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of Qualification of PEP V GP, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/14/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/5/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of formation of NEW YORK HANDCRAFTED LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/03/2017. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Victor Serrano, 528 W 152nd St. Apt GF, New York, NY 10031. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of formation of ALMODOVAR BARRETTO LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/21/2017. Oﬃce location: NY 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. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of formation of BERNHARD BAUER, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/30/2017. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Klaus Bernhard Bauer, 36 W 35th St PHC, New York, NY 10001. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of formation of PLAZA STREET PRODUCTIONS LLC. Articles of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/08/2017. Oﬃce located in Kings county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Plaza Street Productions LLC, 20 Plaza St East, Apt B12, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose. [4/286/2].

Notice of formation of J 242C LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/13/2017. Office located in Kings county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Ridgewood Realty Group LLC, 17 Wyckoff Avenue 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose. [4/28-6/2].

Notice of Formation of Oak Group Associates, LLC. Articles of Org ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/2011. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served to 633 3rd Ave., 17th Fl, NY, NY 10017. Principal Business Address: 633 3rd Ave., 17th Fl, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any Lawful Business Purpose. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of Formation of 10698 CONKLIN STREET HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/12/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Community Preservation Corporation, 28 E 28th St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of Formation of 10756 ROSE STREET HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/9/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Community Preservation Corporation, 28 E 28th St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. [4/28-6/2]

Notice of formation of PARK VIEW BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLC. Articles of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/16/2017. Oﬃce located in Kings county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Bentley Shang Zhao, 4918 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Qualification of 24-16 QUEENS PLAZA CONSTRUCTION MANAGER II LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/25/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/25/17. Princ. office of LLC: 152 W. 57th St., 60th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Formation of 215 WEST 80, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/24/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 215 W. 80th St., NY, NY 10024. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Formation of Everslope LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1732 1st Ave., #20370, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

JUNE 2, 2017 Notice of Qualification of Maple K 43-10 23rd St Owner, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/20/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. 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. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Qualification of 2HLB Investor LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/25/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/17/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. 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. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Qualification of CONSOLIDATED SERVICES GROUP, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/19/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Qualification of AG Direct Lending Fund (TX) GP, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/25/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Qualification of IPG CREDIT W 66TH ST, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/21/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/7/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1370 Ave of the Americas, Fl. 19, NY, NY 10019. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/5-6/9]

Notice of Qualification of ABSOLVE LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/27/17. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 11/24/14. Princ. office of LLC: 519 Graham Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the NJ addr. of LLC, 5 Cold Hill Rd. South, Ste. 20, Mendham, NJ 07945. Cert. of Form. filed with State of NJ, Dept. of the Treasury, 225 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08608. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/12-6/16]

Notice of Formation of DAY FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/31/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Mr. Jonathan Day and Ms. Nina DeMartini-Day, 532 W. 111th St., Apt. 86, NY, NY 10025. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Original addr. of process was c/o Mr. Jonathan Day and Ms. Nina DeMartini-Day, 582 W. 111th St., Apt. 86, NY, NY 10025.; however, as amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 04/21/17, SSNY shall mail process to c/o Mr. Jonathan Day and Ms. Nina DeMartini-Day, 532 W. 111th St., Apt. 86, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/12-6/16]

JUNE 2, 2017 Notice of formation of KB ARTISTRY, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/24/2017. Oﬃce location: NY 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. [5/12-6/16]

Notice of formation of GOLDEN GLITTER CREATIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/21/2017. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 249-19 Van Zandt Avenue, Little Neck, NY 11362 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [5/12-6/16]

The Jewish Voice ZSTAR GROUP LLC. Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/3/2017. Oﬀ. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 28 Kingsley Place, Staten Island, NY 10301. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity [5/19-6/23]

Notice of Qualification of Everest Push Media, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/11/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/29/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/19-6/23]

Notice of formation of J CRAIN CONSULTANTS,

Notice of formation of HERFUME, LLC. Articles of

LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the

Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of

Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/22/2017. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process

Notice of Qualification of RG-29TH STREET OWNER II LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/12-6/16]

SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue,

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [5/26-6/30]

Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [5/26-6/30]

Notice of Formation of Les Courbes Lumiere LLC, Art. of Org. ﬁled Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/28/2017. Oﬃce location: New York County.

Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State

process against it may be served. SSNY shall

(SSNY) on 4/26/17. Oﬃce location: New York

mail copy of process to: The LLC, 148A Madison

Notice of Qualification of RG-29TH STREET OWNER III LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/12-6/16]

Notice of Formation of SHUG PRODUCTIONS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/31/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 250 W. 57th St., Ste. 1332, NY, NY 10107-1312. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Julie Nives, c/o Miracle Management LLP at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/196/23]

AMJ BROTHERS LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the SSNY on 04/21/17. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2116. 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, 928 Hutchinson Court, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [5/19-6/23]

Notice of Qualification of Simo’ Pizza LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/12/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 118 Greenwich Ave., NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [5/19-6/23]

Notice of Formation of THOROBIRD GRAND LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/02/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Thorobird Companies LLC, 1350 Ave. of the Americas, Fl. 2, NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [5/196/23]

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY Notice of Formation of Massachusetts Bay Area of NY (SSNY) on 5/15/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon

Notice of Qualification of 560 Seventh Lender LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/10/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/16/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Wharton Realty, 500 Fifth Avenue, 54th Fl., NY, NY 10110. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Rd., Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/26-6/30]

NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/266/30]

whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1350 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/26-6/30]

Notice of Formation of MONTICULE ART ADVISORY, LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/16/17. Oﬃce location: New York Co. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

(SSNY) on 5/15/17. Oﬃce location: NY County.

SSNY shall mail process to: Worldwide Plz,

LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/26/17. SSNY

825 8th Ave, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful

designated as agent of LP upon whom process

activity. [5/26-6/30]

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 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Name/ address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP ﬁled with DE Secy. of State, 401

GREEN HILL DELIGHT LLC Articles of Org. ﬁled NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/16/2017. Oﬃce in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy

Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:

of process to 356 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY

any lawful activity. [5/26-6/30]

11225. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [5/26-6/30]

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Notice of Formation of SMA WW LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/5/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, Fl. 13, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/19-6/23]

Notice of Formation of A La Card, LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/10/17. Oﬃce location: New York Co. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/19-6/23]

is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave,

Fiber LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State

address of LP: The Corporation Trust Company,

Notice of Qualification of BARKAN/LAMB MANAGEMENT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/11/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Massachusetts (MA) on 3/29/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 24 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210. MA address of LLC: 24 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210. Cert. of Formation filed with MA Secy of State, 1 Ashburton Pl., Fl. 17, Boston, MA 02108. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Incorp Services Inc, 99 Washington Ave, Ste 805A, Albany, NY 12210. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/19-6/23]

County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent

App. for Auth. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY

Notice of Qualification of Anbang International LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/3/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 3/30/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 26/F, 717 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10022, principal business address. DE address of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [5/19-6/23]

Notice of Formation of 101 H 216 Lafayette, LLC.

SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom

Notice of Qualification of CDF Investors GP, LP. Notice of Formation of CORT THEATRE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/4/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 234 W 44th St, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/19-6/23]

whom process against the LLC may be served.

13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

activity. [5/26-6/30] Notice of Qualification of HIGHLINE AFTERMARKET ACQUISITION, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/11/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/1/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/19-6/23]

New York (SSNY) on 03/21/2017. Oﬃce location: kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon

to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014

St, New York, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful Notice of Qualification of RG-29TH STREET OWNER I LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/28/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/12-6/16]

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

9000

PIZZERIA/ RESTAURANT FOR SALE. In Eastern Suﬀolk County, Long Island. Established for 10 years. Fully Equipped. High traﬃc area in a shopping center. Good business. Owner looking to retire. Call Sal 631-807-4094 LM0630

DELI FOR SALE. Located in Fishkill/ Beacon area. Sells coffee, beer, grocery, cigarettes, Lotto, breakfast & lunch, hot food, growlers/ craft beer, and strong catering. Located near Rte 52 that grabs attention from multiple car dealerships, offices, schools, local firehouse, and neighborhoods. Asking $95,000 + inventory. 914-441-4999 LM0616 BOAT CANVAS/ UPHOLSTERY BUSINESS. Established for 26 years. Materials, Machinery, Clientele, Employees + Guidance. 4 year lease. Call For Info:516-514-4476 LM0602

ITALIAN DELI IN YONKERS FOR SALE. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY. Please call Filippo for details from 8:00AM-6PM Monday through Saturday & 8:00AM-2PM on Sunday. 914-803-1100 LM0505 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. Join me in obtaining Green Cards (U.S. Permanent Residence) for wealthy foreign nationals, based on their investing in U.S. businesses; proven super internet results; modest partnership investment; unlimited income; low overhead. Contact G.K. 954-588-7143 gk100@ comcast.net Visit website: greencardbusiness.com LM0428 PATCHOGUE VILLAGE. Great Opportunity for Builders. Building for Sale, approx 6,000 sq ft. Across from LIRR. $1 Million, Owner Financing Possible. Tenants with Leases or You Can Renovate! Call 631-235-5240 LM0721 ITALIAN RESTAURANT FOR SALE. $750K-$800K per year. Glen Cove, Busy Rd. Turnkey $365K. Fully Equipped. Seats approximately 110 people. Agent 917-478-3527 LM0324

FARM WITH US. NORTH DAKOTA. RED RIVER VALLEY FARMER. SEEKING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN FARMLAND. WOULD SHARE CROP OR LEASE. PARTIES WELCOME TO VISIT AND OBSERVE ALL ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE: WWW.SPROULEFARMS.COM CHECK OUT OUR U-TUBE FARM VIDEO. 218-779-1571 LM0729

GREAT OPPORTUNITY to own well established family restaurant business. All new equipment, parking for 50 vehicles in a high traﬃc area of Larchmont. Turn Key Operation. Motivated Seller. For more info, Call 917-577-8464 LM0414 HAIR SALON FOR SALE. Huntington/ Dix Hills location. Established over 20 years. Clientele. Owner relocating. Contact 631-897-2507 or 631-732-1373 LM0414 OCEAN COUNTY “Your Senior Times” newspaper. Bi-monthly. Great paper. Circulation – 40,000. Great Opportunity. Turnkey system. Call Ron 732-244-5217 LM0930

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Invest small, with a minimum investment of $7,500 for a big return!! With a Legal Legitimate Investment company. For more information or appointment call: 212-256-1158 extension 103 This offering is only for accredited investors under Regulation D under Rule 506 (c) of the Securities Act Of 1993. The Company shall take reasonable steps to verify the accredited investor status before making Any offer and sale. Any accredited investor that does not provide the information necessary to the company To satisfy the verification requirement will not be deemed an accredited investor and may not

9010

INVESTORS WANTED. High End Art Broker & Appraiser of High End Art Transactions. National & International. Very Proﬁtable. Over 40 Years Experience. Please Call & Ask for Pat 904-566-3785 LM0407

participate in the oﬀering. LM0911

AIRCRAFT SERVICES Private jet services-Pesach. NY-Israel.$26K.RT per seat.NYFL $5700RT per seat. Limited seats. 388-784-1221

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN FACTORING COMPANY. UP TO 12% APY, MONTHLY INCOME, BONUS BREAKPOINT POSSIBLE. CALL VINCE AT PORTFOLIO ADVISORS ALLIANCE 212-812-8900, OR EMAIL VHOBAN@ALLENPS. COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. PORTFOLIO ADVISORS ALLIANCE IS REGISTERED BROKER DEALER WITH FINRA AND SIPC. INVESTMENTS IN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE INVESTMENTS AND CONSULT YOUR ACCOUNTANT/ INVESTMENT ADVISOR/ ATTORNEY, PRIOR TO MAKING ANY INVESTMENTS. SECURITIES ARE ONLY OFFERED THROUGH A PROSPECTUS. EACH POTENTIAL INVESTOR SHOULD READ THE ENTIRE OFFERING MEMORANDUM, INFORMATION STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS PROVIDED AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER ANY AND ALL RISKS OF INVESTMENT. SECURITIES ARE ONLY OFFERED IN STATES WHERE BOTH THE FIRM AND ITS REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVES ARE LICENSED. SECURITIES ARE ONLY OFFERED TO SUITABLE INVESTORS PURSUANT TO FINRA RULE 2111. PLEASE CONTACT THE FIRM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. LM1021

WE PROVIDE FRESH CUT BG, SBLC AND LOAN. WE HAVE A GENUINE PROVIDER FOR FRESH CUT BG AND SBLC AND 3% APR LOAN WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR LEASE. OUR BANK INSTRUMENT CAN BE ENGAGED IN PPP TRADING, DISCOUNTING, AND SIGNATURE PROJECT(S) SUCH AS AVIATION, AGRICULTURE, PETROLEUM, REAL ESTATE AND E.T.C. OUR LEASING PRICE IS 6+2 AND OUR ISSUING BANKS ARE HSBC LONDON OR BARCLAYS BANK LONDON. OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE REASONABLE AS OUR PROVIDER IS READY TO SEND RWA OR SWIFT M799 BEFORE WE PROCEED. KINDLY CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VIA EMAIL: BGCONSULTANT@OUTLOOK.COM

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JOBS & SERVICES HELP WANTED

9020

ADMIN ASST. Full time. Entry level with opportunity to advance. Support managers & employees. Assist in daily oﬃce needs. Call Steve 516-524-3792 LM0512

SR. MECHANIC, COPIAGUE, L.I. FOOD PLANT. $50/HR + OT. High-speed portionpack condiment machines. Excellent electric skills. Able to troubleshoot & keep production running. Seeking a professional, a self-starter, who keeps to a clean work environment & maintains equipment in good working order. Weekend Calls Accepted. Mr. Roll 516-241-6880 LM0505

AREA CLAIMS WRITER AND PROPERTY INSPECTORS. Interviewing now. Excellent income, pt/ ft ﬂexible hours. Training provided. 732-801-1532 acwinspector@gmail.com

HEALTH / SOCIAL SERVICES

9930

Do You or Your Loved Ones Need Help? Childcare, Housekeepers, Companions,HHA, CNA, LPN, Live In/ Out. We take care of your sick & loved ones. No Fees to Employers. Evons Services 516-505-5510 LM0707 EAST FORK CLEANING SERVICE. Reasonable rates. High quality & friendly service. Experience & Reliability Guaranteed! Year-round, seasonal, opening and closing services. 631-574-7579 LM0623

MANAGER FOR LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT WANTED! To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19

HOUSE-CLEANING AVAILABLE. I Clean Houses, Apartments, Condos, Oﬃces. 5 Years Experience. Excellent References. Call Ana 646-302-7609 LM0602

SALESPEOPLE WANTED. To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19

I am looking for Live-In or LiveOut CNA position. I’m available 7 days per week. Excellent references from hospital, nursing home & private. Call 516-466-3923 LM0526

SENIOR SITTER. If it’s not safe for Mom or Dad to be home alone, I can “sit” for them. Excellent references. $15.00/ hour. Call 516-473-3011 LM0526 HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Complete Housecleaning Services, INCLUDING LAUNDRY! Experienced, references, English-Speaking. FREE ESTIMATES! ILEANA 914-373-9224 LM0428 HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Responsible, reliable. All cleaning and laundry. MondaySaturday. Good references. Alexandra 917-669-5628 LM0526 MY PERSONAL CONCIERGE BY DEBZ is the solution to your sanity! Let me save the day! Errands of every kind are my specialty (including housesitting.) A temporary need for help or a permanent personal assistant, let me coordinate & complete what you couldn’t get done. You can email me at mypersonalconciergebydebz@ gmail.com Call or text: 631-299-1310 LM0512

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

LANDSCAPING SERVICES. Spring Clean-ups, Land Developing, Bushes, Trees & Flowers Planted. Serving Woodmere & The Five Towns over 25 years. Full Service Company. Aiclandscaping/facebook 516-220-5780

PETS

9043

SIAMESE KITTENS. All chocolate. 4 kittens. 15 weeks old. $200 neg. Call 732-341-9123 LM0623

HANDYMAN

9960

NEED WORK DONE AROUND THE HOUSE? Don’t have the time? Tired of having a “to-do list?” Handyman, all phases of work. 516-313-5158 LM0313

NUTRITIONIST

9965

LOSE UP TO 40 LBS. IN 40 DAYS. 24/7. Call 914-219-1234 FREE WEIGHT LOSS CONSULT. Restivo Chiropractic In Home Program Available. www.DrRestivo.com LM0623 Certiﬁed Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman LCSW Winter Special, 3 one hour sessions for $127. Call 516-967-0675

TUTORING

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT

PERSONALS 9950

DREAM HOUSE OF LONG ISLAND. We Provide excellent services with guaranteed satisfaction. We Specialize in: Carpentry, Painting, Landscaping, Masonry, Power Washing, Cleaning Services. FREE ESTIMATES!! Licensed/ Insured. 631-316-2764 www. dreamhousecustom.com LM0609 2 MARIO’S. Sealcoating, Repairs. Stoops, Blacktop & Concrete. Driveways, Sidewalks, Cement, Asphalt, Brickwork, Belgium Block & Pavers. Commercial & Residential. CALL ME LAST 516984-9943 LM0609 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

WIDOWED & RETIRED MAN SEEKS LADY 50 OR OVER FOR A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP. I enjoy bus trips to casinos & home cooking. Please Call Richard at 516-731-0424 LM0630 ATTRACTIVE JEWISH FEMALE, 70, Widowed, Retired Math Teacher, Seeks Jewish Male, Widower, 67-75, CollegeEducated, for a Long Term Relationship. I Live in Brooklyn, NY. Call 718-763-8919 LM0616 SWF SEEKING MALE OR FEMALE (55-70) FOR FRIENDSHIP. I enjoy dining out, movies. No smokers please. Call 516-658-1918 LM0526

HELP OFFERED

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FOR SALE

IS HIRING FOR:

9040

10 NEEDLE BABYLOCK EMBROIDERY MACHINE. V9 software, stand, 14x14 hoop. No need for thread changes. $9,000. Call 845-454-4830 LM0630

1966 FORD 4500 TRACTOR. With Front Bucket and three point hitch. Extra snow bucket and rear grading blade. $5,300. 203-921-6625, 203-531-9249 LM0602

THE VOICE

9035

PRIVATE CHEF/ SHIATSU. 25 years experience specializing in natural wellness cuisine and ﬁne dining. Available immediately. Need live-in position. Excellent references. Hamptons & Greenwich, CT only. 781-856-0359 robertpdonahue@icloud.com

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JEWISH

9025

Circulation Manager • Telemarketers for Classified • Subscription Sales & • Sales Manager • Web Content Manager • Daily Email Blast Expert • Writers • Office Secretary •

Jewish voice is one of New York’s premier Jewish newspapers, distributing hundreds of thousands of papers in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. In addition, the Jewish Voice publishes specialty .magazines and major websites, and is very active in social media

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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

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JB CARPENTRY, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, PAINTING, FLOORING, DECKS & KITCHEN/BATHROOM REMODELING. RESPONSIBLE & REASONABLE. ALL JOBS WELCOME! JOE: 347-215-1960

Famous Hagstrom Street Atlas 5 Boro – Shows All Streets

MAPS FINAL $24.95 EDITION 800-327-7992 ALL PURPOSE TREE SERVICE. TREE & STUMP REMOVAL, STORM DAMAGE, SCREEN TOP SOIL, LAND CLEARING, STUMP GRINDING, CHIPPER SERVICE, LANDSCAPING, FIREWOOD & SNOW REMOVAL. SPRING CLEAN UPS. REASONABLE RATES. NJ CALLS ONLY. CALL TIM 732-664-7510 LM0331

1932 COMPLETELY RESTORED DARK WALNUT DINING ROOM SET. Large buﬀet, server, china cabinet, table & 4 high back chairs. $2,500 negotiable. Call 609-597-4630 LM0526 MAYTAG WASHER, 2 years old, excellent condition. Asking $200. Cash only. If interested, Call Mary at 609-971-3529 LM0414 BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM SET. Dark Cherry, Georgian Style, Top Quality, Table 46” w, extends to 124” L, Knife Drawer at each end, 2 Upholstered Master Chairs with arms, 6 Side Chairs, including Custom Made Window Treatment- matches chair fabric, $1,500. Leave Message 732-671-2399 LM0414 DINING ROOM SET: Brand New, $1,200. BEDROOM SET: Used, Fortunoﬀ, 7 pieces, $1,000. LIVING ROOM SET: 5 pieces, $800 & Other Misc. Items. MUST CALL FOR APPT 551-404-3237 donaldeckhard@ gmail.com LM0407 COMPLETE WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. Forklift, racks, and more. Viewing by appointment only. 917-921-0195 LM0505 HAY SALE. Good Quality 1st & 2nd cutting of Hay for sale. Call 845-361-2480 LM0414

ENTERTAINMENT

9044

DRUMMER LOOKING TO JOIN OR FORM ROCK BAND. Looking for Base, Lead & Rhythm Guitarist. Must be very reliable. Call Harry at 929-231-7315 LM0707 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

AUTOMOTIVE

9050

INTERNATIONAL HOOK TRUCK 1992. 6 wheel hook lift container truck. 2 year old rebuilt engine and transmission. In great shape and ready to work. Perfect for landscapers. Call for price. 914-380-3111 LM0512 LINCOLN TOWN CAR 2006. 116,800 miles, very good condition, Black exterior, just put on 2 brand new tires. $11,000 OR BEST OFFER. 732-691-8927 LM0505 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2011, 4-door, White, Excellent Condition, 57,000 Miles. 914-332-1901 LM0331

REAL ESTATE

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 TOYOTA PRIUS 2014, 10k miles, creampuﬀ, original owner, garage, ext. factory warranty. $17,995. MUST SEE! Call 646-879-4930 (RIVERDALE) LM0616

MERCEDES 2006 E350 4matic sedan, snrf, 6 cyl, 75k mi, navy/ beige, $8,850. Call 516248-5676 or Email: mreis@ dreiscompany.com LM0505 1967 CASE 530 BACKHOE. Diesel cab. Good condition. Extra parts, tires, etc. $5,100. 203-869-2726, 203-921-6625 LM0602

VOLKSWAGON PASSAT SEDAN 2008, 2.0 turbo, grey, under 58,000 original miles, mint condition. Too much to list! Asking $7,500 neg. Call 631-355-9748 LM0512

TRAVEL TRAILER

9051

RIVERHEAD MOBILE HOME. 55 & over. Vacation or year round. The future of aﬀordable, great living! Pristine mobile home in secure community. Low maint./ taxes. 2BR, 1 bath, washer/ dryer, patio, shed, community pool, gym & clubhouse. Near shopping, vineyards & farms. $79,900. Call Richard 516-456-5920 LM0707 CAMPING SEASON IS HERE! 2000 32 FT SUNNYBROOK TRAVEL TRAILER. One slide out, sleeps 8, master bedroom, bunk beds, all water & sewer connectors included, bike rack, original owner. $6,000. 914-588-9287 LM0616

BOATS FOR SALE 9052 LAKE MAHOPAC. Dock Your Boat. Lovely Lakefront, Beautiful Views. Boat Slip For Rent. $1,995. Call 914-319-6091 LM0623

TIARA 1986 PURSUIT 22’ Cutty Cabin I/O, depth ﬁnder, GPS & trailer, new engine has 60 hrs. & outdrive has 60 hrs. Good cond. $10,900. 631-365-2149 LM0612 TIARA 1986 PURSUIT 22' Cutty Cabin I/O, depth ﬁnder, GPS & trailer, new engine has 60 hrs. & outdrive has 60 hrs. Good cond. $13,500. 631-365-2149 LM0526

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 WANTAGH: 3BR, 1 1/2 baths, Iarge pool. Low taxes. $599,000. Nancisue Rosenthal 516-316-1030, Paulette Viola 516-668-8316. Coach Realtors of Hewlett 516-374-0100 LM0414

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

37th Street Between 1415 Avenue, 350 SF oﬃce, large windows, high ceiling, including furniture, internet & utilities Call 347-721-5244 CB0120 Avenue L/Nostrand Ave. 3 rm oﬃce, $1750, all included. Please call 718-513-6911 x101 CB0224

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

MANHATTAN

2050

34th St #252 W Betw/7th &8th ave.STORE 1800 SF + MEZZ 1500 SF New Storefront, BrokersWelcome Falcon Properties.com, 212-302-3000 HS0808

QUEENS

3050

ASTORIA STORE FOR RENT. Approx 1800 sq ft, with bsmt. Eatery/ Professional/ Retail. 25-22 30th Ave. Principals ONLY. CALL OWNER (559)898-2522 LM0707 RICHMOND HILL OFFICE FOR RENT. Corner space. Near courthouse, JFK Airport & hospital. Suit to fit. $1,600 per month includes all except for electric. Leave message 9AM5PM at 917-446-1658 LM0819 WAREHOUSE MASPETH, QUEENS 5,000 sq ft, NEW BUILDING, 2nd floor w/ Elevator & PATIO. 8,500 sq ft, ground floor, 30 ft ceilings. OWNER 347-739-1976 or grandproperty1@aol.com LM0317

HOWARD BEACH Medical Office for rent, established location across from shopping center, waiting room, reception area, 4 exam rooms+x-ray room. Handicap bathroom, 1st floor handicap accessible w/electric lift, 1800 sq. ft. parking easily available, 347- 322- 3614. HS0729 L I C- 460sf or 370 sq offices ,well managed building wf private, private bathrooms,views,of Manhatten.3-8 Minute walk to LIRR, 7 train,restaurants & shops Easy access 5to Midtown Tunnel , LIE & BQE Call 718-7848100 HS0701

BRONX

4050

3060 EAST TREMONT AVE: STORE FOR RENT. Top retail location, high pedestrian traﬃc, 3000sf, can be divided. For details: Raﬁ- 718-364-1400 or 347-495-0614

STATEN ISLAND

5050

DONGAN HILLS. Perfect for Psychologist, Accountant, Attorney, Financial Planner. Cozy 2 rooms with waiting area. $600 + utilities. Call Owner at 718-979-7458 LM0812 STATEN ISLAND STOREFRONT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENT ON BRADLEY AVE. High traﬃc area. Near school & temple. Please Call Dawn at 718-370-9700 LM0324

Well-Established Allstate Agency For Sale. Marine Park area. Agent wants to retire. Must be able to obtain your own financing & currently be .in the insurance business Call 917-301-2477

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REAL ESTATE LONG ISLAND

6050

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN- A- 1 Professional Building 1-2-3 Rm Suites From $399/ mo. Free Utility 516-735-6681 LM0630 WESTBURY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE FOR RENT. Attorney/ Accountant, 12x18, Full Service, Conference Room, Secretary Space, Private Parking. $1,300/ month. 516-213-2200 LM0512 RETAIL STORE FOR RENT. 550 Northern Blvd. Great Neck (Across from Leonard’s.) 1600 sq ft. Fully renovated. Parking lot. Signage. HVAC. New LED lighting. New electric. Separate Gas, Electric, Taxes included. $7,500. By Owner 516-829-1244 LM0414

NEWLY FURNISHED & AFFORDABLE OFFICE SPACE For Psychotherapist & Related Professionals in Great Rockville Centre Location. Shared Waiting Room. Free Street Parking. Call 516-316-0096 LM0224 SOUTHAMPTON. Restaurant , wine bar, catering, wine tasting, patio dining, valet parking, chef’s garden. Over an acre. Jitney stop at property. Branding, hospitality, events, long term or pop-up. 702-378-6338 LM0106 FRANKLIN SQUARE OFFICE FOR RENT. Join Prof bldg w/ dentists & med doctors, good location, lots of parking. 1,000 sq ft avail. $22-$24/ per sq ft. 516-485-9740 LM1216 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN A-1 Prof. Bldg. 1-2-3 Rm. Suites. From $399/ Mo.Free Utilites. 516-735-6681 LM0911

LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE 6060 SMITHTOWN, L.I. Excellent 3-story oﬃce building. 18k SF gross plus prkg. 85% occupied. Near LIRR, Rte 25, Proj 6%+ cap rate. $2.7M. Ron @ BESEN (646)424-5317 LM0324

NEW YORK STATE 7050 SUFFERN/ BARDONIA- PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAIL. FOR RENT. One on Lafayette Ave next to Hospital in Suffern (good for doctors.) Another on 304 in Bardonia. 845-425-8880 LM0317 KENT Office/ Retail Space on Route 52 corridor. Move your business from your basement or use our space for your pop-up or incubator business. Spaces range from 750 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft. Rent ranges from $950 to $2,200. Short and long term leases available. 845-878-7833 LM0106 OSSINING. Commercial garage space, 2200 sq ft. Zoned for auto repair & body work. Also, commercial outside storage. Frame equipment for sale. Rental or sale available. 914-941-3239 or 914-804-3461 LM1216

OSSINING/ BRIARCLIFF. Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist looking for Office Share for a professional in health related field. Asking rent $825/ month including utilities. Oromyologist.com 914-302-6983 LM1125 KATONAH- Office Suite for Rent. Charming Victorian House converted into professional office space. Furnished, sublet (400 sq ft) located on 2nd flr of bldg. Perfect for counselor or therapist. 2 min walk to train station. Call 914-232-4000 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 OFFICE SPACE OR HAIR SALON FULLY EQUIPPED FOR RENT, Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake, NY. For Information, Call 914282-6602 LM0708 WHITE PLAINS AREASTORAGE & PARKING RENTAL. Clean & convenient enclosed storage shed & outdoor truck parking. Perfect for contractors or landscapers. Call 914-923-3429 LM0701

BRONX COMMERCIAL FOR 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

MIDDLETOWN/ RED BANK. Professional Office Suite in Bank Bldg at 75 Hwy 35 North, 1st floor, 650 sq ft. 732-741-3313 LM1223

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE 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

SOMERS POINT. Buildable Lot. 1.5 miles to Ocean City 9th St. Bridge. Close to Garden State Parkway, Shopping & Beach. Zoned for SFH. Public Utilities avail in the street. Call Listing Agent Julia TaggartZona Real Estate 609-4122242 or Email jultaggart@ gmail.com LM0623 EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. Building Lot for Sale. Level, treed lot in Winona Lakes, clubhouse, 2 pools, more! $2,500. 570-3692595 LM0616 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

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE QUEENS, GLENDALE, NY 25 SQ FT REFURNISHED. BIG STORE FRONT WINDS & LARGE OFFICE WITH 3 PARKING SPACES. GOOD FOR MEDICAL OFFICE OR RETAIL BUSINESS CONTACT : SAL @ (917) 921-5239 RW0423

NEW YORK STATE 7060 ELMSFORD. Commercial space, ideal for Tech office meetings, Day-care, Good visibility. Great access, Parking, Competitively priced. 914-592-7229 LM0623

TOMS RIVER. Ocean County Business Park Commercial Condo. Rt. 9, 900 sq ft. Asking $115,000. Call Owner 732-300-6878 LM0505 TOMS RIVER/ OCEAN CTY, NJ. For Sale, user/ investor opportunity, 9,000 sq ft Commercial building on 1.74 acres with 2,700 sq ft leased to national tenant. Multipurpose building, drive-in doors, great for all type contractors. Traffic counts over 44,000 cars per day. REMCO REALTY 732-253-0888 x 11 LM0916 JERSEY CITY. Builder’s Dream! Exclusive, residential lot is located on a quiet street East of Garfield Ave. Asking $225,000. Hurry! Won’t last! Call Grisell Romero at Exit Preferred Realty 201-6533948 LM0902 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. Wilkes Barre, PA. 4 family income, $2200 a month, 4 garages, $150,000. Deli and 2 Apts, $120,000. We will hold mortgage. 570-825-8631 KK0911 Building For Sale 15,000 sq. ft. 1,000 sq. ft. office 2 loading docks Linden, NJ Heimishe Area 30 min from Boro Park Call: 347-882-8037 RW1230

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

FISHKILL. 10 Bay Building on Route 9, Close to I-84, ONE UNIT, 1600 sq ft. Garage Door Back, Store Fronts 12’W x 14’H, Garage Doors, 18’ High Ceilings, Three Phase Electric. Diesel Mechanic, Auto Mechanic, Plumbers, Carpenters, Electricians, All Trades Welcome! Nick 914-755-4544 LM0526 FISHKILL/ PUTNAM VALLEY. 34 acres- $149K, 47.5 acres$249K, both sub-dividable and best offer. Putnam Valley- 21 acres, sub-dividable, $245K or best offer. 914-462-2620 LM0428

OUT OF STATE

8060

SWIMMING POOLS

1010

MIDWOOD- Large 3 bedroom apt with eat-in kitchen, living room & 1 bath. Heat & hot water included. $2,000 per month + 1 month’s rent & security deposit. Call Agent 917-567-4665 LM0512 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 Midwood For rent studio (also can be used for office) 2,3,4 Bedrooms Apts Call 718.376.4444

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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

E. NORTHPORT. 1BR Apt, Private. $1,600/ month incl. garage, electric & gas. No pets/ smokers. First, last & 1 month security + references. 631-266-2360 LM0616 EAST HAMPTON SPRINGS. Beautiful, clean contemporary. 3.5 miles from town. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, multiple decks, outdoor shower. 7/1- Labor Day, $18,000; July- $9,000; August- $10,000. 212-7777229 or 917-273-5142 LM0609

NEW YORK STATE 7010 WEST HARRISON. 3BR, 2 baths, upper level in 2 family, washer/ dryer, central a/c, 1 car garage. $2,350/ month + utilities. Available July 1. Call 914-401-9175 LM0630 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

LONG ISLAND CONDO FOR SALE

8010

WEST NEW YORK, NJ. 3BR, LR, DR & garage. ½ block from Blvd East. $2,300. Call Mariana at Coccia Realty 201893-6257 or 201-867-2100 LM0515

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

The downtown Village Center,

OUT OF STATE

8020

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

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

life and ocean life within relatively short distances. 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

2020

NYC, West End Avenue, 84/85 St. lg 7rm Condo for sale. 2500 sf, 5 BR, 3 bths Drmn bldg, no bkrs, $ 4.75M 917806-5080 HS0311

QUEENS

3020

KEW GARDENS CONDO FOR SALE. 116-24 Grosvenor Lane. Modern & renovated 2BR, 1 bath, balcony, gym, common room, rooftop terrace, concierge. Low floor. Immediate parking available. Walk to temple. Asking $499K. Call Jason at Prime Realty 718-229-2922 LM1113

LONG ISLAND

6020

RONKONKOMA / NOB HILL – End unit, second floor, 2BR condo. Pergo & new tile in kitchen bath & balcony. Pool & tennis/ $222K. Call Owner 631-806-3488 LM0318

HOUSE FOR RENT

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

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

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 with half bath right into a large 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 ﬁreplace. Exit onto onto a wrapdeck which spirals down to a

JEFFERSON VILLAGE/ YORKTOWN FOR SALE. 1BR and 2BR Condos in Jeﬀerson Village Senior Complex. Totally renovated, new kitchen & bath, new doors and trim, new windows. Still time to pick some interior items. Call for showing. 914-760-3763 LM0512

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

NEW YORK STATE

7030

DOBBS FERRY- 2BR with porch, W/D, parking, close to schools & transportation. Good schools! 20 minute train ride to Manhattan. No pets. Available immediately. 917-838-9040 LM1209

QUEENS

3030

FLUSHING, N.Y. Location, Location, 3BR TUDOR detached. Garage, Kitchen w/new SS appliances, Large Dining Rm, Living Rm w/ Fireplace, Sun Porch, W/D Walking Distance to Synagogue, near all LIRR. 10 min to Whitestone Br. MLS + 2% rebate. Asking $888.000. Call 718-308-7184 www.choicearea. com HS1211

OUT OF STATE

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

overlooking the family room. Marble Master bathroom with

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.

1030

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

family. Enter into a formal foyer

cathedral ceiling, and a second

7020

BROOKLYN

great value being oﬀered by a

country kitchen, granite island

6030

HOUSES FOR RENT

jacuzzi tub and separate glass shower. Servants’ quarters converted into bedroom and

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

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.

OPEN HOUSE SUN, JUNE 4, 2017 12-1:30 PM GRAVESEND 2542 EAST 2ND STREET, BETWEEN AVE Y & Z 2 Family, 6 room duplex with over-sized studio, private driveway. Immaculate condition, LG Yard, front & rear porch. Web ID # 707002. $1.1 Million. CALL FILLMORE 718-332-8800 LM0602

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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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)

GRAVESEND (PRIME). 2 family, double buildable, 40x100 lot, $1.375 Million. 2360 & 62 East 1st Street. Barbara Puccia Realty- Brokerage Cell 718755-1609 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. 347-455-0066 HS0902

BRONX

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

STATEN ISLAND

5040

Staten Island Mountaindale: 3 BRs. htd Fl arm, ﬁn bsmt, 2 bths, lg EIK, some furniture. Heated & A/c’s. Mint condition. All new appliances. Nr. shul. 917-453-6926. HS0729

LONG ISLAND

FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

782145

Spacious Lakefront With Water Views Single Family 5 Bdrms – 2 Master Bdrms w/Sep Bths, 4.5 Bths All, LR, DR, Gourmet Kit, 3 Car Gar, Huge Lake w/Endless Boating & Fishing, Private Boat Dock Can Be Built

ASKING $625K BY OWNER 443-875-9204

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

6040

MELVILLE THE GREENS. Medici Town House. 2 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, Landscaped property. Restaurant, 2 pools & golf course on premises. Taxes $6,000. Extras, Mint + Ample Parking. By Owner. $875,000. 631-367-0269 LM0623 MASSAPEQUA. Mint 4BR, 2 full baths Cape. New Appliances, Finished Basement, Attached Garage, School District # 23, $449K. By Owner, 516-541-7844 LM0616

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

NEW YORK STATE

OUT OF STATE 7040

ELMSFORD- Custom Single Family Home, newly renovated, split level, 3BR, 2 baths, just reduced to $679, 500, completely updated, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets, renovated bathrooms, back of house adjacent to country club golf course. 2,332 sq ft, 8 rooms, 0.35 acres including brand new washer & dryer, some furniture avail for sale. A must see! Angelo J. Milone, RE Broker, 914-776-1200. angelo@milonecpa.com LM0616

8040

BETH DAVID CEMETERY. Elmont, NY. 1 plot, 6 graves.

OCEAN, NJ. 5/ 6 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, living room, dining room, family room, open ﬂoor plan, full basement, $529,000. 2806

Plot 2013, Section 4, Path 9. Asking $18,000 neg. Call 516-840-4756

For more info. SUMMIT REALTY SERVICES 732-918-9008/ 732-778-0894

LM0609

PLOTS FOR SALE

HOLMDEL, NJ. Hillside Crypt for 2.Valued at $12,000. Asking $9,000 or best oﬀer. Please Call

9065

BETH ISRAEL CEMETERY IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. 4 plots.

732-718-6965

LM0526

BETH ISRAEL IN WOODBRIDGE,

Worth $3,180 per plot. Willing

NJ. Outdoor Mausoleum, Crypt

to split. Best Oﬀer!

for 3, Building 23, Section 21,

WANT 2 SELL YOUR HOME BUT IT NEEDS REPAIRS? We Are Local Investors Looking To Buy Houses FA$T For CA$H In Any Condition. 914-984-3080 www. yohomebuyers.com LM0707

ST. MARY’S. Flushing, Queens.

CARMEL/ KENT. $450,000. You must see this beautiful property for sale by owner. 2 newly renovated farm houses on 11.5 acres in a beautiful setting. The main house has 3BR’s with 2 jacuzzis, 2nd house has 2BRs & 1 bath. Financing available for persons with good credit. OPEN HOUSE is on Saturdays & Sundays (1152 -1154 Peekskill Hollow Road, Carmel, NY.) Located in the town of Kent, in a good school district. It’s time to move to Florida. For more information, Call Mike 914-774-2121 LM0602

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

Call 561-733-3776

LM0707

1 Plot/ 3 Burials. $6,500. 516775-4209

LM0623

Level 4, Crypt # 38. Valued at $20,000. Asking $15,000 neg. Call

917-445-5293 or

718-894-7728

LM0707

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

LM0501

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.

LM0602

Logan Rd. Ocean, NJ 07712.

SOUTHAMPTON. 50 Inlet Rd. East. Architectural Designed home, 10 Kilowatt solar system and Geo Thermal Heating & A/C, 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths. Master suite with balcony, rooftop patio. Breathtaking views overlooking Cold Spring Pond and The Great Peconic Bay. Asking $1,199,888. Cindy Manzolillo, CBR. Century 21 AA Realty Cell- 516-236-6962 Http://www. CindyMcentury21aa.com LM0609

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