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Iran to Expand Funding for Missile Development by $550M After Attack on IS

A missile is fired from city of Kermanshah, in western Iran, targeting the Islamic State group in Syria, June 19, 2017. Syrian government and allied troops have inserted themselves into the battle against IS militants by capturing key areas on the on the flanks of the coalition-led battle to seize Raqqa

By: Arthur Popowitz

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ran's parliament is considering a proposal to spend nearly $550 million to bolster security and expand the country's missile program.

The proposal follows an Iranian rocket strike on Islamic State in Syria that analysts called retaliation for twin terror attacks in Tehran and a warning to regional rivals.

The bill would raise the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) budget to $8 billion, in addition to an already approved five-year development plan that requires the government to earmark at least 5 percent of the national budget to defense, particularly development of the multidimensional missile program.

The June 18 strike — the first time Iran fired missiles outside its borders in 30 years — hit IS command centers in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ezZor and a bomb-manufacturing facility outside the city, the IRGC said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the "Islamic Republic will respond more decisively to any future terrorist attack on Iran's soil."

And former IRGC chief General Mohsen Rezai wrote on Twitter, "The bigger slap is yet to come."

A parliament correspondent in Tehran, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was little doubt the bill would pass because it projected patriotism and some legislators are retired IRCG commanders or have strong ties with the force.

Symbol of pride Although Iran's defense budget is less than those of many of its Arab neighbors, the missile program is considered a symbol of national pride and deterrence.

The June 18 strike — the ďŹ rst time Iran ďŹ red missiles outside its borders in 30 years — hit IS command centers in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor and a bombmanufacturing facility outside the city, the IRGC said Iran has surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, including the Zolfaghar, the

kind Iran used to hit IS in Syria. The military also has missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), long enough to reach Israel and U.S. bases.

Hojatoleslam Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi, former deputy speaker of parliament, has called the missile program one of the major pillars of sovereignty.

Babak Taghvaee, a Malta-based Iran military expert, said the additional fund for missile development "would probably be spent on the domestically produced Ya-Ali cruise missile, which was long awaited for financial sources."

"I assume a big chunk of this money is going to be dedicated to [research and development] on anti-jamming and target-error-correcting technology," he said. The money would be insuf-

ficient to push Iranian missile capability close to that of Chinese or Russian weapons, but it would help the Iranians "enhance their progress in terms of making missiles more accurate."

Still, the timing of the bill, which will be considered in the coming days, and the agility to be able to spend such a large amount are very important factors to consider, analysts say.

U.S.-Saudi deal President Donald Trump sealed a $110 billion arms deal last month with Iran's chief rival in the region, Saudi Arabia, and Tehran was stung by the IS-claimed June 5 attacks on parlia-

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After Derailment, Gov Cuomo Declares “State of Emergency” for NYC Subways By: Yehuda Sagan

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ew York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency for New York’s subways after a train derailment last Monday left dozens injured.

The state of emergency is also a response to other subway-related problems, including unreliable trains and rush hour malfunctions, the NY Times noted in a report Thursday.

In an announcement at the Genius Transit College Conference, Cuomo acknowledged that many New Yorkers are fed up with the flawed subway system. The Conference is an international competition which

awards a $1 million prize to contestants who develop the best solutions for improving the New York City transit system.

“The delays are maddening New Yorkers,” the Governor said in his announcement.

“They are infuriated by a lack of communication, unreliability and now accidents.” Referencing Monday’s derailment, Cuomo noted that “just three days ago, we literally had a train come off the tracks. It’s the perfect metaphor for the dysfunction of the entire system.”

The state of emergency is not merely a symbolic gesture. Approximately $1 billion dollars will be pledged towards improvements for New York City’s subway, including much-need-

develop a reorganization plan within the next 30 days, adding that Lhota should “design the best organization to get the job done.” In a statement Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio spokesman Ben Sarle said the mayor was pleased by Cuomo’s choice of Lhota to tackle the issue, given his efforts to restore the subway system following Hurricane Sandy.

According to the Times report, Cuomo’s decision arrives after urging by transit members to address the repeated pattern of subway delays and service New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive disruptions throughout NYC. order Thursday declaring a state of emergency for New York’s “One of the processes we’re subways after a train derailment last Monday left dozens injured. going to expedite is the MTA ed equipment for the ManhatCuomo has directed MTA procurement process,” Cuomo tan Transit Authority. chairman Joseph J. Lhota to said Thursday, according to CBS

New York. “I’ll ask the comptroller and the attorney general for a special team to expedite the process. But it will no longer be a tortured exercise to do business with the MTA.” Some subway commuters have delivered a blunt message to the Governor regarding the dire consequences should he fail to resolve the transit system’s problems.

“If you do not fix the subway, next year’s election will be a referendum on your governorship,” Michael Sciaraffo, a subway patron, declared in a protest Wednesday.

Based on his reaction Thursday, Governor Cuomo appears to have taken heed of that warning.

In Letter to Justice Department de Blasio Defends Sanctuary Cities Amid Crackdown By: Menachem Rephun mented immigrants who have

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ew York City, labeled a “Sanctuary City” for its protection of undocumented immigrants, has complied with federal immigration officials and has not skirted the law.

This was the message in a letter to the Justice Department Wednesday by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In the letter, de Blasio argued that, because of its cooperation, NYC is still entitled to its $4.3 million federal law enforcement grant received during New York City’s last fiscal year.

De Blasio’s letter, along with others from Philadelphia and New Orleans, were sent in the wake of a House vote Thursday cracking down on undocu-

committed felonies, according to a NY Times report. De Blasio’s sentiments in the letter were echoed by New York commissioner for immigrant affairs Nisha Agarwal.

“Being a sanctuary city does not mean that you are out of compliance or trying to violate federal law in any way,” Agarwal told the Times. Agarwal suggested she does not see a contradiction in protecting public safety and promoting “policies and programs that are supportive of immigrant communities.”

The fate of “sanctuary cities” may be hanging in the balance.

On Thursday, the House passed two pieces of legislation (titled “Kate’s Law” and the “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act”) which would boost penalties

deported immigrants attempting to illegally reenter the U.S. could face 10-25 years behind bars. Under the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, local law enforcement agents will be required to cooperate with immigration officials or risk losing grant money if their jurisdictions fail to comply. In a tweet Thursday, President Trump lauded the House’s passage of “Kate’s Law” as “good news,” adding that he hopes the Senate will follow suit.

On Wednesday, Trump said the legislation is “freeing up De Blasio’s letter, along with others from Philadelphia and towns – actually we’re liberNew Orleans, were sent in the wake of a House vote Thursday ating towns, if you believe we cracking down on undocumented immigrants who have have to do that in the United committed felonies, according to a NY Times report States of America.”

In September 2016, New for attempts to reenter the U.S. tuary cities will be penalized by undocumented immigrants for protecting such individuals York City received a three-year who have been deported. Sanc- by a slashing of funds, while grant, titled the “Byrne Jag

Grant” in honor of slain police officer Edward Byrne. However, NYC is in jeopardy of having those funds revoked if the Justice Department finds it has not complied with federal immigration laws, the New York Times noted.

It seems a moment of reckoning may have arrived for sanctuary cities such as NYC and others, as they walk a difficult tightrope between protecting undocumented immigrants from what they perceive to be draconian policies and cooperating with federal immigration laws. The cities may have to carefully consider their next moves when dealing with an administration that appears to have made cracking down on illegal immigration a top priority.

NYPD Agrees to Greater Transparency After Freedom of Information Lawsuit By: Eliezer Elnt

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he NYPD has agreed to handle and accept record requests via email, after a lawsuit was settled last week regarding the NYPD’s compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. In a report Friday, the Village Voice noted that since 2006, the FOI Law has required that government agencies “accept requests for records submitted in the form of electronic mail and [to] respond to such requests by electronic mail.”

The NYPD has finally agreed to follow this provision following a lawsuit by law student and activist Keegan Stephan.

Stephan’s lawsuit related to

a Freedom of Information request he had made regarding the NYPD’s use of Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADS), better known as sound cannons, against protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement in 2014.

The protests were held following the death of Eric Garner, an African-American man killed after being placed in a chokehold by an NYPD officer (a move prohibited by the NYPD’s code of conduct). In violation of the law, the NYPD refused Stephan’s request to receive FOIL communications via email.

In an interview with the New York Times Thursday, Stephan described the Freedom of Information Law as “a mechanism

policies. We realized the police were not abiding by the Freedom of Information Law as it stood.”

Stephan scored a victory after a judge approved the settlement Thursday, a move which will pressure the NYPD to provide greater transparency or risk facing legal consequences.

“We have an explicit agreement in the form of a judicial order, so if it is violated we can go back to the court,” Stephan’s lawyers told the NY Times.

“We hope this will be a real tool for increased transparency.”

The NYPD has finally agreed to follow this provision following a Bob Freeman, the executive lawsuit by law student and activist Keegan Stephan (pictured director of New York’s Comabove) mittee on Open Government, the public can use to hold the NYPD accountable to their own reacted in stronger terms to the

NYPD’s repeated flouting of the FOIL. “The NYPD has been in so many ways hostile to freedom of information law,” Freeman said, according to the Village Voice.

“It’s unfortunate that a government agency has simply ignored a provision of law that has been in effect for more than a decade — and that goes double for a law enforcement agency! It should never have taken a lawsuit to encourage the government to conform with the law.”

While Freeman acknowledged that the FOIL is “an imperfect tool,” he observed that “the more we can hold them accountable, the better it is for everyone. This case is proof of that.”

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Bloomberg Announces $200M Program to Fund Mayors Push Back Against Trump

By Adam Shaw

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iberal former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing a $200 million program to help mayors push back against the Trump administration and Congress on areas such as climate change, gun control, and immigration.

Bloomberg, known for his forays into gun control and soda regulation, announced the “American Cities Initiative” at a speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Monday, June 26.

Using anti-Washington rhetoric, which has become the vogue among left-of-center types since Trump won the White House, Bloomberg said he was motivated by gridlock in D.C. “The causes are many: grid-

lock, extremism, partisan media, fear of special interest groups. But the result is same: On nearly all the big issues, Washington has been AWOL, and as further budget cuts loom, the situation is going from bad to worse,” he said, according to prepared remarks.

Bloomberg’s plan will “strengthen cities halls and equip more mayors to solve their most important problem” by “rewarding innovative ideas with prize money.” Bloomberg said he intends to use the program to advance legislation on areas such as education, climate change, public health and “gun violence.”

The main thrust of the move appears to be to give mayors more power to resist right-wing actions from Washington and also from states.

more than ever, we can’t afford to let states tie the hands of mayors behind their back,” he said, adding that the program would also be used to empower “entrepreneurs, artists and volunteers.”

It isn’t the first time Bloomberg has pushed big money into fighting against Trump’s agenda. Last month, when Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, Bloomberg led a coalition of liberal mayors, governors, and businesses to seek United Nations permission to Liberal former New York City submit to it anyway — and ofMayor Michael Bloomberg fered up to $15 million in fundis pushing a $200 million ing to the U.N.’s climate body. program to help mayors Bloomberg doubled down on push back against the Trump this approach Monday. administration and Congress.

“We’ll expand our work to “At a time when Ameri- empower more mayors to lead ca needs bold city leadership the fight against climate change

so that America can meet the goals set in Paris no matter what happens in Washington,” he said.

Ahead of the speech, Bloomberg teased the initiative to the New York Times, telling the paper that his initiative would serve as an extension of his current stances on climate change, gun rights, and immigration.

The Times reported that the $200 million would be spread out over three years and could even grow over time.

Bloomberg has frequently sought to dabble in national politics. He was widely reported to have considered an independent run in 2016 as a middle ground between Hillary Clinton and Trump, but eventually decided against such a run.

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Paul Massey Unexpectedly Withdraws from NYC Mayoral Race

By Rebecca Gold

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n Wednesday, June 28, Paul Massey suddenly pulled out of the race for New York City mayor.

The executive from Cushman & Wakefield said the cost wast too high to keep his campaign going.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Massey said, “Unfortunately, the cost of running for office is extraordinary, and I do not see a path to raising the necessary funds to beat an incumbent mayor. I am forever indebted to my family, team and my friends for their support.”

Several business insiders were caught off-guard by Massey’s abrupt decision to withdraw.

Red Apple Group CEO John Catsimatidis said, “Everybody was shocked.” In 2013, Catsimatidis lost in the Republican mayoral primary to Joe Lhota. On Wednesday morning, June 28,

Catsimatidis was at the Yale Club for Crain’s GOP debate, at which Massey went up against Staten Island Assembly member Nicole Malliotakis.

“Why would he speak there if he was going to do this?” Catsimatidis said. Malliotakis is now left as the leading GOP contender.

His ability to raise substantial funds was seen as a major part of Massey’s campaign. Outsiders thought it would be easy for him to compete with Mayor Bill de Blasio, through donations by Massey’s many wealthy friends in the real estate industry.

The Real Deal reports, “He modeled his candidacy on that of Michael Bloomberg’s, talking up his managerial skills and ability to successfully run a large brokerage, Massey Knakal Realty Services, which he sold for a reported $100 million to Cushman & Wakefield at the end of 2014.

Paul Massey announced his abrupt withdrawal from the race for New York City mayor on Wednesday, June 28.

He even pledged to forego the city’s public matching-funds program and had a strong showing for the first filing period in January, when he posted a haul of $2.9 million. A large portion of that, however, came from $1.3 million in personal loans he made to the

campaign.

As of late March, the campaign was spending much more money than it was taking in, excluding the candidate’s personal loans.

The most recent filings with the New York City Campaign Finance Board show Massey’s

campaign with a balance of just $607,963. So far he’s spent $5.1 million, but only raised $3 million from donors. Massey’s lent the campaign a total of $2.7 million.”

An uphill battle lay before Massey from the beginning, being an unknown face in the political realm. Althou, when he entered the race, things were looking grim for de Blasio with investigations into his fundraising, but now with the probes again the mayor dropped, de Blasio has a much better chance for re-election.

Attacking de Blasio was a main focus of Massey’s campaign. He used the media to issue statement criticizing many of the mayor’s actions. Massey managed to secure endorsements from Independence Party of New York, Rev. Michael Faulkner, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, during his campaign.

Financially Ailing CUNY Spent Over $1M a Year on Parades & Charities

By Hannah Hayes

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he City University of New York, which has made no secret of its many financial woes, paid $27,000 to be a sponsor in the year’s NYC Pride parade, which is equivalent to a year tuition for four students. Officials said, that that was just the most recent in an incredible spending spree during which CUNY has spent over $1 million a year to sponsor parades, buy tables at galas for charities and at civic association breakfasts, and donating to cultural institutions and other groups.

An internal review found that CUNY officials were unjustified in their spending and did not act with proper safeguards. On Monday, June 26, the CUNY’s board of Trustees will convene to vote on changes to help clean up university finances and prevent misspending in the future.

According to the New York Times, “In the fiscal year that

ended on June 30, 2015, CUNY, the nation’s largest public urban university system, spent $109,925 on sponsorships for parades like the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Bronx Dominican Day Parade, according to a CUNY spokesman, Frank Sobrino. It also spent $1.3 million for a variety of activities including buying tables at charity galas, making donations to organizations like the New-York Historical Society and Lincoln Center, and attending breakfasts held by the Association for a Better New York or Crain’s New York Business.

Since mid-2013, the spending has totaled $4.3 million, according to a summary provided by the university. Most of that spending has now been halted, Mr. Sobrino said. The university said the money had come from the CUNY Research Foundation, which is already under scrutiny in a federal investigation into the financial dealings of Lisa S. Coico, a former pres-

The City University of New York’s City College campus building.

ident of the City College of New York.”

William C. Thompson Jr., who last year became the chairman of the CUNY board of trustees, said, “It was done without the checks and balances that should have existed.”

Spending money to promote the university or activities involving community outreach was acceptable, said Thompson, but

“spending over a million dollars on things was outrageous, and it made no sense.” He added, “It was excessive and wasteful.”

Last year, the many issues plaguing the university were revealed when The New York Times reported that the 21st Century Foundation, City College’s oldest alumni fund, paid for Coico’s personal expenses with money that was reim-

bursed by the Research Foundation. Then in October, Coico resigned, and the state inspector general was asked by Thompson to investigate the university and its finances.

In November, a preliminary report was released by the inspector general, outlining several lapses, financial abuses and mismanagement.

The NYT reports, “The changes that the board will consider on Monday, Mr. Thompson said, would put in place more rigorous spending controls, eliminate supplemental salary payments to presidents of CUNY colleges, institute clear accounting requirements for similar payments to other administrators or faculty members and change the way CUNY foundations are managed.”

Thompson said, “All of this starts to put us in a place where CUNY can be held up as a national model of transparency and accountability. That’s what we’re attempting to do.”

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Jury: Gov’t Can Seize NYC Skyscraper that is Controlled by Iran By: Eloise Albaret

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he government is allowed to seize a building in Midtown Manhattan which it says is being controlled by Iran, ruled a jury last Thursday, which also allowed federal prosecutors to complete the largest terrorism-related civil forfeiture in United States history, reports The New York Times.

The Times said that the jury, which deliberated for only one day after hearing a month of testimony, found that the Alavi Foundation, violated United States sanctions against Iran and participated in money laundering.

The Alavi Foundation, which owns 60 percent of the 36-floor skyscraper at 650 Fifth Avenue, was found to be engaging in money laundering through its partnership with Assa Corporation, a shell company for an Iranian state-controlled bank that had owned the remaining 40 percent of the skyscraper, reports The Times.

According to The Times, Alavi’s lawyers argued that they did not know of Assa’s ties to the Iranian government, which the U.S imposed sanctions on in 1995 The government has promised to distribute the funds from the sale of the building, which could bring in as much as $1 billion, to the families of victims of terrorism, including ones from

The government is allowed to seize a building in Midtown Manhattan which it says is being controlled by Iran, ruled a jury last Thursday, which also allowed federal prosecutors to complete the largest terrorismrelated civil forfeiture in United States history

the Sept. 11 attacks, says The Times.

“In this trial, 650 Fifth Avenue’s secret was laid bare for all to see,” said Joon H. Kim, the acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. “The owners of 650 Fifth Avenue gave the Iranian

government a critical foothold in the very heart of Manhattan through which Iran successfully circumvented U.S. economic sanctions.”

Alavi said in a statement that it was disappointed by the verdict and was considering its options; defense lawyers were expected to appeal the decision, reports The Times.

John Gleeson, one of Alavi’s lawyers, said that the foundation was tricked into believing that private owners took over Assa after the 1995 sanctions, says The Times.

During closing arguments, Mr. Gleeson said that Alavi was “stonewalled” by the supposed new owners, when trying to arrange a face-to-face meeting, and he pointed to a series of letters between Alavi and Assa, reports The Times.

“It’s really difficult to understand why you can be held accountable for the knowledge that you were trying to get, but you were lied to about,” said Mr. Gleeson.

Michael D. Lockard, an assistant United States attorney, said that the letters that defense showed were a phony paper trail in order to cover up the fact that the foundation had been funneling millions of dollars to Iran, reports The Times.

“Those letters were written so that they could be shown to a jury like you,” said Mr. Lockard to the panel of eight jurors.

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Insurance Giant Aetna Chooses New York City as New Home By: Asher Schlesinger

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etna, one of the oldest and largest health insurers in the country, will be relocating its headquarters to New York City’s meatpacking district late next year. As an incentive, New York state officials provided Aetna with $24 million in tax credits over a decade to lure the company away from its current location in Hartford, Connecticut, according to a report Friday by the New York Post. New York faced stiff competition from other cities hoping to be selected by the insurance giant, but managed to beat out rivals with its lucrative offer.

In a statement, Aetna implied that Hartford’s economic situation was a factor in the move, saying the company’s “longterm commitment to Connecticut will be based on the state's economic health.”

"The company remains hopeful that lawmakers will come to an agreement that puts Connecticut on sound financial footing, and that the state will support needed reforms to make Hartford a vibrant city once again," the statement added, according to the Hartford Courant.

Speaking to the New York

Aetna, one of the oldest and largest health insurers in the country, will be relocating its headquarters to New York City’s meatpacking district late next year.

Times Thursday, Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark T. Bertolini said the decision to relocate was based on Hartford’s lack of potential employees involved in what Bertolini described as “the knowledge economy, working in a town they want to be living in.”

“We want to attract those folks, and we want to have them on our team," Bertolini elaborated. "It's very hard to recruit people like that to Hartford."

A lucky two hundred and fifty of Aetna’s more than 49,000 employees will relocate to the lavish NY office on 61 Ninth Avenue, which boasts private terraces, a 20,000-square-foot Starbucks Roastery (the world’s largest), a putting green, and a rooftop park, according to the NY Post.

2,000 Aetna employees will be staying behind in Hartford.

In addition to its perceived lack of prospects in Hartford, Aetna’s relocation to the Big Apple is in keeping with a desire to stay hip and modern, attracting millennial employees. The New York office is being developed

by Vornado Realty Trust, the same company involved in the transformation of the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a $1.6 billion train hall.

Commenting on Aetna’s move, Connecticut House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz (D-Berlin) said the relocation “goes to show lack of investment in our urban centers have a cost," according to the Hartford Courant.

"They're going to another place that young people want to be [in],” Aresimowicz said, “that attract talent, and we need to get ahead of the curve."

Cuomo & DeBlasio Say Healthcare Former Maimonides Exec named new Bill Would Worsen Opioid Epidemic CEO of Bklyn’s Brookdale Hospital By: Eloise Albaret

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rookdale Hospital, located in Brooklyn, NYC, has just tapped an executive from Maimonides Medical Center, Dominick Stanzione, as its new president and CEO, starting August 1st of this year. The hospital has been dealing with numerous insurance and financial issues recently. It is hoped that this new appointment will help.

Brookdale is not the only Brooklyn hospital that is grappling with issues of this sort. It’s actually one among three others. There are plan being made to combine these three hospitals into a new health system eventually. Mr. Stanzione will be overseeing this transition from the helm of Brookdale Hospital. He comes to his new post after serving in hospital management for more than 30 years. At Maimonides Medical Center, he worked as executive vice president and chief operating officer from 2011 until now.

He will now be working as CEO of a hospital that will be uniting with two others under a new hospital system titled the One Brooklyn Health System.

Interfaith Medical Center, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, located in Midwood, will be the other participants. The One

Brookdale Hospital, located in Brooklyn, NYC, has just tapped an executive from Maimonides Medical Center, Dominick Stanzione, as its new president and CEO, starting August 1st of this year.

Brooklyn Health System plans to apply for a $700 million grant in capital funding which they hope to receive from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo earmarked to enhance all health care services in the eastern and central areas of Brooklyn. Known as the Vital Brooklyn program, the total amount of funds contained is $1.4 billion. The Chairman of Brookdale’s board, Alex Rovt, stated, regarding Mr. Stanzione’s appointment, "Mr. Stanzione is the perfect candidate to take the reins of Brookdale at this critical juncture.”

Dominick Stanzione will be replacing Mark Toney as CEO. Mr. Toney was a former management consultant. He was in charge of Brookdale Hospital for five years. Durning his tenure, he depended upon funds from New York State to allow Brookdale to continue to operate, as he saw the hospital as essential to the local community. He put forth efforts to establish a trauma unit at the hospital. This unit has been known to treat victims of gunshot wounds roughly once every 36 hours. Medical specialists in a variety of fields like neurology and orthopedics came to work at this unit as well. Mr. Toney was in charge in 2012 when Brookdale broke off its alliance with the Medisys Health System, which controls operations of hospitals in Jamaica and Flushing in Queens.

Patients at Brookdale Hospital are largely without any insurance, with many others having to pay their bills through Medicaid. Medicaid is renowned for paying back hospitals less than the amount it took to treat the patients onsite. With an aging population, newer facilities to treat the aged are required as well to remain competitive with other hospitals. In order to finish necessary refurbishments, getting capital funding from New York State will be of the utmost importance.

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or once, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio united in their efforts to bring to light how the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act would worsen the opioid epidemic, reports Crain’s.

Both the Governor and the Mayor’s comments were part of a larger effort by their administrations to influence the New York congressional delegation to reject the health bill, says Crain’s.

During a joint call with mayors from around the country on Wednesday, de Blasio made his case; mayors from both parties conveyed a sense of unity on the issue and said they hoped to aid bipartisan rejection of the Senate bill, reports Crain’s.

For once, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio united in their efforts to bring to light how the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act would worsen the opioid epidemic

we're going to lose more people to opioids.”

New York City has long struggled with the opioid crisis and about two-thirds of the 38,000 residents who are currently using methadone or bu"We are struggling, all of prenorphine to stave off opioid us as mayors, to address cravings, are insured through Medicaid, according to Crain’s. this crisis, but imagine The Senate bill, if passed, if we had a hand tied behind our backs because would result in more than $7 it was harder to connect billion in cuts to federal aid to the state over the first four people to care," years, which would be especially detrimental to Medicaid "We are struggling, all of participants, reports Crain’s.

Jason Helgerson, state Medus as mayors, to address this crisis, but imagine if we had icaid director, discussed the a hand tied behind our backs opioid crisis during his speech because it was harder to con- against the Senate bill at Hosnect people to care," said de tos Community College in the Blasio on the call. "Right now Bronx on Tuesday; the event Medicaid is a lifeline for many was apart of the several panels people, and if that's taken away, Cuomo set up around the state

last week to discuss the potential impact of the health bill proposed in Washington, D.C., says Crain’s "It would have very little impact and would not make up for the fact that millions of people, many of whom are challenged by opioid addiction, would all of a sudden lose their health care access because of the act,” said Helgerson about the $2 billion the Senate included in the bill to address the national opioid epidemic.

Gov. Cuomo, who approved insurance mandates related to addiction treatment along with $189 million to expand its availability last year, addressed the senate health bill in his own statement on Monday.

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Aby Rosen’s UES Home Has Clipper’s David Bistricer Looking to Escaped the Auction Block For Now Sell Condo Units at 70 Battery Place

By Marl Snyder

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or the moment at least, the longtime Upper East Side home of Aby Rosen has escaped the auction

block.

The townhouse located at 5 East 80th Street is currently owned by the Republic of Niger.

After the West African country defaulted on a large judgment last year, the property was scheduled to be sold on June 27 by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Then on June 13, a judge issued a stay of execution, which gave Niger more time to pau the $46 million.

According to The Real Deal, “The dispute began in 2011, when Niger contracted passport maker Africard to produce a

million biometric and electronic passports, but then abruptly terminated its order. A judge sided with Africard last year, but earlier this month Niger filed a motion to dismiss the judgment — and asked the court to hold off on enforcing the fine pending a hearing. Niger alleges that Africard won its case by ‘bribing both the arbitrator and the damages expert,’ according to court documents.”

Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote in her ruling on June 13 that while “Africard will not be harmed by the stay… Niger could be harmed by an immediate sale of the property.”

For about 15 years, the 13,000-square-foot townhouse has been rented to Rosen, who is said to pay only $23,500 a

5 East 80th Street on the upper East Side was supposed to go up for auction on June 27.

By: Gene Wilkenson

C Aby Rosen still has a 15-year lease on the Africard owned property

month, which is much lower than the market rate. Several million dollars have been put into renovating the six-floor property by the developer, who TRD sources say has renewal options through 2032.

A mere $1,153 per square foot, or $15 million, was set to be the auction minimum. Listing broker George Vanderploeg, who was hired to sell the property by Africard, said that he could get over $40 million for the building.

Last month, Rosen, who is paying rent to the U.S. Marshals, told the New York Post, “I hope to buy it at a low price, which is great for me. I still have a 15year lease on the property so it is not going to be so attractive to other buyers.”

Rent is Raised for 1M NYC Regulated Apartments

By Charles Bernstein

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n Tuesday night, June 27, a city panel voted to permit landlords to raise rents on one-year and two-year leases for approximately one million rent-regulated apartments in New York City. This is the first time in three years that these tenants will have their rent increased.

For two years in a row, the Rent Guidelines Board was swayed by tenant activists and political leaders to vote to freeze rents on one-year leases and allow only a 2 percent increase on two-year leases. Never before had rents been frozen by the board, and the act was a sign of the New York housing market being punishing for city residents.

Buildings with at least 6 units that were constructed before 1974 may contain rent regulated apartments.

Times, “The board’s 7-2 vote to allow the modest increases — up to 1.25 percent for one-year leases, and 2 percent for two-year leases — brought loud jeers and chants of hundreds of tenants “What’s happening is that who have demanded not only a rental housing in the city freeze but also a rollback in existing rents to erase the steady is being strangled.” increases imposed during the Bloomberg administration.

In recent hearings around The increases take effect Oct. 1. the city, landlords, tenants and Keeping rents low helps preserve officials were able to voice their the existing stock of below-maropinions to the nine-member ket-rate housing — a key issue board, making the likelihood of for Mayor Bill de Blasio who is another freeze null. To the dis- running for re-election and has appointment of tenant activist, made affordable housing a centhe board’s intentions were con- tral issue. With many aspects firmed when they voted Tues- of housing law and policy conday night at Baruch College in trolled by the state government, the Rent Guidelines Board is one Manhattan.

According to The New York of the few tools the mayor has

to exercise some control over the cost of housing. In a preliminary vote in April, the board endorsed, by a 5-to-4 margin, a 1 to 3 percent increase on oneyear leases and a 2 to 4 percent increase on two-year leases, well short of what the landlords’ biggest lobby group had been seeking. The group, the Rent Stabilization Association, had proposed a 4 percent increase on one-year leases and a 6 percent increase for two-year leases, citing steadily increasing taxes and property maintenance costs.”

The landlords’ group’s vice president Jack Freund said that the increase should have been more. He said that the mayor-appointed board catered “purely to See Rent is Raised for 1M , page 36

lipper Equity owner David Bistricer is looking to offer 166 condominium units at 70 Battery Place according to an offering plan filed last week with the New York state Attorney General’s office, reports The Real Deal.

The total projected sellout for the converted rental apartments is $192 million and Clipper Equity paid $73.6 million for the building in 2014, says The Real Deal.

In 1999 the Brodsky Organization built 70 Battery Place, also known as River Watch, and tax records reveal that it received a Battery Park Authority tax exemption worth more than $2 million this year, reported The Real Deal.

Failure to receive a construction permit for the 231,000 square-foot building with 209 rental apartments, which are all rent-stabilized, would indicate that Clipper has not yet begun to carry out any of the conversion work, says The Real Deal.

According to The Real Deal, after 9/11, a few 70 Battery Place tenants tried to break their leases, claiming that hardships such as poor air quality and loss of

Clipper Equity owner David Bistricer (pictured above) is looking to offer 166 condominium units at 70 Battery Place according to an offering plan filed last week with the New York state Attorney General’s office

subway service were affecting their stay. But the Brodsky Organization charged tenants three months rent in order to let them leave their lease, says The Real Deal.

Clipper Realty recently landed $74 million in financing from the Blackstone Group for its acquisition of 107 Columbia Heights, a 161-unit rental building in Brooklyn Heights, report-

ed The Real Deal back in May. According to The Real Deal, Blackstone Mortgage Trust provided a $59 million acquisition loan and $14.6 million in construction financing, after purchasing the property for $87.5 million from the Jehovah’s Witnesses earlier this week.

The Witnesses put the 11-story property on the market last April, after its departure from Brooklyn in a series of deals in recent months, reports The Real Deal.

“The property served us well for more than 50 years,” said the Witnesses in a statement.

Bistricer had told The Real Deal that Clipper Realty was looking to convert several of the public spaces at 107 Columbia Heights into additional apartments.

Just in February, Bistricer’s Clipper Realty went public at $13.50 a share and in May it was determined that the company’s pay off was then $86 million— more than their original projection of $78 million, reports The Real Deal.

According to The Real Deal, a representative for Clipper Realty did not immediately respond to their request for comment on the recent sellout.

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Controversial Rezoning Proposals Rejected NYC Lawyer May Bring Class Action Suit

by Bklyn & Harlem Community Boards Over Ponzi Scheme by British Investor

By Rachel Shapiro

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the project’s developer BFC Partners.

The actual fate of the project hile anxieties run high regarding in- is up to the City Council and creasing rents and the de Blasio administration, possible displace- because the board acts only as ments, two controversial rezon- a mere advisor. The planned ing proposals were rejected by project would create 330 rental community boards in Harlem apartments, with a portion of them below-market, 58 condos and Crown Heights.

The members of Commu- and a 35,000-square-foot recrenity Board 9 voted on Tuesday ation center.

The project as it is currently night, June 27, to not support the plan at would convert the being presented is opposed by Bedford-Union Armory into local council member Laurie condominiums. This outcome Cumbo.

Lydia Downing of the New Donald Capoccia is a was praised by the dozens of activists who attended the meeting York City Economic Develop- managing principal and donning signs which read “BFC ment Corporation said, “We founder of BFC Partner. = Gentrification,” referencing have certainly heard from the community throughout this process that the condos are a significant sticking point. So, what we’re trying to do now is negotiate with BFC to understand, is there a way to remove the condos and still have a financially feasible project?”

The Real Deal reports, “Meanwhile in East Harlem, Community Board 11 voted unanimously not to support a rezoning of the neighborhood that would allow new buildings to rise up to 35 stories tall, unless certain conditions were met. The decision irked neighborhood activists, who had hoped the board would reject any rezoning in principle, holdThe Community Board rejected a proposal to convert the ing up signs reading ‘no to racist Bedford Union Armory into condominiums. (Photo Credit: BFC rezoning.’”

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Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman Joins Twitter; Has Thousands of Followers By: Ilana Siyance

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ill Ackman, billionaire investor, has recently joined twitter, as his spokesman has confirmed on Thursday. Using the handle @BillAckman1, he has already amassed 2,800 followers. Despite the warm reception, Ackman has yet to fill out his bio, add a headshot photo or make any tweets. The social media service averaged at 328 million monthly active users, as of the first quarter of 2017, according to Statista.com. Mr. Ackman Bill Ackman, billionaire investor, has recently joined twitter, as is more than just another user. his spokesman has confirmed on Thursday. Using the handle @ BillAckman1, he has already amassed 2,800 followers

The Harvard graduate is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, an $11 Billion hedge fund management company.

As of February 2017, Ackman has a net worth of US$1.4 billion, as per Forbes The Harvard graduate is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, an $11 Billion hedge fund management company. As of February 2017, Ackman has a net worth of US$1.4 billion, as per Forbes.

A 51 year-old Jew, born in New York, his name was prestigiously listed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s "Philanthropy 50" list of the most generous donors. As previously reported by the Jewish Voice, he is a signatory of The Giving Pledge, having committed himself to donate at least 50% of his wealth to charitable causes. His charities of choice include the Center for Jewish History to preserve Jewish genealogy, Human Rights Watch, the Innocence Project, and the public-school system in Newark NJ. His entry into the world of twitter denotes twitter as an in-

dispensable force for marketing and staying in the know. Even if he is ill inclined to make his own tweets for the time being, having an account, enables him to access the tweeting history of others. As yet, Ackman has followed 46 accounts, including an array of fellow executives, politicians, and news organizations.

As reported by the NY Post, of late there has been an influx of Wall Street professionals who have joined Twitter. The list includes Lloyd Blankfein , CEO of Goldman Sachs; Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates; and Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital.

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ared Stamell, an attorney with the New York Citybased Stamell and Schager LLP law firm, may bring a class-action lawsuit over a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme allegedly committed

by British investor Renwick Haddow. According to a Crains New York report in January, Haddow is believed to have deliberately misled over 200 investors with Bar Works, a co-working startup founded in 2014 whose premise was to serve as both a bar and an office space, allowing employees to work and drink.

To make financial restitution to the investors, Stamell said this week he would likely take action against the banks overseeing Bar Works financial transactions, rather than pursuing legal action against the perpetrators.

As Stamell explained to Crains, the reason for this is that legal action must be taken against someone who can repay the victims in order for a lawsuit to get underway.

“It's generally very hard to recoup money from the people who carried out the fraud,” Stamell clarified.

Due to the controversy, Bar Works two locations in Midtown have been closed, while a landlord, Alexander Brodsky,

Jared Stamell, an attorney with the New York City-based Stamell and Schager LLP law firm, may bring a class-action lawsuit over a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme allegedly committed by British investor Renwick Haddow (pictured above)

says eviction proceedings have begun against a third location which has stopped paying rent.

In a January report, the Real Deal said Haddow had attempted to hide his involvement with Bar Works, billing his Eastern European wife as a co-founder under a pseudonym. Even stranger, Jonathan Black, a British-accented man interviewed

by Crain’s in 2016, was suspected of being Haddow himself operating under an assumed name. Bar Works is not the first time Haddow has been suspected of criminal activity, as he is believed to have been involved in various Ponzi schemes in his native Britain.

Despite initial evasions, the phony identity of Jonathan Black was confirmed by Bar Works publicist Franklin Kinard, who spoke with Crain’s by phone, according to the site.

While Kinard initially claimed Black was an employee of the company who had been let go, he later backpedaled, confessing that Black was indeed an alias of Haddow, and that he had only been trying to protect Haddow’s privacy “because Renwick had initially introduced himself to me as Jonathan Black, and I didn’t know if he wanted his real name out there.”

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New Web Series Explores the Singles Farmer’s Market Returns to World World of UWS Orthodox Jews Trade Center for First Time Since 9/11 By: Anat Ghelber

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oon by You” is a web series about six Upper West Side New Yorkers in their 20’s dealing with everyday life in the Big Apple. Issues like dating, relatives pressuring them to do this or that, roommate troubles, problems with technology, all come into play in different episodes.

The twist in the narrative is that all the characters are Orthodox Jews such as the two main characters, David, a rabbi and Sarah, an artist. This is possibly the first time that everyday lives for Orthodox Jews have been represented in any America medium.

The web series, called a “dramedy” or, a combination of drama and comedy, currently has four episodes airing on Youtube. It’s creator, Leah Gottfried, grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn and majored in film at Yeshiva University.

She was an actress as a child. The single, 26 year old actress/producer came up with the idea for such a web series after viewing an Israeli TV show about young Orthodox professionals. She realized that, for the first time, she was viewing characters that she could actually relate to, with her own Orthodox faith. As she puts it, “It dawned on me: There should be something like this in New York, because there’s so much material here. I kind of created [it] because it was something I wanted to watch.”

As it’s traditional, and often expected, to get married in your early 20’s in the Orthodox community, being a single Orthodox Jew as you age out of your 20’s can

“Soon by You” is a web series about six Upper West Side New Yorkers in their 20’s dealing with everyday life in the Big Apple.

Issues like dating, relatives pressuring them to do this or that, roommate troubles, problems with technology, all come into play in different episodes

lead one to feel cut off, even isolated. Jessica Schechter is a co-producer of Soon by You. She’s aged 29, also single, and also lives on the Upper West Side herself. She states, regarding the traditional Jewish expectations of marriage, “The pressure is the problem. I don’t know if I would have had my professional accomplishments if I’d been married.”

The title of the webseries, Soon

by You, comes from an old Jewish expression about being next up at the altar to be married. The creators wished to use it to create the idea that there is more to life than simply waiting for your soulmate (or bashert for Jews) to appear in your life. As Ms. Schechter puts it, “We’re trying to flip the narrative that you’re nothing until you get married. Your life’s already begun.

You’re living it every day.”

Storylines have included modern day dilemmas that Orthodox

Jews face such as how to respond if someone you’re dating wishes to move to Israel and how long is a good idea to wait until inviting someone over for a Shabbat dinner. Danny Hoffman, who plays David the rabbi on the series, says he believes that the issues that the characters face are ones many types of people can relate to. As he puts it, “This is the stereotype of Italians, too: ‘Get married already!’” Unlike his single character, Mr. Hoffman is 30 years old and married.

The web series was started in Spring of last year and has been getting responses from all kinds of fans, Jewish and otherwise.

Many are apparently supporters of marriage as well. Leah Gottfried states how, “Everyone’s pressuring Sarah and David to get married already.”

No doubt Ms. Gottfried’s fami- By: Loise Barret ly would agree. s well as ranking agents this month, The Real Deal’s researchers analyzed their sales and saw how agents are constantly teaming up with different colleagues in order to sell out buildings.

According to The Real Deal, Douglas Elliman’s Raphael De Niro, who ranked No. 1 with $665.5 million in closed new development deals in 2016 worked with colleagues Janice Chang on 16 percent of those transactions and Robert Dvorin on 15 percent.

Other frequent partners were Darren Sukenik, Madeline Hult Elghanayan, Vickey Barron, all of whom made up 14 percent of his sales, and Peter Zaitzeff who made up about 10 percent, reports The Real Deal.

The Real Deal reports that these numbers are not surprising since De Niro worked with Barron and Dvorin at the 157unit Tribeca conversion at 100 Barclay and with Elghanayan at the 91-unit condo at 150 Charles.

Likewise, Elliman’s Sabrina Saltiel, Shari Scharfer Rollins, Eva Penson and Richard Steinberg shared a chunk of business at 432 Park Avenue—Saltiel sold 61 percent of her deals with Rollins, 40.8 percent with Penson and 31 percent with Steinberg, according to The Real Deal.

“Those that are successful in new development are those that can be team players and can leave their egos on the side,” said

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farmer’s market selling a wide variety vegetables, cotton candy, and vodka reopened on June 20 at the site of the World Trade Center for the first time since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a report Friday by the New York Times.

The World Trade Center market was one of the first opened in New York City (in 1984), and was a heavily patronized, bustling scene in its prime. As such, its return at the site of one of the country’s greatest national tragedies is especially poignant.

The GrowNYC green market reopened at the World Trade Center site features 11 vendors and produce from several New York counties, including Dutchess County’s Migliorelli Farm, and an assortment of vegetables from Columbia County’s Beth’s Farm Kitchen.

Baked goods from Meredith’s Country Bakery in Ulster County are also being sold, according to 9/11 Memorial.org.

The reopening has been met with approval from Glenn Guzi, Port Authority’s program

A farmer’s market selling a wide variety vegetables, cotton candy, and vodka reopened on June 20 at the site of the World Trade Center for the first time since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001

director, and Jessica Lappin, president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, an organization dedicated to enhancing “the quality of life in Lower Manhattan.”

“What could be a better sign of rebirth and renewal than fresh food grown by New Yorkers for New Yorkers right here at the World Trade Center site?” Lappin said, in reference to the market’s reopening.

In a June interview with the New York Times, Lappin noted that New Yorkers “really want-

ed this market back.”

The significance of the reopening was appreciated by Guzi as well.

“This important homecoming includes some farmers that were here at the site pre-9/11,” Guzi said, according to 9/11 Memorial’s report. “They are returning home in a very significant way.”

In the post-9/11 world, however, anxiety remains. In its report, the NY Times noted that See Farmer’s Market Returns , page 36

NYC’s Biggest Real Estate Agents “Tag Team” to Sell Condos

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Douglas Elliman’s Raphael De Niro, (pictured above) who ranked No. 1 with $665.5 million in closed new development deals in 2016 worked with colleagues Janice Chang on 16 percent of those transactions and Robert Dvorin on 15 percent.

Sukenik, who understand that working with rival agents might seem counterintuitive in today’s market, says The Real Deal.

At Stribling & Associates, Alexa Lambert shared 26 percent of her $440.5 million in new development with her former colleague Cathy Taub, who left Stribling last year for Sotheby’s International Realty, reports The Real Deal.

According to The Real Deal, sharing listings also includes sharing commissions; Stribling’s Sean Murphy Turner pointed out how on-site new development teams take a lower commission and that the cash it then divided up among agents and staff.

“It’s definitely a volume business,” said Turner. “It takes a village to get this all done.”

Chairman of Elliman, Howard Lorber, acknowledged the

fact that his firm’s strategy has its down-falls, claiming that it is not as profitable as the Corcan Group’s model, which has the regular agents sticking to resales while its sister company— Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group— hales most of its sales of new condos, reports The Real Deal.

Lorber said that even though resale agents command higher commission payments from the firm than on-site staff, the model is still good for sales, benefits agents’ brands, helps Elliman recruit the top talent and more business, says The Real Deal.

“When we’re pitching in the West Village, people know who the best brokers are in the West Village,” said Lorber. “If they name Raphael De Niro or Darren Sukenik, we can [say] to the developer, ‘These people can work on the project.’”

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Brokers’ Secrets Revealed for Hamptons’ Real Estate Market

By Sam Stein

Diane Saatchi of Saunders & Associates added that 29 months is the current average time it Hamptons brokers takes to sell a home in the area. warn, “Don’t Sell It isn’t purely bad news. The Your House Now!” East Hampton Star reported the Last week, at a real estate Turino told the audience that panel in the East Hampton Li- by next summer the real estate brary, Hamptons homeowners slump should be over. were told by brokers to wait on selling their homes. The Hamp- Jackie O’s East tons president of Brown Har- Hampton Summer ris Stevens Peter Turino said, Home Gets $4M “We’re entering the third year of Price Cut a slow cycle. There’s a shortage Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ forof buyers and a lot of overpric- mer summer estate, called Lasaing. Prices must come down.” ta, located at 121 Further Lane Lasata’s current asking price is $34,995,000 for the main house.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ former summer estate, Lasata, located at 121 Further Lane in East Hampton village has cut its price by $4 million.

The Grey Gardens in East Hampton has just been rented by American Express for the summer. (Photo Credit: Corcoran)

in East Hampton village has just reduced its asking price by $4 million, to just under $35 million. Curbed reports, “The entire estate is actually on the market as two separate parcels—one 7.15-acre piece where the main house, pool, and guest house sits, and the other four acres with tennis courts. The total 11acre estate came on the market in September of 2016 with a $53.99 million price tag, while the main house was offered at $38,995,000. The main house is now asking $34,995,000 under listing agents Carol Nobbs and Eileen O’Neill of Douglas Elliman, Susan Breitenbach of Corcoran Group Real Estate, and Peter Turino of Brown Harris Stevens.The property is currently in the hands of fashion designer Reed Krakoff—who is the former creative director for Coach—and his wife, interior designer Delphine Krakoff. The couple bought the home in 2007 for $25 million and have made renovations since.”

“We’re entering the third year of a slow cycle. There’s a shortage of buyers and a lot of overpricing. Prices must come down.”

Sandy Gallin’s Further Lane cuts price by $3.6M

45 Abrahams Landing Road in Amagansett recently sold for $1.6 million. (Photo Credit: Douglas Elliman)

The Sag Harbor home located at 1100 Brick Kiln Road is now on the market for $10 million.

In 2011, former talent manager to A-list stars like Dolly Parton and Michael Jackson, purchased the East Hampton property at 466 Further Lane for $5.1 million. After building a brand-new house on the lot, just 1-year later in 2012, Gallin put the home back on the market for an incredible mark up of $24.5 million. The price stayed the same for 2 years, then went on and off the market a few times. In 2015, for the first time, the asking price of the house was lowered to $22.5 million. Now, the asking price has been slashed once again, by $3.6 million, which brings the price down to $18.9 million. In April, Gallin passed away at the age of 76. According to Curbed, “The home is 6,500-square-feet in size on 2.11 acres of land, with seven bedrooms, nine full bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms. There are a total of four outbuildings on the property.

Interior features of the main house include a chef ’s kitchen, full dining room, a home theatre, and gym. Outside, there’s a gunite pool and outdoor entertaining areas.”

American Express rents Grey Gardens for the summer The famous estate at 3 West End Road, that was made famous by the cult classic documentary “Grey Gardens” is being rented for the summer by American Express for an undisclosed amount. The company will use the property to host seasonal events. The property is currently owned by Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn.

She shared the home with her late husband Ben Bradlee, who bought the nine-bedroom estate in 1979 for $220,000. According to the Post, “Grey Gardens has been on the rental and sales markets in recent months, and was last asking $275,000 as a summer rental from Memorial Day to Labor Day. To buy, the asking price is now $17.99 million, down from $19.99 million earlier this year.” The home was

The property at 466 Further Lane in East Hampton has slashed its asking price again, down to $18.9 million. (Photo Credit: Douglas Elliman)

“built in 1897 and restored in all its glory, is 6,652 square feet and sits on 1.7 acres. The lushly landscaped property comes with a pool, a tennis court, a pergola and beautiful gardens — all near Georgica Beach.”

Amagansett home of famed “Hurricane” attorney sells for $1.6M The late Myron Beldock’s, who starred as the lawyer in the 2000 movie “The Hurricane,” house recently sold for $1.6 million. The approximately 2,680 square feet home is located at 45 Abrahams Landing Road and has five bedrooms and two bathrooms. According to The Real Deal, “Beldock successfully represented a wrongly convicted defendant in the Central Park Jogger case but his most famous

case was his representation of boxer Hurricane Carter, whom he exonerated after a conviction of triple homicide.”

Don Peebles relists house in Sag Harbor for $10M In March 2016, developer Don Peebles listed his Sag Harbor home, located at 1100 Brick Kiln Road for $14 million. Just a few months later, Peebles took the property back off the market in August. He recently reintroduced the house to the market with a price cut of $4 million. According to TRD, “The 7,000-squarefoot residence contains five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a three-story marble staircase, and three fireplaces. Two guest homes and a pool are also on the property, which Peebles bought in 2007 for $5.4 million.”

Slate Group Plans a 170-Unit Rental Bldg on Key Food Site in Forest Hills By: Gene Wilkenson

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late Property Group is planning a 170-unit rental building on the site of a Key Food supermarket in Queens’ Forest Hills neighborhood, reports The Real Deal.

Slate Property Group, a Midtown East-based developer, filed demolition permits last week for the one-story supermarket, Key Foods, at 69-65 Yellowstone Boulevard, which will be replaced by an 11-story, 230,000-square-foot structure, says The Real Deal.

According to The Real Deal, the new structure is expected to hold 40,000 square feet of retail, across the ground floor, where the supermarket now is, and the lower level.

According to property records, Slate formed a joint venture with the Gross and Grobman families—owners of the Key Foods building— in May, instead of buying the site outright; both families worked together last year on another project, an eight story, 114-unit in Clinton Hill.

Partnerships between developers and non-real estate entities are proliferating citywide due to the rising property values, a lack of affordable land and property owners looking to get a piece of the jackpot from development, reports The Real Deal.

Slate Property Group, a Midtown East-based developer, filed demolition permits last week for the one-story supermarket, Key Foods, at 69-65 Yellowstone Boulevard, which will be replaced by an 11-story, 230,000-square-foot structure

“You’re usually capped on your loan-to-cost capital, but if your land is equity, you can borrow more on the other stuff,” said Michael Falsetta, executive vice president at commercial appraisal firm Miller Cicero.

“So the idea is, it reduces the developer’s equity requirements and raises the internal rate of return.”

According to The Real Deal, Slate plans to file new building plans in the next couple months and break ground on the building, designed by Aufgang Architects, by next summer and to be finished by 2020.

“We realized a few years ago that as land prices were getting out of control, it was hard to buy land that made sense,” said Slate co-founder David Schwartz,

who added that his company has done half a dozen joint venture deals with longtime property owners in recent years, reports The Real Deal. “Land owners in Brooklyn own at a low basis. … We can structure deals whereby they retain some or part of the real estate and can also collect their money.”

According to The Real Deal, Martin Nussbaum and David Schwartz have been involved in over $1.5 billion in property acquisitions and became one of the city’s most active residential developers, since they founded Slate in 2013.

Their projects include a 183unit rental at One Flatbush in Downtown Brooklyn and a 125-unit rental in Ridgewood Queens, reports The Real Deal.

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Neo-Nazis Deface Holocaust Memorial in US Church Passes Anti-Israel Resolution Front of Synagogue in NJ Shore Town United Church of Christ claims Israel tortures Arab children, calls for end of US military assistance

Holocaust memorial in front of synagogue defaced, anti-Semitic flyers placed on vehicle windshields in Lakewood, New Jersey By: David Rosenberg

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pair of hate crimes targeting local Jews were reported in Lakewood, New Jersey, the site of one of the major Litvish yeshivas in the US, on Sunday, the apparent work of a Virginia-based neo-Nazi organization.

The pre-dawn acts of vandalism took place early Sunday morning, and included the draping of a large anti-Semitic banner at a local Holocaust memorial in front of a synagogue, and the placing of anti-Semitic flyers on car windshields.

New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino called the acts of vandalism “sickening” and offered a reward for any information leading to a conviction.

“This is sickening,” Porrino tweeted. “$10k reward for bias crime info and conviction.”

The banner, which was placed in front of the Congregation Sons of Israel synagogue, read “(((HEEBS))) WILL NOT DIVIDE US”. The use of triple parentheses – called “(((echo)))” – is a white supremacist symbol used to single out Jewish individuals.

Emblazoned on the banner is the logo and internet address

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he United Church of Christ overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning Israel for its treatment of Palestinian Arab children living in Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza.

The vote Sunday night by delegates at the 31st General Synod of the United Church of Christ in Baltimore, Maryland, was 79 percent in favor, 13 percent against and 9 percent abstaining, according to a statement issued by the UCC. The resolution calls on Israel to “exercise an absolute prohibition against torture and ill-treatThe banner, which was placed in front of the Congregation Sons of Israel synagogue, read “(((HEEBS))) WILL NOT DIVIDE US”. ment of detained children.”

It also calls on the United The use of triple parentheses – called “(((echo)))” – is a white States to withhold military assupremacist symbol used to single out Jewish individuals. sistance from Israel over what of Vanguard America, a self-de- link to the Vanguard America the church says are violations of scribed fascist movement appar- website. human rights in its treatment of “THIEVING JEWS NEAR Palestinian Arab children. The ently aligned with the National Vanguard, a neo-Nazi group YOU,” the fliers read. “$2 MIL- resolution says the churches and based in Charlottesville, Virgin- LION STOLEN. These Jews, in- members must learn about the ia, with active branches in Neva- cluding a rabbi, lied about their plight of children in the Palesincome in order to steal millions tinian Authority and the State of da, New Jersey, and Florida.

The group’s manifesto rejects in public benefits. 1.4% of the Israel. democracy, condemns capital- American population is Jewish ism as a danger to white Amer- 48% of American billionaires ica “led by a rootless group of are Jewish. DOES CRIME PAY “The United Church of international Jews,” and calls FOR JEWS?” Christ stands with many Local police say the anti-Sefor the establishment of a white ecumenical, interfaith American empire modeled after mitic incidents were likely and international “directly related” to the recent partners in adopting this ancient Rome.

The flyers placed on dozens of resolution. cars’ windshields also included a See Neo-Nazis Deface Holocaust , page 36

It comes two years after the church voted to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s control of Judea and Samaria.

The UCC Palestine/Israel Network, which drafted the resolution, worked with many allies and interfaith partners, the church said in a statement. The resolution gained co-sponsorship from 15 UCC congregations, endorsements from over two dozen ecumenical and interfaith allies, and expressions of support and gratitude from U.S. and Arab partners.

“The United Church of Christ stands with many ecumenical, interfaith and international partners in adopting this resolution.

The UCC joins other religious

and secular organizations already seeking the remedies listed and/or currently deliberating actions toward justice for Palestinian children subjected to the abuses named” in the resolution, the statement said.

Among the abuses names against Arab children being held in Israeli prisons tried in Israeli military courts are strip-searches, hand-ties, blind folds, physical violence, verbal abuse, intimidation, solitary confinement and being interrogated without their lawyer or a parent present.

The United Church of Christ says on its website that it has over 5,000 churches and nearly 1 million members across the United States.

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Ohio Becomes 12th State to Introduce Anti-BDS Resolution

Another Health Insurer Decides to Exit Obamacare Exchanges By: Ali Meyer

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remier Health Plan, a health insurer serving Ohio, has announced it is exiting the Obamacare exchanges by the end of this year.

"Amid significant uncertainty surrounding the future direction of U.S. health care policy, Premier Health Plan will join several other health insurers in exiting the federal health insurance exchange in Ohio by Premier Health Plan, a health insurer serving Ohio, has discontinuing its Premier Heal- announced it is exiting the Obamacare exchanges by the end thOne On-Exchange plan at the of this year. end of 2017," the company said. ington, D.C., around the future on the exchanges.

Recent data from the Cenof the Affordable Care Act— through which the federal ex- ters for Medicare and Medicaid "Amid significant uncertainty surrounding change was created—and the Services show there will be 49 associated volatility in the mar- counties with no insurer operthe future direction of ketplace have led us to conclude ating next year. Many of those U.S. health care policy, Premier Health Plan will that we cannot effectively plan counties will be in Ohio.

Even if an individual lives in join several other health and price affordable health insurance to sell on the exchange," an area where there is no ininsurers in exiting the federal health insurance Renee George, president of surer offering health coverage, Premier Health Plan, said in a individuals will still be forced exchange in Ohio by to purchase coverage because discontinuing its Premier statement.

"As a Dayton-based, physi- of Obamacare's individual HealthOne On-Exchange plan at the end of 2017," cian-led health plan that be- mandate.

"We continue to see a decline lieves strongly in value-based care, we're disappointed that we in issuer participation in the According to the Kaiser Fam- must discontinue our participa- Health Insurance Exchanges ily Foundation, Ohio had 10 tion in the exchange in 2018," leaving consumers with fewer insurers operating at the begin- George said. "However, we will and fewer insurance options," ning of 2017. Premier Health continue to offer a range of oth- said CMS Administrator Seema Plan is the second health in- er insurance plans, including to Verma. "I am deeply concerned surer to exit, after Anthem an- individuals off of the exchange." about the crisis situation facing The recent health insurer the individual market in many nounced earlier this month they exits in Ohio could leave some states across the nation." were leaving the exchanges.

"The uncertainty in Wash- counties with no options at all (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

The United Church of Christ overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning Israel for its treatment of Palestinian Arab children living in Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza.

roclaiming Justice to The Nations (PJTN) Founder and President Laurie Cardoza-Moore applauded Ohio State Representative Andy Thompson for his leadership in confronting the growing threat of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement on Ohio state campuses by introducing new state legislation. PJTN’s stated goal is to halt the anti-Semitic BDS Movement on college and university campuses in all 50 states, and with the introduction of this resolution, Ohio has become the 12th state to publicly condemn this anti-Semitic campaign in their legislature.

Ohio’s resolution before the General Assembly expands its condemnation of the BDS Movement to include denouncement of the increasing incidents of anti-Semitism being witnessed. Citing a long history of friendship between the State of Ohio and the State of Israel, the legislation calls for increased ties and interactions in business, government, the arts and culture as well as educational initiatives.

Through PJTN’s strategic grassroots mobilization, Tennessee became the first state to pass an anti-BDS resolution in April of 2015. Since the initial passage, PJTN “watchmen” (grassroots supporters) have responded in 47 states to join the movement against BDS and support the

Proclaiming Justice to The Nations (PJTN) Founder and President Laurie Cardoza-Moore (pictured above) applauded Ohio State Representative Andy Thompson for his leadership in confronting the growing threat of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement on Ohio state campuses by introducing new state legislation

passing of similar legislation in their own states. To date, nine additional states have passed resolutions like Tennessee’s, with an additional 37 states in the process of introducing legislation.

Cardoza-Moore: “Due to the effective launch of PJTN’s anti-BDS media campaign, we have been tremendously encouraged by the response from state legislators and citizens who want to become engaged in efforts like Ohio’s initiative. As of current count, citizens in 11 foreign nations have also requested infor-

mation from our organization about the introduction of resolutions in their respective parliaments. In 2016, Canada passed a motion condemning BDS in their parliament using similar language as the Tennessee resolution. Our office is currently working with a team of lawyers in the UK and grassroots citizens in Scotland to introduce the anti-BDS resolution in their respective parliaments.”

In 2017, with the launch of PJTN’s “Campus Community Initiative”, PJTN has re-focused its efforts to stop the BDS Movement on U.S. campuses as well as the rise of anti-Semitic violence and incidents throughout the U.S. “In light of the positive climate of support for Israel through the new Trump administration, we feel the strategic time is here as never in recent history for Christians, Jews, and people of conscious both across America and globally to speak with one voice in support of Israel, and against a growing global anti-Semitic agenda,” stated Cardoza-Moore.

She added: “By working to delegitimize the State of Israel, BDS not only intends to destroy the Jewish homeland, but it also violates Title VI of the U.S. Civil Rights Act as it pertains to Jewish students and protecting their Constitutional rights on campus.

We will not stop until the anti-Semitic BDS movement is condemned globally.”

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Trump Admin Stands With Israel Against U.N. Bid to Delegitimize Jewish State Haley slams anti-Israel UNESCO vote that would designate historical sites as 'in danger' By: Adam Kredo

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to be approved by the body's majority of Arab nations—seeks to add the Tomb of the Patried in Hebron, which is part of ESCO for waging what they archs, a religious holy site locatthe West Bank. claim is a politically motivated ed in Hebron, to its list of World effort to use its power in an at- Heritage Sites in Danger, a destempt to delegitimize the Jewish ignation insinuating Israel poses state and remove key territories a danger to the site.

The U.S. and Israeli The Trump administration is from its possession. governments have The United States cut taxpay- urging nations to vote against long criticized UNESCO er funding to UNESCO after the the resolution, which it views for waging what they organization accepted Palestine as anti-Israel and politically claim is a politically as a member state, a move that driven. motivated effort to use

he Trump administration is taking aim at a United Nations body that is trying to deny Israel's sovereignty over holy sites in Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to a letter by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley obtained by the its power in an attempt Washington Free Beacon. to delegitimize the The United Nations Educa- Jewish state and remove tional, Scientific, and Cultural key territories from its Organization (UNESCO) is set possession. to vote this week on a resolution proclaiming that Israel has no sovereignty over Jerusalem, its The U.S. and Israeli governcapital city, and a holy site locat- ments have long criticized UN-

"The Tomb of the Patriarchs, which is sacred to three faiths, is under no immediate threat," according to Haley. "Such a designation risks undermining the seriousness such an assessment by UNESCO should have." Haley cited other sites in Congo, Libya, Iraq, and Syria as "under real and imminent threat of destruction today."

according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Free Beacon.

"The Tomb of the Patriarchs, which is sacred to three faiths, is under no immediate threat," according to Haley. "Such a designation risks undermining the It is the "strong opinion of the United States that the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank, not be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Danger at the Organization's meeting in Krakow," Haley to UNESCO's secretary general, according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Free Beacon.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to vote this week on a resolution proclaiming that Israel has no sovereignty over Jerusalem, its capital city, and a holy site located in Hebron, which is part of the West Bank.

violated U.S. law barring the funding of any U.N. group that skirts the peace process by prematurely admitting Palestine as a full member nation.

UNESCO's latest resolution—which was spearheaded by the Palestinians and is likely

It is the "strong opinion of the United States that the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank, not be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Danger at the Organization's meeting in Krakow," Haley to UNESCO's secretary general,

"As the United States in engaged in trying to increase the chances of a peace deal that is in the best interests of both Israel and the Palestinians, this effort at UNESCO … is particularly ill-timed and unfortunate," Haley writes.

seriousness such an assessment

by UNESCO should have." Haley cited other sites in Congo, Libya, Iraq, and Syria as "under real and imminent threat of destruction today."

It is these sites that "demand UNESCO's full and immediate attention, which should not be wasted on this sort of symbolic action."

UNESCO's resolution is likely to harm efforts by the Trump administration to get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table, according to Haley.

"As the United States in engaged in trying to increase the See Trump Admin Stands , page 37

Watered-Down Version of Trump's Travel Ban Goes into Effect

Federal Judge Blocks California Gun Magazine Confiscation Scheme

As Trump's travel ban goes into effect, those with 'bona fide relationships' or valid visas remain unaffected

'This injunction is a huge win for California gun owners' By: Stephen Gutowski

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resident Donald Trump's executive order banning travelers from certain countries went into partial effect last Thursday night.

The ban, which temporarily suspends all US refugee admissions, and restricts the entry of travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, went into effect at 8:00p.m. EST on Thursday night.

It affects citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, as well as all refugees.

However, it will not include a 90-day freeze on visa applications from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, nor will it include a 120-day suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program.

It will also not include those who already hold valid visas or dual nationals.

Citizens of the affected countries who have "a credible claim of a bona fide relationship" with a US party will be allowed entry to the US despite the ban. This relationship must be formal, true, and documented.

The definition of "bona fide relationship" includes the parent (or parent-in-law), spouse or fiancé, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law or daugh-

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, "The threat to our national security is real and becoming increasingly dangerous," adding that this is "an important step towards restoring the separation of powers between the branches of the federal government."

ter-in-law, sibling, whether whole or half. It also includes those with business or educational ties to US institutions or companies.

An agreement with a resettlement agency, however, is "not sufficient in and of itself to establish a bona fide relationship."

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, "The threat to our national security is real and becoming increasingly dangerous," adding that this is "an important step towards restoring the separation of powers between the branches of the federal government."

In January, Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. This order was quickly blocked by a federal judge, and a lengthy legal battle began.

On Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump's executive order banning for 90 days the entry of citizens of six Middle Eastern countries.

On Thursday, the State of Hawaii filed a court challenge, aiming to expand the definition of "close family" to include extended family as well.

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federal judge granted a preliminary injunction last Thursday that blocks California from enforcing their gun magazine confiscation law.

U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said in his ruling that the law, which would make it illegal to possess any gun magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, likely violates the Second Amendment rights of the plaintiffs in the case. He ordered that California immediately stop enforcing the law pending further legal action.

"The Court does not lightly enjoin a state statute, even on a preliminary basis," Judge Benitez said in the ruling. "However, just as the Court is mindful that a majority of California voters approved Proposition 63 and that the government has a legitimate interest in protecting the public from gun violence, it is equally mindful that the Constitution is a shield from the tyranny of the majority. Plaintiffs' entitlements to enjoy Second Amendment rights and just compensation are not eliminated simply because they possess ‘unpopular' magazines holding more than 10 rounds."

Benitez cited the Supreme

Company Invents 'Patriot Mag Release' to Defy California Gun Laws

Court's landmark Heller ruling in his order and said California's law requiring people to surrender their gun magazines, millions of which are legally owned throughout the United States, did not meet the standard set by that precedent.

"The regulation is neither presumptively legal nor longstanding," Benitez said. "The statute hits close to the core of the Second Amendment and is more than a slight burden. When the simple test of Heller is applied, a test that persons of common intelligence can understand, the statute is adjudged an unconstitutional abridgment."

Judge Benitez went on to say that if the California law were allowed to stand, it would ad-

versely affect millions of California gun owners.

"If this injunction does not issue, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of otherwise law-abiding citizens will have an untenable choice: become an outlaw or dispossess one’s self of lawfully acquired property," he said in the ruling. "That is a choice they should not have to make. Not on this record."

California attorney general Xavier Becerra said he disagreed with the ruling and would continue to fight for the law in court.

"Proposition 63 was overwhelmingly approved by voters to increase public safety and See Federal Judge Blocks , page 37

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ganda aspect within and serves domestic public opinion."

The U.S. and Israel are ranment and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Aya- kled by Iran's increasing mistollah Ruhollah Khomeini, that sile activity, which they see as a threat to regional stability. killed 17 people.

"The quick reaction of parliamentarians in putting together the bill and accelerating counIran has surface-totry's missile program projects surface ballistic missiles, the level of insecurity Tehran including the Zolfaghar, feels from its southern neigh- the kind Iran used to hit IS bors teaming up with the United in Syria States under the Trump administration," said retired Iranian Admiral Houshang Aryanpour, 'Bad behavior' now based in Virginia.

The Trump administration "The successful missile strike, imposed sanctions on Iran this which was also a real-time test year over what it called "bad befor them, was a great victory for havior" with respect to Iranian IRGC to be rewarded after that missile tests, and last Thursday huge frustration of the Tehran the U.S. urged the United Naattacks," Aryanpour said. "This tions to closely watch Iran's misbill carries, for sure, a propa- sile buildup.

The U.N. said Thursday that Tehran was in compliance with its obligations under an international nuclear deal, but U.S. envoy Nikki Haley disputed that.

Under Security Council Resolution 2231, Iran is "called upon" to refrain from work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear weapons for up to eight years. Tehran and Moscow argue that the language does not

Iran's weapons, military advisers and arms smugglers stoke regional conflicts and make them harder to solve."

Last Wednesday, Haley told a congressional panel that the United States is now taking a more assertive role at the world body to hold North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and other authoritative regimes accountable.

"Our friends and our rivals

A long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, Iran, Dec. 29, 2016. Tehran has been increasing its military expenditures in recent years

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the "Islamic Republic will respond more decisively to any future terrorist attack on Iran's soil."

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said capturing the mosque in Mosul amounted to an acknowledgement of defeat by Islamic State.

make such restraint obligatory.

The U.S. and Israel strongly objected to an Iranian missile test in March 2016 that they said violated the U.N. resolution.

"Iran's destructive and destabilizing role in the Middle East goes far beyond its illicit missile launches," Haley said. "From Syria to Yemen and Iraq to Lebanon, Iran's support for terrorist groups continues unabated.

know that America has once again found its voice at the United Nations," Haley told the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "The international community is now very clear about what the U.S. is for and what the U.S. is against."

Haley, a former South Carolina governor who has served in the U.N. post for five months, said she successfully pushed the

of the Islamic State group declared the establishment of a caliphate.

Militants blew up the 850-year-old Grand al-Nuri mosque and its leaning 45-meter minaret last week, furthering the devastation of Mosul during eight months of fighting.

A spokesman for the U.S. military operation against IS said the Iraqi military had liberated "We are seeing the end of the mosque in "a dawn assault," furthering the Iraqi military's the fake Daesh [Islamic State] state, the liberation push into the Old City.

Fighting continued Thursday of Mosul proves that. We will not relent, our brave in Mosul, but members of speforces will bring victory" cial forces fighting militants in the city told VOA they thought they would be in control of the In a related development, Old City section of western MoIraqi forces last Thursday retook sul — the Islamic State's strongcontrol of the destroyed histor- hold — by Friday or Saturday. ic mosque in the city of Mosul, See Iran Proposes $550M , page 36 where three years ago the head U.N. Security Council to adopt additional measures against North Korea's continued nuclear weapons development and missile tests, while drawing "a red line" against Syria's use of chemical weapons that led President Donald Trump to launch a missile attack against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Indian PM Modi Commences Historic Visit to Israel

ISRAEL

PM Approves ‘Trial Run’ for MK Visits to Temple Mount

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ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to Israel Tuesday to mark 25 years of full diplomatic ties between the countries in what officials in Jerusalem are describing as a trip of “historic” importance.

Mark Sofer, Israel’s former ambassador to Delhi, told a press conference at the Foreign Ministry ahead of the visit that it was “difficult, if not impossible, to overstate the significance of the trip,” adding that it was generating “enormous excitement and expectations on both sides.”

In an indication of the importance Israel attaches to the visit, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will escort Modi, the first Indian prime minister to come to Israel, throughout his trip – an unprecedented gesture for visiting VIPs, with the exception of sitting United States presidents.

Israel and India are expected to sign a “Strategic Partnership” with agreements in a number of fields including water and agriculture, innovation, technology, space cooperation and culture.

The Israeli Cabinet last week allocated NIS 280m for Israel-India cooperation.

India is Israel’s second-largest trading partner in Asia, second only to China. Bilateral trade between the countries currently stands at $4.16 billion, excluding military sales, with the scales

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to Israel Tuesday to mark 25 years of full diplomatic ties between the countries in what officials in Jerusalem are describing as a trip of “historic” importance.

tipped $300 million in Israel’s favor. Israeli exports to India have risen by 60 percent in the last decade, but have fallen back sharply since 2012 and attempts to sign a Free Trade Agreement have so far not borne fruit as New Delhi reviews its FTA policies.

While foreign ministry officials declined to comment on defense ties, several major deals could be signed during the visit. Israel is India’s third largest military supplier.

Sofer and current ambassador to India Daniel Carmon said the visit would set a roadmap for the next 25 years of Israel-India ties.

“We are celebrating 25 years of our relationship and the trajectory of these relations has been remarkable, culminating in a peak

rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu approved a “trial run” Sunday allowing MKs to visit the Temple Mount, reversing an October, 2015 decision to block Jewish MKs from using their parliamentary immunity to visit the site. The decision came during a wave of stabbing attacks around the capital and was intended to prevent Arab riots in response to Jewish visits to the Mount.

“Our entry into the alAksa Mosque as Arab MKs and as Muslims was never, and will never be dependent on decision of the Israeli government or the prime minister of Israel,” said Knesset members representing the Islamic Movement in Israel in a statement

over the last three years [since Modi’s election], ” Carmon said.

“But we should be looking forward to the next 25 years.”

During his three-day visit, Modi will hold talks with Netanyahu, meet with President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin and meet with opposition leader Isaac Herzog. Modi will also address members of Israel’s Indian community and with Israeli business leaders, The decision followed a petiattend a showcase exhibit of Is- tion to the High Court of Justice raeli technology and innovation, by MK Yehuda Glick, a longpay homage to Indian soldiers time activist for Jewish prayer killed in the battle for Haifa in World War I, as well as meeting with Moshe Holtzberg whose parents were killed in the terror attack on Mumbai’s Chabad House in 2008.

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The decision followed a petition to the High Court of Justice by MK Yehuda Glick, (pictured above) a long-time activist for Jewish prayer rights at the site, to force the prime minister to reverse the decision

rights at the site, to force the prime minister to reverse the decision. Sunday, Glick, called the move “correct and praiseworthy,” but expressed sorrow that it took a court case to force Netanyahu’s hand.

Glick also called on MKs to avoid politicizing the Mount.

“I call on all MKs to visit the Temple Mount, and to give hon-

or to the site in a dignified way.

(We must) leave our disagreements and our agendas of of the Mount,” he said in a statement.

Netanyahu announced at the end of March that he would reconsider the ban until after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and four-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, which ended last week. The trial period will run from July 23-28.

Notably, Arab MKs routinely ignored the ban.

“Our entry into the al-Aksa Mosque as Arab MKs and as Muslims was never, and will never be dependent on decision of the Israeli government or the prime minister of Israel,” said Knesset members representing the Islamic Movement in Israel in a statement. “Al-Aqsa Mosque is our holy space, as Muslims, and we are the only ones who have the right to visit the site and to pray there. “[The Temple Mount] is occupied Palestinian territory. The Israeli government must leave the area. We will continue to exercise our rights to enter and pray at al-Aqsa, without waiting for an OK from the prime minister of Israel,” they added.

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Israel Scores Symbolic Win at UNESCO, Still Faces Uphill Battle

Netanyahu Shoots Down Bennett Bill for J’lem Supermajority

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srael scored a symbolic victory at UNESCO last Friday when a report by the organization said a Palestinian request to have the Old City of Hebron, including the Jewish holy site of the Tomb of the Patriarchs registered as a Palestinian heritage site, had given “little recognition” to the town’s Jewish history.

The Palestinian request to register Hebron’s Old City will be up for vote this week at UNESCO’ annual World Heritage Committee assembly in Krakow, Poland this week. Israel will find itself fighting on two fronts as it also seeks to fight a resolution that would condemn it for what a Jordanian sponsored resolution claims are illegal works in and around the Old City.

Ahead of the vote, a report issued Friday by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMAS), an advisory body to the World Heritage Committee said, “Although it is stated that the nominated property is thought to be one of the oldest cities continuously inhabited in the world, the emphasis of the nomination is on a small period of that history in the form of the Mamluk town, apart from the earlier structures of the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque/The Tomb of Patriarchs.

This means that the association of Hebron with Jewish and early Christian societies is given little

Israel scored a symbolic victory at UNESCO last Friday when a report by the organization said a Palestinian request to have the Old City of Hebron, including the Jewish holy site of the Tomb of the Patriarchs registered as a Palestinian heritage site, had given “little recognition” to the town’s Jewish history. Photo Credit: Erez Lichtfeld

recognition.”

Last month, Israel blocked an ICOMOS fact finding mission to Hebron last month, saying it would “not provide legitimization to any Palestinian political move under the guise of culture and heritage.”

While the ICOMOS report said it “considers that the comparative analysis has not so far justified consideration of this property for the World Heritage List,” Israel’s ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama-Hacohen acknowledged that despite the fact that the report was so conclusive, Israel still faces an uphill struggle to get the motion blocked.

“Were it not for the fact that we are talking about the state of Israel and the Jewish people, both of

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which are obsessively hounded in international fora and particularly at the UnIted Nations, a report like this could have let us go home early for the summer vacation instead of heading off to Krakow to fight for the truth and to prevent registration of the site under the name of Palestine,” Shama-Hacohen said.

“Unfortunately, when it comes to Israel and anti-Israel resolutions that verge on anti-Semitism the Islamic bloc votes automatically, while other nations, including ‘enlightened’ European countries, have no shame in … abstaining, even though they understand that by abstaining they provide de facto support for an outrageous resolution,” he added.

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rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vetoed a Jewish Home-party initiative Sunday to require a supermajority of 80 MKs to approve any agreement that calls for the transfer of territory in Jerusalem to the Palestinians, prompting furious blowback from some Jewish Home members but also a commitment

by Education Minister Naftali Bennett, the party chairman, to double down on his pledge to get the measure passed.

“Jerusalem is united through deeds, not through speeches,” said the Jewish Home party in an statement. “We deeply regret that narrow political considerations should prevail over preventing the partition of Jerusalem.”

“Unfortunately, the prime minister chose to remove the bill from today’s agenda and effectively curbed the legislative process. We are nonetheless determined to pass this bill, through the three required Knesset readings, and I am convinced we all will succeed to unite around the law and around Jerusalem,” added Bennett in a video statement The measure, which was spearheaded by Jewish Home MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli, called for amending Article 7 of the Basic Law: Jerusalem, which stipulates that a simple

The measure, which was spearheaded by Jewish Home MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli, (pictured above) called for amending Article 7 of the Basic Law: Jerusalem, which stipulates that a simple Knesset majority can approve modifications to the “Area of the jurisdiction of Jerusalem” and “Prohibition of the transfer of authority.”

Knesset majority can approve modifications to the “Area of the jurisdiction of Jerusalem” and “Prohibition of the transfer of authority.” The so-called “United Jerusalem” bill would raise the threshold to 80 Knesset members, or two thirds of the 120-seat parliament.

The proposal elicited sharp criticism from opposition leaders when it was first proposed two weeks ago.

“Bennett is destroying the chance for peace,” wrote Zionist Union Chairman Yitzhak Herzog. “Anyone who tables a proposal at this time without basis is not interested in Jerusalem, but rather he is only interested

in destroying the diplomatic process and the chance to ensure the Jewish and democratic future of the state of Israel.”

Spokespeople for the prime minister declined to answer questions for this article, but Israeli media and the Jewish Home coalition speculated that Netanyahu is trying to avoid crossing US President Donald Trump, who dispatched Middle East Envoy Jason Greenblatt and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner to Israel last week as part of an ongoing attempt to reignite the peace process.

“If a bill designed to proSee Netanyahu Shoots Down , page 36

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Former PM Olmert Released From Former MK Ghattas to Being Serving Jail, Asks Rivlin to Commute Sentence Prison Term for Illegal Smuggling By: TPS

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ormer Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has asked President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin to commute his sentence to time served, the president’s office confirmed to TPS. Olmert was released from Maasiyahu Prison Sunday after serving 16 months of a 27-month sentence for a series of corruption charges. Olmert was granted parole last week and released after prosecutors decided not to appeal the decision.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has asked President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin to commute his sentence to time served, the president’s office confirmed to TPS.

Olmert was released from Maasiyahu Prison Sunday after serving 16 months of a 27-month sentence for a series of corruption charges. Olmert was granted parole last week and released after prosecutors decided not to appeal the decision.

Media photographs showed the former prime minister leaving prison dressed in a black t-shirt and looking gaunt. He left the compound without speaking to reporters and was escorted by the Israel Security Agency’s VIP Protection Unit to his family apartment in central Tel Aviv, where streets were

closed and Olmert moved directly from the car to the building, again without speaking to reporters.

Olmert was convicted in March 2014 for a series of graft cases, the largest of which charged that he accepted kickbacks for pushing the controversial Holyland real estate project through the municipal planning committee during the time that he served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1993-2003. The case was one of the largest corruption scandals in Israeli history In addition, Olmert was convicted in 2015 of accepting envelopes full of cash from an American businessman and supporter, Morris Talansky,

while serving as mayor.

Olmert left prison a week after being hospitalized with chest pains, and also in the shadow of a new police investigation, this time related to an autobiography he was writing in prison. The former premier is suspected of giving a transcript of the book to his lawyer to smuggle out of prison, including “sensitive security information” that was not cleared by the IDF military censor.

Earlier this month, police searched Olmert’s cell, as well as the offices of Yedioth Books, the publishing arm of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper and the home of Yehuda Yaari, the book’s editor.

(TPS)

Israeli Hospitals, Businesses Targeted By Cyber Malware

By: Andrew Friedman

Internet hackers attempted to infiltrate computer systems at several Israeli hospitals overnight between last Wednesday and Thursday, government sources said

Former MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List) will begin serving a two-year sentence at Gilboa Prison Sunday. Ghattas pleaded guilty to smuggling 15 cell phones and SIM cards to security prisoners at Ketziot Prison last December

was “no justification” for the MK’s arrest.

“The arrest of MK Ghattas is a vindictive move carried out in an atmosphere of growing hostility and wild incitement toward the Arab public, spearheaded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Balad will stand firm against this attack, protect the rights and status of MK Basel Ghattas and not let him be slandered. [We] will defend the legitimate political activity of the Arab minority,” the party said.

Ghattas, a Christian Arab from the Galilee, is the second

The Hebrew-language business daily Calcalist said the malware hit hospitals in the north of the country and Jerusalem, including Hadassah University Hospital at Mount Scopus (pictured above)

It also followed a wave of attacks earlier this week, beginning in Russia and spreading to government and business systems in other countries.

According to Ariel Hershler, a cybersecurity consultant and former vice president for research and development at Oracle, Israel is better protected against cybercrime than other Western countries thanks to a two-decade long trend towards investment in technology and cyber systems.

“Companies here are safer than in other countries because of the cyber infrastructure we’ve created here, and also because we have a national mindset of ‘proactive defense’. Cyber companies and officials routinely call up major companies to check on

their computer systems and to instruct them on keeping their systems safe,” he told TPS. Hershler also said that malware usually spreads thanks to human error, such as opening a suspicious looking email attachment that turns out to be infected. But he added that modern hackers have “upgraded” computer viruses with the ability to spread from computer to computer with only an initial human intervention.

“It used to be that most bugs like this would only affected your computer,” Hershler said.

“Now, it only takes one person opening an affected email attachment and the virus can easily make its way through the rest of any network the computer is on.”

(TPS)

Balad leader to run afoul of the law. In 2007, party founder and then-MK Azmi Bishara fled the country after police opened an investigation into suspicions that he passed information about Israeli troop movements and military installations to Hezbollah during the Second Lebanon War the previous year.

Bishara, who currently lives in Qatar, has denied the allegations, and claims he is staying abroad because he believes he wouldn’t receive a fair trial in Israel.

(TPS)

Environment Ministry Consider Criminal Probe into Ashalim Acid Spill By: Andrew Friedman

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nternet hackers attempted to infiltrate computer systems at several Israeli hospitals overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, government sources said. Officials said the hospitals continued to function as normal. The National Cyber Defense Authority said it was continuing to monitor the situation.

The Hebrew-language business daily Calcalist said the malware hit hospitals in the north of the country and Jerusalem, including Hadassah University Hospital at Mount Scopus. It also affected local offices of the Maersk shipping giant and a host of smaller businesses.

The attack came as the local cybersecurity industry hosted Cyber Week, one of several large annual expos in Israel for cyber professionals, and two days after Prime Minister Netanyahu told the gathering that cyber authorities in Israel thwart dozens of major attacks a month. Other speakers warned of a “losing the battle” against malicious hackers.

ormer MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List) will begin serving a two-year sentence at Gilboa Prison Sunday. Ghattas pleaded guilty to smuggling 15 cell phones and SIM cards to security prisoners at Ketziot Prison last December.

Ghattas was detained by police on his way out of the prison and subsequently waived his parliamentary immunity for a plea bargain that included an additional suspended sentence of a year and half, a NIS 120,000 fine and a conviction for moral turpitude.

Members of the Joint List party declined to comment Sunday, but at the time party chairman Ayman Odeh criticized Ghattas, saying that although the party works to ensure the same rights for Palestinian and Israeli security prisoners, it was “unacceptable” to violate accepted democratic rules.

“We have to work through democratic means, so, in any case, whether it is telephones or notes, we have our general line.

He did something wrong and it is not acceptable to us,” Odeh said at the time.

Members of Ghattas’ Balad faction, however, rejected Odeh’s criticism, saying there

he heads of Rotem Fertilizers will appear before an Environment Ministry committee Monday as the Ministry considers opening a criminal investigation into a massive acid spill that polluted the Ashalim Creek west of the Dead Sea last week.

About 100,000 cubic meters of acid spilled into the riverbed when a retaining wall of an evaporation pool at the fertilizer company collapsed,.

Video footage from Route 90, the main highway running the length of Israel’s eastern border, shows a strong flow of acid rushing through the riverbed.

In a release, the Ministry said the spill caused “serious damage” to wild and plant life along 20 kilometers of the riverbed, and said it would demand that Rotem begin clean-up efforts immediately. But a leading environmentalist says he fears that any effort to hold Rotem accountable will not punish the company for negligence or encourage other companies to invest in security measures to protect the environment.

“Even if the State Prosecutor brings criminal charges, typically there will be a plea bargain in which the most serious charges are dropped and the company admits guilt.

That turns the whole thing into an economic issue – environmental disasters become

The Ashalim Creek west of the Dead Sea

just another business expense,” said Dr. Alon Tal, chair of the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University and the founder of Adam Teva V’Din, an advocacy NGO committed to protecting Israel’s environment and public health.

Tal told Tazpit Press Service (TPS) that should Rotem be found of criminal wrongdoing, the process of assigning punishment should consist of three elements: An assessment of the ecological damage, an assessment of the company’s financial gain from not having invested in prevention and early-warning systems, and punishment.

“I haven’t been down to the riverbed to survey the damage, but I am certain that a more advanced oversight and warning system would have prevented

the disaster. But companies (often) don’t invest in environmental protection measures, they make their money and if something happens, they get fined. But even having paid the fine, the lack of serious ecology measures comes out beneficial to the company,” Tal said.

Tal added that Zionist and Israeli history is replete with examples of poor attitudes to environmental issues because of the State’s attempt to preserve jobs. But as a result, he said the country faces a serious environmental crisis, with massive pollution of rivers, streams, oceans and groundwater.

Asked whether he felt the ministry would use the current incident to make an example of Rotem to send a message of deterrence to other would-be polluters, Tal said he would welcome that eventuality, but added quickly that he would not hold his breath.

“A few years ago, the director general of the ministry employed me as an adviser and asked me to prepare a document – how do we calculate the appropriate punishment for environmental damage. I developed a system called Cherem – a Hebrew-language acronym meaning Calculating Profits of Polluters. It was a whole software program to calculate the profits of polluters, in order to come up with an appropriate punishment.

“They never used it once,” he said.

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EDITORIAL

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Say No to Flying Qatar Airlines

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t's always refreshing sitting on the sidelines watching bullies fight it out among themselves. These occurrences on the streets were sometimes fun to watch, but now, in the international arena they may turn serious. We wrote recently about the brouhaha Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Middle East nations that found fault with Qatar for joining in with Iran in spreading terror not only around the world but directly at these nations. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a boycott on Qatar last month, accusing it of backing militants, then issued an ultimatum, including demands it actually shut down its government owned news channel, Al Jazeera and most important of all.......curbing its ties with Iran.

And now the United Nations, not usually known to show concern for freedom of anything we in this country take for granted or when terror is utilized against Israel or Western nations, has jumped into this Islamic family feud. U.N. High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein is suddenly extremely concerned by the demand that Qatar close down the Al Jazeera network, as well as other affiliated media outlets his office recently told a news briefing. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, concerned about the freedom of the press his office stated, "Whether or not you watch it, like it or agree with its editorial standpoints, Al Jazeera's Arabic and English channels are legitimate and have many millions of viewers. The demand that they be summarily closed down is, in our view, an unacceptable attack on the right to freedom of expression and opinion." Is it really this freedom of the press that the UN is concerned about or is it something else?

Letters to the Editor Govt’s Role in Public Transportation

U.N. High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein is suddenly extremely concerned by the demand that Qatar close down the Al Jazeera network, as well as other affiliated media outlets his office recently told a news briefing

the world's ministries that Qatar is in league with Iran against its fellow Arab and Gulf countries.

Iran is seen as the cause of all the troubles in the Arab world. Their agents of war are in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon. And Qatar appears to be moving in the direction of buddying up to Iran and its President Hassan Rouhani. This new alliance against Qatar and Iran appears to have sprung up after President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel. Under President Obama, Iran seemed to have the upper hand in the region with its support of its pinch hitting hired hands in Yemen and Egypt. It appears that Trump has reorganized the alliances in this region to come face to face with the reality that Iran has to be confronted with unity among the Arab nations joining in There are lingering suspicions bouncing with the real heavy military hitter in the region, around the world's ministries that Qatar Israel.

We think it's obvious, therefore, that the United is in league with Iran against its fellow Nations has stepped in to give Iran and Qatar a Arab and Gulf countries. Iran helping hand in this situation. No friend at all of the freedom of the press or the freedom of anyYes, there is. It seems there's obviously more to thing, the organization sitting on First Avenue this band of nations standing up against Qatar. and Forty Second Street has shown where its loyThere are lingering suspicions bouncing around alties really are. And that's with Iran.

Trump’s Strategy at the Upcoming G-20 Summit

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ext week President Trump will be in Hamburg, Germany to attend the next session of the G-20 group which is composed of the leaders of what is considered the most important 29 nations of the world. That includes Russia, by the way. This G-20 committee sits down and discusses world situations that have in the past included, global warming, the commodities markets and other items that are usually lost in the mail. And he'll surely come face to face with.....Putin. But this meeting will be ballyhooed by the radical Leftist mainstream media as an extraordinary one, a battle between the Titans. Similar to an old Mike Tyson bout. And they will not be rooting for the American contestant, you can bet on that.

They have continued for the past five months to pound President Trump with being a tool, conspirator, in collusion with and an agent of Putin. Most of the anti-Trump narrative goes something like this piece written as an op-ed in the New York Times by a former CIA agent who supported Hillary in 2016. "Mr Putin played upon Mr. Trump's vulnerabilities by complimenting him. In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwilling agent of the Russian Federation." So, when the leader of one country praises his or her counterpart of another nation, that amounts to turning that other person into a spy who would rat out and in Trump's instance, put the lives of 350,000,000 at risk. That's where the MSM has gone and is waiting to take its next licks at the G-20 meeting.

That's where Trump will trump his journalistic opponents working at their laptops as they slurp steins of beer in the sidewalk cafes of Hamburg. He knows they will give him no quarter.

If he shakes hands with his Russkie nemesis they will whisper that Putin handed over a secret message during the encounter. If Trump is staying at the same resort or hotel as Putin, it is a surety that the media will be up all night lurk-

JULY 7, 2017

Dear Editor: July, 2017 marks the 53rd Anniversary of federal government support for public transportation.

The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson's greatest accomplishments which continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 9th, 1964 he signed the "Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964" into law. Subsequently this has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars into public transportation.

Millions of Americans today on a daily basis utilize various public transportation alternatives. They include local and express bus, ferry, jitney, light rail, subway and commuter rail services. All of these systems use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single occupancy vehicles. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson.

Depending upon where you live, consider the public transportation alternative. Try riding a local or express bus, commuter van, ferry, light rail, commuter rail or subway.

Fortunately we have the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its various operating agencies, including New York City Transit subway and bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, Staten Island Rapid Transit Authority and MTA Bus. There is also New Jersey Transit (NJT), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PATH) and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry.

Using MTA Metro Cards provides free

transfers between the subway and bus.

This has eliminated the old two fare zones making public transportation an even better bargain. Purchasing a monthly Long Island Rail Road or MTA subway/bus pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips.

Elected officials and government employees can turn in their taxpayers funded vehicles and join the rest of us by using public transportation to get around town.

In many cases, employers can offer transit checks which help subsidizes a portion of the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. It supports a cleaner environment.

Many employers now allow employees to telecommute and work from home. Others use alternative work schedules which afford staff the ability to avoid rush hour gridlock. This saves travel time and can improve mileage per gallon. Join a car or van pool to share the costs of commuting.

The ability to travel from home to workplace, school, shopping, entertainment, medical, library etc. is a factor when moving to a new neighborhood. Economically successful communities are not 100% dependent on automobiles as the sole means of mobility. Seniors, students, low and middle income people need these transportation alternatives. Investment in public transportation today contributes to economic growth, employment and a stronger economy. Dollar for dollar, it is one of the best investments we can make.

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

Are Jews being targeted in Lakewood?

Dear Editor, It is highly suspicious to observe only Orthodox Jews being prosecuted, with mugshots being plastered across to the media, in what Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato has termed as a crackdown on welfare fraud in Lakewood. Not a single-member of Lakewood's large Mexican immigrant population, who are often paid in cash and lacking lawful immigration status are being accused of such fraud. It is improbable that in a town-wide crackdown, the only offenders would be from the Orthodox community.

While convicted sex offenders charged with new crimes have been released with no bail in Ocean County, some of the Lakewood residents charged in this prosecution (which appears to be a persecution), have been forced to pay $100,000 bail in

order to secure their pre-trial release.

In 2015, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato declined to prosecute the neo-nazi daughter of a NJ State Trooper who tweeted threats to bomb and run over members of Lakewood's Orthodox Jewish community with her car, with photos of her prospective targets, including young Jewish children. In 2010, Amit Bornstein, a Jewish man from Marlboro died in the Monmouth County Jail after being beaten

by Sheriff's Officers.

Anti-semitism has long been a problem among law enforcement in New Jersey, and these recent events show that it has yet to be addressed.

Rev. Dr. Eric Hafner Recent Candidate for U.S. Congress Toms River, NJ

Disappointed in the Lakewood Vaad President Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since his presidency next week at the G 20 summit

ing in the hallways in the hopes of capturing our president as he tip-toes to the room of Putin and raps on the door for a clandestine meeting.

The story must go on until, as the fourth estate is hoping, President Trump is forced out of office.

But The Donald is smarter than they are. He will play to the crowd in Germany. He will be open and aboveboard as he has always been.

That's how he got into office. He will make an unprecedented visit to Poland to reassure the citizens of that nation that our country stands with them in opposition to the snarls of Russia. He may even have the defensive anti-ballistic weapons removed from Poland and Czechoslovakia

by Obama returned and set up to protect those two nations. He knows how to win over ordinary people.

It is clear that President Trump will use this trip as a vehicle to show Europeans he is on their side as we have always been since 1945. And during this trip he will proclaim his pride in his own country and remind the citizens of Europe of the sacrifices our young men and women made in the last two world wars to keep them safe and free.

Dear Editor, I’m sure all are aware of the recent arrests in Lakewood. There are so many infuriating aspects that have not received any attention. The Asbury Park Press went to town with new articles every day about the Lakewood Orthodox community defrauding the government. They have given all our non Jewish neighbors an outlet to express their hate. This is unacceptable.

I take this as a personal affront. I do not steal from the government so please do not give the entire community a guilty verdict without a trial.

Even more so, the individuals arrested have not had a trial, and I personally know one couple that truly needs government programs to survive and has no money that would have made receiving programs justified. If the Asbury Park Press would treat any other community as this, there would be a large outcry with protests in the street. We have community leaders, the Lakewood Vaad to represent us. If the Vaad would truly represent us, they would have raised money for funds to sue the Asbury Park Press and pay for lawyers to protect those arrested as being unfairly targeted as Orthodox Jews. Sadly, the Vaad threw them and the rest of the community under the bus.

Instead of crying out “Innocent until

proven guilty” and this is not a widespread community problem, they are saying the fun is over. Mayor Coles strongly condemned those arrested who again forgot we live in a country where innocent until proven guilty. Duvi Honig, a self-appointed askan, said they cannot be blamed because of the burden of expenses the Lakewood Orthodox Jews face. What?!

So he is implying that many in the community are doing this because they have to.

How does that sound to our neighboring communities? Maybe these people should think before they talk?

If these arrests would have happened to Chassidim, their leaders would’ve protected them. Only in Lakewood, can this happen. For the FBI to make public arrests like they did, just shows there is someone with an agenda. Maybe the current Attorney General wants to run for Governor.

The truth will come out soon. Generally, if someone is falsely reporting income, as has happened to individual in the past, s/he will receive a letter in the mail and would need to repay. FBI needs to arrest dangerous individuals. Not make a scene such as they did.

Sincerely Moshe Cohen Lakewood NJ

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How CNN’s Fake News Machine Ran Conspiracy theories, anonymous sources and big lies By: Daniel Greenfield

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n April, media types were crowing that CNN had brought in Eric Lichtblau who had been, in the Washington Post’s words, at “the forefront of the New York Times’s reporting on the relationship between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia.” It was “an investment in investigative reporting and the sprawling Russia story”. It didn’t take long for the investigative investment to sprawl badly.

Lichtblau has resigned from CNN in a growing scandal over a Fake News story about a Trump associate.

"Eric will guide our coverage and thinking," Lex Haris, executive editor of CNN Investigates, had boasted. "And when he’s onto a investigation, he’ll still be reporting and writing too.”

Not for long. And Haris has joined Lichtblau on the unemployment line after the Fake News scandal.

CNN Investigates had been announced after President Trump’s inauguration. Its hit pieces had followed the same pattern as the Scaramucci attack that would be its undoing. Go after a personality tipped for a job with the new administration.

CNN Investigates had previously targeted Monica Crowley and Sheriff Clarke with plagiarism accusations. But this time around, CNN’s anti-Trump unit

different than "one source." But what about "another source"?

And the "sources"?

Comey’s testimony. had made a big mistake.

This wasn’t journalism, it was The sources were, as usual, Unlike K-File’s petty harassment of Trump associates, the anonymous. The Fake News gibberish. But building news Scaramucci hit piece came from story was full of "a source tells stories out of conspiratorial inthe heavier hitters poached by CNN" and "another source said" sider fairy tales like these had CNN from mainstream media attributions. Seventeen of them. become routine at the big city papers who were supposed to bring down Trump.

The men behind the disaster were no lightweights. Thomas Frank had been nominated for a Pulitzer. Eric Lichtblau had shared a Pulitzer for bashing the Bush administration over, of all things, surveillance. Their names were all over CNN hit pieces tying to tie Trump to an impeachable Russian scandal.

That was what they had been hired for.

CNN claimed that Lichtblau had been “reporting on Comey for more than a decade.” And Frank was busy rolling out In April, media types were crowing that CNN had brought in fresh grist for the Trump-Rus- Eric Lichtblau who had been, in the Washington Post’s words, sia mill. One Frank article on at “the forefront of the New York Times’s reporting on the CNN breathlessly claimed, "One relationship between the Trump presidential campaign and week, three more Trump-Russia Russia.” It was “an investment in investigative reporting and the connections." CNN was rid- sprawling Russia story”. It didn’t take long for the investigative ing the impeachment train to investment to sprawl badly.

Moscow.

The hodgepodge of anony- papers of record. The New York And yet Lichtblau’s tenure at CNN quickly became trou- mous sources read like a bizarre Times got its readership boom with anonymously sourced conbled. An early June piece denied fairy tale or mystery novel.

Was "the source said" the spiracy theories just like these. that Comey had told President Trump that he was not under first anonymous source? Was "a CNN knew what it was getting source adds" the second anony- when it lured Lichtblau in. It investigation.

“Comey expected to refute mous source? Or a third anon- wasn’t looking for journalism, Trump," was the headline. ymous source? Was "a source" but breaking fake news scandal The headline didn’t hold up. the same as "one source" who theater.

It was riding the same boom An awkward correction was claimed to be “familiar” with as the Washington Post and appended conceding that its Comey's thinking?

"This source" seemed to be the New York Times. As CNN premise had been discredited by

supervising producer John Bonifield admitted in a Project Veritas video, it was about the ratings.

“It’s mostly b___t right now,” he conceded.

“Just to give you some context, President Trump pulled out of the climate accords and for a day and a half we covered the climate accords,” Bonifield said. “And the CEO of CNN said in our internal meeting, he said good job everybody covering the climate accords, but we’re done with that, let’s get back to Russia.”

Why Russia? It was a popular conspiracy theory. CNN, like its dead tree competitors, was exploiting the paranoia and anger of the left for big ratings and profits. But it also carried more risk. The Times and the Post had crossed the twilight zone into publishing anonymously sourced conspiracy theories. It had become sufficient to build a link connecting a few people or organizations in the loosest and most casual way possible and then pad that out with anonymously sourced insider gossip about an investigation.

The anonymously sourced insider gossip was the only difference between many of these conspiracy theories at the Times and the Post and any random fringe ravings on leftist blogs.

That and the credibility of its authors who could boast a Pulitzer and insider connections that just had to be real.

That was the business that

CNN had gotten into with its “investment in investigative reporting and the sprawling Russia story”.

The end came with yet another anonymously sourced gossip hit piece trying to link Anthony Scaramucci, a Trump adviser, with the Russia investigation.

The Senate Intelligence Committee investigation referenced in the piece turned out not to exist. CNN’s legal people never cleared the piece. Heads rolled.

The heads included Eric Lichtblau’s noggin, as well as Thomas Frank’s dome and Haris’ noodle.

Russia stories will now receive extra scrutiny at CNN. Why Russia, rather than Trump? Because CNN has accurately identified Russia as a major failure point in the reporting. Most in the media know very little about Russia. And the reporting isn’t being done by former bureau chiefs in Moscow, but by the usual media types who get their insight from search engines and insider gossip. Loose connections are drawn and then transformed into major stories based on a casual meeting between someone who knows Trump and someone who knows Putin. There’s an endless appetite for such stories on the left, not because of their content, but because they reaffirm the left’s conviction in Trump’s downfall.

No one actually reads through the latest story about how a guy See How CNN’s Fake News , page 37

In Syria, Trump’s Red Line May Be Holding Has the Assad regime stepped back from the chemical weapons precipice By: Joseph Klein

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ecretary of Defense Jim Mattis claimed last Wednesday that the Syrian regime has drawn back from plans to conduct another chemical attack, following a warning by the Trump administration of serious consequences if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces followed through with their plans.

"It appears that they took the warning seriously.

They didn’t do it,” Mattis told reporters.

U.S. intelligence detected “active preparations for chemical weapons use” at the same air base from which the regime allegedly had launched its prior chemical attack last April that caused mass casualties. President Trump had responded to the April chemical attack with a barrage of cruise missiles targeting that air base. The White House issued its public warning to the Assad regime on Monday in unambiguous terms, declaring that Assad and his military would pay a "heavy price" if his regime conducted another chemical attack.

"It appears that they took the warning seriously. They didn’t do it,” Mattis told reporters.

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, went even further in crediting the Trump administration for stopping Assad at least for now.

“I can tell you that due to the President's actions, we did not see an incident," Ambassador Haley claimed at a House of Representatives foreign affairs committee hearing. "I would like to think that the President saved many innocent men, women and children."

It is difficult to prove what may have actually motivated Assad. In any case, whether Assad holds back for good remains to be seen. But we do know the Trump administration is watching constantly for any moves by the Assad regime that could signal an imminent chemical attack and has military assets in place to swiftly respond to such an attack, if not prevent one in the first place.

President Trump not only demonstrated last April that he would follow through on his threats if certain red lines of his were crossed, unlike our previous president. In addition to its warning, the Trump administration may have sent some concrete signals to the Assad regime that it means business this time as well. According to Debkafile, “Signs were gathering in Washington and the Middle East Tuesday, June 26 that the Trump administration was pre-

paring a substantial military operation against the Syrian army and Bashar Assad’s allies, such as the foreign pro-Iranian Shiite militias and Hizballah. Some US military sources suggested that an American preemptive strike was in store in the coming hours to prevent Assad’s army from again resorting to chemical warfare against his people.”

including a warning from the Russian Defense Ministry that “All kinds of airborne vehicles, including aircraft and UAVs of the international coalition detected to the west of the Euphrates River will be tracked by the Russian SAM systems as air targets." The Syrian regime had also already taken some precautions by moving most of its operational aircraft to a Russian airbase in Syria after the April missile strike.

“I can tell you that due to the President's actions, we did not see an incident," Ambassador Haley claimed at a House of Representatives foreign affairs committee hearing. "I would like to think that the President saved many innocent men, women and children."

Assad may still decide to launch another chemical attack, figuring that his key allies, particularly Russia, will continue to back him. No doubt, he took note of Russia’s stern response to the U.S.’s downing of a Syrian warplane earlier this month,

The Russian airbase is protected by fairly advanced air defense systems. An American missile strike on Syrian aircraft located at a Russian air base would in all likelihood be seen as a major escalation of the war by the Russian government,

risking a direct military confrontation between U.S. and Russia that the Trump administration may be loath to risk. As if to thumb his nose at the Trump administration’s latest threats by demonstrating the strength of his military alliance with Russia, Assad was seen strutting around a Russian air base inspecting its aircraft and defense systems. He was even photographed sitting in the cockpit of a Russian fighter jet.

Indeed, Russia appears ready to raise the stakes to bolster the Syrian dictator’s regime.

Debkafile reports that Russia is “building a new base in southeastern Syria,” which would “provide Russia with a lever of control over the volatile Syrian southeast and its borders, where US-backed and Iranian-backed forces are fighting for dominance.”

As Russia raises the stakes, the U.S. must be clearer than ever as to its strategic objectives in Syria, which it is willing to back up with military force even in the face of Russian threats. We must do all we can to prevent getting sucked into Syria’s civil war, including by undertaking any military efforts at regime change. That said, we must repel any military action by the Syrian regime or its allies that would prevent us from prosecuting the war against ISIS, which remains our number one objective until the ISIS sanctuaries, infrastructure and leadership are for all intents and purposes destroyed.

However, we also cannot ignore the threat that Assad’s chemical weapons program continues to pose. The Obama administration had thought that it had largely eliminated the threat “diplomatically,” when it reached a phony deal with Russia to oversee the removal and destruction of the Syrian regime’s declared chemical weapons. The opportunity for cheating was all too plain to see, except by Obama and his clueless Secretary of State John Kerry. We are now seeing the consequences. According to Secretary of Defense Mattis, Syria’s chemical program remains intact.

It is not only what Assad has been doing in unleashing his ghastly chemical weapons on his own people, causing horrible suffering in their wake, which demands our attention. After all, Assad has been causing such suffering with conventional weapons as well, including his use of barrel bombs, which we have repeatedly condemned but have not taken specific military action to stop. To do so would almost inevitably draw us into a wider war. What makes chemical and other weapons of mass destruction different is their potential proliferation to the very Islamic terrorists we are trying to defeat.

The transfer of chemical or biological weapons to terrorist hands would represent the most dangerous outcome of See In Syria, Trump’s Red , page 37

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The Kotel: A Public Space, not A Public Square By: Rabbi Avi Shafran

the camera crews it made sure to have in tow. The vast majority of Orthodox Jews at the site did not act on the anguish they felt.

But feel it they did.

Anyone, of course, including Ms. Hoffman and her supporters, is entitled to his or her own views. But there are limits, at least among civil people, to what one may do to promote one’s views. And seeking to be “in the face” of people interested only in the introspection that is Jewish prayer crosses that line.

Those determined to “liberalize” Jewish practice are free to do what they wish in their own synagogues, and to promote their visions as much as they wish in the media and the public square. But the Kotel, while it is a public place, is not a public square. It is not a place for political or social or religious crusades to be waged.

Ms. Hoffman and her supporters have made clear, moreover, that the current Kotel controversy is only a part of a larger plan to bring American-style “religious pluralism” to Israel.

The author writes: “Since the great majority of those who flocked to the site over the years were, That goal might sound wonas remains the case, Orthodox Jews, a mechitza, or separation-structure, between men and derful to many American Jews, women was erected; and the standards for public, vocal prayer were in accordance with Jewish but what it would in fact do is, religious tradition over millennia” by creating multiple standards That peace was shattered, The response from some haredi for marriage, divorce and conAnd women did not serve there as cantors, as halacha considers and the holy place turned into hooligans was predictable – an- version, create a multiplicity of it a breach of modesty for men a place of strife, by a self-de- ger and attempts to quash the “Jewish peoples” in the Jewish scribed feminist group, led by services, where women were state. That would not be wonto hear women singing.)

Those standards were, even firebrand Reform activist Anat chanting – and the feminist derful at all.

Regarding the Kotel, as it if they may not have been the Hoffman. She has made no group seized upon that ugly repersonal ones of all visitors to secret of her desire to force a action by having it captured by happens, in 2004, the Israeli

in accordance with Jewish religious tradition over millennia. he Israeli Cabinet’s re- (The Holy Temple that stood on cent decision to not the Temple Mount in ancient upend the public prayer times – the source of the Kostatus quo at the Ko- tel’s holiness – had a mechitza tel Maaravi, or Western Wall, as well, as the Talmud recounts. was met with howls of outrage from a broad cross-section of non-Orthodox leaders and representatives.

The decision, however, viewed objectively and reasonably (rare perspectives these days, unfortunately, about most everything), was prudent and proper.

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When it was liberated by Israel in 1967, the Kotel became a place of peace and Jewish devotion.

Anyone who wished to worship there, traditional and nontraditional, Jew and non-Jew alike, did so.

When it was liberated by Israel in 1967, the Kotel became a place of peace and Jewish devotion. Anyone who wished to worship there, traditional and nontraditional, Jew and nonJew alike, did so. Since the great majority of those who flocked to the site over the years were, as remains the case, Orthodox Jews, a mechitza, or separation-structure, between men and women was erected; and the standards for public, vocal prayer were

the Kotel, respected by them for decades, and the Kotel plaza remained a place of amity – a Jewish societal oasis of sorts, probably the only place on earth where Jews of different religious beliefs prayed side-by-side.

change to the status quo, and to import the American model of a “multi-winged Judaism” to Israel.

As a step toward that end, she organized monthly protests in the guise of prayer services.

The Kotel, while it is a public place, is not a public square. It is not a place for political or social or religious crusades to be waged. government set aside an area along the Wall to the south for “nontraditional” prayer. But the activists, with their “pluralism” goal firmly in mind, insist on having their vocal “egalitarian” services more prominently alongside the regular, overwhelmingly Orthodox, visitors to the Kotel, who, they know, are deeply pained by attempts to utilize the Kotel to effect social or religious change.

Rather than balkanize the Kotel so that feminist groups today – and, in the future, to be sure, other groups with their own social agendas – can promote their causes, and “pluralism” proponents can advance theirs, the Kotel should be preserved as a place of Jewish unity, as it has been for half a century.

And that means maintaining the Jewish religious standards at the root of all Jews’ histories for public prayer there.

Some can howl with outrage at that suggestion. But, if they are caring Jews, they can choose instead to regard it as reasonable, and thereby help restore peace among all Jews at the Kotel Maaravi.

Lakewood: Let's Put Things In The Proper Perspective

By Ezra Friedlander

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t's summertime and once again the headlines are sizzling, this time with unfortunate news from within our own community in Lakewood New Jersey. As always, this forces us to do some soul searching, a cheshbon hanefesh if you will, hopefully with positive results. I am not here to comment on the particulars of this specific case or on the alleged misdeeds pertaining to government funded programs. I'm just offering a fresh perspective.

Everyone seems to have a strong opinion about the issue at hand, but really isn't this all about a larger issue? Isn't this just a small piece of the bigger conversation about the sustainability of our community? About creating affordable living, parnassah opportunities, and providing our children with a reasonably priced Torah education? Ultimately, these matters are not for us to decide but for our Rabbonim and Roshei Yeshiva - our da'as Torah — to guide us.

My purpose here is to respond to those who criticize and attack the fundamental integrity and trustworthiness of our community. And to point out how we, the Orthodox Jewish community, contribute to the societies in which we are living.

In no way am I condoning or justifying any illegal activity or misuse of government funds.

I am merely suggesting that we, the people, have a right to critique how government policies are formulated and how laws

are passed when we feel they are not being fair. As a Government Affairs consultant, I often have a front row seat from which I can observe the policy makers at work. Our laws are not G-d given from Sinai. They are formulated by mere mortals, and as such are sometimes imperfect and unfair.

What I find particularly objectionable is the wholesale condemnation and degradation of our community and its infrastructure. It's an undisputable fact that the Orthodox Jewish community creates a level of vibrancy in every geographic area they inhabit. We bring with us a flourishing economy in terms of housing, retail, job opportunities, industry, commerce, and investment opportunities. This is true across the board and the level of wealth and value increases for everyone in the area.

Yes, there are perhaps those among us who enjoy a sense of entitlement and often allow for overcrowding because of poor planning in developing certain areas. And yes, there will always be those who bemoan the transformation of rural and peaceful areas with urban density and all the quality of life issues that come along with it.

But the fact is that demographic changes happen all over.

And communities change character. That's a fact of life. It's also a fact that a property bought decades ago for a paltry sum can now be sold for millions in areas where the Orthodox population is growing. And yet, those who are taking advantage of these opportunities are often the first

and the loudest to complain about our community. At the end of the day, the economic boon to the area is indisputable and benefits everyone in one way or another.

to the most vulnerable in our community. All of this is being funded privately and not with government funds. Yet this is never properly acknowledged by government.

The Beis Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood, New Jersey

Now to the issue at hand. By and large, our community is a net contributor. What do I mean by that? For starters, we don't avail ourselves of public financing for our children's education. In the tri-state area alone, hundreds of thousands of children are being educated without costing the taxpayer a dime. While there are, of course ancillary expenses, mostly in the realm of transportation and special education, in general the burden of paying for our children's education rests upon us.

Let's take this a step further.

We have an endless array of volunteer and non for profit charitable organizations, a huge network of humanitarian aid that reflects our commitment

I recall a conversation I once had with Paul Ryan who was then the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and is today the Speaker of the House. We were engaged in a friendly debate about the SNAP food stamp program. At the time a proposal was being debated to decrease benefits. I suggested to him that members of our community, by virtue of our lifestyle, are having difficulty making ends meet and many rely on public assistance for sustenance. I explained how we are a 'net contributor' because we don't take advantage of the public school system.

Often government allocates tens of billions of dollars to an aircraft carrier that will never be used, cancelling out any per-

ceived 'waste' within social program. Perhaps they should consider this when deciding whether to direct funding to American families who are struggling to survive but may not be entitled to programs simply because an uninformed Congress has passed legislation that doesn't make sense Today we are faced with condemnation from every segment of society, and the anti semites of the world are smacking their lips with glee. But as someone who is aware of how public policy is formulated, let me present a different perspective. Perhaps it's time for lawmakers to consider allowing struggling families in a slightly higher bracket to avail themselves of social programs if only because they do not make use of public education and other public services.

Let's be more proactive in presenting our arguments. Let's put the facts on the table, if only so that we won't be viewed as an 'insular' community whose objective is to 'rip off ' the government. Instead, let's tally up the numbers. If we consider how many dollars we are contributing to the government, including high property and related taxes, as opposed to how many benefits we are receiving, it paints a whole different picture. The numbers don't lie.

They speak for themselves.

The conversation needs to be revisited, and perhaps a coalition should be built. Our laws are manmade and that means they can be remade when necessary. Because right now we

are dealing with a very difficult situation where families who are legitimately in need can potentially be in fear of applying for funding. An entire community may now be treated as common criminals based solely on their dress, their zip code, and their appearance because of the negative fallout and the blanket condemnation of many in government and the authorities. And that's unfair as well as un-American.

Government officials are not immune to public perception.

They are out there. Laws and regulations are passed reflective upon the norms and behaviors of society itself. What was unacceptable ten years ago in now fashionable, and vice versa.

We have a fundamental responsibility to engage the opinion makers as well as the man on the street about the inherent goodness of our community. Let us not cower in fear. Instead, let us present the truth. Yes, we are in golus and our behavior should reflect that reality. But we are as American as apple pie and as such we should exercise our rights and engage in the democratic process.

We owe it to ourselves, to our children, and to our community, especially those who are struggling to survive.

Ezra Friedlander is CEO of The Friedlander Group a public policy consulting firm based in NYC and Washington DC. He can be reached at Ezra@TheFriedlanderGroup.com and on Twitter at @ EzraFriedlander.

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New Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Hasidic Musical Heritage By: Rabbi Jack Riemer

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ou don’t need to be a scholar of Jewish music to enjoy Velvel Pasternak’s new book, “Behind the Music: Stories, Anecdotes, Articles & Reflections.”

You just need to be someone who wants to learn about the adventures of the author, a man who has done more than anyone else in our time to discover, record and transmit the treasures of Hasidic music.

Velvel, as everyone calls him, tells wonderful stories about his experiences—stories that will make you laugh, but also help you learn what lies behind some of the songs you think you already know.

“Behind the Music” is enriched with some wonderful photographs and tells readers where to find performances of every song the author discusses on YouTube How did Velvel get into the work of transcribing and recording Hasidic music? Once one of the children of the Bobover Rebbe came home from school singing a niggun (tune).

When his father asked him where the niggun came from, the child had no idea it was his grandfather’s melody. That was

the day when the Bobover Rebbe realized his family’s musical heritage needed to be recorded or it would disappear, and Velvel got the job.

Some of Velvel’s stories are hilarious. Once, the head honcho of the Hasidim told him “not to make with his hands” since the Hasidim would sing with their eyes closed anyway, because they were more concerned with expressing the melody’s spiritual meaning than with paying attention to Velvel. He also told Velvel that the musicians he had hired to accompany the Hasidim would not be necessary, since the Hasidim would pay no attention to them. Velvel realized he was arguing with an irresistible force, so he let the Hasidim sing without trying to conduct them and dubbed in the musicians’ playing after the Hasidim left.

The recording came out fine.

Velvel’s first album was a bestseller—much to his surprise and to the Hasidim’s surprise. He went on to publish many more albums, rescuing treasures of Hasidic music that might otherwise have disappeared.

My favorite story from the book relates to a request from Rabbi Laizer Halberstam that Velvel’s recordings be “autentic” (how the Hasidim pronounced authentic). Velvel had no idea what “autentic” meant to the the Hasidim. He gathered a

The cover of “Behind the Music: Stories, Anecdotes, Articles & Reflections,” by Velvel Pasternak. Credit: Tara Publications.

crew of 15 professional cantors to be the choir. The first song he chose was “Siman Tov U’Mazel Tov,” which is sung at many Jewish weddings. He dutifully transliterated it, using the Bobover dialect to please Rabbi Halberstam, who had come along that night to make sure the recording would be “autentic.” But when the choir got to

the words “yihai looney”— meaning “it will be to us” in English and more commonly pronounced by its Hebrew dialect, “yehei lanu”—they broke up in laughter and could not continue. They tried several times, but the same thing happened. Finally, the members of the choir went over to Rabbi Halberstam and tried to explain to him

why they simply could not sing “looney” without laughing.

Rabbi Halberstam listened politely and said, “Let me tell you a story.” He recounted how the cultural ambassador of the Ivory Coast once went to his counterpart, the cultural ambassador of Israel, and suggested they have a cultural exchange. The nations could send each other their singers and dancers, but with one condition: The Ivory Coast’s dancers would dance naked “from here to here,” said the African nation’s envoy, drawing a line from his shoulders to his waist.

The Israeli ambassador was shocked. He said, “No way! If I were to let you do that, the minister of religion would hang me from a tree, and his people would throw stones at me as they passed by!”

The Israeli ambassador offered a compromise. He said, “You can wear whatever you want in your own country. But when you land at the airport here, I will be there and I will give you shmattes (rags) that you can put on and that you can wear while you are in my country.” The Ivory Coast ambassador replied that if the dancers were to wear the shmattes, they might be able to dance well, but they would not be authentic.

Then Rabbi Halberstam told the choir regarding their unwillingness to sing “yihay looney” in the Bobover pronunci-

ation, “If you change the pronunciation of our song, it may sound nice to you, but believe me, it would not be authentic to us. And if the people of the Ivory Coast understand what is authentic, then you should too.”

That ended the discussion. The cantors sang “yihay looney,” after all.

The book is full of such stories. It contains fascinating material on some of the songs whose origins you think you know, but don’t. Do you know where Naomi Shemer got the idea for “Jerusalem of Gold?”

Or where Naftali Herz Imber got the music for “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem?

“Behind the Music” is enriched with some wonderful photographs and tells readers where to find performances of every song the author discusses on YouTube. Even if you think you already know Jewish music, this book is worthwhile for the insights it provides into the worlds of Hasidim, classic Jewish cantorial music and Yiddish theater. And perhaps most importantly, you’ll get to know Velvel, the man who recorded a heritage and saved it for a new generation. (JNS.org) “Behind the Music: Stories, Anecdotes, Articles & Reflections;” by Velvel Pasternak; Tara Publications; May 2017; 229 pages; ISBN-10: 1495098966; ISBN-13: 978-1495098963.

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Museum of Jewish Heritage Announces July and August Programming Edited by: JV Staff

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he July through August programming schedule at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has been announced. Summer programs take advantage of the Museum’s peaceful outdoor spaces and stunning views of New York Harbor, including a meditation series in the Andy Goldsworthy-designed Garden of Stones and tai chi on the terrace. There will also be the first kosher Chef ’s Table of its kind with 18 courses created by Chef David Teyf at his Museum restaurant, Lox at Café Bergson.

A summer-long run of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s “Amerike: The Golden Land” begins July 4 in the Museum’s Edmond J. Safra Theater.

Rounding out the programs is the launch of Marc Aronson and Marina Budho’s new book about modern photojournalism and the role that Robert Capa and Gerda Taro had in creating it.

For tickets, visit www. mjhnyc.org, call 646.437.4202, or in-person at the box office.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is located at 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan.

Directed by Drama Desk Nominee Bryna Wasserman Experience the musical journey of an immigrant people as told through the songs and stories that inspired and sustained generations who built new lives in the land of the free. In Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles.

TICKETS: www.nytf.org or 866.811.4111 GROUPS: 212.213.2120 x204

ert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism With authors Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos Robert Capa is known as the world’s greatest war photographer, but before he met his future wife, Gerda Taro, in 1930’s Paris, he was Andre Friedmann, a scruffy Hungarian refugee.

Fleeing fascism, these two Jewish artists invented modern

Inspired by his travels around the world, Chef David Teyf (pictured above) of Lox at Café Bergson curates a fish forward tasting menu of 18 courses. Join the community table at the Museum for an exclusive experience of the first kosher Chef’s Table of its kind, followed by a toast on the terrace overlooking Andy Goldsworthy’s Garden of Stones.

WORKSHOP July 5 & 19, 7 – 8 pm Deep Listening Meditation With instructor Katie Down, MT-BC, LCAT SCHEDULE Unplug and turn your focus inward with guided meditation THEATER in Andy Goldsworthy’s Garden PREVIEWS: July 4 – July 9 PERFORMANCES: July 10 - of Stones.

Free – Reservations Required August 6 Limited Space Amerike: The Golden Land Co-Sponsored by Lab/Shul Presented by the National BOOK LAUNCH Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Thursday, July 6, 7 pm Conceived By Moishe RosenEyes of the World: Robfeld and Zalmen Mlotek

photojournalism and created a new visual language for bearing witness.

Free – Reservations Required Co-Sponsored by International Center of Photography WORKSHOP July 24, 31, August 7, 14, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Tai Chi for Beginners Take time out from your hectic life and join us in one of the Museum’s peaceful spaces with sweeping views of the New York Harbor and Statue of Liberty to

learn the Chinese practice of Tai Chi. $10 per Class, Free for Members of MJH and China Institute Reservations Required Co-Presented with China Institute FOOD LOX AFTER HOURS CHEF’S TABLE Wednesday, August 23, 7 pm, Seating at 7:30 pm Inspired by his travels around the world, Chef David Teyf of Lox at Café Bergson curates a fish forward tasting menu of 18 courses. Join the community table at the Museum for an exclusive experience of the first kosher Chef ’s Table of its kind, followed by a toast on the terrace overlooking Andy Goldsworthy’s Garden of Stones. $180 Per Person All-Inclusive, Excluding Tax Seating is limited to 18 Dress is summer chic.

To make reservations or for more information about future Lox After Hours events, call 646.437.4232.

Robert Capa is known as the world’s greatest war photographer, but before he met his future wife, Gerda Taro, in 1930’s Paris, he was Andre Friedmann, a scruffy Hungarian refugee

Wednesday evenings between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M. A free walk-up tour is offered on Tuesdays at 3 P.M. of the Core Exhibition Note: Tickets to public programs do not include Museum admission. Public programs may require a separate fee.

ABOUT THE General Information MUSEUM OF JEWISH Museum Hours AND HERITAGE – A LIVING MEMORIAL LOCATION Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, TO THE HOLOCAUST Thursday 10 am to 6 pm Wednesday 10 am to 8 pm Friday 10 am to 3 pm, EST / 10 am to 5 pm DST The Museum is closed on Saturday, major Jewish holidays, and Thanksgiving.

MUSEUM ADMISSION General Museum admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students, free for members and children 12 and younger.

Museum admission is free on

The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has thrived for two decades along the waterfront of New York Harbor, and was created as a living memorial to those who perished, as well as those who survived, 75 years ago. Established as a place of learning and reflection, a repository for artifacts and information, and a catalyst for dialogue across all age groups about vital lessons of Jewish history, the

Museum serves both local and global communities and creates opportunities for diverse audiences to engage with history and to consider its relevance to the present.

Since 1997, the Museum of Jewish Heritage has welcomed more than two million visitors; it maintains a collection of 30,000 artifacts, photographs, documentary films, and survivor testimonies and contains classrooms, a 400-seat theater (Edmond J. Safra Hall), special exhibition galleries, a resource center for educators, and a memorial art installation, Garden of Stones, designed by internationally acclaimed sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.

The Museum receives general operating support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts.

For more information, visit www.mjhnyc.org

Met Museum to Show Monumental Work by 17th Century Painter Edited by: JV Staff

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ristóbal de Villalpando (ca. 1649–1714) emerged in the 1680s not only as the leading painter in viceregal Mexico, but also as one of the most innovative and accomplished artists in the entire Spanish world.

Opening July 25 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the exhibition Cristóbal de Villalpando: Mexican Painter of the Baroque features his earliest masterpiece, a monumental painting depicting the biblical accounts of Moses and the brazen serpent and the Transfiguration of Jesus that was painted in 1683 for a chapel in Puebla Cathedral.

Newly conserved, this 28-foot-tall canvas has never been exhibited outside its place of origin. Ten additional works, most of which have never been shown in the United States, will also be exhibited. Highlights include Villalpando's recently discovered Adoration of the Magi, on loan from Fordham University, and The Holy Name of Mary, from the Museum of the Basilica of Guadalupe.

The exhibition is organized

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C. It is made possible by Citi-

banamex and Fundación Diez Morodo.

Additional support is provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE), AMEXCID, and the Consulate General of Mexico in New York.

do painted his ambitious Moses and the Brazen Serpent and the Transfiguration of Jesus. Villalpando was celebrated in his lifetime, rewarded with prestigious commissions, and honored as an officer of the Mexico City painters' guild.

Opening July 25 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the exhibition Cristóbal de Villalpando: Mexican Painter of the Baroque features the following painting known as “Adam and Eve in paradise”

Born in Mexico City around mid-century, Cristóbal de Villalpando may have begun his career in the workshop of Baltasar de Echave Rioja (1632– 1682). Villalpando's rise to prominence coincided with the death of Echave Rioja in 1682, just one year before Villalpan-

Exhibition Overview The exhibition begins with Villalpando's masterful Moses and the Brazen Serpent and the Transfiguration of Jesus, which was painted to decorate a chapel in Puebla Cathedral that was dedicated to a miracle-working image of Christ at

the Column. In wealth and importance, Puebla Cathedral was second only to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, for whose sacristy Villalpando also painted three monumental canvases.

This painting—the first in a series of important ecclesiastical commissions—marks a breakthrough in Villalpando's work, in terms of its grand scale and its audacious conception and execution. He signed it Villalpando inventor, an inscription that distinguishes the artist's intellectual achievement from his manual skill and asserts his professional status as the learned practitioner of a noble art.

In a bold and erudite arrangement, Villalpando juxtaposed the Old Testament story of Moses and the brazen serpent with the New Testament account of the Transfiguration—an unprecedented pairing of subjects. The two biblical events are staged within a single, continuous sacred landscape that encompasses the wilderness of Exodus and the holy mounts of Calvary and Tabor. Life-size figures of every age and gender, clothed and nude and in an astounding variety of poses and attitudes, populate the composition. The painting's lower half features the story of

Moses making and using the image of the brazen serpent according to God's instructions to heal Israelites bitten by poisonous serpents. This episode provides a scriptural precedent for the making and use of images in worship, while also affirming the importance of art and artists.

The upper half of the composition represents the transfiguration of Jesus's corporeal body into light, a scene that demanded nothing less than the materialization of light in paint, which Villalpando attained through shimmering color and fluid brushwork.

Ten additional paintings by Villalpando will demonstrate his intense striving as an inventor; his great originality and skill; his ability to convey complex subject matter; and his capacity to envision the divine.

Credits The exhibition was curated

by Ronda Kasl, Curator of Latin American Art in The American Wing at The Met; Jonathan Brown, Carol and Milton Petrie Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; and Clara Bargellini, Professor, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

The work of Dr. Brown and Dr.

Bargellini was commissioned

by Fomento Cultural Banamex.

At The Met, the exhibition is designed by Michael Langley, Exhibition Design Manager; graphics are by Mortimer Lebigre, Graphic Designer; and lighting is by Clint Ross Coller and Richard Lichte, Lighting Design Managers, all of the Museum's Design Department.

The restoration and installation of the Mexican loans was supervised by Agustín Espinosa, conservator of Fomento Cultural Banamex.

Catalogue and Programs Catalogues in English and Spanish published by Fomento Cultural Banamex will accompany the exhibition. Essays address the major themes of the exhibition. The English-language version will be available for purchase in The Met book shop ($25, paperback).

A series of exhibition tours will complement the exhibition.

Prior to its presentation at The Met, the exhibition was shown at Palacio de Cultura Citibanamex - Palacio de Iturbide, Mexico City (March 9– June 4, 2017).

The exhibition is featured on The Met website as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Terror-Tied Qatari Think Tank's Anti-Israel, Pro-BDS Stance By: IPT News

The BDS movement touts it(ACRPS) was a featured speaker at a three-day international self as "a Palestinian-led movearlier this month, major conference in Tunis in August ment for freedom, justice, and Arab countries led by hosted by the center to discuss equality" that uses a strategy of Saudi Arabia severed boycotting as a means to combat boycotts, divestment, and sanctions to challenge "internationdiplomatic ties with Qa- "Israeli occupation." tar, accusing it of financing and sheltering terrorists and maintaining cordial relations with Iran. Doha's pro-terror policies have not only made the Middle East more unstable, but also directly threaten Israel's security.

For the past decade, Qatar has provided financial and diplomatic support to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas by hosting its leaders and pledging millions of dollars to the Hamasrun Gaza Strip. Qatar also sponsored platforms to campaign for the global Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement aimed at economically isolating Osama Abu-Irshaid, a non-resident scholar at the Doha-based Israel to end its alleged "oppres- Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) was a sion" of Palestinians. featured speaker at a three-day international conference in An IPT investigation has Tunis in August hosted by the center to discuss boycotting as a found that senior academics means to combat "Israeli occupation." tied to a Doha-based think The conference, "Boycott as a al support for Israeli apartheid tank believed to be financed by the Qatari government and Strategy against Israeli Occupa- and settler-colonialism." But its Washington, D.C. affiliate tion and Apartheid: Present-day the strategy appears to be backroutinely engage in anti-Isra- Realities and Aspirations" de- firing as its unintended victims el rhetoric and are strong BDS scribed BDS as "an indispens- are Palestinian workers and the able method in the struggle Palestinian economy. supporters.

Abu-Irshaid is also nationOsama Abu-Irshaid, a against Israeli oppression" and non-resident scholar at the sought "to better understand its al policy director of the proDoha-based Arab Center for importance and the best means Hamas and anti-Israel organization, American Muslims for PalResearch and Policy Studies by which it can be bolstered."

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estine (AMP). A lawsuit filed in a Chicago federal court in May alleged that AMP and several of its activists are "alter egos and/or successors" of a Hamas-support network that was held liable for the death of an American teen

by Hamas terrorists in 1996.

A 2015 IPT investigation first detailed connections between AMP leaders, including Abu-Irshaid, and a former pro-Hamas network in the U.S. called the "Palestine Committee." Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Vice President Jonathan Schanzer built on those connections in Congressional testimony last year.

Abu-Irshaid has defended Hamas leaders and openly supports the terrorist group in social media posts.

After the U.S. State Department designated Hamas activist Ahmed Ghandour as a terrorist in April, Abu-Irshaid blasted the move as "an extension of the old/new US policy against Hamas, adopted [by President Bill Clinton, then] by former President George W. Bush, followed by Barack Obama and Donald Trump today ... But the fact that the Trump administration is adding specific names from Hamas is a clear display of good intentions toward Israel.

This shows a contradiction be-

tween US policy and European [policy] toward Hamas, especially since some European parties, such as the European Court of Justice [ECJ], have [recommended] taking Hamas off [the European Union's] terror blacklist since 2003."

Khalil Jahshan, a Palestinian American who is executive director of ACRPS' U.S. affiliate, the Arab Center Washington DC (ACW), also spoke at the Doha Institute's Tunis conference. He called for a reassessment of boycott tactics in response to the Israeli government's pushback as "vital to ensuring the sustainability and continued effectiveness of boycott campaigns across the world."

"It won't be enough to repeatedly shout that Israel is incapable of defeating the worldwide BDS movement ... [the campaign] needs to capitalize on its efforts," Jahshan said.

At a March conference on the "The Israel Lobby and American Policy" sponsored by the virulently anti-Israel Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA), Jahshan claimed that BDS is "beginning to have an impact," adding that "...today it is not accidental that the prime minister of Israel and most of its national security leaders view

An IPT investigation has found that senior academics tied to a Doha-based think tank believed to be financed by the Qatari government and its Washington, D.C. affiliate routinely engage in anti-Israel rhetoric and are strong BDS supporters the BDS as the number one national security threat to the state of Israel, because it's exposing it worldwide, in no uncertain terms, to the fact that occupation has got to end, occupation cannot be tolerated. The more clarity there is associated with that, I think, the more effective the campaign would be and the more attractive it would become, particularly here in the U.S." ACRPS' senior leadership has ties to terrorist groups, including al-Qaida, Hamas, and Hizballah. Qatari national Abdel Rahmanal-Nuaimi, who was appointed the center's president in 2002, was designated by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2013. A Treasury press release announcing the designation called him a "terrorist financier and facilitator See Terror-Tied Qatari , page 36

Washington Ignores Saudi "Involvement in Supporting Terrorism and Terrorist Groups" By: A.Z. Mohamed

An equally disturbing finding stream of would-be jihadis exitof the report is that the Saudi ing the U.S. and heading for Iraq new investigative re- government, which has been and Syria in the three years since port reveals that hun- monitoring its nationals in the then. This failure should not dreds of Saudi and Ku- U.S., is fully aware of the fact come as a surprise, given that waiti nationals residing that many of them are joining one of the FBI's own employees in the United States -- many of ISIS and not only has done lit- -- Daniela Greene, a translator them students with dual citizen- tle to stop it, but has kept infor- with top security clearance -ship and receiving government mation about it from American absconded to Syria in June 2014 and married an ISIS recruiter scholarships -- have joined ISIS authorities. and other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq during the past three years.

Titled "From American Campuses to ISIS Camps: How Hundreds of Saudis Joined ISIS in the U.S.," the report -- released June 1 by the Washington-D.C.-based think tank the Institute for Gulf Affairs (IGA) -- provides details of the flow of students leaving American institutions of higher learning to fight in the Middle East.

According to a 2016 working paper produced by the National Bureau of Economic Research, ISIS fighters, featured in a propaganda video by the group Saudi Arabia is the second largThis completely contradicts she had been assigned to invesest source of ISIS fighters from Muslim-majority countries, the 2014 State Department as- tigate. The rogue agent lied to with an estimated 2,500. If the sertion that "Saudi Arabia has the FBI about where she was goIGA report is accurate, a whop- continued to cooperate with the ing, alerted the terrorist that he ping 16% of these fighters were United States to prevent acts of was the subject of an FBI probe in the U.S. when they joined terrorism ... through informa- and shared classified information exchange agreements with tion with him.

ISIS. In a May 10 letter to Deputy the United States."

Meanwhile, according to the Attorney General Rod RosenSaudi Arabia is the second report's authors -- IGA direc- stein and Acting FBI Director tor Ali al-Ahmed, a Saudi Shiite Andrew McCabe, Senate Julargest source of ISIS expatriate critical of the Sunni diciary Committee Chairman fighters from Muslimmajority countries, with regime in Riyadh, and research- Chuck Grassley requested ader Mohamed Dhamen -- the ditional information on how an estimated 2,500 FBI failed to notice the steady Greene, who eventually turned

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usually light for such a potential threat to national security."

The number of Saudi Greene's case sheds light on students in the United the findings of the IGA report States in 2016 reached and its claim that Saudi influ- 125,000, the "most in the ence on American administraworld," according to a tions, and relationships between June 14 Arab News report senior officials in both countries, is behind Washington's ignoring Riyadh's "well-established... in- return -- enabled by their U.S. citizenship, combined with lax monitoring of and leniency with them -- present a clear and present danger to America's home front.

As then-FBI director James B. Comey said during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in September 2014, "Foreign fighters traveling to Syria or Iraq could... gain battlefield experience and increased exposure to violent extremist elements... they may use these skills and exposure to radical ideology to return to their countries of origin, including the As former FBI director James B. Comey said during a House United States, to conduct attacks Homeland Security Committee hearing in September 2014: on the Homeland."

"Foreign fighters traveling to Syria or Iraq could... gain battlefield The IGA report, covering the experience and increased exposure to violent extremist three-year period since then elements... they may use these skills and exposure to radical and including extremely seriideology to return to their countries of origin, including the ous charges against both Saudi United States, to conduct attacks on the Homeland."

Arabia and the previous U.S. safeguard to successfully catch volvement in supporting terror- administration and security officials, indicates the urgency this incident... It's important for ism and terrorist groups."

The number of Saudi stu- with which the current adminthe public to understand how this happened and how simi- dents in the United States in istration needs to treat the issue lar problems will be prevented 2016 reached 125,000, the and act upon it. American blood in the future. We also need to "most in the world," according is at stake. (GATESTONE INSTITUTE) know how prosecutors settled to a June 14 Arab News report.

A.Z. Mohamed is a Muslim on the charges in this case. A Those who leave to join a ter- born and raised in the Middle sentence of two years seems un- rorist group and subsequently East herself in and reached a lenient plea deal, was able to slip through the system undetected.

Two days later, Grassley released a statement about it: "I'm troubled that a relationship between an FBI employee and a prominent ISIS recruiter went unnoticed, and more troubled that there wasn't a

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In this provided by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, a deceased whale lay on the shore in Southhampton, N.Y., Saturday, July 1, 2017.

Female Fin Whale Found Dead, Decomposed on Long Island Beach

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“This is my second chance in life,” Edwards said. “I knew I was able to meet the requirements.

I’m young at heart, and young in mind. And I’m in good shape.”

Also among the novices is Pierce Collazo, a 28-year-old Army veteran of Iraq from Jacksonville, Florida, who had been kicking around odd jobs for years until he heard about the call for deckhands. It wasn’t the $15-anhour pay or the steady health insurance that drew him in, but the chance to move up in the ranks.

“Finally, I decided to come to New York and look for a real opportunity,” he said.

About 80 deckhands will be working by August for the first wave of a 20-boat, six-route fleet linking Manhattan and waterfront neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

NYC Ferry is Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $335-million attempt to ease New York’s overcrowded and deteriorating public transportation system. Three routes are up and running now, with the one more to be added in August and two more by next summer, with a goal of at least 4.6 million rides a year.

(VIN) A female fin whale has been found dead on a beach on eastern Long Island.

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society says the fin whale beached about 7:30 a.m. Saturday in Southampton.

There is evidence of shark bites, but no other signs of injury have been found.

The whale appeared to be between 40 and 50 feet (12 and 15 meters) in length. Fin whales are common in the waters off New York.

The whale had been seen floatNiagara Falls Looks ing 9 miles (14 kilometers) south to Develop Outdoor of Shinnecock Inlet on Tuesday. It Recreation Activities appears to be fairly decomposed.

A team of biologists plans to (VIN) New York state wants to conduct a necropsy. give tourists more to do when they visit Niagara Falls State Park and is asking developers to come forward with plans.

Officials say they’re looking for a major private investment to improve hiking, biking, climbing, fishing and other outdoor activities along the Niagara River so that visitors to the falls will stay longer.

The state Friday issued a request In this Friday, June 30, 2017 , for proposals targeting an 11-mile deckhand Pierce Collazo leaves stretch of waterfront above and the upper deck of the NYC Ferry below the falls. Respondents have on the South Brooklyn route of to have plans for the entire project NYC Ferry in New York. area, though components can be All Aboard: New NYC phased in over time.

Ferry Fleet Puts Out USA Niagara Development Call for Deckhands Corp. will give prospective de(VIN) Winslo Edwards’ new velopers a tour of the area in July. office is on the shimmering wa- Proposals are due Sept. 15. terways around New York City, his backdrop its sweeping skyline, his NATIONAL job title: deckhand.

Haley slams UN Edwards, a 55-year-old BrookSecurity Council over lyn man who had been struggling inaction on Iran since he was laid off as a transit worker five years ago, was lured (JNS.org) U.S. Ambassador by the chance to work on the to the United Nations Nikki Hacity’s new fleet of high-tech fer- ley slammed the U.N. Security ries, especially since it required no Council Thursday for its inaction maritime experience, only a high- on Iran, which she says has “reschool diploma, people skills and peatedly and deliberately violated”

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sanctions.

“The Security Council has failed to even take minimal steps to respond to these violations,” Haley told a council briefing on Iran. “We must show Iran that we will not tolerate their egregious flaunting of U.N. resolutions.”

Jeffery Feltman, the U.N.’s under-secretary-general for political affairs, briefed the council on Iran Thursday. Feltman noted that Iran launched a medium-range ballistic missile in January.

“As in the case of the ballistic missile launches by Iran in March 2016, there was no consensus in the Security Council on how this particular launch related to Resolution 2231,” said Feltman.

Haley, however, said Iran has clearly violated Resolution 2231, which calls for the Islamic Republic to refrain from activity related to nuclear-capable missiles.

China and Russia, which hold veto power in the Security Council, are unlikely to agree to more punitive measures against Iran.

The anti-Semitic banner posted on a Holocaust memorial in Lakewood, N.J. Credit: ADL New Jersey.

Anti-Semitic banner posted at New Jersey Holocaust memorial (JNS.org) Vandals posted an anti-Semitic banner on a Holocaust memorial outside a synagogue in Lakewood, N.J. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) New Jersey chapter posted s of the banner, which read, “(((HEEBS))) WILL NOT DIVIDE US.” “Residents, elected officials, community/religious leaders must offer full-throated condemnation of this anti-Semitic attack in #Lakewood,” the ADL tweeted Sunday.

New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino called the vandalism “sickening,” and the state’s authorities announced a $10,000 reward for anyone who submitted information leading to the conviction of the culprits.

The banner appeared after

seven Jewish couples from Lakewood, including a rabbi and his wife, were charged with misrepresenting their incomes to receive a combined $2 million in welfare benefits. The couples were arrested in Lakewood last week, and were released without bail after appearing in court.

In another anti-Semitic incident in Lakewood, fliers referring to the arrests of the Jewish couples were placed on dozens of cars and stated, “Thieving Jews near you $2 million stolen.”

It has not been determined if the two incidents are connected, but both the banner and fliers contained links to a website operated by a white nationalist group known for racist campaigns.

According to the ADL’s annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents, the first quarter of this year saw an 86-percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. from the same period in 2016.

North Carolina becomes latest state to pass measure opposing BDS movement (JNS.org) North Carolina became the latest U.S. state whose legislature has passed a measure opposing the anti-Israel BDS movement.

A bill titled “Divestment from Companies That Boycott Israel” requires North Carolina state institutions to cease all contracts with companies that boycott Israeli companies and/or products made in Israel. The bill passed the North Carolina House of Representatives 96-19 following a 45-3 vote in the state’s senate. Governor Roy Cooper is expected to sign the legislation.

“The state of North Carolina has long been a trading partner with Israel and thanks to this legislation, that connection will not be hindered. North Carolina businesses conduct $140 million per year in exports and commerce with Israel,” said a joint statement from North Carolina’s Jewish Federations.

Josh Block, president and CEO of The Israel Project, praised North Carolina lawmakers “for standing up against anti-Semitism.”

“And make no mistake, though BDS poses as a human rights movement, in truth, it is nothing more than an attempt to sow anti-Israel hate,” he said. “Hiding behind laudable rhetoric on human rights, boycott advocates single out the Jewish state for special punishment. In fact, Israel is the

only nation in the Middle East that universally protects these values.”

More than 20 U.S. states have passed similar anti-BDS legislation.

Microsoft acquires Israeli computer firm Cloudyn (JNS.org) The software giant Microsoft has acquired the Israeli computer firm Cloudyn for an estimated $50-$70 million, slightly lower than the original estimates when Israel Hayom first reported the planned acquisition in April.

RDC, an investment firm coowned by the Elron and Rafael companies, invested in Cloudyn in its early stages and is expected to receive more than $17 million from the Microsoft deal. According to a notice Elron sent to investors, this comprises a net return on the investment of about $6 million.

Cloudyn provides automated cloud monitoring, analytics and optimization services. Ari Bronshtein, a director of RDC and CEO of Elron, said Thursday he is “proud of [Cloudyn] and its success. We invested in the company at its founding stages with three entrepreneurs and a plan because we believed in them, in the idea, and its ability to help.”

“One of Cloudyn’s unique qualities is the fact that the company espoused employment diversity, and this is a wonderful example of how to implement diversity employment in Israeli high-tech,” he said.

The Cloudyn deal comes several months after Intel acquired Mobileye for $15 billion in the largest-ever acquisition of an Israeli technology company.

Tillerson urged to appoint new antiSemitism envoy (JNS.org) In a letter issued Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League, U.S. lawmakers and religious leaders urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to appoint a new special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.

The call to salvage the special envoy position and its associated bureau—the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism— comes as the post has remained vacant for five months following former envoy Ira Forman’s departure.

The letter, signed by dozens of religious leaders representing Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Protestants, Hindus and Sikhs, notes that the position was mandated by the

JULY 7, 2017 U.S. Congress in the 2004 Global Anti-Semitism Review Act. “As faith leaders who care deeply about combating anti-Semitism, we know how critically important this Special Envoy role has been in representing our government abroad on a range of issues affecting the safety and welfare of Jewish communities,” the letter signatories stated, adding, “We urge you to clarify your position and commit to filling this statutorily mandated appointment as soon as possible.”

Among other duties, past envoys have met with representatives of various countries to discuss issues of anti-Semitism or other Jewish-related concerns, such as proposed European bans on Jewish ritual circumcision. But while he held the position, Forman was called out for ignoring Palestinian and Muslim anti-Semitism.

Earlier this year, reports emerged that the Trump administration was mulling eliminating the anti-Semitism post and other special envoy positions as part of proposed budget cuts.

The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft supercarrier (pictured) docked at Israel’s Haifa Bay Saturday for the first time in 17 years. Credit: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall.

USS George H.W. Bush docks in Haifa, crew to celebrate July Fourth in Israel (JNS.org) The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft supercarrier docked at Israel’s Haifa Bay Saturday for the first time in 17 years.

The world’s largest warship left its homeport of Norfolk, Va., Jan. 21 as part of Operation Inherent Resolve to combat the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria. According to the Pentagon, the nuclear-powered carrier was relocated to the Eastern Mediterranean from the Arabian Gulf in May. The warship is manned by a crew of some 5,000 sailors and carries around 90 fighter jets. Due to the ship’s massive size, it was unable to dock at Haifa’s port, and anchored two and a half miles from the shore.

JULY 7, 2017 American and Israeli officials have not disclosed the purpose of the warship’s visit. The vessel’s crew was granted leave to travel around Israel and celebrated July Fourth in the Jewish state.

Arrest made in vandalism of Boston’s Holocaust memorial (JNS.org) Boston police Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old man who is suspected of vandalizing the city’s Holocaust memorial.

James E. Isaac was arrested and charged with willful and malicious destruction of property, as well as destruction of a place of memorial, according to Boston Police Department spokesman Stephen McNulty.

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

The vandalism drew condemnation from Jewish and city leaders.

“When we hear the sound of broken glass, we shudder,” said Barry Shrage, CEO of Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies, referring to the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 1938.

“This morning’s vandalism of the Holocaust memorial site will not be tolerated in Boston,” said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “Together with the Boston police, we will make sure anyone involved in this act will be held responsible.”

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When the deal was announced in 2016, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said the Israeli-made drones were selected because they could be armed with weapons systems. Yet the Heron-2’s ability to carry weapons was also the primary reason why Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government, opposed the deal.

German lawmakers recently visited an Israeli industrial complex where the Heron-2 drones are stationed, discovering that the drones are already equipped with weapons systems and ready to begin aerial operations. SPD members informed the German defense minister they would not allow the deal to pass because the drones were armed.

Lawmakers confirmed the drone deal with the Israeli company was “dead,” but that there is a small chance the deal could be revived after Germany’s national election in September, the Die Welt newspaper reported.

The deal would have seen German drone pilots operate three to five leased drones from Israel and undergo training on simulators at Israeli Air Force bases.

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An Israel Aerospace Industries Heron drone. A billion-dollar deal for Israel Aerospace Industries to lease Heron drones to the German Air Force was cancelled last week due to opposition within Germany’s governing coalition. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (pictured) will visit Israel in August. Credit: U.N. / Mark Garten.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres to visit Israel in August

(JNS.org) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will visit Israel in August for his first trip to the Jewish state since Germany cancels assuming the leadership of the billion-dollar drone world body. deal with Israel Guterres will meet with Israeli (JNS.org) A billion-dollar deal Prime Minister Benjamin Nefor Israel Aerospace Industries tanyahu and President Reuven to lease Heron-2 drones to the Rivlin, receive briefings from seGerman Air Force was cancelled nior security officials, and visit Wednesday due to opposition Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust rewithin Germany’s governing coa- membrance center.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon, who will accompany Guterres during the visit, said he is “looking forward to showing [Guterres] the true Israel, which is an island of prosperity and stability in the tumultuous Middle East.”

“Particularly because of the U.N.’s discriminating treatment of Israel, it’s important for the secretary-general to see the complex challenges Israel is dealing with up close, along with its great contribution to the world as an innovative and groundbreaking country in many fields,” Danon added, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

In early June, Guterres expressed concern over Israel’s “occupation” in the disputed territories on the Gregorian calendar’s 50th anniversary of the start of the Six-Day War. But Guterres has also condemned critics of Israel as anti-Semites and affirmed Jerusalem’s Jewish roots.

Knesset speaker, a former Soviet prisoner, addresses Russian parliament (JNS.org) Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein delivered a historic speech Wednesday at the Russian Federation Council—the upper house of the Russian parliament in Moscow—30 years after he was released from a Soviet labor camp for his Zionist activism.

“Thirty-three years ago I was imprisoned here in Moscow by the authorities of the Soviet Union for teaching the Hebrew language,” Edelstein said in Hebrew to open his address.

“Today, I stand before you as the speaker of Knesset Yisrael (Israel), and, in the same language which I was imprisoned for teaching, I bless you with the ancient Jewish blessing, ‘Shalom aleichem,’” he said, using the greeting for “peace be upon you.”

Edelstein added, “Even in my finest dreams, I never believed I’d reach this moment.”

Speaking before the Russian Federation Council is an honor typically reserved for heads of state. Edelstein was invited by Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko to deliver a speech in reciprocation for her address to the Israeli Knesset last year. During Matviyenko’s visit, the Knesset and Federation Council signed a cooperation agreement.

While in Russia, Edelstein also visited personally significant sites such as the Moscow Choral Synagogue, the site of his arrest, the courthouse where his trial took

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place and the penitentiary where form Jewish movement and other groups also postpone any actions he was imprisoned. with the Israeli High Court on the conversion bill and ask the court MIDDLE EAST to delay any rulings on conversion Former Israeli for the next six months.

Prime Minister Ehud According to Netanyahu, “In Olmert released effect, the appellants [to the High early from prison Court] and the government of (JNS.org) Former Israeli Prime Israel agree together to freeze all Minister Ehud Olmert was re- proceedings, to freeze the appeal leased early from prison Sun- to the High Court of Justice on the day after serving 16 months of a conversion issue, to freeze govern26-month sentence related to two ment and Knesset legislation on the conversion issue. This will also, separate corruption scandals.

Olmert—the first former Israe- of course, allow me to establish a li prime minister to serve time in team that will work for approxiprison—did not speak to reporters mately six months on finding soluwhen exiting Ma’asiyahu Prison in tions for an agreed-upon arrangecentral Israel. Hebrew-language ment on the conversion issue.”

Earlier this week, the Israeli media later reported that Olmert arrived at one of his homes in Tel cabinet had advanced a bill seekAviv, escorted by Israeli security ing to consolidate all conversions to Judaism within Israel under officers.

The former prime minister’s the auspices of the Chief Rabbinrelease followed a parole board ate, which adheres to Orthodox ruling June 29 in favor of grant- standards. The bill’s critics, mainly ing him an early exit on account from non-Orthodox streams of of good behavior. The Israeli State Judaism, say the legislation gives Attorney’s Office did not appeal Orthodoxy an unfair monopoly the decision, allowing Olmert to on conversions. leave prison.

Under the conditions of his early release, Olmert is temporarily barred from leaving Israel, must appear before police twice a month and cannot give interviews to the media.

The former head of state was convicted in March 2014 for receiving bribes to facilitate the con- An IDF soldier standing guard at struction of the Holyland housing a military base in the Golan project in Jerusalem in 2004. In Heights. Two projectiles landed in 2015, he was found guilty of re- the Golan Saturday evening, ceiving payoffs from American marking the 17th and 18th businessman Morris Talansky be- instances of errant fire hitting tween 1993 and 2002. Olmert be- Israel from the Syrian Civil War in gan serving his multiple sentences recent weeks. Credit: IDF. in February 2016.

Netanyahu reaches deal to delay controversial conversion bill by six months (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that he has reached a deal to delay Israel’s controversial conversion bill by six months while a government-appointed committee will examine drafting a new compromise on the issue.

“Harmony within the Jewish people is important to me,” Netanyahu said as he prepared to leave for the burial of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

“It’s important to me as the prime minister of Israel, and it’s important to me personally as a son of the Jewish people.”

As part of the deal, the Re-

Errant fire from Syria hits Israel’s Golan Heights for 18th time in recent weeks

(JNS.org) Two projectiles landed in Israel’s Golan Heights Saturday evening, marking the 17th and 18th instances of errant fire hitting the Jewish state from the Syrian Civil War in recent weeks.

The projectiles fell in the same area where the majority of the recent errant fire has hit Israel, in an area located between Quneitra and the Valley of Tears. No injuries were reported in the latest incidents. The IDF responded by firing on artillery belonging to the Syrian regime.

Israel’s retaliatory strike targeted a Syrian military position near the Naba Fawar base, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen TV network reported.

PAGE 25 “Israel holds the Syrian regime responsible for any breach of its borders and will act accordingly,” IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said following Saturday’s incident. “Israel maintains a policy of non-involvement in the Syrian Civil War. However, we will not tolerate any breach of Israel’s sovereignty.”

Errant fire from Syria had hit Israel’s Golan June 28 during a visit to the area by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli blockchain start-up Bancor raises $153 million in digital currency (JNS.org) The Tel Aviv-based blockchain start-up Bancor Foundation raised $153 million worth of digital currency this month, in a record-setting initial coin offering (ICO) on the Ethereum digital currency network.

The ICO was so popular that the network became congested, causing a crash in the price of the Ethereum digital currency from $320 to as low as $0.10, before a quick recovery.

A total of 10,885 buyers participated in the offering, including American billionaire and venture capitalist Tim Draper, who also joined Bancor’s board of directors.

Bancor is an application based on Ethereum, a digital currency and programmable network that allows for the creation of decentralized applications called “DAaps” within its platform.

DAap projects such as Bancor are crowd-funded through ICOs, which allow investors to send Ethereum tokens directly to developers in exchange for tokens that represent a share in the new project. ICOs are a new way of crowd-funding capital, akin to an IPO (initial public offering) on a stock market. But unlike an IPO, an ICO is not subject to government regulation.

Bancor seeks to advance the socalled “democratization of currencies,” acting as an intermediary in an environment in which digital currencies such as Ethereum or Bitcoin could be used as legitimate currencies. The term “bancor” was originally used by John Maynard Keynes and E.F. Schumacher as a name for a supranational currency that was conceptualized in the 1940s.

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15 Lakewood, NJ Residents Arrested in Welfare Fraud Scheme By: Menachem Rephun

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akewood’s Orthodox Jewish community continues to be shaken following the arrest of six people Tuesday night and eight on Monday in connection with a vast welfare fraud scheme. The ongoing investigation has exposed approximately $2 million in suspected public assistance fraud, App.com reports.

Those arrested this week include Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin, the leader of Lakewood’s Congregation Lutzk, and Rabbi Sorotzkin’s wife, along with several other couples arrested in federal and state raids. Both Rabbi Sorotzkin and the other arrested couples (including Rabbi Sorotzkin’s brother and his wife) are facing charges of theft by deception for their involvement in the scheme. The scandal has reportedly prompted panic among some members of Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish community.

An anonymous law enforcement official cited by App said Ocean County Social Services in Tom’s River has been contacted by dozens of Orthodox Lakewood community members seeking to have their public assistance canceled. Township leaders have also been contacted by hundreds of residents regarding how to avoid arrest or receive amnesty.

In a statement Wednesday ti-

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Christie Shuts Down NJ Gov’t; Spends Weekend in State Park By: Olivia Beavers

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epublican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stayed at the stateowned Island Beach State Park on Saturday night, less than a day after ordering state parks and beaches to close as a result of a budget stalemate.

The governor left the city's capital of Trenton for the 10mile barrier island after briefing New Jersey Legislature members about the impasse, a spokesman confirmed to Politico Sunday.

Christie reportedly joined his New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stayed at the state-owned Island Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish community continues to be family, including his wife and Beach State Park (pictured above) on Saturday night, less than shaken following the arrest of six people last Tuesday night children, and other guests at a day after ordering state parks and beaches to close as a and eight last Monday in connection with a vast welfare fraud the park, where authorities are result of a budget stalemate. scheme blocking any other visitors from At present, the scandal shows setting foot over the long holiday tled “A Time for Introspection,” “It’s just the way it goes. Run shutdown.

Christie is reportedly pushing the Lakewood Vaad (a volun- no signs of abating, with Ocean weekend. for governor and then you can tary organization representing County Prosecutors Office have the residence,” he added, re- for a $34.7 billion state budget the town’s Orthodox commu- spokesman Al Della Fave conferring to a residence the Garden that includes certain provisions nity) said it was “saddened firming Thursday that more State has kept for their governors for his initiatives like drug treat“That’s because the ment. He faces staunch pushback beyond words” by the arrests. arrests are on the way, accordgovernor has a residence to visit since the 1950s.

The Vaad refused to condemn ing to NJ.com. The elaborate Christie said his family would from State Assembly Speaker at Island Beach. Others the suspects on the principle of scheme reportedly unfolded not postpone or cancel their Vincent Prieto (D). don’t,” Christie issued an executive “innocent until proven guilty,” it over the course of years, inplans to visit the park, adding acknowledged that “there is no volving fake company owners, that they don't plan to use any of order shutting down the governapplications, and hidden insuch thing as a justified theft.”

The Republican governor de- the “services” the park typically ment early Saturday morning.

"This order is necessary to “Federal and State social come. Authorities say one of the fended his stay in the park amid provides. safety-net programs are meant couples arrested underreported the closures, saying his post gives “I don’t know if it’s fair,” he maintain the protection, safety for those in need, even those in their income by $100,000 a year him the perks of a residence at reportedly said on Friday, as the and well-being of the people of need have rules and criteria that to illegally collect large sums in Island Beach. deadline for the budget deadline New Jersey while I attempt to must be strictly followed,” the government assistance. Another “That’s because the governor neared. “But they’re not asking convince the legislature to send statement continued. “To delib- suspect allegedly failed to report has a residence at Island Beach. for any services. The houses are me a fiscally responsible budget erately bend a safety-net eligibil- $1.5 million in income from the Others don’t,” Christie reportedly the governor’s houses, and they’re that I can sign and re-open New Jersey's government," Christie ity rule is stealing, no different limited liability company be- said at a news conference Satur- not asking for any services.” than stealing from your friend State police, who guard the said in a statement announcing day that came during the first day See 15 Lakewood, NJ , page 36 or neighbor.” property, are not affected by the the shutdown. of the state's park shutdown.

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Memory of Greek Jewish Metropolis Endures at New Holocaust Museum By: Adam Abrams

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ast week’s visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, to Thessaloniki, Greece, marking the construction of a new Holocaust museum, turns the page in the history of city’s once thriving Jewish community.

Thessaloniki was nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.

It was formerly home to Greece’s largest Jewish community. Following the Jewish expulsion from Spain, the city was one of the most prominent centers for Sephardic Jewry for over 450 years.

Thessaloniki, also once known as Salonica, was so synonymous with its flourishing Jewish community that 16th century Jewish Portuguese author Samuel Usques, deemed it “the metropolis of Israel, the city

of Justice, the mother of Israel same as Jerusalem itself.”

Back then, the Jewish community’s influence in the city was so significant that all trade and businesses —Jewish and non-Jewish alike —were closed on the Sabbath and during Jewish holidays.

At its peak during the Ottoman Empire, around 90,000 Jews lived in Thessaloniki, but by the beginning of the 20th century, only around 56,000 Jews remained.

During the early days of the Zionist movement, in the early 20th century, a young David Ben-Gurion and Yitzhak BenZvi both visited Thessaloniki to study its thriving Jewish society as a model for the future Jewish state.

With the rise of Hitler, the Nazis invaded Thessaloniki in April 1941, and two years later began killing Greece’s Jews. In

The Netanyahus with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (center) and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. Credit: Kobi Gideon/ GPO

March 1943, the Nazis began deporting Thessaloniki’s Jews to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland.

By August 1943, an astounding 96 percent of the Jewish community had perished in

concentration camps. Today’s Jewish population there numbers less than 1,000, with three synagogues serving the community.

While the city’s once vibrant Jewish past is a dwindling mem-

Registration of the Jews of Thessaloniki by the Nazis, July 1942, Eleftherias Square

Jewish family of Salonica in 1917

A view from the beach of Perea, Thessaloniki, Greece, home of a once thriving Jewish community. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

ory, plans to build the Thessaloniki Holocaust Memorial Museum —expected to be completed in two years — aims to keep that memory alive.

Greece’s Ambassador to Israel Konstantinos Bikas told JNS. org, “[The] Holocaust is one of

the worst crimes ever. Its history should, and will, stay alive out of respect for the Jewish lives that perished and so that such unspeakable suffering will not be experienced in the future. The See Memory of Greek Jewish , page 37

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a synagogue in Thessaloniki, Greece, June 15, 2017

Discovery of Hidden Text Prompts New Approach to Biblical Digs in Israel By: Adam Abrams

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he recent discovery of a previously invisible inscription on the back of an ancient pottery shard, that was on display at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum for over 50 years, has prompted Tel Aviv University researchers to consider what other hidden inscriptions may have been discarded during archaeological digs, before the availability of high-tech imaging.

The ancient shard was uncovered in poor condition at the desert fortress of Arad in 1965 and dates back to 600 BC, before Judah’s Kingdom was destroyed

by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, adding to knowledge about the First Temple period in Israel.

‘Y-H-W-H.’” Shaus explained this use of sacred language, although a “small detail,” is “interesting and important” because it shows the Jewish religion and laws currently used by modern Jews “are a bit different to what was practiced back then.”

additional filters, specifically to scan pottery shards, or pieces of stone with inscriptions called ostraca, and uses algorithms to produce an optimal image.

After deciphering 50 characters on the back, researchers understood the previously hidden inscription was a continua-

The fact that Jews living Images on the back of the ancient pottery shard were in Israel 2,600 years ago discovered using multispectral imaging, revealing text dating from 600 BC. Credit: Tel Aviv University/PLOS.org could “freely” write the full spelling of God’s The fact that Jews living in tion of the text on the front. The name differs from modern Jewish law forbidding the Israel 2,600 years ago could newly discovered text begins “freely” write the full spelling of with a request for wine and a practice.

Arie Shaus, of Tel Aviv University’s department of applied mathematics, one of the principal researchers who studied the artifact, told JNS.org, “The front side of the shard was thoroughly studied, and it begins with some kind of standard letter opening, with one person blessing another using the name of God,

God’s name differs from mod- guarantee for assistance if the ern Jewish law forbidding the addressee has any of his own practice. requests.

“It seems that these guys The discovery drank quite a lot, or maybe the process wine was used for antiseptic reaResearchers used high-tech sons,” Shaus observed.

The multispectral imaging multispectral imaging, unavailable 50 years ago, which also improved the reading of revealed previously unseen the front side, adding four new markings on the backside of the lines of text. According to Shaus, shard. The imaging process adds the message was addressed to a

The new discovery is part of several large research projects “It seems that these guys currently underway in Israel to drank quite a lot, or obtain imagery of all available maybe the wine was used ostraca. for antiseptic reasons,” “We had this advanced camShaus observed. era, so we said why not?” he said. “It’s not as if there are millions of inscriptions, like in we were astounded with what we discovered. It looked terrific using this technique, and it had not been visible to anyone for 2,600 years,” Shaus said. “It is incredible, and we were extremely excited to have discovered this kind of material, but it’s also a bit tragic because now we think about all of the inscriptions that we may have lost,” as during archaeological excavations, lots of pottery is found and later discarded.

As a result of the new discovery, researchers will approach how they handle pottery shards found during archaeological digs differently.

The ancient pottery shard was on display at Jerusalem's Israel “Maybe they should just Museum, pictured here, for 50 years before researchers had the image everything,” Shaus said. technology to scan the back, discovering texts dating from 600 “Using low-cost equipment like BC. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. the camera used in this discovA man named Hananyahu, Mesopotamia or in Egypt. Only ery would allow each excavawho may have been a quarter- a few hundred inscriptions exist tion to buy or construct one… or at least create a filtering master in a neighboring fort in in Israel. So it’s doable.”

While the main focus of the system whereby only samples Be’er Sheva, wrote the inscription and “had quite a friendly research is to enhance exist- of pottery, which could have correspondence” with El-Yashiv, ing inscriptions, the idea to been used for writing, are saved scan the back of the pottery and scanned. Maybe we have Shaus said.

“Sometimes with these texts, shard in the Israel Museum lost more inscriptions than we the opening will show that the was prompted when Tel Aviv have found, but didn’t figure person is subordinate or superi- University technician, Michael it out until now. It’s tragic, but or, but this one is quite friendly. Cordonsky, suspected there we are also optimistic, because So it seems like they are col- may have been additional writ- now we have the technology to do this.” leagues, or the same rank,” he ing on the back.

“We scanned the back and added.

(JNS.ORG) man called El-Yashiv, who was a quartermaster of the Arad fort.

“He had some sort of large storage facility and people brought him wine, olive oil and flour, and he was corresponding with neighboring forts and armies around the fort,” he explained.

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Antique Bicycles from Holland Make Their Mark on New Jerusalem Exhibition By: Anav Silverman

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he largest international bicycle exhibition ever seen in Israel, the 2 x 200 – Bicycle Exhibition, is now on display at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem. Featuring rare bicycle wheel models including historical collections from Canada, Holland, the United States, and Israel, the interactive exhibition marks 200 years to the invention of the first bicycle.

One of the most significant contributions to the exhibition was made by Gertjan Moed, the founder of Europe’s oldest

and largest bicycle museum, the Velorama National Bicycle Museum in Holland. The 64-yearold antique bicycle collector was on hand in Jerusalem to provide his expertise to the curators and guides on the history of bicycles in preparation for the opening of the 2 x 200 – Bicycle Exhibition on July 1st.

“I’ve really been enjoying my experience in Israel,” Moed told Tazpit Press Service. “It’s nice to see how bicycles bring people together and it’s been great to share the history of these amazing vehicles,” said Moed, who has been collecting antiques bicycles for the past 50 years and

still rides an antique bicycle in the Netherlands.

Moed sent over 30 antique bicycles from his museum collection including the oldest bicycle in the Jerusalem exhibition, dating back to 1818 as well as antique French, Swiss and British models from the 19th century.

“It’s the first time that these bicycles have been exhibited outside of Europe,” Moed told TPS. There are around 70 bicycles that are part of the Jerusalem exhibition, which have arrived from Canada, China, Africa, Holland, India, and the United States in cargo planes as well as innovative Israeli design models.

“We want to show how bicycles functioned differently across the world including in the sphere of social movements and social changes,” said Maya Halevy, the director of The Bloomfield Science Museum, who had visited the Velorama National Bicycle Museum by chance earlier this year, which brought about the collaboration with Moed.

“For example, the hippie movement in the United States developed mountain bikes in the 1970s,” said Halevy who noted that the concept of the museum’s bicycle exhibition had One of the most significant contributions to the exhibition was taken over a year to develop. “In made by Gertjan Moed, the founder of Europe’s oldest and China and Africa, bicycles have largest bicycle museum, the Velorama National Bicycle Museum in Holland. Photo Credit: Kobi Richter

There are around 70 bicycles that are part of the Jerusalem exhibition, which have arrived from Canada, China, Africa, Holland, India, and the United States in cargo planes as well as innovative Israeli design models. Photo Credit: Kobi Richter

There are also a variety of workshops, demonstrations, and construction activities for adults and children, involving bicycle chains, spinners, flat tire repairs, and riding virtual tracks in Israel and around the world.

unique roles in society as well.”

The exhibition also includes a young children’s cycling arena and experiential cycling. Visitors can also experience monocycles, tandem bicycles, boneshaker bicycles, and hand-powered bicycles for people with disabilities. There are also a variety of workshops, demonstrations, and construction activities for adults and children, involving bicycle chains, spinners, flat tire repairs, and riding virtual tracks in Israel and around the world.

The exhibition is funded, supported and assisted by the Jerusalem Development Authority, the Israel Cycling Academy, the

Standards Institution of Israel, the Rosen-Meents chain, and the Velorama National Bicycle Museum in Holland. The Bloomfield curators are Professor Ido Bruno of the Bezalel Academy of Art, an industrial designer and enthusiastic cyclist, and Dr Amir Ben Shalom, the chief exhibit developer.

Three other leading science museums have partnered up with The 2 x 200 – Bicycle Exhibition including The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, the Universum science museum in Bremen, Germany, and See Antique Bicycles , page 36

50,000 Visitors at the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on 3rd of Tammuz By: Chabad Staff

the site, millions of letters from around the world are sent via email, fax and to be delivered in person for the Rebbe’s guidance and intervention On High, in the age-old tradition of written prayer petitions at our holiest sites.

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of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of ore than 50,000 righteous memory—in honor of people from around the 23d anniversary of his passthe world waited ing on the third day of the Jewpatiently on the line ish month of Tammuz (Gimmel last week to visit the Ohel in Tammuz), Throughout the year, hunQueens, N.Y., the resting place

dreds of thousands of people gather at the Rebbe’s Ohel. They come at all times of the day and night from throughout the world, and represent different religious backgrounds, affiliations and groups. In addition to petitions for blessing written at

Throughout the year, hundreds of thousands of people gather at the Rebbe’s Ohel. They come at all times of the day and night from throughout the world, and represent different religious backgrounds, affiliations and groups.

In addition to petitions for blessing written at the site, millions of letters from around the world are sent via email, fax and to be delivered in person for the Rebbe’s guidance and intervention On High, in the age-old tradition of written prayer petitions at our holiest sites

Prayers of all kinds are offered on the 23rd yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Babies, toddlers and children of all ages were brought by their parents to the Ohel of the Rebbe

M Women and girls daven at the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—in honor of the 23d anniversary of his passing on the third day of the Jewish month of Tammuz (Gimmel Tammuz) – Credit for All Photos: Tina Fineberg/Chabad

Intensive davening at the Rebbe’s ohel in Cambria Heights

Babies, toddlers and children of all ages were brought by their parents to the Ohel of the Rebbe

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Elie Wiesel, My Man for All Seasons: First Yahrzeit Thoughts on the first anniversary of the passing of Elie Wiesel By: Dr. Inna Rogatchi

The Present Tense In our Jewish tradition, the first yahrzeit, the memorable date of passing, of Elie Wiesel was on Sivan 26th which this year was on June 20th. In the secular calendar, the first anniversary of the great writer’s passing fell on July 2, 2017.

My husband Michael was surprised when I mentioned to him that it is the first yahrzeit of Elie. “How come? Already?

So quickly? It feels that it had happened just so very recently”, - Michael said, a bit baffled.

“Yes, it does feel this way”, - I replied. In truth, I still am in denial of the fact of Wiesel’s passing.

Not an intellectual denial, but an emotional one.

I do not feel that this man is not among us. I still feel his pain, feel it outpouring from his books; I also am completely in-tune with his questions which have no answers. I can hear his voice, see his eyes with that unique look. And of course,

that disarming smile. The smile which assures you that this world is still the right place to be despite all the horrors committed against innocent people by the ones who were supposed to have had some human inclinations, too.

A young Elie Wiesel. (Courtesy Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity)

Elie Wiesel, a.h, is in the second row of bunks, seventh from the left

Elie Wiesel as a child, with his mother and sisters. (Courtesy of Elie Wiesel)

Elie Wiesel in Paris after being awarded the French literature Medicis prize for his novel “Le Mendiant de Jerusalem,” Nov. 26, 1968

Elie and Marion Wiesel with son Shlomo Elisha in their New York City home in 1973

It feels strange and misplaced to speak about Elie in the past tense. When Norman Lebrecht wrote his fantastic Why Mahler? book, he decided to set it in present tense, evoking quite a shower of criticism from a conventional reviewers who simply did not get the author’s point, or rather his sense of time. Absolutely justly, Lebrecht felt the hero of his book, Gustav Mahler, one of the most dramatic figures in the modern world of culture, was his contemporary. I am in full solidarity with Norman on his choice, and indeed, his so very special, the one of a kind book on Mahler would lose half of its magnetism would it be set in ‘ an accurate’, from the point of view of conventional reviewers, past tense. The point here is not grammatic. The point is on one’s sense of a person, of time, and of drama around us.

I have the same sensation with regard to Raoul Wallenberg. I just feel him as my contemporary ever since I was in my late 20s. And this feeling is subconsious one, to a serious degree.

Maybe, with the years passing on, I will be able to perceive Elie Wiesel in a way that would enable me to write and to think about him in past tense, but it certainly is not happening now, a year since his precious soul left This World.

I often think about what made Wiesel such a universal phenomenon There were many well-known survivors, many of them writers, artists, actors, musicians, some public figures, but hardly anyone among them had been so non-divisive and so universally respected and loved as Wiesel. Did he try to please various parties? He did not. Was he changing his views in order to be compatible to a variety of affiliations? No, that was not the case either.

I think that the Wiesel’s secret for being loved and respected universally was his ultimate modesty. We all love modest people because they give us room for our own existential world. In the case of Elie Wiesel, there was a truly rare phenom-

enon: being a completely introverted person, he was still perceived by many of us as a relative, and often as a close relative.

I do not know any other case like that except another human giant, Leonard Cohen. Leonard was much more vivid and animated though, due to both his profession and his biography.

There is also another question that arises here: there are so many books on the Holocaust and the Second World War, so many personal accounts. Why it is that the Wiesel’s books took such a grip of so many hearts? I think, it is because of the combination of two factors: Wiesel’s crystal honesty was narrated in his customary undertone. At the moment of horror a man speaks to himself, whispering.

Speaking to himself, Elie Wiesel healed so many. And evoked so many others.

That writer respected his readers per definition; he did not lie to us. His and his family’s experience existed in Elie Wiesel’s life in its present tense always. He felt them alive and their being next to him, as we all do feel our parents, grandparents and siblings alive - it does not matter how many years since their passing. Such is the nature of human existence.

Then-President Jimmy Carter stands by as Elie Weisel speaks in the White House Rose garden

Elie Wiesel, center, with his wife, Marion; their son, Shlomo Elisha; and Egil Aarvik, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

How to speak the unspeakable?

After reading practically everything that Wiesel ever wrote, all his books of documentary prose, his memoirs, novels, essays, his books on prolific Jewish personalities and heroes, this main question occupies my mind for years: how on earth does one speak the unspeakable?

I am not surprised at all that for more than ten years, until he turned almost 30, Wiesel did not talk about his Holocaust experience and tried to avoid the subject in general by all means.

My grandfather being far more mature man than young Elie who was just 17 when the Second World War was over, never spoke about his experience in the Stalin prison, already after the war, during fierce anti-Semitic purges in the 1950s in the Soviet Union.

The silence of the Holocaust survivors is a very well-known phenomenon. In the case of Wiesel, however, it was not silence for life. As he matured, he fell compelled to write it all down writing frantically aboard while sailing to Argentina in early 1950s. The first version of Night is 900 pages, it does exist in Yiddish, and in my opinion, this book written under the title And the World Has Remained Silent has to be translated into English, if that has not happened. We owe Elie that much.

There is no question about the direct connection between the size of the classic version of Night and the effect of that - probably the most important book - on the Holocaust. The super-concise, quasi-distilled prose of Night has its sensational, bombshell-like impact on readers to a serious extent because it is so screamingly laconic.

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Elie Wiesel, right, stands beside then-President Bill Clinton at the Washington, DC Holocaust Memorial Museum

Then-President George Bush, left; Rabbi Irving Greenberg, center; and Elie. Photos: Elie Wiesel

Former President Barack Obama and Elie Wiesel at the memorial site for the “Kleines Lager”

PAGE 30 Continued from page 29 But in order to examine the process in general, in order to know what Elie Wiesel wanted to say in the first place when he decided to do so, it would be very important, and truly necessary, in my opinion, to publish the first edition of Night, those 900 pages in English and the other languages, as well.

Thinking back on the circumstances in which 17-year old Elie found himself after the liberation from Buchenwald, I try to analyse his way of becoming the Reminder.

I try to put together those bits of the picture which are still puzzling me: you are witnessing the things which are beyond your capacity to perceive, both regarding your immediate family, your friends, acquaintances, neighbours, and people in general; you are shocked by the cruelty, sadism and crimes around you to the bone; you are victimized repeatedly, in myriads of sorts and ways, daily and nightly, for quite a long time.

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Now, how-one-is-able-to-live after all this, being seventeen at the moment of getting this outcome of human experience in a pace of time compressed by non-stopping horror? I have no answer to that question.

What to do with your life, whose adolescence has been spent in the Nazi camps, and who is still quite young, as a young tree, to be able to withstand the horrific pressure of the nightmare-like yesterday that never ends?

I was not surprised to learn and understand from Elie Wiesel’s tormenting and beautiful books on his several suicide attempts. Yes, it comes against

Elie Wiesel receives a standing ovation during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Congress speech, March 3, 2015. AFP

You are brutally and abruptly forced into livid hell which stays with you forever. A teenager, not a small child anymore, you witness the horrible murder of your beloved little sister, helpless, beautiful, innocent child, and you are unable to do a thing about it, even to scream.

In our family, my young aunt Minna who was just 18 had been murdered by the Nazis in Ukraine in August 1941, and the helplessness of the rest of my family, especially my grandmother, to do something to save her younger sister overshadowed her life until the end of it.

My husband’s aunt had been murdered at the same time and place by the Nazis and their Ukrainian eager collaborators with her entire family, including two small sons, boys aged three and five, and Michael’s family, his surviving grandmother, mother and aunt were tormented by their daughter and sister’s destiny for the rest of their lives.

This kind of pain, and this kind of partially irrational but still very powerful feeling of guilt for not being able to save the loved ones, stays with us for good. This feeling has no statute of limitations.

Coming back to the experience of Elie Wiesel - you lived through an ultimate horror.

You lost your mother, murdered practically in front of your eyes. You saw your beautiful eight year old little sister being thrown into the flames, literally.

You witnessed your beloved fa-

our Jewish tradition, and Elie of many people did know that tradition by heart and lived it with devotion and understanding.

But you do sympathise completely to his palpable inability to live without all those dear ones who were taken from him by animal-like criminals. All of his loved ones suffered so much, they did not just pass away in their sleep. This also affects one’s psyche day and night, perpetually.

After the Shoah, 17-year old Elie Wiesel was alone in the world. How does one get up and out of that abyss? How to live with all those nightmares, more real than day-light realities?

When reading in several of Wiesel’s books about his almost unpreventable semi-conscious desire to get closer and closer to the huge space of an ocean from shipboard, you understand that an overwhelming attraction of bottomless sea could be seen by him at the time as a calming answer or comforting space with no answers needed any longer.

And then, in Day you are smashed realizing that in throwing himself under the taxi in New York, the young hero had no strength, no will, any physical and metaphysical possibility to live; to continue his existence in this world being so tragically and totally orphaned.

You start to realize that contrary to the general belief that with the maturing of a person, the tragedy of an orphan is eased, that no, it is not like that.

It is being immersed into that

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unbounded sea of restrained and dignified but pulsating desperately pure pain of the orphan who is 20, and then 25, and then 30, while reading Wiesel’s books.

The contrast of a huge city as New York, so ever busy, with a desperately lonely soul, wounded and orphaned, hanging in a blackened space around it, only makes this pain sharper.

And here he was alone in that post-Second World War world, the world which was frantically busy and rather cold at the same time. It is important to realize that the horrors of the war, as it happened, did not ignite much compassion in Europe, or in the USA or anywhere else, actually. In that cold and busy world, there was that poor, hungry, tormented Jewish man who was inclining to jump into the bottomless ocean rather than to lead a happy life.

He did not know how to get married. He just could not. He had some relationships, naturally, but he just could not start a family. That part of the Elie’s inside world froze and he was sure that it was for good.

But so very luckily, he was still going to his small and modest shul (synagogue) in New York, the address of which he guarded from the journalists till almost the end of his life. One guards in this way something which is especially dear to him.

And then, in the early 1960s, he decided to visit Rebbe Schneerson. When more than a half of a century later I saw the footage of Elie Wiesel remembering that meeting, I could see it non-stop, because of the way Wiesel talked about the Rebbe, because of his eyes, and that smile of an introvert child who had been happy for a moment and grateful for that forever.

As we know, the Rebbe, who knew about the Wiesel’s grandfather, an important hassidic Rabbi in Romania, and who took a special interest in the orphaned young writer, it was that giant of man, Menachem Mendel Schneerson who managed to convince Elie, against all odds, to get married and to start a family.

We know how happy the Rebbe was when Elie and Marion wed in Jerusalem. And we know that Elie Wiesel put so much meaning in the Rebbe’s role in his family’s very origin that he believed that the bouquet which the Rebbe sent on the day of their chuppah was the most beautiful bouquet in their entire life.

Having Love Back Wiesel married his wife of 47 years when he was 41, rather late. From that moment onward, his life was happier, especially with the birth of his only son Elisha who looks so remarkably like Wiesel’s father after whom he is named.

The land and country of Israel was a magnet of love in Wiesel's life. Elie went to Israel on his first opportunity, soon after the war, in 1949, being very young, just 19 . Reading his description of his and the other peoples’ feelings aboard that small ship sailing for Haifa, so soon after the end of the war, Jews who survived the hell of the Shoah and were' anticipating their first

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Elie Wiesel advocated for speaking out in defense and for justice of all oppressed peoples

encounter with the land and the country which is the centre of the universe for many of us, one has a very strong sensation of being aboard that ship physically, and the distanceof time disappears again, as always happens in Wiesel’s books.

The same feeling is felt by those of us who who read the first encounter of young journalist Wiesel with the Kotel, the Western Wall. It is like the most sacred things enrooted in him - and us - going back generations, were materialized in a dream-like way, made of another kind of substance. The one which keeps you on the ground, preventing you from jumping into the dark whirl of an ocean, saving you from your desperate nights.

Israel became a source and subject of love which started to return to young survivor Wiesel from his first visit there. His love for Israel was unconditional, as real love can only be. His pride in Israel was a source of motivation for his work, and his inspiration for life. He kept that beautiful and so meaningful for him tradition of Shavuot, the Jewish holiday of giving the Torah to the Jewish nation, in Israel, among his friends, and he was so happy not sleeping that

he wanted so much to get enlisted into the Israeli army. But they both were kept safe by the IDF commanders who knew that it would be better not to subject them to any risks.

You lost your mother, murdered practically in front of your eyes. You saw your beautiful eight year old little sister being thrown into the flames, literally

Life Returned And then, Elie became jolly. He was smiling and he was laughing. He was singing and he was dancing. The fountain of love opened inside him pulsating till the end of his life. What had happened?

He w,ent to the Soviet Union and met with the Jewish people there. The first time Wiesel went to Moscow in 1965. It was love from the first glance between him and his brethren there, and that love was mutual. The 37-years old writer saw the people so very close to him, stoic, modest, aspiring in their hearts, avid readers and thinkers, people living under constant pressure.

Elie Wiesel and actor George Clooney

special night, reading and learning the Torah at the synagogue in Israel along with his dear friends there.

It made a lot of sense for Elie, because his family was taken by the Nazis to Auschwitz precisely on Shavuot, and the uplifting and inspiring holiday of receiving the Torah had become the blackest mark of his and his family’s life since he was 15.

How and where to try to erase that blackness, if not in the Jewish state, among the friends, many of them survivors, honouring the memory of his parents, grandparents and his little sister?..

Similarly to Leonard Cohen, Wiesel supported the IDF with all his heart, and like Leonard,

Indeed, we did live in a way I would barely believe myself later relating the details which sound so Orwellian but which were our daily life. We did not know any other.

What’s more, we knew for sure that there would be no other life for us encaged inside the USSR. That knowledge defined so many people’s mentality and mode of behaviour in the Soviet Union.

When my husband and I met with Elie Wiesel in Helsinki just over two decades after he came to see the Soviet Jews for the first time, we were surprised and humbled by his warmth, respect and interest towards us.

Although there were other precious meetings with Elie, in

New York and the other places, during the years that followed, we both still remember our first meeting with him, as if it happened just yesterday.

It is due to that genuine, warm fraternity that he was so generously radiating towards us that a special bond formed between us and the great writer in no time; the bond which is the one of our treasures in life.

And he did help. To end the siege of the Soviet Jewry became Wiesel’s priority tackled tirelessly and successfully. His impact on the eventual liberation of the Soviet Jewry can not be underestimated, and he did it with love.

The attitude that Soviet Jewry had towards Elie during more than 30 years, from his first visit to the Moscow Choral Synagogue until the collapse of the USSR and the Elie’s visit just literally on that very moment in 1989, has always been very special.

There was no one who had been so much loved by many people among Soviet Jewry, ultimately loved without any expectations, any agenda at all, as Elie.

People there knew that Wiesel was family. The family. The one that he lost, perhaps?

In any case, in my reading of Wiesel’s life, it was his very destiny-like acquaintance with the Soviet Jewry that made it possible for him to return to life, to start to feel its colours, to remember his disappeared laughter, to feel compassion. The people whom Elie met in Moscow and the other places in the Soviet Union, embraced him with instant, natural family-like aura which he had lost, he thought, forever.

Elie and the Jews of Silence as he named them, did remember each other mutually for long time, despite the pauses in Wiesel’s visits to the Soviet Union.

In my understanding, this was his return to life, which had happened shortly before his marriage. Those three major happenings - Elie’s visit and his connection to the Rebbe, his bond with Soviet Jewry, and his marriage form his line of return of his ability to live again. to survive the Survival.

Striving for the Answer I always thought that Wiesel’s Night is the ultimate book on the Holocaust. I am convinced that as the book has imprinted the Shoah into the minds and hearts of the millions, the film could have this pivotal role, too.

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AT&T Has CNN’s Zucker in Crosshairs Ahead of Time Warner Acquisition By: Penny Starr

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Warren Buffet Scores $12B Profit on Bank of America Investment By: Ilana Siyance

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ollowing the revelation that CNN published fake news about the Trump administration and its alleged ties to Russia after an investigation by Breitbart News, the next head to roll at the embattled media company may be President Jeff Zucker. “AT&T will look to ‘neutralize’ CNN President Jeff Zucker after it buys Time Warner,� the New York Post reported on Wednesday. “The buzz from the telecommunications giant comes as CNN is being slammed for highly publicized missteps, according to three sources familiar with the thinking of AT&T brass,� the Post reported.

In the wake of Breitbart’s investigation, CNN issued the following retraction: “On June 22, 2017, CNN.com published a story connecting Anthony Scaramucci with investigations into the Russian Direct Investment Fund,�

CNN said in a statement late Friday night. “That story did not meet CNN’s editorial standards and has been retracted. Links to the story have been disabled. CNN apologizes to Mr. Scaramucci.�

Three journalists responsible for the production of the fake news resigned as a consequence.

But even before the fake news story, CNN was under fire for its journalistic standards or lack thereof. CNN fired host Reza Aslanand and canceled his show, “Believer,� after he tweeted that President Donald Trump was a “piece of sh*t.� “The $85 billion acquisition of CNN parent Time Warner by AT&T could win anti-trust approval by the Justice Department in the next 60 days,� the Post reported its source revealed. “There was early talk about the way Zucker managed that wasn’t a good fit for the new organization,� one source said. “They were eyeing ways to neutralize him.� “The news business doesn’t seem to be central to AT&T’s content strategy,� Craig Moffett, a co-founder of independent media research firm

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arren Buffet, the 86-year-old investor has once again proven that he remains a primary model of how to invest. Back in August 2011, Bank of America was struggling after the financial crisis. While most investors abandoned their positions, Berkshire Hathaway, led by the Omaha Billionaire, stepped forward with a $5 billion investment in the bank’s preferred shares. Shares were down 30 percent to $7.14 per share, at the time of his purchase. The investment paid off a 6 percent dividend annually, making the Following the revelation that CNN published investor $300 million a year. The fake news about the Trump administration and preferred shares also included its alleged ties to Russia after an investigation an option to buy 700,000 more

by Breitbart News, the next head to roll at the shares at that same price. Now embattled media company may be President 6 years later, Bank of America Jeff Zucker. shares are trading at $24.32 per MoffettNathanson told the Post. “They seem much share, nearly three times higher more interested in the entertainment brands. If sell- than the price he paid. ing CNN would make regulators happy, they’ll sell On Friday June 30th, Berkit. I can’t imagine AT&T would let CNN stand in the shire Hathaway invoked its right way of securing approval for the merger.� to purchase 700 million addiThe Post asked AT&T to comment on Zucker, but the corporation responded with a general statement.

Overall, if we include “We value all of Time Warner’s assets and strongthe interest he made on ly believe that the combination of our two compathe preferred shares, nies will help ignite a new wave of innovation in Mr. Buett made an media and entertainment,â€? Larry Solomon, SVP of approximately 175 corporate communications at AT&T, told the Post. percent proďŹ t on his Time Warner declined to comment for the report investment. Not bad at all on Zucker, according to the Post. for a six year investment (BREITBART.COM)

Warren Buffet, the 86-year-old investor has once again proven that he remains a primary model of how to invest

tional shares in Bank of America. The esteemed business mogul is now the proud owner of $17 Billion worth of BofA stock and has profited a whopping $12 Billion on the investment.

Berkshire is now the largest shareholder in Bank of America, overwhelming even Vanguard, the mutual fund giant.

To top it all off, Bank of America announced last week that they will be raising the annual dividend payout from 30 cents to 48 cents. Berkshire Hathaway’s 700,000 new shares will now bring in roughly $336 million annually. Overall, if we include the interest he made on the pre-

ferred shares, Mr. Buffett made an approximately 175 percent profit on his investment. Not bad at all for a six year investment. As reported by the NY Post, over the same time period, following the crisis, any investor who invested in the S&P 500 would have pocketed a nice 80 percent return.

Mr. Buffet is still, debatably one of the most successful investors in the world. He is ranked as the second wealthiest person in the United States, and the fourth wealthiest in the world, of March 2017. According to Wikipedia he has a total net worth of $73.3 billion.

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Elegant Kosher Recipes at Your Fingertips By: Efrat Libfroind

Cauliflower– Macadamia Nut Salad

Cauliflower–Macadamia Nut Salad

• 2 tablespoons margarine pistachio nuts. Toss lightly.

• 1 8-ounce container Rich’s Dressing: Mix ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over salad, RichWhip • 3 tablespoons good-quality mix, and serve. liqueur

Ganache

Ganache seashells

Ganache seashells

Makes approximately 2 cups This wonderful salad is truly ganache Ganache is a fundamental unique. Each ingredient is special on its own, and when you ingredient in many petits fours, put them together you get a real miniatures, and desserts. It can be used as a liquid orsolid. treat for the eyes and palate.

When preparing ganache it will Serves 6 first be liquid, and after cooling • 1 head cauliflower • 1 small red onion, cut into at room temperature (not in the fridge!) it will solidify. thin strips Liquid ganache is used to fill • 1/4 cup dried cranberries silicone molds to form com• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts • 1 handful pistachio nuts, ponents of petits fours. Solid ganache is used for decorating roasted and chopped desserts and as a glue to connect Dressing: various parts.

• 1/2 teaspoon salt My professional secret for • 1 pinch black pepper making perfect ganache is to • 3 tablespoons oil add margarine to chocolate in • 2 tablespoons vinegar a 1 to 10 ratio. The margarine • 1 tablespoon brown sugar Salad: Break up cauliflower makes the ganache glossier as into small florets and put in a well as easier to work with.

• 101/2 ounces pareve bitterbowl. Add onion, dried cranberries, macadamia nuts, and sweet chocolate

Chicken, Turkey Roll, and Pepper Tiers

Makes 20 shells • 1 recipe ganache • 2 tablespoons rolled fondant (available at specialty baking stores) Basic ganache: Melt chocolate and margarine in microwave.

Add RichWhip and beat with a handheld whisk until a smooth, shiny cream forms. Add liqueur.

If ganache hardens while you’re working with it, return it to microwave to remelt it.

Ganache seashells: Use Pavoni-brand molds, model xp006. Fill molds while ganache is still liquid. Freeze for 1 hour and release from molds. Shape fondant into pearl-sized balls.

Connect the back edges of two seashells with a drop of ganache and place a fondant pearl inside

the opening of the double shell.

Tip: If you want an especially firm ganache that will hold up for a few hours out of the fridge, increase the chocolate in the recipe by 20%.

Chicken: Cut chicken pieces in half lengthwise. Mix marinade ingredients and marinate chicken for a few hours. Remove pieces of chicken from marinade, shake off excess liquid, and sear in grill pan for about 6 Chicken, minutes on each side. If you are Turkey Roll, and using breast meat, 4 minutes on Pepper Tiers each side should be enough.

Peppers: Cut peppers in half and place on a baking tray with the outsides facing up. Drizzle with olive oil and roast for about 20 minutes in a 400°F oven, until peppers are soft and burnt splotches appear. Let cool for 10 minutes and remove thin outer peel. Place a slice of chicken on a serving plate and rest a roasted pepper half on top. Top with a piece of turkey roll, a piece of chicken, a different color pepMediterranean Focaccia per, and finally a second piece This beautiful dish has a pi- of chicken. Insert a skewer quant tang that pairs well with through all the layers and serve.

Tip: For added taste and colthe moist, delicious chicken. or, put fresh spinach or basil Serves 8 • 12 boneless chicken thighs leaves between the layers. or chicken breasts Sweet and Sour • 8 slices turkey roll Avocado Salad • 4 small red peppers • 4 small yellow peppers Avocado is one of my favorite • olive oil fruits. Its neutral taste goes well Marinade: with a variety of unusual flavors.

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce In this salad I created a sweet • 1 tablespoon prepared and sour combination. It’s quick mustard and easy to prepare-just make • 4 tablespoons dry white sure you have all the ingredients wine on hand.

• 4 cloves garlic, crushed Serves approximately 6 • 2 tablespoons chili sauce Salad: • 2 tablespoons cornstarch • 2 firm, ripe avocados • 1 teaspoon paprika • 5 dates

Sweet and Sour Avocado Salad

• 1 red or orange pepper • 1/4 red onion, diced • 2 scallions, cut into thin strips • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries • 1/2 cup salted roasted almonds, coarsely chopped Dressing: • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 tablespoons orange juice • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 pinch black pepper • 1 tablespoon date syrup or honey Peel avocado and cut into small chunks. Pit dates and cut into cubes. Dice the peppers and red onion, and cut scallions into thin strips. Transfer fruit and vegetables to a deep bowl.

Add the dried cranberries and almonds. In a small bowl, mix the dressing, pour over the salad, and toss.

Tip: For an original presentation, purchase decorative serving spoons at a paper goods store and serve individual portions of salad in them.

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In a German Bunker in Normandy, Torah Dedicated to Fallen Jewish Soldiers Attendees recalling the Allied invasion write final letters in the scroll, amid prayer and song By: Chabad Staff

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ewish residents, community members and guests gathered in Normandy this month to mark the 73rd anniversary of the invasion by Western allies in World War II and to dedicate a new Torah scroll for Jewish soldiers who lost their lives in the course of battle there.

The event, which was sponsored by Chabad centers in the Normandy region, opened with a memorial ceremony in the Canadian cemetery, where many young Jewish soldiers are buried, some identified by name and some who remain anonymous. Local government representatives—including mayors of several surrounding cities,

and presidents of memorial and commemoration organizations—came to show their support and respect for the soldiers.

Among the throngs of people were older Jews who have been living in Normandy for decades, not having left this region in northwestern France since Allied forces entered the city on their way to liberate occupied Europe.

Tens of thousands of soldiers landed on the Normandy coast to free Europe from the Germans. The invasion, which saw mass casualties, was the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime and the effort to annihilate the Jewish people.

War museums scattered throughout the region attract hundreds of thousands of tour-

The crowd—many of whom have family members buried there, and visit the site every year and remain in touch with the local Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries—also sang a powerful rendition of “Ani Ma’amin” (“I Believe”) in a German bunker intact from the war. Menachem Mendel Alush, who came from Israel for the occasion, accompanied on violin (Photo: David Karsenty)

ists from around the world each year. Missing, however, are details on the thousands of Jewish soldiers who fought to save their brethren in Europe. A series of Chabad Houses in cities along the shores of Normandy plan to establish a museum telling their story.

Rabbi Mordechai Lewin of Beth Habad Caen said: “What cannot be found in the hundreds of museums in the area, the grandchildren of these soldiers will soon find at Chabad.”

Attendees helped write the final letters in the scroll in memory of the fallen Jewish soldiers.

The crowd—many of whom have family members buried there, and visit the site every year and remain in touch with

the local Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries—also sang a powerful rendition of “Ani Ma’amin” (“I Believe”) in a German bunker intact from the war. Menachem Mendel Alush, who came from Israel for the occasion, accompanied on violin. Kaddish and the “El Maleh Rahamim” prayer were recited by the chief rabbi of the region, Rabbi Meir Malka.

The bunker at Point du Hoc, 30 meters above sea level, is located between the beachhead of Utah in the west and the beachhead of Omaha in the east. During the invasion, the German positions on the cliff were eventually taken over by an elite U.S. Army unit after a brutal battle.

The event, which concluded with dinner, was sponsored

by Rabbi Mordechai and Zlata Lewin, co-directors of Beth Habad Caen; Rabbi Dov and

The event, which was sponsored by Chabad centers in the Normandy region, opened with a memorial ceremony in the Canadian cemetery, where many young Jewish soldiers are buried, some identified by name and some who remain anonymous. (Photo: David Karsenty)

Families gather to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Normandy invasion by Western allies in World War II and dedicate a new Torah scroll for Jewish soldiers who lost their lives in the course of brutal fighting there. (Photo: David Karsenty)

Geula Lewin, co-directors of Beth Habad Loubavitch Le Havre; Rabbi Shmuel and Chava Lewin of Beth Habad Deauville; and Rabbi Yossef Lewin

and Rabbi Eliezer Nisilevitch, veteran educators at the ChneOr Chabad Jewish Day School in the city of Aubervilliers.

(CHABAD.ORG)

Jewish residents, community members and guests gathered in Normandy this month to mark the 73rd anniversary of the invasion by Western allies in World War II and to dedicate a new Torah scroll for Jewish soldiers who lost their lives in the course of battle there. (Photo: David Karsenty)

Why Leo Frank’s Lynching Matters Today – Part 2 An innocent Jewish man was hanged by a mob in 1915. Anti-Semites today are justifying his murder By: Maayan Meir (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)

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he final evidence of Frank's innocence emerged only 1982.

Alonzo Mann, 83, a former worker in the pencil factory, told two journalists from The Tennessean that he saw Jim Conley carrying Phagan's body in circumstances that contradicted the janitor's testimony and confirmed Frank's version.

At the time his parents told him to keep his mouth shut, and he did so. Over the years he disclosed his knowledge of the real murderer's identity

only to a few family members and close friends. But when the two journalists, acting on a tip, approached him, he was more than willing to come clean. He related his story, submitted to a lie-detector test and passed with flying colors. Finally, the truth was out. In 1986, the state of Georgia granted a posthumous pardon to Leo Frank.

The lynching of an innocent man is something no country likes to recall. The fact that the American Jewish community couldn't save Leo Frank is not pleasant to reflect on either.

Small wonder, then, that few people outside of Georgia remember the name of Leo Frank

Leo Frank

today.

But that has begun to change.

The Washington Post recently reported that the largest and most accessible databases you will find online if you are searching for facts about the Frank case are run by wellknown white supremacists and anti-Semites. More than a hundred years after the lynch, they are still trying to establish Frank's guilt and to justify the perpetrators of his murder.

"I don't think the Jewish community takes this seriously enough," Steve Oney told the John Slaton Jim Conley paper. The lynch of Frank, he pointed out, took place only af- about the Jews were stoked. the same thing: present the story ter old fears and superstitions These websites are trying to do of Leo Frank case not as an example of an egregious injustice, Mary Phagan but rather as a heinous crime an innocent girl. Remembering committed by a Jew. Frank the Victim is the only way to combat these efforts, the only "I don't think the Jewish way to make sure the defamation of Frank doesn’t continue community takes this today, so many years after his seriously enough," absolute innocent was proven beyond any doubt.

Lynches and blood libels may Forgetting painful chapters of history comes with a price seem like things of the past. But tag. If the Jewish community – the internet campaigns against and decent people everywhere the martyred Leo Frank serve – would rather forget the Leo as an important reminder: even Frank case, there are others who when at anti-Semitism appears will always be eager to keep alive to lie dormant, it is never quite the memory of Leo Frank the dead. Not even in the US. Banner headline from the Atlanta Constitution newspaper Jewish Criminal, who murdered (AISH.COM)

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Parshas Balak 5777 – How Goodly Are Your Tents By: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

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y nation, remember what Balak the king of Moab advised and what Bil’am the son of Be’or…answered him in order that you may know the compassionate righteousness of the Lord” [Micah6:5]

Noble attempts to brand Israel as a high-tech haven (“start-up nation”) notwithstanding, Israel is increasingly being effectively defined by foes, not friends. What, if anything, can be done to reverse these deeply troubling developments?

Who, or what, defines Israel, and why does it matter? If deeply concerning trends continue in the United States, research and ample anecdotal evidence indicate that those succeeding in affecting views toward Israel are the very people who attack it as a racist, discriminatory occupier lacking any moral or political legitimacy. Noble attempts to brand Israel as a high-tech haven (“start-up nation”) notwithstanding, Israel is increasingly being effectively defined by foes, not friends. What, if anything, can be done to reverse these deeply troubling developments?

In our weekly Biblical portion, Balak, we read that efforts by enemies to define the Jewish People have ancient antecedents.

King Balak of Moab, frightened

by the “Biblical Israelis,” vastly overestimates their global designs as well as their military might: “This multitude will lick up all that is round about us as the ox licks up the grass of the field” (Num. 22:4). He therefore turns to Bil’am, a magician and a soothsayer, an accomplished poet and master of the spoken word, to curse the Israelis in order to vanquish them (ibid., v.6).

Bil’am represents the giant media corporations and social media platforms that play a dominant role in shaping public opinion. Is it not true that these manipulators of minds have the power to destroy a world with a word? And indeed, Bil’am sets out to curse the Israelites.

Nevertheless, the Torah goes on to say that the prophet ultimately blesses the Israelites. At first he is struck by his donkey’s refusal to take him where he wanted to go. Apparently even a donkey can be amazed by the miraculous events that contributed to the preservation and preeminence of Israel from abject slaves to recipients of God’s Presence at Sinai, despite their smallness in number and scarcity of power.

And then Bil’am sees for himself—to the extent that at least he attempted to record the truth as he composes his tweets and Facebook posts. He may have come to curse, but he stays to praise. He evokes Jewish destiny in glowing terms, extolling the uniqueness of Israel (ibid., 23:9) and evoking our ultimate Messianic victory (ibid., 24:17–19).

He affirms unmistakably that “no black magic can be effec-

We failed in the desert not because of what our enemies did or said, but rather because of our own moral weakness and rejection of the birthright that had initially formed our nation’s definition and mission

“How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your Sanctuaries, O Israel” [Num. 24:5]. Bil’am was amazed as to how the Israelite encampment (ohel) was constructed to respect everyone’s privacy, so that no one could see into his neighbor’s home. He was moved by the sensitivity toward interpersonal relationships, the love and respect displayed toward one another by family members and the harmony with which neighbors lived together.

tive against Jacob and no occult powers against Israel” (ibid., 23:23) – evil words spoken by evil people are impotent before the modesty and integrity expressed by the Israelites in their daily lives.

Ultimately, however, it is not the speaking donkey that will succeed in changing the minds of the many Bil’ams around us; rather, it is the deeds of the Jewish People itself that will evoke change: “Your deeds will bring you close, your deeds will distance you” [Mishna, Eduyot 5:7].

First of all, Bil’am takes note of the military success of this fledgling nation against every

one of her enemies—Israel had just emerged from a great military victory against the terrorizing Amorites. And, more importantly, the chaste and sanctified lifestyle of the Israelites and their commitment to their traditions and ideals made an even greater impact on Bil’am.

“How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your Sanctuaries, O Israel” [Num. 24:5]. Bil’am was amazed as to how the Israelite encampment (ohel) was constructed to respect everyone’s privacy, so that no one could see into his neighbor’s home.

He was moved by the sensitivity toward interpersonal relationships, the love and respect

displayed toward one another by family members and the harmony with which neighbors lived together.

And when Bil’am saw the commitment the Israelites had to their study halls and synagogues (mishkan)—their fealty to traditional values and teachings and their faith in Divine providence—he understood, and proclaimed the invincibility of this Divinely-elected people.

Alas, what a person might— and words could not—do to the Israelites, the Israelites managed to do to themselves. Bil’am and Balak returned to their homes to leave Israel in peace—but the Israelites themselves self-de-

structed. They chased after the hedonistic blandishments of the pagan societies of Bil’am and Balak. The very next chapter opened with “And the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab…and Israel joined himself to the [idolatry of] Ba’al Peor [Bil’am ben Beor]” (ibid., 25:1–3).

We failed in the desert not because of what our enemies did or said, but rather because of our own moral weakness and rejection of the birthright that had initially formed our nation’s definition and mission. Indeed, we are “a people who dwells alone, not subject to the machinations of other nations” (ibid., 23:9).

In this generation, in which detractors and haters attacking the Jewish People and Israel are on the ascent in capturing public opinion, we must remember to ignore the noise, and to focus on our national mission.

To rephrase Ben Gurion, indeed it is not what the nations say that matters, but rather it is what we do or what we do not do, especially in the spheres of ethics and morality, which is of supreme significance.

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Parshas Balak – Curses Converted into Blessings By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis

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n this week’s parsha, we encounter Balak, King of Moab, who was determined to wipe the Jewish people off the face of planet earth, joining forces with Bilaam, the infamous heathen prophet, who was equally obsessed with hatred of our people. Both Balak and Bilaam understood that the strength of the Jew is found in his speech, his words of prayer, his study of Torah.

Therefore, they wanted to combat this power through speech through cursing the Jewish people. Instead of curses however, G-d used Bilaam as a vehicle to praise and bless our people.

When Balak, King of Moab, spoke of the menace that the Jews represented to the world, he said “Behold, a nation has

come out of Egypt and is covering the face of the earth” (Numbers 24:5), he was referring to the exodus in the past tense, but Bilaam, in repeating the same phrase, said “Behold a nation is coming out of Egypt (present tense) and will be covering the face of the earth” (future tense).

As evil as he was, Bilaam nevertheless perceived the strength of the Jewish people. He understood that to us, the exodus would never be just an historic event that happened thousands of years ago, but rather, something that was constantly unfolding, today and tomorrow and precisely because of that, we will forever be major players on the world scene. We remember and re-live our exodus, not only on the holiday of Passover, but every day of our lives through our prayers, our Sabbath and holidays, and our mitzvot.

purpose - to give back and to make this world a better place.

It is this sense of gratitude that defines our role and prompts us to joyously accept the responsibility of becoming G-d’s Priestly Kingdom - His Holy People and a light unto the nations.

Despite himself, throughout the parsha, Bilaam is forced to pronounce praises of our people. Instead of cursing, he must bless them. But from those blessings, we can discern what his curses might have been (just the opposite of what he said). So, for example, when he proclaimed, “Ma Tovu”- How beautiful are your tents Oh JaAn artist’s rendition of the evil heathen prophet Bilaam hitting cob, your dwelling places, Oh the donkey he was riding Israel” (Numbers, 24:5), he was Our past, present and future a pillar of our faith. This ide- referring to the beauty of Jewish merge. Our constant awareness al of appreciation has become family life, the serenity of the of the exodus, our indebtedness part of our Jewish DNA. It has Jewish home, and to our houses to G-d, has made the princi- forged us into a unique nation, of prayer and Torah study.

Had he had his way, he would ple of hakores tov - gratitude, endowed us with a sense of

have cursed these bastions of strength, for he knew full well that that was the secret of our survival.. Not only did Bilaam fail, but we have taken his words and integrated them into our everyday life. To this moment in time, when a Jew enters a synagogue, he pronounces “Ma Tovu” - and when a young couple goes under the chuppah, it is this blessing of “Ma Tovu” that is proclaimed.

Indeed, “Ma Tovu - how beautiful it is that a new home is being forged in the eternal chain of Jewish history. How beautiful it is that there are Jews who despite Holocaust and the ravages of assimilation, enter synagogues and houses of Torah study, so that our covenant might live on. Yes, it is today that G-d gave us the Torah. Our history is our destiny.

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Terror-Tied Qatari Continued from page 23 who has provided money and material support and conveyed communications to al-Qa'ida and its affiliates in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen for more than a decade." That action includes ordering "the transfer of nearly $600,000 to al-Qa'ida."

The center has featured top-ranking Hamas activists at its conferences. Former Hamas leader Khalid Meshaal spoke in 2012 about "The Islamist Movement and the Path to Governance in Complex Circumstances: Lessons Learned from the Hamas Experience." Another noted Islamist leader invited to

speak at the event was Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, the head of the Tunisian Ennahda Party.

At the ARCPS' second annual conference the following year, Hamas' head of international relations, Osama Hamdan, spoke on "Resistance: the Options and the Future."

ARCPS is reportedly funded by the Qatari government and its events feature the Qatari leadership.

Azmi Bishara, a former Arab member of Israel's parliament currently serves as ACRPS' general director. Bishara reportedly aided the Iranian proxy group Hizballah during the 2006 Lebanon War by warning about a

prospective Israeli attack on its leader Hassan Nasrallah and by advising on how to engage in "psychological warfare" against the Israelis.

Bishara gave the keynote speech via video at an October 2016 conference on democracy in the Arab world at ACW, the Arab Center's D.C. affiliate.

In February 2014, ACW board member Mohammed Abu-Nimer, participated in a panel with Ramah Kudaimi from the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (now known as the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights) to advance the false narrative of Israeli apartheid and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions global campaign. The event at American University was sponsored by the American

University Students for Justice in Palestine, a radical student organization that has chapters on several campuses across the U.S. and campaigns for divestment from Israel, which falsely smears as an apartheid state.

Kudaimi has advocated terrorism, calling it "resistance," and defended a convicted terrorist bomber. "[T]he real resistance is in the streets of #Palestine fighting Zionist regime," he wrote in an October 2015 Twitter posting. "[T]he fake resistance is killing Syrians doing their own intifada." In a March op-ed, Kudaimi argued that convictedPalestinian terrorist Rasmieh Odeh – who participated in a 1969 Jerusalem grocery store bombing that killed two Israeli college students, "should be honored, not

tors who claim to have lost over $3 million in the Ponzi scheme, described the enigmatic Haddow Continued from page 28 Continued from page 7 ate of the Westminster Business to Crain’s as “a ghost,” saying it is School in 1993, though his public not known whether he is even a The Real Deal’s January inves- profile lists Bar Works as his only real person. the Citta Della Scienza science As of right now, there are more museum in Naples, Italy. tigative report noted discrepan- work experience, starting in 2015. cies in “Black’s” LinkedIn page, Michael Kapin, an attorney questions than answers, and the “The Jerusalem exhibition which describes him as a gradu- representing 27 Chinese inves- mystery remains to be unraveled.

Continued from page 6 political motivation” to move de Blasio’s agenda forward. Freund said, “It was expected because this is a fixed process. Unfortunately, what we saw is a fourth year of totally inadequate rent increases.

What’s happening is that rental housing in the city is being strangled. The economic lifeline of the city is being choked, and the mayor and this board don’t realize that it costs money to run housing.”

The NYT reports, “Board

members said they based their decision on a formula that takes landlords’ operating cost into account. The board found a 6.2 percent increase in the price index for operating costs for 2016 and forecast a 4.4 percent increase next year. Board members also considered that many tenants had stagnant incomes as the costs of living soared. While Mr. de Blasio has openly advocated a rent freeze in previous years, he refrained from publicly backing one this time around. Rent regu-

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lated apartments are in buildings that were built before 1974 with six or more units, and also constructed or renovated since then with special tax benefits.”

After Tuesday night’s vote, de Blasio spokeswoman Melissa Grace released a statement saying, “We will never go back to the days when the landlord lobby got big rent hikes regardless of what the data said. Taken together, the past four years have had the lowest guidelines in history — including the first two freezes ever — and a court ruling affirming the importance of tenant affordability in this equation.”

been an amazing opportunity for cross-country collaboration.”

“Israel is not a country that will run through May 2018 and necessarily knows a lot about will then launch on a world tour, antique bicycles, but this exhibiwith the next stop in Bremen, tion will enable the Israeli public followed by Naples, and Otta- to appreciate bicycles as never wa,” noted Halevy. “This has before,” concluded Moed. (TPS)

CUNY Names Peter

credit- and non-credit bearing courses in liberal arts and career education, Kingsborough also Continued from page 40 grams that prepare students for serves an additional 20,000 stutransfer to senior colleges or en- dents in its expanding continua highly diverse borough. It of- try into the workforce. Serving ing education and workforce fers a high-quality education approximately 16,000 full- and development programs on- and through associate degree pro- part-time students annually in off-campus.

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someone is trying to take credit for something, there are rules.

One cannot table a bill regardContinued from page 16 a right-wing prime minister op- ing Jerusalem without cooperposes legislation that preserves ating with the minister for Jerutect Jerusalem from diplomatic a united Jerusalem, the govern- salem affairs, Zeev Elkin. Jewish moves falls because of the veto ment is probably right-wing, but Home activists know full well of a Likud prime minister, what its leader implements left-wing that the prime minister supports this bill; he already supported it does he [Netanyahu] have in policies.”

The Likud faction said in back in 2007.” store for us with the Americans?” fumed Shuli-Moalem. “If a statement that “even when (TPS)

not tolerate this kind of behavior and we are working with state and the Ocean County Continued from page 10 dents is directly related to the Prosecutor's Office in an atrecent arrests in our town,” tempt to make arrests. We will Continued from page 8 arrest of 14 Jewish residents of Lakewood Police Chief Greg- look to prosecute all incidents ory Meyer told Asbury Park of bias crimes that take place Lakewood for welfare fraud.

"We do believe that this re- Press. “We have not had any against our citizens." the reopened market features cent rash of anti-Semitic inci- other incidents before. We will security, includ(INN) beefed-up ing multiple security checks and three identification points onato cautioned in a statement farmers are required to pass at the time that “those who through in order to unload choose to ignore those warnings Continued from page 26 2015, when flyers at a local syn- by seeking to illegally profit on agogue warned against the be- the backs of taxpayers will pay longing to her father when she havior taking place. According the punitive price of their acsigned up for public assistance. to a report this week by the For- tions.” With this week’s series of Continued from page 5 The welfare fraud schemes in ward’s Jesse Bernstein, Ocean arrests, that warning seems to Lakewood date back to at least County Prosecutor Joseph Cor- have come true.

Medicaid would mean twothirds of the budget that goes mosque in Mosul amounted to to fund substance-use-disoran acknowledgement of defeat der treatment could be at risk,"

by Islamic State. said Gov. Cuomo.

Continued from page 12 "We are seeing the end of the said the so-called IS caliphate Gov. Cuomo’s administrawas crumbling "from the outside fake Daesh [Islamic State] state, the liberation of Mosul proves The Iraqi security forces, who and from within."

"ISIS cannot stop the prog- that. We will not relent, our brave have been backed by airstrikes and ground support from a U.S.- ress that Iraqis and Syrians have forces will bring victory," he led coalition, "continued their mounted in the last two years," wrote on Twitter.

Continued from page 42 The militant group has lost advance on the remaining two Dillon wrote on Twitter. "As ISIS-holdouts: the Old City and ISIS continues to lose territory, control of the other major Iraqi the al-Jamouri Hospital com- their morale plummets and ISIS cities it once held, and while it Adams said that "the CDC felt plex," said the military spokes- leaders have abandoned fighters controls more areas in Syria, a strongly, and I agreed, that procollection of forces there is fo- viding syringes was the approman, Army Colonel Ryan Dillon. to die."

Iraqi Prime Minister Haid- cused on recapturing the de facto priate response, that this is an Dillon called the eventual liberation of Mosul "imminent" and er al-Abadi said capturing the IS capital of Raqqa. extraordinary situation that requires extraordinary measures."

Implementation of the proWe want to hear what you think!! Have you letter published in the Jewish Voice. Editor@JewishVoiceNY.com gram is now credited with curbing that outbreak, which had

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al-Carmel—Arab Center for Applied Social Research, an anti-Israel organization that routinely hosts conferences and other events on topics related to Zionism and "Settler Colonialism."

Arab states at odds with Qatar are unhappy with its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, which they see as a terrorist threat, and for Qatar's destabilizing influence in the region. But its support for BDS is equally immoral and unfavorable to Middle East peace efforts. By providing a platform to anti-Israel and proBDS propaganda, Qatar propagates a slanted and one-sided Palestinian narrative that perpetuates Israeli stereotypes and pins the blame for the current impasse in negotiations entirely on the Jewish state.

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imprisoned."

Yousef Munayyer, a non-resident Middle East analyst at ACW, also serves as the executive director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. In an American Prospectarticle in support of BDS, Munayyer wrote: "...full BDS can grow and create a reality of political, economic, and cultural isolation that will show the Israeli public their leaders have misled them. Additionally, while the boycott of settlement goods has an impact and should be encouraged, it is marginal on its own when compared to the amount of pressure that will likely be necessary to change Israeli behavior."

Nadim Rouhana, who is on ACW's board of directors, is founding director of Mada

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Farmer’s Market Returns their goods.

Nevertheless, veteran farmers such as Morris Kernan are not dismayed, refusing to let the intense security and the memory of that fateful September day dampen their spirits.

“It's a little bit eerie after

all this time to be back, but it's great to be back and see some familiar faces," Kernan, a fourth-generation farmer who worked at the market the day the Twin Towers fell, told ABC 7. "It's good for the heart."

The market will be open every Tuesday through November, according to the NY Times.

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"What's been more important is that mayors in states represented by Republicans on this tion has sought to sway New call have gotten people to reach York Republicans in the House, out to their senators," said de who will have to conciliate the Blasio who has been in recent difference between the Senate contact with New York senators and the House bills if the Better Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Care Reconciliation Act pass- Gillibrand, says Crain’s. "We've es through the Senate, reports been all working together to maximize our voices."

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Trump Taps Indiana's Health spread among people abusing the prescription painkiller Opana.

Adams has long warned of the dangers of prescription opioid painkillers, and the issue will likely be a focus of his tenure as surgeon general.

Adams is married with three children, and has received bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and biopsychology from

the University of Maryland.

He earned a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and his M.D. at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

According to his LinkedIn page, Adams is also assistant professor of anesthesiology at Indiana University Health and cares for patients at Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis' publicly funded hospital, the Times said.

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Community Intervention Continued from page 43 Want to help your kids make healthy food choices when you're not with them? Make every meal at home a lesson in good nutrition.

Start by showing them what goes into a healthy meal, ChooseMyPlate.gov from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests. Fill half their plate with fruits and veggies, one quarter with grains — preferably whole grains — and a quarter with protein, like lean meat,

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seafood, beans or tofu. Then let them practice making smart choices by serving themselves.

Keep portions small. A spoonful of fruits and veggies, a few bites of meat, and a quarter of a slice of bread is enough for young children. Don't force them to clear their plate, but if they do, let them ask for seconds. Resist offering more on your own. Teach kids to eat slowly and with focus — not in front of the TV. They'll eat the right amount for their body and reduce their risk of obesity, a se-

Metropolitan Jewish Hospice Continued from page 43 at Lenox Hill Hospital. Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, executive vice-president Igud Horabonim and Rabbi Yaakov Klass, presidium member Igud Horabonim and Torah Editor of the Jewish Press also spoke. The symposium was moderated by Rabbi Yehuda (Leonard) Blank, Rabbinic Liaison MJHS. The symposium was L’zechar Nishmas Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, ztk’l the longstanding Menahel/Director of the Igud Horabonim, a pioneer and advocate for the professional train-

ing for Orthodox Rabbis and Chaplains. Rabbi Tannenbaum, ztk’l supported collaboration between MJHS and the RAA/ IGUD as part of that training and education, bringing to light the importance of end of life concerns L’Halacha.

Rabbi Mirocznik acknowledged the hospitality of Menorah and thanked them for the wonderful buffet dinner. Rabbi Mirocznik further thanked Rabbi Blank for initiating and coordinating this symposium, committee members Mrs. Toby Weiss, director of Jewish Programing and Cultural Sensitiv-

rious health threat.

Introduce new foods more than once, preparing them differently each time. You might first serve broccoli, for instance, as a baked potato topping. On another day, offer it raw or lightly steamed with a healthy dip.

Sometimes kids need to see a new food a few times, often next to a familiar one, before deciding that they like it.

Have your kids help you in the kitchen with age-appropriate tasks. Even if they create a bit of a mess, they'll learn healthy cooking skills and be excited to eat what they made.

York, I met Dr. [Arthur] Sackler and I was overwhelmed to meet the man who permitted me to Continued from page 40 ly to choose from more lucrative study medicine [at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv professions in their studies.

Ariel Mayor Shaviro de- University],” said Dr. Miriam cal Association, Israel faces a severe healthcare crisis largely due scribed the medical school as a Adelson at the ceremony. ”So to a lack of both licensed medical “breakthrough” for the residents for me this is coming full circle, personnel and training vacan- of the city and the entire region, and we are happy and thankful cies for students. Accordingly, all of whom will benefit from to Ariel University for giving us the opportunity to give back to students often move abroad to the institution.

“When I worked in New the community.” study medicine or are more like(TPS)

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ity at MJHS; and Rabbi C Rudansky, the director of Clinical Jewish Services at MJHS and the MJHS leadership for their support.

Rabbi Mirocznik also acknowledged the presence of Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, vice-president of Community Affairs for Agudath Israel of America, Chairman and founding member of Chayim Aruchim the Center for Culturally Sensitive Health Advocacy and Counseling, a project of Agudath Israel and Chairman of MJHS Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Board; as well as Rabbi Chaim Komendant, Igud Dayan; and other Rabonim and Chaplains.

Acknowledging the problem is an important first step. And support from family and friends is key, too, he added. Counseling is often another option. "Sometimes seeking professional help is best," Stewart noted.

The report was published online June 26 in the journal Heart.

One cardiologist said doctors should routinely ask heart patients about the stress in their lives.

"Clinicians should make the screening of psychological distress a constituent part of the routine assessment of patients with cardiovascular disease,"

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weapons and production facilities are located, prevent them the Syrian conflict to the rest from being used or even moved of the world, including to the from known locations, do all United States. That is why we that we can to keep them out of must monitor where we believe the hands of the terrorists and Assad’s remaining chemical destroy the chemical weapons

How CNN’s Fake News Continued from page 19 who once shook hands with Trump might have run into a Russian who was once photographed with Vladimir Putin and is now being investigated by the Senate double secret probation committee meeting in someone’s imagination.

They just share it on social media. That’s why the viral hit pieces are popular and profitable.

It’s how the New York Times and the Washington Post found themselves in the black. And why CNN is suddenly in big trouble.

The dirty business of conspiracy theories is a dangerous one. It

depends on walking a fine line by implying things without saying them out loud or actually stating falsifiable facts.

That’s why Comey madness was so useful. But there was only so much mileage that could be gotten out of him. And as the media turned back to splicing together conspiracies about real people, the bell rang.

CNN’s hit team had made their big mistake with Scaramucci. After all the money spent on buying BuzzFeed’s pranksters and big city paper hitmen like Lichtblau, Trump is the one claiming the scalps.

Conspiracy theories die hard.

Trump Admin Stands Continued from page 11 chances of a peace deal that is in the best interests of both Israel and the Palestinians, this effort at UNESCO … is particularly ill-timed and unfortunate," Haley writes.

One senior Trump administration official familiar with Haley's efforts to stop the vote said the Palestinians are using UNESCO as a platform for Israel bashing.

"UNESCO would make bet-

ter use of its time removing sites such as the Land of Olives and Vines, the Church of the Nativity and the Old City of Jerusalem from its list of World Heritage Sites In Danger—these designations make a mockery of the intent of the list, which is to draw attention to sites actually in peril," the officials said. "Monuments are being destroyed and terrorist groups are profiting off of antiquities trafficking, both of which are much more pressing issues."

UNESCO's actions are now

said Dr. Gjin Ndrepepa, from the department of adult cardiology at the Technical University of Munich.

Any patients experiencing significant stress should then receive referrals to mental health professionals. This is especially true for a heart patient who has prolonged, moderate-to-high level psychological distress, Ndrepepa said.

Psychological distress may cause or worsen heart disease by leading to increased activity of stress hormones and unhealthy behavior, said Ndrepepa, who wrote an accompanying journal editorial.

For example, someone with unrelenting stress might smoke,

Memory of Greek Jewish Continued from page 27

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and production facilities when the opportunity presents itself. Holocaust Memorial Museum of Thessaloniki will enshrine (FRONT PAGE MAG) Joseph Klein is a Har- the memory of the Holocaust vard-trained lawyer and the au- and will pass it on to future thor of Global Deception: The generations.”

At last week’s ceremony, NeUN’s Stealth Assault on America’s Freedom and Lethal Engagement: tanyahu, along with the grown Barack Hussein Obama, the Unit- children of a Greek Jewish Holocaust survivor, Moshe ed Nations & Radical Islam Ha-Elion, who lit a torch at this year’s Yom HaShoah memorial Fake news is very profitable. But ceremony in Israel, unveiled a what happened at CNN should plaque for the planned Thessabe a lesson to the rest of the in- loniki museum. dustry eager to cash in on the The Netanyahus were accomirrational fear and loathing of the panied by Greek Prime Minister left.

Alexis Tsipras, Cyprus President A few months after the Post’s Eric Wemple had touted CNN’s hire of Lichtblau, he was forced to report on his resignation. CNN has taken a beating. The two tiContinued from page 42 tans of anonymously sourced Trump hit pieces, the New York Times and the Washington Post, least likely to do it because of the are next. usual social factors -- education, economics and environment, he (FRONT PAGE MAG) Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman said.

"Affluent city-dwellers can Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative rely on walking to get them journalist and writer focusing many of the places they need to on the radical left and Islamic go. Not so for residents of many terrorism

Nicos Anastasiades and Thessaloniki's Mayor Yiannis Boutaris.

Tsipras noted the shared history of Greece and Israel and how the museum would safeguard the memory of the Holocaust as well as one of the most dramatic eras in the history of Thessaloniki.

"You cannot build your future unless you know your past," said Boutaris, as he revealed the commemorative plaque at the site.

In his remarks, Netanyahu touched on Thessaloniki’s recent history in which the Nazi’s almost completely destroyed the “extraordinary and proud Jew-

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interfering in the peace process, said the Trump administration official.

"We're at a unique moment when progress towards a resolution of the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians is possible, but it has to happen in the context of direct negotiations between the two parties, not through unilateral action at an international organization," the administration official said. "The politicization of UNESCO is deeply unfortunate and we hope all countries truly hoping for peace will oppose this counter-productive measure."

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rural and suburban neighborhoods," said Katz, who also directs the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Derby, Conn.

"There are some encouraging signs here," he added, "but much work is clearly needed to create the level playing field of opportunity for health."

Federal Judge Blocks Continued from page 11 enhance security in a sensible and constitutional way," Becerra said in a statement on the ruling. "Restricting large capacity magazines and preventing them from ending up in the wrong hands is critical for the well-being of our communities.

I will defend the will of California voters because we cannot continue to lose innocent lives due to gun violence."

The National Rifle Association, which supported the suit

drink, become physically inactive, overweight or develop diabetes, he said.

"In addition, cardiovascular disease itself may cause psychological distress," Ndrepepa added.

For the study, Stewart and his colleagues looked at data on 950 people with stable heart disease who took part in a long-term trial on cholesterol-lowering statin use. The participants were between 31 and 74 years old. All had had a heart attack or hospitalization for unstable chest pain in the previous three to 36 months.

The patients completed a general health questionnaire to gauge their levels of mental distress six months after hospital admission and again one, two and four years afterwards. ish Community."

He also shared a little-known story about the “heroism of the Greeks," in “the case of the Island of Zakynthos, where the German commander said, 'Give me a list of the Jews' and the bishop and the mayor brought a list of the Jews, two names. They said, 'This is our Jews [sic]. Take us.' We honor these two great heroes among the righteous among the nations in [Israel’s] Yad Vashem.”

Netanyahu’s visit to the future museum came as part of a trip to Greece to attend a third trilateral summit between Israeli, Greek and Cypriot leaders, amid burgeoning relations between the Mediterranean allies.

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Samantha Heller, a senior clinical nutritionist and exercise physiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, said walking is a good way to start an exercise program -- it only takes a pair of shoes and the desire.

"Walking is free, we already know how to do it and it can be done virtually anywhere," she said.

ernment hostile to the Second Amendment."

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against the law, said the ruling was a "huge win."

"California’s attempt to ban the possession of standard capacity magazines is unconstitutional and an affront to law-abiding gun owners who have safely and lawfully owned these tools for decades," Chris Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, said in a statement. "This injunction is a huge win for California gun owners who have long-suffered under a state gov-

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Elie Wiesel, My Man Continued from page 30 With the role and place of cinema in the modern world, its effect would be colossal. I quite aware of Wiesel’s categorical refusal to make amovie from his Night; with his utter disbelief in the possibility of his book to be transformed into a film.

I also know about his conviction of the impossibility ‘to show’ the Holocaust in general, believing that to describe the Holocaust is a mission impossible.

He also was convinced that Khurban, Whirling Destruction, as he preferred to call it, and as the Holocaust survivors actually called it during the years after the Catastrophe, just cannot be explained.

I can see the point in the Wiesel’s conviction. Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, we are sitting with a deaa r friend, highly educated diplomat whose graduation work was on Paul Celan and who tirelessly works during all her long distinguished international career to make sure that the Holocaust remembrance is alive n any country she is posted, from the US to Finland.

My friend says: “I am thinking about it my entire life since my youth, and am lost for answer still. How on earth the Nazism did succeed to the degree we know? How did the ideology

of inflamed nationalism transform into a massive bestiality?”

At the very same time, my other friends, two professors of history, were debating the issue of the expectations of the local population of Europe, including the Jewish residents there, on the eve of the war, of the Nazis to behave according to the known culture and education . “How on earth could our predecessors be so utterly naive?” – asked the first professor. – “But how could that truly cultured and education nation turn into such sadists in no time?”, – asked the second one. And both were lost for answers, the same as Elie Wiesel.

I know the position of the Rebbe Schneerson on the issue , as he was asked about it by many troubled souls, including Elie Wiesel.

The Rebbe was personally affected by the Holocaust deeply and painfully, too. His younger brother DovBer, completely helpless and on his own, had been murdered by the Nazis in Dnepropetrovsk, the city in which my grand-aunt young Minna with her immediate family, and my husband’s aunt Chalah with her small children had been murdered too, at the same time. The Rebbe’s father died of hunger in exile in Kazakhstan in 1944 and his mother who was with her husband in exile, never recovered from that horrible

experience. But the Rebbe kept his personal pain to himself while tirelessly healing others' wounds, as he did for many years for Elie Wiesel.

When you see the footage of the Rebbe’s meetings with Wiesel, you are impressed by the Rebbe’s reaction on seeing Wiesel every time. The Rebbe looked on Wiesel as on his own son or grandson, his feelings are palpable; and Wiesel’s smile every time when he sees Rebbe is the smile when one sees his beloved uncle. The Rebbe spoke with Elie in a way which was neither formal, or distant, it was a family talk. I will always remember how the Rebbe was minding Wiesel ‘not to be angry in his books, "because you are affecting so many of your readers that way”. The Rebbe read what was in the Elie’s books and went straight into Wiesel’s heart.

What could be more merciful than that?..

But I, I am still looking for the answer.. The whole truth has not been said and become the public domain, not on the pre-Second World War development, nor on the situation after it. This maimed, distorted in many ways the picture of the happenings which led to the Holocaust and which became its continuation for several decades after 1945, precludes us from getting the answer which Elie Wiesel felt impossible to get. But I still think that the effort is worth a try.

Wiesel felt himself to exam-

ine the understanding about the Khurban, the Whirl of Destruction, one generation after. He authored a brilliant self-research and self-portrait on that called simply, One Generation After.

Three generations after, there are people who are still devoted to that search, brilliant historians and honest, brave men, deep-looking cinematographers, still looking for the answer.

Three generations after, I am still looking for the answer, too.

You just cannot explain your absorption with this subject when you are asked about it. I only know that you need to walk you own way to realise the phenomenon of the Shoah. I think that each of us, the people who are devoted to the theme, do have our own, very personal understanding of it. You have to place it in your heart, in your world.

And yes, it is impossible to place it to your mind because it does not go there.

But there is a compass of your emotional world which always moves its arrow towards the Shoah pole, every time the theme is evoked in many of its variations. This compass commands your occupation and your involvement. This compass is leading you, and you know the arrow has oriented you in your world.

Elie Wiesel’s honesty in relating the Khurban’s shock to the world stays as the beacon of truth. It also stays as an unparalleled sample of humanism, after

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the tragedy he and our people lived through, and the trauma which he and the other survivors were living with the rest of their lives.

How that utter, shattering, devastating suffering melted into that unforgettable Elie smile? For that, I have no answer, and I know that there is none. So, I perceive it as a mercy of the Creator and as a miracle. To show to the Nazi and pro-Nazi beasts of all sorts the answer to their bestial effort, the Holocaust has become a source of many miracles, as we know.

Wiesel’s smile was one of them.

But the knowledge which he produced for mankind on the Shoah and on human beings is not a miracle. This is the fruit of the hardest labour possible, and this is a revelation.

It is revelation because the first-hand knowledge and unbearable personal experience were processed through his innocent, good soul, and it was told modestly, unpretentiously, honestly, with a rare sincerity.

Elie used to say when people were astounded by the degree of honesty that they found in his books: “Why write if not to tell the truth?..” He saw things this way. To be honest and sincere in literature is a very demanding task. To do so on the subject of Khurban is almost mission impossible because you are living it all again and again. But from some certain moment, Wiesel knew that it would be his path, and he went through it with out-

standing devotion. He thought that he was not courageous enough. But in sharing his and our people’s pain and truth, he was heroic.

There is a quiet love and there is a quiet suffering. In the case of Elie Wiesel, his suffering had become quiet because a voice had gone from the man who was shocked by what he had been through. Was he telling the story on behalf of all the victims of the Shoah and survivors? Absolutely. Was he talking to us privately so that we see a person behind his every word? Definitely.

How did he reach both outcomes in his creations? Because he had the guts to speak his heart out, and this language is both highly individual and vastly universal.

In speaking the depth of a wounded heart out to the world, and the outstanding courage of doing it; in devotion to his family and his brethren, I see the lifelong work of the haunted Jewish youth from a small Romanian town as coming from the remarkable man who was loved by the Creator. My man for all seasons, Elie Wiesel.

Dr Inna Rogatchi is the writer, scholar, film-maker and fine art photographer in whose work the Holocaust is having an essential place. She the author of The Lessons of Survival, the internationally acclaimed film on Simon Wiesenthal - , http://www.rogatchifilms.org/ lessons-of-survival/

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22 Holocaust Educators from 10 States & Europe Receive Lerner Fellowships Edited by: JV Staff

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he Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has selected 22 middle and high school teachers from 10 states, Croatia and Poland, and three Holocaust Center educators, as 2017 Alfred Lerner Fellows to delve into the complex history of the Holocaust as well as discuss new teaching techniques for introducing the subject of the Holocaust into their classrooms.

The Summer Institute, an intensive five-day course, was held at Columbia University from June 25th through June 29th.

The program is a high-level, intensive academic seminar in which participants are exposed to Holocaust survivors such as Roman Kent and to noted Holocaust scholars including: Volker Berghahn, Doris Bergen, Jeffrey Burds, Lawrence Douglas, Henry Feingold, Peter Hayes, Michael Marrus, Steven Field, Michael Steinlauf, Edward Westermann and Alexandra Zapruder.

It is designed to allow participants to meet in small groups following each lecture, address the specific aspect of the Holocaust that is presented, share teaching concepts, and develop approaches to introducing the subject matter to their students.

Teachers selected for the program must be English or social studies teachers at the middle or high school level, have taught at least five years, are at least five

years from retirement and currently teach the Holocaust in their classroom.

Participants each come from a region of the country where the JFR operates Holocaust Centers of Excellence in conjunction with a local Holocaust museum or center. International educators were first invited to join the seminar in 2001 at the request of the U.S. State Department.

“There are three main goals of our program, which include: providing teachers with graduate level courses on the Holocaust; pedagogical connections with other teachers and their curriculum so they learn what’s worked and what hasn’t; and to give them resources for the classroom,” said JFR Executive Vice President Stanlee Stahl.

The 2017 Lerner Fellows are: • Julia Thompson of the Holocaust Center for Humanity, in Seattle, WA • Megan Corbin of the Showalter Middle School, in Tukwila, WA • Bogdan Paraschivoiu of Omni, in Boca Raton, FL • Carol Manley of the Holocaust Museum Houston, in Houston, TX • Danielle Bagonis of the Morrell Park Elementary Middle School in Baltimore, MD • Jessical Badio of Berry Middle School in Birmingham, AL • Kate Sullivan of the Forrestdale School, in Rumson, NJ • Caroline DeWyngaert of the

• Ewelina Walag of the Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnajalnych, in Kielce, Poland • Tihana Magas of the Gimnazija Vladimira Nazora, in Zadar, Croatia • Gordija Marijan of the Hrvatski kralj Zvonimir High School, in Krk, Croatia The Fellowship program is named in memory of Alfred Lerner, the founding chairman and chief executive officer of MBNA Corporation, who died in October of 2002. Lerner was a longtime advisor and supporter of JFR programs and activities. His deep commitment to the work of JFR and in particular to his special interest in the field of Holocaust education, led to the seminar being endowed in his name.

In conjunction with the Fellowship program, the JFR awarded the 2017 Eduard Sonder Scholarship to Lisa Marini of the Florida Holocaust Museum.

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) has selected 22 Eduard Sonder, a Jewish German middle and high school teachers from 10 states, Croatia and wine business owner, was killed Poland, and three Holocaust Center educators, as 2017 Alfred Lerner Fellows to delve into the complex history of the Holocaust during the Holocaust. Upon receiving payment from their as well as discuss new teaching techniques for introducing the grandfather’s life insurance polisubject of the Holocaust into their classrooms cy, rather than keeping the funds, • Andria Hejl of Coastal Kate Tarnofsky and Johanna • Thomas DeCou of Millville Senior High School, in Millville, Montessori Charter School, in Stark, sisters from West Orange, NJ, determined that it was best Pawleys Island, SC NJ • David Tonnis of St. Ursula to continue Holocaust education • Carolina Simon of Loggers teacher training by endowing a Run Middle School, in Boca Ra- Academy, in Cincinnati, OH • Jodi Elowitz of the Center scholarship enabling a teacher ton, FL • Heather Lutz of Pascack for Holocaust and Humanity to attend the JFR program at Columbia University.

Hills High School, in Montvale, Education, in Cincinnati, OH “Lisa is one of our exception• Tamara Hachulska of the NJ • Lisa Marini of McKeel Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnaz- al educators who has proven her outstanding commitment Academy of Technology, in jalnych, in Kielcach, Poland Forrestdale School, in Rumson, NJ • Patricia Skelton of the Opelika Middle School, in Opelika.

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Teachers selected for the program must be English or social studies teachers at the middle or high school level, have taught at least five years, are at least five years from retirement and currently teach the Holocaust in their classroom. to teaching the Holocaust throughout her career,” said JFR President Roman Kent. “By participating in the Summer Institute, we are confident that she and all of our Lerner Fellows will be able to enhance their classroom experience so that the next generation will be more responsive and moved by the lessons of this period in world history.”

As it moves forward, the JFR continues its work of providing monthly financial assistance to some 400 aged and needy Righteous Gentiles, living in 20 countries. Since its founding, the JFR has provided more than $38 million to aged and needy rescuers—helping to repay a debt of gratitude on behalf of the Jewish people to these noble men and women. Its Holocaust teacher education program has become a standard for teaching the history of the Holocaust and educating teachers and students about the significance of the Righteous as moral and ethical exemplars.

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Ariel University to Host Israel’s Newest Med School

CUNY Names Peter M. Cohen as Interim President of Kingsborough CC

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rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, Ariel Mayor Elyahu Shaviro and a host of dignitaries laid the cornerstone for Israel’s newest medical school Wednesday, saying the new faculty at Ariel University would become an integral part of Israel’s academic and healthcare landscape. “The doctors who will graduate the faculty of medicine at Ariel will heal the sick for many years, and the medical school itself will heal the open wounds in Israeli society and between us [Jews] and our neighbors [Palestinians],� said Bennett, “This is a place for Israelis of all backgrounds to meet and interact.

Secular and religious; Jews and Arabs; rich and poor. “This is a great day for the future of medicine in Israel and for the city of Ariel. The city is on the map, and it will always be on the map,� Bennett told Tazpit Press Service (TPS).

Bennett, one of the main supporters of the project, and Netanyahu both made reference to the heterogeneous student population at the university, and both said the medical school would help bridge gaps between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as between different sectors of the Israeli populace.

“When I worked in New York, I met Dr. [Arthur] Sackler and I was overwhelmed to meet the man who permitted me to study medicine [at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University],� said Dr. Miriam Adelson at the ceremony. �So for me this is coming full circle, and we are happy and thankful to Ariel University for giving us the opportunity to give back to the community.�

“[This is an] open and pluralistic institution, where Jews and non-Jews cooperate, which reflects the true spirit of the State of Israel,� said Netanyahu. “We are building in Ariel and Ariel will always be part of Israel.�

The university, previously known as the Ariel public college, is home to more than 15,000 students and 300 faculty members. In the field of health sciences, the university already offers a pre-med program and 30 research labs studying a variety of communication disorders, physiotherapy, and nutri-

tional sciences.

The new medical faculty, Israel’s sixth, will be named after Sheldon Adelson, the American billionaire, owner of the Israel Hayom freesheet and long-time supporter of Prime Minister Netanyahu, and his Israeli-born wife, Miriam. According to Israel Hayom, the Adelsons couple donated $5 million to the medical school, nearly a quarter of the estimated $28.4 million price tag.

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he City University of New York last week named Peter M. Cohen as interim president of Kingsborough Community College following the recent announcement that Farley Herzek, the president since 2014, is retiring. Cohen will serve while the Board of Trustees conducts a search for a permanent replacement.

Cohen has been Kingsborough’s Vice President of Student Affairs since 2014 and has served in a variety of student-service capacities since 1987. “We’re lucky to have someone from Kingsborough’s own family who can step seamlessly into the top leadership post,� said Chancellor James B. Milliken. “Vice President Cohen’s deep experience with the needs and aspirations of Kingsborough’s students and faculty will provide an essential bridge to the next administration.� “Peter Cohen brings a keen, student-centered orientation to the post of interim president, which will serve the students and faculty well during this transitional period,� said William C. Thompson Jr., chairperson of CUNY’s Board of Trustees.

As vice president for student affairs, Cohen has implemented

The City University of New York last week named Peter M. Cohen as interim president of Kingsborough Community College following the recent announcement that Farley Herzek, (pictured above) the president since 2014, is retiring

science, technology, engineering and math initiatives and managed innovative enrollment programs. He has overseen a broad range of services, including disability services, counseling, career development, athletics and veteran affairs.

Earlier, Cohen developed the Freshman Year Experience Program and managed freshman services. These efforts provided new and continuing students, in both day and evening divisions, timely and useful advice about courses, programs, careers and

the adjustment to college life.

He began his professional life as a psychiatric social worker at Coney Island Hospital, providing individual, family and group psychotherapy as well as educational and preventive outreach to the community. He has a bachelor’s degree in English from New York University and a master’s degree from NYU’s School of Social Work.

Under the leadership of retiring President Herzek, Kingsborough launched the innovative AssistMe app, designed to help first-year students keep on track with information about financial aid, academic support, food and housing assistance, residency, child care and, if needed, provide an easy way to contact people who could address problems and help them succeed. An educator with wide experience in K-12 schools and higher education, President Herzek exemplifies the CUNY success story.

He is a Brooklyn native and the son of a Holocaust survivor – the first in his family to graduate from college – and a graduate of New York City public schools, who earned his B.S. degree from The City College of New York.

Kingsborough prides itself on promoting student learning and development as well as strengthening and serving See CUNY Names Peter , page 36

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8 Fabulous Family-Friendly Beaches in Israel The best places to enjoy a day at the shore in Israel with all the amenities you need for kids By: Deborah Danon

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day at the beach is one of the highlights of summer for children and their parents. With 140 beaches boasting plenty of sand for digging, along with calm surf, warm water temperatures and strong breezes for kite-flying, Israel is perfect for a sunny family day at the shore.

The best beaches for children must be clean, safe and accessible with plenty of restrooms and places to buy food and drinks.

Israeli parents also prefer beaches that are free from the dangers of matkot (Israeli beach paddleball) and jellyfish.

es. Located 12 miles south of Tel Aviv near Rishon LeZion, it’s close enough to Tel Aviv without any of the heady madness of Tel Aviv beaches.

A gorgeous stretch of beach that is framed by steep cliffs and a national park, Palmahim is one of the only seashores that has remained virtually untouched. The beach has only one lifeguard but there are showers, toilets, sunshades, picnic tables and a firstaid clinic during the summers.

You can even charge your phone in the lockers fitted with a USB port. There’s also a delightful dairy restaurant and plenty of parking. Finally, don’t bother schlepping the kiddie pool with

Dor Beach photo by Hadas Parush/FLASH90

Palmahim Beach photo by Nati Shohat/FLASH90

dertows and there aren’t any lifeguards. The northern part of the beach has toilets, showers and a snack bar.

There are also two family-friendly nature trails in the area; the first is an hour long and passes through aqueducts and a dam while the second is double the length and runs along the Tninim estuary until it reaches the sea.

More adventurous families can pitch a tent and camp on the beach overnight. Teens can skydive or paraglide from the beach. The nearby Dor Beach boasts a genuine shipwreck just off the shore and a lagoon called the “Blue Cave.”

dotted with tiny pools and turquoise lagoons. Achziv’s Banana Beach area has plenty of facilities and green lawns for lazing, picnicking or camping.

The best beaches for children must be clean, safe and accessible with plenty of restrooms and places to buy food and drinks

Michmoret

This beach attracts a motley assemblage of hippies, families and windsurfers. Only 40 minutes north of Tel Aviv, Michmoret offers ample, inexpensive all-day Ein Bokek parking and a restaurant. The Conjure up joyful images of dunes at Michmoret turn drachildren splashing in the surf matic shades of orange, pink and and the Dead Sea doesn’t exactly red as the sun begins dipping bestrike a chord as an ideal fit. But low the horizon. The natural bays there is plenty to do without sib- mean the sea is calm. lings splashing each other with salty water.

A new four-kilometer promenade gives visitors full access to wide, sandy beaches, equipped with loungers, showers, canopies, sports equipment and playgrounds. There are special deals for families to take a Segway tour along the promenade. You can even push a stroller right up to the water’s edge.

Floating in the Dead Sea is a favorite family activity. Photo by Jana Janina/Shutterstock.com

On Saturdays, there are recreational areas set up for children to get creative with arts and crafts.

You’ll invariably encounter some sort of competition being held at Michmoret, be it a kite-flying contest or sandcastle building.

Forgot your bucket and spade?

No problem; the kiosk on the beach sells them along with floaties (water wings) and inflatable rings.

Mei Ami Beach Shiver-me-timbers with Ashdod’s latest attraction, an epic pirate park that opened last year in the city’s northernmost Mei Ami beach. A giant pirate ship that has 35-meter slides and a climbing pyramid, this is a playground with a twist and offers all-day fun both in an out the water.

The beach itself is one of only 21 in the country to boast the international Blue Flag, an eco-la-

bel awarded to thousands of beaches worldwide that adhere to strict guidelines pertaining to water quality, safety and environmental awareness.

HaTzuk (Cliff) Beach A list of best beaches would be remiss if it didn’t include at least one from Israel’s most famous beach city, Tel Aviv. A favorite among locals and tourists, Cliff Beach – commonly known as Hatzuk – is the city’s northernmost stretch of coast that meets Herzliya.

The beach is easily Tel Aviv’s cleanest and best maintained, in part thanks to its now-obsolete entrance fee. Families come to Hatzuk for the green lawns, seaside café, playgrounds and abundance of shady straw shelters.

Older kids can partake in beach volleyball or even kitesurfing.

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The new Dead Sea promenade in Ein Bokek. Photo by Mickey Lengental

Families enjoying beach time in Ashdod. Photo by Gershon Elinson/FLASH90

Tze’elon Beach The Sea of Galilee – in actual fact a large lake – has some great family-oriented beaches.

Whereas they used to attract adolescent Israelis singing tonedeaf karaoke, many of them now prohibit loud music and have become perfect getaway spots.

The kilometer-long Tze’elon Beach is the lake’s largest and boasts glorious shady groves and vegetation and flora unique to the area. There are plenty of lawns, picnic areas, water fountains, parasols, toilets, showers and a power station for charging phones.

Achziv Beach

The majestic Achziv Beach you, because over the centuries lies about 5 kilometers north the cliff rock has formed dozens of Nahariya. Offering so much of tiny natural pools. more than sandcastles and ices, this beach is a must for naHabonim Beach ture-lovers and adventure-seekNestled behind Tel Dor Na- ers. Round up the kids for a tional Park near Zichron Ya’akov, scavenger hunt and you’ll disHabonim is another picturesque cover no end of treasures, from seashore. With more bays, coves glittering stones to extraordiand inlets than any other beach nary shells to the sea anemones, in Israel, it makes for ideal tod- urchins and baby octopi hiding dler paddling. The sea in those between the rocks.

During the summer months, areas is shallow and has almost Palmahim Beach zero surf. Just don’t venture out turtles lay their eggs on the Palmahim checks all the box- too far because there can be un- beach. The wild strip of coast is

Luckily, the last couple of summers have seen purple “meduza” flags alerting visitors to jellyfish close to the beach.

Sadly, no such system exists for matkot alerts.

Nevertheless, with the expertise of tour guide Avi Abrams and the Ministry of Tourism, we’ve compiled a list of these sandy gems suitable for the whole family.

Wishing the Jewish communities a healthy and happy Independence Day. And if you’re still looking for a place to enjoy fireworks, there’s no better place than the Pocono Mountains. We have over 67,000 acres for you and your family to explore or just chill and watch some fireworks.

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Trump Taps Indiana's Health More Americans Are Walking for Exercise Commissioner as Next Surgeon General It's an easy, inexpensive way to get moving and reap the health benefits, experts say

Dr. Jerome Adams has taken bold moves against opioid abuse crisis in the state Edited by: JV Staff

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r. Jerome Adams, Indiana's Health Commissioner and an advocate for needle-exchange programs with a tough stance on the opioid crisis, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. surgeon general.

Leaders in health and medicine applauded the nomination.

"From everything I've seen, Dr. Adams is a very serious and capable physician and public health official," said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, an official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the Obama era.

Sharfstein said that a state health officer typically works outside of politics. "This is an opportunity to speak to the problems as they are, and not as they are viewed through an ideological prism," he told The New York Times.

"Dr. Adams has a proven track record to make public health a priority despite political hurdles," echoed Charles Rothberg, president of the Medical Society of the State of New York. He told the Times that Adams is "in touch with the public needs."

Adams, 42, trained as an anesthesiologist and will replace

Dr. Jerome Adams, Indiana's Health Commissioner and an advocate for needle-exchange programs with a tough stance on the opioid crisis, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. surgeon general.

acting surgeon general Sylvia Trent-Adams, who replaced Obama administration appointee Dr. Vivek Murthy. The surgeon general is often called "the nation's doctor" and oversees more than 6,700 public health officers.

Surgeon generals typically use their position to focus on key issues of public health. In his role as Indiana State Health Commissioner, Adams made the controversial decision to

support needle-exchange programs after an outbreak of HIV infection hit a rural county in that state.

Appointed to the post by then-governor Mike Pence, Adams recalled that "the governor looked to me and he looked to CDC and said, 'What do we need to do to respond to this outbreak?'"

Speaking with the Times, See Trump Taps Indiana's Health , page 36

By: Steven Reinberg

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all it a step in the right direction: More and more Americans are trying to walk their way to better health.

The number of adults who took up walking for exercise or as a way to get from place to place increased significantly between 2005 and 2015, federal health officials reported Thursday.

During that time, the percentage of women who walk increased from 57 percent to 65 percent. Among men, the percentage increased from 54 percent to 63 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"People who are physically active have a lower risk of many chronic diseases -- like heart disease, stroke and depression -- and it supports the healthy aging process for older adults," said study lead author Emily Ussery, a CDC epidemiologist.

On the downside, although more people are walking, the increase among men has stalled a bit in recent years, Ussery said.

And about one-third of adults said "they didn't walk for at least 10 minutes a day," she said. "There is still some work to be done to increase walking."

It's not clear why more people are walking, although it could be that messages promoting the

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benefits of exercise are getting through, Ussery said.

"It's an easy activity to do. It doesn't require a lot of special skills or equipment," she said.

It's also not known why more women than men have started walking. Maybe walking appeals more to women than men, Ussery said.

Regardless, people should engage in moderate exercise for at least two and a half hours a week, and walking fits right in, she added.

Communities can help get people walking by making streets safer and promoting walking programs. "People need access to convenient and safe places to walk," she said.

As with other matters of health, there are racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities

that exist between the people most likely to start walking and those who don't, Ussery said.

Blacks and Hispanics walk less than whites, and less educated and poorer people tend to walk less than more educated and richer folks, she said.

The report was published June 30 in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Dr. David Katz is president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He said the CDC finding that "walking rates have trended up over recent years suggests the message is getting out, but progress is slow, and disparities are large and persistent."

The people most in need of walking for health reasons are See More Americans Are Walking , page 37

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Persistent Stress May Hasten Death in Heart Patients

Community Intervention May Aid Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Doctors should assess mental health at routine cardiac visits, study authors say

Harvard study finds small successes in two Massachusetts-based programs

By: Steven Reinberg

Edited by: JV Staff

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f you have heart disease, unrelenting stress might hasten your death, researchers report.

Adults who suffered from persistent mental distress, including depression and anxiety, were nearly four times more likely to die from heart disease and almost three times more likely to die from any cause compared to stress-free folks, New Zealand researchers found.

"The cumulative burden of psychological stress increases the mortality risk in patients with heart disease," said lead researcher Dr. Ralph Stewart.

The association only applied to people with persistent stress — not mild or occasional distress, the researchers said. And the results held true even after taking account of other potentially influential risk factors, said Stewart, an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Auckland.

"The cumulative burden of psychological stress increases the mortality risk in patients with heart disease," said lead researcher Dr. Ralph Stewart

Adults who suffered from persistent mental distress, including depression and anxiety, were nearly four times more likely to die from heart disease and almost three times more likely to die from any cause compared to stress-free folks, New Zealand researchers found.

Stewart cautioned that this study cannot prove that persistent stress causes premature death, only that the two are associated.

"However, there is other strong evidence that stress is causal," he said. "For example, the abrupt increase in heart attacks which occur during war or after a major earthquake."

The study didn't evaluate the reasons for an individual's stress. "It is very likely there are many causative factors, including divorce, death of someone close, financial or job stress,"

Stewart said.

Whatever the cause, steps to de-stress might improve your odds for longevity if you have heart disease, he suggested.

"Steps which reduce psychological distress over the longer term have the potential to improve outcomes for persons at risk," said Stewart.

Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to stress, he noted. "The answer may depend on the individual and the reasons," he said.

See Persistent Stress May , page 37

t has been said it takes a village to raise a child. Now, a new study suggests that it might take a community to achieve modest reductions in obesity rates among U.S. children.

The study authors tested a new program in two low-income Massachusetts communities. The goal was to get elementary and middle school students to eat more fruits and vegetables, drink less sugar-sweetened beverages, get more physical A new study suggests that it might take a community to achieve activity and sleep, and reduce modest reductions in obesity rates among U.S. children. screen time. out the program. Obesity rates those in the control group.

"While our results were modwere assessed among 1st, 4th and 7th graders, starting from est, they were achieved over a Obesity rates were assessed among 1st, 4th four years before the program relatively short period of time, and 7th graders, starting began and at several points which is important given the substantial challenges of imfrom four years before the during its progression.

The obesity rate among 7th plementing a large-scale comprogram began and at several points during its graders in one of the test com- munity initiative to address munities was 2 percent to 3 per- obesity," study lead author Reprogression cent lower than among children becca Franckle, a postdoctoral in the control group, the find- fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in Interventions ranged from ings showed.

In both test communities, a school news release. individual and family counselThe study is scheduled for ing, to providing physical ac- kids in grades 4 and 7 drank tivity equipment to schools, the less sugar-sweetened beverages publication in the July issue of and more water, according to the journal Obesity. researchers explained.

Getting Kids in the Habit of Children in the two test com- the report. In addition, students munities were compared with in one of the test communi- Eating Healthy a "control group" of children in ties spent less time in front of See Community Intervention , page 37 nine similar communities with- TV and computer screens than

Metropolitan Jewish Hospice and the RAA Host Halachic & Medical Symposium

Reaching Beyond the Prescription Pad to Treat Pain

Edited by: JV Staff

Tools from clinical psychology help reduce chronic opioid use after surgery: study

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n June 27, 2017, Metropolitan Jewish Health System and the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud Horabonim (RAA/IGUD) partnered up at the Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care located in the Manhattan Beach section of Brooklyn to hold a Symposium on the Medical, Physiological and Spiritual Complexity of Care at End of Life. The symposium focused on the information that a Rabbi and Chaplain need to know when supporting families confronting serious and advanced illness.

The main goal of the symposium was a focus to explain how Halachic and medical knowledge intersect and can be helpful for the Rav when assisting patients, families and/or their designated health care agents arrive at medical decisions that are clinically appropriate and L’Halacha. The symposium also provided recommendations how Rabbis should present medical information to a Posek for his guidance with difficult and challenging cases, on behalf of patients and families. The symposium further helped to develop a set of strategies when communicating with a patient’s physician and medical team.

The following prominent

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T From left to right: Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, executive vicepresident Igud Horabonim; Rabbi Zischa Ausch, Dayan D’khal Avnei Aish Vulkan, Halachic Advisor Refuah Help Line and Member Rabbinical Committee Chayim Aruchim; Rabbi Simcha Silverman, Congregation Eitz Chaim of Flatbush and Manager of Chaplaincy Services at Lenox Hill Hospital; Dr. Martin Grossman, Senior Medical Director MJHS; Dr. Bernard Lee, Associate Chief Medical Officer MJHS; by Rabbi Yehuda (Leonard) Blank, Rabbinic Liaison MJHS; Rabbi Yaakov Klass, presidium member Igud Horabonim and Torah Editor of the Jewish Press; Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Assistant Rabbi Young Israel of Woodmere, Associate Rabbi Congregation Anshei Chessed, and Chairman of Medicine at South Nassau Communities Hospital and Rabbi Moish Schmerler, coordinator Igud Horabonim.

Rabbis, physicians and chaplain presented at the symposium.

Rabbi Zischa Ausch, Dayan D’khal Avnei Aish Vulkan, Halachic Advisor Refuah Help Line and Member Rabbinical Committee Chayim Aruchim; Dr. Bernard Lee, Associate Chief Medical Officer MJHS; Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Assistant Rabbi Young Israel of Wood-

mere, Associate Rabbi Congregation Anshei Chessed, and Chairman of Medicine at South Nassau Communities Hospital; Dr. Martin Grossman, Senior Medical Director MJHS; Rabbi Simcha Silverman, Congregation Eitz Chaim of Flatbush and Manager of Chaplaincy Services See Metropolitan Jewish Hospice , page 37

eaching coping skills may help reduce the risk that patients with chronic pain will become addicted to opioid painkillers, a new study suggests.

"If we lower how many opioids patients are taking, but leave them disabled and not able to live their lives, that is not helpful," said study co-author Dr. Aliza Weinrib, a clinical psychologist in Ontario, Canada.

"Patients can learn to respond to their pain in a different way, making it less overwhelming.

They don't have to be so tied to their medications," added Weinrib, who works with surgical patients at Toronto General Hospital.

Many addiction specialists believe widespread use of powerful prescription painkillers led to the current heroin and opioid epidemic ravaging much of North America.

The study included more than 300 patients who developed chronic pain after major surgery -- pain that lasted more than three months and interfered with everyday activities. Many also had major depression and were taking high doses of prescription painkillers, such as OxyContin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone) and morphine.

Teaching coping skills may help reduce the risk that patients with chronic pain will become addicted to opioid painkillers, a new study suggests.

The patients enrolled in a longterm pain management program at Toronto General Hospital.

Those who were willing to taper off their painkillers were referred to a clinical psychologist.

Instead of giving in to their pain, they were encouraged to pursue meaningful life activities, become aware of the thoughts and feelings that accompany pain, and to accept difficult experiences such as pain.

These skills can be taught in three or four sessions. Over two years, they led to significant reductions in opioid use, depression and pain-related disruptions of daily living, according to the study.

"There's the pain in your body, and there's the pain in your heart about not being able to do the things that you love," Weinrib said in a university news release. "We can help people move towards

what is important to them, even through their pain. We can help people reduce their pain of not living."

Recent American and Canadian guidelines for managing non-cancer pain suggest trying alternative treatments before considering narcotic painkillers, said study senior author Dr. Hance Clarke.

However, there is little research on how mental health support can help patients manage pain, he said.

This study suggests "there is a powerful role for interventions other than the prescription pad in helping patients manage their pain and suffering, taper their opioids and lead rewarding lives," said Clarke, director of the Transitional Pain Service.

The results were published June 28 in the Canadian Journal of Pain.

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Notice of Qualification of THE ENGLISHSPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES NEW YORK BRANCH, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/27/17.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/01/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o The English-Speaking Union of the United States, 144 E. 39th St., NY, NY 10016.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

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Notice of Qualification of CHAVERWARE, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/24/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John J. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of MAPLE HAPPY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Andrea Dyson, 100 Jay St, Apt 9E, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of BRIGHTON SOLUTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of BC PARTNERS ADVISORS L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/29/17. Princ. office of LP: 650 Madison Ave., 23rd Fl., NY, NY 10022. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with The Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of Prime Core Basics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kane Kessler, P.C., 666 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of 1211 Franklin Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Phipps Houses, 902 Broadway, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of REVIVE ELECTRONICS, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/22/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Indiana (IN) on 12/5/12.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

IN address of LLC: 525 Congressional Blvd, Carmel, IN 46032. Cert. of Formation filed with IN Secy of State, 200 W Washington St, Rm 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of NEWZOOM HOLDINGS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/18/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 252 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of TIN TIN REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: TIN TIN REALTY LLC, 1230 76TH Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of JOURNEY GROWTH CAPITAL & ADVISORS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/16/2017. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jennifer A. Guzman, 311 East 11th Street, Apt #2A, New York, NY 10003.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/13/2017. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC, 115 W 16 St, Basement, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of Farley Developer LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17.

Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Property Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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2177 CLARENDON MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/2017.

Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Legalinc Corporate Services, 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste. 1 #086 Buffalo, NY 14221, which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Development LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/19/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/2/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Retail LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway TRS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of ALPHA SQUARED PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/15/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o James Kruvant, 270 Park Ave. South, Apt. 9F, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 31 WEST 27TH STREET PROPERTY INVESTORS IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/12/17. Princ. office of LLC: 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Frederal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of AA 2040 White Plains LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/308/4]

Notice of Formation of Maple Avenue Flushing LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 06/16/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is C T CORPORATION SYSTEM, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/308/4]

Notice of Qualification of SILOETT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/14/17.

Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/3/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 15801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Macquarie Energy Partners GP LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

PAGE 46 Notice of Qualification of 163 Varick Funding LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/7/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of ML FOOTWEAR, LLC. The fictitious name is: ML FOOTWEAR (NEW YORK), LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/13/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/15/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. NV address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of formation of GAUDY BOY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/01/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Jee Leong Koh, 3 W 122nd Street, Apt. 5D, New York, NY 10027.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of SWCGP 2012 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 411 E 53rd St, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of TIF Partners, LLC. Fictitious name in NY State: Technology Impact Fund Partners, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/16/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/1/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 250 University Ave., Ste. 400, Palo Alto, CA 94301. DE address of LLC: Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of Zero Squabble LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/16. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150 E 58th St, Fl. 39, NY, NY 10155. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

BILLY & CHRISTO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/20/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4 Russell St., Brooklyn, NY 11222, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of TROON ELECTRIC OF NEW YORK, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/5/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of formation of ANGLO AMERICAN NYC LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Mark Pettit, 225 – 5th Avenue, Apartment 5J, New York, NY 10010.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of Anon Atelier II LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/8/17.

Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 4400 Harding Rd., One Belle Meade Pl., Nashville, TN 37205. LLC formed in DE on 6/5/17.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Notice of Reg. of CANAM NEW YORK REGIONAL CENTER, L.P. XIV. Cert of LP filed with the SSNY on 05/12/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LP, 88 Pine St., Ste 2010, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LP is to dissolve: 01/01/2027.

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Notice of formation of AHF DEVELOPMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/01. Office location: KINGS CTY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 144 W 86TH ST, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC): Name: THE EDGE HOLDING GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/23/2016. Office location: New York County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Juliet P. Masters, 580 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Suite 4-J, New York, NY 10030.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of NP SPE VI LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of NP SPE V LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Grey State Apparel LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/10/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 305 7th Ave., Ste. 13A, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company.

Name: PoK 23 Acad, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on June 1, 2017.

NY office location: New York County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to PoK 23 Acad, LLC, 333 Park Avenue South, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10010. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [6/167/21]

Notice of Qualification of 85 BROAD STREET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/24/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/18/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of INGERSOLL SENIOR IH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/02/17. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Myrtle Ave., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11201. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Mizzen and Main LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 5/7/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the TX address of LLC: Attn: Kevin S. Lavelle, 1444 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 545, Dallas, TX 75207. Arts. of Org. filed with TX Secy. of State, 1019 Brazos, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Tyrus Capital Americas, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/9/16. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/7/16.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of NP SPE IV LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/19/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of IMNY GS, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/27/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 136 E. 57th St., 13th Fl., NY, NY 10022, Attn: Jerry Katzoff. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Formation of BRP North White Plains LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/25/17. 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. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of NEBARI SECURITIES, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/30/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/5/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 140 E 45th St, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

JULY 7, 2017 Notice of Qualification of BORTESI & C. LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/30/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/21/08.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Francesco Di Pietro, Moses & Singer LLP, 405 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10174.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o DE Business Incorporators, Inc., 3422 Old Capitol Trl., Ste. 700, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of State of DE, Corp. Dept., Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Banker Steel NJ, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/25/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/6/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of GLANSAOL MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/25/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/4/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Formation of DARK MATTER DIVISION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/17. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 423 W. 120th St., Apt. 33, NY, NY 10027. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of GP COMMERCIAL CB LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/30/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/19/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. 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. [6/97/14]

Notice of Formation of 3BF PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/01/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: General Counsel, 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds, 330 W. 42nd St., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10036-6977. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of Accrete LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/4/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mayank N. Patel, 20 Pine St., Ste. 1118, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 1675 South State Street, Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of NHI WATERMARK ROCHESTER MANAGER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/24/17. Princ. office of LLC: Carol Mayers, 399 Park Ave., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

JULY 7, 2017 Notice of Qualification of ROCHESTER CHILI PARK OWNER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/24/17. Princ. office of LLC: Carol Mayers, 399 Park Ave., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10022.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[6/9-7/14]

The Jewish Voice 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

Notice of Qualification of Thor 249 Church LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/21/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Thor Equities, LLC, 25 W. 39th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

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

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]

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.

Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/2-7/7]

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

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 NEREUS GP, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/9/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/8/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Stephen Huang, Manager, c/o Nereus Capital Partners, 110 W. 40th St., Ste. 604, NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: 1675 South State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/23-7/28]

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

Notice of formation of Elan 18th LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/25/17. Office loc.: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is 165 W. 18th St., Unit 8A, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of Blackstone Core Equity Partners – CA L.P. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/8/17. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the DE address of LP: c/o Intertrust Corporate Services Delaware Ltd., 200 Bellevue Parkway, Ste. 210, Wilmington, DE 19809. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/23-7/28]

LLC served upon is: United States Corporation Agents INC, 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202 Brooklyn,

Notice of formation of DSW NYNY 1933 E 12 ST LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/30/2017. Office loc: Kings County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Jericho Tpke, #201, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [6/9-7/14]

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 of process to 356 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [5/266/30]

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 250 W REALTY LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/17. Office loc.: New York County. SSNY

Notice of Qualification of VATIC FUND I, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/08/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/08/17. Princ. office of LLC: 315 Madison Ave., 19th Fl., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Attn: Chris Dey at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/23-7/28]

PAGE 47 LIAO FAMILY BROOKLYN PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/22/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Cornicello, Tendler & Baumel-Cornicello, LLP, 2 Wall St., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

Notice of formation of SAFARI RESTAURANT NYC, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/18/2014. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Maymuuna Birjeeb, 215 W. 116 Street, New York, NY 10026. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/237/28]

Notice of Formation of BX 10 CCP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/21/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Cohen Commercial Properties, 10 E. 40th St., Ste. 3105, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of FIELD TEST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/07/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 116 W. 23rd St., Ste. 500, NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/308/4]

Notice of formation of ONCE UPON A SKIRT – STATEN ISLAND, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/31/2017.

Office location: Richmond County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Joanna Obiedzinki – Once Upon A Skirt, 850 Route 3 Suite 230, Clifton, NJ 07012.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

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is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom 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]

process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 250 W REALTY LLC, 1090 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Apt 34, New York, NY 10032. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of formation of LAB 26 APPAREL LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon

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whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: LAB 26 APPAREL LLC, 6402 8th Ave Suite 403, Brooklyn, NY 11220

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]

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/16-7/21]

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

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.

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Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. 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 shall mail process to: Worldwide Plz, 825 8th Ave, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activity. [5/26-6/30]

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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

ATTRACTIVE JEWISH FEMALE, 70, Widowed, Retired Math Teacher, Seeks Jewish Male, Widower, 67-75, CollegeEducated, for a Long Term Relationship. Call 718-763-8919 LM0804

HELP OFFERED

REAL ESTATE

just put on 2 brand new tires.

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

$11,000 OR BEST OFFER.

CB1118

LINCOLN TOWN CAR 2006.

116,800 miles, very good condition, Black exterior,

732-691-8927

LM0505

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 LM0707

HYUNDAI ACCENT 2011, 4-door, White, Excellent Condition, 57,000 Miles.

914-332-1901

LM0331

NISSAN ROGUE SV SL 2013, AWD, 37,400 miles, excellent condition, new tires, negotiable, transferable

FOR SALE

9040

PLAYER PIANO, 1 octave short of being full piano with 23 rolls, $850. Also, LARGE PILLOW SECTIONAL, brown velour, $500. You are responsible for shipping if you are outside of Long Island. 631-665-7255 LM0728

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 COMPLETE WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. Forklift, racks, and more.

Viewing by appointment only.

917-921-0195 LM0505

9044

DRUMMER LOOKING TO JOIN OR FORM ROCK BAND. Looking for Base, Lead & Rhythm Guitarist. Must be very reliable. Call Harry at 347-592-6514 LM0707

AUTOMOTIVE

warranty. $14,800 OBO. 845-225-3396

TOYOTA LM0407

PRIUS 2014, 10k miles, creampuff, original owner, garage, ext. factory warranty. $17,995. MUST SEE! Call

LM0616

9050

TOYOTA 2007 HIGHLANDER, excellent condition, 137k, all wheel drive, original owner. $7,500. 631-261-4268 LM0721

sedan, snrf, 6 cyl, 75k mi, 248-5676 or Email: mreis@ dreiscompany.com

LM0505

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.

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

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

2000 32 FT SUNNYBROOK

EAST 4TH ST OFF AVE M. 2nd floor, 1,500 sq ft. 8 offices, 2 bathrooms. C/A/ht. Elevator bldg. Near transportation/ shopping. Will assist with reconfiguration. 347-661-7300

TRAVEL TRAILER. One slide

LM0811

$79,900. Call Richard 516-456-5920

LM0707

CAMPING SEASON IS HERE!

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

HARLEY 2001 Road King Excel Xtras 6k. $8,500. 516-825-5308

Beautiful Views. Boat Slip For

LAKE MAHOPAC. Dock Your Boat. Lovely Lakefront,

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

BROOKLYN

HS0712

LINCOLN 1996 MARK VIII COUPE, 1 Owner, Very Good Cond. 35,500 Orig Miles. MAKE OFFER. 516-413-7146 LM0721

LM0721

OPEN HOUSES

MERCEDES 2006 E350 4matic navy/ beige, $8,850. Call 516-

LM0630

ENTERTAINMENT

100,000 miles, 84 month

646-879-4930 (RIVERDALE)

10 NEEDLE BABYLOCK EMBROIDERY MACHINE. V9 software, stand, 14x14 hoop.

No need for thread changes. $9,000. Call 845-454-4830

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

Rent. $1,995. Call 914-319-6091 LM0623

TIARA 1986 PURSUIT 22’ Cutty Cabin I/O, depth finder, GPS &

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

trailer, new engine has 60 hrs. & outdrive has 60 hrs. Good cond. $10,900. 631-365-2149

LM0612

Office Space For Lease Flatbush 3,400 Sq Ft 1 Flight up, 7300 Sq Ft Lower Level, 10 Ft Will Divide, Build To Suit Call: Moshe 718-614-4646 CB1230

WAREHOUSE FOR RENT CONEY ISLAND near NEPTUNE AVE 11,000 sq ft, No Columns, M1 Zone $12,000 / month Call Mr. Harry @ ALPINE REALTY 718-238-1788 HS0724

MANHATTAN

2050

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

QUEENS

3050

ASTORIA STORE FOR RENT. Approx 1800 sq ft, with bsmt.

Eatery/ Professional/ Retail.

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

HOWARD BEACH Medical Office for rent, established location across from shopping center, waiting room, reception area, 4 exam rooms+x-ray room.

Handicap bathroom, 1st floor handicap accessible w/electric lift, 1800 sq. ft. parking easily available, 347- 322- 3614. HS0729 L I C- 460sf or 370 sq offices ,well managed building wf private, private bathrooms,views,of Manhatten.3-8 Minute walk to LIRR, 7 train,restaurants & shops Easy access 5to Midtown Tunnel , LIE & BQE Call 718-7848100 HS0701

BRONX

4050

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

STATEN ISLAND

5050

DONGAN HILLS. Perfect for Psychologist, Accountant, Attorney, Financial Planner.

Cozy 2 rooms with waiting area. $600 + utilities. Call Owner at 718-979-7458 LM0812

Well-Established Allstate Agency For Sale. Marine Park area. Agent wants to retire.

Must be able to obtain your own financing & currently be .in the insurance business Call 917-301-2477

LM0703

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REAL ESTATE STATEN ISLAND STOREFRONT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENT ON BRADLEY AVE. High traffic area. Near school & temple.

Please Call Dawn at 718-370-9700 LM0324

LONG ISLAND

6050

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN- A- 1 Professional Building 1-2-3 Rm Suites From $399/ mo. Free Utility 516-735-6681 LM0630 WESTBURY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE FOR RENT. Attorney/ Accountant, 12x18, Full Service, Conference Room, Secretary Space, Private Parking. $1,300/ month.

516-213-2200 LM0512 RETAIL STORE FOR RENT. 550 Northern Blvd. Great Neck (Across from Leonard’s.) 1600 sq ft. Fully renovated. Parking lot. Signage. HVAC. New LED lighting. New electric. Separate Gas, Electric, Taxes included. $7,500. By Owner 516-829-1244 LM0414

NEWLY FURNISHED & AFFORDABLE OFFICE SPACE For Psychotherapist & Related Professionals in Great Rockville Centre Location. Shared Waiting Room. Free Street Parking. Call 516-316-0096 LM0224 SOUTHAMPTON. Restaurant , wine bar, catering, wine tasting, patio dining, valet parking, chef’s garden. Over an acre. Jitney stop at property.

Branding, hospitality, events, long term or pop-up.

702-378-6338 LM0106 FRANKLIN SQUARE OFFICE FOR RENT. Join Prof bldg w/ dentists & med doctors, good location, lots of parking. 1,000 sq ft avail. $22-$24/ per sq ft.

516-485-9740 LM1216 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN A-1 Prof. Bldg. 1-2-3 Rm. Suites. From $399/ Mo.Free Utilites.

516-735-6681 LM0911

LONG ISLAND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE 6060 SMITHTOWN, L.I. Excellent 3-story office building. 18k SF gross plus prkg. 85% occupied.

Near LIRR, Rte 25, Proj 6%+ cap rate. $2.7M. Ron @ BESEN (646)424-5317 LM0324

NEW YORK STATE 7050 SUFFERN/ BARDONIA- PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAIL. FOR RENT. One on Lafayette Ave next to Hospital in Suffern (good for doctors.) Another on 304 in Bardonia.

845-425-8880 LM0317 KENT Office/ Retail Space on Route 52 corridor. Move your business from your basement or use our space for your pop-up or incubator business.

Spaces range from 750 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft. Rent ranges from $950 to $2,200. Short and long term leases available.

845-878-7833 LM0106 OSSINING. Commercial garage space, 2200 sq ft.

Zoned for auto repair & body work. Also, commercial outside storage. Frame equipment for sale. Rental or sale available. 914-941-3239 or 914-804-3461 LM1216

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 SALE 4060 13% Return on Investment Shopping Center, 27% Return on Equity with Depreciation.

Built ’97 . 40,361 Sq .Ft. 12,000 Cars/Day. Low $ Down. Seller Financing. Bronx: Development 44 Apartments, Approved Plans: Mixed Use Elevator Little Italy 12% Return On Investment: Vacant Lot: Queens: 9 + MultiFamily 14% Projected Return on Investment 800-242-9888 AL@ LichtensteinRE.com CB0120

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

OUT OF STATE

SWIMMING POOLS

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. Building Lot For Sale. Level, treed lot in Winona Lakes, clubhouse, 2 pools, more! $2,000. 570-369-2595 LM0804

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 MAHOPAC. 88 acres of prime land for residential sub-division, horses/ farm, etc. Most engineering done.

Close to Taconic State Parkway and lower Putnam County. Builders and Brokers welcome. Consider all offers/ ESTATE SALE, MUST SELL! $599,000. 845-628-0016 LM0623 FISHKILL, ON ROUTE 52, 34 acres, $145K & 115 acres, $495K. PUTNAM VALLEY, 21 acres, $185K. All are subdividable. Reduced for quick sale! Call Owner at 914-462-2620 LM0714 ELMSFORD. Commercial space, ideal for Tech office meetings, Day-care, Good visibility. Great access, Parking, Competitively priced.

914-592-7229 LM0623

SOMERS POINT. Buildable Lot. 1.5 miles to Ocean City 9th St. Bridge. Close to Garden State Parkway, Shopping & Beach.

Zoned for SFH. Public Utilities avail in the street. Call Listing Agent Julia Taggart- Zona Real Estate 609-412-2242 or Email jultaggart@gmail.com LM0623 SOMERS POINT. Buildable Lot. 1.5 miles to Ocean City 9th St. Bridge. Close to Garden State Parkway, Shopping & Beach. Zoned for SFH. Public Utilities avail in the street. Call Listing Agent Julia TaggartZona Real Estate 609-4122242 or Email jultaggart@ gmail.com LM0623 EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. Building Lot for Sale. Level, treed lot in Winona Lakes, clubhouse, 2 pools, more! $2,500. 570-3692595 LM0616 TOMS RIVER. Ocean County Business Park Commercial Condo. Rt. 9, 900 sq ft. Asking $115,000. Call Owner 732-300-6878 LM0505 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

LM0210

Avenue M/ East 2nd Street.

Approximately 1500 square feet basement, private entrance, 9 foot ceiling. Call 845-274-5886 CB0127

8060

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

1010

AVE U BETWEEN EAST 2ND & 3RD STREET. Second floor, private house. 2BR, 1 bath, newly renovated kitchen. Near transportation & shopping. $2,100 including utilities. Call Owner 917-865-6465 LM0811 MIDWOOD- 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

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REAL ESTATE 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

MANHATTAN

2010

UPPER WEST SIDE – West End & 99 St.Seeking, roommate, spacious, 7RM, Apt.BR, Shower, shared kitchen, DR,$2,000/mo E; adyassky@ aol.com / 212-864-5288 HS0506

QUEENS

3010

MATURE MALE, 66, RELOCATING BACK TO NYC. Seeks a room to rent in an apartment. Quiet setting preferred. $600 per month.

Contact Marc 954-644-9558 LM0616

LONG ISLAND

6010

MONTAUK. Hear the ocean!

Private setting. 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths. Extensive decks.

Outdoor shower. Walk to ocean bay & town. Available August through September 10. Weekly stays welcome.

Call for website. 516-458-5810

OUT OF STATE

8010

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

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

LONG ISLAND CONDO FOR SALE

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

8020

7020

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

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

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

LM0728

E. NORTHPORT. 1BR Apt, Private. $1,600/ month incl. garage, electric & gas. No pets/ smokers. First, last & 1 month security + references.

631-266-2360 LM0616

NEW YORK STATE

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 great value being offered by a Motivated Seller. Built in 1933 as a small mansion on one acre, this house has been upgraded to a larger home with attached 2 car garage for a growing family. Enter into a formal foyer with half bath right into a large country kitchen, granite island with bright breakfast area leading into Mother-in-law or Media Room. The house has a formal 35 foot long dining room with fireplace and wet bar. The 1400 sf. family room contains three exposures, a 30ft cathedral ceiling, and a second fireplace. Exit onto onto a wrapdeck which spirals down to a 600 sf. patio overlooking the rear of the property / gardens.

The second floor features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a master bedroom with cathedral ceiling, and a Romeo Juliet balcony overlooking the family room.

Marble Master bathroom with jacuzzi tub and separate glass shower. Servants’ quarters converted into bedroom and laundry room. The basement level features large rec- room with Lap Pool and lower den with FDR fireplace. Exit the den onto a large patio overlooking large rear property, with babbling brook ample for garden & children’s play.

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

HOUSES FOR RENT BROOKLYN

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

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,

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.

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

6030 PLAINVIEW. 3 Year Old Colonial! 4BR, 3 baths, 22’ EIK with island, 15’ FDR, 30’ MBR Suite. Huge Bsmt. Job Relocation Forced Sale. $5,100.

Realtor 516-316-8551 LM0708

The downtown Village Center, with its Tudor architecture, has a variety of stores, professional offices and residential units and the Metro North Railroad. It so situated so that you can enjoy city life, suburban life, country life and ocean life within relatively short distances.

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

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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REAL ESTATE LAGRANGE TOWN OF, $350,000 RANCH ON .66 ACRES, BUILT 1957, 1983 SQ FT, 7 RMS 2 BATH, 4 BED RMS, LIV RM, DIN/SUN RM 14 X 24, FAM/ TV RM, KITCHEN, LAUNDRY RM OFF KITCH, BASEMENT 250 SQ FT BEDROOM WITH BATH + 2 CLOSETS, 2 CAR GARAGE. IN GND POOL,16 X 32, 12 X 12 SHED. HOT WATER BB HEAT, 200 AMP ELEC SVC, CENTRAL AIR, KITCHEN REMAKE 2010, 3 OVENS, HARD WOOD FLRS THRUOUT, RECENTLY FINISHED PATIO AND WALKWAYS, NEW LANDSCAPING, MANY EXTRAS, ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMBINED TAXES 2015 $5278, 12 MINUTES FROM METRO NORTH OR TSP. 845-471-6874 OR JJD414GC@AOL.COM (APPOINTMENT ONLY)

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

East 34th St./ I & J Gut renovated 1 family semi-det triplex, 6BR's, 4.5 baths, kosher kitchen, fin bsmt w/2BR apt. Solar panels, C/AC, pvt drv/ gar. $959K. Call (917)774-5554 LM0804 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

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 LM1002

FRANKLIN LAKES. GATED RETREAT ON 3 PRIVATE ACRES, ELEVATOR, LAVISH GOURMET KITCHEN, EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES, $1,899,999.

DEBBIE 201-925-7667 OR WWW.811COLONIAL ROADFRANKLINLAKES.COM LM0113

4040

BRONX. DREAM LOCATION! Throgs Neck Tranquility. Steps from City Island Sound and Pelham Park. Minutes from shopping, transportation and I-95. 2 family (2100 square feet total); patio, backyard & shed.

Great investment property!

Buyer/ Brokers Welcome.

Contact: Joanne 917-232-8616 LM0804

STATEN ISLAND

5040

Staten Island Mountaindale: 3 BRs. htd Fl arm, fin bsmt, 2 bths, lg EIK, some furniture.

Heated & A/c’s. Mint condition.

All new appliances. Nr. shul.

917-453-6926. HS0729

LONG ISLAND

6040

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

NEW YORK STATE

PLOTS FOR SALE 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 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

OUT OF STATE

9065

KING SOLOMON MEMORIAL PARK, CLIFTON, NJ. 1 plot, Lebanon B, $1,550 plus $300 paid directly to Cemetery for maintenance and preservation.

Call Ruth at 713-667-1483 or 281-660-5380 LM0811 WELLWOOD. 4 Plots- Lot 23, Div. J. Price Negotiable.

631-665-1140 LM0728 KING SOLOMON CEMETERY in Clifton, NJ. 6 adjacent plots valued at $2,000 each. Asking $1,500 each. 212-781-5714 LM0714

PINELAWN Garden of Normandie. 1 Plot for 2. $5,600. 631-220-4887 LM0714

BETH ISRAEL CEMETERY IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. 4 plots.

Worth $3,180 per plot. Willing to split. Best Offer!

Call 561-733-3776 LM0707 BETH ISRAEL IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. Outdoor Mausoleum, Crypt for 3, Building 23, Section 21, Level 4, Crypt # 38. Valued at $20,000. Asking $15,000 neg.

Call 917-445-5293 or 718-894-7728 LM0707

FLORIDA

9080

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. PGA National Spa & Resort. Prime Location.

Beautifully renovated, det 1 fam house with private backyard & garage. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. One floor.

Selling for $317,000. Also, for rent. Winter Rental $5,400. 4 months preferred. 917-3016180 LM0811

8040

BARNEGAT, NJ. 290 Hawthorne Ln. 15 minutes from Long Beach Island. 3BR, 4 baths, single family house. Whispering Hills, granite countertops, ceramic tile floor, private deck, energy efficient. Too many upgrades to list. $237,000.

Also will be selling Household Furniture. 609-488-4824 LM0721 TOMS RIVER. 4BR, 1 bath ranch with garage. Newer roof, gutters, hardwood floors, etc.

Opportunity knocks! $209,900.

Exit Realty 732-312-3862 LM0721

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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

Seeking Top L.I. Realtors ready to make a deal on a good investment property. Investor seeking to buy below market.

Bonus. Call 516-693-3995 LM0804 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

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