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Iraqi PM Declares Victory Over “Oppression, Brutality & Terrorism” as Mosul is Liberated from IS

Members of the Iraqi federal police wave their country’s national flag in celebration in the Old City of Mosul. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over the Islamic State terrorist group after eight months of urban warfare, bringing an end to three years of militants' rule in the city

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resident Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Iraq, its prime minister, and security forces for liberating the city of Mosul from Islamic State. In a White House statement, Trump said defeating the militant group in Mosul "signals that its days in Iraq and Syria are numbered." He further pledged to "continue to seek the total destruction of ISIS," using an acronym for Islamic State. Trump said the United States grieves for the thousands of Iraqis who suffered and died at the hands of Islamic State along with the "loss of the heroic soldiers and Peshmerga (Kurdish fighters) who gave their lives."

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally declared victory on Monday in the city that the militant group had declared the capital of its caliphate in Iraq. Speaking from Mosul's Old City in a speech carried on state television, Abadi said the win is a victory over oppression, brutality and terrorism. "I declare in Mosul, from Mosul, to all people the...failure and collapse of the terrorist Islamic State," he said. Abadi said Iraq still faces challenges, including destroying Islamic State terror cells that still exist in the country and creating stability for the entire nation. The U.S. military welcomed Abadi's statement but said there are still areas of the Old City of Mosul that must be

cleared of explosives and possible ISIS fighters in hiding. Hours before Abadi's speech, witnesses reported heavy fighting still underway in parts of Mosul.

Trump said defeating the militant group in Mosul "signals that its days in Iraq and Syria are numbered." He further pledged to "continue to seek the total destruction of ISIS" The commanding U.S. general of the coalition operation in Mosul, Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, said, "This victory alone does not elim-

inate ISIS and there is still a tough fight ahead. But the loss of one of its twin capitals and a jewel of their so-called caliphate is a decisive blow." Islamic State still controls some territory outside Mosul as well as much bigger areas in neighboring Syria.

Will it ever feel safe again? Thousands of civilians have been killed in this battle and 900,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Vast swaths of Mosul and the surrounding towns and villages have been abandoned, and many people say they will never feel safe going home. And while no part of Mosul is as thoroughly destroyed as the Old City, neither has any part been left un-

touched by nearly three years of Islamic State rule and almost nine months of all-out war. Human rights group Amnesty International released a report Tuesday detailing the loss of civilian life in the battle for Mosul, documenting at least 400 civilian deaths just in West Mosul between January and mid-May. "The scale and gravity of the loss of civilian lives during the military operation to retake Mosul must immediately be publicly acknowledged at the highest levels of government in Iraq and states that are part of the US-led coalition," Lynn Maalouf, Director of Research for the Middle East at Am-

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Police Release New Video of Suspected Arsonist of Bklyn’s “Mitzvah Bus” By: Max Rozwaski

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ollowing the release of surveillance footage last week showing a possible suspect in the torching of Brooklyn’s “mitzvah bus,” authorities have now released another video of the suspect. In the second footage, captured around the same time as the June 26 arson, the suspect, an African-American male in a black cap and T-shirt, can be seen inside a store, according to the NY Post. Created a year and a half ago by Crown Heights artist Lev Scheiber, the “mitzvah bus” was an iconic sight, delighting both children and adults as it drove past bedecked with vibrant colors and religious symbols while broadcasting Jewish music. The bus gained popularity beyond the community’s bounds after being featured in a YouTube music video by singer Benny Friedman for

Following the release of surveillance footage last week showing a possible suspect in the torching of Brooklyn’s “mitzvah bus,” authorities have now released another video of the suspect

his song “I’m a Jew and I’m Proud.” The music video went viral, garnering over two and a half million views on YouTube. According to a June 30 New York Post report, the initial surveillance footage showed the suspect (an African-American male) walking in the vi-

cinity of Flatbush’s Troy Avenue and Maple Street, where the mitzvah bus was parked at the time. Two hours after the suspect was captured on camera, the bus was discovered in its burned-out state. Investigators believe the suspect smashed the bus’s windows be-

Despite the loss of his mitzvah bus, which doubled as Scheiber’s art studio and school transportation for his daughters, the artist is not deterred, and has plans to create a replacement. The community is chipping in, with $4,000 already raised online to fund the creation of a new bus. “It represents the Jewish spirit and sort of old-school Crown Heights,” Scheiber explained to NBC New York. Scheiber described the bus to the New York Post as “a creative project,” one that Created a year and a half ago by Crown Heights artist Lev “represented creative expresScheiber, the “mitzvah bus” was an iconic sight, delighting both sion and the freedom to be children and adults as it drove past bedecked with vibrant yourself — a sort of good vibe colors and religious symbols while broadcasting Jewish music vehicle that you didn’t see evfore setting the interior on fire a very splashy bus. It’s clearly ery day.” The mitzva bus was created Jewish.” and fleeing on foot. In a report, CBS New York to instill Jewish pride. Schei“I went to the bus today and it was completely destroyed. urged those with information ber, along with all involved in My initial reaction was it was regarding the suspect’s where- fund-raising for the new bus, a targeted act,” Scheiber said abouts to contact the NYPD are determined that no arsonshortly after the incident, ac- Crime Stoppers Hotline at ist or vandal will be able to silence that message. cording to the Forward. “It’s 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

MTA’s Lhota Gives Commuters Harsh Ultimatum over Penn Station Construction By: Eloise Albaret

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ccording to The New York Daily News, MTA Chairman, Joe Lhota, is giving commuters an ultimatum when it comes to the Penn Station construction and repairs: either find new ways to get to places or suffer through the Summer of Hell. Lhota may have thought he was being helpful by suggesting other alternatives, but the transit chairman only was disrupting an already angered group of commuters who rely on Penn Station everyday, says The Daily News. “Try something different,” said Lhota in a conference call.“We’re asking Long Islanders to change their habits, to try something

different,” But it’s not always that easy, especially when city officials are warning commuters about driving into the already congested city, reports VIN News. “Anyone who works in the city understands the gridlock that characterizes downtown and midtown Manhattan during business hours. It’s why they chose mass transit to begin with,” said New Jersey state Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is chairman of the chambers transportation committee. Lhota said that the MTA is ready for Monday’s hellacious commute with extra cars on LIRR trains and MTA officials are getting their communication channels in place to make sure service runs as smoothly as pos-

MTA Chairman, Joe Lhota, is giving commuters an ultimatum when it comes to the Penn Station construction and repairs: either find new ways to get to places or suffer through the Summer of Hell.

sible, reports The Daily News. place for Monday morning,” said “We have all of the assets that Lhota. we need to be able to have in But that does not change the

attitude of thousands of commuters. According to VIN News, Joey Neri, 30, said in an email that he moved to Edison, New Jersey, because of the direct train service to Penn Station just months before the repairs were announced. Joe Lhota, a second-time chairman, who was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, vowed that the transit agency will better communicate with riders about changes, but that this week will definitely be tough for commuters, reports Crain’s. “Monday is a test, there’s no question,” said Lhota. “Tuesday is another test.” “It will continue throughout that week,” added Lhota. Although they have plenty of advice about the hellish com-

mute, MTA executives are infamous for not using the transit system themselves, says Crain’s. A review by the Daily News found that two MTA higher-ups only swiped their free MetroCards twice in two years, reports Crain’s. “I would encourage as many people as possible to take the train,” said Lhota. “If you take the train now, you should take the train next week.” Lhota said also that the MTA will monitor Amtrak’s repairs to make sure they are on track to be finished by Sept. 1 as planned, reports The Daily News. “We know it is going to be a tough couple of months,” said Interim Director Ronnie Hakim. “But it’s temporary.”

Legislative Session Grants Victories to NY’s First Responders By Rebecca Gold

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ittle was accomplished during the recent legislative session, but one group that greatly benefited by several policies are the first responders to New York City’s 9ll terrorist attack. On the last day of session, the legislature passed a bill that gives municipal or state employees who no longer work in the city but became ill during the cleanup and recovery of the attacks on the World Trade Center, unlimited sick leave. According to Politico, “This bill ensures that people who were New York City uniformed officers when they worked at the World Trade Center site and who now work for other

jurisdictions can have as much sick leave as they need to deal with 9/11-related cancers or other diseases. Their current municipalities would be reimbursed by the state.” Long Island Democrat and co-sponsor of the bill, State Senator Todd Kaminsky said that despite the bills call for state spending beyond budget, he still expects the legislation to be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. He explained that the bill is not an open-ended expense, but rather protects a limited number of public workers. Politico reports, “The Legislature also passed a bill that provides volunteer firefighters who contract certain cancers with enhanced disability ben-

no longer work are eligible for $1,500 per month of disability, according to the bill, and the families of those who die are eligible for an accidental death benefit of $50,000. These benefits would be paid for by the municipality and revenue would be expected to be raised through property taxes.” Nassau County’s Oceanside Fire Department’s chief Kevin Klein said that his men and women should receive the same protections, since as career firefighters they respond to the same fires. Several bills were passed by legislature that will protect the Klein said, “When your first responders on 9/11, who have illnesses resulting from their people get sick and are dying, service. it sure would be nice to have a efits, the same kind career fire- nosed with certain cancers to little peace of mind for them fighters receive. The bill would receive a lump sum payment of and their families. As a chief allow volunteers who are diag- $25,000. Firefighters who can with 215 men and women in

“When your people get sick and are dying, it sure would be nice to have a little peace of mind for them and their families.” this department, it is something I’m very happy to see. If we don’t take care of our people, who is going to want to do this?” A third bill was also passed that will provide training and safety officers along with airport firefighters increased disability pensions. Last session, similar legislation was vetoed by Cuomo, who said the state budget not independent legislation, should be addressing the costs of this nature.

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DeBlasio Draws Heat for Protesting Trump at G-20 in Wake of Bronx Cop Slaying By: Anat Ghelber

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ayor Bill de Blasio is getting criticized for an international trip he has taken to Germany in the wake of the shooting death of an officer with the New York City Police Department in the Bronx. Officer Miosotis Familia, aged 48, was shot to death in her police car in the Bronx. Police are calling her death an 'unprovoked attack’. The mayor has defended his trip to Germany stating that “city business” will continue as normal even if he’s not present. “All the issues that need to be attended to, I'm attending to every day, regardless of where I am,” he stated from the city of Hamburg to WNYC. Mayor de Blasio left New York City to

be making the keynote address at a rally being staged in protest to the summit. The situation has been described as “very tense” since there are numerous fights between police officers and demonstrators in the city regarding the summit. Back in New York City, Mayor de Blasio is being taken to task for seemingly abandoning the city during potential crises regarding not only the death of Officer Familia but also the fact that homelessness in New York City has apparently increased by Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting criticized for an international trip he 40% from the last year. Several mayoral candidates and Repubhas taken to Germany in the wake of the shooting death of an lican party members in the city officer with the New York City Police Department in the Bronx. Officer Miosotis Familia, aged 48, was shot to death in her police are making sure to take advantage of the situation and levy car in the Bronx. Police are calling her death an 'unprovoked criticism at the Mayor for his acattack’. tions, among them are Republitake part in the international G20 economic summit. He’ll can mayor candidate Assembly-

woman Nicole Malliotakis from Staten Island, and Republican Chairman Ed Cox. Chairman Cox has even gone on to say, "Bill de Blasio is so derelict in his job of Mayor, he should give it up and let someone else take over his responsibilities and duties, permitting him to return to his full-time roots as a protester and political rabble-rouser. New Yorkers deserve so much better.” The mayor has defended himself by saying that he was invited to go to Germany almost two weeks ago, but refrained from informing anybody after the police officer’s death. He made sure to attend Officer Familia’s funeral. He stated, “I feel so deeply for Officer Familia's family. I was in See DeBlasio Draws Heat , page 36

Fed Gov't Report Estimates Cost of Hudson Tunnel to Skyrocket to $13B By Hannah Hayes

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recent report by the federal government increased the estimated cost by more than 50 percent for the construction of a new Hudson River rail tunnel and reviving the old one, making the new expected price tag a whopping $13 billion. People in favor of the project believe it will still happen, because it is so desperately needed. According to Crain’s News, “The existing two-track tunnel, which shuttles Amtrak riders and millions of New Jersey Transit commuters to and from Manhattan each year, is aging and in desperate need of major repair, which involves first building a new sibling conduit. But the new draft environmental impact statement by the U.S Department of Transportation found the endeavor, part of a larger project known as Gateway, would run into the range of $11.7 to $12.98 billion. A similar tunnel construction and repair

John Porcari, interim Gateway Development Corp. Executive Director said the estimated costs have increased for the construction of the new rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

effort, part of the Access to the Region's Core project killed by Gov. Chris Christie, was priced at $8.7 billion. Christie had said he did not want New Jersey to be on the hook for cost overruns.” On Thursday morning, June 6, at New York Penn Station at a press conference unveiling the report, Gateway Program Development Corp. Interim

Director John Porcari said that building the new shaft will cost between $11.2 billion and $12.9 billion, while renovating the old tunnel will be another $1.7 billion. Work to keep up current operation before the under-river tracks are repaired are where additional costs would come from. Porcari said this recent estimate differs from earlier ones due to

increased security, excavation and refurbishment costs, which is a result of now having more accurate and detailed plans for both parts of the project. He said, "Those numbers are better known than they were before. The cost numbers will continue to be refined." On Friday, June 7, the analaysis was completed according to Porcari. That same day, the Department of Transportation officially withdrew its trustee from the development corporation. Crain’s reports, “The entity had been formed in 2015 at the behest of now-Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, with a four-person leadership that also included Amtrak Chairman Anthony Coscia and two representatives from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, one picked by the governor of each state. Some interpreted the withdrawal of the DOT trustee as an ill omen for the project, an undertaking which Schumer and the Obama administration steered through

"Those numbers are better known than they were before. The cost numbers will continue to be refined." initial resistance from Christie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Others saw it as a play by President Donald Trump to pressure the Senate Democratic leader and to put Trump's own stamp on the project, as he advances a vision for infrastructure that involves private capital investment, tax credits and toll revenue. Porcari, himself a former deputy secretary of transportation under President Barack Obama, appeared at pains to signal to the Trump administration that his group would aggressively investigate the possibility of seeking a private partner to help finance the tunnel's construction.” Porcari said, "We've always had a very open mind as to how best to build it. That's something we're actively evaluating."

Cuomo Announces More Than $103M to Pave Roads Across Mid-Hudson Valley By: Gene Wilkenson

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ov. Andrew Cuomo announced last Thursday that $103.8 million will be used for projects to pave and repair 192 lane miles of state roads across the Mid-Hudson Valley through this summer and fall, according to VIN News. The funds are part of a total $403.3 million for pavement improvements on nearly 1,700 miles of roadway across New York State and includes projects in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties, reports VIN News. “Safe and reliable infrastructure is the backbone of any economy and this funding will help ensure roadways across

vestment postpones the need for more expensive, in depth repairs. The repair and renovation of the state’s transportation infrastructure will also increase safety and guarantee that state and local communities remain economically competitive, says VIN News. “The roads we are paving this summer range from high-volume interstates to rural routes, The funds are part of a total $403.3 million for pavement but all are important connectors improvements on nearly 1,700 miles of roadway across New between and within communiYork State and includes projects in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, ties, linking downtowns to busiRockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties ness districts and supporting the region remain in good re- work that will improve the our agriculture and tourism inpair and able to meet the needs quality of life for residents and dustries. I thank Governor Cuoof New Yorkers, businesses and lay the groundwork for future mo for this investment in our highway system,” said Matthew visitors alike,” said Governor growth and prosperity.” According to VIN News, J. Driscoll, who is the New York Cuomo. “This administration has made an unprecedented maintenance paving work keeps State Department of Transporinvestment in rebuilding New New York’s highways in a state tation Commissioner. The projects are designed to York’s transportation network, of good repair and that this in-

minimize traffic, which is consistent with Governor Cuomo’s Driver’s First Initiative. Drivers are reminded that fines are doubles for speeding in work zones and that two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of the individual’s driver’s license. According to VIN News, the paving and repair work will take place on the following roads: • 23 miles on Interstate 684 from Interstate 84 in the town of Southeast, Putnam County, to Hardscrabble Road in the town of North Salem, Westchester County ($55.2 million) • 18 miles on Interstate 684 from Route 172 to Harris Road in the town of Bedford, Westchester County ($6.5 million) See Cuomo Announces More , page 36

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n Thursday, July 6, a whole week after Albany decided to extend the mayor’s control over schools, de Blasio’s administration finally revealed the terms of its side of the deal regarding charter schools. According to The Post, “The agreement says the city will allow the charter sector to re-use charter certificates that were issued to schools but that are no longer being used — largely in the case of so-called “zombie” schools that have closed. Charter officials said there are currently 22 such schools in New York City, which effectively doubles the number of available certificates in the five boroughs from 23 to 45. Raising the charter school cap was a sticking point during the debates in Albany, but Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie refused to entertain a legislative solution.” The only way Mayor de Blasio was able to maintain control of the schools was by accepting

“We identified a few common-sense areas where we could better work together to ensure all 1.1 million school children have a chance to succeed.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio finally released his side of the agreement regarding charter schools, a week after mayoral control was extended by Albany. (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

this compromise, an insider told The Post. A charter sector official, whose familier with the deliberations, told the publication, “Albany made it clear to the city that they had to do this stuff. Senator Majority [Leader] Flanagan and Governor Cuomo said in order to get mayoral control extended, the mayor had to do right by charters.” Other terms that the city agreed to, include: providing charter students with Metrocards if their schools start before yellow bus service; promising to respond swiftly to complaints about conditions in any school building; and agreed to bureaucratic solutions to the process by which charter schools obtain access to public space. The pro-charter group Stu-

dentsFirstNY’s director Jenny Sedlis said, “Charters have been battling with the de Blasio administration for the last four years but thanks to Albany leaders, productive conversations led to an agreement that’s good for all public school kids. Parents will have access to more school options and charter operators will get significant relief.” Charter schools were described by City Hall spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein, as an “important partner” in providing students with an excellent education. She said, “Through the debate over mayoral control, we identified a few common-sense areas where we could better work together to ensure all 1.1 million school children have a chance to succeed.”

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ho are New York’s wealthiest and poorest congress members? In our heavily class-focused society, this question may have crossed the minds of many, and plays into the anxiety some may feel regarding elected officials too-privileged status. A 2014 report by the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit tracking money in U.S. politics, found that for the first time in history, the majority of the United States Congress were millionaires. In a July 1 report, the New York Post explored the issue by profiling NY congress members with the highest and lowest income. Carolyn Maloney, a Democratic senator representing New York’s 12th District and a resident of the Upper East Side, ranked at the top of the list, with assets ranging from $11.3 million to $47.3 million. The report noted that Lowey has been ranked the second-wealthiest member of New York’s Congress. A 2015 summary by the Washington-based news outlet Roll Call ranked Maloney at 43 as the wealthiest member of Congress, with a net worth of 9.15 million. Roll Call also found that Nita Lowey, a Democratic Congresswoman representing New York’s 17th District, ranked at 36 among

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W Virtual reality lab in Brooklyn, an NYC-NYU joint project, to open in late 2017

cated in the city, it is poised to easily become a leader in the sector, officials said. "The world of VR/AR is growing at breakneck speed, and the implications for businesses across New York City are incredibly exciting," said Julie Menin, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. "This new facility will ensure that we're doing our part to spur innovation, create talent pipelines and make New York City the home of these emerging industries." The industry has been propelled with almost $3 billion in private investments across the country over the past two years, as per a Citigroup report in 2016. The report estimates that globally, by 2035, the VR/AR field could grow to $2.16 tril-

lion, as more markets begin to take advantage of the technology for their own applications. The project’s goal is to provide work space and an early investment for new ventures. With a bit of luck, other interested parties and investors will take notice and follow suite to create the success that the city is striving for. "The virtual and augmented reality industry is booming, and the de Blasio administration is committed to making it a major job creator in New York City," said James Patchett, the EDC president. "By fostering the industry's growth with a central hub, we can support startups, fuel innovation and connect New Yorkers to the training and opportunities they need to access good jobs."

Roll Call also found that Nita Lowey, a Democratic Congresswoman representing New York’s 17th District, ranked at 36 among the wealthiest, with an income of $12.03 million

the wealthiest, with an income of $12.03 million. According to the NY Post, Lowey was ranked the 17th wealthiest member of Congress in 2014. Other Democratic NY legislators on the New York Post’s list include Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who has a reported balance of at least $550,000, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is believed to have as much as $460,000 in his accounts. The affluence among New York Congressman is spread across party lines, with Republican Congressman Dan Donovan owning a Staten Island home worth as much as $1 million, and Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin owning a home worth 250,000 dollars in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

Despite the ostensibly high income of many New York legislators, a 2014 New York Daily News report noted that most New York Congress members are living modestly relative to their counterparts nationwide. The report singled out Gillibrand and Schumer as less affluent members of Congress, along with Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan), Steve Israel (D-L.I.), and Rep. Lydia Velasquez (D-Brooklyn), all of whom have “more debts than assets,” according to the report. On the question of whether legislators earn too much, a 2016 report the Atlantic noted that most U.S. legislators earn 174,000 annually, four times the paycheck of the average American.

Brooklyn Crime Continues To Drop In First Half Of 2017

By: Ilana Siyance ew York University's Tandon School of Engineering and CUNY's Lehman College in the Bronx have been selected to create and operate a new virtual reality and augmented reality center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As reported byy Crain’s NY, the City's Economic Development Corp., in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, have designated the two schools to partner in creating the first ever publicly funded virtual reality and augmented reality center in the United States. VR refers to a fully immersive simulated experience, whilst AR utilizes like technology to layer computer-generated simulations onto the user's view of the material world. Tandon School of Engineering has been granted a $6 million investment to build and operate the new lab, with the objective to generate over 500 new jobs throughout the next 10 years, and hopefully grow the city's reputation in the industry. Lehman, which recently opened its own VR/AR Training Academy and Development Lab, with mostly private funding by EON Reality, will serve as a workforce development center. In light of New York’s diverse workforce and the variety of industries lo-

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ith an 18% decrease in murder at the halfway point of 2017 leading the way, Brooklyn crimes continued to drop in nearly all felony crime categories, according to the latest New York City Police Department statistics. There were 50 murders thus far in 2017 as compared to 61 at the halfway mark of 2016, with the Brooklyn North police sector including traditionally high violent crime areas leading the way. For example, the 75th Precinct, which covers East New York and Cypress Hills has reported five murders thus far in 2017 year as compared to 15 at the halfway point of 2016. Conversely, the 67th Precinct covering East Flatbush as part of police sector Brooklyn South has the most reported murders in Brooklyn with 10 at the halfway point of 2017 as compared to seven at this time in 2016. Also down borough wide are both shooting incidents and shooting victims. There were 32 fewer shooting incidents compared to this time last year (a total of 136, down 19.2%) and 48 fewer shooting victims (a total of 155, down 23.7%). In addition, the Total Index Crime in Brooklyn representing the seven major felony crime categories of murder, rape, rob-

With an 18% decrease in murder at the halfway point of 2017 leading the way, Brooklyn crimes continued to drop in nearly all felony crime categories, according to the latest New York City Police Department statistics.

bery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft, is down 4.5% for the year. This includes declines in all the categories except for rape, which is up less than one percent for the year. Overall crime is up in Brooklyn subways with Brooklyn South reporting nearly a 37 percent rise in reported transit crime incidents with 138 incidents reported this year as compared to 101 at this time in 2016. Brooklyn North, however, is up a negligible two percent with 145 reported subway crimes in the first six months of 2017 as compared to 142 at this time last year. Public housing has also seen a steep decline in crime so far this year. In Brooklyn South there have been 223 incidents of

crime reported in public housing so far in 2017 as compared to 257 incidents last year for a 13 percent decrease. Brooklyn North is flat with 599 reported incidents so far this year and 600 reported at this point in 2016. “I am very proud that crime has continued to plummet so rapidly in Brooklyn, a trend that shows that the targeted approach employed by the NYPD and my Office in fighting violent crime is working,” said Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. “It is also proof that we can implement criminal justice reforms while still enhancing public safety. We have launched innovative new programs to reduce reliance on bail, to proSee Brooklyn Crime Continues , page 36

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Gary Barnett’s $4B Manhattan Tower Dozens of New Developments Planned Has $95M Penthouse Unit with Pool Along the 2nd Ave Subway Route By: Eloise Albaret

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onstruction plans for Gary Barnett’s $4 Billion Central Park Tower were released and one of the most expensive units is going for $95 million and includes an outdoor pool, reports The Real Deal. The 100th floor of the most expensive residential building ever planned in New York City contains some of the most lavish amenities including a grand ballroom and a beautiful view of Central Park, but it is the unlisted units that contain some of the most luxurious plans, says The Real Deal.

According to The Real Deal, Central Park Tower’s Extell Development finally received a $900 million construction loan from JPMorgan Chase for the project at 217 West 57th Street and the offering plan that Extell filed with the New York Attorney General’s office includes 179 condominiums, 20 of which will be priced at $60 million or above. The most expensive unit, Unit 53, is a four-bedroom, 7,984-square-foot apartment and is asking a mere $95 million, according to The Real Deal. The apartment comes with a 2,000-square-foot terrace, a private elevator lobby and an out-

Central Park Tower’s Extell Development finally received a $900 million construction loan from JPMorgan Chase for the project at 217 West 57th Street and the offering plan that Extell filed with the New York Attorney General’s office includes 179 condominiums, 20 of which will be priced at $60 million or above.

By Charles Bernstein

D Construction plans for Gary Barnett’s $4 Billion Central Park Tower were released and one of the most expensive units is going for $95 million and includes an outdoor pool, reports The Real Deal.

apartment in the pricy building is a studio that measures 569 square foot, but is a whopping $1.542 million, or $2,710 per square foot, reports The Real Deal According to The Real Deal’s analysts, the offering plan has at least 26 units which are priced over $9,000 per square-foot and that the most luxurious units will have white oak floors as well as appliances from Miele See Gary Barnett’s $4B , page 37

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Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack pulled in $290 million in order to refinance the property

New York's education fund and the state's horse-racing industry," said Michael Levoff, Genting Group’s senior vice president of public affairs. A deal with lawmakers was made so that Resorts World Casino could include the additional gaming machines at a gambling parlor in Nassau County, where Malaysia-based Genting Group who operates the casino, will avoid gambling competition in a nearby county and Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. will avoid having to operate an additional gambling facility, reports The Wall Street Journal. Some of the revenue from the new video-lottery games will go to Nassau County, while other portions of the revenue would go to the state education fund and support horse racing and breeding, says The Journal. Spokesman for Norma Gon-

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“What was the overwhelming encumbrance of that area? It was the lack of mass transportation. door pool. Now, properties are going While the cheapest listed to move.”

Resorts World Casino Scores $290M Refi for Aqueduct Racetrack ccording to The Real Deal, Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack pulled in $290 million in order to refinance the property last Thursday. The funding, provided by Wells Fargo, is $82 million in new financing, which replaces the principal on a $225 million loan the bank issued last year, reports The Real Deal. Resorts World Casino operates its complex at 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard in Queens and had announced last year that it was planning a $400 million expansion of the property, says The Real Deal. The expansion would add 750,000 square feet to the complex including a 400-key hotel, a 20,000-square-foot spa, 140,000 square feet of convention space and also add 1,000 new video-lottery terminals to be added to the already existing 5,500 gambling machines, reports The Real Deal. The plan was to start construction on the parking lot west of the existing casino and if approved properly by two agencies, the New York State Gaming Commission and the Franchise Oversight Board, the addition could be completed by April 2019, reports The Real Deal. "This new expansion, and its corresponding increase in visitation to our facility, will result in a boost in revenue for both

evelopers have made plans for dozens of new rentals and condos as the Second Avenue subway celebrates its first six months of operations. The new subway route extends the Q line through the Yorkville neighborhood, which is now the site for many new developments, according to analyses from Halstead Property Development Marketing and Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing. The lobby in the subway station at East 86th Street and Second

salves, presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature said that the Long Island County expects to recieve at least $9 million in returns from the new machines in just the first year of operation and in each of the following years Nassau County could get up to $25 million, reports The Journal. However there are concerns about how much of a cut Nassau will get from the video-lottery machine’s revenue. "You're taking some revenue away from what might otherwise go to the racing industry and also you're taking, to a certain extent, some of that money that might have gone to education,” said Bennett Liebman, interim director for Albany Law School’s Government Law Center. Representatives from Wells Fargo and Resorts World Casino could not be immediately reached for comment.

Longtime agent in the area, Sotheby’s International Realty’s associate broker Nikki Field, told the New York Times, “What was the overwhelming encumbrance of that area? It was the lack of mass transportation. Now, properties are going to move.” Developers and brokers note that values are increasing for many of the buildings that already exist between First and

Third Avenues from East 63rd to East 96th Streets. In 2008, the subway started its most recent phase of construction, which has increased real estate prices now that its complete. According to apartment price tracker CityRealty, the average sale price on June 23 in the area around Second Avenue was at its highest in five years, a whopping $1,486 a square foot. 28 buildings in the district were evaluated by CityRealty, including two that opened in 2015, Related Companies’ Carnegie Park at 200 East 94th Street and Bluerock Real Estate’s the Charles at 1355 First Avenue. The NYT reports, “Long considered a more affordable region on the Upper East Side

because of its distance from the Lexington Avenue line, Yorkville apartments have typically sold for about 20 percent less than those located west of Third Avenue, Ms. Field said. But ‘the gap is absolutely narrowing.’ The gradual escalation of prices, which also can be explained in terms of a recovery from the last downturn, has been apparent on a personal level for Shai Shustik, a developer who lives at 300 East 71st Street, a red brick co-op near the new East 72nd Street subway stop. In 2007, Tali Haddad, whom Mr. Shustik would later marry, bought a one-bedroom in the building for $520,000, See Dozens of New Developments , page 37

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Award Winning Playwright's Larchmont Durst Family to Build Skyscraper Near Family Home Listed for $4.8M Landmark Clock Tower in Queens By Rachel Shapiro

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Founded in 1915, the Durst Organization is one of New York’s oldest family-run real estate companies. In the past, the company has overseen the development of such projects as the One World Trade Center. Now, Durst has set its sights on another ambitious project with the development of a 63-story tower near Queens Plaza’s Clock Tower building, according to city records cited by DNA Info. com. According to a June 30 report by the Real Deal, the tower will boast 763 rental units and 8,702 square feet of commercial space, making it one of Queens largest residential projects based on NYC Department of Buildings documents. Curbed New York reports that the Durst Organization purchased the development site in 2016 from the Hakim Organization and Property Markets Group in 2016 for $175 million. At 710 feet, the final building will fall somewhat short of its more imposing initial projected height of over 900 feet. Though Property Markets Group and Hakim Organization scrapped their plan to create a mixture of condos and rentals, the Durst Organization’s 786,355 square foot tower will

rama Desk Award-winning writer and performer Benjamin Scheuer’s childhood family home in Larchmont, New York, is now on the market with a $4.79 million price tag. The Post reports, “Scheuer developed his off-Broadway autobiographical one-man show/ musical, ‘The Lion,’ and other works from this 8,179-squarefoot home at 875 Fenimore Road, which he says serves as his inspiration. Scheuer was also based in the house when he collaborated on the book, ‘Between Two Spaces’ with photographer Riya Lerner. Many of the photos in the book were taken in the house and on the property, and half of the proceeds are donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Scheuer is a survivor of Hodgkins lymphoma).” The majestic home sits on 6.38 acres. Designed in 1927, the house features seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms and its own elevator. Other perks of this glorious residence include a grand entrance hall with a sweeping staircase and a chandelier, a large sunroom, a chef ’s kitchen and a wood-paneled library. In 2002, Scheuer constructed a recording studio that still exists within the home. The grounds surrounding the mansion are just as spectacular. According to the listing, it includes a beautiful garden with a “babbling brook” with waterfalls and stepping stones. Barbara and Casey Rosenblum, of William Pitt Julia B Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, are the listing brokers for this amazing property.

The house features this incredible entrance hall. (Photo Credit: Rise Media)

A wood panel library is another one of the unique features this property has to offer. (Photo Credit: Rise Media)

feature residential amenities and retail space on its third floor. The tower’s architect will be Michael Arad, an Israeli-American member of Handel Architects whose past work includes a design for the National September 11 memorial at the site of the World Trade Center. In a December 2016 statement, the Durst Organization said the site’s development was contingent on New York State’s 421-a program, which, according to DNA Info, offered developers tax breaks for creating affordable housing. Following the approval of an updated version of the program, development at the site was allowed to move

forward thanks to the tax break it offered. DNA Info cited Durst spokesman Jordan Barowitz, who confirmed that the tax break provided by the 421-a program would allow up to 25 percent of the 763 apartments in the tower to be set aside as affordable. In a statement, Hakim described the Durst Organization as “a good developer that can take better advantage of the site,” according to The Real Deal, adding that “it was too big for us.” Sources cited by the Real Deal said Durst rejected a proposal by Hakim and Property Markets for a joint venture, instead opting to go solo.

Shoe Guru Vince Camuto is Selling His CT Estate for $25M By Mark Snyder Ben Scheuer’s family home at 875 Fenimore Road in Westchester hits the market for $4.79 million. (Photo Credit: Rise Media)

Qatar Purchases Lavish Manhattan Townhouse Just For Maids By: Yosef Delatitsky

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n Qatar, even the maids live in luxury. According to a July report by Page Six, a 10,400 square-foot townhouse to be used as maids’ quarters was recently purchased by Qatar from Andrew Farkas, a billionaire and friend of Governor Andrew Cuomo. “Andrew sold it to Qatar directly, with no broker involved,” a real estate source closed to Farkas was quoted as saying by Page Six. “They bought it because it backs directly onto their property at 7-9 East 72nd St. Andrew spent no expense renovating the place, but apparently it will be used for maids’ quarters.” The $41 million maids’ townhouse is adjacent to Manhattan real estate purchased by Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar (one of the world’s richest countries). According to Page Six, the Emir purchased two townhouses for $26 million in 2002 from the Lycee France private school at 7-9 East 72nd

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he luxurious Greenwich, Connecticut estate of successful shoe designer Vince Camuto has hit the market for $25 million, through listing agent David Ogilvy. Camuto gained popularity for his line of shoes named after himself, and for co-founding the footwear company Nine West. In the 1980s, he decided to move out of New York City to a more rural area and purchased this crumbling house, which he saw as a “diamond in the rough.” Decades later, the once dilapidated dwelling is a glorious mansion. Known as Ream Chateau, the house expands Shoe designer Vince Camuto’s estate known across 16,000-square-foot and contains 11 bed- as Ream Chateau, is on the market for $25 rooms, 14 baths, and seven half-baths. million. (Photo Credit: Realtor.com) Camuto used his eye for design to decorate the home. He referred to himself as a "frustrated architect and historian.” According to Realtor.com, “There’s the great room with a 20-foot ceiling and fiberoptic stars. The library features antique paneling, and the beamed center great hall is 91 feet long. There’s also a ‘sumptuous’ master suite that includes a dressing room and an oval sitting room. A third-floor suite includes a gym and steam room. There's plenty more to enjoy on this 4.6-acre spread. Along with a courtyard with pergola, there are gardens, a pool and spa with grotto,

According to a July report by Page Six, a 10,400 squarefoot townhouse to be used as maids’ quarters was recently purchased by Qatar from Andrew Farkas, a billionaire and friend of Governor Andrew Cuomo

Street, after the school’s relocation. In the ensuing years, the buildings underwent construction to be combined into a royal palace that would be one of New York’s largest private residences. According to reports cited by Page Six, the Beaux-Arts properties purchased by Qatar are expected to feature two floors of bedrooms, an indoor

The mansion sits on sprawling glorious grounds. (Photo Credit: Realtor.com)

swimming pool, a roof area measuring 8.500 square feet, and complex foyers on the first floor. Qatar’s Princess Sheikha Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, an avid art collector pursuing a Master’s Degree at Columbia, was speculated to be the lavish town house’s resident. A Aerial view of Ream Chateau. (Photo Credit: Realtor.com)

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a pool house, a tennis house, and a two-bedroom guesthouse. The mansion adjoins a 14-acre land trust, and an additional 23 acres are available for sale separately.” Camuto, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 78, was considered the master of creating affordable footwear that appealed to the masses. He partnered with several other labels, including Banana Republic, BCBG and Tory Burch. Before launching his own line, he sold the Nine West Group to Jones Apparel Group for close to $900 million.

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Israeli Play at Lincoln Center Sparks Protests from Artists By: Menachem Rephun

91-Year-Old Queens Holocaust Survivor Files Suit Against Squatters By: Max Rozwaski

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o The End of the Land,” an Israeli play at New York’s Lincoln Center, has sparked protests from over 60 writers, directors, actors, and playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners, who have added their signatures to a letter condemning the production. Running at the Lincoln Center Festival from July 24-27, “To The End of the Land” is produced by Tel Aviv’s Cameri Theater and the Ha’Bima National Theater of Israel, and is backed by Israel’s Office of Cultural Affairs in North America. The Israeli government’s support of the play, adapted from a 2008 novel by Israeli author David Grossman, is ostensibly the reason for the outrage, the New York Times noted in a July 5 report. The play focuses on themes of war and grief, following an Israeli mother who flees to the countryside to shield herself from the possibility that her son has been killed in action. The letter protesting the play is spearheaded by Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, which bills itself on its website as a “grass roots, non-hierarchal volunteer-only group of concerned individuals for justice, equality,

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Running at the Lincoln Center Festival from July 24-27, “To The End of the Land” is produced by Tel Aviv’s Cameri Theater and the Ha’Bima National Theater of Israel, and is backed by Israel’s Office of Cultural Affairs in North America

and human rights for the Palestinian people.” Adalah’s letter, addressed to the Lincoln Center’s Chairman of the Board Katherine Farley, and its president, Deborah L. Spar, said it is “deeply troubling that Lincoln Center, one of the world’s leading cultural institutions, is helping the Israeli government to implement its systematic “Brand Israel” strategy of employing arts and culture to divert attention from the state's decades of violent colonization, brutal military occupation and denial of basic rights to the Palestinian people.” “Brand Israel,” referred to in the letter, is a public relations

initiative by the Israeli government to present the country in a positive light. Launched in 2006, the program has drawn criticism from outlets such as Mondoweiss and No2BrandIsrael, an organization supporting “the cultural boycott” of Israel. Claiming that the Palestinian National Theater in East Jerusalem “has been the target of years of persistent harassment and threats of closure by the Israeli government,” Adalah’s letter lamented that “the freedom of movement of all Palestinians artists is frequently restricted by Israeli occupation authorities, See Israeli Play at Lincoln , page 37

vette Hyman, a 91-yearold Holocaust survivor who recently lost her husband, has filed a lawsuit claiming her Queens vacation home was taken over by squatters in 2014. In the lawsuit, Hyman, whose family hid from the Germans in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, alleges that she was taken advantage of by a couple who claimed that their home had been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. According to a New York Post report this month, the couple, Sarah and Howard Kindler, spent two years in Hyman’s 4-bedroom Rockaway Beach home and eventually stopped paying the rent of $2,000 a month. Though Hyman told the couple they needed to vacate the premises by September 2014 so that she could sell the property, they ignored the request, and were still present after 18 months. In court papers, Hyman alleges the couple “tricked her into leasing them her home in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, and then refused to pay or leave as promised.” The incident is eerily similar to the experience Hyman’s family underwent at the end of the war, when the neighbors to whom they had entrusted their home refused to return it.

According to a New York Post report this month, the couple, Sarah and Howard Kindler, spent two years in Hyman’s 4-bedroom Rockaway Beach home and eventually stopped paying the rent of $2,000 a month

The NY Post reports that Hyman’s lawyer, Michael Strage, says the Kindler’s clearly took advantage of his client’s kindness and generosity in lending them the house below its market value. Furthermore, the couple deceived Hyman by claiming that Hurricane Sandy had destroyed their home, when in fact they were simply looking for a place to stay temporarily while seeking to renovate it. “This was a mitzvah and they certainly did not treat it as such,” Strage told the Post, which noted that Hyman is seeking over $1 million in damages, and intends to allocate the proceeds towards helping Jewish families

in need. Hyman is not the first Queens resident to have this unpleasant experience. A similar episode took place in 2015, according to the Real Deal, when 71-year-old Queens resident Jennifer Merin found that squatters had moved into her home, changed the locks, and informed the police that the house legally belonged to them. Merin told the New York Post at the time that she believed the city was “negligent in the way in which they allowed the deed to be registered. There was no indication that any of those signatures were related to my family or the property.”

In New York City this Summer Cultural Events Abound By: Menachem Rephun

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f you’re in the Big Apple this summer, there are no shortage of ways to spend your time. Whether riding the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building, browsing the aisles in the massive Strand Bookstore, or strolling through Central Park on a warm afternoon, New York City has it all. If you’re looking for culture and entertainment, a trip to the theater may be the way to go, given the impressive roster of plays lined up this season. One of the plays featured on the New York Times July 1 list of “must-see” theater is the Public Theater’s production of Hamlet. With Oscar Isaac (of Coen Brothers and Star Wars fame) in the lead role, and Keegan Michael-Key (one half of the “Key and Peele” comedy

Running at the Hudson Theater through October, the play is adapted from Orwell’s novel by playwrights Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan. For those unfamiliar, 1984 is the story of Winston Smith, a British cypher living under a totalitarian regime ruled by the all-seeing “Big Brother.”

- For those seeking plays with Jewish and Israeli themes, director Amos Gitai will be bringing his 2015 film “Rabin: The Last Day” to the stage this month as “Yitzhak Rabin: Chronicle of An Assassination.”

duo) as Horatio, the play is the latest Shakespeare staging by Public following its recent production of Julius Caesar, which sparked controversy for depicting the Roman Emperor as a thinly-veiled President Donald Trump. It is not yet known whether Hamlet will inspire the same heated response. George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 has enjoyed a resurgence this past year, hitting the best-seller list in January. Those fascinated by the story can now experience Orwell’s nightmarish vision as it comes to the stage.

Running at the Hudson Theater through October, the play is adapted from Orwell’s novel by playwrights Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan. For those unfamiliar, 1984 is the story of Winston Smith, a British cypher living under a totalitarian regime ruled by the all-seeing “Big Brother.” The play is a cautionary tale about the suppression of individual liberty and freedom of thought that has resonated with readers since its publication in 1949. 1984 has come and gone, but the chills remain. For those seeking plays with Jewish and Israeli themes, director Amos Gitai will be bringing his 2015 film “Rabin: The Last Day” to the stage this month as “Yitzhak Rabin: Chronicle of An Assassination.” The play, which garnered a mention on the New York Times must-see plays list, examines Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination and the circumstances surrounding it through the memoirs of his widow, Leah Rabin. According to French Culture. org, the play features two women, one Israeli and the other Arab, who use the memoirs to figuratively “travel back through time to explore the violence that led to Rabin’s assassination, traumatizing a country and sending shockwaves across the world.” Take the whole family to the theater this summer and gain insight into Jewish history, politics, and life.

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his year, the number 1 spot in The Real Deal’s ranking of the top real estate brokers of the East End went to the duo Zachary and Cody Vichinsky, who started Bespoke Real Estate three years ago and have close to $1 billion in exclusive listings. The brother power duo exclusively handles the most expensive properties. As of early June, they had 36 listings that accounted for a combined total that was slightly over $969 million. The siblings’ brokerage took the number 6 stop in The Real Deal’s ranking of East End Brokerages, since they are in on all the firms deals. Zachary Vichinsky told TRD, “We have a myopic focus on the high end of the market. Our business model is strictly related to the high end, $10 million and up.” Zachary told TRD that Bespoke already closed on its 15th deal for more than $10million this year by mid-June. Even the Villa Maria, which was on and off the market for almost 10 years and is a 28-room former nunnery, is sparking buyers’ interest, according to Zachary. This 15-acre estate has gone through multiple price changes; last year they dropped the price down to $72 million from

Villa Maria, the former nunnery in Water Mill that is now on the market for $72 million, is one of the many high value properties represented by Bespoke Real Estate’s Zachary and Cody Vichinsky.

$100 million in 2008. Zachary said, “At this point, it’s a value property.” According to TRD, “The prevalent theme among the top brokers TRD spoke to was that the year got off to a slow start, but come June, buyers came a-knocking and the market started rocking — or if not rocking, picking up a substantial amount of steam, albeit at lower price points. The spring’s cold, wet weather and a creeping shift in the sales season, which brokers say now starts in late June and July instead of Memorial Day, all contributed to the slower start. While average prices in the

first quarter lagged behind those of the year-ago quarter by 8.9 percent, the overall number of sales was up 8 percent, the result in part, brokers said, of a reluctance to buy last year due to the uncertainty surrounding the election. The decline in the luxury segment — the top 10 percent of the market — was most defined in the first quarter, with the average sales price down a steep 24.1 percent to $6.7 million and the number of sales dropping by 6.7 percent year over year. Jonathan Miller, president of Miller Samuel real estate appraisers and consulSee Top Brokers Turn Up , page 38

More than 2 Dozen Swastikas Found Carved into Midwood Sidewalk

he extremely wealthy owner of the New England Patriots and confidant to President Donald Trump, Robert Kraft, recently spent $90,000 on a four-night getaway in a rental in the Hamptons. According to The Post, “The Farrell Building Co.-designed spread is on the market for $15.99 million, just down the road from billionaire Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman — who also has ties to The Donald as an adviser — and Pete Peterson, the former secretary of commerce under President Richard Nixon and fellow Blackstone co-founding billionaire.” In 2005, while Kraft was on a trip with Sandy Weill and some others, he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin tried on Kraft’s Super Bowl ring, which is diamond-encrusted and valued at over $25,000, and he never gave it back. At least Kraft still has his vacation spot, which spans across 8,600-square-feet, and contains 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a 50-foot pool with a double-decker pool house and a dropped tennis court. His luxurious property also borders a 34acre natural reserve by Mecox Bay. Features of the house also

47 Crescent Ave. in the Hamptons (Photo Credit: Farrell Building)

The house features a glorious double-height foyer with white oak floors.

include glass walls and a glori- a chef ’s kitchen with a butler’s ous double-height foyer with pantry, a spacious great room, white oak floors. See Owner of Patriots Spent , page 38 The Post reports, “There’s also

Brooklyn Yeshiva Worker Saves Life by Jumping into Safe

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Quick-thinking worker jumps into giant safe as it falls so it doesn't crush him

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olice are searching for a suspect who was caught carving more than two dozen swastikas into fresh cement in Brooklyn, the New York Daily News reported. The vandalism occurred early Saturday morning in the predominately Jewish neighborhood of Midwood. The surveillance footage showed a darkhaired man etching several of the Nazi symbols in new cement outside of 242 Newkirk Ave. as he held a flashlight in his mouth, according to a Metro US report. Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind told the Daily News that the owners of the building alerted him and the police about the carvings when they discovered them on Monday. Hikind shared the surveillance video on his YouTube and Facebook pages. “What has happened to society that people take any pleasure in spreading hate? Imagine the reaction of Holocaust survivors and their descendants who live in this community when they come across these symbols of hate? This was a purposeful determination to hurt people. But the surprise will be on the vandal who brought this hate crime to this neighborhood. He was caught clearly on video. Our community supports and works with the police. I have great confidence that the

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perpetrator of this hate crime will be caught.” The Midwood swastika vandalism is the latest in an outbreak of vandalism seen both around the city and the nation in recent months. In November, the symbols were drawn on dorm room doors at The New School and on a sidewalk in Crown Heights, which is also a predominately Jewish neighborhood. A few weeks later, anti-Semitic and anti-police graffiti was found at a Queens playground. The symbols have also been seen drawn on several snow-covered vehicles in Borough Park, Brooklyn, following a storm. In a statement released to the media, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday

condemned the anti-Semitic vandalism in Brooklyn where multiple swastikas were carved into freshly poured concrete. The ADL has been in contact with NYPD in the wake of the incident, which is being investigated by the Hate Crimes Task Force. Video footage in media reports depicts a man carving multiple swastikas into the sidewalk. “This incident comes amid a concerning surge in reports of anti-Semitic vandalism across New York State,” said Evan R. Bernstein, ADL New York Regional Director. “This act of hate is an affront to the Jewish community and to all New Yorkers. We commend the professional and responsible work of the See More than 2 Dozen , page 36

yeshiva worker in Brooklyn was installing a large safe to hold a Torah scroll when the safe fell on him on Monday, the New York Post reported. The quick-thinking worker saved himself by jumping inside the safe to avoid being crushed. The jaw-dropping video shows the moment the unnamed man escapes from the 8-foot-long, 3-foot-deep safe — which landed on him face down and open — at the Rabbinical College Yeshiva Of Machzikai Hadas 39th Street near 14th Avenue in Borough Park, according to the New York Post At least six firefighters rushed to the scene after the worker was trapped inside the safe.

A yeshiva worker in Brooklyn was installing a large safe to hold a Torah scroll when the safe fell on him on Monday

der it, unscathed. The lucky-to-be-alive man is seen in the video smiling and shaking the hand of friend after the wild rescue. He refused medical attention on scene, according to cops. The yeshiva had been install"We were able to reach in ing the safe in response to a and pull the victim out," rash of Torah thefts in the area recently. "He was communicating with “We got him out!” a firefight- the members [of the FDNY]. He er shouts as the man emerges was a little scared, but in good from the safe and flashes a re- spirits. He knew we were there to get him out. We reassured lieved grin. A giant torah was then pulled him," said Lieutenant Richard from the safe and quickly car- Cannon of Engine 282. The crews wedged pieces of ried off. Rescuers used metal tools to wood to "secure the safe so it prop up the heavy safe, allowing didn't move any further," Canthe worker to slide out from un- non said.

They then pulled the metal door that'd been trapped under the safe to make room for the man underneath, Cannon said. "After the members stabilized the safe, we proceeded to try to get the victim out, said Cannon, a 16-year member of the FDNY. "We were able to reach in and pull the victim out," he added. "He did jump up fairly quickly. He was a little shaken up. He did have a couple bumps and bruises on him, Cannon said. Apart from being jostled, the man seemed otherwise OK, witnesses said. "He was smiling, but his hand was shaking," Friedman said. He went to the hospital by Hatzolah, a private ambulance service, FDNY officials said.

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Trump Accuses Comey of Leaking Classified Information

Report: Donald Jr. Was Promised Damaging info on Clinton

Former FBI director accused of mishandling classified information after report that his private memos contained top-secret info

Officials tell NY Times Trump’s eldest son was promised damaging information about Clinton before meeting Russian lawyer

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resident Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey of leaking classified information Monday. Trump's accusation came in response to a report by The Hill that more than half of the private memos Comey wrote concerning his Russia-related conversations with the president contained classified information. Comey testified before Congress last month that he had considered the memos to be personal documents, and that he had shared at least one of them with a friend, Columbia Law School professor Daniel Richman. He had asked Professor Richman to leak the contents of the memo to the press in the hopes of forcing the appointment of a special prosecutor to take over the Russia investigation after he was fired by President Trump. Trump slammed Comey for the revelation. "James Comey leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION to the media. That is so illegal!" the president wrote on his Twitter account. According to The Hill, Comey may have broken FBI regula-

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President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey of leaking classified information Monday

tions and committed the same offense of mishandling classified information he investigated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for last year. White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway told Fox News that the report was an "incredible bombshell." "The boy scout, choir boy defense doesn't hold up here because if it contains classified information, he is apparently violating, at the very least, what all FBI members sign -- they

resident Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, three advisers to the White House briefed on the meeting and two others with knowledge of it told The New York Times on Sunday. The newspaper first reported the existence of the meeting on Saturday. The meeting was also attended by Trump's campaign chairman Trump's accusation came in at the time, Paul Manafort, and response to a report by The his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Hill that more than half of the Manafort and Kushner only reprivate memos Comey wrote cently disclosed the meeting, concerning his Russia-related conversations with the president though not its content, in conficontained classified information dential government documents described to The New York sign a document saying you Times. will not do something like this. The meeting, which took place He was the director of the en- at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, tire bureau," Conway told Fox two weeks after Trump clinched & Friends. "The irony to me, the Republican nomination, anyway ... is that this is exactly points to the central question the problem that Hillary Clin- in federal investigations of the ton had with her illegal server Kremlin’s meddling in the pres-- the handling of classified and idential election: whether the confidential information that Trump campaign colluded with Jim Comey was meant to inves- the Russians. The accounts of the tigate, if not prosecute." (INN) meeting represent the first public

Americans’ Top Financial Worry Is The Cost of Health Care Health care costs were more of a worry than debt, college expenses, unemployment, taxes By: Ali Meyer

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he top financial worry facing Americans today is the cost of health care, according to a poll from Gallup. Seventeen percent of respondents said health care costs were their biggest financial concern facing their family today. Health care costs were a bigger concern than debt, low wages, college expenses, cost of owning a home, retirement savings, taxes, and unemployment, just to name a few. "As the U.S. Senate begins considering legislation that could significantly change the nation's health care system, the cost of health care leads the list of what Americans consider the most important financial problem facing their family," Gallup states. "The 17% who name health care costs as their family's most pressing financial problem is up seven percentage points since 2013 and is just two points shy of the all-time high of 19% recorded in 2007." During the recession in 2008, concern over health care costs declined as Americans became more concerned with unemployment, lack of money, and low wages. However, in 2009 and 2010, when Congress

The top financial worry facing Americans today is the cost of health care, according to a poll from Gallup.

began drafting the Affordable Care Act, concern about the cost of health care began to grow. In April of 2010, 15 percent of respondents said health care costs were their greatest financial worry. Since that time, worry about the cost of health care declined through 2013 but started to rise again in 2014 and now have risen to this year's 17 percent—the highest level seen since October 2007. "Rising concern about health care costs comes at a time when Congress is working to develop a legislative

plan to repeal major parts of the ACA, if not the entire legislation," Gallup explains. "Uncertainty surrounding the new health care bill and how it would affect costs may be one reason that more Americans cite health care as a top financial problem." In addition to rising concern about health care costs, other financial concerns facing American families have declined. For example, only 10 percent of Americans were concerned about low wages, which is the lowest rate seen since before the financial crisis. "Republicans in Congress, as well as President Donald Trump, may argue that rising concern about health care costs is yet another reason why the ACA should be repealed," Gallup states. "And there are signs that the law is under severe stress and costs may be rising for some Americans, as some health insurance companies pull out of the individual exchange markets. However, it is possible that news about the potential repeal of the ACA may itself be causing concern about health care costs to spike, as was the case in 2010, when Congress passed the bill after a long debate." (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

Trump. Trump initially rejected the CIA’s assessment that Russia carried out cyberattacks during the election campaign in order to sabotage Hillary Clinton's candidacy. He later accepted the intelligence assessment but has rejected any direct involvement in the Russian hacking. It is unclear whether the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, actually produced the promised compromising information about Clinton, but the people interviewed by The Times about President Donald Trump’s the meeting said the expectation eldest son, Donald Trump was that she would do so. Jr., (pictured above) In a statement on Sunday, was promised damaging Donald Trump Jr. said he had information about Hillary met with the Russian lawyer at Clinton before agreeing the request of an acquaintance. to meet with a Kremlin“After pleasantries were exconnected Russian lawyer changed,” he said, “the woman during the 2016 campaign, stated that she had information three advisers to the White that individuals connected to House briefed on the Russia were funding the Demomeeting and two others with cratic National Committee and knowledge of it told The New supporting Ms. Clinton. Her York Times on Sunday. statements were vague, ambiguindication that at least some in ous and made no sense. No dethe campaign were willing to ac- tails or supporting information was provided or even offered. It cept Russian help. American intelligence agen- quickly became clear that she had cies have concluded that Rus- no meaningful information.” sian hackers and propagandists See Report: Donald Jr. Was , page 38 worked to tip the election toward

ADL Slams Rapper ’Jay-Z’ For Using False Stereotypes about Jews By: Loyse Barret

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ccording to New York Daily News, an anti-bigotry organization charged JAY-Z with resorts to using “odious and false” stereotypes about the Jewish community in his latest album “4:44”. The Anti-Defamation League, a non-profit Jewish establishment, criticized the hip hop star over a set of controversial lyrics which they believed to perpetuate anti-Semitic stigmas in his new song “The Story of O.J”, reports The Daily News. In the song, JAY-Z raps: “You wanna know what's more important than throwin' away money at a strip club? Credit / You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it." According to The Daily News, the ADL officially charged JAYZ’s use of the lyrics on Thursday in a statement, saying that the rapper’s generalized wording seemed to play "into deep-seated anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money.” "The idea that Jews 'own all the property' in this country and have used credit to financially get ahead are odious and false," said a spokesperson for the ADL. "Yet, such notions have lingered in society for decades, and we are concerned that this lyric could feed into preconceived notions about Jews and

The Anti-Defamation League, a non-profit Jewish establishment, criticized the hip hop star over a set of controversial lyrics which they believed to perpetuate anti-Semitic stigmas in his new song “The Story of O.J”

alleged Jewish 'control' of the banks and finance." According to The Daily News, the spokesperson continued to say that the organization does not believe that JAY-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, did not intend to actually promote Anti-Semitic views within the stereotyped lyrics, but the ADL still denounced that portion of the celebrity’s song. "We know that JAY-Z is someone who has used his celebrity in the past to speak out responsibly and forcefully against the evils of racism and anti-Semitism," continued the statement. JAY-Z has not yet responded to the comments made by the Anti-Defamation League and a request for comment was not returned by his representative,

reports The Daily News. According to The Daily News, JAY-Z touches on many different highly personal and social topics within his popular album, including in the song “Smile” where he reveals that his mother, Gloria Carter, is a lesbian. "Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian / Had to pretend so long that she's a thespian," raps JAY-Z in the song “Smile”. The album “4:44”—which went platinum less than a week after it premiered exclusively on Tidal—also made headlines for appearing to apologize to his wife, Beyoncé, for cheating on her, as well as for addressing his fallout with longtime friend and collaborator Kanye Wes in the song “Kill Jay Z”, reports The Daily News.

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Iraqi PM Declares Victory Over “Oppression, Brutality & Terrorism” as Mosul is Liberated from IS Continued from page 1 nesty International, said. In parts of East Mosul, recaptured by Iraqi forces in January, recovery is more promising. Shoppers crowd the streets, some of which are newly paved, mostly picking through wreckage left by airstrikes. The government has restored electricity and water supplies in much of the city.

"The scale and gravity of the loss of civilian lives during the military operation to retake Mosul must immediately be publicly acknowledged at the highest levels of government in Iraq and states that are part of the US-led coalition" Washington Institute for Near East Policy Distinguished Fellow and former Ambassador James Jeffrey told VOA that relief and recovery efforts are only the first step after the recapture of Mosul. "The second step is of course political, as always in Iraq," Jeffrey said. "How are you going to prevent a return of ISIS or something like it, and how are you going to incorporate the Sunni Arabs into the larger Iraq and keep the Kurds, who are in it but quite separate, playing a positive role. Those are the big issues we have been dealing with since 2003."

cities the group captured during its shock 2014 offensive. Mosul resident Hind Mahmoud said by telephone that she had heard exchanges of gunfire in the Old City and seen an Iraqi army helicopter firing on Islamic State militants on Tuesday. Stripped of Mosul, Islamic State's dominion in Iraq will be reduced to mainly rural, desert areas west and south of the city. Islamic State also faces pressure in its operational base in the Syrian city of Raqqa, where U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish and Arab forces have seized territory on three sides of the city. The campaign to retake Mosul from the militants was launched last October by a 100,000-strong alliance of Iraqi government units, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Shi'ite militias, with a U.S.-led coalition providing key air and ground support. Abadi's government in Iraq now faces a difficult task managing the sectarian tensions which enabled Islamic State to gain supporters in the country among fellow Sunnis, who say they were marginalized by the Shi'ite-led government. The U.S.-led coalition warned that victory in Mosul did not mark the end of the group's global threat. "Now it is time for all Iraqis to unite to ensure ISIS [Islamic State] is defeated across the rest of Iraq and that the conditions that led to the rise of ISIS in Iraq are not allowed to return again," Lieutenant General Stephen J. Townsend said in a statement.

could not corroborate the death and Western and Iraqi officials have been skeptical. Reuters could not independently verify Baghdadi's death. Also on Tuesday it was reported that Pentagon officials say they have no information to confirm reports that al-Baghdadi is dead. "We cannot confirm this report, but hope it is true," said the U.S.-led coalition in an emailed statement. "We strongly advise ISIS to implement a strong line of succession, it will be needed."

Local Arab suspicions of the Kurds, according to some accounts, haven’t been diminished by the participation of Sunni Arab militias in the assault on Raqqa — an engagement initially insisted on by Washington, though one that has seen Arab militias from the rebel Free Syrian Army seeking battlefield roles.

While no part of Mosul is as thoroughly destroyed as the Old City, neither has any part been left untouched by nearly three years of Islamic State rule and almost nine months of all-out war.

Baghdadi, 46, has not been they will be held accountable since in public in 2014, when for their irresponsible, individhe appeared at Mosul's al-Nuri ual acts.” mosque to declare an Islamic “caliphate” on lands IS controlled in Iraq and Syria. He has been falsely reported killed or wounded several times since becoming prominent three years ago.

Battle for Raqqa

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.

On Tuesday, it was reported that Islamic State has captured most of a village south of Mosul despite losing control of its stronghold in the city, an Iraqi army officer and residents said, deploying guerrilla-style tactics as its self-proclaimed caliphate crumbles. The militants, armed with machine guns and mortars, have now seized more than 75 percent of Imam Gharbi, a village on the western bank of the Tigris River some 70 km (44 miles) south of Mosul, and reinforcements are expected, the Iraqi army officer said. Islamic State launched its attack on Imam Gharbi last week, in the kind of strike it is expected to deploy now as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces regain control over

Is Abu Bakr alBaghdadi Dead? The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. "(We have) confirmed information from leaders, including one of the first rank who is Syrian, in the Islamic State in the eastern countryside of Deir alZor," said Rami Abdulrahman, the director of the British-based war monitoring group. Russia's Defense Ministry said in June that it might have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes hit a gathering of Islamic State commanders on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa. But Washington said it

the video, the detainees from a village west of Raqqa insist they don’t know the whereabouts of IS extremists. The YPG soldiers who were filmed were, in fact, Arabs but this has not served to tamp down local anger over the ugly incident. YPG leaders have acknowledged to local media the authenticity of the video. They have denounced the abuse “in the strongest terms,” describing it as “absolutely unacceptable.” In a statement, the YPG added, “Since they have broken laws and international norms, Iraq PM Haider Al-Abadi Declares Victory In 'Liberated' Mosul

Kurdish-led fighters made further advances Tuesday in the fight to oust the Islamic State terror group from its de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria. They have been consolidating their foothold in the old city, while amassing soldiers in the eastern suburbs, ready for a deeper strike, say commanders with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The military advances appear not to have dispelled local Arab anxiety, however, about the Kurds’ long-term intentions for Raqqa and its outlying villages. Although eager for the jihadists to leave, Raqqa’s Arabs remain wary of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, worrying the Kurds have territorial ambitions for the Arab-majority city. That concern has mounted following the expulsion this week of an Arab militia from the SDF for retreating in the face of Islamic State fire. Claims of abusive treatment of local young Arabs at the hands of the advancing U.S.-backed forces also are adding to sectarian tension. On June 30, a video surfaced in the Turkish media of two soldiers wearing YPG uniforms kicking two local Arab men and stomping on them while screaming at them to disclose the location of IS fighters. In

warned for months that if the Kurdish-led SDF fails to oversee the city and its outlying villages evenhandedly and within traditional Arab and tribal power structures, the odds of future sectarian conflict will increase, providing an opening for the jihadists. “The resulting deficit of trust between the Kurds and Arabs in some areas could be a fault Long-term line that jihadis exploit to try stability at stake to return to liberated areas,” Analysts say that providing cautions Hassan Hassan, an stability for Raqqa and avoid- analyst at the Tahrir Institute ing rights abuses following for Middle East Policy, a Washthe expulsion of the Sunni ington-based think tank, and militants from the city will be co-author of the book ISIS: Incrucial in determining the fu- side the Army of Terror. Trust has been in short supture chances of IS being able to mount a prolonged insurgency See Iraqi PM Declares , page 36 in northern Syria. They have

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Kremlin: Unaware of Russian Lawyer's 2016 Contact with Trump Campaign By: Ken Bredemeier

ager Paul Manafort and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared he Kremlin says it is un- Kushner, met with the Russian aware of a 2016 meeting lawyer in New York in June between U.S. President 2016, shortly after Trump had Donald Trump's senior clinched the Republican presistaff and a Russian attorney who dential nomination. promised to provide damaging information about Trump's 'No meaningful challenger, Democrat Hillary information' emerged Clinton. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Veselnitskaya had said she Peskov said the lawyer who met would share information that with the Trump team, Natalia could hurt Clinton's campaign. Veselnitskaya, is not known Trump's son failed to include The president's lawyer also has said Trump himself had no to senior Russian government that detail when he originally knowledge of the Russian lawyer's contact with Manafort, officials. He dismissed inqui- acknowledged meeting with the Kushner and Trump Jr. at the time. ries about her, saying Russian Russian lawyer, but he acknowlauthorities "cannot keep track" edged the political overtone to of all Russian lawyers and their the meeting in a clarifying statecontacts overseas. ment on Sunday. Trump's eldest son, Donald However, Trump Jr. said, Trump Jr., said Sunday that he, "No details or supporting inforTrump's former campaign man- mation was provided or even

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In this photo taken on Nov. 8, 2016, Kremlin-linked lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks to a journalist in Moscow.

it "went nowhere," but that he "had to listen." White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "Don Jr. did not collude with anyone to influence the election." Separate media reports late Monday said Trump's son has retained legal counsel to represent him in connection with the Veselnitskaya incident.

er-songwriter Emin Agalarov, who knew the future president through his 2013 promotion of the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

Trump Jr. said, "No details or supporting information was provided or even offered" during the brief conversation Music publicist with Veselnitskaya, arranged talks and "it quickly became Trump's son has said his faclear that she had no ther was unaware of the meet- meaningful information." ing at Trump Tower, the campaign team's headquarters last year. The president's lawyer also has said Trump himself had no knowledge of the Russian lawyer's contact with Manafort, Kushner and Trump Jr. at the time. offered" during the brief con- information." The get-together was arversation with Veselnitskaya, The younger Trump on ranged by music publicist Rob and "it quickly became clear Monday defended his meeting Goldstone on behalf of a Mosthat she had no meaningful with the Russian lawyer, saying cow client, Azerbaijani singNumerous congressional investigations are underway and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is conducting a probe of the Trump campaign links with Russia and whether Trump possibly obstructed justice when he fired James Comey, the FBI director who was heading the Russia investigation before Mueller took over. The get-together was arranged by music publicist Rob Goldstone on behalf of a Moscow client, Azerbaijani singer-songwriter Emin Agalarov, who knew the future president through his 2013 promotion of the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

The New York Times first disclosed the Russian lawyer's meeting with the Trump team. Trump's son told the newspaper on Saturday that the talks with Veselnitskaya were about Moscow's ban on allowing American couples to adopt Russian chilSee Kremlin: Unaware of Russian , page 37

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Israeli Chief Rabbi Had ‘No Knowledge’ of ‘Blacklist’ of 160 Diaspora Rabbis By: Andrew Friedman

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spokesman for Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said Monday that the chief rabbi was “stunned” at the existence of a blacklist of 160 rabbis, including several prominent American Orthodox leaders, who appear to have been banned by the Chief Rabbinate from performing conversions or confirming the personal status of immigrants. The unnamed spokesman said the chief rabbi summoned Moshe Dagan, director general of the chief rabbinate, to explain the existence of blacklist, and said the document was composed and published without Rabbi Lau’s knowledge or approval. The document disqualifies 160 Diaspora rabbis from testifying that immigrants to Israel are Jewish. According to the religious Zionist Kipa news site, an advisor to Lau said the chief rabbi was “stunned to discover the existence of this list.” “The results of this action are very serious,” the unnamed advisor wrote. “First of all, it is inconceivable for a mid-level cleric at the chief rabbinate to decide on his own volition which rabbis the Rabbinate accepts and who it doesn’t. Second, there is no need to spell out the very serious consequences and the harm to certain rabbis, and especially to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.”

A spokesman for Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said Monday that the chief rabbi was “stunned” at the existence of a blacklist of 160 rabbis, including several prominent American Orthodox leaders, who appear to have been banned by the Chief Rabbinate from performing conversions or confirming the personal status of immigrants.

Sunday, Rabbi Seth Farber, founder of ITIM: The Right to Live Jewish, said the group has demanded clarification of the rabbinate’s criteria for accepting a rabbi’s competency to certify conversions and personal status. Farber’s organization, a non-profit group founded in 2002 to help guide Israelis through Rabbinate-led bureaucracy during significant life-cycle events: birth, marriage, divorce, burial, and conversion, also told TPS that the group would petition the High Court of Justice if the Rabbinate refuses to spell out the criteria. The blacklist is only the latest in a long string of scandals surrounding Israel’s relationship with Diaspora Jewry, and espe-

cially with non-haredi streams of Judaism. Last month, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu infuriated American Jewish leaders by freezing an agreement to expand an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall, and in 2015 tried to remove Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, a prominent modern Orthodox authority and founder of the West Bank town of Efrat, from his position as chief rabbi of that city. The repeated fights with the chief rabbinate are too numerous to list, and have led many secular groups, and even some Orthodox ones, to call for the huge government bureaucracy to be dismantled. Others, however, say the organization has a critical role to play in Israeli so-

One of the diaspora rabbis on the blacklist of 160 was Rabbi Avi Weiss, of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. Rabbi Weiss has been a longtime vocal activist for a panoply of Jewish causes.

ciety, but also say it needs deep reform. “Israeli society is in the midst of an ongoing discussion about fundamental questions of identity,” says Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, a prominent modern Orthodox halachic authority and head of the Hesder Yeshiva Amit Orot Shaul in Kfar Batya. “And when you are talking about questions of identity it is natural for there to be a new scandal every other day, because you are not talking about procedural questions. Speaking to TPS by phone, Cherlow said there is an unwritten agreement between haredi politicians and the big secular parties granting haredim control of Judaism in Israel,

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Also on the list of arbitrarily chosen rabbis slated to be blacklisted are Rabbi Yeshoshua Fass, the head of the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization. Rabbi Fass devotes all of this time, energy and resources towards bringing Jews of all backgrounds to settle in Israel

in exchange for their support for political policies on national and diplomatic issues. In effect, that created a status quo that defines Judaism in Israel in halachic terms – a positive outcome, in Cherlow’s view, but he cautions that defining the “official” religion of Israel as Orthodoxy also carries with it critical responsibilities. “I certainly can appreciate that an Orthodox rabbinate must define for itself who is considered acceptable to make decisions, and who isn’t. It makes sense that the Orthodox rabbinate must outline clear defi-

Rabbi Seth Farber, founder of ITIM: The Right to Live Jewish, said the group has demanded clarification of the rabbinate’s criteria for accepting a rabbi’s competency to certify conversions and personal status.

nitions [especially when you’re dealing with Jewish groups that do not consider themselves to be bound by the tenets of Jewish law]. “At the same time, however, if the Rabbinate is not as inclusive as possible – that is to say, if the Rabbinate doesn’t go as far as halachically possible in order to be inclusive, it has betrayed its mandate to be a Rabbinate for all Jews, or at least for those Jews who consider themselves to be bound by the dictates of Jewish law. “So the state must find a balance: If the state demands the See Israeli Chief Rabbi Had , page 37

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In 1925, Yankel Hirsh Segal and his family emigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv. Brothers Elhanan and Yehezkel established Israel’s first distillery in the German colony Sharona in Tel Aviv. Their experience and reputation led them, in the 1930s, to be asked by the French rulers to set up distilleries in Beirut and Damascus. In 1954, the family decided to concentrate on wine production. The winery moved to Ramla, and was called the Zvi Vineyard. The name was later changed to Segal Wines. All the winery’s bottles bear the Segal wine logo, reproduced in Zvi Hirsh’s own handwriting.

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20th Maccabiah Games Open with Spectacular Jerusalem Ceremony

After Hebron Vote, Netanyahu Protests “Delusional” UNESCO

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resident Reuven Rivlin last Thursday evening officially opened the 20th Maccabiah Games, being held this year with the theme of celebrating 50 years of a united Jerusalem. Also speaking at the opening ceremony was Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The event was attended by around 30,000 athletes and their supporters, and saw a procession of 80 national teams from all the countries represented at the Games. “Welcome to Jerusalem, welcome to Israel. Welcome home. How great it is to see you all here in Jerusalem – the rebuilt and free, eternal capital of Israel – for the opening of the 20th Maccabiah Games,” Rivlin began his remarks. “This is the biggest ever Maccabiah since the Games began 85 years ago. Then, in the year 1932, the skies over Europe had already began to darken. And today, today we stand here, marking the 20th Maccabiah Games themed around the 50th anniversary of liberation of Jerusalem,” he noted, The President quoted Yosef Yekutieli, one of the leaders and initiators of the Maccabiah Games who said the aim of the Games was “to elevate – not just physically, but also spiritually”. “The sporting spirit as we feel it, pushes us to break down the

Fireworks at the opening ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah games in Jerusalem

barriers of the body and soul. It pushes us to break through existing barriers. To create a new reality. To assess the boundaries, and to each time reach higher, be faster, stronger. This is the same spirit from which came Zionism. This is the same spirit from which came the Maccabiah. This is the spirit we expect from you also today, here at these Games, in the competitions, on the sports fields, in the swimming pools. I know the innovative and brave sporting spirit, which spreads its wings and reaches for the sky. In just a few short moments, the adrenaline and the elation will burst forth, and will fill the tracks and fields of Jerusalem, in Haifa, and across the country, from north to south. Together, we will all join in the true festival of sport, a festival of mind and body.”

Rivlin went on to speak of the memory of the athletes who were killed in the tragedy at the 15 Maccabiah Games, and of the Israeli athletes who were murdered by terrorists at the Munich Olympics – some of whom he noted, were Maccabiah champions. “Our hearts are with their families,” he said. The President concluded by declaring the Games open, and wished all the sportsmen and women, the many spectators in the stadiums and at home “uplifting days, days of fun, enjoyment and tension, record-breaking moments; personal records, national, and international records. My dear athletes, our land is your land, our home is your home.” “Congratulations to all of us, on the opening of the 20th Maccabiah Games, here in Jerusalem!” (INN)

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rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu read from the Bible at the weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday to protest what he called UNESCO’s “delusional resolution” to list the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron as a Palestinian heritage site. Quoting from the Torah portion Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:16-19, Netanyahu read the story of Abraham’s purchase of the Machpelah Cave from Ephron the Hittite in Hebron for 400 shekels of silver. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant…And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre–the same is Hebron–in the land of Canaan. And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth. “The connection between the Jewish People and Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs is one of purchase and of history which may be without parallel in the history of peoples,” Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu read from the Bible at the weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday to protest what he called UNESCO’s “delusional resolution” to list the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron as a Palestinian heritage site. Photo Credit: Chaim Blaycher/TPS

The prime minister added: “Of course this did not prevent the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) last Friday from passing yet another delusional resolution, this one determining that the Tomb of the Patriarchs… is a Palestinian heritage site.” The WHC voted to register the Old City of Hebron – including the Tomb of the Patriarchs – under the “State of Palestine” in a secret ballot held at its annual meeting in Krakow, Poland. The motion passed with 12 countries voting in favor, three against and six abstaining. Netanyahu repeated his decision from immediately after the

vote Friday to cut an additional $1 million from Israel’s UN membership dues to fund the establishment of “The Museum of the Heritage of the Jewish People in Kiryat Arba and Hebron”. Israel has now cut $10 million in payments to the UN since last December and now pays only $1.7 million out of $11.7 million due. “Against UNESCO’s denial, Israel will present to the world the historical truth and the Jewish People’s deep connection – of thousands of years – to Hebron just as we did with UNESCO’s other delusional decision See After Hebron Vote , page 36

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Israel Warns Iran, Hezbollah Not to Abuse Syria Ceasefire

Avi Gabbay Elected Chairman of the Labor Party

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srael will continue to uphold its red lines in Syria, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday as a Russian-American-Jordanian brokered ceasefire went into effect in the southwest of the war-torn country, including in areas running along the Golan Heights border. “We will continue to monitor developments beyond our borders while strongly upholding our red lines: Prevent the strengthening of Hezbollah via Syria, with emphasis on the acquisition of precision weapons, prevent Hezbollah – or Iranian forces – from establishing a ground presence along our border, and prevent the establishment of an Iranian military presence in Syria as a whole,” Netanyahu said at the weekly Cabinet meeting. While adding that Israel welcomes a ceasefire, Netanyahu added that it must not “enable the establishment of a military presence by Iran and its proxies in Syria in general and in southern Syria in particular.” Netanyahu said he held “deep discussions” on the matter last week with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Israel will continue to uphold its red lines in Syria, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday as a Russian-AmericanJordanian brokered ceasefire went into effect in the southwest of the war-torn country, including in areas running along the Golan Heights border. Photo Credit: Andrew McIntire/TPS

“Both told me that they understand Israel’s position and will take our demands into account,” he said. Netanyahu has issued a series of warnings to Iran over the past month: I have one message for Iran: Don’t threaten Israel,” Netanyahu said on June 19, after Iran fired cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria, later hinting that the strike was also a message to Israel; on June 25 Netanyahu said Israel views with “great severity” Iran’s attempts “to establish military bases in Syria and to equip Hezbollah with advanced weapons through Syria

and Lebanon.” The ceasefire includes the provinces of Daraa, Suwaida and Quneitra; the latter is close to Israel’s Golan Heights border with Syria and was the scene of heavy fighting in recent weeks, including spillover of fire into Israeli territory followed by IDF retaliatory strikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, “calm prevailed” over the area from Saturday afternoon prior to the ceasefire coming into effect at dawn on Sunday. (TPS)

Liberman: No Breakthrough in Prisoner Talks

abor Party newcomer Avi Gabbay was elected party chairman Monday, beating party veteran Amir Peretz 16,080 to 14,734. Outgoing party chairman Yitzhak Herzog, who ran for re-election before supporting Amir Peretz in the run-off, spoke to Gabbay following the announcement, congratulating his successor and pledging to help unify the party in order to defeat Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the next general election, scheduled to be held by November, 2019. “I just spoke to Avi Gabbay and congratulated him on his impressive primary victory for the chairmanship of the Labor Party. I told him I would stand by him to help in any way I can to strengthen the party and to replace the current government. I wish him good luck,” Herzog said. “Labor members have said their word and I respect their choice,” Peretz said in a Facebook post following his defeat. “My colleagues and I will stand firmly by Avi Gabbay’s side and help him bring Labor back into power. That is the most important mission facing us and facing Israeli society,” Peretz said. The election brought to a

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I Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Sunday there is no substance to reports that Israel and Hamas were close to a preliminary deal on the way to a prisoner exchange. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir/TPS

ima and Hisham al-Sayed. Israel, according to Al-Akhbar, would have to “pay” for the information with the release of 25 female Palestinian prisoners. A second stage of the deal, would, according to Al-Akhbar, lead to the release of 53 prisoners originally released in the 2011 prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit and then rearrested for violating the terms of their release. Hamas is also demanding the release of Ahmed Sa’adat, the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who is serving a 30-year sentence for his part in the killing of tourism minister Rehavam Ze’evi in 2001, and of Fatah’s Marwan Barghouti who is serving five life sentences for his role in a series of killings in the Second Intifada. Gershon Baskin, a peace ac-

tivist who was involved in negotiations prior to the Shalit swap, said on Facebook “to the best of my knowledge there is no new Hamas deal in sight, not even close.” Regardless of the veracity of the report, government ministers spoke out Sunday morning against a deal that would see the release of prisoners. “You cannot release live terrorists for the bodies of our soldiers,” said Jewish Home leader and Education Minister Naftali Bennett. “We must increase the pressure and hurt Hamas so holding the bodies is no longer worth it. Kidnapping must be made a burden not an asset.” Tzachi Hanegbi, Minister in charge of National Security and See Liberman: No Breakthrough , page 36

Labor Party newcomer Avi Gabbay was elected party chairman Monday, beating party veteran Amir Peretz 16,080 to 14,734. Photo Credit: Eitan Elhadez/TPS

close a fraught race between two candidates representing different visions for the party as well as a clear disdain for one-another. Peretz, a career labor leader who served as party chairman a decade ago, had campaigned on an aggressive left-wing economic and social platform and was expected to break apart the party’s Zionist Union alliance with Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua Party. But his first stint as party chairman was unsuccessful – he was criticized for choosing to serve as defense minister under Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, instead of choosing a “social” ministry such as housing or economy, and was ultimately

forced to resign as defense minister following the Second Lebanon War in the summer of 2006. In contrast, Gabbay’s election appear’s to signal a new era for the party, although it is unclear what that future will hold. A former head of the Bezeq telecommunications conglomerate, Gabbay helped found the Kulanu Party with former Likud MK Moshe Kahlon and later served as minister of the environment under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu until resigning in May, 2016 over the appointment of Avigdor Liberman as defense minister. See Avi Gabbay Elected , page 38

Netanyahu Criticizes Irish Foreign Minister Over Support For Palestinians

By: Ilan Evyatar efense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Sunday there is no substance to reports that Israel and Hamas were close to a preliminary deal on the way to a prisoner exchange. “There are no contacts with Hamas; there is an ongoing effort to achieve the release of our soldiers and civilians held in captivity by Hamas. There is no breakthrough,” Liberman told the Galei Yisrael radio station. “We do not negotiate with terrorist organizations, there are various parties that are negotiating with them such as Egypt and others but we have no intention of ever holding direct negotiations with the murderers of Hamas,” Liberman added. Liberman’s comments followed reports in the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar claiming that the first stage of a deal would be concluded within the next three months. According to Al-Akhbar, which is known for its ties to the Lebanese Shi’ite terror group Hezbollah, Hamas would send a video with information about the fate of missing soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul – both of whom are believed to have been killed in action during the 2014 Gaza War – and three Israeli citizens, believed to be in the group’s captivity after crossing into the Strip of their own accord – Abera Mengistu, Jumaa Abu Ghan-

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sraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a terse statement Tuesday criticizing Ireland’s support for the Palestinians after meeting with visiting Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. “Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his dissatisfaction over Ireland’s traditional stance and told the Foreign Minister that his country does not condemn Palestinians for incitement and for glorifying those who commit terrorist attacks,” read a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. “The Prime Minister also asked him why Ireland helps NGOs that call for the destruction of Israel and noted that many European countries are overlooking the core problem of the conflict – the Palestinian refusal to recognize the state of the Jews,” the statement added. Coveney said in a briefing later in the day that he had held a “constructive and frank discussion” with Netanyahu. “Of course, we have clear differences on some issues, but these differences are honestly held and openly expressed,” Coveney added.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a terse statement Tuesday criticizing Ireland’s support for the Palestinians after meeting with visiting Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. Photo Credit: Haim Zach/GPO

Coveney, who is also Deputy Leader of Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael party, said discussions with Netanyahu touched on a range of issues, including settlements, the humanitarian and political situation in Gaza and the peace process. Prior to his departure for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which he visits later this week, Coveney said he would use the opportunity “to make clear Ireland’s concerns about the impact of the continuing occupation and the fact that, as

things stand, the prospects of a comprehensive peace agreement remain dim.” While Netanyahu expressed his dissatisfaction with Irish policy in the region, Coveney added a positive note, saying they had also discussed “growing trade between Ireland and Israel.” Coveney meets tomorrow with President Reuven Rivlin and on Thursday he will meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

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EDITORIAL

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Trump & Putin at the G-20 Summit

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he progressive Flame-Stream Media (FSM) is in full burn over the recent Trump achievements not only in last week's G-20 conference but with his magnificent speech in Warsaw, Poland. The incendiary headlines in this Sunday's New York Times continued to run with the fading fake news story of Russian involvement in last year's election in order to sway the vote on behalf of Mr. Trump. Like a losing, beaten boxer attempting to stall for time by engaging in clinches, the NYT's headline read, "Trump's Son Met With Russian Lawyer After Being Promised Damaging Information on Clinton." Well down in the story we read that Donald Jr. and Jared Kushner actually met and focused on the adoption issue between the two countries and nothing about the election was brought up. But, true to its rabid nature of concocting fake news, the NYT described the Russian attorney as, notoriously "Kremlin connected" without any substantiating evidence that she even ever used the ladies' room in that complex. The media played down or even ignored to report the rapturous, exhilarated Warsaw crowd that finally saw the gap between our two countries created by former President Obama closed by Trump's words. Trump promised that the vital missile defense system that protected Poland and Czechoslovakia from Russian and Iranian attacks removed by Obama would be reinstalled. The former Russian enslaved Eastern Bloc were up for grabs under BHO. We must recall just how he ignored the plight of the Ukraine when Putin attacked and annexed the Crimea. Obama's worthless aid to the Ukrainians was the embarrassing and thoughtless shipment of vast amounts of military style Meals Ready to Eat (MRE's) which substituted for defensive armaments for that hapless democratic nation. Obama was religiously true to his word offered to

"Trump promised that the vital missile defense system that protected Poland and Czechoslovakia from Russian and Iranian attacks removed by Obama would be reinstalled"

President Donald Trump gives a public speech in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument at Krasinski

Putin before the U.S. 2012 election that he would have no more political obstacles to face once he was elected and would then be more accommodating to the Russian leader's demands. That dangerous era is over.

"We will no longer sit back, stay silent and remain impotent to the threats presented by the likes of Islamists and demagogic leaders that jeopardize the well being and security of the free world" The FSM is furious that this nation is now well on its way to become, once again the leader of freedom, democracy and human rights around the world. We will no longer sit back, stay silent and remain impotent to the threats presented by the likes of Islamists and demagogic leaders that jeopardize the well being and security of the free world. We have to reclaim the trust and loyalty of those nations, including Israel that were tossed aside by our previous president in order to win over favor from the likes of Iran, Russia, Cuba and the Palestinians. We have entered a new era which the FSM and its collaborators in the form of our nation's Progressive and liberal politicians and electorate are fight desperately but futilely to defeat.

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"This week, showing signs of preparing to run for the Oval Office in 2020, deBlasio ignored not only the graduation ceremony of hundreds of new police officers, he totally disregarded the assassination of one of NYPD's finest, PO Miosotis Familia who was shot while in her police cruiser while on duty in the Bronx" This week, showing signs of preparing to run for the Oval Office in 2020, he ignored not only the graduation ceremony of hundreds of new police officers, he totally disregarded the assassination of one of NYPD's finest, PO Miosotis Familia who was shot while in her police cruiser while on duty in the Bronx. Only upon arriving back home after lovingly addressing the revolutionaries who devastated the German city of Hamburg with firebombs, rioting and thuggery, did he spend a mere half hour with the grieving family. The sister of Mioisotis blasted the mayor for failing to bulletproof the win-

Letters to the Editor The “Brownshirts” Arrive in S Florida

DeBlasio’s Much Condemned Trip to Germany ur mayor is tall in physical stature but microscopically miniscule in loyalty or respect for the city over which he rules and its citizens . Just last month, Puerto Rican murderer/terrorist, FALN leader, Lopez Rivera was to be honored by the organizers of the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. He had been sentenced to 55 years in prison until pardoned by guess who? Barack Obama. And while commercial sponsors of this event bailed out not wanting in any way shape or form to be associated with this despicable creature, de Blasio supported him with the words: "I understand why so many Puerto Ricans - that's almost 700,000 people in this city respect that he fought for Puerto Rico in their eyes." But at the last moment our "leader" backtracked, chickened out and didn't show for the parade. But it gets worse.... for us all.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (seen second from right alongside Hamburg Mayor Olaf)

dows of police vehicles giving the same protection as on the mayor's limos. Right now they are sitting ducks for the crazies who control this city's streets. Just two and a half years ago officers Liu and Ramos were gunned down in a similar fashion in Brooklyn. But does Bill care? So now let's bring in the Black Lives Matter Movement whose rallying cry is, "What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want it? Now!" And what did the First Family of NYC say about this movement as recently as last year? Bill's wife uttered these despicable remarks: "We have a different perspective than our police commissioner. Black Lives Matter is a force for good. It's about peaceful protests. It's about shining a light on the problems that we have in race relations across this country. And I am very encouraged by the Black Lives Matter movement." And the gay lady speaks for her husband, who chimed in, "I have to tell you, they've changed the national discussion for the better." Those of us who live and work in NYC have to hide our heads in shame to have this couple rule and run roughshod over us as they play out their fantasies that laud and celebrate those who would extinguish the lives of our brave men and women in blue. They are a disgrace to the entire country. They should have stayed in Hamburg and tossed around some Molotov cocktails for the hell of it.

Dear Editor: This past Wednesday, July 5th, I foolishly entered into a debate with a Progressive, Democrat rabbi, the topic being, "Civility, Can we get along?" combined with, "The First Five Months of the Trump's Presidency." The meeting was sponsored by the Boca Raton Century Village Republican Club, held in an on-site synagogue. And in a civil gesture of friendship and cordiality, they invited Democrats to attend and even permitted the president of the Delray Democrat Club to greet the audience. Big mistake. The guy began by immediately demeaning Trump. I demanded he be removed from the microphone. That was the signal for chaos. The Democrats came prepared by arriving in droves with carpools and even perhaps a rented bus. They carried political signs that they attempted to flourish. They had empty wheelchairs into which healthy people plopped and claimed their lives were threatened by the abolishment of ObamaCare. Women wore their pink cats' hats. And they were boisterous, loud and threatening. To add to the problem was that this scene was being taped by the notoriously anti-trump, pro-radical Democrat, Samantha Bee television show. Now with the professionals' expertise of pasting and editing, all of America will see how easily loud mouthed, street thug like Democrats can throttle peaceful Republi-

cans.....in their own meetings, no less. The rabbi helped light the fuse to this cannonball-like bomb by claiming in near hysterical mode, that the Torah is the source for Koranic inspired terror. And this in a synagogue. Shameful, but sadly to be expected. And from this we have to learn. The poor moderator did all she could to quite down the crowd. That did no good. The Democrats were well prepared to destroy all discourse between me and my opponent. I was shouted down, interrupted and threatened by audience members of the far-Left political persuasion. If one of the evening's topics was, "Civility," that word, its definition or its practice was unknown to the Progressives. It was like Munich-1933 or Hamburg-2017. Throw in the anarchy in our colleges and you've got the picture. In summation, Marjory and I had to be walk to our car by two professional civilian security guards who happened to be in the audience. We were menaced by guys who, in a very hostile manner approached me as I left the stage. Enough said for any attempt to get together, discuss and share views with any from the mentally unhinged Democrats. They believe in the famous Obama saying of "Bring a gun to the fight." I surely will in the future. Sincerely

Alan

Hebron Responds to UNESCO Vote Dear Editor: At a gathering in Krakow, Poland, UNESCO, the UN agency tasked with designating world heritage sites, voted to list the Tomb of Patriarchs in Hebron as a World Heritage Site in Danger located in the “State of Palestine”. Clearly, this was yet another politicized, anti-Israel maneuver manufactured by the Palestinian Authority and its purpose is clear: to delegitimize the ancient Jewish presence in Hebron in particular, and thereby, undermine the historical ties of Jewish people to the land of Israel in general. The Cave of the Patriarchs is a fundamental pillar of Jewish history. The founders of the Abrahamic faiths are buried there including "Jacob" who was the first “Israel”. The monumental structure which was built atop the cave and still stands today, was constructed by Jews 2,000 years ago. The Jewish community existed there fifteen hundred years before the advent of Islam. As opposed to the period of the Islamic conquest when Jews and non-Muslims were barred from the Tomb of the Patriarchs, today, under Israeli sovereignty, there is freedom of worship, freedom of access, and security, for all religions at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Indeed, only today did Hebron Deputy Mayor Yousef al Jabari declare: "We will do everything we can [for] this place to remain a pure mosque, and a mosque for Muslim worshipers

only.” [Jerusalem Post, July 7, 2017] We call upon the government of Israel to issue an appropriate answer to this reprehensible decision: to immediately suspend all payments to UNESCO and transfer those very same funds for projects that will strengthen Jewish Hebron. These include the resumption of the Israeli Ministry of Education's trips for students to the Tomb of Patriarchs and strengthening of tourism infrastructure to the site. Most importantly, nothing says that Hebron is Jewish more than Jewish people living n Hebron. Therefore, we call upon the relevant Israelis bureaucracies to unfreeze Jewish building in Hebron and enhance Israeli presence there. We also call on the international community to recognize the manipulation to which bodies like UNESCO are being subjected. We urge countries to follow in the footsteps of the United States and cut off funding to the prejudiced and discredited agency. Ambassador Haley has emphatically stated "that the United States is determined to stand up to the UN's anti-Israel bias” and therefore we also suggest that the US leave UNESCO completely, and thus send the UN a clear message that such blatant fake-history and anti-Israelism will not be tolerated. Sincerely

Yishai Fleisher Int’l Spokesman for the Hebron Jewish Community

Supports the “Kids of Courage” Organization Dear Editor: As a member of the Jewish community, I would like to bring exposure to Kids of Courage because I feel this organization is essential and so many people can benefit from their services. Kids of Courage is a Jewish innovative volunteer-based organization, dedicated to improving the lives of children and young adults with serious medical diagnoses. One of our many events that we sponsor will take place in the Summer. This upcoming August 8/3-8/10 we will be taking 130 sick children and young adults with all their required medical supervision, and life support equipment they need to a medically supervised camp that children with debilitating illnesses look forward to all year long. Imagine for 8 days these children from all over the United States New York, New Jersey, California, Colorado, Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Toronto, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Sao Paulo and internationally from Brazil, Israel, and London will leave their hospitals from their sick room environments and be surrounded by fun filled activities in Tyson Virginia and leave the pressure of their illnesses behind. Our mentality is the sicker the children are the more likely they are to be accepted to the camp be-

cause we feel that children with serious illnesses deserve a chance to have an unforgettable summer. This camp gives them an opportunity to relax and recuperate from the physically and emotionally exhausting lifestyles they lead and gives them the needed strength for the rest of the year. This is the often the highlight of the children's lives the entire year. By helping, Kids of Courage, not only children with life-threatening illnesses are benefiting but the parents as well. When a child with serious medical illnesses is in the picture, it takes a toll on the entire family. This is where Kids of Courage steps in by offering year-round support through assisting with medical referrals, hospital visits, toy drives, weekend retreats, monthly events and the medically supervised summer adventure trip. All services provided are free to the children and families, we firmly believe that these families have enough burdens in their lives without worrying about the finances needed to participate in our activities. There are only a few weeks left to the summer camp. If you would like to donate or for more information please contact Kids of Courage Sincerely

Esther Cohen Kids of Courage coordinator M.S.Ed

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Anti-Semitism Lives and its Address is at UNESCO By: Jeff Dunetz

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n Friday, the U.N. organization, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) doubled-down its hatred of the Israel and the Jewish people by denying their biblical connection to the old City of Hebron. Hebron is home the Tomb of the Patriarchs, purchased nearly four millennia ago by Abraham, as a burial place for his wife Sarah. Twelve countries voted in favor of the Palestinian request to name Hebron a Palestinian heritage site, while only three voted against it. Six countries abstained.

This resolution, like last year’s UNESCO action regarding Jerusalem and the Temple Mount has only one purpose to delegitimize Israel by denying the Jewish connection to the Holy Land. This resolution, like last year’s UNESCO action regarding Jerusalem and the Temple Mount has only one purpose to delegitimize Israel by denying the Jewish connection to the Holy Land. At its heart, this resolution is not simply directed at Israel, but at all Jews everywhere. Next to Jerusalem, Hebron is the holiest city in the Jewish faith.

Israel will reject Friday’s anti-Semitic resolution, as they did the one last year which named the Temple Mount a Palestinian heritage site. Already the Jerusalem Post reports: Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely described the vote as a “badge of shame for UNESCO, which time after time prefers to stand with the side of lies.” Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman reacted to the vote by describing UNESCO as a “politically-biased, embarrassing and anti-Semitic organization.” Education Minister Naftali Bennett also criticized the vote. “It is disappointing and disgraceful that, time and again, UNESCO denies history and distorts reality, knowingly serving those attempting to erase the Jewish state,” said Bennett. “Israel will not resume its cooperation with UNESCO so long as it remains a political tool, rather than professional organization.” Chairperson of Israeli party Yesh Atid Yair Lapid also responded, saying, “UNESCO’s decision to recognize the Cave of Patriarchs as a Palestinian heritage site is a despicable falsification of history. Does UNESCO not believe that the Bible is heritage? It’s a decision that, at best, stems from utter ignorance and, at worst, from hypocrisy and antisemitism.” Christians across the world should realize the UNESCO resolution not only rejects Jew-

ish heritage, but the heritage of everyone who believes in what they call the “Old Testament.” As described in B’reisheet chapter 23, before Abraham purchased the land that became the Cave of the Patriarchs, he rejected the

rorists in 1929. For most of that time, the majority of the population most of that time were Jews. From that 1929 massacre until the Six-Day-War in 1967, Hebron was a Jewish city occupied by the Arabs.

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely described the vote as a “badge of shame for UNESCO, which time after time prefers to stand with the side of lies.”

Hittites’ offer to receive the land as a gift. Eventually he overpaid for the land so there would never be a doubt or a complaint that it is Jewish-owned territory. Eventually Abraham, his son Isaac and his wife Rebekah, Jacob and one of his wives Leah, and Esau’s head (long story) were also buried in the cave. Hebron’s been a Jewish city since biblical times for the past 38 centuries (with a break from 1929-1967). The Jews had owned that cave and land in the city land until they were massacred and force out by Arab ter-

Hebron’s Arab occupation began on a Friday evening in August 88 years ago when a group of Arab terrorists massacred the Jews of the city while the British (who ruled over the Holy Land) knew what was happening but didn’t lift a finger to prevent the carnage. Sensing that earlier riots were moving to Hebron, on that Friday night, the son of Sephardic Rabbi Ya’acov Slonim’s invited any fearful Jews to stay in the Rabbi’s house. The Rabbi was highly regarded in the community, and he had a gun. Many

Jews took him up on this offer, and most of those Jews were murdered in his home On Saturday morning, before the slaughter began, all of Hebron’s Rabbis appealed to the British Governor for protection. They received assurances of safety. They also turned to the British officer in charge of the Police who made the same assurances.’ As early as 8:00 a.m. on Shabbat Arabs began to gather en masse. They came in mobs, armed with clubs, knives and axes. While their wives and children threw stones, Arab men ransacked Jewish houses and destroyed Jewish property. With only a single police officer in Hebron and the promised help absent, the Arabs entered Jewish courtyards with no opposition. Rabbi Slonim, who was sheltering Jews in his home was approached by the rioters and offered a deal. If all the Ashkenazi yeshiva students were given over to the Arabs, the rioters would spare the lives of the Sephardi community. Rabbi Slonim refused to turn over the students and was killed on the spot. “On hearing screams in a room I went up a sort of tunnel passage and saw an Arab in the act of cutting off a child’s head with a sword. He had already hit him and was having another cut, but on seeing me he tried to aim the stroke at me, but missed; he was practically on the muzzle of my rifle. I shot him low in the groin. Behind him was a Jew-

ish woman smothered in blood with a man I recognized as a[n Arab] police constable named Issa Sherif from Jaffa in mufti. He was standing over the woman with a dagger in his hand. He saw me and bolted into a room close by and tried to shut me out-shouting in Arabic, ‘Your Honor, I am a policeman.’ … I got into the room and shot him.” (Bernard Wasserstein, The British in Palestine: The Mandatory Government and the Arab-Jewish Conflict 1917-1929, Oxford England, Basil Blackwell, 1991) “Now let me tell you about the massacre. Right after eight o’clock in the morning we heard screams. Arabs had begun breaking into Jewish homes. The screams pierced the heart of the heavens. We didn’t know what to do. Our house had two floors. We were downstairs and a doctor lived on the second floor. We figured that we would be safe in the doctor’s apartment, but how could we get up there? The stairs were on the outside of the building, but it wasn’t safe to go out. So we chopped through the ceiling and that way we climbed up to the doctor’s house. Well, after being there only a little while, we realized that we were still in danger because by that time the Arabs had almost reached our house. They were going from door to door, slaughtering everyone who was inside. The screams and the moans were terrible. People were crying See Anti-Semitism Lives , page 37

The Palestinian Glib and Oily Art Against Israel By: Michael Curtis

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t is gratifying to know that some individuals, scholars, and artists can keep their heads while all about them are losing theirs. On June 14, 2017, members of the Modern Language Association voted by 1,954 to 885 to refrain from endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities. A year earlier, the American Anthropological Association, though by a small majority, similarly voted down a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Now, Debora Spar, president of the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in New York, has repudiated an explicit argument for censorship in rejecting the call in a letter of July 5, 2017 by Palestinian and related groups and anti-Israeli activists to cancel "Israeli government-sponsored" performances by two Israeli theater companies, Haibima National Theater and the Cameri Theater of Tel-Aviv, at the Center in July 2017. The letter called on Lincoln Center "to respect the Palestinian civil society call for a boycott of those Israeli cultural institutions that are complicit in the denial of Palestinian rights." The letter was in fact initiated by the New York City Palestinian rights group Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel. Their false rationale for this call for censorship was that the performances would be taking

place "with support of Israel's Office of Cultural Affairs in North America." Their petition was based on the perverted conclusion that this support is not simply apolitical patronage, but a calculated effort to mask Israeli repression of the Palestinian people. The fallacy is twofold. First, the Israeli Embassy was not trying to manipulate public opinion through its support; it was simply paying for the costs of the theater groups as government agencies do in the United States. The second fallacy is ironic: the play, the subject of the censorship, is "To the End of the Land," which stems from an anti-war novel by David Grossman, a left-wing activist Israeli writer often critical of Israeli policies in the West Bank. President Spar issued an enlightened defense of the productions. She rebuffed this call of censorship of Israel and decided not to cancel the performances, writing, "[W]e seek to bring a wide range of ideas and voices to our stages each year[.] ... [W]e do not make political statements and hope that the art we present can stand on its own." Palestinian and fellow-traveling other groups concerned to make political statements by boycott of Israel reveal that they have no such belief in a "wide range of ideas." Their narrow perspective was shown on March 29, 2012, when the English paper The Guardian published an open letter signed

by 37 theater people protesting "with dismay and regret" the decision of Shakespeare's Globe Theater to invite the Israeli company Habima to participate in an international Shakespeare festival.

of "The Merchant of Venice," to go ahead, concluding that "active exclusion was a profoundly problematic stance to take because the question of which nations deserve inclusion or exclusion is necessarily subjective ...

The second fallacy is ironic: the play, the subject of the censorship, is "To the End of the Land," (pictured above) which stems from an anti-war novel by David Grossman, a left-wing activist Israeli writer often critical of Israeli policies in the West Bank.

With a bizarre contention that even Einstein would not have been able to comprehend, the 37 held that because the Israeli troupe had once performed in the settlement of Kiryat Arba in Hebron, Habima participation would make the Globe festival complicit with "human rights violations and the illegal colonization of occupied land." To its credit, the Globe management, in a careful, moderated defense of free speech, allowed Habima's performance,

people meeting and talking and exchanging views is preferable to isolation and silence." The attack on free expression in essence stems from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement initiated by Palestinian groups in 2005. The movement has been the spur for anti-Israeli activity, though its members show little concern for any specific improvements for Palestinians in the disputed areas. The crucial question is why

gifted intellectuals, writers, and performers continue to participate in manifestations of Palestinian propaganda, the antithesis of their own professional values. The more than 60 signers of the letter of July 5, 2017 to the chairman of the Board and the president of Lincoln Center to cancel Israeli government-sponsored performances by two Israeli companies included Kathleen Chalfant, Caryl Churchill, Ken Loach, and Lynn Nottage, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for drama. Can these gifted people really believe the Palestinian argument that performances in New York by the Habima National Theater and the Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv are "part of Israel's strategy to employ arts and culture to divert attention from Israel's decades of violent colonization, brutal military occupation and denial of basic rights to the Palestinian people?" Do they really accept the Palestinian diatribe that the theater troupes are the "pretty face" of Israel, an image presented so that Israel is not thought of in the context of war, but is making cynical use of the arts to cover up decades of denying Palestinian rights? If they do not believe this nonsense, they should deny it and assert the principles of free expression which the State of Israel is alone in the Middle East in illustrating. Plato in The Republic wrote of the "bold flight of invention," usually recast as the "noble lie" that induces people to accept

convenient fictions. Plato may have been correct in saying that such a fiction was not happening in his day but wrong in concluding it would be hard to persuade anyone that they could ever happen again. Popular support for totalitarian regimes in the 20th century illustrate the reality. Intellectuals including George Bernard Shaw, GDH Cole, and Sidney and Beatrice Webb, among many others, were guilty of the noble lie in trying to persuade fellow citizens that the Stalinist Soviet Union was not a system pervaded by terror, mass executions, slave labor, gulags, and hunger, but was a new civilization. For some time, advocates of the boycott of Israel have used the noble lie to influence well-meaning people genuinely interested in human rights. One case in question in 2017 is an attempt at censorship by literary figures at the annual World Voices Festival of PEN America. More than 240 well known writers, poets, and publishers, many of them familiar from earlier BDS events, called for rejection of funding to the festival from the Israel Embassy. Among them were Lucy Lippard, Michael Ondaatje, Alice Walker, Louise Erdrich, Junot Diaz, and Cornel West. The Embassy planned to contribute a small sum to help the expenses of airfare and hotels for Israeli See The Palestinian Glib , page 37

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Asking China to 'Fix' North Korea Is a Waste of Time By: John R. Bolton

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merican and South Korean officials have said for over a year that North Korea would be able, within a very short time, to miniaturize a nuclear device, mount it on an intercontinental ballistic missile and hit the continental United States. The country's test launch last Tuesday didn't conclusively demonstrate that Pyongyang has reached this point, but Alaska and Hawaii might already be within range — and US forces in South Korea and Japan certainly are. This isn't the first time the North has marked the Fourth with fireworks. On July 4, 2006, a North Korean shortrange missile barrage broke a seven-year moratorium, stemming from a 1998 Taepo-Dong missile launch that landed in the Pacific east of Japan. Tokyo responded angrily, leading Pyongyang to declare the moratorium (though it continued static-rocket testing), ironically gaining a propaganda victory. In addition, the North substantially increased ballistic-missile cooperation with Iran, begun earlier in the decade, a logical choice since both countries were relying upon the same Soviet-era Scud missile technology, and because their missile objectives were the same: acquiring delivery capa-

bilities for nuclear warheads. This longstanding cooperation on delivery systems, almost certainly mirrored in comparable cooperation on nuclear weapons, is one reason North Korea threatens not only the United States and East Asia, but the entire world. In strategic terms, this threat is already here. Unfortunately, we should have

ping, and more recently during South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Washington visit. As he has said subsequently, however, we must shift to a more productive approach. China has been playing the United States while doing next to nothing to reverse the North's nuclear and ballistic-missile programs. Indeed, there's every reason to be-

A South Korean navy ship fires a missile during a drill aimed to counter North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, on July 6, 2017 in East Sea, South Korea. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)

realized its seriousness decades ago to prevent it from maturing. It's clear that nearly 25 years of diplomatic efforts, even when accompanied by economic sanctions, have failed. President Trump seemed to continue the "carrots and sticks" approach, first with Chinese leader Xi Jin-

lieve Beijing has at best turned a blind eye to willful violations of international sanctions and its own commitments, allowing Chinese enterprises and individuals to enable Pyongyang. In response, many contend we should impose economic sanctions against China, pressuring it

to pressure North Korea. While superficially attractive, this policy will inevitably fail. Because, however, the failure will take time to become evident, sanctioning China will simply buy still more time for Pyongyang to advance its programs. China's economy is so large that targeted sanctions against

reflect its uncertainty about exactly what to do with the North. China's economy is so Sanctioning China might only large that targeted strengthen the hand of Beijing's sanctions against pro-Pyongyang faction, obvinamed individuals and ously the opposite of the result institutions can have only we seek. minimal consequences Instead, Washington should keep its focus on the real problem: North Korea. China must Peninsula, enormous dangers be made to understand that, to civilians there and the threat of massive refugee flows from the North into China and South Korea. They can work with us or face the inevitable consequences, which will be far more damaging to China than pinprick sanctions. These are very unhappy alternatives. But the lesson of the past 25 years is that pursuing diplomacy in the face of overwhelming evidence that diplomacy could not succeed has brought us to this point. We can either accept that reality now, or be forced to accept it later, with potentially much more painful results. (GATESTONE INSTITUTE)

President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington .

named individuals and institutions can have only minimal consequences. They will also suffer the common fate of such sanctions, being very easily evaded by establishing "cut outs" carrying on precisely the same activities under new names. Plus, China's decades of mixed signals about the DPRK

unless the threat is eliminated by reunifying the Peninsula, the US will do whatever is necessary to protect innocent American civilians from the threat of nuclear blackmail. In the end, this unquestionably implies the use of military force, despite the risks of broader conflict on the Korean

John R. Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is Chairman of Gatestone Institute, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of "Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad". This article first appeared in the New York Post and is reprinted here with the kind permission of the author.

Why the Jews are Losing the War on College Campuses A failure to brand the American accomplices of terrorism By: David Horowitz

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ccording to a recent study conducted by the “Brand Israel Group,” support for Israel among Jewish college students has dropped 27% in the last 6 years. This mirrors a smaller but still significant drop in support among Americans generally, from 76% to 62%. According to Fern Oppenheim, the founder of the Brand Israel Group that conducted the survey, the source of this drop is the perceived lack of shared values between college students and the Jewish state. The same study found that 1 in 3 Jewish students reported anti-Semitic incidents on their campuses. Of these, 59% said that the incidents were related to anti-Israel attitudes. To explain this, Oppenheim blamed a political “atmosphere” on campus that divides the world into oppressor groups and victims, Israel being a symbol of the former. “We are allowing Israel to be defined by its detractors,” Oppenheim warned, which is unfortunately true. But her proposed remedy to step up efforts to brand Israel as not only a tolerant society but, in fact, the helper of victims, even of its enemies is flawed. To support her strategy, Oppenheim offers the case of Ismail Haniyeh, a

leader of Hamas, the terrorist organization sworn to destroy Israel and exterminate its Jews. Oppenheim observes that Haniyeh sent his ill granddaughter to Israel to receive medical treatment because he knew “Israel is too decent to turn her away,” and says: “People need to know this.” Perhaps they do. But this is clearly not the solution to the problem. If it were, Ismail Haniyeh would have left Hamas and joined Israel’s supporters. Re-branding Israel alone is not the answer to a propaganda war, based on genocidal lies, whose goal is Israel’s destruction. The only viable solution is to do what Jewish organizations have so far refused to do: brand the American supporters of Hamas and the campus promoters of its lies as terrorist enablers and allies. The strategy of merely promoting Israel’s good deeds, while pretending that Hamas’s American supporters are merely misinformed, is failing for a simple reason: If you are accused of stealing other people’s land, imprisoning them in Gaza-size ghettos, and segregating them by race, the fact that you are sending humanitarian missions to Haiti and other needy cases or providing medical care to your mortal enemies is not going to exculpate you in the

The only way to counter such malicious attacks is to brand the eyes of people who have been campus allies of Hamas for what seduced by Palestinian lies. In they are: supporters of genotheir eyes, you are still the op- cidal lies and a terrorist war to pressor and these good deeds obliterate the state of Israel and are merely efforts to obscure kill its Jews. These American althat evil fact. That is why lesbi- lies of Hamas terrorism include an leftists at the “Dyke March” Students for Justice in Palestine, in Chicago banned rainbow the Muslim Students Associa-

According to a recent study conducted by the “Brand Israel Group,” support for Israel among Jewish college students has dropped 27% in the last 6 years. This mirrors a smaller but still significant drop in support among Americans generally, from 76% to 62%.

flags with the Jewish star – even though Israel is the only country in the Middle East where a gay pride parade can be held. They see Israel’s acceptance of gays as “pinkwashing” – a fig leaf provided by one victim group to cover up its crimes against another. The left even has a term for this: “intersectionality.”

tion, Jewish Voice for Peace, and assorted leftwing groups who support them. Students for Justice in Palestine, the leader of this anti-Israel, pro-Hamas coalition was founded in 2001 by Hatem Bazian, a Fatah activist at the time. He created it as an ancillary support for the suicide bomb-

ing Second Intifada, launched in that year. The chief funder of SJP and orchestrator of its campaigns is a well-established Hamas front, American Muslims for Palestine. Hatem Bazian is the chairman of the AMP board. Since Hamas is a terrorist organization, Students for Justice in Palestine and its campus coalition are clearly instruments of its terrorist campaigns. They do not themselves plant bombs but they support the terrorists who do and spread their political propaganda, much the way the Irish political party Sinn Fein was a working partner of the terrorist Irish Republican Army. Stigmatizing the campus supporters of terrorists would effectively neutralize the attacks on Israel. It would provide the basis for a campaign to pressure American universities to withdraw their recognition and funding from these groups. It would discredit the lies that fuel their campus campaigns and inspire the anti-Semitic attacks that have reached epidemic proportions. The David Horowitz Freedom Center has conducted campaigns that employ this branding principle for ten years at over 100 campuses. But ours has been a lonely voice. At virtually every campus where we have organized events, our efforts have been undermined by Hillel and Students for Israel

The only way to counter such malicious attacks is to brand the campus allies of Hamas for what they are: supporters of genocidal lies and a terrorist war to obliterate the state of Israel and kill its Jews groups who smear us as “Islamophobic” and “racist,” though we are neither, and who come to the defense of Students for Justice in Palestine as though they were victims and not aggressors. In other words, these Jewish groups prefer to join hands with an organization supporting a genocidal war against Jews, in condemning (in my case) a Jew who doesn’t mince words in opposing our enemies. If Hillel and groups that care about Israel’s survival would instead turn their guns around and brand Israel’s enemies for what they are, the tide of anti-Semitic hatred on campus would begin to reverse itself, and support for the Jewish state would surely grow. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

Re-printed from The Times of Israel David Horowitz is the author of Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America, now in its tenth week on The New York Times’ best-seller list

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Ibn Warraq Takes on Apologists' Lies in “The Islam in Islamic Terrorism: the Importance of Beliefs, Ideas & Ideology” By: Bruce Bawer

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ouglas Murray, whose book The Strange Death of Europe I applauded here the other day, has called him “one of the great heroes of our time.” I fully agree. His name – or, at least, his pen name – is Ibn Warraq, and he's the author of such important and eloquent works as Why I Am Not a Muslim (which I wrote about here eleven years ago), Why the West Is Best (which I reviewed here five years ago), and What the Koran Really Says. Born in India and educated in Britain, Warraq began criticizing Islam in print during the 1988-89 Satanic Verses controversy, when he was appalled by the failure of celebrated writers and intellectuals to defend Salman Rushdie's freedom of speech. Warraq, who was then based in France and now lives in the U.S., has been publishing books on Islam ever since, and is one of the essential contemporary authors on the subject, courageously telling ugly truths about a religion – an ideology – that has been swathed in pretty lies. His new book, The Islam in Islamic Terrorism: The Importance of Beliefs, Ideas, and Ideology, is (if it doesn't sound a bit odd to put it this way) a godsend – a comprehensive answer to every one of those duplicitous politicians, lily-livered journalists, and slimy professional

“experts” and “consultants” who tirelessly insist that Muslim terrorists have hijacked a peaceful faith. Some of us don't need to be told that this “Religion of Peace” stuff is arrant nonsense; but innumerable apologists continue to absolve Islam itself of guilt for violent terror, and tens of millions of people in the West continue to buy their bull – some because they are themselves so pure of heart that they simply can't believe any religion would actually preach violence, and others because admitting the facts would make them feel like bigots. Many apologists insist that violence in the name of Islam is a relatively recent development; Warraq makes it crystal clear that it's prescribed in the Koran and has been practiced from the outset. Since 9/11, apologists have attributed Islamic terrorism to such “root causes” as poverty, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. foreign policy, Western imperialism, and the Crusades – anything but Islam itself. About this determination to formulate sophisticated answers to a question that the terrorists themselves have already answered repeatedly and definitively, Warraq observes that “[t]he centrality of religion in the Islamic world is something that Western liberals fail to understand or take seriously.” This isn't just true; it's one of the tragic realities of our time. One by one, Warraq expertly

shreds every one of the apologists' fake “explanations” for terror. Imperialism? Warraq reminds us that Muslims, too, have been imperialists, destroying “thousands of churches, synagogues, and temples...in a most brutal fashion” and exterminating “whole civilizations such as the Pre-Islamic cultures of Iran

terrorism is jihad. And jihad is a founding Islamic concept. The apologists, of course, have their own line on this one, too: under true Islam, they say, the word jihaddenotes an inner spiritual process, and has nothing to do with violence; when terrorists use the word to describe their depredations, they're distorting

In Ibn Warraq’s new book, “The Islam in Islamic Terrorism: The Importance of Beliefs, Ideas, and Ideology,” is (if it doesn't sound a bit odd to put it this way) a godsend – a comprehensive answer to every one of those duplicitous politicians, lily-livered journalists, and slimy professional “experts” and “consultants” who tirelessly insist that Muslim terrorists have hijacked a peaceful faith.

(Zoroastrians) and the Assyrians.” Saudi Arabia, homeland of fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers, “was never colonized by the West” but was, rather, part of an Islamic empire – namely the Ottoman Empire, governed by Turks from Constantinople. If those Saudis were spurred by a rage at empire, why not fly a plane into the Hagia Sophia? No, as Warraq demonstrates, there's no way around it: Islamic

the word and the faith. Warraq, citing a wide range of scholarly sources – both Western and Islamic, some recent and some dating back to the eighth century – puts that fulsome falsehood firmly in its place: yes, jihad can be used to mean an inner struggle, but in the Koran and Hadith, and in key texts ever since, it always refers, above all, to the sacred obligation to advance Islam by means of armed action

against unbelievers. Warraq also gives us a sweeping – but succinct – lesson in the history of jihad, beginning with Muhammed's own conquests, then moving on to ninththrough eleventh-century Baghdad, seventeenth-century Constantinople, eighteenth-century Saudi Arabia, and so on, right up to today's Muslim Brotherhood. Of course the apologists (Barack Obama among them) would have us believe that the Muslim Brotherhood is moderate and non-violent; Warraq establishes that throughout its existence, to the contrary, the Brotherhood has preached Holy War, period. Then there's the Nazis. Some apologists argue that Islam was just peachy until some of its leaders got chummy with Hitler and were infected by his love of violent world conquest and Jew-hatred; Warraq establishes that if Islamic higher-ups cozied up to the Nazis, it was because their totalitarian, exterminationist doctrines were already extremely similar. Warraq also introduces us to a 1979 book that has been called “the most influential treatise on why Jihad is necessary and how it must be fought.” Written by one Brigadier S. K. Malik, The Qur'anic Concept of War won the endorsement of no less a jihad enthusiast than the late Pakistani president Zia al-Haq. A brief sample: “The Quranic military strategy...enjoins us to prepare ourselves for war to the

utmost in order to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies.... [The Koran] gives us a distinctive concept of total war. It wants both the nation and the individual to be at war 'in toto,' that is, with all their spiritual moral and physical resources.” In addition to Malik's tome, Warraq reads (so we don't have to) several other vile works that have also inspired the suicide-vest set – a veritable library of holy hate. Warraq sums up his book's point as follows: “jihad is essential for the spread of Islam, and it is a duty incumbent on all Muslims until Islam covers the whole surface of the earth.” And what's essential for the West's survival is for us infidels to face up to the fact that nothing is more integral to Islam than that monstrous duty. If Islamic terror is, as apologists assert, a reaction to some action by the West, that action is, as Warraq points out, nothing more or less than our failure to “accept the Koran as a blueprint for a model society.” However much the talking heads may insist otherwise, it was Islam's explicit call for jihadist conquest, and nothing else, that motivated 9/11 and 7/7, Atocha and Nice, Bataclan and Ariana Grande. If we insist on clinging to lies about these atrocities – and thereby lose our freedom – it won't be because Ibn Warraq hasn't nobly and bravely shouted the truth from the rooftops. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

A Historian Counters Mendacity with Powerful Satire in New Book on Palestinian Past By: Ari Lieberman

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here have been many books written on Palestinian identity and history but none are as scholarly and authoritative as Assaf A. Voll’s “A History of the Palestinian People, From Ancient Times to the Modern Era.” Voll’s exhaustive account of Palestinian history is summed up in 120 fact-filled pages brimming with substantive information that most will find useful.

The notion of “Palestinian history” is farcical and Voll’s understated but illuminating point unabashedly exposes this abject lie University students working under harsh time constraints will find the book particularly suitable because it can be read cover-to-cover in a matter of seconds. That’s because all the pages are blank save for a quote in the beginning of the book attributed to the Seinfeld character George Costanza – “Just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it.” One comical reviewer at Amazon amusingly noted that the Voll’s book was plagiarized. “The work is identical to the book, Everything Men Know About Women: 25th Anniversary Edition,” said the review-

er. The reviewer is correct but the author’s transgression is minor compared to fantastical mendacity propagated by those pretending to be historians and academics at some of the world’s top universities. The notion of “Palestinian history” is farcical and Voll’s understated but illuminating point unabashedly exposes this abject lie. The name “Palestine” is an invented name concocted by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. In 132 CE, the Jews of Judea (alternatively known as Eretz Israel) launched an open revolt against Roman occupation of their land. Led by its charismatic leader, Simon Bar Kochva, the anti-Roman insurgency nearly succeeded, as evidenced by archaeological discoveries and historical accounts but was ultimately suppressed some three years later after intense and bitter fighting. Hadrian was keenly aware and understood that the Jews could never be defeated by force of arms alone. He believed that in order to defeat the Jews, he needed to break their spirit as well. He therefore embarked on a bitter campaign of severing the Jewish nexus to the Land of Israel. Among his many cruel edicts was the renaming of the city of Jerusalem to “Aelia Capitolina” and the Land of Israel to “Palestine.” While the former name was never accepted, the latter abominable renaming unfortu-

nately stuck and over time supplanted the land’s historical and original naming. To be clear, there has never in the history of mankind been a Palestinian state, a Palestinian capital, a distinct Palestinian language, currency or culture. In December 2011, Newt Gingrich noted this indisputable fact and made the following observation;

were able to upend the veracity of his comment. Ironically, Arab leaders have occasionally voiced opinions similar to those expressed by Gingrich. Those opinions were of course made in Arabic to Arabic audiences but they were nonetheless made. n a revealing 1977 interview with the Dutch newspaper Trouw, PLO executive com-

There have been many books written on Palestinian identity and history but none are as scholarly and authoritative as Assaf A. Voll’s “A History of the Palestinian People, From Ancient Times to the Modern Era.” Voll’s exhaustive account of Palestinian history is summed up in 120 fact-filled pages brimming with substantive information that most will find useful.

“Remember there was no Palestine as a state. It was part of the Ottoman Empire. And I think that we've had an invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs, and were historically part of the Arab community…” Gingrich was widely criticized for his politically incorrect but historically accurate statement but none of his critics

mittee member Zahir Muhsein stated, “The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and

tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism. For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa. While as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan.” In 2012, a Gaza-based Hamas government official named Fathi Hammad noted the following while pleading for Egyptian oil; “Every Palestinian… throughout Palestine can prove his Arab roots, whether from Saudi Arabia or Yemen or anywhere…personally, half my family is Egyptian, we are all like that.” Hammad continued, “Brothers, half the Palestinians are Egyptian and the other half are Saudis…Who are the Palestinians?” he asked rhetorically. “We have families called al-Masri whose roots are Egyptian, Egyptian! We are Egyptian! We are Arab! We are Muslim!” Hammad’s rant was curiously and conspicuously devoid of any reference to an independent Palestinian identity and that is

because there simply isn’t any. As Zahir Muhsein candidly notes, the notion of Palestinian nationalism began as a tactic following the Arab defeat of 1948. Prior to that time, most Arabs living in mandatory Palestine thought of themselves as either subjects of the Ottoman Empire or citizens of Greater Syria. The rest were transient workers from the vast Arab and Muslim expanse lured to the area by better fortunes fostered as a result of increased Jewish economic activity and business expansion. (Front Page Mag) Arabs residing in Gaza and the so-called West Bank from 1948 to 1967 had no problem living under Egyptian and Jordanian occupation. But the very notion of Jews occupying a centimeter of “Arab soil” was considered an abomination and an affront to Arab and Muslim honor. Assaf Voll’s satirical account of Palestinian history is a book about nothing. It is nevertheless a forceful repudiation of those in academia, the media and elsewhere wishing to perpetuate historical inaccuracies to advance mendacious narratives. If there is to be a peaceful solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, we must start by recognizing and acknowledging certain unwavering and perhaps unpleasant truths, and chief among them is the myth of Palestinian history. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

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Free Summer Movies in NYC Feature Drama, Comedy and Thriller Classics By: Brian Sloan and Gillian Osswald

 August 2: TBA (2015)  August 9: The Silence Before Bach  August 24: TBA (2007) ince 1992 when HBO first start-  August 16: Romance and Cigarettes LIC Landing Summer ed showing films in Bryant Park, (2005) Movies, Hunters free movie screenings have  August 23: Bad Hair (2013) Point Park South become an annual summertime tradition in the City. All kinds Hudson RiverFlicks, Big  July 13: 2001: A Space Odyssey of films—Hollywood classics, current Hit Wednesdays, Pier 63 (1968) blockbusters, indie gems—are screened  July 5: Moonlight (2016) at outdoor venues throughout the five  July 12: Keanu (2016) Friday boroughs, with stunning backdrops  July 19: Lego Batman Movie (2017) like the Manhattan skyline (Brooklyn  July 26: Arrival (2016) Bridge Park Movies with a View) and  August 2: Hidden Figures (2016) This season's offerings include the Coney Island Cyclone (Coney Is-  August 9: La La Land (2016) movies like recent hits like La La land Flicks on the Beach).  August 16: Logan (2017) Land and Arrival, ’80s classics This season's offerings include movlike Sister Act and Back to the ies like recent hits like La La Land and Flushing Meadows Future, and stunning indies like Arrival, ’80s classics like Sister Act and Corona Park the Oscar-winning Moonlight Back to the Future, and stunning indies Movie Night, The like the Oscar-winning Moonlight. Be- Unisphere, Queens low is a schedule of free film screenings  June 28: Rogue One: A Star Wars Films on the Green, various locations throughout New York City, organized Story (2016) by day of the week. Unless otherwise  June 2: Potiche (2010) noted, all screenings start at dusk, typ- A Summer Movie Under  June 9: Tey (2013) ically around 8:30pm. Check the list- the Stars, Prospect Park  June 16: La Traversée de Paris (1956) ings for details and then grab a blanket, Long Meadow, Brooklyn  June 23: Mauvais Sang (1986) bring some snacks and enjoy cinema  July 19: The Never Ending Story  June 30: Contempt (1963) alfresco, NYC style.  July 7: La Cérémonie (1995) (1984) Check back frequently for updates.  July 14: Port of Shadows (1938)  July 26: The Sandlot (1993)  July 21: Lumière d’été (1943)  July 28: A Trip to the Moon (1902)  September 7: The Wild Child (1970)

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Hudson RiverFlicks, Family Fridays, Pier 46  July 7: The Secret Life of Pets (2016)  July 14: Trolls (2016)  July 21: Willy Wonka and the Choc-

August 14: North by Northwest (1959)

July 20: Casablanca (1942)

Monday HBO's Bryant Park Summer Film Festival, Bryant Park

August 2: I Know What You Did Last

Summer (1997)  June 19: King Kong (1933)  June 26: On the Town (1949)  July 3: The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)  July 10: Sabrina (1954)  July 17: Wall Street (1987) July 17: Wall Street (1987)  July 24: Pillow Talk (1959)  July 31: The Hustler (1961)  August 2: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)  August 7: All That Jazz (1979)  August 9: Zootopia (2016)  August 14: North by Northwest Movies @ Metrotech, (1959) Metrotech Commons,  August 21: Dirty Dancing (1987)

Tuesday Intrepid Movie Series, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Brooklyn

Sunday Randall's Island, Fields 81 and 42  June 11: Aladdin (1992), Field 81  June 25: Zootopia (2016), Field 42  July 9: Sister Act (1986), Field 81  July 23: Race (2016), Field 42  August 6: A League of Their Own (1987), Field 81  August 20: Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Field 42  Various

NYC Parks Movies Under the Stars, various locations  June 2: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Ocean Breeze Park, Staten Island  June 3: Moana (2016), Woodtree Playground, Queens  June 3: Mission Impossible— Rogue Nation (2015), John Jay Park, Manhattan  June 7: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Frederick B. Judge Playground, Queens  June 7: Moonlight (2016), Corporal Jogn A. Seravalli Playground, Manhattan  June 9: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), McCarren Park, Brooklyn  June 10: Doctor Strange (2016), Seton Falls Park, Bronx  June 10: Queen of Katwe (2016), Brookville Park, Queens  June 10: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Sol Bloom Playground, Manhattan  June 14: Life of Pi (2012), Recreation Center 54, Manhattan  June 15: Bee Movie (2007), Sol Bloom Playground, Manhattan  June 16: Central Intelligence (2016), Rainey Park, Bronx

August 18: Finding Dory (2016)

August 8: Back To The Future (1985)

olate Factory (1971)  July 28: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)  August 4: Sing (2016)  August 11: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)  August 18: The Karate Kid (1984)

Films on the Green, Museum of Chinese in  July 5: Mean Girls (2004) J. Hood Wright Park America MOCACINEMA,  July 12: Office Space (1999)  July 19: Donnie Darko (2001)  July 12: La Ciencia Del Sueno (2006) Columbus Park, Manhattan  July 26: Selena (1997)  August 2: I Know What You Did Last  June 2: The Last Dragon (1985) Thursday Summer (1997)  June 9: Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) Movies with a View,  August 9: Audience Choice  June 16: A Thousand Years of Good Brooklyn Bridge Park Prayers (2008) Outdoor Cinema,  June 23: Pushing Hands (1991)  July 6: Office Space (1999) Socrates Sculpture  July 13: Pariah (2011) Park, Queens LIC Landing Summer  July 20: Casablanca (1942) Movies, Hunters  July 27: The Lego Movie (2014)  July 5: Timbuktu (2014) Point Park South  August 3: 9 to 5 (1980)  July 12: Easy Money (2010)  August 10: 42 (2013)  July 19: TBA  June 23: Willy Wonka & the Choco August 17: Mad Max: Fury Road late Factory (1971)  July 26: Chevalier (2016)

kins (2016), Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Manhattan  June 22: Finding Dory (2016), Pelham Bay Park, Bronx  June 23: Lion (2016), Ferry Point Park, Bronx  June 23: Monsters Inc. (2001), Colden Playground, Queens  June 24: Jason Bourne (2016), John Jay Park, Manhattan  June 24: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Bulova Park, Queens  June 24: Sing (2016), Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx  June 28: Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life (2007), Wright Brothers Playground, Manhattan  June 29: This Is It (2009), Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan  June 29: Storks (2016), Smokey Oval Playground, Queens  June 29: Gremlins (1984), Electric Playground, Queens  June 30: The Lego Batman Movie (2017), St. James Park, Bronx  June 30: Hidden Figures (2016), Kissena Corridor Park, Queens  July 24: Zootopia (2016), Highland Park, Queens  July 31: Ella Enchanted (2004), Forest Park, Queens  August 7: The Wiz (1978), Highland Park, Queens  August 14: Zootopia (2016), Forest Park, Queens

August 18: The Karate Kid (1984)

 July 5: Madagascar (2005)  July 12: Finding Dory (2016)  July 19: A Bug’s Life (1998)  July 26: Zootopia (2016)

 July 11: Good Morning, Vietnam Summer on the Hudson: Pier I Picture (1987) Show, Riverside Park  July 18: Anchorman (2004) (at West 70th Street)  July 25: Cocktail (1988)  August 1: The Martian (2015)  July 5: Blazing Saddles (1974)  August 8: Back To The Future (1985)  July 12: Dr. Strangelove (1964)  July 19: What’s Up, Doc? (1972)  July 26: The Truman Show (1998) Wednesday  August 2: The Muppet Movie (1979) SummerScreen,  August 9: The Big Lebowski (1998) McCarren Park,  August 16: Beetlejuice (1988)

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 August 4: The Graduate (1967)  August 18: Finding Dory (2016)  September 15: TBA - Audience Suggestions

July 31: The Hustler (1961)

 June 16: The Secret Life of Pets (2016), MacNeil Park, Queens  June 16: Sing (2016), Rochdale Park, Queens  June 17: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), St. Catherine’s Park, Manhattan  June 17: Sing (2016), Paul Raimonda Playground, Queens  June 22: Florence Foster Jen-

Movie Nights in the Rockaways, Far Rockaway, Queens  May 19: Zootopia (2016)  June 2: The Lorax (2012)  July 7: Spider-Man (2002)  July 14: Moana (2016)  July 21: Up (2009)  August 6: Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)  August 13: Fences (2016)  Rooftop Films, Various locations  June 16: The Maribor Uprisings (2017)  July 19: Liberation Day (2016)  July 20: Short Film Program: Seattle Short Films  July 21: Short Film Program: Sundance Short Films  July 29: Net Positive: Internet Health Shorts  August 2: The Challenge (2016)  Additional Films TBA

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CAIR Lawyers Represent Terror-Related Boston Bomber Associate CAIR not bothered that its client, Ibragim Todashev, was involved in triple murder By: Joe Kaufman

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he Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is associated in large part with terrorism. The group has its roots in terrorism; it has helped finance terrorism; it co-sponsors rallies promoting terrorism; and it has lost, through deportation and incarceration, a number of officials who have been involved in and/or linked to terrorism. Given CAIR’s terror-related history, as well as the group’s appetite for generating lawsuits, it makes sense that CAIR would provide legal defense to someone who is also related to terror, someone like Ibragim Todashev, who is linked to the perpetrators of the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Last month, on May 22nd, the parents of Chechen-born Ibragim Todashev filed a wrongful- death lawsuit against two federal agents and two Massachusetts state troopers, claiming that their son’s death, which took place exactly four years earlier, “was the result of excessive force by FBI agents.”

utes or warrant further federal criminal investigation of the May 22, 2013 death of Ibragim Beginning May 21, 2013, the circumstances at the time of Todashev, who was shot in an during questioning from the this incident… the use of deadly Orlando, Florida apartment by FBI, Todashev admitted to his force by the FBI Agent on May an FBI Agent during the invesand Boston Marathon bomber 22, 2013, was reasonable and tigation of Todashev’s role in a Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s involve- justified, and therefore, lawful.” 2011 Walthan, Massachusetts ment in a triple murder that took place in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 11, 2011, well over a year prior to the Boston bombing. The three victims, who were all Jewish, had their throats so violently slashed that they were nearly decapitated. According to witness reports, following his confession, Todashev, a former mixed martial artist, became enraged and hurled a coffee table at the FBI agent conducting the interview, Aaron McFarlane, giving the agent a gash on his head which he would receive stitches for. Todashev then allegedly lunged Given CAIR’s terror-related history, as well as the group’s at the agent with a metal pole, to appetite for generating lawsuits, it makes sense that CAIR which the agent responded by would provide legal defense to someone who is also related opening fire on him. Todashev, to terror, someone like Ibragim Todashev, who is linked to the once again, attempted to attack, perpetrators of the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. before dying, shortly after midThe US Department of Jus- triple homicide.” night, with six shots to the torso None of this – the terrorist tice Civil Rights Division, in its and one to the head. The Florida State Attorney’s report on Todashev, concluded: connections, the murders, the Office, in its final report regard- “[T]he evidence does not re- investigative reports clearing the ing Ibragim Todashev’s death, veal a violation of the applicable FBI of any wrongdoing – seem concluded: “Given the totality of federal criminal civil rights stat- to matter to CAIR, as the group

has supplied two of its Florida chapter attorneys to represent Todashev’s parents against those who are charged to protect us. But then again, CAIR has its own terror-linked past (and present). CAIR was created in June 1994 by an umbrella group led by then-global head of Hamas, Mousa Abu Marzook, called the Palestine Committee. CAIR was later named by the US government as a co-conspirator in federal trials dealing with the financing of millions of dollars to Hamas. CAIR had used its official website to raise money for the defendant in the trials, the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). Several CAIR representatives have served jail time or have been deported for terror-related activity, including former HLF head and founder of CAIR’s Texas chapter, Ghassan Elashi. CAIR’s Florida chapter reflects the same violence-driven extremism of its parent organization. In July 2014, CAIR-Florida co-sponsored a pro-Hamas rally in Downtown Miami, where attendees repeatedly shouted, “We are Hamas,” “Let’s go Hamas,” and “Hamas kicked your ass.” Following the

In July 2014, CAIR-Florida co-sponsored a proHamas rally in Downtown Miami, where attendees repeatedly shouted, “We are Hamas,” “Let’s go Hamas,” and “Hamas kicked your ass.” rally, the event organizer, Sofian Abdelaziz Zakkout, wrote in Arabic, “Thank God, every day we conquer the American Jews like our conquests over the Jews of Israel!” The CAIR lawyers representing Todashev’s parents are Thania Diaz Clevenger and Tark Richard Aouadi. Besides his involvement with CAIR, Aouadi is also the Treasurer of the Arab American Community Center of Florida (AACC), a group also with a checkered history. In January 2009, AACC was one of the main organizers of a brutally anti-Israel rally held in Orlando, titled ‘Let Gaza Live!’ During the rally, speakers and marchers called for the destruction of the Jewish state, chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” See CAIR Lawyers Represent , page 36

Fox in the Hen House: Allowing Terrorists to Re-Enter Prisons By: Patrick Dunleavy

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ecent articles by the IPT and other news organizations have addressed the growing concerns regarding the upcoming release of over a hundred inmates convicted of terrorism related crimes. Experts have spoken on the lack of a bona fide strategy that will address the unique security issues presented when a terrorist is released. The need for post release specialized supervision programs is clear. The one idea that should not be on the table is to allow them to re-enter prisons to speak with inmates as a religious volunteer. Yet this is exactly what has happened in the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) for the last two years. Edwin Lorenzo Lemmons, also known as Asad al Salaam, is an employee of the Muslim Chaplain Services of Virginia. He is licensed in the state as an Islamic clergyman authorized to perform marriages and other religious ceremonies. He has been issued a statewide pass to enter any VADOC facility and speak with inmates. He is currently teaching a class in Arabic for inmates. He is also an ex-offender. While that in itself is not unusual, many ex-offenders, in a desire to give back and help others in similar situations, have successfully done so. This particular ex-offender, Edwin Lorenzo Lemmons, (FBI # 939113RA3), is quite unique.

Lemmons' criminal history began in a small rural community in upstate New York. His parents had sent him there from Chicago in hopes of protecting him from the scourge of gang violence and drugs. His first arrest occurred when he was a teenager, and for the next two years he amassed charges ranging from DUI to Burglary, Assault, and finally, Robbery. The last charge resulted in his being sentenced to a term of 2-4 years in a New York State prison. Upon his entrance to a Reception and Classification facility in April of 1996, he declared his religion as Christian. A few months later, after meeting with several inmates of Middle Eastern descent, one, a former Colonel in the Yemeni army and the other, a member of Hamas, Mr. Lemmons informed his counselor that he was changing his religious affiliation to Islam. Following that development, he began to attend Arabic classes taught by another inmate in the Cayuga Correctional Facility. The inmate teacher's name was Abdel Nasser Zaben. Abdel Zaben, a Palestinian, was born in Jordan in 1969. He illegally entered the United States in 1990, arrested by the NYPD in 1993 for Kidnapping and Robbery, and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Zaben was also the target of an investigation by the Joint Terrorism Task Force who had received confidential information that he had sworn allegiance to Osama

bin Laden and was recruiting disenfranchised inmates to his group for training and to fight in the Jihad. At the time he first met with Edwin Lemmons, Zaben worked as a clerk for the prison's Islamic Chaplain . For the next two years he tutored Lemmons in both Arabic and the Koran. When the time for Lemmons' release from prison drew near, inmate Zaben provided him with names and contact information of individuals in the Middle East who would assist Lemmons in his travel and studies. Following his release, in the fall of 1998, Lemmons had his parole supervision transferred to Florida, and enrolled in the Islamic Center of Gainesville. In March 2000, Lemmons made his first trip overseas to the Middle East. Upon his return from Jordan through New York's JFK Airport and then on to Gainesville, Florida, he approached the president of the Islamic center and asked about fighting in the jihad overseas. The then-president, Mohamed Bahmaid, in an interview with members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, stated that he tried to discourage Lemmons from any future overseas travel. Lemmons did not heed his advice. Four months later Lemmons made another trip overseas, this time to Egypt. He stayed for three months and while there, according to a reliable source who knew both Lemmons and Zaben, he received "underground tactical

training." Later, while under surveillance by the JTTF, Lemmons was observed at a firing range in Melbourne, Florida with two other individuals, firing AK 47's and SKS assault rifles. They were

Edwin Lorenzo Lemmons was observed at a firing range in Melbourne, Florida with two other individuals, firing AK 47's and SKS assault rifles. They were practicing tactical maneuvers known as "cover & concealment."

practicing tactical maneuvers known as "cover & concealment." In addition, authorities received credible information from a reliable source that described Lemmons as someone with extremist Islamic views similar to that of the Taliban. Lemmons himself admitted to extremist views in a recorded conversation with inmate Abdel Zaben.

The majority of Lemmon's conversations with Zaben were in Arabic and required the use of government translators. The translators often remarked as to the skill and scholarly approach to the language that Lemmons had acquired. That development caused concern with investigators in June 2003 when monitoring a conversation between Lemmons and Zaben. Lemmons kept saying over and over to Zaben that he needed to learn how to say "Big Truck" in Arabic. He was fluent in Arabic and knew precisely how to say those words. Why was he repeating the phrase, "Big Truck"? Investigators believed this was a coded message about a possible future attack that Lemmons was to be involved with. That is why on September 6, 2003, members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Lemmons in the Orlando airport as he returned from yet another trip to the Middle East. He was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. But this was no ordinary gun case. This was the result of a joint investigation dubbed "Operation Hades" which included investigators from my Office, the NYPD, the NYSP, and the JTTF. The goal of the investigation was to determine the level of Islamic radicalization in the prison system both here and abroad and also to identify and neutralize any radicalizing influences. Lemmons was only one of the

many radicals we uncovered. As a result of his plea arrangement, he received a sentence of twenty seven months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was released from prison on May 12, 2006. He continued to have contact with Abdel Zaben and other individuals in the Middle East whom he met during his travels. He has never recanted his extremist views. The question arises as to why the Muslim Chaplains Services of Virginia would hire someone holding such extremist views. Perhaps they were unaware of Lemmons' background, or perhaps they share the same beliefs as Mr. Lemmons. The MCSVA is a non-profit organization incorporated in 2003 whose stated mission is "to serve incarcerated individuals, ex-offenders, and their families." To accomplish that goal, MCSVA has received funding from various organizations including the Islamic Relief (IRUSA), an organization with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Its former global affiliate and current partner organization Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) was banned from operating in Israel on allegations the charity funneled funds to Hamas. Later the same year, the United Arab Emirates declared IRW to be a terrorist group. One of the MCSVA board members, Sa'ad El-Amin, pled guilty to Tax Fraud and sentenced to 37 months in a federal See Fox in the Hen House , page 37

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argued that the broker of the original deal, long time synagogue member Sid Stadler, lacked the authority to negotiate any agreements on behalf (VIN) Members of a small of the synagogue without prior synagogue on Staten Island are approval of the shul’s board of heaving a sigh of relief after a directors. The decision handed down State Supreme Court judge vacated a $1 million arbitration by the court saves the synaaward granted by a beis din that gogue from having to forfeit all would have forced the congre- of its assets in order to pay the gation to permanently close its $1 million that the beis din had awarded Oorah. doors. The verdict was handed down last week and found in favor of the Young Israel of Eltingville which sued Oorah last summer as part of a continuing dispute that dates back several years. As previously reported on VIN News (http://bit. ly/2uKUHZN), the synagogue was financially strapped when it brokered an arrangement in 2007 that deeded the synagogue’s property to Oorah in Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren exchange for a $250,000 pay- Buffett (R) talks to Microsoft ment. founder Bill Gates as they play The agreement stipulated Bridge during the Berkshire that Oorah would allow the Hathaway annual meeting Young Israel’s services to con- weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, tinue uninterrupted, but a de- U.S. May 7, 2017. cision by Oorah six years later Buffett Donates $3.17 to convert the sanctuary into Billion To Gates a classroom and move congreCharity, Four Others gants to another room became a point of serious contention. (VIN) Warren Buffett on The two parties agreed to Monday donated roughly $3.17 take the matter to a beis din billion of Berkshire Hathaway which ruled in favor of Oorah, Inc stock to the Bill & Melinprompting the synagogue to file da Gates Foundation and four suit, asking a secular court to family charities, his largest overturn the arbitration award. contribution in a more than The court agreed with law- decade-long plan to give away yers for the synagogue who his fortune.

The building’s street surveillance camera captured a young man spending 35 minutes drawing nearly 30 swastikas in the still-wet cement early Saturday.

Man Caught Drawing Swastikas Outside Jewish-owned Building (VIN) A man has been caught on surveillance video drawing more than two dozen swastikas in freshly poured concrete in front of a New York City building whose owners are Jewish. The concrete had been poured Friday on the sidewalk outside a building in Brooklyn. The building’s street surveillance camera captured a young man spending 35 minutes drawing nearly 30 swastikas in the still-wet cement early Saturday. State Assemblyman Dov Hikind of Brooklyn says the property owners discovered the vandalism Monday and alerted police. He says the video has been turned over to the New York Police Department. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

The billionaire investor’s 12th annual donation to the five charities comprised 18.63 million Class “B” shares of Berkshire, valued at $170.25 each as of Monday’s market close. Berkshire said Buffett, 86, has made $27.54 billion in donations since 2006 to the five charities, including roughly $21.9 billion to the Gates Foundation. Buffett still owns about 17 percent of Berkshire, the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate he has run since 1965, despite having donated more than 40 percent of his holdings. The Gates Foundation, which focuses on improving health, reducing poverty and aiding education, is receiving about $2.42 billion of Monday’s donations. Buffett also donated to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late first wife, and the Howard G. Buffett, Sherwood and NoVo Foundations, respectively overseen by his children, Howard, Susan and Peter. Following Monday’s donation, Buffet remained the world’s fourth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine. Before the donations were announced, Forbes estimated Buffett’s net worth at $76.3 billion, trailing Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates’ $89.4 billion, Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos’ $84.8 billion, and Spanish retailing magnate Amancio Ortega’s $81.8 billion.

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(JNS.org) The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing July 12 to deliberate the Taylor Force Act, which would cut U.S. economic aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the PA continues to issue payments to terrorists and their families. Former Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams will testify in favor of the legislation, which is named after a U.S. Army veteran killed by a Palestinian terrorist in Jaffa in 2016. The bill was introduced by a group of Republican lawmakers—Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Dan Coats (Ind.) and Roy Blunt (Mo.)—in September 2016. It would require the U.S. secretary of state to certify that the PA has ended its payments to terrorists and their family members. The bill also calls on the PA to publicly condemn terror attacks and to take steps to bring terrorists to justice.

Mennonite Church USA votes to divest from Israel (JNS.org) The Mennonite Church USA voted Thursday to divest from any financial holdings of companies profiting from Israel’s “occupation.” A divestment resolution, which received 98-percent support among the 550 delegates at the Church’s national convention in Orlando, Fla., says the Protestant sect “opposes the Israeli military occupation

while taking a stand against anti-Semitism and affirming the need to build stronger relationships with Jewish communities.” The resolution asks the Church’s financial agency, Everence, to “review investment practices for the purpose of withdrawing investments from companies that are profiting from the occupation.” It also calls on individual adherents of the Mennonite denomination to review their investments. Like other mainline Protestant movements, Mennonite Church USA has suffered substantial membership declines in recent decades. Its membership was 78,000 in 2016.

JULY 14, 2017 An acquaintance of Rajman said the MMA competitor was a member of Chabad-Lubavitch and was deeply involved with the local Jewish community, the WPBF television network reported. In addition to studying Torah, Rajman also reportedly taught local Jewish children self-defense techniques and instructed local police in the Israeli Krav Maga marital arts style. “This was a special young man who had a heart of gold. It’s a tragedy,” said Rabbi Zalman Bukiet, director of the Chabad of West Boca Raton, according to the WPTV broadcaster. Rajman debuted as a professional MMA fighter in April 2014 and had a 2-2 record. As an amateur fighter, his record was 8-1.

Israeli player Omri Casspi signs with NBA champion Golden State Warriors Jason Greenblatt (left), President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in March. Greenblatt arrived in Israel Sunday for his sixth visit to the region in six months. Credit: Kobi Gideon/ GPO.

Trump aide Jason Greenblatt arrives in Israel to continue peace push (JNS.org) President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative, Jason Greenblatt, arrived in Israel Sunday night to discuss the next phase in renewed U.S.-led peace efforts in the region. The trip is Greenblatt’s sixth visit to Israel in six months. Greenblatt is meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas during this week’s trip. In June, Greenblatt and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, traveled to both Jerusalem and Ramallah to meet separately with Netanyahu and Abbas. The June meeting reportedly became tense over the issue of the PA’s payments to terrorists and their families. It is anticipated in the coming weeks, the Trump administration will outline the next steps in U.S.-led peace effort with his senior advisers and cabinet members.

Orthodox Jewish MMA fighter with ‘heart of gold’ shot dead in Florida home (JNS.org) Aaron Rajman, an Orthodox Jewish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, was killed in his Florida home last week by unknown assailants. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office, Rajman, 25, was shot dead following an altercation with several men who broke into his residence in Boca Raton. The suspects fled the scene after the fatal shooting.

(JNS.org) Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi signed a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors, the 2017 National Basketball Association (NBA) champions. A native of Holon, Casspi joined the NBA in 2009 as the first Israeli-born player in the league’s history. His last team was the Minnesota Timberwolves, who signed him after he was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans. Casspi had suffered a broken thumb in his first game with New Orleans. The Pelicans acquired him in February from the Sacramento Kings as part of their trade for All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. The 6-foot-9 Casspi has averaged 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while shooting about 37 percent from three-point range, in eight NBA seasons. The Warriors will be his sixth NBA team.

INTERNATIONAL UK police investigating Islamic activist who blamed London fire on Zionists (JNS.org) An Islamic activist who said London’s Grenfell Tower fire victims were “murdered” by Zionists is under investigation by police in the U.K. Nazam Ali, director of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), is accused of exploiting the June 14 fire, in which more than 80 people were killed, at an anti-Israel AlQuds Day rally just days after the blaze. “We received an allegation of anti-Semitic comments and it is being investigated by detectives from Westminster...The inquiry continues,” a spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police Service said, The Telegraph reported. In a video of the June 18 protest, Ali was recorded as saying, “As we know in Grenfell, many innocents were murdered by [Prime Minister] Theresa May’s cronies, many of which are supporters of Zionist ideology.” The IHRC also reportedly encouraged its supporters to bring Hezbollah flags to show support for the Lebanese terror group.

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The Jewish Voice France and Canada all designate Hezbollah—in its entirely—as a terrorist organization. But the U.K., like many other European nations, only considers Hezbollah’s “military wing” to be a terror group.

A test of Israel’s David's Sling missile defense system. A deal for Poland to purchase eight U.S. Patriot missile batteries is slated to include David’s Sling interceptor missiles. Credit: United States Missile Defense Agency.

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Six members of ‘lost’ Jewish-Indian tribe join the same IDF combat unit (JNS.org) Six members of a “lost” Jewish tribe from India, the Bnei Menashe, will serve together in the same IDF combat unit. All six soldiers immigrated to Israel within the last two years. The soldiers—Khananya Baite, 21; Ayal Haokip, 20; Ben Gurion Kipgen, 19; Amos Pulamte, 20; Michael Sitlhou, 22; and Binyamin Tungnung, 20— will serve in the IDF Givati Brigade’s 432nd “Tzabar” battalion. They recently made aliyah with the help of Shavei Israel, a Jerusalem-based nonprofit that calls itself “the only Jewish organization today that is actively reaching out to ‘lost Jews’ in an effort to facilitate their return [to Israel].” Members of the Bnei Menashe community claim to descend from Jews hailing from the tribe of Manasseh who were banished from ancient Israel to India in the 8th century B.C. In 2005, then-Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar officially recognized the Bnei Menashe as a “lost” tribe. Since then, some 3,000 Bnei Menashe have made aliyah, and 7,000 remain in India.

(JNS.org) A deal for Poland to purchase eight U.S. Patriot missile batteries is slated to include interceptor missiles from Israel’s David’s Sling missile defense system. The deal—worth upwards of $7.6 billion—will be finalized in November, and was announced last Thursday by Poland’s Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz during President Donald Trump’s visit to Warsaw. “A memorandum was signed tonight that the U.S. government has agreed to sell Poland Patriot missiles in the most modern configuration,” Macierewicz said. The agreement will see Poland acquire the Patriot missile batteries from the American weapons contractor Raytheon. At Poland’s request, Israel’s David’s Sling missiles, developed and manufactured by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael, will replace the U.S. Patriot missiles due to the Israeli missiles’ superior performance and substantially lower cost. While a Patriot missile costs $4.5 million, a David’s Sling missile costs $450,000. Rafael is expected to make around $1 billion from the deal. The David’s Sling system is jointly developed and funded Ivanka Trump visits the Warsaw by the U.S. and Israel, and is Ghetto memorial. Credit: designed to intercept mid-to- Instagram. long-range ballistic missiles Ivanka Trump visits with ranges from 25-190 miles.

After initial hesitation, London mayor calls for UK to blacklist Hezbollah (JNS.org) London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who faced criticism last month over his hesitation to support designating all of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, plans to write to U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd to urge her support in blacklisting the Lebanese group. “I share the concerns of the Jewish community about support shown for Hezbollah, which is an illegal, proscribed and anti-Semitic organization,” Khan said, London’s Jewish Chronicle reported. “Anti-Semitism or hate crime of any kind has no place in our city, where we don’t just tolerate diversity, we respect and celebrate it,” he added. Khan had been criticized by London Assembly members for his refusal to commit to supporting a full blacklisting of Hezbollah, following the presence of Hezbollah flags during this year’s anti-Israel Al-Quds Day march in London. The U.S., the Netherlands,

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(JNS.org) Ivanka Trump visited the Warsaw Ghetto memorial last Thursday during a visit to Poland with her father, President Donald Trump. Ivanka, who serves as an adviser to the president, converted to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, an Orthodox Jew, in 2009. Kushner also serves as a presidential adviser. The president’s daughter participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial site for victims of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and recited Kaddish—the Jewish mourner’s prayer—with Polish Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich. Ivanka also toured the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which is adjacent to the memorial. Schudrich said Ivanka’s visit to the memorial site was “very, very important…not only because she’s a Jew, because her grandparents-in-law are survivors of the Holocaust, but also as a human being it’s important.”

Rwandan President Paul Kagame meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Credit: Kobi Gideon/ GPO.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame visits Israel, seeks to boost cooperation (JNS.org) Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in Israel Monday for a two-day state visit to further boost ties between the Jewish state and the emerging African nation. “We are two nations who understand the horror of genocide, and we must show what humanity can achieve with cooperation and understanding,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told Kagame at the presidential residence in Jerusalem Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the African leader for standing up for Israel on the international stage. “We see how you stand up for Israel in international forums, and you already expressed a simple principle that we did which is that bilateral relationships should be reflected in multilateral forums. There is a dissonance between us and a few other nations still,” Netanyahu said. Kagame, a former lead commander of the rebel Tutsi force that put an end to the country’s genocide in the mid-1990s, has been attempting to modernize Rwanda and aims to boost relations with Israel in areas such as technology, agriculture, energy and security. “Rwanda is open for business,” Kagame declared. “We look forward to welcoming private sector delegations from Israel even more frequently in the future.”

Palestinian terrorist wounds soldier in car-ramming attack outside Jerusalem (JNS.org) An Israeli soldier was wounded Monday in a Palestinian car-ramming terror attack at a junction in eastern Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem. The terrorist was killed by Israeli security forces on a road between the Jewish communities of Tekoa and Efrat, the IDF said. The injured soldier, 20, sustained wounds to his arms and legs and received treatment at the scene of the attack from United Hatzalah volunteers and IDF medics. He was then transferred to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, where he arrived fully conscious. According to the IDF, the terrorist, who has yet to be identified, exited the crashed vehicle and attempted to stab nearby soldiers before being shot. IDF medics treated the wounded terrorist at the scene

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of the attack, but pronounced ly 17th century, during what is him dead shortly after the in- known as the “Age of the Sail” cident. from 1571–1862. The researchers’ conclusions are based on the first-ever chemical analysis of Venetian bronze cannons from the 16th century, and serve as a basis for future surveys of similar cannons. The three cannons were initially discovered in 1972, and two were brought ashore for further analysis. In 2013, the third cannon was retrieved. The first two cannons are clasIsraeli Energy Minister Yuval sified as “sakers,” measuring Steinitz (fourth from right) and around 11.5 feet long, and the Palestinian Authority Prime third cannon is a “falcon,” meaMinister Rami Hamdallah (to the suring nine feet long. left of Steinitz) attend a ribbonAccording to research concutting ceremony outside of ducted by a team led by Dr. Jenin to inaugurate the first Palestinian-owned power station. Dana Ashkenazi at Tel Aviv University’s School of MechanCredit: Twitter. ical Engineering, the cannons In rare show of did not belong to the Venetian Israeli-Palestinian navy, an enemy of the Holy cooperation, PA Land’s ruling Ottoman Empire unveils its first at the time, but were more likepower station ly “private ship-owner’s prop(JNS.org) In a rare show erty.” of Israeli-Palestinian cooperHamas delegation ation, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Rami reportedly in Egypt for prisoner exchange Hamdallah and Israeli Energy negotiations Minister Yuval Steinitz attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony (JNS.org) The Palestinian to inaugurate the first Palestin- terror organization Hamas reian-owned power station. portedly sent a delegation led “This is definitely an en- by terrorist Marwan Issa to couraging historic moment in Egypt to discuss the possibiliwhich we are inaugurating the ty of a prisoner exchange deal first substation in the Palestin- with Israel. ian Authority,” Steinitz said. Israeli Defense Minister “Israel is interested in improv- Avigdor Lieberman Sunday ing the Palestinian economy, denied reports of a “breakand here we have a project that through” in negotiations for the is beneficial for both parties.” return of Israeli citizens and The new Palestinian-owned the bodies of slain Israeli solsubstation, which is part of a diers held in Hamas-controlled deal signed in September 2016 Gaza. to transfer electric infrastruc“We don’t negotiate with terture in the disputed territo- ror organizations,” said Liebries to the PA, will transmit erman, responding to a report 60 megawatts of electricity to by the Lebanese newspaper Palestinian homes and can pro- Al-Akhbar on allegedly provide a total of 125 megawatts at ductive indirect talks between full capacity. In the past, Isra- Israel and Hamas, calling the el’s Electric Company worked report “psychological warfare” directly with local Palestinian by the terror group. companies, towns and villages, Yet the London-based Arwhich frequently failed to pay abic newspaper Al-Hiyat retheir bills. ported Monday that an unSteinitz called the substation named Palestinian source said a “win-win situation,” since it Israel-Hamas negotiations have will provide consistent electric- “come a long way.” ity for Palestinians and Israel IDF Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul and will no longer be primarily re- Lt. Hadar Goldin, whose responsible for providing elec- mains are being held by Hamas, tricity to them. were killed in Gaza in separate The power station project battles during the Israel-Hamas was a joint venture between war in 2014. Ethiopian Israeli international partners and do- Avera Mengistu and Bedouin nors including USAID, the Eu- Hisham al-Sayed, both believed ropean Union, Italy and Spain. to be suffering from mental health issues, crossed into Gaza New research sheds willingly in 2014 and 2015, relight on centuries-old spectively, and were captured cannons discovered by Hamas.

off Israel’s coast

(JNS.org) A research study conducted at Tel Aviv University indicates that three centuries-old bronze cannons discovered off the coast of Megadim in northern Israel may have been the private property of merchants, rather than belonging to a naval force. According to a research report published in the August edition of the Journal of Archaeological Science, the cannons were likely part of a weapons cache belonging to sailor merchants, whose ship wrecked off the coast of Haifa in the late 16th century or ear-

Palestinian Authority reportedly cuts salaries of 37 Hamas terrorists (JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority (PA) reportedly cut the salaries of 37 Hamas terrorists as part of a series of actions to pressure the terror group into relinquishing its control of Gaza. Ahmad Bahar, first deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), said the PA notified Hamas members operating in the disputed territories that they would no longer be entitled to salary payments from the PA, the Palestinian

PAGE 25 news outlet Safa reported. Bahar, who referred to the PA measure as a “declaration of war,” said the speaker of the PLC, Aziz Duwaik, was directly affected by the salary cut. As speaker of the legislative body, Duwaik, who was formerly imprisoned by Israel on charges of being a member of Hamas, is next in line as the PA’s president if Mahmoud Abbas cannot fulfill his duties. The PLC has not met since Hamas seized control of Gaza from Abbas’s Fatah faction in 2007. In early June, hundreds of Hamas terrorists formerly imprisoned by Israel claimed they had not received their monthly payments from the PA. The long-running feud between Hamas and Fatah has led to an ongoing electricity shortage in Gaza.

A United Nations observer is stationed at a lookout point as smoke rises in a Syrian village near the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautiously welcomed a ceasefire in southern Syria that came into effect Sunday. Credit: Basel Awidat/Flash90.

Netanyahu cautiously welcomes cease-fire in southern Syria (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautiously welcomed a cease-fire in southern Syria that came into effect Sunday. The cease-fire was brokered by the U.S. and Russia. The cease-fire is based on the premise that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remains in power while the advance of Iranian-sponsored forces, such as terror organization Hezbollah, is inhibited. “Israel will welcome a genuine cease-fire in Syria, but this cease-fire must not enable the establishment of a military presence by Iran and its proxies in Syria in general and in southern Syria in particular,” Netanyahu said Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting Sunday. “I had deep discussions about this last week with U.S. Secretary of State [Rex] Tillerson and with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both told me that they understand Israel’s position and will take our demands into account,” he added. Earlier this month, two projectiles landed in Israel’s Golan Heights from southern Syria, marking the 17th and 18th instances of errant fire hitting Israel from the Syrian Civil War in recent weeks.

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Summer Guide: Slew of Fun Things to do at the Jersey Shore By: Liz Dennerlein

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onmouth and Ocean counties don't discriminate based on age. There are a variety of activities available for people of all ages — whether you're looking to catch some rays or make a rainy day less dreary. Embrace your primal side and throw a hatchet while sipping a beer, paint the next masterpiece or play vintage arcade games. No matter what your interests are, here are the top five things to do at the Shore for young adults and teens:

Young adults 1. Anchor's Bend, Asbury Park — You might need two hands to enjoy the rum bucket. General Manager of The Beach

Bar and The Anchor's Bend James Douglas refers to the cocktail as "liquid vacations in a bucket." You can find the $16 drink at Anchor's Bend, located in the historic Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Enjoy Anchor's Bend's fenced in area on the beach, where you can dip your toes in the sand without paying for a beach badge. Douglas added that the venue offers breathtaking views, historical surroundings, great food, cocktails and music. Visit facebook.com/theanchorsbend or call 732-455-8500 for more information. Anchor's Bend is at 1300 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park 2. Stumpy’s Hatchet House, Eatontown — The first indoor hatchet throwing venue in the United States opened only a year ago. The idea started by

Stumpy’s Hatchet House, Eatontown

two couples — Kelly and Stuart Josberger, of Toms River, and Trish and Mark Oliphant, of Lakehurst. Visitors can bring their own booze, order food and socialize with friends, all while unleashing their more primitive side.

Kelly Josberger said Stumpy's offers a new out-of-the-box activity compared to bar hopping, bowling or going to the movies. "Stumpy's Hatchet House offers an alternative form of recreation," Kelly said. "Stumpy’s gives you the challenge of

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learning a new skill. Throwing a hatchet proves wonders for things like a bad breakup, a stressful work week or just a bad day." Hatchet throwers must be 21 or older. A two-hour sessions at Stumpy’s costs $40 a person. There are additional packages available for parties of 20 or more. Visit stumpyshh.com or call 732-544-5069. Stumpy's is at 22 Meridian Road Unit 5, Eatontown. 3. Pinot’s Palette, Red Bank — Uncork and unwind at Pinot's Palette in Red Bank. Owner Dorothy Fadell said the paint and sip franchise is the perfect place to unleash your creative side. "We offer an array of great paintings that young artists can customize to make their very own," Fadell said. "(We're) the perfect place to unplug from

your phone and have a great time with your friends while creating your own work of art." Two-hour classes cost $38, while three-hour classes cost $48. For more information and locations, visit PinotsPalette.com. There's also a location at 100 Route 9 in Manalapan. TopGun Paintball Games, Cream Ridge — Raymond Gong, the original owner of TopGun Paintball Games legalized paintball in New Jersey in 1988. Prior, the game wasn't allowed in the state. Today, however, visitors can embark on a game of survival. Two teams will face off and try to eliminate all members of the opposite team. A player is eliminated from the game if they are marked by a direct paintball hit anywhere on their body. Players See Summer Guide: Slew , page 38

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Israel Cancer Research Fund to Hold 10th Annual “Evening of Inspiration,” July 23 in Deal, NJ Event will feature Professor Yosef Yarden, Recipient of 2017 Israel Prize, the country’s highest honor, and Fashion Show Featuring Naeem Khan Designs Edited by: JV Staff

cant and original contribution Chair Bryna Goldberg, who to the understanding of cancer, with her husband has funded he Deal community and has paved the way for new Professor Yarden’s ICRF profeswill honor the Israel treatment protocols that have sorship for the past seven years, Cancer Research Fund entered into clinical practice remarked: “Professor Yarden’s research has made an important (ICRF) at the 10th An- and saved lives. Focusing on the activity of contribution to our understandnual “Evening of Inspiration,” on Sunday, July 23, 7 p.m., made hormone-like molecules called ing of cancer and to the develpossible through the generosity of hosts Michelle and Jack Haddad, in memory of Frieda and Nathan Franco and Edward M. Dweck. Ariela Ben-Dayan, Harry Adjmi, Samantha Harary, Charles Ben-Dayan and Lisa Oved are the evening’s chairpersons. The event will feature special presentations by Professor Yosef Yarden, recipient of the 2017 Israel Prize, the country’s most esteemed honor. A special runway fashion show of Indian American couture designer, Naeem Khan , will be presented by members of the Deal community. Khan is known for his intricate and ornate gowns that have been worn by Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, and First Left to right: Samantha Harary, co-chair, Harry Adjmi, Master of Lady Michelle Obama. Ceremonies, Charles Ben Dayan, Co-chair, Ariela Ben Dayan, An ICRF-funded scientist Co-chair, Lisa Oved, Chair since 1988, Prof. Yarden was opment of effective treatments presented the Israel Prize in growth factors, Professor Yarden’s discoveries and innovative therapies. That’s celebration of his crucial discoveries about the biochemistry of have led to the development of what we do at ICRF—and why it’s so important to support our cancer. Over the course of his several anti-cancer drugs. ICRF International Board work. We find and fund especareer, he has made a signifi-

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"Through expanded funding,” said Ken Gabel, ICRF New York Director of Development, “ we can continue to support the vital research that is needed to treat and ultimately cure cancer, while playing a critical role in helping to keep Israel's finest scientific talent in Israel. The generous support of the Deal community helps ICRFfunded scientists to find more cures and treatments for cancer, for the benefit of all human kind.”

cially promising cancer investigators like Yosef Yarden and help them sustain them through a lifetime of discovery.” The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) was founded in 1975 by a group of American and Canadian physicians, scientists and lay leaders who sought to ensure adequate funding for

The event will feature special presentations by Professor Yosef Yarden, recipient of the 2017 Israel Prize, the country’s most esteemed honor

high potential cancer research investigations while helping to prevent the loss of Israel's most promising cancer researchers to overseas institutions due to a lack of funding in Israel for Ph.D.s, post-doctoral fellows and accomplished young scientists. Since its founding, the organization has awarded more than 2,300 grants to Israeli cancer researchers via fellowships, project grants, career development awards and professorships. With the grants for 2016/17, ICRF’s funding has reached almost $60 million. According to Rob Densen, ICRF International President,

A special runway fashion show of Indian American couture designer, Naeem Khan , will be presented by members of the Deal community. Khan is known for his intricate and ornate gowns that have been worn by Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, and First Lady Michelle Obama.

“The efforts of Israeli cancer researchers have resulted in major cancer breakthroughs in recent years. The scientists we have funded have helped to develop new techniques and treatments impacting all forms of cancer, including prostate, lung, breast, ovarian, brain, and more. ICRF-supported researchers have been instrumental in the development of life-saving drugs, including See Israel Cancer Research , page 37

Israel, India Expand Commercial Ties During Modi Visit 7 Memorandum of Understanding deals signed including $40 million India-Israel Industrial Research and Development and Technical Innovation Fund By: Viva Sarah Press

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ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Israel this week has produced new economic deals and partnerships between Israeli and Indian companies, including seven Memorandum of Understanding agreements to increase cooperation in technological research and development, space, water conservation and agriculture. “India and Israel are walking hand in hand into the future as partners. India is a growing economic powerhouse with a large market and talent pool. Israel is a world leader in high technology and innovation,” Modi and

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a joint editorial this week. “The combination of India’s and Israel’s human resources and ingenuity will provide more effective and more affordable solutions for us in diverse fields that are priorities for both our governments: agriculture, water, health, environment, education and security.” Modi’s July 4-6 visit marked the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It was the first-ever visit by an Indian prime minister to Israel. One of the highlights was the signing of an MoU for setting up a $40 million India-Israel

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Israel, July 2017. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO ‫םוליצ‬: ‫ חצ םייח‬/ ‫ מ"על‬photo by Haim Zach / GPO

Industrial Research and Development (R&D) and Technical Innovation Fund. Each country will contribute $20 million to enable joint Indian and Israeli R&D projects that could lead to the development of innovative technologies and products that

The two countries signed two agreements to increase cooperation on water conservation and state water utility reform in India. An MoU was signed between Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources. “We agreed that efficiency of water and resource use; water conservation and its purifi-

Members of Israel’s Indian community celebrate in Tel Aviv during the official visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, July 5, 2017. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90

that had been desalinated on the spot. In the agriculture sector, Israel and India agreed to create the India-Israel Development Cooperation – a three-year work program from 2018 to 2020. The Israel Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organization agreed to cooperate Indian Prime Minister Modi signs the guest book before his in atomic clocks and continmeeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, right at the ue academic cooperation. The President’s Residence in Jerusalem. July 5, 2017. Photo by two space agencies also signed Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90 MoUs on cooperation in GEOhave potential for commercial cation; productivity increases LEO optical link and electric in agriculture are key areas in propulsion for small satellites. application. “We are of one view that deepening our bilateral cooperGreater together our scientists and re- ation,” Modi said. Modi and Netanyahu attend- collaboration in searchers would develop, build and implement mutually ben- ed a demonstration of a GalMo- startup arena eficial solutions in the field,” bile desalination unit capable Modi met with the CEOs of said Modi. “We regard thriving of supplying drinking water Israeli and Indian companies in two-way trade and investment for 22,000 people per day. They the context of the launch of an flows as the bedrock of a strong were briefed by the G.A.L. man- Israeli-Indian CEO forum to be aging director and tasted water chaired by Manufacturers Assopartnership.”

ciation President Shraga Brosh. Modi and Netanyahu asked the forum to come up with early recommendations to help boost bilateral cooperation in innovation and entrepreneurship and called for greater collaboration in the field of startups. On July 5, Zebra Medical Vision and Telerad Tech, the technology arm of Teleradiology Solutions, India’s largest teleradiology company, announced a partnership to bring Zebra’s cloud-based deep learning analytics engine to more than 20 countries and 150 hospitals and healthcare organizations. “Zebra’s ability to produce and deploy AI for radiology is the exact type of added value we hope to bring to help fulfill our vision of impacting patient See Israel, India Expand , page 36

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What Did Israel’s Ancient Kings Wear? Textile Discovery Provides ‘Hints’ By: Adam Abrams

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newly published study may lend unprecedented insights into the wardrobe of Israel’s ancient kings. The study—headed by Tel Aviv University’s Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef and Dr. Naama Sukenik of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University—uncovered textiles colored with ancient plant dyes in Israel’s southern Timna Valley. The textiles were used during the time of Kings David and Solomon. “If we want to know what these kings wore, the only hints are in these textiles discovered in Timna,” Ben-Yosef told JNS. org. The findings in the Timna Valley are the earliest evidence of advanced plant-based dyeing technology used in Israel and indicate that a complex biblical society, with an advanced ruling

elite, dwelled in the valley some 3,000 years ago—contradicting previous understandings that a simple society dwelled in the area. The study was published last week in the PLOS ONE journal. The excavations began in 2013 and recovered dozens of pieces of 3,000-year-old textiles, which were well-preserved due to the extremely arid climate in Israel’s southern desert region. “I think it should be emphasized that Timna is a very unique case,” Ben-Yosef said. “Even in the desert region of Israel, the preservation of organic materials there is unique. Other sites in the Negev like Avdat and Mitzpe Ramon are still not dry enough for this kind of preservation.” He added, “Timna is almost the only place where researchers find organic remains—including textiles, leather, animal skin and thousands of seeds for all of the seven plant species of the

Brightly dyed, 3,000-year old textiles from King David-era found in southern Israel

Holy Land.” Due to the unique conditions in the Timna Valley, the researchers were able to study the remains in laboratories and acquire additional insights regarding the findings. Materials used to weave the textiles included

dyeing technology in the entire Levant region. Previous samples of dyed textiles had been discovered, but they were dyed using simple techniques that were not resistant to washing, such as smearing pigments on cloth. “They took these plants,

One of the textiles dyed with a red-and-blue pattern that was discovered in southern Israel’s Timna Valley. Israeli researchers say the textiles were used during the time of Kings David and Solomon. Credit: Dr. Naama Sukenik/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Archeologist Erez Ben-Yosef at Timna. Ben-Yosef said the findings “are part of the very interesting question about King Solomon’s mines—which were operated in the 10th century [B.C.] during the time of the united Israelite monarchy—and if Jerusalem really had control of the southern part of the country and the copper mines in the area. This new evidence shows a connection between the area of Jerusalem and the south.”

wool, linen and goat hair, and range from “coarse and rough tent remains to very simple clothing,” Ben-Yosef said. Some of the textiles, which date back to the early Iron Age (12th-10th centuries B.C.), are adorned with a red-and-blue band pattern. Two types of Mediterranean plants were used to create this coloration using “a very sophisticated and complex dyeing technology,” Ben-Yosef said. The specially colored textile is the earliest evidence of such

which were actually cultivated especially for this industry, and cooked them in water,” Ben-Yosef said. “They added some chemicals to this mixture and then put the fleece into the water and boiled it, sometimes for several days, until there was a chemical bond between the dyestuff of the plants and the wool.” This process resulted in the fibers being dyed with “something that is very strong and resistant to washing,” because the dyes are bonded with the wool

itself. The strength of the chemical bond enabled the bright colors of the 3,000-year-old samples to be well-preserved. Further, Ben-Yosef said the findings “are part of the very interesting question about King Solomon’s mines—which were operated in the 10th century [B.C.] during the time of the united Israelite monarchy—and if Jerusalem really had control of the southern part of the country and the copper mines in the area. This new evidence shows a connection between the area of Jerusalem and the south.” Researchers deduced from the textile discovery that the elites who operated the furnaces in the mines had advanced knowledge about how to turn stone into copper, and “were part of a complex society with a ruling class who wore very

fine clothing during the time of Solomon and David,” Ben-Yosef said. The fact that inhabitants of the desert-based Timna Valley had access to these fabrics and dyeing technology proves they had connections to other regions, including Judea and the areas around Jerusalem, during the biblical reign of Kings David and Solomon. “The bible states that, at the time, the region (Timna and the rest of southern Israel) was part of the Kingdom of Edom, but it was controlled by Jerusalem,” said Ben-Yosef. “So now we can see physical evidence of connections between this region of Edom, far in the south, to the area around Jerusalem, through the trading of textiles for copper between the two regions.” (JNS.ORG)

“Moment of Silence” Replacing Prayer in the Public Schools By: Anat Ghelber

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.S. 191, also known as The Paul Robeson School, sits at the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville. The school’s student population, around 300 suffer from poverty to the extent that 99% of them meet the standards for free or reduced-price lunches. Some even live at a homeless shelter next door. But, at 8:30, every morning, just like clockwork, a moment of silence is observed. It may only last for one minute, but for that moment, the entire school is quiet. The moment is announced over the school’s loudspeaker system by both teachers and small number of students. In the announcement, the entire school’s population (student and faculty) is asked to think about something positive for the silent minute. It can be something like what they want to achieve that day, how they could help someone else, or whatever they like, as long as they remain entirely silent for that 60 seconds. The positive effects of a moment of silence haven’t gone unnoticed at P.S. 191. As one supervising school aide put it, “I have seen tremendous changes behavior-wise and in terms of punctuality. The kids want to be here for the moment of silence. When they miss it, you can see they’re upset.”

The idea of the moment of silence was first introduced to P.S. 191 by a Hasidic Jew named Avraham Frank (pictured above). Three years ago, he walked right into the school to speak to the school’s principal, and suggested the entire school be silent for exactly one minute in the morning.

The idea of the moment of silence was first introduced to P.S. 191 by a Hasidic Jew named Avraham Frank. Three years ago, he walked right into the school to speak to the school’s principal, and suggested the entire school be silent for exactly one minute in the morning. In doing so, he was honoring the wishes of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe who desired that all public school have a daily moment of silence. Since then, the

P.S. 191, also known as The Paul Robeson School, sits at the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville. The school’s student population, around 300 suffer from poverty to the extent that 99% of them meet the standards for free or reduced-price lunches. Some even live at a homeless shelter next door. But, at 8:30, every morning, just like clockwork, a moment of silence is observed. It may only last for one minute, but for that moment, the entire school is quiet.

59-year-old manager for home attendants for New York City’s Human Resources Administration has convinced the faculty administrators of 13 different public schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens to initiate moments of silence in their daily routines. His desire is to have

moments of silence be observed at schools, “all over the city.” The entire idea is not without controversy, however. The issue that’s standing in the way of such observances is school prayer. Prayer being initiated or sponsored by public schools has been deemed illegal ever since

a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1962, titled Engel vs. Vitale. The stipulation regarding prayer being, if students themselves initiate it and it remains voluntary, and private, then prayer in schools could be allowed. Otherwise, it would not. Ever since then, many in the nation have been advocating for “moments of silence” to replace school prayer. The idea being that; instead of these moments being overtly religious in nature, by simply being silent for a moment students and faculty could use the moment in whatever way they wished, whether to pray or for contemplation. However, the controversy surrounding these moments has reared its head state by state, and they are not legal nationwide. Only 30 states have signed off on moments of silence being allowed in schools, New York State among them, according to the acting co-executive director of the American Jewish Congress, Marc Stern. Mr. Stern is an expert in issues of religion and state. Elsewhere, they definitely have been deemed forbidden. Courts on the federal level have been at odds on whether or not moments of silence in public schools can be considered constitutional or not. In Texas, a law was passed that made it mandatory for state schools to allow a moment of silence every day so that students

could “reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent activity that is not likely to interfere with or distract another student.” The law was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union on the grounds that the word “pray” had been allowed on the list of chosen things that students could do during the moments of silence, as that word had been deliberately left out of a previous law regarding moments-of-silence. The later law was upheld in March 2009 by judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In January of that same year, a statute allowing moments of silence in schools in Illinois was deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge. Avraham Frank believes that allowing moments of silence is a good solution to the forbidding of prayer in public schools. As he puts it, “This is for the good of the children, so that they grow up to be upstanding citizens of society. It encourages morality, and this is what we want to get in the schools, which is not there now since they cut out school prayer in the 1960s. These children will bring the parents back to being moral upstanding citizens. Many of the students pray during this time.” The Lubavitcher Rebbe whose wishes he is honoring had been speaking out in support of such See “Moment of Silence” , page 37

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How the Summer of Love Changed American Judaism By: Rob Gloster

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he Summer of Love swept through San Francisco in a tie-dyed haze of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll in 1967, turning the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood into a hippie haven of acid trips and musical awakenings. But for many of the Jewish kids who flocked to the Haight a half-century ago, there was something else — a search for spirituality and meaning they felt was absent in the synagogues of their parents. Jews were a disproportionate part of the scene, with contemporaneous and current accounts suggesting they made up a quarter to a third of the thousands of hippies who lived in — or flocked to — the Haight that summer. Many of the spiritual, literary

A young Aryae Coopersmith (right) with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach at the House of Love and Prayer

and musical gurus in what former Haight-Ashbury community leader Tsvi Strauch calls the “Magical Mystery Vortex” were Jewish, from poet Allen Ginsberg to Richard Alpert, a Harvard professor who was one of the early proponents of using LSD to explore human consciousness (and who in 1967 changed his name to Ram Dass). American Judaism itself changed as a result of that hippie culture, with the Jewish Renewal movement and the growth of Chabad considered legacies of that time. (The picture on Ram Dass’ Wikipedia page is a photo of him with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, a former Chabad emissary and one of the founders of Jewish Renewal.) Aryae Coopersmith, whose book “Holy Beggars: A Journey from Haight Street to Jerusalem” details his spiritual journey that began in the hippie culture of

San Francisco, argues that Jews seeking a higher sense of purpose provided much of the impetus for the hippie happenings of the late 1960s. Coopersmith, a resident of El Granada on the San Mateo County coast and the founder of a company that seeks to create bonds among Silicon Valley executives, grew up in New Jersey in the 1950s and said he became an atheist after his bar mitzvah. “There was something in me that deeply craved a spiritual life but that did not find it in the synagogue at that time,” he said. “When we were at Haight Street and there was LSD and there were other young people of Jewish background and some of the spir-

bach, another former Chabad emissary. It became the Jewish spiritual center of the Haight and was where many of the community-centered features of 21st-century American Judaism were introduced, according to those interviewed for this story. Oren Kroll-Zeldin, a social and cultural anthropologist who is an adjunct professor in the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice at the University of San Francisco, researched the House of Love and Prayer as part of a project that is mapping sites of Jewish significance in the city. He said it would be “a stretch to make the argument that the Summer of Love was fueled by Jews.” “But you can say that postwar

philosophy,” he said. “A hippie is a world community of people seeing that the superficiality of wine, women and song just wasn’t doing it anymore. That’s what the hippie was: the search, the yearning, coming together in music and expression and poetry and song and dance and free love.” Marc Dollinger, a professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University, said the House of Love and Prayer grew out of the search for spirituality by many young Jews who grew up in secular, assimilated households. “A generation of youth raised in the complacency of the 1950s was searching for meaning,” he said. “Some found it in the civil

Jefferson Airplane performs at the KFRC Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival in Marin County, June 1967

game-based band manager who is helping plan a Summer of Love event in San Francisco in August, being in the Haight in 1967 was all about observing the scene. The product of a Conservative Jewish upbringing, she was just about to enter San Francisco State — where she later became president of the school’s first Jewish sorority, Delta Theta Pi — and would come to the Haight with her Jewish girlfriends to stand on

The Grateful Dead performing in San Francisco in 1967

and post-Holocaust Jews were searching for something different and needed a new outlet, and that was one of the things that attracted them to the Summer of Love,” he said. “California is this new horizon, and for Jews it’s always been this American Jerusalem. It’s a vision of hope. It’s a vision of possibility.” Rabbi Yosef Langer, the longtime executive director of Chabad of San Francisco, said that in the

Aryae Coopersmith today

“Flower child” Linda Yelnick as a teenager in 1967

itual leaders were there, we were fuel for that [hippie] fire. “Although the Summer of Love was not identified as a Jewish cultural happening, so much of it was Jewish people who were seeking community.” Many of those Jews later gravitated to the House of Love and Prayer, founded in San Francisco in the spring of 1968 by Coopersmith and Rabbi Shlomo CarleThe San Francisco Oracle’s January 1967 cover announces “The Gathering of the Tribes” in Golden Gate Park.

Founder of Jewish Renewal Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (left) and Ram Dass in 2008 (Photo/Wikimedia-Joan Halifax CC BY 2.0)

Tsvi Strauch today

summer of 1967 he was a “wannabe hippie” who as a San Jose State student happily visited the Haight to party. He wore tie-dye shirts and had an Afro hairdo. But the rabbi, who grew up in Oakland as Gary Langer and largely ignored Judaism after his bar mitzvah, said he soon found he was seeking something more fulfilling. He turned back to Judaism and soon became a devotee of the Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. “Being a hippie is more of a

the street corners and watch. “I was a goody-goody. I was definitely not in that drug scene. I didn’t want the germs from people,” she said. “When I was in the Haight or at the Fillmore, we felt we didn’t have restrictions. It was different from homework and our home existence and our knishes.” Ginsberg, a Beat Generation poet, was among the featured speakers at the Human Be-In on Jan. 14, 1967 at Golden Gate Park that many consider the spark for the Summer of Love. Strauch, a Haight merchant at the time, may have given the event its name when he co-founded the Council for a Summer of Love, a clearinghouse for events in the neighborhood. As runaways and other young people came to San Francisco by the thousands in 1967, local

groups such as the Diggers provided free food, medical care and housing. Peter Berg and Peter Coyote, the actor whose birth name was Robert Peter Cohon, were among the founders of the group that shared many of its members with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, a guerrilla theater organization. Strauch, who estimated a third of the hippies in the Haight were Jewish, was running a store called In Gear — selling water pipes and hippie clothing — when Berg and Coyote were seeking contributions for their soup kitchen. Strauch, who was also teaching Jewish philosophy and Hebrew at the now-defunct College of Jewish Studies of San Francisco, and was Hillel director at two San Francisco colleges, said he was happy to help. “We were making money but we wanted to give back. I guess that was an expression of our Jewishness,” he said, adding that the hippies’ significant Jewish percentage “had to do with the fact that part of Jewish culture has always been to question authority.” In July of that year, Carlebach arrived, and was soon hugging people on the street and asking if they were Jewish. If so, he’d invite them to Shabbat dinners. By the following spring, he had such a big following that he and Coopersmith opened the House of Love and Prayer at 347 Arguello Blvd., about three blocks from Congregation Emanu-El. “They wanted to take these wayward souls, and instead of getting high on free love and pot and LSD, let’s get high on traditional Jewish practice,” USF’s Kroll-Zeldin said. “That’s what’s so interesting about the House of Love and Prayer — you had these Hasidic hippies where they meshed the ideals, the dress of the hippy lifestyle with deeply spiritu-

rights movement. Some sought it in spirituality.” Of course, there were plenty of Jews in the Haight that summer of 1967 who weren’t seeking a spiritual awakening. Many indulged, or perhaps overindulged, in the psychedelic experience. Others danced with joy. And still others came to observe. As Scott McKenzie sang in See How the Summer , page 38 1967: “If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.” “I wore flowers in my hair, yeah,” said Susan Duhan Felix, a ceramic artist in Berkeley who had moved to the Bay Area with her husband in early 1967. “I just liked the joy of the people, and the clothes. I was making my own clothes, doing the embroidery. I wasn’t involved with the sex and drugs. It was the spiritual things and also the music.” Linda Yelnick saw Jimi Hendrix and the Doors at the Fillmore in San Francisco. She was having a post-concert snack there another night when Janis Joplin sat Former Haight-Asbury community leader Tsvi Strauch and thendown at her table. wife Hyla Deer-Strauch enjoying the vibe in 1967 San Francisco For Yelnick, a Burlin-

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The Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder Student Dormitory at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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The Lauders hopes their gift will inspire others to support building projects, as well as spur greater investment by national authorities. The family is supporting building projects in Beersheva, Herzliya, and Jerusalem, aimed at realizing the enormous potential that lies ahead for Israel and for the entire Jewish people.

he Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, is the tech engine that drives the Startup Nation. The prestigious research university is also dedicated to Israel’s principles of tolerance and collaboration, fostering dialogue between Israelis of different backgrounds. That’s part of why Ronald S. Lauder and his wife, Jo Carole Lauder, donated $5 million to fund construction of the Technion’s new, state-of-the-art student housing facility, which opened last month. “My family and I are so pleased that the Lauder dormitory building will serve as the home for hundreds of young people who are building the future of the State of Israel and the Jewish People,” Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said. “When we visited the Technion about three years ago, we were struck by the vital role this institution plays in advancing higher education in Israel. I am deeply proud to be among the distinguished group of Friends of the Technion.”

The Lauder family’s philanthropy has also focused on the intersection of economic development and preserving the past. The Lauder Employment Center in the Beersheba restored and enhanced of one of the city’s most historic sites, connecting the past with the needs of the present, including working in concert with one of the region’s premier educational institutions, Ben Gurion University. The family also sponsors the Lauder School of Government at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya

Ronald S. Lauder

Photographer: Noa Grayevsky

Founded in 1912 by leaders of the Zionist movement, the Technion has been a source of many of the innovations and “The new dormitories, built through the donation of the Laudbreakthroughs that have made Israel a technology and startup powerhouse. Technion researchers and graduates have devel- er family, will enable students to invest their time and energy in oped new treatments for Alzheimer’s, more efficient solar bat- their demanding studies,” said Israeli Minister of Education Nafteries, and state-of-the-art missile defense systems. The insti- tali Bennett, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony June 13. tute’s faculty of 600 includes three Nobel laureates. Some 45,000 students live in Haifa, where the Technion is loIt also serves all of Israel’s population, including Orthodox cated. “The Lauder family’s investment in student dormitories is and secular Jews, Arabs, and immigrants, and boasts a high an important and correct investment for the Technion and for percentage of enrolled women. When assigning dorms to Haifa,” said the city’s mayor, Yona Yahav, who praised the Lauder students, the institute gives priority to people coming from a family for their decades of philanthropy. lower socio-economic status, encouraging dialogue. Technion President Peretz Lavie, a professor of biological psyThe Lauder building is part of a new student housing com- chology, noted the importance of quality housing to student life. plex that has added over 400 beds to the Technion’s growing “We assure you, as businesspeople, that investing in Technion campus in sleek, ultra-modern dorms were designed by the students will generate the best return on investment ever,” he said. architects Yael and Yaron Granot.

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Photograph: Technion Spokesperson Office

For Israel, its research centers and universities continue to lead the way by preparing society to solve 21st century problems. But needs are surging, especially as previously underrepresented groups like Arabs and Haredim enroll in increasing numbers. “The Technion’s secret lies in its being an integral part of Israeli society and of the vision of the State of Israel,” said Bennett, the education minister. “You are not hidden away in an ivory tower. On the contrary, you are connected to the Israeli experience and operate out of a commitment to society.” Israel’s booming population, recent surges in Aliyah, expansion of the country’s infrastructure and rail network, ongoing defense needs and the long-term strategic focus on Galilee and Negev development mean that the demands for building will continue to grow. “My family maintains an intense attachment to and love of Israel,” said Mr. Lauder. “We are passionate about our philanthropy, and our pledge is that we will continue to invest in the growth and development of the eternal Jewish state.”

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Shake Shack Stock Being Targeted Bank of Israel Raises Growth Forecasts, by “Short Sellers� on Market Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged By: Anat Ghelber

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hake Shack is apparently popular, not only among those who enjoy the hamburgers, fries, shakes, and variety of other items on the menu, but among those looking to make quick money on Wall Street. The dining establishment is finding itself targeted by “short sellers� on the open market, which is making Shake Shack look bad to potential investors. To be fair, the company has been experiencing financial difficulties, which is attracting the aforementioned “bears� from the market. Shake Shack was founded in 2004 by Danny Meyer, a restaurateur, as a hamburger stand in Madison Square known for being without any bells and whistles that one may find at other such eating establishments. It went public to investors in 2015. And, for the last two years has been struggling financially. Investor expectations have not been met to the extent that they would like them to be. The stock initially increased to and was worth up to $93 a share in the post Initial Public Offering phase, but has decreased in value to $34.50 a share. While a new chief financial officer was hired to work at Shake Shack in May of this year; Evan Guillemin, a board member in charge of the compensation committee

Shake Shack was founded in 2004 by Danny Meyer, (pictured above) a restaurateur, as a hamburger stand in Madison Square known for being without any bells and whistles that one may find at other such eating establishments

and who also served on its audit committee, resigned. Despite his leaving the company on the very day of Shake Shack’s annual stockholder meeting, the company has stated there were no disputes that led to his departure. The issue with the Shack Shake’s stocks being worth less per share is that “short sellers� have been swarming all over the stock looking to make fast money. While Shake Shack has been dealing with shrinking profit margins due to increased prices for labor and store openings, the New York Stock Exchange has been reporting that more than half of all Shake Shack shares on the market have been borrowed from other brokers and already sold off. Stock shares of this type are only sold off this quickly on

the market, or “shorted,� when it is expected they will continue to decrease in value. It is hoped by the “bears� on the market selling the shares that the prices will continue to fall and investors may buy back the shares at lowered prices. This “short interest� is sending a message that investors only expect Shake Shake shares to be worth less and less in the future. The only potential good news for the burger company is that the stock may become valuable again if investors can be convinced that the company’s shares will gain value in the future. If the “bears� start to believe that Shake Shack is becoming profitable again, they will leave the stock alone, and only long term investors will show interest.

he Bank of Israel has revised its 2017 fullyear forecast upward to expected growth of 3.4 percent on the back of revised export forecasts and an improvement in world trade. The figure is up from a previous forecast of 2.7%, but still lower than the 4% growth achieved in 2016. The BOI said that after a long period in which private consumption drove growth, there were increasing signs of a return to more balanced growth in the economy, with both exports and investments contributing. It said, however, that goods exports were slow in relation to the increase in world trade as a result of the appreciation of the shekel exchange rate, while services exports increased by a rate faster than that of global growth in services. Meanwhile, the dollar was up sharply against the shekel on Tuesday, jumping 0.7% to NIS 3.57 after the BOI decided on Monday to leave interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent. The BOI also noted that inflation for the 12 months ending in May was 0.8 percent – below its target rate of 1.3% – but was expected to decline in the coming months, partly as a result of an expected reduction in water and fuel prices and in the prices of after-school childcare.

The Bank of Israel has revised its 2017 full-year forecast upward to expected growth of 3.4 percent on the back of revised export forecasts and an improvement in world trade. The figure is up from a previous forecast of 2.7%, but still lower than the 4% growth achieved in 2016. Photo Credit: Adi Gefen/TPS

The Bank said it would maintain low interest rates as as long is necessary in order to bring inflation to within the target range. The increase in nominal wages, the strong economic environment, and inflation worldwide will act to increase the inflation rate, the BOI said, while the appreciation that has occurred in the shekel, increased competition in the economy and measures adopted by the government to reduce the cost of living will act in the opposite direction. Economic observers do not expect any increase in the BOI’s base rate until late 2018. With regard to the sharp increase in the value of the shekel,

which has led exporters to call for urgent action, the BOI said the pace of the appreciation had moderated after a sharp rise in the effective exchange rate over the first few months of the year, but the currency remained overvalued. “As we have said in the past, the level of the exchange rate partly reflects the relatively good state of Israel’s economy, reflected in, for example, the current account surplus and relatively high growth. However, in our assessment as well as that of other entities in the market, the shekel is overvalued, a result of the very accommodative policy that some central banks are adopting,� the BOI said.

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Yummy Summer Recipes for the Kids !!! Easy & Delicious Chinese Chicken and Vegetables By: Miriam Szokovski

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his is one of those fabulously easy recipes that will leave everyone raving. The chicken is velvety soft and flavorful, and the vegetables are cooked through but not soggy. You can easily prepare it in the morning and just stick it in the oven 30 minutes before dinner. No babysitting or stove time required. Is it authentic Chinese? Nope. It’s American-style Chinese. But it’s also a whole lot less labor-intensive! Simply, slice the veggies. Coat the chicken with flour. Spread the veggies over the chicken. Mix the sauce in a small bowl and pour it over the chicken and veggies. Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 more minutes. Mix and serve

over rice or quinoa, or your preferred grain. You can also mix it with spaghetti like a lo mein. Ingredients: • 1.5 lb. thin chicken cutlets • ½ cup flour • 1 red pepper • 1 green pepper • 1 purple onion • 10 mushrooms • 6 tbsp. oil • 6 tbsp. soy sauce • 4–6 tbsp. brown sugar • 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional) • 4 tbsp. water • 2 cloves garlic Directions: 1. Cut the chicken into strips. Dip each strip in flour and place on a cookie sheet. 2. Cut the peppers into strips, the purple onion into thin half or quarter rounds, and the mushrooms into slices. Spread the vegetables over the chicken.

3. In a small bowl, mix the oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, water and crushed garlic, and pour over the chicken and vegetables. Do not mix. 4. Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350° F for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 10 minutes. (Note: If you use thicker pieces of chicken, you will need more baking time.) 5. Mix and serve. Goes well over rice or quinoa, or mixed with spaghetti.

• 1/4 cup flour (you can use wheat, rice, oat, and probably most other flours. I have made it successfully with these three) • a dash of salt • 6 cups milk of choice (we have used real milk, soy, rice, oat, and even non-dairy creamer or whip!) • 16 oz noodles (works wonderfully with gluten free noodles and regular noodles. We like to mix up the shapes) • 1-2 packages of Tofutti "cheese" (to get it to melt, stack Hazelnut Cream Cookies the slices in a pile and slice along get out clumps. Once you have it brought to a boiling point, add in your noodles. Let this cook on simmer until the sauce is creamy and thick and the noodles are cooked through. Add in the Tofutti "cheese" and take it off the heat. Mix until it is fully melted. If you want, you can add in veggies that have been steamed, or put in a baking dish and top with chip crumbs or bread crumbs and bake for a few minutes. Sometimes I slice a tomato really thin and cover the top and bake.

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Non-Dairy Macaroni and Cheese

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length and then width, making little squares) • Veggies of choice By: Sara Atkins Directions: Melt margarine and add in Ingredients: • 1/2 cup margarine (butter if onion. Sauté until they are clear. Add in flour of choice and cook you can have dairy) • 2 medium onions chopped for a few minutes. Add in milk well (optional but gives good of choice and stir really well. flavor and my kids don't notice) I like to use a whisk for this to

can't find kosher for Passover, sub some vanilla sugar for part of the sugar) • 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder • 1/4 tsp. salt • 1 tsp. lemon juice • Chocolate spread 1. Preheat oven to 350˚ 2. Combine sugar and butter/ margarine in large bowl and beat at medium speed, until creamy 3. Add almond milk, egg and vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed 4. Reduce speed to low and add ground hazelnuts, baking Hazelnut Cream powder and salt. Beat until well Cookies mixed. 5. Drop by rounded teaBy: Aviva Kanoff spoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Make a • 1 cup sugar • 1/2 cup salted butter or welt in the center of each cookie with your finger. margarine, softened 6. Bake until lightly browned, • 2/3 cups almond milk • 1 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts about 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool and fill with chocolate • 1 egg • 1 tsp. vanilla extract (if you spread.

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ABCs of Tisha B'Av & the Three Weeks The Jewish national period of mourning By: Rabbi Shraga Simmons

The story is told of Napoleon Since the attribute of Divine judgment ("din") is acutely felt, walking through the streets of we avoid potentially dangerous Paris one Tisha B'Av. As his passed a synagogue he heard the he "Three Weeks" be- or risky endeavors. On Shabbat during the Three sounds of mourning and crying. tween the 17th of Tammuz and the Tisha B'Av Weeks, the Haftorahs are taken "What’s this all about?" Napohave historically been from chapters in Isaiah and Jer- leon asked. An aide explained days of misfortune and calami- emiah dealing with the Temple's that the Jews were in mourning ty for the Jewish people. During destruction and the exile of the the loss of their Temple. "When did this happen?" Napoleon this time, both the First and Jewish people. Second Temples were destroyed, amongst other tragedies. These days are referred to as the period "within the straits" (bein hametzarim), in accordance with the verse: "All her oppressors have overtaken her within the straits" (Lamentations 1:3). During this time, various aspects of mourning are observed by the entire nation. We minimize joy and celebration – no weddings are held, we do not listen to music, nor are there haircuts or shaving. The expressions of mourning take on greater intensity as we approach the day Both the first and second Temples were destroyed on Tisha B’Av of Tisha B’Av. Agonizing over these events asked. The aide replied, "About is meant to help us conquer 1700 years ago." Napoleon said, those spiritual deficiencies "Certainly a people which has Agonizing over these events is meant to help us which brought about these trag- mourned the loss of their Temic events. Through the process ple for so long, will merit to see conquer those spiritual of "teshuva" – self-introspection it rebuilt!" deficiencies which and a commitment to improve – brought about these we have the power to transform Seventeenth tragic events. Through the process of "teshuva" tragedy into joy. In fact, the Tal- of Tammuz – self-introspection and a mud says that after the future The beginning of a 3-week commitment to improve redemption of Israel and the period of mourning is the 17th rebuilding of the Temple, these of Tammuz, a fast day com– we have the power to transform tragedy into joy days will be re-dedicated as days memorating the fall of Jerusaof rejoicing and festivity. lem, prior to the destruction of

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the Holy Temple. On the 17th of Tammuz, no eating or drinking is permitted from the break of dawn until dusk. (Should the day coincide with Shabbat, the fast is delayed until Sunday.) Five great catastrophes occurred in Jewish history on the 17th of Tammuz: 1. Moses broke the tablets at Mount Sinai – in response to the

Lamenting the horrific tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people since the dawn of time is the basis of Tisha B’Av

sin of the Golden Calf. 2. The daily offerings in the First Temple were suspended during the siege of Jerusalem, after the Kohanim could no longer obtain animals. 3. Jerusalem's walls were breached, prior to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

4. Prior to the Great Revolt, the Roman general Apostamos burned a Torah scroll – setting a precedent for the horrifying burning of Jewish books throughout the centuries. 5. An idolatrous image was placed in the Sanctuary of the Holy Temple – a brazen act of blasphemy and desecration.

The Nine Days The period commencing with Rosh Chodesh Av is called the "Nine Days." During this time, a stricter level of mourning is observed, in accordance with the Talmudic dictum (Ta'anit 26): "When the month of Av begins, we reduce our joy." During this time the additional "signs of mourning" include abstaining from meat and wine (except on Shabbat) and from doing laundry or wearing freshly laundered clothes (except on Shabbat). We also do not bathe for pleasure, though it is permitted to bathe in cool water in order to remove dirt or perspiration. For more details, see “The Three Weeks.”

Tisha B'Av – Ninth of Av The intensity of mourning reaches a peak on Tisha B'Av, five national calamities occurred: 1. During the time of Moses, Jews in the desert accepted the slanderous report of the 12 Spies, and the decree was issued forbidding them from entering the Land of Israel. (1312 BCE)

The period commencing with Rosh Chodesh Av is called the "Nine Days." During this time, a stricter level of mourning is observed, in accordance with the Talmudic dictum (Ta'anit 26): "When the month of Av begins, we reduce our joy." 2. The First Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians and Nebuchadnezzar. (586 BCE) 3. The Secondhttp://www. aish.com/jl/h/cc/48944036.html Temple was destroyed by the Romans. (70 CE) 4. The Bar Kochba revolt was crushed by Roman Emperor Hadrian. (135 CE) 5. The Temple Mount was plowed under, and Jerusalem was rebuilt as a pagan city. Other grave misfortunes throughout Jewish history coincided with the Ninth of Av, including the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the outbreak of World War One in 1914, and the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942. During the late afternoon prior to Tisha B'Av, it is customary to eat Seudah Hamaf-seket – a meal consisting only of bread, water and a hard-boiled egg. The food is dipped in ashes, symbolic of mourning, and eaten while seated on the ground. (The rules are slightly different when Tisha See ABCs of Tisha B'Av , page 36

Avoiding Danger During the Three Weeks By: Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir rather a light blow with a strap from the first to the sixteenth

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he three weeks between the seventeenth of Tammuz and Tish’a b’Av, between the anniversary of the breach of the wall of Yerushalayim and the anniversary of the destruction of the Mikdash, are a period of mourning. But this time is also considered a period of special danger: “Caution is needed from the 17th of Tammuz until Tish’a b’Av not to walk alone from four hours to nine hours; and students should not be struck during these days.”

Caution is needed from the 17th of Tammuz until Tish’a b’Av not to walk alone from four hours to nine hours; and students should not be struck during these days.” (Shulchan Arukh Orach Chaim 551:18. The prohibition applies even to the normally permissible punishment, which is not a painful spanking but

– Yoreh Deah 245.) The source for this halacha is a widespread Midrash which explains that “ketev meriri”, a kind of dangerous wind or spirit referred to in the song of Haazinu (Devarim 32:24), prevails especially from the seventeenth of Tammuz until Tish’a b’Av. (Bamidbar Rabba and Tanchuma Naso, on Bamid- bar 7:1; Eicha Rabba; and elsewhere.) The gemara in Pesachim also talks about the “ketev”; there it states that this menace definitely prevails from the first of Tammuz until the sixteenth, and doubtfully prevails afterwards (Pesachim 111b). Based on this source, the Beur Halacha states that logically even greater care is required before the three weeks. (Beur Halacha 551, citing Pitchei Olam.) But we should also strive to understand the view of the other authorities who do not mention this stringency. One resolution of the problem is found in the Yalkut Shimoni on Haazinu, which explicitly states that there are two “ketev” spirits. One prevails

my protection and my fortress, in G-d I place my trust”, this individual will not fear from the ketev that prevails in midday. (Tehillim 91.) Someone of strong faith, who does not doubt, is safe from the ketev. This idea connects with the mourning aspect of the three weeks. The mourning for the Mikdash does not begin from the anniversary of the destruction – on the contrary, that is when it ends. Rather, it coincides with the terrifying period of uncertainty when Yerushalayim was being attacked but before the destruction was completed. This characteristic of doubt and uncertainty is characteristic of all mourning. What indeed is mourning but a period “between sun and shadow”, between the time when are lives are brightened by a loved one An artist’s rendition of the destruction of ancient Jerusalem. and the time when we are finally (c) In Tehillim we also find reconciled to their passing. find that its distinguishing charThe three weeks, the time a reference to the ketev; there acteristic is doubt: (a) The Yalkut Shimoni states we find that “He who sits in the when we recall the terrible tragthat this spirit is found neither protection of the Most High, edies which constantly beset the in sun nor in shadow, but rather who dwells in the shadow of the Jewish people, carry with them “in the shadow next to sunlight”. Almighty; who says, HaShem is the danger of doubt, of weakof Tammuz, while the second, the one called “meriri”, prevails during the Three Weeks. But another possibility is to consider that it is precisely the “doubtful” prevalence which is dangerous. For examining the various sources regarding this spirit, we

(b) The gemara in Pesachim explains that it is particularly found “in the shadow of a chatzva which is not an ama high”. The chatzva is a hedge which was usually used to demarcate a border; a truncated chatzva indicates a border which is not clearly indicated.

A kind of dangerous wind or spirit referred to in the song of Haazinu (Devarim 32:24), prevails especially from the seventeenth of Tammuz until Tish’a b’Av ened faith. This weakness of faith is not only a spiritual danger but also a bodily one, since HaShem especially watches over those who place their wholehearted faith in Him. Of course our main goal is to strengthen our faith, to place our full trust in G-d as we learn in Tehillim. At the same time, we need to take precautions, alert to the fact that this time of year carries a special danger of the plague of doubt. The Tanchuma on Naso which also discusses the ketev states, “On the day the Mishkan was erected, all of the dangerous spirits were eliminated”. When the Temple will be speedily rebuilt, all our doubts will be erased and we will return to the full protection of the Almighty. (OU.COM)

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The Sedra of the Week - Pinchas: A Man For All Eras And All Places By: HaRav Yissocher Frand

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who fulfilled this (hopefully rare mitvah) of a zealot executing those engaged in the immoral crime of “haBoel Aramis”? The Zichron Meir explains th at the phenomenon that was demonstrated here with Pinchas is one that is neither rare nor inapplicable to our own lives or our own religious outlook.

and I will do the rest.” Chazal mention a similar idea in connection with the daughter of Pharaoh stretching out her hand to reach the basket with the baby Moshe floating in the Nile. Our Sages say that she was standing a great distance away and that basically the act of stretching out her hand to reach the bas-

t the end of last week’s Parsha, the pasuk [verse] says, “And Pinchas ben Elazar saw…” [Bamidbar 25:7]. The Medrash Rabba on those words asks, “and did not everyone else see the same thing as well?” The Medrash answers that Pinchas’ uniqueness was that when he saw what was happening, he remembered a halacha: A zealot may mortally attack one who publicly has relations with an Aramean woman. (Ha’boel Aramis Kanain pogin bo.) The Medrash adds that Pinchas met resistance from the people, who did not want him to proceed with killing one of the princes of Israel, the leader of the Tribe of Shimon. Pinchas somehow overcame the resistance of the people. Then when he approached the two perpetrators, the guards to the tent asked him: “What are you doing here?” He responded with the ambiguous comment: “I too came to take care of my needs,” which could mean that he too wanted to participate in the same sin with the Midianite princess. Hearing this, they allowed him to en ter, for otherwise he would never have gained access. It was then that he took the spear and stabbed them both in a way that would prove to all Israel that the Parshat Pinchas by Noam Parness forbidden act of immorality had Many times, a person is faced ket would have been futile, were occurred. with a situation where he thinks it not for the fact that her arm about himself and says “I am became miraculously elongated just one individual. What can so that it could reach the basket. The lesson of Pinchas is The point of all these teachI accomplish? I cannot single that a person has to do what he is able to do and handedly turn the tide and ac- ings is that a person must make many times he will then complish anything by my indi- the effort to do what it is within merit miraculous s’yata vidual actions.” The normal atti- his power to do, even though tude in such a situation is “What rationally that which he can acd’Shmaya [Help from Heaven] that will provide is the use of me even trying? It is complish by his own actions will humanly impossible to do any- be minimal, if not totally futile. him with the needed Once that effort is made, he may wherewithal to do what thing about it!” The lesson of Pinchas is that a merit miraculous Divine interneeds to be done person has to do what he is able vent ion. If Pinchas would have rato do and many times he will The Medrash continues, say- then merit miraculous s’yata tionalized “who am I to take ing that Pinchas was jealous for d’Shmaya [Help from Heaven] it upon myself to get involved the Name of G-d and proceeds that will provide him with the here,” history would have been to enumerate 12 miracles that needed wherewithal to do what different. (Remember, Pinchas at this stage of his career was not were done for him during this needs to be done. The Zichron Meir links this only an anonymous “John Doe” episode. (Among the miracles listed: The blade of his sword idea with the word “b’yado” [in — he was even less than that. miraculously lengthened to be his hand] in the pasuk “And he Chazal say that people used to long enough to pierce both of took a spear in his hand” [Bam- belittle him as the grandson of their bodies at the same time; idbar 25:7]. This is reminiscent Yisro who was an idolater.) PinPinchas was given exceptional of the Medrash Tanchuma’s chas overcame the resistance of strength to lift up both the bod- description of the erection of the people who did not want ies while the two were impaled the Mishkan: Moshe Ra bbeinu him to proceed; he went against on his spear; the handle of the asked the Almighty – “How is the spirit of the time; it looked spear was given miraculous it possible for one person to like it was a futile effort; but he strength not to break under the raise the entire structure?” G-d did what he had to do. The point of the Medrash that responded, according to the weight of the bodies.) The sefer Zichron Meir asks Medrash, “occupy yourself with 12 miracles were done for him is why is it important for Chazal your hand” (b’yadcha). In other that this is exactly what happens to emphasize the twelve mira- words, “You do with your own in life. A person does what he cles that happened for Pinchas, hands what you are able to do, needs to do, and the Almighty

provides the rest. One person CAN make the difference. One person CAN turn the tide. One person who acts sincerely for the Sake of Heaven can merit great s’yata d’Shmaya [Help from Heaven]. This is the story of Pinchas. It is not just the story of one man that happened thousands of years ago and will never again happen. The story of Pinchas is a story that can happen in every community in any time and in any era. Pinchas is the story of the power of one individual and what one sincere individual can accomplish.

derness, the women fixed that which the men ruined. The first example cited is the fact that the women did not want to give their jewelry for creation of the Golden Calf; only the men were interested in donating this gold to make that idol. Similarly with the Spies – the men were the ones who believed the spies and did not want to go into the Land of Israel; the women did not fall for the slander. On the contrary, they made independent attempts to gain inheritance in the Land. It is for this reason that the section of the daughters of Tzelafchad’s Tzelafchad is recorded adjacent Daughters Typify to the death of the generation the Concept of of the Wilderness. This demon“Righteous Women” strates that they had a different The Medrash comments that attitude than that of the genin the Generation of the Wil- eration who had just died out

when it came to the Land of Israel. The point of this Medrash is to underscore the concept of the Nashim Tzidkaniyous [righteous women]. Women have a more innate sense of faith (Emun ah) than do men. Men may study in Kollel and become bigger Torah scholars, but it is the women who have the innate sense of what is right and wrong, and who stand up for what is right. The women did not accept the negative attitude toward Eretz Yisrael. That was the pattern throughout the years of the Wilderness. I recently read the following incident involving the Brisker Rav. See The Sedra of the Week , page 38

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hen should you speak out and when should you remain silent? To what extent do you have to take responsibility and when should you remain passive? In our culture, it is politically correct to mind your own business, keep your nose clean and not become enmeshed in situations that are sensitive and difficult. Our parsha teaches us differently. Pinchas, the grandson of Aaron, is awarded G-ds Covenant of Peace and Priesthood. What is the reason for this awesome privilege? The Torah gives us the answer: Because he took vengeance for his G-d. (Numbers 25:13). The passage should give us pause. What is the Torah trying to impart to us by referring to HaShem as the G-d of Pinchas exclusively? Isnt He the G-d of all of us?

Pinchas, the grandson of Aaron, is awarded G-d’s Covenant of Peace and Priesthood. What is the reason for this awesome privilege? The Torah gives us the answer: “Because he took vengeance for his G-d.” (Numbers 25:13).

evil, it is easy to rationalize and justify complacency by stating Its not my concern. Let others speak out. After all, G-d is the G-d of everyone, so why should I be the one But if you feel that G-d to take up His cause? Why should I be the one to assume is your personal G-d, if you love G-d with all responsibility? But if you feel that G-d is your heart and all your your personal G-d, if you love soul, then you cannot G-d with all your heart and bear to see His honor desecrated, and you feel all your soul, then you cannot compelled to cry out in bear to see His honor desecrated, and you feel compelled His defense. to cry out in His defense. Therefore, our sages advise In time of crises, when you us to write for ourselves two have to put yourself on the line notes. ..one for each pocket in defense of a cause, when the first stating, For me, the you have to battle injustice, world was created, meaning corruption, immorality and that I am responsible. Its all up

to me. I cannot shirk my duty and scapegoat, and even if the entire world is complacent, corrupt and immoral, I dare not be. This is all valid when it comes to injustice and desecration of G-ds Name. On the second note however, we are to write I am nothing but dust and ashes - meaning that, when it pertains to our own personal Kavod/ honor, our own seat, our own parking place, our own esteem - we must be forgiving and forego our honor. Pinchas never considered his own honor - only that of G-d. He made G-d his personal G-d, Pinchas could have rationalize - why should I get involved let Moses and Aaron be the ones to combat immorality, but Pinchas assumed responsibility. It is for this reason that he was rewarded with the eternal covenant of Priesthood and Peace. Even as Pinchas, we too must have the courage to speak out and unafraid raise our own voices on behalf of our G-d, our Torah and our people. Thus we can do our share to restore peace and harmony to the world. Tisha B`Av - We are now in the "three weeks period" which are days of semi-mourning commemorating the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem — leading to the Nine Days and the destruction of the Holy Temple on Tisha B`Av. Tisha B`Av is the most tragic of days in the Jewish calendar year, Throughout the centuries, all the calamities that befell us occurred on Tisha B`Av. (HINENI.ORG)

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A Cheaper Alternative Continued from page 43 aid (costing $1,910); and while using personal sound amplification products bought online and at a pharmacy (one was $30, and the others cost between $270 and $350). The researchers measured the average accuracy -- the percentage of the time that the partic-

ipants understood the sentences. It was 77 percent without a hearing aid, 88 percent with the hearing aid, and 81 to 87 percent with four of the amplification devices (Sound World Solutions CS50+, Soundhawk, Etymotic Bean and Tweak Focus). "The results suggest that the devices are technologically and objectively capable of improv-

ABCs of Tisha B'Av Continued from page 34 B’Av falls on Shabbat or Sunday.) Sundown marks the commencement of Tisha B'Av, where no eating or drinking is permitted until nightfall the following evening. It is also forbidden to bathe or wash, wear leather shoes, or engage in marital relations. We also do not learn Torah, except for texts relevant to Tisha B'Av and mourning –

e.g. the book of Lamentations and Job, and certain sections of the Talmud (including the story of Kamtza and story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza). The Book of Eicha (Lamentations) Jeremiah's poetic lament over the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple, is read in the synagogue as part of the evening service. Special “Kinot” (elegies) are also recited, both at night and during the day.

Israel, India Expand Continued from page 27 diagnosis and medical care in India, Asia and Africa,” said Dr. Arjun Kalyanpur, founder and CEO of Teleradiology Solutions and Telerad Tech. Shachaf Engineering and Mahindra Telephonics signed an MoU to collaborate on the design, development and manufacture of strategic electronics. According to the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, since the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Israel in 1992, trade between the countries has grown from $200 million in 1992 to $4.13 bil-

lion in 2016. “The Indian economy is becoming a prime destination for Israeli exports, with its 1.3 billion consumers, led by 300 million citizens in the middle and upper-middle class, with purchasing power equal to the middle class of Western economies,” said Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen. “The Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry – through its Foreign Trade Administration and array of three trade missions in India – helps Israeli exporters open up the Indian market, which undoubtedly holds tremendous economic and trade

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tant glass in city vehicles like the one Officer Familia was in the room when Commission- to protect police officers from er O’Neill and I had to tell her shootings like this in the future. 20-year-old daughter what had As far as the increase in the happened.” There is apparent- numbers of homeless people in ly a plan to place bullet-resis- New York, based on an annu-

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lyn has seen its fair share of anti-Jewish animus over the past NYPD — and in particular the several years and we urge the Hate Crimes Task Force — for borough’s leadership to continswiftly investigating this upset- ue using its platform to condemn all forms of hate, espeting incident.” Mr. Bernstein added, “Brook- cially when it surfaces in such a

Iraqi PM Declares Continued from page 11 ply between Arabs and Kurds in northern Syria since even before the start of the uprising six years ago against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In the 1970s, Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, displaced tens of thousands of Kurds in the province of Raqqa in order to resettle Arab families. Raqqa’s Arabs fear the Kurds now may

seize the opportunity to even the score and engineer a Kurdish expansion, which would result in an upending of current demographics. IS propaganda, as well as YPG expulsions of Arabs from some villages last year captured by Kurds in northern and eastern Syria, haven’t helped to dispel Arab anxiety — nor do incidents of SDF abuse of detainees.

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ing speech understanding in persons with hearing loss," Reed said. A fifth amplification device, the $30 MSA 30X Sound Amplifier, scored the worst, with an average accuracy level of 65 percent, the researchers reported. Reed said the device caused distortion. The study was published in the July 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. (HEALTHDAY NEWS)

Other mourning practices include sitting on a low chair (after midday, a regular chair permitted; see “Laws of Shoes and Chairs”. We also minimize business and leisure activities. Following Tisha B'Av, all normal activities may be resumed, except for the following which are delayed until midday of the 10th of Av, because the burning of the Temple continued through the 10th of Av: haircuts, washing clothes, bathing, listening to music, and eating meat and wine. (AISH.COM) potential.” Many Israeli companies have established offices and production facilities in India, among them Teva, Netafim, CheckPoint, Amdocs, Magic Software, Ness Technologies, Mobileye, and HP Indigo as well as Israel Aerospace Industries, Elbit, Verint and others. “We are keen to bring to the table our in-house expertise as well as technical know-how from TTM Technologies — with whom we have a long term relationship and represent in Israel as well as in India since 2006 — to the current and future design of new generation systems in different segments of activities,” said Zeev Harel, CEO of Shachaf Engineering in Tel Aviv. (ISRAEL 21C)

Continued from page 41 French restaurant where Israelis taking weekend trips mingle with Europeans and Scandinavians who have discovered the Israeli desert. Financial incentives offered by the Israeli government to tour operators, and the 2013 Open Skies agreement that deregulated air traffic between Israel and Europe, account for the recent rise in the number

Currently, most American visitors arrive in Eilat through a 35-minute internal Israeli flight of tourists to Eilat. Several low- from Ben Gurion Airport, or cost airlines looking for new by bus from the center of the Middle East “sun and sand” country. Following a 10-perdestinations following unrest cent increase in visitors from in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were the U.S. to Eilat during the past enticed to fly their customers to two years, Uri Sharon, director Eilat, contributing to the more of Israel’s Government Tourthan 77,000 passengers arriving ist Office in Germany, expects during the 2016 winter season. the Israeli Tourism Ministry’s Shabtai Shai, head of the Eilat marketing efforts to highlight Hotel Association, is confi- “unique, unexpected, ‘wow facdent 250,000 tourists will fly in tor’” sites in order to attract even during the upcoming 2017-2018 more Americans to the area in the coming year. winter season. (JNS.ORG)

CAIR Lawyers Represent Continued from page 23 In August 2014, current board member of AACC, Manal Fakhoury, wrote on Facebook the farflung conspiracy that “ISRAEL RUNS AMERICA!” Fakhoury has also called the imprisonment of Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative Hana Shalabi, who reportedly was involved in the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, a “grave injustice” and has glorified and legitimized Hamas saying Hamas is “fighting for their liberation.” In 2015 and 2016, AACC helped coordinate the ‘Day of Dignity,’ a nationwide event run by the radical Muslim group Islamic Relief (IR). IR has given millions of dollars to groups associated with al-Qaeda; Israel has labeled IR a Hamas front and has banned the group; Russia has accused IR of supporting Chechen terror; and Britain’s HSBC bank cut ties with IR

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over concerns about “terrorist financing.” Regarding the Todashev case, CAIR had announced its intentions of initiating a $30 million lawsuit against the FBI, over two years ago, at a press conference in March 2015. The event featured then-head of CAIR’s Orlando office Ahmad Saleem, who is now serving a two year prison sentence for plotting to have sex with a twelve-year-old girl. Now, finally, CAIR has its Todashev suit. Hamas, Chechen militants and sexual predators can rejoice. The Todashev lawsuit is a case study in CAIR’s modus operandi: waging ‘lawfare’ – instigating lawsuits and issuing legal threats – against law enforcement and individuals and organizations whom they label as “anti-Muslim” or “Islamophobic,” in order to create a chilling effect on anyone who stands up to and/or

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sounds warnings against overt Muslim aggression and stealth jihad. Citizens must hope that the lawsuit will be dismissed for the frivolous suit that it is. Any other outcome would be setting a dangerous precedent and granting a victory for a group which has openly declared its opposition to Western civilization and the democratic process, which it exploits to further its Islamic supremacist ambitions. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

Beila Rabinowitz, Director of Militant Islam Monitor, contributed to this report. Joe Kaufman was the 2016 Republican nominee for United States House of Representatives in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He is an expert in the fields of counter-terrorism, foreign affairs and energy independence for America. He has been featured on all major cable networks, including Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS and C-SPAN.

Old City walls at the entrance to the contested neighborhood of Silwan. Continued from page 16 “This will be an impressive dited procedures to move ahead with construction of the Kedem structure with extensive disregarding the absence of a con- Center in Jerusalem for display- plays. The entire world will see nection to Jerusalem,” Netanya- ing the historical and archaeo- the truth and the first visitors al survey known as the HOPE hu said. logical findings for the City of whom I will invite there will be count, the mayor responded, The prime minister also said David. The 16,000 square meter UNESCO and UN delegations.” “Look there's no question there he had on Sunday ordered expe- center will be built outside the (TPS) is a problem there, even though I think that count was taken on a day that might have inflated sible for most of the shootings the numbers a little bit because – and has partnered with the of weather. The central point is NYPD on a number of initiaContinued from page 5 there's a problem and it's not a the quality of life in all parts of tives to reduce violent crime. problem I'm going to ignore.” Those include the work of the Brooklyn,” he added. Gonzalez said in the past few Crime Strategies Unit that keeps tect immigrants and to divert low-level offenders from incar- years, the DA’s office has in- track of known gang members fashion.” ceration as we continue to drive creased its focus on the drivers and other drivers of violence. ADL’s annual Audit of An- down violence and improve of crime – individuals respon(KINGS COUNTY POLITICS) ti-Semitic Incidents found a 50 percent increase in instances of Clinton, Stanford, and Milan in anti-Jewish vandalism across Dutchess County ($6 million) New York State from 2015 to • 1.3 miles on Route 52 from 2016, including 63 total anti-SeContinued from page 4 mitic incidents in Brooklyn last • 12.8 miles of Route 202 from west of Tamarack Road to Birchall year and 22 in the first quarter of Route 59 in the village of Suffern to Road in Wawarsing, Ulster County 2017. (METRO.US) • 15 miles on the Saw Mill Riv- Route 306 in the town of Ramapo, ($750,000) • 3.6 miles of Route 209 from er Parkway from Grant Street to Rockland County, ($3.5 million) • 21.6 miles of Route 9W from Route 52 in the village of Ellenville Roaring Brook Road in the towns Raqqa locals allege the an- of Mount Pleasant and New Cas- Route 218 and Route 293 in the to the Rondout Creek in the town ti-Islamic State forces are all tle, Westchester County ($4.4 town of Highlands to Angola Road of Wararsing in Ulster County too ready to suspect people million) in Cornwall, Orange County ($4 ($1.2 million) • 11.2 miles on Route 97 from who continued to live in Raqqa • 3.2 miles of Route 120 from million) under IS rule of being jihadists Marcourt Drive to Route 133 in • 20.8 miles of the Taconic State Route 5S to County Route 23 in or fellow travelers. Relatives of the town of New Castle, Westches- Parkway from Willow Lane to the town of Highland, Sullivan local IS fighters also are quickly ter County ($900,000) Cold Spring Road in the towns of County ($3.3 million) viewed as having been complicit with the jihadists, they say. Activists with a network Hamas prisoners so that they called Raqqa Is Being Slaughleverage their leadership to retered Silently reported Monturn what they are required to Continued from page 17 day that SDF units have been for information, not for bodies return according to international mounting arrest raids and deand not for infiltrators who went conventions. We need to apply taining young men from villag- Foreign Affairs, added “terrorists into Gaza at their own volition. pressure, not to be pressured.” es in the Raqqa countryside. should not be be released, not The Israeli interest is to pressure (TPS)

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Gary Barnett’s $4B Continued from page 6 and Sub Zero. Similar to Steve Roth’s 220 Central Park South, Extell is planning to keep three units at the tower unlisted; these units are all accessible via private elevators and are enormous, reports The Real Deal. Unit 107, a duplex with seven bedrooms, spans 11,823 square feet and has a 240-square-foot terrace, while Unit 127, an eight bedroom duplex with 10,822 square-feet, has a 713-square-

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foot private elevator lobby, says The Real Deal. The amenities for Central Park Tower will be spread over three floors and will include a grand ballroom, which seats 126, a cigar bar and a private dining room, reports The Real Deal. Central Park Tower’s Amenities on the 14th and 100th floors. According to The Real Deal, on the 14th floor will be the “Central Park Club”, which will feature a resident’s lounge with

Israeli Play at Lincoln Continued from page 8

Spar, who said in a statement that, while the Lincoln Center while Israeli artists travel the has received complaints regarding plays and performers world freely.” Demands for the cancella- in the past, it is committed to tion of the play were rejected by presenting “a wide variety of

a screening room, conference room, play area tween lounge, and locker rooms, while outside will have a landscaped terrace, accented with limestone and timber, a 60-foot pool, central lawn and two gardens. Back inside on the 16th floor will be a 63-foot indoor pool, exercise room, spa and a children’s playroom, reports The Real Deal. At over $4 billion, Central Park Tower is the priciest condo development ever attempted in New York City with a projection of $11 million in expenses within the first year of operations, says The Real Deal.

artistic voices and trust that the art we bring can stand on its own.” Signatories of Adalah-NY’s letter include Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters (a staunch critic of Israel), actress Greta Gerwig, director James Schamus, and numerous others.

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for the subway workers. After the structure came down when the subway Continued from page 6 now Ms. Shustik, formally opened, real estate prices shot Ms. Haddad, sold the unit for up. According to property rehe said. From within the third- $685,000 while construction cords, the same apartment sold floor unit, which faced Second was still underway. Although this past May for $900,000, Avenue, the subway construc- they still made a profit, the a 30 percent increase in just tion sounded like a ‘bombing,’ property value was lowered four years. Mr. Shustik told the said Mr. Shustik, who stayed by the views from its windows NYT, “I was definitely shocked being blocked by a temporary they were able to achieve that there often.” In 2013, six years later, the structure that acted as an office number.”

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there are limits that cannot be breached – we cannot declare existence of a Rabbinate that is babies born to a Jewish father faithful to Jewish law, it should and non-Jewish mother to be also demand that that Rabbinate Jewish when the halacha on that go as far as possible. Of course, matter is clear.

Fox in the Hen House Continued from page 23 prison. Adding to this, MCSVA is now employing an individual who was radicalized in prison and has spoken of fighting and dying for jihad, namely Edwin Lorenzo Lemmons, also known as Asad al Salaam Allowing an individual with such radical Islamic views to meet, teach, and influence a particularly vulnerable group of

society, incarcerated men and women, is in direct opposition to the FBI's Correctional Intelligence Initiative which seeks to detect, deter, and disrupt the level of violent extremism and radicalization in correctional institutions. It specifically speaks of preventing un-vetted religious clergy and volunteers with extremist views from any interaction with inmates. The DOJ Inspector General's Office

Kremlin: Unaware of Russian Continued from page 12 dren. On Sunday, however, after The Times contacted him again, the younger Trump revised his comments to make clear that the Russian lawyer had promised she had damaging information about Clinton. The meeting with Veselnitskaya is believed to be the first known contact between senior Trump campaign officials and Russian interests in the midst of Trump's run for the White House that culminated with his victory over Clinton in November.

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Veselnitskaya is known for her attempts to undercut the sanctions against Russian human-rights abusers, U.S. media reports said. Her clients reportedly include state-owned businesses and the son of a senior government official whose company was under investigation in the United States at the time of the meeting. President Trump is facing investigations about Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential campaign and possible collusion between his campaign and Russian officials. The U.S. intelligence community says Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a campaign to discredit the U.S. election, damage Clinton

“But the State can care about that person, the State can include that person in the Law of Return, the State can offer a conversion possibility that is as user-friendly and inclusive as halachically possible,” Cherlow said. (TPS)

Continued from page 19 Help! Help! But what could we do? There were thirty three of us. Soon, soon, all of us would be lost.” (Letter From a Survivor of the Hebron massacre). When the massacre finally ended, the surviving Jews resettled in Jerusalem. Some Jewish families tried to move back to Hebron, but were removed by the British authorities in 1936 at the start of the Arab revolt. In 1948, the War of Independence granted Israel statehood, but further cut the Jews off from Hebron, as the city was captured and officially occupied by King Abdullah’s Arab Legion and ultimately annexed to Jordan. Why did the local Arabs slaughter sixty-five slaughtered, and wound fifty-eight wounded, there was no Jewish State of Israel to hate back then, only Jews….so what is their excuse? Why does the U.N. refuse to recognize the 38 centuries of Jewish heritage in Hebron? For the same reason as the 1929 slaughter…the victims are only Jews. The Memorial of the Jews of Hebron, as submitted to the

High Commissioner of Palestine includes these accusations: “The [British Mandatory] Government, which did not fulfill its duty and provide protection for its peaceful and defenseless charges. The Governor, Abdullah Kardos, and the Commander, Cafferata, who deprived us of the means of appealing for help and defense, betrayed us with empty promises and gave the murderers and robbers their opportunity. The police, which did not fulfill its duty, and behaved with contemptible baseness.” On that Sabbath in 1929 the very first Jewish city became occupied territory. And the Jews of Israel and worldwide learned that they cannot rely on anyone else for protection. A lesson that was reinforced during the Holocaust by FDR and Churchill. Now some 88 years later that memorial still rings true. The U.N., which was formed in the wake of WWII and the attempted Nazi genocide of the Jews, now commits Antisemitism in its own name. Friday’s Hebron vote was just another example.

PAGE 37 Their anti-Israel resolution is simply Antisemitism dressed in nicer clothing. In recent years there have been Jewish stabbing victims, and other Jews crushed by cars and trucks, left bleeding in the streets of Israel courtesy of Palestinian terrorists and just like 1929 Hebron, just like murder of six million Jews in Nazi Germany, the world watches and does nothing. Even today when terrorists are captured and put in jail, the supposedly moderate Palestinian Authority pays them and/or their family for murderous service. But just as the British did in 1929, the U.N., sits back and watches the violence, and then encourages even more with resolutions like the UNESCO vote about Hebron, denying centuries of Jewish heritage in Eretz Yisroel. (INN) (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON THE LID)

Jeff Dunetz is the editor/publisher of the blog "The Lid". He is also a contributing reporter to TruthRevolt.org and MRCTV. org. Jeff is also the political columnist for The Jewish Star, and co-host of the weekly radio show, The Hump Day News Report on the 405 Radio Network.

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a diplomatic crises, with five Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Yemen, severing Continued from page 7 “Andrew spent no expense ties with the country earlier renovating the place, but appar- this month due to its alleged foreign relations expert quoted ently it will be used for maids’ state-sponsored terrorism. The by Curbed said neighbors were quarters,” the anonymous Real Deal noted that the coun“furious on all fronts” over the source explained. “Andrew was try’s sudden isolation could lucky because the Upper East lead it to increase real estate indevelopment. The source cited by Curb Six Side townhouse market is slow. vestments in New York, where added that Farkas had gotten a If he’d sold it on the open mar- it is currently the ninth-largest good deal by selling the town- ket, he’d have [gotten] $20 mil- commercial property owner courtesy of its sovereign wealth house to Qatar as opposed to lion for it.” Qatar is currently facing fund. the open market.

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scientists to find more cures and treatments for cancer, for the benefit of all human kind.” Continued from page 27 For more information about the vital research that is needed to treat and ultimately cure can- ICRF or the July 23 event, cer, while playing a critical role please contact Ken Gabel, Tel. Doxil, Gleevec and Velcade.” "Through expanded fund- in helping to keep Israel's finest (212) 969 -9800 ext. 225, Ken. ing,” said Ken Gabel, ICRF New scientific talent in Israel. The Gabel@icrfny.org York Director of Development, generous support of the Deal “ we can continue to support community helps ICRF-funded

has also spoken of this security concern. That inmates could be radicalized while incarcerated and then carry out terrorist attacks after release is a very real concern both here and in abroad. (IPT) IPT Senior Fellow Patrick Dunleavy is the former Deputy Inspector General for New York State Department of Corrections and author of The Fertile Soil of Jihad. He currently teaches a Continued from page 28 class on terrorism for the United States Military Special Operations School. moments of silence in schools since the early 1980’s. This Rebbe is one of the and help Trump win, a claim he most influential figures of all rejected in a meeting with Trump time, not only for the Jewish last Friday at the G20 summit in community but much of the Hamburg, Germany. rest of the world. He’s touched Numerous congressional in- many people’s hearts with his vestigations are underway and kindness and determination Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is conducting a probe of the Trump campaign links with Russia and Continued from page 19 whether Trump possibly obstructed justice when he fired James Comey, the FBI director writers selected to participate in who was heading the Russia in- the festival. vestigation before Mueller took PEN International has been over. outspoken in the past, criticizTrump has called the Russia ing the Israeli government "for investigations a "witch hunt" and the killings and the reported an excuse by Democrats to ac- deliberate targeting of certain count for Clinton's loss. He has journalists, media organizarepeatedly denied having links to tions, and their infrastructures, Russia. and the practice of administra-

“Moment of Silence” Replacing to do good. His mission was not only his own, but everybody’s. He encouraged Jews to open Chabad houses all over the world, not only to encourage more religious observance among Jews, but to allow Jews to have a place to go when they needed help. Its always been true that a Jew dealing with hunger can go to a Chabad to

The Palestinian Glib tive detention against journalists and other writers." At first, in 2017, PEN American Center said it was maintaining the Israeli contribution because it was against "cultural boycotts of any kind ... and there was a need to promote dialogue." But, as a result of pressure, the festival did proceed without Israeli government funding. It is appropriate to ask if

get a free, warm, meal. It’s not necessary for him to be religious or even dress in appropriate attire, all he has to do is show up. The Rebbe was determined to make Jews look at other Jews who lived different lives from them with new eyes, to take a different perspective. He encouraged acceptance in the Jewish community among Jews so that everyone, religious and non-religious, may join together as one nation. the signatories to the PEN letter, who, in addition to those named above, also include Angela Davis, Russell Banks, and Breyten Breytenbach, realize and approve of the fact that they are engaging not only in a cultural boycott, but in an act in violation of all principles of free expression. Do they understand they are puppets of a well organized political movement that is not averse to anti-Semitism? (AMERICANTHINKER.COM)

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Summer Guide: Slew Continued from page 26 must stay within the boundary lines. On weekends, the field opens at 8 a.m. A full day goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $39.99. A half day, $25.99, goes from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. Visit topgunpaintball.com or call 732-928-2810. TopGun Paintball Games is at 567 Monmouth Road, Cream Ridge.

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SkySlam lets you dunk like the pros, while freestyle jump let's you enjoy wall-to-wall trampoline courts. Individuals under 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent. Sky Zone sessions are $17 for 60 minutes, $21 for 90 minutes and $25 for 120 minutes. Visit skyzone.com or call 732200-4344 for more information. Sky Zone is at 2355 Route 66, Ocean. Silverball Museum, Asbury Park — Break your everyday routine at Silverball Museum, located on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Tony Imbimbo, the night manager at Silverball, said the arcade game room features pinball, skee ball, air hockey and video games starting from the 1950s to 2016.

The Sedra of the Week Continued from page 35 One year there was a movement in Brisk to introduce a certain “modern innovation” in the High Holiday service. On the High Holidays, they used to have a choir in the shul in Brisk. The tradition was that the members of the choir stood in immediate proximity to the Chazan, in a semi-circle around him. The proposed “modern innovation” was that the members of the choir stand on a balcony, off to the side. The Brisker Rav felt this was an inappropriate imitation of “foreign sources” (pirtza). The Brisker Rav came into the shul and saw the choir members in the balcony and ordered them down. They dutifully came down to the main shul. The Gabaim

of the shul were upset at having their innovation nullified and they ordered the choir members back to the balcony. The choir members dutifully went back to the balcony. Seeing what happened, the Brisker Rav went right back up to the balcony and ordered them down. The Gabaim then ordered them back up. This went back and forth several times, until finally the Brisker Rav turned to the women in the Ezras Nashim and pleaded with them “Holy Jewish women, please order your husbands downstairs where they belong.” The women started yelling at their husbands to listen to the Rabbi and not the Gabbaim and the men stayed downstairs next to the Chazan. They were more afraid of their wives than of

How the Summer Continued from page 29 al experiences.” Rabbi Aubrey Glazer of Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco said “this was their way of bringing the wandering Jews back to Judaism.” “It really showed us the genius of American Judaism being able to incorporate elements of American culture,” he said. “Shlomo asked what’s going on in secular culture that’s attracting the Jews, and let’s make it our own.” Ram Dass sometimes spoke at the House of Love and Prayer, where nuns, Buddhists and Hindus also were frequent guests. Coopersmith said the singing and dancing at Friday night services often stretched into the early morning. “The doors were always open. The challenge with that was we never said no to anyone, so all kinds of people could be wandering in and asking to sleep

there. There were huge pots of rice and veggies and soup. On a typical Shabbos when Shlomo wasn’t there, there would be 150 to 200 people,” Coopersmith said. “When Shlomo was there, you put all that on steroids.” The House of Love and Prayer dissolved by 1977, though an offshoot with the same name still exists in Tsfat, Israel. But its legacy lives on in certain American Jewish circles, with its focus on community building, joyous prayer and havurah groups. “I think that the whole Jewish Renewal thing came out of it and the services I go to now, Urban Adamah, Wilderness Torah, they definitely have hippie influence,” Felix said. “That was the dream people had. They kind of organized it into institutions for the next generations.” Langer said the House of Love and Prayer showed that “people want passion, to be passionate about Judaism. And they want

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"We get everybody from 5-year-olds up to 90-year-olds," Imbimbo said. "You can now get an app that has 3,600 different pinball machines on your phone, but then you come in here and you play them for real. It's a lot different. It's really amazing that in the last five or six years, pinball itself has taken off among younger people. They seem to enjoy playing a physical game." Play from opening to 5 p.m. for $15, or play from 5 p.m. to closing for $15. Play from opening to closing for $25. Visit silverballmuseum.com or call 732-774-4994. Stop by at 1000 Ocean Ave. in Asbury Park. ShowRoom, Asbury Park — Experience a movie in an intimate theater that's hard to come by anymore. Mike Sodano, the owner at the ShowRoom in Asbury, said the ShowRoom is the best spot to see a movie.

"We have a very comfortable, cozy atmosphere that you don't experience in what we call the 'big-box' theaters," Sodano said. The independent movie theater features sofa-like seating, and a concession stand with delicious delicacies, like local vegan and vegetarian friendly snacks, as well as the typical popcorn and soda. Every Wednesday night, enjoy dinner at MOGO and a movie for $16. The theater is known for showing smaller indie films with profiles of musicians and artists. "It’s the kind of movie you don’t see anywhere else," Sodano said. Visit theshowroomap.com or call 732--502-0472. ShowRoom is at 707 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park. Mini golf — There are plenty of spots to mini golf at the Shore.

the Brisker Rav. We see, however, that when push came to shove — to whom did the Brisker Rav turn to help enforce his ruling? He turned to the Nashim Tzidkaniyus, the righteous Jewish women who intuitively have a better understanding than their male counterparts about the moral propriety and appropriateness of certain spiritual matters. It is a well known fact that if there were not a Bais Yaakov movement there would never have been a Kollel movement in America. Someone needs to take the responsibility to help a husband sit and learn. This is a product of the Bais Yaakov movement, which is both a by-product of and a producer of Nashim Tzidkaniyus. Never underestimate the power of the Nashim Tzidkaniyus. (TORAH.ORG)

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song and something that touches their heart.” Glazer pointed to Bay Area groups such as The Kitchen as outgrowths of the communal spirit of the House of Love and Prayer. “At the end of the day, it contributed immensely to the revival of American Judaism,” he said. “We’re still learning and absorbing the lessons that were being taught at the House of Love and Prayer, that’s it’s important to connect people on more than just an intellectual and a liturgical way. “That’s what the House of Love and Prayer was able to absorb from the larger hippie movement — the need to let go of some of the walls that keep us apart and to actually be real and to be human and wear your soul on your sleeve.”

Continued from page 9 and a formal living room with coffered ceilings and fireplaces.

tants, said there was a lot less activity in the $5 million-andup range but that high-end sales were starting to recover in the second quarter.” Miller told TRD, “Going into the spring, we’re seeing more of those sales occur, and therefore the market feels better than it did in the last couple of quarters.” The upturn in activity in the

market could be attributed to high-end properties decreasing their asking prices on average by 16.2 percent in this first quarter, which was close to double the rate of discounting during this quarter a year ago. Sotheby’s International Realty’s Harald Grant, whose $402 million in exclusive listings earned him fourth place in TRD’s rankings for this year, said, “They have to make it attractive. For the average 2-acre

Avi Gabbay Elected Continued from page 17 In practical terms, that likely means that Gabbay will be open to leading Labor into a coalition arrangement with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, either in the foreseeable future or following the next general election. Peretz Chairwoman Zahava Galon also congratulated Gabbay, calling him “impressive” and offering to collaborate with him to replace the current Likud government. “The Israeli public deserves a ‘biting, critical’ opposition, the

way an opposition should be,” Galon said in a statement. “Gabbay doesn’t seem to be a person who is afraid of challenges.” About 200 party activists braved a humid Tel Aviv evening to attend the party’s election night reception, held at a small wedding hall at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds. Within seconds of the result, however, the hall emptied of Peretz supporters leaving only a dedicated core of Gabbay loyalists to wait for the winner to deliver his victory speech. By 10 pm, there were more journalists and film crews

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Continued from page 10 (This article was originally published by the Jewish News of Northern California, www.jweekly.com) He said she then turned the Rob Gloster is J.'s senior writer. conversation to adoption of RusHe can be reached at rob@jweekly. sian children and the Magnitsky com. Act, an American law that blacklists suspected Russian human rights abusers. The law enraged and Dr. Yuval Geffen, head of Russian President Vladimir Puthe Microbiology Laboratory at tin that he retaliated by halting Rambam Health Care Campus in American adoptions of Russian Haifa. The study was funded by a children. “It became clear to me that this KAMIN grant from the Israel Innovation Authority and the Israe- was the true agenda all along and li Centers of Research Excellence that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for (I-CORE). (ISRAEL 21C) the meeting,” Trump's son said.

information. Point Pleasant Beach: Jenkinson's Castaway Cove will take you on a journey through caves, past waterfalls or Crow's nest, which travels to the top of the cove offering views of down below. Visit jenkinsons.com or call 732-892-0600 for more information. Jenkinsons is at 300 Ocean Ave. iPlay America, Freehold — Enjoy a range of fun indoor activities, including laser tag, go-karts, amusement rides, a 4D theater, skyscraper, bumper cars and mini bowling at iPlay America. The summer is sure to host a variety of events and celebrity appearances as well. Visit iplayamerica.com or call 732-577-8200 for more information. iPlay America is at 110 Schanck Road, Freehold. (APP.COM)

with a gym, a home theater with stadium seating, a wine cellar and lots of storage.” Luke Whitman and Andrew Glass doors lead to the outdoor entertaining spaces. The proper- Azoulay of Douglas Elliman ty additionally boasts lower-lev- are the listing brokers for the el suites for staff or guests, along property.

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Mark Corallo, a spokesman for the president’s lawyer, said on Sunday that “the president was not aware of and did not attend the meeting.” Lawyers and spokesmen for Kushner and Manafort did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In his statement, Donald Trump Jr. said he asked Manafort and Kushner to attend, but did not tell them what the meeting was about. Veselnitskaya said in a statement on Saturday that “nothing at all about the presidential campaign” was discussed during the

property in Southampton that is asking $12 million, $9.5 million is perceived as good value.” The properties that are doing the best are in the $1 million to $5 million part of the market. Christopher Burnside, a broker with Brown Harris Stevens, which ranked number five for TRD’s top East End brokerage firms, said, “Properties at $2 million to $3 million in Bridgehampton and Water Mill, I could sell all day long. New construction in the $3 million-to-$4 million range is also very busy.” than party activists, although more than 200 had returned by time the winner emerged at 10:45. Supporters of both candidates described the result as a “revolution” for the party. “[This result] means there is no place left for me inside this party,” said one Amir Peretz supporter who asked to remain anonymous because he is considering running for a spot on a center-left Knesset slate in 2019. “I’ve been a member of the Labor Party for 30 years, but I can’t support Avi Gabbay. He’s a thug and an opportunist, and has nothing in common with the values of this party,” the man said. (TPS) meeting. She added that she had “never acted on behalf of the Russian government” and “never discussed any of these matters with any representative of the Russian government.” Clinton has repeatedly blamed the Russian hacking for her election loss. In December, Clinton claimed that Putin ordered hacking attacks against her campaign and the Democratic National Committee “because he has a personal beef against me”. She has also accused former FBI Director James Comey for renewing the probe into her use of a private email server of playing a role in her loss. (INN)

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Chazaq – Public School To Yeshiva Division By: Adam Suionov

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n Sunday night, June 25, Chazaq advanced what must be its defining and primary function of building a strong Jewish future. I was invited to attend a room filled with representatives from ten different schools. The night’s motif: “Chazaq reclaims Jewish children attending a public education devoid of our proud and rich heritage”. As I entered the room and encountered the welcome desk, I saw smiling staff and sensed excited “shoppers”. The atmosphere totally occluded the nature of the night’s merchandise, the souls of a generation of Bukharian Jewry.

“I heard him thank the representative as he explained that he once attended public school until he was given an opportunity to have a Jewish education with the help of a very generous benefactor” I saw parents enthusiastically mulling about scanning

presentations and brochures. I can only wonder what attracted them here. Was it the opportunity to afford quality Jewish education? Was it a desire to raise children in the path of their ancestors? Maybe they heard of Chazaq’s reputation and were simply curious. Whatever the case, the turnout demonstrated that Chazaq would successfully provide many Jewish children with opportunities they otherwise might never have had. All the schools at the event presented attractive incentives for the parents. Some offered an interdisciplinary education while boasting a diverse student body. Others focused on lavishing students with special personal attention within small classes and a student-centered adaptive methodology. Some schools emphasized their prowess for offering development in computer programming and app creation. Other schools wanted parents to truly feel that their children were cared for as individuals and guided through the normal social and emotional fluctuations of growing up. After personally interviewing representatives from all of the attending schools, it seemed to me that Chazaq invited schools

satisfying almost any parental consideration. But the night was truly meant for the children. I noticed a boy around the age of nine or ten sitting by a table and playing with some snacks he procured from Chazaq’s refreshments

in Communist Russia. Yet even with a Jewish upbringing, I felt the push and pull in a sea of contradicting social values: Modesty and reserve vs. exaggerated pretentiousness; kindness and concern vs. selfishness etc. The bright and attracting

On Sunday night, June 25, Chazaq advanced what must be its defining and primary function of building a strong Jewish future.

table. He was playing with a half-eaten pretzel as though it were a boomerang. His vivid imagination made me recall my own childhood and upbringing. I was given the opportunity to go to yeshiva even though my parent’s family was unaccustomed to paying for education

lights would flash from all directions, beckoning me and my peers towards society’s values and lifestyles. Whether or not we were conscious of it, our surrounding culture forced us to choose between all types of antipodal qualities. In the midst of all this,

most of us held on to what we were taught. Sadly however, many of my peers left their Judaism and adopted lifestyles with no connection to their rich heritage. It occurred to me that the boy sitting here may never have had the opportunity to inherit his birthright if Chazaq had not endeavored. The night’s event will undoubtedly open for him and many other children storerooms and treasure chests passed from generation to generation. A little while later, I watched a young man walk up to the desk of an organization which subsidizes yeshiva tuition costs for children transferring out of public school. His body language exuded a certain resolve as he made his way over to the organization’s representative. He gave her what seemed to be a very considerable sum of money folded up inconspicuously. I heard him thank the representative as he explained that he once attended public school until he was given an opportunity to have a Jewish education with the help of a very generous benefactor. By giving back to the organization, he was helping the next generation receive the same cherished gift. I didn’t ask

him, but I was sure the young man was cognizant of what can stand in the balance of one man’s contribution; a different life, a different reality. Towards the end of the event, a great Talmid Chacham and Rav came over to me and expressed how much he deliberated coming that night. The event’s time slot clashed directly with his own congregation’s Drasha (discourse) and he decided to ask his Chavrutah (colleague) to substitute teaching in his place. Knowing him personally, I can tell you that he is not the type to lightly forego any sort of Limud Torah (Torah study). He made it clear to me that by the end of the night he decided that not only was he happy to have attended, but that he would gladly make such a trade again. He must have sensed an intoxicating scent reminiscent of Torah and Gan Eden; a satisfying spiritual aroma congruent with performing Hashem’s will. Is there anything else worth reporting? What else can I say about such an event? I came with a general idea that here was Chazaq once again helping the community. I left with a firm conviction that here is Chazaq building a strong Jewish future.

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Have America’s Colleges Become ‘Islands of Intolerance’? The insanity never ends -- and it's not likely to get better By: Walter Williams

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s there no limit to the level of disgusting behavior on college campuses that parents, taxpayers, donors and legislators will accept? Colleges have become islands of intolerance, and as with fish, the rot begins at the head. Let's examine some recent episodes representative of a general trend and ask ourselves why we should tolerate it plus pay for it. Students at Evergreen State College harassed biology professor Bret Weinstein because he refused to leave campus, challenging the school's decision to ask white people to leave campus for a day of diversity programming. The profanity-laced threats against the faculty and president can be seen on a YouTube video titled "Student takeover of Evergreen State College" (http://tinyurl. com/yah2eo3p). What about administrators permitting students to conduct racially segregated graduation ceremonies, which many colleges have done, including Ivy League ones such as Columbia and Harvard universities? Permitting racially segregated graduation ceremonies makes a mockery of the idols of diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion, which so many college administrators worship. Or is tribalism part and parcel

of diversity? Trinity College sociology professor Johnny Eric Williams recently called white people "inhuman assholes." In the wake of the Alexandria, Virginia, shooting at a congressional baseball practice, Williams tweeted, "It is past time for the racially oppressed to do what people who believe themselves to be 'white' will not do, put (an) end to the vectors of their destructive mythology of whiteness and their white supremacy system. #LetThemF—-ingDie" June Chu, dean of Pierson College at Yale University, recently resigned after having been placed on leave because of offensive Yelp reviews she had posted. One of her reviews described customers at a local restaurant as "white trash" and "low class folk"; another review praised a movie theater for its lack of "sketchy crowds." In another review of a movie theater, she complained about the "barely educated morons trying to manage snack orders for the obese." Harvey Mansfield, a distinguished Harvard University professor who has taught at the school for 55 years, is not hopeful about the future of American universities. In a College Fix interview, Mansfield said, "No, I'm not very optimistic about the future of higher education, at least in

the form it is now with universities under the control of politically correct faculties and administrators" (http:// tinyurl.com/y7qadxlz). Once America's pride, universities, he says, are no longer a marketplace of ideas or bastions of free speech. Universities have become "bubbles of decadent liberalism" that teach students to look for offense when first examining an idea. Who is to blame for the decline of American universities? Mansfield argues that it is a combination of administrators, students and faculties. He puts most of the blame on faculty members, some of whom are cowed by deans and presidents who don't want their professors to make trouble. I agree with Mansfield's assessment in part. Many university faculty members are hostile to free speech and open questioning of ideas. A large portion of today's faculty and administrators were once the hippies of the 1960s, and many have contempt for the U.S. Constitution and the values of personal liberty. The primary blame for the incivility and downright stupidity we see on university campuses lies with the universities' trustees. Every board of trustees has fiduciary responsibility for the governance of a university, shaping its broad policies.

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Students at Evergreen State College harassed biology professor Bret Weinstein (pictured above) because he refused to leave campus, challenging the school's decision to ask white people to leave campus for a day of diversity programming. The profanity-laced threats against the faculty and president can be seen on a YouTube video titled "Student takeover of Evergreen State College"

Unfortunately, most trustees are wealthy businessmen who are busy and aren't interested in spending time on university matters. They become trustees for the prestige it brings, and as such, they are little more than yes men for the university president and provost. If trustees want better knowledge

Trinity College sociology professor Johnny Eric Williams (pictured above) recently called white people "inhuman assholes." In the wake of the Alexandria, Virginia, shooting at a congressional baseball practice, Williams tweeted, "It is past time for the racially oppressed to do what people who believe themselves to be 'white' will not do, put (an) end to the vectors of their destructive mythology of whiteness and their white supremacy system. #LetThemF—-ingDie"

about university goings-on, they should hire a campus ombudsman who is independent of the administration and accountable only to the board of trustees. The university malaise re-

Harvey Mansfield, (pictured above) a distinguished Harvard University professor who has taught at the school for 55 years, is not hopeful about the future of American universities. In a College Fix interview, Mansfield said, "No, I'm not very optimistic about the future of higher education, at least in the form it is now with universities under the control of politically correct faculties and administrators"

flects a larger societal problem. Mansfield says culture used to mean refinement. Today, he says, it "just means the way a society happens to think, and there's no value judgment in it any longer." For many of today's Americans, one cultural value is just as good as another. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

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New Airport Expected to be a Game-Changer for Southern Israel’s Tourism Scene By: Judy Lash Balint

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riving into Timna Park, a 15,000-acre nature reserve expanse bounded by majestic, red-tinged craggy hills, it’s easy to feel the awe and serenity that’s the hallmark of any desert experience. Drive 20 minutes south, and you’ll arrive at the brash Red Sea resort town of Eilat, where water sports and shopping are the order of the day. Timna is less than 10 minutes by car from the new Ilan and Assaf Ramon Airport that’s scheduled to open next spring near Eilat, in what is expected to be a game-changer for southern Israel’s tourism scene. RyanAir, Monarch, Finnair, SAS and Wizz are among the airlines signed up to use the new airport, whose tower, runways and terminals lie in the Ara-

va Valley, in sight of the scenic Edom Mountains. Variety is the name of the game today for tourism development in Israel’s south. Tourism officials are predicting the opening of the ultra-modern Ramon Airport in 2018 will bring tens of thousands of visitors not just to Eilat, but to places like Timna and the varied desert attractions in the area. Once Ramon Airport opens, southern Israel’s existing Eilat and Ovda airports will be closed, and at full capacity, Ramon Airport will be able to accommodate up to 2 million passengers per year. Iris Danieli, the Israeli Tourism Ministry’s tourism manager for the Arava region and a member of Kibbutz Yotvata, is hoping that many of the tourists arriving on the expected 50 weekly flights arriving from Eu-

Israel’s new Ilan and Assaf Ramon Airport, which will open in 2018. Credit: Judy Lash Balint

rope, the U.K. and several destinations in Eastern Europe will take the opportunity to discover places like Timna Park as well as some of the many other destinations and activities in the area. “The Arava Valley is an incredible place to see a unique eco-system, bike and hike through terrain that’s historic

Halfway between Eilat and Mitzpe Ramon on Route 40 lies Kibbutz Neot Semadar, where inquisitive tourists will find inside the ornate white gates a lush oasis and tranquil guest houses, along with an innovative arts center, (pictured above) a boutique winery, a goat farm and hiking trails

of the bike trail that links Eilat with Mitzpe Ramon, and is designed for intermediate-level bikers looking for varied scenery. Serious hikers can set out from just south of Eilat on porA hiking trail in southern Israel’s Timna Park. Credit: Judy Lash tions of the well-marked Israel Balint. National Trail, or tackle the Eilat Mountains Nature Reserve—the and beautiful, and meet the spe- through the area. For most of the year, the des- rockiest park in Israel, where cial kind of people who choose to live in the desert,” Danieli ert climate is perfect for biking on a clear day, you can see into and hiking explorations, and the says. Halfway between Eilat and infrastructure in the Arava and Mitzpe Ramon on Route 40 the Negev is sophisticated. RentTimna is less than 10 lies Kibbutz Neot Semadar, al bikes are available at Timna minutes by car from the where inquisitive tourists will Park as well as at Kibbutz Ke- new Ilan and Assaf Ramon find inside the ornate white tura and Kibbutz Yahel, which Airport that’s scheduled gates a lush oasis and tranquil are both on Israel’s national bike to open next spring near guest houses, along with an in- trail and offer overnight accom- Eilat, in what is expected novative arts center, a boutique modation, providing the chance to be a game-changer for winery, a goat farm and hiking to get a taste of kibbutz life. southern Israel’s tourism Cycling enthusiasts praise trails. It’s not your typical kibscene. butz, but the 200 people who the 185-mile southern segment

Israel’s First Aquarium to Open in Jerusalem By: Andrew Friedman

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erusalem may seem an unlikely location for Israel’s first aquarium – the city is approximately 850 meters above sea level, with no natural bodies of water in the area. But Shai Doron, CEO of the capital’s Tisch Family Zoological Gardens, says that as a major contributor to the national biodiversity plan and as Israel’s capital, the zoo was by far the most logical place for the marine center. “We have a lot of credit with the National Parks Authority, and with the public,” Doron told reporters during an advance tour of the site, located on the grounds of the zoo (commonly known as the Biblical zoo due to its focus on wildlife native to the land of Israel that is mentioned in the Torah). “We’ve done projects to study the Sea of Galilee, as well as the Dead Sea. So we’ve got a lot of background to run it.” The aquarium, known officially as the Gottesman Family Israel Aquarium, is the result of a NIS 100 million initiative funded in partnership with the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Family Fund of New York, the Ministry of Tourism, the City of Jerusalem, Jewish National Fund and several private donors. The building, a shining 6,500 square meter structure on the grounds of the zoo, will house 30 tanks and half a million gallons of seawater with

live there are eager to welcome visitors to sample their lifestyle and their products, all based on ecological principles. There’s an opportunity to work in the vegetable garden, package spices or weave for those staying for a few days or longer in the simple accommodations, as well as a 1.5hour tour if you’re just passing

Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The cozy Ibex Hotel in Mitzpe Ramon is owned by a biking couple, and caters to the growing number of bikers who descend on the area during the winter season, when the climate isn’t conducive to biking in Europe and many parts of North America. “It’s you and nature out here,” says Ibex Hotel owner Aviva Schreiber, describing the environment in the town on the edge of Israel’s largest crater. Schreiber and her husband, Moshe, are trying to create an “après-ski” type of atmosphere for the bikers who gather at their venue. Located nearby are a couple of pubs and an upscale See New Airport Expected , page 36

LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF FIREWORKS.

The aquarium, known officially as the Gottesman Family Israel Aquarium, is the result of a NIS 100 million initiative funded in partnership with the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Family Fund of New York, the Ministry of Tourism, the City of Jerusalem, Jewish National Fund and several private donors.

advanced maintenance systems to ensure appropriate habitats for aquatic creatures. It is due to open by the end of July (no date has been set in order to prevent “shortcuts” being taken). The exhibition will feature a variety of marine life including various species of shark, coral, turtles and of course fish. In addition, the aquarium will build on the zoo’s breeding and conservation work, including the existing Wet Side Story exhibit which highlights local species such as the Dead Sea tooth carp, the Galilee blind shrimp, the Yarkon bleak, the Druse bleak, Lissner’s bleak, and Dor’s loach as well as some North American species including the Barrens topminnow, the goldbreasted splitfin, and the

butterfly goodeid. Aquarium officials say they must manufacture saltwater with the “correct” composition in order to ensure the health of the fish, and added that the venue will employ a variety of state-of-the-art sustainability measures, including water recycling, a green roof covered with vegetation to absorb rainwater, provide insulation. There will also be a wetlands pond at the aquarium entrance that will act as a water filtration system for the facility. “You can’t take seawater from the sea of Tel Aviv,” he said. “It’s not good enough for our needs. “You can’t take shortcuts with fish, we have to make them comfortable in their new environment,” Doron said. (TPS)

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Customized Antibiotics Treatments Now Possible Technion system enables faster diagnostics, earlier and more effective treatment of infectious bacteria, and improved patient recovery times By: Israel 21C Staff

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diagnostic system developed at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology enables rapid and accurate customization of an antibiotic to a patient. If the system is commercialized, patients with life-threatening infections or in need of urgent treatment will enjoy faster diagnostics, earlier and more effective treatment of infectious bacteria and improved recovery times. The findings related to the new Technion diagnostic system were published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Antibiotics are one of the most effective ways to treat bacterial infections. But widespread use

of tests are carried out at every hospital in Israel to map the resistance levels of infectious bacaddition to a cumulative expen- teria from samples taken from diture of $35 billion a year in the patients. The problem is that this is a very long test, since it is based US alone, reports the Technion. According to established es- on sending the sample to the lab, timates, for every hour that ef- growing a bacterial culture in a fective antibiotic treatment is petri dish and analyzing the cul-

of antibiotics accelerates the development of resistant bacterial strains. In fact, in June, the World Health Organization updated its Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics. “The rise in antibiotic resistance stems from how we are using – and misusing – these medicines,” said Dr Suzanne Hill, director of Essential Medicines and Health Products. “The new WHO list should help health system planners and prescribers ensure people who need antibiotics have access to them, and ensure they get the right one, so that the problem of resistance doesn’t get worse.” In 2014, infections with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) claimed the lives of more than 700,000 people worldwide, in A diagnostic system developed at the Technion-Israel Institute

of Technology enables rapid and accurate customization of an antibiotic to a patient.

Antibiotics image by The26January/Shutterstock.com

delayed, survival rates drop by about 7.6% for patients with septic shock. Therefore, in order not to leave the patient without adequate protection while awaiting the results, many doctors will prescribe an antibiotic with a broad spectrum of activity in large doses. This phenomenon facilitates the emergence of AMR and also affects the microbiota – the population of “good bacteria” found in the human body that protects it. “Every day, tens to hundreds

ture. This process requires relatively large sampling and usually takes a few days, in part because the workday at labs is limited to around eight hours,” said Technion doctoral student Jonathan Avesar, one of the researchers on the new system. “Our method, on the other hand, provides accurate results in a short time based on a much smaller sample. It is obvious that a faster response allows us to start treatment earlier and improve the speed of recovery.”

“The rise in antibiotic resistance stems from how we are using – and misusing – these medicines,” said Dr Suzanne Hill, director of Essential Medicines and Health Products. “The new WHO list should help health system planners and prescribers ensure people who need antibiotics have access to them, and ensure they get the right one, so that the problem of resistance doesn’t get worse.”

Fast results The innovative system developed at the Technion, called the SNDA-AST, quickly analyzes bacteria isolated from patients with infections and assesses their level of resistance to specific antibiotics. This enables the healthcare team to choose the most effective antibiotic a day earlier than when using traditional methods. Technion researchers demonstrated the ability to test bacteria directly from patient urine samples, thus skipping the isolation step and potentially saving two days for patients with urinary-tract infections. They developed a chip with hundreds of nanoliter (1,000 times smaller than a milliliter)

wells inside it, each containing a few bacteria and a specific antibiotic. Detection of the bacterial response is done using a fluorescent marker, image-processing tools and statistical analysis of the colors obtained from the bacteria in all the nanoliter wells. The study tested 12 bacteria-antibiotic combinations. “The use of the technology that we developed reduces the size of the required sample by several orders of magnitude, reduces the scanning time by around 50%, significantly reduces the lab space required for testing and reduces the cost per test,” said Avesar. The study was led by Prof. Shulamit Levenberg, dean of the See Customized Antibiotics , page 38

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Maimonides Honors Volunteers at Annual Recognition Ceremony & Luncheon Edited by: JV Staff

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aimonides Medical Center recently honored its volunteers with a special Recognition Ceremony & Luncheon at Paradise Manor. Over 400 guests celebrated the contributions of 1,911 volunteers, who collectively gave a remarkable 257,000 hours of service to the Medical Center in 2016. Welcoming remarks were given by Maimonides President & CEO Kenneth D. Gibbs. “We’re inspired by your selflessness and deeply indebted to each one of you,” he said to the hundreds of volunteers present. “You make our hospital a better place for patients and staff.” Special guest speaker First Lady of New York City Chir-

lane McCray, thanked volunteers for making a difference at Maimonides. “You have a positive impact on families and patients every day and it truly matters,” she noted. City Councilman David G. Greenfield also gave remarks and thanked Maimonides volunteers for their tireless efforts. In addition, the celebration featured a video presentation recognizing the work of volunteers at Maimonides. It showed them assisting with foreign language interpretation, administrative tasks, supportive services and recreational activities for patients. “The Recognition Ceremony was a tremendous success,” said Douglas Jablon, Senior VP for Patient Relations. “We honored Mrs. Shyfra Scharf, our volunteer for over 40 years.

Volunteers and staffers from the Maimonides Asian Outreach Department enjoy the celebration

Honoree Mrs. Shyfra Scharf (center) is seen with her family and friends, and recognized for her 40 years of service to Maimonides Medical Center

Mrs. Scharf started the Pesha Elias Bikur Cholim D’Bobov organization, whose volunteers have been visiting patients in the hospital and assisting in

Devices performed almost as well and are much cheaper, but they aren't regulated, researchers note By: Randy Dotinga

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handful of over-thecounter "personal sound amplification products" fared as well as an expensive hearing aid in helping people pick up more words in conversation, researchers report. While the study took place in a sound booth, "in this controlled environment, some of these devices helped people with mild to moderate hearing loss as well as a hearing aid," said study author Nicholas Reed. He is an audiologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in Baltimore. An estimated 16 percent of Americans have trouble hearing, and the U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates that almost 30 million people could benefit from hearing aids. But hearing aids can cost thousands of dollars, and Medicare doesn't cover them, the researchers noted. "Hearing aids are regulated medical devices and should all be able to aid someone with hearing loss," Reed said. "While not all hearing aids are the same, they should all be able to meet this minimum requirement of making sound louder at appropriate frequencies and with minimal distortion." In contrast, personal sound

the Emergency Room for over three decades.” “Maimonides volunteers explained Alla Zats, Director of others in need, and help us prorange in age from 14 to 95, and Volunteer & Student Services. vide patients with ‘the best care, come from all over the world,” “They share their talents with right here.’”

President & CEO Kenneth D. Gibbs (left) presents guest speaker First Lady of NYC Chirlane McCray with a commemorative gift on behalf of volunteers

A Cheaper Alternative to Hearing Aids?

(left to right) Douglas Jablon, Senior VP of Patient Relations; All Zats, Director of Volunteer & Student Services; First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray; President & CEO Kenneth D. Gibbs; and Executive VP & COO Dominick Stanzione pose for a photo at the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon & Ceremony

Staffers celebrate the tireless efforts of Maimonides volunteers, and thank them for making a difference in the lives of patients and families.

Swimming Lessons: For Starters, Watch Out for Germs in the Water Kiddie pools are the biggest offenders, infectious diseases expert says Edited by: JV Staff

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dip in a pool, stream or lake on a hot summer day is refreshing, but take some precautions to avoid bacteria and parasites that might lurk in the water. "One of the worst offenders is the kiddie wading pool," said Dr. Christopher Ohl, a professor of infectious diseases at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. "Warm, shallow water and A handful of over-the-counter "personal sound amplification kids in swim diapers -- which products" fared as well as an expensive hearing aid in helping don't do a good job of containpeople pick up more words in conversation, researchers report. ing feces -- can create a perfect amplification products, avail- one of the amplification devic- breeding ground for water-borne able at stores and online, aren't es instead of getting a hearing infections even though the water regulated and can't be marketed aid from a hearing specialist? is chlorinated," he said. "The best as hearing aids. The U.S. Food Some audiologists will refuse to way to prevent young children and Drug Administration says fit you for one, and the U.S. gov- from getting sick is to keep them they're supposed to be used by ernment doesn't consider them from swallowing that water." people without hearing prob- appropriate for people with lems to help them hear distant hearing loss. For the study, researchers re- For starters, keep children sounds. The devices fit in or around the ear and make use of cruited 42 patients at a univerwho have had any type sity audiology clinic who had of gastrointestinal illness Bluetooth technology. People do use the devices as mild to moderate hearing loss. away from pools or water hearing aids, however, said Todd Two-thirds were women, and parks for several days to Ricketts, vice chair of graduate their average age was 72. prevent contamination of In a sound booth, the parstudies with the department of the water. hearing and speech sciences at ticipants listened to sentences Vanderbilt University Medical with "speech babble noise" in Center in Nashville. But these the background. The particiOhl offered some other tips: products tend to be less techno- pants tried to understand what • For starters, keep children logically advanced than hearing was said without any hearing who have had any type of gastroaids, although some offer ad- assistance; while using a hearing intestinal illness away from pools vanced features. or water parks for several days See A Cheaper Alternative , page 36 Should you go out and buy to prevent contamination of the

A dip in a pool, stream or lake on a hot summer day is refreshing, but take some precautions to avoid bacteria and parasites that might lurk in the water."One of the worst offenders is the kiddie wading pool," said Dr. Christopher Ohl, a professor of infectious diseases at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

water. • Don't swallow the water when you're in freshwater lakes or streams. It can contain threats such as leptospirosis, a bacterium excreted in the urine of mammals that drink from the water. Infection can cause fever with headache or muscle aches, but it's usually treatable, Ohl said. • Another potential threat is Naegleria, a rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba that is almost impossible to treat. To avoid it, don't jump feet first into a warm, stagnant pond, especially during a very dry summer. Doing so can push water up into

the top of the nose where the amoeba can crawl through to get into the brain, Ohl explained. • Salt water poses a lower risk from bacteria and parasites, but swimmers should stay out of the water if they have a cut or wound that could become infected. • Also, stay away from jellyfish floating on top of the water in the ocean. "Most people don't realize that the tentacles of some jellyfish, especially Portuguese man-of-war, can be 10 to 15 feet long, so keep a safe distance to keep from being stung," Ohl said. (HEALTHDAY NEWS)

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Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE X, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE XI, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE VIII, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE VII, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE XV, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Qualification of WESTMINSTER STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/09/17. Princ. office of LLC: 299 Park Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10171. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Attn: General Counsel, 299 Park Ave., 42nd Fl., NY, NY 10171; however, as amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 05/18/17, name changed to LIONHEART STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT LLC, also amended on 5/18/17, SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lionheart Strategic Management LLC, Attn: Mr. Billy Jacobs, 299 Park Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10171. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of MSHP ACO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/22/17. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1099, NY, NY 10029, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/14-8/18]

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Notice of formation of 181 ELK STREET LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/28/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Matthew Mahanna, 123 Washington St., Apt. 51G, New York, NY 10006. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/14-8/18]

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]

THE TITUS SCHOOL, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/3/2017. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Natalie Brandefine, 38 Demarest Ave., Closter, NJ 07624. Purpose: To operate and maintain a school for children with disabilities as well as any lawful purpose. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of 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 ASRGP 2016 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/27/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 429 E 52nd St, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of DJSGP 2016 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/27/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 429 E 52nd St, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of 1431 Cromwell LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of Q HOLDINGS LLC. The fictitious name is: Q BRANDS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/25/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/30/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 110 Wall St, Fl. 4, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 108 W 13th St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of THE ENGLISHSPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES NEW YORK BRANCH, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/27/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/01/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o The English-Speaking Union of the United States, 144 E. 39th St., NY, NY 10016. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of REVIVE ELECTRONICS, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/22/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Indiana (IN) on 12/5/12. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. IN address of LLC: 525 Congressional Blvd, Carmel, IN 46032. Cert. of Formation filed with IN Secy of State, 200 W Washington St, Rm 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of 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. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of 1211 Franklin Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Phipps Houses, 902 Broadway, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of NEWZOOM HOLDINGS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/18/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 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 JOURNEY GROWTH CAPITAL & ADVISORS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/16/2017. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jennifer A. Guzman, 311 East 11th Street, Apt #2A, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/13/2017. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC, 115 W 16 St, Basement, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Developer LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Property Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

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. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/19/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/2/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

PAGE 46 Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Retail LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway TRS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of ALPHA SQUARED PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/15/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o James Kruvant, 270 Park Ave. South, Apt. 9F, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 31 WEST 27TH STREET PROPERTY INVESTORS IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/12/17. Princ. office of LLC: 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Frederal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of 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]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of 163 Varick Funding LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/7/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of ML FOOTWEAR, LLC. The fictitious name is: ML FOOTWEAR (NEW YORK), LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/13/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/15/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. NV address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of formation of GAUDY BOY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/01/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jee Leong Koh, 3 W 122nd Street, Apt. 5D, New York, NY 10027. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of SWCGP 2012 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 411 E 53rd St, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of TIF Partners, LLC. Fictitious name in NY State: Technology Impact Fund Partners, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/16/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/1/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 250 University Ave., Ste. 400, Palo Alto, CA 94301. DE address of LLC: Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of Zero Squabble LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/16. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150 E 58th St, Fl. 39, NY, NY 10155. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

BILLY & CHRISTO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/20/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4 Russell St., Brooklyn, NY 11222, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of TROON ELECTRIC OF NEW YORK, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/5/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of formation of ANGLO AMERICAN NYC LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mark Pettit, 225 – 5th Avenue, Apartment 5J, New York, NY 10010. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

Notice of Qualification of Anon Atelier II LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/8/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 4400 Harding Rd., One Belle Meade Pl., Nashville, TN 37205. LLC formed in DE on 6/5/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [6/23-7/28]

Notice of Reg. of CANAM NEW YORK REGIONAL CENTER, L.P. XIV. Cert of LP filed with the SSNY on 05/12/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LP, 88 Pine St., Ste 2010, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LP is to dissolve: 01/01/2027. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of formation of AHF DEVELOPMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/01. Office location: KINGS CTY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 144 W 86TH ST, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC): Name: THE EDGE HOLDING GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/23/2016. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Juliet P. Masters, 580 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Suite 4-J, New York, NY 10030. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/16-7/21]

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]

JULY 14, 2017 Notice of Qualification of 85 BROAD STREET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/24/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/18/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Formation of INGERSOLL SENIOR IH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/02/17. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Myrtle Ave., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11201. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Mizzen and Main LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 5/7/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the TX address of LLC: Attn: Kevin S. Lavelle, 1444 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 545, Dallas, TX 75207. Arts. of Org. filed with TX Secy. of State, 1019 Brazos, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of Qualification of Tyrus Capital Americas, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/9/16. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/7/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/16-7/21]

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 14, 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. [6/9-7/14]

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. [6/9-7/14]

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]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of ROCHESTER CHILI PARK OWNER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/24/17. Princ. office of LLC: Carol Mayers, 399 Park Ave., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/9-7/14]

Notice of Qualification of 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]

1933 E 12 ST LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/30/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Jericho Tpke, #201, Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [6/9-7/14]

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

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

Notice of 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]

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]

Notice of formation of LAB 26 APPAREL LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LAB 26 APPAREL LLC, 6402 8th Ave Suite 403, Brooklyn, NY 11220 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/16-7/21]

Notice of formation of SAFARI RESTAURANT NYC, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/18/2014. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Maymuuna Birjeeb, 215 W. 116 Street, New York, NY 10026. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/237/28]

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. 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]

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.

LIAO FAMILY BROOKLYN PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/22/17. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Cornicello, Tendler & Baumel-Cornicello, LLP, 2 Wall St., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

Office location: Richmond County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Joanna Obiedzinki – Once Upon A Skirt, 850 Route 3 Suite 230, Clifton, NJ 07012. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/23-7/28]

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Summer Address: 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 is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom 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]

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

9000

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

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

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

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

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

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

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

9010

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

participate in the offering. LM0911

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

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

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

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JOBS & SERVICES HELP WANTED

9020

VALET PARKING ATTENDANTS NEEDED- MONTAUK. *Applicants should be clean cut, outgoing personality, need to be able to drive stick shift and have clean drivers license. Compensation $8.00/ hour plus excellent gratuities.* Contact Nick 516770- 1873 or email nvitanza1@ optonline.net LM0818 DO YOU LOVE SOCIAL MEDIA? Women’s Fashion Retailer Seeking Social Media Director. Please Call 917-913-0000 LM0811 ADMIN ASST. Full time. Entry level with opportunity to advance. Support managers & employees. Assist in daily office needs. Call Steve 516-524-3792 LM0512

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

MANAGER FOR LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT WANTED! To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19 SALESPEOPLE WANTED. To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19 AREA CLAIMS WRITER AND PROPERTY INSPECTORS. Interviewing now. Excellent income, pt/ ft flexible hours. Training provided. 732-801-1532 acwinspector@gmail.com

HEALTH / SOCIAL SERVICES

9930

HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE FOR FULL TIME OR LIVE-IN. Seeking position as Caregiver for Elderly. I have over 15 years experience, with excellent references. Lower Westchester and Connecticut. Call 914-320-7526 or Email schpsmary@gmail.com LM0728 AIDE/ COMPANION. PT/ FT. Experienced Aide in all aspects of care seeks job caring for the elderly. Excellent references and NYS driver’s license. 914-751-5972 LM0728

DAMEN COMPANION CARE. Homecare that you can trust for the care of your loved ones. 10 years experience. Hourly, live-in or live-out. Also, Hiring Caregivers. Call Us Today 631747-6167 or 1-888-612-1822

HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Complete Housecleaning Services, INCLUDING LAUNDRY! Experienced, references, English-Speaking. FREE ESTIMATES! ILEANA 914-373-9224 LM0428

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Do You or Your Loved Ones Need Help? Childcare, Housekeepers, Companions,HHA, CNA, LPN, Live In/ Out. We take care of your sick & loved ones. No Fees to Employers. Evons Services 516-505-5510 LM0707 EAST FORK CLEANING SERVICE. Reasonable rates. High quality & friendly service. Experience & Reliability Guaranteed! Year-round, seasonal, opening and closing services. 631-574-7579 LM0623 HOUSE-CLEANING AVAILABLE. I Clean Houses, Apartments, Condos, Offices. 5 Years Experience. Excellent References. Call Ana 646-302-7609 LM0602 I am looking for Live-In or LiveOut CNA position. I’m available 7 days per week. Excellent references from hospital, nursing home & private. Call 516-466-3923 LM0526

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

HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Responsible, reliable. All cleaning and laundry. MondaySaturday. Good references. Alexandra 917-669-5628 LM0526

WRITING SERVICES

9043

LOST 3 YEAR OLD GRAY SIAMESE CAT. Vicinity of Ridgebury Rd./ Shadow Lake Rd, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Missing since 6/5. His name is Mr. Kai. Reward $1,000. Call 203-743-9434 LM0804 SIAMESE KITTENS. All chocolate. 4 kittens. 15 weeks old. $200 neg. Call 732-341-9123 LM0623

HANDYMAN

9960

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

NUTRITIONIST

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman LCSW Winter Special, 3 one hour sessions for $127. Call 516-967-0675

TUTORING

Are you looking for a professional writer? Business or personal? Website content, newsletters, songs, poems, scripts etc. Impact writing. Call: Sara Gross 443-564-1590 CB1230

PETS

LOSE UP TO 40 LBS. IN 40 DAYS. 24/7. Call 914-219-1234 FREE WEIGHT LOSS CONSULT. Restivo Chiropractic In Home Program Available. www.DrRestivo.com LM0623

9965

9970

**ALL Subjects 1-on-1 Tutor** Grades K-12, Specialize in Math & Essay writing. Intensive Prep for Specialized Science High School Entrance Exam, SAT, & HS Regents Exam available. Email: ALL.As.Tutor.NYC@ gmail.com

LESSONS

9980

PIANO/VOICE LESSONS – Your Home/My Home Local Well Known Teacher. Call Today *** 954-485-0065 *** MK

HOME IMPROVEMENT

9950

2 MARIO’S. Stoops, Blue Stone, Brickwork, Pavers & Repairs. Commercial & Residential. CALL ME LAST! 516-984-9943 LM0804 2 MARIO’S. Sealcoating, Repairs. Stoops, Blacktop & Concrete. Driveways, Sidewalks, Cement, Asphalt, Brickwork, Belgium Block & Pavers. Commercial & Residential. CALL ME LAST 516984-9943 LM0609

ANNIHILATOR EXTERMINATION INC. GOT BUGS/ "Place Your Trust With Us, We'll Treat You Like Family!" Professional Pest Management Services For a Healthy, Safer and Pest Free Environment. Fully Licensed & Insured. Commercial & Residential. License: NYS DEC 13915 NJ Business Lic. 99201A. 43 Allen Place, Staten Island, NY 10312. Scott FoxOwner/ Operator 718-227-5001 Email: scott@yougotbugscom Website: www.yougotbugs.com

JUNK REMOVAL

Abra-Cadabra Junk Be Gone. Family Owned & Operated. Junk Removal, Clean-Outs, Demolition. Same Day, Dependable Service. Best Prices. Licensed & Insured. Visa/ MC/ Amex. Serving Ocean & Monmouth County, NJ. 732-262-9779 LM0519

PERSONALS

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WIDOWED & RETIRED MAN SEEKS LADY 50 OR OVER FOR A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP. I enjoy bus trips to casinos & home cooking. Please Call Richard at 516-731-0424 LM0630

THE VOICE IS HIRING FOR:

9025

WHITE MALE, 5’10”, healthy, financially stable, non-smoker, college degree, never married, nice guy, living in Staten Island seeking professional, educated white woman between 37-47 for marriage, to have a family & to relocate to Hudson Valley area of NY. For serious inquiries , contact Fred 908-463-7076

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JEWISH

9952

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

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

TO ADVERTISE IN THE JEWISH VOICE CALL: 800-998-0885

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE PAINTING INTERIOR- EXTERIOR, PLASTERING & TAPING, WALLPAPERING, WALLPAPER REMOVAL, SHEET ROCKING, DEMOLITION, TILE- FLOOR & WALL LEAVES CLEANED, INSTALL DOOR LOCKS, SMALL CEMENT JOBS, REPAIR WINDOWS, FIXES WINDOW SCREENS, KITCHEN & BATHROOM PLUMBER REMOVE CARPETING, FIXING FLAT ROOFS. PROFESSIONAL QUALITY. FREE ESTIMATES. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

CALL YURY 347-536-2183

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

Famous Hagstrom Street Atlas 5 Boro – Shows All Streets

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

ATTRACTIVE JEWISH FEMALE, 70, Widowed, Retired Math Teacher, Seeks Jewish Male, Widower, 67-75, CollegeEducated, for a Long Term Relationship. Call 718-763-8919

REAL ESTATE 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

HYUNDAI ACCENT 2011, 4-door, White, Excellent Condition, 57,000 Miles. 914-332-1901

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HELP OFFERED

NISSAN ROGUE SV SL

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

excellent condition, new tires, negotiable, transferable 100,000 miles, 84 month warranty. $14,800 OBO. 845-225-3396

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9040

OPEN HOUSES

PRIUS 2014, 10k miles,

garage, ext. factory warranty. $17,995. MUST SEE! Call

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

646-879-4930 (RIVERDALE) LM0616

MERCEDES 2006 E350 4matic sedan, snrf, 6 cyl, 75k mi, navy/ beige, $8,850. Call 516-

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

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

AUTOMOTIVE

9050

TOYOTA 2007 HIGHLANDER, excellent condition, 137k, all wheel drive, original owner. $7,500. 631-261-4268 LM0721 LINCOLN 1996 MARK VIII COUPE, 1 Owner, Very Good Cond. 35,500 Orig Miles. MAKE OFFER. 516-413-7146 LM0721 HARLEY 2001 Road King Excel Xtras 6k. $8,500. 516-825-5308

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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

shopping, vineyards & farms.

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

$79,900. Call Richard 516-456-5920

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BROOKLYN

1050

out, sleeps 8, master bedroom,

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

bunk beds, all water & sewer

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connectors included, bike rack,

37th Street Between 1415 Avenue, 350 SF office, large windows, high ceiling, including furniture, internet & utilities Call 347-721-5244 CB0120

CAMPING SEASON IS HERE! 2000 32 FT SUNNYBROOK TRAVEL TRAILER. One slide

original owner. $6,000. 914-588-9287

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BOATS FOR SALE 9052 LAKE MAHOPAC. Dock Your Boat. Lovely Lakefront,

Avenue L/Nostrand Ave. 3 rm office, $1750, all included. Please call 718-513-6911 x101 CB0224

Beautiful Views. Boat Slip For Rent. $1,995. Call 914-319-6091 LM0623

TIARA 1986 PURSUIT 22’ Cutty LINCOLN TOWN CAR 2006. 116,800 miles, very good condition, Black exterior, just put on 2 brand new tires. $11,000 OR BEST OFFER. 732-691-8927 LM0505

1638

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dreiscompany.com

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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

248-5676 or Email: mreis@

pool, gym & clubhouse. Near COMPLETE WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. Forklift, racks, and more. Viewing by appointment only. 917-921-0195 LM0505

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

TOYOTA

creampuff, original owner,

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2013, AWD, 37,400 miles,

Cabin I/O, depth finder, GPS &

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

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Office Space For Lease Flatbush 3,400 Sq Ft 1 Flight up, 7300 Sq Ft Lower Level, 10 Ft Will Divide, Build To Suit Call: Moshe 718-614-4646 CB1230

WAREHOUSE FOR RENT CONEY ISLAND near NEPTUNE AVE 11,000 sq ft, No Columns, M1 Zone $12,000 / month Call Mr. Harry @ ALPINE REALTY 718-238-1788 HS0724

MANHATTAN

2050

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

QUEENS

3050

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

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

BRONX

4050

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

STATEN ISLAND

5050

DONGAN HILLS. Perfect for Psychologist, Accountant, Attorney, Financial Planner. Cozy 2 rooms with waiting area. $600 + utilities. Call Owner at 718-979-7458 LM0812

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

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REAL ESTATE STATEN ISLAND STOREFRONT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENT ON BRADLEY AVE. High traffic area. Near school & temple. Please Call Dawn at 718-370-9700 LM0324

LONG ISLAND

6050

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

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

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

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

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

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE. Guest room, private home, female. Suitable for one. August 1Labor Day. $2,900. 631-725-8080 LM0721 MONTAUK. Hear the ocean! Private setting. 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths. Extensive decks. Outdoor shower. Walk to ocean bay & town. Available August through September 10. Weekly stays welcome. Call for website. 516-458-5810 LM0728

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

NEW YORK STATE

L.I. APT. RENTAL WANTED

7020

NEW YORK STATE

APARTMENTS FOR SALE / CONDOS 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

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

LONG ISLAND

6020

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

HOUSE FOR RENT 6030 PLAINVIEW. 3 Year Old Colonial! 4BR, 3 baths, 22’ EIK with island, 15’ FDR, 30’ MBR Suite. Huge Bsmt. Job Relocation Forced Sale. $5,100. Realtor 516-316-8551 LM0708

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NEW YORK STATE 7010

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

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

8010

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

7030

SEAFORD HARBOR: RENTAL WANTED: apt or studio. Sandy survivor seeks to move back to Seaford Harbor. Call Don 516-428-8916 LM0619

BROOKLYN

HOUSES 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. Scarsdale is located in beautiful Westchester County a residential community only 24 miles north of New York City and rated as a leading upscale community, has an outstanding school system with 99% of its graduates going on to higher education. There are over 20 parks and playgrounds, 26 public tennis courts, a municipal pool, and two 18-hole golf courses with Scarsdale Boundaries. The downtown Village Center, with its Tudor architecture, has a variety of stores, professional offices and residential units and the Metro North Railroad. It so situated so that you can enjoy city life, suburban life, country life and ocean life within relatively short distances.

OUT OF STATE

Fishkill, Townhouse, Deer Crossing 1br, 2b 1,365sqft, built 1992, 50-unit dev, end unit, on cul de sac, c/a, gas ht, LR, DR, Den, Laundry Rm, Gar, refrig, d/w, range. New roof, eff. hvac (2009), cath ceil in LR, Den dbls as gst BR next to full BR,lLoft w/skylt and adj strg. rm, lg Mstr BR - 2 (1 walkin) CA closets, access to clubhse & pool. Beautifully landscaped-woods behind All-glass sunroom. $279,900. See Zillow for addl pics.914.841.3237

8020

NEW JERSEY SEASIDE HEIGHTS: OPEN HOUSE Sat/Sun 1-4, 1 Blvd New Condos Starting @ $399,900 Ocn & Bay views 1 Blk-Bch shopping & restaurants, upgrades everywhere. Mike Seaside Rlty Inc 732-330-6651 HS0527

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

QUEENS

3030

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

OUT OF STATE

8030

DEAL, NJ. Outstanding Townhouse in the Heart of Deal. Living room, dining room, designer kitchen, 4BR, 3 ½ baths, full fin bsmt with BR & bath. Garage. $3,800/ month. Credit check. Call Dot Schulze Agency 732-229-2600 LM0902

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

MARINE PARK/ AVENUE P. Huge 1 family, fully detached home on 40 x 100 lot with long private driveway in Marine Park! Enclosed front porch set up as modern home office. Formal living room with wood-burning fireplace. Open concept to Formal Dining room, parquet floors. Spacious modern Eat-in-kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Sliders to large deck. ½ bath. Oversized Master Bedroom, plus 2 additional large bedrooms. Full bath. Basement is full with kitchenette and huge full bath with Jacuzzi tub, stall shower and cedar closet. High ceilings throughout the home. Lots of windows and light! Gas heat. Lots of storage! Long private driveway with one car garage. Yard. Call for more information. Welcome Home Realty 718-513-0240 LM0818 MADISON. KINGS HIGHWAY & E 20’s. Semi-det 1 family home centrally located to Avenue P, Ocean Ave & Kings Highway. Home features 3 bedrooms, on 2 nd floor with full bath. FLR & FDR on Main floor with large EIK, wood cabinets. Mud room & half bath. Full basement, plenty of storage. Attic with full stairs possible dormer. New roof- 2 years old with 25 year warranty. New Gutters, pointing of chimney and chimney cap. New heating unit and hot water unit were just put in Oct 16. Two car garage with new garage door and new roof. Large yard for additional parking or patio. Lots of light. Call for more information. Welcome Home Realty 718-513- 0240 LM0818

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LAGRANGE TOWN OF, $350,000 RANCH ON .66 ACRES, BUILT 1957, 1983 SQ FT, 7 RMS 2 BATH, 4 BED RMS, LIV RM, DIN/SUN RM 14 X 24, FAM/ TV RM, KITCHEN, LAUNDRY RM OFF KITCH, BASEMENT 250 SQ FT BEDROOM WITH BATH + 2 CLOSETS, 2 CAR GARAGE. IN GND POOL,16 X 32, 12 X 12 SHED. HOT WATER BB HEAT, 200 AMP ELEC SVC, CENTRAL AIR, KITCHEN REMAKE 2010, 3 OVENS, HARD WOOD FLRS THRUOUT, RECENTLY FINISHED PATIO AND WALKWAYS, NEW LANDSCAPING, MANY EXTRAS, ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMBINED TAXES 2015 $5278, 12 MINUTES FROM METRO NORTH OR TSP. 845-471-6874 OR JJD414GC@AOL.COM (APPOINTMENT ONLY)

9065

KING SOLOMON MEMORIAL PARK, CLIFTON, NJ. 1 plot, Lebanon B, $1,550 plus $300 paid directly to Cemetery for maintenance and preservation. Call Ruth at 713-667-1483 or 281-660-5380 LM0811

East 34th St./ I & J Gut renovated 1 family semi-det triplex, 6BR's, 4.5 baths, kosher kitchen, fin bsmt w/2BR apt. Solar panels, C/AC, pvt drv/ gar. $959K. Call (917)774-5554

LM0804

QUEENS

WELLWOOD. 4 Plots- Lot 23, Div. J. Price Negotiable. 631-665-1140 LM0728 KING SOLOMON CEMETERY in Clifton, NJ. 6 adjacent plots valued at $2,000 each. Asking $1,500 each. 212-781-5714 LM0714

PINELAWN Garden of Normandie. 1 Plot for 2. $5,600. 631-220-4887 LM0714 BETH ISRAEL CEMETERY IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. 4 plots. Worth $3,180 per plot. Willing to split. Best Offer! Call 561-733-3776 LM0707 BETH ISRAEL IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. Outdoor Mausoleum, Crypt for 3, Building 23, Section 21, Level 4, Crypt # 38. Valued at $20,000. Asking $10,000 neg. Call 917445-5293 or 718-894-7728 LM0818

FLORIDA

9080

Looking for a fantastic, fully upgraded 2BR/ 2 bath condo in Pompano Beach? What are you waiting for? Your South Florida oasis awaits! Call Rob Yacovone @ 561-777- 4225 LM0818

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. PGA National Spa & Resort. Prime Location. Beautifully renovated, det 1 fam house with private backyard & garage. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. One floor. Selling for $317,000. Also, for rent. Winter Rental $5,400. 4 months preferred. 917-3016180 LM0811

3040

KGH- 68TH RD. Well kept det. Lot 48 x 100. 4BR/ 3 baths, laundry, office, large EIK, 2nd floor BR with balcony. 347-455-0066 HS0902

BRONX

4040

BRONX. DREAM LOCATION! Throgs Neck Tranquility. Steps from City Island Sound and Pelham Park. Minutes from shopping, transportation and I-95. 2 family (2100 square feet total); patio, backyard & shed. Great investment property! Buyer/ Brokers Welcome. Contact: Joanne 917-232-8616

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FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

782145

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

ASKING $625K BY OWNER 443-875-9204

STATEN ISLAND

5040

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

LONG ISLAND

6040

Mill Basin Exclusive: Semi attached 1 family 6.5 room 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath duplex. Full finished basement. Parking.. ASKING $569,000 JS511

Seeking Top L.I. Realtors ready to make a deal on a good

CATSKILL MT./ HUDSON 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

investment property. Investor seeking to buy below market. Bonus. Call 516-693-3995

LM0804

NEW YORK STATE 7040 WANT 2 SELL YOUR HOME BUT IT NEEDS REPAIRS? We Are

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

Local Investors Looking To Buy Houses FA$T For CA$H In Any Condition. 914-984-3080 www. yohomebuyers.com

LM0707

OUT OF STATE

8040

BARNEGAT, NJ. 290 Hawthorne Ln. 15 minutes from Long Beach Island. 3BR, 4 baths, single family house. Whispering Hills, granite countertops, ceramic tile floor, private deck, energy efficient. Too many upgrades to list. $237,000. Also will be selling Household Furniture. 609-488-4824

LM0721

TOMS RIVER. 4BR, 1 bath ranch with garage. Newer roof, gutters, hardwood floors, etc. Opportunity knocks! $209,900. Exit Realty 732-312-3862

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