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Seen here are North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his military chieftains as they examine was a miniature nuclear warhead in their arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. North Korea also specifically mentioned the possibility of a electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, attack. Such a strike would involve detonating a bomb in the atmosphere, instead of firing a long-range missile at a major U.S. city.

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orth Korea said on Tuesday it had addressed a recent “gift package” to the United States and that more would follow, according to a Reuters report. Han Tae Song, the ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the U.N. in Geneva, was addressing the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament two days after his country detonated its sixth and largest nuclear test. “The recent self-defense measures by my country, DPRK, are a gift package addressed to none other than the U.S.,” Han told the Geneva forum. “The U.S. will receive more gift packages from my country as long as

it relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put pressure on the DPRK,” he said. Prior to the veiled threat of nuclear annihilation, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “begging for war,” and warned that the United States does not have unlimited patience. “His abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war,” Haley said. “War is never something the United States wants; we don’t want it now, but our country’s patience is not unlimited; we will defend our allies and our territory.” Haley spoke at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council called after North Korea conducted its sixth

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nuclear test on Sunday. Pyongyang claimed it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that can fit onto an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

“War is never something the United States wants; we don’t want it now, but our country’s patience is not unlimited; we will defend our allies and our territory.” – Ambassador Nikki Haley International experts have not confirmed that, but say it was larger than any previous North Korean nuclear test. For the first time, North Korea also

specifically mentioned the possibility of a electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, attack. Such a strike would involve detonating a bomb in the atmosphere, instead of firing a long-range missile at a major U.S. city. "The EMP burst’s objective is to saturate the US power grid underneath it with energy flowing into the wiring. The goal is to burn out a portion of the three hundred or so high voltage transformers that link the US together as an industrial age economy. By burn out, that means causing the melting of the transformer cores rendering them useless, " wrote Huffington Post contributing writer Dennis Santiago on Monday. An EMP can be described as a high-intensity burst of electromagnet-

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ic energy caused by the rapid acceleration of charged particles. In an attack of this kind, these particles interact and send electrical systems into chaos in three ways: First, the electromagnetic shock disrupts electronics, such as sensors, communications systems, protective systems, computers, and other similar devices. The second component has a slightly smaller range and is similar in effect to lightning. Although protective measures have long been established for lightning strikes, the potential for damage to critical infrastructure from this component exists because it rap-

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NYC Employees Lose 17K Hours of Work Due to Subway Delays By Hadassa Kalatizadeh

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ransit delays have become more than just a nuisance. So far in 2017, NY city employees have missed 17,143 hours of work due to the MTA’s crumbling subway system, as reported by the NY Daily News. That sets the stage for city workers to miss nearly 26,000 hours of work this year, potentially setting a record of tardiness due to service disruptions. Last year, workers missed a total of 19,417 hours all year long due to subway delays. This year the tardiness increased nearly 30 percent from last year. In 2015, subway problems led to 19,142 missed hours, up 5% from 18,191 in the year 2014. “That shows very clearly that this is a problem that has been getting worse,” said Nick Sifuentes, deputy director of transit advocacy group Riders Alliance. “It went from being a slow-burn crisis to an emergency.” According to an analysis by the Independent Budget Office(IBO), nearly all the dates with the most missed hours of work due to a transit problem correspond with major subway woes. There are plenty of examples. On January 9th, an ice blocked pipe burst at West 4th

“That shows very clearly that this is a problem that has been getting worse,”

Tronc, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times has bought the NY Daily News

By: Will Ricciardella So far in 2017, NY city employees have missed 17,143 hours of work due to the MTA’s crumbling subway system, as reported by the NY Daily News. That sets the stage for city workers to miss nearly 26,000 hours of work this year, potentially setting a record of tardiness due to service disruptions

St.-Washington Square station, causing a total loss of 1,075 hours of work. On the morning of Friday April 21, a power outage shut down the 53rd St.-Seventh Avenue Subway station for several hours, resulting in the loss of 1,066 city work hours. On May 9th, an A.M. power outage at the Dekalb Ave. station, caused City workers to miss another 725 hours of work. The missed hours were mostly paid for by the city. City workers are paid for lost time, if they can prove that they were not at fault. All the workers had to do was submit a letter from the MTA verifying the delay. Based on the median hourly rate of roughly $32.40 an hour for a 40-hour work week which city workers

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make, the 17,143 hours missed so far this year equates to about $555,000 that the city has lost. “The state should step up now and support the mayor’s plan to tax the wealthiest 1 percent to pay for the fix of our subways and buses, and return the half-million dollars it took from the MTA to fund the immediate turnaround plan. It’s time to get to work — literally,” said Austin Finan, Spokesman for Mayor de Blasio. “Any increase in delays experienced on the subway show the critical need to support and fund the MTA’s Subway Action Plan and why City Hall and Mayor de Blasio should step up and fund their half of the plan,” said MTA spokesman, Shams Tarek.

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ronc, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, purchased the New York Daily News, according to a press release Monday. “We are excited to welcome the New York Daily News team to the Tronc family, and we look forward to working with them to serve new audiences and marketers while delivering value for our shareholders,” Justin Dearborn, CEO of Tronc, said in a statement. “As part of the Tronc portfolio, the New York Daily News will provide us with another strategic platform for growing our digital business, expanding our reach and broadening our services for advertisers and marketers.” With the purchase of the New York Daily News, Tronc now owns news outlets in the country’s largest media markets — New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles — increasing their

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attractiveness to advertisers. New York Daily News, New York City’s “working class” tabloid, once boasted a circulation of two million readers a day in the 1940s. Readership has now been reduced to the low hundred thousands. Recent layoffs to reduce the newspaper’s staff along with real estate moves were implemented to offset plateauing digital growth and low print circulation. Unlike The New York Times and The Washington Post, the New York Daily News was unable to capitalize on decidedly anti-Trump coverage to attract new digital subscriptions and ad revenue. It appealed mostly to subway commuters, which made the transition to digital media — where pithy eye-catching headlines are omnipresent — much more difficult. Although financial terms were not disclosed, The New York Times reported that Tronc bought the almost century old newspaper for $1 (yes, one dol-

lar) and the assumption of over $30 million in liabilities. What Tronc gets in return is 49.9 percent ownership of the New York Daily News’ 25-acre property in Jersey City, N.J., where their printing plant is located. Tronc plans on using the facility to also print other papers they own, like the Hartford Courant and The Morning Call of Allentown, in an effort to save money, according to TheNYT. Known for their poignant headlines, the New York Daily News isn’t a complete failure. Although no longer carrying the influence it once had, in 2017, the paper shared the Pulitzer Prize with ProPublica for public service in exposing the New York City Police Department’s widespread abuse of eviction rules. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, New York Daily News previous owner, bought the paper in 1993 for $36 million. (THE DAILY CALLER)

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De Blasio Releases Long Awaited List of Donors By: Ilana Siyance

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n Friday September 1st, Mayor Bill de Blasio finally released his long promised list of campaign donors who wanted campaign favors but didn’t receive them. About 15 months have lapsed since he promised to produce the list in May 2016. Still, despite the time lapse, the list produced seems vague and lists only four examples, two of which were already publicized. Hizzoner does not mention the names of any donors in his letter, which he posted on Medium. com, but rather he takes the opportunity to eloquently present his own case. “What these emails show in candid detail is that people frequently ask City officials for things. Some of their requests are large, some are small, and many are impractical. They often

don’t get what they want. When they do, it’s only because their grievances were valid or their ideas were laudable and in our city’s interest,” wrote the Mayor, regarding the much publicized emails in which he corresponded with several of his donors who requested favors. He writes about a “leading real estate developer and campaign contributor who wanted the contract for our new citywide ferry service.” The donor did not receive the contract. “Another real estate developer and important financial backer of my campaign wanted to know what would happen on a land use action before the public had a chance to weigh in. I made clear that was it was impossible to say. It didn’t matter how much money he gave my campaign. I would have given the same answer to anyone. He wasn’t happy about it, but our

wealthy and connected,” said de Blasio. As reported by the NY Post, a City Hall source identified the donors as Douglas Durst in the ferry deal and Don Pebbles, who was interested in the Long Island College Hospital development. The Mayor continues his essay making reference to “two individuals, whom we now know to be involved with a police corruption case that originated in the prior administration” who “also requested lots from me and their City government”, saying his administration “treated him like As reported by the NY Post, any other building owner.” He a City Hall source identified said the city also takes requests the donors as Douglas Durst from “people who have stopped (pictured above) in the me on the subway or on the ferry deal and Don Pebbles, sidewalk.” who was interested in the The letter goes on to berate the Long Island College Hospital media outlets for their attacks on development. him saying, “Media reports on standard of integrity doesn’t these contacts fixated on their waver when dealing with the access to me and ignored the fair

and transparent outcomes that followed. Unfortunately, sensationalism often sells in New York City. Merit-based bureaucratic decision-making is a little boring for the nightly news.” De Blasio begins his conclusion with the following lament, “A frequently undeserved cynicism nearly always crowds out the facts. It refuses to recognize that our democracy is built—rightly or wrongly—on the reality that candidates must seek private donations to hold public office. I hope for a time when the boundless energy spent distorting the donor-City Hall relationship can be redirected toward a demand for publicly financed elections.” Critics including Mayoral rival Sal Albanese bashed de Blasio’s letter calling it a “disgraceful whitewash of his record of corruption which discloses nothing.”

Cuomo Blasts Monserrate’s ‘Shameful Record,’ Supports City Council Primary Opponent By Charles Bernstein

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n Thursday, August 31, governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed Francisco Moya for the Queens Democrat’s City Council primary, while criticizing his opponent disgraced former state Senator Hiram Monseratte.

"I'm proud to endorse Francisco Moya for City Council in the 21st District and I know he will continue to be a true champion of Democratic values." Cuomo said, “Contrasted with Hiram Monserrate's

shameful record of domestic violence and abusing the public trust, the choice could not be more clear. I'm proud to endorse Francisco Moya for City Council in the 21st District and I know he will continue to be a true champion of Democratic values." Out of all the primary races this year for City Council, the one with Moya versus Monserrate has been the most closely monitored. According to a report in the Daily News, “Monserrate, who previously served in the City Council and state Senate, in 2010 became the first state lawmaker to be expelled from the Legislature decades after he was convicted on misdemeanor charges tied to the slashing of his then girl-

Disgraced former state Senator Hiram Monseratte has a “shameful record of domestic violence and abusing the public trust.” (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

friend. Monserrate then served two years behind bars after being found guilty of misusing about $100,000 in city funds to help fund one of his Senate campaigns.” Cuomo said, "Francisco Moya is a proven leader for Central Queens, while his opponent's actions have disqualified him from public service.” As Cuomo expressed his support for Moya, he referenced the many achievements of the assemblyman, including the expansion of tenant protections, his record on schools, reforms to the criminal justice system as well as increasing the minimum wage. Before the primaries that are scheduled for September 12, four different council candidates

have been endorsed by the governor, all of which like Cuomo are from Queens. Regarding the mayoral candidates however, Cuomo has been less vocal and has not revealed who he is endorsing. Since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office in 2014, he has had a rocky relationship with Governor Cuomo that has brought them back and forth again and again between being friends and rivals. Moya has been given the full support of the Democratic establishment. Among his supporters are seven potential candidates for City Council speaker who have gone beyond merely endorsing Moya to saying that if Monserrate were elected they would not even accept his support in their speaker bids.

Surveillance Photos of Radical Groups in 1960s & 70s NYC Released By: Ellen Cans

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trove of newly released photos reveals that the NYPD had secret surveillance on the extremists and protesters in the Big Apple a half-century ago. NYC’s Department of Records and Information Services has given roughly 60 photos to the NY Post, from the NYPD showing that cops were spying on radical groups, looking out for criminal activity.

“At this point in history, we thought it was a really interesting time to bring out some of the materials from the ’60s and ’70s and try to make connections between events that were happening then, and events happening today,” Pauline Toole, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Records and Information Services, decided to make these photos

public now, because of the similarities and parallels to today’s protesters. “At this point in history, we thought it was a really interesting time to bring out some of the materials from the ’60s and ’70s and try to make connections between events that were happening then, and events happening today,” Toole said. “There has been a lot more activism in the past several years in an organized way. Because of the Black Lives Matter movement, because of the Women’s March, people organizing against the current president — his policies, at least — there’s a lot more interest.” As per the Post, the collection includes pictures cops took in September 1973 in the Bronx, of a suspected member of the Black Liberation Army. The BLA was a militant group, from 1970 to 1981, set up for the liberation and self-determination of black people in the U.S. Composed largely of former Black Panthers, the group was anti-government, anti-cap-

A trove of newly released photos reveals that the NYPD had secret surveillance on the extremists and protesters in the Big Apple a half-century ago. NYC’s Department of Records and Information Services has given roughly 60 photos to the NY Post, from the NYPD showing that cops were spying on radical groups, looking out for criminal activity.

italism, anti-imperialism, and anti-racism. The group targeted and killed NYPD officers. A photo released is a street shot of one of the six members who was later charged with attempted murder and weapons possession after a police raid. Another released picture

shows a group demonstrating in solidarity with the Panther 21. Members of that group were later charged with conspiring to blow up city sites, including the New York Botanical Gardens, the Queens Board of Education office and police stations in the Bronx and Manhattan.

Members were acquitted after an eight month trial. There is a shot of a gay power rally following the 1969 raids and arrests of gays at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. The episodes prompted the formation of the Gay Liberation Front and Gay Activist Alliance, demanding equal rights on behalf of the LGBT community. There is a photo of anti-pollution protesters marching in 1967. Pollution in the city was at a high, with Con Ed still burning coal. Those peaceful protests helped bring on reforms, including restrictions on coal and emissions given off by trash incinerators and buses. Another interesting picture is that of a National Renaissance Party meeting in a Yorkville Junior High School on the Upper East Side. James Madole, founder of the neo-fascist group, made an SS-inspired speech to 200 people in the auditorium spewing white-supremacist hate. The group luckily disappeared by 1981.

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Queens Condo Manager Ignites Fear with Hitler Posters & Intimidation Tactics By Dan Miller & Joyce Vetere Milowski

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eal Milano, the Sunnyside, Queens, condominium property manager, whose tenants say he harasses and bullies them, was arrested Sunday. Sources said Milano is being questioned over a stalking complaint that one of his residents filed, and that police are taking away Milano's gun permits and any potential weapons. Authorities will also search his apartment, sources told NY1. Milano had been out of the country, but he returned Sunday, and police arrested him at the airport around 2:20 p.m. Police officials said Milano stalked and harassed a 43-yearold woman between September of 2016 to this past July. Officials said Milano grabbed her at one

point and verbally harassed her. Sources said that woman no longer lives in the building, and that the stalking complaint was filed about two months ago. Residents at the condominium building have also complained about Nazi imagery and Confederate flags on display in the lobby of Milano's building. Tenants of 47-55 39th Place Sunnyside Queens joined concerned members of the community and NYC Council Member and Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and other elected officials to protest the display of posters of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, posters of guns and the NRA as well as the listing of names of Nazis such as Josef Mengele and Rudolf Hess on the building directory as current residents there. The lobby was filled with displays of hate, all posted by condo manager Neil Milano, who char-

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Hitler, Mussolini posters and swastika on condo lobby walls in Sunnyside

acterizes himself as an American Patriot. In addition to the posters referencing Nazis who were responsible for the death of millions of European Jews during The Holocaust. The Holocaust Museum estimates that 15 to 20 million lives were lost or were imprisoned by the Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler. Bonito Mussolini, the leader of Italy during WWII joined forces with Hitler and the Nazi’s in an effort to take over the world in one of the bloodiest wars of mankind, World War II. The Holocaust also known as Shoah was a genocide in which more than six million European Jew were murdered by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Germany and his WWII supporters. This represented more than two-thirds of all Jews living in Europe. More than 1.5 million children were in the death count as the Nazis had

NYC Man Arrested for Attempting to Join ISIS in Syria

no problem killing anyone who disagreed with their policies. It is clear that Jews around the world “Will Never Forget ”those who were killed at the hands of Hitler and his murderous gangsters. We lost family members who were killed by the Nazis in concentration camps built to systematically murder Jews/ Hitler’s ”Master Plan,” that included exterminating every Jewish person in the world. We are all very fortunate that the United States and the Allied forces, including England, France and Russia stopped Hitler and his partners, Japan and Italy and their murderous and treacherous actions. “These tenants are living in terror. After seeing the lobby first hand and spending several days with these tenants, I can say without a doubt that they are rightly terrified of a property manager

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“Ahmed sought to take up arms with violent terrorists who have killed numerous innocent victims, including Americans,”

Law enforcement officials were able to track down a young man from Queens after he tried to enter Syria allegedly to join ISIS. He was arrested at JFK airport in New York after being flown back to the U.S. Anti-terror experts had been following Parveg Ahmed, a 22-year old from Ozone Park, NY. Last month, they obtained a warrant to search his personal computer.

itation to commit murder and radical preaching such as urging the killing of Americans who he called enemies of Islam. Faisal is now awaiting trial in the U.S. Ahmed also expressed support on social media for ISIS and researched which territories were controlled by the terror group. NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill noted how “Ahmed also took extraordinary measures to destroy the electronic foot print he created,” yet law enforcement officers were able to track him down in Jordan while attempting to cross into Syria. “This type of work goes on every day at the nation’s first

Joint Terrorism Task Force here in Manhattan,” added O’Neill. Ahmed traveled to Saudi Arabia with his father to celebrate an Islamic holiday. His father returned but Ahmed said he wanted to stay. He traveled to Jordan with an informant where he was arrested. Ahmed sent electronic messages along the way saying, for example, “(W)e have made it to Dawlatul Islam (ISIS) in Syria. In sha Allah (God willing) we will join the Jihad very soon and in Sha Allah we will then join the ranks of the Shuhuda (martyrs). The West has invaded the See NYC Man Arrested , page 36

who posts images of hate and racism, boasts of guns in his apartment while hanging posters celebrating guns and the NRA, and who retaliates against anyone who speaks out. There is nothing patriotic about the names of infamous Nazis in the building directory, or having a large swastika above an apartment door. There are clear illegalities and violations inside this building that extend beyond the offensive and hate-filled messages posted in the lobby and throughout the condominium common areas.” Since that press conference denouncing the hateful and definitely anti-semitic display in the public places of the condo building Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for an investigation into the allegations made by those living at 47-55 39th Place Sunny-

side, Queens. “Due to a hostile environment created and connected to the Nazi and Confederate imagery… in the lobby of the building we will investigate the allegations made by those living in the condominium complex,” said Hollis P. Fitsch, Deputy Commissioner, Law Enforcement for the Commission on Human Rights. When a call was made to the office of the New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, we were told, “We can’t discuss anything that is under investigation.” As of this writing we believe that condo management representative and treasurer of the condo board Neil Milano, the accused condo manager, has been charged with creating an See Queens Condo Manager Ignites , page 37

Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz of Queens Passes Away at 45

By: Clarion Project aw enforcement officials were able to track down a young man from Queens after he tried to enter Syria allegedly to join ISIS. He was arrested at JFK airport in New York after being flown back to the U.S. “Ahmed sought to take up arms with violent terrorists who have killed numerous innocent victims, including Americans,” acting U.S. Attorney Bridget Rohde said. “This office and our law enforcement partners will continue to work tirelessly to arrest and prosecute extremists before they are able to threaten the United States and its allies.” Anti-terror experts had been following Parveg Ahmed, a 22year old from Ozone Park, NY. Last month, they obtained a warrant to search his personal computer. They found that he had been listening to radical Islamists such as American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was a top leader in al-Qaeda, as well as Abdullah Faisal, a Jamaican-born cleric, who was convicted in the UK for solic-

Majority leader Jimmy Van Bramer holds press conference at Sunnyside, Queens condo

ew York State Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz of Queens passed away on Saturday at around 45 years of age, after struggling with an illness for several years. Simanowitz was known by his community as a powerful voice for the Jewish people. “I’m still in shock learning this terribly sad news just after Shabbos,” said New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind told Yeshiva World News. “Michael was a friend and an outstanding colleague; a proud Jew who loved his family, loved his community, and loved the Jewish people. He was as good as G-d makes people, a star, a real mensch. I will miss him very much. May his family be comforted with the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.” Chaskel Bennett, a member of Agudath Israel Board of Trustees told Yeshiva World News that he and Simanowitz were childhood friends, having attended Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe in Queens together as elementary school students. “Michael was always a protector”, Bennett said. “He just had a natural instinct to protect the most vulnerable among us. His passing creates a void that will be extremely difficult to fill. His voice, his

New York State Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz of Queens passed away on Saturday at around 45 years of age, after struggling with an illness for several years. Simanowitz was known by his community as a powerful voice for the Jewish people.

tenacity and his willingness to stand up on behalf of our community and yeshiva children will be extraordinarily hard to replace. I am heartbroken.” US Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement about Simanowitz. Meng's Congressional district encompasses most of Simanowitz's Assembly district . "I am shocked and devastated over the sudden passing of Assemblyman Mike Simanowitz who was taken from us at such a young age.

“Mike was a dedicated public servant who worked tirelessly to improve his community, both as an elected official and as a staff member to his predecessor. He was also a constituent and a great friend. “But more importantly, Mike was a wonderful human being. He had a heart of gold and was among the warmest, friendliest and most downto-earth individuals I have known. “His passing is a terrible loss for me personally as well as for our borough, city and state. I will miss him enormously. “But his service and advocacy will never be forgotten, and I will always cherish the times we spent together. “At this difficult time, I send my deepest condolences to Mike's wife and children, his parents, and all of his friends, colleagues and constituents. I ask all New Yorkers to keep Mike’s family in their thoughts and prayers." Michael's parents are among the leading supporters of community-building in Judea and Samaria. "Michael was a rising leader, among those Jewish leaders trusted both in Israel and in the US. Greatness has been lost to the Jewish people, the land of Israel, and the Torah of Israel," said Yaakov "Ketzaleh" Katz, Executive Director of the Arutz Sheva group. (INN)

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Penthouse in NYC’s Pierre Hotel Finally De Blasio Pushes to Convert Greenpoint Sells for a Major Discounted $44M Hospital to Affordable Housing By Mark Snyder

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he penthouse that occupies the top three floors in the infamous Pierre Hotel has finally sold, but far below the record-setting asking price the owners, financial analyst Martin Zweig and wife Barbara Zweig, had initially desired. Public records show that the 16-room penthouse sold for a mere $44 million, which was 65 percent less than its initial asking price when it hit the market in 2013 of $125 million. When the $125 million price tag failed to spark the interest of any buyers, Barbara took $30 million off the price, even though the apartment’s living room, the original ballroom of the Pierre Hotel, was declared by brokers to be the “most magnificent privately-owned room in the world.” Another discount came in early 2015, which brought the asking price down to $63, nearly half of its original price. When this too failed, the penthouse was taken off the market in the fall of 2015. Then, last

The Pierre Hotel rises over central park in New York City. (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

October, it made a comeback to the market with a modern redesign and a more modest asking price of $57 million. The properties buyer, which was at first a mystery, was revealed by the New York Post to be Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. He and his wife Allison purchased 12,000-square foot triplex at 795 Fifth Avenue from Barbara, who first listed the property after her husband Martin died in 2013. Martin purchased

Financial analyst Martin Zweig purchased the Pierre Hotel’s penthouse in 1999 for $21.5 million, after he died in 2013, his wife Barbara put the co-op on the market.

the home in 1999 for $21.5 million. Barbara still lives in the same building on the 24th floor in an apartment worth $12 million. According to StreetEasy, the co-op has a maintenance fee of $51,840 every month. The 16room, three floor unit features a private interior elevator, four terraces and the services of two designated staffers.

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ayor Bill de Blasio is finally following through on his promise to revive the former Greenpoint Hospital and redevelop it into an affordable housing complex, a much needed commodity in this quickly growing area. It is expected that a request for expressions of interest (RFEI) will soon be issued by the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to get proposal for the redevelopment of the complex. According to the Daily News, the city would like to create on the site a minimum of 300 apartments, but depending on how big the site is once completed there could be as many as 600 units.

"The need for affordable housing in Greenpoint and Williamsburg is too high to leave even one stone unturned.” In a statement, de Blasio said, "The need for affordable housing in Greenpoint and Williamsburg is too high to leave even one stone unturned. We look forward to delivering a project neighborhood residents have sought for decades,

The former Greenpoint Hospital will soon be converted into affordable housing. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

one that meets their needs and brings hundreds of new homes they can afford." It’s been 30 years since the project to revive the former hospital campus began. In 2015, the most recent attempt at revival of the site was stirred by de Blasio. In 2016, the city was ready to issue a RFEI as it hosted a series of visioning sessions. A representative for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development finally announced at the end of 2016 that in January 2017 there would be a request for expressions of interest. However, that date has come and gone. Curbed reports, “This is in large part due to the fact that the hospital site is still partially occupied. One of three build-

ings that make up the campus is used as a homeless shelter, another is used as a laundry service center for other shelters, and a third is essentially derelict. A proposal to redevelop the site pushed forth by Mayor Michael Bloomberg fell apart after the developer was arrested on bribery charges.” Something may actually come to fruition this time. The gathering of opinions for local residents and contacting the local elected officials is the preliminary work that has already been done. The Councilman who represents the Greenpoint area, Antonio Reynoso, told the Daily News that he is looking forward to the project and he See De Blasio Pushes to Convert , page 37

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ast week hospitals in Houston took major hits as the hurricane-turned– tropical storm Harvey caused flooding throughout the area. As of Tuesday evening, August 29, patients were evacuated out of at least 23 hospitals within the region, according to the Houston Chronicle. New York hospitals and health care organizations have been donating more than mere funds to the health care workers effected by the storm, they have been pro- Volunteers from around the country head to Texas to lend a viding their expertise to assist in helping hand with the recovery efforts from Harvey. the recovery of the Texas health The chief operating officer of gency management among its system. staff. Kelly McKinney, senior HANYS, Courtney Burke exdirector of emergency manage- plained that moving forward ment and enterprise resilience in the Texas recovery effort, the "When Sandy hit New at the health system, spoke to experience with hurricane Sandy York, we established Crain's Tuesday afternoon be- that New York hospitals have, can such a fund for our hospital employees. We fore heading to Texas, where be useful in many areas, such as he planned to assist officials in the paperwork and billing issues got contributions from Harris County with coordinat- that result to the overtime and around the country." ing health system relief efforts. irregular staffing requirements, For now, rescue and safety ef- as well as “facilities remediaThe Greater New York Hos- forts are still the top priority in tion and managing the financial pital Association president Houston, said McKinney, who shortfall from a reduced volume Kenneth Raske said, "Unfortu- has served as chief disaster offi- of procedures,” in addition to nately, Greater New York and cer of the American Red Cross applying for Federal Emergency our member institutions are no of Greater New York and deputy Management Agency funds and stranger to adversity. We've had commissioner of New York City other federal grants. Burke said, "Once the immore than our fair share of it Emergency Management.” McKinney told Crain’s, "Is- mediate emergency is over, we over the last few decades, to say sues related to hospitals have a are going to put Texas hospitals the least." Crain’s reports, “The Health- longer tail. The real peak of the in touch with people who have already been through it in New care Association of New York demand is coming." A spokesman for GNYHA York.” State tapped NYU Langone Money is being donated Health to help manage the said that a group of experts emergency situation in and specializing in emergency re- to help in the meantime by around Houston. The health sponse and preparedness have several New York organizasystem gained experience with been created by GNYHA and tions. According to a report by evacuation and recovery from HANYS to provide the Texas Crain’s, “The health care union Superstorm Sandy, and also Hospital Association with any See NY Hospitals Help Texas , page 36 has robust expertise in emer- needed support.

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Fifth Ave Condo Residents Demand up Steinway Tower Owner Loses Bid to $450K to Allow Library Renovations to Retain $1B Condo Project By Rachel Shapiro

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he New York Public Library is supposedly being held hostage by condo owners. According to a lawsuit, before construction can begin on the Mid-Manhattan Public Library branch next to their building, the resident of a luxury condo want to be paid an “exorbitant” $15,000-a-month fee by taxpayers. According to a lawsuit filed by the New York Public Library, the owners of the luxury condominium located at 445 Fifth Avenue, in which a one-bedroom unit costs nearly $1 million, are demanding to be paid a fee in order to permit scaffolding anf other safety equipment for the library’s construction to be put up.

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is not required by the law, but because the fee would be required to be paid by a not-forprofit organization whose core mission and purpose is to provide books, education resources and programs for the people of New York City.” According to court docu"The need for affordable ments, “The license fee proposed [by the condo] will imhousing in Greenpoint and Williamsburg is too pact [the library], its patrons, and New York City taxpayers high to leave even one considerably.” stone unturned.” The library refuses the demanded fee, which for the The suit in Manhattan Su- planned 30-month renovation preme Court states that the could end up costing $450,000. Next month, construction is “imposition of a license fee is unjustified, not only because it expected to begin at the branch

which is next door to the condo building at Fifth Avenus and East 40th Street. However, until the condo board provides the branch with access to areas of the building so that the necessary scaffolding and other protections can be erected, there is no way for the project to move forward. According to court papers, “Any project delays would deprive the public of this much-needed addition to New York City’s public library system, and would divert funds from other important library projects.” The Post reports, “The condo also is trying to restrict the hours when demolition and rebuilding can take place to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., even though city code allows for longer periods, the suit says. The library’s attorneys are headed to court in the coming days for permission to install the construction protection on the condo’s property. A spokeswoman for the board did not immediately return a request for comment. The revamped branch across the street from the library’s main branch will hold more than 400,000 books and is scheduled to open by the end of 2019.”

The Story of NYC’s Rare Horse-and-Carriage Remnants By: Ellen Cans

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onsidering the fact that New York was a horseand-carriage town for so many centuries, it is surprising that there are so few stable converted homes remaining. By the 1950s most everything was torn down or converted making room for office buildings and modern residences. Most remnants of the city’s colonial days are long gone, but a few rare gems still stand. Often hidden behind their modest, original facades, a few of these converted carriage homes contain architectural wonders within. Washington Mews is one such example. Just north of Washington Square Park, it was first developed in the 1830s as a mews (or row of stables) that serviced horses for the prominent homes who could afford house drawn carriages in the area. Today the mews is still paved with Belgian blocks and lined with charming cottages. It is a Greenwich Village street so urban that it seems it might as well be in a quaint European town. Washington Mews apartments rarely come on the market, though 64 Washington Mews, formerly the residence of opera singer John Charles Thomas, was available for rent last year, asking $29,995 per month. To the west of Washington Mews is MacDougal Alley,

Just north of Washington Square Park, Washington Mews was first developed in the 1830s as a mews (or row of stables) that serviced horses for the prominent homes who could afford house drawn carriages in the area. Today the mews is still paved with Belgian blocks and lined with charming cottages.

another street of stables that became quarters for artists, including Jackson Pollock. As per a recent article in the NY Post, many stables were converted into artists’ studios, including those of Paul Manship, who sculpted the Rockefeller Center fountain’s golden ‘Prometheus’, and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the museum that bears her name. Other remaining mews include Grace Court Alley and College Place in Brooklyn Heights. There is a West Village Carriage house at 23 Cornelia St., owned by investor David Aldea. The renovated 5,500-square-

foot residence still has the exterior arched carriage doorways, hinting at their 1912 origin. Upon entry, the garden level is now graced by a 25-foot swimming pool, inside an oversized Murano glass chandelier hangs from double-height ceilings. The home’s modern living room still has “24-inch square windows that would have been for the horses to stick their heads out for ventilation.” Taylor Swift, the pop star, rented the architectural gem in 2016. The home was asking $40,000/ month then, and is now on the market with Corcoran asking $24.5 million.

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n Tuesday, August 29, in state Supreme Court, Ambase’s last drop of hope to retain its tower now under construction on Billionaires’ Row may have been dissolved.

Developers Michael Stern of JDS Development and Kevin Maloney of PMG own Steinway Tower with Ambase. (Photo Credit: JDS Development)

better known as Steinway Tower. The company has been trying to stop the $1 billion project from being seized by the lender Spruce Capital by securing an injunction. Instead, what is referred to as a strict foreclosure was permitted by the court to procede. The construction site for According to Crain’s, “Under 111 West 57th Street, this arrangement Stern and photographed on June 6, Maloney voluntarily hand over 2015, by Justin A. Wilcox of ownership of the project to Washington, D.C. (Photo via Spruce, allowing the planned Wikipedia) 1,400-foot-tall ultraluxury towWith developers Michael er to be transferred to new ownStern of JDS Development and ers. In its suit Ambase claimed Kevin Maloney of PMG, Am- Stern and Maloney had agreed base owns the building located to the strict foreclosure with at 111 West 57th Street, which is Spruce Capital in order to wipe

out Ambase’s $66 million investment in the project. Ambase’s lawyer, Stephen Meister, alleged that Stern and Maloney planned to join Spruce in a new partnership once Ambase had been purged from the deal. Ambase is still engaged in a separate lawsuit against Stern and Maloney over cost overruns related to the project.” On of Crain’s sources confirmed that now that Ambase has lost in court, Maloney and JDS Development, Stern’s firm, will either team up with Spruce Capital or bring another partner in to refinance the project. The source said, “It will always be a JDS building.”

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Linda Sarsour Slammed for Exploiting Hurricane Harvey Donations Anti-Israel activist calls to donate to 'hurricane relief fund' which turns out to be a left-wing political organization By: Tzvi Lev

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alestinian Arab-American Muslim activist Linda Sarsour is under fire after she misrepresented a Political Action Committee (PAC) as a fund for Hurricane Harvey relief. Critics accuse her of trying to exploit the hurricane that devastated the region for political aims. Sarsour had tweeted last week for her followers to "donate to the Harvey Hurricane relief fund". The fund's website stated that "your donation is vital to ensuring that we have the resources we need to organize and fight for Texans devastated by Hurricane Harvey!" Further investigation unearthed that the fund was a subsidiary of the Texas Organizing Project, a left-wing community organizing group that is supported by the organizations SEIU and MoveOn.org, and whose website stated that they would be "shining a spotlight on inequalities that emerge in the restoration of lives, livelihoods, and homes, amplifying the needs of hardhit communities, and provid-

Sarsour has made a long line of inflammatory remarks against Israelis and Zionism.

Palestinian Arab-American Muslim activist Linda Sarsour is under fire after she misrepresented a Political Action Committee (PAC) as a fund for Hurricane Harvey relief. Critics accuse her of trying to exploit the hurricane that devastated the region for political aims.

ing legal assistance for residents wrongfully denied government support." Critics charged that Sarsour was misdirecting charitable funds for political aims. "This week, Sarsour has also actively discouraged people from donating to the Red Cross, suggesting instead that they contribute to sundry political-activist organizations. Sarsour has already shown her willingness to use

disunity to turn a profit. Now we know she’s willing to exploit disaster in the same way." wrote Alexandra Desanctis in the National Review. Under fire, the Texas Organizing Project posted a statement on their website saying that "we have an ironclad commitment that 100 percent of the money raised into this fund will be spent directly on ensuring low income and people of color are not forgotten in the relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts." Sarsour has made a long line of inflammatory remarks against Israelis and Zionism. Sarsour has praised convicted PFLP terrorist murderer Rasmea Odeh, when the two addressed a leftwing conference in Chicago in April, saying she was “honored and privileged to be here in this space, and honored to be on this stage with Rasmea.” Odeh was deprived of her US citizenship and deported in mid-August. Sarsour also recently called for Jihad (Islamic holy war) against the Trump administration. She later claimed that her remarks were taken out of context, writing in the Washington Post that "I sent not a call to violence, but a call to speak truth to power and to commit to the struggle for racial and economic justice." (INN)

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Mitsui Fudosan to Take a 90% Stake in 50 Hudson Yards By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

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he most expensive office development in the NYC’s history has found a ready willing and able investor. On Friday September 1st, Japanese developer Mitsui Fudosan said it would be taking on a 90 percent stake in 50 Hudson Yards. The investment will cost Mitsui Fudosan, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Mitsui Group, over 400 billion yen or $3.6 billion, making it the company’s largest investment in any single overseas building. The 58-story tower, will cost $4 billion, and is slated for completion in 2022. The Hudson Yards office and retail complex will be one of the largest standalone office properties in the rapidly-growing area. Developed by Related and Oxford Properties Group, the tower will boast 2.79 million square feet of retail and office space. If all goes according to plans, the 985-foot tower will cost $1,400 per square foot to develop, as per The Real Deal. The upcoming tower at 50 Hudson Yards has already landed its anchor tenant. Asset Manager, BlackRock disclosed in May that it will occupy 847,000 square feet in the tower starting 2023. It will pay $1.25 billion for a 20-year lease, or $60 a square foot over the first five years and $74 a square foot thereafter. In

Japanese developer Mitsui Fudosan said it would be taking on a 90 percent stake in 50 Hudson Yards. The investment will cost Mitsui Fudosan, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Mitsui Group, over 400 billion yen or $3.6 billion, making it the company’s largest investment in any single overseas building.

games, but the government expects Tokyo’s population to start dwindling after 2025, as reported by Reuters. Mitsui Fudosan is no newcomer to the Big Apple. In the The Japanese Real Estate 1980s it acquired its headquarter building, the 2.3 million mogul said it is making the overseas investment square-foot Exxon Building to diversify, anticipating at 1251 Avenue of the Amerithat office rents will fall in cas. Late in 2014, the company agreed to pay $259 million for Tokyo. a majority stake in 55 Hudson Yards, the 1.3 million-squareThe Japanese Real Estate mo- foot office building. It also gul said it is making the over- owns 527 Madison Avenue, a seas investment to diversify, boutique office building with anticipating that office rents will 240,000 square feet. Further, fall in Tokyo. The city is build- it developed a 41-story renting more office space just to ac- al building at 160 Madison commodate the 2020 Olympic Avenue. addition, the tenant will need to pay $30 per square foot in annual operating expenses and property taxes.

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NYC Vineyard on the UES Owned by 89-Year Old Iraqi Jew By: Helen Zaboulani

As reported by VIN News, borhoods and businesses. The Jiji says his passion for wine pogrom became known as Farid you know the Up- “came from being Jewish in hud, or “violent dispossession” per East Side of Man- Iraq, celebrating Passover.” His in Arabic. The neighboring city hattan has a vineyard? father grew grapes and made of Baghdad fared far worse. Most people don’t. The owner is 89-year-old Iraqi Jew, Latif Jiji. The wine named Chateau Latif, is not licensed for sale, but is rather shared with family and friends. For the past 50 years, he and his wife Vera have turned their 15-by-45-foot backyard into a winery. All the grapes come from one single vine, growing from their garden and oddly creeping more than 100 feet up the exterior wall and onto their roof. Jiji did not initially intend to make wine. He only wished to add distinction to their yard. In 1984, their first harvest bore 24 pounds of Did you know the Upper East Side of Manhattan has a vineyard? grapes, which would be suffi- Most people don’t. The owner is 89-year-old Iraqi Jew, Latif Jiji. cient to make nine bottles of The wine named Chateau Latif, is not licensed for sale, but is wine. Their vineyard’s high re- rather shared with family and friends cord now stands at 712 pounds wine in the courtyard of their Not only was there looting, but of grapes in a single harvest. Their wine is white, dry and home in the Iraqi port city close to 200 Jews were murdered “fruity”. Harvest time is usually of Basra. The majority of the there, with many more injured. 10-days in the middle of Sep- people there were Muslims Jiji’s family was safe, and they tember. Jiji has made a wine cel- who did not drink alcohol, opened their home to Jews fleelar in the basement, along with but Jews and Christians were ing from more dangerous areas. machinery to process the grapes, free to make and drink their “Jewish people, of course, were as well as a custom refrigerator own wine. As Jiji told JTA, life frightened,” Jiji said. “Friends that he built himself, probably was peaceful in Basra during and relatives started to come guided by his engineering ex- his childhood. The town had to our house; we had probably perience. They wait two weeks roughly 10 synagogues and about 50 people. We gave up our beds, my siblings and I. I for the sugar in the juice to be two Jewish schools. Then in 1941, Iraq made a remember sleeping on the floor converted into alcohol, and another nine to 12 months for the brief alliance with Nazi Germa- with only a towel for a pillow for sediment to settle and the liquid ny provoking a British invasion. days.” “A lot of people in the house to take the shape of wine. And Rioting and looting broke out in the city targeting Jewish neigh- started talking about what to finally, it’s time for L’chaim.

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Amtrak Completes Repairs & Resumes Regular Service at Penn By: Helen Zaboulani

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n Thursday August 31st, Amtrak announced the completion of repairs at NYC’s Penn Station which has shifted train schedules and rerouted thousands of riders for the past two months. “This accelerated work was an enormous undertaking,” said Amtrak co-chief executive Wick Moorman in a statement. “We did it on time, on budget, and most importantly, safely.”

Amtrak’s work on the nation’s busiest train hub was dedicated to rebuilding a multifaceted web of tracks, which routes incoming and outgoing trains from the Hudson River tunnel and the Long Island Rail Road’s West Side Yard. Normal service will resume on Tuesday into and out of Penn Station’s Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Rail Road, following inconveniences that led commuters and Gov. Chris Christie to label the repair period the “summer of hell”. Beginning on July 10, Amtrak closed three tracks and reduced 25 percent of New Jersey Transit service to Penn Station to accelerate repairs, as

Amtrak announced the completion of repairs at NYC’s Penn Station which has shifted train schedules and rerouted thousands of riders for the past two months

reported by the Observer. NJ Transit riders were forced to use the Morris and Essex line to stop at Hoboken instead of New York, with roughly 7,500 commuters switching trains, taking buses or ferry rides to get into NYC. “We thank passengers for their patience and flexibility, and our commuter partners, local governments and the states for their collaboration this summer,” Moorman said. “This summer’s work and support from our partners will result in greater reliability in the future.” Amtrak’s work on the nation’s busiest train hub was dedicated to rebuilding a multifaceted web of tracks, which routes incoming and outgoing trains from the Hudson River

tunnel and the Long Island Rail Road’s West Side Yard. Over the past five months three derailments transpired on those tracks, due to the station’s antiquated infrastructure, leading to the repairs. As per Amtrak, the job entailed track and switch replacement employing roughly 360 Amtrak workers to install 897 track ties, 1,100 feet of rails, 1,000 tons of ballast, seven switches, four complex diamond crossings and 176 yards of concrete. Amtrak officials say there is more repair work on the way, including upgrades to Penn Station restrooms and waiting areas. Those jobs, however, will be done on nights and weekends so as not to disrupt service for commuters.

do if we were attacked. We had no arms, but we had long sticks and at the end of the long sticks we put a bolt. We carried them around in case someone tried to

the State of Israel, Jiji’s family celebrated, but they also knew that their welcome in Iraq was culminating. Jiji left for the United States.

In June 1941, a Nazi-inspired pogrom erupted in Baghdad known as the Farhud. 180 Jews were killed and 2,000 were injured.

break down the door, but no one did,” Jiji recalls. Eventually, things calmed down, but their peace of mind was gone. The Farhud opened the final chapter of 2,700 years of Jewish life in Iraq. In 1948, when the U.N. voted to create

Within ten years, the rest of his family would all flee to the U.S. or Israel. He enrolled in Hope College in Michigan, later transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earning a degree in engineering. It was then that he received a

“Friends and relatives started to come to our house; we had probably about 50 people. We gave up our beds, my siblings and I. I remember sleeping on the floor with only a towel for a pillow for days.” demand from the Iraqi government to either return to Iraq or have his citizenship revoked. He stayed away, and became stateless, possessing a student visa but no passport at all. He continued his studies, receiving a doctorate from the University of Michigan. In 1954, he met and married his wife Vera, the daughter of Hungarian Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx. He became a U.S. citizen in 1961. Jiji taught engineering at numerous universities, including the City College of New York, where he worked until he retired in 2014. Jiji and his wife raised four beautiful children together, and a beautiful vineyard. His story is but one in the vast city in NY.

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White House Petition asks Trump to Obama Slams Trump for Canceling Declare George Soros a Terrorist DACA; Calls it ‘Cruel’ & ‘Self-Defeating’ By: Caitlin Yilek

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White House petition is calling on President Trump to declare liberal billionaire George Soros a terrorist and seize the assets of organizations tied to him. The petition, which needs 100,000 signatures by Sept. 19 to garner a White House response, has almost 60,000 signatures as of Thursday afternoon. "Whereas George Soros has willfully and on an ongoing basis attempted to destabilize and otherwise commit acts of sedition against the United States and its citizens … The US Federal government, the DOJ should immediately declare George Soros and all of his organizations and staff members to be domestic terrorists, and have all of his personal an organizational wealth and assets seized under Civil Asset Forfeiture law," the petition posted by E.B. reads. Soros has helped organize opposition against Trump. Another petition asking Trump to recognize the antifa movement as a terrorist group recently reached the 100,000-signature threshold after which the White House must reply. The White House has yet to respond to that petition.

A White House petition is calling on President Trump to declare liberal billionaire George Soros (pictured above) a terrorist and seize the assets of organizations tied to him. The petition, which needs 100,000 signatures by Sept. 19 to garner a White House response, has almost 60,000 signatures as of Thursday afternoon

In a related development, the Washington Free Beacon reported several weeks ago that George Soros gave nearly $1.7 million to a political action committee run by his longtime treasurer to aid a Democrat who is running for the district attorney position in Philadelphia, Pa., the latest in a series of such expenditures. Soros has generously funded a number of district attorney

races throughout the United States in recent years via political action committees that tend to shut down after each election. Soros cut a $1,450,000 check on April 28 to the Philadelphia Justice & Public Safety PAC, a super political action committee established on May 5 that lists its address at the D.C. office of the Perkins Coie law firm. Whitney Tymas, who has been involved with a number of Soros PACs, is listed as the PAC's operator, records show. The PAC's purpose is to back progressive attorney Larry Krasner, the Democratic nominee for district attorney in Philadelphia. Soros made a second donation to the Philadelphia Justice & Public Safety PAC on May 23 for $214,000, bringing the total amount that he has pushed into the Philadelphia district attorney race to nearly $1.7 million dollars. This is the first time a super PAC has supported a candidate for district attorney in the city. Beth Grossman, a prosecutor who is the Republican nominee for district attorney in Philadelphia, said it is disturbing that Soros, an outsider who "knows nothing" about public safety issues in the city, is throwing massive amounts of money behind her "far-left" opponent. (WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

Orthodox Jewry Unites to Help Devastated Houston Community By: Shimmy Blum

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he images of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey has haunted viewers from around the world, but for those in the eye of this “500 year storm” the devastation is incalculable. Houston has a sizable Jewish community, including many Orthodox families. Hundreds of the community’s members have seen their homes destroyed, with much of the damage not covered by insurance. The emotional and financial toll this has taken on their families cannot be described. In addition to all the trauma and pain, these families are

literally lacking food for the immediate future. Much of the food in Houston, in stores and warehouses, etc., has been destroyed. Kosher food is even more scarce. The primary local kosher retailer is submerged in eight feet of water. As a result, a group of Jews from Texas and beyond immediately got to work to ensure that the Houston community would enjoy hot kosher meals. A long list of individuals, organizations and businesses are assisting in this effort, including Rabbi SholeyKlein of Dallas Kosher supervision; Dovid Geldman, Executive Director of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce’s Texas branch; Rab-

bi Aryeh Feigenbaum of Congregation OhrHaTorah; Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky of Congregation ShaareTefilla; Dallas Area Torah Association Kollel; Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas; Houston Kashruth Association; AgudathIsrael of America; the Orthodox Union; South Side Sandwich Shop of Lakewood; and many more. Two Dallas based food establishments, both members of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, were particularly instrumental to carrying out this effort: Simcha Kosher Catering, led by Lowell Michelson, and Texas Kosher BBQ, led by See Orthodox Jewry Unites , page 36

L-R Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky, Rabbi Aryeh Feigenbaum, Rabbi Sholey Klein, Bradley Laye, Chaim Goldfeder, David Geldman - Director of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber Of Commerce Dallas , Aaron Kluger

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ormer President Barack Obama ripped the Trump administration's announcement to cancel his DACA executive action on Tuesday, writing in a Facebook post that it was "cruel" and "self-defeating." Obama had signaled that he would speak out if President Donald Trump went after his 2012 action, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It shielded 800,000 young illegal immigrants from deportation who were brought to the U.S. as children. "Today, that shadow has been cast over some of our best and brightest young people once again," Obama wrote. "To target these young people is wrong – because they have done nothing wrong. It is ff-defeating – because they want to start new businesses, staff our labs, serve in our military, and otherwise contribute to the country we love. And it is cruel. What if our kid’s science teacher, or our friendly neighbor turns out to be a Dreamer? Where are we supposed to send her? To a country she doesn’t know or remember, with a language she may not even speak?" Without ever specifically naming Trump, Obama said the DACA cancellation was a "political decision" and that it was

Obama had signaled that he would speak out if President Donald Trump went after his 2012 action, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It shielded 800,000 young illegal immigrants from deportation who were brought to the U.S. as children.

wrong to "threaten the future" of young people who pose no threat. "Ultimately, this is about basic decency," he wrote. "This is about whether we are a people who kick hopeful young strivers out of America, or whether we treat them the way we’d want our own kids to be treated. It’s about who we are as a people – and who we want to be." Obama explained his executive action by saying he asked Congress to pass a bill to protect the "Dreamers" and no such bill ever came. "And because it made no sense to expel talented, driven, patriotic young people from the

only country they know solely because of the actions of their parents, my administration acted to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people, so that they could continue to contribute to our communities and our country," Obama wrote. "We did so based on the well-established legal principle of prosecutorial discretion, deployed by Democratic and Republican presidents alike, because our immigration enforcement agencies have limited resources, and it makes sense to focus those resources on those who come illegally to this country to do us See Obama Slams Trump , page 37

DC Court Dismisses Harassment Lawsuit Against Sheldon Adelson The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a motion dismissing a harassment suit against Pro-Israel defendants due to fabricated claims Edited by: JV Staff

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he Tel-Aviv based Jewish rights organization, Shurat HaDin, has praised the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for dismissing a lawsuit accusing billionaire casino magnate and philanthropist, Sheldon Adelson, along with others alleging they supported violations against Palestinians. In Bassem al-Tamimi vs. Sheldon Adelson, the plaintiffs alleged Adelson, and forty-nine other defendants, committed war crimes and engaged in a civil conspiracy, for which they requested $1 billion in damages. The defendants filed a motion to have all the claims against them dismissed as frivolous, arguing that the case was a mere harassment suit brought by Palestinian activists seeking to discredit the Jewish State and intimidate those who donate to Israeli causes. Shurat HaDin, which works to combat BDS, praises the decision of the District Court to dismiss such an obvious attempt to further propagate the BDS agenda. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, president of Shurat HaDin, commented "We whole-heartedly

The Tel-Aviv based Jewish rights organization, Shurat HaDin, has praised the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for dismissing a lawsuit accusing billionaire casino magnate and philanthropist, Sheldon Adelson, (pictured above) along with others alleging they supported violations against Palestinians

support the court's decision to dismiss this frivolous lawsuit. Cases such as al-Tamimi vs. Adelson are brought solely to furnish a foundation of legal legitimacy for the BDS movement, and undermine the legitimacy of Israel. The plaintiffs sought to create a stigma and intimidate those who donate to Israeli charities and support the Jewish State. We are grateful that the court understood the objective and agenda of these radicals, as well as the fabrication in their claims. We

hope that the Judge will see clear to impose the large costs of these proceedings on the plaintiffs to deter future frivolous suits." In 2015, Shurat HaDin assisted in winning a $655 million jury verdict against the Palestinian Authority in a New York court on behalf of American terror victims. And recently, in 2016, Shurat HaDin filed Force vs. Facebook, a $1 billion lawsuit against the social media giant for the provision of internet services to designated terrorists groups.

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Concerns Grow Over Potential EMP Attack on the US; Electrical Grid Left Vulnerable Continued from page 1 idly follows and compounds the first component. The final component is slower than the previous two, but has a longer duration. It is a pulse that flows through electricity transmission lines-damaging distribution centers and fusing power lines. The combination of the three components can easily cause irreversible damage to many electronic systems.

verified the functioning of a hydrogen bomb, including the "fission to fusion power rate and all other physical specifications reflecting the qualitative level of a two-stage thermo-nuclear weapon," according to the official KCNA news agency. "That scale is to the level where anyone can say it is a hydrogen bomb test," said Kune Y. Suh, a nuclear engineering professor at Seoul National University. "North Korea has "The EMP burst’s objective is to saturate the US power grid underneath it with energy flowing into the wiring. The goal is to burn out a portion of the three hundred or so high voltage transformers that link the US together as an industrial age economy. By burn out, that means causing the melting of the transformer cores rendering them useless, " wrote Huffington Post contributing writer Dennis Santiago on Monday.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “begging for war,” and warned that the United States does not have unlimited patience.

All of North Korea's six nuclear tests including the one on Sunday have taken place at its underground testing site in Punggye-ri, deep in mountainous terrain, and it is hard to independently verify the claims. But experts who studied the impact of the earthquake caused by the explosion — measured by the U.S. Geological Survey at magnitude 6.3 — said there was enough strong evidence to suggest the reclusive state has either developed a hydrogen bomb or was getting very close. The detonation produced 10 times more power than the fifth nuclear test a year ago, South Korean and Japanese officials said. NORSAR, a Norwegian earthquake monitoring agency, estimated the yield at 120 kilotons, significantly above the 15 kiloton "Little Boy" bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the 20 kiloton "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki at the end of World War II. North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Institute said Sunday's test

effectively established itself as a nuclear state. This is not just a game changer, it's a game over," Suh said. In an article entitled "Nuclear Iran: he Sanctions Delusion written by Dr. Peter Vincent Pry in 2014, the author indicated that on August 31, 1998, "North Korea tested its first in-

tercontinental missile, foreshadowing a dangerous new future when such rogue regimes could threaten nuclear missile strikes against the United States. That future arrived in December 2012 when North Korea successfully orbited a satellite over the South Pole, apparently practicing a nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack that would strike the U.S. from its blindside in the south, where there are no ballistic missile early warning radars or missile interceptors. Three months later, in March 2013, North Korea threatened nuclear missile strikes against the U.S. and its allies. Iran has orbited several satellites on similar south polar trajectories, helped by their ally

NORSAR, a Norwegian earthquake monitoring agency, estimated the yield at 120 kilotons, significantly above the 15 kiloton "Little Boy" bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the 20 kiloton "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

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North Korea. If Iran does not yet have nuclear weapons, they will be the first nation that went through the vast trouble and expense of developing long-range missiles without first having nuclear warheads to make them militarily useful." North Korea claims its intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) tested twice in July can reach large parts of the mainland United States. But experts say it likely achieved that potential range only by topping the test missile with a payload light-

North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile could strike New York

er than any nuclear warhead it is currently able to produce. Pyongyang is also yet to prove that any warhead it places on a long range-missile can survive re-entry into the earth's atmosphere after an intercontinental flight. Developing a hydrogen bomb would be key to have a lighter warhead, because that would offer much greater explosive yield relative to size and weight. "The time has come to exhaust all diplomatic means to end this crisis; that means quickly enacting the strongest possible measures here in the Security Council," Haley said. Haley said the United States would be circulating a new draft

sanctions resolution for the council to negotiate this week and that she hopes to put it to a vote next Monday. One week would be a very quick turnaround for such a resolution; previous ones have taken between one and three months of negotiations primarily between the United States and China to agree to new sanctions. Both the South Korean and Japanese envoys, as well as several council members, echoed the U.S. call for strong, robust international sanctions. Haley also dismissed a Chinese initiative calling on North Korea to freeze its nuclear activSee North Korea Tests Hydrogen , page 36

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Russia Sees Artificial Intelligence as Key to World Domination By: Jeff Seldin

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Digital domain Top U.S. intelligence officials have been warning of a "perpetual contest" between the United States and Russia, with much of it playing out in the digital domain. The Defense Intelligence Agency in particular has sought to maximize its ability to make use of artificial intelligence, or AI, reaching out to private industry and academia to help maintain the U.S. advantage. Russia and China are seen as key competitors in the digital space and have been working on how to apply technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to their war-fighting doctrines. "They've got their heads wrapped around the idea that 21st century warfare is as much

China Attacks US Threat to Curb Trade Because of North Korea Link By: Walter Metuth

he digital arms race between the United States and Russia appears to be accelerating, fueled in part by new comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin, speaking to a group of Russian students Friday, called artificial intelligence "not only Russia's future" but "the future of the whole of mankind." "The one who becomes the leader in this sphere will be the ruler of the world," he said. "There are colossal opportunities Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured at a meeting with and threats that are difficult to students in Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept. 1, 2017. Putin said that predict now." whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.

cognitive as it is kinetic," outgoing DIA Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart told a small group of reporters from VOA and other organizations last month. Top officials, both in government and in the private sector, have long been willing to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence and other technological advances. But some analysts see Putin's willingness to address the issue publicly as telling. "[It's] rare that you have a head of state discussing these issues," said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University. "He is sending a message." And Cilluffo hopes the U.S. is

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hina has attacked President Donald Trump's threat to halt trade with any country doing business with North Korea after its latest nuclear test, saying it endangered vast trade relations between Washington and Beijing. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Monday, “What is definitely unacceptable to us is that on the one hand we work so hard to peacefully resolve this issue [of North Korea's nuclear weapons development], but on the other hand our own interests are subject to sanctions and jeopardized. This is neither objective nor fair."

Trade impact After Pyongyang detonated its biggest nuclear bomb in an underground test Sunday, Trump said he was considering several options in response, including cutting off trade with countries that do business with North Korea. That could quickly hinder the nearly $650 billion in annual trade between the United States and China, the world's two biggest economies, because Beijing is North Korea's sole major ally and its biggest trading partner. Whether Trump plans to carry out his economic threat is unclear as the United States and its allies press the U.N. Security Council to take new action

paying attention. "A big space race is on, and it's a race we can't afford to lose," he said.

US maintains advantage Many experts say the U.S. still maintains an advantage over Russia in artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Still, as Russia, China and other countries seek additional breakthroughs in how to apply such technology, the stakes are high. "It completely changes the game of warfare," said David Kennedy, who served with the Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Monday, “What U.S. National Security Agency is definitely unacceptable to us is that on the one hand we work and with the Marine Corps' elec- so hard to peacefully resolve this issue [of North Korea's nuclear See Russia Sees Artificial , page 37

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weapons development], but on the other hand our own interests are subject to sanctions and jeopardized. This is neither objective nor fair."

against Pyongyang. Nikki Haley, the American ambassador to the U.N., told the council Monday, "The time has come to exhaust all of our diplomatic means before it's too late. We must now adopt the strongest possible measures." Geng declined to say what measures Beijing might support against Pyongyang, saying it would depend on discussions among council members. He said China, as one of five permanent Security Council members with power to veto U.N. actions, would participate in a "responsible and constructive way."

Australia also criticized Geng also voiced frustration at Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s remark that Beijing had a responsibility to influence North Korea because it is North Korea’s main trading partner. “We keep stressing that we cannot solely rely on China to resolve this issue,” Geng said. “We need all parties to work in the same direction.” At the United Nations, Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi urged North Korea to "stop taking actions that are wrong." Beijing said North Korea is "deteriorating the situation and not in line with its own interests either." He said Pyongyang See China Attacks US Threat , page 36

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IDF to Practice 'Vanquishing' Hezbollah in Massive Military Drill By: i24 News

Report: Nazi Mengele Slipped Through Israeli Fingers Twice Testimony of former Mossad agent reveals how close the agency was to catching Nazi doctor, after files on the matter declassified

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he Israeli army on Tuesday will rehearse a scenario in which the government has ordered that it "vanquish" the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, in what is billed as one of Israel's largest military drills in decades. Over the following two weeks, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will practice multiple simultaneous incursions into northern Israel from southern Lebanon, local media reported, as well as preparing for the evacuation of civilians in a handful of northern villages that would likely come under rocket bombardment in the event of war.

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By: Tal Polon

F The Israeli army on Tuesday will rehearse a scenario in which the government has ordered that it "vanquish" the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, in what is billed as one of Israel's largest military drills in decades.

officer quoted by Haaretz, the purpose of the drill is to "test the fitness of the Northern Command and the relevant battalions during an emergency" and that during the drill, the forces will receive a mock command from the cabinet to liquidate Hezbollah's military capabilities, rather than just subduing the group, which last fought a Israel last held an exercise on war with Israel in the summer such a magnitude in 1998, it was of 2016. Another anonymous official reported. That drill simulated war with Syria and was led by told the paper that Hezbollah is Meir Dagan, who later became watching the Israeli maneuvers head of the Mossad. Tuesday’s closely and appears to be on a exercises are named in his state of alert. While a substantial rocket arhonor. According to a senior IDF senal remains Hezbollah's most

Israel last held an exercise on such a magnitude in 1998, it was reported. That drill simulated war with Syria and was led by Meir Dagan, who later became head of the Mossad

feared tool of war — Israeli assessments say it has thousands of missiles, many of which are capable of reaching Tel Aviv — the IDF also believes that the Shiite group will attempt smallscale infiltration of northern communities and military encampments close to the border. The navy, air force, Communications Division, Cyber Defense Division and the Home Front Command will all take part in the simulations, which will see the Upper Galilee play the role of southern Lebanon, Ynet reported. Thousands of reservists will reportedly be called up.

or the first time, the public will be granted a detailed view of Israel’s hunt for the infamous Nazi doctor known as the “Angel of Death,� Josef Mengele. Mengele, responsible for selecting which Jews would be sent to the gas chambers of Auschwitz - and which would be slave workers or the subjects of his horrific “medical� experiments - became a prime target of the Mossad after the 1960 capture of Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires. Yediot Ahronot reported that this Friday it will release the details of the Mossad’s hitherto classified “Meltzer File,� which contains numerous documents, pictures, and maps, dating back to the end of the 1950s and spanning the course of decades, on the subject of the Mossad’s hunt for Mengele.

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For the first time, the public will be granted a detailed view of Israel’s hunt for the infamous Nazi doctor known as the “Angel of Death,� Josef Mengele.

According to the report, the Meltzer File will reveal the gamut of daring operations conducted by the Mossad - including breakins, tracking, and other ingenious methods of obtaining information - to capture Mengele, and why those operations ultimately failed. According to a JPost report, the documents were recently passed on by the Mossad to Yad Vashem. Its publishing will mark the first time Israel’s intelligence agency is publicly releasing such files in acknowledgment of the historic importance of their content. The JPost also reported that the author of the study is Yosef Chen,

81, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor who came to Israel on the “Exodus� ship in 1947 and joined the Mossad in 1976. He spent the last 7 to 8 years working on this book. In 1962 Mossad agent Zvi Aharoni and his team located a man in Brazil whom they believed to be Mengele, however, they never received authorization to act. Various reasons are given as to why then-Mossad director Isser Harel decided to suspend the operation at that time, including operational, political and budgetary concerns, according to the JPost report. In 1985, it was confirmed that Mengele had drowned off the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1979, having evaded capture until his death. In March 2016, it was reported that Dr. Daniel Romero Muniz, the professor of medicine at University of Sao Paulo behind the identification of Mengele’s remains, had won a lawsuit permitting him to hand over the remains for scientific research. “Mengele’s bones will be a really good example for our students to learn from. They will be used to help train new doctors and will be particularly good for those students who are studying post-mortem examinations,� Muniz said at the time. (INN)

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First Temple Era Engravings Discovered In Jerusalem

ISRAEL

Sara Netanyahu Passes Polygraph Test Amid Corruption Probe

By: Mara Vigevani

As corruption cases against Netanyahu and his family proceed, the results of his wife’s polygraph test indicate she is telling the truth about key matters.

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erusalem archeologists will display to the public a rare collection of seals (bullae) from the First Temple period at a conference in Jerusalem this week, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. Ortal Chalaf and Dr. Joe Uziel, directors of the excavation for the Israel Antiquities Authority, said dozens of ancient seals were unearthed in the City of David, adjacent to the Dung Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. They said the finds bear witness to the developed administration of the city in the First Temple period. “The earliest seals bear mostly a series of pictures,” the archeologists said in a joint statement. “It appears that instead of writing the names of the clerks, symbols were used to show who the signatory was, or what he was sealing. In later stages of the period – from the time of King Hezekiah (around 700 BCE) and up to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE – the seals bear the names of clerks in early Hebrew script. “Through these findings, we learn not only about the developed administrative systems in the city, but also about the residents and those who served in the civil service,” they said. The bullae are small pieces of clay which in ancient times served to seal letters. A letter which arrived with its seal broken was a sign that the letter had been opened before reaching its destination. Although letters themselves did not survive the terrible fire which consumed Jerusalem at its destruction, the seals, being made of clay, were actually well-preserved thanks to the fire, and attest to the existence of the letters and their senders. Some of the seals bear biblical names. One mentions a man by the name of “Achiav ben Menachem.” These two names are well-known in the context of the Kingdom of Israel: Menachem was

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L Jerusalem archeologists will display to the public a rare collection of seals (bullae) from the First Temple period at a conference in Jerusalem this week, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.

a king of Israel, while Achiav does not appear in the Bible, but his name resembles that of Achav (Ahab), the infamous king of Israel described in the Book of Kings. Chalaf and Uziel added that the appearance of the name Achav gives us a window into the names used during the Biblical era, and which appear in Judea during the period following the destruction. They noted that the two names which appear on the seal – Achav and Menachem- were names of kings of Israel. “These names are part of the evidence that after the exile of the Tribes of Israel, refugees arrived in Jerusalem from the northern kingdom, and found their way into senior positions in Jerusalem’s administration,” the statement said. (TPS)

ast week, Sara Netanyahu elected to take a private polygraph test as part of an investigation related to improper use of public funds for expenses at the Prime Minister’s residence and for elder care for her ill father, in addition to charges related to catered dinners and housekeeping expenses. Currently, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is determining whether to hand down an indictment on this matter, among other investigations related to the Netanyahus. The indictments concern the use of government money for private purposes. The polygraph test was administered by the Tal Polygraph Institute, with the results published by Israel’s News1 site and broadcast by Channel 2. According to a report by the Times of Israel, Netanyahu truthfully answered “yes” to the query, “Did you censure (residence caretaker) Menny Naftali for ordering too much food for the Prime Minister’s Residence?” The polygraph test indicates she also answered truthfully in the negative to the following three key questions: “Did you order those

Last week, Sara Netanyahu elected to take a private polygraph test as part of an investigation related to improper use of public funds for expenses at the Prime Minister’s residence and for elder care for her ill father, in addition to charges related to catered dinners and housekeeping expenses.

responsible to inflate the number of guests at meals in the prime minister’s residence?”; “Did you ever ask workers to list private events as state events?”; “Were you aware in real time of the breaking of rules regarding the ordering of food and other items for the prime minister’s residence?” Netanyahu was deemed to be telling the truth regarding these

matters. Under Israeli law, the results are not admissible as evidence in criminal court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. According to a Jerusalem Post report Sara Netanyahu will be indicted on a range of corruption charges over the next 10 days. While the Justice Ministry has been adamantly denying most reports related to content or timing of possible charges against the Netanyahus, this time the ministry refused to confirm or deny the report about whether Sara Netanyahu would be indicted within 10 days. There were also indications that whether the indictment is filed in 10 days or beyond that time frame, a decision is near. The accuracy of private polygraphs is hotly disputed, and there were no indications that the test addressed a range of other allegations against Sara Netanyahu. In May 2016, the police recommended indicting Sara Netanyahu on fraud and breach of trust charges related to using public funds for buying food, paying special chefs, related costs for hosting private events and transferring publicly paid for furniture to a private residence. (WORLD ISRAEL NEWS & JPOST)

Third Israeli Aid Group Rushes to Help Beleaguered Texas The Israel Rescue Coalition sends a psychological first-aid team to help the stricken state, while IsraAID also responds to flooding in Asia By: Nicky Blackburn

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lite members of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit will be arriving in flood-stricken Texas this afternoon to help locals cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, America’s fiercest storm on record. Sent by the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC), they are the third Israeli aid team to arrive in the region, which this week has seen days of torrential downpours that have devastated and paralyzed the city of Houston, America’s fourth largest city, and wrecked coastal towns across Texas. Earlier this week, Israeli NGO IsraAID sent a team of seven disaster management experts, mental health experts,

and engineers to Houston to help with debris removal and trauma relief, and another Israeli aid group, iAID, sent a team of nine to the city. “It’s overwhelming,” said Yotam Polizer, co-CEO of IsraAID, whose team began work in Houston yesterday, as Harvey, now downgraded to a tropical storm, continued to wreak havoc in Louisiana. “The flooding is catastrophic and we still haven’t been to the worst-hit areas and seen the full scale of it.” IsraAID is also responding to two other world flooding crises, with teams stationed in Nepal, on the border of India, which has been hit by calamitous flooding, and Sierra Leone. The United Hatzalah team of volunteers, which includes psychiatrists, therapists, and a psychologist from the Israel

that this is the most urgent need now in Houston. “There are thousands of disDefense Forces, aims to provide placed people who are currentmental and emotional support ly living in shelters across the area,” said Maisel, who added to survivors of the flooding. “People need help on the that the IRC will send a second ground,” said Dov Maisel, direc- search-and-rescue team if it is tor of international operations required later. The head of the new IRC misfor the IRC, vice president of United Hatzalah, and a veteran sion to Texas is Israeli-Ameriof other aid missions to Nepal in can Miriam Ballin, the director of Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and 2015 and Haiti in 2016.

IsraAID arrives in Texas ready to provide aid in the wake of the deadly Hurricane Harvey. Photo courtesy of IsraAID

Five members of the United Hatzalah mission to Texas, at Ben Gurion Airport before their flight. Photo by United Hatzalah

Flooding in Spring, Texas, near Houston. Photo via Shutterstock

“They need to be able to wrap their minds around what was lost and they need assistance figuring out how to cope and where to go from here. That is the biggest challenge currently facing all Houston residents who have suffered during Hurricane Harvey.” The IRC, which is primarily a search-and-rescue unit comprised of Israeli experts in disaster response, is focusing on psychological aid after learning

Crisis Response Unit in Jerusalem, and a Houston native. “I’m happy to be given the opportunity to head back to my hometown and help during this time of crisis. Our team provides the IRC with a new capability developed in Israel that no one else in the world is currently doing, and that is to provide rapid response psychological first aid and trauma support,” she said. “We are going tonight to help all of the people of Houston. No

matter what community you belong to or what your background is, from one ‘lone star state’ to another, we will be there for you,” she added. IsraAID’s Polizer said that his team in Houston has begun helping people in areas where the flood-waters are beginning to recede. The team is working with state authorities and aid groups including those of the Jewish Federation in Houston. “People are returning to their homes and finding them completely destroyed. It’s a heart-breaking situation. People are very emotional, so we give them both physical support, helping them clean their homes, and psychological support,” he told ISRAEL21c. Politzer said that the Jewish community of Houston has been particularly hard hit in the floods, but that members of the community welcomed his team in and insisted on hosting them.

“We are here for the long term,” he added. “The scale is too big, and the number of people affected and houses destroyed enormous. It’s going to take quite a while.”

Floods in Nepal and Sierra Leone At the same time, IsraAID volunteers are also providing urgent support to communities in Sierra Leone and Nepal, both of which have also been hit by devastating floods this month. On August 14, Sierra Leone was hit by epic flooding that triggered mudslides that left 499 dead – including 150 children – and thousands homeless. IsraAID is providing the African nation with emergency relief, psychological first aid, sanitation and hygiene solutions to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases. See Third Israeli Aid Group , page 36

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What Does “Never Again” Mean to Us?

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hat is it with us American Jews, especial- Farrakhan's Nation of Islam and the Islamist ly our Leftist, Liberal religious and lay group, The Council on American Islamic Relaleaders who bend like palm trees to the tions (CAIR), Senator Schumer, the top Jewish winds of the radical anti-Semitic Left? Headlines legislator in Congress threw Ellison's hat into the such as, "150 Jews Protest Outside of Trump Tow- ring. And Rabbi Steve Gutow, the former head er," "Bay Area Jews Protest Trump's Immigration of the giant organization, The Jewish Council Ban," and "350 Women Rabbis Sign Letter Con- for Public Affairs (JCPA) which umbrellas such demning Trump's Hate Speech," blare out danger- groups as Hadassah, the JWV, ORT, the national ously from the Mainstream Media who greedily JCRC's and the Federations, campaigned for this grasp and describe such political radicalism from Islamist Israel hater. Add to this shame list, Repthose Jews usually mute when it comes to their resentatives Steve Cohen, Jan Schakowsky, David Cicilline, John Yarmuth support for Israel. and Alan Lowenthal, all Take a gander at useful idiots of the radithe article by Steven cal anti-Israel Left. Davidson in the AuWe'll end with the gust 3rd edition of the listing of Jewish groups Forward, attacking that normally support hard-line Israel supthe Social Action Agenporters. His piece enda in their legislative titled, "19 People Jews programs which inShould Worry About clude the "Two Nation More Than Linda SarLiving Side-by-Side" sour," names Presinonsense, abortion, dent Trump, Sebastian Gorka and Mort Klein, Let's go one step further and scrutinize Jews who open borders, the movement, who heads the most have supported Congressman Keith Ellison who LGBTQ prominent pro-Isra- needed only a handful more votes to climb to the anti-school choice and el group, the ZOA as top of the Democrat Party as head of its control all the other "Social Action" plans that imthose to be feared most group, the Democrat National Committee (DNC). peril the safety, security by Jews. Linda Sarsour, as we've written about in the recent past is a Pal- and future of the Jewish Community. They are: estinian-American who lashes out against Israel, the American Jewish Committee, ADL, National calling for it to be obliterated from this planet Council of Jewish Women, Women of Reform Juand who wants to remove the vaginas from out- daism, Women's American ORT and the Hebrew spokenly anti-sharia advocates,Ayaan Hirsi Ali Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, sadly and Brigitte Gabriel. Yet she is the darling of such among many others. It's time American Jews come to their senses groups as Bend the Arc, T'ruah and J Street. Go figure. A woman who supports the slaughterers of and understand that over 75% of them are wearing Leftist blinders that make them vulnerable to the Fogel family gets kudos from Jews. Let's go one step further and scrutinize Jews being blindsided by the same organizations and who have supported Congressman Keith Ellison political party they support out of some force of who needed only a handful more votes to climb addiction. We seem to be reliving the 1932-3 days to the top of the Democrat Party as head of its in Nazi Germany with the German Elite Hochjucontrol group, the Democrat National Commit- de swooning over Adolph Hitler. The American tee (DNC). Knowing full well the background of Leftist Jewish community has completely forgotthis guy as a leader in Minnesota of both Louis ten the phrase, "Never Again!" We have not!!!

Who is Behind the Rise of “Antifa”?

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ust what is the Antifa movement? Who are Trump supporters, set cars afire, utilized pepper these people, who funds them and what are spray and hair spray canister flame throwers, their goals? The name is short for Antifascist. smashed store windows, robbed ATM's and preIn other words, those young, white and black kids vented speakers at colleges whom they deem to marching in hordes with masks covering their be Fascists from addressing student groups. Are faces, wearing black uniforms, carrying baseball these signs of anti-fascism? Although appearing ragtag they are well orbats, knives, chains and home-made flame throwers claim they are against fascism. They insist they ganized and their members seem to assemble at are on the scene to combat the hate emanating a moment's notice So, who has organized and financed them? Let's from President Trump, focus in on former white nationalists, neo President Obama and Nazis and anyone else his puppet master for whom they have George Soros as poscontempt. Any idea, sible villains. Virtually philosophy or data unknown to the pubthat conflicts with their lic Obama formed the world view is heresy. group, Organizing for Throw the concept of Action (OFA) in 2013 "Israel as Occupier" in preparation for him into this Dumpster of leaving office. This ideology. Their simgang has trained more plistic beliefs center on than 10,000 Leftist orthe perspective that all people, no matter their Antifa are anarchists whose goal it is to bring this ganizers, who in turn, race, gender and reli- nation to its knees; weaken it to the point of being are training more than gion are the same. And non-governable and then they assume some sort of 2 million youths in Saul they consider every for- people-power will bring it to the level of utopianism. Alinsky tactics. In 2014 eign culture as inher- Sounds like the Bolshevik revolution that resulted in they raised over 40 million dollars which will ently nobler than the Stalinism and over 70 million deaths. be used, according to one they grew up in. So the 20 year old white kid from the Upper East Michelle Obama, to "change our country and to Side, driving his Dad's BMW, who went to Horace bridge the divide between the world as it is and Mann and Yale, desires to live in a thatched cot- the world as it should be." Sounds like revolutiontage somewhere in Africa drawing water from a ary talk to us. The only way to counteract this anarchist well. With no credit card and cell phone! In short, they are anarchists whose goal is to movement controlled obviously from the confines bring this nation to its knees, weaken it to the of the Obama war room mansion just a few blocks point of being non-governable and then they as- from the White House is to understand that the sume some sort of people-power will bring it to Antifa Movement is an amalgam of gangs such the level of utopianism. Sounds like the Bolshevik as, Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, ANrevolution that resulted in Stalinism and over 70 SWER, Communist Party USA and CAIR. Go million deaths. All of course as a means to liberate back in history to the war between Soviet Russia the common man. Recent riots in Berkeley and and Nazi Germany. Which country would have D.C. were initiated by Antifa. They have beaten been labeled the Antifa nation then?

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Letters to the Editor Iran’s Ban on Competing against Israeli Athletes Dear Editor: Iran recently banned two soccer players for life from playing for their country because they participated in a match against Israelis. Iran prohibits Iranian athletes from competing against Israeli athletes in any contest. Israel can use Iran’s ban to its advantage by asking Israeli volunteers to join foreign teams scheduled to play against Iranian athletes. The effect will be to ex-

clude Iran from competing against teams that accept Israeli volunteers. Perhaps irate Iranian fans will express displeasure with their government. Israel can promise to end this policy after Iran rescinds its threat to wipe Israel off the map. (Of course, Israel runs the risk of being accused of bad sportsmanship.) Sincerely Ted Sheskin

Federal Support for the MTA Dear Editor: While New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo continue to fight over who is responsible for management of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and how much each should contribute for funding the current $32 billion 2015 - 2019 Five Year Capital Plan, Washington continues to be a reliable funding partner. Federal support for transportation has remained consistent and growing over past decades. When crises occurred, be it 9-11 in 2001 or Hurricane Sandy in 2012 Washington was there for us. Additional billions in assistance above and beyond yearly formula allocations from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration was provided. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided billions more. Most federal transportation grants require a 20 percent hard-cash local share. In most cases, the Federal Transit Administration accepted toll credits instead of hard cash for the local share. This saved the MTA over $1 billion in the previous 2010-2014 five-year capital program. The same will be true with the 2015-2019 fiveyear capital program. Washington has made available over $1.3 billion in 2017 Federal Transit Administration formula funding for the MTA which helps pays for 25 percent of its capital program. This includes $23 million in Buses and Bus Facilities; $699 million in State of Good Repair and $647 million in Urbanized Area federal funding. There are other opportunities for up to several hundred million more in discretionary competitive federal grants. The MTA can also take advantage of

Federal Transit Administration pre-award authority prior to grant approval. Use of Pre-award Authority affords the MTA an opportunity to start projects months earlier and incur costs for reimbursement at a later date after grant approval and obligation of funding. The MTA currently manages an active portfolio of federally funded capital improvement projects and programs in open grants worth over $12 billion in direct Federal Transit Administration financial assistance. Instead of complaining, Mayor Bill de Blasio should come up with the balance of $2.5 billion the City still owes toward fully funding the $32 billion MTA 2015 2019 Five Year Capital Program and provide several billion more. City Hall should match Albany dollar for dollar in any increased assistance. Governor Andrew Cuomo should deliver the outstanding balance $5.8 billion balance toward his original $8.3 billion pledge plus his most recent new commitment of an additional $1 billion. MTA can't afford to wait until 2018 or 2019 for both de Blasio and Cuomo to make good on their respective promised financial commitments. Neither can transit riders and taxpayers who are looking for accountability, efficient and timely completion for both capital projects and routine maintenance to assure more reliable and safe on time service. Sincerely, Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who worked 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office).

Angered at Immorality Promotion Dear Editor: On May 10th of this year, City Councilman Chaim Deutsch voted for a bill (#1028-2015) that sets up a task force to supervise sex education in the school system. The bill requires the task force to "(g) makes recommendations about the inclusion of sexual health education content areas that specifically address issues relevant to students who identify as other than heterosexual, including but not limited to, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender non-conforming students, including recommendations that specifically address sexual health knowledge for same-sex

relationships.” While this is bad enough since this bill also came out of the education committee that Councilman Deutsch is on, he was at the committee hearings on this bill and also voted for this bill in committee. Thus, Councilman Deutsch who is our community's representative voted twice to say that Flatbush thinks that we should promote homosexuality in the schools. We need to now tell Deutsch, no, we do not want to promote homosexuality in the schools and therefore we must vote against him! Sincerely, Robert Sasson

Anti-Semitism on the Rise Dear Editor: The other day innocent civilians were murdered by Arab terrorists in Israel while sitting at their Shabbat meal. Most of the liberal media did not report on this incident and certainly except for the Jews, I doubt most of the world cares. We have learned nothing from the Holocaust. The world sat in silence while six million died. The NY Times and London Times, even though they knew mass murder was occurring by the end of 1942, wrote very little about it. Instead of protesting about the separation of men and women praying at the kotel and threatening to hold back donations to Israel, liberal Jews should protest the anti Semitism and anti Zionism prevalent throughout the world. If you look at the various newspapers we

see stories about Lakewood pious Jews and Medicare fraud. The story is repeated over and over. Last week the same story regarding an Orthodox Jew molesting a child was blasted daily in the local secular newspaper. In both cases, what the Jews did was a desecration, however the responses by readers are totally anti-Semitic. Politicians believe that Jared & Ivanka run the White House and are making a fortune. Read today's papers. Jews, are you blind? Don't you recognize that anti-Semitism is rising daily. While it is nice to join with Muslims for Shabbat dinner, it is nicer to protect our fellow Jews when they are massacred at their own Shabbat dinner. Sincerely Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg

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North Korea Raises the Stakes – Options Dwindle as Nuclear Threats Continue By: Joseph Klein

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orth Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un has raised the stakes. After conducting a succession of ballistic missile tests, including two ICBM tests in July and its most recent ballistic missile test over Japan, the rogue regime carried out its sixth nuclear test this past weekend. It reportedly was at least four times more powerful than the previous nuclear test North Korea conducted last year. North Korea acted despite strident warnings from President Trump, enhanced demonstrations of U.S. and its allies’ joint military prowess in the region, and increased sanctions imposed collectively by the United Nations Security Council and unilaterally by the United States. When this powerful nuclear bomb test is coupled with North Korea’s successful test launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles and with intelligence reports indicating that North Korea has mastered the capability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead that can fit onto its missiles, the regime appears to be closer than ever to presenting a credible nuclear threat to the United States mainland. It still has one problem to solve in order to successfully launch direct nuclear strikes on U.S. cities - missile re-entry into the atmosphere. However, without even bothering about re-entry, North Korea may already have the capability today to detonate a nuclear bomb in the upper atmosphere, generating an electromagnetic

pulse (EMP) that could virtually destroy the US.'s electrical grid and communications systems. An EMP attack would affect transportation as well as critical food, water and medical supplies. Millions of people could die as a result. North Korea has in fact threatened just such an attack. In short, the U.S. and its allies are facing a very serious threat of catastrophic proportions from an erratic megalomaniac, with limited options to prevent it from becoming a grim reality at a time of Kim Jong-un’s choosing. President Trump responded to North Korea’s latest nuclear test provocation via his usual channel of choice, Twitter. The president first tweeted: “North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States.....” He also announced that he was meeting with his White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and military leaders at the White House to discuss North Korea. After then criticizing China for not doing enough to stop North Korea and criticizing South Korea for its “talk of appeasement with North Korea,” President Trump ramped up the pressure on any countries still doing business with North Korea. He tweeted: “The United States is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea.” China, North Korea’s biggest trading partner and principal

supplier of oil, would seem to be the main target of this threat. China condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test and urged North Korea to “stop taking erroneous actions that deteriorate the situation.” It has previously backed the United States in voting for the toughest economic sanctions resolution yet at the UN Security Council, and has in fact curtailed some trade with North Korea. Yet Kim Jong-un remains unfazed.

of U.S. Treasury securities, the U.S. economy would also suffer major damage. Thus, it is unlikely that President Trump would follow through with his threat anytime soon. China’s leaders as well as North Korea’s know this. According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, “U.S. goods and services trade with China totaled an estimated $648.2 billion in 2016.” China is currently the U.S.’s

North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un has raised the stakes. After conducting a succession of ballistic missile tests, including two ICBM tests in July and its most recent ballistic missile test over Japan, the rogue regime carried out its sixth nuclear test this past weekend

Would President Trump risk a devastating blowback to the United States economy by stopping all trade with China if China does not promptly agree to cut off all of its trade with North Korea, including the supply of oil? China would obviously be hurt badly by such an action. However, given the intertwining of the U.S. and Chinese economies and China’s vast holdings

largest goods trading partner with $578.6 billion in total goods traded in both directions during 2016. While the U.S. has a trade surplus with China in the services sector ($37.4 billion in 2016), the U.S. trade deficit with China in goods is considerably higher ($347.0 billion in 2016). President Trump has frequently criticized the extent of this trade deficit. However, many jobs in

the U.S. would be lost were he to close down or sharply curtail U.S. imports from China, as such an action would inevitably lead to a proportionate retaliatory response against U.S. exports to China. According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of goods and services to China supported an estimated 911,000 jobs in 2015 (latest data available). Moreover, if China’s U.S. market is cut off and its currency drops drastically in value as a result, it may be forced to liquidate its U.S. treasury holdings in a fire sale to raise currency reserves. This would have the effect of seriously depressing the price of U.S. treasuries, which would mean much higher treasury yields and possibly undermine the strength of the U.S. dollar’s unique status as the world’s reserve currency. This all could have a ripple effect throughout the U.S. and global economies, which in turn could precipitate a major recession, if not an outright economic depression. Even if China, for whatever reason, agreed to cut off all trade with North Korea, there is no way the United States or its allies could be certain that China would fully enforce such a ban against all Chinese individuals and entities, public and private. Applying more trade leverage with China’s full cooperation is unlikely to stop Kim Jong-un in any event. He is determined to build up enough of a nuclear deterrence to prevent the United States and its allies from daring to attempt an attack or regime change. Moreover, North Korea

will find a way to procure oil from its ally Iran and to receive hard currency for its transfer of nuclear and missile related technology and parts to Iran. President Trump could agree now to an entirely diplomatic solution, along the lines of the mutual freeze of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in exchange for suspension of all major military exercises in the region by the United States and its allies. China and Russia have advocated this path, accompanied by the resumption of talks with the objective of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. At this point, North Korea may well demand more, such as massive financial aid and the removal of U.S. military assets from the region. And North Korea would consider denuclearization to be a non-starter. It has certainly not come this far in developing its nuclear weapons capabilities to roll them all the way back, much less accept unfettered onsite international inspections. For his part, President Trump has correctly branded direct talks at this point with North Korea and the granting of more concessions to induce them to behave as appeasement of nuclear extortion. Even if North Korea and the Trump administration were to accept just a mutual freeze, it would amount to no more than kicking the can down the road, just as we have seen for the last two decades. Freezing North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs in place is tacit accepSee North Korea Raises the Stakes , page 37

How the Mainstream Media Operates – A Case Study – Part 2 By: Dennis Prager (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)

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uring the eight-year presidency of Barack Obama, did The New York Times once describe anything he did or said as "divisive" or "contentious" (including his pre-2012 opposition to the legalization of same-sex marriage)?

Rather, the article is filled with quotes describing me in the worst possible way. Two of the four musicians who wrote the original letter against me are quoted extensively (calling me "horribly bigoted" and saying I help "normalize bigotry"); a gay member of the orchestra is quoted accusing me of writing "some pretty awful things about gay people, women and minorities" (for the record, I have never written an awful word about gay people, women or minorities); and the former mayor's attack on me was quoted.

That also would have conveyed more truth than the actual headline. But the difference between "roiled by" and "stands by" is the difference between a left-wing agenda and truth.

at least its two negative columns were opinion columns — unlike The New York Times, they were not news stories, strictly speaking. On Aug. 8, Los Angeles

Commentators and talk show hosts on the left, however, are virtually never identified as "left- Lesson No. 4: Subjects are wing" or "liberal." This covered in line with is because in the closed world of the left, the left is left-wing ideology. the norm and the right is The subject of the article could have easily (and more the aberration. truthfully) been covered in a positive way, as something uniLesson No. 3: fying and uplifting. Contrary evidence "Despite coming from differis omitted. ent political worlds, a leading Despite all the Santa Monica conservative and a very liberal musicians who supported my city unite to make music togethconducting; despite the musi- er" — why wasn't this the angle cians from other orchestras — of the story? Similarly, instead of its headincluding the Los Angeles Philharmonic — who asked to play line, "Santa Monica Symphony when I conducted; and despite Roiled by Conservative Guest the orchestra's conductor and Conductor," the Times could board members who have fol- have used a headline and relowed my work for decades, not ported the very opposite: "Santa one quote in the entire article Monica Symphony Stands by described me in a positive light . Conservative Guest Conductor."

Similarly, instead of its headline, "Santa Monica Symphony Roiled by Conservative Guest Conductor," the Times could have used a headline and reported the very opposite: "Santa Monica Symphony Stands by Conservative Guest Conductor."

And even with the headline as it appeared in the Times, shouldn't the story have offered quotes from supportive musicians to balance the negativity? One was left wondering why the invitation to guest-conduct was offered to such a person to begin with. Now let's go to the Los Angeles Times, which was as negative as The New York Times, though

Times columnist Michael Hiltzik, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote a column headlined "How right-winger Dennis Prager politicized his own symphony gig — and declared himself the victim." The mendacity of the title is quite something. Never in all the years I have conducted orchestras have I used the opportunity to say a political word.

My sole purpose has been to conduct orchestras, raise funds for those community orchestras and bring new people to classical music. The only people to ever politicize my conducting appearances are a few left-wing musicians and politicians in Santa Monica. Those people made my conducting a political issue. Yet Hiltzik writes that I am the one who did. "It's Prager himself who pumped up the political component of the controversy," he says. This is a fine example of "the indefensibly corrupt manipulations of language repeated incessantly in our leading media."

The only people to ever politicize my conducting appearances are a few left-wing musicians and politicians in Santa Monica. It is also worth noting that every mainstream news source, like the Los Angeles Times, identified me as either "rightwing" or "conservative." Commentators and talk show hosts on the left, however, are virtually never identified as "left-wing" or "liberal." This is because in the closed world of the left, the left is the norm and the right is

The mendacity of the title is quite something. Never in all the years I have conducted orchestras have I used the opportunity to say a political word. the aberration. Hiltzik also wrote that "many in the orchestra find Prager's views noxious." That was after writing, "So far, seven musicians have said they won't perform ... leaving 70 still on the roster." Apparently, about 1 out of 10 is "many." (Hiltzik also didn't mention the equal number of musicians from other orchestras who asked to play when I conducted.) Then there was the column by the Los Angeles Times classical music critic, Mark Swed. He wrote: "Can a divisive public conservative amateur musician conduct an orchestra? That's asking for trouble." Note again the word "divisive" — only conservatives divide because, again, in the mind of the left, left is normative. And in case you missed it the first time, Swed later wrote about my "militant polarizing of issues." As a conservative, I am not only divisive; I am a militant polarizer. (FRONTPAGE MAG) (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)

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Robert Mueller and the Sorcerer’s Apprentice By: John M. Ellis

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id President Trump have a right to be annoyed with Jeff Sessions for recusing himself? A plausible case can be made that Sessions didn’t have to do it, but then there’s an equally plausible case that he did. The real grounds for criticizing Sessions lie elsewhere: once he decided that he would need to recuse himself, Sessions had a duty to make sure that a replacement was on hand who was up to the task that Sessions had sidestepped. That he did not do. Rod Rosenstein has made one grievous mistake after another, with no end in sight. Rosenstein’s most important error was the complete incoherence of his statement of the scope of the investigation in his order of May 17 appointing Robert Mueller as Special Counsel: “…any links and/ or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump.” Here he specified no particular actor (there are scores that this might refer to) nor particular actions, times or places, nor even crimes, because “links” and “coordination” are not in themselves criminal. Think about what Special Counsel was being asked to do. Absent any specific allegations, he would need to do something akin to proving a negative. Prov-

ing that a specific event actually happened is possible because the details of that event tell us where to look, but proving that something never happened is impossible because it could have happened at any time or place and by action of any person. We could never exhaust all the possibilities. Similarly, for Special Counsel to reach the conclusion that no coordination ever took place is a logical impossibility: it would require that he retroactively monitor every moment of the life of every person involved in the Trump campaign, and that he seize every conceivable record of all such people. If he only asked for phone records, he would miss evidence in emails, but if he also asked for emails, he would miss evidence in written correspondence. And if he asked only for all of these, he would miss what diaries can tell him. And then there are text messages… But even all of this would not be enough: he would need to look into what other people’s records might tell him about each person’s activities. (But which other people? How many?) Mueller would have to do this for every single one of Trump’s campaign staff. But since he can’t cite any criminal act, he has no legal grounds to get any of this evidence. The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 28, Section 600, provides that Special Counsel shall have no special powers but only those of any other U.S. At-

torney, and that he must follow all rules and regulations of the Justice Department. Like every other U.S. Attorney, he’d have to show why he needs records, and having no alleged crime to base his request on, he can’t.

trary to the explicit provisions of Section 600, the mystique of a Special Counsel’s investigation gives him the power to seize large quantities of evidence from Paul Manafort without evidence of a crime. Let’s be clear

Rosenstein’s most important error was the complete incoherence of his statement of the scope of the investigation in his order of May 17 appointing Robert Mueller as Special Counsel

To get anything at all he’d have to proceed unethically and in violation of the law. There is a now well-known Special Counsel tactic: focus on a person who has been close to the president, seize all his records, then look for any infraction whatsoever that will give you the chance to squeeze him by offering immunity in exchange for something that will damage the president. That seems to be what Mueller is doing: he has managed to persuade a gullible judge that, con-

about this: it amounts to trying to find out whether at some moment or other on some day or other and in some place or other Manafort just might have committed some crime or other. The U.S. Constitution protects us all from unreasonable searches and seizures, and this is the ultimate unreasonable search. Seeing this, Rosenstein ought to have intervened to stop this ugly behavior. But how can he? The charge he gave Mueller virtually leaves him no alternative.

Under the currently operative rules, a Special Counsel is not completely independent: he has a supervisor, the acting attorney general. But Rosenstein either can’t or won’t supervise Mueller. Many have pointed out that Mueller’s appointees include large numbers of prominent donors to the Clinton campaign, with none on the other side. Rosenstein should long since have told Mueller to stop doing this, both because it’s unfair and because it has undermined public confidence in his investigation. More important still, his appointees have the most flagrant conflicts of interest. Take simply one case, that of Jeannie Rhee: Rhee worked for the Clinton Foundation, but she was also Hillary Clinton’s personal lawyer in the matter of her emails. Mueller saw no problem in hiring her as one of his senior staff. Yet the hacking of DNC emails allegedly by the Russians is at the very center of Muller’s investigation, and Rhee has direct prior partisan involvement precisely there, where it matters most. She doesn’t just have a conflict — she has the worst possible conflict of interest. Rosenstein should have told Mueller to get rid of Rhee immediately, and to make sure that none of his staff are conflicted. But he does nothing It’s fair to ask at this point: what does this episode tell us about Mueller’s fitness for the position to which he has been

appointed? If he didn’t notice this and other similar conflicts, he is incompetent. But if he knew about them and still wanted such people on his team, then he must be a ruthless partisan, and a man completely lacking in integrity. An investigation of this kind looks above all for corruption in government. Haven’t we already found it in these people being hired by this Special Counsel? Many other circumstances surrounding the Mueller appointment throw doubt on Rosenstein’s ability to do the job Sessions left to him. In his June 8 testimony James Comey said that he leaked a memo about his conversation with President Trump in order to whip up public pressure for the appointment of a Special Counsel. In essence, he freely admitted that he was trying to stampede Rosenstein into a hasty, ill-considered action — and he succeeded. Rosenstein allowed himself to be manipulated, and the utter incoherence of his order is the measure of how ill-considered his action was. Worse still, Comey publicly humiliated Rosenstein by explaining just how he had played him: now everyone knew that an investigation of extraordinary national importance had been initiated by sleazy and devious behavior on Comey’s part. The onus was now on Rosenstein to repair the damage done See Robert Mueller , page 37

Should the U.S. Cancel the Iran Deal? By: Meira Svirsky

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ill President Donald Trump, yet again, verify that Iran is in compliance with the nuclear agreement it made in 2015 with world powers? While running for president, Trump heavily criticized then-president Barack Obama for making such a flawed deal, yet has bowed to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the State Department twice certifying (as required by law every 90 days) that Iran is in compliance with the agreement. The next certification must be made in October, but, as former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton argues, there is no need to wait until October to abrogate the deal. That Iran is in non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal is a given. As outlined by Fred Fleitz, a national security expert who spent 25 years working for the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the State Department and the House Intelligence Committee, Iran is in non-compliance in four ways:  Operating more advanced uranium-enrichment centrifuges than is permitted and announcing the capability to initiate mass production of centrifuges  Exceeding limits on production and storage of heavy water, a substance needed to operate plutonium-producing heavy-water nuclear reactors

 Covertly procuring nuclear and missile technology outside of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA-) approved channels  Refusing to allow IAEA inspectors access to nuclear-research and military facilities.

 The agreement is vital to the national security interests of the United States. It is this last point that Bolton concentrates on in his recently-published proposal called Abrogating the Iran Deal: The Way Forward.

Iranian’s celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by taking selfies with ballistic missiles and chanting “Death to America.”

Bolton rightly points out that under the Ian Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, the president must certify (among other points) that:  Iran is transparently and fully implementing the agreement  Iran has not committed a material breach of the agreement (or at least has corrected such a breach if made)  Iran is not engaging in activities that could significantly advance its nuclear weapons program

In the plan, Bolton puts forth a powerful case that continuation of the agreement is most definitely not in the national security interests – if it ever was. Bolton advises that, through a national and international educational and diplomatic campaign, the U.S. must take the lead in explaining why this deal is a threat to the U.S. and all its allies. Bolton writes that the campaign must stress the dangerous concessions that were made to reach the deal, not only allowing

Iran to enrich uranium and operate a heavy-water reactor but also allowing the world’s greatest state sponsor of terrorism to develop advanced centrifuges. In addition, the agreement, which is heavily imbalanced to the benefit of Iran, also contains

The next certification must be made in October, but, as former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton argues, there is no need to wait until October to abrogate the deal.

inadequate verification and enforcement mechanisms as seen by Iran’s refusal to allow inspection of its military sites. Bolton continues, saying, “We must also highlight Iran’s unacceptable behavior, such as its role as the world’s central banker for international terrorism, including its directions and control over Hezbollah and its actions in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. The reasons Ronald Rea-

eral sanctions on Iran “outside the framework of the Security Council Resolution 2231 so that Iran’s defenders cannot water them down.” Bolton’s plan includes other concrete suggestions for putting the terrorist “genie” that is Iran back in its bottle, including:  Ending all landing and docking rights for all Iranian aircraft and ships at key allied ports  Ending all visas for Iranians, including so called “scholarly,” student, sports or other exchanges  Demanding payment with a set deadline on outstanding U.S. federal-court judgments against Iran for terrorism, including 9/11  Announcing U.S. support for the democratic Iranian opposition  Expediting delivery of bunker-buster bombs Trump has bowed to Secretary  Announcing U.S. support for Kurdish national aspirations, inof State Rex Tillerson and cluding Kurds in Iran, Iraq and the State Department twice Syria certifying (as required by  Providing assistance to Balaw every 90 days) that Iran lochis, Khuzestan Arabs, Kurds is in compliance with the and others as well as to internal agreement. resistance movements within laone which ended up rubber bor unions, students and womstamping the current flawed en’s groups agreement. From this coalition,  Actively organizing opposisuggestions should be garnered tion to Iranian political objecto impose new sanctions on tives in the U.N. Iran in response to its nuclear President Trump would be and ballistic missile program, wise to listen to Bolton’s suggesits sponsorship of terrorism and tions and stop enabling the exits “belligerent meddling in Iraq tremist and dangerous Iranian and Syria.” regime to wreak havoc throughIn addition, Bolton recom- out the world. mends the U.S. impose unilat(CLARION PROJECT) gan named Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1984 remain fully applicable today.” Along with such a global campaign to discredit the agreement, Bolton says the U.S. must lead the way in creating a new coalition to replace the

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The Kosher Bookworm: “Rav Kook’s ‘Song of Teshuvah’” By: Alan Jay Gerber

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t is with great personal pleasure to note the completion by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of his four volume English commentary on Rav Kook’s classic, “Song of Teshuvah” (Penina Press). This commentary makes available to the English speaking and learning public some of the most practical and understandable teachings concerning repentance as taught by one of the leading thinkers of our faith, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchal HaKohen Kook, zt’’l. Rabbi Weinberger, of the Aish Kodesh Kehilah in Wood-

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, zt''l was a poet of the soul and a spokesperson for a complete human spirit that embraces contradiction, that reconciles the poles of this worldly and other worldly experience.

mere, and mashpia of Yeshiva University, has given to us an indepth treasure house that will serve as an invaluable resource for this high holiday season and for many years to come. I present to you just a sample of the concluding comments and sacred teachings from Rabbi Weinberger with the hope that this will encourage you to learn further from these teachings: “As a result of our having sinned, we are removed from the root of our soul, from the One Whom we love. Therefore, our hearts are hurt, broken, disappointed, and angry.” “Salvation will come only when we hear and respond to this song of teshuvah. We must therefore pray that teshuvah … will come into our lives.” “A few years ago I went to Rav Kook’s burial site on Har HaZeisim, and I addressed him, ‘There are Jews outside of Eretz Israel who want to hear your song. May G-d help that you won’t abandon us.” “There is a great thirst for these teachings, which can give life to many people. It is my prayer that more people will gain access to Rav Kook’s teachings and poetry and will, as a result, give pleasure to G-d and increase His honor. Hashem has given us the strength to come to this point, to complete this miraculous sefer.” “All that Rav Kook wants to convey to us throughout this work is that the process of doing

Rabbi Weinberger, of the Aish Kodesh Kehilah in Woodmere, and mashpia of Yeshiva University, has given to us an in-depth treasure house that will serve as an invaluable resource for this high holiday season and for many years to come.

nal of all 17 chapters from of this classic. This simple and direct translation, without commentary, is clear in its presentment with a unique touch of both the prose and the poetry. This work will is a fine introduction to English-speakers of Rav Kook’s thinking. Shulman’s work also contains his eloquent take on the real value and unique quality of Rav Rav Kook’s classic, “Song of Teshuvah” (Penina Press). This Kook’s theology on teshuvah: commentary makes available to the English speaking and “Rav Kook was a poet of the learning public some of the most practical and understandable soul and a spokesperson for a teachings concerning repentance as taught by one of the complete human spirit that emleading thinkers of our faith, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchal HaKohen braces contradiction, that recKook, zt’’l. onciles the poles of this worldly teshuvah should cause us to feel Recently an English trans- and other worldly experience. joy, excitement, exhilaration, lation of Rav Kook’s “Lights of His writings celebrate the union wonder, and an immeasurable Teshuvah” was published by of legalism and poetry, particgratitude to G-d.” Yaakov David Shulman, a direct ularism and universalism, faith For additional related study: translation of the Hebrew origi- hidden in atheism and atheism

hidden in faith, the spirit revealed from the flesh, and beauty revealed through ugliness. … “He championed the poetic and creative spirit within each individual. ‘Every time our heart beats with a true expression of spirituality,’ he wrote, ‘every time a new and exalted thought is born, we hear the likeness of a G-dly angel’s voice at the doors of our soul asking that we allow him entry so that he may appear to us in the totality of his beauty’. “Ultimately, Rav Kook’s robust message is one of life and growth, hope and optimism. ‘Death is a false phenomenon,’ he taught, and ‘to the degree that quantity of movement toward wholesomeness grows, evil decreases and goodness is revealed’.” (JEWISHBOOKREVIEW.WORDPRESS.COM)

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The Center for Jewish History Announces September and October 2017 Programs – Part 1 Highlights include rare archival footage of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s assistance to refugees, an exploration of the image and legacy of the Arch of Titus, discussions on the contemporary relevance of German-Jewish history, and a panel discussion between Deborah Dash Moore and Ronit Stahl on Jewish New York in 1917 Wednesday, September 13 Edited by: JV Staff

 6 pm  Political Prophecy Versus LiberaSEPTEMBER tion Theology: Ethical and Mystical Dimensions Wednesday, September 6  Presented by Center for Jewish History, American Jewish Historical  6 pm Society and Leo Baeck Institute  Becoming “German-Jews” in  Lecture America Join us for a talk by Professor Susan Presented by Leo Baeck Institute nah Heschel (Dartmouth College) ex Exhibition Opening amining the development of "prophecy" German-Jewish immigrants built as a central category in Protestant and some of the United States’ signature JewJewish biblical scholarship over the past ish institutions based on their traditions, 200 years. Christian and Jewish theoleducation, and cultural ideals. Historian ogy have been at sharp odds in their Tobias Brinkmann (Penn State) comunderstanding of prophetic speech and ments on an exhibition that shows how the prophets’ own religious experience. diverse groups of German-speaking imFrom the mid-19th century well into migrants forged an identity in the New the 1920s, for example, most Protestant World. biblical scholars defined the prophets Tickets: Free; RSVP at www.lbi.org/ as "ecstatics," whereas Jewish theoloevents gians viewed the prophets as teachers  Link: http://proThe Center for Jewish History in of universal ethical behavior. How have grams.cjh.org/event/ Manhattan these views changed as biblical scholars becoming-german-jewish-2017-09-06 responded to the upheaval of the world sion will follow the film viewing. Thursday, September 7 Tickets: Free; reservations required at wars and political challenges like the https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special- Civil Rights Movement? Professor Hes 6:30 pm  For Her Own Good: An Interactive film-screening-rare-footage-from-jdcs- chel will pay particular attention to the thought of Abraham Heschel and will archives-tickets-36360189305 Art Installation by Ofri Cnaani ask what role prophets might play in re Link: http://pro Presented by American Jewish Hisligious and political circumstances in the grams.cjh.org/event/ torical Society present. rare-archival-footage-2017-09-11  Exhibition Opening Tickets: Free, reserve online at For Her Own Good is a mixed media Monday, September 11 smarttix installation exploring the multivalence of  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ Emma Goldman’s performances, voices,  6:30 – 9:30 pm event/political-prophecy-2017-09-13 and silences. A poetic commentary on  Proust in Time: Swann’s Way the public speeches and closed hearings  Presented by Brooklyn Institute for of “the most dangerous woman alive,” Social Research & Center for Jewish the installation weaves archival footage History from various speeches and hearings. On  Course view through November 1. In this course centered on “Swann’s Tickets: Free; RSVP required at rsvp@ Way,” the first installment of Marcel ajhs.org Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” stu Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ dents will consider how Proust's novel event/for-her-own-good-2017-09-07 illuminates concerns both intimate and vast in light of the historical, cultural, Sunday, September 10 and personal context in which it was written. Taught by Rebecca Ariel Porte  1:30 – 4 pm (University of Michigan), the course  Paper-Art Workshop for Rosh continues September 18, September 25, Hashanah and October 2.  Presented by Yeshiva University Explore unconventional ways to Tuition: $315; 10% discount for Museum create two- and three-dimensional CJH members; use code cjhmember at  Workshop greeting cards for Rosh Hashanah and other occasions Explore unconventional ways to cre- https://thebrooklyninstitute.com/items/ ate two- and three-dimensional greeting courses/proust-time-swanns-way/ Thursday, September 14  Link: http://procards for Rosh Hashanah and other ocgrams.cjh.org/event/ casions with returning guest artist Mar 6:30 pm rare-archival-footage-2017-09-11 na Chester. A selection of historic cards  Singing Sacred Text from YUM’s collection will be on display  Part of the Rome Lab presented by Monday, September 11 for inspiration. This multi-sensory acYeshiva University Museum, Centro tivity is suitable for adults and children, Primo Levi, the Jewish Museum of 7 pm including individuals who are blind or Rome, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Iraq’s Last Jews who have low vision. Presented by American Sephardi Marimò, American Sephardi FederaTickets: $8 general; $6 seniors, stu- Federation tion and the Center for Jewish History dents; free for YUM members and YU  Workshop Celebration staff, students and alumni, and children Rav Alberto Funaro, the cantor of Celebrating and honoring the foundunder 5. ing supporters of the “Iraqi Jewish Voic- the Spanish Temple of Rome, will lead  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ es Project,” Robert Shasha and Dennis a workshop on the High Holidays melevent/paper-art-workshop-2017-09-10 Shasha. The project, led by the journal- odies of the oldest Jewish community in ist and author Tamar Morad, tells the the Western world. Learn how to sing Monday, September 11 story of the last Jews of Iraq and their the beautiful music of Roman and Italian integration into Israel and throughout liturgy.  4 pm Tickets: Free; reserve at romelab@pri Rare Archival Footage from JDC’s the world through dramatic current and historical photography, film, and molevicenter.org Work with Refugees and Stateless  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ personal narrative. The project is affiliPersons  Presented by American Jewish Joint ated with Sephardi Voices USA, which event/singing-sacred-text-2017-09-14 Distribution Committee & Center for means to collect interviews of Jews of Thursday, September 14 Middle Eastern and North African oriJewish History gin to raise awareness around their des Film  7 pm A unique opportunity to view rare tiny that is an important piece of Jewish  A Traveler Undisguised: “Mendele archival films from the American Jew- and world history. Moykher Sforim” as a Modern Jewish Tickets: Free, reservations required ish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Intellectual Archives, showcasing JDC’s assistance to online  Presented by YIVO Institute for  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ refugees in Europe, North Africa and YeJewish Research event/iraqs-last-jews-2017-09-11 men in the 20th century. A panel discus Lecture

Tickets: $10 general; $5 AJHS members, seniors, students; $12 at the door  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/event/ acts-and-intermission-2017-09-07

Sunday, September 24

Rav Alberto Funaro, the cantor of the Spanish Temple of Rome, will lead a workshop on the High Holidays melodies of the oldest Jewish community in the Western world. Learn how to sing the beautiful music of Roman and Italian liturgy.

Professor Dan Miron (Columbia University) will lecture on the essence of Hebrew and Yiddish writer Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh’s historical achievement, one which enabled him to redefine the courses of both Hebrew and Yiddish Literature, and on the question of the continued relevance of his legacy in today’s world. Tickets: $10 general; $5 YIVO members & students at www.yivo.org/A-Traveler-Undisguised or 212-294-8330 x. 6152  Link: http://programs.cjh. org/event/a-traveller-undisguised-2017-09-14

Sunday, September 17  6:30 pm  “Our Crowd”—German-Jewish Banking Families in America  Presented by Leo Baeck Institute & American Jewish Historical Society  Panel Discussion In 1967, Stephen Birmingham published his best-selling social history of New York’s elite German-Jewish banking families. Historians Susie Pak (St. John’s) and Rebecca Kobrin (Columbia) join journalist Daniel Schulman (Mother Jones) to evaluate the legend and the reality of “Our Crowd.” Tickets: $10 general; $5 LBI members at www.lbi.org/events  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ event/our-crowd-2017-09-17

Tuesday, September 19

 1 pm  Nusakh Vilne  Presented by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research  Commemoration Join us in our annual event commemorating the Jewish community of Vilna through poetry, music, and presentation. A reception will follow the presentations. Tickets: Free at www.yivo.org or 212294-8330 x. 6152  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ event/nusakh-vilne-2017-09-24

Monday, September 25  6:30 pm  The Arch of Titus – from Jerusalem to Rome, and Back  Presented by Yeshiva University Museum & YU Center for Israel Studies  Curator’s Tour Join historian Steven Fine (Yeshiva University) on a walking tour through YUM’s exhibition The Arch of Titus – from Jerusalem to Rome, and Back, as he explores the image and legacy of the Arch of Titus from Imperial Rome to modern-day Israel. Tickets: $10 general; $5 seniors, students; free for YUM members and YU students, faculty or staff  Link: http://programs.cjh.org/ event/arch-of-titus-2017-09-25

Wednesday, September 27  6 pm  No Shushing Allowed: A Library Social Hour  Presented by Center for Jewish History  Reception Please join us for our September library social hour. You will have the opportunity to speak with the librarians and archivists who make the materials housed at Center for Jewish History accessible, and to welcome our new group of incoming fellows. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know fellow researchers and Center staff, learn about how others use the collections and talk about books, archives and research in general. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets: Free; RSVP to mmeyers@cjh. org Link: http://programs.cjh.org/event/ no-shushing-allowed-2017-09-27

 3 pm  Singing for the Bride and Groom in Early Modern Ashkenaz  Presented by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research  Lecture Diana Matut (University of Halle-Wittenberg) will reveal the nature of Wednesday, September 27 singing during Jewish weddings in Ashkenaz and will answer questions such as:  7:30 pm who was allowed to sing what to whom  Romantic Overtures: Music by and when? And which repertoire did fe- Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann and male singers perform and how? Brahms for Piano 4 Hands and Strings Tickets: Free; reserve at www.yivo.  Presented by Center for Jewish org/Singing-for-the-Bride-and-Groom History or call 212-294-8330 x 6152  Concert  Link: http://proPhoenix Chamber Ensemble pergrams.cjh.org/event/ forms Mozart’s “Piano Trio K.520 in singing-for-the-bride-2017-09-19 B-flat Major”; Mendelssohn’s "Hebriden" and "Ruy Blas" overtures arranged Tuesday, September 19 for 1 piano 4 hands, violin and cello; Schumann’s “G-minor Piano Trio,”  7 pm Op.110 and Brahms’ “Hungarian Danc Acts and Intermissions: Emma es arranged for 1 piano 4 hands, violin Goldman in America  Presented by American Jewish His- and cello.” This program is made possible by the generous support of the Blavtorical Society atnik Family Foundation.  Film Tickets: $15 general; $10 CJH/partner A cinematic collage featuring rare archival footage of NYC from the 1910s, members, seniors, students  Link: http://programs.cjh. Abigail Child’s new documentary circles org/event/mozart-mendelsaround the life of Emma Goldman and sohn-schumann-2017-09-27 her relationship to the history of protest between then and now. (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)

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Two New Totalitarian Movements: Radical Islam and Political Correctness By: A.Z. Mohamed

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olitical correctness (PC) has been bolstering radical Islamism. This influence was most recently shown again in an extensive exposé by the Clarion Project in July 2017, which demonstrates the practice of telling "deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them in order to forget any fact that has become inconvenient" — or, as George Orwell called it in his novel, 1984, "Doublespeak." This courtship and marriage between the Western chattering classes and radical Muslim fanatics was elaborated by Andrew C. McCarthy in his crucial 2010 book, The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America. Since then, this union has strengthened. Both the United States and the rest of the West are engaged in a romance with forces that are, bluntly, antagonistic to the values of liberty and human rights. To understand this seeming paradox, one needs to understand what radical Islamism and PC have in common. Although Islamism represents all that PC ostensibly opposes — such as the curbing of free speech, the

repression of women, gays and "apostates" — both have become totalitarian ideologies. The totalitarian nature of radical Islamism is more obvious than that of Western political correctness — and certainly more deadly. Sunni terrorists, such as ISIS and Hamas — and Shiites, such as Hezbollah and its state sponsor, Iran — use mass murder to accomplish their ultimate goal of an Islamic Caliphate that dominates the world and subjugates non-Muslims. The attempt in the West, however, to impose a strict set of rules about what one is allowed to think and express in academia and in the media — to the point that anyone who disobeys is discredited, demonized, intimidated and in danger of losing his or her livelihood — is just as toxic and just as reminiscent of Orwell's view of a diseased society. These rules are not merely unspoken ones. Quoting a Fox News interview with American columnist Rachel Alexander, the Clarion Project points out that the Associated Press — whose stylebook is used as a key reference by a majority of English-language newspapers worldwide for uniformity of grammar, punctuation and spelling — is now directing writ-

ers to avoid certain words and terms that are now deemed unacceptable to putative liberals. Alexander recently wrote: "Even when individual authors do not adhere to the bias

and pro-abortion rights instead of pro-abortion or pro-choice.' It goes on, 'Avoid abortionist,' saying the term 'connotes a person who performs clandestine abortions.'

The main facet of this PC tyranny, so perfectly predicted by Orwell, (pictured above)is the inversion of good and evil — of victim and victimizer. In such a universe, radical Muslims are victimized by the West, and not the other way around. This has led to a slanted teaching of the history of Islam and its conquests, both as a justification of the distortion and as a reflection of it.

of AP Style, it often doesn't matter. If they submit an article to a mainstream media outlet, they will likely see their words edited to conform. A pro-life author who submits a piece taking a position against abortion will see the words 'pro-life' changed to 'anti-abortion,' because the AP Stylebook instructs, 'Use anti-abortion instead of pro-life

"Words related to terrorism are sanitized in the AP Stylebook. Militant, lone wolves or attackers are to be used instead of terrorist or Islamist. 'People struggling to enter Europe' is favored over 'migrant' or 'refugee.' While it's true that many struggle to enter Europe, it is accurate to point out that they are, in fact, immigrants or refugees."

To be sure, the AP Stylebook does not carry the same weight or authority as the Quranic texts on which radical Islamists base their jihadist actions and totalitarian aims. It does constitute, however, a cultural decree that has turned religious in its fervor. It gives a glimpse, as well, into the intellectual tyranny that has pervaded liberal Western thought and institutions. The main facet of this PC tyranny, so perfectly predicted by Orwell, is the inversion of good and evil — of victim and victimizer. In such a universe, radical Muslims are victimized by the West, and not the other way around. This has led to a slanted teaching of the history of Islam and its conquests, both as a justification of the distortion and as a reflection of it. As far back as 2003, the Middle East Forum reported on the findings of a study conducted by the American Textbook Council, an independent New Yorkbased research organization, which stated: "[Over the last decade], the coverage of Islam in world history textbooks has expanded and in some respects improved.... But on significant Islam-related subjects, textbooks omit, flatter, embellish, and resort to hap-

The attempt in the West to impose a strict set of rules about what one is allowed to think and express in academia and in the media — to the point that anyone who disobeys is discredited, demonized, intimidated and in danger of losing his or her livelihood — is just as toxic and just as reminiscent of Orwell's diseased society. py talk, suspending criticism or harsh judgments that would raise provocative or even alarming questions." Thought-control is necessary for the repression of populations ruled by despotic regimes. That it is proudly and openly being used by self-described liberals and human-rights advocates in free societies is not only hypocritical and shocking; it is a form of aiding and abetting regimes whose ultimate goal is to eradicate Western ideals. The relationship between the two must be recognized for what it is: a marriage made in hell. (GATESTONE INSTITUTE)

A. Z. Mohamed is a Muslim born and raised in the Middle East.

A Bloody August – Global Terror Attacks Increase Amid Growing Fear By: Daniel Greenfield

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thought mad dogs foamed at the mouth, galloped, leaped and lunged at throats, and I thought they did it in August." — To Kill a Mockingbird In Roanoke, Virginia, Wasil Farooqui had attacked a couple with a knife while shouting, “Allahu Akbar”. His targets, a Muslim man and his non-Muslim girlfriend, had been swimming in the pool and were behaving immorally by Islamic standards. The Pakistani attacker had recently traveled to Turkey and was suspected of trying to join ISIS. His male victim had been cut “all over his body, including his neck.” Wasil’s lawyer fought hard to keep jurors from hearing about the “Allahu Akbar” part of the attack because it would play on stereotypes. He brought in a professor to testify that, “Allahu Akbar” is used to “express praise or appreciation.” But the judge made his decision and jurors will hear the grim sound of Allahu Akbar in the courtroom just as Wasil’s victims did. The defense in this case, as in almost every other Muslim terror case, is mental illness. Wasil had been “hearing voices”. Since a homicidal maniac hearing voices is how Islam was founded, that’s not much of a defense against accusations of Islamic terrorism. If antipsychotics had existed in the 7th century, ISIS,

Al Qaeda, Hamas and the everyday horrors that tourists have encountered this August would not exist. August isn’t quite over yet, but there’s been quite a few expressions of praise and appreciation this month sung in the same key as the pool hating Pakistani living on the Great Indian Warpath. Just this weekend, a Muslim from Luton drove up to Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty’s unwilling subject might have been looking for the Queen, but she was over at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. When the police came to have a word with him, he reached for a 4 foot sword and shouted, “Allahu Akbar”. The Bobbies, traditionally unarmed, maced him. He managed to cut up their hands before being arrested. Earlier, a Somali in Brussels had expressed some praise and appreciation by stabbing Belgian soldiers while shouting, “Allahu Akbar”. They belatedly shot him dead. A Koran was found in his possession. It’s hard to think of any European events that could better have validated the mayor of Venice’s declaration that anyone shouting, “Allahu Akbar” in St. Mark’s Square would be shot by snipers. But it’s been a fairly busy Allahu Akbaring August. Early in August, the Eiffel Tower had to be shut down after a Mauritanian Muslim effusive-

ly expressed his appreciation to Allah by waving a knife and shouting that he wanted to kill a French soldier for ISIS. The authorities claimed that he had psychiatric problems.

and a Turkish Muslim teenager had attacked a Rabbi carrying a Torah with a machete while shouting, “Allahu Akbar”. But this year, a Muslim broke into the apartment of an elder-

In Roanoke, Virginia, Wasil Farooqui had attacked a couple with a knife while shouting, “Allahu Akbar”. His targets, a Muslim man and his non-Muslim girlfriend, had been swimming in the pool and were behaving immorally by Islamic standards. The Pakistani attacker had recently traveled to Turkey and was suspected of trying to join ISIS. His male victim had been cut “all over his body, including his neck.”

Parisian tourist attractions have been special targets of Islamic praise and appreciation. Back in February, an Egyptian Muslim with a machete shut down the Louvre while shouting, “Allahu Akbar”. Some extremely unappreciative French soldiers shot him. But at least French Christians and Jews appreciated the break from Allah’s interfaith blades. Last year, Muslim attackers shouting Allahu Akbar had slit an 84-year-old priest’s throat

ly Orthodox Jewish nursery school director, beat her and then threw her out the window. He shouted anti-Semitic slurs, recited portions of the Koran and shouted, “Allahu Akbar”. Previously he had visited a Jihadist mosque. So of course the authorities blamed mental illness. Finland got its first official terrorist attack in August as a Moroccan Muslim refugee shouting, “Allahu Akbar” began stabbing women. The Muslim

migrant came to Finland after trying his luck in Germany. His rampage claimed the lives of two women and wounded six women and two men trying to help. The slaughter appears to be another of Merkel’s presents inflicted on the rest of Europe. It might be Germany’s best gift to Finland since the Lapland War. The reign of terror in Spain that began with a van attack in Barcelona ended when Younes Abouyaaquob, the driver of the van, was hunted down by police. He yelled, “Allahu Akbar” before he was shot. His five mates in nearby Cambrils had also been shouting, “Allahu Akbar” before police nailed them. It had been a bloody Allah August in Spain. The terror cell had killed 16 people and wounded over 100. But this terror season in Spain had actually started early in late July when a knife-wielding Muslim, stop me if you’ve heard this one before, attacked a police officer while shouting, “Allahu Akbar.” After several months of bloody Allahu Akbaring in the UK, the dog days of summer were quieter. At least until a Muslim with a 4-foot sword showed up at Buckingham Palace. Taha Hussain, who had developed the unappreciated habit of driving around the street while shouting, “Allahu Akbar” was found guilty. In these trying times, no one really wants to hear that sort of

thing in their neighborhood. In Germany, the authorities decided that a man who shouted, “Allahu Akbar” while stabbing people at a train station in Munich last year was just mentally ill and not a terrorist. Meanwhile shortly beforehand, a Muslim refugee had stabbed seven people in a Hamburg supermarket while shouting, you’ll never guess what. One of the supermarket stabber’s victims died. The authorities claim he was mentally ill. Closer to home, at the start of August, some 400 miles from Wasil’s stalking grounds, a Nashville man named Kaden began shouting, “Allahu Akbar” at a Kroger’s while claiming that he had a bomb. Just as in the case of the Barcelona van driver, there was no bomb. Back in June, a Tunisian Muslim had walked over to an airport police officer and shouted, “Allahu Akbar” before stabbing him in the neck. But that’s the way it goes. Sometimes August is hotter than usual. Other times it’s cooler. Sometimes the Allahu Akbar stabbings flare up in London and other times in Paris. But like the weather, Islamic terrorism is always there. If it’s not happening where you live, then it’s erupting somewhere else. Back in Roanoke, once the trial gets properly underway, jurors will be allowed to consider See A Bloody August – Global , page 36

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More than 200 firefighters battled the blaze. The smell of smoke carried as far as Brooklyn. The city Health Department advises area residents to avoid smoke exposure by keeping their windows shut.

Security cameras at the bank caught images of the suspect.

Video Shows SUV Crash into Staten Island Laundromat; Six Hurt (VIN) Authorities say a car accidentally plowed into a New York City coin laundry, leaving six people injured as the vehicle veered through the business. Security-camera video captured the dramatic scene around 8 a.m. Sunday at the Page Laundromat on Staten Island. In video obtained by news outlets, the car begins slowly backing out of a parking space opposite the laundry. Then the vehicle speeds up, crashes through the glass storefront and continues to the back of the shop, knocking people, tables and carts out of the way. Police say the 74-year-old driver apparently drove into the store by accident. Police say the driver was among the injured. Firefighters say altogether, three people suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and three others suffered minor injuries. All were taken to a hospital.

FDNY: Firefighters hurt battling blaze in Lower Manhattan building friday night (VIN) A large fire in a building just a few blocks from the World Trade Center has filled lower Manhattan with smoke. Smoke and flames could be seen shooting from the roof of the five-story structure in Tribeca on Friday. The fire started shortly before 7 p.m. and was under control three hours later. The Fire Department says 12 firefighters have been treated for minor injuries. The mixed-use building has retail businesses on the first floor. TV station WPIX reports (http://bit.ly/2ewNNUQ) that officials say the fire started in a first-floor restaurant and shot up through the building’s duct work.

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Rodolfo Benitez, 46, of Far Rockaway, Queens Photo Credit: NCPD

Queens man arrested in hit & run that injured young israel rabbi (VIN) Nearly 10 months after a Long Island rabbi was seriously injured in a hit and run accident, a 46 year old Far Rockaway man has been arrested and charged in the incident. Rodolfo Benitez, a resident of Sage Street, was apprehended by the Nassau County Police Department on Friday in connection with the accident which took place in front of the Young Israel of West Hempstead last year. As previously reported on VIN News (http://bit.ly/2vBqnoL), Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer was struck by a pickup truck as he attempted to cross Hempstead Avenue on December 12th. An NCPD spokesman said that he could not provide any details of Benitez’s arrest and that Benitez has no prior arrests in Nassau County. Benitez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and tampering with evidence and was arraigned today at First District Court in Hempstead.

Police said that 70-year-old Neal Milano reportedly victimized a fellow tenant at 47-55 39th Place in Sunnyside over a 10-month period starting in September 2016. Milano is said to have followed the 43-year-old woman numerous times, yelling obscenities at her and grabbing her by the arm and neck and pulling her on at least two separate occasions. Milano, who sports a Hitler-like moustache, was apprehended by police today at 2:20 PM and charged with stalking and harassment. While he has no prior arrests, Milano is no stranger to the authorities and has been the subject of numerous complaints by residents of the Sunnyside condominium who say that he has repeatedly threatened them and boasted of having guns. Residents told NY1 (http:// bit.ly/2vDBuxc) that Milano, head of the condominium’s board, has imposed absurd regulations on tenants including a $200 fine for improperly folding cardboard for recycling. Milano has also reportedly posted private details of residents’ lives in publicly displayed notices and has required residents to obtain written permission in order to host overnight guests, a privilege that comes with a $100 price tag. According to the NYPD, today’s arrest is completely unrelated to three separate investigations by the city’s human rights commission, the state attorney general’s office and the NYPD into whether Milano’s actions have created a hostile environment for residents.

NATIONAL Israeli ministry advancing $1 million in aid for Houston after Hurricane Harvey

(JNS.org) Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry announced Monday that it is “advancing a plan” for $1 million in emergency aid for Houston’s Jewish community following the damage inflicted Manager of building by Hurricane Harvey. with disturbing anti“The city of Houston was hurt Semitic decor arrested badly last week, and the Jewish on harassment charges community, 70 percent of which (VIN) A Queens property lived in the flooded neighbormanager who allegedly decorat- hoods, was hit hard,” said Died the lobby of a Queens condo- aspora Affairs Minister Naftali minium building with images Bennett said. “From talks we’ve of Hitler, guns and confederate had over the past week with the symbols is under arrest for al- heads of the community and Israel’s consul general, we learned legedly harassing a tenant.

the damage is vast, and the rehabilitation will take years. For years the Jewish communities stood by Israel when it needed their help; now it is our turn to stand by Houston’s Jewish community.” The forthcoming aid will be transferred through the local Israeli Consulate in Houston and will “be used to help repair and restore the communal infrastructure (schools, synagogues and JCC) which are not funded or supported by the state [of Texas],” according to the Diaspora Affairs Ministry. “The Jewish state is measured by its response when our brothers around the world are in crisis,” said Bennett.

thodox Union, the Nachum Segal Network’s “JM in the AM” program will broadcast live from Houston from Sept. 6-8. The radio host also aired his show from Houston in 2015, following that year’s Memorial Day flood in America’s fourth-largest city, which damaged about 500 Jewish homes. Hurricane Harvey is believed to have inflicted far more damage to the Jewish and broader communities than previous major floods in Houston in 2015 and 2016. “Our brothers and sisters in Houston have gone through a terrible ordeal with so much of the community they built sitting in ruins,” Nachum Segal said in a statement. “The goal of our trip is to highlight the community, what they’ve gone through and what lays ahead of them, sharing their stories and showing them the support from their brethren around the world.” JM in the AM’s three-hour broadcast garners between 75,000 and 100,000 listeners each weekday morning, according to the Nachum Segal Network.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (pictured) called remarks by a leader of the Hamas terror group lauding its strong ties with Iran “a stunning admission” that illustrates Iranian violations of U.N. resolutions. Credit: U.N. Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré.

Haley calls Hamas remarks on strong Iran ties ‘stunning admission’

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 launch a preemptive strike on North Korea if it is capable of doing so. The former intelligence leader’s comments came after North Korea claimed to have conducted its sixth nuclear test Sunday, purportedly detonating a hydrogen bomb, and prompting a warning from the U.S. of a “massive military response.” Yadlin’s comments, recommending that President Donald Trump “make a preemptive strike” to inhibit North Korea’s ability to further develop its nuclear weapons capability, were made during an interview with Israel’s 103FM Radio. Yadlin, who now serves as the director of Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), added that such a “complex” strike would depend entirely upon “excellent intelligence.” “If, after such an attack, a missile is launched against him (Trump), then there is no point in attacking,” he said. “The question is whether the United States has the intelligence to allow it to carry out a preemptive strike that will destroy North Korea’s capabilities.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry Monday condemned Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test, saying the move “constitutes yet another example of North Korea’s aggressive pattern of behavior.”

Conan O’Brien floats in the Dead Sea. Credit: Twitter.

In Israel, Conan O’Brien floats in Dead Sea, (JNS.org) U.S. Ambassador to dines with Netanyahu, trains with IDF the United Nations Nikki Haley called remarks by a leader of the Hamas terror group lauding its strong ties with Iran “a stunning admission” that illustrates Iranian violations of U.N. resolutions. Iran is now “the largest backer financially and militarily” of Hamas, the Palestinian terror group's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, told reporters this week in his first meeting with the media since assuming his new position. Together with the Iranians, Hamas is building up its military capability and preparing for “the liberation of Palestine,” he said. Sinwar also emphasized that recently renewed relations with Iran are “fantastic,” and have returned to the “former era” of close ties between Hamas and the Islamic Republic. “Once again, Iran is showing its true colors,” Haley asserted, adding that Iran must abide by U.N. resolutions or decide “whether it wants to be the leader of a jihadist terrorist movement.” “It’s long past time for the international community to hold Iran to the same standard that all countries who actually value peace and security are held to,” she added.

Popular Jewish radio show to air from Houston amid Hurricane Harvey recovery (JNS.org) Popular Jewish radio personality Nachum Segal returns to Houston this week for his latest round of broadcasting in the flood-stricken city, as the local Jewish community recovers from Hurricane Harvey. In partnership with the Or-

(JNS.org) American television host Conan O’Brien visited Israel for the first time this week to film an episode of his “Conan Without Borders” show for TBS. The episode is scheduled to air Sept. 19. When announcing the trip to Israel earlier this month, the comedian joked that he would be arriving around the same time as an American diplomatic delegation led by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, and offered to “work with the guy (Kushner)” to advance peace talks. The comedian’s five-day trip saw him go clubbing in Tel Aviv, schmooze with locals in the Old City of Jerusalem and enjoy reading a Hebrew-language Garfield comic strip while floating in Dead Sea. O’Brien also visited the disputed territories and smoked hookah with a Palestinian vendor in Bethlehem. On Wednesday, the television host trained with the IDF’s Caracal Battalion—one of Israeli military’s only mixed-gender combat units. On Monday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted O’Brien for a meal, and the comedian fed the Israeli leader’s dog cucumbers at the dinner table. “If you tried to give an American dog a cucumber, it would punch you,” O’Brien joked.

A welcoming ceremony for the American police officers who are visiting Israel this week. Credit: Israel Police.

52 American police officers participate in ‘unity tour’ delegation to Israel

(JNS.org) Fifty-two American police officers arrived in Israel Sunday as part of a “Police Unity Tour” delegation. Officers from both countries participated in a joint ceremony, saluting one another and standing at attention as the flags of both nations were raised and the American and Israeli national anthems were played. “We have the utmost respect for you, and we will do everything to make you feel at home,” an Israeli police officer stated while addressing his American counterparts during the ceremony. The Israeli officer also took a moment to commemorate fallen police officers from both countries. “In their names we stand here,” he said. While in Israel, the American officers are learning techniques from the Israelis, touring the country and participating in a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. U.S. law enforcement and security delegations frequently Ex-Israeli intelligence visit Israel to learn cutting-edge chief recommends security and counter-terrorism US preemptively techniques, defying criticism strike North Korea from various anti-Israel groups (JNS.org) Former IDF intel- regarding the American officers’ ligence chief Amos Yadlin said training relationship with the IsSunday that the U.S. should rael Police.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 3 Florida teens charged with murder of Orthodox Jewish MMA fighter (JNS.org) Three Florida teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Aaron Rajman, 25, an Orthodox Jewish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. A Palm Beach criminal court Saturday ordered that the three suspects—Summer Church, 16, Roberto Ortiz, 18, and Jace Swinton, 18—be held without bond. The three stand accused of fatally shooting Rajman following an altercation that broke out in his Boca Raton residence. All three suspects will be tried as adults and face the same charges of first-degree murder and two counts of armed home invasion with a firearm. “This was no random act of violence,” said State Attorney Dave Aronberg. “Mr. Rajman was targeted by these defendants, and we intend to seek justice for the victim and his family.” Rajman was reportedly a member of Chabad-Lubavitch and was deeply involved with the local Jewish community. In addition to studying Torah, he also taught local Jewish children self-defense techniques and instructed police in the Israeli Krav Maga martial arts style. 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.

The Jewish Voice seven months—a 36-percent increase compared to the same period in 2016. The Israeli Tourism Ministry anticipates that around 55,000 Indian tourists will visit Israel this year. In June, the Israeli government approved a number of measures that deepen ties with India in the fields of water, agriculture, innovation, tourism and defense. According to Madah, the Tourism Ministry is in discussions with Indian travel companies to coordinate “defense” tourism to Israel. “There are many tourists… who are interested to learn how people defend themselves and things about warfare…because the reputation of Israeli security is very high,” said Madah.

have had on the Israeli population. “I could create a [story of] horrible crime in the Israeli police and nobody would say [anything],” Maoz, The Associated Press said. “But if you touch the army, this is very, very sensitive.” Foxtrot’s nomination for the film festival’s top prize comes eight years after Maoz’s debut feature film, the critically acclaimed “Lebanon,” won the Golden Lion award. Foxtrot premieres at the Venice Film Festival Sept. 2 before it is screened at the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 7.

UN chief tours Gaza frontier, visits Hamas terror tunnel

(JNS.org) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during a three-day trip to Israel, traveled to the Gaza border Wednesday to see firsthand the security challenges the Jewish state faces, including visiting a Hamas terror tunnel. Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon, who accompanied Guterres on his visit, and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi explained Israel's security challenges as well as the situation in Gaza under Hamas rule. Danon told Guterres, “Hamas continues to arm itself to harm Israeli civilians and takes advantage of aid from the international community for terrorism—at the expense of the Strip's resINTERNATIONAL idents. Instead of securing a better future for the children of Gaza, Hamas turned them into hostages and invests its resources in digging murderous terror tunnels.” Following his visit with Israeli residents near Gaza, Guterres said, “I had the enormous pleasure when talking to the families of the kibbutzim to note that instead of what would be natural—a feeling of anger in Indian Prime Minister Narendra relation to what is an attack on Modi (left) and Israeli Prime civilians and a violation of interMinister Benjamin Netanyahu in national humanitarian law—I’ve Jerusalem in July. Travel seen from them an extraordibetween India and Israel is on nary message of peace and recthe rise in the aftermath of onciliation.” Modi’s historic visit to the Jewish The Israelis kept “asking us state. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO. to help the Palestinians in Gaza Indian travel to Israel to overcome their tragic huon the rise following manitarian problems and being Modi’s historic visit themselves ready to help and to (JNS.org) Travel between In- provide support to the Palestindia and Israel is on the rise in the ian community in Gaza,” he said. aftermath of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic Israeli movie ‘Foxtrot’ is visit to the Jewish state in July, frontrunner for top prize according to the Israeli Tourism at Venice Film Festival Ministry. (JNS.org) The Israeli film Modi was the first sitting In- “Foxtrot” is a frontrunner at the dian prime minister to visit Is- Venice Film Festival to win the rael. Golden Lion award, the event’s “We want to leverage the re- top prize. newed interest sparked by the The film, which is partially Indian prime minister’s visit to influenced by director Samuel increase destination awareness Maoz’s own military experience among Indian travelers,” Israeli in the IDF, details the story of Tourism Ministry Director Has- an affluent Tel Aviv couple that san Madah told reporters in In- is informed its young son, a soldia this week. dier, has been killed in the line Madah and a Tourism Min- of duty at an isolated roadblock istry delegation are taking part in Israel’s Negev desert. in a six-city roadshow in India, Critics at the Italian festival which began in Mumbai Aug. 21 have praised Foxtrot, while in Isand ended in Chennai. rael, Maoz has been reproached Some 34,000 Indians visited for his depiction of the IDF and the Jewish state during the past the effect that decades of conflict

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believed to have held Mengistu, who is of Jewish-Ethiopian origin, ever since he voluntarily crossed into the coastal territory in September 2014. Mengistu’s relatives have said he suffers from mental health issues. “Avera, our dear brother. Three years ago, when we heard the news of your disappearance, a great darkness fell over our home,” said Mengistu’s brothers, Ilan and Yossi, who read a letter at the rally on behalf of the captured Israeli man’s five siblings. “For three years now our mother and father cannot sleep...you can’t even imagine how much your absence is felt,” they said. Hamas has not officially confirmed Mengistu’s detention, but has published content on social media using his image several times.

Netanyahu aides detained, PM’s wife takes polygraph amid criminal probes

France’s President Emmanuel Macron (pictured at right) said he will visit Israel next year amid a new French peace push in the Middle East. Credit: YouTube.

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Israel in 2018 (JNS.org) France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will visit Israel next year amid a new French peace push in the Middle East. Macron made the announcement when speaking with some 200 French diplomats in Paris. He said he intends to advance a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that Israel’s capital of Jerusalem should also be the Palestinian capital. The French leader is also slated to visit Lebanon, Jordan and the disputed territories next year. On the eve of France’s presidential election in May, then-candidate Macron stated that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state would create instability and damage France’s relationship with Israel. At the same time, Macron blasted Israel for its continued “colonization process,” referring to settlement construction, which he argued threatens a two-state solution. Macron has previously referred to boycotts of Israel as “profoundly anti-Semitic,” and has said anti-Zionism “leads directly to anti-Semitism.”

MIDDLE EAST Hundreds rally for release of Israeli man held captive by Hamas for 3 years (JNS.org) Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv Sunday night in solidarity with the family of Israeli citizen Avera Mengistu, who has been held captive by the Palestinian terror group Hamas for three years in the Gaza Strip. At the rally, demonstrators stated that the Israeli government should be making a greater effort to secure Mengistu’s release from Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Palestinian terror group is

(JNS.org) The Israel Police reportedly arrested several military officers and former associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Sunday amid the multiple corruption cases against the Israeli leader. The arrests were purportedly initiated as part of the probe dubbed “Case 3,000,” which involves a $1.5 billion deal to acquire three additional submarines for the Israeli Navy from the German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The fact that Netanyahu’s personal attorney, David Shomron, represents TKMS in Israel sparked an investigation that saw a former IDF general detained for questioning in mid-July along with several other suspects, over allegations of bribery and money laundering. The Israel Police Sunday confirmed the arrests of six suspects, stating that the officials were detained and had their homes and offices searched “in order to apprehend documents relevant to the investigation.” Netanyahu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in Case 3,000 and in the two other corruption probes against him, “Case 1,000” and “Case 2,000.” In early August, Netanyahu’s former chief of staff, Ari Harow, signed a deal to become a state witness in the investigations,

increasing speculation that the prime minister could be indicted on corruption charges. Last week, Netanyahu’s wife Sara took a private polygraph test ahead of her expected indictment in connection with Case 1,000, for allegations of improper behavior and misuse of state funds. She was found to be telling the truth regarding “her version of the events,” according to the Tal Polygraph center.

PAGE 25 areth to also visit Upper Nazareth, thereby contributing to the local economy,” said Levin. Levin’s Tourism Ministry is slated to allocate some $168,000 towards the project, with Deri’s ministry providing around $112,000 for engineering expenses. “The Galilee in general and the Nazareth ridge in particular is an area in which rich history and ancient traditions are intertwined,” said Deri. “The cable car is good news for the people of the Galilee and the area’s many visitors—tourists from Israel and overseas.”

Hebron’s Jewish community granted official municipal status

Israel’s cabinet Sunday approved the construction of the “Gospel Trail” cable car that, when completed, will run between Upper Nazareth and the lower slopes of Mount Tabor (pictured) in order to enhance access to Christian tourist sites in the area. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel approves ‘Gospel Trail’ cable car to enhance Christian tourism (JNS.org) Israel’s cabinet Sunday approved the construction of the “Gospel Trail” cable car that, when completed, will run between Upper Nazareth and the lower slopes of Mount Tabor in order to enhance access to Christian tourist sites in the area. The project in Israel’s northern region is a collaborative effort between Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee Aryeh Deri and the municipality of Upper Nazareth. The initiative aims to attract millions of international tourists and religious pilgrims, in addition to Israeli visitors. “The cable car will enrich the tourist experience and help bring the large numbers of incoming tourists who visit Naz-

(JNS.org) The IDF issued an order on Thursday giving Hebron’s Jewish community official municipal standing. “By force of the order, an administration will be established to represent the residents of the Jewish neighborhood in Hebron and to provide them with municipal services in a variety of fields,” the IDF said. Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan said the move will give the new municipal administration the ability to provide local services to the approximately 1,000 Jews who live in Hebron, which has 220,000 Palestinian residents. Located south of Jerusalem in the Judean hills, Hebron is the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world and is home to the Cave of the Patriarchs, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, where several biblical patriarchs and matriarchs are entombed. As part of the 1997 Wye Agreement, Hebron was split up between Israeli and Palestinian jurisdictions. Under the agreement, 80 percent of the city was placed under Palestinian Authority control, with 20 percent under IDF control. “It is very important to strengthen Hebron’s Jewish community, which for many years has fallen between the cracks when it comes to receiving municipal services,” Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.

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North Jersey Jewish Business Alliance Hosts 3nd Annual Luncheon By: Julie Ahn

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he North Jersey Jewish Business Alliance (NJJBA), formerly known as the Hudson County Jewish Business Alliance, hosted its third annual legislative and business luncheon at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, New Jersey. Due to its incredible and exponential success, the luncheon also marked the Alliance's name change. By providing a comprehensive network for Jewish business owners to expand their reach, the Alliance, too, expanded with tenacity, and now includes the greater North Jersey area. The Alliance has carefully

put together a board of prominent business leaders to ensure its continued success. After a bustling networking session, the program commenced with an introduction by Ezra Friedlander, Master of Ceremonies, as well as opening remarks by Miles Berger, the Host and Chairman of the Board. David Rosenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the NJJBA, thanked and recognized the presence of the esteemed crowd in front of him. With great pride, Rosenberg stated: "In Judaism, anything repeated 3 times becomes... permanent." Since its inception in 2015, Rosenberg has wanted to ensure that Northern Jersey is recog-

nized as an unparalleled place to live, work, and visit for the Jewish individual. Celebrating its third annual legislative luncheon, the Alliance has worked hard to assist businesses in their decision making process, and to connect them not only with other business executives, but also with distinguished and influential New Jersey officials and legislative leaders. Ronnie Sevilla, Hudson County Retail Market Manager for Investors Bank, took the stage to introduce Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey Kim Guadagno. "In 2009, we had 9.9% unemployment, virtually dead last in any economic indicator of suc- L.-R. Phil Goldshmiedt, Raphael Ghermezian, Assemblyman Robert Auth, Louis LaSalle, Ronnie Sevilla, cess, people were fleeing the state Miles Berger, Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti, David Rosenberg, Maksim Sheyn, Freeholder Anthony Romano, Governor Richard Codey, Bayonne Mayor James Davis, Nathan Herzog, Bayonne Councilman-At-Large Juan Perez, Ezra Friedlander

of New Jersey not by the tens of thousands, but by the hundreds of thousands... so long as you do the job, and you do it the best you can... and that's what I've been doing for the past 8 years," Lt. Governor Guadagno explained. "Today as I stand here, we went for 9.8% unemployment to 4.1%. We have more people working in New Jersey today than ever in the history of the state," she beamed. Freeholder Anthony Romano then presented the Hudson County Proclamation: "Hudson County Board of Freeholders would like to honor and commend the NJJBA on its expansion and name change. We will always be proud to recognize this organization, and we will work

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in tandem for the success of this organization." The Leadership in Excellence Award was presented to honoree Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti, who serves the 31st legislative district of New Jersey. "I'm deeply honored to receive this award and recognition. Although, I am more grateful for the support and friendship the organization and so many of its members have shown me in recent years," said the Assemblyman. Louis LaSalle, Vice President for External Affairs of RWJ Barnabas Health, took the podium to introduce Senator Richard Codey (D-NJ). Senator Codey, who spoke on

behalf of Democratic Nominee for Governor Phil Murphy, offered poignant words: "People want to relate to their President, their governor, and their mayor... We've got to turn the page to a governor that's got to listen to us and do the right thing. It's not going to be an easy day, but it will be a good day." The third consecutive legislative and business luncheon can only mean continued success and growth not only for the Alliance, but for the state of New Jersey as well. With top business executives and distinguished officials and legislative leaders working together, New Jersey will only experience continued success

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Hurricane Harvey; the Peak of a Devastating 3 Year Flooding Trend for Houston’s Jews By: Jacob Kamaras

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s a member of Houston’s Jewish community writing about a devastating flood for the third time since May 2015, I’m at a loss for words. Sitting in the comforts of my third-floor apartment, where I’m fortunate enough to view the unprecedented waters of Hurricane Harvey as a spectator, it feels trite to be putting on my “journalist’s hat� while countless others are either suffering or contributing to relief efforts.

the message before, the national and international Jewish communities should understand the crisis for Jews in Houston due to Hurricane Harvey, but also within the context of other major floods in recent years. Just a 10-minute walk from where I live, dozens of families in my synagogue’s community live in flood-damaged homes. This is at least the third time that many of these residences have taken in water since the Memorial Day flood of 2015. For homeowners in the flood-stricken, Jewish-heavy

The congregation itself, United Orthodox Synagogues (UOS), which suffered more than $1 million in damage in the 2015 deluge and was flooded again the following year, has been dealt its most crushing blow yet.

flood waters receded on the same day as the storms, Hurricane Harvey’s waters stayed put for days as the rain persisted. The road to recovery cannot immediately begin and is too daunting to even think about.

Flood damage from Hurricane Harvey at United Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) of Houston. Credit: Robert Levy via Facebook.

ty: What now? What will homeowners do after suffering three major floods? How many Jews who have laid down roots here The Memorial Day flood of 2015 in Houston find themselves with no suitable As has been the case for other options remaining? The 2015 flood damaged I wrote last year, “The Jewish about 500 Jewish homes (among floods in recent years, my synamore than 2,500 homes overall) gogue community at UOS im- future in a major city is at stake.â€? and three synagogues in the mediately sprang into action for Since then, Houston’s Jews have Houston area. The 2016 Tax Day Harvey, conducting boat rescues battled to bring things back to flood brought similar devasta- for threatened individuals and where they were before the Metion, but the community was families. Local volunteer lead- morial Day and Tax Day floods. better prepared for the event. ers—whose depth of dedication Despite all the preparations for is difficult to describe—have The 2016 Tax Day flood brought similar devastation, but the Hurricane Harvey, damage has begun intense coordination community was better prepared for the event. Despite all the For homeowners in the far exceeded previous disas- for food, laundry and housing preparations for Hurricane Harvey, damage has far exceeded ood-stricken, Jewishters—the statistics aren’t imme- needs, in a process that has be- heavy neighborhoods of previous disasters—the statistics aren’t immediately available, diately available, but that is im- come all too familiar for them. but that is immaterial Meyerland and Willow The Jewish community’s rematerial. The point is that HousMeadows, Hurricane Yet as I’ve concluded in these neighborhoods of Meyerland ton’s Jews, many of whom live lief effort was inspiring in 2015 Harvey’s wrath has situations before, the written and Willow Meadows, Hurri- in areas prone to flooding, have and 2016, and it’s heartwarm- undone all the hard work word is a crucial part of the cane Harvey’s wrath has un- suffered their third catastrophic ing again. But as I asked after of two previous rebuilding healing process when a natural done all the hard work of two weather event in as many years. the 2016 flood, and need to ask processes disaster strikes. If they didn’t get previous rebuilding processes. Unlike previous years, when again with even greater intensi-

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey brings far more questions than answers. We typically—and justifiably—think of Jews in farflung, crisis-prone places like the former Soviet Union as endangered. Jewish organizations, in turn, devote significant manpower and funds to addressing overseas crises. You wouldn’t typically think of Houston as a similar disaster zone. But I would ask anyone to assess the facts of the flooding from 20152017 in America’s fourth-largest city, and at the very least, ask the same questions that local Jews are asking about their future. (JNS.ORG)

Jacob Kamaras is a journalist and marketing professional living in Houston. He writes for JNS.org and other national publications.

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The Failure of the Republican Party to Successfully Connect with the Jewish Community By: Crystal Rosenblatt

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s New Yorkers gear up for yet another primary and general election season their voting choices for mayor, city council, public advocate, borough president, district attorney and comptroller remain overwhelming on the Democratic side of the proverbial aisle. While this should come as no surprise to any diedin-the-wool New Yorker who understands that their city has gained a reputation for maintaining a solid blue presence since its governmental formation; it is also clear that not everyone residing in the Big Apple has signed on to the progressive, liberal agenda that has dominated the political stratosphere. It appears that well intentioned Republican/Conservative candidates vying for elected office often hit a dead end when it pertains to getting their message agenda across to voters. Speculation has run rampant on the abysmal failure of the Republican party to provide succor to their candidates with sufficient financial and communications support. One thing however is for certain. Republican candidates, their donors and the party they represent have consistently spurned the assistance of one their natural allies in the battle for liberty and individual freedoms. The right-wing and conservative Jewish media for one is not convinced that that the alleged inability of Republican candidates to achieve victory at the polls is a fait accompli. For well over a decade, the

tender for the US House of Representatives, Bob Turner. As a media executive for over for decades, Turner had virtually no experience in navigating the often turbulent vicissitudes of the political landscape in New York City. He was challenging a Democratic candidate who not only had name recognition but had the unflagging support of the city's powerful unions. Both men were vying for the Congressional seat in the 9th district (Brooklyn and Queens) that was vacated by disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner subsequent to the maelstrom of negative press he was receiving because of his bizarre exploits.

John Catsimatidis, the Greek-American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host had decided to throw his hat in the ring in 2013 when he ran for mayor of New York City as a Republican

Running against the former Deputy Superintendent of Banks and Secretary of the Banking Board for New York State and former New York City council member David Weprin would be no easy task for political neophyte Bob Turner. But with the continual assistance of massive media exposure by the Jewish Voice, on September 13, 2011, Bob Turner defeated Democrat David Weprin 52–47 in the special election battle for Weiner's

In early 2011, the Jewish Voice heralded the candidacy of Republican contender for the US House of Representatives, Bob Turner

Jewish Voice and other Jewish publications whose readers have a clear comprehension that the Democratic agenda runs counter to their belief system and often stands in opposition to the welfare of their communities have striven to publicize Republican candidates and their message. In return, not only have the candidates virtually relegated the influence of the Jewish media to the trash heap but have lost sight of the fact that its pages are read by prominent opinion makers who hold tremendous sway within the political hierachy of the city. Case in point: In early 2011, the Jewish Voice heralded the candidacy of Republican con-

Prior to the revelation of these shocking charges, Michael Grimm was not only a pillar of the community but a congressman who truly cared about his constituents in Staten Island and Brooklyn. He labored assiduously to ensure that legislation was passed to help the communities that he served. Mr. Grimm’s campaign was given the “wind beneath its wings” by the maximum visibility provided by the Jewish Voice.

have been promulgated in the Jewish and conservative media include Rob Astorino, the Westchester County Executive. Astorino was one of the founders of 1050 AM ESPN Radioin New York City, and worked as the station's executive producer, and as executive producer of The Michael Kay Show. He is also a television host on the MSG Network. Astorino served as a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators from 2003 to 2005, when he launched an unsuccessful bid to unseat Westchester County Executive, Andrew Spano. In 2009, he was elected County Executive as a Republican, defeating Spano. In 2013, Astorino defeated Democratic challenger Noam Bramson, mayor of New Rochelle, for reelection. In 2014, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in that year's gubernatorial election, but was defeated by incumbent Andrew Cuomo. John Catsimatidis, the Greek-American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host had decided to throw his hat in the ring in 2013 when he ran for mayor of New York City as a Republican. Although he lost his bid for the Republican nomination, he did appeal to voters who wanted to see a drastic change in New York City polOther New York area itics. Throughout the course of Republican candidates his campaign, articles that spotwhose messages have lighted his positions of the issues been promulgated in the as well as interviews appeared on Jewish and conservative the pages of the Jewish Voice. media include Rob Astorino, He is the owner, president, the Westchester County chairman, and CEO of Gristedes Executive. Astorino was one Foods, the largest grocery chain of the founders of 1050 AM in Manhattan, and the Red ApESPN Radioin New York City, ple Group, a real estate and and worked as the station's aviation company with about executive producer, and as $700 million to $800 million executive producer of The in holdings in New York, FloriMichael Kay Show. He is also da, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. a television host on the MSG Catsimatidis also owns the HelNetwork. lenic Times, a Greek-American Congressman Michael newspaper based in Manhattan Grimm (R-SI) is a name that we and hosts a talk-radio show on may all be familiar with but not WNYM. for the reasons that we would hope. The disgraced Republican congressman and former FBI agent, businessman, attorney, and U.S. Marine was charged by federal authorities with 20 counts of fraud, federal tax evasion, and perjury in 2014. Prior to the revelation of these shocking charges, Mr. Grimm was not only a pillar of the community but a congressman who truly cared about his constituents in Staten Island and Brooklyn. He labored assiduously to ensure that legislation was passed to help the communities that he served. Mr. Grimm’s campaign The Jewish Voice had vocally was given the “wind beneath its endorsed and regularly wings” by the maximum visibili- publicized the candidacy of ty provided by the Jewish Voice. former MTA chairman Joe Other New York area Repub- Lhota for mayor of NYC. Due lican candidates whose messages to the incisive coverage seat—becoming the first Republican to represent the area in more than 80 years. In the last New York City mayoral race that saw public advocate Bill deBlasio sail to victory in a contentious race, the Jewish Voice had vocally endorsed and regularly publicized the candidacy of former MTA chairman Joe Lhota. Due to the incisive coverage given to Lhota, he won the Republican nomination and beat supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis. While Lhota did not win the mayoral race, pundits across the political divide have acknowledged the fact that the exposure Lhota was given in the Jewish and Conservative media, helped catapult him to the GOP nomination.

Case in point: In early 2011, the Jewish Voice heralded the candidacy of Republican contender for the US House of Representatives, Bob Turner.

given to Lhota, he won the Republican nomination and beat supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis

Republican Congressman Daniel "Dan" M. Donovan, Jr. represents Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn in the 11th Congressional District of

New York in the U.S. House of Representatives. He succeeded Michael Grimm after the latter was brought up on corruption charges and subsequently found guilty. Donovan was elected on May 5, 2015 during a special election and sworn in on May 12, 2015.

Republican Congressman Daniel "Dan" M. Donovan, Jr. represents Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn in the 11th Congressional District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives. He succeeded Michael Grimm after the latter was brought up on corruption charges and subsequently found guilty. Donovan was elected on May 5, 2015 during a special election and sworn in on May 12, 2015.

"As someone who regularly attends political functions and gala dinners in the New York area, I can tell you that Ed Cox is a fixture at these events. He does well when it comes to glad handing influential people but his work in creating important alliances with the Jewish media can only be termed negligible." lief that Republican candidates for any elected office can never really make inroads, which I believe is patently false. As a veteran in the Jewish publishing industry, Ben Hooren says that he has seen "many electable Republican candidates fall through the cracks because they ignore the most powerful soapbox at their disposal and that is the media that creates their image."

A relative unknown in political circles at the time he was seeking office, it was the Jewish and conservative media, namely, the Jewish Voice, who New York State Senator offered Donovan a platform for Marty Golden who represents his views which resulted in the Brooklyn's 22nd Senate District name recognition that helped Ed Cox, who is currently the him get elected. chairman of the New York Republican State Committee and the son-in-law of former PresiIn the last New York dent Richard M. Nixon and First City mayoral race that saw public advocate Bill Lady Pat Nixon is someone who deBlasio sail to victory in comes to his position with impeccable credentials including a contentious race, the Jewish Voice had vocally an impressive family lineage. Yet according to Ben Hooren, Cox endorsed and regularly publicized the candidacy has "not moved off the dime" in of former MTA chairman helping to shape the New York Republican Party into a formiJoe Lhota. dable force to be reckoned with. "As someone who regularly atOther candidates such as New tends political functions and York State Senator Marty Gold- gala dinners in the New York en who represents Brooklyn's area, I can tell you that Ed Cox 22nd Senate District, former is a fixture at these events. He New York State Senator David does well when it comes to glad Storobin who represented Dis- handing influential people but trict 27 and Nachum Caller, a his work in creating important real estate attorney who had alliances with the Jewish media run for city council in 2010 and can only be termed negligible." Ben Hooren adds, "In a city thereafter for state assembly against the popular incumbent of this size, New York is rife with Dov Hikind had also reaped the support for Republican candibenefits of exposure in the Jew- dates whose views mirror those of many voters. If the top brass ish media . The lingering and gnawing at the Republican committee questions that remain in the af- continue on the ill advised track termath of their dismal show- of not utilizing friendly press to ings at the polls are why these their benefit, they are doomed candidates did not create viable to perennial failure. The ones relationships with the kind of who are really the victims here media and audiences that were are the people of New York City quite receptive to their messages. and beyond. They are the ones According to Jewish Voice who will be condemned to walkpublisher David Ben Hooren, ing around with the proverbial the Republican party of New Democratic albatross around York State "has pretty much their neck and that is the real resigned themselves to the be- tragedy."

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Israeli Wins $300K Grand Prix Prize in Stunning Upset at 42nd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show

Jewish Voice society, fashion & entertainment reporter Lieba Nesis files a live report from the 42nd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show

Laura Landro, Diana Taylor and Michael Bloomberg (Credit for all photos: Lieba Nesis)

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he 42nd annual Hampton Classic Horse Show concluded this Sunday September 3, 2017 at 240 Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton with festivities beginning at 12 PM. The show which ran from August 27-September 3 is renowned both for being one of the largest outdoor shows and for hosting the most illustrious spectators with past attendees including Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Vergara and many others. Three years ago I attended this event for the first time and was awestruck by the elaborate sartorial attire and detailed table settings of this ostentatious affair. The classic has officially been running for over 75 years but it can be traced back to the 1900s when it was called the Southampton Horse Show. After being suspended during the World Wars and reinstated in the 70's, the show which includes more than 50,000 spectators and 1,600 thoroughbreds received the coveted Heritage Competition Status in 2009-the second horse show ever to accomplish this feat. For the past three decades, top horse riders have congregated in the lush Hamptons to compete with fellow riders for the coveted Grand Prix prize. This year there was a stunning upset as Daniel Bluman, the 27-year-old rider born in Colombia, beat out both six-time Hampton Classic Grand Prix winner McLain Ward, and legendary American rider Brianne Goutal. Bluman out-performed both in

a three-horse-jump-off and grabbed the $300,000 prize. Upon his stunning upset Bluman took off his helmet and galloped on the field while pumping his fists in the air as the normally staid Hamptons crowd responded with rapturous applause. Bluman who was born in Medellin, Colombia has long held dual citizenship with both Colombia and Israel through his mother Orly Bluman who hails from Israel. In December 2016, Bluman,who had represented Colombia in international competitions for 8 years, decided to compete under the flag of Israel. At the time he commented, "I love Israel and I love everything that it means. I have always been very close to Israel. I went to Hebrew school growing up, and my grandfather, who is a Holocaust survivor, was three years in Auschwitz." One of the contributing factors in Bluman's decision might have been his marriage to Ariel Epstein this past year, an amateur rider who also represents Israel in competition. Whatever his motivation, deciding to represent Israel has certainly been a lucky charm for Bluman who beat three-time Olympic winner Ward-one of the best riders in jumping history. This auspicious afternoon was the third time this week that Bluman, riding his horse Ladriano Z, has galloped off the field with a victory lap-tell Roger Waters that associating with Israel is a good thing. I don't want to conclude that divine providence was involved but it seems noteworthy that Bluman's decision to represent Israel coincides with a dramatic change in fortune. Enough about horses, this event is

also one of the premier society events of the summer with celebrities and socialites gathering in their best threads to say goodbye to the Hamptons social season. This year was a bit under attended as guests anticipated rain for an afternoon that turned out beautifully. Nonetheless, numerous luminaries such as Brooke Shields, Christy Turlington, Madonna, Mary Kate Olsen, Don Lemon and countless "Housewives" joined mega-moguls Howard Lorber, Ziel Feldman, Lyor Cohen and Michael Bloomberg to enjoy the afternoon's festivities. Also in attendance was Southampton's counterterrorism unit which dispensed its elite security detail to protect the illustrious crowd. Lest you think the location of the tables at this event is the haphazard choice of some absent-minded party planner, I will let you know the seating is conducted with meticulous detail paid to social status and monetary disbursement. Even the VIP tent you are placed in is a pivotal decision-if you are confined to the less desirable tent you might not be pulling your weight in society. The front tables host most of the billionaires and contain the best food and table designs. While the Hampton's classic provides linens and centerpieces for each table many patrons bring their own decor which must abide by Hampton's guidelines which prohibit additional chairs, dense centerpieces and promotional materials. In the super selective Hamptons no detail is too small for consideration. I saw one mega-mogul, whose name I will not mention, threaten to fire one of the

waiters for providing less than adequate service - when you shell out big bucks you deserve top rate results. If you are curious as to the cost of a VIP table, tables are only available as part of an overall sponsorship package - entering the Hampton's hierarchy is no easy task. Thankfully, I had the opportunity to speak with some of the luminaries including supermodel Christy Turlington. Turlington who showed up in an understated black sweatshirt and khaki pant combination said she felt underdressed and commented that she knows nothing about today's crop of supermodels since she is involved full time with her charity "Every Mother Counts",

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which provides maternal healthcare all over the world. Turlington is also busy training for her seventh marathon. Another low key attendee was Donna Karan who showed up in some of her own Urban Zen designs to watch the competition. She jokingly commented that she always wears the same kind of clothing preferring comfort above everything. As the afternoon began to wind down, I spotted comedian and cable news reporter Bill McCuddy, who has been coming to this event for ten years, to watch his daughter ride and see where his money goes. McCuddy was sitting near Michael Bloomberg who also came to watch daughter Georgina Bloomberg participate in the competition as photographers excitedly snapped away. The afternoon which usually lasts until 4:00 PM concluded at the early hour of 2:45 PM with guests lingering to cherish the last moments of the busy social season.

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ABC's of Rosh Hashanah A handy checklist of everything you need to know for the New Year. By: Rabbi Shraga Simmons

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key component of Rosh Hashanah preparation is to ask for forgiveness from anyone we may have wronged during the previous year. To the greatest extent possible, we want to begin the year with a clean slate – and without anyone harboring a grudge against us. Similarly, we should be quick to forgive those who have wronged us. Many people have the custom of going to the mikveh before Rosh Hashanah after midday. A mikveh, which has the power to purify from certain types of spiritual impurities, can be an important part of the teshuva process. Some have the custom of visiting a cemetery on the day before Rosh Hashanah and praying at the graves of the righteous. Of course, we do not pray "to" the righteous, but only to God who hears our prayers in the merit of the righteous. The morning before Rosh Hashanah, we perform "Hatarat Nedarim" – annulling of vows. In Torah terms, saying something as simple as "I refuse to eat candy" can be considered a legal vow. Therefore, before Rosh Hashanah, we annul any vows, whether made intentionally or not. This is done by standing in front of three adult males and asking to be released from one’s vows. The full text can be found in a Siddur or Rosh Hashanah Machzor.

The Festive Meal

of a POMEGRANATE."  After eating the HEAD of a sheep or fish, say: "May it be Your will, God, that we be as the HEAD and not as the tail. You can also use other foods and make up your own "May it be Your will…" For example, eat a raisin and celery, and ask God in the coming year for a "raise in salary" (raisin celery)!

Once the blessings have been made, one may not speak until the end of the shofar blowing. A woman may sound the shofar for herself after saying the blessing. (Sefardi women do not say a blessing.) A child who is old enough to be educated regarding mitzvot is required to hear the Shofar. The shofar is not blown when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat. During the chazan's repetition of the Musaf "Amidah," an additional 30 blasts are blown in the various combinations. It is the custom to blow 40 extra blasts at the end of services, bringing the total to 100. It is customary to prolong the final blast, called "Tekiah Gedolah." Why do we ask for both a "good" AND "sweet"

Other Customs It is customary to greet others with: "L'shana Tova – Ketivah vi-chatima Tova." This means: "For a good year – You should be written and sealed in the good (Book of Life)." One should try not to sleep or go for idle walks on the day of Rosh Hashanah. (The Arizal permits a nap in the afternoon.) It is advisable to avoid marital relations, except if Rosh Hashanah falls on the night of the wife's immersion. If a Bris Milah falls on Rosh Hashanah, it should be performed between the Torah reading and the shofar blowing. The shofar used on Rosh Hashanah should be a

During the High Holidays, a round challah is curved ram's horn, and longer than four inches. used – symbolizing fullness and completion. After It is permitted to use the shofar of an animal not making the "Hamotzi" blessing, it is customary to ritually slaughtered. dip the bread into honey – symbolizing our prayer Rosh Hashanah Prayers for a sweet new year. Since there are so many unique prayers on Rosh Hashanah, we use a special prayer book called a "Machzor." In the "Amidah" and "Kiddush" for Rosh Hashanah, we say the phrase "Yom Teruah." However, if Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, we say "Zichron Teruah" instead. (If one inadvertently said the wrong phrase, he needn't repeat the prayer.) The supplication "Avinu Malkeinu" should be said on Rosh Hashanah, except when Rosh Hashanah and Shabbat coincide, since supplications are not said on Shabbat. If Rosh Hashanah falls on a Friday, "Avinu Malkeinu" is not said at Mincha. During the High Holidays, the curtain on the ark is changed to a white one, to symbolize that our "mistakes will be whitened like snow." The "Amidah" prayer of Musaf contains three After making the "Hamotzi" blessing, it is special blessings: "Malchiot" (praises to God the customary to dip the bread into honey – King), "Zichronot" (asking God to remember the symbolizing our prayer for a sweet new year. merits of our Ancestors), and "Shofrot" (the signifThen, after the bread has been eaten, take an ap- icance of the shofar). The chazan (cantor) for the High Holidays ple and dip it in honey. Make a blessing on the apple (since "Hamotzi" did not cover the apple) and eat a should not be chosen for his vocal talents alone. little bit of the apple. Then say, "May it be Your will, Ideally, he should be over 30 years old, God fearing, God, to renew us for a good and sweet new year." learned in Torah, humble, and married. Rather than cause strife in the community, a Chazzan under the (OC 583) Why do we ask for both a "good" AND "sweet" age of 30 who possesses the other qualifications, year? Doesn't the word "good" automatically in- may serve. Since it is a question as to whether the "She'hechiaclude "sweet?" Judaism teaches that everything happens for the good. It is all part of the Divine will. nu" blessing should be said on the second day of Even things that may look "bad" in our eyes, are Rosh Hashanah, the custom is to eat a new fruit or actually "good." So we ask that in addition to good, wear a new garment – and say "She'hechianu" upon the year should be a "revealed" good – i.e. one that it. tastes "sweet" to us. On Rosh Hashanah, we add the paragraph The Shofar "Ya'aleh V'yavo" in Grace After Meals. The essential mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah is to hear the shofar. Symbolic Foods The shofar used on Rosh Hashanah should be a On Rosh Hashanah, we eat foods that symbol- curved ram's horn, and longer than four inches. It is ize good things we hope for in the coming year. We permitted to use the shofar of an animal not ritually contemplate what these foods symbolize, and con- slaughtered. The minimum Torah obligation is to hear nine nect with the Source of all good things. Here is a list from the Talmud of symbolic foods customarily blasts. However, given a doubt whether the sound eaten on Rosh Hashanah. (The food and its related should be a groaning type of cry (Shevarim), or a sobbing weep (Teruah), or a combination (Shemeaning are written in capital letters.)  After eating LEEK or CABBAGE, say: "May it be varim-Teruah), we perform all three sounds – each preceded and followed by an unbroken blast, TekiYour will, God, that our enemies be CUT OFF."  After eating BEETS, say: "May it be Your will, ah. Three of each set results in 30 blasts total, which remove all doubt that the Torah precept has been God, that our adversaries be REMOVED."  After eating DATES, say: "May it be Your will, fulfilled. The shofar is regarded as a spiritual alarm clock, God, that our enemies be FINISHED."  After eating GOURD, say: "May it be Your awakening us from our slumber. The shofar should be blown during the daytime. will, God, that the decree of our sentence should be TORN apart, and may our merits be PRO- Everyone should stand, and have the intention that their obligation is being fulfilled. CLAIMED before You." Before blowing, two blessings are recited: "To  After eating POMEGRANATE, say: "May it be Your will, God, that our merits increase as the seeds hear the sound of the shofar," and "She'hechianu."

Tashlich The "Tashlich" prayer is said on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, by a pool of water, preferably with fish in it. This prayer is the symbolic casting away of our mistakes. Surely we do not “rid our sins” by shaking out our pockets – rather the Jewish approach is deep introspection and commitment to change. Indeed, the whole idea of "Tashlich" is partly to commemorate the Midrash that says when Abraham went to the Akeida (binding of Isaac), he crossed through water up to his neck. If Rosh Hashanah falls out on Shabbat, "Tashlich" takes place on the second day. If "Tashlich" was not said on Rosh Hashanah itself, it may be said any-

year? Doesn't the word "good" automatically include "sweet?" Judaism teaches that everything happens for the good.

time during the Ten Days of Teshuva. Both the body of water and the fish are symbolic. In Talmudic literature, Torah is represented as water. Just as fish can't live without water, so too a Jew can't live without Torah. Also, the fact that a fish's eyes never close reminds us that, so too, God's eyes (so to speak) never close; He knows of our every move. This is the text of "Tashlich:" Who is like You, God, who removes iniquity and overlooks transgression of the remainder of His inheritance. He doesn't remain angry forever because He desires kindness. He will return and He will be merciful to us, and He will conquer our iniquities, and He will cast them into the depths of the seas. Give truth to Jacob, kindness to Abraham like that you swore to our ancestors from long ago. From the straits I called upon God, God answered me with expansiveness. God is with me, I will not be afraid, what can man do to me? God is with me to help me, and I will see my foes (annihilated). It is better to take refuge in God than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in God, that to rely on nobles. Many people also read Psalms 33 and 130. (AISH.COM)

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A Voter’s Guide to the Sept 12th NYC Primary Election Edited by: JV Staff

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ew York City is holding regular elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. Partisan primaries are scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election will be held on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 13, 2017. Forty-eight of the 51 city council seats are currently held by Democrats, and three are held by Republicans. Multiple candidates are on the ballot competing for 42 of the seats in either the primary or general election. The September primary features 33 contested Democratic primaries, one contested Republican primary, and one contested Green Party primary.

Former New York City Council member Sal Albanese is challenging Mayor Bill DeBlasio for his job in the next election

Democratic incumbent Letitia James is seeking re-election as NYC Public Advocate

Kalman Yeger (left) and Judge Noach Dear. Yeger is running for city council in Brooklyn’s 44th district. David Greenfield, the incumbent, is leaving his position to join the Met Council on Jewish Poverty

also not running for re-electo (D), are ineligible to run for tion. Ferreras-Copeland was considered a front-runner to re-election due to term limits Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) become the next speaker but faces a crowded primary field opted not to run for re-election 3) Richard Bashner in his bid for a second term to the council. Wills was ex4) Robert Gangi in 2017. De Blasio's campaign pelled from office following his 5) Michael Tolkin benefits from other elected conviction for fraud and grand Democrats declining to seek larceny in July 2017. Greenfield Republican Primary the office, a 6-to-1 registration withdrew from the race to acDe Blasio's campaign Nicole Malliotakis advantage for Democrats in cept a position with the Metrobenefits from other the city, and a sizable campaign politan Council on Jewish Pov- Public Advocate elected Democrats finance advantage. Republican erty. Mark-Viverito's departure declining to seek Letitia James, Democrat, candidate Nicole Malliotakis from the council will result in incumbent the office, a 6-to-1 has secured the support of the the election of a new speaker. David Eisenbach, Democrat registration advantage Below, is a list of candidates, & Liberal for Democrats in the city, Conservative Party, which will J.C. Polanco, Republican and a sizable campaign enable her to appear on multi- both challengers and incumple lines on the November bal- bents, who are seeking elected James Lane, Green finance advantage lot if she wins the Republican office in New York City. Michael O'Reilly, primary. Conservative Another three incum- NYC Mayor There are 10 open city counDevin Balkind, Libertarian Ferreras-Cocil races without an incumbent. bents—Julissa Cardon Pompey (party TBD) 1) Bill De Blasio (D) Seven incumbents, including peland (D), Ruben Wills (D), incumbent Comptroller Speaker Melissa Mark-Viveri- and David Greenfield (D)—are 2) Sal Albanese

Councilman Chaim Deutsch is running for re-election

Scott Stringer, Democrat, incumbent Michel J. Faulkner, Republican Alex Merced, Libertarian Julia Willebrand, Green

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., Democrat, incumbent Camella Pinkney-Price, Democrat Avery Selkridge, Democrat Michael Garcia (party TBD)

Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis has secured the support of the Conservative Party, which will enable her to appear on multiple lines on the November ballot if she wins the Republican primary.

President Gale Brewer, Democrat, incumbent Brian Waddell, Libertarian Daniel Vila, Green Linda Liu (party TBD)

Brooklyn District Attorney

Eric Adams, Democrat, incumbent Ben Kissel, Reform & Libertarian Vito Bruno, Republican

Eric Gonzalez, Democrat, incumbent (named acting District Attorney in 2016) Patricia Gatling, Democrat Vincent Gentile, Democrat Stephanie Ama-Dwimoh, Democrat Marc Fliedner, Democrat Anne Swern, Democrat

Manhattan Borough

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Brooklyn Borough President

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Apple Announces iPhone8 and More New Uber CEO Highlights Iranians in Tech By: Ilana Siyance

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n Thursday August 31st, Apple finally confirmed the long anticipated announcement for the iPhone 8, releasing invitations for the press dated Tuesday September 12 at 10 am. The event, which falls out on iPhone’s 10th Anniversary, will be the first to be held in Apple’s new campus, at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, upping the excitement. Apple will launch a new iPhone unlike anything it has made so far, possibly named iPhone X. In addition, Buzzfeed News has information from a source, saying Apple will also launch “an array of new products.”

The NY Post is expecting that the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7s will launch on the second Friday after the event, characteristic of Apple debuts. We’re looking forward to “three new versions of the iPhone, a next-generation Apple TV capable of 4K streaming, and an updated Apple Watch capable of connecting to LTE cellular data networks,” said the report. The most advanced of new iPhone models, which will be

Apple finally confirmed the long anticipated announcement for the iPhone 8, releasing invitations for the press dated Tuesday September 12 at 10 am

priced at nearly $1,000, will have a bezel-less OLED screen. It will unlock by the use of facial recognition, and it will charge by magnetic induction, no plugs required, as reported by the NY Times. The fifth-generation Apple TV will offer double the previous video resolution. It has been speculated that Apple plans to invest $1 billion to create its own original TV programming, which probably means it will do its best to deliver a top product for its viewing. The NY Post is expecting that the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7s will launch on the second Friday after the event, characteristic of Apple debuts. That means on

September 22 stores should be stocked with the latest iPhones, or they can be ordered online and by phone for delivery. Of course, supply of the newest iPhone will be limited in the first month or so after the device’s launch. This is done not only to spark extra attention but also because of technical challenges and component shortages. Apple may produce only 25 million phones in September and 60 million more during the holiday season, according to Apple Insider. Earlier rumors by the Economic Daily News said the iPhone’s decade edition wouldn’t be delivered until October or November, due to component delays in memory chips and for the OLED screen.

n Silicon Valley, all eyes are on Dara Khosrowshahi, the new CEO of Uber, who starts his turnaround of the ride-hailing firm on Tuesday. But for Iranian Americans working in tech, Khosrowshahi's appointment is not just about who will guide Uber, a nearly $70 billion company that has searched since June for a new leader. Khosrowshahi, 48, is Iranian American. Born in Tehran, he came to the U.S. when he was nine. His appointment highlights the prominence of people of Iranian descent in the tech industry at a time when many feel under increased scrutiny. "The Persian Mafia in Tech gets $70B bigger!" noted one Iranian American tech investor. Khosrowshahi's hiring prompted Ali Tahmaseb, a tech entrepreneur, to compile a list of more than 50 Iranian Americans who have founded companies, become tech investors or are in leadership roles at tech firms. They include Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, and Falon Roz Fatemi, founder and chief executive of Node.io and, when she was 19, Google's youngest employee at the time.

Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Expedia, Inc., attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 7, 2016, in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Uber board's appointment of Khosrowshahi comes at a time when Iranian Americans are increasingly worried about how they are perceived, said Leila Austin, executive director at the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, a non profit organization based in Washington, D.C. More than 80 percent of Iranian Americans in a recent survey said they worried about rising discrimination, double those had expressed the same concern in 2015. And 56 percent said they had personally experienced discrimination. Khosrowshahi, until recently the chief executive at Expedia, spoke out against the Trump administration's efforts

to restrict Iranians traveling to the U.S. The Trump administration argues that its more restrictive visa and immigration policies will make the United States safer, and American citizens more prosperous. In January, Khosrowshahi told his employees in a memo, obtained by Business Insider, that the travel ban would make the U.S. "ever so slightly less dangerous as a place to live, but it will certainly be seen as a smaller nation, one that is inward-looking versus forward thinking, reactionary versus visionary." Khosrowshahi faces a long See New Uber CEO Highlights , page 36

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Apples, Honey, Pomegranates! - Sensational Recipes for Rosh HaShanah By: Elizabeth Kurtz

der of ¼ to ½ inch. Coat salmon with honey mixture.Dip pples, honey, pome- each lemon half in sugar. Place granates, carrots, leeks, lemons around salmon. Bake and other symbolic salmon for 20 minutes or grill foods grace our tables salmon indirectly over medium for Rosh Hashanah and give us heat until edges begin to brown the opportunity to make special blessings for the year. I like to create recipes that highlight and showcase some of those special foods in sensational holiday recipes. Try these showstoppers and enjoy your Yom Tov and may you have a sweet new year filled with blessing.

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 3 tablespoons crushed loose chai tea, from 6 – 7 tea bags  1 head roasted garlic **  2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt  ¾ teaspoon pepper  2 chickens, cut into 1/8’s  2 lemons, halved

½ cup white wine around chicken. Return to oven and bake an additional 30 minutes or until browned and thickest part of breast registers an internal temperature of 165° F. Serve chicken on platter

ly. Wrap tightly with the foil and place directly on wire rack. Roast for 45 minutes, or until the garlic is softened. Remove from oven to cool, and then squeeze the roasted garlic from the skins.

HONEY, DIJON AND SOY GLAZED SALMON Serves 10 – 12 Super simple and tasty. A make-ahead Yom Tov item!  1 tablespoon brown sugar  1 teaspoon honey  2 teaspoons margarine  2 teaspoons Dijon mustard  1 tablespoon soy sauce  1 tablespoon olive oil  2 teaspoons fresh ginger  1 whole salmon fillet, (2 ½ pounds, ¾ to 1 inch thick)  2 lemons, halved  1 teaspoon sugar  Garnish with chives Preheat oven to 400° F or grill to medium heat. In a small saucepan, melt brown sugar, honey and margarine. Whisk in mustard, soy sauce, olive oil and ginger. Cool slightly. Place salmon skin side down on aluminum foil on a large baking sheet. Leave a foil bor-

Honey, dijon and soy glazed salmon

Chai tea and roasted garlic spiced chicken

 2 tablespoons honey, divided  1 cup white wine, divided  ¼ cup pomegranate seeds  Fresh mint or 1 pomegranate quartered, for garnish  Additional head roasted garlic, for garnish Preheat oven to 375° F. In a small bowl, mix olive oil, tea, roasted garlic pulp, salt and pepper. Stir well. Place chicken in a single layer, CHAI TEA AND skin side up, in 2 baking pans. ROASTED GARLIC Rub the chai mixture all over SPICED CHICKEN the chicken pieces and under the skin. Place 2 lemon halves Serves 8 Tea is a super trendy flavor in each pan, snuggled between enhancer today. This is both pieces of chicken. Roast in oven sweet and savory and makes the for 30 minutes. Carefully, rehouse smell incredible while it move chicken from oven. Drizzle each tray of chicken with 1 cooks! tablespoon of honey and pour  ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil and inside is opaque, 15 to 25 minutes – depending on thickness of fish and desired degree of doneness. Serve salmon warm or at room temperature with caramelized lemons alongside. I like to squeeze the sweet lemons over the salmon before serving but they are a beautiful garnish too. Add chives for garnish.

with pan juices. Squeeze caramelized lemons on top or serve alongside as garnish. Sprinkle with fresh mint, pomegranate seeds and place pomegranate quarters and additional head of garlic on platter as garnish. How to Roast Garlic  1 head garlic  1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, as needed  1 teaspoon honey*** For Rosh Hashanah or for sweet roasted garlic Preheat oven to 400° F. Slice the top off the head of the garlic. Set the garlic on a large piece of aluminum foil. Drizzle oil and honey, if using, over the garlic, allowing the oil to cover the garlic complete-

Pulled BBQ beef brisket

PULLED BBQ BEEF BRISKET Serves 10 I often serve this as an appetizer in lettuce cups sprinkled with pomegranate seeds or with chunky mashed potatoes. Make sure you drizzle it with lots of extra sauce.  1/4 cup brown sugar  1 tablespoon chile powder  1 tablespoon paprika  2 teaspoons garlic powder  2 teaspoons kosher salt  1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper  1 teaspoon cayenne pepper  1 (5 pound) brisket  2 onions, sliced  1 cup beer  1 bottle good barbecue sauce  ¾ cup pomegranate seeds

 To serve, butter lettuce, mashed potatoes, or basmati rice Stir together the brown sugar, chile powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne in a small bowl. Rub the mixture all over the brisket. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or preferably overnight. Preheat the oven to 300° F. Place onions in a large roasting pan. Put the brisket top of the onions. Cover tightly with foil and roast until fork-tender and falling apart, about 3 ½ - 4 ½ hours. Remove the brisket from the pan, discard cooking liquid and set it on a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred meat with two forks and return to roasting pan. Place beer and BBQ sauce in a medium pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer (if too thick, add ½ cup hot water), and cook for 15 minutes or until sauce is thick and reduced a bit. Pour sauce over shredded meat. Rewarm covered. Serve with sauce in lettuce cups, on hamburger or slider buns, or over mashed potatoes or basmati rice. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds. Make ahead: Make this a day or two ahead of time so that the flavors absorb completely. Also freezes well.

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Answering Rosh Hashanah's Call The shofar’s cry is God calling out my name, looking for me. By: Sara Debbie Gutfreund

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f you have ever lost a child in a crowded place, you know the raw fear. Has anyone seen a two-yearold with a blue shirt on? He has brown hair. A Gap baseball hat with green letters? A couple of years of ago we lost our toddler in an amusement park in Israel. One second he was right in front of us, and the next thing we knew he was nowhere to be found. At first we thought he had to be at most a few feet away, and we called out his name. No response. After a minute of looking around and shouting, I began to panic. Where could he have gone? We started stopping people and asking them to help us. I

On this Day of Judgment we are all found, no matter how far away we have wandered. The King picks each of us up and gathers our lives into His arms.

fought back tears as I ran past the jumping castles and bumper cars. By then we had a small crowd circling the area and calling his name. When I finally spotted him, I couldn’t believe what I saw. There he was, sitting in a pool of colorful, plastic balls laughing with another little boy that he didn’t even know. For a moment, I just stood there with tears of relief weaving their way down my cheeks. And then I ran and gathered him into my arms. All this time he didn’t even know that he had been lost. He didn’t know that he couldn’t just walk away on his own. He didn’t know that being separated from us was dangerous. He looked up at me in confusion when I picked him up. “Why Mommy cry?” he asked me. Because you were lost. Because you didn’t even know that you were lost. Because you don’t realize how dangerous it is to be separated from us. But I couldn’t say any of that. I just buried my head into his soft curls and cried harder. With Rosh Hashanah on our doorstep, I think about that mo-

power of its wordlessness. Your life is on the line. Why don’t you call out to me? ment. I realize that sometimes I, Shevarim-Teruah. Your job. too, don’t realize how dangerous Right now it’s being described it is to be disconnected from the and set for the next year, down Source of my life. Too often I go to every penny that you will through my days as if I’m the earn. Tell me what you need. one writing the script. MeanTekiah. Your health is being while, He is looking for me. He written out now, every single detail of how you will feel every day. Wake up. Shevarim. Your children, your family, everything that you care about is being decided today. And I am waiting for you to call out to Me. Don’t you hear me calling your name? Don’t you hear my cry? Where are you? “On Rosh Hashanah will be inscribed and on Yom Kippur will be sealed… who will live and who will die… who will rest and who will wander...” Today is the beginning of The shofar’s weeping cradles us. We are found. We are time. Today we remember and remembered. We are standing before the King. Our lives are on are remembered. Today we see the line. Here is our chance to speak up and say: I need You. that we did not create ourselves, Please sustain me. Please heal me. Please bless me. I see now and that we cannot survive on that I am lost. I hear You calling my name. Please give me the our own. A while ago there apwords. Please give me the voice. I want to answer Your call. peared a photo in the newspaAnd then He cries. Tekiah. per that showed Israelis trying sends out search parties. He calls my name. Has anyone seen The shofar. Why is the King cry- on gas masks. The masks looked her? She was here just a second ing? The wailing gets louder and so strange, almost like alien cosago. She doesn’t even know how louder. It speaks through the tumes. But then I realized that to get back. She doesn’t realize that she can’t survive on her own. Why doesn’t she answer my call? On this Day of Judgment we are all found, no matter how far away we have wandered. The King picks each of us up and gathers our lives into His arms.

putting on a mask to breathe is a lot less strange than the miraculous reality of how we actually breathe on our own each day. We think that we are ‘just’ breathing, but really the King is creating and decreeing every single breath that we take. We think that we have decided what we are going to be doing this year, but the Creator of the world has His own plans. Our lives are gathered in His Arms. The shofar’s weeping cradles us. We are found. We are remembered.

“On Rosh Hashanah will be inscribed and on Yom Kippur will be sealed… who will live and who will die… who will rest and who will wander...” We are standing before the King. Our lives are on the line. Here is our chance to speak up and say: I need You. Please sustain me. Please heal me. Please bless me. I see now that I am lost. I hear You calling my name. Please give me the words. Please give me the voice. I want to answer Your call. (AISH.COM)

RAA/Igud Ha Rabbonim Welcomes Rabbi Chaim Komendant as New Dayan on the Bais Din By: Fern Sidman

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t various times during the course of our lives as Torah observant Jews, we occasionally find ourselves mired in unpleasant disagreements with our fellow Jews. From our very inception as a Nation, the Torah gave us a way to settle these disagreements. Through the appointment of Judges and the establishment of Rabbinical Courts (Bais Din), our differences would be settled according to Torah law rather than seeking redress in the civil court system of the countries that we live in. In contemporary times, however, the tragic fact is that many Jews have decided to utilize the secular courts, mostly out of fear that the Bais Din may not render a fair and honest resolution to the issues that we seek to have settled. For over 50 years, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim has taken the lead in assembling Gedolei Yisroel and other prominent rabbinic scholars of their respective generations as Dayanim (Judges) for their Bais Din. This meticulous selection process was established in order to offer Klal Yisroel a reliable and trustworthy option to the secular courts. Throughout the years, the Igud Bais Din has gained the confidence of the Torah world and thusly has earned a stellar reputation for strict adherence to Halacha (Jewish Law) and for fairness and honesty. Recently, the RAA/Igud had the pleasure of welcoming new Dayanim to their Bais Din. Rabbi Chaim Komendant of Passaic, New Jersey was installed as the Menahel /Director of the Bais Din along with Rabbi Yisochur Berish Welz and Rab-

bi Sholom Dov Ber Shuchat. In addition, Mr. Joseph Aron, Esq. was appointed as Legal Counsel to assist the Bais Din in the web of civil law. Rabbi Komendant comes to his new position with remarkable credentials. He received his

also includes Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht, Rabbi Yaakov Spivak and Rabbi Chananiah Elbaz. We became friends and he suggested that I join the Igud HaRabbonim. I have been an honored member since then" said Rabbi Komendant.

bring matters before a Bais Din than to litigate in secular court. Generally, it will take anywhere at least a year to get the case on the Court calendar and we are not even considering the significant legal fees that would be involved. Generally a matter in

Names in picture left to right: Standing, Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, executive vice-president, Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabonim; Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht, presidium chairman, Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabonim; Rabbi Yaakov Klass, presidium member, Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabonim, and Torah Editor, the Jewish Press; Rabbi Moish Schmerler, coordinator, Rabbinical Alliance of America; Rabbi Yossochor Berish Welz, Igud Dayan; Rabbi Herschel Kurzrock, Av Bais Din, Igud Bais Din; Rabbi Chaim Komendant, Menahel, Igud Bais Din; Rabbi Shimaryohu Shulman, Z’kan Dayan Igud Bais Din; Rabbi Sholom Ber Shuchat, Igud Dayan.

Smicha Yoreh Yoreh from Beis Medrash L'Torah where to this day he gives the Yoreh Deah shiur for those striving to receive their Yoreh Yoreh. He received Smicha Yadin Yadin from HaRav Chaim Yisroel Belsky, zt'l of Torah V'Daas and from HaRav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg Shlita of Yerushalayim. He is also a practicing CPA whose practice also includes litigation support in civil court. "Many years ago, I had the honor of meeting Rabbi Yaakov Klass a member of the Presidium of Igud HaRabbonim which

When queried as to how he became associated with the Igud Bais Din Rabbi Komendant replied that with the untimely passing of Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, the Igud was updating its records and reviewed my qualifications. Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik who succeeded Rabbi Tannenbaum was very excited and stated that I should join the Bais Din given my many years of experience and qualifications. As we say, the rest was history. Rabbi Komendant added that it is a lot less expensive to

secular court takes at least two years. A contentious divorce would go even longer. In Bais Din, if both parties are serious about resolving a matter and they have properly prepared their case then the matter could possibly be resolved much sooner thereby allowing the litigants to get on with their lives. Rabbi Komendant says that the prevailing notion among a large swath of Jews is a "crisis in confidence" with Batei Dinim. "People have told me that they feel that they harbor great doubts about the ultimate deci-

sions that a Bais Din will render. They feel as though they will be getting a "raw deal." Rabbi Komendant attributes this to a number of factors which include ignorance of the process, length of a case, and Dayanim who are not totally educated in the matter before them. Rabbi Komendant says that in cases that he has dealt with the most economical venue for the parties engaged in a troublesome case would be presenting before a Bais Din. In his experience he has been able to resolve a matter in one sitting since he understood the matter before him. This includes business as well as marital issues. He added, "It is conceivable that the Bais Din would issue a ruling within 30 days of hearing the case and therefore the matter is closed." Rabbi Komendant adds that what he brings to the Igud Bais Din is an extensive knowledge of business matters and marital issues. "I have been in practice as CPA for over 35 years, have a Masters’ degree and have taught at the College level. In addition, my CPA practice also deals with litigation support and this kind of knowledge is indispensible in helping to seek resolution." For those who are still maintain a sense of skepticism of the adjudication process, Rabbi Komendant adds, secular courts stress arbitration to assist an overcrowded judiciary. Arbitration is final and there is limited redress to the Civil Courts. "In Chutz La'Aretz, Bais Din is considered an arbitration panel. The Igud Bais Din has an appeal function so if the losing side feels that they did not receive a fair hearing, the Bais Din will allow an appeal in Igud Bais Din. This is after giving both sides an explanation of how the decision was arrived at. This additional

venue is viewed as a venue for people to have confidence in the Bais Din.” The bottom line, according to Rabbi Komendant is that there exists a stubborn problem in the United States amongst Torah observant Jews as it pertains to bringing matters before Bais Din. "Many people run to civil court with an erroneous notion that such courts will render a fair and honest decision. This line of reasoning has consistently been proven false. If you are a Torah observant Jew; if you keep Shabbos and kashrus, then resolving a matter before Bais Din is no different. Anyone who says that Bais Din is not fair thus denies the existence of Hashem." Lastly, Rabbi Komendant says: "Litigation of any sort is a difficult and time consuming matter. The Torah has given us a way to solve our differences. We can either choose to be judged by Torah Law or not. If I can help in restoring the confidence of potential litigants and deter them from bringing cases before a secular court that would be the optimal solution." He adds, "At the end of our 120 years on his earth, when HaShem will ask us if we were completely honest in our business dealings, we want to be able to say that we exhausted every option at our disposal to do so. I want to use my business skills and my halachic knowledge to help people; to persuade them to settle cases before they even reach Bais Din in order to tamp down on legal disputes. I can say most assuredly that my role on the Igud Bais Din is to "preserve the integrity, fairness and honesty of the court." The Bais Din can be contacted at 1-800-265-9820 or BDIGUD@gmail.com

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Parshas Ki Tavo - “Walls Have Ears?” By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

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e all have our secret lives. I don't mean to say that each of us has a sinister side, which we wickedly act out in some deep, dark, private world. What I do mean is that we all act differently when we are alone, or with a few close intimates, than we act when we are out in public, among others. There is no one who is so behaviorally consistent that he is the same person in the privacy of his own home as he is in the workplace or marketplace. Nor do I suggest that there is anything wrong with the fact that we each are two persons, and perhaps even multiple persons, depending upon the social context in which we find ourselves. It is problematic, however, when we act hypocritically, presenting a pious and altruistic face to the world, while acting cruelly and crudely in our own homes and with our families. In this week's Torah portion, Parshat Ki Tavo, there appears a particularly piercing and perceptive verse: "Cursed be he who strikes his fellow in secret—and all the people shall say, Amen."

it urges the religious person to be aware that he is always in the presence of the great King of Kings, the all-knowing God. But it is not only from a spiritual perspective that it is wrong to act demeaningly in private. There is a practical aspect as well to the importance of behaving properly even in secret. There always is the very real possibility that our secrets will be "leaked" and that things we were sure would never be known will become embarrassingly exposed. I know of no place where this is conveyed more cogently than in these words of caution, to be found in Ecclesiastes (10:20): Don't revile a king, even in your intimate thoughts. Don't revile a rich man, even in your bedchamber; For a bird of the air may carry the utterance, And a winged creature may report the word. But many times, we go too far and indeed split our personalities between the Dr. Jekylls of our Indeed, as our Sages say (Beexternal visible behavior and the Mr. Hydes of our inner sancta rachot 8b), the walls have ears. The passage in this week's In no way does the Torah im- tween public demonstrations of can you delude yourself into ply that he who strikes his fellow righteousness and private acts of thinking that your secret mis- Torah portion that condemns secret violence also gives quite a deeds can go undetected? in public is to be blessed. Rather, fiendishness that is cursed. The Shulchan Aruch, the comprehensive catalog of other Sinning in secret is particularthe Torah recognizes the tendency humans have to reserve ly offensive in the religious per- Jewish code of law, opens with sins which tend to be performed the worst side of themselves for sonality. He or she who believes a statement recognizing that a behind closed doors. They intheir secret social settings, even in a God who is omniscient, and person's behavior, when he is clude elder abuse, criminal busiwhen they behave meritoriously who yet sins in private, is guilty, alone at home, is very different ness practices, deceiving blind in their public social worlds. It not merely of hypocrisy, but of from his behavior when he ap- persons, subverting the rights of is the façade, the contrast, be- heresy. If God knows all, how pears before a great king. And the helpless, incest and bestial-

The Torah recognizes the tendency humans have to reserve the worst side of themselves for their secret social settings, even when they behave meritoriously in their public social worlds ity, and the acceptance of bribery. Quite a list, and one that has certainly not lost its relevance over the centuries. I am not so naïve as to think that we are required to act in an absolutely identical fashion in our "secret chambers" as we do out in the “real world." To a certain extent, it is necessary and right that we maintain a façade of sorts when we interact in public. We all have, and need, our masks and personas. But many times, we go too far and indeed split our personalities between the Dr. Jekylls of our external visible behavior and the Mr. Hydes of our inner sancta. How well advised we would be to set as an objective for ourselves the words of the Daily Prayer Book: "A person should always be God-fearing, privately and publicly, acknowledging the truth and speaking it in his heart." (OU.ORG)

Parshas Ki Tavo - "G-d’s Guiding Hand in Our History" By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis

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n this week’s parsha, the tochachos - the curses, the terrible calamities that will befall us throughout our history are enumerated. There is no parallel to this in the theological or historical writings of any other people, and this, in and of itself, is proof of the Torah’s Divine authorship and the guiding hand of G-d in our history.

There are many terrible painful curses enumerated in this parsha, which anyone who experienced the Holocaust can easily identify, but since the curse of return to Egypt by boat is mentioned last, it appears that the Torah regards this to be the most devastating of all There are actually two places in the Torah where these curses are mentioned - once in this parsha and once in the Book of Leviticus - each focusing on a

different period in our history. In Leviticus, the destruction of the First Temple and our subsequent exile are foretold, while in Deuteronomy - the destruction of the Second Temple, with the evil that followed and which continues to haunt us to this very day is related. After describing the many horrific events that would befall our people in the Roman exile, the parsha states, “And you shall return in boats to Egypt..” (Deuteronomy, 28:68), which at first glance is difficult to understand, for to travel from Israel to Egypt does not require a boat. Historians of the period who recount the events of those days, relate how our ancestors were taken to Rome in chains and sold as slaves. But there were so many Jewish slaves that the market became depressed, so the Romans decided to ship our people to Egypt to be sold there. Thus, the tragic prophecy was fulfilled. There are many terrible painful curses enumerated in this parsha, which anyone who experienced the Holocaust can easily identify, but since the curse of return to Egypt by boat is mentioned last, it appears that

the Torah regards this to be the most devastating of all. And this too is puzzling, for it certainly cannot compare with the atrocities that were visited upon us during our long and painful exile.

that his entire life’s work - all his efforts, his labors and his hopes, were to naught, that all that he believed, that all that he had accomplished was of no significance, and after it was all over, he was right back to where

to Sinai, receive His Covenant and become a Priestly Kingdom, a Holy Nation, and thus fortified, enter the Promised Land. But alas, we failed in our mission. We did not adhere to the commandments and after

G-d brought us forth from Egypt thousands of years ago so that we might come to Sinai, receive His Covenant and become a Priestly Kingdom, a Holy Nation, and thus fortified, enter the Promised Land. But alas, we failed in our mission. We did not adhere to the commandments and after many centuries, we were right back where we started from - once again, slaves in Egypt.

Our rabbis explain that the he started from. G-d brought us many centuries, we were right greatest of all agonies that can forth from Egypt thousands of back where we started from befall someone is to discover years ago so that we might come once again, slaves in Egypt.

There is a profound message in this tragedy that speaks to all of us. As we approach Rosh HaShana, let us search our lives and ascertain whether our efforts, toil, and aspirations are rooted in our Torah and of lasting value, or whether they are mere whims that evaporate. Let us make certain that the energy that we expend has substance and merit and will make the world a better place and grant us our portion in World to Come. Despite all the curses that are prophesied, there is a blessing to be found therein which is hinted at by the Hebrew word“V’hoya” - “And it shall be” - the phrase with which the curses are introduced (Deut. 28:15) and which our sages explain is an expression of joy. The very fact that G-d’s guiding hand is directing us - that nothing happens randomly, that there is a beginning and an ultimate goal to our history, should fill us with happiness for it assures us that G-d will never give up on us but will bring us to our final destination - our redemption, with the coming of messiah. (HINENI.ORG)

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Unique Ocular Scanner Continued from page 43 RetiSpec is not alone in looking into the eyes of patients to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The retina-brain connection was discovered more than a decade ago and there are other companies that track the cognitive and muscular movement of the eye or use conventional ophthalmological technology. For example, NeuroVision Imaging in California requires patients to ingest curcumin, a

component of the spice turmeric, which can penetrate the bloodbrain barrier. There it bonds to beta amyloid, the biomarker for Alzheimer’s. A physician can then use a fluorescent imaging scanner to see if the turmeric has made its way to the retina. Shaked isn’t worried. “Competition is great,” he says. “It paves the way to the market and changes the mindset about early Alzheimer’s detection. It helps us build our value proposition and moves us forward to clinical

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studies.” Shaked adds that he feels “deeply driven” to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and likens the process to what we know now about preventing heart disease. “Imagine someone gets a heart attack and only then the doctor says, ‘OK, now we’re going to start lowering your cholesterol level,’” he says. Just as we can proactively test for high cholesterol, Shaked hopes the same will ultimately be true for Alzheimer’s disease. “Early detection is what will drive prevention.”

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said the procedure has already begun to yield results. “I have been suffering with Continued from page 42 optimistic about the patient’s this for nearly 10 years… After prognosis, saying the surgery years of being ashamed and wounds now look like serious staying at home, unable to work order to cover the wounds. and unwilling to show my hand Hadassah spokespeople said burns. For the patient, however, the to people, I have finally been in a statement that several days after the procedure, doctors success of the surgery is seen in given some hope of my life reare pleased with Taluli’s recov- terms of long-term quality of turning to the way it used to be,” ery process and said they were life. Here, Mohammed Taluli Taluli said. (TPS)

Third Israeli Aid Group Continued from page 17

the region around the border of northern India and Bangladesh “We have a very powerful have suffered devastating floods team of 12 there,” said Polizer. and landslides that have affected “We are working in two com- six million people. The surging waters have munities that have been badly affected by the floods, and pro- washed away thousands of viding support to people living homes, permanently damaged farmland and food stocks, and in temporary shelters.” Also this month, Nepal and killed more than 120 people,

with many more missing. IsraAID, which has had a team based in Kathmandu since the earthquake in 2015, has sent two first-response missions to the Nepalese border region to bring medical, psychosocial and sanitation assistance. The latest aid team includes 20 doctors, nurses and psychologists. So far more than 1,200 people have been treated by the NGO. (ISRAEL 21C)

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sion of Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and military drills by Continued from page 12 the United States and South dialogue." Liu said all parties should Korea. The United States has should "truly return to the track "seriously consider" Beijing's rejected an end to the military of resolving the issue through proposal for a joint suspen- exercises.

NY Hospitals Help Texas Continued from page 6

olic Health Services donated $100,000 through its Caregivers 1199SEIU has set up a Web Fund to a relief fund created by page for members to contribute the Diocese of Rockville Centre. to Harvey relief efforts. Cath- And GNYHA donated $25,000

Yale Conference to Examine Continued from page 39 for the Study of Anti-Semitism. "At least half of the papers at the conference will focus on far-right groups in Europe and elsewhere. We are interested in what features these groups in different national contexts share and what makes them unique or different." "We aim to take advantage of Yale's strengths in many related academic areas," Pitti added. "We hope that the students and scholars in attendance will learn from one another, sharing insights

gained from different research methodologies in the social sciences and humanities." Reflecting on current events in the United States, Samuels highlighted other recent academic events at Yale that have focused on issues related to racism and anti-Semitism across the political spectrum, including talks organized by the Yale Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism focusing on anti-Semitism coming from the Muslim world and from their supporters on the far left. "This is, in fact," Sam-

NYC Man Arrested Continued from page 5

et back to the U.S. It is unclear whether he used that ticket to land of the Muslims and is con- fly back to the U.S. or was flown back by U.S. authorities. stantly attacking it.” Ahmed, who is a naturalized He was eventually released by Jordanian authorities after which American citizen, was originalhis father sent him a plane tick- ly from Bangladesh. His family

to the Texas Hospital Association's Hospital Employee Assistance Fund.” Raske told Crain’s, "When Sandy hit New York, we established such a fund for our hospital employees. We got contributions from around the country." uels explained, "our program's first conference in recent years that looks at the political right." And he stressed the importance of recognizing that conservative individuals and organizations have often opposed right-wing extremists. "There have been, of course, many politicians on the right around the world who have stood up to these factions and denounced them in no uncertain terms," he noted. The conference will take place in the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St., beginning on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 10, and concluding on the evening of Monday, Sept. 11. expressed shock at his plans and subsequent arrest. “He got religious in the last year. Not radical, just religious,” his brother said off-camera to NBC News. “He said ISIS was bad just a few months ago.” Ahmed faces 20 years in prison if convicted. (CLARION PROJECT)

Continued from page 11 ity in exchange for the United States and South Korea freezing their annual joint military exercises in the region. The ‘freeze for freeze’ as it is known, would be implemented to establish an environment conducive to talks to resolve the nuclear issue. “The idea that some have suggested a so-called freeze for freeze is insulting,” Haley said. “When a rogue regime has a nuclear weapon and an ICBM pointed at you, you do not take steps to lower your guard. No one would do that; we certainly won’t.” China is North Korea’s neighbor and closest ally. Chinese U.N. envoy Liu Jieyi condemned North Korea’s actions and called for them to stop, but he also reiterated the Chinese position that there is no military solution to

the crisis. “China will never allow chaos and war on the peninsula,” he said. “There is no doubt that presently we are experiencing one of the gravest and most dramatic stages of developments on the Korean Peninsula,” said Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzi. “It is no exaggeration to state that peace in the region is in serious jeopardy and the threat of this conflict morphing into a hot stage looms larger than ever before,” he added. He urged parties “to maintain a cool head” and refrain from any action that could further escalate tensions. Earlier Monday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said it had detected signs North Korea was preparing to test another ballistic missile or possibly an ICBM. The ministry also an-

A Bloody August – Global Continued from page 23 whether Wasil Farooqui’s yell of “Allahu Akbar” indicated that he was a terrorist or just expressing praise and appreciation while stabbing two people who had committed the crime of going swimming. And, like all the Allahu Akbar stabbers in Germany and France, it’s just madness. The madness that causes the mad dogs of the

Jihad to foam at the mouth and leap at infidel throats in the dog days of August. The madness of a mad prophet who commanded his followers to kill all the black dogs before he got around to ordering the ethnic cleansing of the Christians and Jews of Arabia. August is usually hot. But when the Allahu Akbar shouters come around, it’s best to stay out of the water. If, like Queen Elizabeth, you can retreat to a castle,

JVP Launches Campaign Continued from page МС JVP, active on campuses across the United States, describes itself as a group that “opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and

oppression.” It has been active in encouraging commercial, academic and cultural boycotts of Israel through the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The Anti-Defamation

Orthodox Jewry Unites Continued from page 10 Chaim Goldfeder. As Mr. Goldfeder explains, you cannot overestimate how comforting a delicious hot meal is for someone in pain. Ceci Katz and Ruthy Henkin of A Taste of the World catering donated a significant amount of food for the upcoming Shabbos distribution. Simcha Kosher Catering prepared and distributed 2,000 Shabbos meals. Texas Kosher BBQ will be preparing and distributing1,000 hot kosher meals a day for as long as nec-

essary – at a minimum for a full week. Mr. Geldman and the proprietors of these two establishments are doing all this arduous, round the clock work for no compensation. “Texas is known for being ‘big,’ and that includes people having big hearts,” says Dovid. “We are working together to ease people’s pain and provide them with delicious hot meals.” This effort, particularly under these circumstances, is exceptionally difficult. The proper food products, equipment and trucking needed to be procured, along with lots of manpower.

New Uber CEO Highlights Continued from page 32 list of problems at Uber. Sexual harassment claims. An aggressive, break-things culture. Internal strife within the board. And then there is the actual Uber business, which has transformed transportation worldwide. The company has

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 nounced plans to temporarily deploy four more launchers for the THAAD missile defense system. Monday’s meeting was the second time in less than a week the Security Council convened to discuss North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile activity. Pyongyang launched a missile that flew over Japan early last week, prompting strong censure from the 15-nation council. On August 5, the council unanimously adopted the strongest package of sanctions so far against North Korea, including bans on its coal, lead, iron and seafood exports. Diplomats are running out of sectors to target for sanctions. Oil is the country’s most important sector, while textile manufacturing is also an important revenue generator. The council could also look at designating new individuals and entities for asset freezes and travel bans. you should do so. If you can’t, be careful on the sidewalks of resort towns and in cafes. Walk carefully in London and Paris. Stay on guard at the Louvre, Buckingham Palace, London Bridge and the Eiffel Tower. And if you hear a shout of, “Allahu Akbar”, better hope that you’re in St. Mark’s Square and that there are trusty snipers watching. And if you can get through a European vacation without hearing, “Allahu Akbar”, then thank God. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

League, a US-based NGO dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, claims that “JVP uses its Jewish identity to shield the anti-Israel movement from allegations of anti-Semitism and to provide the movement with a veneer of legitimacy.” (I24 NEWS)

Assistance from the U.S. National Guard was required in order to arrange for transportation to Houston, with many of the roadways flooded and/or closed. “No task is too difficult when individuals and businesses unite and coordinate to accomplish on behalf of the common good,” says Duvi Honig, Founder and CEO of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce. “That is the spirit of the Chamber’s mission,” adds Dr. Joseph Frager, VP of the Chamber. “We are very proud of what our members have been able to accomplish on behalf of the people of Houston, who have endured so much.”

job at Uber is a big one, yet the enormity of the challenge adds to the Iranian community's faced more pressure from Lyft, sense of pride, said Pirooz Parits main U.S. competitor. It has varandeh, a longtime Silicon given up in big global markets, Valley executive who created a ceding to rivals in China, Russia nonprofit to gather and analyze and India. In his first all-hands data about Iranian Americans' meeting with Uber employees, contributions to the U.S. Khosrowshahi's ascendancy Khosrowshahi said the company planned to go public in 18 to at Uber is "symbolic of the value and service that Iranian Ameri36 months. No doubt Khosrowshahi's cans bring to America," he said.

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ones. However, preference will be given to developers with experience on these types of projContinued from page 6 The city is looking for pro- ects and proposals that take into posals that would preserve the account historic preservation. said, “I’m tired of dealing with buildings on the 3.4-acre site In addition, the developer that projects having to negotiate for that where built in the early is chosen will also be required what I consider crumbs in the 20th century. They also want to create new structures for the situation. For this one, we’re get- to take down many of the ex- homeless shelter and clinic that isting structures and build new currently exist on the site. ting the whole pie.”

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by his failure to understand how he was manipulated. He did nothing. Yet another problem created by Rosenstein’s panicked action was his choice of Mueller to head the investigation. Since backed by a demonstrated will- Comey’s firing was an important ingness to use military force to part of the whole affair, Muelstop further expansion of North ler’s notoriously close personal Continued from page 19 dent Obama’s National Security Korea’s nuclear and ballistic and professional relationship Adviser Susan Rice’s advice to missile programs, the United with Comey should have ruled tance of North Korea’s status as a “tolerate nuclear weapons in States will be right back where it him out. But by the time that full-fledged nuclear power. This North Korea” and contain the started, except at an even higher Comey (in his June 8 testimony) revealed the full depth of his anwould track with former Presi- regime instead. However, unless threat level. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

North Korea Raises the Stakes

Russia Sees Artificial Continued from page 12 tronic warfare unit. "It's no longer going to be about who has the most bombs or who has the better bombs," he said. "It's going to be who can apply these principles to respond faster to fight a war and win a

war." And Kennedy, now chief executive officer at TrustedSec, an information technology security consulting firm, sees Russia gaining. "They explore all options, and they have a substantial budget for it," he said, noting that Mos-

Queens Condo Manager Ignites Continued from page 5 environment of intimidation. In addition, condo residents have reported that Mr. Milano has posted detailed personal information about residents’ lives in the building lobby.

cow may have an advantage in how to apply the technology since it is willing to sidestep privacy and ethical concerns that the U.S. and even China have tried to address. China, too, is making significant gains. But unlike Russia, China has focused more on quantum computing, launching a quantum satellite into space last year.

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tagonism to the President, that point had become much stronger. Mueller’s credibility had by then completely evaporated. But Rosenstein still did nothing. Now at last it has come to light that the hacking and dissemination of the DNC emails was done not by the Russians (as Obama’s intelligence chiefs falsely assured us with such smug confidence) but by a DNC insider. This new revelation removes the only factual basis that (AMERICAN THINKER) has ever existed for the Mueller John M Ellis is Distinguished investigation. And still, Rosen- Professor Emeritus at the Universtein does nothing. sity of California, Santa Cruz.

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in the next six months before it begins to phase out. It is unclear what the administration would harm." Trump criticized Obama in do if Congress fails to pass a a statement for bypassing Con- replacement. In his announcement of the gress, and the White House has called on Congress to pass leg- program's cancellation, Attorislation to replace DACA with- ney General Jeff Sessions called

A Voter’s Guide

When he recused himself, Attorney General Sessions had a duty to ensure that the person who would stand in for him was up to the job. Clearly, Rosenstein was not. He has seemed like the sorcerer’s apprentice, who couldn’t resist exercising his master’s powers, but didn’t really understand what he was setting in motion. As things have got more and more out of control, he has seemed powerless to stop them. It’s time for the boss to return and boot the apprentice out of his study.

plays of hate. He had removed Hitler, Stalin, Mullosini and the Continued from page 31 (held by David Confederate Flag but left up dozGreenfield, who Further charges may be added ens of posters and signs of hate is not seeking Manhattan when the investigations begun by and terror. reelection) “Just by taking down the post- District Attorney multiple agencies are completed. Following the rally to protest ers is not enough. Anyone who Cy Vance, Democrat, Kalman Yeger, Democrat the hate messages posted in their feels that they have been dis- incumbent Yoni Hikind, Our lobby Councilman Van Bramer criminated against are urged to Neighborhood reported that Milano removed report the incident(s) by calling City Council District 44 - open seat City Council some of the many different dis- (718)722-3131.

DACA an "unconstitutional exercise" of executive authority by Obama and said the Department of Justice could not defend such overreach. Obama said the White House had "shifted its responsibility for these young people to Congress" and it was up to them to protect Dreamers. (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

District 47 Mark Treyger, incumbent Raimondo Republican

Democrat, Denaro,

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The historic Meseritz Synagogue is proud to have re-opened after nearly four years of renovations. We are anticipating the upcoming High Holiday season. Services will be led by renowned Lower East Side cantor Mendel Kaplan And Rabbi Kalman Nochlin If you are interested in attending our services, please contact us at: Phone: 212-505-5264, Email: thenewmeseritz@gmail.com Facebook: Meseritz Synagogue (@meseritz.org). There is a suggested donation of $50

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New Programs Welcome Back CCNY Students

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Following is a list of the new offerings: Computer Engineering, a 30-credit program from the Grove School of Engineering of that will lead to a Master of Science degree in the field of Computer Engineering. It combines studies in key aspects of computing hardware and software.

Beyond Identity: A Gendered Platform for Scholar-Activists, a three-year program in collaboration with the Politics of Sexual Violence Initiative and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. This initiative will train young women of color from both immigrant and U.S.-

excited for the semester to begin. As the summer turns to fall, new programs are brightening the campus.

based minority communities in identity-driven research, allowing them to draw on lived experiences of discrimination to inform unique research agendas. Minor in Community Change Studies, offered by the political science department in the Colin Powell School. It connects students with the skills and organizations at the forefront of change in New York City and prepares them for careers and lives in public service. The program entails required courses in community organizing and community-based research and an internship with leading social justice organizations in New

York City.

About The City College of New York Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided lowcost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. Today more than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight professional schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. Now celebrating its 170th anniversary, CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.

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Yale Conference to Examine How Extremist Groups Fuel Racism, Anti-Semitism

Edited by: JV Staff fter an inspiring 170th Anniversary celebration, students and faculty are back on City College of New York’s historic grounds excited for the semester to begin. As the summer turns to fall, new programs are brightening the campus. There are programs focusing on both electrical engineering and computer science concepts as well as a program that incorporates identity-driven research from activist-scholars studying immigration, social movements, After an inspiring 170th Anniversary celebration, students and protest, gender and violence. faculty are back on City College of New York’s historic grounds

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he conference "Racism, Anti-Semitism, and the Radical Right," taking place at Yale Sept. 1011, coincides with the national conversation about white supremacist groups in the United States, while also exploring the international dimensions of a phenomenon that has been gaining momentum over the past decade. The event, which also serves as the fifth annual Conference of the International Consortium for Research on Anti-Semitism and Racism, is organized by the Yale Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism; the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration; and the Whitney Humanities Center. Yale historian Timothy Snyder and sociologist Howard Winant of the University of California-Santa Barbara will deliver keynotes. Stephen Pitti, professor of history and American studies, and director of the Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration, emphasized that broad support from "many Yale faculty members interested in contemporary politics helped to bring together two dozen leading scholars from around the world working to understand recent

The conference "Racism, Anti-Semitism, and the Radical Right," taking place at Yale Sept. 10-11, coincides with the national conversation about white supremacist groups in the United States, while also exploring the international dimensions of a phenomenon that has been gaining momentum over the past decade.

manifestations of racism and anti-Semitism." The conference is made possible by a generous grant from the Knapp Family Foundation and the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund. It is co-sponsored by Yale Divinity School; the Office of the Dean of the Yale Law School; the MacMillan Center and its Councils on African Studies, European Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies; the Departments of African American Studies, American Studies, French, History, Italian, Judaic Studies, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages and

Literatures, Sociology, Spanish and Portuguese; the Humanities Program; the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition; the Gruber Fellowships in Global Justice and Women's Rights; and the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. "Our goal in this conference is to look at the issue of anti-Semitism and racism on the far right in a broad and global way," notes Maurice Samuels, the Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French and director of the Yale Program See Yale Conference to Examine , page 36

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Great Tips for How to Stay Fit When Traveling By: Sloane Davis

Here are some tips to help aim to do. In other words, start the plan today. That way, when it you stay fit and healthy when rying to stay fit and does come time for vacation, you traveling: Drink a lot of water – Lots healthy can be challeng- have the tools you need to mainof walking, hours spent outside ing when traveling. I al- tain, not gain. in the sun… traveling can be exways tell my clients that the goal should be to maintain, not gain while away. And while “I am going on vacation I am an advocate for living life soon. Should I wait to and enjoying all that is has to of- start the plan or start right fer, going on vacation shouldn’t away?” become a free for all to throw in the towel when it comes to health While you won’t track every and fitness. A common question I receive food that goes into your mouth from many prospective clients on vacation, subconsciously you is “I am going on vacation soon. are much more aware of how Should I wait to start the plan your meals should look and be or start right away?” My answer balanced if you are following a is always this: There is never a plan prior to vacation. I can’t tell “good” or “easy” time to start. you how many clients come back You have to learn to live a healthy to have not gained an ounce. lifestyle which is what my plans THAT is WINNING!

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tight, and drained. When you get to your destination, continue to drink water. Incorporate foods that also contain a lot of water such as lettuce, watermelon and cucumbers.

Just because you are away doesn’t mean you have to throw in the towel and eat everything in sight. This goes especially for all inclusive resorts or a buffet

If you normally workout daily then try to go to the gym half the amount of days you are on vacation. Vacation is just that…a break, so don’t feel like you have to hit the gym at 7am each morning to feel good about yourself.

Go for a walk, enjoy the outdoors and do something entirely different then you are used to.

hausting. The airplane ride alone will dehydrate you from the altitude. I love to take a reusable water bottle and fill it up after I pass through security to take on the plane with me. This ensures that I am drinking throughout the flight and don’t have to wait for the flight attendants to serve me. And when they do come to serve, take it! Drink all the water you can. You will feel so much better getting off the plane hydrated instead of tired, queasy,

Stick to your normal routine as much as possible: Just because you are away doesn’t mean you have to throw in the towel and eat everything in sight. This goes especially for all inclusive resorts or a buffet. Just because you pay for something doesn’t mean you have to overdo it. Breakfast included in the hotel? Stick to an omelette, a piece of toast or oatmeal, some fresh fruit and one “treat.” You don’t need muffins, bacon, hash browns, pancakes

AND french toast if you normally don’t eat that at home. That’s just being a glutton. Pick one savory food and enjoy it. Tomorrow is a new day and a few hours later you will be eating your next meal again. Keep things in moderation: You don’t have to have everything in one day. Bread, alcohol, dessert all add up at one meal. All 3 along with your meal could mean your total daily allowance of calories or more. So pick one, and choose another the following day. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. If you tend to eat more at night, then keep your breakfast and lunch on the lighter side. If you know you are going to have a few cocktails for happy hour then moderate your intake during the

day. It is all about balance. Sloane Davis is a Certified Nutritionist and Personal Trainer who has helped thousands of people, both men and women, around the world get in to top shape both mentally and physically. Sloane has her undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and became accredited through ISSA with her degree in Sports Nutrition and Personal Training. She works personally and online with thousands of clients around the US and globally. She has been featured in People, Fitness Magazine, New Beauty Magazine, Apple News, The Daily Mail, Yahoo News, Westchester Magazine and Fox 5 Good Day New York.

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9 Luxurious Kibbutz Hotels for Your Next Stay in Israel Looking for a pampering vacation in a pastoral locale? Kibbutz hotels may be the perfect solution. By: Abigail Klein Leichman

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any Israeli kibbutzim – collective agricultural or industrial communities – offer modest bed-and-breakfast accommodations for guests and volunteers interested in a full kibbutz experience. For example, Kibbutz Ketura in Israel’s southern Arava region allows B&B guests to eat meals in the residents’ dining hall, swim in the kibbutz pool and tour the kibbutz’s algae factory, solar technology center, date grove and dairy barn. However, a smaller number of kibbutzim cater to guests who are simply seeking a pampering vacation in a pastoral locale.

where — accommodations for visitors to Israel. Indeed, most of Israel’s 273 kibbutzim are located in peripheral areas although some are quite close to cities (and one, Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, is inside Jerusalem city limits). The following kibbutz hotels (listed from north to south) come recommended by tourists with a taste for four- and five-star accommodations. We welcome additional suggestions in the comments section below.

2. Kibbutz Kfar Blum

Mediterranean stretch that boasts blue lagoons, a natural bay and small islands. Guests can choose between several types of units of different sizes throughout the kibbutz and its grounds, some of them decorated in a sea motif by the renowned London-based Israeli designer Nir Gilad. First-floor rooms have private pools. A kosher gourmet dairy restaurant is on the premises.

Opened in 1957 as a six-room guest house, Pastoral Hotel Kfar Blum in the Hula Valley of the Upper Galilee now offers 192 5-star rooms for families or couples, as well as a spa, tennis courts, Olympic swimming pool (in season), restaurant and conference center. The kibbutz is close to the birds and wildlife in the Hula Reserve, as well as 7. boutique wineries, museums The 220-room Ye’arim (Forand parks. Hotel guests receive ests) Hotel and Sekoya events Inside the Kibbutz Ein Gedi Hotel. Photo: courtesy the Judean Hills, the Ramat Rachel Hotel offers 165 guest rooms and a kosher restaurant, as well as an adjacent health and treatment complex featuring a heated semi-Olympic-size swimming pool, attractions for children, fitness room, exercise classes, spa treatments, tennis and basketball courts. Guests can tour the Ramat Rachel archeological site.

1. Kibbutz Hagoshrim Hagoshrim Hotel & Nature is built on the site of a former Ottoman winter palace in the Upper Galilee. Rivulets and springs flow across the hotel grounds

9. Kibbutz Ein Gedi

Hagoshrim Hotel & Nature in the Upper Galilee. Photo: courtesy

discount coupons to attractions such as Jordan River kayaking.

3. Kibbutz Merom Golan Pastoral Hotel Kfar Blum boasts an Olympic pool. Photo via Facebook

Merom Golan Resort Village encompasses 32 studio rooms and 46 two-room cabins, all with kitchen facilities. The kibbutz also has a horse ranch, an indoor swimming pool, playground, basketball court and a kosher meat restaurant. On the peak of Mount Bental nearby is Coffee Annan, said to be the highest café in Israel.

hall and garden provide most of the income for the now privatized Kibbutz Ma’ale Hachamisha atop one of the highest peaks in the Jerusalem hills. There’s an indoor pool, a spa and a gym,

Ein Gedi Hotel overlooking the Dead Sea started years ago with two wooden cabins and separate showers and toilets. By 2012, it had transformed into a full-fledged hotel with 166 mini suites and rooms plus a luxurestaurant and private gardens. ry spa, swimming pool, tennis courts, natural sulphur pools, 8. Kibbutz Ramat mineral mud baths, and kosher Rachel restaurant amid a lushly landOn the edge of Jerusalem, scaped setting that includes a overlooking Bethlehem and botanical garden. (ISRAEL 21C)

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Merom Golan Resort’s luxury Bental Cabin. Photo: courtesy

Nof Ginosar Hotel is near Tiberias and major tourist attractions in the Galilee region. Situated on 40,000 square meters of green landscapes, the hotel features 168 rooms and suites, a private beach, seasonal swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, hiking/jogging paths along the Tzalmon River, a playground and a kosher restaurant. An adjacent Resort Village offers 69 rooms and four family suites.

5. Kibbutz Lavi Kibbutz Lavi’s 184-room, kosher 4-star hotel in the eastern Galilee is 10 minutes’ drive from Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). Started in 1962 as a group of guest houses, the two-wing hotel with restaurant and meeting halls is still run by kibbutz members. Guests from Nof Ginosar Hotel grounds. Photo: courtesy Israel and countries includThese kibbutz hotels “are a and through the kibbutz. There’s ing France, Italy, Spain, South unique opportunity to be in a a circular walking route, a fit- America, Germany, China and beautiful rural setting like the ness center with two swim- the United States can use the Golan Heights or Jezreel Valley ming pools, gym, sauna, bas- nearby kibbutz swimming pool while staying in a hotel that’s ketball court, squash court and and tour the Lavi dairy farm and really comfortable,” says Bill spa-treatment wing. The hotel’s furniture factory. Slott, a tour guide and travel 170 rooms are divided among blogger who happens to live at three wings, one of which is for 6. Kibbutz Ketura. adults only. Within a short drive Nahsholim Slott sees them as a good al- are the Agamon Hula Nature The Kibbutz Nahsholim Seaternative to the two usual choic- Reserve, Mount Hermon and side Resort at the foot of Mount es — urban and middle-of-no- the Banias Reserve. Carmel sits on Dor Beach, a

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Opioid Epidemic Reaches New Crisis Level in Overdoses, Hospitalizations and Cost Edited by: JV Staff

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new study of the growing United States opioid epidemic reveals that deaths from overdoses have nearly doubled over the past seven years, while increasing acute care costs and hospitalizations are taxing health care systems. The new paper, “The Critical Care Crisis of Opioid Overdoses in the United States" published online ahead of print in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society is believed to be the first to quantify the impact of opioid abuse on critical care resources in the U.S. The findings reveal that opioid-related demand for acute care services has outstripped the available supply.

University of Chicago analyzed nearly 23 million adult hospital admissions at 162 hospitals in 44 states over a seven-year period: January 1, 2009 through September 31, 2015. Among the more than 4 million patients requiring acute care, the researchers found 21,705 who were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) due to opioid overdoses. Admissions included overdoses for prescription drugs, methadone or heroin.

steeper rise in deaths of patients admitted to the ICU for overdose after 2012. The average cost of care per ICU overdose admission also rose significantly - 58 percent from $58,517 in 2009 to $92,408 in 2015. In addition, the study indicated that opioid-related ICU admissions increased an average of more than half a percent each year over the seven-year timeframe, jumping from seven per-

Inc., which is comprised of data mainly from urban academic medical centers and may not reflect overdose-related acute care needs in other settings. "Our estimates may actually be on the low side," Dr. Novack says. Since our team of researchers analyzed admissions rather than a manual chart review, we may not have captured every admission if opioid-related complications weren't coded as such."

patients require a less intensive hospital care.

States With the Highest Opioid Hospitalizations

The researchers found that Massachusetts and Indiana have the highest opioid admission densities in the nation. Pennsylvania experienced the sharpest rise in opioid-related overdoses during the study period, with critical care overdose admissions nearly doubling since 2009. Illinois, California, New York, and Indiana have also experienced ICU admission rate increases during the period. "Our findings raise the need for a national approach to developing safe strategies to care for ICU overdose patients, to providing coordinated resources in the hospital for patients and families, and to helping survivors In the cohort study, maintain sobriety following disresearchers from Bencharge,” the researchers conclude Gurion University of In addition to Dr. Novack, rethe Negev (BGU) in searchers involved in the study Israel, Harvard Medical are Drs. Jennifer P. Stevens, John School and University A new study of the growing United States opioid epidemic reveals that deaths from overdoses Marshall and Douglas J. Hsu at have nearly doubled over the past seven years, while increasing acute care costs and of Chicago analyzed Beth Israel Deaconess Medical hospitalizations are taxing health care systems. nearly 23 million adult Center, Department of Medicine, hospital admissions at The study also did not deter- Harvard Medical School and Dr. "We found a 34 percent in- cent to 10 percent by the end of 162 hospitals in 44 states mine whether increased ICU ad- Michael J. Howell, University of over a seven-year period: crease in overdose-related ICU the study period. Patients admitted to the ICU missions for opioid overdoses re- Chicago. January 1, 2009 through admissions while ICU opioid deaths nearly doubled during due to an overdose increasingly sulted from improved communiSeptember 31, 2015 that same period," according to required intensive care, including ty emergency response that may About American Dr. Lena Novack, Ph.D., a lec- high-cost renal replacement ther- have saved lives but then required Associates, Bencritical care, or whether the in- Gurion University In the cohort study, research- turer in BGU’s School of Public apy or dialysis. Admissions were identified creased ICU admissions indicat- of the Negev ers from Ben-Gurion University Health. The mortality rates of of the Negev (BGU) in Israel, these patients climbed at roughly using the Clinical Data Base/Re- ed that community emergency American Associates, Harvard Medical School and the same rate, on average, with a source ManagerTM of Vizient, response needs improvement so Ben-Gurion University of the

Jerusalem Docs Treat Rare ‘Treeman’ Virus

"Our findings raise the need for a national approach to developing safe strategies to care for ICU overdose patients, to providing coordinated resources in the hospital for patients and families, and to helping survivors maintain sobriety following discharge,” the researchers conclude Negev (AABGU) plays a vital role in sustaining David Ben-Gurion's vision: creating a worldclass institution of education and research in the Israeli desert, nurturing the Negev community and sharing the University's expertise locally and around the globe. As Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) looks ahead to turning 50 in 2020, AABGU imagines a future that goes beyond the walls of academia. It is a future where BGU invents a new world and inspires a vision for a stronger Israel and its next generation of leaders. Together with supporters, AABGU will help the University foster excellence in teaching, research and outreach to the communities of the Negev for the next 50 years and beyond. Visit vision.aabgu.org to learn more. AABGU, which is headquartered in Manhattan, has nine regional offices throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.aabgu.org.

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s isn’t always easy. REACHING US IS.

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medical team at Jerusalem’s Hadassah University Medical Center – Ein Karem has cured a Gaza man of a skin condition so rare that treatment is not listed in medical textbooks. According to the NewHealthAdvisor.com website, the condition, known officially as epidermodysplasia verruciformis but commonly referred to as tree-man disease, is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects the skin and increases the risk of carcinoma of the skin. It causes abnormal susceptibility to human papillomaviruses (HPVs) which eventually lead to the overgrowth of scaly macules and papules, especially on the feet and hands. The lesions bear a striking resemblance to tree bark. Lead surgeon Dr. Michael Chernofsky, a Hadassah hand specialist and resident of Efrat in the Etzion bloc, said Gaza resident Mohammed Taluli, 42, had suffered with the condition for more than 10 years but was unable to find successful medical treatment. “Aside from the pain, the disease is very dangerous and could easily develop into cancer,” Chernofsky said. “[Taluli] eventually couldn’t move the hand. He had become withdrawn and fearful of any possible situation that could cause

According to the NewHealthAdvisor.com website, the condition, known officially as epidermodysplasia verruciformis but commonly referred to as tree-man disease, is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects the skin and increases the risk of carcinoma of the skin

him to show the hand to other people. He kept the hand covered all the time and life was very hard for him.” Chernofsky said that HPVs can normally be controlled with oral or IV antibiotics, but occasionally an individual with a weak immune system cannot defend against the virus. Assisting surgeon Dr Shai Louria said he and Chernofsky studied what little information they had about the condition before deciding to operate. “The idea was to draft a plan to minimize possibility that the lesions would return. It was also important that we prepare the dermatology staff, and to take special precautions in the

operating theater, given the extremely contagious nature of the disease. We wore double gloves and special masks in order to avoid catching the virus,” Louria said. Chernofsky added that while other teams have used medical torches to burn off some of the lesions, that method releases lesion dust to get into the air, thus endangering the medical team. To avoid that, he said the team worked slowly and carefully to remove the lesions as completely as possible, occasionally leaving no skin on the hand. The team grafted skin from other parts of the patient’s body in See Jerusalem Docs Treat , page 36

If you care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss or dementia, you are not alone. We’re here day and night offering support and expert information. alz.org/care 800.272.3900 FREE 24/7 HELPLINE Available In Over 200 Languages Supported in part by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.

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Unique Ocular Scanner to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Israeli startup RetiSpec plans to build and begin testing its unique Alzheimer’s ocular scanner in the next 12 months By: Brian Blum

matter of seconds, Shaked says.

set of dementia. And they can get prepared financially and emotionally. omantics claim that you Early detection “If you knew you could spend can see a person’s soul The burden (or for RetiSpec, through their eyes. Ap- the opportunity) of treating more lucid time with your loved parently, you can also Alzheimer’s is clear: It is the ones, if you could extend that see whether they will be suffer- most expensive disease in North even by one year, there’s no way ing in the future from Alzhei- America, costing an estimated to put a price on that,” Shaked mer’s disease. The same biomarkers that accumulate in the brain – proteins called beta-amyloids that clump together into sticky “plaque” that are the signs of Alzheimer’s disease – appear in the retina of the eyes up to 15 years before the onset of any symptoms. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s today is an expensive, invasive and not always readily available process, mainly utilizing PET brain imaging and lumbar puncturing. But what if all a physician had to do was plug in a portable scanner and train it on a Retina image by Lukas Gojda/Shutterstock.com patient’s eyes? That would save money, minimize patient dis- $247 billion in healthcare sys- says. “The problem is, by the comfort and make earlier test- tem and out-of-pocket costs in time we diagnose the disease toing much more common. 2016. (Globally, it’s over $800 day, it’s already too late. The AlzThat’s what excites Eliav billion.) The number of patients heimer’s patient doesn’t underShaked, the founder and CEO of worldwide is expected to double stand why they’re in the doctor’s RetiSpec, an Israeli startup that to 75 million by 2030 and nearly office or who he or she is talking hopes to build and begin testing double again to 130 million by with. It’s devastating.” its unique Alzheimer’s ocular 2050. There’s another advantage to scanner in the next 12 months. There is no cure for Alzhei- early testing: Alzheimer’s disease RetiSpec’s scanner is hoped to mer’s disease. But early detec- may not be incurable forever. identify the spectral signature of tion would enable people to try There are dozens of new drugs neuropathological changes indi- diet and lifestyle modifications in the pharmaceutical pipeline, cating Alzheimer’s disease in a that may slow the pace or on- Shaked says, and true preven-

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tative treatment may reach the market as early as 2025. “The biggest need pharmaceutical companies have is to identify people in need of these new drugs before they start to show symptoms,” Shaked explains. “But to screen a large pre-symptomatic population is too expensive. No doctor will send a healthy 50-year-old for

lier this year to Boston to join the MassChallenge accelerator. MassChallenge has a branch in Jerusalem, but “we chose Boston to be closer to the large medical research community there,” Shaked explains. RetiSpec won first place at the 2016 Partners Connected Health and AARP startup competition in Boston.

Eliav Shaked of RetiSpec at the 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium in Boston. Photo by Christopher Huang

an invasive PET scan or stick a needle in his spine just because there’s a history of Alzheimer’s in the family. We can streamline the process and identify people truly at risk.”

Ontario Brain Institute Collaboration RetiSpec started in Israel, but temporarily relocated ear-

The team now is in Toronto collaborating with the Ontario Brain Institute, which in July invested $50,000 in RetiSpec. “There’s no retinal eye bank in Israel,” Shaked says. “Before we build the scanner, we needed to first collect the data. We feel very fortunate to be part of 2017 Ontario Brain Institute program and to tap into the incredible research community in Toronto.”

“The biggest need pharmaceutical companies have is to identify people in need of these new drugs before they start to show symptoms,” Shaked explains The company is raising a seed round and expects to return to Israel in the future. Shaked, a biomedical engineer with degrees from Tel Aviv University, was inspired to start RetiSpec after he was accepted to a program funded by NASA and Google under the auspices of Singularity University. The program brings 80 entrepreneurs from around the world to Silicon Valley for a 10-week seminar “to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges.” For Shaked, that was Alzheimer’s disease. When he was in a Jewish Agency-sponsored summer camp as a teenager, he became close to his adopted “American mother.” She now has Alzheimer’s disease. “I asked her daughter if I could come and visit her, and she said her mother wouldn’t even recognize me,” Shaked recalls. “That resonated a lot and impacted me to identify a need.” See Unique Ocular Scanner , page 36

Maimonides Pediatric Expert Advises that Proper Nutrition Supports Better Academic Performance Maimonides Offers Tips to Keep Students Healthy and Energized for the New School Year Edited by: JV Staff

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s children and parents gear up for the school year ahead, it’s important to refocus on healthy eating habits that may have been lost or overlooked during the summer months. Pediatric experts at the Maimonides Children’s Hospital urge parents to ensure children receive proper nutrition when starting the new academic year. Studies suggest that the quality of the food children eat can have a direct effect not only on their health, but also on their behavioral and academic performance in the classroom. Dr. Ravi Saksena, Pediatric Attending at Maimonides Medical Center, says, “Although it can be challenging to make time for a good breakfast before school, it’s the most important meal of the day for children and should not be skipped.” He adds, “Studies have shown that children who consume a healthy breakfast have better school attendance, better concentration and higher test scores.” Nutrients and energy from healthy foods support a child’s cognitive and physical functions. Eating breakfast before school can positively affect the brain’s short-term blood sugar requirements, which can improve memory, problem solving

skills and concentration levels – all essential for a successful school year. A healthy breakfast has also been shown to improve both alertness and mood – whereas hunger can distract children, causing irritability, moodiness and lethargy.

Dr. Saksena shares these nutrition tips to ensure your little one is making healthy decisions:  Prepare a breakfast and lunch menu the evening before. Follow the “rule of threes” by incorporating three of the five food groups into your child’s breakfast.

Pediatric experts at the Maimonides Children’s Hospital urge parents to ensure children receive proper nutrition when starting the new academic year

A balanced lunch is also very important. Proper nutrition, including an adequate intake of protein, vitamins and minerals, is necessary for maintaining good academic performance. “Parents can prepare healthy food for breakfast and lunchtime in advance,” explained Dr. Saksena. “This cuts down on last-minute hassles and poor eating choices.”

Whole-grain breads, fruit, cheese, yogurt or cereals high in fiber, are all healthy options. If you are able to pack your child’s lunch at night, you will have more time to prepare a healthy breakfast in the morning.  Involve children in planning meals. Whether your child eats school lunch or brings lunch from home, discuss what kinds of healthy foods he or she would

like to eat – choosing from whole-grains, lean protein, fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy. If you pack lunch for your child, encourage your child to help you plan and prepare the meal.  Incorporate healthy snack choices. Fruit and vegetables make for easy snacks (whole or sliced), and can be paired with whole-grain crackers or bread,

portant to incorporate protein such as meat, fish, eggs, beans or nuts into your child’s diet because protein helps keep a person feeling full for longer periods of time.  Drink water instead of sugary drinks. Advise your child to drink water or unsweetened beverages. Limit soda, energy drinks and sports drinks, as these bever-

Fruit and vegetables make for easy snacks (whole or sliced), and can be paired with whole-grain crackers or bread, low-fat dips, or peanut butter and cheese to add protein.

low-fat dips, or peanut butter and cheese to add protein.  Add color to meals. Children are more likely to eat enthusiastically if there is some color on the plate and the food is visually appealing. Embellish cereal or oatmeal with fresh, colorful fruit – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and peaches are all great options.  Pack in the protein. It’s im-

ages are a major source of added sugar, caffeine and calories.  Avoid packaged and highly processed foods. Although convenient, packaged and overly processed foods can be loaded with sugar and sodium, as well as unhealthy preservatives. Instead, include fresh protein, fruit and vegetables in each meal to keep the food as healthy as possible.  Talk nutrition. Make sure your

Eating breakfast before school can positively affect the brain’s shortterm blood sugar requirements, which can improve memory, problem solving skills and concentration levels – all essential for a successful school year child understands the importance of healthy eating and how it affects their body. Read food labels together so your child can begin to understand the importance and function of nutrients. “The habits developed during childhood and adolescence often carry on into adulthood,” noted Dr. Saksena. “So, while you prepare your child to succeed in the classroom, it’s important to prepare them to succeed in the lunchroom, too.” The Maimonides Children's Hospital is one of New York City's leading pediatric hospitals, specifically focused on the treatment and care of infants, children and adolescents. We provide the full range of pediatric services, specialties and sub-specialties to ensure your child receives the best care possible. For more information on the outstanding clinical services provided at the Maimonides Children’s Hospital, please visit www.maimonidesmed.org/maimonides-infants-and-childrens-hospital/ childrens-hospital-home.

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Notice of Qualification of NAVO CAPITAL, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/22/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/25/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [9/8-10/13]

Notice of Qualification of QUALITY HUTS EAST LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/28/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/30/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 477 Madison Ave, Ste 520, NY, NY 10022. 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. [9/8-10/13]

Notice of Qualification of ECC Insurance Brokers, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/31/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Illinois (IL) on 1/1/17. 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. IL address of LLC: 1 Tower Ln., Ste 2850, Oakbrook Terr, IL 60181. Cert. of Formation filed with IL Secy of State, 501 S 2nd St, Rm 350, Springfield, IL 62756. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [9/8-10/13]

Notice of Formation of TFinn & Co. JPM LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. 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. [9/8-10/13]

Notice of Qualification of STONEPEAK CLAREMONT (CO-INVEST) HOLDINGS LP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/25/17. Office location: New York Co. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/8/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [9/8-10/13]

45-57 DAVIS STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/17/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o The Vorea Group LLC, 184 North 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [9/8-10/13]

Notice of Qualification of POWELL ANDERSON CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/28/17. Princ. office of LLC: 33 W. 60th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: R. Adam Lindsay at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/8-10/13]

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Notice of Qualification of POWELL ANDERSON CAPITAL LP. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/21/17. Princ. office of LP: 33 W. 60th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10023. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, Attn: R. Adam Lindsay at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/8-10/13]

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE OF MART LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-NPL1, Plaintiff AGAINST MICHAEL SINGH A/K/A MICHAEL J. SINGH, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 17, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on October 12, 2017 at 2:30PM, premises known as 83 COOPER STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 3433, LOT 51. Approximate amount of judgment $514,368.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 5137/2013. Robert A. Abrams, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 48041. [9/8-9/29]

Notice of formation of VILUCI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/03/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Viluci LLC, 2609 East 14th Street, Suite #360, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of ALPHA SQUARE GROUP FUND I LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/25/17. Office location: New York County. 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: 85 Broad St, Fl. 18, NY, NY 10004. DE address of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. 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 Xin Szeto, Controller, Alpha Group Square S LLC, 85 Broad St, Fl. 18, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of Intren, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/16/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Illinois (IL) on 12/27/16. 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. IL address of LLC: 18202 W Union Rd, Union, IL 60180. Cert. of Formation filed with IL Secy of State, 501 S 2nd St, Springfield, IL 62756. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of ALPHA SQUARE GROUP S LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/25/17. Office location: New York County. 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: 85 Broad St, Fl. 18, NY, NY 10004. DE address of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. 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 Xin Szeto, Controller, Alpha Square Fund I LLC, 85 Broad St, Fl. 18, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Formation of Scrap Yard Holdings, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/9/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, 156 W 56th St, NY, NY 10019, Attn: Bruce Bronster, Esq. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of Hunt CMT Finance, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/6/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Capitol Services, Inc., 1218 Central Ave., Ste. 100, Albany, NY 12205. DE address of LLC: 1675

Notice of Formation of JA 2040 White Plains LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/6/17. 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. [8/25-9/29]

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.[8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of CCV CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/28/17. Office location:

Notice of formation of MARIAS MUFFINS & DESSERTS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/22/2016. Office location: Richmond County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Maria Dellavalle, 40 Anaconda St, Staten Island, NY 10312. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [8/25-9/29]

NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/13/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 959 1st Ave., Apt. 6P, NY, NY 10022. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of BROOKFIELD FAIRFIELD U.S. MULTIFAMILY VALUE ADD FUND II DEV PF, L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/19/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/21/17. 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. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/259/29]

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Notice of Qualification of Zirrus, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/10/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 6/30/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. FL of LLC: 4171 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Ste. 3, Coconut Creek, FL 33073. Arts. of Org. filed with FL Secy. of State, 2661 Executive Center Cir., Tallahassee, FL 32301. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/259/29]

Notice of Application for Authority of KD CONNECTICUT ADJUSTERS LLC, a foreign limited liability company (LLC). Application for Authority filed with Secy. of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/30/2016.LLC organized in Connecticut on 04/07/04. NY office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 38 Hill Top Rd, East Haddam, CT 06472. Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 70 Woodvale Dr., Northford, CT 06424. Copy of Articles of Organization on file with Secy. of State of CT, 30 Trinity St. Hartford, CT 06115-0470. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of Denim Lab LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 9/26/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: Rocco Vienhage, 3578 Hayden Ave., Ste. N-1, Culver City, CA 90232-2445. Principal office of LLC: FRAME, 51 Greene St., NY, NY 10013. Arts. of Org. filed with CA Dept. of State, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/25-9/29]

Notice of Qualification: Bonchon Group LLC Auth. filed with Sec of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/9/17. Office loc: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/3/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 575 8th Ave, #502, NY, NY 10018. DE addr. of LLC: 919 N Market St, #950, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: General. [8/259/29]

PRETTY THINGS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/2/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 502 Franklin Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [8/18-9/22]

Notice of Formation of IMAGINE & ATTAIN LIFE Notice of formation of SUSU MOVEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/07/2016. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [8/25-9/29]

COACHING, LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 06/07/2017. Off. Loc.: NY County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 4142 24th St. Apt. 631, Long Island City. NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful act. [8/18-9/22]

PAGE 46 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for SG Mortgage Securities, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-FRE2, Plaintiff AGAINST Tetiana Berriors a/k/a Tatyana Onischenko, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2/29/2016and entered on 3/17/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on September 28, 2017 at 02:30 PM premises known as 1810 Avenue Y Brooklyn, NY 11235. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 7439, LOT: 5. Approximate amount of judgment is $842,354.54 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 28287/2008. Sean R. Smith, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706

Notice of Qualification of Yahoo Fantasy Sports Player Funds LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/4/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/31/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22]

Notice of formation of NERE LIC BUILDING ENTERPRISES LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/28/2017. Office located in Kings county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Bentley Zhao, 4918 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22].

Notice of Qualification of MERIT HILL GP LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/31/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/6/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 594 Dean St, Ste 26, Brooklyn, NY 11238. 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. [8/18-9/22]

Notice of Formation of NYC FAMILY THERAPY PSYCHOLOGY PLLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/07/2017. Off. Loc.: NY County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 603 W 115th Street, Suite 170, New York, NY 10025. Purpose: any lawful act. [8/18-9/22]

Notice of Qualification of Macquarie Nufang US LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/11/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/5/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. DE address of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22]

Notice of Qualification of KALAN LP. The fictitious name is: KALAN SERVICES L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/7/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/9/97. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of MERIT HILL CAPITAL, LP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/31/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/6/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 594 Dean St, Ste 26, Brooklyn, NY 11238. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22]

Notice of formation of 44 4th Ave Realty Group LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/2017. Office location, County of Kings. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 98 Kean St., West Babylon NY 11704. Purpose: any lawful act. [8/11-9/15]

4412 4TH AVE., LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/9/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4412 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11220, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of Egger & Co. JPM LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. 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.

Notice of Qualification of Hudson & Marshall, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. 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. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of L.D. Pickering & Co. LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/19/17. 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.

Notice of Qualification of DXC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/1/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/18/17. 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.

Notice of Formation of J.C. Orr & Co. LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. 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.

Notice of Formation of RESEARCH ACTION, LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/06/2017. Off. Loc.: Kings County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Abby Scher,40 Ocean Pkwy, Apt 5G, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of Inno Promos LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/27/17. 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: 325 N End Ave, 6L, NY, NY 10282. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Lin Zeng, 325 N End Ave, 6L, NY, NY 10282. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Application for Authority of Cathedral Consulting, LLC a foreign limited liability company (LLC). Application for Authority filed with Secy. of State of New York on 07/24/2017. LLC organized in Oregon on 03/15/2017. NY office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: C/O Rathbone Barton Olsen PC, 4949 Meadows Road Suite 600, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 4949 Meadows Road Suite 600, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. Copy of Articles of Organization on file with Secy. of State of OR, 255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Qualification of HFZ Bryant Park Owner LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/27/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/13/13. 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.

Notice of Qualification of AdGenesis Holdings LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/29/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/20/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 49 W. 27th St., Mezzanine West, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Francis Ying NYC, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 03/23/2017. Off. Loc.: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 150 Nassau St., New York, NY 10038. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of BENENSON TECH, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Frederick C. Benenson, c/o Benenson Capital Partners, 708 Third Ave., 28th Fl., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Qualification of Full Node Capital LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/27/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Bryan Reyhani, 200 Park Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10166. 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. [8/119/15]

Notice of Qualification of Leyton 93 LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 152 W. 57th St., 19th Fl., NY, NY 10019, Attn: Scott Leyton. 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, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of STANDARD POLYCLINIC MANAGER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/07/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Standard Property Company, Inc., 126 E. 56th St., 19th Fl., Ste. 1910, NY, NY 10022. 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. [8/11-9/15]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Notice of Qualification of NORTHSTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/27/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/27/16. 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, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of Westbound Kyd, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 205 Hudson St., Ste. #1002, NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Caroyln Rossip Malcolm, CRM Management, LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Music publishing and recording. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Qualification of TV ONE, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/19/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/29/04. Princ. office of LLC: 4 New York Plaza, Ste. #500, NY, NY 10004. NYS fictitious name: TVONEMEDIA, LLC. 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 The Secy. of State of the State of DE, Corp. Dept., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of S3 550 4TH AVE FUNDING LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/24/17. 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: 444 Madison Ave, Fl. 41, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of Throgs Neck Debt LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/17/17. 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: 225 Broadway, Fl. 32, NY, NY 10007. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of BRP HEMPSTEAD, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/25/17. 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. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Qualification of R&B BUILDING MAINTENANCE, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/30/17. Office location: New York County. LLCformed in Tennessee (TN) on 3/28/12. 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. TN address of LLC: 14665 Lebanon Rd, Ste C, Old Hickory, TN 37138. Cert. of Formation filed with TN Secy of State, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, FL. 6, Snodgrass Tower, Nashville, TN 37243. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of East 182 Street Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/24/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 902 Broadway, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Qualification of Ridgewood Briarcliff Owner, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/15/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/13/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Notice of Formation of 915 Saint John's HPG Investor II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/30/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 W. 22nd St., Ste. 1601, NY, NY 10010, Attn: Drew Popkin. Purpose: any lawful activities. [7/28-9/1]

The Jewish Voice Notice of Qualification of MMAS AVIATION LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/17/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/19/12. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 160 Greentree Dr., Dover, DE 19904. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Qualification of KETAMINE TREATMENT CENTERS OF PRINCETON LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/03/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 03/05/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Palmer Square East, Ste. 420, Princeton, NJ 08542. Address to be maintained in NJ: Corporation Service Company, Princeton South Corporate Ctr., Ste 160, 100 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, NJ 08628. Arts of Org. filed with the NJ State Treasurer, 33 W. State St., 5th Fl., Trenton, NJ 08608. Purpose: to practice the profession of Medicine. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Qualification of Graduate Roosevelt Island Lessee LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/9/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/2/17. 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: 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. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Qualification of Denver Solutions, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/10/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/22/16. 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. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Qualification of Graduate Roosevelt Island Owner LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/4/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/22/16. 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. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Qualification of VHA Mid-Atlantic Insurance Services, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/18/11. 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. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of formation of BERNA & MANUK LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/09/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 780 Madison Avenue, Apt #8A, New York, NY 10065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Formation of Quadra Office Interiors LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/13/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 140 58th St, Bldg A-6L, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Formation of 300 MADISON AVENUE BAKERY, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/5/17. 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. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Formation of JNE IDF Member LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/12/17. Office location: NY County. Principal business location: 387 Park Ave. South, 7th Fl., NY, NY 10016. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: General Counsel, 387 Park Ave. South, 7th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Formation of Nineties News LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Nineties News LLC, 26 Broadway, Ste. 1301, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: any lawful activities. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of formation of collective please llc filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office loc.: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is M. Burr Keim Company, 2021 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22]

JUICERIE IV LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/7/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Pampalone Law, 15 Dunham Place, Ste. 10E, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 271 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211. [9/1-10/6]

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Notice of Qualification of HARK CAPITAL II GP, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/08/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 Eight Ave. - 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in DE: Corporation Trust Center - 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Qualification of KeyMe Operating LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/10/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/08/17. Princ. office of LLC: 5 Pennsylvania Plaza, 10th Fl., NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State., Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/1-10/6]

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FM2, Plaintiff, Against Index No.: 7756/2012 ROGER WILLIAMS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Kings County Clerk’s Office on 7/31/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on 10/5/2017 at 2:30 pm, premises known as 2043 E 60th St, Brooklyn, NY 11234, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Kings County Treasurer as Block 08403 and Lot 0016. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $607,283.56 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 7756/2012. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Robert Washington, Esq., Referee. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 Dated: 8/9/2017 PB [9/1-9/29]

Notice of Qualification of JT1, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/22/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/14/17. NYS fictitious name: JT1 DE, LLC. 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 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of formation of 3015 RICHMOND TERRACE LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/14/2017. Office located in Richmond county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC, 3015 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10303. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/18-9/22].

Notice of Qualification of 550 Vanderbilt 917 LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/9/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 8/8/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, Attn: CT Corporation System, registered agent upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [8/18-9/22]

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Notice of formation of PRDVCE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/11/2016. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Formation of Schuster 44th Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/14/17. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Josh Schuster, 265 E. 66th St., Apt. 22E, NY, NY 10065, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Qualification of REDFITZ PRODUCTIONS, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/18/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Nevada (NV) on 10/18/10. Princ. office of LLC: 181 Conover St. #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231. 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 12207-2543. NV addr. of LLC: 2360 Corporate Circle, Ste. 400, Henderson, NV 89074-7739. Cert. of Form. filed with Barbara K. Cegavske, NV Secy. of State, 101 N. Carson St., Ste. 3, Carson City, NV 89701. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/1-10/6]

Notice of Qualification of Roman Health Medical LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/14/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/11/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Saman Rahmanian, 221 Canal St., 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10013. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [9/1-10/6]

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FOR SALE/ RENT 4 PROPERTIES PITTSGROVE, NJ- RETAIL 80,000 SQ FT SUPERMARKET MILLVILLE, NJ- WAREHOUSE 317,000 SQ FT MILLVILLE, NJ- WAREHOUSE 600,000 SQ FT AMSTERDAM, NY- WAREHOUSE 135,000 SQ FT

CALL OWNER 718-241-4141 EMAIL 4030303@gmail.com

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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

Call Lou 570-829-7768 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

9000

NEW GRETNA, NJ. FOR SALE: Approvals in Place for Restaurant/ Bar. C Liquor License, on Rt. 9. Asking $375K or best offer. 609-709-3057 LM1013 MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE LAND FOR SALE. 1.28 Acres on a quiet street. Close to Route 1. $150,000. 434-401-8686 LM0922 STAND-ALONE BUILDING. Deli/ Convenience Store; Warwick, NY/ NNJ Area. New Equipment, Dock on Lake. Large/ scenic views of property for picnicking and lake activities, kitchen, sandwich station, storage, seating, parking for 25, highvolume turnpike, bikers, hikers, travelers. Email: patriotsdeli@ gmail.com or Cell 201-538-7412 LM0901

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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

THRIVING CLOTHING BOUTIQUE IN GREENPORT ON LONG ISLAND’S NORTH FORK. Busy & Profitable All Year Round Since 1992. Good Price & Terms. Call Patrick 631-744-9100 LM0901

Each well produced approx 1 million barrels of oil. 30-40% annual return is realistic. More information at www.MincOil.com or Call Mark at 915-921-7255

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AIRCRAFT SERVICES

HARD MONEY LOANS

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

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

LM0908

9010

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 participate in the offering.

AVAILABLE FOR INVESTORS. 60% LTV. Call 718-825-4086

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RESTAURANTS FOR SALE (2). RIDGEFIELD, CT. Gorgeous restaurant, turn-key operation on Main St. $300K. Also, PIZZERIA in BROOKFIELD, CT in very busy shopping center. Next to Raymour Flanagan. $150K. Call Owner 914-906-1084

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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 D & H CLEANING SERVICES AND REPAIRS LLC. Our services

BROADWAY COMPUTERS. 516-654-9210 We do it all from training to repairs. Learn to use PC’s

include repairs, renovations,

& Gadgets. Our location or yours. Desktop, Laptop/

maid service, interior cleaning,

PC/ Mac Services, Repairs, Upgrades, Virus Removal,

event clean up, and commercial

Screens Repairs, New & Refurbished PC’s & Laptops.

cleaning. Phone: 914-227-0058

Starting at $199. We Repairs TV’s.

Email: ezardclarke@aol.com

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NURSING ASSISTANT. Days, Evenings or Overnights. Speaks English. Car Available. Excellent References. Hollywood, Florida only. Call 215-840-0346

Call Us @ 516-259-1810 Visit Us At 588 Broadway, Massapequa LM1117 HELP WANTED

9020

Health Aide available 5-6 days per week, live-in or live-out. Full time. Over 16 years experience in elder care. Excellent references. English speaking. LM0915

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

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MANAGER FOR LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT

NURSES LPN’s, RN’s & CNA’s. PUTNAM NURSING & REHAB CENTER. Come join our team, 1199 union benefit packages, SIGN-ON BONUS PAID OUT MONTHLY. LTC facility, seeking RN’s/ LPN’s on our 7AM-3PM & 3-11PM shifts & CNA’s- all shifts. Call 845-878-3241 or Fax Resume Attn: Brenda or Patricia to 845-878-7318 LM1006

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Experienced & Certified Home

Call 347-619-9290

Maintenance & Control Wireless Networking Laptop

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

HOME HEALTH AIDES. Calling all NYS Certified Home Health Aides to attend Osborn Home Care’s Walk-in Day!! Walk-in Day is every Tuesday from 9:00AM-3:00PM. Fill out an application and interview same day! Please stop by or call for more details. 101 Theall Rd, Rye, NY. 914-925-8320 LM1006

location. Call Stuart Katz 718-

LIVE-IN 7 DAYS. Must drive. Care for elderly, light cleaning & shopping. 732-620-4546 LM0901

acwinspector@gmail.com

998-7600 Ext. 19 AREA CLAIMS WRITER AND PROPERTY INSPECTORS. Interviewing now. Excellent

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 516-770- 1873 or email nvitanza1@optonline. net LM0818

HEALTH / SOCIAL SERVICES 9930 FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS HOME CARE. Providing high quality home care to seniors in Westchester & Putnam County. To ensure your safety and security our caregivers are nationally background checked, reference checked, drug tested, insured and bonded. Hourly, live-in or liveout. Transport available. 914860-5312/ 845-490-3325 LM1006

Training provided.

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9910

IMPERIAL FAMILY CLEANING SERVICE, INC. Move in & move out house cleaning, office cleaning, residential, commercial & more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. 845-670-9853 imperialfamilycleaningsvc. com LM1006 I WILL CLEAN YOUR HOUSE OR OFFICE. I have 18 years experience. I am reliable & dependable. Own Transportation. I will make your house/ office shine. References available. Call 516-776-0021

LM0929

9965

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

TUTORING

9970

**ALL Subjects 1-on-1 Tutor** 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

I am looking for Live-In or Live-Out CNA position. I’m available 5 days per week. Excellent references from hospital, nursing home & private. Call 516-466-3923

CLEANING SERVICES

NUTRITIONIST

Grades K-12, Specialize CNA POSITION WANTED. I have over 10 years experience. Live-in or liveout. Day or evening hours. I am hard-working. Excellent references. Florida only. Call 305-697-1196 LM0929

income, pt/ ft flexible hours.

732-801-1532

Job Opportunity $13.20 per hour! If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid, you may be eligible to start working for them as a Personal Assistant. No Certificates needed. Phone: 347-462-2610 or 347-5656200 LM1006

WANTED: LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL ENRICH YOUR LIFE? Join our Sept. 2017 or Jan. 2018 Volunteer Puppy Raiser Class. Application on website. Putnam Service Dogs. 917-449-5359, info@putnamservicedogs.org

HANDYMAN SERVICES

9960

HANDYMAN SERVICES, OWNER OPERATOR. Licensed

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

& insured. Power washing,

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 631-747-6167 or 1-888-612-1822 LM0721

Westchester only. Call Chris

PETS

9043

LOST 3 YEAR OLD GRAY SIAMESE CAT. Vicinity of Ridgebury Rd./ Shadow Lake Rd, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Missing since 6/5. His name is Mr. Kai. Reward $1,000. Call 203-743-9434 LM0804

painting, carpentry, builtins, decks, kitchens & baths, doors & windows, tiling, sheetrock & taping, organizing & cleanups. 914-337-8249

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

9950

ALL BORO TILE & BRICK. Kitchens & Bathrooms. All Ceramic Floors Installed. ALL BRICK WORK. Steps. Stoops. Retain Walls. Stucco. PVC Fences. Iron Railings. ALL Repairs Big & Small. Call Harold 347-416-4377

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JOBS & SERVICES CONSUMERS FULL CLEAN OUT SERVICE. Basements. Attics. Garages. Houses. Swept & Vacuumed. RUBBISH REMOVAL 24/7. Antiques Bought & Sold. Professional Moving & Storage. 5 BorosNassau- 30 Yr. Exp. Affiliated with Santini Moving Storage. Senior Discount. www. cleanouts.xyz 516-322-1158 & 800-834-1394 JP0929 TREE OF LIFE. ALLEN THE TREE SURGEON. Removals. Pruning. Planting. Storm Damage. Chipper Service. Landscaping. Strap Metal. Snow Removal. 845-401-8411

PERSONALS

9025

ATTRACTIVE JEWISH FEMALE, 70, Widowed, Retired Math Teacher, Seeks Jewish Male, Widower, 67-75, College-Educated, for a Long Term Relationship. Call 718-763-8919 LM0915

FOR SALE

9040

PIANO FOR SALE. Baldwin Walnut Finish. Mint Condition. Table Top Piano with Seat.

2 MARIO’S. Stoops, Blue Stone, Brickwork, Pavers & Repairs. Commercial & Residential. CALL ME LAST! 516-984-9943 LM0922

914-243-0620 LM0901

SWIMMING POOLS

New Guinea and African Art, selling personal collection, all prices considered. 917-374-4038

LM0825

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

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 Fox- Owner/ Operator 718-227-5001 Email: scott@ yougotbugscom Website: www.yougotbugs.com

Island. 631-665-7255

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ENTERTAINMENT 9044 Serious Singers, Groups needed for Record Deal and Possible Tour. Call Jack 516-897-9706

LM0825

AUTOMOTIVE

9050

9035

PRIVATE CHEF/ SHIATSU. 25 years experience specializing in natural wellness cuisine and fine dining. Available immediately. Need livein position. Excellent references. Hamptons & Greenwich, CT only. 781856-0359 robertpdonahue@ icloud.com LM0707

OPEN HOUSES BROOKLYN

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR RENT QUEENS

3050

RICHMOND HILL OFFICE FOR RENT. Corner space. Near courthouse, JFK Airport & hospital. Suit to fit. $1,600 per month includes all except for electric. Leave message 9AM5PM at 917-446-1658 LM0819

BRONX

4050

3060 EAST TREMONT AVE: STORE FOR RENT. Top retail location, high pedestrian traffic, 3000sf, can be divided. For details: Rafi- 718-3641400 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

NEW YORK STATE 7050 PEEKSKILL LAWYER’S OFFICE FOR RENT. Busy intersection, Artist District. No smoking, no pets. 914-739-2600 LM0922

Xtras 6k. $8,500.

BUYING

1638

MIDWOOD OPEN HOUSE. EVERY SUN, 1-4PM. 1773 Ocean Ave & Ave M. One store + 1 family house for sale. Totally renovated, semidetached garage. Asking $1.38 million. Galaxy Fortune Realty. Call Agent Betty Yee 917-337-3336 LM0901

HARLEY 2001 Road King Excel 516-825-5308 LM0721

HELP OFFERED

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)

$1,250 or best offer.

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FALLSBURG CONSTRUCTION, CORP. Roofing, Decking, Siding, Renovations, Flooring & Ceramic Tiles. Fully Insured. Free Estimates. 845-866-4643 LM0922

LAGRANGE TOWN OF, $350,000

9045

WE BUY AND SELL GOLD, SILVER, STERLING PIECES, BULLION AND COLLECTIBLE COINS. We even buy old and

PEEKSKILL COMMERCIAL PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. Located at 1814 Crompond Rd, Route 202. For more information, Call 914-469-9178 LM0902

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE NEW YORK STATE 7060 MALONE, NY. 103 Acres for Sale in the Country. 10 Miles West on 11B, Property is on Spalding Road. Power on the property. Just outside the Adirondack Park. $110,000 Or Best Offer. Call 802-767-3311 LM1006

OUT OF STATE

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

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1010

SEAGATE. 5 Room Apt, 2nd Floor, Renovated 1 year ago, new appliances. $1,900. Call Owner 718-946-2856 LM1006 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

broken pieces. Highest CA$H Prices Paid. CALL 646-379-3566 Eli@USCoinSpot.com *Meetings by Appointment Only.

8060

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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

Well-Established Allstate Agency For Sale. Marine Park area. Agent wants to retire. Must be able to obtain your own financing & currently be .in the insurance business Call 917-301-2477 LM0703

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REAL ESTATE WOODBURY/ Green's Assoc. Condo for Sale or Rent. Huge MBR, plenty of WIC's, spacious 3BR, 2.5 baths/ updated granite, new appliances/ water heater, deck, full fin basement, 2 car garage. $760k's. 609-339-1253

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STATEN ISLAND

5010

MARINERS HARBOR. 2BR apt. Completely Renovated with Waterview. 7 Minutes from the Ferry. $1,550/ Month. 1 Month Sec. + 1 Month Rent + 1 Month Broker Fee. Contact Agent Marisol Ortiz 347-678-3386 LM0922

LONG ISLAND

SAG HARBOR. 5 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHS, NEW SALT GUNITE POOL. Available 8/6-9/2 weekly ($6k-$8k, depends on week.) Contact 917-509-6189

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

6010

EAST QUOGUE. One bedroom cottage with chef’s kitchen on gated 10 acre estate. $1,300 monthly. Also, Studio apt available. Access to tennis available. 631-466-0578 LM0929

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OUT OF STATE

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

BUSHWICK. 4 Family Box Apt, Building Size 20 x 75, Lot 25 x 100, Zoning R6, Brick SemiDetached, 1 Apt Vacant. Lazar 917-553-4553 lazarnyc@gmail. com JP0915

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

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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

E 14/ AVE O. 30x100, set 6BR’s, fin bsmt with separate entrance. Back deck & large yard. Parking. Asking $1.399M. Call Agent Lorraine Cohen 917576-2203 JP0908 PARK SLOPE. 13 St/ 6th Ave. 3 fam brownstone + bsmt. 2BR each apt. Over $9,200 income/month. Broker Lazar 917-553-4553 lazarnyc@ gmail.com JP0929 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

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 LM0804

LONG ISLAND

6040

SOUND BEACH. Soon to be discovered North Shore Hamlet 2BR Cottage, ½ acre, 1 block to beach. $259K. 631-509-0484 LM1013 MERRICK S. Hi Ranch, 2.5 New Baths, updated granite kitchen, 4BR, Luxurious IGP, Stone Gas Fireplace, SD25. $669K. 516-379-6608 LM0901

NANUET. Unfurnished Home. 3 bedrooms, 2baths, Just Painted. Family Room, deck, shed, appliances. $2,950/ month. Call Owner 845-623-2224/ 845-598-5345 LM0915

Seeking Top L.I. Realtors ready to make a deal on a good investment property. Investor seeking to buy below market. Bonus. Call 516-6933995 LM0804

NY STATE HOUSE FOR RENT

7030

CHESTNUT RIDGE. 3BR Home for Rent. Month to Month on private road. $3,500/ month. Includes utilities. Available September 1st. Call 914-906-1761 LM0922

OLIVE-BRIDGE, NY. 2BR Cottage, ¼ acre. Near ski area. $90,000 or best offer. 845-897-9555 LM0915

FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

SCARSDALE, NY. New Rochelle School & Taxes. Cozy Ranch, 4 bedrooms, 2 full bath home with fireplace & finished basement. $650K. Contact Melissa 914-527-7866 or mmontes222@aol.com LM1006

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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 walk-in) CA closets, access to clubhse & pool. Beautifully landscaped-woods behind All-glass sunroom. $279,900. See Zillow for addl pics.914.841.3237

Mill Basin Exclusive: Semi attached 1 family

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 EAST QUOGUE. 5BR, 3.5 baths. Large pool, hot-tub, A/C, secluded, gated. 8/28-9/4, $8,000. 917-9418117 Jsmitheq@aol.com

6.5 room 3 Bedrooms,

deck. 4 room. 2 bedrooms Rental

2 Bath duplex. Full finished

JS510......................$889,000

basement. Parking..ASKING

BEST SELLER #1 Properties 718.646-6900

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CENTRAL NYACK. High Ranch, 7 rooms + 2.5 baths, fireplace, central a/c, screened-in deck, 2 car garage. $475,000. 845358-3965 LM0929

7040

Owner has 6.5 rooms duplex. parking for 2 cars, yard and

PARADISE IN PEEKSKILL! FOR SALE BY OWNER. 2 Family Duplex Home with Decks Overlooking Waterfall. District 3 Schools. Dead-end Street. Large Parking Area. Low Taxes. No Brokers. $550,000 or best offer. 914-414-2848

Catskill Mt./Hudson Valley Home for Sale 4 bedroom Home In-Law Apart. Office Suite 2 1/2 hrs from NYC Flexible Space add. land avail suitable for Family Compound www.24joelmaustin.com 518 622-9647 LM1002

NEW YORK STATE

2 Family Attached BRICK. 3 bedrroms, 3 baths, private

LM090

782145

THROGS NECK TRANQUILITY. Steps from City Island Sound & Pelham Park. 2 family (2,100 sq ft total.) Patio, backyard, shed. Great investment property. $475,000. By appt only. Call Joanne at Hidalgo & Sons R.E. 917-232-8616

$569,000

JS511

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8040

MONROE, CT. Privacy, Breathtaking Lake Views from Floor to Ceiling Windows. 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths. 3 Acres. Lake Rights. $419,000. For appointment or additional information, Call Michael Porzio 203-858-1914

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POCONO MOUNTAINS COZY LOG CABIN FOR SALE IN MASTHOPE COMMUNITY

FLORIDA

PINELAWN GARDEN OF PSALMS. 1 Plot/2, Bronze Plaques. $6,000. 631-834-8800

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PINELAWN Garden of

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MOUNT ARARAT. East Farmingdale. Section 68, Range D, Plot 1, 2, 3 & 4. Great location. Photos available. $24,000 for all 4 graves. Call 516-241-0915

LM0901

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

POMPANO BEACH FL - Atlantic Blvd, Briny Ave.

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Normandie. 1 Plot for 2. $5,600. 631-220-4887

9080

AVENTURA. Mint condition 2BR, 2 bath condo, split-plan, gorgeous, unobstructed marina view, spa- separate bldg, newer 3 ton a/c, 24 hr sec & valet, charter school, pets. BONUS: Deeded 2 covered parking spots. Priced to sell! By Owner. Leave Message for Appt. 786-252-4400 LM0901

2BR, 2BA, 2nd flr, corner unit. Sm bldg, balcony remodeled, newly painted & low maint fee. Brokers protected. S659,000. Rent min 4 mos; $18,000 + sec. 203-610-1868 LM0929

3 Bedrooms 1.5 Bath Stone Fireplace Attached Spa Room, Rap Around Deck & Finished Basement - and much more a must see. $258,000.00 By appointment only call Richard Mansfield 772-220-8339 LM0901

ROSEHILL CEMETERY. Outdoor Crypt. In Garden of Peace. Section C, Level 6, Crypt 23F. Room for 2 coffins & urn. Valued at $11,500. Asking $10,000 or best offer. Call 914-548-4470

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ROSEHILL PARK. Putnam Valley. 2 Crypts in Heritage Gardens. Level 1. Value $9,980 each. Asking $7,000 each or best offer. Florida # 561-706-0567

PLOTS FOR SALE 9065 WELLWOOD. 16 Plots. $3,500 each negotiable. 631-246-9240 LM0922 WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARK. Middle Island. Jewish Section. 5 plots, $1,500 each. Call 516-902-9530 LM0825

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