NOVEMBER 25, 2016
NEW YORK
The Jewish Voice
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Harry Macklowe Now Turns on His Anti-Semitic Pamphlet Sent to NYS Son After Leaving His Wife Senator Brad Hoylman at Manhattan Apt By Hannah Hayes
A gay state senator from New York has been the victim of several anti-Semitic incidents in recent weeks.
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ver since Harry Macklowe left his wife Linda, who he was married to for 57 years, for his French mistress that he had living for years in an apartment on Park Avenue on his bill, the whole Macklowe real estate empire has been at war The last week in May, Macklowe revealed to his wife that he was breaking up with her to be with his girlfriend, Patricia Landeau, president of the French Friends of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The couple that was together for more than half a century are having a heated divorce that is centering around their property empire, which includes the exclusive 432 Park, and the family art collection that Linda manages which is worth an estimated $1 billion.
By: Jeff Stein
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n anti-Semitic leafle was sent to the home of a gay New York State senator days after swastikas were carved into his apartment building. The leaflet that arrived at Brad Hoylman’s home on Saturday shows a black-hooded figu e, labeled as “God’s Wrath,” brandishing a sword that has cut through the symbols of various From left to right: Harry Macklowe, his soon-to-be ex-wife Linda, religions, including Judaism and and his son Billy. Islam. The image is captioned: “usurping control” over the do- undue influence.” He claims that “The Prophetic Judgment of main names HMacklowe.com Billy “usurped control over the Judaism and All False Religions and Macklowe.com, which were domain name HMacklowe.com and Orders.” registered for Harry by his son. . . . and is claiming ownership “False religious orders must His father’s accusations are ve- over Macklowe.com.” Harry perish…Th t goes for Judaism,” says that his business opera- part of the text reads. hemently denied by Billy. Starting in 1997 Billy worked tions have been “essentially shut with his father up until 2010, down” by his son. PageSix spoke to a source “I’d be lying to say I wasn’t when he spread his wings and “This is a vindictive move created his own fi m, William close to Billy who denies Harry’s concerned about it, and by Harry because Billy has Macklowe Company. He took claim and says for the six years I’m not alone” sided with his mother in a lot of the staff with him, along since Billy starts his company, he the divorce. Harry is not with the company name Mack- has been operating Macklowe. Hoylman, lives in a Fifth Avjust divorcing Linda, he’s lowe Management LLC. In com on behalf of both his and 2008, trouble began to brew be- his father’s companies. “This is enue building in Lower Mandivorcing Billy” tween the father and son when a vindictive move by Harry be- hattan with his partner and his the GM building was sold for cause Billy has sided with his daughter, told the New York In a shocking recent court $2.9 billion, but they did part on mother in the divorce. Harry is Daily News that he belongs to a not just divorcing Linda, he’s di- synagogue but had not formally filing, the 79-year-old Harry friendly terms. However, now Harry is vorcing Billy,” the source added. converted to Judaism. On Nov. has turned on his 48-year-old Another source told PageSix, 15. two swastikas were found son Billy Macklowe. In the fil claiming in the suit that the ing, Harry claims that his son agreement to give Macklowe “Harry wants his privacy, he carved into the building’s elevabreached his honorary legal duty Management to his son was “obtor door. by misusing company funds and tained through duress . . . and See Harry Macklowe Now Turns , page 36 Hoylman told the Daily News that he has never received literature like that at his offic or home and that he had filed a police report. The newspaper identified the
Hundreds Protest Swastika Vandalism at Bklyn Park Named After Jewish Singer
By: Hannah Hayes
By Rebecca Gold
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I Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn came after the park was defaced with swastikas.
band mate for over 30 years, but he was also someone who taught nonviolence in his music, in his life, to all of us and to me. But, this is more about someone in New York City linking Nazi Germany to Donald Trump in a 'hell yeah' kind of way." Stiller also spoke: "As a New Yorker and a parent and an American, I thought it was really important to stand up and say this isn't OK,” Stiller reportedly said. “Hate crimes aren't OK, and especially this happening in Adam Yauch Park when Adam Yauch was so about peace and non-violence." The New York Police Depart-
man who claimed to have sent the pamphlets, Brian Clayton Charles of Tucson, Arizona. He also has allegedly sent the same literature to Jewish institutions in Florida, Texas and California, Etzion Neuer of the Anti-Defamation League told the Daily News. “I’d be lying to say I wasn’t concerned about it, and I’m not alone,” Hoylman said. (INN) The Daily News also reported about the recent uptick in hate crimes throughout the city. As of Monday, November 21, police said that hate cries have increased 36.6%, going from 253 incidents at this point last year to 345. The Daily News Reports: “NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said in the 13 days since the election, there have been 28 hate crimes in the city, compared to just six in the same pe-
riod in 2015. “We are up considerably,” he said. Timothy Cardinal Dolan told reporters that it’s unfortunate to see increased expressions of hate. “We see hatred in rising anti-Semitism and the persecution of Muslims who are just trying to live blessed, faithful lives,” he said. In one school, the parent coordinator at P.S. 87 on the Upper West Side tried to reassure parents, saying kids there can wear safety pins, which have become a symbol for solidarity with vulnerable communities. Among the bias-related incidents across the city: Elementary school teacher Elaine Chu, 51, spotted swastikas scrawled on the southound No. 1 train at W. 86th St. beSee Anti-Semitic Pamphlet , page 38
Rabbi Sued by Former Shrink for $70K in Unpaid Therapy
Hundreds gather for anti-hate rally at a vandalized Brooklyn park named in memory of late Beastie Boys singer.
undreds gathered for an anti-hate rally at a vandalized Brooklyn park named in memory of the late Beastie Boys singer Adam Yauch. The rally Sunday at the Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn came after the park was defaced with swastikas and the message "Go Trump." Yauch, known as MCA, died in 2012 at age 47 of cancer of the salivary gland. All three original members of the Beastie Boys were Jewish. The graffiti were painted over by city workers prior to the rally. The playground equipment that had been vandalized was covered with paper flowers and hearts by local children over the weekend. Fellow band member Adam Horovitz, known as Ad-Rock, was joined on stage by local politicians and by Jewish actor Ben Stiller. "We're all here today because we're thinking the same thing: Painting swastikas on a children's playground is a messedup thing to do," Horovitz told the crowd. "And for many of us, it has special meaning, because this park is named for Adam Yauch, who was my friend and
A swastika recently carved at Hoylman's Greenwich Village apartment. (Photo via TWITTER)
t sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: a shrink and a Rabbi walk into a courtroom… Well it’s actually a true story and the start of an interesting article. A Park Avenue psychologist is suing his former patient, a Jewish cleric, for $70,000 worth of unpaid therapy bills. In April 2011, Rabbi Marc L. Disick began seeing Dr. Leslie Freedman as his psychologist. According to the new lawsuit, the rabbi met with the clinical
psychologist for sessions lasting 45 minutes three times a week for over four years. The court documents say, that Disick had ignored all the bills sent to him from the psychologist on a regular basis, and only made one single payment of $800, which left $69,855.78 worth of unpaid billing statements. Last week, the lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, which said that eventhough Disick had built up a large tab, it was not until June 15, 2015 that Freedman final
ment Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident. Following the discovery of the vandalism, the Beastie Boys Twitter account posted a message Saturday that read: “Hate has no place in Brooklyn, NYC, or America. Join us on Sunday to stand against hate messages.” Several swastikas have been scrawled in New York City and around the state since Election Day on Nov. 8, including on the doors of several dormitory rooms at the New School and on the apartment building of a gay Jewish state lawmaker in the Greenwich Village neighbor- This case was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court hood of Manhattan. (INN)
Dr. Leslie Freedman, PhD is a psychologist in Manhattan and Connecticut
put his foot down and refused to continue seeing the Bronx resident. According to his LinkedIn page, 58-year-old Disick has a lot of experience settling disputes. He is a rabbi at Temple Beth Am in Bayonne, New Jersey, as well as a professional divorce and business mediator. The Post reports, “Neither Freedman nor his lawyer returned calls for comment. Disick told The Post ‘I have absolutely no comment.’”