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Israel Buys 17 More F-35 Fighter Jets from US; Most Powerful MidEast Deterrent Secret Service to Rent Floor at Trump Tower Read More on Page 3

PR Firm Uses deBlasio Contacts to Enrich Clients Read More on Page 4

Israel says it will buy 17 more highly sophisticated F-35 fighter jets from the US. The purchase will bring the total number of the advanced aircraft in the Israeli fleet to 50. Lockheed-Martin builds the F-35, which is designed to avoid enemy radar even while flying at supersonic speeds. It also is one of the most expensive pieces of military equipment the U.S. military has in its arsenal.

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srael says it will buy 17 more highly sophisticated F-35 fi hter jets from the United States. The purchase, approved by the country’s security cabinet, will bring the total number of the advanced aircraft in he Israeli fleet o 50. On December 12, the fi st two of these aircraft will touch down on Israeli asphalt, at which point they will stop being the possession of the US government and officia y become rechush tzahal — IDF property. It will be the most expensive aircraft in the Israeli military’s possession, with a price tag equal to that of approxi-

mately 2.5 F-16 fi hter jets or a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a report in The Times of Israel.

Proponents tout the F-35’s radar-dodging stealth technology, supersonic speeds, close air-support capabilities, airborne agility and a massive array of sensors giving pilots unparalleled access to information In terms of maintaining both a qualitative and quantitative edge of its panoply of hostile neighbors, the same re-

port indicated that Syria possesses the Russian-made SA-17 and SA-22 missile defense batteries and is working to improve its radar systems. Iran this year received the Russian S-300 missile defense system and is looking to purchase Moscow’s Su-30 fi hter jet; Saudi Arabia maintains a fleet of Eurofi hter jets and an advanced, stealthy variant of the F-15; and Egypt possesses the S-300 system, along with a number of American, French and Russian fi hter jets. Proponents tout the F-35’s radar-dodging stealth technology, supersonic speeds, close air-support capabilities, airborne agility and a massive array of sensors giving pilots unpar-

alleled access to information. But the program has faced numerous setbacks, including a mysterious engine fire in 2014 that led commanders to ground planes until the problem could be resolved. Other issues have led to delays and cost overruns, including softw re bugs, technical glitches and even a faulty eject system that risked killing pilots who weighed less than 136 pounds (62 kilos). In September, the US Air Force announced it was grounding the new jet less than two months after they were

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Cuomo Avoids Questions on Indicted Former Top Aides By Hannah Hayes

n Manhattan, on Tuesday, November 22, a federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment of Joseph Percoco, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s former top aide, and seven others on corruption charges in two far reaching bribery schemes to fix bids and sway upstate development projects. Mainly outline a criminal complaint filed in September, the indictment is 35 pages and accuses Percoco of getting more than $300,000 in payoffs to use his influence in Cuomo’s executive chamber, while at the same time former SUNY Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros tried to rig the bids on $850 million in development projects in Buffalo nd Syracuse. Although Cuomo has not been charged with any crimes, the indictment said that former lobbyist Todd Howe who is now working with prosecutors but took part in both schemes, was once a top aide to both Cuomo as well as his father, ex-Governor Mario Cuomo. According to Howe’s description of Percoco’s relationship to the governor, he was Cuomo’s “right hand man” and “gatekeeper.” Thecharges state that, Percoco “was a high-ranking, senior and influential part of the Governor’s staff. Percoco also had a longstanding personal relationship

Joseph Percoco, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s former top aide, was among 8 charged last Tuesday in a 14-county grand jury indictment as part of a far reaching bribery scheme.

with the Governor and the Governor’s family . . . who coordinated access to the Governor and often spoke for him on a broad array of substantive and administrative matters.” In a statement, Cuomo admitted that his father once called Percoco his “third son,” and though this situation comes close to home for him, it just proves Albany’s need for ethical reforms. Cuomo said, “This is a profoundly sad situation for me personally. Now the justice system must take its course, and any of those found guilty of abusing the

public’s trust should and will be punished. Changes need to be made to restore faith at every level of government.” Percoco’s lawyer Barry Bohrer, said that the case is “unworthy of prosecution” and that Percoco would be pleading not guilty. Bohrer said, “This case is a real turkey.We will knock the stuffing out of it at trial.” Newsday reports, “The grand jury alleged two overlapping schemes with common threads of ‘bribery, corruption and fraud.’ In the fi st, it said, Percoco took money — some in the form of a ‘low show’ $7,500-a-month job for his wife — from an energy company and a Syracuse developer to wield influence on matters ranging from a power contract to a raise for a Syracuse executive’s son who worked for Cuomo.” The 47-year-old Percoco of Westchester County’s South Salem was charged with two counts of extortion, in addition to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud with Howe, Competitive Power Ventures executive Peter Galbraith Kelly, and executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi of Syracuse’s COR Development. According to Newsday, “Percoco was also charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of officia right along See Cuomo’s Former Aides , page 36

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By Mark Snyder

n Monday, November 21, a judge made an important ruling in federal bankruptcy court regarding the billions of dollars, which was stored in offshore accounts, as profit from Bernard Madoff ’s Ponzi scheme. Koch industries, led by the American billionaire Koch brothers, and several other investors in the Madoff fund will be allowed to keep around $2 billion that was held abroad, according to the judge’s ruling. This decision is just the most recent highlight in the backand-forth between those who profi ed from Madoff ’s scheme and others who lost, since the fraud was revealed 8 years ago. In March 2009, Madoff pled guilty to 11 felonies including securities fraud and is now in a North Carolina federal prison serving a 150-year sentence.

Koch industries, led by the American billionaire Koch brothers, and several other investors in the Madoff fund will be allowed to keep around $2 billion that was held abroad

Charles Koch and David Koch are the American billionaire brothers that run Koch Industries.

The New York Times reports, “Irving H. Picard, the trustee appointed to recover money for the victims, had argued that he should get the money because the investors used so-called feeder funds that operated in the United States even though they were registered off hore. Tho e funds gathered investor money on behalf of Mr. Madoff But Judge Stuart M. Bernstein of Federal Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan said foreign bankruptcy proceedings blocked the trustee from accessing the money.” Amanda Remus, a spokeswoman for the trustee said that Judge Bernstein’s ruling was

“under review,” but said nothing further on what their next moves would be. However, an appeal can be placed to the Federal District Court for the decision. Over $5 billion in funds is still trying to be recovered by Picard for the victims. According to Picard’s website, so far he has obtained $11.5 billion for about $17.5 billion in claims. The biggest recoveries have been “$5 billion from the estate of the Florida investor Jeffry Picower, $1 billion from Tremont Group, $550 million from the investor Carl J. See Judge Ruling Lets Koch Bros, page 38

Secret Service May Rent Floor in Trump Tower to Provide 24-7 Protection By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

he United States Secret Service is contemplating renting a fl or in Trump Tower to protect President-elect Donald Trump and his family in their residence. On Friday, CNN reported that a law enforcement officia said the Secret Service will explore the option of turning a fl or of the luxury skyscraper into a 24-7 command post, housing 100 secret service personnel in The United States Secret Service is contemplating renting a floor shifts to protect the future First in Trump Tower to protect President-elect Donald Trump and his Family. family in their residence

Upon taking office, it will be Mr. Trump’s task to fill two vacant spots in the five-member National Labor Relations Board and to appoint the boards next general counsel

cant spots in the five-member National Labor Relations Board and to appoint the boards next general counsel. The board, "But that's not which already includes one Reunprecedented. I don’t public member, is responsible know that you could expect the pendulum to for setting the overall climate for union organization, ruling over swing any more in the other direction than it did specific employment disputes, and overseeing union elections. under Reagan." Republicans will be poised to amend policies intended to inUpon taking office, it will be crease membership in unions, Mr. Trump’s task to fill two va- and thereby empower employ-

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Judge Ruling Lets Koch Bros & Other Madoff Investors Keep $2B Held Abroad

Employers Battling NYC Labor Unions are Expecting Tide to Change ollowing eight years of the pro-labor policies of the Obama administration, business owners are embracing the expected change of tide that will likely ensue when Republican Donald Trump takes offi . As per an article in Crain’s NY, of the 15 million unionized workers in America, two million live in NY, giving this state the highest rate of unionization in the country. While 11% of all American workers belong to unions, in NYC nearly 18% of private-sector workers and 70% of all public-sector workers are union members.

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ers who do not wish to unionize. The new board will have the authority to ensure that corporate owners aren’t classified as franchise workers, which has allowed mega-chains like McDonald’s to become powerful global unions. Th y can also increasing the size requirement for bargaining units. “They’re in for a difficult time of it,” said Joseph Baumgarten, The number of NY police officers needed may grow to 300, See Employers Battling NYC , page 38

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The rental cost for the 13,500 to 15,500 square feet of offic space would be approximately $1.5 million per year, as per Jared Horowitz, who is responsible for available commercial space at the Tower. Of course, the rental need not last for a year. The organization would reassess their needs after the spring, if Mr. Trump's wife Melania and their son Barron move into the White House, and depending on how often the Trumps return to New York City. See Secret Service May Rent , page 38 Op-Ed Parsha Special Features Travel War on Terror

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DeBlasio's PR Consultant Used City Hall Contacts to Enrich Clients By: Stan Luckshin

en would vocally boast about his clients to official working for the n yet another case of possible city in order to incentivize them corruption, it was recently to offer his clients big money revealed that wheeler dealer contracts for services performed. To offer an operative exampolitical consultant Jonathan Rosen used his contacts with ple, the Post reports that in JanCity Hall to further enrich his uary of 2014, Rosen made it his business to distribute a transcript well healed clients. According to a report in the of Forest City’s Bruce Ratner New York Post, Rosen along speaking in glowing terms of Dewith his cadre of employees at Blasio’s plan to “tax the rich” in his semi-eponymously named an Bloomberg Television interfi m – BerlinRosen raked in view to the mayor’s senior aides more than $300K by deBlasio’s through a multiple e-mail list. It mayoral campaign and another also just happens to be the case $530K by the Campaign for One that the city is one of Ratner’s top New York which is no longer in tenants. The Post also reported that existence. in October of 2014, Jay Walder, the former MTA Chairman left his position as the chief of Hong Speculation has been fueled among critics that Kong’s mass transit system because of growing criticism over the e-mails in question cost overruns. It was then that are proof that Berlin Rosen was involved in a he assumed the job of heading clear cut case of confli t of up the Citi Bike program. Jeremy Soffin a BerlinRosen staffer interest. immediately began inquiring with the mayor’s offic if reportThe staggering cache of 1550 ers had “questions about Hong pages of e-mails reveal that Ros- Kong, etc”

admitted that it was “Jay.” Rosen also inserted himself in cross purposes when in 2014, it was not confi med as to whether deBlasio would be attending a New York City Food Bank event. Rosen admitted that his fi m represented Food Bank NYC and said that they do “some stuff with United Way and they were in a tizzy over if MBDB 9 de Blasio) was joining them tomorrow.” Predicated on the aforementioned examples, speculation has been fueled among critics that the e-mails in question are proof that Berlin Rosen was involved According to a report in the in a clear cut case of confli t of New York Post, Rosen along interest. with his cadre of employees The Post also reported at his semi-eponymously that Councilman Eric Ulrich named firm – BerlinRosen (R-Queens) - who may be a seriraked in more than $300K by ous contender to deBlasio in his deBlasio’s mayoral campaign re-election bid next year - said, and another $530K by the “The mayor is obviously catering Campaign for One New York which is no longer in existence. to special-interest groups rather than serving the people’s interest Suspicions about Berlin Ros- fi st.” He added that, “It’s no surprise en’s agenda arose when Wiley Norvell, a spokesman for deBla- these e-mails were dumped the sio replied, “Who are you hack- day before Th nksgiving (when ing for? ” Soffi came clean and they would get less news cover-

age), because they show the mayor’s friends, donors and lobbyists are the ones actually running the city.” Based on the content of the e-mails, it appears that it was not only BerlinRosen on the profit end of things. According to the Post report, some of Rosen’s clients were also beneficial to the furtherance of the deBlasio agenda. When DeBlasio was looking for the cell phone number of Jed Walentas, a DUMBO developer, he was able to get it from Rosen. It appears that Two Trees Management, a company belonging to Walentas also does business with the city. It was reported that they “eventually” had made a $100,000 to the Campaign for One New York. Rosen defended his fi m’s actions as it relates to the city interfacing with his clients when he told the Post, “Like all PR firms we regularly deal with the press offices of elected officials to coordinate scheduling, event logistics and to respond to information requests.”

High End Manhattan Apartment Prices Taking a Dramatic Plunge By: Benyamin Davidsons

hile recovering from cyber holiday deals, let’s not overlook deals in real estate. There are pricey Manhattan homes on the market for over four years, leading to massive price cuts and thereby bargains. Currently, there are high-end homes asking half of their original listing prices. “Historically, we are now in the midst of the fastest market adjustment ever,” said Leonard Steinberg, President of Compass Real Estate. When a property stays on the market for too long, the owner naturally will do what he can to cash out. Property taxes, mortgage payments, and

A duplex penthouse in the West Village at 165 Perry Street, where actor Robert De Niro once lived, is now on the market for $19.8 million; down from $39.8 million a year and a half ago

An apartment in Greenwich Village, at 150 Charles Street, in the same building as singer Bon Jovi and actor Ben Stiller has been lowered to $7.95 million from its original $8.99 million

lend a helping hand to brokers eager to drop the prices. Experts assert that the discounts do not indicate any problems maintenance on properties all with the properties. A lower

price, however, is not always a bargain. In many cases, sellers initially overprice their real estate either out of inexperience or over exuberance, only to re-

alize the true value over time. According to a recent article in the NY Post, a duplex penthouse in the West Village at 165 Perry Street, where actor Robert De Niro once lived, is a most notable example, with its asking price down to $19.8 million from $39.8 million a year and a half ago. An apartment in the Village, at 150 Charles St., in the same building as singer Bon Jovi and actor Ben Stiller, has been on the market a whopping 1,355 days. Its price tag has been lowered to $7.95 million from its original $8.99 million asking price. A more practical, 700 square foot one bedroom coop in The Beekman at 575 Park Avenue, first listed in 2013 for $500,000 and is now listed at a 40% discount for $300,000.

After Delays, City to Finally Fix Decaying Bklyn-Queens Exwy By: Emma Whitford

he crumbling 1.5 mile stretch of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway that wraps around Downtown Brooklyn may not be in need of emergency repairs, but representatives of the Department of Transportation said recently that a combination of eroding concrete, leaky joints, and corroding rebar are proof the city needs to be proactive or face emergency repair work and gridlock across the neighborhood a decade from now. "The structures have been out there some 60-odd years and are starting to show their long life now, and we're going to need to start planning," said project manager Tanvi Pandya. "In 10-to-12 years, if we haven't done anything real, we will be doing an emergency closure and we will be turning the neighborhood into a parking lot," she

The Brooklyn Queens Expressway is going to get a much needed overhaul and renovation job in the next few years

added. "This is exactly why we are starting the process now so before we get to that point, we'll have a solution." Central to this waterfront stretch of the BQE is the triple cantilever. Topped with the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the steel and concrete struc-

ture supports three lanes of Queens-bound traffic which jut over three lanes of Staten Island bound traffic The e, in turn, jut over Furman Street. Designed by Robert Moses and constructed in 1948, the network of roadways has already surpassed its intended

50 year lifespan by more than a decade. "I have done a lot of traveling. I have never seen a triple cantilever anywhere else," said DOT Deputy Bridges Commissioner Robert Collyer. "So this is going to be a very challenging process." DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg was more blunt this summer. “It’s a horrible, crappy roadway," she said. "I wish it had never been built." The DOT revealed this spring that rehabilitation work likely won't begin until at least 2021 and won't be complete until at least 2025, possibly as late as 2029. Tests performed this summer did nothing to move that timeline up, community members learned Tuesday, despite clear evidence of degeneration that will only be exacerbated by winters of freeze and melt. "The e are no immediate safety concerns," Pandya said. "The bigger concern is the durability. It's like

an old car. At some point you're putting in more than it's worth."

“It’s a horrible, crappy roadway," she said. "I wish it had never been built." After measuring cracks and testing chloride levels (the corrosive residue left by road salt) the DOT found that the majority of the test area is more structurally sound than expected. Some issues have been deemed simply aesthetically unpleasing, while others are considered hazardous to pedestrians crossing below. For example, under the concrete archways in DUMBO, "When you look up from underneath you can see the mesh to protect the pedestrians underneath is corroding," Pandya said. "A little concrete might fall, but that's not a structural issue." (GOTHAMIST.COM)

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Former Manhattan DA Bob Morgenthau: “I Don’t Look Back” By: Ilana Siyance

ruly exemplary public figu es still exist. Robert M. Morgenthau served as the district attorney for Manhattan from 1975 till he retired in 2009, at the age of 90. During his tenure, crime in New York was drastically reduced. In the fi st year that he took offi , there were 648 murders in NYC. The year he retired there were 58. Not only the number of murders dwindled but assaults, rapes, robberies and property crimes all declined sharply. As per a recent article in The New York Times, by his own count, Mr. Morgenthau won nine elections, oversaw 3.5 million cases, and served under five mayors including Beame, Koch, Dinkins, Giuliani, and Bloomberg. The Democratic U.S. Attorney focused his resources toward violent crime. He reorganized the department, designating the same prosecutor from arraignment through to appeals on any case, cutting the time for felony cases from 32 weeks to 18 weeks. He started a Career Criminal Program to hunt down repeat offenders. He made a unit for gun crimes, and created the nation’s fi st sex crimes unit. He opened a branch offic in Harlem, which was a forsaken epicenter for crime.

Robert Morgenthau at his desk at the Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz law firm in which he still works

He built a reputation for being ethical, professional, courageous, spearheaded and independent. He was known for taking on white-collar criminals and indicting over 100 mafia figures. “My theory was prompt and certain arrest, prosecution and punishment,” said Mr. Morgenthau. “If you commit a crime, the chances of you being arrested were pretty good. And you’d be prosecuted promptly. I didn’t believe in long sentences. Crime came down all over, but it came down much more in Manhattan than any other place in the city or state. We went from being the No. 1 borough for murders to No. 4. I never claimed credit for the drop in crime, because I

thought if crime goes back up they can blame me. So I never stuck my neck out.” Mr. Morgenthau was raised in the upper west side of Manhattan and upstate NY among the Roosevelts and Kennedys. Th ough public service, his family rose to great public importance. Mr. Morgenthau is a veteran of WWII, where he was stationed on a destroyer that was sunk by German torpedo bombers. Now at 97, he is still working five days a week in his offic at the fi m Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. At his current post, he has been lobbying to ease immigration laws, to improve mental health care for military veterans, and helping to appeal the death penalty in Alabama.

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By Ellen Cans t a Transportation Committee hearing on Monday, lawmakers raised the possibility of providing public funding to Citi Bikes, the private bike share system. As reported by the NY Daily News, proponents feel tax dollars should fund an expansion of the blue bikes into poorer neighborhoods, where the bike sharing opportunity may be of great assistance. The company has centered its system in the city’s business district, with a total of 10,000 bikes in 610 sta- Citi Bikes stationed next to Bowling Green subway stations tions in Manhattan, Brooklyn Bikes is poised to escalate its would be a challenge. “All city and Queens. reach to12,000 bikes and 750 bike systems follow the same stations. Council members principle, which is, they want in Bronx and Staten Island to be in dense areas and they “I am setting a goal are pushing for Citi Bikes to want to be in contiguous artoday that Citi Bike expand into their boroughs. eas,” she said. “The further the should be available in every single community Jay Walder, CEO of Motivate, system gets out ... you’re going board in the city of New which runs Citi Bike, said, “To to have more complexity in achieve the goals that have terms of the number of riders York by 2020,” been articulated at the Council you’re going to get, the potentoday cannot be done without tial for advertising revenue, “I am setting a goal today public support.” Citi Bike is tourist dollars.” that Citi Bike should be avail- currently the only bike share able in every single community system in the country not to board in the city of New York receive public funding, and “The further the system by 2020,” said Councilman runs solely on membership gets out ... you’re going Ydanis Rodriguez, chair of the fees and sponsorships. to have more complexity Polly Trottenberg, the Transportation Committee. “It in terms of the number is imperative that we turn Citi Transportation Commissionof riders you’re going Bike fully into a public good er, said she would be open to to get, the potential for and resource for our lowest in- publicly fin ncing the conadvertising revenue, tinued growth of Citi Bike, come communities.” tourist dollars.” By the end of next year, Citi though she cautioned that it

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n a report released two weeks ago, the management and fin ncial practices at the City University of New York were criticized by New York State inspector general Catherine Leahy Scott, who said it was “ripe for abuse,” and hoped that “signific nt steps are immediately taken.” In under 24 hours, Governor Andrew Cuomo jumped on this and responded in what the New York Times described as “an unusually personal manifesto on the topic of ethics that, at 1,558 words, read more like a policy speech than a news release.” In it, Cuomo promised to assign inspectors general for both CUNY as well as the State University of New York, which has been dealing with its own controversies. Cuomo said it was “time for new leadership,” and

New York State inspector general Catherine Leahy Scott criticized the management and financial practices at the City University of New York.

“The governor penned that statement himself. He was extremely alarmed and disappointed that there was this amount of abuse and mismanagement.” According to the NYT, “Mr. Cuomo’s directive seemed like a resumption of the battle he waged during the budget process this year, when he proposed it was “ripe for abuse,” shifti g some $485 million in and hoped that CUNY’s costs to New York City “signifi ant steps are from the state, which has paid immediately taken” the largest part of the university’s costs since the city’s fi cal told the CUNY board to review crisis in the 1970s. That created the university’s “entire senior a backlash amid a continuing management” in addition to the tug-of-war with Mayor Bill de recommendations of the inspec- Blasio. While Mr. Cuomo eventually backed off, he insisted on tor general within 30 days. In an interview, Cuomo’s bringing in a management concounsel, Alphonso David, said, sultant to help reduce what state

official called CUNY’s high administrative costs. Since then, an unfolding scandal at the City College of New York, and a new bloc of politically prominent trustees that Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, recently appointed, have given him new leverage. And as he prepares to unveil a new budget early next year, the governor may be further emboldened by yet another development: a letter, obtained this week by The New York Times, in which a lawyer for Lisa S. Coico, the former City College president who resigned amid investigations of her use of university funds to pay personal expenses, See Cuomo Jumps on City College , page 38

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Redstone Demands that Ex Relinquish The New Four Seasons Restaurant to Claims to $3.75M Carlyle Apt Look Nothing Like the Old By: Ellen Cans

illionaire Sumner Redstone is in the news again. The 93 year old is the former executive chairman of both CBS and Viacom. He resigned in February, after Manuela Herzer alleged in court that the aged media mogul was mentally incompetent and being manipulated by his daughter, Shari. In 2015, Mr. Redstone kicked Herzer, once his caregiver and a previous girlfriend, out of his California mansion. In the latest lawsuit, last Tuesday Mr. Redstone is demand-

ing that Herzer relinquish her claim to a $3.75 million co-op apartment in the Carlyle Hotel on East 76th Street. As per Crain’s New York, Mr. Redstone states that in December 2014 he agreed to buy the Manhattan apartment from National Amusements, the theater chain of which he is a majority owner, with the intention of leaving it to Herzer after he died. Although he and Herzer are listed as joint tenants, he says that he did not intend to give her the apartment while he was still alive, and that now he doesn’t wish to gift it to Sumner Redstone, the her at all. former executive chairman Herzer has refused to sur- of both CBS and Viacom

Redstone stated that in December 2014 he agreed to buy the Manhattan apartment (in the Carlyle Hotel) from National Amusements, the theater chain of which he is a majority owner, with the intention of leaving it to Herzer after he died

By: Benyamin Davidsons

he Four Seasons Restaurant, renowned for hosting power-lunches, is on track to re-open for the 2017 holiday season at its new location on 280 Park Avenue, a few blocks south of its original location. The original restaurant built in 1959 in Midtown’s Seagram Building, located at 99 East 52nd Street, was closed in July when its lease expired. Therestaurant is owned by the Bronfman family, Alex von Bidder, and Julian Niccolini. As reported by the New York Post, the owners are excited The former Four Seasons restaurant, which hosted power lunches is now demanding that his and optimistic about the new for nearly 60 years, closed in July and auctioned off much of its ex-girlfriend relinquish her location, which will cost over contents. claim to a $3.75 million co-op $20 million to build, more than apartment in the Carlyle Hotel four-times the cost of the Sea- is the name — and the sign,” said The plans for the on the Upper East Side gram location in 1959. “There Mr. Niccolini. “Even though it is 19,000-square-foot new restaurender her rights to the apart- is no relationship between the designed by a man, it has a fem- rant were approved last week ment. In May, Herzer had sued old and the new restaurant. Th ininity to it that I think women by the owners and the new Shari Redstone and members of only thing we are carrying over will like even more than men.” landlord SL Green Realty. ConRedstone’s household staff for struction will begin promptly. otherwise interfering with her Designed by Isay Weinfeld, the anticipated inheritance. Ronald award winning Brazilian archiRichards, Herzer’s lawyer, said tect and designer, the restaurant in an email, "My client was given will include custom 1950s-style a notarized recorded grant deed furniture, terrazzo fl ors, marto the property establishing a ble, crystal and gold curtains. joint tenancy. The iconic eatery will boast 18This gift, like millions of othfoot ceilings, and will feature a ers given by a previously compedazzling bar connected to the tent Sumner Redstone, was ap150-seat restaurant by several proved by two doctors and two steps that lead up to a catwalk attorneys and most importantly, and then down again. The e will Mr. Redstone, prior to having also be a large private dining his life and assets stolen from room upstairs with a capacity of him by others. It is implausible 100 people, and a second small that Sumner Redstone would private dining area with 20 to be knowingly fili g lawsuits The Four Seasons Restaurant, renowned for hosting power30-seats. The owners are planagainst his long-term friend and lunches, is on track to re-open for the 2017 holiday season at ning a grand re-opening celecaretaker to recover gifts he had its new location on 280 Park Avenue, a few blocks south of its bration when their plans come given freely many years ago.” to fruition. original location

11 Buildings in Midtown East Receive Landmark Protection By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

n Tuesday November 22, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission marked 11 buildings as landmarks for preservation in Manhattan’s east midtown, as reported by Bloomberg News. The move precedes and dampens a planned rezoning, which is currently in the works, for the 78-block area by Grand Central Terminal and northward. Th proposed zoning modific tion One of the properties being marked for preservation includes would permit aged buildings to The Yale Club of NYC at 50 Vanderbilt Avenue.

The Hotel Lexington at 511 Lexington Ave is one of the 11 buildings marked for preservation by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission

be replaced with newer ones, as part of the city’s plan to improve the business district and compete with other global fin ncial capitals, such as London and Hong Kong. “The designation of these buildings doesn’t necessarily mean that these buildings cannot change,” said Meenakshi Srinivasan, the Chairwoman of the Landmarks Preservation Committee. “But the commission will assure that whatever changes are approved will be sensitive to their historic character. Th designation also assures that these buildings will be protected and not be demolished.”

The Minnie E. Young residence at 19 E. 54th Street will also be preserved

Properties that are being marked for the preservation include SL Green Realty Corp.’s Graybar Building at 420 Lexington Avenue, and their Pershing Square property at 125 Park Avenue. The other designated building are: The Yale Club of NYC at 50 Vanderbilt Ave; Minnie E. Young residence at 19 E. 54th St.; Martin Erdmann residence at 57 E. 55th

The Pershing Square property at 125 Park Avenue has also been designated for preservation

St.; Hampton Shops building at 18-20 E. 50th St.; 400 Madison Ave.; 18 E. 41st St.; The Beverly Hotel at 125 E. 50th St.; Hotel Lexington at 511 Lexington Ave; and The Shelton Hotel at 523-527 Lexington Ave. The Real Estate Board of New York was opposed to all 11 designations. In July, the trade organization argued that the area’s “truly meritorious

buildings” have already received landmark protection, “and the ones proposed had little to no architectural or historic merit.” On Monday, SL Green said that the landmark status imposed on their Pershing Square property would hinder the area’s improvements to subway access and “preclude millions of New Yorkers from enjoying a better commute.”

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City Buys Last 11-Acres of Williamsburg Waterfront to Complete Park for $160M By Charles Bernstein

along the water. Former-mayor Micheal Bloomberg promised he Williamsburg section to build the park and over seven of Brooklyn has been years the city has spent hundreds steadily gentrifying over of millions of dollars buying the the last decade. The city several blocks of property. Curhas been working on bringing rently,only one of the parcels has life back into the dilapidated been made into a city park. waterfront along the East River and creating a beautiful park for the locals. Last week, officia “It’s a damn miracle! announced that the city final y This isn’t just about a made a deal to purchase the last park or even about a 11-acre parcel needed complete neighborhood — it’s Bushwick Inlet Park for $160 about holding the million. city accountable as it Theproperty is owned by Citi- continues to transform.” Storage. In early 2015, one of two giant warehouses that the storage Joe Mayock, executive dicompany had on the land burnt down in a seven-alarm fi e. It’s rector of Open Space Alliance the last parcel needed to join the for North Brooklyn, one of the southern and northern ends of many groups lobbying for the the city’s planned 25-acre park park’s creation, said, “It’s a damn

miracle! This isn’t just about a park or even about a neighborhood — it’s about holding the city accountable as it continues to transform.” In a statement, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, "Today is the day we begin turning the full vision of Bushwick Inlet Park into a reality. After an extensive negotiation, we have struck a fair agreement to acquire the CitiStorage site.

versation with Crain's in early 2015 when the city's residential market was soaring, Brodsky imagined it could be worth $500 million or more. In the months that followed, several of the city's biggest developers, including the Related Cos., considered acquiring the site, with plans to seek a rezoning from the city that would allow the construction of residential

The remains of CitiStorage after the 2015 fire.

The last parcel of land has finally been acquired by the city to create Bushwick Inlet Park.

The southernmost portion of the proposed park is the only space to be converted as of now. (Photo: Courtesy of NYC Parks)

This is an investment in the future of Brooklyn, and in the children, longtime residents and newcomers in this community." Crain’s reports, “The deal ends months of tense negotiations between the city and Norman Brodsky, the majority owner of the CitiStorage site, who had originally sought a much higher sum for the property. In a con-

towers. In exchange for that permission, potential buyers explored offering to include affordable housing and park space.” The community was outraged by the possibility that high-rise luxury apartment buildings might end up in the middle of a promised park. Stephen Levin, the local councilman, swore to veto any plans for such a

The Site at 1 Manhattan West is an Astonishing Sight

By Sam Stein

I Men working on the brackets to hold up 1 Manhattan West

of a portion of this Manhattan West site through its corporate predecessor, Olympia & York. 1 Manhattan West is taken a completely different approach from its surrounding constructions. The building will come straight out of the actual bedrock cliff north of the rail yard. With 75-foot-long diagonal braces, called kickers, make it possible for the structure to overhang the deck and part of the tracks below it, by transferring the pedestal and tower’s weight to the core of the building. According to the NYT, “The assembly of the steel pedestal alternated from north side to south and back, to keep the weight of the overall structure in a constant state of balance, said Joseph Ross, an executive vice president at Tishman Construction, a unit of Aecom, the conglomerate that is serving as construction manager of 1 Manhattan West.

Above the pedestal, construction will proceed in a conventional manner, Mr. Ross said, with a concrete core rising fi st and the steel exoskeleton following. The tower will have 67 occupied fl ors. The principal tenant will be the law fi m Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Rather than hide the unusual support system, Brookfield will highlight it with a cladding of travertine quarried about 15 miles east of Siena, Italy. Because the overhang eliminates the need for structural columns around the lobby, the exterior glass curtain wall will be almost diaphanous.” Vice President for construction at Brookfi ld, Christian Heimple, said, “The idea is that you’re not reading the glass, you’re reading the core.” 1 Manhattan West is planned to open in 2019, and is sure to be an amazing sight to behold.

spent over $323 million just obtaining the property to build the park on. Planning and constructing the park will of course cost many more millions. ting it.

“This is an investment in the future of Brooklyn, and in the children, longtime residents and newcomers in this community." In a statement, de Blasio said, "Our administration keeps its promises. When we commit to build a new park or a new school in a growing community, we deliver. We look forward to working with local officials activists and residents as we design and build a Bushwick Inlet Park we can all be proud of."

Manhattan’s 92nd St Y Celebrates 142 Years of Jewish Culture

By Mark Snyder gigantic steel structure that is a whole city block long and appears to be flo ting 51.5 feet in the air above Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street has won the gold for most astonishing sight in Manhattan below Penn Station. In most areas of New York City, this structure alone, donning a whopping volume of 1.2 million cubic feet, would be bigger than most buildings. However, on Manhattan’s far West Side where everything is becoming ‘super-sized,’ this structure is just a base for a skyscraper that is planned to reach 995 feet. The tower will be called 1 Manhattan West and will cost $1 billion. It does not plan to just sit on this huge “pedestal,’ but will balance on it. According to the New York Times, “The pedestal extends 42 feet beyond the building’s core to the north and south. The south overhang will suspend the tower over three parallel Long Island Rail Road tracks. The north overhang will act as a counterbalance.” The architects and engineers for this extreme project on the West Side are from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. A design partner there, Gary Haney said, “Nothing that is going to happen on this site is going to be conventional.” Brookfield Properties are the developers of the project. In 1985, Brookfield inherited ownership

development. The decline of the high-end residential market paired with Levin’s strong opposition, turned away any big spending developers. In June, the city offered Brodsky $100 million for the site, under pressure to complete the park. Brodsky then pushed for double and negotiations came to a standstill, until last week when an agreement was final y reached. Levin was given the credit by Brodsky for facilitating the deal to happen. Brodsky told Crain's, "The deal was made possible because of Steve Levin's work, period. He put the whole deal together." Bushwick Inlet Park will be one of the most expensive city parks. The original budget for the park was about $300 million, meanwhile the city has already

n New York City, the 92nd Street Y stands as one of the major cultural institutions. Immigrants learned English there from Emma Lazarus taught English to immigrants; 180 lectures were given there by Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel gave 180 lectures; in addition, this Y was the stage to many other great historic happenings. It is not actually part of the YMCA, and its full name is 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA). Last week the New York Times devoted an article to the nearly century and a half worth of history that occurred at this Jewish founded Y. The NYT reports, “Since its founding in 1874 by Jewish financiers and businessmen, the Y has moved six times, settling in 1900 at its current location, 1395 Lexington Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Along the way, this community center dedicated to Jewish life kept expanding its music, dance, literary offerings, art workshops and continuing education courses, as well as its nursery school and full-service gymnasium. From dawn until late into the evening, the Y teems with activity. The offerings are as varied as the crowds. In a recent year, the Y hosted 477 lectures and readings, 172 concerts and dance performances (80 of them premieres) and offered 3,500 classes

92nd Street Y (92Y) is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, USA, at the corner of East 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

(among them “Mah-Jongg for Beginners,” “Financial Tips for Couples,” “Reading ‘Crime and Punishment’”). Despite its longevity, the 92nd Street Y has managed to become a kind of civic white noise. You tend not to hear about a place that is nearly 150 years old unless it’s bad news, like when Jack B. Grubman, a former star analyst on Wall Street, supposedly arranged a donation of $1 million to ensure his twin daughters’ admission into the organization’s prestigious nursery school. Or when the Y’s endowment was hit particularly hard after many donors lost considerable sums of

money by investing in Bernard L. Madoff ’s Ponzi schemes. On a random day, a Y enthusiast could easily make several visits: Work independently during open hours in the ceramics studio, equipped with kilns, pottery wheels, buckets of glaze and tools of all kinds. Swim in the 25-yard indoor pool, lift weights, spend an hour on the yoga mat or learn about Feldenkrais, a body awareness practice. Return in the evening for the premiere of a movie, such as ‘American Pastoral,’ an adaptation of Philip Roth’s 1997 novel, followed by a panel discussion with stars, directors or producers.”

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JetBlue Launches First Commercial Flight from JFK to Havana

DOE Report: Growing Number Of Seats For Brooklyn Charter Schools

By Shmuel Rachelov

By: Stephen Witt

n Monday morning, JetBlue Airlines reached a milestone with the first commercial flight from JFK to Havana, the Cuban capital. As reported by NBC News, American Airlines also made a one-hour commercial flight from Miami to Havana on Monday. Delta airlines will have regular flights to Cuba, beginning on December 1. Frontier, Southwest, Spirit and United airlines will also begin offering flight service to Havana in the coming weeks. Cuban Americans, who have not seen their families in years, are very excited to hear that JetBlue and other airlines

ith over two dozen charter schools lining up to share space in public buildings, the Department of Education’s (DOE) recently released Blue Book report shows a growing number of empty public schools seats throughout Brooklyn. The report, released Nov. 4, includes citywide utilization data for the city’s public schools On Monday morning, JetBlue Airlines reached a milestone with during the 2015-16 school year. the first commercial flight from JFK to Havana, the Cuban capital It found that nine of Brooklyn’s will now offer daily flights to a change in U.S. regulations now 12 school districts experienced permits 12 categories of travel to an increase in available space, and from Havana. JetBlue officia y began direct Cuba without the requirement and 92 of the borough’s public fli hts to Cuba from JFK in July, to make a trip to the U.S. Offi school buildings – containing with a charter fli ht fl wn to of Foreign Assets Control for 49,249 open seats – had enough Havana. In As of January 2015, approval. Americans without space for a new charter school Cuban relatives can travel to the co-location. Island nation if it meets one of the approved categories, such as educational. Brooklyn contains 92 The news comes amidst Cuschool buildings with ba’s eight days of mourning for at least 300 open seats the death of their leader Fidel – more than any other Castro, who died on November district 25th , at the age of 90. In Havana, tens of thousands of people paid their respect to Castro. This means more than one in During the mourning period, five public school buildings in there is no drinking, dancing, or Brooklyn could accommodate celebration of any kind allowed at least one new charter school, in Havana. Even JetBlue can- according to the charter school celled a planned celebration at advocacy organization Families JFK in reverence of the somber For Excellent Schools analysis of disposition in Cuba. the Blue Book report. A car from the 1950s can be seen at the airport in Havana

Felder Takes Heat for Caucusing with GOP in Upcoming Session By: Stephen Witt

averick State Sen. Simcha Felder (Boro Park, Kensington, Midwood) last week fended off harsh critics for turning on his registered Democratic Party ranks, and deciding to again caucus with the Republicans in the upcoming state legislative session. Felder is a registered Democrat but also ran on the Republican and Conservative Party lines in the recent election. While his district, like all of Brooklyn is largely registered Democratic, it did go soundly for Republicans Trump and Romney in the last two presidential elections.

NY State Director Bill Lipton linked Felder’s decision to PresidentElect Trump‘s selection of senior advisors and cabinet officials wit “white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, and Islamophobic views.” “There are a number of considerations [on his decision to caucus with the GOP]. One, it’s doing what’s best for my constituents, and two, doing what’s best for New Yorkers in general,” said Felder, who has yet to conference with the Senate Democrats since being elected in 2012.

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More than one in five of Brooklyn’s public school buildings could accommodate a new charter school – the borough’s 92 public school buildings with enough space for a new charter school co-location amount to 21 percent of the borough’s buildings.

“The de Blasio administration’s space policies are impossible to justify when the city’s data shows Brooklyn could be home to more than 100 new charter schools. To make things right in his home borough, Mayor de Blasio must break his pattern of shutting kids out and ensure charters get the space they need immediately,” said FES CEO Jeremiah Kittredge.

According to the report, Brooklyn’s school buildings are the city’s most underutilized – the borough’s schools are just 89 percent utilized versus a utilization average of 99 percent across the city’s other boroughs. Thi includes  Brooklyn contains eight of the city’s ten most underutilized See DOE Report: Growing Number , page 39

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“There are a number of considerations [on his decision to caucus with the GOP]. One, it’s doing what’s best for my constituents, and two, doing what’s best for New Yorkers in general,” said Felder

Before making his decision, Felder met with both Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who leads the mainstream Democratic conference, as well as Senate Republican Majority Leader John J. Flanagan. He also received a phone call from Gov. Cuomo. “As a general rule, unless I have a compelling reason to change I don’t see why. Otherwise most of my constituents are satisfied or more with the experiences we’ve had over the last four years caucusing with the Republicans,” he said. Felder said conferencing with Republicans makes more sense on the issues of improving education/common core problems for all New Yorkers, especially

for students with special needs, and to do everything possible to eliminate Mayor de Blasio’s onerous bag tax. But Working Families Party NY State Director Bill Lipton linked Felder’s decision to President-Elect Trump‘s selection of senior advisors and cabinet officials with “white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, and Islamophobic views.” “The New York Republican Party has stood hand in hand with Donald Trump since the beginning of his campaign,” said Lipton. “If we are going to make New York a bulwark against Trumpism, Democratic State Senators must unite to show See Felder Takes Heat , page 38

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New York Film Gala Sets Oscar Scene in Motion By: Addie Morfoot

or 26 years, the first event of the film awards season has been the Independent Filmmaker Project's Gotham Independent Film Awards, which has transformed from a minor to a major gala. Under Joana Vicente, executive director of IFP since 2009, the show has catapulted award recipients into the national spotlight by providing early critical recognition and media attention to independent films—defined by IFP as "films made with an economy of means." Recent Gotham Award winners Spotlight (2015), Birdman (2014) and Citizenfour (2014) went on to win the industry's biggest accolade—an Oscar. Other Gotham Award winners, The Act of Killing(2013), Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) and The Tree of Life (2011), went on to receive Academy Award nominations. In the past decade, the show has undergone several category transformations, reflecting the industry's ev-

The Gotham Awards gala is also IFP's biggest fundraiser of the year. Individual tickets are $1,500 while tables for the dinner can fetch $50,000.

er-shifting landscape. Last year, two new award categories for serialized television content were added while Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You and ensemble categories were scrapped in 2013 and replaced with more traditional actor and actress awards. At this year's show on Nov.

Why are the Gotham for him and for people to be reach audiences that they ing the industry alive and relevant in the city. Awards significant to curious about his fabulous might otherwise not have. performance. the independent-fil community? How much money on In his one-man show at We understand that because average do the Gotham the Lynn Redgrave TheHow are the Gothams we are the fi st awards show of Awards raise for IFP? ater at Culture Project important to the New York the season, we can really have More than $1 million. earlier this year, Mike filmmaker community? an impact by helping to build Birbiglia recalls hosting an audience and create awarethe Gotham Awards in ness for these smaller, amazing 2012 when he recited Dafilms. vid O. Russell's infamous outburst at Lily Tomlin during the filming of I Heart Huckabees. You then had to convince a very angry Russell to stay at the show. Is that your most memorable Gotham Awards moment? Defin tely. I think Mike is hilarious, but unfortunately he went too far and he made fun in a way that hit a nerve. I had to do a lot of crisis management and try and find David, who had run out of the When Matthew McConaughey was nominated for a Gotham building. Award in 2013 [for Dallas Buyers Club], he was not yet in the

Under Joana Vicente, (pictured above) executive director of IFP since 2009, the show has catapulted award recipients into the national spotlight by providing early critical recognition and media attention to independent films—defined by IFP as "films made with an economy of means."

Oscar conversation

The Mayor's Office of While it's no longer just a Media and Entertainment New York awards show and we will receive a special Apare not just celebrating New preciation Award this York talent like we used to, I reyear. Why? ally feel like it's an amazing op28, 32 film and TV series Last year we started the Can you give an example? portunity for a tight-knit group nominees will compete for 10 When Matthew McCo- to come together and celebrate. Appreciation Award. It was awards. Actress Amy Adams, naughey was nominated for less about someone and more actor-director Ethan Hawke, a Gotham Award in 2013 [for This is IFP's main fund- about a company or organidirector Oliver Stone and Dallas Buyers Club], he was raiser. What are you rais- zation that goes beyond the producer Arnon Milchan will not yet in the Oscar conversaperson who is in charge. This ing money for exactly? each receive tributes. tion. Then he ended up winThis [event] helps to fund all year, MOME is celebrating 50 The Gotham Awards gala is ning the Gotham and went on of the programs that IFP does years, so we felt what better also IFP's biggest fundraiser to win an Oscar. I really feel to help emerging filmma ers time than now to really celof the year. Individual tickets that because we recognized with diverse voices. We help ebrate the office and all that are $1,500 while tables for the him fi st, we gave the distrib- them get a shot at getting their they have done for filming in dinner can fetch $50,000. utors confidence to campaign fil s made and help them New York City and for keep-

The election of Trump has left many artists worried. How will the Gothams address the issue? We are an amazing and powerful community that can influence. We can have a voice and give a voice to those whose voices are not being heard. We really need to take this incredible responsibility and do something. It is our responsibility to tell those stories and not keep quiet. And to know that in tough times stories are the thing that keep us going, give us hope and inspire us. (CRAIN’S)

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Trump Assails Clinton for Joining Vote Recount Effort

Rep. Tom Price Gets Tapped to be Health and Human Services Secretary

By: Ken Bredemeier

resident-elect Donald Trump assailed Democrat Hillary Clinton on Sunday for joining an effort to recount votes in three closely contested states that Trump won, recalling that she said during one of their debates that election losers should accept the outcome even when they don't like it. In his long campaign, the Republican Trump said the election was "rigged" against him, but he is calling Green Party nominee Jill Stein's bid to start recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Wisconsin a "scam" and derided Clinton's decision to join the effort. Out of millions of votes cast, Trump won all three states over Clinton — by about 27,000 votes in Wisconsin, 12,000 in Michigan and 68,000 in Pennsylvania — with Stein getting about 1 percent of the vote in each of them.

"Hillary Clinton conceded the election when she called me just prior to the victory speech and after the results were in," Trump said on Twitter. "Nothing will change." "Hillary Clinton conceded the election when she called me

Price has been key in fight against Obamacare By: Ali Meyer

resident-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price (R., Ga.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Price, an orthopedic surgeon, spent more than two decades in private practice and has been a go-to Republican in Congress on health care policy. President-elect Donald Trump assails Democrat Hillary Clinton Price chairs the Task Force for joining an effort to recount votes in three closely contested on Health Care Reform, a group states that Trump won. that has played a central role in just prior to the victory speech who was looking to become the crafti g the Republican replaceand after the results were in," country's fi st female president, ment to the Affordable Care Act, Trump said on Twitter. "Noth- responded that his equivocation popularly known as Obamacare. on accepting the outcome was The group began developing its ing will change." In another tweet, Trump, at "horrifying," and that "we've ac- agenda for health care reform his Atlantic oceanfront man- cepted the outcomes when we in January 2016 and unveiled its sion in Florida, said, "The Dem- may not have liked them, and plan in late June. ocrats, when they incorrectly that is what must expected of thought they were going to win, anyone...." Clinton's campaign had not asked that the election night “Tom Price has made tabulation be accepted. Not so initiated recount efforts, believhealth care his life’s ing that a recalculation would anymore!" work,” said Ryan. “As a During their third debate, at not reverse the result. But hundoctor, he has practiced a point Trump was trailing Clin- dreds of her supporters urged and taught medicine, and ton in national surveys, he said her to join Stein's effort in Wishe knows exactly how he would keep everyone in "sus- consin, which it is now doing. Washington’s decisions Clinton election campaign pense" whether he would accept affect patients.” the election outcome unless he lawyer Marc Elias acknowledged Saturday that the requests won. On Sunday, in a string of by Clinton supporters promptThe task force’s stated mistweets, he recalled that Clinton, sion is to “modernize American See Trump Assails Clinton , page 37 a former U.S. secretary of state health care with patient-centered solutions that improve access, choice and quality, lower costs, promote innovation, and strengthen the safety net for the most vulnerable.” Price said that the task force’s

Ohio State Attacker Was Somali Descent, US Official Says By: Vic LaMoz

Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon, spent more than two decades in private practice and has been a go-to Republican in Congress on health care policy.

replacement plan, called “A Better Way to Fix Health Care,” is a patient-centered plan that allows everyone to have access to health coverage. “We final y put to rest the notion that Republicans don’t have a health care plan,” Price said. “We’re proposing a patient-centered solution where patients and families and doctors are making medical decisions and not Washington, D.C.” President-elect Trump has said he would repeal Obamacare and replace it with a law that keeps Obamacare’s provisions for individuals with pre-existing conditions and young adults, who insurance companies cannot remove from their parents’ plans until they are 26. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has affirmed that these provisions are included in the GOP plan. Price has been working

on health care reform before Obamacare was signed into law. In 2009, Price introduced the Empowering Patients First Act, which was intended as an alternative to the Democrats’ health overhaul. Since then, Price has reintroduced the act as legislation that would repeal Obamacare and start over with patient-centered solutions. “The Empowering Patients First Act puts patients, families and doctors in charge by focusing on the principles of affordability, accessibility, quality, innovation, choices and responsiveness,” Price said. “Those principles form the foundation of the solutions in H.R. 2300 – solutions including individual health pools and expanded health savings See Trump Chooses Tom Price , page 36

67% Increase in US Policemen Killed by Firearms in 2016

U.S. officia has identified the suspect in the Ohio State attack that injured nine people as a man of Somali descent. The officia identified Abdul Razak Ali Artan as the now-deceased suspect. He was born in Somalia and living in the United States as a legal permanent resident. It was unclear when Artan came to the U.S. The officia wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing case and spoke to Th Associated Press on condition of anonymity. A second law enforcement officia confi med that authorities believe the suspect’s name is Abdul Artan. Th t officia also wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing case and spoke on condition of anonymity. Authorities say the suspect was shot to death Monday by a police office after driving up onto a curb and into pedestrians and attacking people with a knife. A police chief says authorities are looking into whether the attack was related to terrorism. Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs was asked at a news conference Monday afternoon whether authorities were considering the possibility that it was a terror attack.

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Study finds dramatic increase in number of shooting fatalities among cops in the US compared to 2015 By: Gary Willig

S The official identified Abdul Razak Ali Artan as the nowdeceased suspect. He was born in Somalia and living in the United States as a legal permanent resident. It was unclear when Artan came to the U.S.

Jacobs says, “I think we have to consider that it is.” Authorities say a man purposely plowed his car over a curb and into pedestrians on Monday morning before jumping out of the car and attacking people with a butcher knife. A police office who was nearby because of an earlier gas leak was on the scene in a minute and shot and killed the attacker. The FBI and other agencies joined the investigation. Authorities say nine people were hurt, one of them critically. In recent months, federal law enforcement official have raised concerns about online extremist propaganda that en-

courages knife and car attacks, which are easier to pull off than bombings. The Islamic State group has urged sympathizers online to carry out attacks in their home countries with whatever weapons are available to them. In September, a 20-year-old Somali-American stabbed 10 people at a St. Cloud, Minnesota, shopping mall before being shot to death by an off- uty office . Authorities said he asked some of his victims if they were Muslim. In the past few years, London and other cities abroad have also seen knife attacks blamed on extremists. (VIN)

ixty policemen and law enforcement offic s have been killed in fi earm-related incidents so far this year, according to a report by the National Law Enforcement Offic s Memorial Fund. This marks a 67% increase in the number of fatalities among policemen from fi earms over the same period last year. A total of 41 policemen were killed in fi earms-related incidents over the entirety of 2015, including the month of December. 130 policemen have been killed this year. National Law Enforcement Offic s Memorial Fund president Craig Floyd said that the number of ambush-style attacks on policemen has risen to twenty this year from just eight in 2015. "In all the cases, the officers were essentially assassinated before they had any contact with the suspect or placed that suspect in jeopardy." Floyd said of the ambush attacks. The worst attack came in July,

Sixty policemen and law enforcement officers have been killed in firearm-related incidents so far this year, according to a report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

when a single gunman assassinated five policemen during a protest in Dallas, Texas, on what was the deadliest day for American law enforcement since September 11, 2001. Several high-profile attacks, including the Dallas shooting, were carried out in response to the perceived shooting of innocent African American men by cops. The majority of cop-shooters have been white,

however. "So much dialogue has centered around race relations, but there is a hatred in this country right now that's just gotten out of control," Floyd said. "The e is a lack of respect for government in general, and the most visible and vulnerable symbol of government in America is patrolling our streets in marked cars." (INN)

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Trump’s U.N Pick Was First Gov to Obama Admin Covering Up Key Iran Sign Anti-BDS Legislation Deal Details in Final Days South Carolina's Nikki Haley has been vocal supporter of Israel

Rubio spox: Senator looks forward to helping Trump shred Iran deal

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ov. Nikki Haley (R., S.C.), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was the fi st governor in the country to enact laws that combat the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanction movement. The law that Haley signed last summer banned South Carolina from doing business with any company that is participating in a boycott “based on race, color, religion, gender or national origin of the targeted person or entity.” South Carolina’s law was seen as crucial to opponents of the boycott movement who feared that large government entities such as state universities could be pushed to cut ties with the Israeli state. Haley has been an outspoken supporter of Israel. In her response to President Obama’s State of the Union address this year, Haley was critical over the way Israel has been treated by his administration and pledged that it would be different under Republicans. “If we held the White House,” Haley said, “we would make international agreements that were celebrated in Israel and protested in Iran, not the other way around.” South Carolina also maintains a research and development agreement with Israel.

Gov. Nikki Haley (R., S.C.), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was the first governor in the country to enact laws that combat the antiIsrael boycott, divestment, and sanction movement.

Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called Haley an “outspoken fi hter against the BDS movement” in his statement following the Wednesday morning announcement. “Governor Haley is a longstanding and true friend of Israel and is an outspoken fi hter against the BDS movement in her state, and throughout the U.S.,” said Danon. “I know that we at the Israeli Mission will continue to work in full partnership with our friends in the American Mission, as we further strengthen the special bond and shared values between Israel and the U.S.” Trump said he chose Haley because she is a “proven dealmaker.” “Governor Haley has a proven track record of bringing people

together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country,” Trump said. “She is also a proven dealmaker, and we look to be making plenty of deals. She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage.” Haley said she would accept the position and that the country faces “enormous challenges” on the international stage. “Our country faces enormous challenges here at home and internationally, and I am honored that the President-elect has asked me to join his team and serve the country we love as the next Ambassador to the United Nations,” said Gov. Haley. (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

enior Obama administration official in their fina days in offic are seeking to cover up key details of the Iran nuclear deal from Congress, according to documents and sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about continued efforts by the White House to block formal investigations into secret diplomacy with Tehran that resulted in a $1.7 billion cash payment by the United States.

“Senator Rubio looks forward to working with President-elect Trump and his team to scrap this fundamentally flawed deal and hold Iran accountable for its cheating and regional aggression” As leading members of Congress petition the Obama administration for answers about what many describe as a $1.7 billion “ransom” payment to Iran, Obama administration officia are doubling down on their refusal to answer questions about the secret negotiations with Iran that led to this payment. Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), a vocal opponent of last year’s nuclear deal with Iran, has been seeking answers from senior

Swastikas and Slurs Scrawled Outside Boston-Area School Swastikas and racist messages were painted outside of the Bromfield School near Boston. Edited by: JV Staff

wastikas and racist messages were painted outside of a school near Boston. The swastikas were daubed on a rock outside the Bromfiel School that is regularly decorated by students and which is considered an important symbol to the town of Harvard, Massachusetts, according to the Boston Fox news affiliate. The swastikas reportedly were painted over Stars of David that had previously been painted on the rock. The Bromfield School is located about 30 miles west of Boston and has about 700 students in sixth through twelfth grade. Superintendent Linda Dwight of Harvard Public Schools sent an email to parents Friday informing them of the incident. The Department of Public Works painted over the graffiti. Students had been scheduled to repaint the rock with messages of peace and tolerance on Saturday. Police are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime, Har-

The swastikas were daubed on a rock outside the Bromfield School that is regularly decorated by students and which is considered an important symbol to the town of Harvard, Massachusetts, according to the Boston Fox news affiliate.

vard Police Detective Daniele Fortunato told Fox. The state Attorney General’s Offic is also investigating. Last week, a closed elementary school nearby Billerica, Massachusetts, was vandalized with a swastika. Earlier this year, a teen allegedly drew a swastika on a Boston-area school football fi ld, and swastikas were painted on the walls of two area synagogues. In a related development teens at a Jewish girl’s birthday

party in Arizona reportedly decorated cupcakes with swastika symbols, saying they did it to “be funny.” The birthday teen’s mother posted a photo of one of the cupcakes on Facebook and called for it to be a teaching moment for parents, the Arizona NBC affiliate 12 News reported late Sunday. She reportedly removed the post, but the photo has spread on social media. See Swastikas and Slurs , page 38

Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), a vocal opponent of last year’s nuclear deal with Iran, has been seeking answers from senior Obama administration officials since at least late September

Obama administration officia since at least late September. However, official continue to stonewall the senator’s inquiries, according to senior congressional sources and formal communications between Rubio and the State Department obtained by the Free Beacon. Rubio and several other lawmakers have petitioned the Obama administration for documents and information about the secret negotiations that resulted in Tehran receiving $1.7 billion in cash and a promise from the United States to further roll back sanctions on an Iranian fin ncial institution that helped fin nce the country’s illicit ballistic missile program. A spokesman for Rubio told the Free Beacon that the ad-

ministration’s continued obfuscation has motivated the senator to take steps to help President-elect Donald Trump kill the nuclear agreement once he enters office next ear. “Senator Rubio looks forward to working with President-elect Trump and his team to scrap this fundamentally fl wed deal and hold Iran accountable for its cheating and regional aggression,” the spokesman said. Rubio submitted a list of questions about the deal to Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sept. 29 during a hearing aimed at examining these payments to Iran. Blinken final y provided answers to these questions last See Obama Admin Covering, page 37

Trump Says He Will Do All He Can to Help Cuban People By: Walter Metuth

resident-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would "do all it can" once it takes offic on Jan. 20 to help boost freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro. Trump had threatened late in his upstart campaign for the White House that concerns about religious freedom in Cuba could prompt him to reverse President Barack Obama's moves to open relations with the Cold War adversary after more than a half-century's estrangement. Obama said this was an emotional moment for Cubans and Cuban-Americans and offered condolences to Castro's family.

President-elect Donald Trump assails Democrat Hillary Clinton for joining an effort to recount votes in three closely contested states that Trump won.

his administration had "worked hard to put the past behind us." Republicans closely await what Trump - a billionaire businessman known for his unconventional approach to politics and policy - will do on Cuba Florida Senator Marco once he takes offi . Rubio said Castro "Th ugh the tragedies, deaths turned Cuba into "an and pain caused by Fidel Castro impoverished island prison" where dissidents cannot be erased, our adminwere routinely jailed and istration will do all it can to ensure the Cuban people can fi killed. nally begin their journey toward prosperity and liberty," Trump "At this time of Fidel Castro’s said in a statement issued from passing, we extend a hand of his West Palm Beach, Florida, friendship to the Cuban people," resort where he and his family he said in a statement, noting are spending the Thanksgiving

holiday weekend."While Cuba remains a totalitarian island, it is my hope that today marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward a future in which the wonderful Cuban people final y live in the freedom they so richly deserve," he added. At a Miami rally in September, Trump said he would roll back Obama's Cuban policy reforms unless Cuban leaders allowed religious freedom and freed political prisoners. "The next president can reverse them, and that I will do See Trump Says He Will , page 38

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Cuba Begins Week of Mourning Castro as World Reaction Mixed By: Walter Metuth

ubans are mourning Fidel Castro, the country's revolutionary leader whose death was announced Saturday. Flags are flying at half-staff across the country, as Cuba enters a week filled with memorials to mark his passing. The socialist revolutionary, who had long been ill, died late Friday at the age of 90. A cause of death has not been announced. A series of memorials begin Monday, when Cubans gather in Havana's iconic Revolution Square, where Castro often addressed adoring crowds. On Wednesday, Castro's cremated remains will be carried eastward across the country, in a three-day procession that follows in reverse the route taken by the young revolutionary and his rebel fi hters as they advanced on Havana from the Sierra Maestra mountains before taking power in January 1959.

His ashes will be interred December 4 in the southeastern city of Santiago de Cuba at Santa Ifi enia cemetery. In Miami Sunday, Cuba's most prominent opposition group, known as the Ladies in White, joined with other dissident organizations in calling for unified public demonstrations Wednesday in support of democracy in Cuba. Thei call came as hundreds of Cuban-Americans in several areas of the U.S. city took to the streets to celebrate the demise of the communist leader. The Ladies in White group was founded in 2003 to support husbands jailed for political opposition in the one-party island nation. The anti-Castro group has organized weekly marches in the Cuban-American sector of Miami for the past 13 years. Castro, raised near Santiago de Cuba, launched his fi st failed attempt at revolution in 1953 from the southeastern Cubans are mourning Fidel Castro, the country's revolutionary city. He would go on to mount a leader whose death was announced Saturday.

second revolt against the rule of Fulgencio Batista, toppling the U.S.-backed leader and seizing power in 1959. He eventually set up a one-party socialist government, which constantly defied Washington and allied itself with the former Soviet Union. Castro handed power to his brother Raul in 2006, although he still exercised some power behind the scenes until recent years. A polarizing figu e throughout his life, Castro also prompted a mixed reaction in his death. In Cuba, many mourned the loss of a man who dominated the country's politics for more than 50 years and helped foster a sense of independence and patriotism. World leaders were divided in their response to Castro's death. President Barack Obama released a statement that was largely neutral in its reference to Castro, saying the U.S. extends its "hand of friendship"

to the Cuban people. However, President-elect Donald Trump's statement called Castro a "brutal dictator who suppressed his own people for six decades." Starting in 2014, Obama oversaw a historic warming of relations between the U.S. and Cuba, including the restoration of diplomatic ties. During his presidential campaign, Trump initially said he supported that effort, but has since backed away, taking a more hawkish stance. Trump's incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, on Sunday said Trump is "absolutely" willing to reverse Obama's opening to Cuba. Talking to Fox News Sunday, Priebus said the future of U.S.-Cuba relations depends on whether Havana makes progress on human rights. "Repression, open markets, freedom of religion, political prisoners - these things need to change in order to have an open and free relationship," Priebus said.

Russian Tankers Defy EU Ban to Smuggle Jet Fuel to Syria By: Walter Metuth

ussian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. At least two Russian-fla ged ships made deliveries–which contravene EU sanctions–via Cyprus, an intelligence source with a European Union government told Reuters. The e was a sharp increase in shipments in October, said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. A separate shipping source familiar with the movements of the Russian-fla ged vessels said the ships visited Cypriot and Greek ports before delivering fuel to Syria. A spokeswoman for EU for-

eign affairs and security policy said the implementation of EU restrictions lay with member states. “We trust that competent authorities are complying with their obligation to ensure respect of the restrictive measures in place and to pursue any circumvention attempts,” she added. Greece’s foreign ministry declined to comment. The Cypriot government said its authorities had not approved the docking of any Russian tankers carrying jet fuel bound for Syria. “We would welcome any information that may be provided to us on any activity that contravenes U.N. or EU restrictive measures,” the Cypriot foreign ministry added. Syria’s civil war, which began in 2011, has become a theater for competing global powers, with Russia and Iran supporting President Bashar al-Assad, and the United States, Gulf Arab and European powers backing rebels who want to depose him.

Russian military jets are seen at Hmeymim air base in Syria

Russia changed the course of the confli t in favor of Assad’s government last year when it intervened with air strikes. Moscow says it targets only Islamic State militants and other jihadist fi hters. EU Council Regulation 1323/2014, introduced two years ago, bans any supply of jet fuel to Syria from the EU

territories, whether or not the fuel originated in the European Union. Over one two-week period in October, Russian tankers delivered 20,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel to Syria–worth around $9 million at today’s world prices–via the European Union, according to the EU government intelligence source.

“The jet fuel shipments from these vessels have played a vital role in maintaining Russian air strikes in the region,” said the source. “This points to a sustained Russian build-up of resources needed to support their military operation and ambitions in Syria.” Some of the shipped fuel also went to the Syrian military, helping to “keep Assad’s air assets operational”, the source added. The shipping source and a third person, an intelligence consultant specializing in the Mediterranean area, also said the fuel was likely intended for Russian and Syrian military use.

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Publicly available ship-tracking data confi ms that at least two Russian tankers, the Yaz and Mukhalatka, made one trip each between September and October, stopping in Greece and Limassol in Cyprus. In Greece,

the Yaz stopped at Agioi The odoroi port but it is unclear where the Mukhalatka stopped. From Cyprus, they sailed towards Syria and Lebanon. Thei tracking transponders were switched off near the coasts of those countries, according to the data. The EU intelligence source said the Mukhalatka went on to deliver jet fuel to Syria, while the other two sources said the Yaz almost certainly carried fuel to the country. All the people declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. It was unclear where the fuel might have originated. Alexander Yaroshenko, general director of the owner of the Yaz and Mukhalatka ships, St Petersburg-based Transpetrochart, declined to comment when asked by Reuters about the shipments. Transpetrochart asked for written questions, which were supplied, but did not provide an immediate response.

Iran Threatens U.S. With Retaliations If Sanctions Extended Although Iran says new sanctions would be a violation of the nuclear pact, Iran itself has violated the agreement, says the IAEA By: Clarion Staff

ran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei threatened retaliations against the United States of sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic are extended. The U.S. House of representative voted last week to extend the remaining U.S. sanctions against Iran – set to expire at the end of the year -- for another 10 years. The sanctions also include longstanding measures imposed by the U.S. that are not connected to Iran’s nuclear program, including forbidding Iranian access to the U.S. financial system and the use of the dollar, which Iran claims have hampered the economic windfall it

expected from the deal. In addition, the House passed a bill that would prevent companies such as Boeing and Airbus from selling commercial aircraft to Iran. The measure would also have to be approved by the Senate as well as U.S. President Barack Obama. Obama is expected to veto any such measure. "The latest is extension of sanctions for 10 years, that if it happens, would surely be against JCPOA [the nuclear agreement], and the Islamic Republic would definitely react to it," said Khamenei in a speech to a group of Revolutionary Guards. Although Iran says the ex-

tension of the sanctions is a violation of the nuclear deal made Iran and the world powers in the summer of 2015, the deal also contained provisions to “snapback” the sanctions if Iran were to be found in violation of the agreement. Iran was recently found – for the second time -- to be in violation of the agreement by exceeding the 130 metric tonne threshold of heavy water material used in nuclear reactors, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Since the signing of the nuclear agreement Iran has engaged in a provocative “cat and mouse” game with the U.S. The nuclear deal made with

in effect for eight years, including forbidding Iran from testing of ballistic missiles. Less than two months after the deal was formalized, a senior figu e in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh, announced, "Some wrongly think Iran has suspended its ballistic missile programs in the last two years and has made a deal on its missile program ... We will have a new ballistic missile test in the near future that will be a thorn in the eyes of our enemies." A military truck carries a Sejil medium-range missile past a large After the fi st ballistic missile portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during test conducted by Iran after the a military parade agreement was made, the U.S. Iran and the world powers was used to deliver nuclear war- administration backtracked, sold to the public as a way to heads. Under the terms of the saying that the test was really contain not just Iran’s nuclear agreement, the public was ini- not a violation of the nucleweapons program, but its bal- tially told that the current UN ar agreement but there were restrictions on Iran’s ballistic listic missile program as well. See Iran Threatens U.S., page 37 Ballistic missiles are mainly missile program would remain

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Neve Tzuf Residents: We Will Not Be Pushed Out By Arson Terrorists

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Prime Minister Netanyahu warns ISIS that Israel will not tolerate any attacks from the Syrian border and will respond harshly to violations

esidents of Haifa, Bet Meir, Neve Tzuf and other communities hard hit by last weeks’ fi es returned home Sunday morning to survey the damage and to begin the process of rebuilding their lives and communities. “Now, it is the first time that we stand again in front of our house, in its ruins. This was originally a neighborhood of about 15 houses which were destroyed to the fl ors, nothing is left, said Itzik Shmadi, a resident of Neve Tzuf, in the Binyamin region as he stood in front of the ruins of his house. Shamdi, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, Education Minister Naftali Bennett and other government ministers addressed police and government estimates that a majority of the fi es were terror attacks, set intentionally by local Arabs at a time of high winds and dry forest conditions. “It is part of the war against the Arabs and we will act accordingly like in a war. We will build again greater homes, and be brave. Th y will not win,” Shmadi concluded. Also visiting Neve Tzuf, Lieberman commended the work of the fi e and rescue teams, along with police and IDF support. He

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I Residents of Haifa, Bet Meir, Neve Tzuf and other communities hard hit by last weeks’ fires returned home Sunday morning to survey the damage and to begin the process of rebuilding their lives and communities. Photo Credit: Hillel Maier

said that current statistics from IDF Central Command indicate that out of the 110 fi e cases, 17 were defin tely arsons. “[Neve Tzuf if a] veteran settlement, with strong people who have faced crisis in the past and are now again dealing with this challenge in beautiful and dignified way. Th y are not talking of revenge, but rather about construction, rehabilitation and expansion of the settlement,” Liberman stated. Education Minister Naftali Bennett also praised the fi e department and added that temporary caravans will be placed in Neve Tzuf for families that lost homes, in order for the en-

tire community to be able to return and for children to return to school as normal. “We have seen an unprecedented mobilization and mutual assistance of all arms of the Israeli society, and on all of the burnt houses here we will build other houses greater in number and size,” he stated. According to Roni Numa, Commander of the Central District, there are currently several leads regarding arson suspects. Twenty-three people have been detained and released, but Nouma said security forces are continuing efforts to apprehend suspects. (TPS)

sraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned that his country would not allow terrorist groups such as ISIS to open a new front on Israel's border with Syria. The Prime Minister, speaking at a Likud faction meeting Monday, said that the IDF had been subject to several attacks from across the Syrian border in recent days, and that Israel had responded with heavy force exacting a heavy price from its enemies. "We are paying close attention to developments and continuing with determination to implement the policy that I have established: We will not tolerate even isolated fire and we will respond forcefully and attack our enemies when necessary before they succeed in attacking us. We will not permit radical Islam or any other hostile entity to open a front of terror against us on the Golan." Netanyahu said. ISIS terrorists from Syria attacked a patrol from the Golani Bridge which was operating near the communities of Nov and Avnei Eitan in the Golan Heights Sunday. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) at-

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned that his country would not allow terrorist groups such as ISIS to open a new front on Israel's border with Syria.

tacked the source of the fire, killing the four ISIS terrorists and blowing up their vehicle. Earlier today the IAF struck an ISIS facility on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. A patrol from the Golani Brigade on Sunday morning was fired on by ISIS forces in Syria in the vicinity of the communities of Nov and Avnei Eitan in the Golan Heights. The patrol returned the fire first with small arms and then mortars. The air force located the armored vehicle that had been the source of the fire and destroyed the vehicle,

killing all four ISIS terrorists inside. Earlier on Monday the IAF struck an ISIS facility on the Syrian side of the Golan heights. This is not the first time the IDF has had to deal with spillover from the Syrian conflict. In September, three projectiles hit Israel, and the IDF was forced to retaliate, targeting three Syrian artillery positions. The problem is not new to 2016, either: there has been spillover from Syria's civil war since the war began. Already

37 Suspected Arsonists Arrested, Including 18 Israeli Arabs Dozens of suspected arsonists nabbed, with several admitting to starting blazes By: Uzi Baruch

sraeli police have arrested a total of 37 suspects in connection with the recent wave of fi es across Israel over the past week, a police spokesperson said on Sunday. More than 200 hundred fi es were sparked over the past week across Israel, with the Internal Security Ministry estimating that about half were the result of arson. Some 85,000 residents of Haifa were force to flee their homes, along with hundreds of residents in Zichron Yaakov, Atlit, Neve Tzuf (Halamish), Beit Meir, Nataf, and other towns around Israel. More than 400 homes were destroyed in Haifa, along with dozens more across the country. Of the 37 suspects arrested during the investigation, 24 remain in custody, while 13 have been released. Among those still in custody, 18 are Israeli Arabs, two of whom have admitted to lighting fi es. Police say that they are currently investigating 233 cases of arson in connection with last week’s fi es. Forty-five file have been opened on possible arsonists, while another five have been opened against individuals suspected of incitement to arson. Of those now being in-

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Israeli police have arrested a total of 37 suspects in connection with the recent wave of fires across Israel over the past week, a police spokesperson said on Sunday.

vestigated for Facebook incitement, two are Arabs and three are Jews. According to a TPS report, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh said last Thursday that “several” individuals have been arrested on suspicion that they were involved in arson attacks over the past several days, and Shin Bet (Israel Security

Officials) said the agency is investigating the possibility that several of the fi es were actual terror attacks, nationalistically motivated. Alsheikh refused to comment further on the arrests and ongoing investigation, other than to say that it was “reasonable See 37 Suspected Arsonists , page 36

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Israel Buys 17 More F-35 Fighter Jets from US; Most Powerful MidEast Deterrent Continued from page 1

have from time to time some disagreements, some disputes, with the US on the political level regarding some solutions with our neighbors,” Liberman said. “But when it comes to Israel’s security, we really enjoy full understanding, fruitful cooperation and strong commitment to our security concerns and needs.” The rollout ceremony also featured a performance from Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza, who sang his trademark ballads of peace.

craft are unable to do today. In the quantity and quality, depth declared combat ready due to into enemy territory, in threatfilled areas, in the amount of fl ws in the coolant system. Other countries scheduled missions, with less manpower to receive the plane are Britain, in comparison to today. Thi Australia, Norway, Italy, Tur- is groundbreaking because it key, Denmark, the Netherlands, improves the efficie y of our current forces and allows us South Korea and Japan.

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enemy radar even while flying at supersonic speeds. It also is one of the most expensive pieces of military equipment the U.S. military has in its arsenal. Israeli public radio quotes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying the planes will strengthen Israeli security and ensure the country's existence for decades. "Israel can defend itself with its own forces against The F-35 stealth fighter jet, known in Hebrew as the Adir all its enemies, whatever the dis(“mighty”), was rolled out during the summer in a special tance," he is quoted as saying. ceremony in Forth Worth, Texas attended by officials from the Russian airstrikes in neighIsrael Air Force and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, as well boring Syria along with Iranian as Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and US Ambassador to Israel threats to wipe out the Jewish Dan Shapiro. state have made Israel wary of As was reported in The Je- to carry out more missions si- the dangers it faces in its unstarusalem Post, one senior Israeli multaneously. In today's era of ble backyard. The F-35 purchase Air Force office told reporters, multiple fronts, it is a signific nt is part of the 10-year, $38 billion U.S. military aid package for Is“The future is here. The F-35 addition.” Lockheed-Martin builds the rael, President Obama signed in will allow the Air Force to carry out missions that its current air- F-35, which is designed to avoid September.

In early August of 2016, the U.S. Air Force declared an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A fi hter jets ready for combat, marking a major milestone for a program that has faced cost overruns and delays. The action is another achievement for the $379 billion program, the Pentagon's largest weapons project. TheAir Force's decision follows one by the Marine Corps in July 2015 declaring a fi st squadron of F-35s ready for combat.

es, allowing the jets to strike targets and disappear long before they are detected. The U.S. Air Force plans to buy a total of 1,763 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing jets in coming years and will operate the largest F-35 fleet in the world. The F-35 stealth fighter jet, known in Hebrew as the Adir (“mighty”), was rolled out during the summer in a special ceremony in Forth Worth, Texas attended by official from the

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"The U.S. Air Force decision to make the 15 F-35As ... combat ready sends a simple and powerful message to America's friends and foes alike — the F-35 can do its mission," the program’s chief, Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, said in a statement at the time.

"Israel can defend itself with its own forces against all its enemies, whatever the distance," Netanyahu is quoted as saying.

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Dan Grazier, a fellow of the Project On Government Oversight, said, however, "This is nothing but a public relations stunt." He added that it would not be possible to know if the F-35 jets were ready for combat until after initial operational testing. "The program is not doing everything they wanted it to do. ... But they're at a point now where it is stabilizing and so it is progress," said Todd Harrison, a defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Official say the F-35 will give the U.S. military the ability to detect enemy aircraft and other threats far beyond current rang-

Israel Air Force and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, as well as Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro. As the next generation jet stood majestically on the stage, emblazoned with a Star of David, top Israeli pilots heaped praise on the Lockheed Martin plane. Brig. Gen. Tal Kelman, IAF Chief of Air Staff said, “The unique combination between split edge technology, lethality and amazing man-machine interface will lead the world to the fi h generation”. “I don’t think that it is an exaggeration to say that the presence of the F-35 in the Middle East will change the dynamic of the region for the better,” Kelman added. “The IDF’s military strength is Israel’s main pillar of defense. The F-35s will dramatically enhance the IDF’s military power,” said Liberman. “Israel is the fi st country outside the US to receive these operational, excellent airplanes. The F-35 technology represents the crown jewel of air-power superiority and will therefore be a great contribution to the IDF’s air force.” Liberman also stressed that diplomatic tensions between Israel and the US have not affected the security cooperation. “It’s not a secret that we

Brig. Gen. Tal Kelman, IAF Chief of Air Staff sai , “The unique combination between split edge technology, lethality and amazing manmachine interface will lead the world to the fi th generation”. Going off script for a moment, Liberman joked to Broza: “I’m not so optimistic like you about the possibility of achieving peace with our neighbors in the near future, but despite my personal position please try to create more new songs.” Following the rollout ceremony, Minister Liberman entered the aircraft and scribbled on the jet with a Sharpie: “The best aircraft for the best pilots.” According to a 2015 report in IHS Jane's Defense Weekly, IAF sources said that a squadron commander and five pilots from Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel have been selected to become the country's fi st F-35 pilots and instructors. In an event for reporters at Nevatim, the IAF unveiled a new F-35 demonstrator provided by Lockheed, which IAF official said will shorten the process of absorbing the new platform. Although not a full fli ht simulator, the demonstrator allows pilots to become better acquainted with the plane, its softw re, targeting and avionics, said Brig.-Gen. Leehu Hacohen, commander of Nevatim. More than 350 aircraft will be made by the end of 2018, said Steve Over, director of F-35 International Business Development, who was in Israel along with other senior Lockheed representatives. Alan Norman, Lockheed Martin's chief F-35 test pilot, said the F-35 will enable Israeli pilots to approach targets without being seen, gather intelligence, and attack air and ground threats simultaneously. "It's easy to fly," he said, according to Jane's. "The pilot is no longer a technician. He can truly be a tactician by focusing on bringing weapons systems into a battle arena." "It's not invisible, but it can operate in a battle space with impunity," Norman said. "It will know where threat radars are, hundreds of miles away, and decide to either avoid or kill the threats. The sensors actively look for surface and airborne radars. It will locate threats without transmitting electrons off the plane."

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Former Israeli Ambassador to US: Boycott French Products

ulanu MK and former Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren encouraged Israeli consumers not to buy French products, noting France’s labeling of Israeli goods from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights. In a Twitter comment late Sunday night, Oren wrote Israelis should “think twice” before buying imported goods from France. “France is labeling Israeli products from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan. Israelis should think twice before buying French products.” While France does not boycott Israeli goods nor encourage such boycotts, on Thursday the French government announced it would request all businesses to clearly label products produced by Israeli businesses in Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights. The decision came one year after the European Union issued a non-binding decision recommending member states single out all imports from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan Heights that were produced by Israeli businesses, labeling them clearly as such. While the November, 2015 notific tion distanced itself from efforts to boycott Israel, the move was slammed by Israel, which

By: Anav Silverman

hile fi efi hters from both Israel and from abroad have managed to reign in the fi es that have caused massive devastation across the country during the past five days, the nightmare is far from over for thousands of residents returning home. Yoram Raanan, an artist from Beit Meir, a small town in the Judean hills just west of Jerusalem, found his art studio last Friday morning completely ravaged by the forest fi e. Most of Raanan’s life work Kulanu MK and former Ambassador to the United States Michael had gone up in fl mes during Oren encouraged Israeli consumers not to buy French products, Thursday night’s blaze, with thousands of his original works noting France’s labeling of Israeli goods from Judea, Samaria, destroyed by the fi e. “As we and the Golan Heights. tried to get out of the moshav claimed it would enable boycot- EU’s “officia double standard”; around 2:30 in the morning on ters to target Israeli products and targeting Israel’s control of its Thursday, I watched my stuwould help them delegitimize Is- historic homeland while ignor- dio go up in a vertical column ing Morocco’s occupation of the of fl mes,” recounted Raanan raeli businesses. The EU has claimed that the Western Sahara, Turkey’s con- to Tazpit Press Service in an 2015 decision was merely a clar- trol in Northern Cyprus, and a interview. ific tion regarding its “consumer number of other disputed regions information regulations”, since around the globe. In a letter to the EU’s Foreign it does not recognize Judea, SaAs we tried to get out maria, Jerusalem, or the Golan Affairs chief Catherine Ashton of the moshav around in November, 2013, NorthwestHeights as Israeli territory. 2:30 in the morning on Yet the EU’s “consumer infor- ern University professor Eugene Thursday, I watched my mation regulations” have yet to Kontorovich and former Israeli studio go up in a vertical be invoked regarding other terri- Ambassador to Canada highcolumn of flame ,” torial disputes around the globe, lighted the European central govrecounted Raanan to where control or sovereignty is ernment’s systematic singling-out Tazpit Press Service in an not recognized by the EU. interview. Experts have long noted the See Former Israeli Ambassador , page 38

El Al Management and Pilots Reach Understandings El Al pilots to receive pay raise and the company will cease chartering planes, as part of agreement to end recent crisis By: Reut Hadar

he crisis between El Al management and the company’s pilots appears to be coming to an end, after Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn, El Al CEO David Maimon and the representatives of the company’s workers unions reached understandings on Sunday evening. Talks between the sides were attended by MK Eitan Cabel (Zionist Union), who heads the Knesset’s Economic Aff irs Committee. According to the agreement, the pilots will receive a 7.35 percent pay raise, and the company will cease chartering planes. Thepilots will agree to a shorter stay in abroad between fli hts and will receive fin ncial compensation for this shortening. The agreement will result in shorter fli hts in some cases, after the pilots agreed to predetermined fli ht durations. This will, for example, shorten the fli ht between Tel Aviv and New York by 45 minutes. The sides will meet again on Monday in an attempt to bring the understandings to a signed agreement. Nissenkorn welcomed the agreement, saying on Sunday night, "I'm glad I was able to

The crisis between El Al management and the company’s pilots appears to be coming to an end, after Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn, El Al CEO David Maimon and the representatives of the company’s workers unions reached understandings on Sunday evening.

bridge the gaps between the sides, through the common understanding that the success of El Al will continue to be based on human capital, be it ground employees, the air crews and the fli ht captains. I hope that the complex road we went through will strengthen the trust between employees and management and will help build a proper working relationship in the company.” MK Cabel added, "I congratulate the parties for making efforts to reach an understanding. El Al is still Israel's national airline and management as well as employees have a duty to ensure that continues. I will continue to accompany the issue in

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Israeli Artist Whose Studio Was Destroyed in Forest Fire, Vows to Keep Painting

Kulanu MK and ex-Ambassador to US tells Israelis to 'Think twice' before buying French goods By: David Rosenberg

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the future and will make sure that recent events do not repeat themselves.” Said El Al CEO David Maimon, "The management and employees of El Al will work together to ensure the success of the national carrier and to provide quality service to the traveling public." Avi Eisner, chairman of the El Al workers union, welcomed the agreement as well. "The new agreement will increase the security of the workers, increase the number of permanent employees and ensure the conditions of their employment," he said. (INN)

Yoram Raanan, an artist from Beit Meir, a small town in the Judean hills just west of Jerusalem, found his art studio last Friday morning completely ravaged by the forest fire.

“The most important thing at the time was that we got out alive,” said the veteran artist, who was sleeping in the studio when his wife came to wake him up at the time of the fire. While the Raanan’s home remained untouched, other homes in Beit Meir were completely destroyed by the fi e. “We were about 100 cars trying to get out of the moshav, as the fi e began raging around us,” he said. “We were very lucky to escape.” The wildfi es have destroyed 560 homes across Israel, with Haifa bearing the largest brunt, and 180 people have been injured. Raanan, who graduated from the University of Arts in Philadelphia and whose works

are displayed in galleries and exhibitions around the world including Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria, said that in addition to his works, all his supplies including oil paints and canvases were burnt by the fi e. “We need serious funds to rent a temporary studio and equipment. I lost some extraordinary pieces,” Raanan told TPS. Raanan’s works are vibrant and colorful, inspired by Biblical scenes, the land of Israel, and nature. Despite the loss, the artist is optimistic. “I am ready to start over. I want and need to create.” Raanan said that there has been an overwhelming response See Israeli Artist Whose, page 36

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Will the Iran Deal Get “Trumped’?

s we enthusiastically await Mr. Trump’s inauguration, we wonder what will become of his campaign promises. A campaign mantra attacking the former President’s policies is all well and good, but when executing orders as a President everything takes on a different sense of gravity. We all agree that the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake. Israel’s prime minister, defense minister, and most senior official concur that the deal has graciously bestowed Iran with relief from sanctions only to reach a very weak attempt to stall the inevitable. The country continues to pose a serious threat to the free world, to support terrorism, violate human rights, and pursue ballistic missile development. While campaigning, Mr. Trump vowed to walk away from the nuke deal, and on January

20th he will possess the power to do exactly that. To simply and swiftly discard the deal, however, will not be any prodigious accomplishment, nor does it require superior skills. It is alarmingly easy to turn allies into enemies. Our European and Asian partners will not be motivated to rejoin our efforts in starting anew. The $100 billion already given to Iran cannot be taken back. Mr. Trump will do best to put his efforts into renegotiating the current deal, where possible. He must show his strength in his willingness to stringently penalize every occurrence of Iran’s lapse in abiding to the agreements. He will be wise to seek out caveats for which companies can be penalized for investing in Iran, and pursue means of punishing Iran for its non-nuclear evils. May G-d help him to succeed.

What Really Happened to the Yemenite Children of the 50s?

everal weeks ago, the Israeli cabinet unan- cies by the families” as MK Tzachi Hanegbi has suggested? imously approved the release of classifie The e is no question in anyone’s mind that documents concerning the bizarre disappearance and forced secularization of Yemenite the Ashkenazi Histadrut movement displayed children, whose families sought to settle in the the most egregious forms of contempt when their Mizrachi brothers arrived to settle in Isranascent State of Israel in the 1950s. Over the years, the government established el. Looking down at them as provincial beings investigatory commissions to reveal the truth, that could do severe damage to their image as a secular-leftist- ono matter how cialist state, the bitter it may be. Histadrut set out Tragically, no verto forcibly secularifi bly conclusive ize the Jews from results emerged Arab lands. from the extenTh y gave the sive inquiries parents an ultiother than the asmatum of sorts. sumption that the If parents even majority of these wanted a shot Yemenite chilto earn a living dren died in hosin Israel, to get a pitals. Families job, they could of these children not send their have speculated children to relithat the children gious schools. All were kidnapped the “simanim” and sold off to of Mizrachi Jewfamilies of the ish children were Ashkenazi “rulripped from them. ing class” as it apTheir payot, their peared to be back kashrut, their love in those days. of Torah. Yes, the This kind of conjecture was Yemenite Jewish children at a transit camp in Aden agenda of the Ber Borochov acolytes fueled in 2001 await transferred to Israel, December 1949 were to leave these when a state commission decided to seal numerous documents Jews, (who so tenaciously clung to their faith pertaining to this matter until the year 2071. while dwelling in Arab lands for centuries) as Now, due to the efforts by the families in ques- vapid, empty human beings. The time is long overdue for the powers that tion, NGOs and MKs, the move to declassify the be in Israel to release these files and to vindicate documents was successful. Will this move “put an end to the suspicion, any charges of malicious intent that are looming skepticism and mistrust towards the state agen- over their heads.

A Call to Boycott French Products

sraeli Deputy Minister for Diplomacy Michael Oren has yet again raised a most excellent topic. On Sunday, he implied in a tweet that Israelis might want to consider not buying products made in France. This comes as a pragmatic reply to the campaign waged by France and other EU countries to label products manufactured in Judea, Samaria and the Golan so that consumers will send a strong message that they will not support what the EU has termed as “the occupation of Palestinian territories.” “France is labeling Israeli products from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan. Israelis should think twice before buying French products,” Oren tweeted late Sunday night. On Monday morning, France’s ambassador-designate to Israel, Helene LeGal, replied to Oren’s tweet, asking him whether he was “calling for boycotting French products when in France boycotting Israel is punished by law.” The truth is, the anti-Semitism emanating from France is essentially endemic to the culture and society and has been for centuries. It is also

the European hub of vitriol directed at the Jewish State. As was reported in The Times of Israel, according to Israeli officials Paris decided to go ahead with the labeling issue as “revenge” for Israel’s vociferous objection to an international peace conference the government of President Francois Hollande plans to hold next month. Clearly, it is high time for Jews around the globe that support the existence of the one and only Jewish state to also take a stand on this critical matter. If the EU thinks boycotts are successful modalities in which to compel someone to bend to your own skewed will, then that game works two ways. We are calling on all supporters of Israel, be they Jewish or not, to immediately cease and desist in the purchase of any and all products made in France. And that means cheese, wines, perfume or any other staple items that we naturally associate with France. Let the French learn that Israel supporters will not be economically pinched without pushing back

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Letters to the Editor Taking Chuck Schumer to Task Dear Editor: Taxpayers have nothing to celebrate with his recent birthday and elevation to Democratic Senate Minority Leader for Senator Schumer. He continues to raise millions of dollars from trial lawyers, Wall Street and other special interest "Pay for Play" friends for both his reelection campaign along with both the Democratic National Party and Congressional Campaign Committees. He proudly boasts of billions in fin ncial assistance "treats" from Washington brought back to NY but never tells voters where the money to pay for this came from. Since 1981, under Schumer's watch as both a Congress member and Senator our national debt went up by $18 trillion. It increased from $1 trillion in 1981 to $19.7 trillion today. Schumer never talks about this at his standard Sunday news conferences or campaign reelection commercials. It is nothing to be proud of. The scary thought is the trillions more in national debt that he will support as Democratic United States Senate Minority leader. Like the cowardly lion from the Land of Oz, Schumer came out against the proposed treaty with Iran but with a wink and nod to President Obama refused to lobby his fellow Senators in joining him to oppose the treaty. Many Jewish and non Jewish friends of Israel were not happy with his abdication of leadership on this issue. His leadership appointments for the Democratic Party Senate Minority Conference include Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (clearly anti free

market) Democratic Senate Conference Deputy Chair and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (fi st major avowed outright socialist to run in the Democratic Party Presidential Primary) also Outreach Chair. Along with supporting Minnesota Congressmember Keith Elllison who is the head of the Democratic Progressive Caucus and former member of the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam. He is a past associate of the infamous Louis Farrakahn, clearly no friend of Israel or Jews. Schumer is supporting Ellison to become the next Democratic Party National Chairperson. This speak volumes. The e actions represent Schumer's genufle ting to extremist left wing elements of his party. Schumer and other liberal Democrats should practice what they preach when critiquing some appointments by President elect Donald Trump as being out of the Republican Party mainstream and pandering to right wing extremists. Schumer's fi st leadership decisions will only result in more Jewish voters defecting to Republican Party candidates assisting them with both votes and dollars in winning down the road. Schumer has become non kosher to the Jewish community and friends of Israel when it comes to issues we care about. Sincerely,

Larry Penner Great Neck

Questions Endorsement of Trump l"ing Trump raised concerns that Trump is tacitly Dear Editor: I am writing about the Jewish Voice's support of endorsing an anti-Semitic agenda. Does this cause the Jewish Voice to rethink its Donald Trump in the light of recent appointments endorsement of Trump at all? and rallies in Washington DC. Sincerely Steve Bannon has been widely criticized as an anti-Semite, and the recent neo-Nazi rally in WashJack Smith IV ington DC where an alt right think tank was "hei-

The Passing of “InFidel” Castro Dear Editor: The e was once a popular instrumental played by the big bands, titled: “If Dreams Come True”. I thought of that tune when I heard that ‘Fidel, the Filthy’ had at long last, bit-the-dust. Fifty years too late but hey, ya can’t have everything, can ya? The e are simply gobs of folks trodding this Earth, sad to say so many of them reside in the good ‘ole USA, who believe that all souls are good souls. I’m willing to admit that there are some genuine ‘good’ people sprinkled among the 300+million who live in our wonderful nation while, hewing to my many-times proven assessment that there are also, a few million born-bad dudes and dudettes sprinkled there-in. InFidel Castro of Cuba, who was not an American citizen or even someone who could bring himself to tolerate, much less love or appreciate this nation of free men & women, final y croaked. ‘Good riddance’ seems a woefully inadequate term to describe the wave of ebullience that washed over me when I heard the news of his tardy demise. He deserved a much earlier, far more violent, painful death. It defies all reason that so many of today’s Amer-

ican ‘yoots’ dearly love to parade the streets wearing tee shirts with the images of ‘Che’ and ‘Fidel’. Do they hate our Liberty to such a degree that they somehow weird-out in their misguided behavior to the point where they feel the need to make this ultimate anti-American statement? Or, are they as I believe, so bereft of any notion of recent human history that they can be blissfully unaware to such a degree? WTF ever happened to ‘Patriotism’ in this land of the Free and home of the Brave? Here in S.E. Florida, there is a Tribune Sunni-Sentinel fish-wr p news-rag that put out a special supplement to trumpet Castro’s passing. It contained much propaganda-poop that surely must have been lifted from a ‘Love our Leader’ publication printed during Castro’s ‘glory days’. Inexplicably, it also carried an ‘editorial’ that attempted to present an opposing viewpoint to the effect that Castro was in reality, quite an unpleasant chap. He was in point of fact, a despot without a single redeeming feature. Did this bum die fift years too late? No question about that but, better late than never. Sincerely

Jerome K. Rubin

A Jewish Court Based on Torah Law Dear Editor, I am addressing this letter to you because you respect Daas Torah and are read by Rabbonim and Bnai Torah. Also, I feel compelled to speak out because I am a descendent of David Hamelech. The Israeli government is considering a normalization law which would give settlements in Yehuda and Shomron the same legal status as any other place in Eretz Yisrael. Our rights to all of Eretz Yisrael should be confi med by citing the fi st Rashi in Chumash that when the nations say that we stole the land, we

should counter and say that Hashem created the world and gave the land of Israel to the children of Israel. The Israeli Supreme Court is objecting to this law. The Israeli populace seems to be fed up with their court. The time may be ripe to introduce a National Jewish Court based on Torah. We must speak out in favor of the law and against the secular supreme court. We were silent by Gush Katif. We must not repeat the mistake. With best wishes for the Geula,

Shmuel Koenig

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Castro’s Death Confirms the Depravity of the Left By: Lloyd Billingsley

Communist Party candidate for emy Corbyn said Castro “will be vice-president in 1980 and 1984, remembered both as an internan Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Vin- “Fidel was their leader, but most tionalist and a champion of socent Canby of the New York of all he was also their brother cial justice.” He did have “flaws” Times noted in his review in the largest sense of the word.” but Corbyn did not elaborate. Canadian Prime Minister of Nestor Almendros’ Im- And so on, to a pitch of absurproper Conduct, “playwrights, dity perhaps best captured by Justin Trudeau said Fidel Casdoctors, poets and painters as Norman Mailer, who said of tro was a “remarkable leader,” who “made signific nt improvewell as more ordinary folk such Castro: as tour guides and hairdressers, a number of whom spent time in one or more of the country’s forced-labor camps.” And as the late Susan Sontag observed: “The discovery that homosexuals were being persecuted in Cuba shows, I think, how much the left needs to evolve.” More than three decades later, the response to the death of Fidel Castro confi ms that the left has not evolved at all, and may even be worse than during the dictator’s heyday. As Paul Hollander showed in Political Pilgrims, that was about as bad Left wing demagogues around the globe praised the life of as it gets. Fidel Castro, the brutal, tyrannical Communist dictator who “Fidel sits on the side of a tank ruled Cuba for close to 50 years. The hundreds of political rumbling into Havana on New dissenters that Castro had murdered along with the systematic Year’s day,” wrote New Left icon quashing of fundamental human rights of his citizenry were not Abbie Hoffman. “He laughs joy- mentioned by the hordes of phony apologists. ously and pinches a few rumps. “You were the fi st and great- ments to the education and . . Fidel lets the gun drop to the ground, slaps his thigh and est hero to appear in the world healthcare of his island nation.” stands erect. He is like a mighty since the Second World War, He was also “a controversial penis coming to life, and when the answer to the argument of figu e,” but the prime minister, he is tall and straight, the crowd commissars and statesmen that son of pro-Castro prime minrevolutions cannot last, that ister Pierre Trudeau, did not immediately is transformed.” For American leftist writer they turn corrupt or total or eat say what might have caused the and academic Saul Landau, Fi- their own.” Castro did all that, controversy. Former Soviet boss Mikhail del Castro was “a man who has and more, but on his exit, more said Castro been steeped in democracy,” than 60 years too late, the left cut Gorbachev “strengthened his country at the and “a humble man.” For Angela loose a torrent of hagiography. British Labour Party boss Jer- time of the toughest American Davis, American academic and

blockade” and led his county “onto the road of independent development.” For Chinese president Xi Jinping, “dear comrade and true friend” Fidel Castro made “immortal contributions to the development of socialism around the world.” Likewise, for French presi-

del Castro altered the course of individual lives, families, and of the Cuban nation.” The U.S. president also hailed “the enormous impact of this singular figu e on the people and world around him.” Muslim leaders were also fond of the man. In 2006, the Nation of Islam’s

For Angela Davis, American academic and Communist Party candidate for vice-president in 1980 and 1984, “Fidel was their leader, but most of all he was also their brother in the largest sense of the word.”

dent Francois Hollande, Fidel Castro “represented, for Cubans, pride in rejecting external domination.” Vladimir Putin, called Castro, “a wise and strong person,” an “inspiring example for all countries and peoples,” and a “sincere and reliable friend of Russia.” President Obama, who like those Olympic referees in 1972 put time back on the clock for the Castro dictatorship, recalled, “the countless ways in which Fi-

Louis Farrakhan wrote to Fidel Castro: “I fi mly believe that Allah (God) has chosen you and the Cuban people to begin this process of servicing human needs, thus setting the stage for all people of goodwill to emulate this mode of service to others.” In 2014 Farrakhan said: “Fidel Castro made solidarity among the peoples the reason of his existence.” In similar style in 1992, Iranian Ayatollah Seyed

President Obama recalled, “the countless ways in which Fidel Castro altered the course of individual lives, families, and of the Cuban nation.” Ali Khameini said “it is his personality to believe and rely on people.” The apologists might have consulted the various Amnesty International reports, which hardly capture the full picture. With no apology to Francois Hollande, Fidel Castro allowed the Soviet Union to impose complete domination of Cuba. Th t helped Fidel Castro drive a prosperous nation to sub-Haiti levels of poverty. His repression was such that Cubans flee at the fi st opportunity, leaving everything behind, at great risk to their own lives. That is why the Straits of Florida have become a graveyard without crosses. The social justice crowd might have a look at Orlando Jimenez-Leal’s documentary 8A, which captures Castro’s show-trial of General Arnaldo Ochoa and other offic s. Thei government lawyers pleaded with the court that their clients must receive the death penalty, duly carried out with no appeal. The entertainment and artistic communities might recall that Fidel Castro called American jazz the “music of the eneSee Castro’s Death Conﬁrms , page 37

The Ellison Challenge – Part II The Democratic Party stands at a crossroads today. And so do the Jewish Democrats By: Caroline Glick (continued from last week)

he populist Sanders route seems more attractive to the Democrats than Bill Clinton’s moderate path because the notion is taking hold that Sanders would have been a stronger candidate in the general election than Clinton was. This view is hard to accept. Most Americans reject socialism, and populist or not, it is difficult to see how Sanders would have sold his radical positions to an uninterested public.

Trump’s populism stemmed from his willingness to say things that other politicians and authority figures more generally wouldn’t dare to say. The other problem with the “Sanders would have won” argument is that it misses the distinction between Trump’s populism and Democratic populism. Trump’s populism stemmed from his willingness to say things that other politicians and authority figu es more generally wouldn’t dare to say. Trump’s allegation that the political system is rigged, for instance, empowered Americans who feel threatened

by the authoritarianism of the politically correct Left Trump’s opponents insist that his populism empowered white power bigots. But that was a bug in his ointment. It wasn’t the ointment itself. Trump’s willingness to seemingly say anything, and certainly to say things that were beyond the narrow confines of the politically correct discourse, empowered tens of millions of voters. It also empowered white bigots at the fringes of the Right. Whereas empowering white bigots was a side effect of Trump’s populism, empowering bigots is a central feature of leftist populism. And this is where it gets dicey for Jews. As Obama – and Ellison – have shown, when Democrats channel populism, they use it to demonize their opponents as evil. Th y are “fat cats on Wall Street.” Th y are “racists,” and other deplorables. The e are scattered voices on the Left that are calling for their fellow leftists to revisit their authoritarian practice of labeling everyone who doesn’t walk lockstep behind them as racists and otherwise unacceptable. But for the most part, the populists are winning the argument by essentially demanding more ideological radicalism and more rigidity. This policy is completely irrational from a political perspective. It’s hard to see the constituencies that will be swayed to sup-

Consider the Anti-Defamation League’s unhinged onslaught against Trump’s chief strategist, port an angry, hateful party. former Breitbart CEO Steve But this brings us to the Jews, Bannon. who voted 3:1 for the Democrats, While ignoring Ellison’s reand to the American Jewish lead- cord of antisemitism and support ership whose support for Clinton for Israel’s enemies, as well as his was near unanimous. ties to unindicted co-conspira-

which he stated the plain fact that the Palestinian demand that Jews be ethnically cleansed from the territory they wish to take control over is an antisemitic demand. As many prominent US Jews on both sides of the partisan divide have made clear, the accusation that Bannon, whose

Caroline Glick writes: “Most Americans reject socialism, and populist or not, it is difficult to see how Sanders would have sold his radical positions to an uninterested public. The other problem with the “Sanders would have won” argument is that it misses the distinction between Trump’s populism and Democratic populism.”

When antisemitic, populist voices like Ellison’s began taking over Britain’s Labour Party, British Jews began heading for the exits. When push came to shove they preferred their individual rights and their communal rights as Jews above their partisan loyalties. So far, this doesn’t appear to be the case among Jewish Democrats.

tors in funding Hamas, the ADL launched a scathing assault on Bannon, accusing him of being an antisemite. The ADL’s assault on Bannon follows its absurd claim in the final days of the campaign that Trump’s ad criticizing George Soros was antisemitic. It also follows the group’s bizarre condemnation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent video clip in

Breitbart website is one of the most pro-Israel websites in the US, is antisemitic is appalling on its face. The allegation is simply unsubstantiated. So why do it? Why allege that a friend of the Jews is a Jew-hater while ignoring the actual antisemitism of another man? Th answer is depressingly easy to discern. The ADL appears to be trying

to give cover to the rising forces of antisemitism in the Democratic Party. By falsely accusing Bannon and through him Trump of antisemitism, the ADL defuses the real problem of Democratic antisemitism. And if the ADL doesn’t think there is a problem with Ellison taking over the DNC, but alleges that Republicans hate them, then rank and file Jews will stay put. The ADL of course isn’t alone in sending this message. Following the election, Conservative and Reform congregations in major cities throughout the US organized communal shivas, to mourn Clinton’s defeat as if it was a death in the family. Such actions, along with characterizations of Trump and his advisers as Nazis or Hitler or white supremacists work to bind Jews to a party that is inhospitable to their communal interests while blinding them to the fact that Republicans do not hate Jews or the Jewish state. For decades, American Jews have been at the forefront of every major social movement on in the US. But the Democratic Party’s move toward antisemitism, a move made apparent through Ellison’s rise, is one movement the Jews mustn’t lead. Caroline Glick is the Director of the David Horowitz Freedom Center's Israel Security Project and the Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post. For more information on Ms. Glick's work, visit carolineglick.com.

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BDS: The Season of Very Big Lies, False Narratives, and Diabolical Deeds Fighting back is the only option By: Prof. Phyllis Chesler

ow is the hour and the Season of Very Big Lies, False Narratives, and Diabolical Deeds. But now is also the time at which smart people are also fighting very hard vigorous to get the truth out and to defend all those entities which are shamelessly defamed, beginning with the Jewish state. Harvard-educated Professor, Abraham (Avi) Bell, at the University of San Diego School of Law, has come up with an excellent suggestion concerning the unrelenting attempts among university professors and student bodies boycott, divest from, and sanction only Israel.

Now is also the time at which smart people are also fighting ery hard to get the truth out and to defend all those entities which are shamelessly defamed, beginning with the Jewish state. When challenged, said parties always say that “Anti-Zionism” is not anti-Semitism; that even Jews (!) view Israel in a critical-to-negative light; and that common morality demands that one “start somewhere.” As we know, it always starts with the Jews….

Professor Bell has suggested the following: Every time a BDS proposal is introduced, the following amendment should be proposed (if necessary, call for a new vote after adoption of the BDS proposal, to have a vote on amending the text of the BDS proposal). The wording has to be adjusted to the particular BDS proposal and to the university. Thus, any Israel-specific BDS proposal should be amended as follows: 1. “Following the last WHEREAS, the following should be added: WHEREAS, human rights standards are universal and should be respected by all nations, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity AND WHEREAS, a divestment resolution aimed solely at boycotting persons, companies and organizations based upon their relationship to the Jewish state or activities by the Jewish state while not divesting from other persons, companies and organizations based upon their relationship with states with worse human rights records than the Jewish state is liable to be perceived as unacceptable bigotry and create an atmosphere in which Jewish persons are judged adversely by a standard that is not universally applied 2. Following the last RESOLVED, the following should

be added: THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that all the above steps taken adverse to any person, company and organization due to that person's, company's or organization's activities or relationship with activities in Israel or areas administered by Israel, should also be taken by all named University and University-affil ted bodies toward any person, company and organization with activities or relationships in the countries or areas administered by those countries listed in the annual human rights ranking of independent countries of Freedom House as having worse human rights records than Israel. As of 2015, the countries listed as having a worse human rights record than Israel are: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,

Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Mad-

agascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman,

Pakistan, Panama, Papau New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Th iland, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.” In my view, even if this excellent proposal is useful only for the sake of argument and for the sake of exposing Jew-haters and hypocrites, it is worth trying. More: I hope that advocates actually adopt this as a measure to be voted upon, again and again. Perhaps it will stay Amalek’s hand. (INN) The writer, a Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum and recipient of the 2013 National Jewish Book Award, is the author of sixteen books, including Women and Madness, Woman's Inhumanity to Woman, and The New Anti-Semitism. She has written four studies about honor killing, Her latest books are An American Bride in Kabul, (Palgrave Macmillan) and Living History: On Th Front Lines for Israel and the Jews.Professor Chesler may be reached at her website www. phyllis-chesler.com

Turkey's Erdogan Continues Harsh Repression of Political Opponents By: Stephen Schwartz and Veli Sirin

urkey's Islamist president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appears as the sole person in his country's politics who knows what he wants. Erdoğan seeks absolute power and acts against all obstacles to his ambitions. He is eager to identify new "enemies" whose purported conspiracies he believes justify his harsh rule. Through the end of October and most of November, Erdoğan has carried out a spree of enhanced repressive measures. This latest onslaught refle ts his current fix tion on a referendum, proposed for spring 2017, to ratify or reject constitutional amendments that would provide a dramatic increase in his presidential powers. To hold the referendum, Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) must fi st gain a parliamentary majority authorizing its placement on the national ballot. The party needs 330 legislative votes, out of 550, to permit the referendum. AKP won 317 deputies in the national elections of November 2015. AKP lacks the two-thirds majority, or 367 parliamentary seats, to allow immediate enactment of the constitutional changes. Erdoğan is promised a coalition majority of 357 for a referendum by joining with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has 40 seats.

MHP is an extremist party with a background of anti-secularist violence during the 1970s and anti-Kurdish agitation. From 2012 to 2015 the Turkish authorities conducted a "peace process" with the Turkish Kurds. Erdoğan sought backing from the Kurdish-dominated People's Democratic Party (HDP)—the third biggest force in the national legislature, with 59 deputies, after the Novem-

prosecution was abolished this year. According to Erdoğan's government, the HDP, as a Kurdish-interest party, is a front for the radical Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). But as the London Independent pointed out, the HDP alleges they are under attack for "daring to oppose" the new presidential system. HDP chief Demirtaş had made defi ance of the scheme a priority for

HDP Chairman Selahattin Demirtaş was arrested on November 4

ber 2015 election—for his reinforcement of the presidency. When the HDP declined to support him, the ceasefi e collapsed and fi hting resumed in Turkey's Kurdish southeast. On November 4, HDP chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş was arrested, as noted by the Guardian, with at least 10 of his colleagues in the party's leadership. The HDP representatives' parliamentary immunity from

his party, denouncing it as leading to a dictatorship. On November 17, the New York Times observed that the number of journalists arrested in Turkey since the coup attempt in July has reached 120. Of them, 10 were employed by Cumhuriyet (Republic), the country's leading newspaper and a pillar of the secular tradition known as "Kemalism" for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who

The CHP is an opposition party, but it has echoed the The opposition appears AKP in blaming the failed July disoriented when their coup on the followers of the Sufi habits are compared preacher Fethullah Gülen, who with the tactical finesse lives in Pennsylvania. Yet alof Erdogan and his ready on November 8, Erdoğan capacity for opportunistic and the AKP filed a criminal cooperation. complaint against CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and several CHP elected representatives for cooperation. The AKP's histoallegedly "insulting the pres- ry is one of forming temporary ident." The CHP luminaries coalitions, then turning against its partners in fulfillme t of Erdoğan's whims. From 2002, when the AKP fi st assumed power, until 2013, the party maintained its most important alliance with the religious Gülen movement, in repudiation of the secularist tradition. But once the secular establishment had been curbed, Erdoğan turned on Gülen, declaring the exiled cleric and his followers to be "terrorists" in the wake of the July attempt against the regime. The anti-AKP forces seem incapable of an effective defense for the detained Kurdish parliaTurkey's ruling party filed a criminal complaint against CHP mentarians and the journalists, leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu on November 8. to say nothing of the Gülenists. The assault on Cumhuriyet, had expressed concern about Since the July events, Erdoğan's the favorite media of the secular the consequences of Erdoğan's regime has arrested some 37,000 elite, suggests that in the wake post-July state of emergency, people, fi ed or suspended 100,000 from government and of the crackdown on the HDP, which remains in effect. Erdoğan pursues his aims academic employment, and shut the Republican People's Party (CHP), which represents the step by step while his critics down 170 media enterprises. Leading politicians in the Kemalist legacy in politics, will merely repeat their familiar be a fresh target of Erdoğan's rhetoric. The opposition ap- European Union, for their part, rage. Removal of parliamentary pears disoriented when their have protested against the arrest immunity for the HDP could habits are compared with the of the HDP legislators and the be extended to the 134 CHP tactical fines e of Erdogan and his capacity for opportunistic See Turkey's Erdoğan Continues , page 36 deputies. modernized Turkey beginning in the 1920s. Cumhuriyet is the last independent media institution under Erdoğan's rule. At the end of October, the editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, Murat Sabuncu, was arrested with a group of his colleagues. On November 11, Cumhuriyet's chairman, Akin Atalay, was detained at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport. All are charged by Ankara with terrorism.

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“Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond” – A Critical Review Book written by: Simon Ross Valentine Reviewed by: Raymond Ibrahim

alentine, a British Methodist pastor and teacher who taught in Saudi Arabia, has written a useful book about the desert kingdom. Most interesting is its exploration of how the monarchy is "the single greatest force in spreading Islamic fundamentalism"; it "has spent as much as $100 billion to spread Wahhabism in the West," yet "America and Britain have been, and are continuing to be, implicit supporters of Wahhabism." Valentine discusses the background of how this "unholy alliance" came about. He warns: "If the West

simply ignores it, Saudi Arabia's role in international terrorism seems likely to worsen rather than conveniently disappear." This is troubling considering that "ISIS is Saudi Arabia's latest monstrous contribution to world history." The author explores important topics, including the mutawwa, or religious police, and provides useful historical context, discussing the origins of “Wahhabism,” its alliance with the House of Saud, and the oil discoveries that changed everything. The book’s primary defect is standard. Valentine regularly insists that “it is of the greatest importance to distinguish between Wahhabism and Islam generally.” Anything good, positive, tolerant and peaceful is ascribed to Islam; anything bad, negative, in-

tolerant, and violent—misogyny, draconian punishments, execution of apostates, intolerance for and discrimination against non-Muslims—is ascribed to “Wahhabism.” This position appears to be based on the author’s own cultural presuppositions. Thus he “felt confused and puzzled” to hear of Wahhabi intolerance, including the “attempt to propagate their beliefs by force,” prompting him to wonder: Can you force someone to love God? .... In all the conversations I had with ulema, imams, Mutawa [religious police] and Saudis generally there was never a mention of “love,” the idea that God loved me, just frightful talk of hell, burning and future pain if I did not believe and accept the Wahhabi faith.”

Had Valentine engaged in a critical reading of Islamic doctrine and history—as opposed to projecting his Christian notion of God onto Islam— he would’ve known that Muhammad, followed by countless caliphs and sultans throughout the centuries, did “propagate their beliefs by force” (the overwhelming majority of today’s Muslim world was taken from non-Muslims “by force”) and that although Islam attributes 99 characteristics to God, “love” is not one of them. Valentine's readers would’ve benefit much more had he simply laid out his useful information concerning the inner workings of the Saudi regime and its unholy alliance with the West, without trying to tackle the deeper question

Shillman Fellow Raymond Ibrahim reviews Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond, by Simon Ross Valentine.

New Book Examines Jewish Identity and Jazz Music Presents first comprehensive analysis of how jazz has been used to explore Jewish experience Edited by: JV Staff

azz history includes numerous contributions from Jewish artists, from Benny Goodman to John Zorn, who have played a major role in the development of the music from its birth in New Orleans to the present day. However, there has been little examination of why so many Jewish musicians gravitated to jazz or how they used the music to explore Jewish identity and experience. Jews and Jazz: Improvising Ethnicity, a new book by Charles Hersch, chair of the Department of Political Science at Cleveland State University, seeks to answer these questions and shed light on how jazz music refle ted and influenced “Jewishness” in 20th Century

America. “I have long had an interest in music and politics as well as a love for jazz music and was struck by the fact that there had been little analysis of why so many Jewish musicians chose to focus on jazz,” Hersch says. “Th ough this book I hope to provide a better understanding of how Jewish musicians expressed their identities through the music and how that expression transformed as Jewish identity changed through the years.” Hersch argues that in the 1920s and 1930s, when Jews were seen as foreigners, Jewish jazz musicians fought for a more inclusive America, for themselves and for African Americans. They did this both by creating music that would represent ethnic diversity and by form-

ing interracial bands. As Jews became more accepted in society, during the 1940s, musicians wary of assimilation gravitated to jazz’s outsider status, using the music to identify with African Americans and “re-minoritize.” Finally, beginning in the 1960s and continuing today, some Jewish musicians have combined jazz and Jewish music into a hybrid form that explores and advances their identities as Jews in a multicultural society. “Jazz music has provided an avenue for an ongoing conversation about race and ethnicity that Jewish musicians have contributed to and gained inspiration from,” Hersch adds. “By better understanding how Jews have used jazz we can gain more knowledge about the evolution of the Jewish experience in

America and the ways music can serve as a vehicle for ethnic dialogue.” The book is part of Routledge Press’ Transnational Studies in Jazz series and can be purchased online at https://www. amazon.com/Jews-Jazz-ImprovisingCharles-Hersch/dp/1138195790. In addition, Hersch will be doing a book reading and signing at 7 p.m., Monday, December 12 at the Beachwood Public Library, 25501 Shaker Blvd, Cleveland, OH. About Cleveland State University Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution that provides a dynamic setting for Engaged Learning. With 17,000plus students, nine colleges and more than 175 academic programs, CSU was again chosen for 2017 as one of America’s best universities by U.S. News & World Report. Find more information at www.csuohio.edu.

Jews and Jazz: Improvising Ethnicity, is a new book by Charles Hersch, chair of the Department of Political Science at Cleveland State University

Did A Famed Journalist’s Investigation Into JFK’s Assassination Lead To Her Death? New Book Explores The Final Days Of Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen Edited by: JV Staff

n 1965, Dorothy Kilgallen was at the pinnacle of her profession. She was a real-life Lois Lane, a woman who since the 1930s had earned acclaim as a daring reporter and columnist in the cigar-smoking, whiskey-drinking, male-dominated world of daily newspapers. Her journalistic fame even landed her gigs as a celebrated radio talk show host and a panelist on CBS’s popular TV show What’s My Line?

But on Nov. 8, 1965, the intrepid Kilgallen, 52, was found dead in her New York City townhouse, leaving colleagues and millions of fans across the country in mourning. Officia y, a fatal mixture of sleeping pills and alcohol caused her accidental death. However, more than 50 years later, questions still linger about whether she was murdered because of her dogged investigation into the real story behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. The startling evidence she uncovered has been

buried for five decades – until now. In his new book, “The Reporter Who Knew Too Much” (Post Hill Press/Simon&Schuster, Dec. 6) author and attorney Mark Shaw puts his own investigative skills to work, picking up where Kilgallen left off in a gritty true crime murder mystery involving mob connections, celebrity suspects, and puzzling discrepancies in officia documents clearly proving Kilgallen was denied justice when she died. Shaw, the author of 25 books, argues that based on newly discovered facts including never-before-seen videotaped interviews with Kilgallen’s closest friends (www.thereporterwhoknewtoomuch.com), that a journalist of her stature represented an unusual threat to anyone staging an assassination cover-up. “Kilgallen was not like other reporters,” he writes. “She had the bully pulpit, the national forum, the proven

credentials. Her [New York] Journal-American column and investigative stories appeared in hundreds of newspapers across the country. The powerful Hearst media syndicate backed her. She had a reputation as a credible journalist. She was also a television star seen each week by millions of viewers.” In short, Kilgallen was a journalist to be reckoned with whose crack reporting skills and powerful writing caused the NY Post to call her “the most powerful female voice in America.” Without doubt, Shaw’s research convinced him that Kilgallen was indeed murdered to silence her, the strongest form of censorship. “Dorothy was a journalist killed in the line of duty,” Shaw writes, “And I’m going to make sure her voice is heard again, the voice that once shouted, ‘Justice is a big rug. When you pull it out from under one man, a lot of others fall too.’ ”

“Kilgallen was not like other reporters,” Shaw writes. “She had the bully pulpit, the national forum, the proven credentials”

About Mark Shaw

Mark Shaw, a former criminal defense attorney and legal analyst for CNN, ESPN and USA Today, is an investigative reporter and the author of 25 books including The Poison Patriarch, Miscarriage of Justice, and

In his new book, “The Reporter Who Knew Too Much” (Post Hill Press/ Simon&Schuster, Dec. 6) author and attorney Mark Shaw puts his own investigative skills to work, picking up where Dorothy Kilgallen left off in a gritty true crime murder mystery involving mob connections, celebrity suspects, and puzzling discrepancies in official documents clearly proving Kilgallen was denied justice when she died.

Beneath the Mask of Holiness. Shaw, a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, has written for USA Today, Huffington Post, and the Aspen Daily News. More about Shaw, who recently appeared on Talkers Magazine publisher Michael Harrison’s Podcast (http://www.podcastone. com/up-close-and-far-out), may be learned at www.markshawbooks.com and on Wikipedia.

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Folksbiene Theater Welcomes Hannukah with “Kids & Yiddish” on December 25 Satirical songfest enables kids to learn Yiddish painlessly Edited by: JV Staff

o renew a cherished Hannukah tradition, National Yiddish The atre Folksbiene (NYTF) will present "Kids & Yiddish," a musical theatrical funfest that teaches Yiddish to kids primarily through songs and song parodies. The show gleefully mixes Jewish folk traditions with popular culture and satirizes some of the latest fads on TV, all the while cleverly weaving in Yiddish words and phrases. A protean piece, which continually changes with the tides of pop music, TV and popular culture, it has been presented since 1991 as an annual event in the Hannukah season.

The piece is written by Joanne Borts, a Broadway actress; Zalmen Mlotek, NYTF Artistic Director and an internationally recognized authority on Yiddish folk and theater music; and songwriter Menachim Mike Fox, son of the esteemed Yiddish poet Chaim Leib Fuchs. There will be one performance only this year, December 25 at 11:00 AM, at Edmond J. Safra Hall at Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, Lower Manhattan. "Kids & Yiddish" slyly insinuates mamaloschen ("mother's talk") into familiar elements of popular culture, like Top 40 tunes and the latest fads on TV, to teach kids about Yiddish language and culture. With a mix of

original material and parodies, it introduces young theatergoers to the letters of the Yiddish alphabet, how to count in Yiddish and how to say the colors like your great-grandmother did. Song take-offs include "Sounds of Lamed," "Silly Vov Songs" (including "What's Vov Got to Do With It? " and "All You Need Is Vov") and "We Will, We Will Hock You." Particularly delightful is a Yiddish comic take on Hannukah songs. Cultural references from high and low combine into a richly amusing and informative hot pot of fun. The experience won't feel pedagogical; it is a fun show in which kids are included and it feels natural to speak Yiddish. Parents delight in how cleverly

To renew a cherished Hannukah tradition, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) will present "Kids & Yiddish," a musical theatrical funfest that teaches Yiddish to kids primarily through songs and song parodies

the show appropriates rock, rap, klezmer and calypso and its delicious "grown up" references to Molly Picon, Zero Mostel and Howie Mandel. The show was originally conceived in 1991 by Joanne Borts, Zalmen Mlotek, Menachem Mike Fox and the late Adrienne Cooper as a project of The Workman's Circle. It evolved into an annual show for the Hannukah season which has been performed in various venues. This year's show will be a concert version. The cast, in formation, will feature the show's authors—Joanne Borts, Zalmen Mlotek and Menachim Mike Fox—along with Jenny Romaine (of Circus Amok and Great Small Works), who will design the show with contributions from Tina Kinderman.

Director/choreographer will be Borts and musical director will be Mlotek. Reviewing "Kids & Yiddish" in 2006 at Manhattan JCC, Th New York Times' Laurel Graeber declared, "It may be hard to imagine what the Village People have to do with the Chosen People. Or how the Swedish pop group Abba could facilitate the teaching of Yiddish. But the National Yiddish The ater - Folksbiene specializes in making connections (between Old World and New, Yiddish and English, and Jews and nonJews), and does so hilariously in its annual holiday production." She continued, "The show is like a wacky borscht belt-style revue, but much hipper than anything your grandmother might have enjoyed."

Famed Jewish Composer Ben Zion Shenker Passes Away Ben Zion Shenker, the composer of hundreds of melodies, including 'Eishes Chayil' and 'Mizmor L'Dovid,' passed away last week By: A7 Staff

ewish composer and singer Ben Zion Shenker passed away Sunday morning, November 20th at the age of

91. Shenker, one of the most gifted and prominent Jewish musical figu es of the past century, was known for preserving the Modzitzer musical tradition. He produced some of the earliest records of hassidic music, featuring Modzitz nigunim (hassidic melodies) for holiday prayers and Saturday night

to many other hassidic groups beginning to record their music a short time later. More than 600 of his tunes have been distributMelave Malka, creating his own er famous Jewish composer ed around the world. and singer who was two years Neginah record label to do so. Attorney David Zeira, the He also composed hun- younger than Shenker, to the founder of the Modzitz Musical dreds of songs and melodies Modzitzer tradition. Heritage Institute, told Arutz Shenker was born in Wilfor prayers and biblical verses Sheva"He was the greatest of during his career, some of which liamsburg, Brooklyn, in 1925. the composers of the people of are sung by large numbers of His parents were immigrants Israel. Every Jewish home sang Jews every Sabbath, such as his from Poland. In the 1940s he at least two of his songs every melodies for the Friday night annotated the music which Sabbath, 'Eishes Chayil' and song 'Eishes Chayil' ('A Wom- the Modzitzer rebbes had 'Mizmor L'Dovid.'" an of Valour'), and Sabbath composed, this after being "He composed more than 500 afternoon meal seuda shlishit spellbound by the singing of 'Mizmor L'Dovid' ('A Song of Modzitzer Rebbe Rabbi Saul Ben Zion Shenker (right) was a world-renowned composer in the songs. He composed melodies for weddings, sad melodies, and David'), both to words from the Taub and the.Holocaust survi- Modzitzer tradition of Chasidic Judiaism. melodies designed for all the vors who attended their shtiebl Bible. the New York Conservatory of son to produce authentic hassid- days of the year. Each was more He also introduced Rab- in Brooklyn. Shenker later graduated from Music. He became the fi st per- ic music professionally and led beautiful than the last." bi Shlomo Carlebach, anoth(INN)

Medieval Jerusalem—Holy City of Many Faiths— in Landmark Exhibition at The Met Fifth Avenue Edited by: JV Staff

eginning around the year 1000, Jerusalem attained unprecedented signific nce as a location, destination, and symbol to people of diverse faiths from Iceland to India. Multiple competitive and complementary religious traditions, fueled by an almost universal preoccupation with the city, gave rise to one of the most creative periods in its history. Opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 26, the landmark ex-

hibition Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven will demonstrate the key role that the Holy City, sacred to the three Abrahamic faiths, played in shaping the art of this period. In these centuries, Jerusalem was home to more cultures, religions, and languages than ever before. Th ough times of peace as well as war, Jerusalem remained a constant source of inspiration that resulted in art of great beauty and fascinating complexity. The exhibition is made possible by The David Berg Founda-

Beginning around the year 1000, Jerusalem attained unprecedented significance as a location, destination, and symbol to people of diverse faiths from Iceland to India

tion; The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait; the Sherman Fairchild Foundation; the William S. Lieberman Fund; The Polonsky Foundation; Diane Carol Brandt; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts; and Mary and Michael Jaharis.

and enlivened the medieval city. The exhi ition will feature some 200 works of art from 60 lenders worldwide. More than four dozen key loans come from Jerusalem's diverse religious communities, some of which have never before shared their treasures outside their walls.

Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven is the first exhibition to unravel the various cultural traditions and aesthetic strands that enriched and enlivened the medieval city.

crossroads of the known world, Jerusalem was a thriving urban center, teeming with locals and tourists, new arrivals and long-timers, merchants and artists, soldiers and scholars. The exhibition will evoke the Through times of peace as well as war, Jerusalem remained a constant source of inspiration that resulted in art of great beauty many wares of the marketplace, including ceramics produced and fascinating complexity. locally and imported from as Additional support is provid- Exhibition Overview far away as China. Textiles on ed by the National Endowment The exhibition will exam- view will reconstruct the fashfor the Arts. ine six specific factors that ion sensibilities of Jerusalem's Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every made medieval Jerusalem an residents, including, surprisingPeople Under Heaven is the exceptional source of artistic ly perhaps, their predilection for first exhibition to unravel the inspiration: printed cottons from the Indian various cultural traditions and The Pulse of Trade and Tour- subcontinent. The shared taste aesthetic strands that enriched ism: Often understood as the of the region's wealthy inhabi-

tants confounds efforts to distinguish the owners' identities, let alone their ethnic or religious heritage. Jewels that are recognizably Islamic in technique correspond to contemporary descriptions of the trousseaux of Jewish brides. A remarkable gathering of Cross reliquaries speak to the links between Jerusalem and Europe. The Diversity of Peoples: Dozens of denominations and communities contributed to the artistic and spiritual richness of the city. The historical See Medieval Jerusalem, page 36

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WAR ON TERROR ISNA Pulls Back From Muslim-Jewish Alliance The Muslim half of the partnership has backed away from full support of the new MJCAC body, citing ‘procedural errors’ and concerns over Israel By: Elliott Friedland

he Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council (MJAC) is a flagsh p collaboration between Jewish and Muslim activists and community leaders in America. Th organization was founded as a collaboration between the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC). The organization’s stated goal is to focus on protecting the shared interests of both communities and not allowing differences of opinion over Middle Eastern politics to forestall the possibility of creative partnerships between the two faith groups. Now, however, ISNA has just done exactly that, allowing concerns over the Israeli-Palestinian confli t to lead it to pull back from full-throated support. In a “clarific tion” statement, ISNA said, “Following the public announcement of the formation of MJAC, an internal inquiry revealed that standard reporting and approval mechanisms were not followed to secure formal approval of ISNA leadership to elevate involvement of ISNA to the level of “co-convener” of MJAC. We were thus surprised to receive the announcement about ISNA’s collaboration with

ought to support them, especially at a time of deepening division in civil society. But if ISNA was truly comAJC on the formation of the tributions in the best traditions mitted to the goals of promoting of American democracy. MJAC. The Council will develop a Muslim-Jewish dialogue and The efforts to launch MJAC, while laudable, are not limited coordinated strategy to address understanding, why would it isonly to ISNA and AJC. Rather anti-Muslim bigotry and an- sue this embarrassing clarifica tion just after the launch of the MJAC is a separate and inde- ti-Semitism in the U.S. pendent body comprised of over thirty individuals and organizations represented on the council. The co-chairs of MJAC do not represent AJC or ISNA.” This clarification clearly distances ISNA as an organization from MJAC and puts responsibility for the enterprise solely on the shoulders of those in MJAC. It also serves as an attempt to exonerate the higher-ups in ISNA from culpability for the establishment of MJAC in the fi st place. This is despite the fact that MJAC was founded to make new alliances at a time when Former President of ISNA, Imam Mohamed Magid, who sits on large sections of the Muslim the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council. community are feeling frightThe Council will work to pro- fledgling MJAC? ened over the possibility that ISNA is linked to the MusPresident-elect Donald Trump tect and expand the rights of recould pursue draconian and ligious minorities in the U.S., as lim Brotherhood. Some of its discriminatory policies towards enshrined in the Constitution, founders were Brotherhood their community (something so they may practice their faiths members, although ISNA later said their influence was limited. Muslim supporters of Trump in full freedom and security. In 2007, ISNA was listed by ISNA says it “supports these dispute he will do). In its clarific tion statement action items and will honor the the Justice Department as an ISNA noted the goals of MJAC agreement reached with AJC unindicted co-conspirator in and the MJAC members to pro- the Holy Land Foundation trial, are as follows: “The Council will highlight mote Muslim-Jewish dialogue the largest terrorism fin ncing trial in American history. the contributions of Muslims and understanding.” The Holy Land Foundation Good. Tho e goals are highand Jews to American society, and aim to celebrate their con- ly commendable and everyone was housed in the same build-

ing as ISNA, and ISNA gave them checks addressed to ‘The Palestinian Mujahadeen’ which were deposited in the Holy Land Foundation’s account. At the time, the U.S. government listed ISNA as one of the “individuals/entities who are and/or were members of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood.” The organization officia y repudiates these connections. ISNA officials stated it “is not now nor has it ever been subject to the control of any other domestic or international organizations including the Muslim Brotherhood.” It says it does not accept funding from foreign governments and “rejects all acts of terrorism, including those perpetrated by Hamas, Hizbullah and any other group that claims Islam as their inspiration.” So, given these worrying links, it is a good thing that ISNA has backed away. Hopefully this will leave MJAC room to grow into an organization genuinely committed to peaceful cooperation and harmony between Jews and Muslims, free from any Islamist influence from ISNA. The e is yet another silver lining to ISNA’s actions, which can be found in the criticism ISNA received from other Muslim activists who wish to see this organization succeed. “What did ISNA’s qualifica tion of support for a joint Mus-

The U.S. government listed ISNA as one of the “individuals/entities who are and/or were members of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood.” lim-Jewish committee accomplish? ” wrote author, commentator and activistHaroon Moghul as part of a statement on his Facebook page. “Why create goodwill, and then squander it? Why make yourself look weak right after you start to look strong? Why alienate the people who are expending political capital to work with you? Is this the best we can do?” Moghul stressed in his post that his criticism “is not to attack ISNA, or to invalidate its work, or to reject its leadership.” His post was shared and discussed by other Muslim activists including Rabia Chaudry, who sits on MJAC and who previously penned a piece in Tablet on why the Muslim Jewish Advisory Councilis an essential organization (despite whitewashing some of the legitimate criticisms of ISNA as a mere conspiracy theory). It is clear that there are a number of prominent Muslim activists who, despite continuing to have substantive differences over policy with both the mainSee ISNA Pulls Back, page 36

Standing Up to Terrorism in the Netherlands – Statement of Geert Wilders at his Trial A last plea for preservation of the freedom of speech in the Netherlands. Edited by: Gatestone Institute

rom the Gatestone Institute, the final court statement of Freedom Party Geert Wilders:

Mr. President, Members of the Court,

When I decided to address you here today, by making a fi nal statement in this trial against freedom of speech, many people reacted by telling me it is useless. Th t you, the court, have already written the sentencing verdict a while ago. Th t everything indicates that you have already convicted me. And perhaps that is true. Nevertheless, here I am. Because I never give up. And I have a message for you and the Netherlands. For centuries, the Netherlands are a symbol of freedom. When one says Netherlands, one says freedom. And that is also true, perhaps especially, for those who have a different opinion than the establishment, the opposition. And our most important freedom is freedom of speech.

will no longer be allowed to empty your own mailbox, need to carWe, Dutch, say whatever is After twelve years without free- ry a bulletproof vest at meetings, close to our hearts. And that is dom, after having lived for safety and that there are police offic s precisely what makes our coun- reasons, together with my wife, in guarding the door whenever you try great. Freedom of speech is barracks, prisons and safe-hous- use the bathroom. I hope you will es, I know what lack of freedom be spared this. our pride. However, if you would have And that, precisely that, is at means. stake here, today. I refuse to believe that we are simply giving this freedom up. Because we are Dutch. Th t is why we never mince our words. And I, too, will never do that. And I am proud of that. No-one will be able to silence me. Moreover, members of the court, for me personally, freedom of speech is the only freedom I still have. Every day, I am reminded of that. This morning, for example. I woke up in a safehouse. I got into an armored car and was driven in a convoy to this high security courtroom at Schiphol. The bodyguards, the Geert Wilders in court, November 23, 2016. (Image source: NPO blue flashi g lights, the sirens. Ev- Nieuws video screenshot) ery day again. It is hell. But I am I sincerely hope that this will experienced it — no matter how also intensely grateful for it. Because they protect me, they never happen to you, members much you disagree with my literally keep me alive, they guar- of the court. Th t, unlike me, you views — you might perhaps unantee the last bit of freedom left will never have to be protected derstand that I cannot remain to me: my freedom of speech. The because Islamic terror organi- silent. Th t I should not remain freedom to go somewhere and zations, such as Al-Qaeda, the silent. Th t I must speak. Not speak about my ideals, my ideas Taliban and ISIS, and who knows just for myself, but for the Nethto make the Netherlands — our how many individual Muslims, erlands, our country. Th t I need country — stronger and safer. want to murder you. Th t you to use the only freedom that I

still have to protect our country. Against Islam and against terrorism. Against immigration from Islamic countries. Against the huge problem with Moroccans in the Netherlands. I cannot remain silent about it; I have to speak out. Th t is my duty, I have to address it, I must warn for it, I have to propose solutions for it. I had to give up my freedom to do this and I will continue. Always. People who want to stop me will have to murder me fi st. And so, I stand here before you. Alone. But I am not alone. My voice is the voice of many. In 2012, nearly 1 million Dutch have voted for me. And there will be many more on March 15th. According to the latest poll, soon, we are going to have two million voters. Members of the court, you know these people. You meet them every day. As many as one in five Dutch citizens would vote the Party for Freedom, today. Perhaps your own driver, your gardener, your doctor or your domestic aid, the girlfriend of a registrar, your physiotherapist, the nurse at the nursing home of your parents, or the baker in your neighborhood. Th y are ordinary people, ordinary Dutch. The people I am so proud of.

“I stand here before you. Alone. But I am not alone. My voice is the voice of many.” – Geert Wilders Th y have elected me to speak on their behalf. I am their spokesman. I am their representative. I say what they think. I speak on their behalf. And I do so determinedly and passionately. Every day again, including here, today. So, do not forget that, when you judge me, you are not just passing judgment on a single man, but on millions of men and women in the Netherlands. You are judging millions of people. People who agree with me. People who will not understand a conviction. People who want their country back, who are sick and tired of not being listened to, who cherish freedom of expression. Members of the court, you are passing judgment on the future of the Netherlands. And I tell you: if you convict me, you will convict half of the Netherlands. And many Dutch will lose their last bit of trust in the rule of law. (GATESTONE INSTITUTE)

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Eli Borochov reciting the Bracha of SheAssa li neis bmakom hazeh.

NY Sniper Attack Victim Returns to Chevron to Recite Bracha for Miracle

(VIN) One year after he was rushed by medics to Shaare Zedek Hospital after being shot in the leg outside Mearas Hamachpela, a Cedarhurst resident has returned with his entire family to Chevron to recite a special bracha recalling the miracles that he experienced during the sniper attack. Steven Borochov and his sons Eli and Yosef were among several hundred people who traveled to Chevron in November 2015 to spend the Shabbos of Parshas Chayei Sara at Yeshiva Shavei Hevron. As the Borochovs walked up the steps to Mearas Hamachpela just before the onset of Shabbos, 19-year-old Eli was struck in the leg by a bullet fi ed by an Arab sniper. Eli Borochov was taken by ambulance to Jerusalem where doctors were able to remove the bullet from his thigh. In a VIN News interview, Steven Borochov said that he was astounded by the incredible warmth and caring shown to his family during their short stay in Israel, vowing to return again to spend Parshas Chayei Sara in Chevron. “When we left last year I said that terrorism will not deter us and that I planned to be back a year later with my whole family,” Steven Borochov told VIN News. Borochov kept his word, flying with his wife and four children to Israel to spend Parshas Chayei Sara at Yeshiva Shavei Hevron. The family returned to Mearas Hamachpela this past weekend with a group of friends from the Five Towns, where Eli Borochov said the bracha expressing his gratitude for the miracle he experienced one year earlier. A pair of Arab terrorists were arrested by police last winter for shooting both Eli Borochov and another young man in Chevron.

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warned, “If you want us Muslims to stop carrying lone wolf attacks, then make peace” with the Islamic State group, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. The posts from Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s account came to light after Monday’s violence, which left 11 people injured. Investigators are looking into whether it was a terrorist attack. “America! Stop interfering with other countries, especially the Muslim Ummah. We are not weak. We are not weak, remember that,” he wrote, using the Arabic term for the world’s Muslim community. The posts were recounted by a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation but wasn’t authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. “Every single Muslim who disapproves of my actions is a sleeper cell, waiting for a signal. I am warning you Oh America!” Artan also said. Dozens of FBI agents began searching Artan’s apartment for clues to what set off the rampage. Artan drove a car up onto a sidewalk and plowed his car into a group of pedestrians shortly before 10 a.m. He then got out and began stabbing people with a Vehicles pass an "I Love New butcher knife before he was shot York" sign on the New York State to death by a campus police offiThruway, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, cer. in Utica, N.Y. Officials with the Most of the victims were hurt Federal Highway Administration by the car, and two had been and the New York Department stabbed, official said. One had of Transportation will meet in a fractured skull. Four remained December to discuss the removal of more than 500 “I Love hospitalized Tuesday. tion. The formal announcement was expected Tuesday afternoon. Chao came to the United States from Taiwan with her family at 8 years old. Her family settled in New York, where her father became a wealthy shipping magnate. She became head of the Peace Corps and deputy secretary of Transportation before taking over the Labor Department. As Labor secretary, her job was to protect the nation’s workforce, including setting safety standards and addressing issues related to wages and retirement. She updated overtime regulations for “white-collar” workers and rules intended to force unions to disclose more details on their fin ncial condition to members. Although Trump spoke on the campaign trail about wanting to “drain the swamp” in Washington, more than half of Trump’s nine key appointments so far have been accomplished Washington insiders, such as Chao.

NY” signs from the state roadways.

Feds Show No 'Love' For New York Roadway Signs

(VIN) The Federal Highway Administration isn’t showing any “Love” for some tourism signs along New York highways. Official with the FHA and the New York state Department of Transportation will meet next month to discuss the removal of more than 500 “I Love NY” signs from state roadways. Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau will meet with DOT Commissioner Matt Driscoll at the FHA’s Washington offi sometime in December to formulate a plan for taking down the signs. The FHA has threatened to cut nearly $1 billion in federal funding to the state if the signs aren’t Trump Picks Elaine removed. Chao As Transportation State official have long conSecretary tended that the signs help pro(VIN) President-elect Donald mote tourism and provide valuTrump plans to nominate former able information about New Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, the York’s attractions. FHA officials say the signs don’t wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to be his trans- conform to federal standards and portation secretary, a transition are dangerous because they contain so much information that officia said on Tuesday. Chao was labor secretary un- drivers can become distracted. der President George W. Bush and the fi st Asian-American woman NATIONAL to hold a Cabinet position. Th Official: Ohio Attacker formal announcement was exWas Angry About pected Tuesday afternoon. Treatment of Muslims Chao, the wife of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc(VIN) The Somali-born stuConnell, served as labor secretary dent who went on a car-and-knife under President George W. Bush rampage at Ohio State University and was the fi st Asian-American railed on Facebook against U.S. woman to hold a Cabinet posi- interference in Muslim lands and

with businesses engaging in the “boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with whom South Carolina can enjoy open trade.”

20 Co-workers to Split Powerball Jackpot of Nearly $421M

(VIN) Tennessee Lottery officials say 20 co-workers at a metal manufacturing plant will split a Powerball jackpot of nearly $421 million. The Tennessean (http://tnne. ws/2fyLQGK) reports lottery officials announced Tuesday that the workers from North American Stamping Group in Portland claimed the $420.9 million jackpot. The cash value of the jackpot is worth $254 million, which would give each person $12.7 million before taxes. The ticket matched all six Powerball numbers drawn Saturday. It was sold at Smoke Shop in Lafayette in Macon County, which is about 60 miles northeast of Nashville. It’s the second largest overall prize for the state, bested only by the $528 million Powerball prize won by a Munford family in January. Lottery official say it is the sixth Powerball jackpot won in Tennessee.

INTERNATIONAL Guatemalan president makes historic visit to Israel

(JNS.org) Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales embarked Monday on a historic visit to Israel. “I want to thank you, Mr. President, for your personal support and for the support of your country for Israel on the international stage,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told Morales, who is making his fi st visit outside of the Western Hemisphere since taking office in January. “Israel can help President-elect Donald Trump greatly in development and innochose South Carolina Governor vation in your region and around Nikki Haley (pictured) to be the the world, and we are committed next U.S. Ambassador to the to doing so.” United Nations. Credit: South Morales visited Israel’s KnesCarolina Governor's Office/Sam set legislature Tuesday. Knesset Holland. Speaker Yuli Edelstein noted GuaTrump taps Gov. Nikki temala’s critical role in helping esHaley, who opposes anti- tablish the State of Israel. Israel BDS movement, “The ties between Israel and as UN envoy Guatemala are deep and historic. (JNS.org) President-elect Don- Before Israel’s establishment, on ald Trump chose South Carolina the eve of the U.N. decision on Governor Nikki Haley to be the November 29 [in 1947], we still next U.S. Ambassador to the Unit- remember and appreciate the actions of Guatemala’s ambassaed Nations. Haley, 44, a popular Republican governor and daughter of Indian immigrants, was selected for the post despite having little international experience. Analysts believe the choice of Haley, who signed an order to remove the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s state capitol last year, may be an attempt by Trump to off et hardline campaign stances on immigration and minorities. Last year, the pro-Israel community praised Haley for signing a bill opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, making South Carolina the fi st U.S. state to enact an anti-BDS law. The law prevents public entities from contracting

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dor to the U.N., Dr. Jorge Garcia Granados, who enlisted Latin American states to vote in favor of the partition plan,” Edelstein said. “It could be that without Guatemala, the resolution on that fateful day would not have passed, and history would be very different.” Morales is a devout evangelical Christian. Shortly after taking offi , he visited a synagogue in Guatemala City, where he announced his intention to visit Israel. The Central American leader, who also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said he looks forward to bolstering agriculture, science, technology, and security ties with Israel. “In this visit, we want to deepen the dialogue between the two countries and strengthen bilateral ties,” Morales said. “As allies, the excellent relations between our countries will continue.”

DESEMBER 2, 2016 the 10 “lost tribes” of the ancient Kingdom of Israel.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 62nd Annual Session in Istanbul, Turkey, November 21, 2016.

Turkey's Erdogan Urges All Muslims To Protect Jerusalem

(VIN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Muslims to defend the Palestinian cause, striking a tough stance on Israel despite improved ties between the two nations. The president of majority Muslim Turkey said Tuesday “it is the common duty of all Muslims to embrace the Palestinian cause and protect Jerusalem” and that safeguarding the Al-Aqsa Mosque should not be left to children armed with nothing but stones. Located in the Old City of JeruMembers of the Bnei Menashe, India's "lost tribe" of Jews, on their salem, the hilltop compound is sacred to Muslims and Jews. recent visit of the Auschwitz Speaking at a parliamentary concentration camp in Poland. symposium on Jerusalem in IsCredit: Courtesy of Shavei Israel. tanbul, the Turkish leader also ‘Lost’ Indian Jews visit criticized an Israeli proposal to Auschwitz death camp make mosques reduce the volume for the first time of loudspeakers issuing the call to (JNS.org) Members of India’s prayer. His comments come as Israel so-called “lost tribe” of Jews last week visited the site of the former and Turkey prepare to exchange Nazi death camp Auschwitz for ambassadors as part of a reconciliation deal. the fi st time. Five members of the Bnei MeMoscow Jewish nashe—who claim to descend museum wins UNESCO from Jews banished from ancient tolerance award Israel to India in the 8th century BC—were in Poland as part of a (JNS.org) The United Nations larger visiting group of Israeli stu- Educational, Scientific and Culdents from Abir Yaakov Yeshiva tural Organization (UNESCO) High School in Nahariya. honored the Jewish Museum and “[Visiting Auschwitz] actual- Tolerance Center in Moscow, ly gives me a stronger feeling of Russia, with an award for its eflove toward Israel. The Holocaust forts in spreading tolerance and makes Israel even more important understanding. The award comes to the Jewish people,” said Yaniv just more than a month after the Hoinge, one of the Bnei Menashe same U.N. body passed two resmembers on the trip. olutions ignoring Jewish ties to Hoinge and his parents moved holy sites in Jerusalem. from India to Israel in 2012. Th The museum received the family’s aliyah was facilitated by award, which comes with a Shavei Israel, a nonprofit that calls $100,000 prize, at a ceremony in itself “the only Jewish organiza- Paris. Russian Chief Rabbi Berel tion today that is actively reaching Lazar said that “spreading tolerout to ‘lost Jews’ in an effort to ance is an absolutely necessary facilitate their return [to Israel].” thing for Russia,” adding that the The Bnei Menashe are said to be Jewish community in Russia is descendants of Manasseh, one of “involved in this as much as they

DESEMBER 2, 2016 can be, specifical y after the opening of the Jewish Museum and the Tolerance Center in Moscow in 2012,” Russia’s Interfax News Agency reported. The $50 million Moscow museum, which was partially funded by the Russian government, opened in 2012 to much fanfare. The museum details the history of the Jewish people, including portions dedicated to the Holocaust as well as the Russian roots of Zionism.

Watchdog says its efforts spur Norwegian government to nix anti-Israel funding

(JNS.org) NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based research institute and watchdog group, said Monday that its efforts have led Norway to abandon its fin ncial commitment to an international funding mechanism that supports anti-Israel non-governmental organizations. Norway no longer appears as a donor on the website of the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat (IHL Secretariat), whose members now include Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Denmark. According to a fact sheet published by NGO Monitor before Norway’s pullout, IHL Secretariat’s $17.6 million three-year budget for 2014-2016 devoted a total of $5.78 million to 13 organizations supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Norway joined IHL Secretariat in 2016 and contributed about $300,000 to the group, and it is “unclear how this funding was used,” NGO Monitor stated. After Norway joined IHL Secretariat, NGO Monitor “sent documentation to stakeholders in Norway, outlining our detailed research into the IHL Secretariat's funding to numerous political NGOs,” the watchdog group said Monday in an email to supporters. “NGO Monitor fully briefed the Israeli mission in Norway and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the group said. “Following this, Israeli official raised NGO Monitor's concerns with Norwegian counterparts. This, coupled with the negative media attention, led many Norwegian official to acknowledge the depth of Israel's concerns about this problematic funding scheme, ultimately leading [the Norwegian government] to leave the IHL Secretariat.”

MIDDLE EAST Fatah unanimously re-elects Mahmoud Abbas as party leader

(JNS.org) The Palestinian Fatah political party unanimously re-elected Mahmoud Abbas as the head of the party at the opening of its fi st leadership congress in more than seven years. The re-election of the 81-yearold Abbas, who also serves as president of the Palestinian Authority, comes despite growing unpopularity and internal dissent within Palestinian society. Abbas has been increasingly challenged by a younger generation of Palestinian leaders, including exiled rival Mohammad Dahlan, who currently resides in the United Arab Emirates. Later this week, members of Fatah’s parliament and central committee will hold elections to determine the future of the party,

The Jewish Voice which largely dominates Palestinian society in the West Bank. “The system from the 1960s no longer works in 2016,” Jibril Rajoub, a former Palestinian intelligence chief and Fatah central committee member, told AFP. “We have to take into account the current circumstances. Th current system was created when we were in the diaspora and we are now on national soil. It was put in place at a revolutionary stage. Now we have a state,” said Rajoub.

MK Michael Oren calls on Israelis to ‘think twice’ about buying French products

(JNS.org) Member of Knesset Michael Oren (Kulanu) encouraged Israelis to “think twice” about purchasing French-made products following a decision by France’s government to label Israeli products originating from beyond the 1967 lines differently. "France is labeling Israeli products from Judea, Samaria, and the Golan. Israelis should think twice before buying French products,” Oren wrote Sunday on Twitter. The statement by Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the U.S. and currently the deputy minister for diplomacy in the Prime Minister's Offi , came days after the French government directed businesses to not use “Made in Israel” labels for products from Israeli On Nov. 26, the Americancompanies in Judea, Samaria and dispatched Boeing 747 the Golan Heights. Supertanker plane helps Responding to Oren, French extinguish a forest fire that broke Ambassador to Israel Halene Le out in Nataf, near Jerusalem. Gal wrote on Twitter, “So you Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90. are calling for boycotting French 6 teens suspected products when in France boycotof arson remanded ting Israel is punished by law?” as Israel’s probe into France’s decision comes about wildfires continues a year after the European Union (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to issued a non-binding resolution JNS.org) Six 17-year-old residents recommending that its member of the Galilee village of Jadei- states use labels distinguishing bedi-Makr who had been arrested tween Israeli products from withlast week over their alleged in- in and beyond the 1967 lines. volvement in setting fi e to the nearby Ahihud Forest were denied bail Monday and remanded to Israeli police custody for an additional four days. The suspects were arraigned before the Acre Magistrates' Court. The group was arrested after police detectives noticed a suspicious vehicle leaving a dirt path An F-35 fighter jet. Prime Minister from the direction of a fi e they Benjamin Netanyahu had spotted in a grove near the announced Sunday that Israel forest. The detectives stopped the will purchase 17 additional F-35 vehicle and took the six teens in- fighter jets from the U.S. Credit: side into custody. Planes were U.S. Air Force photo by Master able to extinguish the fi e before Sgt. Donald R. Allen. it spread. Israel approves According to figu es from the acquisition of 17 Israel Fire and Rescue Services, firefighters battled 1,773 fires in additional F-35 fighter jets open areas during the week that (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to wildfi es were raging in the Jewish JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister state. Arson is suspected in at least Benjamin Netanyahu announced 25 of the incidents. Sunday that Israel will purchase 17 additional F-35 fighter jets Israeli Air Force launches from the U.S. two strikes against Israel’s diplomatic-security Islamic State in Syria cabinet unanimously approved (JNS.org) The Israeli Air Force the acquisition, saying American (IAF) struck Islamic State forces defense aid funds would be used Monday in Syria, Israel’s second to fin nce the deal. Once the deal is completed, Isstrike against the jihadist terror rael's F-35 squadron will include group in just more than a day. The IAF had killed four Islamic 50 stealth jets. The Israeli cabinet State terrorists Sunday in Syria in also decided Sunday that one of response to mortar and artillery the jets acquired as part of the fi e on Israeli troops patrolling latest deal will be used as a test aircraft, on which the Israeli Air along the Israel-Syria border. According to the Israel Defense Force (IAF) can install and test Forces, Monday’s strike target- new operating and weapon sysed an Islamic State post in the tems. Israeli ministers are believed southern Syrian Golan Heights. The post is believed to be an aban- to already be considering a third doned United Nations military purchase, this time for 25 F-35 installation that had been used by jets. This acquisition may also the terror group to gain a foothold include the F-35B STOVL, an adnear the Israeli border. The IAF vanced stealth takeoff and vertical dropped 10 one-ton bombs on landing variant aircraft the site, completely leveling the Israel’s Arab and facility and destroying weapons Muslim allies aide stored there. firefighting effort “There have been several attempts to attack Israel’s forces (JNS.org) Several of Israel’s along the border,” Israeli Prime Arab and Muslim allies sent fi eMinister Benjamin Netanyahu fi hting equipment to help put out said. “We will not allow any driz- the raging fires across the Jewish zle [of assaults], and if necessary, state in a show of regional cooperwe will attack the enemy.” ation and solidarity.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that Egypt sent two helicopters, while Jordan dispatched a number of fi e trucks to battle the blazes. Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority nation and one of Israel’s closest allies in central Asia, said Friday that it sent BE-200CS amphibious aircraft to Israel, the Azeri News Agency reported. The moves by Egypt, Jordan, and Azerbaijan come after Turkey sent fi efi hting aircraft to Israel Thursday. The Palestinian Authority also contributed to the fi efi hting effort, sending several fi efi hters from the West Bank to battle blazes in northern Israel. "Fire doesn't distinguish between Jews and Arabs," Member of Knesset Ayman Odeh, chairman of the Joint Arab List party, said Thursday.

On Nov. 25, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the scene where a wildfire broke out in Beit Meir, outside of Jerusalem. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu calls fires resulting from arsonists ‘terror in every way’

(JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any brushfi es resulting from arsonists will be considered terrorism. “Every fi e that was the result of arson or incitement to arson is terror in every way and we’ll treat it as such. Anyone who tries to burn parts of the state of Israel will be severely punished,” Netanyahu said. More than 60,000 people were evacuated Thursday from Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, in what offici s called the largest civilian mobilization in Israel’s history. Around 600-700 homes were damaged in the fi es, with 37 completely destroyed, Haifa official said. By Friday, all Haifa residents were cleared to return to their homes. According to Israeli official more than a dozen people were taken into custody for starting fi es near Haifa and elsewhere. Israel has been plagued by extremely dry and windy weather that has exacerbated the fi e conditions

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you read the quotes on the wall,” said Kariv, who added that the Arab social media vandalism is not an isolated inciincite over Israel’s fires, dent, but a "violent phenomenon link blazes to mosque that must be handled seriously loudspeaker bill and thoroughly." Israeli Prime Minister Benja(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The fi es raging across min Netanyahu condemned the Israel spurred a flurry of celebra- vandalism, saying, "Such acts have tory and inciting social media no place in our free society.” posts among Palestinians and the broader Arab world. One post on Twitter stated that "the Jews are praying for rain to put out the fi es that are destroying the homes that they built on the sacred lands of occupied Palestine, and we are praying that 95 benzene will drop from the sky and make the fi e stronger." The post was shared hundreds of times and received thousands of "likes," as well as comments including, "The homes of Jews now look like the homes in Gaza and the West Bank after bombings from the occupation army." An- The Bronze Age figurine that was other comment read, "We support recently unearthed by the heroes who did this and call archaeologists and Israeli high on them to continue and on oth- school students. Credit: Clara ers to join the arson intifada." Amit. Social media user Saif Bilal, Israeli high school from the United Arab Emirates, students help unearth shared photos of the fi es and 3,800-year-old Bronze wrote, "Just a few days ago, they Age figurine outlawed muezzins (loudspeakers) in mosques and now Israel's (JNS.org) A unique 3,800-yearcities are burning. Israeli citizens old Bronze Age figu ine was will sleep in the streets tonight. unearthed by a team of archaeMay Allah burn all the cities in ologists and Israeli high school Israel.” students, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced. Reform synagogue According to Gilad Itach, the in central Israel IAA’s excavation director, the vandalized with threats eight-inch-tall figu ine sitting to Jewish leaders upon a jug was unearthed on the (JNS.org) The Kehilat Raanan final day of excavations at a site in Reform synagogue in the central the town of Yehud. “It seems that at fi st the jug, Israeli city of Ra’anana was found vandalized Thursday with threat- which is typical of the period, ening messages to Jewish leaders. was prepared, and afterwards the Alongside graffiti referencing unique sculpture was added, the biblical verses saying that evil peo- likes of which have never before ple have no place in the world to been discovered in previous recome, there were three envelopes search,” Itach said. “The level of bearing the words "Maimonides, precision and attention to detail in creating this almost 4,000-yearthe Laws of Murder." Also discovered at the scene old sculpture is extremely impreswere a knife and the names of sive.” “The neck of the jug served as three Reform leaders: Anat Hoff man, leader of the Women of a base for forming the upper porthe Wall egalitarian prayer rights tion of the figu e, after which the group and executive director of arms, legs, and a face were added the Israel Religious Action Cen- to the sculpture,” he added. “One ter; Gilad Kariv, executive direc- can see that the face of the figu e tor of the Israel Movement for seems to be resting on its hand as Reform and Progressive Judaism; if in a state of refle tion.” The Israeli students who parand Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. ticipated in the dig were part of "It's hard to grasp how shock- a new archaeology-themed high ing the sight of the graffiti that school matriculation program ofhas marred the building's facade fered by the IAA and the Israeli is. The shock is even worse when Education Ministry.

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Fidel Castro and the Jews Some surprising numbers related to Fidel Castro’s relationship with Israel and Jews. Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

idel Castro, who has died at the age of 90, was outspoken in his hatred of Israel. For more than a half century, since seizing power in a military coup in 1959, he led Cuba as a leader of the non-Aligned movement, which sought to isolate and condemn Israel on the international stage. At the same time, Castro gave some measure of protection to Cuba’s small Jewish community. Here are some surprising numbers related to Fidel Castro’s Jewish links.

1,400

Today, Cuba’s Jewish population numbers approximately 1,400.

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Amount of arms Israel sold Cuba in 1959, when Castro sent Jose Ramon Fernandez (later Vice President of Cuba) to Israel to negotiate buying weapons from the Jewish state. Although Israel declined to sell Castro’s government weapons, Israel gave Cuba major civilian assistance, sharing its advanced citrus cultivation knowl- Fidel Castro in 1955 edge with Cuba for the next ten years. has no right to come to an Arab land”, Castro promptly cancelled a 15,000 Three planned visit to Algeria. The approximate number of Number of days of official Jews who called Cuba home in mourning that Fidel Castro de- Two 1959 when Fidel Castro seized clared after the death of Israeli The number of Soviet-influpower from military dictator Ful- President Itzhak Ben Zvi in 1963. enced states who refused to sever gencio Batista, and installed him- When Algerian Premier Ahmed ties with Israel after the Six Day self as President. Ben Bella warned “Whoever re- War in 1967: Cuba and Romania. spects a dead Israeli in that way (Fidel Castro maintained that he

The approximate number of Jews who called Cuba home in 1959 when Fidel Castro seized power from military dictator Fulgencio Batista, and installed himself as President.

would only cut ties with nations that directly threatened Cuba and gua. Fidel Castro was an enthusiasresisted pressure to end diplomatic tic supporter of the PLO’s terrorist relations.) activities, helping train the group’s terrorists in Jordan and allowing Two PLO terrorist training camps to The number Latin American operate inside Cuba, helping prenations that granted the PLO ter- pare Israel’s enemies to attack Isrorist organization full diplomatic raeli and Jewish targets worldwide. status by 1967: Cuba and Nicara-

Number of years Israel and Cuba have lacked formal diplo13 matic relations, ever since Castro Number of years that Cu- severed ties with the Jewish state ban-Jewish diplomat Dr. Ricar- in 1973.

Fidel Castro was an enthusiastic supporter of the PLO’s terrorist activities, helping train the group’s terrorists in Jordan and allowing PLO terrorist training camps to operate inside Cuba

Patronato Synagogue exterior, Havana, Cuba.

said at the time he’d had no warning, telling reporters “I have heard nothing from Havana. Good relations have always prevailed between the two countries.”

USAID contractor Alan Gross was held in Cuban jail for the “crime” of setting up internet access for the Jewish community of Cuba without government permission

The number of years the infamous “Zionism is Racism” resolution slandering the Jewish state stood in the UN. Cuba was one of the resolution’s initial sponsors in 1975, and Fidel Castro also resisted its repeal in 1991. (Cuba was one of only 25 hardline nations in voting against the unpopular and deeply damaging resolution; 111 nations do Subirana Y Lobo represented voted for its repeal.) Cuba in Israel, until Castro abruptly ended diplomatic relations with See Fidel Castro and the Jews, page 37 the Jewish state in 1973. Dr. Lobo

The Untold Bar Mitzvah Story of Brooklyn Dodger Ralph Branca Pitcher remembered for ‘Shot Heard Round the World’ passes away at age 90 By: Dovid Margolin

ormer Brooklyn Dodger pitching star Ralph Branca passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 90. Most famous for giving up a 1951 pennant-winning home run to Bobby Th mson of the Dodgers’ cross-town rivals the New York Giants— known forever in baseball as the “Shot Heard Round the World”—Branca played 12 seasons in the majors and was known throughout his life as a fi st-class mensch. What is perhaps less well known are his Jewish roots. Born to a Jewish mother but

raised Catholic, Branca seldom spoke about his Judaism, although apparently was always aware of it. “Ralph certainly knew about it,” says his nephew, Bill Branca. “The girls in the family, his sisters; they talked about it quite openly. The boys— Ralph, my dad, their brothers—they didn’t talk about it, but they all knew.” While Ralph may not have had a bar mitzvah at age 13, he did have one years later, at age 84, when he fi st met and eventually wrapped tefilli with two Chabad-Lubavitch yeshivah students at his offi in Rye Brook, N.Y.

‘L’Chaim’ and Other Yiddish Words

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It was the winter of 2010 when Yisroel New and Mendy Marlow were making their weekly Friday afte noon trek from their Chabad yeshivah in

Ralph Branca in 2004 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A signed photo Branca gave to Chabad yeshivah student Mendy Marlow.

Ralph Branca, the third youngest in a family of 17 children, with his parents, Katherine (Kati) and John Branca

colleagues.

the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., out to Rye Brook in Westchester County. Like thousands of similar Chabad rabbinical students their age around the world, the 19-year-old boys spent their Friday afternoons taking part in the mitzvah campaign of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—visiting Jewish

businesspeople at the end of the work week to share a Torah thought for the week, offer Jewish men the chance to wrap tefillin and distribute Shabbat candles to Jewish women. Arriving at a massive offi complex called 800 Westchester Avenue, the yeshivah boys set up shop in the business center’s food court, hoping to meet Jewish business men and women on their lunch break. Two Chassidic yeshivah students in black hats and dark jackets isn’t the most common sight in a suburban offic food court, and they met a fair number of curious people—Jews and non-Jews alike—with whom they engaged and often formed connections. And that’s where they met Ralph Branca. “Every week, we saw this

really tall guy sitting at a table during his lunch break reading the paper,” recalls New. Th y fi nally approached him. “You must be the Yiddish boys from Brooklyn,” the tall man told them. Th y talked; the man was warm and friendly. Then he introduced himself: “I’m Ralph Branca.” At the time, the yeshivah boys, to Branca’s surprise, had never heard of him. “When you get home, you can look me up,” the three-time All-Star told them. “What are you guys doing here, anyway?” Th y explained what they were doing, and Branca, who worked at an insurance fi m in the complex at the time, invited them to come by his offi the next week, telling them he’d round up some of his Jewish

The next week, Branca played some offense for the students, calling in his Jewish co-workers and introducing them to the boys from Brooklyn. The visits continued weekly, with Branca always gracious and welcoming, recall New and Marlow, regaling them with tales of his baseball career: He told them about his 3.79 career ERA, how the Giants stole the signs leading up to Th mson’s homer and his career-ending injury. New chalked up Branca’s relatively familiar Yiddish-word dropping to the pitcher’s New York roots, having grown up, as he told them, around Jews and Italians. (Incidentally, the Dodgers’ old home at Ebbets Field in Crown Heights was only blocks away from Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway.) “He was writing his book, and he had this machine that he would dictate into,” relates New. “He was very excited about it. He’d be saying ‘l’chaim’ into it to show you how it worked. Branca enjoyed trying out some saltier Yiddish words on his Dragon dictation machine as well. When he told the boys that See The Untold Bar Mitzvah , page 37

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

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Israelis Rally to Help as Country Suffers Devastating Fires Amidst unbelievable damage, Israelis of all faiths initiate grassroots campaigns to help one another find accommodation, food, clothing and hugs By: Viva Sarah Press

ew brush fires continued to rage over the weekend as Israel started the week with guarded hopefulness that its battle with wildfi es and suspected arson attacks across the country would peter out. Since Tuesday last week, wildfi es have taken their toll on the country, leaving a trail of dozens suffering fi e-related injuries, hundreds of burned homes, scorched national parks, and utter disbelief that pyroterrorism might have become a thing. Over the course of five days, 630 fi es have been recorded across the country, injuring

more than 180 people and damaging 560 homes. Some 2,000 fi efi hters and 450 soldiers from the Home Front Command have been working around the clock to extinguish the fl mes using 1.5 million tons of fi e-retardant materials as of Saturday night. About 32,000 acres of natural forests and brush have been burned and innumerable wildlife killed. Unofficia estimates put the damages caused by the blazes at some NIS 2 billion, the costliest in the country’s history. Reports show the fi st fi es last Tuesday were natural brushfi es sparked by dry conditions. From Wednesday, arsonists reportedly fanned the fl mes with

Israeli firefighter airplanes try to extinguish a fire raging in Haifa on November 24, 2016. Photo by Yaakov Cohen/FLASH90

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a factory in Beit Meir, west of Jerusalem, on November 25, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/ FLASH90

pyroterrorism attacks. Israel put out a call for international help and its neighbors responded quickly. Egypt and Jordan sent fi efi hting crews, as did the Pales-

tinian Authority. Israel also got help from Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Croatia, Italy, Russia, Spain, Canada and the United States. The weekly cabinet meeting was relocated to Haifa today,

A family home burned in an overnight fire in Beit Meir, outside of Jerusalem, November 25, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/FLASH90

A forest fire broke out near Neve Ilan, outside of Jerusalem, on November 24, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90

where ministers were taken on tours of neighborhoods affected by the fi es. Between 60,000 and 75,000 city residents were evacuated on Thursday while fi efi hters battled blazes in 13 neighborhoods. Reports show that 530 apartments in Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, have been completely destroyed by the fl mes. The village of Nataf, in the Judean Mountains, also suffered major damage. Rama’s Kitchen, a famous restaurant in the Jerusalem hills, went up in fl mes after reports that a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the village. “We tried to stop it, but there was no chance of that. The e were fire trucks and firefighters with a water hose, but the fl mes were 20 meters high. What burned down here was something that was precious to all of us, and we’re still trying to pro-

cess everything. I can’t really tell you what I’m feeling right now,” Tomer Niv, the restaurant’s chef of eight years, told reporters. While apprehension continues from North to South, a silver lining can be seen through the grayness as Jews, Christians, Muslims, Bedouins and Druze unite to help one another through this difficult time. Israelis are known for caring in times of need and this was no exception. “We call on all to show a spirit of responsibility and work to overcome this crisis with minimum losses and to uphold the values of coexistence and rejection of racism and hatred,” Rajah Zaatreh, a member of the Hadash Political Bureau, told i24news. The e have been reports of See Israelis Rally to Help , page 37

9 Israeli Startups Funded by Superstars Celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Serena Williams, Jay-Z and Will.i.am put their dollars into cool Israeli technology. By: Abigail Klein Leichman

elebrity endorsements are a big boon for brands. Just ask SodaStream, the Israeli company touted by Hollywood beauty Scarlett Johansson and “Game of Th ones” star Th r Bjornsson. Ask HOT, the Israeli telecom for which Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo filmed a funny TV commercial. But other stars support Israeli startups with their dollars rather than their faces, or sometimes with both. Today’s celebs no longer look down on techies, explains Gil Eyal, founder of Tel Aviv- and New York-based influencer marketing platform HyPR Brands.

“It’s kind of cool to be a nerd now, and Israeli founders are a unique type of nerd because they have chutzpah; they’ll walk up to Leonardo DiCaprio and ask, ‘Do you want to invest in my startup?’ Celebrities in general are the same way, used to getting what they want,” Eyal tells ISRAEL21c. Furthermore, many stars feel sidelined as companies like Twitter and YouTube made big bucks on their backs. “Suddenly they realized they can bring enormous value by virtue of giving their attention, and startups crave attention,” says Eyal, who is experienced in attracting celebrity endorsements and investments for his clients. “It’s like a Cinderella story when suddenly someone super powerful comes in and says, ‘I

recognize your potential.’ Nothing is more lonely than being a founder, and suddenly the coolest kid in school wants to hang out. And since Israeli tech is so hot, it makes sense that celebrities gravitate to where success has been.”

Where they’re investing

intelligence and online services company Shellanoo Group each got an investment from Black Eyed Peas musician, producer and serial tech entrepreneur Will.i.am (William Adams). Will.i.am also tapped Israeli talent a couple of years ago to develop Puls, a beta prototype for his “smart cuff” wearable, Dial, introduced in early 2016. Powermat got a jolt of juice from hip-hop legend Jay-Z in

Billie Jean King photo by Debby Wong/Shutterstock.com

Ashton Kutcher photo by Everett Collection/Shutterstock.com

Leonardo DeCaprio. Photo by Shutterstock.com

Founded in 2013, Fundbox is the newest Israeli startup with star backing. Offering a cashfl w optimization system for small businesses, the company has raised $112.5 million from investors including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and actor Ashton Kutcher. Fundbox has office in Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Interactive piano-teaching app Tonara, crowd-styling app Wishi and mobile applications, artificial

2012. He signed on as the face and voice of the venture, taking an equity stake in the company and embedding wireless Powermat Charging Spots in the tables at his 40/40 Club NYC. He announced that he believes in the future of wireless energy and in the company’s ability to “bring on the revolution.” Powermat is installed in more than 1,400 locations, mostly in North America, providing 150

million phone-charging minutes last year. The Israeli-founded company’s communication center is in Neve Ilan. Moovit, the public transit app serving hundreds of cities worldwide, has been heavily supported by Sound Ventures, a VC fi m founded by Ashton Kutcher with Israeli native Guy Oseary, manager for Madonna and U2. (Madonna and Oseary also joined other celebs investing in Vita Coco, (cofounded by Israeli native Ira Liran.) The most recent investment, in late 2015, helped Ness Ziona-based Moovit move into the Chinese and Indian markets. Kutcher told Business Insider: “Moovit’s mission to make public transport a first choice for people across the globe, cutting back on individual car usage and making cities smarter, sits well with our vision to invest in game changers.”

PlaySight of Kfar Saba attracted funding from tennis greats Novak Djokovic and Billie Jean King for its SmartCourt analytics technology, designed to measure and record playing performance via HD cameras, cloud soft ware and social-media sharing capabilities. In use across North America and Europe, SmartCourt works with net sports as well as basketball, handball, squash, martial arts, soccer, hockey, wrestling, dancing and gymnastics. MyCheck — a mobile application that enables hospitality merchants such as restaurateurs to let patrons pay, order and manage rewards from their smartphone — received an early investment from Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli. She also appeared in a domestic 2012 ad for MyCheck, which now has office in Tel See 9 Israeli Startups Funded, page 37

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The People, Sights and Sounds of Art Basel Miami 2016 Edited by: JV Staff

onversations and Salon: Art Basel's 2016 program in Miami Beach Art Basel’s Conversations and Salon series will bring together celebrated artists, galleries, art historians, writers, curators, museum directors and collectors from across the globe, including Alexandre Arrechea, Wafaa Bilal, Francesco Clemente, Mark Dion, Lady Bunny, Julio Le Parc, Glenn Ligon, Tony Matelli, Jill Magid, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Damián Ortega, Bernardo Ortiz, Molly Palmer, Howardena Pindell, HE Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, Howard Rachofsky and Sun Xun among others. Conversations, Art Basel’s acclaimed talks series, will start on Thursday, December 1 with the Premiere Artist Talk.

Abraham Cruzvillegas – Sculpture 2016 Representation: Regen Projects

to clarify what is truly new and what digital innovation holds in store for tomorrow's art world. On Sunday, December 4, ‘The Artist and the Gallerist’ will present a conversation about the unique and fundamental relationship between artist Jill Magid (b. 1973) and her gallerist Pamela Echeverría, Owner, Labor, Mexico City, moderated by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York/Caracas. Every afternoon from December 1 through December 4, Art Basel presents Salon, an open platform for shorter presentations addressing a diverse range of topics. Marc Chagall (1925) – Representation: Hammer Galleries

The artist Julio Le Parc (b. 1928) will speak with curator Estrellita B. Brodsky on the occasion of his major exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). On Friday, December 2, the program will see a new Conversations series – Artists' Influencers. Conceived and moderated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London, the talk will feature the artist Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), New York, in conversation with a poet and writer who has had a great influence on his practice, Claudia Rankine, Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University, New Haven. Conversations will continue with Art Basel’s Public/Private series. The panel ‘Debating Disruption: Has Technology Really Changed the Artworld?’ on Saturday, December 3, will bring together Sebastian Cwilich, President and COO, Artsy, New York; Laurent Gaveau, Head of the Lab, Google Cultural Institute, Paris; Christiane Paul, Adjunct Curator of Digital Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and artist Simon Denny (b. 1982), Berlin. The conversation – moderated by author and cultural consultant András Szántó – will seek

zacar Galería de Arte, Buenos Aires; and Alec Oxenford, Collector and Founder, OLX & Letgo, Buenos Aires; and will be moderated by András Szántó, author and cultural consultant, New York. On Thursday, December 1, ‘Why is Gender Still an Issue?’ will be considered by Maura Reilly, Director, National Academy Museum and School, New York; artist Joan Snyder (b. 1940), New York; Susan Fisher Sterling, Director, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.; and Paul Schimmel, Vice President and Partner, Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, Los Angeles; and moderated by Jillian Steinhauer, Senior Editor, Hyperallergic, New York. Also on Thursday, a discussion about ‘Public Museums & Private Partnerships’ will take place between Neal Benezra, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; Norah Stone, Trustee, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; and Howard Rachofsky, Collector, Dallas; moderated by Carol Kino, Freelance Journalist, WSJ Magazine, The New York Times, 1stdibs, Cultured, and others, New York. HE Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah and Gabriele Horn, Director, Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, Berlin will be in conversation with Damián Ortega (b. 1967), Artist, Mexico City, who has participated in both Sharjah Biennial and Berlin Biennial, for a discussion moderated by the writer Kate Sutton titled ‘Biennial Commissions: Impact and Complications’. Two talks on Friday, December 2 will focus on the art market. First, a discussion on the ‘Post Election Art Market’ will feature Heather Podesta, Founder and CEO, Heather Podesta + Partners, Washington D.C.; and Daniel H. Sallick, Chairman, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and Founder and Partner, Subject Matter, Washington D.C.; with the moderator Josh Baer, Advisor and Publisher, Baer Faxt, New York. Later that afternoon, ‘The State of the Emerging Art Market’ will be addressed by Rob Teeters, Principal, Front Desk Apparatus, New York and Artistic Director, The Power Station, Dallas; Shelley Fox Aarons M.D., Collector and Supporter of Contemporary Art, New York; and Kenny Schachter, Writer, Dealer and Lecturer, London; with moderator Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief, ARTnews Magazine, New York.

Arrow sculpture

This year’s series will begin with a panel on ‘The Future of Buenos Aires’ Cultural Landscape’, which will bring together Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor, Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires; Diego Radivoy, Director General, Creative Industries of Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires; Orly Benzacar, Owner and Director, Ruth Ben-

Art, Architecture and Design Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Los Angeles; Philipp Kaiser, Independent Curator and Critic, Los Angeles; and Lita Albuquerque (b. 1946), Artist, Los Angeles. Thetalks program will also feature artist Howardena Pindell (b. 1943) in dialogue with Naomi Beckwith, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, Mu-

“At Warm Springs” - Sally Mann (1991) – Medium: Photography

seum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and Valerie Cassel Oliver, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston. Catherine Petitgas, Collector and Patron, Chair of the Board of Gasworks/Triangle Network and Member of the Tate Latin American Acquisitions Committee, London; and Alexandre Arrechea (b. 1970), Artist, Havana, will consider ‘Latin American Collaborations’ during a Salon moderated by Ricardo Porrero, Editor-in-Chief, Revista Código and Founder, Gallery Weekend México, Mexico City. The complex issue of ‘Artists' Resale Royalties in the US’ will be the subject of a discussion on Sunday, December 4, between Lauren van Haaften-Schick, Art Historian and Associate Director, The Art & Law Program, New York; Tony Matelli (b. 1971), Artist, New York; and Maxwell Graham, Director, Essex Street, New York; moderated by Franklin Boyd, Founder, Xipsy, New York. David Gryn, Curator of Art Basel's Film sector and Founder of Daata Editions and Artprojx, London, will introduce the final artist talk in Salon. ‘The Artist as Composer’ will feature artists Molly Palmer, London; Susannah Stark, London; and Rachel Mason, Los Angeles; as well as Kathryn Mikesell, Founder, The Fountainhead Residency and Studios, Miami; moderated by William J. Simmons, Lecturer in Art History, City College of New York, New York.

The excitement grows among art lovers as Art Basel Miami 2016 fast approaches

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‘What is Modern, Really? ’ will present a discussion between David Fleiss, Co-Owner and Director, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris; Niklas Svennung, Partner and Senior Director, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris; Ahmed Alsoudani (b. 1975), Artist, New York; and Hubert Neumann, Collector, New York; with moderator David Ebony, Contributing Editor, Art in America, New York. ‘Francesco Clemente: Sleep of Reason’ will feature artist Francesco Clemente (b. 1952) in conversation with Bonnie Clearwater, Director and Chief Curator, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On Saturday, December 3, Journalist Jori Finkel will moderate a discussion on the art scene in Los Angeles with Mary Leigh Cherry, Co-Owner, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles; Thao Nguyen,

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Israel’s Magal Security Systems Banking On Trump’s Wall

Global Business Interests May Dog Trump Presidency as Conflict

By: Gil Tanenbaum

By: Ilana Siyance

agal Security Systems, an Israeli defense and security fi m, expects to make money off of a Donald Trump Presidency. The company hopes to win a bid to help build the Trump Wall. It was Donald Trump’s fi st and most important campaign promise. He said from the beginning that he would build a wall along the American border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants from south of the U.S. border. Many people wondered who exactly would build such a wall if it would ever get built. Some still doubt that Trump will build it. Well Magal Security Systems is banking on the wall getting built. “We believe that the U.S. government is going to increase its security budgets in the upcoming years and defin tely we look forward to take part in it,” the company’s chief executive, Saar Koursh, told The Associated Press. Magal was established in 1965 as a branch of the Israeli Aerospace Industry focused on developing smart fences for security; 15 years later Magal was flo ted and privatized and had its IPO on NASDAQ on 1993. The company now has fi een

Magal was established in 1965 as a branch of the Israeli Aerospace Industry focused on developing smart fences for security; 15 years later Magal was floated and privatized and had its IPO on NASDAQ on 1993.

branches worldwide. It makes sense that an Israeli firm would be tasked with the job of building a security barrier. Israel has become reliant on such fences for its own protection. The country always had such a barrier on its hostile borders with Lebanon and Syria. But just a few years ago it was forced to also build one along the border with Egypt between the Sinai and Negev deserts. Th t wall was built in response to new terrorist activities in the Sinai and increasing border infi tration by drug smugglers and Sudanese refugees. Israel also constructed a security barrier along the West Bank

in response to increased terrorism like suicide bombings on buses. Th t fence led to a drastic reduction in terrorist activity. While its detractors call it a wall, that one only has concrete barriers along population centers to protect against sniper fi e and block those on the other side from seeing into Israeli cities to plot mortar attacks. Most of the barrier is a wire fence. Detractors of Trump’s plan point out that simply building a wall would not help. There would also be the added costs of hiring and deploying a whole new force just to keep watch over it. See Israel’s Magal Security , page 36

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everal members of congress are complaining that the vast global expanse of Trump’s holdings and business dealings may present confli ts of interest for Mr. Trump as President of the United States. Mr. Trump’s companies have properties in over 20 countries, including China, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Brazil, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Istanbul, Ireland, Scotland, and Canada.

“It is uncharted territory, really in the history of the republic, as we have never had a president with such an empire both in the United States and overseas,” Already there have been situations where some former government official wonder if America’s reaction to events around the world could possibly be slightly tainted by the billionaire’s fin ncial ties in foreign countries. Th y worry that American efforts to criticize corruption may be compromised for the sake of his business alliances. Th y are anxious that Mr. Trump will have authority to shape policies that will very closely affect his own

Potential Conflict of Interest Concerns Raised Over Trump Business Ties

business dealings. As per a recent article in the New York Times, the complete extent of Mr. Trump’s global fin ncial entanglements is blurred, since he has not released his tax returns and has not made the list of his lenders public. Some members of Congress, including Republican Justin Amash of Michigan are calling on Mr. Trump to disclose more information about his international operations. Trump’s spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, replied that Mr. Trump and his family are committed to addressing any issues related to his fin ncial holdings. Some former State Department officials are worried that even if Mr. Trump and his family do not pursue any benefits

from governments overseas, foreign leaders may feel obliged to side with Trump by accelerating his building permits, by pressuring state-owned banks to offer him favorable loans or by pushing more business to the President’s properties. Yet another source of uncertainty is who will be responsible for security at the Trump Towers worldwide, particularly in the Middle East, which experts fear will be attractive targets as icons of American capitalism. “It is uncharted territory, really in the history of the republic, as we have never had a president with such an empire both in the United States and overseas,” said Michael J. Green, a member of the National Security Council under Bush.

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Winter Recipes Perfect for warming up your family and the cold weather. By: Elizabeth Kurtz

inter has set in all over the country with unusually cold temperatures. For me this means extra coffee and hot cocoa but lots of comforting meals too. I’m happy to try new recipes and rediscover old favorites on rainy days. Here are a few keepers. Th y’re great and well worth keeping in your files to make over and over again, and they are make-ahead meals that keep well in the refrigerator for days. Reheat them covered in a low heat oven (about 250 degrees) for 30 minutes.

Winter Wine Braised Short Ribs

Serves 8 This recipe works for a French roast or any other thick cut roasts. Follow the same instructions but you may need to cook it a little longer to cook the roast through. Use a cooking thermometer to check doneness (145 degrees for medium rare, 165-170 for well done). Note: if you don’t like to cook with fresh

pot. Bring to boil, then lower to a simmer and reduce the port by half, about herbs, use 2 teaspoons dried thyme, 1 30 minutes. Stir in the stock, pometeaspoon sage, 1 teaspoon rosemary, granate juice, thyme, sage, rosemary, and ½ teaspoon oregano in place of the marjoram, garlic and the handful of parsley. Return to a boil, then cover and fresh herbs. place in the oven, 2 hours 30 minutes.  12 bone-in beef short ribs Transfer the beef to a platter and  Kosher salt and coarse black pepper strain the sauce. Return the sauce to the  4 to 5 tablespoons vegetable oil heat to reduce and thicken a bit. Season  2 carrots, chopped  2 ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped the sauce with salt and pepper. Serve the ribs with the sauce. Top  2 onions, chopped with pomegranate seeds.  2 to 3 tablespoons fl ur  2 tablespoons tomato paste  One 750-milliliter bottle port, Bordeaux, or Cabernet  1 quart beef stock  1 cup pomegranate juice  10 to 12 sprigs fresh thyme  8 to 10 fresh sage leaves  Four 5 to 6-inch-long stems fresh rosemary  2 to 3 stems fresh marjoram or fresh oregano  1 head garlic, halved horizontally  1 small handful fresh fl t-leaf parsley, plus 3 tablespoons chopped, for garnish Winter Hungarian Chicken  Pomegranate seeds, for garnish, Winter Hungarian optional Chicken Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Pat the meat dry and sprinkle liberServes 8 – 10 ally with salt and pepper. Heat 2 table-  1 teaspoon canola oil spoons of the oil in a large Dutch oven  4 ounces kielbasa, chopped (hot dog over medium-high heat and brown or Italian sausage can be a substitute) the meat well on all sides in 2 batches.  2 onions, sliced Transfer the short ribs to a plate.  1 red pepper, diced Drain off the fat from the pot and  2 heaping tablespoons sweet Hunadd the remaining oil. Add the carrots, garian paprika celery and onions and cook until soft  2 cloves garlic, minced ened, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the fl ur 1  1 tablespoon tomato paste minute, then add the tomato paste and  1 cup chicken broth continue stirring until fragrant. Pour in  ½ cup celery and leaves, chopped the port/wine and return the ribs to the  10 chicken breast halves, on the

bone, skin on  ¼ cup fl ur  1 cup tofutti sour cream  Kosher salt to taste In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon canola oil. Add kielbasa and cooked until slightly browned all over, about 5 – 7 minutes. Add onions and pepper to skillet and cook until the onion is soft and lightly browned, about 7 more minutes. Remove from heat and add the paprika, garlic and tomato paste. When fully incorporated add broth and celery. Add chicken to the skillet, cover and simmer slowly over medium low heat, basting occasionally with the sauce. After 30 minutes, turn chicken pieces over, cover, and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 45 minutes more. Remove chicken from the skillet. In a small bowl, whisk together the fl ur and tofutti sour cream until smooth. Then add it to the sauce and mix it in. Keep the sauce warm but not boiling and add kosher salt to taste. Return chicken to sauce. Serve with rice or noodles.

Winter Couscous with Dried Cranberries, Cashews and Orange

Serves 4 This couscous goes with any winter meal from roast chicken to the two included here, to grilled fish. The citrus adds fl vor and warmth to the dish and the dried fruit is a hint of sweetness to the comforting and filli g side dish. Can be doubled.  ¾ cup couscous  1 cup chicken broth, vegetable broth or water

Winter Couscous with Dried Cranberries, Cashews and Orange

 Kosher salt to taste  Grated zest of ½ orange  2 tablespoons orange juice  1 teaspoon maple syrup  1 tablespoon olive oil  1/3 cup dried cranberries or craisins  1/3 cup roasted cashews, coarsely chopped (or other toasted nut of your choice)  2 scallions, sliced thin Put the couscous in a medium bowl. Set aside. In a small saucepan, bring the broth to a boil over high heat. Pour it over the couscous. Tightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let stand, undisturbed until the couscous is tender and flak , about 5 minutes. Gently fluff the couscous with a fork. In a small bowl, whisk together the zest, orange juice, maple syrup and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the warm couscous. Add the cranberries, nuts, and scallions and toss again. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Finding and Keeping Your Bashert: How to Avoid the Common Mistakes By: Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

the whole is much greater than the parts.

Playing Shadchan

So tell me what are you looking for?

When my wife and I were newlyweds, we took up an informal study of marriages. At the time, my parents had a close circle of friends, 8 couples, who got together regularly. After carefully looking at each couple, we both reached the same conclusion: every one of them was mismatched! Had we been the shadchanim, we would not have put any of them together. She was too smart… He was too frum… She was too sophisticated… He was too loud…Th y just didn’t fit together.

For a person to accurately choose the person that is right for them, they would need the wisdom of Shlomo Ha’Melech.

Marriage is not a match of two like individuals

This highlights one of the common errors made in today’s dating game. When the Shaddchan says in that sing-song voice, “So tell me, what are you looking for? ,” out comes the laundry list. “I need someone who is extroverted, funny, and outgoing.” “I need a woman who is very frum, good, kind, tolerant, and funny.” “I need a bachur who is tall, a take-charge type, strong but not headstrong.” And unwittingly, many people make the fi st mistake of the dating game - they aren’t looking for their Bashert- they have already formed him in their minds, and now are out to fin the one that comes the closest to that image. It is almost like the children’s toy Mr. Potato Head. You get to design the doll, choose red lips, big ears, small eyes, short legs… Before going out most people go through a sort of personal inventory: “Let’s see. Since I am…., I need…” Unconsciously, they put together a wish list of qualities to take out into the market place. Then amazingly, they find themselves frustrated. “I just can’t find r. Right.”

Our little study brought home one point: a good marriage isn’t necessarily a match of two similar individuals. It is a union of a man and woman, vastly different in temperament, emotionality, frame of reference, and priorities, each one with different strengths and weaknesses. In a successful marriage, the The wisdom of couple completes one anoth- Shlomo Ha’Melech er, so that his deficiencies are Not only isn’t this a Torah apcompensated for by her strong proach to dating, it comes from points, her shortcomings fille a lack of understanding of the in by his positive attributes, and complexity of the human be-

final y found a shidduch for that guy. What a temper that fellow has! I didn’t know who we could possibly marry him off to, but, Boruch HASHEM, we found the perfect shidduch for him.” Th ugh no one knew who the Rosh HaYeshiva was speaking about, everyone was curious as to who the perfect shidduch was for this guy with the fie ce temper. The Rosh HaYeshiva continued, “We found him a woman with a temper bigger than his. Now when he opens his mouth, she’ll scream back even louder, and he’ll be quiet as a lamb — the perfect shidduch.” Now, everyone knows that the worst match for a guy with a temper is a girl with a temper. It is asking for World War Th ee. Only the Creator, who put them together understands their inner nature and recognizes how they will interact. Only the Creator knows that this guy talks a big An Orthodox Jewish couple under the wedding canopy (the game, but his inner being is rechuppah) ally docile, that he won’t explode ing. For a person to accurately next step: defini g what I need when confronted, but quite the choose the person that is right in a spouse. Based on who I am opposite becomes placid. Only for them, they would need the and what my nature is, which HASHEM knows that what he qualities will augment my own, needs for his growth is a strong wisdom of Shlomo Ha’Melech. Before anything, I need the and which will clash? Based woman who will put him in his self-understanding to answer: on where I will be in life, do I place. “Who am I? What really makes need someone who is emotionme tick? What are my true ally supporting, or will I only Some jobs are strengths and real weaknesses? fl urish if I have someone that better off left to HASHEM How will I react in different life I support? situations? What will I be like in When a person spends some Rosh Ha’Yeshiva twenty years?” time thinking about the comThe reality is that most peo- – we finally found plexity of the human, he’ll unple can’t answer those questions him a Shidduch derstand the difficulty of findi g even when they are eighty years I remember once, before giv- the right match for a person, old, let alone when they are fi st ing shiur, the Rosh HaYeshiva and quickly realize that some starting out in life. (Rav Henoch Lebowitz) re- jobs are better off left to HASHBut even more difficult is the marked, “Boruch HASHEM, we EM. Then it starts to crystallize,

“I really don’t know that much about this thing called marriage. I don’t really understand why some couples fl urish while others disintegrate. In truth, I haven’t been on this planet long enough to really know myself, and surely not what I need in the opposite gender to perfectly balance me.” Once a person reaches this understanding, then he is ready to use the Bashert system of going out. This system resembles the way that many people approach shidduchim. But don’t be fooled - it is vastly different.

The Bashert System

The Bashert System involves two parts. The fi st is rather similar to the way most people go out. Before the date, before there are any emotional investments, you take a “paper test.” On paper, do the two match? Are they looking for the same things in life? Are they looking to lead the same lifestyle? Once that is established, then you meet — and here is where things work very differently — the reason that you meet isn’t because you are looking for the person who is best suited for you, nor because you are searching for the person who you would most like to spend the rest of your life with. You are looking for the person who was chosen for you. Forty days before I was born, a certain individual was hand-chosen for me as the perfect mate, my life partner. Now I am going out to find her. Not to See Finding and Keeping Your, page 36

This Week in Jewish History Edited by: JV Staff

Kislev 1

In 1757, volumes of the Talmud were burned in Kamenetz-Podolsk, Russia. The instigators were followers of Jacob Frank, a Jewish merchant who claimed to be the messiah and successor of the false messiah, Shabbatai Tzvi. Frank's followers broke away from Judaism and created a new religion known as the Frankists, a quasi-Jewish, quasi-Christian religion. The local bishop held a debate between the rabbis and the Frankists; when the bishop decided that the rabbis lost the debate, he ordered them to pay a fine and to burn all copies of the Talmud in the district.

In 2008, on the 1st of Kislev, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg were among 200 people killed when terrorists attacked Mumbai, India. The Holtzbergs selflessly ran the Chabad house, a beacon of hope and kindness in a city filled with poverty and despair.

Kislev 2

Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), a prominent Torah sage in Lithuania, and later in America. Rabbi Kotler Frank's followers broke away from Judaism and studied under the famed Alter of Slabodka, and was the soncreated a new religion known as the Frankists, in-law of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. Rabbi Kotler led various a quasi-Jewish, quasiefforts to rescue Jews from the Christian religion Holocaust; he was instrumental in persuading Henry MorgenIn 2008, Rabbi Gavriel and thau, U.S. Treasury Secretary, to Rivkah Holtzberg were among risk his political career in order 200 people killed when ter- to help save Jews. In 1943, Rabrorists attacked Mumbai, In- bi Kotler founded a yeshiva in dia. The Holtzbergs selflessly Lakewood, New Jersey, which ran the Chabad house, a bea- has since grown into the largest con of hope and kindness in institution of its kind in America a city filled with poverty and with over 5,000 advanced-level despair. students.

Kislev 3

Yahrtzeit of Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), the American poet whose words are engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Kislev 4

In 346 BCE, a delegation of Babylonian Jews arrived in Jerusalem to ask the prophet Zechariah if the fast of Tisha B'Av should be discontinued (Zechariah ch. 7). Tisha B'Av is a commemoration of the destruction of the Temple, and at the time, the Second Temple had just been constructed. The answer, as recorded in the Talmud, is that

The 2nd of Kislev marks the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), a prominent Torah sage in Lithuania, and later in America. In 1943, Rabbi Kotler founded a yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, which has since grown into the largest institution of its kind in America with over 5,000 advanced-level students.

if Israel remains under foreign control, then the fast remains -even if the Temple is built. But if the Temple is built and Israel is self-governed, then the fast turns into a day of celebration. In this case, since the Second Temple was eventually destroyed (also on Tisha B'Av, 420 years later), it is commemorated till today as a Jewish national day of mourning.

Kislev 5

Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shmuel Edels (1555-1631), a renowned Talmudic commentator, who is known by the acronym Maharsha. He was born in Krakow, Poland, and his masterful commentary, encompassing Jewish

law, philosophy and ethics, is printed in all standard editions of the Talmud.

Kislev 6

In 1958, Jerusalem inaugurated a new water reservoir, thus assuring the holy city of an adequate water supply for the fi st time in its 3,000-year history. Jerusalem's shortage of water was long its weakness in time of military siege. Back in the days of King David, a tunnel had been dug from the Old City to a neighboring valley, to channel water inside the Old City Walls. In modern times, the problem was exacerbated in 1948 when the Arab blockade of Jerusalem

The 3rd of Kislev marks the yahrtzeit of Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), the American poet whose words are engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

left its residents without a water supply.

Kislev 7

In 440 BCE, 18 years prior to the destruction of the First Temple, King Yehoyakim burned a scroll containing the biblical Book of Lamentations, as recorded in the Book of Jeremiah (ch. 36). Theidea of a Jewish king taking such an un-Jewish approach was viewed by the community as a great tragedy, and this date was proclaimed as a fast day. Th prophet Jeremiah later re-wrote the scroll. (AISH.COM)

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God, Stay Where I Can See You – A Story of Emunah & Bitachon Shattered and made whole. Learning to trust God with everything. By: Lori Samlin Miller

decade ago, I began a journey toward Jewish observance together with my husband. I embraced performing mitzvahs and keeping Shabbat. I loved the holidays, and began to see through what I previously thought were random events, God’s loving hand in my life. But all that changed when my husband became ill. Suddenly, God’s management skills came into question. How could this random, awful thing happen to my husband? I much preferred the God I had come to feel was directing my life and orchestrating events that made sense and showed us His love for us. How could I feel God’s kindness now?

What does it really mean to be a practicing, believing Jew? Would I succeed in forging a relationship with Him? My mind split into two screens. Showing in Theater One: Numbness. I was overwhelmed, paralyzed with disbelief, unable to process, accept or absorb the severity of this new reality, let alone confront the necessary steps we had to undergo to determine the choices we now faced. How could my husband – a kind, caring, selfles physician and surgeon who’d

devoted his life to caring for his patients – be so sick himself? Playing on Screen Two: Business. Putting my emotions aside, there were practical decision to be made – lining up appointments, selecting doctors, comforting our loved ones while reassigning his patients to other doctors and grappling with the insurance company’s endless red tape.

really cares about us, I told myself repeatedly, as I threw myself harder into my prayers. I quietly gave God my whole package. Amongst my many fears and the confusion I expressed only to God was the puzzling fact that my husband was young and strong. He’d never smoked or drank. How could this diagnosis of throat cancer be true? Not only did the illness seem

The Miller family

Over the next few days, we gathered blessings from rabbis and opinions from specialists. Our journey through a maze of challenges, confusion, and fear was just beginning. I did a lot of praying, choking back tears most times, gushing at others, finding myself frequently at God’s doorstep to petition for His mercy and healing because I didn’t know where else to turn. I felt such despair. God

terrifying, the recommended surgery to affect the best prognosis, a total laryngectomy (the removal of the larynx and breathing is done through an opening in the neck) is so radical and extreme. How would we learn to accept and adjust to what this new reality would bring? It wasn’t fair and I at times I felt a distance between God and me. The next few days were a

blur as we chose surgeon, hospital, and course of treatment. My battle with the insurance company began to heat up. I stopped often to pray that God would be with us every step of this journey. I experienced panic and terror when I lapsed into thinking I had to make everything work out, forgetting that God was in charge and onboard to orchestrate the best doctors, hospitals, outcomes, healing and recovery possible. I doubt

the euphoria wore off, we were left to confront so many difficult adjustments in the aftermath of disease and surgical devastation. I wondered, do I really trust God? If so, why did the intense emotional pain and confusion sporadically reappear? Why did my emotions torque from one end of the spectrum to another like a kite on a windy day? I prayed incessantly as I made my case for mercy and healing, wondering if I was being

I have no shame that I doubted God’s plan, and I no longer wonder if feeling angry and questioning God meant I didn’t really trust Him.

me books and tea; and especially in my husband’s humble acceptance and appreciation of everything being done to help him. I tried to string together the minutes that were devoid of worry or fear. What does it really mean to be a practicing, believing Jew? Would I succeed in forging a relationship with Him? Until we went through this life changing experience, I never understood how important and necessary it was for me to be able to spill out the entire contents of my mind and heart and give all my anger, disappointment, unhappiness, worry and fear to God. I held nothing back. Allowing myself to be totally vulnerable and real with God saved me exploding in rage and turning away comThe Millers feeling the power of Hashem in their lives pletely and losing my faith. Th ugh I kept stumbling and I could have survived without heard, yet painfully aware I had believing that, no matter how no place else to go. I’ve always hitting my reset button, I was muddled my thinking and my been squeamish, with a deeply trusting Him to take care of us rooted fear and discomfort in even when we didn’t like what He emotions often were. What a journey. After each hospitals and medical settings, was dishing, when we thought it surgery, I was euphoric, full of yet I remained fi mly planted was unfair, horrible, uncomgratitude, awed by my husband’s by my husband’s side. Slowly, fortable and incomprehensible. courage and determination. I the shock of what happened was It was all true, but I came to felt God’s mercy and appreciated replaced by greater awareness understand that nothing I felt the skillful medical specialists of God’s presence all around us or expressed pushed God furHe worked through. God really in the form of kind nurses who ther away; paradoxically it only loves us, He really cares about exhibited great compassion and See God, Stay Where, page 38 us, I thought repeatedly. When care; in volunteers who bought

Remembering the “Miracle Rabbi” of Czenger Rabbi Asher Anshel Halevi Jungreis ‫—זצוק"ל‬The Menuchas Asher of Czenger—Yahrtzeit on Sunday, ‫ה' כסלו‬ Edited by: JV Staff

his Sunday, December 4th, marks the 142nd Yahrtzeit of the saintly miracle worker, the Menuchas Asher of Czenger. Known in his time throughout Hungary and even across Europe as a tzadik who was imbued with Divine powers, his memory continues to warm hearts in the service of Hashem today. He was particularly known for his segulos and blessings that healed the sick and aided the needy with a touch of the supernatural.

Known in his time throughout Hungary and even across Europe as a tzadik who was imbued with Divine powers, the memory of the Czenger Rav continues to warm hearts in the service of Hashem today Born in Secze, Hungary in 1806 into a family of rabbinic aristocracy, Reb Asher Anshel quickly earned a name in his own right. He studied for two years under the saintly Maharam Ash, who later described his student as “the outstanding rabbi and wonder worker.” At

the tender age of 28 Rabbi Jungreis was accepted as rabbi of the city of Czenger. During his early years in Czenger the rabbi suffered from an appalling level of poverty. Without suffici t funds to purchase fi ewood, he suffered through the worst of the freezing European winters. Nights were spent cuddling up with his sons under blankets so they could study Torah together. Somehow, though, the tzadik nevertheless managed to fin money to support numerous widows and to marry off orphans. He also sent large sums of money for the poor of Eretz Yisrael. After his death, a receipt for the unbelievable amount of 25,000 gold coins was found in his possession. In appreciation, the people of Yerushalayim sent Rabbi Jungreis a fine garment of the type worn in their city. The rabbi made a point of wearing it all the time, and it can be seen in the famous photo of the Czenger Rav. Beginning in 1842, when the Czenger Rav was 36 years old, his reputation spread throughout Hungary and beyond. People streamed to him from all over to receive the rabbi’s blessings and advice, and everyone knew that whoever followed the tzadik’s advice would be crowned with success. He offered segulos to heal the sick and blessed the

barren with child. Rabbi Jungreis had an uncanny ability to immediately reveal the cause of every health problem that was brought before him, even in cases where the top professors were completely stymied. It was obvious to all that he merited Divine Providence due to his wisdom and saintliness. Among the many tzadikim who expressed their highest regards for Rabbi Asher Anshel Jungreis was Rabbi Meir of Premyszlan. He sent the Czenger Rav an invaluable gift: a handwritten siddur prepared a G-d-fearing scribe. Rabbi Jungreis treasured this gift which remains in the possession of his descendants to this day, and he made it his practice to daven specifical y from this siddur. The Czenger Rav wasalso praised highly by the Divrei Chaim of Tsanz, who often sent his sons to visit and learn from Rabbi Jungreis, as well as the Yeitiv Lev of Sighet. On the night of the fi h of Kislev in 1873, Rabbi Asher Anshel Halevi Jungreis finish d Maariv as he usually did and sat down to deliver a shiur on the Talmud in Shabbos that describes the experience of Moshe Rabbeinu when he ascended on high. Then the Czenger Rav lay down in his bed and passed away later that night in his sleep.

visiting the final resting place of the renowned Baal Mofes. In addition to his seminal work Menuchas Asher, Rabbi Jungreis’ history is recorded in Niflaos Asher and Toldos Anshei Mofes. His legacy is carried on by his many descendants who for generations have provided guidance and leadership to Jews all over in their positions as rabbis and Torah leaders. (Over 80 of his descendants who were killed during the Holocaust, ‫ד"יה‬, were leading rabbis and teachers in Hungary.) Outstanding among these is Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis ‫א"טילש‬, the Niklesburg Rebbe. The Niklesburg Rebbe is a fi h-generation descendant of the Menuchas Asher through a direct patrilineal line. His work in spreading the warmth of Torah and Chessed through the “Niklesburg Chessed Center” and in the summertime through the Woodbourne Shul, Congregation Bnai Israel, is well known. Many descendants and followers are travelling to Hungary to daven at the kever of the tzadik on the day of the YahrtBorn in Secze, Hungary in 1806 into a family of rabbinic zeit. The e will also be a special aristocracy, Reb Asher Anshel quickly earned a name in his own Yahrtzeit Seudah in Boro Park right. He studied for two years under the saintly Maharam Ash, hosted by the Niklesburg Rebwho later described his student as “the outstanding rabbi and be ‫ א"טילש‬on sunday night at wonder worker.” At the tender age of 28 Rabbi Jungreis was Niklesburg Shul, 4912 16th Avaccepted as rabbi of the city of Czenger. enue 2nd fl or. All are welcome He led the Jewish people for tzadik in Czenger has been to share in this heartwarming over 40 years. known as a place where tefilo experience and bask in the Ever since his funeral the are accepted. Many people have glow of the miracle rabbi, the following day, the kever of the enjoyed wonderful yeshuos after Czenger Rav.

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Parshat Toldot - The Prosecutor’s Blessing By: Rabbi David Bibi

his week’s Torah portion. A simple reading of the three verses leaves more questions than answers. So we looked at Rashi at that left us with even more questions. “And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham; Abraham begot Isaac.” Do we learn anything from this verse that we didn’t know before? We spent an entire portion two weeks learning of the birth of Isaac and last week’s portion focused on findi g Isaac a wife. All of us know that Isaac is Abraham’s son, so why tell us again and repeat it? Rashi suggests that because the scorners of the generation were saying that Sarah had conceived from Abimelech, Hashem shaped the features of Isaac’s face to resemble Abraham’s, and everyone attested that Abraham was in fact the father. The question remains why wait until now to tell us this? “And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to himself for a wife.” Again we are given information we all know. We read the longest chapter in genesis last week and were introduced to Rebecca, her father and her brother. Again Rashi suggests that this repetition is to praise Rebecca. Although she was the daughter of a wicked man and the sister of a wicked man and her place was inhabited by wicked people, she did not learn from their deeds.

The prayer of a righteous man, the son of a righteous man, does not compare to the prayer of a righteous man, the son of a wicked man. And final y, And Isaac prayed to the L-rd opposite his wife because she was barren, and the Lord accepted HIS prayer, and Rebecca his wife conceived. Rashi elaborates: Isaac was standing in one corner praying, and Rebecca was standing in that corner and praying. His prayer was accepted, but not hers. And why? For the prayer of a righteous man, the son of a righteous man, does not compare to the prayer of a righteous man, the son of a wicked man. Wait a minute Rashi. I know you are quoting that Talmud, but that’s counter intuitive. And furthermore, you just heaped praise on Rebecca for being

righteous in a place of wicked people, and now you say it counts for nothing? Why should that be? We suggested a comparison between two people. One man is born into wealth. He is given the finest education. He is sent to the best schools. He is raised in the family business understanding every aspect of it from his childhood forward. His

and had to work extra hard to get to where she was at, should have been answered fi st by Hashem? We examined three possible answers. The fi st suggested that it is certainly true that the one who struggles is at a higher level, and that’s often because they take nothing for granted in their relationship with G-d.

vated this quality although he grew up in Terach’s home, Rebecca did the same surrounded by Betuel, Laban and the rest of Abraham’s former countrymen. She prayed from the side of chesed to fulfill the command to be fruitful and multiply which Hillel (representing chesed) states is have a son and daughter. Isaac prayed from the side of Gevurah and it was

explains, that it is precisely because of this blessing that Rebecca was unable to conceive. It would be unthinkable to allow the idolaters to state that through their blessing, Isaac and Rebecca were blessed with children. Furthermore, Rabbi Pinches Friedman quotes the Chatam Sofer who recalls the Talmud which states that most sons resemble the moth-

“And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham; Abraham begot Isaac.” Do we learn anything from this verse that we didn’t know before?

social circle is moneyed and connected. He takes over the family business and continues successfully in the path of his father. Another man is raised in poverty. He grows up in a tough neighborhood with an absentee father and because of his family needs has no opportunity to continue his education. Still he studies and reads each night and pushes himself and builds his own very successful business. Although both may be equally successful, there is no question that the latter stands out much more in terms of a story of self-motivation and perseverance. So we must ask, why when it comes to judging one’s righteousness would we assume differently? Wasn’t Isaac lucky to be born to Abraham and Sarah? Didn’t he grow up witnessing miracles? Didn’t he receive an unparalleled education? Wasn’t he blessed with wealth and honored by all. One would expect him to grow up following his father’s path. Rebecca represents the proverbial “rags-to-riches” story. She grows up amongst liars and cheaters. She lived in a house of idolatry. And given all of this, she is judged worthy to fulfill the role as a mother of the Jewish people. How could Rashi explain that Hashem would overlook all this and instead favor the one who came from a more privileged background? If anything it should be the opposite! Rebecca, who struggled her whole life

his prayer which was answered er’s brother. He explains that in having two sons as Shamai it was precisely for this reason (representing gevurah) states that Lavan HaArami, the conthat it is two boys which fulfil summate rasha, bestowed this the command. Now although blessing upon his sister. “Since this answers all the questions, you are our sister, we want you it simply was not satisfying. So to have myriads of offspring we delved further and the fina who resemble us—who are answer we came up with was consummate reshaim - evil people”. Thus the verse clearly incredible enlightening. We read last week that when states that it was Isaac’s prayer Eliezer and Rebecca take leave which was answered. But this leaves us with an of the family in Syria, that the family blesses Rebecca, "Our even bigger question. Many sister, may you become thou- have a custom to recite the The family blesses Rebecca, "Our sister, may sands of myriads, and may same verse uttered by Laban your seed inherit the cities of and company, Achoteynu At you become thousands of myriads, and may your their enemies." Again Rashi "Our sister, may you become seed inherit the cities of elaborates and explains their thousands of myriads, and blessing - “May it be His will may your seed inherit the cittheir enemies." that those children (which ies of their enemies" at the Hashem promised to Abra- veiling during the wedding. A second answer is offered ham) will be from you and not Why would we choose such a verse from such a person? And by that kabbalists. We know from another woman.” The Midrash fi es back and in addition to that many begin that Abraham’s quality was Chesed or unending kindness. Isaac on the other hand epitomizes the opposite quality of Gevurah or self-control, restriction and restraint. One might doubt that Isaac would be the son of Abraham as opposite as they are. Furthermore, men typically represent chesed while women gevurah (as a wife keeps her husband The Jewish Voice in his place). Given Isaac’s exis now available treme gevurah, it was necesto download sary to find an atypical wife for via the him. Rebecca, who was tested Press Reader app. at the well, and who was of the Scan this barcode same cut as her father in law from your iPhone on the extreme side of kindor Android! ness and giving, was that wife. And just as Abraham culti- Call us at (800) 998-0885 to subscribe for home delivery! Every moment is filled with a yearning to grow and an excitement. On the other hand those raised in a religious environment may be rote in their religious observance and lack what Rabbi Abittan called gusto. Isaac though, did not. Although he grew up in Abraham’s house where the consecrated was normal, it never lost its special quality to him.

the wedding ceremony with Mah tovu ohalecha Ya’akov, mishkenotecha Yisrael, “How goodly are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel”. These words were uttered by none other than our arch enemy Bilaam (coincidently a descendant or perhaps a reincarnation of Lavan) who sought to curse the Jewish people. Couldn’t we find another verse from someone a bit holier? Again we have two answers. The fi st is that when we bless Achoteynu At – our sister, we are praying that the descendants resemble us, the rabbis and people giving this blessing. And secondly, let us recall that the Talmud relates that two angels escort us home from the synagogue on Friday night. When they see the candles lit, the table set, our families looking our Shabbat best, and take in that unique Shabbat aroma, the good angel declares that they should find the same on the following week, and the bad angel is forced to respond "Amen." Why is it so important to get the bad angel to respond Amen? When Jacob battles Esav;’s angel and defeats him, he asks the angel to bless him. We are told that the angel is Satan, so why would Jacob want his blessing? We learn, “En Kategor Na’asa Sanigor,” which literally means, “A prosecutor cannot become a defender.” I would suggest that the reverse may be true as well. It seems that if the prosecutor, the evil angel, the Stan blesses us, he has cut himself off from doing the opposite. I believe we want to make sure that everyone blesses the couple, even the prosecutor, the evil inclination and the Satan. So that he too should bless and be unable to reverse that blessing. Let me know what you think!

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Medieval Jerusalem Continued from page 22

record surrounding medieval Jerusalem—a "city of foreigners"—includes both harmonious and dissonant voices from many lands: Persians, Turks, Greeks, Syrians, Armenians, Georgians, Ethiopians, Indians, and Europeans from each of the Abrahamic faith traditions passed in the narrow streets of the city—not much larger than midtown Manhattan. Visitors will be astonished, for example,

by the numerous distinct alphabets and different languages of prayer. Exemplifying this will be Christian Gospel books in Arabic, Greek, Armenian, and Syriac, a Samaritan Bible in a distinctive Hebrew script, and the biblical book of Kings in Ge'ez, the language of Ethiopia, given by that land's king to his community in Jerusalem. The Air of Holiness: The exhibition will attempt to evoke the city's sacred iconic monuments, with their layered history and

ISNA Pulls Back Continued from page 23

stream Jewish community and with various governmental positions on tackling extremism, are committed to fi hting past those differences and building a future where the Muslim community in America can fl urish in an integrated and accepted way. Th y oppose extremism, but also want to work out inter-communal differences rather than shying away from them and seek to build partnerships rather than walls, as opposed to groups like ISNA. The e people should be encouraged and supported rather than alienated or attacked and their concerns listened to and addressed.

Concluding its clarific tion, ISNA writes: “Lastly ISNA leadership reiterates that even as ISNA is represented on the MJAC, our principled commitment to domestic and international causes of concern to Muslims will remain strong.” This implies that working with Jews at all naturally leads to suspicion that one is a traitor to the Muslim cause. This is an insidious, insulting and highly damaging statement, especially in the context of setting up a new organization that aims to bring Muslims and Jews closer together. “We specifical y would like to reiterate support for the right of individuals and organizations in the US to peacefully work for

Finding and Keeping Your the perspective that HASHEM runs this world, and my job is find the one who comes closest to go out and do my hishdadlus, to my image of what I want. Not relying on HASHEM to bring to find the person that I think me what I need. HASHEM gave will best suit my needs. I am us the intuition to know certain looking for my Bashert -– and to things, one of which is who is the right one for me. do that, I take the Bashert test. Continued from page 33

The Bashert Test

The Bashert Test is to meet this person and see how I feel. Do I feel comfortable? Do I enjoy her company? Does it just sort of feel right? Not deep, mad passionate love. Not rockets on the fourth of July. Not even “Wow!!!” Just does it feel natural? Did you enjoy the date? Do you look forward to seeing her again? Does it sort of seem to click? If it does, then she passes. Th t is the sign that she is the one destined for me. The Bashert Test is based on

Too smart for the system

One of the reasons that people get stuck is because they become too “smart” for the system. A young man will say something like, “The dates are great, I really look forward but she’s not worldly enough for me”…or not intelligent enough, not outgoing enough, or “I’m just not sure that she’s the right one.” Many times it isn’t that he doesn’t have an intuitive sense about her. He does. It’s just that he doesn’t like what his intu-

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shared spaces. Th ugh Jerusalem can appear eternal, it has undergone enormous change. Seemingly immutable elements of Jerusalem's sacred topography were understood differently in this period. Medieval maps show us that Christians understood the Muslim Dome of the Rock and the Aqsa Mosque to be the Ancient Temple and the Palace of Solomon, respectively. Manuscripts and rare documents demonstrate that medieval Jewish pilgrims focused most of their attention on the city's gates and the Mount of Olives, rather than the Western Wall.

Cumhuriyet journalists. Austrian federal chancellor Christian Kern, a Social Democrat, condemned Erdoğan in a Facebook post for leading Turkey "away from the European values of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights." Kern called on the EU to stop fin ncial assistance to Turkey under an agreement to halt migrants from using the country as a platform for illegal entry to the European mainland. Erdoğan, according to the state Anadolu news agency on human rights and the right of November 6, repeated his arself-determination of Palestin- gument that the HDP is merely ians without fear of legal sanction,” ISNA adds. It is well known that the Jewish organization behind the council, the AJC, is a Zionist organization. MJAC was specifi Continued from page 31 cally established to avoid fi hting over Middle East politics The one thing that Israel does and instead focus on issues of not do is build a simple fence domestic concern. known in Hebrew as a “dumb ISNA’s couching of the terms fence.” It builds smart fences of its cooperation -- i.e., making equipped with sensors which sure the Muslim community knows ISNA still hates Israel -weakens their commitment to interfaith harmony. Indeed, it shows how desperately an organization such as Continued from page 15 MJAC is needed. Clarion Project has reached to assume” individuals that inout to ISNA for comment, but tentionally ignited fi es with had not received an answer as of the current weather conditions press time. (CLARIONPROJECT.ORG) were not innocent pyromaniacs, hinting at the possibility of nationalist attacks. ition is telling him. Sometimes At least four Palestinians it is because “What will the guys were arrested last Thursday on think? ” or “Can’t I do better? ” suspicion of intentionally setThe e “needs” are ideas he ad- ting brush fi es in the Jerusalem opted from the outside world’s Corridor. understanding of marriage. Earlier Thursday, Public SeBut all of these blockages can curity Minister Gilad Erdan be bypassed if a person focuses on the viewpoint that HASHEM created this world and runs it. HASHEM has chosen for me the perfect life’s partner, and HASHEM wants me to find that person. Continued from page 17 Th t person might not fit my very detailed, preconceived idea of support from across the world. of what it is that I think I need, or “There has been tremendous inwhat it is that I want, but that per- terest in my work, now that it is son is the one that’s best for me. gone. I have been getting comWhen a person trusts in mission requests and it looks like HASHEM and uses the tools I will be busy in the near future.” given to him, HASHEM helps While it will not be easy to him succeed in findi g the start over, Raanan recalls his fi st one predestined for him - his Bashert. Rabbi Shafier is the founder of the Shmuz.com – The Shmuz is an engaging, motivating shiur that deals with real life issues. Continued from page 10

threat to Israeli residents and interests. in 2012, Israel filed a comNetanyahu also addressed plaint with the UN, complain- the fires which raged across ing that the fire presented a the country last week. He

detect any contact coming from either side. Soldiers man warning stations with computers that keep track of activities along the fences. There are also spy cameras in place, army patrols along all of the border fences and

37 Suspected Arsonists suggested that up to half of the fi es currently ravaging Israel were arson attacks. He said that high winds and dry conditions around the country mean that a large forest fi e can be started by as little as a cigarette butt. Arabic-language social media has been awash with celebratory cartoons, images and statements since the outbreak of fi es Tuesday. One Facebook post called the fi es “Allah’s revenge” for Israel’s proposal to limit early-morning noise levels from

Israeli Artist Whose days in Israel when he knew no one. He arrived to Israel exactly 40 years ago, as a backpacker having travelled the world, with only $500 in his pocket. “Eventually, I married Meira, and had a family of four children and got to own this beautiful piece of property in the mountains outside Jerusalem,” he said.

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a political tool of the PKK. "If you [the HDP MPs] act like a terrorist instead of a lawmaker then you are treated like terrorists... I'm clear. I have no worries about these international attacks. Only the nation matters to me," he thundered. He went on to charge that "Europe recognizes the PKK as a terrorist group but acts as an accessory to them." Turkish minister for EU affairs Ömer Çelik defended the mass arrests in his country. He asserted that the Gülen movement are "more dangerous than Nazis." But other prominent EU fig

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them advantages in bidding for major projects, including the socalled ‘Buffalo Billions’ project. In the second scheme, the in- A lawyer for Kaloyeros, 60, of Continued from page 3 dictment said, Howe was paid upstate Slingerlands, who made with ‘others known and un- hundreds of thousands of dollars an $800,000 salary at SUNY and known,’ but the indictment did by two major campaign contrib- oversaw state high-tech develnot name any of his co-defen- utors to Cuomo — COR of Syra- opment projects, said he was indants as co-conspirators, and a cuse, and LP Ciminelli, a Buffal nocent and would be vindicated spokesman for the U.S. attorney construction company — and on wire fraud and conspiracy worked with Kaloyeros to give charges.” would not elaborate.

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praised the government's response to the crisis, from the ministerial level to the municipal level. Netanyahu also praised the firefighting and police forces for working "sleepless nights" to save lives and put out the fires. (INN)

accounts, tax credits for the purchase of coverage and lawsuit abuse reforms to reduce the costly practice of defensive medicine.” Price said he is enthusiastic about the nomination. “It is an honor to be nominated to serve our nation as Secretary of Health and Human Services,” Price said. “Thanks to President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence for their confidenc .” “There is much work to be done to ensure we have a health care system that works for patients, families, and doctors; that leads the world in the cure and prevention of illness; and that is based on sensible

rules to protect the well-being of the country while embracing its innovative spirit,” he said. Lawmakers have commended Trump’s selection of Price. “Tom Price has made health care his life’s work,” said Ryan. “As a doctor, he has practiced and taught medicine, and he knows exactly how Washington’s decisions affect patients.” “As a legislator, he has played a leading role in developing conservative health care solutions that put patients fi st,” Ryan said. “Whether in the operating room or on the House floor, Dr. Price has dedicated his career to saving lives and improving health care for Americans from all walks of life,” said Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas).

DESEMBER 2, 2016 ures have applied the Nazi comparison to Erdoğan's regime, rather than to his opponents. As reported by Deutsche Welle on November 7, Luxembourg foreign minister Jean Asselborn has said of the Turkish government actions, "To put it bluntly, these are methods that were used during the Nazi era." In response, Çelik repeated the Erdoğan line, saying "Th Nazis are like apprentices when compared with Gülenist terror organizations." Stephen Schwartz, a fellow at the Middle East Forum, is executive director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism in Washington, DC. Veli Sirin is European director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism. scout towers from which the borders are monitored. So if Donald Trump makes good on his promise to build a wall along the border with Mexico it will make sense to use Israeli expertise in its construction and Magal Security Systems has that expertise. (JEWISHBUSINESSNEWS.COM)

mosques’ calls. On Twitter, one person named Salma tweeted “For the fi st time, fi es makes me happy cause that’s what happens When U ban muslim call for prayer, U deserve it”, while another, Lateefa Khan, said “When the devil isnt (sic) dragged to hell, hell comes to the devil.” In addition MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List) responded to a post in which Education Minister Naftali Bennett says that “Only people who have no connection to this land could possibly burn it down.” (INN & TPS)

“It’s true that I lost a collection of important paintings worth millions of dollars, but I believe with God’s continued help that I can rebuild something greater, which I look forward to sharing with the world soon,” Raanan concluded. (TPS) To donate, one can contribute to Raanan’s fundraising efforts here: https://thechesedfund.com/ cause/fund-for-renewing-a-lifetime-of-precious-raanan-art “Tom’s leadership will ensure that the Department of Health and Human Services delivers real results for the American people, whether it’s improving the way we access health care or reforming key programs designed to assist the most vulnerable,” Brady said. (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

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The Untold Bar Mitzvah Continued from page 26

he was the third youngest in a family of 17 kids, New balked. Seventeen children in a family sounded more like a Chassidic Jewish family to him—and that’s what he told him. “Funny that you say that,” New and Marlow remember Branca replying. “My mom was born Jewish.” ‘He Wanted to Know Everything’ Branca’s mother, Katherine (Kati) Berger, had been born to a Jewish family in Hungary, immigrating to America in 1901 at the age of 16 (some of her siblings later perished in the Holocaust). His father, John, was an Italian Catholic, and Branca and his siblings were raised in the Catholic tradition. Of course, according to Jewish law, being born to a Jewish mother made Branca as Jewish as Moses, and that’s what the yeshivah boys

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told him. “We hadn’t realized that he was Jewish,” says Marlow, “but everything he knew started making more sense to us.” Branca told the boys he had never practiced Judaism and therefore did not feel himself to be a Jew. The boys responded that he was still Jewish and offered him to wrap tefillin with him for the first time. “We told him about the idea of a mitzvah, and how each and every individual mitzvah counts,” says New. “When somebody gives tzedakah [charity], that $20 might not mean much to him, but it means a lot to that needy person who receives it. A mitzvah is the same. It might not mean much to him, but it matters very much to G d.” “This week, I’ll do the tzedakah one,” Branca replied with a smile. As he had done every week, he folded up a $20 bill and slipped it into the boys’ pushk-

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“strong indications” that the test violated UN restrictions. The second ballistic missile test came as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Israel. Painted on the two missiles (which had the capability of reaching the Jewish state) were written the word in Hebrew, “Israel should be wiped out.” Biden said at the time, the U.S. would “act” if Iran broke the nuclear agreements, however, no action against Iran was taken by the U.S. In addition, to the ballistic missile tests, since signing the agreement:  In September 2015, Iran simulated a missile attack on a US aircraft carrier in an agitprop video titled “If Any War happens.”

 In October 2015, just three days after one of the ballistic tests, Iranian state TV aired unprecedented footage of an underground missile base.  In December 2015, Iran tested rockets with live fi e within 1,500 yards of American warships in the Strait of Hormuz.  In January 2016, Iran testfired an upgraded surface-to surface cruise missile in a new set of wargames code-named Velayat-94  In January 2016, an unarmed Iranian surveillance drone fl w near U.S. and French aircraft carriers in the Gulf, managing to take “precise” photos while the ship was involved in an ongoing naval drill. An Iranian submarine was also detected in close proximity to the aircraft carriers.  In January 2016, Iran cap-

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using any anti-Semitic or racist language. In relation to the former they were disciplined.” She added: “I reject categorically that Christ’s College has engaged in a cover-up on this matter.” The attack comes amid a background of increasing anti-Semitism in Britain in general and on British university campuses in particular. A watch-

dog group, the Community Security Trust registered 557 separate incidents during the fi st half of 2016, This is an 11% increase compared to the fi st half of 2016. However, the number of anti-Semitic incidents on campus during that period more than doubled, continuing a recent trend of increasing anti-Semitism on British Campuses. In June of 2016 it was reported by INN that in a startling

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The number of kosher butchers in Cuba. Although he brutally repressed private enterprise in Cuba after seizing power in 1959, Fidel Castro did make one surprising exception: he allowed Cuba’s sole kosher butcher shop, in Havana, to remain open. Today, although there is no official kosher certi-

tured 10 U.S. sailors whose boat had strayed into Iranian territorial waters. The soldiers were humiliated and held for 15 hours. Iran has since used the incident to mocked America in videos and plays. “Without understanding Iranian culture, it is impossible to understand what is going on,” says Harold Rhode, an expert on Islamic culture who worked for the Pentagon for 28 years, in an interview with The Algemeiner. “Nothing is in and of itself. The way negotiations work among Iranians is that an agreement as we understand it means nothing. It is nothing more than a step along the way to getting what they want.” “From an Iranian cultural point of view, at all times there is a balance — ‘Are you giving it or are you getting it? ’ … It’s simply domination; it’s simply power.” (CLARIONPROJECT.ORG)

form of recompense, University of York presented Zachary Confino with £1000, and an apology note from the student union, after turning a deaf ear to his complaints of anti-Semitic abuse for two years. Confin , 21, a law student and former treasurer of the student union, suffered bullying for being Jewish. Confino reports that the anti-Semitic incidents spiked from 0 to 20 in his second and third years. “The far-left say racism is a black/white issue. Th y seem to think Jews are fair game,” he added bitterly. (INN)

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ed the campaign to quietly start investigating whether there was any "outside interference" in the November 8 election results and would also take part in recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania if they are also started there. Elias said no "actionable evidence of hacking or outside attempts to alter the voting technology" has been found. But with Trump's slim victory margins in the three states, coupled

with alleged Russian hacking of computer files of a key Clinton campaign offici , the Clinton campaign decided to take another look at possible foreign interference in the outcome. The e were ongoing concerns that Russian hackers may try to influence the election, particularly after U.S. official alleged that they successfully hacked the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and tried to hack voter registration databases. Researchers

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week, but declined to address all specific questions Rubio posed about the secret negotiations over the $1.7 billion payment. While the Obama administration has maintained for months that the payment was not part of a ransom package, the Free Beacon and other publications have disclosed in recent weeks that the United States did engage in secret diplomacy with Iran on a range of issues, including the release of

American hostages and the $1.7 billion payment. These issues were addressed in three separate agreements that were only finalized once the United States agreed to provide Tehran with the $1.7 billion payment. Secret documents stored on Capitol Hill and treated in a classified manner show that each of the agreements hinged on the cash payment, the Free Beacon fi st disclosed in October. Rubio and other lawmakers have also sought answers

who investigated the cyber-attacks concluded that Russians created and disseminated fake news about the election, apparently to try to help Trump win. Stein filed a petition Friday to request the Wisconsin vote recount. A post on Stein's campaign website called the voting machines used in Wisconsin "highly vulnerable to hacking and malicious programming" and said the machines lacked any security features. The state must meet a federal deadline of December 13 to complete the recount. from Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who would have played a role in signing off on the agreements. Lynch has declined to answer questions, prompting Rubio and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.), the incoming CIA director, to accuse her of “pleading the fifth” before Congress. The White House has not responded to similar questions submitted by Rubio on Sept. 10, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has not answered a series of queries posed on Oct. 25, according to sources who accused the administration of intentionally dodging congressional oversight. (WASHINGTON FREE BEACON)

is my hope that today marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward this truly porcine figure. If leftist a future in which the wonderful Continued from page 19 politicians are so wrong about a Cuban people final y live in the my” and jailed trumpeter Artu- sado-Stalinist dictator and his freedom they so richly deserve.” The president-elect should ro Sandoval for listening to the totalitarian Communist regime, Voice of America. Saxophonist why should anybody listen to tap Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D’Rivera to put together Paquito D’Rivera defected in them on anything else? “Fidel Castro’s legacy,” said a band for the inauguration. 1981 but it was ten years before the Castro regime would allow Donald Trump in a statement, (FRONT PAGE MAG) “is one of fi ing squads, theft his family to join him. Lloyd Billingsley is the author Meanwhile, as Susan Sontag unimaginable suffering, pover- of Barack ‘em Up: A Literary Insaid, the left needs to evolve ty and the denial of fundamen- vestigation, and Bill of Writes: but at Castro’s death the left re- tal human rights. While Cuba Dispatches from the Political mains essentially uncritical of remains a totalitarian island, it Correctness Battlefi ld.

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Israelis Rally to Help Continued from page 28

Bedouins in the Negev offering temporary shelter to anyone in need. Muslim and Christian communities, as well as Druze villages, in the Galilee and northern areas of the country opened their private homes and guest houses. Individuals from across the country also turned to social media to offer hospitality to families evacuated by the fires. Airbnb took part in helping Israelis find shelter by waiving service fees and enabling hosts to list for free from November 23 through December 3, 2016. Close to 200 Israeli Airbnb users volunteered to accommodate evacuees free of charge. National organizations – including the Kibbutz Movement, the Zionist Union Party, the Society for the Protection of Na-

setting up internet access for the Jewish community of Cuba without government permisfication in Cuba, and no rabbi, sion. Mr. Gross was arrested the leader of Cuba’s tiny Jewish in 2009, the year after Fidel community runs the butcher Castro gave up the presidency shop, slaughtering his own an- to his brother Raul, but he was imals and donating the meat still thought to be influential to Havana’s three synagogues, in Cuban politics. After sufwhich provide free meals to the fering ill health in prison, Mr. community. Gross was finally released in 2014 as part of a prisoner swap. Continued from page 28 Five Three spies sent to the US by The number of years USAID Fidel Castro in 2001 were also Aviv, Sao Paulo, New York and contractor Alan Gross was held released. London. in Cuban jail for the “crime” of (AISH.COM) Mobli illustrates the stark truth

Fidel Castro and the Jews Continued from page 26

acharity box. New and Marlow were back the next week, again offering to help the right-hander put on tefillin. This time, Branca agreed. “We wrapped the tefillin with him, and then said the Shema prayer in Hebrew and English,” says New. “In the beginning, it was like he was doing us a favor, but that changed as it went along. He wanted to know everything: Why do we wrap it seven times? Why on his left arm? We pointed out that the way we wrap the tefillin spells out one of G d’s names in Hebrew. He was fascinated.” Branca’s right arm had made him famous, but his left arm had allowed him to pray as a Jew, connecting to the Jewish soul deep inside. That day, Branca pulled out two photos of himself from his baseball heyday and signed them for his young rabbi friends: “To my rabbi friend, Mendy,” he wrote on Marlow’s picture. “Shalom!! Lechaim & blessings, Ralph Branca.” (CHABAD.ORG)

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ture in Israel (SPNI) and youth movements – set up call centers and command posts to help evacuees find places to stay. Neighborhood clothing drives set into motion quickly, collecting blankets, clothes, toys and food for those who lost everything in the fi es. The Mamanet national cachibol league network of mothers put out a call for household items and warm clothing for fi e victims. ImaKadima, a non-profit organization that supports, educates and advocates for the wide spectrum of career-minded mothers in Israel, organized volunteers to go to Haifa and lead workshops for children affected by the fi es. Habanot Hashavot, a group of volunteer women, came to the rescue for a kindergarten teacher and her charges in Hai-

fa. Their building was scorched. It took the volunteers less than 24 hours to restock everything needed for the daycare facility. Schools around the country hosted children from Haifa in their classrooms on Friday and Sunday. Israel’s windsurfing champion Yoav Omer, who won the RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championships for a second straight year in Cyprus on Saturday, dedicated his win to the victims of the fi es. Air Supply, the Australian soft rock duo, postponed its concert in Haifa from Friday to tonight due to the fi es. The band said it would donate 200 tickets to the wives of Israeli fi efi hters. While official said it appears that the worst is over, cautious optimism continues in Israel today. Weather forecasters are predicting much needed rain mid-week and everyone is hoping they’re right. (ISRAEL21C)

DiCaprio, Toby Maguire, Lance Armstrong and Carlos Slim. Yet the social mobile phothat startups are risky and even to- and video-sharing platform, star power cannot guarantee suc- which counted some 20 million cess. Moshe Hogeg’s 2010 venture users, was eclipsed by Instagram garnered multimillions from the and is struggling to stay aflo t. likes of Serena Williams, Leonardo (ISRAEL 21C)

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Former Israeli Ambassador “We understand that the deal both applies beyond Morocco’s recognized sovereign territory of the Jewish state. “We understand that the EU into occupied territory, and furhas provisionally approved a ther, actually pays Morocco for contentious agreement with Mo- access to the Western Saharan rocco that extends EU-Moroccan fishe y. “On all these points, it would fishe ies treaties into the territory of Moroccan-occupied Western appear that this agreement directly contradicts what the EU Sahara. Continued from page 17

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has called obligations of international law in its dealings with Israel and as such represents an official double-standard practiced by the EU. “ In fact, the EU has been negotiating this agreement with Morocco even as it imposes on Israel unprecedented funding guidelines and rules of origin requirements that say the exact opposite.”

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Shapiro and others, and $470 million from Union Bancaire Privee, a Swiss bank that ran a Madoff fund.” Koch Industries is among the 88 cases in which investors, management and service providers have received money (INN) that was transferred from overseas. Th y have all been fi hting view with 12 News called on Picard’s tries at recovering the parents to talk to their children funds for victims of Madoff ’s about hate symbols such as the scheme. Kochs and the other investors argue that the funds edly said in her post. She later swastika. Continued from page 11 “When you joke with symposted that the girls had apolobols like the swastika, you begin The teens had recently learned gized, according to 12 News. Carlos Galindo-Elvira, di- to normalize them and make it about the Holocaust and therefore knew what the swastika rector of the Anti-Defamation very casual within our society,” symbolized, the mother report- League in Arizona, in an inter- Galindo Elvira said. (INN)

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were already transferred out of the United States prior to the fund falling apart. In 2005, Koch industries took $21.5 million out of the Madoff fund, which they had began investing in long before its collapse. According to the NYT, “The money withdrawn from the Madoff fund went to a fund registered in the British Virgin Islands and then to a Koch entity in Britain. In addition to Koch Industries, several European banks were listed in court papers as having had

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their unequivocal opposition to the racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and sharp departure from democratic norms that Trump is set to unleash.” Felder responded that some people are only liberal when it comes to doing or thinking what they want or they think is right and anybody who does not agree is evil. “They’re entitled to their opinions and so am I,” said Felder. “In fact, I want to thank the WFP for attacking me because now I’m sure I’m doing the right thing.” But Sen. Kevin Parker (Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood,

Ditmas Park, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and Park Slope), an ardent and loyal Democrat, said that Felder’s caucusing with the Republicans doesn’t make sense from a legislative angle. “I’m terribly disappointed that he’s decided to conference with the Republicans, and it’s laughable that he did so on policy concerns, especially on education where Republicans have a proven record of denying education dollars to New York City, including kids with special needs. Certainly, a large number of Democratic members, including myself, voted for education tax credits, which he supports, and is desperately needed for his community and mine,” said Parker.

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unless the Castro regime meets our demands," Trump told supporters. A bloc of mostly Republican Cuban-American lawmakers has worked to keep tight restrictions on trade and travel with Cuba for years. Some Republican lawmakers broke with party orthodoxy to back Obama's reforms, drawn by the economic benefits of restoring ties. But many have chafed against the changes, saying Cuba's gov-

ernment was still too repressive to ease restrictions. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who ran against Trump to be the Republican presidential candidate, said Castro turned Cuba into "an impoverished island prison" where dissidents were routinely jailed and killed. "The dictator has died, but the dictatorship has not," Rubio said in a statement. "The future of Cuba ultimately remains in the hands of the Cuban people, and now more than ever Congress and the new administration must

Parker said if Felder wants to be a Republican, he should change his Party registration and run as a Republican and be honest about it. “If he wants to be in the Party of Trump, go all the way and be real committed to it,” Parker added. Felder responded it makes a lot of sense for Parker to be a loyal Democrat without exception because if were to do anything otherwise his constituents, also loyal Democrats, would vote him out of offic . “I have been blessed with the most liberal constituents in the city who don’t care about party affiliations. I don’t believe party affiliation is a religion or a belief. It’s a question of issues to New Yorkers and how it affects their daily lives,” said Felder. (KINGSCOUNTYPOLITICS.COM)

stand with them against their brutal rulers and support their struggle for freedom and basic human rights." Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a senior Republican House lawmaker from Florida who fled Cuba as a child, said on CNN that Castro's death changes nothing. "We lost our native homeland to communism," Ros-Lehtinen said. "Th y just rule over Cuba with an iron fist. Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he hoped Raul Castro would "turn the page" on oppression. "Freedom and democracy are long overdue in Cuba," he said in a statement.

good government. So, I could almost see his reaction to CUNY being, ‘Ah, this was what I was aff irs, was criticized in the in- waiting for.’” Continued from page 5 Professor Sherrill added that it spector general’s report.” A professor emeritus of polit- doesn’t hurt that CUNY’s issues blames top CUNY administrators for her woes. The letter was ical science at CUNY’s Hunter could redirect attention from addressed to James B. Millik- College, Kenneth Sherrill, said SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s en, the CUNY chancellor who, that Cuomo “plays a long-term scandal, which hits Cuomo a lot along with Frederick P. Schaffer, game, and what he does, in case closer to home and is part of a CUNY’s general counsel and after case, is use scandal to cen- much larger corruption scheme senior vice chancellor for legal tralize power in the name of according to federal prosecutors.

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freedom in this country to contribute to whom they want, they have freedom of association direction than it did under Rea- and they have the ability to exContinued from page 3 gan." Union leaders are preparing press themselves on the ballot," co-chair of the labor and em- to step up their efforts not only to said Hector Figueroa ,President ployment law department at defend their organizations but to of SEIU 32BJ, who represents Proskauer Rose. "But that's not increase membership even at the building service workers. “Asunprecedented. I don’t know that expense of lowering membership suming those things are in place, you could expect the pendulum fees. "Unless he (Mr. Trump) be- we can reimagine and reinvent to swing any more in the other comes a dictator, people have ourselves."

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The NYPD would have the task of protecting the perimeter of the building and securing the streets around the building. The number of NY police offic s needed may grow to 300, which could cost roughly $1 million a day. President-elect Trump is

by no means the fi st to present special security needs. The only thing unprecedented is that the President-elect lives in Manhattan’s bustling area of Fifth Avenue, and owns the building which the Secret Service may pay to rent from. According to Ron Kessler, an expert on the US Secret

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bought us closer. My honest expressions made my faith in Him stronger as I learned there was nothing I could ever say or do that would sever our relationship as long as I kept Him close and trusted in Him. My husband’s encouraging prognosis and slow progress became palpable, exciting. Fear, worry, and doubt no longer eclipsed my gratitude and recognition of God’s hand working to heal my husband, keep our family afloat, and fuel the hospital’s competent and caring staff as we eased into our next steps. No longer was I questioning why God would allow such an evil thing to occur, but was instead clinging to Him for help to guide and direct us. I realized it had been vital for me to question God and express my anger and outrage to Him because it meant I no longer felt resentful about the challenges and pain our family endured. Th t was the process through which my anger, resentment and disappointment were removed, leaving a stronger relationship in their place, based on my ability to be honest with God about how I felt, and what I needed from Him. We entered the next phase of our journey – looking forward to our new life and the next set of challenges, and the skills to grow and maximize the opportunities that God was now showing us. I’m a Special Education teacher, a detail my husband credited God with having inserted into the equation to encourage our resilience to accept our new reality and recognize our potential. By learning to accept what we perceived as different, we slowly learned to show ourselves love, tolerance, and acceptance that emulate the way God loves us. Not being able to speak is a challenging disability. We were told that after his throat healed,

my husband could opt to learn a new way to speak, but before his discharge from the hospital, he received a mechanical device called an electrolarynx. Eager to talk rather than write, the speech pathologist asked what he wanted to say to me. I stood by his side, breathless and excited. Fascinated, I watched him study the apparatus, place it against his throat and turn to face me. With a twinkle in his eye he didn’t hesitate to say exactly what was on his mind. “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” Th t was it. I laughed so hard until the tears splashed over my eyelids and down my cheeks. I laughed so much it hurt to keep laughing, but felt too good to stop. I thought I’d forgotten how to laugh and it made me feel so alive. We were encouraged by other people we connected with online who’d had the same surgery. After our radiation treatments were complete, a wonderful speech therapist taught us esophageal speech. As a result of my husband’s incredible determination, it is somewhat mind boggling that he learned an entirely new and different way to speak and is well understood. Forced to retire as one of our region’s most beloved surgeons, he devotes himself to learning Torah. I am grateful for my husband’s kind demeanor and humility. Despite having gone through so much, he recognizes God as having orchestrated things perfectly. His simple faith is both stunning and inspiring. I started volunteering at an inner-city hospital, deriving such joy at distracting and momentarily cheering up patients stuck there. While visiting as many patients as possible each week, in my efforts to give others what we most needed when we were in their place, I feel I am acknowledging and attempting

DESEMBER 2, 2016 Madoff money offshore, including HSBC Bank of London, UBS AG and Credit Suisse of Switzerland, an international arm of Merrill Lynch and the French money manager Natixis.” Back in June, Rob Carlton, a spokesman for Koch Industries, said the following in a statement about the case: “The Koch entity involved made an investment in an entirely separate fund. Th t Koch entity no longer exists and its investment was redeemed in 2005, long before anyone knew of Madoff ’s fraud.” Carlton had no comment for the Times regarding last Monday’s ruling. Service, it has been "standard for the Secret Service to have these kinds of costs" since the Nixon administration. He says that VP Joe Biden travels several times a week to Wilmington, Delaware, which has increased costs of his protection. Mr. Kessler says that renting in the Trump Tower will likely be more cost effective than the alternative of agents sleeping in hotels. to repay my debt of gratitude at the miraculous care my husband received and the healing God granted him. It’s not that I like being back in the hospital every week; actually, I despise it. But then how else could I be there to offer others what we needed most: distraction and a moment of lightness and joy at a time when it may be the last thing you’d expect, but possibly the thing you need most. With a small flower glued to my nose, I step far outside of my comfort zone each week along with my fellow hospital clowns, performing red foam nose transplants; making children smile, encouraging anxious family and friends in the waiting rooms, distracting terrified babies with bubbles and our special light-up thumbs. I can’t believe I get to do this work. It keeps me focused not on how low and lonely a person can be when things seem dark and stormy, but how high you can soar if you let God lift you up. I have no shame that I doubted God’s plan, and I no longer wonder if feeling angry and questioning God meant I didn’t really trust Him. I know now that in reality, my personal dialogue with God removed the distance and the interruptions I experienced in our relationship. Dislodging those thoughts brought me closer to Him. Stay Where I Can See You is the beautiful, just-published children’s picture book I spent five years creating. In this delightful adventure tale, I combined fantasy and reality to share the challenges a family of tiny turtles face while trying to stay together. Children love the story and absorb the messages, while parents and teachers appreciate the important reinforcement about safety when children are told, Stay Where I Can See You. For me personally, Stay Where I Can See You is a metaphor echoing my constant plea to God: Please God, don’t leave me here alone. Please watch over us and Stay Where I Can See You (AISH.COM)

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The Rockefeller BDS Empire, the New Israel Fund, and Campus Anti-Semitism By: Yona Schiffmiller

he New Israel Fund (NIF) recently received a grant to “research and report on anti-Semitism on U.S. campuses.” On the surface, this appears to be a welcome development—a progressive group being mobilized to confront a major social malady plaguing institutions of higher education. Beneath the surface of the Sept. 27 grant, however, are vested interests seeking to use this issue to cover up their role in fomenting the atmosphere that is hostile to Jewish students. The NIF is being paid by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)—a main backer of the anti-Israel activism that contributes to, enables and devolves into anti-Semitism on college campuses. RBF provides hundreds of thousands of dollars to a number of organizations that delegitimize the Jewish state and promote the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, both on and off campus. The e RBF’s BDS-promoting grantees that are active on American universities include Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Palestine Legal and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Several of the RBF grantees promote agendas that deny Israel’s legitimacy and advocate “one-state” formulas designed to eradicate the Jewish state. Zochrot, for example, envisions a “de-Zionized Palestine,” while Adalah systematically works in

the U.S. and Europe to label Israel as a fundamentally “racist” state. Additionally, Grassroots Jerusalem, Who Profits and the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (formally the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation) are all leaders in BDS campaigns in the U.S. and internationally.

and partners with Students for Justice in Palestine in promoting divestment resolutions and organizing the notorious “Israeli Apartheid Week.” Additionally, JVP members participate in numerous anti-Israel events, creating a façade of Jewish support and approval for the delegitimization of Israel.

Jewish Voice for Peace, for instance, has chapters on campuses throughout the country and partners with Students for Justice in Palestine in promoting divestment resolutions and organizing the notorious “Israeli Apartheid Week.” Additionally, JVP members participate in numerous anti-Israel events, creating a façade of Jewish support and approval for the delegitimization of Israel.

In other words, the New Yorkbased fund has made the waging of economic, political and cultural warfare on Israel a central theme of its grant-making. As noted, many of RBF’s grantees are deeply involved in myriad anti-Israel activities, either by directly coordinating and participating in them, or by providing training and legal aid to activists. JVP, for instance, has chapters on campuses throughout the country

In parallel, the Palestine Legal NGO offers guidance to campus activists on activities such as setting up mock checkpoints and posting mock eviction notices on dorm room doors, advising students to “post to every room in the dorm to avoid false accusations that Jewish students were targeted.” In addition, officials from RBF grantees such as AFSC, U.S. Campaign and Breaking the Silence regularly speak at anti-Israel campus

DOE Report: Growing Number

is just 78 percent utilized, making it NYC’s fi h least-utilized school district. The district contains 5,595 open seats in nine open buildings with enough space for new charter schools.  District 23 (Brownsville is just 72 percent utilized, making it NYC’s fourth least-utilized school district. The district contains 2,584 open seats in six buildings with enough space for new charter schools.  District 32 (Bushwick, Northern Bedford-Stuyvesant) is just 67 percent utilized, making it NYC’s second least-utilized school district. The district contains 4,799 open seats in nine buildings with enough space for new charter schools.  District 15 contains 1,509 open seats in three buildings with enough room for new charter school co-locations.  District 21 (Coney Island, Brighton Beach) contains 2,466 open seats in four buildings with enough space for new charter school co-locations.  District 22 (Ditmas Park to Mill Basin) contains 2,539 open seats in five buildings with enough space for new charter school co-locations.

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school districts – overall, these districts are just 75 percent utilized compared to the city’s overall average of 96 percent.  • Brooklyn contains 92 school buildings with at least 300 open seats – more than any other district. Despite containing just 31 percent of the city’s public school buildings, the borough is home to 51 percent of buildings that could accommodate new charter school co-locations.  More than one in five of Brooklyn’s public school buildings could accommodate a new charter school – the borough’s 92 public school buildings with enough space for a new charter school co-location amount to 21 percent of the borough’s buildings.

Here are the District-By-District Snapshots:

 District 13 (Brooklyn Heights, Flatbush Avenue Extension) is just 85 percent utilized and contains 10 buildings with at least 300 open seats.

The e buildings contain 4,701 open seats.  District 14 (Williamsburg, Greenpoint) is just 81 percent utilized and contains 11 buildings with at least 300 open seats. The e buildings contain 4,599 open seats.  District 16 (Bedford-Stuyvesant) is just 53 percent utilized and is NYC’s least-utilized school district. The district contains 10 buildings with enough space for new charter co-locations – containing 6,850 open seats.  District 17 (Prospect Heights, East Flatbush, Crown Heights) is just 79 percent utilized and contains 14 buildings with at least 300 open seats – more than any other district. The e buildings contain 6,648 open seats.  District 18 (Flatbush, Canarsie) is just 68 percent utilized and contains 11 buildings with at least 300 open seats. The e buildings contain 6,959 open seats – meaning District 18 has more seats in buildings with space for charters than any other district.  District 19 (East New York)

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the U.S. State Department defi nition of anti-Semitism, which recognizes demonization of, application of double standards to and delegitimization of Israel as anti-Semitic. JVP and Palestine Legal falsely allege that this standard is “construed to silence any criticism of Israeli policies” and to “censor speech.” Similarly, JVP strongly opposed and campaigned against the March 2016 University of California Board of Regents statement that affirmed, “Anti-Semitism, anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism and other forms of discrimination have no place at the University of California.” RBF’s choice of NIF to conduct this study should be considered in this light. As opposed to the researchers and experts at Brandeis, the various Jewish organizations that focus on Jewish life on campus, and groups that closely monitor anti-Semitism in the U.S., NIF has no significant history of studying and commenting on anti-Semitism or campus activity. Given RBF’s extensive funding of BDS and delegitimization These RBF’s BDS-promoting grantees that are active on of Israel, it is reasonable to ask American universities include Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), if the fund is using its fin ncial Palestine Legal and the American Friends Service Committee power to whitewash its grant(AFSC). ees’ involvement in fanning the other installment in a series of for anti-Israel campus groups fl mes of anti-Jewish hatred. What is less clear is why NIF studies on the issue. In this latest and related organizations. But the routine denials on the would lend its name to such a installment, university researchers found that on many cam- part of its grantees that anti-Isra- charade. puses in the country, “it appears el activity can lead to or amount (JNS.ORG) that the high rates of anti-Se- to anti-Semitism provide a clue mitic harassment and hostility as to RBF’s motivations and to Yona Schiffmiller is the diare largely driven by hostility its desired conclusions for the rector of the North America study. Both JVP and Palestine Desk at NGO Monitor, a Jerusatoward Israel.” Considering RBF’s culpa- Legal have attacked and rejected lem-based research institute. events. As several in-depth reports and publications have shown, the marked increase in virulently anti-Israel activity on campuses throughout the U.S. has coincided with higher rates of anti-Semitism at these same institutions. In October 2016, Brandeis University released an-

bility in funding and enabling organizations that create this intimidating environment for Jewish students, it is curious that RBF would commission a publication that studies the rise of anti-Semitism at American colleges. Any serious publication would, ultimately, implicate RBF itself and cite its funding

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Trump Names Charter School Advocate Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education By: Ken Bredemeier

n Wednesday, November 23rd, Donald Trump selected yet another member of his future cabinet as he seeks to cobble together a full team in the next few weeks. Trump tapped Betsy DeVos, a former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, for the post of Secretary of Education The president-elect declared that under Devos's leadership, "we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families." Some education reformers in the U.S. champion the use of charter schools, which they view as favorable to mass public education to give impoverished children a chance to attend better schools with more personalized instruction. But the president of the country's biggest public teachers' union,

Lily Eskelsen Garcia of the National Education Association, immediately attacked Trump's appointment of DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist. Eskelsen Garcia said DeVos's efforts "over the years have done more to undermine public education than support students. She has lobbied for failed schemes, like vouchers — which take away funding and local control from our public schools — to fund private schools at taxpayers’ expense." DeVos described herself as an entrepreneur, and activist and a "total outsider to elective offi and government." She said she is not a supporter of Common Core, but does support high standards, accountability and local control. DeVos currently serves as chairman of the American Federation for Children, a non-profit organization with the mission of improving the U.S.'s K-12 education "by advancing systemic and sustainable public policy that empowers parents, particu-

statement, DeVos said she was ica has the opportunity to fulfil honored to help Trump “make his or her highest potential.” Trump’s decision to have DeAmerican education great again” — a play on Trump’s Vos run the U.S. Department of Education comes four days after she met with the president-elect and Vice President-elect Mike Pence at Trump’s golf club in Bedminister, New Jersey. At that meeting, Trump, Pence and DeVos discussed Common Core and “setting higher national standards and promoting the growth of school choice across the nation,” according to a statement released Saturday from Trump’s transition team. In a statement sent to the media via e-mail, the Agudath Israel organization which represents thousands of Orthodox Trump tapped Betsy DeVos, a former chairwoman of the Jewish school children, said they Michigan Republican Party, for the post of Secretary of have “worked closely with Mrs. Education DeVos for many years, together with other organizations and On Tuesday, former Wash- campaign slogan. “The status quo in education legislators from both sides of ington, D.C., school chancellor Michelle Rhee took herself out is not acceptable,” DeVos said. the aisle, to give parents educaof the running for education “Together, we can work to make tional options for their children. secretary, clearing the path transformational change that Th nks to that effort, hundreds for DeVos’ appointment. In a ensures every student in Amer- of thousands of children across larly those in low-income families, to choose the education they determine is best for their children."

the United States are receiving a quality education they couldn't otherwise afford, including many students who choose to attend Jewish day schools.” Shlomo Werdiger, chairman of Agudath Israel's board of trustees, expressed his enthusiastic support for Mrs. DeVos's nomination. "I have had some excellent discussions with Betsy DeVos," Mr. Werdiger said. "She is intelligent, compassionate and effective. President-elect Trump has chosen wisely." "I have witnessed, firsthand, Betsy DeVos's passionate support for school choice," said Agudath Israel of America's national director of state relations, Rabbi A. D. Motzen, "and I am confide t that a Department of Education under her leadership will correctly focus on students." The statement concluded by saying that the Agudath Israel “looks forward to continue working with Mrs. DeVos as she leads the effort to implement President-elect Trump's education platform.”

Jewish Students Attacked at Cambridge University; Cover Up Alleged By: Shlomo Vile

ccording to a report in The Telegraph News, three Jewish students at Christ’s College in Cambridge, Britain were subjected to vile anti-Semitic abuse and physically attacked by members of the Cambridge University drinking society. One of the victims has accused the university authorities of failing to investigate the incident properly and punish the perpetrators. Two members

“We, and other bystanders, heard a number of vicious antiSemitic slurs including 'f----- Jew, you don’t belong here’, 'dirty Jew’ and to myself, 'f--- off, darkie’.

of Christ’s College were disciplined for their role in the attack but were cleared of charges of anti-Semitism. According to the report, the students were attacked by a mob after they entered the graduate union building at the end of last month. The bar area had been rented for a party by the sporting societies of Christ’s College. One of the victims, Shlomo Roiter-Jesner, 25, told The Telegraph: “It was a closed party so we walked out but as we did so these individuals started getting more physical and more vocal and they noticed our kippot. All of a sudden they were shouting: 'Jew, get f------ out of here’. We tried to leave but they were yelling at us.” Another of the victims wrote an email to the head of Christ’s College, Professor Jane Stapleton, stating “We, and other by-

According to a report in The Telegraph News, three Jewish students at Christ’s College in Cambridge, Britain were subjected to vile anti-Semitic abuse and physically attacked by members of the Cambridge University drinking society.

standers, heard a number of vicious anti-Semitic slurs including 'f------ Jew, you don’t belong here’, 'dirty Jew’ and to myself, 'f--- off, darkie’. "They then proceeded to try

and choke my friend with his scarf, leaving him gasping for oxygen, and to push me and the third friend around, despite our attempts to de-escalate the situation. Th y eventually went

back in after threatening to 'smash our faces in’.” The university obtained security camera footage of the incident but no audio recording. Two and a half weeks later,

Mr. Roiter-Jesner received a perfunctory reply from Stapleton, stating “The internal disciplinary process of the tutors is now concluded and two students have been disciplined. Th nk you for bringing this matter to my attention.” The students were shocked by the response and the lack of appropriate recognition and disciplinary action. “The college has not confronted the issue at all,” said Mr Roiter-Jesner, “They have brushed it under the carpet.” Prof Stapleton told the Th Telegraph: “The internal investigation did succeed in identifying two Christ’s College students who admitted using foul language and participating in a scuffl but they denied initiating the physical hostility and denied See Jewish Students Attacked , page 37

New App Pairs Students and Tutors for High Quality Results Edited by: JV Staff

t’s a few nights before a test, and your child can’t seem to master long division. What’s a parent to do? Traditionally, families have found tutors by word-of-mouth, community bulletins or brick-and-mortar tutoring companies. But these options are often pricey and take a long time to match students with the right tutor. One New York company has entered the tutoring industry with a new mission: to instantly pair students with tutors through an app, while offering competitive pricing, starting at $20 per hour. Gooroo, which launched in the spring and already has more than 2,000 users, wants to change the way in which people learn from one another. In the past few years, the “gig economy” has brought us everything from Uber to Fresh-

Direct to TaskRabbit, allowing contractors to provide services on demand. Gooroo CEO Scott Lee saw an opportunity in the education space. “I attended Columbia and knew there was this huge community of intelligent young people who would be great at instructing other students,” Lee said. “I also knew that they’d love to make extra cash in their spare time.” And so Lee, a graduate of Columbia himself, left his job at J.P. Morgan and assembled a team to create his app, which focused on design and simplicity of user experience. The Gooroo app is easy to use. Users download it on their iPhone or Android, create a profile and store a payment method. Th y can then search by subject, tutor availabili- Gooroo, which launched in the spring and already has more ty, tutor rating and location. than 2,000 users, wants to change the way in which people Sessions are booked through learn from one another. the app, a meeting spot is de-

termined and the student and tutor meet in person. After the session finishes, the tutor is paid through the app and the student provides a rating, similar to completing a ride with Uber or Lyft Gooroo currently offers a range of academic subjects including foreign languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and Arabic); computer science (C++, R, Matlab, Python, SQL, Java, HTML, and databases); test prep (SAT,ACT); and core subjects like English, math, science and history, among others. In addition, Gooroo has added a Judaic Studies section, which it plans to expand in the coming months. Tutors, the majority of whom attend Columbia and NYU, also benefit from Gooroo. After undergoing a background check and in-person meeting with the top management, the tutors can

make a signific nt stream of income. The app reduces for them the burden of posting flyers or searching for students who may need help, therefore streamlining the once time consuming process. “It’s a win-win situation,” said Lee. “We have parents calling us to thank us all the time, and we see tutors booking more and more sessions.” Though it has many benefits, Gooroo is not for everyone. “We’ve had to turn away students who need resources that we cannot provide,” Lee said. “But we are willing to point them in the right direction. We are always trying to improve our offerings so that we can address a range of needs.” As for the future? Lee hopes to expand beyond New York into markets like Boston and Philadelphia, and eventually plans to add “skills” like music or yoga to the app.

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Israel’s Most Amazing Restaurants with a View Enjoy top-notch cuisine while taking in the spectacular seascape and landscape of Israel at these fabulous restaurants across the country. By: Israel 21c Staff

srael’s culinary culture is booming. People around the world are eager to discover the fl vorful fusion that defines Israeli cuisine, whether on a food tour in Israel, in award-winning Israeli-style restaurants abroad and even on the silver screen. Ambience is an important part of any dining experience. In that spirit, ISRAEL21c has devised a wide menu of Israeli restaurants offering mouthwatering views.

preme Court and historic neighborhoods such as Nachlaot, Machane Yehuda, and Sha’arei Chesed. The kosher café offers vegetarian and vegan items and plentiful desserts and coffees. Restaurants with a panorama over the Old City include Rooftop meat and fish restaurant atop the Mamilla Hotel; Garden Terrace, a tapas bar at the Waldorf Astoria; and Rooftop Cheese & Wine at the Notre Dining at Al Hamayim in Herzliya. Photo via Facebook Dame guesthouse. Rama’s Kitchen in Nataf, founded by Rama Ben Zvi more than two decades ago, seats

2C on the 49th floor of Azrieli Towers. Photo: courtesy

The Garden Terrace at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of Delicious Israel

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The Quarter Café, a kosher dairy restaurant established high above the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in 1975, boasts a self-service buffet and a breathtaking view of iconic sites including the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock. Café Landwer in Cinema City features large picture windows and a patio overlooking the Su-

patrons on a wooden deck in a plant nursery overlooking both the Jerusalem hills and the coastal lowlands. The food — a confluence of contemporary Western and traditional Arab and Mediterranean cuisine — uses locally sourced organic produce. Derech Hagefen (Grapevine Path) in Moshav Beit Zayit on the edge of the Jerusalem Forest,

View from the Quarter Café. Photo by Sharona Liman/Sites and Hikes

Pinny’s Yard) is located on Jaff ’s scenic boardwalk. The Herbert Samuel restaurant at the Ritz Carlton Herzliya – a kosher twin of the restaurant of the same name in Tel Aviv helmed by celeb chef Yonatan Roshfeld — is situated in the harbor and features a kitchen open to the sea. Al Hamayim (On the Water) chef restaurant affords diners a dazzling view, says Shawn Rodgers, arts and entertainment editor at the Jerusalem Post. “Located right next to Herzliya beach, with the surf a few yards away, Al Hamayim not only offers delicious food, but it also has a wonderful boardwalk atmosphere.” Nika Beach in Herzliya Pituah is built with full windows facing the sea for which its classic Mediterranean cuisine is named.

is surrounded by gardens and Kitchen Market at the Tel has a greenhouse-like seating Aviv Port is above the farmers area in which to enjoy the ko- market, so if you tire of the sea sher Italian and French cuisine. view you can watch the hustle and bustle below while dinTEL AVIV AREA ing on high-end seafood and 2C, a kosher gourmet Med- meats. Goldman’s Court Mediteriterranean bar/restaurant atop the round building of the icon- ranean seafood bar (formerly ic Azrieli Towers, is the highest place to graze while gazing on the Tel Aviv skyline. Manta Ray fish and seafood restaurant on Alma Beach on the Tel Aviv Promenade offers IS HOSTING a mesmerizing close-up view of the Mediterranean.

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Famed chef Shaul Ben Aderet opened a branch of his flag ship Tel Aviv bistro, Kimmel, on Mount Gilboa, affording a fine view of the Beit She’an, Jordan and Jezreel valleys. Kimmel BaGilboa uses local produce, meats and fish to create Provence-style dishes. Dag al Hadan (Fish on the Dan) in Kiryat Shemona sits in a fig and willow forest with patios “floating” on the Dan and Hatzbani tributaries of the Jordan River. Waterfalls, swans, ducks and peacocks are part of the backdrop as you dine on fish from on-site ponds. Daliah’s dairy and organic restaurant at Goats with the Wind farm near Moshav Yodfat seats diners under carob trees on Turkish carpets and cushions overlooking the Netofa Valley.

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Battling the Scourge of Cancer; One Drug Cocktail at a Time: An Interview with Medical Pioneer, Dr. Howard Bruckner – Part II Meet Dr. Howard Bruckner, a pioneer in the field is designing safe chemotherapy regimens to treat a variety of once untreatable cancers. By: Fern Sidman

couraged by rabbinic leaders. His often reviewed and reported success rate with new regimens (Continued from last week) has been described by many as is lab work found "exceptionally impressive." multiple simultaneous moderate and low dose safe partners "We have to approach for combination drug therapy the matter of creating which has since had unprecesuccessful drug dented success against resistant combinations as a jigsaw cancers. It has been applied puzzle of sorts. If one to empower added drugs and can't put the pieces in personalized drug regimens the right place and in the described on his website (www. right order one will surely bruckneroncology.com) and fail.” scientific c mmunications. Recently, leaders in cancer Noting that the lion's share of drug development have afforded multi-drug methodology new his patients are referred to him praise. Th y recognize a possi- by various foundations, indusble HIV analogy, where multi- try experts and patient advocate drug methodology provided organizations, Dr. Bruckner both critical safety and effic y says, "My patients are defin tely breakthroughs. Dr. Bruckner ahead of the curve as it pertains said that when this approach is to advances in science and medapplied to cancer it provides not icine. Many have undertaken only safer additional drug treat- extensive research before they ments but drug interactions as even arrive at my offi . Th y well. It also empowers anti-vas- are exceptionally sophisticated; cular tumor starving drugs and some have their own research promotes immune stimulation. teams and come in with print"This is the kind of layered ap- outs, advocates and referral proach which does not exist in specialists." In May of 2016, a physiHIV treatments, many more favorable antitumor mechanisms cian patient said: "Bruckner may come into play against can- Oncology saved my life. I was diagnosed with an inoperable cer" he added.

met countless people in his infusion room who state that they too were given up on, that they too were basically sent home to die. Dr. Bruckner brought them from Stage 4 “no hope” to remission or getting there. I happen to have an extremely rare cell type – mucinous adenocarcinoma which is more like a gastrointestinal cancer than an ovarian. Dr. Bruckner suspected this, got it confi med via a biopsy, had my tissue samples profiled, and has tailored my chemo to my cell type. I have never received so much close attention and concern from a doctor in all of my many years." The different approach was critical, others treated it as ovarian cancer, it only responded when it was treated as an intestinal cancer. She added: "Dr. Bruckner’s low-dose, multi-chemo approach works immediately for many, many people no matter how sick they are when they arrive. It makes sense – to attack the cancer from multiple angles simultaneously so that it does not have a chance to develop a resistance as it so often does when you hit it with just one or two agents."And perhaps most importantly, he really sees each person as an individual with a unique health history, disease profile, and immune system. He is as humble as he is brilliant."

Dr. Bruckner commented that his strategy is to damage the tumor in the body and turn it into a vaccine, with the objective being to kick start immunotherapy and simultaneously both improve and protect the patient's immune system.

control the cancer I was affl ted with and achieve remission. For every second that I have on this earth with my family, I will always be eternally indebted to the tireless efforts of Dr. Bruckner." Dr. Bruckner recalls his surprise the fi st time a surgical chief at one of the New York hospitals told him, "You have turned these cancers into chronic diseases." He went back to his files and realized the survivals had become even better than he had appreciated. He added that "survival statistics have continued to steadily improve."

“I beseech Hashem to give me the understanding and knowledge to be a shaliach for good and to assist in the healing process. I am exceptionally grateful to the One Above for what we have accomplished thus far." – Dr. Howard Bruckner Dr. Howard Bruckner, a leading oncologist at this office in the Bronx

ously both improve and protect the patient's immune system. R of Brooklyn, New York spoke of his wife's devastating illness; recalling Dr. Bruckner's dedication in helping her. "When my wife needed extremely expensive drugs that her insurance did not cover, Dr. Bruckner stepped in and ensured that she had them despite the fact that we could not afford them. This is a doctor who is genuinely committed to saving lives irrespective of a patient's insurance." Another young patient named M said, “Since the summer of 2007, I have been in and out of hospitals and living with the diagnoses, surgeries, treatments, and ups and downs that accompany so many cancer patients. Having been exposed to some of the leading physicians in their fields, I met a liver transplant surgeon who referred me to Dr. Bruckner. Following my surgery in the fall of 2007, Dr. Bruckner had me started right away on chemotherapy, more as a preventative strategy and by the spring of 2008, things looked really good and I was back at work. It was a little less

than a year later, during regular monitoring, that tests showed metastases from the cholangiocarcinoma manifesting in my lungs. Dr. Bruckner found a cocktail of chemotherapeutic agents to attack the cancer and I have been working with him and the Bruckner Oncology group ever since. “At a national meeting Dr. Bruckner described the treatment as achieving three times the expected survival rate for 90 such patients

“For every second that I have on this earth with my family, I will always be eternally indebted to the tireless effo ts of Dr. Bruckner."

Dr, Bruckner is also using immuno therapy to fi ht the "A positive mental attitude disease – sometimes simultaneis undeniably beneficial for any ously with the chemo, more ofpatient battling with cancer," ten after the chemo has already said A S. "I was told by many had a positive effect creating an Dr, Bruckner is also using immuno therapy to fight the disease qualified oncologists that they ideal environment for immu– sometimes simultaneously with the chemo, more often after think of the latter stage forms notherapy. Dr. Bruckner comthe chemo has already had a positive effect creating an ideal of cancer as the inevitably too mented that his strategy is to environment for immunotherapy often resistant to treatment and damage the tumor in the body fatal. Not so with Dr. Bruckner. Voicing his mantra that per- pancreatic tumor. Dr. Bruck- and turn it into a vaccine, with He not only gives us hope but sonalized medicine stands as ner's breakthrough method of the objective being to kick start has successfully managed to a solid preferred objective for mixing low dose chemo agents immunotherapy and simultanetreatment of these dreaded ill- has resulted in a effortless nesses, he offered a most cogent course of treatment without analogy."We have to approach side effects. My tumor is now the matter of creating successful half the size that it was and all drug combinations as a jigsaw the lymph nodes involved have puzzle of sorts. If one can't put disappeared. Dr. Bruckner's rethe pieces in the right place and sults are staggering and I am so in the right order one will surely grateful to be under the clinic's fail. Our lab work facilitates the care. The major cancer journals process. Physicians must act as have been extremely reticent to integrators; continuously test- publish his results as they seem ing and exploring new options. too good to be true. If you have a The e are critical step wise de- major cancer problem go to him velopment systems for solving fi st. It could save your life too!" Subsequently, his tumor shrank puzzles." Well before Dr. Bruckner's again by half and curative surfi st clinical research findi gs gery is planned. In December of 2014, a pa- Dr. Bruckner says, "My patients are definitely ahead of the curve as it pertains to advances in received endorsements from the Food & Drug Administra- tient 52, told of her experience science and medicine. Many have undertaken extensive research before they even arrive at my tion, patients who have been with Dr. Bruckner. "I have been office. They are exceptionally sophisticated; some have their own research teams and come in told that their case is hopeless in treatment with Dr. Bruckner with printouts, advocates and referral specialists." have sought his care; often en- for several months now and have

CONCLUSION

While diagnoses of cancer have tragically become more prevalent in the last several decades, patients who have resigned themselves to the belief that there are no viable treatments that are available to them have gained new hope and a renewed sense of optimism because of Dr. Bruckner's philosophy, teaching and potentially groundbreaking discoveries. With a clear sense of determination etched on his face, Dr. Bruckner exclaimed, "When I wake up each and every morning and work with my patients, my objective and mission is to prolong every life I possibly can. I am cognizant of the fact that as flesh and blood my capabilities are fin te. As such, I beseech Hashem to give me the understanding and knowledge to be a shaliach for good and to assist in the healing process. I am exceptionally grateful to the One Above for what we have accomplished thus far." He added that, "I am very realistic but because I have so often helped patients after others have given up. I learned the lesson that one try to preserve safety and make a serious treatment effort. We offer patients a superb quality of life, symptom relief and extended survival rates. I try and look at the big picture and to me that means that every day is positive. We try and impart that positivity to each patient. In a science based way that effort can also teach us lessons to help many more. For many more patients conventional assumptions appreciate there is constant progress; the best is yet to come." To schedule a consultation or appointment with Dr. Bruckner, his office can be reached at 718732-4050. And to learn more about Dr. Bruckner's practice, please visit his web site at: www. bruckneroncology.com

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VR and Treadmill Training May Prevent Falls in the Elderly Parkinson’s patients benefited most from the intervention, which could be implemented in gyms, rehabilitation centers and nursing homes. By: Israel 21c Staff

While the incidence of falls was similar in the two groups prior to the intervention, six combination of virtual months after training the rate of reality and treadmill falls dropped by almost 50 pertraining may prove efcent among those who trained fective in preventing with VR. In contrast, there was dangerous falls associated with no signific nt reduction in fall aging, Parkinson’s disease, mild rates among subjects who did cognitive impairment or denot train with the VR. mentia, according to an Israeli “Interestingly, when we asked study published in The Lancet. people if they enjoyed the treatThe intervention described in ment program, participants the study combines the physical in the virtual reality group reand cognitive aspects of walkported higher scores on user ing, and could be implemented satisfaction questionnaires and in gyms, rehabilitation centers a greater desire to continue to and nursing homes to improve exercise with the ‘game,'” said walking skills and prevent the Hausdorff. falls of older adults and those “This suggests that the virtual with movement disorders. reality not only led to fewer falls, it was also more likely to be used in the long-term. Exercise needs to be fun and effective if it is going to be used continually. Parkinson’s patients improved most Hausdorff said the biggest improvement was seen in participants with Parkinson’s disease. “It was very exciting to see such improvement in the presence of a neurodegenerative disease,” he said. “Still, we need to conduct further research to verify the results and better understand why the fall rates were A combination of virtual reality and treadmill training may prove so responsive in the people with Parkinson’s disease.” effective in preventing dangerous falls associated with aging, Mirelman noted that treadParkinson’s disease, mild cognitive impairment or dementia, mills are widely available, and according to an Israeli study published in The Lancet. the additional cost of treadmill “Falls often start a vicious cy- reported at least two falls in the training plus virtual reality is cle with many negative health six months prior to the start of about $4,500. consequences,” said co-lead the study. Nearly half of all parauthor Prof. Anat Mirelman ticipants had Parkinson’s disease, of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler and 43 of them had mild cogni“We found that virtual School of Medicine and Tel Aviv tive impairment. reality plus treadmill Participants were assigned to training helped to reduce Sourasky Medical Center’s Center for the Study of Movement, treadmill training with virtual fall frequency and reality (146) or treadmill training Cognition and Mobility. fall risk for at least six “The ability of older people alone (136). The virtual reality months after training — to negotiate obstacles can be component consisted of a camsignifi antly more than impaired because of age-related era that captured the movement treadmill training alone.” decline in cognitive abilities like of participants’ feet and projectmotor planning, divided atten- ed it onto a screen in front of the “The low cost could permit tion, executive control and judg- treadmill, so that participants could “see” their feet walking on this approach to be widely used ment,” she said. in various settings,” she said. “Current interventions typ- the screen in real time. The game-like simulation was “Future studies need to examine ically focus almost exclusively on improving muscle strength, designed to reduce the risk of whether treadmill training plus balance and gait. Our approach falls in older adults by including virtual reality could be used as helps improve both physical mo- real-life challenges such as avoid- part of a prevention package to bility and cognitive aspects that ing and stepping over obstacles treat fall risk before falls become are important for safe walking,” like puddles or hurdles, and navi- common and before injuries gating pathways. It also provided occur.” she continued. The research was funded by “We found that virtual reality motivation by providing feedplus treadmill training helped to back on performance and scores the European Commission. reduce fall frequency and fall risk on the game. (ISRAEL 21C)

for at least six months after training — signific ntly more than treadmill training alone. Thi suggests that our use of virtual reality successfully targeted the cognitive aspects of safe ambulation to reduce the risk of falls.” Game-like simulation Mirelman and Prof. Jeffrey Hausdorff and their Israeli research team, in collaboration with partners across Europe, collected data from 282 participants at five clinical sites in Belgium, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK between 2013 and 2015. The participants, all aged 60 to 90, were able to walk at least five minutes unassisted, were on stable medications and had

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Notice of formation of PAM EQUITIES LLC ﬁled with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2016. Oﬃce loc.: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is c/o Eytan Benyamin, 318 W. 118th St., New York, NY 10026. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Qualification of NYSANDY15 LINCOLN PLACE LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/25/16. Princ. office of LLC: Related Companies, 60 Columbus Circle, Fl. 20, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Jeffrey W. Bullock, Townsend Bldg., Federal and Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Qualification of 1019 Madison Street LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/5/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 161 E. 63rd St., NY, NY 10065. DE address of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Qualification of CYH 371 LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/31/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 25 W. 36th St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Rd., Ste. C, Dover, DE 19908. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [11/1112/16]

AIP PARTNERS LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the SSNY on 10/12/16. Oﬃce: New York 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 Harry Plant, 228 Seale Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [11/11-12/16]

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SHERIFF’S SALE BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT – NASSAU COUNTY, in favor of JESS COHEN, judgment creditors, and against ELI KALFA AND HM DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., judgment debtor, to me directed and delivered, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, by DENNIS ALESTRA DCA# 0840217, auctioneer, as the law directs, FOR CASH ONLY, on the 14th day of DECEMBER 2016 AT 12:00 in the afternoon, at: The New York City Sheriff’s Office at 3030 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 240, in the County of BRONX, all the right, title and interest which ELI KALFA the judgment debtor, had on the 22nd day of JULY 2016, or at anytime thereafter, of, in and to the following properties: SCHEDULE “A” ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF BRONX, CITY OF NEW YORK, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED ON A CERTAIN MAP ENTITLED, “MAP OF PROPERTY OF CASTLE HILL ESTATE, INC. LOCATED AT CASTLE HILL NECK, BRONX, NEW YORK CITY,” DATED MARCH 3, 1926; MADE BY EARL B. LOVELL, C.E.& C.S”, AND FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF THE COUNTY OF BRONX, MAY 17th, 1926 AS MAP NO. 990, AS RIGHT OF THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART IN AND TO SAID PREMISES, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF CINCINNATUS AVENUE DISTANT 275.00 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERLY SIDE OF CASTLE HILL AVENUE AND THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF CINCINNATUS AVENUE THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES: RUNNING THENCE NORTH, AND PART OF THE DISTANCE OF A PARTY WALL, 100.00 FEET; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH CINCINNATUS AVENUE, 25.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH, AND PARALLEL WITH THE CASTLE HILL AVENUE, 100.00 FEET; AND THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF CINCINNATUS AVENUE, 25 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2229 CINCINNATUS AVENUE, BRONX, NY BLOCK #3575, LOT #20 JOSEPH FUCITO Sheriff of the City of New York DEPUTY TORRES BRONX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 3030 3RD AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10455 (718) 993-3880 CASE# 16032706

Notice of Formation of EXISTENT FILMS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 1148 Fifth Ave., #12C, NY, NY 10128. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: Kate Ballen at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Qualification of PERSONAL WATER CRAFT PRODUCT. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/16. “LLC” will be added to name per Sec. 204 of the NYS LLC LAW. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in France on 02/29/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Seth Gerszberg, 229 Chestnut St., Englewood, NJ 07631. France addr. of LLC: 39 Ave. Saint-Roch, 13740 Le Rove, France. Cert. of Form. filed with Registrar of the Commercial Court of AIX-EN-PROVENCE, 5-7, ave. de Paris, 94300, Vincennes. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Formation of LIONHEART CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 299 Park Ave., 42nd Fl., NY, NY 10171. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: General Counsel, 299 Park Ave., 42nd Fl., NY,NY 10171. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Qualification of PANDION ACQUISITIONS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/21/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/27/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 353 Central Park West, NY, NY 10025. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Qualification of Focal Point Data Risk, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/6/16. 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 South State Street, Suite 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. [11/11-12/16]

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Notice of Formation of 19 PATCHEN OWNER LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Hudson Companies, Inc., 826 Broadway, 11th Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activity. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Formations of NETSAFE FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/2016. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: NETSAFE FAMILY, 519 East 86 Street, Apt 6D, New York, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act. [10/7-11/11]

Notice of Formations of NSRG BROTHERS REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/2016. Oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Ralph Daniel, 1322 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229. Purpose: any lawful act. [11/11-12/16]

Notice of Formations of McAuliffe Curran Insights LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/22/2016. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: McAuliffe Curran Insights LLC, 444 East 87th Street, Suite 6G, New York, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act. [10/7-11/11]

Notice of Qualification of MTK UNIT 402, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/08/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/03/16. Princ. office of LLC: Attn: Kevin Dieterich, 767 Fifth Ave., 40th Fl., NY, NY 10153. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/18-12/24]

Notice of Qualification of Jensen 27 Grand LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/23/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/20/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Thor Equities, 25 W. 39th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [10/7-11/11]

Notice of Formation of NEW YORK CITY FOOT SURGEON, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of PLLC: 28 W. 44th St., Ste. 209, NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at the addr. of its princ. office. As amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 09/09/16, name changed to NEW YORK CITY PODIATRIC SURGERY, PLLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/18-12/24]

Notice of Qualification of ARE-LaunchLabs NYC, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/11/16. 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, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [10/7-11/11]

Notice of Formations of 1199 PARK AVENUE 1A REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/28/2016. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1199 PARK AVENUE 1A REALTY LLC, 1199 Park Avenue, 1A, New York, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act. [10/7-11/11]

Notice of Formation of Sixteen A LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/23/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the principal business location of LLC: Henry P. Bubel, Esq., c/o Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [10/711/11]

Notice of Qualification of ARRIVE I MANAGEMENT, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/26/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/08/16. Princ. office of LLC: 1411 Broadway, 39th Fl., NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [10/7-11/11]

UNLIMITED BIKING RENTALS, LLC Articles of Org. ﬁled NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/21/2016. Oﬃce in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 56 West 56th St., NY, NY 10019, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [9/30-11/4]

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Kings, Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R by MCM Capital Partners LLC, Its Trustee, PLAINTIFF, V. Ahasan Ullah, Mariyum Ullah Nawaz, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on May 26, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Courthouse, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on December 01, 2016 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1260 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY. 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, Block 1365 and Lot 30. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,068,574.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 013416/08. Frank L. Perrone, Jr., Esq., Referee Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Attn: Jackie Halpern Weinstein, Esq., 120 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10271, Attorneys for Plaintiff

PAGE 46 Notice of Qualification of 92nd and 3rd Fee Company LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/08/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/07/16. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal and Duke of York St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/30-11/4]

Blue Seaside LLC, a domestic LLC, ﬁled with the SSNY on 9/22/16. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Ark LLP, 1177 6th Ave., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10036. General purpose. [11/18-12/24]

Notice of Formations of 4228-38 PARK REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/2016. Oﬃce location: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 4228-38 PARK REALTY LLC, 4228-38 Park Avenue, Bronx NY 10457. Purpose: any lawful act. [11/1812/24]

Notice of Qualification of Analytical Research Capital Management, LP. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/30/16. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/20/16. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 Greenwich Ave., 3rd Fl., Greenwich, CT 06830. DE address of LP: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [10/2111/25]

DESEMBER 2, 2016 Notice of formation of THE MASSAGE JUNCTION, PLLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/28/2016. 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. [10/21-11/25]

Notice of Qualification of PieShell LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/30/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/28/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Cheryl Clements, 15 Abingdon Sq., Ste. 31, NY, NY 10014. DE addr. of LLC: 16192 Coastal Hwy., Lewes, DE 19958. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [10/21-11/25]

Notice of Qualiﬁcation of HPEF LLC. Appl. for

Notice of Qualiﬁcation of FASHION GARDEN

Auth. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)

HOLDING COMPANY LLC. Appl. for Auth. ﬁled

on 10/12/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. LLC

with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/16.

formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/19/16. Princ.

Oﬃce location: NY County. LLC formed in

oﬃce of LLC: 320 Park Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY

Delaware (DE) on 10/21/16. SSNY designated

10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon

as agent of LLC upon whom process against

whom process against it may be served. SSNY

it may be served. SSNY shall mail process

shall mail process to Corporation Service Co.

to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St.,

(CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711

DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ﬁled with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [10/28-12/2]

Notice of Formation of OCEANIC GLOBAL, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/18/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Lea D'Auriol, 303 E. 43rd St., No. 22A, NY, NY 10017. SSNY

Notice of Formation of LM WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/12/16. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 303 Louisiana Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11207. 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. [10/28-12/2]

Notice of Formation of SMICON 24-26 Jane Lessee LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with NY Dept. of State on 10/3/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 156 William St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10038. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [10/2111/25]

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. [10/28-12/2]

Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ﬁled with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/18-12/24]

Notice of Qualification of FASHION 26TH STREET LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/21/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G.

Notice of formation of limited liability company

Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover,

(LLC). Name: Emdustry LLC. Articles of

DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/18-

Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State

12/24]

of New York (SSNY) on September 27, 2016. NY oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY has

Notice of Formation of LAMA SIX LLC. Arts.

been designated as agent of the LLC upon

of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)

whom process against it may be served. The

on 08/15/16. Oﬃce location: Kings County.

post oﬃce address to which the SSNY shall

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom

mail a copy of any process against the LLC

process against it may be served. SSNY shall

served upon him/her is 163 Dekalb Avenue, #2

mail process to: Isla Bell Murray, 56 S 11th

Brooklyn NY 11217. Purpose/character of LLC:

St, Apt 4C, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any

Any lawful purpose. [10/14-11/18]

lawful activity. [11/4-12/9]

DESEMBER 2, 2016 Notice of Qualification of AVANT CAPITAL 24 WEST 71ST STREET LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/22/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/31/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Avant Capital Partners, 700 Canal St., Fifth Fl., Stamford, CT 06902. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Capitol Services, Inc., 1675 S. State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [9/30-11/4]

Notice of Qualification of LDVM, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/3/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/19/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 E. 14th St., #102, NY, NY 10003. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [10/14-11/18]

Notice of formation of SAA 1980 LLC. Articles of Organization were ﬁled on 9/21/2016. Oﬃce location is New York County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 630 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10111. LLC purpose is any lawful act. [10/14-11/18]

Notice of Formation of Park Avenue Prosthodontic Associates, PLLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/4/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Chad Hanna, DDS, 420 E. 61st St., Apt. 5E, NY, NY 10065. Purpose: practice the profession of dentistry. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Formation of CCA 320 Sterling LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with NY Dept. of State on 10/12/16. 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 The Community Preservation Corp., 28 E. 28th St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10016, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. [10/28-12/2]

Notice of Qualification of SPN ASSOCIATES, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/18/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Nick Perchey, 118 Macdougal St., Apt. 20, NY, NY 10012. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19101. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [10/28-12/2]

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST Joy Smith a/k/a Joy L. Smith; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated April 20, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on December 15, 2016 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1062 Bergen Street, Unit 3D, Brooklyn, NY 11216. 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: 1219 Lot: 1012. Approximate amount of judgment $407,579.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 20162/2013. Gregory M. La Spina, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: September 23, 2016,

Notice of Formation of 73 CHAPMAN LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/25/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, One Liberty Plaza, NY, NY 10006. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/4-12/9]

PAGE 47 Notice of Formation of BUILDING G PICTURES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/16. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 388 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238. 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. [11/4-12/9]

Notice of Formation of GO W 42nd St Developer LLC, Art. of Org. ﬁled with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/23/16. 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 Christopher Jaskiewicz, Gotham Org., 432 Park Ave. S., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activities. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Qualification of BPP NEW HYDE PARK LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/03/16. 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

Notice of Formation of KLYNS STUDIO LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/16. Oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Josef Epstein Accountant, 786 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/4-12/9]

Notice of Qualification of 74TH STREET CONSTRUCTION MANAGER LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/20/16. Princ. office of LLC: 152 W. 57th St., 60th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/4-12/9]

12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Notice of Formation of GGP RC Parking LLC, Art. of Org. ﬁled with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/9/16. 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 NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [11/25-12/30]

Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ﬁled with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Formation of Sun Way International Realty LLC, Art. of Org. ﬁled Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/2013. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC

Notice of Qual. of GHS Management LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/8/16. Off. loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 3/16/15. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 70 E. 55th St., NY, NY 10022. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [11/25-12/30]

upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 148 Madison St, New York, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful activity. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of formation of Alefanz Capital, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/13/2016. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated

Notice of Formation of CENTER FOR CREATIVE JUDAISM LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/2016. Oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 610 E. 7th Street, 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful act. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Formations of LAW OFFICE OF LAURA E. COWAN PLLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/02/2016. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act. [11/25-12/30]

3151 Broadway LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/26/12. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Sidney Hoffman, 98 Second Ave., Ground Fl., New York, NY 10003. General purpose. [11/2512/30]

Notice of Qualification of BSEED 17 LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/09/16. Princ. office of LLC: 729 Ocean Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY 11230. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19008. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Qualification of Essex Woodlands IX, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/14. 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 S 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. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Qualification of Thor Gateway I & II Owner, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/7/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Thor Equities, LLC, 25 W. 39th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [11/25-12/30]

Notice of Qualification of BLUE OCEAN BROKERAGE FUTURES, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/15/16. Princ. office of LLC: 19 W. 24th St., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10010. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/2512/30]

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. [12/2-1/6]

NAPPSTAR LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with SSNY on 7/20/16. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail process to: NYCPS, 1357 Broadway #332, New York, NY 10018. Principal business address: 122 W. 20th St., Ste. 1W, NY, NY 10011. General purposes. [12/2-1/6]

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MAIL CLERK. Sorting mail, Brentwood warehouse. Standing, lifting. Day/ night shifts, FT only, $9/hr. Apply Mon-Fri, 10AM-2PM with 2 forms ID @ 41 Mercedes Way, Unit 1, Edgewood, NY 11717 (631)242-8198/ 8278 LM1007

LEGAL NOTICE PERSON. To work for The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext 19 LM0902 ELECTRICIAN NEEDED 3 plus yrs exp Must have own tools And able to work alone 718-522-3893 HS0506 RENTAL AGENTS WANTED FT-PT Work From Home Earn Good Income Will Train Call Ben 347-866-5619 718-266-9700 HS0429 COMPANIONS & CERTIFIED NURSING AIDES NEEDED for non-medical senior home care. Flexible hours. Now hiring for Suﬀolk & Nassau County. Driver’s license & car required. If you enjoy working with the elderly & would like to work for a company that truly values their employees, call 516-629-5650. LM0106 BOOKKEEPER P/T For Jewish Voice Please Call 718-998-7600 LM0318 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED. Mar-Can Transportation. Mount Vernon, NY. MUST be 21 years old. Valid CDL w/B, P & S Endorsements. Classes Paid by Company. Union Wages. Medical & Dental Beneﬁts. New Hire Bonus $$. Please Call: Monday- Saturday. 914-668-3772 LM0122

LEGAL ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Jewish Voice is one of New York's premier Jewish newspapers, distributing hundreds of thousands of papers in Brooklyn , Queens , the Bronx and Manhattan. In addition, the Jewish Voice publishes specialty magazines and major websites, and is very active on social media. We currently have an opening for a Legal Advertising Coordinator to support the revenue goals of the organization through liaising with legal agencies , attorneys and private party clients to organize legal ads, publication, date entry and coordinate affidavits. REQUIREMENTS Assist clients in satisfying the court designated requirements for legal publications. Work with heavy phone, email and fax volume, as well as conduct face-to-face customer service. Prepare affidavits of publication Maintain required documents and accurate internal records. Increase existing business and generate new business, through building strong relationships with new and existing clients. Ensure that relevant and clear communication and information is shared with clients to meet their legal advertising requirements as set by the court.

QUALIFICATIONS High School Diploma or equivalent, some college preferred. Must be detail oriented and be able to multi-task. Excellent communication skills. • Strong computer skills. • Able to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment. • Notary preferred. Position pays commission, expenses and paid vacation. The Jewish Voice will support the successful applicants study and examination process to become a Notary for New York City counties.

CHAUFFEURS. Katonah based company seeking FT/ PT Drivers. Must have WCTLC license. Retirees welcome. Please Call 914-479-2292 between 10AM-2PM LM0101 MANAGER FOR LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT WANTED! To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19 DRIVER. Wheel-chair van. Must have CDL-C, paid training. Plenty overtime/ PTO. $12/ hr. Health beﬁts. 914-266-0219 LM0205

PLUMBER full time. Must know all aspects of plumbing. Need clean driver’s License. Call 718-556-0600 KK1106 SALESPEOPLE WANTED. To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19 AREA CLAIMS WRITER AND PROPERTY INSPECTORS. Interviewing now. Excellent income, pt/ ft ﬂexible hours. Training provided. 732-801-1532 acwinspector@gmail.com READY TO MAKE SOME GREEN? Licensed Real Estate Salesperson wanted. Emerald Estates Realty Group 516-743-9600 KK1120 SUPERMARKET DELI CLERK. F/T or P/T. Must have experience. Work some nights and weekends. Good pay. Beneﬁts for Full Time position. East Northport location. Call Fran @ 631-368-1661 LM1127 TELEMARKETERS WANTED. To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location. Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19

HEALTH / SOCIAL SERVICES

9930

EXCELLENT IRISH HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE. To take care of you in your own home. Nights or weekends only. Honest, responsible, compassionate & kind. Excellent references. Reasonable rates. Please Call Mary 347-754-1127 LM1230

I’m Looking for Housecleaning & CNA Position. 23 years experience. I have car. Excellent References. Call 516-519-0456 or 516-766-3943 LM1230

Experienced Shomer Shabbos woman available to care for elderly woman at night or 24 hours. Can also babysit. Refs avail. Call: 646-266-1421 CB1125 WE PROVIDE BASIC CARE FOR ELDERLY. Flexible Hours. 3 Meals Served Daily. NJ Location. Near G.W. Bridge (Ft. Lee.) Overnight Service is Available. Cozy and Comfortable. We’ll Make Your Life Easier. Jenny 917-251-6790 LM1223

CAREGIVER/ ELDERLY AVAILABLE. Responsible, reliable, 17 years experience. Take care of client, household, and errands. Excellent checkable references. Looking for live-in job. Own car. Clean driver’s license. Call Manana 917-407-7525 LM1216 Prior busn ownr seeking employment. Resume available upon request call 845-558-8105 - Thank you CB1211 I’M LOOKING FOR ELDERCARE JOB. I have 30 years experience & excellent references. Live-in or live-out. Full time. Call 347-485-9133 LM1118 EUROPEAN CAREGIVER. I will live in or out. 14 years experience. Excellent references. Call Olga 732-581-7838 LM1202 CNA (NYS CERTIFICATION)SEEKS EMPLOYMENT. I’m an erienced Certiﬁed Nursing Assistant. I have experience with Alzheimer’s/ Dementia Respite Care. Will care for elderly in their private residence or Sitter in a Hospital/ Nursing Home availability: 11PM-7AM MonFri and/or 7PM-7AM Fri, Sat, Sun (negotiable.) References available. Valid Driver’s license. Call 866-673-5505 or 914-843-8853 LM1202

SENIOR CARE. WORRIED ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES? I will care for your loved ones like my own. 15 years experience. Reliable, responsible. Live-in Monday- Friday. Excellent References available. Call Jean 917-991-5041 LM1111 NEED A NANNY OR NIGHT NURSE? Experienced Nanny of 14 years seeks job to live-in or live-out. Excellent References. Call 917-640-2397 LM1104 NURSING ASSISTANT With Excellent References from Hospital, Nursing Home & Private. Live In or Live Out. Day or Night. 12 hours, 5 days a week. I have Clean Driver’s License. 516-466-3923 LM1216 HOME HEALTH AIDE looking for job. Will live in or live out. 15 years experience. Excellent references. I have my own car to do errands & shopping for you. Call Natia at 347-6285888 LM0923 CAREGIVER. Mature, compassionate woman with over 30 years of experience caring for the elderly seeking employment as caregiver or companion. I have my own car with clean driving record. Excellent references. Call Audrey 347-376-6288 LM0902 CAREGIVER/ COMPANION AVAILABLE. Errands, Doctors visits, places of interest. 15 years experience. References. Own transportation. English speaking. Lower Westchester only. Julie 914-965-6560 LM0729 Honest, reliable woman seeking position to care for elderly loved ones. 30 yrs experience and checkable references. Available weekdays + weeknights. Call Alison 347-353-2669 or Joyce 347-948-2594 HS0724 HHA/ Companion seeks livein/out position (caring for sick /elderly) Familiar w/ kosher kit chen Exc Refs Maria at 718-541-9273 HS0708

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY CARE :Provides Screened NANNIES* Kosher Housekeepers* Travel Companions* Day & Weekend Relief Staﬀ* Sleep –in or out* HS0429

718-949-9233

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE WRITING SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

Are you looking for a professional writer? Business or personal? Website content, newsletters, songs, poems, scripts etc. Impact writing. Call: Sara Gross 443-564-1590 CB1230 Professional Writer. Poems, website content, songs, letters, scripts for plays & speechs, etc. Call Sara 443.564.1589 or e-mail: spggrand@gmail.com MK0617

TUTORING

9970

Experienced Well Known Rebbi is Available to Tutor your child To Help Them Realize, Enjoy & Reach Their Full Potential. Available for Bar Mitzvah lessons. Available during Yeshiva Hours & Eves call: 718-256-2994 Lv Msg CB1223 **ALL Subjects 1-on-1 Tutor** Grades K-12, Specialize in Math & Essay writing. Intensive Prep for Specialized Science High School Entrance Exam, SAT, & HS Regents Exam available. Email: ALL.As.Tutor.NYC@ gmail.com

LESSONS

9980

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

9910

JULIA’S HOUSECLEANING! Houses, Apartments, Condos, Oﬃces, Windows, Commercial/ Residential. 5 Years Experience, References. Free Estimates. 914-373-1880/ 646-255-9162 LM1230 Cleaning Agency. Are You looking for Spanish or Hungarian Cleaning, live-in, baby-sitting, home attendant. Mostly full time. *Also, Hungarian men to do various types of work incl home attendant. Call: Faigy 10 AM6PM only, 718-435-4362 CB1223 HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Experienced Polish Service. Over 25 years experience. We also do Laundry and Ironing. Flexible Hours, Excellent References. Free Estimates. Call Adela Cell: 845-531-9867/ Home: 845-621-2659 or Email: jaga.baran@gmail.com LM1202

HANDYMAN

9960

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

Famous Hagstrom Street Atlas 5 Boro – Shows All Streets

MAPS FINAL $24.95 EDITION 800-327-7992 CATERING/ CHEF SERVICE

PRIVATE CHEF AVAILABLE. CHARMING, EASY TO WORK WITH EUROPEAN TRAINED CHEF, BASED IN NYC IS AVAILABLE FOR INTIMATE DINNER PARTIES AND LARGE EVENTS IN YOUR HOME OR VENUE IN THE HAMPTONS. WWW.CHEFSEBNY.COM 908-723-9570 LM0805

HOME IMPROVEMENT

9950

ANDY’S TREE SERVICE. Fall Clean Up. Free Estimates. Call 732-379-9728 LM1118

REAL ESTATE

In South Florida offering transportation, driver available for twenty four hour Pickup to and from airport, trips, reasonable rate, Shomer Shabbat car or SUV available. 305-215-7304 CB1202

LMB FIREWOOD- PREMIUM HARDWOODS. 85% Oak- $180/ Cord. 100% Oak- $210/Cord. 100% Cherry- $360/Cord. Stovewood & Stacking Avail. Outdoor Living Areas, Pavers & Planting. 732-681-6675 or 732-618-1033 LM1202

FOR SALE

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

MOVING SALE. ART, BOOKS, VHS, Games, Clothes, DVD’s, Shell Collection, Various Items & More! Park on Hovania Blvd. Call 732-462-9568 LM1216

PERSONALS

9025

Seeking Mensch: Petite, Attractive, Blue-Eyed, Blond Female, Baby Boomer. Manhattanite, Widely Published Journalist/ Author/ Educator. World Traveler (Xian to Cuba), MBA. Passions: Musical Theater, Cabaret, Concerts, Comedy, Dining Out (Greasy Spoon to Grand.) Witty Soulmate Reply to P.O. Box 4167, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 101634167 LM1014

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

9032

BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. Build your business, let us handle the bookkeeping! Packages starting at $200/ month. Complete tax services. Email: craig@cfieldandco. com or 516-378-2775 for more info. LM1007

SWIMMING POOLS

9040

Mahogany wood dining room table in used/very good condition. 8”, $1299. Also, Formica dinette table 6”, $399, used/very good condition. Text 718-614-9951 CB1209

SMALL DIGITAL BABY GRAND PIANO. Samic SGP151G, 32 different sounds, $500. Also, HAMMOND 126 ORGAN, all the toys, $300. You pick up. Call Joseph 718-627-8607 LM1216

WURLITZER PIANO FOR SALE. Upright, Excellent Condition, With French Provincial Legs. $3,500 Neg. Call Tammy 516-678-5504 LM1104

ENTERTAINMENT

9044

FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE. Private Parties, Gated Communities, Country Clubs. Tri-State Area & Florida. Having a Party for Mom or Dad? Professional Performer Appeared at Waldorf, Plaza Hotels, Restaurants. JERRY CARDONE, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER. Reasonable Rates. 516-770-8176 LM1125

APPRAISALS

9045

LOW COST ESTATE & INSURANCE APPRAISALS: Coins, Currency, Jewelry, Art, Personal Property. HUDSON VALLEY NUMISMATICS delivers USPAP- compliant appraisals & sales assistance. Meet at your site or in our Hastings oﬃce. No obligations, we quote up front; families & small businesses our specialty since 1986. ANA #R-1164851 914-649-3317 hudsoncoins@aol.com HVcoins. com for more info. LM1021

PAINTING

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

CALL YURY 347-536-2183

LM0224

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

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REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSES BROOKLYN

1638

GRAVESEND OPEN HOUSE. One family detached brick in Gravesend area. 36 x 50 on 5694 sq ft lot. Full ﬁnished basement, detached 2 car garage, 3BR, 2 full baths, EIK, living rm, dining rm, basement, 2 large rms, kitchen, ½ bath. Owner Motivated! Call Agent Gina- Remax 917-584-4539 HS0712

OPEN HOUSE. EVERY SUN 1-4PM. 2910 Nostrand Ave (Kings Hwy & Ave P.) Drastic price reduction! Price includes roof terrace and parking. New 2 and 3 Bedrm Condos, 1,3751,451 SF, 2 baths, 2 kitchen sinks, elevator. Tax abatement. Final C of O. Wilk R.E. 718-3760606 HS0626

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1050

Oﬃce Space For Lease Flatbush 3,400 Sq Ft 1 Flight up, 7300 Sq Ft Lower Level, 10 Ft Will Divide, Build To Suit Call: Moshe 718-614-4646 CB1230 Boro Park/ 17th Ave, Dahill RdBeaut, newly renov oﬃce, pvt entr, bsmt 400 sq ft, sunlight, bth, c/a, room for 7/8 desks, pre-wired. Call: 347-871-1661 CB1118

WAREHOUSE FOR RENT CONEY ISLAND near NEPTUNE AVE 11,000 sq ft, No Columns, M1 Zone $12,000 / month Call Mr. Harry @ ALPINE REALTY 718-238-1788 HS0724 MECHANIC SPACE FOR RENT Auto-Body & Repair shop Over 35 years exp Prime locationConey Island Ave Please Call 718-998-5151

2050

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

QUEENS

L I C- 460sf or 370 sq oﬃces ,well managed building wf private, private bathrooms,views,of Manhatten.3-8 Minute walk to LIRR, 7 train,restaurants & shops Easy access 5to Midtown Tunnel , LIE & BQE Call 718-7848100 HS0701 · WAREHOUSE * · MASPETH, QUEENS · 7500’ or 3500 sq. ft NEW BUILDING 2nd ﬂoor w/ Elevator & PATIO, Wide Street, OWNER PAYS TAX References & Gd Credit OWNER 347-739-1976 or grandproperty1@aol.com HS0603

BRONX

4050

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

STATEN ISLAND

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

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

LONG ISLAND

OFFICE FOR RENT. AVE U & E 4th ST. Second ﬂoor. Great location. Call David at 718-9987600 Ext 10 LM0729

MANHATTAN

HOWARD BEACH Medical Oﬃce for rent, established location across from shopping center, waiting room, reception area, 4 exam rooms+x-ray room. Handicap bathroom, 1st ﬂoor handicap accessible w/electric lift, 1800 sq. ft. parking easily available, 347- 322- 3614. HS0729

6050

SOUTHAMPTON. Restaurant , wine bar, catering, wine tasting, patio dining, valet parking, chef’s garden. Over an acre. Jitney stop at property. Branding, hospitality, events, long term or pop-up. 702-378-6338 LM0106 FRANKLIN SQUARE OFFICE FOR RENT. Join Prof bldg w/ dentists & med doctors, good location, lots of parking. 1,000 sq ft avail. $22-$24/ per sq ft. 516-485-9740 LM1216 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN A-1 Prof. Bldg. 1-2-3 Rm. Suites. From $399/ Mo.Free Utilites. 516-735-6681 LM0911

NEW YORK STATE 7050 KENT Office/ Retail Space on Route 52 corridor. Move your business from your basement or use our space for your pop-up or incubator business. Spaces range from 750 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft. Rent ranges from $950 to $2,200. Short and long term leases available. 845-878-7833 LM0106

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

OSSINING. Commercial garage space, 2200 sq ft. Zoned for auto repair & body work. Also, commercial outside storage. Frame equipment for sale. Rental or sale available. 914-941-3239 or 914-804-3461 LM1216 OSSINING/ BRIARCLIFF. Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist looking for Office Share for a professional in health related field. Asking rent $825/ month including utilities. Oromyologist.com 914-302-6983 LM1125 OSSINING. OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE BY OWNER: In the heart of Ossining, Spring & Main St. Walk to RR. 45/ min to NYC. Ideal professional space, suitable for professional and varied businesses. Spacious 3,200 sq ft room, can be divided into two offices, 1,600 sq ft/ each. One 400 sq ft office. Suite w/ conference room, kitchenette & 5 offices. Elevator access for ADA accessibility. Storage space available. TWO Municipal parking lots available w/ 3 free hours. Please Call Angelo 914-3375903 (O) or 914-282-9973 (C) LM1021

KATONAH- Office Suite for Rent. Charming Victorian House converted into professional office space. Furnished, sublet (400 sq ft) located on 2nd flr of bldg. Perfect for counselor or therapist. 2 min walk to train station. Call 914-232-4000

OAKHURST, NJ. Office space for rent. 1 block off Rt. 35. $295. Large office, $475. Both include utilities + wait area. 732-859-2296 LM1230 EATONTOWN, NJ. Class A highrise, fully furnished, luxury rooms or suites. Will beat any monthly price! Call 212-257-7307 or Email rt@crefinance.com LM0826 DENVILLE/ MORRIS CTY, NJ. PROF’L SUITES/ 1,350 sq ft; $19/ sq ft; ground floor, private bath, onsite parking, lots of windows. Email: tvleo@ carroll.com or Call T.V. LEO REAL ESTATE 973-227-2676

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

PHILADELPHIA PA – 3 Locations for lease 230K sq.ft.130K sq.ft.53 sq.ft. Will divide. Private location. Broker friendly 215-281-3131 www.ricatto.com HS1106

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE 1060

OFFICE SPACE OR HAIR SALON FULLY EQUIPPED FOR RENT, Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake, NY. For Information, Call 914282-6602 LM0708 WHITE PLAINS AREASTORAGE & PARKING RENTAL. Clean & convenient enclosed storage shed & outdoor truck parking. Perfect for contractors or landscapers. Call 914-923-3429 LM0701

OUT OF STATE

For Sale – Brooklyn Industrial Warehouse & Dev Site (M1-4) 30,000 Built SF + 150’ Wide Dev Site Call Marcus Jecklin Epic Commercial Realty (646) 278-4674

MANHATTAN

ELMSFORD. 4,000 Sq Ft. High Bay Warehouse with office. 14 Ft overhead door. Drive in, no automotive. Call 914-5927229 LM0708

8050

MIDDLETOWN/ RED BANK. Professional Office Suite in Bank Bldg at 75 Hwy 35 North, 1st floor, 650 sq ft. 732-741-3313 LM1223 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. BRICK, NJ. 775 sq ft. Office Space. 2 Suites available. Great high visibility location. Perfect for attorney or the like. $1,250/ month. 732-2455119 LM1125

LONG ISLAND

2060

WELL ESTABLISHED AMERICAN DINER LOCATED IN THE MIDTOWN EAST AREA. GREAT OPPORTUNITY. REASONABLE PRICE. RENT LISTED UNDER MARKET VALUE. FOR FURTHER INFO. CONTACT NICK(646) 209-2671. RW

QUEENS

6060

House for sale by owner. WOODMERE 5 Towns, 5 BR, 4 bth Col w/3 rm MD ofc+ inlaw apt., fin bsmt. Mint condition. Open flr plan, wlk to shuls, $ 799 K. 516-200-1044. HS0729

NEW YORK STATE 7060

FAIRFIELD/ ESSEX CTY, NJ. EXEC OFFICES/ 500 sq ft; $650/ month. H & E included, lots of on-site parking. OFFICE SUITES from 2,000-4,000 sq ft; $19/ sq ft. tvleo@carroll. com T.V. LEO REAL ESTATE 973-227-2676 LM0805

BROOKLYN

5060

STATEN ISLAND YESHIVA Richmond Rd. 2 floors, inished bsmt, 7,000 sf, 14 classrooms, 5 baths, offices Gym, Anna 917-847-4781 Exit R.E HS0304

LM0805

LM1202

BREWSTER. Prime location! Office Space for rent on Rte 312 off I-84 in Brewster/ Carmel area. Luxurious, fully equipped, 1900 sq ft office space. Space offers full kitchen, private bathroom, enclosed office and cubicles included as well as conference room. Office space is handicapped accessible with parking included. Call 914949-2000 Ext. 428 LM0923

STATEN ISLAND

3060

2 WAREHOUSES FOR SALE IN LONG ISLAND CITY. Unique Opportunity for a Visionary Investor, or Best Use! LONG ISLAND CITY WITH WALKING DISTANCE TO 9 TRAIN LINES. R, N, Q,W, E, F, 7, M, AND G TRAINS. Less than a Mile to RFK, Tri-Borough, Pulaski Bridges and Midtown Tunnel. SUPER CENTRAL LOCATION! Please CALL 347-539-0052 LM1223

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

PAWLING, NY. Four Lots for sale in Cushman Farms. Lots have ample acreage & are set up to start building your dream house. Views are breathtaking. Great place for your family or retirement. Call 914-949-2000 Ext. 428 LM0923 SUFFERN. Over 2400 sq ft + 3 unfin rms. 40 acres, 2 car det garage. Ample parking. New Siding, roof, windows, boiler. $499,000. Call Debra at RE/ MAX Classic Realty for all info. 914-243-3644 LM0520

OUT OF STATE

8060

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

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1010

Beautiful renovated furnished basement apartment. Great for one person, central location. Avenue J/E 13th Street, Brooklyn. Near subway, buses, shopping. Call or text Phone Number 646-591-6018 CB1125 MIDWOOD. Nice & clean 2BR, 1 bath apt. No pets, no washing machine. Near transportation & shopping. Available immediately. $1,600. Call Owner 631-655-6591 LM1125 E.13 St/ Ave V. 2Brs, 2nd ﬂoor, private house, new appliances, new carpet, new kitchen tile, $1,800, heat included. Call owner 917-703-3331 CB1125

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BED STUY. Lovely 2BR Apartment in Well-Maintained Brownstone. Move-in ready. Only $2,250/ Month and Includes All Utilities. No Pets. For Appointment, Call Mrs. E. 347-721-6529 LM1028 Midwood For rent studio (also can be used for office) 2,3,4 Bedrooms Apts Call 718.376.4444

MANHATTAN

2010

UPPER WEST SIDE – West End & 99 St.Seeking, roommate, spacious, 7RM, Apt.BR, Shower, shared kitchen, DR,$2,000/mo E; adyassky@ aol.com / 212-864-5288 HS0506

BRONX

4010

Bronx Tremont. 1820 Clinton Ave & 175th ST. Beautiful 1 Bedroom In A 3 Family House No Pets. $1000. See Landlord SAT ONLY. Call Owner 718-299-8347AE0115

LONG ISLAND

6010

DEER PARK. Small 1BR, small kitchen, driveway parking. No smoking, no pets. 2 month’s security. $850 + utilities. Available now. Owner 516-848-5631 LM1202 SOUTH HEMPSTEAD. Rockville Centre schools, 3BR, 2 baths, EIK, DR, LR, deck, in-ground pool 16x32. Near Molloy College. Gorgeous Apt. $2,700. 516-385-2165 LM0923 EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE. Secluded getaway, circular driveway, Cathedral ceilings, wooded floors, pool, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, stainless kitchen, w/d, plush gardens/ landscape acreage. End of season special. $22,900. 8/10- 9/14. Fran 212-4729821/ 631-324-5143 or Barbara 917-287-2072 LM0814

NEW YORK STATE 7010 HUDSON, NY WEEKEND HOUSE RENTAL. Want a diﬀerent kind of Weekend Home? Always wanted to Live on a Farm? Love Animals, Horses, Dogs, Cats, Goats, etc? Bring Your Own! 12 Horses, 12 to ride. Miles of Trails+ Indoor Arena. Want to look out the windows to see your Horse in a Pasture next to Organic Gardens? 518-9296092 LM1028 NEW ROCHELLE/ WESTCHESTER. 1BR apts available. Extra-large rooms, eat-in kitchen. Near shops/ beach. No pets. $1625/ $1550/ $1490. 914-478-2442 LM0715

OUT OF STATE

8010

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

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L.I. APT. RENTAL WANTED

HOUSES FOR SALE

7020

BROOKLYN

1560 E. 27 ST/Ave P-Kings Hwy. Det 3 Br dplx, 2 bths. Fin bsmt, 30x100. pvt drv. grt blk. $990k. 917-399-8431 CB1223

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

APARTMENTS FOR SALE / CONDOS BROOKLYN

1020

Bed Stuy Get more bang for your buck with this LARGE 1007 SqFt condo ,located on a beautiful tree lined block .$600,000. NEGOTIABLE . 347-493-6976 HS0506

MANHATTAN

2020

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

QUEENS

3020

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

STATEN ISLAND LONG ISLAND CONDO FOR SALE

level end unit. 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, galley kitchen. Asking $289,000. By owner 347-231-0829 KK0108

LONG ISLAND

114 BIRCHALL DRIVE. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAYS 2-3:30PM OR APPOINTMENT.. Call Ray 212 602 1137 This house is located in the prestigious Murray Hill location near the finest school system, five minutes from the Metro North and thirty five minutes outside of Manhattan. Truly a great value being offered by a Motivated Seller. .Built in 1933 as a small mansion on one acre, this house has been upgraded to a larger home with attached 2 car garage for a growing family. Enter into a formal foyer with half bath right into a large country kitchen, granite island with bright breakfast area leading into Mother-in-law or Media Room. The house has a formal 35 foot long dining room with fireplace and wet bar. The 1400 sf. family room contains three exposures, a 30ft cathedral ceiling, and a second fireplace. Exit onto onto a wrapdeck which spirals down to a 600 sf. patio overlooking the rear of the property / gardens. The second floor features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a master bedroom with cathedral ceiling, and a Romeo Juliet balcony overlooking the family room. Marble Master bathroom with jacuzzi tub and separate glass shower. Servants’ quarters converted into bedroom and laundry room. The basement level features large rec- room with Lap Pool and lower den with FDR fireplace. Exit the den onto a large patio overlooking large rear property, with babbling brook ample for garden & children’s play.

5020

NEW SPRINGVILLE- Ground

6020

RONKONKOMA / NOB HILL – End unit, second floor, 2BR

Scarsdale is located in beautiful Westchester County a residential community only 24 miles north of New York City and rated as a leading upscale community, has an outstanding school system with 99% of its graduates going on to higher education. There are over 20 parks and playgrounds, 26 public tennis courts, a municipal pool, and two 18-hole golf courses with Scarsdale Boundaries.

condo. Pergo & new tile in kitchen bath & balcony. Pool & tennis/ $222K. Call Owner 631-806-3488 LM0318

HOUSE FOR RENT 6030

The downtown Village Center, with its Tudor architecture, has a variety of stores, professional oﬃces and residential units and the Metro North Railroad. It so situated so that you can enjoy city life, suburban life, country life and ocean life within relatively short distances.

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

1040

OUT OF STATE

8020

WEST PALM BEACH, FL. 100% Wheelchair Friendly Condo. Century Village. Walking distance to Orthodox temple. 561-716-5397 LM1209

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

GRAVESEND (PRIME). 2 family, double buildable, 40x100 lot, $1.375 Million. 2360 & 62 East 1st Street. Barbara Puccia RealtyBrokerage Cell 718-755-1609 www.BarbaraPuccia.com LM1209 MIDWOOD. Location! Location! 2 adjacent semi-det 2 fam buildings being used as 1 fam. House in need of TLC. Ideal for end user or developer looking for that special Midwood address. Properties will only be sold as a package. Call for more info. Ask for Roz or Joe at Kingsview R.E. 718692-2010 LM0923

CONDO FOR SALE FLORIDA BAL- HARBOR/RITZ CARLTON Great investment w/income potential Rarely avail 2 BR.2 ½ bth,sub-P/H suite in best line (14/15) w/ spectacular ocean & city views ,pvt foyer & elev.fully furn designer décor, world class amenities & services the ONLY deeded garage space in hotel Nr “The Shul “ Contact Douglas Elliman R.E Betsey Lee Turner 305-310-6888 HS0115

HOUSES FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1030

Ave N/ Bedford, Very large,Mod,1 Fam,3 BR 2 Bth,Duplex, pvt drv,gar,lrg deck,Must See1 $3,950, Bkr 718-382-4839 HS0610

NEW YORK STATE 7030 DOBBS FERRY- 2BR with porch, W/D, parking, close to schools & transportation. Good schools! 20 minute train ride to Manhattan. No pets. Available immediately. 917-838-9040 LM1209

CHARMING 1880 WHALERS HOME. Near Sag Harbor on Ferry Road, bay access, greenery: 4BR, 2 baths, ﬁreplace, remodeled kitchen/ bath. (10/15-6/30): $3,500 per month; Or (10/15-5/23): $2,500/ month. Call/ text 303476-0159 LM1016

QUEENS

3030

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

OUT OF STATE

8030

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

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BENSONHURST/ BORO PARK. 3 Contiguous Properties. Two 1 family homes & one 2 family home. Redevelopment potential. For any inquiries, please call Bobby at 718-4754356 LM0812 GRAVESEND. WEST 3RD ST & AVE S. Gorgeous 1 family, detached brick home. 5BR, 2 baths. 2,600 sq ft Duplex. Marble floors. Cathedral ceilings. Very spacious and sunny. Brick garage and parking for 3 cars. Owner wants to sell! Elite R.E. Walter 212-658-0788 LM0701

QUEENS

3040

KGH- 68TH RD. Well kept det. Lot 48 x 100. 4BR/ 3 baths, laundry, office, large EIK, 2nd floor BR with balcony. 347455-0066 HS0902

BRONX

4040

* NE Bronx Residential Area * 3 BR Duplex, lg rms., fin bsmt, 2 complete mod bths, lg fenced bkyd, Mod Kit, garage + driveway. Priced to sell! Call owner 718-882-4665 MK0220

STATEN ISLAND

5040

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

LONG ISLAND

6040

WATERMILL. BEST VALUE! Charming, updated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Lush landscaping, hot tub, outdoor shower and white marble kitchen with stainless accents! Adjacent to horse farms, minutes to Flying Point Beach, Bridgehampton & Southampton. Must be seen! $929K. By Owner! Please Call 516-317-1455 sandrakaren@ aol.com LM0819 MONTAUK: For Sale By Owner. Manufactured home corner unit in condo Beachfront gated community. Unobstructed ocean view and walk to beach. 2BR, 1 bath with deck. Community heated pool, clubhouse, playground, low taxes. Excellent rented potential. See: Montaukshoreresort. com. $899K or best offer. 941697-4213 LM0812

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WESTHAMPTON DIVORCE SALE! Almost new waterfront French chalet. 5 bedrooms, 5 baths. Must sell! $1.5 million. Brokers welcome. 631-903-7582 LM0715 SOUTHAMPTON- BISHOPS POND. BY OWNER. 4BR Townhouse, pond and field views, first floor master, finished basement, many upgrades, never lived in. Perfect condition! $1,995,000. OWNER 917-214-1573 LM0701 MERRICK-WATERFRONT HOME, HAMPTONS IN MERRICK, 4BR, 2.5 BA, Dock your boat in backyard, 2 car garage, Low taxes. No damage from Sandy. Walking distance to house of worship. $839K 516-532-4626 CENTER MORICHES. By Owner. 4 Crosby St. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, living room, den, 2.5 car garage with shop. $319,000. Call 631-987-5764

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7040 WOODBOURNE, NY. Magical 101 acres with breathtaking views, lake & pond & 3 homes. Main house has 5BR, 3 full baths & 2 swimming pools. 2nd house has 4BR & 2 ½ baths. 3rd house has 2BR & 1 bath. Garage has studio for caretaker. Must see! Best offer! Call Owner 718-938-4130 LM0106 NEW CITY, NY. FOR SALE BY OWNER. Expansive 4/5BR ranch. See picture & info www.33snowdropdrive.com $859K. No Brokers. 845-642-3214 LM1202 UPSTATE, NY. 5BR, 2 Baths, 2,700 + Sq Ft Remodeled Victorian with 57 ACRES. Walk to state land for hunting and snowmobiling. 4 hrs from the GW. $249,900. PRK Properties 607-334-5570 LM1021 CORTLANDT MANOR/ WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Renovated 2BR, 1.5 bath, 1 family house. New kitchen, bathrooms, roof, furnace, water heater. Energy efficient. Low Taxes. Great Schools. $249,900. 718-300-4469 LM1021

with island. Windmill. 40 x 64 steel building/ garage. Several small additional buildings. Very private. 2 ½ hours from NYC. Possible owner financing. $185,000. Call Owner at 518-231-2640 LM0805

OUT OF STATE

8040

MANCHESTER- New construction, 4BR, 2.5 baths colonial. Basement, 2 car garage, decorative molding, hardwood ﬂoors thru-out. $364,900. All oﬀers! 908-330-8964

LM1230

TOMS RIVER. 2BR, 1 & ½ baths, Enlarged & Remodeled Sussex, Great loc, L/R, D/R, kitchen with oak cabinets. Den, Garage,

SOUTHAMPTON- Unique 4BR, 3 baths. Private. Heated InGround Pool. Equipped Guest Quarters/ Pool House/ In-Law Space. Valued As High As $1.5 Million. Selling at Bargain Price of $975K. Best Buy in Hamptons! Learn Why. BY OWNER 516-769-7954 LM0619 PLAINVIEW NEWLY RENOVATED LARGE COLONIAL CUL-DE-SAC .4 BR ,POSSIBLE 6 ,2 ½ BATH,LR ,EIK,DR,FAMILY RM, OFFICE, FULLY FURNISHED BASEMENT,2 CAR GARAGE,929K 516-672-0353

ROCK HILL- Price reduced year round contemporary ranch, 3BR, 2 full & 2 half baths, den, large LR, 1/3 acre, large Jacuzzi, steam room, garage, deck, near Exit 110. $229,000. Call executor. Principals only. 917-741-7477

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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

FLORIDA

9080

SOUTH FLORIDA. Airstream RV Condo Park, resident owned 55+, Gated, 550 sq ft, Turnkey ready, furnishings, appliances convey. Zip 33982. Very lovely. Quarterly fees of $298. Annual taxes- $268. Asking $49,500. For pic/ info, send email to dhboggs@hotmail.com 803-215-9410 LM0826

PLOTS FOR SALE

9065

ROSE HILLS MEMORIAL FOR SALE: 3 Indoor Niches For Cremains. Location: Beautiful “Heritage Gardens” on the Hill Placement: All 3 Niches Are Together On Level 2, Facing Front. Cost: $5,200. Conditions of Purchase: Certiﬁed Check Payable To The Owner- Title Transfer Immediate. Contact Michele @ 201-923-4533 (Cell)

LAGRANGE TOWN OF, $350,000

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

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Gas heat, A/C, Hardwood ﬂoors, Sprinkler system on well. Move-in cond. $157,900 OBO. 732-286-1012 LM1223 TOMS RIVER, NJ. Holiday City. 55+. 2BR, 1 bath, garage, new carpets & new appliances, central a/c, gas heat. Asking

ELMSFORD. WESTCHESTER HILLS. 3 bedroom condo. Pocantico Hills school district, clubhouse and pool. REDUCED to $289,500. Make an offer before the holidays and move in before the New Year. Near Sam’s Club. Recently inspected. Lisa McCullough # 917-855-1403 Unique Service Realty LM1021

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beautiful acres. Large pond

$126,000. Call Owner 732-341-0616 LM1209

CRYPT FOR TWO (2) IN HERITAGE CHAPEL, Rosehill Memorial Park, Putnam Valley, NY. Very Private. Valued at $22,975, selling for $20,000 neg./ OBO. Call 678-635-0695 or 914-450-0674 LM1111 ROSEHILL CEMETERY IN PUTNAM VALLEY. Lovely double cemetery plots. Asking $3,000. Call 845-225-8019 LM1209 MONMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK. 1-site double plot up & down. $1,995. 732-462-5633 LM1209

Waterford, CT $749,000. 6bed, 4.5bath home. Au pair/In law/ Close to beaches/ New London. Outdoor pool. Tranquil/quiet. Immaculate like new! Call 806-912-3377 HS0821

FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY 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

WELLWOOD CEMETERY. 3 graves. $3,800 each, neg. Call 480-451-4146 or Email: azjutay@aol.com LM1125 WELLWOOD CEMETERY. 2 plots. Park Reserve, Sec 2. Block 25. Graves 5 & 6. Beautiful location. Value $8K. Price negotiable. Marvin 212-924-3486 LM1230

782145

MANHASSET. THE CHATHAM. Huge 7BR, 5 baths & Club! Corner house. Lot size 4,400 sq ft +. Indoor & outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, gym, etc. 24 hour doorman. $1.68 Million. Agent Sandy 917-299-2545 LM0715

ASKING $625K BY OWNER 443-875-9204

CATSKILL MT./ HUDSON VALLEY HOME FOR SALE 4 BEDROOM HOME INLAW APART. OFFI CE SUITE 2 1/2 HRS FROM NYC FLEXIBLE SPACE ADD. LAND AVAIL SUITABLE FOR FAMILY COMPOUND WWW.24JOELMAUSTIN.COM 518 622-9647 LM1002

SPACIOUS TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DEAL, NJ. THREE LEVELS, 3/4 BEDROOMS, 3-1/2 BATHS, BASEMENT, GARAGE AND MORE. WALK TO BEACH, SHOPPING, HOUSES OF WORSHIP. EASY LIVING ON THE JERSEY SHORE. PRICED TO SELL @ $548,000. CALL MARY TAWIL @ 732-693-8210.

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