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Platinum Partners Charged with Largest Fraud Plot Since Madoff; 7 Top Execs Arrested

US Attorney Robert Capers (pictured above) told reporters that the Platinum Partners case was one of the largest and “most brazen” investment frauds ever and Platinum was ultimately exposed to have “no more value than a tarnished piece of cheap metal.” The SEC announced parallel charges against the same executives and two Platinum entities for similar civil fraud charges.

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n Monday December 19, six top executives of New Yorkbased hedge fund manager, Platinum Partners, were arrested and accused of a $1 billion fraud, as reported by Reuters. For years, Platinum was well known for yielding remarkably high returns. This was said to be achieved by their aggressive tactics in investing and fund management. It was a powerful marketing tool to attract new investors, and successfully produced over $100 million in fees.

A 48-page criminal indictment against Uri Landesman, President of Platinum Partners along with founder Mark Nordlicht, and five others focuses on a murky corner of the fin ncial

world where the hedge fund peddled, according to an article in Forbes. Besides Landesman and Nordlicht, the others arrested in the fraud scheme were Joseph Mann, Joseph San Filip-

"The charges ... highlight the brazenness and the breadth of the defendants' lies and deceit," said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers po, and David Levy who is the fi m’s co-chief investment offic . The New York Times reported that the men were charged with securities fraud and investment adviser fraud, according to an unsealed indictment filed in Federal

District Court in Brooklyn. The Securities and Exchange Commission file a parallel civil case.

The New York Times reported that it is one of the largest such fraud cases since Bernard L. Madoff ’s investment fi m unraveled in 2008.

The indictment says that since 2012 the defendants allegedly defrauded over 600 investors by over estimating the values of their illiquid assets, most of which consisted of troubled energy-related investments, including Black Elk Energy, a now bankrupt oil driller. Th s caused a "severe liquidity crisis". The $1.3 billion hedge fund allegedly took out high-interest loans to pay investors who redeemed assets at highly infl ted values.

Eventually, Platinum selective-

ly chose to pay some investors before others. As reported by Forbes, the U.S Department of Justice in the Eastern District of New York accused Platinum Partners of "operating like a Ponzi scheme” with an eight count indictment.

"The charges ... highlight the brazenness and the breadth of the defendants' lies and deceit," said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers. “Platinum Partners purported to be a standard bearer in the hedge fund industry, reporting annual average returns of more than 17 percent since inception in 2003,” continued Mr. Capers. “In reality, their returns were the result of

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Platinum Partners Charged with Largest Fraud Plot Since Madoff; 7 Top Execs Arrested Continued from page 1 the overvaluation of their largest assets, which eventually led to Nordlicht and his co-conspirators operating Platinum like a Ponzi scheme, where they used loans and new investor funds to pay off existi g investors.”

“As investors sought redemptions, the defendants engaged in numerous improper measures in an attempt to meet redemption requests, including taking out high-interest rate loans, commingling monies among funds and raising money from new investors through fraudulent misrepresentations,” said Andrew J. Ceresney, the director of the S.E.C.’s enforcement division.

The indictment is just the latest in a series of legal imbroglios for Platinum Partners, which was founded in 2003. In June of this year, Murray Huberfeld, a part owner of Platinum was arrested and charged in a kick-

back scheme involving pension funds in New York State. He was charged with paying $60,000 in bribes to the president of the New York City Correction Office s Benevolent Association, Norman Seabrook in order to ensure Mr. Seabrook investing COBA’s pension and dues money from its members into his fund. At that time, Platinum announced that it will close down its main fund as a result. COBA had invested about 20% of its annuity into the fund under Norman Seabrook’s leadership, even though Platinum had a risky reputation at the time.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation had raided the offices of Platinum Partners in June in order to more fully inspect their hard-to-value liquid assets.

Platinum Partners has had to continually ensure its members and investors that their assets are solid and nobody’s money is at risk. Th y’ve pointed out, for example, that there was only one

ing Orthodox Jewish causes, through the Huberfeld Family Foundation. The e have included shuls that are part of the Chabad Lubavitch movement.

He has also been a member of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

While, at the same time, he was convicted of a misdemeanor in 1992 for having someone else take his Series-7 broker-licensing exam for him. For that he paid a $5,000 fine and was sentenced to two years’ probation.

In 1998, Mr. Huberfeld and his partner David Bodner, handed over almost $5 million in profits ING Investment Management Mark Nordlicht, founder and interest in order to settle alveteran Uri Landesman was of Platinum Partners had legations in court that they sold hired in 2010 as part of an continually delivered 513,000 shares of secret stock. effort to burnish Platinum’s extraordinary returns to An additional $50,000 civil penimage and woo institutional investors in Platinum Partners’ alty had to be paid to the Securiinvestors. two main funds. ties and Exchange Commission.

In October of this year, Plat“down month” nine years ago employees that their money is inum Partners filed for Chapter for them. The new president of “safe.”

Murray Huberfeld has a 15, a section of the U.S. Code the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, Elias Husamu- complicated past. He had made involved with international indeen has had to send out a letter large donations in the millions solvency. At issue is the fund’s promising the members and of dollars to charity, includ- legal operations in the Cayman

In October of this year, Platinum Partners filed for Chapter 15, a section of the U.S. Code involved with international insolvency Islands It turns out that Platinum Partners has “severe and substantial liquidity problems” according to two Cayman Island liquidators who are investigating the hedge funds assets in the Caymans. Also cited as issues are the frequent investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department, as well as unpaid bills mounting into the hundreds of millions.

Despite Platinum’s heavy play in the media, the fund appears to have mostly trafficked in obscure public and private See Platinum Partners Charged , page 37

Grand Juries Hear Testimony in DeBlasio Fundraising Probe; Mayor Fined $48K So Far By: Ilana Siyance

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n Thursday December 15, the New York City Campaign Finance Board fined Mayor Bill de Blasio nearly $48,000 for campaign fin nce violations and inappropriate spending during his 2013 bid for mayor.

Shortly after, the City Council passed a bill to limit the activities of outside nonprofit political groups, as reported by the New York Times. The bill is directly referring to Mr. de Blasio’s nonprofit political group entitled One New York, created in 2013, which is now the focal point of state and federal inquiries.

For the past few months Mr. de Blasio has been on the defense insisting that he has done nothing wrong in his fund-

raising for the One New York campaign. On Tuesday, when asked if he would sign the bill he responded, “I’m perfectly comfortable signing the bill. I’m only acknowledging that it became a big distraction even though everything was done properly.”

The bill prohibits donations in excess of $400 from lobbyists or those who do business with the city to nonprofit groups controlled by local elected officials or members of their staff, and would require donations to be disclosed. Mr. de Blasio’s nonprofit group willingly disclosed receiving over $4 million in donations, including hefty contributions from lobbyists, unions and companies doing business with the city.

In 2013, Mayor de Blasio offered the same approach, solid

city’s stringent limits, had been late with fili gs, and spent money that should not be considered campaign expenses. The expenses in question include $550 for makeup on election night television appearances by Mr. de Blasio and his family; $298 for a fli ht to Washington for his son, Dante, to attend a 2010 rally; and over $116,000 in postelection payments to Hilltop Public Solutions, a public relations fi m that helped start the Campaign for One New York.

Two separate Manhattan grand juries are now hearing Two separate Manhattan grand juries are now hearing testimony for federal and state criminal investigations into Mayor testimony for federal and state criminal investigations into de Blasio’s campaign fund-raising. It is speculated that the trial Mayor de Blasio’s campaign may possibly result in criminal charges against the mayor or his fund-raising. It is speculated closest aides. that the trial may possibly rein asserting that he was abiding board alleged that his campaign sult in criminal charges against by the law, when the fin nce had accepted donations over the the mayor or his closest aides.

The investigation will decide whether there was a violation of state election law, when hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised through three upstate county committees and channeled to Democratic candidates during the party’s futile bid to gain control of the Senate in 2014. Th ugh grand jury hearings are held confide tial, according to the NY Times, those in question may include Emma Wolfe, Mr. de Blasio’s top political aide; Ross A. Offinger, the Mayor’s previous campaign fin nce director; and Josh Gold, a union political operative, all of whom will deny any wrongdoing. Mr. de Blasio said he has not been asked to stand on trial and has defended the members of his administration.

Former Bklyn DA Charles Hynes Cleared of Federal Corruption Charges

By Hadassa Kalatizadeh

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n Friday the 16th of December, former Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles Hynes, was cleared of all charges in a federal corruption trial, as reported by the NY Daily News.

Mr. Hynes, 81, was suspected of using more than $200,000 in money seized from criminals, to pay his media consultant Mortimer Matz for political work.

Brooklyn federal prosecutors probed Hynes after a Department of Investigation report declared that Mr. Matz was Hynes’ campaign adviser in his 2013 re-election bid. Federal prosecutors have now decided not to pursue criminal charges. “We have concluded that there is in-

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served as a media consultant to Hynes from 2002 to 2013, was also cleared of any wrongdoing. “Based on an ill-informed, controversial, confli ted, and even undated and unsigned DOI report issued in February 2014, Morty Matz’s name has been unfairly and baselessly tarnished,” said Matz’s lawyer, Richard Greenberg. “It is a great day for Morty and NYC that his impeccable reputation as been restored.”

Mr. Hynes, a Democrat, served as the Kings County’s DA from 1990 until the 2013 Former Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles Hynes, was cleared of Charles Hynes, a Democrat, served as the Kings County’s DA re-election primary, which he all charges in a federal corruption trial from 1990 until the 2013 re-election primary, which he lost to lost to Democratic challengDemocratic challenger Kenneth Thompson. Mr. Thompson won er Kenneth Th mpson. Mr. suffici t evidence at this time “Accordingly, our investigation the election and served as the next DA until this past October, Th mpson won the election and to support fili g federal crim- is closed.” when he died of cancer at the age of 50. served as the next DA until this inal charges,” wrote Assistant Mr. Hynes’ lawyer, Sean Hapast October, when he died of U.S. Attorney James D. Gatta ran, welcomed the verdict say- fide t that this would be the end his moral and ethical duties.” in a letter sent to Hynes’ lawyer. ing, “We have always been con- result, as Joe faithfully abided Mr. Mortimer Matz, 92, who cancer at the age of 50.

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Two New Jersey Men Arrested for Manipulating $10B Worth of Securities; Sought to Make $26M in Profits

By Rachel Shapiro

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wo securities traders from New Jersey, are out on bond after being arrested on Monday, December 12, for manipulating $10 billion worth of securities in order to make over $26 million in illegal profits.

37-year-old Joseph Taub of Clifton and 21-year-old Elazar Shmalo of Passaic, are both facing up to five years in prison and a fine more than double their alleged profits if convicted in what authorities are referring to as “a massive, long-running market manipulation scheme.”

Following their hearings in federal court, both were released on bond. Th y each face a single count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.

Taub and Shmalo had to give up their passports, both hold dual citizenship in the United

States and Israel. In order to secure his $1 million bond, Taub used his Edgewood Avenue home as equity. For Shmalo’s $500,000 bond, his father, James Nathan Shmalo, agreed in court to use his home at The Circle for collateral.

U.S. District Judge Steven Mannion was asked by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Shapiro to put off further proceedings in the case until the end of February or March.

Michael T.G. Long, Shmalo’s attorney, had no comment for reporters. Steven Yurowitz, Taub’s attorney, said, “Mr. Taub will be fi hting the charges.”

U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said in a release that the pair, along with others, “engaged in a scheme to place numerous buy and sell orders for specifically targeted, lightly traded securities in a coordinated fashion that allowed them to

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manipulate the price to their advantage.”

Authorities believe that Taub and Shmalo manipulated the prices of securities in numerous public companies, from 2013 up to this December, according to the evidence collected by the FBI during their investigation.

Authorities claim that in their “sophisticated scheme,” the two men sought out companies that had securities with low trading volumes. Then they “injected false information into the market about the supply and demand of the securities.”

The securities’ prices would

then wrongly increase from the false information, and the pair would quickly sell them at a profit. Authorities said that the two men and their anonymous conspirators “engaged in more than 23,000 instances of manipulative trading” through the buying and selling of securities worth $10 billion, raking in $26 million in illegitimate profits, from 2014 to 2015.

Taub and Shmalo allegedly used brokerage firms that were in New York, New Jersey, Missouri, Nebraska, California and Massachusetts.

Authorities claim that the pair profi ed by an approximate $1,400 per individual trade using this method.

In the release, prosecutors said that they intend to file civil lawsuits seeking forfeiture of the brokerage accounts that were used in the alleged manipulative trades.

Mount Sinai Doc Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault on ER Patients

By Hannah Hayes

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n court on Friday, December 16, a once prominent doctor at Mount Sinai doctor admitted to sexually assaulting four female emergency-room patients, one of which he drugged fi st, as part of a plea deal that gives him a two-year prison sentence.

“We believe that with this guilty plea today, justice is served.”

In Manhattan Supreme Court, the 45-year-old Dr. David Newman said, “Compulsions twisted my brain.” As he confessed to dosing a 22-year-old patient with the powerful sedative Propofol and then ejaculating on her face.

He also admitted to three oth-

er incidents in which he groped women during their visits to the Emergency Room.

According to The Post, “The woman he drugged had come to the hospital with shoulder pain.

She became unconscious after Newman administered the sedative, but said she awoke during the attack.”

When accepting Newman’s plea, Judge Michael Obus said, “On Jan. 12, 2016, you subjected the complainant to sexual contact when she was incapable of giving consent. Do you enter a plea of guilty on that charge?”

Newman answered, “Yes.” The father of two, Newman, also admitted to groping the same woman during an earlier visit, as a part of his plea agreement. He also admitted to groping three other women during the summer and fall of 2015 Newman told the judge, “I ad-

a very bad position here,” Judge Obus told Newman.

If convicted after a trial, Newman would have faced seven years behind bars. Instead, he chose to plead guilty to five counts of sexual abuse and will be sentenced on January 23. At his sentencing, it is expected that his victims will give statements.

Newman is currently free on $50,000 cash bail, until he is sentenced. When he left court, he had nothing to say to reporters.

The former-doctor complained as photographers came at him, saying, “C’mon, guys, Disgraced former-doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital David have a little compassion, you got Newman. me upstairs.’’

Hospital official said that ministered an unnecessary dose other occasions, I unnecessarof Propofol [to one victim], caus- ily touched the patients during Mount Sinai fi ed Newman and ing [her] to be unable to speak treatment. These compulsions cooperated with authorities.

A spokeswoman for the hosor respond, leaving her uncon- twisted my brain, and I am scious and masturbating next to so deeply sorry to all of these pital said, “We believe that with this guilty plea today, justice is victims.” her.”

“You’ve gotten yourself into served.”

Newman added, “On three

2nd Avenue Subway Will Finally Open on January 1st By: Ilana Siyance

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n Monday morning, the M.T.A. announced that it will be adhering to its promise and opening the new second avenue subway line on January 1st, at noon. A ceremonial ride will take place before that at a New Year’s Eve party. As reported by CBS news, the long-anticipated subway addition will extend the Q train to 96th Street.

“We’re going to open on January 1 because deadlines matter.”

“The Second Avenue subway is going to open on time, despite all the adjustments that actually slowed down the time, and a delay would be more than

justified given the slow-down,” announced Governor Cuomo.

“We’re going to open on January 1 because deadlines matter.”

As was previously reported in The Jewish Voice, at an MTA board meeting in late October, Kent Haggas, an independent engineer who was reviewing the line’s progress, said that the 86th and 72nd Street stations may not be ready to open by December. “Basically, the progress to date needs to be almost tripled on a weekly basis to give us confidence we’ll finish everything by the end of December. The program defin tely needs to ramp up,” said Haggas at the time. At that same meeting the MTA’s chairman, Th mas F. Prendergast agreed there were several problems but said, “There is still a ways to go, and we’re still hopeful at this time for Dec. 31.”

Inside design of a new Second Avenue subway station.

The new number 7 train line at Hudson yards which opened in September 2015, was riddled with problems from the very start. The $2 billion station had reported leaks and puddles, while escalators and bathrooms were also closed for servicing.

Perhaps that experience is now prompting caution by the MTA in unveiling the Second Avenue subway line.

This is the fi st major expansion in NYC’s subway system in more than 50 years.

The completion of this fi st

phase, which took over seven years, will decrease crowding on the Lexington Avenue Line by as much as 13%, or allow for 23,500 fewer riders on an average weekday ride. As per the M.T.A.’s website, the line will serve roughly 20,000 riders daily, and reduce travel time by 10 minutes or more for many commuters traveling from the Upper East Side.

Thesecond phase of the project for the second avenue subway will extend the service to 125th Street in Harlem, for a total stretch 8.5 miles along. “We have preliminary engineering underway for phase two which would extend the subway north with stations in the proximity of 106th street, 116th street and 126th street, and it will curve west at that point and connect with Metro-North,” said MTA Chairman, Tom Prendergas.

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3 Real Estate Developers Charged in Vote Rigging Scheme to Take Over Upstate Village

By Mark Snyder

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n Thursday, December 15, an indictment was unsealed charging Shalom Lamm, Kenneth Nakdimen, and Volvy Smilowitz, a/k/a “Zev Smilowitz,” with conspiracy to corrupt the electoral process, in connection with an election in Bloomingburg, New York. Lamm and Nakdimen were in the process of building 396 townhouses in the small village of 420 inhabitants in Sullivan County in the foothills of the Catskills. While Smilowitz was described as a business associate of the developers. Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, whose offic is prosecuting the case, also announced that Harold Baird, the former supervisor of the Town of Mamakating, which contains Bloomingburg, has pleaded guilty to submitting false voter registrations.

Bharara stated: “In pursuit of millions of dollars in profits from a real estate development project, the defendants allegedly hatched a cynical ploy to corrupt the electoral process in Bloomingburg. As alleged, to get public official supportive of their development project elected to local government, the defendants concocted a scheme to falsely register voters who did not live in Bloomingburg, including some who had never

“Profit driven corruption of democracy cannot be allowed to stand no matter who does it or where it happens.”

even set foot there. And to cover up their voter fraud scheme, the defendants allegedly back-dated fake leases and even placed toothpaste and toothbrushes in empty apartments to make them appear occupied by the falsely registered voters. Profit-driven corruption of democracy cannot be allowed to stand no matter who does it or where

According to the New York Times, “Opponents contend that the developers were marketing the townhouses to Hasidic families to accommodate the Hasidim in overcrowded enclaves such as Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Kiryas Joel, N.Y., a village of 20,000 Satmar Hasidim in Orange County. Given the high birthrate among Ha-

Shalom Lamm, 57, of Bloomingburg, New York, is charged with one count of conspiracy to corrupt the electoral process by submitting false voter registrations, buying voter registrations, and offering bribes for voter registrations and votes.

it happens.”

Last Thursday, FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. stated: “Today’s charges allege the defendants corruptly advanced their own personal real estate projects in Bloomingburg, New York, at the expense of honest citizens who expect and deserve a fair election system. In their scheme to promote their own real estate development projects, the defendants violated federal law as they schemed to put themselves fi st. This type of behavior simply won’t be tolerated.”

sidim, the development, they said, could more than quadruple Bloomingburg’s population.

Opponents of Mr. Lamm’s development, known as Chestnut Ridge, said it would dramatically alter the sleepy pastoral character of the village, creating a locale congested with Hasidic newcomers and no longer as diverse.

Mr. Lamm said that his townhouses were available to the general public and that the opponents had no right to shape the village’s racial and religious profile to their liking. Thei

effort, he said, smacked of anti-Semitism or, since some of the opponents were Jewish, bias against Hasidim and other Orthodox Jews.”

Lamm’s lawyers, Larry H. Krantz and Gordon Mehler, released a statement saying that for three years their client has known about the probe and was “eager to defend himself against

An indictment alleging a voter fraud scheme was unsealed Thursday at the federal courthouse for the Southern District of New York in White Plains. Photo Credit: Google Maps Street View

the unfounded charge.”

Smilowitz’s lawyer, Justine A. Harris, said, “The charges are unfair and unwarranted.”

All three defendants pled not guilty when they appeared before Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy of United States District Court in White Plains. $200,000 was the bail set for all three men.

According to the indictment, the scheme was fin ncially motivated. The indictment stated that the defendants “anticipated making hundreds of millions of dollars” on building real estate in the Bloomingburg area, but

Wall Street CEOs Make Hefty Profits Since Trump’s Victory By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

electoral process in Bloomingburg by falsely registering voters and paying bribes for voters who would elect public officia favorable to their project.”

According to the indictment, those who were recruited to register “included people who never intended to live in Bloomingburg, people who had never kept a home in Bloomingburg, and indeed some people who had never even set foot in Bloomingburg in their lives.”

In March 2014, 330 people, 10 times the normal turnout showed up to vote in an election

“The charges are unfair and unwarranted.” for the village board. According to the NYT, “But the total did not include scores of Hasidic newcomers whose residency had been challenged. Candidates supported by Mr. Lamm lost, but the board, has since made rulings more favorable to the development, lawyers for the defendants said, and many of the townhouse are already occupied.

Days before the 2014 vote, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided more than 20 properties owned by Mr. Lamm in what was said to be an investigation of voter fraud.”

Lamm, 57, of Bloomingburg, Nakdimen, 64, of Monsey, New York, and Smilowitz, 28, of Monroe, New York, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, in particular to corrupt the electoral process by submitting false voter registrations, buying voter registrations, and offering bribes for voter registrations and votes.

The offense carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fin .

Baird, 60, of Sullivan County, New York, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to submit false voter registrations, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fin . The defendant will be sentenced at a future date. The case is assigned to United States District Judge Cathy Seibel.

Legendary Rabbi Becomes NYPD’s First 3-Star Chief

By Hannah Hayes

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hief Executive Offic s at America’s six biggest banks have seen their collective wealth increase by roughly $274.57 million, since Mr. Trump’s election victory. Th exponential gains were made as investors wagered that the incoming Republican administration will bring some major changes to the Obama-era fin ncial regulation and that the Federal Reserve will progressively increase interest rates, as reported by the NY Post.

The greatest portion of those massive profits has been enjoyed by two people: CEO Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, and CEO Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase. Mr. Blankfein, CEO since June 2006 and a prominent Goldman Head since 1994, has seen the value of his Goldman shares surge by 33.6% or $138.7 million since November 8. Th t is more than six times his total salary for 2015. The 62 year old’s shares of his company stocks are now valued at over $551.7 million.

Th ugh he supported Mrs. Clinton during the campaign, he expresses no regrets about

by late 2013 “the fi st of their real estate developments had met local opposition, and still remained under construction and uninhabitable.”

The indictment states: “When met with resistance, rather than seek to advance their real estate development project through legitimate means, the defendants instead decided to corrupt the

CEO Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs

CEO Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase

the outcome. He praised Mr. Trump as “a very smart guy, a businessman.”

Mr. Dimon, #19 in Forbes’ 2016 list of powerful people, saw his JP Morgan shares grow in value by $110 million, since the election. The profit was four times his total pay in 2015. JP Morgan's stock rose by over 20% in the month following Election Day, reaching an all-time high and adding in excess of $50 billion to the company's market capitalization.

Theother biggest banks’ CEOs also raked in giant profits in this short time period. James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley,

for the fi st time ever, sold 7.08 million of his company shares for a profit of $7 million. Brian Moynihan of Bank of America, who has the most modest total holdings in his bank compared with that of the other major CEOs, saw his shares advance in value by $6.9 million. Tim Sloan, who only became CEO of Wells Fargo this October, saw his stock value increase by $6.5 million.

Finally, Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup owner of $30.8 million in the company’s shares, gained $5.3 million since Mr. Trump’s election. This month has clearly proved to be the most opportune time to be a Wall Street CEO.

n Friday, December 16, the famed NYPD Chaplain Alvin Kass, who once used sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli to end a hostage situation, was promoted to three-star chief. This makes him the highest-ranking chaplain in the history of the department.

At a police-headquarters ceremony honoring Kass’ 50 years of service, he was granted the new designation. NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill told the 80-year-old rabbi, “Your multifaceted talents have once achieved the milestone in hostage negotiation. In a feat that has become legendary, you were able to trade two pastrami sandwiches for the man’s two guns.”

After Friday’s ceremony, Kass told reporters about how he was called to the scene of a Midtown offic building in 1981, to address a suspect armed with a gun who had relayed to police that he was Jewish.

A woman was being held hostage by the suspect after she rejected him.

Kass said to reporters, “I spent the whole night trying to talk him out of what he was doing, and I totally failed.”

Rabbi Alvin Kass made history when he was promoted to threestar chief.

By the time sunrise came around, the hostage-holder was rather hungry.

The Post reports, “But when the detectives brought back two pastrami sandwiches, they weren’t kosher, so Kass couldn’t indulge — but the suspect could.

After miraculously trading a sandwich for the man’s gun, cops learned the suspect had another fi earm. So Kass worked his magic again.”

The rabbi explained, “He was willing to give up his other gun, I gave him the other pastrami sandwich, and that ended it.”

Regarding his promotion,

the revered chaplain said he felt “overwhelmed” and “deeply moved.”

Kass’ family members were all at the event. In attendance was his wife, Miriam, along with their three grown children and three grandchildren.

Kass addressed the audience after he accepted his three-star rank, he said, “Friends, for the past 50 years, I’ve been accepting a lot of praise that doesn’t belong to me. Most of it belongs to my wife, Miriam. She has been by confid nt, my partner, my coworker, she’s been my inspiration, she’s been my chaplain.”

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Viacom's Redstone Steps Down; Wild Stories of Women Continue

By Rebecca Gold

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n Friday, December 16, Viacom announced that on February 6 after its annual meeting, Sumner Redstone will step down from the company’s board.

February will mark the fi st time in three decades, since purchasing the company in 1987, that the 93-year-old media mogul will not have a direct say in what goes on at Viacom.

Sources told The Post that it was Redstone’s direct decision to not stand for re-nomination to the board.

The tycoon is in poor health and over the past year has faced almost constant questions regarding his mental competency.

His $44 billion media empire includes CBS.

Traditionally proxies would be released by Viacom in January for annual meetings in March.

According to The Post, “The most recent sideshow features allegations by a former Redstone gal pal that the aging tycoon paid $18 million to a fli ht attendant on a CBS corporate jet and then had sex with her sister — to whom he shelled out an additional $6 million.

The suit’s bombshell claims had some Viacom observers

Sumner Redstone will step down from Viacom’s board in February.

questioning the timing of this year’s proxy, given its revelation that Redstone’s participation in future board meetings will be ‘in a non-voting role.’”

Traditionally proxies would be released by Viacom in January for annual meetings in March.

However, an insider told The Post that the most recent proxy’s December release was not intended to distance Viacom from Redstone and his recent drama. The insider said, it was moved up a month simply because Viacom has decided to have its annual meeting in February rather than March this coming year.

A “boardroom brawl” that started in May, when Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman was taken off the trust that controlled the company by Redstone, has

added to the unsavory accusations surrounding Redstone’s personal life. Over the summer, the drama increases after Redstone tried to fi e five of Viacom’s board members, including Dauman, only to have them litigate instead of leave.

In August, a settlement was final y reached that removed Dauman from Viacom, along with fiv directors Redstone wanted ousted.

According to the proxy, it all came at a high price, including Dauman’s total compensation for 2016 being raised to $93 million.

The Post reports, “The distractions took their toll on the parent company of Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, with revenue down 6 percent for the fi cal year ended Sept.

30 and operating income off 19 percent. Viacom shares, which rose 31 cents on Friday, to $35.22, is off 14 percent this year — and 53 percent since 2014.

Despite giving up his directorship, Redstone maintains control of both CBS and Viacom because the family-owned holding company, National Amusements Inc., where he remains chief executive, owns 80 percent of the voting power at both companies.

Redstone owns 80 percent of NAI and his daughter, Shari, the remaining piece. The mogul will remain nonexecutive vice chairman of Viacom and CBS.”

NYC Luxury Housewares Chain Files for Bankruptcy Again By: Shmuel Rachelov

Durst Spending $110M to Revamp 6th Ave Tower

By Charles Bernstein

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ith the giant law fi m White & Case planning to move out of 1155 Sixth Avenue in 2017, the Durst Organization is investing $110 million to update the whole building in order to keep up with competition.

Over 92 percent of the 790,000-square-foot, 1984-vintage tower is leased, and with White & Case leaving a giant portion, more than 300,000 square feet, will be freed up.

The Post reports, “Many of the improvements to the black granite-facade tower are already visible, including a new West 44th Street lobby and plaza.

Also recently finished or soon

Tom Bow is the SVP for leasing at Durst Organization.

1155 Sixth Avenue in New York City (Photo Credit: Google Maps)

to be completed: energy-efficient casement windows, new bathrooms, an energy-effici t curtain wall with fl or-to-ceiling clear glazing at chamfered corners, new elevator cabs, and a custom rooftop pavilion opportunity with grand views from higher fl ors.”

In early 2018, TD Ameritrade bank has already signed the lease to move into the north corner retail space at 1155 Sixth. TD already has a retail unit leased in another Durst owned building that is one block south, located at 1133 Sixth Avenue.

The exact same area of fl or space, 5,227 square feet, will be had by TD Ameritrade at their new location as at their current.

The asking rent at the new space was $750 a square foot.

The Post reports, “So why

the move? The bank needed to renovate its space, and the move allows it to build out its new digs at 1155 Sixth without having to close.

TD Ameritrade’s new space includes a portion of what had been 1155 Sixth’s avenue-side lobby as well as the corner that was once used as a pop-up for Steinway Piano, which has since moved into glam new digs at 1133 Sixth Ave.” Tom Bow, the SVP for leasing at Durst, said that the retail scene around Midtown Sixth Avenue, especially on the avenue’s west side, has “undergone a remarkable transformation in quality.” According to The Post, “In addition to Steinway, the stretch is now home to Tourneau and Charles Tyrwhitt, and Whole Foods Market is coming soon.”

Fashion Designer Kobi Halperin Buys $6.1M Tribeca Loft

By Ellen Cans

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racious Home, the luxury housewares chain, is fili g its second bankruptcy in the past six years. On Wednesday December 14, it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, as reported by the NY Post. Just a month ago, the company closed its store in Chelsea on West 25th Street. Gracious Home still has two other Manhattan locations open, one taking up an entire block front at 1220 & 1201 Thi d Ave., and the other at 1992 Broadway with three levels.

Tho e two stores now have signs up saying, “Everything must go!” and “Entire store 10 percent to 40 percent off ”. According to the fili g in Manhattan bankruptcy court, six of the company’s top creditors are landlords. “Store leases were a big part of its fili g in 2010,” said Jessica Steinhagen, a distressed-debt analyst for Reorg Research. In this case, however, $6 million, a majority of the debt, is owed to vendors.

According to a WSJ report, Robert Morrison, Gracious Home’s chief executive, blamed Gracious Home’s fin ncial woes on the rise of people shopping online and increased competition from big-box retailers

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Gracious Home, the luxury housewares chain, is filing its second bankruptcy in the past six years.

such as Bed Bath & Beyond.

The Manhattan retailer has also been sparring with its four landlords and its senior lender, Signature Bank, which has left the company unable to pay its debts, Mr. Morrison said in a declaration filed last week with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.

The WSJ report also indicated that Signature Bank declared Gracious Home in default on its loan in May. As a result, Mr. Morrison said, the lender tightened its borrowing terms, eventually accelerating repayment of the loan. Gracious Home says this forced it to delay rent and other payments.

The company sales in 2016 are expected to drop 20% from last year, to $43 million. As per an article in Crain’s NY, in 2015 Gracious Home had 275 employees and an annual revenue of approximately $60 million. The 53-year-old retailer, describes itself as possessing “timeless New York elegance” and had just published an attractive Fall 2016 catalog. In the bankruptcy fili g, the company asserted that “there is a viable business remaining, albeit on a smaller scale.” The owners, chairman David Mitchell and Chief Executive Dottie Mattison, did not return the NY Post’s calls or e-mails for a comment.

ashion designer, Kobi Halperin, just purchased a brand new apartment at Tribeca’s 443 Greenwich Street. Mr. Halperin and his wife Sagit paid $6.1 million for a three-bedroom condominium, as reported by Luxury Listings NYC. The fi st-fl or apartment, spanning 2,644-square-feet, was originally listed for $7.9 million. The seven-story, 200,000 square-foot, former book binding factory, in Tribeca’s posh neighborhood was built in 2014 by developer Metro Loft and designer CetraRuddy. The building boasts a 4,000 square-foot courtyard, a 5000 square-foot roof deck, a 75-foot lap pool, a fitness center, a children’s playroom, a climate-controlled wine cellar, 24-hour concierge and doorman, an underground parking garage with valet parking, and key-locked elevator access. The 53-unit landmark building offers apartments ranging from $4 million, for a 1,374-square-foot two-bedroom, to a penthouse priced at $55 million.

Mr. Kobi, born in Israel in the 1970’s, introduced a woman’s collection 15 years ago, rich in luxurious textiles with an emphasis on crafted artisan details.

His apparel sells at high end retailers including Saks Fifth Ave-

Fashion designer, Kobi Halperin

443 Greenwich Street in Tribeca, New York

nue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus.

“We’re absolutely thrilled that Kobi, a dear friend and a most important and talented fashion

designer, has chosen to make his home at 443 Greenwich,” said Nathan Berman, Principal of MetroLoft, one of the building’s developers.

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Ivanka Looking for DC Synagogue to Join; Rabbi Critical of Her Dad

By Hellen Zaboulani

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f President-elect Trump’s five children, Ivanka has long been touted as her father’s favorite. “The only phone call Donald would always take was Ivanka,” said a Trump insider last July. Now with Mr. Trump preparing to move into the White House, Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner will follow suit, moving their family to Washington, DC, before the inauguration. As reported by the NY Post, Ivanka is poised to become the administration’s most signific nt and powerful advisor. She is not the first daughter to sub for a first lady. President The dore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice did the same and there were others, but none of them had the influence that Ivanka will likely have.

Last week Ivanka began personally lobbying Congress on child-care legislation. It has been speculated that Ivanka may inhabit the First Lady’s office in the East Wing. Ivanka was the foremost figu e even before Mr. Trump’s wife, Melania, announced that she would be staying in New York City until Barron, their 10-year-old son, finished the school year. It was Ivanka who eloquently introduced Mr. Trump as the chosen candidate at the Republican National Convention.

“At my father’s company, there are more female than male executives,” Ivanka had said.

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Side walk-up building has been owned by Ironton Realty LLC, an even three-way partnership between SM&S, Mrs. Sydell Pine and the Farkas family.

Ironton’s owners agreed, as per the company documents, that the building is to be put up for sale by Dec. 31, 2016. Upon sale of the property, the partnership is to be dissolved.

SM&S is now suing Mrs. Pine and her son-in-law Th mas Rohlman, who is Pine Management’s CEO but does not have an ownership share. The case alleges that these defendants have stopped the sale of the building thereby “preventing the distribution of millions of dollars” to the other two partners. It is not clear how a deceased woman is

M&S Associates, the co-owner of 510 Amsterdam in the Upper West Side, is accusing its partner of actively blocking the sale of the property. However, records show that his partner died in January 2014, at the age of 81.

The building, located between West 84th and West 85th streets on Amsterdam, has 23 rental apartments and 2,500 square feet of retail on the street level. The six-story mixed use A representative for the Kushners inquired about membership at building was valued at $17.5 Ohev Sholom, the district’s oldest modern Orthodox synagogue. million last year, and may be listed by brokers soon for $18.5 Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, (pictured above) the synagogue’s million. leader, has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump As reported by the Real Deal, “Women are paid equally for their family to Washington, since 1996 the Upper West the work that we do and when DC. According to the Post, a a woman becomes a mother, she representative for the Kushners is supported, not shut out.” Th inquired about membership 35-year-old multi-millionaire at Ohev Sholom, the district’s was seemingly able to convince oldest modern Orthodox synathe crowds that she understood gogue. Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, their plight and would join her the synagogue’s leader, has been father to fi ht for them. Ivanka a vocal critic of Donald Trump. presents a very amiable image. Still, members of the synagogue She is registered not as a Re- said that the shul is open to evpublican or Democrat, but an erybody who wants to worship independent. She was raised with them.

The 130-year-old temple has in immense privilege yet never made a public misstep, even as one of the largest Orthodox an attractive young girl. She is congregations in the region. It a successful businesswoman, a is situated close to the Maryland feminist, and a devoted mother. border. The Kushners’ inquiry Ivanka was raised as a Pres- about Ohev Sholom suggests byterian but converted to Or- they are looking for a house Amsterdam Avenue between West 84th and West 85th streets thodox Judaism for her hus- nearby there, because as Orthoband. Now she and her family dox Jews they will need to be are looking to join an Ortho- walking distance to the shul for dox synagogue as they move Shabbat.

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Matthew Chavez, also known as Levee, started the project with a simple prompt “express yourself” at the 14th Street train platform.

velop. For one, passer byers or people who leaned on the wall would inadvertently knocked down dozens of messages. Some visitors oddly took fis fuls of notes with unknown intentions.

Worst of all, some people began posting what Mr. Chavez called “propaganda”, printed pages with morbid images of Hillary Clinton and President Obama, notes with conspiracy theories about 9/11, and notes with name calling and slander. “Because of things like that, it could change the energy of the project from something that’s amazing — about peaceful expression — to conspiracy or propaganda,” said Mr. Chavez.

So, on Friday. Mr. Chavez along with several volunteers

and five people from the historical society took down approximately 20,000 sticky notes. But the notes will not be discarded.

The New-York Historical Society has undertaken to preserve and eventually display about 5,000 of those notes. Margaret K. Hofer, the museum director for the society, was touched with the “spontaneous public outpouring of emotion” that the notes represented. Mr. Chavez was excited by the project’s success. He plans to continue archiving the notes and may digitize them. He hopes to continue the project on a small scale, supervising a few notes at the 14th Street tunnel which would be taken down each night.

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Sale of 510 Amsterdam Being Prevented By Deceased Co-Owner

By Shmuel Stein

Notes on Election Hopes & Fears Removed From Subway Stations n Friday, thousands of sticky notes posted on a wall in NYC’s subway stations, each with a message about the historic 2016 presidential election, were taken down. Matthew Chavez, also known as Levee, had started the project with a simple prompt “express yourself” at the 14th Street train platform. After the unexpected election results, the notes served as a spontaneous public art forum, for New Yorkers to openly express their fears, frustration, and hopes regarding the Donald Trump victory. As reported by the NY Times, the notes fi st went up in the tunnel linking the F and 1/2/3 trains at 14th Street. Soon the project branched out to Union Square and other city subway stations and then was even adopted in other cities including Boston, San Francisco and Toronto.

The M.T.A. had allowed the messages to stay up temporarily with some caution. Th mas F. Prendergast, the chairman of the M.T.A., said in November that the notes expressed on the wall represented the “American way.” He added that if it were to create a disturbance, the authority would reevaluate. Indeed a number of problems did de-

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preventing the sale, or what is being done by Mr. Rohlman.

SM&S is now suing Mrs. Pine and her son-in-law Thomas Rohlman, who is Pine Management’s CEO but does not have an ownership share.

However, according to the suit, Pine Management has allegedly denied the other investors access to Ironton’s books, igniting fears of possible self-enrichment. Pine Management and its attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Antares Capital Moving Offices to New Park Avenue Building By: Anat Ghelber

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ntares Capital, a private-equity fi m, is moving its Manhattan office to a new Park Avenue building after purchasing a lease for 55,000 square feet on 280 Park Avenue for 12 years, an increase of only 5,000 square feet from their previous location at 299 Park Avenue. Rents on that area are up to at least $90 per each square foot of space.

The rental will include all of the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd fl ors in the west tower of 280 Park Avenue. The move will be completed sometime in 2017.

Antares Capital is a multi-billion dollar fin ncier. Th y were represented by Paul Amrich and Neil King (both brokers at CBRE) in seeking real estate in this transaction. The owners of 280 Park Avenue were represented by Andrew Ackerman, who is a leasing executive at Vornado (which is in a partnership with SL Green for ownership of this property.) A leasing team

280 Park Ave., where Antares will take 55,000 square feet of office space for 12 years.

at CBRE comprised of brokers Sam Seiler and Peter Turchin were also involved. According to a spokeswoman for Antares, "The new space is bigger but it's also a more effici t layout that will allow us to expand our personnel.”

According to Crain’s, last year, the Chicago based Antares was sold as part of a $12 billion deal

by GE Capital's parent, General Electric, to divest itself of its fi nancial and banking businesses.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased those GE units, including Antares.

The new offic will be a modest expansion for Antares, which has about 50,000 square feet at its current location.

"The new space is bigger but it's also a more effici t layout that will allow us to expand our personnel," a spokeswoman for Antares said.

The move will help Antares carve out its own identity under CPPIB, the spokeswoman said, a shift from being one among several fin ncial business under GE Capital at 299 Park Ave. According to real estate database CoStar, GE Capital has about 115,000 square feet at 299 Park Ave., only a portion of which is occupied

by Antares.

After several years of financial fi ms shrinking their footprints in the city, many have showed signs of renewed growth.

New York Times Selling Off Real Estate to Cover Costs By: Anat Ghelber

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midst a decline in its print business, the New York Times is selling off at least eight fl ors of its corporate headquarters in Manhattan. At least 400 New York Times employees will have to be temporarily moved to nearby office while the building is rearranged. According to a letter the Times sent to its employees, the current office setup was found to make employees “less collaborative” and it was simply “too expensive to occupy this many floors when we don’t truly need them.” But, the New York Times is hoping to receive “a substantial fin ncial benefit” from renting out the space in its building.

Print business in general has been seeing a decline in recent years, with digital media becoming more and more prominent.

Amidst a decline in its print business, the New York Times is selling off at least eight floors of its corporate headquarters in Manhattan. At least 400 New York Times employees will have to be temporarily moved to nearby offices while the building is rearranged

Media companies around the country have had to resort to renting out offic space to generate income. For example, Tribune Media Co. sold both the

NY Civil Court Judge Martin E. Ritholtz to Join Law Firm of Shiboleth, LLP Edited by: JV Staff

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hiboleth, LLP a boutique international law fi m with top-ranked transactional and litigation practices, announced on Monday that Hon. Judge Martin E. Ritholtz will join the firm effective January 3, 2017, as Special Counsel, serving in the Litigation Group. In this role, he will be responsible for handling complex commercial litigation matters on behalf of the fi m and will expand and enhance the fi m's leading commercial litigation practice.

Prior to joining Shiboleth, Judge Ritholtz's illustrious five-decade career has included more than 20 years as a judge, initially with the Civil Court of the City of New York, then with the Supreme Court of Queens County where he has been a justice since 2000. Since 2014, Judge Ritholtz also served as a

Prior to joining Shiboleth, Judge Ritholtz's illustrious five-decade career has included more than 20 years as a judge, initially with the Civil Court of the City of New York, then with the Supreme Court of Queens County where he has been a justice since 2000 Commercial Division Justice, presiding over Part D. Early in his career, Judge Ritholtz clerked in Israel while earning his law degree - fi st in Jerusalem for Meir Gabay, then Deputy Attorney General and Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs; and following, in Tel Aviv under Dr. Amnon

Shiboleth, LLP a boutique international law firm with top-ranked transactional and litigation practices, announced on Monday that Hon. Judge Martin E. Ritholtz (pictured above) will join the firm effective January 3, 2017, as Special Counsel, serving in the Litigation Group.

Goldenberg, who served as president of the Israeli Bar. "We are delighted to have the distinguished and renowned Judge Ritholtz join our practice. The depth and breadth of Judge Ritholtz's law experience are truly remarkable and will be an asset to Shiboleth as we continue to expand the footprint of our commercial litigation practice, both domestically and abroad," said Amnon Shiboleth, founding partner of Shiboleth LLP. "We look forward to his insight as a lifetime lawyer and judge in the New York court system."

Judge Ritholtz is a member of both the New York State Bar and the Israeli Bar. He is also an active member of the Board of Directors of The Supreme Court Justices Association of the City of New York; served as the Dean of the Queens County Bar Asso-

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ciation Academy of Law for 28 years; and is a member of the Columbia College Alumni Sec- Print business in general has been seeing a decline in recent ondary Schools Committee. years, with digital media becoming more and more prominent Having spent most of his career in judicial law, along with extensive experience with the Israeli courts and legal system, Judge Ritholtz is in a unique position to leverage his extensive background to supplement the continued expansion of Shiboleth's commercial litigation practice. Judge Ritholtz, who is about to retire from the bench at the end of this month, said "I look forward to being an asset to the fi m."

Judge Ritholtz has served as a lecturer for many colleges and organizations, including the Touro College School of Law, the Queens County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, The New York State Trial Lawyers Institute and Rutgers University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and earned his law degree from Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law School.

About Shiboleth LLP. Shiboleth LLP, a boutique international law fi m, established in 1976 and centered in Manhattan with affiliated firms in Tel Aviv, Israel and Shanghai, China. Celebrating its 40th anniversary since opening for business in New York City in 1976, the fi m's broad range of transactional and litigation practice areas include corporate and commercial law, with specialized groups focusing on M&A, securities, corporate finance and venture capital transactions, as well as regulatory, real estate, taxation, intellectual property and high-tech.

For more information please visit http://www.shiboleth.com.

Los Angeles Times Building and the Tribune Towner in Chicago in 2014.

The average rents for offi space in the Times Square area is $85.74 a square foot according to Keith DeCoster, the director of the U.S. real estate analytics at Saville Studley, a brokerage that deals in commercial-property.

Th t’s more than even the average rent for offic space in Manhattan in general, which is $82.38, an increase from $83.62 last year. Th New York Times could stand to benefit greatly from its decision to rent out space. According to Mr. DeCoster, “It’s not as though they’re competing with a big pool of sublet space at this point in time. The e are not many big blocks of sublet space out there.”

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Trump Victory Made Official as Electoral College Meets By: Ken Bredemeier

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he tumultuous presidential election was officia y decided Monday, with voting in the Electoral College confi ming that billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump will become the country's 45th president.

Americans have known since early November that Trump would take over the White House when he is inaugurated January 20. U.S. presidential elections, however, are not determined by the national popular vote, but rather by the individual outcomes in presidential balloting in all 50 states and the national capital, Washington.

The popular vote winner in each state normally receives all of that state's Electoral College votes, which are allotted in proportion to the state's population.

At varying times during the day, a total of 538 electors will cast those ballots Monday in their respective state capitals.

The Democratic candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, defeated Trump by nearly 2.9 million votes in the national popular vote. But the Republican Trump won where it mattered, in 31 of the 50 state-by-state contests to claim an apparent 306232 edge in the Electoral College, well more than the 270 majority he needs.

In most election years, voting in the Electoral College is little more than a formality. But that is not the case this year.

Because of the close and bitterly contested race, and continuing

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Trump Taps Billionaire NHL Team Owner Viola As Army Secretary By: Morgan Chalfant

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onald Trump will select billionaire businessman Vincent Viola, an Army veteran and owner of the Florida Panthers professional men’s ice hockey team, as secretary of the Army under his administration, the president-elect’s transition team announced Monday morning.

“I am proud to have such an incredibly accomplished and selfless individual as Vincent Viola as our secretary of the Army,” Trump said in a statement.

Protesters demonstrate ahead of Pennsylvania's 58th Electoral “Whether it is his distinguished College at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 19, 2016. military service or highly imopposition to Trump's victory tors say they feel morally com- pressive track record in the world by many Clinton supporters, pelled to vote in the Electoral of business, Vinnie has proved thousands of Americans have College the way their state voted. throughout his life that he knows Although the vast majority of how to be a leader and deliver bombarded the 306 Republican electors with emails and phone Americans focused their ballot major results in the face of any calls, demanding they reject choice as between Trump and challenge.”

Trump, either by voting for Clin- Clinton, they actually were castViola is a graduate of West ton or another, more acceptable ing ballots for slates of electors Point and veteran of the U.S. supporting the two candidates, Army. Viola was an Airborne Republican.

In the unlikely event that 37 or often comprised of political ac- Ranger infantry office and more Republican electors defect tivists in their respective states. served in the 101st Airborne from Trump and no candidate Clinton's husband, former Presi- Division, remaining in the U.S. ends up with 270 or more, the dent Bill Clinton, is an elector for Republican-controlled House of her in New York.

Hillary Clinton piled up big “If confirme , I will work Representatives would pick the vote margins in California and president. tirelessly to provide our Trump used a Twitter post New York to give her a national president with the land Sunday to criticize the efforts to popular vote edge, while Trump force he will need to won enough states, sometimes oppose him. accomplish any mission "If my many supporters acted relatively narrowly, to claim the in support of his National and threatened people like those Electoral College advantage and Defense Strategy.” – who lost the election are doing, a four-year term as the nation's Vincent Viola they would be scorned and called leader. It would be the fi h time in U.S. history, and the second in terrible names!" he wrote.

Electors in 29 states are bound the last 16 years, that the popuby state law to vote for the can- lar vote winner did not win the didate who won their state vote all-important Electoral College count, and often elsewhere, elec- vote.

Obama Vows U.S. Will ‘Take Action’ Against Russia for Cyber Attacks By: Natalie Johnson

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resident Obama pledged the U.S. will retaliate against Russia for its efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election.

“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections … we need to take action. And we will–at a time and place of our own choosing. Some of it may be explicit and publicized; some of it may not be,” Obama told NPR in an interview that aired last Friday morning.

U.S. intelligence official told CNN on Thursday that Russian cyber attacks against U.S. political organizations have continued “around the clock” since the November election. While several retaliation methods are being considered, one officia said action against Moscow needs to be carefully considered given the fragility of U.S.-Russian relations.

“Right now it’s like the old cold cyber war and the last thing you want to do is turn it into a hot shooting war,” the official aid.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov brushed aside the president’s warning on Friday.

“Either stop talking about it or

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President Obama pledged the U.S. will retaliate against Russia for its efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election.

final y provide some evidence.

Otherwise it looks indecent,” Peskov told reporters in Tokyo, Reuters reported.

The CIA concluded last week that Russian hackers had interfered in the U.S. election process to help elect Donald Trump.

The FBI has yet to back the assessment that the breaches were meant to tip the election toward Trump, citing a lack of defin tive evidence.

Obama has not backed the CIA assessment. The president said he is awaiting a full report from the intelligence community before he comments on Russia’s

motives. He did say the cyber attacks were detrimental to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

Trump has continued to deny Russia’s involvement in the breaches. The president-elect asked Thursday on Twitter why the White House waited “so long to act” if Moscow “or some other entity” had carried out cyber attacks.

While there are disagreements among intelligence official regarding Russia’s motives, all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies have attributed the election-related breaches to Russia.

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Donald Trump will select billionaire businessman Vincent Viola, an Army veteran and owner of the Florida Panthers professional men’s ice hockey team, as secretary of the Army under his administration

Army Reserve after serving on active duty. Viola is the founder of high-frequency trading fi m Virtu Financial and also chaired the New York Mercantile Exchange in the early 2000s.

He has owned the Florida Panthers NHL team since Sept. 2013.

Viola will be subject to confi mation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee when the new Congress convenes next year.

“It is an honor to be nominated to serve our country as President-elect Trump’s secretary of the Army,” Viola said. “If confi med, I will work tirelessly to provide our president with the land force he will need to accomplish any mission in support of

his National Defense Strategy.”

“A primary focus of my leadership will be ensuring that America’s soldiers have the ways and means to fight and win across the full spectrum of confli t,” Viola said. “This great honor comes with great responsibility, and I will fi ht for the American people and their right to live free every day.”

The Florida Panthers said in a statement that the ownership of the team will remain in Viola’s family. Viola has tapped Douglas Cifu, the current vice chair and alternate governor of the club, to assume his role as chairman and governor of Sunrise Sports and See Trump Taps Billionaire , page 36

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Unprecedented Report Analyzes 5 Decades of ‘Increasingly Brazen’ Attacks on U.S. Jews By: Sean Savage

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early 70 percent of the major attacks against American Jews and their institutions during the last five decades have been carried out by white supremacists and Islamic terrorists, according to an unprecedented new report released by the Community Security Service (CSS), a Jewish security organization.

“What is most concerning is that those who intend to harm the Jewish community are becoming increasingly brazen in their attacks,” said Yehudit Barsky, the author of the report, which was released Monday.

The report, titled “Terrorist Incidents and Attacks against Jews and Israelis in the United

States 1969-2016,” catalogues the 104 most violent attacks against American Jews over the course of the last five decades by focusing on the patterns and trends in those incidents.

Jason Friedman, executive director of CSS, told JNS.org that the report aims to raise awareness not only among Jewish leaders, but also the wider American community and law enforcement agencies on attackers’ trends and tactics as well as the security threat the Jewish community faces.

“We hope that readers understand the nature of the threat, the ideologies and impulses behind the threat, and that this leads to greater emphasis on security within the [Jewish] community,” he said.

Friedman noted that a report

of this specific nature had never been previously compiled.

“We saw this type of research had never been done before, and we wanted to better understand the patterns of attacks over the last five decades to inform our own—as well as our law enforcement partners and other security partners’—operations and training,” he said.

Jewish communal institutions (14 percent), individual Jews (13 percent), and Jewish educational institutions (10 percent).

Among these attacks, the report finds equal frequencies for arson, shootings and the use of explosive devices.

Further, the report extrapolates several lessons and recommendations that could inform

Illustrative photo of anti-Semitic graffiti on synagogues and Jewish community centers around the country

ISIS issued a video entitled “The Slaughter of the Jews,” declaring: “Stab the Jew with a knife or run over him with a car, poison him, bring back explosives, the [use of] explosive belts and IEDs, burn their faces and their houses.”

A man holds a sign promoting an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory across the street from the former World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Credit: Luigi Novi via Wikimedia Commons.

According to the report’s analysis, attacks against the Jewish community “have increased in their intended severity and have, or would have, claimed many more victims than in previous decades.”

The report reveals that Jewish houses of worship were the most-targeted location, accounting for roughly 51 percent of attacks, followed by

general law enforcement. For instance, the report notes that going after Jewish targets often serves as a precursor to larger attacks—including for the perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, who were fi st involved in anti-Jewish incidents, and the 2009 Arkansas military recruiting center shooting, whose perpetrator fi st carried out attacks on

anti-Jewish targets.

“Now, in the second decade of the twenty-fi st century, we find ourselves in an era where those who promote anti-Jewish rhetoric and instigation have the technical tools to reach a broader audience in less time than ever before. In fact, as recently as March 2016, the Islamic State in Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) publicly encouraged its followers to attack Jews and their allies, ‘wherever they find them,’” the report states.

For American Jews, the CSS report comes at a time marked by various challenges such as surging anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric and attacks on U.S. college campuses, the rise of the alt-right movement, and the threat of Islamic terrorism.

Friedman said he hopes the report will provide “some critical perspective” for the Jewish community.

“The Jewish community does not exist in a vacuum and is subject to the social, political and economic forces that affect all Americans. In many cases, these forces can affect the Jewish community more intensely,” Friedman told JNS.org.

“We are certainly feeling this effect right now,” he said.

Friedman also hopes the report will underscore the importance of security awareness and investment in security infrastructure.

“Every Jewish community has the responsibility to be aware and take proactive steps to prevent attacks,” he said. “Having trained volunteers from within the community ensures that no matter how law enforcement resources and security guard budgets are allocated, the community has a sustainable and effective means of security.”

(JNS.ORG)

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Liberal Assault on Trump's Nomination of Friedman Reaches a Fever Pitch By: Fern Sidman

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resident-elect Donald Trump will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, the transition team said in a statement on Thursday, according to Reuters.

Friedman served as Trump’s advisor on Israel aff irs during the election campaign.

“Mr. Friedman, a renowned attorney who has been counselor to some of the world’s top businessmen and companies, was one of the president-elect’s principal advisers on the US-Israel relationship during the campaign. With Mr. Friedman’s nomination, President-elect Trump expressed his commitment to further enhancing the US-Israel relationship and ensuring there will be extraordinary strategic, technological, military and intelligence cooperation between the two countries,” the announcement on the Trump-Pence Transition Team website read.

“The bond between Israel and the United States runs deep, and I will ensure there is no daylight between us when I’m President,” said President-elect Trump. “As the United States’ Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman will maintain the special relationship between our two countries.

He has been a long-time friend and trusted adviser to me. His strong relationships in Israel will form the foundation of his diplomatic mission and be a tremendous asset to our country as we strengthen the ties with our allies and strive for peace in the Middle East. Nothing is more critical than protecting the security of our citizens at home and abroad.”

Elaborating on Friedman’s credentials, the site noted that “he is a founding partner of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, a national law fi m with approximately 350 attorneys. For the past 35 years, he has specialized in litigation and bankruptcy law, playing a leading role in restructuring many of the nation’s most complex fi nancial and business operations.

Mr. Friedman has been widely recognized for his outstanding contributions to the legal profession, and has been named one of the 500 leading lawyers in the United States.”

sponders providing aid to all injured Israelis, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity, and Aleh Negev, one of the world’s most advanced facilities for the care of severely disabled children.

“Under his leadership and at the President-elect’s direction, the US-Israel relationship will be a model of cooperation and respect,” the statement concluded.

Friedman thanked Trump for the nomination in a statement of his own, and stressed that he was looking forward to serve his role in the city of Jerusalem, as Trump has promised to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the Israeli capital.

"I am deeply honored and humbled by the confidenc placed in me by President-elect Trump to represent the United States as its Ambassador to Israel," Friedman said.

"I intend to work tirelessly to strengthen the unbreakable bond between our two countries and advance the cause of peace within the region, and look forward to doing this from the U.S. embassy in Israel's eternal capital, Jerusalem," he added.

Friedman, who had also been a longtime Arutz Sheva op-ed contributor, spoke out in favor of Israel numerous times during the campaign and highlighted Trump’s pro-Israel stance.

In May, Friedman told Arutz Sheva in an exclusive interview that Trump believes “that Israel should continue to build Judea and Samaria communities. Thi is land that Israel has held for almost 50 years. The population of Judea and Samaria is 400,000 people. You add in East Jerusalem you have almost a million people. The e people aren’t going anywhere and Israel’s not going to make the same mistake that it made in connection with the evacuation of Gaza.”

In another interview with Haaretz, Friedman said that as president, Trump could support Israel annexing parts of Judea and Samaria.

He also told Channel 10 News in an interview during the campaign that, as president, Trump would not force a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority on Israel, due to the fact that he “has great confi dence in the Israeli government and the Israeli people.”

Trump’s nomination of Friedman drew unanimous plaudits

capital of the Jewish state.

Baruch Gordon, Director of Development for Bet El Institutions and IsraelNationalNews. com, welcomed the news of Friedman's nomination: "Bet El Institutions expresses its warmest blessings to David Friedman in his new position as U.S. Ambassador to Israel."

"In his position as President of Bet El Institutions, Mr. Friedman has been a pioneer philanthropist and builder of Jewish institutions and housing projects in Judea and Samaria (AKA the 'West Bank') and throughout the country.

"His vital and valorous role in the rebuilding of Israel has earned him the trust and respect of the Israeli People, a key factor which will enable him to best fulfill his duties in representing U.S. interests in Israel.

"Bet El Institutions is proud to be closely associated with Mr. Friedman, and wishes him much success in strengthening the historic ties between the

issues will strengthen the bridge between our great nations" Said Oded Revivi, Chief Foreign Envoy of the YESHA Council, the officia representative organization for the 430,000 Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria and Mayor of Efrat.

United Hatzalah chairman Eli Beer said, “Mr. Friedman is a close personal friend and he and his wife Tammy are proud supporters of what we do. Bringing unity to the region through lifesaving is one of the goals of our organization, and it is something that Mr. Friedman values as well. Over the past ten years, he has shown that he recognizes the importance of saving lives in Israel and in providing quick treatment by highly trained medical responders. We wish him tremendous success in serving the government of the United States and President Elect Donald Trump and helping to build a stronger relationship between the United States and Israel.”

David Friedman (on the right) is seen here at last week’s benefit dinner for the Beit El community and yeshiva in Israel. He is sitting next to former US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton who was the featured speaker at the dinner

United States and the state of Israel."

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), which represents tens of millions of Christians across the U.S. and around the world in support of Israel, said in a statement released to the media in the aftermath of the announcement that David Friedman was chosen as the nominee to be the new ambassador of the United States to Israel.

“On behalf of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, I wish David Friedman our warmest congratulations and am confide t he will play a vital role in strengthening the timeless U.S.-Israel bond,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, president and founder of Th Fellowship.

“David is truly a great American and a loyal ally of Israel, and we look forward to working with him to enhance joint U.S. and Israeli interests while seeking to promote peace and stability for the people of Israel and all of her neighbors.”

Other organizations also weighed in with their sentiments on the nomination of David Friedman.

David Friedman is seen here last Thursday speaking with "I recently met David FriedPresident elect Trump and his daughter, Ivanka man at the Saban Forum in David Friedman has been a from pro-Israel circles, especial- Washington. Friedman has a generous philanthropist to Jew- ly among those committed to deep love for all of the land ish causes, including United Israeli sovereignty in the biblical and people of Israel, including Hatzalah of Israel, a nationwide Jewish homeland and recog- those in Judea and Samaria. His volunteer service of fi st re- nition of a united Jerusalem as knowledge and wisdom of the

"My friend David Friedman has the potential to be the greatest US Ambassador to Israel ever. He thoroughly understands the detailed tragic reality of the Arab/Islamic war against Israel. He has a powerful grasp of Israel's defense needs, the dangers they face, and the danger now of a Hamas/PA State. No previous ambassador appreciates the political, historic, legal, and religious rights of the Jews to Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem like David. Yet he respects and understands the beliefs and hopes and dreams of the political left in Israel and America. This, in addition to his heartfelt love of Israel and all its people, makes him uniquely qualified for this position," said Mort Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America.

Matt Brooks, the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition said a statement, “The selection of Mr. David Friedman to serve as United States Ambassador to Israel sends a powerful signal to the Jewish community and the State of Israel that President-elect Trump's administration will strengthen the bond between our two countries and advance the cause of peace within the region.”

He added that, “We look forward to working with David and the entire Trump administration to cripple Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons through new and strengthened

Donald Trump said that “David Friedman will maintain the special relationship between our two countries. He has been a long-time friend and trusted adviser to me. His strong relationships in Israel will form the foundation of his diplomatic mission and be a tremendous asset to our country as we strengthen the ties with our allies and strive for peace in the Middle East.”

sanctions, move the U.S. embassy to the eternal capital of Israel, Jerusalem, and repair relations with our greatest ally in the Middle East that have eroded over the last eight years."

The Executive Council of American Friends of Ateret Cohanim / Jerusalem Chai issued a statement to the media in which they extended their “best wishes to Mr. David Friedman on being chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to Israel.”

Th y said “Mr. Friedman has been a staunch supporter and a vocal advocate for a united Jerusalem and has openly urged the president-elect to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people.”

Laurie Cardoza-Moore, president of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations and Special UN Envoy for the World Council of Independent Christian Churches which represents over 40 million Christians worldwide said in a written statement, “ David Friedman represents a political and spiritual shift for Israel and America. Having a strong man of faith who understands Israel's Biblical, historical and legal right to the land of Israel is a huge achievement for our great nations and further illustrates Trump's commitment to our closest friend and ally, Israel."

She added that, “We pray that Mr. Friedman will be the fi st U.S Ambassador to oversee the historic relocation of our U.S. Embassy to the place it belongs, Jerusalem. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, “For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem" In Israel, members of the Netanyahu government have expressed their praise and admiration for Friedman and have enthusiastically endorsed his nomination.

“I wish success for David Friedman, the US ambassador-elect to Israel. He is a great friend to Israel,” Education Minister Naftali Bennett, head of the Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) party, wrote on Twitter.

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely also welcomed the intention to appoint David Friedman as incoming US ambassador to Israel. "The expressed intention to appoint Friedman is very welcome news

for Israel. His positions refle t the desire to strengthen the standing of Israel's capital Jerusalem at this time and to underscore that the settlements have never been the true problem in the area," she said.

Friedman, who spent his gap year between high school and college at Yeshivat Har Etzion, a Talmudic institute in Gush Etzion, Judea, “is a true friend and partner of Israel and the settlements,” Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, stated. “Trump’s choice of Friedman is very important and crucial for Israel at this time. It proves that Trump intends to be genuinely committed to Israel just as was indicated during the campaign.

This is a significant statement of intent this morning, and it is very encouraging.”

“The bond between Israel and the United States runs deep, and I will ensure there is no daylight between us when I’m President,” said President-elect Trump.

Other Jewish organizations of a decidedly liberal bent however expressed their reservations about the proposed appointment of Friedman as US Ambassador to Israel. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union of Reform Judaism said in a written statement: “We continue to believe – as have both the American and Israeli governments for a generation – that only a two-state solution will allow Israel to remain both Jewish and democratic while also addressing the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians. To our great concern, it appears that Mr. Friedman does not share that commitment.”

He added that, “Mr. Friedman’s personal connection to and support of a number of organizations committed to building additional settlements in the West Bank certainly suggests that he will not be an advocate for a two-state solution.

Of course, his personal views are far less important than the policy of the U.S. government, and so it is our fervent hope that under his leadership, the American commitment to leadership See Trump Nomination of David , page 36

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Turkey Arrests 7 People in Connection with Assassination of Russian Ambassador By: Walter Metuth

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he Russian and Turkish presidents have agreed the assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey will not harm ties between the two countries but sources say that the killing was not the work of a single individual.

The assailant who killed Russia's ambassador to Ankara was unlikely to have acted alone, a senior Turkish government official said Tuesday, as investigators from both countries hunted for clues as to who might have been behind the killing.

Russian investigators arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday morning. The senior government officia described the killing as "fully professional, not a one-man action" and said the attack was well-planned. Th officia spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release details to the press.

Turkish authorities have not publicly released any information on the investigation or on a possible motive for the policeman.

after the two leaders spoke by phone late Monday, the French Press Agency reported.

The two countries' foreign ministers laid fl wers Tuesday at a portrait of Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Moscow, who was shot and killed by an off- uty policeman Monday in an apparent protest against Russia's deadly involvement in Syria.

Karlov was making a speech at the opening of an art exhibition when the gunman shot Karlov in the back. "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!" the gunman shouted in Turkish.

"You will not taste safety unless our towns are safe. Only death can get me out of here! Whoever has a share in this tyranny [in Syria] will pay for it one by one.''

Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek identified the assassin as 22-year-old police office Mevlut Mert Altintas, who was fatally shot by authorities.

The Turkish newspaper, the Hurriyet Daily News reported that Altıntaş, was warned by security personnel when he refused to go through the X-ray device for a check but was later allowed in as he showed his po-

Police sealed his hotel room, number 214, after the attack, Anadolu Agency reported.

As the time approached before Karlov’s speech at the opening of the photography exhibition, Altıntaş shaved and dressed before leaving the hotel to walk to the exhibition.

Altıntaş took 11 shots, nine of them targeting the envoy, according to security footage obtained from the scene. Nine bullets hit Karlov’s body, although official believe two bul-

hibition hall in a section of Ankara that's home to most foreign embassies.

Karlov was speaking at a Russian embassy-sponsored photo exhibition titled "Russia as Seen

by Turks" when he was shot.

The AP said one of its photographers was at the scene and reported a man wearing a suit and tie shouted "Allahu Akbar'' and fi ed at least eight shots.

A witness told VOA that attendees passed through a metal detector to get into the exA Turkish forces honor guard stands by the Russia flag-draped coffin of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, who was assassinated Monday, during a ceremony at the airport in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec, 20, 2016.

Karlov was speaking at a Russian embassy-sponsored photo exhibition titled "Russia as Seen by Turks" when he was shot.

lets might have gone through his body.

Clashes erupted when security forces called on him to surrender.

“Surrender, drop your weapon and we will get you out of here,” the police shouted, which was rejected by the assailant.

“I won’t leave this place alive and I haven’t arrived here to get out alive,” he replied.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confi med Andrei Karlov had died of his wounds.

People huddle together as a gunman shouts over the body of "Today in Ankara as a result Andrei Karlov in the Turkish capital of an attack the Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov "We share the same under- lice ID. Altıntaş also took a leave of received wounds that he died standing with Mr. Putin that our expanding areas of cooper- absence on Dec. 19 and booked a from," Zakharova said on Monation with Russia, particularly hotel in order to plan the attack. day. "We qualify what happened Altıntaş stayed at a hotel close as a terrorist act. on Syria, will not be hampered The shooting took place at the by this attack," Turkish President to the scene of the incident, acReccep Erdogan said in Istanbul cording to initial investigations. Cagdas Sanatlar Merkezi, an ex-

hibit, but it didn't appear there was additional security due to the Russian ambassador's presence. "[We] threw ourselves to the ground with the gunshot sounds," Bahar Bakir, a diplomacy reporter to Haberturk TV, told VOA's Turkish service. "I saw that the gun was aimed at the ceiling and I saw the ambassador on the ground unfortunately."

Bakir said she heard 20-30 shots as she and others ran from the scene of the shooting.

Karlov, 62, served as Russia's envoy to Pyongyang in 2001-2006, and later headed the Foreign Ministry's consular department. He became Russia's ambassador to Turkey in 2013.

Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, "Turkish people are mourning this loss as much as Russia and the people

of Russia."

Cavusoglu was in Moscow along with the foreign minister of Iran for what was expected to be a major meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis.

The three foreign ministers have agreed to facilitate a deal between the Syrian government and the opposition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after their meeting on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing as an act of terrorism.

"The e is no doubt that the committed crime is a provocation aimed at ruining Russian-Turkish relations and the peace process in Syria, which is moving forward with the help of Russia, Turkey and Iran," Putin said Monday. "The answer is to strengthen the counter-terrorism efforts and the criminals will feel that soon."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also called the killing a "provocation" and said "Turkey and Russia have the will not to be deceived."

State Department spokesman John Kirby said "We condemn this act of violence, whatever its source. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.”

In a statement, White House

National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price also condemned the assassination and said the U.S., stands "united with Russia and Turkey in our determination to confront terrorism in all of its forms.

Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. is ready to assist in the investigation of "this despicable act" and called it "an assault on the right of all diplomats to safely and securely advance and represent their nations around the world."

"There is no doubt that the committed crime is a provocation aimed at ruining Russian-Turkish relations and the peace process in Syria, which is moving forward with the help of Russia, Turkey and Iran," Putin said Monday.

"The e can be no justific tion for an attack on a diplomat or an ambassador." U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

German Interior Minister Th mas De Maiziere said "irrespective of the differences we have with Turkey on other issues, we are in solidarity with Turkey in the common fi ht against terrorism."

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Truck Attack on Berlin Market; 12 Dead By: Joe Kadinsky

The attacker "in Berlin is a soldier of the Islamic State and he Islamic State ter- carried out the attack in reror group has claimed sponse to calls for targeting citresponsibility for the izens of the Crusader coalition,'' truck attack on a crowd- said an IS statement carried by ed Berlin Christmas market on the group's media arm, Amaq.

Meanwhile, German police Monday. At least 12 people were have released their only suskilled in the attack.

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Map: the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Christmas Market in Berlin

The damaged towing truck is towed away from the scene in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 20, 2016, the day after the truck ran into a crowded Christmas market, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50 more.

pect from the terrorist attack in which a man drove a large truck through the crowded Berlin Christmas market.

The Chief Federal Prosecutor's Offic says it released the man, a Pakistani national, because it did not have enough evidence to charge him with a crime.

"The investigation up to now did not yield any urgent suspicion against the accused," the

prosecutor's statement read.

An unknown terrorist stole the truck and intentionally drove it through a Christmas market outside the landmark Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, German official said.

The attacker then fled and police captured the Pakistani man about two kilometers away.

He denied any involvement in the attack before police released him for lack of evidence.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs the condolence book at the Memorial Church in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016, one day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin and killed several people.

The head of Germany's Federal Criminal Police force said the true terrorist behind the attack could still be at large and said police have not yet found the gun believed to have been used to kill the truck's driver before it was stolen.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said it would be "especially hard for us all to bear" if someone

who sought protection and asylum was responsible.

"This would be especially despicable for the many, many Germans who day in, day out are active working for refugees as well as for those people who actually need our protection and who make an effort to inteSee ISIS Claims Responsibility , page 36

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New Compromise Agreement Approved by Amona Residents By: Ilana Messika

Prime Minister Binyamin Neue to grow and fl urish. If the state does not fulfill its commit- tanyahu had stated at the start mona residents ap- ments to us we will not hesitate of the weekly Cabinet meeting proved on Sunday af- to renew our struggle immedi- on Sunday morning that the ternoon the new com- ately, for our community and for government had “done the maxpromise deal off red by the entire settlement enterprise. imum” in order to provide a the government. Forty five resi- Amona shall not fall again,” the creative solution for Amona and had reiterated his hopes that the dents voted in favor, 25 opposed residents said. and two abstentions.

Following the vote, residents released a statement temporarily suspending their struggle against demolition for the moment, and said they would give Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office a chance carry through on promises made in the terms of the agreement.

“Two years ago, the High Court of Justice ordered the demolition of our homes. Since then we have waged a Sisyphean, determined, ongoing battle to save our homes and our community. After 20 years of pioneering settlement, against all odds and Amona residents approved on Sunday afternoon the new after two long years, we have de- compromise deal offered by the government. Forty five cided to suspend our struggle at residents voted in favor, 25 opposed and two abstentions. Photo this time and to accept the deci- Credit: Kobi Richter sion of the government to build According to the new reloca- residents would agree to the new 52 houses and public buildings for Amona. These buildings will tion deal, a total of 24 families deal.

Amona’s Rabbi Yair Frank serve the needs of residents and out of 40 will be able to move to an adjacent plot regulated as stated that the community resthe community.

“We will continue to stand “absentee property” on the hill, idents all held mixed feelings of guard and to follow the state’s not covered by the Court’s rul- resolution and pain. “Though compliance with the commit- ing instead of the 12 proposed the deal presented by the governments it has made to build in the previous proposal. The ment was terrible, the question homes and public buildings in state will submit to the High remained what would have been Amona. We thank the thou- Court of Justice its request to worse. The ‘Legalization Bill was sands of families, teenagers and postpone by 30 days the evac- permitted to be legislated thanks activists who came to Amona uation of the community or- to Amona residents, and I see no in recent days. In your merit, dered by December 25 in order valid reason why our communiAmona will remain on the map to be able to implement this ty was not incorporated within it,” he claimed. He further vowed and with God’s help will contin- new blueprint.

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that should the government not fulfill its promises with regards to the construction of 52 housing units for Amona, the residents would not relocate and would be “compelled to resume its fi ht.”

Member of the Opposition and Zionist Union MK Tzipi

or proposal by Amona residents, the Israel Police intelligence had stated they anticipated a violent evacuation of the community as the residents no longer held control over what was happening in the community.

Right-wing politicians and

Residents of Amona issued a statement saying, “We will continue to stand guard and to follow the state’s compliance with the commitments it has made to build homes and public buildings in Amona. We thank the thousands of families, teenagers and activists who came to Amona in recent days.”

Livni welcomed the prevention of a violent evacuation in Amona, but argued that the threat of violence would remain the sole legacy of the story, “what will remain is that in government of Israel, ‘might makes right’.” Thi sentiment was reverberated by the activist group “Peace Now,” who stated that: “In the Israel of 2016, the one who steals land and threatens violence achieves what he wants.”

After the rejection of the pri-

supporters of the settlement movement were quick to welcome the vote. Ofir Sofer, secretary general of the National Union faction of the Jewish Home party said “we congratulate and support the residents of Amona, who will remain on this hilltop and will continue their pioneering spirit that is ensuring the future of the entire settlement movement. In their merit, the entire settlement enterprise, including thousands of homes

around Judea and Samaria, will continue to fl urish. Their strong stance in recent months to ensure that no Jewish community in Judea and Samaria will be demolished deserves our strongest praise.

“We congratulate you that even at this difficult moment, you made a courageous, difficult decision from healthy considerations for the people of Israel and the Land of Israel,” Sofer said.

MK Bezalel Smotrich added “The people of Amona are people of hope. Over the past few Amona residents insisted on hanging on to hope that the entire settlement enterprise would be legalized and that they would be able to remain on this hill.

Their just demand infected the entire government and led to the passing of the [fi st stages of] the Legalization Law… created a new reality on the ground.”

Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan also praised Amona residents, saying the decision was a “courageous” one that served the best interests of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.

“The legalization of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria will fi ally be equal to those of Israeli citizens in Be’er Sheva, Hadera, Tel Aviv and elsewhere. The e is no question that this accomplishment that was brokered by the Jewish Home party would not have been accomplished without the Amona residents’ struggle,” Ben-Dahan said.

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Israelis Stepping Up on Behalf of Syria By: Ilana Messika

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everal dozen people formed a human chain on Sunday from the American embassy in Tel Aviv to the Russian embassy down the street to call for action to act to end the slaughter in Syria.

Ahead of the protest, Tazpit Press Service (TPS) interviewed Gadiu Gevaryahu, chairman of the Tag Meir organization that hosted the event.

“When there is a war, a few kilometers away from us, which has caused around half a million deaths, we cannot keep our hands in our pockets and do nothing,” he said.

“First of all, we want to put out an emergency call, in par-

ticular to the Israeli government and to the the international community. The slaughter of the Syrian people must be stopped and we, in Israel, need to lend a hand, beyond all the good initiatives that are already being undertaken. We simply need to do more,” Gevaryahu argued.

The protest was the latest in a series of Israeli-led grassroots initiatives on behalf of Syrians, and Syrian refugees. Despite the fact that Israel and Syria have remained technically at war since Israel’s founding in 1948, Israelis have founded a variety of unofficial and grassroots efforts aimed at providing medical care, humanitarian aid and just human connection with people and families. Hundreds of Syrians

have received treatment at Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat. More quietly, several groups of Israel doctors and social activists have travelled to the Zaatari refugee camp, on the Syria-Jordan border, hiding their national identities in order to provide care in a charged anti-Israel atmosphere.

to raise awareness amongst the Israeli public regarding the situation in Syria.

“Considering of the worsening of the situation in Aleppo, we decided that we could not remain insensitive any longer,” said Sarah Haetzni Cohen, creator of the hashtag #Israel4Alep-

Human Chain in Tel Aviv to Protest for Against the Ongoing Massacre in Syria. Photo Credit: Daniel Bar-on/TPS

The protest was the latest in a series of Israeli-led grassroots initiatives on behalf of Syrians, and Syrian refugees. Photo Credit: Daniel Bar-on/TPS

“Considering of the worsening of the situation in Aleppo, we decided that we could not remain insensitive any longer,” said Sarah Haetzni Cohen, creator of the hashtag #Israel4Aleppo.

Photo Credit: Daniel Bar-on/TPS

Closer to home, there have been grassroots initiatives to raise money, pray and to provide other means of material and emotional support. One crowdfunding campaign, “Syrians on the Fences,” raised more than NIS 430,000 ($113,000) in less than a week to buy baby formula, blankets and medicine for children displaced and/or wounded by the fi hting. Another, simpler plan seeks only

po. “As a civic organization, we cannot do much but we decided that what is important to do at this point is to raise awareness.

We cannot ignore what goes on at such a small distance from Israel. But while we are sitting here drinking coffee, children are being massacred,” she told TPS. According to the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights, more than five years of confli t

beginning in March, 2011 has left around 450,000 dead and more than 2 million injured.

In addition, the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees estimates there are about 11 million Syrian refugees globally, including around 4.8 million in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and 6.6 million remain internally displaced within Syria – a staggering 52.9 percent of Syria’s 2011 population.

Israel’s officia strategy with regards to the Syrian civil war has been one of neutrality and non-intervention, apart from targeting the transfer of weapons of mass destruction to Lebanese-based Hezbollah via Syria, with the tacit agreement of Russia.

Nevertheless, several Israeli politicians have spoken out on

behalf of Syrian civilians caught in the middle of rebel forces and military troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Last week, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri who urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to convene a Security Council meeting to discuss Aleppo.

Haetzni Cohen told TPS that it was crucial as a Zionist organization “to raise a universalist flag with all its values.

“There are not here any consideration of politics, identities or race, only a humanitarian and civil matter of the most basic level,” she stated.

This sentiment was reverberated by Gvaryahu, who also argued that to stand against the massacre in Syria was a duty See Israelis Stepping Up , page 36

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EDITORIAL

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David Friedman: A True Friend of the Jewish State

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e thought that we could not be more elated at the fi al tabulation of the Electoral College results that gave the presidency to Donald Trump. However, now we are truly flying high at his selection as Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, a true friend of the Jewish State.

Thankfully, he will replace our current emissary to Israel, Daniel Shapiro who blames that democratic nation for the BDS movement by its refusal to accommodate President Obama's desire for a Two State Solution.

His words on that subject at a recent conference: "It has always been the case that one of our most effective tools to defeat boycotts and delegitimization (of Israel) is the presentation of a political process, negotiations, or some political horizon that gives hope for a two states for two peoples resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian confli t." So according to Shapiro, the BDS movement is the result of Israeli intransigence to caving in to the Obama/Palestinian demands.

And more words from Shapiro attacking Israel that makes us yearn for his quick departure from his post: "Too many (Israeli) attacks on Palestinians lack a vigorous investigation or response by Israeli authorities; too much vigilantism goes unchecked; and at times there seem to be two standards of adherence to the rule of law; one for Israelis and another for Palestinians." So again, according to Shapiro, marauding, murderous Palestinians are treated unfairly

by Israelis. His encouragement for more terror is outrageous. Enough said about our impatience for the slamming door as Shapiro walks out into hopefully, obscurity.

But now back to Ambassador Friedman.

The e can be no better argument for his selection than the harsh, hysterical responses to his appointment from the anti-Israel organizations such as J Street, Americans for Peace Now (APN), The New Israel Fund (NIF), T'ruah and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). Jeremy

Ben-Ami of J Street said he would "vehemently oppose Friedman's confirmation" and called his nomination, "reckless." APN blurted out that the nomination was "destabilizing," and "We will oppose Friedman's nomination on Capitol Hill and in the public sphere."

The URJ whined about the loss of possibility for a Two State Solution and fears about "the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians." Th NIF, with tears running down their cheeks, states the nominee "stands for neither democracy nor the Jewish value of tsedek (justice) that are so desperately needed in these times." Of course, all these anti-Israel groups stand firmly behind Black Lives Matter and have no negative comments about the nomination of Keith Ellison to head the Democrat Party. We wonder why?

Uplifti gly, Ambassador Friedman gets the thumbs-up nod from the Zionist Organization of America which is truly the most outstanding pro-Israel/Jewish group around. Mort Klein, its president, stated that Friedman; "has the potential to be the greatest US Ambassador to Israel ever. (He) has a powerful grasp of Israel's defense needs, the dangers they face and the danger now of a Hamas/P.A. state. No previous ambassador appreciates the political, historic, legal and religious rights of the Jews to Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem like David.

This, in addition to his heartfelt love of Israel and all its people, makes him uniquely qualifie for this position." Our sentiments at The New York Jewish Voice completely. So, to Friedman, good luck on the much needed re-cementing of good relations with Israel after eight years of its frustration with the hostile Obama administration. And to the faux JINO groups that are huddlng and planning attacks against a staunch pro-Israel ambassador, we suggest they fold up their tents, crawl away and prepare for at least 8 more years of a positive, rewarding American/ Israel relationship. And perhaps they should check out their ObamaCare psychiatric coverage for that span of time. Th y'll need it.

Dems: “It’s All Russia’s Fault”

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f you've ever tried controlling the behavior of a group of four year olds, you're surely chuckling at the deportment of the entire Democrat Party from the head honcho in the White House to the guy sucking in hamburgers at a San Francisco White Castle regarding the insolence and stupidity of Americans for voting for DJT. Th y are acting in a manner of kindergartners who have had their rightful possessions taken away from them.

Recall the whining crying, banging on walls, stomping and rolling around on the fl or and then the eventual tranquilizing effect once your kids stuck their thumbs in their mouths.

So have ready, bottles of sanitizing liquid to squeeze over Democrats' big digits when the time hopefully comes that they run out of steam. Don't hold your breath!

The radical, progressive wing of the Democrat Party has now taken complete control of that organization. Th y were stunned as the election results were confi med by their toady pundits at CNN, MSNBC, PBS, CBS and ABC but revived quickly to formulate bogus, fake news policies intended to undermine, deligitimize and destroy President Trump's effectiveness in the White House. By their dangerous actions they will intentionally disrupt the lives of every American citizen merely because their candidate lost in a fair, square and legal election.

Th y initially went to court demanding recounts claiming that Republicans stole the vote in the usual Democrat strongholds of Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Results.... false, nothing there! Th y then concocted yet to be proven charges that the Russians successfully turned the tide for Trump with their hacking and publicizing the E-mail messages of Hillary, her campaign chair, John Podesta and the DNC. President Obama offici ly entered the fray stating without doubt (or even substantial proof) that the Russians will pay heavily for their intrusion into our electoral process. A very dan-

gerous-to-us-all statement to make without evidence to back the claim.

The next step by the Progressives was to urge each state's electors to switch their votes to Hillary, no matter how citizens voted. Their claim to their unprecedented demand is that Hillary tallied more votes nationwide than her opponent. Of course, our laws do not take into consideration the nation's total popular vote.

Rather the Electoral College gives each state a certain number of electoral votes. The candidate getting the most citizens' votes in each state earns that state's total electoral votes. And sadly for the Democrats, Trump won more states and therefore, those states' Electoral College votes.

The move to implicate and throw charges against Russia, without actual proof is dangerous. Please understand that Russia is not accused of manipulating our voting machines or ballot counts. They are accused of hacking into Hillary's server which was illegally housed in her garage and totally vulnerable to anyone with the technical ability to break into it. Podesta and others in the Democrat leadership as well, used regular E-mail accounts, easy to break into. And no one in The Party has yet to declare that any of the leaked information was bogus. What we got from WikiLeaks and the other sources regarding Hillary and others was apparently accurate and true.

We recall the total lack of Democrat outcry when we learned of how Donna Brazile, the then DNC chair, together with the media successfully and illegally rigged the primary campaign for Hillary against Bernie. The guy had no chance when Hillary was given the debate questions in advance and negative stories regarding Bernie fl oded the media. We hope the Progressive Left final y wakes up and starts getting the message our nation's citizens sent them on November 8th. If not, the next four years will be bumpy and dangerous ones for citizens of all political stripes.

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Letters to the Editor The Torah’s Response to the Aleppo Tragedy Dear Editor: Today, a convoy with thousands of women and children trying to escape from East Aleppo was brought to a screeching halt — one day after authorities committed to evacuating innocent civilians. As a “genocide” unfolds in the streets of Aleppo, we are reminded that genocidal dictators are taking note and are learning a very powerful lesson – that they CAN get away with mass murder.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said just three days ago, “Since September, the Security Council has failed to adopt three resolutions that could have enabled a humanitarian truce, evacuation of civilians and the entry of lifesaving aid.” Now what do we do? When the world is too fix ted on the latest iPhone or their next vacation destination, the women and children in Aleppo will just have to wait.

In the midst of bombed out cities, houses and schools and carnage strewn on the streets, a little girl with her innocent eyes is asking her protective mother, “Mommy, are we going to survive?” While it is the birthright of each child in Aleppo to be safe, who is going to answer this young girl’s question?

Outside the United Nations building in New York there is a wall bearing the inscription, "Th y will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore."

Perhaps the U.N. should reference this week’s Torah portion about two 13-year-old boys rather than

the hallowed prophet, Isaiah.

This week’s Torah portion teaches us that Shimon and Levi who are outraged that their sister, Dina, has been violated and kidnapped. So the brothers decimate the entire village of Schem (modern day’s Nablus) and rescue her. This story is the source for our Jewish tradition that adulthood begins at the age of 13, because Shimon and Levi are referred to as men when they drew their swords to protect their sister.

Each time the Torah is read, it is then hoisted up and shown to entire congregation and everyone sings in unison “Its ways are pleasant ways and all its paths are peace” (Proverbs 3:17). This is the culmination of the entire experience with our Torah. So how could it be that those who are commanded to keep the Torah associate their mandated age for adulthood with a seemingly not so pleasant story.

The answer is when you have an innocent person who is not politically important and signific nt to the world’s stage like the little girl in Aleppo, but she is crying out in pain and is trapped in a place where she doesn’t want to be, then our Torah is teaching us that being a man means you risk your life to secure her freedom. The e was no other way to rescue her without taking out the city.

We should only have good news for the world.

Sincerely

Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann Executive Director, Chabad Columbus.

Voice of the Copts Urges Reforms Dear Editor: Members of the Voice of the Copts community offer sincere condolences to the Coptic families mourning for the loss of loved ones as a result of Sunday’s (Dec 11) bombing of the Botrossia Church in Cairo that killed at least 25 people attending mass.

We grieve with our brothers and sisters and pray that those responsible for this heinous, cowardly crime will be arrested and made to stand trial. Once again, Christian Copts are made the scapegoat in an ongoing struggle between Egypt’s government and Islamic religious leaders.

A state funeral with three days of national mourning declared by the regime is appropriate. However, acts of terror and religious jihad continue to grow unchecked.

Our hearts grieve with you today as we pray for the end of your tribulations and the beginning of peace in our beloved homeland.

The presence of President Al Sisi in attendance of the victims’ funerals does not impress us anymore knowing that his compassion has not yet led him to implement the effective steps to remove Christian Copts from the crosshairs of Islamic supremacy.

We urge Egypt’s government to secure the Coptic community and every community of Egypt by ensuring that justice takes place through full investigations, arrests and trials in order to deter future acts of terror.

In addition to the current attack on the Botrossia Church days ago on December 11, we demand a full investigation into earlier terrorist crimes for which no

suspects have yet been arrested: - The burning and bombing destruction of 87 Coptic Christian churches in a 45-day rampage in June and July of 2013 - The murder of 23 peaceful Christian protesters demonstrating in Maspero (Cairo) against violence in October, 2011 - The Two Saints Church bombing and killing of 87 Christians on New Year’s Eve, 2010 - The forced displacement of innocent Copts due to local government use of the Bedouin tribal arbitration system applied to Copts after unprovoked attacks upon their homes and community Moreover, no one truly believes that rhetoric will stop terror against Christians in Egypt. The following reforms must be made: - Remove religious teachings and examples from public school course work and textbooks.

- Remove religion courses from public schools.

- Transfer all non-religious schools to the public domain and permanently remove them from the auspices of Al Azhar Institute.

- Stop public taxpayer money from fin ncing and supporting religious institutions.

- Reinstate the Egyptian Constitution of 1923 in totality to replace the current constitution which allows Islamic Sharia religious law to dominate the nation.

In sympathy,

Ashraf Ramelah Voice of the Copts Founder and President

Wants to Protest the Genocide in Aleppo Dear Editor: People of all religions and those who have no religion: We learned nothing from the Holocaust. Where are the Muslims who should be demonstrating in the streets, where are the Christians, the Jews, the Hindus and all leaders of every religion on this planet? I appeal to you, children and babies are being massacred and the world is silent. I am willing to go to any faith group and organize a major protest.

Speak out about this for G-d's sake. The fall of Aleppo may initiate the end of the revolution. Children , women, old men, and civilians are being murdered. The e are those who say that this is a civil war and we should let them fi ht it out on their own, if the tables were turned they would not help Israel or the Jews. We Jews are supposed to be the “light unto other nations.” This is why we must be vocal to help

stop this Genocide.

As one whose parents were in the Holocaust and who lost most of his family including two siblings, all I can do is speak out for these poor souls. I only wish I could do more.

Yes, I feel guilty watching the horrible pictures of the dying while sitting comfortably in a chair here in the U.S. I pray for them and ask that all of us do so. I remember growing up in Kansas City seeing my father's numbers of his left arm and my mother who had aged more than her years, asking, where was the world to help. I now repeat the same question and have no answer.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg Edison, NJ

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Shocking! The New Ambassador to Israel One can be shocked by good things!

By: Stephen M. Flatow

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Jewish ambassador to Israel who is more sympathetic to Israel than to the Palestinians, and who will respect the wishes of the Israeli public and government?

Shocking!

I'm not being sarcastic. It really is shocking. Critics of Israel are so accustomed to Jewish ambassadors who harass and undermine the Israeli government, that the prospect of someone completely different has left them frothing at the mouth.

David Friedman, President-elect Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel, is completely unlike his predecessors.

And that's what drives the critics of Israel crazy.

For many decades, the top tiers of the State Department and the diplomatic corps were closed to Jews. Everyone knew that their ranks were reserved for blue bloods and white shoes—people who came from the "right" segment of society and belonged to the "right" country clubs.

In the 1970s, though, a certain kind of Jew began to squeeze through the doors at Foggy Bottom. Th y had names like Daniel Kurtzer, Dennis Ross, Aaron Miller, and Martin Indyk. Th y were different than most Jews because they were stridently critical of Israel and were willing to devote themselves to forcing Israel to make one-sided concessions to

the Arabs.

Indyk served as U.S. ambassador to Israel from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2001.

His haughty attitude was obvious from early on: he boasted to the Washington Post (2-24-97) that he saw his job in Israel as similar to "a circus master" who "cracks the whip" in order to "get [the animals] to move around in an orderly fashion."

Indyk's practice of interfering in Israel's internal aff irs was notorious. In 1995, for example, he lobbied Knesset Members to oppose a law that would have reduced the chances of Israel surrendering the Golan Heights to Syria.

One shudders to think of the dangers Israel would face today if Indyk had his way and the Golan was in the hands of either the genocidal Assad regime or its genocidal ISIS opponents.

Indyk tried to pressure Israel's chief rabbi to oppose a housing project in a part of Jerusalem that Indyk wanted Israel to give up.

He also tried to block the selection of a cabinet minister whom he thought was insuffici tly dovish. Thi gs got so bad that the chairman of the Knesset Foreign Aff irs and Defense Committee took the unprecedented step of publicly declaring: "Ambassador Indyk needs to be reminded that he is not the British High Commissioner," alluding to the British Mandate that preceded Israel's independence.

He denounced Israel's budgetary allocations—an extraordinary act The appointment of the sec- of interference in Israel's interond Jewish ambassador to Isra- nal aff irs. Kurtzer even publicly el, Daniel Kurtzer, in 2001, did called on the Israeli public to put not improve matters. Kurtzer pressure on the government to repeatedly pressured Israel to make more concessions.

In an interview with Israel Army Radio last year, US Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro indicated that U.S. support for Israel at the United Nations and other international forums was conditional on Israel accepting moving towards creation of a Palestinian state.

That kind of linkage was all too reminiscent of the Indyk "crack the whip" approach.

The third Jewish ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, has not been much better. In an interview with Israel Army Radio last year, Shapiro indicated that U.S. support for Israel at the United Nations and other international

David Friedman, President-elect Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel, is completely unlike his predecessors. And that's what drives the critics of Israel crazy.

When Israel responded to Yasser Arafat's sponsorship of terrorism in the autumn of 2002 by besieging Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah, Kurtzer rode to the rescue of the arch-terrorist by demanding that the Israeli government end the siege. This took place nine months after Israel had captured Arafat's ship, the Karine remove security checkpoints A, with its fift tons of weapons— (lest Palestinian Arab travelers the episode that revealed Arafat be inconvenienced) and make had never changed his terrorist one-sided concessions on settle- spots. Yet there was the Jewish ment construction (while never U.S. ambassador to Israel, nine asking the Palestinian Authority months later, trying to rescue the to limit its illegal construction). mass murderer.

forums was conditional on Israel accepting moving towards creation of a Palestinian state. Th t kind of linkage was all too reminiscent of the Indyk "crack the whip" approach.

Earlier this year, Ambassador Shapiro falsely claimed that "Israeli vigilantism in the West Bank goes on unchecked," that "Israel has two standards of adherence to rule of law in the West Bank— one for Israelis and one for Palestinians," and that Israel's settlement policy "raises questions about Israeli intentions."

Th t was a thinly-veiled way of

saying that Israel is not really interested in peace if it permits the construction of a kindergarten in Judea, Samaria, or many parts of Jerusalem. Shapiro's statements were so mean-spirited and inappropriate that Prime Minister Netanyahu himself issued a stinging rebuke: "The ambassador's statements, on the day when a mother of six who was murdered is buried, and on a day when a pregnant woman is stabbed - are unacceptable and wrong," the prime minister said.

So yes, David Friedman is going to be a very different kind of Jewish ambassador to Israel. Unlike his disreputable predecessors, Friedman will respect Israel's right to make its own decisions, instead of "cracking whips" and dictating to Israel how to behave.

Friedman will be on the side of the exemplars of democracy and freedom in the Middle East, not the terrorists and the totalitarians. In short, Ambassador Friedman will work to strengthen ties between America and its loyal ally, Israel, instead of undermining them.

What a difference!

(INN) The writer, a New Jersey attorney, is vice president of the Religious Zionists of America and the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists in 1995 on a study trip to Israel when the bus she was on exploded on her way to the beach in Gush Katif. When Alisa succumbed to fatal head wounds at Soroka Medical Center, the family donated her organs to save the lives of others.

A World Where Hatred is More Dangerous Than War – Part I By: Meir Jolovitz

duced a failed peace process painstakingly served as an unthat is founded on a fundamen- abashed apologist for Islam for uring the war years tal misunderstanding of Arab eight years, surrenders a failed foreign policy to an inexperithat ravaged Europe intentions. two generations ago, George Orwell wrote a series of political articles for the left-l aning Socialist weekly Tribune, where he had been named its literary editor. The series of columns, titled “As I Please,” were bold and brazen and never short of controversy. On August 4, 1944, after much of the continent lay in ruins, Orwell wrote: “By shooting at your enemy you are not in the deepest sense wronging him. But by hating him, by inventing lies about him and bringing children up to believe them, by clamoring for unjust peace terms which make further wars inevitable, you are striking not at one perishable generation, but at humanity itself.”

It was for Orwell, a world where hatred was more dangerous than war.

Th players have changed, but undeniably, the comment could be a relevant condemnation of this generation’s Arab assault on the Jewish State and its people. Meir Jolovitz writes: “On August 4, 1944, after much of Europe Or the Islamic offensive against lay in ruins, George Orwell wrote: “By shooting at your enemy western civilization. you are not in the deepest sense wronging him. But by hating Ever since September 13, him, by inventing lies about him and bringing children up to 1993, when Yasir Arafat was believe them, by clamoring for unjust peace terms which make coaxed by President Bill Clin- further wars inevitable, you are striking not at one perishable ton to shake the feeble hand of generation, but at humanity itself.” It was for Orwell, a world a reluctant Yitzhak Rabin, the where hatred was more dangerous than war.

American president and his On January 20, 2017, the ba- enced political maverick who foreign policy architects have echoed an ignorant disregard ton in Washington DC changes has promised to upend the forfor the facts which have pro- hands and the president who mer’s legacy.

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Barack Obama’s two terms were a miserable setback by any measure – with foreign aff irs no less than with domestic. But it is in the Middle East that his efforts were found most wanting.

The failed revolution that was quashed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Libya. The rise and fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. ISIS. The nuclear deal with Iran. Syria, and the carnage that has claimed over four hundred thousand lives, indifferent to the Obama red lines that were never truly drawn. And final y, the non-starter-and-going-nowhere negotiations that left the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians on the cutting room fl or. Only in Obama’s own presidential memoirs – yet to be penned, and which will rightly belong in the fi tion section of any bookstore – will history record any meaningful successes.

Enter President-elect Trump.

With a team that is expected to shape the new American foreign policy – with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, and CIA Director Mike Pompeo – there will appear a completely different parallax view towards Iran. Suffic it to conject also that it will be a policy that is certain to undo Obama’s animus towards Israel. By all measures, it is expected to be a collection of senior strategists more favorable to the Jewish State than any that served before.

Unknown still, and causing

some concern in certain circles, is the Middle East policy position expected to be taken

by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobile CEO who will serve as his nation’s highest diplomat.

Th ee things are certain.

First. Donald Trump has announced David Friedman as his choice for the next US ambassador to Israel. With no diplomatic experience but a rich history of support for Israel that makes him the darling of Israel’s Right, Friedman is an opponent of the two-state solution and an advocate of Israel’s right to its settlements. His appointment will be challenged by J-Street, the Jewish anti-Israel lobby group in Washington that falsely labels itself “pro-Israel and pro-peace.”

It is neither. And not for nothing has its leadership been called “kapos” by Trump’s ambassador-designee. Proponents of a strong and secure Israel remember three previous US ambassadors to Israel who were Jewish – Martin Indyk, Daniel Kurtzer, and Daniel Shapiro – each one chosen because he represented the US State Department’s antipathy towards Israel. Expect now the opposite.

Friedman has shouted loudly his support for moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He is indeed more ‘Catholic than the Pope’ with a remarkable view of Zion that has been shared by too few former prime ministers.

Second. Jared Kushner, son-

Meir Jolovitz writes: “Proponents of a strong and secure Israel remember three previous US ambassadors to Israel who were Jewish – Martin Indyk, Daniel Kurtzer, and Daniel Shapiro – each one chosen because he represented the US State Department’s antipathy towards Israel.”

in-law to the president-elect has been an authentically strong and quite vocal proponent of Israel. His father’s family foundation has contributed generously to political causes in the Jewish State, including many across that infamous Green Line.

Kushner, and his wife Ivanka, are considered mainstays of Trump’s determination to lead the volte-face that ends Obama’s hostility to Jerusalem.

(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)

Meir Jolovitz, a Middle East analyst and lecturer, is a past national executive director of the Zionist Organization of America, and formerly associated with the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies in Jerusalem

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OP-ED

The Jewish Voice

DEСEMBER 23, 2016

The Dems’ Latest Excuse for Losing Putin is now – suddenly — everywhere By: Bruce Thornton

man of the House Intelligence almost certainly was hacked by Committee agrees. “There’s a lot several foreign governments, inhe media keep hyping of innuendo, lots of circumstan- cluding Russia. Now she wants the Democrats’ des- tial evidence, that’s it,” Nunes us to believe that hacking the perate rationalizations has said. And isn’t it curious email chatter of her staffers and for blowing an election that progressives who for near- dirty-tricks henchmen is more they thought was in the bag. ly half a century have routinely serious and damaging to our Voting-machine tampering, a demonized the CIA as a “rogue national security than what the treacherous James Comey, in- elephant rampaging out of con- Russians probably got off her ternet “fake news,” FOX News trol,” in the words of Democrat server? on every bar and pool hall television set, “deplorable” racist dunces in fly-over country, and now the Rooskies have the Dems and their NeverTrump Republican fellow travelers in a never-ending hysterical tizzy.

The Washington Post and the New York Times, ad agencies for the Democrat Party, “report” that an anonymous intelligence office told some Senators that the “consensus view” of the CIA is that the Russians hacked the DNC emails in order to give Trump an advantage in the election. Rational people will wait for more conclusive evidence Bruce Thornton writes that the Democratic party keeps blaming than an assertion by an anony- their loss in the presidential election on a number of things, mous leaker of classified mate- including ,”a treacherous James Comey” (pictured above) rial. But determining the RusBut the Russians interfered sians hacked the DNC is easier Senator Frank Church in the than factually establishing their seventies, now find the agency in the election! Democracy is at motives. If the CIA really has the epitome of reliability and risk! This is the “political equivalent of 9/11!” the Huffington evidence that proves Russia’s in- truth?

This Russia-hacked-our- Post screeches. tent to benefit Trump, it should To believe that, you’d have publicize it and let us make up emails excuse, however, is particularly preposterous and to believe the leaked chit-chat our own minds.

We should also note that the tin-eared. Does Hillary Clinton of the DNC and Hillary’s staff FBI doesn’t agree with the CIA, really want to bring up comput- ers convinced about 100,000 asserting that no such definitive er hacking? She violated the law voters in Pennsylvania, Wisevidence exists. California Con- by passing classified materials consin, and Michigan to vote gressman Devin Nunes, chair- over an unsecured server, which for Trump instead of Hillary.

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You’d have to believe those voters ignored Hillary’s 25 years of lying and money-grubbing, her pay-for-play State Department, her utter lack of any vision or policy prescriptions other than decrepit progressive bromides, her lousy campaign, her questionable health, her lack of trustworthiness, and her intentionally putting national security at risk with her private server,

sordid chicanery of the holier-than-thou DNC. Even the Times admits that “there is no evidence that the Russian meddling affected the outcome of the election or the legitimacy of the vote.” The what’s all the fuss about? Russia, China, Iran North Korea, and no doubt other countries are continually trying to hack our corporate and government

Bruce Thornton writes: “We’re supposed to believe that a Hillary presidency, certain to continue the same policy of retreat and appeasement, scared Putin so much that he hacked the DNC to get Trump elected, all because Trump made a few nice comments about him?”

but then balked at her flunkeys’ trading snarky gossip and pulling dirty tricks on the Sanders and Trump campaigns. And let’s not forget that harping on who hacked the emails or why is not as important as their content––not because they changed the election, but because they revealed the sleazy tactics and

computers. And they regularly try to influence our elections, as Lloyd Billingsley wrote recently about Russia, which has been at it for decades. Even our allies try to influence our elections, like former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who called Trump “divisive, stupid, and wrong” for suggesting isn’t such

Even the Times admits that “there is no evidence that the Russian meddling affe ted the outcome of the election or the legitimacy of the vote.” a good idea to let in immigrants from countries that breed jihadist terrorists.

What’s really preposterous, though, is the claim that Russia wanted Trump to win rather than Hillary, who some deluded neocons think is some sort of foreign policy “hawk” preferable to the “isolationist” and “inexperienced” Trump. Yes, the same “experienced” Hillary who plumped for the NATO removal of Gaddafi from Libya, leaving behind a Darwinian jihadist jungle awash in weapons, and creating the conditions that got four Americans murdered. The same Hillary who hand-delivered a plastic “reset button” to the Russian foreign minister, symbolizing the new era in Russo-American relations. The same Hillary who was Secretary of State when Obama threw the Poles and Czechs under the bus over missile defense to placate Putin; when Obama skedaddled from Iraq and created the vacuum Russia filled; when Obama, now demonizing Vladimir, asked then Russian president Dmitri Medvedev to reassure See The Dems’ Latest, page 36

Minimize Middle East Mistakes By: Daniel Pipes

Iran is overwhelmingly the stretch," Barack Obama did the reverse, withdrawing prema- greatest concern. The new adll 177 foreign embas- turely from confli ts, drawing ministration should immediatesies located in Wash- red lines he later abandoned, de- ly and completely abrogate the ington, D.C. are no claring a fantasy "pivot to Asia," weird non-treaty known as the doubt attempting to and granting nearly free reign to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a.k.a. the Iran deal. Th read the tea leaves and figu e Kremlin ambitions. out what President-elect Donald Trump's foreign policy will look like. But his inconsistencies and contradictions render this nearly impossible.

The efore, rather than speculate, I'll focus on what U.S. policy in one region, the Middle East, should be, starting with some general guidelines and then turning to specifics Given that this is perennially the most volatile area of the world, the goal is modest: to minimize problems and avoid disasters. The prior two presidents failed to achieve even this, and did so in opposite ways. Tehran must be assumed to be building an electromagnetic George W. Bush tried to do too pulse capability that could destroy the U.S. power grid and lead much in the Middle East: recall to the deaths of 90 percent of the population. his goals of nation-building in America's future policy president can unilaterally take Afghanistan, bringing freedom and prosperity to Iraq, estab- should find a median between this step and it should be follishing democracy in Egypt, and these twin excesses: protect lowed by an ultimatum: unless resolving the Arab-Israeli con- Americans, advance American the Iranians shut down their enfli t – every one of which spec- interests, and stand by Ameri- tire nuclear weapons project by tacularly fl med out. Reacting can allies. Don't aspire to fix the a date certain, the U.S. governagainst Bush's "imperial over- region but also don't retreat into ment will accomplish this task isolationism. Make promises on their behalf.

Only in this way can the Iscarefully and fulfill them relilamic Republic of Iran certainably. Think efore you leap.

America's future policy Applied to the Middle East, ly be prevented from acquiring should find a median how does this common-sense nuclear weapons, something between these twin approach translate regarding imperative not just for Israel and excesses: protect major problems such as those other Middle East countries, but Americans, advance American interests, and involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, also for Americans, as Tehran stand by American allies Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and the must be assumed to be building an electromagnetic pulse Arab-Israeli confli t?

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capability that could destroy the U.S. power grid and lead to the deaths of 90 percent of the population.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has long been a hostile ally of the United States, serving both

tration's once-active romance with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slumped to its demise, Washington nonetheless pretends that Ankara remains a stalwart ally, publicly ignoring that the government

The new administration should immediately and completely abrogate the weird non-treaty known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a.k.a. the Iran deal

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS); the Turkish-, Qatari-, and Saudi-backed Sunni Arab rebels, mostly Islamist; and the Assad regime, backed by the Iranian and Russian governments.

Only the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), consisting of the mostly-Kurdish People's Protection units (YPG), are decent and friendly. In a near-Hobbesian state of all fi hting all (except that ISIS and Assad steer clear of each other), the Obama administration cannot find a policy While the Obama administration's once-active romance with and stick with it. CommendTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slumped to its ably, it helps the SDF, but the demise, Washington nonetheless pretends that Ankara remains a stalwart ally, publicly ignoring that the government has turned over-emphasis on destroying ISIS leads it to misbegotten alliinto a hostile dictatorship with growing ties to Russia and China ances with Ankara, Tehran, and as a crucial supplier of energy has turned into a hostile dic- Moscow. Instead, Washington even as it sponsored an obscene tatorship with growing ties to should assist its only ally while form of Islam. Lately, Riyadh Russia and China. The make- encouraging the other three has taken on a new role, as the nice school of diplomacy having actors to battle themselves into regional leading power standing clearly failed to arrest Erdoğan's oblivion.

Insisting on the principle of up to Iran, making the monar- ambitions, the time has come chy's security more important to make clear to the Turks how favoring democratic leaders, than ever to Washington. For- much they will lose in terms of even if dubiously elected and tunately, the younger generation trade, military assistance, and hostile, the Obama administraof Saudi leadership appears will- diplomatic support unless they tion has, by withholding armaments and aid, sought to puning to moderate the traditional quickly change course.

Obama's indecision in Syria ish Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Islamist aggressiveness were the U.S. government to push hard results from the hostility and for coming to power through a repulsiveness of three out of the enough.

See Minimize Middle East, page 36 While the Obama adminis- country's four main actors: the

DEСEMBER 23, 2016

The Jewish Voice

Review of: The Encyclopedia of Jewish Values By: Rabbi Gil Student

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abbi Dr. Nachum Amsel writes in his introduction that the term “encyclopedia” in the title is “a bit presumptuous.”

Even though this is the fi st of a projected four-volume series, the task of encompassing the entirety of Jewish thought in any encyclopedia seems impossible. The Torah is described as being “longer than the earth and broader than the sea.” Indeed, each of the volume’s thirty-nine essays lacks a systematic and unified style, perhaps because the topics are so expansive. Yet the essays contain so much material, rich in depth and breadth, full of insight and contemporary relevance, that we can forgive the title. This book might not be an encyclopedia but it is a gold mine of Jewish values. Masterfully combining Biblical, legal and philosophical texts, Rabbi Amsel, director of education at the Destiny Foundation, an educational media foundation, gives each topic extensive treatment.

Each essay seems like a well-or-

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Values - By; Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel

ganized, multi-hour lecture on the topic (rabbis and teachers take note!).

Topics range from birthdays to gun control to homosexuality to jealousy to differences between man and animal. On the one hand, the connection among topics eludes the reader.

On the other hand, the book’s organization seems almost irrelevant because each essay is a self-contained unit. Rabbi Amsel writes in clear English,

intending this work for both the beginner and the expert.

He provides not only sources but thoughtful connections, as he weaves a narrative from the broad spectrum of texts he cites.

What does Judaism have to say about alternative medicine? Before approaching halachic texts, Rabbi Amsel asks a theological question: if all healing comes from God, why should it matter whether a medical treatment is conventional or alternative?

From this issue, he proceeds seamlessly to the halachic aspects of the question, such as a nineteenth-century responsum forbidding a Jew from sending a telegram on Shabbat to a tzaddik asking him to pray for a sick person. Conventional medicine for a deathly ill patient overrides Shabbat, but not alternative methods like a tzaddik’s prayer.

Rabbi Amsel has a knack for findi g interesting, relevant topics. This book is a vast resource of expert Jewish analysis on timely subjects.

This review originally appeared in the OU. (JEWISHBOOKREVIEW.WORDPRESS.COM)

Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage Tillar Mazzeo; adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell Reviewed by: Barbara Krasner

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dapted from the adult edition, this ambitious young readers’ version of Irena’s Children adds depth and scope to the story of Irena Sendler, the Polish social worker who helped to save some 2,500 Jewish children escaping from the Warsaw ghetto and into safety. Although named of the of Righteous Among the Nations, Sendler’s story remained quiet until the fall of the Iron Curtain and Sendler’s death in 2008.

New York Times bestselling author Tillar Mazzeo and Mary Cronk Farrell place Sendler in the tense Polish capital as the Nazis occupy the city, masterfully conveying the danger and risks Sendler and her friends face as they remain loyal to their mission while Jews are forced to live in the ghetto, deported east to the death camps, and executed, and even members Sendler’s

Margaret K. McElderry Books 2016, 272 Pages $17.99, ISBN: 978-1-4814-4991-5

network—including Sendler, herself—undergo physical and mental torture to protect and further their cause.

This adaptation for young readers has a fair number of drawbacks. It loses its focus on Irena occasionally, for example, and the repetitive subheading with names of Irena’s friends

confuse the reader. The narrative about the Warsaw Uprising is unclear, and the text is unfortunately uneven, mixing lyrical with hard-core fact. The cast of characters included in the adult edition is sadly missing and much needed here: young readers may find it difficult to keep up with all the Polish names. A timeline of events would also have been helpful, as well as some maps to illustrate the events and details of Sendler’s operations and the war as a whole.

Still, Irena’s Children paints a critical picture of wartime Warsaw, the Nazi strategies to annihilate its residents, and the people who risked their lives and families to save their neighbors.

The book’s many photos, placed in situ, add to the book’s contribution to children’s Holocaust literature, and goes well beyond the picture books and series titles published on this subject so far. Recommended for ages 10 and up. (JEWISHBOOKCOUNCIL.ORG)

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Ankerwycke Releases New Edition of Highly Acclaimed ‘Justice at Dachau’ Edited by: JV Staff

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ext year will mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Dachau trials, the single largest yet least-known series of war crimes trials in history. To coincide with this historic anniversary, Ankerwycke has re-released bestselling biographer Joshua M. Greene’s "Justice at Dachau," a defin tive account of the trials as seen through the eyes of chief prosecutor Col. William Denson.

Noted historian Douglas Brinkley has described “Justice at Dachau” as “historical storytelling at its finest” Greene tells the story of how Denson, a lawyer and humble Army colonel from Alabama with no experience of war, succeeded in winning due process verdicts against the operators of Hitler’s concentration camps and nearly lost his life in the process. The book captures the drama and legal charges related to the largest legal proceeding in history that in total was five times larger than the Nuremberg trials.

For nearly two years, Denson led the prosecution team that

by August 1948 had found 177 Nazis guards and offic s guilty of war crimes at Dachau, Mauthausen, Flossenburg and Buchenwald concentration camps.

Ninety-seven were sentenced to death, 54 to life imprisonment and the rest to terms of hard labor. After Denson's death in

Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Dachau trials, the single largest yet least-known series of war crimes trials in history.

To coincide with this historic anniversary, Ankerwycke has re-released bestselling biographer Joshua M. Greene’s "Justice at Dachau," a definitive account of the trials as seen through the eyes of chief prosecutor Col. William Denson.

1998 at the age of 86, his wife sorted through boxes of documents in their basement: 30,000 pages of trial transcripts, miles of microfilm, stacks of photographs and newspaper clippings, death's head insignias and letters from both SS offic s and victims of Nazi horror.

Greene, coauthor of “Witness: Voices from the Holocaust,”

writes that with the rise of the Cold War, American priorities shifted from punishing Germans to winning Germany's support in the fi ht against the Soviet Union, and reveals that one by one, the sentences of Nazis found guilty at Dachau were either commuted or completely reversed. Altogether, the book details how 1,300 condemned Nazi henchmen by the U.S. government were clandestinely released.

A former instructor of religion and philosophy at Hofstra University in New York, Greene is a frequent lecturer on Holocaust history. His books have been translated in a dozen languages and his documentaries, including “Memory After Belsen: Th Future of Holocaust Memory” and “Hitler’s Courts: Betrayal of the Rule of Law in Nazi Germany,” have been broadcast worldwide. He was director of strategic planning for the U.N. Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders and served on the board of the Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, N.Y., among other boards.

Th Ankerwycke edition marks the fi st time that “Justice at Dachau” has been released in paperback. Widely hailed as among Holocaust classics when it fi st appeared in 2003, the book has been out of print for several years. The new release includes a photo insert with 30 images and a new Foreword.

ARTS AND CULTURE

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The Jewish Voice

DEСEMBER 23, 2016

Museum at Eldridge Street Presents Early 20th Century Postcards from the Blavatnik Archive December 15, 2016 – March 8, 2017 Edited by: JV Staff

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ostcards depict Jewish life in Europe and the United States at the turn of the 20th Century, and offer perspectives on the history of immigration in America At a time when immigration policy is front-page news, the Museum at Eldridge Street presents The Jewish Ghetto in Postcards: From Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side, an exhibition of early twentieth-century postcards drawn from the Blavatnik Archive, of the “Jewish Ghetto” on the Lower East Side and the shtetls of Eastern Europe.

The e early twentieth-century postcards provide important historical perspective of the immigrant experience in America.

In captivating color and stark black and white, they recall vanished places that are at the heart of the Jewish immigrant experience. Th y also suggest how cultural conceptions and types were disseminated in popular culture. The exhibition opens on Thursday, December 15 and remains on view through Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

“The Blavatnik Archive is proud to exhibit for the fi st

time at the Museum at Eldridge Street a selection of its archival postcards highlighting the American Jewish immigrant experience of the early 1900s,” Mr. Blavatnik said. “Postcards, the visual social media of the early 20th century, provide a portal to the bustling life of an immigrant community in NYC, as experienced 100 years ago.”

From 1880 to 1924, one third of the Jewish population of Eastern Europe left for the United States fleei g persecution and seeking economic opportunity.

Most settled on the Lower East Side making it the most crowded neighborhood in the world. On these shores, Jewish immigrants found themselves in a new kind of densely urban neighborhood.

Still, echoes of the old country could be found in the cries of the marketplace, the plaintive tunes of the synagogue, and most of all in the shared Yiddish language of neighbors.

The Eldridge Street Synagogue—a magnifice t National Historic Landmark built in 1887—is a fitting venue to present these postcards. It is the fi st synagogue built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and is one of

Certain Lower East Side images became iconic, especially those featuring crowded Hester Street. This image appears on five different cards in the Blavatnik Archive collection, each with a slightly different caption or color scheme.

People of the Jewish shtetl Racionz, near the more densely populated Mława. Message dated June 23, 1915.

the most striking markers of that era. Once the center of the Jewish immigrant community, today the Synagogue is a part of a bustling Chinatown.

About the Exhibition

The Jewish Ghetto in Postcards features fift postcard images, interpretive texts, oral histories, and a digital component that allows visitors to enlarge and examine the postcards and historic materials. The bulk of the exhibition features images of New York’s Lower East Side, long an immigrant gateway.

Images of bustling streets with pushcarts and horse-drawn carriages, a pickle vendor, and a surprisingly beautiful view of tenements with laundry suspended from one tenement to the nextrecall a by-gone era.

The Lower East Side is described on both the front and back of postcards as “The Ghetto” or “Judea.” During the fi st decades of the 20th century, the term “the Ghetto” was understood as the place where the Jews lived in New York City.

The postcards were collected in albums, sent as a memento from travels, or – as indicated by a message scrawled on one of the featured images – mailed

by Progressive-era teachers and workers who wanted to show the atmosphere of the neighborhood where they worked.

The postcards of Eastern Europe depict men with long beards, wooden homes along unpaved streets, and other stereotypical scenes of the shtetl, with captions printed on the cards describing them as “Jewish Types” and the “Jewish Quarter.”

Some of these images are snap-

shots taken by passing soldiers during World War I who were struck by the exotic looking community they encountered.

Along with the exhibition, the Museum will present a rich calendar of cultural programs, including curator-led exhibition tours, walking tours of the Lower East Side, lectures and music that focus on the American Jewish immigrant experience.

The Museum will also offer educational programs for local school children, many of them recent immigrants. For a complete list of programs visit: blavatnikarchive.org/ eldridge-street-exhibit.

About the Museum at Eldridge Street

Laundry hangs between rows of tenements.

a special emphasis on WWI, WWII and the interwar period. The Archive’s holdings total approximately 90,000 physical and native digital assets, including archival postcards, photographs, letters, documents, and nearly 1,200 contemporary oral testimonies with Jewish veterans who fought in the Soviet armed forces and partisan units during WWII. The Blavatnik Archive is committed to sharing its holdings as widely as possible for both research and public education. The Blavatnik Archive was founded in 2005 by American industrialist and philanthropist, Len Blavatnik. To learn more visit blavatnikarchive.org.

Hours and Admission

The Museum at Eldridge Street is open Sunday through Thursday from 10 am to 5 pm and Friday from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is $14 adults; $10 students and seniors, $8 children 5- 17; free for children under 5 years of age.

Mondays are Pay What You Wish. Entrance to the Jewish Ghetto in Postcards is included with Museum admission.

For more information, visit eldridgestreet.org or call 212-219-0302. Please check the Museum’s website (eldridgestreet.org) for holiday closings including New Year’s Day.

The Museum at Eldridge Street, a non-sectarian cultural organization in Lower Manhattan, preserves and interprets the historic 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored.

Exhibits, tours, cultural events and educational programs tell the story of Jewish immigrant life at the turn of the last century, explore architecture and historic preservation, inspire refle tion on cultural continuity, and foster inter-group collaboration and exchange. To learn more visit: eldridgestreet.org.

About the Blavatnik Archive

The Blavatnik Archive Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of primary resources that contribute to the study of 20th century The caption on this postcard reads "New Jewish Market on the Jewish and world history, with East Side, New York."

Plans Unveiled for $50 Million Arts Campus in Jerusalem By: JNS.org

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erusalem is scheduled to have a new 2.5-acre, $50 million campus for the arts

by January 2020, with the multifaceted space featuring four of Israel’s leading performing arts schools as well as performance venues and an outdoor plaza, the project’s partners announced last week.

The forthcoming Jerusalem Arts Campus is a joint initiative of the UJA-Federation of New York, the Jerusalem municipal- A sketch of the forthcoming Jerusalem Arts Campus. Credit: ity, the Israeli government and Courtesy of UJA-Federation of New York. the Jerusalem Foundation, with

A sketch of the forthcoming Jerusalem Arts Campus. Credit: Courtesy of UJA-Federation of New York.

the stated goal “to transform Israel’s capital city into a global arts and cultural center.”

“For thousands of years, Jerusalem has been a center of innovation and creativity; my vision for the city includes an essential focus on growing the city's creative class,” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said in a statement.

“The Jerusalem Arts Campus will have a signific nt impact on attracting young people to the city, strengthening downtown Jerusalem and bringing the vibrant creative class to the city to stay.”

See Plans Unveiled for $50 Million , page 38

DEСEMBER 23, 2016

The Jewish Voice

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WAR ON TERROR Department of Homeland Security Hires CAIR to Train French Officials By: Steve Emerson – IPT Exclusive

tion on its Facebook page. Th France's Ministry of the Interior training session was devoted and many police chiefs.

Th y presented Nezar to showing the French officia he Florida chapter of "how to effectively challenge vi- Hamze, CAIR-Florida's regionthe Council on Amer- olent extremist individuals of all al operations director, with a ican-Islamic Relations backgrounds and prevent hate medallion bearing the French (CAIR) facilitated a training session last week for a French police delegation, in conjunction with the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Community Engagement Offi in Tampa, the Investigative Project on Terrorism has confi med with DHS official and other agencies.

This session stands in contrast with the FBI's 2009 policy not to engage with CAIR outside of criminal investigations due to questions about the Hamas ties of its top executives. An FBI official wrote that "until we can re- The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic solve whether there continues to Relations (CAIR) facilitated a training session last week for be a connection between CAIR a French police delegation, in conjunction with the State or its executives and HAMAS, Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s the FBI does not view CAIR as Community Engagement Office in Tampa an appropriate liaison partner."

That FBI policy toward CAIR crimes, while protecting civil national colors and inscribed: remains in effect, and was pub- rights and challenging profiling "Public Safety Departmental Diand discrimination," the release rectorate at Bouches-du-Rhone licly reaffirmed in 2013. / Discipline - Valor – Devotion."

CAIR-Florida issued a press said.

"We appreciated the opporSeveral French counter-terror release Dec. 8 giving details of the event, and posted numerous official received this training, tunity to communicate how photos of the French delega- including a representative of restricting liberty encourages

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hate crimes and violence and that preserving liberty and civil rights is key to preserving peace and security," CAIR-Florida Executive Director Hassan Shibly said in the release.

DHS and the State Department participated in this CAIR training of French official despite the well-documented record of CAIR's ties to terrorists.

Internal Muslim Brotherhood

CAIR-Florida posted this image of Hassan Shibly and Kareem Shora at the French delegation program.

This indicates that the thrust of this training was devoted to discouraging counter-terror activities within Muslim communities, which CAIR often has falsely represented as infringing upon the civil liberties of Muslims. CAIR official repeatedly urge Muslim Americans not to cooperate with the FBI.

records obtained by the FBI place CAIR and its founders at the core of a Brotherhood-created Hamas support network in the United States known as the Palestine Committee.

CAIR's Powerful Ties

CAIR official enjoyed close relations with the Obama ad-

DHS collaborates with CAIR on numerous nonpublic projects, and funnels anti-terrorism funds allocated by Congress. ministration despite the FBI's evidence linking it to the Muslim Brotherhood and to Hamas.

DHS/State Department coordination with CAIR is nothing new. The State Department sent CAIR official abroad to conduct foreign outreach.

The State Department hosted CAIR official in October 2015 to discuss Syria and "the need ... to challenge [alleged] aggressive Israeli actions targeting the Al Aqsa mosque compound, one of the holiest sites in Islam."

Top CAIR official repeatedly received White House invitations and participated in White House conference calls.

DHS collaborates with CAIR on numerous non-public projects, and funnels anti-terrorism funds allocated by Congress.

CAIR received a sub-grant of $70, 324 from DHS in 2015, reSee Department of Homeland , page 37

The "Just Peace Church" that Defends Mass Murderers By: Denis MacEoin

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he United Church of Christ (UCC) is a shrinking Christian denomination mainly active in the United States, and "perhaps the most liberal of the Mainline Protestant American denominations." With just under a million members and 5,000 churches (down from two million members and 7,000 churches in 1957, when it was founded), it still has prominent congregations in the heartland of the American Congregationalist movements, in states such as Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Although the UCC's membership has included many major U.S. governors, senators, members of the Supreme Court such as William H. Rehnquist; some outstanding theologians such as H. Richard Niebuhr, his older brother Reinhold, and Paul Tillich; and several writers, and academics, it is, however, best known today as the church that President Obama attended for twenty years between 1988 and 2008. For all those years, it was his spiritual home: "Trinity was where I found Jesus Christ, where we were married, where our children were baptized."

He attended Trinity UCC in Chicago, with the largest of the denomination's congregations, some 10,000 members. Trinity UCC is a black or "Afrocentric" church that bases itself on the

pursuit of love and justice. Its black congregation stands out as different from the wider UCC's mainly white membership.

Obama's "close spiritual advisor" in the church was none other than its senior pastor, Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr., who served as pastor there from 1972 to 2008. Wright was not merely a radical, but apparently believed and "preached anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, advocated bizarre pseudo-scientifi racial ideas, opposed interracial marriage, praised communist dictatorships, denounced black 'assimilation' ... and really believed that HIV/AIDS was created by the American government to kill black people."

As if this were not enough, Wright harbored deep anti-American beliefs: In a sermon last September 16 marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 entitled, "The Day of Jerusalem's Fall," Wright seemed to celebrate white America's comeuppance. ... "We supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black south Africans and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back into our own front yards."

It is clear that Jeremiah Wright has a strange understanding of love and justice.

And it is also disconcerting that Barack Obama spent twenty years attending his sermons and called him a close spiritual mentor. But perhaps Trinity Church and Pastor Wright are

aberrations in the belief and practice of the United Church of Christ as a whole. It could well be that other churches within the denomination are milder in their views and affiliations.

But on one topic, there is clear unanimity between Wright and the wider church. Th t topic is

estinian," and compared young black men and women in Ferguson with the young men and women in "Palestine." This and other statements were delivered at a Nation of Islam event in Washington D.C. Speaking of the Black Lives Matter movement, Wright said:

Obama's "close spiritual advisor" in the church was none other than its senior pastor, Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr., (pictured above) who served as pastor there from 1972 to 2008. Wright was not merely a radical, but apparently believed and "preached anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, advocated bizarre pseudo-scientific racial ideas, opposed interracial marriage, praised communist dictatorships, denounced black 'assimilation' ... and really believed that HIV/AIDS was created by the American government to kill black people."

the Palestinians and Israel. It is there in the above-quoted statement by Wright: "We supported state terrorism against the Palestinians..."

It is even more evident in a speech given by Wright in 2015, in which he declared without blushing that "Jesus was a Pal-

"The same issue is being fought today and has been fought since 1948, and historians are carried back to the 19th century ... when the original people, the Palestinians — and please remember, Jesus was a Palestinian — the Palestinian people had the Europeans come

and take their country."

The speech was, in short, a farrago of a historical nonsense.

He said further, citing the modish notion of intersectionality: "The youth in Ferguson and the youth in Palestine have united together to remind us that the dots need to be connected.

And what Dr. King said, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, has implications for us as we stand beside our Palestinian brothers and sisters, who have been done one of the most egregious injustices in the 20th and 21st centuries."

Really? More egregious than Cambodia or Maoist China or the Holocaust or Stalinist Russia?

He then went on to condemn Israel as an "apartheid state", and repeated one of the most ubiquitous lies in modern history: "As we sit here, there is an apartheid wall being built twice the size of the Berlin Wall in height, keeping Palestinians off of illegally occupied territories, where the Europeans have claimed that land as their own.

Palestinians are saying 'Palestinian lives matter.' We stand with you, we support you, we say God bless you."

It is hardly a secret that Barack Obama hates Israel; it takes a small leap of imagination to attribute that hatred in large part to the sermons of Jeremiah Wright. The e can be little doubt that at least some of Obama's anti-Israeli stance derives from his close relations with the

The UCC is best known today as the church that President Obama attended for twenty years between 1988 and 2008. anti-Semitic Nation of Islam and his earlier experience, as a half-Muslim child in Indonesia.

It appears that "Obama was 'part of the Chicago scene' where Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. and radicals would go to each other's events and support each other's causes." Here again, the question arises: was this anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel current simply a part of black Chicago radicalism or did it pervade the UCC as a whole?

The answer is to be found in two overwhelming votes passed on "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" (BDS) and "Israel-apartheid" resolutions by the UCC on June 30, 2015. According to the New York Times: "Approval came at the church's general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. It was one of two resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian confli t debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide."

A second resolution, condemning Israel as an "apartSee The "Just Peace Church" , page 36

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THE JEWISH VOICE EXPRESSES A SPECIAL THANKS TO JNS.ORG FOR PROVIDING THE BELOW NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Video shows activist telling NY third-graders to be 'freedom fighters for Palestine’

(JNS.org) A newly released video has surfaced showing a Palestinian activist telling third-grade children in New York that they should become “freedom fi hters for Palestine.”

The video shows a presentation given Sept. 18, 2015, at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School in Ithaca, N.Y., by a number of pro-Palestinian activists, including Bassem Tamimi, Ariel Gold and Mary Anne Grady Flores, meant to address the issue of human rights with the third-graders.

“The wall that we would like to build to protect ourselves is your solidarity, you’re important [in] what you can do for us,” Tamimi is seen telling the children. “You all defend us, you can do a lot for [us], and be the freedom fi hters for Palestine.”

Thevideo was obtained by Cornell Law School Prof. William Jacobson, who has fought the Ithaca City School District over the past year to release all documents from the event.

“In and of itself it was bad, but it is a refle tion that the anti-Israel activists don’t recognize boundaries, not even as to children,” Jacobson told the Jerusalem Post.

Following the video’s release, Ithaca’s superintendent of schools, Luvelle Brown, denounced the incident as “politically skewed, infl mmatory and not endorsed by the Ithaca City School District.”

Ahmad Khan Rahimi, the man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York, injuring more than 30 people is led into court Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J.

Manhattan Bomb Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder

(VIN) The man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York, injuring more than 30 people, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges.

security official reportedly met with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team to brief them on important security matters.

The security delegation, according to Yedioth Ahronoth, was organized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and included Mossad Director Yossi Cohen, National Security Council leader Yaakov Nagel and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer. No specific date for the meeting was reported.

The Israeli official and the Trump team reportedly discussed a possible regional peace conference to be hosted by Egypt, and recent international initiatives by the Palestinians and New Zealand Sen. Schumer announces to address the Israeli-Palestinian $601 million in funding confli t. Additionally, the security for US-Israel missile official urged Trump to reject any defense systems possible plan by outgoing Pres(JNS.org) U.S. Sen. Chuck ident Barack Obama to support Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced an expected Palestinian-initiated $601 million in funding for United Nations Security Council U.S.-Israel missile defense pro- resolution that would label Israeli grams as part of the 2017 Na- settlements as illegal and call on tional Defense Authorization Act the international community to (NDAA) that recently passed both boycott Israel. The Palestinians are expected to propose the measure houses of Congress.

“As our closest ally in the Mid- before Obama leaves offic Jan. 20. dle East, Israel must have every resource it needs to suffici tly ZOA raises concern over Jewish partnership with defend itself from deadly rocket ‘radical’ Muslim group attacks aimed at Israeli civilians— and it’s incumbent upon the Unit(JNS.org) The Zionist Orgaed States to ensure they get these nization of America (ZOA) criticritical defense measures,” Schum- cized the American Jewish Comer said. mittee’s (AJC) recent formation Theannouncement of the fund- of a partnership with what ZOA ing came after a bipartisan letter described as a “radical Islamist” spearheaded by Schumer—who organization. is set to become Senate minority In November, the AJC and the leader in January—to the Senate Islamic Society of North America Armed Services Committee, urg- (ISNA) launched the Muslim-Jewing the committee to fully fund ish Advisory Council (MJAC), the U.S.-Israel cooperative missile which states that it “brings togethprograms, which include the Iron er recognized business, political Dome, Arrow and David’s Sling and religious leaders in the Jewish weapons systems. and Muslim American communiThe U.S. Senate recently over- ties to jointly advocate on issues of whelmingly passed the $618.7 common concern.” The council’s billion NDAA after a similar priority list including highlighting measure was passed by the House the contributions of Muslims and of Representatives, meaning the Jews to American society, develbill now goes to President Barack oping a coordinated strategy to Obama for his approval. address anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Semitism in the U.S., and protecting and expanding the rights NATIONAL of religious minorities in America.

Israeli Mossad chief ZOA, however, raised concern reportedly briefs about the partnership Dec. 14 over Trump transition team ISNA’s alleged links to the Palesin secret meeting tinian terror group Hamas and its (JNS.org) The head of Israel’s parent group, the Egyptian MusMossad spy agency and other top lim Brotherhood.

Ahmad Khan Rahimi made his fi st in-person court appearance Tuesday to face charges he tried to kill police offic s before they captured him Sept. 19 outside a bar in Linden, New Jersey.

An attorney previously entered not-guilty pleas when the Afghan-born U.S. citizen was hospitalized with gunshot wounds from the shootout.

He’s also accused of detonating a pipe bomb along the route of a Marine Corps charity race in New Jersey’s Seaside Park and a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on Sept. 17. No one was injured in the New Jersey blast; 31 people were hurt in the New York bombing.

“ISNA is infamous for its links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas: ISNA was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial, involved in funneling money to Hamas. ISNA convention speakers delegitimize Israel, justified the Holocaust as punishment for the Jews’ ‘disobedience to Allah,’ and ‘featured Mavi Marmara fl tilla participants, representing them as innocent peace activists who merely responded to Israeli brutality,’” ZOA said, citing a January 2011 article from the Jerusalem Center for Public Aff irs think tank.

In last month’s announcement of the Muslim-Jewish initiative, Stanley Bergman—MJAC’s cochair and AJC’s former president—said, “Our two communities share much in common and should find ways, where possible, to work together for the benefit of the entire country.”

Suleymanov; and ambassadors and diplomats from Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Romania, Russia, Tajikstan and Turkey.

The Hanukkah party followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visits to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, which aimed to bolster Israel’s relations with those two Muslim-majority Central Asian nations.

“Last night, in a spirit of celebration, mutual respect and gratitude, we brought together a full house of guests—nearly 200 guests—from many different faiths, cultures and countries who joined together with us to reaffirm our common humanity,” said Stephen M. Greenberg, chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman and CEO, of the Conference of Presidents.

Mixed pro-Israel reactions to Trump’s secretary of state pick, ExxonMobil's Tillerson

Dignitaries receive Hanukkah menorahs and pose for a group photo at the Dec. 14 Hanukkah party hosted by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, D.C. Credit: Conference of Presidents.

Hanukkah party at Trump hotel draws highprofile crowd despite Jewish groups’ boycott

(JNS.org) About 200 guests attended the much-debated Dec. 14 Hanukkah party at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., an event hosted by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Embassy of Azerbaijan.

Despite the fact that more than 10 groups from the Conference of Presidents umbrella’s 50 members chose to boycott the gathering over the Donald Trump-owned venue and Azerbaijan's human rights record, the event was attended by high-profile diplomats and leaders, including: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer; members of Congress; Azerbaijani Ambassador to the U.S. Elin

(JNS.org) Pro-Israel organizations had mixed reactions to president-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who has spent years forging deep ties with Sunni Arab Gulf states but has an unknown record when it comes to Israel.

“Mr. Tillerson has distinguished himself in the management of one of the world’s premier corporations. At the same time, we are unfamiliar with his larger geopolitical view of the world and America’s place in it,” the American Jewish Committee said in a statement.

As CEO of one of the world’s largest oil fi ms, Tillerson naturally spent many years cultivating relationships with some of the world’s top oil producers, including Sunni Arab Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Qatar.

Tillerson was also involved in oil deals with the Kurds in northern Iraq, which infl med hostilities with Iraq’s central government.

On Israel, which until recent years had not been a major player in the world energy market, Tillerson’s stances are relatively unknown. His lack of a clear history of working closely with the Jewish state contrasts sharply with Trump’s other rumored candidates for secretary of state, including former Massachusetts Governor

Mitt Romney, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton and former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani.

Morton A. Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, is giving the incoming Trump administration the benefit of the doubt on its secretary of state pick.

"Since Donald Trump and most of his top aides are strongly pro-Israel, I don't believe they would have allowed this appointment if [Tillerson] were hostile [to Jewish or Israeli interests]," Klein told JNS.org. "It also bodes well that his company, ExxonMobil, has funded research at [Israel's] Ben Gurion University and has done signific nt business with Israel.”

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United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon addresses his final press conference, at UN headquarters Dec. 16, 2016. Ban acknowledged that there is “disproportionate” bias against Israel at the world body. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe.

UN leader Ban Ki-moon, in departing speech, admits anti-Israel bias at world body

(JNS.org) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is stepping down at the end of the year, acknowledged in a departing speech that there is “disproportionate” bias against Israel at the world body.

"We must never accept bias against Israel within U.N. bodies,” Ban said Friday.

Ban went on to admit that the U.N. has a "disproportionate volume of resolutions, reports and conferences criticizing Israel,” and that "in many cases, rather than helping the Palestinian cause, this reality has hampered the ability of the U.N. to fulfill its role effectively."

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon commended Ban’s statement and noted the disproportionate number of anti-Israel resolutions passed at the U.N. in recent years.

DEСEMBER 23, 2016 "The secretary-general admitted the clear truth—the U.N.’s hypocrisy towards Israel has broken records over the past decade.

During this time the U.N. passed 223 resolutions condemning Israel while only eight resolutions condemning the Syrian regime as it has massacred its citizens over the past six years. This is absurd," said Danon.

The logo for IsraAction Day, an initiative led by British and American pro-Israel groups that calls on supporters to buy Israelimade food items to donate to local charities during the holiday season. Credit: IsraAction Facebook page.

Pro-Israel groups launch global initiative to buy Israeli goods for charity and defeat BDS

(JNS.org) Major British and American pro-Israel groups launched this year’s rendition of an annual global initiative calling on supporters to buy Israeli-made food items to donate to local charities during the holiday season.

The initiative, called IsraAction Day, launched Dec. 18 with the mission not only to support Israeli companies, but also to “beat the boycotts” and “give support to the needy in local communities during the Christmas/Hanukkah season,” organizers said.

“Th s is a time of giving and charity,” said the initiative’s cochair, Raphi Bloom of North West Friends of Israel. “It’s a perfect way for families to engage in a positive action. Go to a mainstream supermarket—frequently the targets of boycotts—buy Israeli goods and then donate them to Jewish and non-Jewish charities.”

IsraAction Day was started in 2013 by two British pro-Israel groups—Sussex Friends of Israel and the North West Friends of Israel. By 2014, the initiative was adopted by major Jewish communal groups in the U.K., and by 2015 it spread to South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, France and Germany. Organizers hope this year’s efforts will be even larger with the addition of StandWithUs, an American pro-Israel education organization, which is leading

The Jewish Voice IsraAction Day efforts through its local chapters in communities throughout the U.S. Israeli tourist among those injured in Berlin Christmas market attack (JNS.org) An Israeli tourist was among those injured in Monday’s terror attack on a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin, which killed 12 people and injured 50 others when a tractor-trailer plowed into the market.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry confi med Tuesday that an Israeli tourist in his 60s was among those injured in the attack, while the whereabouts of his wife were still unknown. An officia from the ministry said the man had undergone surgery and was in stable condition.

“Israel condemns what appears to be a terror attack in Germany,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters Tuesday. “We send our condolences to the families of the victims and of course to the German government and a speedy recovery to the injured, including an Israeli citizen.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that “we must assume at the current time that it was a terrorist attack.”

Authorities initially believed the attack was committed by a 23-year-old man from either Pakistan or Afghanistan, who came to Germany as a refugee and was apprehended near the scene of the attack. But police have yet to officially confi m that the man was the tractor-trailer’s driver.

“I know that it would be particularly difficult for all of us to bear if it is confirmed that this deed was carried out by a person who sought protection and asylum in Germany,” said Merkel.

Pro-Israel legal group touts court’s nixing of Spanish city council’s Israel boycott

(JNS.org) The Lawfare Project think tank touted its successful legal action to reverse a Spanish city council’s decision to boycott Israel.

A Barcelona court in late November ruled to annul the Barcelona-area Sant Adrià de Besòs City Council’s move to boycott Israel.

The Lawfare Project, which calls itself “the legal arm of the pro-Israel community,” said this week that the ruling “is particularly important in its broad applicability and capacity to deter future boycott decisions in Barcelona and other capital cities, which the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanc-

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Asian country.

The Azerbaijani Press Agency reported Saturday that Azerbaijan Defense Industry Minister Yaver Jamalov had agreed to the deal with Israel. Netnayahu said during his cabinet meeting Sunday that both countries have “extensive ties.”

During Netanyahu’s meeting last week with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, the Central Asian leader revealed that his country has purchased nearly $5 billion in defense equipment from Israel to date.

Israel also reached a deal with the Czech Republic for the eastern European nation to purchase MMR radars from Israel Aerospace Industries. It is the same radar system used for the Iron Dome MIDDLE EAST and David’s Sling anti-missile sysIsraeli security forces say tems. they uncover largestThe Czech Republic will reever illegal West Bank portedly be purchasing eight radar weapons factory systems for a total of $100 million (JNS.org) Israeli security forces to replace old Soviet-era radar uncovered what they are calling systems, the Associated Press rethe largest illegal weapons facto- ported. Czech Defense Minister ry ever discovered underneath a Martin Stropnicky said the radars Palestinian home in Hebron over- will be used for air defense. night Sunday.

According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), security forces discovered more than 100 Carl Gustav m/45 barrels, Russian 7.62 sniper rifles and M16 rifle parts with assembly instructions. Forces also seized 15 lathes (a machine for shaping metal) and other pro- The newly discovered bronze duction materials used for making coin dating to the era of the illegal homemade weapons.

Hanukkah story. Credit: Israel The IDF deemed the discovery Antiquities Authority. “the biggest weapons factory ever Bronze coin dating to discovered in the West Bank,” YeMaccabean revolt dioth Ahronoth reported. in Hanukkah story The raid, which involved hununearthed in Jerusalem dreds of soldiers from several IDF units and the Israeli Border Police, (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to is part of an ongoing campaign by JNS.org) A bronze coin that was security forces to uncover and de- in circulation in the time of King stroy illegal weapons production Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who facilities in the West Bank that decreed that the Jews must be anhave been used in terror attacks nihilated and during whose reign against Israel. the Maccabean revolt made faSecurity forces seized the weap- mous in the Hanukkah story took ons from the facility and arrested place, has been discovered at the two of the factory’s owners, a fa- Tower of David archaeological site ther and son, who were given to in Jerusalem. the Shin Bet security agency for The discovery, made during interrogation. routine maintenance work, was a surprise to archaeologists workIsrael reaches deal ing at the Tower of David citadel to sell Iron Dome in Jerusalem. The archaeologists technology to Azerbaijan, believed they had thoroughly exCzech Republic cavated the site during the last (JNS.org) Israel has reached a few decades. Nevertheless, chief deal to sell the Iron Dome missile conservator Orna Cohen noticed defense system to Azerbaijan, just a metal object among the stones days after Prime Minister Benja- of the Hasmonean Wall inside the min Netanyahu visited the Central citadel. A careful examination retions) campaign in Spain has been actively pursuing.”

The city council had proclaimed the municipality of Sant Adrià de Besòs a "Free Space from Israel Apartheid," while banning officia city business with the state of Israel or Israeli companies. Ignacio Wenley Palacios, a Lawfare Project attorney, brought the legal action against the city council. In its ruling against Sant Adrià de Besòs, the Barcelona court cited public bodies’ duty to be politically neutral, the BDS movement’s unconstitutional restrictions on academic and cultural freedom as well as free speech, and the boycott’s violation of the right to equality under the law.

vealed that it was a bronze prutah, a coin that was used more than 2,000 years ago.

The front of the coin features Antiochus wearing a crown. The other side features the image of a goddess wrapped in a scarf.

Taglit-Birthright Israel trip participants with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Birthright organization launched an innovation center in Tel Aviv last week. Credit: Taglit-Birthright Israel.

Taglit-Birthright Israel launches innovation center in Tel Aviv

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Taglit-Birthright Israel—which has brought more than 500,000 Jewish young adults ages 18-26 on free 10-day trips to Israel—celebrated the winter season opening of the Birthright Israel Innovation Center in the presence of some 200 business leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists last week.

The center, run in collaboration with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, is designed to showcase Israel's contributions to entrepreneurship, innovation and technology worldwide. During the center’s summer pilot season, more than 13,000 Birthright Israel participants and dozens of delegations from Israel and around the world visited the center, which features an exhibition highlighting Israel's contributions to agriculture, medicine, cybersecurity, science, transportation and aerospace, along with a series of lectures from successful Israeli entrepreneurs.

The innovation center expects to welcome more than 45,000 visitors in 2017.

Rally marks 29th anniversary of Hamas terror group, threatens Israel

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas marked its 29th anniversary with a mass rally in the Gaza Strip last week. Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in support of the Islamist terrorist group, which used the event to threaten Israel and boast of its grid of terror tunnels, with Arabic

PAGE 25 and Hebrew billboards reading "We are coming from under the ground."

Loudspeakers blasted the group's slogans through the streets as the throng of rally attendees walked through Gaza City. Rockets mounted on pickup trucks rolled by as hundreds of masked militants marched alongside dozens of children wielding toy rifles Hamas officia Khalil al-Hayya delivered a fie y anti-Israel speech at the rally. He also called for Hamas to strive for reconciliation with the Fatah party, led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, but only under Hamas's terms.

Al-Hayya stressed that Gazans should enjoy freedom of movement, job opportunities and access to clean water and constant electricity, but he offered no plans to realize these needs.

Netanyahu condemns assassination of Russian ambassador in Turkey

(JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Monday’s assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov.

"Israel condemns the brutal assassination of Ambassador Andrey Karlov this evening in Ankara. We send our deepest condolences to his family and to the Russian people,” Netanyahu said, adding, “The murder of a diplomat serves as a stark reminder of the need for the civilized world to come together in fi hting the forces of terrorism.”

While Karlov was speaking at the opening ceremony of a photo exhibit at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, the gunman—identified as 22-year-old Turkish police offic Mevlut Mert Altintas, who was dressed in a black suit and tie standing behind him—shot Karlov several times in the back.

A video of the assassination shows the gunman shouting in Turkish, “Allahu akbar. Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!”

The gunman was shot following the attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan both called the assassination a “provocation” aimed at undermining the normalization of Russian-Turkish relations, which have been strained since a Turkish fi hter jet shot down a Russian fi hter jet near the Syria-Turkish border in November 2015.

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KOSHER RECIPES

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DEСEMBER 23, 2016

Chanukah’s Here and It’s Latkes Galore !!

Zucchini Potato Latkes

Edited by: JV Culinary Staff

By: Tamar Arish

Crunchy, Old Fashioned Potato Latkes

Jamie Geller, author of Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing, contributed this latkes potato pancakes recipe for Hanukkah. Her grandfather gave her the recipe. The latkes, with no non-essential ingredients, are crunchy, light and taste like they did in the old country.

Ingredients • 4 medium Idaho potatoes • 6 tablespoons canola oil or olive oil • 3 eggs, beaten • 2 tablespoons matzoh meal • 2 teaspoons kosher salt • 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper • Applesauce or sour cream (optional) • Prep Time: 12 minutes • Cook Time: 24 minutes • Total Time: 36 minutes Preparation • Prepare a large bowl fille with cold water.

2. Peel potatoes, and as you finish each, place in cold water to prevent browning.

3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

4. Cut potatoes lengthwise into halves or quarters so they fit into food processor feed tube.

Process potatoes using the blade that creates thin, shoestring-like

Old fashioned potato latkes

strips and transfer to a large bowl.

5. Add eggs, matzoh meal, salt and pepper and mix well.

6. Drop 6 to 8 spoonfuls of mixture into hot oil. Using the back of a spoon, pat down each latke to fl tten it. Put as many as you can in the skillet without crowding. Putting them too close together will make them soggy.

7. Fry 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden and crisp around the edges; repeat procedure until finished with all the batter.

8. Blot excess oil with paper towels.

9. Serve warm with applesauce or sour cream, if desired.

TIP: Corn meal is a great substitute for matzoh meal and will also make your latkes nice and crispy.

YIELD: 8 servings SOURCE: Quick and Kosher: Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing, by Jamie Geller. Recipe reprinted with permission from Feldheim Publishers.

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Serves about 4 hungry people or 6 regular people, all depending on how long ago they ate before you started to fry these up . . .

• 1 medium onion • 2 eggs • 2 medium zucchinis, scrubbed • 4 medium potatoes, peeled • 2 tablespoons potato starch • ½ cup yellow cheese, such as parmesan or mozzarella, shredded • 2 stalks fresh parsley, chopped (optional) • ½ tsp. salt • ¼ tsp. pepper • 2 tablespooons oil • oil spray Method In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process the onion until it is completely pureed.

Add the eggs and process one more minute. Change the blade to the shredding blade. Shred the zucchini and potatoes onto the onion mixture. Pour the vegetables out into a large bowl and add the potato starch, cheese and fresh parsley. Add the salt and pepper. Mix well by hand. Take out a large frying pan and spray it well with a thin coating of oil spray. Add 1 tbsp. of oil to this, and start to heat it on a medium to high fl me. You will use the other tbsp. of oil when frying the second batch. Place spoonfuls of mixture onto the hot pan. Using a spoon, shape them a bit more to

Zucchini potato latkes

make them look nice while they are frying. Flatten them slightly with a spatula. Let them sizzle until browned on the fi st side, then fl p and do the same to the other side. When they are done, lay them out on a fl t plate that is lined with one or two paper towels, so that the oil on the outside of the latkes is absorbed.

Tip: Using the parsley really adds to the nice look and taste of this recipe. I only wrote it’s optional in case you have fussy little people who won’t eat them if they see “those green things” coming out of their latkes.

Note: You’ll be nicely surprised to see that this small amount of oil is suffici t to do the trick of “frying” the latkes to a nice crispness.

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Carnival Squash Latkes with Homemade Apple Butter

By: Melinda Strauss Latke Ingredients • 1 carnival squash, peeled

and grated. Makes around 4 cups grated squash. (Can substitute acorn, butternut or delicata squash) • 1 medium yellow onion, grated • 3 eggs, lightly beaten • 2 tbsp. all-purpose fl ur • ½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp. curry powder • ¼ tsp. pepper • 6 tbsp. vegetable oil Apple Butter Ingredients • 6 medium sweet red apples, peeled, cored and diced • ½ cup apple cider or apple juice • ½ cup sugar • ½ cup brown sugar • ½ tbsp. lemon juice • 1 tsp. lemon zest • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon • ½ tsp. ground cloves • ½ tsp. ground nutmeg • ½ tsp. vanilla extract • Pinch of salt Apple Butter Directions 1. Place the diced apples and apple cider in a large pot and simmer on medium-low heat for 30 minutes.

2. Use a hand blender to purée the cooked apples, then add the rest of the ingredients, and stir to combine.

3. Place the apple mixture back on the stove and simmer over medium-low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once there is no juice left in the pot, the apple butter is ready!

Latkes Directions 1. Grate the squash and onion in a food processor, and place the mixture in a cheese cloth to

Carnival Squash Latkes with Homemade Apple Butter

squeeze out any excess liquid from the shreds. Then combine it with the lightly beaten eggs.

2. Add the fl ur, salt, pepper and curry to the squash, and stir to combine.

3. Place the vegetable oil in a large pan and heat on medium.

Before cooking the latkes, test out a small spoonful to make sure the oil is hot enough. You want the oil to sizzle and bubble when the batter hits it. If the oil is smoking, it is way too hot!

4. Scoop 2 tablespoons of the squash batter at a time into the hot oil and cook 4 minutes on each sides.

5. Remove the latkes from the pan and place on cooling rack with paper towel underneath to catch the cooking oil. You can also place your latkes directly on paper towels to soak up the oil, but the bottoms of the latkes might get a little soggy.

6. Top with homemade apple butter, and devour!

For step-by-step photos showing how to make this delicious recipe, visit Melinda’s site, Kitchen Tested.

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$2.3M Raised at NYC Gala Dinner for MDA’s Lifesaving Work in Israel Edited by: JV Staff

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merican Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA), Israel’s national emergency medical response organization and official Red Cross affiliate, brought together world-renowned experts in disaster response and emergency medicine, as well as supporters of lifesaving technology, on Monday, December 12, for its New York Gala. The event drew more than 520 guests and raised $2.3 million for Magen David Adom’s (MDA) EMT training and equipment, which saves lives every day in Israel and internationally. As a non-governmental organization, MDA relies on contributions from around the world to support its critical work.

Lebow is recent chairman of New York City Transit Authority, former chair of the New York City Civil Service Commission, and founding partner of the law fi m Lebow & Sokolow, LLP. A cappella phenomenon the Maccabeats performed the Israeli and U.S. national anthems.

Stars who came to express their support included Charlotte Kirk (Oceans 8, now filmi g in New York); Osric Chau, actor, Th CW’S Supernatural; and JiaJia Fey, Instagram influencer at @ VaJiaJia, and Director of Digital at the Jewish Museum, formerly of the Guggenheim.

Addressing the crowd, Bloomberg recalled his own experience visiting Jerusalem nine years ago with his mother and sister to honor his father through the renovation and expansion

(L - R) Paula Cohen, Eli Bin, Jacqueline Goldman, and Martin Cohen attend the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City.

(L - R) Dr. Jason Nehmad, Dani Dayan, Patricia Harris, Mark Lebow, and David Frankel attend the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City. (Credit for all photos: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for American Friends Of Magen David Adom)

different ways,” he remarked.

“And they always make the people who work for them better.”

Before welcoming the couple to the stage, Bloomberg also noted that in recent years they have helped to more than double MDA’s elite ambulance fleet from 500 to 1,200. Lebow accepted the award by applauding AFMDA’s supporters in the room, stating, “Maybe we are dreamers, but it is nice to be dreamers with everyone in this room, to help save countless lives.”

Dr. Jason Nehmad of West Long Branch, N.J., was honored with the AFMDA Young Professional Leadership Award. A former MDA volunteer, Nehmad is now an internal medicine doctor at Meridian Health in Oakhurst and in Ocean, and Director of Rehabilitation Services at Monmouth Care Center in Long Branch. He dedicated his award to MDA’s EMTs and paramedics, several of whom were in attendance from Israel.

Throughout the evening,

guests explored fi sthand how MDA’s emergency responders work on the ground. An on-site command and control center, known as the “Mamlan,” was on display and connected to the live, real-time system in Israel, showing how MDA coordinates the dispatch and response of the organization’s 1,000+ ambulances, 200 Medicycles, and close to 15,000 professional and volunteer EMTs and paramedics.

A Medicycle, which on average reaches those experiencing medical emergencies in 5 minutes, was also exhibited. For well over a decade, MDA’s use of Medicycles, built to navigate diffi ult terrain and weave through congested streets and highways, has allowed EMT’s to respond faster. Each Medicycle, at a cost of $36,000, features state-of-theart life-saving medical equipment and technology, emergency lighting and siren, and protective gear.

MDA depends on the generosity of individuals around the world — particularly in the

of MDAs flagsh p emergency response center, renamed the William H. Bloomberg Magen David Adom Jerusalem Station.

Bloomberg thanked Lebow for introducing him to MDA, and praised Harris for being the driving force behind everything Bloomberg Philanthropies does around the globe. Together, “Mark and Patti have helped make the world better in so many

(L - R) Michael Bloomberg, 2016 Visionary Award Honorees Mark Lebow, Chairman, AFMDA, Patricia Harris, CEO, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and David Frankel, CEO, AFMDA attend the American Friends Of Magen David Adom dinner in NYC

(L-R) Chairman AFMDA Mark Lebow, 2016 Visionary Award Honorees Patricia Harris, CEO Bloomberg Philanthropies and Eli Bin attend the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City.

(L - R) Honoree Mark Lebow, Chairman of AFMDA, Honoree Patricia Harris, CEO, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York city, Diana Taylor, and David Frankel, CEO AFMDA attend the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City.

United States — to provide lifesaving EMS and blood services, ambulances, and disaster relief for Israel’s population of 8.5 million people. A global leader in emergency medical response, MDA responds to international disasters, and, in recent years, conducted lifesaving missions to Nepal, Haiti, Indonesia, Japan, and Turkey. MDA also shares its innovations, experiences, and knowledge with EMS agencies around the world, including in the United States, where it recently worked with EMS and other public-safety agencies in Westchester County, N.Y. Last month, MDA celebrated the groundbreaking of the Marcus National Blood Services Center — the world’s fi st fully operational underground blood center facility, to protect Israel’s blood supply which serves the entire country of Israel. MDA also launched an innovative smartphone app with a host of potentially lifesaving features.

“For Magen David Adom, the equation is simple: Technology plus community equals innovation,” said AFMDA CEO David Frankel in his opening remarks.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City.

The Maccabeats perform during the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City.

CEO AFMDA David Frankel attends the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City

The evening’s program included remarks from Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel in New York, and featured former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who presented the AFMDA 2016 Visionary Award to AFMDA board chairman Mark D. Lebow and his wife, Patricia Harris, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies and former fi st deputy mayor of New York City.

(L - R) Joshua Newton, Charlotte Kirk, Patricia Harris, and Mark Lebow attend the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City.

Actor Osric Chau attends the American Friends Of Magen David Adom New York Gala on December 12, 2016 in New York City

“Magen David Adom’s unique protocols and best practices ensure that all its dispatchers are trained EMTs and paramedics, so that help starts the moment you call. But at the end of the day, Magen David Adom is about the lives that are saved and the families that are kept intact.”

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Limmud FSU Honors Holocaust Survivor & Jewish Partisan Baruch Shub at 9th Limmud FSU Israel Festival in Eilat Edited by: JV Staff

ish Materials Claims Against Germany Rabbi Julius Berman immud FSU (former and Limmud FSU leaders MatSoviet Union) celebrat- thew Bronfman, Sandra Cahn ed a decade of engaging and Chaim Chesler honored young Russian-speaking 94-year-old Holocaust surviJews last weekend, Dec. 15-17, vor and Jewish partisan Baruch with a Jewish festival of learn- Shub.

Born to a Hassidic family in ing in Israel’s southernmost city, Eilat. The dynamic three-day what is now Vilnius, Lithuania, festival – which was the ninth in 1924, Shub was the second of Limmud FSU in Israel – gath- six children. When the Germans ered nearly 2,000 participants, took Vilna in 1941 and began including Israel’s minister of systematically murdering the defense, Avigdor Lieberman, city’s more than 100,000 Jews, and other leaders in Israel’s Rus- the then-17-year-old evaded sian-speaking community and capture and found work as a Some of the nearly 2,000 Russian-speaking Jews who gathered for Limmud FSU in Eilat (Photo credit: Courtesy of Limmud FSU). prominent figu es, artists and mechanic repairing German a barn and executed. His sister, “One of them was my father. It lecturers from all around the military vehicles. On March 11, 1942, Shub watched from his Zipporah, was among the 840 was a terrible moment: you walk globe. between the bodies that like one who were shot and burned.

During the festival, Chair- garage as Jews were herded from Shub and a group of young next to the other and suddenly man of the Conference for Jew- Radoszkovice’s town square into Jews established the Vilna ghet- you see your father. My father to’s underground resistance had a note in his hand. He had movement, which bought and written in Yiddish, ‘If anyone stole weapons in preparation sees my son, tell him to take for joining the non-Jewish par- revenge.’”

Shub made Aliyah in Oct. tisans in Lithuania’s forests. Two weeks before the ghetto was liq- 1945. He joined the Haganah uidated, Shub’s group escaped to during Israel’s War of Indepenthe Rudniki Forest, where they dence, and later worked for El formed four Jewish battalions. Al, eventually becoming the airAs the Red Army advanced, line’s chief fli ht engineer. Shub Shub enlisted in a Russian para- has been speaking and lecturing trooper unit. Soviet forces lib- in Israel and abroad on the Ho(From left) claims Conference Chairman Rabbi Julius Berman; erated Vilna in July 1944, when locaust, anti-Semitism and HoIsraeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman; Holocaust survivor Shub discovered that his entire locaust denial for many years. and Jewish partisan Baruch Shub and his son, Yossi; Limmud FSU He chairs the Israel Organizafamily had been murdered.

Co-Founder Sandra F. Cahn; Limmud FSU International Steering “The SS had murdered the tion of Partisans, Underground Committee Chairman Matthew Bronfman; Yoel Rappel; and Some of the nearly 2,000 Russian-speaking Jews who gathered Jews in this camp,” said Shub, Limmid FSU Founder Chaim Chesler (Photo credit: Courtesy of for Limmud FSU in Eilat at the festival's Havdalah service (Photo See Limmud FSU Honors, page 38 referring to HKP 562 in Vilnius.

Limmud FSU). credit: Courtesy of Limmud FSU).

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The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016 By: UN Watch

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he independent, Geneva-based non-governmental human rights group UN Watch recently issued its annual list of the "Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016," featured below.

10. Misogynistic Iran joined the Executive Board of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

9. The UN elected dictatorships Saudi Arabia, China, Cuba, and Egypt to its highest human rights body.

8. The UN Human Rights Council held a minute of silence for brutal dictator and human rights abuser Fidel Castro. UN Watch was the only NGO in the

room which refused to stand.

7. Jean Ziegler, co-founder and 2002 laureate of the Moammar Qaddafi Human Rights Prize, was reelected to the 18-member Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council. Ziegler, an apologist of brutal dictators, was nominated by the Swiss foreign ministry.

6. The UN Human Rights Council, whose experts continue to ignore starvation in Venezuela, allowed the Maduro regime to cheat its recent human rights review by arranging 500 fake NGO submissions praising Caracas, including from the Bolivian Baseball Association, the Cuban Federation of Canine Sports, and the "Association for Obvious Thi gs," a Slovenian entity that hailed Venezuela’s re-

UNESCO negated its mandate to protect world heritage by adopting a resolution which used Islamic-only terms for Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, denying thousands of years of Jewish and Christian heritage, religion and culture.

Iran women suffering under the draconian dictates of a government that systematically oppress women. Iran joined the executive board of the UN entity for empowerment of women in a twist of perverted irony.

cord on combating hunger.

5. UNESCO negated its man-

Jean Ziegler, co-founder and 2002 laureate of the Moammar Qaddafi Human Rights Prize, was reelected to the 18-member Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council. Ziegler, an apologist of brutal dictators, was nominated by the Swiss foreign ministry.

See The Top Ten Worst , page 38

The UN elected Syria's genocidal regime to a senior post on a decolonization committee charged with upholding fundamental human rights in opposing the “subjugation, domination and exploitation” of people. The propaganda victory was quickly trumpeted by the Assad regime.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon admitted that he erased Saudi Arabia from a UN blacklist of countries that kill children (Saudi Arabian bombs killed 510 Yemeni children), after the Wahhabist regime and its allies used blackmail and extortion by threatening to cut donations to the UN, including to the UN's Palestinian relief agency, and to issue a fatwa declaring the UN to be anti-Muslim.

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Conference of Presidents, Embassy of Azerbaijan Host Chanukah Party at Trump Int’l Hotel in DC; Liberal Jewish Groups Stage Protest

Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States addresses the attendees at the Chanukah party

L to R - Siarhei Nahorny, Senior Counselor, Belarus; Bogdan Pintilie, Second Secretary, Romania, Amb. Tihomir Stoytchev, Bulgaria

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n December 14, 2016 the Conference of Presidents and the Embassy of Azerbaijan co-hosted nearly two hundred guests who filled the room for a reception at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC to celebrate the upcoming Chanukah holiday and honor those countries and others that provided crucial fi efi hting personnel and equipment to assist Israel in battling the devastating fi es last month.

The event was attended by the ambassadors representing the diverse group of nations and others who aided Israel, leaders from many important American Jewish organizations, Ambassador Ron Dermer of Israel and other honored guests, including members of Congress. Joining Ambassador Suleymanov of Azerbaijan were ambassadors and diplomats from Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, the PLO, Romania, Russia, Tajikstan and Turkey.

The event also followed by one day the visit to Azerbaijan of Prime Minister Netanyahu for meetings with President Ilham Aliyev which resulted in stronger ties between the two countries.

Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO said, “Last night, in a spirit of celebration, mutual respect and gratitude, we brought together a full house of guests from many different faiths, cultures and countries who joined together

L to R. Siarhei Nahorny, Senior Counselor, Belarus; Bogdan Pintilie, Second Secretary, Romania; Amb. Serdar Kilic, Turkey, Amb. Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak, Russia; Amb. Farhod Salim, Tajikstan; H.E. Maen Rashid Areikat, PLO; Dalel Ismagulov, First Secretary, Kazakhstan; Amb. Haris Lalacos, Greece; Amb. Petr Gandalovic, Czech Republic; Amb. Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan; Amb. Ron Dermer, Israel; Stephen M. Greenberg and Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents; Janibek Bektemissov, Second Secretary, Kazakhstan; Anvar Anarbaev, Counsellor, Kyrgyz Republic; Amb. Tihomir Stoytchev, Bulgaria

with us to reaffirm our common humanity.”

In his address to the capacity crowd, Ambassador Suleymanov stressed the value Azerbaijani society has historically placed on acceptance and respect for religious diversity and saying “it is who we are as a people and a nation.” He added that the centuries old Jewish community is and has always been an integral part of Azerbaijan.

Mr. Greenberg in his welcoming remarks noted there has been a signific nt Jewish presence in Azerbaijan for many centu-

Left to right - Congressman Mark Meadows, who represents North Carolina’s 11th district and Rabbi Mark Golub of JBS TV

ries. Originally part of the Jewish population in the Caucasus known as “Mountain Jews”, the Azerbaijan Jewish community today continues to enjoy full acceptance in Azerbaijani society and to freely and publicly express their Jewish religious identity. He said, “A large delegation of leaders of the Conference of Presidents had a remarkable visit to Baku and experienced fi sthand the open acceptance of Jews as a part of the Azerbaijani people. It is model for nations everywhere to emulate” Ambassador Dermer also

spoke, noting that the diverse array of guests represented the essence of Chanukah as a public celebration of religious freedom and expression, noting that Israel is a country founded on the principle of protecting the rights of religious minorities and is committed to maintaining and preserving the holy sites of all religions under its protection. Ambassador Dermer also stressed the importance of finding more opportunities like the event last night to reinforce the common values and interests and nurture the relationships

From left to right: The wife of Amb. Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan, in the middle is Marie Royce, the wife of Congressman Ed Royce. To her right is a guest of Mrs. Royce

among the varied participants.

Turning to the assistance Israel received in fi hting the fi es, he said, “Chanukah is a holiday of lighting fl mes to illuminate the world. Tonight we have lit those fl mes together and we have shown we can douse the fl mes of destruction together.

Together, we must continue to do both.”

In remarks before presenting each of the diplomats with a traditional chanukiah (candle holder) used during Chanukah, Mr. Hoenlein expressed the gratitude of the Conference of

Presidents for the help to Israel provided by their countries. He said, “We were moved by Ambassador Suleymanov’s suggestion to hold this event. It represents an essential part of who the Jewish people are to publicly mark the Chanukah holiday, to express our respect for other religions by joining with Muslims, both Sunni and Shi’a, Christians and every other faith tradition and to promote understanding by focusing on what we have in common rather than what separates and divides us. Th outpouring of assistance to Israel from so many different countries, in its time of dire need, is something Israel is always prepared to do for others and should be the model for international cooperation.”

In a statement released to the media by the Coalition of Pro-Israel Advocates, the group took umbrage at the fact that a number of decidedly liberal and left-wi g Jewish organizations (who have membership in the Conference of Presidents) decided to boycott and picket the Chanukah party because of partisan animus.

“Instead of embracing the signific nce of this Hanukkah party to Israel and the Jewish people, the location of the party served as an excuse for 11 Jewish groups to engage in a partisan political attack on President-Elect Trump, “ the COPIA statement read. “They protested and boycotted the party. A number of these groups are far left anti-Israel organizations, and See Conference of Presidents, page 38

Standing behind Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, is Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Conference of Presidents. To his right is Stephen M. Greenberg, the chairman of the Conference of Presidents.

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21st Century Fox Bids to Acquire Sky TV Yahoo’s Latest Hack Leads Verizon to Reconsider $4.8B Acquisition

By: Benyamin Davidsons

By: Shmuel Rachelov

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n Friday December 16, Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox, agreed to a $14.6 billion merger with European Broadcaster Sky PLC. Fox, the world’s premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay-TV and satellite assets, already owns 39% of Sky. Th y have offered $13.41 a share for the company’s remaining 61% of shares, valuing Sky at $23 billion, as per the New Economy. Sky delivers popular American shows to a customer base of over 20 million U.K. and European pay-TV customers.

It also broadcasts Premier League soccer games, and has a highly coveted technology in-

Last week, Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox, agreed to a $14.6 billion merger with European Broadcaster Sky PLC.

O British Sky Broadcasting Group's headquarters in London. The company said it was talking to 21st Century Fox about buying its remaining shares

frastructure, which includes direct-to-customer streaming with its Sky Go platform. "The strategic rationale for this combination is clear," Twenty-First Century Fox said in a statement. "It creates a global leader in content creation and distribution, enhances our sports and entertainment scale, and gives us unique and leading direct-to-consumer capabilities and technologies."

As per USA Today, Murdoch attempted to buyout the remaining shares in 2011, but ran into complications when its subsidiary News Corp was allegedly involved in a phone hacking scandal. Now the timing is ripe for the long anticipated deal, since Fox has split from News Corp, its world news counterpart. Also, with the pound devalued, as a result of The Brexit decision, Sky shares are a relative bargain.

The takeover, which would be the largest transaction in Fox's history, is not expected to be fi nalized before the end of 2017.

The acquisition still needs the approval of 75% of shareholders , some of which have already expressed concerns, as well as regulatory approval in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe.

The move follows a trend of consolidations among broadcasting and media companies combining the powers of fil s and television programs makers together with the distributors of content, as reported by the Associated Press. AT&T is near a deal to acquired Time Warner, owner of HBO, CNN, and TBS for $85.4 billion. Verizon is considering a deal to acquire Yahoo. In 2013, cable giant Comcast completed its takeover of NBCUniversal.

n Wednesday December 14, Yahoo announced its second major security breach in the past three months. As reported by Bloomberg News, the latest e-mail hack, affecting up to 1 billion accounts, compromised user information including names, e-mail addresses, passwords, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and sometimes encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that his offic is in contact with Yahoo and "is currently examining the circumstances of the breach" and the company’s openness in disclosing the details in a timely manner. Also the FBI is probing the Yahoo hack.

Since news of the latest hack, Verizon is reportedly considering abandoning its July deal to acquire Yahoo for $4.83 billion.

Alternatively Verizon may opt to bargain and reduce the purchase price and caeey on with the integration. Yahoo share prices suffered from the news, declining 6.5% to $38.25, which is the largest intraday loss since February.

A Verizon team led by AOL CEO, Tim Armstrong, is still concentrated on planning for a collaboration with Yahoo. A separate legal team led by Ver-

Yahoo’s latest e-mail hack, affecting up to 1 billion accounts, compromised user information including names, e-mail addresses, passwords, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and sometimes encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers

A Verizon team led by AOL CEO, Tim Armstrong, (pictured above) is still concentrated on planning for a collaboration with Yahoo

izon’s General Counsel Craig Silliman is evaluating the damage from the breaches and reassessing Yahoo’s value. One of Verizon’s main concerns is protecting itself from any responsibility of future legal fallout from the security hack. Further, the security breaches may weaken Yahoo’s reputation with

users and have a negative impact on its credibility. “As we’ve said all along, we will evaluate the situation as Yahoo continues its investigation,” Verizon said Wednesday in an e-mailed statement. “We will review the impact of this new development before reaching any final conclusions.”

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8 Ways to Turn Darkness into Light This Hanukkah choose to create your own miracles.

By: Sara Debbie Gutfreund

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uring Hanukkah we celebrate miracles.

The miracle of a few inexperienced Maccabees defeating a huge, powerful army. The miracle of one small jar of pure oil lasting for eight days instead of one. The miracle of the survival of the Jewish people for thousands of years despite endless challenges and obstacles.

The e miracles also represent a choice. A choice that Mattisyahu made when he announced, “We will fi ht!” A choice that the Jews made when they searched through the Temple ruins and said, “We will create light.” And a choice made by every Jew: We will go on.

Here are eight ways to turn the darkness into light.

1. Practice kindness. Go out of our way to help people. Smile often. Compliment others. And remember that we can’t genuinely be kind to others if we don’t know how to be kind to ourselves.

2. Reframe your goals. In-

stead of thinking about what you don’t like about yourself or your life, focus on what you do want. For example, instead of worrying about not having enough money create positive mini-goals to earn more.

3. Living “as if.” Many of us want to achieve specific goals in order to feel a certain way.

We want the promotion so we can feel secure. We want a prestigious title so that we can feel powerful. We want accomplished children so that we can feel proud. We don’t need to wait until we have accomplished a never-ending list of goals to feel good about our lives. Act as if you already have everything you need. Feeling and living ‘as if ’ we are living our best lives illuminates the path towards actualizing more and more of our potential.

4. Thinki g creatively. Too often the possibilities in our lives appear very narrow. Take a step back and ask often: What’s the best that can happen in this situation? Think out of the box and consider a whole list of solutions and ideas. The more we learn to see past the limits of who we

happen at any moment, and create profound implications.

Recent studies* in epigenetics used to be, the greater space we has revealed that even our make for light within us.

DNA, which we had previously 5. Look through a spirituthought of as immutable, can al lens. The material world is change in our lifetimes. If we bounded by scarcity and limitagrow and work on our charactions. Peering at life through a ter traits, we can suppress the expression of harmful genes and turn on the expression of healthy genes. Embracing change will not only bring more light into your own life but can last for generations to come.

7. Connect to God. Part of creating and sustaining a relationship with God is believing that He loves you, that He believes in you and that He wants to be close to you. Faith is not just for helping us through the hard times. It is the daily building of a belief system in which we can connect to God when we’re happy, when we’re sad During Hanukkah we celebrate miracles. The miracle of a and when we’re everything in few inexperienced Maccabees defeating a huge, powerful between. Bring the light of that army. The miracle of one small jar of pure oil lasting for eight connection into every day. days instead of one. The miracle of the survival of the Jewish 8. Love challenge. The greatpeople for thousands of years despite endless challenges and er the challenge, the greater the obstacles. potential for greatness. Rabbi 6. Embrace change. When Dessler ztz”l tells us that this is physical lens, we see heaviness, exhaustion and often chaos. stuck in habits and routines, life the secret to Hanukkah: “We But the spiritual world, which can seem boring and impossi- must have faith that if God gives simultaneously surrounds us ble to change. But change can us a task of such immense difand pulses within us, is expansive and abundant. It is a source of constant energy emanating from the Source of all energy.

Everything has a purpose; there is order within the chaos. The e is light that pierces the weight of doubt.

fi ulty, then the key to success must lie in the difficulty itself.

Thefeeling of ‘there’s no way out’ is fundamental to succeeding in the service of God. This is the secret to the Hasmonean’s victory. Any reasonable person could see that there was no chance at all for a handful of priests to prevail against mighty armies.

The e was no way out. But having no other choice, the Hasmoneans entered the fray. And because they did, they gained heavenly aid beyond the bounds of nature. The miracle of the oil lasting for eight days teaches us that if we do what we must do, against all odds, succor will come from a higher world, the world symbolized by ‘eight. Thi is true both of physical and spiritual challenges.” (Rav Dessler, Sanctuaries in Time, p.154) Eight days, eight lights.

Against all odds, we make a choice to invite miracles into our lives and discover ways to light up the darkness.

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* DNA Methylation and Memory Formation, Nature Neuroscience November 2010, Dr. Jeremy J Day and Dr. J David Sweatt

Chanukah Miracles: The Little Dreidel By: Eliayhu Safran

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eis Yosef asked, “Why do we celebrate Chanukah for eight days if there was ample oil to last for one day? It would seem that the miracle was that the oil lasted an additional seven days… in which case, Chanukah should be celebrated for seven days, not eight.”

But even that remembrance begets a Chanukah question.

In my heart, the dreidle came to symbolize that wonderful meeting and yet… wouldn’t a single grandiose dreidle have been enough to commemorate that life-transforming moment?

Why did I feel moved – some might suggest compelled – to continue to amass dreidle after dreidle, growing my collection

A dreidel in Rabbi Safran's collection

This most famous of Chanukah questions can certainly give one pause. Not that there are not any number of answers given. Indeed, there are hundreds of answers that have been offered over the ages to Beis Yosef ’s question. Some are logical. Some are fanciful. All try to go to the heart of Chanukah and what it means to the Jewish people.

The e is one answer that speaks to me. It offers a hint to why I am so enamored with my ever-growing dreidle collection; a collection that I began some twelve years ago when I met my beloved wife, Clary. I remember that moment so clearly. It was the second night of Chanukah… yes, it was a miracle for me to have met my dear Clary.

into hundreds upon hundreds of dreidles from the United States, from Israel, from Spain, Hungary, India, Russia, Scotland… indeed, from all over the world.

So many wondrous tops! So many that anyone who comes into the room where I keep my many volumes of books will fin themselves transported by the sight of them.

No single dreidle for me, no!

For me, hundreds of dreidles, made from a broad array of materials, coming in all sizes and colors. Some, when you spin them, perform with little music boxes. Dreidle, dreidle, dreidle, I made it out of clay…

But why more dreidels every year?

It is a rare visitor to our home who doesn’t view my wonderful

collection and then, the smile fading from his or her face, “But, Rabbi Safran, of all the things in the world to collect, why dreidles?”

Ah, lest you think that my collection is simply whimsy, an opportunity to recall the delightful evenings of childhood when the joy of Chanukah filled my household, let me share with you my response. “What,” I ask, “does the dreidle teach us?

What is its message?”

Nes Gadol Haya Poh (in Israel) or Nes Gadol Haya Sham (outside Israel) A great miracle happened t/ here!

Step into my library and you see hundreds upon hundreds of reminders that miracles surround us, here, there, and everywhere. No matter where we look, our lives are touched by miracle. Our lives are miracles.

Just as God is everywhere, so too are the miracles that He brings about. His miracles are as unceasing as His love. Each day, when we recite, Modim anachnu lach… we are reminded of God as the source of all daily miracles. Ve’al nisecha she’b’chol yom imanu (And for Your miracles (nissim) that are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favors (niflaos) in every season.”

The question then should not be, Why so many dreidles? The

On the 25th day of Kislev, we once again lit the chanukiah in the Temple, only to realize that all but one flask of oil had been defile . Only one.

Enough for one night of light. But then another miracle occurred and the oil burned for eight days.

question should be, Why not for God’s wonders and miracles. ordinary that we often take more and more and more? We Wonders (niflos) surround them for granted. The rain, can never have enough dreidles. us everywhere. Th y are, at See Chanukah Miracles, page 37 We can never exhaust our praise once, special and ordinary. So

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Memories of My Dear Ima; Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a'h – Part II By: Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis

incredible amount of kavanah; she stormed the gates of Shamayim with her constant and heartfelt supplications and she (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) prayed for everyone. For famRabbi Reisman ily, friends and everyone who For the last twenty years, my needed Hashem's help and we mother attended a shul called all need Hashem's help," he said. the Agudath Israel of Long Island in Far Rockaway. It was there that she built a strong connection with this special kehilla and it's Rov, HaRav Yaakov Reisman, shlita.

During his hesped (eulogy) for my mother, Rabbi Reisman said that the Rebbetzin's inner strength was embodied by the posuk in Eishes Chayil. "Pia Poscha V'Chochma"- she opens her mouth in wisdom because Toras Chesed al Lishona. He said that everything she spoke about was predicated on the eternal wisdom of the Torah. Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis shares He even said of her book, "The his memories of his beloved Committed Life - Principles for mother, Rebbetzin Esther Good Living from Our Time- Jungreis. less Past" - "Notice the title; the Many people grew up readwords our timeless past. She didn't re-package Torah, she ing my mother's columns in the didn't amend it or try to make it Jewish Press and her wisdom fit the superficial mores and val- would serve as their D'var Torah ues of the generation in which at their respective Shabbos tawe live. She presented Torah as bles. My mother became a part it was taught to her by her father of an infin te amount of Jewand her Zaides and people ran ish homes through her weekly toward it with love because she words that were filled with wisdom, compassion and love. presented it with love."

A very close friend sent me He reminded the olam that the Rebbetzin possessed a the following saying: Life is not unique combination of Torah measured by the number of and Tefilla. "No one, but no one breaths we take but by the numdavened like the Rebbetzin. Her ber of moments that take our tefillos were immersed with an breath away." She commented,

ha "Raish Alef Yud Hay" is the of an onion when we learn the acronym for "Rebbetzin Esther parsha. We must ask question Jungreis HaMalka." after question to discover the true meaning of what Hashem My Heilege Zaide is teaching us."

When my mother would finish giving one of her Torah classes, my Zaide would always “Rebbetzin Jungreis give a brocha to the class. It was presented Torah as it Parshas Vayeshev in Sefer Berewas taught to her by her ishis and we learn that Yaakov father and her Zaidys Avinu sends his son Yosef to and people floc ed to her look for his brothers. He find classes with love because himself lost and meets a man she presented it with (Vayimziyahu Ish). It was the love."

Malach Gavriel who asks Yosef, Ma Tivakaish? ? (what are you Everyone attending her looking for?)

Yosef answered "es achai avi classes thought she was talking mivakesh." I am looking for my to them personally when she brothers. Have you seen them?" explained the posukim with My zaide said this is the mis- such depth and warmth. Her sion statement of Hineni. We mastery of Gematria was aswere always there for our Jewish tounding and in each of her brethren to guide them to the Torah classes, she would always give over incredible insights path of Torah. through the numerical value of the Torah's words. Her students began to understand that the Chumash was teaching them personal lessons regarding their lives.

During shiva one of our Hineni members described their experience when attending Torah classes at Hineni. Th y noted that it was similar to traveling back in time to Ellis Island and becoming a United Citizen of Torah. In my mother's Torah lessons there was something to take home . Everyone gained something to ponder about for their own personal journey of Rebbetzin Jungreis, a’h, inside the Tomb of Machpela complex life. in 2004. Photo credit: David Wilder.)

"Yisroel, every time your mother spoke she did that for people."

When we visited the Kosel in Yerushalayim, throngs of people would surround my mother, asking for her brochos. " My mother had the glow of Shabbos on her face at all times and her appearance was that of a real Queen Esther; with all the royalty and regalness of the title. My brother, Rabbi Osher said at her levaya that "most Queens need a crown so that they may be identified as such. Not my mother.

She did not need a crown. Everyone knew she was a Queen when she walked into a room."

At this year's Hineni dinner that took place only weeks before Purim, Rabbi Eli Mansour, Shlita introduced the Rebbetzin by relating a posuk from Megillas Esther, "Whomever saw Queen Esther was taken by her Chayn (charm). The word Roe-

Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis shares his memories of his beloved mother, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis.

HaShem will call her to Shomayim but whenever it will be she will go with Ahava "Bubba will never forget about you; I will always be davening and watching over you from Shomayim. If anything ever bothers you, Bubba will be davening for you," she added.

To say that my mother is sorely missed would be a gross understatement. The painful void in our hearts and souls is ever present as we miss calling her for our Shabbos and YomTov berochos. Our mother would give a bracha like no one else in the world. We could all feel the love in her heart with each word that she uttered.

I often think back to the times when we would visited our mother. The e were indeed precious moments. When it was time to depart, she would walk us outside, kiss and hug us all, give us one more brocha, and wave to us until the car disappeared. She told us that this is how her own father would say goodbye to them after she visited.

"Binafsho Kushiro Binafsho My soul is connected to yours.

May the Malachim of HaShem watch over you," were the words of my heilege grandfather, HaGaon HaRav Avraham

Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a’h, is seen here greeting well wishers at the Hineni Annual Dinner held in March of 2016

TEACHING CHUMASH

No one was able to teach a pasuk in Chumash like the Rebbitzen. During her weekly Torah classes, she made the Torah come alive as she imparted its messages with such love and passion. She would often say, "Torah study is unlike any other study in the world. You can study math at the finest of colleges but you will never become a number. You can study music at Julliard but you will never become a note. But when you study Torah, when you take on its lessons, you become a Torahdig person."

At the beginning of her classes she would explain: "Thi week's parsha is amazing and you are going to learn many important lessons. I know I always tell you that about every parsha, but it is true! She would add: "In the Torah there is no repetition.

Every posuk, every word, every nekuda has a deeper meaning.

We must peel away the layers

THE REBBETZIN OF THE WORLD

Besides being a Rebbitzen to the world my mother was an incredibly loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Each and every grandchild felt they were the most special to her, as she understood the unique nature of each child and knew precisely what each one needed to hear.

When Mishpacha Magazine was interviewing her, my son Avraham told the interviewer, "Do you know you are interviewing a queen?"

She told her grandchildren that she does not know when

"Whomever saw Queen Esther was taken by her Chayn (charm). The word Roeha "Raish Alef Yud Hay" is the acronym for "Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis HaMalka." – Rabbi Eli Mansour

Reb Shlomo Carlebach, z’l and Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, z’l after Hineni's debut rally at Madison Square Garden in November of 1973

HaLevi Jungreis. These were the words the Rebbbetzin would always sign her letters to her family.

What nechama (comfort) can we, her family have and the thousands whose lives she changed? HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita said everyone should realize that we have a personal messenger in Shomayim that can be a meletz yosher (an advocate) for us.

Th t alone should serve as a tremendous source of chizuk and comfort, not only now during See Memories of My Dear Ima, page 36

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Parshat Vayesheb - Spiritual Shoes By: Rabbi David Bibi

ished from heaven is: one who does not wear shoes. Again we his week’s portion of ask, what’s so important about Vayesheb deals pri- shoes?

Coincidently, on the subject marily with the sale of Joseph by his brothers. of shoes, our son Moses will be The verses tell us that after strip- running in the next Jerusalem ping Joseph and throwing him Marathon for Charity. Th charinto the pit, “Midianite men, traders, passed by; they (the brothers) pulled and brought Yosef up from the pit and sold Yosef to the Yishmaelim for twenty pieces of silver; then they (the Midianites) brought Yosef to Mitzrayim. “ At our class, we quote the Targum of R’ Yonatan Ben Uziel which adds a strange and seemingly unimportant fact. “The brothers purchased sandals with the money”.

One has to wonder, why shoes? Was there a sale? Did all their shoes suddenly wear out at the same time? Was there some show plague that resulted due to the selling of Yosef?

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Chasing Peace, with this philosophy, strives to provide a pair of shoes to all of those in need, all around the world The question grows when we look at the opening words of the Haftara. The entire idea of reading the Haftara really relates to this time of year. The rabbis explain that the practice to recite the haftarot was instituted during the Greek regime. Antiochus, the evil Greek ruler, forbid the public reading of the Torah. The rabbis then instituted the reading of a corresponding passage from the prophets that shared a common theme with the portion. (Although there is often a challenge and debate as to what that commonality is).

We continue to follow the practice although the edict obviously no longer exists.

Amos quotes Hashem: For three sins of Israel, I have looked away, but for four I will not pardon them, for their selling a Sadik - righteous man for money, and a poor man for shoes.

Although Amos is referring to corrupt judges, we are quickly reminded of Joseph who is the Sadik and is sold for money and the poor man who is Joseph as his father before him, stripped of everything including his clothes and is the poor man sold as Yonatan Ben Uziel explains, for shoes.

Rabbi Pinchas Friedman explains, and quotes the Talmud, one should sell even the beams of his house, if necessary, to acquire shoes for his feet. Additionally, one of seven categories of people who are ban-

for the witch to draw his life force from the earth. (Yogis – another form of avoda zara say a wise man breathes through his feet.) It is in fact this fl w from the cursed earth which gives the witch her connection to the dark side. Ramban explains that

merged into one as he dreamt of the ladder and angels.

Evidently when the brothers sold Joseph, they truly believed that something went wrong and Joseph the fi st born of Rachel had similar impurities to those of Esav and Yishmael. Th y did

This week’s portion of Vayesheb deals primarily with the sale of Joseph by his brothers. The verses tell us that after stripping Joseph and throwing him into the pit, “Midianite men, traders, passed by; they (the brothers) pulled and brought Yosef up from the pit and sold Yosef to the Yishmaelim for twenty pieces of silver; then they (the Midianites) brought Yosef to Mitzrayim. “

ity being supported through his efforts and your donations is “Chasing Peace - Rodef Shalom” (We added a donation link below). https://www.gofundme. com/moses-runs-for-chasingpeace . Our daughter Mikhayla started Chasing Peace in memory of her grandfather, Jerry Werman. My father in law was not only a “shoemaker”, but also a man of the world. He believed that all of us around the globe are connected and that it is the responsibility of each and every one of us to care and provide for each other. Chasing Peace, with this philosophy, strives to provide a pair of shoes to all of those in need, all around the world. Mikhayla who has since moved to Jerusalem and her friends working on Chasing Peace hope to be a light onto the nations and promote the love of Israel from the four corners of the globe by providing any child anywhere with a pair of shoes.

I wonder if my children ever asked, what’s behind the spiritual side of a charity for shoes?

In our class, we quoted the Rama of Pano who explains that in the aftermath of the sin of the Tree of Knowledge, the earth was cursed. As a consequence of this curse, one must wear shoes to create a barrier between oneself and the cursed earth. We don’t want to be infected by the earth. I find it interesting that the” Idiots guide to Witchcraft” explains that a witch must ground herself with bare feet to the ground and feel one merging with the earth and its fl w of energy. Another source calls

the magicians in Egypt were unable to reproduce the plague of lice because the lice covered the ground and they were unable to connect to the ground and their source of power.

Evidently when the brothers sold Joseph, they truly believed that something went wrong and Joseph the first born of Rachel had similar impurities to those of Esav and Yishmael.

In contrast when Moses approached the burning bush, Hashem told him to remove his shoes as the earth in that place unlike the world around was holy ground. In the same vein the place of the Bet HaMikdash and the Mishkan was on consecrated ground where the priests were commanded to be barefoot without any fear of a cursed earth.

The brothers understood that the ground had been cursed due to the sin of Adam and Chava, but believed through the Avot, the forefathers; the sin of Adam was being repaired. Abraham began the process, but had impurities which were separated into Yishmael. Isaac continued the process, but had impurities which were separated into Esav. Finally they believed that Yaakov was the embodiment of the repair of Adam with twelve sons, all pure and whole. The e were the 12 stones Jacob surrounded himself with which

not sell Joseph out of petty jealousy, but out of belief that he represented this dark side. Thi meant that the repair was still incomplete and that there was a continuing presence of the dark side. Th y faced the realization that the earth remained cursed and therefore they could not be barefoot. Th y needed shoes.

On a spiritual level, those shoes would form a barrier between the cursed earth and man.

What they failed to realize that their act served to assist more than anyone else, the brother they sold. How?

Let us recall that when the brothers eventually arrive in Egypt and were confronted by the viceroy (their brother), they were accused of being spies who had come to examine the nakedness of the land. This term teaches us that Egypt of all the lands on earth was more inclined toward immorality and contamination.

We have learned that although the Jewish people spent 210 years in Egypt, we never fell victim to the Egyptian immorality (save the case of the rape of Shelomit Bat Dibrah). We are told that the women were protected in the merit of Sarah who guarded herself against that advances of Pharaoh. Th men were protected in the merit of Joseph who resisted the wife of Potiphar. While Sarah came for but a short stay, Joseph foreshadowed the eventual arrival of the nation of Israel. Joseph through his act of self-control became the spiritual shoe that would protect the Jewish people later on. His brothers through their act formed the symbolic gesture, the physical act below which allows the spiritual reaction above.

Rabbi Pinchas Friedman suggests that, it is quite possible that at the l moment the bothers purchased their shoes, they mistakenly believed that they were protecting themselves from their rebellious brother who they associated with Adam’s sin and the curse of the land. Instead their act was a tribute to Yosef HaTzaddik, their brother Joseph, the “yesod olam,” the foundation of the world. It was crucial that they

We have learned that although the Jewish people spent 210 years in Egypt, we never fell victim to the Egyptian immorality (save the case of the rape of Shelomit Bat Dibrah). perform a symbolic gesture before Joseph descended to Egypt to fulfill his sacred mission—to pave the way for him and so that they and their descendants could remain separated from the cursed immorality of the earth in Egypt. Th y in fact provided a protection for Joseph.

What a beautiful insight this gives us into the spiritual side of our shoes and a greater appreciation of what we were commanded at the fi st Passover meal. We were to eat the Pascal lamb girded with our belts and with shoes on our feet. The act was in appreciation that we remained pure for 210 years separated from the nakedness of the earth and the immorality of Egypt.

What a tremendous thought to hold onto each time we bend to put on our shoes and tie them. As our forefathers before us, may our shoes protect us from the curse of the earth, may we be a light on to the nations to fix and lift that curse and I guess we can look forward to the time when we may all be worthy of walking barefoot in the park or better yet on the grounds of the Thi d and Ultimate Bet HaMikdash, Bimhera Beyameynu, Amen!

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this difficult grieving process but for our entire lives. We know that this nechama is for us, but we must stop and ask; "What can we do to honor the memory of our beloved Rebbetzin in Shamayaim. What can we do for her that she can no longer do for herself "?

As my mother always said, "No one really ever dies as the neshoma is eternal and lives on forever. But what can we do to remember our loved ones who left this word? We can constantly send them care packages in heaven. And how do we do that?

Th ough our mitzvos and maasim tovim. Each mitzva that we

The "Just Peace Church" Continued from page 23

heid" state, received fewer votes (51.4%) and did not pass, but its presence at the synod said a great deal.

Following this vote in 2015, an organization affiliated to the UCC, the UCC Palestine Israel Network (UCCPIN) published a guide to Israel-Palestine aff irs in August and again in September 2016. Titled "Promoting a Just Peace in Palestine-Israel", and sub-headed "A Guide for United Church of Christ Faith Leaders", this toxic document is a desperately one-sided, inaccurate, and counter-factual exercise in futile politics. Legally, UCCPIN operates under the aegis of one of the denomination's local conferences. Their guide is, therefore, not the direct work of the

church's leadership, but is clearly endorsed by a section of it.

The Guide most certainly does not favor justice or peace in the Holy Land, as its contents show on every page. Some delegates opposed to the resolution identified its one-sidedness. Joanne Marchetto, of the Penn-Northeast Conference of the UCC, said she was "uncomfortable with how this resolution is presented... This is a great injustice to the land, and I think we need to hear both sides of the argument." But the guide produced by the church rejects any call to hear more than the Palestinian narrative and anti-Israel arguments.

At the end, it has a four-page list of resources, books, DVDs, websites, a reading list, educational material, alternative travel

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grate into our country," she said Tuesday.

Merkel visited the scene of the attack deliver condolences and drop white roses at a memorial. Merkel said it is important not to let terrorist attacks change the way Germans live.

“Twelve people who were still among us yesterday, who were looking forward to Christmas, who had plans for the holidays, aren't among us anymore,” she said in a nationally televised statement. “A gruesome and ultimately incomprehensible act has robbed them of their lives.”

Berlin Senator for the Interior Andreas Geisel announced new security measures to be implemented around the nation’s capital in response to the attack and

coup d'état. This gratuitous estrangement needs quickly to be changed so that Americans can help a barely-competent Egyptian leader stave off famine and defeat the Islamists, thus helping him to stay in power and keeping the Muslim Brotherhood out.

The Arab-Israeli conflict, once the Middle East's most

be forgotten from my mouth, my children's mouth, and my children's children's mouth. do should be done in the name Thus says HaShem. May the of our loved ones who have neshama of Imi Morosi Esther bas HaGaon HaRav Avraham Continued from page 20 passed."

The Zohar says that children Halevi be an advocate for all of are the the legs of the father; Klall Yisroel.

Vlad he would be more “flexi which means when a parent ble” after the election. leaves this physical world they Author bio: The Obama-Clinton-Kerry need their children to go on for Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis delivers team’s bone-headed supplicathem and walk in their path. In a parsha class each week at the tion of Putin has ended up with the Rebbetzin's case, she had Hineni Heritage Center on the Vladimir dominant in the Midthousands of spiritual children. Upper West Side and lectures ex- dle East, free to bomb civilians, The greatest gift we can send tensively. His "lunch and learn" prop up the butcher Assad, and her is to continue her work; to class takes place every Wednes- empower Iran, the world’s worst study Torah and do mitzvos. day at 1271 Ave of the Americas state sponsor of terrorism. But By doing so we are declaring, in the boardroom of Fortune Fi- we’re supposed to believe that "Rebbetzin, we will never forget nancial. He is the originator of a Hillary presidency, certain to you." May the words of Sefer the 5 Minute Torah Class for the continue the same policy of reYishayahu come to fruition — executive on the run. For more treat and appeasement, scared Lo Yomushu Mipicha Umipi information please contact Hine- Putin so much that he hacked Zarecha Umipi Zera Zarecha. ni 212-496-1660 or by e-mail at the DNC to get Trump elected, May the words of Torah never RabbiYisroel@hineni.org

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asked organizers of other Christmas markets to shut down for the day to honor the victims.

Witnesses said the popular Christmas market was packed with tourists and locals when the truck, believed to have been traveling in excess of 60 kilometers an hour, slammed into it.

Authorities said the vehicle was loaded with steel beams.

The White House offered condolences in a statement that condemned the attack.

The U.S. State Department had earlier called for caution in market places and other public sites across Europe. A published U.S. travel alert said extremist groups were focusing their attention "on the upcoming holiday season and associated events."

It also warned U.S. citizens on the continent to be on the alert

dangerous flas -point, has receded (at least temporarily) into the background. While low-level violence continues unabated, it has less potential to escalate in an era of Middle Eastern cold and hot war. The new administration must immediately signal that it considers Israel to be America's closest and most important Middle East ally; it should also abort the endless pressure on Jerusalem to make

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organizations, and films. Not one of the many items on this list is remotely pro-Israel. All are hardline pro-Palestine activist materials and links. The UCC guide does not pay even lip service to the notion of fairness, dual narratives, or a need for mutual understanding. The pro-peace Jewish/Israeli voice is silenced while Palestinian hate speech, genocidal threats, and endless terrorism do not come in for criticism at any moment.

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all because Trump made a few nice comments about him? Putin has shown he’s much more ruthless and savvy than that, and much too smart to believe that he could actually use the juvenile patter of the DNC’s emails to influence enough voters to change their vote and swing the election to Trump.

This latest bout of hysteria by the Dems no doubt won’t be the last. It will just shift to Trump’s cabinet picks, as we’ve already seen with the slanderous attacks on Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions, or the ginned up paranoia about

DEСEMBER 23, 2016 concessions to the Palestinian Authority. Better yet, it should discard the nearly-25-year-old pretense that Palestinians are Israel's "partner for peace" and instead encourage Israelis to impress on the Palestinians the need for them unequivocally and permanently to recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

A simple policy of protecting Americans and their allies offers great opportunities to fi a legacy of ruinous bipartisan mistakes . (MIDDLE EAST FORUM) nominating three generals in his cabinet, even though Obama did too. In fact, we can expect this duplicitous bluster and partisan tantrums to continue for most of Trump’s presidency, as it did during Nixon’s, Reagan’s, and George Bush’s.

That’s how progressives roll politically, convinced as they are of their right to rule and the self-evident superiority of their policies. Tho e who think otherwise aren’t just wrong, but evil. The sooner Republicans recognize this reality, the sooner they’ll drop the phony bipartisan comity and fi ht with every weapon in their Constitutional arsenal.

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“J Street is vehemently opposed to the nomination of David Friedman to be Ambassador Street and Americans for Peace to Israel,” J Street President JereContinued from page 11 Now, who supported the Obama my Ben Ami said in a statement. in the region, to a vibrant U.S./ administration as well as oppos- “This nomination is reckless, Israel partnership, and to two ing Prime Minister Benjamin putting America’s reputation Netanyahu in the last Israeli in the region and credibility states will not be diminished.”

Such organizations such as J election, slammed Trump’s pick. around the world at risk.”

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try as a Jewish state must behave like in a Jewish state. Th ugh we have a long history, we have the hurtful silence of the Pope recently know what is means to Continued from page 17 Pius XII, and we simply can- be a refugee and have known INSTITUTE) the Jewish people had to itself not behave identically towards the defin tion of massacre,” Geanother slaughter. Within this varyahu claimed to TPS. Denis MacEoin is a Distin- and its history: “Of course, we will not re“We are all here, in one way fi ht we are also perpetuating guished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute. He fi st gradu- or another, a second or third the memory of our own histo- solve the situation in Syria, but we do have the duty not to reated with a B.A. and an M.A. in generation of Holocaust sur- ry,” he argued.

“Those who profess the im- main silent,” he concluded.

English Language and Literature vivors. My father, a Holocaust from Trinity College, Dublin, fol- survivor, used to tell me about portance to recognize the coun(TPS) lowed by a second 4-year M.A. in Persian, Arabic, and Islamic Studbe vaccinated until they're at ies from Edinburgh and a PhD least 6 months old, the CDC in Persian/Islamic Studies from said.

Cambridge (King's College) Getting your flu shot soon is and 60 percent effective, accordContinued from page 43 important because it can take ing to the CDC. for "self-radicalized" extremists, the strains currently circulating, The CDC recommends that several weeks to produce enough who it said could strike without which makes it a good match, anyone 6 months of age and antibodies to give you maximum warning.

Brammer said. The vaccine sup- older get a flu shot. "You want protection, official noted.

One change this year is that The Polish owner of the truck, ply is also good this year, with to make extra sure for people which had Polish license plates, more than 131 million doses at high risk, including pregnant the CDC's Advisory Commitsaid the vehicle driven by a rel- available, she said. women, the elderly and anyone tee on Immunization Practices ative was most likely hijacked How effective a vaccine is de- with a chronic medical condi- does not recommend that the nasal spray vaccine be used by after German authorities had pends on how good a match it is tion," Brammer said. him identify the body of his dead to the strains of flu virus circuWomen with newborns also anyone, because it seems less employee. lating that year. Most years, the need to get their flu shot to help effective than a shot, Brammer "His face was swollen and vaccine is between 40 percent protect their infants, who can't said.

(HEALTHDAY NEWS) bloodied. It was really clear that he was fi hting for his life," Ariel Zurawski told German broadthe Army,” Trump said. caster TVN. Viola is the first service secreMonday's crash bore strong tary that Trump has nominated similarities to a truck attack ear- Continued from page 9 Trump cheered Viola as “a during the transition. He forlier this year in southern France man of outstanding work ethic, mally announced retired Marine that killed scores of people and Entertainment. integrity, and strategic vision, Corps Gen. James Mattis as his wounded many others as France “We are honored and humbled with an exceptional ability to mo- choice for secretary of defense celebrated a national holiday. earlier this month. to see Mr. Viola nominated as the tivate others.”

French police linked that July secretary of the Army. We could If confi med, Viola will replace “The American people, 14 attack, which killed 86 peo- not be more proud for Vinnie whether civilian or military, Eric Fanning, President Obama’s ple and wounded more than 400 and his dedication to our coun- should have great confidence that current Army secretary and the others, to a Tunisian national try,” Matthew Caldwell, Panthers Vinnie Viola has what it takes to fi st openly gay individual to with reputed links to Islamic president and CEO, said in a keep America safe and oversee serve in the post.

State extremists. issues of concern to our troops in statement Monday morning.

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8 Special Ways dle-lighting street party. On the bill: dozens of perfortend to be gambling with their mances, light installations and projections, music shows and dreidels. engaged-art in public and priLight a candle vate spaces. The e will also be a with everyone smorgasbord of food offerings Public candle-lighting cer- from the Philippines, Eritrea, emonies take place on street Sudan, Ethiopia and China – corners, in central tourist paying tribute to the people spots and at landmarks in who today call this neighborcities. For visitors and locals hood home. alike, singing Hanukkah songs and sharing the candle-light- Culture in ing ceremony creates a unique the desert atmosphere. If Chabad of IsRocking out to Israeli music rael is organizing the public in the desert is a special Hanuklighting, jelly sufganiyot will kah activity. Choose between surely be on hand as well. Mu- the 18th Tzlilim Ba’Midbar nicipalities, synagogues and (Desert Sounds) festival (Dec. neighborhood committees 28-31) in Sde Boker or the also host public lightings.

Intimidbar happening (Dec. Or head over to the Neve 22-27) in Mitzpeh Ramon. Or Sha’anan neighborhood in take part in both – one after the Tel Aviv for the two-night other.

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cords show.

Hassan Shibly: Terrorist Apologist

Considering Shibly's statements that Islamist ideology has nothing to do with terrorism and the rash of jihadist attacks that have rocked France since January 2015, his involvement in the training should be cause for alarm.

In an April 21, 2013 interview with OnIslam, Shibly said that, "American political scientists have made it very clear that those who commit acts of terrorism have nothing to do with religion and are often motivated by political, not religious, rea-

sons. Actually, such attacks can never be justified and truly are nothing more than the result of having a twisted and sick mind."

In a June 2014 blog post, Shibly argued that the purported "FBI entrapment program targeting the Muslim community" was an example of tyranny that strayed away from the "great ideals of liberty, equality and justice."

In his view, the FBI manufactures terrorists through sting operations such as that against Sami Osmakac, convicted in 2014 on charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and possession of a fully automatic fi earm.

"I'm concerned that the government's own tactics turned

Fewer Americans Under day.

Along with the positive trend and no other sounds, the vol- in hearing loss prevalence, the study also found less-encouragume needs to be turned down.

Cosetti suggested a "60/60" ing patterns.

U.S. men remain at particurule of thumb when using headphones: Keep the volume at no lar risk of hearing problems. By more than 60 percent, and listen 2012, their rate of hearing imfor no more than 60 minutes a pairment was still almost double Continued from page 42

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the blossoming fl wer, the brilliance of a blue sky, even the very air we breathe. All these wonders… and we experience them without giving them a second thought! We call them teva, nature. And we

experience them the way we do because they represent the wonderful world the way it is supposed to be.

Miracles, on the other hand, are… well, miraculous. We recognize miracles as being “out of the ordinary.” It is, as has been noted, a break from the natural

Platinum Partners Charged Continued from page 3

investments.

Platinum’s March 2016 form ADV fili g with the SEC shows $1.7 billion in assets under management, split between $1.1 billion in its signature fund Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage

fund and $590 million in its Platinum Partners Credit Opportunities fund.

After Huberfeld’s arrest a few months ago, the New York Times reports that some at Platinum gained a sense that government investigators were eventually going to come down

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(Dec. 26-29) at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, including a treasure hunt for holiday candles hidden among the museum’s artworks; space-themed Hanukkah activities at Technoda science museum in Hadera; Hanukkah-themed exhibits at the Israeli Children’s Museum; a Hanukkah challenge tour at Hanukkah at the Tower of David Museum; the museum and a week of Hanukkah culExhibits dedicated to light ture and art activities (Dec. 27take over the country’s mu- 31) at the Janco Dada Museum seums during the Festival of in Ein Hod. Lights. The e are too many to list but the cream of the crop Hanukkah takes include: MakeLight annual ex- the stage hibit at the Bloomfield Science The theater community in Museum in Jerusalem featuring Israel works overtime during games in light and shadow dis- Hanukkah due to a local tradiplays; the Israel Museum in Je- tion of seeing a play during the rusalem’s Hanukkah workshops holiday. The Festigal song-and(Dec. 26-29) for kids of all ages dance show held every year as well as excerpts from the in- since 1981 at Hanukkah time ternational show “Aluminum” is such a popular musical that it – a performance that combines lays the soundtrack for families theater, dance and humor; Ha- for the months to come. Shows nukkah-themed workshops are taking place in Haifa, Tel

Aviv, Jerusalem and Beersheva, Dec. 3-Jan. 16.

For something with more educational value, try the annual Hanukkah week-long theater festival at the Orna Porat Th ater for Children and Youth in Givatayim. This senior repertory theater has 22 productions set for this year (Dec. 26Jan. 1).

The Mediatheque in Holon also serves up educational theater for the younger crew with the likes of Library Lion, The Cat in the Hat, and The Prince and the Pauper offered throughout the Hanukkah holiday.

Hanukkah also is the time for Adraba, the traveling theatrical music show by Mayumana for children. The e are also dozens of performances to catch at museums, playhouses, and even at shopping malls.

him into a greater threat than he could have been on his own," Shibly told the Tampa Tribune in a June 3, 2014 article. "The e's no need to enable a Hollywood-style plot ... Would Osmakac have had the ideas and the means to do this crime but for the government informant?"

Shibly also is helping a family sue the FBI, alleging an agent unjustly shot and killed a friend of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev aft r hours of questioning in his Orlando home in 2013.

Independent investigations, requested by CAIR, completed by the Justice Department and a Florida state attorney found that Ibragim Todashev, a "skilled mixed-martial arts fi hter," attacked the agent shortly after acknowledging involvement in a separate triple-murder case

in Massachusetts. Todashev continued charging after being shot, prompting the agent to fi e more.

Shibly rejected the findi gs, saying only Todashev could "contradict the government's narrative," but he was dead.

According to a source, Kareem Shora played a key role in organizing the French delegation's CAIR training. Shora serves with the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) and a Community Liaison Council with the Offi of the Director of National Intelligence.

He has a long record of denying the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat. Last July, for example, Shora claimed that

it was an "unfortunate reality" that Muslims were portrayed as "more vulnerable" to "potential recruitment to terrorist activities...including those represented by Daesh." Instead of devising ways to counter this "unfortunate reality," Shora said that the DHS was trying to "promote the notion" that Muslims were no more likely than anyone else to be recruited into terror organizations: "It's not because they're Muslims. Th y represent nothing of Islam. Daesh represents nothing of Islam or a state for that matter, quote unquote. So I think our position, as U.S. government, is to advocate that point every opportunity we get. And from a Homeland Security perspective, in order to build a society that's resilient to all threats, regardless of the nature of that threat, our

job is to make sure that these communities don't end up being categorized as being vulnerable, because they are in fact the ones most suffe ing as a result of those attacks."

Shora helped leading Islamist figu es attend DHS meetings, including Salam al-Marayati of the Muslim Public Aff irs Council and, Ingrid Mattson of the Islamic Society of North America, records obtained by the IPT through the Freedom of Information Act show.

DHS could have turned to any number of organizations and people to work with the French delegation. Choosing an Islamist group whose ties to a terrorist group rendered it persona non grata with the FBI is either a sign of dangerous incompetence or institutional arrogance.

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that of women — at almost 19 percent.

Even when Hoffman's team accounted for occupational noise exposure, men were still at higher risk than women.

The researchers also found that hearing problems were common among people who spent time around fi earms, on the job or not. Of those exposed to more than 1,000 rounds

fi ed, one-quarter had impaired hearing.

"If you're around fi earms, hopefully you're wearing [hearing] protection," Hoffman said.

For people already noticing hearing problems, Cosetti advised getting an evaluation by an audiologist.

If a hearing aid is recommended, she suggested giving it a try.

"Hearing-aid technology is

improving," Cosetti said. "Th y're smaller and work better."

Plus, she noted, studies suggest that hearing aids can help older people stay socially engaged and live independently at home.

The e is the issue of access, however. Hearing aids in the United States require a doctor's prescription, Hoffman said, and the cost typically runs above $2,000 for each hearing aid.

Th t may change, however.

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would no longer enforce the rule that adults have a medical evaluation before getting a hearing aid.

The agency also said it was considering creating a category of over-the-counter hearing aids that would be more affordable.

routine. Th y are those events that are, quite literally, “nothing short of miraculous.”

Which brings us back to Chanukah. During the time of the Second Temple, a small, valiant band of Jews fought the mighty Greek armies.

Th y miraculously defeated them and won back not only the Temple but their religious freedom.

On the 25th day of Kislev, we once again lit the chanukiah in the Temple, only to realize that all but one flask of oil had been defile . Only one. Enough for one night of light. But then another miracle occurred and the oil burned for eight days.

Our Sages teach that there is no real difference between nature and miracles; God’s hand guides everything in the world.

However, we are often so lost in our routine that we become blind to the wonder of God’s hand all around us. “Nature” is just the word we use to speak of the breathtaking beauty and symmetry of God’s Creation becoming routine.

We expect it.

A miracle, though, shakes us from our stupors. A miracle breaks our routine and draws

our attention to God’s dominion over all life.

Dreidles, delightful, silly, wonderful, playful little dreidles, remind us of the existence of miracles.

that includes special Hanukkah shows – theater and music for children – alongside yoga, crafts workshops and lectures.

Desert Sounds serves up music from every style, with a focus on Israeli creativity. Both festivals include dozens of free events.

strong on the entire company.

The New York Times reports that in an email exchange, Nordlicht, Landesman and an unnamed principal partner in Platinum discussed the possibility of fleei g to Israel, according to prosecutors.

“Don’t forget the books,” the unnamed partner wrote. “Assume we are not coming back to ny.”

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Wine tasting

While there is no custom

of drinking wine during this festival, the country’s wineries are nonetheless hoping to give wine lovers something to raise a glass to during Hanukkah.

Tzuba Estate Winery in the Judean Hills has a special Hanukkah week of special prices and wine tours. Psagot Winery in Binyamin is promoting free wine tastings during the Hanukkah festival as well as deals on its red wines.

Tulip Winery, which recently saw its Black Tulip wine named among 2016’s Best 3 Wines by Wine Advocate, hosts wine tastings and hanukkiah lighting with members of the Kfar Tikva community in which it is located. Kfar Tikva – the “Village of Hope” — is an inclusive kibbutz-like community for some 200 adults with developmental and emotional disabilities.

L’chaim and happy Hanukkah!

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The academic institutions that will call the arts campus home include the Nisan Nativ Acting Studio, the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, the School of Visual Th ater and the Center for Middle Eastern Music. The campus is expected to accommodate 1,100 students, far exceeding the four schools’ current combined enrollment of 650.

Natie Kirsh, a member of the family that is donating $10 million towards the cost of the $50 million project, said the Kirsh family “has long been committed to both Israel and UJA. It is

our privilege to be involved in such a meaningful project that will be of such great benefit to Jerusalem.”

Slated to be built at the top of Bezalel Street, where the city center melts into the hipster Nachlaot neighborhood, the Jersusalem Arts Campus is ideally placed for students to become involved in the burgeoning arts scene and partake in city life. The artistic legacy of the esteemed Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, which is due to return to the city center after many years on Mount Scopus, is blooming wonderfully, so the impending influx of educational arts institutions

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date to protect world heritage by adopting a resolution which used Islamic-only terms for Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, denying thousands of years of Jewish and Christian heritage, religion and culture.

4. UN human rights offici Idriss Jazairy, a former Algerian diplomat, visited Sudan and declared its genocidal government to be a human rights victim — of

Western sanctions.

3. UN whistleblower Anders Kompass—punished by his superiors for exposing the rape of children by peacekeepers—resigned in protest over the UN’s grant of "complete impunity" for those who abused their authority, top UN officials' refusal to express contrition, and the lack of any UN accountability.

2. The UN elected Syria's genocidal regime to a senior post on a decolonization committee charged with upholding funda-

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will only catalyze this cultural growth.

The state-of-the art campus will adjoin the Foundation-supported Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Civic Center, which incorporates the Gerard Behar Center and contains a theater, library and studio space for the Vertigo and Kolben dance companies. Other revered cultural institutions like the Beit Mazia Th ater, Barbur art gallery and Jerusalem Artist’s House, which are also supported by the Foundation, will be a stone’s throw away. Opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the city’s Arts scene then, and what’s more, to forge connections in relevant industries, will be plentiful.

Fighters and Ghetto Resistance and is a member of both the Yad Vashem Directorate and the Claims Conference’s board of directors.

“We are immensely proud of Baruch Shub, who is a living testament to the Jewish people’s strength and resilience,” said Chesler, Limmud FSU’s found-

er. “It was our privilege to honor his achievements at Limmud FSU’s 10th anniversary in Eilat, where we were joined by Russian-speaking leaders, such as Israel’s defense minister, other prominent figu es such as acclaimed writers Victor Shenderovich and Dina Rubina, and many more.”

Limmud FSU Co-Founder Sandra F. Cahn said: “Year

after year, Limmud FSU succeeds in igniting the spark of being Jewish, and this is the ninth time we’ve done so Israel. We’re also more than proud that such an inspiring figu e as Baruch Shub joined our celebration.”

Shub’s wife Nelly, who also survived the Holocaust, passed away just a few weeks ago. Th y had two children and eight grandchildren.

“Th s is my family’s revenge against the Germans,” Shub said.

pecially in our disadvantaged schools. Th t is why NEF and SUNY are making this signifi are currently ranked in the bot- cant investment in our schools Continued from page 39 tom 50% in math globally. For and students.”

Interested school districts/ (JNS.ORG) of the national initiative, Dr. us to maintain our technology Appu Kuttan, NEF Chairman and economic leadership glob- schools can apply for grants at and globally recognized STEM ally, we need to substantially www.nationaleducationfoundamental human rights in oppos- leader, stated, “U.S. students improve STEM education, es- tion.org/stemgrant ing the “subjugation, domination and exploitation” of people. Th propaganda victory was quickly regardless of wealth, to betrumpeted by the Assad regime. queath a portion of their estates 1. UN Secretary-General Ban to fund a Jewish educational enKi-moon admitted that he erased Continued from page 39 ity in funding Jewish communal dowment of their choosing.

Saudi Arabia from a UN blacklist All community members to education, akin to the various of countries that kill children passionate Jewish children who communal services so crucial contribute ma’aser (their annu(Saudi Arabian bombs killed are committed to Torah, the to the safety and security of our al tzedakah [charity] budget) 510 Yemeni children), after the Jewish people, and the State of communities. monies to fund a Jewish educaWahhabist regime and its allies Israel.

Communal organizations tional endowment. used blackmail and extortion by All community members to and local Jewish Boards of Edthreatening to cut donations to Therefore, the ucation to prioritize the estab- initiate and participate in fundthe UN, including to the UN's Rabbinical Council lishment of endowment funds raising activities to raise scholPalestinian relief agency, and to of America urges whose proceeds can fund Jewish arship funds to help pay tuition issue a fatwa declaring the UN to costs for families which cannot Rabbis and lay leaders to ad- schools. be anti-Muslim.

All individuals and couples, afford to pay them. vocate for collective responsibil-

tions of North America and the ADL. The following are the 11 groups who boycotted the event: organizations, some of whom Jewish Federations of North Continued from page 29 you may have in the past sup- America we've come to expect that type ported, were guilty of this per- ADL (Anti-Defamation League) HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid of conduct from them. But you fi y,” the statement continued.

Among the boycotting Society) may be surprised to learn that a number of mainstream Jewish groups were the Jewish Federa- Hadassah

Conference of Presidents

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Union for Reform Judaism Central Conference of American Rabbis Americans for Peace Now Ameinu Workmen’s Circle Jewish Women International National Council of Jewish Women

The statement concluded by saying, “Contributing toward polarization and divisiveness is not the role of mainstream Jewish organizations. Telling the next President of the United States that Jews hate him is not their role.

And attacking a party in which a Muslim nation wishes the Jewish

people well is not their role. Th role of our mainstream Jewish organizations is to support Israel and the Jewish people. Some have forgotten that and we have listed them above. But many other mainstream Jewish organizations have not forgotten, and they attended the event.”

A New Funding Paradigm for Jewish Education The entire Jewish community - not just students' parents - must fund Jewish education.

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resolution recently passed by more than 1000 members of the Rabbinical Council of America urges support of a paradigm shift in the funding of yeshiva day school education in the United States.

Due to the "cost disease" facing educational institutions, as well as other factors, educational costs rise more quickly than other expenses. As a result, the responsibility of providing for quality teachers, schools and the materials they need to succeed, can no longer be sustainably and equitably funded exclusively from the checkbooks of current students' parents.

Instead, the resolution calls upon all individuals and institutions throughout the entire Jewish community to invest directly in Jewish education.

Joining other voices advocating this view within the Jewish community, it urges rabbis and lay leaders to educate their communities about these realities, and to advocate powerfully for a communal, shared approach to addressing them.

Immersive religious education for today's Jewish youth is a foundational cornerstone of

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A resolution recently passed by more than 1000 members of the Rabbinical Council of America urges support of a paradigm shift in the funding of yeshiva day school education in the United States.

every thriving Jewish community, as it's been for centuries.

Working hand-in-hand with Jewish families, yeshivot and day schools assure the continuity and vibrancy of our people and its sacred traditions for generations to come.

Well-funded endowments and scholarship funds for Jewish schools are therefore the responsibility of all. The rabbis urge that "communal organizations and local Jewish Boards of Education prioritize the establishment of endowment funds whose proceeds can fund Jewish

schools."

And at the individual level, every Jew - including non-married men and women, as well as all individuals without children presently in school - must direct a portion of their annual ma'aser (charity) budget to fund Jewish educational institutions.

Regardless of wealth, such institutions should be included in one's will, as well.

Investing in Jewish education provides the most valuable returns: informed, inspired, and See A New Funding Paradigm, page 38

GATHER ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND

A NEW TRADITION.

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NEF Announces $100M STEM Grants for 2017-18 School Year Edited by: JV Staff

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ational Education Foundation (NEF), the national non-profit leader in K-12 STEM+ education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Reading, IT, Business, Career Tech) in partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY), announces a significant national STEM initiative to provide world-class STEM+ education in academics and application to students of disadvantaged school districts/schools.

The grants help to fund the implementation of the results-based STEM+ academies in each school by the State University of New York (SUNY).

During the 2015-16 school year, students in the program advanced a grade level in subjects like math in 25-30 learning hours, as documented by SUNY. See http://academies.cyberlearning.org/.

Public schools, school districts, charter and parochial

The program is very flexibl , with 24/7 online course access that can be deployed by Teachers in the classroom, afterschool, or at home.

SUNY Potsdam Professor Dr. Anthony Betrus led a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) educational workshop the morning of Tuesday, April 12, 2016, for a group of fifth graders at Naples Elementary School.

schools must have 35% or more students on free or reduced-cost meals to be eligible for these grants.

NEF provides an 80% matching grant amounting to $1,160 per student per year, and the schools pay 20% equal to $290 per student. This 20% can come from the school budget or other sources such as Adopt-A-School grants, (detailed information available at www.nationaleducationfoundation.org).

Schools receive the following eight services: personalized learning for every student with top-rated STEM+ courses mapped to every state’s standards, stipends for teachers,

state-of-the art learning management system, mentoring, motivational rewards including gift certificates, Minecraft etc., teacher professional development, job skills training for parents and tech support.

The program is very flexi le, with 24/7 online course access that can be deployed by Teachers in the classroom, afterschool, or at home. Every student, teacher or parent, who successfully completes any course, receives a course completion certific te from the State University of New York, and possibly credits.

Highlighting the importance See National Education , page 38

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Netanyahu Tells Azerbaijan Schoolchildren of the Rebbe’s Influence

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hird-year CUNY School of Law students Annemarie Caruso and Maggie Gribben have been awarded Skadden Fellowships for 2017.

The Skadden Fellowships, founded in 1988 by the law fi m Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in honor of the fi m’s 40th anniversary, are intended to fund 30 new graduates nationally in fulltime work for legal and other advocacy organizations, and encourage them to build public service careers. Described as “a legal Peace Corps” Skadden Fellowships are awarded for two years to law students committed to public interest work, as they embark upon specific projects at sponsoring organizations.

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T Annemarie Caruso (’17) and Maggie Gribben (’17)

been placed at Main Street Legal Services at CUNY School of Law where she will advocate for students living in public housing in western Queens who face educational obsta“I am honored to become cles such as classroom removal, grade retention, in-school a Skadden Fellow and suspension, out-of-school challenge instances of suspension, and unmet special educational disruption education needs. that students face” “I am honored to become a Skadden Fellow and chalGribben will be represent- lenge instances of educational ing low wage workers at Justice disruption that students face,” at Work in Boston, MA. She said Caruso.

Since the program’s incepwill implement a new model called “wage court” to help tion, 12 CUNY Law graduates workers go after stolen wages have served as Skadden Felmore effectively. Caruso has lows. This time two graduates

he students were all smiles at the Or Avner Jewish day school in Baku, Azerbaijan, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, paid them a visit on Dec. 13.

The Netanyahus compared notes on Jewish life with the children. The kids told them about local Jewish customs and how they celebrate Shabbat, keep kosher and pray every morning at the Chabad-affil ted school. Or Avner operates 125 educational institutions across 10 countries of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. It includes day schools, kindergartens, afternoon and Sunday schools, as well as six higher-education institutes.

Then the prime minister shared that he learns the weekly parshah (Torah portion) with his youngest son, Avner, when the teenager is on furlough from

from the same class have been selected, in a single year.

“I am so proud of Annemarie and Maggie. They each came to law school with advanced degrees and a record of advocacy in the area they will work in. This enabled them to focus on these issues here and to design sophisticated proposals, jumpstarting their careers,” said CUNY Law Dean Mary Lu Bilek. “I am so grateful to the Skadden Fellowship Program for funding their work and am looking “And there are some times forward to the impact they when you light candles in will have on the lives of their places where it is already clients.” light” (CUNY NEWSWIRE)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, visited students at the Or Avner Jewish day school in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they shared anecdotes about Jewish life in their respective countries. Netanyahu also spoke of meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe 32 years ago and its lasting impact.

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his current duties in the Israeli Defense Forces.

“My wife and I are so glad to be here,” said Netanyahu, “fi stly, because we love Azerbaijan, and secondly, because we love Chabad.”

He went on to tell them about the meeting he had with the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—32 years ago, when the current premier was appointed Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations. “The Rebbe told me that I was going

to a place of eternal darkness.

‘Remember that if you light a candle of truth,’ he told me, ‘this will spread light that will be seen from afar.’ From then on, I try to act exactly as the Rebbe told me.

“And there are some times when you light candles in places where it is already light,” he continued, noting the warm ties between Israel and Azerbaijan, a Muslim country. “That is the case here in Baku. The Rebbe taught us to love every Jew—indeed, to love every person.”

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8 Special Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah 2016 in Israel Whether you'd prefer to eat holiday foods or get cultured, there are oodles of opportunities to feel the holiday spirit By: Viva Sarah Press

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fried treats made especially for the holiday.

This year, Burger King’s Israel franchise has even added the “Sufganiking” to its menu. Th Whopper burger on a donut bun will be on sale at all local chains December 25-January 1, at a cost of $4.

Whether you’d prefer to eat holiday foods or get cultured, there are oodles of ways to feel the holiday spirit. In honor of the eight days of the holiday, ISRAEL21c brings you eight ideas for Hanukkah fun in Israel.

anukkah is a time for celebration. And there are dozens of ways to have fun in Israel during the Festival of Lights, starting this year on the night of December 24.

Just about every theater company in the country is offering special deals to woo audiences, and museums are featuring interactive exhibits and holiday-themed displays.

Bakeries are brimming with sufganiyot (donuts) — by far the most popular Hanukkah food Hanukkiah lights in Israel. Every year, Israelis eat in Jerusalem a whopping 24 million of these Hanukkah’s moniker as the calorie-heavy, sugar-covered Festival of Lights is best experi-

Children light candles for the fourth night of Hanukkah, December 9,2015. Photo by Esther Rubyan/FLASH90

Hanukkah images projected on the Old City walls of Jerusalem.

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enced in Jerusalem. People from all over the country – as well as tourists from abroad – come to view the hanukkiyot (Hanukkah menorahs) fli kering on windowsills.

Take a self-guided tour or

follow a guide from the Jewish Quarter Preservation and Development Company on a Hanukkah tour (December 25-29, 2016) through the Old City. Or, take a walk through the religious neighborhoods of Geula,

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Children singing after lighting a hanukkiah in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo by Yael Harman

Nachlaot or Mea Shearim to see the oil lamps alight at night. (In Jerusalem, people tend to use oil lights rather than candles.)

Hanukkah in Israel means donuts! And while choosing which donut to sample is a funfilled activity in itself, making them is that much better. Roladin bakery chain and Saidels Artisan Baking Institute run hands-in-the-dough family-oriented workshops on how to mix, cut, fry and fill sufganiyot of every kind. Saidels also hosts a Donut Olympics competition for the best decorated donut.

This is no time to count calories. Hanukkah foods are usually fried in oil to remember the Maccabees’ victory over their oppressors and that one flask of oil miraculously burned for eight days in the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem.

Dreidel-spinning contest (Dec. 26-Jan. 1)

Get your spinning finger ready: It’s time to prove to other families that you have the best spin in town. The dreidel-spinning contest is one of a handful of Hanukkah-related activities taking place at the Clore Garden of Science at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot.

The dreidel (a special spinning top for Hanukkah) features four Hebrew letters. In Israel, the letters are Nun, Gimel, Hay and Peh. The tradition of playing with dreidels is to remind us of when the ancient Greeks forbade Jews to learn Torah. Tradition holds that kids used to meet up in secret to learn, but if a Greek soldier approached they would preSee 8 Special Ways , page 37

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The Passion and the Memory: The Fruit That Could Protect Against Alzheimers By: Andrew Friedman

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verybody knows that fruits and vegetables are good for you – “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” is one of the the most well-known phrases in the English language.

Just how good they are, however, has traditionally been tough to defin , particularly for long-term health. Citrus fruits, for instance, are rich in Vitamin C and effective at warding off diseases like scurvy and winter-time flus, but those are seasonal or situational illnesses.

However, two Hebrew University scientists say a strain of passion fruit they have developed appears to contain effective antioxidants to prevent brain decay as people age.

Prof. Alon Samach, professor of horticulture and Dr. Aron Troen, professor of nutritional neuroscience, both at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Rehovot, say the new variety,

code named “Dena,” has shown the ability to reduce oxidation damage in the brains of test animals and could show promise against the age-related breakdown sometimes implicated in conditions like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s diseases.

“It’s very hard to stop these diseases once they begin to ravage the brain,” Troen told Tazpit Press Service (TPS).“Prevention is our best bet. One way to accomplish that, we believe, is to protect the vascular system from the natural aging process by sustaining the health of the capillaries that provide blood, oxygen and sugar to the brain.

Many of the chemicals found in passion fruit are natural antioxidants, which aids that process” Troen said that rats, like humans, have advanced memory capabilities. For humans, this means the ability to remember where you parked your cars; in rats, it means remembering an escape route from a maze. He said the by measuring a rat’s ability to remember a maze

course as he ages is an accurate measure of the animal’s brain function, and subsequently the rate of its decay.

Two Hebrew University scientists say a strain of passion fruit they have developed appears to contain effective antioxidants to prevent brain decay as people age. Photo Credit: Itzik Bellenitzki/TPS

In addition, rats know how to swim, but they don’t like it. Th t allows for behavioral testing in a water maze, an accurate measure of the animals’ cognitive

Fewer Americans Under 70 Have Hearing Loss, Study Finds It's still common, but noise-safety rules and changing smoking patterns may have helped, researcher says

By Amy Norton

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mericans younger than 70 may be hearing better now compared with 15 years ago, a new government study suggests.

Researchers found that hearing loss appears to be on the decline among Americans in their 40s, 50s and 60s — which may be partly related to reductions in on-the-job noise and smoking rates.

However, while that's "good news," it needs to be balanced with a reality check, said lead researcher Howard Hoffman, of the U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Hearing loss is still common, he said. Among study participants in their 60s, for example, 39 percent were hearing-impaired.

And based on other research, hearing loss grows in prevalence after age 70.

"We're not really preventing hearing impairment, we're delaying it," Hoffman said.

With the elderly population expanding, he added, that means the "overall burden" of hearing loss will remain large.

Dr. Maura Cosetti, an otolaryngologist who was not involved in the study, agreed.

The dip in hearing-loss prevalence is "exciting," said Cosetti, who directs the Cochlear Implant Center at the New York Eye and Ear Infi mary of Mount Sinai in New York City.

"But, the other big takeaway," she said, "is that hearing impairment is common, and it's important to recognize and treat it."

function because they are trying as hard as they can to get out of the water. As in dry mazes, passion fruit-fed animals were ob-

served escaping faster than the animals that did not receive the specialized diet.

“If you look at motor behavior, all the 18-month-old animals (very late middle age for a lab rat) are able to move at the same speed as year-old ones.

We see that at this stage of aging, their physical abilities have not started to deteriorate, but it takes them longer to escape the maze because their minds aren’t as sharp as they once were.

“However, after six months of eating our passion fruit, the year-and-a-half old animals are seen to be at the cognitive level of year old animals. The fruit

has preserved their cognition function. It’s a phenomenal response, one that we believe could have groundbreaking meaning for humans as we all age,” Troen told TPS. In order to further develop their findi gs with clinical trials, Samach and Troen say they will require additional investment of up to $20-30 million.

It’s a tough demand, particularly for a fruit that in most of the world is seen as an expensive, luxury fruit available mainly to people with fin ncial means.

Even more signific ntly, Israel exports approximately 3,000 metric tons of passion fruit a year, mainly to Europe, a statistical blip in comparison to the more than 800,000 metric tons of fruit grown in world leader Brazil, mainly for domestic consumption.

In addition, passion fruit exports to the United States are highly restricted due to phytosanitary concerns. According to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) only New Zealand, Chile, Bermuda and the Australian state of Tasmania are allowed to supply fresh passion fruit to the US market, with only New Zealand and Bermuda granted unfettered access.

Still, Samach and Troen say they are researching options to expand production in Israel.

Traditionally, passion fruit fl wers twice a year, in the spring and autumn, when there is suffici t daylight but temperatures have

“It’s very hard to stop these diseases once they begin to ravage the brain,” Troen told Tazpit Press Service (TPS).“Prevention is our best bet. not yet hit summertime highs.

With a 20-day gestation period after fertilization in order to reach its final size and two more months to ripen, there are six months a year that passion fruit growers are limited to just half the year to produce the fruit.

In order to address that issue, Samach said his research team is working with multiple varieties of fruit, altering size, color and taste in order to produce the biggest possible fruit with the highest possible nutritional value.

“We believe that will allow us both to expand production and to maximize the value of each passion fruit we produce,” he said. “But if we are going to market the fruits, we have to make sure that they have consistency and marketability.

“Those are all part of the challenges we face, but we don’t believe they are insurmountable.

With the new varieties we are producing, in a range of sizes, colors and fl vors, we are confi dent we will be able to provide health food to millions of people that will help preserve their brain function as they age,” Samach said.

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Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s isn’t always easy. REACHING US IS. Americans younger than 70 may be hearing better now compared with 15 years ago, a new government study suggests.

The study results were published online Dec. 15 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

For the study, the researchers analyzed hearing-test results from more than 3,800 Americans ages 20 to 69 who took part in a federal health survey in 2011-2012. Their performance was compared against adults the same age who were studied from 1999 through 2004.

Overall, 14 percent of people in the more recent survey had impaired hearing, versus 16 percent in the earlier group.

Relatively few 20- and 30-somethings had hearing problems in either time period. However, by the 40s, the decline in hearing impairment became apparent, Hoffman said.

He speculated on some likely reasons: Compared with years ago, fewer people have industrial jobs that expose them to constant noise. Plus, workers now have more regulations, education and safety equipment to protect their hearing.

"It's also possible that de-

Changing in smoking patterns may have helped peoples hearing

clining smoking rates have helped," Hoffman said. Studies have found that smokers have higher risks of hearing loss than nonsmokers do.

Hoffman pointed to another hopeful sign in the findi gs: The prevalence of hearing loss remained low and showed no signs of spiking over time in young adults — despite worries over kids blasting music through their headphones or going to loud concerts.

Th t's not a green light to crank the volume, however, Hoffman stressed.

"You still need to be careful," he said. "And the messages on hearing loss and hearing protection still need to start early, with kids."

"Once you destroy the hair cells [in the ear] that detect sounds, they don't grow back," Hoffman said.

Cosetti made a similar point.

No one knows yet whether the "earbud" generation will pay a price later in life, she noted. She cited some common-sense steps: For one, if you can only hear the music playing in your headphones See Fewer Americans Under , page 37

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

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Taking a Holiday Trip? Protect Yourself From Blood Clots Sitting for long periods puts you at risk for potentially deadly deep vein thrombosis Edited By JV Staff

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any Americans will travel afar to celebrate the holidays, potentially putting themselves at risk for deadly blood clots.

Sitting for long periods in a car or airplane can limit blood circulation and cause a condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In DVT, blood clots form in the deep veins of the lower legs and thighs.

A clot can travel through the bloodstream and lodge in the brain, lungs, heart and other areas, causing severe organ damage and even death.

But deep vein thrombosis is easy to prevent, according to Dr. Alan Lumsden, chief of cardiovascular surgery at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.

"If you plan to travel overseas or cross-country, make sure you get up and walk around at least every two hours, and try not to sleep more than four hours at a time. Drink plenty of water or juices, wear loose-fitting clothing, eat light meals and limit alcohol consumption," he said in a heart center news release.

If you're a senior or have circulation problems, it's also a

Sitting for long periods in a car or airplane can limit blood circulation and cause a condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

good idea to wear compression stockings. They will help prevent clots from forming, Lumsden said.

If it's not possible to get up and move every couple of hours, he suggested this workout while sitting down: Extend both legs and move both feet back and forth in a circular motion. Move the knee up to the chest and hold the stretch for at least 15 seconds. Put both feet on the fl or and point them upward, and then lift both heels as high as possible.

Deep vein thrombosis affects about 2 million Americans a

year, and nearly 200,000 die, according to the heart center.

"Symptoms include pain and tenderness, swelling, redness, and increased warmth in one leg. In some cases, a physician might suggest that a patient go on blood thinners or simply take an aspirin before and during a long trip to avoid DVT," Lumsden said.

People who are pregnant, or who have a history of heart disease, cancer or blood clots should always consult with a doctor before a long trip, he advised.

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Flu Season's Starting to Rear Its Head It's not too late to get your flu shot, health officials say By: Steven Reinberg

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lu season is starting to take hold across the country, and U.S. health official are urging everyone who hasn't gotten a flu shot yet to get one now.

"Flu activity is still pretty low, but it's starting to increase," Lynnette Brammer, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Friday.

Although flu is scattered throughout the United States, the hardest hit places so far are New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the Southeast and the Northwest, Brammer said. Most of the virus out there is influenza H3N2, she added. Th t strain is part of this year's flu vaccine, according to the CDC. "And this week for the first time, we have data on initial hospitalizations," Brammer said. "Th range of hospitalization is still low, however. As you would suspect with a H3N2 season, the highest rate right now is in the elderly."

The overall rate of hospital-

Although flu is s attered throughout the United States, the hardest hit places so far are New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the Southeast and the Northwest, Brammer said.

Flu season is starting to take hold across the country, and U.S. health officials are urging everyone who hasn't gotten a flu shot yet to get one now.

izations for flu is about 2 out of every 100,000 cases. In the elderly it's 7 per every 100,000, Brammer said. Tho e numbers are in line with the last four to five years of flu data, she said.

Flu activity will pick up, she said. "We don't know how severe the season is going to be, so there is still time to get vaccinated. And getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself," she said.

This year's season is starting out much like last year, Brammer said. Currently, influenza H3N2 is the predominant strain, she said, although H1N1 is also circulating. Last year, the H3N2 virus started out as the dominant strain, only to be displaced by H1N1 as flu season hit full swing. "It ended up being an H1N1 season," she said.

"It's similar to a lot of years right now," Brammer added.

"Thi gs should start to pick up in the next few weeks, but we'll see. Last year, things didn't really pick up until the fi st of the year."

Last year's flu season was particularly hard on older people.

In a typical flu season, flu complications — including pneumonia — send more than 200,000 Americans to the hospital. Death rates linked to flu vary annually, but have gone as high as 49,000 in a year, according to the CDC. Most of the time, flu activity peaks between December and March but can last as late as May. This year's vaccine contains See Flu Season's Starting , page 36

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Notice of Qualification of 155 West 11th Street Owner LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. 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: Rockefeller & Co., Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10020, Attn: General Counsel. DE address of LLC: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [12/231/27]

Notice of Qualification of Charach Walk Holdings LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. 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: Rockefeller & Co., Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10020, Attn: General Counsel. DE address of LLC: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [12/231/27]

Notice of Qualification of 5529-427-433 Dean Street Brooklyn LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/2/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: CT Corporation, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/23-1/27]

20 MEADOW REALTY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/18/2016. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 20 Meadow St., Brooklyn, NY 11206, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [12/161/20]

Notice of Formation of CA Bedford Holdings II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/3/16. 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 LLC, 1412 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of CA PTMA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/16. 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 LLC, 1412 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of 1917 CP UNIT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/16. Office location: NY County. 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 Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

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Notice of Qualification of 30 PP PH80 LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/02/16. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/01/16.

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: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with State of DE, Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of PATRICIA LANE EQUITIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 55 Fifth Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10003-4398. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Robert Kantor, Esq. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/9-1/13]

Notice of Qualification of LONDON 64 LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/16. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/09/16.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o London Management Corp., 60 W. 38th St., Ste. 6W1, NY, NY 10169.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, P.O. Box 898, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/9-1/13]

LADIES WHO PRINT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/21/16. 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 United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, which also serves as the registered agent address. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [12/91/13]

SWAN HEART LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/30/2016. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 250 East 60th St., #4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [12/91/13]

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.

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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]

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 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 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 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.

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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]

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 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 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 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.

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Notice of Formation of Validus Nutrition LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/7/16. Office location: Richmond County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jesse Rothman, 1292 Rockland Ave, #2B, Staten Island, NY 10314.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of Lyle LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/16/16. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cornelia Guest, Bessemer Trust, 630 5th Ave., NY, NY 10111, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [12/9-1/13]

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Notice of QualiďŹ cation of SAVANNA INCENTIVE VEHICLE IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/21/16. Princ. oďŹƒce of LLC: Savanna Asset Management, LLC, 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/231/27]

Notice of Formation of HM Food Trade IP LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with NY Dept. of State on 10/26/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: HM Food Trade IP LLC, c/o Harold Moore, 95 Horatio St., No. 235, NY, NY 10014, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [12/23-1/27]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of SAVANNA SLP VEHICLE IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/21/16. Princ. oďŹƒce of LLC: Savanna Asset Management, LLC, 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/231/27]

Notice of Formation of Homeport Restaurant LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with NY Dept. of State on 12/9/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Homeport Restaurant LLC, 50 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ 07030, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [12/23-1/27]

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 ďŹ led 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 ďŹ led Judgment Index # 013416/08.

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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. [11/18-

Notice of Formation of CPG Fox LLC, Art. of Org. ďŹ led with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/4/16.

Blue Seaside LLC, a domestic LLC, ďŹ led with the SSNY on 9/22/16. OďŹƒce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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Notice of QualiďŹ cation of HPEF LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/12/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/19/16. Princ. oďŹƒce of LLC: 320 Park Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [10/28-12/2]

OďŹƒce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 28 E. 28th St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activities. [12/23-1/27]

Notice of Formation of LM WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/12/16.

OďŹƒce location: Kings County. Princ. oďŹƒce 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.

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of FASHION GARDEN HOLDING COMPANY LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/16.

OďŹƒce 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 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led 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]

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Notice of Formation of SMICON 24-26 Jane Lessee LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with NY Dept. of State on 10/3/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County.

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Notice of Formations of 4228-38 PARK REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with the Sect'y of State of

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]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of FASHION 26TH STREET LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/16. OďŹƒce 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. ďŹ led with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/1812/24]

DEСEMBER 23, 2016 Notice of Formation of LAMA SIX LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/16. Office location: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Isla Bell Murray, 56 S 11th St, Apt 4C, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [11/4-12/9]

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 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]

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.

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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 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 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 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]

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]

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 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]

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]

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.

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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 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, 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 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 SALE SUPREME COURT: KINGS COUNTY U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-WF2; Plaintiff(s) vs. MAXINE PARK; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, (845) 897-1600.

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Premises known as 586 Chester Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212 Block: 3624 Lot: 45 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. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $739,574.02 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 20541-13 Dominic J. Famulari, Esq., Referee

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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 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

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.

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

HEALTH / SOCIAL SERVICES

9930

ELDERCARE AVAILABLE. Energized, motivated women take care of Elderly including Alzheimer Patients. 15 years experience. Call Pearl 914-6193303/ 914-909-0224 LM0120 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 LM0127 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 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

WRITING 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

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

CLEANING SERVICES

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

PETS

9043

HAVENESE PUPS. Home raised with kids. Male/ Female Available. Parent’s health clear & on premises. Puppy’s health guaranteed. 516-596-8639 LM0120

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

718-949-9233

For further information please contact us at: sales@jewishvoiceny.com

TO ADVERTISE IN The Jewish Voice CALL: 800-998-0885

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE 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

HOME IMPROVEMENT

9950

Reuven’s Repairs. Small electric and plumbing, $125.

House call plus parts. Servicing Brooklyn. 347-585-3544

CB0217

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

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

9040

9032

9035

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 CB1209

APPRAISALS

9045

FOR SOUVENIR COLLECTORS

LOW COST ESTATE &

OF WAR ITEMS. I have an

INSURANCE APPRAISALS:

American Flag that flew

Coins, Currency, Jewelry, Art,

over Afghanistan in 2002

Personal Property. HUDSON

with documentation & their

VALLEY NUMISMATICS delivers

newspaper. Asking $25,000

USPAP- compliant appraisals &

neg. Call 732-779-7622

LM0120

SWIMMING POOLS

sales assistance. Meet at your site or in our Hastings office. No

VINTAGE COSTUME AND

obligations, we quote up front;

STERLING JEWELRY, Designer

families & small businesses

Bags, And Much More! Appt.

our specialty since 1986. ANA

Only. 914-772-4611

LM0120

#R-1164851 914-649-3317 hudsoncoins@aol.com HVcoins.

DINING ROOM SET (FRENCH

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

HELP OFFERED

FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

PROVINCIAL). Excellent condition. Table, 4 chairs, China cabinet & buffet. Asking $1,000 neg. 516-796-9860

LM0120

com for more info. LM1021

AUTOMOTIVE

9050

Large Van for hire for any purpose also pick up cargo

LENOX 26 piece Blue Tree set,

from airport. Experienced and

$1,200 & 23 piece Lenox Blue

honest. 917-696-0000 CB1230

Tree set, $1,100 or $2,000 for both. Call Cathy 516-660-9520

VOLKSWAGON GTI 2011,

LM1223

6-speed, Autobahn package, 71,500 miles. New tires &

LENOX CHINA. Brookdale Style, 12 place settings, including cups, saucers, platter bowl, creamer, sugar bowl, salad & bread plates, perfect condition. $800.

1449

brakes. Asking $12,499. Call 516-445-7148 LM1202

BOATS FOR SALE 9052

516-931-

LM0120

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:

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

Flute- Pearl, 2 ClarinetsBuffet & Selmer, Alto SaxLike New. Also, Music Books Available. 732-833-1692

ENTERTAINMENT

LM0113

9044

FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE. Private Parties, Gated Communities, Country Clubs.

Tri-State Area & Florida.

Having a Party for Mom or

41 Marine Trader Sail Boat,

Dad? Professional Performer

refurbished, rebuilt diesel

Appeared at Waldorf, Plaza

engine. New plumbing-wiring,

Hotels, Restaurants. JERRY

Teak interior: Bedroom, living/

CARDONE, PROFESSIONAL

dining, 2 heads, galley kitchen.

PERFORMER. Reasonable

Price $39K. John 917-568-2754

Rates. 516-770-8176 LM1125

LM0127

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

10 Beautiful Newly Decorated Classrooms. Air Conditioned.

Immediate Rental. Central Bklyn Location. Serious Inquiries only. Available Immediately. Call: 718-837-3916 Leave Msg CB0113 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

OFFICE FOR RENT. AVE U & E 4th ST. Second floor. Great location. Call David at 718-9987600 Ext 10 LM0729 WAREHOUSE FOR RENT CONEY ISLAND near NEPTUNE AVE 11,000 sq ft, No Columns, M1 Zone $12,000 / month Call Mr. Harry @ ALPINE REALTY 718-238-1788 HS0724

MANHATTAN

2050

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

QUEENS

3050

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

HOWARD BEACH Medical Office for rent, established location across from shopping center, waiting room, reception area, 4 exam rooms+x-ray room.

Handicap bathroom, 1st floor handicap accessible w/electric lift, 1800 sq. ft. parking easily available, 347- 322- 3614. HS0729 L I C- 460sf or 370 sq offices ,well managed building wf private, private bathrooms,views,of Manhatten.3-8 Minute walk to LIRR, 7 train,restaurants & shops Easy access 5to Midtown Tunnel , LIE & BQE Call 718-7848100 HS0701

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/

· 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

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

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

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.

7050

Well-Established Allstate

BRONX COMMERCIAL FOR 4060 SALE 13% Return on Investment Shopping Center, 27% Return on Equity with Depreciation.

Built ’97 . 40,361 Sq .Ft. 12,000 Cars/Day. Low $ Down. Seller Financing. Bronx: Development 44 Apartments, Approved Plans: Mixed Use Elevator Little Italy 12% Return On Investment: Vacant Lot: Queens: 9 + MultiFamily 14% Projected Return on Investment 800-242-9888 AL@ LichtensteinRE.com CB0120

OUT OF STATE

8050

MIDDLETOWN/ RED BANK. Professional Office Suite in Bank Bldg at 75 Hwy 35 North, 1st floor, 650 sq ft.

732-741-3313 LM1223 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 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

therapist. 2 min walk to train station. Call 914-232-4000

LM0805

LM1202

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE

located on 2nd flr of bldg.

Perfect for counselor or

BREWSTER. Prime location!

Office Space for rent on Rte 312 off I-84 in Brewster/

equipped, 1900 sq ft office space. Space offers full

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

WHITE PLAINS AREASTORAGE & PARKING RENTAL. Clean & convenient enclosed storage shed & outdoor truck parking. Perfect for contractors or landscapers.

Call 914-923-3429 LM0701

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

Furnished, sublet (400 sq ft)

Carmel area. Luxurious, fully

NEW YORK STATE

OFFICE SPACE OR HAIR SALON FULLY EQUIPPED FOR RENT, Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake, NY. For Information, Call 914282-6602 LM0708

kitchen, private bathroom, enclosed office and cubicles

BROOKLYN

1060

Avenue M/ East 2nd Street.

Approximately 1500 square feet basement, private entrance, 9 foot ceiling. Call 845-274-5886 CB0127

included as well as conference room. Office space is handicapped accessible with parking included. Call 914949-2000 Ext. 428 LM0923

Located at 1814 Crompond

area. Agent wants to retire.

information, Call 914-469-9178

Rd, Route 202. For more

Must be able to obtain your

LM0902

own financing & currently be

ELMSFORD. 4,000 Sq Ft. High

.in the insurance business

14 Ft overhead door. Drive in,

Call 917-301-2477

Bay Warehouse with office.

no automotive. Call 914-592LM0703

7229 LM0708

2060

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

QUEENS

3060

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

NEW YORK STATE 7060 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

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

PEEKSKILL COMMERCIAL PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE.

Agency For Sale. Marine Park

MANHATTAN

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

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

TO ADVERTISE IN The Jewish Voice CALL: 800-998-0885

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1010

Ave J/E 27th St- Upstairs in 2 fam, 4 BR, 1 bth, w/d in bsmt. $1950 month plus heat. Avail Feb 1st. Call 917-364-5588 CB1223

OCEAN PKWY/L & M. First Floor 1 BR apt. Mod Kit & bth. Private house. All utilities included. $1,500. Call 917-559-5447 CB1230 Mill Basin/E.65 St/Ave U: 2 BRs, newly renov. Granite counters. Nr shuls. $1600. 917873-1156 , 917-723-7328 CB1223 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 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

FARMINGDALE. New, Very Large Apt, 1453 sq ft, 3 big bedrooms, walk-in closet, central a/c, central heat.

Near LIRR. Private entrance.

Immediate! $2,350 + utilities.

1 month security. No pets, no smoking. References checked. 631-252-0720 LM0113 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

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REAL ESTATE 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

LONG ISLAND

6020

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

Stunning Southold Condo, gated, 55+, 2bd/ 2ba, full basement with cedar storage, pool, clubhouse. Call Bonnie Boeger, RES of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at (C) 631-662-1983, (0) 631-941-3100 LM0120

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

OUT OF STATE

8020

6030

NEW YORK STATE 7020

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

LM0715

OUT OF STATE

LM0515

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

APARTMENTS FOR SALE / CONDOS BROOKLYN LONG ISLAND CONDO FOR SALE

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

5020

NEW SPRINGVILLE- Ground level end unit. 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, galley kitchen.

Asking $289,000. By owner 347-231-0829 KK0108

114 BIRCHALL DRIVE. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAYS 2-3:30PM OR APPOINTMENT..

Call Ray 212 602 1137 This house is located in the prestigious Murray Hill location near the finest school system, five minutes from the Metro North and thirty five minutes outside of Manhattan. Truly a great value being offered by a Motivated Seller. .Built in 1933 as a small mansion on one acre, this house has been upgraded to a larger home with attached 2 car garage for a growing family. Enter into a formal foyer with half bath right into a large country kitchen, granite island with bright breakfast area leading into Mother-in-law or Media Room. The house has a formal 35 foot long dining room with fireplace and wet bar. The 1400 sf. family room contains three exposures, a 30ft cathedral ceiling, and a second fireplace. Exit onto onto a wrapdeck which spirals down to a 600 sf. patio overlooking the rear of the property / gardens.

The second floor features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a master bedroom with cathedral ceiling, and a Romeo Juliet balcony overlooking the family room.

Marble Master bathroom with jacuzzi tub and separate glass shower. Servants’ quarters converted into bedroom and laundry room. The basement level features large rec- room with Lap Pool and lower den with FDR fireplace. Exit the den onto a large patio overlooking large rear property, with babbling brook ample for garden & children’s play.

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

8030

DEAL, NJ. Outstanding Townhouse in the Heart of Deal. Living room, dining room, designer kitchen, 4BR, 3 ½ baths, full fin bsmt with BR & bath. Garage. $3,800/ month.

Credit check. Call Dot Schulze Agency 732-229-2600 LM0902

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

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 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 LM0127

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

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

HOUSE FOR RENT 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

QUEENS

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

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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 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

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REAL ESTATE 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 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 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

UPSTATE, NY. 5BR, 2 Baths,

9080

MONMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK. 1-site double plot up & down.

Victorian with 57 ACRES. Walk

No. Miami Beach. 4 houses

to state land for hunting and

for sale in heart of Jewish

snowmobiling. 4 hrs from the

community. Also Miami Bch.

WELLWOOD CEMETERY. 2

GW. $249,900. PRK Properties

Lic Real Estate Broker Call

plots. Park Reserve, Sec 2.

607-334-5570 LM1021

Erica 305-761-1612

CB0127

$1,995. 732-462-5633 LM1209

Block 25. Graves 5 & 6.

Beautiful location. Value $8K.

CORTLANDT MANOR/

KEY WEST. CONDO FOR RENT.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

January 7- January 14, 2017.

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 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.

2BR’s, 2 baths, $1,800. 631722-3026

Price negotiable. Marvin 212-924-3486 LM1230 ROSE HILLS MEMORIAL FOR

LM1216

SALE: 3 Indoor Niches For WEST PALM BEACH, FL. CONDOS FOR SALE. Century Village. Short walk to temple.

561-716-5397

LM0127

PLOTS FOR SALE

Cremains. Location: Beautiful “Heritage Gardens” on the Hill

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)

Placement: All 3 Niches Are Together On Level 2, Facing

9065

Front. Cost: $5,200. Conditions of Purchase: Certified Check

ROSEHILL CEMETERY IN

Payable To The Owner- Title

PUTNAM VALLEY. Lovely double

Transfer Immediate. Contact

cemetery plots. Asking $3,000.

Michele @ 201-923-4533 (Cell)

Call 845-225-8019 LM1209

LM0106

Recently inspected. Lisa McCullough # 917-855-1403 Unique Service Realty LM1021

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, 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

FLORIDA

2,700 + Sq Ft Remodeled

FRANKLIN LAKES. GATED RETREAT ON 3 PRIVATE ACRES, ELEVATOR, LAVISH GOURMET KITCHEN, EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES, $1,899,999.

DEBBIE 201-925-7667 OR WWW.811COLONIAL ROADFRANKLINLAKES.COM LM0113

Enlarged & Remodeled Sussex,

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

Great loc, L/R, D/R, kitchen with oak cabinets. Den, Garage, Gas heat, A/C, Hardwood floors, Sprinkler system on well.

LM0501

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

Move-in cond. $157,900 OBO.

782145

LONG ISLAND

732-286-1012 LM1223

ASKING $625K

BY OWNER 443-875-9204

TOMS RIVER, NJ. Holiday City.

55+. 2BR, 1 bath, garage, new carpets & new appliances, central a/c, gas heat. Asking $126,000. Call Owner 732-341-0616 LM1209

NEW YORK STATE 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

YOUNGSVILLE, NY (CATSKILLS)

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

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

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.

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