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In a series of vindictive moves intentionally designed to “box in” President-elect Donald Trump from pursuing his campaign agenda to “Make America Great Again” President Obama has issued a torrent of executive orders and diplomatic snubs

By: Arthur Kleigheimer

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n a series of moves intentionally designed to “box in” President-elect Donald Trump and prevent him from deconstructing his controversial legacy, President Obama has directed his UN ambassador to rebuke Israel through a resolution that will be highly impactful as well as sanctioning Russia over election-year hacking allegations. Moreover, he has signed a series of executive orders that would hamper Trump in his agenda to revive America once he is sworn in.

On December 23rd, rather than wielding America's traditional veto, Obama had Samantha Powers (his representative at the United Nations) abstain on Security Council resolution 2334 which declared that all lands lib-

erated by Israel subsequent to the 1967 war are now deemed “illegal.” Several days later, Obama directed Secretary of State John Kerry to deliver a scathing address which excoriated Israel and created even a larger schism in the already fractious relationship between the traditional allies.

Obama has signed a series of executive orders that would hamper Trump in his agenda to revive America once he is sworn in.

Speculation has arisen that Obama was driven to take one last, vindictive swipe at Israel partly because of Trump’s close alliance with Israel and his un-

equivocal support of the Jewish State.

During his campaign, Trump often addressed the issue of “Israel being treated very poorly” by the Obama administration and his conviction to move the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to show the world that the US is squarely in the corner of a united and eternal Jewish Jerusalem.

In addition, Trump chose his bankruptcy attorney, David Friedman for the post of US ambassador to Israel.

Friedman is a staunch supporter of a greater Israel and a vocal advocate of the settler movement in the Judea and Samaria.

Earlier this week, the White House expelled nearly three dozen Russian diplomats and forced the closure of two U.S. waterfront estates used by Russian intelligence operatives.

The UK Daily Mail reported that Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway reacted in a Fox News Channel interview to a New York Times report that those moves 'appeared intended to box in President-elect Trump, who will now have to decide whether to lift the sanctions on Russian intelligence agencies when he takes offic next month.'

Conway said, 'I hope that this isn't motivated by politics even a little bit.'

She said she was referring specifi cally to 'the allegation or the supposition that perhaps one reason that the sanctions are taking place is to "box in" President-elect Trump, forcing him to take a position or otherwise once he takes offi .'

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Glenwood Management Fined $200K for Role in Skelos, Silver Corruption Cases

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n Wednesday December 28, a state commission ordered developer Glenwood Management Corp to pay $200,000 for its role in the Albany corruption scandal.

The allegations are connected to the infamous 2015 federal corruption, bribery and extortion cases of ousted Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam Skelos and the separate case of former Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

The announcement, made by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), is a settlement for contentions that the NY real estate giant violated lobbying laws. Simultaneously, the Administrators for the Professions Inc was fined $70,000 for similar allegations. As reported by the Daily News, Glenwood acknowledged failing to file lobbying reports and admitted that it knew some of its legal fees were actually lin-

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tax break given in exchange for the building of affordable housing, and rent control laws. As per the JCOPE settlement, "Glenwood said it made those arrangements regarding Silver and Skelos out of concern that losing the support and influence of the then-powerful lawmakers would harm its business interests." Since 2015, Glenwood has contributed over $12 million to state officials in power.

“The lawmakers who sought to use their official poGlenwood Management Corp sitions to secure unwarranted privileges have already been is connected to the infamous punished,” said Seth Agata, 2015 federal corruption, JCOPE’s Executive Director. bribery and extortion cases of ousted Senate Majority Leader “The clients of lobbyists who Dean Skelos and his son Adam facilitated these acts and provided those public officers Skelos and the separate with such special benefits are case of former Democratic now facing the consequences Assembly Speaker Sheldon of their actions.” Skelos, the Silver (pictured above) Republican Senator repreing the pockets of two of the senting the southwest region state’s most powerful political of Nassau County from 1985 through 2015, has been senfigures.

Glenwood has relied on tenced to five years in prison the politicians for several key and his son was sentenced for issues, including a lucrative 6 ½ years.

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Russia Remains Mum as Long Island Estate is Vacated By: Kristina Stukalenko

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diplomatic estate in Upper Brookville New York used by Russian diplomats has recently been vacated. A larger estate in Centreville, Maryland had been vacated simultaneously. The exit of the Russian diplomats is said to be pursuant to executive order, as President Obama had announced that he would be closing a “Russian compound” in New York, according to the New York Times. Obama had also stated that the estate had been used for “intelligence gathering purposes” by the Russian Federation. Th mansion on Long Island is owned by the Russian government and the deadline for the closure was set the deadline for the closure of the property for noon Friday.

Vans and cars with characteristic blue license plates with red insignia were seen driving off the compound at the appointed time.

According to a report in the New York Times, the vacating of the estate was President Obama’s response to Russian “hacking and meddling” in the presidential

According to a report in the New York Times, the vacating of the estate was President Obama’s response to Russian “hacking and meddling” in the presidential election

election. According to Reuters, U.S. official have alleged that there had been “cyber interference” from Moscow in the latest presidential election. 35 Russian alleged spies have also been expelled as part of the probe.

The Brookville estate had been purchased by the Soviet diplomatic mission to the United Nations in 1952, and pursuant to the unwritten law that all things Soviet would pass onto the all

mighty Russian Federation after its fall, on account of the dominant status that the Russian language holds among the former republics, the former Soviet estate became a weekend refuge for Russia’s diplomats. The Maryland estate was purchased by the Soviets in 1972 and was again inherited by Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Community Reacts to Suspect Arrested in Midwood Synagogue Theft By: Kristina Stukalenko

into the synagogue wearing a yarmulke after a boy was exiting the mil Benjamin, 35, the Sephardic Shul. The boy opened man suspected of steal- the door for him, assuming that ing four Sifrei Torah he was a fellow worshipper.

Presumably because he had worth $240,000 from Rabbi Beyda’s Shul on Avenue been intimidated by the omniO on Simchas Torah in October, present coverage of the theft turned himself into authorities Benjamin dropped off the scrolls of at the synagogue days last Thursday.

Benjamin has an extensive after he had taken them in garcriminal record, with 10 past ar- bage bags. Despite the recovery rests. To add to the insult of steal- of the scrolls, members of the ing the Torah, he wore religious shul remained incensed by the attire while stealing the scrolls crime and were determined to in order to fool the unsuspecting see justice. Local patrol group congregation; that had not no- director, Levi Leifer emphatiticed the egregious theft until the cally described the sentiment of the congregants and synagogue following morning.

According to footage from official “The thief apparently video cameras, Benjamin slipped hired a messenger to return the

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Emil Benjamin, 35, the man suspected of stealing four Sifrei Torah worth $240,000 from Rabbi Beyda’s Shul on Avenue O on Simchas Torah in October, turned himself into authorities last Thursday.

Torahs. He was probably hoping that we’d forget it. But we want to take him to justice. A crime is still a crime.”

NYC councilman David G. Greenfield originally announced a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the thief; the incensed Greenfield then said “I will award $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the capture and conviction of the despicable criminal who committed this crime.” The councilman added “It is deeply saddening that such a crime could occur at any time of the year, but it is especially upsetting that this took place during the Jewish holiday of Simchat

Torah-when Observant Jews around the world are celebrating the annual completion of the weekly reading of the Torah portion.”

A tipster eventually identifie Benjamin from the video footage and the NYPD released his identity and asked the public for any leads on his whereabouts. Leading up to his arrest, Benjamin knew that he was being pursued and evaded arrest for more than a month since news of the incident became public.

On Thursday morning, Benjamin agreed to turn himself in with the assistance of an attorney, NYPD detectives and the New York/New Jersey Regional fugitive task force.

DeBlasio and Big City Mayors Form Anti-Trump Coalition

By Ilana Siyance

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he election victory of Donald J. Trump has revitalized the coalition of mostly Democratic progressive mayors, named Cities for Action, propelled by Mayor de Blasio. As mayor of the nation’s largest city, Bill de Blasio has been trying to rile up big city mayors to align against President-elect Trump’s expected hardline stance against immigrants, minorities and other policies that urban residents resent.

“If you combine the power of America’s cities, that could really be a game changer in terms of moderating that agenda,” Mr. de

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Blasio said.

As reported by the New York Times, Mr. de Blasio, who will be up for reelection next year, is trying to claim himself the lead antagonist. His administration has tried to rouse other municipal leaders to push President Obama for last-minute actions. NYC led a conference call with the White House and Immigration officials from nine of America’s largest cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles and Chicago this month, to persuade the Obama administration to make last minute changes in immigration.

Th y requested early renewal Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York took a picture with Mayor Mitch for immigrants with protected Landrieu of New Orleans at a conference of mayors in Vatican or deferred action status. Also, City. De Blasio is trying to rally big-city mayors.

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the coalition urged the White House to terminate the registration program for nonimmigrant visitors, which was started after the Sept. 11 attacks. Mr. Trump has suggested that the names from the list could be utilized as a so-called Muslim registry. Indeed, last week, the Obama administration moved to dismantle the program. “Any one city could say that we’re not going to turn our police forces into immigration enforcers,” Mr. de Blasio said. “But wouldn’t it be stronger if 200 cities said it and did it simultaneously?”

While the coalition has had some success, Mr. de Blasio is still not poised to attain leader-

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ship among the nation’s mayors.

The lacking in Mr. de Blasio’s sole influence over congressional Republicans is readily illustrated by his unsuccessful attempts to get substantial federal reimbursement to help cover the cost of extra security in and around Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.

The Mayor requested $35 million from the federal government to off et the city’s expenses through Inauguration Day. Thus far, Congress has apportioned about one-fi h of that amount.

Last Tuesday, a bomb scare in the public plaza of Trump Towers escalated the Mayor’s frustrations regarding the high cost of security surrounding Mr. Trump.

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City Admits They Have No Legal Case Against Allure Group in Rivington House Matter

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ayor Bill de Blasio admitted last Thursday that the city’s lawyers “cannot find an actual pathway” to attain restitution from Allure Group for the Rivington House fia co. In April, the Mayor had vowed to sue Allure Group for the sale of the Manhattan nursing home to a luxury condo developer. The infamous 2015 transaction meant a $72 million profit for Allure Corp, and enraged the Lower East side, as per the Real Deal. The Mayor announced, “I support anything that would get us further restitution for what happened.

I made very clear my anger at the way the private-sector firm handled things.” However, “So far, our law department cannot find an actual pathway.”

The mayor has repeatedly stated that he had no knowledge at the time of the deal, and that Allure did not specify to the city its intentions to sell the building to a developer. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services approved the removal of the “Not-forProfit Residential Health Care Facility” restriction on Rivington House in exchange for $16.15 million. The communal property was then sold to Slate Property Group with plans to build about 100 luxury apartments.

March 2015 that if the deed was not lifted, it would consider a conversion of the property to luxury apartments. Allure maintains that it did nothing wrong and abided the law in every step of the process. Comptroller Scott Stringer, who also alleged Allure of misleading City Hall, placed most of the blame on Mayor de Blasio’s administration for mishandling the information. Th oughout the several investigations into the Rivington House “mistake”, no criminal wrong doing was found. Last month, the NYC De Blasio admitted last Thursday that the city’s lawyers “cannot Council passed a law requirfind an actual pathway” to attain restitution from Allure Group ing mayors to personally apfor the Rivington House fiasco prove all modific tions to or A recent report from the revealed that Allure represen- removals of city-imposed deed Department of Investigations tatives did notify the city in restrictions.

NYPD to Allow Officers to Sport Religious Beards and Turbans

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n Wednesday December 28th, the New York City Police Department announced that it would allow offic s to garb beards and blue turbans while in uniform, as a religious exception. Currently, the NYPD patrol guide states that offic s are prohibited from having beards and non-uniform headdresses.

Religious or medical exceptions only added an allowance of a mere millimeter in beard length, essentially stubble.

As reported by the New York Times, the policy revision will allow, those offic s who attain religious concession from the department’s Equal Employment Opportunity Offi ,

inch from the face. The officers may also wear turbans that are blue with a hat shield attached to it, resembling a police cap.

Offic s who have already been granted religious accommodation may immediately enjoy the new policies, which should be finalized next month.

“We’re making this change to make sure that we allow everybody in New York City that wants to apply and have the opportunity to work in the greatest police department in the nation, to make sure we give them that opportunity,” said Commissioner James P. O’Neill while announcing the revision.

The change is a sought after victory to the growing number of South Asian Sikhs in the City.

beards up to half an inch from their faces.

The modific tions have been long proposed by the Muslim Offic s Society and the more recently formed Sikh Offic s Association, which together have over 1,100 members. Th revision should also help the NYPD’s efforts to recruit a more diverse force. As the country’s largest police force, it may also be a trailblazing move nationally. Currently, similar religious exceptions are only made in the Police Departments in the city of Washington, D.C. and RiverThe New York City Police Department announced that it would side, Calif., as well as in the US allow officers to garb beards and blue turbans while in uniform, military. The Royal Canadian as a religious exception.

Mounted Police pioneered the In June, a Muslim office filed a fall, the NYPD gave religious allowance in the 1990s, and this federal class-action lawsuit pro- accommodation to two Sikh year they extended their law to testing the no-beard policy. Thi recruits at the academy to grow allow for hijabs.

“Taxi King” Gene Freidman Ordered to Revoke 46 Cab Medallions to Pay Off Outstanding Debts By: Jesse Parker

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arla Craig, a New York City bankruptcy judge ruled that “Taxi King” Gene Freidman must hand over 46 of his taxis, along with the high priced medallions that accompany them in order pay off his utstanding debts.

Freidman must turn over the medallions and the taxis by January 9 in order to pay off the outstanding debts he owes to the city, the state as well as the former landlord that evicted him.

The judge noted in an emergency hearing that “This strikes me as a crisis that Mr. Freidman has created…I don’t have much sympathy with Mr. Freidman in this situation.”

According to the Post, the Judge added that Freidman will be held in contempt of court and possibly jailed if he does not follow through with the order.

Freidman, known to many as the “Taxi King” has fought

many a battle in the last couple of years. The taxi industry has taken a substantial hit in recent years as it faces competition from popular apps such as Uber, which are user friendly and offer the option of not having to wait in a taxi line. In March of last year, the Jewish voice reported that the rate of medallions as plunged from $1.05 million to $800,000; as compared to the Uber app that is valued at $40 million dollars.

Th t year, Citibank took Friedman to Court over a $31.5 million dollar loan dispute, Freidman had ultimately struck a confide tial deal with Citibank in order to avoid the delayed seizure of his medallions. The only reason the judge refrained from seizing the medallions outright was because he reasoned that the seizure would hurt NYC businesses and yellow cab commuters.

Within a month of that lawsuit, the New York State attor-

vorce soon thereafter. As part of the plea agreement, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Sandra Dawson ordered a two year stay away order of protection against Freidman.

The recent Bankruptcy fili g is a culmination of three yearsworth of dysfunctional decision making and is in part due to Uber’s meteoric rise. Finding himself in a grotesque amount of debt, Freidman’s ineptitude in managing the fin ncial end of his empire has forced him into a corner that he has previously successfully evaded due to his Gene Freidman must turn over the medallions and the taxis by far reaching influence within January 9 in order to pay off the outstanding debts he owes to the industry. the city, the state as well as the former landlord that evicted His landlord has also evicthim. ed Freidman from his business ney General levied a $100,000 to cabbies on rides charged to office and the State attorney General’s offic has appointed a lawsuit against Freidman, on credit cards in their cabs.

In August of 2016, the Jewish trustee to oversee his businessaccount of his routine violation of cab drivers rights and con- Voice reported that Freidman es this year, because according travening a previous settlement. had accepted a plea deal after to the attorney general, and in Freidman routinely bounced he had slammed his young wife, keeping with his dysfunctional checks to his drivers and had Sandra Freidman into a wall. patterns, Freidman cannot be intentionally delayed payments Freidman’s wife filed for Di- trusted to manage them himself.

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After a Roller Coaster Year, Wall Street Closes with Dow up 13.4%

First Hasidic Woman Sworn In as Bklyn District Judge

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n Friday, December 30, the stock market ended a wild 2016. Thi past year was the most dramatic for investors since the fin ncial crisis, with crazy shift from the US to China from changes in the global political order.

Several records were broken by the Dow Jones industrial average this year, with over 20 sessions ending on all-time highs and the year ending 13.4 percent. Since Donald Trump won the presidential election on November 8, more than half the Dow’s gains for the year occurred.

Sam Stovall, an analyst at CFRA, told The Post, “Since Election Day, the returns have been parabolic.”

The index slightly declined on Friday, the last trading day of 2016, by 0.3 percent, to 19,762.60. It was still the third-highest finish for the Dow in the last eight years, since the fin ncial crisis.

From its low point in February, the Dow has ended p rising over 25 percent to its all time high.

The New York Post reports, “Other broad measures of US stocks also logged solid gains.

The S&P 500, which measures a broader range of US companies, rose 9.4 percent to 2238.83.

The Nasdaq Composite, which largely tracks technology stocks, ended the year up 7.5 percent to 5383.12. Chipmaker Nvidia led

Graph showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the last 90 days of 2016. (Credit: FindTheCompany | Graphiq)

both those indexes, more than tripling in value, after announcing that it will work with Chinese company Baidu to develop self-driving cars.

Wall Street started the year in a bad way, as the price of oil collapsed and fears about China’s economy sent investors scrambling. The Dow fell 1,078.58 points during the fi st five days, making for the worst-ever start to the year.

By Feb. 11, the Dow had fallen to a low of 15,660.18 after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen hinted that she would continue to raise borrowing costs — something she didn’t follow through on until December.

For months, the price of oil dictated the direction of the markets. OPEC continued to pump oil even as a global supply glut dragged the price of a barrel down to $26.21 on Feb. 11. Since then, the commodity has more

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cting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced last week that 2016 will end as the safest year in Brooklyn’s history, with the fewest number of shootings and shooting victims and second-fewest number of homicides since record-keeping began, according to the latest statistics compiled by the New York City Police Department.

“It is extremely gratifying to end the year with signific nt declines in nearly all crime categories, including murders and shootings. This historic achievement is a testament to the hard work and cooperation between the District Attorney’s Offi and the NYPD and our joint crime reduction initiatives, including focus on specific individuals who drive crime, longterm gang investigations and

“It is extremely gratifying to end the year with significant declines in nearly all crime categories, including murders and shootings.

According to NYPD statistics, 127 murders were recorded in Brooklyn in 2016, down 15 murders (10.6%) compared to last year.

targeting of fi earm traffickers.

While these year-end statistics are encouraging, more needs to be done and I remain committed to making Brooklyn an even safer and better place for all of its residents,” said Gonzalez.

According to NYPD statistics, 127 murders were recorded in Brooklyn in 2016, down 15 murders (10.6%) compared to last year. The number represents the second fewest homicides ever recorded in a single year, following 2014, when 122 murders were committed.

There were 61 fewer shooting incidents compared to 2015

achel Freier is a woman of many talents. She is a real estate lawyer by vocation, who also volunteers in Family Court.

She even serves as a paramedic in an ambulance corp. that she founded. Not everyone can fil her well-worn shoes, but what makes Freir even more remarkable is her new appointment as civil court judge in Brooklyn’s 5th District, making her the fi st Hasidic woman to fill that role. She won election to the post in a landslide, taking 74% of the vote. Freier will serve out a 10 year term that will officia y commence on January 3.

Freier seems to be the sort of woman that has her feet in both worlds, and makes no apologies for her unique and enviable aptitude in embracing the modest customs of her religious persuasion and the rituals of the post-modern world, where traditional gender roles have seen a marked shift

than doubled in value to around $53.57 as OPEC has clamped down on production.”

After the world was shocked by the UK’s vote to withdraw from the European Union on June 24, stocks fell across the globe. Just in the S&P 500, approximately $420 billion was lost. The Great British Pound also fell apart to just a mere 10 percent on the US dollar, and still hasn’t regained its strength.

The boom at the end of the year was really caused by the Freier had three children surprising election of Trump, before going to college which just sent the market in her 30s and had three through the roof. more before graduating.

After investors predicted the market would fall, the opposite happened. For over 40 days after For every female reader of Trump won the market soared. Cosmopolitan, or any genTwo days before Th nksgiving der studies major on a campus the Dow crossed the 19,000 studying the evolution of the mark, and then ended just under 20,000 for the last two weeks of 2016.

Brooklyn Finishes 2016 as the Safest Year Ever

(a total of 407, down 13%) and 75 fewer shooting victims (a total of 492, down 13.2%). The e percent decreases outpaced the citywide declines during 2016 and Brooklyn was the only borough to register declines in all three categories over the past year.

In addition, the Total Index Crime in Brooklyn (representing the seven major felony crimes including murder, rape, robbery, burglary, felony assault, grand larceny and auto theft) is down 9.5% compared See Brooklyn Set To Finish, page 38

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Rachel Freier is now civil court judge in Brooklyn’s 5th District, making her the first Hasidic woman to fill that role. She won election to the post in a landslide, taking 74% of the vote. Freier will serve out a 10 year term.

feminine mystique, how is this for a case study? Freier had three children before going to college in her 30s and had three more before graduating. If modern women, Hasidic or not, need a case study of how to achieve the proper work life balance- an embodiment of post-feminist doctrines of equal opportunity employment and the traditional aspirations toward motherhood and family, Mrs. Freier seems to fit the bill.

The remarkable Mrs. Freier believes that there is no mutual exclusivity between the two, and that her religious traditionalism compliments her modern day femininity. “My commitment to the public and my commitment to my religion and my com-

munity-the two can go hand in hand.” says Freier.

Freier is thought to be the fi st Hasidic woman ever to be elected to a judicial position. It rare for Hasidic woman in any part of the world to hold public offi .

Freier won a three way Democratic primary and the general election in Brooklyn’s 5th District, which includes Borough Park which is heavily populated with members of the ultra-religious Hasidic denomination of Judaism. Freier’s decisive win proves that the Hasidic community, whose arcane traditions are seen to be at odds with the global movement towards womSee First Hasidic Woman , page 38

Judge: More Parking For Proposed NJ Mosque Unconstitutional

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n upscale New Jersey town violated anti-discrimination laws by insisting that a proposed mosque have more parking spaces than churches or synagogues because of its unique worship times and traditions, a federal judge has ruled.

The ruling issued Saturday

by U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp stated that Bernards Township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act by applying a different standard to Muslims.

Shipp found the township’s planning board had “unbridled and unconstitutional discretion” because of its vague parking requirements.

The Islamic Society’s application to build the mosque was denied after more than three years and 39 public hearings.

The group sued the township in March.

The Islamic Society’s attorney, Adeel Mangi, had argued that parking requirements were the tool municipalities used to thwart construction of mosques.

“This truly is a landmark ruling with national impact,” Mangi told NJ.com.

Bernards Mayor Carol Bianchi issued a statement crit-

A rendering of the proposed mosque

icizing the judge’s ruling. The town had argued that it was completely appropriate to insist a mosque provide more offstreet parking than a comparably sized church or synagogue because of its unique worship times and traditions.

“The Township vehemently disagrees with the court’s decision and awaits a full analysis of the 57-page decision by its attorneys, who only learned of the decision on New Year’s Day,” the statement said. “The Township will consider how to best move forward including appealing the decision when ripe for appeal.”

The mosque has said its peak worship time was likely Friday afternoon prayers. Township planners determined that be-

cause congregants would most likely be arriving straight from work, every worshipper would require a parking space.

Shipp, though, noted that the township had not conducted individual assessments of worship habits when churches or synagogues came before its boards. By its own admission, the town applied a different standard to Muslims, he wrote.

Shipp did not take into account the sentiments expressed in emails from township officials that were revealed in documents filed in the case, Mangi noted. In those, official disparaged the Islamic Society’s president, former mayor Mohammed Ali Chaudry, and passed around jokes calling President Barack Obama a Muslim. (VIN)

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After 96 Years, the Second Avenue Subway Finally Opens to Great Fanfare By: Marcus Garvetzky

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hours of Sunday morning.

Among the fi st commuters on the new line was Kitty Benton, great-granddaughter of William Barclay Parsons, the chief engineer of New York City’s fi st subway.

day to keep commuters safe as many people were eager to get a spot on and to photograph the incoming Q train. First and foremost, MTA workers saw to it that people remained safely behind the yellow line. Among

unday marked the grand opening of the long awaited second avenue subway extension. The Q line will now run through second-avenue and will stop at 72nd, 86th and 96th streets. The Q line will now run from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to Coney Island in Brooklyn.

The launch of the second avenue line commenced at noon on Sunday, January 1st shortly before noon. A group of train enthusiasts and Upper East Siders boarded the Q at 96th street.

The sound of enthusiastic clapping was heard as the train departed towards 86th street.

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s voice was heard over the loudspeaker “Rest assured, I’m not driving the train,” Cuomo Last Sunday marked the grand opening of the long awaited quipped.

Second Avenue Subway extension According to a report in the New York Times, Kitty Benton, Among the first 81, carried a photo of her grandcommuters on the new father in her black tote bag. line was Kitty Benton, great-granddaughter of “My great-grandfather wanted William Barclay Parsons, the subway to be attractive … the chief engineer of New Th t’s exactly what’s happening here….he would be very York City’s first su way. proud…I am almost teary eyed, my great grandfather’s vision Train enthusiasts from the has been vindicated.” beamed five boroughs and all over the Benton.

Many safety precautions world had been waiting to get onto the train since the wee needed to be taken on Sun-

those trying to pacify the rowdy crowd was Matthew Brace, 50, a platform controller.

“I guess they just want a little piece of history” said Brace, as he tried to pacify the rowdy crowd, having already seen the opening of the Hudson Yards station on the Far West Side of Manhattan in 2015, Brace volunteered to work on New Year’s Eve just so he can see the opening of the station. He plans to retire in four years and told the

New York Times that “I don’t think I’ll see another opening in that time.”

The new stations offer a pleasant modernist interior. Th stations have no columns and the tunnels are built deeper un-

Dozens of visitors were in front of the 12 large mosaics

by Chuck Close, taking photographs, identifying the people in the portraits and discussing the work. One straphanger noted “I’ve seen his work in muse-

Construction of the Second Avenue Subway

derground as compared to older and not to mention rustier stations. One of the most appealing features of the new stations is the vast array of art work that mounts its walls. In fact the upper level of the 86th street stations contains little else apart from original artwork that commuters and tourists can take in as they pass through the station.

Although subway art isn’t new to the city, these new mosaics consume the entire upper level of the station.

ums……..but this is different: You can get right in and touch it.”

In keeping with New York City’s penchant for diversity and the accompanying social change it entails, one of the murals depicts a gay couple holding hands. The murals have the effect of popping out at the viewer, thus drawing the viewer into the inbuilt infrastructure of the city.

Although the officia opening of the station took place on New Year’s Day, an inaugural ride

According to the Times, the idea for the 2nd avenue subway gained popular support in the 1920s, but had been delayed because of cataclysmic events such as the Great Depression, financial crises and the allocation of money into other projects delayed the project for 96 years. from the 72nd street station to the 96th street station took place on New Year’s Eve. Subway officials and their guests had the special privilege of taking the historic ride uptown.

According to the Times, the idea for the 2nd avenue subway gained popular support in the 1920s, but had been delayed because of cataclysmic events such as the Great Depression, fin ncial crises and the allocation of money into other projects delayed the project for 96 years.

The next leg of the project to expand the 2nd avenue subway will cost $6 billion and its aim will be to extend the line all the way to 125th street in East Harlem. Given the pace at which the fi st leg had been built, it may take another subway fare hike for the project to come to fruition any time soon (not that we are endorsing it).

Bedminster, NJ Becomes Site of "White House North" for Donald Trump

By Kristen Trampler

bers of his future administration at his country club home. Ben a golf course in the sides a handful of news media small, rural New Jersey waiting to catch a photo, only town of Bedminster, horses could be seen around the sits the headquarters of perimeter of Trump’s expansive President-elect Donald J. Trump. golf course.

It is a far cry from Trump Tower on busy Fifth Avenue and even further from the White House in Washington, DC. With slightly over 8,000 residents, Bedminster is filled with miles of dirt roads, small farms and crumbling Revolutionary War-era structures. This sleepy town has suddenly been thrown into the spotlight, by being the home of Trump’s weekend getaway.

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“We want to welcome Mr. Trump with open arms, but we don’t want to burden our taxpayers disproportionally for these visits” Recently, Secret Service agents along with local and state law enforcement had local roads closed for miles, forming a “protective bubble” around the President elects home. Soon after his election, Trump was holding meetings with potential mem-

North.’”

Local businesses are not complaining about Trump’s arrival and extra security. Unlike its negative impact on Fifth Avenue business, Bedminster Pizza, which is located just down the

In November, President-elect Trump arriving at his golf club.

According to the New York Times, “A few days before Christmas, Representative Leonard J. Lance, a Republican who represents the area in Congress, sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch requesting a grant to help Bedminster pay the cost of protecting Mr. Trump when he is at his country club. As Mr. Lance put it, the golf course could become ‘Camp David

road from the Trump National Golf Club, said it’s all been great for business. The NYT reports, “Enzo Grande, a cook, wiped fl ur off his hands onto his apron. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a star-shaped pin, a now-cherished gift doled out to the restaurant staff by members of the Secret Service when they stopped in for subs. Business has ticked up, Mr. Grande said, after

was asked to task the majority of its 16-office police force with “He’s the town’s biggest blocking roads and patrolling pelandowner and biggest rimeters, before Trump arrived taxpayer.” as president-elect. The town’s part-time mayor, Republican Steven E. Parker, told the Times set aside.) Mr. Trump’s three-day that it was a “hair-on-fi e type visit to New Jersey cost the Bedminster police force $5,000 a day. moment.”

Mr. Parker sent Mr. Lance According to the NYT, “In a letter in December saying the town was fl ttered that Mr. Trump enjoyed spending some weekends and holidays in town, but was concerned about the impact. ‘We want to welcome Mr. Trump with open arms, but we don’t want to burden our taxpayers disproportionally for these visits,’ he wrote.”

A town administrator, Judith A. Sullivan, told the Times that Trump’s presence was overall a positive thing for their small town. She said, “He’s the town’s biggest landowner and biggest taxpayer.”

According to her tax records, Donald J. Trump’s expansive Trump National Golf in 2016 Trump’s golf club paid Club in Bedminster, N.J. (Photo via http://www. the town $400,000 in property trumpnationalbedminster.com) taxes. Sullivan also said that the 2002, Trump purchased the New York City, official have re- Trump Organization donates property, which is now a 36- quested reimbursement from the golf outings to local charities for hole golf course with a 1939 federal government for securing raffl prizes and silent auctions Georgian-Revival-style man- Mr. Trump, estimating the cost quite often.

Sullivan said, “When I hear sion, from the automaker John will reach $35 million by the inauguration on Jan. 20. (Federal negativity. I’m like, ‘O.K., but he’s DeLorean.

In November, Bedminster official said $7 million had been very good here.’” word spread that Mr. Trump often ordered the takeout — meatballs, extra sauce. Both Mr. Trump and his daughter Ivanka have cottages on the country club’s property, and spotting the family in town or out to eat has long been something of a spectator sport here. Many residents view Mr. Trump as a local son.”

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NYC’s ‘Golden Years’ for Luxury Real Estate are Over

By Charles Bernstein

Hottest New York City Real Estate Stories for 2016

A It took an average of two months longer for a high-end luxury apartment to sell in New York City in 2016.

Donna Olshan is the president of Olshan Realty.

shan, were for luxury co-ops, lion, contracts fell 25% year-onwhich usually have a stricter crite- year. This showed “a continuing rion for ownership and resale. For See NYC’s ‘Golden Years’ , page 38 apartments valued over $4 mil-

2016’s Most Valuable NYC Condo Filings by Developers

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016 has been a bumpy year for NYC’s residential real estate market. In the third quarter, sales fell 18.6 percent in comparison to 2015. In 2016, only 17% of listings sold for above the asking price, compared to 31% in 2015.

The city’s market for luxury apartments suffered, and proved unequivocally that the boom is over. Developers are now On the list is 565 Broome Street, designed by Renzo Piano, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. The development is valued at $650.9 million. Of the 115 apartments in the building, which should be ready next year, prices range between $1 million to $20 million.

Developed by Extell, The Kent at 200 East 95th Street, boasts a value of $535 million.

The 23-story, upper-east-side development, will have 104 units upon completion next year. Based on the current seven active sales, the average price of apartments is $4.8 million or $2,246 per square foot.

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n Wednesday, December 28, the real-estate agency Olshan Realty published its year-end report on the residential market in New York. It showed that when compared to 2015, it took an average of two months longer for a high-end luxury apartment to sell in New York City in 2016.

The e findi gs support other reports that came out earlier in 2016 showing that New York’s priciest borough, Manhattan, was having a difficult year in the luxury market. The e are an excess of luxury apartments in the city, unlike other price markets that come up short. Buyers of high-end condos now have the upper hand to negotiate lower prices.

In a recent Beige Book, based on the Federal Reserve’s contacts it said, “New York City’s rental market has been mostly steady, except at the high end, where the inventory has risen and rents have drifted down.”

The company’s president Donna Olshan said that contract signings decreased in 2016 through Christmas by 18%, to a value of $8.94 billion, “below the golden years of new condo development: 2013-2015.”

The report said, “The decline refle ts classic price resistance.”

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scrambling to build apartments geared towards a more practical $1 million to $3 million budget.

Here is the not too shabby list of the top ranked condo offering projects accepted by the Attorney General in the past year, as per The Real Deal. The most expensive project approved for the year is valued at a $1.7 billion at 15 Hudson Yards. A joint effort by developers Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, the 88-story tower, approved in June, will build 285 market-rate condos and 106 affordable units. Construction commenced in 2014 and is expected to be completed in 2018.

The average price for the condos, based on the 17 active sales

reported by Street Easy, is $5.4 million, or $2,884 per square foot.

Related Companies is also the developer for the second most pricey project, that at 70 Vestry Street in Tribeca. Of the full amenity luxury building’s 47 apartments, 26 units will have price tags over $10 million, with two penthouses priced above $50 million. The value of the building, based on projected sellout, is almost $698 million.

The next building on the list is 565 Broome Street, designed

by Renzo Piano, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Th development is valued at $650.9 See 2016’s Most Valuable , page 38

s fi st reported by the Real Deal, here is a recap of the hottest real estate news for the year ending 2016.

Theyear began with the offici expiration of the 421-a property tax break, which is provided to developers who set aside affordable housing units. Prolonged negotiations between the Real Estate Board of New York and the 100,000 members of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, to revive the initiative had an adverse effect on investment sales and new rental projects. Finally on November 10, Governor Cuomo reached a deal.

He appeased unions by increasing the minimum wage for construction workers up to $60 an hour for large Manhattan projects, and $45 an hour in other boroughs. In exchange, developers who set aside affordable housing units were rewarded with tax breaks for 35 years, as opposed to the previous 25 years. The legislature, however, is still in limbo as we enter 2017.

In 2016,the market for luxury apartments saw considerable discounts. Developers had a difficult time obtaining loans to build up the city’s luxury inventory. Th boom is officia y over now, and developers are now setting their

Douglas Elliman’s Toni Haber moved to Compass

sights on building housing for a more average budget.

Last January, the U.S. Treasury announced it would start tracking cash purchases made in NYC by LLCs, with focused on high-end residential purchases. This was an attempt to discover money-laundering activities. As yet, the initiative has not touched upon commercial real estate, which is where the real scandals lay hidden.

In 2016, we watched the top investment sales brokers jump from brokerage to brokerage.

Sotheby’s International Realty’s Brenda Powers and Douglas Elliman’s Toni Haber moved to Compass, the aggressively expanding brokerage. Powers soon after returned to Sotheby’s. Doug Harmon and Adam Spies left

Mr. Trump, and his son-inlaw and top advisor Jared Kushner, will certainly continue to have a big impact on New York real estate, in more angles than before.

Eastdil Secured to pursue more lucrative positions at Cushman & Wakefiel . As two of Eastdil’s main breadwinners, the brokerage is now at a loss. On the other hand, Bob Knakal, Chairman of Cushman & Wakefiel , has renegotiated his contract for a shorter term and his founding partner from Massey Knanal Realty may be busy with his quest to become the next Mayor.

November’s election of Mr. Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States was a historical moment and came as See Hottest New York, page 36

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Discussions Over Bklyn-Qns Trolley Are Being Led By Private Developers

By Rebecca Gold

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ccording to the city, the developer giants who generously donated to Mayor de Blasio’s campaign and nonprofi have no part in the planning of the multibillion-dollar Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) trolley line.

However, the New York Post spoke to an insider who said that “a developer and a high-powered advocacy group created and led by another developer are not only in on twice-a-month interagency phone calls on the project but they are driving the discussion.”

Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector executive director Ya-Ting Liu is participating in the planning. Also involved is a representative from Two Trees Management, the company that originally had the idea of creating the street car and will benefit from a new transit

link connecting its projects on the waterfront.

A city source familiar with the project that would link Sunset Park, Brooklyn, to Astoria, Queens, told The Post, “They, in effect, run the call.”

City schedules even refer to the conference call as the “FoBQX meeting,” using the name of the nonprofi advocacy group. But it is supposed to be a government call with the Department of Transportation and Economic Development Corp.’s staff members in attendance, and sometimes the city’s “streetcar czar” Adam Giambrone.

The $2.5 billion project that was promoted by de Blasio back in February, is the topic of discussion for participants. But according to The Post’s source, the city’s strategy for community outreach and identifying potential financers, has been guided by outsiders.

The source said, “It’s just

Rendering of the BQX trolley line. (Photo Credit: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)

Rendering of the BQX trolley line station. (Photo Credit: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)

shady.”

The Post reports, “The developers’ participation in the project comes as a federal grand jury is reportedly examining whether the de Blasio administration favored donors to the mayor’s campaign or his now-shuttered nonprofit, the Campaign for One

Rendering of the BQX trolley line in Downtown Brooklyn. (Photo Credit: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)

JFK’s New Animal Terminal Will Treat Your Pet to Luxury

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ater this month, animals will be able to travel through John F. Kennedy Airport in luxury with the opening of a new and improved terminal just for animals.

The new facility is called the ARK and will sport a whopping a 178,000-square-feet to assist in the processing of everything from cats and dogs to thoroughbred horses and baby chickens.

Owner of the company who constructed the facility worth $65 million, John Cuticelli said, “The ARK has been built to facilitate the safe and humane transportation of animals from around the world.”

The New York Post was given an exclusive tour by Cuticelli of the privately-owned ARK, which the paper describes as “a maze of

The outside of JFK Airport’s new animal terminal called the ARK.

special rooms and bays reserved for handling all sorts of animals being brought into the US.” According to The Post, “Some rooms feature anti-microbial coverings on the walls and special fi tration systems to make sure no two animals are breathing the same air. The ARK sits on 14.5 acres of land in a cargo area that is situated for easy access to aircraft Cuticelli expects about 5,000 horses, 10,000 small pets like dogs and cats and hundreds of thousands of birds to come through the facility each year.

The ARK will replace Vetport, an outdated facility that opened in 1951 and hasn’t been as kind to animals as it could, said Cuticelli.”

Cuticelli told The Post, “Right now, animals can wait four or five hours on the tarmac or in the cargo facility because there is no

New York.

Two Trees and at least nine other developers with projects near the proposed 16-mile trolley line poured money into the mayor’s campaign coffers or his nonprofit, The Post has reported. Two Trees kicked in $100,000 through an entity called 316 Kent

other way to process them. Th ARK will be focused on the safe and humane transportation of animals.”

Th ee years ago, Cuticelli, who owns investment and real estate company Racebook Capital, made a deal with Port Authority to create the facility.

He said, “I visited animal care facilities all over the world to see what everyone was doing. I wanted to be one of the only people in the world who understands the discipline completely.”

Security is even tighter at the ARK than at the rest of JFK. To work at or just to walk into the facility, every person must be screened and approved by the USDA, the TSA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Customs.

Rendering of the Brooklyn Queens Connector trolley line. (Photo Credit: Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector)

Construction LLC.” A principal in Two Trees, Jed Walentas, has said he thought of the streetcar idea and created the Friends group. Now he is the chairman of its board, which includes wealthy developers like The Durst Organization, which is working on a development along

the waterfront in Astoria called Halletts Point. De Blasio’s campaign has received over $74,000 from the Durst family and its affiliates.

The mayor embraced the idea of the trolley line after it was See Discussions Over Bklyn-Qns, page 38

A Brooklyn Queens Connector map

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Jewish Voice Sponsors Rally at UN to Protest US Role in Anti-Israel Resolution By: Maxine Dovere

presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

At the New York protest rally, pro-Israel activist Richard Allan called for an economic boycott of products produced by the nations that voted for the Security Council resolution. “There is a price to pay, a consequence for a vote against Israel,” he said.

ern Wall) and the Temple Mount itself are no longer the property of the Jewish people is insane. I say that as a Christian.”

McConnell added, “It is impossible to accept with any degree of seriousness what President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry have said. We have not been a good friend of Israel

failed to pass a single resolution sault on humanity, on peace and condemning the ongoing atroci- freedom.”

By abstaining rather than exhile Secretary of ties in Syria.

Boteach continued, “I once ercising the U.S. veto power in State John Kerry was addressing the considered [U.S. Ambassador the Security Council, the Obama media Dec. 28 in to the U.N.] Samantha [Power] administration broke from a deWashington, D.C.—castigating a good friend…The tragedy of cades-long American policy of Israel for criticizing the Obama Samantha is that she did not pass defending Israel against one-sidadministration’s refusal to veto a single resolution condemning ed U.N. resolutions. Yet the 14-0 the United Nations Security the Syrian genocide. She was vote in favor of the measure did Council resolution against Israeli settlements—a different crowd took the streets of New York City to protest America’s inaction on the U.N. measure.

Organized by the New Yorkbased Jewish Voice newspaper, the rally outside the U.S. Mission to the U.N. featured speaker after speaker deriding President Barack Obama and Kerry for the administration’s policy, while encouraging attendees to remain strong and to stand with the Jewish state.

“While Aleppo fell, while Arab children were facing attacks from the air with mustard and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach speaks at the Dec. 28 New York rally sarin gas, [the U.N.] was too busy protesting the Obama administration's role in the U.N. vote condemning Israelis for growing against Israeli settlements. Credit: Maxine Dovere. pomegranates in [the Samaria community of] Shiloh. To ignore too busy to focus on the fall of not take Israel completely by a genocide while you obsess with Aleppo or the slaughter of Arab surprise. Hints of the outgoing the Jews is an abomination,” said children because they were run- administration’s intentions surwell-known author and TV host ning...to pass a resolution attack- faced soon after Israeli Prime Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, noting ing Israel. The United Nations Minister Benjamin Netanyathat the Security Council had assaulted decency itself...an as- hu’s September meetings with

property. We must raise awareness...The idea of going back to the 1967 armistice lines is just bogus....It puts Israel at risk.”

Americans for a Safe Israel said in a statement, “The U.S. should end its funding of the United Nations, and better yet, relocate that bastion of infamy to another country, say, Syria or Angola. The U.S. action in the U.N. harms not just Israel, but Protestors at the United Nations call for the United States to the U.S. itself. The e is bipartisan cease funding the UN understanding in Congress that “I believe it is hideous that over the last eight years and it’s Obama's action to abstain in the the United Nations voted to take time we stopped kicking them U.N. was a terrible decision, dethistoric Israeli land away from in the teeth at every opportuni- rimental to the U.S.” Maxine Dovere is a veteran the historic people of Israel,” said ty.” He reminded the crowd that Christian radio host Mike Mc- “there has never been an Arab journalist and a contributor to the Connell. “To make the argument state on Israeli land...The e have Haym Salomon Center news and that the wall of prayer (the West- been three Israeli states on that public policy group.

Stepping Into a Parisian Apt on NY’s 5th Ave; Courtesy of the Jewish Museum

RAA Calls UN Security Council Resolution “Dishonorable”

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n the aftermath of the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 on Friday, December 23rd which declares that Jerusalem (the eternal capital of the sovereign state of Israel) as well as Judea and Samaria are now deemed "illegally occupied" by the Jewish State, the Rabbinical Alliance of America (Igud HaRabbonim) held an emergency press conference on Thursday evening, December 29th to address the consequences that IsAt an exhibit about Pierre Chareau, a French designer, at the rael now faces.

Jewish Museum, visitors can don virtual-reality goggles and see Gathering at Congregation a recreation of an apartment he designed.

Etz Chaim in the Flatbush secAs was reported in the New reporter’s wife’s grandparents, tion of Brooklyn, NY on the York Times, the display also also Jews. “This is the story of sixth night of Chanukah, the has a virtual reality display of the Jewish intelligentsia that’s Rabbinical Alliance of America a Paris apartment, designed by being told here,” said Exhibit passed a unanimous resolution Chareau, that belonged to the Curator and Princeton Pro- calling on Israel not to give back fessor Esther da Costa Meyer. any liberated territory.

The resolution states that: Donning virtual reality glassed, courtesy of designer Diller Scofidio + Renfro, visitors can see a 360 rendering of the Paris Apartment based on original pictures obtained. “No interiors by Chareau have survived,” said Claudia J. Nahson, Museum Curator. The exhibit also reunites several important art pieces from Chareau’s extensive personal collection of paintings, sculptures, and drawings by signific nt artists such as Piet Mondrian, Amedeo Modigliani, Jacques Lipchitz, Furniture from the Paris apartment is on view, as well as a virtual- and Max Ernst. The exhibit will be on display until March 26. reality reconstruction of the apartment.

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he Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue now has an exhibit about Pierre Chareau, a famous French interior designer and architect, who lived from 1883-1950. The designer, whose mother was Jewish, had his career cut short when he fled France for the U.S.in 1940 to escape the Nazis, and was followed a year later by his Jewish wife, Dollie. The display showcases rare furniture, lighting fix ures, and interiors, as well as the designs for the glass house in Paris, or Maison de Verre, and its garden which was completed by Chareau in 1932.

It was noted for its complex nature, and was the fi st in France made of glass and steel.

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Organized by the New York-based Jewish Voice newspaper, the rally outside the U.S. Mission to the U.N. featured speaker after speaker deriding President Obama and Kerry for the administration’s policy, while encouraging attendees to remain strong and to stand with the Jewish state.

From left to right: Rabbi Yaakov Klass, Rabbi Hanania Elbaz, Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht and Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik at the podium

“No part of Israel should be ceded to the enemy, it can only endanger life and serve to compromise Israel’s security.”

Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Alliance of America

Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Alliance of America and the RAA Presidium declared —to the assemblage of prominent rabbinical figures as well as the cadre of reporters present — that the resolution " attempts to deprive the Jewish claim to the Holy Land.”

and the RAA Presidium declared —to the assemblage of prominent rabbinical figu es as well as the cadre of reporters present — that the resolution " attempts to deprive the Jewish claim to the Holy Land.” He reminded the audience that the Lubavitcher Rebbe held that Eretz Yisroel is not just a piece of real estate. “We don't take it apart or amputate it or give it away. Furthermore any relinquishing of land is prohibited for it compromises the safety and security of its inhabitants. “ Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht of Norwalk, Connecticut, Chairman of the RAA presidium, pointed out the blatant hypocrisy of the United Nations. “UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called for the UN to act as one person and as one body, “ Rabbi Hecht said.

“Instead of adhering to their stated objective of working together for world peace, they See RAA Calls UN Security, page 38

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WH On Defense After Being Exposed as Architect of Anti-Israel U.N. Action White House denies it worked to ensure the anti-Israel measure won approval By: Adam Kredo

It also has come to light that olution, as Israeli leaders have Kerry held a meeting in Decem- suggested in recent days.

“We’ve been entirely clear that enior Obama administra- ber with senior Palestinian diption official are scram- lomat Saeb Erekat. Documents this was an Egyptian resolution,” bling to provide expla- believed to have been leaked by said the offici , explaining that nations after multiple Egypt confi m that Kerry and the effort did not originate with reports, including in the Wash- Erekat discussed forwarding the the White House. Reports of a ington Free Beacon, identifie resolution, a charge that senior meeting between Kerry, Erekat, the White House as being a chief White House official continue and White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice are not architect of a recent United Na- to deny. tions resolution condemning the state of Israel, according to conversations with multiple former and current U.S. official On the heels of the hotly contested resolution, which condemned Israel for building homes in its capital, Jerusalem, senior Obama administration officials including Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden, have been identified as leading the charge to ensure the anti-Israel measure won approval by the U.N. Security Council.

Theadministration’s denials of this charge broke down during The Free Beacon disclosed last week that Vice President Joe the past several days as multiple Biden phoned Ukraine’s president to ensure that country voted reporters confirmed the Obama in favor of the resolution. While the White House issued multiple administration worked behind- denials, further reports from Israel and Europe have confirmed a the-scenes to help shape and for- phone call between the leaders did in fact take place. ward the resolution.

White House National Securi- correct, the officia said.

The Free Beacon disclosed on However, these claims have Monday that Vice President Joe ty Council official Ned Price deBiden phoned Ukraine’s presi- scribed such a meeting as a “total been disputed by multiple sourcdent to ensure that country voted fabrication,” despite public docu- es who spoke to the Free Beacon in favor of the resolution. While ments highlighting the powwow both on and off the record about the situation. the White House issued multiple between Kerry and Erekat.

Jonathan Schanzer, a Middle One senior Obama admindenials, further reports from Israel and Europe have confi med istration officia who spoke to East expert and vice president for a phone call between the leaders the Free Beacon said the White research at the Foundation for House did not help draft the res- Defense of Democracies, told the did in fact take place.

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The administration has not yet addressed the discrepancy between its own narrative and that being revealed in the press.

One veteran foreign policy insider and former government official who requested anonymity in order to speak freely described senior Obama administration official as “lying sacks of shit” who routinely feed the press disinformation.

A senior congressional aide who is working on a package of repercussions aimed at the U.N. told the Free Beacon the administration is scrambling to provide excuses in response to the breakdown in its own narrative regarding the resolution.

“The administration got caught red handed, and now they’re talking out of both sides of their mouth,” said the source, who was not authorized to speak on record. “First they claimed the resolution was simply not objectionable. Now they say it will actually help advance peace.

These denials only look more riIt also has come to light that Kerry held a meeting in December diculous with each passing day as new evidence surfaces that the with senior Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat. Documents White House was behind this anbelieved to have been leaked by Egypt confirm that Kerry and ti-Israel resolution.”

Erekat discussed forwarding the resolution The Obama administration “This isn’t terribly dissimilar by a plethora of sources in the has been caught several times from the administration’s at- United States, Israel, and Europe misleading the public about its tempts to spin the cash pallets following the Free Beacon’s ini- campaign to discredit Israel, including the funding of an orthey sent to Iran,” he added, re- tial report.

Israeli Prime Minister Benja- ganization that sought to unseat ferring to the administration’s efforts to conceal the fact that min Netanyahu said in a weekly Netanyahu in the country’s last it sent the Iranian government cabinet meeting that “the Obama election, according to one conadministration initiated [the gressional adviser who works some $1.7 billion in cash.

“The fact is, the administra- resolution], stood behind it, co- with Republican and Democrattion has been fla ged as being ordinated on the wording and ic office on Middle East issues. an active participant in this U.N. demanded that it be passed.”

(WASHINGTON FREE BEACON) Free Beacon that he spoke with U.S. official in September who admitted that “a U.N. measure of some shape or form was actively considered,” a charge that runs counter the White House’s official narrative.

“We know that this administration was at a minimum helping to shape a final resolution at the United Nations and had been working on this for months,” Schanzer said.

resolution,” Schanzer said. “Now they wish to try to spin this as inconsequential. This was an attempt by the administration to lead from behind, as they have done countless times in the past and which has failed countless times in the past.”

As with the meeting between Kerry and Erekat, the phone call between Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been confi med multiple times

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Greenblatt for Int’l Negotiations Post By: Elizabeth Kratz

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resident-elect Donald Trump, who frequently takes pride in his track record as a negotiator, this week named one of his campaign advisers on issues related to Israel as the incoming administration’s special representative for international negotiations.

Real estate transactions lawyer Jason Dov Greenblatt, who alongside U.S. ambassador to Israel appointee David Friedman co-chaired the Trump campaign’s Israel Advisory Committee, earned high praise from Trump in the president-elect’s announcement of his White House role.

“He has a history of negotiating substantial, complex transactions on my behalf, as well as the expertise to bring parties together and build consensus on difficult and sensitive topics,” Trump said in a statement on

“He has a history of negotiating substantial, complex transactions on my behalf, as well as the expertise to bring parties together and build consensus on difficult an sensitive topics,” Trump said in a statement on Greenblatt

Jason Greenblatt, one of President-elect Donald Trump's Israel advisers and the incoming administration’s newly appointed special representative for international negotiations. Credit: The Trump Organization.

Greenblatt, who has worked for The Trump Organization since 1997. “His talents lend themselves perfectly to the role I have asked him to play, assisting on international negotiations of all types and trade deals around the world.”

Both of Trump’s point men on Israel, Friedman and Greenblatt, have known and advised Trump for close to two decades and are unapologetic, ardent Zionists. Friedman owns a home in Israel, while Greenblatt has visited Israel dozens of times

and wrote a book with his children about traveling to Israel as a family.

Greenblatt lives in Teaneck, N.J., and currently serves as Th Trump Organization’s executive vice president and chief legal offic . He grew up in the Forest Hills section of Queens in New York City and is the son of Hungarian immigrants. Greenblatt is a graduate of the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, Yeshiva University and New York University Law School, and spent his gap year between high school and college in Israel at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Judea and Samaria. He is married to psychiatrist Dr. Naomi Greenblatt and has six children.

The Greenblatt family manages the inspireconversation. com website, which encourages teenagers to think more deeply and work to give back to society.

“My philosophy, in both business and in life, is that bringing people together and working to unite, rather than to divide, is the strongest path to success,” Greenblatt said in a statement. “I truly believe that this approach is one that can yield results for the United States in matters all over the world. I look forward to serving on President-elect Trump’s team, and helping to achieve great outcomes for our See Trump Taps Israel , page 36

By: Kristina Stukalenko

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ight bloody shootings claimed multiple victims in the Chicago area over the holiday weekend; the fi st of which took place in the South Austin neighborhood on Friday at 4:50 pm. Theshootings continued into Monday, leaving a dozen people dead and forty three injured, twelve of which were in critical condition. According to Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Chicago PD, most of the shooting took place in neighborhoods “with historical gang confli ts in the South and West sides of Chicago.”

According to the Daily News, 45 guns had been confi cated since the violence began on Friday night. The e have been no indictments thus far, although the police have apprehended multiple suspects, and there have been some promising leads in some of the cases.

According to the New York Post, there have been 4,000 people shot in Chicago this year, more than 700 of them died as a result of their injuries, a substantial increase from the 500 homicide deaths the Windy City saw last year

Gun violence was a major reason why Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s, approval ratings dived to 35% a year after he has been reelected

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson reported that many of the shootings had been gang related, with gangs instigating the retaliation of rival gangs in a ping pong match of vengeance and bloodshed. “They were targeted knowing full well that individuals would be at the homes of family and friends celebrating the holidays. This was followed by several acts of retaliation.”

Johnson cited the lack of deterrence for repeat gun violations as a major factor in the bloodshed that ensued over the weekend, as according to him, repeat offenders are not getting stiff enough sentences.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the attack in the East

Chatman neighborhood left James Gill, 18 and his brother, Roy Gill, 21 dead, three others were wounded at the Christmas gathering. Anthony Gugliemi, a Chicago PD spokesman stated that “Ninety percent of those fatally wounded had gang affiliations, criminal histories, and were pre-identifie .” He noted that the only remedy for the unacceptable amount of violence would have to be harsher sentences for repeat offenders. “While we have promising leads, this unacceptable level of gun violence demonstrates the clear and present need for policymakers to….give Chicago the See Is Rahm Emmanuel , page 36

Obama’s 11th Hour Executive Orders & Political Maneuvering Designed to Tie Trump’s Hands Continued from page 1 In what appears to be a desperate, eleventh-hour flurry of regulations that are specifical y crafted to place “tacks on the road” in front of Trump as he prepares to hand over the Oval offic on January 20, Obama has issued executive orders and offered diplomatic snubs.

The Daily Mail also reported that the 110-year-old Antiquities Act was utilized by Obama this week to unilaterally declare the existence of two national monuments in Utah and Nevada. This move has severely irked the GOP in both states as they view it as a land-grab permanently etched in as law without

any prior consultation.

The implications of his move puts 1.65 million acres of U.S. land off-lim ts to energy exploration, cattle grazing and other development, as was reported by the Daily Mail.

Last Wednesday, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) said Wednesday in a statement that, “This midnight move is a slap in the face to the people of Utah, attempting to silence the voices of those who will bear the heavy burden it imposes.”

Obama also snuck in an order to on December 20th to ban oil and gas drilling across hundreds of millions of acres owned by the federal government in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Just

days after this, Obama abrogated the remnants of a Bush administration program that obligated adult males from Muslim countries to register with the immigration authorities.

the sudden whirlwind of activity at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

'I think within the last couple of days you see this flurry of activity by a "tough" President Obama as he exits the offi ,'

Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) said that Obama’s utilization of the 110-year-old Antiquities Act to unilaterally declare the existence of two national monuments in Utah and Nevada was “a slap in the face to the people of Utah, attempting to silence the voices of those who will bear the heavy burden it imposes.”

Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway said that Obama’s moves appeared to be efforts to box in President-elect Trump, who will now have to decide whether to lift the sanctions on Russian intelligence agencies when he takes office next month.

Obama had Samantha Powers (his representative at the United Nations) abstain on Security Council resolution 2334 which declared that all lands liberated by Israel subsequent to the 1967 war are now deemed “illegal.”

The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System will soon fall into obsolescence from the nation's regulatory books. According to a report in the Daily Mail, it was to have served as a sensible framework that Trump's aides could use to fulfill a campaign promise to track immigrants and visa holders from terror-prone nations – part of a philosophy he called 'extreme vetting' as he ran for the White House.

Conway took a dim view of

she refle ted.

'And I guess is just burnishing his last couple of moments,' she mused, cautioning that Trump 'will have an opportunity to re-examine our relationship geopolitically, across the globe' once he takes offi .

She specifical y took aim at the Russia sanctions, wondering aloud if they will have much effect.

'This is great political fanfare and largely symbolic, but will it have impact? Will these sanc-

tions have impact? ' Conway asked.

It’s unclear how many of Obama’s late actions Trump will able to reverse upon taking offi .

According to a report on Th Hill web site, should Trump seek to scrap the sanctions on Russia next year, it could trigger a fight with congressional Republicans, who mostly praised the retaliatory steps on Thursday even as they lambasted the Obama administration’s foreign policy.

Senior administration officials argued that any effort to roll back the sanctions would be “inadvisable” because they apply to Russian intelligence agencies working against America’s na-

tional interest.

“Hypothetically, you could reverse those sanctions,” one officia told reporters. “But it wouldn’t make a lot of sense.”

The U.N. vote on Israeli settlements is another late move

by Obama that complicates Trump’s policy goals.

But even if Trump follows through on changing U.S. policy toward Israel, it’s unlikely he will be able to repeal the U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements.

To do so, he would need to convince nine members of the Security Council — and the four other members with veto power, See Obama’s 11th Hour Executive , page 38

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Former Argentine President Faces New Probe Over AMIA Bombing

UK Ambassador to EU Quits Ahead of Brexit Vote By: i24 News

Argentine appeals court orders new investigation into charges that former President Kirchner obstructed probe into 1994 AMIA bombing

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By: Ben Ariel

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n Argentine appeals court last Thursday ordered a new investigation into charges that former President Cristina Kirchner obstructed a probe into the 1994 bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center that killed 85 people, AFP reports.

She is accused of conspiring to protect high-ranking Iranian official suspected of ordering the Hezbollah to carry out the attack.

Kirchner, Argentina's president from 2007 to 2015, allegedly received oil and trade benefits from Iran in exchange for signing off on a deal that enabled the suspects to avoid prosecution.

The accusations were first leveled by the late prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found dead the night before he was due to present them to Congress in January 2015.

In early 2013, Argentina's congress approved, at the request of the executive branch, an agreement with Tehran to form a truth commission to investigate the bombing.

Leaders of Argentina's Jewish community, which at 300,000 people is the largest in Latin America, have criticized the accord and a year later, in 2014, an Argentine court declared the agreement to be unconstitutional.

Iran, for its part, has denied

An Argentine appeals court last Thursday ordered a new investigation into charges that former President Cristina Kirchner (pictured above) obstructed a probe into the 1994 bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center that killed 85 people

involvement in the AMIA attack.

Kirchner likewise denies the allegations against her.

Four lower courts had thrown the case out on grounds there was no evidence a crime had been committed.

But the new decision reopens a murky case that has dogged Kirchner since her presidency, a day after she was charged in a separate corruption case.

The three judges also ordered the case be removed from the court of their colleague Daniel Rafecas and transferred to a randomly selected judge.

Rafecas threw out the original request to reopen Nisman's case, brought by the Delegation of Argentine Jewish Associations (DAIA).

The unsolved bombing at the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires was the deadliest terror attack in Argentine history.

No one has been convicted for the bombing, which wounded 300 people.

Nisman's death also remains unsolved nearly two years later.

The case was transferred in September to federal investigators, who are now tasked with determining whether it was a suicide or homicide.

Nisman, who had ordered arrest warrants for Iranian official including ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was found dead on his bathroom fl or with a bullet through his head.

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Record of Over 2 Million People Visited Auschwitz Museum in 2016

Britain's ambassador to the European Union, Ivan Rogers, has resigned less than three months before the UK is due to trigger the process to leave the bloc

institutions and the single marHilary Benn, who chairs ket unless alternative arrange- parliament's Brexit scrutiny ments have been agreed. committee, told BBC radio the resignation was "not a good Officials react thing".

"The government will have Rogers had been in his post since November 2013, having to get its skates on to make sure previously served as prime there is a replacement in place minister David Cameron's Eu- so he or she can work with Sir Ivan in the transition, the hanrope adviser since 2011.

Aled Williams, the former dover," he said.

"But the hard work is going spokesman for Britain's EU embassy, said Rogers' departure to start very soon, because if was a "big loss" to the Brexit Article 50 is triggered, as the government says it wishes to, negotiations.

"Not many Brits know the by the end of March, then neins and outs of Brussels better gotiations will probably begin shortly thereafter. than Sir Ivan," he said.

"And having a handover in "Sir Ivan never sugar-coated his advice: had the credibility to the middle of that, depending tell his political bosses how he See German Interior Minister , page 37 saw it in Brussels."

German Interior Minister Proposes Domestic Security Shake-Up

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ore than 2 million people from all over the world visited the Auschwitz Museum

Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp

it is necessary to re-listen to the darkest warnings from the past,” said Piotr Cywinski, director of the museum, in a statement announcing the museum census for 2016.

Last week, a Polish organization fi hting for fathers’ rights compared Auschwitz to the obligation to pay alimony. On its website the group posted a photo of the entrance gate of the camp, where the sign “Arbeit macht frei” or “Work makes you free,” was changed to “Work on alimony makes you free.”

ritain's ambassador to the European Union, Ivan Rogers, has resigned less than three months before the UK is due to trigger the process to leave the bloc, a source told AFP. EU countries believed it could take up to 10 years to negotiate a new trade arrangements with the departing UK. But Prime Minister The esa May's spokesman insisted a deal could be done within two years that would allow Britain to trade with and operate within the single European market.

May says she wants to begin the formal process of withdrawing from the EU, which can take up to two years, by the end of March.

She said last month that she was planning to negotiate both Brexit and Britain's future relationship with the EU by 2019 but a transition period may be required after that.

The nation's Supreme Court is set to rule this month on whether parliament's approval is required for May to trigger the exit process.

If May triggers Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, giving formal notific tion of Britain's intention to leave the bloc, by the end of March, a two-year countdown will begin after which Britain will leave all the

By: Walter Metuth

Auschwitz Museum reports more than 2 million visitors in 2016, the most in the history of the museum

in 2016.

The 2,053,000 visitors is a record number in the history of the museum, which this year will mark the 70th anniversary of its creation, the museum said in a statement on its website.

The top ten countries from which visitors came were Poland, with 424,00; the United Kingdom, with 271,000; the United States, with 215,000; Italy, with 146,000; Spain, with 115,000; Israel, with 97,000; Germany, with 92,000; France, with 82,000; the Czech Republic, with 60,000; and Sweden, with 41,000.

The numbers include 61,000 organized tour groups, and individually conducted tours by museum guides for 310,736 people, according to the museum. In addition, some 150 movie crews produced documentaries at the museum and memorial last year.

“In today’s world, torn by confli ts, increased feeling of insecurity and strengthening of populist tones in public discourse,

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Fathers are demanding the elimination of the obligation to pay maintenance for those fathers fighting for custody of their children.

The Museum protested on Facebook and asked for the removal of the doctored photo.

“The use and instrumentalization of the tragedy of Auschwitz is sad and inappropriate, and painful for many people, including those who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz,” said the post on Facebook.

(JTA)

ermany's interior minister is proposing a security shake-up that could include creating "federal departure centers" to ease the deportation of rejected asylum-seekers and centralizing the country's domestic intelligence agency.

Interior Minister Th mas de Maiziere's suggestions in a guest article Tuesday in the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung followed last month's attack on a Berlin Christmas market.

Thegovernment has promised to examine whether laws need to be changed following the Dec. 19 attack that killed 12 people.

A failed Tunisian asylum-seeker is the prime suspect. Th Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The proposals from de Maiziere, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party, center on giving federal authorities greater power on domestic security issues — responsibility for which is spread between the federal government and 16 state governments.

Deportations are now the responsibility of state authorities.

De Maiziere called for better cooperation, suggesting federally run "departure centers" close to airports that could handle deportees in their "final days or weeks" in Germany.

Candles and flowers to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack on 19 December 2016 have been placed at the Christmas market near the Memorial Church in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.

Each state has its own branch of the domestic intelligence agency, in addition to its federal offi . De Maiziere called for a discussion of putting it entirely under federal control, and also urged greater powers for the federal police to conduct traffic controls away from border areas.

At European Union level, de Maiziere advocated a "real mass-influx mechanism" to enable quicker handling of large numbers of migrants. He argued that countries should be considered safe if there's a "safe place" there with "humane and safe reception conditions," for example at facilities for which the EU could be partly responsible.

It's unclear how much traction de Maiziere's ideas will gain. A national election is expected in September and the conservatives' main rivals, the center-left Social Democrats, are part of the current governing coalition.

Germany's states, regardless of political color, are reluctant to give up powers.

Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, the Social Democrats' leader, questioned the wisdom of concentrating now on a major security restructuring.

He said he was concerned that "if we started with this, security authorities would be preoccupied with themselves for a few years rather than hunting criminals and terrorists."

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Great wine doesn’t need to cost a bunch.

In 1925, Yankel Hirsh Segal and his family emigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv. Brothers Elhanan and Yehezkel established Israel’s first distillery in the German colony Sharona in Tel Aviv.

Their experience and reputation led them, in the 1930s, to be asked by the French rulers to set up distilleries in Beirut and Damascus. In 1954, the family decided to concentrate on wine production.

The winery moved to Ramla, and was called the Zvi Vineyard. The name was later changed to Segal Wines. All the winery’s bottles bear the Segal wine logo, reproduced in Zvi Hirsh’s own handwriting.

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HIS STORY New York City has 121,000 blocks. He’s walked all of them. But when it comes to teaching, he still asks for the introductory sociology class. “It gives me the chance to turn people on to what I love doing most.”

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Author or editor of 15 books, including The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City.

GOAL “You get students to realize their dreams by encouraging them to ask questions...If I don’t have the answers, we’ll find someone who does.”

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Israeli Billionaire Benny Steinmetz Under Israel Declassifies Documents on Missing House Arrest in Guinea Bribery Case Yemenite Children from the 1950s By: Jason Cornreich

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enny Steinmetz, one of Israel’s richest business men, with an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, has been detained and is now under house arrest until January 2 on suspicion that he paid bribes to Guinean officia in order to secure accesses to Guinean ore-deposits. The Israeli tycoon has been under investigation since 2008 since the now deceased president, General Lansana Conte, awarded his company, BSG Resources (BSGR) a three year exploration permit after ordering that it be relinquished from the British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto Group. In 2014, Steinmetz paid $160 million for mining rights in the Simandou region. A 2014 investigation by the Guinean government deter-

The renewed probe into BSGR’s activities by the Israeli government came about as a result of its suspicion that Steinmetz is “suspected of giving tens of millions of dollars in bribes to senior public sector employees” and laundering money in order to secure the rights to a profitable ore deposit in the Simandou region

By Ilana Siyance

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n Wednesday Dec 28th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the initiative to declassify roughly 200,000 documents pertaining to the nearly 1,000 Yemenite children missing since the 1950s. A website open to all has been created, with a simple search engine to look for information on missing children whose families had requested the government investigate the matter, as per the Times of Israel. Th information may be accessed at Benny Steinmetz, one of Israel’s richest business men, with an www.archives.gov.il/yco/ Tho e estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, has been detained and is families, who did not petition now under house arrest until January 2 on suspicion that he the government but suspect the paid bribes to Guinean officials in order to secure accesses to same, can ask for the State ArGuinean ore-deposits chives for relevant information. mined that Steinmetz bribed to company.

The e are also plans to open a Rio Tinto since come un- DNA bank to dispel ambiguity. the late president’s wife and had paid $160 million for the min- der similar scrutiny in recent ing rights, subsequently selling months after the head of depart51% of the share to a Brazilian ment that oversees the mining “For a long time there has mining company, Vale for $2.5 region in dispute in the West been an outcry of families African state, Alan Davies was million. saying that keeping BSGR was also sued by Rio suspended in mid-November of the documents secret Tinto, in a similar suit that al- this year over allegation that he was a big mistake,” said leged that their mining rights had paid bribes to Francois de Regional Cooperation had been revoked as a direct Combert, personal advisor to Minister Tzachi Hanegbi. result of Steinmetz’s scheme. the Guinean president.

The renewed probe into Bloomberg reported that U.S District Judge had dismissed BSGR’s activities by the Israeli Most of the children were the lawsuit on account of it ex- government came about as a members of Yemenite families ceeding the statuette of limita- result of its suspicion that Stein- who recently immigrated to the tion and also because Rio Tinto metz is “suspected of giving tens young state, from1948 to 1954. had failed to produce evidence of millions of dollars in bribes The parents were told that their that there had been a sustained children died in the hospital, See Israeli Billionaire Benny , page 36 pattern of racketeering by the but it is suspected that they were

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the initiative to declassify roughly 200,000 documents pertaining to the nearly 1,000 Yemenite children missing since the 1950s.

illegally adopted. “For a long time there has been an outcry of families saying that keeping the documents secret was a big mistake,” said Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi.

“I don’t think there was an organized political effort to steal kids from their parents. But the fact is about 1,000 children disappeared with no grave, no reason for death, no funeral, no body.”

Th ee former government inquiries into the affair failed to find evidence that children were illicitly taken and given up for adoption. Th documents were sealed in 2001 by a state commission until the year 2071.

In early November, the Israeli cabinet unanimously approved the release of the classified doc-

uments to shed light on the tragic disappearance and alleged forced secularization of the Yemenite children.

The Jewish Voice was among the newspapers that published editorials to beseech the Israeli government to final y come clean and release the files. “Today we right a historic wrong,” said PM Netanyahu. “For close to 60 years people did not know the fate of their children, in a few minutes any person can access the pages containing all the information that the government of Israel has.” Hanegbi, who headed the project, stated, “I’m not sure it will heal wounds, but at least it will remove distrust and suspicion that information is being hidden.”

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Netanyahu: Relations With US Remain Solid By: Ilana Messika

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midst the most severe diplomatic crisis with the United States in memory, Prime Minister Netanyahu said on Thursday that he is “grateful to the American people” for the country’s ongoing military aid to Israel and insisted that relations between Washington and Jerusalem continue rest on fi m ground.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the 173rd Israel Air Force pilot’s course, Netanyahu tried to reassure Israelis that a strong military represents security in a turbulent and changing region and world.

“Try to imagine the events that occurred over the last six years throughout the Arab world without the State of Israel,” said the prime minister.

“Upheaval and abrasion would have washed over this strip of land, along with our neighbors, and that includes the Palestin-

Netanyahu said on Thursday that he is “grateful to the American people” for the country’s ongoing military aid to Israel and insisted that relations between Washington and Jerusalem continue rest on firm groun .

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Record Numbers Flood Ben Gurion Airport in 2016 By: Andrew Friedman

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7,387,971 international passengers passed through Ben Gurion Airport in 2016, according to statistics released Sunday by the National Transportation Authority.

The numbers represent an 11 percent rise over 2015. Including domestic travel, more than 17,387,971 international passengers passed through Ben Gurion 18 million people utilized the Airport in 2016, according to statistics released by the National country’s main airport last year. Transportation Authority. The numbers represent an 11 percent Leading destinations for trav- rise over 2015. Including domestic travel, more than 18 million el to and from Israel included people utilized the country’s main airport last year.

Turkey (1.6 passengers, most Currently, more than 100 wanting to expand their services of whom were in transit), the Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the 173rd Israel Air United States (1.45 million), airlines serve 135 international to include Israel.

Force pilot’s course, Netanyahu tried to reassure Israelis that a Thirty-six percent of travGermany (1.2 million), Italy (1.5 destinations – numbers that are strong military represents security in a turbulent and changing million). One million passen- unusual for an airport of Ben elers check in for fli hts from region and world. Photo Credit: Yissachar Ruas gers travelled to both Russia and Gurion’s size. But spokespeople home via the internet, and nine ians. So Israel is not a cause of has lashed out strongly at Pres- France. Top airlines included for the Authority said that infra- percent use kiosks in the deinstability in the region. To the ident Obama and Secretary of Israel national carrier El Al (5.5 structure and security work at partures hall. Ninety percent of contrary: Israel is the anchor State John Kerry for what they passengers), Turkish Airlines the airport would allow Israel to passengers on low-cost airlines of stability in the region, of se- said was a “betrayal” of Israel (932,000), Easy Jet (719,000), further expand air travel in and checked in online and printed curity of the region, it is the by refusing to veto a lopsided Aerofl t (704,000), Arkia out of the country, and to ac- boarding passes at home.

Uvda International Airport, force that prevents the further anti-Israel resolution by the UN (650,000) and Israir (548,000). commodate additional airlines near Eilat, registered 128,595 collapse and this is understood Security Council last Friday, travelers during 2016, a 97.8 by many, many people around said the diplomatic clash has not percent spike over 2015. the world and of course, by the undermined relations between Transportation Minister YisUnited States.” said Netanyahu the countries.

“Even when there is strong rael Katz said “We are entering during the ceremony held at the fi h year of the “open skies” Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev. disagreement between us, it reagreement with the European The ceremony for the new fle ts the depth of the support Union…. In contrast to all the pilots occurred an approximate of the American people. I look predictions, Israeli citizens have two weeks after the Air Force forward to working with the benefitted from the agreement, (IAF) welcomed the newest ad- new administration to further and Israeli airlines have not sufdition to Israel’s air force fleet strengthen the security of the fered losses. To the contrary – the F-35 fi hter jet, known in two countries. A strong Israel is they have added fli hts to many Hebrew as the “Adir,” as part of an asset to the United States and Currently, more than 100 airlines serve 135 international international destinations.” the US military aid deal signed destinations – numbers that are unusual for an airport of Ben in September. Netanyahu, who See Netanyahu: Relations With , page 36 Gurion’s size (TPS)

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Obama’s Sabotage of the Transition

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ever before in recent memory has a de- consequences.

And what happens after the 20th when Trump parting president announced he is remaining in D.C. to continue politick- attempts, with congressional and grass roots suping (read harassing) against his suc- port, to undo Obama's directives, legislation and cessor. Just after the recent election Obama said: foreign policy blunders of the past eight years?

"I promise you that next year Michelle and I are ObamaCare, man made global warming, fossil going to be right there with you and the clouds fuel exploration, immigration, education, the are going to start parting and the sun is going to minimum wage, taxation, employment and nucome back out and we're going to be busy, in- merous other of Obama's failing policies are sure volved in the amazing stuff that we've been do- to enrage the Progressives. And BHO apparently will be the leading ing all these years force behind the before." Back in torpedoing of the 2008, then Presinew president's dent-elect Barack policies.

Obama said his Fresh out of victory marked, offi , with his "the moment when current staff and the rise of the up-to-date conoceans began to tacts intact, he will slow and our planwield a powerful et began to heal." resistance to any Strange that this domestic changes. uninformed morThis now private tal assigns to him- Obama and his crew vow to throw monkey self, the powers of wrenches into whatever plans President Trump has in citizen will not be hampered by the G-d and ends up store for this nation. rules in place when fl t on his face in trying to flim-flam us with his divine powers. he sat in the White House. He will speak his new We've seen others before him don the mantle of found inflammatory mind to and be on the tube heavenly dominion. And they've tended to all be of the ever worshipping main-stream-media on dangerous! But this man, an ex-president, will be a daily basis.

However, as Jews and supporters of Israel, enormously powerful and will have the backing of nearly one half of the nation together with we've got to think ahead and wonder if he will his party's zombie-like, malicious legislators in be the key American spokesman for the terrorist Palestinians. Their causes are backed by the congress.

Most presidents when leaving office at least oil flushed, wealthy Muslim countries and to feigned respect for and wished their replace- the Obamas, one way to continue their billionments well, no matter the rancor during the aire life style is to rake in the ever plenty bucks campaign. Obama and his crew vow to throw of these nations. He has, for the last eight years monkey wrenches into whatever plans President been rather overtly but necessarily cautious in Trump has in store for this nation. Let's start the support of the Palestinians, Hamas and Hezwith the upcoming transition of power when bollah. But now without presidential restraints Trump is sworn in on January 20th. An amal- he will have no restrictions on his verbalizing gamation of many radical groups under the tag, his umbilical-cord support for them and against "Disrupt 20" have joined with activist Michael Israel.

All we can do, from this moment on is to supMoore for "a Non-Peaceful Trump Transition" port Trump, his policies and his incoming adon inauguration day.

And what greater opportunity than for ministration in their efforts to "Make America the embedded Islamist radicals to join in this Strong Again!" and for his avowed determinaplanned chaos. As a result of these threats there tion to stand behind Israel. The intentions of the is a danger to the thousands of innocent peo- formidable United Nations and the seemingly ple attending this event. Yet the current sitting indefatigably anti-Israel/Jew Obama have to be president has not uttered a word of restraint clearly understood and defeated by our staunch against these extremists and their planned ac- verbal backing of the new president. May G-d tions. Silence is acceptance of the actions and the bless him and his administration!

Schumer’s Hypocrisy and Trump’s Cabinet

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enate confi mation hearings are scheduled to begin next week but Sen. Schumer has set stumbling blocks when the Judiciary committee sits down to begin the process.

The minority leader will target aggressively eight of President Trump's nominees to what he calls a "rigged cabinet." Of course, every president sort of "riggs" his cabinet by choosing individuals of his choice.

This idea suddenly stumps Schumer who must recall back in 2009 when Obama's handpicked cabinet nominees were unanimously confi med (that means all Republican senators voted "Aye!") on Inauguration Day and five more later that same week all without bickering and bloodletting. Back then, Republicans did not waiver on nor did they demean or request reams of paperwork, tax records and such from Obama's selections. Perhaps Schumer doesn't recall the days when losers in sports or politics graciously accepted their losses with class and wished their victors well.

He also should take notice of his predecessor, Harry Reid's accomplishment back in 2013 when Democrats out-numbered Republicans in the Senate and they instituted the "Nuclear Option" which eliminated filibusters for all presidential nominations except Supreme Court justices. Th t meant that a simple majority of 51 votes instead of 60 is necessary to confi m executive appointments. So with 52 members of their party sitting in the Senate, Trump's cabinet will get confi med as long as all Republicans vote along party lines. Senator Richard Shelby (R-ALA) stated correctly at that time referring

to the change, "Democrats won't be in power in perpetuity."

So, Chuckie Boy is blowing a bit of wind in his planned obstruction process. Schumer, himself, back in 2009 called for Obama's then Treasury Secretary nominee, Tim Geithner, to be confi med "as quickly as possible” despite his taxes not being paid for many years.

Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) insisted in 2008 that Department of Justice nominees should be confi med before Inauguration Day "for the good of the American people." Former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) also praised the idea of holding nomination hearings before Inauguration Day, saying in 2008: "I don't think it's a bad precedent to be setting given the issues we are facing today, but also to allow an administration to get up and moving as quickly as possible." And not to be outdone, Sen. Feinstein (D-Cal) said in 2015 that the Senate has always had the tradition of moving Cabinet nominations, "as quickly as we possibly could" at a confi mation hearing for Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

The Sore-Loser Party has still not recovered from their losses on Election Day. they want to prevent the turnover of policies such as ObamaCare, immigration, taxation and our foreign relations as long as possible. Th t process will set them back still further politically in the minds of Americans who will eventually see that President Trump is focused in on "Making America Great Again!" And it looks like he'll have to do it without the support of the Progressive Democrats who are still huddled in the corner sucking their thumbs.

JANUARY 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor Wants John Kerry to “Get Lost!!”

Dear Editor: John Kerry's seemingly ad-nauseam, unending, "Two State Solution" harangue-ish monologue in order to try to placate Jewish Democrats did nothing but ramp up his party's obsession with destroying Israel by reiterating the usual talking points of the Palestinians and their Islamist buddies. He never mentioned the word "terror" when discussing the Palestinians. Rather he unashamedly equated Arab "incitement" with the building of settlements.

He mentioned the need for Israel to continue to treat their Arab/Muslim citizens with respect yet he failed to discuss Mahmoud Abbas' promise not to ever have a Jew even enter a future Palestine. Sort of like the Saudis. He never mentioned that no Israel elected leader, in nearly 70 years ever called for the death or slaughter of the so-called Palestinians. Abbas recently called for, "Jewish blood to run through the streets of Jerusalem."

He never brought to the attention of his listeners the kids in Ma'alot who were slaughtered by Palestinians, the Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes, the beheading of the 5 members of the Fogel family, and so on and so on. He needn't try to equate Palestinian terror with Israeli terror.

Other than Dr. Baruch Goldstein, who 23 years ago was condemned by every Israeli

leader and Jewish leader around the world, Jewish terrorism is non-existent.

He never mentioned the results of the many "peace" conferences between Israeli and Palestinian leaders that have always resulted in Israeli concessions and Palestinian walk-outs or their refusal to comply with their signed agreements. He brought up the the Oslo Accords but omitted the fact that the Palestinians have never fulfilled even one of their commitments to that pact.

Although bashing Netanyahu, he neglected to congratulate Bibi for ceasing the construction of new housing for Jews for over 10 months in accordance with Obama's demands with Abbas ignoring this opportunity to sit down with the Israeli leader.

He closed his manicured eyes to the many polite requests on the part of Bibi to meet with the Palestinian leadership to work out solutions. So who's at fault for the lack of "creating two states living side by side in peace and security? " If I hear that meaningless, useless, ridiculous phrase one more time, I'll puke!

So, for the moment, Mr. Kerry, go get another haircut, another Heinz-paid-for-newsuit and go back to your yacht moored in Connecticut to avoid the high taxes in Massachusetts. In other words, "Get Lost!!

Alan Jamison

Is Grateful to The Jewish Voice Dear Editor: I'm grateful that you have afforded me the opportunity this past year to express my views via your letters to the editor section along with others who may have different opinions on the issues of the day. Th nks to you, an ordinary citizen like myself has the freedom to comment on the actions and legislation of elected official Public official use taxpayers dollars to promote their views, via mass mailings of newsletters, news releases, letters to the editor and guest opinion page columns. In many cases, they are produced or written by campaign or office staffers who are paid for by taxpayers.

The rest of us have limited time to submit a letter. Let us thank those few brave souls

who are willing to take on the establishment and powerful special interest groups in the pages of your letters to the editor section.

Th y fill a valuable niche in the information highway.

Patronize their advertisers; they provide the revenues necessary to keep them in business. Let them know you saw their ad. This is what helps keep our neighbors employed, the local economy growing and provide space on a weekly basis for your favorite or not so favorite letter writers.

In the marketplace of ideas, let us hope there continues to be room for everyone including our own Jewish Voice.

Sincerely, Larry Penner

Saying Goodbye to 2016 Dear Editor: The year 2016 was a doozy. It was a roller coaster ride on steroids. It appeared as if everything that could go wrong either did go wrong or, was going to go wrong in the very next hour. As a committed Conservative, it looked as if my (our) worst fears were going to happen, 100% guaranteed.

I was all about appealing to the Creator for an act of Divine Intervention - something along the lines of the fog that dropped from the Heavens onto General George Washington and his rag-tag army that was suffering from fatigue, hunger and the most bitter winter conditions imaginable that, against all the odds, was attempting to cross the ice-choked Delaware river to conduct a surprise raid on the enemy Hessian troops hired by England’s King George III to destroy the American Revolutionaries.

As the history was written, the raid was a singular success and it initiated the turn of events that had the Americans eventually win the battle for its freedom from the tyranny of its European oppressor. And, the dense fog that shrouded Washington’s army and permitted it to reach its destination

without being discovered, will stand out in my mind at least, as one the most spectacular examples of a miracle of exquisite timing in all the history of man.

I had the gall, well-intentioned as it was but, some kind of gall nevertheless, to actually wish for a re-visitation of that kind of Divine Intervention that would put our beloved United States of America back on the track again. I was praying for a dense fog, heavy with a debilitating pesticide, to descend over Obama, Hillary and the careless, clueless, something-for-nothing crowd of Socialist nitwits that were dragging our nation down the drain. Did a miracle just occur that was actually the handiwork of the Creator? I kinda, sorta think it did.

My New Year’s Wishes for 2017? A year of giving thanks for the Miracle of November 8, 2016. And, I am committed to working hard to support the good people who will be bringing the good stuff that is coming our way. My heart is full to overfl wing with gratitude. Could it be said that I am a believer? You bet.

Sincerely Mort Kuff

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John Kerry’s Farewell Stab at Israel ident Mahmoud Abbas to no avail, failed to make it into the resolution itself.

A truly balanced resolution and that it was consistent with long-standing U.S. policy. Noth- would have cited Hamas and ing could be further from the the Palestinian Authority by truth. The resolution was vir- name for incitement to genocide tually all about condemning Is- against Jews and committing raeli settlements and declaring or condoning random attacks them to be illegal under interna- on civilians, in violation of the Convention on the Prevention tional law.

A fitting conclusion to a disastrous tenure as Secretary of State By: Joseph Klein

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n December 28th, outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a rambling truth-challenged defense of the Obama administration’s scandalous decision allowing the United Nations Security Council to pass its most egregious anti-Israel resolution yet. Security Council Resolution 2334, which was adopted last Friday, denounced Israel’s settlements activities as illegal and destructive to the prospects of a twostate solution.

Kerry concluded his 73 minute speech by outlining six principles to guide direct negotiations of a final status agreement on all outstanding issues, giving some indication that the Obama administration does not intend to use the Security Council to impose complete parameters for a final agreement or to unilaterally recognize a state of Palestine before a fina agreement between the parties is reached. However, given President Obama’s animus toward Israel, and particularly Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama may still have something up his sleeve to further hurt Israel.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said in reaction to Kerry’s speech that it was "as unbalanced as the anti-Israel resolution passed [at

the United Nations] last week."

Indeed, the Obama administration destroyed all prospects for good faith negotiations directly between the Israelis and Palestinians by facilitating the Palestinians’ lawfare strategy executed through the United Nations.

The anti-Israel Security Council resolution Kerry called “balanced” prejudges all the major issues against Israel under the patina of international law.

Kerry began his speech by declaring, in response to Israeli criticisms of the Obama administration’s abstention on Security Council Resolution 2334, “Friends need to tell each other the hard truths.” Kerry would not know the truth if it hit him in the face. Kerry omitted and misrepresented key facts about the resolution itself and the root cause of the Palestinian-Israeli confli t. He recited Palestinian talking points in lecturing Israel for expanding settlements where he said they do not belong, including in so-called “East Jerusalem.”

He went so far as to accuse Israeli leaders, whom he called “the most right-wing in Israeli history,” of deliberately setting about to systematically take over the West Bank, with policies leading toward one state under Israeli rule.

Kerry claimed that the fina text of Security Council Resolution 2334 was “balanced”

On December 28th, outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a rambling truth-challenged defense of the Obama administration’s scandalous decision allowing the United Nations Security Council to pass its most egregious anti-Israel resolution yet.

Kerry said in his speech, “We have called for the Palestinians to do everything in their power to stop violence and incitement, including publicly and consistently condemning acts of terrorism and stopping the glorific tion of violence.” However, all of Kerry’s references in his speech to such wrongdoing, which he claimed he had raised with Palestinian Authority Pres-

and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and international humanitarian law.

The anti-Israel settlements resolution did not limit its condemnation of Israeli settlements to the far-flung outposts in the middle of the West Bank that Kerry focused attention on in his speech. To the contrary, the resolution, which Kerry tried to defend, declared that

the “establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagr nt violation under international law." (Emphasis added.)

In consenting to wording declaring that all Israeli settlements since 1967 have “no legal validity” from their inception, the Obama administration sharply departed from the position of past administrations, as well as its own position when it vetoed a similar resolution in 2011.

Kerry, just like UN Ambassador Samantha Power in her remarks to the Security Council following the vote on Resolution 2334, invoked Ronald Reagan’s name to justify the Obama administration’s betrayal of Israel.

True, Ronald Reagan did criticize Israel’s expansion of its settlements on policy grounds.

However, neither he nor any other U.S. president did what President Obama decided to do – effectively use the United Nations Security Council as an instrument to outlaw retroactively all Israeli settlements built since 1967, including apartment dwellings in the Old City of Jerusalem. Indeed, to the contrary, President Reagan had said in 1981 that Israel’s settlements were “not illegal.”

Kerry also attempted to justify the Obama administration’s abstention on Resolution 2334 by citing the Reagan adminis-

Kerry went so far as to accuse Israeli leaders, whom he called “the most right-wing in Israeli history,” of deliberately setting about to systematically take over the West Bank, with policies leading toward one state under Israeli rule. tration decision to abstain on UN Security Council Resolution 605,passed on December 22, 1987 by a 14-0 vote, as a precedent. Resolution 605 had criticized Israel for its actions in what was referred to as "occupied" territories, including in Jerusalem. The e are some superficial similarities. Both resolutions did refer to the Geneva Convention as being applicable to the Palestinian and other Arab territories said to be occupied by Israel since 1967, including in Jerusalem.

Like Resolution 2334, Resolution 605 deemed Israel as the “occupier” of the artificial y divided portion of Jerusalem that Jordan had illegally invaded and attempted to ethnically cleanse until Israel re-unified all of Jerusalem after winning a defensive war against Jordan in 1967. However, there is a big difference between the two resolutions that Kerry chose to gloss over.

See John Kerry’s Farewell , page 37

Obama’s Hail Mary Intercepted by Trump By: Rich Berdan

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n the waning days of the current US Administration, President Obama’s vindictive demeanor is on full display as he raises the sword from his scabbard in one last ditch act of pettiness towards his international adversaries. Obama’s parting shot to cut down the two men who successfully stood up to the President are now facing a UN Resolution in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Presidential Executive Order critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Obama became irate over Netanyahu making his case in opposition to the ill-fated Iranian-nuke deal when he addressed Congress and the American people. Obama, in his fi st attempt to take out Netanyahu, failed to undermine the PM when his accomplices orchestrated their own interference in Israel’s national elections.

Equally, the expulsion of thirty-five Russian diplomats is a meek strategic response to the

This resolution prejudices bilateral negotiations by allowing fodder in an obsessive movement by UN bullies who have passed a disproportionate number of resolutions against the only democracy in the Middle East

alleged cyber-attacks impacting the presidential election. Th Administration’s 29th executive order bypassing Congress has more to do with Putin ignoring Obama and being pushed out of Syrian and Ukrainian sandbox.

Russia only responds to strength. Eventually the expelled diplomats will be replaced with legions of loyal Putinites. If cyber-attacks were truly a matter of national security, Obama would have acted 18 months ago when the hacking was allegedly detected with measures that have real ramifications instead of a hapless ploy just days prior to his departure from the White House. If the hacking was really true, the Russians did us a favor in exposing the truth behind the devious DNC. Politically, the outgoing President’s obvious vindictiveness goes back to his life experience as a community organizer on the streets of Chicago fl unting to his liberal and Democrat constituents that he is still their hero in attempting to delegitimize the Trump victory. At this rate, Obama will further divide the country by leading Black Lives Matter in taking a knee alongside Kaepernick as he perpetrates an unhappy and less than hopeful in America.

In burning down the house upon his departure, Obama has now put Trump in a tough position in either defending the unpopular regime in Russia or abandon his calls for better relations with Putin. Trump, at odds

with cold war Republican dinosaurs in his own party, will reassess the intelligence information, knowing cyber espionage is business as usual for many countries including America, and move to soften Obama’s last minute swipe at Putin by rolling the spat into a larger deal that will be considered a bygone in a Russian-American grand bargain on world aff irs.

evant as he holds fast to Trump’s underlining tone that relations will improve. Smart move!

With Obama turning his back on America’s greatest friend in the Middle East in the unanimous passing of United Nations Resolution 2334, it essentially declares Jewish settlements that are home to some 600,000 Israelis as “illegal” under international law and considered an obstacle

Obama will also be known for his parting shots in purposely boxing Trump in and forcing the President-elect to expend enormous political capital to undo the damage done to our friends in Israel and now forced to make the first gesture in USRussian relations. It is a very selfish and hurtful act just to settle a couple of scores on the way out.

The repairs will be made simpler with the wily Putin once again besting Obama by not stooping to retaliatory expulsions provocatively aimed to further undermine US-Russian relations. Putin has taken the high ground in diminishing Obama as ineffective and no longer rel-

to peace in the region. The scandalous resolution is ill-historical in the attempt to banish Israelis from worshipping and attending the Western Wall, remnants of the Jewish temple built by King Solomon in Jerusalem.

This resolution prejudices bilateral negotiations by allowing

fodder in an obsessive movement by UN bullies who have passed a disproportionate number of resolutions against the only democracy in the Middle East and failed to pass a single resolution against Syria who has seen a half million people killed and up to 5 million people displaced in the last 5 years of war.

This vote will up the ante by further isolating Israel through potential sanctions and rogue boycotts by politically charged institutions.

Secretary of State John Kerry did very little to reassure the Jewish State following the UN vote by scolding Israel as the main perpetrator to the failure of peace and recognition from its Arab neighbors. Instead, he provided lip service in holding the Palestinian Authority to account for rocket attacks following numerous Israeli concessions for peace, sponsoring Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigade as groups responsible for terrorist attacks, pensions to families who kill Jews and naming streets after these killers.

Regardless of this recent resolution, there is a default to two previous UN resolutions. Resolution 181 is a 1947 General Assembly recommendation that proposed the Partition Plan that divided the Jewish territory west of the Jordan River into a Jewish section and large swaths known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the Arabs. The Jewish delegation signed the document and the Arab delegation refused,

therefore Resolution 181, the Partition Plan, is void and not legally binding. The Palestinians had their chance for a homeland and balked. Israel moved forward and declared their state for the Jewish People on May 14, 1948.

After the Six Day War in 1967, Israel alone had defeated Egypt, Syria, and Jordan; capturing the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and East Jerusalem. After the defensive war was fought and won, Israel immediately began the negotiations to return much of the territories to the Arabs. The e voluntary concessions demonstrated Israel’s desire for peace more than territory or influence. Since the West Bank and Gaza were never part of a sovereign nation, and acquired in a defensive war, Israel has the international right to Jewish settlements in these disputed territories. Israel required a secure, unified capital following the war and therefore refused to return East Jerusalem.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 followed and declares that Israel is to remain in occupation of the West Bank and Gaza until such a time that ‘secure and recognized boundaries’ can be drawn. Resolution 242 is silent on Jerusalem which infers that the last U.N. Resolution, 181, remains in effect. Eugene Rostow, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs in 1967 See Obama’s Hail Mary , page 36

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America, We Pay Way Too Much for the United Nations By: Brett D. Schaefer

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ach year the United States gives approximately $8 billion in mandatory payments and voluntary contributions to the United Nations and its affiliated organizations. The biggest portion of this money – about $3 billion this year – goes to the U.N.’s regular and peacekeeping budgets.

If that seems like a lot, it is— far more than anyone else pays And it’s also, in some cases, bad value for money.

The U.N. system for calculating member nations’ “fair share” payment toward its regular and peacekeeping budgets has increasingly shifted the burden away from the vast majority of the 193 members and onto a relative handful of high-income nations, especially the U.S. Indeed some nations pay next to nothing.

Over the last six decades, the share of the U.N. expenses borne by poor or small member states has steadily ratcheted downward to near- microscopic levels. From 1974 to 1998, the minimum mandatory payment for the regular budget for example, fell from 0.04 percent to 0.001 percent. For the peacekeeping budget, the minimum is 0.0001 percent.

In addition, over three quarters of the total U.N. membership get additional discounts, with the cost also shifted to

wealthier countries.

The end result is a hugely skewed bill for U.N. expenses.

In 2015, 35 countries will be charged the minimum regular budget assessment of 0.001 percent which works out to approximately$28,269 each. Twenty countries will be charged the minimum peacekeeping assessment of 0.0001 percent or approximately $8,470 apiece.

By contrast, the U.S. is assessed 22 percent of the regular budget (approximately $622 million) and over 28 percent of the peacekeeping budget (approximately $2.402 billion).

Put another way, the U.S. will be assessed more than 176 other member states combined for the regular budget and more than 185 countries combined for the peacekeeping budget. Who says America isn’t exceptional!

This is more than a complaint about dollars. It’s also about the value received for those outsized contributions. Consider: • An independent academic study assessing best and worst practices among aid agencies ranked U.N. organizations among the worst.

• Numerous reports, audits, and investigations have revealed mismanagement, fraud and corruption in procurement for U.N. peacekeeping.

• Studies and reports have identified U.N. peacekeepers as the source of the cholera outbreak that ravaged Haiti starting in 2010, leaving more than 8,000

dead and more than 600,000 seriously sickened.

• A 2014 study of eight of the nine U.N. peacekeeping operations with a mandate to protect civilians found that peacekeepers “did not report responding to 406 (80 per cent) of [the 570] incidents where civilians were attacked.”

in concealing the issue than in confronting it • Atop all that, U.N. employees enjoy extremely generous benefits and salaries—over 32 percent higher than U.S. civil servants of equivalent rank.

Moreover, the U.N. and its employees enjoy broad protections and immunities and can-

The U.N. system for calculating member nations’ “fair share” payment toward its regular and peacekeeping budgets has increasingly shifted the burden away from the vast majority of the 193 members and onto a relative handful of high-income nations, especially the U.S.

• U.N. personnel have been accused of sexual exploitation and abuse in Bosnia, Burundi, Cambodia, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Kosovo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan. Recent news stories from the Central African Republic and Haiti indicate the problem is still far too common and the U.N. is more interested

not be sued in national courts, arrested, or prosecuted for actions related to their officia duties unless those immunities are waived. Thisplaces an extremely heavy responsibility on the U.N. to self-police, correct, and punish wrongdoing by the organization and its employees.

Unfortunately, oversight and accountability at the U.N. have

historically been weak. And on the rare occasion when internal watchdogs bite, the organization moves to defang them.

Take the case of the Procurement Task Force (PTF) , a special U.N. unit that went to work in 2006 to root out corruption.

It uncovered fraud, waste, and mismanagement involving contracts valued at more than $630 million. It led to misconduct findi gs and convictions of U.N. official Unfortunately the PTF was eliminated in 2008—at the behest of countries angry about PTF actions against their nationals holding U.N. staff positions. The U.N. has not completed any major corruption cases since the PTF was eliminated.

Poor oversight is made worse

by U.N. hostility toward its own whistleblowers. Only a few weeks ago, nine staffers from various U.N. organizations sent a letter to the Secretary-General asserting that the U.N. affords “little to no measure of real or meaningful protection for whistleblowers.”

The U.N. badly needs reform, but the U.S., despite the mammoth checks it writes, can’t reform the U.N. alone. In the one-nation, one-vote world of the U.N., it needs support from other nations. Unfortunately, many of them remain blasé about U.N. budget increases, corruption, and inefficienci because the fin ncial impact on them is miniscule.

To change the institution, the first thing that needs to change is the thumb-on-the-scales system that makes the U.S. the biggest bill-payer, but just one of 193 voting members when it comes to demanding honesty, efficie cy and effectiveness in return for its over-generous payments.

Congress and the Obama administration have both said they want the United Nations to be more transparent and accountable and to use its resources more effectively. To make that happen, major donors must have a greater say in budgetary decisions, and smaller donors must assume financial responsibilities that lead them to undertake budgetary decisions and conduct serious oversight.

Every three years the U.N. General Assembly approves adjustment to its scale of assessments: 2015 is one of those years. The U.S. should not let this opportunity slip away to get more for its money—and make other nations actually try to make the U.N. live up to the image that the organization likes to show the world. (FoxNews.com) (This article was originally published in 2015) Brett D. Schaefer is Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs at the Heritage Foundation and served as an assistant for international criminal court policy from March 2003 to March 2004 in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Israel and the Rising New West – Part II built is political position around its unqualifi d opposition to immigration. For its opposition to party in Sweden. It is the only immigration, the Democrats are party that opposed Sweden’s castigated continuously as racists by their political rivals. recognition of “Palestine.”

A new era that presents Israel with Unprecedented Opportunities By: Caroline Glick (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)

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he Foreign Ministry announced this week that the government was boycotting a delegation of visiting European lawmakers because Kristina Winberg, a member of Sweden’s rightist Swedish Democrats party, was among its members.

In recent weeks, the Foreign Ministry has managed to boycott Sweden’s entire political spectrum. Last week, the ministry announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had rejected Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s request for a meeting due to scheduling difficulties.

Unlike members of Wallstrom’s Social Democratic Party, Swedish Democrats don’t participate in anti-Israel demonstrations where Hezbollah and Hamas flags are prominen Wallstrom richly deserves the government’s unofficia boycott.

Among other things, Wallstrom blamed Israel for the massacres in Paris last November.

While the Foreign Ministry used a procedural excuse to brush off Wallstrom, it threw

diplomatic protocol to the seven winds when it announced that Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely’s scheduled briefi g of the delegation of European lawmakers was canceled due to Winberg’s participation.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said that the Swedish Democrats party “has neo-Nazi tendencies, and therefore the Foreign Ministry decided not to include [Winberg] in the meeting with Hotovely.”

Winberg’s colleague, who included a member of Trump’s transition team, were appalled by the boycott. To protest the move, the entire delegation canceled its meeting with Hotovely.

The delegation was in Israel to participate in a leadership summit in Jerusalem. Due to its position on the Sweden Democrats, the Foreign Ministry caused Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked to cancel her scheduled remarks at the conference.

In other words, the Foreign Ministry adopted and implemented a comprehensive, public and undiplomatic boycott of the rightist party.

It is unclear who stands behind this policy. But whoever is responsible should be subjected to a career review. The policy is as destructive to Israel’s national interests as it is unjust to the Swedish Democrats.

The Swedish Democrats party is the only pro-Israel political

Kristina Winberg, a member of Sweden’s rightist Swedish Democrats party, blamed Israel for the massacres in Paris last November.

The Foreign Ministry’s claim that the party has “neo-Nazi tendencies” is tendentious. Earlier this month, the party took the extreme step of banning one of its own lawmakers from the party after she made an antisemitic statement. In the past it disbanded its youth wing and formed a new one amidst allegations of antisemitism. How many Nazi parties expel their members or disband their youth wings for hating Jews? The Swedish Democrats party, which is identifie with the nationalist right, has

The e is every reason to believe there are Jew-haters among the party’s members. But unlike members of Wallstrom’s Social Democratic Party, Swedish Democrats don’t participate in anti-Israel demonstrations where Hezbollah and Hamas flags are prominent. Indeed, they don’t participate in anti-Israel demonstrations at all.

Moreover, they are the fastest growing and largest party in Sweden. This fact makes the Foreign Ministry’s treatment of Winberg not only unjust, but

deeply stupid as well. A mere decade after it won its fi st representation in parliament, the Swedish Democrats have been leading political polls for the past year. And the Foreign Ministry just called it a Nazi party.

Sadly, it isn’t much of a surprise that the Foreign Ministry has failed to read the writing on the walls in Sweden and act appropriately. Our foreign and defense bureaucracies have a storied record of missing major developments. Th y are too busy talking to their bureaucratic counterparts to pay attention to what the public is saying.

In Egypt for instance, no one was more surprised at then-president Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow and the concomitant rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt than the defense establishment, whose members were largely responsible for handling Israel’s bilateral relations with Mubarak.

In the decade or more that preceded Mubarak’s overthrow, anyone paying attention to open source polling data of public opinion in Egypt, or to what was being said in the Egyptian media, was aware of the deep-seated and rising public frustration and disgust with Mubarak, his sons and his cronies. But since the only people that Israel’s defense establishment spoke to were Mubarak, his sons and his cronies, they were taken by complete surprise when he was overthrown and replaced with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Obama will continue to be

Obama will continue to be the president until 12:00 p.m. on January 20. And Israel can expect him to use this time to take the actions against Israel that he has been threatening to take for eight years the president until 12:00 p.m. on January 20. And Israel can expect him to use this time to take the actions against Israel that he has been threatening to take for eight years. One way or another, he will exact his pound of flesh But at 12:01 on January 20, a new era will begin.

And in the coming months, as the next wave of populist right-wing parties rise to power in Europe, the “international community” that has been unanimous in its backing of the anti-Israel policies for a generation will become an altogether different body.

This new era presents Israel with profound, indeed unprecedented opportunities. But if our foreign and defense bureaucrats continue to behave as though nothing has happened, we will fail to benefit from any of them.

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Caroline Glick is the Director of the David Horowitz Freedom Center's Israel Security Project and the Senior Contributing Editor of Th Jerusalem Post.

For more information on Ms. Glick's work, visit carolineglick. com.

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Review: “The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East” Written by: Guy Laron Reviewed by: Rabbi Jack Riemer

today’s sophisticated drones and ciple in the U.S. that political technically advanced hacking leaders should set policy, while equipment. Are civilian govern- military leaders should carry it ments of all countries dominat- out. Yet President-elect Trump uy Laron’s forthcoming ed by the militaries that brief is selecting a cabinet in which book on the 1967 Six- them and persuade them? A generals and business executives Day War— (The SixDay War: The Breaking of the Middle East) fittingly slated for publication in the year of the war’s 50th anniversary—is both impressive and disheartening. And it should be required reading for President-elect Donald Trump.

Thebook is impressive because the author was able to discover an enormous number of documents in the archives of different governments that reveal the thinking of the leaders of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Russia and the U.S. in the days that led up to the SixDay War. Laron’s documentation is so thorough that the reader feels like a fly on the wall, listening in to the conversations that took place within each country.

Yet this book is disheartening because of the realization that none of these countries really meant to go to war, and that in each country, it was the military leadership that forced the political leadership to give in and reluctantly agree, despite their misgivings.

The reader leaves this book “The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East;” by Guy wondering whether any nation Laron; Yale University Press (February 2017); 384 pages; ISBN-10: ever really knows what the other 030022270X; ISBN-13: 978-0300222708 side is thinking, even with all of generation ago, former President seem to predominate. I’m sure Dwight Eisenhower, himself a that Trump is very busy with othgeneral, warned America of the er matters these days, but perhaps Laron’s documentation rising power of what he called this book should be on his readis so thorough that the reader feels like a fly on “the military-industrial complex,” ing list, not only for what it can the wall, listening in to the and this book about the Middle teach him about the Middle East conversations that took East corroborates Eisenhower’s of 50 years ago, but for what it can teach him about America today. place within each country. warning.

Laron explains that in Egypt, There is a fundamental prin-

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the struggle for power was between President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who was primarily concerned with the country’s economic problems and felt that the Egyptian army was tied down in Yemen, and Abdel Hakim Amer, the head of the army, who was eager for a confrontation with Israel. In accordance with the military leader’s agenda, Amer tried to influence Nasser with rumors that Israel was about to invade unless Egypt struck fi st.

In Syria, there was a power struggle between the Ba’ath political party and its rivals, in which the army held the balance of power.

In Jordan, the king wanted to stay out of the 1967 war because he understood how poorly trained and equipped his soldiers were. Yet he was afraid that he would be overthrown by the army if he didn’t enter the war.

In Israel, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol hoped for peace and Foreign Minister Abba Eban wanted to ensure American support before going to war. But on the other side of the argument, defense official Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin and Yigal Allon believed that a surprise attack which destroyed the Egyptian air force on the ground was the only way to win a war that they were certain was inevitable.

Behind all four of these countries were the global superpowers, who sometimes goaded the Mideast nations to fight and at other times cautioned them to have patience. The Soviet Union’s government was evidently divided between two groups that seemed to have contradictory policies. One Soviet group urged the Arab countries to fi ht, and

Israeli reconnaissance forces from the "Shaked" unit in the Sinai region during the 1967 Six-Day War. Credit: Matanya via Wikimedia Commons.

even hyped them up by claiming (without evidence) that Israel was amassing troops on those countries’ borders. The other group was telling Egypt and Syria to stay out of a confli t that they were bound to lose. The U.S., meanwhile, urged patience but made no commitment except vowing to do what it could to keep Russia from intervening. And so Israel, Syria, Egypt and Jordan slipped into war, each one convinced that they needed to do so because the other side was about to attack.

The war was an astonishing success for Israel. It tripled its size by conquering the Sinai, the West Bank, the Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem. Before the war, Israel was bracing for a second Holocaust. After the war, it was suddenly a mighty military force. Israelis who lived in a cramped and crowded country suddenly felt that they had room to breathe—no wonder they were euphoric. But very few people realized at the time that every success also brings problems.

Nobody thought much about the fact that with all this new ter-

ritory that Israel had acquired, the Jewish state had also acquired hundreds of thousands of new and hostile people to govern beyond the 1967 borders. Nobody understood that with the euphoria of 1967 came a settlement movement embodied by the refusal to surrender of any land whatsoever in peace talks. Nobody realized that experiencing humiliating defeat would lead to even more intransigence within the Arab world. And so today—50 years later—the Six-Day War still hasn’t ended.

This book shows that leaders sometimes make decisions on foreign policy for psychological reasons. Sometimes they go to war in order to maintain their personal popularity and their ability to govern. Readers will learn that it’s sometimes much easier for leaders to go to war than to make peace. So perhaps, despite everything else on his calendar right now, this is a book the president-elect should read. At the very least, we ordinary citizens should read it .

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‘Gefilte Manifesto’ Seeks to Make Classic Jewish Food Great Again By: Robert Gluck

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aving paid their dues on the Brooklyn food scene, emerging young chefs Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz are on a mission to reclaim and revolutionize Ashkenazi cuisine.

The millennial duo’s mission starts with their book, “The Gefi te Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods,” which was released in September and could make for the perfect Hanukkah gift as the holiday approaches this month.

Alpern and Yoskowitz, who were featured in Forbes’s “30 Under 30” list for food and wine in 2014, are drawing praise from prominent chefs.

Mollie Katzen—a bestselling author-illustrator of vegetarian cookbook classics such as “The Moosewood Cookbook,” “The

“The Gefilte Manifest ” includes recipes for pantry staples, pickles, breads, soups, dumplings, lighter side dishes, deli sides and specialties, main courses, desserts, and beverages, as well as a chapter on “choosing your own leftover adventure.”

Enchanted Broccoli Forest,” and “The Heart of the Plate: Vegetarian Recipes for a New Generation”—said the new cookbook from Alpern and Yoskowitz “beautifully manages to frame traditional Ashkenazi cuisine with perfect twists and newness.”

“It’s no small feat to retain the character of an old, emotionally held culinary culture while imparting fresh life to the standards,” Katzen told JNS.org.

“Jeffrey and Liz nailed it, not only with outstanding recipes but also with history and stories and context, impeccably written. The passion of yet another generation carries it forward; we Jewish mothers can be collectively entranced, inspired, and proud.”

“The Gefi te Manifesto” includes recipes for pantry staples, pickles, breads, soups, dumplings, lighter side dishes, deli sides and specialties, main courses, desserts, and beverages, as well as a chapter on “choosing your own leftover adventure.”

In 2011, Yoskowitz, Alpern, and Jackie Lilinshtein founded The Gefilteria, a food venture whose mission is to adapt classic Eastern European Jewish cuisine to the values and tastes of a new generation. The initiative launched a reimagined brand of gefi te fish and started hosting

and then got a job working for [cookbook author] Joan Nathan,” Alpern told JNS.org. “I did recipe testing for her, and she got me a job in a pastry kitchen and on a food truck.

ThenI crossed paths with Jeffrey and we both were super on fi e about Jewish foods.”

After hitting it off, Yoskowitz and Alpern would go on to launch The Gefi teria.

Raised in New Jersey by parents who loved Ashkenazi culture, Yoskowitz attended a Jewish day school and became well-versed in traditional Jewish cuisine from a young age.

“My dad took me to the Jewish delis and kinisheries and the Jewish food institutions of New York when I was a child,” he said. “I was always interested in food and even studied the kosher food industry for my senior thesis [at Brown University].

When I graduated I became a farm fellow and moved to Adamah Farm, a Jewish organic farm.”

At Adamah, Yoskowitz became a pickle apprentice, falling in love with the art of lacto-ferThe cover of "The Gefilte Manifesto." Credit: Flatiron Books mentation—a style of pickling GMO olive oil and the highest there was no kosher bakery in and preserving that does not involve vinegar and is the classic quality fish). And we also made her neighborhood.

“I fell in love with baking and style of making the Jewish deli sure it tasted really great.”

Published five years after Th cooking big meals and Jewish pickle.

Pickling helped Yoskowitz Gefi teria’s founding, “The Ge- holiday cooking, and after unifi te Manifesto” is essentially the versity I worked on a magazine discovered the wisdom that is pop-up dining events.

“For us, it all started with gefi te fish” states The Gefi teria’s website. “We took the classic dish and reimagined it, making it colorful, gluten free and responsibly sourced (with non-

food venture’s playbook.

How the authors crossed paths As an undergraduate student at McGill University in Montreal, Alpern baked challah out of her home and sold it because

Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern, authors of "The Gefilte Manifesto." Credit: Lauren Volo.

inherent in Jewish cooking.

“Not only does the pickle have a lot of fl vor, the method of making it relies on a natural occurring bacteria—acidophilus, what’s in yogurt—which is very good for your digestion and is probiotic,” he said. “Growing up eating a pastrami sandwich with a full sour pickle next to it, wow, it’s the best way of helping digest that fatty pastrami sandwich. Th t’s when I learned this tradition has a built in wisdom to it. This inspired me.”

“It was an awakening, where food comes from, the experience creating it,” Yoskowitz added. “Then I got into writing.”

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Co-star of Famed ‘Holocaust’ TV Miniseries Felt He ‘Became a Jew’ By: Rafael Medoff

“Holocaust” were ahead of their time in choosing to include conrecently deceased co- troversial topics that had received star of the most widely relatively little attention until viewed Holocaust dra- then, such as Nazi sexual violence ma in American televi- and the moral dilemmas faced sion history was raised Catholic, by members of the Judenrate, or but said he was so deeply affected Jewish self-governing councils, by the role that he "became a Jew" which the Nazis established. in his view of the world.

Fritz Weaver, who died Nov. ‘I think now 26 in New York City at age 90, like a Jew’ co-starred on “Holocaust,” a Weaver, a native of Pittsburgh, four-part miniseries that aired was a Tony Award-winning on NBC in mid-April 1978. Th Broadway actor whose stage roles miniseries chronicled the fate included Hamlet, Macbeth, and of Europe's Jews under Hitler King Lear. Weaver told the Chithrough the fi tional lives of a cago Tribune in 1978 that he was Nazi war criminal and a German "a changed man" as a result of his Jewish family. Weaver played the role in “Holocaust.” family patriarch, Dr. Josef Weiss.

"I've become a Jew," he said.

Weaver's co-stars included "I think now like a Jew. I read such Hollywood luminaries as the paper like a Jew. I look at the James Woods, as his son Karl, world through the eyes of a Jew. and Meryl Streep, as Karl's Chris- I cannot forget the man I portian wife Inga. “Holocaust” also trayed. I never will." launched the film career of Tovah Weaver said he and his felFeldshuh, who played a young low-actors were "profoundly Jewish partisan fi hter. touched" and "permanently Some Holocaust survivors felt changed" by the experience. that the NBC miniseries failed "Unlike most of their films, they to adequately convey the depth did not shoot this one out of seof Jewish suffering and Nazi quence," he said. "And it was a brutality. Survivor and scholar brilliant thing to do. For slowly, Reuben Ainsztein charged that day by day, we grew into our charthe Buchenwald inmates in the acters. We became the people we miniseries "look so well-fed and were portraying. And you could well-dressed that I would not be see the effects on the others." surprised if the stills are reproWeaver described a number duced in a neo-Nazi pamphlet as of instances in which the actors proof of how decent conditions were overcome by emotion and were." walked off the set, weeping. "One The writers and producers of day as we were leaving the Mau-

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thausen concentration camp, after a day of filmi g, an actor with me asked to stop the car," Weaver recalled. "He said, 'I'm sorry but I must get out here and say a prayer.' We got out at the gates of this horrible camp and looked at it. An unspeakable emotion fell

cannot be forgotten, ever." The he added, "There's another [message], too. And that is hope. For at the end of this film, after the destruction and horror, and pain, the Jews survived. Man survives.

The e is hope. And that must not ever be forgotten either."

The new public interest in Holocaust-related issues provided an important boost to efforts by U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-N.Y.) to facilitate the deportation of suspected Nazi war criminals from the United States. Soon after the broadcast, Congress passed a long-stalled Holtzman bill authorizing the government to deport or exclude immigrants who engaged in Nazi war crimes or who participated in "the persecution of any person on account of such person's religions, race, or national origin."

about slavery and its aftermath.

The broadcast of “Holocaust” stirred public sympathy for Israel and stimulated opposition to President Jimmy Carter's plan to sell advanced jet fi hters to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In the end, however, the sale was narrowly approved by Congress.

Congressional action

“Holocaust,” was a four-part miniseries that aired on NBC in midApril 1978. The miniseries chronicled the fate of Europe's Jews under Hitler through the fictional lives of a Nazi war criminal and a German Jewish family

Fritz Weaver appears in a public service announcement for the United Jewish Welfare Fund in 1979. Credit: YouTube.

upon us. For there the grass is always green because of the bodies buried there."

Shortly before “Holocaust” was broadcast, the cast and crew gathered in New York City to watch the 9 1/2-hour film in its entirety.

"It was terribly emotional," Weaver said. "I cried and cried. We all did." He described the message of the film as showing "what man does to his fellow man—that

“Holocaust,” which was based on a novel by Gerald Green, earned a remarkable 49-percent share of the viewing audience, meaning that it was viewed by approximately 120 million Americans. It was the most-watched Holocaust-related television program in history, and the second most-widely viewed of any television show, after the previous year's "Roots," ABC's miniseries

The new public interest in Holocaust-related issues provided an important boost to efforts

by U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-N.Y.) to facilitate the deportation of suspected Nazi war criminals from the United States. Soon after the broadcast, Congress passed a long-stalled Holtzman bill authorizing the government to deport or exclude immigrants who engaged in Nazi war crimes or who participated in "the persecution of any person on account of such person's religions, race, or national origin."

In addition, Holtzman was able to secure the fi st-ever congressional appropriation, of $2 million, for the Justice Department's thinly staffed and underfunded Nazi War Crime Litigation Unit.

Also at Holtzman's instiga-

tion, the House of Representatives agreed to hold hearings to determine connections between Nazi war criminals and the FBI, the CIA, and the Defense Department. The hearings shed light on the role of those government agencies in bringing Nazis to the U.S. after the war in order to hire them for research and espionage.

“Holocaust” was filmed in Germany and Austria. "One day in Vienna, I took a break from filmi g and walked around the block," Weaver recalled. "I had forgotten I was wearing old baggy clothes and the Star of David on my sleeve. And then I noticed people staring, their mouths dropping as I went by, as if I were a scene from years ago that had come back to haunt them." When “Holocaust” was broadcast in West Germany in January 1979, it stirred a nationwide debate and attracted a viewership of 20 million, approximately half the population.

“Holocaust” won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series, and Streep and two of the other actors also won Emmys.

Weaver, Feldshuh, and three others were nominated, but did not win.

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Theatrical Documentary “Silent NO MORE” Premieres at Carnegie Hall Edited by: JV Staff "I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent . . ." his inspirational quote, a favorite from Rabbi A.Y. Kook, perfectly describes the spirited company of Silent NO MORE, an original “theatrical documentary” that made its New York City premiere in a one-night performance at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on December 15th. This very special evening of storytelling was presented by No Limits, a nationwide non-profit organization that is currently celebrating its 20th year empowering deaf children to speak, dream, achieve, and inspire …

And inspire it did.

Directed by No Limits founder Michelle Christie, this collection of life stories was a celebration of the triumphs of accom-

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plished adults who are affected by hearing loss (several who were alum of the No Limits The atre Program). Focusing more on accomplishment than struggle, Silent NO MORE had a lineup that featured two remarkable young Jewish women: Rebecca Alexander, who was selected as a “2016 Jewish Woman International Woman to Watch”. Ms. Alexander is a psychotherapist with a New York City practice who recently came to national prominence with the release of her memoir Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found. Alexis Cohen, a New Jersey native is an alumna of the No Limits Th ater Group.

Ms. Cohen began the evening, good-naturedly explaining that she was part of “deaf anonymous,” which to her meant being misunderstood and ignored in both the hearing world and the deaf world. She let us know that there are two types of deaf-

ness. The “Big D” and the “little d.” The “Big D” is deaf community who sign only and the “little d” is signing and speaking. Since she is deaf and can speak (but doesn’t sign), she’s in the middle, and therefore anonymous. In her opinion, Deafspeak — the space in the middle — is rare and therefore the most beautiful space to inhabit. She likened herself to a mythical creature – like a unicorn or mermaid.

Later in the evening, a parent advocate, Bridget Stevens Pol-

mythical mermaid, but clearly she is a magical young lady.

Rebecca Alexander spoke about the rare genetic disease (Usher Syndrome Type III) that is the cause of her degenerative deafness and blindness. Losing both sight and hearing since she was a teenager, Rebecca now has only a sliver of vision (10 degrees, while the average person has 180 degrees) and signific ntly deteriorated hearing (though her hearing is now aided greatly by the cochlear

The cast of Silent NO MORE at Carnegie Hall featuring Alexis Cohen far left and Rebecca Alexander, fourth from left. Photo Credit: Arthur L. Field for Hechler Photos.

lack, informed us that currently 75% of High School students affected by hearing loss function academically only at a 4th grade level, and only 8% graduate from college. With a degree from the University of Arizona, Alexis Cohen may not be a

implant she has been wearing since 2013).

Despite life’s challenges, she has fl urished in her practice as a psychotherapist with two Masters Degrees from Columbia University, as an author, a volunteer and advocate, a fitness

instructor and extreme athlete (who once swam from Alcatraz to shore in the San Francisco Bay, and summited Mount Kilimanjaro) and Lululemon Athletica brand ambassador. Her disabilities don’t deter her from accomplishing goals or living a deeply fulfilli g life. As she puts it, “Each day I wake up with challenges, as we all do. The difference is, I embrace these challenges, I accept them, but most importantly, I don’t hide them or feel any lesser for having my disabilities.

My disabilities are part of what makes me so bad ass.”

The cast also featured fivetime American Comedy Award nominee Kathy Buckley, “America’s First Hearing Impaired Comedienne,” John Autry II, an actor many might remember signing John Lennon’s “Imagine” with deaf choir on “Glee,” and Henry Greenfiel , a NJ high school teacher who biked over 3,000 miles cross-country in 50

This very special evening of storytelling was presented by No Limits, a nationwide non-profit organization that is currently celebrating its 20th year empowering deaf children to speak, dream, achieve, and inspire … And inspire it did. days to raise awareness for the work of No Limits.

An evening of poignant storytelling, Silent NO MORE reminds us that our challenges are only a part of who we are, but they won’t define us if we don’t let them. The power of the human spirit is stronger than any adversity.

Learn more about No Limits and Silent NO MORE at http:// www.nolimitsfordeafchildren. org.

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WAR ON TERROR The New Axis of Evil (or Comedy): CAIR, JVP and the Huffington Post By: Steven Emerson

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he Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has final y found a Jewish group it likes.

At its annual banquet on Dec. 17, CAIR gave its new "Defender of Liberty" award to Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).

The Huffington Post ran the original story about this award, continuing its long tradition of running apologias for radical Islamist and Muslim Brotherhood front groups all over the United States as well as promoting virulent anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

In 2012, the Huffington Post

CAIR has repeatedly defended the virulently anti-Semitic Muslim Brotherhood cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has said: "On the hour of judgment, Muslims will fight the J ws and kill them."

UK even hired Mehdi Hasan, a radical Islamist who has also proposed a one-state solution to the

Israeli/Palestinian confli t – one which would lead to the slaughter of the new Jewish minority.

He also was once caught on video calling non-Muslims "animals:" Hasan called on Muslims to keep "the moral high ground," adding: "Once we lose the moral high ground we are no different from the rest, of the non-Muslims, from the rest of those human beings who live their lives as animals, bending any rule to fulfill any desire." And he nefariously blamed Israeli influence for the war in Iraq. David Duke would be proud of the Huffington Post.

CAIR's decision to honor a Jewish group may seem odd to those familiar with its anti-Semitism. Hussam Ayloush, the director of CAIR's Southern California chapter, has used the term "zionazi" to describe Israeli Jews.

CAIR official have repeatedly claimed that Jews control U.S. policy. CAIR has even invited a neo-Nazi, William Baker, to speak at several conferences, and attacked those who pointed out Baker's history. CAIR has repeatedly defended the virulently anti-Semitic Muslim Brotherhood cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has said: "On the hour of judgment, Muslims will fi ht the Jews

and kill them."

Qaradawi has defended suicide bombings and is hostile to Jews, saying: "The e should be no dialogue with these people [Israelis] except with swords."

gotiation...but if the peace process is fl wed, then resistance is necessary," CAIR co-founder and executive director Nihad Awad said in 2001. Awad addressed a rally outside the Israeli embassy

At its annual banquet on Dec. 17, CAIR gave its new "Defender of Liberty" award to Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).

CAIR is vehemently opposed to both the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and to the normalization of relations between Israel and the Palestinians. Despite claims to the contrary, CAIR officials have rejected a two-state solution and justified violence as a means to a legitimate end.

"Our preference is peaceful ne-

in Washington, D.C. in October 2000, at which rallygoers chanted, "Khaibar, Khaibar, Ya Yahud, Jaysh Muhammed Safayood" ("Khaibar, Khaibar, O Jews, the Army of Mohammed is coming for you"), as well as the Hamas slogans, "With our blood and soul we will liberate Palestine," and "with our blood and soul we

will sacrifice our life on your behalf, martyr."

Given CAIR's vehemently anti-Semitic background, it is hard to imagine any Jewish group that would be palatable to this "civil rights" organization, but in Jewish Voice for Peace, it found its perfect match: a Jewish group that is adamantly opposed to Israel and eager to retail Palestinian revisionist history and grievance propaganda against Israel. JVP supports Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) actions against Israel, targeting numerous companies for boycotts because they do business with Israel. It also has supported divestment campaigns on college campuses, succeeding in getting divestment resolutions passed at Hampshire College and Evergreen State College, and engaging in failed divestment campaigns at the University of California Berkeley and the University of California San Diego.

JVP's mission statement calls for "an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem." Echoing CAIR's criticism of the U.S. alliance with Israel, JVP calls on the U.S. government to "stop supporting repressive policies in Israel and elsewhere." It even

Meshaal's organization vowed "to remain faithful to the liberation of Palestine and to keep its weapon directed at the Israeli occupation only." applauded former U.S. President Jimmy Carter for meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, and called on Israeli official to meet with Meshaal as well.

Marking its 28th anniversary, Meshaal's organization vowed "to remain faithful to the liberation of Palestine and to keep its weapon directed at the Israeli occupation only."

Meshaal also rejected peace efforts and wondered how "can anyone possibly have an excuse to abandon the path of jihad?"

"The Palestinians have reached the realization that negotiations with the (Israelis) are useless...the so-called peace process is futile.

The e is no peace. Only the path of Jihad, sacrific , and blood (will bear fruit)," So the fi st Jewish group that CAIR honors is a venomously anti-Israel one that retails propaSee The New Axis of Evil , page 36

Palestinians View UN Resolution 2334 as License to Renew Terror Attacks Against Israel By: Khaled Abu Toameh

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uoyed by the latest United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements as illegal, Palestinian leaders are now threatening to step up their diplomatic warfare against Israel — a move that is sure to sabotage any future effort to revive the moribund peace process. Other Palestinians, meanwhile, view the resolution as license to escalate "resistance" attacks on Israel. By "resistance," of course, they mean terror attacks against Israel.

Palestinians, meanwhile, view the resolution as license to escalate "resistance" attacks on Israel. By "resistance," of course, they mean terror attacks against Israel.

The UNSC resolution sent the following message to the Palestinians: Forget about negotiating with Israel. Just pressure the international community to force Israel to comply with the resolution and surrender up all that you demand.

Meanwhile, the Palestinians are not wasting any time by waiting for the international community to act against Israel on their behalf. Rather, they are thinking of ways of taking advantage of the UNSC vote

to promote their campaign to isolate and delegitimize Israel, especially in the international arena. One thing is certain: Abbas and his Palestinian Authority cronies are not planning to return to the negotiating table with Israel. In fact, they are more belligerent, confrontational and defi nt than ever.

In the days following the UNSC vote, the voices emerging from Ramallah and the Gaza Strip clearly indicate that Palestinians have put themselves on a collision course with Israel.

This bodes badly for any peace process.

Earlier this week, Abbas convened the PLO Executive Committee — a decision-making body dominated by his loyalists — to discuss the implications of the new resolution. Thedeclared purpose of the meeting: to discuss the decisions and strategy that the Palestinian leadership needs to take in the aftermath of the resolution.

The decisions announced following the PLO meeting are a clear sign of the new approach that Abbas and the Palestinian leadership have endorsed. Th Palestinian leaders have chosen the path of confrontation, and not direct negotiations, with Israel. Th y see the UNSC resolution, particularly the US abstention, as a charge sheet against Israel that is to be leveraged in their diplomatic effort to force Israel to its knees.

The PLO decisions include, among other things, an appeal

to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an "immediate judicial investigation into Israeli colonial settlements on the land of the independent

that the UNSC resolution will ensure the "success" of the upcoming French-initiated Middle East peace conference, which is slated to convene in Paris next

The Gaza-based Hamas and Islamic Jihad see the resolution as another step toward their goal of replacing Israel with an Islamic empire. When Hamas talks about "resistance," it means suicide bombings and rockets against Israel — it does not believe in "light" terrorism such as stones and stabbings.

State of Palestine." Another decision envisages asking Switzerland to convene a meeting to look into ways of forcing Israel to apply the Fourth Geneva Convention to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.

The Geneva Convention, adopted in 1949, defines "humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone."

The appeal to the ICC and Switzerland is part of Abbas's strategy to "internationalize" the confli t with Israel, by involving as many parties as possible. In this context, Abbas is hoping

month. For Abbas, the conference is another tool to isolate Israel in the international community, and depict it as a country that rejects peace with its Arab neighbors.

In addition, Abbas and his lieutenants in Ramallah are now seeking to exploit the UNSC resolution to promote boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel: "The PLO Executive Committee renews its call to the world countries for a comprehensive and full boycott of Israeli colonialist settlements in all

fields, as well as all companies working in or dealing with these settlements."

One of Abbas's close associates, Mohamed Shtayyeh, hinted that the UNSC resolution should be regarded as a green light not only to boycott Israel, but also to use violence against it. He said that this is the time to "bolster the popular resistance" against Israel. "Popular resistance" is code for throwing stones and petrol bombs and carrying out stabbing and car-ramming attacks against Israelis.

The UNSC resolution has also encouraged the Palestinians to pursue their narrative that Jews have no historical, religious or emotional attachment to Jerusalem, or any other part of Israel. Sheikh Ekrimah Sabri, a leading Palestinian Islamic cleric and preacher at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, was quick to declare that the Western Wall, the holiest Jewish site in Jerusalem, belongs only to Muslims. Referring to the wall by its Islamic name, Sheikh Sabri announced: "The Al-Buraq Wall is the western wall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Muslims cannot give it up."

While Abbas and his Palestinian Authority consider the UNSC resolution a license to proceed with their diplomatic warfare to delegitimize and isolate Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the two groups that seek the elimination of Israel, are also celebrating. Thetwo Gaza-based groups see the resolution as an-

Abbas and his lieutenants in Ramallah are now seeking to exploit the UNSC resolution to promote boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel other step toward achieving their goal of replacing Israel with an Islamic empire. Leaders and spokesmen of Hamas and Islamic Jihad were among the fi st Palestinians to heap praise on the UNSC members who voted in favor of the resolution.

Th y are also openly stating that the resolution authorizes them to step up the "resistance" against Israel in order to "liberate all of Palestine."

"Resistance is the only means to end the settlements," said a Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip. "We appreciate the position of those countries that voted against settlements." He also seized the opportunity to renew Hamas's demand that the Palestinian Authority stop all forms of cooperation with Israel, fi st and foremost security coordination.

When Hamas talks about "resistance," it means launching suicide bombings and rockets against Israel. The Islamist movement does not believe in "light" terrorism such as stones and knife stabbings against Jews.

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Massive blaze in Queens, NY, destroys Jewish businesses

(JTA) A massive fi e in Queens, New York, destroyed more than a dozen businesses, most Jewish Two men involved in a police owned. chase killed after crashing a stolen car into a synagogue in The blaze that erupted Friday Connecticut early Monday evening in Kew Garden Hills remorning. quired nearly 200 fi efi hters to bring under control.

Car thieves killed Most of the businesses were after crashing car into closed in the predominately OrConnecticut Synagogue thodox Jewish neighborhood (INN) Two men involved in a when the fi e swept through the police chase were killed when they strip mall. The stores included a crashed a stolen car into a syna- restaurant, deli, pizza shop, convegogue in Connecticut early Mon- nience store, law offic and barber shop. day morning.

Th ee fi efi hters were injured According to the New Haven police department, the men were in the blaze.

It is not known what started the carrying a handgun and stole a 2005 Toyota Highlander at about five-alarm fi e, which caused mil12:15 a.m. Monday morning. Th lions of dollars in damage, accordowner of the stolen vehicle was not ing to reports. injured.

The suspects led police on a NATIONAL chase through New Haven, which U.S. Jewish umbrella ended when they crashed the vehicle into the Congregation Beth group calls for canceling upcoming Paris El Keser Synagogue. peace conference The New Haven police department announced that it was turn(JNS.org) The Conference of ing the case over to the Connecti- Presidents of Major American cut State Police Jewish Organizations is calling on French President Francois Hollande to cancel or postpone the upcoming Paris Middle East peace conference, saying it is “ill-conceived, poorly timed and damaging to prospects for peace.”

The Jewish umbrella organization representing 50 member groups also urged President Barack Obama not to participate The NYPD is searching for this in the Jan. 15 conference in the person, who is wanted in French capital, which Israeli officonnection to the New Year's cials will not attend.

Eve heist. (DCPI) “We call on leaders of all the inPolice Investigating vited countries, as well as members $6M Jewelry Heist of the [Obama] administration in Manhattan on and Congress to work to cancel New Year’s Eve the Paris meeting and refocus on (VIN) Police are searching for the parties coming together for dithree men in connection with a rect negotiations without precon$6 million New Year’s Eve jewelry ditions,” Stephen M. Greenberg, chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, heist in midtown Manhattan.

Police say the trio used a pry- executive vice chairman and CEO bar and hammer to break into of the Conference of Presidents, HGK Holdings jewelry wholesaler said in a statement.

Greenberg and Hoenlein added on West 36th Street at about 11 p.m. Saturday. Once inside, police that “it makes no sense” to hold say they removed the $6 million in such a conference when the incoming Donald Trump adminisjewelry from two safes.

There were no reports of any tration will not be there to discuss injuries. Police did not say how the “an essential component of U.S. foreign policy with which it will be safes were opened.

Police are asking anyone with engaged.” Possible outcomes of the

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conference, they said, “would add further uncertainty that will harm future prospects while unnecessarily inserting a new element of instability to the region.”

a white supremacist online forum, and an article titled "Top 10 reasons why the Holocaust didn't happen."

In an interview with NBC News Dec. 27, a spokesman for Google did not directly address the controversy, but said, "We strive to give users a breadth of diverse content from a variety of sources, and we're committed to the principle of a free and open web. Judging which pages on the web best answer a query is a challenging problem and we don't alPresident-elect Donald Trump ways get it right." shakes hands with Israeli Prime Google announced it had reMinister Benjamin Netanyahu. moved the article from the top of Trump's advisers reportedly its search results in the U.S. and the would like Netanyahu to attend U.K. this month, and was working his inauguration Jan. 20. Credit: to provide "authoritative results."

Kobi Gideon/GPO. In a statement, the search enReport: Trump team gine giant said it had "made imwants Netanyahu to provements" to its algorithms to become first Israeli PM provide "more high-quality, credto attend inauguration ible content on the web."

The search result was fi st re(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) President-elect Donald ported by The Guardian, and Trump's advisers would like Israeli received overwhelming condemPrime Minister Benjamin Net- nation from professionals in the anyahu to attend his inauguration field and Holocaust memorial orJan. 20, the New York Post report- ganizations. ed Saturday.

According to a source close to the transition team, the advisers are also exploring the possibility of arranging "a meeting of the two leaders before then."

If Netanyahu accepts the invitation, he would become the fi st sitting Israeli prime minister to attend a presidential inauguration. The Team Israel roster for the According to the report, 2017 World Baseball Classic Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner international tournament. Ten and other transition team officia American Jewish professional "have been aggressively courting baseball players who are part of Netanyahu and want him to at- Team Israel are visiting the Jewish tend the Jan. 20 festivities." state for a week starting Jan. 3.

"The e's a plan for Trump to Credit: Courtesy of Team Israel. meet with Netanyahu," the source ‘Most impressive Jewish said. "Th y're talking all the time. baseball team ever And Netanyahu is talking about assembled’ to visit Israel possibly going to the inauguration."

(JNS.org) Ten American Jewish Sources close to Netanyahu said professional baseball players who Sunday that the prime minister are representing Israel in an intercurrently has no plans to attend national tournament are visiting the inauguration. the Jewish state for a week starting Jan. 3.

Google slammed for The players are members of directing ‘Holocaust’ Team Israel’s squad for the next search to neoWorld Baseball Classic (WBC) Nazi website tournament, which is scheduled (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to for March 2017 in Seoul, South JNS.org) Google announced it Korea. The visiting group includes is adjusting its algorithms after Ty Kelly of Major League Baseusers who entered the question ball’s New York Mets, Ryan Lavar"Did the Holocaust happen? " in nway of the Oakland Athletics, Jon online searches were directed to a Moscot of the Cincinnati Reds, Corey Baker of St. Louis Cardineo-Nazi website.

Until recently, the top result nals’ Minor League system, Gabe the search engine provided to that Kapler of the Los Angeles Dodgquestion was a link to Stormfront, ers’ front offi , and free agents Ike

Davis, Sam Fuld, Josh Zeid, Cody Decker and Jeremy Bleich.

“The team is clearly the most impressive Jewish baseball team ever assembled, and we are very proud that they will be representing our country at the WBC,” said Peter Kurz, president of the Israel Association of Baseball.

According to the WBC’s rules, the American Jewish players can take the field for Israel in the international competition because they are eligible for Israeli citizenship.

While in Israel, the players will visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, an Israeli Air Force base, the Masada fortress and the Dead Sea, in addition to meeting Israeli baseball players and practicing for the WBC.

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recent United Nations Security Council resolution targeting Israeli settlements.

The Dec. 23 resolution was first introduced by Egypt, which backed down after President-elect Donald Trump intervened, before New Zealand took the lead in pushing for a vote along with Senegal, Malaysia and Venezuela.

Haaretz reported Thursday that ahead of the vote, the U.K. worked with the Palestinian Authority to pressure New Zealand to push the vote forward.

“We are ashamed of the role of New Zealand in this travesty and feel betrayed by our government,” the New Zealand pro-Israel groups' letter stated. “New Zealand partnered with Malaysia, SeneTrump's Latest US gal and Venezuela to sponsor the Corporate Twitter Target: resolution, countries which do not General Motors share our liberal Western values.

(VIN) In another tweet target- Theresolution has been praised by ing a U.S. company, President-elect Islamic Jihad and Hamas. This is Donald Trump is threatening to nothing to be proud of.”

New Zealand’s support for the slap a tax on General Motors for importing compact cars to the U.S. resolution came just a week before the end of the country’s two-year from Mexico.

But GM makes the vast majori- term on the Security Council. ty of compact Chevrolet Cruzes in Lordstown, Ohio, near Cleveland.

MIDDLE EAST Trump tweeted early Tuesday Jewish Home leader that GM is sending Mexican-made Bennett announces Cruzes to the U.S. tax-free. He told plans to annex GM to make the cars in the U.S. Ma’aleh Adumim “or pay big border tax!”

GM imports only hatchback (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to versions of the Cruze from a fac- JNS.org) Jewish Home leader Naftory in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, tali Bennett announced Monday and it amounts to only a small that his party is planning to draft a percentage of the 172,000 Cruzes bill to annex the Jerusalem suburb sold by GM through November, of Ma’aleh Adumim. The commuspokesman Patrick Morrissey nity is located east of Jerusalem, said. He was working to get the ex- beyond the 1967 lines. act number. The hatchback is built Bennett's announcement coinin Mexico for global distribution, cided with a Knesset Constitution, Morrissey said.

Law and Justice Committee meetGM shares fell by about 1 per- ing about the application of Israeli cent immediately after the tweet, sovereignty to Ma’aleh Adumim. but have bounced ahead of the "Today, we are continuing along opening bell Tuesday. the path of [late Prime Minister] Cruze hatchback production Levi Eshkol, who applied [Israeamounts to less than a day of out- li] law in Jerusalem, [late Prime put at the Lordstown plant, said Minister] Yitzhak Rabin, who Glenn Johnson, president of a established Ma’aleh Adumim and United Auto Workers union local [late Prime Minister] Menachem at the factory. The union, he said, Begin, who applied sovereignty is not protesting the move to build in the Golan Heights. Today, we the hatch in Mexico. are moving forward to Ma’aleh Adumim, and then to the remaining swathes of our land," Bennett INTERNATIONAL declared.

Dozens of New Zealand Left-wi g Israeli political leadpro-Israel groups ers came out strongly against the slam anti-settlement proposal. Member of Knesset MiUN resolution chal Rozin (Meretz) said, "You are (JNS.org) Twenty-seven pro-Is- declaring war against the Palestinrael organizations in New Zealand ians and the world. Th Bennett penned a letter to Prime Minister government is carrying out the Bill English strongly objecting to Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) his government’s support for the vision and destroying the future of

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people with disabilities.”

Netanyahu questioned by investigators over illicit gifts allegations

Omer Lahat (right), who has cerebral palsy, recently joined the Israel Defense Forces. Credit: Courtesy of Special in Uniform.

Soldier with cerebral palsy joins IDF in Israeli military’s latest inclusion achievement

(JNS.org) Omer Lahat, who has cerebral palsy, recently joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), becoming the latest example of the Israeli military’s prioritization of the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Oxygen was cut off from Lahat’s brain when he was born two months early, leading to his development of cerebral palsy.

But physical limitations did not hold him back from attending high school and graduating with honors, after which point he pursued his dream to serve in the IDF through the “Special in Uniform” program—a partnership between the IDF, the Israeli Ministry of Social Services and the Jewish National Fund that works to integrate youths with disabilities into regular units in the military and ultimately into Israeli society. Lahat was the program’s fi st-ever wheelchair-bound participant.

After fi st integrating into the Palmachim Air Base, Lahat enlisted as a full IDF soldier in late December following a Special in Uniform letter-writing campaign that made the case for his military service to various IDF officials To date, Special in Uniform has facilitated the voluntary enlistment of about 50 Israeli soldiers with autism and other disabilities.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a Dec. 29 graduation ceremony for an Israeli Air Force pilots’ course, underscored the IDF’s spirit of inclusion.

“A strong nation is one that does not leave its most vulnerable members behind,” Netanyahu said. “Israel is the only nation in the world that has a strong army with the ability to include

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel Police Major Crimes Unit investigators arrived at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem Monday evening to question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for three hours over allegations that he received illicit benefits from two businessmen.

The investigation is headed by Major Crimes Unit Commander Maj. Gen. Koresh Barnur.

"Police investigators questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under caution Monday on suspicion of receiving alleged illicit benefits," an officia police statement said. "We cannot release further details at this time."

Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit also commented on the police investigation Monday.

"The review comprised several cases, reviewed successively as a single unit," he said. "This review included numerous operations, including deposing dozens of witnesses, some overseas, some of whom were deposed several times, and the seizure of relevant documents.

Prior to his questioning by police, Netanyahu said Monday, "We are fully aware of media reports, and we see and hear the festive atmosphere in the [Israeli political] opposition. I would advise them to hold off on the festivities. I've said it once and I'll say it again: Nothing will come of this because there is nothing to fi d."

Israeli-Arab woman among 39 killed in Istanbul nightclub attack

(JNS.org) Lian Zaher Hassan, a 19-year-old Israeli woman from the predominantly Arab city of Tira, was among the 39 people killed in the New Year’s Eve massing shooting attack in an Istanbul nightclub.

The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying through the Aamaq news agency, “In continuation of the blessed operations that Islamic State is conducting against the servant of the cross, Turkey, a heroic soldier of the caliphate struck the most famous night-

club where Christians were celebrating their pagan feast.”

Israel’s Interior Ministry and the Israeli ZAKA volunteer emergency response group worked to return the Arab teenager’s remains to Israel for a proper burial.

“ZAKA is an international humanitarian organization that honors the dead, regardless of religion, race or gender,” ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav said in a statement.

Hassan "was killed in a horrific attack and the state is duty-bound to lend its support and bring her body to Israel," said Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri.

In 2016, Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport (pictured) saw an 11-percent increase in passenger traffic. Credit: George Dement via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport sees 11% rise in passenger traffic in 2016

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Business boomed for Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport in 2016, with 17,387,971 passengers making their way through the airport on fli hts last year—an increase of 11 percent, or 1.6 million passengers, from 2015.

At the same time, Eilat's Ovda Airport reported a 97.8-percent increase in passengers in 2016, after the airport was exempted from landing fees while construction continues on Israel’s new Ramon Airport, scheduled to open in 2017.

Since Israel signed the Open Skies agreement with the European Union in 2012, which has brought more fli hts to and from European countries at reduced prices, traffi at Ben Gurion Airport has increased by around 50 percent. Passengers to and from six countries have led the growth at Ben Gurion: Turkey with 1.6 million passengers, on mostly connecting fli hts; the U.S. with 1.45 million passengers; Germany with 1.23 million passengers;

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Italy with 1.5 million passengers; to secure the return of Oron and and Russia and France, each with Hadar. The prime minister is responsible for turning his words 1 million passengers. into actions,” the Goldin family Israeli security forces said in a statement. prevent stabbing attack The Shaul family similarly near Jerusalem said, “As far as we're concerned (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to nothing has changed, and we're JNS.org) Israeli security forces at waiting for the prime minister to the Qalandiya checkpoint north show leadership and take action of Jerusalem foiled a terrorist at- to bring Oron home.” tack Friday morning.

The terrorist was arrested and there were no injuries reported among the Israeli troops.

According to available details, a Palestinian woman who arrived at the checkpoint on foot entered the vehicle lane and began approaching the troops while trying to conceal an ob- A happy couple makes aliyah ject held in her hand. The troops as part of El Al Flight LY 3004, a called on the woman to stop, Nefesh B'Nefesh chartered but she continued to advance in flight. Israel saw approximately their direction. She drew a knife, 27,000 new immigrants arrive in at which point the troops fi ed in 2016r, with newcomers from her direction.

Russia and Brazil rising The woman sustained minor significantly but overall injuries to her leg and was tak- immigrations down from 31,000 en to a nearby hospital. She was in 2015. Credit: Sasson Tiram. placed under arrest.

Israel sees 27,000 new The Qalandiya checkpoint is often targeted by terrorists. A immigrants in 2016, slight dip from previous year similar attack was foiled Nov. 23.

(JNS.org) Israel saw approxIsrael issues new policy imately 27,000 new immigrants against returning Hamas arrive this year, with newcomers terrorists' bodies from Russia and Brazil rising sig(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to nific ntly but overall immigraJNS.org) Israel’s diplomatic-se- tions down from 31,000 in 2015, curity cabinet ruled Sunday that according to newly released the bodies of Hamas terrorists year-end figu es from the Jewish will no longer be returned to Agency for Israel and the Israeli their families for burial. Instead, Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrathe bodies will be buried in a tion Absorption.

Some 7,000 immigrants arspecial cemetery for enemy comrived in Israel from Russia, batants.

Under the new policy, the which was the highest country bodies could be exhumed and total, up from 6,600 who arrived handed back for burial if Hamas in 2015. But all the other top proves willing to strike deals. countries for aliyah saw declines The policy change came as a from their 2015 totals. Approxresult of a meeting to formu- imately 5,500 immigrants arlate ways to pressure Hamas to rived from Ukraine, compared return the dead bodies of two to 7,221 who came last year. An Israeli soldiers and two live cit- estimated 5,000 new immigrants izens being held captive by the came from France, compared to 7,900 in 2015. Aliyah from the terrorist group.

Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul and Lt. U.S. amounted to 2,900 immiHadar Goldin were killed in grants, compared to 3,070 last Gaza during Operation Protec- year.

Nevertheless, there were intive Edge in 2014. Ethiopian Israeli Avera Mengistu and Bedou- creases in aliyah from some othin Israeli Hisham al-Sayed, both er countries. Newcomers from suffering from mental health is- Brazil increased signific ntly, sues, crossed into Gaza willingly with some 760 immigrants in in 2014 and 2015 and were cap- 2016 compared to 497 in 2015.

Immigration from Belarus and tured by Hamas.

"For two years and five South Africa also saw increases months, nothing has been done this year.

PAGE 25 Defeating projections, Israeli economy grows by 3.5 percent in 2016

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli economy grew by 3.5 percent in 2016, exceeding the Bank of Israel's original prediction of 2.8 percent growth, the central bank's research department said.

The bank's data indicates that Israelis' standard of living grew by 2.9 percent this year, that private consumption rose by 5.9 percent, and that per capita growth increased by 1.5 percent.

The Bank of Israel had initially predicted 0.5 percent per capita growth in 2016. This year has also seen unemployment in Israel drop to a record low of 4.8 percent.

According to the data, fi st quarter economic growth was slow in 2016, but the economy began accelerating in the second quarter, when overall investments jumped by 10 percent—double the central bank's original projection. Imports (excluding defense imports) rose by 10.2 percent this year, and overall consumption (excluding defense consumption) grew by 4.3 percent.

Arrested Hamas operative provides Israel with intelligence on terror tunnels

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A Hamas operative arrested by security forces after crossing the Gaza Strip border into Israel has provided the Israeli defense establishment with valuable intelligence on the Palestinian group's grid of cross-border attack tunnels, the Shin Bet security agency revealed Wednesday.

Bilal Razania, 24, a member of Hamas's Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades "military wing," was arrested Nov. 27. He is the brother of Mustafa Razania, head of Hamas's internal security apparatus.

Razania reportedly provided interrogators with extensive information on Hamas's terror tunnel enterprise, his own operations as a sniper, and various other Hamas and Islamic Jihad operations and operatives. He told interrogators that during Israel's Operation Protective Edge, waged against Hamas in 2014, he relayed messages between his brother and top Hamas official

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Elegant Kosher Recipes at Your Fingertips By: Efrat Libfroind

and desserts. It can be used as a liquid orsolid. When preparing ganache it will fi st be liquid, and after cooling at Cauliflower–Macadamia room temperature (not in the fridge!) it Nut Salad will solidify.

Liquid ganache is used to fill silicone This wonderful salad is truly unique.

Each ingredient is special on its own, molds to form components of petits and when you put them together you fours. Solid ganache is used for decorating desserts and as a glue to connect get a real treat for the eyes and palate. various parts.

Chicken, Turkey Roll, and Pepper My professional secret for making Tiers perfect ganache is to add margarine to chocolate in a 1 to 10 ratio. The marga- to remelt it. rine makes the ganache glossier as well Ganache seashells: Use Pavonias easier to work with. brand molds, model xp006. Fill molds while ganache is still liquid. Freeze for 1 hour and release from molds. Shape fondant into pearl-sized balls. Connect the back edges of two seashells with a drop of ganache and place a fondant Cauliflower–Macadamia Nut Salad pearl inside the opening of the double shell.

Serves 6 Tip: If you want an especially fi m • 1 head caulifl wer ganache that will hold up for a few • 1 small red onion, cut into thin hours out of the fridge, increase the strips chocolate in the recipe by 20%.

• 1/4 cup dried cranberries Ganache seashells • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts • 101/2 ounces pareve bittersweet Chicken, Turkey Roll, • 1 handful pistachio nuts, roasted and Pepper Tiers chocolate and chopped • 2 tablespoons margarine Dressing: This beautiful dish has a piquant • 1 8-ounce container Rich’s tang that pairs well with the moist, de• 1/2 teaspoon salt RichWhip • 1 pinch black pepper licious chicken.

• 3 tablespoons good-quality liqueur • 3 tablespoons oil Serves 8 • 2 tablespoons vinegar • 12 boneless chicken thighs or Ganache seashells: • 1 tablespoon brown sugar chicken breasts Salad: Break up caulifl wer into • 8 slices turkey roll Makes 20 shells small fl rets and put in a bowl. Add • 4 small red peppers • 1 recipe ganache onion, dried cranberries, macadamia • 4 small yellow peppers • 2 tablespoons rolled fondant (availnuts, and pistachio nuts. Toss lightly.

• olive oil able at specialty baking stores) Dressing: Mix ingredients in a small Marinade: Basic ganache: Melt chocolate and bowl. Pour over salad, mix, and serve.

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce margarine in microwave. Add Rich• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard Whip and beat with a handheld whisk Ganache • 4 tablespoons dry white wine until a smooth, shiny cream forms.

• 4 cloves garlic, crushed Makes approximately 2 cups ganache Add liqueur.

• 2 tablespoons chili sauce If ganache hardens while you’re Ganache is a fundamental ingredi• 2 tablespoons cornstarch ent in many petits fours, miniatures, working with it, return it to microwave

• 1 teaspoon paprika Chicken: Cut chicken pieces in half lengthwise. Mix marinade ingredients and marinate chicken for a few hours. Remove pieces of chicken from marinade, shake off excess liquid, and sear in grill pan for about 6 minutes on each side. If you are using breast meat, 4 minutes on each side should be enough.

ated a sweet and sour combination. It’s quick and easy to prepare-just make sure you have all the ingredients on hand.

Serves approximately 6 Salad: • 2 fi m, ripe avocados • 5 dates • 1 red or orange pepper • 1/4 red onion, diced • 2 scallions, cut into thin strips • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries • 1/2 cup salted roasted almonds, coarsely chopped Dressing: • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 tablespoons orange juice • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Mediterranean Focaccia

Peppers: Cut peppers in half and place on a baking tray with the outsides facing up. Drizzle with olive oil and roast for about 20 minutes in a 400°F oven, until peppers are soft and burnt splotches appear. Let cool for 10 minutes and remove thin outer peel. Place Sweet and Sour Avocado Salad a slice of chicken on a serving plate and rest a roasted pepper half on top. Top • 1 pinch black pepper with a piece of turkey roll, a piece of • 1 tablespoon date syrup or honey chicken, a different color pepper, and Peel avocado and cut into small finally a second piece of chicken. In- chunks. Pit dates and cut into cubes. sert a skewer through all the layers and the peppers and red onion, and Gym Dice Source serve. cut scallions into thin strips. Transfer Tip: For added taste and color, put fruit and vegetables to a deep bowl. Add fresh spinach or basil leaves between the dried cranberries and almonds. In a the layers. small bowl, mix the dressing, pour over the salad, and toss.

Sweet and Sour Tip: For an original presentation, Avocado Salad purchase decorative serving spoons at a Avocado is one of my favorite fruits. paper goods store and serve individual Its neutral taste goes well with a variety portions of salad in them. of unusual fl vors. In this salad I cre(AISH.COM)

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Simon Wiesenthal Center’s 2016 Top Ten Worst Global Anti-Semitic/Anti-Israel Incidents Edited by: JV Staff

holiest sites, the Temple Mount and TheWestern Wall. It also rehe following is the Si- branded Rachel’s Tomb and the mon Wiesenthal Cen- Tomb of the Patriarchs as excluter’s annual list of 2016's sively Muslim sites. The resoTop Ten Worst Anti-Se- lution also “deeply regrets”[ed] Israel’s refusal to remove these mitic/Anti-Israel Incidents.

With anti-Semitism raging on sites from its national heritage both sides of the Atlantic, with list. extreme anti-Israel BDS movement in full bloom, and with the 2) UK British latest anti-Israel resolution vote Labor Leaders + at the United Nations Security Jenny Tonge Council, we present a few of the Under Jeremy Corbyn, leadmost troubling incidents target- er of the British Labor Party, ing the Jewish people. anti-Semitism in the party has greatly escalated. Corbyn, who 1) United Nations previously called Hamas and Erases Jewish History Hezbollah his “friends”, also The most stunning 2016 UN promoted his strategy adviser attack on Israel was facilitated Seumas Milne, a Hamas propoby President Obama when the nent. He then gave former LonUS abstained on a UN Security don mayor Ken Livingstone an Council resolution condemning important position in the party, Israel for settlement construc- but Livingstone was later sustion. It reversed decades-long pended because of anti-Semitic US policy of vetoing such diplo- remarks about Hitler supportmatic moves against the Jewish ing Zionism.

When the anti-Semitism in State. In 2011, a similar resolution was vetoed by US Ambas- the party could no longer be igsador Susan Rice “…this draft nored, Corbyn chose an unqualresolution risks hardening the ified investigator who produced positions of both sides. It could a highly unprofessional report encourage the parties to stay out on the issue. In October, the vice-chair of the Corbyn-supof negotiations…”, she said.

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Against a backdrop of devastating and murderous Islamist terrorist attacks, continued targeting of French Jewry, and reports of the refusal of some Muslim police officers to guard synagogues, the French government became the first member of the European Union to implement the requirement of labels on all Israeli goods produced beyond the Jewish state’s 1967 borders

Th t same year, President Obama told the UN General Assembly that peace would “not [come] through statements and resolutions at the U.N.” Th resolution, in effect, identifie Jerusalem’s holiest sites, including the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, as “occupied Palestinian territory.”

It also urges UN members “to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967,” effectively endorsing BDS. US Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) echoed the sentiments of many Democrats and Republicans, labeling the resolution “destructive and irresponsible”, and as seeking “to isolate and delegitimize Israel”. “US’ actions were completely unacceptable, and reckless.”

Th oughout 2016, a year rife with global Islamist terrorism and horrific human rights violations, the UN General Assembly passed 20 resolutions against Israel and four against all other countries combined. At UNESCO, an Arab–backed resolution erased any historic link between the Jewish people and Judaism’s

porting group ‘Momentum’, Jackie Walker, was removed from her post in the wake of remarks questioning the need for security at Jewish schools, and about Holocaust Memorial Day. A series of Jewish MPs have also faced online abuse. In October, a man was jailed for sending anti-Semitic messages to the Labour MP Luciana Berger.

In December, a man was convicted of harassing the same MP with anti-Semitic rants.

• Baroness Jenny Tonge has declared that Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians is a major cause for the rise of global jihadism and the Islamic State. Tonge hosted an event at the House of Lords where Jews were blamed for the Holocaust. And one participant went unchallenged when he declared that Hitler’s decision to wipe out the Jews came only after being provoked by the anti-Nazi protests in the U.S. led by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. Applause followed when the speaker added, “If anybody is anti- Semitic, it’s the Israelis themselves.”

• Baroness Ruth Deech, a member of the House of Lords has warned that Britain’s top

universities are becoming nogo zones for Jewish students because the administrations are unable to tackle anti-Semitism out of fear of “offending” their potential donors from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states.

Deech told The Telegraph reported that anti-Semitism is so rife on campuses that some Jewish people are feeling threatened and unsafe. “Amongst Jewish students, there is gradually a feeling that there are certain universities that you should avoid.”

Muslim police offic s to guard synagogues, the French government became the first member of the European Union to implement the requirement of labels on all Israeli goods produced beyond the Jewish state’s 1967 borders. Labels such as “Product from the “Golan Heights” or “West Bank” must now must include from “Occupied Areas.”

However, goods from those areas not produced by Israelis may continue to say “product of Palestine”. The Israeli Foreign Ministry blasted the un-

Under Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the British Labor Party, antiSemitism in the party has greatly escalated.

• The fi st six months of 2016 saw an 11% increase in anti-Semitic hate incidents (557) compared to the same period in 2015, according to the Community Security Trust. Th y included attacks on Jewish individuals - often students - and vandalism of Jewish owned property and Jewish communal organizations.

All this spurred Prime Minister The esa May’s government to become the fi st to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) defin tion of anti-Semitism: “Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.” Prime Minister May declared that there will now be only one defin tion of anti-Semitism “and anyone guilty of it will be called out.

fair double standard saying, “It is puzzling and disturbing that France adopts a double standard in relation to Israel, while ignoring 200 territorial confli ts currently taking place around the world....”

The most stunning 2016 UN attack on Israel was facilitated by President Obama when the US abstained on a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel for settlement construction

37,000 students in downtown Toronto. It’s student union had previously voted to endorse BDS. When anti-Semitic graffiti was found on its campus, Canadian Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center offered a reward for the arrest of the perpetrators.

In 2016, a motion to dedicate a week to Holocaust Remembrance was torpedoed by Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Association who staged a planned walkout to deprive the committee of a quorum for the vote.

This despite the fact that the programming had nothing to do with the Israel-Arab confli t. Reacting to the disgusting anti-Jewish move, Amanda Homann, National Director of

A study guide published by its Global Ministries agency provides material for Advent, the weeks of spiritual readiness for Christmas. It leaves little room for “goodwill toward men,” at least insofar as Jews. Students are urged to man imaginary checkpoints and act as soldiers, letting some in and rejecting others. Th y listen to a boy from Beit Jala on the West Bank, describe how people cannot travel and live in security because of the checkpoints. At no point is there any explanation of why the barrier and checkpoints are there – how many thousands died in terrorist acts before they were emplaced, and how many Muslim, Christian, and Jewish lives have been saved by them.

4) Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS)German Union/ Canadian Student Union/United Church of Christ

Leaders of the German Teacher’s Union (GEW) local in Oldenburg have called for a total boycott of Israel. In September, the Oldenburg GEW local published a pro-BDS article by Christoph Glanz, a public school teacher and fanatic opponent of the Jewish State.

Glanz, who has tried posing as a Jew to avoid charges of anti-Semitism, recently called for the eradication of the State of Israel and relocation of its Jews to southwestern Germany. On December 7th, Chancellor An-

In his address, National Policy Institute (NPI) leader, Richard Spencer, mused out loud whether Jews were actually people or just a “golem” (an animated creature without human feelings)

B’nai B’rith’s League for Human Rights charged, “This outrageous incident is emblematic of the kind of anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish sentiment that is rampant on Ontario campuses.”

In December, a delegation from Canadian Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center met with Ryerson University President Mohamed Lachemi, Chancellor Lawrence Bloomberg and executives of the university over the outrage. On December 19th, a motion to endorse a week of Holocaust programming was passed unanimously.

Tho e who staged the initial walkout were not present.

Last year, the US-based United Church of Christ (UCC) voted overwhelmingly to endorse Ryerson University is a prominent Canadian university of 37,000 BDS. In 2016, it has become students in downtown Toronto. It’s student union had previously more creative in teaching convoted to endorse BDS. tempt and hatred for the Jew3) France – Singling gela Merkel’s Conservative party ish State. It now guides Sunday Out Israel passed a resolution declaring School teachers in role-playing Against a backdrop of devas- the BDS movement anti-Jewish activities designed to indoctating and murderous Islamist and reminiscent of early actions trinate children, manipulating terrorist attacks, continued taken by the Nazis against Jews. them emotionally to believe Ryerson University is a prom- that Israelis are cruel and brutal targeting of French Jewry, and reports of the refusal of some inent Canadian university of oppressors.

5) Richard Spencer – America’s 21st Century Nazi

In celebration of what they perceived as gains resulting from the US presidential election, dozens of “white nationalists” descended on the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. shortly before Th nksgiving to congratulate each other and offer Nazi salutes. In his address, National Policy Institute (NPI) leader, Richard Spencer, mused out loud whether Jews were actually people or just a “golem” (an animated creature without human feelings). Spencer then went on to rail against the mainstream media and asked his audience whether they should be referred to in “the original German.” Members of the audience dutifully replied, “Luegenpresse,” the Nazi era-expression meaning “Lying press.”

By the end of Spencer’s rantings and ravings, attendees were stretching out their arms in Nazi salutes cheering “Hail Trump!

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‘Depraved Indifference’ in the UN Security Council Resolution The latest betrayal of Israel is potentially lethal in making Jews trespassers and criminals on their own land

By Richard L. Cravatts

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he shameful and morally-incoherent December 23rd Resolution 2334 by the UN Security Council demanding that “Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,” also includes careless language that proclaims that Israeli settlements, which are “dangerously imperiling the viability of the two-state solution,” have “no legal validity.”

UN Resolution 2334 is a potentially lethal one that was hobbled together by a pack of moral degenerates attempting to use lawfare as a club against Israel in pursuit of some hallucinatory dream of “two states living side by side in peace.”

The United States, contrary to its customary role, abstained from the vote, which passed by a count of 14 in favor out of 15 countries, and this departure marks in a new low in the U.S.’s relations with Israel, even though the State Department under President Obama has, during the last eight years, promiscuously referred to the Israeli settlements as “unhelpful,” “obstructions to peace,” and “illegitimate.”

it in 1980 after a similar UN betrayal, essentially an act of acquiescence.

In the law, the Court has found that a defendant can be charged with “depraved indifference,” in which the “defendant’s act was imminently dangerous and presented a very high risk of death to others and that it was committed under circumstances which evidenced a wanton indifference to human life or a depravity of mind . . . .” In these cases, and in the case of this UN resolution, the defendant’s “crime differs from intentional murder in that it results not from a specific conscious intent to cause death, but from an indifference to or disregard of the risks attending defendant’s conduct.”

The high-minded, but perilously misguided, mandarins of the Security Council have voted for a resolution that has absolutely neither the intent nor ability to effect peace; in fact, its language all but insures that the exact opposite result is very likely: namely, that Israeli citizens in the Jewish Quarter, at the Western Wall, on the Temple Mount, in Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, and anywhere in Judea and Samaria (where Jews have lived since biblical times) can, and most defin tely will, now be considered criminal trespassers, violators of international law, illegal settlers, squatters on land now deemed to be Palestinian property off limits only to Jews—judenrein.

As a result of this latest UN

In the cognitive war against Israel, that “convenient moment,” at least for the “pack of jackals” in the UN about which the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (pictured above) lamented, has apparently arrived

In fact, the UNSC resolution is not only factually spurious and legally flawed; it is not only diplomatically defective; it is, in a manner that jeopardizes Israel’s safety, the lives of its citizens, and its ability to even justify itself in the community of nations, a potentially lethal resolution that was hobbled together by a pack of moral degenerates attempting to use lawfare as a club against Israel in pursuit of some hallucinatory dream of “two states living side by side in peace.” Th U.S. abstention was, as Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan put

resolution, even those Jewish Jerusalem neighborhoods which everyone has agreed would be folded into Israel upon the creation of a Palestinian state can now be deemed “illegal” and their inhabitants criminal trespassers.

It is, of course, completely fallacious to overlook the fact that not only all of the land that is current¬-day Israel, but also Gaza and the West Bank, is part of the land granted to the Jews as part of the League of Nations Palestine Mandate, which recognized the right of the Jewish people to

case of Israel, since it was crafted after World War II specifical Israeli citizens in the ly to prevent a repetition of the Jewish Quarter, at the actions of the Nazis in cleansing “close settlement” in a portion of Western Wall, on the Germany of its own Jewish citi- Temple Mount, in Jewish those territories gained after the zens and deporting them to Nabreakup of the Ottoman Empire neighborhoods in zi-occupied countries for slave Jerusalem, and anywhere after World War I. According to labor or extermination. Clearly, Eugene V. Rostow, the late legal in Judea and Samaria the intent of the Convention scholar and one of the authors of most defini ely will now was to prevent belligerents from UN Security Council Resolution be considered criminal forcibly moving their citizens to trespassers. other territories, for malignant purposes— something completely different than the Israel the settlements. The discussion government allowing its citizens was not, in his mind, “about leto willingly relocate and settle in gal rights but about the political territories without any current will to override legal rights.” In sovereignty, to which Jews have fact, the settlement debate is part long¬standing legal claim, and, of the decades-¬old narrative whether or not the area may be- created by the Palestinians and come a future Palestinian state, their Western enablers to write should certainly be a place where a false historical account that a person could live, even if he or legitimizes Palestinian claims while air brushing away Jewish she is a Jew. In fact, Professor Stone ob- history. “Throughout Israel’s served that those enemies of Is- occupation,” Rostow observed, rael who point to the Fourth Ge- “the Arab countries, helped by neva Convention as evidence of the United States, have pushed Resolution 2334 says that Jews residing in the old city of Jerusalem are illegal settlers and squatters on land now deemed Israel’s abuse of international law to keep Jews out of the territoand wish to use it to end the set- ries, so that at a convenient moto be Palestinian property; off limits only to Jews— Judenrein. tlements are not only legally in- ment, or in a peace negotiation, 242 written after the 1967 war to used another oft¬-c ted, but de- correct, but morally incoherent the claim that the West Bank is outline peace negotiations, “the fective, argument in accusing and racist. Stone suggested that ‘Arab’ territory could be made Jewish right of settlement in Pal- Israel of violating international in order to recognize the validity more plausible.” estine west of the Jordan River, law by maintaining settlements that is, in Israel, the West Bank, in the West Bank, that since the Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, Six Day War, Israel has conductwas made unassailable. Th t ed a “belligerent occupation.” right has never been terminated But as Professor Julius Stone and cannot be terminated except discussed in his book, Israel and by a recognized peace between Palestine, the fact that the West Israel and its neighbors,” some- Bank and Gaza were acquired by thing which Israel’s intransi- Israel in a “sovereignty vacuum,” gent Arab neighbors have never that is, that there was an absence of High Contracting Party with seemed prepared to do.

Moreover, Rostow contended, legal claim to the areas, means “The Jewish right of settlement that, in this instance, the definiin the West Bank is conferred by tion of a belligerent occupant is the same provisions of the Man- invalid. “ The matter of Israel violating date under which Jews settled in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva before the State of Israel was Convention is one that has been In Israel’s 1948 war of independence, Egypt, it will be recalled, created,” and “the Jewish right of used regularly, and disingenu- illegally annexed Gaza at the same time Jordan illegally settlement in the area is equiva- ously, as part of the cognitive war annexed the West Bank—actions that were not recognized by lent in every way to the right of by those wishing to criminalize most of the international community as legitimate in establishing the existing Palestinian popula- the settlement of Jews in the their respective sovereignties.

West Bank and demonize Israel tion to live there.”

In the cognitive war against When did the West Bank, for behavior in violation of in- of using the Fourth Convention Gaza, and East Jerusalem be- ternational law, and, in fact, was against Israel, one “would have Israel, that “convenient mocome Palestinian land, as Reso- the core of the UNSC resolution. to say that the effect of Article . . . ment,” at least for the “pack of lution 2334 affirms? The answer It asserts that in allowing its cit- is to impose an obligation on the jackals” in the UN about which is: never. In fact, when Israel izens to move into occupied ter- state of Israel to ensure (by force Senator Moynihan lamented, acquired the West Bank and ritories Israel is violating Article if necessary) that these areas, de- has apparently arrived.

Gaza and other territory in the 49, which stipulates that “The oc- spite their millennial association Richard L. Cravatts, PhD, defensive war 1967 after being cupying Power shall not deport with Jewish life, shall be forever President Emeritus of Scholars attacked by Egypt, Syria, and or transfer parts of its own civil- judenrein.”

Professor Rostow himself saw for Peace in the Middle East, is Jordan, the Jewish state gained ian population into territory it legally-recognized title to those occupies.” The use of this partic- through the disingenuous talk the author of Dispatches From the areas. In Israel’s 1948 war of in- ular Geneva Convention seems about legal rights and resolu- Campus War Against Israel and dependence, Egypt, it will be particularly grotesque in the tions when it came to the issue of Jews. recalled, illegally annexed Gaza at the same time Jordan illegally annexed the West Bank—actions that were not recognized by most of the international community as legitimate in establishing their respective sovereignties.

Israel’s recapture of those territories in 1967, noted Professor Stephen Schwebel, State Department legal advisor and later the President of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, made the Jewish state what is referred to as the High Contracting Party of those territories, both because they were acquired in a defensive, not aggressive, war, and because they were part of the original Mandate and not previously under the sovereignty of any other High Contracting Party. “Where the prior holder of territory had seized that territory unlawfully,” Schwebel wrote, referring to Jordan and Egypt, “the state which subsequently takes that territory in the lawful exercise of self-¬defense has, against that prior holder, better title.”

While those seeking Palestinian statehood conveniently overlook the legal rights Jews still enjoy to occupy all areas of historic Palestine, they have also

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Hail our People! Hail Victory!” Meanwhile, the Associated Press confi med that the IRS had granted non-profit status to four racist groups, including Spencer’s Montana-based NPI. Spencer popularized the term “alternative right” (alt-right), a fringe movement encompassing racism, white nationalism and populism. Spencer’s group raised $442,482 in tax-deductible contributions from 2007 through 2012. During the presidential campaign, 1,600 online bigots used social media to target more than 800 journalists who received over 19,000 anti-Semitic Tweets. The great majority of the Tweets targeted 10 journalists, some of them Jewish who had authored articles critical of then-candidate Donald Trump. The Trump campaign denounced the hatefilled attacks.

6) Palestinian Leadership – The Palestinian Authority and Hamas

Echoing screeds that led to mass killings of European Jews in the Middle Ages, Palestinian Authority President Abbas, told the European Parliament in Brussels that Israeli rabbis were urging the government to poison the Palestinian water supply.

In his June 23rd address, Abbas said, “Just a week ago, a group of rabbis in Israel announced, in a clear announcement, demanding their government, to poison, to poison, the water of the Palestinians. Is this not incitement? Is this not clear incitement, to the mass murder of the Palestinian people? ” Israeli PM Netanyahu called Abbas’ remarks a blood libel.

Abbas had previously called for Jerusalem’s holy sites to be cleansed of Jews and Christians.

“The Al Aqsa mosque is ours.

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom flew to Israel in December despite being forewarned that no Israeli officials would meet with her. Wallstrom, whose consistently one-sided criticism of the Jewish State has outraged Israelis, said she wanted to meet with Palestinian and Israeli leaders to advance peace prospects, but Jerusalem refused to meet with her.

Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, said that most Dutch Jews have grown so accustomed to anti-Semitic insults on the street, that they seldom bother reporting them. However, a trend of anti-Semitic incidents in Dutch schools has become particularly worrisome

The church of the Holy Sepulcher is ours as well. Th y have no right to desecrate them with their dirty feet.” In April, against the backdrop of the so-called “Knifi g Intifada”, Hamas TV broadcast a play in which Palestinian children - dressed in military fatigues and armed with guns and knives - kill Israelis.

The broadcast prompted Ofi Gendelman, the Arab media spokesman for Prime Minister Netanyahu to say, “When Palestinians send their kids to act in this school play…no wonder their kids commit attacks when they’re older.”

you killed Jesus” at their opponents. Newton North High has many Jewish students. Students were later forced to apologize to North High’s principal and were criticized in a statement by the Boston Archdiocese. Meanwhile, official at Keefe Regional Technical School and Marian High School in Framingham, a suburb of Boston, canceled the hockey season for their joint boys-team over what faculty said were anti-Semitic comments and actions by players 9) Sports – Breeding against a teammate, the Boston Ground for Hate Globe reported. A letter to play• UNITED STATES - Be- ers from Marian High, which is tween 50 to 75 students from a Catholic school, and their par7) The Netherlands Catholic Memorial School in ents said an investigation found – Anti-Semitic Newton, Massachusetts stunned “a pattern of locker room activAttacks Too spectators in March during ity” by players who admitted to Numerous to Report a basketball game with New- participating in it.

• HOLLAND - In April, folChief Rabbi of the Nether- ton North High School, when lands, Binyomin Jacobs, said they shouted, “You killed Jesus, lowing Feyenoord’s 2-1 victory that most Dutch Jews have grown so accustomed to anti-Semitic insults on the street, that they seldom bother reporting them. However, a trend of anti-Semitic incidents in Dutch schools has become particularly worrisome. In June, high school students at a graduation party in the town of Schijndel sang about burning Jews. As they entered the hall, some of the graduates broke out in song with the lyrics, “Together we’ll burn Jews, because Jews burn the best”- a chant sometimes heard in the country’s soccer stadiums (see #9).

8) Sweden – Foreign Minister Worries About Terrorists, Not Their Victims Fans hold up an anti-Semitic banner during a Europa League soccer match in Belgrade

Prominent historian Jan Tomasz Gross, who documented Polish participation in the murder of Jews in wartime Poland, is in the crosshairs of Polish authorities who are considering charges that could put him behind bars for three years for “harming the country’s reputation”. Gross’ research revealed that Poles killed more Polish Jews (over 100,000) than they did German occupiers (30,000) during World War II.

also kill terrorists. Steinitz also pointed out that that Sweden has produced more Islamic State volunteers that any other European country. Relations between Israel and Sweden plummeted last year after Wallstrom attributed the Palestinian-Israeli confli t as a major reason for growing Islamist radicalism. A year earlier, shortly after taking the helm of her country’s Foreign Ministry, Wallstrom recognized ‘Palestine’ as a state.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had previously called for Jerusalem’s holy sites to be cleansed of Jews and Christians. “The Al Aqsa mosque is ours. The church of the Holy Sepulcher is ours as well. They have no right to desecrate them with their dirty feet.”

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom flew to Israel in December despite being forewarned that no Israeli official would meet with her.

Wallstrom, whose consistently one-sided criticism of the Jewish State has outraged Israelis, said she wanted to meet with Palestinian and Israeli leaders to advance peace prospects, but Jerusalem refused to meet with her. Commenting on the violence in Israel of knife-wielding Palestinian terrorists, and measures taken by Israeli police in their wake during the so-called “Knifi g Intifada”, Wallstrom, called for an investigation into what she called “extra-judicial killings” by Israeli police.

Shocked by her remarks, Israeli Minister of Infrastructure, Yuval Steinitz, noted that Wallstrom singled out Israel for investigation but avoided calling out other nations - including the U.S., Russia and France - which

over Utrecht in the Dutch Cup match, a group of fans started chanting “Jews to the gas!” and “Hamas, Hamas”. Earlier in the year, PSV Eindhoven fans chanted, “If you don’t jump, you’re a Jew, and all Jews must die.”

• ITALY - In October, FIFA, the international football governing body, imposed a fine of more than $30,000 on Italy’s national team for the anti-Semitic behavior of some of its fans at a match in Haifa. Some of Team Italy’s fans gave the fascist salute during the playing of the national anthems before the match with Israel’s national team.

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SnapChat to acquire Cimagine Media in order to improve its marketing strategies with the help of AR technology

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By: Anat Ghelber he election of Donald Trump to President of the United States may be a cause of consternation for many, for various reasons. However, for numerous small businesses its apparently cause for some optimism. Increased business for any small shop or business is always good news and for a Mr. Transmission/Milex franchise in Greenville, S.C. that’s no exception.

The owner, Dean Bingham, has seen customers coming in with a greater willingness to spend than before the election. As Mr. Bingham put it, “Over the last month, customers have been coming in with optimism that they didn't have the last few years.” He's even looking to hire a seventh employee to help out with the labor.

The e are two specific reasons small businesses are feeling more optimistic than others about Donald Trump being elected President. One of them is that many small business

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

By: Kristina Stukalenko

C According to a Wells Fargo survey taken soon after the election, owners of small businesses were feeling upbeat about their economic prospects in the upcoming year

owners expect Donald Trump to lower taxes in general. Th other is that many expect him to decrease regulations, which include parts of the new healthcare law enacted under President Barack Obama that many blame for rising costs. It’s not expected that these changes will occur immediately, but owners are optimistic they will be seen in time.

According to a Wells Fargo survey taken soon after the election, owners of small businesses were feeling upbeat about their economic prospects in the upcoming year. In the survey, 46% of a total of 600 questioned felt that they would prosper in the next year. Th t’s an increase from just 30% questioned two years ago, after the last congressional elections. Over half of the business owners questioned in the survey said that they expect Donald Trump as President and

the Congress to help them fi nancially with legislation.

The expected rollback of the “Obamacare” healthcare legalization under Donald Trump’s administration is apparently a specific cause for celebration among small business owners like Nick Braun, who owns a pet insurance company, PetInsuranceQuotes.com. Not only has he had to change insurance carriers several times under “Obamacare” because many insurance companies don’t want to write policies for small businesses; but with expected changes to the law, he’s hoping to be able to purchase cheaper insurance for his employees, which he already provides, but at a greater cost.

Kurt Steckel, chief executive of software consulting company Bison Analytics stated that, “The See Trump’s Election is Cause , page 36

imagine Media, an augmented Israeli reality startup which produces softw re that allows consumers and businesses to visualize items in their business or personal environments by inserting furniture or other images into pre-existing photographs, has recently been acquired by Snap Inc.-the owner of Snapchat for an estimated $30 to $40 million.

News of the acquisition was originally reported by Calcalist.

Cimagine Media specializes in real time image processing, mobile development, international marketing and computer vision.

The acquisition will give Snap Inc. access to Cimagine’s repertoire of augmented reality (AR) and camera vision technology.

Presumably, Snapchat acquired the startup so that it can assist them with its marketing strategies. Starbucks for example, used Snapchat in a summer drink campaign last summer, when customers used Snapchat to superimpose a lens over a picture of their Starbucks drinks and send it to friends.

Cimagine Media will allow the app to go to the next level of AR technology, using talents such as Ozi Egri, Amiram Avraham, Nir Daube and Yoni Nevo, the four cofounders of Cimagine Media.

Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown, and had originated as a project for one of Spiegel’s classes at Stanford

Edward Lowe of the Huffington Post notes that “Fundamentally, the purchase of a product often hinges on imagining how it would look on you or in your house and wanting that product enough to make the purchase subsequently. Being able to visualize that process will make the product enough to make the purchase subsequently. Being able to visualize the process will make the product much more appealing.” The Israeli startup already has partnerships with Shop Direct, John Lewis and Coca-Cola.

Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown, and had originated as a project for one of Spiegel’s classes at Stanford. The original app introduced the concept of self-de-

leting selfies, intended to ease the speed of communication. Th app is principally used by consumers for its chat, messaging and imaging services, although it also includes public content, such as live events related to sports and music.

The acquisition is timely and likely geared toward the diversific tion of Snap Inc.’s revenue stream, as it reportedly looks forward to an initial public offering (IPO) next year that could value the company at up to $25 billion. The fili g was made with the Securities and Exchange Commission in early November and according to the Wall Street Journal, it is the largest U.S. listed technology offering since Chinese e-commerce company Aibaba Group Holding Ltd. made its debut at a $168 billion valuation in 2014.

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Giving Comfort: The Ring Theory to interact with someone going through a crisis. It captures something we intuitively know the person at the center of the or "This must really be hard for yet too often fail to practice. In current trauma. Now draw a you" or "Can I bring you a pot fact, it probably should be postlarger circle around the fi st one. roast? " Don't say, "You should ed on hospital room doors and In that ring put the name of the hear what happened to me" or entrances to shiva homes.

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If you want to scream or cry fortunately, is not a given at all. smaller than yours, someone closer to the center of the crisis, or complain, if you want to tell The theory provides guidance the goal is to help. Listening is someone how shocked you are for those choosing to engage. often more helpful than talking. or how icky you feel, or whine But ask anyone who has gone But if you're going to open your about how it reminds you of all through a crisis and he will tell mouth, ask yourself if what you the terrible things that have hap- you, the majority of people in are about to say is likely to pro- pened to you lately, that's fin . his life didn't comfort or dump, vide comfort and support. If it It's a perfectly normal response. neither in nor out. Th y simply isn't, don't say it. Don't, for ex- Just do it to someone in a bigger disappeared.

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ver the last few years, a few YouTube videos were made mocking the sometimes stupid and foolish things that people say when visiting the sick or comforting the mourner. Thi gs like, "I know someone who had the same sickness as you. Th y suffered terribly and died after a short time. I hope that doesn't happen to you." Or, "sorry for the loss of your child; at least you have other healthy children that you should be grateful for." I know of one woman who shared with her family and friends a list she had compiled of the top ten moronic things people said to her when she was sitting shiva.

Clearly, the people who uttered those imprudent and thoughtless expressions meant no harm and indeed would be horrified to learn that they had compounded pain rather than relieved it. Rather than stemming from malice, I suspect that these comments are the result of an earnest desire to be comforting and yet feeling at a loss for the right thing to say.

Susan Silk, a clinical psychologist, recently wrote an op-ed for the LA Times in which she shared her fantastic "Ring The ory" for helping people in crisis: Draw a circle. This is the center ring. In it, put the name of

well-attended, hospital rooms and ICU's get lots of visitors, and parties to divorce get invitations the fi st few weeks following the separation. But what happens when the acute crises passes? How present are we in the lives of those we claim to care deeply about when the urgency subsides and the catastrophe dissipates?

As time goes on, without consciously intending to, many take an "out of sight, out of mind" approach, leaving the affl ted person feeling forgotten, neglected, insignific nt and alone.

What the "Ring The ry" doesn't account for is that doing nothing and staying silent towards someone struggling with illness, loss, divorce or unemployment can be more painful than saying or doing the wrong thing. An insensitive comment is hurtful, but at least it communicates an attempt to connect and comfort. Silence and neglect, however, leave a person feeling invisible, that she doesn't matter, and that friends think that her problems are contagious and transmittable.

Nobody suffered more than Job. The response of his friends is very instructive and in fact is codified in Jewish law. Th book of Job describes that as he suffered profoundly, his friends silently comforted him. Isn't that an oxymoron? If they remained silent, where was the comfort? The answer is simple: their mere presence communicated much more at a louder

decibel level than anything they could have possibly said. In fact, Job’s suffering was so inexplicable and incomprehensible that there was nothing meaningful to offer at all. Had they opened their mouths, they likely would have provided great material for a YouTube video.

It is for this reason that Jewish law requires us to remain silent until the mourner speaks fi st.

Moreover, even once we speak, the Rambam cautions us not to be talkative or loquacious lest we say the wrong thing or set the wrong tone with our words.

Sadly, there are many in our community suffering from illness, loss and other sources of pain. Simply put — they rely on us, their friends and community to care enough to enter the Ring.

Perhaps we will be towards the center of the circle, or maybe we will be in one of the outside concentric rings. But the worst thing we could do is to disappear from the picture all together.

Reach out, visit, send a text, spontaneously drop off fl wers or a Challah, invite for a meal, or just let them know that you pray for them, think about them, and empathize with them. Find the important balance between showing up and providing them necessary space.

Let's do all we can to make sure that these videos have no sequel because we have learned how to comfort IN, dump OUT and that sometimes our silent presence is the greatest comfort of all.

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When the Tests are Miracles – Part I Divine Providence or coincidence? The choice – and challenge – is yours.

By: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a’h

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he Talmud relates that after the destruction of our Holy Temple, Rabbi Akiva and the Sages of Israel were walking on the streets of Jerusalem. As they came to the Temple Mount, they beheld a devastating sight. The e, where the Sanctuary had once stood in majesty and splendor, where the Holy of Holies had been, were only ruins, and wild foxes were roaming about.

The Sages broke down and wept.

"Woe is us," they wailed, "that we have seen this with our own eyes."

But Rabbi Akiva did not weep. Instead, he smiled.

"How can you smile at such a time? " his colleagues asked, shocked.

"I smile," Rabbi Akiva answered, "because today I have seen the fulfillment of prophecy, for the same prophet who foretold the destruction also foretold that the Temple shall be rebuilt. The same prophet who prophesied our exile, also prophesied that we shall return to Jerusalem in joy. And so I smile, for now that the fi st part of our prophecy has come to pass, the second part will surely come to be."

Together, we formed a mighty company and were witness to the beginning of the fulfillme t of the prophetic ingathering of the exiles.

"Fear not, My people, Israel, for I am with you.

"I will bring your seed from the east and gather them from the west, and I will say to the north, 'give up,' and to the south, 'Keep not back, bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth" (Isaiah 43:5-6).

At the genesis of our history, the Land of Israel was a paradise on earth, and we lovingly tilled her soil. When we were taken into exile, God made a promise that the land would revert to a wasteland and await our homecoming. Many nations tried to settle her, to rebuild her ruins, and bring forth her fruit, but the land would not yield to any of them and stubbornly remained a desert of thistles and stones.

Th oughout the long, painful centuries of our exile, we were denied the right to own land and all but forgot how to work the soil, and yet, when we returned, overnight, we converted that desert into a garden; planted orchards, vineyards, and forests; built highways and cities; and were witness to the miracle of a dormant land come to life again.

Recalling her experiences while visiting Jerusalem after the six day war of 1967, Rebbetzin Jungreis tells us of the majesty and munificence of G-d and the abundance of miracles that He brought for His people

"Akiva," the Sages declared, "you have comforted us."

Th t smile of Rabbi Akiva kept our people going throughout the centuries, and even in the darkest moments, we knew that God did not forget us.

From the ashes of Auschwitz we rose like a phoenix, and, by the grace of God, reinvented ourselves as a nation. We rebuilt the Torah academies that were once the pride and glory of European Jewry and raised a new generation of sons and daughters to live by the Law of God. After almost 2,000 years, we returned to our ancient land, and we, the dry bones of the Holocaust, were joined by Jews from the four corners of the world. Th y came from the most remote places – places where we were unaware that Jews even existed – the sick, the lame, the battered, the downtrodden, the poor, and the broken-hearted – they all came. And also the strong, the wise, the learned, the successful, the idealistic.

"I will restore the fortune of My people, Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them. Th y shall plant vineyards and drink the wine and they shall plant gardens and eat the fruit" (Amos 9:14).

It is easy to become arrogant, easy to declare God's miracles "ordinary events," easy to delude ourselves into believing that "my strength and my might did all this" (Deuteronomy 8:17).

During our infancy as a nation we defeated mighty kingdoms and were led in battle by valorous men like Joshua and David, but during our long torturous exile, we became fair game, to be reviled, attacked, and killed, and were denied the right to defend ourselves. And yet overnight, we, the battered remnant of the Holocaust, who

Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, founder and president of Hineni, the internationally renowned Torah outreach organization authored the bestselling book, “Life Is A Test� (Artscroll).

had long forgotten how to fi ht, enlisted a powerful army and triumphed over more than one hundred million Arabs who had sworn to drive us into the sea. The awesomeness of it all should have given us pause, should have made us realize that God did not forget us, but even as we were blind to the wake-up calls of suffering, we were even more blind to the wake-up calls of blessings and victory.

In days of darkness, there are always those who turn to God, but in times of prosperity and success, it is easy to take God's blessings for granted. It is easy to become arrogant, easy to declare God's miracles "ordinary events," easy to delude ourselves into believing that "my strength and my might did all this" (Deuteronomy 8:17).

Nothing that occurs in life is a random event, that which we would term coincidence is also part of God's master plan.

The e are times, however, when the hand of God is hidden, but there are other moments when it is easier to discern His providence. Such was the time of the Six Day War. Not since Biblical times did we see miracles such as those we witnessed during that period. The combined forces of the Arab nations united to annihilate Israel. But it wasn't only the Arabs – former Nazi offic s who had fled Germany at the end of WW II were ensconced in Cairo and Damascus and only too willing to share their Holocaust expertise. Russia not only encouraged and supported the Arabs, but provided them with the most sophisticated weaponry, as well as "advisors" to train them. Tho e were the days of the Cold War and the Communist countries eagerly supplied the Arabs with all the arms they needed. DeGaulle of France openly endorsed the Arabs and refused to deliver planes that Israel had paid for; England mouthed empty platitudes (they had already done their damage

by training and equipping the crack Jordanian Arab Legion).

The U.S. was mired in the war in Vietnam and President Lyndon Johnson told Abba Eban, the Israeli Foreign Minister, to practice restraint, while the State Department advised that U.S. involvement be limited to the

framework of the UN. In short, the entire world was arrayed against Israel, and the Arabs were armed to the teeth.

Conventional wisdom saw Israel's defeat as a foregone conclusion. How could tiny Israel, overwhelmingly outnumbered, surrounded by enemies, prevail when no nation in the entire world was willing to help her?

Once again, there was silence as the world readied itself for another Holocaust. But we, the Jewish people, were not silent, and in an unprecedented moment of unity turned to God in prayer and supplication.

I recall those days vividly. I remember how Jews who never went to synagogue, even on the High Holy Days, came to pray, and this held true not only for our community, but for Jews throughout the world. And more, we, the nation that had always been splintered, polarized, and divided, put aside our differences and became one in our love for Israel. Lines formed in front of every Israeli embassy, volunteers by the thousands offered their resources, their strength, their very lives.

In Israel itself, the nation responded above and beyond the call of duty. Debts were suspended and disputes were forgiven. Most adults were at the front. Youngsters took over the running of the social services and those who were in distant lands returned home to do battle for their country.

And then, the miracle oc-

curred. In six lightning days, Israel vanquished all her foes and saw her enemies flee before her.

The stories of the many miracles that took place in those days are legion and have yet to be recorded in the annals of history.

When the war began on June 5, 1967, the miracles quickly unfolded. The Israeli Air Force went forth on a hazardous mission. The Egyptians had prepared hundreds of missiles for their attack on Israel, but before their planes could take off or their missiles could be launched, Israel destroyed the combined air power of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq! Israel, with her outdated French Super Mystere fi hters, destroyed the most sophisticated Russian MIGs on the ground.

Many tried to explain the Israel Air Force's success rationally: "The Israelis fl w below the Egyptian radar" – "Egyptian intelligence reports on the advancing Israeli aircraft never reached the Egyptian Commander in Chief " – "The night before Israel attacked, there was a big bash for the Egyptian brass, and early the next morning, the Egyptians met with a distinguished Iraqi delegation, so when Israel struck, the Egyptian High Command was not at its post," and so on.

But miracles do not mean that God has to overturn the laws of nature or create something that never before existed.

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The Wagon, The Ring and the Message By: Rabbi David Bibi

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e continue the story of Joseph in Egypt this week.

After the confrontation with Judah, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and explains to them that the famine is slated to continue for five more years. He tells them to inform their father that he is still alive and sends them with provisions and gifts back to Canaan.

The Torah tells us that the brothers arrived in Canaan.

Now how do they break the news to their father? Remember that Joseph has been assumed dead for 22 years. Would Jacob go into shock, would he survive? The midrash explains that asked one of their nieces, Serach the daughter of Asher to use her beautiful voice and musical talents. Serach, playing a harp, sings to Jacob poetically of Joseph alive in Egypt with children at his knees. The midrash tells us that not only does Jacob survive but according to our sages, Ruach ha-kodesh, the spirit of prophecy, returns to him. Th ough her gentle and wise way of poetry and song, Serach breathes life back into her grandfather and is rewarded. Jacob promises her that she will never die, that she will enter Paradise alive.

Rashi explains that Joseph reminded his father of the last Torah lesson the learned together, the passage of "eglah arufah."

Still the verses tell us that Yaakov had a very hard time believing his sons. Th y told him that Joseph was not only alive but that he ruled over the entire land of Egypt. “Yet his heart stood still for he did not believe them”.

So the brothers continued relaying all of Joseph’s words, but it was when Yaakov saw the agalot – the wagons – which Joseph sent to transport him, “the spirit of Yaakov was revived”.

The question must be asked.

What was the content of Joseph’s message and what was so special about the wagons? Rashi explains that Joseph reminded his father of the last Torah lesson the learned together, the passage of "eglah arufah." And this is why the verse specifical y says, “And he saw the wagons agalot (eglah -calf and agalot –wagons, suggest a play on words) that Yosef had sent," and it does not say: "that Pharaoh had sent."

The e are a number of messages one can discern from this

play on words. I believe the simplest is a sign. Who else would have known what their last lesson was? And the fact that Joseph recalled the lesson meant that he was still connected. In addition the lesson of eglah arufah is one of communal responsibility for others, perhaps Yosef was communicating to his father that he had learned from his father and in his position accepted his role in being responsible for the family. Many of us have heard these explanations since we were children.

I came across an answer recently brought by Rabbi Pinches Friedman in the name of the Shem MiShmuel written by Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain the grandson of the Kotzker Rebbe in the early twentieth century which helped to answer a question I have had for a long time.

Rabbi Abittan z’sl, would often tell us the story of a king, a jeweler and a special ring. Th Ben Ish Chai brings the parable as well, as does Abraham Lincoln. I was curious if there was a source to this story which has grown more elaborate over the years undoubtedly by Jewelers hoping to sell rings. The latest versions make Solomon the king in the story and the great sage, sadik and warrior, Benayahu Ben Yehoyada as his advisor.

I will retell as posted, but keep in mind, this story is completely one of ficti n, though it still offers a wonderful lesson.

Long ago there lived a man named Benaiah, the captain of King Solomon's palace guards, and also the king's good friend.

Benaiah was a noble man, with a handsome face and a beautiful soul. Some say he was among the 36 men of his generation chosen to exist so that the world might continue.

Benaiah served his king well, but one day King Solomon was passing through a courtyard and happened to overhear his soldiers gossiping. His heart sank when he heard Benaiah boast, "No task is too difficult for someone like me. I can accomplish anything."

The king went to his chambers and there he thought about pride. "Pride can harm a man," he thought. "I must give my captain a task that is impossible.

Only in this way will he understand that he is but a man."

Th t evening he called Benaiah to appear before him. "I have a job for you, my friend," said the king.

"Whatever you ask," Benaiah said. "Your wish is my command."

"I want to own a magical ring," said the king.

"As you wish," Benaiah said.

"Describe the ring for me so that I may find it."

King Solomon smiled. "All I can tell you is this: If a person is happy and puts this ring on his fi ger, he will become instantly sad. But a sad man who places this ring upon his fi ger will become happy." Of course the king understood that there was no such ring, but he knew his friend would never rest until he found it.

"I shall find it for you," Benaiah said.

many weeks his heart began to feel heavy. Perhaps he would fail to fulfill his king's desire. He could not bear the thought.

Still, he had no more ideas about where to look for the treasure, and so he returned to Jerusalem. He decided he would look one last time in the local marketplace, and as he was visiting the jewelers, he happened past a young man he had never before seen. The young man wore ragged clothes and sat upon the ground, and before

low, and at the sight of his good friend, the king felt suddenly sad. He did not wish to humiliate such a friend.

"Ah, poor man," Solomon said softly, "the task I gave you was impossible, but you have tried your best ..."

But before he could finis his sentence, Benaiah held out the ring. "I have found it!" he exclaimed.

King Solomon could not believe his ears, but he reached out and took the ring. The moment

An artist’s rendition of the reunion of the patriarch Jacob and his son Joseph after 22 years of being apart

"And you will surely succeed," said the king, "for I know you can accomplish anything."

Benaiah set out for the marketplace, where one by one he visited the jewelers of Jerusalem.

"I am looking for a magical ring that makes a happy person sad and a sad person happy," he told each merchant.

Each one shook his head.

"Never heard of such a ring," each said, and by sunset, Benaiah realized he would have to travel far to fulfill his king's desire.

Th t evening he prepared a caravan, and at dawn he set out to find the trader who possessed the magical ring. Benaiah and his men traveled for days and met many traders along their way, but each time he asked where he might find the magical ring that altered moods, he heard the same response: "I've never heard of such a treasure."

Benaiah visited the seaports, and there he met captains from every foreign land. Once again he asked where he might fin this ring of wonders.

"Never heard of such a ring," each captain said.

Benaiah traveled on, but after

him was a threadbare carpet laden with simple bracelets and rings.

"Surely this lad won't have the magical ring," Benaiah thought, but he decided he must at least look. He bent down and said, "I am looking for a ring that makes a sad person happy and a happy person sad. Have you ever heard of such a treasure?"

The boy's eyes lighted up, and he reached into his pocket and handed a single gold band to Benaiah. "This is a ring my grandfather gave me long ago," said the boy. "He inscribed it.

Read what he has written."

Benaiah shrugged. Such a plain ring could not be magical.

Still, he reached out and held the ring in his palm. He turned it over, and when he read the words inscribed, his heavy heart lifted. "This is t!" he cried.

Benaiah fulfilled one lad's dream as he handed over all the silver and gold coins he carried in exchange for the ring. "Your grandfather was a wise man, indeed," he told the young man.

And then, the ring in hand, he returned to the palace.

When Benaiah appeared before King Solomon, he bowed

he read the inscription, his smile vanished, and when he looked out at the grand things surrounding him, he felt so sad that tears welled in his eyes.

"What has happened? " the king's guards whispered.

King Solomon passed them the ring. "Read the inscription," he said, and soon the whole court understood.

"Gam zeh ya'avor — this too shall pass," were the words the boy's grandfather had written inside the ring. King Solomon now realized that all his treasures would one day turn to dust, and those who felt sad realized that one day their sadness would leave them and they might feel happiness again.

The king reached for Benaiah's hand. "Forgive me, friend," he said. "From this day on you shall wear my jewels, and I will wear the magical ring."

For King Solomon was wise, and he understood those words would keep him forever balanced.

Rabbi Abittan would explain that the man facing challenges would look at this ring and know that these challenges too would pass and the man fille

with haughtiness would be humbled when looking at the ring and see the same words.

As to the source, I believe it is the message shared between Joseph and Jacob via the agalot, the wagons. The Shem MiShmuel explains: Th matter of the wagons represents an allusion. The wheels of the wagon are constantly turning; this is why a wagon is called an "agala," because its wheels rotate in a circle—"igul." Th y illustrate that that which is currently on top will inevitably go down; and that which is on the bottom will begin to rise upward from there.

This provides a vital lesson for every human being. Even if a person has reached rock bottom, he should not give up hope. On the contrary, he should consider that perhaps this is the end of his descent; from this moment forward, he will begin to ascend.

Similarly, when he is on top and doing well, he should consider the possibility that perhaps he has reached the summit of his success; and that from this moment forward, he will begin to plummet; because life is a cycle which repeats itself.

This is the allusion inherent in the fact that Yosef sent Yaakov wagons. He didn't want his father to worry about descending to Mitzrayim. For, this descent would ultimately turn into an ascent. This is why the Torah emphasizes Joseph sent the wagons, “to transport him and elevate him”. Yosef does not employ terminology related to descent at all.

Jacob realized that Joseph applied this same message to his own situation. Even though he was currently the ruler of Egypt and at the pinnacle of success, he did not forget for a moment that this could be the end of his success; very shortly, he could begin to fall. Hence, he did not become haughty; he remained humble, as if he was on the downward part of the cycle. Thi was the ultimate proof that he had remained righteous despite his enormous success.

We should all realize that this in truth was the outstanding attribute of Joseph. The same Joseph who shepherded his father's sheep was the very same Joseph who became king. Thi characteristic served Joseph well throughout his life—both when he was in dire straits and when he rose to greatness. Therefore, upon realizing the message Joseph was conveying by means of the wagons, Yaakov's spirit was revived.

What an incredible lesson for all of us to take into this Shabbat and the entire year.

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impairment removed the adhesive that connects the ‘bricks’ of the highway. This led to less stabilized highways and to the slower movement of cargo along it.”

Once the mouse exhibiting FD symptoms was generated, the researchers gave them a phosphatidylserine treatment, which lowered the level of the enzyme that removed the “glue” from the “bricks” of the microtubular highways.

Phosphatidylserine contains

both amino acids and fatty acids and is known to be effective in slowing down long-term memory loss.

The researchers found that the treatment with phosphatidylserine enhanced the stability of the microtubular “highways” and improved the movement of “cargo” along these pathways.

“We identified the molecular pathway that leads to neurodegeneration in FD and demonstrated that phosphatidylserine has the potential to slow progression of neurodegeneration,”

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said Prof. Ast. “Phosphatidylserine can repair the activity in neurons from the FD mouse by reducing the amount of the enzyme that removes the ‘glue’ from the ‘bricks. This elevates the stability of the ‘highways’ and increases essential cargo movement along these neurological pathways.”

The researchers are now seeking ways of improving the delivery of phosphatidylserine to the nervous system.

Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed support for this research through the National Network of Excellence.

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melanoma can bring death rates down, as well.

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Public education campaigns people and "may suppress the said.

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Day agreed, and stressed that JAMA Dermatology. tice Safe Skin" initiative — can go a long way to cut melanoma early detection and treatment of (HEALTHDAY NEWS)

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Trump’s Election is Cause that he was forced to stop offering insurance to his employees election does give me more op- since the cost of small group intimism than I would have had surance increased under current otherwise.” He’s seen queries laws. But, if they decrease unfrom small companies looking der new legislation, he will again to increase their business and start offering coverage.

Other rules and regulations use his services almost double in size since the election. As that small business owners are far as changes to the healthcare hoping will be scaled back are laws benefitting him; he’s stated overtime rules due to be enacted Continued from page 31

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to senior public sector employees” and laundering money in order to secure the rights to a profitable ore deposit in the Simandou region. In addition to being placed under house arrest, Steinmetz’s Israeli and French passports have also been confi cated and he was ordered not to leave Israel for 180 days.

Asher Avidan, the former head of BSGR’s Guinea operation was also placed under house arrest

until January 2.

Steinmetz’s company released the following statement regarding the allegations “It is BSGR’s strong belief that these allegations of bribery by the government of Guinea are not only baseless, but are a systematic attempt by the government of Guinea to cover up the endemic corruption which has blighted this country or a number of years.”

The fi ger pointing may be warranted in this case, as the 20 billion dollar iron ore rich

Russia’s Long Island tems Center in New London, Long Island. At one the FBI The two facilities played a even had counterintelligence ofsignificant role during the Cold fices in the area that have since War era, according to NBC been dismantled after the end News, the compounds had clear of the Cold War. The Russian occupants of views of key strategic U.S. basis, including the Sound in Con- the estate have been known to necticut, the naval submarine be friendly recluses, as few of base in Groton, Connecticut the neighbors have ever seen and the Naval Underwater Sys- them leave the estate. Some Continued from page 3

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under the Department of Labor December 1st; but were frozen by a Texas federal court. Donald Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, CEO Andy Puzder, is against these regulations. As a labor and business lawyer with the fi m Paley Rothmans in Md. put it, “The decision to appoint Puzder as Labor secretary is a big indication that there's going to be a signific nt rollback of Obama administration initiatives.”

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have faced a wave of terror in Judea and Samaria which was dealt with, but we need to rewill be placed in squadrons in member that the threat of terContinued from page 17 the Air Force and will begin op- rorism is an ongoing battle that the guarantee of stability in the erational training. Amongst the we will continue to fi ht for Middle East,” Netanyahu added. graduates was the fourth female years to come,” stated Eizenkot.

“For every upcoming scenarThe ceremony was also at- fi hter pilot in the history of the io, the Air Force will fulfill an tended by IDF Chief of Staff IAF. “You are joining the ranks important role in the defense Gadi Eizenkot, Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, for command during a period of the state and victory over the family and friends of the grad- ripe with challenges and sound enemy,” he claimed. uates. Next week , the graduates changes; over the past year we (TPS)

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country.”

Greenblatt had previously lent insight into his approach toward negotiations in an interview that was jointly published last June by The Jewish Link of New Jersey and JNS.org.

“What we (The Trump Organization) do for a living is work out transactions,” Greenblatt said in that interview. “You need negotiating skills, you need to

listen to the other side, you have to try to piece together everything to try to address as many issues as you can, with both sides satisfied that a fair and appropriate deal has been struck.

Not everyone is happy all the time. I am not diminishing the concept of a peace deal or a U.S.-Israel relationship; they are complicated and there are lots of layers, but people like Donald, who are skilled negotiators, and people on his team who have

worked on transactions large and small over the course of their careers, are well suited to these things.”

In the statement on his forthcoming role in the White House, Greenblatt said he is “deeply grateful and humbled

by President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint me to represent the United States in international negotiations.” (JNS.org) Elizabeth Kratz is associate publisher and editor of The Jewish Link of New Jersey and Th Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester and Connecticut.

The "Defender of Liberty" award that CAIR gave to Jewish Voice for Peace ought to be reway does CAIR think of JVP garded as a mark of shame for as a "Defender of Liberty?" Did an organization which claims to it honor JVP for defending the represent Jews and work withliberty of suicide bombers to in the Jewish tradition while murder Israeli civilians? Did it advocating for policies that hail JVP for defending the lib- would expose the Jews of Israel erty of Palestinians who have to greater danger, greater povpassed out candy to celebrate erty, and greater international the murders of those civilians? opprobrium.

CAIR, JVP, and the HuffingDid it give its new award to JVP for defending the liberty of su- ton Post, all such staunch properannuated and anti-Semitic moters of Islamist terrorist front former Presidents to meet with groups, deserve one other. terror masterminds?

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ganda against the Jewish state and ignores the genocidal anti-Semitism of its foes.

The name of the award that CAIR gave to JVP is noteworthy. Neither JVP nor CAIR are interested in defending the liberty of Israelis who build homes on land deemed to be "illegal settlements," or the liberty of Israelis to live in and govern a Jewish state at all. So in what

dived to 35% a year after he has been reelected. In light of the high profile murder of sevenlast year. New York City has a de- teen-year old Laquan McDonContinued from page 11 cidedly lower ratio of victims of ald, who was shot 16 times by gun-sentencing tools against re- gun violence to fatalities. So far a Chicago police offic , many this year, there have been 1,116 Chicagoans called for the respeat offenders.”

According to the New York shootings. Over the holiday ignation of Emmanuel in lieu Post, there have been 4,000 peo- weekend, a dozen people were of his passive posture toward ple shot in Chicago this year, shot in the New York, with two the atrocity. This latest torrent more than 700 of them died as a of them sustaining fatal injuries. of gun violence continues the Gun violence was a ma- blood-letting inherited during result of their injuries, a substantial increase from the 500 homi- jor reason why Mayor Rahm his tenure. Perhaps it’s time the cide deaths the Windy City saw Emmanuel’s, approval ratings people took to the streets.

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Simandou region is known to be a highly lucrative and highly contested areas in the industry.

Rio Tinto and Steinmetz’s BSGR are not the only ones to come under scrutiny for shady dealings over access to the mountain’s rich deposits; a U.S. Grand Jury investigation has recently lead to the arrest of Mahmoud Thiam, who was the active mining minister of Guinea during 2009 and 2010, was charged for accepting $8.5 million in bribes from a Chinese conglomerate in order to secure exclusive rights to a variety of sectors, including Continued from page 19 rights to the Simandou region. and a drafter of the resolution stated later in 1990 that, “Secuneighbors remarked that they rity Council Resolution 242 rest occasionally stopped by to on two principles, Israel may over Vodka and other pres- administer the territory until its ents as gestures of good faith. Arab neighbours make peace; “They’ve been quiet neighbors” and when peace is made, Israel said Elliot Conway, mayor of should withdraw to ‘secure and Upper Brookville. Th y were recognized borders,’ which need seen by others on fleeting oc- not be the same as the Armistice casion and in keeping with Lines of 1949.”

Th t statement declares that their proscribed roles. Since the abandonment of the property the drafters intended the resoby the Russians on Friday, the lution to tell Israel to withdraw grounds have officia y become its troops in the disputed territories to an area knowingly unUnited States territory. determined. The Arab rejection of Resolution 181 and the afterinterests all around the globe. Mr. math of the Six Day War means Trump, and his son-in-law and Israel has the right to settlements top advisor Jared Kushner, will in the West Bank and East Jerucertainly continue to have a big salem since there is no agreeimpact on New York real estate, ment and recognition of Israel to exist as a Jewish nation. in more angles than before.

Obama’s Hail Mary Trump will likely find his deal making more to his liking on a single track with Putin than undoing the harm done to Israel by a multi-national regime in the UN. While Kerry and past administrations sought a two-state solution where one entity is unwilling to co-exist and seeks the destruction of the Jewish State, a three-state solution is the best option to final y be imposed to end the confli t. Gaza would become part of Egypt and the West Bank will fall under the auspices of Jordan; two Arab countries that recognize Israel as a strategic partner in the region. This deal will require Putin and Trump to orchestrate the transition.

Obama will be remembered for many failures in the international arena such as creating the refugee crisis when failing to contain the Assad regime in

Syria and his American-backed rebels falling to Russian armaments in the devastated city of Aleppo. The e is the Libyan debacle that resulted in the death of four American heroes, the rise of ISIS in the vacuum he left when leaving Iraq, and then his ill-fated Iranian nuke deal. The e was the US support in overthrowing the Russian-backed President in Ukraine only to see Crimea fall into Russian hands. What a mess. And now, America sits on the sidelines as Russia works out a deal with Turkey and Iran to secure Assad in Syria. What an embarrassment.

Obama will also be known for his parting shots in purposely boxing Trump in and forcing the President-elect to expend enormous political capital to undo the damage done to our friends in Israel and now forced to make the fi st gesture in US-Russian relations. It is a very selfish and hurtful act just to settle a couple of scores on the way out.

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ognizing Israeli concerns about terrorism and its concerns about preserving its legitimacy as a Jewish state. However, the Security Council resolution he defended worsens Israel’s situation in both of these areas.

Kerry said “we all understand that Israel faces very serious threats in a very tough neighborhood. Israelis are rightfully concerned about making sure that there is not a new terrorist haven right next door to them, often referencing what’s happened with Gaza.” Yet what the resolution has done in declaring all Israeli settlements established since 1967 to be illegal is to provide Palestinians with justific tion for couching their acts

of terrorism in the garb of “legitimate” resistance against "illegal" occupation and settlements.

Kerry also said “Israelis are fully justified in decrying attempts to…question the right of a Jewish state to exist.” He cited the intent of General Assembly Resolution 181, the 1947 partition resolution accepted by the Jewish residents but rejected by the Palestinians and their Arab supporters, “to create two states for two peoples, one Jewish, one Arab; to realize the national aspirations of both Jews and Palestinians.”

He referenced the PLO’s self-proclaimed “Declaration of Independence,” which stated that Resolution 181 “provides

those conditions of international legitimacy that ensure the right of the Palestinian Arab people to sovereignty.” Yet Abbas has repeatedly rejected the very idea of a Jewishstate existing in peace alongside a Palestinian state, for which Resolution 181 also provided the “conditions of international legitimacy.”

If Resolution 2334 was intended to preserve the goal of “two states for two peoples, one Jewish, one Arab,” as Kerry claimed, why did he not insist that the words “Jewish state of Israel” appear at least once in the resolution? At least the resolution that Abbas is now demanding be followed as the basis for any future negotiations would

give one point to Israel.

John Kerry’s speech defending the Obama administration's decision to allow the UN Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements and declare them to be illegal has been described as his farewell speech. The best advice to give to Kerry after his disastrous tenure as Secretary of State is “don't let the door hit you on the way out."

Hamas is continuing to manufacture and smuggle weapons in preparation for a confrontation with Israel."

Mashaal did not forget to praise the US Administration's abstention as a "correction of some American policies."

Islamic Jihad, for its part, characterized the UNSC resolution as a "victory" for the Palestinians, because it enables them to "isolate and boycott Is-

rael" and file charges against it with international institutions.

Daoud Shehab, one of the leaders of Islamic Jihad, added that the resolution means that Arabs should stop any effort to "normalize" relations with Israel or conduct security cooperation with it. The Arabs and Muslims should now work toward confronting and deterring Israel, he said.

Clearly, Hamas and Islamic Jihad see the UNSC resolution as a warning to all Arabs and Muslims against seeking any

form of "normalization" with Israel. The two groups are referring to the Palestinian Authority, whose security forces continue to conduct security coordination with Israel in the West Bank, and to those Arab countries that have been rumored to be moving toward some form of rapprochement with Israel. The UN's highly touted "victory" is a purely Pyrrhic one, in fact a true defeat to the peace process and to the few Arabs and Muslims who still believe in the possibility of

coexistence with Israel.

Thus, the UNSC resolution already has had several consequences, none of which will enhance peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Apart from giving a green light to Palestinian groups that wish to destroy Israel, the resolution has prompted Abbas and the Palestinian Authority to toughen their stance, and appear to be more radical than the radicals.

Far from moving the region toward peace, the resolution has

encouraged the Palestinians to move forward in two parallel paths — one toward a diplomatic confrontation with Israel in the international arena, and the other in increased terror attacks against its people. The coming weeks and months will witness mounting violence on the part of Palestinians toward Israelis — a harmful legacy of the Obama Administration.

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that was miracle enough for me!

Call it what you will, but all the well-laid plans of the Arabs, the Russians, and their hate-mongering supporters, were foiled. As in days of yore, when Pharaoh and his host drowned in the sea while Israel went forth to the Promised Land, so too, Nasser, the modern Pharaoh, and his cohorts drowned and the Jewish people went forth to reclaim their ancient land.

When God's miracles are hidden in natural events, when we are far removed from spirituality, miracles can be dismissed as "luck," "coincidence," or just smart moves made by clever people.

As generations move farther away from that awesome spiritual moment when God spoke at Sinai, they also become less spiritual, less capable of believing in His involvement in their daily lives. But nature itself is no less miraculous than the supernatural. This concept is reinforced throughout our Torah and prayers. For example, in the second blessing of Shem-

oneh Esrei, the Silent Meditation, in which we praise God for bringing souls back to life, we also pronounce the blessing for rain, teaching us that one is no more difficult for God than the other.

The e is a famous story in the Talmud about Rabbi Chanina's daughter, who was heartbroken when she discovered that she had mistakenly bought vinegar rather than oil for the Sabbath lamps.

"Don't worry, my daughter," the Rabbi assured her. "The same God Who decrees that oil should burn, can command that vinegar should do so as well." Hence the popular Yiddish saying, "If God wills it, a broom can shoot, but if not, even the most powerful weapon is of no avail."

A close study of the Torah will reveal that supernatural miracles are always couched in the natural: God feeds us manna in the desert, but He sandwiches the manna between two layers of dew so that their freshness appears natural. Prior to his death, God tells Moses to ascend to the mountain so that he may behold the entire land of Israel and the future history of our people.

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The resolution on which the Reagan administration abstained did not question the legality of the settlements, in Jerusalem or anywhere else. It said simply that Israel was obliged under the Geneva Convention as the “occupying power” to limit its use of force against “defenseless Palestinian civilians.”

The resolution on which the Obama administration abstained, on the other hand, effectively declared any Israeli residences or building activities in the Old City of Jerusalem,

which is in the eastern portion of Jerusalem and includes the Western Wall, as illegal per se under international law.

Kerry doubled down on prejudging that Jerusalem needs to be artificial y re-divided and the eastern portion handed over to the Palestinians as the capital of their new state. This would effectively ratify Jordan’s original illegal aggressive occupation and de-Judaizing of the Old City, which would certainly resume if the Palestinians were to assume control.

Kerry made a couple of pronouncements in his speech rec-

Palestinians View UN Continued from page 23

Mashaal, who is based in Qatar, reacted to the UNSC vote by saying that the world should now support his movement's terror campaign against Israel: "We want the world to stand with the Palestinian resistance because it is just... The armed resistance is the path to liberate Palestine and Jerusalem.

When the Tests Continued from page 34

On the contrary, miracles are part of God's architectural plan.

On the sixth day, as God was about to complete His creation, He added supernatural events, making miracles part of nature.

Nature itself is a miracle in which God's hand is constantly manifest. The very fact that Egyptian radar did not detect the Israeli planes, that intelligence reports failed to reach the proper ears, that commanding offic s were busy partying on the night prior to the attack and were again diverted the following morning by a high level meeting with Iraqis, were all coincidences that were not coincidences, but miracles of God. I have often had discussions with people who insisted that the miracle of the splitting of the Reed Sea was not a miracle at all, but low tide. Instead of arguing, I would tell them that, if the tide was low at the precise moment that the Jewish people had to cross, and suddenly rose again when the Egyptians entered the sea,

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Now an entrepreneur, consultant, cook, and public speaker, Yoskowitz’s writings have been published in The New York Times, Th Atlantic, and Gastronomica.

Reviving ‘lost gems’ Jewish food writer and cookbook author Leah Koenig, whose latest book is 2015’s “Modern Jewish Cooking,” praised “The Gefilte Manifesto” for digging “deep into our Ash-

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kenazi ancestors' recipe boxes.”

“It pulls out time-tested favorites and lost gems, and find ways to make them taste at once fresh and innovative, and utterly authentic,” Koenig told JNS.org.

Indeed, whether it is old country sour cream, schmaltz and gribenes, summer beet borscht, beef kreplach, sweet lokshen kugel with plums, spiced herring in oil, smoked whitefish gefilte terrine, chopped liver pate, blintzes, or wine-braised brisket with butternut squash, “The

Gefilte Manifesto” screams out with its authors’ passion to contemporize classic Jewish cuisine.

“Gefi te is not just about your bubbe,” they write. “It is not about kitsch or a foodie revolution. Gefi te is about reclaiming our time-honored foods and caring how they taste and how they’re sourced. It is about serving a dish with pride, not simply out of deference to hollow convention. It is about taking food traditions seriously and reclaiming the glory of Ashkenazi food—what it has been and what it can be.”

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"He is far too much of a pessimist and yet another of on when exactly he goes, is not the establishment's pro-EU old guard. He has at least ideal."

The offic of Michel Barnier, done the honorable thing in chief Brexit negotiator on be- resigning.

"It's time now for someone half of the European Commission, did not wish to comment. who is optimistic about the fu-

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Joseph Klein is a Harvard-trained lawyer and the author of Global Deception: Th UN’s Stealth Assault on America’s Freedom and Lethal Engagement: Barack Hussein Obama, the United Nations & Radical Islam.

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Khaled Abu Toameh, an award-winning journalist, is based in Jerusalem. ture that lies ahead for Brexit Britain. Enough talk, we need to get on with getting out."

However, Arron Banks, who chaired the Leave.EU campaign group in the referendum, welcomed the resignation.

"This is a man who claimed it could take up to 10 years to agree a Brexit deal," he said.

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The fifth priciest residential development approved in 2016 is at 121 East 22nd boasts a value of $535 million. Street. Valued at $459.2 milContinued from page 7 The 23-story, upper-east-side lion, the building is being demillion. Of the 115 apartments development, will have 104 veloped by Toll Brothers City in the building, which should be units upon completion next Living. The building, located ready next year, prices range be- year. Based on the current sev- between Lexington and Park tween $1 million to $20 million. en active sales, the average price avenues, will have 133 apartDeveloped by Extell, Th of apartments is $4.8 million or ments ranging from studios to five bedrooms.

Kent at 200 East 95th Street, $2,246 per square foot.

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Brooklyn Set To Finish Continued from page 5

to last year, with decreases in all categories except felony assault (1.1% uptick). Signific ntly, burglaries were down 25% and robberies were down 14.4% compared to 2015.

In the past few years, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has increased its focus on the drivers of crime – individuals responsible for most of the shootings and violence – while expanding alternatives to incarceration for youth charged with non-violent offenses.

It has also partnered with the NYPD on a number of initiatives to reduce violent crime.

Tho e include: • Establishing and expand-

ing the Crime Strategies Unit to keep track of known gang members and other drivers of violence in order to keep them off the streets and to identify “hotspots,” or areas that experience an increase in violence, to proactively address them. Th Unit also works with the NYPD to identify subjects of investigations to reduce gang and criminal activity.

• Long-term investigations by the Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau, together with the NYPD, to target all criminal activities by gangs (including shootings, robberies and financial fraud) and to stop weapons traffickers, particularly those who transport fi earms from out of state into Brooklyn.

RAA Calls UN Security Continued from page 9

have come to inject a terrible organism into the body politic of the world. He also excoriated the Administration and the State Department for directing US Ambassador Samantha Powers to abstain from the critical vote, thus allowing it to pass. Her silence in the face of this prejudiced resolution is a brazen injustice. An injustice

Firearms not• Creating only to the Israel but a Prosstain ecution of shameUnit, uponwhich these operates blessed United States of America and its citizens."

Quoting from the Rambam (Rabbi Moses Maimonides) Rabbi Hecht said, "When nations come to wage war against Israel, or to impose a tax or take away land and to make a decree upon them, the trumpets are sounded and fasting and prayers are recited until Heaven’s mercy

NYC’s ‘Golden Years’ architecture — particularly seen downtown,” Olshan said.

The Real Deal reports, “The market shift in the luxury market to new condos that offer freedom top contract signed in the week of ownership, new infrastructure, ending December 23 was in robust amenities, and some hip 432 Park Ave., the world’s tallContinued from page 7

First Hasidic Woman lege and graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2005. en’s rights, is expanding is able Freier has made it a point to and willing to embrace women emphasize that she is devoted as co-equals in a professional to her religious upbringing and far from steering away from her capacity.

Freier seems unphased by any community, she is exploiting its of the stereotypes, “I love my bounds and in doing so, provrole as woman. We don’t have ing that it is not as inflexi le to lose our identity as woman towards the development of to become professionals.” Freier woman as other may perceive it to be. “I didn’t want to ever be said.

Freier attended Touro col- considered someone who was Continued from page 5

China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom — to back a measure scrapping the resolution.

The Hill also reported that supporters of Trump and industries that have opposed Obama’s regulatory actions say turning back the clock is the in the only Expedited Firearms most important thing the presCourt in the city, with the goal of ident-elect can do to help busiprosecuting gun possession cas- nesses succeed. es faster and more effici tly in Under federal law, reversing Brooklyn. major regulations requires a • Bi-weekly teleconferences time-consuming process that with NYPD officials including can drag on for months and Commanding Offic s, Chiefs and an Assistant Commissioner, regarding all fi earm arrests in Brooklyn for that period to ensure appropriate enhancements and aggressive prosecution.

Continued from page 29 • Participation in the NYPD’s CeaseFire program, an anti-vio- don subway. The chant by backlence outreach initiative aimed ers of the Chelsea club followed at reaching and educating high- the team’s victory over Tottenrisk individuals in an effort to ham Hotspur, which has many change behavior and communi- Jewish fans. Th y chanted, “I’ve ty norms. got foreskin, how about you?

• Establishing the Young Adult F****** Jew.” Court Bureau to handle most • CROATIA - Chants of “Za misdemeanor defendants ages 16 dom spremni” (“Ready for to 24, offering need-risk assess- the homeland”) and “Mi Hrment, counseling, vocational and vati! Ustasha, Ustasha!” (“We educational is attained.” programs with the Croatians! Ustasha, Ustasha!”) aim"Asof Rabbis reducingwerecidivism and clearly express support for a hereby state enhancing publicthe safety. that we support right of the country whose WWII governJewish people to live in any part ment organized the mass mur(KINGSCOUNTYPOLITICS.COM) of Eretz Yisroel – be it Jerusa- der of hundreds of thousands lem, Hebron, Judea, Samaria.” of its minorities and political Taking questions from re- opponents,” according to SWC’s porters, members of the RAA Eastern European Aff irs Dipresidium noted that they are rector Dr. Efraim Zuroff. Th planning to send a delegation of slogans, shouted during a match the RAA to Washington, D.C. between Israel and Croatia’s where they will be lobbying national teams in March, exmembers of Congress in efforts pressed support for the counto defund the United Nations try’s Nazi-puppet government until justice for the Jewish na- that exterminated hundreds of tion is served. thousands of “foreign elements” during the Holocaust, including Serbs, Gypsies and Jews. est residential building. It was a three-bedroom apartment with an asking price of $17.625 million, Olshan said. Bloomberg had reported that the building sold units this year for an average of 10% less than the original listing price and may have sponsored some buyers’ taxes.”

sometimes years. And even after new rules are issued, they can be challenged in court — something environmental groups are already vowing to do.

The Republican Congress can also help undo some of Obama’s recent rules by using the Congressional Review Act, which provides for the expedited repeal of regulations, according to the report on The ill web site.

“The Obama administration has done a lot unilaterally, and the silver lining of that is that it can be undone unilaterally,” said Nick Loris, an economist

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turning away from her community, but rather woman who was working within its structure.” Freier said.

Freier’s enthusiasm has had its share of critics, when Freier wanted to join a gynecological ambulance corp as a volunteer and was slighted because of her gender, she opened an all-female corp, Ezras Nashim and became a regular volunteer.

Freier’s message to the pioneers of tomorrow? “Never give up…..and don’t let go of your standards!”

it intends to fin nce the streetcar.

It expected that by an increase in tax revenue from the developBrooklyn worries that lower-in- ments along the trolley line, the Continued from page 8 come residents and small busi- debt will be repaid.

The e remains a lengthy appropsed to his administration by nesses will be displaced in favor of luxury housing if the plan goes proval process that the project, the Friends group.

According to The Post, “Resi- through and has called the BQX which is projected to serve 50,000 dents have raised concerns about ‘a novelty project of several power people a day according to the city, must pass through. In 2019, is the builders’ involvement at a real-estate interests.’”

By issuing tax-exempt bonds when construction is scheduled series of recent ‘community visioning sessions’ on the plan. Th through a local development to begin and by 2024 the trolley UPROSE community group in corporation, is how the city said should be open for service.

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• POLAND - In August, a group of Polish soccer fans put on a horrifying display of anti-Semitism, by setting fi e to effigie of stereotypical Jews and parading a banner calling for the burning of Jewish people. Dozens of fans of the Widzew Lodz football team had gathered outside a local train station to rally against rival team LKS Lodz. Th y unfurled an anti-Semitic banner which read, “19.08, today the Jews got a name. “Let them burn, motherfu**ers.” Photos take of the rally (pictured above) show effigie dressed as Orthodox Jews being strung from rope and set on fi e.

10) Poland – Historian Faces Modern-Day Witch-Hunt Prominent historian Jan Tomasz Gross, who documented Polish participation in the murder of Jews in wartime Poland, is in the crosshairs of Polish authorities who are considering charges that could put him behind bars for three years for “harming the country’s reputa-

JANUARY 6, 2016 at the conservative Heritage Foundation.

What seems clear is that Trump is dedicated to the fight.

The intended effect of Obama’s moves has been to steal the thunder of Trump's historic victory. It is a development that the outgoing president has avoided acknowledging is his overall goal as he transitions back into private life.

Obama was personally involved in Clintons failed campaign in its fi al month, actively urging Americans to choose her as his successor. Americans hadn't seen such a level of engaged campaigning by a sitting president in generations. tion”. Gross’ research revealed that Poles killed more Polish Jews (over 100,000) than they did German occupiers (30,000) during World War II. While some view the investigation as a witch-hunt, others view it as a tactical move in a political game.

In October, the hard-right Law and Justice Party came to power and Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has inaugurated a campaign to curtail freedoms. In July, Polish Education Minister, Anna Zelewska, cast doubt on the responsibility of Poles for two massacres of Jews - one during the Holocaust and one immediately after.

Minister Zalewska addressed the 1941 murder of Jews in Jedwabne, in which Poles gathered 300 Jews and burned them in a barn. The other atrocity took place in Kielce in 1946 where 42 Jews were murdered. Minister Zalewska said that “Jedwabne ...has led to many misunderstandings and very biased opinions.” When a journalist from Polish broadcaster TVN reminded her that “Poles burned Jews in a barn,” Zalewski curtly replied, “That is your opinion.”

Bronx CC Awarded Grant for New Program in Cyber Security & Networking Edited by: JV Staff

“This program will be another opportunity for BCC students to acquire both hands-on job experience and the foundation of higher education,” says BCC President Thomas A. Isekenegbe. “We are grateful to the Capital One Foundation for their support of our students and their futures.”

Barkai Yeshivah Boys Meet “The Golden Girls”

L Bronx Community College is receiving a grant from the Capital One Foundation of more than $145,000 to establish a Cybersecurity and Networking Program.

from the Capital One Foundation of more than $145,000 to establish a Cybersecurity and Networking Program.

The funding was approved in November and will go toward designing the BCC cybersecurity program. This will be done with input from a nonprofit organization that provides technology skills training and professional development tailored to business needs to highly motivated students from overlooked talent pools, such as the urban poor and minorities. In the spring of 2018, the fi st group of students will enter the new 30-credit certific te program.

The certific te will be “industry neutral” — meaning that the training will not be restricted to one fiel . Instead, graduates

will be able to use these skills in any business that uses computers — which is virtually every business. Adjunct faculty will be drawn from people currently working in the industry.

Tho e who earn a certifi cate will immediately qualify for related jobs. Eventually the goal is a 60-credit two-year AAS degree in cybersecurity, toward which the 30 credits of the certific te program can be applied.

“This program will be another opportunity for BCC students to acquire both hands-on job experience and the foundation of higher education,” says BCC President Th mas A. Isekenegbe. “We are grateful to the Capital One Foundation for their support of our students and their futures.”

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redit goes to a team of chemistry and biochemistry students at TheCity College of New York for enabling the identifica tion of a new chemical “deprotection” technique.

Undergraduates Fatou Tine, Michael Benavidez, and Marikone Gaši from Professor Barbara Zajc’s laboratory, along with Tashrique Khandaker and Lisa Guerrera from Professor Mahesh Lakshman’s group, collaborated with Dr. Vikram Basava and graduate student Nana Agyemang on the research.

In the process of chemically manipulating organic molecules, prevention of reactions at undesired sites necessitates the use of “protecting groups” that in many instances need selective removal. The team studied the removal of silicon-based protecting groups using a relatively cheap commercial reagent potassium dihydrogen fluoride.

“We identified a new reagent, “KHF2,” that can selectively “deprotect” the “TBDMS” group,” said Khandaker, who

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s the world grows more reliant on computers and the Internet to conduct the essential business of industry and government, cybersecurity that provides protection from uninvited hacking and other invasions of digital privacy is crucial.

Now Bronx Community College is becoming a part of this burgeoning field thanks to a grant

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Michael Benavidez

Tashrique Khandaker

is pursuing a combined BS/ MS degree in chemistry. Th tert-butyldimethylsilyl group, also called TBDMS, is an alcohol-protecting group.

The students’ work has received favorable reviews from the journal “Synlett” published

by Thiem . “This observation is interesting as it may find use in multistep syntheses where site-selective regioselective removal of silyl protective groups is required,” writes one reviewer.

Another notes: “The publication of this manuscript in

Synlett will increase the alternatives in the selective cleavage of Ar-OTBDMS in the presence of alkyl-OTBDMS, which is very limited in literature.”

About The City College of New York

Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 15,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight professional schools and divisions.

ast week, the fi h grade boys of Barkai Yeshivah in Brooklyn performed for “The Golden Girls,” a group of senior women who meet once a month under the auspices of the Sephardic Bikur Holim, a non-profit organization of the Syrian-Jewish community established to help the less fortunate. Since their inception in 1974, they have branched out not only to provide food, housing, mental and medical health care service but to provide programs for seniors.

The boys sang Chanukah classics like Maoz Tzur and the Dreidel song but the striking part of their performance was their ability to master an ensemble of more than ten Pizmonim, liturgy of the Syrian Sephardic Jewish community in Aleppo written by their rabbis and cantors. The songs contain lyrics from Piyutim, compositions composed in of Hebrew liturgical poetry from the fi st centuries of the Common Era until the beginning of the Haskalah. These ballads are paired with Arabic melodies, some even to American ones like Row Your Boat, which the boys sang, as well. Barkai prides itself with transmitting Syrian traditions and liturgy to the next generation.

The room was adorned with ten round tables set with Hanukkah placemats and cutlery wrapped in Chanukkah napkins. The buffet tables included a rich menu of pastas, three types of salads, fancy string beans, potato latkes and Syrian delicacies like samboosak (cheese pastries) and sugar kaak (sugar breadsticks). Across the room, a table a dessert table was set with cakes, cookies, a fruit platter, sufganiyot (jelly donuts) and latkes for everyone.

The ten-year old boys asked women to dance and had them in the center of the dance fl or with their friends circling around the couples in song. Th ladies were smiling and some were even giggling.

Ninety year-old Sylvia Erani said, “I love children. Th y were refreshing and I wish I could take everyone home with me and hug them!”

Susan Cohen, Co-Chair of the event, was the emcee providing information and comic relief to the audience of seniors, parents of Barkai boys and SBH volunteers. She began the Sharing and Caring segment of the program, when the women have an opportunity to express Arabic sayings and translate the words of wisdom with everybody.

Eighty-eight year-old Esther Cohen, a veteran attendee to SBH senior events and token dancer, was called to the mi-

Last week, the fifth grade boys of Barkai Yeshivah in Brooklyn performed for “The Golden Girls,” a group of senior women who meet once a month under the auspices of the Sephardic Bikur Holim, a non-profit organization of the Syrian-Jewish community established to help the less fortunate

The ten-year old boys asked women to dance and had them in the center of the dance floor with their friends circling around the couples in song. The ladies were smiling and some were even giggling.

One of the very happy “Golden Girls” who enjoyed the performance of the Barkai yeshiva boys performance at the Chanukah celebration

crophone, “Sha’ate’ Hely BitAlam,” she said. “You’re effici t when you want to learn,” she explained. “I learned all my Arabic sayings of wisdom from my mother.”

Many women are dressed with full faces of make-up, pants and skirt suits with heels. The e are few who need attendants.

Rabbi Charles Safdieh, age 33, led his fifth graders on stage to perform a concert and Mrs. Rachelle Sitt, Music Director, was on keyboard.

The rabbi was beaming. “The boys sang beautifully and uplifted the hearts of the seniors at the lunch. With their sweet voices they illuminated the spirit of every person in the room.”

The e boys have been learning to sing Pizmonim since nursery. Rabbi Safdieh teaches

his class a new Pizmon every week, but did not prep them to perform. He didn’t expect this turn-out. The rabbi said he was flabbergasted and filled with pride.

After the concert, Susan proceeded to invite each child to the microphone to introduce himself and say the name of his grandparents as a way for the seniors to play Jewish geography.

Being the Syrian community is closely-knit and many are related either directly or through marriage, this was a sure way for each child to be identifie .

Mrs. Cohen took the opportunity to announce engagements and marriages of grandchildren of audience members.

Rabbi Safdieh closed with a D’bar Torah (Biblical insights) tied into the Parasha of the Week,

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Hate Spaces: The Politics of Intolerance on Campus a land of prostitutes, rapists, and child molesters.”

Hate Spaces segments “TenReich.” During speaking en- ured Hatred” and “Schools of gagements, Dershowitz chal- Ideology” explore Israel’s parilenges listeners “to name a sin- ah status in American faculty gle country in the history of the lounges. While Qatar, Saudi world faced with threats compa- Arabia, and the United Arab rable to those threats faced by Emirates contributed over $1 Israel both internal and external billion to American universithat have had a better record of ties in the years 2009-2015, “for at least 50 years the faculty of human rights.”

A new film exposes academic Jew-Hatred .

By: Andrew Harrod

Dershowitz notes in a film interview that “antisemitism used oday on Ameri- to come mostly from the right, can college cam- now it’s coming mostly from the puses, there is hard left” Hereby “one of the only one group strangest alliances on universiof students that you are allowed ty campuses today is between to attack and you can attack at the hard left” of minorities like will, and those are Jews,” states blacks and Islamist groups like the narrator in the new fil Hate Spaces: The Politics of Intolerance on Campus. Thi latest production from Americans for Peace & Tolerance, the makers of the J Street Challenge, engagingly examines how demonization of Israel’s Jewish state is reviving anti-Semitism in American academia.

Hate Spaces extensively documents what has become a nationwide campus “hostile environment” for Jews, according to Susan Tuchman from the Zionist Organization of America. Student signs at colleges like Columbia University appear in the film with statements such as “Israel is a swollen parasite…the Jews: Too fat…Too greedy…

Too powerful…Fight the Jewish mafia.”

This latest production from Americans for Peace & Tolerance, the makers of the J Street Quoted in Hate Spaces, Uni- Challenge, engagingly examines how demonization of Israel’s Jewish state is reviving antiversity of California (UC)-Los Semitism in American academia.

Angeles Hillel President Natalie Israeli-American political most universities has been beCharney notes an “anti-Israel SJP. Accordingly, San Diego culture” in which “singling out State University student jour- commentator Caroline Glick sotted by the philosophy of tythe only Jewish state creates nalist Anthony Berteaux dis- discusses the “pathology of an- rants,” Stephens notes. The film an environment where it’s ok cusses once identifying with SJP ti-Westernism.” Various com- demonstrates the results of such mentators in the film note that factors with leftist icon Noam to single out Jewish students.” as a gay, Asian man.

Wall Street Journal editor leftists quick to condemn Israel Chomsky absurdly pontific tThe film focuses on one of Israel’s main campus adversaries, Bret Stephens wonders at such and the wider Western world ing that the “policies of Hamas Students for Justice in Palestine leftwi g “useful idiots of the often have little concern for the (SJP), a leading supporter of twenty-fi st century.” “Why is it human rights of black slaves, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc- that the liberals and progressives women, or homosexuals in tions (BDS) against Israel with who espouse a certain set of val- Muslim-majority countries. “A deep links to the Muslim Broth- ues are so intent on demonizing lot of intellectuals are playing erhood. The film notes SJP and de-legitimatizing the one out this sort of colonial guilt members chanting “Allahu Ak- country that shares their values” thing…by sacrifici g Israel to bar” to celebrate the nonbind- in the Middle East, he asks. By what is in fact the most feroing 2013 UC-San Diego student contrast, past African-American cious imperialist, colonialist council decision for BDS and a civil rights leaders such as W.E.B force. Islam is a colonialist, imSJP chapter president’s 2010 as- Dubois, Martin Luther King, perialist enterprise,” historian sault upon a Jewish UC-Berke- Rosa Parks, and Bayard Rustin Richard Landesstates. “have been Zionists, from soley student.

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During speaking engagements, Alan Dershowitz challenges listeners “to name a single country in the history of the world faced with threats comparable to those threats faced by Israel both internal and external that have had a better record of human rights.”

are more forthcoming and more conducive to a peaceful settlement than those of the United States or Israel.”

Against Israel’s fanatical foes in the Ivory Tower, Glick issues a clear clarion call, stating that “you can’t cohabitate a university campus with these people because they aren’t there to coexist with you; they are there to destroy you.” Accordingly, “if you are not willing to fight fire with

Eminent law professor Alan Dershowitz notes in a film in erview that “anti-Semitism used to come mostly from the right, now it’s coming mostly from the hard left.”

fire and go after them as the hate groups that they are, then you are going to lose your voice on college campuses.” Knowing the enemy is essential to victory, Chinese military theorist Sun Tzu once recognized, and a good place to start with defeating Israel’s campus enemies is watching Hate Spaces.

Andrew E. Harrod is a freelance researcher and writer who holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a JD from George Washington University Law School. He is a fellow with the Lawfare Project, an organization combating the misuse of human rights law against Western societies. You may follow Harrod on twitter at @AEHarrod.

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“Today on American college campuses, there is only one group of students that you are allowed to attack and you can attack at will, and those are Jews”

Hate Spaces extensively documents what has become a nationwide campus “hostile environment” for Jews, according to Susan Tuchman from the Zionist Organization of America

Former SJP member and current “pro-Israeli Muslim” Rezwan Ovo Haq notes that “SJP largely masquerades behind the human rights issue” of support Palestinians as part of a broader human rights agenda. Yet in SJP he was “slandering Israel and I had deep-seated hatred for Israel.” Corresponding to this ugly reality, a University of Tennessee SJP member once tweeted: “What is the difference between a Jew and a pizza? The pizza leaves the oven.”

Eminent law professor Alan

cialists to liberals to conservatives,” notes African-American Zionist Chloe Valdary.

Faux progressive condemnation of Israel, Dershowitz notes, arises largely because “there is no subject today in the world which has more distortion, more lies, more dissembling, than discussion about Israel.”

Hate Spaces shows women from Israel’s Arab minority joining Israel’s parliament and winning the Miss Israel beauty contest, belying a sign in the film condemning Israel as the “Fourth

Film segments such as “Privileged Hatred” examine double standards concerning Israel in academia, as political commentator Melanie Phillips notes on C-Span that “those promoting free speech have ended up banning speech across our campuses.” Glick explains that “if you are part of the oppressor group, than obviously your victim has the moral right to do to you whatever he deems fit because as a victim he essentially cannot be judged.” The efore anti-Israel student protesters reject appeals to evenhandedness with “what’s the other side to Hitler… any support of Israel is hate speech…allowing free speech is allowing free speech to the rich and powerful.” “This event is shutdown,” screams one student disrupter of a pro-Israel event, who slanders that Israel and its supporters “have turned Palestine into

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Holiday Travelers Ditch St. Barts Because of Zika; Opt for California & Hawaii Edited by: JV Staff

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ears of the Zika virus have a double impact in the Caribbean, where vulnerability to the mosquito-borne disease, linked to microcephaly and other fetal brain damage, challenges an economy dependent largely on tourism. Since January of 2016 when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fi st warned pregnant women to avoid travel to certain Latin American and Caribbean countries, official have been estimating the outbreak’s effect on the region’s prime tourist season.

Beverly Nicholson-Doty, commissioner of tourism for the U.S. Virgin Islands, reports that the territory “initially saw can-

cellations upwards of $250,000.”

Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort, executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, said that although the territory recorded 11 percent more hotel registrations in January 2016 than it did in January 2015, the picture changed after the CDC announcements of the Zika virus. “Puerto Rico in February 2016 experienced a 3 percent decline and in March 2016, a 5 percent decline,” she said.

“Based on room taxes, April 2016 is 4 percent below a year ago.”

The visitor figu es are not broken down by age, but “we have to assume that the decline is related to young families and people in their childbearing years,” she said.

Parents of child bearing age are taking their children to Anaheim’s Disneyland because of the risks involved in traveling to places where the Zika virus has been reported

Holiday travelers have decided to go to Hawaii rather than the exclusive resorts of the Caribbean. Pictured here is Kaanapali Beach Sand, Maui

Zika has stung Puerto Rico’s are confi med a year or more going forward up to two years. meetings and convention busi- in advance. “Forty-one thou- Th t’s a loss of $28 million for ness, a sector where bookings sand room nights were canceled 2016 through the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018,” says Rocafort.

“Puerto Rico in February 2016 experienced a 3 percent decline and in March 2016, a 5 percent decline”

While the Caribbean island of St. Bart’s was always seen as a chic vacation spot for the upscale and affluent crowd, due to the outbreak of the Zika virus, tourism rates have dropped precipitously.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website reports that more than 200 locally acquired Zika transmissions have occurred so far in Florida, and more than 33,000 in Puerto Rico.

As a result of the threat of the Zika virus, the 2016 end of the year holiday season saw an up-

tick of travelers to such warm weather venues as California, Hawaii and Mexico.

While the Caribbean island of St. Bart’s was always seen as a chic vacation spot for the upscale and affluent crowd, due to the outbreak of the Zika virus, tourism rates have dropped precipitously.

Even prior to the emergence of Zika, St. Bart’s had been losing its one time celebrity appeal.

In January of 2014, the Jewish Voice reported that Russian mogul Roman Abramovich did not hold his annual New Year’s Eve wing-ding on the exclusive Caribbean island.

It has been noted that without the lure of such esteemed celebrities and the parties they throw, this alone is detracting other celebrities from traveling to St. Barts this year as well.

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Needle-Free Facelift, Skin Remodeling and Scar Repair Israeli EnerJet system uses a non-thermal high-pressure jet stream to introduce healing or enhancing agents into the skin’s dermal layer

active compound, which is formed in a syringe that you install on the device, and blasts gists, says Ayellet Bar, market- mal layer of the skin anywhere it deep inside the skin,” Bar exBy: Abigail Klein ing director for the parent com- on the body for a wide range of plains. “The blast gives an even, Leichman pany, PerfAction Technologies aesthetic indications including wide spread of the active comacne scars, stretch marks and pound and the compound itself ermatologists have two of Rehovot. creates micro-trauma — just as On the market since 2013, facelifts options for improving the appearance of skin marred by scars and wrinkles: energy-based devices using laser, radio frequency or ultrasound; and injectable compounds like hyaluronic acid and Botox.

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“EnerJet is not only a safe and non-invasive therapy, but the results achieved are long-term and lasting.”

A novel skin rejuvenating product from Israel, EnerJet (Airgent in the United States), was designed with the idea of taking the best of both those approaches and improving end results.

The latest version will be introduced next March at the annual congress of the Association of American Dermatolo-

Facelift and scar repair without needles. Illustrative image by Andrey Popov/Shutterstock.com

EnerJet uses a non-thermal, no-needle, high-pressure jet stream to introduce any kind of healing agent or skin-enhancement material, such as hyaluronic acid, deep into the der-

PerfAction says the procedure is safe even for delicate areas such as décolletage, neck, cheeks, around the eyes, lips, forehead and chin.

“The technology takes the

Bill Gates Warns World ‘Vulnerable’ to Deadly Epidemic in Next Decade By: Walter Metuth

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illionaire philanthropist Bill Gates warned on last Friday that the world was vulnerable to a deadly epidemic of an illness like flu, with the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks underlining weaknesses in global efforts to tackle health crises swiftly.

Gates, whose foundation invests in improving healthcare in developing countries, said the global emergency response system was not strong enough and the ability to create new drugs and vaccines quickly was lacking.

He added that there needed to be more focus on developing treatments for likely epidemics.

Businessman Bill Gates exits through the lobby at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City

much better medical tools, much better response, but we are a bit vulnerable right now if something spread very quickly, like a flu, that was quite fatal."

But Gates defended the "I cross my fingers all the World Health Organization time that some epidemic (WHO) over widespread criticism of its handling of like a big flu does 't come along in the next the 2014 Ebola crisis that killed thousands in west Af10 years," Microsoft Corp founder Gates told rica, saying the agency was neither funded, nor staff d, Britain's BBC radio. to meet all the expectations.

He also raised concerns "I cross my fi gers all the over growing antimicrobial time that some epidemic like resistance to drugs, saying a big flu doesn't come along the success of antibiotics had in the next 10 years," Micro- created complacency.

The misu e and overuse of soft Corp founder Gates told antibiotics is accelerating anBritain's BBC radio.

"I do think we will have timicrobial resistance which

is already complicating efforts to treat tuberculosis, HIV and malaria.

Gates said richer countries must help developing nations tackle disease, both for humanitarian reasons and for their own self-interest.

He said international co-operation had almost succeeded in wiping out polio which remains endemic only in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

If there are no new cases in the next three years polio will become the second human disease to be eradicated after smallpox in 1980.

"We're very close. Hopefully, the last case will be some time next year," Gates said.

Do you have a tip on a health related story? Send it to the Jewish Voice.

E-mail: Editor@JewishVoiceNY.com

Airgent 2.0 will be introduced in March 2017. Photo: courtesy

energy-based devices do — to trigger the normal rejuvenation process.”

The procedure triggers collagen synthesis and skin thickening for a remodeling effect.

The devices are made in Israel and currently available through direct sales in Italy, Portugal, UK, Belgium, Germany, Austria and France; and through distributors in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore,

Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam, and soon in Uruguay, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador.

Dr. Tapan Patel, medical director of PHI Clinic in London, said EnerJet “repairs scars, lifts facial tissue and can remodel the skin to give it a refreshed, more youthful look. EnerJet is not only a safe and non-invasive therapy, but the results achieved are long-term and lasting.”

Plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Cassuto in Milan, Italy, said he has been using the technology for a few years. “It is the most effective treatment for stretch marks,” he said. “It is also the fi st line of treatment for deep acne scars that would not improve with any other type of technology.”

Most patients see results after two to three treatments, says Bar. “In relation to scar repair, you’re breaking fibrotic tissue and enabling the normal rejuvenation process to occur,” she says. “No other device in the market does this. The e are simple injectors that transform the injection procedure to something mechanical but won’t create micro-trauma and breaking of fi rotic mass.

PerfAction, founded in 2008, received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on an earlier device, Airgent, which is still being used in the United States.

PerfAction, founded in 2008, received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on an earlier device, Airgent, which is still being used in the United States.

“We are now working on our new innovative system, Airgent 2.0,” says Bar. This system will be launched to the American market at the AAD Congress on March 4, 2017.

“It’s more advanced in user experience — easier to use and faster,” he asserts. “The new applicator is lighter and its design enables a clear view of the treated area. It is also equipped with a new dosing system that enables accurate administration regardless of compound parameters.”

The system was designed by Rogel Engineering in Haifa, while the new applicator was re-designed by Taga in Tel Aviv.

PerfAction Technologies has about 15 employees and is planning to expand. It has been funded up until now by the ProSeed Venture Capital Fund in Tel Aviv and now is in its second round of investment. CEO Shy Zyman came to the startup with more than two decades of experience in business development, sales and marketing in the high-tech and medical devices.

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Food Supplement May Slow Familial Dysautonomia Disorder

Melanoma Rates Rise in Some States, Fall in Others

Study shows that popular food supplement phosphatidylserine may be instrumental in reversing the detrimental effects of Riley–Day syndrome.

Local sun-safety campaigns may be key to progress against the deadly skin cancer, researchers say

By: Viva Sarah Press

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popular food supplement called phosphatidylserine may be instrumental in reversing the detrimental effects of Familial dysautonomia (FD), a debilitating neurodegenerative genetic disorder that disrupts the autonomic nervous system such as digestion, breathing, production of tears, and the regulation of blood pressure and body temperature, according to a new Tel Aviv University study.

Th TAU research team is now looking for ways of improving the delivery of phosphatidylserine to the nervous system.

Familial dysautonomia, also known as Riley–Day syndrome, is an inherited disorder of the nervous system that primarily affects people of Eastern European Jewish heritage. In fact, one in 31 people of East European Jewish ancestry are thought to

Familial dysautonomia, also known as Riley–Day syndrome, is an inherited disorder of the nervous system that primarily affe ts people of Eastern European Jewish heritage

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ates of melanoma cases and deaths are either rising or falling, depending on which state you might be living in, a new study finds Between 2003 and 2013, Americans living in the Midwest and South, especially, tended to have rising rates of both the incidence of melanoma and deaths related to the skin cancer, researchers found.

"The Northeast, specifical y New England, is the only U.S. Familial dysautonomia disorder. Illustration via Shutterstock.com geographic region in which be carriers of the defective gene paired. Our study demonstrates most states experienced a rethat alterations in the stability of duction in both death and inthat causes this disorder.

The research, led jointly by microtubules and disruptions in cidence rates," wrote a team led Prof. Gil Ast and Prof. Eran Per- the transport may lead to FD.”

by Dr. Robert Dellavalle of the Th research team generated Denver Veterans Aff irs Medilson of TAU’s Sackler School of Medicine, generated a mouse a mouse model of FD. The mice cal Center and the University of model of FD to examine the exhibited symptoms similar to Colorado School of Medicine. neuron degeneration caused by those experienced by human FD and to observe the positive patients with FD, including developmental delays, sensory ab- "As a medical community, effects of the novel therapy.

The study was recently pub- normalities, unstable microtuwe still have work to bules, and impairment of axonal lished in PLOS Genetics. do in educating the “Neurons are the longest cells retrograde transport of nerve public — especially in in our body,” said Ast. “‘High- growth factor. certain states — on the “We found that in neurons importance of sun-smart ways’ along our neurons allow ‘trucks’ with ‘cargo’ to supply from our FD mice, the micro- behavior and also regular our neurons with essential sup- tubular highways were impaired skin cancer screenings by plies. In most neurodegenera- by elevated levels of an enzyme a dermatologist, ideally tive diseases these highways — called HDAC6,” said Ast. “This on an annual basis," said called microtubules — and the Dr. Doris Day See Food Supplement May , page 36 axonal transport process are im-

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Between 2003 and 2013, Americans living in the Midwest and South, especially, tended to have rising rates of both the incidence of melanoma and deaths related to the skin cancer, researchers found.

One skin cancer specialist who reviewed the findi gs said they highlight the need for better sun-safety education.

"As a medical community, we still have work to do in educating the public — especially in certain states — on the importance of sun-smart behavior and also regular skin cancer screenings by a dermatologist, ideally on an annual basis," said Dr. Doris Day. She's a dermatologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

In the study, Dellavalle's team compared 2003 and 2013 regional data from the U.S. Cen-

ters for Disease Control and Prevention.

The investigators found that melanoma death rates have risen in many U.S. states. Death rates rose in 21 of 48 states with data for both 2003 and 2013, while they fell in 23 states. Th rates stayed the same in four states.

In terms of new cases of melanoma, most states showed an increase over the 10 years of the study. Thi ty-eight of 49 states with data for 2003 and 2013 reported an increase in cases, and See Melanoma Rates Rise , page 36

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SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: USFELIX, LLC, 1538 41st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

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

[11/11-12/16]

Notice of 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.

[11/18-12/24]

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 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 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 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.

Frank L. Perrone, Jr., Esq., Referee Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Attn: Jackie Halpern Weinstein, Esq., 120 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10271, Attorneys for Plainti

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.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Ark LLP, 1177 6th Ave., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10036.

General purpose. [11/18-12/24]

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

Notice of Formation of CPG Fox LLC, Art. of Org. ďŹ led with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/4/16.

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 Park Avenue Prosthodontic Associates, PLLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/4/16. OďŹƒce 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 SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plainti 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 ďŹ led Judgment Index# 20162/2013. Gregory M. La Spina, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plainti 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: September 23, 2016,

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of Compound Management II, LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/16.

OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/13/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Hirsch, 156 5th Avenue, Ste. 600, NY, NY 10010. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with De Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/62/10]

Notice of Formation of ATLANTIA ADVISERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/16. OďŹƒce location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C T Corporation System, 111 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of Compound Management III, LLC. App. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/16.

OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/21/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Hirsch, 156 5th Avenue, Ste. 600, NY, NY 10010. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with De Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/62/10]

Notice of Formation of KLYNS STUDIO LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/16. OďŹƒce 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]

JANUARY 6, 2016 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

PAGE 47 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]

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]

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]

NY Co. LLC org. in DE 10/5/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Seward & Kissel, Att: Noelle Indelicato, One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711

Notice of Formation of GGP RC Parking LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/9/16. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities.

[11/25-12/30]

Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [12/30-2/3]

Notice of Formation of POLAR STORK, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

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

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 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]

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

Notice of Formation of MSZ Park Ave, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. 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, 1009 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10028.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/30-2/3]

against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 195 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/30-2/3]

Notice of Formation of Covaband LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/16.

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 1501 Lexington Ave., #2A, NY, NY 10029.

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Notice of Formation of Morgan Green LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. 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 Davis & Gilbert LLP, 1740 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[12/30-2/3]

Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of

Notice of Formation of CENTER FOR CREATIVE JUDAISM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the

Notice of Qual. of Dragon Auto Management LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/6/16. Off. loc:

Purpose: any lawful activities. [12/30-2/3]

Notice of Qualification of CAVU Venture Partners GP OY, LP. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/16. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/14/16.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LP, c/o CAVU Venture Partners, LLC, 515 W. 20th St., Ste. 4W, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Name/ address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, 401

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]

Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/30-2/3]

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE OF MART LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-NPL1, Plaintiff AGAINST Michael Singh AKA Michael J. Singh, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 17, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on February 09, 2017 at 2:30PM, premises known as 83 COOPER STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 3433, LOT 51.

Approximate amount of judgment $514,368.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 5137/2013.

Robert A. Abrams Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

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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.

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]

Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

[11/25-12/30]

Notice of Qualification of Thor Gateway I & II Owner, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of

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

[12/2-1/6]

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]

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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]

DE address of LLC: 1675 S State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE

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Notice of Qual. of Dragon Auto LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/18/16. Off. loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 8/12/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Seward & Kissel, Att: Noelle Indelicato, One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. 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. [12/30-2/3]

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

Hazleton, Pa. Located near I-81 Industrial Park Restaurant + Lounge, w/7day, liquor license, 9 unit motel, 2 chalets, 7 apartments, 3 BR brick house, outdoor cabana bar+swimming pool on approx. 25 acres of ground, 15 acres undeveloped.

All 945K. Call 570-459-5070.

HS0729

ABERDEEN, NEW JERSEY fully operational HAIR&NAIL SALON. Profitable. Like new, turn-key excellent for stylist or investment located in Strip mall. 55k. 5yr lease 5yr option.

732-851-4931. HS0729 DIGITAL PRINTING COMPANY FOR SALE Central NJ, turnkey operation, state of the art equip. high vol. accounts, principals only, no brokers, appt only, 917-921-0195. LM1223 CONSIGNMENT STORE FOR SALE. Totally Equipped & Assorted. Clothing/ Shoes for the whole family. Toys, Household Items, Decorations & Much More. Located in Ossining. Good Price. Excellent Business to Work with Family.

Affordable Rent. Call Doris 914-420-0884 LM0610

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

9010

Invest small, with a minimum investment of $7,500 for a big return!! With a Legal Legitimate Investment company. For more information or appointment call: 212-256-1158 extension 103 This offering is only for accredited investors under Regulation D under Rule 506 (c) of the Securities Act Of 1993. The Company shall take reasonable steps to verify the accredited investor status before making Any offer and sale. Any accredited investor that does not provide the information necessary to the company To satisfy the verification requirement will not be deemed an accredited investor and may not participate in the offering. LM0911

AIRCRAFT SERVICES Private jet services-Pesach.

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

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

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

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JOBS & SERVICES HELP WANTED

9020

SEPHARDIC CENTER FRONT DESK/ RECEPTION. Answering phones, taking payments, good customer service skills, knowledge of computers a must, p/t. Contact jaimie@ scclive.org LM0113 Exper’d Salesperson P/T or F/T for hi-end ladies boutique in Midtown Manhattan.

Call 516-359-8766 CB1230 PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED to organize and help.

Basic computer skills needed & good with organization.

We are ready to pay $310 per week. Interested person should contact mikemayer2006@ gmail.com LM1216 Online sales; job involves promoting our company’s product online. Must have strong social skills & the ability to engage w/people in an interactive manner. This position requires creative sales techniques & the essential skills to easily relate to customers, in order to build a solid customer base. Good potential & pay.

Email 4616954@gmail.com CB1211 DRUMMER LOOKING FOR LEAD GUITARIST, RHYTHM GUITARIST, BASS GUITARIST & KEYBOARDIST to do original material & covers.

Dependability is a must. No time wasters! Call John 718-300-6503 LM1209

ELECTRICIANS NEEDED. Electricians Licensed and experienced apprentices for immediate hire for NY & CT at well-established company.

Salary commensurate with experience. We offer health insurance, 401K, 40-hour work week, overtime, rate jobs at times. Call to hear what we have to offer, 203-790-6425 or Fax 203-798-8670 LM1209 SALES COUNSELORS. Our beautiful cemetery in Putnam Valley, NY seeks highly motivated individual to help take us to the next level.

Paid training. Proven Selling Process, Medical, Dental, 401K, Paid Vacations and other LARGE company benefits are yours in a SMALL company atmosphere. Call 845-5283516 or Email: mangelucci@ rosehillsmemorialpark.com LM1021

MAIL CLERK. Sorting mail, Brentwood warehouse.

Standing, lifting. Day/ night shifts, FT only, $9/hr. Apply Mon-Fri, 10AM-2PM with 2 forms ID @ 41 Mercedes Way, Unit 1, Edgewood, NY 11717 (631)242-8198/ 8278 LM1007 LEGAL NOTICE PERSON. To work for The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location.

Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext 19 LM0902 ELECTRICIAN NEEDED 3 plus yrs exp Must have own tools And able to work alone 718-522-3893 HS0506

RENTAL AGENTS WANTED FT-PT Work From Home Earn Good Income Will Train Call Ben 347-866-5619 718-266-9700 HS0429 COMPANIONS & CERTIFIED NURSING AIDES NEEDED for non-medical senior home care.

Flexible hours. Now hiring for Suffolk & Nassau County.

Driver’s license & car required.

If you enjoy working with the elderly & would like to work for a company that truly values their employees, call 516-629-5650. LM0217 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

MED’S ON US Does your loved one need Assistance taking his medication? We will successfully put him back on schedule BEZ”H Fully confidential Call: 917-225-4578 CB0210

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

BICHON, $895. Shih Tzu, $925. Yorkshire Terrier, $950.

(Chocolate) Lab, $950. Cairn Terrier, $800. Westie, $875.

Min. Schnauzer, $975. Min. Boxie, $950. 609-685-0208 LM0210

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

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE GERMAN SHEPHARD PUPS: Born 10/10/16, all black, champion background. The ultimate gift. Up to date shots, vet certified. Asking $800/ each. 914-907-6482 LM0203 HAVENESE PUPS. Home raised with kids. Male/ Female Available. Parent’s health clear & on premises. Puppy’s health guaranteed. 516-596-8639 LM0120

NUTRITIONIST

9965

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. Island, NY 10312. Scott FoxOwner/ Operator 718-227-5001 Email: scott@yougotbugscom Website: www.yougotbugs.com

PERSONALS

9025

Seeking Mensch: Petite,

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

EXTERMINATION INC. GOT BUGS/ "Place Your Trust

99201A. 43 Allen Place, Staten

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman, LCSW WINTER SPECIAL, 3 one hour sessions for $127. Call 516-967-0675 CB0203

HANDYMAN

ANNIHILATOR

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

9950

Reuven’s Repairs. Small electric and plumbing, $125.

House call plus parts. Servicing Brooklyn. 347-585-3544 CB0217

Out (Greasy Spoon to Grand.)

Witty Soulmate Reply to P.O. Box 4167, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 101634167 LM1014

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

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

9032

BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. Build your business, let us handle the bookkeeping!

Packages starting at $200/ month. Complete tax services.

Email: craig@cfieldandco. com or 516-378-2775 for more info. LM1007

HELP OFFERED

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

FOR SALE

9040

FURNITURE- Loveseat Couch, very good condition, $225.

Couch, very good condition, $175. Maytag Clothes Washer, 2 years old, very good condition, $200. Negotiable on all! Cash only! 609-971-3529 LM0210

FOR SOUVENIR COLLECTORS OF WAR ITEMS. I have an American Flag that flew over Afghanistan in 2002 with documentation & their newspaper. Asking $25,000 neg. Call 732-779-7622 LM0120

REAL ESTATE

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Flute- Pearl, 2 ClarinetsBuffet & Selmer, Alto SaxLike New. Also, Music Books Available. 732-833-1692 LM0113

ENTERTAINMENT

SWIMMING POOLS

9044

FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE. Private Parties, Gated Communities, Country Clubs.

Tri-State Area & Florida.

Having a Party for Mom or Dad? Professional Performer Appeared at Waldorf, Plaza Hotels, Restaurants. JERRY CARDONE, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER. Reasonable Rates. 516-770-8176 LM1125

AUTOMOTIVE

9050

Large Van for hire for any purpose also pick up cargo from airport. Experienced and honest. 917-696-0000 CB1230 VOLKSWAGON GTI 2011, 6-speed, Autobahn package, 71,500 miles. New tires & brakes. Asking $12,499. Call 516-445-7148 LM1202

BOATS FOR SALE 9052

VINTAGE COSTUME AND STERLING JEWELRY, Designer Bags, And Much More! Appt.

Only. 914-772-4611 LM0120 DINING ROOM SET (FRENCH PROVINCIAL). Excellent condition. Table, 4 chairs, China cabinet & buffet. Asking $1,000 neg. 516-796-9860 LM0120 LENOX 26 piece Blue Tree set, $1,200 & 23 piece Lenox Blue Tree set, $1,100 or $2,000 for both. Call Cathy 516-660-9520 LM1223

LENOX CHINA. Brookdale Style, 12 place settings, including cups, saucers, platter bowl, creamer, sugar bowl, salad & bread plates, perfect condition. $800.

516-931-1449 LM0120

41 Marine Trader Sail Boat, refurbished, rebuilt diesel engine. New plumbing-wiring, Teak interior: Bedroom, living/ dining, 2 heads, galley kitchen.

Price $39K. John 917-568-2754 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

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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. $$975K. 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.

CALL MARY TAWIL @ 732-693-8210.

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