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Massive Security Planned in DC for Inauguration; Dozens of Dems to Boycott Swearing In

The inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president will take place at the Capitol and the inaugural parade will take place on the route from the Capitol to the White House. Jeh Johnson, homeland security secretary says officials expect from 700,000 to 900,000 spectators to attend the Inauguration Day ceremonies.

By: Ariella Haviv

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growing list of Democratic lawmakers have joined a boycott of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday in the latest effort to undermine the Republican’s presidency even before it begins.

As of Tuesday, dozens of congressional Democrats have publicly announced they will be boycotting the swearing-in ceremony, including Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Adriano Espaillat, Jose Serrano, Nydia Velazquez of New York, Luis Gutierrez of Illinois; Marc Pocan of Wisconsin; John Conyers of Michigan; Raul Grijalva of Arizona; Katherine Clark of Massachusetts; Kurt Schrader and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Lacy

Clay of Missouri, and Barbara Lee, Mark Takano, Mark DeSaulnier, Jared Huffman, Ted Lieu and Judy Chu of California.

Also not attending is Texas Rep. Al Green who said, "I will not attend the inauguration because my conscience says it is the right thing to do" Also not attending is Texas Rep. Al Green who said, "I will not attend the inauguration because my conscience says it is the right thing to do," referencing Martin Luther King, Jr. in his decision.

In a statement issued on Sunday, California Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard

said, "I thought long and hard about attending the Inauguration because I value our democracy and respect the offic of the presidency, regardless of party. However, the disparaging remarks the President-elect has made about many groups, including women, Mexicans, and Muslims, are deeply contrary to my values. As a result, I will not be attending the Inauguration.”

Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison said, "I will not celebrate a man who preaches a politics of division and hate. I won't be attending Donald Trump's inauguration." Ellison, who is running for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, tweeted this statement on Monday.

Tennessee Rep Steve Cohen said, “Th s president semi-elect does not deserve to be President of the United

States. He has not exhibited the characteristics and the values that we hold dear."

Georgia congressman John Lewis, who gained fame in the 1960s for his involvement in the civil rights movement, was the fi st to declare his refusal to participate in the inauguration, going so far as to say he did not recognize Trump’s November win or his presidency as legitimate.

Speaking with NBC last week, Lewis claimed Russia was responsible for the outcome of the 2016 election.

“I don’t see this President-elect as a legitimate president,” Lewis said.

In a further snub to the incoming president, Lewis declared that for the fi st time since taking offic in 1987, he would skip the presidential inauguration.

A string of other Democratic representatives quickly joined suit, with dozens more still undecided, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown, both associated with the left-wi g of the party.

Rep. Sean Duffy (R., Wis.) on Tuesday told Democratic members of Congress who are skipping President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration to “put your big boy pants on.”

As an increasing number of Democratic lawmakers are deciding to forego the inauguration, Duffy responded on CNN. Duffy said he was not happy after President Obama won his election but Republicans did not boycott his

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City Council Calls for Legislation to Help Prevent Construction Related Deaths By: Michaela Cortney

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embers of the NY City Council, lead

by Council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito are on track to introduce 18 pieces of legislation as a precautionary measure to prevent against future construction-related deaths and injuries, which have been on the rise since the city’s recent increase in building projects.

The legislation, known as the Construction Safety Act is spearheaded by Council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and will focus on crane operation and licensing. It is hoped that the new rules will call for stricter monitoring of licensing and increase regulatory protocols at

smaller sites, where the majority of accidents tend to occur.

The new legislation will also increase penalties for breaking the law.

Mayor Bill De Blasio will likely be opposed to the initiative because he is known for his skepticism on the practical implementation of regulatory practices outside the outfit of construction worker unions.

He has already addressed the lack of pragmatism on the part of the city council, which is hoping to enact laws that will make apprenticeship programs mandatory for construction workers.

DeBlasio responded to the initiative by questioning how realistic it would be to implement. “Everyone knows I pre-

not going to solve the problem anytime soon because there are always going to be some nonunion sites and that’s where our stricter regulation is going to make a real impact.”

The bills are scheduled to be introduced at a January 18th meeting of the full council and will be sponsored by Council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito along with 13 other council members and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

Viverito has said of the legislation that "The Construction Latinos Make Up Majority Of Fatal Falls At New York Construction Safety Act will not only help prevent accidents, it will make Sites sure that contractors who viofer union labor and I’m a big speaking, I think the more we late site safety laws are held fulfan of apprenticeship programs could do, the better, so I en- ly accountable.”

The recent construction De Blasio said. "I don’t think a courage it. I want to support requirement works practically the maximum use of it, but it’s boom has been correlated with

a rise in the number of fatalities and construction related injuries. Over the past two years, there have been 31 estimated deaths that have been construction related according to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

“There is no other industry where workers die at such an alarming rate without signifi cant preventative recourse...it is the responsibility of the developers and the construction companies to ensure there is an atmosphere of safety at construction sites. The Construction Safety Act will help government do its part in ensuring this atmosphere of safety truly exists by reducing safety violations and strengthening crane regulations.”

Property Taxes in NYC Set to Increase Under deBlasio Admin By: Kristina Stukalenko

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roperty tax bills are set to increase for New Yorkers under the De Blasio administration, in keeping with the steady rise in real estate prices.

The Wall Street Journal has reported a steady increase in commercial property tax bills under Mayor-elect De Blasio.

According to the data, in the fiscal year 2013, the average tax bill was $85,841.

The average tax bill, without abatements, is set to jump to $111,023 in the fiscal year 2017, which ends June 30th.

The principal increases have been due to an upsurge in the assessments of property values, as well as increases in the tax rate for commercial properties.

Taxable assessed values have increased at an average rate 6.5% between fiscal years 2013 to 2017 under the incumbent Mayor De Blasio. By comparison, during Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor, taxable assessed values have increased 6%.

The average commercial property tax bill, according to city data, has increased by 29.3% since De Blasio took office.

According to the Post, the increase in property taxes is due to an upsurge in the real estate market. The market value of the city’s 1,060,814 properties increased to $988.3 billion at year end; the increase of 9% is higher than last year’s increase of 6.6%. The value of condos and co-ops, which are normally assessed at a higher

$448, while condo owners will see a $838 increase in their bills according to the DOF. Naturally, Manhattan properties will see the greatest tax increase as they are valued at a rate higher than the rest of the city. Manhattan Co-op bills will increase by an average of $817, and condo owners will absorb an average increase of $1,150. Single family townhouses will see a tax increase of $2,131.

De Blasio’s Finance Commissioner, Jacques Jiha views the expansive growth of the Property tax bills are set to increase for New Yorkers under the real estate market as an opDe Blasio administration, in keeping with the steady rise in real portunity for job creation and estate prices. more positive things to come.

“The real-estate market rate than single-family homes, in the average property taxes has risen by 10.86 percent. for single-family homeown- remains robust in both sales, Accordingly, the Depart- ers, while the average prop- rentals, and leases with strong ment of Finance notes that erty tax bill for co-ops is set demand across the board...we there will be an $228 increase to increase by an average of are also seeing increased con-

struction activity in the boroughs outside of Manhattan.

The Bronx, in particular, has seen an increase of 46 percent in new construction, which is very good for job creation in that borough.”

In a clever turn of phrase, and despite the substantial increase in property tax bills, Mayor De Blasio emphasized that property taxes will remain at a constant rate in the upcoming fiscal year. According to Sally Goldberg of Politico New York, apart from the stagnant tax rate, however, assessments, tax abatements and exemptions, a state-mandated cap on increases and the city’s overall levy also determine the tax bill. Correspondingly, these factors have lead to the substantial increase in tax bills.

Boro Park Girl Miraculously Survives Hit by Out of Control Livery Cab

By Hannah Hayes

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n Thursday morning, January 12, a taxi jumped a curb striking a 13-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus in Brooklyn. The child miraculously survived with only a broken leg.

The Daily News got the incredible video showing the young teen, who sources have identified as Gittie Hershenbaum, simply standing on a Borough Park sidewalk in at approximately 8:15 a.m. She was waiting for the bus holding her dark red bookbag on her back and donning a plaid skirt and blue jacket.

According to the Daily News, “As Gittie fid ets on the sidewalk, twirling in semicircles, a black Toyota Camry traveling north on

55th St. crosses 18th Ave., jumps the curb and barrels past a deadend sign. The video shows the girl darting to her right and then getting hit by the car.

She was briefly splayed on the hood of the Camry, which city official said was an Uber vehicle, before the car slammed into a fence. A moment later, Gittie hobbles toward awestruck onlookers, telling them that she thought the car hit her toe, witnesses said. She survived with a fractured leg.”

Hours later, Israel Hershenbaum, Gittie’s father, told Th News, “My daughter’s traumatized. We’re getting over it. I thank God that this is the outcome.”

Israel expressed the belief that it was his daughter’s large, full bookbag that helped to cushion

the ordeal.

A 32-year-old bystander, who referred to herself as Miriam, told The Post, “The girl had actually no clue what was going on. (As) I approached, I see her walking over to me. I’m the one that she actually hugged, and I’m like, ‘What happened? ’ She says she thinks the car hit her toe.”

Gittie and the driver were both rushed to Maimonides Hospital by paramedics.

As of late-Thursday, cops said that the 48-year-old driver, who had a heart attack before veering off the road, was in critical but A screenshot from a video of a girl being hit by livery cab stable condition. driven by a man who suffered a heart attack and vaulted The Daily News reports, “The onto 18th Avenue near 55th Street in Borough Park. (CONNEX motorist was taking a home COMMUNICATIONS) health aide to work when he lost control of the car. The passenger the impact. He said, “Her back- backpack saved her.” pack was very full of books, and Nearby witnesses were was trying to open a back door that’s what (held) her back. Her amazed that little Gittie survived and escape before the car rolled

“My daughter’s traumatized. We’re getting over it. I thank God that this is the outcome.” through the intersection. But she was still in car when the girl was mowed down.”

Miriam said, “I heard a hysterical woman screaming. ... She was a passenger ... and I see her running out of the car.”

An Uber spokeswoman said that the passenger did not use the company’s app to book the ride at the time of the accident.

According to witnesses, when the sedan hit Gittie, her three sisters were straggling behind and just mere feet from the corner.

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Nat’l Grid Employees & Bklyn Landlords Arrested in Illegal Gas Meter Scheme By: Kings County Politics

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cting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark G. Peters, last week announced the arrest of seven former National Grid employees as well as landlords, property managers and contractors connected with allegedly installing illegal gas meters across Brooklyn for landlords willing to pay $1,3oo to $2,500 per meter.

The alleged mastermind of the scam and leader of the enterprise is identified as Weldon “Al” Findlay, 47, of Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, who worked for National Grid until 2010. Find-

“We will continue to protect Brooklyn residents by pursuing criminal prosecutions of landlords and others who put profits ahead of safeguards,” said Gonzalez.

lay and six other defendants are charged with enterprise corruption, which carries up to 25 years in prison.

The other 30 defendants charged in connection with the case include landlords, property managers, and contractors who arranged for, installed, or received illegal gas service.

“We simply will not allow the lucrative real estate market in Brooklyn to feed criminal activity and potentially endanger lives. The e defendants showed contempt for rules and regulations specifical y put into place to protect public safety. And they did this with callous disregard on a regular basis. We will continue to protect Brooklyn residents by pursuing criminal prosecutions of landlords and others who put profits ahead of safeguards,” said Gonzalez.

Gonzalez said that, according to the indictment, the enterprise consisted of the illegal installation of gas meters in exchange for cash at 33 residential properties across Brooklyn, including Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Mid-

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez & Investigators Explain How The Scam Worked

wood, and Borough Park, in addition to homes in parts of Queens. Findlay is alleged to have formed the enterprise, and to have directed its criminal activities throughout the period covered by the indictment, namely January 12, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

The Department of Buildings and National Grid have inspected every property identified in connection with the investigation, and ensured that there is no risk to public safety.

Under existing protocols, National Grid employees are required to open accounts for new or renewed gas service to check the public Building Information System (BIS) database to confi m that the property had been inspected as required by the City’s Department of Buildings (DOB).

In a statement sent via e-mail National Grid media relations spokesperson Karen Young said, “National Grid has zero tolerance for unethical and illegal be-

havior. The alleged misconduct, although limited to a handful of former employees, contradicts the dedication and professional values of our 15,000 hardworking men and women who are committed to serving our customers. National Grid has fully cooperated with and has supported the Kings County District Attorney’s Offic and the NYC Department of Investigation throughout their investigation, has conducted safety inspections, and has taken corrective measures where needed.

National Grid is also conducting a thorough internal investigation and will be working hand-in-hand with its regulator, the NYS Public Service Commission, to take the steps necessary to enhance our existing controls and to implement any additional controls and recommendations required to prevent a similar situation from recurring in the future.”

A licensed master plumber or DOB inspector must visit the location and conduct appropriate testing to ensure that gas lines See Nat’l Grid Employees , page 36

Spitzer’s Russian Call Girl Slammed by Judge for Refusing to Leave Cell

By Hannah Hayes

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n Tuesday, January 10, a Manhattan Judge told a high-class Russian call girl, who is facing charges of extorting former-New York Governor and prostitute-loving Eliot Spitzer, to “just get over herself,” after she wouldn’t leave her jail cell because she wanted to avoid the media.

Justice Charles Solomon told Svetlana Travis Zakharova’s attorney, “I’ve had cases with much more press coverage than this. If she doesn’t come out, there will be serious consequences.”

The Post reports, “Attorney Joseph Murray went back to the pen and re-emerged with a glum-

Russian call girl Svetlana Travis Zakharova is charged with extorting former-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

faced Zakharova, wearing a pris- from Spitzer by threatening to on-issue sweatsuit. The feisty es- expose their illicit relationship to cort allegedly squeezed $400,000 his family and the media.

Svetlana Travis Zakharova refused to leave her cell because she wanted to avoid the media attention.

Zakharova, 25, told her law-

yer before Tuesday’s proceeding that she didn’t want to be photographed by awaiting shooters.”

In Manhattan Supreme Court Murray argued that, “The nature of the pictures is of her appearing in a highly prejudicial way.”

The judge was having none of her nonsense, and said that he has had defendants of “much higher profile” who didn’t have to go hide in their cells.

According to The Post, “During the brief hearing, her new lawyer introduced himself to the court and the judge adjourned the case to Feb. 14.

Zakharova is also charged with trying to extort an unnamed victim and forging his signature on a lease agreement. She’s currently being held on $1 million bond.”

Justice Dept to Join Lawsuit Against NYC Board of Elections Over Purged Bklyn Voters By: Cameron Huertas

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he Justice Department has filed a motion to join a pending lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections. Th Brooklyn offic of the Board had erroneously discarded registrations of more than 117,000 during the recent election because the voters had not voted in previous elections. The removal of potential voters has lead to an 8% decline in voter registration and is in direct violation of the federal voter registration law.

WNYC initially reported that court official noted that if not addressed, the irresponsible handling of voters registration rolls can lead to similar botched electoral procedures in the future. “The deficie t oversight of borough voters removal programs...was a cause of the un-

tice Department adds teeth to the original petition, which was filed in November by Common Cause New York, an organization dedicated to investigating election fraud and other forms of corruption. The Brooklyn office of the New York City Board of Elections allegedly canceled voter registrations in several districts on Primary Day in April.

According to the plaintiffs, the Board failed to follow preliminary protocols before removing voter’s names. Th y also accuse the Board of failure to properly review the policies of the BrookThe Justice Department has filed a motion to join a pending lyn offi . lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections. The In the aftermath of the PeBrooklyn office of the board of elections had erroneously tition’s fili g, city comptroller, discarded registrations of more than 117,000 during the recent Scott M. Stringer, and attorney election because the voters had not voted in previous elections general Eric T. Schneiderman lawful removals of voters from programs… is likely to result in have both opened inquiries into the voter’s rolls...unless enjoined the same or similar unlawful re- the procedures of the board; Mayor de Blasio had also called by this Court, the deficie t over- movals of voters” sight of borough voter removal The recent move by the Jus- for spending $20 million on

The Brooklyn office of the New York City Board of Elections allegedly canceled voter registrations in several districts on Primary Day in April voting protocols and Diane Haslett-Rudiano, the board’s chief clerk in Brooklyn, was suspended after the primary.

Ms. Haslett-Rudiano ordered the removal of all voters that have not voted since 2008 from the database.The Brooklyn staff members did not determine whether the voters had died or moved away, which is required by federal law. Moreover, the Petition states that 4,100 of the voters whose registrations had See Justice Dept to Join , page 38

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NY Real Estate Developer Paul Massey Raises $1.6M for Mayoral Run

By Ilana Siyance

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he campaign team of Paul Massey was eager to announce last Friday that it has raised an impressive $1.6 million for his mayoral run, over the past six months for the fi st fili g period. The details will be released by the New York City Campaign Finance Board next week. At that time Mayor Bill de Blasio will also release his fundraising for this period, which runs from July through January. Up until this fili g, de Blasio had raised $2.24 million in campaign funds for his 2017 bid for reelection.

Massey, a real-estate developer, is a low profile Republican challenger. The Cushman & Wakefield executive is expected to use his personal money in addition to the funds that he raised. As reported by The Real Deal, the Massey campaign said

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dependence Party, ensuring his presents in the November election. “I’m grateful for the significant support I have received and am energized for the 10 months ahead,” Massey said. “I have already hired a top-notch team, built a robust campaign infrastructure and we will compete aggressively for every vote in every borough.”

Massey’s list of published donors will likely include many figu es from the real estate industry, and may include many Democrats. His campaign spokesperson, Bill O’Reilly, said The campaign team of that so far campaign funds have Paul Massey was eager to been spent mostly on creating announce last Friday that it the operation’s infrastructure. has raised an impressive $1.6 million for his mayoral run, over It is still too early in the game for spending on campaign ads the past six months for the first and the likes. “My campaign is filing period building a winning coalition of it received a rapid increase in New Yorkers who believe our donations after January 5, when city desperately needs an indethe candidate was assured nom- pendent-minded problem solvination from the New York’s In- er in City Hall,” said Massey.

Masseur Confesses to Killing Israeli Club Owner

By Rebecca Gold

began to engage in “weird’’ but consensual sex.

The following morning, two n Friday, January 13, a masseur confess- roommates discovered Zabar es to killing his cli- lying face-up and unconscious ent by strangling the in their apartment on West 81st 400-pound former owner of a Street.

The prime suspect has been gay club in Midtown Manhattan, according to law-enforce- King, the masseur, from the start. ment sources.

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Giuliani Chosen to be Cyber Security Czar in Trump Admin By: Kristina Stukalenko

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ormer New York City mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has been selected by the incoming Trump administration to be the head of a cyber security advisory group. Giuliani has been a fervent supporter of Trump throughout his presidential campaign. The e had been speculation of Giuliani wanting to become Trump’s secretary of state, but he was not offered that or any other cabinet position.

Instead, it was announced last Thursday that Giuliani will “be sharing his expertise and insight as a trusted friend” on cyber-security matters.

According to a statement released by the Trump administration, Giuliani was chosen for the job because of his “long and very successful government career in law enforcement, and his notable 16 years of work providing security solutions in the private sector.” Giuliani is the active chairman of global security at the Greenberg Traurig law fi m and he is also the CEO of his own international security consulting company, Giuliani Partners.

The company recently formed a partnership with Blackberry to offer cyber security support to both the private and public sectors.

Former New York City mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has been selected by the incoming Trump administration to be the head of a cyber security advisory group.

Cyber security and privacy is likely to be a premier topic for the incoming administration.

The incoming president Donald Trump has made it clear throughout the course of his campaign that National Security is at the top of his list of priorities, and that he will actively target anyone, both domestically or abroad, that is a potential security hazard.

Due to volatile nature of cyberspace, combined with the instantaneous fl w of information, the internet poses an exponential threat to National security.

During the recent election, for example, U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted several hacking

email servers at the Democratic National Committee.

The hacks originated in the Russian Federation and it is presumed that their goal was to aid the Trump campaign. Th ugh Trump has admitted publicly that the hackers were likely Russian, he denied allegations that they had helped him win the election.

Giuliani compared the issue of cyber security to cancer. Th analogy aptly describes the intractable nature of cyber threats.

The former mayor’s aim will be to bring together a team of world-renowned specialists that See Giuliani Chosen to be Cyber , page 37

Christie’s Second in Command to Run for NJ Governor By: Kyle Azura Former nightclub owner Savyon Zabar was found dead in his apartment on January 4.

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massage led to them fooling around. Th y were doing weird sex stuff. And that led to them choking each other.”

Allegedly, the sexual encounter “ended with the perp choking the victim a little too Escuelita, a gay night club, was located at 301 W 39th Street in hard and he heard the victim Manhattan. gurgling. He was so freaked out, According to one source of he left’’ Sources told The Post that Zabar was the former owner back on January 3, 54-year-old The Post, during King’s confesSavvon Zabar was receiving sion, “he was sobbing the whole of Escuelita, a Latin gay nighta massage from 23-year-old time. He said it started out with club on West 39th Street in MidDaquan King, when the two him massaging the victim. Th town Manhattan.

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ieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, the second in command to New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie and the current Secretary of State, who famously had a row with Christie over the State’s gas tax and was excluded from several speaking arrangements organized by the governor due to her divergent views, is in the running for New Jersey governor.

The Republican lieutenant governor is also a distinguished opponent of president-elect, Donald Trump. She famously tweeted a response to an editor of two New Jersey publications in response to a question regarding Trump’s dismissive comments on sexual assault.

“No apology can excuse away Mr. Trump's reprehensible comments degrading women. We're raising my 3 boys to be better than that.”

In the months leading up to the election, the governor has said: “I can’t support Hillary

Guadagno is an attorney and has served as both a federal prosecutor in New York and as the Monmouth County sheriff in New Jersey, where she currently resides with her family.

Lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, the second in command to New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie and the current Secretary of State, who famously had a row with Christie over the State’s gas tax and was excluded from several speaking arrangements organized by the governor due to her divergent views, is in the running for New Jersey governor.

Clinton, and I won’t vote for Trump.” To which governor Christie replied “Every Republican who is not working for Trump is working for Clinton.

It’s chicken or fish man, it’s one or the other.”

Guadagno is New Jersey’s fi st lieutenant governor. She was elected along with Christie in 2009 and re-elected in 2013. She filed documents last Tuesday with the Election Law Enforcement Commission in order to run in the Republican primary.

Guadagno is an attorney and has served as both a federal prosecutor in New York and as the Monmouth County sheriff

in New Jersey, where she currently resides with her family.

The incumbent Governor Christie is currently unpopular in New Jersey, with favorability ratings plunging to 19% at times. Th ugh Guadagno has consistently served as an ally and close associate of the governor, Guadagno has proven that she can stand her own ground in recent months and will distance herself from his ill-reputed legacy if she hopes to be elected.

In October 2016, Guadagno openly opposed governor Christie’s gas tax. She also criticized a provision in the new law See Christie’s Second in Command , page 37

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Trouble on the UES; Ugly Battle Between Construction on Track for Luxury Rabbi and Foundation Continues Tower Next to Museum of Modern Art By: Rachel Heimson

By: Benyamin Davidsons

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he burgeoning confli t between the beloved and highly esteemed Rabbi Elie Abadie and philanthropic icon, Lily Safra continues to dominate headlines as no clear path leading to long term resolutions of their glaring differences is in sight.

As was previously reported, Rabbi Elie Abadie, (who has led the congregation at the Edmond J Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street for 14 years) was asked to step down from his position as spiritual leader by the synagogue main benefactor; Mrs. Lily Safra. Mrs. Safra is the chairwoman of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation; a charity that is eponymously named for her late husband, a Brazilian banking magnate. Mr. Safra achieved an exceptional level of distinction during his lifetime as a philanthropic powerhouse who supported an impressive litany of charities, institutions and organizations.

Despite the fact that his con-

The Edmund J. Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street in Manhattan

C Philanthropist Lily Safra is at odds with highly regarded Rabbi Elie Abadie of the Edmond J Safra Synagogue on the Upper East Side and wants him to vacate his post.

gregants have waged a formidable campaign to ensure that Rabbi Abadie remain as leader of this dynamic synagogue, it appears that thus far their pleas have fallen on deaf ears.

According to a report in the New York Post, matters began to sour between Rabbi Abadie and Mrs. Safra with the expiration of the former’s contract about eight years ago.

Rabbi Elie Abadie has said that the charges made against him by the Safra Foundation are “malicious, false, baseless and self-serving.” His dismayed congregants have pledged their fealty to him and have vigorously campaigned for his continued leadership of the synagogue

that Rabbi Abadie add hours to his rabbinical schedule through a commitment to teaching more classes.

The Post reported that according to the Safra Foundation which had sent out a letter to the congregation informing them of the current imbroglio, they charge that Rabbi Abadie refused their offer. In 2015, it Matters began to sour appears, matters came to stalebetween Rabbi Abadie mate and negotiations began and Mrs. Safra with the expiration of the former’s for Rabbi Abadie’s exit from the synagogue. contract about eight The Safra Foundation has years ago. even implied in their latest missive to the well heeled congreThe report indicates that gants of this extraordinary synupon contract negotiations, agogue that Rabbi Abadie was Mrs. Safra offered Rabbi Abadie somehow (albeit inexplicably) his continued annual salary of attempting to engage in extor$700K along with the free use tion. Their mendacious claims of a $3.5 million condominium included the odious charge that as a residence. According to the See Trouble on the UES, page 38 report, she did, however, ask

Wells Fargo to Expand Across 40K at 280 Park Ave

By Mark Snyder

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an Francisco-based bank Wells Fargo is reportedly in the last phases of discussions on a “renewal-and-expansion deal,” which would involve the bank taking up to 40,000 square feet at 280 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The same building is planned to house the new Four Seasons restaurant.

According to The Real Deal’s sources, Wells Fargo, which currently inhabits approximately 28,000 square feet on the 28th and 29th fl ors of the building owned by the Vornado Realty Trust and SL Green Realty, is conferring to expand across another approximate 12,000 square feet by taking the 27th fl or as well.

TRD reports, “Representatives for the landlords declined to comment. The asking rent in the new 10-year deal is $90 per square foot, according to a source. The co-owners have been offering discount rents to

Wells Fargo’s Timothy Sloan

attract and retain tenants as they wrap up a $125 million renovation to the 1.3 million square foot, 43-story tower at East 48th Street.”

The private equity fi m Antares Capital signed an agreement back in December to occupy 55,000 square feet in the building. For the 2017 holiday season, the infamous Four Seasons is expected to open its

onstruction is final y on track at the luxury tower at 53West 53rd Street, next door to the Museum of Modern Art. In 2007 Is Hines, one of the world’s largest developers, announced plans to enhance the skyline with a new tower. He paid $125 million to MoMA for the land, not including the price of all the extra air rights. As yet, construction has reached the 28th fl or. As per Luxury Listings NYC, encompassing 1,050-feet, the building will soar 82 fl ors high upon completion. It will be Paris-based star architect, Jean Nouvel’s fi st residential skyscraper. Goldman Sachs and Pontiac Land Group have teamed up with Hines hiring Thie ry Despont for interior design.

The tower will offer one hundred forty five condominiums ranging from one bedroom to five bedrooms. The tower is scheduled to be completed in 2018. When the residences hit the market, prices will start at $3 million and reach up to $70 million for the penthouse. Th apartments will boast 9-foothigh walnut doors for the entry framed in green onyx, solid

New Renderings Revealed for Jean Nouvel's MoMA Tower

American oak fl ors, custom crown moldings, custom bronze door handles, and plenty of oversized windows.

The bathrooms will feature Verona limestone, heated fl ors, height adjustable vanities and marble walls. Kitchens will be lined with Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, marble countertops and islands, and painted glass cabinetry. Each apartment will be different with 6,747 diverse window panels of varying shapes and sizes throughout.

The lobby will welcome residents with warm oak wood walls, high coffered ceilings and green onyx with backlighting.

The building’s integrated humidific tion system will main-

tain a 30 percent humidity level, which is perfect for preserving art. The full amenity building will host a pool, wellness center, library, theater, wine vault, and in-house restaurant offering room service. From the outside the glass-wrapped pewter finished tower will be topped with a crisscross angular tip, similar in appearance to an iceberg.

53W53 will use seven of its floors to house three new gallery levels for next-door MoMA. Th museum will extend sideways merging into the building. All lucky residents will be given a special Benefactor MoMA membership, to top of the luxury building’s perks.

Michael Bloomberg Throws Jabs at Trump During CGCC Gala

By Charles Bernstein

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n Thursday night, January 13, the big business leaders of China and the U.S. gathered, along with Donald Trump, for a gala dinner in the Waldorf Astoria hotel’s ballroom. The main topic of conversation at the dinner was the future relationships between the world powers.

Former New York City Mayor and vocal Trump-critic Michael Bloomberg joked about the president-elect b using the upcoming Chinese year of the rooster as a jump-off. He jested, “The rooster is a symbol of good luck, and I think given what’s going on in the world we’re gonna need some of that.”

The reoccurring theme of all the other speeches at the China General Chamber of Commerce’s lunar new year of the rooster gala focused on what

will become of the relations between the U.S. and China when Donald Trump comes into offic . Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger optimistically said, “I have every hope that each side will conclude, as we have for the previous decades, that common efforts are in the fundamental interest of our country, the United States, and of China.”

According to The Real Deal, “Trump made attacks on China a staple of his campaign and promised to label the country a currency manipulator, prompting fears among some analysts that economic and political ties between the countries could suffer. The subject is a particular important one for New York’s real estate industry, which has increasingly depended on Chinese investment.

The Real Deal spotted several New York real estate executives

in attendance, including Extell Development’s Gary Barnett, SL Green Realty’s Marc Holliday and CBRE’s Darcy Stacom and William Shanahan.”

Chinese investor Wu Xiaohui, who bought billions worth of New York properties with his company Anbang Insurance Group, gave an uncommon public speech in the hotel owned by his company. In 2015, Wu purchased the Waldorf Astoria from the Blackstone Group for $1.95 billion. In his speech, he discussed his personal ties to Jonathan Gray, the head of real estate at Blackstone. Through a translator, Wu said, “I’ve been a good friend of Jon Gray (…) since this transaction. My father got a serious disease and I want to especially thank Jon Gray, who provided kind help to search for a good doctor to make good See Michael Bloomberg Throws, page 37

280 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan

new restaurant in the building’s 19,000-square-foot base.

“Vornado’s Andrew Ackerman is negotiation on behalf of the ownership along with a CBRE team led by Peter Turchin. Neil Goldmacher at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is representing Wells Fargo. All From left to right: Former-mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, Chinese investor Wu Xiaohui the interested parties declined of Anbang Insurance Group, and Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to comment,” according to TRD.

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Poaching Residential Brokers in Today's NY Real Estate Market

By Sam Stein

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mongst the decline in the luxury real estate market over the last year, 2016 has seen some big hitter real estate agents change teams. In a recent article in The Real Deal, E.B. Solomont takes a look “behind the secret meetings (and big payouts) increasingly needed to poach residential brokers in today’s ultra-competitive market.”

Longtime agent at Warburg, Richard Steinberg, recently switched teams to work for Douglas Elliman. He explained the whole process to Solomont as being very secretive. Steinberg explained that he was on vacation in Jamaica when he decided it was final y time to make a move professionally. He recalled to TRD, “I was at a bar and I had a few drinks and I said to my wife, ‘First thing on Monday I’m calling my friend at Douglas Elliman and asking for a meeting.’”

TRD reports, “When Steinberg did call his friend — a longtime golf buddy who had been urging him to hear the fi m’s pitch — they opted to meet at a nondescript coffee shop on East

In today’s ultracompetitive residential brokerage world, much of the agent wooing is done in a covert manner to avoid sparking rumors or tipping anyone off

Top agents that switched teams in 2016 (Credit: E.B. Solomot of The Real Deal)

59th Street when he returned to New York.

The decision to find an under-the-radar location was not an accident. In today’s ultracompetitive residential brokerage world, much of the agent wooing is done in a covert manner to avoid sparking rumors or tipping anyone off” Several CEOs of big real estate fi ms, described the meeting with recruit process of being extremely low key. Corcoran Group CEO Pam Liebman told

TRD back in November that “she recently met with a high-level broker at PDT, or Please Don’t Tell, a secret Lower East Side speakeasy where guests have to enter another restaurant, go into a phone booth and then make a call to get inside. And Stuart Siegel, the CEO of residential brokerage Engel & Völkers’ New York City operations, recently told TRD that he feels like he’s ‘in a Jason Bourne novel,’ referring to his stealth meetings with potential agent recruits.”

2018 Debut Expected for New Tappan Zee Bridge By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

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eplacing the 3.1 mile Tappan Zee Bridge is starting to look like a reality, with an expected debut in 2018. After decades of discussions, construction on the New NY Bridge began in late 2013 and has shown steady progress in the last year. Th twin-span cable-stayed bridge can now be seen now rising out of the Hudson between Westchester and Rockland counties.

Most of the substructure work, including piles and pier columns, is now complete, as per the State’s website.

The iconic 419-foot main span towers were completed in December. Placement of steelblue girders, road deck panels and stay cables continues. Upon completion, the new bridge will boast 220 million pounds of steel, 300,000 cubic yards of concrete, 50 miles of foundation pilings, and 14 miles of main span cables.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commemorated the progress with a press conference. Th Governor said the project “sends a powerful message to the world that nothing is too big or too diffi ult for the Empire State.” Th project is slated to cost approximately $3.98 billion. NY officia say this is one of the largest bridge projects in history for the state,

Replacing the 3.1 mile Tappan Zee Bridge is starting to look like a reality, with an expected debut in 2018. After decades of discussions, construction on the New NY Bridge began in late 2013 and has shown steady progress in the last year

and the biggest currently active in the country. Cuomo is proud to have fast-tracked the long stalled project, as of October 2011. Th state Th uway Authority acquired a low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation for $1.6 billion, and received $2 billion in settlement funds from bank misconduct, as reported by The Real Deal.

The Tappan Zee Bridge was opened in 1955 and carried 18,000 daily commuters at the time. Currently, 140,000 vehicles that cross the Tappan Zee Bridge every day, well over the 100,000 vehicles it was designed to carry daily. The Tappan Zee Bridge is infamous for traffi jams, lanes that are narrower than the stan-

dard 12-feet, and for having no emergency shoulders. The bridge has an accident rate double that of New York State’s 574-mile Th uway system.

The new bridge will have eight lanes (four in each direction), up from seven presently, wider shoulders, cashless tolling, and a state-of-the-art traffic monitoring system. Roughly 680 New York businesses have won contracts from Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC. The project has created new jobs, directly or indirectly, in about 1400 companies. Westchester residents are looking forward to a shorter, safer commute which may possibly lead to an increase in real estate prices.

Mickey Conlon, who with husband and business partner Tom Postilio, left CORE for Elliman last year, said, “The clandestine meetings are always held in secret because, you know, they’re only conversations to begin with. It’s not a contract until it’s a done deal. You aren’t going to jeopardize anything.”

Frederick Peters, the CEO of Warburg, told TRD that back in August when he was recruiting Mary Dunne from Corcoran, he would have her meet at his offi

after most employees were gone, at around 6 or 6:30 p.m.

He explained, “People want to be discreet. If you’re a top agent, it’s a big deal to change firms.

You don’t want to publicize your intentions before you make the decision.”

Another agent that changed fi ms last year said that agents often hide their intentions in plain sight by lying about why they are showing up at a rival fi m.

He said, “You say you’re there working on a ‘board package’ or a ‘co-listing.’”

TRD reports, “These days, few fi ms are sitting on the sidelines of what’s become an all-out arms race for agents. In addition to wining and dining brokers in secret underground bars and restaurants, fi ms are, more importantly, dangling outsize checks and promising loft marketing budgets and new development listings to potential recruits.”

In the last few years, there have been sever changes in how residential brokers are recruited, Peters explained to TRD. He said, “In the old days, I feel like we were selling brand and culture. A lot of what we’re selling [now] is, ‘Who’s the shiniest penny with the biggest pocketbook?’”

The majority of accounts attribute the driving force of these drastic changes to the pushiness of the upstart brokerage Compass that showed up in New York City ready to takeover in 2013. According to

“If you’re a top agent, it’s a big deal to change firms. You don’t want to publicize your intentions before you make the decision.”

TRD, “The fi m has since taken an unprecedented approach to recruiting in a move that has not only won it agents, but has also prompted many agents throughout the industry to entertain conversations with brokerage heads and rethink their place in the industry. Compass, unlike many of its competitors, has openly gone after new talent.”

A former employee told TRD, “The No. 1 goal is to get [prospective agents] into the offi .

It’s like an Apple store. It’s big, shiny, very tech startup-y. It gets people very excited.”

Recruiters were hired by the firm to cold-call prospective future employees. Automated text messages are also sent out by the fi m to agents to push them to talk with Robert Reffkin the fi m’s CEO. Reffki would personally answer any agents that replied.

“A lot of agents are wooed by that. Even if they have a good relationship with Pam or Dottie or Howard, if a CEO of another company calls them, it’s a huge boon to their ego,” an industry source told TRD, referencing to the heads of Corcoran and Elliman.

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Wildenstein Art Heirs Acquitted in Tax Fraud Case

Elaine Lustig Cohen’s Historic UES Townhouse Up for Sale at $10.9M

By: Cindy Johansson

By Shmuel Rachelov

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he heirs to the Wildenstein art dynasty were acquitted of off shoring artwork and lying about the extent of their declared inheritance in order to avoid paying taxes to French authorities.

The Wildenstein family fortune is estimated to run between $5 billion and $10 billion dollars.

The Wildenstein's who also own a horse breeding business were accused of lying about the size of their inherited estate after the deaths of Guy Wildenstein’s father Daniel and his elder brother Alec.

In 2002, after the death of Daniel, the Wildensteins declared 40.9 million Euro for inheritance tax purposes, well below the assumed net worth of their father’s expansive art collection. The rest was thought to be hidden in complex trusts or otherwise funneled out of New York to Switzerland.

According to the Telegraph, if convicted, Guy Wildenstein, who is also president of Wildenstein and Co. in New York would have faced four years in prison, two of which were suspended, along with a 250 million Euro fin , for what the prosecution referred to as the “the most sophisticated and longest” case of tax fraud in post-war France.

Guy Wildenstein’s defense throughout the course of the trial was that after inheriting the estate upon his father’s death he thought that the artwork was no longer owned by him, but by the Trusts in which they were held.

If convicted, Guy Wildenstein, who is also president of Wildenstein and Co. in New York would have faced four years in prison, two of which were suspended, along with a 250 million Euro fine, for what the prosecution referred to as the “the most sophisticated and longest” case of tax fraud in post-war France.

Thisfavorable criminal verdict is just the beginning for Wildenstein, as he also faces a civil suit levied against him by the French authorities. The French will be attempting to collect on a 550 million Euro tax debt.

The prosecutor also requested a six-month suspended sentence for Guy's nephew, Alec Junior, and a year’s suspended sentence for Lioba Stoupakova, the widow of Alec Wildenstein.

The presiding Judge in the case, Olivier Géron acquitted the heirs, despite noting in his sentencing that there was a “clear intention” on the part of the Wildenstein’s to hide the extent of their estate. He cited gaps in the investigation and pot holes in the tax code that made it difficult for him to deliver a guilty verdict.

The charges of tax fraud and money laundering were thus

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he historic townhouse belonging to the late esteemed graphic artist, Elaine Lustig Cohen, is up for sale. The five-floor home at 160 East 70th Street, in the Upper East Side, is asking $10.9 million, as reported by the Real Deal. Built in 1870s, the spacious townhouse boasts 7,590 square feet, featuring five bedrooms and six bathrooms, a south-facing garden, terrace and two balconies. Cohen’s furnishings are still on display in the home, which has not been updated in decades.

Mrs. Cohen moved into the house in 1962 with her second husband, writer, publisher and American Jewish scholar Ar-

thur A. Cohen. She utilized the top fl or as her studio, lowering her prized canvasses from the window, as per the WSJ. In the 1970s, Mr. & Mrs. Cohen opened a rare-book store on the garden fl or of the townhouse, named Ex Libris.

The combination of Arthur's work and Elaine’s extensive art connections, resulted in their home becoming a frequent gathering place for influential artists, critics, and scholars including Robert Motherwell, Richard Meier, Michael Graves, Cynthia Ozick, and Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi. In 1986, Mr. Cohen died from leukemia. Mrs. Cohen kept the bookstore open until 1998.

Ms. Cohen, who passed this past October, was best known

dropped against the billionaire heirs. In a display of propriety, the Judge stated about his decision that “The law must be applied the same way to ‘the powerful as to the poor.”

The amount of artwork left undeclared or otherwise held in offshore trusts by the Wildensteins is thought to be in the range of $875 million. The case had come to light after a number of former spouses and ex-wives of the heirs found evidence of hidden artwork and argued in Divorce fili gs that they had not received their equitable share of the marital assets.

Artist Elaine Lustig Cohen, who died in October, had lived in this Wildenstein’s lawyer, Hervé Upper East Side townhouse since the 1960s, according to her Temime stated after the acquit- daughter Tamar Cohen. tal “The error was to take this to criminal court. People are too keen to please public opinion but there are some judges who respect the law.”

Elaine Lustig Cohen moved into the house in 1962 with her second husband, writer, publisher and American Jewish scholar Arthur A. Cohen. She utilized the top floor as her studio, lowering her prized canvasses from the window, as per the WSJ. In the 1970s, Mr. & Mrs. Cohen opened a rare-book store on the garden floor of the townhouse, named Ex Libris.

for creating over 150 book cover and jacket designs, designing museum catalogs and buildings signages.

In 2016, according to Olshan Realty, 112 townhouses priced above $4 million went under contract, down from 130 in 2015. The average asking price in 2016 was $10.4 million, a decline from $10.9 million the previous year.

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UJA-Federation of NY Launches Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History Edited by: JV Staff

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ommemorating 100 years of service as a community safety net and champion of Jewish life for more than 4.5 million people in New York, Israel, and around the world, UJA-Federation of New York is launching Time for Good, the largest volunteer effort in its history. Time for Good is anchored by a searchable online platform and will aggregate volunteer opportunities from UJA’s hundreds of nonprofit partners and grantees.

To kick-off the effort, UJA has organized a two-day volunteer mobilization on January 15 and 16, 2017, where nearly 2,000 volunteers will come together at eight agencies across New York City, Long Island and Westchester to give back and do good. All of the opportunities were pro-

“This centennial milestone celebrates a century of accomplishment and Time for Good showcases our focus for the future," said Robert S. Kapito, UJAFederation’s Chairman of the Board.

moted on Time for Good.

“Today, the challenges in the community are greater than ever. Our network partners and grantees are doing more and more with less. Expanding the reach of our volunteers by matching their abilities and interests with service needs across the five boroughs, Westchester, and Long Island is a transformative way of meeting communal challenges, while at the same time providing meaningful opportunities for people to get involved. It’s a huge win-win for the community,” said Eric S. Goldstein, CEO, UJA-Federation of New York.

“Much thought has been given to the most effective way of using volunteer service to meet the biggest problems in our community, including poverty, food insecurity, unemployment, and underemployment. As we enter our second century, UJA is leading New York’s Jewish response, bringing people together as never before to address these challenges and packaged to make volunteering more simple than ever," said Goldstein.

“Across the community we heard demand for access to substantive volunteer opportunities with a Jewish/UJA lens.

At the start of our new century,

“At the start of our new century, Time for Good is a perfect example of why UJA attracts such incredible support from the community — it offers a fresh solution to current challenges,” said UJAFederation President Jeffrey A. Schoenfeld

“Today, the challenges in the community are greater than ever. Our network partners and grantees are doing more and more with less.

Expanding the reach of our volunteers by matching their abilities and interests with service needs across the five boroughs, Westchester, and Long Island is a transformative way of meeting communal challenges, while at the same time providing meaningful opportunities for people to get involved. It’s a huge winwin for the community,” said Eric S. Goldstein, CEO, UJAFederation of New York.

Time for Good is a perfect example of why UJA attracts such incredible support from the community — it offers a fresh solution to current challenges,” said UJA-Federation President Jeffrey A. Schoenfeld.

“This centennial milestone celebrates a century of accomplishment and Time for Good showcases our focus for the UJA-Federation was estabfuture," said Robert S. Kapito, lished in 1917 when a group UJA-Federation’s Chairman of of Jewish community leaders, the Board. determined to more effectively

address the challenges of that era, streamlined the services and philanthropic efforts of numerous agencies serving New York’s 1.3 million Jews.

The Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York City distributed $2.2 million (the equivalent of $44.9 million today) in its fi st year to support childcare agencies, programs for at-risk youth, hospitals, and a home for the elderly.

Over the past 100 years, UJA-Federation has provided many billions of dollars to meet the needs of the local and global community. Since 1990 alone, UJA-Federation has distributed more than $3.8 billion to help people around the world.

The UJA annual campaign remains the single largest philanthropic effort by any local community, and in 2016 it raised $207.6 million.

"100 years after its founding, we continue to be amazed at how UJA-Federation helps those in need while making room for all Jews to feel welcome in our community. Th Buttenwieser family is excited to see what UJA can do in the next 100 years!” said Lawrence B. Buttenwieser, whose family was part of the founding group of UJA in 1917.

"100 years after its founding, we continue to be amazed at how UJA-Federation helps those in need while making room for all Jews to feel welcome in our community.

UJA-Federation of New York

For 100 years, UJA-Federation has inspired New Yorkers to act on their values and invest in our community for the biggest impact. Through UJA-Federation, more than 50,000 donors address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, respond to crises close to home and far away, and shape our Jewish future. Working with nearly 100 nonprofit partners, synagogues, and other Jewish organizations, UJA-Federation is the world’s leading local philanthropy; our reach extends from New York to Israel to more than 70 other countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each year. For more information on how to donate or volunteer, please visit our website at www.ujafedny.org.

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Katherine Anne Levine Sworn In as Justice of the Kings County Supreme Court By: Fern Sidman

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n Thursday evening, January 4th, the halls of Brooklyn’s Borough Hall swelled with tremendous pride as more than 100 enthusiastic well wishers gathered to attend the installation and swearing in of Civil Court Judge Katherine Anne Levine as justice of the Kings County Supreme Court.

Serving as master of ceremonies for the much anticipated installation of a beloved and high esteemed judge was the aff ble and exceptionally amusing Jacob Gold, district leader in the 44th Assembly district. Justice Levine was officia y sworn into offic by Hon. Lawrence Knipel, administrative judge for Civil Matters in the Second Judicial District.

Master of Ceremonies, Jacob Gold, in the middle. To his right is Justice Katherine Anne Levine, and Lawrence Knipel, administrative judge for Civil Matters in the Second Judicial District. Photo Credit: Jeff Siegel - www.jmichaelsphotography. net

“My parents filled me with a true understanding of what the words fairness, Elected official such as cedure is everything in terms of justice and equality As a graduate of Cornell Uni- stitutional and administrative Brooklyn Borough President how a case will proceed and we meant,” Justice Levine versity, NYU and the Universi- law at the federal, state, trial and Eric Adams and Assembly- are vigilant in maintaining its said.

ty of Maryland School of Law, appellate levels. She won a $1.35 million jury verdict on behalf of a client who was wrongfully discharged for exercising her First Amendment right to speak and also won a case of fi st impression before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Judge Levine has served on the Board of Directors of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA and on the Regional Board of the Anti Defamation League. She is active in her synagogue and is on the School Leadership Team of P.S. 215. She also serves as a judge on the NYU Law School’s Moot Court Board and as an arbitrator in Brooklyn Small The Honorable Frank Seddio, former NYPD commander, current Claim’s Court. She is the mother chairman of the Kings County Democratic Party and President of two daughters, Moira and Soof the Brooklyn Bar Association. Photo Credit: Jeff Siegel - www. phia Weinstein. jmichaelsphotography.net Lauding her Judge Levine’s impressive legal experience and stellar character was the Honorable Frank Seddio, chairman of the Kings County Democratic Party and President of the Brooklyn Bar Association.

We're blessed with a wonderfully competent woman who is filling a very important position. I am proud to say that the 41 other district leaders in Brooklyn has the same concern: We want to select somebody to represent Kings County. Qualification must be the first and the highest concern that we have, and I am proud to say that from left to right: Monty N. Weinstein (husband of Judge unanimously all 42 of us supLevine), her two daughters, Moira and Sophia and Judge ported the selection of Judge Katherine Anne Levine. Photo Credit: Jeff Siegel - www.

Levine,” Seddio said. jmichaelsphotography.net

Justice Levine’s illustrious career in the field of jurisprudence has spanned decades and her decisions rendered from the bench have made exceptional inroads in the preservation of the rights of the marginalized.

Judge Levine addressing the gathering at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

She is pictured here wearing her judicial robes. Photo Credit: Jeff Siegel - www.jmichaelsphotography.net

Justice Levine’s illustrious career in the field of jurisprudence has spanned decades and her decisions rendered from the bench have made exceptional inroads in the preserving the rights of the marginalized.

Iconic radio talk show personality, police chaplain, Jewish activist and president of the New York Board of Rabbis, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik. Photo Credit: Jeff Siegel - www. jmichaelsphotography.net

her childhood and the incredible role models that her parents represented in her life.

“My parents filled me with a true understanding of what the words fairness, justice and equality meant,” Justice Levine said. “My parents were scarred from the McCarthy era and showed me that these words don't necessarily come as a birthright for us all to enjoy, but as something that needs to be actively guarded and protected by those of us who enjoy those rewards.”

Judge Levine began her legal work as a senior counsel in the New York State United Teachers where she remained for 23 years.

Her wide ranging experience in litigation includes such diverse areas as labor, education, con-

Adding to the litany of plaudits extended to Judge Levine by her long time friends and colleagues was Justice Lawrence Knipel. “Tonight we welcome Justice Katherine Levine as a colleague on the bench in the NYS Supreme Court, “ he said. In her prior career and for 9 years as a judge of the Civil Court, Justice Levine has demonstrated that she is more than capable of meeting the expectation which a modern society places on its judiciary.”

members Rodneyse Bichotte, Walter T. Moseley III and Borough Park’s own Dov Hikind also delivered congratulatory messages.

Assemblymember Bichotte said of Judge Levine, “Look at her beautiful family. She is a committed mom, a dedicated wife and she exemplifies what all women can be: great at their jobs and the best at home.” She added that, “When you think of Judge Katherine Levine, she's not only a go-getter, she's not only tough, but she's nurturing.”

In a private interview with the Jewish Voice, Judge Levine commented on her career. “I found that civil court is an amazing training ground. Pro-

many aspects, “she said.

When queried as to how she developed the uncanny ability to flesh out a case and learn where the two parties are coming from, Judge Levine said, “I am a very active questioner and the questions I ask never lead either party to believe that I am either on their side or not.”

For those not too familiar with the types of cases that are heard in civil court, Judge Levine says that she will hear motions from the city, as well as police abuse cases, landlord/ tenant cases, pro se cases as well as many others.

At the installation, Judge Levine took a reflective moment when she hearkened back to

She then expressed her deepest appreciation to those who assisted her during her campaign and acknowledged their presence at the installation by publicly mentioning their names.

Others who delivered remarks at the installation were Judge Levine’s brother, Andrew, Rabbi Seth Wax, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik of the New York Board of Rabbis, Domenick Napoletano, James Conigliaro and Robin Garfinkle. Former law enforcement offic , Father Anthony Cardone gave the benediction.

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McCain Calls For Boost to Defense Spending, Modernization of Forces

Trump: Obamacare Replacement Plan Will Insure All

By: Morgan Chalfant

By: Ali Meyer

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en. John McCain (R., Ariz.) on Monday released a plan to boost the national defense budget by $430 billion over five years in order to grow and modernize the U.S. military.

McCain, who chairs the Senate Committee on Armed Services, released a 28-page white paper recommending a $640 billion base defense budget in fi cal year 2018, which would represent a $54 billion increase over the budget proposal put forth by outgoing President Barack Obama.

The plan also calls for repealing the Budget Control Act of 2011, which placed caps on the federal budget for a decade and paved the way for roughly $1 trillion in cuts to defense spending.

If adopted, the plan would add $430 billion to defense spending over the next five years in order to modernize the joint force and regain the capacity of the armed forces that has been eroded as a result of budget constraints and force draw downs.

The paper includes specifi recommendations to grow and modernize the Army, Air Forces, Marine Corps, Navy, and special operations forces. It also calls for expanding U.S. missile defense, making investments in next-generation space capabilities, and boosting funding for cyber forces and cyber weapons systems.

Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) on Monday released a plan to boost the national defense budget by $430 billion over five years in order to grow and modernize the U.S. military.

In addition to an increase in funding for the military, the plan also calls for continued defense and acquisition reforms to ensure that the Pentagon is not wasting taxpayer dollars.

President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Friday, has pledged to rebuild the military and end sequestration. McCain released the white paper just days after retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, delivered testimony at his confirmation hearing before the Armed Services Committee advocating for an end to sequestration and strengthening of the U.S. military.

“The President-elect has said he wants to ‘fully eliminate the defense sequester’ and ‘rebuild the military.’ I could not agree

more,” McCain said in a statement on Monday. “This white paper details what I believe will be necessary to achieve these goals: repeal of the Budget Control Act, a $640 billion base defense budget in fi cal year 2018, innovation for the future, and an end to business as usual at the Pentagon.”

“Rebuilding our military will not be cheap—$430 billion above current defense plans over the next five years,” McCain said.

“But the cost of inaction is worse: we will irreparably damage our military’s ability to deter aggression and confli t. We owe it to our men and women in uniform to chart a better course.”

The plan also recommends the incoming secretary of defense conduct a comprehensive review of the global force posture.

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Obama Commutes Almost All of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence Manning was found guilty of stealing, disseminating troves of sensitive material By: Chandler Gill

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resident Obama on Tuesday commuted the bulk of Chelsea Manning’s 35-year prison sentence, which she received for providing classified information to WikiLeaks in 2010 pertaining to details of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Manning was found guilty in 2013 and her sentence was originally set to end on May 17, 2045. Now it will end in May of this year, taking 28 years off the conviction.

The sentence was the longest punishment ever imposed on an American for leaking information from military documents.

Manning, a transgender woman whose fi st name was Bradley at the time, was a low-level intelligence analyst in the Army deployed to Iraq when she copied 750,000 pages of military documents and videos. She sent the information to WikiLeaks, which subsequently published the sensitive information for the public to see.

Among the files leaked were over 250,000 sensitive diplomatic cables with dossiers providing intelligence assessments of Guantanamo Bay

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resident-elect Donald Trump said he is working on an Obamacare replacement plan that will provide health care coverage for all, according to an interview with the Washington Post.

“We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” Trump said. “There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can’t pay for it, you don’t get it. Th t’s not going to happen with us.”

“It will be in a much simplified form,” Trump said. “Much less expensive and much better.”

Trump said his plan would replace most aspects of the Affordable Care Act, would offer “lower numbers, much lower deductibles,” and would force drug companies to negotiate prices for Medicare and Medicaid directly with the government.

Trump plans to unveil his replacement alongside Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and said that he believes Republicans in Congress will move together quickly on Obamacare as well as on tax reform and immigration policy.

“The Congress can’t get cold feet because the people will not let that happen,” Trump said.

President-elect Donald Trump said he is working on an Obamacare replacement plan that will provide health care coverage for all, according to an interview with the Washington Post.

“It’s very much formulated down to the final strokes. We haven’t put it in quite yet but we’re going to do it soon.”

Republicans in the House passed a budget resolution on Friday that would repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act. The budget resolution uses the reconciliation process to repeal elements of Obamacare with only 51 votes and would allow them to overcome a Democratic fili uster. This process would allow Republicans to fast-track repeal to the president-elect’s desk.

Speaker Ryan said this resolution provides Americans relief from Obamacare and their goal is to transition to a

patient-centered system with more options for individuals.

“It provides Congress with the legislative tools to repeal and replace Obamacare,” Ryan said. “This is a critical fi st step toward delivering relief to Americans struggling under this law.”

“Our goal is a truly patient-centered system, which means more options to choose from, lower costs, and greater control over your coverage,” Ryan said. “And as we work to get there, we will make sure there is a stable transition period so that people don’t have the rug pulled out from under them.”

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Obama’s Anti-Israel Stance May Bar Him from Elite Country Club By: Anat Ghelber

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hile he was President, Barack Obama made several choices that generated controversy, as may be expected for anyone in such a position of power. One of those decisions was a choice to not block a vote at the United Nations that was critical of Israel. This could cost President Obama membership at an exclusive golf club with mostly Jewish members.

The Woodmont Country Club in Maryland is an elite, very, very costly golf club. Members must pay $80,000 up front President Obama on Tuesday commuted the bulk of Chelsea as an initiation fee, as well as Manning’s 35-year prison sentence, which she received for providing classified information to WikiLeaks in 2010 pertaining to $9,673 in dues annually. However, President Obama was exdetails of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. pected to be able to join the club military prison detainees, as which was in military court, without paying any initiation well as a video in which two the prosecutors argued that fee at all. According to an anonReuters journalists were killed when the sensitive informa- ymous source, “Originally, this in an airstrike, among other tion she stole was posted in was supposed to be a back-door a public forum, the internet, thing to get this done and give information.

White House Press Sec- enemies like al Qaeda were him the membership — free of retary Josh Earnest said on able to gain access to the ma- charge — and circumvent the Tuesday that Manning’s leaks terial to use against the United rules. But now, with the UN were “damaging to national States. thing, they are not in position or She was charged with “treasecurity,” but added that there was a big difference between son, charging her with multiher leaks and those of Edward ple counts of the Espionage The Woodmont Country Act as well as with ‘aiding the Snowden.

Club is under threat of Manning has been making enemy,’ a potential capital ofbeing sued and facing headlines recently for trying fense, although they said they litigation for being willing two separate times to commit would not seek her execution,” to break the bylaws to let suicide in prison.

Barack Obama join.

During Manning’s trial, See Obama Commutes Almost , page 38

The Woodmont Country Club in Maryland is an elite, very, very costly golf club. Members must pay $80,000 up front as an initiation fee, as well as $9,673 in dues annually

likely to do it.”

The source also confided that the Woodmont Country Club is under threat of being sued and facing litigation for being willing to break the bylaws to let Barack Obama join.

It’s precisely because the club is a “very exclusive, high-end club” (according to that same source) with a large Jewish membership that is supportive of the State of Israel that there is such controversy regarding letting President Obama join.

As an officia with a Washington Jewish organization was quoted as telling the New York Post, “Can you imagine how angry I would be if I had paid $80K to have to look at this guy who has done more to dam-

age Israel than any president in American history? After the UN vote and attack on Israel, I think it probably hurts the club.

If there is a club that excludes Jews, he would probably be more comfortable around those folks.” It’s worth noting that the Woodmont Country Club was founded in 1913 by the Jewish community in the Washington D.C. area because other clubs were banning Jews from joining them.

The contention surrounding President Obama joining the Woodmont Country Club is not a partisan issue either.

Apparently, both Democrats and Republican members of See Obama’s Anti-Israel , page 37

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Russia, Cyber Attacks Take Center Stage at Confirmation Hearings Kelly, Mattis underscore need for comprehensive policy to deter cyber attacks By: Morgan Chalfont

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ussia’s meddling in the U.S. presidential election and cyber security took center stage at several confi mation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees this week, with lawmakers from both parties raising questions about the government’s efforts to counter aggression in cyber space.

Trump’s choices to lead the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State, as well as the CIA, all faced questions about Russian aggression, particularly in cyber space.

Lawmakers also grilled cabinet nominees on their plans to develop a comprehensive cyber doctrine to deter and respond to cyber attacks.

The confi mation hearings took place in the days after the U.S. intelligence community published an unclassified report with its conclusions that Russia waged a multi-faceted campaign during the election to undermine American democracy and damage Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Retired Marine Gen. John

Trump’s choices to lead the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State, as well as the CIA, all faced questions about Russian aggression, particularly in cyber space

security challenges, according to the department’s inspector general.

Retired Marine Gen. James Kelly, Trump’s choice for secre- government sectors on cyber tary of homeland security, said security and focus on develop- Mattis, Trump’s choice for dehe accepted the conclusions of ing comprehensive cyber policy, fense secretary, told the Senate the intelligence community re- noting that the United States Committee on Armed Services port on Russia’s hacking “with faces “some pretty darn close- on Thursday that he does not high confidenc ” when ques- to-peer competitors” in the cy- believe the U.S. military has a sophisticated, well-understood tioned by the Senate Commit- ber realm. tee on Homeland Security and Government Aff irs on Tuesday aft rnoon.

Rex Tillerson and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.), Trump’s selections for secretary of state and CIA director, respectively, both signaled their agreement with the intelligence community’s conclusions during their own confi mation hearings later in the week.

Both President Obama and President-elect Trump were briefed on the investigation’s findi gs last week. Trump was skeptical of the intelligence community’s findi gs, Rex Tillerson and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.), Trump’s selections prompting criticism from some for secretary of state and CIA director, respectively, both lawmakers. signaled their agreement with the intelligence community’s The Obama administration conclusions during their own confirmation hearings later in the rolled out new sanctions on week.

Russian individuals and entities The Department of Home- cyber doctrine. He underscored and expelled suspected Russian spies from the United States in land Security is responsible for the need for the Pentagon to response to Moscow’s election protecting critical infrastruc- work with other agencies— meddling in December, nearly ture inside the United States including the Departments three months after the intelli- and ensuring cyber security of of Commerce, Treasury, and gence community fi st accused the homeland. Some, includ- Homeland Security—to develop Russia of directing hacks to in- ing House Homeland Security a comprehensive offensive and fluence the presidential race. A Committee chair Rep. Michael defensive cyber strategy.

“It is not something the milibipartisan group of lawmakers McCaul (R., Texas), have called this past week unveiled sanc- for the creation of an agency de- tary can do in isolation,” Mattis tions legislation that would voted to cyber security within said during his confi mation hearing. “This is going to refurther punish Russia for its the department.

The Pentagon has also been aggression.

Kelly said on Tuesday that he developing its own cyber capawould like to see more cooper- bilities as part of a cyber strateation between the private and gy, but faces “significant” cyber

Trump: Kushner Can Secure a Peace Agreement for Israel Jared Kushner, President-elect's Orthodox Jewish son-in-law, will represent administration in dealings with Middle East.

By: David Rosenberg

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resident-elect Donald Trump has confi med that Jared Kushner will be tapped to serve the administration as special envoy to the Middle East, adding that he believes his son-in-law will succeed in brokering a deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Kushner, Trump’s 36-year old Orthodox Jewish son-in-law, has been mentioned in the past as a possible pick as White House adviser. In an interview with Th New York Times last November, Trump suggested Kushner might play a role in Middle East peace talks.

Last week, members of Trump’s transition team told Reuters Kushner would serve as senior White House adviser, giving the president advice on trade deals and the Middle East.

In an interview with Th Times which was published Sunday evening, Trump confirmed that Kushner will be tapped as Middle East peace envoy.

Along with his son-in-law, Trump has also selected former campaign adviser on Israel, Ja-

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that Jared Kushner will be tapped to serve the administration as special envoy to the Middle East, adding that he believes his son-in-law will succeed in brokering a deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

son Greenblatt, to advise the administration on international agreements, with a special focus on the Middle East.

In a separate interview with the German tabloid Bild, Trump slammed the Obama administration’s “terrible” decision not to veto an anti-Israel United Nations Security Council resolution in December.

The President-elect also suggested his administration would,

with Kushner’s help, succeed in brokering a landmark Middle East peace deal.

“You know what? Jared is such a good lad, he will secure an Israel deal which no one else has managed to get. You know, he’s a natural talent, he is the top, he is a natural talent. You know what I’m talking about – a natural talent. He has an innate ability to make deals, everyone likes him,” Trump said.

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quire us to work with homeland security and a number of other government elements in order to make certain what we do in the military realm is connected to what they’re doing in their realm because cyber cuts across everything we do today.

You can’t do something in isolation, and that slows down the process.”

In prepared answers to advance questions from the committee, Mattis wrote that activities by America’s adversaries in cyber space are “increasing in complexity, severity, and frequency” and are not being deterred.

“To be deterred, our adversaries must know they will suffer consequences from cyber attacks that outweigh any gains they hope to achieve,” Mattis wrote. “If they choose to act as adversaries, we will treat them as such.”

The U.S. intelligence community last Friday released the declassified version of its report detailing its conclusions about Moscow’s cyber and disinformation campaign aimed at the 2016 election.

Days later, several of Trump’s cabinet nominees made a point of singling out Russian aggression, even as the president-elect’s own statements have indicated he would like to have a more positive relationship with Moscow.

On Thursday, Mattis underlined the threat posed by Russia, saying the United States needs

“To be deterred, our adversaries must know they will suffer consequences from cyber attacks that outweigh any gains they hope to achieve,” Mattis wrote to “recognize the reality” of Moscow’s aggression in Europe and effort to “break” NATO. Mattis said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to be a “strategic competitor” and “an adversary,” and that there are an “increasing number of areas where we are going to need to confront Russia.”

Like Mattis, Tillerson said the United States needs to be “clear eyed” about Russia during opening testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday. Tillerson has faced scrutiny for his past dealings with Russia as CEO of ExxonMobil.

“While Russia seeks respect and relevance on the global stage, its recent activities have disregarded American interests,” Tillerson said. “Russia today poses a danger, but it is not unpredictable in advancing its own interests. It has invaded Ukraine, including the taking of Crimea, and supported Syrian forces that brutally violate the laws of war. Our NATO allies are right to be alarmed at a resurgent Russia.”

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Pope Meets with Abbas in Rome; Opens PA Embassy at Vatican Edited by: JV Staff

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Protests in Paris, Tel Aviv Over ‘Peace’ Conference By: Ilana Messika

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ast Saturday, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope Francis at the Vatican and inaugurated the Palestinian Authority (PA) embassy there. As he was raising the black, red, white and green fl g, Abbas called on the world’s leaders to recognize the State of Palestine when they get together in Paris on Sunday.

“Tomorrow, more than 70 countries will meet in Paris in order to discuss how to bring peace to our region, the holy land,” Abbas said. “We call upon the participants to take concrete measures in order to implement international law and UN resolutions.”

Abbas told reporters he discussed Jerusalem with the Pope, accusing the Israeli government of “turning Jerusalem into an exclusive Jewish/Israeli city, demolishing Palestinian homes, expanding illegal settlements, building an illegal Annexation Wall, dividing families, and isolating our occupied capital from the rest of Palestine.”

Regarding the next US Administration’s stated plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem, Abbas said that “Any attempts at legitimizing the illegal Israeli annexation of the city will destroy the prospects of any political process, bury the hopes for a two-state solution, and fuel

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undreds of supporters of Israel demonstrated in front of the Israeli embassy in Paris and the French embassy in Tel Aviv Sunday to protest the international “peace” conference in the French capital without Israeli or Palestinian participation.

The Tel Aviv protest was organized by Olivier Rafowicz, a reserve IDF colonel and former IDF Spokesperson, initiated the protest under the slogan “IsraPalestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope el is not for sale!” Organizers Francis at the Vatican and inaugurated the Palestinian Authority called the gathering a “hypocritical initiative of a France who (PA) embassy there wants to divide Jerusalem and extremism in our region, as well Post reported that the imam of give the holy places to the Arabs the Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque in the name of ‘peace’” as worldwide.”

Speaking to Le Figaro on in Ramallah warned that mov“The goal was to stand fi mthe eve of the Paris conference, ing the US embassy from Tel ly against the idea that foreign Abbas threatened that, should Aviv to Jerusalem would “engulf countries can just impose their President Trump go ahead with the region in the fl mes.” decisions on Israel without our A draft of the Paris confer- even being there,” said Rafowicz the embassy move as promised, “there would be several options ence resolution obtained by AP to Tazpit Press Service (TPS). for us, and we would discuss says the conference will urge them with Arab countries.” Israel and the Palestinians “to He suggested that one of those officia y restate their commit“Peace cannot be options would be “reversing ment to the two-state solution,” achieved at the expense our recognition of the State of but “will not recognize” changof Israel, only through es, such as the establishment of a negotiations between the Israel.”

According to the Washington Palestinian State without Israeli concerned parties” Post, PA leaders called on Mus- agreement. The resolution will lim preachers on the Palestinian instead reiterate “that a negoAuthority payroll to dedicate tiated solution with two states, “Peace cannot be achieved their Friday sermons yesterday Israel and Palestine, living side at the expense of Israel, only to opposing the US embassy by side in peace and security, is through negotiations between relocation. The imams even re- the only way to achieve endur- the concerned parties,” he ceived suggested talking points ing peace.” argued. about the embassy move. Th “We are outraged that a con(JNI MEDIA)

Hundreds of supporters of Israel demonstrated in front of the Israeli embassy in Paris and the French embassy in Tel Aviv Sunday to protest the international “peace” conference in the French capital without Israeli or Palestinian participation.

ference like this was convened five days prior to the inauguration day of president-elect Trump, and towards the end of Hollande’s tenure as well, to discuss essential issues for Israel.

This is especially potent in light of the common values underpinning Israel, France and Europe… This maneuver deliberately disregard Israel’s interests in a futile attempt.”

Rafowicz also said that France must respect the decisions of the democratically-elected government of Israel. French interference in Israeli affairs must not be allowed, like interference in the opposite direction would not be appropriate.

“Reigniting direct talks is done through quiet diplomatic

channels, not through media pressure. Here, France attempted to create an international steamroller against Israel like the one used in the fi ht against ISIS, international terrorism or Nigeria’s Boko-Haram,” Rafowicz concluded.

Earlier Sunday, around 2500 French Jews convened in front of the Israeli embassy in Paris, in support of Israel and Jerusalem as its indivisible capital.

Th t gathering, attended by Meyer Habib, member of parliament for the 8th constituency of French citizens abroad and Amiza Bin-Noun, Israeli Ambassador to France and Monaco.

“In all previous international See Protests in Paris, page 37

Rattled Europe Debates How Best to Approach Trump By: Jamie Dettmer

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uropean governments struggled Tuesday to assess whether outspoken remarks by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, made in a weekend interview with two European newspapers, will be translated into new policies.

European leaders had hoped that as Trump’s inauguration approached, the president-elect would tone down his campaign-trail criticism of the European Union and NATO, which he has dubbed “obsolete.”

“If we did not have NATO today, we would have to create it,” Mattis said at the hearing.

Th y had thought his views would come to align more closely with those of some of his top national security nominees, such as likely defense secretary retired Gen. James Mattis, who at his Senate confirmation last week accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to foment a break-up of the Western alliance.

“If we did not have NATO today, we would have to create it,” Mattis said at the hearing.

But Trump renewed his criticism of NATO and the European Union in his interview

with London’s Sunday Times and Germany’s Bild newspaper, prompting frustrated remarks from the likes of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Trump’s NATO stance “contradicts what the American defense secretary said in his hearing in Washington only a few days ago,” Steinmeier complained.

European leaders and officials differ on how to approach Trump and they disagree about what might unfold as the real-estate tycoon’s administration begins. Will his Tweets and off-the-cuff remarks be translated into policy?

Wait-and-see strategy

Some Europeans favor a wait-and-see strategy. The characteristically guarded German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example, limited herself to a few terse comments about the interview, and did not respond directly to Trump's assertion that her refugee policy has been a disaster.

The German leader has also ignored Trump’s endorsement of Brexit and his dismissal of the EU as just a “vehicle for Germany.”

"When he is in offi , and at the moment that's not the case, we will work with the new American government and see what kind of agreements we can reach,” she said.

As she entered a meeting of EU foreign ministers Monday, the bloc’s foreign aff irs head Federica Mogherini stressed that European governments intend to stand by the Iran nu-

deputy speaker Ulla Schmidt.

The Social Democratic Party legislator told Deutsche Welle: "I hope that not the man changes the offi , but the offic changes the man.”

Trump would be more moderate after he was elected will find himself disappointed," said Schmidt’s SPD colleague, Rainer Arnold.

And Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the German parliament’s foreign aff irs committee, wonders whether Trump even believes in the idea of the West.

“Perhaps one could say that in reality in his thinking the West does not exist,” Röttgen told German public radio.

“Whether the EU is divided or contested doesn't matter to him, whether NATO is there or not, doesn't matter to him. It's obsolete to him anyway.”

Further east, in states even closer to Russia, the fear is that a newly assertive Kremlin may feel free to challenge NATO more vigorously that in the past. "If Trump steps back then that will be an invitation for President-elect Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to members of Putin to step forward,” worried the media after meeting with Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Igor Sutyagin, a Russian arms Luther King Jr., at Trump Tower in New York, Jan. 16, 2017. control expert now at the Royal United Services Institute, a clear accord, which Trump has NATO threatened to rip up. "It is proof During the presidential London-based think tank. that diplomacy works and de- campaign, Trump warned the livers," Mogherini said.

U.S. might not support NATO Ukraine The wait-and-see camp of members in a crisis unless it Ukrainian leaders having Europeans argue that governing was “reasonably reimbursed.” In become increasingly alarmed will change Trump. But mem- his weekend interview he reiter- at Trump’s talk of being able bers of the push-back camp ated his frustration over the fail- to make a deal with Moscow. doubt that Trump will change ure of many alliance members In the weekend interview, the or moderate. to meet their defense spending incoming president suggested "I hope that the Congress, obligations, suggesting to many that Ukraine-related sanctions even with a Republican major- that his views are unlikely to on Russia might be lifted in exity, will impose some limits in change. change for a reduction in nuclethe long term," said Bundestag “Anyone who thought ar weapons.

The Social Democratic Party legislator told Deutsche Welle: "I hope that not the man changes the office, but the office changes the man.”

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged that the sanctions remain in place as long as Russia continues to hold Crimea, seized in 2014, and provides support for pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

“Ukraine realizes that it is not Moscow’s only enemy – all those who propound democratic values are Moscow’s enemies.

Th t is why today the defense of Ukraine is the defense of the values of the free world,” he said.

Putin

Talk of an early summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is further alarming the continent.

According to the London Sunday Times, Trump’s fi st foreign trip as president could be to Iceland for a summit with the Russian leader — a summit that could happen before the new U.S. leader has met with most NATO leaders.

Trump aides are denying any such plans, but British official have told VOA they understand consideration is being given to a Trump-Putin summit within a matter of weeks.

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Massive Security Planned in DC for Inauguration; Dozens of Dems to Boycott Swearing In Continued from page 1 inauguration.

“Listen, Democrats lost, Donald Trump won,” Duffy said. “You may not like him, you might not agree with his agenda just like we didn’t agree with President Obama’s agenda, but show up.”

“In the future, what happens with the next Democrat presidential-elect that goes to their nomination? Are Republicans now supposed to say that we’re going to stay home, that these events become partisan in nature? ” Duffy continued. “That’s bad for the country. Show up, be part of it, put your big boy pants on, and let’s start working together.”

The New York Post reported on January 1st that Donald Trump's advisers invited Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the inauguration ceremony. The Trump transition team led by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, contacted Netanyahu regarding Netanyahu's participation in the ceremony.

Georgia congressman John Lewis, who gained fame in the 1960s for his involvement in the civil rights movement, was the first to declare his refusal to participate in the inauguration, going so far as to say he did not recognize Trump’s November win or his presidency as legitimate.

down the invitation to the inauguration. Some pundits have speculated that Netanyahu’s disinclination from attending may be linked to the ongoing investigations against him in Israel.

Immediately after the presidential elections, Netanyahu

Rep. Sean Duffy (R., Wis.) on Tuesday told Democratic members of Congress who are skipping President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration to “put your big boy pants on.”

Israel. I will continue to work to strengthen our great alliance with the US." MK Glick was born in the has also promised to move the US and remained an American US Embassy from Tel Aviv to citizen until he was forced to give up his citizenship when he Jerusalem.

According to an INN report, joined the Knesset last year.

Glick told the Times of Israel Likud MKs Sharren Haskel and Yehuda Glick may become the that he was attending the inaufi st Israeli lawmakers to attend guration to show his support for the US and its relationship the inauguration.

MKs Haskel and Glick con- with Israel, not to support Presfi med Tuesday that they had ident-elect Donald Trump. "I am not going to Washington to show support for Trump’s candidacy. But as far as I know the “You may not like him, elections are over, and he’s been you might not agree elected president.” with his agenda just Several leaders of Jewish like we didn’t agree with President Obama’s communities in Judea and Samaria also accepted invitations agenda, but show to attend the inauguration, up” - Rep Sean Duffy

(R-Wisconsin)

including Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi; and Ma'aleh Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel.

Professor Eitan Gilboa, an expert on US-Israeli relations at Bar-Ilan University’s BESA Center for Strategic Studies, called the attendance to the inauguration of a foreign leader by Israeli official "unprecedented."

“I don’t recall any participation of Israeli official at an inauguration during the entire history of the State of Israel,” Gilboa said.

Last Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson outlined the massive security preparations for the inauguration during a briefi g at the Multi Agency Communications

received invitations to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump this Friday and had accepted.

Israeli MK Yehuda Glick confirmed Tuesday that he and Haskel said that she was MK Sharren Haskel had received invitations to attend the "honored to be invited to the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump this inauguration ceremony, which Friday and had accepted. is a historic occasion, and at the "The e’s a plan for Trump to called Trump to congratulate same time continue to strengthmeet with Netanyahu. Th y’re him. Immediately following the en the relations between Israel talking all the time. And Net- elections, Trump invited Net- and the US. As part of my dipanyahu is talking about possi- anyahu to visit the US "at the lomatic experience I have had the opportunity to meet with bly going to the inauguration," earliest possible opportunity."

Trump has continuous- official from the American gova source close to Trump said.

According to a report on INN, ly emphasized that Israel is ernment in order to foster coop- Thousands are expected to line the streets of Washington to however, Netanyahu has turned “very important” to him and eration [between the US and attend the inaugural parade

Trump Cabinet Candidate: I Look Forward to Visiting Settlements Trump associate who invited Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan to Trump inauguration sends warm message to Israel.

By: Yoni Kempinski

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exas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, the Trump associate who invited Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan to send a message to Israelis stating that the relationship between the US and Israel will improve under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Miller is being considered by the President-elect for the post of Secretary of Agriculture.

"I'm looking forward to See Trump Cabinet Candidate, page 38

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, the Trump associate who invited Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan to send a message to Israelis stating that the relationship between the US and Israel will improve under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Center at a secret location in Virginia.

NPR reported at that room, dozens of representatives from an alphabet soup of different agencies will gather to monitor events starting on Thursday, with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, through next Saturday's prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral.

But the main focus will be Friday's swearing in of the 45th president and the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House. Johnson says officials expect from 700,000 to 900,000 spectators to attend the

"We've got to be vigilant, we've got to plan, we've got to prepare," Johnson said Inauguration Day ceremonies.

He said 99 groups are expected to rally in favor of or against the new president.

Johnson said official "know of no specific credible threat directed toward the inauguration." But they're taking no chances. Johnson said the "global terrorist environment is very different" this year compared to 2009 or 2013, at Barack Obama's inaugurations. He said law enforcement has to be concerned with homegrown violent extremism, acts of so-called lone wolves and people who have self-radicalized.

"We've got to be vigilant, we've got to plan, we've got to prepare," Johnson said. After terrorists drove trucks into crowds in Nice and Berlin last year, officials are protecting against a similar action in Washington. "Hard perimeter areas" where non-government vehicles will not be permitted, will be fortified by dump trucks, heavy trucks loaded with cement, and buses, Johnson said.

"That is a precaution that we are doubling down on in particular this inauguration."

Israel and Brazil Strengthen Ties Brazilian government affirms Yossi Shelley as Israeli ambassador after refusing to affirm Danny Dayan due to Palestinian pressure By: Nitzan Keidar

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he Brazilian government affirmed Tuesday the appointment of Yossi Shelley to the position of Israeli ambassador to Brazil.

The Foreign Ministry stated that "this [affirmation] and the appointment of a new Israeli ambassador in Brazil represent the beginning of a new epoch in relations between the two nations.

"There is no doubt that this appointment will promote friendship between the two nations as well as strengthening ties in many different field including economy and trade.

Brazil is the seventh biggest economy in the world and is

Sao Paolo, Brazil

home to an important, pro-Zi- half there was no ambassador to onist Jewish community," added Brazil, as the previous Brazilian foreign ministry official See Israel and Brazil , page 38 During the last year and a

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DREAM MAKER William Helmreich Distinguished Professor of Sociology The City College of New York/CUNY

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.”

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Bibi & Yediot Publisher Discussed How to Cut Circulation of Rival Paper Attorney General says he will consider to release entirety of tapes 'at the appropriate time' By: i24 News

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ew alleged leaks from conversations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the publisher of the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronot, Arnon "Noni" Mozes, show the two men discussing the specifics of how to lower the influence of Yedioth’s main rival, the Israel Hayom daily.

Mozes says him and Netanyahu need to “think about the details of the law” to curb Israel Hayom Mozes has been named as a central figu e in a graft probe currently brought against Netanyahu with the two men apparently caught in audio recordings engaging in negotiations over a 'quid pro quo' arrangement that would have provided benefit to the mogul's newspaper in exchange for more favorable coverage for the premier while he in return would ensure legislation reducing the circulation of Sheldon

will “have to cite a number (of copies), not ‘two-thirds.', the Times of Israel quoted.

Netanyahu responds that Adelson’s pro-Netanyahu Israel professionalism and with our only goal being to arrive at the they will “have to explain the Hayom.

New excerpts of the tran- truth and continue the rule of number… to take it down to scripts were published Monday law. The e is no other option two-thirds.”

Mozes goes on to complain evening by Israel's Channel 2 and we will not deviate from about Israel Hayom’s rising cirNews, which has released parts this." of the two men's conversations over the course of the past week.

Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Monday evening he would consider releasing the entirety of the tapes of the conversations "at the appropriate time."

Mandelblit defended the decision to wait on an investigation, saying, "Waiting with an investigation was an informed decision. To make use of the recordings required a complex and careful legal review."

Mandelblit said, "This situation, conducting an investiga- New alleged leaks from conversations between Israeli Prime tion in the middle of a media, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the publisher of the Israeli social and political frenzy has daily Yedioth Ahronot, Arnon "Noni" Mozes, show the two imposed on law enforcement men discussing the specifics of how to lower the influence of and myself a tremendous re- Yedioth’s main rival, the Israel Hayom daily. sponsibility to make sure that In the excerpt published culation numbers which have all investigative considerations on Monday, Mozes says him caused problems for his paper, are made professionally.

"I want to publicly say that and Netanyahu need to “think since the former is handed out my people and I, as well as the about the details of the law” to for free.

“When we talked in the past Israel Police, will continue to curb Israel Hayom, stressing act on cases such as this with any future legislation’s wording about numbers, it used to be

MK Yogev: Lack of Transparency, Faith Surrounding Amona

Netanyahu is also under investigation for a second case regarding alleged illicit benefit the prime minister and his wife Sara received for years from wealthy friends, including film produ er Arnon Milchan. tween the two men.

Netanyahu is also under investigation for a second case regarding alleged illicit benefit the prime minister and his wife Sara received for years from wealthy friends, including film producer Arnon Milchan.

This second case, legal commentators have said, is more likely to lead to an indictment than the Yedioth case.

Both investigations are currently ongoing, and Netanyahu is reportedly scheduled to be questioned for a fourth time later this week.

Earlier in the day, Netanyahu repeated his mantra that the entire corruption investigation against him would come to nothing as there was nothing to fin , deriding the cases as a "fake investigation" aimed at removing him from power.

(I24 NEWS)

Yesh Atid to Present Bill to Banish Families of Terrorists

By: Andrew Friedman

Yesh Atid to present bill to banish the families of terrorists in the Knesset plenum Wednesday in attempt to embarrass coalition

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K Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) said Tuesday that the lack of progress surrounding preparations for moving the Amona outpost to an adjacent hilltop north of Jerusalem have been met with a lack of transparency and good faith.

Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Aff irs & Defense Subcommittee for Judea and Samaria, Yogev and Jewish Home party colleagues Bezalel Smotrich and Shuli Moalem-Refaeli grilled representatives of the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria for answers about the lack of progress on a agreement between the government and Amona residents. The agreement, signed on December 18, calls for residents to leave their current homes without resisting security forces in exchange for a government promise to ensure that replacement housing is ready at the time at Plot 38, a barren hilltop adjacent to the current site, by February 8.

With less than three weeks to go, construction has yet to begin at the new site.

For more than an hour, Civil Administration official defended the delay in beginning construction on the new community, saying that developing the land in question is complicated by a web of requirements comprised of elements of Turkish, British, Jordanian, Israeli and international law. Th y presented MKs with a historical and legal outline of a variety of legal status issues related to land ownership in Judea and Samaria, in-

275,000 copies, and today it’s 325,000,” he notes.

“The more time that passes,” says Mozes, “it becomes (more of) a problem. We put it off and its gets harder to solve.”

Mozes adds the large amount of government-sponsored advertising published in Israel Hayom. “30, 50, 70 percent of the advertising pages” are government ads, he complains, adding that he’d like “a formula” for such pages.

Netanyahu asks: “What? Can you limit the number of advertising pages?”

“The state is giving them money. Th t’s not right,” Mozes replies. “But I’m mentioning this in passing. We can’t deal with everything all at once.”

Netanyahu agrees: “Okay, I’ve noted that; we won’t deal with that now.”

The Channel 2 report stresses that the nature of the conversations between Netanyahu and Mozes clearly shows that these were serious and “practical” negotiations, negating claims by sources close to Netanyahu saying that he made the recordings out of fear that Mozes could try to extort him.

The recordings however, do not present any evidence that an actual deal was reached be-

By: Hezki Baruch

T MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) said Tuesday that the lack of progress surrounding preparations for moving the Amona outpost to an adjacent hilltop north of Jerusalem have been met with a lack of transparency and good faith. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir/TPS

cluding regulations dating to the Ottoman Empire and signific nt changes to the area under Jordanian occupation from 1948-67.

“Jordan officia y renounced it’s claim to the area in 1988, and the Ottoman period ended a hundred years ago,” asked Committee Chairman Avi Dichter. “[But] a new situation was created in 1967. Why are we still referring to 100-year old defin tions?”

Dichter asked.

Yogev and other settlement leaders challenged the Civil Administration to detail their requirements for establishing property rights in Judea and Samaria, and claimed that different standards for Jews and Arabs there creates a situation in which Israeli civilians who purchase or own property in Judea and Samaria are considered “foreigners.” Th y also cited years-long support from Israeli officials and governments, both for the set-

tlement project in Judea and Samaria and for Amona particularly, beginning with then-Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai in 1996.

“The left calls Amona ‘stolen land,’ but that is a fabrication,” Avi Roeh, head of the Binyamin Regional Council, told Tazpit Press Service (TPS) after the session. “The land in question [at Amona] was completely barren.

The e was no agriculture, and it appears that there never had been any agriculture there.

“There are clear fi gerprints of successive Israeli governments, which for years supported the settlement enterprise and encouraged the settlers to hold on to this hill. Ariel Sharon said ‘Run to the hilltops, grab them.

Whatever you grab will be [ours], whatever you don’t won’t be. So you can’t come now innocently and call it ‘stolen land,’” Roeh said.

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he proposed bill to banish families of terrorists will be submitted Wednesday for vote in the Knesset plenum according to an announcement by the Yesh Atid faction. The proposal will be presented by Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid.

The proposal was prepared after cooperation between the coalition and opposition factions, coordinated by Transport Minister Yisrael Katz, coalition head MK David Bitan(Likud), Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid and former GSS head Yaakov Peri (Yesh Atid) as well as by other MKs. The bill is signed by members of the Yesh Atid, Likud, Jewish Home, Kulanu, UTJ and Yisrael Beiteinu.

Yesh Atid decided to present the bill in the plenum despite the decision of the Ministerial Legislative Committee to defer the discussion of the proposal by three months, and this is intended to embarrass members of the coalition who are signed on the proposal.

The proposal is divided into two categories: Cancellation of residency rights for the families of terrorists who reside within Israel, including those who reside in Jerusalem and redefini g of residency rights and banishment for the families of terrorists residing in Judea and Samaria. On Wednesday the fi st part of the proposal will be submitted for vote.

The proposed bill to banish families of terrorists will be submitted Wednesday for vote in the Knesset plenum according to an announcement by the Yesh Atid faction. The proposal will be presented by Yesh Atid head MK Yair Lapid.

Former Shin Bet director Yaakov Peri, a signatory on the proposal, said that "the last attack in Jerusalem proved to us that we must take swift action and promote any method which will allow deterrence and eradication of terror. For this reason tomorrow is a good time to leave narrow political considerations behind and allow freedom of vote for members of Knesset so that they can vote according to their conscience.

The security of citizens of Israel is the primary interest of the State of Israel and the good of the citizens is what should motivate members of the coalition who will be compelled to oppose this important bill for political considerations."

MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid), a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,

added that "just this week four Jewish families ended their mourning period after they lost what is most dear to them in one minute. We must be capable of looking them and thousands of other people in the eye and saying to them that in the war against terror there is no coalition and opposition and we are using all the methods at our disposal to prevent the next murder.

It is inconceivable that the same people who call at every opportunity for stricter punishment and strengthening of deterrence should vote against a law intended to do just that.

The e are no lack of honest people in the coalition, and I call on them to act according to their conscience and support this vital bill," said Lavie.

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Knesset Bids Farewell to US Ambassador Dan Shapiro By: Ilana Messika

conditions, it would be the role he developed a close relationship with David Mitchell, forof ‘shock absorber.’”

“The fact that […] our bilat- mer US Special Envoy for the inister of National Infrastructure, eral relations and cooperation Middle East Peace. During his Energy and Water grew in strength despite some tenure, Ambassador Shapiro Resources Yuval severe arguments is largely had to weather the storms of Steinitz said outgoing US Am- thanks to you. Best I can tell, frequent tensions between Presbassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro has been “the best US ambassador to Israel the country has ever had”, just three days before the inauguration of president-elect Donald J. Trump and the expected confi mation in the coming weeks of David Friedman as US ambassador to the Jewish state.

Speaking at a farewell event for Shapiro organized by the Knesset Lobby for Israel-US Relations, headed by Nachman Shai (Kulanu) and Avraham Neguise (Likud), Steinitz said “if I had to describe the most important function Daniel Shapiro fulfilled in an impeccable man- Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources ner during a period of passion- Yuval Steinitz said outgoing US Ambassador to Israel Daniel ate disagreements and difficult Shapiro has been “the best US ambassador to Israel the country

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has ever had”

“President Obama sent me here with a vision of strong rapprochement between our countries, with a message that ‘you are not alone.’ I have endeavored to remain faithful to this vision every day” – Ambassador Dan Shapiro

you have been the best ambassador that Israel ever had, and both the Israeli and the American people owe you a great debt of gratitude,” Steinitz added.

Shapiro took offic as ambassador in August 2011, two years after being appointed senior director for the Middle East and North Africa of the US National Security Council, during which

ident Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu, especially with regards to the explosive issue of the Iran nuclear deal.

But Prime Minister Netanyahu leveled sharp criticism at Shapiro when the latter argued that Israel maintains “two standards of adherence to the rule of the law in the West Bank: One for the Israelis and one for the

Palestinians.” Netanyahu said the accusation was “incorrect and unacceptable,” especially in light of the murder of Dafna Meir, who had been murdered in her home in Otniel earlier that day.

some important issue-based disagreements, Israel and the United States actually grew closer during his tenure in Tel Aviv.

He cited cooperation in the fields of security (military aid package), military defense (mis-

“Our mutual values continued to grow in strength, and the US considers Israel an incomparable ally in the Middle East,” stated Shapiro.

Opposition Leader Yitzhak Herzog praised Shapiro for his service and for his readiness to “dig deep into Israel’s story and its complications.” The e, Herzog argued, allowed the ambassador to capture and transmit accurate messages from the Jewish State.

Shapiro seconded Steinitz’s contention, saying that contrary to popular belief and despite

sile defense and Iron Dome), technology and economics.

He also said the Obama administration has shown unprecedented support for Israel in the international arena, especially at the United Nations during Operation Protective Edge and regarding Israel’s right to self-defense.

“Our mutual values continued to grow in strength, and the

US considers Israel an incomparable ally in the Middle East,” stated Shapiro.

“President Obama sent me here with a vision of strong rapprochement between our countries, with a message that ‘you are not alone.’ I have endeavored to remain faithful to this vision every day,” he concluded.

Shapiro also vowed the embassy staff would continue to build cooperation on shared values, and security and economic interests.

“It doesn’t take any great wisdom to be an ambassador when there are no challenges or for two countries that do not expect anything of one another,” conveyed Speaker of the Knesset Yoel-Yuli Edelstein, “You have fulfilled your duty with fairness, as a faithful representative of the United States but also as a true friend of the State of Israel.”

Following the Knesset session, Shapiro met with President Rivlin, who asked the outgoing ambassador to convey Rivlin’s appreciation to President Obama. “Although, from time to time we have had some differences of opinion, [but] friends take care one of each other. They sometimes criticize one another, but we have done that as friends, and the people of Israel appreciate this very much,” Rivlin said.

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'No to Palestine: Yes to Sovereignty' 'Outside Voices Will Not Affect Investigation' Jewish Home Chairman says choice is between sovereignty in Area C or Arab State on 1949 lines flooding Israel with refugees

Attorney General responds to criticism about management of investigations relating to Prime Minister. "Only consideration was truth."

By: A7 Staff

By: Nitzan Keidar

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ducation Minister Naftali Bennett called the change in the US government from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration this week an opportunity "with far-reaching policy implications" at the Jewish Home faction meeting Monday.

"These days we need to be sharp and identify opportunities which will not return. For the fi st time in 50 years we are being asked what we want. We stand at a crossroad, either sovereignty or Palestine. Or Sovereignty in Area C, or a state of Palestine on the '67 lines." Bennett said.

"The efore, we must say clearly: a Palestinian state is not established in Judea and Samaria." he declared. "We will not establish a terrorist state on Highway 6, and I announce clearly that it is the government's position. No to Palestine. Yes to Sovereignty.

We presented a political program to the public, and I haven't seen an alternative from the left or the Center."

Addressing the opposition, Bennett said: "I ask my friends on the Left: what do you offer, other than to say no, no, no? Tell

Education Minister Naftali Bennett called the change in the US government from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration this week an opportunity "with far-reaching policy implications" at the Jewish Home faction meeting Monday.

me what is. The e is an expensive advertising campaign of the Left is trying to convince us to build Palestine. But the Israeli public understands that a Palestinian state would fl od us with refugees. You have to understand that we are unable to do that. We will march forward in this session to apply sovereignty over Ma'ale Adumim, and then we will continue onward."

"We have a lot of work, and we need a stable government, focused mission, which deals with security, education and the economy, and that is what

will be. We will not allow background noise to move us from working for the public. The e is a country to run," Bennett added.

Addressing the investigation against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Bennett said: "Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit is a fi ure who is currently under heavy pressure from all sides. I can testify Mandelblit is an honest man, a strong, impartial, and I suggest we all give him the space to work and trust his judgment. " (INN)

Israeli NGOs Sound Off Against ‘Breaking the Silence’ Bill By: Ilana Messika

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everal Israeli non-governmental organizations condemned Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s bill to ban “organizations that harm the IDF” from entering Israeli schools. The Knesset approved an initial reading of the proposal also known as the “Breaking the Silence” bill, Wednesday with 51 votes in favor and 17 against.

Yuli Novak, executive director of Breaking the Silence, the Israeli organization that publishes testimonies of IDF fi hters who claim they violated the IDF Code of Ethics or international law during their military service, reacted to the vote saying “The Zionist Union faction alone makes up for 24 MKs. But against Bennett’s fascist and aggressive display, only 17 opposition lawmakers voted against, including four from Meretz.

Shame on You!” Novak also singled out the Yesh Atid party, offering condolences “for allowing [party leader Yair] Lapid to turn them into ‘useless rags’ in the service of [MK Bezalel] Smotrich and the Jewish Home party.

“You want to shut us up? End the occupation. Until then, we’ll be right here,” Novak steamed.

The bill, authored jointly by Smotrich and Jewish Home colleague Shuli Mualem and Bezalel Smotrich, enjoys support from MKs from nearly all Knesset factions. The measure “aims at giving the Minister of

Several Israeli nongovernmental organizations condemned Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s bill to ban “organizations that harm the IDF” from entering Israeli schools. Photo Credit: Kobi Richter

Education, who is responsible for Israeli students, the authority to prohibit individuals or organizations that are not part of the education system from conducting activities within educational institutions when such activities are of a nature that undermines the goals of education or are acting to harm IDF soldiers who are a consensual within Israeli society.”

A spokesman for Bennett said the bill, if it becomes law, would not be limited to left-wi g organizations like Breaking the Silence, but also to right-wing

groups that call on IDF soldiers to refuse orders to evacuate settlements or refer to the IDF as the “Israel Deportation Force” instead of the Israel Defense Forces.

Human rights watchdog B’Tselem also slammed the bill, expressing “solidarity and approval [with Breaking the Silence] for standing strong against the attempt of the Minister of Education to censor and and muffle t.

“Laws will not succeed in hiding the reality of the occupation or in silencing its opponents,” said B’Tselem spokesman Amit Gilutz.

Yair Lapid, who supported the bill, argued that organizations that slander the IDF are partners in the “industry of lies” that the Palestinian people presents to the world. He referred to a Palestinian protest entitled “March for the Peace” where participants exhibited pictures of Dalal Mughrabi, a PLO fi hter responsible for the 1978 Coastal Road massacre in Israel.

“Breaking the Silence’s lies have been shown again and again. But to their supporters, even inside the Knesset, it does not matter. To them, Israel will always be guilty. Th y know perfectly well that the IDF is the most moral army in the world, one which consistently endeavors to respect humanitarian law.”

“I will not permit them to harm the Israel Defense Forces,” Lapid added on his Facebook page.

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ttorney General Avichai Mandelblit related on Monday to the criticism regarding management of the investigation of affairs allegedly associated with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, during a speech at Netanya Academic College.

"I would like to say a few words on the central issue, which is currently at the top of the public agenda: Investigation of the "1000 Aff ir", dealing with suspicion of the PM receiving various benefits from the business community, and the investigation of the "2000 Aff ir", dealing with suspicions regarding the talks held between the Prime Minister and the publisher of Yediot Aharonot," opened Mandelblit.

He noted that "these investigations, as you certainly know, started a month ago when I approved the investigation of the Prime Minister under warning after an initial police investigation that lasted a few months. Both investigations were conducted by senior official and top police investigators, led by Major General Manny Yitzhaki, head of Investigations and Intelligence Division, and Squad commander, Brigadier General Cyrus Barnor, and the small team that works under their supervision.

"In recent months, police acted thoroughly and meticulously to check every claim and every suspicion that arose in those cases.

In every realm where allegations of violations arose, all necessary

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit related on Monday to the criticism regarding management of the investigation of affairs allegedly associated with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, during a speech at Netanya Academic College.

actions were taken to get at the truth. In some cases, these actions led to the allegations, as we announced a short time ago.

Sometimes, those investigative activities revealed additional claims requiring clarific tion that were in turn examined. The police acted all the while in coordination with me and with the State Prosecutor to take the necessary actions.

"The testimonies of scores of principals were collected, including abroad. When necessary, additional actions were required to investigate complaints. The only consideration taken into account was the best interests of the investigation," said the Attorney General.

"I state here most clearly - I and my people, led by the State Prosecutor and members of the Israel Police, led by the head of Investigations and Intelligence, will continue to act in these cases

solely from professional considerations, with one single goal - to reach the truth and maintain the rule of law. This is the only way we know. This way, and no other.

And we will not deviate from it one iota. We close the windows on Saladin Street, and focus on the work of law enforcement background noises from the outside of those who seek to divert us from our goal do not enter, nor influence. These are foreign considerations. Th y must not affect us," stated the Attorney General.

"We will continue to act together at all times - the Investigations and Intelligence Division of the Police and the prosecution and to coordinate. It is a source of strength and a source of our power. The Prosecution of the State of Israel is independent and impartial, regardless of the identity of the suspect", said Mandelblit.

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Israeli Security Forces Busted 43 Weapons Factories in 2016 By: Andrew Friedman

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rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said last week that security forces broke into 43 weapons factories around Judea and Samaria during 2016, as opposed to virtually none in 2015, and added that a major focus for security forces at the moment is preventing weapons from reaching the Palestinian street.

Speaking following an inspection tour of IDF forces in Judea and Samaria with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, the prime minister said that carefully planned operations and coordinations between IDF, police and intelligence official since the November, 2015 attack at the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv had driven the price of weapons up six-fold in Palestinian areas.

“Our forces have confi cated equipment, arrested those responsible and closed factories, ” Netanyahu said.

Both Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, who also participated in the inspection tour, and said that Israel “knows how to exact a heavy price from the other side for incitement. Both men blamed the Palestinian Authority, and especially PA Chairman Abu

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said last week that security forces broke into 43 weapons factories around Judea and Samaria during 2016, as opposed to virtually none in 2015, and added that a major focus for security forces at the moment is preventing weapons from reaching the Palestinian street. Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir

Mazen, for promoting violence with wild incitement and glorific tion of terrorists.

Liberman and Netanyahu also used the occasion to relate to foreign policy issues, saying Israel will not allow itself to be bullied by the international community on matters of domestic policy. Netanyahu fi ed a shot at outgoing US President Barack Obama, saying the international stage is currently undergoing “dramatic changes… some of which will be very, very

good for Israel.” Liberman added criticism of an international “peace” conference, set to meet this Friday in Paris against Israel’s wishes and without representation from Jerusalem.

“Instead of talking to us, there are people out there that are trying to pressure us, to incite against us. But anyone who thinks that trying to frighten us or pressure us with international conferences will change the situation here is sorely mistaken,” Liberman said.

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“Useless” Paris Peace Conference is A Complete Dud

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sraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is isolatedly outraged by the perfi y of the entire world as the reality of this week's Paris conference, the Security Council's Resolution 2334 and John Kerry's senseless stab-in-Israel's -back, lame monologue are burned into the annals of over 2000 years of Jew Hating History. Bibi remains ghettoized among the globes' leaders as his nation and its people, while battling to stay existent for almost 70 years, stand tall as just about the most democratic, humanitarian, country on earth. After each natural catastrophe in recent times, be it a tsunami or earthquake, where thousands of non-Jews and yes, even Muslim populations are in

systematically removes Israel's sovereignty over east Jerusalem, which contains both Judaism's and Christianity's holy sites." He goes further and attacks John Kerry's post abstention remarks by stating: "His policy decisions with regard to ISIS, Iran and Syria have been at the least questionable and at the worst, wrong. Based on his record, we have no faith in his Middle East policy decisions.

The efore, we don't believe that he is right with the policies that he laid out today on the Israeli-Palestinian confli t." He added that instead of taking action to stop the killing in Syria, the Obama administration is using its remaining time to "single out Israel."

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Letters to the Editor Gov Cuomo’s Speech Lacked Specific Details Dear Editor: When it comes to transportation, "Governor Cuomo's State of the State" was missing specific details. When will Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature come up with $7.3 of the $8.3 billion promised to meet the shortfall the 2015 - 2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan, $3 billion to pay back federal loan for Tapanzee Bridge, Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 ($5 billion); Metro North West Bronx Penn Station Access ($200 million), Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit ($600 million); Staten Island West Shore Bus Rapid Transit ($1.4 billion); restoration of LIRR service on the old Queens Rockaway LIRR branch at $1 billion; Triboro X Subway Express (new subway line connecting the Bronx, Queens & Brooklyn for $2 billion); Main Street Flushing Intermodal Bus Terminal ($100 million); reopening the Woodhaven Blvd Atlantic Branch LIRR Station ($40 million); Queens Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit ($400 million) and Western Queens Mon-

tauk Branch Light Rail (between Glendale and Long Island City on the old Montauk LIRR branch - $100 million) just to name a few.

Cuomo must also find $6 billion for his commitment to support the NJ to NY Gateway Tunnel project and the balance of his promised $100 billion state wide transportation infrastructure program..

Cuomo reminds me of the character Wimpy who famously said "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." Tuesday will never come for commuters and taxpayers. Sadly, when the bills become due, taxpayers will be stuck with Cuomo's tab.

Why would the next Governor want to pay for any of Cuomo's bills?

Sincerely,

Larry Penner

(Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the US Deparatment of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office)

Upset at Trump Victory

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is justifiably outraged by the perfidy of the entire world as the reality of this week's Paris conference, the Security Council's Resolution 2334 and John Kerry's senseless stab-in-Israel's -back, lame monologue are burned into the annals of over 2000 years of Jew hating history

dire need of medical assistance, the tents with the Magen Dovid are usually the fi st ones to spring up with Israeli-Jewish medical teams at work saving lives. But in this topsy-turvy mad world of ours, no good deed goes unpunished.

Netanyahu, not rolling over for this rampant anti-Semitism stated: "The conference taking place in Paris today is an idle conference. It was coordinated between the French and the Palestinians. Its purpose is to enforce on Israel conditions that are not in line with our national needs. Of course it creates a bigger gap regarding peace because it hardens the Palestinians' stance as well as putting us further away from direct negotiations without any preconditions."

Just to reiterate, Security Council Resolution 2334 states that all Jewish building in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem is completely illegal, violates international law and harms potential for a two state solution. The resolution requires Israel to immediately cease all building in all areas outside of the pre-1967 Auschwitz borders and states that the UN will not recognize anything outside the pre-1967 borders unless it has been formally agreed upon by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Obama, Kerry and the Paris conference rubber stamp these resolutions. With the Palestinians given the role to function as "judge and jury," it's obvious that terrorism, murder and mayhem are now the ways to go in the new world order in order to get what you want.

Rosen even went as far as calling for the relocation of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as a means to "protect Israel" from UN Resolution 2334. Another from Jonathan Greenblatt, the head of the ADL. "We are deeply disappointed by elements of his (Kerry's) speech and cannot separate it from the US abstention at the UN Security Council." He added, "Despite Kerry's explanation, the US abstention has the potential to set in motion many initiatives that delegitimize and demonize Israel, rather than advancing the peace process." And, "Further they reinforce the unhelpful perception that the international community is dictating terms to Israel with the demands of the Palestinians," he stated.

We can only hope that American Jewry has the strength to recognize that President Donald Trump has indicated he will be "The best president Israel ever had."

With this coming Friday's inauguration of President Trump, does this indicate that the usually reliable American Jewish Left will support the new president's global stance against worldwide Islamic terror which includes denouncing of the actions of the Palestinians? Are there glimmers of hope that the traditionally Democrat leadership and membership of Jewish organizations is slowly waking up to reality that the Republican Party might have some redeeming qualities re"The conference taking place in Paris lating to its staunch support of Israel and of Retoday is an idle conference. It was coordinated between the French and the publicans' overt respect for the American Jewish community and its never ending contributions Palestinians.” - Netanyahu to this nation? We can only hope that American Jewry has the strength to recognize that President But there are signs in our own country that Donald Trump has indicated he will be "The best give us a rare glimmer of hope....from the Jewish president Israel ever had." Not only his statements political Left. One of them from Jack Rosen, the but his actions have given us the impression that president of the American Jewish Congress who he will stand tall with Israel. We may final y have stated recently, "UN Security Resolution 2334 found a friend in the White House.

We want to hear what you think!!

Have you letter published in the Jewish Voice. Editor@JewishVoiceNY.com

Dear Editor: I, like all of you, am attempting to fend off despair. But, having always been a glass-half-empty person and having long been a student of the depth and breadth of human ignorance and stupidity, I am not unduly shocked, except at the polls' failure to accurately gauge the Beast's final percentage. (Hillary's they got spot-on.)

One could view this as going all the way back to the JFK assassination, which gave us LBJ and Vietnam (if one assumes that JFK would have withdrawn). Th t led to all the political and cultural upheaval of the Sixties, which permanently scared the shit out of Mr. and Mrs. America. It also gave us Tricky Dick and the rise of the New Right, which ultimately culminated in Fox and the Tea Party.

I vividly recall reading the opinion of Tricky, who was a crazy creep but no dope, that the American people are basically children who are easily swayed by emotion. I also remember reading about the 1890s British Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, and his fellow aristocrats who likewise fervently believed that voting should be restricted to themselves, as the masses were too ignorant and emotional to elect governments. I also recall being taken aback when my boss in my college library, a postwar Lithuanian immigrant, remarked that America was too immature to be a world power.

So Americans and all people have always been ignorant, stupid and racist. What's different and truly terrifying now and going forward is that, with the decline of mainstream mass media that provided a modicum of reality-based discourse and the rise of cable TV, the internet and social media, people live in a self-referential, closed universe of ricocheting insanity and ignorance. This can only be expected to worsen in the short term. (See the link below to an article which more fully outlines what Facebook hath wrought.)

And let me give a special rebuke to all those idiotic, narcissistic, lazy millennials who wouldn't condescend to vote for someone who doesn't make them feel all warm and fuzzy. Good work, kids!

You're the ones who will be living with the consequences for the rest of your lives. Unglue your moronic faces from your phones and read some history books for a change.

Where does that leave us, friends? As Marty says, we can contribute to good causes, keep ourselves healthy and most of all stay tight with our best peeps. http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/11/donaldtrump-won-because-of-facebook.html Sincerely

Miss Margo Channing

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

Invite Democrats to Join Trump Administration Dear Editor: Our nation is divided. Donald Trump received slightly fewer popular votes than Hillary Clinton.

Seventy percent of American Jews voted against Mr. Trump (despite his endorsement by the Jewish Voice). President-Elect Trump can begin the process of unifying our divided nation by inviting

several distinguished Democrats with experience in government and business to join his new administration. By reaching out to centrist Democrats, he will demonstrate a willingness to listen to different points of view as he formulates his policies.

Ted Sheskin Flushing

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Fake News Media Go To War With Trump CNN and Buzzfeed go all in on unsubstantiated dossier of anti-Trump "intelligence."

By: Joseph Klein

Moscow. Even CNN admitted this approximately 4-year-old negotiation was never finalize .

CNN even reached way back to 1987 when Mr. Trump “visited the Soviet Union with his fi st wife, Ivana, and announced plans to develop a luxury hotel there.” Of course, whatever the president-elect, his family or his company may have tried to

“value” is to further polarize the then, in an attempt to change country, the media are in big the subject, CNN conducted he leftwi g online trouble. Americans' trust and what it called a “reality check” “news” outlet Buzz- confidence in the mass media of claims that Mr. Trump made feed disgraced itself "to report the news fully, accu- during his news conference on by publishing a widely rately and fairly," which Gallup January 11th . In the process, discredited document making has been polling since 1972, will they ended up doing even more damage to their own credibility. unsubstantiated charges against continue to hit new lows.

President–elect Donald Trump, purporting to tie Mr. Trump to compromising information that the Russian government had allegedly collected on him.

The allegations regurgitated by Buzzfeed came from a “dossier” which, Buzzfeed said on its site, was “compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence offici .” The site tried to cover itself with a warning: “The allegations are unverifie , and the report contains errors.” Buzzfeed’s own editor, Ben Smith, admitted that he has “serious reason to doubt the allegations” in it.

Jim Acosta from CNN and President-elect Donald Trump are seen here in a heated exchange Nevertheless, Buzzfeed went during Trump’s press conference that was held on January 11th ahead and published the unverCNN amplified the false sto- For example, CNN critiqued do in Russia years ago, or said ified allegations with the fli sy rationale “that Americans can ry by giving prominent atten- Mr. Trump’s claim that "I have in the past about business prospects in Russia, has no relevance make up their own minds about tion to it on the air, without the no deals in Russia."

Note that he spoke in the to whether his claim that "I have allegations about the presi- warning it was unsubstantiated dent-elect that have circulated and contained errors that even present tense and said that he no deals in Russia" today is true.

Only at the end of their disat the highest levels of the US Buzzfeed published. In fact, has no deals in Russia, meangovernment.” Ben Smith tried to CNN described the source for ing actual completed commer- cussion of Mr. Trump’s claim put lipstick on his pig by claim- the story as “credible.” Subse- cial agreements currently in about his current dealings ing that “publishing this dossier quently, CNN lamely tried to effect. CNN tried to refute this with Russia does CNN admit: refle ts how we see the job of defend its reporting, instead of claim as “misleading” by them- “It is true that there are no reporters in 2017.” If the job of apologizing for running with selves misleadingly pointing to Trump-branded properties unreporters is to knowingly pub- a story that even the New York a deal he had been negotiating der construction in Moscow or lish completely unsubstantiated, Times described as “a summary in 2013, with a Russian billion- elsewhere in the country.” Howsensationalist stories whose only of unsubstantiated reports.” And aire, to build a Trump Tower in ever, CNN asserts that without

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seeing Mr. Trump’s tax returns “there is no way to verify the President-elect's claim that he is completely clear of business links to Russia.” Suddenly, CNN is calling for verific tion before they declare something to be true. Th y showed no such ethical constraint, however, when they broadcast the unsubstantiated hit job against the president-elect.

The frenzy Buzzfeed and CNN created by pumping out a false story, which they knew would then be recycled within the mainstream media echo chamber and the Washington bubble, represents a new low for even the leftwi g trolls they have become.

For his part, Donald Trump quickly dismissed the false story in one of his characteristic tweets: “FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!” In his press conference on January 11th, the president-elect elaborated on his condemnation of the irresponsible reporting.

Mr. Trump refused to call upon a “reporter” from CNN. The “reporter” kept pressing to be heard to the point of being downright rude, exclaiming, “You are attacking our news organization, can you give us a chance to ask a question.” Th president-elect, after admonishing the CNN "reporter" for his rudeness, called out CNN as “fake news.” At the same time, Mr. Trump credited those more reputable journalists who had

The frenzy Buzzfeed and CNN created by pumping out a false story, which they knew would then be recycled within the mainstream media echo chamber and the Washington bubble, represents a new low for even the leftwing trolls they have become. seen the unsubstantiated information even before the election and chose not to report on it. “I want to thank a lot of the news organizations for some of whom have not treated me very well over the years — a couple in particular — and they came out so strongly against that fake news,” the president-elect said, “and the fact that it was written about by primarily one group and one television station.”

The provenance of the false story, Buzzfeed said, traces back to a document “prepared for political opponents of Trump by a person who is understood to be a former British intelligence agent.”

The information it contained was supposedly included during or alongside an intelligence briefing that Mr. Trump received last week about the intelligence on Russian hacking. CNN tried to elevate its importance by reporting one piece of accurate information relating to Senator John McCain‘s involvement in transSee Fake News Media , page 36

The Anti-Semitic Islamophobia Hoax You can’t fight anti-Semitism without exposing Islamophobia as a lie By: Daniel Greenfield

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ighting Islamophobia is trendy. But it also often becomes a means of enabling and expressing hatred toward others. Especially Jews. It doesn’t take much digging into campaigns against Islamophobia to find the anti-Semitism lurking underneath the bright lights and polished logos.

The Ford Foundation, which in its time had played a key role in the anti-Semitic Durban hatefest, hosted a forum titled, “Confronting Islamophobia in America Today.” Participants included Linda Sarsour, who had promoted the anti-Semitic Muslim practice of throwing rocks at Jews and appeared at a rally for a pro-Hezbollah organization, along with Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid, who had defended Ahmadinejad's call for destroying Israel and described such a proposed atrocity as a sentiment born of "legitimate anger."

Why was the Ford Foundation privileging the persecution fantasies of Islamist bigots

It doesn’t take much digging into campaigns against Islamophobia to find the anti- emitism lurking underneath the bright lights and polished logos.

who believe that plotting the genocide of millions of Jews is somehow rooted in “legitimate anger”?

The loudest voices inveighing against Islamophobia often justify Islamic terrorism, explicitly or implicitly, even while they whine that being associated with Islamic terrorism is a form of Islamophobia. Indeed the campaign against Islamophobia has, among its agendas, the legitimization of Islamic terrorism.

If Islamic terrorism, and its underlying supremacist hatred of Jews, can’t be discussed, then it also can’t be condemned. And, in a perverse twist, Islamic terrorists then become the victims of Islamophobia.

The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting has been fundraising aggressively for its “Islamophobia Project”. Th FCIR is the work of Trevor Aaronson who had attempted to dismiss anti-Semitic Muslim terror plots against synagogues as an FBI conspiracy.

The FCIR’s Islamophobia Project is run by Trevor and Roqayah Chamseddine.

Roqayah has written for Mondoweiss, an anti-Semitic website which has published Holocaust deniers and runs articles with titles like, “Liberals like to deceive themselves about Jewish power.”

She has written at Electronic Intifada that the attackers would “smash the settler state” and

destroy the “vast Zionist settler-colonial project, i.e. Israel”.

She has defended Islamic terrorism against Jews, writing that the, “choice of what methods of resistance are used, be it armed or unarmed, are to be left entirely up to those occupied.”

deaths of these children”.

This is what the face of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting’s Islamophobia Project looks like.

Despite this, the Islamophobia Project anticipates a grant from the Knight Foundation to fund its work. And the Islamophobia Project already pro-

The Islamophobia hoax is not merely a denial of anti-Semitism. It enables anti-Semitism.

At Mondoweiss, Roqayah Chamseddine also expressed support for Tarek Mehanna, who had been convicted of providing material support to Al Qaeda, and praised the Islamic terrorists of Hezbollah.

Roqayah praised Mehanna’s “powerful statement” in which the Al Qaeda supporter describes how he watched on “September 11th as a group of people felt driven to hijack airplanes and fly them into buildings from their outrage at the

motes JVP’s so-called Network Against Islamophobia.

The Network Against Islamophobia and its “No to Islamophobia” events are actually designed to promote the JVP hate group. JVP or Jewish Voice for Peace consists of former Jews recruited to defend the Islamic war against the Jewish State. It is telling that “fighting Islamophobia” requires attacking Jews.

JVP has co-sponsored rallies featuring support for Hamas and its leader gave an interview

to a Holocaust denial website.

After outrage grew over this latest JVP act of hate, the hate group claimed that the interview had been obtained under “false pretenses”. Its bigots even disrupted a New York City Council memorialization of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

The “No to Islamophobia” events attacked and appropriated the Jewish celebration of Chanukah to spew hatred against the Jewish State. Instead of criticizing this ugly outpouring of bigotry to fi ht “Islamophobia”, the mainstream media wrote up glowing reports of the hate group’s anti-Semitic antics.

“No to Islamophobia” was interlinked with various Islamist hate groups including American Muslims for Palestine, a group with Hamas links that celebrated a murderer of Jews, and CAIR, which had invited a Holocaust denier to its conferences. Islamists have a history of awkwardly using fake Jewish allies like JVP in its campaigns to spread anti-Semitism and muzzle any conversation about Islamic terrorism.

A JVP protest against the 9/11 Museum featured a handful of elderly leftist radicals and Muslim women in burkas and young girls in hijabs holding up signs reading, “Jews Say No to Islamophobia”.

Not only was there no Islamophobia, but there were Islamists appropriating Jewish identity to protect the Islamic

JVP or Jewish Voice for Peace consists of former Jews recruited to defend the Islamic war against the Jewish State. It is telling that “fighting Islamophobia” requires attacking Jews. supremacism that is killing Jews, along with Christians, Yazidis and countless others.

The e has recently been some debate over the intersection between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. And there are explicitly anti-Semitic interpretations of this intersection by Islamists and their allies.

A familiar defense by Muslims accused of hating Jews is to argue that they are also “Semites”. Some have even urged appropriating the term to refer to Islamophobia. This isn’t a denial of the accusation; it’s a shameless semantic move to eliminate the ability by Jews to call out Muslim anti-Semitism.

The more mainstream approach is to insist that Muslims are the “New Jews” on account of being the most persecuted minority. But even the recently “goosed” hate crimes statistics put the lie to that.

The rhetoric of Islamophobia inevitably trends toward colonialist messages, appropriating and displacing the identities and cultures of the groups persecuted See The Anti-Semitic, page 36

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A Farcical ‘Peace’ Conference in Paris Last gasp of an old era?

By: P. David Hornik

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he 70-nation conference on the Israeli-Palestinian issue in Paris on Sunday included neither Israeli nor Palestinian representatives and was a farce and a fraud—but could have been still worse.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the conference represented the “last twitches of yesterday’s world. Tomorrow’s world will be different—and it is very near.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the conference represented the “last twitches of yesterday’s world.

Tomorrow’s world will be different and it is very near.”

It was, of course, one of the reasons the conference was farcical: although Secretary of State John Kerry was in attendance, he was representing an administration that is in its last five days in offi , and whose policy of harassing Israel was—among much else—repudiated in the U.S. elections two months ago.

France, the host and convener of the conference, was hardly in a stronger position:

the Socialist government of François Hollande is on its last leg and its path, too, is expected to be jettisoned in the upcoming French elections.

Israeli columnist Prof. Eyal Zisser notes that “in the actual Middle East…no one gives France a second thought and no one is taking its peace initiative seriously.” It was, after all, France that led the misguided Western assault on the defanged Qaddafi regime in Libya and reduced that country to jihadist chaos; and it is France that has sat impotently while its former colonies, Lebanon and Syria, have fallen under Hizballah rule in one case and into Hobbesian mayhem in the other.

And as David Harris has pointed out, France’s credentials as an honest broker on the Israeli-Palestinian issue are also less than sterling: at the World Health Organization General Assembly in May…France voted in favor of a measure that bizarrely singled out Israel by name as the only country in the world accused of undermining “mental, physical and environmental health,” and…France could do no more than abstain at UNESCO in April on a resolution that denied any Jewish (and Christian) link to the holy sites in Jerusalem.

At Sunday’s conference, none of this prompted an

however, went a step further.

It was on Saturday that Palounce of humility on the part estinian Authority chairman of Hollande and Foreign Min- Mahmoud Abbas, visiting the ister Jean-Marc Ayrault, or de- Vatican, issued a dire warning terred them from drawing the against moving the U.S. embasde rigueur moral equivalency sy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jebetween Palestinian terror and rusalem, saying: “Any attempts at legitimizing the illegal Israeli Israeli home construction.

Mr. Hornik writes: “France, the host and convener of the conference, was hardly in a stronger position: the Socialist government of François Hollande is on its last leg and its path, too, is expected to be jettisoned in the upcoming French elections.”

If this is what Netanyahu meant by the “last twitches of yesterday’s world”—a world in which the West has been obsessed for decades over Israeli home-building while its errant policies have helped turn the Middle East into crumbling chaos—then one can only hope Netanyahu’s optimism is not misplaced.

Foreign Minister Ayrault,

annexation of the city will destroy the prospects of any political process, bury the hopes for a two-state solution, and fuel extremism in our region, as well as worldwide.”

If “fuel extremism in our region, as well as worldwide” sounds like a threat of terrorism, and an effort to get others to intimidate the incoming Trump administration out of

transferring the embassy to Israel’s capital—that indeed is what it was.

A few hours later Osama Qawasmeh, a spokesman for Abbas’s Fatah movement, was more graphic, saying that if the embassy is moved “all chances for peace and stability will be lost. The gates of hell will be opened in the region and the world.”

And it was that chorus to which, at Sunday’s conference, the French foreign minister lent his voice, stating that moving the embassy would have “extremely serious consequences…. When you are president of the United States, you cannot take such a stubborn and such a unilateral view on this issue.”

Translation: the “old world” insists that when it comes to Israel, the West’s role is to knuckle under to Arab and Muslim bullying, making Jerusalem the world’s only capital to be devoid of other countries' embassies. If this “old world” is truly on the way out, it cannot disappear soon enough.

So much for the deeply objectionable side of Sunday’s gathering. The event also yielded some relatively good news.

Israeli official reportedly welcomed the fact that the conference’s final statement was much less harsh toward Israel than last month’s UN Security Council Resolution 2334, and “credited the efforts of [Israel’s] National Security Council

and…Foreign Ministry” for achieving that result.

The official also welcomed Kerry’s promise in a phone

Osama Qawasmeh, a spokesman for Abbas’s Fatah movement, was more graphic, saying that if the embassy is moved “all chances for peace and stability will be lost.

The gates of hell will be opened in the region and the world.” call to Netanyahu that the U.S. would rein in any further Security Council vilific tion of Israel—a promise to be tested in the administration’s waning days.

Also encouraging is that Britain, under Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government, refused to sign the conference’s final statement, claimed it would merely “harden positions,” and said it had “particular reservations” about the lack of Israeli and Palestinian representatives—in other words, about the fact that the conference was an empty farce.

A new era in which conservative Western administrations, with the U.S. and Britain taking the lead, could treat Israel with diplomatic decency and take a clearer view of the Middle Eastern reality it deals with?

Time will tell. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

How American Charities Fund Terrorism – Part I By: Sam Westrop

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s the president-elect has repeatedly made clear, his fi st full day in offic will be a busy one. He has promised to effect a wide array of changes. But what about his second day? If he has some free time, we have some suggestions.

As the threat from international terror groups and homegrown radicalization increases, clamping down on domestic Islamist networks should be a priority. In particular: terror fin ncing.

Under the Obama administration, the federal government appeared to ease up on prosecutions of American Islamist charities linked to terror. This was a marked change from the years after 9/11, when scores of charities were shut down after prosecutors found fin ncial and logistical links to terrorist groups across the globe. This effort culminated in 2008, when the Holy Land Foundation was tried in court on charges of fin ncing terrorism. Federal prosecutors listed a considerable number of prominent American Muslim organizations as "unindicted co-conspirators."

Eight years of a more permissive attitude has afforded Islamist groups the chance for a resurgence. Islamist charities do not just provide a means to move money; they also offer legitimacy to American Islamist organizations struggling to free themselves from decades of al-

legations of extremism. Islamist charitable endeavors abroad serve to sanitize the Islamist agenda at home.

The most common terrorism link for American Islamist charities involves, unsurprisingly, the Palestinian territories.

Where do charitable donations for the Palestinian territories end up? In the Gaza Strip,

ities and, apparently, the taxpayer-funded United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are supporting this Palestinian group. A close examination of UFA shows that it is closely aligned with senior Hamas leaders, provides cash to the families of so-called martyrs in the Gaza strip, and promotes virulent anti-Semitic rhetoric.

The Gaza-based Unlimited Friends Association for Social Development (UFA) is close to the Palestinian Hamas movement.

Hamas, which is designated a foreign terrorist organization, oversees every facet of society, especially the social services in which Western charities work.

From the distribution of medicine to the running of schools, orphanages, and kids' summer camps, Hamas rules the roost.

One example worth investigating is the Gaza-based Unlimited Friends Association for Social Development (UFA). At least eight prominent U.S. char-

UFA claims to "provide relief, emergency and developmental services to marginalized areas and people in need." And it probably does. Its social-media pages show happy children playing in the sun, buildings constructed, and food packs distributed. But UFA operates with the political support of senior Hamas figu es. And the support of Hamas means the support of a genocidal terror group that has pledged to eradicate Jews

across the globe, that throws its political opponents off rooftops, oppresses women and homosexuals, fi es rockets at Israeli schools and homes, and uses Palestinian children as human shields to advance its murderous cause.

UFA regularly collaborates with Hamas officials In 2014, envisioning the "right of return"

the Jewish gangs."

In 2015, UFA hosted a public meeting with Mohamed Abu-Shkian, a senior Hamas officia and the mayor of Nuseirat. Th y discussed "joint cooperation to implement projects that serve the various categories of the Palestinian community." Abu-Shkian, whom Hamas media has nicknamed "Moham-

UFA published these photos showing an official of U.S. charity Baitulmaal handing out checks, at UFA's offices, to "the families of martyrs of the Palestinian people."

for Palestinians, it organized a ceremony at which the guest of honor was Mustafa Sawwaf, a prominent Hamas minister. Sawwaf had argued in the Hamas newspaper Al-Risala that "Israel's disappearance is a necessity [according to] the Koran — that is a truth that we have learned and that we have been teaching since the fi st intifada, which was the Palestinian people's fi st step toward ending the usurpation of Palestine by

med the Conqueror," is a vocal supporter of the "mujahedeen" against Israel, has spoken at the graduation ceremony of a Hamas terror-training program, and has addressed crowds at a ceremony commemorating Hamas terrorists.

Not especially shy about its Hamas connections, UFA openly advertises projects funded

by U.S. charities in prominent Hamas literature. And on its website, UFA boasts a certific te

As the threat from international terror groups and homegrown radicalization increases, clamping down on domestic Islamist networks should be a priority. In particular: terror financin . of support from Ummah University, an institution in Gaza directly controlled by Hamas's interior ministry. UFA appears to be a cog in the Hamas martyrdom machine — the charity regularly hosts events fin ncially benefiting "the families of martyrs and prisoners."

Like Hamas, UFA is not shy about its hatred of Jews either.

In a post published on one of the charity's social-media pages, UFA official wrote: "We ask God to drive away the anguish of the heroic prisoners in the Nazi Zionist jails and to free Al-Aqsa Al-Sharif [the Noble Al-Aqsa] from the fi th of the most dirty Jews."

UFA's most important U.S. supporter is Baitulmaal, another charity. Saying they help Baitulmaal distribute cash to the "families of martyrs of the Palestinian people," UFA official have published photos to corroborate the claim.

The e cash handouts are part of an "Orphan Sponsorship Program." In videos published by the UFA, it defines orphans as those See How American Charities , page 37

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Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn Written By: Daniel Gordis Reviewed by: Philip K. Jason

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aniel Gordis’s new history of Israel should become a standard for years to come, perhaps even a classic. At 576 pages, Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn can indeed be considered concise, as so much more could be and has been written about each era and associated issues addressed in the book. Clear, forceful, frank, and often inspiring, this mighty tome of both academic and personal writing explores the ups, downs, and turning points in a history that begins with The odore Herzl’s vision and ends with tomorrow’s challenges.

Gordis is masterful at stepping into the personalities of the key thinkers and doers of the modern Jewish state. His portraits are alive, and his judgments are shrewd. He understands and conveys with authority the ways in which, for the most part, the right leaders arise to encounter the troubles of specific eras, such as Menachem Begin’s fruitful ascendency following a period of relative disgrace and invisibility.

Quick to point out the flaws in his parade of Israel’s pre-state and later leaders, Gordis exposes how the times make the leader (and vice versa) with sensitivity and nuance.

As vigorously as he draws the pre-state decades of Zionist im-

Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins 2016, 576 Pages $29.99, ISBN: 978-0062368744

migration, Gordis’s depictions of independent, modern Israel’s remarkable and even miraculous ability to absorb millions of émigrés are truly uplifti g; the statistics are staggering, especially those examined from periods when Israel’s economy was relatively weak. Each of Israel’s major and minor wars receives its due in terms of its relative complexity and consequence. Perhaps the most intriguing chapter is “Six Days of War Change a Country Forever” about the 1967 war: the euphoria which followed Israel’s multilayered victory is palpable straight off he page.

The very next chapter, “The Burden of Occupation,” redirects readers’ understanding of the Israeli mood and sense of reality. Gordis quotes Amos Oz: “Even unavoidable occupation is corrupting occupation.” Such

has been the unintended consequence or collateral damage for Israel, along with dangerous hostility from many quarters.

Gordis’s decision not to employ a term less-charged than “occupation” is ultimately to his credit, though it will be a point of contention for many readers and reviewers.

One might not expect Gordis to quote poetry in a history book, but he judiciously employs poetic passages to help shape the history of the Israeli heart and soul—including the words of Naomi Shemer, whose song lyrics trace the shifti g emotions and perceptions of the people of Israel. In later chapters, Gordis observes changes in Israeli sensibilities. Some changes are the result of generational contrast. After all, how many of today’s Israelis have memories of the Holocaust, or even of the great challenges of 1947 and 1948? Who really expected a Hebrew-speaking nation to emerge and produce a major body of literature in an old/new language? Who foresaw the ride from socialism to capitalism, from farm laborers to technocrats, from Zionist secularism to a growing religiosity?

Gordis guides readers through all of this and much more, with a blend of energy and grace, brain and heart in mutual embrace.

Acknowledgments, appendices, chapter notes, conclusion, epilogue, index, introduction.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Her Own Words Reviewed by: Avraham Bronstein

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y Own Words was supposed to be the second of a planned two-volume autobiography by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but it has been released fi st. Her fi st published book since her appointment to the Supreme Court in 1993, it is a compelling documentary history that features selections from key speeches, articles, briefs, and decisions that tell the story of her life and career.

We get a sense of Ginsburg’s life, both as a person and a Justice. The introductions and summaries throughout the book give us a rich biographical sketch that frames the documents beautifully. The fi st section includes some of her own earliest writing—for her high school newspaper—as well as tributes to her by her late husband, with whom she shared five decades of marriage, as well as her own tributes to Antonin Scalia, her close colleague (and frequent sparring partner) for over two decades on the Supreme Court. Other speeches and articles describe her experience of day-to-day life at the Court, as well as her refle tions of how that has changed—or not—in her two and a half de-

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cades there.

The motifs that run through this almost surprisingly readable book are less about legal doctrine and more about people. The introduction to the second section of the book notes her partiality to the vägmärken, or way-pavers, who came before her. This plays itself out both in terms of the attention Ginsburg draws to the women whose precedents paved the way for Ginsburg’s own career, as well as those whose legal arguments formed the liberal tradition that she draws upon.

The speeches and articles in this section, tributes to the women in whose footsteps Ginsburg sees herself follow-

ing, are striking both in the intimate, colorful detail she gives to them and the sense of responsibility and purpose that she draws from them. From them, we can also understand how she sees her own place as a role model for those who look up to, and rally around, her own life story and legal record.

Even her legal doctrine itself is about people. As opposed to the strict originalists, like her late colleague and friend Antonin Scalia, she espouses a “living Constitution” that features concepts and ideals with “growth potential” as rights and protections are extended to people and groups that were once excluded. She is an advocate of the productive power of collegiality, both between judges on the bench as well as between decisions, precedent, and society.

Instead of seeing judges as “platonic guardians” of laws brought down as if from on high, she is very aware that laws are produced by a society to assert its values and regulate itself according to them. In short, laws are there to uphold the people as much as the reverse. The e points come through in a series of selections from the cases and speeches that, to Ginsburg, are the highlights of her life and times.

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North American Theatrical Premiere of Groundbreaking Documentary Revealing the Uncensored Atrocities of the Nazi Regime With the Guidance of Alfred Hitchcock Edited by: JV Staff

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fter being shelved by the British Government in 1945 and following a restoration at Britain’s Imperial War Museum, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, a feature-length documentary film commissioned by the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) and produced by the late filmma er Sidney Bernstein, will have its fi st theatrical run in North America beginning January 6, 2017, at Cinema Village in New York City.

This lost masterpiece of British documentary film was intended to defin tively refute potential denials of the extent of the brutality in Nazi death camps.

Opening night will feature an introduction and Q&A by Bernstein’s children, award-winning filmma er Jane Wells (Tricked, The Devil Came on Horseback) and lawyer David Bernstein.

ernment’s post-war priorities.

An unfinished cut of the fil was screened on September 29, 1945, but the British government actively suppressed it from that point on. The film was not completed and released in full until seven decades later in 2014 at the Berlin International Film Festival.

“We distributed several reels of this film 31 years ago,” said Seymour Wishman, president of First Run Features, “and are now privileged to have the opportunity to screen the restored and completed version. Thi coincides with the release of the feature film Denial being shown around the country about the despicable people who have tried to disgrace the memory of those who died in the Holocaust by denying that it happened.”

3 Generations, a nonprofit organization founded by Jane Wells in 2008 to record and share stories of survivors of human rights abuses from around

partnerships to begin screening the film at universities and community organizations across the United States.

About Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum (IWM) tells the stories of people who have lived, fought and died in confli ts involving Britain and the Commonwealth since the First World War.

About IWM’s Restoration and Completion of German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

In 1952, IWM inherited the mute rough-cut of German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, along with 100 compilation reels of unedited footage of atrocities and scenes in the camps after they were liberated, shot by Allied cameramen.

IWM also acquired a script for the voice-over commentary and a detailed shot list for the complete film. A version of this film, known as Memory of

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had become apparent, after the film had been shown widely as a popular loan item. IWM believed that the project to restore the film could also encompass work to complete it, using the filmma ers’ original directions (the rough-cut, shot list and script for the commentary) and all reels of source material that

ic Unit recordings made on the battlefields of NW Europe (1944-45), which are held in IWM’s collection.

Pain etched on the faces of Holocaust survivors after the Allied forces liberation of the concentration camps as seen in the film ‘German Concentration Camps Factual Survey’

Allied Forces Photography Unit cameraman Sgt Mike Lewis filming at the Bergen-Belsen death camp

With the input of Alfred Hitchcock, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey consists of six reels of footage shot in 1944 and 1945 as Allied troops liberated Nazi-occupied Europe. Restored by the Imperial War Museum and distributed by 3 Generations in association with First Run Features, the fil provides shocking, uncensored images of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.

Intended to be shown to German prisoners of war in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich, production on German Concentration Camps Factual Survey was halted due to a change in the British gov-

original shot list, could be found among the 100 component reels of unedited footage, deposited with the rough-cut in 1952.

the world, has been granted theatrical and non-theatrical screening rights to German Concentration Camps Factual Survey for North America and Puerto Rico.

"I am honored that the Imperial War Museum has permitted Independent documentary filmmaker Jane Wells, the daughter me to show my father’s film to of Sidney Bernstein is pictured here as a toddler with her father’s American audiences,” said Jane close friend, Alfred Hitchcock Wells, Founder of 3 Generations. “It brings the work of 3 Generations full circle and fulfills a family legacy. My father told me the greatest regret of his life was not being able to finis this film. Arguably, there has never been a more important time to see this film in the United States of America."

Wells is exploring educational

The film now has the title German Concentration Camps Factual Survey – as originally listed in the Ministry of Information Catalogue of Films for Liberated Territories, published in September 1945. The original commentary has been re-recorded with the voice of actor Jasper Britton and an effects track created, blending the existing synch sound recordings made at Belsen with authentic Army Film and Photograph-

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey received its world premiere at the 64th Berlin Film Festival in February 2014 and its UK premiere at the 58th BFI London Film Festival in October 2014. The film has also been shown at festivals in Jerusalem, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Sydney and at the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance.

It has been distributed across the UK by BFI (British Film Institute).

Sidney Bernstein served as the Chief of the Film Division of the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied Expeditionary Force

Smiling children through barbed wire’ – taken by Sgt Mike Lewis on 19-20 April 1945

the Camps, was fi st shown at the Berlin Film Festival in 1984 (pre-digitization and without the sixth reel). This version was also screened in 1985; the five reels were broadcast on Frontline, part of the WGBH Boston PBS network.

A need for restoration of the copies of Memory of the Camps

had been assembled back in 1945 to make the fi m.

The work to restore and complete the film began for IWM in December 2008, when the IWM team – including Dr. Toby Haggith, George Smith, Andrew Bullas and David Walsh – investigated whether the sequences Alma Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Jane Wells, David Bernstein for reel six, as described in the

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Hamas, ISIS Affiliates, See Opportunity in Terror Truck Attack By: Yaakov Lappin

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amas launched a public relations campaign in recent days, aimed at capitalizing on a deadly truck attack in Jerusalem Sunday that killed four Israeli soldiers.

The campaign sheds a light on Hamas's plans to encourage and launch jihadist atrocities, but also on its vulnerability to the arrival of ISIS as an ideology and movement.

The truck attacker was Fadi Ahmad Hamdan Qanbar, a father of four from east Jerusalem.

He acted alone when he plowed into a cluster of soldiers gathered, according to Israeli assessments, under the influence of jihadist propaganda disseminated by ISIS. Th t fact has not stopped Hamas from making multiple efforts to claim the attack as its own, celebrating it, and pushing Palestinians to emulate it. Th Gazan regime's goal of setting the West Bank alight is well served by such incidents.

Yet Hamas's efforts to cash in on the truck ramming also strengthen its domestic challengers in Gaza – ISIS-affiliated Salafi-jihadist groups which have been just as quick to claim Qanbar as one of their own, and probably with better cause.

The e same groups wasted little time in using the opportunity

to launch stinging attacks on the Hamas regime, whose security forces arrest their members and repress their activities.

For example, an ISIS-affil ted group in Gaza proudly noted that Israel attributed the attack to one who "belongs to the Islamic Caliphate State," and stated: "Praise Allah, who provided the oppressed people of Bayt Al-Maqdis [Jerusalem] with trucks they can use to run over the settler herds – [and this] instead of the haram [forbidden] organizations [the main Palestinian organizations]."

A grim jihadist competition is underway, over who can use the Jerusalem attack to boost its political power. Immediately after Qanbar's attack, Hamas claimed he was an operative of its military wing, the Izz Al-Din Qassam Brigades.

Fathi Hamad, a member of Hamas' political bureau, told a rally in Gaza to celebrate the murders that same night: "the [Israeli] soldiers fled from the Izz alDin Qassam Brigades operative who carried out the attack for the sake of the Palestinians, the Arab nation and the Muslims."

Other Hamas official issued similar statements, praising Qanbar, and calling for his actions to reinvigorate the 'intifada for Jerusalem.'

As the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) noted, Hamas's officia Twitter account

chimed in: "We welcome the bold and heroic truck operation in Jerusalem which was a natural reaction to the crimes of the Israeli occupation."

voke retaliatory Israeli airstrikes on Hamas targets. In essence, ISIS-affil ted groups try to use the Israel Air Force to punish Hamas.

To be sure, Hamas is engaged in unceasing efforts to set up and launch terror cells in the West Bank and east Jerusalem from where they try to evade Israeli intelligence, infiltrate and commit mass casualty attacks in Israeli cities. Hamas also is a main source of inciting lone Palestinian attackers.

To be sure, Hamas is engaged in unceasing efforts to set up and launch terror cells in the West Bank and east Jerusalem from where they try to evade Israeli intelligence, infi trate and commit mass casualty attacks in Israeli cities. Hamas also is a main source of inciting lone Palestinian attackers.

Yet it is also in a state of confli t with Gaza-based ISIS entities, which sporadically fi e rockets into Israel hoping to pro-

ISIS views Hamas as an infidel movement due to its willingness to blend jihadist doctrines with Palestinian nationalism. Nationalism has no place in ISIS's vision of a pan-Islamic caliphate, free of so-called artificial national divides among Muslims.

Meanwhile, tensions increased as relations between Hamas and the ISIS affiliate Wilyat Al-Sinai (Sinai Province), which once saw a good degree of cooperation, soured. This relationship enabled

Hamas to continue smuggling arms into Gaza via tunnels, and to make Gazan hospitals available to wounded ISIS fi hters and commanders. Egypt has long suspected Gaza's Islamist rulers of being a steady source of weapons and volunteers for ISIS. Now, the ISIS-affil ted movement in and around Gaza is openly challenging Hamas's legitimacy. Ironically, Hamas does the same thing to the ruling Fatah movement in the West Bank, which it seeks to topple by provoking a large-scale Israeli military counter-terrorism operation, according to assessments

by Israeli security sources.

This deadly jihadist "game of thrones" looks set to continue and could act as a destabilizing factor and a catalyst for further attacks.

The Israeli defense establishment sees the truck ramming as the work of a lone attacker – the hardest type to detect and thwart preemptively.

While the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency is making progress using big data analytics to scan social media accounts and pick out potential lone terrorists, much work remains to be done in this challenging fiel .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to this during remarks he made on the scene of the Jerusalem ramming, "I think the most important thing

to understand is that we are under a new type of attack, by a lone terrorist, who becomes inspired and decides to spontaneously act."

To counter ramming attacks, Israel has installed concrete barricades around bus stops in Jerusalem and the West Bank, he added. Additionally, Israeli security forces spent the past year intensively developing a "preventative intelligence infrastructure," Netanyahu said, in reference to data analytics.

As the race continues to improve these techniques, Israel will need to continue to rely on the rapid responses of armed security forces and civilians who typically arrive at the scene of such incidents within seconds and open fi e on terrorists.

Whether it is organized largescale cells or lone murderers, the threat of indiscriminate jihadist violence looks set to remain with Israelis for years to come – though as the past two years have shown, Western cities are also increasingly prone to such threats.

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Yaakov Lappin is a military and strategic affairs correspondent. He also conducts research and analysis for defense think tanks, and is the Israel correspondent for IHS Jane's Defense Weekly. His book, The Virtual Caliphate, explores the online jihadist presence.

Obama’s Enabling of Palestinian Terror A leftist administration’s cruelty toward the Jewish state By: Joseph Puder

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hen we consider last month’s United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSC) 2334 that passed with deliberate U.S. abstention and later, justified in a speech

by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, it makes the adage below come to mind. The Midrash (commentary on part of the Hebrew Scriptures) tells us, “He who becomes compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate.” Maimonides wrote in Th Guide of the Perplexed that “the wicked and calculating person who killed intentionally and was sentenced to death – if he seeks sanctuary among us, we must not provide him with asylum, and not have mercy upon him, because compassion toward the wicked is cruelty to all beings.”

In supporting the Palestinian regime that seeks the destruction of the Jewish State as its ultimate goal, the Obama administration is being compassionate toward the wrong party.

The Obama administration is knowingly and deliberately supporting the creation of another unstable Arab authoritarian regime that has failed its people.

Mahmoud Abbas, like Arafat before him, albeit more subtle, seeks the same goal: undermining the Jewish state, and replacing it with an undemocratic Palestinian state. Abbas wouldn’t return to the negotiating table unless he is heavily bribed, and like Arafat, at the crucial moment when all reasonable concessions had been made, he walked out.

The Midrash (commentary on part of the Hebrew Scriptures) tells us, “He who becomes compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate.”

At their September 16, 2008 meeting in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert agreed to forgo sovereignty over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest site, and proposed that in the framework of the peace agreement, the area containing the religious sites in Jerusalem would be managed by a special committee consisting of representatives from five nations: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestinians, the U.S. and Israel.

The advisors and Fatah officia heard that Olmert laid out for Abbas not only the details of the agreement but also a large map upon which he outlined the borders of the future Palestinian state. Abbas, like Arafat in July, 2000, walked out.

Considering Palestinian terrorism incited by Hamas and the Palestinian Authority against Jewish civilians and soldiers alike, it becomes clear that the Obama administration has shown compassion toward Palestinian aspirations and contempt for Jews aspiring to settle in their ancestral regions of Judea and Samaria. The Administration would be quite content on a “judenrein” West Bank. In fact, the U.S. and its European allies support the PA with huge grants, portions of which goes to pay salaries to Palestinian terrorists with blood on their hands and their families. Th y have likewise funded Palestinian-Arab construction projects, built illegally throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem.

The Obama administration has also shown compassion for the Iranian regime by ending the economic sanctions against the radical Islamic Iranian regime, which hangs gays and lesbians as well as juveniles. Amnesty In-

In supporting the Palestinian regime that seeks the destruction of the Jewish State as its ultimate goal, the Obama administration is being compassionate toward the wrong party. The Obama administration is knowingly and deliberately supporting the creation of another unstable Arab authoritarian regime that has failed its people

ternational reported on January 26, 2016, that “Iran remains the leading executioner of juvenile offenders.” The New York Post reported on August 3, 2016 that “The Obama administration quietly shipped $400 million stacked on wooden pallets in an unmarked plane to Iran in January – just as Tehran was releasing four Americans who had been detained there.” Thi was done to appease the Islamic Republic, which is the leading state sponsor of terror around the world, and that has taken Americans in Iran as hostages.

U.S. Mideast mediator Dennis Ross pointed out that the Obama administration was so enamored with the so-called “moderate” Iranian President Rouhani, that it “showed readiness to accept an industrial-scale Iranian nuclear program and not to roll it back.”

The Obama administration was willing to bend its principles in order to foster a relationship and perhaps an alliance of sorts (against the Islamic State in Iraq) with the Ayatollahs regime that promised “to wipe Israel off the map.”

In the summer of 2009, the Iranian people voted for freedom and against the choices of the theocratic regime that oppressed them. Th y demonstrated in the millions with signs that read “Obama, are you with them or with us.” Obama did not respond. He proved to have little compassion for the oppressed.

In Syria, the Shiite-Iranian Revolutionary Guards and their supported Iraqi-Shiite militias, as well as the Lebanese-Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah, are murdering hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrian Sunni Muslims, Christians, and others civilians with impunity. Th y are bolstering the dictatorship of the Alawi (offsh ot of Shiite Islam) minority ruler Bashar Assad. Th Russians have also joined in the killing of Syrian civilians in the name of combatting so-called “terrorists.”

The Palestinians of Hamas and the PA raise their children on hate and expound on the destruction of the Jewish state in schools, mosques, in the media, and in their policy directives.

The Palestinian intolerance towards Jews and Christians is deeply embedded, but due to political correctness, it has never been suffici tly reported in the western media, or by See Obama’s Enabling , page 36

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off with her bag, which included credit cards and $300 in cash.

Police released the video footage to the public nearly two weeks ago and a tip to the Crime Stoppers hotline led them to the Basantes.

Fernando Basantes, who has eight prior arrests, was arrested on January 15th on numerous charges including robbery, grand larceny, assault, criminal possession of stoThe depicted Vehicle in this len property, menacing and harassphotograph was involved in ment. connection to the hit and run Jorge Basantes, who has six priincident (DCPI) or arrests, was apprehended by the NYPD: NYC man NYPD on Monday and charged faints, struck by hitwith robbery, assault, grand larceand-run driver ny, criminal possession of stolen (VIN) Police in New York City property, reckless endangerment say a 51-year-old hairstylist was and harassment.

The 68-year-old victim, who severely injured by a hit-and-run driver after he fainted on his ciga- fought back against her attackers, rette break and fell into oncoming was not seriously injured in the incident. traffi Luis Melendez was struck by a Conciliatory Meeting black Ford Econoline conversion van around 11:30 a.m. Monday af- Between Trump, King's Son ter he fell onto the street in front (VIN) The son of Dr. Martin of the West 35th Street salon where Luther King Jr. says he had a “very he worked. constructive” meeting with PresWitnesses say Melendez was ident-elect Donald Trump on the having a cigarette with a customer holiday marking King’s life. when he became dizzy and passed Martin Luther King III played out. The barber was rushed to Bel- down Trump’s recent claim that levue Hospital in critical condition. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, Melendez’s wife tells WN- was “all talk.” He told reporters at BC-TV that her husband will have Trump Tower on Monday that in to undergo reconstructive surgery the heat of emotion, “a lot of things after breaking every bone in his get said on both sides.” face.

King says the focus of his meetPolice are asking for the public’s ing with Trump was to improve help in locating the driver of the voter participation and stress the van. need to bring America together. He says Trump assured him it’s his intent to reach out to all Americans, even those who did not support him.

Trump briefly appeared with King after their nearly hour-long meeting but ignored reporters’ questions.

Jorge Basantes, 29, and Fernando Basantes, 27, were apprehended by police for the December 27th beating of a woman in Borough Park.

NYPD arrests brothers with lengthy criminal history in BP robbery and beating

(VIN) Two brothers with a long history of prior arrests were apprehended by police for the December 27th beating of a woman in Borough Park.

The incident took place on 16th Avenue in front of Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher at approximately 7:30 PM. Surveillance video obtained by Boro Park Shomrim show the two men, Jorge Basantes, 29, and Fernando Basantes, 27, surrounding the victim and throwing her to the ground before making

NATIONAL Trump says son-in-law, adviser Jared Kushner will help broker IsraeliPalestinian peace

(JNS.org) Days before his Jan. 20 inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump said that his son-in-law and incoming senior adviser, Jared Kushner, will help his administration broker a deal to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian confli t.

“Jared is such a good lad, he will secure an Israel deal which no one else has managed to get,” Trump said in a joint interview with Th Times of London and the German newspaper Bild. “You know, he’s a natural talent, he is the top, he is a natural talent. You know what I’m

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talking about—a natural talent. He has an innate ability to make deals, everyone likes him.”

The 35-year-old Kushner—an Orthodox Jewish real estate developer married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, who converted to Judaism—played a key role in the 2016 presidential campaign. He advised his father-in-law on U.S. policy toward Israel and helped write the speech Trump delivered to the March 2016 policy conference of the American Israel Public Aff irs Committee lobby.

Kushner’s new position as senior adviser to the president is expected to test the limits of federal anti-nepotism rules. Kushner intends to resign from the management positions he currently holds, including as CEO of Kushner Companies, publisher of the Observer newspaper and other roles. Additionally, he will not take a salary in the White House post.

U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz (pictured here) introduced a bill that seeks to cut off American funding for the United Nations until the U.N. resolution against Israeli settlements is repealed. Credit: AIPAC.

Sens. Graham, Cruz introduce bill to defund UN over resolution against Israeli settlements

Jerusalem and West Bank settlements is illegal, and that Jerusalem’s Old City—including the Western Wall and Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest sites—is ‘‘occupied Palestinian territory.”

“President [Barack] Obama betrayed decades of robust bipartisan American support for Israel at the United Nations by permitting the passage of a biased resolution that condemns our close friend and ally,” Cruz said.

In Senate confirmation hearing, Tillerson calls ‘two-state solution’ an ‘aspirational goal’

(JNS.org) In his Senate confirmation hearing Jan. 11, former ExxonMobil CEO and Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson said that a “two-state solution” is an “aspirational goal” to end the Israeli-Palestinian confli t, but he also shed doubt on whether or not it could come to fruition.

“I think [the ‘two-state solution’] is the dream that everyone is in pursuit of,” Tillerson said in his hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Whether it can ever be a reality remains to be seen.”

Tillerson, whose views on the Israeli-Palestinian confli t were previously unknown, said the twostate plan “has to be a shared aspiration of all of us….I can tell you that under the conditions today, it’s extremely challenging to do that, but that has to be the aspirational goal.”

President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state appointee also singled out the Palestinians for the current deadlock in the peace process with Israel.

“I would say in the case of the Palestinian leadership, while they have renounced violence, it is one thing to renounce it and another to take concrete action to prevent it,” Tillerson said.

“I think until there is a serious demonstration on their part and they are willing to do more than just renounce violence, they are willing to do something to at least interrupt it or interfere with it, it is very difficult to create conditions at the table for parties to have any productive discussion around a settlement,” he added.

(JNS.org) U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced “The Safeguard Israel Act,” a bill that would cut off American funding for the United Nations until the president certifies to Congress that the recent U.N. Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements has been repealed.

“Twenty-two percent of the money to fund the U.N. comes from the American taxpayer,” Graham said. “I don't think it's a good investment for the American taxpayer to give money to an organization that condemns the only In departing interview, democracy in the Mideast, and Obama seeks to takes the settlement issue and says downplay UN move’s that's the most important and only impact on US-Israel ties issue in terms of an impediment to peace.”

(JNS.org) In the wake of his adAccording to the senators, the ministration’s recent refusal to veto U.N. resolution “falsely claims” that the United Nations Security CounIsrael’s sovereignty over eastern cil resolution condemning Israeli

settlements, departing President Barack Obama sought to downplay the impact of his administration’s decision on U.S.-Israel relations.

“Because of our investment in the region, and because we care so deeply about Israel, I think [America] has a legitimate interest in saying to a friend, ‘This is a problem.’

It would have long-term consequences for peace and security in the region, and the United States,” Obama told the CBS program “60 Minutes” Sunday, adding that he doesn’t believe his administration’s move at the U.N. “caused a major rupture in relations between the United States and Israel.”

While the Obama administration has consistently criticized Israeli settlement construction during the last eight years, peaking in the administration’s break from longstanding U.S. policy by allowing December’s U.N. measure targeting Israel to pass, the incoming Trump administration has expressed that it does not consider the settlements an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace.

In what was expected to be his final interview as president, Obama also addressed the Iran nuclear deal, another point of U.S.-Israel tension during his presidency over Israeli objections to the American-brokered agreement between Iran and world powers.

“If you're saying that [Israeli] Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu got fi ed up [about the U.N. resolution], he's been fi ed up repeatedly during the course of my presidency, around the Iran deal and around our consistent objection to settlements. So that part of it wasn't new,” Obama said.

JANUARY 20, 2017 secretary of defense, said in a nomination hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee that he considers Tel Aviv—not Jerusalem—to be Israel’s capital.

“The capital of Israel that I go to, sir, is Tel Aviv, sir, because that’s where all their government people are,” Mattis told U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), adding that he would “stick with the U.S. policy” that currently does not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Graham then asked Mattis if he would support moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a campaign promise made by Trump. Mattis replied that he would “defer to the nominee for secretary of state” on that issue.

Mattis was also asked if he supports a “two-state solution” to Israeli-Palestinian confli t. He responded that he does support that plan “if that brings peace to the Middle East.”

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and French President Francois Hollande, pictured in center, shake hands at the Jan. 15 conference on Mideast peace in Paris. Credit: U.S. State Department.

Paris Mideast conference touts ‘two-state solution,’ sends subtle message to Trump

(JNS.org) Sunday’s Mideast conference in Paris, attended by officials from some 70 countries, concluded that the “two-state solution” is the only way forward to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian confli t and warned against unilateral steps by either side.

Retired Marine Gen. James In their final communique, Mattis (pictured), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary conference participants said they “call on each side…to refrain from of defense, said in a nomination unilateral steps that prejudge the hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee that he outcome of negotiations on ficonsiders Tel Aviv—not nal-status issues, including, inter Jerusalem—to be Israel’s capital. alia, on Jerusalem, borders, securiCredit: U.S. CENTCOM. ty, refugees and which they will not recognize.”

Trump’s pick for defense While the statement did not secretary, James explicitly criticize President-elect Mattis, names Tel Aviv Donald Trump’s plans to move the as Israel’s capital U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel (JNS.org) Retired Marine Aviv to Jerusalem, a French diploGen. James Mattis, who is Presi- mat said the communique’s fina dent-elect Donald Trump’s pick for paragraph was intended to send a

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"It's a tortuous and complicated paragraph to pass a subliminal message to the Trump administration," the diplomat said, Reuters reported.

Ahead of the meeting, Trump’s advisers told French offic ls he strongly objected to holding the conference just days before his inauguration, Haaretz reported.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the conference “moved the ball forward” on the peace process.

"It underscores this is not just one administration's point of view, this is shared by the international community broadly," Kerry said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government did not attend the conference, called the gathering “useless” as well as an attempt to "force terms on Israel that conflict with our national needs."

Netanyahu said he looks forward to a new era under Trump.

“Th s conference is among the last twitches of yesterday's world.

Tomorrow's world will be different—and it is very near,” said Netanyahu.

Some Western allies of Israel also criticized the conference. Th United Kingdom only sent junior diplomats to Paris, with a spokesman from the U.K. Foreign Offi explaining that the gathering came “just days before the transition to a new American president, when the U.S. will be the ultimate guarantor of any agreement.”

“There are risks, therefore, that this conference hardens positions at a time when we need to be encouraging the conditions for peace,” said the U.K. spokesman.

Italian city to build first new synagogue in more than 500 years

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) In a ceremony in Palermo, Italy, the local archbishop announced Thursday that the site containing ruins of the city's ancient synagogue is being returned to the local Jewish community. Th community plans to build a new synagogue—the fi st in 524 years in Palermo, a city situated on the island of Sicily—near the ruins of the old one.

The Jews of Sicily were expelled Jan. 12, 1493. The synagogue was destroyed, and the site on which it stood was taken over by the Roman Catholic Church and the monastery of St. Nicolo Tolentino. Since then, there has been no Jewish ac-

tivity in Palermo.

Thursday's ceremony was held at the Historical Archives of Palermo, which like the monastery was built on the ruins of the synagogue.

The decision to return the site to the Jewish community was made in response to a request by the Shavei Israel organization, a group dedicated to helping "lost" Jews worldwide reclaim their roots and re-embrace Judaism, and the Sicilian Institute for Jewish Studies.

Chaim Rafalowski, Magen David Adom’s (MDA) disaster management coordinator, gives a presentation on the Israeli organization's emergencyresponse methods at the recent International Conference for Victims Assistance in Paris. Credit: Courtesy of MDA.

World nations glean emergency-response expertise from Israel’s Magen David Adom

(JNS.org) Amid the rise in global terror attacks, countries around the world are turning to Magen David Adom (MDA)—Israel’s national emergency medical, disaster relief, ambulance and blood services organization—to learn from its method of shortening emergency-response times.

Chaim Rafalowski, MDA’s disaster management coordinator, recently presented the organization’s method of integrating Israeli volunteers into its emergency-response system at the fi st International Conference for Victims Assistance, held in Paris and sponsored by the United Nations cultural body UNESCO. Representatives from Germany, Belgium, Canada, Israel, the U.K., the U.S. and other countries attended the Paris conference.

MDA provides medical equipment to trained volunteers who serve on standby basis and are summoned to nearby scenes of emergencies when need. Anyone with basic medical training can become a volunteer MDA “life guardian” emergency responder.

MDA’s command and control dispatches EMTs, paramedics and life guardians based on their proximity to any particular incident, reducing emergency-response times.

The Israeli organization’s presentation at the Jan. 9 Paris conference came a day after the deadly Palestinian truck-ramming terror attack in Jerusalem, an attack that mirrored recent truck-rammings carried out by Islamic State in Nice and Berlin.

Nazi war criminal died in squalor in Syrian jail in 2001, new report reveals

(JNS.org) Notorious Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner, who was responsible for the deaths of roughly 130,000 Jews in the Holocaust, died in squalor in a Syrian jail in 2001, a new report has found.

Brunner, who had been Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann’s right-hand man, was in charge of the Drancy internment camp outside of Paris, where he rounded up thousands of Jews for deportation.

While it was originally believed he had died in 2010, a report in the French Revue XXI magazine by journalists Hedi Aouidj and Mathieu Palain uncovered new evidence that Brunner died while imprisoned in Syria.

According to Aouidj, Brunner had lived for decades in Syria under former President Hafez al-Assad and helped to train intelligence services staff on torture methods.

"He trained Assad's innermost circle. He got a salary from the Damascus regime. He was clothed by the Damascus regime and he was lodged by the Damascus regime," Aouidj said, Reuters reported.

Yet fortunes changed for Brunner when current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took over after his father’s death in 2000. Brunner was jailed and confined to a cell, where he reportedly died in squalor.

MIDDLE EAST Gaza’s Palestinian residents angered

by Hamas’s failure to address energy crisis

(JNS.org) Residents of the Gaza Strip are angered by the failure of Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that governs their territory, to address the area’s severe energy crisis.

Gaza’s recent power shortage has left residents with only three to four hours of electricity per day and has sparked rare internal Palestinian criticism of Hamas, including protests and most recently a suicide attempt. Gaza civilian Islam al-Maqusi, 20, doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fi e Monday

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in the al-Bureij refugee camp, the Times of Israel reported. Police believe al-Maqusi, who was hospitalized, committed the act in protest of the Hamas leadership.

Arab countries are assisting Gazans, with Qatar promising $12 million in fuel during the next three months. Turkey also committed emergency fuel, leading Gaza’s electricity authority to announce Monday that it would restore power to Gazan households for eight hours per day.

Israel’s Electric Corporation sells power to the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA), which in turn distributes fuel to Gaza-based Hamas in exchange for reimbursement. Yet Gaza residents have accused Hamas of extortive tax hikes, making the residents unable to pay their taxes or electricity bills and Hamas unable to reimburse PA for fuel. Despite the pledged assistance from Arab countries, more Palestinian civilian protests against Hamas are planned for this week.

Hamas terrorists take part in a rally in Gaza marking the Palestinian terror group’s anniversary. Israeli security forces recently arrested 13 Hamas terrorists, the Shin Bet security agency revealed Sunday. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Israel arrests 13 Hamas terrorists in Judea and Samaria, Ramallah

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS. org) Israeli security forces recently arrested 13 Hamas terrorists, the Shin Bet security agency revealed Sunday.

The suspects were arrested in a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet that exposed an extensive Hamas infrastructure in the Ramallah area and in Judea and Samaria’s Binyamin region.

The operation also seized money, a vehicle and propaganda material, the Shin Bet said in a statement, explaining that the terrorist command center operated under a hierarchical structure and comprised dozens of terrorists who were working to strengthen Hamas’s "broad regional impact" in

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Judea and Samaria.

Part of the command center's operations focused on fin ncial and social activity, including fin ncial support for families of Hamas prisoners and dead terrorists. It also worked to spread the Hamas message and sponsored mass rallies. The command center received steady funding from Hamas in Gaza and from Hamas satellites abroad.

The exposure of the Hamas infrastructure demonstrates that the Gaza-based terror group continues to attempt to position itself on the ground to topple the Palestinian Authority’s West Bank rule, in addition to continuing its focus on carrying out mass-casualty terrorist attacks against Israel.

aiming to hack the cellphones of Israeli soldiers by posing as women on social media in order to gain sensitive information.

Israel’s “Operation Hunter’s Network” was launched after reports of several soldiers experiencing suspicious online activities. Senior military intelligence officials said that “these enemy accounts would reach out to IDF soldiers online, sometimes in romantic ways, asked them to download applications that compromised their cell phones, infecting them with advanced technological viruses,” the Jerusalem Post reported.

After the virus was downloaded onto the phone, it would stop answering messages from IDF soldiers but would still remain on the phone in the background, givReport: Qatar trying to ing Hamas access to pictures, locabroker Israel-Hamas tions, text messages and contacts. prisoner exchange The virus also had access to the (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to phone’s camera and microphone, JNS.org) Qatar has been trying to and could record or take pictures broker a prisoner exchange deal without the soldier knowing it. between Israel and Hamas that Palestinian TV keeping would see the Gaza-based terrorist up with Kim Kardashian, group return two captive Israeli citdisplays ‘fundamental’ izens and the remains of two Israeli anti-Semitism soldiers, the Nazareth-based Kul al-Arab newspaper reported.

(JNS.org) Official Palestinian According to the report, negoti- Authority (PA) television, in its ations have been brokered by Mo- follow-up coverage on an Israehammed al-Emadi, Qatar's envoy li media report on arrests in the to Gaza and head of the Qatari Na- Kim Kardashian jewelry heist case, tional Committee for the Recon- falsely stated that Jewish “thieves” struction of Gaza. are defin tively behind the robbery.

The report has not been corrobCiting an article in the Israeli orated by any Israeli source, and newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Hamas has denied that any indirect the arrest of 17 suspects in connegotiations are taking place. nection with last October’s theft of Senior Hamas officia Salah about $10 million in jewelry from Bardawil was quoted by Kul al-Ar- Kardashian’s hotel room during ab as saying, "I'm not aware of any Paris Fashion Week, PA TV’s Jan. Qatari involvement, but there are 11 “Palestine This Morning” protalks between the parties on this gram featured an interview with issue."

"Israeli aff irs expert" Fayez Abbas, Israel Defense Forces Staff Sgt. who said that “Jews” who robbed Oron Shaul and Lt. Hadar Goldin, Kardashian were arrested, accordwhose bodies are being held by ing to Palestinian Media Watch Hamas, were killed in Gaza in sep- (PMW). arate battles during Operation Pro“That is written in Yedioth tective Edge in the summer of 2014. Ahronoth, it's not from me. It says Ethiopian Israeli Avera Mengistu ‘Jews.’ Th y are thieves. In other and Bedouin Hisham al-Sayed, words—they steal lands here too, both suffering from mental health no? ” Abbas said, despite the fact issues, crossed into Gaza willingly that 15 of the 17 suspects arrested in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and in the Kardashian case are nonwere captured by Hamas.

Jews.

“PA TV's reporting demonHamas hacks cellphones strates that anti-Semitism is so of IDF soldiers to gain fundamental to PA ideology that sensitive information, even a single mention of two Jews probe reveals anywhere in the world in a negative (JNS.org) A joint Israel Defense context is all that is needed launch Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet opera- another PA anti-Semitic rant,” tion uncovered a Hamas network PMW said.

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Brighten Up Shabbat with These Tasty Chicken Recipes !

Edited by: JV Culinary Staff

chopped (or 1/4 teaspoon dried) • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts • sesame oil, for sauteing Funky Chicken With Directions: Sesame Noodles 1. First make the sesame noodles: Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.

2. Drain (I also rinse).

3. In a jar, add the soy sauce, sesame oil and the sugar.

4. Shake until well blended and the sugar has dissolved.

5. Pour this over the pasta.

6. Toss with scallions and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

7. Set aside while you marinate and then cook the chicken.

8. Funkying the chicken: In a Funky Chicken With Sesame bowl mix the soy sauce, teriyaki Noodles sauce, garlic, brown sugar and the ginger.

Ingredients 9. Make sure the sugar has Sesame Noodles • 1 lb spaghettini (get the pretty much dissolved.

10. Add the chicken, makthinnest spaghetti you can find ing sure it's all coated with the • 1/2 cup soy sauce • 1/4 cup sesame oil (some re- sauce.

11. Cover and stick in the viewers have said that 1/2 cup of oil is too much and have halved fridge for 2-3 hours.

12. Remove the chicken from the amount, so use your own) the marinade, and toss out the • 1/3 cup sugar marinade left at the bottom of • 3 scallions, thinly sliced • 1/4 cup sesame seeds (or the bowl.

13. Heat the sesame oil in a more) large non-stick pan.

Funky Chicken 14. Add the chicken in batch• 1/4 cup soy sauce es and saute for about 10 min• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce utes, or until done, adding more • 2 garlic cloves, minced sesame oil as needed.

• 1/4 cup brown sugar 15. Remove the chicken from • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger,

the pan and let cool slightly.

Place chicken in crock pot.

16. Slice the chicken diagoMix all remaining ingredients nally into thin strips. and pour over chicken.

17. Serve the chicken over the Cook on low for 6-8 hours. sesame noodles.

Serve over rice or noodles.

18. Stand back and watch You can thicken the juicyour guests/children/loved ones es after cooking with a little inhale this dish. cornstarch.

grees Fahrenheit.

• 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped 2. Grease a shallow baking • 1 8-oz. (250 gram) can dish large enough to hold all the of green olives without pits, chicken pieces in one layer. drained 3. Mix bread crumbs and • 1 lemon, sliced spices in a bag.

• 1 tsp. paprika 4. Wet a piece of chicken, and • 1 tsp. turmeric coat it with bread crumb mix• 1 tsp. cumin ture by putting it into the bag • 1 tsp. salt Crock Pot Garlic Breaded Baked and shaking it around. Place • 1 tsp. freshly ground black Brown Sugar Chicken chicken piece in baking dish. pepper Chicken Continue with each piece.

• boiling water 5. Drizzle a bit of oil on top of • Prep Time: 15 minutes the chicken pieces.

• Cook Time: 40 minutes 6. Bake for 1 hour, uncovered, • Total Time: 55 minutes or until cooked through.

Preparation 1. In a Dutch oven, saute Moroccan Chicken onions and garlic in oil until with Lemon golden. and Olives 2. Add chicken pieces so they fit in one layer. When the meat is white on one side (3-4 minutes), turn over. When the meat is white on the other side, Breaded Baked Chicken it is time to add the rest of the Crock Pot Garlic Brown Sugar ingredients.

Chicken By: Giora Shimoni 3. First, pour the olives on Ingredients top of the chicken pieces. The • 4 pounds skinless chicken Ingredients place the lemon slices on top.

• 1 large chicken, cut into pieces (breasts, thighs, and/or Then sprinkle the spices on top. legs) serving pieces Then pour enough boiling wa• 1 cup dry bread crumbs • 1 cup packed brown sugar ter on top to cover the chicken • 2 teaspoon paprika • 2/3 cup vinegar Moroccan Chicken with pieces about half way (don't • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder Lemon and Olives • 1/4 cup Sprite or 1/4 cup completely submerge them).

• 1/2 teaspoon salt 7-Up soda 4. Cover the Dutch oven. Af• 1/4 teaspoon pepper • 2 -3 tablespoons minced By: Giora Shimoni ter the mixture boils, turn the • Prep Time: 20 minutes garlic Ingredients • Cook Time: 60 minutes • 2 tablespoons soy sauce • 6-8 skinless chicken pieces heat down to medium. Cook for 30-40 minutes, or until the • Total Time: 80 minutes • 1 teaspoon pepper (regular (breasts, thighs, and/or legs) chicken is cooked through.

Preparation black or cayenne) • 1/4 cup oil Yields: 6-8 servings 1. Preheat oven to 400 deDirections: • 2 onions, sliced

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These Super Bowl Sunday Recipes Will Make You A Winner Edited by: JV Staff

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beles & Heymann and Ko s h e r m o m s . c o m have gotten together to bring you some original winning recipes for Super Bowl Sunday and all year long.

You can substitute regular Abeles & Heymann hot dogs with uncured, no nitrates/nitrites added, or their low fat and low sodium varieties.

Beer Battered Mini Franks with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

1 package of Abeles and Heymann’s mini franks 1 Gallon canola oil for frying 1 Cup all-purpose fl ur, plus more for coating ½ Cup corn starch 1 tsp kosher salt 3 tsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder 12 oz your favorite beer Directions Mix the fl ur, cornstarch, salt, sugar, baking powder and beer in a bowl, whisk together till a smooth batter forms, making sure to get all the lumps out. Refrigerate batter for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in the deep fryer to 350 degrees (alternatively if you do not have a deep fryer, you may use a heavy bottom, deep pot on the stove).

Lightly coat the mini franks in fl ur. Using a large skewer, dip

the fl ur coated franks into the beer batter, then drop into the fryer. Using the skewer, flip the franks around in the oil so they do not stick to the bottom of the fryer. Only fry a few franks at a time, turn the franks in the oil occasionally to ensure they are cooked evenly. Repeat the process until the entire package is fried. Lay beer battered franks on paper towels to drain.

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce 1 part honey 1 part dark brown sugar 2 parts your favorite spicy brown mustard Mix together till combined

Simple, Quick, Delicious Candied Corn Beef Salad

Slice A&H Corn Beef into strips (Note: I used poultry scissors to make it go even faster) Coat the strips in honey Heat in a hot pan until caramelized (this will happen fast, so be ready to fl p) Scrape up the bits and immediately serve over crisp romaine lettuce Serve with your favorite creamy dressing

Chipotle Frankfurter Wrapped in Guacamole

This frank has a delicious fl vor with a spicy finish; the creamy guacamole cools it off. I

wrapped them in a whole wheat wrap to round off the meal and make it super exciting for the kids!

1 Package of Abeles & Heymann Chipotle Franks cooked in a 425 degree oven for 15 minutes.

Guacamole 2 ripe Haas avocados Juice of half a lemon Sprinkling of garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste Directions Mash the avocados and combine with the lemon juice and spices.

Warm up the wraps in a hot pan. Spread the guacamole on each wrap, place the frank in the wrap and roll it up.

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Immigrants Preserve Early History of the State of Israel By: Judy Lash Balint

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he 1948-1949 War of Independence was Israel’s longest, costliest and most fateful war, says one veteran, who at age 97 still speaks to audiences about his experiences.

Harold (Smoky) Simon, a South African-born accountant who became chief of air operations of the nascent Israeli Air Force in May 1948, is just one example of the kind of person whose story led an American immigrant to create an organization dedicated to preserving and publicizing the testimonies of those who founded the state.

On a recent evening at Tel Aviv’s Beit Hatfutsot Museum, Aryeh Halivni, 42, founder and executive director of the Toldot Yisrael (Chronicles of Israel) organization, introduced the dapper and articulate Simon to a large group of English-speaking immigrants brought to-

gether by the Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah agency. Simon spoke in detail about the role of the 4,800 volunteers from abroad who came to fi ht in the War of Independence and the importance of the fi st planes purchased from Czechoslovakia that helped defeat the Egyptian army.

“We have a finite opportunity to capture and preserve the inspiring stories of the incredible generation that enabled the creation of the state of Israel,” Halivni said before screening several short fil s that featured moving descriptions by elderly Israelis who were drawn as young people to be present at the birth of the state.

Halivni, who made aliyah The 1948-1949 War of Independence was Israel’s longest, from the U.S. with the help costliest and most fateful war of Nefesh B’Nefesh in 2002, explains that a main goal of Toldot Yisrael is to inspire an understanding of the need for a Jewish state and to supplement the work of historians who

Simon spoke in detail about the role of the 4,800 volunteers from abroad who came to fight in the War of Independence and the importance of the first planes (pictured above) purchased from Czechoslovakia that helped defeat the Egyptian army.

The Palmach was founded as a special military force by order of the headquarters of the Haganah in May 1941. By the time of the 1948-1949 War of Independence it had grown into 3 combat brigades.

have written about the state’s early history.

“Without oral testimony you can’t understand history,” asserts Toldot Yisrael videographer Peleg Levy, who formerly worked at the Yad Vashem Holocaust remembrance center and has conducted hundreds of hours of interviews for Toldot Yisrael, with subjects ranging from high-ranking Mossad intelligence agency offic ls to ordinary Jerusalem residents who struggled to survive the siege of the city.

In one set of interviews titled “By Air, Land & Sea: Aliyah Under the British Mandate,” former Knesset Speaker Shlomo Hillel describes how he fled Iraq with his parents and worked in a Haganah munitions factory.

Shmuel Gil-Adi recounts his escape from Iraq amid darkness in a covered truck, and the dangerous three-day overland journey he undertook through Jordan to reach Israel.

Concentration camp survivor David Ben David, the only member of his immediate family to survive the Holocaust, recalls in a quiet, controlled voice how he jumped off the overcrowded boat he had shared with hundreds of other desperate Jews for three months, as British troops climbed aboard the ship within sight of the Israeli coast.

“It was Friday afternoon.

I struggled exhausted to the shore, with nothing. No

Harold (Smoky) Simon, a South African-born accountant who became chief of air operations of the nascent Israeli Air Force in May 1948, speaks during a recent event at Tel Aviv’s Beit Hatfutsot Museum. Credit: Judy Lash Balint.

clothes, no money, no family, no friends. I kissed the ground as every good Jew would do,” Ben David says. He recalls how he asked for directions to the meeting place of the Bnei Akiva Zionist youth movement, which he had affiliated with in his hometown, and observed his fi st real Shabbat in years.

Toldot Yisrael has recorded thousands of hours of these kinds of personal stories from more than 1,000 people during the past decade, videographer Levy explains.

See Immigrants Preserve Early , page 37

Archeological Dig at Sobibor Unearths Pendant Possibly Belonging to Anne Frank Edited by: JV Staff

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n a moving discovery made at the site of the former Nazi extermination camp, Sobibór, remains were uncovered, which are believed to be the location where victims undressed and their heads shaved before being sent into the gas chambers. The e archaeological findings were discovered by Polish archaeologist Wojciech Mazurek and Yoram Haimi, an archaeologist from the Israel Antiquities Authority and their Dutch associate, archaeologist Ivar Schute. The archaeological excavations, underway since 2007, are underwritten by the Steering Committee for the international project to establish a new museum and memorial site in the former German Nazi extermination camp in Sobibór, in coordination with Yad Vashem's International Institute for Holocaust Research.

The remains of the building unearthed by the archaeologists are located on the "Pathway to Heaven," the path along which Jewish victims

The remains of the building unearthed by the archaeologists are located on the "Pathway to Heaven," the path along which Jewish victims were forced to tread to the gas chambers.

were forced to tread to the gas chambers. The personal items found in the foundations of the building probably fell through the fl orboards and remained buried in the ground until they were discovered this past fall.

Among the personal items found in the area were a Star of David necklace, a woman's watch and a metal charm covered in glass with an etching of the image of Moses holding

"‫( "ה‬God's name) as well three to a girl by the name of KaroStars of David. line Cohn.

Dr. Joel Zissenwein, Director The Story of the of the Deportations Database Pendant and How It Project, found that Cohn, born Arrived to Sobibór on July 3, 1929, was deported Leading experts at Yad from Frankfurt to Minsk on Vashem, the World Holocaust November 11, 1941. While it is Remembrance Center, togeth- not known if Cohn survived the er with the Israel Antiquities harsh conditions in the Minsk Authority's archaeologist Yor- ghetto, her pendant reached am Haimi, revealed that the Sobibór sometime between pendant discovered in Sobibór November 1941 and Septem-

In a moving discovery made at the site of the former Nazi extermination camp, Sobibór, remains were uncovered, which are believed to be the location where victims undressed and their heads shaved before being sent into the gas chambers

the Ten Commandments; on the reverse side of the charm is the inscription of the essential Jewish prayer "Shema." Also found was a unique pendant, probably belonging to a child from Frankfurt who was born on July 3, 1929, which bears the words "Mazal Tov" written in Hebrew on one side and on the other side the Hebrew letter

bears close resemblance to one owned by Anne Frank, who was murdered in the Holocaust and is well known for the diary she wrote while in hiding in Amsterdam. Th ough the use of Yad Vashem's online pan-European Deportation Database "Transports to Extinction," they were able to ascertain that the pendant might have belonged

dropped, and remained buried in the ground for over 70 years.

Additional research reveals that aside from similarities between the pendants, both Anne Frank and Karoline Cohn were born in Frankfurt, suggesting a possible familial connection between Frank and Cohn. Researchers are currently trying to locate relatives of the two families to further explore this avenue.

In one specific location are imprints left in the ground where trees were planted in order to in order to conceal evidence of the camp.

personal artifacts belonging to the victims. Among the unique items are metal discs attached to charm bracelets typically worn by children. Engraved on the discs was contact information in case the child went missing.

The most recent excavations have uncovered the remains of the building where victims undressed and their heads shaved as well as other areas bearing signs of the use of mechanical equipment to dismantle the camp. In one specific location are imprints left in the ground where trees were planted in order to in order to conceal evidence of the camp.

Prof. Havi Dreifuss, Head of the Center for the Research on Leading experts at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust the Holocaust in Poland at Yad Remembrance Center, together with the Israel Antiquities Vashem's International Institute Authority's archaeologist Yoram Haimi, revealed that the for Holocaust Research said, pendant discovered in Sobibór bears close resemblance to "The e recent findi gs from the one owned by Anne Frank, who was murdered in the Holocaust excavations at Sobibór constiand is well known for the diary she wrote while in hiding in tute an important contribution Amsterdam to the documentation and comOver the past decade, the memoration of the Holocaust, ber 1943, when the ghetto was liquidated and the 2,000 Jewish archaeological excavations at and help us to better understand prisoners interned there were Sobibór, under the guidance of what happened at Sobibór, both deported to the death camp. Yad Vashem, have made several in terms of the camp's function The e, along the path to the important discoveries, includ- and also from the point of view gas chambers of Sobibór, the ing the foundations of the gas of the victims." pendant belonging to 14-year- chambers, the original train old Karoline Cohn was taken, platform, and a large amount of See Archeological Dig at Sobibor , page 37

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

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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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George Soros Loses $1 Billion in the Aftermath of Trump’s Election Win By: Caitlin McCrory

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ccording to the Wall Street Journal, in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s electoral victory, George Soros, an 86-yearold billionaire hedge-fund manager, and liberal fin ncier lost nearly $1 billion to the stock market. The financier grew “bearish” after Trump was elected according to the Journal and ended up losing as the market rose by 9%. However, on the whole, Soros fund is up by 5%.

Soros is ranked No. 23 in Forbes richest men list and is also the owner of Soros Fund Management LLC, which manages about $30 billion. He is also known to be a staunch advocate and supporter of liberal causes and has lent his support to Hillary Clinton in the past election, donating the maximum amount of $2,700 directly to her campaign, and by some estimates, 25 million to democratic initiatives directly or indirectly associated with the Clinton campaign.

Notably, he contributed $7 million to Priorities USA Action and $5 million to a super PAC led by Latinos and other immigrants whose goal was to combat Trump’s hawkish stance on illegal immigration.

His no holds barred support of Clinton is partly due to his

Soros is ranked No. 23 in Forbes richest men list and is also the owner of Soros Fund Management LLC, which manages about $30 billion. He is also known to be a staunch advocate and supporter of liberal causes and has lent his support to Hillary Clinton in the past election

long-standing relationship with her and also in part because of the extreme antagonism he holds for the President-elect. In Soros view and arguably in the view of most liberals, Trump is the prototypical adversary to their core beliefs.

In an interview with Politico, Soros’ political adviser Michael Vachon said this about Soros's munifice t offering to the Democrats this past election: “(Soros) has been a consistent donor to Democratic causes,

but this year the political stakes are exceptionally high….they were high even before Trump became the nominee because of the hostility on the other side toward many of the issues George cares most about and has worked to support for many years, including immigration reform, criminal justice reform, and religious tolerance.”

Soros is most known for taking a stand against what he has deemed “Republican siren song” against the war on terror.

In an op-ed he wrote for the Guardian titled “The terrorists and the demagogues want us to be scared, we mustn’t give in", Soros accused the GOP candidates of president of fear mongering and playing into the hands of ISIS by encouraging Americans to recoil in fear at encroachment of terrorism into what he referred to as our “open society.” “ Fear activates an older, more primitive part of the brain than that which formulates and sustains the abstract values and principles of open society.”

Soros wrote “The open society is thus always at risk from the threat posed by our response to fear. A generation that has inherited an open society from its parents will not understand what is required to maintain it until it has been tested and learns to keep fear from corrupting reason.”

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Sheldon Adelson Settles Libel Suit with Wall Street Journal By: Marvin Fenster

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asino magnate Sheldon Adelson and the Wall Street Journal have reached a settlement over a libel lawsuit that dates back to a 2012 article that the Journal had featured titled “Fired Executive Rankles Casino." Th article's authors, Kate O'Keefe and Alexandra Berzon referred to Sheldon Adelson as a “scrappy, foul-mouthed billionaire from Dorchester, Mass.” The article describes another legal battle Adelson was involved in at the time with former CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Macau Operation, Steve Jacobs.

Amazingly, the Journal ended up promoting Kate O’Keefe in spite of the lawsuit filed against her. She has since moved to the Journal’s Washington Headquarters where she reports primarily on Chinese currency and politics. Sheldon had filed the libel lawsuit in 2012 in the High Court of the Hong Kong special administrative region. O’Keefe is partly

The article's authors, Kate O'Keefe and Alexandra Berzon referred to Sheldon Adelson as a “scrappy, foul-mouthed billionaire from Dorchester, Mass.”

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and the Wall Street Journal have reached a settlement over a libel lawsuit that dates back to a 2012 article that the Journal had featured titled “Fired Executive Rankles Casino."

based in Hong Kong because of her job title.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong’s libel laws are more favorable to plaintiff because there is a greater burden of proof on Defendants to “prove the truth of the challenged statements.” The law holds no special dispensation for the media. In their attempt to prove that the alleged libel was in fact, truth, O'Keefe’s legal team attempted to depose architect Nikita Zukov, who they felt heard Adelson use profane language on several occasions. The legal team also

referenced a 2012 deposition in a Florida Court where Adelson responded to a question about what could potentially hurt his reputation by responding: “Murder, rape dismembering, punching wise-ass attorneys in the face...all of that might hurt my reputation. Might.”

A spokesperson from the Journal told iMediaEthics, “For four years, The Wall Street Journal has vigorously defended Kate O’Keefe in a libel lawsuit filed against her in Hong Kong by Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson.

We are pleased that the parties have agreed that the suit will be dismissed. The Journal and Ms. O’Keefe remain fully committed to continuing to provide fair and accurate reporting in all matters, including in our coverage of Mr. Adelson and his businesses.”

A January 12 Wall Street Journal article announced the dismissal of the charges against O’Keefe. “The Parties have agreed that this litigation shall be dismissed,” wrote the Journal, “with each side to bear his or her own costs.”

The original Journal article from 2012 will not be altered and the settlement of the libel suit does not involve the exchange of money on the part of either party, meaning that the only people that the Journal and Adelson will be compensating are their attorneys.

Israeli High-Tech Exits at $10 Billion in 2016 End-of-year IVC-Meitar market report shows 93 merger & acquisition deals, 8 buyouts and 3 IPOs By: Viva Sarah Press

was one of the best in multiples overall. This, coupled with the relatively lower volume of deals compared to 2015, suggests to us that entrepreneurs and investors may not be pushing for exits as they once did. Instead, it seems investors are looking closely into other alternatives.

An opportunity to sell requires positive returns and substantial multiples, otherwise companies

year overall in Israeli tech despite world predicaments.

“The year began with a strong push from 2015, which was a fantastic year for high-tech,” says Solomon. “As the year progressed, and in the wake of the uncertainty created by Brexit, the US elections and the concern of investors regarding what is happening in the stock market, some global companies

ture-capital and private-equity need to wait a few quarters to industries — reports that with- see whether or not the market is he Israeli high-tech are- out the Playtika deal and the ac- facing a profound change,” said na posted $10 billion in quisition of EZchip by Mellanox Alon Sahar, partner at law fi m exits in 2016 – including for $811 million (which account Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem the $4.4 billion Playtika for about 50 percent of total Tal, which specializes in repreacquisition in July — according M&As and thus skew the data), senting technology companies.

Report editors aren’t sure the to the annual end-of-year mar- 2016 actually posted fewer deals as compared to the year before. drop in overall deals is a bad ket report by IVC-Meitar.

A breakdown of the numbers shows Israeli high-tech companies closed 104 deals – including 93 mergers and acquisitions (M&As) with a total value of nearly $8.8 billion; eight buyouts that generated $1.22 billion; and three small IPOs garnering $15.1 million, according to the IVC-Meitar High-Tech Exits Report published on January 3, 2017.

Including Giant Interactive Group’s acquisition of Israeli social games developer Playtika, overall Israeli high-tech exits in 2016 topped 2015’s $9.02 billion.

The Israeli high-tech arena posted $10 billion in exits in 2016 – Illustration via IVC-Meitar Exit Report 2016

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Including Giant Interactive Group’s acquisition of Israeli social games developer Playtika, overall Israeli high-tech exits in 2016 topped 2015’s $9.02 billion.

The IVC Research Center–an online provider of data and analyses on Israel’s high-tech, ven-

including the $4.4 billion Playtika acquisition in July — according to the annual end-of-year market report by IVC-Meitar

“Following several years of growth both in terms of deal numbers and their proceeds, 2016 presents an obvious slowdown. The analysis excluding the Playtika deal yields figu es that are substantially lower than in previous years. It’s impossible to tell whether this is the beginning of a new trend or a natural correction due to signific nt hikes in previous years. We will

thing: “We believe the numbers represent a true change in the Israeli entrepreneurs’ and investors’ state of mind, preferring company growth over early acquisition.”

Koby Simana, CEO of IVC Research Center, says “2016 was by no means sub-par.”

“In fact, it proved better than the previous year in terms of the average exit multiple, and

and investors choose to wait patiently, opting for company growth,” says Simana.

Indeed, without Playtika, the IVC analysis shows 2016 numbers were similar to 2012’s $4.76 billion in 92 deals and was far above 2008-2010’s average $2.65 billion in 86 deals.

Ethosia CEO Eyal Solomon, whose high-tech human-resources company also produces an end-of-year market report, echoes that 2016 was a good

scuffle along and even stopped investing. However, towards the end of the year, we saw that these events did not affect longterm stock exchanges – and the market returned to being zealous, with a rally of funding.”

counting for 27% of M&As. In general, Internet companies led exits in 2016, according to the IVC-Meitar report, with 55% of total exits and more than twice the sector’s average in the past five years.

Semiconductors followed with 16% of the exits amount, with three deals exceeding $200 million each – Mellanox’s acquisition of EZchip ($811 million), Cisco’s acquisition of Leaba ($320 million) and Sony’s acquisition of Altair ($212 million).

Nearly 50 other Israeli companies made at least one M&A deal in 2016, either in Israel or abroad, according to the report.

Amdocs, ironSource, Somoto and SuperCom each made two Israeli acquisitions in 2016.

Overall, M&A expenditures

by Israeli companies hit an alltime record of $3.28 billion, in addition to over $45 billion in M&A deals made by Teva Pharmaceuticals in 2016.

Cybersecurity, semiconductors, automotive tech and more

For the fi st time, the IVC-Meitar report categorizes Israeli high-tech exits by sector to show where the local ecosystem is strongest.The report highlights cybersecurity, adverBuying bluetising technology and automoand-white to tive technologies as the counfurther growth try’s most prominent segments.

The e are over 450 cyberseIn 2016, Israeli companies buying other Israeli companies See Israeli High-Tech Exits, page 36 proved to be a hot trend, ac-

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4 Defining Moments of Parenting

them laughing as she climbed, 3. The moment I the big blue hat perched above said thank You. her friend's privacy. In that fl wer from the dress up box her blonde ponytail. And I knew You would think that the moment, I listened and truly and she absolutely refused at that moment that I would not moment my fi st child was heard my child's voice. to take it off. I thought about ask her to take off the hat again. born would have been one of the most grateful moments of my life, but that's not the moment that stands out in my mind. The most grateful parenting moment I can remember was the fi st time that baby learned to walk and fell backwards onto her head. Tho e frightening, painful seconds when time slowed down as I tried to catch her and couldn't, and that moment afterwards when I held her as she cried and realized that despite the bump on her head, she was fin .

Th nk You, God! This moThere are so many defining moments of parenting; moments that can uplift us and transform us if ment has been replayed countwe hold onto them less times every time when my 2. The moment I throwing it away when she In that moment, I loved the den- children fall or get hurt or have loved the blue hat. went to sleep. I thought about im hat with the huge pink fl w- fever in the middle of the night.

I’ve always liked my chil- bribing her. I tried to talk her er because my daughter loved it. It reminds me how blessed I am dren to be well-dressed and into at least once a week put- It was beautiful because she is to have healthy children and how dependent I am on the One put together. When we had ting on the beautiful, white beautiful.

Th t moment I let go of how who protects them. three daughters under the age headband that matched her I wanted my child to look and of three, we had dozens of Shabbos dress.

One afternoon, sitting on cared only about how she felt. 4. The moment matching outfits with coordinating headbands to go with the park bench as my daugh- Climbing the ladder with the I stopped for them. But one summer, my ters climbed up the ladder to sun behind her, her smile was the sunset. two-year-old daughter put on the slide, I saw three perfectly more perfect than any outfit When our daughters were a denim hat with a big pink matched little girls with one of could have possibly been. little they used to take ballet

Treasuring the gift of our children.

By: Sara Debbie Gutfreund

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arenting is comprised of ordinary and extraordinary moments of connection and growth as I try my best to love, help and treasure my children. The e are so many defini g moments of parenting; moments that can uplift us and transform us if we hold onto them. Here are four precious moments that changed me.

1. The moment I decided to listen.

A teacher called and informed me that my daughter had come late to class and she didn't explain why. When my daughter came home that day, I wanted to cross-examine her.

Why? Where were you? What's wrong with you?

I took one look at my daughter and I knew she needed me to listen, not talk.

That’s how I found out that she was late for class because she was comforting a sobbing friend, and she didn't tell the teacher in order to protect

and the class ended right before dinner time when their baby brother was getting cranky and homework still loomed on the horizon. Week after week, I would pick them up for class and rush home.

One week, one of my daughters gazed out the window and said, "Ima, look at the sun! It's painting the sky!"

Th ough the haze of my todo list running through my head, I looked. The sun was sinking into the mountains, setting the sky on fi e with color. I hesitated for a moment and then I pulled over to a cluster of rocks off the road.

I took all of my children out of the car and we sat together watching the sun set into the horizon. And every week after that moment, we went right from ballet class to our spot to watch the sunset.

I'll never forget the wonder refle ted in my children's eyes and the awe I felt as I watched them in those moments when I stopped for the sunset.

The e moments of parenting are precious gifts that I treasure.

Every day I thank God. In my children, I can see His light.

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When the Tests are Miracles – PART III Divine Providence or coincidence? The choice – and challenge – is yours.

By: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a’h

gotten stuck in the entrance. We fort, in the City of God, every climbed over the tank and en- man had a place, everyone was welcome. tered into the Old City.

It was Friday, Erev Shabbos, "Now the excitement reached (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) its peak. Goren did not stop when we arrived, and there was nd who can forget the blowing the shofar and reciting no time to lose – the Queen Sabphotograph of our sol- prayers. His enthusiasm infected bath was quickly approaching diers standing in awe the soldiers, and from every di- and the entire city was readying herself for the arrival of the roy– just looking up at the rection came cries of 'Amen!'"

The shofar was sounded in Je- al guest. Everywhere, stores were Wall? And who can forget the report of the IDF radio announcer: rusalem and its call reached Jew- closing and public transportation "...Suddenly, we recognized the ish hearts in the four corners of was coming to a halt. As the siren was sounded, a stillness familiar voice of the descended on the Holy commander of the City. paratroops brigade, Suddenly, scores of Colonel Mordechai people spilled into the 'Motta' Gur, giving streets. Th y came from orders to the battalevery direction: young ion commanders to and old, men and occupy the Old City: women, Israelis and 'Attention, all battourists, students and talion commanders! soldiers, pious ChassiWe are sitting on the dim in long black coats mountain range that and westernized Jews looks down on the Old in business suits. Th y City, and are about to spoke in many tongues, enter it. The Old City espoused many ideas, of Jerusalem that all and wondrously, they generations have been all merged into one. All dreaming about and of them were rushing, striving toward. We running to the same will be the fi st to enplace, to the Wall. ter it.'

We too, melted into "With us on the the crowd. We didn't roof," the announcer know our way, but we continued, "was Genfollowed the others. My eral Shlomo Goren, heart beat faster and I at that time, the Chief clutched my children's Rabbi of the Israeli hands. I saw tears in Army. Rabbi Goren my husband's eyes. We informed Gur over In her bestselling book, “Life Is A Test” (Artscroll), were in Jerusalem. the walkie talkie that Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis gives us pause when We made our way he was on his way to she says that it is our decision to either, “embrace meet him so as to be with open arms and loving hearts our God-given through the dark alleyways. My son tugged among the first to en- covenant and sing His praise, or to continue to ter the Old City. As be blind and obdurate and delude ourselves into at my sleeve. "Eema," far as I remember, we believing that we can live our lives without Him.” he asked, "how did our soldiers do it? How were the only ones in the whole area running without the world. Theeffect was magical. did they liberate the city? How helmets or weapons. Goren was Our people became spiritually did they get through these gates, armed only with a shofar and a rejuvenated. Even those who had these alleys?"

"Jerusalem's time has come," prayer book and we carried only never believed, those who were a tape recorder and a knapsack hardened agnostics, felt some- I answered, "and God Himself filled with batteries and rolls of thing in their hearts. The Wall opened the gates."

Then suddenly, without warncalled them, and despite themrecording tape.

"We ran, while trying to stay as selves, they felt a need to respond, ing, the Wall was before us, more close as we could to the Old City to touch its stones, to place a note majestic than I could ever have Wall to our right, but exposed to with a prayer in its crevices, to imagined. We could not speak; there were only tears. For two the sniper fi e coming from the pour out their hearts and cry.

My husband and I made a thousand years we had waited for Mount of Olives on our left. As we ran, we passed two lines of para- decision. We knew that no mat- this moment. Our ancestors had troopers who were progressing ter what, we too had to be there, prayed for this day. What would carefully toward the Lions Gate. and so we took our four small they not have given to stand here, Goren was determined to get to children and traveled to Jeru- even for a fleeti g second, and yet the head of the line as quickly as salem. The city was congested they were denied the privilege. possible. At the top of the street with people – there wasn't a hotel How strange that our generation, leading to the Lions Gate, we room to be had. For a moment, I which was unworthy and wantpassed a still-smoking Jordanian panicked, but then my husband ing in faith, was the one to stand bus. We stopped only at the Gate reminded me of the teaching of here in the presence of sanctity.

I looked up at the Heavens itself, which was blocked by an our Talmud: In Jerusalem, no Israeli Sherman tank that had one ever complained of discom- and searched for my grandfather.

Surely the angels had gathered his ashes from Auschwitz and brought them as an offering to this very spot.

"Zeide, Zeide," I cried into the night, "please walk with me, for here I cannot stand alone."

All around us, people were praying and our voices became one with theirs. I poured out my soul. I looked up at the greenery sprouting from the crevices.

Strange, I thought to myself, how these little branches grow without being watered. But then I saw the people around me and I understood from whence the branches received their nourishment. Th y Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis vividly recalls the miracles that were watered by the tears of a Hashem wrought, when in June of 1967, the holy city of nation that had been waiting for Jerusalem was liberated from the control of Jordan. two thousand years.

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Walking back to our hotel we met a young soldier who had been among those who liberated Jerusalem. He told us about his best friend who had fallen on the Temple Mount on the very spot where once, long ago, the Altar had stood.

"I ran to my friend," he told us.

"I tried to help him, but it was too late. I broke down and wept, and as I cried, I heard an eerie sound.

It was the braying of a donkey echoing in the night. The donkey actually seemed to sob with me, crying in pain as if imploring to be allowed to carry Messiah into the Holy City."

Never before in the annals of mankind did a war last only six days.

Coincidence? Or was the seventh day begging to come? Th seventh day that is all Sabbath, the day that is Messiah.

For a very brief moment, it appeared as if our people might just understand and be prepared to respond to this awesome challenge. But all too soon, the magic of the moment evaporated, and once again, we failed the test.

We reverted to our old ways – we congratulated ourselves on our success and came to take all those miracles for granted. Tho e of us who lived it have forgotten, and those who were not yet born were never touched by it.

The fundamental law of Jewish survival stipulates that we cannot assimilate or become "like all the other nations of the world." Thi law holds true not only in the countries of our exile, but in Is-

General Shlomo Goren, the Chief Rabbi of the Israeli Army blowing the shofar at the reunification of Jerusalem and the liberation of the Western Wall in June of 1967

rael as well. God did not bring us back to our ancient land so that we might become like all the other nations and convert Jerusalem into New York, Paris, or London.

Just consider the tragedy that has befallen us. To live in the Land of the Patriarchs and yet spurn their legacy; to speak Hebrew impeccably, and yet not know how to pray; to live in the Land of God, and yet lack faith in Him. We have failed the test.

But even if we failed the test, even if we forgot God, He does not forget us. His covenant and love are eternal and He will continue to call us. If we are blind to His miracles, He will find other ways to awaken us. So it is that since those heady days of the Six Day War, we have suff red many painful wake-up calls, but sadly, we have remained impervious to

all. Nevertheless, God continues to call. Many of us have heard the call, many are committed and live genuine Torah lives, but there are still so, so many who have yet to hear the call.

As we enter the final stages of our history, we have a choice – to stand straight and tall, to embrace with open arms and loving hearts our God-given covenant and sing His praise, or to continue to be blind and obdurate and delude ourselves into believing that we can live our lives without Him. But even as we stumble through the darkness, He will be holding our hand. He will not let go. He will not forget us. He will not forsake us. So let us return to Him with willing hearts, with love. Let us pass our test.

Excerpted from Life Is a Test,

by Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, Artscroll Publications.

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It’s Always In Your Hands By: Rabbi David Bibi

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nd they embittered their lives with hard labor, with clay and with bricks and with all kinds of labor in the fields, all their work that they worked with them with back breaking labor.

Shemot 1:14 During a class this week, the question was posed asking if our slavery in Egypt was inevitable.

So I turned the question back to the table asking why one would believe Egypt was inevitable?

One quoted the verse, “And there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was severe in the land. And it came to pass, when he came near to enter to Egypt that he said to Sarai his wife, "Behold now, I know that you are a pretty woman to look upon. The efore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see you that they shall say, 'This is his wife' and they will kill me, but you they will keep alive. Say, I beg you, that you are my sister; that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you." And it came to pass, that when Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very pretty.”

He recalled that together we had learned the words of the Ramban. “And know that Abraham sinned a great sin inadvertently, by bringing his wife the saint in a compromising situation, due to his fear that he be killed ... likewise leaving the land which he was commanded initially (to move to Israel) was

a sin, for he should have trusted in God. Because of this action it was decreed that his descendants be exiled to Egypt at the hand of Pharaoh.”

Another recalled that we had learned together the story of the First World War. Four kings — Amraphel, Arioch, Chedarlaomer and Tidal — suppressed a rebellion in the Siddim Valley (near the Dead Sea) by the kings of five city-states, among them Sodom and Gomorrah. Flushed with victory, the four kings march north and west, conquering all the Canaanite lands in their path, taking captives and booty. Abraham’s nephew Lot who has been living in Sodom is among the captives. He and his family, along with their possessions, are being transported north by enemy ships to become slaves.

Abraham’s immediate response is to marshal the 318 men of his household, chief among them his servant and head of his academy, Eliezer. Despite the odds and Amraphel’s head start, Abraham resolves to rescue his nephew. Joined by Mamre and his brothers, Abraham’s small force is armed and ready, and defeats the enemy.

The king of Sodom in appreciation begs Abraham, “please leave me the people and take all the booty for yourself.” Abraham takes an oath (“I lift up my hand to Hashem, the G-d on High, who created Heaven and Earth”) that he would not take even as much as a thread or a shoelace from the spoils of war so that the King of Sodom will not ever be able to say ‘I made Avram

wealthy’.

The Gemarah states based on this story: "Rabbi Abahu said in the name of Rabbi Elazar: For what reason was Avraham punished, that his descendants would be enslaved in Egypt for two hundred and ten years? Be-

their studies, Abraham should have completed his task by bringing the citizens of Sedom into his household and camp and teaching them. Instead he released them and failed. Those same people multiplied their evil ways to the point of destruction.

We are told that their souls returned in Abraham’s children to be repaired through the trials of Egypt and ultimately to be redeemed.

cause he pressed Torah Sages into service, as it is written, 'He led his trained servants, born to his house (meaning he took Eliezer and the boys in the Yeshiva from their studies to go to war. But is that so terrible? Aren’t we supposed to rescue a hostage.

The Talmud continues, Rabbi Yochanan said: Because he kept people from joining the monotheistic faith, as it is written: '[Th king of Sodom said to Avraham:] Give me the people, and take the property for yourself.'"

Based on this and comments from the Zohar we can understand that we ended up in Egypt.

Having taken the students from

We are told that their souls returned in Abraham’s children to be repaired through the trials of Egypt and ultimately to be redeemed.

And a third recalled the same chapter in the Talmud which lays the blame at Abraham’s questioning of G-d that without children, who will become Abraham’s heir.

We read in the Torah, “As the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Avram; and behold, a dread of deep darkness fell upon him. And He (Hashem) said to Avram: "Know for sure that your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs. Th y will enslave them and oppress

them [for] four hundred years ...

The fourth generation will return here…”

Given the above, the table felt that Egypt was a given. And I must say that I was very proud that they all recalled what we had discussed previously.

Still, I suggested the following. Rabbi Abittan, z’sl always explained that a good prophecy is guaranteed, but a prophecy of puranut (negative) can be changed by the people. We see that Jonah predicted the downfall of Ninveh, yet the people repented and their future was changed. Thus it was possible to change the prophecy of Brit Ben HaBetarim of being enslaved for four hundred years.

Additionally the question has to be asked, four hundred years or four generations?

The Rabbi once suggested, VaYesheb Yaakov – Jacob came to dwell or rest. Certainly Jacob knew that that Abraham's descendants would be enslaved, abused, and eventually leave the place of their oppression with great wealth. So why did he think he could rest?

But let’s examine Jacob’s life.

Is it so far-fetched to consider that Jacob initially believed that this sequence had already occurred; that all these elements of God's promise had been fulfilled in his own life story? He must have thought that his oppression at the hands of Laban, and the years of slave-like labor which ended in his return to Israel with tremendous material wealth, had fulfilled God's words to Abraham. Once he made peace with Esav, all his adversaries had been

neutralized. With his sons at his side (they were in fact the great grandchildren of Abraham or the fourth generation), Jacob was confide t that the Messianic Age was dawning.

And then, "out of the blue," Jacob's worldview is derailed when he loses his son and his illusions of tranquility and fulfill ent are shattered. The four generations are lost to four hundred years.

What went wrong? In a new sefer called Birkat Yaakov, Rav Baruch Yaakov Gestetner explains: “At the time that Jacob returned to the land of Canaan from Laban’s house, the possibility existed that the geulah would begin and the tribes would inherit and take possession of all the land of Israel. All this was on condition that there would be peace and harmony between them and that they accept Joseph as their king. But because the sold Joseph, it was decreed that they not inherit the land then, but that they be exiled to Egypt.”

Rabbi Abittan would tell us that the reason we bring a goat (or a lamb) as the Pascal sacrific was to remember that we ended up in Egypt through the sale of Joseph and the dipping of his coat into the blood of a goat. Everything depends on our actions.

And this is the lesson we must all remember. It’s never a matter a pre-determination. It’s really always in our own hands.

We always have the opportunity to make or break, to fi or shatter. And that opportunity comes every day. Every day is a test and the reward for success is immeasurable. Let us go out and succeed!

Parshas Shemos - The Making of Greatness By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis

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n this parsha, we meet the greatest man who ever walked on planet earth, the man who actually spoke to G-d face to face — Moshe Rabbenu — Moses, Our Teacher. Moses was brilliant, strong, handsome, and powerful, yet it was not for any of these reasons that he was chosen to be a leader.

The Torah testifies that no man ever lived who even came close to his greatness. While we cannot fully comprehend his majesty, we will try to define that which made him awesome and worthy of leadership; perhaps the best way to do so is to contrast his life to that of Noah.

Initially, the Torah describes Moses in very modest terms. Th daughters of Jethro even refer to him as "an Egyptian man" (Ex-

odus 2:19). On the other hand, Noah is described in glowing terms as a tzaddik, "a righteous perfect man" (Gen. 6). At the end of their lives however, their roles are reversed. Moses is called "The servant - the man of G-d" (Deut. 34:5), and Noah, is called "the man of the earth" (Genesis 9:21). What was it that led to the ascent of Moses and the descent of Noah?

The mark of a great person is evidenced by the extent of his ability to feel for, relate to, and give to others. Moses` love for people knew no bounds. He was adopted by the Princes of Egypt and could have lived the life of royalty, but he chose to leave the palace to help his brethren in their bondage (Exodus 2:11). He actually took on their pain and suff ring and felt the heartbeat of every Jew. Moses` concern however was

In this parsha, we meet the greatest man who ever walked on planet earth, the man who actually spoke to G-d face to face — Moshe Rabbenu — Moses, Our Teacher

not limited to love of his people — his compassion even extended to his fl ck of sheep. Th Midrash relates that G-d chose Moses as the leader of the Jewish people when He saw the tender-

ness with which Moses carried a thirsty little lamb on his shoulder.

In contrast, Noah`s main concern was for himself. Yes, he built the ark as G-d had commanded, but he never put his life on

the line to save others. He never pleaded with G-d to save his generation. On the other hand, when the survival of the Jewish people was in jeopardy following the sin of the golden calf, Moses pleaded with G-d to forgive the people, or "erase my name from Your Book."

The Torah teaches that we measure our success, not by what we achieve for ourselves, but rather, by how we impact on our fellow man and the extent through which we become a blessing to others. This does not mean that we should neglect ourselves or our own needs, but rather, that we should expand ourselves to include others and make their concerns our own.

Theaverage person may better relate to this concept through the one-ness he feels with his immediate family, but if he can extend this one-ness this love, to encom-

pass a larger circle, his own soul will expand and he will emerge stronger and better for the experience. Moses came by this love naturally.

His mother, Yocheved, and his sister, Miriam were the midwives of the Jewish community who courageously defied Pharaoh`s decree and saved the babies. And more — they lovingly cared for every infant as if it was their own.

Moses was known in Kabbalah as Ro-eh Ne`eman - the faithful shepherd of Israel. Every soul was dear and precious to him, and he cared for and worried about all of them. While we cannot attain the greatness of Moses, we can endeavor to emulate him in some measure and bond with our brothers, feel their pain, rejoice in their joy, and extend chesed to them.

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rosoft, which closed at $320 million.

“The fact the cluster continues to generate superb returns, and the obvious interest from investors – including growth rounds and late-stage capital – means companies are not pressured to make exits, and that deals are closed only when they benefit both investors and entrepreneurs. With over 450 active Israeli cybersecurity companies today, this sector is likely to continue to expand,

while producing individual exits,” reads the IVC-Meitar report.

According to the IVC-Online Database, in the past three years, 35 ad-tech companies have been acquired or merged, five held IPOs (four in 2014) and one was acquired in a buyout, resulting in a total of $1.89 billion in exits.

The largest deals during that period include the $200 million acquisition of Exelate by Nielsen and the $150 million

acquisition of SuperSonic by ironSource, both in 2015.

Israel’s automotive sector is led by Mobileye, which logged both the largest buyout deal of $400 million in 2013 and the largest IPO, generating over $1 billion in 2014 while its market cap nearly doubled since.

In 2016, six exit deals garnered a total of $205 million in the automotive cluster. The largest was Harman’s $75 million buyout of TowerSec. Ethosia’s report concurs that

Israel’s automotive technologies are likely to shine in 2017, alongside new disruptive tech for more traditional sectors.

“We believe 2017 will be characterized by extensive capital-raising and that the market will return to a ‘boiling’ point because of the developing of new technologies as well as a new increase in demand from ‘traditional’ companies in the banking, automotive, insurance, and many other sectors,” says Ethosia’s Solomon.

dent-elect received regarding the allegations. Mr. Trump minced no words about it during his press conference: “I think it was disgraceful — disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out…I think it’s pretty sad when intelligence reports get leaked out to the press.

I think it’s pretty sad. First of all, it’s illegal. You know, these are — these are classified and certifie meetings and reports.”

Who was behind these leaks and what were the motives for the leaks? The leaker or leakers could be members of the intelligence community out to embarrass the president-elect days before his

inauguration, in retaliation for his criticism leveled at some intelligence reports. The source of the intelligence leaks themselves are the real story that journalists with a moral compass should thoroughly investigate, not the false allegations regarding socalled compromising information about Mr. Trump in Russia’s

hands that the leaks irresponsibly helped to spread. (Front Page Mag) Joseph Klein is a Harvard-trained lawyer and the author of Global Deception: The UN’s Stealth Assault on America’s Freedom and Lethal Engagement: Barack Hussein Obama, the United Nations & Radical Islam.

the infamous genocidal Hadith which claims that the Day of Judgement will not come until the Muslims exterminate the Jews.

But externally, Islamists have deployed a sophisticated vocabulary of political victimhood centered on the use of Islamophobia as a shield to silence criticism of their supremacist bigotry and violence.

The greatest victims of the Islamophobia narrative are the targets of Islamic violence.

Historically some of the greatest victims of Islamic su-

premacism, from Mohammed’s demand that the Jews and Christians be ethnically cleansed from the Arabian Peninsula to the last century of Islamic persecution with everything from pogroms with knives to sophisticated bombs, have been the Jews.

And yet to criticize Mohammed’s violence is “Islamophobic”. And the FBI’s effort to stop Muslim terror plots against Jewish synagogues is also somehow rooted in Islamophobia. Needless to say, Israel’s refusal to allow its population to be exterminated by Muslim colonialism is also

Islamophobic.

Jews are the only surviving minority group in the region with their own independent state. The latest calls by the Islamic colonial project for its destruction come under the guise of fighting Islamophobia.

The Islamophobia hoax is not merely a denial of anti-Semitism.

It enables anti-Semitism. Th biggest proponents of the hoax, such as Hatem Bazian, have rich histories of persecuting and hating Jews.

Some Jewish organizations have come to believe that they

ought to be fi hting both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. But that is as impossible as aiding both the perpetrators of crime and their victims. Muslim Anti-Semitism is enabled, empowered and protected by the Islamophobia narrative. The only way to fight back is to expose Islamophobia as the lie that Islamist bigots use to shield their bigotry.

The e is a clear dichotomy in determining who the compassionate side is, and who is the cruel. It comes together perfectly clear in the Syrian civil war arena. Th usands of Palestinians are fi hting on behalf of the Syrian dictator, and help in slaughtering the Syrian people who are fi hting for their freedom. The Palestinian radical group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) led by Ahmed Ji-

bril, provided the Assad war machine with intelligence and ground support, when he laid siege to the Palestinian populated Yarmouk refugee camp.

The PFLP-GC, once a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) joined the Assad troops in killing fellow Palestinians.

Conversely, Israel has opened its hospital gates to wounded Syrians, both civilians and soldiers. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced last month “We

are prepared to take in wounded women and children, and also men if they are not combatants.

Bring them to Israel, we will take care of them in our hospitals as we have done with thousands of Syrian civilians. We are looking into ways of doing this.

It is being explored as we speak.”

Netanyahu added, “The suffering is great, and the one initiative we took is to help – as I said – thousands of Syrians who are sometimes mutilated beyond belief. We help them. I offered

to do more today. I don’t know if we can resolve [the crisis in] Syria, but we can help mitigate some of the suffering. Th t is the best that Israel can do.”

Being compassionate toward the Palestinian’s aspirations to destroy the Jewish state in stages by forming a terrorist supporting state, the Obama administration is being cruel toward the Jewish state, which seeks to defend its people from the ongoing Palestinian terror.

would arrange for illegal service through his criminal enterprise.

Landlords could be confide t ing a technician to install a me- that National Grid employees Continued from page 4 ter and initiate gas service, said setting up the account and providing gas service would violate have been properly and safely Gonzalez.

According to the investiga- or ignore any rules or regulations installed. Compliance is indicated by a control number created tion, when a landlord with a new that would prevent or delay the in the BIS database. A National or renovated apartment wanted supply of gas.

According to information obGrid employee acting properly to avoid either the expense of the would check for the BIS num- required tests, or possible delays tained from independent sourcber and then include it in the associated with compliance, the es, once the meters were providaccount record before dispatch- landlord contacted Findlay, who ed to both landlords and busi-

nesses, it still took approximately six months or more for the gas company to make the appropriate connections for residential and commercial use.

It is alleged, based on physical and electronic surveillance, including court-ordered monitoring of text messages and phone conversations, that an owner or property manager needing a meter would text Findlay (for instance, “need

one meter” or “need 3”) and send an address. Findlay would then text back a price, generally around $1,500 per meter. If the owner agreed, Findlay contacted his six co-defendants working at National Grid and set his criminal enterprise in motion.

Some of the defendants were arraigned this morning before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on an indictment in

which they are variously charged with enterprise corruption, fi st-degree falsifying business records, second-degree criminal tampering and second-degree commercial bribing. The defendants were arraigned throughout the day on indictments in Brooklyn Supreme Court and others are being arraigned on felony complaints in Brooklyn Criminal Court.

ted to standing up for social justice in our society. She is a fierce defender of Israel, Continued from page 9 person, “ said Rabbi Potasnik always gives of her time to in a private interview. She is Jewish causes, and is in the “I’ve known Justice Levine someone who is totally dedi- forefront of battling the eterfor quite some time and I find cated to dispensing equitable nal scourge of anti-Semitism,” her to be a most remarkable justice and is equally commit- he added.

Other speakers included Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Rabbi Seth Wax, President of the Brooklyn Bar Association Hon. Frank Seddio, Domenick Napoletano, Paul Edelstein, Lawrence H. Singer, James Conigliaro, Olanike Al-

abi, Robin Garfinkle. Father Anthony Cardone gave the benediction.

The musical interlude could not have been more superb as Judge Levine’s daughter regaled those in attendance with her own violin concerto.

Subsequent to the addresses of the packed lineup of scintillating speakers, Judge Levine’s daughter presented her with a new pair of earrings and her husband Dr. Monty N. Weinstein officially put on her new judicial robe.

Israeli High-Tech Exits Continued from page 31

curity companies,420 ad-tech companies and 260 automotive tech companies operating in Israel today.

While capital-raising for cybersecurity reached a record number in 2016– nearly $700 million — the number of exit deals and their proceeds have dropped.

Fourteen Israeli cybersecurity exits were closed in 2016, garnering a total of $662 million, a sharp 48% drop, compared to 2015’s $1.27 billion in 20 deals, according to the IVC report.

The largest cyber exit in 2016 was the $293 million acquisition of CloudLock by Cisco, slightly below 2015’s Adallom acquisition by Mic-

Fake News Media Continued from page 19

mitting materials pertinent to the allegations he had received to the FBI, which Senator McCain subsequently confi med to be true.

The rest of the CNN reporting is

misleading at best.

In addition to the journalistic malpractice engaged in by Buzzfeed and CNN, serious questions have been raised about possible intelligence leaks of the supposedly classifi d briefing the presi-

The Anti-Semitic Continued from page 19

by Islam. Mohammed founded Islam as a religion of colonialism. The Ummah model fosters an Islamic globalization in which Saudi, Iranian and Qatari money are used to consolidate a worldwide network of former colonies into a proposed Caliphate.

ISIS is a brute force derivative of a far more sophisticated global industry of Islamic colonialism.

Jews have always been the

leading edge of resistance to Islamic colonialism. Mohammed’s religious colonialism appropriated Judaism and then sought to legitimize it by eliminating the Jews.

Modern Islamists continue to use the same Mohammedan anti-Semitic rhetoric internally; descriptions of Jews as “pigs and apes” or the “killers of prophets” abound in the literature and speeches of both “moderate” and “extremist” groups along with

Obama’s Enabling ture, kidnapping, forced marriage, sexual harassment, and western governments. Under extortion. Palestinian Authorthe Palestinian regime, Chris- ity (PA) official are directly tian Arabs have been victims responsible for many of the huof frequent human rights abuse man rights violations. Muslims

by Muslims. The e are many who have converted to Christiexamples of intimidation, beat- anity are in the greatest danger. ings, land theft, fi ebombing of Th y are often left defenseless churches and other Christian against cruelty by Muslim funinstitutions, denial of employ- damentalists. Some have been ment, economic boycotts, tor- murdered.

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Itzhak Perlman Gift Continued from page 40

helping to bring Yiddish learning to students at the Center and beyond our walls.”

The annual Genesis Prize is administered by a partnership of the Genesis Foundation, the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, and the Offic of the Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel,

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with the mission of inspiring “unity throughout the global Jewish community.” The previous Genesis Prize Laureates were actor Michael Douglas, who deferred his prize money to projects that support diversity and inclusiveness in Judaism, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who directed the prize to a social entrepreneur-

NYU Study: Preschool Continued from page 40

as the foundation for productive engagement in society. For example, inhibitory control and cognitive flexi ility may allow young children to be active listeners to the social needs of others,” Astuto said.

Classroom-based play provides an opportunity for children to develop executive functions, including controlling emotions, resisting impulses, and exerting self-control.

Th ough play, children learn to

become a member of a social group and follow rules, foreshadowing the skills and behaviors of a civically engaged adolescent or adult.

“When young children are engaged in play they have the opportunity to create and develop ideas – as well as a sense of community – with other children. Sharing and encouraging each other’s curiosity and imagination through play can build a sense of appreciation for the value of working together toward a common goal, even when differ-

Protests in Paris Continued from page 12

forums convened on the topic of peace in the Middle East, we have witnessed a blatant anti-Israel obsession. This conference has no other goal than to blacken the name of the State of Israel, as was done in recent UN, UNESCO and WHO [delcarations],” said Francis Khalifat, President of the Representative Council of the Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) and organizer of the conference.

Speaking to TPS by phone from Paris, Khalifat argued that

concessions are always demanded from Israel and responsibility for the situation in the Middle East is always ascribed to the Jewish State. “This demonstration is to support the position of French Jewry supporting the demand for direct negotiations and non-internationalization of the confli t.

“We also want to remind France and Europe that the terrorism harming them today is the same one which is hitting Jerusalem. Instead of attacking Israel, the nations that have suffered terror attacks should support the Jewish State, itself

Christie’s Second in Command Continued from page 5

that states that revenue from the tax on gas can only be spent on the development of the State’s infrastructure. At the time Guadagno stated that she is against raising taxes “for any reason."

David Wildstein, the former senior official in the Port Authority that pleaded guilty during the “BridgeGate” scandal, which involved the closure of lanes on the George Washington Bridge in

a political revenge plot, testifie that he was told that Guadagno had been "frozen out" by the governor.

Bridget Kelly, Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, who also partook in the political maneuvering, described how Guadagno has perpetually been known for lurking in the governor's shadow."There were times where she was kind of put in a box (by Christie) and wasn't permitted to do a whole lot,.......She wasn't

Obama’s Anti-Israel Continued from page 10

the club are against letting the President join without paying the $80,000 initiation fee. Another source has stated that the club “probably skews more Republican than the Jewish community as a whole.” While President Obama has many fellow Democrats who are members of the club, several of whom supported the President on his campaign, it’s apparently doubtful that they would support him now.

President Obama fi st played at the Woodmont Country Club in September of 2015 with his aide, Joe Paulson, a former Deputy Secretary of State named Tom Nides and the head of the private equity fi m Juggernaut Capital Partners, John Shulman.

Mr. Shulman and his wife have made donations to the Obama Foundation and his daughter attends the Sidwell Friends School along with the daughters of the Obama family.

The CEO and general manager of the club, Brian Pizzimenti,

ship competition for young adults, the Genesis Generation Challenge.

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ences exist,” Astuto said.

To examine the developmental origins of civic engagement in children growing up in poverty, the researchers used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K), developed by the U.S. Department of Education. A nationally representative sample of 22,782 children enrolled in kindergarten during the 1998– 1999 school year participated in ECLS-K; these students were followed from kindergarten through 8th grade. This study focused on 7,675 students who were defined as living in poverty in kindergarten.

Continued from page 5

will work together to eradicate the spread of hacking and other threats from cyberspace.

During a phone call with reporters regarding the issue,

on implementing strategies that are used by corporations into the realm of national security.

Giuliani noted that an “awful Giuliani has said that he will lot of research is going on here, consider “things the private secin Israel, in Germany on cyber tor (is) doing.” and use that as a defense.” He will hope to make template to advise the President use of that research as Trump’s on how to move forward within the sphere of national and transtrusted adviser.

The advisory role will focus national security

Michael Bloomberg Throws Continued from page 6

treatment for my dad.”

TRD reports. “Anbang, which has close ties to the Chinese government, a murky ownership structure and an appetite for trophy real estate assets in the U.S., is said to be negotiating a deal with Trump’s son-inlaw Jared Kushner to become a joint-equity partner on of-

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fice- nd-retail tower 666 Fifth Avenue. The New York Times reported last week that during a dinner with Kushner at the Waldorf Astoria, Wu expressed a desire to meet Trump. (Kushner Companies told the Times that the fi m has no immediate plans to sell the building.)”

At Thursday night’s event, other speakers included Xu Chen, head of Bank of China

How American Charities

families of Hamas terrorists.

UFA and the U.S. charity Baiwho have lost their fathers (not tulmaal have such a close relatheir mother), some of whom, it tionship that they even share the claims, were killed resisting "the same staff. UFA official Jomaa ongoing slaughter against the Khadoura and Amgad Mansor a victim of terrorism since its Palestinian people." identify themselves as Baitulmaal establishment,” argued Khalifat.

It would appear that Ameri- employees. Mansor has promotKhalifat concluded by claim- can money is being given to the ed the views of Nabil Awadi, an ing that French Jewry continues to hope for a peaceful solution in the region, like all Israelis, least of all because many of them have family members and friends in Israel and feel con- Continued from page 27 time, we enhance our undernected to what is happening. standing of the history previ“On the other hand, it reAccording to Israel Antiq- ously known to us only through mains important to note that uities Authority archaeologist survivor testimonies. the French Jews are also wor- Yoram Haimi, "The signific nce In this way, we ensure that ried because every time Israel of the research and findi gs at the memory of the people killed is blamed for non-resolution Sobibór grows with every pass- there will never be forgotten. of the confli t it can, and of- ing season of excavation. Every This pendant demonstrates ten does, awaken the sleeping time we dig, we reveal anoth- once again the importance of bear of anti-semitic feelings in er part of the camp, find more archaeological research of forFrance,” concluded Khalifat. personal items, and expand our mer Nazi death camp sites. The knowledge about the camp. In moving story of Karoline Cohn (TPS) spite of attempts by the Nazis is symbolic of the shared fate and their collaborators to erase of the Jews murdered in the allowed to see his schedule."Kelly traces of their crimes, as well camp. It is important to tell the said. as the effects of forestation and story, so that we never forget. I Th Lieutenant governor’s main role has consisted of managing cutbacks on regulations in order to keep small businesses within the State of New Jersey.

Her rivals for the Republican Continued from page 27 of Yiddish and comparative litnomination will include State Aserature at Harvard University; semblyman Jack Ciattarelli, Nut“In order to get the full pic- and Michael Berenbaum, forley Commissioner Steve Rogers, ture of this amazing period of mer president of the Survivors and Ocean County businessman history, it’s important to get tes- of the Shoah Visual History Joseph Rullo. Joe Piscopo, come- timony from people who were Foundation. dian, former SNL actor, and radio active in every part of it. We “I’m not a historian or a vidhost has also been rumored to be have interviews with Palmach, eographer, just a guy with an seeking a GOP bid. He has not Haganah, Lechi and Etzel fi ht- idea,” says Halivni, who worked formally entered the race as of yet ers. Everyone had a job, and for several national Jewish orcollectively they impacted the ganizations in the U.S. and Israel before deciding to quit his British Empire,” says Levy. has been supportive of the idea Toldot Yisrael founder Halivni job and devote his full attention of President Obama joining. As says the idea for the organization to Toldot Yisrael.

Today, Toldot Yisrael is housed he stated to Jewish publication, surfaced around the same time Th Forward, “We’d be hon- that Steven Spielberg’s Shoah at the National Library of Israel ored to have the president at the Foundation began to take testi- but is privately funded, mostly by club as a member. We’re glad to mony from Holocaust survivors. American donors, Halivni notes. have offered [Obama] fun and “I figu ed someone must The goal is to digitize all the inrelaxation.” have done this already,” Halivni terviews and integrate them with The White House hasn’t of- says. Once he discovered that newspapers and photos from the fered any comment on the there was no organized effort period in order to make it a usematter. to document the stories of the able, accessible resource that will According to the club’s web- formative years of the state be used for educational as well as site, the Woodmont Country of Israel, Halivni founded the research purposes.

As is the case with the testiClub offers “two premiere golf non-profit organization with courses . . . known across the a steering committee that in- mony of Holocaust survivors, country for their spectacular cludes Member of Knesset Mi- time is of the essence. When championship play and . . . rave chael Oren, a historian and for- Toldot Yisrael started a decade reviews by golfers throughout mer Israeli ambassador to the ago, an Israeli demographer esthe years.”

U.S.; Ruth Wisse, a professor timated that the potential pool Continued from page 20

USA and chair of the CGCC, as well as the former Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa.

In his speech, Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO of Blackstone, described the U.S. as being in a “in the midst of a period of profound political and economic transition.” He explained that the challenge is assisting those who feel that globalization left behind, while at the same time “maintaining a productive and peaceful relationship between our two countries.”

Islamic cleric whom the Daily Mailhas described as the "key fi nancier" of the Islamic State.

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(To Be Continued Next Week) Sam Westrop writes for Islamist Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum. He is director of research for Americans for Peace and Tolerance.

Archeological Dig at Sobibor

wish to thank my Polish partner Wojciech Mazurek and the researchers at Yad Vashem for their dedication to the project, as well as Tel Aviv University for supporting the project, and the Polish-German Foundation who made the excavations possible."

Relatives of Karoline Cohn, or any member of the public who can assist with details regarding her family or Sophie Kollmann, who fill d out Pages of Testimony in April 1978 for Richard Else Cohn and Karoline Cohn, are requested to contact Yoram Haimi via email yoramhi@israntique. org.il

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of interviewees ran to around 120,000 people. Halivni now believes that more than 70 percent of them have since passed away.

With this year’s commemoration of both the centenary of the Balfour Declaration and the 50th anniversary of Israel’s SixDay War, Halivni feels Toldot Yisrael material can be put to good use to combat the expected fl od of propaganda calling into question the founding and existence of the state of Israel.

Benjy Davis, Israel program manager for Nefesh B’Nefesh, explains why the aliyah organization sponsored the presentation at the Beit Hatfutsot Museum.

“Today’s Western immigrants are the pioneers of today, and we want to connect them with the heroes who made it all possible,” he says.

“It’s part of our desire to bring inspirational programs to olim (immigrants). We all came out of a desire to be part of modern Jewish history, and whether in 1948 or 2017, we all have a hand in building the country.”

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Justice Dept to Join Continued from page 4

been removed had in fact voted after 2008.

Moreover, the Brooklyn database did not coincide with the State’s database. When the voters whose registrations had been liquidated checked the status of their registrations, they had been listed as registered,

even though the Brooklyn staff had removed them from the list.

Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, made the following statement with regard to the Justice Department’s recent involvement in the scandal: “ Federal law demands careful maintenance of the voter rolls to ensure lists are kept ac-

Auschwitz Trip Strengthens nities; the students were able to experience rich Jewish history,” commitment to their Jewish said Rabbi Yossi Witkes, who identity, inspired to be part of directs “LivingLinks” and “IsraeLinks” for Chabad on Camthe future of our people.”

“Poland was home to so pus International. “Standing on many vibrant Jewish commu- sacred ground, where millions Continued from page 39

Trouble on the UES Continued from page 6

Rabbi Abadie had demanded $20 million in severance pay as well as full ownership of the condominium that both he and his family reside in.

At the close of 2016, Rabbi Abadie penned his own letter to his loyal acolytes and called the allegations being hurled at him by the Safra Foundation “malicious, false, baseless and self-serving.” Further, he said that he made no demands of the Safra Foundation until they attempted to force his premature

resignation without offering him a valid reason.

Terrence A. Oved, an attorney representing Rabbi Abadie told the Post that his client “completely disputes the baseless allegations against him.”

Rabbi Abadie’s congregants seem to agree with the premise that the charges leveled against their leader and friend lack any merit.

In an article entitled, “The NYC Sephardic Community Rallies Behind Rabbi Elie Abadie, MD” that appeared in last week’s issue of the Jewish Voice,

curate, without unjustifi bly and unlawfully purging eligible citizens. The department appreciated the continued cooperation of the New York City Board of Elections, including proactive steps taken to start remedying violations that have occurred but more is necessary to reach full compliance with the law.”

The 117,000 names that have been removed from the rolls are set to be recalled by the Board of Elections.

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“Russia must know that we will be accountable to our commitments and those of our allies, and that Russia must be held to account for its actions,” Tillerson said.

Pompeo also singled out Russia during testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Thursday, saying that

of our people were systematically and brutally murdered, invokes a wide range of emotions.

For many students, this was an inspiring catalyst, empowering Continued from page 10 and uplifti g them to embrace their heritage, be proud of their the New York Times reported. identity and keep the fl me of Obama has given more Judaism alive.” clemencies to convicted criminals than any president in his(CHABAD.ORG)

Moscow has “reasserted itself aggressively, invading and occupying Ukraine, threatening Europe, and doing nothing to aid in the defeat of ISIS.” “It’s pretty clear about what took place here about Russia involvement in efforts to hack information and to have an impact on American democracy,” Trump’s choice to lead the CIA told the committee.

JANUARY 20, 2017 Pompeo assured lawmakers that he would “continue to pursue foreign intelligence with vigor no matter where the facts lead.”

Trump has pledged to appoint a team to develop a plan to combat cyber attacks within 90 days of taking offi . The transition team announced on Thursday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who runs a security consulting firm, would “lend expertise” to the administration’s cyber security efforts.

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congregants of the Safra synagogue voiced their views of Rabbi Abadie in their own heartfelt and full throated letters of support.

Said one congregant, “Whoever attended the synagogue for the past fourteen years and has had the fortune to experience the wonders of Rabbi Abadie fi st hand, know his true character. Th y know that his actions speak louder than words.

These are the actions of a rabbi who walks, lives and breathes Torah values. It was Rabbi Abadie and his staff who, under his leadership filled up every seat and made the synagogue into a vibrant center for our community.”

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hosting Chairman Yossi Dagan here on the 20th of January at our Presidential inauguration, where we swear in our new President, Donald J. Trump."

Miller said.

"I am also looking forward to establishing a Texas-Israel exchange, where I can bring people to Israel and Israel will bring

people to Texas, and jointly, we will be better off for sharing our knowledge, our innovations with each other." he added.

Miller said that he would soon visit Israel and tour the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. "I look forward to meeting with Chairman Dagan in my visit to Israel in March and seeing the settlements there, and seeing what we can do together

to further our relationship..."

Yossi Dagan said of his upcoming meeting with Miller: "This meeting joins a series of diplomatic meetings we are holding between my team and Trump's senior associates. We are happy to meet Miller, and we will continue to promote relations with US officials for the good of the settlements In Judea and Samaria and for the common interests of Israel and the United States."

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appointed as consul in New York.

At the same time Israel refused to send another diploThe prime minister's aides matic representative to serve Continued from page 13 had insisted for many months on as ambassador for an extended government did not affirm but Dayan's appointment but when period. Recently it was decided also did not reject the appoint- they realized that Brazil did not that Shelley, a former head of ment of Danny Dayan as Israeli intend to affirm it, due mainly to the Postal Authority, would be Palestinian pressure, Dayan was appointed as ambassador. (INN) ambassador to the country.

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How the Government Can Crack Down on Anti-Semitism on College Campuses By: Kenneth L. Marcus

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hen the Senate begins to consider President-elect Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Education, Congress should focus on the surge of anti-Semitism that continues to plague our nation's campuses. Over the past few years, anti-Semitism has reached a tipping point around the country. The FBI reported that there were more Jewish hate crime victims last year than victims of all other religious groups combined.

Nowhere is this problem worse than on college campuses where anti-Semitic incidents are escalating at an alarming rate.

More than half of Jewish students reported experiencing or witnessing anti-Semitism in 2014 and 2015, according to two recent studies. Another study showed a 45 percent increase in campus anti-Semitism in the fi st half of 2016, compared with the fi st half of 2015. This year, the numbers are likely to be even worse: In the 10 days following November's election, the Southern Poverty Law Center recorded no fewer than 100 incidents of anti-Semitic hate in the United States.

The job of combating hate crimes on campuses falls on an obscure yet important agency in the Department of Education, called the Offic for Civil Rights.

It has found countless civil rights violations against women and against African-Americans. But when it comes to anti-Semitism

on campus, the agency has been paralyzed. OCR has not found a single civil rights violation on any campus anti-Semitism case.

It's an astonishing and troubling statistic and shows the vulnerability of Jewish students across the country.

The reason for OCR's powerlessness is that it is ill-equipped to recognize anti-Semitism when it sees it. Th t is to say, OCR has no defin tion of anti-Semitism. Absent a defin tion, the offic is stymied by anti-Semitism cases and is failing in its mission to protect Jewish students.

I have a unique understanding of OCR's efforts to combat anti-Semitism as a former head of that agency. Until a dozen years ago, OCR declined jurisdiction in cases involving claims of anti-Semitism. Official reasoned that anti-Semitism is merely a form of religious discrimination, while OCR's statutes cover only such traits as race, color, national origin, sex, age and disability. In 2004, I drafted the policy under which OCR investigates anti-Semitism claims. It ensured that Jewish, Sikh and Muslim students were protected from ethnic and ancestral discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But unlike in policies under which OCR investigates civil rights claims such as sexual harassment, this policy did not include a defin tion of anti-Semitism.

OCR should not have trouble drafti g a credible, accurate defin tion of anti-Semitism.

In fact, the agency only has to

travel to Foggy Bottom to fi d one. The State Department defines anti-Semitism as "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 reli-

is substantially the same as the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance defin tion of anti-Semitism. The IHRA, an intergovernmental organization backed by 31 countries, adopted this widely supported defini tion in May. Just last month, the United Kingdom adopted it. And in December, at the most recent summit of the Organization for

Kenneth L. Marcus writes: “The job of combating hate crimes on campuses falls on an obscure yet important agency in the Department of Education, called the Office for Civil Rights. It has found countless civil rights violations against women and against African-Americans. But when it comes to anti-Semitism on campus, the agency has been paralyzed.”

gious facilities." Importantly, the defin tion addresses a core concern on campus, exactly when anti-Israel activities cross the line into anti-Semitism. The State Department uses that defin tion to combat anti-Semitic incidents in every country around the world, and it has had strong results.

The defin tion also has widespread international support. It

Security and Co-operation in Europe, 56 out of 57 countries supported the IHRA defin tion as the most accurate defin tion of anti-Semitism. Only Russia opposed.

But because domestic agencies will not use tools that were developed for foreign affairs, the State Department's defin tion is not used in the United States. As a

result, other countries can rightly question how an incident is anti-Semitic if it happens in Berlin or Paris but not if it occurs in San Francisco. We end up looking like hypocrites because we do not follow the same rules that we apply to others.

Fortunately, lawmakers have worked on a remedy for this problem. A bipartisan group, led

by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), have drafted the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. It directs OCR to use the State Department's defi ition to determine whether anti-Semitic conduct "was motivated by anti-Semitic intent." For example, if an anti-Israel activist punches a Jewish student in the face - and we have seen cases like this - OCR would use the same tools that our foreign service offic s employ to determine whether it should be treated as a bias incident. This is especially important when the perpetrator cannot be identifie or when the assault may be symptomatic of broader problems with the campus environment. Officials need to understand whether the incidents are anti-Semitic in order to determine how they can best be addressed, to help the community heal and to prevent recurrences.

Unfortunately, the bill has been widely mischaracterized.

Some have mistakenly claimed it would criminalize controversial speech. Others have deliberately charged that it will violate the First Amendment. Neither is true. In fact, the drafters carefully avoided limiting any speech

at all. The proposed legislation simply directs OCR how to determine whether the "intent" of unprotected activities - including assault, battery and vandalism - should be addressed with the same anti-discrimination tools that are used to fi ht other forms of bigotry. Th t's why the authors deliberately emphasized in the bill's language, that "Nothing in this Act ... shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States." The fact is that much anti-Semitic hate speech is constitutionally protected, just as racist and sexist speech also generally enjoys First Amendment protection.

At a time when little is done on a bipartisan basis, it was encouraging that this sorely needed and thoughtfully crafted bill passed the Senate with unanimous support in the 114th Congress. Sadly, time ran out before the House could act on companion legislation. The 115th Congress should take action on this legislation immediately and give the new secretary of education the tools necessary to stamp out this ugly blight of campus anti-Semitism.

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Kenneth Marcus serves as president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and author of "The Definition of Anti-Semitism." He is the former staff director at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and was delegated the authority of assistant secretary of education for civil rights.

Auschwitz Trip Strengthens Jewish Commitment for College Students Chabad on Campus tour of Poland leaves a deep impression on participants By: Chabad Staff

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t was not a typical college winter break at the beach for the 70 participants on “LivingLinks,” Chabad on Campus International’s fi st heritage trip to Poland. Instead, it was a meaningful trip filled with poignant moments, disturbing images, inspiring lessons and shared experiences.

Students from dozens of colleges across North America spent six days in Poland—bearing witness to death camps, mass graves, labor camps and ghettos, in addition to the resting places for millions of Jews who were murdered there. But it was hardly all gloom, as stu-

dents also got a glimpse of the vibrant Jewish life that once thrived in Poland.

Rabbi YY Jacobson, the spiritual mentor for the trip, helped students channel their anger and pain into a commitment to sustain Judaism, keeping it alive for the group long after they return home and when they get back to their respective campuses. As a Chanukah menorah was lit in Auschwitz by college students whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors, Jacobson implored: “Dear students, in the darkest and cruelest of places, we continued to kindle torches of goodness and holiness. Now, in times of freedom and prosperity, will we allow

Students participating in the “LivingLinks” tour to Poland are seen here visiting an historic synagogue. (Photo: Bentzi Sasson)

Students from dozens of universities across North America spent six days in Poland as part of Chabad on Campus International’s first heritage trip to explore Jewish life there. They lit the first candle of Chanukah in Auschwitz. (Photo: Bentzi Sasson)

Rabbi YY Jacobson, the spiritual mentor for the trip, helped students channel their anger and pain into a commitment to sustain Judaism, keeping it alive for the group long after they return home and when they get back to their respective campuses. (Photo: Bentzi Sasson)

our fl mes of Yiddishkeit to be ticipants, it was clear that the extinguished?” rabbi’s message resonated. As of Florida in Gainesville, put it: From the feedback of par- Ilana Sperling, of the University “Today, we are angry; tomorrow, we will be angry again. We will take that anger and use it to form something positive.”

Andres Schwarz, also a student at the University of Florida, posted on social media: “Now more than ever, I am incredibly proud to be a Jew. Am Yisrael Chai!”

And University of Virginia student Dan Bleykhman wrote on Facebook: “To say it is not personal [is] the biggest lie ever.

This is very personal, whether you know a victim or not. I always thought my last name was a rarity, when, in fact, it turns A college student putting on tefillin while on the “LivingLinks” trip out that there were once many Bleykhmans or Bleikhmans. to Poland To think that I once wanted to

change my last name to Blakeman is shameful. I will forever be proud of my name. I will forever be proud of who I am. And I will forever be proud of being a Jew.” “This pilot trip to Poland was a special opportunity for our students to journey through our history—connecting our devastating past with a vibrant present and future,” said Rabbi Yossy Gordon, executive vice president of Chabad on Campus International. “They witnessed the incomprehensible destruction our people suffered and understand that we have persevered despite it all. The students returned home with a renewed See Auschwitz Trip Strengthens , page 38

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Itzhak Perlman Gift Supports Yiddish Language Courses and Oral History Violinist's Defers Part of Genesis Prize to Yiddish Book Center Edited by: JV Staff

NYU Study: Preschool Play Skills Effect Activities in Middle School Edited by: JV Staff

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hen world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman recently received a $1 million Genesis Prize, he opted to defer the award to organizations devoted to causes that are important to him—among them, the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Th Center received $50,000 from Perlman’s prize to support its work on Yiddish language instruction and oral history.

Perlman is the third Genesis Prize Laureate. Each year, the Genesis Prize Foundation awards the $1 million prize to an individual who has “attained excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields, and who inspire others through their engagement and dedication to the Jewish community and/or the State of Israel.”

“Itzhak has achieved unparalleled professional success, and through his music brings joy to millions of people around the world,” Stan Polovets, chair and cofounder of the Genesis Prize, said in announcing the honor. “A 16-time Grammy award winner, he has been an incredible source of inspiration for individuals with special needs

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When world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman recently received a $1 million Genesis Prize, he opted to defer the award to organizations devoted to causes that are important to him—among them, the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts

by overcoming tremendous personal challenges.”

Perlman is using his Genesis Prize award to support programs in the fields of music and culture and to projects that promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society. A portion of the money directed to the Yiddish Book Center will support its flagsh p Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, an intensive Yiddish language and culture program for college and graduate students.

The remainder will go to the Center’s Wexler Oral History

Project, a growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.

“Mr. Perlman has been a friend of the Yiddish Book Center for many years,” said Aaron Lansky, the organization’s founder and president. “He served as honorary campaign chairperson when we built our fi st building in 1997. Now, through this latest gift, he is See Itzhak Perlman Gift , page 37

TUBING AND BONDING WORK

ognitive skills and experiences like classroom-based play in kindergarten lead to participation in extracurricular activities in 8th grade among children growing up in poverty, finds a new study led by NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

The findi gs, published in Applied Developmental Science, look at extracurricular activities as precursors to civic engagement, the building blocks for a healthy democracy.

“This study provides fi sttime empirical evidence that young children’s experiences and skills in kindergarten may shape their engagement in society later in life,” said study author Jennifer Astuto, research assistant professor of applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt and director of playLabNYU,

“Sharing and encouraging each other’s curiosity and imagination through play can build a sense of appreciation for the value of working together toward a common goal, even when differen es exist,” Astuto said.

“The developmental skill, executive function, and engagement in classroom-based play are not only important for being ‘school-ready,’ but also may be unique pathways to becoming ‘civic ready’ for children growing up in the context of poverty in America”

which studies the role of play in children’s lives.

“The developmental skill, executive function, and engagement in classroom-based play are not only important for being ‘school-ready,’ but also may be unique pathways to becoming ‘civic ready’ for children growing up in the context of poverty in America.”

In civic engagement research there has been a focus on examining the gap in civic engagement among low-income communities and their higher-income counterparts. However, little research has focused on how civic engagement develops

early in life, as opposed to in adolescence or adulthood, despite the fact that young children indeed are active citizens in school, home, and peer groups.

What has been studied widely in young children is executive function, which represents the intersection of cognitive and social-emotional competencies.

Th ee core executive functions – inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexi ility – are viewed as fundamental developmental skills for later civic engagement.

“We view executive functions See NYU Study: Preschool , page 37

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16 U.S. Museums with Outstanding Architecture By: Megan Barber

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rom New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, America’s museums house some of the finest art in the world. While it’s easy to get caught up in the Gauguins and the Lichtensteins, it’s important to remember that the buildings themselves are worth a second glance.

At a well designed museum, the architecture can rival the art, captivating onlookers from the outside and drawing Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado them in to explore a visceral experience. Good architecture influences the presentation and reception of art, often fl voring how we interpret or appreciate the smallest paper sketch or a massive two-story sculpture.

To design a museum has become a badge of honor, attracting starchitects like the Pritzker Prize-winning Shigeru Ban or the iconic Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.

At their core, museums are public spaces, visual reminders of the value of art, culture, and critical thought. In honor The Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg, Florida of their beauty and to underscore their importance, we’ve rounded up 16 architecturally signific nt museums throughout the United States.

for the California Midwinter International Exposition, the Fine Arts Building now houses the acclaimed de Young Museum in San Francisco.

The museum is internationally recognized as the foremost museum in the western United States for American art, international textile arts and costumes, and the art of the ancient Americas, Oceania, and Africa.

The original 1894 building has received several additions over the years, including the structure’s signature tower

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri

This free public art museum has been serving the Kansas City public since December 11, 1933. The current collection contains more than 35,000 works of art, and the Bloch Building—designed by architect Steven Holl—was Museum of opened in 2007 to accommo- Contemporary Art date the museum’s growing in Chicago, Illinois collection.

With a mission to chamThe all-white, translu- pion the provocative side of cent glass structure uses ev- contemporary art and culture, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago impresses visitors both with the quality of the collection and the building’s design.

The current museum was designed by the German architect Josef Paul Kleihues to use classical proportions based on the square grid of Chicago’s city plan. The most iconic feature is the main staircase—built in the shape of an ellipsoid—which functions as both a dramatic ascent to the galleries and a stunning photo op.

The De Young Museum’s famous tower in San Francisco

The Broad in Los Angeles, California

This new, 120,000-square foot contemporary art museum—designed by Diller Scofidio+Ren ro in collaboration with Gensler—opened in September 2015 in Los Angeles.

The museum houses 2,000 works of art, cost $140 million to build, and welcomed 820,000 visitors in its fi st year The Broad in Los Angeles, California alone.

The exterior of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans

National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C.

Recently opened in September 2016, Washington D.C.’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture expected tens of thousands of visitors. What the museum didn’t expect was how long people would stay after they arrived. With “dwell times” ranging from two to six hours, the acclaimed museum is a stunning addition to our capital. The $540 million project was designed by architect David Adjaye.

Washington D.C.’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture

than 70,000 pieces. One of its most striking buildings is the North Building, a seven-story, Denver Art 210,000-square-foot structure Museum in Denver, built in 1971 and designed by Colorado the Italian modernist architect Located in downtown Den- Gio Ponti.

In addition to being one of ver, the Denver Art Museum boasts one of the largest art Ponti’s most famous designs, collections between the West the North Building is also Coast and Chicago, with more Ponti’s only completed design

The Nelson-Atkins Museum’s Bloch Building glows at night.

that was added in 1921. Th built in the United States. Th museum suffered signific nt castle-like facade uses more structural damage as a result than one million refle tive of the Loma Prieta earthquake glass tiles on the exterior and in 1989, and the current structure—designed by the Swiss features 24 different sides. architectural fi m Herzog & De Young Museum de Meuron—opened in 2005. in San Francisco, According to the De Young’s California website, it’s the most visitOriginally constructed in ed art museum west of the Golden Gate Park in 1894 Mississippi.

American Experience in the Second World War, from why it was fought to how civilians experienced warfare at home.

The architecture furthers the museum’s goals, using a series of pavilions to create a continuous path that takes visitors on an extended historical journey.

er-changing natural light during the day and a glowing illumination at night to ensure that all of the art is presented under the best light possible.

National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana

This stunning museum in Louisiana tells the story of the

Institute for Contemporary Art in Boston, Massachusetts

Opened in 2006, Boston’s Institute for Contemporary Art—designed by award-winning architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro—is a 65,000-squarefoot building with a dramatic folding ribbon form and cantilevered structure that sits along the city’s waterfront.

The architects conceived the building “from the sky down” and sought to provide shifting views of the water and the city skyline from throughout the museum’s galleries.

As one of the most famous and recognizable museums in the word, the Guggenheim in New York is a quintessential example of museum architecture. Originally designed in 1943 by American icon Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guggenheim was not built until 1959 thanks to design modific tions and the rising costs of building materials.

The Guggenheim in New York City, New York

It was worth the wait.

Today, the Guggenheim is celebrated as arguably the most important building of Wright’s late career and a monument to modernism. It also serves as an impressive art venue, with many rotating exhibitions taking advantage of the building’s famous spiral ramp and domed skylight to present art in unique ways.

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Scoliosis Correction For Kids Just Got Much Less Invasive An Israeli medical implant is providing faster, cheaper and ultimately more effective correction of severe spinal curvature in patients aged 10-18

Approved for use in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis over 40 degrees, the implant corrects the curve gradually over several months.

By: Abigail Klein Leichman

ditional countries,” Arnin tells nium implant needs only two ISRAEL21c. “We have our main screws to secure it in place patent approved in Europe, Chi- during a one-hour, minimally n internal brace for ad- na, Japan and Russia so far, and invasive procedure and allows olescent scoliosis from another patent approved in the the patient to maintain most of the flexi ility of the spine.

Israel’s ApiFix has United States.” continued to generate inquiries from readers since ISRAEL21c fi st wrote about its development in April 2012.

Now there’s more good news to report for young people suffering from severe curvature of the spine.

As of the end of 2016, the ApiFix device has been used on 110 patients in Israel and in eight European countries — Germany, France, Holland, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Romania and Poland – and is getting closer to approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says CTO Uri Arnin.

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the US every year. Image via Shutterstock.com

Scoliosis surgery, normally an invasive fourto six-hour procedure costing about $100,000 in the United States, uses 16 to 20 screws and results in significant permanent spinal stiffnes .

Based at the Trendlines Group in Misgav, northern Israel, ApiFix is completing a Series B $5 million investment round led by the multinational European company B. Braun, which invested $2.8 million.

Scoliosis surgery, normally an invasive four- to six-hour procedure costing about $100,000 in “There is signific nt inter- the United States, uses 16 to 20 est from other places as well, screws and results in signific nt and I believe in coming years permanent spinal stiffness.

ApiFix’s Israeli-made titawe will start marketing in ad-

Approved for use in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis over 40 degrees, the implant corrects the curve gradually over several months.

“One of the limits of the technology to correct scoliosis today is the need to make a correction in one surgery,” says Arnin, a medical devices designer who developed ApiFix’s implant with Dr. Yizhar Floman, a leading Israeli spine surgeon.

Floman believes ApiFix can

The device is geared to adolescents from age 10 to 18, a period of rapid growth when the curvature develops. The spinal curve of young patients is easier to manipulate and the bone strength is much better than in older patients, Arnin explains.

About 40,000 people undergo surgery for scoliosis correction in the US every year, adding up to a $600 million market there and an additional estimated $300 million market elsewhere.

ApiFix will file for FDA approval early this year, and Arnin says the review process will take several months. “We hope in about a year from now we’ll have FDA approval.”

ApiFix is growing to six full time employees, including a The ApiFix implant allows for incremental correction of the new CEO. Following the fresh curvature by relaxing and realigning the ligaments and muscles investment, Arnin hopes to surrounding the spinal column. Photo: courtesy double that number.

He believes his device is The ApiFix implant relaxes become the standard for up to 60 percent of adolescent scoli- and realigns these soft tissues advancing the field of spinal osis patients needing surgical over a period of days or weeks medical technology, which has via exercises the patient does at not seen much growth in the treatment. past years. “There is almost no “Conventional surgery ad- home.

A patented control mech- sophisticated technology availdresses only the bony part of the spine but ignores the soft tis- anism enables the surgeon to able, and I think a project such sues, ligaments and muscles that lock or unlock the rod via a nee- as ApiFix can contribute a lot take time to become flexi le,” dle procedure to allow for incre- to the standard of care,” says Arnin. mental corrections.

Arnin explains.

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Can Coffee Perk Up Heart Health, Too? In lab tests, caffeine blocked inflammatory response, but did not prove cause-and-effect By: Amy Norton

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he caffeine in your morning cup of joe may do more than jolt you awake — it may also help dampen the type of inflammation that's linked to heart disease risk factors, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that an inflammatory mechanism was dialed up in certain older adults, but not others. When it was highly activated, people often had high blood pressure and stiff arteries.

But in lab experiments, there was evidence that caffeine blocked this inflammatory process.

No one, however, is saying that morning cup of coffee is a magic bullet against aging.

No one, however, is saying that morning cup of coffee is a magic bullet against aging.

Still, the fi dings might help explain why past studies have linked higher caffeine intake to a longer life, said lead researcher David Furman, of Stanford University School of Medicine.

The human body has "probably hundreds of pathways" that contribute to chronic in-

fl mmation and various diseases, according to Furman.

"We identified one of them," he said.

Furman added that substances other than caffeine might influence the infl mmatory process. He pointed to the well-known example of omega-3 fatty acids (nutrients commonly found in fatty fish), which can ease inflammation.

A researcher who wasn't involved in the study also cautioned against making too much of the caffeine findi g.

What's "really important" is that the study points to some molecular "targets" for new treatments to fi ht chronic infl mmation, said Gabrielle Fredman.

Fredman is an assistant professor at Albany Medical College, in Albany, N.Y., and a grantee of the American Federation for Aging Research.

Researchers have long believed that lasting, low-grade infl mmation contributes to most age-related chronic diseases — including heart disease, arthritis, dementia and many cancers.

Fredman noted that existing anti-inflammatory drugs have side effects, including immune system suppression — which aren't desirable in older adults.

So, she said, scientists are trying to develop treatments that

target specific culprits in the chronic infl mmation process.

Whether caffeine could be one of those treatments is unclear.

included over 100 adults. For the past decade, the participants have taken surveys, given blood samples and had their medical histories reviewed.

Furman's team compared blood samples from the younger and older groups, to

The caffeine in your morning cup of joe may do more than jolt you awake — it may also help dampen the type of inflammation that's linked to heart disease risk factors, a new study suggests

"There's some suggestion in this study that moderate caffeine might be enough to quell some of this inflammation," Fredman said.

But, she stressed, it's too early to tell what it all could mean. "They didn't do a clinical trial that tested caffeine," Fredman pointed out. "Definitely, more studies need to be done."

The study, published online Jan. 16 in Nature Medicine,

see which genes were more "activated" in older adults.

They zeroed in on two "clusters" of genes in which all of the members seemed to work together. Both clusters are involved in producing a potent inflammatory protein called IL-1-beta.

It turned out that the older adults could be separated into two groups: Those with high activation in one or both gene clusters; and those with low

activation.

Of the 12 adults in the "high" group, nine had high blood pressure — versus only one of 11 people in the "low" group. Those in the high group were also much more likely to have stiff arteries.

On top of that, their blood tests showed differences: Older folks in the high group had higher levels of IL-1-beta.

They also had higher levels of substances known as nucleic-acid metabolites. These are breakdown products of the molecules that serve as building blocks for genes.

So, where does caffeine fit in?

Those in the low activation group drank more caffeinated beverages. That led the researchers to take a deeper look in the lab.

First, they incubated immune system cells with the nucleic-acid metabolites that were prevalent in blood from the "high" group. They found that the metabolites boosted activity in one of the inflammatory gene clusters. That, in turn, caused the immune cells to churn out more IL-1-beta.

When injected into mice, the substances triggered widespread inflammation and high blood pressure.

Next, the researchers incubated immune cells in both the nucleic-acid metabolites and caffeine.

They found that caffeine appeared to block the inflammation-triggering substances.

According to Fredman, the results point to some "targetable" substances for anti-inflammatory treatments.

Past research has shown that IL-1-beta tends to be elevated in people with cardiovascular disease, Fredman said. And a clinical trial is currently testing the effects of an IL-1-beta inhibitor in heart disease patients.

On a broader level, Fredman said, the new study starts to get at a fundamental question.

"There's some suggestion in this study that moderate caffeine might be enough to quell some of this inflammation" Fredman said "This can help us in understanding why some people age more successfully than others," she said. "Why does one person have a stroke at age 60, while someone else lives to 100 and never has a stroke?"

It's not clear why some people have "high" activation of inflammatory gene clusters, while others don't.

But it's probably partly genetic, Fredman said. And there was evidence of that in the study, she added: Older people in the low-activation group were eight times more likely to have a least one close relative who'd lived to age 90 or older.

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Medical Experts Alarmed at Trump's Reported Support of Vaccine Skeptic Robert Kennedy Jr. has backed widely disproved claim that childhood inoculations can cause autism

ry in vaccines is responsible disorders.

"If, as the evidence suggests, for the marked increase in the our public-health authorities prevalence of autism," Adesman but perpetuating a myth from when administered according knowingly allowed the pharma- said. "We now know that is not By: Dennis Thompson the very highest levels poses to the recommended schedule, ceutical industry to poison an the case since mercury was rehe U.S. medical com- a dangerous threat to public have been disproven by a ro- entire generation of American moved from almost all vaccines bust body of medical literature," children, their actions arguably given to young children many munity is responding health. constitute one of the biggest years ago and there has been no with reactions rangscandals in the annals of Amer- reduction in the incidence of ing from apprehenican medicine," Kennedy wrote autism spectrum disorders. sion to dismay at reports that "It would be irresponsible in a 2005 Rolling Stone article President-elect Donald Trump to have a vaccine safety skeptic titled "Deadly Immunity." reportedly asked a renowned vaccine skeptic to head a new commission on vaccine safety.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has written articles and books claiming a link between childhood vaccines and autism, said Tuesday that Trump had offered him the post during a meeting earlier that day.

A Trump spokeswoman threw some doubt on Kennedy's assertion, however, stating hours later that while the president-elect is interested in a Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has written articles and books commission on autism, no fina claiming a link between childhood vaccines and autism, said decision has been made.

Tuesday that Trump had offered him the post of heading up a Nonetheless, a host of med- new commission on vaccine safety. ical societies, autism advocacy The American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement "Withholding vaccines will AAP President Dr. Fernando reiterating that "vaccines protect children's health and save groups and individual physicians immediately denounced do nothing to reduce the chance Stein said in the statement. lives."

Medical experts also stood the potential development, that a child is diagnosed with Dr. Andrew Adesman, chief head up a presidential commitwhich they said would shake autism, but will absolutely in- aghast that the chair of the comthe public's faith in a practice crease the chance that a child mission could be a known vac- of developmental and behav- tee to second-guess the consenioral pediatrics at Cohen Chil- sus judgment of America's leadthat regularly protects millions could contract and die from a cine skeptic.

In articles, books and appear- dren's Medical Center in New ing scientists and researchers," of people from virulent diseases. vaccine-preventable disease," ances, Kennedy has accused Hyde Park, N.Y., said Kennedy's Adesman concluded.

"The scientific research has Singer added.

The widely discredited link The American Academy of public health authorities of hid- assertions fail to acknowledge been done and the results are clear — vaccines do not cause Pediatrics released a statement ing proof that a mercury-based the intense scrutiny given the between vaccines and autism fi st surfaced in the late 1990s autism," said Alison Singer, reiterating that "vaccines protect preservative called thimerosal nation's vaccine program.

"For many years, Robert F. when The Lancet published a president of the Autism Science children's health and save lives." that was formerly used in chil"Claims that vaccines are dren's vaccines could cause Kennedy Jr. has zealously pro- paper by British researcher AnFoundation. "Some people may choose not to believe the facts, linked to autism, or are unsafe autism and other neurological moted the theory that mercu- drew Wakefield claiming that a

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Notice of Formation of Teraviatwo LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/1/16.

Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Olivier Brandicourt, 170 E. 77th St., 4B, NY, NY 10075, principal business address.

Purpose: all lawful purposes. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of Teraviathree LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/1/16.

Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Olivier Brandicourt, 170 E. 77th St., 4B, NY, NY 10075, principal business address.

Purpose: all lawful purposes. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of POLER LEGAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/16. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Emily A Poler, 20 Plaza Street #C6, Brooklyn, NY 12238. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of ANSONIA PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/02/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Susan Elkind Orchant, 2109 Broadway, Apt. 9-18, New York, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of CRP Rivington Street Redevelopment, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/16.

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 Castellan Real Estate Partners, 1841 Broadway, Ste. 400, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/20-2/24]

Notice of Formation of MAXMO 33 EAST CLINTON AVE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/04/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC, 600 Madison Ave., 8th 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., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[1/13-2/17]

Notice of Qualification of GROKASH REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/17.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/04/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Eleanor Zweibel, Manager, 236 W. 30th St., NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Creations Network Inc., 3411 Silverside Rd., Rodney Bldg., #104, Wilmington, DE 19810. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the State of DE, Corp. Dept., Loockerman & Federal Sts., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

Notice of Formation of FUND CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/16. Office location: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 295 Ave O, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/132/17]

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Notice of Formation of HELLER FUNDRAISING GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/16, becoming effective on 01/01/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/132/17]

Notice of Formation of HUBERT HUBERT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/09/16. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 1280 Fifth Ave. Apt. 17B, NY, NY 10029. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: Lei Meng at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/13-2/17]

Notice of Qualification of 414 GREAT PLAINS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/29/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/17/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Seward & Kissel LLP, Attn: Scott M. Sambur, One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

Notice of Qualification of 121 SPRING RETAIL OWNER, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/13/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o 60 Guilders, LLC, 370 7th Ave., Ste. 1400, NY, NY 10001. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

Notice of Qualification of 155 West 11th Street Owner LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the principal business location of LLC: Rockefeller & Co., Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10020, Attn: General Counsel. DE address of LLC: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [12/231/27]

Notice of Qualification of Charach Walk Holdings LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the principal business location of LLC: Rockefeller & Co., Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10020, Attn: General Counsel. DE address of LLC: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any purposes permitted by applicable law. [12/231/27]

Notice of Qualification of 5529-427-433 Dean Street Brooklyn LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/2/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: CT Corporation, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/23-1/27]

20 MEADOW REALTY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/18/2016. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 20 Meadow St., Brooklyn, NY 11206, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [12/161/20]

Notice of Formation of CA Bedford Holdings II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/3/16. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1412 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of CA PTMA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/16. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1412 Broadway, 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of 1917 CP UNIT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Qualification of 30 PP PH80 LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/02/16. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/01/16.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with State of DE, Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of PATRICIA LANE EQUITIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 55 Fifth Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10003-4398. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Robert Kantor, Esq. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/9-1/13]

Notice of Qualification of LONDON 64 LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/16. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/09/16.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o London Management Corp., 60 W. 38th St., Ste. 6W1, NY, NY 10169.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, P.O. Box 898, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/9-1/13]

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LADIES WHO PRINT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/21/16. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, which also serves as the registered agent address. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [12/91/13]

SWAN HEART LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/30/2016. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 250 East 60th St., #4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [12/91/13]

Notice of Formation of USFELIX, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/16. Office location: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: USFELIX, LLC, 1538 41st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful activity. [1/6-2/10]

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

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Notice of Formation of Validus Nutrition LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/7/16. Office location: Richmond County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jesse Rothman, 1292 Rockland Ave, #2B, Staten Island, NY 10314.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [12/16-1/20]

Notice of Formation of Lyle LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/16/16. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cornelia Guest, Bessemer Trust, 630 5th Ave., NY, NY 10111, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [12/9-1/13]

Notice of Qualification of SAVANNA INCENTIVE VEHICLE IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/21/16. Princ. office 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. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [12/231/27]

Notice of Formation of HM Food Trade IP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/26/16. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 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]

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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,

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

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

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]

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]

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 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]

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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]

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of 74TH STREET CONSTRUCTION MANAGER LLC. Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/16. OďŹƒce location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/20/16. Princ. oďŹƒce of LLC: 152 W. 57th St., 60th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. oďŹƒce of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led 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]

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JANUARY 20, 2017 Notice of Formation of CENTER FOR CREATIVE JUDAISM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/2016.

Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall

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]

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Notice of Formations of LAW OFFICE OF LAURA E. COWAN PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/02/2016.

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.

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designated as agent of the LLC upon whom

mail process to: The LLC, 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act.

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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]

York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Sidney Hoffman, 98 Second Ave., Ground Fl., New York, NY 10003. General purpose. [11/2512/30]

Notice of Qualification of BSEED 17 LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: Kings County. LLC

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]

11230. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19008. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any

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]

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

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]

6/2/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Capitol Services, Inc., 1218 Central Ave., Ste. 100, Albany, NY 12205.

DE address of LLC: 1675 S State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover,

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 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

[11/25-12/30]

Notice of Qualification of Thor Gateway I & II Owner, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on

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]

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]

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

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]

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 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 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 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any

formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/09/16. Princ. office of LLC: 729 Ocean Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY

Plaza, NY, NY 10004. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711

to 1501 Lexington Ave., #2A, NY, NY 10029.

3151 Broadway LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/26/12. Office location: New

served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Seward & Kissel, Att: Noelle Indelicato, One Battery Park

to: The LLC, 195 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY

Office location: NY County. SSNY has been

process against it may be served. SSNY shall

NY Co. LLC org. in DE 10/5/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be

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

mail process to: The LLC, 610 E. 7th Street, 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Qual. of Dragon Auto Management LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/6/16. Off. loc:

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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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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HS0729

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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

13 UNIT INVESTMENT. Excellent condition, fully rented.

Overlooks the Hudson River.

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914-213-2834 LM0217

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

TO ADVERTISE IN The Jewish Voice CALL: 800-998-0885

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JOBS & SERVICES HELP WANTED

9020

Customer Service position. Full time, Mill Basin area. Some experience necessary. Call 888-704-3435 CB0224 Mashgiach/ Deli Counterperson w/experience, for take-out in Edison, NJ. Please call 917832-0753 CB0120 HELP NEEDED. OFFICE WORK. Rockland office, looking for sharp, ambitious person handling multi-task work.

Must have prior experience in Finance, Credit, Fcra, Fdcpa +. Email: sam.housewarepro@ gmail.com Fax: 845-790-6420

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

LM0127

SECTY, F/T ONLY. Customer service, data entry. Knowl of QuickBooks pref, able to multi task. 718-369-0200 x205. sales@paylessofficeonline. com CB0120 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

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

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

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

CHAUFFEURS. Katonah based company seeking FT/ PT Drivers. Must have WCTLC license. Retirees welcome.

Please Call 914-479-2292 between 10AM-2PM LM0101

ELECTRICIAN NEEDED 3 plus yrs exp Must have own tools And able to work alone 718-522-3893 HS0506

MANAGER FOR LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT WANTED! To work at The Jewish Voice newspaper. Brooklyn location.

Call Stuart Katz 718-998-7600 Ext. 19

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

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.

BOOKKEEPER P/T For Jewish Voice Please Call 718-998-7600 LM0318

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.

EXPERIENCED WOMAN Is Looking for a Job Taking Care of the Elderly. 30 Years Experience. Excellent References. Call 917-854-3153 LM0217

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

DRIVER. Wheel-chair van. Must have CDL-C, paid training.

Plenty overtime/ PTO. $12/ hr.

Health befits. 914-266-0219 LM0205

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

DO YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE WITH NO ONE TO CARE FOR? Mature Lady, 34 year old seeking Caregiving job. Private party, honest, trustworthy, loving and caring. Danbury area preferred, willing to travel.

Experienced; CPR, first aid completed physician test, text ID. Call Agnes 443-477-9902 LM0217

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

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

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

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

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

718-949-9233

For further information please contact us at: sales@jewishvoiceny.com

TO ADVERTISE IN The Jewish Voice CALL: 800-998-0885

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JOBS, SERVICES & FOR SALE **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

LM0120

NUTRITIONIST

9965

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman LCSW Winter Special, 3 one hour sessions for $127.

Call 516-967-0675

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

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

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

PERSONALS

9910

JULIA’S HOUSECLEANING! Houses, Apartments, Condos, Offices, Windows, Commercial/ Residential. 5 Years Experience, References.

Free Estimates. 914-373-1880/ 646-255-9162 LM1230

PETS

HAVENESE PUPS. Home raised with kids. Male/ Female Available. Parent’s health clear & on premises. Puppy’s health guaranteed. 516-596-8639

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Bonnie Budman, LCSW WINTER SPECIAL, 3 one hour sessions for $127. Call 516-967-0675 CB0203

HANDYMAN

9960

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT

9950

Reuven’s Repairs. Small electric and plumbing, $125.

House call plus parts. Servicing Brooklyn. 347-585-3544 CB0217

Famous Hagstrom Street Atlas 5 Boro – Shows All Streets

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

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

LM0805

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

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

9025

Seeking Mensch: Petite, Attractive, Blue-Eyed, Blond Female, Baby Boomer.

Manhattanite, Widely Published Journalist/ Author/ Educator. World Traveler (Xian to Cuba), MBA. Passions: Musical Theater, Cabaret, Concerts, Comedy, Dining Out (Greasy Spoon to Grand.)

Witty Soulmate Reply to P.O. Box 4167, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 101634167 LM1014

REAL ESTATE

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

SWIMMING POOLS

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 LM0217

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 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Flute- Pearl, 2 ClarinetsBuffet & Selmer, Alto SaxLike New. Also, Music Books Available. 732-833-1692 LM0113

ENTERTAINMENT

9044

FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE. Private Parties, Gated Communities, Country Clubs.

Tri-State Area & Florida.

Having a Party for Mom or Dad? Professional Performer Appeared at Waldorf, Plaza Hotels, Restaurants. JERRY CARDONE, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER. Reasonable Rates. 516-770-8176 LM1125 We buy and Sell Gold, Silver, Sterling Pieces, Bullion and Collectible Coins. We even buy old and broken pieces. Highest CA$H Prices Paid. Call 646379-3566. Eli@USCoinSpot. com *Meetings By Appointment Only CB0224

AUTOMOTIVE

9050

Large Van for hire for any purpose also pick up cargo from airport. Experienced and honest. 917-696-0000 CB1230

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

37th Street Between 1415 Avenue, 350 SF office, large windows, high ceiling, including furniture, internet & utilities Call 347-721-5244 CB0120 Avenue L/Nostrand Ave. 3 rm office, $1750, all included.

Please call 718-513-6911 x101 CB0224

SUNSET PARK 50’s. M-1-2 zone warehouse- 4,200 sq ft, with modern house- 3,000 sq ft. Delivered vacant. $13,000 combined. Ask for HarryAlpine Realty 718-238-1788 LM0210

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 · 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

NEWLY FURNISHED & AFFORDABLE OFFICE SPACE For Psychotherapist & Related Professionals in Great Rockville Centre Location. Shared Waiting Room. Free Street Parking. Call 516-316-0096

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 OR HAIR SALON FULLY EQUIPPED FOR RENT, Rt. 6, Mohegan Lake, NY. For Information, Call 914282-6602 LM0708

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT LEVITTOWN A-1 Prof. Bldg. 1-2-3 Rm. Suites. From $399/ Mo.Free Utilites.

516-735-6681 LM0911

WHITE PLAINS AREASTORAGE & PARKING RENTAL. Clean & convenient enclosed storage shed & outdoor truck parking. Perfect for contractors or landscapers.

Call 914-923-3429 LM0701

NEW YORK STATE 7050 KENT Office/ Retail Space on Route 52 corridor. Move your business from your basement or use our space for your pop-up or incubator business.

Spaces range from 750 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft. Rent ranges from $950 to $2,200. Short and long term leases available.

845-878-7833 LM0106 OSSINING. Commercial garage space, 2200 sq ft.

Zoned for auto repair & body work. Also, commercial outside storage. Frame equipment for sale. Rental or sale available. 914-941-3239 or 914-804-3461 LM1216 OSSINING/ BRIARCLIFF. Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist looking for Office Share for a professional in health related field. Asking rent $825/ month including utilities.

Oromyologist.com 914-302-6983 LM1125 OSSINING. OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE BY OWNER: In the heart of Ossining, Spring & Main St. Walk to RR. 45/ min to NYC. Ideal professional space, suitable for professional and varied businesses. Spacious 3,200 sq ft room, can be divided into two offices, 1,600 sq ft/ each.

One 400 sq ft office. Suite w/ conference room, kitchenette & 5 offices. Elevator access for ADA accessibility.

Storage space available.

TWO Municipal parking lots available w/ 3 free hours.

Please Call Angelo 914-3375903 (O) or 914-282-9973 (C) LM1021

KATONAH- Office Suite for Rent. Charming Victorian House converted into professional office space.

Furnished, sublet (400 sq ft) located on 2nd flr of bldg.

Perfect for counselor or therapist. 2 min walk to train station. Call 914-232-4000

LM0224

LM1202

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

BREWSTER. Prime location!

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

Well-Established Allstate Agency For Sale. Marine Park area. Agent wants to retire.

Must be able to obtain your own financing & currently be .in the insurance business Call 917-301-2477

LM0703

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

ELMSFORD. 4,000 Sq Ft. High Bay Warehouse with office.

14 Ft overhead door. Drive in, no automotive. Call 914-5927229 LM0708

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

BRONX COMMERCIAL FOR SALE 4060 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

Desirable warehouse space near NJ Turnpike entrance & all major highways, close to all, 1st fl, multiple loading options, high ceilings, drive in doors, lots of vehicle parking, from 2,000 sf to 100,000 sf.

Also refrigerator and freezer space avail. Call owner: 646-457-0517 CB0120 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 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 LM0805

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1060

Avenue M/ East 2nd Street.

Approximately 1500 square feet basement, private entrance, 9 foot ceiling. Call 845-274-5886 CB0127

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

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

MANHATTAN

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

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1010

AVE Y near Ocean Pkwy. 2 BR apt, new kit/applncs, terrace, 2nd flr. Move in cond. 718-9743884, 347-574-1814 CB0127 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 CB0113 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

LINDENHURST: Gorgeous, All New! 1BR, Eat-in kitchen, full bath, closets, no smoking, no pets, references a must! 1 month rent/ security. $1,650/ all, includes flat screen/ fios/ wifi. 516-661-7539 LM0127 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

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REAL ESTATE DEER PARK. Small 1BR, small kitchen, driveway parking. No smoking, no pets. 2 month’s security. $850 + utilities.

Available now. Owner 516-848-5631 LM1202 SOUTH HEMPSTEAD. Rockville Centre schools, 3BR, 2 baths, EIK, DR, LR, deck, in-ground pool 16x32. Near Molloy College. Gorgeous Apt. $2,700.

516-385-2165 LM0923 EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE. Secluded getaway, circular driveway, Cathedral ceilings, wooded floors, pool, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, stainless kitchen, w/d, plush gardens/ landscape acreage. End of season special. $22,900.

8/10- 9/14. Fran 212-4729821/ 631-324-5143 or Barbara 917-287-2072 LM0814

NEW YORK STATE

7010

NEW ROCHELLE/ WESTCHESTER. 1BR apts available. Extra-large rooms, eat-in kitchen. Near shops/ beach. No pets. $1625/ $1550/ $1490. 914-478-2442 LM0715

8010

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

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

LONG ISLAND CONDO FOR SALE

APARTMENTS FOR SALE / CONDOS BROOKLYN

1020

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

347-493-6976 HS0506

MANHATTAN

2020

NYC, West End Avenue, 84/85 St. lg 7rm Condo for sale.

2500 sf, 5 BR, 3 bths Drmn bldg, no bkrs, $ 4.75M 917806-5080 HS0311

QUEENS

5020

NEW SPRINGVILLE- Ground level end unit. 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, galley kitchen.

Asking $289,000. By owner 347-231-0829 KK0108

LONG ISLAND

6020

RONKONKOMA / NOB HILL –

OR APPOINTMENT..

End unit, second floor, 2BR

Call Ray 212 602 1137

condo. Pergo & new tile in

This house is located in the

kitchen bath & balcony. Pool

prestigious Murray Hill location

& tennis/ $222K. Call Owner

near the finest school system,

631-806-3488 LM0318

five minutes from the Metro North and thirty five minutes outside of Manhattan. Truly a great value being offered by a

gated, 55+, 2bd/ 2ba, full basement with cedar storage, pool, clubhouse. Call Bonnie Boeger, RES of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at

(0) 631-941-3100

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

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

country kitchen, granite island LM0120

with bright breakfast area leading into Mother-in-law or

HOUSE FOR RENT 6030

Media Room. The house has a

with fireplace and wet bar. The

Colonial! 4BR, 3 baths, 22’

1400 sf. family room contains

EIK with island, 15’ FDR, 30’

three exposures, a 30ft

MBR Suite. Huge Bsmt. Job

cathedral ceiling, and a second

Relocation Forced Sale. $5,100.

fireplace. Exit onto onto a wrap-

Realtor 516-316-8551 LM0708

deck which spirals down to a 600 sf. patio overlooking the rear of the property / gardens.

7020

The second floor features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a master

Winter and Summer Vacation

bedroom with cathedral ceiling,

Rental. Beautiful nine Bedroom

and a Romeo Juliet balcony

house in South Fallsburg, New

overlooking the family room.

York, (sleeps up to twenty five),

Marble Master bathroom with

two fireplaces, huge kitchen

jacuzzi tub and separate glass

and dining room, living room,

shower. Servants’ quarters

oversized porch. Available for

converted into bedroom and

family retreats. Please call

laundry room. The basement

347-309-8485 to reserve your

level features large rec- room

weekend.

CB0217

with Lap Pool and lower den with FDR fireplace. Exit the den

Scarsdale is located in

onto a large patio overlooking

beautiful Westchester County

large rear property, with

a residential community only

babbling brook ample for

24 miles north of New York City

garden & children’s play.

and rated as a leading upscale community, has an outstanding

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

formal 35 foot long dining room

PLAINVIEW. 3 Year Old

NEW YORK STATE

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

family. Enter into a formal foyer with half bath right into a large

(C) 631-662-1983,

OUT OF STATE

8020

school system with 99% of its graduates going on to higher education. There are over 20 parks and playgrounds, 26 public tennis courts, a

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

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

QUEENS

3030

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

OUT OF STATE

8030

DEAL, NJ. Outstanding Townhouse in the Heart of Deal. Living room, dining room, designer kitchen, 4BR, 3 ½ baths, full fin bsmt with BR & bath. Garage. $3,800/ month.

Credit check. Call Dot Schulze Agency 732-229-2600 LM0902

HOUSES FOR SALE

municipal pool, and two 18-hole golf courses with Scarsdale Boundaries.

BROOKLYN The downtown Village Center,

3020

114 BIRCHALL DRIVE. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAYS 2-3:30PM

Stunning Southold Condo,

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

OUT OF STATE

STATEN ISLAND

NEW JERSEY

with its Tudor architecture, has

SEASIDE HEIGHTS: OPEN

a variety of stores, professional

HOUSE Sat/Sun 1-4, 1 Blvd

offices and residential units and

New Condos Starting @

the Metro North Railroad. It so

$399,900 Ocn & Bay views 1

situated so that you can enjoy

Blk-Bch shopping &

city life, suburban life, country

restaurants, upgrades

life and ocean life within

everywhere. Mike Seaside Rlty

relatively short distances.

Inc 732-330-6651 HS0527

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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

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REAL ESTATE

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

5040

Staten Island Mountaindale: 3 BRs. htd Fl arm, fin bsmt, 2 bths, lg EIK, some furniture.

Heated & A/c’s. Mint condition. All new appliances.

Nr. shul.

917-453-6926. HS0729

LONG ISLAND

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

NEW YORK STATE 7040

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

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

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

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

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

No. Miami Beach. 4 houses for sale in heart of Jewish community. Also Miami Bch. Lic Real Estate Broker Call Erica 305-761-1612 CB0127

MONMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK.

KEY WEST. CONDO FOR RENT. January 7- January 14, 2017.

2BR’s, 2 baths, $1,800.

631-722-3026 LM1216

plots. Park Reserve, Sec 2.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL. CONDOS FOR SALE. Century Village. Short walk to temple.

561-716-5397 LM0127

PLOTS FOR SALE

9065

1-site double plot up & down. $1,995. 732-462-5633 LM1209 WELLWOOD CEMETERY. 2 Block 25. Graves 5 & 6.

Beautiful location. Value $8K. Price negotiable. Marvin 212-924-3486 LM1230 ROSE HILLS MEMORIAL FOR SALE: 3 Indoor Niches For Cremains. Location: Beautiful “Heritage Gardens” on the Hill

PLOT FOR SALE: ROSEHILLS MEMORIAL PARK. Beautiful elevated GARDEN E level 5. $7,500 or best offer.

203-595-5414 LM0217 ROSEHILL CEMETERY IN PUTNAM VALLEY. Lovely double cemetery plots. Asking $3,000.

Call 845-225-8019 LM1209

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 Front. Cost: $5,200. Conditions of Purchase: Certified Check Payable To The Owner- Title Transfer Immediate. Contact Michele @ 201-923-4533 (Cell) LM0106

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

FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

TOMS RIVER. 2BR, 1 & ½ baths, Enlarged & Remodeled Sussex, Great loc, L/R, D/R, kitchen with oak cabinets. Den, Garage, Gas heat, A/C, Hardwood floors, Sprinkler system on well.

Move-in cond. $157,900 OBO. 732-286-1012 LM1223

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

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

ASKING $625K

BY OWNER 443-875-9204

782145

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

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

FLORIDA

9080

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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