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Roger Waters’ Concerts at Nassau Coliseum May Be Deemed Illegal Due to New Anti-BDS Law Howard J. Kopel petitioned the county attorney to determine whether the operators of Nassau Coliseum would be breaking the law

Roger Waters, the front man for Pink Floyd is again making headlines as the self appointed spokesman of the BDS movement. Officials in Nassau County passed a law earlier this year that prevents companies and individuals from doing business with the county if they support BDS. (Photo Credit: YouTube)

By: Fern Sidman

oger Waters, the front man and bassist for the iconic rock band Pink Floyd is once again making headlines as the self appointed spokesman of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, (BDS) movement, which seeks to isolate Israel from the international community for its perceived policies towards the Palestinians. For years, Waters has discouraged musicians and artists from performing in the Jewish state, accusing Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and calling it an “apartheid regime”. Just recently, Waters spent weeks engaged in a cognitive war of sorts with the band “Radiohead” who per-

formed in Tel Aviv on July 19th. Waters incessantly badgered Thom Yorke of the band to cancel the scheduled performance. According to an article posted on the “Consequence of Sound” web site, Waters supports a “cultural boycott of Israel.” As the acrimony escalated on a palpable level, Yorke responded by giving Waters a tongue lashing for throwing “s**t at us in public” rather than engaging with the band behind the scenes. Yorke also took note of the fact that the boycott effort was quite offensive as Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood is married to a Jew of Arab descent. In the end, Yorke prevailed and courageously boycotted the boycotter and played to incredibly enthusiastic fans

who cheered all night for them at their Tel Aviv summer gig.

For years, Waters has discouraged musicians and artists from performing in the Jewish state, accusing Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and calling it an “apartheid regime”. Now, in response to Waters’s stance, an official in New York’s Nassau County is threatening to take “appropriate legal action” against the operators of a local venue if they do not cancel an upcoming Waters concert, Consequence of Sound notes. It was reported by Spin.com that

officials in Nassau County passed a law earlier this year that prevents companies and individuals from doing business with the county if they support BDS. (New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to similar effect last year.) Two weeks ago, Republican county legislator Howard J. Kopel petitioned the county attorney to determine whether Nassau Events Center, the operators of Nassau Coliseum, would be breaking the law by hosting Waters for a pair of performances at the Coliseum on September 15th and 16th. The coliseum is “a County sponsored facility,” Kopel said in his statement. County attorney Carnell Foskey agreed that a Waters performance would violate the law, and is now lob-

bying Nassau Events Center to cancel the show. “By enabling Mr. Waters to perform, NEC has given Mr. Waters a forum or platform to express his BDS ideology,” Foskey wrote in a letter to the company that was obtained by Newsday. Waters has said he plans to move forward with the concert “I think they’re gonna fail,” he said in a recent Facebook Live video, as was reported by the JTA. “I don’t think, I know they are, because you would have to tear up the Constitution of the United States of America, particularly the First Amendment, and throw it into the Hudson River, or the East River if

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De Blasio Instructed His Aides to Help Secret Service Vacates Trump Tower Post Amidst Lease Dispute Rechnitz With Real Estate Favors By Charles Bernstein

By: Hellen Zaboulani

n has come to light that on many occasions Mayor Bill de Blasio aides were instructed by him to help out campaign contributor Jona Rechnitz, in multiple manners including his issues involving real estate. The Daily News reported that whenever Rechnitz and fellow developer Jeremy Reichberg would email the mayor, de Blasio would respond nearly instantly. On April 1, 2014, de Blasio received an email from Rechnitz recommending a new commissioner for the Department of Buildings. According to emails revealed through a Freedom of Information Act request, the mayor responded, “I’m all ears, Jona. We’ve actually been looking for additional candidates. I’ve cc’ed my chief of staff laura santucci. Pls send the info to her as well. Thanks.” The Real Deal reports, “On another occasion, Rechnitz emailed a top de Blasio aide as he was trying to pressure the Department of Citywide Ad-

Mayor Bill de Blasio instructed his aides on multiple occasions to step in on behalf of campaign contributors.

ministrative Services to buy a vacant lot he owned in Brooklyn to be the site of the NYPD’s new 70th Precinct station. He pressured City Hall to try to get ‘special attention’ because a city agency was giving him the ‘runaround’ over a tax break for a Brooklyn building he owned, and asked for help when he got hit with a violation for operating a building as an illegal hotel.” Last month, Rechnitz

Jona Rechnitz recently lost his job and left New York for California.

skipped town bound for California. He bundled donations for the mayor’s campaign in 2013, and is scheduled to testify later this year as a key witness in an investigation by federal prosecutors into the New York Police Departments pay-to-play corruption. After an office and retail property in Borough Park fell in foreclosure under his management, he recently lost his position as the general partner at JSR Capital.

Politicians Eye Governorship As Cuomo Weathers Turbulence By: Asher Schlesinger

The Secret Service has vacated its unit in Trump Towers after a disagreement regarding the lease agreement terms between the government and President Trump’s company.

cost effective and logistically practical for the Secret Service to lease space elsewhere,” spokeswoman Amanda Miller wrote. The details of the dispute, and whether or not the clash is still ongoing were not clarified. Certainly the price has been one source of the tension. The Secret Service’s statement sounded more hopeful that there might still be a resolution. “The space is still in the process of being obtained and a final decision has not been made,” wrote Pamela Dixon wrote, a spokeswoman for the General Services Administration, which deals with government leases. The agency is working “to obtain perma-

nent work space in an appropriate location,” said Catherine Milhoan, a Secret Service spokeswoman. Milhoan added, “Throughout this process, there has been no impact to the security plan developed by the Secret Service.” As per the Wall Street Journal, The U.S. military is also still leasing space in Trump Tower for $130,000 a month. That unit is for the White House Military Office, which the president would use to launch a nuclear attack, per se. However that unit is not being leased directly from Trump Company, which eases potential ethics complications presented with the President leasing out space for his governmental use.

Tax on Millionaires Being Suggested in NYC to Fix Subway Problems

umors have long swirled regarding a possible 2020 presidential bid by NYC Governor Andrew Cuomo. Now, however, the possibility that Cuomo will even reach a third term as Governor seems like less of a given, following a dip in two recent polls, the NYC subway crisis, a late budget, and other issues. The downturn was noted in a New York Times report Sunday, which observed that Cuomo’s governorship is facing possible challenges from Democratic Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and New York Senator John DeFrancisco, a Republican. "I think it's just prudent to go around and see what level of support there is," DeFrancisco, who has been touring Republican events throughout NY State, said somewhat cautiously, according to Auburn Pub.com. "And if there is, then I'll seriously consider it." As for Miner, in a July report the NY Daily News quoted the Syracuse Mayor as saying she is “taking everybody’s phone calls” regarding the possibility of a gubernatorial bid. “We’re at a time that people understand that the Democratic Party has to stand for something,” Miner explained. “As we’re seeing those values attacked in Washington, people in New York are saying we want to know our Democrats are holding true to our values and our progressive policies.” In a possible allusion to Democratic complaints that Cuomo is too soft in his attacks on

he Secret Service has vacated its unit in Trump Towers after a disagreement regarding the lease agreement terms between the government and President Trump’s company. The Secret Service had previously set up its supervisors and backup agents on standby one floor below the President’s apartment, in case of an emergency. As of early July, however, their command post was relocated to a trailer on the sidewalk by the building. Some security experts fear that the trailer’s distance from the 50th floor condo, poses a security risk and could delay the agency’s response time in protecting the president and his family. Still President Trump has not frequented the home since his inauguration, and his family has not visited since moving into the White House early in June. It seems improbable for the command post to move back into Trump Tower anytime soon. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization told The Washington Post that it would make more sense for the government to find space in a different location. “After much consideration, it was mutually determined that it would be more

By: Anat Ghelber

T Rumors have long swirled regarding a possible 2020 presidential bid by NYC Governor Andrew Cuomo. Now, however, the possibility that Cuomo will even reach a third term as Governor seems like less of a given, following a dip in two recent polls, the NYC subway crisis, a late budget, and other issues

President Donald Trump, Miner said she believes there is “a reason you’re hearing so many people pretty openly discussing (a primary). The governor has some explaining to do or some answers to give.” Zephyr Teachout, an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University who unsuccessfully ran against Cuomo in 2014, suggested the Governor is out of touch with the mood among his fellow Democrats. “There’s been this massive shift in Democrats in New York, and Andrew Cuomo has no sense of that,” Teachout said, according to the NY Times report. Cuomo’s governorship is also overshadowed by scandals involving some of his former aides, the most notable being his former enforcer Joseph Percoco, who is currently preparing

to stand trial over corruption charges. The prospects are bleak enough that some Democratic political consultants have gone so far as to suggest Cuomo should not seek reelection. “We all remember the story of Mario,” one Democratic political consultant said (in reference to Cuomo’s father, Gov. Mario Cuomo), according to Politico. “Andrew has a Republican state Senate that could hold him up for two years. Also, third terms are when problems come home to roost. His numbers are going south already.” As Politico noted, the consultant spoke on condition of anonymity, stating that “I like my knees,” in reference to the likelihood that Cuomo would hit back hard against him if his identity was disclosed.

he centuries-old New York City subway system has been dealing with even more problems than usual. Among them are the number of train delays that commuters have to experience increasing dramatically, as well as several accidents occurring which are raising concerns about commuter safety. All the while, subway pass fares have been increasing every two years, the most dramatic increase being the cost of a monthly MetroCard rising by $4.50 to $121 in March. With calls for even more money from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fix the subway issues and political wrangling occurring between the offices of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo over whose problem this is, a tax on millionaires in New York City has been proposed to provide funding to fix everything. Mayor de Blasio intends to announce this “millionaires tax” within the month for the wealthier residents of New York City to fund any and all needed improvements to subways and buses in the New York City transportation system and, hopefully, decrease fares for riders. Such a program has found success in the city of Seattle.

Mayor de Blasio intends to announce this “millionaires tax” within the month for the wealthier residents of New York City to fund any and all needed improvements to subways and buses in the New York City transportation system and, hopefully, decrease fares for riders

While Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio have been fighting over who has the responsibility to deal with subway problems to begin with (Governor Cuomo controls the transportation authority but has been calling out Mayor de Blasio to fix the subways) both have been experiencing the political fallout of worsening service for New York City commuters. Governor Cuomo’s approval ratings have been dropping among voters, while Mayor de Blasio was the target of a pointed advertisement campaign on television by the union of New York City subway workers. In discussing the proposed

millionaires tax to fix the problem the mayor has stated, “Rather than sending the bill to working families and subway and bus riders already feeling the pressure of rising fares and bad service, we are asking the wealthiest in our city to chip in a little extra to help move our transit system into the 21st century.” Such a tax hike for wealthy New Yorkers would have to be approved by state lawmakers in Albany, New York. This might present a challenge since the state senate is controlled by Republicans (both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo are DemSee Tax on Millionaires Being , page 37

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Spring Retrial for Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Requested By Gov By Rachel Shapiro

federal judge was asked by prosecutors to schedule a date in the spring for the retrial of former-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. In a formal letter, the government requested that a Manhattan judge set a trial for this coming March, April or May, citing that a fast retrial would be in the best interest of the public. The trial is predicted to go on for about a month. According to CBS, “The request comes a day after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to let Silver’s lawyers ask the U.S. Supreme Court to look at the case. The Supreme Court turns down most requests. Prosecutors have said a defense request of the Supreme Court should not delay any retrial, especially since a key witness is

Former-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is accused of receiving nearly $5 million in bribes and kickbacks.

over age 80. Silver, 73, was sentenced last year to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of public corruption charges in late 2015.” Close to $5 million was received by Silver in bribes and kickbacks from real estate de-

velopers and a cancer researcher in exchange for Silver using his position power in their favor, prosecutors allege. The funds were then laundered in private investment vehicles. According to prosecutors, he accumulated over $2 million in assets and set

himself up an annual state pension of $70,000. Last month, the 2nd Circuit overturned the conviction, citing that jurors must be instructed by the trial judge in a manner that conforms to a recent decision by the Supreme Court in which the public corruption conviction of Virginia Republican former-Governor Bob McDonnell was reversed. The definition of what an “official act” by a politician constitutes was narrowed by the high court ruling, which now makes it harder for convictions to be obtained by prosecutors in many public corruption cases. The lawyers representing Silver argued that it may be concluded by the Supreme Court that as a matter of law, Silver should not have to go through a retrial. Prosecutors strongly disagree, and claim that this is

“Silver’s retrial is inevitable, regardless of the outcome of any one of his claims in the Supreme Court.” merely a “delay tactic” by the defense which will likely fail. In court papers, prosecutors said, “Silver’s retrial is inevitable, regardless of the outcome of any one of his claims in the Supreme Court.” Silver was the leader of the state Assembly from 1994 through the beginning of 2015. He was considered one of New York’s most powerful politicians, along with Governor Andrew Cuomo and former Senate leader Dean Skelos. The three state politicians, two of which have since fallen to charges of corruption, were at times called the “three men in a room.”

Manhattan Judge Strips Landlord’s Control Over Properties for Subleasing on Airbnb By: Ilana Siyance

n a ground breaking decision, a Manhattan judge has ruled that an independent manager take control over two properties, where the owner has allegedly continuously allowed renters to sublease apartments on Airbnb. Leasing the properties as a short-term hotel is against the city’s Department of Buildings code and the fire code. The two Midtown properties at 334 W. 46th St. and 15 W. 55th St., which are owned by Salim Assa, were called “public nuisances”. The properties have already received multiple citations and an injunction to cease the short term leasing following a lawsuit against Assa, dating back to February 2015. In his decision, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James E. d’Auguste wrote, “It appears

place, the Owner Defendants have taken minimal steps to remedy the alleged illegal use and occupancy.” As reported by the NY Post, the judge appointed Manhattan attorney Darren R. Marks as receiver for the properties, authorizing him to run the buildings, and collect rents. Proponents hailed the exemplary ruling as a strong warning for landlords who disregard city laws against Airbnb subleasing. “This decision should serve as a warning that the City does not limit its enforcement efforts to In a groundbreaking decision, a Manhattan judge has ruled that an independent manager take control over two properties, issuing violations,” said Catherine Wan, Deputy Director of where the owner has allegedly continuously allowed renters to the Mayor’s Office of Special sublease apartments on Airbnb Enforcement. After the decision Assa’s lawthat despite receiving over one being sued by the City in the inhundred building and fire viola- stant action, and being enjoined yer, Anthony Genovesi won an tions, criminal court summons- from using the properties as il- emergency stay from the state es regarding the illegal use and legal short-term hotels pursuant Appellate Division Court deoccupancy of the properties, to the preliminary injunction in laying the appointment of an

independent manager over the properties until the case is appealed. Genovesi told The Post that landlords are being ‘victimized’, while the renters and subleases are the offenders who are reaping the benefits. “There is an incongruity to prosecuting a landlord for something the landlord did not do and is not able to prevent. The tenants in this case have absolutely no downside to violating the law. The city is not issuing tenants any violations, and they have not issued any subtenants any violations,” said Genovesi. “The landlords can’t control a tenant’s bad decision. In this case, the landlord did absolutely nothing wrong and had no involvement in any temporary residences. The landlord terminated the lease of any and every tenant who permitted a temporary residence.”

Hasidic Community Waited 2 Hours After Stark Kidnapping to Call Cops By Hannah Hayes

ew information has been revealed through an email that has surfaced regarding the abduction of Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark in 2014. Mayor Bill de Blasio received an email from JSR Capital chief developer Jona Rechnitz, who recently skipped town bound for California and was the alleged recipient of several favors from the De Blasio administration, claiming that a Hasidic community patrol had known for two hours that Stark had been kidnapped before finally contacting law enforcement. On Friday, August 4, the email with the message title “Hassidic [sic] Jew burned” was released.

In 2014, Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark was kidnapped and murdered.

In the message, the mayor was informed that the Shomrim patrol

was aware of Stark’s abduction. In the email dated January 4, 2014, Rechnitz wrote, “The shomrim knew 2 hours before they called then [sic] NYPD. Maybe police could have caught the killers early enough had they known.” A jury has convicted Kendel Felix of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree murder in the case; he was arrested in April 2014 and tried in September 2016. He faces 25 years to life in prison. Cousins Erskin and Kendel Felix accosted Stark on the street as he left his office, located at 331 Rutledge Street in Williamsburg, on January 2, 2014, at approximately 11:30 p.m. After he fought unsuccessfully to escape, Stark was forced into a waiting vehicle and driven away from

the location. Kendall and Henry allegedly joined their relatives. At some point, apparently while being restrained, Stark died of asphyxia. According to the investigation, Erskin Felix, who was in the construction trade with Kendel Felix and Irvine Henry, had done work for Stark. Erskin Felix allegedly planned to extort money from Stark and enlisted Kendel Felix to help kidnap him, forming a conspiracy which also involved both Kendall Felix and Irvine Henry. Upon discovering that Stark was dead, the four relatives allegedly returned to Rutledge Street, intending to retrieve physical evidence and dispose of Stark’s body. Upon arrival, Erskin and Irvine Henry got out of the vehicle, only to find the crime scene

“The shomrim knew 2 hours before they called then [sic] NYPD.” already flooded with police. As alleged, Erskin then directed Kendel and Kendall to go elsewhere to dispose of the body. They drove to Nassau County, threw the body in a dumpster and set it on fire. Approximately 17 hours later, a Nassau County police officer found Stark’s partially burned body in a garbage dumpster behind a gas station in Great Neck, Long Island. The Nassau County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Stark and determined that the cause of death was asphyxia by compression of the neck and chest.

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De Blasio Threatens to Revoke Spectrum's Diary Entry Reveals that Slaves May Franchise Agreement Amid Labor Dispute Be Buried Under Vacant Bklyn Lot By Rebecca Gold

By: Menachem Rephun

n Friday morning, August 4, Mayor Bill de Blasio seemed to threaten to revoke Spectrum’s, one of the city's largest cable and internet providers, franchise agreement. The company is currently fighting with its employees’ union, and has been accused of not using local vendors. Last year, Charter Communications took over Time Warner Cable, rebranding it Spectrum. In March, it failed to reach a contract deal with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3, which led to 1,800 technicians going on strike. Charter denies the accusation that the union has made against them that the telecommunications giant is trying to pay less toward pensions and health benefits, and refusing to negotiate.

Last year, Charter Communications took over Time Warner Cable, rebranding it Spectrum.

tally unfair to the workers. My strong message to Charter Spectrum is come to the table and work to resolve this." Crain’s reports, “The union has also lodged a complaint with the city Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, alleging Charter has failed to honor a proviso in its Spectrum's franchise agree"What's happening here is ment requiring it to provide serjust fundamentally unfair vices through vendors based in the five boroughs ‘to the extent to the workers." feasible.’ The mayor hinted that, should the agency—which he On his weekly WNYC seg- controls—find the company in ment "Ask the Mayor," de Blasio violation, it could result in revorestated his support for Local 3 cation of the franchise, cutting and offered again to mediate a the company off from the largest market in the United States.” deal at City Hall. The mayor said, "I'm not De Blasio said, "What's happening here is just fundamen- going to prejudge that investi-

gation, but if negative findings occur, it can have a very real impact on the future of Charter Spectrum's business with New York City and their ability to be here and do their work here.” Crain’s was told by Charter that its "complying fully" with the franchise requirements, which allows them to hire technicians from other areas. In a statement, spokesman John Bonomo said, "Charter is meeting its franchise obligations with regard to the use of contractors. The contractors serving our customers during the strike are overwhelmingly from New York City. However, the franchise clearly allows the company to use contractors from elsewhere, which we are doing."

NYC Hits Record In Overtime Pay Spending; $1.9B in 2016

According to an 1800 census, the Van Brunt’s owned only two slaves at the start of the 19th Century. By 1810, they had expanded to five, though Adriance Van Brunt released two of his slaves in 1821, six years before the abolition of slavery and seven years before he began keeping the diary.

The NY Times noted that the Van Brunt’s were a prominent landowning family in Gowanus, which was then primarily farmland and not yet part of Brooklyn. As the diary reflects, the Van Brunt’s were slaveowners, as were many (if not most) white landowners at the time. According to the New York Public Library’s Archives and Manuscripts, Adriance Van Brunt kept the diary from June 8, 1828 to March 20, 1830. Most of Van Brunt’s entries were focused on dry every day affairs, such as the prices of farm products, workers’ wages, and so forth. According to an 1800 census, the Van Brunt’s owned only two slaves at the start of the 19th Century. By 1810, they had expanded to five, though Adriance Van Brunt released two of his slaves in 1821, six years before the abolition of slavery and seven years before he began keeping the diary.

In addition to speculation over the unmarked Van Brunt burial site, some historians believe a group of colonial soldiers from Maryland were buried in a mass grave that includes the vacant lot slated for the pre-school. In an 1869 book on the socalled “Battle of Brooklyn,” author T.W. Field speculated that the soldiers’ mass grave included African-American slaves, as the New York Times pointed out in its report. In his book, Field’s offered an eerie eulogy for the anonymous soldiers that appeared somewhat dismissive of the unfortunate slaves he believed they had been interred with. “Far below the present surface,” Field wrote, “mingled with the remains of the servile sons of Africa whose burial ground it also was, lies the dust of those brave boys who found death easier than flight, and gave their lives to save their countrymen.”

Restraining Order Filed Against Jewish Landlord in NYC For Spousal Abuse

By: Asher Schlesinger

ew York City outdid itself in overtime payments last year, spending approximately $1.9 billion. According to a NY Post report Saturday, the payment represents a 4.3 percent increase from 2015. Citing findings by government watchdog Empire Center for Public Policy, the Post said that 10 to 23 percent of the payroll of most NYC agencies last year consisted of overtime payment. In a related report this month, NBC New York found that over 300 NYC employees had boosted their annual salary through overtime pay, according to a See Through New York report cited by NBC NY. The surge in overtime payment was commented on by Tim Hoefer, the executive director of the Empire Center for Public Policy. “When overtime is 20 percent, or even 10 percent of total pay, that’s certainly alarming,” Hoefer told the NY Post. “Budgeting for some overtime is proper financial management, but as these numbers continue to climb, it’s more important that we scrutinize those management practices.” Ranking agencies which paid the most in overtime, the Post found that the Board of Elections paid $8.9 million in

landowner’s diary from the early 19th century suggests several African-American slaves may be buried under a vacant Brooklyn lot. The site, located on Ninth Street and Third Avenue, has been designated for the construction of a pre-school for up to 180 students, according to DNA Info.com. “This neighborhood is growing both because more and more people want to come to the schools here and because of residential development,” City Councilman Brad Lander said in 2015, regarding the plans for the school’s construction. “We need to do everything we can to increase school capacity. I’m very excited that the SCA is moving forward with this site." The School Construction Authority had planned to open the school in 2018, though the unsettling possibility of longdead human bodies buried under the lot has complicated the proceedings. Aside from more mundane entries concerning Sunday sermons and purchases, the diary’s author, Adriance Van Brunt, explicitly refers to the burial of three black slaves, including a 12-year-old girl and an 80-year-old man. According to a NY Times report Friday, the possibility of a grave underneath the lot prompted New York’s Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to hire an environmental consulting firm, AKRF Inc., this summer to excavate, though no remains have as yet been unearthed.

By: Yosef Delatitsky

A The surge in overtime payment was commented on by Tim Hoefer, the executive director of the Empire Center for Public Policy. “When overtime is 20 percent, or even 10 percent of total pay, that’s certainly alarming,” Hoefer told the NY Post. “Budgeting for some overtime is proper financial management, but as these numbers continue to climb, it’s more important that we scrutinize those management practices.”

FY 2017. The BOE followed the Department of Corrections, which paid $278 million in overtime. In its report on overtime payments, NBC New York noted that workers in the DoC made up almost half of the NYC employees who earned more in 2017 through overtime than through their base pay. According to the NY Post, most Department of Correction employees benefitting from the overtime were maintenance workers, rather than corrections officers. The Department of Corrections overtime payments were

criticized as a sign of “persistent dysfunction” and “gross mismanagement” by Queens City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley, according to the NY Post. Crowley noted that “while employees made up to six figures in overtime, jail violence continued to spiral out of control.” As for the other agencies, the NY Post report found that the FDNY paid $345.5 million in overtime for its employees last year, while the NYPD came in at the top of See NYC Hits Record , page 36

restraining order has been filed against a Brooklyn landlord after an incident last year, in which he allegedly shoved a mattress at his wife, forcing her out of the bedroom. The landlord, Ephraim Fruchthandler, has also been accused of kicking his wife, to whom he has been married for 30 years, out of the couple’s 11-bedroom mansion in Midwood last year during an argument on Passover. In May of 2017 it was announced that Abraham Fruchthandler’s FBE Limited is buying a portfolio of four contiguous Upper Manhattan rental buildings for about $50 million

“Far too many tenants are being targeted by landlords who want to ﬂip buildings for maximum proﬁt at the expense of working people,”

Justice Javier Vargas wrote in court papers, Fruchthandler’s wife “was reading Scriptures on her bed and [her] husband wanted to watch television.” To put Fruchthandler’s physical aggression towards his wife in In another incident last year, perspective, the landlord weighs surveillance camera footage 215 pounds, while his wife captured Fruchthandler’s wife weighs a mere 125. In its report, the NY Post not“gesticulating and speaking emphatically in [her] husband’s ed that Ephraim Fruchthandler face,” according to a report last is the scion of FBE LTD, his faweek by the New York Post. At ther Abraham Fruchthandler’s the time of the mattress inci- massive real estate company, dent, Brooklyn Family Court which owns 4,000 residential

units and 25 million square feet of commercial space in New York City. The younger Fruchthandler’s behavior, which includes allegedly refusing to meet with Tenant Associations to address complaints and ignoring longterm tenants repair requests, earned him a spot on NYC Public Advocate Letitia James “Worst Landlords” list in 2015 for a building which reportedly violated over 400 building See Restraining Order Filed , page 37

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Brodsky Buys City Point Apartment Tower for $100M

Ackman Pushes for Control of ADP & Removal of Its CEO

By Mark Snyder

By: Kevin Moriarty

recently constructed 23-floor rental apartment building, located in downtown Brooklyn at 7 Dekalb Avenue as part of City Point, a $1 billion mega development, has been acquired by the Brodsky Organization. According to Crain’s, “The family-owned real estate investment firm purchased the building in a deal that valued it at around $100 million, a source said. The tower was developed by a partnership between Acadia Realty Trust, Washington Square Partners and BFC Partners and includes 80% affordable units. In the deal Acadia and Washington Square Partners sold their majority stake to Brodsky. BFC Partners, which Acadia and Washington Square Partners had tapped to lead the construction, will retain its minority share. Contrary statements came from sources. BFC Partners’ spokesman said that BFC is maintaining ownership of 7 Dekalb Avenue, while Crain’s insider source said that complete ownership is being acquired by Brodsky. Crain’s was unable to immediately reach any other parties involved in the deal for their comments. The building was marketed to potential bidders by CBRE investment sales team led by Darcy Stacom on behalf of BFC,

Rendering of 7 Dekalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn is part f the mega development City Point.

Acadia and Washington Square Partners. For single residential properties, this sale would be one of the biggest so far this year. Crain’s reports, “The purchase gives Brodsky control of its second apartment tower at the City Point site. At the beginning of the 1.8 millionsquare-foot project's development in 2012, Acadia and Washington Square Partners, which control the City Point development site in a longterm land lease from the city, selected Brodsky to develop a 48-story, 440-unit market-rate rental apartment called City Tower. That building is now complete and is managed by Brodsky. At that time, Acadia and Washington Square Partners selected BFC Partners

to lead the construction and co-invest in 7 Dekalb Ave.” At the residential development of the site, a giant retail mall remains owned and operated by Acadia and Washington Square Partners, despite several deals being made by them with other developers to construct and run the apartment towered on the site. Many popular tenants already call the development home, including the Dekalb Market food hall and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Still in progress is a third residential tower, which will also have a retail space on the ground floor. The tall, narrow rental tower is going to be built by Extell Development; a selection made by Acadia and Washington Square Partners to work on the project.

Empty Storefronts Plague the Upper East Side By: Ilana Siyance

mpty stores plague the streets of the Upper East Side like an epidemic. Known affectionately as the ‘Gold Coast’, this area was home to trendy store front like American Apparel, Reebok, BCBG MAXAZRIA and oldies like Filenes Basement, all of whom have since shut their UES stores. As reported by the Real Deal, in July there were 82 vacant storefronts along Madison, Lexington, Third and Second avenues between 57th and 96th streets. “That is a lot, and there’s probably 20 percent more that’s on the market,” with space that is occupied but available for lease, said Greg Tannor, a retail specialist with Lee & Associates. We all remember a time when asking rents in the area were soaring. Apparently they reached unsustainable peaks and tenants began losing steam. Store fronts collecting dust now include the five-story townhouse home at 770 Madison Avenue, four stores near the corner of Lexington’s East 85th Street, and the list goes on. There are only two blocks that have not been tainted by empty shops on the 13-block stretch on 3rd Avenue between East 70th and 83rd streets. The statistics are alarming. During the second quarter,

All American Apparel's NYC Locations Are Now Closed

Third Avenue between East 57th and 79th streets saw the largest increase in its availability rate. Leaping 7 percent for the year, the availability rate is at 16.6 percent, as per to Cushman’s latest retail report. The second highest increase was seen on Madison Avenue between East 57th and 72nd streets with a 5.3 percent hike to an availability rate of 23.5 percent. The price tags on the store fronts play an important role on their desirability, but that is not the only factor. Third Avenue, which is geared towards chain apparel stores and national brands, with average asking rents at $283 per square foot, has fared the worst. “Third [Avenue], I think, is the first market to really struggle with

some of the difficulties we’re seeing with national soft goods retailers,” said Steven Soutendijk of Cushman. “They’re the ones that are struggling in malls across the country.” Madison Avenue, which is a top international luxury shopping destinations, has fared slightly better even despite its sky-high asking rents, which average $1,431 per square foot. On Second Avenue, the retail woes are attributed mostly just to the lengthy construction along the Second Avenue subway line. With that project finally complete, the neighborhood should bounce back quickly. Most of those stores are home to neighborhood necessities such as dry cleaners, restaurants and other small stores.

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battle for control of the payroll processing company Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) and the removal of its chief executive officer has been started by activist investor Bill Ackman. On Friday, August 4, ADP announced that Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management told the company that it wants Ackman and four others nominated to the 10-member board, and desires the deadline for nominating directors to be postponed Activist investor Bill Ackman has opened a fight for control of ADP.

The removal of ADP’s CEO for the last six years, Carlos Rodriguez, is also being sought.

past the current date that is set for August 10. In addition, it wants to oust ADP’s CEO Carlos Rodriguez, who has held the position for almost six years. Eight percent of ADP is owned

by Perishing. ADP processes the checks of around 20 percent of America’s work force and has a market value of $50 billion. The Associated Press reports, “ADP, based in Roseland, New

Jersey, rejected the proposals by Pershing Square request, saying it’s not in the best interest of shareholders. The company also said that the deadline has been publicly known for almost a year. Ackman has been one of the most visible big investors on Wall Street in recent years. Pershing was a huge backer of the embattled drug company Valeant Pharmaceuticals. He has also had a long and very public campaign against Herbalife, a company that he has called a pyramid scheme.” Ackman’s push for changes at companies like Air Products and Chemicals Inc and Canadian Pacific Railway, have been applauded by investors. In premarket trading last Friday, shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. went up almost 3 percent.

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Hotel Developer Sam Domb Lists UWS Townhouse for $14.25M

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Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick Buys Pierre Hotel Penthouse for $44M

By Charles Bernstein

By: Asher Schlesinger

otel developer Sam Domb has recently placed his gorgeous Upper West Side townhouse on the market with an asking price of $14.25 million. Empire Hotel Group, which was founded by Domb and now is run by his children, manages many boutique hotels including the Belvedere and the Pearl. In 2002, using an LLC that is registered in his name, Domb purchased the home located at 318 West 81st Street in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He had previously run the property as a rental building, but it has now been converted into a single-family home, according to the listing with Leslie Garfield’s Richard Pretsfelder. According to LLNYC, “The 8,200-square-foot mansion was designed by architect Clarence True and built in 1898. It has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, views of the river, gardens, a finished basement, an 18-person dining room and a butler’s pantry.” Earlier this year, the property was listed with Dean Jacob Realty LLC’s Dean Segal and Yuval Siri for just under $16 million. However, the previous listing had few photos, and

The townhouse at 318 West 81st Street on the Upper West Side. (Photo credit: Leslie J. Garfield)

This townhouse is now on the market for $14.25 million. (Photo credit: Leslie J. Garfield)

By: Max Rozwaski

“In Manhattan, commercial properties have a property tax and a commercial rent tax that gets paid by tenants and such,”

Luxurious penthouse at the Pierre Hotel bought by Cantor Fitzgerald's Howard Lutnick for $44M

“'These families are part of us, and we're gonna give them 25% of our profits, and we're going to rebuild this company in order to take care of them,” Lutnick said in a 2011 CBS News interview. “And we're gonna pay for the health care for ten years straight, so that they don't have to worry about that. We'll be there for them. And that's what we did.” In its report this month, Page Six said the 12,000-square-foot penthouse Lutnick and his wife have just purchased comes replete with 16 rooms, a library, five working fireplaces, and a

In a report this month, the NY Times noted that Manhattan has lost many iconic restaurants, including Greenwich Village café French Roast, Republic, and Blue Water Grill. The restaurants, many of which were neighborhood fixtures, have been forced to close down or relocate due to skyrocketing rent.

also noted that the tax was originally created in 1963 to generate revenue when NYC was nearing the constitutional limit allowed for property taxes. Unfortunately, Mayor Bill de Blasio failed to include the proposed measure, which would cost NYC in the ballpark $55 million, in his most recent budget. In an interview published this month on Globest.com, Martha Stark, the policy director for Tax Equity Now NY, weighed in on the background of the commercial rent tax which many businesses are finding oppressive in the current climate. “In Manhattan, commercial properties have a property tax and a commercial rent tax that gets paid by tenants and such,” Stark explained, “The commer-

cial rent tax was implemented when the city bumped up against its property tax limit. There is a cap on how much tax revenue the city can raise from the property tax.” “Manhattan rents, especially in Midtown, were at $100 dollars which is also two and a half to three times what the average was around the rest of the country,” she added. “But Manhattan is the place to be.” Commenting on the closure of French Roast, which brought a bohemian ambience to the area, the Times Gina Bellafante wrote that “we are at the point now that we mourn the loss of even those places, which years ago may have spurred debates about inauthenticity and fears of dull professional-class invasion.”

private elevator, all at the cost of $51,840 a month in terms of maintenance. Though initially priced at $125 million, the asking price of the luxury penthouse was reduced to $95 million in 2013, and down to $63 million when there appeared to be a lack of prospective buyers. According to Daily Mail, Lutnick purchased the property from Barbara Zweig, the widow of Martin Zweig, a stock investor and financier who died in 2013 at the age of 70. Zweig himself had purchased the property in 1999 for $21.5 million.

10 Biggest Brooklyn Real Estate Sales for 2nd Quarter 2017 By: Benyamin Davidsons

he mass closure of Manhattan restaurants and stores has prompted protests from business owners over a commercial rent tax on business tenants with a rent of over $250,000 a year. In a report this month, the NY Times noted that Manhattan has lost many iconic restaurants, including Greenwich Village café French Roast, Republic, and Blue Water Grill. The restaurants, many of which were neighborhood fixtures, have been forced to close down or relocate due to skyrocketing rent. A 2016 Food Republic report cited Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, who said the closings were, at least partly, a result of “intense competition and the challenging regulatory environment.” Steps to alleviate the commercial rent tax were taken this year when the New York City Council, in a move led by NYC Council Member Dan Garodnick and others, suggested raising the tax on business tenants to those with a rent of $500,000 a year, rather than $250,000, as the NY Times noted in its report. The report

oward Lutnick, the CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, has purchased a triplex penthouse at the Pierre Hotel for only $44 million. The price represents a significant, $81 million discount since the penthouse was formerly one of New York City’s most expensive listings at $125 million, according to a Page Six report last week. Out of all the finance firms in New York, Cantor Fitzgerald suffered the most from the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, losing 658 of its 960 employees. The victims of the attack included Lutnick’s brother, Gary, while Lutnick himself survived because the day of the attacks was his five-year-old son’s first day of Kindergarten, and Lutnick had to be there to take him to school. Despite the tragedy, which Lutnick has said still haunts his dreams, the 56-year-old CEO has been determined to keep the firm going, successfully rebuilding the company and compensating the victim’s families with 25% of the firm’s profits for five years, along with 10 years of health insurance, according to a 2011 Business Insider report.

when dealing with such a mag- some nice photos will go a long nificently beautiful residence, way.

Manhattan Businesses Owners Protest Tax Amid Rising Rents

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he highly anticipated list of Brooklyn’s top real estate sales for the second quarter of 2017 is ready. In the first quarter of 2017, there was $1 billion worth of real estate deals traded in Brooklyn. The second quarter was not quite as impressive, but a bulk of the variance was due to last quarter’s hefty $600 million purchase of a Dumbo Heights portfolio. Further, the sale of 109 Montgomery street on this quarter’s list has no price listed. Overall, residential sales dominate the list, accounting for the top 5 spots. The total value of the second quarter’s top 10 sales was approximately $468.3 million. The top 10 spots from April 1 to June 30, was compiled by The Real Deal with data from Real Capital Analytics. The biggest Brooklyn sale is CitiStorage for $160 million, purchased by the City of NY. This Williamsburg 258,400-square-foot storage facility was badly damaged in a 2015 fire. The city spent months haggling down the price before purchasing. Second on the list is an 11-story Brooklyn Heights building at 107 Columbia

The biggest Brooklyn sale is CitiStorage for $160 million, purchased by the City of NY. This Williamsburg 258,400-square-foot storage facility was badly damaged in a 2015 fire. The city spent months haggling down the price before purchasing.

Heights. Clipper Equity purchased the building for $87.5 million from a Jehovah’s witness. Plans have been made to renovate the rental building and convert its public spaces into additional apartments. The third largest deal is downtown at 633 Fulton Street . Rabsky Group purchased the 36,000-square-foot property for $68 million adjacent to another of their properties, with plans to combine the lots to build a colossal skyscraper. The next spot is the 12-story Crown Heights building on Montgomery street with 173 units. CIM Group purchased

it from LIVWRK but the price has not been published. The fifth top ranking sale is the $35.5 million sale of the industrial property on 61 North 11th Street. Buyer CW Realty will demolish the building and plans to develop up to 575,000 square feet of housing units. Sixth is DiMaggio Realty’s purchase of 70 Dahill Road for $33 million. The six-story, 122-unit Kensington property is rent-stabilized. Next is the $23.3 million purchase of 722 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. Purchaser SL Development plans to convert and expand this warehouse into a 69 residential condominiums, with retail space on the street level. Eighth is Millennium Venture Capital’s purchase of 218 South 3rd Street for $23 million. The Williamsburg building is six stories and contains 41 units. The ninth most notable purchase is the $20 million purchase of 380 Lefferts Avenue by Joseph Weiss. The seven-story building has 46 units and was built in 2009. Last to make the second quarter’s top 10 list is the $18 million purchase of 148 Green Street by Green Art Holdings. This two-story warehouse spans 17,200 square feet.

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Leaders of Historic Manhattan Synagogue to Sell Property For $34M By: David Koppel

he fate of Congregation Shaare Zedek, a Conservative synagogue on the Upper West Side’s West 93rd Street and the nation’s third-oldest congregation, is now hanging in the balance. As a result of the financial problems affecting many religious congregations throughout NYC, Shaare Zedek’s leaders are planning to sell the property to a developer, replacing the almost 100-year-old building with a 14-story condo, in which the synagogue will continue to occupy the first three floors. In a report Sunday, the NY Times noted that the plan to sell off the synagogue has garnered opposition from some who feel strongly that the building, which has stood in its present location since 1923, is a historic landmark and must be preserved. One of those opposing the sale is Ronna Blaser, a founder of the West 90s Neighborhood Coalition who told the Times she was taken aback that anyone would hold the synagogue in so little regard as to suggest that it be sold away. “I’m surprised that the board of trustees doesn’t really value the history and beauty of the building enough to find a different kind of resolution for the problems they’re facing,” Blaser told the news outlet. West Side Rag.com

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Editor Who Rescued The Diary of Anne Frank Passes Away at 93 By: Justin Wasserberg

irst published in 1947, the diary of German-Jewish teenager Anne Frank has become one of the twentieth-century’s most celebrated works. However, the wartime diary (published under the title Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl) might never have seen the light of day had it not been for Judith Jones, an editor who famously rescued it from the rejection pile and insisting on its publication. On Wednesday, August 2, Jones passed The fate of Congregation Shaare Zedek, a Conservative away in her Vermont home at synagogue on the Upper West Side’s West 93rd Street and the age of 93. the nation’s third-oldest congregation, is now hanging in the In addition to her rescue of balance. As a result of the financial problems affecting many religious congregations throughout NYC, Shaare Zedek’s leaders Anne Frank’s diary, Jones (nee Bailey) helped another wellare planning to sell the property to a developer, replacing the known work, chef Julia Child’s almost 100-year-old building with a 14-story condo, in which the “Mastering the Art of French synagogue will continue to occupy the first three floors. Cooking,” reach publication in said that Blaser’s coalition un- he was “very happy to report” 1961. An editor with the Alsuccessfully attempted to get the that New York’s Supreme Court fred A. Knopf publishing house synagogue landmark protection, granted the synagogue’s peti- for over 50 years, Jones was a asking the NY Supreme Court to tion for final approval to sell the staunch supporter of literary building. stop the sale. titans like Sharon Olds, John “The coming days and weeks The synagogue’s leaders have countered that the $34.3 million will mark a transition period for deal is essential for the historic Shaare Zedek as we undertake “I read it all day," Jones synagogue’s survival. Michael the process of moving out of the recalled in a 2016 Firestone, the synagogue’s presi- building in anticipation of the fi- interview with the Jewish dent, went so far as to say that the nal High Holidays in our beloved Chronicle. "When my boss deal is “an existential issue” for sanctuary,” Firestone wrote. “As returned, I told him, 'We with all partings, I expect that it have to publish this book.' Shaare Zedek. In an open letter to congre- will be tinged with sadness. Yet He said, 'What? That book gants posted on the synagogue’s it should also be a time for hope by that kid?'" website in July, Firestone said and optimism.” Firestone

First published in 1947, the diary of German-Jewish teenager Anne Frank has become one of the twentieth-century’s most celebrated works. However, the wartime diary (published under the title Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl) might never have seen the light of day had it not been for Judith Jones, an editor who famously rescued it from the rejection pile and insisting on its publication.

Updike, Anne Tyler, and many others. “It is impossible to imagine book publishing without Judith,” Sonny Mehta, Knopf ’s Chairman and Editor in Chief, said after her passing, according to the NY Post. “Her authors have been recipients of five Pulitzer Prizes, five National Book Awards, and three National Book Critics Circle Awards, and her cookbook authors have been recipients of 41 awards from the James Beard Foundation and thirteen awards from the International Association of Culi-

nary Professionals.” While her career in the literary world is undeniably a storied one, Jones ultimate legacy may be her role in bringing the diary of Anne Frank, one of the most moving accounts of the Holocaust, to the world. The significance of the diary just three years after the Holocaust was one Jones uniquely appreciated, despite the dismissive attitude expressed by others at the time. “I read it all day," Jones recalled in a 2016 interview with See Editor Who Rescued , page 37

German Billionaire Annoys Tourists as Mega-Yacht Blocks Statue of Liberty By: Tyler Hershenson

einhold Wurth, a German businessman and art collector, left New York tourists irate last week when his mega yacht blocked their view of the Statue of Liberty. According to an August 1 NY Post report, Wurth’s 265foot “Vibrant Curiosity” mega yacht positioned itself in front of the Statue of Liberty, dashing any hopes the tourists might have had for a decent photo op. Known as “the Screw King” for the tiny wholesale screw business he inherited from his father at 19 and hugely expanded, Wurth has the distinction of being the world’s 130th richest man.

“My take is they’re just reducing the operating costs by anchoring rather than paying for dockage,” Last week’s incident is not the first time Wurth has provoked controversy. In 2009, the businessman paid $100 million for the megayacht, immediately after cutting the wages of 1,250 employees with the Wurth Group, his global provider of screws, chemicals, tools, and other necessities. In June, Russian-American oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler also

Reinhold Wurth, a German businessman and art collector, left New York tourists irate last week when his mega yacht blocked their view of the Statue of Liberty.

got on sightseers bad side after leaving his own megayacht, Le Grand Blue, parked in front of the Statue of Liberty for two months. “It’s the people’s statue versus a person’s private boat,” Waterfront Alliance president Roland Lewis told the NY Post at the time. “That boat is right there obstructing the parade of excursion boats that go out there to visit the statue.” The Post’s report also cited ship captain Jim Chambers, who said at the time that he had never seen a mega-yacht anchored in one place for such a prolonged period during his decades at sea. “My take is they’re just reducing the operating costs by anchoring rather than paying for

dockage,” Chambers modestly speculated, according to the news outlet. As for Wurth, the website Superyachtfan reported that he owns more than 17,000 pieces of art, along with 4 art museums, including Museum Würth and Kunsthalle Wurth. In addition to his megayacht, Wurth owns several private jets and even his own airport. Of course, none of that means very much to the tourists whose view of one of the world’s greatest landmarks was unceremoniously blocked by a billionaire’s 265-foot yacht. Unfortunately, being the world’s 130th richest man means that many times, the complaints of regular people are only so much noise.

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Idyllic Hamptons Cottage Frequented by Billy Joel, Kurt Vonnegut Selling for $55 Million By: Prescott Cooper

f you’ve ever dreamed of living in a 19th Century cottage not far from the Atlantic Ocean, you will soon have the opportunity, granted you can meet the $55 million asking price. In a report Monday, the NY Times noted that in, addition to its hefty price, the 1887 house comes with a property tax of $13,848 a year. If they can get past that, lucky buyers will be able to enjoy the cottage’s seven bedrooms and seven-and-a-half baths (even the numbers evoke a fairy tale), and porch on three sides. According to the Times, the house was named “Kilkare” by its original owners, Michael and Eleanora Kennedy, to evoke both a fictional Irish town, and,

as its name suggests, a place where you cares disappear. The Times noted that the late Mr. Kennedy, who passed away last year at 78, was a trial lawyer who represented the Black Panthers and Ivana Trump, the former wife of President Donald Trump, during the couple’s divorce proceedings in 1991. In her coffee table book “Out East,” Southampton resident and producer Jennifer Ash Rudick noted that the construction of Kilkare was commissioned in 1877 by Camilla and Walter Edwards at the edge of the Georgica Settlement, now known as the Georgica Association. According to the NY Times, the Georgica Association is a “guarded enclave” whose quaintness resembles something stripped from a

Author Kurt Vonnegut often frequented the Hamptons home owned by Michael and Eleanora Kennedy

sailboat rides In its original state, the cottage apparently had a more gothic, mysterious allure than the almost excessively bright picture painted above. Describing her first impression of the house, Eleanora Kennedy could not resist dropping a literary reference, remarking that “the fog was so thick all we could see was this looming Wuthering Heights.” Still, after moving in, the Kennedy’s were careful to preserve the cottage’s distinctive character while modernizing it at the same time, as Rudick’s book notes. A seven-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath 1877 shingle-style “Upon taking over the house, beach “cottage” on a dune between the Atlantic Ocean and the western side of Georgica Pond is poised to enter the market Eleanora Kennedy vowed to bring a sense of the present to at $55 million. an old family home without Norman Rockwell fantasy, with mill, four tennis courts, weekly disturbing its worn surfaces an eighteenth-century wind- baseball games, and children’s and mottled colors,” the book

Billy Joel, a native of Long Island, used to play the piano in this Hamptons home with the daughter of Kennedys.

FIDF Brings 16 Children of Fallen Soldiers to LI Area Summer Camp ‘Bringing these incredible kids here to share in the uniquely American experience of summer camp is a wonderful way to show them that they are not alone’ Edited by: JV Staff

ixteen children and siblings of fallen Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers visited Long Island and New Jersey last week as part of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) LEGACY program to attend an unforgettable weeklong recreation camp. FIDF supporters from Long Island’s Mashadi Jewish community and in New Jersey hosted the Israeli teens – all of whom have lost a family member who was serving in Israel’s military – at their homes in the Great Neck, N.Y., and Deal, N.J., areas before and after the camp as part of the LEGACY experience. At Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, in Wingdale, N.Y., the Israeli teens bonded with each other and spent last week camping with American peers, forming lifelong friendships. The Israeli children participated in American camp activities – swimming, archery, rock climbing, and arts and crafts – and in more familiar traditions like Israeli dancing and Jewish learning. “In Israel, everybody knows either a family member or a close friend who was an IDF casualty. See FIDF Brings 16 Children , page 36

Kennedy described Donald and Ivana Trump, who vacationed at the house every summer for seven years, as “perfect tenants.”

9/11 WTC Attack Victim's Remains Identified Nearly 16 Years Later By: Walter Metuth

he remains of a man killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre have been identified nearly 16 years on, medical examiners say. His name was withheld at his family's request, the New York City medical examiner's office said. The announcement marked the first new identification made since March 2015 in the painstaking, ongoing effort. The office uses DNA testing and other means to match Firefighters seen here during the attack on the Twin Towers in bone fragments to the 2,753 New York City

The FIDF LEGACY campers enjoyed a pool party on Friday, July 28, at the Oakhurst, N.J., home of FIDF supporters and hosts Paula and Daniel Marcos (center) (Photo credit: Courtesy of FIDF).

FIDF LEGACY campers at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires this week (Photo credit: Courtesy of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires).

states, according to an excerpt cited by WWD.com. “Introducing air conditioning would have compromised the layout, so the Kennedys went without, reasoning that the 85 windows would allow plenty of breezes. The only accommodations made for a modern lifestyle were the addition of two bathrooms and the transformation of a butler’s room and pantry into an eat-in kitchen.” The Times noted that the house was frequented by celebrities, including the actress Candice Bergen, author Kurt Vonnegut, and musician Billy Joel, who played the piano with Kennedy’s daughter. Kennedy described Donald and Ivana Trump, who vacationed at the house every summer for seven years, as “perfect tenants.”

The remains of a man killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre have been identified nearly 16 years on, medical examiners say.

people killed by the hijackers who crashed commercial airliners into the trade center's twin towers. Remains of 1,641 victims have been identified so far. That means 40 per cent of those who died have yet to have any remains identified. New, more-sensitive DNA technology was deployed earlier this year and helped make the latest identification after earlier testing produced no results, the medical examiner's office said. As DNA testing advanced, so has the multi-million-dollar effort to connect more than 21,900 bits of remains to individual victims. Few full bodies were recovered after the giant towers burned and collapsed, and the

effects of heat, bacteria and chemicals such as jet fuel made it all the more difficult to analyze the remains. Over time, the medical examiner's office came to use a process that involves pulverizing the fragments to extract DNA, then comparing it to the office's collection of genetic material from victims or their relatives. Most of the DNA profiles generated belong to previously identified victims. In some cases, scientists have gone back to the same bone fragment 10 or more times, hoping new technology would provide answers. The 9/11 attacks killed a total of nearly 3,000 people in New York, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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Media Matters Tries to Take Down Hannity

Threat of Homegrown Extremism Grew Modestly in Past 3 Months

By Ellen Cans

By: Natalie Johnson

edia Matters is trying to take down Hannity again. Backed by Soros, the liberal activist group is repeating its shameless stunts. The nonprofit politically progressive media watchdog, founded in 2004, is known for its aggressive criticism of conservative journalists and media. The powerful left-wing group previously led the initiative to unseat former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. Now they have set their target as Sean Hannity. Media Matters is trying to take down Fox TV host Sean Hannity The reason is clear. They believe again. Backed by Soros, the liberal activist group is repeating its him to be pro-Trump. shameless stunts The organization is hardly to join the effort. The text reads, Matters is launching an effort to “If a company is sponsoring Sean encourage Hannity’s sponsors Hannity’s show, it is essentially to stop financially supporting The powerful left-wing supporting a Trump propagan- his propaganda,” reads Media group previously led da operation. It needs to stop.” It Matters’ email sent to supportthe initiative to unseat former Fox News host Bill continues, “Sean Hannity has a ers on Friday night, as reported O’Reilly. Now they have long record of right-wing chica- by TruthFeed. “At this point, if nery, lies, and vitriol. But he has a company is sponsoring Sean set their target as Sean morphed into something more Hannity’s show, it’s essentially Hannit dangerous than just a partisan supporting a Trump propahack -- he’s been exposed as a ganda operation.” The email being shy about their intentions. full-blown propagandist who includes a link to a petition diThey have set the front page of conspires with the Trump ad- rected towards Hannity’s advertheir website to read, “Stop Sean ministration to spread fabricat- tisers. The plea to join the effort Hannity. It’s time for Hannity to ed stories, smear detractors, and includes harassing advertisers to stop running ads during Hanngo. Take Action.” Clicking on undercut the rule of law.” Media Matters is also riling ity’s show, as a form of protest. the link directs the reader to a full page slandering Hannity. up its supporters via email and The group is essentially instigatThe sidebar includes a sign up social media. “Today, Media ing a boycott.

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ases of homegrown extremism rose modestly over the past three months, posing an ongoing threat to United States security, according to a new House Homeland Security Committee report published Wednesday, August 2. The United States has detected 14 homegrown jihadi incidents in the country since January, the majority of which were inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, the committee found in its latest Terror Threat Snapshot report, citing data compiled by the Majority Staff of the Homeland Security Committee. Five of those cases occurred between May and July, bringing to 214 the total number of arrests related to homegrown terrorism since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Rep. Mike McCaul (R., Texas), who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, said the defeat last month of ISIS by the U.S.led coalition in Mosul, once the group's de facto capital in Iraq, dealt a "significant blow" to the jihadists. He warned that ISIS may escalate attacks against the West amid continued setbacks. "While the American-backed liberation of Mosul is a major

House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul

victory, the fight is far from over," McCaul said in a statement. "As ISIS continues to experience battlefield losses in Iraq and Syria, we must stay vigilant in order to keep them from establishing new safe havens and stop them from returning to the West." A U.S. Army soldier stationed in Hawaii was arrested in July on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS militants, including sensitive combat training documents. Sgt. Erik Kang, an active duty air traffic control operator who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, was arrested by the FBI after a yearlong sting operation revealed he had pledged allegiance to the terror-

ist group. A month earlier, two Americans with suspected ties to ISIS were indicted on terrorism charges. The FBI arrested Alexander Samuel Smith on June 21 for lying to the bureau about planning to fly to Syria to join ISIS. Saddam Mohamed Raishani was arrested just one day later at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport during an attempt to travel overseas to join the group. President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from six countries in the Middle East and North Africa in an attempt to weaken the terror threat to the United States has come under criticism for sidestepping what some say is the more immediate danger of homegrown terrorism. Lorenzo Vidino, director of the Program of Extremism at George Washington University, stressed this concern in June. Vidino told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the vast majority of assaults on the United States and Europe were not carried out by returning foreign fighters, but were rather conducted by individuals acting independently who were inspired by ISIS ideology. (WASHINGTONFREEBEACON)

McMaster, On ‘Warpath,’ Purges Key Trump Allies from White House NSC McMaster has list of senior officials he plans to fire By: Adam Kredo

n ongoing staffing purge being conducted by White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster has thrown the West Wing into chaos, according to more than half a dozen Trump administration insiders who told the Washington Free Beacon that McMaster has been targeting long-time Trump loyalists who were clashing with career government staffers and holdovers from the Obama administration. The purge is part of a larger drama unfolding inside the administration, between veteran Trump staffers committed to the president's campaign vision of "draining the swamp" in Washington and entrenched bureaucracies seeking to maintain control over policy decision-making, according to these sources, who said that many of these actions against his supporters are being conducted without Trump's knowledge. The Trump staffers fired by McMaster had repeatedly clashed with career government staffers and holdovers from the Obama administration on issues as diverse as military strategies for Syria and Afghanistan, whether to tear up Obama's landmark Iran deal, the controversial détente with Cuba, the U.S. role in confronting Islamic radicalism, and the Paris Climate Accord, according to these sources. More purges are said to be on

the way, according to multiple insiders who described a list of at least four other senior NSC officials McMaster intends to target. Other sources confirmed the likelihood of more purges, but disputed some details on that list. "McMaster basically has this list and over the next two weeks he's going to phase out" more senior officials loyal to Trump, said one administration insider intimately familiar with the upheaval occurring at the White House National Security Council. "They're taking out people who were chosen to best implement the president's policy that he articulated during the campaign." The latest victim of this purge is Ezra Cohen-Watnick, a senior NSC official originally hired by ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. The White House acknowledged in a statement late Wednesday evening on Cohen-Watnick's departure that McMaster viewed him as in conflict with his vision for the NSC. A second senior official, Rich Higgins, who worked in the NSC's strategic-planning office as a director for strategic planning, was fired last month. The president was not informed of the move until after Higgins was fired, according to one source who is in regular contact with senior NSC figures. Published reports described Higgins' firing as a "lasting victory" for McMaster over longtime Trump officials who helped

get the president into office. A third senior official, thenNSC senior Middle East director Derek Harvey, was removed from his post roughly a week ago. He had also been a Flynn hire and a vocal opponent of the Iran deal.

sources telling the Free Beacon that Trump is being pushed in a direction antithetical to the campaign promises that brought him into office. One of the central flashpoints in this internal battle has been Iran and the future of the nuclear accord, multiple sources independently confirmed to the

Then-NSC senior Middle East director Derek Harvey, was removed from his post roughly a week ago.

Victoria Coates, another Flynn hire who served as a senior NSC member up until this week, has been reassigned at her request to the administration's Middle East peace team. The move is being viewed as a promotion and it is expected she will continue to play a role in the Iran portfolio, sources said. "McMaster's agenda is different than the president's," said one administration source with knowledge of the situation. The moves have sparked outrage inside and outside of the administration, with multiple

Free Beacon. NSC officials such as Cohen-Watnick, Harvey, and others had been making the case that Trump should scrap the Obama administration's 2015 nuclear deal over increasingly aggressive Iranian ballistic missile activity and mounting evidence Tehran is breaching the accord. McMaster, as well as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and top Obama-era State Department officials who worked on the deal, have aggressively urged maintaining it. "That's why they took him

out," explained one source, referring to Harvey, who is said to have constructed a comprehensive plan on how to scrap the nuclear deal. Another source described the Trump administration's Iran policy as "completely gutted" in the aftermath of these firings. "These were people who fought for Trump's election since he was nominated," said one of the multiple sources in close contact with the NSC. "Many of these people were in Trump Tower during the period between the election and inauguration. These are people who gave up everything to support him against Hillary [Clinton], and these are the people being purged by McMaster." "This is not how you treat people who do that," the source said. Another point of contention at the NSC was a Wednesday story by the Atlantic‘s Rosie Gray detailing the firing of Higgins. The story described a memo written by Higgins outlining how the Trump administration should wrest control of policy-making from career staffers hostile to Trump. McMaster is said to have gone on the "warpath" over the disclosure of that memo, according to one source. Another source told the Free Beacon McMaster looked for evidence in the NSC's email system to determine the name of the memo's author "and then fired him." One veteran GOP foreign policy hand who has been in constant contact with the ad-

"They're taking out people who were chosen to best implement the president's policy that he articulated during the campaign." ministration since its transition to the White House told the Free Beacon that McMaster has sought to downplay outstanding issues with Obama-era holdovers believed to be undermining the administration. "One of the first things H.R. McMaster did when he took over the NSC was order all the staffers who came in with Trump to stop talking about Obama ‘holdovers.' It was an actual, literal, explicit instruction," the source said. "He didn't want anyone pointing out how Obama loyalists were still in place, undermining President Trump, and leaking against him." These loyalists are said to include many Obama holdovers, including key NSC personnel who work directly for senior Obama aide Ben Rhodes, who has become a central suspect in the leaks of damaging classified information to the press. The Republican expert confirmed that more firings are likely on the way. "After he was done protecting the entrenched bureaucracy McMaster went on offense, which is what you're seeing now," the source said. "He's purging the people who came up with Trump and are genuinely loyal to him." (WASHINGTONFREEBEACON)

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Roger Waters’ Concerts at Nassau Coliseum May Be Deemed Illegal Due to New Anti-BDS Law “Money” from Dark Side of the Moon assailed wealth and that’s closer, in order for that to new cars and caviar) bought a nine-fireplace townhouse happen.” Other local officials have at 157 East 61st Street in also taken issue with Waters’ Manhattan. upcoming gigs. Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman has been actively Back in September of calling for Waters’ U.S. visa to 2007, the Observer be revoked. reported that Waters Controversy seems to fol(whose iconic song low Waters to just about “Money” from Dark Side every location. JTA also reof the Moon assailed ported on an incident a few wealth and new cars and weeks ago in Miami, Florida caviar) bought a ninein which a dozen teens from ﬁreplace townhouse at a Miami Beach Parks summer 157 East 61st Street in program who were scheduled Manhattan. to perform on stage with the Pink Floyd bassist withdrew According to city records, their participation amid ache paid $14.995 million to cusations of anti-Semitism. Miami Beach spokeswom- Coach president and execan Melissa Berthier told the utive creative director Reed Miami Herald hours before Krakoff. That’s nearly a half the scheduled concert, that million more than Waters got the teens would not be partic- for three apartments he sold ipating, saying in a statement, last year at the glossy Olym“Miami Beach is a culturally pic Tower. diverse community and does not tolerate any form of hate.” Subject of The Greater Miami Jewish Documentary Federation in an online ad Over the years, Waters on the Miami Herald website has garnered an inordinate posted a link to a statement amount of ink (both good on its website reading, “Mr. and bad) over his controverWaters, your vile messages of sial position on launching anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism boycotts against Israel. Reand hatred are not welcome cently, a growing number of in this community.” social critics and media analysts have raised the question Personal Life as to whether Waters harbors In September of 2016, the deep and ominous anti-SeJerusalem Post reported that mitic feelings. Because conjecture of that Waters and his then girlfriend Rula Jebreal split up after a nature has gained a certain brief affair. Known as “the level of gravitas because of Palestinian power couple”, Waters’ vociferous efforts to the New York Post said they ultimately bring down the were “the talk of the Hamp- one and only Jewish State, it tons.” Jebreal is a Palestinian has caught the rapt attention journalist who was born in of those in the literary and art the Israeli city of Haifa and world. Continued from page 1

bassist and singer, as well as his alleged anti-Semitism. Halperin's work includes several documentaries on famous musicians, such as Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson, and Lady Gaga. When queried by i24 News as to the precisely why Halperin had decided to embark on a film of this kind and to place his investigative lens on Waters, Halperin candidly quipped, “Being the son of a Holocaust survivor, I almost fell off my chair that somebody was able to be out on tour and during his tour dress up in a Nazi uniform and have pigs floating around with the Star of David emblazoned on it. He also makes all these nefarious statements against the This giant inflated pig with a Jewish star on it is a regular sight at Roger Waters’ concerts

Israel supporter Paul Antey waves the Israeli flag in protest against former Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters during a performance at the Desert Trip music festival at Indio, California on October 9, 2016

According to a July 2013 Times of Israel report, during a concert in Belgium, Waters “used a giant, pig-shaped balloon emblazoned with a Star of David and symbols of dictatorial regimes.” The report went on to say that while singing on stage, Waters stood “under the balloon while toting a machine gun replica and wearing a long black leather jacket with a red-and-white arm band, reminiscent of a Nazi uniform.”

Waters was singing “get him up against the wall, that one looks Jewish and that one’s a coon, who let all of this riff-raff into the room” – the lyrics of the song “In the Flesh.” Halperin, however, told i24 News that when it comes to Waters and others who are vocal proponents of the BDS movement, he makes a clear distinction in his own mind between the perennial question of one just offering legitimate criticism of Israeli

government policies and espousing egregious forms of anti-Semitism. Halperin told the Israeli based web site, “I think it’s great to criticize Israel. It’s beautiful in any democracy where there are people who have concerns to have freedom of expression. But to call for a universal boycott of Israel, which Roger Waters does, is completely false and completely misleading. What Roger Waters is spewing goes far beyond freedom of expression. It’s an ingrained hatred towards the Jewish people in Israel. And this is not me saying this, this is the world’s leading experts, who appear in my film.” Halperin revealed that among the scholars, politicians and musicians he interviewed for the film, he also conducted an interview with the legendary shock jock, Howard Stern. “Howard Stern really was the first media person to speak out against Roger Waters. I’ve appeared on Howard’s show several times. Kudos to him for calling out Roger Waters because it was about time somebody did,” Halperin declared. In terms of what he hopes to achieve on the world stage with this film, Halperin said, “I’m hoping by doing all these interviews that all the corporate sponsors wake up and decide to take action against this man, who is perpetrating hatred towards the state of Israel and the Jewish people.”

Roger Waters seen here wearing a Nazi style uniform at one of his concerts

grew up in Jerusalem. Waters started seeing Jebreal after the breakup with his now exwife Laura Durning. Jebreal and her husband, Arthur Altschul, Jr, a biotech engineer, ended their marriage when Jebreal’s affair with Waters was discovered. Back in September of 2007, the Observer reported that Waters (whose iconic song

Waters, who also happens to be one of the world’s top-grossing musicians, is now the subject of a new documentary film by bestselling author and filmmaker Ian Halperin, according to a report on i24 News. The documentary – titled Wish You Weren’t Here – is seeking to expose the dark side of the former Pink Floyd

state of Israel and against the Jewish people.” What Halperin was referring to when he spoke of Waters dressing in a Nazi uniform and having “pigs floating around with the Star of David emblazoned on it” was an ominous display of political theater that were a routine feature during his concerts around the world.

Republican county legislator Howard J. Kopel petitioned the county attorney to determine whether Nassau Events Center, the operators of Nassau Coliseum, would be breaking the law by hosting Waters for a pair of performances at the Coliseum on September 15th and 16th. The coliseum is “a County sponsored facility,” Kopel said in his statement.

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Report: US Concludes North Korea German Holocaust Denier, Has Miniaturized a Nuclear Warhead Neo-Nazi Ernst Zundel Dead at 78 By: Ken Bredemeier

Ernst Zundel, one of the most notorious neo-Nazis and promoters of Holocaust denial dies in Germany

he U.S. is reported to have concluded that North Korea has successfully built a miniaturized nuclear warhead it could fit inside its missiles in what could be a major weapons breakthrough for the reclusive communist nation. Two U.S. media outlets, The Washington Post and NBC News, said Tuesday that the Defense Intelligence Agency reached the conclusion in the last month, advancing the timetable for Pyongyang's efforts to become the world's ninth fullfledged nuclear power. The newspaper quoted the defense agency's assessment that "North Korea has produced nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery, to include delivery" by intercontinental ballistic missiles. North Korea has said in recent days that the ICBM it tested in a launch last month was capable of hitting the U.S. mainland, an advance it had not previously claimed. It is not known whether North Korea has tested the smaller designed nuclear warhead, although it said last year that it had. After one successful long-range missile test in July, state media declared North Korea as a "proud nuclear state" with an ICBM rocket "that can now target anywhere in the world."

By: David Rosenberg

O This image made from video of an undated still image broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea's KRT on Monday, May 15, 2017, shows leader Kim Jong Un at what was said to be a missile test site at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

The Post said the U.S. has concluded that Pyongyang has now amassed 60 nuclear weapons, although some experts think the number is smaller, perhaps half that. In early 2016, the U.S. had concluded that Pyongyang was struggling to build intercontinental ballistic missiles, but even then assumed that it would eventually be able to produce them and have nuclear-armed missiles capable of reaching all of its adversaries. The defense agency's nuclear warhead conclusion comes as the U.S. and other world powers have focused new attention on North Korea's military ambitions. The United Nations Security Council unanimously im-

posed new sanctions on Pyongyang last weekend in an effort to cut $1 billion of its $3 billion in annual export income. President Donald Trump commended the international community Tuesday for confronting North Korea over its nuclear weapons development, even as his United Nations envoy said she is skeptical that the latest sanctions will deter Pyongyang. Trump, on what he calls a working vacation at his golf resort in New Jersey, said in a Twitter comment, "After many years of failure, countries are coming together to finally address the dangers posed by See Report: US Concludes , page 37

Italian Military Attacked by Muslim invaders in Naples Muslims aggressively prevent army arrest of compatriot in viral video shot from balcony By: Mordechai Sones

video shot from a balcony in the Vasco neighborhood in Naples, near the central station, has been published on a Facebook page showing a group of sub-Saharan men attacking soldiers in Naples, prompting the mayor of Naples to react, reports RT en Francais. While a group of uniformed soldiers bring a man of Sub-Saharan descent to the ground, a dozen other individuals attempt to aggressively prevent the soldiers from acting. The reasons for military involvement remain unknown. Initially reported by the local press, like the Neapolitan daily Chronache di Napoli, which evokes a “revolt of foreigners against soldiers”, the altercation ends up interesting the national press. La Repubblica describes the scene in the following way: “Military men were surrounded and assaulted by a group of immigrants to prevent an arrest.” The newspaper of the first Italian private channel, Canale 5, also broadcast the video in its August 7 edition. “We even made it to Canale 5,” exult several Vasco residents on the Facebook group, where many of

La Repubblica describes the scene in the following way: “Military men were surrounded and assaulted by a group of immigrants to prevent an arrest.”

them welcome the media success of the video. “We have had an explosion of enrollments [on the page]!”, one of the women’s administrators said. Alongside these messages of satisfaction, those of exasperation also flourish: “One feels abandoned, one is afraid for our families,” writes a Neapolitan. “Abandoned … and betrayed!” comments the man who initially shared the video. The affair took on such magnitude that the mayor of Naples ended up reacting to the press. Luigi De Magistris (whose Or-

ange Movement is classified center-left) assures that the municipality takes resident's safety seriously. “When these things happen, there is no doubt that it requires control, prevention, and suppression,” he said, while highlighting the initiatives taken by the municipal executive to “revitalize a difficult neighborhood," particularly in terms of trade. For its part, the anti-racist association Rete antirazzista condemned the agitation provoked by the video's broadcast. (INN)

ne of the world’s most notorious Holocaust deniers and neo-Nazi activists, Ernst Zundel, died this weekend in his home in Bad Wildbad, in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. He was 78 years old. Zundel’s wife, Ingrid Zundel, said that her husband had died of a heart attack, but provided few additional details. Zundel was born in Germany, but later moved to Canada, where he operated a business and published Nazi propaganda before being convicted of "spreading false news" in 1985. That conviction was overturned seven years later when the Supreme Court of Canada argued the charge violated Zundel's Charter right to freedom of expression. Zundel would go on to live in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighborhood for several years before a Federal Court ruled in 2005 that he was a national security threat, citing his connection with white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups. The move paved the way to his extradition. After being deported from Canada, Zundel illegally immigrated to the US, moving to Tennessee, but was deported from the US back to Canada

A photo from 2007 shows Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel waiting for the proclamation of his sentence at court in Mannheim, southwestern Germany. A statement from his wife says he has died.

in 2003. Two years later, Zundel was deported to his native Germany, where he was charged with Holocaust denial and incitement to Holocaust denial. In 2007, he was convicted in Germany of 14 counts of incitement of racial hatred and received a five-year sentence, the maximum allowable under the law. Having received credit for time served before trial, Zundel was freed in 2010. As news of the death broke, Bernie Farber, former chief executive officer of the Canadian Jewish Congress, told CBC News that Zundel had denied the genocide of "six million Jew-

ish men, women and children." "He brought terrible anguish to those few who survived the evil of the Shoah," Farber said, referring to the Holocaust. "Jewish tradition demands that we do not defame the dead." In 1977, Zundel helped found Samisdat Publishers, which printed and distributed material denying the Holocaust including British National Front Richard Verrall’s “Did Six Million Really Die? The Truth At Last” pamphlet. Samisdat also published explicitly pro-Nazi material including Zundel’s own pamphlet “The Hitler We Loved and Why”. (INN)

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'Netanyahu Cannot Tell His Side of the Story'

By: TPS

By: Tzvi Lev

Minister of Environmental Protection Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) offered up a defense of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, urging the public to refrain from jumping to conclusions about the premier’s guilt in the multiple ongoing police investigations against him.

suspect Netanyahu of bribery and fraud, and his ex-chief of staff Ari Harow turned state's witness, and plans on testifying against his former boss. Police suspect that Netanyahu offered an illicit deal to Yediot Ahronot publisher Arnon 'Noni' Mosez, whereby Netanyahu would hobble rival newspaper Israel Hayom in exchange for flattering coverage in a probe nicknamed 'Case 2000.' Police are also running a parallel investigation, called 'Case 1000,' looking into expensive gifts wealthy friends lavished on Netanyahu, such as the cigars and champagne gifted to him by the billionaire Arnon Milchan. A slew of prominent right

wing figures also announced their support of the embattled Premier. Education Minister and Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett announced his hope that Sunday that Netanyahu would remain in power. “Israel needs stability and we need to support the national government, and we are committed to its continuation" he said in a statement. Former Likud minister Gideon Sa'ar, who many view as a potential leader for the Likud, also gave Netanyahu his full backing Monday, contending that there was no basis for him to resign. "It also would not be right for him to do so," he said. (INN)

aina Kirshenbaum, a former deputy Interior Minister and MK for the Yisrael Beytenu party was indicted on charges of bribery, breach of trust, money laundering and tax offenses by the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Kirshenbaum, the party’s former secretary general, was charged along with nine other people in the case for allegedly taking kickbacks in exchange for funding for NGOs. Among others charged Tuesday were the former director general of the Ministry of Agriculture Rami Cohen and his wife Batya; David Gudovski,Yisrael Beytenu’s former chief of staff; Effi Peles, treasurer of the Binyamin Regional Council and Matan Dahan, chairman of the Ayalim Association, an NGO that settles people in the Galilee and Negev regions. Former tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov also faces an indictment in the case which broke in 2014. According to the indictment, Kirshenbaum and other Yisrael Beytenu officials provided funding it was entitled to hand out through coalition agreements to NGOs and public institutions in exchange for kickbacks in the form of support for Yisrael Beytenu institutions and their own private businesses. In January of 2015, INN re-

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Former MK Kirshenbaum Indicted on Chain of Corruption Charges

Environmental Protection Minister Ze'ev Elkin backs Prime Minister Netanyahu, urging the public not to jump to conclusions

inister of Environmental Protection Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) offered up a defense of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, urging the public to refrain from jumping to conclusions about the premier’s guilt in the multiple ongoing police investigations against him. "Netanyahu cannot present his version of things," Elkin told the Reshet Bet radio station." Everyone shows only the version that accuses him, so it is an unfair contest." A fresh poll suggested that the public was increasingly losing faith in Netanyahu. According to a survey commissioned by Channel 10, 51% of Israelis do not believe Netanyahu is innocent, and 66% want him to resign if he is indicted. Elkin waved off the results of the poll. "The public's attitude is not surprising, considering that for a few days all they heard in the media is that Netanyahu has already been convicted, so obviously this has an impact on the question of the public's trust, "explained Elkin. A recent barrage of news reports seemed to show the legal noose tightening around Netanyahu. This past Thursday, police announced that they

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Faina Kirshenbaum, a former deputy Interior Minister and MK for the Yisrael Beytenu party was indicted on charges of bribery, breach of trust, money laundering and tax offenses by the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court on Tuesday

ported that Kirshenbaum had announced her decision to resign from the Knesset. At the time she said that she had planned to exercise her right to remain silent in the corruption investigation. "With a heavy heart and after an extended period of indecision, I have decided that under these circumstances I cannot be investigated in a proper way and I have decided – for lack of an alternative – to remain silent,” she reportedly said. “Since I accept that choosing to remain silent has many meanings, I decided not to run in the next elections and to devote my time to defending my innocence and helping my family recover,” she added. Kirshenbaum said her moth-

er's bank account had been seized by police without anyone informing her of this, “leaving her helpless and in immediate danger of having her electricity, water and telephone cut off.” "My bank accounts were seized without allowing me to continue to pay what I have committed to pay, or even buy goods at the supermarket,” she complained. Police had reportedly found about four million shekels, or about 1 million dollars, in Kirshenbaum's bank accounts. It was reported that Kirshenbaum decided not to run in the upcoming elections due to suspicions of corruption against her, but changed her mind upon request from the chairman of her party, Avigdor Liberman. (TPS)

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Ben-Gurion’s Vision Becomes a Reality: Realizing the Negev’s ‘Fantastic Possibilities’

recent survey of students at Ben-Gurion University, the world-class research institution in Israel’s Negev desert, revealed that less than 10 percent of students expect to remain in the area after graduation, citing the dearth of employment options. Israel has made great strides in developing the Negev over the past decade, but the shortage of viable employment options remains a significant barrier to economic advancement. The Lauder Employment Center, which opened its doors in 2015, aims to solve that problem. The Beersheba-based hub is devoted to connecting employers, job seekers, housing and service providers, and local municipalities and government authorities. “The Negev is a region of ‘fantastic possibilities,’” said World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder, who, together with his family, made a major contribution to fund the employment center. “David Ben-Gurion’s prophetic vision of developing the Negev continues to capture the imagination of Israelis and Jews worldwide,” Lauder said. “But in practice, without sustainable employment opportunities, we cannot fully realize his vision.”

Counselors at the Launder Center connect a pool of attractive job applicants with prospective employers. The Center continues to invest in a growing database of employers, public authorities, housing options and quality-of-life services. The Lauder Center, a partnership between Ben-Gurion University, the Jewish National Fund (USA), and the Lauder family, was established in the heart of Beersheba’s historic Old City, transforming one of the city’s oldest buildings into an exquisitely restored, modern facility that connects the region’s past to its future. “The Jewish National Fund was proud to take up the challenge of transforming Beersheba and the Negev region,” said Russell Robinson, CEO of the Jewish National Fund (USA). “The Lauder family has led the way, motivating many more donors by setting such a strong example of generosity and vision.” The Lauder Center serves the Negev’s diverse and vibrant communities, including new immigrants and an array of Bedouin communities. For Ben-Gurion University, the center has strengthened its links to Beersheba and the broader region, and has helped it address the

biggest challenge facing graduates who want to stay in the region. For JNF, the Lauder Center is a tangible fulfillment of its long-term “Blueprint Negev” campaign, a multi-year effort that has generated significant building and civic improvements in and around Beersheba. The Lauder family continues to plan for further investments in Beersheba. “Our commitment is long-term and we will continue to build there, in partnership with the local community,” said Mr. Lauder, whose philanthropy throughout Israel focuses on the intersection of economic development and higher education. In addition to the Lauder Center in the Negev, the Lauder family sponsors the Lauder School of Government at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and recently made a multi-million-dollar gift to the Technion for the building of new, state-of-the-art student residential facility. “Our family’s attachment to and love of Israel is central to our identity,” said Mr. Lauder. “We are proud to be partners with so many of Israel’s leading institutions in building for the Jewish State’s future.” (PHOTOS: NOA GRAYEVSKY)

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Iranian Asylum-Seeker Fails to Show For Flight to Israel, Reportedly Arrested

Communications Minister to Shut Down Al Jazeera in Israel

By: TPS

eda Amin, the Iranian journalist who was granted political asylum in Israel yesterday, was arrested in Turkey and is expected to be handed over to Iranian authorities, the Arabic-language news website al-Masdar reported Monday. The foreign ministry in Jerusalem confirmed that Amin did not board her scheduled flight Monday from Istanbul to Tel Aviv, but declined to confirm that she was arrested. Spokespeople for the foreign ministry said Monday morning they were looking into the reports but have not addressed the issue since. Amin was granted an asylum visa Sunday by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri after she wrote an impassioned letter last week asking countries around the Mediterranean basin for asylum in order to prevent being sent back to Iran. Amin, 32, ran afoul of Iranian authorities earlier this decade for a series of articles critical of the regime, and eventually fled the country in 2015 after her book Zenjir (“The Chain”) was banned. Since then she has lived with refugee status in Turkey, but her work for the Jerusalem-based Times of Israel website has raised eyebrows in both Turkey and Iran. According to the UN Watch NGO, Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has

Neda Amin, the Iranian journalist who was granted political asylum in Israel yesterday, was arrested in Turkey and is expected to be handed over to Iranian authorities, the Arabiclanguage news website al-Masdar reported Monday.

followed Amin “for a long time,” with at least five or six phone calls and an interrogation me at the foreigners’ branch directorate. Arabic-language media reported Monday that Amin has been indicted on several counts of treason stemming from her work for Israeli media, a capital crime in Iran. “They (Turkish authorities) kept asking me why I wrote for an Israeli newspaper and with whom I have connections in Israel. Although I repeatedly said I am only a journalist, they accused me of being a spy for Israel,” Amin told UN Watch. On July 5 Ankara informed Amin she would no longer be afforded refugee status and given

30 days to leave the country. It is not clear why Turkey is planning to expel Amin, but Ankara, led by led by President (and former prime minister) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has earned a reputation for aggressive hostility to the media. More than 30 percent – 81 out of 259 – of the journalists currently imprisoned around the world have been jailed in Turkey, including the prosecution last month of 17 journalists for the daily Cumhuriyet newspaper who were accused of aiding and abetting terrorist organizations. “This is a journalist who faces a real danger to her life, only because of writing columns on an Israeli news website,” said Deri. (TPS)

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ommunications Minister Ayoub Kara has officially made a request to revoke the credentials of Al Jazeera journalists in Israel and close the network’s offices in Jerusalem. Kara made the announcement at a press conference at his office in Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon. Al Jazeera said it was barred from attending the press conference. Kara said that he would revoke credentials applied to the network’s journalists for both its Arabic and English channels and would block the network’s satellite transmission into Israel. Kara said that he also planned to pass legislation that would enable the government to shut down news networks broadcasting material deemed to constitute incitement to harm citizens of Israel. Kara said that while he saw freedom of speech as a “supreme value” he had become convinced during the recent events at the Temple Mount that Al Jazeera “supported terrorism.” “I speak Arabic and you can not fool me with Al Jazeera English. I know how to identify when a report becomes incitement instead of freedom of expression,” Kara said. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed the moves,

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara has officially made a request to revoke the credentials of Al Jazeera journalists in Israel and close the network’s offices in Jerusalem.

saying ” would like to congratulate Communications Minister Ayoub Kara, who, following on my instructions, today took a number of practical measures to stop Al Jazeera’s incitement in Israel.” Netanyahu had threatened to shut down Al-Jazeera’s Israel bureau in the wake of the Qatari network’s coverage of the recent Temple Mount standoff. “The Al-Jazeera network does not cease to foment violence over the Temple Mount,” Netanyahu said in a Facebook post at the time. “I have asked law enforcement agencies on several occasions to shut down Al-Jazeera’s offices in Jerusalem. If this is does not happen as a result of legal interpretations, I will enact

the requisite legislation to expel Al-Jazeera from Israel.” Netanyahu made similar threats to close down the network in June shortly after several Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia shut down Al-Jazeera offices as part of a wider move against Qatar due its ties with Iran and support for the Muslim Brotherhood. They later demanded closure of the broadcaster as part of a list of 13 demands put to Qatar over allegations of support for terrorism. No comment was available from Al-Jazeera, but Walid al-Omari, the network’s Jerusalem bureau chief told TPS in June that it would appeal to the High Court of Justice to block any attempt to shut down the bureau. (TPS)

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Israel Arranges Medical Delegation for Sick Kids in Fiji

Iconic Israeli Company Netafim Sold for $1.5B

‘I'll forever be grateful to the State of Israel for sending a great gifted team of medical professionals to Fiji. You saved my little girl's life.’

Netafim, the world’s largest irrigation company, has been purchased by Mexican petrochemical firm Mexichem. Founder, Kibbutz Hatzerim will retain remaining 20% stake

By Abigail Klein Leichman

By: Israel 21c Staff

team of three Australian ENT (ear-nose-throat) specialists and a nurse arrived in Fiji last week to provide free health screenings and surgeries for dozens of children at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva. The humanitarian medical mission was arranged by the Israel Foreign Ministry’s MASHAV Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Israeli Embassy in The Australian ENT team arriving in Nausori International Airport Canberra and the Australasian on July 23. Photo via Facebook

The parents of 2-year-old Florabelle, who was successfully treated by the medical team brought to Fiji by the Israeli government. Photo via Facebook

Jewish Medical Federation. Through August 2, the doctors are treating up to 50 children whose ENT conditions cannot be handled by hospital personnel. They are working closely with Fijian doctors through the South Pacific island nation’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services. One of the children they were asked to evaluate was 2-yearold Florabelle Taylor Moses, who has suffered severe breathing problems since birth. They performed a difficult five-hour surgery on Florabelle on July 28 See Israel Arranges Medical , page 36

srael’s pioneering drip- and micro-irrigation company, Netafim, announced today that Mexican petrochemical firm Mexichem will acquire an 80 percent stake — all the shares of Netafim held by the Permira Fund and Kibbutz Magal and a portion of those held by Kibbutz Hatzerim – in a deal worth $1.516 billion. Kibbutz Hatzerim, Netafim’s founder, will retain the remaining 20% stake. The total enterprise value of the transaction is $1.895 billion. Founded in 1965, Netafim pioneered the drip revolution, creating a paradigm shift toward low-flow irrigation. Today it is the world’s largest irrigation company, with 2016 total sales reaching $855 million. The transaction is subject to approval by Mexichem’s shareholders meeting and regulatory approvals and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2017. Mexichem said it will retain Netafim’s current management and keep production and R&D in Israel for at least the next 20 years. “Netafim has a long history of

Photo courtesy of Netafim

being at the forefront of creating smart solutions for the irrigation market. This acquisition will give Mexichem access to this smart technology which can be applied to heating and cooling, water management, Datacom, and other sectors, providing a platform from which to create smart industrial solutions around our existing product lines,” said Mexichem CEO Antonio Carrillo Rule. “Netafim positions us to become a leading developer of solutions to address food and water shortages, and respond to the need of increase crop yields and meet higher sustainability standards for fertilization,” Carillo Rule added.

Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Netafim has a presence in more than 30 countries. It has 17 manufacturing plants, more than 4,300 employees and sales in more than 110 countries worldwide. Netafim CEO Ran Maidan stressed that “the terms of the agreement guarantee Netafim’s continued Israeli character.” “We are proud to have won the trust of a leading company such as Mexichem, and believe that together we will have an improved cost position and broader portfolio to support continued profitable growth and to extend our reach to new customers and geographies,” said Maidan. (ISRAEL 21C)

Liftoff for Israel’s Unique Environmental Study Satellite Made in Israel and launched in French Guyana, Venus will enable unprecedented imaging of the health of the Earth’s environment.

ease or contamination in the field. Images specific to Israel one very precise complete color will be received, analyzed and will be taken over Israel. By Abigail Klein archived at the Ben-Gurion photograph. Leichman Venus is supposed to send University Remote Sensing Venus, a joint project of the srael’s first satellite to study Israel Space Agency and the back dozens of images every Laboratory, an operation site the environment was French space agency CNES, was day, each of them covering ap- of the Science and Technology launched shortly before announced in December 2014 proximately 760 square kilome- Ministry. Prof. Arnon Karnieli, dawn yesterday (August 2) and was built by Israel Aero- ters. Aspects that obscure the lead researcher on the satellite picture, including clouds and project, heads the laboratory at from the European Space Cen- space Industries. BGU’s Jacob Blaustein Institutes ter at Kourou, French Guiana. for Desert Research. An hour and a half later, the satellite Venus (short for Vegetation and Environment MoniThe Israeli-built Venus satellite will spend four and a half years toring on a New Micro Satellite) imaging the Earth’s environment. Photo courtesy of Israel “It will help conserve successfully separated from the resources and protect the Ministry of Science and Technology launcher and entered its orbit. land and groundwater At 10:30, the satellite passed from surpluses of water, a farmer to see the spatial and verted to a lower orbit. It is unover Israel and transmitted its fertilizers and pesticides.” temporal changes of his crops usually small, measuring only not just on the scale of the entire 1.7 by 1.2 meters with a wingfirst surveillance message. field, but on an intra-field scale span of 4.4 meters when the soImages are supposed to be“The satellite is uniquely suit- of small plots. It will help con- lar array is extended. gin arriving from the satellite in “Venus is another testament ed for monitoring agricultural serve resources and protect the about a week and the first ones crops in accordance with the land and groundwater from sur- to Israel’s tremendous technoconcept of ‘precision agricul- pluses of water, fertilizers and logical capabilities in all fields,” Screenshot from video of the launching of Israeli-built Venus said Minister of Science and tures,’ offering high-spatial res- pesticides.” satellite Venus was designed to oper- Technology Ophir Akunis, who olution of 16 feet (five meters) The ultra-lightweight satel- aerosols, will be automatically and a 48-hour revisit time,” says ate in space for four and a half watched the launch in the IAI Karnieli. “This concept allows years, after which it will be di- control room in Yehud. The Islite’s main purpose is to provide eliminated. rael Space Agency operates unThe satellite’s near-polar orbit unprecedented imaging for ender the aegis of the ministry. vironmental research purposes. will enable returning multiple Venus is powered by an It will monitor the state of veg- times to image each area exactly experimental plasma-based etation, afforestation, farmland at the same time and under the electrical propulsion system and water in about 110 areas same conditions, a world-first developed by Rafael Advanced around the globe, using a spe- capability. Defense Systems to save on fuel. By analyzing and comparcial camera that can capture inIn case of malfunction, it has a ing the images taken from visible details. backup regular chemical proThe camera, developed by Is- the same location, researchers pulsion system. rael’s Elbit Electro-Optics (Elop) hope to be able to assess the The satellite will be operated for CNES, takes 12 simultane- state of the soil, understand from four ground facilities loVenus inside its Vega launcher ous images of the same loca- how vegetation is developing, cated in Tel Aviv and Haifa in Istion — each in different spectral estimate water requirements on August 2, 2017. Photo rael, as well as from Toulouse in bands, including those in the and yields, map forest fires, courtesy of Israel Ministry of France and Kiruna in Sweden. near-infrared range. These sep- monitor glacier movement Screenshot from video of the Venus satellite in space Science and Technology arate images are processed into and detect plant stress, dis(ISRAEL21C)

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EDITORIAL

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Stamp Out Bigotry in the NYC Council

f a tree falls in a deserted forest and no one hears it, is there no sound? Evidently, right Al Sharpton, at that time was a small here in NYC, an outright bigot running for a time loser but he kindled the riots with city council seat can blurt out the most racist words such as, "If the Jews want to get it Jew hating comments in a well populated "for- on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back est" containing nearly nine million people and and come over to my house." the Jewish shomrim (defenders) apparently do not hear the noise. They willfully continue to ignore his dangerous rants in which he claims that Rev. Al Sharpton back in 1991 when he provoked "Jewish landlords are at the forefront of ethnic the Crown Heights riots that had blacks running cleansing/pushing Black/Hispanic tenants out of wild attacking Jews and left Yankel Rosenbaum, their apartments." That's dangerous for all of us, of blessed memory, stabbed to death in the street. whether we live locally or in California. Jew hat- Sharpton, at that time was a small time loser but ers thrive on the success of their counterparts. he kindled the riots with words such as, "If the Jews They learn and get moral strength and courage want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house." from them. And he called the The name of this Crown Heights Jews, anti-Semite is Thomas "diamond merchants." Lopez-Pierre ,running And he was at the cenfor office on the Upper ter of the torching of West Side and HarFreddie's Fashion Mart lem. This is not his first in Harlem owned by a venom filled political Jew. The Jewish leaders campaign. He has run at that time remained for this seat before and silent. How could they thankfully was defeated. condemn a black for The problem is that we being a bigot? That was could not find any rabbi not possible at that time or Jewish organization and still today. And look that has called him to task for his virulent hate Thomas Lopez-Pierre is the anti-Semite running for at his current stature. speech. For that matter office on the Upper West Side and Harlem. This is not He was a finalist for the he has also been ignored his first venom filled political campaign. He has run Democrat Presidential nomination in 2004 and by all civil rights groups for this seat before and thankfully was defeated. during Obama's eight that would have jumped on a white candidate for similar words used to stir years in office he was a key advisor to the president. up hatred against, let's say, women, blacks, gays, Perhaps slimmer but he still remains a dangerous figure to our people because our leaders were fearMuslims or any "people of color." But let's focus on the ADL, the Jewish Commu- ful of upsetting the black community then. We have to learn to protect our own when haters nity Centers, the rabbis and the Jewish politicos that must number in the hundreds in the city and appear on the scene. We have to put leaders in powits outreach communities. There has been total si- er who will not fear to identify and go after these lence on their part regarding this guy. Why? What dangers to our people and communities. In short, causes the Jewish civil rights activists to remain when the likes of a Sharpton or Lopez-Pierre apmute when a black racist stands on a soapbox with- pears we have to go after them with every available in our communities and ramps up hatred against means and that means all out - no holds barred. Jews? We should have learned our lesson from the Make them sweat.

The Fix is IN – The Deep State 2017

et's see if we've got this right. Special prosecutor Robert Mueller is scrambling around So what in heaven's name is going on for any scrap of evidence to prove that Pres- with the Democrats appearing to have ident Trump committed treason in order to total control of the investigation powers win favor with Vladmir Putin. This Inspector Clouin Washington? seau-Clintonite-clone has even assembled a hand picked Kangaroo Court grand jury guaranteed to render a "guilty" verdict footed solely on hearsay, their activities? How did Schultz (again), the DNC, conjecture, and speculation based on the fake news Hillary, Donna Brazile and the mainstream media of the Washington Post and the New York Times. avoid criminal prosecution for planning and sucAnd all the while, a real major scandal involving cessfully destroying Bernie Sander's run for the cybersecurity issues enveloping Congresswom- Democrat presidential nomination? While we're at an Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and a dozen other it, we'd like to discover just how Huma Abedin, and Dems in the House seems to have escaped the at- her whole family, her sister, brother, mother and late father were all part of the Muslim Brotherhood tention of Congressional watchdogs. To make your eyes bulge out a little further, and yet Huma was permitted to work as a top aide and assistant to Secrethrow in the strange tary of State Hillary. Did meeting between forno one at the FBI, CIA mer President Clinton or Justice Department and then Attorney Gentake note of this obvious eral Loretta Lynch held threat to our national on an airport tarmac security? And when prior to the last election. Huma's hubby, Anthony At the time, Hillary was Weiner, a disgraced forunder federal invesmer Congressman was tigation by the Lynch discovered to have his Justice Department for wife's laptop with top using a private E-mail server. And we were told Special prosecutor Robert Mueller is scrambling security info on it, there by these two that their around for any scrap of evidence to prove that was not a peep that any clandestine, gazillion to President Trump committed treason in order to win investigation would be ongoing. one chance meeting was favor with Vladmir Putin. Are we playing the held merely to discuss issues such as "grandchildren and primarily social lonely game of being the sole voice in the local and our travels," Lynch told reporters. A boldfaced Mainstream Media to see the problems with our lie. Obviously, the meeting was planned in advance justice system's inequity by keeping close scrutiny and concluded with a deal to cover Hillary's crimes. on only conservative politicians while permitting So what in heaven's name is going on with the the Progressives carte blanche to obstruct justice Democrats appearing to have total control of the and to place the safety and security of our entire investigation powers in Washington? Are we to nation at risk? Why are the likes of the New York believe that they can corrupt the justice system and Times, Newsday and the Daily News all congruent get away with it while Republicans have to have on these issues? It must be their blind loyalty to The the proverbial magnifying glass always focused on Party and not to The Public. A shame!

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Letters to the Editor Comments on the Viability of Judaica Shops Dear Editor, We very much enjoyed reading the article about the closing of West Side Judaica written by Ilana Siyance; the perspective was quite interesting. As owners of the Aesthetic Sense: Goods for the Soul (theaestheticsense.com), a Judaica store with a unique mission, we would like to add another perspective as well. While traditional Jewish book stores are in fact struggling, there are other niche stores in the New York metropolitan area such as the Aesthetic Sense: Goods for the Soul, where we are combining our love of beautiful and unique Judaica with the social justice values inherent in tikkun olam, and emphasizing fair trade and ethical sourcing in our collections. In fact, we had operated a more traditional Judaica store for 17 years before closing to evaluate our business and re-opening two years later as a mission-driven enterprise. Not only do we carry only fairly traded or ethically sourced items (no plastic dreidels from unvetted factories in Asia, but instead dreidels hand-carved by fair trade artisans in Peru out of a tagua nut, a sustainable nut similar to an acorn!), but we also partner with Israeli organizations that provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities, at economic disadvantage or otherwise in need of employment at sheltered workshops. Sometimes we call it "shopping for good;" sometimes we call it “shopping kosher."

Located outside of Manhattan, we have been able to combine our brick and mortar presence with a robust eCommerce site. Each complements the other, so that the internet, various social media platforms, as well as available technological advances in many instances are our allies rather than our nemeses. We re-opened with this new model to success; we have an excellent reputation with both customers and vendors, valuing customer service above all else; our clients are not just local but travel to us from as far away as Long Island, NYC, Connecticut, NJ and Pennsylvania; our eCommerce clients from as far away as Maine, California, Oregon, Canada and even Great Britain. We would very much like to discuss our viewpoints with you in the hope that people will recognize that our type of niche business, in service to the Jewish community and with a mission that is deeply rooted in socioeconomic improvement and Jewish values, including the different levels of charity, need not be a dying breed. You can read about what we do and why on our website, and especially under “story” and in our blogs (https://theaestheticsense. com/blog/). Thank you for your time,

Karen and Jay The Aesthetic Sense: Goods for the Soul theaestheticsense@gmail.com

The Judeo-Christian Republican Club Dear Editor: The Judeo-Christian Republican Club of PBC (JCRC) is moving along at breakneck speed. Our fantastic website should be off and running any day now. The Board has been having weekly meetings to plan ahead for the upcoming months. We are not sitting around idly. Our meeting on September 12th, at the South County Civic Center located at 16700 Jog Rd. in Delray Beach will commemorate the infamous 9/11 tragedy. It will begin at 6PM. Our two speakers will be Sid Dinerstein and Russell DiPerna. Sid was formerly the chair of the Palm Beach County Republican Party for many years and with his drive, personality and ingenuity brought conservatism to the county. He has worked now for many years with the Haitian community slowly and surely bringing them into the Republican fold. He is a brilliant and entertaining speaker. Russell was a member of the NYPD where is was a first responder on 9/11. He just returned from Herzliya, Israel where

he spent four weeks attending the International Institute for Counter Terrorism, the foremost anti-terror center in the world. He is still in the law enforcement field. Russell will tell the story of 9/11 from one who was on site at the time. We have programs already planned and set up for the following months. Laurie Cardoza-Moore, who heads the group, Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, will speak to us on October 17th at the Civic Center and our speakers for November and December are now being recruited. Our previous meetings have been SRO so we're going to give our members reserved seating in the front rows to show them the respect and courtesy they deserve. Our membership dues are $25 per individual and $45 per couple. Our mailing address is: The Judeo-Christian Republican Club PO Box 880142 Boca Raton, FL 33488-0142 Sincerely

Alan Bulwarky

Cuomo’s Choice for MTA Head is Flawed Dear Letters Editor: Perhaps Governor Andrew Cuomo's candidate Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Pat Foye to be the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority President is not the best person for the job. Consider his track record at the Port Authority. The World Trade Center PATH Station costs doubled from $2 billion to $4 billion. It took 15 years after 9/11 to complete this project many years behind schedule. Sixteen years after 9/11, the Cortland Street WTC NYC Transit #1 subway station is still two years away from returning to service. The Port Authority and MTA fought for years over budget, funding sources, scope and schedule. If there are no new delays, perhaps the station will reopen by December 2018. The approved Port Authority 2017 - 2026 ten year $32 billion Capital Plan provided only $3.5 billion toward construction of the new $10 billion 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal. Initiation of yet another planning study for $70 million is just the first down payment. After decades

of discussions, the project has yet to complete the environmental review process, preliminary along with final design and engineering -- let alone begin construction. Customers may have to wait until the next Port Authority ten year 2027 - 2036 Capital Plan before a complete $10 billion funding package is in place. It may be another twenty years before completion. After 30 years, the $10 billion Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel has yet to complete a federal environmental review process. Is this what transit customers have to look forward to in management of the MTA $32 billion Five Year 2015 - 2019 Capital Program under Foye's watch. Taxpayers and riders deserve better. Sincerely,

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

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The Temple Mount… No Longer in Our Hands? – Part 2 By: Martin Sherman (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)

ppeasement never satiates, only whets, appetites In a recent opinion piece, instructively entitled The problem with the metal detectors is that they are Jewish, Fred Maroun, an Arab, resident in Canada, succinctly summarized the underlying motivation for the Arab resistance to the Israeli security measures: “Sadly, most Arabs still see Israel as the “Yahudi” enemy that must be vanquished at any cost. Therefore, when Israel backs down from making a change that is rational and reasonable, it constitutes appeasement...” He warns: Appeasement of people who hate you beyond any common sense does not work.” He is of course right. As history has shown repeatedly, appeasement never satiates the appetites of an aggressor. It only whets them –with each placatory gesture heightening expecta-

As history has shown repeatedly, appeasement never satiates the appetites of an aggressor. It only whets them –with each placatory gesture heightening expectations for additional—and more substantial—concessions in the future.

will insist on implementation of his robust prescription. However, it is clear that he seems to have wide public support for tough measures. Thus, Israel Hayom, usually strongly supportive of Netanyahu, published a blistering condemnation of his performance by its political correspondent, Mati Tuchfeld, entitled The metal detectors debacle: Netanyahu's feeble response. In it, Tuchfeld cites a Channel 2 poll according to which, on Tuesday evening, after the removal of the metal-detectors, 77% of the Israeli public felt that the government caved in to pressure, while 67% believed that Netanyahu did not handle this situation well. Moreover, 68% thought that the initial decision to install the metal-detectors was correct.All of this seems to indicate that the normally hyper-savvy Netanyahu is seriously out of step with his political base—who appear to be demanding a far more vigorous approach to the emerging challenge to Jewish It was a threat clearly evident on Wednesday night (July 26, 2017) in the Israeli town of Umm alsovereignty. Fahm, where thousands attended the funeral of the three terrorists who recently murdered the “Only way Islam can live with two police officers on the Temple Mount. The participants reportedly praised the killers as Shahids Israeli sovereignty…” (martyrs) of Al-Aksa, vowed to follow in their footsteps and defiantly flew the Palestinian flag. But perhaps the gravest threat To be sure, I have had—and the wrong decision. Israel came tinians and to initiate an assertive of all entailed in a sense of Jewstill have—some serious poli- out of the whole issue weaker… plan to combat terror: “The PM ish lack of resolve is the prospect cy disagreements with Bennett, Every time Israel bows to stra- must instruct the Defense Minis- of insurrection and revolt by the but his comments this morning tegic pressure, it harms us in the ter to take all plans for promot- Arab citizens of Israel. Indeed, it (July 27, 2017) were spot on. He long run. It harms our ability to ing the Palestinians and offering was a threat clearly evident on them 'carrots' off the table, and Wednesday night (July 26, 2017) lamented "...Israel has come out deter attacks. “When they smell weakness…” put in their place plans for opera- in the Israeli town of Umm alof this crisis considerably weakOminously he warned "I ex- tions which will end terror."It, of Fahm, where thousands attendened. Instead of strengthening our sovereignty in Jerusalem, we pect to see an increase in vio- course, remains to be seen how ed the funeral of the three tersent a message that our sover- lence in the next few weeks. We firmly and effectively Bennett rorists who recently murdered tions for additional—and more substantial—concessions in the future. Similar sentiments were expressed by Education Minister, Naftali Bennett.

eignty can be appealed - not just on the Temple Mount, but in other areas as well." He continued: "The decision to remove the magnetometers [metal-detectors] was definitely

live in the toughest neighborhood in the world. When they smell weakness, they rise up”. Bennett then urged the PM to rescind all programs designed to improve conditions for the Pales-

the two police officers on the Temple Mount. The participants reportedly praised the killers as Shahids (martyrs) of Al-Aksa, vowed to follow in their footsteps and defiantly flew the Palestinian flag. Clearly, this threat will undoubtedly materialize unless the Arabs are convinced the Jews will brook no challenge – from within Israel’s borders or from without – to their national sovereignty and political independence. Accordingly, what is called for today is not a repetition of reticent restraint, but the demonstration of ruthless resolve. For unless the Jews convey the unequivocal message that any such challenge to their sovereignty will be met with overwhelming lethal force, they will inevitably be the victims of violent insurrection at the hands of their Arab adversaries. Allow me to conclude with the words of the learned scholar of Islam, and former IDF intelligence officer, Dr. Mordechai Kedar: "The only way Islam can live with Israeli sovereignty is by recognizing that Israel is strong and invincible, so that any attempt to overcome it is sure to end in defeat… The possibility of a permanent European-style peace with the Jews does not exist in the Middle East, meaning that only power and a willingness to use it will give Israel a temporary peace that will last forever - that is, if Israel is invincible forever." Amen.

An Immigration System that Puts America First Trump’s common-sense reforms will make U.S. immigration policy sane again By: Matthew Vadum

resident Trump’s newly-unveiled immigration reforms represent an earth-shattering, fundamental change in U.S. immigration policy that is desperately needed after the never-ending waves of poorly educated, hard-to-assimilate immigrants from unenlightened corners of the earth unleashed by Democrats in the Sixties. “Our question as a government is, to whom is our duty [owed]?” said White House Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller. “Our duty is to U.S. citizens and U.S. workers to promote rising wages for them.” The proposal is “a major historic change to U.S. immigration policy,” he said. “The effect of this, switching to a skills-based system and ending unfettered chain migration, would be, over time, you would cut net migration in half, which polling shows is supported overwhelmingly by the American people in very large numbers.” “This is what President Trump campaigned on,” Miller said. “He talked about it throughout the campaign, throughout the transition, and since coming into office.” Miller added: “It's been my experience in the legislative process that there's two kinds of proposals. There's proposals

American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act” (RAISE Act) will make would-be imthat can only succeed in the mote so-called sanctuary cities migrants in the Third World dark of night and proposals which are magnets for illegal compete against better skilled that can only succeed in the aliens and the crime that ac- workers who speak English. Miller correctly referred to light of day. This is the latter of companies them. They don’t care about the damage such the plan as “the largest prothose two.” “The more that we as a policies do to American soci- posed reform to our immigracountry have a national con- ety. It is enough that Trump is tion policy in half a century.” versation about what kind of taking aim at these havens of (Lyman Stone has a useful immigration system we want and to whom we want to give green cards,” Miller said, “the more unstoppable the momentum for something like this becomes.” The Trump administration's long overdue revamping of America's antiquated immigration laws, reverses the systemic discrimination against well-rounded would-be immigrants who speak English. Trump wants the immigration system to emphasize merit and employability, as opposed to familial relationships. The new immigration sys- CNN’s Jim Acosta vs White House Senior Policy Advisor Stephen tem puts the interests of Amer- Miller - Immigration - White House Press Briefing 8/2/17 ica first, so naturally, the Left is fighting it. It has been axiom- seditious lawlessness for leftists summary of the RAISE Act at the Federalist.) atic in the Trump era that the to defend sanctuary cities. “The most important quesTrump advisor Miller cobetter the president’s proposals are, the more fiercely the Left herently and forcefully laid tion when it comes to the U.S. opposes them. Take President out the rationale for the pro- immigration system is who Trump’s intensifying crack- posed immigration law chang- gets a green card,” he said. “A down on the transnational es on Wednesday in a much- green card is the golden ticket crime gang MS-13. No matter watched press conference in of U.S. immigration.” Miller continued: how horrifying and brutal the which he did battle with the Every year we issue a million group’s crimes against innocent insufferably arrogant left-wing Americans may be, the Left journalist Jim Acosta of CNN. green cards to foreign nationdenounces the law-and-order Acosta accused the Trump ad- als from all the countries of the pushas racist button-pushing ministration of racism, even world, but we do so without that won’t accomplish any- white-supremacism, because regard to whether that applithing good. Left-wingers pro- the proposed “Reforming cant has demonstrated the skill

that can add to the U.S. economy, whether they can pay their own way or be reliant on welfare, or whether they’ll displace or take a job from an American worker. And as a result of this policy, in place now for many years, we’ve seen significant reductions in wages for blue collar workers, massive displacement of African American and Hispanic workers, as well as the displacement of immigrant workers from previous years who oftentimes compete directly against new arrivals who are being paid even less. Over time “this historic flow of unskilled immigration, a shift in wealth from the working class to wealthier corporations and businesses.” This has been “very unfair for American workers, but especially for immigrant workers, African American workers, and Hispanic workers, and blue collar workers in general across the country.” “At the same time,” Miller said, “it has cost taxpayers enormously because roughly half of immigrant head of households in the United States receive some type of welfare benefit -- which I know is a fact that many people might consider astonishing, but it’s not surprising when you have an immigration system that doesn’t look at questions like skill level or self-sufficiency.” Non-citizens in the U.S. -- and especially recent Middle Eastern refugees -- are

addicted to welfare programs, studies have found. Although open-borders propaganda typically claims that illegal aliens are hardworking and industrious, among illegal alien households with children, a shocking 87 percent accept benefits from one or more welfare programs, compared to just 52 percent of native households. Even lawful permanent residents are unduly reliant on welfare programs. As one study found, “Of households headed by legal immigrants without a high school diploma, 75 percent use one or more welfare programs, as do 64 percent of households headed by legal immigrants with only a high school education.” The RAISE Act eliminates so-called chain migration, Miller explained. Chain migration means “that if you come into the United States on a green card -- and just so we’re all clear, a green card gives the recipient lifetime work authorization, the ability to bring in their family members. It gives them a fast track to U.S. citizenship and, with that, all the benefits that come with being an American citizen.” Under the chain migration regime, new permanent residents can bring in elderly relatives, for example, who can go on welfare immediately, Miller said. And then that person can bring in a relative who can See An Immigration System , page 36

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The Third Lebanon War: Not A Matter Of 'If,' But 'When' Israel reflects on history and weighs its options. By Ari Lieberman

n the weeks preceding the Six-Day War, Israel was faced with ever increasing existential challenges which warranted resolute action. Israel’s generals correctly argued to the political echelon that with each passing day, Israel’s strategic position became more compromised. The situation was particularly acute on Israel’s southern border with Egypt where the Egyptian army deployed seven divisions including three armored divisions. Official Arab government pronouncements, with ever increasing shrill and belligerence, made clear that the intention was to wipe Israel off the map.

It was a complete and decisive Israeli victory with few parallels in military history. On June 5th, 1967, Israel launched a preemptive strike aimed at destroying the Arab armies before they could launch their own attack (some historians have argued that the Arabs fired the first salvo by closing the Tiran Straits). Codenamed Operation Focus, the Israeli Air Force implemented its well-rehearsed plan of action and struck first, catching most of the Arab air forces on the ground

“if.” Confluences of several facand destroying the bulk of ter intelligence confirmed that tors make the probability of war them. Contemporaneous with those facilities were capable of more likely in the intermediate the air assault, the Israel Defense manufacturing atomic bombs. term. First, thanks to Iranian, Forces (IDF) sprang into action, Israel has also struck Sudan and Russian and Hezbollah assisquickly routing the Arab armies Syria dozens of times in efforts tance, Assad’s grip on power is to thwart weapons transfers to the strongest it’s been since the in a matter of days. beginning of the civil war while It was a complete and deci- Hamas and Hezbollah. sive Israeli victory with few parallels in military history. Israel’s success in the Six Day War was attributed to many factors but chief among them was the fact that Israel had robbed the enemy of the initiative. Had the Arab’s attacked first, Israel would have still emerged triumphant but at a much higher cost in terms of men and material. The doctrine of preemption is one that is ingrained in Israel’s military thinking. Israel is a small country with little strategic depth and a vulnerable civilian population. Preemption, the concept of striking the enemy On June 5th, 1967, Israel launched a preemptive strike aimed at first when there is a clear, pres- destroying the Arab armies before they could launch their own ent and imminent danger cou- attack pled with intent to injure, is a Hezbollah is currently mired rebel groups opposing Assad are strategically sound doctrine and this is especially true in Israel’s in Syria’s civil war with 1/3 of its divided and often battle each case given its unique vulnera- forces actively engaged in Syria other. This development will bilities, regional challenges and to prop up Assad. In light of this, enable Hezbollah to shift its most Israeli experts agree that emphasis and resources toward genocidal enemies. In addition to exercising its the probability of war breaking Israel. Second, though Hezbollah right of military preemption, Is- out in the near future is low. The rael has also acted preventative last thing Hezbollah needs now has suffered substantial casumanner. Conceptually, this doc- is a two-front war. Neverthe- alties since it began its military trine differs slightly from pre- less, Hezbollah’s raison d'être is entanglement in Syria – at least emption as the threat while real, to serve the Islamic Republic’s 2,000 of its members have been is not necessarily imminent. In interests and do battle with Isra- killed – the group has emerged 1981 and 2007, Israel destroyed el. A showdown with the terror militarily stronger. It has been the nuclear facilities of Iraq and group is therefore inevitable. lavishly equipped by Iran with Syria – both implacable foes – af- The only question is “when,” not modern weapons, including

T-72 tanks, weaponized drones, Kornet anti-tank missiles and Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles, and thanks to the Russians, improved its electronic warfare and special operations capabilities. Third, in 2006, Hezbollah was believed to have possessed 11,000 rockets and missile of various calibers and guidance systems. Today, Hezbollah is believed to possess between 100,000 and 150,000 missiles and rockets. To place things in proper perspective, that figure is more than the combined arsenal of all NATO countries, with the exception of the United States. Moreover, with Iran’s assistance, the terror group has managed to build subterranean factories buried 50 meters below ground. These factories are capable of producing everything from small arms to Fateh-110/M-600 surface-to-surface missiles, making Hezbollah partially self-sufficient in arms, a capability that it lacked in 2006. If Iranian claims are to be believed, the Fateh-110 has a range of 300km and carries a payload of 500kg. The missile is believed to possess an accuracy level of 100 m CEP, which means that there’s a 50/50 chance that the missile will fall within 100 meters of its intended target. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has made clear on numerous occasions that his missiles would target a vulnerable ammonia plant in Haifa, Israel’s nuclear research facility in Dimona and

Today, Hezbollah is believed to possess between 100,000 and 150,000 missiles and rockets. other critical civilian infrastructure in any war with Israel. Fourth, in any future conflict with Israel, Hezbollah will be able to mobilize assistance from other Iranian proxies. Thanks to the Iran deal and concomitant cash infusion resulting therefrom, including $1.7b in ransom payments from the Obama administration, the Islamic Republic has successfully raised additional proxy Shia armies whose members include Pakistani, Afghani, Yemini, and Iraqi recruits. The largest of these militias is the Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi, an 80,000 strong force that can easily be transported to Lebanon should Iran call upon them to fight. Fifth, while Hezbollah never felt constrained by UNSC resolution 1701 – which prohibited the group from operating south of the Litani River and called for its disarmament – it exercised some measure of discretion when operating near the Israeli border, alternatively known as the Blue Line. Today, that is no longer the case. Hezbollah terrorists brazenly operate right up to Blue Line, taking pictures and videotaping Israeli patrols, an See The Third Lebanon War , page 38

Anti-Semitic Academics: Where is the Outrage Against Turkey? By: AJ Caschetta

Article 301 of the Turkish pe- persecution fantasies seem ab- the help of celebrities comes nal code – which amorphously surd, is mostly met with silence. next, followed by attempts at n Turkey, academics are criminalizes insults to "Turk- Where is the moral indigna- isolation in one of the few ways currently at the mercy of ishness," the Turkish govern- tion? Yet, there is no shortage possible to an academic instiPresident Recep Tayyip ment or the Turkish military of howls of "injustice" and BDS tution, such as cancelling conErdogan, who demands – he has also closed down nu- movements criticizing even the ferences and sporting events their compliance and threat- merous publishing houses. He slightest perceived infringe- convened in the offending state ens dissenters. After last July's has forced Turkish journals to ment of human rights in Israel, or country. Next come boycotts, failed coup (for which Erdogan remove from their editorial a country that ensures human calls for divesture of universiblamed an American scholar), boards scholars who criticize rights and equality under the ty-controlled funds and sanctioning various individuals. a series of emergency decrees him. Hundreds have been fired law to all its citizens. So how has the academic A letter condemning the Erhave specifically targeted Turk- and blacklisted. ish academia. One would think this assault would raise ire from the ivory towers, but as Turkey slides deeper into totalitarianism, academia yawns. The failure of many professors to stand up vigorously and publicly for what they profess is especially notable in those whose careers are focused on the demonization of Israel through various attempts to destroy Israel by suffocating it economically. All right, it is summer break and everyone is off doing research, writing novels and looking for grant money. But Erdogan's crackdown is not new. The Middle East Studies Association (MESA), which clearly supports the attempts to smother Israel Most of it was ignored until through economic means, has been the most active of all academic groups in its condemnation January 2016 when he targeted of Erdogan. a group of Turkish scholars who Unable to work in Turkey dogan regime and supporting industrial complex reacted to called themselves "Academics for Peace" for producing a peti- and, with their passports con- the persecuted academics is Turkey? While their Turkish tion demanding that the Turk- fiscated, unable to leave, they the bare minimum one might colleagues in the US are intimish government "end the massa- represent the worst-case sce- expect from an easily-piqued idated into silence by threats to nario of every comfortable group of people who write for their families back in Turkey, cre of the Kurdish people." Since the failed coup, Erdo- Western academic who has ever a living. Escalations in severity most of academia seems still gan has increasingly behaved bemoaned the "chilling effect" of might include organized pro- traumatized by the defeat of like a paranoid dictator flex- Republican presidents and con- tests, media events and other Hillary Clinton in November ing his muscles. In the last 12 gresses, or who have proclaimed kinds of activism to reach au- 2016. Aside from the proverbial months alone, he has closed at as "McCarthyism" any criticism diences beyond readers of The "strongly-worded letters," acaleast 15 universities and confis- of their own work. Real sup- Chronicle of Higher Education demia's wheels of outrage seem cated their property. Invoking pression, however, making their and InsideHigherEd. Enlisting stuck in neutral. If half of the

opprobrium consistently leveled at democratic Israel were applied to autocratic Turkey, it might bolster the anti-Semitic claims Israel is not being treating differently than every other country on the planet. The Middle East Studies Association (MESA), which clearly supports the attempts to smother Israel through economic means, has been the most active of all academic groups in its condemnation of Erdogan. Many of the facts of Erdogan's crackdown are accurately described in the dozens of letters MESA has sent to Erdogan, Ahmet Davutoglu and Binali Yildirim. But there are no apparent signs of protests or other forms of activism usually deployed by MESA's leadership. Its website suggests that today MESA is far more focused on the Trump administration than on the Middle East. The National Women's Studies Association overwhelmingly supports attempts to crush Israel economically, but has managed only one tepid letter about the situation in Turkey. That letter, expressing alarm over the "increased vulnerabilities posed for women and gender nonconforming individuals," is dated December 21, 2016, almost a full year after release of the "peace petition." No subsequent statements are listed. Another great supporter of obliterating Israel through economic demands is California's Local 2865. The union rep-

resents over 13,000 graduate students at the University of California. It sent a feeble one paragraph letter on January 26, 2016 to Ambassador Serdar Kilic accusing Erdogan of "stoking a climate of resentment of academics." In spite of the American Anthropological Association's narrow vote not to endorse economic sanctions against Israel, it regularly takes action in support of those goals. But not so much when it comes to Turkey: one letter on January 17, 2016 to Davutoglu cautioning against persecuting anthropologists who signed the peace letter, and another on March 7, 2017 to Yildirim requesting the release of an anthropologist whose work "seeks to educate the public about Islamophobia." These two letters represent a small fraction of the countless letters and advocacy actions that the AAA has taken against Israel in the same period. While the MLA is historically no friend of Israel, it recently voted not to endorse economic sanctions against the Jewish state. The MLA Members for Justice in Palestine (MLAMJP), which calls itself "a group within the MLA Commons that was established in 2014," exists for the sole purpose of anti-Israel advocacy. As of this writing its website does not address the vote against official MLA endorsement. (Nor has it done anything See Anti-Semitic Academics , page 38

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BOOK REVIEW

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Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean – The Legacy of Judaism in the New World Featuring Stunning Photographs by Wyatt Gallery of the Oldest Synagogues in the Western Hemisphere Edited by: JV Staff

ewish Treasures of the Caribbean (Schiffer, winter 2017) presents over 200 exquisite color images by the award-winning photographer Wyatt Gallery that highlight the little-known history of the earliest Jewish communities of the New World, as seen through the remaining historic sites in Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius, and Suriname. These synagogues and Jewish cemeteries, some of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere, reveal the strength of the Jewish people and the diverse cultural history of the Ca-

Neve Shalom Synagogue in Suriname has 11Torahs (rare today even in the wealthiest American congregations).

ribbean. The photographs were taken from 2009 to 2015 and are organized by location and in chronological order by the earliest known Jewish communities. In the 1600s and 1700s, the West Indies became a place of salvation for Sephardic Jews who had fled to Amsterdam after the Spanish Inquisition and the Portuguese Expulsion. Although initially they did not have full rights, La Nación, as these Jews called themselves, were fundamental in shaping the early Caribbean economy through their unique knowledge of sugar cane cultivation, agriculture, and their expansive trade network. Jews became merchants, politicians and bankers to the American colonies, creating financial success for the European powers, while managing to prosper and retain their culture, religion and customs. This led to the continuation and support of Judaism throughout the Americas. The Jewish communities of the Caribbean were once so strong and influential that they helped fuel the success of the American Revolution and partially financed the first synagogues in the United States, located in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. Once home to thousands of predominantly Sephardic Jews, these communities are rapidly dwindling and could soon disappear. Only five synagogues

Synagogue in St. Thomas

Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean (Schiffer, winter 2017) presents over 200 exquisite color images by the award-winning photographer Wyatt Gallery that highlight the little-known history of the earliest Jewish communities of the New World, as seen through the remaining historic sites in Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius, and Suriname

remain in use and many of the original cemeteries are either falling apart, or have been lost to natural disasters, vandalism, and pollution. Since the Southeast Asia Tsunami of 2004, Wyatt Gallery has documented the aftermaths of almost every major natural disaster. After photographing the remnants of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

in Port au Prince, Haiti that was destroyed by the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, he realized this same tragic fate could happen to the remaining historic synagogues in the Caribbean. He writes, "I felt it was my calling to photographically document these modern day treasures of the Jewish experience to ensure that all future generations will be able to visually experience this

exceptional story of Jewish survival and the birth of Judaism in the new world." Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean has garnered praise from Jewish scholars and educators. Jane S. Gerber, Professor of History & Director at Institute for Sephardic Studies at The Graduate School of the City University of New York writes: "Wyatt Gallery's photographs of the Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean capture the dignity and grandeur of its Sephardic past, its deep root in Iberia, as well as its fragile present and uncertain future. He skillfully evokes the dramatic and largely unknown story of the dignity and perseverance of the Caribbean Jewish experience with an unerring eye for beauty and rich historical detail." Contributor Bios: Wyatt Gallery, a person not a place, is an American fine art documentary photographer who

received his BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 1997. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and the Rosenberg Travel Grant, and has been named to prestigious lists, including the PDN 30, the PDN Rising Stars, and 25 Under 25 Up-and-Coming American Photographers by Duke University. His photographs are in numerous public and private collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the George Eastman House, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Worcester Art Museum, Comcast, Twitter, and American Express. His work has been featured in Esquire, Departures, Condé Nast Traveler, Mother Jones, and the New York Times, and on Oprah's OWN Network, and NBC, amongst others. A former adjunct professor at the UniverSee Jewish Treasures , page 36

‘Becoming Israeli’ Illustrates Paradoxes; Challenges of the Jewish People Coming Home By: Eliana Rudee

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ecoming Israeli,” an anthology edited by Akiva Gersh, narrates the hysterical, inspiring and challenging sides of immigrating to Israel. The book unites the writing of 40 bloggers “whose words take readers on an adventure that evokes a wide range of emotions, from frustration to inspiration, from confusion to deep pride,” Gersh said. At the book’s official launch event July 23, Gersh sat on a panel with contributing authors who shared their unique reasons for making aliyah, the challenges they face while acclimating to a new language and culture, and why they would never want to live anywhere else. The common threads running through their stories were the many paradoxes of life in Israel, becoming a change agent rather than a bystander in the history of the Jewish people, and great optimism in the communal vision of bringing Jews back to their ancestral homeland.

In front, the Lankin family from Highland Park, N.J., upon landing in Israel July 4, 2017, on a chartered flight through the Nefesh B'Nefesh aliyah agency. Credit: Shahar Azran, courtesy of Nefesh B’Nefesh.

he feels “whole, rightness and a 50-day war marked the height collection of souls of the Jewish of his career because his work people.” helped many people unite in huGersh made aliyah in 2004, six mor and overcome trauma. years after his first visit to Israel While Hilary Faverman reat age 22. He is a blogger and a called coming to Israel “kicking, musician, and lives in the town screaming and sobbing on the of Pardes Hanna with his wife plane,” Gersh said he needed to and four children. For the last 10 come back to Israel, a place filled years, he has been teaching Jewwith spirituality and meaning, or ish history and modern Israel at else he would die. the Alexander Muss High School Chaya Lester detailed the in Israel, where he guides visiting mundane challenges she faces high school students through the with her Hebrew, embarrassed by story of the Jewish people, mainly the fact that her 10-year-old child through excursions to historical, needs to read her bills for her, in contrast with the feeling that Yossi Klein Halevi, a prominent religious, cultural and ecological she is a vessel for the divine on American-born Israeli journalist sites. The author recalled finding a 2,000-year-old mission to give and author of the foreword voice to the “prophetic return of to Gersh’s anthology, said the out about the Hamas terror group’s kidnapping and murder the Jewish people to the land.” weight of being Israeli only hit of three Israeli teenagers in the Gersh shared one reason for home when his son entered summer of 2014, and the next not moving back to America and the IDF day, bringing his students to simplifying his life is his children. “The knowledge that they are growing up in the the Masada landmark and telling them what hapworld’s one Jewish state is reason enough to stay…I pened. He said it was an intense moment when have come to understand that my struggles and “everyone cried as if it were Tisha B’Av,” the Hesacrifices are but the birth pangs of a process much brew calendar day on which both Jewish Temples were destroyed. In that moment, Gersh found 000 “Becoming Israeli,” an anthology edited by larger than myself,” he writes in the book. Yossi Klein Halevi, a prominent Ameri- beauty through connecting the present to the JewAkiva Gersh, narrates the hysterical, inspiring can-born Israeli journalist and author of the ish people’s past, and leaving with a greater sense and challenging sides of immigrating to Israel. foreword to Gersh’s anthology, said the weight of of unity and purpose. The book unites the writing of 40 bloggers Indeed, Gersh said one of his broader goals in being Israeli only hit home when his son entered “whose words take readers on an adventure the IDF. Describing one of the paradoxes of ali- Israel, and a concept driven home by his aliyah-fothat evokes a wide range of emotions, from frustration to inspiration, from confusion to deep yah and life in Israel, he noted the high number cused anthology, is to give voice to the “beauty in of immigrants who arrived during the second the brokenness.” pride,” Gersh said (JNS.ORG) Palestinian intifada—“the low of Israel, the moEliana Rudee is a fellow with the news and pubBenji Lovitt, a comedian, spoke of the paradox of ment where we were tearing ourselves apart into lic policy group Haym Salomon Center. Her bylines finding his “creative high” during wartime, when he a dysfunctional society.” He identified his “happy have been featured in USA Today, New York Daily made light of the news headlines during the sum- place” in the Jewish state as the Cave of the Pa- News, Forbes and The Hill. Full disclosure: Rudee is mer 2014 Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Although triarchs in Hebron, which is simultaneously “one among the contributing authors in the book that is “it is perverse to have pleasure with war,” he said the of the most broken places in Israel,” but where the subject of this article.

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Prominent Israeli Artists to Lecture at Top US Universities in 2017-18 Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program to bring 13 leading artists to major US campuses Edited by: JV Staff

he Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program will bring 13 prominent Israeli artists for residencies at top universities across the United States for the 2017-2018 academic year. Among the artists are director, writer, and co-creator of the hit HBO TV series “In Treatment” Nir Bergman, who will team-teach with award-winning documentary filmmaker David Ofek; Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tamar Kay, whose “The Mute’s House” won international acclaim; and choreographer Roy Assaf, whose company will perform at New York’s Baryshnikov Arts Center (NY) during his tenure.

award; an Emmy nominee; numerous recipients of Israel’s highest literary awards; and many winners of multiple Israeli Oscars. “The Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists program is the bridge between the Israel Institute's academic and cultural programming. These visiting artists provide more than just classes that teach skills; these artists provide a window into the heart of Israel,” says Dr. Ariel Ilan Roth, executive director of the Israel Institute. “Cultural education provides insights into the fabric of a society in the way that other courses cannot, and the understanding of students enrolled in these classes is deeper and more enriched as a result.”

Roy Assaf, whose company was featured in July at the renowned dance venue Jacob’s Pillow, first made his mark working with internationally recognized dancer and choreographer Emanuel Gat, touring worldwide with him as both performer and choreographic assistant from 2004-2009

The Visiting Artists Program is an initiative of the Israel Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based academic institute aimed to enhance the study of modern Israel by bringing Israeli filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, writers and visual artists to leading universities and other cultural organizations in North America for residencies. The program, founded by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation in 2008, fosters interaction between the artists and the communities in which they are based, exposing a broader audience to contemporary Israeli culture. “What makes the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artist Program unique and so effective is the ways in which it connects members of the host community and the visiting artists in a variety of settings, from formal to informal, over a significant period of time, rather than the more typical one-off experience,” says Marge Goldwater, the program’s director. “As we look back on the last nine years, we see that the success of the residencies has prompted host institutions to continue to find ways to bring Israeli cultural leaders to their communities after the Schusterman artist has left.” Since inception, the program has supported 83 residencies at colleges and universities across North America. To date, 93 artists have participated, among them a recipient of The Israel Prize, Israel's most prestigious

As a member of the Batsheva Dance Company from 2012-2017, Omri Drumlevich performed in such venues as the Brooklyn Academic of Music (BAM), the Kennedy Center, the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris, and the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The artists in the 2017-18 programs are as follows:

Fall Semester: Roy Assaf, The Juilliard School. Assaf is a leading Israeli choreographer of the younger generation, having received commissions from renowned companies including Benjamin Millepied’s Los Angeles Dance Project (LADP), the Royal Swedish Ballet, and the Batsheva Dance Company. Assaf, whose company was featured in July at the renowned dance venue Jacob’s Pillow, first made his mark working with internationally recognized dancer and cho-

reographer Emanuel Gat, touring worldwide with him as both performer and choreographic assistant from 2004-2009. October 6, 2017 – December 15, 2017. For more details please click here. Nir Bergman and David Ofek, San Diego State University. Two of Israel’s most highly regarded filmmakers will be team-teaching this fall. Bergman, a director, writer, and co-creator of In Treatment, the successful television series in Israel and abroad, has won many international awards for his feature films and television series. Ofek’s docu-

time teacher of Gaga, Naharin’s movement language, teaching in Tel Aviv and internationally. September 8, 2017 – December 15, 2017. For more details please click here. Victoria Hanna, University of California, Berkeley. Public Radio International (PRI) calls Hanna the “freshest, edgiest, weirdest artist on the Israeli airwaves today.” The daughter of an Egyptian father, who was an Orthodox rabbi steeped in the world of Hebrew, and a Persian mother, Hanna has created her own sound, inspired by Hebrew and religious texts, blending Middle Eastern music and rhythms with rap and hip-hop. Her performance piece of the

One of Israel’s most active choreographers, Ronit Ziv has been performing and creating work for dance and theater companies in Israel, Europe, and the Former Soviet Union since 1999. An experienced teacher, she taught the Batsheva Ensemble for three years and currently teaches at the Maslool Professional School for Dance in Tel Aviv

vember 5, 2017. For more details please click here and here.

Spring Semester:

el in Europe and Israel and just released in the United States to outstanding reviews. The book has been adapted as an American television series and a film. Gundar-Goshen won the prestigious Sapir Prize for Debut Fiction in 2012, and her film and TV screenplays have also won international recognition. January 13, 2018 – May 18, 2018. Roy Horovitz, University of Texas, Austin. An actor, director, and dramaturge, Horovitz has been touring the world in Dan Clancy’s The Timekeepers for the past several years. He has directed on the stages of both the Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv and the Habima National Theater, two of Israel’s leading theaters, among others. Horovitz has taught theater at sev-

Hana Ajiashvili, Rice University. Composer Hana Ajiashvili has received commissions from one of Israel's leading new music groups, the Meitar Ensemble; the Trio Musical, Madrid; Dresden Trumpet Nights; and many others. Her work is in the repertoire of Meitar and New York’s internationally-acclaimed new music ensemble Continuum. Among her awards, she reNir Bergman is Israel’s most highly regarded filmmakers. He ceived Israel’s Prime Minister's will be team-teaching this fall at San Diego State University. Award for Composition in 2008. Bergman, a director, writer, and co-creator of In Treatment, the Initially trained in Moscow, she successful television series in Israel and abroad, has won many received a Ph.D. in composition international awards for his feature films and television series from Bar-Ilan University. Janumentary No. 17, featured in Mo- Hebrew alphabet, Hosha’ana ary 5, 2018 – May 23, 2018. For MA’s New Directors/New Films (Aleph-bet), which incorporat- more details please click here. series, was screened in 80 inter- ed the Hebrew alphabet with national festivals. Other docu- prayer, became an instant clasmentaries have tackled subjects sic. In May 2017, she released as wide-ranging as home hos- her first self-titled album, which pice care and the Israeli song- has been highly praised by critwriter Eli Mohar. August 25, ics. October 2, 2017 – December 2017 – December 18, 2017. For 20, 2017. For more details please click here. more details please click here. Ronit Ziv, Pomona and Ati Citron, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Scripps Colleges. One of Israel’s Citron, one of Israel’s most ver- most active choreographers, Ziv satile theater artists, directs the has been performing and creatsign language theater labora- ing work for dance and theater tory at the University of Haifa, companies in Israel, Europe, where he was former chair of and the Former Soviet Union the theater department. He has since 1999. An experienced Public Radio International (PRI) calls Victoria Hanna the staged works in many countries teacher, she taught the Batsheva “freshest, edgiest, weirdest artist on the Israeli airwaves today.” and been the artistic director of Ensemble for three years and The daughter of an Egyptian father, who was an Orthodox rabbi many festivals, from the Bat- currently teaches at the Maslool steeped in the world of Hebrew, and a Persian mother, Hanna Yam International Street The- Professional School for Dance has created her own sound, inspired by Hebrew and religious ater Festival to the Acco Festival in Tel Aviv, now a focal point for texts, blending Middle Eastern music and rhythms with rap and of Alternative Israeli Theatre. contemporary dance, attracting hip-hop. He has also taught and lectured students from around the world. on professional academic train- August 25, 2017 – December 22, Rachel Erdos, Brown Univer- eral institutions, including the ing for medical clowns all over 2017. For more details please sity. Since the beginning of her University of Haifa, and has a the world. Citron has a Ph.D. in click here. career, Erdos has been receiv- regular spot on a radio broadIn a special arrangement, ing choreography commissions cast, “Front Row,” which he also performance studies from New York University. August 23, filmmakers Tamar Kay and Or from dance companies in Eu- edits. January 12, 2018 – May 2017 – December 13, 2017. For Sinai will visit several Ameri- rope, the United States, Africa, 7, 2018. For more details please can campuses in the Northeast and Israel. A recipient of many click here. more details please click here. Omri Drumlevich, Prince- during a three-week tour. Tam- honors, in 2015, Erdos received ton University. As a member of ar Kay’s first film, The Mute’s the Independent Choreogra- About The Israel the Batsheva Dance Company House, was one of 10 Acad- pher of the Year Award from Institute: from 2012-2017, Drumlevich emy Award nominations for the Ministry of Culture in Israel. The Israel Institute works in performed in such venues as the Best Short Documentary this Her work has been presented partnership with leading acaBrooklyn Academic of Music year. The film won many other at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy demic, research and cultural (BAM), the Kennedy Center, awards, in festivals from Europe Center, New York’s Joyce The- institutions to enhance knowlthe Palais Garnier opera house to Israel to Australia. Her class- ater, and London’s Royal Opera edge and study of modern Israel in Paris, and the Mariinsky The- mate at the Sam Spiegel Film House, among other venues. She in the United States and around ater in Saint Petersburg, Russia. and Television School, Or Si- has taught in a variety of inter- the world. Founded in 2012 as While in the company, he per- nai, was a winner this past June national settings, including the an independent, nonpartisan formed works by Ohad Naha- at the Cannes Film Festival for United States, England, China, organization based in Washrin, Sharon Eyal, and Roy Assaf. the Best Student Film, prevail- Switzerland, and Senegal. Janu- ington, DC, the Institute supHe has choreographed works for ing over more than 2,000 other ary 19, 2018 – May 11, 2018. For ports scholarship, research and the Batsheva Ensemble and Bat- entries from 227 film schools more details please click here. exchanges to build a multi-facsheva Dance Company dancers around the world. Her film, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, San eted field of Israel Studies and and created multi-disciplinary Anna, stars Evgenia Dodina, Francisco State University. Gun- expand opportunities to explore works at the Tel Aviv Museum one of Israel’s most revered ac- dar-Goshen is the author of the diversity and complexity of and elsewhere; he is a long- tresses. October 15, 2017 – No- Waking Lions, a bestselling nov- contemporary Israel.

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The Federal Program Funding Hamas Supporters on College Campuses By: Daniel Greenfield

hen President Trump presented his budget, he defunded Title VI from $72 million to zero. But it’s up to Congress to make it happen. What’s Title VI? Title VI of the Higher Education Act set out to fund international studies that would promote our national security. But on many campuses, Title VI centers undermine our national security by supporting Islamic terrorists. The Higher Education Opportunity Act mandated that Title VI centers reflect a “wide range of views”. Instead when it comes to the Middle East, Title VI centers have only one point of view. Title VI centers are the organizing points for Islamist and anti-Israel activities on college campuses. The attacks on Jewish speakers and students, the BDS resolutions and terror support begin with Title VI. So do the pro-Hamas speakers who spew hatred on campuses across America. Instead of a wide range of views, 6 Title VI Middle Eastern

studies directors have backed an academic boycott of Israel. Not only do they not promote a range of views, but they suppress pro-Israel views. Title VI faculty play a crucial role in supporting campus hate groups from SJP to JVP to MSA. And Title VI material then finds its way from colleges into school classrooms. All of this hatred is funded by taxpayers. But it doesn’t have to be. Rep. Grothman, joined by Rep. Allen, Rep. Garrett and Rep. Lamborn are trying to defund Title VI and move funding over to the National Security Education Program (NSEP). But they face an uphill battle. Defunding Title VI would do a great deal to neutralize the ugliness and hatred on campuses. Take the Center for Near East Studies at UCLA. The Center is busy touting a faculty member’s attack on Trump. The faculty includes Khaled M. Abou El Fadl, a leading authority on Sharia Islamic law, whom Daniel Pipes named a “stealth Islamist.” El Fadl provided an “Affidavit of Support” for top Hamas terrorist Abu Marzook. He donated to and defended the Holy Land Foundation: a Hamas front

business of funding centers that echo Osama bin Laden? “Israel wants to destroy Hamas because Israel wants to continue controlling the fate of Palestinians, neutralizing their nationalism and ideological foundations, and breaking their will to resist,” El Fadl rants. Should Title VI be in the business of funding Hamas propaganda? But you don’t have to be an Islamist at the Center for Near East Studies to hate Israel and defend the terrorists. Take Gabriel Piterberg, the Center’s former director. Piterberg has been at the center of a firestorm, not over his support for terrorists, but over allegations that UCLA officials had attempted to cover up accusations that he had tried to shove his tongue into the mouths of two female grad students. Gabriel Piterberg backs an academic boycott of Israel and Piterberg was forced to reassociates with Students for Justice in Palestine. He appeared sign as director of the Center for at a American Muslims for Palestine event. AMP has links to Near East Studies, but is still on Hamas. He has described Islamic terrorist attacks on Israel as “a staff. frightening piece of consciousness raising.” Gabriel Piterberg backs an “Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas” complains that Wahhabis care academic boycott of Israel and in contrast to the “moderate” more about whether a Muslim associates with Students for Jusappeasers of America and Israel. woman wears a veil than “about tice in Palestine. He appeared "Why is Saudi Arabia so hos- the invasions of Iraq, Gaza, or at a American Muslims for Palestine event. AMP has links to tile to political Islam movements the fate of Jerusalem.” Should Title VI be in the Hamas. He has described Islamsuch as Hamas, Hizbullah, or group. In more recent articles, Abou El Fadl has defended Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt. He distinguished between “countries and movements adhering to ideologies of resistance” including

the Muslim Brotherhood?" El Fadl asks. And the answer is that the Saudis have become "westernized and secular". El Fadl has been touted as a moderate because he criticizes the Wahhabis. But his criticism is not moderate, but Jihadist. He

ic terrorist attacks on Israel as “a frightening piece of consciousness raising.” Sexual harassment and contempt for the victims of terrorism are all part of the Title VI package. Piterberg appeared at a Center for Near Eastern Studies event on a panel with Richard Falk. The Gaza and Human Rights symposium came complete with chants of “Zionism is Nazism” and F___ Israel”. Falk is a 9/11 Truther and a fan of the Ayatollah Khomeini who has supported domestic terrorism. His ugly behavior was so extreme that he was condemned by the UN Secretary General. Falk had described the Boston Marathon bombings as “blowback” to "American global domination.” He was on good terms with an anti-Israel activist had written a book in which he wondered whether “Hitler might have been right.” A UCLA conference organized by Piterberg included Falk and the latter had been present at a number of CNES events. That is a truly notable accomplishment for a man who had been condemned by the United States See The Federal Program , page 36

Deadly False Narratives Drove the Temple Mount Crisis By: Yaakov Lappin

he crisis between Israel and the Palestinians that raged in recent weeks over the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa holy site in Jerusalem has died down, but the affair provides important clues about the rising ability of fundamentalist Islamists to seize control of the narrative. Radical rhetoric espoused by those who sought to inflame religious conflict dominated the Temple Mount crisis. "Israel wants more than ever before to implement its plan for complete control over al-Aksa Mosque," Hamas politburo chief Ismael Haniyeh said, even after Israel moved to defuse the situation. Days earlier, Hamas had called for a "religious war" against Israel. Islamists in Gaza, Jordan, east Jerusalem, and within the Israeli Arab community, had the upper hand in their ability to push their interpretation of events. They claim Israel wants to take over the holy site and destroy the mosque to make way for a third Temple. This baseless narrative sweeps away the terrorist attack that caused the crisis and presented three Palestinians killed in subsequent clashes with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem as martyrs who died defending Islam. Not to be outdone by their Islamist rivals, Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders peddled the same falsehoods. Religious

Affairs Minister Sheikh Yusuf Idai'is told the official PA television channel that Israel "has plans to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and establish the alleged Temple in its place." Those seeking religious strife were able to mobilize masses onto the streets, with the help of self-organizing demonstrators and rioters who were infected with the Islamist fervor, and spread it themselves on social media. Together, these elements forced pragmatic Arab leaders – who do not subscribe to Islamist ideology – to adopt the Islamist narrative, and to deal with Israel as if it was guilty of the Islamic hard-liners' fabricated accusations. A recap: The crisis erupted when a terrorist jihadist cell, made up of three Arab-Israeli gunmen, used firearms smuggled into the Al-Aqsa Mosque – Islam's third holiest site – to shoot dead two Israeli police officers. Security forces then returned fire, killing the gunmen. Until the attack, Israel had been relying on intelligence alerts, rather than physical security measures, to defend the site. But the shootings led the Israel Police to ask the Israeli government to beef up security, and install metal detectors. The government agreed, despite the misgivings of the Israeli defense establishment, which was concerned that the move would fuel the propaganda of fundamentalist forces, leading

to unrest and instability. The defense establishment's concerns came true. Rioting erupted in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Mass demonstrations were held in Israel's eastern neighbor, Jordan, and included members of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood.

decades, dating back to the days of Hajj Amin Al Husseini in the 1920s and 30s. Hamas in Gaza and Palestinian Islamic Jihad praised the Temple Mount shooters as "heroic," and called for more attacks. They issued a rallying call to defend Al-Aqsa. A Salafist-ji-

Radical rhetoric espoused by those who sought to inflame religious conflict dominated the Temple Mount crisis.

A Palestinian knife attacker, pledging to "die for Al-Aqsa" on his Facebook page, massacred three members of an Israeli family in their home in the West Bank. All of these events were driven by incitement to religious violence. The unrest was sparked by the false accusation that Israel was seeking to change the status quo at Al-Aqsa, and that the site needed defending from Israelis schemes. It is a conspiracy theory that has been peddled by Palestinian hardliners for

hadist group in Gaza fired two rockets at southern Israel. Israel responded with tank fire at a Hamas military post. Turkey, ruled by a pro-Hamas variant of the Muslim Brotherhood, exploited the tensions to urge all Muslims to "protect Jerusalem," and called on Israel to end the crisis. Israel's Foreign Ministry called it "absurd that the Turkish government, which occupies northern Cyprus, brutally represses the Kurdish minority and jails journalists, lectures Israel, the only true de-

mocracy in the region. The days of the Ottoman Empire have passed." Iran helped fuel the unrest, Israel Hayom reported, by sending protesters "tens of thousands of ... prepackaged meals along with notes in each one citing a famous quote attributed to 1979 Iranian Revolution leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini: 'With the help of Allah, Palestine will be liberated! Jerusalem is ours.' The note also depicted the Dome of the Rock and the Palestinian flag." Additionally, a senior Iranian official reportedly met with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad representatives in Iran, offering them assistance for Palestinians injured in clashes. The IRGC released a statement, condemning "the Zionist regime's aggressive and criminal actions against Al-Aqsa mosque." In Israel, Sheikh Raed Saleh, the former leader of the now banned Islamic Movement – a sister organization to Hamas – led a funeral procession for the three Arab Israeli terrorists. Thousands of mourners marched belligerently by the coffins of the terrorists, shouting, "By fire and with blood we will redeem you, Al-Aqsa," and, "You are the martyrs of Al-Aqsa." Palestinian social media buzzed with calls to defend Al-Aqsa. The Islamist narrative had won the day. Israel tried to challenge this mythology by directly addressing Palestinians. "So that the

truth is clear, when did the Temple Mount incidents erupt?" IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai asked in Arabic on Al Jazeera. "A week ago. After a terror attack was committed by three Muslims, who entered the Temple Mount with weapons and opened fire. Israel does not want to change the status quo. This is a clear message to the world from the Muslim world." His message appeared to largely fall on deaf ears. With the fundamentalist rhetoric leading the way, even pragmatic Arab leaders, some of whom rely on cooperation with Israel for the very stability of their rule, felt the need to play according to the radical playbook, in order to avoid being tagged as Israel's 'abettors.' The most obvious example was Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas. Without Israel's steps to quell Hamas in the West Bank, Abbas's Palestinian Authority would have faced multiple armed attempts by Islamists to depose him . During the Temple Mount unrest, Abbas cut security coordination between his forces and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). "Jerusalem is ours. It is our capital and our sovereignty. As long as the situation in occupied Jerusalem does not return to what it was before July 14 [when Israel installed metal detectors], See Deadly False Narratives , page 36

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a rally where he announces a plan to fund MTA improvements on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in New York.

NYC Mayor promote millionaires' tax to help fix transit woes (VIN) Mayor Bill de Blasio, flanked Monday by community activists, labor leaders and fellow Democratic politicians, officially rolled out a proposal for a millionaires’ tax to help fix the subways and aid low-income commuters. “People do not want to see this madness continue,” de Blasio declared, citing people getting work reprimands, picking their kids up late and missing doctor appointments because of subway delays. Henry Garrido, executive director of District Council 37, the municipal labor union, said that sometimes even the people tasked with fixing the subway can’t get to work on time. The number of subway delays has tripled in the past five years to 70,000 per month, and trains are overcrowded on some lines. About 5.7 million people take the subway on an average work day. At the mayor’s press conference, speakers stressed that the tax would affect only a handful of taxpayers — an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 — all of them in New York City. The tax, which would generate about $800 million annually, would increase the top income tax rate from about 3.9 percent to 4.4 percent for married couples who make more than $1 million and individuals making more than $500,000. In turn, they said, the improvements would fuel the economy, benefiting rich and poor alike. The proposal includes $250 million for half-priced Metrocards for 800,000 New Yorkers at or below the poverty level. The tax, spearheaded in Albany by Democratic state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens and Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell of Manhattan, must be approved by state lawmakers. It faces significant challenges. Cuomo and the Republicans who control the state Senate have strongly resisted efforts to raise

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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R-Smithtown, right, speaks during a news conference in the Red Room at the Capitol as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo listens, in Albany on June 25, 2015.

Cuomo hails NY Senate Leader for seeking help with alcohol (VIN) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says state Senate Leader John Flanagan deserves “respect and support” for seeking help with alcohol. Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, issued a statement Sunday afternoon saying he received treatment after realizing that drinking was becoming a “crutch” to deal with the pressures of his job. In a Tweet, the Democratic governor called alcoholism a disease and praised Flanagan for seeking help and serving as an example for others. The 56-year-old Flanagan says no one is immune to alcohol dependency and that he hopes his public disclosure serves as a reminder to others struggling with a drinking problem. Flanagan was first elected to the state Senate in 2002 and was chosen to lead the chamber in 2015.

Ex-New York Senate Leader Skelos asks court for new trial (VIN) Ex-New York Senate leader Dean Skelos asked an appeals court Monday for a new trial, citing the precedent set when former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last month was granted a new trial on corruption charges. Attorney Alexandra Shapiro wrote in papers filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that the Republican Skelos, like the Democrat Silver, is entitled to a new trial because public corruption laws were recently freshly defined by the U.S. Supreme Court. “A man should not be deprived of his liberty by a jury that never even had to consider whether his conduct was criminal. Dean Skelos is entitled to a new, fair trial

with a properly instructed jury,” Shapiro wrote. Skelos was convicted in 2015 on extortion, bribery and conspiracy charges. He was sentenced last year to five years in prison. He has remained free on appeal. That’s in part because it was unclear what effect, if any, a Supreme Court ruling reversing the conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell would have on the Skelos case. The 2nd Circuit last month tossed out the conviction of Silver, saying the jury was not instructed properly in light of the Supreme Court ruling. Silver’s lawyers are appealing the ruling to the Supreme Court, arguing that the 2nd Circuit incorrectly found that there was sufficient evidence for a new jury to convict if it is properly instructed on the law. The 2nd Circuit, which already has heard oral arguments in the Skelos case, invited lawyers to submit additional written arguments after the Silver conviction was overturned. Prosecutors submitted papers of their own Monday, saying the conviction of Skelos should be upheld.

NATIONAL Chicago Sues Over Sanctuary City Threat; Sessions Fires Back (VIN) Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies to court, with Chicago becoming one of the first cities Monday to sue over what many U.S. cities argue are illegal bids to withhold public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities. Hours later, Attorney General Jeff Sessions hit back at Chicago, saying the Trump administration “will not simply give away grant dollars to city governments that proudly violate the rule of law and protect criminal aliens at the expense of public safety.” “So it’s this simple: Comply with the law or forego taxpayer dollars,” he said in a toughly worded statement. A 46-page lawsuit, which names Sessions, was filed earlier Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago a day after Emanuel announced the litigation and said the city won’t “be blackmailed” into changing its values as a city welcoming of immigrants. It’s the latest round in a battle pitting several U.S. cities against the Trump administration. The cities have opted to limit cooperation with government enforcement of immigration law while

federal officials threaten to with- committee’s Republicans as well hold funding if those cities don’t as several leading Democrats, incomply. cluding Maryland’s Sen. Ben Cardin, New Jersey’s Sen. Bob Menendez and Virginia’s Sen. Tim Kaine. The approval by the Senate committee comes after the legislation was bolstered with new provisions that make it more difficult for the PA to receive U.S. aid while also paying salaries to terrorists and their families. The new provisions add stricter conditions on Democratic U.S. lawmakers meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin American and European aid to the PA, urging donor nations to “cease Netanyahu (front row, fifth from left) in Jerusalem Monday. Credit: direct budgetary support until the Palestinian Authority stops all Saguy Moran. payments incentivizing terror.” 53 US lawmakers The bill would cut off all U.S. visiting Israel in August aid to the PA until the State De(JNS.org) Fifty-three members partment confirms that salary of the U.S. House of Representa- payments to convicted terrorists tives are visiting Israel during the have ceased. The new provisions also obligate the PA to revoke “any first half of August. The delegations are facilitated law, decree, regulation, or docuby the American Israel Education ment authorizing or implementFoundation (AIEF) and are pri- ing a system of compensation” to marily comprised of U.S. lawmak- terrorists and their families. The legislation is named after a ers in their first term. AIEF—an independent U.S. Army veteran who was killed non-profit organization affiliated by a Palestinian terrorist in Jaffa with the AIPAC lobby—is spon- last year. soring the congressional visits with the goal of providing “firstINTERNATIONAL hand knowledge of the U.S.-Israel Australian court relationship and critical issues facupholds decision to ing American policymakers in the block synagogue Middle East,” the group said in a construction over statement. terror fears The lawmakers are being briefed on issues related to strate(JNS.org) An Australian court gic threats in the region and how has upheld a decision by a local recent events may influence the municipal council in Sydney to future of the Middle East. They block the construction of a Jewish are meeting with Israeli and Pal- synagogue over fears that it could estinian political leaders as well as be a target of terrorism. Israeli security officials, academics Australia’s Land and Environand media representatives. mental Court backed a decision by House Majority Leader Rep. the Waverley Council to prohibit Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the construction of the synagogue Democratic Whip Rep. Steny in Sydney’s world-famous Bondi Hoyer (D-Md.) are leading the Beach suburb. groups during their time in Israel. According to the ruling, the Eighteen Democratic members of proposed synagogue’s site “raises Congress met with Israeli Prime concerns as to the safety and seMinister Benjamin Netanyahu in curity of future users of the SynaJerusalem Monday. Netanyahu is gogue, nearby residents, motorists scheduled to meet with Republi- and pedestrians in Wellington can lawmakers Aug. 9. Street and the physical measures proposed to deal with the identiBill targeting PA terror fied threats will have an unacceptpayments approved able impact on the streetscape and by Senate Foreign adjoining properties.” Relations Committee Australian Jewish leaders ex(JNS.org) The Senate Foreign pressed shock over the court’s deRelations Committee Thursday cision, saying it will prevent them approved the Taylor Force Act, in from practicing their religion a major step for legislation that freely. “The decision is unpreceseeks to cut off U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the PA dented,” Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, continues its payments to terror- spokesman for the Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, told ists and their families. Approved in a 17-4 vote, the news.com.au. “Its implications are enormous,” bill received the backing of all the

AUGUST 11, 2017 he said. “It basically implies that no Jewish organization should be allowed to exist in residential areas. It stands to stifle Jewish existence and activity in Sydney and indeed, by creating a precedent, the whole of Australia, and by extension rewarding terrorism.”

Russian military builds base in southern Syria near Israeli border (JNS.org) Russian military forces have replaced the Syrian regime’s military presence in Daraa and Quneitra in southern Syria, and have built a base in the area, Syrian opposition sources reported last week. The move indicates that Russia intends to create a more permanent military presence near Israel’s northern border, and comes after the implementation of a Syrian cease-fire agreement brokered by the U.S. and Russia in July. The Lebanon-based and Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen media network corroborated the reports, stating that Russian forces have been deployed in the region and are stationed in military posts shared with Syrian army units. The Syrian army’s 4th division auxiliary force is the only regime unit due for complete withdrawal from southern Syria, while other Syrian military units will remain there, Al Mayadeen reported. Israeli officials remain concerned regarding the presence of the Syrian army as well as Hezbollah and Iranian forces in southern Syria. In July, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia perpetuates the presence of Iranian forces near Israel.

Cape Verde’s President Jorge Carlos Fonseca (pictured) has announced that his country will no longer vote against Israel at the United Nations. Credit: U.N. Photo/J Carrier.

Cape Verde pledges to no longer vote against Israel at UN (JNS.org) Cape Verde’s President Jorge Carlos Fonseca announced that his country will no longer vote against Israel at the United Nations. “I welcome the decision of the president of Cape Verde. This is

AUGUST 11, 2017 the result of intensive diplomatic activity between Israel and Africa,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. Located off the western coast of Africa, Cape Verde was originally uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered and colonized its islands in the 15th century. Today the country—home to around 525,000 people, mainly of mixed Portuguese and African ancestry—is one of the most successful and stable countries in Africa. According to Netanyahu, Cape Verde’s decision comes following a meeting with Fonseca on the sidelines of the Economic Community of West African States conference in Liberia in June.

Irish journalist apologizes after accusations of antiSemitism and misogyny (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS. org) An Irish journalist accused of sexism and anti-Semitism apologized last week for a column that got him fired, saying, “I am the author of my own misfortunes.” Kevin Myers was fired by The Sunday Times of London over a column titled, “Sorry, ladies— equal pay has to be earned.” The piece sparked widespread accusations of anti-Semitism and misogyny. Commenting on a campaign by female BBC workers for equal pay, Myers wrote, “I note that two of the best-paid women presenters in the BBC—Claudia Winkelman and Vanessa Feltz, with whose, no doubt, sterling work I am tragically unacquainted—are Jewish. Good for them. Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price.” Speaking with RTE Radio 1 in Dublin Aug. 1, Myers apologized for the column. “I am the author of that article, I am the author of my own misfortunes, I am the master of my soul. I must answer for what I have done,” he said, adding he is “a great admirer of the Jewish people....They are the most gifted people who have ever existed on this planet.”

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Diving with a dolphin in the Red Sea along the coast of the southern Israeli city of Eilat. The beaches of Israel have been designated as an important habitat for dolphins by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Credit: Tony Malkevist/Israeli Ministry of Tourism.

Israel’s beaches designated as an important dolphin habitat (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The beaches of Israel have been designated as an important habitat for dolphins by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The IUCN, widely considered the world's most authoritative international entity in the field of nature protection, is known for its "red lists" of endangered species.

The Jewish Voice Israel was one of 26 spots in the Mediterranean region named as being of importance to marine mammal life after a yearlong scientific process conducted by the IUCN. The process involved convening a panel of experts that included representatives from every Mediterranean country. Israel was represented by Dr. Aviad Scheinin, director of the Dolphin and Sea Educational Center in Ashdod, which is run by the Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center nonprofit and the Morris Kahn Marine Research Center at the University of Haifa. “This makes Israel proud. We are a beam of light in the total darkness of an absence of information about marine mammals in the eastern and southern Mediterranean,” Scheinin said.

Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with Palestinian leader Abbas in Ramallah (JNS.org) Jordan’s King Abdullah met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Monday in Abdullah’s first official visit to Ramallah since December 2012. The leaders discussed efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, senior Fatah official Mohammed Shtayyeh told AFP Saturday. Abdullah and Abbas also reportedly discussed the recent Temple Mount crisis and broader regional developments. Although the Jordanian king and Abbas purportedly meet regularly, Abdullah’s visit to Ramallah intended to demonstrate Jordan’s support for the PA amid a power struggle between the PA and the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas. Ahead of Abdullah’s visit, Jordanian officials coordinated with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the IDF, notifying Jerusalem that the Jordanian leader’s helicopter would likely fly through Israeli airspace en route to Ramallah. Abdullah’s visit came in the aftermath of Muslim riots and Palestinian terror attacks in Jerusalem and the disputed territories, following Israel’s temporary installation of metal detectors at the Temple Mount in response to the July 14 Arab terror attack near the holy site. Abdullah recently announced that he has donated $1.4 million to the Jordanian-run Islamic Waqf, which administers the Temple Mount.

In landmark ruling, court revokes Arab terrorist’s Israeli citizenship (JNS.org) The Haifa District Court Sunday approved a request from Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri to revoke the Israeli citizenship of convicted Arab terrorist Alaa Zayud, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a terror attack that wounded four Israelis in 2015. The court’s unprecedented move was enacted due to Zayud’s “breach of loyalty” as an Israeli citizen. The decision—based on Article 11 of Israel’s Nationality Law—sets a precedent for future legal rulings against convicted terrorists who hold Israeli citizenship. ` The ruling is due to go into effect in October and will replace Zayud’s Israeli citizenship with a temporary permit that requires periodic renewal. In 2015, Zayud,

23, from the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, carried out a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack. During his trial, Zayud denied having any intention of carrying out a terror attack and claimed he had lost control of his vehicle.

The Israeli company Netafim’s drip irrigation technology. The Mexican chemical company Mexichem has agreed to acquire an 80-percent stake in Netafim for about $1.5 billion. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel’s Netafim drip irrigation pioneer bought by Mexican company for $1.5 billion (JNS.org) The Mexican chemical company Mexichem has agreed to acquire an 80-percent stake in the Israeli drip irrigation pioneer Netafim for about $1.5 billion, the Hebrew-language news website Calcalist reported Monday. The acquisition boosts Netafim’s value to $1.9 billion. Netafim, the world’s largest producer of drip and micro-irrigation systems, was founded in 1965 in the Negev-based Kibbutz Hatzerim, and pioneered the cutting-edge agricultural technology. The kibbutz, which held a 32.7-percent stake in the company, will sell 12.7 percent of its holdings to Mexichem in the deal, with Israel’s Permira fund selling 61.4 percent of its holdings and Kibbutz Magal selling 6 percent of its stake. Following the deal, Mexichem vowed to maintain Netafim’s manufacturing presence in Israel for an additional 20 years. Simcha Blass discovered drip irrigation in Israel in the 1930s. Blass realized that instead of irrigating land with uncontrolled amounts of water, he could create a device that uses friction and water-pressure loss to regulate small leaks. Netafim established its first production facility in 1965. The company now has operations in 112 countries, with 13 factories and approximately 2,000 employees outside of Israel.

Iranian blogger to be granted asylum in Israel (JNS.org) Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said Monday that Turkey-based Iranian blogger Neda Amin has been offered asylum in Israel and will arrive in the Jewish state during “the coming days.” Soon after Hotovely made the comments in an interview with Israel’s Reshet Bet Radio, the station reported that Amin, 32, had been arrested at Turkey’s Istanbul Airport en route to Israel. David Horovitz, founding editor of The Times of Israel, which has featured Amin’s articles, tweeted that reports of her arrest are “not true.” Amin was offered asylum in Israel Sunday after facing deportation from Turkey to Iran, where she would be at risk of being ar-

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rested due to her work as a Persian-language blogger with The Times of Israel. The blogger relocated from Iran to Turkey in 2014 and has since been embroiled in a legal battle to prevent her deportation back to Iran. Amin sought asylum as a refugee in several other countries and, after Israel’s journalistic associations appealed to the Israeli government, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said Sunday that Amin would be issued a special visa granting her asylum in the Jewish state.

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terms of his cooperation deal with the state, Harow’s penalties will be limited to six months of community service time and a fine. Israeli police are currently conducting two investigations relating to Netanyahu. The first case centers on gifts the Israeli leader allegedly received from Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and others. The second case focuses on Netanyahu’s conversations with Yedioth Ahronoth Publisher Arnon Mozes, in which they allegedly discussed a deal to have the Israeli newspaper soften its stance on Netanyahu in exchange for curtailing the activities of Israel Hayom, a competitor of Yedioth Ahronoth. According to leaked Israeli court documents, Netanyahu is being investigated on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The American-born Harow served as Netanyahu’s chief of staff from 2014-2015. Harow is believed to have been present at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin some of the meetings between NeNetanyahu (right) meets with tanyahu and Mozes. Senegalese President Macky Sall Netanyahu has denied any on the sidelines of the Economic wrongdoing in both cases. Community of West African States “The witch hunt against Neconference in June. Senegal and tanyahu, now at its peak, aims to Guinea, two Muslim-majority West Former Netanyahu unseat the government but it is African nations, will be sending aide agrees to be destined to fail for one simple reatheir first-ever full-time state witness in son: Nothing will happen because ambassadors to Israel this week. corruption probes nothing happened,” the Prime Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO. (JNS.org) Prime Minister Ben- Minister’s Office said in a stateTwo Muslim-majority jamin Netanyahu’s former chief ment Thursday. African nations of staff, Ari Harow, has signed a to send first-ever deal to become a state witness in THE JEWISH VOICE ambassadors to Israel the corruption probes against the (JNS.org) Senegal and Guinea, Israeli head of state, The Jerusalem EXPRESSES A SPECIAL two Muslim-majority West Afri- Post reported. THANKS TO JNS.ORG Harow had been under invescan nations, will be sending their FOR PROVIDING THE first-ever full-time ambassadors to tigation for allegations he used ABOVE NEWS BRIEFS political connections to advance Israel this week. Ambs. Talla Fall of Senegal his business interests. Under the and Amara Camara of Guinea are scheduled to present their credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Aug. 8. The envoys will serve as non-resident ambassadors, with Fall operating out of Senegal’s embassy in Cairo and Camara operating from Paris. In early June, Israel and Senegal announced the full restoration of diplomatic ties on the sidelines of the Economic Community of West African States conference in Liberia. Diplomatic relations between the countries were frozen after Senegal co-sponsored last December’s United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned Israel’s settlement policy and described eastern Jerusalem and its Jewish holy sites as “occupied Palestinian territory.” At the time, Israel recalled its ambassador to Senegal and suspended its aid programs with the African nation. In August 2016, Dore Gold, the former director of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, visited Guinea in a bid to restore diplomatic ties. Guinea had broken off relations with Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Deal, NJ Beaches Add Beach Badges & Fees

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Once a “Ghost Town,” Asbury Park is Coming Back to Life By: Nathan Anders

A Borough officials in Deal, NJ have introduced beach badges and fees for the beach on the Southern part of Deal. This year is the first in which Monmouth Terrace beach, from Marine Place to Neptune Avenue, has been cleaned and opened as a public beach

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orough officials in Deal, NJ have introduced beach badges and fees for the beach on the Southern part of Deal. This year is the first in which Monmouth Terrace beach, from Marine Place to Neptune Avenue, has been cleaned and opened as a public beach. Previously officials tried to limit access and litter by instating parking restrictions in

Last year’s $38 million beach replenishment project brought an "unprecedented demand" for Monmouth Terrace beach said Mayor Samuel Cohen.

the area. The parking constraints proved controversial and an alternate means was sought out. This area was previously used for fishing and surfing. Deal only used to clean the beaches around Conover Pavilion and Deal Casino. However, there was a problem with excessive littering in the Monmouth area and the commission sought ways to pay for the cleanup. Deal made three attempts in the past two years to restrict parking on streets east of Ocean Avenue, in an effort to curb litter. Parking fees were sought with hopes to offset the cost of cleanup. However, last year’s $38 million beach replenishment project brought an "unprecedented demand" for Monmouth Terrace beach said Mayor Samuel Cohen. Also, last year beachfront

homeowners made a $112,000 donation to pay for a new beach sweeper. Cohen announced that beach badge fees for Monmouth Terrace would be in effect during the 2017 season from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Surfers and fishers would need to relocate to the unguarded beaches. As reported by the Asbury Park Press, the ordinance has been in effect since June 9, 2017. The commission has voted, and purchased kiosks where beach goers can purchase passes. Life guards have been hired, and the beach has been cleaned for swimming. The beach fees at Monmouth Terrace are now similar to the borough's Conover Pavilion. The rates are $8 for a weekday daily pass, $10 for a weekend daily pass, and $150 for a season pass. Beach hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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sbury Park, a city in seaside New Jersey, is enjoying a rejuvenation after a prolonged period as, in the words the NY Times Friday, “a ghost town.” In its report, the Times noted that the city has recently become enlivened with attractions, including a gallery featuring vinyl records, rock n’ roll shirts, and photographs of celebrities like Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Stevie Knicks, and more, all of which will be on display through Sept. 15. Springsteen himself recently paid a visit to Asbury Park as well. The newfound hipness of Asbury Park is in stark contrast to its desolate appearance in 1996. In a January report, App.com described the depressing scene when local Art Taylor returned to the area 21 years ago. “Planks in the boardwalk were rotted, missing or curling,” App’s Austin Bogues wrote in the report. “Landmarks like the Empress Hotel stood boarded up. And the once-proud Asbury Park Convention Hall that echoed with sounds ranging from Frank Sinatra to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd was now a mausoleum to more prosperous times.” Describing his return to his hometown, Taylor said at the time that he could only describe Asbury Park’s condition as “haunting.”

Asbury Park, a city in seaside New Jersey, is enjoying a rejuvenation after a prolonged period as, in the words the NY Times Friday, “a ghost town.”

Fortunately, that sad reflection seems less accurate for the Asbury Park of 2017, which App noted is now lively and bustling at all hours with visitors and the sounds of local musicians. The report noted that parking revenue, a reliable indication of tourism, has dramatically increased, reaching $4.5 million in parking fees in 2016, marking a $1.9 million increase from 2013. The city has also experienced a sharp decrease in crime, with 1,216 major crimes reported in 2016, compared with 1,491 in 2010. Some locals attributed Asbury Park’s initial decline to “White Flight,” as the App report noted. “People were afraid to come into Asbury Park," one local noted. "When the economy shrunk based on the stores that were closing, Springwood Avenue was devastated." In a July report, the NY Post

also commented on Asbury Park’s rejuvenation. “I like to joke that it took 30 years for Asbury Park to be an overnight success,” one resident, Neal Sroka, told the news outlet. “But now Asbury is ready for more upmarket product.” Users commenting on the Asbury Park Boardwalk’s Facebook page have also noted the transformation. “Coming back to Asbury Park after 20+ years I must say it has changed for the better,” one commenter wrote. “The beach is clean and relaxing.” For some, the area evoked nostalgic feelings. “I am more than happy to say I grew up around Asbury area and still to this day nothing has changed,” one commenter wrote. “I love it here and since the upgrade I love it even more. The July 4th fireworks were awesome.”

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What is the Chief Rabbinate's Role in the Jewish State? By: Rochel Sylvetsky & Rabbi Amichai Eliash of Carmei Tzur

here has been much criticism of the Chief Rabbinate of late, from Israeli organizations such as ITIM and the leadership of various Jewish movements abroad.. Open Orthodoxy's Rabbi Marc Angel, Conservative Rabbi Elliot Dorf, Non-denominational Rabbi Pamela Frydman, Reform Rabbi Uri Regev and Reconstructionist Rabbi Deborah Waxman recently posted a letter calling for " the State of Israel to revoke the powers of the Chief Rabbinate, which allow it coercively to undermine the wholeness of the Jewish People," accusing it of "rejecting diversity and inclusiveness." The letter, however, is a misleading way of describing the situation in Israel, because it does not mention the existing acceptance of diversity and inclusiveness that allows anyone who calls himself a Jew to become an Israeli citizen by means of the Law of Return. That charge settled, the Chief Rabbinate's mandate from the establishment of the state is very much an inclusive one and it very much guards the wholeness of the Jewish people. It all depends on how one defines inclusivity and wholeness – and whether the future counts as much as the present.

subjugation) while redemption is the renaissance of national life (a return to one's homeland, ingathering and independence.) That is why he maintains that exile is an abnormal situation and a terrible tragedy for the Jewish people, while redemption is the attainment of longed-for completeness.

We have to be on a level above the division into flocks, the ethnic groups with varied customs, individual communities with their own leaders, becoming the unique nation we are meant to be in spheres that affect the entire nation. We must bring the."Torah of Eretz Yisrael" back to life. It is that idea that led to the founding of the Chief Rabbinate, While in exile, we consisted of individual communities, or several communities allied together, with each congregation and its spiritual leader acting autonomously on every level, since there was no national level. Now that we have a national life once again, he said, both in secular areas and even more so in matters of holiness, we must create a national public and sovereign existence. That is why Rav Kook demanded that everything that has to do with marriage and divorce, which affect the unity of the nation, as well as matters of public religious observance be decided upon by a Chief Rabbinate "supervising the organization of all matters pertaining to religion in a regular, unified manner for the entire nation, defining a national aspect to the Torah of Israel." In the opening chapter of his book Netsach In this way, he said, the House of Israel would be Yisrael, the Maharal of Prague (1525-1609), rebuilt on its land as a strong and superior entity. one of the outstanding Jewish thinkers of all time, writes that in order to understand the meaning of redemption we must understand the meaning of exile - because the good is often understood better by experiencing its polar opposite.

HaRav Yitzhak Yosef is the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, also known as the Rishon LeZion, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia, and the author of a popular set of books on Jewish law called Yalkut Yosef. Rabbi Yosef is the son of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, former Chief Rabbi of Israel, and bases his rulings on Jewish law on his father's methods of ruling.[1] His books are considered foundational among large sectors of Sephardic Jews in Israel and the world. For these books, he has won the Rabbi Toledano Prize from the Tel Aviv Religious Council, as well as the Rav Kook Prize.

HaRav David Baruch Lau is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel achieving a majority of the vote on July 24, 2013. He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-MaccabimRe'ut, Israeland as the Chief Rabbi of Shoham. Lau is the son of former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau. He studied at Yeshivat Yishuv HaHadash, and later at Yeshivat Beit Matityahu and Yeshivat Ponevitch. He was the first rabbi of the town of Shoham. When the city of Modi'in was established, he was chosen as its Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi alongside the Sephardi Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Alharar. Along with Rabbi Alharar, he established an array of Torah classes in the city, including on the subjects of kashrut, eruvim, and Jewish weddings. Rabbi Lau is a reserve major in the Intelligence Corps.

The Chief Rabbinate is in charge of preserving the symbols that make Israel a Jewish state. Making halakhic decisions on national issues (such as whether and how Ethiopian immigrants would be accepted as Jews, under what conditions a heart can be transplanted from a dying person, etc.) and, above all, ensuring the continuity of the Jews as one people in that State. So whence the charges? And what lies behind the Zionist religious philosophy that created the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel? How does the concept of Chief Rabbinate differ from the diaspora mindset regarding the rabbinate? In the opening chapter of his book Netsach Yisrael, the Maharal of Prague (1525-1609), one of the outstanding Jewish thinkers of all time, writes that in order to understand the meaning of redemption we must understand the meaning of exile - because the good is often understood better by experiencing its polar opposite. Later on in the book, he explains that the essence of exile is the destruction of national life (ejection from one's homeland, dispersion and

G-d chose the entire people of Israel, not only the observant Jews who sanctify His name, but the whole nation, calling it "a kingdom of priests and a nation of holiness". He did not give the Torah to the Patriarchs, holy as they were, but to the newly freed slaves whom he took out of Egypt and forged into a nation in its own land.. For millennia, Israel's exile and the resultant lack of national expression limited that status.

The Chief Rabbinate is in charge of preserving the symbols that make Israel a Jewish state. There is no question that righteous, observant, idealistic Jews who want to bring about tikun olam were and are to be found in the diaspora, but G-d's complete Will is attained only through the rebirth of Jewish national life. That is one of the great miracles of our becoming a nation in its land once again. That is the idea meant by this period being one where we walk "in the footsteps of redemption." The late Torah luminary Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook once compared the status of the Jewish people in the Diaspora with its status in the State of Israel. It was clear to him that the differences were in the public sphere and the area of Jewish continuity, made necessary by the very definition of a Jewish State and made possible by the opportunities for Jewish life on a national scale that independence affords. He explained that in the diaspora, in both holy and secular spheres, Jews were a collection of groups, a spectrum of different flocks – who did not function as a nation because there was no way they could do so. As a people in its own land once more, however, the Jewish nation has become active in many new areas that are national Jewish challenges– aliya, building the land, strengthening the IDF, expanding the economy and more. Tiny Israel is known for its help to disaster-stricken areas, for its medical breakthroughs, food-producing technology and hi-tech. No less important, however, is the obligation to turn our thoughts to building a national spiritual life that is discernible and different from that in the Diaspora.

The late Torah luminary Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook once compared the status of the Jewish people in the Diaspora with its status in the State of Israel. It was clear to him that the differences were in the public sphere and the area of Jewish continuity, made necessary by the very definition of a Jewish State and made possible by the opportunities for Jewish life on a national scale that independence affords.

Another example would be privatization of marriage and divorce procedures. With one rabbi believing in annulling marriages, with other rabbis considering the children born to a woman whose marriage is annulled (rather than ended with a halakhic divorce, a get) mamzerim – we would not be able to marry one another within a generation. This is not a farfetched stretch of the imagination. Today the Mavoy Satum organization (an organization dedicated to freeing agunot whose name literally means 'dead end') has turned to the Supreme Court to recognize the annulment of kiddushin (halakhic marriage) perfomed by a private religious court. That, despite our empathy for any man or woman in a get refusal situation, spells disaster for the children born to the woman after the so-called "annulment," as annulment is an extremely rare and limited procedure under Jewish law.

However, in addition to the fundamental national value of unified halakhic decisions in the public sphere and national sovereign organization of religious life, there was and is an existential reason for a Chief Rabbinate. We cannot interfere In personal lifestyles, nor, when it comes to halakhot and minhagim (Jewish customs), can we mandate unified decisions, due to the variegated longtime traditions, halakhic differences and prayerbooks of the Jews who returned to Zion. However, in the public sphere, it is imperative to have unified decisions or we will not be able to continue as one nation.

Our greatest religious leaders, knowing full well how crucial uniﬁed halakhic decisions by the Chief Rabbinate in matters that aﬀect everyone are for the Jewish nation, agreed to major compromises on many issues in order to achieve this unity What is meant by the public sphere? Conversion is a striking example. Imagine a different status for every convert: converts with a specific rabbi's hechsher, converts of the Chief Rabbinate, converts with a Badatz hechsher etc. Some would be considered Jewish by one group, others by another. Some would not be considered Jewish at all. There has to be a unified standard – and at this point in time, for that reason conversions done in Israel are accepted by the entire Jewish world.

HaRav Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel, zt’l, was the Sephardi chief rabbi of Mandatory Palestine from 1939 to 1948, and of Israel from 1948 to 1954.

The above examples are problematic enough without taking into account the Reform movement's attempts to infiltrate its watered down connection to Judaism as a recognized religious stream in Israeli society. Obtaining Israeli citizenship for Reform Jews is not an issue, the Law of Return covers that, all Jews are welcome in Israel, but halakhic personal status - conversion, marriage, divorce etc. – are crucial issues that must be unified in a way that allows for all Jews in Israel to marry one another. One cannot insist rabbis recognize procedures or lenient decisions because See What is the Chief , page 37

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Pedaling Through Postville, Riders Brake for Some Judaism Rabbis and students work the sidelines of annual bike race across Iowa By: Eric Berger

oy Allen, a Jewish hairdresser from the San Francisco Bay Area, has been participating in RAGBRAI—the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa—with her father, brother and nephews for a decade. The seven-day ride covers more the 400 miles across the state, but it’s not a race and not very steep, which means there is time for a lot of stops. “Iowa is unique in that it has just amazing hospitality,” said Allen, 52. “You can do whatever you want. You can stop and chat with the Amish or spend time with the Jewish community.” Allen did just that last week in Postville, a small city of just a few thousand people in the

northeast corner of the state. Chabad runs a synagogue, yeshivah and Jewish day school in town, and on Friday, local emissaries and rabbinic students parked themselves alongside the bike route and distributed blessings, bottled water and Shabbat candles. They also asked Jewish men and boys over the age of 13 to put on tefillin. Rabbi Aron Schimmel and Rabbi Mendel Raices, directors of Chabad of North East Iowa, greeted some of the 20,000 riders with other rabbis and community members, including 50 students from the local Gan Israel day camp. “We are stopping people who are taking a break from the race asking them if they are Jewish,” the rabbi said a few hours before

A disabled rider has a Chabad volunteer put tefillin on him as he readies himself for the bike ride

The seven-day ride covers more the 400 miles across the state, but it’s not a race and not very steep, which means there is time for a lot of stops.

the start of Shabbat. “We met Jews who have never worn tefillin before.” This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Tefillin Campaign, started by the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous

memory—before the start of the Six-Day War in June 1967.

Rabbis, yeshivah students and campers greeted participants in the “Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa,” offering kosher food, conversation and the chance for Jewish men to wrap tefillin as they pedaled through Postville. (Photo: Chabad of North East Iowa)

in all that time, bike riders in the event, coordinated by the Des Moines Register, had never Schimmel, who has lived in pedaled through town before. Postville for 20 years—home to He said people seemed a litabout 60 Jewish families—said tle surprised to see the men in their black coats and hats in the heat of the afternoon. “We had people asking who we were. It’s a bit unusual seeing a bunch of Orthodox Jews in the middle of the cornfields,” he acknowledged. But the cyclists weren’t surprised to learn that most in the Jewish community were drawn to Postville by jobs at the Agri Star Meat and Poultry plant, which has a large kosher division. The rabbi estimated that a few hundred people interacted with the local Jewish community during the race. In addition to offering tefillin, the rabbis played Chassidic tunes and Supporting the bike riders in Postville

Music, Prayer and Food

even danced with some of the riders. “To have so many people stopping by in this small town, I never dreamed that such a thing could happen,” said Schimmel. In the middle of a conversation, one man mentioned that it was his father’s yahrtzeit, the anniversary of his passing. So the rabbis gathered together a minyan—10 Jewish men required for a public prayer quorum—so that he could recite the Mourner’s Kaddish. A deli stand also offered kosher food to riders. One person who initially turned the down the request to wrap tefillin recharged himself with a sandwich—and changed his mind. “You see what kosher food can do?” quipped Schimmel. “Much more than all our words!” (CHABAD.ORG)

Mary Elmes: A Quiet Heroine An unknown Irish heroine risked her life to save 200 Jewish children from the Nazis. By: Menucha Chana Levin ary Elizabeth Elmes risked her life to save at least 200 Jewish children from the Nazis and chances are you have not heard of her. She would have preferred to keep things that way. Born in 1908 in Cork, Ireland, the daughter of a pharmacist, Mary was a highly talented student at Trinity College, Dublin, winning a gold medal for French and Spanish. Both languages proved to be of vital importance in Mary’s life. Forsaking a potentially brilliant academic career, she was drawn to refugee relief work during the Spanish Civil War. When many of the refugees fled over the Pyrenees Mountains from Spain into France, she bravely joined them. The conditions in the refugee camps were appalling but Mary attempted to make life more bearable by organizing food supplies and providing educational books for the children. When France fell to the Nazis in 1940, thousands of Jews and others on the Gestapo death list fled to the south of the country. Many were arrested by the French police and held with the Spanish refugees in an unused army camp called Rivesaltes. Described as unsuitable even for horses, freezing in winter

and sweltering in summer, the Rivesaltes camp began to fill with refugees starting in 1941. By the end of its first year, over 4,000 people were crammed into the camp, one third of them children.

Mary Elizabeth Elmes risked her life to save at least 200 Jewish children from the Nazis and chances are you have not heard of her. She would have preferred to keep things that way

Lois Gunden, an American Mennonite aid worker in charge of a center Mary established, tion, but in September 1942, the wrote: “Mary informed me Vichy authorities cruelly with- about the return of Polish and German Jews to Poland where drew that exemption. Mary immediately took ac- death by starvation awaits them. tion to save them, rescuing doz- She brought us three Jewish ens of Jewish children by trans- boys in an attempt to save them porting them to safe houses or when their parents had to leave;

A 1943 school photo of Ronald Friend (middle row, 3rd from left) who was mixed in with local children at a school in the South of France.

helping them leave the country. Sadly, many of those children never saw their parents again. With quiet heroism, she hid In 1942, Jews started being children in the trunk of her car rounded up and sent to Aus- and drove them to safety in the chwitz. Aware of their danger- French Pyrenees mountains. ous plight, Mary Elmes and her She helped countless others colleagues planned to save as secure documents permitting many Jews as possible despite them to be evacuated via an the risks. Up until then children undercover network in Vichy had been exempt from deporta- France.

we had some time quieting one poor little fellow but finally his sobs died down.” Thanks to her neutral Irish citizenship, Mary Elmes was permitted to remain in the war zone when people of other nationalities were forced to leave. Rivesaltes became the holding center for all Jews found in non-occupied France. In the autumn of 1942, nine convoys left

against Germany, secret border crossings, information of all kinds, and propaganda against the Reich. Her employers, the American Friends Service Committee, deeply distressed by the news of her arrest, immediately sent a telegram to the Irish authorities seeking help. At first Mary was held in Toulouse prison near her colleagues who were allowed to visit and supply her with food parcels. But they lost all contact after she was transferred to the fearsome Gestapo-held Fresnes prison outside Paris. Mary was undoubtedly aware that many of the prisoners at Fresnes were never released. Members of the French Resistance and captured British special operations executives were more often killed than freed. Since Mary Elmes was an Irish citizen employed by the American Friends Service Committee, her colleagues in Born in 1908 in Cork, Ireland, the US appealed to Robert Brenthe daughter of a pharmacist, nan, minister of the Irish LegaMary was a highly talented tion in Washington, to intervene student at Trinity College, and try to secure her release. As Dublin, winning a gold medal Ireland was a neutral country for French and Spanish. Both during World War II, the Gerlanguages proved to be of mans agreed to release in July vital importance in Mary’s life. 1943. In later years, Mary was typassistants,” maintained one of ically matter-of-fact about her her colleagues. In January 1943, Mary was dreadful imprisonment, stating: arrested by the Nazis on suspi- “Oh, we all had to suffer some cion of helping Jews to escape. inconveniences in those days!” Charged with espionage, she was suspected of hostile acts See Mary Elmes: A Quiet Heroine , page 37 Rivesaltes for the transit camp of Drancy near Paris. Over 2,000 Jewish adults and 110 children were on board. Tragically, the next stop after Drancy for many of them would be Auschwitz. “The number of children would have been considerably greater had it not been for the intervention of Mary and her

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59th Annual Southampton Hospital Gala Raises $1.5 Million By: Lieba Nesis

he 59th Annual Southampton Hospital Summer Party was held on Saturday August 5, 2017 at the corner of Wickapogue and Old Town Road with cocktails beginning at 6:30 PM. The evening was chaired by Bill Ford, Tom Kirdahy, Marigay McKee, Terrence McNally and Douglas Elliman Real Estate with tickets starting at $500. Southampton Hospital is recognized by the NYS Department of Health as a provisional Level 3 adult trauma center, the first one on Long Island's East End, providing care to the most critically injured patients and treating more than 25,000 people annually.

While "Good Day" television host Greg Kelly replaced him it just wasn't the same. Moreover, Georgina Bloomberg who was honorary chair was an absentee honoree. However, there was still an electricity in the air with all the prominent guests in attendance and the energetic band "The Elements" riling up the lively crowd. There was also a silent auction held where guests bid on items such as dinner parties, beauty sessions and furniture with some attaining items for less than their worth-an unfortunate occurrence at a charity auction. At the conclusion of the evening, guests were treated to an ice cream truck and a goody bag which

This year the attendance was remarkable with more than 750 Hamptonites showing their appreciation for the Hospital including philanthropists: Jean Shafiroff, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Margo and Jimmy Nederlander, Howard Lorber, Dottie Herman, The Catsimatidis family, the Kupfermans, Paola Bacchini and Arnie Rosenshein, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Randi Schatz and many others. The big news of the night was the announcement that after nearly a decade of discussion and review Southampton Hospital had officially become part of the Stony Brook Medicine health care system this past Tuesday-allowing it to access the significant resources of the much larger Stony Brook.

Jewish Voice society, fashion & entertainment reporter Lieba Nesis files a live report from the Southampton Hospital gala

contained cookies, books and some body lotion-a saccharine ending to a wonderful summer evening.

Left to right: Andrea Catsimatidis, Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, Benny Rich, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Jean Shafiroff and Margo and John Catsimatidis

Nicole Sexton, Margo Nederlander and Somers Farkas

Dr. Kenneth Mark and Rabbi Rafe Kanikov

Brian and Kathy Fullerton with CEO Bob Chaloner

Left to Right: Paola Bacchini, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Randi Schatz and Cassandra Seidenfeld

Bob Chaloner, CEO of Southampton Hospital was extremely excited at the prospect of being able to maintain the personal touch of a small town community hospital while having entree to the advanced technology of the colossal Stony Brook. The collaboration includes a new cardiac catheterization laboratory, part of the Audrey and Martin Gruss Heart and Stroke Center and the new Phillips Family Cancer Center, which will make top-level cancer care more readily available to East End residents. Chaloner, who has been a remarkable CEO for ten years, said the dinner took eleven months to plan; and judging

by the magnanimous amount of buffet food and dessert and the lavish decor that was no surprise. Lawrence Scott, who donated $100,000 worth of centerpieces and landscaping had been on site for two days preparing for this exciting evening. Scott is a very busy man remarking that he was designing more than 75 events this summer and working non-stop on lavish personal parties and weddings. The evening raised more than $1.5 million and had 100 more attendees than last year and yet there were some guests whose presence was missed. Chuck Malu Millerman, Myra Wanzor, Frank Wanzor and Sergio Scarborough, who is the usual Millerman emcee, did not attend this year.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals Announces $6B Loss and Massive Layoffs By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

M Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced that it will lay off 7,000 of its employees around the world, including in Israel.

also took over Allergan’s Anda Inc., the 4th largest distributor of generic pharmaceuticals in America. Now the company will have to cut costs to offset those purchases. The company announced it would cut its dividend payment for the quarter by 75%. "All of us at Teva understand the frustration and disappointment of our shareholders in light of these results," CEO Yitzhak Peterburg said in a statement. "Given the current environment, we have had to take swift and decisive actions. We are focused on executing meaningful cost reductions, rationalizing our assets and maximizing their value, actively pursuing divestiture opportunities and strengthening our balance sheet. We will continue to take action to aggressively confront our challenges."

“Our generic business in the US has experienced an acceleration in price erosion and a decline in sales volumes mainly as a result of our customers’ increasing concentration, increased competition from a growing number of generic drug approvals by the US FDA and several new product launches that have been rejected or influenced by greater competition,” said Peterburg. Headquartered in Petah Tikva and founded 116 years ago, the Israeli Pharmaceutical specializes primarily in generic drugs. The company also has branded products including, Copaxone for multiple sclerosis, Azilect for Parkinson’s disease, and ProAir and Qvar for respiratory products. As of 2014, the company had 43,000 employees worldwide with $20.3 Billion in revenue.

Jeff Brotman, Co-Founder of Costco Wholesale Stores Dies at 74 By: Hellen Zaboulani

n Tuesday August 1st, Jeff Brotman, co-founder of Costco Wholesale Corporation died at the age of 74. He died in his home, just outside Seattle. The cause of his death was not immediately known. He leaves behind two children and his wife, Susan Thrailkill Brotman. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, to Jewish immigrants from Romania. His father and uncles owned a chain of 18 retail stores named Bernie's in Washington and Oregon. He received his BA in political science from the University of Washington followed by his Juris Doctorate. Brotman and his brother jumped right into business and entrepreneurship opening a women's jeans store named Bottoms, and later a chain of men’s clothing stores, named Jeffrey Michael. In 1982, along with his partner Jim Sinegal he founded Costco, where he served as chairman until his death. By 2016, the members-only retail giant had 85 million members and $9 billion in annual sales. The company operates 736 warehouses across the globe. Costco is America’s third largest retail chain, behind only Amazon and Wal-Mart.

FB’s Zuckerberg Can’t Shake Presidential Run Rumors for 2020 By: Hadassa Kalatizadeh

eva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced that it will lay off 7,000 of its employees around the world, including in Israel. It will also close or sell six of its plants in 2017, and nine more in 2018. As reported by Jerusalem Online, the drug company will cease operations in 45 countries by the year’s end. The company reported a $6 billion loss in the second-quarter. The company cut its profit forecast for 2017 to $700 million. Expectedly, Teva's shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell 13.77% as of Thursday at the close. Shares for Teva on the NYSE were down 13.26% to $20.60 per share, as of Friday’s close. As per Zacks’s, Teva lowered its 2017 sales revenues outlook to $22.8 - $23.2 billion, from $23.8–$24.5 billion which was previously expected. The company expects earnings in the range of $4.30–$4.50 per share in 2017, lowered from the $4.90–$5.30 per share expected. Teva’s second quarter earnings were $0.99 per share. The $6.1 billion loss is a provision for the decline in the value of the investment in Allergen’s generic business. In August 2016 Teva took on debt to acquire the Actavis generic drug business from Allergan. In October 2016, it

On Tuesday August 1st, Jeﬀ Brotman, co-founder of Costco Wholesale Corporation died at the age of 74. In 2014, he donated close to $1 million to Temple Beth El in Tacoma to build a preschool and day care. “The congregation launched me into being a responsible adult,” Brotman said at the time. “I was interested in doing something for them where I thought it would have a major impact.” He also actively supported Jeff Brotman donated to the Jewish Federation of Greater the arts, health-related Seattle. “Helping the disadvancauses, Democratic political taged, encouraging diversity, candidates, and Jewish fostering a community that causes. In 2014, he donated treats its people well — these close to $1 million to Temple were values I learned from my Beth El in Tacoma to build parents as well as in Sunday a preschool and day care. school, values from Rabbi Rich“The congregation launched ard Rosenthal, my rabbi at Temme into being a responsible ple Beth El, and my grandfather, adult,” Brotman said at the time. “I was interested in doing who helped with the movement to plant trees in Israel,” Brotman something for them where I said, in a quote on the federthought it would have a major ation's website. “When I see impact.” some of the fundamental unAs per Israeli National News, fairness built into the system for Brotman was an active and gen- people who are less fortunate, erous philanthropist. He do- and couple that with my family’s nated to the arts, health-related tradition of helping others, I am causes, Democratic political compelled to act, compelled to candidates, and Jewish causes. give what I can to help.”

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ark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, can’t seem to shake rumors that he is running for president in 2020. The 33-year-old billionaire and philanthropist is taking a tour of the United States. It is to be a learning and growth experience to meet people and “to get out of my little bubble in San Francisco” during what he calls this “turning point in history”. As he posted on his Facebook status in January 2017, “Every year I take on a personal challenge to learn new things and grow outside of my work. In recent years, I've run 365 miles, built a simple AI for my home, read 25 books and learned Mandarin. My personal challenge for 2017 is to have visited and met people in every state in the US by the end of the year.” His tour is being interpreted to be politically aspiring. Responding to the rumors he added, the tour “will help me lead the work at Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,” his philanthropic company. Still, the tour does share many similarities with a political campaign. As reported by Wired, Zuckerberg hired a former White House photographer to photograph him, capturing his images Obama-like, as a man of the

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, can’t seem to shake rumors that he is running for president in 2020.

people. His travels are carefully devised and a handful of ex-politicians are setting up his meetand greets. Also, throughout the tour his posts and musings just seem far from personal. They seem to be geared towards history, equality, industry, solar energy, climate change, clean jobs and other topics that a politician would speak of. Whatever the case, people like what they are reading and his followers have grown to 94 million. To add more fuel to the rumors, about a month prior to the announcement of his tour, he attempted to make amendments to his Facebook stock owner-

ship, to allow him to retain voting control should he per chance ever serve in government for two years, or indefinitely. During his tour Mr. Zuckerberg has two times denied running for office, still the supposed evidence mounts. Last week Zuckerberg hired Joel Benenson, a former Hillary Clinton pollster, to consult for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and help with the tour. “Mark has been very clear on why he's doing these visits starting from his post in January on his 2017 challenge,” said a Facebook spokesperson. “As a philanthropic organization focused on a number of substantive issues including science, education, housing and criminal justice reform, any research efforts we undertake are to support that work.” There are many rational reasons for which Zuckerberg can’t risk entering a political campaign. He does not seem likely to part with Facebook and therefore he cannot part with his congeniality. A political position would risk angering conservatives, members of congress, China, or others among the 2 billion Facebook users around the world. The last time he backed a policy in immigration, it quickly spiraled to accusations of hypocrisy and bribery.

Mitsubishi Acquires Israeli Pharma Company NeuroDerm For $1.1B By: Minna Fingerhood

apan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) is buying Israeli pharmaceutical company NeuroDerm, which is traded on the NASDAQ, for a whopping $1.1 billion (or $39 per share), in one of the largest deals in Israel’s history. This is also the largest ever acquisition of an Israeli healthcare company, as well as one of the largest purchases of an Israeli business by a Japanese company. Earlier this year, Intel made the largest acquisition when it bought Israeli autonomous car tech company Mobileye for $15.3 billion. According to a statement released by MTPC, the merger is intended to help “rapidly build a foundation for sustained growth in the US, the world’s largest pharmaceutical market.” This deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017. Founded in 2003 by Eli Heldman and led by CEO Dr. Oded Lieberman, Rehovot, Israel-based NeuroDerm develops combinations of medicines and medical devices to treat central nervous system disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease. It has three clinical-stage product candidates in development. “We believe the transaction will bring important benefits to shareholders of NeuroDerm and patients with Parkinson’s disease who urgently need new thera-

Japan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) is buying Israeli pharmaceutical company NeuroDerm, which is traded on the NASDAQ, for a whopping $1.1 billion (or $39 per share), in one of the largest deals in Israel’s history

pies,” Liberman said in a statement. “MTPC has demonstrated development and commercialization expertise in the field of neurology and we are confident that… they will help make this important new therapy available as broadly and rapidly as possible.” Drug manufacturer Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, which was founded in 1678, is headquartered in Doshomachi, Osaka, considered the birthplace of Japan’s pharmaceutical industry. According to the Parkinson’s Association, 10 million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s disease. It is a chronic, progressive and degenerative disease characterized by reduced dopamine levels in the brain. Symptoms of the disease include trembling and slowness of movement, which severely worsen over time. NeuroDerm’s lead prod-

uct, ND0612, stabilizes plasma evodopa (which converts to dopamine) concentrations to significantly improve motor and non-motor complications. The drug has commenced phase III clinical trials in the US and Europe, and is expected to launch in 2019. The acquisition by MTPC received unanimous approval by the NeuroDerm Board of Directors, as it represented a premium of 79 percent over the share price on June 9, and a 17 percent premium over the closing stock price on July 21. Israel’s Minister of Science, Technology and Space, Ofir Akunis, called Lieberman to congratulate him: “First and foremost, this is your company’s achievement,” Akunis said, according to a statement. “But this is another proof of Israel’s leadership position in science and technology.” (NOCAMELS.COM)

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"No Toil" Foil Packet BBQ Dinners A super easy and delicious way to cook chicken, beef and fish By: Gitta Bixenspanner

ere are some easy foil packet recipes that can be prepared ahead and frozen for when needed or cooked on the backyard BBQ / or oven anytime.

HOW TO PREPARE FOIL PACKETS 1. Lay a large sheet of heavy-duty foil or a double layer of regular foil on a flat surface. Spray entire surface of foil with cooking oil so food does not stick. 2. Put the ingredients in the center of the foil. Bring the short ends of the foil together and fold twice to seal; fold in the sides to seal, leaving room for steam. Preheat grill to medium-high, place chicken packets on grill, close cover, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Chicken, beef and fish can all be successfully cooked with this method. These suggestions can also be used over a campfire.

EASY CHICKEN IN A FOIL This tasty winner will delight all family members and especially those that will not have major cleaning up to do. Ingredients  4-6 chicken breasts pounded thin or cut in half  1 medium-sized onion, sliced  1 cup cauliflower florets  1 cup broccoli florets  2 bell peppers (1 red and 1 green), cut into 1-inch chunks

 1 zucchini, cut into ½-inch slices  ½ cup simple homemade dressing per packet (recipe follows). Directions Preheat the oven to 450 degree F. Coat both sides of the chicken breasts evenly with the 1 Tbs olive oil, garlic powder and onion powder. Lay each piece of chicken on a piece of aluminum foil about 12" x 18". In a large bowl, combine the onion, cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers, zucchini, and homemade dressing; toss until well mixed and completely coated. Place evenly over the chicken breasts. Drizzle any remaining dressing over the vegetables. Wrap each prepared package tightly. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until no pink remains in the chicken and the juices run clear. Serve the individual portions in the foil, carefully opening the packages to allow the steam to escape. Notes Open the chicken packets with great care as the steam from inside the packets is very hot! Preparation 15 minutes Serves 4-6

condiments. I have long ago stopped buying readymade bottled dressings because I like to know the ingredients in my sauce and like to save on the overprice they charge This dressing can be made in advance and kept in the refrigerator for up to one week. Feel free to add or omit spices to your particular taste. Sometimes one spice can enhance or ruin your meal. Remember to consider your guests palates as well. (Talking from experience!) Ingredients  ¾ cup olive oil  ¼ cup red wine vinegar  2 garlic clove, minced or ½ tsp garlic powder  ¼ tsp celery salt  1 Tbs chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano leaves (optional)  1 tsp kosher salt  ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper Directions Add the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, to a quart mason jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake well to combine and serve. Ingredients will settle to the bottom of the dressing, be sure to shake thoroughly right before using. Notes Use fresh oregano and garSIMPLE HOMEMADE lic if all dressing will be used DRESSING immediately. Use dried oregano flakes and Dressing is essential for all types of dishes. Meat, fish, pas- garlic powder if dressing will be ta and salads etc. will taste bet- used over a period of time. Made ter if they have the appropriate in this way, the dressing will keep

How to Prepare Foil Packets

Easy Chicken in a Foil

up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Add potatoes and corn to oil If using to dress a dairy salad mixture, and toss until evenly add some parmesan cheese for coated. Place mixture evenly on added flavor top of each chicken. Wrap foil securely, leaving room for steam to CHICKEN, CORN, & circulate; seal edges tightly. POTATO PACKETS Place packets on a baking sheet. Each portion cooks up inside of Bake 20 minutes or until chicken its own foil packet, so once you're is no longer pink in center. Open done all you have to do is throw packets carefully, as steam reaway the foil. Plus, each packet de- leased is very hot. Preparation time 20 minutes livers a whole lot of flavor! Serves 4 Ingredients  1 tsp Italian seasoning TROPICAL BBQ  1 cup oil CHICKEN PACKETS  1 tsp garlic powder  1/2 tsp onion powder If you're the type of person who  1/2 tsp salt loves food that's super juicy, and  1/4 tsp black pepper slightly sweet likes to serve ev 4 boneless, skinless chicken eryone equal portion, won’t miss breasts washing a ton of dishes, then this  3 red potatoes, thinly sliced recipe for Tropical BBQ Chicken  1 cup fresh corn shucked off Packets is just for you. This foil the cob. packet dinner features the juiciest Directions chicken ever with tropical barbePreheat oven to 400 degrees F. cue flavors – sure to please your Cut 4 (2-inch) squares of alumi- summer guests! num foil. Ingredients In a medium bowl, combine  1 medium onion, sliced oil, Italian seasoning, garlic pow-  1/2 cup barbecue sauce per der, onion powder, salt, and pep- packet per; mix well. Dip chicken in oil  4 boneless, skinless chicken mixture, then place in center of breasts foil.  Salt & black pepper to taste

Chicken, Corn & Potato Packets

 1 (8-ounce) can sliced pineapple, drained  1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks  1 cup white cabbage  3 scallions for garnish Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut 4 (12-inch) squares of aluminum foil. Place barbecue sauce in a shallow dish. Evenly sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then dip in barbecue sauce, coating completely. Place each breast in center of a piece of foil. Top evenly with pineapple slices, bell pepper, white cabbage and scallions. Spoon any remaining barbecue sauce over vegetables. Wrap foil securely, leaving room for steam to circulate, and seal edges tightly. Place packets on a baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Open packets carefully, as steam may be released. Served over a bed of brown rice as a full meal. Preparation 10 minutes Serves 4 (AISH.COM)

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It Could Not Happen Here?? - Giving Voice to Sacred Memories of the Holocaust By Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

made a promise. I gave my word to my dear Uncle Yanky, Rabbi Jacob Jungreis, that I would not allow his story to be forgotten. So I am sitting at the table of my beloved mother’s brother with notebook and pen in hand. We sit for hours. When I leave his home I am holding my own Book of Lamentations. Each page cries out to be shared and remembered. We dare not forget. I will do my best to bring justice to the sacred memories he entrusted to me. They haunt my soul.

My Uncle’s Voice As a five-year-old child in Szeged, Hungary, in 1938, walking to school I would be yelled at, “Bidosh Zsido! Dirty Jew!

You killed God!’ Every day the taunts and screams were thrown at me and I never understood what that meant. I was always a frightened little boy. But this was my life. We did not know anything different or how terrible things would become. One day in 1943, I am standing next to my father, your Zayda who was the Chief Rabbi of Szeged, in the room filled with his holy books. A man comes in. Mama, your grandmother, invites him to eat with us. We always had a house filled with people. I will never forget the moment. His eyes are hollow, dark. He says he escaped a concentration camp. “Rabbi! You know they are making soap out of our people?”

Zayda with his two sons, Jacob and Benjamin in the DP camp in Switzerland after the Holocaust

Rabbi Jacob Jungreis

of every room. Fifty people “How can we get these boys to crammed into our home look- miss the boat and escape their death sentence? How can we ing for a place to breathe. In time Szeged would be- help them be sick enough but then get well?” come a stifling ghetto. In Mama’s kitchen concocYoung Jewish boys were forced to join work brigades and tions were made. One with unslave labor camps. They were pasteurized milk, another with brought to our city because soybeans crushed into powder. we were near the Tisza River, If injected, one would get high a hub for travel. Once a month fever for 48 hours and miss the a boat would take 300 of our boat. If the paste was put onto finest boys to Bor, where they the eyelids, it mimicked trachowere forced into backbreaking ma. But how to get these vials to labor. There, many were cruelly the boys? Zayda would take with him shot, sent on death marches and my little sister, your beloved slaughtered. My uncle, Rabbi Jacob Jungreis, holding his baby sister, my Zayda and Mama were an- mother, Rebbetzin Esther Junmother Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis A'H guished. These beautiful Jewish greis of blessed memory, to visZayda’s hat falls off. His head are being taught a trade because young men were here in our it these young men while they slumps down. Mama cries out. Jews are lazy and they will soon city. They were being sent to were being held. Since he was be home. Arbecht macht frie – their death. We cannot turn our the Chief Rabbi, Zayda was given “That cannot be!” No one believed it. It could “work will set you free” was the backs on our brothers but how some precious time with the prisoners. He blessed each one with not happen here. Hungary was sign greeting those who entered can we possibly help them? Zayda and Mama spoke to a cultured country. Szeged was the extermination camps. See It Could Not Happen , page 36 Later when we wanted to the Jewish doctors of the city. a civilized city. We had colleges, universities, plumbing, and leave Hungary there was no getelectricity. There was art and ting out. Even if we could, no country in the world wanted us. music, museums and concerts. We didn’t comprehend the There was no spot on earth for a truth. The carnage was being Jew to find shelter. Soon after people started covered up. There were wild rumors flying. We could not fath- arriving all hours of the night. om that such atrocities existed. They were running across the We couldn’t believe it could hap- border smuggling themselves pen in our Hungary. Those who into Szeged. At 2 AM we would hear a dared talk about death camps were shouted down or called frantic knock. “Vers duz? Who is it?” alarmists. There were no news “A Yid.” stories or radio shows revealing A Yid? We must open the the murder of the Jews. Many who had been taken away were door. I never knew where I forced to send postcards back would be sleeping. Mama saying that they are fine; they spread sheets in the corner Zayda and Mama in America begin again

Spiritual Vertigo: Ethics of the Fathers, 2:14 Protecting oneself from spiritual myopia. By Rabbi Yonason Goldson

answer this second question in simple opposites from their earlier answers, how do we un[Rabban Yochanon] said to derstand Rabbi Shimon, who [his students]: Go and see which apparently departs completely is a bad way that a person should from his previous answer, "to foresee consequences"? avoid. Although most people find it Rabbi Eliezer said: A bad eye. Rabbi Yehoshua said: A bad friend. Rabbi Yossi said: A bad neighbor. Rabbi Shimon said: One who borrows and does not pay back. One who borrows from a person is as one who borrows from God, as it says, 'A wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the Righteous One is gracious and gives' (Psalms 37:21). Rabbi Elazar said: A bad heart. [Rabban Yochanon] said to them: I prefer the words of Elazar ben Arach over your words, for included in his words are all of yours. (Ethics of the Fathers, 2:14)

fter having explained in our previous mishna the five opinions concerning the "good path," we find this mishna seemingly superfluous. Once the students of Rabban Yochanon have identified the good path, is it not obvious that the opposite is the bad path? Furthermore, once their master declared his preference for Elazar ben Arach's answer of "a good heart," why do the other students seem to persist in their earlier interpretations? Finally, since four of the students

scribes the "good path" that a person should follow, can we automatically assume that a "bad heart" describes the "bad path" that a person should avoid? Or is the key to avoidance of evil distinct from the key for adherence to good?

Spiritual Vertigo: Ethics of the Fathers, 2:14

convenient to see the world in simple black and white, a true perspective of reality requires us to appreciate that life is not so clear cut. Whereas a person who is generous may be good, a person who lacks generosity is not necessarily evil. Whereas a teacher possessing a dynamic personality may be described as "good," another teacher who is soft-spoken but quietly engaging may be equally "good." If so, Rabban Yochanon's second question becomes clear. Granted that a "good heart" de-

GRASPING FOR TRUTH Rabbi Paysach Krohn tells the story of an Israeli fighter pilot assigned as an attack leader. His job required him to enter into a steep dive, site each target for the assault planes behind him, then pull sharply up and away from the glide path of the missiles that followed him in. On one occasion, under the tension of precipitous descents and multiple force recoveries, the pilot's mind became confused by the effects of vertigo.

plate his options. Which should he trust: his interior senses or Although most people external objective information? ﬁnd it convenient to The pilot later described see the world in simple how what he did next as being black and white, a true the hardest thing he ever did in perspective of reality his life. He pushed his controls requires us to appreciate forward, convinced with every that life is not so clear cut. ounce of intuition that he was committing suicide by driving his plane into the ground. In- Arach had received his master's approval for his answer of a "good heart" -- that spiritual clarity is a process in which no step is complete without all the others -- nevertheless, the first four students each focused on the single step they believed most disruptive to that process. Thus Rabbi Eliezer says a "bad eye," meaning not only the inability to perceive God's spiritual light, but the predisposition to misinterpret the light of spirituality. Such a defect, asserts Rabbi Eliezer, can only result in spiritual vertigo, the conviction that one is walking the "good path" when in fact he is on the The pilot later described how what he did next as being the road to spiritual devastation. hardest thing he ever did in his life. Rabbi Yehoshua, however, ments confirmed the reading, stead, he pulled safely out of his declares that the answer is a "bad friend." Since we are all at time but his mind refused to accept dive and survived. Rabbi Krohn concludes his subject to spiritual blindness what his senses refused to register as the effects of vertigo story suggesting that we all suf- and vertigo, our greatest dandenied the information on his fer from spiritual vertigo, often ger lies in not receiving sound believing our senses even when advice from those in whom we panel. With lightning reflexes, the they are clearly contradicted by place our trust at moments of pilot radioed his pursuit plane, objective external reality. Simi- crisis. No, says Rabbi Yossi, the asking for an evaluation of his larly, as much as the students of position. Yes, came the voice Rabban Yochanon recognized greatest danger lies in a "bad over his radio: you are in steep in the previous mishna the ne- neighbor," one who does not descent and only moments away cessity for spiritual clarity, so recognize or respect the boundtoo did they now appreciate the aries between advice and intrufrom impact. The pilot faced a dilemma, dangers of spiritual myopia. See Spiritual Vertigo , page 37 Even though Elazar ben with literally no time to contemUnknown to him, his plane had become turned upside down as he led another attack. The pilot sited the target and, as he pulled back on his controls, his eyes locked in disbelief on his instrument panel, which showed that he was rapidly losing altitude and within seconds would plummet into the ground. His back-up instru-

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Parshas Eikev - Humility: On the Shoulders of Our Father By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And now, O Israel, what does God, your God, demand of you? Only to fear God, your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him . . . (Devarim 10:12) am remaining with the topic of humility because it is also very relevant to these parshios, as well as the concept of kotzer ruach. As Moshe Rabbeinu will tell the Jewish people in this week’s parshah, fear of God is the secret to staying loyal to God and maximizing one’s portion in the World-to- Come. It works, not just because one becomes afraid to commit a sin, but because it results in humility. Humility is the secret to success on all levels. The question is, what is humility? On one hand it is a very common idea, but on the other hand, it is also a commonly misunderstood idea, often confused with other more negative traits such as submissiveness. Some of the most charismatic and boldest people in Jewish history have also been the humblest. Moshe Rabbeinu, one of the most charismatic people ever, was also the humblest man on the face of the earth. Pinchas, who boldly killed a prince of the Jewish people while zealous on behalf of God, was driven into action because of his intense humility.

Truth is humbling. The greater the truth, the more humbling it is. But not just any truth, but the Ultimate Truth, which is God Himself. It is awe that results in humility, and nothing is more awesome than God. This is why at Mt. Sinai the Jewish people, when receiving Torah, were able to become completely unified as a people: They traveled from Refidim and came to the Sinai Desert, and they camped in the desert; they (written: he) camped opposite the mountain. (Shemos 19:2) He camped opposite the mountain: k’ish echad, b’leiv echad—like a single person with a single heart. (Rashi) The revelation of God was so awesome that it caused everyone to forget about their own personal lives and focus completely on the awesomeness of the moment. Personal biases and selfish tendencies became petty even to people who were normally petty. Life itself is also very humbling. Take health, for example. As some have said, it’s not a question of why we get sick, but of why we don’t get sick more often. There are so many things that can go wrong with our bodies: Blessed are You, God our God, King of the universe, Who formed man with wisdom and created within him many openings and many hollows. It is ob-

vious and known before Your Throne of Glory that if even one of them ruptures, or if even one of them becomes blocked, it would be impossible to survive and to stand before You (even for a short period). Blessed are You, Hashem, Who heals all flesh and acts wondrously. (Blessing After Bathroom)

sides the organs, the muscles, and the tendons that comprise the more visible parts of a person, there is the incredible blood network and nervous system that gives it life and keeps it working quite harmoniously. God formed man from dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils a living soul, and

The Rambam teaches here: What is the process for coming to love and fear God? When one contemplates His actions and His wondrous and great creations and sees in them His wisdom, that it has no limit and no end, immediately he will love and praise Him, and desire tremendously to know His great Name. (Yad Chazakah, Yesodei HaTorah, 2:2)

Especially as one ages. It is amazing that we can go about life as freely as we do, some well into their 80s and 90s. Even if a fully developed human body never actually came to life it would still be a remarkable and awesome creation. Be-

the man became a living spirit. (Bereishis 2:7) It is this Divine spark, that we receive at some point in the development process, that kickstarts our entire system and puts each one of us on a path towards an independent life.

The smallest glitch can bring all of it to a either a partial or complete halt. Something goes down the wrong pipe and we choke. We eat bad food and our digestive system is negatively impacted. Something goes wrong with our blood system or nervous system and the damage can be drastic and long term. And such small glitches can occur so easily. Though “billions” of things can go wrong with personal health, they don’t because of another element that is far more important than the physical parts of our bodies working as designed. It is called Hashgochah Pratis, or Divine Providence, which at a moment’s notice can turn a person’s life upside down or right side up, depending upon the spiritual needs of the person. It is all very humbling. In short, humility is the result of a level of consciousness that a person can attain just by paying attention to the reality of life itself. This is what the Rambam teaches here: What is the process for coming to love and fear God? When one contemplates His actions and His wondrous and great creations and sees in them His wisdom, that it has no limit and no end, immediately he will love and praise Him, and desire tremendously to know His great Name. (Yad Chazakah, Yesodei

HaTorah, 2:2) This is why people who are suffering often turn to religion. What might appear to more “successful” people as a copout, as a desire to explain away their troubles by associating them with the inexplicable, is actually the result of just the opposite. Suffering sensitizes a person to the gift of life which humbles the person to the point of being able to acknowledge and accept the greater truth that everything comes from God. For example, a person who, God forbid, becomes immobile, even unable to feed himself, never brags about how he gets around or takes care of his basic needs. His dependency on others to help him get by is perfectly clear to him and everyone else. However, the person who wakes himself up in the morning, gets dressed on his own and feeds himself before tackling his daily tasks, is easily fooled into believing that he is responsible for his own successes. The “intermediary” between his success and his failure, between his health and his illness, is invisible to him, making delusions about personal independence inevitable. Rashi alludes to this at exactly the point in the Torah where the topic of Amalek, and therefore See Parshas Eikev - Humility , page 36

Parshas Eikev - “Discipline and Suffering” By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

s a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child-rearing. In that capacity, I have frequently been asked to review or give an opinion about any of the plethora of books on the subject of raising one's children.

Judaism teaches us that there is a meaning to our suﬀering. Sometimes that meaning is obvious to us; more typically though, the meaning eludes us, and we desperately search for it. Like in any genre, there are better books and worse books in this category. What I have noticed is that many of them fail to include a chapter on one of the most important components of

child rearing: discipline. With few exceptions, the most that these books contain on the subject of discipline is a chapter on "setting limits." In my opinion, and certainly in my experience, discipline is an essential component of all parenting and teaching relationships. And discipline is not just about "setting limits." It is also about "setting goals." My reading on the subject of dealing with children, whether as a parent or as a teacher, has taught me of the importance of setting clear and achievable goals and objectives for children to reach, and then to show recognition of the achievement of those goals. My experience as a parent myself, as a teacher for many years, and as a psychotherapist for much of my adult life, has borne out the wisdom of these two steps: Firstly, lay out the expectations that you have of the child and clearly define the nature of the task at hand. Secondly, when the child has accomplished the task, even if not

totally successfully, give him or her feedback and recognition, whether in the form of a verbal compliment or a nonverbal gesture. Discipline does not just involve "setting limits." Indeed, saying "no" and issuing restrictive commands may not at all be what discipline is about. Rather, it involves "setting goals." It is about extending a challenge, with the implicit confidence that sends that child the message, "You can do it!" This, to me, is the essence of discipline. It is not synonymous with punishment. It is synonymous with learning and personal growth. And this is what I think is meant by the passage in this week's Torah reading, Ekev, "Bear in mind that the Lord your God disciplines you just as a man disciplines his son." (Deuteronomy 8:5) The Torah has much to say, even if the parenting books don't, about discipline. It takes for granted that parents will discipline their children, and that

Victor Frankl (pictured above) the psychologist and Auschwitz survivor said: “Suffering is intended to guard man from apathy, from psychic rigor mortis. As long as we suffer we remain psychically alive. In fact, we mature in suffering, grow because of it – it makes us richer and stronger."

teachers will discipline their students. After all, that is why students are called disciples. The Torah insists, moreover,

that the Almighty, too, disciplines us. And He does so in much the same way as successful parents do. He sets clear expectations for us, and He shows us His favor when we meet those expectations and His disfavor when we fail to do so. The Lord really is a Father in this sense. It is no wonder then, that the book of Proverbs cautions us to "heed the discipline of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother." Notice: first discipline, and then instruction. First mussar, and Torah only afterwards. As usual, there is an even deeper message in the word that the Torah uses for discipline. The root containing the Hebrew letters yud-samach-resh is the root of both "discipline" and "suffering." Judaism teaches us that there is a meaning to our suffering. Sometimes that meaning is obvious to us; more typically though, the meaning eludes us, and we desperately search for it. But one thing is clear. We learn through discipline, and we

also learn through suffering. The words of Victor Frankl, the psychologist and Auschwitz survivor, who certainly knew a thing or two about suffering, are very instructive here: "...On the biological plane, as we know, pain is a meaningful watcher and warder. In the psycho-spiritual realm it has a similar function. Suffering is intended to guard man from apathy, from psychic rigor mortis. As long as we suffer we remain psychically alive. In fact, we mature in suffering, grow because of it – it makes us richer and stronger." It is through the processes of discipline and suffering that we develop and are transformed. Both processes are painful, sometimes profoundly so. But through both, we widen our horizons, enhance our spirits, and attain a deeper understanding of our life’s purpose. Discipline and suffering: important to us all as individuals, as part of the Jewish people, and as mortal humans, struggling to cope and, ultimately, to grow. (OU.ORG)

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Jewish Treasures Continued from page 21 sity of Pennsylvania, he continues to give lectures at New York University, the School of Visual Arts, the New School, and more. His book Tent Life: Haiti was featured in an exhibition at George Soros's Open Society Foundation, while his #SANDY was

selected for Best Photo Books of 2014 by American Photo magazine. 100% of the royalties from both books supported rebuilding efforts in Haiti and New York City. His work is represented by Foley Gallery and Redux Pictures in New York City. For more information, go to: www.wyattgallery.com.

FIDF Brings 16 Children Continued from page 9 These brave children penetrated our bubble of Great Neck, and gave us a taste of what all Israelis endure year round. Our community welcomed these children, not with sadness and empathy due to their close loss, but with deep respect. We saluted them, as they and their loved ones are heroes who lost their lives on behalf of us and our country,” said FIDF supporter Yoni Nitzani, who hosted some of the children at his Great Neck Home. “Bring-

ing these incredible kids here to make lifelong friends, meet the community, and share in the uniquely American experience of summer camp is a wonderful way to show them that they are not alone, and that Jews all around the world care for them, and are supporting them.” “We are able to bring joy to a child who is in mourning, who does not have much joy at home. With FIDF’s help I can do this mitzvah,” said FIDF supporter Toby Cohen, who hosted a party for the children at his

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east Jerusalem Palestinians, "What you did was defend your there will be no changes [in honor, your religion and your our position]," Abbas said, ac- holy sites. It was the true answer cording to a Middle East Media to those who wish to harm our Research Institute (MEMRI) holy sites and the principles of our faith. We supported you in translation. Promoting the lie that the what you did and are [still] doAl-Aqsa Mosque required pro- ing. We decided to suspend the tection from Israel, Abbas told security coordination; [that de-

It Could Not Happen Continued from page 34 his tears, lovingly embraced them and prayed with them. Mama sewed the poisonous vials into my sister’s coat lining. While no one was looking, the vials were given over and countless lives were saved. There was never a doubt that we had to do whatever we could to save lives. From the earliest age we were given this understanding. Feel the pain of your brothers and sisters. Never look away at the suffering of your people. June 1944, midnight. A knock at the door. “Pack up! You will

need to leave your house!” Mama woke us up and bathed us one last time. We spent three days at the railroad station. Zayda took only the handwritten Torah notes of his illustrious ancestor Rabbi Modche Benet and the holy tefillin given to him by his Zayda. Throughout our days in the concentration camps these were never lost and imbued us with continuous faith. We were kept in pop up tents. There was a torrential downpour. We were freezing, hungry and frightened. In middle of the night my sister, your precious mother, developed a high fever. Zayda

Parshas Eikev - Humility Continued from page 35 doubt in Divine Providence, is discussed: He called the place Massah and Merivah, because the Jewish people argued there, and because they tested God by asking, “Is God amongst us or not?” Amalek came and attacked the Jew-

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ish people in Refidim.(Shemos 17:7-8) The Torah places this section [of the attack of Amalek] immediately after this verse [of, "Is God amongst us or not?”] to teach [t[that God said]“I am always amongst you and ready at hand for everything you need, and yet you say, ‘Is

Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Dubbed by the Forward newspaper in 2004 as one of America's 50 most influential American Jews, he was chief historian for the 350th commemoration of the American Jewish community and is recognized as a leading commentator on American Jewish history, religion, and life. In 2009,

Stanley Mirvis is a postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received his doctorate in history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and has taught Jewish history at Hunter College in New York. Stanley has published several articles on the history of Sephardic Jews in colonial Jamaica and is currently completing his monograph, The Jews of Colonial Jamaica: West-

ern Sephardic Society and Family Life in the Eighteenth-Century Caribbean. Dr. Jonathan Sarna, who gives the Foreword to this book, is the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History and Chair of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University. He is also the president of the Association for Jewish Studies and Chief

home in Deal, N.J., on Sunday, July 30. Cohen’s daughter, Rosie Bawabeh, helped plan the FIDF LEGACY trip in New Jersey. Four counselors who had experienced similar tragedies and two active-duty commanders from the IDF Casualty and Wounded Department accompanied the children to help provide comfort and guidance. The FIDF LEGACY program supports thousands of widows, orphans, siblings, and other family members of fallen IDF soldiers through a variety of recreational activities, financial support, and life-cycle celebrations.

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cision] still holds. We [decided to] defend the holy sites; that still holds as well." (IPT)

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. went to search for an aspirin. Three hours later he returned; there was no aspirin. Zayda and Mama held your mother in their arms, rocking her while they were crying. I was sitting across from them, silent. I couldn’t bear to watch my parents suffering. But when I looked away I felt guilty. I was 11 years old. They pushed us into cattle cars. There were barking German Shepherds and rifles. 90 people jammed on top of each other. We were suffocating. All around people screaming, “I have no air! I have no air!” We didn’t know it at the time but we were being taken into the Valley of Death, Bergen Belsen. (AISH.COM)

God amongst us or not?’ By your lives, that ‘dog’ shall come and bite you, and you will cry for Me and then you will know where I am!” It is like a man who carried his son on his shoulders and went on a journey. The son saw an article and said, “Father, pick up that thing and give it to me.” He gave it to him, and so a second time and also a third time. (TORAH.ORG)

extensive overtime this winter as our workers fought snow and ice storms,” the spokesContinued from page 5 131.4 million in overtime last man, Vito Turso, told the news year, though this was attributed outlet, adding that “the eventhe list with a staggering $767 largely to inclement weather, tual challenge of catching up million. according to a DoS spokesman with the tens of thousands of tons of trash and recycling that The Department of Sani- cited by the New York Post. tation also paid a significant “The department incurred went uncollected.”

Continued from page 41 The rabbi stresses the idea of hyggespisenings: the Danish concept of a community social meal. The country places a real emphasis on food culture—encouraging people to sit and savor food,

government even while it kept on funding Title VI. But that is what Title VI gets you. UCLA’s Center for Near Eastern Studies is notorious, but it’s not unique. “For most of human history, human beings have not thought of consent as the essential feature of morally correct sexual activity,” explained Jonathan Brown, the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. The Islamic Studies professor was justifying Islamic sex slavery. "Slave women do not have agency over their sexual access, so their owner can have sex with them,” he had claimed in the past. And, he asserted, “It’s not immoral for one human to own another human.” The School of Foreign Service

has been a recipient of Title VI funding. John Esposito, a professor at the School of Foreign Service, testified on behalf of the Holy Land Foundation’s money men for Hamas. Esposito has defended some terrorist attacks by Hamas. He complained that, "despite HAMAS’ victory in free and democratic elections, the United States and Europe failed to give the party full recognition and support.” Georgetown’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is Title VI supported. Elliot Colla, who is affiliated with the Center, signed on to a letter claiming that Hamas’ “missile assault was in direct response to Israel's terrifying the entire population of the West Bank”. Fida Adely, of the Center, pushes BDS and has denounced Israel for raids on Hamas. At a Center event, George Mason University professor Noura

Israel Arranges Medical Continued from page 17 and she is recovering well. “I’ll forever be grateful to the State of Israel for sending a great gifted team of medical professionals to Fiji. You saved my little girl’s life,” posted Florabelle’s mother, Roberta Taylor, on Facebook page of the group Fijians Love Israel. “Thank you for your love and support for our little island. May the Lord

God of Israel continue to bless the work of your hands,” Taylor concluded. Doctors Eduard Pudel, Michael Gordon and Mark Fajgman, and registered nurse Gail McNaught were greeted by Fiji residents waving Israeli flags at Nausori International Airport on July 23. Two days later, the new non-resident Israeli Ambassador to Fiji, Tibor Shalev

An Immigration System Continued from page 19 bring in a relative who can bring in a relative, and that’s why they call it chain migration. And over years, that has massively de-skilled the migrant flow into America and produced all of those effects I’m talking about. The Trump administration wants to restrict family-based migration to spouses and minor children, he said. In addition, there will be a new points-based entry system like Canada and Australia have adopted with

he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written, edited, or co-edited more than 30 books and is best known for the acclaimed American Judaism: A History. Winner of the Jewish Book Council's Jewish Book of the Year Award in 2004, it has been praised as "the single best description of American Judaism during its 350 years on American soil."

for Taim. It also creates a few local jobs. “We had already been hosting, spending time enjoying good cooking, serving and catering company and quality ingredients, food; this is another step in that and including children in the direction. We just decided to take kitchen and the cooking process. the plunge and go forward,” says In addition to serving the Loewenthal. “After all, we think community, the restaurant helps it’s important to have a kosher support the local kosher store, eatery in Denmark.” Gils Deli, which provides meat (CHABAD.ORG)

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great success. The new system will consider whether applicants speak English, if they can support themselves and their families, if they possess skills that will enhance the U.S. economy, and if they will be paid a sufficiently high waThe last part is very important because it will help prevent displacement of U.S. workers. So if a company -- let’s say they’re offering three times the median wage, that person will get more points on their application than if they’re being offered two times the median wage or one time the median wage. So all of

Erakat complained that Israel was indiscriminately targeting Hamas people. These are a few examples out of many. The Freedom Center, the Amcha Initiative, the Canary Mission, Stand With Us, and a great number of other groups have been battling campus anti-Semitism. This is an opportunity to make a difference. Defenders of Title VI claim that it will help us fight terrorism. But how can Title VI help us fight terrorism when it promotes terrorism? While we fight terrorists abroad, Title VI spreads terror at home. Title VI has become an outlet for anti-Semitism and for anti-American propaganda on campus. If we can change that, then we will send a message that the college campus is no place for terrorists and bigots. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

Schlosser, presented his credentials to President Jioji Konousi Konrote. That night, an exhibition at Fiji National University highlighted Israeli innovation in many fields. Fiji and Israel signed an agricultural memorandum of understanding at the event. Schlosser’s arrival coincided with the first anniversary of a MASHAV and IsraAID project to help rebuild 24 houses destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Winston in the village of Vuma. (ISRAEL21C)

a sudden, you’re putting upward pressure on wages instead of downward pressure, and you’re making it very hard to use immigrant labor to substitute for American workers because by prioritizing higher paid workers, you basically end the practice, more or less, of being able to seek out permanent residents to come in at lower pay. At the now-legendary presser fake-news purveyor Acosta baited Miller, falsely suggesting that a poem at the foot of the Statue of Liberty was somehow an American foundational document. And of course he implied the immigration reform plan was racist. (FRONT PAGE MAG)

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BGU Plays Key Role Continued from page 40 and Space. It is currently providing researchers with information on a range of scientific phenomena. “Israel is renowned the world over for its courage and innovation, elements which are expressed in the technological development of VENμS," says Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis. "We are filled with pride to see

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this long-awaited project of the best engineers and researchers in Israel led by the Israel Space Agency and the French space agency reach fruition.” From a technological perspective, the blue and white satellite, built by IAI, also features a new electrical propulsion system designed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., which is intended to reduce the satellite’s weight. Elbit Systems Ltd. designed the special cam-

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average of 4.5 times (including unnoticed awakenings), following exposure to weak blue light, we wake up.” The blue light led the body 6.7 awakenings were recorded. to maintain its normal tem- And with exposure to strong perature throughout the night, blue light, that rose to as many rather than cooling down and as 7.6 awakenings. As a result, participants rewarming up. The most significant finding ported in their questionnaires was that exposure to blue light that they felt more tired and in drastically disrupts the conti- a worse mood after blue light nuity of sleep. Whereas after exposure. The study didn’t look at the exposure to red light — at both intensities — people woke up an effect of exposure to blue light

Restraining Order Filed Continued from page 5 codes. According to tenants cited on the list, Fruchthandler has also “repeatedly attempted to fraudulently de-regulate rent-stablized apartments by withholding tenants' leases until they sign agreements to end the apartment's rent-stabilized

status.” In 2015, James defended Sandra Johnson, one of Fruchthandler’s tenants, who accused Fruchthandler of illegally chopping the building’s apartments into smaller units, forcing her to deal with extended periods without heat or hot water, along

era. The micro satellite weighs 586 pounds (265 kilograms) and will enter a geo-synchronous orbit at a height of 447 miles (720 kilometers) within two days of the launch. It will orbit the Earth 29 times each 48-hour cycle and is expected to remain in orbit for 4.5 years, after which it will move to a lower orbit, 255 miles (410 kilometers) from Earth. “This satellite represents an unprecedented integration of capabilities and will enable a broad range of research tasks in the planetary sciences,” says Prof. Karnieli.

sion, who seeks to impose his own perception of the spiritual light into situations that he himself does not fully understand, creating confusion and uncertainty where there might otherwise have been clarity and confidence. Whereas Rabbi Shimon previously asserted that walking the "good path" depended upon looking ahead toward the future and anticipating the consequences of action, now he during the day, but Haim notes answered that the "bad path" lies that exposure to screens “is an before the one who "borrows integral part of our technolog- and does not pay back." ically advanced world and will A closer look, however, reonly become more intense in the future. Fortunately, various applications are available that filter the problematic blue light,” reducing the damage our Continued from page 43 devices are wreaking on our sleep. And the good news is that it’s explained. “A great deal of ef“not the screens themselves that fort is presently being put into damage our biological clock, delaying the progress of PD, for and therefore our sleep, but the which purpose one needs to short-wave blue light they emit.” know that one has it.” (ISRAEL21C)

with the noise of ongoing construction. “Far too many tenants are being targeted by landlords who want to flip buildings for maximum profit at the expense of working people,” James said at the time, according to NY Daily News. “We will do everything in our power to protect affordable housing for long term residents in communities like Harlem.”

portant because I was so taken with it,” she said, “and I felt it would have a real market in Continued from page 8 Undeterred, Jones brought America. It’s one of those semthe diary to the attention of inal books that will never be the Jewish Chronicle. "When the New York-based publishing forgotten.” Thanks to her keen insight, my boss returned, I told him, house Doubleday, which went 'We have to publish this book.' on to publish the English-lan- sensitivity, and dedication, the legacy of Judith Jones is one He said, 'What? That book by guage version in 1952. "I made the book quite im- which will also certainly endure. that kid?'"

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State Senator Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, who sugocrats.) However, the situation gested taxing richer residents of has become so dire that voters New York to deal with subway are putting pressure on both repair costs, as well as a politiparties, since public transpor- cal campaign by activists with tation affects millions of people. the transit system to help poorer The mayor’s tax proposal is residents of New York City by based off an idea by New York reducing fares.

Report: US Concludes North Korea. We must be tough & decisive!" But Trump's U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, told NBC's "Today Show" that the newest United Nations sanctions are not "going to stop our North

Korea problem." Nonetheless, she said the penalties would "send a very strong message." She reiterated that Trump "has said all options are on the table," including an armed strike to thwart the North Korean

veals that Rabbi Shimon is answering in kind, for the one who borrows without knowing how he will repay creates for himself the situation wherein he fails to honor his debt and repays the lender's good with evil. According to Jewish philosophy, ingratitude is among the most reprehensible of all character traits. Indeed, the Hebrew for gratitude is haKorat haTov, literally recognition of the good. Such recognition truly requires a "good eye" and, in the case of the borrower, requires that he foresee the outcome of his actions before he borrows so that he does not, through negligence, fail to recognize the good.

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In response, New York State Senate Republicans have put forth that tax raises should not occur while the city supposedly has a surplus. Scott Reif, a spokesman with the Republicans, stated, “If the city wants to up its contribution to help shore up the subways for commuters and their families — which we support — it certainly has the means to do that.” threat, Pyongyang's claim that its missiles can now reach the U.S. mainland. "We’ll do whatever it takes to counter North Korea," she said. As for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Haley said, "He has to decide if he strikes the United States, is that something he can win?"

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ELISA biomarker The global medical field has long noted that one of the best hopes for improving diagnosis is to develop a reliable test for identifying a biomarker — a substance whose presence would indicate the presence of the disease. In the case of the lipid ELISA, the cellular secretion of interest is a specific protein called alpha-synuclein. ELISA stands for “enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.” An assay is a procedure

used in laboratory settings to assess the presence, amount and activity of a target entity, such as a drug, cell or biochemical substance. ELISA is a common assay technique that involves targeting cellular secretions. The alpha-synuclein protein serves as a convenient biomarker that is closely associated with the tissues where Parkinson’s disease can be detected, along with the neurological pathways the disease travels along, causing its characteristic symptoms. Abd-Elahdi’s diagnostic tool can detect this specific protein. As a simple and highly sensitive diagnostic tool that can detect Parkinson’s biomarkers, the lipid ELISA could lead to a minimally invasive and cost-effective way to improve the lives of Par-

PAGE 37 Once again, however, it is Rabbi Elazar alone who sees the whole picture. All of his fellow students are correct in their insights. Nevertheless, it is ultimately the synthesis and integration of all the qualities and stages they described that will protect a person from embarking down the "bad path." The dangers of spiritual vertigo are many, and the spiritual eye can be deceived by many tricks of the light. If we allow our attention to stray even for a moment, if we lose our focus even for an instant, we risk straying into spiritual darkness. By accustoming our inner eye to the light of the Torah we provide ourselves with the surest chance of staying true to the "good path." (AISH.COM)

kinson’s patients, according to a Hebrew University statement. Abd-Elhadi has already demonstrated a proof of concept and is now in the process of analyzing a large cohort of samples, including moderate and severe Parkinson’s and control cases, as part of a clinical study. Through Yissum, its technology transfer company, the Hebrew University holds granted patents on the technology, and has signed an agreement with Integra Holdings for further development and commercialization. Abd-Elhadi is earning her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology. Under the supervision of Ronit Sharon, she conducts research that has been published in Scientific Reports and Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. (ISRAEL21C)

What is the Chief Continued from page 27 we want them to. When we hear the ongoing complaints about the Chief Rabbinate's decisions, especially from rabbis who came from the Diaspora and are unfamiliar with the concept of national spiritual institutions, we must remember that the creation of a national rabbinic body means that no group gets it own way. They are not the first to face this problem. Our greatest religious leaders, knowing full well how crucial unified halakhic decisions by the Chief Rabbinate in matters that affect everyone are for the Jewish nation, agreed to major compromises on many

ferent. Every rabbi can attempt to have his opinion the deciding one, rabbis can disagree veheissues in order to achieve this mently with its decisions, but let unity. Rabbi Kook agreed to us not go back to the diaspora establish a religious court of ap- reality of individual flocks. We peals despite the halakhic diffi- are one nation with one Torah culties involved, the Sephardic and one Chief Rabbinate. and Yemenite rabbis agreed to (INN) accept Rabbenu Gershom's ban on more than one wife, Rabbi Rochel Sylvetsky is Senior ConUziel agreed to outlaw levirate sultant and op-ed and Judaism marriage although Sephardic editor of Arutz Sheva's English customs and halakhic court de- site. She is a former Chairperson cisions had practiced it for cen- of Emunah Israel,1991-96, was turies. They did not find it any CEO/Director of Kfar Hanoar easier. Hadati Youth Village, member All national institutions, from of the Emek Zevulun Regional the IDF, police, health ministry Council and the Religious Educato many others , find themselves tion Council of Israel's Education in the midst of serious conflicts Ministry as well as managing edabout their procedures, conflicts itor of Arutz Sheva (2008-2013). that often reach the public eye. Her degrees are in Mathematics The Chief Rabbinate is no dif- and Jewish Education.

Mary Elmes: A Quiet Heroine Continued from page 28 Though her mother hoped Mary would then leave France, she refused to abandon the refugees who still needed her help. Fearless of the Nazis or their French collaborators, she remained working at her office in Perpignan until the war ended. In 1947, the British and American Quakers were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their relief work during the war. Though the French government offered her its highest honor,

the Legion d’Honneur, Mary refused it. She preferred to forget her war-time activities and resume a normal life. She married a Frenchman, Roger Danjou, and had two children, Caroline and Patrick. While growing up, they were completely unaware of their mother’s heroism. Mary Elmes lived to a ripe old age. She died in 2002, aged 94. In 2012, Professor Ronald Friend, one of the many Jewish children Mary had saved, contacted her family to ask their

permission to nominate her as a Righteous Among the Nations. Initially reluctant, as their mother had preferred not to mention her heroic activities, Caroline and Patrick Danjou decided to see her finally recognized. In 2014, friends, relatives and Professor Friend commemorated Mary Elmes at an award ceremony in the south of France. She remains the only Irish person to be honored by Yad Vashem. “She should be written up in history books and recognized by the Irish government,” Professor Friend says. Mary was a quiet heroine who deserves to be remembered. (AISH.COM)

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The Third Lebanon War Continued from page 20 ominous development mimicking the situation that existed before the 2006 Second Lebanon War. The IDF has videotaped Hezbollah terrorists erecting observation posts under the guise of a fake NGO called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Without Borders.â&#x20AC;? Repeated Israeli complaints to the United Nations regarding Hezbollah violations of UNSC resolution 1701 and its nefarious activities along the Blue Line have predictably fallen on deaf ears. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a military force created by the UN tasked with enforcing UNSC resolution 1701, has become virtually useless and many Israelis actually view it as

a hindrance. Sixth, Hezbollah can no longer be viewed as merely a separate entity operating alongside the government of Lebanon. Hezbollah and by extension Iran, exercises near full control over Lebanese affairs and has fully absorbed Lebanese state institutions. The Lebanese army (LAF) has openly cooperated with Hezbollah in the latterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to suppress anti-regime forces in Syria and Lebanonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president, Michel Aoun, who is almost certainly on Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or Hezbollahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s payroll, has expressed open support for the terror group. As such, the LAF has been reduced to a mere auxiliary unit for Hezbollah. Lastly, Hezbollah has transformed south Lebanon into

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How about Librarians? A group calling itself the Librarito remove phony names on the ans and Archivists with Paleslist, such as "Grabir Boobi" from tine (LAP) has been advocating sanctions against Israel since Oberlin College). Regarding Turkey, the 2013, and another group disMLAMJP is silent, and the tributed a letterin 2014 calling MLA itself has managed but a for Middle East Studies Scholars single perfunctory one-para- and Librarians to Boycott Israel. graph statement in January 2016 But when it comes to Turkey (before the purge of academics) -- sssshhhhhh. The Association for Asian and nothing since then. Where is the outrage? Why are there no American Studies approved a "MLA Members for Justice in boycott of Israeli universities in 2013. But enter the word "TurTurkey"?

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one large armament storage facility without regard to civilian infrastructure and population centers. Hezbollah is utilizing civilian housing to store its wares often providing homeowners with pecuniary inducements in exchange for storage space. This practice of shielding is a clear violation of the laws of war. Armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable and can unfold in one of two ways. Hezbollah receives its marching orders from the mullahs of the Islamic Republic. If Iran orders its proxy to attack, it will dutifully obey. Iran would almost certainly employ the Hezbollah card if it is attacked by the United States or Israel. A war could also begin if Hezbollah miscalculates by provoking Israel with a localized attack along the border. This was the case on July 12, 2006

when a Hezbollah border provocation resulted in full scale conflagration. In either case, Israel must not allow the initiative to rest with the enemy. As such, it must act preemptively or preventively to rob the enemy of this vital strategic asset. Hezbollah and Iran must not be allowed to dictate the warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timing and location. During the Second Lebanon War, Israel responded in reflexive fashion but did so in a haphazard and staggered manner. It first employed its air force but after a few days, the air force began running out of targets. Only in the final days of the 34-day battle did Israel commit itself to a more robust ground assault but by that time, the framework for a ceasefire initiative had already been agreed upon. Many Israelis bitterly viewed the Second Lebanon War as a

wasted opportunity. Though Israel inflicted severe devastation on the enemy, established deterrence and obtained real strategic benefits, it failed to inflict a knockout blow against Hezbollah despite being given one monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to do so. In the next war, Israel will likely broaden the theater of operations to include Syria where Hezbollah maintains a significant presence. It will also likely commit itself to boots on the ground in a more expeditious fashion so as to deny the enemy a platform from which it can fire its rockets. More importantly, Israel will commit itself to total war from the outset in shock & awe-like fashion with the aim of breaking Hezbollahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back. This is a realistic goal that would have wide regional backing, particularly from Sunni states like Saudi Arabia, which views

Hezbollah as a malign influence. Israel would also receive considerable political support from the Trump administration, which is far more sympathetic to Israel than the previous administration. The next Lebanon War will be brutal and devastating but will be fought with the achievable aim of breaking Hezbollahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back and degrading its military capabilities to the point where Lebanon can once again reassert its sovereignty. Hezbollah may have dodged a bullet in 2006 but in the next war, it will not be so lucky. Ari Lieberman is an attorney and former prosecutor who has authored numerous articles and publications on matters concerning the Middle East and is considered an authority on geo-political and military developments affecting the region.

key" in its website search and you will find nothing. Likewise at the website of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Council, another supporterof destroying Israel through economic force. The thickest ironies are found at the American Studies Association which voted in 2013 to boycott Israel. It too has issued a boilerplate statement in support of academic freedom in Turkey, but no protests, boycotts or sanctions are suggested. One of its "advocacy campaigns," called "Scholars Under Attack" does not even mention Turkey. Its

subsidiary, the American Studies Association Turkey (ASAT) will convene its annual conference (another Erdogan-approved affair) this November at Hacettepe University in Ankara on "Manifestations of Love and Hate in American Culture and Literature." No one can deny what Turkey has become under Erdogan. By successfully commandeering a complex electoral process he has assumed the powers of a dictator. Like a little Putin who dreams of reviving the Soviet Union, Erdogan dreams of reviving the Ottoman Empire.

He is everything academia and the Left profess to hate: a power-hungry, megalomaniacal thug. Perhaps when the new academic year opens this Fall, some MLAMJP-ers will find Turkish parallels to George Orwell's 1984 and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Historians might explore 20th-century precedents to Erdogan's rise to power via democracy and subsequent efforts to wipe out democracy. Social justice warriors, humanists and feminists might find common cause in their outrage over Erdogan's suppression of

academic and other freedoms. Perhaps academia will actually transcend its pro-forma committee speak solidarity with Turkish scholars. Right now, however, the silence of these organizations tells more about them and their real motives than about the object of their unjustified indignation: Israel. (GATESTONE INSTITUTE)

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A.J. Caschetta is a senior lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a fellow at Campus Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum, where he is a Shillman-Ginsburg fellow.

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Talking Campus Free Speech on Capitol Hill – Part 1 A House hearing last week may not change the world, but it may be a start By: Bruce Bawer

n July 27, two House subcommittees held a joint hearing on “Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses.” Congressman James Raskin (D-MD) called it “the most fascinating hearing” he's attended during his six months in office. It was fascinating, for what it brought out both about the alarming reality of American higher education today and about the determination of some people on the left to deny or obscure that reality.

The banana incident would come up again several times during the nearly three-hour-long hearing, even though this isolated event had nothing to do with the actual topic of the hearing. That determination was on display from the outset. Val Demings (D-FL), a black woman and former police chief of Jacksonville, professed to recognize the problem on U.S. campuses and to be a strong defender of the First Amendment. But she was quick to insist that the real “clear and present danger”

on campuses doesn't involve the shutting down of “high-profile speakers like Ann Coulter” but “the increase in white supremacist hate groups.” She recounted a recent incident at American University in Washington, D.C., where somebody hung bananas on nooses from trees, apparently a racist response to the election of a female black student, Taylor Dumpson, as student-government president. Dumpson, who sat in the audience at the hearing, had also been the target of “cyberbullying” that Demings characterized as “unprotected hate speech.” The real problem on campuses, Deming concluded, is “criminal acts being wrapped in banners of free speech.” The banana incident would come up again several times during the nearly three-hourlong hearing, even though this isolated event had nothing to do with the actual topic of the hearing. At one point during the hearing, one of the Democratic members complained that the Republicans had picked four of the five persons giving testimony. This was surprising, because only one of those five, Ben Shapiro, is a self-identified Republican or conservative, and three of the others – Nadine Strossen, a law professor and former head of the ACLU; Michael Zimmer-

man, former provost at Evergreen State College in Oregon (setting of the current controversy surrounding Professor Bret Weinstein); and Frederick Lawrence, National Commissioner at the Anti-Defamation League – were largely in denial about the extent to which American colleges are dominated by authoritarian leftists. Yes, they all repeatedly, if sometimes vaguely, expressed support for free speech, rejected “safe spaces” and “free-speech zones,” and agreed that even “hate speech” should be permissible as long as it did not shade over into “hate crime.” But they also made troubling assertions. Strossen, for example, testified that she, the ACLU, and the Southern Poverty Law Center are “all on the same page” when it comes to these matters. Well, if she's on the same page as the ACLU, which condemned the YouTube video mendaciously blamed by Obama and Hillary for the Benghazi killings, and the SPLC, which is a far-left smear machine masquerading as a human-rights organization (and which has named the David Horowitz Freedom Center as a hate group), game over. Asked by Jim Jordan (R-OH) if most efforts to shut down free speech have been aimed at conservatives, Strossen was at first only willing to admit that this was

On July 27, two House subcommittees held a joint hearing on “Challenges to Freedom of Speech on College Campuses.” Congressman James Raskin (D-MD) called it “the most fascinating hearing” he's attended during his six months in office

true of “most of the well-publicized” cases. When pressed, she admitted that, well, yes, most people on campuses are on the left, and the majority of victims are, indeed, non-leftists. Zimmerman, for his part, denied that most American professors seek to propagandize for leftist views or punish conservative ones. “Very rarely,” he said, do professors force their own ideologies on students. Lawrence agreed. He also concurred with Demings on the supreme danger of “white supremacists,” who, he said, “are engaged in unprecedented outreach” on campuses. Examples were not forthcoming, except for repeated references to the banana incident. Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC), to his credit,

took on Lawrence's “kumbaya opening testimony,” noting that Lawrence had been president of Brandeis University when plans to award Ayaan Hirsi Ali an honorary degree were canceled. Meadows asked Lawrence if this had been a correct decision; Lawrence said yes, but insisted it had nothing to do with free speech. Hirsi Ali, he explained, had once said “that Islam should be crushed.” For Lawrence, apparently, that speech act had been so hateful that it went beyond mere speech. Ben Shapiro proved a refreshing relief from these three participants' equivocation and logic-chopping. He got right to the point: at many colleges, speech rights are distributed in accordance with how many

victim groups one belongs to. “Offensive” language that challenges left-wing victimology is viewed as equivalent to physical violence – thus justifying actual violence in response. When that violence does erupt, administrators “look the other way” because they share the perpetrators' ideology. Shapiro had an illuminating back-and-forth with Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), a black woman who repeated at length the details of the banana incident – which had already been recounted exhaustively – and who began a sentence by saying: “Free speech is important, but....” (Later, Robin Kelly [D-IL], a former “diversity trainer” at Bradley University, echoed her almost verbatim: “I agree with free speech and all that, but....”) Citing “Critical Race Theory” – a nonsensical so-called discipline that seeks to give academic legitimacy to obsessive anti-white prejudice – Plaskett asked Shapiro about his “white privilege.” He forcefully shot her down, saying that charges of “white privilege” have no basis in reality and do not amount to “a rational political argument.” I quote Plaskett's response verbatim: “Well, I think it's a demonstrable evidence that through society's demographics that being white has societal privileges that being black does not.” (FRONT PAGE MAG) (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)

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BGU Plays Key Role in Israel's VENUS Satellite Launch

Bezalel Academy Students Presented with Award from Bronfman Family

Edited by: JV Staff

en-Gurion University of the Negev is playing a key role in the research component of VENUS, Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first environmental research satellite launched today at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, Guiana. VenÎźs is a joint project of the Israel Space Agency (ISA) in the Science Ministry and its French counterpart, Centre National dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Etudes Spatiales (CNES). VenÎźs (Vegetation and Environment Monitoring on a New Micro Satellite) will support the study of vegetation evolution, agriculture and the environment. It will capture dozens of images daily, including those that cannot be seen by the human eye, using a sophisticated multi-spectral camera. The camera will capture images in 12 wavelengths including the four â&#x20AC;&#x153;red-edgeâ&#x20AC;? wavelengths -- a relatively narrow spectral

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is playing a key role in the research component of VENUS, Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst environmental research satellite launched today at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, Guiana

Israel's IAI successfully completes environmental testing of IsraeliFrench VENuS satellite

area that will enable scientists to better quantify the state and dynamics of vegetation at the chosen research sites. Images specific to Israel will be received, analyzed and archived at the BGU Remote Sensing Laboratory on the Sede Boqer campus, an operation site of the Science and Technology Ministry. Prof Arnon Karnieli, lead researcher on the satellite project, heads the laboratory at BGUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The satellite is uniquely suited for monitoring agricultural crops in accordance with the concept of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;precision agricultures,' offering high-spatial resolution of 16 feet (five meter) and a 48-hour revisit time,â&#x20AC;? says

Prof. Karnieli. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This concept allows a farmer to see the spatial and temporal changes of his crops not just on the scale of the entire field, but on an intra-field scale of small plots. It will help conserve resources and protect the land and groundwater from surpluses of water, fertilizers and pesticides.â&#x20AC;? VenÎźs is BGUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second satellite project successfully launched this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;BGUSAT,â&#x20AC;? the first nanosatellite for Israeli academic research, was launched in February as part of a collaboration between BGU, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Israel Ministry of Science, Technology See BGU Plays Key Role , page 37

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ezalel Academy of Arts and Design for the first time are recipients of the prestigious â&#x20AC;&#x153;Andy Prizeâ&#x20AC;?. After its 10-year run, The Andy Prize â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize For The Arts has been relaunched by her children as the Andy prize 2.0 and is taking on a new format as 3 prizes to excellent students at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem. The prizes were awarded to students within the craftsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fields of glass, ceramics and jewelry. The prizes are named after the late Andrea Bronfman, supporter of the arts. The three prizes of $5,000 each were given by Tony and Moira Cohen, Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children to the 3 Bezalel students on the opening night of the Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 Graduate Exhibition. The prizewinners presented diverse and unique projects. Dana Tannhauserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glass sculptures are so delicate they appear to be on the verge of breaking, while Alina Gochaevâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jewelry designs combine 3D printing and silverwork. Ella Gutman projects the still image of a sculptor onto an actually-spinning ceramic vase, in an exhibit which long held the audienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention. "We are delighted and touched that the new Andy Prize

(From left to right) Alina Gochaev Dana Tannhauser Tony Cohen Ella Gutman and Prof Adi Stern. Photo Credit: Oded Antman

is being awarded to outstanding Bezalel students on the cusp of their life beyond the Academy,â&#x20AC;? said Liv Sperber, vice president for international affairs at Bezalel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having known Andy personally, and her passion for the arts and Jerusalem, the new prize seems to be particularly fitting and most meaningful." All of the projects of Bezalelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 420 graduating students can be viewed at Bezalelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 Graduate Exhibition on its Mount Scopus campus until August 4, 2017. The exhibition includes the final projects of students in fields including painting, sculpture, photography, design, jewelry, clothing, fashion accessories, installations, video and animation, ceramics, and glass

work. Founded in 1906, the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest institution of higher education and the birthplace of Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art culture. With programs ranging across the disciplines, Bezalelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates influence the world through their designs utilizing the top skills instilled within them during their time at the historic art academy in Jerusalem. Bezalel offers courses in fine arts, architecture, ceramic & glass design, industrial design, jewelry & fashion design, photography, visual communications, screen based arts, urban design, and art history & theory. For more information, please visit http:// www.bezalel.ac.il/en/

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Schnitzel in Copenhagen? Denmark Gets a Kosher Restaurant Finally, a communal place to eat and socialize with Jewish locals and tourists

before—namely, going out to eat.” Visitors can start with forreports Miszkiewicz, whose ret(“appetizers”), including the family keeps kosher. Jacob en- soup of the day. Smoked Norjoyed the chicken schnitzel with wegian salmon, caramelized noodles or a hummus platter French fries.

By: Howard Blas

“After many years of living in Copenhagen, it is fantastic to isitors to Denmark— have this opportunity—for mythe southernmost self and my family—to both enof the Nordic coun- joy tasty kosher food and have tries—have long been the social benefits a restaurant able to enjoy such attractions as brings. We are happy and very the original Legoland Billund excited,” Bo Aronsohn, a CoResort (opened in 1968), the Vi- penhagen-based car mechanic king Ship Museum in Roskilde originally from Sweden, tells and the Hans Christian Anders- Chabad.org. Emilia Miszkiewicz and her en Museum in Odense. The capital city of Copenhagen offers 11-year-old son Jacob, who equally famous sites, such as the moved to Denmark from SweTivoli Gardens, the Rosenborg den four years ago, visited the Castle Gardens, multiple palac- newly opened Taim (“tasty” es and the 104-year-old “Little in Hebrew) inside the Chabad Mermaid” statue, based on Dan- House the night before he left ish author Andersen’s fairytale for a week away at overnight camp. She happily relates that of the same name. Now, travelers, and local res- Jacob calls Taim: “Food of idents, of course, can also enjoy dreams!” Taim is open six evenings a week and also offers catering. “I don’t have a favorite yet, (Photo: Chabad of Denmark) a full-course meal at Denmark’s but I like the grilled chicken,” only kosher restaurant. Having the opportunity to comes next, followed by salater eat a kosher meat meal out in (“salads”), such as a fresh garDenmark is no small matter. A den salad, Israeli vegetable salDanish law passed on Feb. 24, ad, beet salad and red-cabbage 2014, requires that all animals salad. Hovedret (“main dishes”) slaughtered in Denmark must offer three types of chicken— be stunned before being killed. grilled chicken breast, caramelThe law effectively bans all ko- ized chicken and sesame-ensher and halal (for Muslims) crusted schnitzel (a pounded slaughter in Denmark; thus, ko- chicken breast). The menu also sher meat may only be imported features rib-eye steak, a turkey patty, grilled salmon and gouto Denmark While Emilia can’t speak for lash, that classic spiced stew of Copenhagen’s diverse com- meat and veggies. Entrees inmunity about having a kosher clude two side dishes or salads restaurant, she says “for me and (French fries, mashed potatoes, my family, it means a new op- two types of rice and grilled vegportunity that has not existed etables), with a wide selection Hummus and vegetables (Photo: Chabad of Denmark)

Swedish Scandinavian Airlines Renews Flights to Israel

A kosher meat restaurant has opened in Copenhagen, offering a wide variety of dishes and the chance for a communal meal out. It has been on the radar of Chabad emissaries Rabbi Yitzchok (“Yitzi”) and Rochel Loewenthal for a long time now. (Photo: Chabad of Denmark)

of items on the children’s menu. Beer, wine, whiskey, vodka and champagne are available, and the crème de la crème comes in the form of dessert—namely, the chocolate dream cake (or for those who prefer it, scoops of nondairy ice-cream).

large selection of kosher items on weekday evenings, too. The restaurant, located in the main hall of the Chabad House, is open six evenings a week from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (closed on Shabbat and Jewish holidays). Taim also offers catering and delivery to area hotels and conference centers. While the restauNow, travelers, and local residents, of course, can rant is barely a month old, Chabad-Lubavitchemissaries also enjoy a full-course meal at Denmark’s only Rabbi Yitzchok (“Yitzi”) and Rochel Loewenthal have been kosher restaurant. discussing the concept for a long time. “We have been doing ‘Take the Plunge different versions of a restaurant and Go Forward’ for many years and have had Shabbat and holiday meals regular restaurant evenings ofhave always been available at fering different kinds of food.” Chabad. But now, local residents and tourists can enjoy a See Schnitzel in Copenhagen? , page 36

LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF FIREWORKS.

By: Ilana Messika

he Tourism Ministry and Scandinavian carrier SAS announced last Thursday that SAS would resume flights to Israel later this year with direct service from Stockholm to Eilat for the winter season of 2017-2018. The airline discontinued flights to Israel in March 2016 citing “increasing costs and competition,” despite a steep increase in passenger traffic in 2015. “I welcome SAS’s decision,” said Tourism Minister Yariv Levin. “We are indeed witnessing exceptional momentum, with airlines flying into Israel and bringing record numbers of tourists. “We warmly welcome Swedish tourists, who will once again vacation in Eilat thanks to the new route, and will enjoy an attractive holiday destination, especially in the winter,” Levin continued. “Eilat is located on the Red Sea, on Israel’s southern coast and offers everything from white, sandy beaches to spectacular hotels and nightlife,” said SAS-Sweden Sales Manager Anders Wahlström. “This is a city that has attracted visitors for decades. We see that more and more people want to travel with us to warmer destinations in the winter.” The announcement followed several rounds of negotiations between the airline and the Tourism Ministry. SAS accepted an offer by the Tourism Ministry to

The Tourism Ministry and Scandinavian carrier SAS announced last Thursday that SAS would resume flights to Israel later this year with direct service from Stockholm to Eilat for the winter season of 2017-2018.

receive a subsidy of € 45 per passenger and an additional € 15 per passenger from the Eilat Hotels Association. SAS is the latest international airline to announce service to Israel in recent months. Since the beginning of 2017, Hong Kongbased Cathay Pacific, Air India and a host of low-cost European airlines announced they would begin flying to Israel. In addition, China’s Hainan Airlines announced it would expand service on its Beijing-Tel Aviv route. Incoming tourism increased 24 percent in the first quarter of 2017 in comparison with the same period in 2016. The Tourism Ministry has been promoting the expansion of direct flights

from Europe to Israel, and particularly to Eilat during the winter season, marketing it as a warm destination. The announcement by SAS comes against the backdrop of ongoing tensions between Stockholm and Jerusalem following comments by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom in 2015 linking terror attacks in Paris to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and over Sweden’s 2014 recognition of a Palestinian “state.” More recently, Wallstrom was named “special envoy” to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a move that elicited scathing criticism from the Israeli foreign ministry. (TPS)

Wishing the Jewish communities a healthy and happy Independence Day. And if you’re still looking for a place to enjoy fireworks, there’s no better place than the Pocono Mountains. We have over 67,000 acres for you and your family to explore or just chill and watch some fireworks. See all that we have to offer and start planning your escape at PoconoMountains.com.

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Radical New Drug-Testing Tech Could Dramatically Cut Animal Testing Israeli human-on-a-chip platform has the unique ability to predict risk of toxicity in pharma and cosmetic product candidates without animal testing By: Abigail Klein Leichman

Nahmias recognized the poten- mention the billions that pharma tial of his smart human-on-a- companies pay in damages when a drug proves harmful. chip platform. As a young faculty member at He licensed the technology fter spending an average of $2.5 billion from the university and spun Harvard Medical School in 2009, to develop a single off Tissue Dynamics to provide Nahmias built the technology new drug, sometimes toxicology analysis of drugs and for one of the first human-on-achip companies, HuREL. So he pharma companies have to pull cosmetics. L’Oréal was Tissue Dynamics’ is confident that Tissue Dynamit from the market due to a bad outcome that was not detected in first customer in October 2016. ics — the first human-on-a-chip Major brands such as Unilever company in Israel and one of few clinical studies. That’s what happened in 2000, when a promising Type 2 diabetes drug called troglitazone led to idiosyncratic (unexplained) liver damage in one of every 60,000 users. The troglitazone mystery wasn’t solved until March 2016, when a novel “liver-on-a-chip” platform developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Yaakov Nahmias revealed what no animal or human tests could: even low concentrations of this drug caused liver stress before Prof. Yaakov Nahmias in his bioengineering lab at the Hebrew any damage could be seen. University of Jerusalem. Photo by Patricia Alvarado Núñez/ “It was the first time an organ- graziosopictures.com on-chip device could predict information to help pharmaceu- are expected to follow suit as in the world — can do what none tical companies define risk for they seek alternative models to of the others can do. “All of the other companies idiosyncratic toxicity,” Nahmias evaluate new products now that European laws prohibit cosmet- are focused on mimicking antells ISRAEL21c. imal experiments. They place Shortly before that study, ics makers from animal testing. Tissue Dynamics’ liver-on-a- cells in a device, give it drugs and Nahmias’ liver-on-a-chip had revealed a new mechanism chip – as well as heart and brain then open it to look at damage or for acetaminophen (Tylenol) chips coming soon – could great- death, which is what people are ly reduce the number of animal used to doing with lab animals,” poisoning. Given that about 16 percent tests, the amount of time for drug Nahmias explains. “This is a major disadvantage of all FDA-approved drugs even- evaluation and the astronomical tually show unexpected toxicity, cost of drug development. Not to because those human-on-chip

As World's Population Ages, Blindness Rates Likely to Grow

models can only find the type of damage you predict is going to happen. It doesn’t find the unexplained responses, and that’s the biggest problem for the pharmaceutical sector. We are unique in the field because no other model can even start to predict idiosyncratic damage.” He explains that when a drug or protein is introduced to the Tissue Dynamics system, the changes they cause to the simulated cell are monitored in real time.

mimics circadian rhythms –the daily ebb and flow of human metabolism. “If we could generate a model for human metabolism that mimics complex physiology, we could develop drugs for obesity, diabetes or fatty liver disease that are impossible to develop today,” he says. Tracking circadian dynamics will allow Tissue Dynamics to predict time-dependent toxicity — the best and worst times to give a drug based on the fluctu-

An early liver-on-a-chip device on which the micro-liver (inset) sits in the middle. Image courtesy of Prof. Yaakov Nahmias

“If the change is fast, we know the drug introduced direct damage. If it happens over several hours we know the damage accumulates like in fatty liver disease,” says Nahmias. Best/worst times to take medication Nahmias won a $2.3 million European Research Council grant last September to develop the next generation of his liver-on-chip system, which

ation of the enzymes that break down the drug in the body. Pharma companies currently do not have this information. In 2018, the company expects to offer chips simulating a pumping human heart and a human brain that has functional neurons embedded with vasculature. “Our goal is to have these three major organs, which are the target of a lot of drugs. In 2019 we will complete a large facility for

manufacturing the chips,” Nahmias tells ISRAEL21c. “There is a lot of interest.” Since that initial liver-on-achip was built in 2015, his lab has increased capacity and added more sensors and optimized controls. A complete metabolic analysis of a drug molecule that used to take about three months now takes about a week. Chips and animals Although human-on-a-chip offers many advantages over animal models, Nahmias does not believe this novel screening technology will replace lab animals completely. “In animals we can look at specific neuronal damage and behavioral changes that we can’t really mimic on a chip. A chip can’t feel pain or behave erratically,” he says. “However, we can probably drastically reduce the number of animal experiments. We could screen half a million different drug molecules through our system, and only those that work at the least concentration and cause the least damage could be taken to animal testing.” Nahmias is chief scientific officer of Tissue Dynamics, whose six-person staff includes CEO Ayelet Dilion Mashiah. He also directs the Alexander Grass Center for Bioengineering at the Hebrew University and won several prizes for his internationally recognized work in tissue engineering and nanotechnology.

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s isn’t always easy. REACHING US IS.

Study of 188 countries finds burden of impaired vision falls hardest on developing nations By HealthDay News Staff

ore than 36 million people worldwide are blind, while 217 million more have moderate to severe vision loss, and experts now report that they expect those numbers to surge. By 2050, the researchers said, the number of blind people is likely to hit 115 million, with 588 million more having limited sight. The burden is greatest in developing nations, according to a study of data from 188 countries. "With the number of people with vision impairment accelerating, we must take action to increase our current treatment efforts at global, regional and country levels," said study lead author Rupert Bourne. He is associate director of the Vision and Eye Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University in Great Britain. The study, published Aug. 2 in The Lancet Global Health journal, found southeast Asia has the most people who are blind. The study added that rates of blindness among older adults are highest in eastern and western sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. The study covers 25 years -1990 to 2015 -- and offers projec-

More than 1 billion people over age 35 have the problem, which affects one's ability to read.

tions for 2020 and 2050. The researchers estimate that 0.75 percent of the world's population was blind in 1990, compared to 0.5 percent in 2015. Over the same period, the rate of moderate to severe vision loss fell from 3.8 percent to 2.9 percent. But those rates are forecast rise to 0.5 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively, by 2020. A key reason: The world's population is getting older, and most vision loss is the result of aging. Compared to 2015, there were 5.4 million fewer blind people in 1990 and 57 million fewer with severe vision loss. The researchers described the study as the first to include figures on presbyopia, an age-related form of farsightedness that can

be treated with eyeglasses. More than 1 billion people over age 35 have the problem, which affects one's ability to read. That includes 667 million people over 50. The researchers stressed the need for targeting money for treatment. They noted that between 1990 and 2010, when investments were made in vision treatment, rates of blindness fell. "Interventions for vision impairment provide some of the largest returns on investment, and are some of the most easily implemented interventions in developing regions because they are cheap, require little infrastructure and countries recover their costs as people enter back into the workforce," Bourne said. (HEALTHDAY NEWS)

If you care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss or dementia, you are not alone. We’re here day and night oﬀering support and expert information. alz.org/care 800.272.3900 FREE 24/7 HELPLINE Available In Over 200 Languages Supported in part by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.

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Blue Light From Our Phones Damages Our Sleep

Israeli Scientist Develops Early Diagnostic Test for Parkinson’s

Israeli researchers find link between blue light of electronic devices and suppression of the sleep hormone, melatonin.

Suaad Abd-Elhadi’s new assay could pave the way for early diagnosis and improved treatment of the debilitating neurodegenerative disorder.

By Brian Blum

By I21c Staff

t’s been known for a while now that exposure to short-wavelength “blue light” from our phone and tablet screens can harm our sleep. Apple introduced a feature called “Night Shift” in the latest operating system for the iPhone and iPad that cuts down the blue light in the evenings before bed. A popular add-on called F.lux does the same for desktop computers. But researchers were not clear just how bad blue light can be for our sleep until a new study conducted by the University of Haifa and Assuta Sleep and Fatigue Institute was published in the journal Chronobiology International.

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of computer screens between 9pm and 11pm in the Assuta sleep lab. The participants were exposed to four types of light: high-intensity blue light, low-intensity blue light, high-intensity red light and low-intensity red light. Fortunately, various Following the exposure, they applications are available that ﬁlter the problematic were connected to instruments that measure brain waves and blue light, reducing the damage our devices are to a wearable device called “an actigraph” that monitors when wreaking on our sleep. a person is awake and when the person is sleeping based on Led by Prof. Abraham Haim movement. Participants also from the University of Haifa, filled in a sleep diary. The researchers’ conclusion: the researchers sat 19 healthy subjects aged 20 to 29 in front exposure to blue light reduced

the duration of sleep by approximately 16 minutes on average. This occurred in large part because exposure to blue light suppresses the production of melatonin, a hormone critical for sleep health. Exposure to red light does not affect melatonin production. Melatonin regulates the body’s biological clock so that “when the body moves into sleep it begins to reduce its temperature, reaching the lowest point at around 4:00 am,” Haim explained. “When the body returns to its normal temperature, See Blue Light From Our , page 37

he exciting news coming out of Israel, that a scientist has developed a groundbreaking test to categorically detect Parkinson’s disease, is giving the medical and science worlds hope for the future. Suaad Abd-Elhadi, a PhD student at the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Medicine, has developed the lipid ELISA diagnostic tool. She won the Kaye Innovation Award for 2017 for the breakthrough invention of this highly sensitive kit that may lead to earlier detection of Parkinson’s disease, along with better tracking of the disease’s progression and a patient’s response to therapy. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in hu-

Photo of immunosorbent assay by Maltsev Semion/Shutterstock. com

mans, after Alzheimer’s disease. It is typically characterized by changes in motor control such as tremors and shaking, but can also include non-motor symptoms, from the cognitive to the behavioral. An estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease, with medication costing ap“A great deal of eﬀort is proximately $2,500 a year, and presently being put into therapeutic surgery costing up delaying the progress of to $100,000 per patient. Making an accurate diagnoPD, for which purpose one needs to know that one sis of Parkinson’s, particularly in early stages and mild cases, is has it.” difficult, and there are current-

ly no standard diagnostic tests other than clinical information provided by the patient and the findings of a neurological exam. Once Parkinson’s is revealed, the disease is usually already progressing. “Earlier diagnosis can help by seeing how a given drug affects the progress of the disease, for example,” Abd-Elhadi told Haaretz. “A big problem is that early PD looks just like other neurodegenerative diseases, which hinders appropriate care,” she See Israeli Scientist Develops , page 37

Sweeping Study Shows Sharply Declining Male Fertility Meta-analysis finds that among men from North America, Europe and Australia, sperm concentration has declined more than 50% in less than 40 years. By I21c Staff

groundbreaking meta-analysis of data collected between 1973 and 2011 has found that sperm concentration has declined by more than half among men from Western countries, with no sign of a “leveling off ” in recent years. The study appears today in Human Reproduction Update. The research — the first systematic review and meta-analysis of trends in sperm count –was led by Dr. Hagai Levine, head of the Environmental Health Track at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem. Levine worked with Dr. Shanna H Swan, professor in the

Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and other researchers from Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Spain and the United States. Their findings strongly suggest a significant decline in male reproductive health that has serious implications beyond fertility and reproduction, as recent evidence shows that men with poor semen quality may have a higher risk of hospitalization and death from a variety of health conditions. “Given the importance of sperm counts for male fertility and human health, this study is an urgent wake-up call for researchers and health authorities around the world to investigate the causes of the sharp ongoing

Sperm image by Phonlamai (Photo/Shutterstock.com)

when analysis was restricted to studies with sample collection between 1996 and 2011. In contrast, no significant dedrop in sperm count, with the cline was seen in South Amergoal of prevention,” said Levine. ica, Asia and Africa, although far fewer studies have been conWhy are sperm ducted in these places. counts declining? While declines in sperm When the researchers count have been reported since screened 7,500 studies and con- 1992, the question has remained ducted a meta-regression analy- controversial because of limitasis on 185 studies between 1973 tions in past studies.

Dr. Levine’s international team of researchers screened 7,500 studies (Photo via screenshot from YouTube video)

has been associated with environmental and lifestyle influences, including prenatal chemical exposure, adult pesticide exposure, smoking, stress and obesity. “Decreasing sperm count has been of great concern since it was first reported 25 years ago. This definitive study shows, for the first time, that this decline is strong and continuing. The fact Dr. Hagai Levine, the study’s lead author and Head of the that the decline is seen in WestEnvironmental Health Track at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine. (Photo ern countries strongly suggests that chemicals in commerce courtesy of Hebrew University) are playing a causal role in this The current study used a trend,” said Swan. and 2011, they found a 52.4 per“We and others are also cent decline in sperm concen- broader scope and rigorous tration, and a 59.3% decline in meta-regression methods, con- studying the association betotal sperm count among men servatively addressed the relifrom North America, Europe, ability of study estimates, and Australia and New Zealand. The controlled for factors that might “The fact that the decline men were not selected based on help explain the decline such as is seen in Western age, abstinence time, and selectheir fertility status. countries strongly The study also indicates the tion of the study population. suggests that chemicals in The researchers did not exrate of decline among Western commerce are playing a men is not decreasing. The slope amine causes of the observed causal role in this trend” was steep and significant even decline. However, sperm count

tween poor semen quality or sperm function and fetal outcomes,” Levine tells ISRAEL21c. Researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva also participated in the study along with scientists from the University of Copenhagen; Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; and the University of Murcia School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, Spain. Funding was provided by the Environment and Health Fund, Jerusalem; American Healthcare Professionals and Friends for Medicine in Israel; Israel Medical Association; Research Fund of Rigshospitalet; Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development; and the Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures. (ISRAEL21C)

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Notice of formation of 44 4th Ave Realty Group LLC Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/2017. Oﬃce location, County of Kings. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 98 Kean St., West Babylon NY 11704. Purpose: any lawful act. [8/11-9/15]

4412 4TH AVE., LLC Articles of Org. ﬁled NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/9/2017. Oﬃce in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4412 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11220, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of Egger & Co. JPM LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Hudson & Marshall, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/18/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of L.D. Pickering & Co. LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/19/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of DXC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/1/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/18/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of J.C. Orr & Co. LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of RESEARCH ACTION, LLC. Arts of Org ﬁled with SSNY on 07/06/2017. Oﬀ. Loc.: Kings County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Abby Scher,40 Ocean Pkwy, Apt 5G, Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of Inno Promos LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/27/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 325 N End Ave, 6L, NY, NY 10282. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Lin Zeng, 325 N End Ave, 6L, NY, NY 10282. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Application for Authority of Cathedral Consulting, LLC a foreign limited liability company (LLC). Application for Authority filed with Secy. of State of New York on 07/24/2017. LLC organized in Oregon on 03/15/2017. NY 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: C/O Rathbone Barton Olsen PC, 4949 Meadows Road Suite 600, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 4949 Meadows Road Suite 600, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. Copy of Articles of Organization on file with Secy. of State of OR, 255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Qualification of HFZ Bryant Park Owner LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/27/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/13/13. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of AdGenesis Holdings LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/29/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/20/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 49 W. 27th St., Mezzanine West, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Francis Ying NYC, LLC, Arts of Org ﬁled with SSNY on 03/23/2017. Oﬀ. Loc.: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 150 Nassau St., New York, NY 10038. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of BENENSON TECH, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Frederick C. Benenson, c/o Benenson Capital Partners, 708 Third Ave., 28th Fl., NY, NY 10017. 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. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/119/15]

Notice of Qualification of Full Node Capital LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/27/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Bryan Reyhani, 200 Park Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10166. DE address of LLC: 1675 South State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Qualification of Leyton 93 LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 152 W. 57th St., 19th Fl., NY, NY 10019, Attn: Scott Leyton. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of STANDARD POLYCLINIC MANAGER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/07/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Standard Property Company, Inc., 126 E. 56th St., 19th Fl., Ste. 1910, NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Qualification of NORTHSTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/27/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/27/16. 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, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/11-9/15]

Notice of Formation of Westbound Kyd, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 205 Hudson St., Ste. #1002, NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Caroyln Rossip Malcolm, CRM Management, LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Music publishing and recording. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Qualification of TV ONE, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/19/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/29/04. Princ. office of LLC: 4 New York Plaza, Ste. #500, NY, NY 10004. NYS fictitious name: TVONEMEDIA, LLC. 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 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with The Secy. of State of the State of DE, Corp. Dept., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of S3 550 4TH AVE FUNDING LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/24/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 444 Madison Ave, Fl. 41, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of Throgs Neck Debt LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/17/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 225 Broadway, Fl. 32, NY, NY 10007. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of BRP HEMPSTEAD, LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/25/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Qualification of R&B BUILDING MAINTENANCE, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/30/17. Office location: New York County. LLCformed in Tennessee (TN) on 3/28/12. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. TN address of LLC: 14665 Lebanon Rd, Ste C, Old Hickory, TN 37138. Cert. of Formation filed with TN Secy of State, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, FL. 6, Snodgrass Tower, Nashville, TN 37243. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of East 182 Street Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/24/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 902 Broadway, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Qualification of Ridgewood Briarcliff Owner, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/15/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/13/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [8/4-9/8]

Notice of Formation of 915 Saint John's HPG Investor II LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/30/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 W. 22nd St., Ste. 1601, NY, NY 10010, Attn: Drew Popkin. Purpose: any lawful activities. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Qualification of KETAMINE TREATMENT CENTERS OF PRINCETON LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/03/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 03/05/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Palmer Square East, Ste. 420, Princeton, NJ 08542. Address to be maintained in NJ: Corporation Service Company, Princeton South Corporate Ctr., Ste 160, 100 Charles Ewing Blvd, Ewing, NJ 08628. Arts of Org. filed with the NJ State Treasurer, 33 W. State St., 5th Fl., Trenton, NJ 08608. Purpose: to practice the profession of Medicine. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Qualification of Denver Solutions, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/10/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/22/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Qualification of VHA Mid-Atlantic Insurance Services, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/18/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/18/11. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

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Notice of Formation of Quadra Office Interiors LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/13/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 140 58th St, Bldg A-6L, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Formation of 108 W 80TH LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/13/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 825 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/218/25]

Notice of Formation of 300 MADISON AVENUE BAKERY, LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/5/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Formation of CCA 270 ST. NICHOLAS LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/30/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Community Preservation Corporation, 28 E 28th St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of JNE IDF Member LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/12/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. Principal business location: 387 Park Ave. South, 7th Fl., NY, NY 10016. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: General Counsel, 387 Park Ave. South, 7th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of formation of FITZ & PIERRE LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/24/2014. 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. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of formation of MY PHOTO PRESERVATION, LLC. Articles of Organization ﬁled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/20/2017. Oﬃce location: Kings 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. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of Qualification of 40-56 Tenth Owner LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/14/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/13/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1407 Broadway, 41st Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/28-9/1]

Notice of formation of IN OUR HEADS PRODUCTIONS LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/15/2017. Oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Judith Halsey, 730 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of Citigroup Index LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/8/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 388 Greenwich St., NY, NY 10013. LLC formed in DE on 7/1/03. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of Seven Valleys Capital LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/27/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, Attn: CT Corporation System, registered agent upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of WARBURG PINCUS FINANCIAL SECTOR GP, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/11/17. Office location: New York Co. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/1/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of formation of SMALL MALL USA LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/12/2017. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 347 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of RNW ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, PLLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office location: New York Co. PLLC formed in Texas (TX) on 6/22/14. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, Fl. 13, NY, NY 10011. TX address of PLLC: 3009 Post Oak Blvd, Ste 2000, Houston, TX 77056. Cert. of Formation filed with TX Secy of State, James E. Rudder Bldg., 1019 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: Engineering. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of formation of collective please llc ﬁled with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Oﬃce loc.: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is M. Burr Keim Company, 2021 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/218/25]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE X, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE XI, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE VIII, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE VII, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ESNMC Subsidiary CDE XV, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 633 3rd Ave, Fl. 37, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: being certified as, and performing as, a certified community development entity eligible to receive an allocation of new markets tax credits under the new markets tax credit program. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Qualification of SYNCARPHA CAPITAL, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/17/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Qualification of WESTMINSTER STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/09/17. Princ. office of LLC: 299 Park Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10171. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Attn: General Counsel, 299 Park Ave., 42nd Fl., NY, NY 10171; however, as amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 05/18/17, name changed to LIONHEART STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT LLC, also amended on 5/18/17, SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lionheart Strategic Management LLC, Attn: Mr. Billy Jacobs, 299 Park Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10171. 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 DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of formation of MARGOLIN & PIERCE, LLP. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/2017. Oﬃce location: Unknown. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Partnership, 200 West 57th Street, Suite 601, New York, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of Formation of MSHP ACO, LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with NY Dept. of State on 5/22/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1099, NY, NY 10029, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/148/18]

121 SAINT JAMES PLACE LLC Articles of Org. ﬁled NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/16/2017. Oﬃce in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Groupe M at Merrill Lynch, 601 Lexington Ave., 47th Fl, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business loc: 121 Saint James Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11238. [7/21-8/25]

Notice of formation of 181 ELK STREET LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/28/2017. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Matthew Mahanna, 123 Washington St., Apt. 51G, New York, NY 10006. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/14-8/18]

AUGUST 11, 2017 THE TITUS SCHOOL, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/3/2017. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Natalie Brandefine, 38 Demarest Ave., Closter, NJ 07624. Purpose: To operate and maintain a school for children with disabilities as well as any lawful purpose. [7/14-8/18]

Notice of Formation of ASRGP 2016 LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/27/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 429 E 52nd St, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of DJSGP 2016 LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/27/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 429 E 52nd St, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of 1431 Cromwell LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/23/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of Q HOLDINGS LLC. The fictitious name is: Q BRANDS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/25/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/30/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 110 Wall St, Fl. 4, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 108 W 13th St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of THE ENGLISHSPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES NEW YORK BRANCH, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/27/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/01/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o The English-Speaking Union of the United States, 144 E. 39th St., NY, NY 10016. 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, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of REVIVE ELECTRONICS, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/22/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Indiana (IN) on 12/5/12. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. IN address of LLC: 525 Congressional Blvd, Carmel, IN 46032. Cert. of Formation filed with IN Secy of State, 200 W Washington St, Rm 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of TIN TIN REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/2017. Oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: TIN TIN REALTY LLC, 1230 76TH Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/78/11]

AUGUST 11, 2017 Notice of Qualification of CHAVERWARE, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/24/17. 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, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John J. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of MAPLE HAPPY LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/2017. Oﬃce location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Andrea Dyson, 100 Jay St, Apt 9E, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of BRIGHTON SOLUTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/17. 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. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of BC PARTNERS ADVISORS L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/29/17. Princ. office of LP: 650 Madison Ave., 23rd Fl., NY, NY 10022. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with The Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of Prime Core Basics LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. Oﬃce location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kane Kessler, P.C., 666 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Formation of 1211 Franklin Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/17. 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 Phipps Houses, 902 Broadway, 13th Fl., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of NEWZOOM HOLDINGS LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/18/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 252 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of formation of JOURNEY GROWTH CAPITAL & ADVISORS, LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/16/2017. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jennifer A. Guzman, 311 East 11th Street, Apt #2A, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

The Jewish Voice Notice of formation of MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC. Art. of Org. ﬁled with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/13/2017. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: MATTHESS LEMONADE LLC, 115 W 16 St, Basement, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [7/7-8/11]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Developer LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Farley Property Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/13/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 210 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652. LLC formed in DE on 6/12/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

2177 CLARENDON MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/26/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Legalinc Corporate Services, 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste. 1 #086 Buffalo, NY 14221, which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Development LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway TRS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of ALPHA SQUARED PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/15/17. 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 James Kruvant, 270 Park Ave. South, Apt. 9F, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of 187 Broadway Retail LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Formation of Maple Avenue Flushing LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 06/16/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is C T CORPORATION SYSTEM, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of SILOETT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/14/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/3/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington,

Notice of Qualification of 31 WEST 27TH STREET PROPERTY INVESTORS IV, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/12/17. Princ. office of 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, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Frederal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

DE 15801. Cert. of Formation ﬁled with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

Notice of Qualification of Macquarie Energy Partners GP LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/12/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

Notice of Formation of AA 2040 White Plains LLC. Arts of Org. ﬁled with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/17. Oﬃce location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation ﬁled with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

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Notice of Qualification of TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/19/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/2/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. [6/30-8/4]

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PERSONALS

9025

ATTRACTIVE JEWISH FEMALE, 70, Widowed, Retired Math Teacher, Seeks Jewish Male, Widower, 6775, College-Educated, for a Long Term Relationship. Call 718-763-8919 LM0915 WHITE MALE, 5’10”, healthy, financially stable, nonsmoker, college degree, never married, nice guy, living in Staten Island seeking professional, educated white woman between 37-47 for marriage, to have a family & to relocate to Hudson Valley area of NY. For serious inquiries , contact Fred 908-463-7076 LM0811

9950

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JOBS & SERVICES HELP OFFERED

9035

New Guinea and African Art, selling personal collection,

PRIVATE CHEF/ SHIATSU. 25 years experience specializing in natural wellness cuisine and fine dining. Available immediately. Need livein position. Excellent references. Hamptons & Greenwich, CT only. 781856-0359 robertpdonahue@ icloud.com LM0707 Retired California Highway Patrol/ Part Time Police Officer looking to house sit in exchange for room/ salary for August. 39 years experience and excellent references. -916-342-0625 LM0728

all prices considered. 917-374-4038

LM0825

PLAYER PIANO, 1 octave short of being full piano with 23 rolls, $850. Also, LARGE PILLOW SECTIONAL, brown velour, $500. You are responsible for shipping if you are outside of Long Island. 631-665-7255

LM0728

ENTERTAINMENT

9040

PIANO FOR SALE. Baldwin Walnut Finish. Mint Condition. Table Top Piano with Seat. $1,250 or best offer. 914-243-0620 LM09 01

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)

9044 Serious Singers, Groups needed for Record Deal and Possible Tour. Call Jack

FOR SALE

LAGRANGE TOWN OF, $350,000

516-897-9706

SWIMMING POOLS

OPEN HOUSES 1638

MIDWOOD OPEN HOUSE. EVERY SUN, 1-4PM. 1773 Ocean Ave & Ave M. One store + 1 family house for sale. Totally renovated, semidetached garage. Asking

Realty. Call Agent Betty Yee LM0901

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR RENT 1050

EAST 4TH ST OFF AVE M. 2nd

825-5308

LM0721

LM0818

bathrooms. C/A/ht. Elevator

7050 PEEKSKILL COMMERCIAL

Rd, Route 202. For more information, Call 914-469-9178 LM0902

COMMERCIAL / PROPERTIES FOR SALE NEW YORK STATE 7060

bldg. Near transportation/

reconfiguration. 347-661-7300 LM0811

QUEENS

MALONE, NY. 103 Acres for Sale in the Country. 10 Miles West on 11B, Property is on

3050

Spalding Road. Power on the property. Just outside the

RICHMOND HILL OFFICE FOR

Adirondack Park. $110,000 Or

RENT. Corner space. Near

Best Offer. Call 802-767-3311 LM0825

courthouse, JFK Airport & hospital. Suit to fit. $1,600 per month includes all except for

FRANKLIN LAKES. GATED RETREAT ON 3 PRIVATE ACRES, ELEVATOR, LAVISH GOURMET KITCHEN,

NEW YORK STATE

floor, 1,500 sq ft. 8 offices, 2

shopping. Will assist with

NISSAN MAXIMA 2001. New condition in/ out, 108,000 miles, 5 speed,full power, new parts, 2nd owner. $2,500 or best oï¬&#x20AC;er. 914-258-9432

area. $600 + utilities. Call Owner at 718-979-7458 LM0812

Located at 1814 Crompond

BROOKLYN

Excel Xtras 6k. $8,500. 516-

Cozy 2 rooms with waiting

PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE.

9050

HARLEY 2001 Road King

Psychologist, Accountant, Attorney, Financial Planner.

$1.38 million. Galaxy Fortune

917-337-3336

OUT OF STATE

8060

electric. Leave message 9AM-

TOMS RIVER/ OCEAN CTY,

5PM at 917-446-1658 LM0819

NJ. For Sale, user/ investor opportunity, 9,000 sq ft

BRONX

4050

Commercial building on 1.74 acres with 2,700 sq ft leased

EXTRAORDINARY FEATURES, $1,899,999.

DEBBIE 201-925-7667 OR WWW.811COLONIAL ROADFRANKLINLAKES.COM LM0113

3060 EAST TREMONT AVE:

to national tenant. Multi-

STORE FOR RENT. Top retail

purpose building, drive-in

location, high pedestrian

doors, great for all type

traffic, 3000sf, can be divided.

contractors. Traffic counts

For details: Rafi- 718-364-

over 44,000 cars per day.

1400 or

REMCO REALTY

347-495-0614

732-253-0888 x 11 LM0916

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

5050

DONGAN HILLS. Perfect for

BROOKLYN

LM0825

AUTOMOTIVE

STATEN ISLAND

LM0703

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REAL ESTATE WOODBURY/ Green's Assoc. Condo for Sale or Rent. Huge MBR, plenty of WIC's, spacious 3BR, 2.5 baths/ updated granite, new appliances/ water heater, deck, full ﬁn basement, 2 car garage. $760k's. 609-339-1253

LM0915

JERSEY CITY. Builder’s

LONG ISLAND

6010

Dream! Exclusive, residential lot is located on a quiet street

SAG HARBOR. 5 BEDROOMS,

East of Garfield Ave. Asking

3.5 BATHS, NEW SALT GUNITE

$225,000. Hurry! Won’t last! Call Grisell Romero at Exit Preferred Realty 201-653-

POOL. Available 8/6-9/2 weekly ($6k-$8k, depends on week.) Contact 917-509-6189

3948 LM0902

LM0804

APARTMENTS FOR RENT BROOKLYN

1010

OUT OF STATE

8030

DEAL, NJ. Outstanding Townhouse in the Heart of Deal. Living room, dining

AVE U BETWEEN EAST 2ND & 3RD STREET. Second floor, private house. 2BR, 1 bath, newly renovated kitchen. Near

room, designer kitchen, 4BR, 3 ½ baths, full fin bsmt with BR & bath. Garage. $3,800/

transportation & shopping.

month. Credit check. Call Dot

$2,100 including utilities. Call

Schulze Agency 732-229-2600

Owner 917-865-6465

LM0811

LM0902

East 34th St./ I & J Gut renovated 1 family semi-det triplex, 6BR's, 4.5 baths, kosher kitchen, fin bsmt w/2BR apt. Solar panels, C/AC, pvt drv/ gar. $959K. Call (917)774-5554

HOUSES FOR SALE BROOKLYN

1040

MADISON. KINGS HIGHWAY &amp; E 20’s. Semi-det 1 family home centrally located to Avenue P, Ocean Ave &amp; Kings Highway. Home features 3 bedrooms, on 2 nd floor with full bath. FLR &amp; FDR on Main floor with large EIK, wood cabinets. Mud room &amp; half bath. Full basement, plenty of storage. Attic with full stairs possible dormer. New roof- 2 years old with 25 year warranty. New Gutters, pointing of chimney and chimney cap. New heating unit and hot water unit were just put in Oct 16. Two car garage with new garage door and new roof. Large yard for additional parking or patio. Lots of light. Call for more information. Welcome Home Realty 718-513- 0240 LM0818

NANUET. Unfurnished Home. 3 bedrooms, 2baths, Just Painted. Family Room, deck, shed, appliances. $2,950/ month. Call Owner 845-623-2224/ 845-598-5345 LM0915

LONG ISLAND

6040

MERRICK S. Hi Ranch, 2.5 New Baths, updated granite kitchen, 4BR, Luxurious IGP, Stone Gas Fireplace, SD25. $669K. 516-379-6608

LM0901

Seeking Top L.I. Realtors

LM0804

Youngsville, NY (Catskills) Charming large farm house on 16 acres w barn & detached 2 car garage, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large attic and basement. Close to Delaware water activities and Bethelwoods Art Center. Asking $225.000. Call owner at 201-681-7980

BRONX

4040

BRONX. DREAM LOCATION! Throgs Neck Tranquility. Steps from City Island Sound and Pelham Park. Minutes from shopping, transportation and I-95. 2 family (2100 square feet total); patio, backyard & shed. Great investment property! Buyer/ Brokers Welcome. Contact: Joanne 917-232-8616 LM0804

LM0908

good investment property. Investor seeking to buy below market. Bonus. Call 516-6933995

LM0804

NEW YORK STATE 7040 OLIVE-BRIDGE, NY. 2BR Cottage, ¼ acre. Near ski

845-897-9555

LM0915

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Fishkill, Townhouse, Deer Crossing 1br, 2b 1,365sqft, built 1992, 50-unit dev, end unit, on cul de sac, c/a, gas ht, LR, DR, Den, Laundry Rm, Gar, refrig, d/w, range. New

ASKING $625K BY OWNER 443-875-9204

roof, eff. hvac (2009), cath

next to full BR,lLoft w/skylt and adj strg. rm, lg Mstr BR - 2 (1 walk-in) CA closets, access to clubhse & pool. Beautifully landscaped-woods behind All-glass sunroom. $279,900. See Zillow for addl pics.914.841.3237

Owner has 6.5 rooms duplex.

Semi attached 1 family 6.5 room 3 Bedrooms,

deck. 4 room. 2 bedrooms Rental

2 Bath duplex. Full ﬁnished

JS510......................$889,000

basement. Parking..ASKING

BEST SELLER #1 Properties 718.646-6900

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

ceil in LR, Den dbls as gst BR

Mill Basin Exclusive:

parking for 2 cars, yard and

Catskill Mt./Hudson Valley Home for Sale 4 bedroom Home In-Law Apart. Oﬃce Suite 2 1/2 hrs from NYC Flexible Space add. land avail suitable for Family Compound www.24joelmaustin.com 518 622-9647 LM1002

FOR SALE • ORLANDO VICINITY

2 Family Attached BRICK. 3 bedrroms, 3 baths, private

PARADISE IN PEEKSKILL! FOR SALE BY OWNER. 2 Family Duplex Home with Decks Overlooking Waterfall. District 3 Schools. Dead-end Street. Large Parking Area. Low Taxes. No Brokers. $550,000 or best oﬀer. 914-414-2848

ready to make a deal on a

area. $90,000 or best offer. MARINE PARK/ AVENUE P. Huge 1 family, fully detached home on 40 x 100 lot with long private driveway in Marine Park! Enclosed front porch set up as modern home office. Formal living room with wood-burning fireplace. Open concept to Formal Dining room, parquet floors. Spacious modern Eat-in-kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Sliders to large deck. ½ bath. Oversized Master Bedroom, plus 2 additional large bedrooms. Full bath. Basement is full with kitchenette and huge full bath with Jacuzzi tub, stall shower and cedar closet. High ceilings throughout the home. Lots of windows and light! Gas heat. Lots of storage! Long private driveway with one car garage. Yard. Call for more information. Welcome Home Realty 718-513-0240 LM0818

LM090

782145

THROGS NECK TRANQUILITY. Steps from City Island Sound & Pelham Park. 2 family (2,100 sq ft total.) Patio, backyard, shed. Great investment property. $475,000. By appt only. Call Joanne at Hidalgo & Sons R.E. 917-232-8616

$569,000

JS511

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8040

KING SOLOMON MEMORIAL PARK, CLIFTON, NJ. 1

POCONO MOUNTAINS COZY LOG CABIN FOR SALE IN MASTHOPE COMMUNITY

plot, Lebanon B, $1,550 plus $300 paid directly to Cemetery for maintenance and preservation. Call Ruth at 713-667-1483 or 281-6605380

LM0811

FLORIDA

9080

Looking for a fantastic, fully upgraded 2BR/ 2 bath condo in Pompano Beach? What are you waiting for? Your South 3 Bedrooms 1.5 Bath Stone Fireplace Attached Spa Room, Rap Around Deck & Finished Basement - and much more a must see. $258,000.00 By appointment only call Richard Mansfield 772-220-8339 LM0901

Florida oasis awaits! Call Rob Yacovone @ 561-777- 4225 LM0818

AVENTURA. Mint condition 2BR, 2 bath condo, split-plan, gorgeous, unobstructed marina view, spa- separate bldg, newer 3 ton a/c, 24 hr sec & valet, charter school, pets. BONUS: Deeded 2 covered parking spots. Priced to sell! By Owner. Leave Message for Appt. 786-252-4400 LM0901 PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. PGA National Spa & Resort. Prime Location. Beautifully renovated, det 1 fam house with private backyard & garage. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. One floor. Selling for $317,000. Also, for rent. Winter Rental $5,400. 4 months preferred. 917-301-6180 LM0811

POMPANO BEACH FL - Atlantic Blvd, Briny Ave.

2BR, 2BA, 2nd flr, corner unit. Sm bldg, balcony remodeled, newly painted & low maint fee. Brokers protected. S659,000. Rent min 4 mos; $18,000 + sec. 203-610-1868 LM0929

PLOTS FOR SALE 9065 PINELAWN Garden of Normandie. 1 Plot for 2. $5,600. 631-220-4887 LM0901

ROSEHILL CEMETERY. Outdoor Crypt. In Garden of Peace. Section C, Level 6, Crypt 23F. Room for 2 coﬃns & urn. Valued at $11,500. Asking $10,000 or best oﬀer. Call 914-548-4470

LM0915

MOUNT ARARAT. East Farmingdale. Section 68, Range D, Plot 1, 2, 3 & 4. Great location. Photos available. $24,000 for all 4 graves. Call 516-241-0915 LM0901

ROSEHILL PARK. Putnam Valley. 2 Crypts in Heritage Gardens. Level 1. Value $9,980 each. Asking $7,000 each or best oﬀer. Florida # 561-706-0567

BETH ISRAEL IN WOODBRIDGE, NJ. Outdoor Mausoleum, Crypt for 3, Building 23, Section 21, Level 4, Crypt # 38. Valued at $20,000. Asking $10,000 neg. Call 917-445-5293 or 718-894-7728 LM0818

LM0915

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