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CONTENTS 

MAY 2012 

Features 

26 

Shavuot: Receiving the Torah 

By Rabbi David Laine 

34 

The Community Celebrates 

Rabbi Hecht’s 90th Birthday Birthday 

42 

The Sephardic Food Fund 

By Rabbi Raymond Sultan 

60 

The Buffett Rule 

By Ben-Gurion Matsas 

82 

Speeches on Yom HaShoah 

150 

Anti-Semitism on Campus 

34 

The Community Celebrates Rabbi Hecht’s 

90th Birthday 


Shavuot: Receiving the Torah 

156 

Tunisia’s Jews are Wary 

By Armin Rosen 

182 

The Titanic and Jewish History 

By Marshall Weiss 

194 

Syria’s Chemical and Biological 

Weapons 

218 

The End of the Republican 

Primaries: Romney vs Obama 

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CONTENTS 

MAY 2012 

Departments 

ARTS AND LEISURE 

Sudoku 214 

Word Search 216 

BEAUTY 

Are Your Makeup and Clothing in Sync? 206 

By Sylvia Hamowy 

BOOKS 

Holocaust Survivor Cookbooks 116 

The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen 118 

Present at Sinai 138 

By Rabbi Daniel Bouskila 

CLASSIFIEDS 242 

COMMUNITY 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 250 

COMMUNITY CALENDAR 252 

COMMUNITY EVENTS 

TopGun is Back for Its 20th Year 68 

MDY Celebrates What Really Matters 78 

By Randi Shomer 

Children Helping Children 92 

By Shula Mann 

YOF Choices Awareness Day 112 

By Eva Bernfield 

EDUCATION 

The Dangers of Drug Use 70 


Technology Safety at YOF 74 

By Michelle Olveira 

Barkai Celebrates Pi Day 96 

Keeping Math in Mind 128 

By Dr. N, The Math Guy 

EMPLOYMENT 

Planning for a Layoff 180 

By Barry Cohen 

FASHION 

Stunning Styles for Spring and Summer 160 


FOCUS ON 

Hair Life 122 

HEALTH 

May Is National Stroke Awareness Month 126 

Stop Snoring and Sleep Apnea 130 

By Dr. Jacques Doueck 

Treating Low Back Pain 132 

By Dr. Isaac Kreizman and Dr. Charles Suede 

Fostering Good Self-Esteem 134 

Shape Up for Summer 210 

HOLOCAUST 

Holocaust Remembrance 56 

ISRAEL 

Happy 64th Birthday, Israel 64 

By David Harris 

JEWISH COMMUNITIES 

Greek Jews Fear for Their Future 176 

By Gavin Rabinowitz 

JEWISH HISTORY 

May 1960, The Capture of Eichmann 188 

JEWISH HOLIDAYS 

Yom Yerushalayim 30 

Appreciating the Gift of Torah on Shavuot 46 

By Emuna Braverman 

Lag B’Omer 174 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 24 

MIDDLE EAST 

Iran’s Initiatives 196 

MOTHER’’S DAY 

Lessons Learned 164 


MOVIES 

Anti-Bullying Documentary 154 

By Debra Rubin 

NEW JERSEY 

The New Deal Sephardic Social Center 110 

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News from Around the World 144 

Malaysian Sermon Calls Jews the Enemy 162 

ORGANIZATIONS 

The Sephardic Community Federation 88 

Life Vest Inside 100 

By Joey Dweck 

Sephardic Students Mentorship Program 102 

By Joey Mizrahi 

The ALEH Foundation’s 28th Gala Dinner 106 

Young Volunteers Are Our Future 136 

By Jon Rosenberg and Lee Sherman 

POLITICS 

News from Our Politicians 140 

PUBLISHER’’S LETTER 22 

REAL ESTATE 

The Townhouse 104 

RESTAURANT GUIDE 248 

SINGLES EVENTS 243 

SPORTS 

Ilan Invaders Are Basketball Champions 170 

THINGS TO DO 

May at the Museum of Jewish Heritage 172 

TORAH CONTEST 198 

TORAH MESSAGE 

Parashat Hashavuah 50 

Pirkei Avot 54 

Daily Midot 98 

TRAVEL 

Mount Airy Resort 202 

WRITER’’ ’S THOUGHTS 

Every Marriage Has Challenges 208 

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A Tree Grew in Brooklyn 212 

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This month we will celebrate Shavuot and Mother’s Day, two very special holidays. 

One marks the giving of the Torah by G-d, the creator of the Jewish people and 

the world. In “Shavuot, Receiving the Torah and Ten Commandments,” Rabbi David 

Laine explains that the imparting of the Torah was a spiritual event that touched the 

essence of all Jewish souls, for all time. The other celebrates the amazing women 

who created us. Many of our readers wrote heartwarming tributes to their moms, 

which we are happy to publish. 

We will also commemorate Lag B’Omer and Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, 

this month. Be sure to read our enlightening features on both holidays. On Yom 

HaShoah Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres made touching 

speeches which we are proud to share with you. 

Magen David Yeshivah’s sixth grade girls already honored the incredible women 

in their lives in their 10th annual program entitled “You, Hashem, Are the One To 

Give Joy To My Heart.” 

The Yeshivah of Flatbush held their First Annual Choices Awareness Day, 

which was an event to help students make the right decisions when faced with 

tough choices. Ilan High School’s basketball team, the Ilan Invaders, became league 

champions; and TopGun will be back for its 20th year, bigger and better than ever. 

In other community news, the Sephardic Food Fund is working hard to discretely 

feed families in need; there’s a new organization called DailyMidot devoted 

to improving our character traits, and the ALEH Foundation will hold its 28th gala 

dinner on May 16th. 

Community leaders and rabbis recently celebrated Rabbi Abraham Hecht’s 90th 

birthday, and a touching Holocaust Remembrance event took place at Kingsborough 

Community College, where Supreme Court justices and Holocaust survivors spoke 

to students, stressing that we must never forget. 

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J E W I S H H O L I D A Y S 

Receiving the Torah and 10 Commandments 

Rabbi David Laine 

Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah by G-d to the entire Jewish people. This occurred on Mount Sinai 

over 3,300 years ago. This was a far-reaching spiritual event that touched the essence of all Jewish souls 

for all time. On Shavuot, the Jewish people agreed to adhere to the commandments of the Torah. Every 

year, Shavuot is the special time for us to strengthen our unique relationship with G-d. 

What is the Torah? The Torah is comprised of 

two parts—the written law and the oral law. The written 

Torah contains the Five Books of Moses, the Prophets 

and the Writings. The oral law explains and clarifies 

the written law. The Torah describes the creation of the 

world by G-d, and expounds on the 613 mitzvot. 

The Hidden Dimension: Contrary to popular opinion, 

it was not just the Ten Commandments that the 

Jewish people received on Mount Sinai. We received 

was every dimension of the Torah, including the deepest 

mystical secrets of the Jewish religion. Throughout 

most of our history, this esoteric dimension of the Torah 

was studied only by a select few. However, when the 

spiritual awareness that had been prevalent in Biblical 

times gradually gave way to ignorance and despair, our 

Sages began to spread these profound teachings. This 

helped to kindle the spark of Judaism that lay dormant in 

the hearts of the layman. Our Sages explained the inner 

dimension of the Torah in practical, understandable 

terms. Spiritual concepts that had once been obscure 

were imbued with new light and relevance! Mitzvot that 

once seemed rote and ritualistic became vibrant, alive 

and full of significance. 

The Ten Commandments: These commands from 

G-d range from the highest and most refined concepts, 

such as the belief in just one G-d to the most 

basic laws which every society has found necessary 

to enforce, such as no killing and no stealing. The Ten 

Commandments are: 

1) I am the Lord your G-d who took you out of the 

land of Egypt. 

2) Y ou shall have no other gods before Me. 

3) Do not take the name of the Lord your G-d in 

vain. 

4) R emember the Sabbath to keep it holy. 

5) H onor your father and mother. 

6) Do not commit murder. 

7) Do not commit adultery. 

8) Do not steal. 

9) D o not bear false witness. 

10) D o not covet what your neighbor has. 

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The Legacy: At Mount Sinai, G-d inquired as to 

who would be the guarantors of the Jewish faith and 

from all the leaders, prophets and Sages of that generation, 

it was the children that G-d chose as guarantors. 

The inherent and non-judgmental belief in G-d that 

our children possess will be the deciding factor in the 

perpetuation of our glorious heritage. Educating our 

children is imperative, for it is they who will ultimately 

transmit and uphold our Jewish legacy and traditions. 

Today: On Shavuot, every man, woman and child 

should attend services to hear the story of the Ten 

Commandments read from the Torah scroll. It is especially 

important for children to be there, since they are 

our guarantors. 

WISHING YOU A HAPPY SHAVUOT! 

Rabbi David Laine is the director of Chabad Vocational Schools. 

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YOM YERUSHALAYIM 

Celebrating Israel’s Holiest City 

Yom Yerushalayim—Jerusalem Day—is the most recent addition to 

the Hebrew calendar. It is celebrated one week before the eve of 

Shavuot. Although Jerusalem has been considered the capital city 

of the Jewish people since the time of King David—who conquered 

it and built it as the seat of his monarchy—there was never a special day 

in honor of the city until the Israeli army took over the ancient, eastern part 

of the city on the third day of the Six-Day War in June 1967. 

Jerusalem was divided during 

the War of Independence and 19 

years later was reunited as a result 

of the 6-Day War. 

The battle of Jerusalem began 

on the morning of June 5, 1967 

when the Jordanians opened fire 

along the entire cease-fire line. By 

that afternoon the Jordanians occupied 

the Governor’s Palace. 

The Central Command of the 

Israeli Army tore through the enemy 

positions of “Har Adar” and “Abdul 

Aziz” and conquered “Nebi Samuel”. 

By the morning of June 6 this 

force reached the Jerusalem- 

Rammalah road and stormed “Tel- 

El” and “Givat HaMivtar.” In addition, 

a paratroop brigade was moved 

up. Its instructions were to open 

the way to Mount Scopus and the 

Rockefeller Museum in order to position 

themselves to break through to 

the “Old City” of Jerusalem on very 

short notice. 

This force cut through the frontline 

of the town and soon the way to 

Mount Scopus was cleared and the 

northeast section of Jerusalem was 

liberated. 

On June 7th the General Staff 

issued the order to liberate the “Old 

City.” The Central Command activated 

the paratroop brigade that 

had conquered the Mount of Olives 

and the Mount Scopus ridge. These 

Young soldiers at the Western Wall, in 1967 (on the left). The same men, 

22 years later (on the right) 

troops broke through to the “Old 

City” by way of the “Lions’ Gate” 

and hoisted the Israeli flag over the 

Western Wall. 

Following the 6-Day War victory, 

on June 27, 1967, the government 

presented the Knesset 

with three law proposals. These 

proposals determined the effective 

unification of Jerusalem and 

sanctioned the application of Israeli 

law in the entire area of the uni- 

fied city. The municipal boundaries 

of the city were altered and its 

area was increased threefold. At 

the same time, a law was adopted 

that enabled free access to the holy 

places by the members of every 

religion. In 1980, the Basic Law: 

Jerusalem was adopted. This law 

determined that Jerusalem was the 

capital of Israel and the location of 

all state authorities. 

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YOM YERUSHALAYIM... 

Continued from page 30 

On May 12, 1968, the government, 

decided to make the 28th of 

Iyar the symbolic holiday, Jerusalem 

Day , a day that symbolizes the continued 

historical connection of the 

Jewish people to Jerusalem. Thirty 

years later, this holiday became 

anchored in the law: On March 

23, 1998, the Knesset passed the 

second and third readings of the 

“Jerusalem Day Law,” which determined 

that the date that Jerusalem 

was liberated during the 6-Day War 

was a national holiday. 

After the 6-Day War the city and 

its environs underwent an intensive 

and unprecedented process 

of restoration and development. 

Institutions were built, entire new 

neighborhoods were established 

and an extensive system of roads 

and transportation infrastructure 

was constructed. 

Ten new neighborhoods were 

built. This development enabled a 

significant increase in Jerusalem’s 

population and the absorption 

of considerable numbers of new 

immigrants. Today, according to 

the Central Bureau of Statistics, 

Jerusalem’s population stands at 

about 681,000. 

Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, 

has become a large and expansive 

city. It stands as an inspiration not 

only to residents of Israel and the 

Jewish people but also to the entire 

world. Jerusalem attracts tourists, 

from around the world, who come 

to see her beauty, to imbibe of her 

past and make pilgrimages to the 

holy sites, which serve as places for 

prayer. 

Moshe Amirav, a paratrooper, 

was one of the first men to arrive 

at the Western Wall in 1967. He 

described his first minutes, “We ran 

there, a group of panting soldiers, 

lost on the plaza of the Temple 

Mount, searching for a giant stone 

wall. Hurriedly, we pushed our way 

through the Magreb Gate and sud- 

Yom Yerushalayim, last year, at the Western Wall 

denly we stopped, thunderstruck. 

There it was before our eyes! Gray 

and massive, silent and restrained. 

Slowly, I began to approach the Wall 

in fear and trembling like a pious 

cantor going to the lectern to lead 

prayers. I approached it as the messenger 

of my father and my grandfather, 

of my great-grandfather and 

of all the generations in all the exiles 

who had never seen it—and so they 

had sent me to represent them. 

Somebody recited the festive blessing: 

‘Blessed are You, O Lord our 

G-d, King of the Universe who has 

kept us alive, and maintained us and 

brought us to this time.’ But I could 

not answer Amen.” 

“I put my hand on the stones 

and the tears that started to flow 

were not my tears. They were the 

tears of all Israel, tears of hope 

and prayer, tears of Jewish dances, 

tears which scorched and burned 

the heavy gray stone.” 

Abraham Duvdevani, another 

soldier, described his first encounter 

with the Wall, “We marched fast, 

to keep up with the beating of our 

hearts. We were almost running. 

We met a soldier from one of the 

forward units and asked him the way 

and hurried on. We went through a 

gate and down some steps. I looked 

to the right and stopped dead. There 

was the Wall, in all its grandeur and 

glory! I had never seen it before, but 

it was an old friend, impossible to 

mistake. Then I thought that I should 

not be there because the Wall 

belongs in the world of dreams and 

legends and I am real. Reality and 

legend, dream and deed, all unite 

there. I went down and approached 

the Wall and stretched out my hand 

towards the huge, hewn stones. But 

my hand was afraid to touch and 

returned to me. I closed my eyes, 

took a small, hesitant step forward, 

and brought my lips to the Wall. The 

touch of my lips opened the gates 

of my emotions and the tears burst 

forth. A Jewish soldier in the State of 

Israel is kissing history—past, present 

and future all in one kiss.” 

This day is extremely special 

to us as a nation who yearned to 

have our holiest city back in the 

hands of the Jewish people. So, we 

celebrate Yom Yerushalayim with 

happiness and a feeling of wholeness 

knowing that we may visit the 

Kotel as we please. It is such a 

special blessing to know the city is 

ours. This year Yom Yerushalayim 

is celebrated on May 20th. 





C O M M U N I T Y E V E N T S 

The Sephardic Community Celebrates 

Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht’s 90th Birthday 

Community Leaders Ask Forgiveness 

On Tuesday, March 17, the 

Sephardic Home for the 

Aged, located on Cropsey 

Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, was the 

setting for a special celebration 

which brought together many distinguished 

guests. Chief Sephardic 

Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar 

and Chief Rabbi Saul Kassin led 

the delegation of Sephardic rab- 

Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht and Rabbi Saul Kassin (sitting), Joe 

Cayre and Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht (standing) 

Morris Bailey giving a touching speech 

bis, community leaders and activists. 

Rabbi Herschel Kurzrock and 

Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, from 

the Rabbininical Alliance-Igud 

Harrabbonim, gathered to celebrate 

the 90th birthday of esteemed Rabbi 

Emeritus of Congregation Shaare 

Zion, Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht. 

Also in attendance were friends 

and family, including some of the 

children of Rabbi Hecht who live in 

proximity to the NY area—Rebetzin 

Nechama Kantor, Rebetzin Esther 

Kaplan, both of Crown Heights and 

Mrs. Shoshana Fasten of West 

Lawrence, NY, Rabbi Yehoshua S. 

Hecht of Norwalk, CT, and many of 

Rabbi Hecht’s grandchildren. 

Jack Avital, community leader 

and chairman of the Sephardic 

National Alliance, was instrumental 

in planning the event. 

As one of the spiritual leaders 

of Congregation Shaare Zion for 

more than half a century, Rabbi 

Hecht had an enormous effect on 


the Sephardic community and the 

entire Jewish world. 

In October of 1945, he was 

elected rabbi of the Beth Magen 

David Synagogue in Bensonhurst, 

Brooklyn. From that auspicious day 

forward, he rose in leadership within 

the Syrian community, simultaneous 

with its impressive growth, until he 

was universally acknowledged and 

greatly respected as rabbinic leader 

of all Syrian Jewish communities in 

America. 

He authored Torah books and 

articles, too many to enumerate, 

Joe Cayre speaking at the event 

Chief Rabbi Amar honoring Rabbi Hecht 

and was consulted by chief rabbis 

and community leaders, as 

well as by Israeli prime ministers 

and political leaders from around 

the world. Countless presidents, 

American and others, and world 

leaders were hosted in his modest 

home and brought to Shaare 

Zion. 

As a world renown articulate 

orator, Rabbi Hecht has spoken 

freely to all types of audiences, 

in synagogues and public forums, 

including the US Congress and at 

the United Nations. 

In 1995, Rabbi Hecht, speaking 

to a group of rabbis, discussed the 

so-called Oslo Agreement, wherein 

Israel conceded holy territory to an 

enemy entity which effectively committed 

itself to nothing. Rabbi Hecht 

understood that the concession of 

land, and in effect Israel’s buffering 

zones, would translate into Jews 

being killed. Quoting Maimonides’ 

(Rambam’s) Code of Jewish Law, 

he criticized Israeli Prime Minister 

Yitzhak Rabin for the irresponsible 

treaty. 

Rabbi Hecht stated that Yitzhak 

Rabin might be the cause of Jews 

being murdered and that one who 

may cause Jewish blood to be shed 

is, citing the Rambam, defined as 

a “rodeph,” and that in the times of 

Jewish Kingdoms, was subject to 

improvised execution. 

The secular media ignored the 

Rambam quote, theoretical in modern 

times, and reported that Rabbi 

Hecht issued a fatwa (a decree by a 

religious leader), against Rabin. 

Colossally misunderstood, 

Rabbi Hecht had a personal apology 

hand delivered to Rabin, who 

was assassinated shortly thereaf- 






Rabbi Hecht... 


ter. Remembering the so-called fatwa, the secular 

media, here and in Israel, pounced on Rabbi Hecht. 

Under pressure, the Shaare Zion Congregation compelled 

him to resign. The Israeli government, in turn, 

barred him from entering Israel. Slowly realizing the 

absurdity of blaming Rabbi Hecht, that bar was overturned 

at the Israeli government’s own initiative but he 

never returned to his position at Shaare Zion. 

In an emotional display, Jack Avital, Morris Bailey, 

Joe Cayre and Stanley Chera asked forgiveness, for 

themselves and on the behalf of many community mem- 

Jimmy Azizo and IMAGE Magazine Publisher 

Ben-Gurion Matsas with Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Rabbi 

Abraham Hecht 

Michael New, Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht, Morris Bailey, Joe 

Cayre, Jack Avital and Stanley Chera with Rabbi Amar 

and Rabbi Hecht 

bers, from their life-long esteemed rabbi and spiritual 

leader, for not being there for him while this was happening. 

They invoked beloved memories and shared 

their expressions of appreciation to their rabbi and 

friend. 

Michael New, Executive Director of the Sephardic 

Home, spoke to the crowd. Enthusiastic singing was 

led by Chazan Meir Levy, of the Ahi Ezer Congregation, 

which motivated spirited dancing around Rabbi Hecht 

by everyone there. The rabbi himself was enthused 

and raised his arms high above his head during the 

dancing. He embraced everyone there individually and 

had something special to say to each and every one in 

attendance. 

At the dais, he was flanked by Rabbi Saul Kassin, 

Rabbi Yehuda Zvi Hercshel Kurzrock, Rabbi Yehoshua 

S. Hecht, his son; and other respected dignitaries, 

including Jack Avital, Morris Bailey, Morris “Mersh” 

Franco, Joe Cayre, Stanley Chera, and David E. 

Cohen. Also in attendance were Rabbi Hanania Elbaz 

of the Ahi Ezer Congregation of Avenue X, and Rabbi 

Eliyahu Elbaz of the Lebanese Congregation, and Rabbi 

Avraham Amar the spiritual leader at the Sephardic 

Home for the Aged and Chazzanim David Chera and 

Menachem Moustachi, Jojo Chehebar, Eli Gindi, Jacob 

Kassin and Avi Ben-Dayan. 



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Rabbi Hecht... 


Rabbi Eliyahu Elbaz of the Lebanese Congregation and Rabbi 

Hanania Elbaz from Ahi Ezer of Avenue X were there to 

honor Rabbi Hecht 

The Sephardic Home’s Michael New, Louis Rousso and 

Rabbi Abraham Amar award Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo 

Amar with a plaque 

Chief Rabbi Saul Kassin extended 

warm greetings to his colleague, 

extolling the many years of Rabbi 

Hecht’s service to the Syrian Jewish 

community and to the Jewish people. 

The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of 

Israel, Shlomo Amar, noted in his 

warm remarks that in reality he did 

not come to honor Rabbi Hecht 

but rather he, and everyone present 

were honored by being able to 

attend Rabbi Hecht’s 90th birthday 

gathering. 

“Everyone knows the achievements 

and accomplishments for 

Torah, Judaism and world Jewry 

that Harav Hagaon and Harav 

Hachassid Avraham Hecht Shlit”a 

has accomplished within his own 

community in America, as well 

as his exceptional leadership for 

Jews the world over. Here before 

us is a person of great kedusha 

and chochma (holiness and Torah 

wisdom). “Rabbi Hecht spoke out 

on the issues of the day in support 

Family members of Rabbi Hecht and Jack Avital 

Hazzanim David Chera and Meir Levy and Menachem 

Moustachi were there to celebrate 

of the Jewish people of Israel with 

selfless devotion bringing the message 

of Torah to all,” said Chief 

Rabbi Amar. 

Rabbi Amar then blessed 

Rabbi Hecht to have many more 

years of nachat (fulfillment) and 

happiness from his community 

and from his family, his children 

and grandchildren and great 

grandchildren, until the imminent 

arrival of the Moshiach, 

Amen. 



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42 MAY 2012 IMAGE The 

C O V E R S T O R Y 

The Sephardic Food Fund 

Are Your Friends/Relatives Going to Bed Hungry? 

Rabbi Raymond Sultan 

Do the shoemaker’s children 

have to go without 

shoes? Baruch Hashem, 

our community is blessed. 

We have beautiful institutions for 

every aspect of life. Each is run with 

dedicated people who invest every 

ounce of energy towards the vision 

and future success of our community. 

This community did not evolve 

overnight. It was built on the solid 

foundation laid down by our fathers 

and forefathers. They taught us how 

to care and how to give. 

Around the world the Syrian 

community is legendary and one of 

a kind. 

We have many sterling virtues— 

but one stands out: our commitment 

to charity. 

We take pride and pleasure in 

building yeshivot, supporting institutions, 

and assisting the poor the 

world over. 

We take time out of our businesses 

to give charity because we 

know how important it is to help. 

An integral part of how our 

fathers ran their businesses was to 

focus on giving charity as their main 

objective. Help, help again and don’t 

stop helping. 

That’s what they ingrained in 

us. That’s what Hashem wants from 

us. This is also the way we teach 

our children. Charity is our A-B-C. 

And that is why in return, there is an 

abundance of blessing and success 

around us. 

Today, the SFF is almost 10 

yrs old. For 10 years, we worked 

together helping families put food on 

their tables. For 10 years we have 

given people the peace of mind 

which granted them the opportunity 

to change their financial situations. 

For 10 years we have seen so many 

succeed—because of you! Tizke 

lemitzvot! Thank you! 

However, as much as we think 

we know, we have barely scratched 

the surface. I am going to be frank 

with you. Our economy has been hit 

very hard the past few years. We all 

make serious decisions, or at least 

change focus in our businesses to 

survive. We adapt to stay afloat, lay 

off some workers, hire consultants, 

do whatever has to be done. 

But at the Sephardic Food Fund, 

the demands are very, very difficult 

to be met. It is a life and death situ- 


ation. We ask ourselves daily, “Are 

we going to have the ability to give 

a person hope, or will we be forced 

to cut back our assistance?” 

Our friends, families and neighbors 

are literally starving. Quietly 

and discretely, they come and pour 

out their hearts to us. How can we 

let that be? Do we really know if 

our friends are crying in despair 

at home? Can our flesh and blood 

really be hurting? 

Sadly, these families are real 

and their financial predicaments are 

real. 

Our upbringing and obligation 

demand that we must be aware 

of our surroundings. How are our 

brothers and sisters, our elderly 

parents and our friend from school 

who lost his job really doing? How is 

that divorcee or widow that we are 

close with making ends meet? Are 

our married children surviving or are 

they all crying—alone? 

Take a look around next time 

you are at shul or at a party. We 

must really know the plight of those 

within our closest circle. Make it 

your business to inquire about your 

loved ones and friends. We were 

taught never to turn our heads 

away, inquire and know their pain. 

Do something about it. 

The shoemaker’s children must 

wear shoes! 





C O V E R S T O R Y 

Sephardic Food Fund... 


Dear SFF 

A letter to the Sephardic Food Fund 

“We Never Know What’s Really Happening In Someone Else’s Home 

I wanted to write you this letter to try and express my deepest gratitude to your 

organization for saving my life. You put food on my table for the last year. I would 

like to share my story with others, so that they will understand the impact that the 

SSF has on community families. 

It was exactly one year ago that my worst nightmare came true. I was 37 years 

old with a wife and five children and, until then, I was a pretty successful business 

man. 

My family had everything we needed. I had a beautiful house and two nice cars. 

We travelled a couple of times a year, bought nice clothes every season, and ate out 

at least once a week. Unfortunately that all came to an end when I lost my company— 

but that wasn’t the nightmare. The nightmare began when I realized I had no income, 

no savings and I couldn’t find a job. 

I couldn’t afford milk or eggs. I couldn’t feed my family! I have never been so 

scared and I certainly never thought this could happen to me. Not only that, I didn’t 

see it coming. I was too embarrassed to ask my friends and family for loans, but I did 

and they helped when they could. Believe me, it was a very humbling experience. I 

am very grateful to have those people in my life. However, I couldn’t keep asking the 

same people for help, month after month, but I had to put food on the table every day. 

I was ready to give up, when one of my close friends contacted the SFF for me. At 

first I was embarrassed to ask for help from an organization that I had once donated 

money to. I was scared that people might find out. I was told to call Rabbi Sultan, so 

I did and we spoke for a short while. The following week we received a credit card 

in the mail. For the last year, the SFF has deposited funds weekly so that my wife 

could buy food for our family. I cannot put my gratitude into words. Our kitchen is 

never empty, my children are never hungry, and my wife has never been embarrassed 

while shopping. Everything was done confidentially. No one knew we were getting 

this assistance. 

Knowing my family wasn’t going to starve gave me peace of mind. Within this 

last year, I was able to start working again and I am now on my way to financial 

stability. Thank you SFF for putting food on my table, and helping me get through 

the hardest time of my life. 

Rabbi Raymond Sultan is the director of the Sephardic Food Fund. 

Sincerely, 

An Appreciative Community Member 




46 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE APPRECIATING 


THE 

GIFT OF TORAH 

On Shavuot 

Emuna Braverman 

The cheesecakes are 

baked and in the freezer—one 

plain, one peanut 

butter cup and one 

chocolate-filled that I put in a pan 

that was too small, causing it to spill 

all over the oven! The French onion 

soup (our once-a-year Shavuot 

treat) is ready for the final broiling 

and the salmon is cooling on the 

counter. The house is clean and 

covered with plants. All the physical 

preparations have been made. Yet I 

still don’t feel ready. 

How do you really prepare to 

receive the Torah? How do you 

begin to imagine that spectacular 

moment of revelation and commitment? 

How can I hope to create an 

experience that even comes close? 

Last year I taught a class at 

12 am for some women that were 

staying up to learn. It was torture 

for me (and apparently for them 

too since they didn’t ask me back). 

I could barely keep my eyes open. 

I don’t think it’s realistic for me to 

plan or expect to stay up late learning 

(whether that’s a reflection of 

my personal weakness or a deep 

understanding of a women’s role 

can be left for another discussion). 

The question remains. What 

should I do on this special day? 

How can I replicate the emotion and 

intensity of the day? What do I do to 

receive the Torah anew. 

I think one answer is appreciation. 

On Passover, we sing the song 

Dayenu; it’s a list of just some of the 

many kindnesses the Almighty has 

done for us as a people. 

“If He had just brought us to 

Mount Sinai, but not given us the 

Torah, it would have been enough 

for us!” Is that really true? Without 

Torah we wouldn’t know how to 

function. We wouldn’t know the 

best way to serve our Creator. We 

wouldn’t have the tools to distinguish 

between reality and illusion, 

between light and dark. We wouldn’t 

have moral clarity. We wouldn’t have 

a guide book for living. We wouldn’t 

know how to confront life’s greatest 

challenges or answer life’s difficult 

questions. We’d still be wandering in 

the desert—if not literally, certainly 

spiritually. 

So Shavuot is a time to appreciate, 

to say thank you, to imagine 

the void of a life without Torah and 

to experience as if for the first time 

how it lights up our lives and fills our 

souls. 

Amidst our daily existence, our 

chores and our struggles, we may 

end up doing mitzvahs by rote, taking 

our Torah values and lifestyles 

for granted. Shavuot is an opportunity 

to see the Torah with new eyes, 

to marvel in awe at the Almighty’s 

wisdom and generosity. 

When my children were small, 

they used to sing a Shavuot song, 

“Hashem gave us a present; do 

you know what it was? He gave 

us the Torah so we could keep 

its laws.” Even as adults, Shavuot 

reminds us of what a magnificent 

gift the Almighty has given us, what 

a privilege it is, and how we should 

cherish it. 

It also raises the age-old question: 

Should I have plain cheesecake 

or the chocolate-filled kind? 

This article originally appeared on Aish.com. 

Emuna Braverman has a law degree from the 

University of Toronto. She lives with her husband 

and nine children in Los Angeles where 

they both work for Aish HaTorah. 


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T O R A H M E S S A G E 

Hashavuah 

Parashat Achrei 

Mot-Kedoshim 

Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 

opens with a detailed account of the 

special service to be performed by 

the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) on 

the Day of Atonement. The Torah 

warns that slaughtering a consecrated 

animal outside of the newly 

constructed Tabernacle would be 

tantamount to murder. 

The Jewish People were told 

not to consume blood, because it 

symbolizes the life of the animal, 

which ultimately belongs to G-d. 

G-d told Moses: “Be holy for 

I, the Lord your G-d, am holy.” 

Observing G-d’s laws separated 

the Israelites from the surrounding 

nations, making them unique 

and special. Many prohibitions and 

positive commandments are taught. 

One must not eat offerings after 

their time limit. Theft and robbery; 

false oaths; retention of someone’s 

property; hating or cursing a fellow 

Jew; gossip; perversion of justice; 

inaction when others are in danger; 

revenge; bearing a grudge and gluttony 

are all forbidden. 

We are taught awe for our parents 

and respect for the elderly; 

leaving part of the harvest for the 

poor; loving others; reverence for 

the Temple; respect for Torah scholars, 

the blind and the deaf. It is 

stressed that family life must be 

holy. And we must observe kashrut, 

thus maintaining our unique relationship 

with G-d. 

50 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Parashat 

Parashat Emor 

In Parashat Emor we learn the 

importance of Jewish holidays. The 

Torah refers to the festivals of 

the Jewish calendar as moadim 

(appointed times) and as mikraei 

kodesh (callings of holiness). 

“These are G-d’s appointed times,” 

reads the introductory verse to the 

Torah’s listing of the festivals. 

A festival is an opportunity to 

call forth the holiness of the day 

and to tap into the spiritual resources 

it holds. 

Each festival marks a point in 

our journey through time at which 

our Heavenly Father supplied us 

with the resources that nurture our 

spiritual lives. On Passover we 

were granted the gift of freedom; on 

Shavuot, G-d gave us His Torah, 

the embodiment of His wisdom and 

will; Rosh Hashanah is the day on 

which G-d first became King; on 

Yom Kippur, G-d forgave our first 

and most terrible betrayal as His 

people, the sin of the Golden Calf, 

granting us the gift of teshuvah 

(repentance); Sukkot commemorates 

the time that we were sheltered 

by the divine clouds of glory 

in our journey through the desert 

toward our Promised Land and the 

miracle of Hanukah marks the salvation 

of the Jewish soul. 

These were not one-time 

gifts from G-d. Freedom, wisdom, 

commitment, joy, illumination and 

peace are the spiritual nutrients 

that sustain us in our journey 

through life. G-d gave us these festivals 

to serve as perpetual sources 

of these blessings. As we travel 

through the year, we encounter the 

festivals, each one nurturing us. 

G-d also provided us with 

instructions on how to access this 

nourishment: sounding the shofar 

on Rosh Hashanah regenerates 

the divine coronation that transpired 

on the first Rosh Hashanah; 

eating matzah evokes the freedom 

of Passover; kindling the Hanukah 

candles recreates the miracle of 

the holiday. And so it is with every 

festival—each comes supplied with 

its own mitzvot—the tools that lead 

to our spiritual nourishment. 

Parashat Behar- 

Bechotai 

Parashat Behar-Bechotai gives 

us the laws of the Sabbatical and 

Jubilee years. Paralleling our personal 

rest and liberation from work 

every seven days on Shabbat, we 

are commanded every seventh 

year to cease our productivity, our 

work, and not only to rest ourselves, 

but also to allow the land to 

rest and return to its natural state. 

In the Jubilee year, the 50th 

year which completes seven sabbatical 

cycles, all slaves go free 

and every person returns to his 

ancestral holdings. 

As owning land was the foundation 

of power in ancient Israel, the 

Torah mandates a radical and equitable 

redistribution of wealth and 



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Parashat 

Hashavuah 


power every 50 years. Rest, return 

and liberation are then all achieved, 

personally, naturally and socially, 

through the trinity of Shabbat, the 

Sabbatical year and Jubilee. 

One of the Torah’s central 

insights is the ultimate lack 

of human authority over personal 

(Shabbat), natural (Sabbatical 

Year) and social (Jubilee) entities: 

all are owned only by G-d. 

We are told in this parashah 

that “the land must not be sold 

beyond reclaim, for the land is 

Mine, you are but strangers and 

residents with me.” 

Similarly, Israelite slaves had 

to be freed in the Jubilee year for 

“they are My slaves, whom I freed 

from the land of Egypt; they may 

not give themselves over to servitude.” 

Land, property, other people 

and even one’s self can never truly 

be controlled by anyone, for there 

is a Divine lien on every object and 

every person. G-d owns them all 

and decides their fate. 

The result is that the Jubilee 

year does not require one to return 

that which he has acquired, for in 

fact he has never truly owned it and 

only acts as steward over it. So too, 

a person’s obligation to give tzedakah 

is not an obligation to give 10% 

of his income to those who need it. 

That 10% was never his, and he is 

only entitled to use the remaining 

90% after he has distributed the 

requisite 10%. 

Rashi, in discussing why the 

Torah begins with the creation of 

the world instead of with the first 

commandment, said that it does 

so in order to make it clear that all 

people on earth are literally creatures 

created by G-d and therefore 

at G-d’s disposal to do with as G-d 

wishes. When G-d says, “the land 

is Mine and they are My slaves,” 

this is true of every land and every 

people. 

Our challenge is not to consider 

how much we can afford to give up, 

but rather to ask what we must give 

to be able to say that we have any 

entitlement to what we possess. 

We must ask this question from 

the deeper realization that nothing 

we possess is truly ours. 

Parashat Bamidbar 

Parashat Bamidbar opens with 

the counting of the Jewish people. 

This was not the first census since 

leaving Egypt nor would it be the 

last. As Rashi pointed out, this constant 

counting reflects the Divine 

love that G-d has for each of us. 

After all, we count the things that are 

dear to us. Unfortunately, for many, 

the only things that they count are 

their material possessions. 

Our calendar is set up in such 

a way that Parashat Bamidbar is 

always read on the Shabbat before 

Shavuot. Shavuot of course, is preceded 

by a count of 49 days, as we 

eagerly anticipate the receiving of 

the Torah. 

In the census itself, the Jewish 

people were counted in two stages. 

First the 12 tribes were counted: 

the entire tally was 603,550. The 

Levites, who represented the spiritual 

side of the Jewish people, 

teaching Torah and attending to 

the running of the Beit Hamikdash, 

were counted separately. 

Unlike the rest of the Jewish 

people, who were counted from the 

age of 20, the Levites were counted 

from the age of one month. There is 

an important message here: while 

one should only worry about material 

concerns when one reaches 

adulthood, spiritual training must 

begin immediately upon birth. 

Amazingly though, the Levites 

tallied only 22,000 whereas even 

the smallest of the 12 tribes numbered 

over 41,000. In the material 

world it is quantity that is so important; 

in the spiritual world it is quality 

that counts. 

Despite their different role, the 

Levites were right in the middle of 

the camp. We must strive to ensure 

that the spiritual will influence the 

physical. 

Today Jewish communities are 

concerned about continuity, worrying 

about the declining number of 

Jews (in the Diaspora). Throughout 

our history, our spiritual devotion 

and strength guaranteed our continuity. 

As long as we instill a yearning 

for spiritual growth in our children, 

we will grow. 

The preceding Divrei Torah were adapted 

from OU.org, MyJewishLearning.com and 

Chabad.org. They have been edited to fit the page. 





Pirkei Avot 

Ethics of Our Fathers 


Rabbi Yossi said, “Let your fellow’s property 

be as dear to you as your own, prepare yourself to 

study Torah because it is not an inheritance to you 

and let all of your deeds be for the sake of Heaven.” 

(Chapter 2, Mishna 17a) 

In memory of Isaac J. Matsas A”H 

The preceding was adapted from Torah.org 

and written by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld. It has 

been edited to fit the page. 

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H O L O C A U S T 

Kingsborough professors, Holocaust survivors and Supreme Court justices 

Holocaust Remembrance 

At Kingsborough Community College 

Holocaust survivor Rami Kohen, IMAGE Magazine Publisher Ben-Gurion Matsas 

and Holocaust survivor Mike Tylor 

On Monday 

April 23, 2012, 

Holocaust survivors, 

Brooklyn 

Supreme Court 

justices and 

scholars gathered 

in the MAC ROTUNDA, at 

Kingsborough Community College 

for a moving Holocaust remembrance 

event. 

The room was filled with college 

students eager to learn about 

the Holocaust. Important individuals 

from the Supreme Court were there 

to pay their respects to the lives 

that were lost, as well as to those 



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H O L O C A U S T 

Holocaust Remembrance... 


IMAGE Magazine Publisher Ben-Gurion Matsas with 

Supreme Court Justice Bruce Balter 

the Criminal Justice Degree Program, gave a touching 

introduction. 

Supreme Court Justice Deborah Dowling was the 

first speaker to express her thoughts about the Holocaust 

and the Jewish nation. “The spirit of the Jewish people 

will never be broken,” she began. “Holocaust remembrance 

is not only for remembering the Holocaust, it is 

for taking a stand for all humanity and making sure that 

this kind of thing will never take place again. We should 

be celebrated for our differences not hated for them.” 

She has been a Supreme Court judge since 1997. 

Dr. Richard Tomback, a professor of Holocaust 

Studies and author of the “Comparative Semitic 

Dictionary of the Phoenician Language,” has been 

teaching for 38 years. He read a prayer called El Male 

Rachamim (G-d is full of compassion) and dedicated 

it to the victims of the Holocaust. It’s a prayer for the 

departed that is recited at funeral services and when 

visiting the graves of relatives. Everyone stood as the 

words of prayer filled the room. 

Supreme Court Justice Bruce Balter then gave a 

moving speech. He said, “the Nazis started by burning 

books then progressed to burning people,” and he 

quoted Elie Wiesel, “when you listen to a witness you 

become a witness.” These powerful words were followed 

by a short film containing heart breaking images 

58 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE who survived. Dr. Christopher Chapman, the director of 

Supreme Court Justice Debrah Dowling, IMAGE Magazine 

Publisher Ben-Gurion Matsas and Dr. Richard Chapman 

of Jews fighting for their lives as they were lead to their 

deaths by the Nazi army. 

The truth of Justice Balter’s statement hit home, 

when author and Holocaust survivor Rami Kohen took 

the stage. As he spoke, his voice shook. He told the 

audience about life before the Nazis began deporting 

Jews—about how his family and neighbors lived in fear 

as the laws changed, getting worse each day. 

Tears flowed as he recalled his father being beaten 

and laying bleeding on the ground. “I tried calling for 

help but everyone ignored me and those who didn’t, 

just looked the other way.” He said that his parents’ last 

wish was that someone would say Kaddish for them. 

Mr. Kohen finished his speech by thanking G-d that he 

is still alive today to keep fulfilling this wish. 

Justice Dowling then introduced Mike Tylor, a 90 

year old Holocaust survivor, calling him one of the most 

courageous people she had ever met. Mr. Tylor fought 

for 10 years straight. He was the youngest French partisan, 

rescuing over 100 concentration camp victims. 

Sadly, he lost his 16 year old sister and parents in 

Auschwitz. 

Justice Dowling concluded the event saying, “The 

Holocaust is not just a distant memory in a book.” It lives 

on in the souls of those who survived and in us—as Elie 

Wiesel said—we are all witnesses. As long as events 

like this take place, we will never forget. 


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THE WAY I SEE IT 

by Ben-Gurion Matsas 

The Buffett Rule 

A Gimmick to Distract Americans 

The president and his allies are not willing to explain 

why 30% or any other amount is fair, nor are they able 

to explain why people who work harder, and contribute 

more, should be taxed at a higher rate. 

Raising questions of "fairness" amplifies resentment 

while redirecting the nation's attention away from real 

problems, like government overspending and the high 

P U B L I S H E R ’ S P O I N T O F V I E W 

Billionaire Warren Buffett with President Obama 

President Obama recently tried to pass the "Buffettt Rule," which would require millionaires 

and billionaires to pay at least a 30% tax on all the money they take in, regardless of 

how it was earned. It has been said that it is an initiative that is both bad policy and bad 

politics. 

unemployment rate. Rather than talk about the need to 

create a rising economic tide that will help everyone, 

President Obama wants to talk about the importance of 

taxing the rich without explaining how that will help the 

middle class. 






THE WAY I SEE IT 

by Ben-Gurion Matsas 


This is the agenda of Democrats, 

which Obama embraced, attacking 

the rich and saying it's unfair that 

the wealthiest people in America 

are taxed at a lower rate˜—on the 

money they make from investments—than 

the working class is 

taxed on their income. 

What President Obama has 

neglected to point out is that the 

money earned from investments, 

paid for with money that was already 

taxed as earned income, constitutes 

a form of double taxation. Not 

only has it already been taxed, it 

was put out in the marketplace at 

considerable risk. It is important to 

remember that not all investments 

pay off. Sometimes the investment 

goes south and the money is lost. 

Yet, when an investment succeeds, 

the returns are taxed. 

These taxes are not, as many 

have already said, a tax on the 

rich so much as they are a tax on 

those who are trying to become rich. 

They are a tax on the middle class, 

P U B L I S H E R ’ S P O I N T O F V I E W 

Buffett Rule... 

"Fairness should be more important than whether or not the tax 

code encourages economic growth, productivity, 

and job creation.” 

on retirees, on philanthropic institutions, 

and on success. 

If the Buffett Rule were to become 

law, it would be economically damaging. 

As economist Richard Rahn, 

Chairman of the Institute for Global 

Economic Growth pointed out, the 

tax would be a big revenue loser. 

Millionaires and billionaires 

might begin to invest and keep their 

money in other countries, rather 

than pay high taxes in the US. Some 

economists even think that taking 

off the gain tax would stimulate 

the economy by giving investors a 

chance to invest in America. 

The Buffett Rule would severely 

curtail the money available in the 

private sector for investment. This 

money creates jobs and allows businesses 

to start and expand. 

Even the Democraticallycontrolled 

Senate has said "no" to 

the Buffett Rule. It's good that they 

did, even if the vote was essentially 

meaningless since the Republicancontrolled 

House of Representatives 

–President Obama 

would certainly have voted no, as 

well. 

"Fairness," President Obama 

has said on more than one occasion, 

“should be more important than 

whether or not the tax code encourages 

economic growth, productivity, 

and job creation.” In that statement, 

he reveals himself to be a great social 

promoter, when he should be concentrating 

on and improving the economy. 

If Obama’s idea to pass the 

Buffett Rule was so brilliant, why 

wasn’t it passed? It looks to me like 

the Buffet Rule is running into a 

dead end because a significant part 

of the political class in Washington 

has finally admitted the idea is little 

more than a gimmick that would do 

nothing to fix the country’s problems. 

It's a ploy to distract Americans from 

much more important issues. 

Ben-Gurion Matsas is the publisher/editor of 

IMAGE Magazine and the president of the 

Sephardic National Alliance. 




64 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Happy 

I S R A E L 

64 

Happy 64th th Birthday, Israel 

David Harris 

What’s so special about a country’s 64th birthday? Well, in the 

case of most nations, perhaps not all that much, unless the 

country happens to be Israel, which celebrated its birthday 

this year on April 25 and 26. 

Israel has the dubious distinction 

of being the only UN member 

state whose right to exist is regularly 

challenged, whose elimination 

from the world map is the aim of at 

least one other UN member state, 

Iran, and whose population centers 

are deemed fair game by Hamascontrolled 

Gaza and Hezbollahdominated 

Lebanon. Thus, Israel’s 

sheer act of survival from year to 

year is itself noteworthy. 

None of the countries that are 

serial human-rights violators— 

not Iran, North Korea, Belarus, 

Zimbabwe, Sudan, or any of the others—gets 

anything near the relentless, 

obsessive, guilty-till-proveninnocent 

scrutiny that democratic 

Israel receives from UN bodies, with 

their built-in, anti-Israel majorities, in 

New York and Geneva. 

No other country is the target 

of such non-stop, well-funded, and 

highly-organized campaigns to discredit, 

delegitimize, and demonize a 

sovereign state. 

No other country faces such 

systematic attempts to launch boycotts, 

divestment campaigns, and 

sanctions against it, not to mention 

flotillas and flytillas, and all the while 

those behind the efforts, claiming 

to speak for human rights, blithely 

ignore places like Syria, where thousands 

were killed in the past year 

alone, because they can’t claim an 

Israeli connection. 

And no other country has its 

right to self-defense challenged as 

Israel does, even though it does no 

more than any other nation would 

do if confronted by periodic terrorist 

assaults and deadly missile and 

rocket attacks. 

I have enormous admiration for 

Israel—for its resolve, resilience, 

courage, and ingenuity. 

Other nations might have succumbed, 

after 64 years of uninterrupted 

hostility, to the enemies 

trying everything under the sun to 

destroy them and, short of that, to 

demoralize and isolate them. But 

Israel has not flinched. It refuses to 

cave. It keeps confounding its foes. 

Its commitment to a twostate 

accord with the Palestinians 

remains unshakable, even as many 

Israelis can’t help but wonder if 

the Palestinians, given one chance 

after another for sovereignty, truly 

share Israel’s aim of Jewish and 

Palestinian states living side by side 

in peace and harmony. 

Moreover, in a recent global 

survey, Israelis came out the 14th 

“happiest” country in the world, and 

Tel Aviv ranks as one of the top “goto” 

destinations for young people. 

How can it be, Israel’s adversaries 

ask, that the Jews, manage to 

stand tall, strong, and, yes, optimistic? 

How can it be, its adversaries 

ask, that this nation of just 

under eight million, grown from only 

650,000 at its birth in 1948, repeatedly 

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Happy Birthday, Israel... 


How can it be, its adversaries 

ask, that these Jews, seemingly 

led to slaughter like sheep by the 

Third Reich, suddenly learned how 

to defend themselves and vanquish 

larger Arab armies, within three 

years of V-E Day? 

And how can it be, its adversaries 

ask, that Israel, with no natural 

resources to speak of until 

recent natural gas findings (yet to 

be exploited), could achieve a firstworld 

economy, catapulting it into 

the OECD; double-digit winners of 

Nobel Prizes; and a top-three ranking 

in new NASDAQ listings? 

Too often, Israel’s adversaries 

have come up with misguided, 

if self-satisfying, answers, usually 

elaborate conspiracy theories 

inspired by anti-Semitic tropes. 

In reality, though, the answer 

is much simpler. It derives from an 

age-old connection among a land, a 

faith, and a people. Many have tried 

to sever the link. All have failed. 

Consider the words of Ezekiel, 

expressed some 2,700 years ago: 

“Thus says the Lord G-d: 

Behold, I will take the people of 

Israel from the nations among which 

they have gone, and will gather 

them from all sides, and bring them 

to their own land; and I will make 

them one nation in the land, upon 

the mountains of Israel... And the 

desolate land shall be tilled... And 

they shall say, ‘This land that was 

desolate is become like the Garden 

of Eden.’” 

Or, to fast forward from the 

ancient prophet Ezekiel to the prophetic 

Winston Churchill: 

“The coming into being of a 

Jewish State in Palestine is an event 

in world history to be viewed in the 

perspective not of a generation or 

a century, but in the perspective of 

a thousand, two thousand or even 

three thousand years.” 

Churchill added that the state’s 

establishment was “one of the most 

hopeful and encouraging adventures 

of the 20th century.” 

Indeed, it continues to be in the 

21st century. To be sure, Israel, 

like all democratic societies, is a 

permanent work in progress. Much 

remains to be done. 

From grappling with a lessthan-ideal 

electoral system to 

dealing with religious zealots who 

invoke a “higher authority” than the 

state, from addressing a yawning 

gap between rich and poor to balancing 

the Jewish and democratic 

nature of the country, from the 

decades-long pursuit of peace to 

the defense of the country in a turbulent 

region, Israel has no shortage 

of challenges. 

But, above all, Israel is a wondrous 

“adventure.” I feel privileged 

daily to see the fulfillment of the 

prayers of generations longing for a 

return to Zion from forced exile. 

Witnessing Soviet Jews arriving 

in Israel as Saddam Hussein’s 

Scud missiles came raining down, 

while Israel did not miss a beat in 

welcoming the newcomers, reveals 

the country’s character. 

So, too, being in Rambam 

Hospital in Haifa during the 

Hezbollah missile attacks. One minute, 

a siren would sound and everyone 

would calmly go, or be moved, 

to the bomb shelters. The next minute, 

after the all-clear signal, the 

scientists would return to their labs 

to continue cutting-edge research 

in cancer, diabetes, and stem cell 

therapy. 

Or being in Barzilay Hospital in 

Ashkelon, where victims of Hamas’ 

strikes against Israel were taken for 

medical care, and seeing Palestinian 

patients from Gaza in rooms adjoining 

the Jewish wounded. 

Or getting to know Save a 

Child’s Heart, an Israeli program 

that provides life-saving pediatric 

heart surgery. Many of the children 

come from Arab countries that deny 

Israel’s very existence. 

Or seeing the scrawling on 

a Tel Aviv wall shortly after 21 

young Israelis were killed at a discotheque—“They 

won’t stop us from 

dancing.” 

No, this Israel may not feature 

prominently in the media, I’m sorry 

to say, but it is the Israel that pulsates 

daily with a love of life, of freedom, 

and of the land. It is the Israel I 

know and cherish. 

Happy 64th Birthday, Israel! 

David Harris is an American journalist and 

author. 





TopGun Is Back for Its 20th Year 

Bigger and Better Than Ever 

We are proud to announce that Team SBH’s TopGun is returning to Deal for 

its 20th year and it is still the premiere event of the summer! Only this year, 

on Sunday August 12th, things are going to be a little bit different—TopGun 

2012 is going to be the best one yet! 

Over the past couple of years, the SBH committee 

has worked tirelessly to roll out what has now become 

an epic hit—Team SBH. From now on, Team SBH will 

include all athletes who take part in any SBH event. 

That means we are now a team of over 2,000 community 

members who raise money through athleticism, 

making us true “Champions for Charity.” 

Our team now includes every athlete who competes 

in the Run for a Dream Disney Marathon, the King of 

the Court Tennis Tournament, our brand new King and 

Queen of the Links Golf Tournament, and, of course, 

TopGun. Since its creation, Team SBH has taken on 

a life of its own and has created an amazing multidimensional 

yearlong campaign in support of Sephardic 

BikurHolim. 

Although TopGun is now a part of the larger Team 

SBH, we plan to continue with the classic TopGun tradition, 

while at the same time revolutionizing it with a 

few exciting new twists. We feel that our youth should 

be able to share in the same memories that we had 

as kids—the endless and mouth-watering barbecue, 

watching the intense basketball championship game 

featuring our community’s best players, and a cool summer 

day spent with family and friends all showing their 

support for SBH. 

With this year’s new location, we now have over 

three acres of land to work with. That means basketball 

courts, sand volleyball courts, and much more, all at 

one central site. This year’s event will also have more 

sports than ever before—and for all ages! Men’s basketball, 

boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, men’s soccer, 

women’s soccer, beach volleyball, men’s dodge ball, 

a girls’ dance competition, and backgammon are just 

some of the tournaments for athletes to choose from. 

So whether you have a passion for basketball, soccer, 

or dance, Team SBH’s TopGun is the event for you! 

If you don’t want to participate in a TopGun 

Tournament, we have other ways for you to get involved. 

First and foremost, come out for a day of fun-filled activities 

and show your support! There is no better feeling 

for a player than looking up mid-game, out of stamina 

and completely drained, to see a crowd of cheering 

fans. Plus, there are countless sponsorship opportuni- 

68 MAY 2012 IMAGE TopGun 

ties. Join Team SBH by becoming a corporate sponsor 

or become a TopGun 2012 event or day sponsor. 

For all those who have yet to share in one of Team 

SBH’s amazing events, we have made it a bit easier 

this year. The newly launched Team SBH website 

(TeamSBH.org) allows players to easily sign up for any 

of our tournaments and also allows sponsors to effortlessly 

make a pledge online. 

So, get ready for the 20th Annual TopGun 2012, on 

August 12th! To sign up, visit TeamSBH.org. If you have 

any questions or are interested in becoming a sponsor, 

you can contact Ralph Mizrahi at (718) 664-5297 or 

RaMiz94@aol.com. Be sure to be part of this spectacular 

event and watch out for exciting new surprises along 

the way! 




70 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE The 

E D U C A T I O N 

Dangers of Drug Use 

The Story of Former Basketball Player Chris Herren 

Randi Shomer 

We all make mistakes, 

but it takes courage 

and strength to come 

forward and share 

your story in an effort to make 

a difference in the lives of others. 

Former NBA basketball player, 

Chris Herren, recently visited Magen 

David Yeshivah Celia Esses High 

School and Yeshivah of Flatbush 

Joel Braverman High School to 

share the story of his long battle 

with drug and alcohol addiction. 

Chris displayed honesty and warmth 

as he spoke about his 14 year 

struggle to combat his addiction, 

while educating the students about 

the dangers that accompanied it. 

The students were captivated by his 

Chris talking to the kids 

detailed account of his downward 

spiral with addiction, and his successful 

story of sobriety. 

“It is an honor to be here today 

to tell my story. I was once in your 

position in high school, listening to 

speakers like myself. I was told early 

on in my recovery that if I can help 

at least one person with my story, 

I have succeeded,” said Chris. An 

ESPN documentary of his life story 

has been nominated for two Emmy 

Awards, and he has spoken with 

over 100,000 students in the last 

year. 

In 1999, Chris was drafted to the 

Denver Nuggets. After a year with 

the Nuggets, he was traded to the 

Boston Celtics where he suffered 

a season ending injury. Trying to 

work his way back to the NBA, Chris 

played overseas until 2003 when he 

came back to the States. His alcohol 

and drug use had escalated, and 

one day he was found unconscious 

with a heroin needle hanging from 

his arm in the driver’s seat of his car. 

It took Chris over 14 years to get 

clean. After extensive rehabilitation 

stays, he has been drug-free and 

alcohol-free since August 1, 2008. 

Herren has refocused his life, putting 

his sobriety and family above 

all else. 

Rabbi Saul Zucker, Principal of 

MDY High School said, “Everyday 

we make decisions. We don’t always 






Dangers of Drug Use... 


sions will make later on in our lives. 

Some of the decisions that we make 

may be harmful, but a wise person 

can learn from the mistakes of others. 

Chris is an amazing human 

being. It took a lot of courage for 

him to come forward and to tell his 

story.” 

Chris went on to recount, in 

detail, the difficult road his addiction 

took him on, beginning when he 

failed his first drug test in college, 

to the day he made the decision 

to finally get help. He described 

his struggle to stop. Even after he 

was arrested, on seven different 

occasions, and suffered four overdoses, 

Chris retreated back to his 

old ways. He threw away countless 

job opportunities, and he spent all of 

the money he earned. 

The students were able to ask 

Chris questions after his speech 

and many expressed that it was one 

of the best programs they had ever 

attended at school. Both boys and 

girls in the junior and senior grades 

felt they were able to relate to the 

speaker and what impacted them 

was hearing how one poor decision 

changed his life forever. His story 

72 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE realize the impact that those deci- 

began with alcohol and marijuana 

use in high school which led to other 

things. 

“Students walked away thinking 

about how the decisions they make 

not only affect them but those close 

to them like family and friends,” said 

Dr. Gila Sandler, Director of High 

School Guidance in the YOF high 

school. 

In June of 2009, Chris launched 

a basketball player development 

company, called Hoop Dreams 

with Chris Herren, Inc. Since then, 

Chris has trained over 200 basketball 

players including some of the 

top basketball prospects in New 

England. In addition, he has written 

a book called “Basketball Junkie 

with Bill Reynolds,” documenting his 

life story. 

He also created Project Purple, 

which assists individuals and fami- 

lies struggling with addiction. Project 

Purple was launched to break the 

stigma of addiction, bring awareness 

to the dangers of substance 

abuse and shed light on effective 

treatment practices. 

The Project Purple concept 

was developed when Chris spoke 

at a local high school in 2011 and 

the front row of students were 

wearing purple shirts. After Chris 

shared his story, one of the purple 

shirts raised her hand and stood 

up to speak. As snickering and 

laughter could be heard throughout 

the auditorium, the student 

said “Thank you Mr. Herren for 

validating what we do. We are the 

sober students of this high school 

and each year we take a pledge 

not to use drugs or alcohol.” Chris 

was captured by the courage it 

took to not only stand up and share 

the symbolism of the purple shirts, 

but was inspired to make a difference 

amongst adolescents across 

the United States. 

Thank you to Executive Director 

Ike Dweck, Shira Berkowitz, Director 

of Project SAFE and to Arthur 

Brounstein, Director of Special 

Programs, for providing this vital 

program, which teaches real life 

skills that one needs in order to 

cope with the pressures and challenges 

of today’s society. The SAFE 

Foundation is available 24/7 at (866) 

569-SAFE, or visit their website: 

www.thesafefoundation.org. 

Randi Shomer is a mother of four children, a 

community member, and a freelance writer. 




74 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Technology 


Technology Safety at 

Michelle Olveira 

The Yeshivah of Flatbush’s 

5th through 8th grade parents 

came out in full force 

to attend a mandatory program 

entitled Modern Technology; 

Keeping Our Children Safe. It was 

presented by the middle division 

guidance department and the Parent 

Choices Commission. Brooklyn 

District Attorney Charles Hynes 

and Assistant District Attorney 

Frank Laghezza addressed parents 

about the potential dangers, 

risks and consequences posed by 

technology. 

Following a welcome by 

Elementary School Principal Rabbi 

Lawrence Schwed and Middle 

Division Principal Rabbi Dr. David 

Hertzberg, School Psychologist 

Carly Namdar introduced the program 

and stressed the importance 

and relevance of the topic. DA 

Hynes began by sharing a personal 

Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes 

story of how, in 2008, he found his 

teenage granddaughter’s computer 

in her bedroom. He explained to his 

Frank Laghezza, Avi Smus, Carly Namdar, and Chezky Pivovoz 

YOF 

Yeshivah of Flatbush 

Assistant DA Frank Laghezza 

son’s family how this was a set-up 

for danger to his granddaughter, 

since the computer could not be 

monitored by her parents in her 

room. That event was what spearheaded 

his campaign to teach parents 

about Internet security. 

With two short videos, Assistant 

DA Laghezza, Special Counsel to 

Schools, demonstrated the power 

of words, warning parents to teach 

children that “if you wouldn’t say 

it in person, don’t say it online.” 

The videos demonstrated both right 

and wrong choices for how children 

should deal with Internet temptation, 

and when to tell a child to 

sign off from an online stranger. He 

also explained that although children 

don’t think they are doing anything 

risky by chatting with someone 

online who seems friendly, that 

“someone” could very likely be a 






Technology Safety... 


child’s trust. 

ADA Laghezza then outlined 

many positive ways to use the 

Internet—research, lectures for AP 

courses, talking to soldiers abroad, 

updates on disasters, etc. “Kids are 

connected in more ways than ever 

before.” 

Some of the negatives can be 

deadly—Internet bullying in a recent 

highly publicized Maryland case led 

to the suicide of the victim. He also 

spoke about the dangers of children 

meeting in person with online sexual 

predators, whom they thought were 

friends their own age from a chat 

room. “There are at least 40 sex 

offenders in a short radius from this 

school,” he informed the crowd. 

Children must be taught not 

to give out private information, as 

it presents a risk not only to themselves, 

but also to their family. A 

young boy’s home was burglarized 

after he publicized his vacation 

plans to a group of “friendly kids” 

online. “We have to protect our kids 

from heinous crimes and dangerous 

people,” he concluded. 

76 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE sexual predator trying to earn your 

Parents of 5th through 8th graders 

Cyber-bullying was addressed 

at the program, as well. While bullying 

itself is not a crime, if your child 

is the victim of a bully, especially one 

who brings the insults into an online 

forum that goes viral, it is important 

to address the problem immediately, 

preferably to the school guidance 

department. 

“Don’t let these things fester. 

Bring it to our attention,” explained 

Mrs. Namdar. “We are here to help!” 

added YOF Social Worker Chezky 

Pivovoz. ADA Laghezza explained 

that another important way to fight 

bullying is to teach your child how 

to stand up for a friend who is being 

harassed. 

Parents were also advised 

to limit children’s computer time, 

have computers placed in a public 

area of the home, and know 

all of their children’s passwords. 

ADA Laghezza explained that 

communication is of the utmost 

importance. Be an involved parent; 

take an active interest in their 

day-to-day activities, set curfews 

and motivate them to explore their 

interests. 

“Take time to talk with your children,” 

Laghezza stressed. Discuss 

“red flags” to watch for, never give 

out your address or social security 

number, and don’t post same-day 

vacation pictures. 

The program ended with guidance 

team member Avi Smus who 

briefly explained what YOF students 

are “into” as far as technology, followed 

by a brief Q and A with parents. 

Assistant District Attorney 

Laghezza returned to YOF to 

speak to the 5th through 8th graders 

about safety topics. Elementary 

School Director of Pupil Personnel 

Services Ruth Waide explained, 

“our students are technologically 

savvy, with the latest and most upto-date 

gadgets and skills. They are 

far ahead of us, and we must strive 

to continually be educated and current, 

to know what our children are 

into and how we can protect them.” 

She added, “This program was a 

must!” 

Photos and story by Michelle Olveira, public 

relations assistant at YOF. 




78 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE MDY 


Is Proud to Celebrate What Really Matters 

Our Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts and Daughters 

Randi Shomer 

After many months of preparation, 

the 6th grade girls 

at Magen David Yeshivah 

were thrilled and excited to 

perform before their mothers, aunts, 

sisters, grandmothers and even 

their great-grandmothers as part of 

a special “Night to Celebrate.” 

The program was opened with 

greetings from MDY principals 

Rabbi Baruch Hilsenrath and Rabbi 

David Sultan. MDY teacher, Mrs. 

Noah Stern addressed the guests, 

“Happiness, belief in Hashem, 

Moshiach, and health—these are 

the most important things—the most 

precious things in our lives. This is 

the focus of tonight’s program. This 

Pamela Franco and Joyce Chehebar with their families 


Teri and Leslie Betesh Michelle and Vivian Gindi Allison and Pauli Harari 

year is the 10th anniversary of our 

6th grade celebration program, and 

tonight we are celebrating the things 

that are precious and most dear 

to us: our grandmothers, mothers, 

aunts, sisters, and teachers. We are 

happy to present a program entitled, 

‘You, Hashem, Are the One To 

Give Joy To My Heart.’ Thank you 

to Hashem. The fundamental principle 

of our lives is faith in Hashem. 

Everything in our life is from above. 

Everything that happens is in his 

control.” 

In accordance to the theme, 

6th graders, Joyce Chehebar and 

Frieda Hara with her family 

Pamela Franco, recognized and 

thanked all their guests and the 

important roles they play in their 

lives. Then the girls sang and 

danced with enthusiasm. A Dvar 

Torah (Torah lesson) was given 

by students Frieda Hara, Rochelle 

Gindi and Mary Salem. A slide show 

followed, capturing the girls’ energy 

and excitement during a typical 

school day. Following the slide 

show, each girl was given a lovely 

leather bound Siddur, with their 

Hebrew names engraved on the 

cover. The Siddurim were donated 

in loving memory of Iris Shoshana 

bat Rachel A”H, the grandmother of 

Patty Shrem. 

This special evening touched 

all those who attended. Nancy 

Cohen, a 5th grader in Mrs. Laufer’s 

class wrote, “I was excited to go 

to see the 6th grade celebration! 

My friends have been practicing 

for many weeks. Morah Ora has 

been teaching everyone dances, 

and Mrs. Levy taught them beautiful 

Hebrew songs. When I got to 

Magen David there was a red carpet 

in the lobby for everyone to walk on. 

We felt so special. As soon as the 

performance started, the audience 

understood the message ‘that we 

are grateful to Hashem for all things 

in our lives.’ Every 6th grade girl got 

to sing and dance. Everyone had 

a chance to shine. All the classes 

joined together to sing as one. 

When I looked around, I saw that 

many of the ladies were smiling, 

some were even crying, from happiness. 

I am looking forward to being 

in 6th grade next year so that I too 

can join in the special celebration. 

For the women of the many Magen 

David families, that were privileged 

to partake in the evening, it was a 

special night. Grandmas and aunties, 

mothers and sisters, teachers 






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Patty and Lynn Shrem Flo and Jeanette Tebele Rochelle and Grace Gindi 

and neighbors, all joined together, 

and felt pride in our 6th grade girls.” 

In closing, the girls performed 

a wide array of dances, in colorful 

costumes. After their performances 

the guests were invited to a beautifully 

decorated buffet, catered by 

Magen David’s own chefs. The children’s 

excitement was electric, and 

the dancing continued. Thank you 

to their teachers, Mrs. Goldman and 

Mrs. Mayer for all their hard work in 

assisting with the project. 

This glorious night would not 

have been possible without the help 

of three very special and dedicated 

teachers: Ms. Ora Delberri, Mrs. 

N. Stern, and Mrs. N. Levy. Thank 

you to Mrs. Ruthy Mann and Mrs. 

Claudine Bennaim, for their com- 

Mrs. Noah Stern, Ms. Ora Delberri, Mrs. Nitza Levy 

Brooke and Ninette Salama 

mitment to this event. Thank you to 

all of the sponsors for the evening 

and to Raymond Shammah for supplying 

the pictures. It was a special 

evening for all those who put so 

much effort into making this night 

one everyone who attended will 

remember. 






82 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Speeches 

I S R A E L 

on Yom HaShoah 

By Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israeli President Peres 

On Yom HaShoah, 

Holocaust Remembrance 

Day, Israel’s Prime 

Minister Netanyahu and 

President Peres made incredibly 

moving speeches. 

Prime Minister Netanyahu 

began, “The memory of the 

Holocaust obligates us to apply the 

lessons of the past to ensure the 

basis of our future.” 

The day before, he visited an 

an old-age home for Holocaust survivors, 

where he met Idit Yapo, 

an amazing woman of 104, who 

was clear and lucid. He also met 

89-year-old Esther Nadiv, one of 

Mengele’s twins. She was reading 

Golda Meir’s biography, and she 

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Yad Vashem 

said to him, “I am so proud to be a 

part of the State of Israel.” 

“Our enemies tried to bury the 

Jewish future, but it was reborn in 

the land of our forefathers. Here, we 

built a foundation for a new beginning 

of freedom, hope, and creation,” 

Netanyahu said. “Year after 

year, decade after decade, we built 

the foundations of our country, and 

we will continue to strengthen the 

pillars of our national life.” 

He went on to say that on Yom 

Hashoah, Israel gathers together 

to remember the horrors of the 

Holocaust and the six million Jews 

who were murdered. “We must fulfill 

our most sacred obligation, not 

merely to remember the past, but to 

learn its lessons, and, most importantly, 

to apply them to the present 

in order to secure the future of our 

people.” 

“This is especially true for this 

generation—a generation that once 

again is faced with calls to annihilate 

the Jewish state. One day, I hope 

that the State of Israel will enjoy 

peace with all the countries in our 

region. One day, I hope that we will 

read about these calls to destroy the 

Jews only in history books and not 

in newspapers, but that day has not 

yet come.” 

Today, Iran openly calls for our 

destruction, feverishly working to 

develop atomic weapons to achieve 





I S R A E L 

Yom HaShoah Speeches... 


not like when I speak such uncomfortable 

truths. They prefer that we 

not speak of a nuclear Iran as an 

existential threat. They say that 

such language, even if true, only 

sows fear and panic.” 

David Ben Gurion told the people 

of Israel the truth about the 

dangers they faced in 1948 when 

five Arab armies tried to snuff Israel 

out in its cradle. Levi Eshkol told the 

people of Israel the truth in 1967 

when we stood alone to face our 

fate. And when they heard these 

truths, the people of Israel did not 

panic. “We did what was necessary 

to protect ourselves.” 

“I believe in the people of Israel. 

I believe that the people of Israel 

can handle the truth. And I believe 

that we have the capability to defeat 

those who seek to harm us.” 

Those who dismiss Iran’s threats 

as exaggerated have learned nothing 

from the Holocaust. “I know 

there are those who believe that 

84 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE that goal. There are those who do 

Israeli President Peres 

the evil of the Holocaust should 

never be invoked in discussing other 

threats facing the Jewish people. To 

do so, they argue, is to belittle the 

Holocaust and to offend its victims.” 

Netanyahu said that he disagrees. 

Today, there are those who 

want to destroy millions of Jewish 

people. “Not only does the Prime 

Minister of Israel have the right, 

when speaking of these existential 

dangers, to invoke the memory of 

the Holocaust, it is his duty,” he said 

solemnly. 

Seventy years ago, the Jewish 

people did not have the national 

capacity to summon the nations, nor 

the military might to defend itself. 

Today, things are different. Today 

we have an army. We have the ability, 

the duty and the determination to 

defend ourselves. 

“As Prime Minister of Israel, I will 

never shy away from speaking the 

truth. I will continue to speak the truth 

to the world, but first and foremost, I 

must speak it to my own people. The 

truth is that a nuclear-armed Iran 

is an existential threat of the State 

of Israel, a political threat to other 

countries throughout the region and 

a grave threat to world peace. The 

truth is that Iran must be stopped 

from obtaining nuclear weapons. It 

is the duty of the whole world, but 

above and beyond, it is our duty.” 

“The memory of the Holocaust 

goes beyond holding memorial services; 

it is not merely a historical 

recollection. The memory of the 

Holocaust obligates us to apply the 

lessons of the past to ensure the 

basis of our future. We will never 

bury our heads in the sand.” 

“Am Yisrael chai, veNetzach 

Yisrael lo yeshaker.” (The nation of 

Israel lives, and the Eternal one of 

Israel does not lie.) 

Israeli President Shimon 

Peres also gave a speech on Yom 

HaShoah, in which he said, “Tonight 

our tearing eyes turn to those who 

are not here with us. The piles 



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I S R A E L 


“We will always remember our 6 million brothers who perished in the 

Holocaust. It is clear that the reality we have built is the vision we once 

dreamed. We will proudly wave the flags of the future of Israel, as an 

independent, moral, creative and contributing state.” 

of tortured bodies, the wounded 

thrown into the ditches of death, the 

furnaces burning the living. These 

are our witnesses for ever. The last 

breath of the infants in their mothers’ 

arms will continue to horrify all 

human beings, until the end of time.” 

“I was born in Vishniev, Poland. 

Half of the townspeople went to 

Israel. The other half perished. After 

the war, I learned that the Nazis 

told them to proceed towards the 

synagogue. They shot those who 

tried to escape. The rest reached 

the synagogue which was made of 

wood. The doors were locked. All 

were burned alive. That was the 

last day of Rabbi Zvi Meltzer, my 

grandfather, my mentor. He was 

consumed by fire with his tallit on 

his head.” 

That was the last Jewish day 

in Vishniev. Not even a single Jew 

remained alive. “I went back after the 

war. Not a Jewish mark remained— 

not a house, not a synagogue, not 

a school, not a cemetery, only a 

heap of stones. As I stood there, 

the last Kol Nidrei prayer emitted by 

my grandfather’s sweet voice rang 

in my ears. My lips murmured the 

Kadish.” 

“Tonight many Holocaust survivors 

are present, along with the 

children of those villages who built 

the new Israel.” 

“The Nazis were so organized, 

so systematic, so inhumane. The 

Jews in Germany improved its culture, 

elevated its scientific level, 

86 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Yom HaShoah Speeches... 

enriched its economy, like all of 

Europe’s Jewry.” 

He continued, why did Hitler identify 

them as his greatest enemy? The 

answer is clear-—the moral strength 

of the Jews was more dangerous to 

him than the military menace of his 

neighbors. The Nazis feared that the 

Jewish conviction that all men are 

born in the image of G-d would damage 

the fascist lie that there is a superior 

race. They feared the prophetic 

vision would dent the Nazi sword. 

“I am proud to be an arch enemy 

to the Nazi evil. I am proud of our 

belief that there is no one man 

superior to another man. There is no 

superior race, only deep roots. I am 

certain that this is how our children 

and grandchildren will be brought 

up; as the Kadish is on their lips, 

‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ is 

in their hearts.” 

“Israel is a safe haven and a 

great spirit. Had the State of Israel 

existed during those days, I am convinced 

that things would have been 

different. We have paid a high price 

but we have not lost faith.” 

“We have gathered unusual 

capacities which emerged from the 

depths of the Holocaust and from 

the peaks of our legacy. We have 

a commitment towards the betterment 

of the world and respect for 

humanity.” 

The strengths of our nation are 

concealed in its history and contained 

in the souls of its sons. We 

are a strong country. Today human- 

ity has no choice, we must learn 

from the lessons of the Holocaust 

and stand strong against existential 

threats before it is too late. 

Iran is at the heart of this threat. 

It is the center of terror, a threat to 

world peace. 

There is no reason to undermine 

Israel’s capacities to face 

this threat. We have engendered 

a young generation who are more 

than capable of leading Israel to its 

historic destiny following the Ten 

Commandments. 

“We will say Kadish in memory 

of our brothers, sisters, parents and 

children who were killed in martyrdom. 

And we will ensure our children 

remain Jewish, body and soul, 

as they carry the load of Israel’s 

security and the peace of the Jewish 

Nation on their shoulders. We came 

today to say Kadish in memory of 

our beloved ones who were killed in 

the Holocaust. We came to say and 

to swear ‘Never again.” We came to 

say that we are a peaceful people. 

We can and we will defend Israel. 

We have built and we shall build.” 

“We will always remember our 6 

million brothers who perished in the 

Holocaust. It is clear that the reality 

we have built is the vision we once 

dreamed. We will proudly wave the 

flags of the future of Israel, as an 

independent, moral, creative and 

contributing state. Let us wave the 

flags of peace, security and brotherhood,” 

he concluded. There was not 

a dry eye in the audience. 




88 MAY 2012 IMAGE The 

O R G A N I Z A T I O N S 

The Sephardic Community Federation 

Is Taking Care of Our Community 

Photos by Morris Gindi 

Mayor Cory Booker of 

Newark, NJ, was the 

featured guest at the 

Sephardic Community 

Federation’s (SCF) Annual Board of 

Directors meeting held in Manhattan, 

at the offices of Sol Betesh and 

Sons. 

Mayor Booker addressed community 

leaders and expressed 

Sam Sutton, Ronnie Tawil, Mayor Booker, Chuck Mamiye and Michael Betesh 

his great admiration for what the 

SCF has achieved to date. He also 

pledged to develop and continue an 

ongoing relationship with our community. 

At the event, Booker was 

presented with the Sephardic 

Community Federation’s Jacob 

Barsimon Award for his exceptional 

success in public service. 

SCF Co-Chairman Ronald Tawil 

reviewed many of the SCF’s exceptional 

accomplishments achieved 

during the past year. “Each and 

every year, the SCF helps to obtain 

millions of dollars for schools and 

social service organizations in our 

community, as well as for virtually all 

of our yeshivot,” said Tawil. 







SCF... 


Councilman David Greenfield, Morris Bailey and Ronnie Tawil 

Ronnie Tawil, Michael Betesh, Sam Sutton, Mayor Booker 

and Sol Betesh 

SCF President Sam Sutton outlined 

one of the most recent accomplishments. 

The SCF, along with 

Teach-NYS, led 35 leaders of yeshivot 

and national and regional organizations 

on a leadership mission to Albany. They 

met with 45 state legislators, including 

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and 

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. 

“We were able to gather support 

and draw attention to the fact 

that the New York State Education 

Department has been shortchanging 

the cost of mandated services, 

namely attendance-taking, for over 

400,000 non-public school students,” 

said Sutton. The mission 

supplemented the vital role that SCF 

Sam Sutton, Morris Bailey and Joe Cayre 

and Teach-NYS serves in fostering 

professional outreach in Albany and 

New York. 

Fortunately for our community, 

the SCF has become the go-to 

organization for any community 

institution that needs assistance, 

advice or resources from the 

government. 




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Helping Children 

Never Underestimate the Value of a Penny 

It all started with a vision. What would happen if all of the community’s 

children collected as many pennies as possible? People had done it with 

paper clips, so why not try it with pennies. Many look at pennies as having 

little or no value; it’s just worth one cent. But when you put a large amount 

together it can create a huge value and when a lot of people join together 

to do small acts of hesed, it can make a huge difference. 

Jayne Gindi and Marcelle Shasho from Flatbush elementary, 

the winning school 

So we set a goal, and we planned a dream. The 

children would collect pennies and the money would 

go to help the children. Our motto became, ‘Children 

Helping Children.’ Our goal was simply: to collect as 

many cents as possible. All proceeds would go to SBH’s 

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needy families purchase clothing for 

their children. 

After months of planning, and 

many meetings, we finally put the 

pieces into place. Magen David 

Yeshivah, Yeshiva of Flatbush, 

Yeshiva Shaare Torah, Yeshiva 

Derech Eretz, Barkai Elementary 

School, Ilan High School, Hillel High 

School and Brooklyn College Hillel 

House all agreed to participate in 

this community-wide event. 

Each school was given a large 

lucite box to put in the lobby of 

their school. Over the course of two 

weeks, the students were asked to 

fill up the box with as much spare 

change as possible. Immediately, 

kids were pouring money into the 

boxes, and the boxes were filling up 

quickly. 

In fact, a few boxes broke 

because of the weight of all the 

money. This project went much better 

than we had ever anticipated. 

We had mobilized kid power to 

make a real difference. 

Shula Mann and Orly Nahum were in 

charge of the project 

94 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Dress A Child program, which helps 

Shula Mann and Sara Bibi with the money the children raised 

After the two weeks, we headed 

over to the schools to pick up the 

money—and we were in shock. The 

amount of money that the schools 

collected far exceeded our expectations. 

Just getting it back to the SBH 

office was a challenge, you see the 

money raised weighed over 300 

pounds! We then began the process 

of totaling up each school. 

All of the schools did an amazing 

job. The winners, based on 

money raised per student, were 

Yeshiva Derech Eretz HS, Barkai 

Yeshivah and Ilan High School. 

The winner, based on total 

money raised, was Yeshivah of 

Flatbush Elementary School. But 

the real winners are all of the children 

who will benefit from this amazing 

effort by all of the children. 

Every small act of hesed and 

every act of charity can truly help 

someone in need. A special thank 

you to all the mothers and student 

captains of each school, who 

worked so hard to make sure that 

the project ran smoothly. We’d also 

like to thank all the schools for their 

involvement in this project and all 

the students for their participation 

and cooperation. This project could 

not have come to fruition without the 

help and effort of everyone involved. 

In the end, we can all learn very 

important lessons from the children 

of our community: the power of tzedakah 

is immense and never underestimate 

the value of one person, or 

even one penny. When we all come 

together, we are able to achieve 

amazing things beyond our wildest 

dreams. 

Shula Mann is a community member. She and 

Orly Nahum were in charge of the project. 


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Barkai Celebrates PI DAY 

ebrated Pi Day, (the mathematical constant). 

Susan Blumberg, Head of the Math 

Department, organized activities which illustrated 

that in every circle, the circumference divided by 

the length of the diameter equals pi. Each class, in both 

the elementary and middle schools, enjoyed a hands-on 

exercise which clearly demonstrated the constant of pi 

to the students. 

First and 2nd grade classes worked in groups to 

connect Unifix cubes around the circumference of a 

large circle and continued to divide it by its diameter. 

They were amazed to see that the circumference measured 

slightly more than three times the length of the 

diameter—pi! 

The 3rd and 4th graders used yarn and various 

sized circles to understand diameter and discover pi’s 

formula for radius is a constant regardless of circle size. 

96 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE On March 14th (3/14), Barkai students cel- 

The 5th grade used colorful M&M’s and threedimensional 

cylinders to visualize the relationship 

between radius and diameter. 

The 6th grade used George Louis Leclerc’s Needle 

in a Pi Stack method in an experiment which used a 

short strand of spaghetti and a circle filled with horizontal 

lines. After dropping the spaghetti on the paper 25 

times, it was revealed that the probability of hitting a 

horizontal line was 3.14, pi. 

Both the 7th and 8th grades conducted a more 

intense exercise using colored squares. Each student 

calculated the radius and area of the circle and therefore 

pi. 

In celebration of Pi Day, each student enjoyed a 

mini chocolate pudding “pie” prepared by the 8th graders. 

It was a delicious end to a fascinating day. 

Congratulations to Elliott Mizrachi of the 7th grade 

for remembering 110 decimal digits of the constant pi! 


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Midot 

Creating Better Character Traits 

When it comes to hesed, 

everyone is aware of all 

the unbelievable work 

that we (Jews) do, so 

there is no need to speak more 

about that. However, when it comes 

to midot (character traits) we could 

all use some improvement. 

The holy rabbis say that it is 

harder to change one character 

trait than to master all of Shas 

(entire Oral Torah). One of the 

main reasons why we are put on 

this earth, if not the main reason, 

is to refine our character until we 

have become the best person we 

can be. To emulate Hashem is to 

have perfect character development. 

And to emulate Hashem is 

our mission in this life. That is a 

tall order! However, with the help 

of Hashem, we can all fulfill our 

mission. 

There are many websites which 

cater to various topics of Judaism 

and there are many different projects 

that have been set in motion 

for spiritual development. We would 

like to add one more to that list, and 

it is called: DailyMidot. 

DailyMidot is a program which 

has been established by the Salant 

Foundation, under the guidance of 

Rabbi Tzvi Miller. It is designed 

to help each one of us perfect our 

character development. We will be 

working on one character trait for 

three weeks at a time. By the end of 

the year, we will have worked on 13 

character traits. Although everyone 

has their own set of traits specifically 

designed for them, we have chosen 

the top 13 which are a common 

struggle for the majority of people; 

these include anger, jealousy, arrogance, 

lust, laziness, compassion, 

happiness, hate, love, and greed. 

Every day the rabbi will be sending 

out an email blast with a short 

paragraph describing the negatives/ 

positives of the trait as well as 

practical advice on what to work on 

for that day. The email will include 

some motivation and advice. 

The yetzer hara (evil inclination) is 

going to do all it can to try and stop you 

Rabbi Tzvi Miller 

from working on yourself. Therefore, 

we should all pray to Hashem for the 

strength to continue this battle and 

for help in succeeding to become the 

people we are meant to be. 

The format we will be using is 

from the sefer Cheshbon Hanefesh. 

(a step-by-step guide to character 

refinement, with progress charts and 

tips). The way it goes is that we work 

on 1 trait for three weeks at a time. 

With this program we will be 

setting out on the road to perfection 

of character. It is our hope that the 

program will continue for a very long 

time and that we can continuously 

review the same traits in the coming 

years in order for this to really 

impact our lives and create real 

change. 

If you would like to join this 

program, please email salantorg@ 

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Vest Inside 

Helping People Turn Inspiration into Action 

Joey Dweck 

Orly Wahba giving her presentation 

The Hillel at Baruch College invites many speakers 

to educate their students about various social 

issues and to motivate them to take action as 

they prepare for their journey into the real world. 

Recently, students at the Baruch Hillel were privileged to 

meet an amazing woman named Orly Wahba. 

Orly is the founder of Life Vest Inside, an organization 

whose mission is to equip people with the tools they 

need to become a catalyst for positive change in the 

world. Her ideas of self-value, love, and kindness helped 

students see the worth of all humankind. 

Life Vest Inside taught us that inspiration can only 

take us so far. Seeing a touching commercial, or hearing 

a motivational speech may make us cry, talk about it at 

our dinner table, or even sign up to volunteer. But if we 

want to see change, we must cause that change. 

Kindness isn’t something we can schedule in our planner 

on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm, because it’s more 

than what we do, it’s who we are. It’s holding the elevator 

door open for someone, giving up our seat on the subway, 

or even saying “hello” to the janitor we normally pass by. 

Kindness is a universal language that transcends age, race, 

gender, and social class. It is embodied in everything that 

surrounds us—if we just open our eyes to it. 

Once we become aware of the various opportunities 

that surround us each day, we will begin to recognize our 

own potential to effect positive change. 

“Life Vest Inside has made me a believer in the idea 

that ‘kindness keeps the world afloat.’ The world can be 

a scary place but that doesn’t mean we should forget to 

do the right thing. It all starts and ends with one simple 

act of kindness,” said Aly Cohen, student. 

“The feedback received about Life Vest Inside was 

tremendous. It was unanimously agreed that Orly was 

the most captivating speaker we’ve ever had,” said Elliot 

Dilamani, Events Coordinator at Baruch Hillel. 

If you are interested in having Orly speak at your 

school, email orly@lifevestinside.com for more details 

and be sure to check out lifevestinside.com. 

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Students Mentorship Program 

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Joey Mizrahi 

Whenever I’m invited 

to a seminar, several 

images pop into my 

head, before I respectfully 

decline: big Torah speeches 

at every meal, late night pranks, 

sweaty mosh pit dancing, etc. With 

that said, when I was called by Joey 

“Stick” Mizrahi to join the Leaders In 

Training Seminar, I was intrigued. 

Rather than being focused on spiritual 

enlightenment, the goal of the 

program was to gather an eclectic 

group of young individuals (ages 

20 to 30) to discuss issues within 

our community and what initiatives 

our generation can create to tackle 

those issues. Plus, there was skiing 

and snow tubing in the Poconos. It’s 

very tough to say no to that. 

Despite the slopes being a little 

icy, the weekend was amazing. The 

social activities were really fun, the 

food was unexpectedly delicious and 

the community discussions were 

engaging and thought provoking. 

Throughout the weekend, we sat in 

groups of seven to nine people and 

were asked basic questions from a 

facilitator, such as “What is a community? 

What do we think is good 

about the Syrian community? What 

are some weaknesses we see in 

the Syrian community?” While these 

questions could be perceived as 

simple, there is no doubt that they 

not only stimulated an open and 

honest discussion but also empowered 

the group to feel that we can 

make a difference as a generation. 

We all felt proud to be part of 

this beautiful community and believe 

that our colorful culture, traditional 

values, and never-wavering network 

of hesed are not only the roots for our 

stability but also make up the foundation 

on which we can grow. Having 

said that, we each identified various 

weaknesses and issues within 

our community. Personally, I believe 

that many of these issues, both cultural 

and economic, stem from our 

community’s views on education. In 

today’s changing world, it is more 

imperative than ever that we ensure 

the children of our community have 

the tools and resources needed to 

excel. Our schools have done a great 

job laying the bricks but I believe it 

is our job, as the experienced generation, 

to help illuminate the path for 

those walking on it. 

I was motivated and inspired 

to start a new community organization 

and am proud to announce the 

launch of the Sephardic Students 

Mentorship Program (SSMP), a 

peer-to-peer mentor network for 

high school students within the 

Syrian community. The program 

pairs every student who enters 

grades 9 through 12 with a dedicated 

mentor who will give them guidance, 

encouragement, and support 

throughout the entire high school 

experience. By working directly with 

students, at a young level, we intend 

to help the next generation acquire 

the tools and resources needed in 

today’s society to succeed after high 

school. The program will be available 

for the back-to-school season, 

2012. Potential mentors and students 

interested in learning more or 

entering the program can visit our 

website: www.sephardicmentors. 

org or email us directly at info@ 

sephardicmentors.org. 

Each of us has the ability and 

desire to make a difference in the 

lives of others. 

It goes without saying that the 

Leaders In Training Seminar was 

a truly inspiring experience for me, 

possibly life-changing. I must thank 

Joey Mizrahi and the other members 

of the program for organizing such a 

great weekend. I strongly encourage 

anyone who gets invited to go on this 

weekend. You never know what is 

going to come out of it! 

Joey Mizrahi is a community member.. 





R E A L E S T A T E 

THE TOWNHOUSE 

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY 

THE TOWNHOUSE, 1862 EAST 2ND STREET, NEAR KINGS HIGHWAY 

The Townhouse has been mindfully equipped for your comfort 

Several community members 

have created luxury 

apartments on East 2nd 

Street off Kings Highway, 

in the heart of our community. Each 

apartment has the feel of a luxury 

penthouse apartment on the Upper 

East Side of Manhattan. 

These gorgeous spaces are 

perfect for all community members, 

newlyweds, families with children 

and parents who suddenly find their 

homes too big after their children 

have left the nest. They’re modern 

and provide all the latest amenities. 

Best of all, the prices have been 

reduced dramatically since they 

went on the market and they are 

now extremely affordable. 

There are large two, three and four 

bedroom apartments available. Each 

is fully equipped with top of the line 


appliances, hardwood floors, custom 

kitchens and ceilings over 10 feet high. 

Renowned architects have designed 

floor plans to include spacious layouts 

with floor to ceiling windows, providing 

light throughout each room. 

To assist residents an individual 

intercom is connected to the 

concierge, and indoor underground 

parking, The Townhouse was 

designed with comfort in mind. 

Each living space is designed to be your haven from bustling city life 

These apartments are for community 

members who are looking 

for peace of mind and a greater 

ability to enjoy life. Once you buy 

an apartment, your days of snow 

shoveling, and home repairs are in 

the past. You can enjoy a secure, 

comfortable place to live without 

having to walk up stairs and there is 

no stressful upkeep of maintaining a 

conventional residence. 

Each kitchen comes furnished with state-of-the-art appliances 

There has never been a better 

time to invest in a home. Purchasing 

an apartment at The Townhouse 

constitutes ownership of real estate; 

it is a personal asset which can be 

passed on to children or grandchildren. 

The location of The Townhouse 

is perfect. It’s within close proximity 

to the best shopping, restaurants, 

synagogues and banks. 

Its beautifully designed soundproof 

exterior compliments the 

generous interior layouts. The 

Townhouse took into consideration 

all of the community’s needs with an 

outdoor recreation space to enjoy 

your own private sukkah. 

The most invaluable perk of all, 

is the opportunity to be next door 

to life-long friends and family, and 

to be part of a beautiful community 

within our community. 

For ownership opportunities 

don’t hesitate to call Alan 

Maleh at (917) 952-2339 or email 

malo18@aol.com. Go to the open 

house on Friday, May 4th, 9 am 

to 5 pm, Sunday, May 6th, noon 

to 6 pm or Monday, May 7th, 5 

pm to 9 pm. 

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ALEH Foundation Pays Tribute to 

Mike Silverstein at Gala Dinner 

The ALEH Foundation’s 

2012 Awards Dinner, 

celebrating 28 years 

of service to disabled 

children in Israel, will be dedicated 

in loving memory of 

Moshe ben Michael of blessed 

memory. 

The event will be held on 

Wednesday evening, May 16 

at 6:30 pm at the Museum of 

Jewish Heritage – A Living 

Memorial to the Holocaust in 

lower Manhattan. 

To so many who knew 

him, as well as to the disabled 

children that Aleh Foundation 

helps, Mr. Moshe “ Mike” 

Silverstein is unforgettable, 

and has left his family and 

friends with warm and happy 

memories. He was a legendary 

figure in the shoe industry 

as the co-founder of NINA 

Footwear. His charismatic personality 

will be dearly remembered 

as the Chairpersons, 

Honorees and the Raine and 

Stanley Silverstein Family 

Foundation join in the ALEH 

28th Awards Dinner to “Fulfill a 

Child’s Dream.” Contributions 

to ALEH Foundation on behalf 

of Mr. Moshe “Mike” Silverstein 

will be a merit to his lofty soul. 

At this year’s gala we 

will recognize distinguished 

leaders and supporters of 

the Foundation, including the 

evening’s Keynote Speaker, 

Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, a 

popular guest and commentator 

on local and national radio 

and television programs, in 


ALEH FOUNDATION AWARDS DINNER 

State Leadership Award 

Dean G. Skelos 

NY State Senator, Majority Leader 

Violet and Jack Harounian 

Tribute Chairpersons 

Naomi (Klass) Mauer 

Tribute Chairperson 

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A L E H 

Celebrating 28 Years of Service 

to disabled children 

28 

Celebrating28 Years 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 

MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE • NYC • 6:30 pm 

Medical Leadership Award 

Jeffrey H. Wisoff, M.D. 

Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 

NYU Langone Medical Center 

Susan Settenbrino 

Campaign Chairperson 

Jay Arthur Goldberg 

Journal Chairperson 

In Memorium 

Mike Silverstein ob”m 

Moshe ben Michael 

Humanitarian Award 

Drs. Andrew & Galina 

Zaretsky 

Randy Settenbrino 


Ricki Kudowitz 

Committee Chairperson 

ALEH FOUNDATION 

Keynote Speaker 

Rabbi Joseph 

Potasnik 

Dr. Howard Feldman 


Dr. Jeff Tenenbaum 


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The ALEH Foundation... 

Continued from page 106 

Moshe ben Michael of blessed memory Dean Skelos Rabbi Potasnik 

social issues with the wise insights 

of the Jewish tradition. He carries 

these unique skills over to his work 

at Congregation Mount Sinai in 

Brooklyn Heights, NY; to his role 

as Executive Vice President of the 

New York Board of Rabbis; and to 

his chaplaincy of the New York City 

Fire Department. 

The program will also feature 

New York State Senator and Senate 

Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos, 

who will be honored with the State 

Leadership Award. 

In November, 2010, Senator 

Skelos was re-elected to his 14th 

term in the New York State Senate. 

He now serves as the Chamber’s 

Majority Leader, making him the 

highest-ranking Republican official 

in state government. 

Dr. Jeffrey Wisoff, M.D, Director 

of Pediatric Neurosurgery at NYU’s 

Langone Medical Center will receive 

the Medical Leadership award. Dr. 

Wisoff was one of the founding 

members of the Division of Pediatric 

Neurosurgery at Langone Medical 

Center in 1984. His major clinical 

interests are in pediatric brain 

tumors, craniofacial disorders, and 

hydrocephalus. He is an author 

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or co-author of over 150 scientific 

papers/chapters. 

In addition, this year, the ALEH 

Foundation will be recognizing the 

achievements of Jack and Violet 

Harounian, Tribute Chairpersons. 

As honorary board members of the 

ALEH Foundation Jack and Violet 

are the two of the hardest working 

philanthropists in the Jewish community. 

Drs. Andrew and Galina Zaretsky 

will receive the Distinguished 

Humanitarin Awards. They have 

excelled in their careers of healing 

and understand the disabled population. 

Dinner Chairs are Dr. Howard 

Feldman, Randy and Shaine 

Settenbrino, Susan Dee Settenbrino, 

Naomi Klass Mauer, Jay Arthur 

Goldberg, Ricki Kudowitz and Dr. 

Jeffrey Tenenbaum. 

ALEH has long been one of 

Israel’s leading providers of services 

to severely disabled infants 

and children and their families. This 

year, the foundation will celebrate 

28 years in the service of special 

children and the needy. In Hebrew, 

the number 28 is expressed as 

koach (strength). The strength of 

ALEH has always been its dedi- 

cated supporters, whom they have 

come to think of as family. They look 

forward to the next 28 years with 

anticipation and the confidence that, 

with the help of their ‘family,’ they 

can exceed what has been accomplished 

in the first 28 years. 

The staff of the ALEH 

Foundation has put together an 

exciting program of entertainment 

that will be sure to please. A private 

tour of the museum will also 

be available for guests prior to the 

start of the event. There will be a 

drawing at the close of the program 

for four round-trip tickets to Israel, 

donated by HAS. HAS has been a 

partner of the ALEH Foundation for 

many years. They issue low- interest 

credit cards, and donate a percentage 

of the proceeds to many 

worthwhile charitable organizations 

in Israel. 

Send your reservations and 

journal ad blanks to the ALEH 

Foundation headquarters at 5317 

13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219. 

For tickets to the dinner, or to learn 

more about how you can help the 

ALEH Foundation help Israel’s most 

needy, please call their offices at 

(718) 851-4596 or visit their website: 

www.alehfoundationusa.org. 


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N E W J E R S E Y 

THE NEW AND IMPROVED 

DEAL SEPHARDIC 

SOCIAL CENTER 

Resilient, growing and always 

expanding, the Jersey Shore 

Community is all that and more. In 

the wake of adversity, opportunity 

is born. Last summer, when the 

news of a devastating fire at the 

Deal Community Center became 

public, we thanked the Almighty that nobody was hurt. 

Community leaders looked upon the event as an opportunity 

for growth, expansion and a chance to prove, 

once again, how resilient we can be. 

This summer, the new and improved Sephardic 

Social Center (SSC) will be unveiled as the only 

community building of its kind on the Jersey Shore. 

A multi-facetted facility, it boasts a 9,000 square foot 

luxury space, dedicated to serving the community’s 

social needs across generations and throughout the 

entire year. 

With a new façade to match its neighboring building 

in the Magen David of West Deal complex, the 

SSC will be available for social events and occasions 

both day and night. It will continue to serve as a center 

for canasta, mah-jongg and bridge tournaments and a 

senior citizen social club, and will now have the ability 

to host other events as well. 

The new meat and dairy kitchens, upscale restrooms 

and sleek, modern décor all combine to make 

the SSC a premier venue for small-scale brits, bar and 

bat mitzvahs, sebbets, swanees, engagements parties, 

fundraising events, youth gatherings, and more. 

Work on the site is moving at a brisk pace and 

should be completed by mid-June. Dedications are 

available and can by secured by contacting Mr. Charlie 

Saka at (732) 233-3690 or csaka@sakar.com. 

If you are planning an event for this summer and 

would like to see the facility or get more information, you 

may call the shul office at (732) 531-3220. 

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Choices Awareness Day 

Combating the Dangers that Teens Face and Developing New Ideas 

Eva Bernfeld 

The Yeshivah of Flatbush 

High School Guidance 

Department, coordinated by 

Dr. Gila Sandler, recently 

spearheaded an exciting program to 

combat some of the dangers faced 

by teens. The First Annual Choices 

Awareness Day was organized by 

Eva Bernfeld, LCSW, Lillian Galapo, 

School Psychologist, the Guidance 

Staff and the Choices Commission. 

Over 60 students, accompanied 

by faculty advisors from Magen 

David Yeshivah, the Ramaz Upper 

School, SAR Academy, Community 

High School and YOF took part 

in the program to learn about the 

YOF Choices Commission and to 

develop ideas and initiatives in their 

schools. 

The day began with a video 

presentation featuring many of the 

Flatbush students expressing their 

thoughts about these issues and 

the empowerment they experience 

from being part of a preventive commission. 

This group is comprised of 

juniors and seniors who are committed 

to good decision making regarding 

at risk behaviors. 

Continued on page 114 


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YOF Choices Awareness Day... 

Continued from page 112 

The students sign a pledge at 

the beginning of the year to abstain 

from any experimentation with drugs 

and alcohol and avoid all unhealthy 

activities. Throughout the year, 

they attend weekly meetings to discuss 

the dangers they face. Topics 

include: drugs, alcohol, gambling, 

eating disorders, unhealthy relationships 

and Internet safety. Members 

become educated about the facts, 

act as role models for their peers, 

and then develop many programs 

for the middle and high school. 

The video was followed by a 

powerful speech provided by the 

SAFE Foundation. The participants 

were engrossed by the presenter’s 

account of his experience with 

drugs, alcohol and the consequences 

he had to endure. One student 

described him as, “a truly inspirational 

speaker with a message for 

everyone in the room” and all in 

attendance took his words to heart. 

Once this tone was set, there 

was an in depth presentation by 

Eva Bernfeld, LCSW on the dangers 

of alcohol and drugs. Dr. Russell 

Hoffman, SAR Academy School 

Psychologist, then spoke about the 

importance of decision making and 

explained the effects of substances 

on the adolescent brain. 

Next, the students 

were divided 

into groups, which 

gave them the 

chance to interact 

and share their perspectives and 

experiences. They first engaged in 

a role-playing activity where each 

student had a chance to provide 

practical solutions to real life scenarios. 

Many issues were presented 

and tackled with honesty, including 

the influence of peer pressure, 

the importance of self-confidence, 

assertiveness and practical refusal 

skills. 

The students enjoyed voicing 

their thoughts, as one explained, “It 

was very interesting to hear how my 

friends would handle these situations, 

because sometimes it’s hard 

to come up with solutions on your 

own, on the spot. I now feel more 

prepared to deal with uncomfortable 

situations.” Participants were also 

able to hear about the experiences 

of kids from other schools, which 

gave them a new outlook and common 

ground to foster support for one 

another. 

The final workshop provided an 

opportunity for students to brainstorm 

with each other. Each group 

generated innovative ideas to bring 

back to their school. These included 

methods of incorporating technology 

in spreading awareness of 

issues, starting other commissions 

in various schools such as ST-AR 

(STudents Acting Responsibly), a 

substance awareness month and a 

supportive network for the students 

to stay in contact with each other. 

The students and faculty 

emerged from the day enriched and 

highly motivated to be pioneers in 

each of their schools. The impact 

and excitement of the day appears 

to have laid the groundwork for 

healthy dialogue about substance 

use in schools all around the community. 

As one participant succinctly 

summarized, “I came into Flatbush 

today knowing that drugs and alcohol 

weren’t good choices. Not only 

do I now know why, I feel like I can 

go out and make a difference to all 

those around me.” This was the goal 

of Choices Awareness Day, generating 

new leaders one teen at a time. 

Eva Bernfeld, LCSW is a member of the Joel 

Braverman High School Guidance Department. 





B O O K S 

HOLOCAUST 

SURVIVOR Cookbooks 

When Joanne Caras, of 

Port St Lucie, Florida, 

created the original 

Holocaust Survivor 

Cookbook four years ago she had 

no idea it would become a world 

wide sensation. 

“When the first cookbook was 

completed we ordered a shipment 

of 5,000 copies,” she said, adding, 

“frankly we didn’t know how many 

we would sell.” Eight printings and 

40,000 cookbooks later, the first 

book continues to sell briskly. 

And now Joanne is launching 

her second cookbook called 

“Miracles & Meals,” It is the second 

Holocaust Survivor Cookbook. 

Joanne did not plan to write a 

sequel to her first cookbook but the 

demand for a second volume was 

overwhelming. 

“I have given over 200 speeches 

all over the world, including Canada, 

Mexico, Israel, Europe, and over 25 

states.” Joanne said. “And everywhere 

I went people asked me if we 

planned on doing a second cookbook. 

After they saw our beautiful 

first cookbook they wanted to honor 

their survivor relatives in a second 

book.” 

“Miracles & Meals” took two 

years to complete. It features stories 

and recipes from Iceland, 

Venezuela, Cuba, Scotland, and 

other places the first cookbook did 

not reach. In total we have 115 new 

stories and over 250 kosher recipes 

in Miracles & Meals,” Joanne said. 

All profits from the sale of the 

two cookbooks go to charities. 

“We don’t sell the cookbooks 

in traditional book stores,” she 

explained. “Instead we allow groups 

and charities to use it as a fundraiser—and 

you can buy them on our 

website: www.survivorcookbook. 

org. 

The Caras family donates all 

of its profits to the Carmei Ha’ir 

Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem, Israel. 

“Carmei Ha’ir feeds over 500 poor 

and hungry Israelis every day, many 

of whom are Holocaust survivors. 

So it is fitting that our profits go to 

them.” 

“In total we have raised three 

quarters of a million dollars for charities, 

with Carmei Ha’ir being the 

largest single recipient. Last year 

they told us that without our cookbook 

they would have been forced 

to close their doors.” 

In addition to raising money 

for charities the cookbooks are 

also used to teach tolerance and 

Holocaust studies in schools. 

Joanne has created an educator’s 

guide to her cookbooks that is available 

free of charge. 

Joanne Caras with her cookbooks 

“I am very proud that our cookbooks 

are bringing the Holocaust to 

young people,” Joanne said. “Future 

generations will never meet a living 

Holocaust survivor, so it is critical 

that we have a way to keep their 

stories alive.” 

In addition to her speaking tours 

Joanne will be hosting a cooking 

show starting next fall on JLTV 

called Miracles & Meals with Joanne 

Caras 

“Each show will feature 

recipes from our cookbooks, 

“Joanne explained. “And we will 

also tell the stories of the survivors 

from whom the recipes were 

received.” 

“Our goal is to sell 6 million 

cookbooks. We have created a 

world mitzvah project,” Joanne concluded 

with a smile. 



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B O O K S 

Whole Foods 

Kosher Kitchen: 

Glorious Meals Pure and Simple 

Kosher gourmet cooking 

teacher and restaurateur, 

Lévana Kirshenbaum’s 

new cookbook brings a 

healthy, whole foods approach to 

eating. 

Your diet can have a tremendous 

effect on your health. Some foods 

are very good for us and some are 

not. Foods that are healthy can be 

made into superb culinary delights 

if we have a master mentor and 

guide like Lévana Kirschenbaum, 

the author of “The Whole Foods 

Kosher Kitchen.” 

In her new, updated and revised 

cookbook, Lévana takes healthy 

cooking to a whole new level. She 

traces her devotion to fresh ingredients 

to her mother, whose mantra, 

“the cure is in the pot,” fueled 

Lévana’s philosophy of cooking as 

a means to healing. The recipes in 

“The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen” 

prove that healthy eating doesn’t 

have to mean boring or bland. 

Levana Kirschenbaum, the author 

With this cookbook, Lévana 

embarked on her most ambitious 

journey yet: to present a beautiful, 

comprehensive compilation of her 

life’s work, the culmination of 30 

years of developing simple, healthy 

and delicious recipes. 

The hundreds of dishes she 

shares in the book are at once economical 

and easy to prepare, cre- 

ating the must-have cookbook for 

anyone looking to create delicious, 

health-promoting meals. 

In addition to her native 

Moroccan cuisine, Lévana’s recipes 

include Indian, Italian, French and 

Chinese foods. The book includes 

three comprehensive indexes: a 

general index, with more than 350 

recipes, a glueten-free index, with 


natural and delicious gluten-free 

adaptations of more than 250 dishes 

and a Passover index, with more 

than 250 Passover-friendly recipes 

Generously illustrated with 

beautiful full color photographs, The 

“Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen” also 

provides valuable information about 

processed and packaged foods. It 

goes beyond the traditional scope 

of a cookbook, and shares a natural, 

sensible, and wholesome way of 

life; it belongs in every household, 

just within reach, sure to be used 

again and again: a cherished, useful 

gift for any occasion. 

Here are some recipes from 

“Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen.” 

Soba Noodles with Roasted 

Roots 

I am crazy about all roots. They 

are lean, delicious, versatile and 

nutritious. I run home with all roots— 

no matter how misshapen and odd- 

looking—I find at the market. 

Ingredients: 

1 large turnip 

1 large carrot 

1 large red onion 

1 medium celery root 

1 large wedge kabocha squash, 

unpeeled 

12 cloves garlic 

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 

2 tablespoons cinnamon 

Salt and ground pepper to taste 

1 pound soba noodles 

Preheat the oven to 425˚. Line 

a cookie sheet with foil. Dice all the 

vegetables about 1/2 inch and combine 

them with all but last ingredient. 

Place the mixture in one layer on the 

cookie sheet (use 2 if necessary) 

and roast about 20 minutes, or a 

little longer, until dark and soft. Boil 

the noodles in a large pot of boiling 

water with a little added oil and salt. 

Drain and reserve 1/2 cup cooking 

liquid. Toss the pasta and reserved 

cooking liquid with the roasted vegetable 

mixture, along with any juice 

that may have accumulated. Serve 

hot or at room temperature. Makes 

8 servings. 

Balsamic Roasted Chicken 

Breasts 

You will never say your chicken 

breasts are dry ever again. The 

marinating step is important here, so 

please do not skip it—the reward is 

a fabulous dish. 

Ingredients: 

1 bunch basil, leaves only 

1/2 cup olive oil 

6 large cloves garlic 

Coarsely ground pepper to taste 

1 cup dry white wine 

5 whole medium boneless 

chicken breasts 

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 





B O O K 

Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen... 

Continued from page 119 

In a food processor, form a 

paste with the basil, oil, garlic, pepper 

and wine. Transfer to a mixing 

bowl, combine well with the chicken, 

and marinate overnight. 

Preheat oven to 450˚. Arrange 

the chicken in one layer with marinade. 

Bake 15 minutes. Add the 

vinegar and bake 10 more minutes. 

Let them rest just a few minutes, 

then slice each breast across, you 

will get 3-4 thick slices per breast. 

Serve hot with all the cooking juices. 

Moroccan Almond Shortbread 

Crescents 

A great Sephardic favorite, 

called ghriba. Traditionally we make 

them round and top them with a 

little cinnamon, but I find that no 

matter how carefully I store them, 

the tops always start crumbling and 

looking ragged, so I shape them 

in crescents, and they keep their 

shape very neatly. These melt-inyour-mouth 

gems are totally suitable 

for gluten-free and have no eggs. 

Ingredients: 

1 cup margarine spread 

3/4 cup powdered sugar 

2 cups flour: all-purpose, whole 

wheat pastry, or spelt 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/ 4 to 1/2 teaspoon almond 

extract 

1 cup sliced almonds 

Powdered sugar for dusting 

Preheat the oven to 325˚. In a 

food processor, cream the margarine 

and sugar until very light and 

fluffy. Add the flour, salt, and almond 

extract and pulse just 2-3 times. 

Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add 

the almonds and mix by hand only 

until the dough comes together in a 

ball. Form small crescents. Place on 

a cookie sheet lined with parchment 

paper. Bake about 20 minutes, until 

golden. Do not allow the cookies 

to get dark, or they will toughen. 

Sift some powdered sugar, using 

a small strainer, over the cookies 

while still warm. 

Store at room temperature in 

an airtight cookie tin. Makes about 

3 dozen. 


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Hair-life contains many well 

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growth and have many other health 

benefits such as cholesterol reduction, 

anti inflammatory and antiaging 

properties. Following are 

some ingredients, their purpose and 

properties. 

Saw Palmetto: Saw palmetto 

and hair loss are better understood 

once some basic biochemistry is 

explained. Testosterone exists naturally 

in a man’s body. Sometimes 

an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase 

converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone 

(DHT). If you are 

sensitive to DHT, it can attack susceptible 

follicles on your scalp. Over 

time, the follicles produce finer and 

finer hair because the DHT causes 

them to weaken and miniaturize. 

Finally, the hair becomes transparent 

and the follicle is unable to 

produce hair. Researchers discovered 

that if the action of either the 

5-alpha reductase enzyme or DHT 

could be inhibited, the hair could be 

preserved. 

Pygueum Bark: The bark of the 

pygeum contains an oil with many 

active ingredients. Pygeum extract 

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reduce the number of sites where 

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126 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE 

H E A L T H 

MAY Is National Stroke 

Awareness Month 

National Stroke Awareness 

Month has taken place 

every May since 1989. 

Since then, the National 

Stroke Association has been honoring 

this special time of the year to 

increase public awareness of stroke 

in an effort to conquer it. 

Stroke is the third leading cause 

of death in this country, and can be a 

cause of serious disability. 790,000 

people will have a new or recurrent 

stroke each year and New Jersey 

ranks third in the number of strokes 

among residents. Often caused by 

uncontrolled high blood pressure, 

stroke is a medical emergency. 

For most people, high blood 

pressure has no noticeable symptoms, 

but can cause the heart muscle 

to stretch and thicken. Over time 

hypertension may cause the heart 

to stop pumping effectively. Organs 

such as the kidneys and brain are 

then deprived of oxygen and proper 

nutrients. 

Everyone should know the 

warning signs of a stroke: 

• Sudden numbness or weakness 

of the face, arm, or leg, especially 

on only one side of the body. 

• Sudden confusion, trouble 

speaking or understanding. 

• Sudden trouble seeing in one 

or both eyes. 

• Sudden trouble walking, loss 

of balance or coordination. 

• Sudden severe headache 

without a cause. 

If you believe that you or someone 

is having a stroke call 9-1-1 

immediately. Hospital emergency 

rooms are often able to give “clotbusters” 

that can limit the serious 

side effects of a stroke, but to be 

effective, these drugs must be given 

relatively quickly after heart attack 

or stroke symptoms first appear. 

High blood pressure can happen 

to anyone. Individuals are more 

likely to suffer from high blood pressure 

if they are overweight, smoke, 

Have your blood pressure checked regularly 

have a diet high in fat, lack exercise, 

drink alcohol heavily, are sensitive to 

salt in their diet or if they are under 

emotional stress. Post-menopausal 

women are more likely to have high 

blood pressure than their younger 

sisters, and sometimes it runs in 

families. Many people have high 

blood pressure and don’t know it. 

Remember the word FAST: 

F is for face. Ask the person 

you think may be having a stroke 

to smile. Does one side of the face 

droop? 

A is for arms. Ask him to lift 

his arms. Does one arm drift downward? 

S is for speech. Ask the person 

to repeat a simple phrase. Is his 

speech slurred or strange? 

And T is for time. If you observe 

any of these signs, call 9-1-1 immediately. 

“If you understand the warning 

signs and get to the hospital 

quickly we may be able to reverse 

the stroke itself,” said Dr. Dawn 

Kleindorfer, Assistant Professor of 

Neurology at University of Cincinnati 

School of Medicine. 


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128 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Keeping 


Math In Mind 

During the Summer 

Dr. N, The Math Guy 

At Mathnasium, we have 

come to know that children 

can put their minds into 

“vacation-mode” remarkably 

quickly and completely. So 

completely, in fact, that they can 

virtually wipe math from their minds 

in as little as a week. For instance, 

when our Mathletes returned to 

us after one week of spring vacation 

recently, it took them another 

week to return math-wise to where 

they were before vacation. If each 

week of vacation equals one week 

of catch-up, can you imagine how 

much review is needed after three 

months of vacation? Three months! 

This is the reason teachers in 

the public schools review for the 

first three months of the school year. 

What can we do as parents to keep 

“math in mind” during the summer? 

The answer is to consciously bring 

math into daily life. Travel, money, 

and time are great math “vehicles.” 

Travel time is a wonderful opportunity 

to pattern addition, subtraction 

and multiplication skills. While in 

the car, practice counting and take 

it beyond the concept of 1, 2, 3, 4, 

5 to 100 or 2, 4, 6, 8 (that gets so 

boring so quickly). I want you to vary 

three things—starting point (don’t 

always start at 1), direction (go up 

and down) and increment (count by 

different numbers). For example, 

count by 5’s starting at 11 (11, 16, 

21, 26, they will get the pattern 

quickly). Practice counting by 4’s 

starting at 4 (4, 8, 12) to pattern the 

times tables. Then practice starting 

at 13 and count by 10’s (13, 23, 33). 

Start at 87 and count backwards by 

10’s (87, 77, 67). Once mastered, 

start at 13 and count by 11 (say ‘11 

is like a 10 and 1 more!’). Then start 

at 18 and count by 9 (say ‘a 9 is like 

a 10 but 1 less!’). Don’t forget to 

change it up! 

Kids in kindergarten through 

12th grade can use math, learn to 

set goals and develop a responsible 

fiscal sense by using money. 

First, help younger children learn 

the value of each of our coins and 

bills. Then they can practice adding 

and subtracting when buying items 

and giving change while playing 

“store.” Second, give kids of all ages 

an allowance each week, and ask 

them how much that would amount 

to per day (division). 

Ask the reverse by stating they 

will be earning “X” amount of money 

a day. What would be the total in 

a week or a month? This teaches 

multiplication. Next, they can create 

a goal for themselves by deciding 

what they would like to purchase 

and finding out its cost, and then 

work to earn the money. Have them 

count the money earned daily (addition) 

and then subtract the total from 

the cost of the item (subtraction). 

Ask older kids who have parttime 

jobs to average the amount of 

money they earn each week and to 

estimate how long it will take them to 

earn the money they need. Finally, 

have your children calculate and 

save 10% of the money they earn. 

Time is another great vehicle 

for learning math. When many of 

our Mathletes first come to us, they 

cannot read an analog clock and are 

therefore missing out on a valuable 

opportunity to practice their math. 

We recommend that all parents purchase 

and use an analog clock in 

their homes. Kids of all ages can 

learn and practice their 5’s, 10’s, 

15’s, 30’s and 60’s tables by counting 

how many of each of those numbers 

are in an hour or day. 

Ask your children: “What time 

will it be in 10, 15, or 20 minutes?” 

“What time was it 15 or 30 minutes 

ago?” “How many 10, 15, or 20 

minute segments are in one or two 

hours?” “How many minutes are 

there in three hours, etc?” 

When parents keep math in mind 

and engage children in the process, 

children will keep math in mind too! 

Dr. N, The Math Guy, is John Napoli who 

owns and directs Mathnasium. 


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130 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Stop 

H E A L T H 

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to participate in a study 

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Stroke: 67% of stroke victims 

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High Blood Pressure: 40% of 

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Heart Attack: 34% of of people 

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have sleep apnea. 

Car Accidents: people who 

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People who use these appliance 

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132 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Treating 

H E A L T H 

Treating Low Back Pain 

Dr. Issac Kreizman and Dr. Charles Suede 

It is estimated that 80% of Americans will experience low back pain at some time dur- dur- 

ing their lives. Many of these people will choose to delay treatment hoping the pain 

will go away by itself. Procrastination is not the best avenue to take when experiencing 

back pain. 

It is extremely important to treat low back pain as 

soon as it starts, in order to avoid aggravation and 

making the problem worse. Untreated low back pain 

can cause changes in your posture, ability to walk, and 

weight bearing that may then worsen the problem or 

cause new ones. 

While every case of low back pain is unique, many 

can be helped with non-surgical treatments that combine 

medications, a regime of exercises and spinal 

injections. 

TREATMENT OPTIONS 

The rehabilitation of low back problems occurs in 

three phases. During the first phase, called the acute 

phase, pain management specialists treat pain and 

inflammation. Treatment options in this phase include 

ultrasound, electrical stimulation, mobilization via exercise 

and physical therapy, medication, ice and specialized 

spinal injections. 

In the second, or recovery, phase of treatment, 

flexibility and strength are developed to get the body 

parts into their proper positions. The goal of this phase 

is to get you back to your usual work, sports and lei- 

sure activities. This goal is achieved through specially 

designed exercises that rebuild the body. 

The maintenance phase is the third phase. The goal 

of this phase is to minimize recurrence of the problem 

and to prevent further injury. This often consists of a 

total body fitness program, designed to maintain body 

mechanics and increase endurance after the original 

symptoms have resolved. 

SPINAL INJECTIONS 

An example of non-surgical treatments is the use of 

injections of anti-inflammatory medications. Pain management 

physicians can now offer patients an improved 

method, called fluoroscopically guided spinal injections. 

This procedure can be used to relieve pain caused by 

a number of conditions including, one of the most common, 

herniated discs. 

Pain management physicians have found that in 

most cases, it is not the disc itself hurting the patient. 

The pain often comes when a nerve rubs over that herniated 

disc. The nerve becomes inflamed and swollen. 

The goal is to decrease the pain and to break the cycle 

of inflammation. 

It is rare that a patient needs to undergo surgery to 

treat a herniated disk. In many cases, anti-inflammatory 

medications can ease the pain. The advantage of fluoroscopically 

guided injections is that using X-ray technology, 

we can see bones and apply the steroid shot 

directly where it is needed to stop the pain. 

The body is constantly trying to heal itself. When 

the injection is localized to where the nerve is inflamed, 

it makes the swelling go down and the nerve can again 

move freely over the disc. These injections don’t mask 

the pain—they help to speed the healing. 

Therefore, the correct treatment approach emphasizes 

comprehensive or “whole” care. Pain physicians 

take the whole patient into account, not merely a specific 

symptom. Then they match treatment goals to a 

patient’s overall functioning and lifestyle. 

Dr. Isaac Kreizman MD is a board certified pain management specialist 

and Dr. Charles Suede MD is a board certified anesthesiologist, trained 

in pain management. 


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134 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Fostering 

H E A L T H 

Fostering Good Self-Esteem 

Low self-esteem has been 

linked to a number of 

emotional and behavioral 

issues, such as problems 

with addiction. People with low selfesteem 

tend to be more anxious, 

depressed, lonely, jealous, shy and 

generally unhappy. They are also 

more likely to behave in ways that 

pose a danger to themselves and 

others. Here are a few tips to boost 

self-esteem in your children, and 

anyone else around you. 

Note the way you look at your 

child. We do not walk around with 

a mirror in front of us, so we are 

not always aware of what our facial 

expressions are saying. Know that 

if your face brightens when you see 

your child, he or she will be receiving 

a message that you are happy to 

have him/her in your life. 

Be generous with praise. When 

you feel good about your child, 

mention it, even in front of family or 

friends. Try to point out the child’s 

strengths and good qualities. 

Use descriptive praise to let your 

children know when they are doing 

something well. Say, “It was great 

how you cleaned up your room. You 

found a place for everything. Or, I 

really liked how you accepted my 

answer of ‘no’ and didn’t lose your 

temper.” 

Teach your child to practice 

making positive self-statements. 

Self-talk is very important in everything 

we do. Psychologists have 

found that negative self-talk leads to 

depression and anxiety. It is important 

to teach children to be positive 

about how they “talk to themselves.” 

Some examples of useful self-talk 

are: “I can get this problem, if I just 

keep trying. It’s fine if our team lost 

today. We all tried our best and you 

can’t win them all. Making mistakes 

is part of being human. Let me 

learn from what I did wrong, forgive 

myself, and move on.” 

Avoid criticism that takes the 

form of ridicule or shame. Sometimes 

it is necessary and appropriate to 

criticize a child’s actions; however, 

criticism can easily deteriorate into 

ridicule. It is important to learn to 

use “I statements” rather than “you 

statements” when giving criticism. 

For instance, don’t say, “Why are 

you such a lazy slob? Can’t you 

take care of anything? Rather, say, I 

would like you to keep your clothes 

in the proper place in your closet 

or drawers, not lying all over your 

room.” 

Be generous with praise and laugh with your children 

Laugh with your children and 

encourage them to laugh at themselves. 

People who take themselves 

very seriously are undoubtedly 

decreasing their enjoyment in life. 

A good sense of humor and the 

ability to make light of life are important 

ingredients for increasing one’s 

overall enjoyment and self-esteem. 

If you or someone you know 

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Young Volunteers Are Our Future 

Jon Rosenberg and Lee Sherman 

Nonprofits in the United 

States don’t just benefit 

from government contracts 

and charitable 

donations. Over 62 million volunteers 

in the US provided more than 

8 billion hours of their time to nonprofits 

in 2010 at an estimated value 

of $160 billion. 

Like other nonprofits, Jewish 

organizations continue to struggle 

as competition for funding dollars 

climbs, government support 

declines and staffs are stretched 

thin. It is time for us to rethink the 

role of volunteers and how we are 

working with them—especially the 

next generation of young adult volunteers. 

Engaging young adults as volunteers 

for Jewish nonprofits has 

proven tricky, especially when it 

comes to connecting them with 

meaningful opportunities that have 

potential to have a real impact on 

clients or communities. 

The problem has not been a 

lack of willingness to volunteer 

among young Jews. According to a 

recent report, 78% of young Jewish 

women and 63% of young Jewish 

men said they had volunteered during 

the previous 12 months. But 

they tend to volunteer for one-shot 

engagements, and most of it occurs 

outside the Jewish community. 

Even as organizations struggle 

to sustain funding, we must do much 

more to engage volunteers. They 

must know about the opportunities 

available. 

That’s the impetus behind a 

new partnership between Repair 

the World, the service arm of the 

American Jewish community, and 

the Association of Jewish Family and 

Children’s Agencies (AJFCA). Their 

new Volunteer Initiative Program 

will focus on increasing volunteer 

opportunities for young people at 

Jewish Family Services organizations 

and on creating meaningful, 

effective service that better enables 

these agencies to deliver on their 

missions. 

Since April, 22 organizations 

have been working to create better 

volunteer programs, coming up 

with theories, putting those theories 

into practice and helping us see 

what works so we can spread the 

best practices to the rest of the JFS 

network—and then beyond to the 

broader Jewish nonprofit world. 

We have a century-long 

American Jewish history of helping 

others, be it the settlement houses 

of the turn of the 20th century, 

the vast network of Jewish hospitals 

that now exist primarily for a 

general population, or the work of 

the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society 

with immigrants that includes not 

only those pouring in from ravaged 

Jewish communities of Eastern 

Europe but also refugees from all 

around the world. 

Whether or not our young people 

are aware, many of our agencies 

began by assisting Jewish refugees 

and immigrants, orphans, and the 

poor and needy. These agencies 

are continuing to provide critical 

services to people of all ages of all 

religious and cultural backgrounds; 

with special needs and physical 

needs; and through economic challenges 

and life-cycle changes. 

It’s time that we introduce this 

crucial work and these impressive 

organizations to the next generation 

of volunteers, supporters and 

advocates. It’s time we foster pride 

in our contributions to our communities 

and enable young people to 

embrace their work as an entry point 

back into the Jewish community. 

Jon Rosenberg is CEO of Repair the World. 

Lee Sherman is president and CEO of the 

Association of Jewish Family and Children’s 

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138 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Present 

B O O K S 

Present at Sinai 

The Perfect Book to Study on Shavuot 

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila 

What will you study the night of Shavuot? 

How about immersing yourself in a collection 

of classic texts of rabbinic literature, 

creatively compiled and presented 

in one convenient volume by an iconic Nobel Prizewinning 

author? 

S.Y. Agnon’s “Present at Sinai: The Giving of the 

Law” is a rich anthology of Biblical, Talmudic, Midrashic 

and mystical texts—all on the subject of the giving of the 

Torah at Mount Sinai. 

In this unique volume, you will find texts that speak 

of the Torah’s mystical origins in heaven, prior to the 

creation of the world, the revelation of Torah by G-d at 

Mount Sinai, a section on the Ten Commandments and 

a post-Sinai reflection on the deeper meanings of Torah 

beyond Sinai. 

In “Present at Sinai,” Agnon is at once editor and 

author. As editor, he consulted hundreds of books of 

rabbinic literature and selected from them the texts to 

include. His talent as an author is expressed in the creative 

way that he arranged the texts. Rather than present 

them by chronology, Agnon presents the sources 

by theme. 

With his storytelling genius, Agnon arranged the 

texts in a flowing narrative, with the sources doing the 

talking in their original language. In this book, you are 

not reading stories written by the author; instead, you 

are reading one grand epic “story of Torah,” woven 

together by Agnon. 

As an author with a deep connection to his religious 

roots, Agnon related to the experience of Shavuot. 

In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, in 1966, 

Agnon said, “Who were my mentors in poetry and 

literature? First and foremost, there are the Sacred 

Scriptures, from which I learned how to combine letters. 

Then there are the Mishnah and the Talmud and the 

Midrashim and Rashi’s commentary on the Torah. After 

these come the poskim (one who decides Talmudic 

law) and our sacred poets and the medieval Sages, led 

by our Master Rabbi Moses, son of Maimon, known as 

Maimonides, of blessed memory.” 

Earlier in his life, in 1937, he wrote the story “The 

Sense of Smell,” where the narrator proclaims: “Since 

the Temple remains destroyed and we have no priests 

at service or Levites at song, instead I study Torah, the 

Prophets and the writings, the Mishnah, the halachah 

and the haggadot...” 

In both instances, Agnon connects himself to the 

sacred texts of the Jewish tradition, the very texts that 

helped him shape his unique style of writing in modern 

Hebrew literature. The language of Agnon’s novels 

and short stories is based on the Hebrew of rabbinic 

literature, whose many periods and genres he brilliantly 

synthesized in a style all his own. 

Agnon opens “Present at Sinai” with a Midrash 

about the creation of the world, where the Torah 

declares, “I was the artistic tool of the Holy One, blessed 

be He.” Much like the Torah served as G-d’s artistic tool 

in creating the world, so, too, did the library of Torah 

serve as Agnon’s artistic tool in creating his own world 

of literature. 

Agnon’s voice is deeply embedded in “Present at 

Sinai,” the voice of a modern author who is in love with 

the texts and language of his ancient tradition. Use 

“Present at Sinai” on Shavuot, and you will delight in the 

story of Torah, as told in its own language, by an author 

who loves his subject.” 

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P O L I T I C S 

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Senator Marty Golden 

Announces Re-election Bid 

State Senator Marty Golden 

recently announced his plans to 

seek re-election to represent the 

22nd District in the New York 

State Senate as the candidate of 

the Republican, Conservative and 

Independence Parties. 

In announcing his candidacy, 

Senator Golden stated, “The people 

who I proudly represent know of my 

tireless dedication on behalf of this 

great neighborhood. I have been a 

voice for our community in Albany, 

and I have never failed to stand up 

for what I believe to be the interests, 

and the needs, of the 22nd District.” 

Golden continued, citing passage 

of the second consecutive 

on-time budget as “the most recent 

evidence that the days of dysfunction 

in Albany are coming to an end. 

It’s time to turn this state around, 

and make our communities even 

better places to live, work, and raise 

families.” 

Golden’s achievements include 

a demonstration of an unwavering 

commitment to community service 

through the array of events sponsored 

by his office which include, 

summer concerts, tax preparation 

for seniors and low income taxpayers. 

He has authored over 75 laws 

most notably in the areas of public 

safety, tax cuts, economic development, 

and senior citizen issues. He 

continues to work to improve public 

safety in Brooklyn and throughout 

New York State. 

Congressman Ed Town Will Not 

Run for Re-election 

Congressman Ed Towns served 

Brooklyn with distinction, honor 

and integrity. Not only did he bring 

From Our Politicians 

Senator Golden will run for re-election. Congressman Towns will not 

together Brooklynites of all ethnicities, 

religions and walks of life 

in a diverse district that mirrored 

Brooklyn itself, but he made sure 

Brooklyn received its fair share from 

Washington. The ongoing renaissance 

of Brooklyn is due in no 

small part to his commitment, and 

nationally he was a leader in urban 

issues and fighting corruption on 

Wall Street, among other countless 

contributions. 

Borough President Marty 

Markowitz said, “I wish Congressman 

Towns well as he embarks on the 

next chapter of his life.” 

His exit leaves the race to 

the two men who’d been running 

against him, state Assemblyman 

Hakeem Jeffries and New York City 

Councilman Charles Barron, an outspoken 

former Black Panther who 

unsuccessfully challenged Towns 

in 2006. 

Councilman David Greenfield 

Is Making Our Streets Safer 

Councilman David G. 

Greenfield has successfully fought 

to have two of the worst stretches 

of streets in Brooklyn, which have 

long been a source of frustration 

for residents, repaved. Brooklyn 

Department of Transportation 

Commissioner Joseph Palmieri notified 

him that both 50th Street in Boro 

Park and Avenue P in Midwood 

and Bensonhurst will be completely 

resurfaced over the next few 

months. 

Greenfield personally showed 

Commissioner Palmieri the extremely 

poor condition of these streets 

during a recent tour of the district, 

and again demanded that they be 

repaved during a City Council hearing 

recently. 

According to the Commissioner’s 

office, Avenue P between 65th 

Street and Ocean Parkway will be 

repaved by early June, and 50th 

Street between 8th Avenue and 

18th Avenue in Boro Park will be 

repaved in July to minimize the 

impact on the main thoroughfare. 

Residents are asked to report 

any other streets that are in need of 

repairs to Greenfield’s district office 

at (718) 853-2704. 

No Tax on Clothing 

New Yorkers have gotten a 

much-needed tax break. As of April 

1st, we no longer have to pay the 

4% state portion of the sales tax on 

clothing and footwear purchases up 

to $110 per item. This will save con- 






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It’s time to raise the minimum wage 

over the year. 

It’s the latest tax break for 

New Yorkers, and consistent with 

Governor Cuomo’s efforts to restore 

fairness to our state’s tax code. 

Cymbrowitz’ Fight for 

Yeshivah Funding 

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz 

said that the state budget for 

2012-13 will be fairer to yeshivahs 

and undo past inequities. The 

Assemblyman highlighted a restoration 

of the cost-based formula 

for the Comprehensive Attendance 

Policy (CAP) program, as well as 

mandating that the New York State 

Department of Education develop a 

plan to reimburse delinquent reimbursements 

to religious schools; 

and a $3 million allocation that will 

provide bus service for New York 

City yeshivahs that are in session 

before 9:30 am or after 5 pm. 

“For years our yeshivahs did not 

receive the state reimbursements 

that they deserved. This year’s budget 

rights that wrong and also sets 

a process in motion for the schools 

to receive much of the monies they 

were owed since the inception of the 

Comprehensive Attendance Policy 

program in 2006,” 

Cymbrowitz explained. “Our 

yeshivahs provide a much needed 

service for families, offering them 

a religious education while at the 

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same time relieving some of the 

burden from public schools. They 

should not be unfairly saddled with 

the expense of state mandated services.” 

Raising Minimum Wage 

Senator Martin Malavé Dilan 

(D-Bushwick) and his Senate democratic 

colleagues hosted a public 

forum recently on increasing the 

New York State minimum wage. 

The forum was widely attended 

by members of the Democratic 

Conference, as well as religious 

leaders, business and advocacy 

groups who agree with the 72% of 

New Yorkers who in a recent poll 

favored an increase to the minimum 

wage. 

“An overwhelming number 

of New Yorkers feel it’s time to 

increase the minimum wage to better 

reflect the standard of living in 

New York,” said Senator Dilan. “An 

increase is long overdue as is action 

to bring New York wages in line with 

the rate of inflation.” 

That bill would raise the minimum 

hourly wage from $7.25 to 

$8.50 in 2013 and $9.25 in 2014. 

Additionally, the legislation links the 

minimum wage to the rate of inflation 

starting in 2015. 

Increasing the minimum wage 

by a $1.50/hour would help approximately 

one million workers, about 

11% of the New York’s workforce. 

The ripple effect of raising the 

state’s minimum wage to $8.50 

would account for roughly 7,500 

new jobs in New York. 

“Working class New Yorker’s 

deserve every opportunity to be able 

to thrive in this very difficult economy,” 

said Senator Dilan. “Together 

with my colleagues, I will continue 

to push for establishing a minimum 

wage that better represents an actual 

living wage.” 

Brookly GOP Endorses 

Congressman Michael Grimm 

Congressman Grimm 

The Kings County Republican 

Committee held their monthly 

meeting at their headquarters in 

Bensonhurst and unanimously 

endorsed Congressman Michael 

Grimm. a Republican who serves 

Brooklyn and Staten Island, in his 

bid for re-election to the United 

States Congress. 

“This unanimous vote proves 

that Brooklyn is 100% behind 

Congressman Grimm”, said Craig 

Eaton, Chairman of the Brooklyn 

GOP. “In his first term, Michael not 

only represented his constituency 

well in the halls of Congress, but as 

an outspoken critic of the Obama 

administration, he became a standard-bearer 

of the Republican party 

nationally by leading the charge to 

repeal ObamaCare and fighting to 

restore fiscal sanity in Washington.” 

“Congressman Grimm remembers 

that he works for the people 

living in his district. His offices in 

Brooklyn and Staten Island effectively 

work for our neighbors in 

all kinds of issues,” said Eaton. 

“Congressman Grimm never forgets 

that the welfare and quality 

of life of the people whom he 

represents matter most. He has 

shown with words and action that 

he is committed to making the lives 

of his constituents better,” Eaton 

concluded. 


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MACCABEES MOVIE Bros nor I want to make this movie 

based on your script,” Gibson wrote. 

Jewish groups criticized 

Gibson’s involvement in the film. 

Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and 

dean of the Simon Wiesenthal 

Center, said that he was pleased 

that the project is stalled. “Jewish 

history will be better off without Mel 

Gibson playing Judah Maccabee.” 

Eszterhas and Gibson 

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas 

said in a letter to Mel Gibson that 

the actor and filmmaker “hates 

Jews” after Warner Bros. rejected 

Eszterhas’ screenplay for Gibson’s 

movie about Judah Maccabee. 

The letter accuses Gibson of not 

really wanting to make the film, and 

sabotaging it, saying: “I’ve come 

to the conclusion that the reason 

you won’t make The Maccabees is 

the ugliest possible one. You hate 

Jews.” 

Eszterhas wrote that Gibson 

only wanted to make the movie 

so he could “convert the Jews to 

Christianity.” 

Gibson wrote a response to 

Eszterhas, published in the Los 

Angeles Times, in which he said that 

Eszterhas’ script was delivered late 

and that the draft was “substandard” 

and a “significant waste of time.” 

“Contrary to your assertion 

that I was only developing The 

Maccabees to burnish my tarnished 

reputation, I have been working on 

this project for over 10 years and it 

was publicly announced eight years 

ago. I absolutely want to make this 

movie; it’s just that neither Warner 

From Around the World 

TERRORIST CAUGHT 

Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in 

the Jordan Valley discovered seven 

homemade bombs on the body of a 

Palestinian man. 

The Palestinian attempted to 

cross the checkpoint with the bombs 

and several knives, according to the 

IDF. 

He planned to attack either 

Israeli citizens or soldiers during 

Passover. 

He was searched at the checkpoint 

after acting suspiciously. He 

also set off the metal detector. 

It is at least the third time in 

recent months that a Palestinian 

planning to carry out a terrorist 

attack has been caught at the same 

checkpoint. 

ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY 

INSULTS JEWS 

Cardinal Pell, the Archbishop of 

Sydney, recently called Jews,“the 

little Jewish people.” 

He said, “I’ve got a great admiration 

for the Jews but we don’t need 

to exaggerate their contribution in 

their early days. They weren’t intellectually 

the equal of the Egyptians 

or Persians—intellectually or morally. 

They were originally shepherds. 

They were stuck. They’re still stuck 

between these great powers.” He 

said this on television. 

Later, he suggested that the 

Germans had suffered more than 

the Jews during the Holocaust. He 

subsequently issued a statement 

clarifying his comments and insisting 

he did not intend to offend the 

Jewish community. 

PROTECTING THE MOUNT OF 

OLIVES 

The Mount of Olives is the site 

of a 3,000 year old Jewish cemetery 

going back to the period of the First 

Temple. It is the burial ground of the 

biblical prophets, great rabbinical 

sages across the centuries, as well 

as Israeli Prime Minister Menachem 

Begin, Hadassah founder Henrietta 

Szold and over 150,000 other Jews. 

When the Mount of Olives was 

in Jordanian hands during the period 

1948 to 1967, Jewish grave stones 

were desecrated and used, among 

other things, to pave a new road 

over part of the cemetery as well 

as for Jordanian army latrines. In 

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graves and attacks upon visitors 

have proceeded largely unhindered 

due to the absence of an on-site 

police force. The Israeli government 

has now installed 125 cameras and 

a team working to monitor them, to 

afford additional protection to the 

site and to those who visit family 

and other grave sites. 

The desecration of Jewish 

graves and the attacks upon visitors 

to the cemetery over the years led 

the security measures. ZOA (The 

Zionist Organization of America) 

National Chairman of the Board Dr. 

Michael Goldblatt said, “We praise 

the Netanyahu government for the 

action it has taken to protect and 

preserve the Mount of Olives as 

an important religious and historical 

site and the personal safety 

of all those who wish to visit it. 

We also praise the Conference 

of Presidents of Major American 

Jewish Organizations for expressing 

their clear support for these 

measures. 

“It is simply intolerable that, in 

the capital city of the sovereign 

Jewish state, an ancient, revered 

site like the Mount of Olives should 

be routinely vandalized and Jews 

visiting the graves of family members 

subjected to injury and threat. We 

praise Prime Minister Netanyahu, 

Minister of Public Security Yitzchak 

Aharonovich, the Mayor of the City 

of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, and all 

others involved in taking action to 

put an end to the desecration and 

life-threatening assaults that have 

plagued this revered Jewish site for 

years.” 


RICK SANTORUM DROPS OUT 

OF GOP RACE 

Rick Santorum ended his presidential 

campaign, effectively leaving 

Mitt Romney as the GOP candidate 

most likely to face President Obama 

in November. 

“This presidential race is over 

for me,” Santorum said in a recent 

speech. 

He had emerged from a crop of 

conservatives to become the most 

credible right-wing challenger to 

Romney, the former Massachusetts 

governor. He bested Romney in 

key Southern states, but could not 

defeat him in the critical Midwest 

and faced increasing calls to step 

down, allowing Romney to take the 

fight to Obama. 

Santorum alienated some 

national Jewish groups with his calls 

for Christian leadership. He was 

popular, however, among some in 

the pro-Israel community, and was 

the candidate who most explicitly 

pledged to use force to keep Iran 

from obtaining a nuclear bomb. 

SHAVUOT – THERE’S AN APP 

FOR THAT 

A new app is helping users 

observe a biblical commandment 

marking the period between 

Passover and Shavuot. The app is 

based on Rabbi Yaacov Haber’s 

book “Sefiros: Spiritual Refinement 

Through Counting the Omer.” Rabbi 

Haber is the leader of Kehillat 

Shivtei Yeshurun in Ramat Beit 

Shemesh. The Sefiros app serves 

as a reminder to count the Omer 

and gives daily advice such as “find 

two things in your life that conflict 

and make them harmonize.” It also 

includes the entire text of the 2008 

book “Sefiros.” 

PUERTO RICAN HOLOCAUST 

MEMORIAL 

A monument to victims of the 

Holocaust was unveiled recently in 

front of the Puerto Rico Capitol 

Building. 

“Puerto Rico is honored to 

have one of the largest and most 

important Jewish communities in 

the Caribbean,” said Puerto Rico 

Governor Luis Fortuno during the 

ceremony. “It’s a community that 

has contributed to every aspect of 

our society; the economy, commerce, 

housing, education, architecture, 

arts and music. Today we 

honor the more than 6 million Jews 

who lost their lives during one of history’s 

darkest chapters.” 

The monument stands next 

to two other monuments honoring 

heroes of Puerto Rico, including 

members of the US armed forces 

from the protectorate who were 

killed during wars, and members 

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of the Puerto Rican police who lost 

their lives in the line of duty. 

“Let this monument and this 

place serve to renew our eternal 

commitment to peace, tolerance, 

respect for life and love of neighbor, 

so that another tragedy like 

the Holocaust never again repeats 

itself,” Fortuno said. 

HONORING RAUOL 

WALLENBERG WITH A 

CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL 

Representatives Gregory Meeks 

and Nan Hayworth, the original cosponsors 

of the legislation to award 

a Congressional Gold Medal to 

Raoul Wallenberg have announced 

that over 300 members of the House 

of Representatives have signed on 

as co-sponsors allowing Speaker 

Boehner to bring the legislation to 

a vote on the floor of the House 

of Representatives in honor of the 

annual days of remembrance. 

“During this year’s Days of 

Remembrance we honor Raoul 

Wallenberg, whose courage saved 

tens of thousands of Jewish lives 

at a time when the machinery of 

a diabolical government was 

determined to destroy them and 

all those who stood in defiance. 

Mr. Wallenberg lives on today in a 

million descendants of the people 

he saved, and he richly deserves 

the honor of a Congressional Gold 

Medal. It’s a privilege to be a lead 

sponsor of this legislation together 

with Congressman Meeks, and 

to have such strong support from 


Holocaust Memorial in San Juan, Puerto Rico 

our colleagues in the House” said 

Congresswoman Nan Hayworh. 

13th Avenue in Brooklyn will be 

co-named Wallenberg Way, thanks 

to the local members of the City 

Council David Greenfield and Brad 

Lander. 

FAKE EVICTION NOTICES 

More than 200 students at 

Florida Atlantic University’s Boca 

Raton campus received fake eviction 

notices from a pro-Palestinian 

group. 

The notices were posted by the 

campus group Students for Justice 

in Palestine. Some of the students 

who did not read the notice carefully 

thought that they were actually 

being evicted, a Jewish student 

said. “We’re considering it a 

hate crime,” Rayna Exelbierd, 20, 

a Jewish student said. People felt 

threatened by it. 

Andrew Rosenkranz, director 

of the Anti-Defamation League’s 

Florida region, said the university is 

going to open an investigation into 

the incident. 

MORE SANCTIONS FOR IRAN 

President Obama has said there 

would be more sanctions imposed 

on Iran if there is no breakthrough in 

nuclear talks with global powers in 

the coming months. At a news conference 

in Colombia, Obama said 

negotiations between Iran and six 

world powers that resumed recently 

would not stretch on indefinitely and 

would require Iran to act. “Now, the 

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clear to Iran and to our negotiating 

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Anti-Semitism on Campus 

At Brooklyn College, Rutgers and Brandeis University 

You wouldn’t think it would be 

happening here, at Brooklyn 

College, but it seems anti- 

Semitism is everywhere. 

Brooklyn College faculty members 

recently accused the school’s 

administration of discriminating 

against qualified Jewish professors 

by rejecting their bids for appointments 

and promotions. 

“Jews are having a problem with 

Provost William Tramantano. He’s 

making it harder and harder to bring 

in Jews. He doesn’t want Jews,” 

according to Hershy Friedman, 

Deputy Chairman of the Business 

Department. 

Brooklyn College’s Provost William Tramantano has been accused of being anti-Semitic 

State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, 

a Brooklyn College graduate, called 

to have Tramantano removed, after 

hearing of the accusations. 

Hikind, in a letter to City 

University of New York Chancellor 

Matthew Goldstein, said there is a 

“pervasive pattern of anti-Semitism 

at the highest levels of Brooklyn 

College.” 

Critics cited cases in which they 

claim Jewish professors were passed 

over, despite being recommended by 

faculty screening panels. 

While Tramantano declined to 

comment, Brooklyn College defended 

its hiring practices. 

“Decisions about hiring, promotion 

and tenure are made with utmost 

care,” a college spokesman said. 

The Israel Law Center (Shurat 

HaDin), a civil rights group, is carrying 

out a legal campaign in response 

to “an alarming number of incidents 

of harassment and hate crimes 

against Jewish and Israeli students 

on US college campuses.” 

“Anti-Israel rallies and events 

frequently cross the line into blatant 

anti-Semitism, resulting in hateful 

attacks against Jews,” the center’s 

lawyer Nitsana Darshan-Leitner 

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Another university that has 

attracted criticism over anti-Semitism 

on campus is Rutgers, the 

State University of New Jersey. 

Aaron Marcus, a senior at 

Rutgers, said he was dubbed a “racist 

Zionist pig” in a public Facebook 

posting by a fellow student. 

According to Marcus, that comment 

was made after he questioned 

a Rutgers University student assembly 

decision to donate money to the 

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, a 

nonprofit organization with close ties 

to the Islamic charity the Holy Land 

Foundation, which funds Hamas. 

Marcus said he complained 

about the incident to the university 

administration, but was told the student’s 

comments were protected 

under the US Constitution’s First 

Amendment, and she had a right to 

freedom of speech. 

“They didn’t even mention that 

her actions were in direct violation 

of the student code of conduct or 

acknowledge the fact that she was 

taking part in an extreme case of 

campus bullying,” Marcus said. 

Lawyer Kenneth Leitner, Israel 

Law Center’s Director of American 

Affairs, said “perpetrators of hate” 

are exploiting academic ideals. 

“By condoning it, college administrators 

have allowed an environment 

of intimidation and hostility 

against Jewish students and faculty 

to fester on campus,” Leitner said. 

This sort of harassment and 

intimidation interferes with students’ 

educational rights, and poses a 

threat to their physical safety and 

well-being. 

The center hopes the legal 

warnings will prompt US colleges to 

take action against what it says is a 

growing problem of campus hatred. 

Former Brandeis University student 

Herschel Hartz said US universities 

are guilty of a double standard 

by allowing anti-Semitism to thrive 

while protecting students of other 

ethnicities against discrimination. 

“Brandeis University ignores 

anti-Semitism and seeks to brush it 

under the rug,” he said. 

Hartz said that when he confronted 

his then-roommate over 

anti-Semitic messages posted on 

an online instant messaging service, 

the roommate assaulted him. 

He called campus police, and 

eventually took the issue to court 

and obtained a restraining order. 

Brandeis didn’t do anything to 

protect him, Hartz said. 

The Israel Law Center’s website 

Aaron Marcus 

“If you look into the history of 

Brandeis University around that 

time, a freshman student was 

expelled for putting posters on the 

campus expressing an inappropriate 

joke about Islam. The double 

standard is amazing,” he said. 

The Law Center recently sent 

letters to university heads reminding 

them of their legal obligations to 

monitor the funding and activities of 

all on-campus student groups, and 

warning them that by failing to do 

so, could be breaking the law. 

The letter cited a recent ruling 

by the US Supreme Court, which 

held it is illegal to provide any support 

to a terrorist organization, even 

if that support appears to be relatively 

benign. Providing any support 

to a terrorist organization, even for 

supposed humanitarian purposes, is 

enough to incur criminal liability. 

The Law Center points to 

the Muslim Students Association 

(MSA), which operates in hundreds 

of college campuses in the US, and 

which it describes as “the university 

arm of the Muslim Brotherhood 

organization.” 

“Although I have no information 

that any MSA chapter is directly 

supporting Hamas at this time, 

certain MSA chapters have openly 

supported Hamas in the past, and 

your institution must remain vigilant 

of the difference between protected 

speech and prohibited conduct, 

especially as it pertains to funds that 

your institution knowingly provides,” 

the Law Center’s letter reads. 


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Anti-Bullying Documentary 

Is Bringing Its Message to Jewish Teens 

Debra Rubin 

Emotional, 

E 

raw and frustrating—that’s 

how Oz 

Fishman described his 

reaction to Bully, a documentary 

that follows five students 

who face bullying on a daily 

basis. The movie also focuses on 

two victims of bullying who killed 

themselves. 

“I think every single person who 

wants to be a member of any community 

should see this film,” said 

Fishman. 

As international co-president 

of the Jewish youth group BBYO, 

Fishman has been in a position to 

help make Bully available to Jewish 

teens and their parents throughout 

the country. 

BBYO has partnered with The 

Bully Project, which made the documentary, 

to bring the film to Jewish 

teens. Bully opened in limited 

release on March 30th; two days 

later, BBYO held the first two of 15 

private screenings that it will host 

nationwide. 

The much-discussed film has 

fueled the national conversation 

over how to prevent bullying. The 

Bully Project aims to have one million 

teens see the movie and sign 

a pledge promising to take a stand 

against bullying and be role models 

by not spreading hateful rumors and 

not ignoring those who do. 

Bully filmmaker Lee Hirsch is 

delighted by BBYO’s participation. 

“BBYO has rallied around this 

film in a way that has absolutely 

been inspirational to me as a filmmaker 

and as a Jew,” Hirsch said. 

“It’s been an extraordinary thing to 

witness.” 

BBYO members were trained as 

facilitators for discussions that follow 

the screenings. The discussions use 

a Jewish study guide developed by 

BBYO. The guide provides a Jewish 

foundation for the teens to talk about 

the film and about bullying, according 

to Rabbi David Kessel, BBYO’s 

chief program officer. 

“When you’ve seen a movie 

like Bully, it’s personal in a way 

because all of these teenagers have 

seen bullying in real life, know a 

friend who’s been bullied,” Rabbi 

Kessel said. “The guide gives them 

a Jewish way to talk about it.” 

Fishman, 18, was particularly 

struck by remarks in the film from 

the father of one of the suicide victims. 

“The father said, ‘We’re nobody; 

we’re just some random people. 

Had this happened to a son of 

a politician, it would have been 

on the front pages everywhere,’” 

Fishman recalled. “It is shocking to 

me that anybody would ever feel 

so worthless and meaningless that 

their child, having been bullied to a 

point of suicide, wasn’t worthy of the 

world’s attention.” 

As Jews, he said, “It’s part of 

our values to do our best to stop 

bullying. That’s how we build a better 

world.” 

“The concept behind The Bully 

Project is that it takes a movement, 

it takes a village” to change 

attitudes, “and you can be that 

change,” said Estee Portnoy, who 

chairs BBYO’s international board of 

directors. “That really aligned” with 

BBYO’s Stand Up campaign. 

The rabbi says he already sees 

a culture shift. “We haven’t solved 

the problem,” he said, “but we’ve 

taken a major step forward.” 

Throughout BBYO’s 87-year 

history, the organization has 

brought leadership training, community 

service opportunities, Jewish 

education, a connection to Israel, 

and positive identity to thousands of 

Jewish youth in North American and 

beyond. 




J E W I S H C O M M U N I T I E S A R O U N D T H E W O R L D 

Tunisia’s Jews Are Wary of Political Developments 

Armin Rosen 

synagogue that had 

been bombed 10 

years ago, Tunisian 

President Moncef 

Marzouki said Tunisia is committed 

to the security of its Jews and that 

they are equal citizens under the 

law. 

In December 2011, the 

Constituent Assembly of Tunisia, a 

body elected to govern the country 

and draft a new constitution, elected 

Marzouki as the interim President of 

the Tunisian Republic. 

Marzouki’s visit was part of a 

ceremony to mark the 10-year anniversary 

of the 2002 Al Qaeda truck 

bombing attack on the El Ghriba 

Synagogue in Djerba. 

Some Jews in the country have 

been unsettled by demonstrations in 

Tunisia over the last three months 

in which ultra-conservative religious 

Salafi groups with alleged ties to Al 

Qaeda called on Muslims to kill or 

wage war against Jews. 

Local Jewish community leaders 

applauded Marzouki’s visit to the 

synagogue and said they were optimistic 

about the future of Tunisia’s 

2,600-year-old Jewish community. 

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“It is a blessing to live together 

as Tunisians. Muslims and Jews, our 

bonds challenge the hatred of the 

Salafists,” said Perez Trabelsi, president 

of the El Ghariba Synagogue 

and the Jewish community of Hara 

Segira, Djerba. 

“The day-to-day living situation 

for Jews has not changed since the 

revolution, and we hope it will never 

change. We don’t live in fear. I am 

sure the government will put an end 

to these hateful speeches that we 

have seen in videos,” he aded 

Relations between Tunisia’s 

educated and politically engaged 

citizens and the country’s 1,500 

Jews have always been mutually 

beneficial. “As long as there are 

Jews in the world there will be Jews 

in Tunisia,” said Jacob Lellouche, 

owner of the only kosher restaurant 

in the Tunisian capital. 

But more than a year after 

Tunisia became the first Arab country 

to overthrow its dictator through 

a popular, nonviolent uprising, two 

religion-inspired political movements 

are challenging Tunisia’s cosmopolitan 

political and social attitudes, 

and are threatening to reverse the 

El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba 

country’s long-standing moderation 

toward Israel and the Jews. 

Ennhada is a moderate Islamist 

political party. After the government 

of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali collapsed 

in the wake of the 2011 Tunisian 

revolution, Tunisia’s interim government 

granted the group permission 

to form a political party. Since then 

it has become the biggest party 

in Tunisia, so far outdistancing its 

more secular competitors. 

Located just 80 miles off the 

coast of Sicily, Tunisia has been 

colonized by foreign powers from 

the Roman Empire to modern 

France. But unlike other countries 

with a long colonial history, Tunisia 

has historically been a place where 

Middle Eastern and European values 

and ideas have converged, reinforcing 

one another without causing 

conflict or social discord. 

Educated Muslim Tunisians 

acknowledge that the Jews are a 

crucial part of this history. 

“The Jews came to Tunis and 

developed commerce and trade 

here, and many came after they 

were expelled from Iberia,” said 

Abdel-Hamid Larguech, a history 

professor. “These were factors in 

how Tunisia became more cosmopolitan.” 

Modern Tunisia has had a history 

of moderation on Israel-related 

issues. In 1965, Habib Bourguiba, 

the president from 1957 until 1987, 

caused a brief crisis in relations 

between Tunisia and several other 

Arab governments when he outlined 

a plan for recognizing Israel in 

exchange for the establishment of a 

Palestinian state. 

Official diplomatic contact 

between Israel and Tunisia, established 

in 1996, lasted just four years. 

Travel to Israel is fairly routine 

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despite the lack of official recognition. 

Yet, since Ben Ali was overthrown, 

there have been hints that 

Tunisia’s moderation—and its moderate 

position toward Israel—could 

be eroding. 

When the Islamist Ennahda 

party won 43% of the vote in 

Tunisia’s first post-uprising parliamentary 

elections, they wanted to 

put Islamic law in the country’s new 

constitution; it didn’t happen. Many 

Tunisians still fear that the party 

could take the country in an uncomfortably 

radical direction. 

Party co-founder Rached 

Ghannouchi has publicly praised 

the mothers of suicide bombers 

and spoken about “the extinction of 

Israel.” 

Walid Bennani, vice president 

of Ennahda’s parliamentary contingent, 

says his party believes that 

peaceful relations with the Jewish 

State would be possible as soon 

as Israel makes peace with the 

Palestinians. 

“The constitution is not the place 

to legislate relations between countries,” 

he added. 

However, Ghannouchi said that 

there could be no normalization 

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with Israel. “Tunisians’ problem is 

with Zionism, not with Judaism,” he 

reportedly said. 

Tunisia also has a growing and 

increasingly vocal Salafist movement. 

Tunisia’s Salafists are Islamic 

fundamentalists, inspired by Saudi 

Arabia’s restrictive version of political 

Islam, who felt oppressed by the 

secular, republican character of the 

Bourguiba and Ben Ali regimes. 

Every major political party, 

including Ennahda, condemned the 

Salafists. 

So far, Tunisia’s moderate and 

secular political culture has kept the 

Salafists on the social and political 

fringes while frustrating Ennahda’s 

ambitions for an overtly Islamic constitution. 

And as far as the Jews 

are concerned, Tunisian moderation 

has endured during the transitional 

period. 

In Tunis itself, Jewish life is 

more developed than in most other 

Arab capitals. Although only 500 

Jews remain in the city, it boasts 

a Jewish school, a yeshivah and 

a kosher food service, as well as 

the Grande Synagogue de Tunis, 

a 1930’s art-deco masterpiece still 

The Grande Synagogue de Tunis 

topped with a colossal, gilded Star 

of David. The southern island of 

Djerba has more than 350 students 

in Jewish schools. 

The post-revolutionary sense of 

openness has yielded one major 

gain for Tunisia’s Jewish community: 

After Ben Ali stepped down, 

Lellouche launched Dar el-Dekra 

(House of Memory), which he 

describes as the first Tunisian organization 

aimed at celebrating and 

promoting the country’s Jewish heritage. 

“Ben Ali used to instrumentalize 

the Jewish community,” Lellouche 

said. “Ben Ali wanted to say to 

France and America that the Jews 

live until now in Tunisia because he 

wants them to live here.” 

With Ben Ali gone, there’s a 

new opportunity to develop Jewish 

life in Tunisia without contributing 

to the public image of a widely 

despised autocrat, said Lellouche, 

who also is planning a Jewish 

museum. 

Still, he remains wary. The 

Salafists have chanted ‘death to the 

Jews’ during their marches three 

times.” 


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National Sermon in Malaysia Calls 

Jews the Main Enemy 

The official government sermon delivered in mosques across Malaysia 

called Jews the “main enemy.” 

The sermon, prepared and distributed 

by the Federal Territory 

Islamic Affairs Department said that 

“Muslims must understand Jews are 

the main enemy to Muslims, as 

proven by their egotistical behavior 

and murders performed by them.” 

It also called on community 

leaders to increase the awareness 

and understanding of the importance 

of Jerusalem, referring to it by 

its Arabic name, al-Quds. 

“The honor of al-Quds and the 

al-Aksa mosque must be defended 

by all Muslims, as it is holy land that 

must be blessed,” the sermon said. 

The sermon “makes a mockery 

of Malaysia’s Constitution, 

which promises that religions other 

than Islam may be practiced in 

peace and harmony in any part 

of the Federation,” Rabbi Abraham 

Cooper, associate dean of the 

Simon Wiesenthal Center, said in a 

statement. “Further, it threatens the 

few Jews in Malaysia and millions 

beyond its borders.” 

The following day, an officially 

sanctioned state seminar, 

“Strengthening the Faith, the 

Dangers of Liberalism and Pluralism 

and the Threat of Christianity 

towards Muslims. What is the Role 

of Teachers?” was convened by the 

Johor Education Department and 

the Johor Mufti Department, which 

required 55 schools to send two religious 

teachers each to deal with the 

“threat” of Christians to Malaysian 

Muslims. 

Muslims burning an Israeli flag in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia 

In light of the two incidents, 

the Simon Wiesenthal Center 

announced a travel advisory to 

Malaysia, calling on its Jewish and 

Christian supporters “to re-evaluate 

any travel plans to Malaysia, whether 

on business or as tourists.” 

The center also said it will ask 

the US State Department to launch 

its own investigation of state-sponsored 

religious bigotry in Malaysia. 

Since its establishment in 1957, 

Malaysia has rejected formal diplomatic 

relations with Israel and 

has kept contacts minimal at best. 

Reasons include Malaysia‘s desire 

to cultivate ties with the Arab countries 

and the power of domestic 

Islamic trends. Malaysian animus 

toward Israel grew during the 1960s, 

although a certain level of commer- 

cial activity between the two countries 

was tolerated. In 1981 the openly 

anti-Semitic Dato Mahathir bin 

Muhamad was elected Malaysia‘s 

prime minister, and he continued his 

public condemnations of Israel and 

Jews while strengthening Malaysia‘s 

support for the PLO. Although during 

the Oslo era he somewhat moderated 

his statements, he ended 

his tenure in October 2003 with an 

anti-Semitic diatribe at a meeting 

of the Organization of the Islamic 

Conference. Since then Malaysia 

has remained cool toward Israel, 

claiming that relations depend on a 

solution of the Palestinian problem. 

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Dato’ 

Sri Mohd Najib, had repeatedly 

called for religions to forsake intimidation 

and violence. 

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M O T H E R ’ S D A Y 

L e s s o n s L e a r n e d 

Happy 

Mother’s Day! 

Randi Shomer 

Being a mother is a full time job and no amount of words can paint a picture depicting 

what it entails. We can try to describe what our mothers have taught us, in a paragraph, 

but it won’t fully portray all the hard work and hours spent molding who we were into 

who we ultimately became. 

Over the years, we shared secrets with our moms and she shared her wisdom with us. 

We learned how to be good mothers by example. We salute all mothers. Happy Mother’s 

Day! We love and appreciate you! 

Denise Shemesh 

With love from Raquel Phauskin, 

Renee and Elliot Shemesh 

Our mother has taught us many lessons throughout 

our lives. One of those lessons is the importance 

of helping others. We have seen our mom offer help 

to friends, family, and even strangers. Whenever we 

would ask her for advice she was there for us. We have 

learned from our mother the importance of true hesed. 

On several occasions we have seen our mother running 

errands for people. She always made time for everyone. 

Our mother taught us the greatest lesson of all: don’t 

focus on what you have, focus on what kind of person 

you can be. We try to emulate her and hope all of the 

lessons that she has taught us make her as proud of us 

as we are of her. 

Here are some tributes to community moms: 

Michele Meyer Sutton 

Love, Renee and Teri 

Mom, you are the most unique woman we know. 

You are full of life, kindness and we love you for your 

wacky sense of humor. There’s never a dull moment 

when we’re together. You’ve taught us how to be great 

wives and excellent mothers, by example. You continuously 

show us that confidence and independence are 

beautiful and tell us we should hold our heads up high 

and actively pursue our dreams, especially those that 

seem unattainable. You are always there for our family 

with open arms and a loving heart. We hope that one 

day we are at least half of the amazing woman that you 

are. We love you! 

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Alberta Mandel 

Love Always, Pamela, Michele and Jaclyn 

The dedication and unconditional love you have 

given and continue to give us is the true definition of the 

word “mom.” You are the foundation that holds our family 

together, and for that we are thankful. The lessons 

you instilled in us continue to shape our everyday lives. 

Even today, with children of our own, we always know 

that we can turn to you for guidance. 

Mom, it’s been a hard year for you since grandma 

passed away, but we know that she was always proud 

of the parent you became. We hope that we will always 

make you as proud. Happy Mother’s Day! 

Roselyn Levy 

Love, Karen 

My mother Roselyn Levy truly defines the meaning 

of the word suffe (homemaker). Never have I seen a 

woman who is so devoted to her family and making sure 

that everyone has what they need. 

In life we learn by example, and my mom has been 

a wonderful example. Everyone knows that her home 

and heart are open to all. 

Growing up, I always heard: pick up this and do 

that, now as a mother, myself, I find myself mimicking 

my mother. Sometimes, I sound so much like her, that 

I turn around to see if she’s standing behind me. I saw 

the way she took care of my dad, and knew that one day 

I would do the same for my husband. 

She taught me never to walk into anyone’s home 

empty handed. That is one of many lessons that has 

stuck. 

Looking back, I realize she has been teaching me 

all my life. I just never knew it until I got married. She is 

my best friend—the first person I talk to in the morning. 

I am one of three siblings and my mom has always 

given each of us love and affection and attention, without 

any of us feeling slighted. When she was talking to 

you, it was all eyes on you. We are always put first. As 

long as we are happy, she is happy. 

When I had my children, my mom was with me 

every step of the way, through the good, the bad, and 

the tears. When I called, she came running. 

My mom instilled so many lessons and I find myself 

doing the same with my daughters. 

Mommy, I want to thank you for making me who I 

am today. I hope I do you proud. It is hard to fill your 

shoes, but if I can fill just one of them, I’m good. It is 

truly an honor to walk beside you and to have you as 

my mother. Hashem has blessed me and my brothers 

and especially my dad with an aishet chalil (woman of 

valor). Thank you, I don’t think that I could’ve gotten 

this far in my life without you guiding me. I love you so 

much. Happy Mother’s Day! 

Sophie Kozy 

Love, Michael, Ilana and Lenora 

A mother like you is surely 

every child’s dream. You walk in 

a room and your smile is contagious. 

You have always taught 

us to be so grateful for what we 

have. As children what we used to 

call “mom’s lectures” we now look 

at as golden advice. Mom, the 

gift you have is to see each child 

separately, for who we are, and it 

is priceless. We hope that we can 

give our children what you have given to us. We love 

you and wish you a Happy Mother’s Day! 

Karen Nahem 

Love, Sarah, Renee and Allyson 

Our mother is an unbelievable wife, friend, daughter, 

and person. To her daughters, she is the best mother 

anyone can have. We have learned many invaluable 

lessons from her that have helped us to become better 

people and navigate through life’s ups and downs. 

However, one lesson stands out above all the others; 

and that is her steadfast commitment to her family. She 





Lessons Learned... 


always puts us before herself and makes sure that we 

are happy. 

There is no limit to how far she will go or how much 

she will do for us! Her dedication is what makes our 

family so strong. This devotion that my mother has to 

our family is something that we hope to emulate as we 

begin families of our own. We really appreciate everything 

that you do—we love you! 

166 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE Lessons Learned... 

Lily Hamra 

Love, Aliza Salem 

There are not enough words to explain how amazing 

my mother, Lilly Hamra is, but I will try. She is filled 

with love and kindness and everything she does is 

for her children. Her life is her family and she will do 

anything to make sure they are happy. Her beauty is 

immeasurable, both inside and out, and she presents 

herself with elegance and grace. 

I never understood how much my she loves me, 

until I became a mother. When I was young, I would 

say, “Don’t worry mom, I will be fine,” and her answer 

would be, “I will always worry about you.” Now, as a 

mother, I understand what that means. I wish there was 

a way to show her how much I appreciate all that she 

has done for me, but right now all I could do is follow in 

her footsteps, and if I’m a quarter of the mother she is, 

then I know my children will be just fine. 

Mom, I love you more than you will ever know. 

Thank you for being there for me, and always taking 

care of me, and I hope to make you proud. 

Fran Gindi 

I love you mom, Norma 

My mom has taught, and continues to teach me, 

important values that I will hold onto forever. I’ve learned 

to always keep things in perspective, to count my blessings 

for my health and family and to always remember 

who I am and what I can accomplish, if I put my mind to 

it. She is the foundation of our family and we continue 

to build on her strength. My mom is my partner in business 

but more importantly she is first and foremost my 

mom. She is there to listen, protect and guide me, as I 

go through life’s challenges. 

Ruth Schweky 

From, Jimmy, Nicole, Albert, 

and Rochelle Assis 

While growing up, 

I never really understood 

how much work 

goes into being a great 

mother. Two children 

later, I finally understand. 

I have to say 

that my mom is one 

of the greatest mothers 

out there. With her 

support, help and continued 

strength, she 

has been by my side 

every step of the way 

to guide me. 

She taught me 

cooking techniques, 

patience with my children, 

but overall how to make everything fun! 

However, it’s not only about what she has taught 

me, it’s also about the time she spends with us. She 

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and surprises them with what they like. She is caring 

and loving and we wouldn’t be anywhere without her. 

Ma, I love you very much and thank you for all you 

do. I can never repay you, but I will always appreciate 

you. Thank you for the time you devote to us and for 

the talks we have. Thank you for the things you taught 

me and for all your help with my children. You’re like 

the mother that Jimmy’s never had and he loves you for 

that. Albert and Rochelle have the greatest grandma in 

the world and they love you, too. Happy Mother’s Day! 

Shelly Brown 

Jeannie and Max, Elliot 

and Danielle, and Robyn. 

Our mother is our best friend. She is always there 

for us when we need her and she always supports us 

no matter what we want to do. She taught us right from 

wrong, and most importantly she encouraged us to help 

everyone who is in need of help. Our mom didn’t just 

talk, she set an incredible example. That trait is one we 

feel is most important and hope to emulate. We love 

you mom! 

168 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE dren. She knows what they like and what they don’t like, 

Lydia Sabbagh 

From Natalie Suede 

Life lessons my mother taught me: “Somebody else 

has it worse.” Those were my mother’s words to me 

many years ago when I was going through some difficulties 

in my personal life and I was complaining to her 

about them. I don’t think she realized the impact they 

would have on me. 

She explained that no matter what I was experiencing 

at that very moment, there was someone in the 

world whose situation was worse than mine. She wasn’t 

trying to trivialize my problems; she was trying to show 

me that I could find strength in the fact that my problems 

weren’t as severe as I perceived them to be and that I 

could tackle them with a positive attitude. 

I think she was also trying to get me to focus on, and 

appreciate, the positive things I did have, so that I could 

experience and enjoy life while I was living it, the way she 

did, instead of letting it pass me by. To this day, I wake up 

every day, and thank Hashem for all my blessings. 

Thanks for teaching me a very valuable life lesson, 

one that I try to pass on to my own children. Happy 

Mother’s Day, Mommy! 

Randi Shomer is a mother of four children, a community member, and 

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the first time in the history of Ilan, we are the official champions 

of the girls BJE Basketball League. 

In a stunning nail biter, the 

Ilan Invaders recently became 

league champions, ending SKA’s 

(Stella K. Abraham High School 

for girls) 17 year winning streak. 

The excitement had been building 

since the prior week when Ilan 

played MDY in the semi-finals, 

winning that game by one point! 

They continued on in the 

same dramatic fashion in the final 

game, during which the audience 

was sitting on the edge of their 

seats. 

As the game began, the Ilan 

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Champions 

Champions 

five out of 

six shots 

from the 

foul line, 

L i n d s a y 

R u m e l d , 

who scored 

two amazing 

three pointers 

and MVP, 

R e b e c c a 

Cohen, who 

scored six 

points and was 

r e s p o n s i b l e 

for multiple offensive rebounds, 

blocks, and steals. 

By the end of the 3rd quarter, 

the score was tied; nonetheless, 

the Invaders were focused on 

the win, with the help of Rachel 

Benatar taking control of a strategy 

plan during the last time out, 

and Audrey Harary managing to 

steal the ball four times in the 

4th quarter. It was sheer pandemonium 

at the MDY gymnasium 

when cheers of joy broke out as 

Ilan scored the winning basket 

with only one minute to go! 

Looking back on the whole 

season, senior Evelyn Missry 

reflected, “This will remain one 

of my best memories of my years 

at Ilan.” Coach Abadi credits this 

championship win to “coming 

together as a team and holding a 

seamless offense.” 

AP scholars, National Merit 

Commended students, hesed 

volunteers, published authors 

and distinguished alumnae—Ilan 

High School is honored to add 

champion athletes to that list! 

Congratulations Ilan Invaders! 


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T H I N G S T O D O 

May Programs 

AT THE MUSEUM of JEWISH HERITAGE 

The May public programs at the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living 

Memorial to the Holocaust include entertaining films, holiday celebrations, 

cutting-edge and classical music performances, and compelling 

discussions about a wide range of literary topics. 

May 9th at 7 pm 

Chutzpah Fest 

Hosted by Myq Kaplan (Last 

Comic Standing) featuring Yael 

Kraus, Zack Borer and other artists 

to be announced. 

This showcase welcomes a lineup 

of the best, new Jewish talent. 

Visit www.mjhnyc.org for details and 

a list of this year’s cutting-edge performers. 

May 13th at 2:30 pm 

Like Mama Used to Make 

Gail Simmons a judge and critic 

on Top Chef; Melissa Clark, from the 

New York Times and Alan Richman, 

GQ food writer will join Gabriella 

Gershenson to celebrate Mother’s 

Day. 

These distinguished food writers 

will discuss Jewish foods, home 

cooking, and the influence of their 

mothers in forming their culinary 

memories. 

Call (646) 437-4202 or visit 

www.mjhnyc.org for details. 

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Paul Newman in Exodus 

May 16 at 6 pm 

Exodus Wednesday 

Movie and Discussion 

Directed by Otto Preminger; 

based on the novel by Leon Uris; 

pre-screening discussion with Ira B. 

Nadel, author of “Leon Uris: Life of 

a Bestseller.” 

The epic story of the 1947 voyage 

of the Palestine-bound ship 

Exodus and the founding of the 

State of Israel inspired this critically 

acclaimed film starring Paul 

Newman and Eva Marie Saint. 

The program is presented in 

conjunction with the 65th anniversary 

of the voyage of the Exodus. The 

screening will include a 15-minute 

intermission. Complimentary light 

snacks will be available. Journalist 

Ruth Gruber, who photographed the 

passengers on the historic ship, will 

be in attendance. 

Ira B. Nadel is a Professor of 

English at the University of British 

Columbia and the author of many 

books. 

May 23rd at 7 pm 

Munich 1972: 

Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at 

the Olympic Games 

Author David Clay Large takes 

a look back at the 1972 Olympic 

Games, in advance of this summer’s 

London Olympics. The 1972 games 

took place in West Germany. The 

events surrounding the shocking 

kidnapping and murder of members 

of the Israeli team will be discussed. 

Drawing on a wealth of newly 

available sources from the time, 

Large interweaves the political 

drama surrounding the games with 

the athletic spectacle featuring such 

key figures as the city itself, the 

visionaries who brought the games 

to Munich, and the athletes and their 

attempted rescuers. 

David Clay Large is professor of 

history at Montana State University 

and the author of “Berlin; Where 

Ghosts Walked: Munich’s Road to 

the Third Reich” and “Nazi Games: 

The Olympics of 1936.” 




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Lag B’Omer 

This year, Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, is celebrated on May 10, 2012. Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day 

of S’firat Ha’Omer (the Counting of the Omer). 

According to the Talmud, 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva 

died in one short period, because “they did not show proper 

respect to one another.” And all of them died between Pesach 

and Shavuot as a result of a mysterious G-d sent plague that 

raged during the days of the Omer counting. For that reason, it 

is customary to observe a period of mourning during this time. 

Weddings are not held, hair is not cut, and music is not heard. 

This period is a time to reflect upon our midot (values) and 

improve our relations with others. 

We are obligated to count 

the days from the second night of 

Pesach to the day before Shavuot— 

seven full weeks. This period is 

known as the Counting of the Omer. 

These 49 days represent the 

49 days of preparation from yetziat 

Mitzrayim (the exodus from Egypt) 

to Matan Torah (the giving of the 

Torah) on Shavuot, the 50th day of 

counting the omer. 

Through the years, the Omer 

period has become identified with 

sad memories. Massacres occurred 

during the period of the Romans 

and later still during the Crusades. 

In the days of the Roman Emperor 

Hadrian, the Jews—led by Bar 

Kochba—attempted to drive out the 

foreign oppressors from Judea. The 

revolt was unsuccessful, and thousands 

of Jews lost their lives during 

the fighting. 

Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the 

counting of the Omer, is observed 

as a day of rejoicing because on this 

day, the students of Rabbi Akiva did 

not die. Lag B’Omer is a festival in 

the middle of days of mourning that 

precede and follow it, when the ban 

on weddings and joyful occasions 

is lifted. 

Lag B’Omer is also the anniversary 

of the death of the Talmudic 

Sage and disciple of Rabbi Akiva, 

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of 

the Zohar. The Zohar which means 

“The Shining Light,” deals with the 

mystical teachings of the Torah. 

Tens of thousands of Jews congregate 

at Meron, the burial place 

of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and 

his son, Rabbi Elazar. Rabbi Bar 

Yochai requested that his students 

celebrate his yahrtzeit. Even though 

the death of such a great Sage is 

a sad event, there is also joy surrounding 

the fact that he attained his 

final reward (as the Zohar explains), 

and the fact that he revealed many 

deep secrets of the Torah to his students 

on his dying day. 

It is said that on the day Rabbi 

Shimon died, a great light of endless 

joy filled the day because of the 

secret wisdom he revealed to his 

students. That secret wisdom was 

recorded in the Zohar. The sun 

It is customary to light bonfires 

on Lag B’Omer 

did not set until Rabbi Shimon had 

revealed all that he was allowed to 

reveal. As soon as he was done, the 

sun set and he died. 

Lag B’Omer is characterized 

by a day of outings. In Israel and 

throughout the Diaspora, the day 

is celebrated with picnics, and it is 

customary to light bonfires and sing 

and dance around them. 

The fire that surrounded the 

house, preventing any but Rabbi 

Shimon’s closest students from 

approaching, serves as a basis for 

the custom of lighting bonfires on 

Lag B’Omer. And because of the 

happiness back then, we celebrate 

with happiness now, as well. 

Many parents wait until their son 

is three to cut his hair, and the first 

haircut is usually on Lag B’Omer. 


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Greek Jews Fea r for Their Future 

Gavin Rabinowitz 

Patricia Alcalay, 24, has 

been unemployed since 

she finished her nursing 

degree in December, 

2010. Her father lost his job four 

months ago, a year shy of retirement 

and her older sister, who was 

studying abroad, meanwhile, found 

work in the Netherlands and is not 

returning to Greece anytime soon. 

Stories like these have become 

common among the Jewish community 

in Greece which, like the rest of 

the Greek population, is struggling 

to stay afloat in a country engulfed 

in the 5th year of an economic crisis 

that shows no sign of abating. 

Approximately 5,000 Jews live 

in Greece—about 3,500 in Athens, 

1,000 in Thessaloniki and the rest 

scattered elsewhere—and community 

leaders say they are laboring 

to maintain Jewish institutions 

and deal with the additional heavy 

demands on welfare programs. 

Some of the leaders fear a greater 

threat to the community’s future: 

an exodus of young, unemployed 

Jews leaving a country where they 

see little hope. 

“It is a very difficult situation, 

because of the financial crisis in 

Greece. It affects the Jewish community 

very heavily,” said Benjamin 

Albalas, President of the Jewish 

Community of Athens, an association 

that provides funding for the 

city’s Jewish institutions. “We are 

supporting two synagogues, the 

school, the cemetery, a community 

center and a number of needy 

people that is growing all the time.” 

As the need for community aid 

has increased, the funding to the 

Community donations have dropped by 50% at Beth Shalom Synagogue in Athens, 

since the start of the financial crisis. 

communal institution has decreased 

sharply. 

Much of its revenue comes from 

Jewish community-owned commercial 

and residential properties dating 

back before World War II, when 

some 78,000 Jews lived in Greece, 

many in the northern port city of 

Thessaloniki, a community that was 

almost wiped out entirely in the 

Holocaust. 

In the past year, the Greek government, 

faced with chronic income 

tax evasion, imposed steep property 

taxes in a bid to raise state income. 

“And because of the general situa- 

tion, the people who rent properties 

have either left or they have asked 

for lower rents,” Albalas said. 

In addition, he said, donations 

from hard-hit community members 

have dropped 50%. 

As part of the harsh austerity 

measures imposed on Athens, 

the Greek government has slashed 

pensions, lowered public and private 

sector wages, and reduced 

tens of thousands of state jobs, all of 

which have hurt the weaker sectors 

of the Jewish community. 







Greek Jews.. 


“Our two main problems since 

the crisis are that pensions have gone 

down and there is very big unemployment,” 

said Isaak Mordechai, 

Deputy Head of the Athens welfare 

committee. “Pensions have diminished 

so much, people cannot live.” 

The Jewish Community of 

Athens is providing direct assistance—financial 

help, supermarket 

food vouchers, and medical and 

psychological support to approximately 

60 people. “But it is clear that 

a lot more people are going to need 

help,” he said. 

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s 

Board of Governors voted to grant 

about $1 million over two years to 

help Greece’s Jewish communal 

institutions continue operating. Other 

Jewish groups have offered aid, too. 

However, community leaders in 

Athens and Thessaloniki say they 

have not been officially informed of 

the decision and the money has yet 

to arrive. 

The money is earmarked to help 

the Jewish communities of Athens 

and Thessaloniki cover specific initiatives, 

including shlichim (Israeli 

emissaries to the community), 

counselors for the Jewish summer 

camp and financial assistance to the 

Jewish school in Athens. 

As of late February, the 

American Jewish Joint Distribution 

Committee had donated $330,000 

for welfare and school scholarship 

to the Athens Jewish Community. 

Such funding, however, will not 

keep the institutions alive and support 

the needy. 

National unemployment is more 

than 21% and tops 50% among 

those under 25. Albalas says the 

levels are about the same in the 

Jewish community. For the young, 

the future looks like a wasteland. 

“I have occasionally had some 

part-time jobs, but nothing permanent. 

It’s very disappointing,” said 

A child takes part in the weekly Shabbat ceremony at the Athens Jewish 

Kindergarten. Will there be a job for her in the future? 

Alcalay, who has been searching 

for work as a nurse for 16 months 

and is considering abandoning her 

profession. 

“I’m looking for a job in any field 

now because I need the money. I 

don’t have anything else apart from 

my parents, and both of them are 

also unemployed,” she said. 

Alcalay is not alone. “There are 

many of my friends who have just 

finished university this year or last 

and can’t find jobs,” said Evie Leon, 

24, a former head of the Jewish 

Youth of Athens. 

The community tries to help. 

Jewish businessmen network to find 

jobs for the young unemployed. Two 

young men receive stipends for taking 

part in a daily minyan. 

“We are talking about simple 

jobs, we are not head hunting,” 

Mordechai said. 

But ultimately it is not enough. 

“The unemployment is so bad 

that unfortunately they are leaving 

for abroad, either to study or find 

work,” said David Saltiel, who heads 

Thessaloniki’s Jewish community, 

where the situation is equally grim. 

Leon says her friends in 

Greece are “depressed and 

stressed.” The rest have left and 

“are not planning on coming back 

until the situation gets much, 

much better.” Even though she 

has a job, she also is “looking 

into opportunities to leave the 

country.” 

Alcalay’s 25-year-old sister 

is among those who left to study 

and did not return after she found 

a job with an IT company in the 

Netherlands. 

“She wants to come back in a 

few years, but I don’t recommend 

it,” Alcalay said. “Even though I love 

her, I say don’t come back because 

you will be unemployed.” 

Those who leave are doing what 

they can for themselves and their 

families. But leaders know and fear 

the toll this will have on the community. 

“When our young generation 

leaves and becomes well established 

abroad, I think it will be difficult 

for them to return,” Saltiel said. 

“We will become a community of old 

people.” 




E M P L O Y M E N T 

Planning for 

a Layoff 

Barry Cohen 

selor, it always saddens me 

when I hear the news that 

a client of mine is being laid 

off. No one ever seems to 

be fully prepared for the emotional, 

financial and social reactions. 

Make sure that you are fully prepared 

if you think there’s a chance 

you may be laid off. Consider taking 

the following job precautions: 

Back Up Everything 

Back up everything that is important 

to you and keep a copy at home, 

away from the office. If you are laid 

off, your company might block your 

network and email access. Respect 

confidential information but make 

copies of any correspondence, personnel 

file information, letters, referrals, 

figures and statistics you might 

need to show examples of your 

work. 

Copy lists or directories that you 

may think will help you later in a job 

search. Make sure you have copies 

of your performance appraisals, 

reviews and letters of reference. 

180 t MAY 2012 t IMAGE In my role as a career coun- 

Duplicate Your Rolodex 

Contacts may be more important 

than skills in some careers. 

Backup your contacts, databases 

and important lists. These could be 

key in networking into a new position 

later on. 

Update Your Resume 

When you are stressed out 

and under pressure, the last thing 

you want to do is craft a resume. 

Remember to highlight accomplishments 

and what you have done 

to increase revenues, save money 

and solve problems. 

Establish a Personal 

Email Account 

This can be extremely helpful 

for storing backup files or to 

use for referring your resume to 

prospective employers. Start using 

the email address on all your correspondence 

and on your resume. 

Use an address close to your name 

rather than one that reflects your 

profession. 

Create an Achievement File 

Create a portfolio with a list of 

achievements, work samples, newspaper 

articles and praise. This can 

support your worth. 

Take Inventory 

Do a mental inventory of your 

career. Look at your accomplishments, 

qualifications and transferable 

skills. Determine what your next 

steps might be and whether you wish 

to stay in your profession. Would you 

wish to seek out a competitor? 

Renew Subscriptions 

Renew memberships in professional 

organizations and realize that 

they are great places to network. 

Keep Up with Industry Contacts 

Touch base with clients and 

people that you may have met at 

trade shows or through industry 

association’s even competitors. It 

can be as simple as a phone call 

or email message. This will keep 

your name fresh in their minds when 

job opportunities come their way or 

when you might need their help in 

your job search. 

Line Up Referrals 

Ask a coworker, former boss or 

client if they would write a letter or 

give a positive reference on your 

behalf and make this part of your 

portfolio. 

Get a Support System In Place 

Who can you rely on in hard times? 

You may need emotional or spiritual 

support, advice or counsel or even 

financial support should it come to that. 

Act Fast 

If your company announces layoffs, 

don’t wait to see what happens 

down the road or to see if any 

actions might affect you. This way, 

you’ll be ready if you are asked to 

leave. Protect yourself. Remember, 

success and living well is always the 

best revenge! 

Barry Cohen is an award-winning career 

counselor and international resume writer. 



J E W I S H H I S T O R Y 

The Titanic 

Marshall Weiss 

Of the 2,225 people 

aboard the Titanic 

on its maiden 

voyage, 1,512 

perished in the 

frigid waters of 

the North Atlantic 

when the ship 

went down. 

Charles Kennell was among the nearly 700 

crew members to die that night. Born in Cape 

Town, South Africa, the 30-year-old listed his 

address as 6 Park View, Southampton, the port 

city in southeast England from which the Titanic 

would embark. 

Kennell had already served on the Titanic’s 

sister ship, the Olympic, which took its maiden 

voyage in 1911. Kennell was the ship’s “Hebrew 

cook.” The Titanic had kosher food service. 

Midway through the great wave of Eastern 

European Jewish immigration to America— 

which brought two million Jews to the United 

and Jewish History 

States between 1881 and 1924—major passenger 

lines crossing the Atlantic began instituting 

kosher food service for its Jewish passengers, 

mainly immigrants in third-class steerage. 

But historians and authors who explore 

and preserve the body of knowledge about the 

Titanic know little else about kosher food and 

Jewish life aboard the ill-fated liner. 

“It’s been a very tough subject to get much 

on,” said Charles Haas, president of the Titanic 

International Society. “My research has generated 

more questions than answers. It’s been 

frustrating because I haven’t been able to find 

anybody who knows for sure almost anything.” 

Haas and John Eaton are authors of five 

books on the Titanic. 

Over the years, they’ve cultivated friendships 

with survivors and their descendants, 

conducted Titanic research in England and 

Northern Ireland, and have plunged to the 

ocean floor to see the Titanic’s wreckage. 

The two will be among the guest lecturers 

on the Titanic Memorial Cruise from 

Southampton to New York, April 8-19 aboard 

the Balmoral Cruise ship. 

The earliest reference Haas has found 

about kosher service on an ocean liner dates 

to 1904. 

“There was an article in the Trenton Times 

in June 1904 that said ‘American Line officials 

arranged another innovation in the form of special 

kosher cooks for the Jews. The English will 

have their meals served separately and their 

cabins will also be separate from those of the 

Jews.’ And that was on the S.S. Philadelphia.” 

One of the big names in shipbuilding at 

that time, Haas said, was Albert Ballin, chairchairman of the Hamburg-American Line. In 1905, 


Ballin, who was Jewish, decided to place separate 

kosher facilities on all of his steamships between 

New York and Bremen. 

According to a contemporary news article 

about the Hamburg-American line, the addition of 

kosher service was “in accordance with a request 

from a number of representative Jewish organizations.” 

Valery Bazarov, director of family history and 

location services for HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant 

Aid Society, also confirmed the first decade of 

the 20th century as the beginning of kosher food 

service on liners crossing the Atlantic. He added 

that HIAS, which continues to help resettle Jewish 

refugees to America, established a kosher kitchen 

at Ellis Island in 1911. 

“The White Star Line, although we tend to 

think of them as the steamship line of luxury, they 

really catered to the third class, because they 

made more per head on the third class tickets 

than they did on a first-class,” Haas said. “And if 

they could get word-of-mouth advertising where 

immigrants reached America and wrote home and 

said how wonderfully they were treated on the 

White Star Line’s ships, that was the best kind of 

advertising they could hope for.” 






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On the Olympic and the Titanic, Haas said, the largest 

cabins in third class accommodated six. In some 

cases, there were cabins for four and even two. 

“The third class, in most cases, were accustomed 

to waiting on others,” Haas said. “And here for the 

first time they had stewards serving them. And there’s 

even a notice on the bottom of the menu saying, ‘any 

complaints regarding the lack of civility from a steward 

should be reported to the chief steward immediately.’” 

As in all steerage arrangements of the time, Titanic’s 

third-class passengers were segregated by gender. The 

men were in the bow of the ship, unmarried ladies in the 

stern, and families were also in the stern. 

Haas, who is not Jewish, has attempted to track 

down details of Titanic’s kosher facilities while conducting 

research in Belfast, where the Titanic was built, at 

Harland and Wolff shipyard. He’s never seen a kosheronly 

menu card specific to the Titanic. 

“To the best of my knowledge, there’s not specific 

reference to kosher food on any of the menus that have 

survived,” Haas said. “I don’t know whether that would 

have been done by word of mouth or it might possibly 

have been at the time passengers booked their tickets.” 

He and Eaton have seen a generic 1911 White Star 

third-class menu that indicates the availability of kosher 

meat. The menu was part of an advertisement for the 

Olympic. 

“In terms of artifacts that have been retrieved from 

the ocean floor,” he said, “we’ve not seen any kosher 

service dinnerware.” Karen Kamuda, Vice President of 

Titanic Historical Society Inc. said that on the Titanic, all 

kosher “china, stoneware and silver-plate or other serving 

utensils were marked in Hebrew and English either 

‘meat’ or ‘milk.’” The same standards, she indicated, 

“applied for all classes, and even first class silver-plate 



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was marked ‘milk’ or ‘meat.’ Kamuda 

added that “rabbis regularly inspected 

the liners’ catering departments in both 

Southampton and New York.” 

There are fundamental questions of 

when and who decided to hire a Hebrew 

cook for the Titanic’s kitchen. Who and 

when were (which) Jewish authorities called 

in for consultation? For the actual implementation 

of the facility. 

But Eaton did remember that about 

20-25 years ago, likely at the Ulster Folk 

and Transport Museum in Holywood, 

Northern Ireland, he caught a brief 

glimpse of a Titanic deck plan that included 

a space indicated by an arrow for 

kosher service. 

“It was a small space as I recall,” he 

said, “scarcely large enough for a single 

sink or workspace. It was not the size of 

a full installation of ranges and sinks, by 

any means.” 

Eaton made a return visit to the 

Ulster Museum last spring and asked if 

staff could find that deck plan again. They were unable 

to locate it. 

Haas said that before the Olympic, was scrapped 

in 1935, all the contents of the ship were sold via auction. 

The auction included Olympic’s kosher kitchen and 

supplies, including a cooking range with rack and hood, 

stoking irons, dressers, cupboard, sink, tilings and light 

fittings. 

The 1909 US Immigration Commission report on 

steerage conditions may give an indication of the role of 

Charles Kennell, Titanic’s Hebrew cook. 

An immigration agent who reported on “new steerage 

conditions” wrote: “The Hebrew steerage passengers 

were looked after by a Hebrew who is employed 

by the company as a cook, and is at the same time 

appointed by the rabbi as guardian of such passengers. 

This particular man told me that he is a pioneer in this 

work. He was the first to receive such an appointment. 

It is his duty to see that all the Jewish passengers are 

assigned to sleeping quarters that are as comfortable 

and as good as any; to see that kosher food is provided 

and to prepare it. He has done duty on most of the ships 

and on each he has instituted this system of caring for 

the Hebrews and then has left it to be looked after by 

some successor.” 

Yet all of these upgraded accommodations for 

steerage passengers in general and Jewish immigrants 

in particular couldn’t substitute for the absence of 

common-sense safety measures at every level on the 

Titanic. 

Speeding through a North Atlantic ice field, its crew 

ignoring warnings from nearby ships, lifeboats for only 

half of those on board, poor communications among 

crew members, and an off-duty wireless operator on 

the nearest ship, the Titanic struck an iceberg on April 

14 and sank. 

Of the 710 third-class passengers on board, only 

174 escaped death. 

The survivors arrived at New York’s Pier 54 at 9:30 

pm on April 18. 

The following day, The New York Times reported 

that “A score of the Titanic’s steerage were taken to the 

Hebrew Sheltering Home and Immigrant Aid Society for 

the night.” 

If the body of Charles Kennell, was ever retrieved, 

his remains were never identified. 


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The Capture of Adolf Eichmann 

it’s worth retelling for those too young to 

remember and those who have never heard it 

before. This month marks the 52nd anniversary of the 

capture of Adolf Eichmann. 

After the defeat of the Nazis in May, 1945, Adolf 

Eichmann, the RSHA (Reichssicherheitshauptamt) specialist 

on Jewish matters, was arrested by American 

forces and taken to a prisoner of war camp. There, he 

easily changed his identity. 

He was moved around and later, with the help of 

Senior SS officers, was provided with false documents 

which identified him as Otto Henninger from Breslau. 

He travelled to Prien, where he was sheltered by a 

widow named Nelly Krawietz, the sister of a former SS 

officer. Soon, thereafter, Eichmann and Nelly travelled 

to Hamburg, where they parted. He continued to the 

small town of Eversen, where he lived and worked for 

the next two years. 

Fearing he would be caught, like numerous Nazi 

fugitives, he went from Germany, through Italy to 

Argentina. In December, 1950, he wrote a coded message 

to his wife, Vera, telling her that he was alive 

and that she should make arrangements to join him in 

Argentina. 

Vera, and the three Eichmann children Klaus, Horst 

and Dieter slipped away to Italy and boarded a boat 

in Genoa, for Argentina. They disembarked in Buenos 

Aires in early July, 1952, where they were met by Adolf 

Eichmann posing as their uncle Ricardo. 

In the spring of 1953, he moved his family to a small 

house in Buenos Aires, where they lived for over six 

years. 

Eichmann tried his hand at various jobs, a transport 

manager, manger of a rabbit farm, a warehouseman 

and in March 1959 he obtained a job as a welder and 

mechanic at the Mercedes Benz plant. In 1953, Vera 

gave birth to a fourth son, who was named Ricardo 

Francisco Eichmann. 

Eichmann maintained various friendships with former 

SS comrades who had also escaped to Argentina, 

Eichmann, during WWII 

one of them was Otto Skorzeny, and through Skorzeny, 

Eichmann met Wilhelm Sassen, who had served in the 

Waffen-SS during the war. 

Sassen, a journalist, met with Eichmann over a 

five month period during 1956 and recorded 67 tape 

reels, which produced a script of 695 pages, covering 

the Final Solution and Eichmann’s role in it. The project 

ended with Eichmann dissatisfied over Sassen’s 

less than faithful transcriptions so he started to make a 

handwritten version. Extracts of the Sassen version was 

published in Life Magazine. 

In 1958 Eichmann bought a plot of waterlogged 

land in the Bancalari district of Buenos Aires, and with 

his sons built a house, which bore the address 14 

Garibaldi Street. 

Just as he thought he was more secure, the Israeli 

Secret Service was beginning to close in on him, from a 

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During 1956, Klaus Eichmann 

struck up a relationship with Sylvia 

Hermann, whose father Lothar, had 

also settled in Argentina. But his 

path had been very different from 

Eichmann’s, as he was half-Jewish, 

and had fled Germany after 

being incarcerated in a concentration 

camp. 

Lothar Hermann had met Klaus 

Eichmann but then the family 

moved away. Later, Lothar spotted 

a newspaper article that mentioned 

Eichmann’s name and figured out 

that Klaus Eichmann was the son of 

Adolf Eichmann. He took decisive 

action. 

Hermann wrote to the judicial 

authorities in Frankfurt, who passed 

on the letter to Fritz Bauer, the 

Attorney General of Hesse, a former 

concentration camp prisoner, 

who sent all the information he 

had to Walter Eytan, the Director 

General of the Foreign Ministry, who 

arranged a meeting with Isser Harel, 

the Director of the Israeli Secret 

Service. 

Though Israel was a new nation, 

it had already developed a skilled 

intelligence service. A special unit, 

called Mossad, dedicated its first 

few decades to the capture of terrorists 

and war criminals. The head 

of Mossad, Isser Harel, immediately 

took charge of the hunt for 

Eichmann. 

He chose a special team of 30 

agents, several of them survivors 

of the Holocaust, to assist in the 

operation. The Israeli government 

decided that Eichmann should be 

brought to Israel to stand trial. 

Because many Nazi sympathizers 

found refuge in South America 

during the war, the Israelis knew 

that a diplomatic extradition would 

be difficult, if not impossible, to 

obtain. 

Mossad Chief Isser Harel 

In April, 1959, Simon Wiesenthal 

noticed an obituary notice for Frau 

Maria Eichmann in a Linz newspaper, 

and amongst the mourners was 

listed Vera Eichmann, in addition 

to this in February 1960 a newspaper 

carried the death notice of 

Eichmann’s father Adolf Karl, and 

Vera Eichmann and the boys were 

listed amongst the mourners. 

Wiesenthal also passed this latest 

information onto the Israeli’s 

who were pursuing Eichmann. 

Zvi Aharoni, a Mossad agent 

went to West Germany to look at 

Eichmann’s file, and Harel consulted 

with David Ben Gurion about the 

news that Eichmann was living in 

Argentina. Ben Gurion agreed that 

it would probably be best to kidnap 

Eichmann and bring him to Israel to 

stand trial. 

Zvi Aharoni flew to Buenos Aires 

with false papers and made contact 

with some workmen at Eichmann’s 

old address. Meanwhile, Harel 

appointed Rafi Eitan, a senior intelli- 

gence officer, to lead the task force. 

At the end of April Aharoni and 

four other Mossad agents arrived 

in Argentina. Over the next fortnight 

more Mossad agents arrived. 

Harel flew to Argentina at the 

beginning of May 1960, after seeing 

David Ben Gurion, for a final briefing, 

to head this historic mission, 

which was fraught with danger. 

Initially the task force maintained 

surveillance of Eichmann’s 

home, and established the daily 

pattern of his movements. They 

were able to establish that the 

bus dropped him off at 7:40, every 

workday evening. Eichmann left 

the bus every day in the dark, 

and made his way to his house on 

Garibaldi Street, along a deserted 

street. 

On Wednesday May 11, 1960 

the task force took up their positions 

around Eichmann’s house, two 

cars were waiting, one in Garibaldi 

Street, the other was parked nearby, 

partly concealed by a railway bridge. 

The car in Garibaldi Street contained 

the members of the “snatch squad,” 

Ahahoni was at the wheel, with him 

were Rafi Eitan, Zeev Keren and 

Peter Malkin. 

The bus was late that day, at 

around 8 pm it arrived and Eichmann 

stepped off, unaware of what was to 

follow, and that his long period as 

a fugitive from justice was about to 

end. 

Keren simulated a break down 

as Eichmann approached, Malkin 

pounced on him and in the struggle 

that followed the pair fell over and 

toppled into a ditch by the side of the 

road. Eichmann screamed, struggling 

violently, but he was overpowered 

as the snatch team re-grouped 

to bundle him into the car. 


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Adolf Eichmann... 


Eichmann was pushed onto the 

floor at the rear of the car, and 

bound and motorcycle goggles covered 

with tape were placed over his 

eyes. He was covered with a blanket, 

and warned not to resist further, 

to which he replied, “I have already 

accepted my fate.” 

Eichmann was driven to a safe 

house, examined by a doctor, just 

in case he had poison, was dressed 

in pajamas and the initial interrogations 

commenced. After some hesitation 

and lies, Eichmann confirmed 

his true identity, and after a few days 

he agreed to stand trial in Israel, 

after first stating he would only stand 

trial in Argentina or Germany. 

On May 20, 1960, he was 

drugged by a doctor and driven to 

the Ezeiza Airport supported by two 

Mossad agents. The plan was to 

switch Eichmann with a steward on 

the El-Al flight that had arrived the 

day before. 

The car was waived through 

security, the Mossad agents wearing 

flight crew uniforms aroused no 

Eichmann, at his trial 

suspicions, Eichmann was half-carried 

onto the aircraft, and strapped 

into a seat. 

The aircraft took off just before 

midnight on May 20, 1960. At 7:35 

am on the May 22, 1960, Adolf 

Eichmann set foot on Israeli soil, to 

face justice. 

His trial aroused international 

interest, bringing Nazi atrocities 

to the forefront of world news. 

Testimonies of Holocaust survivors, 

especially those of ghetto fighters, 

generated interest in Jewish resistance. 

The trial prompted a new 

openness in Israel; many Holocaust 

survivors felt able to share their 

experiences as the country confronted 

this traumatic chapter. 

Israeli attorney general Gideon 

Hausner signed a bill of indictment 

against Eichmann on 15 counts, 

including crimes against the Jewish 

people and crimes against humanity. 

The charges against Eichmann 

were numerous. He had coordinated 

deportations of Jews from Germany 

and elsewhere in western, southern, 

and northern Europe to killing 

centers. He made deportation plans 

down to the last detail. Working with 

other German agencies, he determined 

how the property of deported 

Jews would be seized and made 

certain that his office would benefit 

from the confiscated assets. 

Eichmann was also charged 

with membership in criminal organizations. 

As head of the Gestapo’s 

section for Jewish affairs, Eichmann 

coordinated with Gestapo Chief 

Heinrich Mueller on a plan to expel 

Jews from Greater Germany to 

Poland, which set the pattern for 

future deportations. 

For those and other charges, 

he was found guilty and sentenced 

to death. On June 1, 1962, he 

was executed by hanging. His body 

was cremated and the ashes were 

spread at sea, beyond Israel’s territorial 

waters. The execution of Adolf 

Eichmann remains the only time 

that Israel has enacted a death 

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M I D D L E E A S T 

Israeli Prime Minister 

Benjamin Netanyahu 

discussed an attack 

on Iran, at their recent 

White House meeting, 

and devoted considerable attention 

to the Syrian crisis, focusing on 

the hundreds of surface-to-surface 

missiles armed with chemical and 

biological warheads possessed by 

Syria. The peril of the Assad regime 

launching them now tops America’s 

chart of threats looming over Israel 

and Turkey. 

President Obama prevailed 

upon Prime Minister Netanyahu to 

hurry up and patch up relations 

with Turkey, which he was willing 

to assist, because it would take 

a combined US-Turkish-Israeli military 

effort to ward off an attack by 

Syria’s poisoned missiles. Indeed, 

if the Syrian conflict is not solved, 

America might be forced to turn its 

missile shield against Assad’s missiles 

before they are needed against 

an Iranian attack. 

The hazard could be accelerated 

if Syria’s President Bashar al- 

Assad decides to respond to foreign 

military intervention in Syria with 

extreme violence. 

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor 

Lieberman recently offered humani- 

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tarian aid to Syria’s beleaguered 

civilian population. Assad could take 

this as provocation deserving of 

reprisal by missiles—first those carrying 

chemical warheads, then biological 

ones. 

Assad might respond to an 

Iranian request to take part in a preemptive 

strike launched by Tehran 

or Iranian retaliation for attacks on its 

nuclear facilities by the US or Israel 

or her might transfer the unconventional 

missiles to Hezballah, in 

which case, the US, Turkey and 

Israel would have no option but to 

attack them. 

US military sources say that 

although Israel possesses a strong 

air force, and special forces able to 

sabotage Assad’s chemical and biological 

missiles, the United States 

and Turkey would have to pitch in 

with military resources to destroy 

them completely. 

That arsenal is being closely 

watched by US surveillance drones, 

after the lessons from the Libyan 

war when at least 5,000 advanced 

anti-aircraft missiles were spirited 

out of Qaddafi’s weapons stores, 

some of them smuggled into Gaza 

for Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist 

organizations. 

Testifying to the US Senate 

Foreign Relations Committee, the 

Syria’s chemical weapons 

Chairman of the Joint US Chiefs 

of Staff, General Martin Dempsey 

said the Assad regime had “approximately 

five times more sophisticated 

air defenses than existed in Libya 

covering one-fifth of the terrain. He 

also has chemical and biological 

weapons.” 

His words reinforced the testimony 

presented to the Senate’s 

Armed Services Committee by 

Marine General James Mattis, 

head of the US Central Command 

which covers the Middle East and 

Gulf region, who said: “Syria has 

a substantial chemical and biological 

weapons capability and 

thousands of shoulder-launched 

missiles.” 

Admiral William McRaven, 

head of the US Special Operations 

Command, also spoke to the committee 

about Syria’s weapons of 

mass destruction and American 

preparations to deal with this menace. 

Those briefings were the first 

assessments of Syrian chemical 

and biological weapons capabilities 

to be given publicly by the heads 

of America’s armed forces. This 

was the direct result of the candid 

and open conversation between 

President Obama and Prime Minister 

Netanyahu. 





M I D D L E E A S T 

Iran’s New Initiatives Place Israel at 

Center of Nuclear Talks 

The head of Iran’s National 

Security Council, Saeed 

Jalili, suggested that its representatives 

would present 

“new initiatives” at the negotiations 

with six world powers starting in 

Istanbul. “We hope,” he said, “that 

the powers will also enter talks 

with constructive approaches; the 

language of threat and pressure 

against the Iranian nation has never 

yielded results.” 

Although Jalili, who will lead 

the Iranian negotiating team, did 

not divulge the nature of the new 

initiatives, intelligence sources have 

obtained their content: 

1. Iran will continue to enrich 

low-grade 3.5% uranium but not 

consent to a cap on quantities; 

2. The removal of enriched uranium 

outside Iran’s borders is not 

open to discussion and will not be 

permitted; 

Uranium processing site in Iran 

3. Iran is prepared for a deal 

whereby the six powers endorse 

Iran’s right to enrich as much highgrade 

20% enriched uranium as it 

wishes, according to a three-part 

fomula: 

a) A joint panel of the six powers 

and Iran will determine the amounts 

required to meet the needs of its 

reactor and the production of isotopes 

for medical research; b) Iran 

will sell the surfeit on the international 

market and become the world’s 

No. 1 exporter of 20% enriched 

uranium; c) Excess quantities over 

and above a) and b) will be downgraded 

by a reverse process from 

20 to 3.5%. 

4. Iran will reject demands to 

shut down the underground enrichment 

plant at Fordow, near Qom, 

but agree to signing the Non- 

Proliferation Treaty’s Additional 

Protocol, which would permit IAEA 

Saeed Jalili 

inspectors to make spot checks at all 

suspect nuclear sites in Iran, including 

Fordow —with one proviso: The 

six powers must also require Israel 

to sign the NPT plus the Additional 

Protocol. If Israel doesn’t sign both 

parts of this treaty, neither will Iran 

5. The “Israeli dossier” tops the 

tactical agenda set out by Iran’s top 

strategic team for the forthcoming 

nuclear negotiations. 

Its representatives will be 

briefed to turn aside every demand 

the world powers make of Tehran 

by twisting it around and pointing it 

at Israel’s alleged nuclear program. 

They will argue that they are acting 

to promote President Obama’s 

avowed vision of a nuclear-free 

Middle East. By using this strategy, 

the Iranians expect to come away 

from the negotiating table sitting 

pretty, having extracted international 

permission both for enriching as 

much high-grade uranium as they 

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all of your clothing? Do you have a makeup 

look that you rely on? Does that mean that 

you wear the same makeup whether you are 

going to a wedding or running a few errands? Do you 

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Most of us try to change our looks when the weather 

changes. Wouldn’t it be nice if your makeup and your 

clothing complemented each other in a balanced way? 

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You can keep makeup to a minimum and still look 

good. Most of us have many tubes of lipstick, gloss and 

blush. If you are just doing your errands, all you need is a 

basic makeup look to allow you to appear well groomed. 

For everyday use, I choose a lip color that makes me 

look perky and one that will stay on all day. Neutral color 

eye shadows work well on weekdays, too. I always wear 

eyeliner because it stays put and looks like I took time 

putting on my makeup and I run into more people during 

the week than I do at any other time. 

If your clothing is shiny, keep your makeup more 

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A dusting of bronzer works well on the cheekbones. 

If you are wearing a red dress, it is making a statement. 

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Make sure to wear a nude eye and heavy black eye 

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inch past your eyelash. Lift the outer edge of your eye 

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makeup is applied wrong, it will throw off the look and 

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W R I T E R ’ S T H O U G H T S 

Every Marriage Has Challenges 

Don't Hold in Your Frustrations 

Emuna Braverman 

Don’t swallow what you can’t digest—this is not medical advice. It is actually 

marriage advice, said in the name of Rabbi Pincus. It’s good to let 

things go. It is wise not to sweat the small stuff. The more you can ignore, 

the better. 

But what if you can’t ignore it? 

What if instead of forgetting about 

it, you are actually building resentment? 

And every new, irritating act 

stokes the flames? 

We have to be realistic. We 

have to know ourselves. There are 

some things we really can ignore— 

toilet seats left up, toothpaste caps, 

laundry on the floor (maybe)… And 

there are some things that we need 

to address—issues about child-raising, 

about communication, about 

work-home balance—to name a 

few. Once in a while, a situation 

arises where you just can’t let it go, 

like when you feel ignored, invalidated 

or unheard. 

Under these circumstances, 

you can’t swallow it because it will 

rise to the surface again (let’s now 

apply the eating analogy here) and 

when it does, it will probably be 

very unpleasant. When situations 

are allowed to fester, they end up 

boiling over. 

I have a friend who tries very 

hard to be a good wife. Although 

there are some challenges in her 

marriage (as in everyone’s), she 

tries not to focus on them. Her 

husband is busy and works hard 

and she doesn’t want to bother him 

with her (so-called) petty concerns. 

Maybe when they go away on vacation 

in a few months and he is more 

relaxed… 

It sounds like a good strategy; 

and she sounds like a thoughtful 

wife. And it would be a good strat- 

egy—if it worked—but it doesn’t. 

Instead what happens is that the 

issues continue to pile on top of one 

another, she continues to hold it in 

and get more and more frustrated 

until finally she explodes. They have 

a knock down, drag ‘em, screaming 

fight. And neither party feels good 

about themselves afterwards. 

It would have been much better if 

she had addressed the issues as they 

arose. There would have been much 

less heat and emotion in them. Had 

she said, “I understand that you are 

very tired after a long day of work; I try 

to be respectful and give you space, 

but when you have an animated conversation 

with your co-worker after 

being too exhausted to speak to me, 

I feel hurt. What should we do about 

this,”she wouldn’t have lost her temper 

and mounted a vicious attack. 

Every marriage has its challenges. 

Two people living together are 

bound to have conflict. Expecting 

a marriage without disagreement 

is naïve and unrealistic. And, more 

importantly, it doesn’t matter if you 

disagree. What matters is how you 

resolve it. What matters is that there 

is a tone of mutual respect. What 

matters is that you are able to calmly 

and patiently come to a mutually 

acceptable solution. What matters 

is that you listen to each other and 

hear your spouse’s side. What matters 

is that you politely and respectfully 

state your opinion—and your 

frustrations—and not allow them to 

simmer within. 

We want to be good wives. So 

we try to swallow our concerns and 

frustrations. But we hurt our marriages 

more when they boil over 

than we do through trying to discuss 

them when they occur. A good marriage 

isn’t conflict-free. A good wife 

doesn’t have to (always) bite her 

tongue. Honesty and mutual respect 

and polite discourse are the key 

to resolving issues. Self-righteous 

martyrdom may seem, at times, to 

be the more appealing route, but it’s 

a path with no winners. 

Make coffee or pour wine, put 

out some cookies, pull up two comfortable 

chairs and settle in for a 

thoughtful and caring conversation. 

“Sweetheart, there’s something 

important to me that I’d like to discuss 

with you...” It will be hard to 

resist. 

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University of Toronto. She lives with her husband 

and nine children in Los Angeles where 

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H E A L T H 

Shape Up for Summer 

A New Diet and Exercise Plan Will Make You Feel Great 

S 

Some of us ate a little too much matzah this 

Passover and abandoned our healthy food 

regimen. If you can’t fit into last spring/ 

summer’s clothes,perhaps it’s time to get into 

shape, now that the holidays are over. 

Everyone knows that cake, 

cookies and ice cream are not diet 

foods and that they should eat lots 

of fruits and vegetables and drink 

lots of water, so why can’t we fit into 

our clothes? 

With extra weight comes extra 

health risks, such as heart disease, 

diabetes, back pain and breathlessness. 

We know we need to lose 

weight, but how? 

Many of us have been on diets 

and either failed or lost weight then 

put it back on. Losing weight is 

difficult and keeping it off is even 

harder. 

Yet, the equation is simple: to 

lose weight you need to burn more 

calories than you take in. To lose 

one pound of body fat a week, you 

need to reduce your calorie intake 

by 3,500 calories (500 calories a 

day). 

Exercise is a great way to rev 

up your metabolism and burn more 

calories. Replacing sugary and salty 

high calorie and high fat snacks with 

veggies and fruit will help you lose 

weight as well. 

If your goal is to cut 500 calories 

a day, you’d think that all diets 

would be the same, yet they’re all 

very different. 

From the cabbage soup diet to 

detox diets and beyond, it seems 

there are as many ways to lose 

weight as there are people who will 

try them. Yet it seems that every 

This is not a good choice. 

time one of these new diets comes 

along, experts despair. The Atkins 

diet, in particular, with its focus on 

high protein and low carbohydrates 

has attracted criticism due to the 

fact that fats are okay. 

The problem with diets is that 

many of them exclude certain foods 

altogether and they may be nutritionally 

inadequate in certain areas, 


even if the diet is based on eating 

‘healthy foods’ such as vegetables. 

This is because the cornerstone 

of healthy eating is to choose foods 

from a variety of sources: meat, fish, 

poultry, whole grains, fruits and vegetables 

and dairy products. 

Your daily intake should include 

all of these foods, however not in 

equal amounts. For example, less 

Carrots are always a better choice 

When walking for exercise, do so at a brisk pace 

than 10% of your calories should 

come from sugars. 

Experts advocate lifestyle 

change as the only way to lose 

weight and keep it off. This is 

because unless you permanently 

change your eating habits, the 

weight you lose will creep back on. 

This diet-binge cycle is familiar 

to many of us: diet for summer, 

put a bit back on in autumn, 

make an effort pre-Hanukah, only 

for the festive period to wipe out any 

achievements, and so begin again 

in January. 

Permanent changes don’t mean 

never eating chocolate, sweets or 

chips again, but it does mean limiting 

these foods to occasional treats. 

You need to switch to skimmed milk 

and keep butter and other fats to a 

minimum. 

If this sounds disheartening, it 

shouldn’t—there is room in a healthy 

diet for all foods in moderation. 

In order to lose weight and keep 

it off, first set a goal. Most doctors 

recommend losing no more than 

two pounds a week—so be realistic 

Talk to your 

doctor before 

starting any diet 

or exercise plan. 

about what you need to lose and the 

time it will take. 

Then choose your plan. Find 

one that fits into your lifestyle and 

includes the food you enjoy eating. 

Next you need to draw up a 

plan. It’s beneficial to decide what 

you’re going to eat each week, then 

follow a set menu. 

As a rule of thumb, a healthy 

diet will include plenty of grains, fruit 

and vegetables. Try to eat three 

healthy meals every day and nutritious 

snacks. Lower your fat, sugar 

and salt intake and aim for steady 

weight loss of one to two pounds a 

week. 

After you decide what you’ll be 

eating, it’s time to look at your activity 

level. Exercise is important. It’s 

good for your heart and helps you 

lose weight. You don’t have to join 

a gym. Just aim for 30 minutes of 

activity each day. If a 30-minute 

spurt doesn’t appeal to you, break it 

down into 10 or 15 minute sessions. 

Look at simple ways to increase 

your activity. Walking briskly to work 

or parking a little further away at 

shopping malls counts—and try 

using stairs instead of escalators or 

elevators. 

Track your progress. Food diaries, 

weekly weigh-ins and status 

checks will let you know how well 

you’re doing. Don’t weight yourself 

every day; once a week is sufficient. 

Keeping a detailed food diary 

is especially helpful because if you 

don’t lose weight one week, you can 

look back and figure out why. 

Reward yourself for a job welldone. 

Losing the weight may be 

motivation enough, but the added 

incentive of treats when you reach 

certain milestones can help you 

through tough days. Rewards don’t 

have to be elaborate—it could be a 

small piece of chocolate or a new 

dress in a smaller size. Good luck! 

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W R I T E R ’ S T H O U G H T S 

TREE Grew in Brooklyn 

Norman D. Levy 

A tree 

is a true miracle of nature. It is the result of 

a small seed, earth, wind and rain. A tree has 

multiple purposes, its leaves provide oxygen for 

the environment, some trees grow fruit and its 

wood can be ground into paper. 

Spiritually, we are all part of 

a family tree. All of our trees lead 

back to our forefathers, Abraham, 

Isaac and Jacob. More recently, in 

the early 1900’s, our grandparents 

arrived on the shores of America, 

having decided to replant their trees 

in Brooklyn. The branches of our 

trees now extend to New Jersey and 

throughout the world. 

“He will be like a tree deeply 

rooted alongside brooks of water, 

that yields fruit in its due season 

and whose leaf never withers, and 

everything he does will succeed.” 

(Tehilim 1:3) 

King David wrote the book 

of Psalms. The first Psalm concerns 

man’s attitude toward his 

lifestyle. In order to be successful, 

he must avoid all evil influence 

and unhealthy environments. King 

David taught that a proper atmo- 

sphere is essential for success. 

We are influenced by friends and 

family and become a product of our 

environment. 

Surrounding ourselves with a 

Torah-based life and spirituality creates 

a healthy branch on a tree. 

A lifetime of spirituality produces 

a healthy environment. Faith in 

Hashem and His Divine Providence 

unites us with people who have 

similar goals in life, traditions and 

values. 

During our lifetime, we meet 

thousands of people. First we meet 

our family, then others during childhood, 

then high school, and more 

in our community. Some of them 

remain lifelong friends, while some 

breeze into our lives for short periods 

of time. The miracle of technology 

is bringing people together with 

a click of a button! 

In loving memory of David Levy 

When we start a career, our contacts 

are very few. In a short amount 

of time, our database increases and 

after just a few years can grow into 

thousands of people. A network is 

also like a tree. Once watered, it 

continues to grow and bear fruit. 

Contacts, like a branch of a tree, 

must be watered regularly. 

We must be sure that those 

we network with are positive people. 

A negative influence can draw 

us away from a Torah-based life. 

Within a short time, many branches 

can be created through one negative 

person. A negative atmosphere 

is created by toxic friends. This 

toxicity can affect your entire tree. 

Once recognized, one must make a 

decision to remove that branch and 

its fruit. In a short time, the leaves 

will wither and disappear into the 

wind. 

If you feel as though there are 

negative influences in your life, turn 

to a rabbi for help. The respect 

for our rabbis and the guidance 

they bring into our lives have kept 

the tree in Brooklyn solid and the 

branches watered. Our parents, rabbis 

and leaders have instilled in 

us, the ingredients for success. As 

immigrants, our parents and grandparents 

faced challenges that could 

have altered the growth of our family 

trees. 

Proper influence, coupled with 

respect for our rabbis, will keep us 

united and our trees thriving. Proper 

faith in Hashem and His Holy Torah 

will cause the trees to be fruitful 

and multiply. Soon, we will uproot 

our trees in Brooklyn and transport 

it to Israel, to see the rebuilding 

of Jerusalem in our time. Amen! 

Norman D. Levy is a community member who 

likes to write articles of inspiration. 





1. 

A R T S & L E I S U R E 

Sudoku 

Sudoku is a logic-based number placement puzzle that has existed in various forms for hundreds of years. The game is 

played over a 9x9 grid that is divided into 3x3 sub grids called regions. The game begins with some of the grid cells already 

filled with numbers. The object of Sudoku is to fill all empty cells with numbers between 1 and 9, with one number only in 

each cell. A number can only appear once in each region, row, and column. 

8 6 7 9 5 

3 7 4 

5 2 8 7 

1 8 5 4 

4 1 

8 6 1 3 

3 5 1 7 

2 6 5 

8 9 5 7 2 

Some tips to help you solve the puzzles: 

There’s no right or wrong place to start, but you do have to start somewhere. Look at the three boxes 

from the sample puzzle to the right. 

There’s a 1 in the middle box, and 1 in the box on the right, 

but the box on the left still needs a 1. At first it seems that the 

1 can go in any of the empty cells. However, a closer study 

reveals that the 1 cannot go in the top row of the box because 

the top row of the grid already has a 1. Each grid-row has room 

for only one of each number. Nor can the 1 go in the second row of the box because the second row of 

the grid already has a 1. There is only one place for the 1 to go. Look for similar patterns throughout each 

puzzle. 

You can’t change the digits already provided in each grid; you have to work around them. Also, every 

puzzle has just one correct solution. Try and approach the puzzles above in this manner, and see if you 

can complete them in under an hour. 

Difficulty: EASY 

2. 

2 8 

9 2 4 

2 8 7 1 

3 6 

7 9 

6 4 

8 6 4 1 

9 2 7 

2 

Difficulty: HARD 

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End of the Republican Primaries 

Romney vs Obama 

Ron Kampeas 

The Republican primaries are effectively over, 

and gone with them are the sharp-edged departures 

from past US policy on the Middle East. 

Gone is Rick Santorum’s pledge to strike Iran 

and his suggestion that West Bank Palestinians should 

be referred to as Israelis. Gone is Newt Gingrich’s suggestion 

that the United States is engaged in a “long 

struggle with radical Islamists” and reference to the 

Palestinians as an “invented” people. 

Instead we are left with Mitt Romney, the candidate 

who has tended to be relatively cautious in his foreign 

policy pronouncements, has emphasized the importance 

of America’s international alliances and drawn his 

foreign policy advisers from past Republican administrations. 

Supporters say his hands-on, problem-solving 

approach would clear away the hesitancy and lack of 

resolve that has marked the Obama presidency. 

Noam Neusner, a George W. Bush administration 

policy adviser who helped shape Romney’s foreign 

policy during his 2007-08 run for the GOP nomination, 

said Romney was more assertive than Obama and less 

inclined to rely on rhetoric as a diplomatic tool. 

“When everyone was talking about sanctions” five 

years ago, Neusner said, “he was looking at what kind 

of sanctions would work. He was looking beyond the 

rhetoric and seeing what specific ideas would work. In 

my view he comes to the table thinking about practical 

matters to have the impact we want to have. He 

won’t rely on speech and rhetoric as his primary or only 

weapon.” 

The candidates have had their policy differences. 

Romney had called for comprehensive sanctions targeting 

Iran’s economy months before Obama said he 

was ready to embrace them late last year. And Romney 

blasted Obama’s call a year ago for Israel and the 

Palestinians to use the 1967 lines as the basis for their 

negotiations, saying that the president had “thrown 

Israel under the bus.” 

But on their overall goals there is common ground. 

Both Romney and Obama are publicly committed to 

preventing Iran from going nuclear, using pressure and 

diplomacy while emphasizing that a military strike as a 

last resort is definitely an option. Both favor a return to 

Israeli-Palestinian talks without preconditions, and adamantly 

oppose Palestinian efforts to obtain statehood 

recognition without the talks. 

That has left the opposing sides to define their foreign 

policy differences along lines of personality and governing 

style. Romney’s backers describe a can-do, successful 

businessman who revels in solving problems. Obama’s 

team depicts a leader who has restored the American 

credibility they say was eroded by George W. Bush. 

Romney has portrayed Obama as a sellout and as 

weakly deferring to lesser powers. Most recently, referring 

to a failed North Korean rocket launch, Romney’s campaign 

accused Obama of trying to “appease” that country 

through food aid and of “undermining” US security. 

Some, however, think that Romney’s criticism is 

more about campaign rhetoric than genuine differences 

in policy approaches. 

“What drives Romney’s rhetoric right now is the 

basic reality that the president is not vulnerable on 

foreign policy, the American public is not interested, 

so he has not found a sure footing, so he tries to draw 

contrived or hyperbolic differences,” said Aaron David 

Miller, who has been critical of President Obama’s 

approach to the Middle East. 

Miller, now a scholar with the Woodrow Wilson 

Center for International Scholars, said he didn’t expect 

to see much of a lurch in policy from Romney. 







Romney vs Obama... 


“He’s articulating policies he wouldn’t follow. He 

inherits the same options and limited American choices 

that every president does,” said Miller. 

Romney, while hitting hard at Obama throughout 

the primaries, also sought to distinguish himself from 

the more aggressive rhetoric of his Republican rivals. 

He would not be drawn into mimicking a pledge by 

Santorum to strike Iran, and chided Gingrich for saying 

that the Palestinians were an invented people. He also 

has told Jewish leaders that he would not pledge to 

move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. 

Instead, at least when it comes to the Middle East, 

the Romney team has mounted a campaign that implicitly 

acknowledges that he and Obama share similar 

policies—but that Romney came about them honestly, 

while Obama did so reluctantly. 

A Romney campaign sheet distributed last month 

after Obama addressed the American Israel Public 

Affairs Committee set up a narrative in which Obama 

instituted hard-hitting sanctions, but only after being led 

to this approach by Congress and by Europe. 

Obama’s supporters have touted his work in pressing 

the UN Security Council to pass the resolution in 

2010 that created the framework for such sanctions. 

The administration worked with Congress to time the 

sanctions so they would not harm world oil markets. 

Romney’s critics say that Obama’s deliberate 

approach has paid off and that the Republican nomineeapparent 

had yet to articulate clear alternatives. 

“Romney’s whole appeal is this kind of ‘I’m a good 

manager’ thing, which would lead you to expect a pretty 

high level of confidence and fluency, yet he seemed in 

the debates kind of uncomfortable on national security 

issues,” said Heather Hurlburt, the executive director of 

the National Security Network. 

“There is a significant difference, especially in terms 

of the follow-through,” Neusner said. “Mitt Romney 

would be less likely to take the time Obama has.” 

Neusner said that in 2007, when Romney was 

studying up on the Iran issue, the former Massachusetts 

governor identified Iran’s likeliest vulnerability as its 

import of refined petroleum. He noted that sanctions 

targeting that sector did not kick in until 2010, and that 

the ability to see ahead was a measure of Romney’s 

analytical acumen. 

“His approach to Iran was very pragmatic in the 

sense that he wanted to understand what actually 

would work with respect to stopping the Iranians from 

having nuclear weapon capabilities,” Neusner recalled. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 

and President Obama 

Mitt Romney and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 

“He and his advisers looked squarely Iran’s pressure 

points. One of the things he seized upon was refined 

gasoline. Now we’re getting around to that as a matter 

of American policy. He was ahead of the curve.” 

Romney’s campaign has made much of the president’s 

tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin 

Netanyahu. A recent front-page story in The New York 

Times outlined the decades-long friendship between 

Romney and the Israeli leader, dating back to their 

days in the 1970’s as investment analysts at the same 

Massachusetts firm. 

Miller said such relationships can have an impact 

on policy, particularly when it comes to an Israeli decision 

on striking Iran. 

“President Obama does not come from that place of 

an emotional connection with an Israeli leader, as does 

Romney with Netanyahu, or Bill Clinton with Yitzhak 

Rabin and George W. Bush with Ariel Sharon,” Miller 

said. 

“He’s not an anti-Semite or an Israel hater, but he 

does not have the automatic response,” Miller said of 

Obama. “Romney will give the Israelis the benefit of the 

doubt because that’s the way he feels.” 

“Romney also might oppose an Israeli strike on Iran, 

but he would be likelier to elicit trust from the Israeli 

leadership,” Miller said. 

“You will have a different emotional response from 

a Romney presidency,” he concluded. 





Puzzle on page 214 

1. 

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Sudoku 

Answer. 

4 1 8 6 7 9 3 2 5 

2 3 7 5 8 1 4 6 9 

6 9 5 4 2 3 1 8 7 

1 2 3 7 9 8 5 4 6 

7 4 9 3 6 5 8 1 2 

5 8 6 1 4 2 9 7 3 

3 5 4 2 1 6 7 9 8 

9 7 2 8 3 4 6 5 1 

8 6 1 9 5 7 2 3 4 

2. 

4 7 1 6 3 5 2 9 8 

9 2 8 1 7 4 5 3 6 

6 5 3 2 9 8 4 7 1 

1 3 6 5 4 2 7 8 9 

5 8 4 7 6 9 3 1 2 

7 9 2 8 1 3 6 4 5 

8 6 7 4 2 1 9 5 3 

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Luxury Home For Sale 

1925 East 3rd St (off Ave S) 

One of a kind home on 50 x 100 lot! Brick! Charming! C/H, C/A, large living room, 

large kitchen, dinette, two dens, four ½ bedrooms, master suite, lots of closets. 

A must see! Owner relocating. Call for price and private appointments! 

Exclusive Broker Audrey Dweck Cell: 908.804.7465 


SHORT SALE EXPERTS!!! 

Are you behind on your mortgage? 

Do you owe more than the property is worth? 

Are you trying to get out from under your property due to a hardship, such as: 

Unemployment • Reduced income • Divorce • Separation • Medical bills • Too much debt • 

Death of a spouse • Mortgage payment increase • Business failure • Job relocation • Illness 

Damage to property • Military service • Incarceration. 

18 Manhattan Court 

(bet Ocean Pkwy & E 2 St) 

Beautiful, custom, totally renov 

1 fam house. 5 BR 4 BTH. Master 

BR w/ in suite. No work needs 

to be done/move-in condition. w/ 

pvt driveway! Excellent condition. 

Owner motivated! 16 x 68 house, 

20 x 100 lot. Asking $1,150,000. 

****Adjoining 20X100 lot w/1 fam, 

20 x 35 house avail to make 40 x 100 

lot space Asking $456,000***** 

GET OUT FROM UNDER YOUR HOME AT NO COST AND 

OWE THE BANK NOTHING!!! 

TO LEARN MORE GO TO WWW.WPSHORTSALE.COM OR CALL FOR 

A FREE CONSULTATION. 

***REDUCED**** 

50 x 103 LOT!!! 

15 Colin Place off 

East 2nd street 

(kings highway & 

Avenue S) 

Build your dream 

house! 2 fam det det brick 

house. house. House built 

23 x 52 / lot 50.33 X 

103 Irr. Priced to sell sell 

@ 1,649,000 

Brand new on the 

market! 

365 Avenue W 

Great opportunity!! 

Prime location!! 

Large 3 family Home. 40 x 100 

lot. excellent income producing 

property. Call for details. 

Asking $1,800,000. 

Wolf Properties Inc. 

170 Gravesend Neck Rd • Brooklyn, NY 11223 

Tel: 718.382.9653 

Fax: 718.382.3384 

info@wolfprop.com 

New on Market!!! 

2127 West Street 

(Ave U & Neck Rd) 

Semi attached Brick 4 fam 

house. 3-2 bdrm apartments 

and 1-1 bdrm apartment. 

Shared driveway and back 

yard. This property is priced to 

sell! Asking $900,000. 


1357 Ocean Parkway 

(Ave N & Ave M) 

2 family brick home 

Building is 20 x 60 

Lot is 30 x 140 

3 bdrm over a 2 bdrm both with 

formal dining rooms. New chef 

kitchen with granite countertops 

w/ double sinks. All new baths. 

Very clean home! Full finished 

basement with 2 baths private 

driveway with detached 2 car 

garage. This property will not 

last! Reduced to $1,650,000 


2083 East 1st Street 

(Avenue U & Avenue T) 

Great opportunity!!! 1 fam semi 

attached house on a great 

block! 3 bdrms and 2.5 baths. 

Full finished basement. Private 

driveway. Very clean. This 

property will not last! Priced to 

sell @$1,250,000. 

MOTIVATED SELLER 




Lorraine Franco Realty L.L.C. 

718.645.2778 • 917.696.4268 • LFrancoRealty@aol.com 

• Houses For Sale 

• New On The Market 

East 7th St - 1 fam, 40/120, 4 BRs, C/A, master bath, MIC. Great 

block!! Call for price & details. 

O.P. / Ave S vic - 2 fam, 40/150. 

Quentin / East 5th St - 38/100, corner 3 bdrms, large den. MIC. 

Ave R - 1 fam, 40/100, det, newly built. Must see. Luxury buyer. 

East 4th Kings & Quentin - 32/100, 1 fam, built new, 4 BRs & 

master bath. Move in condition. Turn key! Call for details and price. 

O.P. / Quentin - 40/150 2 fam, 3 over 3 BR. 

Ave O / East 2nd St - 40/100, 5 BR. MIC. Renov 5 BR. 

Ave I - 34/100, I fam, det, prv drv. 

East 8th St / Ave R - Corner, 40/100. Priced to sell. 

East 8th St / Kings & R - 1 fam, det, renov, MIC, prv drv. 

O.P. / Ave T - Beautiful 2 fam, renov, top location. 

O.P. / Ave S - 2 fam, 40/150. 

East 4th St / Ave O vic - 30/100, newly renovated. 

East 4th St / Ave O - 26/100, 1 fam, renov, Also 2 homes 

54/100 available. 

O.P. / Ave S - 50/150, 1 fam. 7 BR, magnificently built. Everything 

you would love to have in your home. Luxury buyer!!! Just bring 

your personal belongings!!! 

O.P. / U & V - Build your dream home. 

East 7th / N & O - 40/120, 2 fam, 3 over 3 BR. Good condition. 

Good income. 

O.P. / I & J - 40/150, beautiful, newly renov, has 3rd floor, C/A, 

C/H, new kit, master bath. Must see. Call me for details and prices. 

Quentin - Semi renov, 5 BR, renov, MIC, great starter home. 

• Co-ops For Sale 

1811 - O.P. - I have 1 BR $175,000 2 BRs $200,000 & 

3 BR $250,000 for sale renov, MIC. 

• Houses For Rent 

East 3rd St / Ave S - 4 BR, MIC, luxury tenant. 

East 4th St / Ave T - 3 BR, MIC, available immediately. Also for sale. 

East 8th St / Ave R vic - 4 BR, newly built, great home, prv 

drv. Luxury tenant. Also for sale. 

East 2nd St / Ave T - 4 BR, MIC. 

East 5th St / Ave S - Duplex 2 BR, 2½ bath renovated. Must 

see. Beautiful kitchen, wood floors, available immediately. 

East 2nd St Ave T - 4 BR Large home. Call for details. 

East 4th St - 3 BR. 

• Apts For Rent 

East 5th St / Ave S - 3 BR 2 baths, C/A excellent condition. 

O.P. / Ave S - Beautiful 3 BR. C/A top-of-the-line appls. Renov 

furnished if needed. Must see. Luxury tenant. 

O.P. / Ave T - 3 BR, 2 baths. MIC. 

O.P. / Ave S - 3 BR & bsmt, excellent condition. Luxury tenant. 

East 3rd St / Ave O - 3 BR 2 new baths, new kitchen, fin bsmt, 

parking available immed. 

Ave S - 3 BR available. 

O.P. / Ave V - 3 BR + bsmt. 

O.P. / Kings - 3 BR + bsmt 

O.P. / Ave R - 3 BR available. 

O.P. / Ave V - 3 BR & bsmt renov. Available immediately. 

O.P. / Kings - 4 BR, good condition. Available June. 

I Have Many More Homes For Rent 

• Condos For Sale 

Bristol / O.P. / Ave L - 2 and 3 BRs available. Must see. 

Elegant apartments. 

1862 Kings Highway 2 and 3 BR available reduced prices. 

Call for details. 

Venetian / Ave P - Beautiful apts for sale. Luxury building. 

Call for details, must see. Priced to sell. City living. Also 

available for rent. Just a few apts left. 

For Rent 

2 & 3 BRs available. Just a few left. 

• Lots For Sale 

East 4th St / T & U - 54/100 Great lot, beautiful block 

build a home of your dreams. 

East 4th St / T & U - Also I have a 45/100 lot for sale. 

These lots won’t last. 

East 5th St / Kings - 42/100. 

O.P. / AVE U - 30/130 available. 

• Houses For Sale 

1627 East 3rd St - Newly built must see. Won’t last! 

1307 O.P. - 40/140, 2 fam brick, renov, prv drv. Priced to sell. 

East 3rd St Ave I - 30/100, 3 BR, prv drv. MIC. 

1st Ct - Semi 3 BR, renov. MIC. 

East 5th / Ave S - 40/100 Luxury buyer. 

East 3rd / Ave S - 40/100 renov large den, new kit and 

baths fin bsmt, luxury buyer. 

Ave S / East 3rd St - 50/100 4 BR. Great home. Luxury buyer. 

Ave S off East 1st St - 42/100, priced to sell, MIC. 

West St - 40/100, 5 BR, newly built. Must see, beautiful 

home. Luxury buyer. 

West St - 30/100, 1 fam, great starter home. 

Ave T East 4th St - 1 fam, MIC. 

West 4th St / Ave S - 1 fam, renovated, MIC. Priced to sell. 

Ave T / East 14th St / S & T - 40/100 Must see. 

Ave T / East 14th St - 26/100, 1 fam, MIC. 

East 7th St / Ave N - 2 fam, 40/120, great renov, prv drv. MIC. 

Ave N vic - 1 fam, magnificent, 80/100, newly built. Must 

see. Luxury buyer. Just bring your personal belongings. 

East 3rd St / Ave V - 1 fam, 4 BR, newly built, den, Must 

see. Price is right. 

Ave J E 4th St - 40/100. 

East 7th St Ave K - 40/100, Needs TLC. 

East 8th St - 40/100, move in condition. 

416 Quentin - 1 fam, 3 BR, det, den. MIC. 

Quentin - Semi 1 fam, 5 BRs, renovated. MIC. 

Quentin - 32/100, det 1 fam, reovated, 3 BR, prv drv. MIC. 

Quentin - 2 - 1 fam homes, semi, 40/100. Build your dream 

home. 

Also 38/100, 1 fam, 3 BR, den, C/A. MIC. 

Ave U - 43/100 available. Build your dream home. Priced to 

sell. Also 34/100 available. 

East 3RD Ave V vic - 1 fam, det 4 BR, newly built. Must 

see. Great home. 

O.P. Ave S - 2 fam duplex, 3 over 3 BR, master bath, C/A, 

newly built. Must see. Luxury buyer. 

I HAVE MANY MORE HOMES FOR SALE AND RENT. 

CALL ME. IT’S MY PLEASURE TO HELP YOU!!! 


Ave O/East 4th St Just listed. First 

time Sale. Brick, 2 fam, total 4500 sq ft, prv 

drv. Asking $790K 

East 2nd St/Ave W - Detached brick 2 

fam, 40 ft x 100 ft, prv drv. Owner motivated. 

Income $65,000 per annum. Asking $1.350M 

SARDELL REALTY 

368 AVENUE U, BROOKLYN, NY 11223 

HOUSES FOR SALE 

Ave T/East 7th St - Brick 2 fam w/3 bdrms 

on each floor, large rear yard, full bsmt, motivated 

owner. Asking $875K 

Ave V/Teens - Det 3 fam, 40 ft x 100 ft + full 

fin bsmt, prv drv and garage, move-in condition. 

Asking $1.2M 

Ave L/East 10th St 

Brick, 2 fam, 28 ft 

x 100 ft, prv drv, 

3 bdrms each fl. 

Reduced to $779K 

Ave V/West St - Brick 2 fam with 2 bdrms, each fl 3 full baths, full bsmt, parking for 2 cars. Asking $900K 

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 

CO-OP FOR SALE 

Bedford Ave/Ave S - New listing - Detached 

1 fam 3 bdrms, prv drv, lovely flagstone 

backyard. Asking $775K 

West 2nd St/Ave X - Brick 2 fam + 1 bdrm 

walk-in, prv drv, one car garage. Asking $825K 

East 12th St Ave I 

Move-in condition. Lots of 

income. Det 1 fam 4, bdrms, 

4 baths, grge, prv drv, fin 

rentable bsmt, rentable 

garage. Asking $990K 

Ave M/Coney Island Ave - Front floor through 2nd fl, MIC Avenue U/West 3rd St - 800 sq ft, new storefront, move-in condition 

Ave T/East 7th St - Studio co-op for sale. Move-in condtion 

RETAIL FOR RENT 

Coney Island Ave/Ave M - 2400 sq ft, total move-in condition. New HVAC 

Coney Island Ave/Ave N - 2200 sq ft total w/enclosed rear yard. New HVAC 

Ave U/Corner of East 1st St - Front corner office 2nd fl 

MANY HOUSES AVAILABLE. CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 

SARDELL REALTY 718- 946-0600 KARENSARDELL@GMAIL.COM 




Audrey Dweck INC 

(718) 859-8616 • Cell: (908) 804-7465 

E-mail: AudreyDweck@aol.com 

For Sale Exclusives of the Month 

East 9th St/T & U 

Grand 2 fam on 60 x 100 lot. 

Much to be desired! 

For the luxury buyer! 

Call for appointment! 

East 9th St/K & L 

Legal 2 fam on 35 x 100 lot with 

huge 2nd/3rd floor duplex w/5 

bdrms, 3½ baths, C/A, state of the 

art kit and beautiful first floor 

3 bdrm apt + bsmt 


Ave J/East 24th St 

Beautiful corner home on 50 x 100 

lot. One of a kind double staircase, 

lrg center foyer, new kit, lrg den, 

4 bdrm with master suite. A must see! 

Reasonably priced! 

East 9th St/S & T 

Legal 2 fam with 2nd/3rd 

floor duplex - 1852 East 9th St, 

great rental plus lrg bsmt. 

Priced at $995K 

Call for appointment 

CONDOS FOR SALE OR RENT 

East 4th St/Quentin 

Such an adorable starter home. Fixed 

to a tee! Den, 4 bdrm & master bath. 

Move in!!! Turnkey!!! Great location, 

near all! Call for price and details! 

Ave S/East 3rd St 

Handsome brick home on 50 x 100 

lot. State of the art kit, 2 dens, 

4 bdrms with beautiful master suite 

& a courtyard outside! What space! 

Call for price & appointment to view! 

Akoya! Condos 1236 Ocean Pkwy. Exclusive broker. Beautiful building, great location. 1,2,3 bdrm available 

Bristol Ocean Pkwy/Ave L - Beautiful building. Only 3 apartments left for sale. Please call for information now 

showing. Also 3 bdrm unit for rent. 

Venetian 448 Ave P - Beautiful building. A must see for rent or sale. 

The Royale - Kings Highway 

Call for } Info 

Kings Highway/Ocean Parkway - 3 bdrm condo, new kosher kitchen, (sale). 

Asking $499,000 turn key. 


Audrey Dweck INC 

(718) 859-8616 • Cell: (908) 804-7465 

E-mail: AudreyDweck@aol.com 

Ave J/Midwood Manor - Grand house on Ocean Pkwy 

between I & J. 40 x 150 lot, C/H, C/A, lrg dining rm + den. 

New kit, 7 bdrm, lots of bathrooms, lrg yard. Really turnkey! 

Owner relocating! Luxury buyer. 

O.P./I & J - Luxury 6 bdrm, 40 x 150 lot, C/H, C/A, lrg den, 

new kit. luxury buyer. 

O.P./I & J - 1 fam, 11 bdrms. Owner relocating. Extra large 

home in great condition! Call for price. 

East 7th/J & K - 40 x 100 1 fam needs T.L.C.. Priced 

to sell! Call now! 

East 23rd St/N & O - 40 x 100, 1 fam, den, 4 bdrms, 

4 baths. Asking $1.3M. 

East 2nd St/S & T - 60 x 100 lot with 2 semi att homes. 

Build your dream house. Luxury buyer. 

East 9th St/N & O - New 40 x 100 home. Built new. 

Call for price. 

East 3rd St/I & J - 1 fam, 25 x 100, 3 bdrm, move-in. 

Asking $1.2M. 

East 7th St/N & O - Legal 2 fam on 40 x 150 lot. 

Asking $2.5M. 

East 12th St/Ave I - Cute 1 fam on 25 x 100 lot. 

Asking $800K. 

Homecrest/S & T - 25 x 100 lot, 1 fam, 4 bdrm. 

Asking $825K. 

East 24th St/Ave J - Charming OLD WORLD 1 fam, 

50 x 100 lot. Luxury buyer. 

East 7th St/J & K - 1 fam, 40 x 120 lot, C/H, C/A, 4 bdrms, 

3½ baths. Great spot. Call for price. 

Rental Department: 718.692.4555 

APTS FOR RENT 

Ave M/East 7th St - 2 bdrm, 1st floor $1,800 

Ave M/Ocean Pkwy - 2.5 bdrms, lrg L/R, D/R $2,300 

Ave T/Low Easts - 2nd flr 1 bdrm $1,100 

East 2nd St/Ave Y - Duplex, 3 bdrm, $2,600 heat incl, 

parking 

East 8th St/Ave T - Duplex condos brand new $2,600 

East 8th St/Ave K - 1st fl + bsmt, 4 bdrms $3,500 

East 9th St/K & L - Large duplex, 5 bdrm, C/A, all new, 

3½ baths, parking $5,200 

East 10th St/Ave K - 3 bdrms plus bsmt $2,350 + heat 

Ocean Pkwy/N & O - Large 3 bdrm, den, new kit 

$3,500 

O.P./Ave V - 1st floor plus bsmt, 3bdrm, 2 baths $3,500 

1170/O.P. - White building, 3 bdrm apt, 2 baths with furniture. 

Asking $2,800 


Ave S/Prime Location - 40 x 100, C/H, 4 bdrm, 

great price! Asking $4.5M neg 

East 8th St/K & L - 2 fam duplex very large. 

Call for details. 

East 23rd St/Ave N - Lovely corner house, 2 dens, 

large kit, great condition. One of a kind! 

East 8th/J & K - 1 fam all brick, luxury, 3 bdrms. 

East 10th/J & K - Legal 2 fam duplex, 30 x 100 lot. 

East 4th/Quentin Rd - 2 fam, 33 x 100 lot. Great block! 

O.P./Quentin Rd - Semi att 1 fam, new, 6 bdrms. 

Over 4000 sq ft, move in, luxury. 

East 7th St/Ave T - Corner 2 fam 20 x 100. 

East 9th St/Ave R - 1 fam, 4 bdrm, needs T.L.C.. 

Luxury Buyer. 

East 4th St/I & J - 1 fam det, 3 bdrms, fin bsmt, new 

kit. Asking $899K. 

East 3rd St/Ave I - 2 fam, 35 x 100 lot, needs T.L.C.. 

$999K. 

East 4th St/T & U - 1 fam, 20 x 100, 3 bdrms, move 

in. Asking $2.2M. Neg. 

East 27th St/Quentin Rd - 1 fam on 50 x 100 lot. 

Very unusual 3 bdrm, new kit. Priced to sell. Asking 

$1.4M 

Ave I/Bedford Ave - Charming 1 fam on 50 x 100 

lot, C/H, new kit, master bath, den, move in! Asking 

$1.8M neg 

HOUSES FOR RENT 

Ave M/East 5th St - 1 fam, 3 bdrm, all new. 

Asking $3,500 

East 9th St/Ave I - 1 fam, 4 bdrm, prv drv. Asking 

$4,500 

O.P./Ave I - Charming lrg 4 bdrm, den. 

Asking $6,000 

East 3rd St/T & U - Adorable 1 fam, 3 bdrm, C/A, 

newly built. Asking $5,200 

East 4th St/T & U - 3 bdrm, MIC, C/A, new kit. 

Asking $3,500 

East 3rd St/Ave N - 1 fam, 3 bdrm, 2½ baths. 

Asking $3,000 

East 7th St/Ave J - Luxury corner home, 5 bdrm, 

great location 

East 1st St/Ave V - 1 fam, 3 bdrm, lrg yard, prv drv 

$3,300 



Shirley Hanan 

R.E. Broker 

Houses For Sale: 

Ave I-J-K/Low E (Midwood Manor) 

*2 fam, large duplex plus 1st fl apt w/3 bed $1.6M 

*30 x 100, new listing, 7 bed, 4 bth, prv drv, $1.4M 

*1 fam, 60 x 100, prime location, luxury house, one of a 

kind 

*1 fam, 40 x 150, completely renov, C/H, den, 11 bdrms, 

10 bth, luxury house, price lowered, ready to sell 

*1 fam, beautiful block, 40 x 120, new listing $2.2M great 

price 

*1 fam, 40 x 100, prv drv, great block $2M neg. 

*1 fam, detached, completely renov, 3 bed, prv drv, 31 x 

100, asking $1.4M 

* 1 fam, 4 bed, den, mstr bth, prv drv, 33 x 100, $1.3M 

*2 fam, 30 x 120.50, prv drv, new listing, $1.65M great 

zoning 

AVE M/N/O/P/ LOW E 

*1 fam, 23 x 112, new listing, exclusive, 4 bed, 3 full bth, 

fin bsmt w/kit, bed, asking $799K reduced price 

1 fam, 30 x 120, 5 bed, center hallway, MIC, must see 

*2 fam, 30 x 120.50, 3 bed, MIC, new kit, new bths, finished 

bsmt, $1.5M 

Ocean Pkwy 

*Ave M fabulous 2 fam house, 40 x 150, good condition, 

call for info $2.5M 

*1 fam, 3 bed, 2 bth over 4 beds, completely renovated, 

excellent condition, 40 x 140, $3.5M 

*Ave N, 2 fam, 40 x 140, fabulous sunny house, 3 bed/4 

bed, $2.7M 

*Ave X Duplex, brick, 3 beds, completely renov, front 

porch, walk-in apt, exclusive, driveway, $900K 

ave P 2 fam, 40 x 150 detached, $2.5M 

Quentin Rd/Ave R/S/T/U/V Low E 

*New exclusive, 40 x 100, prv drv, 1 fam, large L/R, D/R, 

den, 5 bed, mstr bth, luxury 

*1 fam, 60 x 100, architectural beauty, luxury buyer 

*1 fam, corner house, den, asking $2M, new listing 


Houses for Sale 

Nancee Hedaya • R e n t a l D e p t • 917-293-3212 

Apartments for Rent: 

Ave J /low E 2 bed 1 bth renov, $2000 parking, new kitchen 

and bath 

3 bed, 1 bth, renov, $2300 with parking 

Ave M/O.P 4 bed, 3.5 bth, part of bsmt, $4000 

Ave N/O.P Large sunny apt, 3 bed, 1 bth, $3000 

Quentin/Low E 3 bed, 1.5 bth duplex, $2800 

Ave S/O.P luxury, 3 bed plus 2 bed in bsmt, $5000 

Ave V/O.P. Sunny bright 1 fl apt, 3 bed, MIC, new kit, $3000 

Ave X/Low E 3 bed, 1.5 bath duplex, parking $3000 incl heat 

Shirley Hanan 

718-258-3236 • 917-771-7447 

s h i r l e y h a n a n @ a o l . c o m 

NEW HOUSES DAILY 

*1 fam, 40 x 100, den, 5 bed, mstr bth, prv drv, new 

listing, $4.5M 

* Ave W, 1 fam, 40 x 100, C/H, state of the art kit, den, 

6 bed, luxury, luxury, call for info 

*1 fam, 30 x 100, ready to sell, prv drv, $1.25M 

Ave W/ X 1 fam, 30 x 100, 4 bed, prv drv, $1.2M 

Call Nancee 

*1 fam, completely renovated, new kitchen, new bth, 

new listing, prv drv, $1.25M Call Nancee 

Ave S/T Teens 

*Homecrest corner property, approved plans 

with variance $1.2M special financing available 

*1 fam, 3 bed, renov, prv drv, beautiful garden, priced 

right 

*1 fam, 35 x 100, 3 stories, 5 bdrm, ready to sell, $865K 

Bedford 

* Ave K/ E 20s *2 fam, 40 x 100, gut renovated, 3 bed 

over 3, prv drv, finished basement, $1.3M 

*Ave N/High 20s, 1 fam, brick, 30 x 100, completely 

renov, 4 bed, mstr bth, C/A, C/V, fin bsmt w/Passover 

kit, ready to sell 

Luxury Condos Available @ Ave L & O.P., for sale 2.2, 

3 bdrm, 2 bth, luxury apt 2 parking spots 

Great Value at the Venetian (Ave P) Price Reduced 

Call for Info 

New houses daily, will negotiate best prices 

for buyer and seller 

Houses for Rent: 

Nancee Hedaya 

R.E. Sales Agent 

917.293.3212 

Ave J Beautiful luxury house, 4 bed, mstr bth, den, 

luxury 4 bed 3.5 bth, $3500 

4 bed, mstr bth, den, renov, $4500 

Ave M/Low E 3 bed, $2750 

Ave N/Low E 3 bed, 2.5 bth, MIC, $2800 

Ave P/Low E 3 bed, 1.5 bth, den, MIC, $3500 

Kings Hwy/West side 3 bed, 2 bth, C/A, $2800 

Section 08.indd 238 4/27/2012 11:38:55 AM

Shirley Hanan 

718-258-3236 • 917-771-7447 

s h i r l e y h a n a n @ a o l . c o m 

Sell with Shirley Hanan, decades of experience and a lifetime of integrity. 

Ave J/ Midwood Manor 

*1 fam, 40 x 120, major block, 

new listing reduced 2.2M 

Unbelievable price 

*1 fam, 40 x 100 

Prime block $2M 

Ave I-J/Midwood Manor 

*1 fam, 60 x 100, 

prime location, priced right, 

prestigious spot 

Ave M/Low E St 

1 fam, 23 x 112 

4 bed, MIC, finished bsmt 

Reduced $799K 

Ave I/Low E St 

1 fam, 4 bed, den 33 x 100 

Detached, $1.3M 

Private drive 

Ave P./O.P 

Large sunny 2 fam, 

40 x 140, 3 bed, 1.5 bth, den, 

detached. 

$2.6M new listing 

Call Nancee 917-293-3212 

Houses for Sale 

Ave M 

2 fam, completely renov 

4 bed over 2 bed 

Done by Warren Bohn 

luxury 

$3M 

Ave S/Low E 

New exclusive 

1 fam, 40 x 100, prv drv, 

large L/R, D/R, den 

5 bed, mstr bth, luxury 

Call for info 

Ave S/Low E 

• 1 fam, 30 x 100 

3 bed, prv drv, $1.25M 

• 1 fam, 26 x 100 

Semi detached 

Best block 

Call for info 

Homecrest 

Corner property 

Variance with approved plans 

Special financing available 

$1.1M negotiable 

Ready to sell 

Ave I /Low E 

1 fam, semi detached 

3 bed, driveway, truly MIC 

$760K 

Call Nancee 917-293-3212 




Real EstateR 

E A L E S T A T E 

1116 East 5th St • Bklyn, NY 11230 

718.252.0575 • Cell: 917.593.6640 

Matti Berkowitz 

Licensed Real Estate Broker 

Houses 

Ocean Pkwy/Ave J - Luxury minimansion, 

40 x 150, mint condition. Extras 

galore! Price reduced! 

Midwood Manor - Prime 2 fam, 40 x 120, 

convert to your dream home. $2.2M 

East 5th St/Ave J - 30 x 1000, detached 

3 bdrm, fin bsmt. 

Apartments 

Ocean Pkwy/Ave J - 2 luxury apts, 

2nd & 3rd floors, near Yad Yosef, 20 x 90, 

oversized rooms, custom kitchen & master 

bath, 3 bdrms and full bath, C/A, parquet 

floors, drvwy avail. 

East 12th St/Ave N - 2nd fl, 3 bdrms, 

LR,DR, EIK, $1650. 

Tova Arazi 

Real Estate Broker 

718-496-7699 

Email: Tovaarazi@aol.com 

Houses For Sale 

Ave T/High Teens - REDUCED - Det 1 fam, 

35 x 100, 5 bdrms, 3 floors $839K. 

Ave V/East 13th St - 1 fam, det, 25 x 100, 

fin bsmt, parking. Asking $549K. 

Ave V/East 12th St - Very good condition 

det 2 fam, 30 x 120, B/S 20 x 64, fin 

bsmt, MIC. 

Ave U/Low East - 3 fam, 25 x 100 lot, 

building size 20 x 63. Great home for 

investment or can easily be converted to 1 

fam. Asking Only $889K. 

Ave T/Low East - 1 fam, 3 bdrm, 2½ bath, 

prv drv, MIC. Won’t last! 

Ave W/Low East - 54 x 100, asking $1.8M. 

Also 30 x 100, asking $1.2M. 

House For Rent 

Ocean Parkway/Ave W - Beautiful duplex 

1 fam home, 3 bdrm, 2½ bath + bsmt & 

parking. Call for price. 

JERSEY SHORE #1 REAL ESTATE 

WHETHER YOU ARE SELLING OR BUYING 

PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL 

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Sales Associate 

REAL ESTATE 

718-339-9100 

2094 Coney Isle Ave, Bklyn, NY 11223 

Mill Basin: Gorgeous, Legal 2 fam euro 

style home. Prime waterfront. 4 bedroom 

+ 2 bedroom. All new. Granite and 

custom made parquet around. Huge private 

custom yacht deck, large in-ground 

heated pool, backyard + 4 car private 

parking, a lot more special amenities. 

One of the best Mill Basin location. Must 

be seen to appreciate. 

Below market price. 

Coney Island Avenue: 3-story large 

(26’ x 64.5’) solid brick in the center 

of the best business area. 5/2-bedroom 

apts + store front + basement. 

All rented. Rent roll $81,000/year. 

Potential to increase. Great opportunity. 

$1,100,000 

Coney Island Avenue: Renovated office 

for rent. 1,200 sq.ft, 2nd floor. All 

utilities, heat, electric, A/C included. 

$2,500/month 

Sheepshead Bay Road: New store 

front for rent. 800 sq.ft. 

$3,500/month 

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GRAVESEND LOW EAST 

Newly constructed legal 2, can be used as 1, 

total 5 bdrms, 3½ baths, granite kit, custom 

C/A, too much to list 

MADISON 

Det 2 fam, 40 x 100 lot, ideal to convert 

to lg 1 fam, prv drv & gar, needs TLC. 

Asking $995,000 

EAST 22nd ST 

Chance of a Lifetime 

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Co-ops For Sale 

Ocean Parkway/Ave L - Mint L shape 

studio w/sleeping alcove, sep kit, lux 

bldg w/24hr doorman, pool, C/A/C, maint 

included, G & E & C/A/C. Owner will hold 

$20,000 prv mortgage. Owner relocating. 

Price reduced $59,900 

Ocean Parkway/Ave L - Sunny Jr 4/2 

bedrooms, low floor, lux bldg w/24hr 

doorman, pool, C/A/C, maint incl, G&E 

& C/A/C. Price reduced $149,000 

Ocean Parkway/Ave L - Sunny 1 bdrm, 

new kit, top-of-the-line appliances, lux bldg 

w/24hr doorman, pool, C/A/C, Manhattan 

view, maint incl. G & E & C/A/C $129,000 

Ocean Pkwy/Ave M - Sunny 1 bdrm, 

excel cond w/low maint, doorman, and 

garden area. Near transportation & 

shopping $165,000 

Park Slope/12th St - Mint sunny 2 bdrm 

duplex w/patio, top-of-the-line appls, 

Steps to the park. $649,000 

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Ave K/East 20s - Wow! Mini mansion in 

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2nd floor! Extra large living room, formal dining 

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see. Call for details!!! 

Ave N/East Teens - Amazing!!! Renovated 

house. Det 2 fam 3 rear bdrms in each apt. 1½ 

baths, finished basement. drive. Asking $899K 

Marine Park - New to market. 1 fam. 3 bdrm dplx, 

xlrg MBR, large bath DR, LR, EIK, patio, fin bsmt 

w/Pesach kit & bth, alarmed. Great deal. 

Ocean Parkway/Shaarei Zion Area - For the 

luxury buyer. Designer showpiece, cathedral ceiling, 

central air, radiant heat. On double lot! Too 

much to mention. 

Manhattan living comes to Brooklyn!! Please 

check our website BRISMANREALTY.COM for 

pictures and details!!! MUST SEE!!! Magnificent 

house on 80 x 100 lot in the heart of Midwood. 

www.brismanrealty.com 

HUGAWALL REALTY 

917-204-0301 

FOR SALE 

Ave T/Low Teens 4 fam brick, semiattatched 

30 x 100, 3 - 2 bdrm, 1-1 bdrm, full 

732 233-5855 mobile 

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(718)376-4994 

Marine Park 

1 fam 3 bdr duplex, large LR, FDR, EIK, 

full basement, large yard, front porch, 

parking for 2 cars on carport. $420s 

Midwood 

Semi-detached 3 bdr brick duplex, large 

living room, dining room. EIK, ½ bath 

on 1st Floor, 3 bdr and full bath on 2nd 

floor, semi-fin basement, private drive, 

1 car garage, large yard, new boiler and 

new water heater. $560s 

Marine Park 

Great starter home!! detached 2 bdr 

duplex - living room, formal dining room, 

EIK, large rear yard, 28 x 100 lot. Must 

see!! $380s 

Marine Park 

Oversized lot 25 x 120 lot! Detached 

3 bdr duplex, nice size rooms, lots of 

closets, new full bath with Jacuzzi, FLR, 

DR, kosher EIK, stainless steel appl, 

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Gravesend/Ave S - Beautiful det 1 fam on 

42 x 113 lot, 5 BRs, 2 full baths, custom 

kit, full fin bsmt, tiled floors, large rooms, 

plenty of closets, high ceilings, large paved 

backyard, detached garage. 

Gravesend/East 2nd St/Ave V - Excellent 

det 3 fam brick on 26 x 100 lot, built 

20 x 65, all renovated apartments, det 

garage. Great income. 

Gravesend/Low East Sts - 1 fam, det on 27 x 120 

lot, 3 BR duplex, 1.5 baths, full fin bsmt, all 

new electric, plumbing, new kit & baths, 

2 car det gar. Near all. 

Gravesend/W. 1 St - Detached 1 fam w/ 

full fin bsmt, walk-in apt, custom kitchens/ 

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Homecrest/East 3th St - Det, 2 fam, brick, 

mint cond, 6 rms, 3 BRs, 1.5 bths on each 

floor, full fin bsmt, 2 driveways & det 2 car 

gar, new roof, new Anderson windows, 

new boiler. Near all. 

Madison/East 22nd St - Prime location. 

Det 1 fam, move-in condition, large rooms, 

3 BR duplex, 2.5 baths, lots of closets, full 

fin bsmt. 

Homesite Realty Inc. 

Jerry Leone 

517 Court St, Bklyn, NY 11231 

East 1st St/Ave W 

2 family Gravesend, 3000 sq 

ft. $739.000, 65% 

renovated with permits/plans. 

Share drvwy & grge. 

West 1st St/Ave W 

1 family, Gravesend, $489.000. 

Renovated in 2008. 

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Licensed Real Estate Broker 

Cell: 917.757.6600 

Office: 718.787.1234 

Fax: 718.376.1189 

Email: callnyrealty@aol.com 

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Cell: 917-757-6600 

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Real Estate Inc. 

718-375-0776 

917-837-7713 

Rita Levy 

Broker/Owner 

Houses For Sale 

Low East/Ave V - 3 fam, brick, fully 

renov, 3 bed + 2 bed + 1 bed, drv 

$900K 

Ave T/East 7th St - 1 fam, “luxury 

house”, prv drv, extension. $1.6M 

Ave Y/Low East - 1 fam 40 x 100 det, prv 

drv,C/A, new everything. $875K 

East 14th St/Ave V - 1 fam, det, 

3 bed, prv drv. Only $595K 

Ave W/Low East - 3 fam, 40 x 100, det, 

prv drv. All brick renov, 3 + 3 + 2 beds, 

new kit, bath, flrs and much more $1.3M 

Ave V/Low Easts - 1 fam, 40 x 100 det, 

prv drv $1.6M 

Office for Rent 

King Highway & Coney Island - 1600 

sq.ft., 2nd floor brand new $2,400 

Call my office for commercial 

property and more rentals 

Rare opportunity in 

Prime Midwood location 

839 East 10th St (bet Ave I/dead end) 

1 fam house, 2.5 stories, built 17 x 46, lot size 30 x 100, very 

private, last house on the block. Fully det with prv drv, grge 

& fin bsmt. House is in good condition. 

Asking price $1,200,000. 

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SPACE FOR RENT BROOKLYN 

Room avail in a Beauty salon & Spa, on a busy Location 

on 18th Ave. Call for more info 646-288-1573 

COMMERCIAL OFFICE 

New***New***New - Commercial Offi ce Space For 

Rent. Corner Coney Island Ave & Ave U 2nd Floor, all 

utilities included excellent price Owner 212-764-8900 

LOT FOR SALE BROOKLYN 

Ocean Parkway / Ave K - Corner lot, empty lot 

$2.9M. Call 754-201-0053 

CO-OP FOR SALE BROOKLYN 

1811 Ocean Parkway - 1 bdrm 2nd fl r front, all new 

kitchens, prime location. Avail now. Also Avail 4th 

fl r 2 BR fully renov. Must See. Call broker Sandy 

917-842-9284 

HOUSE FOR SALE BROOKLYN 

East 8th Street / Ave N & O - 2 families, 40x120. 

Private Driveway, Prime location. Call for appointment 

(718) 427-0336 No Brokers Pls. 

APT FOR RENT BROOKLYN 

Ocean Pkwy / S & T - Upscale luxury apt. 3 BR, with 

driveway, deluxe kit new paint, carpet, and wood 

fl ooring, Marble bath. Photos avail $4500mo Call 

917-747-0325 

East 10th St / Ave J - 2 bdrm, LR, DR, den newly 

renovated bathroom, and newly renovated basement 

with bedroom, modern kit, washer, dryer, parking. 

For more info call Shari-Agent 732-718-3239 

East 5th / Quentin Rd - Duplex 3 bdrm, LR, DR, den, 

kit. Carport, 1½ bths, asking $2900mo. Call day 

212-929-8848 cell 917-371-4136 

Classifieds 

HOUSE FOR RENT BROOKLYN 

East 23rd St / Ave R - 3 bdrms, 2 bths, front offi 

ce plus attic, LR, DR, fi n bsmt, W/D, prv drv. No 

brokers. Call 718-757-4177 or e-mail rental4u23@ 

yahoo.com 

Mansion for rent. $18,900mo (Rent ½ the house 

for $9,500 Stunning, direct Waterfront Home Manhattan 

Beach. 6 bdrms, newly renov, 9 car drvwy, 

and 3000 feet of prv waterfront promenade soaring 

views of Atlantic Ocean from all rooms! Owner 917- 

626-2996. Even if your family’s from Ocean Parkway 

- this is a once in lifetime experience… 

WINTER/YEAR ROUND RENTAL NJ 

West Deal - Owner occupy 4 bdrms + maid’s 

rm with bath, lrg LR, DR, lrg den & fi n. bsmt, 

5 bths, C/A, lrg fence in backyard. Call 

732-539-0590 or 732-531-6869 

YEAR ROUND RENTAL NJ 

Oakhurst - Very Clean!!! Granite & Chandlers, 6 

bdrm, 3 baths w/Jacuzzi, new A/C, all new appliances, 

dishwasher, garage. Walk to shuls. Call for 

more info 908-309-9111 

SUMMER RENTAL NJ 

West Long Branch - 5 bdrms, 4 bths, fi n bsmt, pool, 

and swing set, prv drv. near shuls. Call 646-239-4160 

Long Branch - 4/5 bdrm, 2 full bths, LR, DR, backyard 

w/deck. Near beach & Cedar & Kollel shuls. 

Call 917-612-5176 

Long Branch - Lrg corner lot. 5 bdrms, 3 bths, lrg 

granite kit, huge DR, LR, family rm, play rm. next 

to Kollel and Park Ave shuls. Call 732-570-5204 No 

Brokers. 

West Deal - Corner of Runyan & Holly, newly updated 

7 bdrms, LR, DR, fam rm, EIK, 3½ bths, 2 car 

grge, full fi n bsmt, C/A & heat. Call 718-757-1167 or 

leave message 

Long Branch -2/3 bdrms 2 blocks to Shuls, 3 blocks 

to ocean & boardwalk. All utilities, cable, Wi-Fi incl. 

Call 732-759-0664 

Oakhurst - 4 bdrms, 2 bths, new kit, LR, DR, back 

and front yard, prv drv. Walk to shul and park. Price 

very neg. Call Isaac 347-359-4613 

LONG BRANCH/PIER VILLAGE - 7 bdrms, 2½ 

baths, LR, DR, wrap-around porch, 1 block to Pier 

Village & train sta. Lots of parking. Avail May 25th - 

Sept 2nd. $17,500. Call 201-724-2938 

Deal Area - 5 bdrm, 3 full baths, EIK, central A/C, 

newly painted, new appliances, backyard, near 

Roseled Ave Call 732-822-5161 

Long Branch - Furnished 5 bdrms, 2 bths, large back 

yard fenced in with lots of privacy. Fin bsmt, deck in 

back, porch in front, lots of parking. 2.5 block to Pier 

Village. Call 914-420-5313 

SUMMER RENTAL NJ 

Deal - Luxury home, w/all amenities over acre of 

land, 5 bdrms, maid’s rm w/bath, 3½ baths, new 

furn, close to casino & shuls. 732-245-8167 

Long Branch - Spacious 1 bdrm condos, LR, DR, 

C/A, balcony, pool, W/D, beautifully furn, parking 

1 block from Ocean & Cedar Ave Shul. (732) 222- 

1768, Cell 732-620-4584 

West Deal - Beautifully clean 4 bdrm ranch 

plus maid’s rm, 2 zones, C/A, and 2½ bths. New 

BBQ, 2 car grge, corner house, marble fl rs, newly 

painted inside and out, next to West Deal shul. Call 

718-757-1777 

Deal Proper - 3 bdrms, 2 bths ranch, new kit, backyard, 

prv drv, furn maid’s rm, C/A, $18,000. Call 

917-330-7064 

West End / Cedar & Ocean Ave - ½ block from 

beach. 1 apt avail. Across from shul. Updated, 

w/1 full bath, 2 bdrms w/1 full bath, w/central A/C, 

W/D, driveway parking, backyard, front porch. Call 

owner 732-222-3682 

Deal Park - Prime location. Ranch on oversized lot. 

Dead end street, heated in-ground pool. Big backyard, 

swing set, 4 lrg bdrms, 2½ bths, EIK, with D/W, 

double oven, W/D, C/A/C, huge fam rm, porch, etc. 

$29,500. 917-842-9284 

Deal - Small cottage, 2,3 bdrms, bth, backyard. 

Parking, W/D, A/C. Great loc, walk to shops, shul & 

beach. Call owner/ Sandy 917-842-9284 

CONDO RENTAL SUMMER & YEARLY NJ 

Imperial house - Long Branch spacious 3 bdrm, 2½ bths, 

completey updated, spectacular southern sunny 

ocean views, 2 bal, laundry rm on fl oor, prv pool 

and beach access. Contact Darrin 732-319-5563 or 

rindars@aol.com 

HOUSE FOR SALE NJ 

Deal / Leman Ave - 4 BR, 2 up & 2 down lot size 

100x140 enough to put a pool 

Deal Norwood /West Morgan - 3 bdrm Colonial, 

maid’s rm in bsmt lot size 60x138 

Deal Park / Grant Ave - 4 bdrm ranch, lot size 

150x250. Call 917-685-0048 

CONDO FOR SALE/RENT FL 

Aventura Turnberry Towers - Beautiful, fully furn, 

3 bdrms, 2 bths, lrg walk-in closet, corner unit, 20th 

fl r, and wrap-around terrace with beautiful views, 

near shul & mall. Avail for Monthly or Yearly Call 

Felix 718-986-0595 

CONDO FOR RENT FL 

Aventura Yacht Club - A 5-Star resort with all amenities; 

3 bdrms w/furn, 2 full baths, w/complete appliances 

and utensils. 100% renovated. Next to Porta 

Vita & Safra Shul. For short or long term. Avail May 1. 

Call Nisso 347-416-0101 


Singles Events 

TUESDAY, MAY 1 

Ballroom Dancing, ages 30+, Temple Emanuel, 7 

pm, (718) 891-4209 

Social Gathering, Ages 40+, Mid-Island Y, 

Plainview, 7:45 pm, (516) 822-3535 x 338 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 

Social Ages 55+, JCC, Oceanside, 7:30 pm 

(516) 766-4241 x 133 

Wednesday Nite Rap, Ages 40+, Samuel Field 

YMHA, 7:30 pm, (718) 225-6750 x 243 

Game Night in Brooklyn and Queens, call Gavriel 

(917) 517-7486, js3j@yahoo.com 

Jewish Datelines’ / ‘Jewish Activist Network’ – on 

the radio 12:00-1:00 A.M. 620 on the AM dial (NY, 

parts of NJ and LI) and via internet at www.jewishactivistnetwork.com 

call in 718-569-0921, (tune 

in for updates). 

Wine Tasting and Mixer. Ages 30’s and 40’s, 7 pm 

92nd Street Y, (212) 415-5500 www.92y.org. 

THURSDAY, MAY 3 

Singles Laib’s Music Place followed by Jewish 

Datelines – AM 1300, listen via the Internet at 

www.wrcr.com or via telephone conference call at 

(646) 519-5860 pin:8574#. 

The Hot Spot from 12 to 1 am on WSNR 620 AM, 

or listen on Internet at www.talklinecommunications.com 

or by phone at (646) 519-5860 pin 

number 8574# 

Birthright Israel Passport Lecture Series with 

Daniel Och, Ages 20’s and 30’s, 6 pm, (646) 505- 

5708, www.jccmanhattan.org 

FRIDAY, MAY 4 

The Single Mingle Show, airing on Time Warner 

Channel 35, 9:30 am. Half hour Jewish singles 

program showcasing what’s hip and happening in 

the world of Jewish singles. Watch 24 hours online 

at: www.mikshoo.com, (309) 409-2824 

MONDAY, MAY 7 

Sophisticated Singles Ages 35 - 55, JCC, 

Oceanside, 7:30 pm, (516) 766-4241 x 133 

Discussion for Ages 40+. Mid-Island Y, 7:45 pm, 

(516) 822-3535 x338 


Ballroom Dancing, Ages 30+, Temple Emanuel, 

3315 Hillside Ave, New Hyde Park, 7 pm, (718) 

891-4209 email dancezee@aol.com 


Plainview, 7:45 pm, (516) 822-3535 x 338 



(516) 766-4241 x 133 


YMHA, 7:30 pm, (718) 225-6750 x 243 


(917) 517-7486, js3j@yahoo.com 

Jewish Dateline’s Jewish Activist Network on the 

radio, Wednesday night 12 - 1 am on 620 AM 

Spring Cleaning for the Body. Detox and energize 

your body with Reyna Franco, Ages 40’s and 50’s, 

7 pm, (646) 505-5708, www.jccmanhattan.org 


Singles Laib’s Music Place, followed by Jewish 

Datelines – AM 1300 

The Hot Spot from 12 to 1 am on WSNR 620 AM 

FRIDAY, MAY 11 


Channel 35, 9:30 am. 

MONDAY, MAY 14 


Oceanside, 7:30 pm, (516) 766-4241 x 133 

Discussion for Ages 40+. Mid-Island Y,7:45 pm, 

(516) 822-3535 x338 



pm, (718) 891-4209 


Plainview, 7:45 pm, (516) 822-3535 x 338 

Tuesday Night Tête-à-Têtes, Ages 40+, deep dialogue 

and discerning discussion, 7 pm, 92nd Street 

Y, (212) 415-5500 www.92y.org. 



(516) 766-4241 x 133 


YMHA, 7:30 pm, (718) 225-6750 x 243 


(917) 517-7486, js3j@yahoo.com 



Jewish and Single in NY, Ages 40’s and 50’s. 

Share you life stories, provide support and join discussions, 

7 pm, JCC, Jccmanhattan.org 





Spring Fiesta, learn how to make a traditional 

Mexican smorgasbord, Ages 20’s and 30’s, 7 pm, 

Jccmanhattan.org 

FRIDAY, MAY 18 





Oceanside, 7:30 pm, (516) 766-4241 x 133 


(516) 822-3535 x338, 



Always Call About Events Before Attending To Make Sure Kashrut Standards Are Sufficient. 

pm, (718) 891-4209 


Plainview, 7:45 pm, (516) 822-3535 x 338 

Tuesday Night Tête-à-Têtes, Ages 40+, deep dialogue 

and discerning discussion, 7 pm, 92nd Street 

Y, (212) 415-5500 www.92y.org. 


Social ages 55+. JCC, 15 Neil Ct., Oceanside, L.I. 

7:30 P.M. 516-766-4241 x 133 www.friedbergjcc. 

org. 


YMHA, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy, Queens 7:30 P.M. 

718-225-6750 x 243 

Game Night. In Brooklyn and Queens. Gavriel @ 

917 517 7486 or js3j@yahoo.com 



Wine Tasting and Mixer. Ages 30’s and 40’s, 7 pm 

92nd Street Y, (212) 415-5500 www.92y.org. 

Signs He/She May Never Be Committed, 92nd 

Street Y, 7 pm, (212) 415-5500 www.92y.org 





FRIDAY, MAY 25 





Oceanside, 7:30 pm, (516) 766-4241 x 133 


(516) 822-3535 x338 



pm, (718) 891-4209 


Plainview, 7:45 pm, (516) 822-3535 x 338 

Rooftop Yoga, Ages 30’s and 40’s, 6:30 pm, 

Jccmanhattan.org 


Social ages 55+. JCC, 15 Neil Ct., Oceanside, L.I. 

7:30 P.M. 516-766-4241 x 133 www.friedbergjcc. 

org. 


YMHA, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy, Queens 7:30 P.M. 

718-225-6750 x 243 

Game Night. In Brooklyn and Queens. Gavriel @ 

917 517 7486 or js3j@yahoo.com 







IMAGE understands the difficulty today’s singles face in finding their match. For this reason, IMAGE is providing a listing of singles events and personal ads 

to aid singles in finding their perfect mate for marriage. IMAGE does not support or endorse any event. For further information on the kashrut or the degree 

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Oakhurst, N.J. 07755 

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Moving or Going Kosher? 

WE’LL KOSHER YOUR KITCHEN 

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Chalov Israel • Pat Israel 

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5123 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 

Elegant Decor • Relaxed Atmosphere • Grill & Continental Cuisine 

Featuring A Select Variety Of Wine & Beer • Mouth Watering Desserts 

Order Online at: 

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1904 Coney Island Ave (bet O & P) 

718-444-6222 • f: 718-998-0918 • www.sophiesbistrony.com 

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72” projector available 

www.savorfoodny.com 

Off premise catering available 

Order your Shabbat & Holiday meals by us 

Let us cater your next business trip or vacation 

2710 Ave. X 

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Abigael’s 

(212) 575-1407 

1407 Broadway, (Bet. 38th & 39th St.) 

The Premier Kosher party space in Manhattan serving 

contemporary modern American cuisine 

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10 West 46th Street (between 5th & 6th Ave) 

New York, NY 

Glatt Kosher Fast Food Family Restaurant 

Walking Distance from the Diamond District, Theatre District & Rockefeller Center 

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A dining experience with refined elegance 

Extensive Wine List • Private Room Available 

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1590 First Avenue (Bet. 82nd & 83rd Sts.) New York City 

Weber Cafe 

250 Norwood Ave 

732-531-6811 

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NEW JERSEY 

A Kosher American Bistro 

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J.S.O.R 

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656 Ocean Ave, West End 

Long Branch, NJ 07740 

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(305) 935-5580 

French Kosher Dairy Restaurant 

Under the Supervision of the KM - Kosher Miami, 

The Vaad HaKashrus of Miami-Dade / Cholov Yisrael 

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C O M M U N I T Y A N N O U N C E M E N T S 

Congratulations 

Mabrouk - Mazal Tov 

We would like to wish the following people 

Mazal Tov and best wishes. 

BIRTHS 

Lori and Max Bachman...Boy and Girl 

Shira and Lew Grazi...Girl 

Rita and Shlomo Balanka...Boy 

Candice and Yuval Gohar...Girl 

Frieda and Maurice Kassin...Girl 

Grace and Murray Betesh...Boy 

Regine and Steven Fallas...Boy 

Jaclyn and Jack Sakkal...Boy 

BAR/BAT MITZVAHS 

Heather and Abie Ades...Morris 

ENGAGEMENTS 

Tiffany Ishak to Michael Eisner 

WEDDINGS 

Lital Hamra to Charles Tebele 

Fortune Kushner to Hymie Chera 

Call (718) 627-4624, fax (718) 627-4284 or email editor@ 

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583 KINGS HIGHWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11223 

Mikveh Information 

Bride Appointments 

Tel: 718-375-6660 

Personalized Hattan & Kallah Classes 

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TO REGISTER FOR OR TO RECEIVE INFORMATION 

REGARDING THE MARRIAGE CLASSES 

REQUIRED FOR EVERY BRIDE AND GROOM 

CALL FRIEDA KASSIN (718) 998-3291 

Life Vest Inside Events 

This exciting organization believes that by living 

kindly and believing in the inherent good of each individual, 

change is possible. Kindness is empathy, compassion, 

and human connection; it’s a smile, a touch, 

or a comforting word. Even the smallest gesture can 

brighten a dark day or ease a heavy burden. 

There are three fun events coming up in May. 

May 11th: Free Hugs Day, Times Square, 1 pm 

May15th: Kindness Mission Day 

May 17th: Bake Sale and Chinese Auction 

graciously hosted by Richard and Gladys Haddad, 

921 Ave K. Speakers: Rabbi Dubi BenSoussan and 

Violet Chkouri. 

For more information visit lifevestinside.com. 

NJ Jewish Day School Leadership Unites 

Representatives from yeshivah day schools across 

New Jersey recently united behind the issue of state 

funding for non-public schools. The meeting was 

the first of its kind, organized by the newly formed 

Community Federation of New Jersey, in partnership 

with the Orthodox Union and its Institute for Public 

Affairs. 

Dr. Simcha Katz and Sammy Saka 

Rabbi Steven Burg, Managing Director of the 

Orthodox Union, said, “the only way to succeed in 

getting more support for our schools is if we all work 

together as a united group so that we can replicate the 

success we have been able to achieve thus far.” 

SephardicDating.com 

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C O M M U N I T Y A N N O U N C E M E N T S 

DSN Activities 

Representing the Community Federations, Michael 

Arking of Ocean delivered a detailed presentation 

highlighting methods used in conjunction with the OU 

that ultimately translated into more than $600,000 in 

technology funding for Jewish day schools in the state. 

The Deal Sephardic Network 

Something for Everyone 

The Deal Sephardic Network offers something for 

everyone. This past winter the tweens of Deal, led 

by Suzy Shabot, went ice skating, snow tubing and 

more. There was a women’s cooking series. Within 10 

days of announcing it, all the classes from December 

to July were completely full, proving there is a huge 

need for women-only daytime programs for learning 

and socializing. Finally, DSN’s baseball leagues 

are the highlight of the organization. Sundays in the 

spring are all about families and friends gathering 

at the baseball fields to watch their children play. 

Opening day was April 1st. For more information visit 

DSNLive.org. 

For Jazz Lovers 

Early next month, New York will be host to 

“Jazzrael,” a Festival of Israeli jazz and world music. 

The festival will kick off with “Works & Process,” in 

which the Guggenheim Museum will be transformed 

into a Tel Aviv Jazz Club featuring Omri Mor on piano, 

Simon Starr on bass, and Gregory Hutchinson on percussion. 

The music of Omri Mor, a Jerusalem-based 

jazz pianist, integrates Andalusian music with jazz. 

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music 

(in Union Square), will incorporate students and alumni 

in this festival of Israeli jazz. For more information, 

check out the Jazzrael Facebook page. 

From May 6th – 16th. 

At the JCC Manhattan 

Wednesday, May 9 

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 

Chris Matthews 

The master of acerbic political commentary will 

discuss his career, the election, and his newest bestseller, 

“Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero.” 

Wednesday, May 23 

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 

A Troubadour’s Story 

Judy Collins, whose renditions of “Both Sides 

Now” and “Send in the Clowns” are fixed into the 

American landscape, will talk about her revealing 

memoir, Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, and a career that’s 

spanned five decades. 

Eavesdropping on Dreams 

A Haunting and Riveting Play 

Eavesdropping on Dreams is Rivka Bekerman- 

Greenberg’s haunting play about three generations of 

women in one family and their struggles with coming 

to terms with the aftermath of the Holocaust. 

Shaina Eberkohn, a 25 year-old medical student, 

searches for clues about her family’s lost 

history. Her mother, who is paralyzed by her 

own demons, adamantly opposes Shaina’s obsession. 

And Shaina’s grandmother, a survivor of the 

Lodz ghetto and Auschwitz, refuses to help. All 

three women are caught in a web comprised of 

vague memories, distant emotions and nightmarish 

dreams. As they struggle to make sense of it all, 

they uncover a harrowing secret that unlocks their 

mysterious past. 

For more information visit barefoottheatrecompany.org. 

This play will run through May 20th at the 

Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, NY. 

Touro College to Honor Rabbi 

Abba Bronspigel 

The Lander College for Men will host a tribute dinner 

in honor of Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Abba Bronspigel 

in recognition of his extraordinary impact on Jewish 

education around the world. The dinner will take place 

on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 6 pm at the Renaissance 

Ballroom in Brooklyn. 

The dinner will mark the launch of the Rav Abba 

Bronspigel Scholarship Fund to enable future generations 

of Torah scholars to gain the highest quality 

education at the Lander College for Men. The fund will 

ensure the continuation of Rabbi Bronspigel’s great 

legacy of Torah learning and commitment and serve as 

a meaningful and ongoing tribute to his career. 

“Rav Bronspigel’s deep learning and great warmth 

influenced thousands of students,” said Dr. Moshe 

Sokol, Dean of the Lander College. For over 50 years, 

Rav Bronspigel has been a prominent Talmudic scholar 

in the Torah community, first at Yeshiva University 

High School for Boys and as a Rosh Yeshiva at the 

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at 

Yeshiva University and for the past 12 years at Lander 

College for Men. 

For more information or to make a reservation 

please call Shelly Weiner at (212) 463-0400 ext. 5264, 

or email shelly.weiner@touro.edu. 




Community Calendar of Social Events 

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SBH Walkathon 

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Chinese Auction 

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ACCOUNTANT 

Mitch Holsborg ........................... 209 

ALARMS 

ADT .....................................17, 215 

Life Alert ..................................... 217 

ANTIQUES 

Unik Antik .................................. 151 

ATTORNEY 

Law Office of Jack Erdos ............. 167 

Law Office of Jack Israel ............... 65 

Maurice Kassimir & Associates .... 191 

Stephen Krawitz ......................... 201 

AUTO DONATION 

Umbrella Tzedaka ...................... 244 

AUTO SALES/LEASING 

Ray Catena Motors ......................... 7 

JM Leasing ................................. 157 

AUTO REPAIR 

Nacmias & Sons Sunoco Service ... 181 

Tommy’s Auto Repair .................... 47 

Two in One .................................. 51 

BAKE SALE 

Shaare Shalom ........................... 195 

BARTENDERS 

Franco’s Bartenders ...................... 247 

BEAUTY CARE 

Laura’s Skin Care ....................... 175 

BEAUTY SALON/SPA 

Ben Simon Hair Salon ......... 48,49,73 

BED BUGS 

Therma Rid ................................... 93 

CAMP 

Camp Emzie ................................... 5 

Flatbush Park Day Camp ............... 63 

Nova Athletic Club ..................... 137 

CAR RENTAL 

ABC Car Rental .......................... 209 

CAR SERVICE 

D & G Limo .................................. 24 

CAR WASH & DETAILING 

BP Car Wash ............................... 93 

Crystal Cear Hand Car Wash ....... 65 

The Wash Experts ......................... 55 

Tommy’s Auto Repair ..................... 47 

CARPET CLEANING 

Clean for Less ............................. 193 

CARPET/FLOORING 

More than Carpet ....................... 247 

Shop at Home Flooring ............... 185 

CATERING 

Elliot Chrem Catering ........... 153,244 

Khasky Caterers............................ 97 

Susan Sorscher Catering ............. 199 

Zami Catering .............................. 81 

CATERING HALL 

Congregation Brothers of Israel ..... 87 

Har Halebanon ............................. 73 

Savor Glatt Catering Hall ............ 248 

Stretiner Simcha Hall................... 175 

CELLULAR PHONES 

Paging Zone ................................. 12 

Wireless Direct Corp ..................... 57 

CEMETERY 

Eretz Hachaim Cemetery ............. 205 

CLOSETS 

European Closet ......................... 189 

The Closet Maven ....................... 175 

CLOTHING LADIES 

Rum & Raisin ................................ 33 

CLOTHING MENS 

Sunny The Tailor ......................... 256 

Ziani .............................................. 9 

CONSTRUCTION 

Burberry Builders ........................ 113 

DLM Construction ....................... 149 

Eli Madar ................................... 245 

Tamir ......................................... 247 

Tommy Construction .................... 189 

COPY MACHINE 

Executive Color .......................... 133 

COUNSELING 

Dr. Ari Korenblit ......................... 135 

CREDIT REPAIR 

Exclusive Consultants..................... 53 

Global World Enterprise ............... 18 

DEBT MANAGEMENT 

Angels of Debt .............................. 77 

DENTIST 

Contemporary Dental Implant ...... 111 

Dr. Abraham Esses ..................... 199 

Dr. Jacques Doueck .................... 131 

Dr. Joseph Lichter ....................... 121 

Dr. Maurice Benjamin ................. 139 

Dr. Richard A. Gindi ................... 125 

Dr. Sammy M. Saadia .................. 37 

DINETTE 

Dinetc .......................................... 85 

DOCTOR 

Brooklyn Gastroenterology .......... 101 

Dr. Aline Benjamin ..................... 139 

Dr. Jason Esses ........................... 139 

DUCT CLEANING 

No Mold 4 Me 2 .......................... 51 

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 

Ilana’s Agency ............................ 245 

EXTERMINATOR 

A&V Prime Exterminating LLC........ 187 

Performance Unlimited Pest Control 185 

FISHING 

Therapy IV Deep Sea Fishing ...... 221 

FLOOD 

No Flood 4 Me ............................ 51 

FLORIST 

Flowers By Marzan .................... 163 

FURNITURE 

Custom Outdoor Furniture ............. 95 

FURNITURE REPAIR/FINISHING 

Expert Furniture Finishing ............ 149 

HAIR GROWTH 

Aquarius Natural Hair ................ 123 

HANDYMAN 

Eddy Gindi the Handyman .......... 247 

EZ Handyman Services ............... 245 

Handy Man Marc Franco ............ 244 

HATS 

Hedy’s Hat Rack ......................... 247 

HEALTH 

Joyce Brown Abikzer .................. 247 

Stop Smoking ............................. 245 

HESED 

Mitzvah Man .............................. 203 

HOTELS 

Inbal ............................................ 21 

Park Plaza Orchid ........................ 15 

INSURANCE 

Bandelli Agency ......................... 171 

BJL Financial Services .................. 125 


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David H Cohen .................... 143,179 

Eli Cohen Agency ....................... 187 

Eric Derzie & Associates ............. 127 

INSURANCE ADJUSTER 

Equitable Adjusters LLC ............ 28,29 

INTERIOR DECORATOR 

Bay Decorators Inc ........................ 89 

Creative Decorators .................... 181 

Chani Toiv .................................. 244 

INVITATIONS 

Candice Bailey’s Baby Stationary 246 

Invitations by Esta ....................... 247 

Karen’s Invitation Studio .............. 244 

JEWELRY/WATCHES 

Alan Setton ................................ 169 

Bangles by Kelly Shrem ............... 161 

Chamoula Jewelers ....................... 39 

David Rudy LTD .............................. 2 

Little Jewelry Designers ................ 191 

Ralphs Jewelry .......................... 4, 14 

Simpson Jewelry ........................... 13 

William Barthman Jewelers ........... BC 

KITCHENS 

Capital Cabinets Inc ...................... 91 

Empire Cabintet & Marble........... 107 

KOSHER 

Go Kosher/Rabbi Lebovic ........... 247 

LASER HAIR REMOVAL 

Aesthetic Allure............................. 19 

Bare and Beautiful Laser .............. 245 

June Steinberg ............................ 123 

Silky Laser ...................................... 6 

LAUNDROMAT 

Aqua Sudsation ............................ 51 

LIGHTING & ACCESSORIES 

Lighting Palace ............................. 59 

LIMOS 

Ally’s Black Tie Limousines........... 159 

LINENS 

Feathers and Lace ....................... 213 

Textures Linens ............................ 191 

LINGERIE 

Lingerie by Jamie Cheney .......... 161 

LIQUOR 

Monmouth Bottle Shop ................ 245 

Wine Plus Inc ............................. 185 

MAKE-UP ARTIST 

Joy Azar .................................... 246 

Nory Makeup Studio .................. 153 

Sylvia Hamowy .......................... 207 

Pink by Susie Kampf ................... 244 

MARSHAL ARTS 

Pakua ........................................ 197 

MATH LEARNING CENTER 

Mathnasium Learning Center ....... 129 

MATTRESSES 

Mattresses for Less ........................ 95 

Midwood Mattress ...................... 137 

MOLD INSPECTION 

East Coast Mold Inspector ........... 147 

MOLD REMOVAL 

Apex Mold Removal ................... 193 

No Mold 4 Me ............................. 51 

MORTGAGE 

Investors Home Mortgage .............. 67 

MOVING 

Moshe’s Van Service ................... 244 

Yaron Hafif/Arik Jerusalem ......... 245 

MOVING & STORAGE 

Reputable Moving & Delivery ...... 244 

Shalom Moving & Storage .......... 247 

MUSIC 

Steven Chera ................................ 65 

NURSING HOME 

Sephardic Nursing & Rehabilitation 219 

NUTRITION 

Laura Sasson Shammah .............. 135 

OPTICAL 

P & R Optical ............................... 11 

OPTOMETRY 

Dr Ezra Cohen ........................... 246 

ORGANIZATIONS 

Aleh Foundation ......................... 106 

Beth Shifra ................................. 173 

DSN............................................. 75 

Emunah of America .................... 167 

Hatzolah of Flatbush ................... 115 

Hillel Yeshiva ................................ 83 

Jerusalem Chai ............................. 23 

Kupat Hair ................................. 103 

SAFE .......................................... 244 

Sephardic Bikur Holim .................. 69 

Sephardic Food Fund .................... 45 

Shark Tank ................................... 31 

Stella Liniado Rainbow Foundation 141 

ehillim Kollel ............................... 109 

ORTHODONTIST 

Smilealign .................................. 135 

PARTY RENTAL 

Brooklyn Party Rental .................. 244 

PASSPORT SERVICES 

EZ Passport ................................ 159 

PHARMACY 

Doc’s Pharmacy .......................... 117 

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO 

Galaxy Studio/Video .................. 163 

Mark Greenberg......................... 161 

Morris Gindi Photography ........... 153 

Nir’s Video Expressions .............. 246 

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