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By Debra Nussbaum Cohen for the Forward

‘For the Good of the Children’: Avraham Frank says the students of P.S. 191 benefit from a moment of silence.

CROWN HEIGHTS — At the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville, in an impoverished corner of Brooklyn, stands the hulking, tan brick building that houses P.S. 191, the Paul Robeson School.

The school serves a student population that is remarkable in its disadvantage: 99% of its roughly 300 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade qualify for free or reduced-price lunches; some live at the homeless shelter next door.

Moment of Silence at Crown Heights Public School

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen for the Forward
‘For the Good of the Children’: Avraham Frank says the students of P.S. 191 benefit from a moment of silence.

CROWN HEIGHTS — At the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville, in an impoverished corner of Brooklyn, stands the hulking, tan brick building that houses P.S. 191, the Paul Robeson School.

The school serves a student population that is remarkable in its disadvantage: 99% of its roughly 300 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade qualify for free or reduced-price lunches; some live at the homeless shelter next door.

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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Benny and Taphara (nee Francis) Goldstock
IYH at 23 Lamont Ct [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave]

Shomie and Hindy (nee Chazanow) Schechter
IYH at 781 Eastern Pkwy, Apt 7A [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Yossi and Rivkie Horowitz
IYH at 467 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

Yakov and Aviva Borodkin
IYH at 1558 Union St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Berel and Raizel (nee Mochkin) Zucker
IYH at 375 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

Shalom and Devorah (nee Kashanian) Huber
IYH at 559 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Hirshy and Rashi Minkowicz
IYH at 320 Hall Ct, Alpharetta, GA 30022

Dovid Leib and Dina (nee Weiser) Perlstein
IYH at 6685 Avenue Mountain Sights, Montréal, Canada

Please stay tuned as we update this list when information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info. Thank You!!

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, Florida
At a metro station in Washington DC sat a man one cold January morning playing the violin. Thousands of people passed through the station during the time he played six Bach pieces, most of them on their way to work.

Only six onlookers paused throughout the 45 minute performance. Most attention was paid by a three year old boy, whose eyes were transfixed on the violinist even as his mother tugged him along.

A total of $32 was collected from 20 people who did not care enough to stop and admire the presentation. The artist received no recognition. No one noticed when he finished playing. No one applauded.

Neither did anyone take note of the fact that the instrumentalist played one of the most intricate pieces of music ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Nor did they have a clue that it was Joshua Bell, one of the finest musicians in the world, who only two days before played before a packed theater in Boston at an average of $100 per seat.

Eyes that See and Ears that Hear – The Key To Divine Triumph

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, Florida

At a metro station in Washington DC sat a man one cold January morning playing the violin. Thousands of people passed through the station during the time he played six Bach pieces, most of them on their way to work.

Only six onlookers paused throughout the 45 minute performance. Most attention was paid by a three year old boy, whose eyes were transfixed on the violinist even as his mother tugged him along.

A total of $32 was collected from 20 people who did not care enough to stop and admire the presentation. The artist received no recognition. No one noticed when he finished playing. No one applauded.

Neither did anyone take note of the fact that the instrumentalist played one of the most intricate pieces of music ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Nor did they have a clue that it was Joshua Bell, one of the finest musicians in the world, who only two days before played before a packed theater in Boston at an average of $100 per seat.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Sender Lustig (Crown Heights) and Rochel Weiser (Vienna, Austria) on their engagement.

Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Empire Shteibel, 489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

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NEW YORK [MYFOXNY] — On the same day Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discussed terrorism concerns, the federal building in Lower Manhattan had a brief security scare.

Mayor Bloomberg Says NYC Faces Radiological Threat


NEW YORK [MYFOXNY] — On the same day Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discussed terrorism concerns, the federal building in Lower Manhattan had a brief security scare.

NYC News

CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, Medical-Halachic Research. Various pioneers in the field of Medical-Halachic research visit the Rebbe. From Living Torah Volume 71 Program 282.

Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!

Rebbe Video – Medical-Halachic Research


CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, Medical-Halachic Research. Various pioneers in the field of Medical-Halachic research visit the Rebbe. From Living Torah Volume 71 Program 282.

Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!

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By Adi Ben-Israel for Globes Online
Last August, Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev said, “The US was my biggest mistake.”
After admitting that real estate investments in the US were his greatest mistake, and after months of exhausting negotiations on a bond settlement for Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY), which is still waiting for its final approval, Lev Leviev is again investing in the US. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports that Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen have jointly bought land on the Las Vegas Strip, together with a US developer, through a joint venture called Metroflag Management LLC.

Back Together: Leviev and Boymelgreen Buy in Las Vegas

By Adi Ben-Israel for Globes Online

Last August, Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev said, “The US was my biggest mistake.”

After admitting that real estate investments in the US were his greatest mistake, and after months of exhausting negotiations on a bond settlement for Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY), which is still waiting for its final approval, Lev Leviev is again investing in the US. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports that Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen have jointly bought land on the Las Vegas Strip, together with a US developer, through a joint venture called Metroflag Management LLC.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shimi Ash (Melbourne, Australia) and Chavie Lifshitz (Cincinnati, OH) on their engagement.

Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]

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NEW YORK [WABC] — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of coastal New Jersey as a storm to our south heads north.

A blizzard warning has been issued for Ocean County for more than a foot of snow, while Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth Counties in New Jersey. Numerous other counties are under Winter Storm Watches. You can see the complete list of watches and warnings by clicking here.

AccuWeather Video – Blizzard Storm Warnings Issued

NEW YORK [WABC] — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of coastal New Jersey as a storm to our south heads north.

A blizzard warning has been issued for Ocean County for more than a foot of snow, while Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth Counties in New Jersey. Numerous other counties are under Winter Storm Watches. You can see the complete list of watches and warnings by clicking here.

Videos

Psychiatrist Will Evaluate Sholom Rubashkin in Jail

By Trish Mehaffey for KCRG-TV News

CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge will allow convicted former Agriprocessors vice president to be evaluated by a Maryland psychiatrist in the Linn County Jail on Thursday.

U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade signed the order today to determine whether there are any psychological matters that could be an issue at sentencing for Sholom Rubashkin.

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