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By Bernard Simon for the Financial Times

Toyota has recalled another 870,000 vehicles in North America, this time over concerns that spare tyres could fall onto the road due to a corroding cable.

While vehicle recalls are commonplace and affect all carmakers, Toyota is under intense scrutiny in the wake of a series of damaging incidents involving sticky accelerator pedals, out-of-place floor-mats and erratic braking systems.

Toyota Recalls Sienna Minivans

By Bernard Simon for the Financial Times

Toyota has recalled another 870,000 vehicles in North America, this time over concerns that spare tyres could fall onto the road due to a corroding cable.

While vehicle recalls are commonplace and affect all carmakers, Toyota is under intense scrutiny in the wake of a series of damaging incidents involving sticky accelerator pedals, out-of-place floor-mats and erratic braking systems.

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Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
Rich Schapiro for the New York Daily News

He may have never told a lie, but George Washington apparently had no problem stiffing a Manhattan library on two books.

Two centuries ago, the nation's first President borrowed two tomes from the New York Society Library on E. 79th St. and never returned them, racking up an inflation-adjusted $300,000 late fee.

President George Washington Racks up $300,000 Late Fee for Two Manhattan Library Books

Rich Schapiro for the New York Daily News

He may have never told a lie, but George Washington apparently had no problem stiffing a Manhattan library on two books.

Two centuries ago, the nation’s first President borrowed two tomes from the New York Society Library on E. 79th St. and never returned them, racking up an inflation-adjusted $300,000 late fee.

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Boruch Hecht (ben R Yisroel, Los Angeles, CA) and Mooka Naparstek (bas R Shmulik, Agoura Hills, CA)
IYH at Ohel Nosson, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Damoon (Rachamim) Nikaiyin (Torrance, CA) and Miriam Levy - Chaim (Crown Heights)
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Levi Popack (Crown Heights) and Shterni Lezell (Crown Heights)
IYH 5:30 to 7:30pm at 1365 Carroll St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!

Mazal Tov! – 3 Sunday L’Chaims!

Boruch Hecht (ben R Yisroel, Los Angeles, CA) and Mooka Naparstek (bas R Shmulik, Agoura Hills, CA)
IYH at Ohel Nosson, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Damoon (Rachamim) Nikaiyin (Torrance, CA) and Miriam Levy – Chaim (Crown Heights)
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Levi Popack (Crown Heights) and Shterni Lezell (Crown Heights)
IYH 5:30 to 7:30pm at 1365 Carroll St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!

PSA

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Chava Devorah Shusterman OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rebbetzin Chava Devorah Shusterman of Chicago, IL.

The Nifteres is survived by her children Tibadlu Lechaim Tovim: Rabbi Shmarya Shusterman, Chicago, IL; Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman, Monsey, NY; Rabbi Yosef Y. Shusterman, Beverly Hills, CA; Rabbi Mendel Shusterman, Melbourne, Aust., and Mrs. Sori Galperin, Detroit, MI

Also survived by her brothers and sisters: Rebbetzin Ruthie Hecht, New Haven, CT; Rabbi Yosef Krinsky, CH, NY; Rabbi Pinchas Krinsky, Boston, MA; Rebbetzin Sophie Goodman, Chicago, IL, Mrs. Yocheved Goldberg, Boston, MA; Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Krinsky, CH, NY and many children and great-grandchildren, KA”H.

The Levaya will be passing 770 at 1:00pm Sunday at then will proceed to the Ohel

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

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Beautiful Lag BaOmer Pictures of the Rebbe!

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Rebbe’s leadership, CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a new series of photos of Lag B’Omer parades with the Rebbe taken over the years, during which thousands of children of all backgrounds would gather on Eastern Parkway, Chabad headquarters, for the highlight: the Rebbe’s special address to the Children. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
At middle age I have come to accept my limitations. Although I like to have an opinion on almost everything, I am conscious of the fact that I am not a legal scholar and do not understand all the complexities of the criminal case against Shalom Rubashkin, the former CEO of America’s largest kosher meat plant, Agriprocessors of Postville, Iowa.

But I am not a stupid man either. And I, and a heck of a lot of other fairly intelligent and educated people are scratching our heads as to why government prosecutors are requesting that Rubashkin, who has ten children, including an autistic son, and a reputation for enormous philanthropy, be given a life sentence in prison.

A life behind bars. The very words are ominous. Isn’t that reserved for society’s most heinous offenders? Life sentence has one conjuring images of rapists and murderers, international drug cartel kingpins and white-collar criminals guilty of gargantuan fraud, like Bernie Madoff.

Op-Ed: Does a Kosher Butcher’s Fraud Mandate a Life Sentence?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

At middle age I have come to accept my limitations. Although I like to have an opinion on almost everything, I am conscious of the fact that I am not a legal scholar and do not understand all the complexities of the criminal case against Shalom Rubashkin, the former CEO of America’s largest kosher meat plant, Agriprocessors of Postville, Iowa.

But I am not a stupid man either. And I, and a heck of a lot of other fairly intelligent and educated people are scratching our heads as to why government prosecutors are requesting that Rubashkin, who has ten children, including an autistic son, and a reputation for enormous philanthropy, be given a life sentence in prison.

A life behind bars. The very words are ominous. Isn’t that reserved for society’s most heinous offenders? Life sentence has one conjuring images of rapists and murderers, international drug cartel kingpins and white-collar criminals guilty of gargantuan fraud, like Bernie Madoff.

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Friendship Circle of New Jersey has won a 2010 Aegis Award for “Mindsets”, a 4 minute video produced by JewishFilms.com. The Aegis Awards are the video industry's premier competition for peer recognition of outstanding video productions and non-network TV commercials. “Mindsets” was honored by a distinguished panel of judges representing industry professionals from across the country.

Video: Friendship Circle Video Wins 2010 Aegis Award

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Friendship Circle of New Jersey has won a 2010 Aegis Award for “Mindsets”, a 4 minute video produced by JewishFilms.com. The Aegis Awards are the video industry’s premier competition for peer recognition of outstanding video productions and non-network TV commercials. “Mindsets” was honored by a distinguished panel of judges representing industry professionals from across the country.

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Daniela Lazarová for Radio Praha

Among the souvenirs that tourists bring back from a visit to Prague are little clay figures of the Golem – a giant linked to one of Prague’s best known legends. What few of them know is that there is a fierce battle underway for ownership rights, which has sent a much larger version of the clay monster into hiding.

Battle Over Ownership Rights Sends Prague Golem Into Hiding

Daniela Lazarová for Radio Praha

Among the souvenirs that tourists bring back from a visit to Prague are little clay figures of the Golem – a giant linked to one of Prague’s best known legends. What few of them know is that there is a fierce battle underway for ownership rights, which has sent a much larger version of the clay monster into hiding.

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NY Daily News

Reunited Thursday night with the hero in pinstripes who saved her from choking on food at Yankee Stadium, a Bronx rabbi's wife exclaimed, “I would be dead without you.”

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you,” Toby Weiss told John Stone, the Army medic and Iraq veteran who rushed to her rescue during the first inning of Wednesday's game. “Without you, I don't know where I would be.”

Woman Who Choked at Yankees Game Reunited with ‘Angel’

NY Daily News

Reunited Thursday night with the hero in pinstripes who saved her from choking on food at Yankee Stadium, a Bronx rabbi’s wife exclaimed, “I would be dead without you.”

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you,” Toby Weiss told John Stone, the Army medic and Iraq veteran who rushed to her rescue during the first inning of Wednesday’s game. “Without you, I don’t know where I would be.”

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This Weeks Sholom Zochors!

This Weeks Sholom Zochors!

Shneur and Liba (nee Frankel) Nejar
581 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

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619 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Nissan Moshe and Chani Vaisfiche
531 Crown St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Yossi and Miriam Wolfson
21 New County Rd, Monsey, NY

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl
“THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.

THEN THEY CAME for me and by that time no one was left to speak up.” (Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984))

Skin off Your Own Back, Please! – When To Judge Favorably And When To Be Critical

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl

“THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.

THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.

THEN THEY CAME for me and by that time no one was left to speak up.” (Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984))

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