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By Alexa Hyland for the Los Angeles Business Journal
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Roland Arnall became known as one of the wealthiest Angelenos thanks to the subprime mortgage industry he helped create with his company, the former Ameriquest Mortgage.

He was also known for giving money to his favorite causes, particularly the one he had championed more than three decades – Chabad of California Inc.

West Coast Chabad Sues Estate for Millions

By Alexa Hyland for the Los Angeles Business Journal
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Roland Arnall became known as one of the wealthiest Angelenos thanks to the subprime mortgage industry he helped create with his company, the former Ameriquest Mortgage.

He was also known for giving money to his favorite causes, particularly the one he had championed more than three decades – Chabad of California Inc.

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Mordechai Lubecki (Paris, France) to Iscah Sarah Andrea (Jalisco, Mexico)
Baby Girl!

Yariv and Malkie (nee Kershner) Sharabi from Parkland, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chava (nee Notik) Rendler from Riverwoods, IL on the birth of a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Eli Mochkin (Melbourne, Australia) to Risa Drizin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Levi Its’hak Ben Soussan (Courbevoie, France) to Sterna Sarah Gagueche (Brunoy, France)
New Engagement!

Shea Shmotkin (Crown Heights) to Chaya Jacobs (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 585 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Ariel Benchimoun (Levallois, France) to Rivka Bouzna (Sarcelles, France)
Baby Boy!

Moshe Leib and Chaya Mushka (nee Friedman) Yaras from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Futerfas (Crown Heights) to Mussy Goldstein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Shemtov (Crown Heights) to Mushka Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1345 President Street
New Engagement!

Moshe Maiman (Mequon, WI) to Hinda Teich (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

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)

The following letter from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba was released today lambasting the new Vaad and its supporters for their failure to comply with the agreement to go before a Zabl"o Bais Din, and accusing them of Mesira.

The letter [freely translated]:

To Anash of Crown Heights - Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho - and all to whom the Rebbe's shechuna is dear.

Following up to my letters of Elul 5769, I am obligated to notify the community that after receiving Rabbi Schwei's signature on the shtar birurin- to proceed to a Din Torah, we informed the court that we are placing a hold on the restraining order against the most recent elections, in order to deal with it at the Din Torah.

I need to clarify that the entire process of going to court to place a restraining order against the latest elections was according to Halacha and with the consent of Bais Din.

Rabbi Osdoba Releases Scathing New Letter

The following letter from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba was released today lambasting the new Vaad and its supporters for their failure to comply with the agreement to go before a Zabl”o Bais Din, and accusing them of Mesira.

The letter [freely translated]:

To Anash of Crown Heights – Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho – and all to whom the Rebbe’s shechuna is dear.

Following up to my letters of Elul 5769, I am obligated to notify the community that after receiving Rabbi Schwei’s signature on the shtar birurin- to proceed to a Din Torah, we informed the court that we are placing a hold on the restraining order against the most recent elections, in order to deal with it at the Din Torah.

I need to clarify that the entire process of going to court to place a restraining order against the latest elections was according to Halacha and with the consent of Bais Din.

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Des Moines Register

Photos by Laurel and Dean Ohloff

POSTVILLE, IA — A large fire in the eastern Iowa town of Postville devoured a downtown bakery today and displaced at least 13 people who lived in upstairs apartments, an eyewitness said.

Fire Destroys Bakery, Upstairs Apartments in Postville

Des Moines Register

Photos by Laurel and Dean Ohloff

POSTVILLE, IA — A large fire in the eastern Iowa town of Postville devoured a downtown bakery today and displaced at least 13 people who lived in upstairs apartments, an eyewitness said.

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Nearly a year after the '91 Crown Heights Race Riots, Al Sharpton who has been accused of instigating and inciting the riots, appeared on the Jackie Mason show in front of an audience of Crown Heightsers and politicians.

Video: Flashback, Sharpton on the Jackie Mason Show

Nearly a year after the ’91 Crown Heights Race Riots, Al Sharpton who has been accused of instigating and inciting the riots, appeared on the Jackie Mason show in front of an audience of Crown Heightsers and politicians.

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Vos Iz Neias

Norman Rosenbaum
Melbourne, Australia — VIN News has learned, Prof. Norman Rosenbaum of Melbourne, Australia has reached out to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to offer assistance in the ongoing war of words , which Sharpton alleges that Limbaugh “erroneously” characterizes his (Sharpton’s) role in a string of violent incidents in New York in the early 90’s.

Rosenbaum, VIN readers will remember, is the crusading brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was murdered by black teen rioter Lemrick Nelson on the first night of the Crown Heights pogrom. Nelson was acquitted by an all-black jury despite airtight and incontrovertible evidence.

Rosenbaum is sending Limbaugh a copy of the Girgenti Report, which clearly lists Sharpton’s criminal and inciteful actions during and after the pogrom. The Report is named after its author, former New York government official Richard Girgenti, whose report many felt didn’t go far enough in condemning Sharpton.

Rosenbaum Offers Support to Limbaugh

Vos Iz Neias

Norman Rosenbaum

Melbourne, Australia — VIN News has learned, Prof. Norman Rosenbaum of Melbourne, Australia has reached out to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to offer assistance in the ongoing war of words , which Sharpton alleges that Limbaugh “erroneously” characterizes his (Sharpton’s) role in a string of violent incidents in New York in the early 90’s.

Rosenbaum, VIN readers will remember, is the crusading brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was murdered by black teen rioter Lemrick Nelson on the first night of the Crown Heights pogrom. Nelson was acquitted by an all-black jury despite airtight and incontrovertible evidence.

Rosenbaum is sending Limbaugh a copy of the Girgenti Report, which clearly lists Sharpton’s criminal and inciteful actions during and after the pogrom. The Report is named after its author, former New York government official Richard Girgenti, whose report many felt didn’t go far enough in condemning Sharpton.

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The New York Times

Dr. Tina Strobos in her Westchester apartment.

The walls of Dr. Tina Strobos’s light-filled apartment here are dappled not only with paintings but also with the many plaques she has received from Jewish organizations, even though she is not Jewish.

Dr. Strobos, a sturdy 89, is honored every so often for the quietly valiant things she did almost 70 years ago as a medical student during the German occupation of the Netherlands: working with her mother, she hid more than 100 Jews who passed through their three-story rooming house in Amsterdam.

A Believer in Heroism, to Jews’ Lasting Gratitude

The New York Times

Dr. Tina Strobos in her Westchester apartment.

The walls of Dr. Tina Strobos’s light-filled apartment here are dappled not only with paintings but also with the many plaques she has received from Jewish organizations, even though she is not Jewish.

Dr. Strobos, a sturdy 89, is honored every so often for the quietly valiant things she did almost 70 years ago as a medical student during the German occupation of the Netherlands: working with her mother, she hid more than 100 Jews who passed through their three-story rooming house in Amsterdam.

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by Chana Kroll - Chabad.org

Residents of a Manchester, England, nursing home enjoy a performance by visiting yeshiva students.

Coming off of one of the busiest times of the year, Jewish community members and yeshiva students in Manchester, England, said that a campaign to bring the fall holiday season to homebound and hospitalized individuals resulted in hundreds of people getting a chance to celebrate the High Holidays.

Manchester Students Take Holiday Celebrations to the Homebound

by Chana Kroll – Chabad.org

Residents of a Manchester, England, nursing home enjoy a performance by visiting yeshiva students.

Coming off of one of the busiest times of the year, Jewish community members and yeshiva students in Manchester, England, said that a campaign to bring the fall holiday season to homebound and hospitalized individuals resulted in hundreds of people getting a chance to celebrate the High Holidays.

Mivtzoim
by Dvora Lakein - Lubavitch.com

The truth is, Michoel Harari barely knew himself. As director of Yeshiva Outdoor Adventure Camp, Rabbi Harari is used to finding himself beyond the beaten path, way beyond. But what brought him to this tiny park at the edge of Chilliwack, British Columbia was a quirky sequence of delays, changed plans, and U-turns. What he eventually found gave him a newfound appreciation for Divine Providence.

Jewish Encounters in the Wild

by Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

The truth is, Michoel Harari barely knew himself. As director of Yeshiva Outdoor Adventure Camp, Rabbi Harari is used to finding himself beyond the beaten path, way beyond. But what brought him to this tiny park at the edge of Chilliwack, British Columbia was a quirky sequence of delays, changed plans, and U-turns. What he eventually found gave him a newfound appreciation for Divine Providence.

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NEW YORK, NY [AP] — The Rev. Al Sharpton threatened to sue conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots.

In a column published by the Wall Street Journal today about his derailed bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams, he accuses Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson of making comments that helped get him booted from a group that was trying to buy the NFL team.

Sharpton, Rush in Riot Row

NEW YORK, NY [AP] — The Rev. Al Sharpton threatened to sue conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots.

In a column published by the Wall Street Journal today about his derailed bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams, he accuses Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson of making comments that helped get him booted from a group that was trying to buy the NFL team.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Zalman Bendet (Minneapolis, MN) to Nechama Treitel (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim willl IYH be Motzai Shabbos at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

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by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org

Dekel Hamatian, preservation manager for the Living Archive project at Jewish Educational Media, shows Ben Federman, left, a one-inch open reel of video recordings as JEM director Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin looks on.

Ben Federman has yet to find the recording, buried amidst miles and miles of videotape, of his five-year-old self meeting the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Years after the encounter, the 26-year-old N.Y.-based entrepreneur has no recollection of that day, but spurred by the knowledge that he might one day be able to relive it anew, Federman has decided to share some of his self-made fortune to make his search – and those of countless others in similar circumstances – a bit easier.

Businessman’s Largesse Helps Fund Historic Film Preservation

by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky – Chabad.org

Dekel Hamatian, preservation manager for the Living Archive project at Jewish Educational Media, shows Ben Federman, left, a one-inch open reel of video recordings as JEM director Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin looks on.

Ben Federman has yet to find the recording, buried amidst miles and miles of videotape, of his five-year-old self meeting the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Years after the encounter, the 26-year-old N.Y.-based entrepreneur has no recollection of that day, but spurred by the knowledge that he might one day be able to relive it anew, Federman has decided to share some of his self-made fortune to make his search – and those of countless others in similar circumstances – a bit easier.

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22nd Annual Dinner for Chamah

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — ‘Chamah’ held its 22nd annual dinner last night, Thursday, in the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Guest of honor was Mr. Martin Indyk, the former ambassador of the United States to Israel, and the president of the IFCJ Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein.

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