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BP Markowitz joining legislation co-sponsors at Brooklyn Borough Hall press conference announcing mortgage foreclosure moratorium legislation. Photo by Kathryn Kirk.

BROOKLYN, NY — On March 7, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Assemblymember Jim Brennan (D-Bklyn), Senator Frank Padavan (R-Queens), Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Bertha Lewis, Executive Director of ACORN, at a Brooklyn Borough Hall press conference announcing foreclosure moratorium legislation. The bill would place a one-year moratorium on foreclosure and give at-risk homeowners a chance to work with lenders to find fair and equitable ways to restructure their loans and protect their homes.

Boro Pres Merkowitz Throws Support Behind Legislation Protecting Homeowners

BP Markowitz joining legislation co-sponsors at Brooklyn Borough Hall press conference announcing mortgage foreclosure moratorium legislation. Photo by Kathryn Kirk.

BROOKLYN, NY — On March 7, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Assemblymember Jim Brennan (D-Bklyn), Senator Frank Padavan (R-Queens), Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Bertha Lewis, Executive Director of ACORN, at a Brooklyn Borough Hall press conference announcing foreclosure moratorium legislation. The bill would place a one-year moratorium on foreclosure and give at-risk homeowners a chance to work with lenders to find fair and equitable ways to restructure their loans and protect their homes.

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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)
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)

Tomorrow will be the last day it is possible to register for a spot in this year’s Crown Heights Softball League! Registration and runs through 12th of March at 9:00 pm.

VERY IMPORTANT: There will be no exceptions - if there is a player from last year who has not registered before the above date, he will lose his spot. Please follow the directions in the application form below. Do not attempt to mail in the applications.

Click Here to download the application form.

Softball Dates: May – August, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and occasional Sundays. To get in touch with a softball commissioner email chsoftball@gmail.com

PSA: There is 1 Day Left to Register!

Tomorrow will be the last day it is possible to register for a spot in this year’s Crown Heights Softball League! Registration and runs through 12th of March at 9:00 pm.

VERY IMPORTANT: There will be no exceptions – if there is a player from last year who has not registered before the above date, he will lose his spot. Please follow the directions in the application form below. Do not attempt to mail in the applications.

Click Here to download the application form.

Softball Dates: May – August, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and occasional Sundays. To get in touch with a softball commissioner email chsoftball@gmail.com

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish a very heart Mazal Tov! to and Levi and Chana (nee Duchman) Banon (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son!

May the newborn be an endless source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!

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Oholei Torah Shalach Monos Basket. Illustration Photo.

We are pleased to inform you that we have extended our FINAL deadline for the Achdus Basket Project to March 16, 2008. We are requesting, however that you submit your order as soon as possible so that we can process it accordingly. To place your order, please call Sara Popack 718-735-2484, Shuffi Telsner 718-774-2778, Aida Junik 718-953-3197, or Kayli Malamud 718-363-1619.

More in the Extended Article.

Oholei Torah PTA Achdus and Shalach Monos Baskets

Oholei Torah Shalach Monos Basket. Illustration Photo.

We are pleased to inform you that we have extended our FINAL deadline for the Achdus Basket Project to March 16, 2008. We are requesting, however that you submit your order as soon as possible so that we can process it accordingly. To place your order, please call Sara Popack 718-735-2484, Shuffi Telsner 718-774-2778, Aida Junik 718-953-3197, or Kayli Malamud 718-363-1619.

More in the Extended Article.

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Multi-Cultural Dinner Party Celebrates the Jewish Children’s Museum’s Third Anniversary

by Mimi Notik

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over 500 guests comprised of community leaders, supporters and friends gathered last night at the Jewish Children’s Museum to celebrate its third anniversary with an international food walk-through and awards ceremony.

“Tonight’s theme reflects our mission of uniting various cultures. Through foods spanning the globe, we celebrate each other’s diversity in a fun and engaging way,” said Mendy Spalter, the Museum’s Director of Development.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (117 Pictures)

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yerachmiel Roma Binder (Tel Aviv, Israel / Crown Heights) and Liza Leah Kirilov (Toronto, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at Hadar Hatorah 824 Eastern Pkwy, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

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JTA.org
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities reportedly identified the four attackers of a Dnepropetrovsk rabbi. (As reported here).

A special unit of the Secret Service and Ministry of Interior Affairs named the assailants who severely beat Rabbi Dov-Ber Baitman, a teacher at the Jewish educational center Shiurey Torah and the anchor of the local Jewish television show “Video-HiTaS,” on Jan. 24.

During the attack after evening classes at the educational center, the suspects also shouted anti-Semitic slurs at Baitman, a Lubavitch-Chabad emissary.

Rabbi’s Attackers Identified

JTA.org

DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities reportedly identified the four attackers of a Dnepropetrovsk rabbi. (As reported here).

A special unit of the Secret Service and Ministry of Interior Affairs named the assailants who severely beat Rabbi Dov-Ber Baitman, a teacher at the Jewish educational center Shiurey Torah and the anchor of the local Jewish television show “Video-HiTaS,” on Jan. 24.

During the attack after evening classes at the educational center, the suspects also shouted anti-Semitic slurs at Baitman, a Lubavitch-Chabad emissary.

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Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org

At the urging of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Zalman Bluming, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pledged to do good deeds in memory of slain student Eve Carson. They tacked their resolutions on a wall. (Photo: NC Hillel)

CHAPEL HILL, NC — Grief-stricken students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill united last week in pledging good deeds to honor the life of slain student body president Eve Carson.

UNC Student Remembered as Force for Campus Unity

Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

At the urging of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Zalman Bluming, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pledged to do good deeds in memory of slain student Eve Carson. They tacked their resolutions on a wall. (Photo: NC Hillel)

CHAPEL HILL, NC — Grief-stricken students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill united last week in pledging good deeds to honor the life of slain student body president Eve Carson.

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PORT WASHINGTON, NY [CHI] — Purim Celebrations will take on a new dimension this year as a unique Purim event will be held at the Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday, March 18. As a sequel to the exciting pre-Chanukah Celebration with the NY Islanders, the team has once again invited Chabad to bring the joy of the holiday to their fans.

Passing the Puck for Purim

PORT WASHINGTON, NY [CHI] — Purim Celebrations will take on a new dimension this year as a unique Purim event will be held at the Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday, March 18. As a sequel to the exciting pre-Chanukah Celebration with the NY Islanders, the team has once again invited Chabad to bring the joy of the holiday to their fans.

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Lubavitch.com

TOKYO, Japan — Chabad-Lubavitch of Japan announced a happy end to its long search for a new building. “After years of looking, we found a beautiful 400 square meter building that will serve as the Chabad Jewish Center Japan,” said Rabbi Mendi Sudakevitch, Chabad representative with his wife, Chana.

A New Building for Chabad in Tokyo

Lubavitch.com

TOKYO, Japan — Chabad-Lubavitch of Japan announced a happy end to its long search for a new building. “After years of looking, we found a beautiful 400 square meter building that will serve as the Chabad Jewish Center Japan,” said Rabbi Mendi Sudakevitch, Chabad representative with his wife, Chana.

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Early Morning Accident on Empire and Troy

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — An early morning collision between a Car Service and a delivery vehicle sent both drivers to the hospital. The incident took place a few feet from the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Troy Avenue at around 4:30am.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Sima (nee Stein) Susskind (Brooklyn, NY) on the birth of their baby girl.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!

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