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NEW YORK NEWS
R’ Shimmy Benabou, a well-known Crown Heights businessman and entrepreneur in the food retail business, passed away Shabbos at the age of 49. Benabou was the founder of Koshertown on the corner of Albany and Empire, which turned from a corner store to a block supermarket with a cafe and Shabbos takeout. Benabou, who was known as a tremendous ba’al tzedakah, was honored as hundreds of people lined up on the service lane of Eastern Parkway to mourn his passing.
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Tivuch Shelly is offering, for the first time, 2 big new urban development projects that are changing and gentrifying the landscape of Jerusalem.
Recap: The principal apologizes when he discovers that the culprit is really Kalman, and Kalman is suspended. The only problem is that when Ezra goes to the park to play basketball, Kalman jumps out and beats him up for telling on him. When he comes home with a black eye, his mother says she’s going to call the principal to tell him what happened. In the meantime, to distract himself from his troubles, Ezra sits down with Mickey to read more of the journal about the Wright brothers.
Welcome back, Queen Jewish Link readers! Hopefully, our summer was restful, and now down to serious business as we approach the Yomim Naraim. That being said, I’m not quite ready to throw in the summer towel.
NEW YORK NEWS
87% of criminal suspects in Nassau County were released without bail, according to police data. The report, which covered the period between April 1 and June 30, was presented by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman at an East Meadow Press Conference. “The atmosphere of lawlessness that we have in New York state is the direct result of policies, failed policies in Albany that make our communities less safe,” Blakeman said. “Our police are solving the crimes, they’re making the arrests, but they’re literally handcuffed, pun intended.”
An up-and-coming new neighborhood is being built in the northern part of Kiryat Gat. Carmei Gat is only 35-40 minutes from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem so you can live here and work anywhere! The Carme Gat project will include 10,000 units including 2-4 bedroom apartments, duplexes, and single-family homes. The area has all the community services one would need such as; parks, schools, religious communal life, shopping, restaurants, and medical facilities. Add in the two new major shopping centers that are in the process of being built, and you have all the conveniences you need and more! Kiryat Gat, only a few minutes away, already has multiple shopping centers with supermarkets, clothing stores, restaurants, gas stations, bakerie, and more.
