Brooklyn, NY – Congressman Anthony Weiner helped 12 Brooklyn non-profit and religious institutions get federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants.
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Among the "high-risk" non-profits, according to Weiner, that are receiving federal funds include such vulnerable targets as the Medical Rehabilitation Center in Borough Park.
"It's high time DHS realized that our non-profit institutions were at risk," said Weiner in announcing the awards.
The average award for grant winners this year is approximately $90,000, and the funds are expected to be delivered within the next 60 days, according to a Weiner press release.
Other borough institutions getting the award include Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park, Mikvah Taharah of Congregation Yetev Lev in Williamsburg, Magen David Yeshiva in Bensonhurst and Merkos L'lnyonei Chinuch, Inc. in Crown Heights, Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, the Brighton & Manhattan Beach Yeshiva, Mikdash Melech of Borough Park, Metropolitan Jewish Health Systems in Bay Ridge, Yeshiva Ohel Moshe in Bensonhurst, and the Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach.
Interestingly, the Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach is located on the fourth floor of Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, 60 West Avenue, which as a separate non-profit entity didn't receive any money.
Neither Rubin Margules, president of the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, nor Jerry Greenwald, president of the Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach, returned calls for comment as to what makes the fourth floor of the building a "high risk" terrorist target and not the rest of the building.
Greenwald also publishes the Jewish Press. [Courier-Life]
Thank You Mr. weiner !!!!
Don’t be hurt from the critics.
Remember if you don’t do anything you will never get critisize….. BUT WHEN SOMEBODY WORKS FOR THE KLAL THEN HE GETS……..
thank you anthony weiner for trying.
yuo guys dont get it
it is about whoever asks and has connections
you have to know who to ask to find this money is avaiable
I don’t get it- what about the biggest girl’s school in America, which I will not name here?
How about the yeshivas which are located in Arab neighborhoods? Torah Temimah, Torah Vodaath, etc.
And if a mikvah IS a target, then EVERY mikvah is a target, and they should ALL qualify for the security funds.
Something about the Manhattan Beach Yeshiva (on the 4th floor)getting funds, doesnt smell right………
Can sombody please explain in which way a mikvah is a terrorist target?(1 of the grant recipients is mikvah of yetev lev) I dont think that they cant use the money but i dont think that this is the appropriate program for them.
It’s about time that the Federal Government started assisting Jewish non-profit organizations enhance the security of their buildings. At the same time it must be assured that all the funds [allocated by the Govt.] go towards
strengthening the buildings –and don’t get diverted to other [good] causes.