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YK+1: run/walk for wounded Israeli soldiers - New York NY

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On Sunday morning September 19, 2010 Dor Chadash will hold a 5 kilometer walk/run in Manhattan's Riverside Park to raise money for Dror Foundation, which hopes  to raise $20,000 to purchase five physical therapy and rehabilitation bicycles for Israeli soldiers with severe leg injuries or paralysis, at a cost of $4,000 each. Read the article on examiner.com for details of this event.

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NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS: Blue Has No South by Alex Epstein

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