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Home Equity Line of Credit
You're Fired — Twice
New York/JTA — A contestant on TV's
The Apprentice lost her real job for com-
ments seen as anti-Semitic.
In the final episode in which she
appeared on the show last week,
Jennifer Crisafulli got into an argument
with two customers at a restaurant she
was managing for the show, which puts
contestants into real-life business situa-
tions as they vie for a job with Donald
Trump. Crisafulli later referred to the
customers as "those two old Jewish fat
ladies." She was later fired from her job
at Douglas Elliman, the Manhattan real
estate firm.'Crisafiilli noted after the
show that she has. Jewish relatives and
said these comments were edited out.
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French Jewish Paper Returns
Paris/JTA — A Jewish publication
returned to French newsstands.
The first edition of the new-look
Tribune Juive, a national Jewish weekly
that stopped publishing last year, was
published under its new editor, the
broadcaster and journalist Ivan Levai.
The publication, which includes a num-
ber of senior community leaders on its
advisory board, including France's chief
rabbi, Joseph Sitruk, has adopted a
news magazine format and is to be pub-
lished on a monthly basis. France's
600,000-strong Jewish community has
14 Jewish radio stations, but only one
national Jewish weekly.
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Controversial Nun Beatified
Rome/JTA — The Catholic Church
beatified a 19th-century German nun
who inspired Mel Gibson in making
The Passion of the Christ.
After the death of Anna Katharina
Emmerick in 1824, grisly visions of the
torturing of Jesus were attributed to her
in a book, The Dolorous Passion of Our
Lord Jesus Christ. According to a 1976
biography, Emmerick described one
vision of an "old Jewess Meyr" who
admitted "that Jews in our country and
elsewhere strangled Christian children
and used their blood for all sorts of sus-
picious and diabolical practices."
Emmerick was honored for her virtu-
ous life and the visions had nothing to
do with the honor. But the Anti-
Defamation League, which accused The
Passion of the Christ of fostering anti-
Semitism, expressed "deep distress" and
said the beatification could "harm
Christian-Jewish relations."
Beatification is the last step before
Catholic sainthood. Emmerick was one
of five people beatified by the pope.
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*The Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) on Standard Federal's Home Equity Lines of Credit are tied to Prime. Prime is the highest Prime Rate as published in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall
Street Journal on the last publishing day of the calendar month immediately preceding the billing cycle. The margin tied to Prime varies and depends on the approved credit line amount and
combined loan-to-value. On August 31, 2004, Prime was 4.50% and the APR on Standard Federal's Home Equity Line of Credit products varied between 3.75% and 7.50%. Prime is a variable rate;
as it changes, the APR on your account will change. The maximum APR is 21%. A balloon payment will result at the end of the ten-year draw period. The Home Equity Lines are limited to owner-
occupied, 1-4 family principal residences and are subject to no less than a second lien position on your property. You must carry insurance on the property that secures this loan. Flood insurance
required if necessary. There is a $50 annual fee after the first year unless you are a member of Credit Exclusives. Consult your tax advisor concerning the deductibility of interest. Closing costs
paid by Standard Federal are limited to appraisal, title insurance, flood certification and recording fees. Any additional fees or conditions imposed by the city, state or county that the subject
property is located in will be the borrower's responsibility. The APRs are subject to change without notice. S50 Bonus Offer Details: **550 bonus offer is limited to new home equity customers.
Current home equity customers are not eligible. Loan closing must occur in a Standard Federal branch. A deposit of $50 will be made to your Standard Federal checking account at the
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