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bout in England.
He said he is acting on his interests in
the business side of boxing and organiz-
ing a fight card in Brooklyn, where he
grew up and where his most ardent fan
base is located.
"It's important for the business side
of boxing to have new blood:' Salita
said at the news conference in midtown
Manhattan. "I'm in the gym; I see the
boxers. There are so many talented boxers
who never get the opportunity."
After developing the Dmitry Salita
Center in conjunction with Ezra USA as
a way to help Russian Jews connect with
Israel, as well as a boxing program with
the JCC of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn,
Salita is now "looking forward to getting
back in the ring and growing with the
company:' he said.
Salita, 30-1-1, the top-ranked contender
when he fought Khan, will move up to the
147-pound limit for the Sept. 1 fight after
fighting previously at 140 pounds.
"I know that I have to make a statement;
I understand that I need to look impres-
sive and show that I'm back:' Salita said.

"My inspiration is back more than ever."
The card, titled "Redemption:' also will
feature four-time New York Golden Gloves
champion Will Rozinskiy, who is 12-0 as
a pro. The card will air exclusively on the
Jewish Channel.

Israel - U.S. Missle Defense
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A U.S. House of
Representatives subcommittee allocated
a record amount for U.S.-Israel missile
defense systems.
The Appropriations Defense
Subcommittee allocated $217.7 million
for the joint U.S.-Israel systems in the
2011 fiscal year — $95.7 million more
than the Obama administration's original
request. It comes in addition to the $3
billion in defense assistance that Israel
receives each year from the United States.
"This is only the latest example that
when it comes to defense, military and
intelligence cooperation, the relationship
between the U.S. and Israel has never
been stronger:' said Rep. Steve Rothman,
D-N.J., a member of the subcommittee.
Last year, Congress funded the program

with $202.4 million, which was $82.8 mil-
lion above the Obama administration's
request. Nearly $1 billion has been allo-
cated for U.S.-Israel defense cooperation
since 2007.
The money funds the Arrow and
David's Sling missile systems.

Publications Change Hands
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Newsweek was
sold to a Jewish businessman and philan-
thropist, while a corporation comprised
of Jews active in the area community has
purchased the Washington Jewish Week.
Sidney Harman, 91, will buy Newsweek
from the Washington Post Company.
Bidding on the weekly magazine had
lasted two months.
Harman paid $1 and will accept
Newsweek's liabilities of approximately
$71 million.
Washington Post Chairman Donald
Graham reportedly chose Harman, the
founder of audio equipment company
Harman Industries and husband of U.S.
Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., among sever-
al bidders because he is expected to leave

Newsweek's essential character unchanged
and retain the highest number of staff
members.
At the Washington Jewish Week, the
WJW Group, LLC, owned by David
Butler, Allan Fox, Michael Gelman, Stuart
Kurlander and Louis Mayberg, took over
on Aug. 2. Craig Burke, previous publisher
of the Washington Jewish Week, was hired
as chief operating officer.
HarborPoint Media sold the paper for
unstated reasons, according to editor
Debra Rubin. The company owns three
community newspapers in Florida.
Butler and Gelman are past presidents
of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Washington. Gelman is chair of the execu-
tive committee of the Jewish Federations
of North America. His wife is president
of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Washington; Kurlander is vice president
in charge of campaigns.
The new group will try to improve the
paper and wants it to "be a newspaper,
not a newsletter:' Rubin said.
"We're focused on doing our job the
best we can:'

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