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By Dave Gahary LAKEWOOD, N.J. One of the more biting ironies of recession-plagued America is the drama unfolding in the suburban town of Lakewood, New Jersey, where the homeless in that Ocean County township are being forced to defend themselves not just against the elements and regular police harassment, but against the powerful Orthodox Jewish community intent on stripping the last ounce of dignity from these down-on-their-luck Americans. Volunteer Lisa Ferrara is present when Lakewood Township police officers enter Tent City to evict a resident in his 70s, whose shelter was demolished. The razing of the outdoor homeless shelter is being done as thousands of Orthodox Jews violate federal housing laws by excluding non-Jews from Section 8 developments, while the government fails to act. ....